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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
HARRY L. HOPKINS, Secretary

BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
JAMES W. YOUNG, Director

1940 SUPPLEMENT

SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS




A publication of the

DIVISION OF BUSINESS REVIEW
M. JOSEPH MEEHAN, Chief
MILTON GILBERT, Editor

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON : 1940

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C.

-

-

Price 40 eemts

Contents
Page
Foreword
.. *,
,
5
Business indexes:
Income payments
6
Industrial production.
.
*»....
7-9
Marketings of agricultural products
9
Cash income from farm marketings
10
World stocks of foodstuffs and raw materials
10
Commodity prices:
Cost of living
11
Prices received by farmers
„
11
12
Retail prices
«„
.
Wholesale prices
,
12-15
World prices of foodstuffs and raw materials
15
Purchasing power of the dollar,
15
Construction and real estate:
Construction contracts awarded
16-19
Indicated expenditures for building
18,19
19
Estimated number of new dwelling units
Concrete pavement contract awards„
19
Highway and grade-crossing construction
19,20
Construction costs
»
«.*. • 30-22
22,23
Real estate loans and foreclosures
Domestic trade:
Advertising
....
*
24-26
26,27
Postal business
Retail trade:
Value of new passenger-car sales
27
Chain-store sales
37,28
Department-store collections, sales^ and stocks.a... 28-30
Mail-order and store sales
,
30
30
Rural sales
>
Employment conditions and wages:
Employment:
Factory, with and without adjustment for seasonal
31-35
variations
State and city or industrial area
* 35,36
Nonmanufacturing indus tries
37
38
Miscellaneous
Labor conditions:
39
Average weekly hours per worker iia factories....
39
Industrial disputes...».<>
......
0
Employment security operations.
39
labor turn-over.*......,
*
.« e
o
39
Pay rolls:
Factory, without adjustment for seasonal variations. 40-42
State and city or industrial area.
43,43
43,44
Nonmanufacturing Industries.....*
Wages, earnings, and rates:
44
Factory, average weekly earnings90.00
44
Factory, average hourly earnings*
44
Factory, average weekly earnings by states
45
Miscellaneous wage data
<>...... *
46
Public assistance
*.
e 9 9 ...
Finance:
Banking:
47
Acceptances and commercial paper outstanding
47,48
Agricultural loans.«
^8
Bank debits
49
Federal Reserve bank statistics.....................
Federal Reserve reporting member bank statistics.... 50,51
Money and interest rates
§ ?5S,56
53S54
Coiamereial failures
Life insurance
«*..»...........<><>........... 55=5?
Monetary statistics
58=60
e .. a .. o s e ..* o a c , 0 ». e
60,01
Corporation profits
..*............ o
Public finance:
Federal debt, expenditures, and receipts.......*...„ 61P62
Government corporations and credit agencies, o <,.....<> 63564
Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
»
Capital notations:
Mew securities effectively registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities issued, Commercial and Financial
Chronicle.
71
Volume of trading in grain fixtures* •.. *
Security markets:
71
Brokers* balances
•
Bonds (prices, sales,'values, and yields)..........* 71-73




Pag©
I^nanee— Con tinued.
Security markets—Continued.
Cash dividend payments, rates, and declarations
73,74
Stocks (prices, sales, values, and yields)
74-76
Stockholders
76
Foreign trade:
Value and quantity indexes
77
Exports by grand divisions and countries
78,79
Exports by economic classes
.
79-82
Imports by grand divisions and countries..
.
80-83
Imports for consumption by economic classes
81
Transportation and communications:
Transportation:
Express operations
82
Local transit lines
.
82
Fr©ight-ear loadings
82,83
Railway financial operations. <,
84
Waterway traffic (canals and rivers)
84,85
Travel
c
86
Communications:
Telephone
<
.
87
Telegraph, cable, and radiotelegraph
87
Chemicals and allied products:
Chemicals:
Alcohol (denatured, ethyl and methanol)
».
88
Explosives
*
..
88
Sulphur and sulphuric acid
88,89
Fertilizers
89,90
Naval stores
*
90
Oils, fats, and byproducts (animal fats, greases,
shortenings, compounds, and fish oils)
*
91
Vegetable oils and products (vegetable oils, copra
and coconut oils, cottonseed and products, flaxseed and products, oleomargarine)
92-95
Paint sales?
Plastic paints, cold-water paints, and calcimines...
95
Paintj varnish, lacquer, and fillers.
96
Cellulose plastic products.,....<>
96
Roofing.... o
o
o.
96
Electric power and gas:
Electric power, production and sales
97
Manufactured gas
...
08
Natural gas
,...
99
Foodstuffs aad tobacco:
Alcoholic beverages,
100,101
a
Dairy products.
101-103
Fruits and vegetables
104
Grams aund grain products
.............*...
104-108
Livestock (cattle and calves, hogs, sheep and lanbs). 109,110
Meats (beef and veal, lamb and mutton, and pork)
110,111
Poultry and eggs
112
Tropical products (cocoa, coffee, sugar, and tea).... 112,113
Miscellasieows food products
....».......*.
114
Tobaec©0 e « 0 000 « e
114,115
Fuels and byproducts:
Coal, anthracite and bituminous
116-118
118
Coke .
amd products:
Gnade petroleum. ......
.
.. 118,119
Hefimsd products ;
„
.
.
.
*.
119
Gas and fuel oils . . .
...0.0
•
.,
120
Motor ftoel..........
00
Kerosene oc.e.e' ......
121
Tjubricainits . . . .....
9. *0
...,„
....00
131
.,,.„.
131
Wax
o „, 9
and products:
....o.
122
Hides and skins.
133
e
leather manufactures (gloves & mittens, and shoes).*. 123,134
Lumber and manufactures:
Exports. „
135
Total production, shipments, and stocks. *
135
Flooring.
...*.*
126
Softwoods (Douglas fir, southern pine, western pine,
west
woods, California redwood)
126-128
...00.

. . 0 .

o.

121

128

CONTENTS
Page

Page

Metals and manufactures:
Iron and steel:
Foreign trade

Ore,
Iron:
Crude and semimanufactured
Manufactures
Steel:

*

Crude and semimanufactured
Manufactures
Nonferrous metals:
Aluminum.
Babbitt metal
Copper
,
Lead
*
Tin.
Zinc
Miscellaneous
Machinery and apparatus:
Air-conditioning equipment
Electric overhead cranes
Foundry equipment
Fuel equipment
Machine tools
Pumps
••...
Woodworking machinery.
Electrical equipment (furnaces3 motors, cables,
ranges, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, etc.)
Paper and printing:
Wood pulp
Paper
Paper products
•
Printing




129
129

130
130,131

132
133,134
135
«...
135
135
136
136
137
,... 137,138
138
138
138
139
139
139
140
140,141
142,143
143-146
147
147

Rubber and rubber products:
Crude, reclaimed, and scrap rubber
Automobile tires and inner tubes
Rubber and canvas footwear
Stone, clay, and glass products:
Portland cement
Clay products (brick and tile)
Glass containers
Gypsum and products
Textile products:
Hosiery
Cotton
Rayon.
Silk
Wool
Miscellaneous products
Transportation equipment:
Airplanes
Automobiles
Railway equipment
Industrial electric trucks and tractors
Shipbuilding
Canadian statistics:
Business Indexes
Agricultural marketings
Commodity prices
Employment
Finance
Foreign trade
Railways
Production statistics
Footnotes on time series
*
Sources of data
General index

148
149
149
150
150,151
151
152

*

153
153-155
155
155
156,157
157
158
158,169
160,161
161
161
162
162
163
163
163
164
164
164
165
239
241

1940 Supplement
to the Survey of Current Business
Foreword
The Biennial Supplement to the SURVEY OF COM1NT BUSINESS is intended to serve
three important purposes. First, it presents the historical record of all of the
statistical series carried in the regular monthly issues of the SURVEY in a convenient foirra so as to obviate endless thtmibing through back issues, or the alternative of extensive record keepir^g, by those who use current business statistics.
Second, it carries all revisions of the data, many of which could not be shown in
the monthly issues of the SURVEY for lack of space. IMrd, it provides complete
descriptive notes for all of the time series, indicatli^g where earlier revised data
may be obtained and explaining the precise coverage and import of each series, so
necessary for intelligent use of statistical material.
Monthly statistics in this SUPPMMBNT are shown for 4 years, 1936 through 1939*
but historical comparisons are facilitated by the inclusion of annual data extending
back to 1913 where available. In addition, comparable monthly figures prior to ±036
for virtually all series are available either from earlier SUPPLEMENTS (dated 1932,
1936, and 1938) or from special tables in the monthly issues of the SURVEY. References to such data are given for each series in the descriptive notes beginning on
page 165.
The 1938 SUPPLEMENT is available for purchase at the office of the
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. The sale
supplies of the 1932 and 1936 SUPPLEMENTS are exhausted, but copies are available
for reference in the numerous Government depository libraries throughout the country.
The monthly issues of the SURVEY carry forward the statistical series contained
in this volume beyond 1939; in addition, prompt publication of the more important
data is provided by the Weekly Supplement to the SURVEY*
The regular monthly
numbers also contain a review of economic trends and analyses of relevent subjects
in the form of special articles.
The continuity cooperation of the various private and governmental agencies
listed on page 239 which supply the basic statistical series contained in the SURVEY
is gratefully acknowledged.
The preparation of tables with the descriptive notes contained in this 1940 SUPPLEJWDENT was under the immediate supervision of J. A. Van Swearir^gen of the Division
of Business Review.

M. J O S E P H M E E H A N , Chief,
Division of Business Review.
MAY




1940.

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
BUSINESS INDEXES—INCOME PAYMENTS'
SALARIES AND WAGES 5
INDEX
OF
TOTAL
TOTAL
INCOME INCOME
PAYPAYMENTS MENTS
ADJUSTED f »

YEAR AND
MONTH

Adjusted Total
indexf"

ENTREPRESOCIAL
N
EURIAL
SECURITY
DIVID I R E C T BENEFITS
INCOME
ComDENDS
DisAND
modity tribuAND NET
AND
AND
Work
Service
OTHER
RENTS
OTHER
proINrelief RELIEF'
tive indus- GovernAND
LABOR 0 TEREST"
ducing Indus- tries? ment wao.es8
ROYAL1 ndusINCOME*
TIES' 2
tries* tries*

Millions
1929 =100 of dol. 1929-100

56

198

803

172
172
172
170

98
93
93
90
87
97

5,685

1,245

822

760

86.5
87.6
89.9
89.6
89.3
90.1

5,883
5,455
6,016
6,110
5,758
6,339

83.4
85.1
86.2
86.8
87.8
88.1

3,575
3,642
3,762
3,822
3,890
3,899

1,314
1,367
1,428
1,476
1,508
1,510

834
837
877
881

792
806
818
832
828
835

6,183
5,879
6,158
6,330
5,636
6,702

1,494
1,526
1,502
1,506
1,374
1,255

913
914
927
899
911

836
840
840
847
842
841

Monthly average.

88.7

6,037

88.3 3,757
89.3 3,792
87.9 3,846
87.2 3,900
84.8 3,737
81.8 3,636
86.4 3,771

eo2

September. .... >
October

90.5
91.0
89.6
88.8
86.7
84.9

1,438

891

82.9
81.8
82.0
81.0
79.9
80.0

5,671
5,126
5,369
5,524
5,186
5,557

79.3
78.4
78.1
77.7
77.2
77.2

3,394
3,376
3,400
3,415
3,413
3,414

1,134
1,150
1,144
1,131
1,130
1,123

80.2
81.3
81.8
82.6
83.1
83.4
81.7

5,481
5,162
5,657
5,886
5,507
6,145
6,523

77.8 3,296
79.9 3,379
80.4 3,525
81.4 3,639
82.4 3,634
83.0 3,672
79.4 3,463

83.3
83.0
84.1
83.0
83.4
84.1

5,703
5,247
5,727
5,654
5,432
5,918

82.3
82.0
82.1
81.0
81.4
82.8

83.7
85.4
86.8
88.0
88.5
89.7

5,695
5,4OO
6,010
6,195
5,804
6,890

85.3

5,807

83.9

86.2
87.5
88.6
89.1
89.7
90.2

199

1,246
1,283
1,300
1,357
1,359
1,385

Monthly' average.

5,318
4,957
5,398
5,539
5,309
5,770

50
51
53
56
58
65

3,400
3,436
3,555
3,689
3,688
3,748
79.6 3,472

441
437
446
457
469
477
379
372
452
482
478
480
448

October

1,227
1,157
1,279
1,227
1,198
1,213

193
197
196
206
204
190

79
79
79 i
78 ,
78
879
492
156
127
115
105
106

728
735
738
744
750
757
759
762
769
784
791
806

88.3
83.5
83.6
84.8
85.8
87.2

912
491
806
899
517
1,067

62
62
61
56
51
50

771
773
795
802
812
819
823
822
838
860
856
887

5,266
4,921
5,237
5,386
5,218
6,370
6,018
5,264
53816
6,090
5,611
7,019

1,156

190
196
207
203
204
197

1,097
1,104
1,151
1,188
1,218
1,247

75.8
76.5
77.7
78.5
79.8
93.1

76.4
77.2
78.1
78.6
79.4
93.5

76
75
79
78 1
78
79
76

75.2 3,227
75.9 3,245
76.7 3,337
77.2 3,394
78.0 3,453
79.0 3,497

Monthly average.

etei

4,822
4,534
4,794
4,917
4,086
5,799
5,406
4,714
5,189
5,364
4,979
6,396
5,133

81
84
83
88
79
68
83

399
397
403
421
429
433
340
346
425
457
453
453
413

67.3
68.3
68.1
68.4
68.3
68.5
68.7
70.1
70.7
71.6
72.7
74.4

1,153
1,083
935
720

69.8
70.4
70.3
70.7
70.4
70.7
70.9
72.0
72.7
73.6
74.3
75.5
71.7

879
520
622
807
471 j
668
711
494
701
826
477
829
667

675
680
685
689
690
694

4,877
4,506
4,681
4,935
4,609
4,786
4,720
4,642
5,059
5,403
4,976
5,378
4,881

1,808
1,542
1,165
786
762
955

4,485
4,127
4,278
4,499
4,161
4,361
4,290
4,132
4,486
4,726
4,387
4,838
4,398

74
74
74
75
75
75

719
713
734
747
753
734
750
749
768
784
772
805
754

69.0
70.0
70.0
70.8
70.3
70,2
70.0
72.1
72.9
74.2
75.0
75.9
71.7

4,363 <
3,961
3,337
2,589
2,424
2,818

950
90S
930
965
961

88
85
92
93
78
82

2,886
976
2,919 1 1,024
2,963 ! 1,043
3,005
1,047
3,024
1,043
3,029
1,048
1,028
2,913
2,963
1,076
3,099
1,113
1,148
3,208
3,202
1,130
1,142
3,302
1,068
69.8 3,043

100.0
91.2
76.6
59.3
55.6
64.6

100.0
93.1
80.7
63.5
58.6
66.7

117
106
98
101
109
100
102
99
92
107
131
177
112

esa

6,804
6,223
5,283
4,117
3,898
4,514

100

6,128
5,706
4,942
3,879
3,598
4,097

960
967
847
691
614
665

7*a

100.0
91.5
77.8
60.7
57.4
66.2

:=

1,404
1,191
927
712
736
898

72
76
158
97
79
72

5
11
54
119

av.
av.
av.
av.
av.
av.

Adjusted
Index f

1929

6
9
14
28
46
62!

410
421
420
407
364
378

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

Total

Millions of dollars
892
035
613
666
597

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

NOW AGRICULTURAL
INCOME"

1935

March
April
Mav

October

693
693
701
712
716
725
696

ai2

930
1,026
1,097
1,203
1,140
1,100
1,012

1938

March
April
May
July

80,0
81.2
81.2
82.5
83.8
84.5

869!
557
722
799
513
786
664
461
844
887
497
1,832

1,029
978
1,038
1,059
1,133
1,158
1,212
1,160
1,237
1,343
1,263
1*268

68.3
84.1
83.9
84.9
85.9
88.7
83.1

1937

March. « . *
April

July

,

161

71
72
76
72
66
63

137
127
122
124
127
128
149

63
65
67
69
74
83
70

94
91
91
92
92
94
93

986
640
836
903
494
1,674
852

1,283
1,291
1,318
1,366
1,239
1,215
1,251

5,548
5,341
5,492
5,608
5,048
6,154
5,440

90.4
91,0
90.0
89.3
87.5
«5.3

829

463
460
467
473
486
488
388
386
468
496
495
501
464

839
817
831
835
827
822

813
796
788
784
772
769

476
473
480
490
501
508

132
140
157
175
183
192

89
90
91
85
81
80

94
111
138
131
131
138

924
469
612
790
470
835

1,170
1,080
1,128
1,103
1,091
1,090

5,174
4,709
4,896
5,060
4,719
5,083

83.3
82.5
82.4
81.6
80.7
80.7

1,124
1,179
1,220
1,259
1,248
1,244
1,174

819
823
838 !
856
853
889
837

762
773
778
790
799
814
787

412
412
497
532
531
527
487

179
192
192
202
203
198
179

80
80
80
80
83
88
84

135
145
139
133
126
124
129

839
440
723
775
484
1,115
706

1,131
1,118
1,190
1,259
1,180
1,146
1,141

4,959
4,666
6,092
5,254
4,967
5,657
5,020

80.8
82.5
82.8
83.5
84.2
84.7
82.5

3,525
3,522
3,575
3,550
3,598
3,665

1,191
1,215
1,235
1,212
1,235
1,281

841
826
850
849
862
874

800
796
797
799
806
815

505
503
506
510
520
530

188
182
187
180
175
165

92
93
95
90
87
85

128
133
148
133
139
145

827
433
772
760
471
920

1,131
1,066
1,137
1,121
1,137
1,103

5,244
4,848
5,266
5,192
4,943
5,453

84.4
84.4
84.8
83.8
84.3
85.4

82.8
84.0
84.5
86.6
87.3
87.8

3,516
3,560
3,693
3,858
3,834
3,880

1,271
1,318
1,357
1,434
1,421
1,413

868
871
892
922
911
942

810
813
821
835
839
851

145
135
115
128
102
138

85
87
87
88
87
87

136
145
135
128
129
132

849
451
805
783
496
1,514

1,109
1,157
1,291
1,338
1,258
1,277

5,222
4,887
5,364
5,510
5,217
6,308

85.5
86.7
87.0
88.8
89.5
90.1

83.7

3,649

1,299

876

815

422
423
507
539
531
536
503

156

89

136

757

1,177

5,288

86.3

8&r

905

in

88.7

1938

March.
April
Mav
July

Monthly average.
1939

March
April
May.
July
September

Monthly average.

For footnotes, see p. 165.




fWith adjustment for seasonal variations.

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY

OF CURRENT BUSINESS

BUSINESS INDEXES—INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM)'
WITHOUT ADJUSTMENT FOR SEASONAL VARIATIONS
Manufactures
Durable goods
YEAR AND MONTH

Combined
index

Combined
index

Minerals
Nondurable goods

Com- I Auto- C®~ Glass, Srofl Comand bined
birred •0- dsant
plate steal
I rid ex blles
index

Leath- pgtro- Rubber SlaughtT©~ Comer
bined
leyrn" tires
ering
Texand refinraanu~
index
and and meat tiles
profacpack
S
ng
ing
tubes
dyets
turss

BlAn- tu- Ironore
thra- ffl!~
shipeSte nous ments
ooal

Monthly average 1923-35=100
1919 monthly average
83
1920 monthly average „ . . . .87

84
87

S3
9S

SO
58

67
8©
101
84
106
108
106
112
IIS
fig

63
75
78
90

S3
8®
1QQ
92
106
110
101
113
122
89
59
33
50
57
76

41
66
103
91
107
108
86
110
135
S3
60
35
46
69
99

68 ......
76
92
90
100
@3
108
118
110
130
113
115
110
133
153.
114
1C?
108
84
88
53
51
91
43
51

94
181

60
31
53
60
79

96
95
96
104
105
104
105
106
108
1111
3L15
114
103

95
8SS
87
103
105
105
105
106
107
110
115
114
105

80
79
39
106
107
105
103
102
97
1O4
109
108
99

10S
93
1M
14S
142
134
128
82
42
65
137
147
113

29
39
43
70
88
03
91
99
101
99
90
71
75

301
174
194
335
S3!
193
10S
33®
33©
343
164
89
199

83
86
94
111
114
113
110
118
117
123
12?
125
110

m

113
118
122
125
123
114
110
114
106
99
86
75
109

107
114
123
130
133
116
118
122
103
94
74
57
107

130
130
140
163
147
3.33
116
53
100
111
94
121

52
SI
67
85
93
01
92
94
92
90
76
56
78

77
344
341
26S
234
234
185
316
199
179
151
108
194

81
87
91
if?
104
93
88

75
76
77
76
75
75
79
85
89
95
103
98
84

53
54
57
57
55
53
58
63
66
79
92
85
64

65
63
63
66
59
52
45
26
26
63
115
117
63

36
34
46
65
82
86
87
87
86
91
83
64
71

ICO
99
100
95
94
98
97
99
112
124
121
130
105

99
98
100
96
94
97
95
99
110
122
123
121
105

84
84
86
84
78
85
83
85
99
123
125
129
95

105
100
105
106
88
91
66
28
59
93
108
142

42
48
65
79
88
98
100
98
98
99
90
75
82

1931 monthly average
67
monthly average. ....
85
1833 monthly average
101
1924 monthly average . . . . .35
19f35 monthly itv0iF@.se . . . e *104
1836 monthly average
108 •
1927 fflonthly a.v©rage • . * « « 106
1938 monthly sveraga
111
1939 monthly average
119 |
1930 monthly average. .....
96
1931 montMy average
81
1932 monthly average
1933 monthly average .....
76
1334 ffioatMy averag©
79
1935 monthly average.
SO

m

eo

92
84

82
87

77
89

109
110

89
109

91
113

55
77
86
98
116
116
120
144
135
100
96
78
88
92
97

80
88
102
104
94

110
76

87
S9
1O5
91
104
104
113
107
115
91
04
83
9T
85
104

85
89
96
99
105
112
118
124
134
131
123
111
116
128
135

70
74
105
96
99
108
107
106
116
99
84
71
83
8®
91

113
65
115
109
76
104
99
93
91
86
74
62
61
71
64

79
78
108
93
99
110
99
96
103
89
73
59
64
89
71

30
82
114
82
1C*
113
98
104
126
SO
45
7
42
43
55

171
173
169
178
180
183
184
187
191
193
190
192
183

103
86
82
109
117
125
ISO
116
118
114
122
119
111

98
75
78
80
81
84
87
85
94
104
131
117
92

110
108
103
102
100
101
107
113
130
118
125
133
111

141
135
132
140
147
161
167
158
173
157
153
149
152

100
107
90
96
101
101
103
104
110
115
115
111
105

77
107
44
72
77
63
57
50
58
66
71
71
67

90
98
73
73
67
67
73
76
88
95
108
105
84

0
0
0
0
130
157
164
177
178
167
93
0
86

137
137
136
129
133
114
114
121
113
97
78
73
113

190
195
191
197
201
303
207
208
218
219
313
304
304

119
129
138
129
138
119
98
90
103
91
73
64
106

100
85
84
83
74
76
67
70
83
89
95
101
84

130
134
133
127
123
119
103
108
107
93
83
72
111

107
156
153 . 112
119
146
105
145
157' 118
164
118
178
115
121
170
125
179
123
167
113
158
108
138
116
159

64
59
67
102
66
67
40
42
55
73
70
69
64

97
103
113
61
70
72
73
77
93
93
88
84
85

0
0
0
0
338
340
345
257
218
106
34
0
1S1

94
95
94
91
93
94
97
• 104
109
109
113
108
100

87
104
108
102
97
87
103
131
119
111
103
104
104

301
195
191
196
197
192
199
203
306
309
308
302
300

65
55
60
62
64
70
81
90
95
99
100
112
79

107
85
78
76
83
80
79
77
90
94
104
101
88

78
84
83
76
77
83
90
103
103
103
116
111
92

150
143
152
146
165
169
167
173
177
161
167
145
159

104
99
96
91
90
92
93
97
102
106
105
103
98

75
58
59
47
66
64
39
38
51
63
60
66
67

72
68
58
50
49
51
55
62
76
79
86
82
65

0
0
0
0
28
67
78
76
78
86
35
0
37

111
111
111
106
107
108
105
111
119
133
122
114

115
126
125
112
105
104
112
130
120
119
110
102
114

305
303
201
308
211
315
211
217
231
233
239
333
314

110
109
114
104
102
113
111
122
123
126
118
110
113

101
83
84
81
92
86
84
80
91
97
111
118
92

114
115
112
100
104
105
103
112
121
139
131
117
114

157
147
156
151
173
186
171
180
181
179
175
151

105
105
102
88
97
105
107
96
123
132
127
113
108

83
84
77
26
40
63
68
75
90
104
102
88
74

0
0
0
0
82
132
100
159
187
318
130
0

167

74
66
SO
83
73
51
44
53
73
74
62
38
63

86
83

104
97

46
83
105
89
10©
113
104
119
130

79
93
100
96
104
106
110
112
117
101
99
88
98
97
103

90
103
108
95
97
99
103
103
104
93
90
85
97
100
109

74
86
99
115
127
136
152
168
161
155
140
145
153
165

107
105
103 I
105
104
105
107
110
116
115
130
130
110

111
115
112
110
104
99
113
128
130
123
112
114
115

133
13S
143
143
146
119
130
139
133
98
63
43
118

118
131
121
120
116
113
104
107
109
103
97
90
110

63
35
44
46
47
72
69
89
107
155
155
153
86

50
53
55
55
51
46
57
69
75
88
100
89
66

147
133
138
91
93
113
78
121
165
222
191
232

90
92
93
87
79
89
93
103
120
152
155
152
108

©7

as

93,
82

83
99

54

m

°

54

m
m

m

88
96
94
90
91
89

m

1030

April
July...
October
Deeeifoer

1937
117

March
April
May

J22
122

July

111

123
115
115
109
103
90
80
110

September
December
Monthly average

i§8

1938
79
79
8Q
78

March.
April
May

n
'f7

July
September
October
November
December

,

1939
March. ,
April , . „
May
June
July.

o

October

For footnotes, see-pp. 165, 166.




90

143

112

07

8

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

BUSINESS INDEXES—INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM)'-Continued
WITHOUT ADJUSTMENT FOR
SEASONAL V A R I A T I O N S

WITH ADJUSTMENT FOR SEASONAL V A R I A T I O N S
Manufactures

Minerals

Lead

Petroleum,
crude

bined

Silver

Zinc

Index

Nondurable goods

Durable goods

ComYEAR AND MONTH

Combined

Com-

index

bined

Auto-

Index

Ce-

(80-

ment

biles

Glass, Iron
plate and
steel

OOKH
bined

Index

Leath- Petro- Rubber SlaughtToering
bacco
er
leum
tires
Tex- Manuand
and refinand
tiles
meat
profactubes
ing
packing
ducts
ture*

Monthly average 1923-25 = 100

1919 monthly average. . . .
1920 Monthly average ....

52
61

87

1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average....
average....
average....
average....
average ....
average. . . .
average ....
average....

66
77
88
102
110
116
112
106

64
75
99
97
104
105
122
122

84
87
103
101
96
95
93
88

39
66
96
97
107
116
111
112

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average ....
113
average. . . . 97
average. . . . 68
average, . . . 45
average, . . . 49
average. . . . 57
average ....
59

137
122
116
107
123
123
135

94
79
49
37
33
42
60

114
91
54
38
58
66
78

63
64
60
69
73
70
68
58
57
73
77
81
68

142
141
145
150
150
149

81
100
99
97
88
101

148
152
151
153
151
156
149

85
88
106
118
106
114
99

88
82
90
95
95
98
97
92
93
98
100
100
94

77
72
77
84
75
72
79
79
73
84
82
88
78

158
165
171
174
178
175
177
185
182
178
172
171
174

100
102
102
104
98
105
126
138
111
90
128
105
109

70
69
65
73
59
65
52
44
48
52
69
58
60

170
168
170
170
158
156
165
170
163
163
163
164
165

71
75
70
70
80
71

1936
84
79
82
94
98
102
107
105
106
109
112
116

108
93
107
122
117
118
124
111
107
93
105
122

47
49
58
72
74
75

108
108
109
110
114
121

96
92
93
100
101
105
109
110
110
110
114
121

85
89
113
114
117
111
104
103
110
112
108
110
106

114
116
118
118
118
114
114
117
111
102
88
84

115
116
117
118
118
114
114
117
110
100
85
79

112
113
113
117
120
112
122
126
114
101
74
60

97
104
106
96
69
89
84
104
97
101
55
86
92

103
97
92
83
80
68
64
69
71
78
88
96
82

81
79
79
77
76
77
83
88
90
96
103
104

76
75
75
73
73
74
82
87
89
95
103
104

164
166
171
174
177
173

86
108
94
102
69
105

94
93
96
94
90
87

101
99
98
92
92
98

December

65
66
67
72
86
79

178
129
179
183
185
184

59
78
98
90
98
106

84
87
93
106
117
123

101
103
111
121
124
128

Monthly average,,

73

172

91

97

February
March......
April
May
July

October
December

97
94
93
101
101
104

75
77
81
87
91
91

201
174
184
213
220
218
220
226
236
242
164
89

120
120
121
130
135
130
129
157
135
142
92
78

86
85
93
87
78
74
75
73
73
79
76
71

56
54
54
53
51
50
58
64
69
83
94
92

65
62
54
54
49
46
43
45
46
84
96
99

100
97
96
92
91
97

88
84
80
76
71
82

100
104
111
121
124
129

88
92
103
123
130
141

120
116
118
114
122
119

84
77
83
89
84
85
92
96
100
105
109
100

105
102
100
99
100
107
116
119
120
114
121
139

148
148
140
152
145
147
154
147
157
146
150
183

190
195
192
197
201
203
207
209
217
219
212
203

119
129
128
129
128
119
98
90
103
91
73
64

87
86
89
93
76
77
70
78
87
89
86
86

124
127
129
124
123
126
111
115
106
91
80
77

165
168
153
158
155
150
164
159
162
155
155
170

94
103
105
104
106
91
103
109
103
101
107
123

201
195
191
197
198
193
200
203
206
£08
208
201

65
55
60
62
64
70
81
90
95
99
100
112

92
86
83
84
84
81
83
89
98
95
94
86

75
79
81
74
77
87
97
109
103
100
112
117

157
157
160
159
163
154
154
161
160
150
164
179

110
109
110
105
108
110

124
124
121
115
113
108

205
201
202
209
211
215

110
109
114
104
102
112

87
83
89
90
94
87

109
109
110
97
104
111

165
162
164
164
170
170

110
115
117
119
118
120

114
117
104
108
114
120

212
218
221
232
238
221

111
122
123
126
118
110

89
UJi
100
99
100
99

111
120
121
125
126
123

158
166
164
166
172
186

114
115
112
112
116
134

171
173
169
178
180
182
184
188
191
193
190
192

117
118
120
119
116
115
106
110
107
100
94
95

137
134
132
131
133
119
115
109
98
89
81
86

52
50
49
49
47
46
62
70
75
90
106
101

93
94
93
91
93
95
102
107
107
106
110
114

147
133
131
83
89
124

93
88
83
79
73
89

87
121
165
222
191
232

100
105
121
157
167
173

86
83'
83
100
105
112

120
113
108
112
113
103

119
120
119
127
137
143

106
103
102
104
1O4
107
112
113
114
112
117
125

77
244
229
241
223
260
206
216
199
179
151
108

139
129
126
130
134
119
140
142
125
100
68
49

59
57
65
67
69
69
71
67
69
80
84
82

62
35
42
42
44
80
77
89
107
155
155
153

105
100
91
87
73
81

69
80
90
81
75
79

87
89
85
78
90
127

82
76
78
87
91
96

103
86
82
109
117
125

1937
March......
April
May
July

December
Monthly average

1938
January
March
April
May
July
September
October
November

1939
March
April
May
June
July
September
October

,.,,.

For footnotes, see pp. 165, 166.




1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

9

BUSINESS INDEXES—INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM) AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETINGS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION'

AGRICULTURAL MARKETINGS®

With adjustment for seasonal variations

Quantities marketed

Minerals
YEAR AND MONTH

Combined
Index

Animal praduets

ComIronbined
Anthra- Bitumore Lead Petroleum,
Zinc
Silver
inous
index
cite coa! shipcrude
ments

Combined
index

Dairy
products

Livestock

Crops

PoulComtry Wool bined
and
Index
©ass

VegeCotton Fruits Grains tables

Monthly average 1923-25 = 100

!

1919 monthly average. .
1930 monthly average..
1931
1932
1933
1934

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average . .
average . .
average..
average . .

1936 monthly average..

1939 monthly average..
1930 monthly aver&^e..
1933 monthly average . .
1933 monthly average..
193& monthly average. .

81

83

72

89

76

66

79

80

73

82

78

89
96
97
104
99
100
104
106

84
93
102
104
95
93
94
96

82
93
96
103
101
100
103
100

83
92
103
104
93
89
89
92

88
95
103
100
96
101
100
103

90
120
91
136
83
106
138
132

94
98
93
105
103
108
114
116

90
87
82
99
119
127
125
114

77
87
102
102
96
108
102
108

108
113
97
115
88
89
106
123

87
103
100
100
101
102
117
110

102
97
95
84
89
83
75

95
93
93
84
91
93
76

103
99
102
104
110
103
98

88
85
84
74
80
90
65

104
105
106
94
100
91
86

129
155
159
134
168
IIS
142

110
101
97
84
87
73
73

116
106
103
106
109
79
39

109
97
105
85
79
79
80

104
95
88
61
69
55
53

111
109
100
83
81
88
80

1936
March
April ... e .... 0
May.
July
August.. ,
October ,....*.........

104
111
97
106
103
100
102
99
103
103
113
117

71
100
•54
69
77
71
69
SO
57
53
69
73

81
93
72
85
77
75
80
77
83
87
96
99

0
0
0
0
80
80
81
87
93
98
110
0

63
62
59
70
75
69
71
60
60
71
74
80

148
143
147
150
149
146
145
149
146
153
152
161

80
93
90
96
91
103
101
88
111
119
99
113

83
77
85
91
94
103
104
99
97
101
100
98

68
57
67
65
68
74
89
80
110
127
106
83
83

74
61
77
80
84
94
SO
81
80
89
95
89
83

85
85
95
98
114
142
113
94
90
96
82
80
98

74
57
65
64
60
66
70
75
80
93
91
82
73

70
59
108
120
128
114
89
80
72
73
115
120
96

48
35
37
46
164
380
485
153
99
91
117
46
143

61
53
56
50
51
53
88
78
140
165
116
77
82

72
57
41
35
31
25
16
71
259
304
300
106
101

58
65
72
79
83
64
87
78
89
104
78
71
77

46
34
51
43
48
63
173
93
47
08
54
49
63

98
84
94
90
66
57
93
112
77
73
84

111
116
128
115
117
115
112
113
116
113
109
115

59
55
81
98
66
77
48
42
55
57
67
70

87
99
113
73
81
81
89
79
87
84
78
SO

0
0
0
0
159
132
121
126
111
91
40
0

76
70
75
85
76
70
82
82
77
81
79
87

164
168
173
174
176
172
174
181
177
176
174
176

99
9&
93
103
101
107
148
139
116

80
83
107
110
116
115
112
110
116
115
108
107

67
56
66
64
66
72
86
90
123
129
115
89
85

74
62
79
81
87
92
77
79
77
79
85
78
79

76
75
87
90
113
149
125
102
89
84
78
82
96

73
59
69
' 65
63
65
56
72
78
81
79
71
69

81
67
106
123
131
112
84
73
67
73
113
103
94

39
18
58
81
176
311
273
194
64
43
53
32
112

59
51
54
47
45
51
95
101
169
180
145
100
91

'62
64
58
43
28
25
15
95
288
317
234
142

78
68
74
©7
79
B9
65
74
88
114
73
77
76

4E
31
30
31
33
SO
200
136
96
83
99
74
75

70
80
89
83
103
129
69
47
103
110
76
71
87

80
64
72
72
77
73

76
63
75
79
93
90

89
86
101
1C6
134
156

76
57
63
59
66
62

95
69
60
42
22
19

85
89
83
89
89
81

136
153
137
114
87
9.1

60
•72
75
85
78
67

100
96
152
174
108
71

19
61
235
267
154
78

76
79
88
93
88
77
81
80
90
113
79
85

73
48
59
63
72
68
SOS
155
110
138
85

87

83

116

68

43
42
46
106
303
333
487
317
76
139
160
68
177

84
65
69
&4
61
56

92
92
117
131
99
76

69
66
97
116
119
102
79
73
68
76
116
116
91

92

93

86

94

88
86
111
107
117
116
63
46
87
86
67
01
86

65
56
68
65
81
82
94
85
120
125
104
88
86

77
64
78
81
99
93
88
84
82
87
90
87
84

97
9(1
104
103
135
145
133
122
100
90
80
80
107

73
56
65
63
72
62
66
70
78
90
81
75
71

80
70
104
123
145
114
91
79
75
75
126
132
101

41
50
45
77
193
387
386
366
144
90
42
35
146

53
46
57
50
63
71
101
87
159
163
119
90
88

37
34
35
32
23
36
46
75
251
278
200
133
97

83
78
93
95
92
81
78
80
79
95
76
74
83

51
38
50
50
80
101
184
116
130
94
68
89
84

77
78
107
89
109
112
49
41
73
82
66
61
79

Monthly average

74

as

(937
February. ...„.,.„„....
Mareh. . ,
April...........
May,
July. a,...
September
October
November
December,
Monthly average

si

119
104

ns

1938
March.. .„
$pril
May

ss

July.....

November,

108
103
104
100
92
93

69
54
72
46
66
74

93
95
97
98
102
110

47
38
50
49
•58
67

65
©4
58
60
57
57
60
64
71
72
77
78

0
0
0
0
19
34

69
67
64
74
60
64

177
171
173
170
157
153

• so

38
37
41
50
43
0

54
46
50
50
66
57

161
167
158
161
164
169

99
105
102
102
51
85

96
98
98
92
91

98
90
87
80
79
70
69
74
75
80
88
94

m

^1939
March., o,
April..........
May.0
July. . .„
October

110
110
110
95
98
104
106
91
114
121
134
12O

Monthly average
For footnotes, see pp. 165, 3166.




69
61
61
80
73
59
53
53
71
58
60
59

75
79
77
31
46
71
75
77
84
94
91
83

0
0
0
0
55
67
74
78
97
128
155
0

70
73'
69
71
82
70
68
71
71
70
83
78

171
169
173
174
175
170
174
127
174
181
187
189

86
100
86
101
71
107
70
79
104
91
9l
105

89
87
90
91
89
90
91
93
98
110
117
121

10

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

BUSINESS INDEXES—AGRICULTURAL MARKETINGS AND WORLD STOCKS
WORLD STOCKS OF FOODSTUFFS AND RAW MAITERIALS 7 COMMODITIES*

CASH INCOME FROM FARM MARKET INGS'

.... ._

Combined i n d e x

Crops

YEAR AND MONTH
UnadAdjusted* justed!

AdJustedf

Livestock and products

Combined
Index,
adjusted!

Com-

Dairy
products,
adjusted*

Poultry bined
Meat
and
Index
animals, eggs,
i
adadJustedf justed f

Cotton,
adjustedf

r

Sugar,
Tin,
Silk,
Rubber,
Tea,
Wheat,
unadadadadadadjusted! justed! justed! justed! justed* justed!

i

Monthly average 1923-25 " 100

Monthly average 1924-29 = 100
120

148

134

p- —
95

79

130
109
89
98
107
125
145
147

169
127
88
93
114
142
175
149

103
74
110
151
145

117
117
135
134

84
94
131
144
146
159

126
106
89,
95
115
107
107
126

95
118
104
102
94
74
72
88

77
81
95
109
95
101
120
150

170
207
242
249
347
235
300

151
186
220
235
332
305
156

167
239
301
331
342
368
363

149
347
393
282
387
307
339

189
233
267
373 1
26-1 j
253
225

140
151
143
139
166
156
155

122
185
239
235
174
84
73

201
207
233
216
218
210
174

76.0
82.5
71.5
76.0
77.5
80.0

191
190
185
186
183
177

169
169
164
166
166
164

328
328
314
312
301
289

223
320
217
213
307
196

204
204
303
304
302
193

140
137
140
147
145
142

64
75
77
64
77
68

163
157
152
151
148
143

78.0
75.5
73.0
73.5
76.0
77.5

172
169
174
167
166
163

162
161
178
174
174
171

282
372
268
364
258
346

194
196
187
183
187
196

183
182
192
175
173
172

138
139
140
136
135
12-1

66
73
65
60
93
100

136
130
122
118
113
108

77.0

177

168

389

201

190

139

74

137

80.0
75.6
82.0
80.5
75.5
75.5

163
161
159
155
151
152

168
165
161
162
158
156

345
240
341
235
229
241

187
188
187
184
192
190

171
171
170
165
161
169

us
110

99
90
95
93

101
95
97
98
93
87

116
116
115
106
95
92

76.0
78.5
77.5
78.0
79.5
80.5

158
160
169
168
172
178

158
161
177
177
181
189

242
249
256
261
274
288

188
190
186
179
178
176

173
167
ISO
184
186
191

88
93
93
99
111
116

100
101
93
93
92
101

113
119
130
113
114
115

80.5

162

168

350

185

174

100

96

111

83
101

I93C
March
April
May
Juno* > t > . . . . . .

**.

July

September. ............

Monthly average* • • > . * •

50.0
49.6
55.0
55.5
57.5
65.0

71.0
68.0
69.0
70.0
67.0
69.5

84.5
87.0
103.5
115.5
99.5
84.0

76.0
78.5
78.5
79.0
82.0
85.0

76.5

61.6
55.0
60,0
58.0
58.0
58.0
70.5
72.5
73.0
71.5
72.0
78.0
70.0

80.0
80.5
78.0
80.5
75.0
80.0
81.0
84.0
83.5
85.5
91.5
91.0
82.0

84.5
87.0
84.5
86.0
81.5
79.5
85.0
92.0
94.0
97.0
98.0
95.5
88.0

76.5
74.0
75.0
78.0
69.0
79.5
78.5
81.0
80.0
82.5
92.6
93.0
79.5

93.0
87.0
93.0
91.0
93.5
86.0
88.0
90.5
91.5
95.5
103.0
103.0
92.5

84.5
83.5
88.0
85.5
80.0
85.5
75.5
90.0
87.0
83.0
80.0
77.5
83.0

96.5
91.0
88.0
85.0
83.0
77.0
79.5
82.5
84.5
83.5
82.0
85.0
84.5

83.0
77.0
77.6
73.0
75.5
78.0
78.5
77.0
78.5
77.0
82.0
79.0
78.0

79.0
74.0
73.5
71.5
72.5
74.5

180
182
187
192
196
203

198
204
214
226
340
359

296
305
316
322
315
318

166
168
172
171
185
192

19,1
191
194
199
202
199

119
117
108
101 ;
102
107

91
88
96
100
9-1
92

111
111
109
JOS
99
103

74.5
72.5
73.5
73.0
78.5
81.5

221
222
207
201
192
189

287
281
241
217
302
301

316
308
30O
294
384
255

184
168
172
179
173
164

218
321
195
199
188
192

115
118
119
126
129
127

102
104
105
105
102
105

139
146
163
169
169
167

80.5

198

231

302

174

199

116

99

132

87.5
83.5
78.0
76.5
75.0
75.5
77.0
82.0
84.0
89.0
91.0
91.5
81.5

74.5
81.0
83.6
78.0
89.5
78.5
75.0
71.0
84.5
87.0
87.0
82.0
81.0

75.0
75.0
73.0
69.0
66.0
65.0

186
183
181
182
182
190

202
204
201
205
211
223

268
258
248
241
239
326

144
120
111
101
84
88

184
187
191
187
184
185

132
136
118

106
105

111
126
127
129
119
115

162
151
151
162
166
186

1937

March
April
May
July

September
October
November
Monthly average

70.0
57.5
65.0
62.0
65.0
73.0

81.0
79.5
81.5
77.5
76.0
80.5

90.5
93.5
105.0
115.0
98.0
81.5

83.0
83.0
80.0
79.5
80.0
81.5

81.5

73.5
74.5
73.5
67.0
66.5
76.0
85.5
76.5
72.0
71.5
72.0
76.5
76.0

88.0
84.5
89.5
87.5
84.0
84.5

85.0
75.0
66.5
64.0
57.5
57.0
57.5
54.5
56.5
65.5
59.5
61.5
61.5

87.0
81.5
80.0
76.5
77.0
77.0

80.0
88.5
87.5
87.0
87.5
86.0
86.0

1938

March
April
May
July

Aueust
September
November
Monthly average

71.5
54.0
57.0
54.0
58.0
61.5

86.0
78.5
73.5
70,6
67.5
67.5

72.0
74.5
86.0
304.0
84.0
71.5

68.5
67.0
68.5
72.5
71.0
72.0

70.5

78.0
78.0
79.5
78.5
81.5
81.5
79.0

1939

March
April
May
July

August
September
October
November
Monthly average

66.0
52.5
57.5
53.5
59.0
59.0
67.5
75.5
93.0
107.0
90.0
79.0

76.^5
73.0
72.5
68.0
70.5
63.5
63.0
66.5
73.5
76.5
76.5
79.0

71.5

Ebr footnotes, see pp. 166, 167.




73.5
64.0
63.0
59.0
59.5
50.5
51.5
58.5
64.5
68.5
66.0
74.0
63.5

79.0
81.0
81.0
76.0
80.5
75.5
74.0
74.0
82.0
83.5
86.0
84.0
79.0

no !

66.5
64.5
67.0
66.5
73.5
70.5

(

t>
(J)
(*>
(a)
(*>
<3>

245
341
()
(»)
<53>
<>

228
216
216
335
219
208

98
101
107
105
105
10)1

194
(»)
(')
(*>
<*>
(5)

108
(*)
(')
(*)
<*>
(5)

115
103
110
153
139
123

77.5

<*>

(3)

333

107

<S>

<a>

123

*«lthout adjustment for seasonal variations.

3

<»>

<*)
<*>
<*>
(*)
<*)
<*>

!>ttth adjustment for seasonal variations.

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

11

COMMODITY PRICES—COST OF LIVING AND PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS
COST OF LI V I NG^
( N A T I O N A L I N D U S T R I A L CONFERENCE BOARD)

Com-

YEAR AND MONTH

bined
Index

Clothing

Food

Fuel
and
tight

Housing

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS^

Sundries

Com-

bined
index

Monthly average 1923 = 100

61,3
61.0
65.4
77.6
94.3
103.3
118.2
102.3
97.4
100.0
101.3
103.7
104.3
103.0
100.6
100.1
96.7
87.3
77.9
74.9
79.4
82.6

1935 monthly average

Chickens
and
@ogs

Cotton Dairy
and
cotton- products
seed

I07.S
105,8
101 cO
100. 0
101,0
101.7
101.4
101.2
100.7

125
132
142
143
158
145
139
149

90.7
98.7
96,6
93.6
91.4
93.2
93,8

14©
126
87
65
70
90
.108

101
106
101
116
155
186
309
223
162
141
146
149
163
159
144
153
163
129
100
82
75
89
117

73.9
74.1
74.7
75.9
77.1
77.6

94.3
94.4
94.4
94.4
94.4
94.3

109
109
104
105
103
107

117
121
99
97
101
103

95
94
93
96
98
96

78,1
79o3
80.3
80.8
81.4
81.8
77,9

94.4
94.5
94.5
94.9
95.1
95.3

115
124
134
121
130
126

94.6

114

106
112
119
127
141
133
115

86.4
86.5
86.1
85.0
83.7
83.7
84.1
84.4
85.0
85.4
85.8
86.1
85.2

83.2
82.8
84.2
85.2
86.1
86.6
87.1
87.8
88.6
89.3
89.1
88.7
86. 5

95.8
96.1
96.4
96.6
96,8
96.8

131
127
128
130
128
134

96.9
97.0
97.1
97.9
07,8
97.8

125
123
118
112
107
1O4

96.9

121

86.3
86,3
86.2
85.7
83.7
83.7
84.1
84.4
85.0
85.6
85.9
86.0
85.2

88*2
87.8
87=5
87.2
87.0
86.7
86.6
86.6
86.6
8606
86.4
86.2
87.0

97.6
97.5
97.8
97.6
97.6
97.5

102
97
96
94
92
92

97.4
96.9
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8

95
92
95
95
94
96

97.3

85.9
85.9
85.8
85.3
84.0
83.4
83.8
84.0
84.4
85.2
85.6
85.6
84.9

86.2
86.1
86.1
86,2
86.3
86.0
86.3
86.3
86.5
86.6
86.7
86.6
86.3

66.1
64.8
71.5
94.3
111.7
120.9
136.2
103.5
96.8
100.0
99.1
107.2
110.6
1^7.0
105.6
106.9
101.7
83.7
69,7
67.8
75.3
83.1

63.3
63,0
64,1
71.9
78.4
84.1
96*9
101.8
99.7
100.0
94.3
94.1
95.3
05.1
93.8
93.4
92.7
90.5
86.9
85.2
86.9
85.7

57.7
57° 7
58o6
60.6
67.9
74.7
89.2
97,7
95.9
100.0
106.3
104.1
101.3
97.8
93.7
92.0
89.5
82.4
73.4
63.8
64.8
70.3

74.5

83.5
82.3
81.0
81.0
81.7
85,6
85.8
85.8
86.1
84.6
84.3
84.7
83.9

86.9
87.1
87.1
86.7
84.7
84.5
84.7
85.0
85.6
86.2
86.5
86.6
86.0

86.4
86.3
87.2
87,4
88.4
88.2
87.7
87.3
87.6
86.7
85.4
84.4
86.9

6DUB

Monthly average August 1909-July 1914 ~ 100
101
101
98
118
175
302
213
211

58.8
60.6
70.5
84.1
108.8
120.7
153.4
97.6
91.4
100.0
103.8
102.5
102.5
100.5
101.3
S8.7
92.0
79.5
66.6
67.6
77.5
75.0

MisMeat
eelFruits Grains animals Truck
crops Ian-

59.0
59,0
61.4
69.0
,89.2
96=1

97
85
77
119
187
246
247
24S
101
158
210
213
177
122
128
152
144
103
63
47
64
99
101

105
103
103
109
135
163
166
1S8
156
143
168
149
153
153
105
158
187
137
108
83
83
95
108

107
91
82
100
118
172
178

93
103

150
153
143
121
159
149
140
117
102
105
103
127

97
97
91
124
196
195
313
227
127
135
140
141
153U
ITS
146
133
140
131
§0
87
83
108
99

123
123
133
125
118
120

118
117
77
107
105
99

113
94
91
04
97
120

119
123
123
120
118
122
121

115
134
153
131
104
99
113

131
152
141
133
133
168
122

138
126
129
130
133
137
144
151
144
136
120
111
133

115
143
131
127
139
134
96
104
117
130
134
112
123

182
147
140
139
133
119
113
128

74

105
111
101
117
98
114
111 ' 88
93
116
99
123
115
93
107
117
111
107
103
111
108
109
101
114

114
97
89
86
82
84
87
99
98
107
95
108
98

76
78
81
82
85
93

66
66
66
67
73
73

113
116
116
114
113
107

98
105
110
95
38
105

109
92
83
86
83
81

80
70
73
73
66
65

66
64
83
77
79
87

107
101
117
IIS
107
101

99
99
117
128
1S3
96

89
100
98
94
98
104

77

72

110

105

95

ISL

120
126
217
227
233
232

157
174
137
125
172
138
144
170

112
108
113
139
157
131
138
130

141
1S3
98'
83
74
100
91

120
100
63
44
62
93
103

130
133
118
114
106
108

8©
92
94
89
103
115

92
92
92
89
88
87

105
103
106
104
103
105
100

lie'

117
108
105
104
97
93

109
129
130
138
127
134

100

108

110
101
103
104
96
95
102
109
119
127
135
127
111

107
108
116
117
112
107
106
90
74
67
65
64
95

128
126
125
130
116
113
116
119
133
128
132
136
124

' 100
137
133
142
153
157

143
146
145
154
149
139

145
123
121
09
88
76

139
119
111
93
85
86

122

126

n3

66
68
70
71
71
- 68
71
69
69
72
73
70
70

128
131
117
110
103
98
101
102
104
107
109
112
109

70
68
69
68
77
73

91
89
85
82
79
77

79
78
75
70
71
73

72
62
63
60
60
63

95

94
93
93
98
99
103
105
118
134
131
127
108

73

96.8
96.7
96.7
96.7
96.6
96.6

94
92
91
89
90
89

97
91
88
87
85
83

71
70
71
70
72
73

109
107
100
95
92
94

96.9
96.9
97.0
96.8
96.8
96.8

89
88
98
97
97
96

89
90
102
108
117
97

73
71
76
74
75
82

96.8

93

94

73

96
100
107
112
117
118
104

108
112
104
130
174
203
307
174
109
114
' 107'
110
140
147
140
151
156
133
93
63
60
69
118

1936
83.9
83.5
83.2
83.4
83.8
85.1
85.2
85.6
83.9
85.7
85.8
86.1
84.8

March.
Mav

,

Julvi.... * . . . * .

:

74.1

74.0
73.8
73.6
73.3
73.0
73.2
73.6
73.8
74.0
74.1
73.8

135
128
125
126
1S7
119

1937
March
April ... ....... o
Mav
July

'.

October. . . . o
Monthly average

86.9
87.2
87.9
88.3
88.8
88.9
88.9
89.0
89.4
89.5
89.0
88.6
88.5

74.3
75.0
75.9
76.2
76.7
76.9
76.9
77.8
78.5
78.7
78.3
77.7
76.9

1938

julv

,

87.5
86.7
86.7
86.8
86.5
86.7
86.5
85.9
85.9
85.8
85.6
85.8
86.4

76.7
76.0
75.5
75.1
74.5
73.9

74.3

82.0
80.1
80.3
81.1
80.8
81.9
81.7
80.1
80.4
79.8
79=5
80.3
80.7

85.4
85.1
84.9
85.0
84.8
84.7
84.9
84,5
85.9
85.8
85.7
85.3
85.2

72.7
72.4
72.3
72.2
72.1
72.0

79.2
78.4
78,0
78.2
78.1
77.9

71.9
71.9
72.2
72.6
72.9
72.9

78.1
76.7
80 »7
80.1
79.6
78.5

72.3

78.6

73.5
73.4
73.3
73.2
73.2
73.0

110

no

lie

113
113
118
130

1939

M0y

July

,

Monthly average
For footnotes, see p. 167.




12

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

COMMODITY PRICES—RETAIL AND WHOLESALE PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICES (U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR) *

RETAIL PRICES
U. S. Department
of Labor

Fat r e n t I d ' s I n d e x 5

Economic classes

Coal3

YEAR AND MONTH

Anthracite

Apparet
Home
Piece
Combined
Food"
goods
index Infant's Men's Women's furnishBituings
minous

Monthly average
1923-25 - 100

1934 monthly average ......

97.7
97.3
97.3
88.7
85.0
85.0
*79.4

91.5
91.3
86.2
79.7
79.1
85.4
*85.7

83.8

88.7

82.8

88.6

FinSeffltished Raw manufacprod- mateucts rials tures

133.1
101.6
95.0
97.9
97.0
105.0
108.5
104,5
103.3
104.7
99.6
82.0
68.3
66.4
74.1
80.5

117.3
103.5
90.9
75.8
77.5
88.3
86.6

81.7
80.6
79.5
79.7
79.9
83.8
84.0
84.0
84.3
82.8
82.5
82.9
82.1.

Farm products
Combined
Index

Grains

Live
stock
and
poultry

1926 - 100

December 31, 1930 » 100

63.1
64.6
63.9
71.7
92.4
106.2

1916 monthly average.

Combined
Index

94.1
80.9
82.7
93.7
93.3

93.2
77.4
77.1
87.8
87.3

92.0
77.1
79.9
90.2
68.3

91.5
76.5
77.3
88.3
88.3

89.5
72.7
74.1
85.7
84.9

88.3
88.3
88.1
88.1
88.1
87.9
68.1
68.5
89.3
90.0
90.8
91.7
88.9

92'.7
92,7
92.9
92.8
92.8
92.6

87.3
87.3
87.3
87.4
87.6
87.4
87.5
87.6
87.7
87.8
87.9
88.1
87.6

89.5
89.5
89.5
89.8
89.9
90.2
90.4
90.4
90.7
90.9
. 91.0
91.4
90.3

89.2
89.3
89.2
89.2
89.3
89.2
89.4
89.4
89.9
90.3
90.9
91.8
89.8

84.7
84.6
84.5
84.5
64.6
84.9

84.6
84.5
85.4
85.6
86.5
86.3
85.9
85.5
85.8
84.9
83.6
82.6
85.1

93.0
93.7
94.5
95.2
95.6
96.0
96.3
96.6
96.3
96,7
94.5
93.2
95.1

94.9
95.1
95.3
95.7
95.8
96.0

88.4
89.0
89.4
89.9
90.1
90.4
90.7
91.4
91.5
91.4
91.4
91.1
90.4

92.2
92.5
93.0
93.4
93.6
94,1
94.8
95.1
95.2
95.1
94.4
93.5
93.9

93.1
94.0
94.7
95.3
96.3
96.8
97.4
98.1
98.1
97.9
97.4
96.3
96.3

87.0
87.6
88.2
88.6
88.9
89.2

80.3
78.4
78.6
79.4
79.1
80.2
80.0
78.4
78.7
78.1
77.8
78.6
78.9

92.4
91.2
90.6
90.2
89.5
89.2
89.0
89.0
89.0
89,0
88.9
88.9
89.7

97,2
97.1
97.1
97.1
97.0
96.9

90.9
90.7
90.2
89.9
89.6
89.4
88.9
89.0
88.7
88.7
88.7
88.7
89.5

92.9
92.2
91.4
90.8
89.9
89.3
89.0
89.4
89.4
89.4
89.2
89.0
90.2

95.3
94.6
94.2
93.5
92.7
91.9
91.5
91.3
91.1
90.9
90.4
90.4
92.3

87.0
86.1
85.6
85.4
84.9
84.9

77.5
76.8
76.4
76.6
76.5
76.3
76.5
75.1
79.0
78.4
77.9
76.9
77.0

89.1
89.1
89.1
89.1
89.1
89.1
89.3
69.5
90.2
91.2
91.9
92.0
89.9

96.3
96.2
96.2
96.0
95.9
95.9

88.7
88.5
88.4
88.4
88.4
88.4
88.4
88.4
88.6
88.7
88.7
88.7
88.5

89.0
88.9
88.8
88.8
88.8
88.9
88.9
89.0
89.5
90.4
90,9
91.0
89.4

90.5
90.5
90.5
90.5
90.5
90.6
90.6
90.7
91.7
92.7
93.5
93.5
91.3

84.3
84.3
84.3
84.1
84.1
84.0

69.4
67.8
68.9
82.3
109.2
124.7
130.6
149.8
103.3
96.5
99.2
96.3
100.6
100.0
96. C
95.9
94.5
88.0
77.0
70.3
70.5
78.2
82.2

68.8
67.6
67.2
82.6
122.6
135.8
145.9
151.8
88.3
96.0
98.5
97.6
106.7
100.0
96.5
99.1
97.5
84.3
65.6
55.1
56.5
68.6
77.1

74.9
70.0
81.2
118.3
150,4
153,8
157.9
198 .'2
96.1
98.9
118.6
108.7
105.3
100.0
94.3
94.5
93.9
81.8
69.0
59.3
65.4
72.8
73.6

71.5
71.2
71.5
84.4
129.0
148.0
157.6
150.7
88.4
93.8
98.6
100.0
109.8
100.0
99.4
105.9
104.9
88.3
64.8
48.2
51.4
65.3
78.8

71.1
77.1
93.8
99.6
170.4
168.6
177.4
176.4
89.1
85.0
88.0
100.6
118.3
100.0
100.9
107.3
97.4
78.3
53.0
39.4
53.1
74.5
82.5

73.2
74.6
66.8
82.8
119.4
141.0
148.7
125.1
78.2
83.2
77.7
79,3
98.9
100.0
98.9
105.4
106.1
89.2
63.9
48.2
43.4
61.5
85.1

80.6
80.6
79.6
79.7
78,6
79.2
80.5
81.6
81.6;
81 . 5
82.4
84.2
80.8

82.4
82.2
81.3
81.6
80.5
80.7
81.6
82.4
82.3
82.0
82.6
83.8
82.0

78.1
79.1
77.4
77.0
75.8
77.6
79.8
81.5
61.8
82.1
83.1
85.6
79.9

74.8
74.6
74.4
74.5
74.1
73.9
75.2
75.6
75.9
76.2
78.6
82.3
75.9

78.2
79.5
76.5
76.9
75.2
78.1
81.3
83.8
84.0
84.0
85.1
88.5
80.9

78.9
78.3
75.6
73.9
70.6
73.0
88.9
102.4
102.0
102.1
102.9
109.0
88.3

89.1
90.3
88.3
88.3
82.6
83.2
82.0
84.5
83.8
81.2
79.7

85.9
86.3
87.8
88.0
87.4
87.2
87.9
87.5
87.4
85.4
83.3
81.7
86.3

84.9
85.4
86.4
87.4
87.5
87.7
88.8
89.0
89.1
88.1
86.7
85.3
87.2

68.1
88.3
90.1
88.7
87.1
86.1
86.5
84.8
64.4
80.7
77.2
75.4
84.8

85.4

91.3
91.4
94.1
92.2
89.8
88.5
89.3
86.4
80.4
75.7
72.8
86.4

113.0
111.5
113.2
119.2
113.9
105.7
105.2
92.0
91.9
77.0
69.2
71.5
98.3

91.4
89.9
93.6
92.6
95.9
98.3
105.0
108.2
106.7
98.5
86.2
78.4
95.5

80.9
79.8
79.7
7$,7
78.1
78.3
78.8
78.1
78.3
77.6
77.5
77.0
78.6

84.3
83.3
83.4
82.7
82.1
82.2
82.5
81.8
81.8
81.1
80.5
80.2
82.2

.74.9
73.6
73.2
71.3
70.7
71,4
72.3
71.4
72.0
70.9
71.5
70.9
72.0

76.9
76.1
75.6
75.3
75.4
74.1
74.3
74.4
74.7
75.9
76.2
75.2
75.4

71.6
69.8
70.3
68.4
67.5
68.7
69.4
67.3
68.1
66.8
67.8
67.6
68.5

75.0
73.0
69.0
66.0
62.3
62.7
58.3
63.4
53.0
50.8
50.9
54.4
60.6

78.5
78.1
82.7
79.3
77.9
80.2
84.4
80.6
81.0
76.2
75.2
74.4
79.0

76.9
76.9
76.7
76.2
76.2
75.6
75.4
75.0
79.1
79.4
79.2
79.2
77.1

80.0 70.9
80.2 70.9
80.2 70.1
80.1 68.5
79.9 . 68.9
79.6 67.7
79.2 67.8
79.1 66.5
81.9 72 .'6
82.3 72.3
82.0 72.4
81.7 73.3
80.4 70.2

74.9
74.4
74.6
74.4
74.3
74.1
74.4
74.5
81.8
83.1
62.1
82.0
77.0

67.2
67.2
65.8
63.7
63.7
62.4
62.6
61.0
68.7
67.1
67,3
67.6
65.3

56.3
54.7
54.5
55.2
59.6
58.2
52.3
61.5
65.1
61.6
64.1
71.6
58.6

78.0
79.2
78.2
75.5
73.2
69.4
69.7
66.0
76.3
70.5
66.1
63.8
72.2

69.8
68.1
69.5
85.5
117.5
131.3
138.6
154.4
97.6
96.7
100.6
98.0
103.5
100.0
95.4
96.7
95.3
66.4
73.0
64.8
65.9
74.9
80.0

1936
March
Mav

Julv

3

79.8

84.1

62.8

86.0

84.2
82. 7

88.2
87.1

5

92.6
94.4
94.5
94.5
94.6
94.9
93.5

85.0
85.2
85.4
85.6
85.7
86.1
85.1

84.7

1937
March
April
May

64.3

88.6

75.9

86.4

78.2

88.5

80.3
9
79. 6

90.1
a
88.4

80.5

91.0

75.7

86.4

78.4

88.0

f

Julv

96.4
96.9
97.1
97.2
97.2
97.2
96.2

89.2
89.2
89.2
89.2
88.2
87.1
88.5

an. 5
89.6
80.5
87.5
86.8
87.0
86.6
85.3
82.5
79.8
77.7
85.3

a-5.9

1936
March....,,
April
May

.,

Julv
October
a

81.8
89.3
79.1 ^88.7

96.8
96.6
96.5
96.4
96.4
96.3
96.8

84.8
84.5
84.5
84.5
84.4
84.3
85.1

1939
March
April

„

May
June
Julv

,

80.8

89.4

75.1

85.2

«. . ,

Septeaber

...75.7 ..86.9

77,1
77.2
For footnotes, see pp. 167, 168.




3

89.2
87.7

3

95.9
96.0
96.1
96.3
96.4
96.4
96.1

84.1
84.1
84.3
84.7
85.0
85.3
84.4

13

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OP CURRENT BUSINESS

COMMODITY PRICES—WHOLESALE PRICES—Continued
WHOLESALE PRICES (U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)'
Foods
YEAR AMD MONTH

Cot(*=
blued
indsx

Dairy
products

C o m m o d i t i e s other than farm products and foods

Fruits
Comand
vege- Meats bined
index
tables

But I d l n g m a t e r i a l s

Combined
index

Brick
and
tile

Cement

Lumber

Chemicals and drugs

^fe
index
|( f c a l s

Fuel and l i g h t i n g m a t e r i a l s

Drugs and Fertilizer
Pharmaceuticals materials

Com- llElecblned trieindex
Hy

Gas

Petroleum
products

1936 = 100
1913
1914
1915
1910
1917
1918
1919
1930

monthly
monthly
inon-atly
monthly
montinly
monthly
monthly
monthly

1931 monthly
1932 monthly
1923 monthly
1934 monthly
1925 monthly
1936 monthly
1937 mmttily
1928 monthly
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
Bomthly
monthly
Eonthly
monthly
monthly

average....
average....
average....
average....
average. . . .
average ....
average....
av@rage..».

64.2
64,7
65 ..4
75,7
104,5
119,1
130,5
137,4

65.9
62.9
63,4
69.7
91.5
110.3
135.1 ......
135.3

59.8
62.6
57.6
66.4
93.9
115 .2
117.6
108.0
77.4
76.6
76.2
75.7
93.3
100.0 100.0
96.7 92.7
96.5 107.0

70.0
66.4
68.0
88.3
114.2
124.6
128.8
161.3
104.9
102.4
104.3
99.7
108.6
100.0
94.0
92.9

56.7
52.7
53.5
67.6
88.2
98.6
115.6
150=1
97.4
97.3
108.7
103.3
101.7
100.0
94.7
94.1

•100.0
95.7
95.6

07.8 109.1
98.4
96,6
T3-.4 75.4
58.2
58.0
61.7
50.0
67.8 62,9
94.5
63.6

91.6
85.2
75.0
70.2
71.2
78.4
77.9

95.4
89.9
79.2
71.4
77,0
86.3
85.3

94.3
89.8
83.6
77.3
79.3
90.2
89.4

89.0
89.8
74.8
74.3
88.1
93.1
92.7

84.2
83.7
80.3
78 08
75.0
77.6
83.8
87.6
89.5
87=4
88=2
88,9
83.9

63.3
6@=4
65.1
67.8
73.3
83.0
79.7
76.1
71.5
73.8
74.8
70.4

94.9
02.1
89.7
91.0
85.1
85.1
84.9
86.4
87.3
84.4
85.2
87.2

85.7
85.5
85.3
85,7
85,8
85=8
86.7
86.9
87.1
87,3
87.7
89.6

88.4
88.4
88.9
89.0
88.8
89.3
89.2
89.1
89.0
88.3
83.8
88.5

71.9

87.8

78.8
79.0
78.9
78.9
78.8
78.8
79.5
79,7
79.6
80.1
81.0
82.2
79.8

86.7

,88.9
88.7
90.2
78.5
73.1
72 .0
76.4
79.7
84.8
85.7
89.2
90,2

83,4
87.8
86o5
83=5
84.1
&4.§

90.6
90.3
92.0
94.9
95.9
98 oO

83.4
84.1
85.5
86.5
86.3
86 = 1

83.1

71.3
63.3
64.0
63, 3
81.5
57.8
74.3

106.0
112.1
113.4
107.4
98.3
88.8
99.1'

76.3
73.5
73.9
72.3
73.1
73.1

83.3
78.3
76.7
71.7
69.1
68,5

56,7
56.8
56.5
86.8
58.7
61.7

82.6
78.4
81.6
83.3
82.1
84.5

74.3
73.0
74,5
73.5
74.1
73.1

56 A
57 03
55.5
57,5
63.0
60.4

89.7
86.0
87.3
83.3
81.9
79.9

73.6

69.5
68.8
71.1
71.6
72.5
73.9
72.8

58.2

71.5
71.5
70.2
68.6
68.2
67.6

71.8
71,6
64.8
58.1
58.6
60.0

67.5
67.2
75.1
73.3
73.3
71.9
70.4

average
90,6
average. . . . 87.6
average. . . . 92=7
average..*.
91.0
average. . . . 100.2
average.... 100.0
average. . . . 96.7
average*.,.. 101.0
average. <, . . 99.9
average....
90.5
average... „
74. S
average... . «, 61.0
average • ...
60.5
average. . . . 70.5
average....
83.7

54.0
49.9
48.7
55.1
72.2
83.5
113.0
165 0-3

80,2
81.4
112,0
160.7
165.0
183.3
157,0
164,7

89.4
91.0
127.8
196.9
187.6
187.3
145.8
166.5

56.6
60.8
82.9
88.8
108.3
130.3
113.7
119.8

85.5
78.3
133.7
205.3
328.0
336,9
191.8
211.6

61.3
56.6
81.8
74.3
105.4
109.3
104.3
163.7

78.1
78.4
78.3
78.0
76,5
79.4
86=4
98.2

73.3
63.8
54.1
87.3
113.1
13S.3
128.0
183.5

88.9
99.1
111.8
99.3
100.6
ioo'.o 100.0
95.4
93.1
92=5 90.5

115*0
100.3
101.1
98.9
101.8
100.0
96.8
95=6

108.9
97.2
100.6
103.3
104.1
100.0
99 06
100.6

96.3
93.3
95.7
95.8
87 .7
100.0
88.4
72,6

115.6
110,3
104,8
103.9
101.9
100.0
98.0
94.©

104.4
103.9
82.6
83.5
95.0
100.0
72.7
73,0

93.8
85.8
69.5
58.5
70,7
84.5
81.1

94=3
89.1
79.3
73.5
72.6
75.9
80.5

99.1
93.7
83.0
79.5
79.6
79.6
86.9

71.5
S8.0
62.8
57.7
56.3
72.1
73.9

117.9 96.8
102.3 107.3
102.5
97,3
93.6
93.0
98.8
98.5
100,0 100.0
96.3 88.3
94.6 84=3
92.1
83.0
65.6 78.5
76.8 ©7.5
66.9 70.3
65.9 66.3
67,1 73.3
©6o3 73=0

94.5 93.1
97.3
97,7
98 08 98,7
104.7 101.3
94.3 97.5
91,8
93.4
87.8 89.3

71.3
61.5
39.5
45.4
41.0
60.5
51.3

82,2
83,3
82.6
83,2
83.0
83.1
83.7
83.8
84.9
86.1
86.6
89.6
84.5

80.5
80.1
79.3
78.5
77 =7
78.0
79,4
79=8
81.7
82.2
82.5
85 o3
80.4

87.6
87.0
85.9
85.5
84.1
84.3

70.4
73.3
73.0
73.3
73.2
73.3

©4.4
64.5
©4.8
64.6
©4,7
" ©4.0

88.7

92.5
92.4
92.4
92.4
92.4
92.4
92.4
92.4
92.4
92.4
92.1
90.3
93.3

85.9
86.3
88.6
8S.O
89.2
93.3
87.3

73.0
73.3
75.3
76.5
77.9
77.4
74.4

91.3
93.3
95.9
96.7
97.3
96.9

89.7
91.0
91.8
94.9
95.0
95.0

89.3
89.3
89.1
89.1
89.1
89.0

93.0
99.0
102=1
103.0
103.0
103.3

96.4
95.6
95.3
94.2
91.1
90,1

79.0
83.0
83.0
83.9
79.3
78.0

86.3
86.1
85=9
85=1
34.3
83.6
85.3

96.7
96.3
96.2
95.4
93.7
92.5
95.3

95.4
95.5
95.0
93.4
93.9
92.0
93.5

88.9 101.3
88=8 99,5
88.6
99.0
88.3 97,3
88.8
94.8
93.8
89.7
89.0
99.0

87.7
87.8
87.5
86=9
84o5
83 .6
83*9
83.2
81.4
81,2
80.2
79.5
83.9

89.9
87.0
85,7
85.3
84.3
83.5
89.9

78.3
78.3
78.3
78 0 3
76.8
76,1
79.1

91.8
91.1
91.5
91.2
90.4
89.7

91.8
91,5
91,1
90.4
90.5
90.6

89.8
89.8
89.8
89=9
90.1
89.9

93.6
91.0
91.3
91.1
89.3
88.7

79.6
79.1
78.7
77.5
76.8
76.3

84.1
83.6
83.2
81.9
81.2
80.6

74.0
73.9
^73.8 .
73.8
72.8
71.9

89.2
89.4
89.5
89.8
89.2
89.4

90.7
90.6
90.9
91.1
91.5
91.5

91.0
91.0
90.7
90.7
90.6
90.6

90.3

91.0

90.3

88.8
90.2
90.4
90.3
90,2
90.9
90.4

77.7
77.7
77,3
77.1
76,6
76.7
77.6

81.7
81.4
81.0
80.5
80.3
80.0

83.3

83.5
83.0
83.6
82.0
81.6
81.3
81.4
81.4
81.3
81.1
80.6
80.3
81.7

60-9
63,1
63.2
64.3
63.8
63.5

81.6
83.3
82,5
81.0
78.6
76.7

80.2
80.2
80.4
80.5
80.6
80.2

89.5
89.6
89.8
89.6
89.5
89.5

92.4
92.4
93.5
93.0
91.7
91.1

90.6
91.2
91.5
91.5
91.5
91.5

91.7
92.6
92.1
91.5
91.2
90.7

64.6
67.9
74.6
78.9
80.1
31.3

63.0
58.5
62.8
60.2
61.3
63.0

75.3
73.7
81.0
74.9
71.2
69.1

80.2
80.1
82.1
33.8
84.0
83.9

89.7
89.6
90.9
93.8
93.0
93.0

90.6
90.5
91.0
91.5
91.6
91.6

91.5
91.3
91.3
91.3
91.3
91.3

69.5

62.0

77.2

81.3

90.5

91.4

91.3

.0....

97.5
91.4
103.4
04.5
101.1
100.0
103,9
Iffi. 5
105.6

as. s
81.8
61.3
60,7
72=7
79o8

.....
.....

.....

100.0
103.9
96.6

133$
S3. ft
83.3
March
Aprils . . o ........... <. ... 80. S!
Mav ......o.o...
78.0
79.9
July.................... 81.4
83c3
83=3
83.6
83.9
85.6
82.1

83,1
86.3
84.4
82,8
84.2
83,4

83.3
83.1
©4.4
84,8
87.3
88.0

54.4
55.7
56.0
57.9
B8.3
57.7

65,2 76.3
66.7
76.3
67.6 76.1
67.4 76.8
68. 0 76.8
68.6 '76,0
65.9 76,2

83.4
82.5
83.3
' 82,8
83 o?
82 o?

87 = 9
86.1
87.3
86.0
81. 9
83.1

58.1
57.9
57 .3
57.9
B8.1
58.0

83.4

85.3

57.3

76.6
76.8
76,3
76,8
77.3
77.5

81.0
80.8
77.8
77.1
78.8
' 79.5

82=3
80.7
79.8
80.7
83.0
84,3

58.3
59,1
58.6
69 .8
60.9
61 .5

84.0
82.6
84.0
83.6
83.1
81.3
83.4

61.8
62.0
63,3
61.7
00=6
69 .5

79. 1
76.1
76.2
76.4
76.0
76.1

8937
March. .....*....»..,....
April...................
Mav o....................
July. . o. , 0 . 0

87.1
87.0
87.5
85.5
84.3
84.7
86.2
86.7
88.0
85.5
83.1
79.8
85.5

Vo.6
70.7
70=3
' 70=7
70,6
70. B

71.3 , 78.1
80.0
71.7 70.4
79.4
71,8
78,7
80.5
72.5 78.5
•81,0
71,9
78.2
83.1
72.0 78.4 . 83.1
71.3 77=6
80.4

60. B

1938
February.) .0.............
March, O . o
April. .. . .. .0 . ..
May..*".
.. 9 ...
July,

0

. „e

October.

78,3
78.5
77.7
76.8
76,2
76.4

89.1
89.6
86.8
87.0
86.4
85.0

81.8
83,9
83.4
85.3
88.3
90,4

58 .8
68.0
57.9
57 .9
56.4
56.3

76.8
76.8
76.6
75.4
73.7
73.3
76.5

84.7
81.6
81.8
81.8
81.8
82.7
84.9

91.0
88.1
88.7
87.1
84.6
81.6

56.8
56.7
56.4
53.8
51.5
50.9

81.6

74.8
74.8
74.8
74.9
73.6
73.5
73.9

72.1
73,3
. 71.8
70.1
69.6
69-. 6
66.9
67.3
67.3
67.5
67o7
. 68.6
69,2

86.1

55.9

76.7
76.3
76.5
76.0
75.9
75.7

79.7
79.4
79.9
79.3
79.4
79.3

73.0
73.7
72.3
71.9
71.9
71.9

70.3
69.3
69.7
69.6
69.7
69.5

73.8
73.0
73.1
73.4
73.9
73.0

83.9
83.8
80.3
81.4
79.3
77.8

83.3
81.8
83.3
84.1
86.0
•88.9

50.4
90.7
50.9
51.9
52.5
52.5

91.8
91.8
93.7
98.0
98.3
97.8

75.0
74.6
77.3
78.1
78.0
78.1

78.3
77.5
811.3
83.1
81.4
81.1

71.8
71.7
72.8
74.4
75.0
75.6

67.5
67.2
69.3
70. 6
73.0
74.5

72.8
72.6
73.8
73.9
74.1
73.8

78.1
75.8
77.5
75.4
76.5
77.7

89.0
86.7
87.2
84.4
83.3
80.4

52.2
61.7
53.3
54.0
53.9
52.5

93.4

76.5

79.9

73.9

70.0

73.1

78.6

84.1

52.2

9939
March
April
May

„•<,...

September.
October

For footnotes, see p. 168.




14

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

COMMODITY PRICES—WHOLESALE PRICES—Continued
WHOLESALE P R I C E S

(U. S.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)'

C o m m o d i t i e s other than f a r m products and food
Hides and leather products

YEAR AND MONTH

Combined
index

Hides
and Leath- Shoes
er
skins

House f u r n i s h i n g goods

Combined
Index

Furnishings

Furniture

Metals and metal products

Combined
index

Iron
and
steel

Textile products

Metals,
Plumbing
nonand heating
ferrous equipment

Combined
Index

Cloth- Cotton
goods
Ing

Hosiery
S i l k Woolen and
and
and
worsted
underwear rayon
goods

1926 = 100
1913
1914
1916
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1934
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1^35

monthly av . . . 68.1
monthly av. . . 70.9
monthly av...
75.5
monthly av. . . 93.4
monthly av.., 123.8
monthly av... 125.7
monthly av... 174.1
monthly av... 171.3
monthly av... 109.2
mcntiily av . . . 104.6
monthly av... 104.2
monthly av... 101.5
monthly av... 105.3
monthly av . . . 100.0
monthly av... 107.7
monthly av... 121.4
monthly av..* 109.1
monthly av... 100.0
monthly av... 86.1
monthly av . . . 72.9
montinly av... 80.9
menthly av... 86.6
irmthly av. . . 89.6

106.8
113.4
126.2
151 .0
201.3
194.2
267.4
206.7
89.5
115.8
117.6
110.2
118.7
100.0
120.3
148.6
112.7
91.0
60.2
42.1
67.1
68.6
80.8

71.8
71.3
68.3
87.1
98.4
116.4
145.6
162.7

53.7
50.5
55.0
70.4
101.7
138.6
124.3
153.7

100.0
91.9
90.1

110.5
121.0
129.5
303.1
10*. 5
100.0
87.1
83.7

91.9
95.7
107.5
108.8
110.2
100.5
97,8
100.1

98.8
84.7
66.1
54.0
71.2
86.5

ai.4

88.5
80.0
60.9
51.6
58.9
63.2
61.8

80.4
60.2
43.5
31.0
30.6
26.7
30.2

88.3
79.0
68.2
57.7
69.3
79.7
76.1

80.8
80.7
80.7
80.8
81.1
80.9
80.7
80.8
80.8
81.2
81.5
83.1
81.1

80.4
78.1
77.1
76.2
75.5
75.4
78.7
79.5
80.0
82.0
85.5
90.3
80.3

61.8
62.0
62.1
62.0
60.6
60.3
59.3
60.3
60.8
61.1
61.2
63.0
61.2

33.5
31.6
30.9
30.1
29.1
29.3
30.7
31.6
30.2
31.1
33.4
33.8
31.2

81.4
82.8
83.8
82.2
82.2
82.6
82.0
81.2
80.9
80.5
84.3
90.5
82.9

83.9
84.2
64.8
86.8
87.2
89.1
90.1
90.0
89.7
89.4
87.3
86.7
87.9

91.9
81.3
94.0
95.1
92.6
89.7
86.8
82.2
76.8
73.1
70.5
68.7
84.3

64.4
64.7
64.9
65.9
65.7
64.6
64.8
65.7
66.5
65.8
64.2
63.4
65.1

34.5
33.7
33.6
33.8
32.5
32.5

81. »
03.1
92.6
93.5

32 .'0
32.4
30.6
30.1
29.4
32.5

9(5!l
85.1
83.5
91.1

68.2
67.6
67.5
65.7
65.0
63.9
65.1
64.4
64.1
64.6
65.1
64.6
65.4

63 .0
60.9
60.3
60.6
60.5
59.7
59.8
59.8
59.9
59.9
59.9
59.3
60.3

28.9
28.5
28.8
28.9
28.4
27.6
29.9
29.2
29.5
30.9
30.3
30.8
29.3

83.8
81.0
80.2
77.1
76.0
75,6
75.9
76.3
76.3
76.3
76.4
74.8
77.4

64,3
63.7
63.7
63.4
63.3
64.1
65.1
65.5
70.4
74.3
74.8
75.2
67.2

59.1
58.8
59. Q
60.2
60.2
60.1
60.2
61.5
62.8
63.5
64.8
66.0
61.4

32.1
34.7
36.1
37.8
40.7
39.1
40.2
39.5
43.4
46.2
47.7
55.0
40.9

74.5
74.7
75.1
75.2
75.4
75.6
75.4
75.5
84.0
91.3
90.5
90.3
79.8

57.3
54.6
54.1

70.9
61.4
64.7
109.7
176.7
147.0
130.0
157.1
109,4
98.1
117.3
109.4
102.2
100.0
94.2
93.5

88.9
76,3
108.6
160*2
165.7
144.4
118.9
118.3
78.3
83.5
95.3
93.0
101.4
100.0
92.8
94.0

100.0
92.0
95.1

98.7
137.2
135.3
164.8
94.5
100.2
111 .3
106.7
108.3
100.0
95.6
95.5

94.9
89.1
83.3
79.4
78.6
86.7
86.7

106.1
82.4
61.9
49.8
59.6
67.7
68.6

95.0
88.6
84.7
66.8
67.1
72.6
68.9

90.4
80.3
66.3
54.9
64.8
72.9
70.9

90.0
86.2
75.9
63.0
72.2
82.5
79.8

86.7
86.7
86.6
86.6
86.3
86.2
86.9
87.1
86.8
86.9
87.9
89.6
87.0

87.1
86.9
86.3
86.3
86.3
86.3
87.6
87.9
88.1
88.8
88.9
90.9
87.6

69.7
69.7
69.9
70.4
70.7
70.0
70.4
70.8
71.4
71.7
75.4
78.6
71.6

71.7
73.8
73.8
73.8
73.8
73.8
76.5
76.5
76.5
76.6
76.7
76.7
75.0

71.7
71.0
70.8
70.2
69.8
69.7
70.5
70.9
70.9
71.6
73.5
76.3
71.5

84.0
84.5
85.0
85.8
86.1
86.6
86.8
87.1
87.1
87.1
86.0
85.9
85.9

90.9
91.7
96.0
96.5
95.8
95.9
96.1
97.0
97.1
96.4
96.8
96.3
95.7

91.7
92.0
97.5
99.6
99.6
99.7
99.8
99.9
99.8
99.7
99.3
99.0
98.2

84.8
89.4
101.1
97.0
91.7
91.9
92.7
93.3
92.6
85.5
78.5
75.1
89.6

77.1
77.4
77.6
78.7
78.7
78.7
78.7
78.8
80.6
80.6
79.6
79.6
78.8

77.5
77.5
78.3
79.5
78.7
78.2

54.5
56.3
58.6
69.1
91.5
97.9
134.7
151.1
111.5
98.1
99.1
98.4
100.5
100.0
102.6
109.9
106.3
102.0
93.7
86.1
90.2
98.1
98 .0

56.3
56.8
56.0
61.4
74.2
93.3
105.9
141.8
113.0
103.5
108.9
104.9
103.1
100.0
97.5
95.1
94.3
92.7
84.9
75.1
75.8
81.5
80.6

47.9
48.7
47.1
54.8
70.3
94.5
101.4
128.5
103.3
97.0
104.8
103.4
102.2
100.0
97.4
93.7
93.6
91.4
82.2
75.4
76.6
84.1
84.2

87.3 100.5
86.0 100.5
85.0 100.4
84.5 100.3
84.4 100.2
83.2
99.7
83.0 99.3
82.4
99.3
84.2 99.3
85.4
99,3
88.4
99.3
92.6 99.4
85.6
99.8

81.4
81.5
81,4
81.5
81.5
81.4
81,2
81.4
81.7
82.0
82.3
83.2
81,7

84.8
85.0
84.9
85.0
85.0
85.2
85.1
85.2
85.4
85.6
85.7
86.9
85.3

77.9
77.9
77.9
78.0
77.9
77.5
77.2
77.6
78.0
78.3
78.8
79.4
78.0

99.7
101.4
102.3
103.8
106.1
107.5
107.4
107.4
107.5
107.6
106.9
105.6
105.0

86.5
87.9
88.4
89.0
89.3
89.5
89.7
91.1
91.1
91.0
90.4
89.7
89,7

89.0
91.2
91.7
92.1
92.5
92.5
92.6
95.0
94,9
94.9
94.8
93.5
93.4

69.1
72.5
75.8
107.2
141.9
135.3
187.5
188.2
111.7
105.2
104.1
99.8
104.8
100.0
109.2
126.3
113.2
101.3
86.2
65,1
71.4
75.0
80.1

90.8
70.7
70,6 80.2
70.9 86.3
72.8 116.5
81.7 150.6
93.3 136.5
114.7 130.9
165.6 149.4
129.9 117.5
114.6 102.9
116.7 109.3
107.9 106.3
104.6 103.2
100.0 100.0
96.3
97.7
96.7
97.0
95.0 100.5
94.0 92.1
84.5
88.0
75.0 80.2
75.1
79.8
86.9
79.0
77.0 86.4

'ioo!6
95.8
93.2

58.0
56.0
52.3
68.7
98.7
146.6
147.5
190.7
99.5
104.3
116.9
114.7
110.0
100.0
97.1
100.4

1936
February
March
April . .
Mav
July

,. .

t tt

t

Monthly average...

97.1
96.1
94.9
94.6
94.0
93.8
93.4
93.6
94.6
96.6
97.0
99.7
95.4

100.5
96.7
91.0
90.1
87.3
89.0
87.8
90.0
93.3
97.2
101.2
110.4
94.6

1937

101.7
102.7
104.2
106.3
106.7
106.4
July
106.7
108.1
107.6
October
.1... 106.7
101.4
December
97.7
Monthly average... 104.6
March
April
May

116.0
91.3
114.9
95.5
118.5
97.1
121.4 100.7
117.7 100.6
114.6
98.8
116.2
98.7
122.1 100.0
120.7
98.9
117.1
97.2
94.6
02.7
85.5
86.9
113 .5 96.8

78. a

77.1
75.3
73.5
71.2
70.1
76.3

93 .2
94.4
93.9

1938

96.7
94.7
93.6
92.1
91.3
90.1
91.5
Aupust. ..........
91.9
92.0
93.4
94.6
93.1
Monthly average . . . 92.8

82.3
74.6
69.5
62.6
63.4
62.3
70.8
75.6
75.7
82.1
85.5
78.8
73.6

86.6
84.4
63.3
82.2
82.1
81.6
82.5
82.1
82.4
84.6
86.9
85.9
83.7

104.7
104.6
104.6
104.5
102.5
101.8
101.2
100.8
100.8
100.3
100.4
100.6
102.2

88.3
88.0
87.7
87.3
87.2
87.1
86.4
86.4
86.2
85.7
85.8
86.0
86.8

92.8
92.2
91.6
90.9
90.8
90.7
90.5
90.5
90.2
89.3
89.7
90.3
90.8

83.7
83.7
83.7
83.6
83.6
83.5
82.2
82.2
82.1
82.1
81.9
81.6
82.8

96.6
96.0
96.0
96.3
96.7
96.1
95.2
95.4
95.5
95.3
94.9
94,6
95.7

99.6
99.3
99.4
100.4
101,8
100.9
97,2
97.3
97.3
96.9
96.9
96.8
98.6

75.0
72.1
71.6
70.7
68.8
67.2
71.8
72.9
73.5
76.2
77.6
76.8
72.8

79.6
79.6
78.9
77.2
77.2
77.2
79.5
79.2
78.5
78.5
78.7
78.7
78.5

66.1
65.9
65. S
66.2
66.2
65.8
66.7

86.3
85.8
84.6
84.6
82.2
82.2
81.7
81.7
81.6
81.6
81.6
81.6
82.9

78.4
72.8
73.8
68.3
72.1
75.3
76.9
77.2
97.4
112.4
104.3
105.2
84.6

85.0
84.2
82.7
82.8
83.1
83.8
84.1
84.0
92.0
97.8
97.8
95.2
87.5

101.2
101.1
101.2
101.2
101.3
101.3
100.8
100.8
101.8
105.7
107.2
107.5
102.6

85.4
85.2
85.2
85.4
85.5
85.6
85.6
85.6
86.6
87.8
88.4
88.5
86.3

90.1
89.8
89.7
89.6
89.8
90.0
90.0
90.0
91.7
93.7
94.2
94.4
91.1

80.5
80.5
80.5
81.0
81.0
81.0
81.0
81.1
81.3
81.7
82.3
82.4
81.3

94.4
94.3
94.3
94.0
93.5
93.2
93.2
93.2
94.8
95.8
96.0
96.0
94.4

96.4
96.1
96.1
96.1
95.7
95.2
95.1
95.1
95.5
96.0
96.0
96.1
95.8

76,7
76.5
76.6
74.7
73.1
72.9
73.3
74.6
84.7
85.3
85.1
84.6
78.0

78.7
79.2
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.2

65.9
66.1
66.6
66,9
67.5
67.3
67.6
67.8
71.7
75.5
76.4
78.0
69.7

81.5
81.5
81.5
81.6
81.7
81.7
81.2
81.5
81.7
83.2
83.8
84.2
82.0

March
April
May

1939
(January ....... ..

93.1
91.9
91.8
90.9
91.6
92.3
July
92.5
92.7
September .,.,.,
98.5
October
104.6
104.0
103.7
Monthly average , . . 95.6
March
April
May

For footnotes, see p. 168.




69.7
68.6
68.2
67.2 1
66.1 !

65. r>

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

15

COMMODITY iPHIGES-WHOLESAyE PRICES, WORLD PRICES, AND PURCHASING
POWER OF THE DOLLAR
WORLD mCES, TOEOTFPS A!«D TO MATEfmiS^
(7 CmiUODflTiES)

•IESALE PR GOES (U. S.
DEPARTMENT ®F LABOR)'
G@Bm©dStI©@ ®tSi©r than
fare presets asud f@®ds

Oom»
blm4
Swd@K

V F A B AMHi MAWTM

I33s£<s>! laifa®©ios
&xitolm&
index

-Cotton Rybfeer

monthly
KtomtM-j
Dorathly
EOTaSuly
monthly
monthly
monthly
isontiily

average...,
averages...
average. ....
average ....
average....
average....
average. . . .
average....

123.1
134.4
139.1
167.5

ISgg
19SS
130t
193S
19S8
19S7

monthly
monthly
mTOtWLy
monthly
ipontbl j
monthly
ninthly
mQBthly

average 0 . . .
average. „ » .
average . » . .
average.. 0 0
average ....
average. 9 . 0
average....
average....

109.3
92.8
99.7
©3.8
109 o©
100.0
91.0
05.4

1§S®
1930
1831
1032
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
ncnthly
BontWLy
monthly
monthly

average ....
average
average ..„.
average
averages... 0
averag® . . E .

8)3.1
89.9
86.9

100. a

Sugar

Tea

Tin

fcat

Wtoiesale
prle@§

Autea&U® tSrta Fapar
m$ pyJp
arad te&@®
l@g© = 100

3,913
1,914
1015
1916
1917
1918
12)19

Silk

PMRCHASt^O POWER 0>F
THE DOLLAR^

207. a
173.1
155*1
160.4
198.0

179 eO

US .4
103 DS
§3Q©

se.©
i©0e®

74=9
@3,4

Prices
Coat
food ree@ivsd
©f
fey
prleas fanners G i v i n g

R@tai i

Monthly ayerage 1923-35 = 100

59.4
S8.2
6S.7
89.0
123.7
106.7
115.1
181.8
107.©
91 Q S

ic@0©

100.7
1<B3.2
109.0
93 .0
91.4

ISOoO

134. 6

73.3
79.0
104.0
S5o3
§So4
84=3
80.S
73.3

55.5
77.9
107.7
105.6
86.4
©S.3
64,7
73.5

144,3 s
147.8 s
144,9 6
117=8 S3
85.7
76.7 3
72.7 8
©.3 «

188.6
154,8
186=5
139 O g

ica=2

§M
83=2
76ol

145.6
140.6
149.9
134=5
84.0
7S.8
89.0
©9.7

3

98=4
103=3
103.1
103.1
S3. 2
93.3
S3. 7
93.8

117=6
111.4
103.5
103,8
94.3
101.4
103.7
98 06

09=4
104.4
101.7
100.4
98.0
97.5
99.7
101.1

66.1 100=2

141. S

38.4 91=8
63.1 59,7
41.0 106=8 75=6 83.4 64.8
85=0
@i<,0 1SO=9 130,® 98.8
@lo3
87.3 104=7 100,1 ©0,9
169 *7 91.8
64,7 101.1 115,3
86.5 65.9 98,5 129.9
.113.8
88=4 76.0
72.8 97.0 138.0
70.9 61.7 85.4 100.4
S3-.7

114.8
§3.3
86.6
5
94.7
118=3
10? .2
99 = 3
8©. 2

103=2
104,1
100=1
103.6
97.3
100.7
103. 5
104.1

83.0

126=9

8

?
163=8
? 106.7
?
165.6
?
131.1
g
108.3
s
99.7
86.1

70.3
©7.0
49 .©
4S.3
31 o3
33. S
25o3
33,5
31.5 | 32.0
.
45.2
41.0
41.5 ! 43.8

48,1
28.1
1405
8.2
14=0
30o3
29.0

68,9
47,7
33.3
21.8
22=5
18=1
22,8

47.9
34,6
30.6
21=7
23=9
2S=7
24,7

83.1 89.9
77.9 63.1
'58.1 48.7
35,5 43.8
53.5 77.8
70.2 103.8
88=3 100.2

83.7
67,2
40.5
38.4
38.9
47.3
53.7

103.6
110.5
M8.0
16B=4
153 ,8
134=4
135.9

§3*5
100=4
123.0
146=4
1B0.6
135.0
124,3

100.7
116,7
168.9
336=2
210=1
183.4
136=1 '

101.6
103 D g
116.7
130.5
135.9
128.0
123. S

43.B
43.@
41.9
43.0
43*0
44,1
48.5
45=2
45.2
45.2
44,9
47=1
44«S

33.6
36=3
37.2
37.4
36.8
37.1
38.©
38.1
38oS

27.2
24.9
24.2
23 oS

43.1
46,9
38 o4

27,0
S7,5
24.7

37.4
26=1
23,5
26.2
23.5
35.0
23.0
23.9
23,3
23.7
23.1
S5.1
25,1

67,8 94.0
30.5 93.3
70.2
95.5
93.4
71*4
68.0
92.1
64.7
84.0
@4.9 8506
63.6 84=7
71.7
89=0
©7.7 89.4
08.0 103.3L
63.9 103.1
68.3 92=3

©.1
58.1
58.7
86.®
63,2
34=6
83,5
73 ,3
72=2
73.8
73.2
81 = 8
65.5

123=0
123.0
126=5
126.4
138.1
12?. 3

81.5
82.9
80.7

44.8
43.3
43.1
43.1
42.4
42.1
45.5
46.7
46.6
47 ,4
40.0
51.1
45.3

123.1
123.4
123=4
123.8
123.3
119=©
124=7

132.4
134.1
133.8
135 a 5
135,2
119.3
119=0
119.0
118,6
ISQoS
131.2
1130,©
121=8

13S.O
135,0
141.4
140.1
142,7
137.4
137.9
118.5
118.5
131.5
122.5
116.7
128=9

121,3
121.8
132.3
123.0
121.4
119.5
110.3
118=8
118*3
118=6
118=8
118.1
119.9

51.8
53.1
55.0
§6.4
56.4
58.4
56.4
56=4
S@,4
50=4
57.4
57.4
SS.8

84.8
87.5
S0.2
93=9
2)4.6
95.0
94.2
94.1
93.4
92.4
90.4
89.8
91.7

53=3
52,8
38 3
59k
58.0
53.8
S5.2
51.4
4S.9
48*0
45.8
47.0
82.6

47.8
48.2
SS.3
52.6
48.9
46.7
45*6
37.9
33.1
30 =B
29=4
30.5
41.9

50*1
50.0
8@=4
S40®
49. S
45,2
44.2
43=0
43o4
38.1
34,2
36.1
45.4

3S=7
S7.8
SSol
•g706
25=8
23=5
S7 1
2Sl2
35=9
24=0
23.0
23.0
36.0

39.6
31,0
34.1
33.5
33 06
33.8
34.4
3X3
32=4
32,2
31.4
32.7
S3-, 6

70.8
74.1
77.9
80.6
81. 6
76.4
77.0
©4.3
86.9
84=4
78.1
73.4
78.8

101.3
103=3
134=8
117=4
110.7
111.1
119*0
118.2
116,6
103.4
86.1

§4.3
79.5
86.5
S5.3
89,9
84=8
91.0
85.7
86.5
87.3

117.3
116*7
114. 7
114.4
115.3
115.5
114.6
115.1
115.2
117=9
120,8
123,3
116 o 7

118.2
118=3
117.1
110,8
115,6
115,9
118.4
117.0
118,6
117=8
119.6
121.1
117.5

113.3
115.7
114.8
113.1
114 = 8
118.6
117.6
119.5
134- cB
131.3
137,4
141=4
121.5

117 ,1
110,7
115.7
115.2
114=5
114,4
114.4
114=3
113,8
113,6
114=3
114.8
114.9

75.3
74,8
74.4
73.4
73.1
1-3 ,0
72.7
72=4
72.4
73o©
73.0
73.1
73.3

57=4
57.4
57.4
57.4
57.4
§7*4
57.4
57 .4
S7.4
37.4
SS.8
88. 8
57.7

so.o

44.2
45.2
41.9
40.7
38.8
39=6
41o2
39.1
38.3
3?.i
37.5
36.5
40=1

31 = 6
32.7
32.7
3S.4
30.9
30=9
3S.7
30.9
29.8
31.8
33.5
32.0
32.0

34.3 21.9
34. S 23.3
31.7 23=8
27,7 22.6
27 = 1 g2=4
29=4
23 = 5
36.0 2S.3
37.7 24.3
37.8 25,2
39.6 38.9
38.0 85=2
37.S S3.3
34.3 33.8

33,1
28»3
27=1
26=0
2©,2
37.1
28.2
28 = 1
23,®
28=8
28. 8
30.4
26.2

79.4
77.4
76,0
76.9
75*3

83.6
83.1
81.0
70,3
73 = 3
80.3
70.5
86.3
76=3
88=1
78*4
S6.3
90.0
72.9
92=0
80.0
67.2 ,91.9
73.6 '84.1

3.^4,5
128.2
136=4
128.0
128=9
128=8
127.8
128.9
128.6

129.9
130.8
123=1

134.5
127,8
137.3
136,9
138.4
134=7
123.0
127.6
127.1
130.0
128,5
127,2
138.6

144,1
131.5
153 »1
156 oS
159.7
139. 7
134.8
169,7
154,8
104=8
158. 8
133.1
154.8

118,3
117.3
117.3
117,2
117 = 8
117.2
117,5
118.3
118*3
118. B
118.8
118.3
117=6

73,3
73.5
74.1
74=4
74.3
73=8
73.4
73.3
78.6
77.6
7-7.0

38.8
59 ,7
60. 5

37.2
37,8
37.3
38.4
41.3
41=0
39.6
38=0
<")

32.7
33.1
33=1
3S.4
85.3
36.4
35.7
34.6
34,2
34.2
36=0
40.4
34.9

36,®
37.3
38.1
37.2
37.6
38.3
38=7
89 =0
49.7
46.6
47.3
4@=9

31,3
SO.,9
31=9
3S.2
40.5
37.4
37.7
32.7
S9,7
49.4
40=8
43=4
39=2

©6.7
67.0
66.6
69.6
88.9
68. S
67.5
74.3

130.9
130=9
131.3
132.1
132=1
133.2
133.5
134.2
127=3
126.8
137.3
W.g
130.6

129*0
130.2
130.9
130.5
130.7
131.1
130.7
133.2
126.6
127.6
128.4
130.0
139.9

156=5
13© .7
181.0
3,05=3
183.4
169=3
160=3
163,9
149.9
181.5
151.6
1S3.1
159.7

119,0
119.5
119=8
119.6
119.9
130.0
119.8
130.3
118.3
118. 6
118.6
119. S
119,3

82.6
77.7
8® = 8
6£.4
83.5
60.7

88.®

6So3

54.5
51.3
48.0
41.1
43.1
44,9
45.7

67 = 8
68=1
@So3
68.6
69.2
69.7
71=0
71.5
71.3
71,5
73.4
74.5
70.S

45,0
45.0
45=0
43.0
47.5
47.5
47.5
47.5
47. S
47=5
50.1
50.1
47.3

79.8

76.2
77,8
79. S
81.1
80. S
79=4
79,0
7?. 3
77.0
78.3
76.4
75,0
77=8

8@.i

81 o4
75,6
7©0©
82.7
80.0

l©86
March......... . a . B . B . . . .
April .. O c>....... 0 , = o 0 . = 0 0
Kay. , 0 0 0 0 0 . 8 . . . . „. . „ . . . . „

ma

80.3
80.5
80.5
80.6
80.6
80.6
80.7

so. e

38. e

22.3
23.9
23=0
23=7

89B7
April . . o o , . ( , » „ . . « , . . « . . , »
Ifey... „...,..... <....<,....
July.. <,............<,....

8938
March. p . „
...a..*..
April ........... ........
Ifey........... ...........
July.... a ..o- a .......o<..

89.7
§8 = 8
87.5
§8*9
85.S
8S=S
83=4
81.0
81.7
81.6
80.9
SSoO

107=9

7o!§>

89°. 3
87.2
75,8
32.3
89 = 8
68.5
63.©

m.o
@2 = 4
53.®
50,2
46,7
43 = 3
38.1
S®,7

tss.B

939
Kareh0-. O o = o . o
April B

0 0

«.o.

a 0

. . o. ., = .
a

9

o

0

.

0 0 0 0 0

May
cR2KS* 4 « 0 . „ . , , , a «,

0

, , , 9 0 ,0

July. , . < , „ < , « , « , . , , , , » . , . . .

November 0 e ... t , 0 . = ,,....
Monthly average .........




p. 168*

77.4
74,8

eo.s
$0=6

60.5
60=5
©0.5
00. 5
60,5
55.6
63.©
59.5

81=0
81.1
81.3
81 .1
80.4
79.9
79.9

so.o

81,8
86.3
SSoO
89.0
33.4

(10)

<«)
(10)
(10 1

41-1

g6o5
29.5
31.0
33=4
37=6
33.4
37,0
38.9
41.8
45=7
47.4
54.8
38.0

(10)
(10)
(10)

(10)
(10)

SS.3
90.8
91 = 9
93.9
97.5
07.2
96=6
97.0
126.3
109.9
103o9
100.7
99.8

39.3
41.1
36.8
30o9
40=4
40.8
34.3
3S,4

(10)
(10)

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(10)
(16)

16

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED
IN 37 STATES—(F. W. DODGE CORPORATION)
VALUE
(FEDERAL RESERVE INDEX)^
Unadjusted*
YEAR AND
MONTH
Total

Adjustedt

Residen- Total
tial

Residential

Monthly average
1923-25=100
1919 monthly av.
192D monthly a.v.

63

44
30

av.
av.
av.
av.
av.
av.
av.
av,

56
79
84
94
122
139
139
135

44
68
81
95
134
121
117
126

1929
1930
1931
1933
1933
1934
1935

av.
av.
av.
av,
av.
av.
«v.

117
03

32
371

87
50
37
13
11
12
21

JUAO

50
45
47
53
56
60

31
22
38
35
38
39

62
52
47
47
46
52

25
35
26
30
32
36

July
August....
September.
October...
November..
Docember..

fx5
65
60
54
51
53

45
46
47
41
39
38

59
63
59
57
58
66

44
46
47
43
40
45

Monthly average.

55

37

January
February
March.
April
May
June

51
54
56
61
68
72

37
42
47
51
52
47

63
62
56
53
56
61

July
August....
September.
October...
November,.
December..

75
66
56
49
50
49

45
40
37
35
31
25

67
62
56
53
56
61

Monthly avura,

59

41

January
February
March
April
May
June

42
44
46
59
61
63

22
38
35
43
44
46

52
51
46
53
51
54

July
August....
September.
October...
November..
December..

65
69
79
78
85
77

49
52
56
56
54
48

59
66
78
82
96
96

Monthly average.

64

45

January
February
March
April
May
June

70
63
69
76
75
73

45
51
58
68
65
64

86
73
69
67
63
63

July
August....
September,
October.,.
November..
December..

73
76
73
73
74
69

63
66
68
66
59
51

67
73
73
76
83
86

Monthly average.

72

60

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

38

Valuation
Projects

Public

Private

Thousands of dollars

E d u c a t i o n a l and
science bui I d l n g s

offline rc l a )
>ul Mings

I '

Total

By ownership

Total

Number

1931 monthly
1922 monthly
1933 monthly
1934 monthly
1935 monthly
1926 monthly
1927 monthly
1938 monthly

NONRESIDENTIAL B U I L D I N G S 2

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION 2

Projects

Floor
area

Valuation

Projects

Ftoor
area

Number

Thous.
sq. ft.

Thous .
of dol,

Number

Thous.
sq. ft.

500,536
531,743
525,255
552, 357

2,905
3,056
3,301
3,488

30,194
29,644
29,313
32,839

14,348 479,233
376,926
11,272
257,737
9,184
112,597
8,344
104,642
7,101
^7,711 "128,592
153, 712
9,458

63,972
56,893
81,283
83,925

48,62-4
47,751
47, 310
69,787

3,525
3,264
2,298
1,885
2,462
2,938
3,990

33, 136 302, 109 3,011
33,659 151,864 1,869
14,210 95,055 1,275
6,B81 40,635 1 1,186
6,051
34,789 1,516
7,170 45,934 1,743
9,513
56,748 1,804

7,725
6,441
10,513
13,33?
13,242
13,351

214,794
140,419
198,763
234,632
216,071
232,665

149,192
78, 831
90, 110
10-4,559
94,491
116,390

65,601
61,588
102,652
130,073
121,580
116,275

2,761
2, 355
3,105
3,791
3,436
3,411

16,158
11, -487
15, 314
17,378
15,672
16,046

90,914 )
62,081
83,843
95,477 !
81,695
80,534

13,890
12,912
12,058
12, 966
11,269
9,605

294,735
375,281
234,272
225,768
208,204
199,696

153,302
153,018
115,560
101,231
89,086
82,461

141,433
122,263
118,712
12-4,537
119, 118
117,236

3,626
3,504
3,079
3,319
2,997
2,467

17,610
15,639
13,810
14,507
14,684
14,459

11,442

222,942

111,186 111,756

3,154

15,230

45
47
45
44
44
43

10,801
11,839
16,685
19,045
16,305
16,855

242,719
188,257
231,246 j
269,534
243,738
317,742

112,237
69,381
66,355
74,164
92,526
137,458

130,482
118,876
164,891
195, 370
151,212
180,284

44
40
37
36
32
30

15, 361
15,'454
14,947
14,506
12,512
9,152

321,603
281,217
207,072
302,081
198,401
209,450

130,776
103,641
79,624
77,839
92,889
115,053

14,455

242,755

26
32
33
37
37
42

8,503
9,261
14,533
15,058
17,465
18,194

192,231
118,945
226,918
222,016
283,156
251,006

117,601
51,054
94,597
99,319
143,700
107,777

49
53
56
57
56
57

17,648
18,770
16,926
19,664
17,772
16,027

239,799
313,141
300,900
357,698
301,679
389,439

97,838
171,099
160,135
203,359
178,948
279,403

15,818
55
58
55
58
55
58
63
67
68
68
61
80

183,479
201,475
203,310
303, 182

13,339
1,590
1,687
13,696
1,801 ; 11,818
13,266

Valua- i Projtion , ects
Thous.
of dol.

Floor Valuaarea | tion

Numbor

Thous. I Thous.
sq. ft. of dol.

T " "• '

T

i

397

5,045 !
4,480
4,493
5,334

77,432
51,360
4,rm 25,835
1,990
10,230
8,281
1,879
3,355 13,550
3,9-49 13,707 !
r-——•---••

378
398
271
150
1.R3
329
301

4,887
4,746
3,050
1, 143
460
1,398
3,171

30,799
30,513

1,391
1,354
1,874
2,353
2,123
1,978

3,991
2,456
4,203
5,253
4,461
5,867

15,550
12,568
17,251
24,273
18,785
21,910

570
375
339
314
309
377

7,316
3,898
3,753
4,551
3,657
3,2-46

38,070
20, 103
18,411
32,467
20,103
17,539

96, 581 i
80,994
69,259
78,178
66,675
73,06B ,

2,064
2,143
1,863
2,044
1,822
1,406

6,185
5,363
4,935
5, 194
5,719
4, 551

28,641
31,963
20,065
21,989
3S, 966
23, 156

484
336
200
231
263
239

4,319
2,351
1,848
3,163
2,559
2, 324

23,651
12,0-46
8,903
13,139
12,833
12,735

79,982

1,868

4,765

20,761

341

3,499

18,2-49

2,636
2,930
3,385
3,739
3,239
3,594

14,734 96,286
10,861 65,186
16,674 89,228
18,415 96,326
16,788 93,965
21,802 125,903

1,591
1,911
2,170
2,303
2,031
2,091

4,320
3,699
5,941
6,468
5,531
5,286

21,463
22,395
30,007
28,540
25,610
24,488

198
147
172
230
347
329

2,859
1,794
1,966
3,533
3, 158
5,015

18,802
10,889
9,123
13,030
21,435
36,859

190,827
177, 576
127,448
124,242
105,512
94,397

3,764
3,603
3,309
3,343
2,876
2,536

34,754 139,137
31,304 118, 137
14,591 76,212
13,719 75,295
13,786 79,279
16,643 101,207

2,124
3,074
1,987
2,029
1,617
1,285

6,845
5,584
5,776
5, 515
4,237
3,081

29,112
29,590
25,332
25,238
18,855
16,513

472
366
315
301
305
404

2,523
2,499
3,10-4
1,851
3,361
6,836

14,820
18,704
15,335
10,120
18,800
36, 990

95,995 146,760

3,246

17,086

96,347

1,934

5,190

34,754

278

3,041

18,601

74,630
67,891 !
132,321
122,797
139,456
143,239

2,466
3,303
3,344
2,965
3,268
3,499

9,637
8,436
13,713
13,578
13,787
14,429

57,448
48,440
87,823
80,435
77,771
81,803

1,302
1,303
1,837
1,543
1,581
1,668

2,708
2,398
3,354
1,431
3,780
3,543

15,399
13,036
30,195
18,939
19,165
18,787

292
270
338
337
377

see ;

3,556
2,623
3,237
2,598
2,348
3,182

19,049
15, 392
20,986
16,928
11,760
14,659

141,961
142,042
140,775
154,339
122,731
110,036

3,188
3,416
3,363
3,594
3,585
3,495

11,579 72,563
14,744 87,316
15,599 91,997
23,223 131,020
21,515 116,008
25,503 139,513

1,515 i
1,576
1,260
1,413
1,392
l,04t

4,361
3,646
2,864
4,618
3,106
3,990

26, 150
18,325
13,963
24,171
13,721
13,937

450
459
493
759
834
998

1,362
3,311
6,043
8,1-12
8,766
12,956

10,660
21,380
33,933
47,038
48,996
73,287

266,411

142,060 124,351

3,207

15,479

89,345

1,443

3,482

17,984

498

4,752

27,839

13,281
13,015
20,233
22,282
23,244
21,701

351,673
220,197
300,661
330,030
308,487
288,316

147,916
110, 975
127,776
159,656
134,757
127,595

103,757
109,220
172,885
170,374
173,730
160,721

2,456
2,348
3,592
3,400
3,457
4,052

14,350
12,783
17,944
16,565
12,701
15,418

84,999
69,544
97,786
94,656
76,749
92,845

1,089
1,184
1,536
1,763
1,799
1,730

3,393
2,391
3,372
4,147
3,563
4,416

17,326
13,514
17,376
21,267
19,525
36,789

476
278
3SO
275
315
432

5,120
4,416
4,823
4,043
2,259
2,077

31,673
21,837
27,648
21,088
16,414
12,500

21,806
23,270
22,984
22,402
22,323
18,831
20,448

299,883
312,328
323,227
261,796
299,847
354,098
295,879

136,543
158,459
144,216
91,604
143,647
225,095
142, 353

163,340
153,869
179,011
170, 192
156,200
129,003
153,525

3,823
3,453
3,650
3,749
3,342!
2,711
3,328

17,691
12,270
16,490
15,495
15,420
11,675
14,900

88,501
69,883
82,466
72,684
77,769
57,757
80,470

1,932
1,867
1,891
1,953
1,635
1,358
1,643

4,699
3,857
5,652
4,977
4,299|
4,032
4,067

32,946
21,068
26,641
22,641
20,400
17,416
20,576

487
318
247
193
179
169
310

3,894
1,811
1,935
1,871
1,818
1,351

19,424
13,840
10,141
9,453
9,736
7,662
16,784

14,477
14,227
15,384
16,688

72,704
76,741
77,743
73,717

13,433
8,049

1

335
333

3-4,893
31,002
30,741
32,498

6,f728
3,341
14,033

1936

January
February
March
April
May

1937

1938

(939

For footnotes, see pp. 168, 169,




* Without adjustment for seasonal variations.

fWlth adjustment for seasonal variations.

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OP CURRENT BUSINESS

17

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED
IN 37 STATES-IF. W. DODGE CORPORATION)-Continued
NONRESIDENTIAl B U I L D I N G S ^
Manufacturing
byS S d l n p s

YEAR .AND MONTH

KospEtaBs and S n s t i t u i l o f i a S by i i d i n g s

Pub H e tH'S i d i n g s

Proj»
gets

Floor
arsa

VaJyatlcn

Proj-

F!@or

Valuation

Projects

K'w*es°

Thous*
sq« ft.

Ttouso
of dol.

KUEbejj*

TJlQUS,
sq* ft.

Ttouso
of dol.

Number

1925 monthly average , „ «, , „ ,

433
465
447
484

5,576
6=309
S9678
73743

37,318
3)9S27I
31,336
43,403

77
83
100
95

1,170
1,233
1,567
1S667

9j254
11,083
13,540
13?727

71
83
109
115

1839 iscMBtsfaly avuswu e <> <> <> <> o

S33
890
§35
108
315
309
322

8,7Sd
4,002
1,676
•
754
1,582
1,464
1,730

45,480
31,38©
9,680
3,634
10,636
9,673
9,072

99
102
77
46
46
63
61

1,625
1,593
1,407
610
407
353
515.

13,684
13,594
10,099
4,029
3,104
3,109
3,931

109
123
131

273
335
348
450
390
373

1,683
3,381
3,315
3,480

8,956
13^437
18,411

2,919

10,313

63
59
67
59
67
83

937
937
1,034
556
1,016
978

5,325
5,651
8,089
4,393
6,074
6,130

400
4Q4
392
457
431
415

3,620
3,056
3,831

6,165

19,140
14,980
18,838
18,393
14,075
33,13©

79
81
60
71
56
S9

1,083
1,093
797
831
§88
437

380

3,358

67

435
418
800
551
40S
469

5,08S
2<»994

37,C®I
12,609

6,020,

30,031
^8,533
38,833

193B aosstlily average «, , . . „ 0

S o e i a f imd r©er®a~
t S o n a l ^y i I d l i n g s

Ral iglous bui I d i n g s

Floor
aroa

Valyatlon

Projects

Ffiesr
area

Vaiuation

Projects

float
area

Valuation

Thous.

Ttoousof dol.

Number

Ihous.
sqe ft.

Ttous .
of dol.

HtoBber

Thous „
sq. ft.

Tfoougo
of dol.

sq*

ft.
691
655
839
941

4,543
5,603
6,633
6S354

303
201
339
21©

1,573
1,364
1,433
1,383

13,756
12,398
13,041
10,662

2GO
215
341
221

3,688
2,536
3,703
3,334

31,081
20,i56
31,73®
18,334

1,053
1,419
2,021
1,350
789
785

^sla,7

10,065
11,651
15,106
9,832
4,242
4,640
8,149

190
170
130
99
101
111
137

1,088
&Q5
465
293
219
321
295

8,843
7,738
4,425
2,271
1,473
1,535
1,973

207
313
188
135
185
333
233

1,788
1,341
1,168
461
467
544
659

12,33©
9^717
8,331
2,833
3S3©1
3,853
4,571

163
133
134
171
133
173

1,672
730
1,187
1,309
2,001
1,503

13,498
4,342
8,971
6,363
13,708
14,659

80
57
110
158
148
187

177
13©
353
410
363
546

1,131
813
1,557
3,442
3,645
3,070

334
153
233
316
266
340

1,270
819
1,303
1,753
1,551
83S

8S365
4S671
8,009
8,S34
7,083
53263

7,530
10,551
5,989
8,009
3a44S
3,053

133
139
140
149
113

es

896
1,433
1,006
1,163
703
0SO

6,557
11,346
6,730
7,991
3,041
4,307

191
177
153
149
118
10S

478
S04
455
421
SS9

mo

4,150
4,453
3^732
3S437
1,513
1,331

367
325
213
318
304
163

958
801
767
734
1,217
SM

7,344
4,850
5^286
5,134
5,669
4S0SS

8@4

6,177

138

1,190

8,517

133

359

3,354

237

1,071

6,340

54
71
59
84
71
75

671
777
760
S00
758

4,075
5,429
5,97©
5,484
9,256
4,397

105
75
93
139
86
135

730
467
972
1,014
"948
1,383

5,533
4,951
11,090
8,163
9,320
10,827

83
88
137
155
149
196

364
213
452
448
538
'662

2S213
15©64
2 ,,715
3,913
3,933
4,174

149
196
225
264
313
379

734
757
1,420
1,155
1,C8S
1,128

8,571
6,230
7,114
8,543
5,8^9
7,160

91
84
78
73
81

3,03©
1,190
970
683
900
1,177

13,185
7,695
5,494
4,711
6S633
©,4S0

133
131
117
116
146
148

1,067
1,359
934
1,277
956
1,367

11,255
9,983
6,597
9,179
9,798
8,305

211
218
182
194
147
104

490
768
©29
€18
419
339

3,271
4,544
4,187
^4,009
3,616
1,631

267
271
235
283
330
135

182S4
1,587
953
1,084
1,332
1,OS8

7,653
10,387
QSS76
7,086
6,784
6,764

si

116
151
152

'

«§3S
F©foriisui*y 0 i > o » o t , 0 0 0 0 [ ) . O O O O D O
Mareko , . o „ o „ 0 „ ° 8 o o
AWll e , , o . o . a o . . o . 0 . o , o . o o

May, 0 0 0 O 0 . . o o o e < 1 0 o , 0 . 0 0 . o , ,

3,510

S§3?
March. „ , „ . . . , , . O o o e . . , 0 0 . . .
April o 0 o „ . . .I.............
July 0 o o . • . * » „ . . „ „ * * o » . „ . . »

418
417
433
Ostober B0 „ „ D Q 0 . . o . . . • . . . 0 * •€08
338
379

7,492

10,2© 58,501
8,167 " 373875
3,538
3,517 is,e§o
3,48S 13,504
3,858 20,9*0

§0

see

431

5,068

38,141

75

951

6,820

118

1,039

8,743

153

478

3S072

'333

1,139

6,986

354
238
March. „,..,,. e * o a ! ) 8 . o s . ......
413
April............ .........
376
lay* . . . . „ . . . 0 . . . , . <, 0 „ . . o .370
*
§40
July. „ 0 0 0 . . . . . * . . o „ . > „ . . 294
329
September, . . B 0 0 . o . ....... «"
307
392
384
294
333

1,177
1,117
3,707
1,584
1,965
3,221

77
58
81
,'96
89
117

615
386
1,518
1,903
1,145
1,453

466
441
§36
1^238
688
1,685

4,130
3,178
8,387
§,437
5,187
9,769

124
107
138
152
196
321

369
334
363
490
728
709

3,196
1,853
3,049
3,816
4,S36
4,614

617
1,160
1,460
3,594
1,562
3,823

928
1,394
987
1,888
2,64®
2,279

1,436

193
S58
380
335
351
349
203

1,3S7

6,985
10,987
7S241
15,269
17,710
15,760
9,505

Sll
198
173
167
110
84
157

531
510
443
347
•315
284
443

3,837
3,395
2,©33
3,783
3,225
1,601
3,985

151
163
339
217
271
364 .
334
243
2CO
236
264
333
33S

6S5
930
1,028
19CMO
3,807
2,318

85
105
103
133
113
137
99

5,148
3,530
10,365
11,903
9,397
9,585
4,279
9,240
10,575
15,076
10,378
16,230
9,633

141
87
137
163
173
173

3,149
3,787
1,576
3,349
&,78S>
1,830
3,104

6,5S3
4,933
15,683
11,467
8,649
10,684
9,637
11,314
10,739
13,785
10,534
7,038
10,090

1,310
1,498
1,668
1,541
1,6881,484
1,474

3,580
5,268
6S737
7,280
16,829
11,703
7,060
10,412
10,607
9,876
10,011
8,918
8,999

385
333
448
454
497
831

1,953
3,833
4,126
3,344
3,210
3,414

7,093
9,481
13,001
17,473
12,988
15,758

67
79
91
104
75
93

ls©19
8M
1,640
2,000
538
786

7,9OO
7,540
11,957
2,4,096
4,664
5,805

153
109
164
136
135
158

1,390
1,189
1,660
1,096
747
1,922

10,569
7,637
12,609
6,933
6,795
15,340

83
87
143
182
183
249

S83
335
436
505
595
733

2,061
1,988
3,504
3,347
3,716
4,941

161
188
314
294
378
357

919
654
1S069
1,111
1,338
1,459

6,706
5,518
9,098
8,801
10,358
9,299

July. . . o o . . . . . . . . „ . o . . . 533
„-. .
434
609
665
660
501

5,397
2,533
4,439
4,666
4,914
3,430

17,404
10,369
30,738
16,773
18,481
15,390

91
96
94
70
53

1,164
334
1,313
808
71©
431

7,113
3,833
6,725
5,493
5,250
3,499

164
125
148
164
112
146

509
1,829
1,113
1,089
1,853
725

5,331
10,969
6,430
7,341
14,944
5,357

338
349
195
177
160
100

937
586
538
566
535
385

5,036
3,338
3,402
3,539
3,123
1,443

118
212
234
227
189
162

1,590
804
1,031
933
729
819

8,689
5,413
5,922
5,197
2,883
4,319

Monthly aiverag© . . „

3,6S9

14,571

82

936

6,8O5

143

1,260

9,170

170

518

3,203

227

1,031

6,850

(938

AWgUySfeo . . . I . . . * . . ! , . . . * * . . .

1939

March .....................
Apr&l.......;
........

493

For footnotes, see pp. 168, 169.




es

.

18

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED
IN 37 STATES—(F. W. DODGE CORPORATION)—AND BUILDING PERMITS
"

'

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED - 37 STATES 2
Nonresidential
but 1 d i n g s

R e s i d e n t i a l bu i ( d i n g s

P u b l i c works

5

Projects

Floor
area

Valuation

I N D I C A T E D EXPENDITURES FOR
B U I L D I N G CONSTRUCTION (BASED
ON B U I L D I N G PERMITS)' 7

Utilities*

Miscellaneous

YEAR AND MONTH
Projects

Floor
area

Valuation

Projects

Valuation

Number

Thous.
of
dollars

Number

54,493
64,968
81,076
83,033

150
177
205
200

33,587
42,707
28,526
34,782

232
261
200
136
169
237
177

39,135
53,486
21,659
5,198
7,044
1 9,291
7,973

ValuProjects ation

•""'"' - - — - —

Residential
Total i
buildNew
Number
ing
of
resicondential
f
a
m
i
l
i
e
s
strucprovided b u i l d tion
ings
for
\

Thous.
of
dollars

Number Thous.
sq.ft.

Thous .
of
dollars

Number

Thous.
sq.ft.

Thous.
of
dollars

113
371
603
482

1,030
4,353
8,459
5,586

10, 640
10,039
10, 703
11,594

46,625
43,422
41.214
47,365

238,978
222,593
314,443
232,360

782
955
1,175
1,406

484
604
254
80
187
51
78

4,577
5,907
2,960
1,102
1,557
1,235
1,334

9,208
6,226
5,320
3, 1?1
3,373
3,157
5,145

33,306
19, 170
15,856
6,134
6,065
5,355
11,385

159,644
91,776
67,616
33,339
20,772
20,737
39,904

1,392 78,345
1,531 80,800
1,366 73,407
1,152 43,424
1,098 42,038
1,389 52,631
1,146 ,39, 089

112
157
267
57
43
152

1,121
997
3,164
1,670
404
1,740

3,694
3,249
6,080
8,233
8 ,528
8,444

10,306
9,115
15,604
19,736
20,547
30,624

37,440
31,175
55,221
67,151
70,253
73,605

1,049
701
1,123
1,092
1,102
1,329

69,634
35,721
44,756
49,921
51,754
71,012

231
136
205
321
176
167

16,805
10,942
14,942
22,083
12,369
7,524

34.0
21.6 ! (
34.7 i
32.4
32.0
42.5 ,;

71
136
171
151
60
118

668
906.
726
1,097
1,220
463

8,253
7,982
7,584
8,290
7,180
6,389

20,501
24,333
31,181
21,553
19,985
18,969

71,994
100,533
80,671
79,665
68,441
65,488

1,782
1,238
1,169
1,143
870
583

99,316
76,726
69,333
54,851
56,278
42,486

329
188
324
214
322
167

26,844
17,039
15,009
13,074
16,809
18,654

42.0
38.8
34.0
34. B
30.1
33.3

125

1,181

6,992

18,543

66,803

1,098

60,149

198 16,008

19
24
40
23
30
40

71
160
95
27
145
78

603
1,119
956
983
1,004
1,176

7,477
8,317
12,525
13,965
11,829
11,798

18,437
17,738
34,244
29,391
23,038
33,834

78,407
63,004
90,168
107,813
83,937
92,978

536
411
630
1,123
1,079
1,194

46,841
28,823
33,550
45,393
56,076
70,173

162
181
155
218
158
269

.49
42
31
52
20
20

247
150
97
151
96
17

1,340
1,360
767
2,332
2,540
604

10,136
10,200
10,115
9,867
8,538
5,593

20,579
18,930
17,028
16,306
15,165
10,855

81,046
73,448
65,590
65,485
59,938
43,480

1,235
1,399
1,325
1,074
863
779

52,768
63,536
53,087
48,031
44,298
47,082

226
252
198
222
335
245

33

111

1,232

10,030

19,636

75,441

March
April
May

125
77
181
182
311
150

221
218
502
314
428
418

1,333
1,272
2,622
1,663
1,848
2,000

5,300
6,366
9,938
10,554
12,209
12,673

9,356
10,350
20,069
18,732
30,550
31,275

36,207
40,033
79,396
74,577
83,153
85,682

593
574
1,080
1,343
1,775
1,837

September. . . « . . . < . . . . . . . . . . .
October

206
246
448
280
338
459

421
441
657
744
650
879

3,915
2,263
2,417
3,225
2,433
2,732

12,757
13,488
11,600
13,907
13,515
10,413

21,579
23,574
21,781
27,177
33,405
33,720

87,978
98,732
99,574
113,673
95,353
91,539

250

491

2,310

10,968

20,047

142
101
547
192
175
503

274
231
818
319
531
615

1,672
2,039
3,593
1,652
3,288
2,513

9,750
9,669
15,438
17,387
18,363
15,943

290
162
262
280
241
322

511
527
450
586
556
602

2,569
2,063
2,467
3,348
2,952
3,771

260

502

2,411

1926 monthly a.v0riuTe. . . . . .
1928 monthly average. ...*.. > .

l'}33 Monthly ttveraps. . . . . . . .
1935 monthly average

1

New
nonresidential
buildings

Additions,
alterations,
and
repairs

Monthly average 1920 = 100

i
*69.8 i
57.3 j
40-4
14.8
12.2
12.5
21.4

"55.6
51.4
38.9
10.6
8.8
7.3
17.9

*50.1
42.7
30.5
7.5
6.3
5.3
13.1

1
"88.3
73.0
49.8
20.3
14.1
14.0
21.8

9

92. 9
65.1
48.7
24.0
24.2
31.2
43.3

1336

March
April

July

October
November

47.5

16.2
15.4 1
23.3
35.2
25.6 i
36.5

2-4.4
21.0
39.0
28.5
25.4
35.3

40.8
36.1
48.1
54.5
59.3
6.JU7

51.6
40.8
38.1
37.6
35.8
35.0

41.8
33.4
29.4
29.5
27.9
38.3

25.7
27.7
25.1 !
2G.4
21.3
27.8

64.1
70.3
59.0
60.6
4-3.8
42.3

33.3

34.7

27.7

27.3

53.7

21,185
31,345
19,300
30,003
9,760
38,688

37.2
34.5
46.0 i
47.3
39.5
40.9

26.2
38.1
51.4
52.0
39.5
41.3

20.1
29.2
40.3
41.6
32.2
34.1

24.9
25.6 !
37.1
34.7
31.0
29.8

46.2
60.3
(33.1
76.1
69.2
74.9

48,652
36,096
12,183
13,270
14,886
17,681

35.8
37.7
34.8
33.4
26.8
40.1

31.8
33.3
32.7
28.7
26.2
37.9

25.7
25.9 l
25.7
21.7
20.4
39.5

30.8
34.0
30.0
36.5
22.9
40.8

69.1
73.3
64.6
51.7
47.2
55.4

210 21,912

37.0

36.6

28.9

31.5

62.8

50,125
25,333
49,005
57,631
78,533
74,833

138 48,451
118 5,149
171 10,694 1
187
9,373 j
313 43,699
195 8,689

46.5
26.7 i
32.3
36.1
32.1
37.2

69.6
23.1
36.5
39.4
41.2
43.9

45.3
15.5
26.7
28.8
30*1
33.3

36.3
29.1
25.4
29.0
20.4
28.0

48.8
49.5
54.7
63.3
54.7
56.5

1,552
1,592
1,675
1,838
1,342
1,619

65,827
88,113
83,162
92,829
70,692
114,075

151
274
388
335
330
500 i

42.4
41.4
41.2
42.7 i
38.7
38.5

55.1
55.0
55.2
49.9
47.6
39.8

41.9
40.7
39.3
36.2
34.3
29.0

29.3
28.0
30.5
36.4
33.4
40.9

54.8
56.5
52.9
59.6
45.9
44.3

83,149

1,400

70,846

243 34,071

38.0

:

46.4

33.4

30.6

53.5

19,983
19,176
30,725
38,382
33,600
27,502

80,163
79,020
135,325
114,405
133,818
111,896

817
735
944
1,173
1,274
l,*V'd

57,002
53,115
58,010
85,633
76,141
73,607

258
273
259
323
351 j
234

39,509
18,518
19,640
35,336
31,779
9,968

40.9
39.3
46.6
43.5
53.8
54.0 !

49.0
59.4
62.1
57.1
77.8
66.6

32.7
39.6
43.6
40.4
55.7
47.9

i
39.7
24.4
34.2
29.0
82.7 ;
46.0

49.5
52.7
61.8
68.0
67.6
63.6

16,387
18,003
17,589
17,136
17,756
14,899

27,180
31,166
32,978
2.9,372
31,008
33,585

109,330
137,163
139,680
118,303
116,588
88,681

1,443
1,486
1,389
1,2S3
076
891

78,960
95,170
71,418
50,359
81,584
190,683

254
338
356
394
350
330

23,092
20,113 i
39,663
30,450
33,906
26,977

49.5 i
53,3
47.9
46.3
46.8
40.5

64.3
77.6
59.0
59.4
73,6
67.0

46.3
55.9
43*1
44.1
50.4
44.8

38.7
31,7
41.2
33.9
30.1
24.9

58.6
65.5
57.4
58.6
46.5
38.5

15,677

37,731

111,189

1,151, 80,140

45.3

33. B

57.4

19.0
17.0
29.1

31. e
33.5

|
I
j
j

1937
March
April
iiav
July

969 49,055

1938

13,431
37,980
36,167
31,176
19,726
44,312

1939

March
April
May

.*. .

July. . . . »

For footnotes, see pp, 168,




293 34,079

46.9 I

..

^J

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—BUILDING PERMITS,
CONSTRUCTION, AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
ESTIMATED NUMBER DF NEW
DWELLING U N I T S PROVIDED
IN ALL URBAN AREAS*

EMGlNEEiSMQ

STATUS OF H I G H W A Y AND «©!-CRQSStN@
PROJECTS ADmSSTEM BY THE
IK S. BUREAU DF PUiUG R@ADS g

CONCRETE PAVEMENT
CONTRACT AWARDS^

Highways

COM-

YEAR AND MONTH

Total

family
dwellings

2famlly
dwellings^

STRUCTDOI^
COTO&CT
AWARDS'

Mtfltif ton My
d w e l l1Ings

Ttoiu^aiiids
of dollars

EL nthl
fhl

*"

fht

.

f*«

1Q1S

^ thl

1O1Q

thl

loort

•" ihlhl

°

and

Thousands of sqmre yards

Federal
fynds

m,m\

......

April ...„..*<,..,,....,,.... ....
Mav. . <> « <> o o .. <> «.«*........... . ..

229,716
168,670
166s 593
213S387
^37,830
271,147
298,215
329? 193
264^438
202,693
101,609
89S031
113,383.
132,613

10SS36

7,266

609

3,661

17,887

IB, 120

1,013

43754

July. . ... . ..... o . ° ,. o ... . . „ . „ . .

4,177
3,2©4

o

30,799

13,851

1,084

6S864

17,103
16,881

11,518
10S038

1,015
§30

4,573
4,713

18,037

11,233

1,105

5,720

*.

21 , 380

18,879

6,493
7,687
8,672
9,4^
10,835
12,340
11,668
13S152
11,307
8,069
3,761
3,759
33637

'

3,250
288,547
164,499
S,08S
2,663
147,697
3,835
19554g8
5,23§
141, SS7
4,188
1@3S917
226,595 ' 7S913
5 5,903
182,317
197S372
7S613
6,082
230,142
3,769
162,743
5S468
366,301
198s 904
4,749

4,863
4,239
4,842
5,335
5,415
6,436
7,794
' 7,735
9,001
9,331
7,189
3,005
2S517
3,581

2,354
39843
4,OT7
4,419
4,546
3,934
3,151
1,888
869
6S6
laS42

3,484
2S570
2S583
2,588
S,706
3S036
3s 730
3,119
2,977

3ssm

20,S37
19,441
19,009
10,667
m ,,441
41, 073
s
33,172
s
44S273
53,448
49,699
?

is317
1,396
1,579
2,767
3,631
6,208
4S648
2,550
4,026
3,38©

1,034
673
1,083
1,068
1,614
1,345
1,705
1,255
2,417
1,60©
1,219
1,443
1,363

6,080
©,©93
©,181
9,383
4,331
4,143
3,686
39173
3S?SO
3,574
3,635
4S43,6.

80S13S
82p 50©
?335g5
B3,OSO
50S400
50,476

43,090
58 , 734

IB, 219

12,383

1,306

1SOTO

4,856
2,447

13,173
17,123

8,876
11,945

840
1,OBO

3,357
4,087

14,117

9,528

1,047

3,542

20,623
JUly. o . o . . . . . * o . o . . , o „ «, . „ o „ . . . , 25,963
35,818
35,684
S3S948
33,064
18,355
Monthly averags e . o o o u o o s . e . <, => o a
30,479

15,288
15,384
17,333
16,375
16,857
14,881
11,707
13,910

33,096
26,160
28,511
26,937
36,468
30,324
38,337
33,939
36,634

13,226
13,282
19,588
19j, 359
23,861
21,796
21,601
33,346
18,597

Ajps>i]U ......... B

JUilyo

0

o . „ ,.

a 0

„

„

For footnotes, see pp. 169,, l?o.




19333
1,056
1,416
1,168
1,290
1,042
836
1,160

4,013
9S533
7,140
' 8,141
5,501
6,141
5,812
5,410

1,305

7,665
12,660
7,519
6,146
8^08
6,985
5,482
99304
6,436

is2oa

1,404
1,432
1,899
1,443

1,334
1,439
1,591

2,836
1,43@29564
3,105
5,495
4,861

13,193
10,870
10,136
9,343
139458
iosec3
13,413

9,083
9,470
10,675
lls 890
13,319
12S051
11,SS9
103S74
8,034
115108

141SSM
183,708

7S64S)
7SS54
8,073

ims2<m

4S22.6
4,499
3,403
- 2,3SO
2S303
3, SOS

ISO, 186
309,481
3S5,018
183,374
183 s 806
223,066
333,333
231,771
289,725
235,898
317,033
330,250
333S661

2,376
1,331
3,559
4,384
5,308
8,432
5,194
7,347
5,064
4,671
4,883
4S270
4,601

19836
741
1,630
39039
4,543
6S301
3£sai
4,548
3S25L3
3S871
3,001
S,76S
3,075

540
490
838
1<,345
7®
3flS3i
13(BS3

is8Bl
1S800
3,582
1,305
1,526

3siea
4,031
69©11
SSOD2
4S728
4,109
3S4©3
SsSiS?
3slg3
SS320
3saoi

311,693

3,180
1S345
2,143
.3,385
4,458
6,855

3,OS3
686
860
2,081
2,179
4,332
3,830
3,907
3,08§
1,067
2,491
3,260
2,477

1,105
560
1,283
15304
3,280
2S623

3,308
3,177
3,031
3,081
3S615
3,867

1,889
2,354
1,407
1,588
1,228
1,691

3970I
3S130
S,733
3,824
3,100
3,828

30,8S1
30,750
35SS1B
40,13S

7,4?3
09746

1,601

3,261

36,143

7,843

285,566
240973S
252,083
368,395
181,469
311,322
309,337
245,062
303,213
190, 337
sedjsas

S9713
6,161
4,4S5
2,655
3,718
4, SSI
4,078

ic,eso
®m

850
IP 719
1SSQ9

3g38?

3,584
3,678
3,583
3,143

43,417

leOjiso

Bsmi

2974£
SSjSTS
SstSI
2,953
3,104

39,112
3©S781
41,683
43S71®

8,814
§al©7
7S5®3
6,749
5, SOT
0,010

3,178

42S14S>
41^40?

5,878
65 376

443072
51S 158

7,®S7
8 3031
8,991
9S378

5391S7
48 c^vjg
43^S73
38,573
36,331
3790?T
44SC5©

9,sga

9S418
8p872
?,988
7,514
05,028

190,71®
199S8S3
^4,445
393, 133
273 s 223

134, 168
145, C3@

47S031

306,638
376,114
360B3B9

171S84S

158,606
177,907
198,399
311,745
218*00©
213,107
200,33©
195s 037
17B?S4g

3,385
3,371
3,352
4,340
6,639
,6,575
3,187
5,783
©,039
3,295
3,170
4,033
4,615

549
916
788
1,185
1,144
1,714
1,625
1,567

139,700
119,914
HQ,G©3
101, S3B
98,738
@4,602
103,^3
8
167,239
M
11?,6OT
J0
179, 886

7978§

173S077
189S197
156,788
216,955
335,012
§74,399
' 2@0S001
170,068
210,511
187,001
163,581
18)9,033
209,135

teas
Mareho

Estimated
east

3,231
2,4B4

893?

4pril »...».....

Ftderai
fmmdis

NMfflber TJious syndte Nusaber Thouisajrids of dollars
of lailcs of dollars of sil©s

I S3©
„ „ . 0 , . . ..

Mileage

4,686

•••»•••

1936 acnthly average* „.....•*»..

HarOh

Undar construction

50,117
48*574

°

1 0P9 ' thl
1923 ' thl

Roads

77S778

**

°
y

Total

Approved for
constructionW Seage

Numb er

1 Q1 A.

Streets

153,318
149,013

318S001
329,5©®
24isl@8
348 ,,969

143, en

137,831
137S^)3
117,331
103/933
133,309
101 s ©36
10SS©15
113, 8*3

139S160
13S,1©4
134,900
135,158
133 , 337
139,841
120,453
113,828
1333S43

^SSjSI'S
308,199
187., 31®

134,113
19ft, 1@
208, 01§
^37<j013

3S7,OT8
206,093
332,853

113,-fies

36^204
35,888

7,540
7?721
7,833
g, 301

114,185
115s 313

41SOS4

8,570

1S3,5&4

340,318

134,^5
Jm3,OM
110,472
110,543
101,855
01,439

244,860
343,924
337 , 214

37S803

115,083

305,183
184S441

20

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
AND CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES

YEAR AND MONTH

STATUS OF HIGHWAY AND GRADECROSSING PROJECTS ADMINISTERED BY THE
U. S. BUREAU OF P U B L I C ROADS'

CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES

Grade c r o s s i n g s

A m e r i c a n A p p r a i s a l Company*

Approved for construction
Federal
funds

Est fmated
cost

Under construction
Federal
funds

Estimated
cost

Thousands of dollars

1918 monthly average .........

f

1924 monthly average
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average
average
average
average

1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average
average
average
average

National
average
(30 cities)

* 16,017

* 16,395

* 5,213

5

35,973
39,022
40,383
42.011
40,561
40,217
34,081
29,026
26,575
23,615
20,233
17,971
32,464

37,283
40,821
42,287
43,526
41,983
41,313
35,305
30,367
27,817
24,185
20,826
18,606
33,693

27,380
34,839
46,197
58,645
72,923
90,465
101,014
108,272
110,865
111,326
109,016
104,876
81,318

27,855
35,511
47,019
59,667
74,084
92,211
102,667
110,161
112,930
113,915
111,614
107,645
82,938

16,037
13,526
12,859
13,688
14 ,,129
15,730
12,323
11,761
12,713
10,883
10,731
10,443
12,902

16,621
14,049
13,275
14,386
14,965
16,881
13,374
12,697
13,291
11,430
11,453
11,186
13,634

101,381
100,593
98,464
95,690
92,302
87,677
79,110
71,167
63,600
56,801
52,417
47,356
78,880

103,808
102,853
100,718
98,004
94,543
90,671
82,229
74,123
65,526
58,527
54,111
48,973
81,174

10,433
11,392
13,577
12,419
10,690
12,090
12,836
11,416
12,561
12,112
13,930
12,794
12,187

11,177
11,928
14,465
13,384
11,674
12,782
13,676
12,136
13,370
12,877
15,159
13,867
13,041

45,930
44,758
43,369
45,275
45,162
42,452
41,031
40,399
37,676
35,451
35,883
35,023
41,034

47,475
46,389
44,885
46,832
46,755
43,594
42,058
41,298
38,567
36,387
36,808
36,026
42,256

13,572
13,613
12,906
12,107
10,224
11,312
11,504
10,654
9,888
10,283
10,180
11,428
11,472

14,587
^4,285
13,374
12,529
10,583
12,191
12,414
11,437
10,581
10,909
11,060
11,986
12,161

36,440
37,930
38,817
40,654
43,771
42,299
40,336
38,579
37,919
35,435
35,112
30,528
38,152

37,932
39,777
40,747
42,654
45,723
44,094
42,052
40,505
39,756
37,190
36,577
32,258
39,939

5,271

171
174
203
198
195
1^7
192
191
*5 190
186
* 176
5
168
5
170
i
176
s 177

*

July...
October
November
Monthly average

178
183
183

8

195
184

..i...

July

203
201
198

5

196
199

Fraicisoo

St.
Louis

Associated
general
contractors?

100
97
98
111
140
180
231
287
206
190
213
204
198
200
202
303
204
191
166
142
138
157
159

100
99
100
115
142
167
204
277
227
203
228
223
214
217
218
218
220
219
190
164
161
169
168

100
97
104
118
139
164
201
346
195
181
199
190
186
179
179
179
182
178
154
141
135
141
141

100
97
100
114
141
168
207
265
210
190
214
222
217
215
211
210
20U
204
180
157
151
160
158

100
99
100
114
152
175
198
• 247
200
186
201
202
199
197
200
199
203
200
196
171
163
178
176

158
158
159
159
161
162
163
163
165
166
168
169
163

159
160
161
161
162
162
162
162
164
166
167
168
163

167
168
169
169
171
172
172
172
174
175
175
175
172

146
148
148
149
149
149
150
131
152
154
155
157
151

159
160
160
160
161
162
162
162
164
165
166
166
162

178
178
178
178
178
178
178
178
179
180
180
180
179

171
174
178
181
182
184
185
185
185 !
184
184
184
181

170
173
176
178
179
176
177
177
177
176
176
172
176

177
178
180
181
182
197
196
196
197
197
196
196
189

160
161
164
166
166
167
169
169
168
167
166
165
165

160
173
179
184
188
191
191
191
190
190
190
190
185

181
184
186
186
186
1U2
191
191
191
191
191
191
188

183
183
183
182
182
181
181
181
181
182
182
182
182

172
172
171
168
168
168
168
167
167
167
169
169
169

195
194
193
193
193
192
191
191
191
192
192
192
192

165
164
164
163
162
162
164
164
164
166
166
166
164

189
188
168
187
186
184
184
184
184
184
184
184
186

191
191
189
189
189
188
188
188
188,
188
188
188
189

183
183
183
182
182
182
182
183
184
185
185
185
183

169
169
169
163
168
168
168
163
171
173
173
174
170

192
192
192
193
193
193
193
195
195
196
196
196
194

167
167
167
169
169
169
169
169
171
173
173
172
170

185
185
185
185
185
185
185
184
185
188
188
188
186

188
188
188
188
188
187
187
187
18S
188
188
188
188

1937

Febriwy
March
April
May

York

San

100
98
101
116
144
172
213
270
205
189
212
210
203
206
206
205
206
199
171
152
146
157
157

1938
March
April
May

Atlanta

New

Monthly average 1913=100

1914 = 100

1921 monthly average

1927
1928
1929
1930

A be r thaw,
Industrial5
Building

1938

March
April. „
May

October
December

194
192
189

s

189
191

1939
Ptebruary
March
April
May

,.

July
September
October
December

For footnotes, see pp. 170, 171.




188
187

191

5

191
190

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

21

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE-CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES
E. H. BOECKH AND ASSOCIATES, INC. 1
C o m m e r c i a l a n d f a c t o r y bu! ( d i n g s

Apartments, hotels, and office b u i l d i n g s

Brick and steal

Brlek and concrete
YEAR AND MONTH
Atlanta

New York

San
Francisco

St.
Louis

Atlanta

Kew York

San
Francisco

St.
Louis

United States average prices 1926-29

1935 monthly average

s

Atlanta

New York

San
^ ran a S sco

St.
Louis

100

105.0
96.3
110.2
117.3
116.3
115. B
113. 5
106.6
104.0
113.4
108.0
99.0
97.9
105.6
104.3

43.0
42.1
43.8
63.8
63.9
75.4
85.7
109.8
84.0
80.6
9J.9
94.7
92.5
85.1
85.6
86.6
89.9
86.1
82.1
78.3
83.0
87.4
87.3

53.7
&4.6
53.1
63ol
73.3
83.1
91,6
133.6
103.5
lOOol
115.8 •
115.6
113.3
133.0
119.9
118.8
130.3
128.0
133.8
113.0
106.3
112.2
108. 7

67.8
66.D
67.5
70.1
78.1
87.4
98.5
115.1
105.6
100.5
106.4
103.8
102.1
107.0
103.3
94.4
92.3
104.9
100.7
94.1
89.6
103.4
103.8

37.6
54.7
58.6
63.8
71.5
83.7
91.6
110.7
106.7
97.4
111.7
119.2
118.1
116.9
116.0
106.6
103.8
115.3
110.5
103,4
102=8
109.7
108.7

44.3
43.4
43.7
57.6
74.4
80.7
88.9
105.7
76.8
74.6
86.1
89.9
83,4
86,6
85.S
88.5
89.4
83.6
80.4
78.1
79.0
86.4
85.S

53.2
53.1
51.8
69.0
83.9
89.3
93.6
123.6
100.1
96.3
113.7
115.6
110.3
118.2
115.6
114.6
126,2
133,6
123,8
109.1
97.6
108,8
105.8

64.4
59.4
59.8
73.9
94.6
94.3
103.3
123.1
103.8
95.6
103.1
99.7
98.0
10Sc6
100.5
90.5
90.0
100.4
• 94.8
89,8
85=3
9903
9908

54.7
53,4
55.1
70.1
81o3
89.1
93.8
113.1
103,2
93.9
109.4
116.7
114.4
114,3
113. B
103,6
100,4
111.3
108.1
101.2
99.6
107,6
105.7

98.8
99.5
99.7
99.2
98.3
99.0
99.0
106.1
107.3
107.8
108.2
108.3
102.6

103.6
104,2
104.4
1O4.4
104.6
104.6
104.5
104.5
104.5
105.2
106.2
106.2
104=7

86.9
88.1
88.3
88.3
86.7
86.6
S6.2
86.3
86.2
87.0
87.2
87.3
87.1

107. 3
109.1
109.1
109.7
109.7
HO. 9
110.9
112.0
112.®
112.1
112.1
110.6

104.1
' 104.7
104.7
104,3
2.03.3
104.3
104.3
314.4
114.5
114.9
115.2
110.2
108.7

105.1
105.8
105.9
105.9
106,0
106.0
105.9
106.0
106,0
106.6
107.4
107.4
106.2

84.8
85.4
§5.7.
85.7
85.3
85.1
84.6
84.6
84.6
85.6
85.8
86.0
85.3

104.7
106.2
106. S
107,0
107.0
107 = 7
107.7
109.3
109.3
109.3
108.7
i08.7
107.6

99.8
100.5
100.®
98.0
97=4
98,3
98 .3
108.4
107,7
-108.1
108,9
108 .9
102.8

104.3
108.6
JOS. 9
105.9
108.0
106.0
105.9
108.2
10803
5L0S.8
J07.6
107.6
100. S

S21.8
126*2
126.5
327.3
126.7
S2@,6
126.3
119.6

111.8
, 108.4
109.4
109.7
109.7
110.7
110.7
117.4
117.6
113.6
113.6
114.2
112.2

108.4
109.8
110 06
113 ,0
113oO
114,4
114.3
114.5
115.0
114.8
114.7
114.7
113.1

88.6
90.5
95.3
95.8
95.7
96.7
96.4
96.6
96.8
96.7
96.7
96.4
95.2

111.7
112.0
113,3
113 o 4
113.6
122.3
127.6
127.8
138 ,§
128. 2
128.2.
127.?
131,3

118.1
113.0
113.8
114.0
114.0
114,8
114.8
130.4
130.5
119.4
119.4
119.0
116.8

113.1
112.9
113.0
117.1
117.1
118.8
118.7
118.8
119.3
119.2
119.1
118.9
117.1

88,3
89,3
94.0
94.8
94.6
95.4
94.7
94.9
95,1
94.8
94.8
94.0
93.7

111.1
113.3
113.9
114.8
115.1
130. 5
126.4
126.6
137.6
136.8
126.6
136,1
120.6

113.7
108 08
110.7
111.6
111.6
113.1
113.1
117 .B
117.6
114.2
114=3
114.8
113.3

2.00*7
113.8
114.4
117.6
11? ,8
118.8

93.7
98.0
96.0
95.9
95.8
96.4
96.4
96.1
96.1
96.3
96.5
96.1
95.9

126.3
137.4
126.5
106.5
127.0
129.3
138.2
129.8
139.9
139.7
130.1
130.1
138.4

114.6
114.8
114.6
114.6
116.1
116.1
116.0
115.9
116.0
116.0
116.0
116.0
115.6

116.3
118.8
118.8
118.8
118.7
118.6
118.3
118.5
118.5
118.7
119.1
119.1
118.5

96.4
98.2
98.2
97.9
97.9
98.5
98.5
98.3
98.2
98.2
98.4
98.0
98.1

127,9
138.7
127=6
137.6
128.4
131.4
130.3
132.7
13S.7
. 133.4
132.8
133.8
130.4

118,7
118.8
118.7
118.7
121.0
131.0
ISO. 9
130.0
131.0
131.0
121.0
131.0
130.2

120.4
122.8
122.8
122.8
133.8
119.9
119.6
119.8
119 .8
119.8
120.1
120,1
130.9

S4,0
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.3
98.1
97.8
96=7
98.7
96.8
96.5
96.2
96.0

136,4
127.9
137.3
127.3
127.5
120.6
128.1
128.9
129.0
128.0
139.3
139,3
138.3

11S.1
115.4
115.4
115.4
116.8
116.8
116.2
115.6
116.2
116.2
116.3
116.3
116.0

11©. 5
121,3
131.3
121.3
131. B
1SO.S
119.4
119.8
119,8
130.1
130.5
130,5
130.8

95.3
95.2
95.3
95.3
95.3
95.4
94.8
94.8
94.6
94.8
94.9
95.3
95.1

• 130.0
130.0
130,0
130.0
130.6
130=6
130.9
130.8
130<, 8
130.8
' 130.9
131.4
130 *6

117.6
117.6
117.6
117.6
117.0
116.9
116.8
116.8
116.8
117.8
117.9
118.3
117.4

119.1
119.1
119.1
119.1
118.6
118.5
118.3
118.4
118.4
118,6
118.7
119.0
118.7

97.4
97.5
97.4
97.4
97.6
97.6
97.2
97.2
97.1
97.3
97.2
97.5
97.4

132,6
133.7
132.7
132.7
133.4
133.4
133.8
133.7
133.7
133.7
133.7
134.0
133.3

122.3
122.3
133.3
132.3
121.4
121.3
131.2
131.3
121.2
132.0
132.5
122.8
121.9

130.1
120.1
130.1
130.1
11®. 7
119.7
119.6
119.6
119.6
119.7
119.8
130.0
119.8

96.0
96.2
96.0
96.0
96.6
98.7
93,3
93.2
93.0
93.3
93.3
93.8
94.6

129.4
139.2
139.4
129.6
129.9
129'. 9
130.3
130.2
130.2
130.5
130.6
131.0
130.0

117.7
117.7
117.7
117.7
115.3
114.7
114.4
114. 4
114.4
117.5
118.0
118.4
116. B

130.4
120.4
130.0
120.6
118.6
118.6
118.3
118.3
118.3
118.3
118,7
118.0
110.3

43.3
42.2
43.3
52.6
63.7
74.6
85.6
108.6
81.9
79.6
88,9
91.1
88.6
85.1
83.3
86.0
80.5
84.5
80.4
77.2
77.9
83.8
84.1

53.9
53.3
52.5
63.3
73=2
82.2
92.0
123.3
101.3
99.0
112.3
114.4
111,4

101.1
108.1
104.9

63.8
61.6
63.5
67.6
77.2
85. S
96.7
115.2
102.3
97.1
103.1
99.9
99.5
103.3
103.1
93.1
91.9
100.4
94.6
87.9
84.7
97.5
96.5

83.7
84.6
84.8
84.8
83.8
83.7
83.3
83.3
83.3
84.8
85.1
85.2
84.2

103.1
105-.4
105.4
108.0
106.0
107.0
107.0
108.4
108.4
108.4
108.3
108.4
10@«8

86.9
88.1
91.8
93.3
93.2
94.3
93.8
94ol
94.3
94.2
94.3
93.7
93.7

i©9c5
110.1
111.3
. 111,5

1200®

117.3
125.8
127.9
124.1
119.7

ies.5

56,7
54.4
56.9
63.6
71.7
83.5
91.4

iis.i

1936
March. , . ,
April
May

,

.*..

......
,...„,„

July
October
November

„*....

us. o

1937
Mareho ......
April

„.

May. D D

July

...c. ...*..»„

,

...........

in. 7

lie .e

118.6
119. 4
119.3
119.0
118,6
117.0

(938
March
April
May0

* .... 0 ......
'...so..,.

jul v
August.

*

„....,
„

1939
March
April*
May 0

November.
Monthly average

„..

»
*

..

For footnotes, see pp* 171, 172.




22

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES AND
REAL ESTATE
E. H. BOECKH AND ASSOCIATES, I N C . 1

_

Residences
Brick

ENGIFederal H o u s i n g
NEERING
A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , home
NEWS
mortgage
Insurance3
RECORD, Standard 6- room frame house

Frame

YEAR AND MONTH
New
York

Atlanta

San
Francisco

St.
Louis

Atlanta

New
York

San
Francisco

St.
Louis

\

TYPES 2

Materials

blned
index
Mo. av.
1913=100

United States average prices 1936-29 - 100

3

42.1
40.6
42.1
47.6
55.3
71.9
93.1
122.8

57.9
57.4
56.0
64.5
75.3
85.8
99.0
136.1

55.1
54.1
54.6
57.5
65.6
78.3
89.2
108.8

60.9
09.4
60.9
58.9
65.5
85.7
93.4
118.1

41.2
39.5
41.0
46.0
54.4
71.3
93.3
122.9

59.5
59.1
57.6
65.9
77.6
87.7
100.5
136.9

70.6
87.8
107.5

63.6
61.1
62.1
58.8
69.7
88.4
95.0
121.1

1921
1922
1923
1934
1925
1926
1.927
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average. . .
avorago. . .
average. . .
average...
average. . .
average. . .
average. , .
average...

84.4
82.3
89.1
86.3
86.4
83.7
82.5
85.8

109.8
109.5
125.8
123.7
121.5
131.0
127.5
134.4

93.8
91.5
100.9
91.2
91.0
93.6
91.9
90.1

111.5
98.4
115.9
121.6
118.6
120.2
117. 5
114.2

85.1
83.4
88.6
88.3
85.0
83.1
82.4
85.6

109.8
109.5
124.6
123.5
122.8
131.4
128.4
136.5

89.5
88.3
98.9
86.7
86.5
88.6
87.2
88.1

113.3
98.1
116.5
122.1
118.4
120.7
118.1
117.9

196.6
176.4
216.3
214.7
206.4
208.4
205.6
207.2

1929 monthly
1930 monthly
1931 monthly
1932 moritJily
193'} monthly
1934 monthly
1935 monthly

average...
average. . .
average...
average. . .
average. . .
average. . .
average. . .

82.4
82.1
79.4
72.8
67.2
73.6
73.7

137.5
127.0
118.8
103.9
88.3
102.0
93.9

86.7
90.8
85.8
79.3
80.6
87.0
89.5

140.6
126.7
117.8
100.4
85.0
98.9
91.6

86.9
86.8
80.6
75. 5
76.7
80,6
84.6

117.7
108.3
1D3.3
95.0
87.3
96.8
90.6

207.0
201.6
178.7
156.6
172.9
198.7
196.7

71.3
72.9
74.4
74.4
73.9
73.7

95.4
97.0
97.0
98.1
98.1
99.2
99.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.9
100.9
98.9

89.0
90.8
91.1
91.1
90.1
90.5
90.5
95.4
95.7
96.1
96.3
96.3
92.7

94.4
95.9
97.0
97.0
97.7
97.7
97.1
96.0
96.0
96.6
97.4
97.4
96.7

66.8
68.5
69.3
69.3
68.9
67.5

92.4
96.3
96.3
98.9
96.9
97.4

84.1
85.5
85.9
85.9
84.9
85.2

67.1
67.1
67.6
68.0
70.0
70.7
68.6

97.4
98.4
98.4
98.4
99.1
99.1
97.3

85.2
87.8
88.3
88.7
88.9
88.9
86.6

89.7
90.6
92.1
93.1
93.0
93.0
92.2
90.9
90.9
91.5
93.3
92.3
91.8

201.3
201.6
203.8
204.1
305.1
304.8
308.5
208.9
211.5
311.5
215.7
231. 2
208.1

102.5
104.0
105.6
106.0
106.0
115.0

100.7
101.6
102.0
103.5
102.4
104.3
103.6
103.1
105.5
104,7
104.0
103.4
103.3

75.0
76.6
78.1
82.7
82.7
82.3
79.2
79.4
79.6
78.4
78.4
76.4
79.1

101.1
103. 5
104.9
104.9
105.0
115.0

92.2
92.3
94.0
95.8
95.8
96.4

116.2
110.4
118.4
111.3
113.5
113.2
110.5

96.4
104.9
104.3
97.3
97.3
93.9
96.7

96.1
97.2
97.6
98.0
97.9
99.2
98.3
97.6
100.6
99.6
98.7
97.6
98.2

222.1
224.8
231.4
233.5
237.3
239.9
240.7
211.6
211.9
241.4
241.1
239.6
236.3

110.5
110.7
110.5
110.2
109.9
109.1
108.6 j

1936
March
April
May

.'

July

Novowber

.. ...

Monthly average

...

71.9
72.3
73.9
74.1
74.8
73.3

54. 1

f»3.Q

100.0
SB. 4
94.7
134.2
182.6
190.3
199.1
253.3

Thous . of del.

r.::::....

[ ..... irp " ...

average. . .
average. . .
average. . .
average. . .
average. . .
average...
avfirage. . .
average. . .

51.7
50.7
51.1

Gross
Prsm turnmortgages
pay ing
accepted for mortgages
Insurance (cumulative)

Labor

1936 = 10()

1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1930 monthly

79.7
113.8
108.9
80.9
78.6
104.3
96.8
71.0
64.6
89.8
70.4
101.2
68.2
.95.6
.__. —
-

REAL ESTATE

FEDERAL HOME LOAN
BANK BOARD"

i;

, if

!
!'

._i|

1

j

14,216

s

93,882

98.5
98.7
98.8
99.1
99.4
99.7

98.7
99.0
99.1
99.2
99.4
99.5

98.1
98.1
98.2
98.8
99.4

m.Q

21, 532
19,183
22,037
31,244
36,443
50,156

113,780
129,952
145,989
163,047
181,.107
204,046

100.1
100.4
100.6
101.0
101.6
102.4
100.0

99.9
100.3
100.4
100.7
101.4
103.5
100.0

100.3
100.5
101.0
101. fi
102.0
102.2
100.0

43,059
42,806
44, 317
48,673
40, '401
38,610
36,537

230,778
261,327
291,691
328, 544
3(53,807
402,827

103.6
104.9
106.7
108.3
109.2
110.0

104.0
105.6
107.7
109.1
110.0
110.2
110.5
110. 6
110.3
109.8
109.3
108.1
108.8

102.7
103.4
104.7
106.7
107.7
109. 5
110.6
110.9
111.0
111.3
111.0
108.4

29,097
30,110
44,096
30,042
44,387
45,961
37,478
36,878
35, 152
35,514
30,958
27,848
37,393

435, 346
463,8-40
497,058
539,045
562,611
599,782
639, 168
675,953
713, 07H
752,921
790,028
827,200

19,340
18,866
39,903
63,298
61,775
74, 191
60,419
67^78
68,344
61,627
58,250
Si! 058
53,998

858,983
880,357
902, 634
938,433
958,471
997,850
1,038,637
1,082,454
1,131,404
1,189,823
1,244,141
1,300,446

42,218
41*,224
63,486
64*895
73,701
82,332
53,603
62,269
62,008
74,216
65,013
53 J 200
61,429

1,355,829
1,400,212
1,450,575
1,4961794
1,546,237
1,607,147
1,658,306
1,723,357
1,776,784
1,837,923
1,905,071
1,969; 863

1937
tobruary. ........ . ...
March
April
May.
July

Septonber

Monthly avorsfo. .......
1938
February* « » « » . » « » » « « « » »
March
April
May
July
August.

."... .,..,.

October

. *,

77.7
79.6
81.9
86.0
86.0
85.9
83.1
83.3
83.5
82.4
82.4
80.5
83.7

117.2
117.4
119.4
116.2
115.5
114.8
111.6

99.3
95.0
96.5
97.9
97.9
101.5
101.5
107.6
107.1
103.5
103. 5
100.4
1D1.0

82.5
&4.8
84.8
83.7
83.2
84.3
85.3
85.6
85. 6
86. Q
87.4
86.3
85.0

114.6
121.8
120.7
120.7
121.0
121.3
121.1
133.3
122.8
122.6
122.4
122.4
121.1

102.9
104.3
102.9
* 103.9
103.3
103.3
103.4
103.4
103.4
103.4
103.4
103.4
103.3

105,3
108.3
108.3
108.2
108.0
106.9
107.4
108.8
108.8
109.9
111.0
111.0
108.5

76.4
81.4
81.4
81.1
80.4
80.9
82.2
83.3
82.3
82.8
84.6
83.1
81.6

113.3
118.7
118.1
118.1
118.3
118. 8
119.3
120.0
120.5
120.4
121.2
121.2
119.0

97.7
99.5
97.7
97.7
97.4
97.4
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.7

98.6
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.8
102.8
103.3
105.1
105.1
106.5
108.1
108.1
104.1

339.0
238.8
238.0
236.8
236.9
232.3
232.4
332.7
234.3
234.4
334.9
234.7
335.4

108.4
108.0
107.6
107.2
106.9
106.9
106.8
106.4
106.4
106.2
106.1
106.1
107.0

104.6
104.2
103.4
103.4
103. 3
103.2
103.1
104.6

110.9
111.0
111.4
111. 4
111. 3
111.5
112.0
112. 3
112.4
112.1
112.1
112.1 !
111.7

85.0
85.7
85.0
85.0
86.1
86.8
86.5
86.1
85.4
86.0
86.8
88.1
86.0

123.5
122.2
122.2
122.5
123.1
123.1
123.6
123.5
123.5
123.9
124.3
125.5
123.3

106.6
106.6
106.6
106.6
104.7
104.7
104.7
104.7
104.7
105.4
106.1
107.0
105.7

110.7
110.7
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.0
108.9
109.3
109.3
110.3
110.9
111.1
110.2

81.6
83.5
81.6
81.6
82.8
83.7
83.3
82.8
81.9
82.8
83.7
85.3
82.8

131.3
121.1
121.0
131.4
121.9
121.9
123.1
122.0
122.0
122.8
123.3
124.8
122.1

98.7
98.7
98.7
98.7
98.7
98.7
98.7
98.7
98.7
99.8
100.5
101.6
99.2

107.7
107.7
107.2
107.2
107.2
106.8
105.4
105.9
105,9
107.2
107.9
108.1
107.0

234.3
234.4
234.9
234.7
235.0
234.9
234.9
235.0
236.9
238.2
238.2
338.3
235.8

106.0
106.0
106.1
105.9
105.6
105.4
105.3
105.2
105.7
106.1
106.5
106.6
105.9

103.0
103.0
103.0
102.9
102.7
103.5
102.4
102. 3
102.9
103.6
104.4
104. 5
103. 1

•111.9
112.2
112.4
111.9
111.5
111. 3
111.3
111.2
111.2
111.1
110. H '
110.6
111.4

107.3
106.5
105.7
105.2

104. a

iii.fi

1939

IH *>ruary ......
^pril
July
September

November

...

For footnotes, see pp. 171, 172.




1S40 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—REAL ESTATE
ESTIMATED NEW «TGA©E LOANS BY ALL S A V I N G S AND
LOAN ASSOCIATIONS'
Loans e l a s s l f S e d a c c o r d i n g
t© p y r p o s i

Loans c l a s s ! f l e d
accord! ng to t y p e
of a s s o c i a t i o n

Mortgage loans c® homes
YEAR AND MONTH

Total
loans

Const ryctlon

mm

pyrehase

Repairs
Refiamd
nanc- reeoning dstSoe!ng

Loans
for al 1
other
pyrposes

Fedoral -

State

Nonmem-

bars

bers

LOANS OUTSTANDING OF
AGENCIES UNDER THE FEDERAL
HOME LOAN mm BMD
Federal
Federal
Sayings and
loan
Banks, outloao A§soeiattons,
standing
advances
estimated
total mort- to member
institugages outtions 3
standing*

Hone
Owners'
Loan
Qorporation a balance of
Joans outstand l n g y

Thousands of dollar's

FORECLOSURES*

tonfarm • Metroreal pol Itan
comestate
raunItles
1936= 100

FCRE
LOSSES*

tfaous. of
dollars
16,980
18,4®
14,336
31,531
24,128
39,490
36,710
37,334
41,884
43,33U3
44<,614
46s 760

?
100
9

o1*339: mnthlv avemme"*

5
3

5
5

1935 monthly average...

81,300
348,000

5

s
838
85,419
86,651
102,791

3
B

134
? 170
7
198
?
330
7
285
?
365
5
133,306 ? 371
2,379,491
338
336
2,897,163

i93©
42,791
45,316
57,8731.
64,352
67,077
68S 302!
67,8SS
67,205:
68,913
76,531
63,31S
65,535
62,916

8,170
8S313
11 , 383
12*833
1496SO
15,612
17,013
17,818
18,733
19,531
16,730
17,661
14,888

11,432
1330S8
14,732
18 , 738
20 , 647
21,334
21^99§
31,577
31,330
26,533
19S34S
30,421
19,173

12,144
13,941
14,972
18,363
15,333
15,605
13,971
14,186
15,074
16,153
14,360
14,927
14,836

3,497 7,548 11,764 18,434 12,593
4,476 7,585 12,105 17,055 16,156
4,743 12,OS3 15,310 22,180 20,381
6,046 8,2@3 17,740 28,597 17,915
9, BIS 18,966 28,166 19,945
6,891
5,390 10S461 21,247 29,197 17,858
5,917
8,896 21,491 37,898 18,507
5,490 8,137 21,571 26*773 18,864
6 "DO^
7,473 22,500 26,761 19,652
6^388 7,027 23,914 30,864 21,743
5,611 7,271 19,771 36,344 17,300
4,698 7,834 22,517 27,252 15,766
5,453
8,589 19,075 25,793 18,048

53,867
56,735
March
,
77,214
April
„ . . . , „ . 89,600
89,333
92,211
July.........
82,234
77,03.7
SeptesfoSF o . . » o • <, o . o > 78,314
75,456
64,503
60,096
74,715

13,506
14,181.
19 s 894
24,382
33,453
23,395
33,234
21,083
20,00®
19,255
17,447
15,S81
'19,509

18,211
19,767
36,433
32,853
34,904

4,059
3,320
4,853
6,337

38,011
.39,693
28,034
23,697
20,i©7
27,219

11,990
12,878
17,841
17,496
16,712
18,405
16,014
15,363
14,643
14,115
12,671
12S677
15,067

13,572
11S6S0
16,, 648
17,710
10,400
19SS83
1©S098
32,575
21,018
22,099
18,627
19,152
18,373

14,S9S
16,117
31,056
25,4%
24,133
25,636
21 , 924
23,833
25 , 698
24 , 677
21,205
20,836
22,1S4

11S334
11,393
14,391
15,772
15,281
13,8S5
13 , 194
14,701
13,416
12,913
12,182
12,805
13,347

3,409
3,662
4,953
5,683

16,099
18 , 027
21S254
23,727
36S648
29,919
26,865
29,8®
27,854
29,255
26,607
26,923
25,OS7

17,503
19,118
24,705
29,903
31,289
32,228
29,638
32,282
31,367
33,383
30,434
27,779
28,302

11,749
12,551
14,871
15,384
15,687
17,133
15,353
17,005
16,021
15,835
15,445
15,001
15,169

March.
April.

1937

(938
January ..»...,.

..

,»

49,102
50,093
65,218
73,307
73 ,,279
73,087
July.
.............. €7,639
74,709
September „ „ . . , „ .
, » 71,647
72,931
64,070
63,934
Monthly avorsge
, 66,500
March. . „ „ „
„, „
April . . . , . „ . . . . . . . „ . , * « >
May 9 . . . . 0 . . 0 C . .

0,134

6,495
5,703

5,147

5,790
5,444
4,796

4,175
5,179

5,416
5,211
5,397
5,528

4,791
5,727

4,821

4,025
4,885

364,300
377,300
398,300
412,700
425,000
474,600
499,300
517,000
535,100
552,500
567,800
586,700

103,745
102,887
103 , 354
105,989
110,871
118,580 '
123,094
125,311
120,753
134., 929
137,250
145,394

2,934,206
2,942,931
2,951,640
2,980,197
2,861,761
3,944,501
3,931,294
2,898,025
2,870,480
2,834,610
2,801,827
2,785,098

ms<B>w

?
y
?

100
137
180
? 313
?
335
?
300
382
395
370
366

266
260
379
381
279
276
278
2S3
287
2CS
353
383
372

287
2S6
302
3G2
279
280
270
259
278
359
335
3SS
274

334
231
249
246
2S1
256
230
193
211
194
190
192
322

2S3
198
230
237
230
343
214
176
180
177
177
182
2C5

39,411
38,717
38,287
41,833
3?,637
33,403
22,631
22,600
10,603
37, ?30
Si), BIO
29 a 77
25, Wl
21 , 479
2G,4Q?
22,357
21, 714
20, 4U
20, 439

30,134
9

6,101
6,589
8,193
8,633
8,140
8,631
7,669
7S415
8,185
8,608
6,8SS
7,796
7,743

17,543
19,360
27,829
32,915
30,998
31,577
28,693
26,768
26,189
24,539
30,829
20,038
25,607

20,729
24,594
32,177
37,395
39,288
39,965
35,758
33,334
33,307
33,104
27,113
24,522
31,607

15,595
13,781
17,308
19,290
19,046
20,669
17,783
17,915
18,818
18,813
16,561
15,536
17,501

611,000
640,500
661,400
689,300
706,600
742,400
765,200
782,900
804,400
826,000
832,300
853,500

143,738
141,198
143,716
146,143
153,488
167,054
169,568
175,604
179,508
184,038
187,333
200,093

6,891
7,352
8,170
8,646
8?059
8,443
8,028
8,073
7,724
7,515
7,235
7,126
7,772

16,781
17,520
33,356
26,107
24,731
26,310
23,823
26,858
25,650
26,534
34,320
25,019
23,908

30,879
22,073
27,835
30,238
31,196
30,350
28,973
20,506
39,355
30,546
26,115
26,504
27,789

11,442
10,500
14,037
16,963
16,362
16,407
14,843
18,345
16,742
15,851
13,735
13,411
14,802

864,300
874,800
891,700
916,000
926,500
943,800
857,500
972,300
990,300
1,007,000
1,016,600
1,029,800

190,535
187,498
183,105
183,747
186,507
196,322
191,889
189,415
189,548
189,217
189,685
198,840

3, 370^884
3,348,025
3,323,985
3,301,894
2,281,884
2,265,153
3,248,982
2,234,899
2,231,417
3,203,896
2,186,170
2,168,930

179
172
195
190
195
190
162
163
165
153
163
159
174

170
1S7
176
177
181
177
153
161
157
142
155
151
163

6,827
7,020
8,337
9,437
9,432
9,083
8,183
9,979
8,946
9,040
8,870
9,074
8,686

20,894
22,298
29,811
33,400
36,358
39,094
34,055
40,645
37,090
37,854
34,785
34,053
33,361

23,071
24,191
30,124
32,562
35,426
36,465
34,146
37,340
36,989
37,847
34,671
33,209
33,003

11,602
11,830
13,443
17,463
17,339
18,595
16,971
17,053
15,653
17,596
16,630
15,850
15,834

1,040,770
1,051,109
1,067,887
1,089,879
1,117,238
1,136,389
1,157,536
1,186,784
1,308,887
1,231,685
1,252,559
1,371,161

178,853
170,614
161 ,614
157,176
157,911
168,962
161,537
159,470
163,687
168,654
168,822
181,313

2,149,038
2,134,261
3,117,598
2,105,824
2,091,324
2,080,512
2,087,844
2,059,793
2,054,865
2,049,431
3,043,288
3,038,186

154
156
171
164
185
167
157
150
147
131
136
129
154

145
138
157
141
165
161
152
146
136
130
129
121
143 ZZ

2,739,274
2,698,611
3,661,543
3,635,493
2,501,115
3,556,401
3,534,129
2,497,234
3,473,421
3,446,003
3,433,149
2,397,647

B

25,070
28,655
29,819
28,666
22,438
19,525
19,812
19,787
19,350
21,098
23,850
30,173
21,347

27,678
26, 473
29,051
35,616
22, 918
W,474
30,435
20,821
23, 373
24, 798
28,659
32, 758
2
® 33,133

1939
55,587
58,309
|i«urch.
73,378
April „
83,435
May. . . . . . „ . » , „ , . . , . . . . . 89,123 '•
94,154
July
85,172
a
95,038
89,732
October ........
.
93,297
November .......
. 86,076
83,112
82,199
y
g
For footnotes, see p. 172.




3,389
3,593

4,311
4,974
6,069
5,802

5,133
5,909
5,544
5,784
4,720
4,335
4,955

27,615
2B,304
30,682
27, 062
27,032
24, 191
22,488
22, 801
22,837
24,301
27, 248
27, 959
26,125

24

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

DOMESTIC TRADE—ADVERTISING
P R I N T E R S ' I N K INDEXES
( W I T H ADJUSTMENT FOR
SEASONAL V A R I A T I O N S ) '

YEAR AND MONTH

Combined
Index

Farm Maga- Newspapers zines papers

Outdoor

R A D I O BROADCASTING, COST OF F A C I L I T I E S *

Radio

Total

AutoElecmobiles
tric
and
Clothhouseautohold
ing
mob! te
equipaccesment
sories

Thousands of dollars

Monthly average 1928-32 - 100

1915 monthly av. . .
1916 monthly av. . ,
1918 monthly ov,.,
1919 monthly av.; *

60.4
59.6
67.4
69.6
65.8
92.1
106 8
91 3
121.5
122.0
13015
136.0
127.7
128.8
130.8
113,6
77.2
49.6
41.5
55.1
60.4

59.0
56.3
52.6
62.7
65 2

61,5
61.4
68.7

83.2

94.5

97.1
98.8
110.8
112.6
113.8
125.4
109.2
88.2
63.5
58.9
76.0
78.8

109.0
113.6
118.3
114.5
112.5
118.9
103.7

1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av...
av,.,,
av..»
av...
av...
av...
av. . ,

1932
1933
19341935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av...
av..,
av...
av...

106 9
107.0
112.0
118.0
115.8
114.7
120.7
104.9
91.9
71.8
65.0
74.7
79.3

Monthly average . , .

81.4
79.0
84.5
87.5
88.6
90.4
90.1
88.4
91.4
93.4
94.9
99,2
89.1

67.1 82.2
66.0 82.5
66.6 86.8
72.8
89.2
76.5 87.6
73.5
88.2
73.4
90.3
80.2
87.2
76.8
91.6
71,7
89.6
75,3
97.1
92.9 101.1
74.4
89.5

86.5
91,9
94.1
96.5
94,8
98.3
94.8
96.2
95.0
92.8
91.3
95.6
94.0

70.3
76.7
72.0
78.0
82.6
82.5
69.7
86.4
79.0
66.9
80.6
93.3
78,2

79.8
81.2
83.7
82.4
80.0
79.5
77.4
80.3
82.1
78.4
83.6
88.0
81,5

66.7
67.4
59.8
69.6
67.2
66.8
55.8
79.3
58.8
64.7
65.7
70.3
66.0

Office
Toilet
furgoods
nish- Smokand
ing
All
ings
mate- medother
and
ical
r
i
a
l
s
supsupplies
plies

Foods,
food
House
furnish- Soaps,
Finan- bevera0es
ings and cleancial
ers,
and
kitchen
confec- supp 1 1 es etc.
tions

125.8
129.1
133.5
134.7
124.8
105.6
79 1
72.9
55.8
66,7
47.7
73.8 51.7
78.0
57.2

145.9
117.5
158.5
182.6

3,259
2,626
3,554
4,107 j

349
480
551
650

62
34
31
35

79.1
75.5
81.5
85.0
86.5
88,9
87.1
84.9
86.9
90.6
91.1
95.2
86.0

61.2
62.2
67.6
68,7
70.8
68.1
69.2
71.0
73.3
74.2
74.1
75,6
69.7

187.0
189.7
192.9
185.2
184.4
202.1
224.7
230.0
268.2
253.7
239.2
244.4
216.8

4,741
4,776
5,383
4,813
4,420
3,913
3,815
3,760
4,856
6,660
6,077
6,142
4,946

834
856
956
797
780
686

29
34
43
29
31
26

542
517
785
1,186
1,109
1,022

89.3
94.3
97.8
102.1
97.8
101,9
103.5
101.9
99.1
97.1
102.4
98.9
98.8

81.4
88.3
90.1
91.4
89.0
92.5
87.7
88.8
89.1
87.6
84.3
89.0
88.3

74.8
68.5
75.7
82.5
85.4
79.5
82.8
84.4
79.1
84.5
77.5
87.5
80.2

241.5
234.8
228.6
230.7
247.0
289.4
283.4
298.3
277.0
229.9
244.7
262.1
255.6

78.4
82.1
81.5
79.9
75.0
73.0
74.7
74.5
73.5
73.6
82.0
78.8
77.3

74.1
75.7
77.8
76.7
74.7
74.8
72.5
75.2
78.9
73.8
79.9
86-0
76.7

75.3
72.5
91.5
91.3
85.0
76.6
74.7
77.0
76.9
77.7
65.9
71.0
78.0

72.6
78.4
80.4
80.6
80.3
82.0
80.0
78.5
72.8
78.1
82.0
80.4
78.8

71.5
74.2
79.8
76.0
78.0
79.8
74.0
79.1
77.4
77.7
79.9
84.3
77.6

72.2
73.8
82.0
89.0
90.5
76.6
89.8
76.6
83.5
75.8
60.6
88.3
79.9

38.6
71.5
103.8
104
56
51
36

1,066
870
1,063
1,208

14
9
33
55

87
75
160
172

18
13
13
24

520
242
265
291

1
1
9
0
0
9

28
43
47
25
28
30

1,380
1,303
1,480
1,412
1,240
1,162

31
29
36
33
31
27

196
210
248
274
281
263

109
103
100
36
33
8

350
339
380
398
303
371

1,502
1,636
1,451
1,268
1,083

305
356
449
359
334
249

5
4
58
84
56
39

45
36
27
1
22
16

25
31
34
45
66
76

1,277
1,194
1,320
1,543
1,647
1,821

1
6
4
8
9
3

262
300
394
405
435

0
0
6
17
13
6

421
395
438
357
388
402

997
990
1,287
1,490
1,673
1,733

241
360
596
1,534
668
588

839

37

14

40

1,398

IS

291

36

387

1,382

505

6,134
5,792
6,421
6,041
5,930
5,597
4,797
4,837
5,012
6,084
6,294
6,671
5,^01

1,061
940
1,057
984
1,036
878
656
692
657
947
922
953
899

30
25
26
11
27
33
27
32
26
29
19
9
24

35
65
108
133
141
101
97
78
34
35
47
65
78

74
68
76
74
61
71
68
52
36
69
92
76
68

1,771
1,646
1,744
1,731
1,637
1,516
1,345
1,353
1,457
1,749
1,740
1,927
1,635

6
14
14
13
10
6
0
0
0
0
16
21
8

382
443
561
599
574
597
492
525
547
577
617
631
548

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

421
439
513
573
624
610
558
551
567
594
644
687
566

1,727
1,595
1,778
1,542
1,503
1,505
1,320
1,282
1,295
1,556
1,738
1,827
1,556

627
557
544
380
317
274
234
272
367
527
458
475
420

272.2
260.9
253.2
226.5
250.5
281,0
261.0
274.7
260.0
242.3
257.6
261.7
258.5

6,943
6,432
7,074
5,924
6,051
5,534
4,493
4,530
4,781
6,509
6,713
6,754
5,977

858
813
850
632
639
557

15
23
23
19
56
34

74
64
71
90
87
72

62
48
54
36
22
27

2,204
2,083
2,408

634
600
682
626
662
647

o

1,9-49

18
2
2
1
0
0

0
0

710
687
7(17
674
7S4
678

1,907
1,738
1,849
1,489
1,482
1,374

462
375
337
252
257
187

374
352
447
62B
600
626
615

33
37
30
18
18
10
26

10
0
0
0
0
0
39

22
27
21
19
26
21
32

1,434
1,380
1,543
2,103
2,157
2,301
1,983

0
0
0
48
39
39
12

580
624
611
626
674
&S3
635

0
0
0

615
672
655

0
0

881
853
732

1,236
1,242
1,308
1,851
1,990
1,977

188
195
166
365
349
273
284

273,6
265.6
262.7
253.3
290.8
329.7
337.7
355.6
333.7
298.4
312.6
318.5
302.7

7,023
6,567
7,404
6,678
7,034
6,471
5,813
5,859
6,089
8,014
8,036
8,127
6,926

647
617
747
657
745
640
496
520
558
648
641
636
629

25,
33
50
25
66
37
32
58
75
72
34
41
46

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

41
53
64
54
74
129
97
109
102
107
98
92
85

2,318
2,194
2,501

49
39
38
39
65
18
23
23
48
62
45
49
42

714
691
818
746
857
792
771
818
812
923
923
915
815

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

836
796
885
870
921
887
1,000
1,048
969
1,170
1,153
1,134
972

74
33
27
25

1936

March
April
Mav

July
October

2*^7

727
686
1,205

1S370

i,4a^

238
127
166
241

1937

March
April
Mav

July
Augus t
September
October
December
Monthly average...
1336

January
February
March
April
May

June .... ........
Julv

August.. ..........

Monthly average...

2,107
2,122

;

1

0

°0

s

a*>3

1,620

1939

76.4
57.6
79.5
59.9
March
84.4
56.4
April
82.2
66.2
Mav
84.4
69.0
85.5
65.0
J lv
81.7
61.8
84.8
70.1
82.6
66.1
October
82.8
65.8
84.0
69.3
89.4
70.9
83.2
Monthly average...
64.8
For footnotes, see pp. 173, 173.
u




o

2S241
2,277
2,101
1,669
1,657
1,860

2,608
2,729
2,769
__2j244

2,045
1,859

2,020
1,781
1,844
1,718
1,583

U4B8

1,538
2,150
2,163

2,225
1,860

348
285
281
254
186
148
141
128
126
273
247
265
224

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

25

DOMESTIC TRADE—ADVERTISING—Continued
MAGAZINE A D V E R T I S I N G
Cost1
YEAR AND MONTH

Total

Toilet
House
Automobiles
Office
SmokElectric Finan- foodFoods,
Soaps,
goods
and
Cloth- household
bever- furnishings cleansAil
furnishing
and
ages and
automobile
ing equipment cial
and kitchen ers, etc. Ings and mater- medfea!
gthsr
supplies
confections
accessor! es
supplies ials sypp 1 1 es

Thous. of
lines

Thousands of dollars

1915

Linage^

1,605
1,524
1,407
1,669
1,772
1,547
2,142
2,803

thl

1,856
3,030
3,520
2,620
3,633
3,958
3,038
3,033

9,327 i
8,155
9,705
10,231

1935 monthly average. . ,

2,156 1,517
1,914 1,463
2,020 2,037
2,018 3,326

3,384
2,984
2,409
1,763
1,555
3,027
3,115

1,349
3,338
2,485
2,501
S,375
3,158

1,951
2,563
3,066
3,449
3,639
2,857

1,696
3,138
3,S11
3,860
2,862
3,637

483
545
593
657
©48
674

1,790
1,757
1,938
3,643
3,936
8,123

3,036
3,089
3, ©83
3,741
3,436
3S482

1,967
1,695
2,084
3,a37
2,736
3,731

206

581

2,190

2,940

2,378

165
186
245
303
315
188

677
696
732
691
. 724
689

2,459
3,297
4SOSQ
4,544
4,533
3,568

3,031
2,399
2,762
3,306
3,358
3,023

335
2S7
873
1,318
1,034
670

220
459
413
403
580
461
348
353
383
425
449
263

113
157
374
379
318
389

693
608
825
782
793
735

3,573
2,642
3,904
4,496
4,068
3,867

2,335
2,018
2,383
3,852
'2,980
2,893

3,666

2,671

1,252
1,017
1,287
1,435

297
285
390
438

353
209
315
336

301
215
251
311

1S934
1,730
1,837
1,772

434
370

1,295
1,832
2,249
2,574
3,747
3,147

199
316
588
751
805
646

134
360
516
805
723
531

289
390
414
411
390
330

1,528 '
1,551
1,365
1,364
2,290
1,419

257
230
695
895
696
535

298
86
191
477
325
545

478
459

530
482
447
413

107
71
163
179

457
400
489
E42

1,290
1,922
2,307
1,909
1,938
1,877

102
360
567
813
883
534

277
489
495
529
593
439

107
160
210
175
234
180

575
479
560
580
593
578

24O
249
358
425
431
310

1,670
1,414
1,585
2,198
3,452
1,977

148
99
665
1,051
798
561

366
337
446
531
501
336

75
136
286
304
363
341

548

438

238
498
901
1,166
1,330
833

1936

March.

*

&pril
May....

0 <, o . o
................

July...

„<,

7,457
11,310
13,458
14,498
14,908
12,299
8,891
' • 8,493
11,104
14,384
14,758
12,303

•

11,984

1,863

551

415

352

1,878

9,041
12,634
15,537
17,063
17,839
14,605
10,689
9,725
12,881
16,383
15,972
12,955

1,579
1,471
3,019
2,6O2
2,824
2,453
2,134
1,578
1,358
2,128
2,658
1,511

297
393
770
881
1,038
849

134
290
610
882
868
595

308
329
397
438
451
399

279
414
979
1,153
886
600

253
92
330
522
437
508

390
376
373
417
442
366

1,3122,132
2,164
3,109
2,199
1,789
1,521
1,385
1,460
1,963
3,078
1,813

13,771

3,026

711

450

374

1,826

778

396

244

730

1,675
3,893
3,235
3,144
3,087
3,782
3,160
1,964
2,070
2,890
3,810
2,233
2,579

8,913
11,465
14,136
15,733
14,564
11,316

1,260
1,125
1,716
3,372
1,968
1,474

372
441
738
977
898
706

101
239
493
839
657
365

386
484
423
393
410
356

1,431
1,937
3,339
2,354
3,035
1,657

197
370
684
877
954
560

235
539
433
44©
398
418

130
183
216
211
206
123

786
685
853
818
914
777

1,413
3,476
2,685
2,550
2,173
1,894

3,586
2,998
3,557
4,104
3,953
3,987

1,990
2,144
2,404
2, ©38
3,656
3,302

8,411
7,380
9,846
13,668
13,413
11,539
11,688

1,268
888
769
1,630
2,142
1,295

98
19
136
342
312
470

311
266
341
444
426
299

1,654
1,353
1,516
3,073
2,143
1,931

217
130
599
863
679
509

384
275
355
398
363
234

41
116
228
323
23S
266

651
705
734
889
839
755

1,540 2,090
1,344 1,943
1,642 2,703
2,361 3,534
2,210 3,394
1,815 3,424

1,603
1,472
2,113
2,318
3,351
1,658

1,484

257
341
822
1,022'
689
531
650

339

378

1,860

553

363

181

783

3,000

3,106

2,120

8,045
11 j 562
14,377
16,818
15,717
13,279

1,186
1,475
3,153
3,997
3,854
3,216

272
495
829
1,020
921
710

67
195
395
808
757
603

320
376
431
508
435
486

1,479
2,124
2,285
3,180
3,015
1,893

194
377
637
1,036
1,036
760

311
500
433
468
471
454

128
148
330
303
233
100

654
593
744
684
692
636

1,266
3,183
3,537
3,508
2,249
3,187

3,374
3,096
3,633
4,419
4,054
3,335

1,939
2,294
3,591
2,715
2,356
1,796

10,131
8,387
11,814
14,925
13,821
13,263

1,635
1,033
1,323
2,312
3,159
1,300

346
405
989
1,136
755
555

170
58
313
392
337
406

337
245
353
414
400
318

2,072
1,695
1,744
2,206
3,103
1,771

366
315
638
1,08©
874
681

311
370
411
403
382
369

64
133
327
304
203
303

632
431
593
665
704
647

1,902 3,507
1,558 3,253
3,039 3,307
3S685
3,474 3,429
3,319 3,794

1,635
1,784
2,182
2,378
2,355
1,711

12,587

1,887

694

367

385

1,964

648

389

187

639

3,128

3,298

2,135

1937
March
April

............

Mav

1938
March. . .„
.
April ................... 0 ....

May......

July.......

Monthly &v@r&ge • • . • • 1 0 . < > » » > .

1939

March
4pril
May

October

For footnotes, see p. 173.




26

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

DOMESTIC TRADE—ADVERTISING AND POSTAL BUSINESS
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING. LINAGE'

POSTAL BUSINESS

Display
YEAR AND MONTH

Total Classi52
fied
cities

Total

Automotive

Financial

Genera!

Retai 1

NEW
INCORPORA-3
TIONS

Airmail
Pound
nile

Thous-

sverfl c

1924- monthlyttverflti'o.....

1928 monthly averse

150,207

28,820

121,387

11,860

5,500

24,148 79,878

68.0

2,978
3,004
3,099
3,300

1929
ia30
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

108,101
137,854
122,072
97,064
88,793
98,240
103,912

28,787 129,314
24,913 112,941
90,966
33,108
18 j 363 78,701
72,354
16,439
17,110
81,130
19,081 84,831

12,539
8,932
6,718
5,316
5,220
6,109
6,077

6,181
4,938
3,415
1,973
1,682
1,594
1,776

28,239
25,254
21,818
16,819
15,670
17,615
18,081

82,354
73,817
68,015
54,592
49,782
55,812
58,896

72.3
69.9
66.1
63.1
62.5
66.3
63.3

3,341
2,977
2,970
2,860
2,658
2,214
2,240

94,810
91,334
116,443
121,887
127,182
117,029

18,499
76,311
17,546
73,788
21,991 94,453
22,548
99,339
24,172 103,010
24,843
92,186

3,787
3,632
5,453
7,813
8,493
7,645

3,536
1,942
2,773
2,488
1,933
1,988

17,686 33,301
19,464 48,751
22,899 63)337
21,812 67,227
23,498 69,086
20,802 61,751

2,655
2,218
2,506
2,297
2,273
2,285

98,499
99,166
114,387
136,635
131,986
130,763
115,010

21,232
77,366
76,620
22,546
22,521
91,866
33,981 112,652
33,646 109,340
22,945 107,817
22,123 92,887

6,593
4,908
4,257
6,183
9,813
4,346
6,069

2,219
1,646
1,641
1,860
1,848
2,151
2,085

18,287
16, 186
21,053
27,411
24,227
18,186
20,959

50,167
53,880
64,916
77,198
73,452
83,234
63,774

62.4
60.7
61.8
62.1
61.2
61.3
61.0
61.3
61.7
61.8
61.7
61.6
61.6

99,588
103,092
126,134
131,052
130,835
121,784

21,521 78,066
30,615
82,477
34,633 101,562
25,758 105,294
27,132 103,702
35,798
95,986

3,348
3,896
5,413
6,956
7,462
7,332

17,176
23,814
24,406
34,135
24,019
22,775

99,206
103,699
117,256
134,979
119,746
122,295

76,593
22,614
79,989
23,710
93,541
23,715
ai,869 110,111
98,008
21,738
31,314 100,982

5,903
5,371
4,052
7,756
6,589
3,723

2,970
1,986
2,390
2,218
1,807
2,065
1,992
1,279
1,302
1,576
1,375
1,519

54,572
53,781
69,292
71,985
70,414
63,814
51,538
56,808
68,357
77,755
69,892
80,604

117,472

23,618

93,854

5,650

90,624
88,457
108,919
109,917
109,906
98,519

20,247
19,187
33,404
22,656
21,331

70,378
60,370
S5,514
K7,271
87,211
77,188

2,060
2,611
5,081
4,347
5,676
4,340

2,315
1,493
1,918
1,459
1,396
1,556

83,653
86,102
103,869
113,558
113,547
118,09(3

20,301
20,808
21,376
32,411
20,233
20,372

63,353
65,293
82,493
91,147
83,314
97,733

3S031
2,623
2,366
4,932
6,608
3,581

102,097

21,231

80,846

88,651
111,815
111,160
112,377
105,086

19,556
18,318
S3, 147
32,824
23,692
21,785

85,407
90,52U
101,937
119,612
113,457
118,103
103,629

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monttily

average
average
average
aversge
average
average
average

Money orders
Domestic (50 cities)*

For-

performance^

Percent

Thousands of lines

ithl

GOODS
IN
WAREHOUSES,
SPACE
OCCUPIED*

523,367
450,187
427,991
410,235
688,785

Issued

Paid

Thous- Thous. Thousands of dol. ands

eign,
Issued*

Thousands of
dollars

1,315
1,470
1,610
1,711
1,895
2,054

11,467
12,7m
r

6,313
7,248
7,149
6,784
7,773
8,098

34,812
40,59S
44,803
HO, 587
65,393
72,432

3,107
2,335
2,681
2,981
3,105
3,175
3,292
3,425

8,211
34,461 9,291
28,008 10,391
29,eai 10,707
31,094 1.1,161
33,176 11,008
34,060 11, 110
34,819 11,018

64,827
68,471
78,913
84,515
81,288
87,304
88,158
86,314

2, ISO
3,908
4,306
4,067
5,930
5,906
6,000

3,697
3,685
3,683
3S389
3,330
3,618

37,656
36,441
35,640
33,220
34,973
34,265
35,625

11,501 90,983
10,809 i 84,576
10,266
70,247
9,220
75,08-1
91,399
9,890
11,187
91,809
12,170 __ $i,££9

6,237
5,587
4,650
3,311
2,588
2,542
3,563

3,952
3,953
4,123
3,950
3 S 834
4,091

37,528
36,611
38,676
37,884
36,405

40, «t&

12,440 93,882
11,523 85,855
13,291 99,739
13,122
99,510
96,032
13,735
13,153 102,407

2,294
2,254
3,055
3,450
2,018
2,385

3,764
3,633
3,665
4,071
3,907
4,596
3,983

38,354
36,fv)5
37,337
40,010
38, B15
43,R49
38,594

13,598
11,573
12,772
14,921
13,31.6
10,221
1»,139

103,080
01,096
103,460
119,437
105,709
122,826
102,138

3,483
3,741
2,720
2,319
2,033
5,712
2,758

40,019
38,363
44,581
41,867
39,735
41,750
40,&17
39,571
39,700
42,147
41,H75
44,373

95,752
13,596
90,413
11,836
15,374 110,518
r
14,055 i(rr,9a >
13,349 103,410
13,918 108,575
12,928 104,103
12,436 102,567
13,292 109,628
14,669 118,919
14,114 112,737
19,865 120,235

£,429
2,502
3,167
2,744
2,348
2,001
2,007
2,717
2,734
2,456
2,684
5,708

41,237

13,701 107,578

2,891

_3im

i4,a >7

17,837
21,713
25,017

1936
Kobrufl ry
March
May
July

Oetober
November

2,182'
1,910
2,036
2,156
2,114
2,489
2,259

761,833
745, 845
902,746
885,274
920,629
949,828
1,055,015
1,051,115
998, 604
1,060,486
984,288
1,166,914
956,906

2,520
2,228
2,608
2,417
2,122
2,171

907,003
1,003,256
1,174,070
1,097,608
1,104,137
1,129,743

1,943
1,840
1,671
1,822
1,841
2,017
2,108

1,124,012
1,151,851
1,146,872
1,202*650
1,121,521
1,233,750

1,873 20,596 65,734

62.0
62.4
64.8
65.7
67.9
69.1
68.8
69.7
71.0
73.1
71.6
72.2
68.1

1,116,373

4,116
4,046
4,638
4,269
4,055
4,265
4,042
3,925
3,954
4,214
4,241
4,598
4,197

14,785
15,273
17,544
17,505
18,310
16,253

51,218
49,892
60,971
63,960
61,830
55,039

70.9
69.9
69.8
69.5
69.7
69.3

2,173
1,787
2,094
1,910
1,940
1,877

1,107,694
1,057,452
1,278,563
1,105,775
1,302,535
1,254,697

4,198
4,030
4,515
4,168
4,002
3,956

40,804
37,555
42,566
40,tX19
38,111
37,450

93,911
12,602
11,932 89,070
14,697 111,332
13,312 100,887
12,789 97,283
13,366 100,250

2,285
2,107
3,ia3
2,556
2,070
2,220

13,028
12,175
15,888
18,411
18,749
14,028

45,424
49,295
63,031
66,073
66,509
78,540

1,237,143

3,720
3,842
3,775
4,170
4,067
4,654
4,091

92,7&*>
98,006
90,170
107,933
106,097
113,841
100,908

2,151
2,097
2,608
1,985
2,280
7,717

59,315

1,774
1,818
1,614
1,733
1,793
1,943
1,871

35,663
37,238
36,051
39,485
37,996
42,202

15,996

68.2
68.4
69.3
69.9
70.9
69.5
69.6

1,199,405
1,272,874
1,235,018
1,299,263
1,251,886
1,430,568

3,938

1,869
1,201
1,209
1,732
1,449
1,574
1,598

2,775

67,861
68,333
89,669
88,335
89,685
83,301

2,446
3,458
4,768
6,055
6,075
5,345

2,301
1,403
1,695
2,105
1,615
1,663

12,771
14,024
17,414
17,655
18,538
17,408

50,343
49,448
65,792
62,520
63,456
58 ) 886

70.8
70.4
70.4
70.2
70.4
70.7

2,210
1,821
2,236
1,874
2,190
1,712

1,243,868
1,220,711
1,447,383
1,355,974
1,434,681
1,426,986

4,334
4,140
4,662
4,171
4,248
4,170

39,327
36,900
41,891
38,119
39,229
38,165

12,939
94,176
12,371 88,734
15,307 109,980
13,164
95,899
13,724
99,757
13,918 101,345

2,142
2,027
3,170
2,079
2,006
2,210

20,570
21,115
20,884
22, 393
30,194
20,346

64,838
69,410
81,053
97,230
93,264
97,857

3,496
3,512
3,067
6,436
4,537
3,482

2,120
1,349
1,278
1,767
1,376
1,637

13,999
12,527
15,045
19,824
18,470
14, 183

45,222
52,023
61,663
69,193
68,880
78,555

70.2
69.9
69.4
70.4
73.3
73.9

1,724
1,718
1,471
1*787
1,850
1,901

1,385,501
1,485,991
1,421,434
1,509,278
1,472,644

3,907
3,906
3,907
4,288
4,150
4,554

36,658
37,008
37,262
39,723
38,553
41,190

12,142 91,709
13,130 99,498
12,624
97,376
14,152 109,016
14,385 108,449
15,285 111,851

2,069
2,205
1,895
1,833
1,773
3,936

21,060

82,569

4,390

1,692 15,988 60,498

70.8

1,874

4,195

38*685 13,595 100,649

2,383

1937
March
April
Mny
July
August

December

„

Monthly average.

17, 160
16,531
19,829
23,024
20,151
15,136

1938
March
April
May
Juno

22, ea^

11,975
12,543
12,8-16
13,989
14,028
15,793
38,835 13,323

1939

March
April
May

September
October

For footnotes, see p. 173.




1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OP CURRENT BUSINESS

27

DOMESTIC TRADE—POSTAL BUSINESS AND RETAIL TRADE
POSTAL
BUSINESS
Postal
reeel pis- 3
YEAR AND
MONTH

NEW
PASSENGER
AUTOMOBILE
SALES^

In5© se- ga
Un- Atfjustdusleeted trial adjust- ©dt
cities cities
ed*
Thousands of
dollars

1816
1917
1918
1919

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av..
av . <>
av..
av..

1031
19BS
1983
1934
1936
1926

monthly
monthly
Kcnthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av . .
av..
av 0 .
av . .
av „ .
av..

C H A I N STORE SALES

C h a i n store
age S n d e x 5

Combined
index

1938 monthly av. =,
1&29
1930
1931
19331933
19S4
1935

32,348
30,561
27,712
23,356
24,330
25,195
36S776
27,434
2©S103
38fl839
28,944
27,874
28,283
26,673
36,000
29,385
32,880
39,209
41,331
29,407

3S257
3,060
3,318
3,320
3,164
3,314
3,192
3,063
3,343
3,678
3,236
4,846
3,378

69.3
03o3
117.0
142.3
138 „©
139=3
117.3
93.®
71=0
S8o5
113.1
130.4
103.1

IGSoQ
96.5
99.4
S9 D §
101 0 0 "101.3
102.0
93.5 103.0
108.0
109=5
104.5 109.6
92.0 109.0
83oO 110.0
109.0
85°5
151.0 111.0
170,0 113.0
106.0

38,055
27,794
33,763
31,139
29,843
29,683
26,600
26,287
30,042
31,682
30,693
41,936
30,617

3,418
3,312
3,883
3,646
3,359
3,453
3,293
3,362
3,4.12
3,670
3,518
4,994
3,602

90.1
S3o5
146.5
141.3
144.6
134.3
123.9
113.6
73.2
83.6
90.8
70.1
108.3

139,5
13© .5
133-.5
1GS.S
104=0
99.0
104.5
120.5
105.0
137.0
89.0
78.0

1O5.3
110.0
108.6
111.0
112.0
114.0
114.5
113.2
117.0
114.8
109.0
111.5
111.7

37,492
27,046
31,794
39,563
28,261
38,006
34,603
26,715
29,526
30,850
31,426
42,473
29,802

3,535
3,360
3,881
3,641
3,485
3,500
3,304
3,446
3,473
3,728
3,968
5,154
3,67:3

50.8
53.6
76.0
80.5
75.5
65.0
61.4
49.2
37.1
55.1
99.1
96.1
66.7

65.0
74.0
61.0
60.0
57.0
50.5
56.5
54.5
60.0
85.0
100.0
92.5

28,537
37,710
33,478
29,830
30,922
29,791
33,464
28*233
30,038
31,960
32,446
43S938

3,667
3,493
3,379
3,018
3S©§7
3S6S7
3,271
3,540
3,413
3S788
3,658
5,117

91.0
96.0
88.0
79.5
79.0
79.0
80.5
76.5
83.5
93.7
103.8
108.5

30,946

3,743

TO .8
71.2
106.7
106.3
107.1
101.2
87.5
63.7
56.5
96.5
107.9
110.8
90.7

1036
January o . . . ...*.
March ............
April . o ... = ......
Jfe V . . . o

July..
October. <> °
Monthly average..

l©37

s

March, o . o . o . . . . . .
April ... o ........
way.
July

Monthly average. .
1930
F©bni8ry ....*...*
Marchc
April
May

Monthly average . .

Adjyst-

edf

V a r i e t y st©re saSas
Combined saSts
of 7 chains 7

H. L
Co., inc.*

Un- Adjustadjust- edf
ed*

Safes

S. Sc Kresge
fe0g

Stores
operated

3

Thous,
Thous.
Monthly average 1S39-31 =100 of dol. Number of dol. Hfcjmber

a

144.1
93.0
62*9
3S.5
43.3
57.6
83.8

00;000

......

eooo

.0

83.5
83.4
92.0
97.0

...... 108,9 .....
100.9
96.5
82.3
85.7
80.6
80.3
96.9
83.3
103 .'3 89.@

91.5
95.6
94.1
96,1
92.0
96.7
94.9
93.1
93.0
94*2
95.8
96.4
94.4

.....
.....

107.1
99.0
93.8
80.8
82.5
90.5
91.5

......
......
......

m«3
S5ol
93*2
S3.3
S0.7
95.3
96.8
S5.9
S4.9
93.7
§5.8
93.6

67.7
73.5
80.3
S5c7
96.8
98.8
97.2
86.5
97.9.
100.4
104.5
195.7
S9.5

90.8
88.0
93.3
93 .3
96.8
104.0
109. 2.
97^7
103.4
S3. 9
103.0
106.1

112.0
95.0
117,0
97.8
126.0 100.1
130.0 99.7
124.0
98,3
117.0
95.3
91.1
124.0
123.0 89. G
128.0
94=7
128.0 94c9
118.0
94,9
117.0
97.0
122.0
95=7

97.9
97.4
99,1
S6.8
96o9
©3.9
93.0
S3. 3
93.6
94.4'
94.9
94.2

70.3
81.3
07.1
80,0
98.3
100.7
97.0
90.6
99.8
101.5
103.7
203.5
102.0

94.4
97.4
103.3
96.2
98.3
105.9
109.0
102.4
104.5
100.0
101.3
110.3

106.7
106.4
103.3
105.0
103.3
106.3
108.0
106.0
109.0
108.0
109.5
112.9
107.0

107.6
93.3
94,1
108.8
116.0
95.6
112.8
94.4
109.4 95,0
109.7
93.6
120.0
89.2
116.0
88.5
122.0 93.0
120.0 94.9
121.2
96.7
127.0 101.1
94.1
115.9

03. 3
93.6
94.7
91.7
93.6
92.2
91.0
92.2
94.9
94.4
96.7
98.1

71.6
78.6
81.7
95.2
90.7
90.9
88.0
85.2
94.1
98.3
102.2
193.6
98.0

06.1
94.1
97.2
92.9
90.7
95.7
98.9
96 = 3
98.5
96.7
100.2
104.9

107.5
108.8
109.8
110.0
110.0
111.0
113.0
113.0
114.5
113; 3
117.0
120.0
112.3

118.0
113.7
130.0
117.6
119.0
118.0
136.0
124.0
127.0
125.0
132.0
142.0
124.3

93,5
98.7
100.5
102,0
102o9
100,8
97,6
99,0
107,2
106 0 9
109 oO
112.1
102.5

96.4
98.2
99.5
99.0
101.4
99.3
90.6
103.1
109.4
106.4
109.0
108.8

73.6
79.7
85.0
97.6
96.3
95.8
91.3
89.5
96.1
102.9
108.4
206.6
102.0

98.7
95.5
98.8
97.1
96.3
100.8
102.6
101.1
100.6
101.4
106.8
112.0

100.0
105.0
119.0
115.4
116.8
117.8
135.0
118.6
117.2
123.0
127.0
130.0
117.9

l«106
1,083
1,370
1,466
1,771
3,300
2S555
2,754

J0

S* H. ICrsss
and Go.8

Stores
oper- Sales
ated

4,655
5,433
6^820
7 ,,508
8,830
9S 935
11,147
13,280

HeCrory Stores
Corporation^

Stores
oper- Sales
ated

Thoiis.
of dol a - Number

1% 100
^ 114
^ 119
«118
™ 140 "1,035 ^ 123
12
161 •' "1,360 is 130
12
165 1J1S467 18 1^4
1S
169 11 1,761 1S 1-M
145
169 2sim
143
178 2S414
143
194 33409
142
204 3S054
147
331 2,834
158
243 3S305
1<B3
378 3,830
167
334 45333
174
401 4,838
187
463 5,421
197
638 5,705
209
617 5,774
217
661 5,753
227
677 5,231
§31
676 S^IS
330
681 6,305
690 6,S40
233

"1,103
"1,341
"1S74S
"S,200
"3,508
"3,026
3,556
4,370

2, IBS
2S333
2$m3
3,803
3j>067
3,874
3,359
3,381
3,469
3,415
3,161
3S895
2,772
2,-gei
3,110

av..
av. 0
av, 0
av..
av..
av.,
av-=.

UnadApparel justed*

Monthly average Av. same month
1929-31 ° 100 1929=31 « 100

13,543
14,611
17,08©
18,380
20s 688
30,758
33,901
26/085
26,330
28,831
30,605
31,337
31,446

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

Grocery
sales®

Thews.
of dol.
"450
"411
"468
u
566 .
"053
"801
957
1,183
1,201
1,427
1,781
2S100
2,465
3 3 800
3,278
3,342
3,720
3,603
3,608
3,308
3,853
3,877
3,119

Stores
©parated
Mu$ibep

^ 110
^118
13
11?
^133
^143
JS
M7
3,418

ies

IBS
160
165
171
176
£83
210
SS3
S38
£P-"il
<g.jtf$

3,143
2,338
2,077
2,240
3,359

116
133
159
168
209
S48
350
158
138
131
131

1,783
1,888
2,043
2.,523
3,514
3,625
2,412
3,430
3,501
3,028
2,004
5,843
2,703

133
130
130
131
131
130
1S8
13S
132
133
134
135
132

8,SJM
9,220
9,677
11S554
11,415
11,685 .
10,680
10,838
11,293
13,009
11,729
33j2§'7
11,895

695 5,204
682 5,459
691 6,314
689 6,873
683 6,552
677 7.037
681 6,535
683
682 6,785
68S 7,307
683 7,321
683 14,748
685 7,231

234
234
S35
335
235
235
235
S3S
338
335
335
235
33S

3,334
2,691
3,893
3^2S4
3,057
3,443
3,003
3,010
3,096
3,511
3,309
6,714
3,353

2,032

135
136
136
136
137
136
137
135
137
138
138
136
136

8,999
9,469
12,174
10,740
13,393
12,015
,11,709
10.475
11ff508
12,766
11,913
33,896
12,255

678 5,109
678 5,095
680 7,447
681 6,400
681 7,007
682 6,899
6,559
682.
681 6,797
683 6,931
685 7,114
©86 7,397
686 14=616
683 7,333

S3S
235
235
235
234
334
235
334
235
335
234.
234
335

3,510
2,6®
3,556
3,023
3,268
3,365
3,133
2S977
3s 108
39 333
3,308
6,763
3,417

194
194
193
196
It?
107
197
10?
198
199
SOO
197

136
131
132
133
133
133
133
133
132
132
133
133
133

8,607
8,914
10,053
11,965
10,253
10,643
10,004
10,179
11,133
12,353
11,972
24,114
11,682

687 5,159
681 5,358
681 6,054
681 6,671
681 6,507
680 6,235
681 5,833
683 6,336
685 6,179
685 6,827
686 6,613
687 14,439
683 6,849

333
234
236
236
339
239
239
238
238
338
238
338
237

3,478
3,641
3,005
3,493
2,909
3,200
2,946
2,960
2,955
3,294
3,186
7,003
3,339

200
201
301
201
201,
201
SOO
200
200
200
SOT
SOI
301

133
133
133
133
133
133
132
133
133
133
133
133
133

8,801
9,058
10,606
11,940
11,401
11,293
10,369
10,578
11,513
11,938
12,356
24,408

680 5,055
681 5,163
683 5,969
683 6,315
683 6,818
683 6,406
685 6,225
683 6,490
683 6,596
682 7,286
685 7,395
686 15,232
683 ^TjOTl •

238
338
238
339
239
339
240
340
240
349
240
240
239

2,535
2,738
3,196
3,648
3,300
3,430
3,158
3,136
3,354
3,431
3^632
7,655

3CS
SOS
302
203
3DS
302
301
300
300
300
201
300
201

3S551

a, 019

2,774
2,455
2-, 83©
3,805
2,700
3,368
3,638
3,808
2, 70S
5,490
3,808
1,790
1,780
2,156
2,787
2,383
2,496

2,366
2,316
2,513
2,833
3,819
5,952
2,682

12.S31
13,336
11,738
11,015
11 fl030

2m
SS8
209

' a©a
SOI

mm
200
200
189
1®?
185
183
185
194
194
193
197

im>

1939

a,pri!0 .„...*
May.
July

, ..

Ssptenbsr . .
Dscenber. . .

..

Monthly average . .

For footnotes, see pp. 173., 174, 175, 176.




^Without adjustment for seasonal variations.

1,998
1,959
2,442
2,869
3,733
2,712
2S503
3,446
2,785
2,855
3,066
6,228

2,883

12,031

3,599

fWith adjustment for seasonal variations.

28

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
DOMESTIC TRADE—RETAIL TRADE—Continued
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES BY
FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS

CHAIN STORE SALES
Variety store sates

YEAR AND
MONTH

G. C.
Murphy Co. fi

F. Vi, Wbolworth Co. a

Restaurant
chains
(3 c h a i n s ) * 3

DEPARTMENT
STORE
COLLECTIONS^

Other chains"
W. T. Grant
Co.

J. C. Penney
Co.
Total,

Stores
Sales oper- Sales
ated

Stores
Stores
oper- Sales oper- Sales
ated
ated

Stores
oper- Sales
ated

"39
"42
"50
"64
"86
"113
120
171
186
225
329
430
541
714
853
1,010
1,311
1,458
1,603
1,544
1,824
3,333
2,633

44
50
60
62
67
83
86
89
102
118
145
160
169
173
179
182
187

5,530 "684
5,809 "737
6,330 "805
7,257 "920
8,175 "1,000
J5
8,931 1,039
9,955 J21,081
11,741 '1,111
12,299 J^l,137
13,942 1,162
16,120 1,216
17,956 1,318
19, 918 1,403
21,136 1,455
23,729 1,543
23,942 1,664
25,252 1,785
24,106 1,862
23,555 1,893
30,824 1,919
20,876 1,937
33,557 1,950
1,967
22,395

2,003
2,311
2,320
3,001
3,089
3,183
2,974
2,922
2,907
3,637
3,268
6,379
3,166

189
190
190
190
190
191
191
192
192
194
194
195
192

16,985
19,014
19,677
23,072
22,632
23,399
22,860
23,186
23,433
26,733
23,891
45,506
24,198

1,977
1,979
1,980
1,983
1,986
1,989
1,990
1,991
1,993
1,994
1,995
1,997
1,988

2,519
2,551
3,379
3,082
3,626
3,501
3,457
3,143
3,334
3,896
3,443
6,592
3,544

195
195
195
195
195
195
195
197
197
199
199
200
196

18,650
19,758
24,815
21,858
34,562
34,337
34,715
22,797
34,370
26,788
25,143
47,183
25,398

2,490
2,489
2,782
3,652
3,160
3,294
3,301
3,087
3,308
3,811
3,594
7,223
3,516

200
200
200
201
201
201
201
201
201
201
201
201
201

19,157
20,054
22,055
25,926
22,714
23,149
22,733
23,566
23,491
26,774
25,295
50,379
25,358

2,686
2,752
3,205
3,848
3,741
3,758
3,564
3,470
3,789
4,090
4,219
8,163
3,940

201
201
301
201
201
201
201
201
201
203
302
202
301

Percent of
accounts
receivable

"167
"212
253
301
370
495
644
845
1,051
1,257
1,695
2,070
2,514
2,995
3,610
4,582
5,454
5,921
6,271
6,109
6,471
7,061
7,664

"16
"20
20
23
27
32
32
34
43
47
54
64
73
90
127
189
246
308
375
434
452
459
467

"220
"297
"402
"702
"1,240
"1,778
2,399
3,571
3,887
4,086
5,182
6,188
7,589
9,640
12,663
14,725
17,474
16,079
14,475
12,939
14,898
17,671
18,828

"48
"71
"86
"127
"177
"197
197
272
313
335
413
521
612
709
828
968
1,214
1,432
1,455
1,468
1,474
1,467
1,478

14.9
16.6
16.7

3,384
3,229
3,510
3,495
3,442
3,363
3,510
3,490
3,652
3,803
3,542
3,943
3,530

353 5,176
350 5,754
350 6,476
347 7,649
349 8,328
350 8,371
349 7,075
349 6,925
349 7,443
346 9,333
346 8,493
347 16,873
349 8,158

471
473
473
472
472
473
473
472
472
474
477
477
473

13,969
13,693
16,283
19,757
20,641
21,476
18,475
19,365
33,524
28,943
26,068
37,130
21,527

1,481
1,481
1>481
1,483
1,483
1,484
1,488
1,489
1,491
1,494
1,496
1,496
1,487

1,998
2,000
2,003
1,996
2,002
2,006
2,008
2,008
2,008
2,012
2,013
3,013
2,006

3,581
3,367
3,773
3,677
3,654
3,462
3,569
3,651
3,960
3,949
3,518
3,839
3,667

346 5,626
347
5,615
348 7,616
347 7,174
348 8,617
346 8,463
346 7,707
354 6,780
355 7,817
351 8,957
351 8,373
346 16,613
349 8,280

477
477
477
477
477
479
479
479
480
481
482
482
479

15,928
14,243
19,832
20,233
32,822
22,256
20,405
19,762
24,803
29,988
27,103
38,001
22,948

2,006
2,007
2,012
2,012
2,011
3,010
2,010
2,011
2,013
2,017
3,018
2,017
2,012

3,398
3,081
3,385
3,324
3,246
3,054
3,015
3,193
3,269
3,461
3,275
3,709
3,284

343 5,328
343 5,522
342 6,530
341 8,061
340 7,214
343 7,608
342 6,969
338
6,837
340 7,640
337 8,974
336 8,634
(J«)
17,996
8,109

480
481
481
481
480
483
484
484
484
487
489
491
484

3,302

5,531
5,748
7,164
8,376
8,496
8,386
7,298
7,210
8,235
8,733
9,316
18,868
8,614

489
489
489
489
491
493
493
494
495
495
494
491
492

8

4, 308
4,556
4,576
4,679
4,964
4,843
4,632
4,941
4,775
4,517
3,667
3,241
3,497
3,394

8

312
327
343
342
353
364
368
373
378
385
383
377
371
357

At-

Bos-

Chi-

United
Stores Install- Open States"
lanta" ton" cago"
acoperment
ated account count

Thous. Number Thous. Number Thous . Number Thous. Number Thous. Number
of dol.
of dol.
of dol.
of dol.
of dol .
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1916 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
1922 monthly
1923 monthly
1924 monthly
1925 monthly
1926 monthly
1927 monthly
1928 monthly
1.929 monthly
1930 monthly
1931 monthly
1932 monthly
1933 monthly
1934 monthly
1935 monthly

Without adjustment for seasonal variations

Cleve- Dalland" las"

Monthly average 1923-35 = 100

37.0
42.0
43.8

78
94
87
88
98
99
103
106
107
108
111
103
93
69
67
75
79

94
113
96
91
101
98
102
106
107
107
104
95
87
68
68
83
87

78
91
89
92
98
100
102
106
106
104
106
100
91
71
65
69
69

16.7
17.1
17.6
17.4
16.9
18.0
16.2
16.2
16.5
17.8
17.0
17.3
17.1

46.9
44.4
43.9
45.1
45.8
47.6
45.6
42.1
42.8
48.4
47.1
47.0
45.6

63
66
77
85
89
84
63
68
94
100
105
161
88

71
86
95
100
103
93
78
96
116
119
120
187
105

1,498
1,499
1,501
1,504
1,503
1,508
1,508
1,512
1,516
1,517
1,533
1,533
1,509

16.4
16.4
18.1
17.3
17.0
16.3
15.4
16.0
15.9
17.1
16.6
16.4
16.4

47.4
44.0
46.8
46.9
47.0
46.4
45.1
41.9
42.5
47.1
47.1
45.4
45.6

72
76
90
89
95
90
65
72
100
103
101
156
93

15,263
13,438
17,044
30,376
18,854
30,321
18,262
19,067
22,379
26,822
37,208
38,930
21,497

1,524
1,524
1,526
1,527
1,528
1,531
1,530
1,533
1,537
1,538
1,539
1,539
1,531

15.6
15.3
16.8
16.1
15.7
15.4
14.9
15.9
15.8
17.0
17.0
17.2
16.1

46*9
42.8
45.1
44.9
45.2
45.2
43.5
42.4
42.0
46.6
47.1
46.4
44.8

16,527
14,614
18,733
21,314
33,332
22,237
19,504
30,679
36,143
28,723
38,215
43,216
33,511

1,539
1,540
1,542
1,544
1,545
1,543
1,544
1,548
1,552
1,553
1,554
1,554
1,547

16.4
16.2
18.6
17.2
17.3
16.7
16.0
16.8
17.2
17.7
17.7
18.0
17.2

47.1
43.9
46.6
45.3
46.9
46.8
45.3
43.6
44.0
47.0
48.7
44.5
45.8

99
98
103
106
110
116
118
103
87
65
64
74
80

77
98
87
87
101
99
101
102
103
103
105
94
82
60
62
70
75

98
118
98
91
96
100
104
109
107
109
110
100
86
65
66
80
85

63
54
66
74
74
76
54
54
82
92
85
138
76

65
69
83
89
91
88
66
75
98
105
102
164
91

58
70
68
89
93
84
63
72
89
98
100
158
87

70
78
97
93
72
79
111
123
115
179
100

85
95
114
106
116
100
80
103
124
130
120
193
114

70
57
74
75
77
79
53
54
82
89
84
132
77

78
78
102
97
100
99
71
78
105
106
100
156
98

69
82
95
98
105
95
71
80
103
105
96
151
96

81
90
100
102
107
94
75
86
122
124
123
184
107

70
70
77
86
80
79
58
65
91
92
99
156
85

86
99
101
110
107
94
79
100
120
136
126
203
113

66
54
67
78
67
74
46
55
73
86
86
138
74

70
68
86
87
80
82
59
73
96
91
96
157
87

67
70
76
89
79
75
59
65
89
87
93
152
83

87
91
97
100
103
90
72
83
117
113
118
182
104

69
69
82
88
87
83
60
69
97
99
106
168
90

91
101
116
119
118
108
88
114
133
138
143
230
125

64
54
68
75
75
76
49
55
83
85
88
140
76

69
67
92
89
89
89
61
77
102
98
99
164
91

67
71
82
92
89
83
63
73
96
96
107
171
91

87
89

1936

March . . . . . . . . . . . .
April
May
July

October
Monthly average..
1937
March
April.
May
July

Monthly average..
1938
March
May

juiy
October
Monthly average..
1939

19,653 2,014
20,686
3,011
23,104 2,012
35,919 2,008
24,735 2,005
34,662 2,013
July
24,340 2,015
24,123 2,014
25,810 2,015
October
36,530 2,018
26,952 2,019
52,333 2,020
Monthly average . .
26,570 2,014
For footnotes, see pp. 173, 174, 175, 176.
March
April
May




%

ye

104
105
90
72
83
115
116
117
195
106

29

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
DOMESTIC TRADE—RETAIL TRADE—Continued
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
W i t h o u t adjustment for seasonal variations
YEAR AND MONTH

W i t h adjustment for seasonal v a r i a t i o n s

KanMinPhila- RichTotal,
San
St.
New
sas
neap- York"
del- mond'* Louis'*
Fran-15 United
olis^
phia^
ciscoStates"
City"
Mo. av. Mo. av.
1835== 1929=
100 31 ^100

1919 monthly average..
1920 monthly average , .

" 96
29 112

1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
192?
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average..
aver&pe
average
average..
average . .
average..
average..
average*.

Q
%
107
30
S 105

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average..
average . .
average..
average . .
average..
average . .
average . .

Mo. av.
192931=100

Monthly average 1923-25 = 100

75
90

84
93

San
Phila- St.
del- Louis" Francisco"
phia"

N@W
York"

Monthly average
1923-25 - 100

36
81

106
95
100 ®° 111
Si ^ 108
96 ®® 108
07 *° 105

87
89
96
99
105
109
110
112

101
99
100
103
99
94

89
86
97
99
104
107
105
106

90
90
99
98
103
105
100
104

'78
82
97
99
108
111
114
117

100
91)
81
63
62
73
78

106
101
99
74
70
77
83

117
113
104
82
78
82
84

95
87
76
60
58
6365

110
105
100
81
77
90
97

105
94
81
62
62
71
73

119
111
98
74
72
81
91

64
66
83
81
85.
76

69
61
84
93
93
90

89
70
78
86
88
8S

47
51
65
68
' 73
70

73
73
95
103
110
104

58
64
76
80
80
72

76
78
87
93
93
91

6Si
72
90
102
153
80

65
79
101
118
95
148
91

68
69
95
108
116
171
XI

51
35
70
84
90
135
73

79
78
104
137
120
304
107

56
61
90
97
97
143
82

6?
72
03
88
92
81
66
78
94
98
90
ISO
89

74
68
98
92
94
96'
72
79
109
116
95
142
85

75
78
86
SO
93
94
71
72
90
108
111
169
95

54
57
73
68
79
74
50
55
' 74
85
89
129
.
74

79
77
111
100
113
110
76
81'
115
134
120
206
110

74
74
76
38
81

Q 103
30

AtMinCleve- Dal- neap8
lan- Chicaland" las" olis"
ta" go*

1936
March
April
gay
July..
Jingust . * . * * * . . * . > . < * . *

8&

81
83
84
84
87
87

90
98
103
96
102
103

81
86
89
86
00
89

77
87
78
82
86
85

93
•93
93
93
97
105

86
85
84
91
02
00

87
85
91
87
91
91

63
66
71
68
72
71

73
75
83
78
80
79

93
93
97
98
98
100

83
94
104
105
108
179
99

90
87
88
90
OS

111
133
133
109
105
110

91
91
95
95
03
98

87
88
86
93
04
93

103
102
100
109
109
103

91
91
91
99
91
0?

86
83
91
92
97
98

74
74
71
73
75
75

81
83
34
86
83
90

101
99
100
103
103
104

66
72
89
89
90
79
61
66
101
99
92
138
87'

85
88
102
86
99
82
85
101
105
108
107
173
103

93
05
93
93
03
93
93
93
04
93
91
89

107
103
11®
107
115
111
114
132
132
110
105
114

97
97
104
98
99
101
98
95
103
97
92
83

92
103
100
96
07
07
97
96
99
100

106

88

103
106
107
106
107
113
110
110
109
106

03
95
93
93
94
98
100
91
98
06
03
93

95
06
95
96
97
97
99
85
95
93
93
93

75
75
76
72
79
7©
73
74
74
73
73
71

83
83
91
90
90
86
88
89
05
88
79
84

103
106
109
102
105
103
103
107
101
103
103
103

79
76
97
110
99
103

69
69
78
85
77
69

81
80
85
95
92
85

90
88
80
83
78
82

109
112
109
105
106
104

88
85
05
82
79
84

89
88
86
82
73
77

114
107
104
99
103
101

00
89
94
92
85
02

94
92
00
39
84
38

71
71
65
63
59
63

86
81
84
82
77
75

99
96
98
07
97
95

83
83

sa

34
89
80

113
138
127
106
111
110

83
87
93
82
88
04

,81
78
85
83
87
09

103
108
105
100
105
105

95
93
96
91
93
98

88
85
90
86
89
91

65
63
66
64
67
70

35
83
87
81
83
87

95
&7
86
93
103
100

68
©8
70
68
71
86
67
67
74
69
78
76

87
79
88
86
86
83

99
99
99
98
97
97

90
94
02
85
87
04

99
100
95
99
100
104

.

m

1937
March. . 0
April. ...........
May.
July......
October
November

<,......

eo

im

.

1938
07
66
87
84
79
73

March
April . . . .

July.
October...............

72
64
93
97
85
92 :

84

51
54
58
64
60
62

61
74
80
92
39
151
84

68
81
107
109
96
147

62
64
94
98
106
164

44
47
66
75
82
127

72
81
110
127
118
309

58
63
93
93
95
143

81
92
89
97
108
170

03

89

66

107

83

96

67
64
87
83
S6
74

75
63
97
97
94
95

68
71
80
86
85
87

49
52
65
67
70
65

77
75
105
102
115
105

69
68
82
89
86
75

81
83
89
96
93
88

88
87
88
88
85
8©

115
115
125
115
116
119

36
S4
98
86
88
91

89
90
00
87
83
84

114
105
105
104
105
101

94
87
96
95
94
95

86
87
91
89
88
90

01
79
90
94
88
15ft

69
80
116
116
97
160

63
67
07
104
115
172

46
50
74
80
95
139

73
86
118
132
131
217

62
70
98
96
102
156

ei
94
©8
103
105
179

86
89
91
90
95
96

126
146
142
116
335
13S

85
83
98
89
90
98

86
88
92
04
100
100

103
107
104
103
104
113

97
102
104
07
94
105

39
90
93
91
07
03

86

97

91

71

111

88

99

1939

March, ....,,....»,*...
^ips-il
May
July
August. .«
September

;. . ..

November...
December
Monthly average

For footnotes, see pp. 173, 174, 175, 176.




30

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
DOMESTIC TRADE—RETAIL TRADE-Oontinued
INSTALLMENT
SALES,
NEW
ENGLAND
DEPARTMENT
STORES'

YEAR AND MONTH

Percent of
total sales

1919 wontJily average. ....

DEPARTMENT
STORE STOCKS,
( U N I T E D STATES)
END OF MONTH 2

Unadjusted*

Adjustedf

Monthly average
1923-25^ 100

RURAL SALES OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE 5

M A I L ORDER AND
STORE SALES3

W i t h o u t adjustment for
seasona 1 var 1 at i ons

Mont- Sears,
gomery Roe- Total,
Ward
buck United
&Co. &Co. States

Total
sales,
2 companies

East

Thousands of dollars

79
105

12,012
13,709
17,756
21,448
23,306
30,332
30,567

*
3,585
4
4,330
* 5,530
*6,592
6,662
8,838
9,331

21,164
22,887
29, 182
32,074
36,870
39,330
41,278
48,377

6,330 14,835
7,706 15,180
11,230 17,962
15,341
16,605
16,867
19,363

21,539
23,725
34,411
28,914

South Middle
West

W i t h adjustment for
seasonal v a r i a t i o n s
Far
West

Total,
United
States

South Middle Far
West West

East

Monthly average 1939-31 - 100

8,427
9,389
12,337
14,856
16,544
21,494
21,216

1925
1926
1927
1928

monthly
monthly
aonthly
monthly

average.
average.
average.
average.

...
...
...
...

6.* 7
7.2

89
89
98
101
102
103
103
101

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
montiay

average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.

. ..
...
...
...
...
...
...

7.8
8.9
8.5
7*4
7.4
7.7
9.0

100
94
82
66
61
65
64

61,349
55,225
47,214
38,344
39,775
49,639
59,878

34,294
22,693
18,280
15,006
16,061
21,564
25,418

36,954
33,532
38,934
23,339
23,714
38,075
34,460

124.9
97.8
77.4
63.1
69.2
83.7
99.4

117.8 129.0
101.9 96.1
80.3 74.9
64.5 63.9
66.9
79.4
80.4
95.9
96.8 116.4

129.1 116.6
95.5
99.4
75.5
84.0
61.3
67.0
65.7
79.6 , 90.1
93.8 105.1

10.1
11.0
9.7
8.5
8.9
7.5
9.5
14.9
10.8
10.9
9.7
6.3
9.8

58
62
67
68
67
62
59
65
71
76
80
67
67

65 46,180
65 45,435
65 60,926
65 69,413
65 75,319
65 76,689
66 65,370
67 66,325
68 80,974
68 103,590
69 85,993
71 118,322
74,520

18,508
17,855
24,845
30,403
30,295
30,330
25,636
27,422
33,357
45,455
36,979
51,789
31,073

27,672
27,580
36,081
39,011
44,923
46,359
39,634
38,903
47,617
58,135
49,014
66,433
43,447

79.9
84.2
99.2
105.5
107.4
105.4
88.3
96.2
132.3
155.1
150.8 j
183.0
114.8

78.9
86.7
100.7
109.2
108.9
104.3
85.5
97.9
112.0
149.6
154.8
193.5
115.1

99.8
111.4
118.4
117.6
114.5
113.2
97.9
103.3
160.6
225.0
195.4
209.4
138.9

73.5
75.3
92.8
99.3
109.2
99.3
81.0
88.6
1D7.0
137.7
136.0
147.6
103.4

82.9
83.6
100.1
110.7
113.7
121.8 1
107.7 j
113.3
147.8
148.4
150.4
205.6

103.8
105.9
112.2
114.8 114.6
117.0
118.4
115.7
113.6
121.0 120.0
117.6 122.8
115.7 113.9
119.4 i 116.2
115.9 i 130.1
114.5 115.6

10.6
12.0
9.6
9.7
9.0
6.7
8.5
14.7
11.0
11.4
9.3
6.3
9.6

66
72
78
79
78
73
69
74
80
85
86
68
76

74 54,427
76 53,831
76 78,625
76 89,681
76 92,627
76 89,358
77 73,655
78 71,354
77 90,340
76 107,451
75 89,813
72 116,232
83,924

23,578
23,161
34,931
40,096
39,140
37,060
30,439
29,679
37,459
48,825
39,550
51,360
36,106

31,849
31,671
43,694
49,585
53,487
52,198
43,216
41,575
52,781
58,636
50,262
64,872
47,818

88.6
93.8
117.4
116.4
119.4
117.5
91.7
99.0
130.4
160.2
145.8
179.5
121.7

88.4
95.3
120.4
122.0
127.0
132.8
89.3
97.7
126.1
160.2
143.9
183.2
123.9

107.5
123.1
147.5
138.8
132.0
134.6
100.1
103.1
160.4
214.9
182.5
303.7
144.8

81.0
85.3
107.1
106.5
109.9
109.6 {
83.2
90.3
115.1
143.7
132.6
161.8
110.5

95. 6 j
92.0
119.0
131.21
131.2
134.9
115.4
127.2
157.0
160.4
158.0
214.11
135.5

116.4 i
116.0
133.7
126.6
130.1 ;
129.0
125.6
121.1
123.4
123.3
112.1 i
112.3

116.3
116.4
134.1
128.0
138.1
144.7
125.4
123.5
128.3
124.5
111.6
110.0

10.2
11.2
9.3
8.6
8.5
7.3
9.4
14.7
11.5
11.1
10.3
7.1
9.6

63
67
71
71
71
65
61
65
70
74
78
62
68

71 52,460
70
52,314
70
71,868
69 81,920
69 79,613
68 79,565
67 65,392
67 72,783
67 87,722
67 100,032
93,510
67
66 125,706
80,230

21,840
21,765
30,797
37,063
36,150
35,745
29,075
33,849
38,556
46,667
42,295
57,085
35,834

30,620
86.6
30,449
90.4
41,071
98.4
44,857 107.9
43,463 103.5 j
106.0
43,830
36, 316
84.8
39,934
98.2
49,167 121.1
53,345 140.9
51,215 147.2
68,622 . 183.6
44,407 114.1

86.5
91.5
102.8
114.6
104.7
107.5
82,2
95.0
117.6
139.8
144.1
195.9
115.2

105.9
118.3
120.4
121.6
113.7
112.0
92.9
104.1
148.9
189.3
177.8
202.8
134.0

78.6
81.6
89.8 <
99.2
96.1
99.4
77.7 !
90.0
107.9
123.3
135.7
166.4
103.8

94.6
91.2!
100.8
116.2!
119.3
125.8
105.8 i
125.7
141.6
153.4 •
161.51
211.0
128.9

113.8 j
111.7
112.1
117.4
112.8
116.5

113.8
111.8
114. 5 ,
120.3
113. B •
117.1
115.5
119.2
119.6
108.6
111.8 !
117.6

11.6
11.8
10.2
8.5
9.0
7.7
9.5
15.5
11.1
12.4
10.4
6.6
10.0

60
65
69
69
68
64
60
65
71
77
82
64
68

67
68
68
67
66
67
67
67
68
69
71
68

34,769
34,964
35,730
41,595
42,323
41,302
33,452
38,998 i
44,743
54,943
47,764
66,020
41,384

33,551
34,901
49,768
51,236
59,613
56,768
43,941
48,259
63,751
67,246
60, 330
82,427
54,233

87.8
97.9
118.6
116.6
118.8
122.8
88.3
105.8
126.4
155.4
167.0
229.2
127.9

111.3
134.8
141.5
144.8
137.6
133.3
103.8
111.7
165.6
215.4
308.3
336.4
153.7

84.1
89.1
105.2
110.2
113.3
109.9
81.8
90.1
116.3
143.9
142.6
190.1
115.5

100.2
105.7 \
118. 5 i
125.8
131.8
137.3
115.2
134. 6
162.31
166. 5 j
164.7
242.8
143. i j

120.0 I 115.6
123.7 119.6
131.0
133.0
130.8
123.4
129.1
131.3
131.7 j 133.8
124.8
124.1
131. 1 ! 132.7
125.4) 138.6
120.7
129.5
133.4 137.7

5.2

::;;::

1936
March
April
May
July

Monthly averaee *

105.0
104.0
113.0

126.2
122.1
131.2
133.5
135.0
140.8
144.2
143.3
145. 5
151.8
142.3
139.4

96.1
94.7
10-1.8
106.2
109.0
105. 1
109.8
107.4
104.3
108.4
103. 7
94.6

112.8
113.0
121.7
123.9
126.5
127.8
131.3
123.0
126.3
123.6
124.0
126.0

1937
March
Anrll
May
July
September
November

135.9
135.0
163. 3
157.5
155.6
155.0
: 147.4
142.9
145.3
145.0
132.9
135.6

105.8 130.0
107.3 124.3
120.9
144.5
135.7
114.0
145.9
116.0
141.5
116.1
112.8 140.8
109.5 138.2
112. 3 ' 134.2
nn.i 1.33.5
101.2 130.3
103.7
131.2

1938

March
April
May.....

%

July
September
November

;

116.2

120.1
114.6
108.5
113.1
114.8

:

133.9
129,7
133.3
138.0
134.1

136.8
144. 3
134.9
127.7
129,5
135.0

102.7
102.6 !
101.4.
106. 3
101. 5
105,3
105.3
109.1
303. 3
97.1
103.5
106.7

128.7
123.2
122.4
130.1
132.7
132.0
129.0
136.4
121.0
127.7
133.1
129.3

140.7
117.8
156. 6
154.3
162.2
1&5.8
152.8
155.0
150.0
145.4
151.6
157.4

109.9
112.1
118.7
118.0
119.6
116.4
110.9
120.1
113.5
113.3
108.9
121.9

136,4
142.9
144.0
140.9
146,6
144.1
140.5
146.1
138.7
138.7
135.8
148.8

139. n

1939

March
April
May
July

October

JPor footnotes, see p. 176.




58,320
59,865
§3,497
93,831
101,^36
£8,079
77,393
87,357
107,493
123,191
108,095
148,447
95', 616

91.3
100.1
115.0
130.2
130.5
130.0
91.1
107.2
132.6
160.3
159.7
211.7
127.5

* Without adjustment for seasonal variations.

S3

f With adjustment for seasonal variations.

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31

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES-EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDEXES, WITHOUT ADJUSTMENT FOH SEASONAL VARIATIONS 1
D u r a b l e goods

ComYEAR AND MONTH bined Comindex bined
index

Iron and steel asid their products,
not including machinery
StrucBlast
tural
furnaces,
Hard- and ornasteel
mental
ware
works,
index
metal
and rol 1work
ing mi 1 Is

CQIftbified

Lumber and a Hied
products

NOTferroys
metals and
their products
Brass,
Engines, Foundry
turbines, and
Radios Com- bronze,
and
water oaefaiRe- and bined
wheels,
stoop phono- index copper
prodand
products graphs
ucts
windmills

Machinery, not Including transportation
gqu 1 pKant

Tin
Agricul- Electrical
Lum- Comcans Comtural
machinery,
and bined' Furni- ber, bing
Implemants apparatys,
otter index ture saw- sndex (including
and
mills
tintractors) supplies
ware
Monthly average 1923-25=100

..... 100.1

........ 303.5

1919 HcntMy
1920 monthly

108.7

1921
1923
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928

monthly
roonthly
monthly
monthly
montHy
monthly
monthly
monthly

82.0
6S.8
90.7
84.2
103.8 104.1 104.1
96«4 96.4 07.0
99.8
99.5 m>9
101.7 102.5 IDS. 3
99.5
96.5 07=1
99.7 97.7
97.0

88.9
104.5 101.6
97.1 96.6
98.4 101.8
101.0 100.8
95.7 93.0
96.3 92.8

76.6
97.4
104.4 101.0 101.5
97.7 100.0 98.3
97.9 99.0 100.2
100.3
107.5
106.1 '98^4 93.9
92.1
106.5

1929
1980
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

108.0
92.4
78,1
66.3
73.4
85.7
91.3

103.2 101.7
90.3 88.6
68.4 70.3
§7.8 58.9
71.0 63.4
86.2 76.5
92.1 80.8

111.2 104.3
98.9
76,0 83*7
49.7 73*3
43.3 77o3
54.3 88.6
55.2 91.0

94.3
89.6

108.1

82.3

..... 116.®

. . . . . . . . 0

0 . . . . . . .

....... ..... .....

.......

73.0
86 5
98,1 103.6 105.8
96.2 98.8 94.9
105.7 97.6 99.3
110.3 95.5 107.4
108.8 86.6 102.4
106,7 84.4 104.9

110.2
86.8
103.0
117.8
116.1
132.0

103.0
97.9
99.1

99.0
90.0
111.0
121.9
117.3
118.3

108.4 89.5 104.8
93.9 105.9 98.8
97.7 104=6 98.4
103.3
07.7 ..... 97.0
98. B

103.4
96.6
100,0
102=7
101.2
107.3

95.2
75.8
56.0
43.6
49.9
56.6
63.6

111.9
89.0
73.7
§7.4
61.0
64.6
75.6

87.7
67.6
41.1
31.7
39.6
48.2
53.4

125. 9
104.9
78.3
57.0
60.8
79.4
89.1

145.5
115.2
65.8
36.5
43.3
72.2
118.9

127=3
107.1
80.9
60,6
58.8
73.0
80.7

130.0
SS.4
70.3
44.8
48.3
62.0
69.2

111.3
94.2
69.7
51.1
54.6
71.0
78.5

204.5 110.3
141.0
124.4 72.4
80.4 58.0
113.1 63.6
158.6 76.3
152.7 86.3

131oB
96.6
74.9
63=5
73.4
8®. 6
96.7

56.1 89,6
56.3 90.2
59.4 93.2
63.0 95.5
67.3 98.8
70.8 104.1

64.2
6405
66=4
68.0
69.8
70.9

77.3
78.2
78=5
78.4
79.8
81.7

54.7
55.2
58.0
60.4
62,6
63.2

94.7
95.0
96*3
99.2
101.8
103.0

146.5
150.5
155.0
158.7
153.3
154.1

81=9
81=3
82.3
85.8
87.8
90.1

67.7
71.8
74=7
SO. 5
81.5
84.6

83.1
84.0
85.5
87.7
80.0
90.8

157.8
145=9
139=1
141.5
161.7
182.1

91. S
91.8
91.3
90.5
91.1
S3.1

104.9
104=8
104.7
104.9
108=1
106.7

72.0
74- 1
75.7
76.5
74.7
73.8

85.4
91.2
95.1
97.7
$9=3
99.1
86.8

64.0
64.7
65.9
60.1
63.3
62.4

103. 6
104.0
107.3
109.4
111.3
114.1

139.8
127.7
126.1
127.1
129.0
139.0

92.2
92.9
97.0
100. 1
103.6
106.5

85.5
83=7
83=0
85.1
8©. 9
89.0

91=9
93=0
94.8
95.9
97.2
99.©

176.6
193.3
1S7.7
200=0
193.8
187.4

91,8
95=5
100.1
104.6
106=4
107=3

107.2
110.1
116. 0
119,6
131.6
125.3

61.7 103,3

143.7

91.8

81.2

91.1

173.0

96,1

110.9

85.0
95.6
101.8
105.4
109.7
110.3

101.3
104.4
106.7
109.5
111.5
113.5

174.3
160 .0
153.8
150.3
134.2
172.1

102,8
107.9
110.5
112.0
111.9
110.8

138=0
131.6
134.4
138=2
136,4
133.0

87.6
67.7
52.8
57.5
72.4
79.8

103.3
89.9
70.3
S7.4
65.8
80.2
87.1

83.2
83.0
84.7
87.5
89.6
90.5

9i04
91.5
SsS.9
95.4
97.7
99*2

91.0
91oS
92.5
96.3
98.3
100.4

100.8
103.4
105.7
107.9
108.6
110.2

109.1 84.1
112.3
75.8
114.1 81.9
115.0
92.9
115.0 100.3
116.8 105.0

73.4
77.3
77.8
77.3
75.5
72.3

90.7

100.4

107.1

87.6

68.9 101o5 70.9

97.9
101.2
104.9
107,4
109.1
107.8

109.8
113.5
117.3
119.4
120.9
111.9

119.3
131.6
125.5
128.8
130.9
114.5

88.8
106.7
110.2
110.1
108.9
107.1

73.0
74.0
76.5
77.9
79.2
81.0

SD0.4
1CQ.O
104.7
107.3
110.2
115.2

97.4
71.8
97.8
72.9
77.0
99.5
99o3L
78.2
9So?
79.3
80.9 . 101.8

60.6
62.2
67.4
69.2
71.0
72.7

114.6
118=6
121.2
134.4
126.3
129.1

148=2
ISSoS
166.1
172.7
176.3
177.7

104.7
110.1
111.9
115=5
118.7
120=8

108. S
107,5
106.8
107.2
101.4
92.4

118.0
119.0
119.3
116.5
108.3
99.5

128.9
130.5
130.6
126.5
117.3
107.8

103.7
100.0
103.0
105.0
101.9
93.9

83.0
83.8
84.7
81.4
77.1
71.4

1S1.2
134.3
121.8
108.6
101.8
97.6

81.1
81.3
80.1
77.4
70=6
64,4

73.6
73.6,
72.2
69.7
63.6
57.8

129.7
130.0
130.6
128.8
121.3
112.0

110=0
108.5
110.1
108.2
97.7
95.6

113.3"
113.1
111. 5
109.9
104.1
97.3

185.1
191.4
195.7
188.9
150.3
121.3

109.3
110.4
111.8
109.5
106.3
98.2

129.7
137° 6
125.5
123.8
116.0
107.1

76.3

67.8 124.0

178.2
181.1
187.5
188.8
183.1
175.3
174,3

131.9
123.1
122.3
120.3
114.0
105=6

78.6 109.7

101.0
102=6
102.4
100.0
S3.0
86.5
98.3

115.7

103.1

107,8

164.8 108.5

127.6

lOgog

1936
92.3
F©lbrua.iry
....... 92.7
March. .
„ . 93.9
^prll . „ ... » ... . . . . 95.3
May.
96.4
97.0
Julv. ............. 98.4
101.2
September
W3.8
Octobsr
...... 104.9
November.
104.9
U06.4
Monthly average. . . 99.0
1937
104.7
107.6
March
110.1
April
111.3
Slav.
111.5
110.3

Julv.

110.9
112. 3
112.3
110.3
104. 1
97.4

Monthly average. . , 108.6 104.3 114.5
1938
@9.4
82.4
90.6
80.8 88.2
91.1
March. . . . „ . „
87.3
90.8 S0.0
^ril
85.1
88.6
77.7
May.
75o7 83.5
86.1
84.3 73.1 80.4
July

o

Monthly average...
1939
jfareh
May

„„

87.4
86.0
84.2
84,8
84.3
84.0

123.6 103.3

106.8
114.5
118.1
107.6
100.6
99.4

79.2
75.6
74.2
68.3
66.8
64.5

65.6
63.1
61.4
60.6
59.1
57.7

92.3
91.3
92.8
93.2
91.9
93.4

59.6
60.1
62.0
61.2
60..6
60.3

79o4
79.1
78=9
75.9
74.0
74.9

53.7
54.1
57,1
57.1
57.3
56.1

104.0
99.7
96.7
93.3
89.7
86.1

165.9
158.7
157.1
154.5
139.9
130.9

96.8
90.7
87.3
82.3
78.8
75.9

91.4
90.8
88.8
91.8
89=5
BS.O

89.6
86.4
84.5
81.0
78.6
75.1

95=0
93*2
84.1
86.1
84.3
90.2

88.4
87.6
8606
83.9
81.5
79.5

98.3
96.3
95.6
93.8
92.2
90.5

75.3
80.4
83.5
84.3
84.1
84.4
73.5

55,8
58.7
59.9
59.5
58.6
57.0

82.8
84.0
85.4
87.3
89.6
91.9

105.2
104.3
94.4
97.9
101.0
110.3

73.6
74.6
78.1
81.4
83.9
84.6

81.6
88. 1
82.©
82.9
S3.0
84.8

73.5
74.8
75.4
75.2
76.5
79.3

90.2
98.2
103o3
119.3
131.3
ISO. 4

78.8
82.7
87.3
91.5
94.9
94.5

90.9
94=0
97.9
101,8
106.1
105.8

57.1

90.9

126.8

82,3

86.2

70.2

100.5

86.4

98*9

80.7 55.0 91.5
83.3 55.0 93.5
83.4 55.0 94.6
82.4 58.0 95.0
81.4 60.2 94.9
83.2 60.9 95.6
84.3 61.1 95.7
87.5 62.7 96.8
90.7 63.4 100.3
94.6 65.5 106.6
96.8 65.5 111.0
94.8 63.3 113.1
86.9 60.5 99.1

116.4
127.0
130.5
129.4
122.8
118,7

82.8
84.3
85.9
86.8
86.6
86.5

80.6
90.0
93.3
05.7
97.4
99.0

79.4
80.9
81.6
82.0
83.1
82.6

119.8
113.2
109.3
104.5
106.5
119.9

91.7
93.1
93.8
92.9
93.0
91.3

103 08
104.4
104.8
203.9
104.7
104. 2,

113.0
114.4
116.1
117.8
124.6
130.9

88.8
87.8
92.2
97.3
100.4
102.6

96=2
96.8
99.2
105.2
109.8
110.8

82.6
84.1
85.8
91.2
95.4
97.2

129.6
135.9

91.3
94.7
100.3
176o5 110.4
179=7 103.5
162.3 112.9

104.0
107.7
115.3
131.1
137.4
137.7

121.8

90.0

99.1

85.4

133.9

98.3

113,2

70.9
72.4
75.9
79.7
83.9
83.8

79.2
82.1
84.3
86.7
89.5
90.2

85.2
86.9
87.8
89.2
93.1
94.4

59.5
63.8
70.4
83.7
88.8
90.8

53.5 96.0
59.2 104.5
59.9 102.5
60.5 90.6
60.1 88.9
61.3 88.4

60.4
63.6
65.3
65.2
64.7
63.7

89.7

77.9

85.5

90.9

73.8

60.6

93.8

62.2

92.2
93.6
04.3
94.1
93.0
93.4

82.3
83.3
84.1
84.8
84.0
84.6

88. S
90.0
91.3
91.3
90.3
90.4

94.2
94.8
95.6
95.7
94.6
95.7

89.3
87.6
87.4
85.0
80.1
72.1

61.1
63.4
65.6
66.3
66.5
67.1

87.0
87.9
89.8
92.7
93.6
97.7

61.4
62.0
62.1
63.9
65.0
66.3

95.3 69.0
97.0 75.6
94.2
101.1
99.7
115.1
121.8 106.4
123.3 105.6

68.8
71.5
73,8
76.3
76.0
75.3

100.2
107.4
107.0
105.7
101.3
96.1

06.7
68.7
70.0
72.4
73.0
71.1

87.7

69.3

97.3

66.9

Monthly average. . . 96.8

87.9

95.9

pp. 176, 177,




'

98.0
96.1
94.2
91.4
88.9
85.3

84.7
88.8
92.0
92.4
93.3
94.0

89.7
83.0
93.5
92.3
96.3
83.9
89.8
97.2
100.2
103.6 96.1 106.8
98.2 111.3
103.8
104. 1 100.1 111.4

fQpt«Qt03s

97.1
96.7
97.9
100.9
1O4.3
105.7

102.0

iao.1

32

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES-EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES-Continued
U. S.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDEXES, WITHOUT ADJUSTMENT FOR SEASONAL VARIATIONS 1

D u r a b l e goods
Stone, clay, and
glass products

N o n d u r a b l e goods

Transportation
equipment

YEAR AND MONTH

Food and kindred
products

Chemical, petroleum, and
coal products

Leather and Its
manufactures

Paper and
printing

Com-

Combined
Index

bined
Brick,
tile,
Com- Auto- index Comand Glass bined mobined
terra
Index b i l e s
Index
cotta

Chemicals

Paints
and
varnishes

Rstroleum
refining

Rayon
and
allied
products

Combined BakIndex ing

Slaughtering
and
meat
packing

Combined
Index

Boots
and
shoes

Combined
index

137.2 108.1
111.8 96.5

101.8
94.0

96.0
103.4

94.0
108.6

93.3 92.4
98.5 92.3
87.3 101.4 100.1
93.1 98.3 101.1
119.6 100.3 98.8
99.7 101.4
1&4.8 100.2 105.9
103.8 112.2

94.4
91.7
104.7
100.3
95.0
93.2
94.0
94.8

86.6
97.3
106.6
96.3
97.1
96.6
97.7
05.6

87.1
96.9
106.0
96.7
97.3
95.6
95.6
92.7

88.0
92.2
99.2
99.7
101.1
104.1
104.1
105.0

87.1
90.7
100.0
97.3
102.7
105.8
102.2
100.8

94.4
87.3
95.9
110.4
116.0

124.4
134.9
106.3
98.7
106.5
119.8
119.4

244.4
243.2
341.9
314.3
376.7
292.3
315.7

111.1
107.8
95.6
88.6
100.3
119.2
120.1

123.6
121.5
112.6
106.8
112.2
130. 3
134.4

96.7
92.1
84.1
80.6
89.3
108.8
92.0

98.5
91.2
84.3
81.2
87.2
94.0
96.1

96.7 111.3
90.2 108.0
98.3
85.3
84.5
85.5
88.7
89.8
95.0
97.4
95.1 102.0

106.1
102.5
89.5
81.9
89.0
102.9
105.3

Paper
and
pulp

Monthly average 1933-25=100
86.4
89.8

112.7
119.6

72.3

1933 Bionthly avoriyie. .....

82.7

52.9
102.9
96.8
100.3
106.5
104.2
103.0

105.7
98.0
96.3

111.3 105.9
96.9
80.3
71.0
87.9
60.5 79.2
60.6
88.5
94.5
98.4
110-4 102.2

115.7
109.4
95.4
85.6
97.1
110.8
112.5

109.2
99.5
85.1
76.0
93.3
115.6
115.5

102.3
99.5
100.4
104.5
106.0
104.9

117.8
113.5
112.2
115.3
116.9
115.5

101.0
103.0
102.7
103.0
102.8
103.1

112.6
Ul-6
115.0
113.6
112.9
111.4

116.2
116.6
117.7
122.1
135.1
126.2

118.9
118.0
117.7
119.8
119.8
121.2

322.4
315.9
319.7
299.8
308.7
308.6

110.3
108.7
110.0
113.4
116.2
122.5

134.2
134.9
136.3
137.1
138.8
140.0

95.1
91.7
90.6
90.9
93.5
95.3

97.7
99.4
99.0
96.1
93.8
92.5

96.2
98.5
98.0
94.7
91.8
90.2

103.5
104.6
104.7
105.5
106.1
105.7

104.6
105.1
105.5
106.2
108.8
106.2

101.6
102.8
102.6
107.2
101.5
104.8

101.5
92.5
86.9
101.9
115.1
122.5

110.7
97.6
89.6
109.8
128.5
139.2

105.4
110.7
114.5
113.1
111.3
112.2

113.8
114.5
121.3
122.2
122.3
123.0

123.8
122.4
134.8
126.8
123.9
126.3

125.1
121.9
126.0
124.4
135.0
133.4

318.4
326.6
329.2
329.8
331.5
329.4

133.2
146.0
155.7
141.8
130.0
136.2

141.0
143.0
143.3
144.8
145.2
144.4

100.8
101.5
100.9
101.9
107.7
110.6

97.7
101.1
101.0
100.0
96.2
101.8

96.4
99.9
99.2
97.9
92.9
99.6

105.6
107.6
110.5
112.1
113.4
114.9

105.7
106.6
107.8
108.0
109.2
110.1

56.8

101.2

103.2

113.9

106.8

116.1

116.2
116.0
117.3
118.3
119.8
121.4
155.4
126.1
130.4
133.3
133.5
132.7
124.2

122.7

131.8

320.0 126.2

140.2

98.4

98.0

96.3

107.9

106.8

76.1
81.6
85.6
88.9
90.9
90.5

57.9
59.3
62.8
67.7
70.0
69.5

97.3
112.4
115.2
116.2
117.8
118.1

112.9
116.0
121.2
125.5
138.6
126.8

125.3 111.2
127.3 113.7
131.8 115.1
136.5 115.0
140.4 113.8
138.2 112.6

123.1
134.5
128.0
129.7
127.4
126.8

136.9
130.3
133.8
137.5
139.6
138.5

123.4
123.6
124.6
126.2
138.3
130.9

333.7
335.7
337.8
341.8
346.9
353.4

120.2
120.5
121.4
134.3
124.6
130.3

143.6
144.5
146.1
145.3
147.4
149.6

107.4
101.9
101,3
96.8
100.0
99.4

105.9
108.7
109.8
107.4
104.0
102.9

104.8
108.1
109.0
105.7
101.7
100,6

113.3
115.1
116.7
117.0
117.7
116.9

111.0
113.3
114.8
116.2
117.3
117.6

88.2
88.5
89.3
87,8
84.0
78.3

68.7
66.7
67.0
64.3
58.8
53.6

113.8
115.6
117.2
116.0
113.9
106.3

120.3
112.2
106.8
122.9
122.2
104.1

131.0
119.1
112.2
134.0
133.5
110.5

113.5
116.8
117.6
113.3
106.7
102.2

137.3
127.8
132.4
190.3
138.3
120.2

136.5
133.3
133.0
132.2
138.7
122.1

132.4
133.2
133.1
130.6
128.8
134.9

362.0
364.0
367.2
348.8
336.2
301.5

146.1
155.9
161.1
144.2
133.0
133.3

149.7
148.2
149.9
151.8
148.2
144.2

100.6 105.8
97.3 106.2
97.2 102.1
100.1 98.8
101.4 89.5
91.1
101.8

104.8
105.5
100.8
97.5
87.4
90.5

116.1
116.5
118.2
118.5
117.0
114.6

116.6
116.3
116.2
114.5
110.9
106.8

85.8

63.9

113.2

118.3

138.3 112.6

127.0

134.7
135.4
138.1
139.8
141.8
142.8
144.2
141.8
142.1
139.9
134.3
127.0
138.5

132.7

128.3

344.1 133.7 147.3

100.8

1D2.7

101.4

116.5

114.3

68.2
68.2
68.8
70.6
71.3
71.1

46.0
46.1
47.0
50.5
52.0
51.9

93.3
90.9
88.9
86.8
85.9
84.4

83.2
80.6
78.0
72.5
68.8
63.1

84.7
98.5
83.1 100.9
79.3 100.7
98.7
72.9
68.6
96.0
61.5 94.9

116.4
116.8
116.9
114.2
110.4
106.5

117.2
116.9
118.2
119.0
119.7
117.7

124.0
122.9
122.4
122.5
122.1
132.3

282.1
294.6
299.2
371.3
272.1
254.4

118.1
116.8
115.5
116.1
117.2
123.6

142.5
142.6
142.4
142.5
142.5
144.9

103.9
98.5
94.5
93.0
93.4
95.0

95.4
99.6
100.4
98.1
91.5
87.1

06.4
101.1
102.4
100.1
92.3
86.9

111.1
111.2
110.3
109.6
108.4
106.8

105.5
106.0
105.4
104.3
102.9
101.9

69.8
71.6
73.3
75.7
77.3
76.2

52.4
53.6
55.0
55.9
66.3
55.1

79.5
83.7
87.4
93.1
98.0
99.0

56.2
51.8
64.4
80.2
92.3
96.9

53.1
48.0
64.9
86.3
101.9
106.8

97.8
104.4
107,3
104.6
103.1
103.8

106.3
109.3
114.6
114.9
114.6
114.3

115.4
115.2
117.2
117.6
117.1
117.1

123.0
123.1
122.2
120.7
120.1
119.2

259.3
281.8
302.3
301.4
299.9
298.4

134.2
145.5
150.2
133,9
127.6
123.8

145.7
145.3
146.3
145.0
145.3
144.2

96.2
95.7
97.0
99.0
102.3
104.0

95.2
98.8
98.2
95.4
90.4
94.3

96.3
99.7
96.8
94.7
87.8
92.3

106.4
107.6
109.4
110.6
112.3
113.2

101.6
102.8
104.0
104.8
105.9
106.3

71.8

51.8

89.2

74.0

75.8

100.9

113.9

122.3
119.4
115.4
113.4
111.5
111.6
109.7
112.2
114.5
116.8
119.3
119.0
115.4

117.4

122.0

284.7 136.9 144.1

97.7

95.4

95.7

109.7

104.3

71.9
73.1
75.1
78.5
78.5
80.5

52.5
51.7
53.4
57.6
57.6
61.3

95.3
95.2
96.4
97.8
97.4
99.0

96.6
96.8
96.5
96.1
91.2
90.8

106.1
104.4
103.8
101.8
93.3
91.6

101.7
103.5
104.0
103.0
101.6
101.8

113.3
113.4
116.0
116.6
112.9
109.8

116.5
117.2
119.7
122.5
133.4
124.3

118.2
117.5
117.4
117.2
118.1
120.5

300.3
305.9
303.8
302.4
395.7
286.2

116.9
114.2
115.4
117.6
120.5
137.2

141.0
142.2
142.8
142.7
146.1
147.4

101*4
99.0
98.1 103.0
94.0 103.9
93.3 100.2
96.9
93.5
99.4
94.1

97.7
102.4
103.8
99.6
91.0
92.5

110.6
111.0
111.1
111.1
111.2
109.8

105.5
106.3
105.9
108.3
106.7
106.1

79.7
. 80.8
81.7
84.8
85.5
83.7

61.5
61.8
63.2
64.8
64.7
62.6

96.3
98.5
100.9
106.9
109.3
108.5

79.9
75.2
97.0
105.3
102.9
116.7

76.4
70.4
98.7
107.8
102.3
118.4

103.5
108.0
110.2
110.8
109.2
107.9

110.4
109.2
118.0
122.3
123.5
122.3

132.2
122.1
123-1
125.1
125.1
134.2

131.8
132.7
123.1
122.7
133.7
123.3

297.0
255.1
300.2
310.2
313.4
312.2

135.0
147.0
150.7
137.7
129.7
135.9

147.8
146.9
148.0
148.0
146.5
144.8

100.7
99.7
100.2 100.7
97.8
101.3
103.7
96.2
91.9
107.9
112,1 93.2

99.1
100.3
96.5
94.1
89.0
90.8

110.1
110.9
113.2
116.5
117.5
118.5

106.8
107.0
108.8
113.6
116.3
116.1

79.4

59.4

100.1

95.4

97.9

105.4

115.6

117.5
118.1
118.6
117.0
116.5
116,5
117.1
119.1
123.6
133.6
137.5
137.4
122.7

123.0

120.4

298.5 138.2 145.4

100.6
98.7
100.7
102.9
99.0
92.3

105.1 107.6
95.5
93.1
99.4
99.3
99.1
103.8
94.3 87.9
92.6
96.2

93.8
80.3
63.7
46.7
49.4
61.6
66.6

91.5
73.2
50.2
31.8
31.3
38.0
43.7

96.7 103.5
83.8
80.2
71.5
66.3
59.6
55.5
71.3
54.5
91.5
83.4
96.1 95.3

64.0
64.2
68.9
74.0
77.1
79.0

44.5
43.3
47.0
53.2
57.8
61.4

94.7
96.8
98.3
100.8
101.3
101.6

79.9
81.2
81.7
82.9
81.3
81.1

62.6
63.3
62.7
62.2
62.4
61.8

76.3

1932 nfmthly average* » » f » *
1935 wonthly average ......

87.3
95.7

103.6
96.4
100.0
100.9
102.3
101.6

100.4
98.9
100.7
1926 Monthly average ...... 103.8
19^7 monthly averasre* . . . . . 99.9
95.7

1930 monthly a.vora£o ......

114.5
109.6

85 1
88.1

100.6
93.6
105.8
104.8
91.9
108.1

95.6
97.6
106.8
117.5
132.3

103.0
96.1
100.9
110.8
109.9

1936
March..
April
May
July

Deceitibor. «...•.........,.«
Monthly average
1937
February
March
April
May

*

July

1933
March
April

,

July

1939

March
April
July
September

footnotes, see pp. 176, 177.




100.5

97.7

96.4 112.6

108.5

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

33

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES-EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES—Continued
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDEXES, WITH-1
OUT ADJUSTMENT FOR SEASONAL V A R I A T I O N S

FEDERAL RESERVE INDEXES, W I T H ADJUSTMENT FOR SEASONAL V A R I A T I O N S ^

N o n d u r a b l e goods
Rubber products

YEAR AND 'MONTH

Combined
index

D u r a b l e goods

Textiles and their
products

Rubber
tires Comand
bined
inner index
tubes

WearFabing
rics apparel

Tobaeeo Commanufac- bined
tures, index
comb ! nod
index

Iron and steel and their products,
not including machinery

Combined
index

Com=
bined
index

Lumber and a l l i e d
products

Tin
lumStruetural
Blast furCom=
cans
and
naces, steel Hardblned Furni- ber,
and
sawware ornamental! ether index ture
works, and
rnHls
metal w@rk t ! nwara
rolling milts

Monthly average 1923-35= 100

1933 monthly average
1924fflonthlyaverage. ....
1935 monthly average.
1926 monthly average
1927 monthly average. ....
1928 Monthly average. ....
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
tsorstfaly
monthly
monthly
monthly

102.6
91.8
105.6
105.1
105.7
111.1

a e age. .... 111.0
a e age. . . . , 83.9
a e age. . « Q
73.9
a e a^e. . . . . 67.6
a e age* .... 79.1
a e age. .... 88.8
ave age. . . . . 85.4

98.8
99.0

95.3
94.6

107.1
109.6

113 o 4
111.3

92.6
97.3
105.2
94.9
99.9
99.9
104.0
101.3

89.9
95.4
105.4
94.2
100.4
99.2
101.3
96.3

100.0
102.6
105.4
96.1
98.5
99.8
105.8
108.3

108 = 3
105.8
105.7
98.8
95.5
90.9
93.4
90.7

110.0 104.8
79.0
92.9
64.9
87.2
59.8
77.9
69.9
90.5
80.2 96.7
75.4 103.5

99. S
86.0
80.3
71.9
86.4
90.4
96.0

113.3
. 105.0
99.7
89.1
97.7
108.7
121.0

83.9
78.3
72.1
65.6
63.1
68.1
65.4

97.7
94.5
107.8
105.4
103.3
109.9

. ..
=

.

1936
94.6

85 9 2
84.7
March.
...<,......„
75.4
April
o o ......... . 87.5
May. ..................... 80.4
89,2

73.1
72.4
53.0
74.7
76.7
79.0

104.4
105.8
107.5
106o6
104.3
103.0

96.1
9S.S
93. 4
2)4.1
92.8
92.6

121.4
327.2
133.0
132.9
138.1
123o8

59.1
63.1
63.7
63.2
64.8
65.0

93.3
93 = 6
95.1
96.7
97.9

85.3
83.8
84.3
86.5
88.4
89.7

93.4
91.9
93.3
94.6
97.0
99.1

98
96
96
100
104
106

87
86
83
84
84
84

58
59
61
64
68
70

96
97
98
99
100
103

68.8
67.7
67.6
68.3
69.6
69=9

80
80
80
81
83
84

60
09
59
60
61
61

July. ....................

103.0
109 o 5
111.4
113.4
112.9

114. a

94.2
97.4
98o6
99.9
101=8
104.8

120.1
134=3
137.5
137.6
134.9
133.3

99.8
65.4
68 = 2 100 = 6
69.0 101.6
69.9 102=4
71.5 104.4
68.9 106.9

91.8
93.3
93.4
94=9
97.3
100.3

101.8
103,6
104.9
106.8
108.2
111.0

110
113
114
US
115
117

85
78
82
92
100
105

72
75
75
76
75
73

101
104
107
105
103
104

71.3
71.7
72.8
73,2
73.8
75.3

m

99.4
1D1.3

SO. 7
82.6
83ol
85.4
87.3
88.7

§0
91
93
95
98

62
63
63
&k
64
65

90o4

78.3

108.0

98.9

130.3

66.0

100.7
101=0
96,3
April . t o o o . o o o o o . o o o
06.3
May.. . . o «, . . . . « . . o . o . 0 „IDS.
„. o 9
100.4

88.9
89.6
77.8
77.9
89.8
88.7

115.4
119.0
IS). 3
119.0
116.2
111.7

105.3
106.8
107.0
106,9
105.5
102.8

134.3
143.6
146.4
141.9
135.9
127. S

63.4
68=1
66.6
65.8
65.6
65.9

107.3
108.4
109.8
111.0
111.8
111.3

100.3
102.3
104.3
106.2
107.6
106.9

112.2
114.0
116.4
118.3
120.0

in. a

121
121
134
128
130
115

89
108
109
108
108
107

75
77
78
79
80
80

108
111
110
111
112
112

76.8
76=4
78.4
78. 6
79=2
79.7

101
ICO
101
103
103
104

66
67
69
69
70
70

95.4
97 = 2
September. . « . . = 5 0 0 0 0 . 0 . 0 . 97.3
98o9
90.3
85.4

85.9
84.7
84,6
83.1
77.2
73.3

108.0
1H.6
110=5
107.6
ICO. 4
96=3

101=2
100.5
98.1
95.1
90.3
87.1

lie 08

132.3
134.2
131.4
118.5
112.7

66.7
67,8
68.1
68,5
69.0
66.7

112.3
.111.7
110.3
107.8
103.7
97.9

109.2
109.1
108.3
IDS. 7
100.4
92.3

119.2
119.3
118.5
115.4
107.9
100,2

130
131
131
137
117
SOS

105
103
104
104
102
94

81
81
'83
80
77
72

114
113
111
106
104
102

80=3
78=8
77.0
74.1
69=8
65.7

103
101
98
04
88
85

73
70
69
67
64
60

83.5

111.3

100.6

131=4

66.6

68. 2
62.6
61.3
60.7
59.9
59.9

92.7
98*0
98.2
95oO
90.4
87o5

83.8
84.9
83=8
81.1
•79»7
78.9

108.7
123.6
126.7
122.4
110. ?
102.9

57.0
64.5
65.2
64.8
65.3
66, 2

93.0
91.9
90.4
88.2
86.4
85.3

84.5
81.7
79.7
77.0
- 74.8
72,5

-91.3
88.6
86.7
84.4
83=0
SO. 3

99
96
93
90
88
86

79
75
73
67
66
65

67
66
63
63
59
57

99
98
98
97
93
91

63.8
63.1
63.2
61.4
60. 4
59 = 4

82
81
80
79
77
77

59
88
58
57
58
64

68=6
72=3
75,8
77,, 6
82 = 3
83,5

60.3
60. 1
61.4
- 63.0
65.6
66.7

89,4
98.3
101.3
100.9
100.2
101.9

83. 1
87.0
88.4
89.0
91.5
93.8

101.8
119.8
125.9
123.3
115.3
115.5

62.8
65.7
67.8
67*7
68.3
66.6

86.0
87.9
89.4
90.3
93.8
94.4

71.8
73.1
75.6
78.3
82.1
83.7

SO.©
82.3
83.6
85.8
89,1
90.9

86
87
88
89
93
95

60
65
71
83
89
91

07
57
58
59
60
62

91
95
93
88
91
93

59.8
61.5
63.8
63.4
64=0
63.0

77
79
SO
79
80
83

59
58
57
59
59

74,, 9

63.5

96.3

85.3

116.4

65.2

66.6 100,9
65.6 104.6
66.7 104.9
66.7 101.9
66.7 99.4
66.3 98,0

92.8
94.1
93.1
90.7
90.3
89.6

114.4
133.9
337.0
123.8
115.6
112.6

60.5
63.7
60.9
63.1
64.2
65.2

94.6
94.3
94.0
93.8
93.3
94.3

84.4
84.2
83.7
83/9
83.9
83.9

90.7
90.4
90.7
90.5
89.6
90.3

95
94
94
95
94
96

89
87
87
84
80
73

63
66
67
67
67
66

94
95
95
96
95
95

65.7
65=1
63.3
64=2
64,8
65=3

84
85
85
85
84
85

60
59
88
57
59
59

91.1
93=1
93.5
98.8
100.9
98.7

109.5
122.1
124.8
124.7
118.7
116,9

65.4
66.6
66.4
66.7
66.4
65.8

95.3
96.0
97.5
101.2
103.4
104.4

84.7
85.3
88.9
94.6
97.3
100.0

90.6
92.5
S8.4
105-9
110.7
113.2

96
97
101
115
122
124

70
78
95
99
106
106

67
69
71
75
76
76

95
98
97
103
103
99

68.0
66.4
67.4
69.4
73.2
72.4

86
86
87
89
93
93

60
60
61
63
66
66

93.9

119.4

64.6

90.3
91.6
93.8

1937
Fob unary. . « . o . t « . . =

.

AUgUSt. B O O . 0 0 0 . 8 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0

96=7

1038
77.7
74=0
March. ................
73.7
April. ............. .
72.6
May<= . .... o ......... . .. o .. 71.3
70 = 4

July. . ... 0 . .... D .........

November. ................

m

1939
81.3
81,, 5
8S«,8
• 83., 1
81,3
80,, I

March.
April . „
May.
July.

.

ALKplSt. .......

.

a.

October, o

78,. 7
83,, 6
86., 0
S2..4
93,9
93,0
84.6

For footnotes., see p. 177
2315&4 0




66.6
68.3
70.0
73.6
74.5
74,7
68.9

98.1
103.5
104.5
108.3
107.9
105.8
103.2

34

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES-EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES-Continued
FEDERAL RESERVE INDEXES, WITH ADJUSTMENT FOR SEASONAL V A R I A T I O N S 1
—-

Non ferrous
metals and
their products

Machinery, not i n c l u d i n g transportation
equipment
YEAR AND MONTH

Nondurable

D u r a b l e goods
Stone, clay, and
glass products

Transportation
equ i pment

goods

Chemical, petroleum, and
coal products

ComBrass,
Rayon
bined
Agricul- Electrical Engines, Foundry
Brick,
turbines,
Radios
bronze,
Paints Petro- and
ComComComAutoComtile,
index Comtural
and
machinery,
leuffl a l l i e d
bined Chem- and
bined Implements apparatus, water mach 1 ne- and bined and bined
and Glass bined mowheels,
index icals var- refin- prodIndex b i l e s
shop phono- Index copper Index terra
Index ( I n c l u d i n g
and
prodnishes ing ucts
cotta
products graphs
tractors)
supp 1 i es w i nand
dmills
ucts
Monthly average 1923-25 - 100

j

1919 monthly a v . . . .
1920 monthly av. . . .
1921
1822
1933
1924

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av....
av....
av....
av....

1926 monthly av. . . .
1928 monthly av. . , .
1939
1930
1931
1933
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
Monthly
monthly
monthly

av. . . *
av...:
av. . . .
av....
av....
av, . . .
av

1936
January . . . . . . . . . . . .

95.4
95.6
March
96.7
April
99. S
May
101,6
June . * . * . . . . . . * . . , . 102,9
July
104.3
104.5
106.5
October
1084110.6
113.8

144
146
147
149
154
153

83
82
82
86
87
90

143
135
133
134
132
139

84
84
86
87
89
91

166
166
166
168
184
186

92.8
92.1
90.9
90.7
91.9
93.6

106
105
104
104
105
107

70.9
68.8
71.0
73.4
74.3
76.0

52
50
51
54
55
57

99
95
95
98
98
93

99.4
95.2
94.8
99.0
101.1
102.6

113
107
105
109
111
U3

92
93
97
100
103
107

72
73
73
77
78
81
84
84
83
87
91
92

92
93
95
96
97
100

178
178
170
164
173
177

94.9
97.1
99.0
101.3
103.3
105.6

109
111
115
118
122
125

78.6
78.4
78.9
80.2
80.8
82.9

59
59
59
59
62
64

101
100
99
102
97
100

105.1
103.3
102.4
103.7
113.1
117.8

145
152
157
162
171
176
182
192
198
200
188
175

106
111
112
116
118
121
122
123
122
120
113
106

90
98
100
100
104
106
108
107
110
111
103
99

102
104
107
109
110
113
113
113
112
110
104
97

183
182
183
179
153
176
187
177
169
155
134
114

104.6
108-3
109.9
112.1
112.7
112.6
113.2
112,2
110.5
106.0
103.0
96.7

129
132
133
137
135
134
132
129
126
123
116
107

84.3
87.4
88.1
88.3
87.5
87.1
86.8
85.7
86.3
85.1
83.4
79.9

67
68
69
68
66
64
65
62
63
61
59
56

102
112
113
115
116
116
116
116
117
115
113
106

104.8
100.0
96.7
92.8
89.1
86.0
83.2
84.6
85.1
86.8
89.2
91.7

163
155
149
145
136
130
107
110
100
104
104
110

98
91
87
82
78
76
74
75
78
81
83
85

97
92
87
87
85
82
80
82
82
85
87
88

90
86
85
81
78
75
74
75
75
76
77
79

100
106
100
103
96
92
91
91
89
98
117
123

89.9
88.0
86.2
84.2
82.2
80.9
81.6
84.1
86.2
88.4
91.9
93.1

99
96
95
93
91
91
92
95
98
101
106
106

75.4
73.2
70.9
70.1
68.5
68.4
68.6
69.2
70.7
73.2
76.8
77.8

53
53
51
51
49
48
49
50
52
53
56
57

98
91
88
86
85
83
81
84
87
92
96
99

92.3
94.0
94.8
94.9
94.4
95.4
96.1
97.3
99.8
105.7
. . . « . 110.6
112.9
ag .

114
123
124
122
119
118
115
121
123
125
128
131

84
85
86
87
86
87
87
88
92
97
100
103

92
91
91
91
93
95
95
97
99
106
116
124

80
81
82
82
81
83
83
85
86
91
95
97

126
129
130
124

93.3
93.4
93.4
93.2
92.8
92.8
94.6
96.3
99.2
107.0
110.0
111.3

105
104
104
103
104
105
106
109
115
130
137
138

79.6
77.4
77.4
77.9
75.4
77.5
78.4
78.1
79.0
81.9
85.1
85.4

61
59
58
58
55
57
58
57
59
61
64
65

100
95
95
97
96
98
96
99
100
106
110
109

123
125
126
127
125
123

119
119
119
120
120
121
124
121
125
124
124
123

320
325
326
328
326
328

137
137
139
141
143
143
142
141
140
138
134
128

130
132
134
135
134
134
136
136
134
132
130
124

124
125
126
127
129
130
132
133
131
130
128
125

330
331
333
349
354
364
364
362
364
347
333
300

116.6
116.1
114.2
112.6
112.0
110.2
110.0
112.5
112.9
1 112.6
113.3
113.7

124
121
117
114
112
112
108
112
113
115
119
120

120
118
119
117
115
114
115
118
118
118
118
119

125
124
124
123
123
122
122
122
121
120
120
119

279
290
295
277
278
262
261
280
299
300
297
297

113.6
112.9
113.4
114.2
114.4
113.2
113.6
111.7
116.4
119.9
121.2
121.8

119
120
120
118
117
117
115
119
122
132
137
138

119
118
120
121
119
120
122
125
123
125
126
126

119
119
119
118
119
120
121
122
122
122
123
122

297
301
299
309
302
295
298
254
297
309
310
311

116.1
111.2
112.4
111.9
114.1
114.4

118
118
118
119
120
121

119
118
11H
120
120
122

115
112
111
112
125
133

103.6
102.4
102.4
103.3
104.5
105.6
107.4
108.5
109.4
109.6
111.3
113.3

117.0
117.2'
119.6
119.8
120.8
121.4

124
125
128
131
133
133

110.2
111.3
U4.6
113.9
122.7
123.9
124.6
1264
126.3
124.2
120.0
100.4

120
120
123
129
134
135
136
138
139
135
130
105

114.0
114.4
114.9
115.4
115.7
115.3!
115.3
114. 2 1
112.2
109.8!
106.7!
103.3

123.4
123.9
125.0
127.4
128.9
130.9
131.4
131.4
130.3
127.4
124.7
119.4

81.4
77.7
73.9
68.9
65.7
61.8
60.8
59.6
69.8
80.3
90.6
93.2

81
77
74
69
65
60
59
59
72
86
99
102

101.0
101.6
100.5
98.9
97.6
97.2
99.4
102.1
10S.7
101.5
103.1
104.7

102
94.1
92.9
98
I
97
91.2
91.1 j
96
89
87.2
89
88.9
90
90.0
88.3
88
103
99.5
105.6
108
100
101.2
112.8
113

104.4
103.9
103.8
103.3
103.3
104.2
105.4
105.9
105.7
107.6
109.2
106.8

319
311
315
306
315
318

1937
115.6

naa

March
April
Mav

. 121.6
124.4
„ 125.7
129.0
July
1304
130.9
September
130.0
October
„ 128.1
November . . . . . . . . . . . 120.8
December
112.8

1938
March
April

May
July

1939
March
April
Mav
July

November

Mon

y

For footnotes, see p. 177




121

122
131
126
129
145
160
153

35

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AMD WAGES—EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES, AND IN STATES AND CITIES
FEDERAL RESERVE INDEXES. W I T H ADJUSTMENT FOR SEASONAL V A R I A T I O N S 2

STATES AND C I T I E S

f J o n d u r a o S e Goods

State

1

Food and kindred
products

YEAR AND
MONTH

Coifibinad
index

Baking

Leather and its
manufactures

Slaughtering
and
meat
pack i ng

Combined
index

Boots
and
shoe's

Paper and
printing

Combined
index

Rubber products

Paper
and
pulp

Combined
index

Textiles and t h e i r
products

Rubber
tires Combined
and
Inner index
tubes

Fabrics Wearing
apparel

Tobacco
manuDela-2
factures, ware
comb i sied
index

Illinois5

Iowa5

Monthly av. Monthly av.
1925=27=100 1923-25=100

Monthly average 1923-25 = 100
1919 monthly av.
1920 monthly av.
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

1939
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av.
av.
av.
av.

y

•

•

."

•
•
•

8

78.0
96.5
98.7
106.9
113.1
109.4
113.6

110.1
91.3
98.7
103 = 8
101=7
103.7

101.9
112.5
103.1
99.8
103.1
97.1
95.3

112.3
103.1
81.9
68.9
75.4
84.8
85.0

102.6
88.4
71.0
56o5
59,6
70.6
74.3

119.2
111,5
100.7
86. R
86.2
100.9
109.8

1936

.

121.1
120.0
121.3
122.5
124.1
125.0

137
137
138
138
139
139

92
92
92
94
95
96

97.6
95.6
94,6
93=7
95.0
95<=4

S^ptciiber .......
Octobsr ......**.

126.1
128.4
129.3
129.2
130.0
132.4

140
141
141
143
1-14
144

101
103
102
102
106
107

96.9
97.9
100 = 0
101.2
103.7
105.8

March
A.prll
May. . . . =
July

DgC®!flbSF. ...... o

103.8
104.6
105.1
105.9
106.4
106=9

105
105
106
106
107
106

85.3
84.7
74.9
86.9
88.4
90.2

73
72
55
75
77
80

103.4
102.9
103.5
104.2
104,7
106.4

95.3
93.0
93.3
93.8
93 = 6
95.1

126.7
133.4
124.8
125.9
127.5
139.3

64.3
64=3
64.5
64.6
65,8
65 = 4

86.7
85.1
84.8
84=5
86.5
90.5

75.8
76.7
77.8
79.0
80.3
81.6

116.6
114.5
117.4
119.0
131.8
133.3

95 107.2
96 108.7
98 110.1
99 110.7
102 111.7
105 112.8

106
107
108
108
109
110

91.6
92.6
93.7
96.2
98.4
100.6

81
83
83
85
87
89

109 = 5
110=9
110.3
110.2
112 = 8
115.3

97.8
99.7
99.1
98.9
100.8
•103=1

133.1
133.4
132.7
132=8
136.9
138.6

94,9
65.9
66.8 106.5
113
=3
66 = 8
66.6 101 = 2
68 = 0 101.2
67.8 100.8

82.1
84.7
86,6
86,9
87.9
89.1

121,0
119.8
121.8
121.9
124.1
138.5

94.6

82.4

130.7

100.4
102.7
106.6
110 = 4
111 = 7
114.4

89.4
91.6
93,6
04=3
95.3
95=1

126.2
128.7
130.8
130.9
133.5
135.4

67.1 115.7
66.3 123.2
66=0 116.9
65.3 107.6
65.6
97.0
65 = 6 91.5

95.7
96=8
98 = 1
95=3
90.7
85.9

138.0
136.6
133.5
136.2
134.7
133.4

108.2

93.5

133=2

86.8
83.3
81.7
79 = 3
80 = 4
80 = 6
83.1
95.5
90.4
84.2
84,3
88.3
84. 8

80,7
79.8
77.6
75.7
73.1
71.4
70.0
72.0
73.7
74.4
75.3
70.1
75.0

123 = 7
127,9
126.2
136.2
123.0
134.0
123 = 9
125.1
126.9

89.0
90.5
91.4
93,1
93.8
90.0
89,0
93.7
99.9
98.6
98.2
98.4

75.3
76.8
77.8
77.6
77.6
78.1
78.3
80.7
82.3
86.0
87.7
87.8

127.6
128.0
129.0
131.1
131.9
133.2
129.2
139.3
139.4
133.4
137.0
140.4

93.7

80.5

131.5

96
94
93
92
93
93

Monthly average

1937
January.
March
April ...........

July

132.5
134.6
135.2
135.5
133.6
132.9

146
147
148
147
147
149

104
102
103
102
102
100

105.8
104.4
104.8
104c7
105=3
106=1

105
103
103
103
103
104

113.9
115.1
117.1
117.4
118.0
118.2

111
113
115
116
117
118

100.8
100.8
95.7
95.6
102.7
101.3

137.1
134.9
133.0
131.9
132.3
129.3

149
147
1418
150

101
98
98
100
99
98

104.9
102.8
101.1
100.0
96.6
94.9

103
101
99
99
96
95

117.8
117.6
117.8
117.1
115.3
112.5

117

91.8
98=1
97 = 3
95.7
89.4
84.8

147

14.4

lie

116
115
111
107

89 116. 6
80 113.8
78 115.9
78 116.4
90 116.7
89 115.4
86
85
85
83
77
73

114.5
113.0
109.4
105.4
100.3
96. 7

104.4
104.1
104.7
106.4
106.4
105.6

140.2
138.3
137.4
134.5
135.4
133=1

131.3
105.0
131.4
102.9
129 = 4
98.7
94..1 ' 126=8
120.3
89 = 3
117.2
85.7

67.8
67.3
67.3
67.3
66 = 5
66.1

Monthly average.

1938

September. ......
October
D@c©iuber. • * . . . < *
Dianthly average.
1933
March.. ..........
April o . . . = o
M£V
Jilly

Soptsnibsr. ......
November

129.4
129.2
127.2
124.9
124.5
125.8
126.8
127.7
126.7
123.4
127.4
128.8

128.8
125.7
127.3
127.0
128.3
129.4
127.9
129.7
128.1
126.8
129.5
131.3

IAS
145
144
144
143
144
145
144
144
143
144
144

144
144
144
144
146
147
147
148
14B
148
145
145

Monthly average.
For footnotes, see pp. 177, 178.




100
99
96
96
95
95
96
97
98
99
100
100

98
96
96
06
98
100
101
101
102
103
106
108

95.3
95 = 7
95.8
95.6
92.7
89.9
94.3
95.5
97.3
96.5
97.©
98.1

98.9
99.0
99.3
97.7
93.7
97.1
98.7
97.4
96.8
97.4
99.1
96.9

96
97
97
97
94
90
95
95
97
96
96
97

98
98
98
97
92
96
98
96
95
96
98
96

111.4
111.2
110.7
110.0
108.7
108.0
108.1
108.7
109.0
109.2
110.6
111.1

111.0
111.1
111.4
111 = 0
111.5
111.1
111.8
112 = 0
112.8
115 .0
115.7
116.4

106
106
105
104
103
102
103
103
104
106

108
106
MS
108
107
106
106
107
109
114
115
115

77.7
73.8
72.2
71.9
71.0
71.1
69.4
73.2
75.8
78.5
81.4
82.9

81.4
81.4
83.3
81.3
81.1
80.8
79.7
83.6
86.1
91.2
93.1
92.4

68 93.6
63 95.4
61 94.4
61 92.6
60 90.6
90.4
60
60 95.1
60 99.6
61 100.3
63 98.9
66 100.0
67 102.2

67
68
67
67
67
66
67
68
70
74
79
75

101.9
101.8
101.0
99.6
99.8
101,3
104.1
104.9
103.6
106.2
107 = 7
106.1

83.0
82.8
81 = 9
80.6
80.3
81.0
85=2
89.1
89.0
88.1
90 = 5
92.3

91.9
91.7
91.0
90 = 3
91.0
92.0
94.5
95.4
94.1
97.8
99,8
97.1

113.4
119.8
118 - 9
115.8
110=0
107.5
113.1
119.2
121.4
119.0
116.9
KO.O

119.5
120. 2
119.2
116.4
115-2
117.5
121=1
121.4
120.4
120.4
120.5
121.6

61.9
65.5
65.9
66.3
66.2
66.4
63.3
64.3
65.7
64.4
65,0
65.6

65 = 9
64=8
61.4
64,5
65.1
65.5
65.7
65.2
64.4
63.5
63 = 1
64.7

S?:8
131=0
126.8

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

36

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES—EMPLOYMENT, STATES AND
CITIES—Continued
STATE

Maryland- 1

YEAR AND MONTH

MassaNew 5
chusetts* Jersey

New
York"

C I T Y OR I N D U S T R I A L AREA

Ohio8

Pennsylvania 7

Wiscon-8
sin

Balti- Chlcaoo 8
moreJ

Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly
average average average average average average average average average
1929-31 1925-27 1923-25 1925-27
1926
1933-25 1925-27 1939-31 1925-37
= 100
= 100
= 100
= 100
= 100
= 100
= 10O
= 100
= 100

MilwauCleve-0 Deland' troit" kee*

Monthly
average
1933-25 = 100

Monthly
average
1935-27 = 100
s

S 96.7
99.9
122.1

111.9
102.0
101.3
101.4
97.3
93.4
97.9
86.0
73.4
59.2
61.4
70.8
74.4

96.7
90.5
96.9
100.0
97.7
102.5
110.3
92.8
78.0
64.1
72.1
87.0
92.2

106.6
95.9
97,5
99.4
95.7
92.7
98.4
89.5
74.6
64.3
68.8
77.0
80.8

106.2
90.3
73.8
59.5
63.7
74.1
80.6

Monthly average
1923-25 r 100

116.8
117.9

111.4
102.3
86.9
69.7
69. 1
79.7
81.2

102.6
96.0
97.6
103.0
99.4
94.9
99,4
86.7
70.1
55.2
56.4
66.2
67.6

106.0
95.0
99.0
103.6
98.3
99.9
108.0
90.1
75.0
62.3
67.2
81.5
87.9

97.9
92.1
103.9
103.3
93.6
118.5
122.0 "103.1
89.2
86.9
73.9
66.6
59.0
56.0
67.4
50.9
80.6
84.0
97.8
92.6
103.8
100.0
101.5
1CX5.8
105.0
103.5

73.7
74.5
77.2
75.9
74.3
72.2
72.5
77.1
80.4
82.2
81. 9
81.1
76.9

84.9
85.0
85.5
85.2
85.0
85.6
86.7
88.9
91.6
82.7
93.4
93.8
88.2

77.5
79.2
79.7
82.6
8-4.2
87.2
89.5
91.3
93,5
94.9
91.2
92.6
86.9

82.8
82.5
81.5
80.5
81.8
84.4
87.7
89.4
91.2
91.6
92.8
92.3
86,5

81.3

averflgp
Average..
Average..
average..
a'vernge. .
Average,.
average. .
average..
average,,
average..
average. .
Average..
average..

Phila- Pitts- Wildelmingphia' 9 burgh^" ton"5

128.3
128.1
123.8
125.0
106.0
109.6
114.2
104.6
102.8
100.6
96.7
90.1
91.4
83.2
71.9
59.1
61.8
72.5
73.5

115.8

1923 montiily
1924 monthly
1925 monthly
1926 monthly
1927 monthly
1928 monthly
1929 monthly
1930 monthly
1931 monthly
1932 monthly
1933 monthly
1934 monthly
1935 monthly

New
York*

43.0

109.4
90.6
99.9
103.7
98.7
96.0
100.5
89,5
77.8
66.4
70.0
79.7
84.3

103.8
101.3
9-4.8
96.9
92.5
89.1
90.8
88.6
07,9
55.6
61.3
72.8
76.6

109.1
92.1
98.6
102.3
101.8
100.4
108.5
B5.8
77.3
66.8
71.6
80.6
78.9

125.2
125.7
126.3
119.1
110.3
110.4
101.8
87.8
71.7
75.9
86.1
89,2

"1661 i

102.0
97.9
91.6
94*3
81.5
73,5
,59.3
67.5
71.8
75.4

104.4
96.6
99.1
101.7
95.0
90.9
103.2
93.9
78.3
65.8
69,2
83.3
88.3

88.4
88.3
90,5
93.1
94.2
93.9
95.5
98.2
98.9
100.2
99.5
99.1
95.0

78.0
79.2
78.7
79.3
79 ..5
78.6
79.3
82.6
84.0
85.5
a5.7
87.3
81.5

89.9
89.8
90.3
91.1
92.2
94.1
93.5
96.2
99.0
98.7
99.6
101.4
94.6

75.2
75.3
77.3
77 .-5
77.6
76.9
77,5
79.8
83.3
84.7
84.8
85,5
79.5

93.3
93.2
91,0
96.5
97.7
96.9
97.7
98.9
101.2
103.1
103.6
105.3
98.2

81.2
81.6
82.0
83.5
83.9
85.2
87.0
89.2
91.5
92.8
92,2
93.0
86.9

79.9
81.1
82.8
83.4
84.9
86.1
89.8
86,5
89.8
91.6
91.9
92.6
86.7

80.8
82. Q
83.3
86.2
87.7
88.3
88.9
91.1
91.5
92.1
91.5
92.3
87.9

68.7
69.3
69.3
70.0
71.7
73.6
73.6
76.0
77.6
78.8
80.2
81.3
74.1

94.9
94.2
9-4.4
95.1
96.2
96.2
96.4
91.1
96.4
102.0
102.2
103.0
96.8

101.0

78.0
83.9
103.0
117.7
136.1
102.4

95.2
94.2
96*. 1
97.6
99.5
99.2
98.1
97,4
101.4
10-1.0
106.1
107.0
99.7

100.1
102.4
105,7
108,6
109.8
108.-5
108.9
109.9
110.0
105.2
101.0
94.0
105.3

87.7
88.9
90.4
90.9
89.8
86.9
87.2
87.7
84,5
82.2
75.1
71.0
85.2

100.5
102.3
103,5
104.6
105.0
105.3
105.6
107.1
105.7
102.7
100.4
95.9
103.2

85.5
87*3
89.7
89.5
89.6
89.4
88.3
89.9
91.4
89.8
85.1
81.6
88.1

102.6
107.0
108.7
110. 0
112.4
102.3
108,3
108.3
109.2
108.4
100.7
94.6
106.0

92.6
95.1
96.1
96.9
97.0
96.9
96.6
96.5
96.8
95.4
90.5
85.0
§4.6

95.0
97.3
101.1
102.5
101.6
101,5
110.0
""94.3
105.6
101.6
96.9
91.4
100.7

93.0
95.4
98.8
102.1
103.4
101.8
102.6
103.7
103.4
101.4
98.8
93.4
99.7

81.5
83.2
84.9
85.2
86.5
86.3
86.7
87.3
88.4
86.8
83.1
79.2
84.9

93.0
105.5
106.3
108.6
108.4
102.8
105.3
99.7
102.0
101.3
90.8
89.1
101.1

126.0
127.5
87.3
130.0
129.1
125.4
88,5
83.6
110.4
124.9
115.1
74,5
110.0

110.0
109.0
113.8
115.7
113.6
116.2
115.8
111.4
114.4
113.5
109.4
101.5
112.0

81.1
B4.1
86.6
84.4
83.8
82,1
79.4
85.4
88.7
88.9
85.4
82.4
84.4

93.2
93.4
95.0
95.8
90.4
92.8
91.8
92,7
93.7
93.3
88.7
84.0
92.1

91.8
97.2
99.6
100.3
102.1
102.8
102,0
101.7
101.3
99.6
93.3
85.3
98,1

91.8
03,4
96.8
100.2
100.8
103.1
101.4
96,6
97.1
92,5
87,1
82.3
95.3

89.4
91.8
91.5
91.6
90.8
88.7
88.1
90.0
91.9
91.3
90.9
91.6
90.6

69.2
69,5
68.7
67.0
65.7
62.3
63.2
70.0
71.8
72.4
72.6
73.8
68.9

91.1
91.7
90.1
88,5
87.7
88.2
87.7
90.3
91,5
90.9
93.0
94.0
90.4

76.9
77.7
77.4
75.6
72.9
71.7
72.3
76.5
80.3
80.8
80.3
81.3
77.0

84.7
84.1
83.2
80.7
78.0
76.0
7-5.4
77.6
80.8
82.3
84.9
86.4
81.2.

79.4
79.0
78.5
76.6
73.9
72.4
72.7
75.3
77.2
78.3
79,2
80.2
76.9

84.9
84.7
84.5
83.3
81.7
82,4
91.3
86.0
83.1
81.4
81.5
83.4
83.9

88.8
89,5
91.5
88.8
87.4
84.<o
83.6
85.1
87.3
86.8
86.5
87.3
87.3

75.3
74.2
71.5
69.4
67.5
65.7
64.7
65.4
67.2
68.7
69.6
70.6
69.2

81.9
80.2
76.7
75.5
72,3
73,5
70,0
74.0
76.9
79.4
80.6
83.3
76.9

79.8
74.3
70.5
68.4
58.5
•54. 9
47.8
56.8
73.1
88.0
97.6
102.9
73.6

95.0
93.6
93.0
91.5
89.7
88.6
85.3
85.0
84. 4

79.1
82.4
83.0
81.8

m.<i

78.8
75.3
74.0
70.5
68.5
64.6
65.1
66.2
67.6
70.1
71.8
72.3
70.4

78.0
74.9
73.0
70.8
70.4
69,9
70.0
71.1

89.0
92.4
89.5

75! 1
73.5
82.1
87.7
88.3
86.1
86,9
81.9

79.7
81.2
80.4
77.7
73.4
71.3
71.9
73.8
75.2
76.7
78.5
81.0
76.7

89.4
92.4
94,5
95.5
95.895.8
96.7
90.5
101.5
104.8
105.5
105.8
97.4

73,0
74.6
74.8
73.1
71.6
71.2
73.3
75,5
76.8
80.2
80.5
79.6
75.4

92.8
93.8
94.2
93.7
94.3
95.4
94.4
97.7
100.1
105.0
107.4
106.2
97.9

80.0
81.9
82.7
82.0
80.4
80.9
80.6
84.087.5
90. 6
91.3
91.4
84.4

84.9
86.0
87.1
86.6
85.2
85.5
84.7
87.2
91.1
95.7
97.0
97.8
89.1

78.4
80.2
80.4
80.1
78.8
79.7
80.9
82.5
83,7
90.0
91.7
91.4
83.2

80.6
82.7
83.6
83.7
84,5
86.9
89.2
90.0
90.9
89.4
93.1
92.9
87.2

84.8
86.7
89,3
90.3
91.7
91.7
92.6
93.8
98.7
101.0
101.8
102.6
93.7

69.7
70.4
70.6
69.8
70.0
70.5
70.9
73.3
74.3
78.5
80.3
80.4
73.1

81.8
81.8
82.3
82.2
81.8
81.4
80.3
82.8
90.0
93.3
95.7
94.9
85.7

100.8
99.3
97.7
96.0
63.4
86. 7
59.5
89.4
107.1
102.4
105.9
113il
93.3

90.6
93.6
94.8
94.5
92.9
94.3
92.2
94.3
98.0
96.2
102.7
104.0
95.7

85.4
89.1
90.5
88.0
85.5
83.6
83.1
91.1
95.3
97.8
95.9
95.1
90.0

79.8
81.5
81.1
81.0
80.1
81,1
81.9
83.1
83.7
88.1
87.7
86.9
83.0

71.0
71.9
72.6
73.1
71.7
73.6
73.4
76.4
79.2
87.9
92.1
93.4
78.0

80.3
81.8
83.0
84.4
83.9
81.0
78.1
75.6
79,9
86.9
89.6
90.0
82.9

1936
March
April
May
July

Octoopr. 1 1 f

1937
March
April
May
J\Hy

1938
March
April
May

,

July

74! 2
75.2
79.6
73.3

1939
March
April
May
July
August

,
,.

For footnotes, see pp. 178, 179, 180.




1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

37

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES—EMPLOYMENT IN
NONMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDEXES, WITHOUT ADJUSTMENT FOR SEASONAL V A R I A T I O N S 1
PutM I c u t ! l l t i e s 3

Mining-

YEAR AND MONTH

Anthracite

Bituminous
coal

Metalliferous

Crude
petroleum
producing

Quarrying
and
nonmetalHe

Electric
l i g h t and
power,
and
(71 arm
faetured
gas

Efectrlc
ra! S road,
and
motorbus operation
and maintenance

Services*

Trade^
Retai 1

Telephone
and
telegraph

Dyeing
and
cleaning

Laundries

Yearround
hotels

Combined
lnd«x

General
merchandising

Other
than
general
merchandising

Wholesale

Monthly average 1929=100

100.0
85o3
84^3
68*3
59°§
69=4
64,7

100.0
96.5
86.3
74.1
70,1
83.2
87.4

100.0
96.8
87.7
76.8
76.1
82.1
82.3

100,0
94.1
93.2
82.6
84,2
92.8
94,3

100.0
97.5
86.7
75.2
74.0
79.3
79.1

100.0
95.7
85.8
• 76.8
76.1
82.8
84.0

89.0
90.0
90.0
90.4
91.4
91.2

110.0
107.4
111.5
111.2
104.6
99.9

90.5
90.2
91.3
92.4
95.0
96.9
100.5
99.5
99.5
97.3
96.7
97.3

90.5
90.4
91.5
92.8
91.9
91.3

80.4
79.7
81.9
85.2
85.0
85.5
83.2
82.4
86.6
88.7
90.1
99,6

88.2
85.1
90.9
97.4
93.5
98.4
90,7
89.4
98.5
103.9
109.3
143.4

85.6
85.0
85.6
85.7
84.6
84.6
85,4
86.3
88.0
89.0
89.7
91.0

72.2

104.4

95.6

90.9

85.7

99.1

78.4
78.3
79.5
82.0
83.3
82.6
81.2
80.5
83.5
84.7
85.1
88.1
82,2

7S.5
72.5
72.6
72.9
73.3
73.3

74,4
74.8
75.4
76.6
77.7
78.5

98.8
98.0
1O4.3
109.2
113.9
118.5

98.3
98.4
98.5
98.3
100.3
103.9

92.9
93.9
94.4
98.1
93.3
94.4

85.4
85.3
88.5
88.8
89.9
90*5

95.1
93.9
.100.3
99.6
102.1
102.9

82.9
82.9
85.4
86.0
86.7
87.2

90.7
92.0
93.1
91.9
90.8
90.3

97.5
98.3
98.6
98.5
97.3
96.1

73.4
73.4
73.7
73.4
73.2
72.8-

79.7
79.8
79.8
79.6
78*9
78.0

111.0
110.3
112.8
110.5
103.5
99.2

105.8
104.7
1O4.1
99.9
97.8
97.0

95.6

73.1

77.8

107.5

100.6

87.6
86.2
90.7
92.1
91.7
100.4
89.8

95.9
93.8
103.7
108.1
109.3
145.9
1O4.3

85.4
84.2
87.3
87.9
86.9
88.5

51.4

93.6
94,3
95.7
96.9
96.6
94.9
94.9

83. 9

90.6
91.8
93.0
94.0
93.5
93.3
92.0

72.3
71.2
70.8
71.1
70.6
70.4

77.8
75.7
74.9
74.8
75.0
74.8

96.8
95.6
98.5
111.8
109.9
110.8

96.8
95.7
94.8
95.4
96.2
96.6

94.3
94.5
93.4
93.5
93.7
92.2

84.1
83.4
83.0
88.2
83.8
83.6

91.5
88.8
90.5
101.0
93.4
91.9

83.1
80.7
81.0
84.9
81.5
81.4

91.0
90.4
89.1
• 88.5
87 ;3
87.2

70.1
69.5
69.3
69.9
69.5
69.4

74,9
74.8
74.9
74.7
74.4
74,3

108.6
105.0
107.8
106.8
102.5
97,9

97.8
97.5
96.5
94.4
93.7
93.4

90.7
90.4
91.8
93.9
92.5
93.0

81.1
80.0
84.7
85.9
86.9
98.1

87.9
86.4
97.0
99.4
104.5
144.1

79.3
78.3
81.5
82.3
83.3
86.0

86.8
87.6
88. S
89.1
89.8
90.0

100.0
83.2
59.1
38.5
34.6
41.6
47.3

100.0
87.4
65.7
55.3
62.3
77.7
74.9

100.0
84.3
67.4
49.0
44.9
48.9
48.0

100.0
103.0
95.6
83.0
78.8
83.8
84.8

100.0
93.4
84.7
75.5
70.0
72.1
71.2

100.0
97.9
86<=6
79.1
70.4
70.3
70.1

100.0

100.0

85.6
79.8
84.4
93.7
97.7

93.1
85.4
83.1
87.9
90.1

98.5 . 54.2
99.1
55.5
99,3
55.9
95.6
57.5
94.2
60.8
61. 9
93.4
93.2
61.3
61.6
94.9
63.1
96.5
100.2
64.2
101.7
62.9
64.4
103.6

71.1
70.8
- 70.9
71.3
72.7
73.7
75.4
75.0
74.5
73.6
73 ;2
72.4
72.9

39.4
36.9
42.2
48.4
52.0
53.5

70.7
71.7
71.2
71.3
71.5
71.7
72.4
72.4
72.8
73.1
73.0
72.5

70.1
69.9
70.2
70.8
71.6
72.1

92.0
90.4
96.1
105.2
112.3
112.5

54.4
55.3
54.9
54.6
52.6
19.4

86.1
86.1
86.8
88.0
89.0
90.4
91.7
93.1
93.5
94.0
93.5
93.2

73.1
73.5
73.7
73.8
73.7
73.6

49.5

90.5

72.0

45.7
46.7
49.1
53.1
54.9
55.4

92.1
92.2
92.4
93.1
94.6
96.3

55.5
54.9
54.7
53.3
49.9
43.9

100.0
96.1
88.9
76,3
79.9
92.3
94.9

1936
71.3
73.8
S3. 3
60.1
66.2
(51.7

March.
April
May. ,, 9 ............. o .....
July. . . „

58.4
49.6
57.4
60.2
93.1
(36.1

September

(32. a

97.5

60.3

(35.3
63.6
59.0
(35.1
61.3
111.6

104.5
104.7
106.1
89.7
96.1
96.2

66.8
69.6
73.1
76.2
78.5
79.5

34.3
49.7
58.1
61.5
60.9
61.4

93.7
97.4
99.4
103.4
101.4
99.4

82.0
83.4
84,1
82.9
75.4
70.4

(50.3

99.3

76=8

72.7
73.5
74.2
75.8
76.7
78.5
78.5
79.3
78.2
77.5
77.3
76.5
76.5

59.8

59.3
57.0
63,. 8
56.0

96.9
95.5
93.2
85.8
32.2
80.2

07.4
63.6
62.3
61.6
58.8
56.0

75.3
74.2
73.6
73.8
73.2
72.8

38.2
37.8
38.9
41.7
43.7
43.6

93.8
92.6
92.0
91,8
91,7
92.2

September. .-.....,. 0 .......
October 0 0 0 . 0 . .............

44.6
37.6
46.4
52.4
51.0
51.3

78.5
80.1
83.4
87.2
88,6
89.3

49.7
51.4
55.2
57.9
61.9
62.3

72.3
72=4
71.5
69.5
68.3
67.8

44.1
44.6
44.6
44.4
44.4
41.4

92.3
92.7
92.5
92.5
91.9
91.4

Montlily 8,v©r&g@ ...........

62.3

86.7

59.0

72.1

42.3

92,3

70.3

75.1

104.3

95.7

92.7

85.2

98.0

81.8

88.8

50.0
53.3
51*7
53.0
52.6
51. 3

88.7
88.6
87.4
25.9
47.9
78.3

62.6
60.9
61.0
61.5
61.9
61.6

67.0
66.4
66.2
65.8
66.1
67.0

38.3
37.9
40.1
43.0
45.6
47.3

90.0
89.6
89.6
90.3
91.0
92.3

69.3
69.3
69.5
69.1
69.6
69.9

74.1
73.3
73.4.
74,1

94.2
93.1
95.4
103.2
107.0
110.1

93.3
92.8
92.9
93.5
95.5
98.7

91.8
92.6
92.7
93.3
93,9
92,8

83.3
81.5s
83.8
85.5
85.7
86.4

90.7
88.8
93.2
96.9
96,8
87.4

80.0
79.6
81.3
82.5
82.8
83.5

88.3
87.9
87.4
87.3
87.3
88.1

44.7
4B.5
49.4
51.9
51.3
51.0
50.6

79.4
81.4
85.4
93.0
94.9
92.6

60.4
60.4
62.9
65.3
66.5
67.3

47.5
48.1
47.9
48.0
47.1
44.0

93.2
93.8
93.7
93.5
93,4
93.0

69.7
69.8
69.8
70.1
69.9
69.6

75.4
75.5
75.3
75.4
75.0
74.7

91.9

69.6

74.7

83.6
82.5
87.3
88.4
89.9
101.0
86.5

81.5
80.6
83.9
84.5
84.5
87.8
82.7

87.9
89.0
90.5
93.4
93.1
92,2

44.6

100.0
99.1
97.8
96.0
95.6
95.6
95.9

91,7
89.8
100.1
103.3
110.4
151.2

62.7

106.5
102.7
105.2
105.1
97.8
97.4
101.3

90.3
89.8
91.3
&2.9
91.8
90.8

78.6

67.3
66.7
65.0
64.3
63.8
B63.8
65.8

(937
March. . . e
April ....„
May;.....

.„

July

..........

Novenbe r

1938
March.. ......=
April . . . . „ . . . . < > . . .........
May 5 o e . ., . .
Julv«

'

flo.o

0

86.7

1939

April ... o ....... o .........

July. . . o . «,
AUSUSt.

.

o

i e . .............

For footnotes, see pp. 180, 181.




74a7

75.3

93.0

100.8

89.3

38

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES—MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYMENT
FEDERAL AND STATE
H I G H WAY ^

CONSTRUCT I O N ,J
OHIO

YEAR AND MONTH

Total

FEDERAL C I V I L5 I A N
EMPLOYEES

TRADES - U N I ON MEMBERS EMPLOYED"

Class 1 Stean rai (ways

Construc- Main- Total,
tion, tenance, United
Federal State States
and
State

Mo. av.
1926100

RAILWAY EMPLOYEES

District
of
Columbia

Indexes-10
Total 8

Thousands

Number

AdUnadjusted* justedf

Total, • B u i l d all
ing Metal
trades

Monthly average
1923-25 = 100

PrintIng

All
other

On
full
time,
(all
trades)

Percent of total

i
^443} 605
V
461
U

, 993
438,057

$17, 780
S

1923
1934
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

Monthly
monthly
monthly
nonthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average.
averap1?1
average
averase.
averaEK*.
average
average

. •

1933 monthly average

..

117, 760

6

90,559

54.9 288,273
32.9 291,134
25.6 329,727
26.8 421,179
31.6 301,660

183,177
148,783
178,598
265,291
165,261

105,095
142,351
151,130
155,889
136,399

691,116
9
562,252
tf
527,517
"515,772
"521 , 64-1
?
526, 926
521,124526,154
539,058
558, 764
571,719
$84,155
578,609
578,469
665,543
744,185

28.4
24.4
32,4
37.3
45.9
52.1

202,884
200,451
227,586
287,478
374,191
423,466

97,089
80,674
94,200
144,173
209,835
258,103

105,795
119,777
133,386
143,305
164,356
165,363

805,020
799,930
806,035
810,418
817,856
824,259

111,954
112,304
112,370
115,073
116,857
117,103

991
1,042
1,032
1,061
1,080
1,089

55.0
57.8
57.2
58.8
59.8
60.3

57.3
60.1
58.8
59.2
59.1
59.0

78
78
79
82
83 i
83

50
48
51
59
66
72

83
83
83
85
86
88

m

87
87
88
89
88

82
83
83
85
86
85

56
57
58
61
61
60

46.0
46.0
47.6
49.3
52.1
49.2
42.6

435,971
433,533
414,147
389,966
353,971
288,248
335,991

271,015
274,651
262,375
240,249
200,283
149,708
190,196

164,956
158,882
151,772
149,717
153,688
138,540
145,795

830, 622
834,266
835, 704
841,01?
83B, 053
831 , 095
822,940

116,022
115,569
114,611
114,510
114,792
115,964
114,761

1,097
1,102
1,114
1,121
1,104
1,095
1,077

60.8
61.0
61.7
62.1
61.1
60.6
59.7

59.3
59.6
60.5
60.4
60.7
62.1

83
86
87
88
88
86 1
83

73
75
76
79
77
74
67

89
88
88
88
90
90
87

88
88
89
90
90
90
88

84
88
89
91
90
88
86

64
64
66
68
68
65
62

46.5
51.2
51.8
57.7
62.5
65.1

210,027
190,336
200,794
226,286
299,063
313,149

92,451
69,550
81,748
101,525
139,896
164,757

117,576
120,786
119,046
124,761
159,167
148,392

829, 794
826, 333
829,193
835,259
840,159
871,236

115,870
115,871
116,146
116,375
115,912
111,981

1,088
1,112
1,114
1,144
1,167
1,185

62.8
63.8
63.4
63.8
63.8
64.2

334,536
351,853
346,444
330,943
314,067
255,530
281,086

184,629
191,710
179,416
170,897
150,885
109,190
136,388

149,907
160,143
167,028
160,045
163,182
146,340
144,698

847,691
841,202
835,098
826,792
819,840
888,578

111,056
111,223
111,228
110,716
112,075
114,263

1,193
1,182
1,152
1,134
1,077
1,024
1,131

85
86
87
88
89
89
89
88
88
88
86
83
87

71
69
71
73
78
79

66.8
70.0
71.6
70.4
66.0
45.4
60.4

60.2
61.4
61.6
63.3
64.6
65.6
65.7
65.1
63.4
62.5
59.3
56.3
62.4

89
89
91
92
92
94
94
93
93
90
89
85
91

90
90
90
01
91
91
90
90
90
90
90
90
90

88
89
90
91
91
91
91
90
91
90
89
B7
90

64
65
68
69
69
69
69
68
68
09
66
63
67

40.2
36.9
36.6
37.7
38.8
36.8

196,858
177,675
179,420
213,802
272,316
294,240

70,293
61,965
62 .,608
81,902
115, 853
134,248

126,565
115,710
116,812
131,900
156,463
159,992

809,383
113,331
807,636
113,111
814,650 | 112,779
824,330
113, 948
839,148
114,684
855,210
115,628

976
955
943
929
920
930

36.5
36.1
35.8
34.7
35.2
32.0
36.4

322,508
323,650
337,638
350,090
341,832
266,629
273,055

153,602
153,509
164,444
164,696
138,512
103,491
117,094

168,906
170,141
173,194
185,394
203,320
163,138
155,961

864,827
872,347
872, 641
873,853
869,389
919,161
851,882

116,231
117,054
118,172
118,455
119,107
120,852
116,113

945
955
979
992
977
961
955

53.7
52.6
51.9
51.1
50.7
51.2
52.1
52.6
53.9
54.7
53.8
52.8
52.6

89
89
84
88
88
87
87
87
88
88
88
88
88

84
84
85
85
85
85
88
88
88
89
89
89
86

59
58
58
59
60
62
62
63
65
66
64
65
62

28.7
28.6
32.4
35.0
43.0
43.6
50.0
48.0
48.0
47.9
44.2
41.3
40.9

201,307
176,079
169,155
187,523
220,923
252,316
264,502
274,949
277,703
262,760
227,233
185,661
225,009

73,116
58,815
58,622
78,394
104,804
130,743
138,345
142,788
142,868
133,904
112,816
81,845
104,755

128,191
117,264
110,533
109,129
116,119
121,573
126,157
132, 161
134,835
128,856
114,417
103,816
120,254

804,342
875,541
879,504
885,766
903,112
925,982
928,195
933,386
940,130
937,576
932,641
986,742
916,076

120,229
120,445
120,873
122,003
122,792
123,541
124,015
124,634
125,902
126,502
126,277
127,406
123,718

948
958
966
967
974
1,010
1,019
1,022
1,039
1,075
1,058
1,029
1,006

52.2
52,7
53.1
53.2
53.6
55.6
56.1
56.3
57.1
59.1
58.2
56.5
55.3

88
87
88
89
90
90
90
89
90
90
90
91
89

89
90
91
91
91
92
91
92
93
93
93
92
91

65
66
67
69
70
70
70
71
71
72
72
70
69

86 6
9° 8
97 2
100 0
114 3
106 8

109.1

thl

« 39, 442
5

* 78, 885
** 69,980
* 66, 290
* 64,120
7
63,500
60, 505
60, 047
61,590

9

1,678

63, 407
68,232
71,104
68,101
68,851
89, 294
104,148

1,863
1,761
1,753
1S789
1,744
1,663
1,670
1,494
1,263
1,035
974
1,013
999

104.0
98.2
97.8
99.8
97.3
92.7
93.0
83.3
70.5
57.8
54.4
56.5
55.7

87
88
79
74
68
69 !
74
77

73
75
60
48
36
33
43
48

88
93
80
70
58
57
73
78

95
136
93
87
81
78
82
85

91
92
86
83
80
80
82
83

1936
March
April

May

July

October

J

*60
55
47
48
51
55

1937
March
April
May
July

November

64.1
63.5
62.2
60.8
58.9
57.8

78
78
77
77
72
64
74

1938
March
April . .
May
July

September
Noveuber

56.0
54.6
53.4
51.5
50.1
50.1
50.8
51.3
52.9
53.2
53.4
54.2

80
79
79
80
81
81
82
83
84
85
84
85
82

65
64
68
68
68
67
63

81
79
76
75
75
75
75
75
73
74
76
78
76

84
85
86
87
88
89
88
88
89
89
89
88
87

65
66
68
71
75
78
76
75
75
75
74 1
72
72

78
79
82
83
83
S4
84
85
86
88
88
88
84

60
57
56
61
63
64

1939
March
April
May

.

July

November

For footnotes, see pp. 181, 182.




•"Without ao\1ust»ent for seasonal variations.

54.4
54.8
54.6
53.6
53.0
54.4
54.7
54.9
56.0
57.5
' 57.7
57.9

fwith adjustment for seasonal variations.

39

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES—LABOR CONDITIONS
AVERAGE WEEKLY
HOURS PER
WORKER IN
FACTORIES.

YEAR AND
MONTH

National
Industrial
Conference
Board
(25
i ndus-*
tries) i

I N D U S T R I A L DISPUTES
(STRIKES AN® LOCKOUTS) 5

Workers in- *
wived in strikes
in
United Begin- progMan-days
States
idle
ress BeginIn
Depart- ning
in durduring
progmant of5 month
ning
month
ing
ress
Labor
In
month month
during
month

1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1923
1923
1934
1929
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1933
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

Placement A c t i v i t i e s

Active
file

Unemployment compensation activities

S e p a r a t i o n rate

Benefit payments Accession
Conrate Total' Dis- Lay- Quit
New
tinued Indi- Amount
charge off
©f
and Total Pri- claims* viduals
receiving payvate
repayments^
ments"
newed

Applications

Murnber

Hours

LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS"

EMPLOYMENT SECURITY OPERATIONS?

Placements

Thous.
of dol.

Thousands

Monthly r a t e per 100
employees on pay roll

'51.5

45.6
"49.2
49.2
46.9
48.2
48.1
47.7
47 = 9

316
371
279
303
284
199
93
129
104
108
86
59
50

48.3
43.9
40.4
34o8
36.4
34.7
37.2

77
53
68
70
141
155
168

^48 .2

38.2
37.8
34.5
36.5

133 , 336
103 332
346,696
131,921
91 604
134, 380
63 049

•
-

;••

35 701
27 495
36,184

....

....

34,048
15 ,,248
28 3 485
27,018
97c,356
122,225
93,101

.,....,

.......

2,184,886
1,052,655
3
6.30
3.09 4.97
3*05 4.03
3.32 4o33
5.43 3=78
4.74 4.10
4.17 3.56

4453S62
276,401
574,437
875,169
1,406,011
I,6323662
1,288,028

^7,333
7,450

"1,654
1,349
1,100

"527
468
371

"63
134
93

635S519
7485,491
1,331,162
699,900
1,019,171
1,327,678
1,105,480
911,316
1,063,100
1,053,878
1,940,638
2, 065,733
1,158,496

9,084
9,253
9,313
9,045
8,812
"6,498
6,736
6,834
6,839
6,897
6,842
6,311
7,705

881
647
667
627
652
778
839
810
761
761
709
713
737

523
387
442
455
469
473
438
436
435
399
331
303
424

62
66
93
111
134
124
118
130
168
173
159
172
126

6,283
6,115
5,495
5,520
5,310
5,016
4,941
4,853
4,637
4,393
4,431
4,875
5,155

659
559
687
644
579
671
666
614
598
684
764
897
669

343
250
294
349
380
374
341
358
346
303
324
179
303

144
158
194
219
241
225
208
228
340
310
158
139
195

6,070 01,561
6,763 1,165
6,784 1,343
7,359 1,167
7,525 1,192
7,831 1,364
8,088 1,239
8,119 1,176
7,966 1,071
7,743 1,183
7,529 1,087
7,216 1,051
7,408 1,216

137
132
177
318
239
346
338
371
281
292
351
230
225

93
91
129
154
159
164
156
190
303
308
178
161
157

7,434
7,080
6,749
6,545
6,382
6,283
6,101
5,790
5,682
5,466
5,629
5,729
6,239

1,402
1,047
1,238
1,173
1,214
1,264

199
181
254
270
333
344

130 4,363
126 4,667
185 4,950
195 5,139
342 6,081
251 5,332

657
770
833
685
776
802

1,139
1,297
1,287
1,329
1,415
1,291
1,258

286
336
352
366
389
265
290

213 5,164
254 5,341
287 3,974
308 3,537
349 3,820
235 4,201
323 4,713

765
797
730
502
637
658
718

.......

.....

^3.43
1.55
.95
.70
.89
.89
.86

.43
.23
.16
.21
.19
.19

3. CO
2.86
3.47
2.69
3.02
2.51

'2.66
2.21
1.83
1.92
2.06
1.92
1.84
3.23
1.47
1.73
1.70
3.14

3.37

' .20
.17
.19
.21
.20
.23
.23
.27
.26
.24
.21
.23
.23

4.60
4.71
4.74
4.04
3.56
3.69
3.36
3.36
3.78
2.84
1.79
2.12
3.55

3.38
2.85
3=20
3.09
3.37
4.02
3 = 53
3.99
4.63
5 = 69
6.87
8.51
4.43

.21
.32
.24
.23
.21
.19
.21
,19
.19
.19
.16
.14
.20

1.90 1.27
1.44 1.19
1.53 1.43
1.48
1.38
1.79 1.37
1.94 1.89
2.06 .1.25
2.57 1.23
3.84 1.59
4.45 1.05
.72
5.99
7.77
.60
3.98 1.25

3.78
3.13
3.13
2.58
2.84
3.44
4.81
5.29
4.51
5.19
4,24
3.22
3.85

6.08
4.39
4.46
4.54
4.57
4.41
3,81
3.08
3.56
3.30
3.14
3.88
4.10

.11
.11
.11
.10
.13
.11
.09
.10
.12
.12
.10
.09
.11

5.45
3.79
3.74
3.85
3.83
3.69
3.13
2.33
2.62
2.40
2.44
3.21
3.37

,52
.49
.61
.59
.62
.61
.59
.65
.82
.78
.60
,58
.62

4.09
3.06
3.34
2.93
3.29
3.92

3.19
2.61
3.18
3,46
3.48
3.31

.10
.10
.13
.10
.13
.12

2.34
1.87
2.33
2.60
2.67
2.46

.85
.64
,82
.76
.68
,73

4.16
5.06
6.17
5.89
4.10
2.84
4.07

3.36
3.01
2.79
2.91
3.95
3.46
3.14

.12 3.54
.14 2.05
.14 1.58
.17 1.81
.15 1.97
.13 3.65
.13 2.22

.70
.82
1.07
.93
.83
.69
.79

1936
March
May

July

Monthly average.
1937
March .
T ^

July.
0 ^ b
October.
November
Monthly average.
1938

*
March
ArviH 1

"• • • • °

July
September
ctooer
overaDer
Monthly average.
1939
March
May

July
August

Monthly average.

251
250
304
313
340
309
324
355
379
335
353
358

39.1

167
148
185
183
306
188
173
228
334
192
136
132
181

40.3
41.3
41.4
40.6
40.2
39.8
38.7
38.5
37.9
37.4
35.2
33,6
38.7

39.6
40.5
41.0
40 o4
39.7
39.2
38.0
38.7
37.5
37.6
35.4
34.5
38.6

171
- 211
614
535
604
610
472
449
361
320
362
131
395

271
350
760
785
877
940
830
746
656
583
467
333

33.2
33.1
33.0
32.7
32.5
32.9
33.7
35,. 5
36.0
36.8
36.7
36.6
34.3

33.3
34.4
34.7
34.3
34.5
34.5
35.0
36.5
37,1
37.6
36.6
37.3
35.5

168
198
274
281
300
219
208
262
222
356
207
177
231

288
327
421
456
495
424
387
434
384
406
372
310

36.6
36.8
36.9
36.8
36.5
37.1

36.6
37.1
37.3
36.7
36.9
37.3

190
186
198
237
230
215

310
319
329
377
385
359

37,1
37.9
38.3
39.0
39.1
39.1
37.6

36.7
38.0
38.0
39.1
38^5
08.6
IS7.6

205
226
158
170
163
105
190

38.1
37.8
38.3
39.1
39.0
39.0
38.8
39.8
40.3
40.8
41.1
41.4
39.5

37.3
37.3
38.5
38.6
39.1
39.1
38,5
39.5
38.8
40.5
40.5
41.1

For footnotes, see p. 182.



32,406
63,056
* 75,191
653379
72,824
63,439
38,017
68,753
65,9^
1003845
703 116
72,639
653721

59,153
89,735
122,162
95,536
123,030
133,531
125,281
118,368
130,875
148, 570
157,007
184,859

108^621
99SS35
290,324
221,572
325,499
281,478
143,678
143,003
88,967
67,242
68,929
21,943
155i,052

214,268
226,329
358,155
394,178
445,170
474,954
353,682
238,828
160,241
137,109
118,632
60,518

2,720,281
1,491,268
3,288,979
3,377,233
2,982,735
4,998,408
3,007,819
2,270,380
1,449,948
1,181,914
981,697
674,205
3,368,738

35,329
55,850
53,175
77,486
56,759 105,962
78,666 110,950
83,029 134,683
95,854
52,801
50,193
85,672
48,378
81,052
96,399 133,357
52,703 113,074
75,445
43,128
63,160
37,816
57,365

473,289
514,111
767,856
838,158
1,174,052
871, .002
776,237
830,987
989,916
842,302
557,903
512,560
762,356

516,034
71,978
50,710
546,756
87,041
67,196
612,072
41,926
63,O47
391,186 419,967 4,881,959
93,455 454,099 3,528,778
953,978
59,645 134,829
327 171,690 207,318 1,150,705
75,046 111,877 1,068,808
364
874, 086
34,939
99,261
304
297 104,259' 135,700 1,476,902
43,000 126,000 1,625,000
275
375,000
39,000
215
13,000
1,467,507
95,5O4

J3

3.65
3.95
3.97
4.46
4.05
4.49.
4.94
4.73
5.09
4.83
4.60
4.41
4.35

o

29,203
34,744
48,873
33,458
39,930
43,161
35,596
44,491
33,656
26,690
28,369
30,471
35,818

3.57
3.06
2.88
3.32
3.38
3.23
4.73
3.30
3.25
3.04
3,41

2.06

.71
.68
.86
1.16
1.06
1.13
1.15
1.33
1.57
1.29
1.13
1.05
1.09

40

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES-PAY ROLLS IN MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDEXES, WITHOUT ADJUSTMENT FOR SEASONAL V A R I A T I O N S '
D u r a b l e goods
Iron and steel and their products,
, not I n c l u d i n g machinery

Combined ComIndex bined
f ndex

YEAR AND
MONTH

Combined
index

Blast
furnaces,
steel
works,
and
rolling
mills

Lumber and
a l l i e d products

Machinery, not including transportation
equipment
Agricul- Elec- Eng i nes,
StructurTin
Foundry
tural
tural
trical
Lumcans
Radios
and
ComComImple- machin- bines,
and
water machine- and
Hard- orna- and bined Furni- ber,
bined
ments
ery,
apsaw- index (includ- paratus, wheels,
phonoware mental other index ture
shop
and
mills
tinprod- graphs
metal
and
ing
windware
ucts
work
tractors) supplies m i l l s

r

Nonferrous metals
and their products

Combined
index

Brass,
bronze,
and
copper
products

Monthly average 1923-25 - 100
1919 monthly
1920 monthly

98.0
. 117.2

96.7
123.6

1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
110.4
111.2
108.3
monthly
89.4
83.8
86.3
monthly
55.6
55.7
67.8
monthly
31.3
46.7 33.4
monthly
60.1
36.8
39.9
monthly
53.9
64.5 52.2
monthly av. 74.1 64.1 66.5

75.6
81.2
102.9
06.0
101.1
104.2
102.4
103.5

103.2
95.9
100.9
104.8
98.9
102.3

70.8
103.5
96.5
100.0
104.8
98.5
100.6

93.6
99.0
72.4
100.1
96.3
103.6
106.3
96.1
96.0

89.8
110.4

69.0
90.9

103.3
134.8

72,2
102.5 104.1
99.2 94.9
98.3 101.0
96.6 111.1
89.0 106.2
87.2 111.3

104.0
97.7
96.6 100.0
99.4 102.3
109.9
108.8 104.2
111.0

82.3
100.0
98.5
101.5
102.4
96.6
94.1

82.4
96.9
96.4
106.7
113.4
111.8
107.5

109.6 106.9
87.7
81.6
53.6 58.9
38.4
27.4
42.6
40.5
56.5
55.0
68.7
67.0

112.8
113.6
94.2
83.3
61.5
29.9
65.8
67.6
23.9
78.7
34.7
36.2
82.9

97.3
72.5
46.2
26.6
30.3
37.4
45.9

114.0
80.7
59.2
34.6
35.9
42.1
53.6

90.7
67.6
33.6
18.4
24.4
32.8
39.5

75.6 76.2
72.1
75.9
' 82.3 73.4
76.4
88.3
78.4
92.1
77.7
93.8
91.9
71.9
97.6
65.3
97.4
71.8
101.5
93.2
104.7 106.5
115.1
116.4
81.6
93.0

38.8 81.8
79.4
38.3
42.6 86.8
46.5 87.8
51.6
92.8
55.3 98.2
56.0
99.8
59.8 110.7
60.2 115.1
62.4 100.3
93.0
59.5
94.4
59.6
52.6
95.0

47.7
48.0
52.3
54.3
56.6
58.2
56.5
61.7
63.1
66.2
62.8
62.2
57.5

104,5
96.5
99.0
103.0
96.7
100.6

110.1
85.6
104.3
124.1
121.7
140.7

100.1
99.2
100.7

134.3
102.7
64.2
37.3
40.5
59.6
73.5

154.4
107.9
52.1
23.5
30.0
^34.2
103.9

134.4
109.3
68.7
39.7
38.9
54,7
66.6

202.9 115.3
150.9
117.9
102.7
139.8
89.0
59.4 i 55.4
96.5 • 61.4
60.5 38.6
27.1
31.9
41.1
33.8
81.4
34.9
52.1
52.2
55.3
110.0
61.1 j_ 62*6 I 117.8 68*3

128.3
88.7
60.3
39.1
48.0
62.8
79.0

53.6
56.8
58.2
58.6
59.3
62.3
63.8
72.8
75.7
82.3
83.2
84.0
67.6

42.2
81.5
82.4
41.5
47.1
85.7
90.0
49.9
53.0
93.5
53.7 94.6
91.8
51.2
54.3 93.0
55.° 5 94.0
56.5 101.8
51.2 104.8
49.7 112.5
50.5 93.8

138.6
141.9
149,2
152.1
152.0
145.7
126.6
116.6
108.5
123.9
127.2
145.2
135.6

70.0
69.8
73.1
78.8
81.8
84.2
84.0
83.9
85.9
94.3
98.6
104.9
84.1

63.5
69.1
73.3
78.8
80.2
84.4
82.0
79.9
78.7
83.7
88.3
97.0
79.9

116.5
74.1
105.9
73.8
74.3
102.3
110.4
73.7
132.6
75.8
76.4
151.4
140.9 74.7
80.0
161.6
158.4
85.8
175.1 94.7
167.4 97.2
166.0
100.0
140.7
81.7

88,7
87.8
87.3
88.7
92.0
92.0
91.0
98.4
104.8
113.4
114.5
123.1
98.5

57.1
60.9
67.6
71.8
71.7
76.3
71.3
75.7
72.3
69.2
58.1
50.9
66.9

77.3
81.3
83.4
85.2
83.5
85.8
81.3
86.9
86.1
84.5
72.8
66.8
81.2

45.9
49.5
58.7
64.0
65.1
70.6
65.6
69.9
65.6
62.0
51.3
43.5
59.3

109.8
117.1
124.0
132.6
133.6
135.8
132.1
135.4
132.7
132.5
119.4
109.0
126.2

155.7
164.6
181.4
199.8
204.6
203.8
201.2
209.6
216.2
221.5
210.8
192.0
196.8

on *>

109! 6
114.5
123.4
126.1
128.8
127.0
129.6
127.0
127.7
117.4
106.1
119.7

92.4
106.4
113.1
124.9
127.6
128.1
120.5
117.2
119.0
120.5
108.7
109.7
115.7

94.0
100.0
106.2
112.9
113.6
113.5
108.7
112.6
107.8
107.1
95.5
86.7
104.9

146.0
125.5
128.7
128.9
111.7
157.4
167.2
176.5
174.8
167.0
126.5
103.4
142.8

92.8
99.8
108.1
110.6
108.7
107.6
102.5
106.2
107.5
105.9
96.1
8-1.0
102.5

124.8
133.6
141.1
146.4
139.9
138.7
129.4
129.4
125.8
118.9
103.0
90.3
126.7

52.6
90.9
50.4
90.9
49.1 94.3
47.9
92.5
47.3
93.1
45.3 94.0
47.3
95.8
49.7 108.6
48.2 104.5
49.0
90.5
88.8
48.6
89.2
51.6
94.4
48.9

44.9
47.8
51.4
49.9
50.3
50.9
48.4
57.9
59.6
59.7
55.9
55.7
52.7

54.9
59.4
59.9
54.8
53.2
55.3
54.1
66.0
71.9
72.2
68.5
71.5
61.8

40.4
43.3
47.9
47.8
48.9
48.9
44.8
54.1
54.5
54.3
50.0
48.3
48.5

94.4
90.3
87.2
82.8
79.7
75.6
71.9
75.2
77.8
81.1
83.2
88.5
82.3

181.1
173.3
172.1
163.7
146.9
132.9
105.6
102.4
93.3
98.9
101.7
122.5
132.9

90.9
84.3
80.6
75.0
71.2
69.3
66.7
70.5
76.0
81.2
83.7
86.1
78.0

96.1
96.5
98.0
98.9
94.4
86.9
83.5
87.4
87.5
87.9
89.1
95.3
91.8

74.5
72.3
70.2
66.6
65.3
61.3
59.4
62.7
63.6
64.8
65.9
70.8
66.5

79.8
75.0
63.6
72.2
73.3
78.6
79.5
82.9
91.7
107.5
117.3
118.1
86.6

72.7
72.1
72.0
66.9
67.0
644
65.1
71.8
78.7
85.4
87.0
87.1
74.2

80.3
78.9
80.7
77.6
79.2
75.5
81.1
86.9
92.8
100.2
103.9
103.0
86.7

95.7
104.0
109.0
111.9
114.0
114.3
110.2
113.5
116.2
129.2
139.1
156.8

69.8
72.8
74.2
73.5
75.0
76.9 !
74.8
78.4
80.2
89.5
94.3
98. G

106.3 81.7
96.3
85.3
93.4
86.2
88.7
83.2
92. 3 84.0
104.5 84.0
113.6 82.4
88.7
122.8
139.0
96.5
169.6 113.6
170.3 115.4
148.8 116.5

117.8

79.8

120.5

101.6
88.6
109.8
134.6
131.4
140.1

106.7
93.6
99.7
107.4
99.9
102.6

88.1 102.8
96.3
107.5
104.4 100.9
101.1

101.3
95.6
103.1
107.4
104.7
115.6

1936
March
April
May
Juno. ...........

Monthly average.

76.9
76.6
80.5
82.6
84.0
84.2
83.5
87.3
87.2
92.9
94.4
99.2
85.8

1937
January

94.6
100.1
105.9
109.7
110.1
* > . . * 107.6
July
105.2
108.7
104.9
October
104.9
November
93.3
December. ....... 84.6
Monthly average. 102. 5

March
April
May
Juno

1938
January

March
April
May
July
August

December. ......
Monthly average.

75.3
77.5
77.6
74.9
73.2
71.1
71.1
77.3
81.6
84.2
84.4
87.1
77.9

69.1 72.0
68.1
72.7
78.2
73.2
78.2
82.5
85.6
81.0
81.6
87.2
78.7
84.3
79.8
89.8
80.1
90.0
88.6
97.3
92.4
99.6
97.3 107.2
80.7
87.2
90.3
96.8
104.9
112.0
113.3
109.9
106.1
109.2
104.7
107.0
93.8
80.2
102.4

103.6
107.8
116.5
128.2
128.6
114.5
117.0
124.0
116.6
111.4
90.4
76.2
111.2

115.8
118.4
127.1
145.3
145.4
123.6
132,5
142.3
130.0
119.3
93.7
76.6
122.5

82.5
90.9
117.2
115. 0^
118.3
97.8
109.0
105.1
102.8
115.7
101.4
83.3
103.2

66.5
66.6
63.8
65.0
63.6
61.1
58.1
63.1
68.1
74.6
77.6
79.6
67.6

62.3
64.7
65.8
64.8
64.2
60.4
58.7
66.9
70.1
76.7
81,0
82.7
68,2

62.5
65.6
66.4
66.2
64.8
59.8
58.5
67.2
69.6
76.1
84.3
85.7
68.9

57.4
61.3
58.3
53.6
55.0
54.2
49.9
59.6
67.9
89.2
96.4
93.2
66.3

76.0
79.5
81.7
77.7
79.4
83.6
79.5 82.0
78.8
80.2
80.7
82.6
76.0
78.6
81.5
88.0
87.8
92.8
99.6 112.1
100.9 114.7
104.4 115.4

84.5
85.9
87.3
85.2
82.3
85.9
82.0
92.7
95.3
123.6
127. 3
129.2

84.6
81.6
84.7
79.3
77.6
73.8
65.4
80.1
113.9
109.6
118.6
117.0

50.2
53.0
55.9
57.7
57.3
58.8
58.7
63,9
63.3
68.3
67.1
67.7

87.9
87.1
94.0
95.4
98.2
103.2
102.8
114.9
117.4
111.3
105.4
100.4

51.7
52.7
53.6
55.4
58.0
60.1
56.4
62.9
63.5
68.7
68.8
65.2

63.6
69.6
69.8
67.0
66.6
68.5
68.0
75.5
78.1
84.9
86.2
85.5

45.7
44.3
45.7
49.9
54.2
55.9
50.5
56.8
56.5
61.6
60.8
55.4

86.5
90.8
93.4
92.8
94.0
95.4
94.0
96.9
100.9
Hl.O
117.1
122.1

120.7
141.2
146.4
144.5
134.9
127.3
122.7
124.0
125.0
131.3
140.5
151.5

83.5
86.9
90.1
89.2
90.6
91.6
91.0
93.4
98.4
105.7
109.6
114.2

96.8

90.5

60.2

101.5

59.8

73.6

53.1

99.6

134.2

95.4

57.3
61.1
65.3
71.1
71.0
74.6
74.4
76.6
75.8
73.6
67.1
61.2
69.1

93.7
98.8
103.1
110.2
113.7
118.8
124.0
131.7
127.6
111.5
99.9
96.7
110.8

:

69.1
70.5
73.7
77.4
80.2
81.1
78.5
80.7
81.5
86.4
89.2
95.8
80.3

1939

March
April
May
July

October
November
Monthly average.

83.7
86.0
87.6
85.5
85.0
84.4
89.7
93.8
101.6
101.6
103.6
90.8

85.2

For footnotes, see p. 182.




90.9

93.1

96.9
100.4
102.7
99.9
103.5
103.1
103.9
110.5
122.8
154.1
157.0
158.9
117.8

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

.

41

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES-PAY ROLLS IN MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES—Continued
U. S.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDEXES, W I T H O U T ADJUSTMENT FOR SEASONAL V A R I A T I O N S 1

D u r a b l e goods
Stcnif, clay, and
glass products

N o n d u r a b l e goods

YEAR AMD MONTH
Combined
index

Brick,
tile,
and
terra
cotta

Chemical, petroleum, a n d .
coal products

Transportation
equipment

ComGlass bined
Index

Automobiles

Combined
index

Combined
Sndtx

Chemicals

Paints
and
va'rn S

Petroleum
refining

Leather and Its
manufactures

Food and kindred
products
Rayon
and
allied
products

Combined
'Index

Baking

Slaughtering
and
meat
packing

Combined
Index

Boots
and
shoes

Monthly average 1933-25=100.
1919 monthly average . .
1921 monthly
1932 monthly
1983 monthly
1S34 monthly
1925 monthly
1926 monthly
1927 monthly
1928 monthly
1929 monthly
1930 Monthly
1931 monthly
1933 monthly
1933 monthly
1934 monthly
1935 Honthly

average . .
average . .
average.,
average . .
average.,
average . ,
average..
average . ,
average . .
average . ,
average..
average . .
average , .
average..
average..

72.1
92.8

100.8
128 5

66.5.
72.6
98.3
100.5
101.2
104.2
100=5
96.2

78.7
84.7
98.1 103.4
101.1 96.9
99.7
100.8
101 = 8 103.9
96.7
93.6
87.5
94.5
84,7 100.9
62. g 82.9
35. S 66,5
15=5 45.5
15.0
53.0
21.2
70.9
27.4
82,2

93.7
76.8
53.9
30.6
30.8
41.7
•49.0

1936
January
February. .............
March.................
April..
May . . o ,

46.9
47.5
54,2
.59,0
62.6
63.1
July. .................
63,7
August
= =. . „ . . . „
68.1
66,4
October,
. . , 71.2
69=8
December .. t ...... ...»
67.®
Monthly average . . , . , „ .
61.4

74.8
90 3

107.7
90.8
101.5
99.5
89.8
101.6
105.4
70.2
52.3
37.8
35.6
61.4
78=1

48.7
65.7
100.6
108.8
104=8
93,3
113,9
111.6
65.7
53,4
38.8
38.0
68.3
89.5

102 = 5
96 = 1
101.4
103.6
106.3
104,9

103.2
96,4
101=4
108.7
107.8
108.0

101 = 8
98.1
100,1

109.6
95.6
81.4
61.6
65,0

120.9
112.2
92,0
71.7
76.3

120.0
103,5

129.6

84=2
64.6
75.3
96.3
103.3

9O.3
71.1
73.0
88.1
98.8

104.4
104.8
108.1
110.2
112.6
' 114.7

100.9
103.8
105,6
111.0
117,0
117,7

78=4

90=9

85.3

97.4

91.6
99.8
' 108.6
123 = 3

102,3
94.6
103.1
112.7
111.9
108.3

103.1
113.7

73.3

96=6

138.3
134,6

99.9
106.5

92.3
100,0

93.6
91.6

'93.1
87.3
98.0
101=7
100.3
104.1
107.8
113.3

93.5
87.1
102.6
99.9
97.5
97.8
98.9
100.1

86.5
96.1
106.9
95.3
97.8
98,9
100.3
95,8

88.7
97.7
107,6
95,3
97,1
96.1
96.8
91.3

125=3

101=5
96.3
82.2
65=7
68.7
93.9
83=5

99.0
82.3
72.1
57.6
61,2
73.2
76,9

95.6
78.3
70.3
58=3
61.1
72.9
74.1

89.3
81.0
81.4
80.5
85.0
87,8
93=5
94.2
91.5
95.1
106-9
109.0
91,3

80,8'
81,8
77,5
71,8
67.8
68.9
79.3
86.2
81=4
79.0
73.4
84.6
77=7

77.6
79.8
74.9
67=5
63.0
63.8
77. S
84.7
78,3
74=9
65=4
70.9

102.6
94.4
97.6
105.3
105.6
105=7
106=4
102.8
104.3
106,4
108 = 8
111=4
104,3

93 = 6
99,0
100=6
95,3
88,9
88.1
92,6
91 = 7 j
78 = 8
73.3
60,1
65,3
85=8

115.4
102=1
97.9
98.0
100.7
101=8
104.9
101.9
105.7
106=9
106.9
109.4
104 = 3

74=3
83.0
82,4
76=0
65.4
61.5
74,5
83=8
79 = S
74.5
66,4
74.8
74.6

74.1
§4.3
84.3
77.1
63.5
58. S
73.9
83=8
78,2
71.1
60,0
69,8
73,1

108.0
98.5
97.8
96.7
104.7
106,7
109 = 2
105.8
107,9
107.7
112.7
121.5
106.4

83 = 0
89.5
89.4
79=8
68=6
74.6
83 = 6
84.6
76.6
76. S
71 = 1
75=4
79.4

80.0
87.8
88,3
77.3
63,8
70=4
81.9
83.9
73.4
71.1
64=6

91.3
99.8
95.5
99.3
113 = 2 100.9
102.0

141 = 3 103.0
106.3

129.2
130.4
105.8
87.5
88.4
101 = 8
107.9

220.2 112 = 9
314.1 108.0
188,4
92.0
146.2
75,0
190.3
78.7
219.8 98.1
349.8 101.4

139,7
134,8

111=0
110=9
111.5
117.0
114.4
119=1

108.3
107.3
112.2
110.7
112.7
115.0
117.4
114,9
119,1
118.7
122,1
123.4

257 = 5
353.7
257 = 9
344=6
347.4
349,5
ESS. 6
369=0
370 = 0
373.7
263.6

133.7
109.0

92=3
89=9
107.6'
113.6

97.3
94.7
97.9
97.8
103.8

115,7

107=2

123=3

115.7
122=1
134,4
118.8
115.9
113.3

123.1
122.9

115.1

S60.7 109.1

121.3
123.7
127.1
129.3
128.2

148=9

298.7
303.6
307.3
320=5
335.8
344.3
344.7
351 = 6
344 = 6
326.8
313.0
289.1
321 = 7

107 = 9
108.6
111.8
116=2
ISO. 2
124,8
138,1

133.4
124.3
115. T
131=3

122=4
133,7
126=6
137.5
139.3
144.4
144.4
151.8
144.4
143 = 5
141.7
139.2
138 = 3

116.0
118=1
119.3
118.3
119.3
115=9

127,6
135.9
120,7
119.5
118.9
130.3
116.6
123 = 3
123.6
130 = 4
130.4
132. S
124.1

106.0
110.2
113.9
116,3
121.8
117 = 8
113.3
113.4
116 = 7
118 = 6
116.0
117,6
115.0

136.0
138 = 3
136.6
135.0
139.7
137.9
135.4
138.3
134,7
133.9
133,7
134 = 2
136.1

336=4
343.3
257.8
333.5
336.1
321,6
228.4
364.5
283=. 1
377,0
377 = 1
276,8
252.1

114 = 3
113.1
111.2
112,1
115.3
119.8
126.9
139.9
135.8
123.4
120.6
118.9
120.2

118.8
118.9
120 = 6
119.5
119.6
118.7
117.9
119.0
124.6
133.3
133 = 0
133 = 3
133.1

130.2
132 = 0
133.3
130.2
131.3
131.5
130.8
136.3
139.7
157.9
161.2
162.1
139.7

115 = 3
117.9
132 = 7
135 = 6
129,8
128.9
124.0
125.6
127.5
134.6
131.5
130 = 5
136 .1

134,6
132.5
131.6
128.6
133.2
134.4
131.5
135.9
134.8
140.0
137.9
137.©
134.3

283.3
287.8
286.9
278.6
273.0
371,8
283=2
246=6
386.4
303.0
310.4
314,0
285.4

113.1
110.0
111.8
112.1
118.8
123.8
128.6
135,1
139.7
130,0
135.4
134.4
122,7

28.4
82,4
85.0
84.1 76.3
27.6
89.7
32.3
85.9
37.0
92.9
99.0
42.4
94.0 100.9
97.9
45.3 93.2
45.3 90.6
91.8
46.6
95.9 79.5
46=9 94.5
74=7
48.3 106.7
94.4
48.1 103,3 112=6
48.1 99.1 220.1
41.3 93.9
93.2

96,3 85.7
84.3
86.1
95,0
88.8
110=1
87=4
112.2 87.3
108 = 3 87.1
100 = 4 89=0
85.8
83,6
77.4
95=1
102.1 97,8
127.2
96=6
137.2 101.3

101 = 9
103.5
103.5
104.4
106.0
109,9
112.2
112.7
116.2

102,8

91.5

105.8

117.0

111.6

60.9
68.8
75.9
81,6
82.8
82.1
76=1
81.0
SO. 2
79.9
73.1
63.2
75.5

43,0
45.3
50,5
58.1
58 = 3
58.3
54.7
55.0
54.4
51.9
43, S
37.0
50.8

88.8
111.8
120.0
125,3
124.1
124.8
114=0
125.9
124.4
1S4.9
117.5
101.3
116,9

99.3
110.9
122.1
126=6
133=6
126=2
115.5
110.5
101.7
137.7
117.9
• 90.5
115.1

108.8

99.4
103.9

133! 6
137.3
145.5
136=6
124.9
116.5
106=0
139=3
126.9
91.5
124=1

107=0
107=0

116.8
130.3
124.7
133.7

134.2
137 = 8
143.0
153.6
156,1
157 = 1
157 = 4
159.7
154.6
154.2
145.2
133.8

118.0
134.8
130.6
139,8
143 = 5
141 = 3
137 = 3
134.9

50.5
54.2
55.8
57.2
60.7
59.4
55,9
59.5
61.5
66.3
67.3
67.0
59.6

29.2
30.6
31.2
35 = 0
38.7
39.1
38.4
40.4
41.9
44,1
42.3
42,8
37,8

81.6
84.7
85.4
81.5
83.0
81.5
72.0
82.5
86.7
97.5
103.5
104=3
87.1

07,3
65.6
64.8
64=6
59 = 3
57.2
51.0
49 = 7
64.6
83.5
95.6
97 = 7
68.7

©4.4
62.7
62.3
63 = 3
56.8
54=4
47.4
47.0
66 = 3
91,3
107.6
107.4
69.2

85.1
89.6
89,®
86,0

60.4
61.6
65.5
66.4
67,7
70.6
65.9
71.6
71.7
80.3
78.9
76.4
69.8

39.8
38.6
40,4
43.0
43.8
50,1
46.4
50,1
50,4
56.6
54.3
51.6
47.1

96=6 93.2
97.9
91 = 6
100.0 91.7
94.2
93 = 8
96=3 87.3
88 = 9
100.8
76.6
91.5
103.5 78 = 3
105.0 99.5
131.3 109.9
121.0 105.7
118.9 122 = 5
103.8 95.0

101.3
97.3
97,0
99 = 5
88.0
88 = 6
72.9
75.0
103.9
113.3
106.1
125.8
97.3

92,4
95.3
96,7
92.3
91,9
93.0
93.7
99.0

98.7
98.1

102=8

110 [5
133.0

117 = 1
116.2
ISO. 2

124=4
125.3
126.5
135 = 5

73,8

1937
February. .............
March. ................
April .................
May. ..................
June ........ <, , = . & .....
July, = . = , . . . . , „ . .
October, . , , . , . , . . . , „ , .

108.4
105.1
104.1
108,1
105=1

102=5
92.®
89.4
102 = 6

133=4
134.3
134.3
138.2
136.6
135.1

129=9
122.4
139.6

130=8

140=9
142.5
133.9

134=4
118,4
124.0

135.8'
139.4
140.5
137.5
141.6
142.8
135.2
131,9
134.4

1938
February
March. . „
April. ...........
May „ . „
,
july. 0 . 0

.,

.,...,,.

September .............
Oetotoer. ..............

1939
January ......... .....
February.
March. ,
April
May.

July. .................

November

,.....,..

For footnotes, see p. 182.




84=0
82.3
85.7

93=2
96,7
94.9
92.1
95.4
89.®

100=5
103.9
102.4
102,8
97.0

115 = 2
118=7
116,6
113.7
115.0
112.2

110,5

129 = 7
130.7
131.0

130=9
133.8
135.0
135 = 9
133,0
136,6
132.8
132.9
131 = 5
132,7
129,5

130=0
131.3
139.1
136.5
138.1
139,1
135.3
138.8

136=6
136.9
134=1
134.6

91=9
98=1
89.6
91.8
84,0
83=4
90.3
89.3
74.3
68.3
54=7
63,4
83.3

70.3'

75.9

42

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES-PAY ROLLS IN MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES AND BY STATES
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDEXES, W I T H O U T
ADJUSTMENT FOR SEASONAL V A R I A T I O N S *

STATES

N o n d u r a b l e goods
Paper and
printing

Rubber products

Textiles and t h e i r
products

YEAR AND MONTH
Combined
index

Paper
and
pulp

Rubber
tires and
Inner
tubes

Combined
index

Combined
Index

Fabrics Wearing
apparel

Tobacco
manufactures,
combined
index

Delaware 2

March
April
May
July
October

MasNew
sachu7
setts « Jersey

New
York*

Pennsylvania"

Wisconsin^

4i.e

1914 monthly Average..
1915 monthly average..
monthly average..
montJUy average. .
monthly average..
monthly average..
monthly average . .
monthly average..
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average .
monthly average,
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average,
monthly average,
monthly average.
1936

Maryland 5

Mo. av. Mo. av. Mo. av. Mo. av. Mo. av. Mo. av. MQ. av.
1925-27 1929-31 1925-27 1923-25 1925-27 1923-25 1025-27
= 100
= 100
= 100
= 100
= 100
= 100
= 100
§

*lonthly average 1923-25 = 100

1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

Illinois 5

73.1
99.1
82.5
85.9
96.2
99.5
104.3
110.8
111.0
112.3
1,19.5
114.6
97.3
74.8
68.3
80.4
88.4

88.1
125.0
84.1
83.4
98.4
97.5
104.1
109.1
105.3
105.3
112,5
104.6
82.1
61.4
64.4
78.1
86.7

91.3
92-2
94.0
94.6
95.5
94.1
91.2
94.5
97.2
101.9
104.2
108.5
96,6

89.8
107.7

97.9
117.3
99.3
100.6
105.6
94.9
99.5
99.6
107.6
107.5
111.0
93.6
80.6
57.2
60.0
77.3
90.7

107.3
124.6
.104.5
99.1
104.1
99.4
96.5
92.1
91,0
86.1
81.8
72.7
60.1
48.2
44.1
50.6
51.5

106.4
92.1
101.4
105.3
98.1
98.2
112.9
101.4
73.2
50.7
54.1
64.3
66.8

"92.0
105.6
95.3
97.9
104.2
98.0
95.2
101.3
77.6
53.8
34.3
35.6
47.1
54.0

128,6
131.0
130.5
122.3
114.5
117.4
,100.7
79.5
53.7
57.8
73.7
80.6

99.5
102.5
98.0
93.1
96.5 ;
79.7
65.9
46.4
49.9
56.7
62.3

102.2
96.0
101,8
108.1
100.7
94.0
107.8
94.9
71.3
50.9
50.2
62.5
70.4

69 *)
87.4
94.4
117.1
83.7
87.8
105.6
97,9
99.2
102.0
98.8
95.4
101.7
85.6
67.1
46.5
46.4
56.7
62.6

106.7
95. 0
98.3
102.7
97.0
93.1
102.1
85.6
61,3
40.8 i
43.5
55.4
61.5

109.7
83.6
58.9
38.2
41.4
54,3
65.3

96.8
95.7
107,5
107.2
107.0
116.8
113.2
79.3
56.2
41.2
48.8
65.1
69.8

89.3
91.4
105.8
93.8
100.4
100.2
106.8
101.7
105.2
85.6
75.3
53.6
61.8
73.4
83.2

85.9
1O3.1
84.6
87.1
106.0
93.4
100.6
99.4
103.8
95.8
99.4
79.4
70.2
50.4
61.4
69.8
77.9

89.6
77.9
91.4
74,8
92.8
66.6
94.1
82.4
94.9 85.8
93.7
88.2
91.1
86.2
95.5
89.9
93.9
91.1
100.5
95.7
103.0
99.9
107.1 103.6
95.6
86.8

72.8
68.9
•54.0
77.6
83.7
86.9
85.8
88.8
88.9
90.7
95.5
96.2
82.5

83.4
85.8
90.1
85.3
81.9
79,8
80.1
91.8
88.3
93.1
91.4
98.7
87.5

78.6
78.5
78.7
77.0
74,9
74.9
76.9
82.9
80.4
85.1
86.7
96.8
81.0

89.8
97.0
109.4
98.2
92.2
85.8
82.7
105.2
99.6
104.4
96.0
97.6
96.5

46.5
48.8
50.6
48.0
53.0
54.9
56.0
58.8
58.6
60.2
60.5
61.3
54.8

72.6
71.4
70.9
71.9
74.8
78.3
81.0
88.6
92.5
89.3
91.3
93.8
81.4

57.4
58.3
60.8
61.3
62.8
64.4
63.8
66.4
66.9
70.4
71.9
74.6
64.9

81.9
83.3
84.4
88*4
93.2
94.3
94.2
97.8
100.2
103.1
103.0
106.0
94.1

67.0
68.2
67.5
69.1
69.2
67.4
69.0
73.1
73.2
75.2
76.7
82.9
71.5

73.4
73.1
74.7
75.7
77,3
78.5
77.9
80.7
80.5
SI. 5
86.6
91.4
79.5

64.5
64.5
67.2
66.4
66.6
66.4
67.5
71.1
72.4
75.3
75.2
79,3
69.7

63.2
64.2
65.8
69.3
70,7
72.2
72.4
77.0
77.6
82.4
81.1
85.4
73.4

68.6
67.7
72.7
72.7
74,3
75.0
74,2
77.2
77.6
86.5
87.8
89.2
77.0

104.3
106.1
110.1
110.9
112.0
110.0
107.5
108.5
109.9
111.3
107.7
106.9
108.9

108.4
98.1
111.9 102.7
114.9
98.4
117.9
98.7
120.1 107.4
122.5 102.2
117.5
94.7
122.1
95.3
115.9
95.7
115.1 92.5
103.9
80.2
97.4
75.3
114.0
95.1

91.3
97.6
86.9
86.9
98.8
94.2
89.7
86.1
86.6
80.6
69.5
67.5
86.3

98.7
105.0
108.8
104.7
100.6
95.3
88.8
97.0
91.9
89.1
75.7
72.9
94.0

95.7
97.3
97.1
99.8
97.6
93.5
89.3
89,9
85.1
81.2
71.7
69,2
89.0

100.0
114.8
126.1
108.8
100.9
93.4
82.7
105.5
99.7
99.3
78.6
75.4
98.8

52.3
58.9
58.5
58.5
59.9
62.3
62.4
64.2
63.2
64.5
63.9
62.1
60.9

91.8
93.9
99.7
107.4
108.4
107.6
107.1
108.8
105.0
99.4
91.4
87.8
100.7

74.7
78.2
81.2
85.9
86.2
86.3
83.9
86.1
85.2
84.3
76.3
71.2
81.6

106.4
110.3
119.3
127.3
127.8
124.9
121.61
125.1
123.5
121.01
110.6
99.3
118.1,

83.7
85.4
88.9
91.4
89.8
87.0
86.91
85.9
81.9
75.4
67.5
64.4
82.4

88.5

78.8
81.1
86.1
86.5
86.4
86.4
84.8
87.2
86.5
84.5
76.7
74.2
83.3

ai.6

k! 4
98.2
99.4
98.3
95.7
99.4
94.9 f
94. 3
89.1
85.1
94.fi'

87.9
91.4
97.1
96.7 I
96,1
91.9
96.2
90.3
88.3
75.9
68.3
88.6

89.8
06.8
KB. 3
105.7
105.4
105.4
109.3
108.8
106.4
108,5
100.8
90.2
102.5

101.2
102.2
102.4
100.4
99.6
97.1
97.1
99.2
102.4
105.1
104.5
108.5
101.6

96.4
101.5
101.9
98.5
97.3
95.0
97.0
102.0
101.6
106.6
103.0
103.5
100.4

64.4
57.5
59.4
60.4
61.7
61.9
62.4
67.7
74.8
77.7
83.0
86.8
68.1

58.4
47.7
50.2
52.3
54.6
56.0
58.4
59.0
65.6
67.3
73.3
76.9
60.0

69.8
80.1
80.2
73.5
68.2
64.1
68.4
82.3
86.4
85.1
80.5
85.5
77.0

65.4
70.0
68.5
64.1
63.0
62.2
66.7
74.5
75.8
77.4
78.4
82.4
70.7

74.0
94,7
97.8
87,2
73.9
63.7
67.2
92.2
101.5
94.7
79.3
86.0
84.4

49.7
54.4
56.6
55.1
58,6
61.5
59,1
61.1
63.1
62.9
61.8
61.7
58.8

79.8
74.7
74.3
70.0
71.6
70.8
72.8
77.4
77.1
74.3
74.2
81.4
74.9

65.1
64.4
63.0
60.9
58.4
56.6
55.9
58.9
60.3
62.2
62.6
64.9
61.1

91.7
96.8
96.0
93.6
91.3
89.1
89.0
95.7
96.7
98.7
101.9
94.7

61.3
62.9
62.0
59.1
57.8
55.3
57.1
64.5
67.1
67.6
66.3
69,5
62.5

79.4
80.2
78.6
76,1
76.6
76.2
76.3)
79.1
81.0
83.3
83.6
86.8
79,8

69.0
70,7
70.7
67.5
64.4
63.7
64.9
70.0
75.3
•75,0
72.9
75.8
70.0

60.1
61.9
62.5
60.1
59.2
56.7
56.0
61.1
62.9
66.0
67,0
69.0
61.9

80.9
82.1
81.9
79.6
77.4
77.0
81.3
80.3
77.7
80.9
81.6
83.8
80.4

103.2
103.6
105.4
104.5
105.1
103.5
102.0
103.7
109.3
113.8
114.2
116.8
107.1

102.7
82.2
105.2
81.0
105.6 83.2
104.7
81.0
105.6 80.0
104.5
82.1
101.2
81.5
107.7 86.3
113.4
91.0
125.6 101.9
124.6
99.8
122.5 100.5
110.3
87.5

74.2
71.0
74,1
71.7
71.6
74.8
77.1
78.9
82.7
90.6
85.9
89.9
78.5

83.2
90.3
91.4
82.0
79.9
79.6
79.3
88.2
86.6
93.7
92.9
91.8
86.6

80.1
82.5
80.6
74.9
75.3
75.6
76.6
80.2
81.0
88.0
91.7
89.5
81.3

83.9
99.6
106.8
90.5
83.5
82.3
79.7
98.3
92.1
98.7
89.2
90.3
91.2

51.3
52.7
53.3
55.0
57.7
61.5
61.8
62.7
62.9
63.4
62.9
62.3
59.0

81.9
82.5
84.7
86.5
85.3
85.0
81.1
79.7
86.7
92.1
92.9
94.9
86.1

63.2
65.1
67.3
66.2
66.4
67.3
66.6
70.3
71.7
77.9
77.8
79.1
69.9

102.2:
106.3
104.5
107.0
110.4
110.4
110.2
117.5
136.9
127.8
127.7
112.3

68.3
70.9
71.2
68.2
67.0
67.5
70.1
72,1
74.2
77.4
78.9
79.6
72.1

84.7
86.1
88.1
86.0
87.3
89.2
87.7
91.8
94.2
104.3 i
106.4
105,7
93.6

74.4
76,8
79.4
76.4
74.4
75.9
75.8
80.2
82.4
87.4
87.8
89.3
80.0

67.4
69.6
70.8
67.8
67.5
70.4
69.2
74.2
74.9
88.7
89.7
90.2
75.0

79.5
85.7
86.7
85.3
86.3
89.2
86.6
91.6
90.1
96.2
99.4
100.1
89.7

101.0
92.9
106. 1
107.0
110.0
117.5
115.1
84.7
62.5
47,4
55.0
69.3
74.2

!

1937
March
April
May
July
Oc tober

1938
March
April
May

„

July
September
October

1939

March
April
May
July........
September
October
Monthly average

For footnotes, see p. 182.




93.9|

J

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43

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES—PAY ROLLS BY CITIES AND IN
NONMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G I N D U S T R I E S , U . S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
INDEXES, W I T H O U T ADJUSTMENT FOR SEASONAL VARIATIONS"

C I T Y OR I N D U S T R I A L AREA

Pub! Ic u t l 1 i ties13

Mining"
Baltimore3

YEAR AND MONTH

Mo. av.
1939-31
= ICO

Chicago3

Milwaukee"

New
York'1

Phi ladelphi a*

Pitts-0
burgh

Wilmington"

Antlhraeite

BituMetalminous liferous
coal

Monthly average
1923-35 = 100

Monthly average
1935-27 = 100

Crude
petroleum
producing

Quarrying
and
nonmetalHe

ESeetrie Electric
l i g h t and rai 1 road
power and and motor
bus opsriiianufaeturad at ion and
@as
maintenanee

Telephone
and
telegraph

M o n t h l y average 1929 = 100

onthl

1 O1 R

tfal ^

5 ••

58.6

96.8

1Q!><S

thl

^inof

+Vii

-

"*
3 JQQ Q

l<33fii nonthlv average " *
192P7
nthlv average °

1920
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

Honthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
K©ntW.y
monthly
monthly
monthly

averas©
average,
average.
average.
average,
average.
average.
average.

104*9
99o3
100.0
101.0
99.1
03,5
90.6
86.8
70.4
49.1
58.9
63.3

110.4
87.7
101.9
109.4
102.7
98.0
105.3
88.6
69.5
49.7
50.7
63.5
69.8

103.6
100.7
95.7
99,8
93.0
88.6
98.7
84.6
53.3
31.4
35.6
48.4
55.9

110.5
90.4
99.1
105.3
104.1
103.1
115.3
100.9
74.3
54.2
55.6
65.9
67.4

100 o-O
96.0
76.9
56.0
49.0
59.9
52.2

117.6
103.4
78.7
51.7
53.8
70.1
76.4

102.7
97.5
•93.0
101.6
78.2
54.4
34.3
33.3
43.8
48.0

78.1
80.3
80.9
85.4
91.3
92.9
92.7
95,3
96.9
99*8
101.9
104.0
91.6

01.2
61.1
52.3
52.3
54.3
55.7
56.4
58.5
58.4
61.2
63.7
65.0
56.6

84.5
81.3
87.0
89.3
89.5
91.5
87.6
89.5
90.3
103.1
103.6
103.9
91.8

63.6
63,9
69.1
65.0
63.4
61.3
63,4
68.3
69.0
71.5
70.9
73o4
66.7

70.8
70.3
71.7
68.5
70.9
72.0
72.5
T7.8
77.5
83.5
83.2
84.3
75,1

• 59.5
61.3
63.4
73.3
74.4
77.6
76.5
79.0
80.1
85.7
81.8
90.0
75.1

73.4
71.6
70.2
70.7
72.7
75.9
77.3
81.6
81.8
84.3
86.6
88.5
77.9

59=1
83o3
46.3
31.1
61.2
45.6
40.4
34.1
37.9
53.7
43.8
- 60.3
49.6

104.0
•108.6
118.3
127.6
138-1
124.5
131.8
124.3
123.4
130,9
110.1
98.9
117.6

65.8
68.4
70.6
74.6
75.9
76.4
75.4
76.2
75.4
74.7
67.9
64.3
72.1

104.6
108.3
118.1
133.0
120.5
133.7
118.8
118.6
117,7
121.8
113.9
100.2
115.8

73.2
75i5
81,0
76.5
75.1
73.9
73.3
80.0
81.4
81,7
74.7
73.7
76,5

84.2
85,9
89.2
90.6
85.3
88.6
87.8
89.1
86.1
87.3
79.9
75.9
85.8

85.7
95.4
99.4
109,4
111.0
111,3
103.3
112.2
100.1
95*8
78,3
65.9
97.3

85,9
87.3
93.7
100,2
100.7
100.5
97.6
93.3
93.1
89.3
81.9
78.3
91.7

46.4
44.6
41.1
69.4
48.3
55.3
38.2
29.6
34.2
55.4
49.0
51=3
46,9

90.9
96.2
96.0
93.3
89.1
87,2
87.1
92.3
94=0
98.7
96.8
99.4
93.2

59.7
58.3
56.5
54.4
52,9
50.8
50.8
52.2
54.0
55.3
55.9
58.5
54.9

87.8
87.4
87.0
84.5
81.6
82.0
79.0
84.3
81.1
84.7
89.9
92.8
85.3

70,5
76.3
77,4
74.3
68.5
67.0
67 = 0
76.0
83.6
80.6
76.0
79.0
74.7

68.6
71.2
70.2
66.0
63.3
62 o2
63.3
66.0
63.8
69.8
70,4
74.6
67.9

55.5
56.5
55.3
53.6
52.8
48.6
45.3
51.9
52.2
57.5
61.4
63.5
64.4

70,8
66.3
65.8
61.7
63.7
61.9
62.5
63.5
64.7
65.0
65.5
72.2
65.2

46.5
46.1
47.3
39.0
38.3
49.7
30.3
30.0
29.4
43.4
36.3
43.5
38.3

95.7
99.5
103.3
102.6
107.2
110.5

57.1
57.3
59.0
57.3
57=8
58.7

88.8
95.4
97.0
94a7
93.8
96.5

77.6
82.0
86.9
' 79,5
. 77,7
76.9

73.1
75.1
75.9
72.6
73.6
76.5

61.8
64.7
65.2
63.4
62.4
66.5

72.7
73.6
75.6
77.1
76.4
75.8

110.6
114,0
118.3
126.2
128.2
128.1

59.1
61.3
62.8
67.4
67.5
69.4

93.4
98ol
96.4
103 c4
109.4
110.6

76.3
85.5
86.4
90.1
87.4
88.7

77.6
•79.1
79.7
85.6
85.6
86.0

63.4
73.0
73.6
92.7
96.1
98.7

113.0

©1.2

98.0

82.9

78.4

73.2

5

103.1
81.3
58.6
36.4
43.0
59.8
78.4

50 e8

100.0
83.0
@1.2
41.3
45,4
64.0
70.1

100.0
78.0
44.8
31.6
30 ,6
36.7
33.9

100.0
85.9
61.7
44.1
44.1
56.9
57.9

100.0
79.3
53.4
39ol
24=7
39,6
30.7

100.0
104.3
96.7
79,8
72.0
T7o9
81.4

100=0
93,6
83.4
68.0
38.9
63. S
03,7

100.0
102.9
93.7
81.1
63.3
71.6
74.6

83.3
92.1
81,7
73*9
73.5
71.5
73.8
76.3
83.0
92,6
94.4
99o5
8S.7

41.7
42.8
45.1
45,5
47.7
48.3
46.1
48.3
50.0
53.7
54.6
57o7
48.4

55.7
55.7
56.0
57.1
58.0
58.9
60.4
59.7
60.4
59.6
60.1
61,3
58,6

35.5
33.9
30-9
36.1
43.1
44,0
43.9
46 ,3 :
44.8
46,3
43.5
39=4
38,9

84.8
84,7
85.9
86.3
87.0
88.1
89.8
89.8
91.4
93.7
91.8
93,8
88.8

65.0
68.3
67.8
65.9
66.1
66.8
66.5
68.5
66.4
67.7
69.7
69.3
67.2

76.0
76.3
77.3
76.0
78.5
77.4
79.9
81.3
78.8
83.1
81.6
83,4
78.9

93.6
96.4
103=5
63*6
79.4
83.3
77.7
860 3
90.9
100.7
91.1
95.1
88.5

58.4
63.4
70.6
76,9
79,8
77.7
77.8
83.0
82.3
81.7
71.6
65,1
74.0

61.3
64.1
63 = 9
67.7
68.3
70.4
70.5
70.8
71.2
69.9
70,3
69.8
68.3

34.0
37,8
41.3
48.1
51.4
52.6
50.8
53.3
50.1
49.3
41,7
33.4
45,4

93.3
93.6
94,8'
95.5'
97.9
100-4
103,3
103.6
104.0
105.3
103,8
103.4
99.6

68.0
68.7
69.2
69.4
70.1
71.1
70.8
73.1
71.6
71.4
71.8
71.9
70.6

83.6
83.3
87.3
86.3
89.6
88.6
93.1
92.1
93.3
94.9
91.4
94.7
89.6

TO. 4
74.0
68.4
56.3
55.3
57.0
56.8
(54.2
71.9
78.3
81.4
80.9
67.9

59.1
55.8
56 <,3
53.3
51.3
46.1
38.0
43,7
46.1
49.2
52.3
54.1
50.4

68.2
69.6
68.0
68.0
66.7
67 .-6
66,7
66.8
66.5
63.7
63;3
63.5
66.5

27.7
28.6
30.3
33.9
38.3
37.3
37.0
39.2
38.4
39.3
37.3
33.7
35.1

98.9
98.5
98.6
97.6
97.4
98.6
98.3
98.9
98.4
99.9
98.6
98.2
98.5

70.6
70.3
69.9
70.0
71.2
69.7
69.0
69.5
68.4
68,9
63.8
69.7
69.7

93.7
89.9
92.6
91.6
91.3
90.9
90.9
91.3
92.6
93.3
93.0
93.6
93.1

38.0
45.2
34.3
43.4
57.0
36.1

78.2
81.2
77,8
17.6
30.4
66.5

55.3
53.4
53.6
53.6
54.1
53.8

60.9
62.7
61.3
60.8
61.3
63.5

30.2
29.7
33.1
35.9
39.7
41.7

95.9
96.4
96 .7
96,9
98.8
100 -2

71.1
69.9
70.5
69.6
70.1
71.2

93.0
91.7
91.9
93.1
93.7
93.7

71.4
67.7
73.7
81.7
83.7
85.8

35.2
33.8
40.1
52.2
43.0
26.6

64.5
74.6
80.3
97.6
96.3
84.3

48.5
53.0
55.1
63.4
63,9
65.0

61,9
62.0
60.8
58.8
59.6
59.2

40.9
43.9
43.7
45.6
42.9
39.3

100.0
101.1
101.0
101.0
101.5
101,1

70.6
71.0
70.4
73.4
70.6
70.8

94.6
94.3
94.9
93.3
94.4
95.0

76.3

39.5

69.9

56.0

61.0

38.7

99.3

70.7

93.7

1936

April., .......

Jyly .

December ..............
Monthly average ...... 0
1937
Fsbruary . . . . . < > . . . . . . . •
March
........
April.................
May. ...<,..„.„. , 0 0
Judy
October „

1938
January .......

March ......•..'
4prll . . .
July*

D6C©niber. .., . . • . * . . . * «
Monthly average ......>

•

1939
March.
April.
May........
Jllly

*.
f t t

-,

October ........ ° ......

Monthly average

For footnotes, see p. 182.




44

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES-FACTORY AVERAGE HOURLY AND
WEEKLY EARNINGS
FACTORY AVERAGE HOURLY
EARNINGS

PAY ROLLS

FACTORY AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS

Honmanufacturfng industries, U.S.Dapt.
of Labor Indexes, without adjustment
for seasonal variations
Services^
Trade5
YEAR AND
MONTH

Dyutng
and Launcl*an- dries
ino

Yearround
hotels

. Dept, of
NaNa- U . S Labor*
tiontional
al
InIndusdusPetal 1
trial
trial A l l
Con- In- Dur- Non- ConOther
fer- dus- able dur- ferGen- than
able ence
Com- eral gen- Uhnlft- ence tries, goods goods
Board
bined mer- eral sale Board averwer(25
(25 age
index chan- chanIndusdlsrnduatries)*
rlesH
Ino dlsino
Dollars

Monthly average 1929 = 100

1920 monthly av.
1921 monthly av.
1922 monthly av.
1923monthlyav.
1924 Monthly av.
1925 monthly av.
1926monthlyav.
1927 monthly av.
1928monthlyav.
1929 monthly av.
1930 monthly av.
1931 monthly av.
1932 monthly av.
1933 monthly av.
1934raonthlyav.
1935 monthly av.

1936
January. • • • * . .
February
March
April
May
July
September
October. ..•..•

Monthly average
1037
March
Aprll
May
July

August
September
November
Monthly average
1638
February. .....
March
April
May
June
July
September
November
Monthly average
1939
February. .....
March
April
Mav
July

September
October
November
December
Monthly average

Cents

....

....

ioao 100.0

100.0

....

50.8
48.5
56.7
58.7

42.7
43.7
62.3
53.8

25.84
22.62
17.05 17.86
17.71 17.36
20.06 18.93
22.23 20.85

17.66
17.80
19.81
22.72

18,01
17.04
18.23
19.30

99.8
100.8
99.4
101.8
103.1
102.6
106.7
103.2
93.9
75.9
72.6
76.0
78.5

56.3
56.1
58.2
56.3
56.3
56.3
56.2
56.0
55.7
56.2
56.9
58.3
56.4

59.3
59.1
59.3
59.6
59.5
59.5
59.4
59.0
58.8
59.4
60.4
62.3
59.7

53.8
53.7
53.6
53.5
53.6
53.6
53.6
53.6
53.2
53.6
53.8
54.8
53.7

23.17
22.94
23.44
24.07
24.16
24.19
23.95
24.53
24.93
25.25
25.70
26.36
34.39

21.40
21.21
21.99
22.44
22.72
22.70
22.19
22.46
21.97
23.20
23.69
24.65
22.60

23.34
22.80
24.30
25.42
25.69
25.56
24.58
24.76
24.46
26.13
26.83
27.79
25.24

19.58
19.95
19.84
19; 58
19.79
19.87
19.87
20.36
19.71
20.39
20.53
21.42
30.09

84.4
83.4
83.1
84.6
85.8
85.8
84.4
82.3
80.5
86.9
89.0
91.6
85.1

81.7
81.9
84.2
83.5
84.3
85.0
84.1
84.4
83.1
87.2
88.0
89.8
84.8

87.1
87.4
87.2
88.5
88.3
87.0
88.1
89.5
88.0
88.7
90.1
95.4
88.8

9f).4
95.4
97.1
97.9
99.0
98.6
98.5
99.5
96.4
101.9
103.5
107.6
99.2

85.7
85.6
87.0
85.7
85.9
86.4
87.3
89.1
87.0
88.9
88.7
92.7
87.5

85.0
85.9 i
87.7
91.9
92.6
93.3
91.6
95.1
93.3
§8.4
98.0
102.3
92.9

R5.8
83.4
87.8
87.2
87,5
88.1
82.6
89.2
86.4
94.4
95.5
96.3
88.7

.639
.643
.662
.692
.701
.708
.712
.715
.716
.718
.716
.715
.695

58.7
59.2
60.4
62.9
64.0
64.4
64.8
64.8
64.7
65.5
65.6
65.6
63.4

62.3
63.1
65.1
68.6
69.6
69.6
70.5
70.3
70.3
71.0
71.3
71.0
68.6

55.5
55.7
56.2
57.5
58.7
59.4
59.5
59.6
59.6
60.3
60.2
60.7
58.5

25.63
26.50
27.37
28.01
28.10
28.07
27.41
27.49
27.10
26.81
25.21
23.92
26.80

23.83
24.54
25.35
26.12
26.22
25.80
25.16
25.64
24.73
25.17
23.66
22.68
24.95

26.33
27.35
28.62
29.87
29. GO
29.19
28.23
29.10
28.01
28.61
26.47
24.59
28.09

21.29
21.67
21.96
23.12
22.16
22.13
21.80
21.98
21.28
21.36
20.52
20.69
21.60

90.0
89.6
91.8
95.5
95.2
92.2
90.5
86.2
87.6
90.1
91.8
93.2
91.1

90.9
95.4
92.6
96.1
94.1 98.3
98.6 100.5
98.3 100.0
98.4 100.1
99.7
95.2
98.0
96.6
94.2 96.9
91.7
96.2
91.3 91.3
90.1 90.7
94.7 96.6

105.3
106.7
109.3
112.7
113.7
112.3
109.0
111.5
108.0
110.5
107.0
107.2
109.4

92.3
92.9
95.9
96.6
96.4
96.7
96.1
97.0
9-1.7
94.4
90.3
91.0
94.5

100.5
103.7
106.2
112.4
112.2
111.1
106.9
112.6
104.9
104.0
95.4
91.4
105.1

94.4
99.4
101.2
103.1
103.7
103.9
99.4
104.4
100.8
106.8
104.0
98.7
101.7

75.4
75.3
74.7
74.6
75.1
73.8
73.6
73.7
74.3
75.1
75.4
75.7
74.7

.714
.714
.720
.718
.718
.719
.714
.714
.715
.715
.714
.713
.716

65.2
64.7
64.5
64.2
64.0
63.8
63.1
62.5
62.6
63.4
63.9 i
64.2
63.9

70.5
70.2
70.2
70.1
69.9
69.6
68.8
68.5
69.0
69.6
70.6
70.9
69.8

60.9
60.3
60.1
59.6
59.5
59.4
59.0
58.5
58.2
58.7
58.6
58.9
59.3

22.85
23.40
23.57
23.40
23.24
23.56
23.83
25.16
25.66
26.19
26.20
26.05
24.43

31.66 22.90 20.47
22.07 23.42 20.83
22.23 23.69 20.92
22.05 23.80 20.49
21.92 23.93 20. 11
22.07 23.86 20.51
21.95 23.32 20.84
22.83 24.84 21.34
23.24 25.65 21.32
23.90 26.86 21.34
23.77 i 27.02 20.84
24.26 27.27 21.52
22.70 24.77 30.89

89.3
86.9
88.2
85.4
86.3
85.0
84.7
78.4
82.5
85.5
85.2
89.2
85.5

87.7
87.5
88.3
87.4
86.8
85.9
86.7
88.7
88.9
90.7
90.1
92.6
88.4

88.7
90.6
90.3
88.3
88.0
88.8
90.4
93.3
93.6
93.5
91.5
94.3
90.9

105.4
105.8
105.6
101.1
106.0
104.8
105.4
105.9
106.9
110.5
108.6
111.5
106.7

89.6
91.0
91,4
89.3
88.2
88.7
89.7
91.4
93.8
92.8
90.7
93.3
91.7

85.6
88.9
89.9
88.6
90.2
88.8
86.7
91.9
92.5
96.0
96.7
98.8
91.2

95.3
96'. 9
97.0
95.6
94.7
93.4
89.1
93.4
93.6
99.4
100.1
101.8
95.9

75.5
74.6
74.7
74.8
74.9
75.8
75.8
76.2
78.0
80.3
79.0
79.1
76.6

.713
.713
.715
.717
.720
.721
.721
.720
.722
.724
.727
.729
.720

64.4
64.3
64.5
64.2
64.3
64.2
63.7
63.4
63.8
64.6
65.3
66.2
64.4

71.0
70.9
71.1
71.0
70.7
70.8
70.2
69.9
70.9
71.3
71.5
72.6
71.0

59.2
59.1
59.1
58.8
59.2
59.0
58.7
58.5
58.3
59.0
59.9
60.5
59.1

25.95
26.11
26.25
26.27
26.19
26.67
26.64
27.29
27.58
28.24
28.49
28.49
27.02

23.80 26.53 21.39
24.01
26.78 31.47 ,
24.18 27.02 21.58
23.79 26.92 20.89
23.84 26.82 21.09
24.17 27.26 21.31
23.64 26.31 21.25
24.52 27.92 21.58
34.72 38.18 21.54
25.81 39.71 22.02
25.73 39.42 22.02
26.27 30.08 22.32
34.58 27.83 21.54

89.0 91.3 93.8
88.393.0
95.3
89.6 93.9
95.4
89.8 92.5
93.4
88.9 92.8
93.5
91.4 93.4
94.9
95.8
88.2 92.3
83.4 94.6 95.6
83.9 94.5
96.7
90.3 98.3 96.6
98.0
91.5 96.3
93.3 97.9 100.0
88.9 94.1 95.8

110.2
110.8
112.8
110.7
111.8
113.0
112.1
113.3
113.5
119.7
119.5
10). 0
114.0

93.0
93.7
95.9
93.1
92.6
93.8
94.0
95.4
94.1
96.4
96.1
97.7
94.7

98.1
100. J1
101.2
96.9
97.5
101.0
97.3
103.0
101.5
111.1
110.8
111.9
102.6

98.6
103.6
103.7
101.9
102.2
102.7
97.2
101.7
99.1
107.6
107.9
107.6
102.8

....

100.0
96.5 95.3
76.1 88.3 81.4 83.1
59 .3 70.5 60.9 63.2
53,, 7 60.3 51.0 55.2
62«6 66.0 63.8 60.9
66.3 68.4 68.2 62.1

100.0
93.3
87.4
69.5
65.4
75.1
78.0

100.0
95.7
82.2
61.9
53.1
58.0
58.8

100.0
95.3
81.9
64.2
56.8
63.0
65.6

.579
.590
.589
.564
.498
.491
.580
.599

45.8
45.5
54.1
55.9

60.1
57,, 1
65.7
74.6
84,1
80,6
75,, 5
73,6
77.0
77.7
70,1
66,7
71.9

69.9
69.4
71.6
72.6
77.4
77.6
80.9
78.5
78.4
77.1
76.3
77.9
75.6

70.3
72.0
71.4
71.8
72.5
72.1
71.4
71.6
73.1
75.3
75.3
75.6
72.7

62.1
61.6
63.5
65.3
65.8
66.4
65.1
64.4
66.6
68.3
70.1
75.9
66.3

76.4
73.9
77.3
81.0
80.8
81.3
77.3
76.4
82.8
87.2
91.4
116-2
83.5

59.1
59.1
80.7
62.1
62.7
63.3
62.6
61.9
63.3
64.4
65.7
67.6
62.7

66.6
66.6
69.0
67.9
68.2
68.4
69.0
69.7
70.5
71.5
73.1
72.8
69.4

.610
.609
.612
.615
.617
.619
.618
.618
.620
.620
.626
.638
.619

64.7
63.6
71.8
80.1
86.1
92.2
79.5
81.3
85.7
83.6
73.7
68.6
77.6

78.2
78.1
79.3
80.4
83.3
87.5
89.0
88.0
86.4
83.4
81.1
81.1
83.0

76.2
78.5
78.7
80.7
79.7
80.1
79.4
80.5
82.4
84.1
84.3
82.6
80.6

68.0
67.9
70.5
71.9
73.5
74.4
72.8
72.3
74.4
75.9
75.3
80.6
73.1

83.8
82.9
87.6
89.1
91.5
92.5
87.3
85.7
92.4
96.2
97.1
123-3
92.5

64.7
64.8
67.0
68.3
69.8
70.6
69.8
69.5
70.7
71.7
70.8
71.8
69.1

72.6
74.1
75.0
75.4
76.1
76.3
76.9
79.0
78.3
79.3
78.3
77.8
76.6

65.5
65.2
68.2
87.2
80.7
83.3
77.5
74.3
81.7
78.0
73.9
68.3
75.3

80.1
79.1
78.6
80.6
80.9
81.8
83.0
83.1
81.4
79.5
79.3
8O.O
80.6

81.6
83.6
80.9
80.5
80.5
79.6
77.4
77.4
78.9
80.8
81.3
81.1
80.3

70.1
68.4
68.6
72.2
70.0
69.5
68.1
66,8
69.4
70.8
71.5
79.2
70.4

84.6
81.5
82.2
89.4
84.4
84.3
80.4
78.8
85.3
88.3
91.8
1223
87.8

67.1
65.7
65.8
68.6
67.0
66.4
65.6
64.3
66.1
67.2
67.3
70.1
66.8

65.8
63.2
67.7
73.3
83.0
84.2
77.1
73.0
78.3
77.3
70.8
69.9
73.6

79.6
78.6
79.3
79.9
83.9
86.9
88.0
85.9
84.5
83.9
82.9
83.7
83.1

80.2
82.8
81.1
81.9
82.4
82.0
79.1
79.2
80.4
82.2
81.8
81.1
81.2

69.7
68.4
69.6
71.3
71.5
72.5
70.9
69.4
72.3
74.1
74.8
82.7
72.3

84.0
81.0
83.4
86.6
86.7
88.1
83.8
81.1
88.3
91.7
95.8
129.7
90.0

66.7
65.8
66.8
68.1
68.3
69.3
68.2
67.0
69.0
70.5
70.4
72.5
68.6

Fbr footnotes, see pp. 183, 183.




Mo. av. Mo. av. Mo. av. Mo. av.
1923-25 1925-27 1923-25 1925-87
^100
^100
^100 -•-• 100

*29*39
23.77
24.29
26.61
26.43
27.08

....

....

Mo. av.
Monthly av.
1923-25
= 100 1925-27-^100

5

....

....

STATES

All
NonIndus* Dur- durPenn- WisI l l i - Massa- New
New
tries, able able Dela-7 nois
s chu- Jer- York" syl- conaver- goods goods ware
vania" sin 1 *
setts^ sey"
age

Dollars

,

".806
.524

U. S. Dept. of
Labor*

.561 ....

....

P

..;;.
.. . . ,

87*l
95.4
97.2
98.5 99.4
101.1
99.8
100.5 100.8
100.2 101.4
10M 103.3
96.4
95.8
83.2
88.3
65.8 75.0
73.5
64.2
79.9
72.0
78.1 85.0

99.8
99.5
100.7
105.9
103.0
109.8
113.0
111.3
101.7
88.4
83.5
86.4
92.2

86.7
94.4
95.9
97.9
100.6
101.5
102.0
103.9
99.5
91.2
78.5
75.4
80.1
84.1

101.8
98.6
99.6
103.5
102.6
103.1
106.9
98.1
81.1
63.0
65.6
76.6
82.2

.«.««>

103.2
92.3
79.5
64.0
64.6
73.2
80.9

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

45

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES—MISCELLANEOUS WAGE DATA
CONSTRUCTION WAGE
RATES, E. N. R , 1

OUT

Skilled
labor

BOARD'

Dollars per hour

Dollars
per
month

Common
labor

YEAR AND MONTH

RAILFARM
WAGES
WITH-

0.190
.177
.183
.193
.281
.380
.466
.579
.540
.443
.318
.555
.538
.548
.554
.556
.547
.581
o500
.437
.456
.533
.538

0.56
.57
.57
.58
.61
.68
.78
1.05
1.06
1.00
1.10
1.19
1.22
1.27
1.32
1.35
1.36
1,38
1.27
1.02
1.01
1.10
1.09

30.21
39.74
30.06
32.84
40.52
48.80
56 .©3
65.40
44.67
43.33
48.35
49.32
49.90
50. 83
50.85
50.73
51.33
48.10
38.38
38.88
35. ©7
38*19
30.34

.547
.547
.547
.553
.558
.564
.503
.589
.S69
,583
.583
,586
.564

1.12
1.12
1.13
1.13
1.14
1.14

39*69

1.15
1.16
1.16
1.18
1.18
1.18

33.99

.603
.603
.612
.612
.637
.644
.663
.663
.673
.876
.678
.678
.645

1<,32
1.24
1.35
1,30
1.30
1.33
1.35
1.37
1.37
1,38
1.38
1.39
1.32

.680
February. ........ ,.,..,. *.
.675
March. .............<,.........
.675
April. .......................
.677
May, . . o . * * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .673
.677
July.
.677
.677
.677
October
.682
.683
.682

1.39
1.39
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43

.678

1.41

.683
.680
.680
.683
.682
.684
.684
.685
.685
.685
.685
.685
.683

1919 Etonthly averas® « . . . . . . . i
1930 monthly av6rag©. ..... *
1931. Monthly average, .... . » <

R O A D - B U I L D I N G WAGES, COMMON LABOR 9

WAY

WAGES,
AVERAGE,
CLASS 1
United
STEAM
States ,
RAILaverage
WAYS?

East
North
Central

East
Middle
South A t l a n t i c Mountain
Central

West
West '
South
N@w
South
North
Eng 1 and Pacific A t l a n t i c Central
Central

Dollars per hour

5

0.600
.593
.592
.603
.610
.618
.629
.630
.651
<,661
.669
.616
.609
.617
.668

0.32
.38
.39
.38
.38
.39
' .40,
.39
.39
.36
.34
.37
.42
.41

.683
.695
.676
.670
.670
c663
.664
.665
.673
.667
=686
.683
.674
.688
.686
.674
.671
.670
.662
c663
.696
.708
,723
.733
.733

a

1

"!S6
.27
.23
.21
.30
.24
.31
.31

0.24
.25
.27
.37
.27
.30
.28
.31
.38
.23
.26
.29
.30
.36

*°.43

,55
.57
.58
.58
o57
.67
.57
.57
,59
.61
.69
.60
.58

.36
0S§
.35
.36
,26
.27
.27
.3©
.27
,2B
.28
.27
*37

.35
o34
.33
.35
.37
.40
.41
.43
.43
.43
.42
.43
.39

.38
.38
.39
.39
.39
.30
.39
.39
.39
.39
.29
.30
.39

.48
,49
.51
,51
.52
.53
.53
.53
.54
.55
.53
.53
.53

*53
.56
.56
.53
.46
.45
.46
.45
.45
.45
.43
.42
.45

.60
.61
.59
.59
.59
.54
.61
,63
.63
.64
.63
.64
.61

.35
,25
.25
026
.36
.36
.37
= 3?
.2?
.2?
.37
.36
.26

.44
.43
.37
.39
.42
.45
.44
,43
.45
.47
.45
.44
.44

.30
.29
.29
.29
.29
.31
.30
.33
.33
.31
.33
• .34
.31

0.30
.22
= 24
.25
,25
,35
.36
.26
.25
.20
.19
.33
.30
,30

.36
.36
.37
.37
,38
.38
.38
.39
.39
.39
..39
.39
,38

.48
.42
.47
.47
.46
.47
.48
.49
.50
.51
.53
.57
,49

.25
.35
.35
.36
.36
.26
.26
.26
,27
.27
.38
.38
.26

.35
.51
.53
.50
.49
.47
.48
.51
.51
.63
.50
.50
.49

.54
.51
.51
.51
.53
.53
.53
.53
.52
.51
.50
.51
.52

.47
.51
.54
.53
.51
.53
.56
.08
.56
.57
,57
.58
.56

,36
.26
.37
.38
.27
.37
.27
.38
.38
.28
.29
.28
.38

.46
.45
,47
.45
.48
.46
.44
.46
.47
.47
.48
.50
.47

0.37
.45
.45
.44
.46
.47
.44
.43
,42
.38
.37
.39
.41
.43

§

0.31
.35
.36
.38
.36
.38
.38
.38
.37
.36
.35
.39
,44
,,47

0.31
.39
.40
.37
.38
. .39
.39
.40
.38
.37
7
.37
.40
.50
.53

0.37
.41
.40
.44
.43
.45
.46
.46
.47
.45
.45
.50
.55
.56

0.40

.si

.50
.46
.50
.49
.50
.-51
.50
.45
.38
.40
,43
.45

0.48
.54
.53
.53
.52
»53
.53
.53
.53
.51
.48
.52
.58
.57

0.33
.26
.28
.27
.39

1936
February
March*
Upril
May

o ....
„ . „.

July, . 0 . , . , . . .

1.15

31.13

33.27
s

32.28

.38
.39
.41
.42
.41
.41
.42
.44
.45
.47
.47

1937
Marsh. „ . . . . * . . . . * .

April . . 0 . a „ . . . 9 . , . . . . . . . 0 . . . .

Mav. .........................
JUlV. . , .

o.o

October* .,.,......„......„.,..

32.63

36.32

.693

.37
.35
.36
-37
.39
.41
.41
.42
.43
.43
.41
.38
.41

34.70

.737
.751
.724
.729
.729
.723
.736
.714
.727
.723
.735
.735

.34
.33
.33
.35
.40
.41
.43
.43
.42
.41
.40
.38

.59
.60
.61
.58
.59
.58
.62
.62
.59
.59
.59
.63

.38
.37
.3?
.37
.28
.28
.38
.38
.28
.28
.39
.37

.51
.52
.53
.49
.48
.49
.49
.49
.50
.50
.50
.51

.51
,53
.55
.56
.56
.56
.55
.55
.55
.54
.55
.53

.45
.46
.53
.45
.45
.44
.44
.44
.45
.46
.47
.50

.60
o62
.64
.65
= 66
.66
.66
.88
=66
.68
.70
.68

.S3
.26
.26
.27
.37
.28
.37
,37
.37
.38
.27
.26

.41
.41
.39
,41
.43
.46
.46
o47
.46
.47
.46
.43

.34
.36
.36
.36
.36
.37
.37
.39
.38
.36
.36
.36

35.63

.730

.39

.60

.28

.50

.55

.46

.65

.37

.44

.36

1.43
1.43
1.44
1.44
1.44
1.44

34.93

.740
.750
,726
.732
.730
.719

.37
.35
.35
.39
.40
.41

.59
.60
.60
.63
.60
.63

.28
.28
.37
.30
.28
,39

.52
.56
.57
.54
,51
.51

.53
.51
.54
.55
.55
.56

.66
.67
.65
,67
.63
.65

.37
.37
.27
.28
.28
.28

.42
.41
.40
.43
.45
.45

.35
.38
.37
.37
.37
.37

1.44
1.44
1.44
1.44
1.46
1.46
1.44

36.36

-724
.714
.731
.729
.739
.743
.731

.43
.43
.43
.43
.44
.42
.40

.60
.61
.60
.59
.59
.63
.61

.29
.30
.30
.31
.32
.35
.30

.52
.51
.53
.51
.53
.56
.53

.56
.57
.58
.57
.56
.56
.55

.51
.48
.50
.57
.52
.49
.49
.47
.45
.48
.49
.48
.49

.65
.64
.64
.64
.66
.66
.65

.29
.30
.30
.30
.38
.33
.29

.47
.46
.46
.47
.46
.44
,44

.35
.37
,37
.38
.38
.38
,37

35.06
37,34
38.11
S

'

1938

33.83
37.38
36.09
S

1939
March.
April,, , . , . .
Mav. s o . . .
JUTl© o c a

July

•. ........

o i . . ........ ....

„

AUgUSt*

................

. . .

Novsinbsr. . . . . . . H . . . . . . . . O ...

For footnotesj see pp. 183t 184.




35.42

36.13
S

35.85

46

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY

OF CURRENT BUSINESS

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES—ALL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, ETC.
ALL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND EARNINGS OF PERSONS EMPLOYED UNDER FEDERAL WORK PROGRAMS'
E a r n i n g s of persons employed under
Federal Work Programs*

O b l i g a t i o n s Incurred for —

YEAR AND MONTH

Special
types of
public
assistance2

Total

General3
relief

Relief under
special programs of the
Federal
Emergency
Relief Administration*'

Subs! stance
payments
certified
by the
Farm
Security
Adminis-5
tration

Work Projects
Administration 9

National Youth
Administration*
Civilian
Conservation
Corps7

Other
Federal
work

Student
aid

Work
projects

Operated
by
W.P.A.

Operated
by
other
Federal
agencies

and
construction
projects10

Millions of dollars

— 11
11

month!

113
203

6

223
207
211
215
219
204

8
9

206
206
197
216
230
260

10
10
ID

(")

63
100

is
5

22

158
144
145
141
139
125

9
10
15
19
18
14

25
24
21
30
24
25

11
11

127
117
98
100
80
58

216

10

119

10
7
5
4
3
2
10

262
267
275
270
267
267

11
12
13
14
15
16

48
47
45
40
35
33

265
270
272
284
285
274

18
20
22
24
25
27

31
30
• 30
31
32
36

272

18

37

7

::::::::: ;;:::::::

16

14
28

1935
„

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March
Aprtl . • .....4.
Mav

. .........

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July

. .

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.

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9
9
9
9

i

10

.

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2
13 !

28
34
34
32
34
32

22
20
21
26
39
31

(")
2
2
2

38

"3

3
3
3
2
1
1

30
28
25
23
24
24

3
3
3
3
4
2

1
1
1
1

24
34
21
23
24
23

31
33
34
36
36
34

5
17
33
65
118
13 40

<!«)

29

1936
. y
March *
April
....

.. .

...

MQV

July

. ,

. ,

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1937
V »1

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March
April

«*

*
•*
......... . » »

MAV

July

••

*•

o i- i
„
»

261
258
259
259
253
244

28
29
30
31
33
31

38
39
40
36
31
28

227
219
216
218
224
230

33
34
36
37
38
39

39
30
30
31
34
41

239

33

34

237
246
263
274
284
394

40
41
41
41
42
42

299
307
312
330
326
325

(">
(1*

<**)

J

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2

Jtf

5
J« 4
»6
5
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
2

2
3
3
3

134
141
148
139
130
135

32
31
35
46
54
63

3
3
3

3
3
3
3
3
3

122
12S
129
135
138
127

67
68
66
65
59
53

24

2

2

133

53

24
24
21
21
21
19

3
3
3
3
4
2

3
3
3
3
3
3

115
116
117
114
112
106

44
40
39
45
47
51

0

2
2
2

2
2
2
2
2
2

92
83
81
81
83
86

51
49
50
45
43
36

19
19
16
18
21
30

({5
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('*>

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(18)

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l

3

20

2

3

99

46
47
47
41
37
37

2
2'
3
2
2
2

20
19
18
18
18
17

2

3

2
2

3
3
3
4

93
103
120
131
138
146

42
43
43
44
44
45

36
36
35
35
36
41

20
20
19
20
21
19

291

42

40

1
1
1
1
2
2
2

316
310
318
309
308
305
379
277
208
269
272
373

46
46
46
46
46
47

44
45
47
41
39
37

48
48
48
48
48
49

36
38
39
39
38
39

291

47

40

(J5>

1938
March
April

•

*

Mav

July
September ,.,.,
October .....

.......
.

...
*».

Ite o h(*r

Q

2

151
163
165
171
172
168

«°

4
4
4

2
2
2

4

19

2

3

144

2
2
2
2
2
1

21
31
18
20
30
19

2
2
2
2
2
2

4
4
4
4
4
4

156
150
158
146
141
133

1
1
1
1
2

19
19
17
19
19
18

2
3
3

3
4
4
4
5
5

2

19

2

4

H

31
28
29
34
41
46

4
5
5
5 '
5|
5
13 5

40
35
40
38
39
37
38

1939
»rv

„ .

March

*•

••

Mav

..

...

July

•••
...

*

<5ontp h
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h

* ** *

For footnotes, see p. 184.




(")
(IS)

CJ*>

36
34
35
40
46
54

130
108
89
98
102
108

5
4
5
6
7
7
3
3
4
4
4
4

126

5

46

51
54
56
53
51
47

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

47

FINANCE—BANKING
AGRICULTURAL LOANS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES
SUFERVJSED BY THE FARM CREDIT A0M1NSSTRATION^

BANKERS ACCEPTANCES OtJTSTATOSNS1

Ha id by Fede r a l Reserve
banks
YEAR AND MONTH

Total

H e l d by g r o u p ©f
a c c e p t i n g banks

For
For
own f oral gin
ae~ corre- Total
eount spondents

Own

bins

COMMERCIAL
PAPER
OUTH©!d
STANDby
others^ I N G *

Fara mortgage loa^s

Grand
total

Bsyght
bills

Total

Federal
land
banks

Loans to c o o p a r a t l v e s

Banks
AgriculLand
for co=
tural
Bank
operatives
Rating
COSH Total* t KG \ yd 1 00 fer Aet
miscentral
revolving
s Sorter
bank
fynd

Millions of dollars

1,000

21.
121
267
385
588
259

16

881
1,186
948

156
294
350

294
360

156
294
350

600
600
650
821
774
755
1,081
1,284

143
271
353
387
372
378
390
488

32
34
19
43
70
59
229
335

93
77
105
76

38
35
SB
27

55
43
47
49

339
241
356
396

663
732
763
798
631
526
555
383

433
® 639
843
* 990
9
'1,086
5
1,170
§
1S232
9
1,276

433
639
800
928
1,006
1,078
1,156
1,195

433
639
800
928
1,006
1,078
1,156
1S195

34
44
54
S3
33
38

1,733
1,553
974
710
764
•543
397

391
338
305
4
327
(*)
0

548
439
251
40
4
1
0

191
371
383
604
442
497
368

59
SO
131
224
323
343
183

132
282
131
380
219
254
185

603
417
156
63
190
4@
29

334
35S
130
81
109
168
171

9

1,289
1,45©
1,493
1,494
1,791
2,963
3,330

1,189
1,180
1,168
1,129
ls 303
3,533
2,867

1,199
1,180
1,189
1,129
1S333
1,918
3S0?2

71
617
795

41
SOI
201
169
192
117
97

19
28
50

15
137
156
159
158
35
44

384
377
359
344
331
316

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

353
340
321
310
297
276

181
172
150
143
158
129

172
168
171
16?
142
147

31
37
38
34
34
41

178
176
180
174
184
189

3,316
3,317
3,337
3,363
3,375
3,381

3*869
3,878
2,885
2,890
2,891

2,0@6
2^059
3,0@0
3,062
2,083
2,064

803
811
818
823
827
827

93
8§
87
85'
82
84

47
43
41
40
40
40

44
44
44
44
42
45

„

316
308
315
330
349
373

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

278
379
270
296
309
315

131
140
139
150
157
151

147
139
13?
14?
182
164

37
39
39
34
40
•57

188
305
197
199
191
215

3,386
3,383
3,381
3,378
3,371
3,363

3,894
3,899
2,903
2,903
2,903
2,901

2,065
2,067
2,068
2,088
2S06S
2,064

839
833
834
835
836
837

88
89
106
133
130
125

43
44
56
71
73
70

44
44
49
3.1
56
54

387
401
396
305
386
364

0

March.
. .
0o
April .. ..„,,.,,
May. ....... ................ 0 ....

0
0
0

154
160
150
147
137
130

171
180
166
171
159
143

63
61
80
76
86
87

244
268
230
286
287
285

3,352
3,352
3,374
3,386
3,389
3,394

3,898
2,898
2,892
2,888
2,885
2,883

2,081
3,060
2,038
2,055
2,054
3,052

83©
836
834
833
833
831

1U3Q
114
110
99
94
93

64
60
57
49
45
45

•54
62
52
49
48
47

1930 monthly SLV&T&B&

<, « « *

1932 nontMLy ^v©rag6 » » * » » » o . . ° .
1933 Ejonthily §.v©rsis©
»»*°•
1926 monthly average *0 <> » 0 e » 0 .
1937 Monthly Rvsra^© » o o » o 0 ° ° . e a
1939 iMEni'tW.y &vei*a.g©
1930 HsoirtWLy ®,V@P&E®

o
08

» ** > »
» 00«

1932 fflomtihly avcflpsp^ o o a . . . . . < > *
1935 monthly average. „

0

a

156

1836
March.
April .................... o .....
Mav oe
•..«.......•. . ... . o
July
October ........ e . . » ,

•

1937

July

o ......

353
344
344
346
348
343

3
1

2
4

325
341
317
318
395
273

0
0
0
0
0

3
2
1
2
2
3

265
263
274
283
279
378

144
143
148
163
148
147

121
120
1%7
129
131
131

83
79
69
63
©7
63

325
3S9
331
333
311
279

3,399
3,393
3,388
3,363
3S353
3,334

2,879
2,874
2,869
3,863
2,856
3,848

2,051
3,048
2,045
2,043
3,039
2,035

829
83@
823
820
817
813

99
103
11-5
130
139
120

53
56
67
73
82
88

46
44
47
45
45
31

3
1

286
340
336
329
218
310

147
140
143
141
139
135

119
106
93
89
80
76

59
61
57
48
48
52

•399
393
297
271
251
235

3,321
3,321
39328
3,337
39335
3,336

3,839
3,834
3,824
2,818
2,811
2,804

3,031
2S030
2S030
2,023
3,020
2S018

808
804
799
793
791
788

119
118
111
107
104
106

87
87
83
80
78
81

30
SB
37
28
35
35

1

217
216
321
323
222
313

133
139
129
130
124
121

84
87
92
93
98
91

47
43
40
46
51
58

211
309
212
313
208
187

3,310
3,307
3,390
3,357
3,339
3,210

3,795
2,786
2,776
2,764
2,751
3,735

2,014
2,009'
2S004
1,998
1,890
1,983

783
777
772
707
760
763

100
103
110
116
112
113

7.6
76
83
87
86
87

25
SB
27
28
35
24

0
0
0
0
0
0

304
198
191
189
192
191

133
122
117
118
134
122

62
76
74
72
68
69

53
30
54
49
55
53

195
195
191
192
189
181

3,185
3,178
3,173
3,173
3jl68

3, iaa

2,719
2,710
3,694
3,683
3,071
3,658

1,973
1,969
1,960
1,955
1,948
1,941

746
741
734
738
733
718

105
98
91
88
84
83

SO
74
66
61
60
60

24
24
33
23
23
33

0

188
191
177
179
173
175

119
128
115
111
103
105

69
63
62
67
€9
70

48
44
39
€3
51
57

194
301
309
305
214
310

3,148
3,134
3,109
3,085
3,067'
3,057

2, 047
2,637
2S626
3,616
2,605
3*596

1,934
1,928
1,923
1,816
1,910
1,908

713
708
704
699
695
691

85
84
88
93
95
99

63'
61
65
70
73
76

33
33
23
33
31
31

0°1
(»)

1

1938
March
April
May

0

•

July. . < , . . . . . . . „

328
307
293
279
268
264
365
258
261
370
273
270

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

(fl)
1
2
3
(a)
(a)
(3)
(*)
<S>

. 1939
355
348
245
238
347
345

March.
<.
April. „ . . ,
Mav... „ . „ . . . . , „
July.

November

,..,......

For footnotes,
pp.



336
235
216.
331
SS3
233

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

3

()

(3)

Cs)

0
0

48

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE—BANKING—Continued
A G R I C U L T U R A L LOANS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE
FARM CREDIT A D M I N I S T R A T I O N *

BANK DEBITS"

Short-term c r e d i t
Federal Intermediate
credit banks, loans to and
discounts for
YEAR AND MONTH
Total

Regional
agricultural
credit corporations,
production
credit associations, and
banks for
cooperatives7

Other
financing
Institutions

Regional
agricultural
credit
corporations

Production
credit
associations

Emergency
crop
loans

Drought
relief
loans

Joint
stock
land
banks in
liquidations

Total

New

Outside

York
City

York
City

New

Millions of dollars

8
60
78
11

W24

thl

1925 monthly av&r&ffe ........*•
i Qo*r

'MI

1QOR

thl

9 9
19
26
4Q
44
45

9
19
26
40
44
45

50
66
123
196
295
314
356

73
100
105

50
66
75
83
61
56
47

354
359
372
391
402
405

105
111
123
133
140
144

404
396
374
351
339
336

146
144
139
136
132
130

334
343
372
398
410
419

126
130
144
154
159
165

421
417
402
379
368
366

170
171
167
160
161
165

364
371
393
412
420
426

165
173
186
196
202
208

424
430
404
377
366
363

199
197
190
175
167
168

362
370
389
403
411
417

164
167
175
183
187
190

417
414
395
376
366
363

189
188
180
170
165
165

9
»
• 9
9
9
9

9

1935 monthly average

3
"1
n1
11
11

1
l
nx
n!

i!

11
11
(JO)
61
94

30,343
20,119

85
219
393
446
546
632
670
657

37, 941
40,2r>3
33,253
36,614
38,644
40,974
47,305
50,663
56,155
67,200

17,258
19,988
19,866
21,961
36,114
38,255
32,630
41,684

17,596
30,133
15,995
16,626
18,777
19,013
31,391
22,408
33,525
35,516

77,919
55,163
40,113
26,864
13
25,701
27,625
31, 181

00,257
32,053
21,986
13,997
13,495
13,829
15,334

27,663
33,110
18,127
12,867
13,205
13,796
15,847

24
145
87
43

49
89
90
78
106

32
66

627
591
537
459
392
256
176

41
41
40
39
38
36
35
33
31
29
26
25

105
1D4
103
111
113
113
111
110
109
107
105
104

65
64
64
63
63
63
62
62
62
61
61
60

170
166
162
158
154
151
147
145
142
139
136
133

35,424
31,573
37,496
34,783
33,225
37,503 [ !
34,816 "
31,469 ,
33,212
37,313
35,869
45,896
35,717

17,925
15,806
19,629
17,285
16,227
18,623
16,199
14,362
15,656
17,171
17,394
33,658
17,411

17,499
15,766
17,866
17,497
16,998
18,880
18,617
17,106
17,586
30,142
18,475
23,238
18,306

34
24
34
24
23
23
22
21
19
17
16
16

103
103
115
127
130
130
128
127
123
119
116
115

60
60
60
59
59
59
59
59
58
58
57
57

130
129
126 i
123
120
118
115
113
111
110 i
107
104

39,488
34,536
42,013
37,144
34,416
36,463
36,914
31,896
33,371
36,085
31,603
39, 114
36,087

19,096
16,907
30,398
17,082
15,114
16, 434
16,751
13,476
14,718
16,151
13,432
18,277
16,486

30,391
17,629
21,616
30,062
19,302
20,030
20,163
18,420
18,652
19,934
18,171
20,837
19,601

15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
11

113
113
119
127
128
128
127
126
123
119
117
116

57
57 i
56
56
56
- 56
56
56
56
55
55
55

102
100
98
97
96
94 j
93
92
91
90
89
87

32,084
25,547
32,120
31, 169
28,841 !
32,797
30,505
28,270
39,625
33,235
29,463
39,966
31,137

14,477
10,915
14,746
14,573
12,828
15,637
13,828
12,2-17
13,085
15,140
12,425
18,879
14,065

17,607
14,633
17,373
16,597
16,013
17,160
16,677
16,023
16,440
18,096
17,039
21,097
17,062

11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8

115
116
121
125
125
125
125
124
121
118
116
115

55
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
53
53
53

85
85
83
82
80
79
77
76
75
73
70
66

32,393
27,581
34,486
30,143
31,928
33,988
30,477
30,613
33,664
32,711
31,676
40,019
32,473

14,533
12,380
16,274
13,311
14,165
15,312
13,794
13, 118
15,138
13,683
13,041
17,633
14,282

17,880
15,201
18,211
16,832
17,763
18,676
17,683
17,496
18,536
19,029
18,636
22,386
18,193

7
8

13

13

1936
March
April
May

JUHP • • • ..........«•.(........
July

47
47
49
51
53
54
55
55
50
44
41
41

96
103
116
128
135
139

40
41
42
44
45
47
48
48
47
42
41
40

106
115
132
144
152
160

141
136
122
111
105
105

1937

March
April
May
June

...»...,..

July

NovGmbcr*

•

164
163
154
143
137
138

1938
March
April

,
,

May
JUly

November

,

39
39
40
41
41
43
43
43
41
36
35
34

139
148
163
173
180
184

33
34
35
36
38
40
41
42
38
34
33
33

148
155
168
178
183
188

184
181
171
155
148
148

1939
March
April

„

July

„

May

For footnotes, see pp. 184, 185.




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185
174
163
157
154

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1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE—BANKING -Continued
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, HMD OF MONTH- 5
Assets
•

Liabi l l t t e s

Reserve bank credit outstanding

Dapcsits

Reserves

Itemteer bank
reserv@ feaianoei

YEAR AND MONTH
Total
Total

On I ted
Bins Bins
dis- States
boyght counted s©eurl=ties

Total

Gold
certificates

Total
Total
T©ta!

F@darti Federal
Kasarv® R@s@rv©
notes Bo rati©
e ! reu~
EK60SS
reserves !at!©R
(estimated)

Millions of dollars

Percent

frhl
1919 monthly average
1930 Kflnthly average. . • .

8,334
6,354

1,171
2,498
3,393
3,355

373
28?
574
260

660
1,766
2,315
2,687

123
239
300
2S?

1,930
2,310

1,932
2,059

8,334
6,254

2,032
1,803

1,447
1,636
1S890
1,781

3S009
3,336

1931 monthly
monthly
1923 rcenthly
1934 monthly
1935 monthly
1930 monthly
190? monthly
1928 monthly

average....
average, . . .
average.. e o
average. . . .
average. * . *
average. . . .
average.. ..•
average....

5,151
5,352
5,066
5,096
5,109
5,100
5,346
5,353

1,563
1,405
1*338
1,302
1,459
1,381
1,653
1,809

145
273
355
387
374
381
393
489

1,144
618
733
330
643<
637
583
1,056

334
433
134
5*0
375
315
617
SS8

3,010
3,177
3,'231
3,110
2,88S
3,014
3,944
, 2,789

3,875
3,047
3,080
3,937
2,701
2S819
2,733

3,151
5,353
5,068
-5,096
5,109
5,150
5,346
5,352

1,876
1,974
1,960
2,311
3,257
3,376
2,531
3,440

1,793
1,934
1S898
3,220
3,313
3,194
2S487
2,389

3,409
2,396
2,247
1,862
1,838
1,881
1,790
1,838

average ....
average . . . .
average.....
average. .-.«,
average
overage....
average....

5,458
5,301
5,673
8,115
7,041
8,442
11,036

1,583
1,373
1,853
3,145
2,688
2,463
2,488

392
304
339
33
133
8
5

633
351
638
335
98
7
5

511
739
81?
1,855
3,437
2,430
'3,431

3,093
3,161
3,230
3,418
3,794
•5,401
7,835

2,857
3,941
3,989
3,151
3,569
5,143
7,571

•5,458
5,201
5,672
6,115
7,041
8,442
11,036

2,414
3, -517
2,125
2,561
3,865
4,405
6,386

3,355
3,471
1,961
33S09
2,729
4j096
5,587

-33
576
8S9
1,814
2,844

1,910
1, ©843S634
2,739
3,080
3,221
3,709

89.6
7307
66,5
82.9
63.8
70.8
77,8

11,088
11,094
11,137
11,184
1.1,386
11,874

2,479
2,48S
2,474
3,475
3,474
2,473

5
5
5
5
3
3

9
7

8,008
8,021
8,037
8,049
8,132
8,385

7,668
7<,685
7,680
7,717
7,837
8,119

11,088
11,094
11,137
11,184
11,306
_ 11SS74

6,817
8,535
6,497

4

3,430
3,43»
2,430
3,430
2,430
3S4SO

6,574
8,585

5,860
0,784
5,087
.0,488
5,719
3,833

3S084
3,986
2,305
2,864
3,868
.3,71?

3,633
3,733
3S764
3,763
3,793
4,034

78.1
78.1
78.3
78 = 3
78,4
79.0

11,639
11,021
11,863
15,057
13,308
].3,.S25

3,463
2,471
2,473
•2,478
2,453
2,.500

3
3
3
3
3
3

4
8
9
8
7
3

3,430
2,430
2,430
'2,430
2,430
2,430

8,503
8,579
8,659
0,914
9,048
9,121

8,210
8,312
8,397
8,662
8,810
8,865

11,629
11, ©1
11,862
12,057
13,208
13 ,.525

8,758
6,800
6,844
7,035
7, OSS
7,109

6,005
6,410
6,357
6S753
8,788
0,806

3,039
1,950
1,849
2,175
2,236
1,984

3,978
4,018
4,049
4,118
4,109
4,284

79,2
79,3
79.5
79.9
80o3
80,1

12,397
13,330
112,339
13,449
13,440
12,496

3,497
2,485
3,458
2,565
2,.585
'3,562

3
3
3
4
6
4

3
S
13
13
17
10

3,430
3,430
2,430
3,935
2,826
3,528

9,156
9,134
9,141
9,135
9,135
9,159

8,862
8,859
8,856
8,853
8,8SO
8,848

12,39?
12,330
13,339
12,449
13,440
12,496

7,357
7,177
7,188
7,357
7,281
7,278

6,781
8,695
8,639
6,881
8,915
6,900

3,153
3,078
1,398
lp.594
018
863

4,160
4,100
4,174
4,205
4,223
4,208

13,482
112,394
112,786
113,737
113,798
113,880

2,574
2,577
3,379
2,580
3,608
2,612

3
3
3
3
3
1

15
32
22
21
17
10

3,526
2,536
2,526
2,.526
3,564
2,584

9,180
9,135
9,453
9,449
9S450
9,481

8,843
8,840
9,138
9,134
9,132
9,129

12,463
12,394
13,788
12,737
12,798
12,880

7,388
7,228
7,.539
7,513
7,548
7,677

63753
6,751
7,014
6,928

791
773
1,038
1,053
1,169
1,212

4,321
4,233
4,363
4,279
4,274
4,284

79.6
79.8
80.1
80,1
79.9
79.9

:U2,697
<\2 795
12,925
14,332
14, 179
14,314

2,683
-2,590
2,611
2,594
2,582
2,.596

1
1

IS
10
13
9
9
8

2,364
2,364
3^580
3,564
3,564
3,564

9,358
9,637
9,690
11,091
11,030
11,041

9,U7
9,183
9,233
10,650
10,648
10,645

13,697
IS, 796
12,935
14?323
14,179
14,214

7,7?5
7,800
7,917
9,398
9,213
9,247

?,S87
7,623
7,665
8,034

1,383
1,415
1,546
2,948
2,568
2,875

4,138
4,139
4,142
4,148
4, IS?
4,149

80.2
80.4
80.3
83o5
83.5
82.4

14,285
14,261
14,573
14,861
15,293
15,581

3,589
3,585
2,600
2,586
2,584
2,601

7
7
8
7
7
4

3,564
2,564
2,.563
2,564
2,564
3,564

11,049
11,026
11,395
11,639
11,970
12,166

10,643
10,640
10,918
11,073
11,813
11,798

14,385
14,261
14,573
14,861
15,293
15,581

9,270
9,312
9,406
9,673
9,935
10,088

8,164
8,179
8,198
8,713
8,876
8,734

3,022
2,941
2,889
3,227
3,383
3,205

4,135
4,169
4,253
4,315
4,385
4,452

82,4
8S.4
82S?
83,2
83,6
83,7

15,639
:15,863
16,186
16,766
18,923
17,173

3,607
2,598
•2,587
2,.595
3,573
3,579

.5
4
4
3
4
.5

3SS?4
2,564
3,.@@4
2,871
2,564
2s95i

12, 382
13,561
13,951
13,47Q
13,873
13,874

11,948
12,135
12,553
13,103
13,326
13 ,-524

15,639
15,862
16,186
16,706
16,902
17,173

10,420
10,571
10,919
11,376
11,535
11,701

9,215
8,936
9,157
9,900
10,039
10,018

3,@44
3,387
3,559
4,098
4,2^-9
4,140

4,339
4,353
4,380
4,438
4,477
4,311

83.9
84.3
84,?
85.1
S5.4
85o0

17,348
17,823
18,602
18,779
18,740
19,027

2,486
•2,446
2,879
3,801
2,630
3,593

5
5
6
6
8
7

2,488
2,436
2,804
2,736
2,552
2,484

14,330
14,661
15,013
15, 178
15,295
15,524

13,878
'14,321
14,679
14,838
14,976
15,209

17,348
17,823
18,603
18,779
18,740
19,037

11,953
12,247
12,953
12,988
12,865
13,941

10,507
10,918
11, 655
11,973
11,638
11,653

4,553
4,758
5,352
5,553
5,160
5,209

4,-530
4,031
4,730
4,773
4,862
4,959

86,3
88.9
83,0
85.5
86.3
86,7

1Q1S

1930
1931
1933
1933
1934
1935

monthly
EOintWy
monthly
soaithly
monthly
monthly
srortW-y

.

T0.3
7S.7
75.3
?3.0
80.0
71=4
08=4
63.3

1936

Mardhu , <= ,.....,
Apfil . . o ...... o .........
May. . ... o ...... o ........
July. . . .

...........

e

5

e

)Q37
Marcho <.. .
0
April « *.....*......... ° .
May...
...........
July.. *. <> ...... e o , ..... .

7,027

80o4

8Q0.g

79.7
79,8
79.?

8939
March, „ ,
April » o .
» ........ <>
Mav.« o. ..... . ..... o .....
Julv. o .........

November

...........

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7,33?

1936
Marcho
April. . . . . . « . . . « . . . * . . . *
May.
July, . ..•

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FINANCE—BANKING—Continued
C O N D I T I O N OF FEDERAL RESERVE REPORTING MEMBER BANKS

1

Deposits

Demand

investments
U. S. Government obligations

Time

YEAR AND MONTH

Except Interbank

Ad- 5 I n d i v i d u a l s ,
partnerships and
corporations

justed

States
and
political
subdivisions

United
States Total
government

Individuals,
partnerships and
corporations

States
and
political
subdivisions

1 nterbank,
domestic 3

Direct
Total
! Total

B i l l s Notes

Other
Guar- securities
anBonds teed

Millions of dollars
1919 monthly average .... 11,600
1920 monthly average .... 10,947

629 2,359
262 2,877

4,006
3,311

2,026
1,416

1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average .... 10,179
average
11,532
average
11 4-4-1
average. . . . 13,259
average. . . . 13,266
average .... 13,079
average. . . . 13, 757
average. . . . 13,983

257
351
163
166
226
163
192
167

3,023
3,771
4,128
4,878
5,379
5,779
6,444
6,912

3,465
4,608
4,382
5,325
5,178
5,154
5,934
5,931

1,494
2,528
2,342
2,683
2,550
2,337
2,802
3,007

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average .... U,118
avers'tie
13 B99
average .... 11,877
avere.ge.... 11,758
avemge. . . . 11,483
average .... 11,414
average. . . . 13,887

82
204
352
399
747
1,437
701

6,787
7,070
5,898
5,656
4,808
4,810
4,911

....".I. .'.'.

;;;.;;;;;

4,467
5,350

6,693 2,992
7,428 4,080
8,507 5,207
8,666 | 5,542
11, 367 7,771
12,640 8,488

041
1,126

2,955
3,053

4,888
4,900
4,909
5,047
5,035
5,011

5,621
5,662
5,430
5,431
5,584
6,010

12,996
13,047
13,229
13,452
13,523
14,159

8,655
8,690
8,843
8,802
8,909
9,510

1,172
1,201
1,265
1,281
1,305
1/289

3,169
3,156

3,369
3,308
3,360

1936

March
April
Uav

13 578
14,258
14,580
14 679

604
510
774
752
746
839

julv

14 850
14 867
15 116
15,340
15 464
15 571

823
820
847
704
449
702

5,015
5,032
5,063
5,065
5,037
5,067

5,938
5,860
5,919
6,041
6,281
6,009

14,034
13,809
13,929
13,796
13,647
13,742

9,456
9,263
9,336
9,274
9,173
9,241

1,272
1,236
1,256
1,257
1,346
1,238

3,356
3,310
3,337
3,265
3,228
3,363

15,493
15,501
15 120
15 388

476
340
353
272
142
547

5,077
5,167
5,144
5,158
5,231
5,235

5,988
5,815
5,462
5,437
5,139
5,016

13,638
13,597
12,907
12,774
12,587
12,530

9,149
9,067
8,396
8,370
8,287
8,301

1,214
1,208
1,109
1,175
1,156
1,162

3,375
3,323
3,312
3,329
3,144
3,077

430
591
644
447
416
691

5,268
5,268
5,290
5,278
5,234
5,205

5,020
4,883
4,998
5,040
5,060
5,090

12,499
12,292
12,022
12,029
11,940
12,015

8,283
8,193
7,903
7,968
7,963
8,018

1,188
1,130
1,131
1,137
1,118
1,116

3,028
2,969
3,988
2,934
3,859
2,881

14,464
14 381
14 268
14,.598
14,589

639
673
696
585
533
465

5,225
5,260
5,221
5,230
5,216
5,239

5,316
5,384
5,080
5,632
5,832
5,780

12,253
12,298
12,039
12,257
12,202
12,240

8,165
8,137
7,778
7,987
7,844
7,770

1,141
1,159
1.156
1,199
1,411
1,488

2,047
3,003
3,105
3,071
3,947
2,982

15,388
15,508
15 766
16,013
15,986

436
411
581
540
534
637

5,193
5,210
5,180
5,155
5,124
5,160

5,927
5,958
5,799
6,219
6,212
6,061

12,395
12,591
12,999
13,081
13,008
13,219

7,655
7,789
8,111
8,132
8,106
8,266

1,646
1,655
1,675
1,686
1,682
1,732

3,094
3,147
3,213
3,383
3,220
3,221

August

October
November

3,sai

1937
March
April
Mav

15 187

Julv.
August. ....

15
14
14
14

October

033
934
864
610

14,431
1938

January. .......

•

March
April
May
July

1939

April
May
June
July
October
November
December

£

15,965
15,991
16,660
16,965
17,220

15,643
15,502
15,963
16,464
16,720

1,358
1,335
1,593
1,498
1,417

631
629
621
608
551
546

5,183
5,207
5,225
5,256
5,243
5,246

4,965
4,978
4,979
4,987
5,007

225
229
259
°238
235

6,359
6,414
6,466
6,627
6,675
6,747

13,209
13,408
13,388
13,714
13,554
13,862

8,173
8,143
8,096
8,341
8,237
8,423

416
286
422
333
431

3,531
1,997
2,019
2,053
3,112

5,196
5,813
5,900
5,851
5,880

1,789
2,019
2,026
2,026
2,055
3,148

3,247
3,346
3,368
3,347
3,283
3,291

17,462
18,096
18,333
18,556
18,972
18,566

16,908
17,479
17,988
18,273
18,503
18,474

1,492
1,447
1,334
1,460
1,484
1,227

537
528
528
525
523
574

5,255
5,259
5,243
5,261
5,244
5,288

5,019
5,017
5,018
5,063
5,043
5,072

218
224
207
181
184
199

7,013
7,167
7,667
7,954
7,894
8,190

14,078
14,233
14,069
14,207
14,503
14,4X3

8,515
8,565
8,437
8,684
8,713
8,703

473
502
419
667
711
595

2,132
3,160
2,137
3,159
2,160
1,755

5,910
5,903
5,881
5,858
5,842
6,353

2,241
2,286
2,232
2,333
2,408
3,413

3,333
3,383
3,400
3,391
3,382
3,298

For footnotes, see pp. 185, 186.




51

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE—BANKING—Continued
C O N D I T I O N OF FEDERAL RESERVE REPORTING MEMBER BANKS

J

MONEY km

Bank rates to customers tf

Loans

YEAR AND MONTH
Total

Commercial ,
I n d u s t r i a l , Open
and agri- market
cultural
paper
loans

L®m§ to
b foyers
arid
dealers
In seeyrSties

Other
[oasis for
Real
purchasing ©r estate
ear trying
loans
sse'urItles

Loams
to
banks

Other
loaffis

In
New
York
City

In 7
other
northern
and
eastern
cities

frhi

&

1926 monthly average ....
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average.
average
average.
average
average.
average
average.

„
.

17 3 649
16,363
13,104
10 297
8*915
8 115
8S 349

'."I!""'.'.
...........

......
......

........:

1,136
1,136

123
78

5.49
6.12

7.23
8.20
8. 35
7.08
7.34
8.83
8.37
5.87
5.48
5.48

5.18
5.82
4.84
4.26
4,81
4.46
3.71
3.39

5.41

5.76
4.39
3.82
4.20
3.43
2.45
1.76

5,93
5.40
4.90
5.21
5,04
4.32
3.78

4.73
4.S5
4=58
5.01
4 = 49
4.00
3.6Q

S.90
5.90
7.63
9.30
7.76
6.33
5.75

1.71
1.71
1.74
1.71
1.71
1.71
1.67
1.74
1.70
1.70
1.74
1.74
1.72

3,12
3.16
3.14
2.96
2.99
3.02
3.09
3.03
2.9?
3.0?
3.05
2,94
3.04

3,50
3.56
3.55
3.46
3.43
3.51
3.45
3. SB
3.33
3.25
3.2?
3>U
3,40

3.37
3.33
3,29
3.29
3,37
3.34

5.00
4.80
4.86
4.91
4.94
4.90

3,23
3.31
3.18
3.18
3 = 15
3,10

4.84
4.74
4.63
4,54
4.53
4.53

3 = 34

4.77

1.75
1.75
1.75
l.?5
1.73
1,73

2.93
2.95
2.87
2.93
3.01
2.79

3.23
3.15
3.1?
3.28
3.25
3.29

3.10
3.23
3,32
3=42
3.33
3.28

4,49
4.53
4.68
4.84
4.84
4.93

1.73
1.73
1.65
1.73
1.70
1.70
1.73

2.82
2.76
2.83
2.93
2.98
2.72
2.88

3.2?
3.26
3,30
3.28
3.26
3.23
3.25

3.25
3 = 34
3.38
3=37
3.24
3.21

4,91
4.93
S.16
5.53
5.82
§.73

3.26

5.03

1,537
1,530
1,523
1,511
1,531
1,537

1.70
1.70
1.65
1.70
1.70
1.70

2,92
2.65
2.64
2.60
2.64
2,78

3.28
3.21
3.28
3.25
3.20
3.31

3.17
3 = 20
3.3S
3.30
3.33
3,26

5.80
5.97
6.30
6.47
6.06
6.35

1,516
1,507
1,502
1,515
1,543
1,567

1.70
1.6?
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.69

2.78
2.71
2,74
3.90
2,88
2.95

3.35
3.28
3.26
3.21
3.20
3,23

3.33
3.18
3.21
3.15
3.10
3.08

, 5.63
5.49
S.85
5.36
8,23
5.27

2.75

3.26

3.19

5.80

3.01
3.00
2.99
3 = 03
2=97
2.92

5.12
5.05
4,89
5.19
5.07
4.91

2=89
2.93
3.35
3.15
3.00
2.94
3.01

4.84.
4.85

4.96
2,155
2,010
858
579
943
933
1,163

Baa

Aaa

5.97
5.10
5.12
5.00
4=88
4=73
4.57
4.55

11,359
11,684
13 133
13 143
14,375
14,730
15,476
16,803

frhTl

s

in n

southern
and
western
cities

e

1 montM.
1QSP

isfid y i e l d s (Moody'sJ

Perce nt

Millions of dollars

loan

INTEREST KATES

1036
~.
Uarcfa
April

*

July
AUgUSti o e . g . . . . . . . . » < : . • . . . =

SeptciibeF = 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tJovenib©!fj

7 999
7 939
8 392
8,343
8 6S6
8,460

1 084
1 069
1 210
1S241
1 392
1,226

1,142
1,146
1,144
1,141
1,147
1,145

65
66
88

8 294
8,454
8,753
8 721
8 813
9,189

1 127
1,163
1,194
1 153
1 181
1,289

1,144
1,145
1,139
1,143
1,152
1,156

58
65
112
53
63
66

m

93
62

1937

January

. ....ooooooo....

March o .

00.0.K,..0......o

May, 0

=

July, ... D . o

8,941
9 131
9,366
9,571
9,T60

4,270
4,331

483
467

1,204
1,263
1,305
1 297
1,333
1,447

9,784
10,027
10,004
9,635
9,441
9,387

4,425
4,638
4,807
4,761
4,637
4,601

464
466
475
477
475
461

1,363
1,392
1,227
901
876
894

720
714

1,151
1,149
1,157
1,156
1,161
1,169

60
86
81
84
133
98

1,481
1,534

701
703
682
660
650
635

1,163
1,164
1,165
1,169
1,167
1,165

150
135
97
96
68
66

1,518
1,529
1,551
1,561
1,568
1,585

1938
Fteteru&iry O . . . . o 0 . . . = .».. . « .
March. . = ,...<,
.,.,..„.
April . < , . . . =
July. B .. 0 . ,......-. .. ..... o
September . 0 „ .

8,981
8,933
8,771
8,587
8,334
8,321

4,394
4,357
4,299
4,187
3,992
3,936

455
431
418
393
365
340

763
769
680
652
603
652

617
616
605
591
583
583

1,161
1,158
1,150
1,149
1,156
1,160

8,165
8,270
8,241
8,337
8,317
8S430

3,865
3,886
3,891
3,892
3,866
3,843

336
33S
344
347
338
328

602
690
649
728
712
848

574
579
576
571
572
560

1,161
1,160
1,161
1,164
1,169
1,169

65
82
96
104
114
113
111
109
118
110
117
115

1939

March.
April
Unv

July
October

.

8,233
8,186
8,191
8,071
8,126
8,089
8,166
8,209
8,350
8,531
8,656
8,674

Monthly average....
For footnotes, see pp. 185, 186.




3,767
3,773
3,814
3,841
3,832
3,833
3,887
3,996
4,229
4,310
4,381
4,353

334
•313
305
302
308
303
313
317
316
317
312
315

792
799
764
648
721
648
655
603
533
603
660
700

535
523
531
539
539
543
536
519
510
512
499
504

1,174
1,136
1,140
1,148
1,156
1,161
13168
1,174
1,180
1,184
1,189
1,188

99
92
94
60
59
51
74
49
35
36
36
50

1,543
1,550
1,543
1,533
1,521
1,550
1,543
1,546
1,547
1,559
1,579
1,564

1.73
1.70

2.9?
2.69

3.13

3.05

3.32
3,26
3.77

2.15

3.05

3.62

2.04

2.78

3.31

1.96
3.07

2.59
3.87

3.33
3.51

e.oo
4.88
4.85
4.92
4o96

52

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE—BANKING -Continued
MONEY AND INTEREST RATES

YEAR AND MONTH

Discount
rate, New
York Federal Reserve
Bank'

SAVINGS DEPOSITS
Savings banks U.S. Postal Savings"

Open m a r k e t rates, New York C i t y
In
Fed- Federal
n
InterAverage New York State
eral
Average ratef
Prevailing rate*
Balance
yield
Land mediate
to credit Balance
Credit
Acceptances, Commercial Time loans, Call loans, U.S.Treas- U.S.TreasBank
of depos- on deposit
Amount due
90 days
renewal ury b i l l s , ury notes,
loans* Bank prime, bankers paper, prime,
In banks
itors
loans*
depositors
90 days
i»-6 months (N.Y.S.E.) (N.Y.S.E.) 91 days 3-5 years*
Millions of dollars

Percent

1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1,934
1925
1926
1927
1,928
1929
1930
1931,
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average....
average....
average....
average....
average ....
average....
average. . . .
average. . . .
average. . . .
average....
average....
average ....
average....
average. . . .
average. . . .
average....
average. . . .
average....

5.00
4.00
4.00
4.50
4.75
4.75
7.00

5

5 05
5.45
5.50
5.50

4*4 -4%

4.50
4.00
4.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
3.50
5.00
4.50
2.00
3.50
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.50

5.88
5.71
5.50
5.50
5.46
5.30
5.11
5.05
5.32
5.63
5.63
5.61
5.30
5.00
4.31

1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1,50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50

4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4,00
4.00
4.00

2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00

4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4,00
4.00

2.00
2.00
2.00
3.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
3.00
2.00
3.00
2.00
3.00
3.00

4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00

2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
3.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00

4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00

2.00
1.92
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50

8

5.50
5.12
4.59
4.70
4..B1
4.81
5.50
4.53
4.08
4.23
3,10
2.29
2.00

5*4 -6*4

6 -8

4V8 -6
3 -4
4 -4*e
2 -4*8
3 -3*2
3.*8 -37/e
3*8 -3*4
3% -4%
3*4 -5*8
!7/e -4

5 -7*4
4 -5
4*2-5*8
3 -4»*
3*2-4*2

% -3*4

*e -3
*4 -3*8

*e - *2

*8

3*4-4*4

4 -4*2
4 -5*4
5 -6*4
2*4-5
2 -4V4

1*4-4
1*4-4*2
*4-l*2
*4-l

4.64
4.37
2.85
3.25
4.62
5.90
6.17
8.26
6.45
4.63
5.1?
3.75
4.27
4 -5
4 -4*e
4*4-7*4

4*4-9
2 -5
1*4^
*2Ht
*8-3*2
*4-l*4
V4-l

3.26
3.72
1.98
2.57
3.33
5,24
6.27
7.72

5.43

5.98
4.39
4.85
3.08
4.20
4.50
4.06
6.04
7.61
2.94
1.74
2.05
1.16
1.00
.56

4.83
3.47
3.93
2.77
3.03
3.33
3.10
3.97
4.43
3.23
1.15
(')
.20
.28
.17

.75
.75
.75
.75
.93
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
.91

.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.15
.20
.16
.13
.11
.12
.17

1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00

1,743
1,778
1,819
1,954
1,987
3,042
2,267
2,533

40
59
74
112
143
168
101
163

37
56
69
107
139
146
130
56

2,696
2,892
3,144
3,398
3,607
3,865
4,168
4,411
4,391
4,796
5,262
5,317
5,066
5,150
5,189

146
132
131
133
134
139
149
154
164
245
606
902
1,209
1,207
1,201

44
50
63
98
100
107
116
129
138
210
511
793
914
540
286

1.21
1.15
1.10
1.10
1.09
1.13
1.17
1.12
1.10
1.12
.99
1.04
1.11

5,177
5,177
5,204
5,175
5,165
5,217
5,197
5,197
5,233
5,210
5,301
5,246

1,208
1,214
1,216
1,215
1,214
1,232
1,244
1,249
1,351
1,255
1,257
1,260

248
224
321
216
211
203
172
160
102
158
145
145

.17
.15
.38
.56
.41
.36
.28
.29
.31
.20
.09
.11
.28

1.18
1.22
1.44
1.59
1.48
1.54
1.44
1.45
1.50
1.42
1.31
1.27
1.40

5,244
5,248
5,278
5,250
5,245
5,275
5,267
5,270
5,291
5,255
5,250
5,293

1,200
1,370
1,272
1,270
1,268
1,208
1S271
1,273
1,270
1,269
1,370
1,370'

130
133
133
134
134
136
133
133
132
130
129
130

1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00

.10
.08
.08
.09
.05
.05
.07
.06
.08
.05
.04
.03
.07

1.13
1.09
1.01
.94
.77
.67
.70
.71
.83
.68
.71
.67
.83

5,290
5,297
5,329
5,303
5,307
5,336
5,329
5,332
5,363
5,383
5,359
5,405

1,272
1,271
1,208
1,263
1,355
1,353
1,253
1,252
1,248
1,250
1,250
1,252

125
124
131
119
116
115
101
99
98
96
87
80

1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1,00
1.00
1.00
1.00

.03 i
.03 j
.03
.03
.03
.03
.04
.05
.14
.05
.05
.04
.05

.65
.03
.51
.50
.42
.39
.45
.48
1.07
.77
.04
.51
.59

5,417
5,431
5,478
5,463
5,471
5,514

1,259
1,363
1,306
1,264
1,262
1,262
1,268
1,271
1,267
1,271
1,275
1,279

83
81
80
70
73
08
58
56
55
54
54
54

w 3.80
2.00
2.12
1.29

1936
March
April
May
July
October

*8

1
1
1
1

*4
*4

*
*e
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*

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1*4
1*4

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*4
*4

*8 - *i8

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1

-1*4

IQ37
March
April
May
July
September
October

*

1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00

*i8- *4
*i8
*i8- *ie
*ie
*s - »i«
7

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7

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7
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7

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1
1
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1*4
1*4
1*4
1*4
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1
1
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1*4
1*4
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1*4
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1
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1*4
1*4
1*4
1*4
1*4

1938
March
April
May
June ,...*......»..• ..
July
September

......

December ....... < > . . . «

1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00

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ta
7/
7

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7
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1*4
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1*4
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1939
March
April
May
July
October
November ....... i * . . . .

1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00

For footnotes, see pp. 186, 187.




1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.58

7

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7

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7

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7

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7

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7

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7
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7
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7
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7

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5,519
5,529
5,557
5,552
5,547
5,599

58

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE—COMMERCIAL FAILURES1

YEAR AND MONTH

COMCONMERGRAND C I A L STRUCTOTAL SERT I O N , Total
V I C E , TOTAL
TOTAL

MAN! IFACTURI m

Paper,
LeathChemiForIron
and Ma- printcals Foods est Fuels and er
leath- chin- Ing,
and
prodand
steel er prod- ery
drugs
ucts
publishucts
ing

R E T A I L WHOLESt©ng,
TransSALE
clay,
porta- Mis- TRADE, TRADE,
glass, Tex- tlon cel~ TOTAL
torn
and t l O e a equip- Ianprodment sous
ucts

Num ber
1,336
1,523
1 848

1918 Konfchly @,¥©i*age< a <
1019 iHonttiiy &yeF0,p@o • .
1930 monthly average. O i

1,155
832
538
740

1930 Konfclsly av0f&s6

2 IBS

1994 monthly average.. .
1033 monthly average.**

Is 008
1S020

63
59

6©
57

100
202

7
9

53
50

13
16

4
5

11
11

a

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ll

17
15

7
7

35
43

4

23
34

601
611

B8
91

66

51
38
,53
33
49
37
42
36
43
35
48
43

301
166
174
176
173
160
146

11
4
3
5
7
11
4
7
2
7
2
•5
6

46
41
•53
39
39
37
40
33
36
28
44
39
40

SB

1
4
4
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3
4
6

13
7
6
8
9
7
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7
9
3
7
8
8

10
7
4
10
8
10
8
3
4
3
2
11
7

15
8
3
6
8
7
8
8
4
9
9

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12
11
18
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18
14
10
10
9
15
11
11
13

6
1
9
4
3
4
6
2
3
7
3
3
4

46
35
30
49
30
33
24
SO
23
21
31
29

4
2
3
2
9
1
3
3
2
4
6
2
3

26
23
26
21
•27
30
23
16
13
1?
15
16

713
561
614
513
536
492
371
411
330
387
412
399

104
94
100
79
80
70
74
71
@0
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8%

30

478

ei

156
45
44 ' 141
151
73
154
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166
50
153
42
33
143
184
49
127
37
37
196
109
©0
248
53
166
49

8
9
4
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3
4

10
3
11
16
19
10
11
14
11
14
14

0
8
4
1
6
8
2
8
1
4
0
3
4

9
7
7
11
7
13
5
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4
11
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12

8
8
6
7
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6
3
9
3
4
10
5

4
6
6
7
8
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2
4
3
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30
18
34
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42
40
34
13
44
41
61

1
4
1
2
3
3
4
6
8
8
7
9

34
13
17
20
13
13

8
14
13
17

12
20
13
8
15
6
14
23
9
13
15
13

S04
442
486
477
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408
392
408
338
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93
71
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9S
97
73
58
80
54
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107

6

38
38
48
44
40
38
35
33
32
54
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8

6

10

13

5

34

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21

432

84

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12
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8
11
12
2
7
8
6
10
6
11
8

51
35
47
34
39
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32
37
31
38
44
33
37

18
15
16
29
15
19
24
12
14
14
13
'21
18

9
14
13
14
15
15
14
11
11
8
10

6
5
8
4
11
7
7
6
6
5
10
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7

24
12
18
9
7
8
13
12
18
12
12
11
13

14
18
32
11
19
16
30
9
18
16
15
8
16

7
4
7
10
10
4
6
7
9
7
7
4
7

39
61
58
80
50
62
58
41
33
30
61
44
50

3
4
5
3
5
6
3
6
4
7
8
3
5

3S
35
35
38
30
27

895
705

123
113

1,070

211
241
310
317
198
210
173
184
173
198
175
302

3
3

47
48
37
47

60
54
55
40
60
59
45
57
49
43
55
48
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748 [
6SO
665
6S9
629
528
627
586
527
660

109
104
103
123
72
108
99
88
107

1.383
963
Marcho.
1,057
April 0 . . 0 „ , . „ „ o . . . . . . .1S„ Q64
Hay. ............
,
1,038
847
Jtaly. ..„ ,°. ...o. ...... °
885
859
758
October . . . . * . . < > . . . . . . . .
016
Novfirobsr » » 9 * > ' » * < , . « . e ..
886
882

54
32
49
43
42
48
25
41
34
39
28
53

54
45
50
51
63
50
35
46
45
46
46
52

218
177
203
S08
189
138
186
151
133
175
190
179

7
12
6
4
4
7
3
4
7
11
9
6

43
43
51
58
51
38
49
39
32
40
49
33

17
18
30
17
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11
14
18
14
14
13
11

9
6
3
11
1
5
6
1
4
3
4
5

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9
11
12
10
12

17
11
15
18
8
8
14
5
8
11
7
10

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16
13
13
11
12
19
12
10
16
12
17

8
4
8
1
8
5
6
3
6
7
9
5

41
31
48
38
52
29
40
31
22
33
36
43

3
0
4
2
4
4
1
1
4
2
3
3

34
19
17
27
15
16
23
18
31
34
31
28

802
618
634
629
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506
•548
538
462
557
535
508

135
91
121
133
137
85
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93
84
109
9790

951

40

49

181

7

44

16

5

9

12
9
7
9
4
11
5
11
3
6
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3
7

11

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6

37

3

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577

105

9

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IP 126

919
986
885
874
818
669
677
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709

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801

51
44
37
40
40
40
43
40
36
34
44

841
755
March..................
881
April 0 0 . 0 o . . . . . o <, . 0 „ . . „ 818
875
703

43
,57
69
30
33
38

651
736
584
815
842
1^009

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35
•38
40
46
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40

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April » „ t o <. o « . . « . * . „ o o « „
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110

123
120
148
153
155

16
12
15
14
11
7
7
14
9
12
15
13

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2
2
4
4
3

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31

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1937

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791

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6
8
4
6
7

22

13

12
9
10
6
6
4
8
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'

41

13
12
28
23
33
38

'

446

447

S938
Mareh.
April . .... o ... . > ... « « . .
May. ...................
JlBl© e * * . e o » * o < t . i > < > s o ° 9 e < !
July. . , , „ o . . „ o . o . . . , o o .

DBOfiMbd?5 e o o o o a t . s a o e o . s

1S377
1S149
15167
1,172
1,123
1 073
1 0381 015

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997
984
875

08
67
50
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47
47
51
34

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4
8
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2
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125
124

1939

For footnotes^ see p. 187.




6

8
2

8
8
15

54

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE—COMMERCIAL FAILURES—Continued
LIABILITIES

YEAR AND MONTH

Grand
total

Manufacturing

Commer-

Concial strucser- tion, Total
vice, totat
total

Chemicals

and

Foods

drugs

Forest
products

Fuels

Leather
Iron
Maand
and
leather chinsteel products ery

Paper, Stone,
TransRetail Wholeprint- clay,
porta- Mis- trade, sale
eel- total trade,
glass, Textion
and t i l e s equip- lantotal
pub- prodment 60 US
l i s h i n g ucts

'a

Thousands of dollars
22 723

25, 191
1916 monthly average .... 16, 351
15,203
13, 585
1919 monthly average.... 9,441
24,594
52, 284
51 , 991
1923 monthly average
44,949
1934 monthly average .... 45 269
36, 978

...

43, 342
40, 797
40, 271

61,359
38 127
1934 monthly average .... 27,830 3,756 2,195
1980 monthly average
25,882 J^683 1,846

10,522
10,753

250 2,143
318 1,707

741
865

715 1,000
1,420
863

208
294

789
906

902
1,076

505 1,863
697 1,546

6T>1
357

755 7,735
704 7,819

3,623
2,781

6,506
6,375
6,449
5,887
4,582
9,779
5,564
3,617
8,484
2,947
3,862
3,362
5,193

1,885
1,948
1,803
2,604
2,624
2,613

1936

April
May

July

October

.>

72
437
12
616
539
47
110 1,152
5*&
460
313
8

206

2,070
1,831
687
635
1,065
1,102
1,026
657
1,450
632
442
523
1,012

410
399
831
195
154
347

224
458
272 1,153
1,093
578
153
86
179
328
143
94

1,300
243
2,188
1,305
1,150
1,215

656
31
2,675
54
105
86
532
190
0
473
814 2,130
1,139
444

53
67
574
245
55
71
121
357
337 1,344
159 3,383

370
661
29
285
121
51
728
16
342
148
1,198 1,637

643

448

312
78
781
329 1,840 2,094
308 15,104 3,208
523
973
1,025
573
464
155
265
196
395
389
295
258
764
76
370
204
696
480
316
81
478
0
429
909
156
524
489
718
535 1,625

116 1,696
84
357
145
960
442
243
668
480
94
280
221
291
356
63
57
261
54
206
92
162
704
169

1,385
595
1,781
114
338
304
293
434
415
604
333
89

426
466
155
454
416
152

507

556

315

357 1,090
306
255
755
305
1,164
363
100
316
341
313
1,017
53
40
337
816
18
111
362
72
313
304
162
449
316

575
713
255
118
302
86
1,837
563
281
28
199
276
213
773
311
51
192
28
293 1,455
68
213
844
19
315
493

267
512
185
666
407
216
360
269
59
421
93
266
303

335
112
155
8
313
79
363
30
98|
170
219
272

8,551
8,766
6,004
9,862
7,725
6,934

209
62
31
108
259
95

2,514
2,219
1,207
1,139
765
3,596

1,197
1,545
648
935
3,530
394

210
124
1,646
152
164
195

859
235
90
174
124
269

491
161
51
161
170
369

61
577
346
604
128
302

102
1,390
372
3,884
425
164

320
4
340
8O8
33
117

3,651
3,001
5,319
4,481
5,211
4,142

51
510
243
491
148
708
1,245
540
27 1,451
27 1,001

83
639
377
378
1,054
329

84
35
410
43
142
57

671
150
235
89
450
458

128
33
218
33
28
715

217
260
898
65
536
234

173
176
311
490
583
144

94
12
100
281
221
145

6,136

150 1,404

926

272

317

213

352

684

1,214
1,234
1,548
1,171
1,498
1,074

203
49
365
283
1,138
405

0
838
6,136
7
171
2,074

489
604
295
302
182
155

169
425
128
163
146
162

53
637
188
980
692
196
144 2,245
79 1,170
234 3,470

205
245
540
628
373
975

125 1,411

451

21,413
22,494
20,046
20,757
20,505
21,395
14,318
10,034
12,906
9,951
16,063
13,291
16,931

2,036
3,065
1,103
834
689
916
1,991
680
764
938
1,525
941
1,290

2,435
2,340
4,687
1,570
4,885
1,163
1,873
1,498
1,148
597
4,431
1,601
2,352

12,003
14,004
22,591
12,893
13,088
12,829

511
1,599
1,067
612
771
768

1,015
4,885
1,354
6,155
2,231 13,537
1,943 4,839
550 5,145
499 5,837

12,780
14,960
9,818
14,079
16,400
27,818
15,271

669
749
860
1,056
1,565
1,611

623 6,543
634 8,096
506 3,954
424 7,200
994 7,723
852 17,862

1,239
1,238
2,191
988
1,034
3,345

132
101
27
94
107
69

480
204
437
591
171
440

113

4B7

6
361
3
315
81
125

331 4,246
415 3,709
sai 4,088
760 3,932
104 4,692
98 3,578

1,3-46
1,187
1,668
1,567
1,930
2,147

74
437
3,299
237
443
2,141
158 1,192
687
454
968
917
858 1,413
1,386
614
1,706 1,452
344
587
406 1,469

3,512
2,954
3,310
3,335
4,055
5,439

1,433
3,517
1,288
3,074
3,063
2,054

3,895

1,773

362
472
1,368
2,384
63 1,136
154
933
2,722
120
467
1,806
945
510
1,382
166 1,397
1,157
150
476
991
3t»
2,254
340
77
361
981
ai3
341
106
149
405
892
364
540 1,206
284
624
1,402

Q,196
6,632
7,612
7,055
7,879
6,530

2,161
2,538
3,884
2,661
2,447
1,384

1,959

1937

julv
September
October

987

969

7,648

81
262
109
99
14
45

182

1938
21,415
21,028
40,325
21,147
19,139
15,918
July
14,761
16,382
14,341
October
13,219
12,302
36,528
Monthly average ......... 20,542
1939
March

April
May

July
October
November

19,122
12,788
17,851
17,435
14,664
11,460
14,128
11,259
9,402
16,140
11,877
12,078
14,017

For footnotes, see p. 187.




775 8,553
730
762 10,139
967
965 27,065
809
7,535
2,701 1,195
757 6,860
1,196
841 1,234
5,939
617
376 5,957
6,147
344 1,128
782 5,227
347
607 4,110
575
713 4,434
1,158
797 6,285
1,628

299
17
633
168
222
11
100
91
65
245
90
185

1,258
784
1,962
1,200
717
1,522
2,143
747
1,506
1,031
703
1,743

993

840

8,188

177 1,276

1,912
263
1,106
490
875
494
330
491
498
739
494
746
703

615
968
1,224
744
1,154
1,150
361
765
927
1,095
746
1,057
901

6,803
4,985
7,867
8,286
4,877
4,459
6,701
4,069
3,175
6,659
4,177
4,837
5,575

81
125
54
100
107
97
32
38
124
121
123
65
89

1,636
1,482
3,248
1,441
1,848
1,056
2,368
1,612
569
1,472
1,214
1,462
1,620

387
237
742
339
525
214
212
521
415
1,397
149
153
441

168

350
549
134
305
270
116

650
1,055
1,613
1,022
803
1,144
1,130
535
343
506
469
857
162
844

7,731
5,251
5,618
5,526
5,818
3,734
4,668
4,461
3,700
4,526
4,505
4,176
443 4,976

686
26
0
528
145
278
396
388
44
306
45
4SO
322
58
16
289
95
419
126
326
133 1,132
265
168
103

5,385 2,426
5^903 2,860
6,450 1,535
5,251 2,676
1,484
4,513
4,142 23,676
6,377 4,144
2,061
1,322
2,036
2,389
1»9«>
1,633
3,068
1,473
1,102
3,121
1,955
1,362
1,863

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE—LIFE INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION OF U I F E INSURANCE PRESIDENTS
A d m i t t e d Assets 1
Mortgage loans

YEAR AND MONTH
Tots)
Total

fa™

Other

Bonds and stocks h a l d (book v a l y e )

Real
estate
hoidings

Government (domestle
and
foreign

Policy
loans
and
p remi Uffl
notes

Cash
Public
utility

Total
Total

Railroad

Otter

Othsr
admitted

U. S.

Governnent

Millions of dollars
7,013
7,613
8,372
9,280
10,305
11,481
13,760

3,410
2,857,
3,389
3,809
4,466
-5,007
5,519

1,137
1,325
1,443
1,515
1,581
1,613
1,601

1,274
1,532
1,846
3,293
2,885
3,394
3,918

1929 monthly average . . „ „ . . 13,394
15,140
19S?50
17,047
17,862
19,008

-5,981
6,233
6,310
6,063
5,379
4,848
4,377

1,588
1,550
1,508
1,398
1,330
@48
804

4,396
4,683
4,803
4,665
4,349

19,139
19,233
19,354
19,435
19s 539
19,640

4,349
4,313
4,279
4,'283
4,234
4S230

19,775
19,875
19,997

1923 Monthly ave-pag®,, . . . . 0

2.927 monthly otverag© * » a . • •

1932 iHC?itWLy &v© 1*8.8® e <, 0 > c
1933 Monthly averag©0 0 0 „ . „

165
185
221
2©

886
937
1,002
1,094
1,208
. 1,349
1,518

3,275
3,351
3,516
3,758
3,957
4,354
4,841

1,367
1,182
1,085
1,043
018
931
954

3s-573

287
338
'430
639
979
1S408
1,635

1,815
3,138
2,557
2,907
3,907
2,830
2,741

•5,238
5,717
6,135
6,202
8,593
7,792
9,110

798
786
773
765
759
753

3SS53
3,527
3,508
3,491
3,475
3,468

1,653
,689
,687
,702
1,723
,733

2,731
3,720
2,713
2,705
3,899
2,690

4,198
4,108
4,172
4,187
4,158
4,186

748
739
733
72©
720
718

3,453
3,449
3,439
3S441
3,438
3,448

,751
,759
1,789
,778
,781
,732

20,316
30,609
30,718
30,813
30,914
20,S92

4,142
4,127
4,118
4,113
4,116

4,128

708
703
898
691
089
688

3,434
3,424
3,420
3,423
3,427
3S440

21,130
•21,331
21,317
31,432
31,336
21 ,.514

4,144
4,159
4,165
4,176
4,183
4,199

686
883
683
683
678
675

31,823
31,703
31,772
21,851
21,943
23,OS7

4,313
4,317
4,238
4S240
4,'258
4,278

23,209
22,303
23,413
33,339
23,630
22,739

541
421
385
339

346
298
423
579
749
964
1,191

1,694
1,791
1,915
3,034
•3,173
•2,299
2,448

68
80
94
103
118
100
248

73
66
79
86

441
467
565
381
" 434
471
538

1,049
1,100
1,383
1,395
l s 828
2,790
3,781

368
252
398
358
733
1,529
2,403

1,308
1,517
1,653
1,055
1,678
1,774
1S996

3,539
3,637
3,686
3,639
3,584
3,628
2,593

343
483
515
513
503
601
740

91
99
130
?69
370
508
70S

882
615
630
871
619
480
444

9,191
9,311
9,413
9,508
9,639
9,795

3,809
3,886
4,018
4,076
4,170
4,293

2,466
2,475
3,601
3,648
3,736
2,858

1,980
1,969
3,023
2,043
3,049
2,080

2,800
2S598
3,608
3,929
2,651
2,657

742
758
764
760
770
786

778
870
791
801
781
740

439
430
474
462
463
463

2,676
2,667
2,681
2,653
2,647
2,641

9,908
10,015
10,098
10,337
10,346
10,643

4,352
4,419
4,437
4,534
4,606
4,789

2,930
2,984
2,992
3,085
35164
3,321

2,105
2,130
3,183
2,230
2,241
2,364.

2S635
3,643
2,647
3,640
2,645
2,641

816"
833
831
823
854
848

778
780
816
811
834
710

465
467
481
483
483
489

1,754
1,760
1,758
1,701
1,761
1,753

3,632
2,623
2,617
2,614
2,614
3,614

10,709
10 , 807
11,103
11,263
11,331
11,447

4,871
4,969
•5,075
5,167
5,191
5,267

3,410
3,498
3,592
3,074
3,699
3,774

2,323
2,340
2S434
2,448
2,404
3,488

3S652
2,678
3,721
2,760
2,777
2,777

863
880
883
888
889
915.

791
740
837
577
611
38?

488
492
487
485
491
463

3,458
3,473
3,480
3,493
3,505
3,534

1,763
1,767
1, 767
1,770
1,774
1,788

3,611
2,609
•2,614
3,630
2,633
2,635

11,570
11,651
11,709
11,781
11,908
11,941

5,389
5,300
•5,348
5,358
5,442
5,485

3,786
3,793
3,8SQ
3,833
3,912
3,948

2,538
2,527
2,543
2,576
2,593
3,601

2,765
2,772
3,773
3,773
2,778
2,710

1,010
1,052
1,045
1,073
1,095
1,148

581
587
628
644
609
600

451
453
434
431
429
371

674
073
074
673
872
072

3,539
3,544
3,562
3,568
3,584
3,604

1,769
1,775
1,773
1,780
1,784
1,797

2,640
•2,643
2,649
2,659
2,663
2,667

11,970
11,999
12,053
12,130
12,159
12,189

5,490
5,470
5,493
5,499
5,510
5,486

3,944
3,925
3,937
3,930
3,988
3,943

2,619
2,608
2,685
2,713
3,730
3,760

2,718
3,720
3,730
2,781
2,764
•3,75®

1,143
1,141
1,145
1,147
IP 155
1,197

Q80
712
737
731
759
783

351
339
334
331

4,'291
4,313
4,334
4,350
4,361
4,381

673
670
674
674
673
670

3,619
3,643
3,660
3,676
3,688
3,711

1,800
1SS01
1,792
1,790
1,790
1,751

2,665
2,663
2,663
2,659
2,650
2,636

12,349
12,388
12,553
12,658
13,629
12,869

5,550
5,507
5,098
5,603
5,603
5,794

4,013
3,958
4,039
4,039
4,036
4,195

2,789
2,84?
2,885
3,954
2,950
3,004

2,752
2,754
3,754
2,752
3,736
2,649

1,248
1,280
1,316
1,349
1,350
1,423

774
803
732
737
831
635

330
334
339
336
457

23, 850
23,939
23,018
33,100
33,199
23,375

4,390
4,403
4S410
4,416
4,434
4,435

970
669
667
667
©66
804-

3,725
3,734
3,743
3,749
3,758
3,771

1,743
1,740
1,738
1,743
1,746
1,745

2,638
2,621
2,611
2,605
2,598
3,585

12,884
13,950
13,999
13,065
13,127
13,358

5,857
3,895
5,903
5,952
5,977
6,057

4,247
4,388
4,383
4,315
4,315
4,360

2,957
2,974
2,995
3,003
3,007
3,139

2,653
2,657
2,671
3,675
2,684
•2,699

1,417
1,424
1,430
1,435
1,459
1,463

747
759
810
827
858
727

433
438
450
444
446
435

33,398
33,489
23, 60S
33,711
23,815

4,442
4,460
4,472
4,486
4,499

©59
663
662
662
663

3,783
3,797
3,810
3S824
3,837

1,747
1,750
1,751
1,753
1,754

3,573
2,564
2,557
3,547
2,534

13,438
13,485
13,553
13,687
13,714

6,079
6,133
6,110
6,097
6,181

4,379
4,403
4,377
4,359
4,441

3,163
3,203
3,259
3,401
3,38S

2,702
3,705
3,697
2,697
2,684

1,484
1,455
1,487
1,493
1,467

780
809
837
800
833

438
421
438
438
491

iQjSoa

35§oa

e®36
March,,
April.... a e a . . ............
May . . . O . . . D . » . . . . < > < > . ......
Juiy e ...» ......too........
October., „ . < > 0 „ „ 0 „ 0 „ < , „ „ „ . . .

a), 119
30,239
20,380

-

6937
March.......................
April.....................
May.......................

Noy©iFib@ip ..,,<,..,. <> 0 Q 0
Deosifibsip . o o o o o t » e > < , B o » . * *

D938
March. .... ................
April

July......................
AUgUSt 0 « e . O . » . » C , S , 0 5 0 C . O * . . .

333

ssa

B939

March. 0 . . . 0 . 0 , O O O O B . o 0 . . s .
April. .....to..........*..
May. 0 o D ..... o ..... o
June o . DO. o o e . • • * < > « . < > • . . . * .
July.
Septerotosr B S . * D . O . . Q O . « . . .
October. „ „ . . . . . . e ....
Novembar. ...... . . . < > . . « . < > . .

For footnotes, see p. 187.




56

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE—LIFE INSURANCE-Continued
ASSOCIATION OF L I F E INSURANCE PRESIDENTS
Insurance written

YEAR AND MONTH

1

Total

Industrial

Group

Premium col lections'

Value

P o l i c i e s and certificates*

Ordinary

Total

6roup

| in*-

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average
average
average
average
average
average
average .....
average

1921
1932
1923
1934
1925
1926
1937
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

Total

Annuities

Industrial

Group

Ordinary

Thousands of dollars

Thousands
1913
1014
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920

Ordinary

78

460
491
517
521
548
569
682
739

3
4
7
12
26
26
40
38

380
410
429
415
414
433
465
500

77
82
94
108
110
177
201

average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average

720
767
888
926
1,058
1,061
1,082
1,159

10
21
35
30
46
63
42
47

550
582
662
70-4
804
782
824
867

485,982
160
550,724
163
191
676,630
193
734,779
308
884,361
216
940,359
217
930,806
245 1,009,397

average
average
average
average.....
average
average
average

1,224
1,175
1,186
1,073
1,036
1,100
1,084

52
47
35
29
23
31
41

902
856
882
796
766
806
791

948
995
1,149
1,113
1,096
1,080

30
24
32
30
47
37

703
769
890
868
821
805

1,045
1,003
953
1,067
1,090
1,058

55
29
30
35
29
54

1,050

191,242
193,742
205,517
242,462
281,856
300,946
487,013
580,014

1,736
3,790
3,927
6,560
14,861
20,555
35,4a5
35,478
9,257
23,036
43,337
49,814
83,232
87,550

s

51,909
55,317
58,128
58,645
61,484
66,099
77,901
93,044

137,597
134,736
143,462
177,256
205,510
214,292
373,647
451,492

48,981
51,331
53,963
58,283
64,392
69,906
82,183
95,762

97
143
308
536
991
1,498

10,778
11,580
12,421
13,280
14,440
15,807
18,088
20,342

38,168
39,699
41,445
44,800
49,544
53,563
63,105
73,923

111,361

104,813
118,233
143,338
163,630
196,598
213,838
222,278
224,377

371,912
409,455
480,955
531,336
604,431
638,970
639,830
673,659

103,901
114,798
129,745
144,895
164,363
178,090
196,440
215,959

1,545
1,621
2,092
3,618
4,417
4,980
5,420
7,332

22,587
35,751
30,057
34,178
39,119
44,688
50,189
55,209

79,769
87,426
97,596
108,099
120,828
128,423
140,832
153,419

270 1,063,971
272 1,028,355
269
916,929
752,978
248
248
646,986
712,762
363
730,616
253

98,780
91,014
66,347
52,262
29,767
41,420
55,429

241,513
237,594
333,097
206,439
193,406
310,603
310,107

733,678
699,747
617,485
494,277
423,813
460,740
465,080

230,661
242,963
334,782
345,436
235,936 i
348,789 i
258,978

7,659
13,393
13,976
19,774 :
31,145
30, 7*"

9,311
7,998
8,397
7,897
7,829
8,493
9,154

58,655
63,663
63,435
62,019
56,909
56,731
56,244^

162,696
164,643
169,557
161,545
151,424
152,420
156,858

215
302
227
316
229
238

681,451
661,945
771,311
741,366
749,138
768,076

40,981
30,498
56,213
37,313
59,130
43,095

193,344
312,055
246,011
244,356
230,464
233,333

447,126
419,392
469,087
459,797
459,544
492,648

2S3,709
250,063
359, 941
2185 049
350,655
351,841

51,896
25,558
30,781
30,487
30,380
27,571

10,835
9,451
9,790
10,679
9,365
9,700

53,805
56,345
58,233
47,959
55,009
58,926

107,172
158,809
161,147
158,924
155,901
155,644

767
771
725
809
853
777

233
202
198
333
308
327

749,491
668,638
630,831
715,361
709,051
805,077

79,323
39,540
35,601
40,507
43,124
80,570

230,872
331,692
208,001
233,465
236,846
216,363

449,496
407,406
387,239
442,389
429,081
508,144

255,954
235,996 !
235,486 '
239,313 i
310,380
360,342

33,673
26,182
25,555
27,101
25,593
67,687

10,047
9,054
10,109
9,046
9,261
11,892

51,533
58,685
52,490
54,734
57,440
100,271

161,712
143,075
137,332
148,432
148,087
180,392

36

796

317

720,970

48,733

224, a% 447,603

258,469

33,455

9,936

58,776

156,302

893
952
1,174
1,085
1,066
1,027

25
28
51
36
30
51

670
711
862
807
789
735

197
212
263
241
237
341

670,390
711,478
917,442
834,366
803,131
824,470

42,051
40,3-46
77,956
57,023
74,766
87,861

195,405
213,231
258,087
346,589
239,733
234,113

433,934
459,001
581,399
530,755
488,623
512,496

353,037 !
252,163
295,231 j
274,450
247,640
285,179

35,512
27,297
31,807
25,730
25,830
365380

10,000
11,186
12,925
10,840
10,319
11,400

57,386
56,917
66,397
74,637
54,556
63,130

159,339
156,762
174,092
163,343
156,935
165,270

945
938
871
982
916
929

59
40
25
28
24
44

668
687
646
741
689
674

217
213
300
313
303
311

743,716
703,123
637,595
701,038
681,376
764,803

93,863
62,185
49,931
45,437
43,238
87,386

204,121
210,898
197,339
326,243
311,409
313,976

445,732
430,040
390,335
439,358
437,729
463,441

253,191 ;
215,561
230,770 i
237,522
251,013
337,493 ]

27,987
2-4,167
22,396
23,243
25,325
46,538

11,037
10,9B9
10,616
10,066
10,751
12,568

56,097
61,131
54,438
53,444
61,413
03,441

158,070
149,274
143,320
150,769
153,524
1R5,946

981

38

723

220

749,410

63,411

230,012 465,987

361,853 j

28,518

11,058

63,573

159,704

793
766
878
833
892
784

20
25
30
16
24
30

597
577
S-56
643
648
580

176
164
302
175
230
174

31,401
41,671
33,050
37,815
43,076
45,076

179,975
174,093
198,035
193,131
191,648
170,313

377,789
373,644
441,067
386,529
384,083
382,385

261,842
346,708 1
274,377
255,403
2^4,629
218,072

32,4-44
23,354
34,804
21,665
21,662
36,399

12,131
10,043
12,656
11,603

720
712
760
822
865
1,089

12
18
16
34
71

511
518
582
598
608
755

197
176
161
300
323
264

589,165
589,407
672,142
617,475
618,807
597,773
528,452
550,960
519,932
592,432
671,262
974,930

387,110
245,298
237,697
334,120
348,595
355,603

606

19-4

626,894

405,619

263,280

66,779
32,652
19,366
20,905
28,515
50,208
29,901

10,423
10,608
10,408
9,980
10,001
12,148

36

153,392
156,304
173,641 ;
179,553 i
182,690 :
236,085
181,571

356,401
361,213
321,367
380,591
444,818
657,541

826

18,659
33,443
24,921
33,288
43,754
91,294
39,701

60,996
58,314
58,003
66,589
61,021
50,103
56,737
00,073
60,695
57,353
55,034
96,493

11,041

63,276

156,271
154,397
178,724
155,546
161,106
164,552
153,171
151,965
147,228
145,982
155,045
196,754
160,062

648
675
842
716
812
841

30
33
33
30
33
134

357
399
499
464
496
461

362
252
310
332
283
245

729,937
570,491
645,019
550,666
604,445
739,749

51,899
40,365
45,205
35,981
43,378
194,223

99,363
109,871 i
138,396
139,051
137,073
138,568

578,675
430,355
461,418
385,634
434,094
406,958

377,890 i
230,374 i
287,539 j
2-43,414
257,965
368,472

35,905
22,491
35,817
19,838
22,809
35,496

12,914
11,667
13,019
10,450
11,302
11,528

65,146
56,981
63,960
61,263
59,846
61,255

163,895
159,235
185,743
151,863
164,008
170,193

687
942
642
790
734
728

36
261
34
51
41
59

427
431
417
484
455
443

234
350
200
355
228
335

506,380
584,595
509,897
637,675
587,498
646,545

33,862
83,901
59,401
75,939
44,037
105,030

118,318
119,068
115,935
135,769
128,131
134,662

348,077
2-14,706
234,418
238,493
347,397
355,983

55,554
54,271
59,970
57,055
52,800
106,663

154, 314
155,671
144,880
149,777
100,331
185,969

61

444

348

608,575

66,935

123,675

37,712
33,472
18,2-48
20,879
23,412
59,082
36,347

10,497
11,392
11,330
10,781
10,854
13,270

754

364,300
381,626
334,561
425,977
415, 350
416,853
417,975

11,575

62,814

162, 157

ao AQC

OO,030

1936
March
April
May
Juno
July
October

Monthly average

1937
February
March
April
May
July
August
November
December

1938
March
April
May
July
October
November

10, mo
11,048

1939
March
April
May
July
Augus t
November

For footnotes, see pp. 187, 188.




362,891

57

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE—LIFE INSURANCE-Continued
L I F E INSURANCE SALES RESEARCH BUREAU
Ordinary Insurance w r i t t e n 1

YEAR AND MONTH
Total

Eng i and

Middle
Atlantic

East
North
Central

West
North
Central

Soutfo
Atlantic

East
Soyth
Central

Wast
South
Central

Mountain

Pacific

Thousands of dollars

Lapse
ratas^

1925-26^100

1923 monthly average. . „ .
10S4 monthly average.,..
19S5 monthly average ... *
1926 monthly average. . . .
1927 monthly average..,.
1938ffionthlyaverage. . . .

645,209
691,691
786,808
819, OfH)
829,640
868,644

45,489
49,022
55,157
58,003
58,238
62,046

175,188
198,901
227,370
237,457
344,849
360,258

140,877
149,587
167,529
177,154
183,868
194,161

71 ,'260
71,643
82,964
85,159
84,199
87,777

60,436
01,863
72,957
75,435
75,327
74,722

33s 3^
33,063
37,553
38,632
37,891
39,124

51,395
54,651
61,868
63,714
60,060

16,768
17,863 •
19,493
20,040
19s 853
•20,800

•50,521
55,099
61,998
63,456
65,355
66,811

100
100
103
96

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1933

935,4T?
895,995
781,355
627, ©56
650,519
606,8(38
606,7i30

65,956
63,282
59,439
48,220
44,679
46,102
46,080

'281,908
277,356
250,799
201,881
169,380
184,501
181,302

213,483
198,956
173,814
140,065
123,180
136,699
136,788

93,028
90,373
76,364
.59,091
54,550
59,294
.58,868

77,489
75,263
66,045
51,620
44,960
53,018
54,431

40,342
36,354
38,583
32,513
21,959
23,032
23,430

66,589
08,323
47,909
41,027
38,446
44,414
44,324

23,172
21 , 988
17,848
14,090
11,975
14,468
14,735

73,511
74,'204
60,554
49,179
41,390
45,340
47,903

97
114
119
141
130
126
133

•579,8136
503,218
650,663
631,311
617,573
662,4§4

47,008
43,273
48,700
45,463
46,618
49,436

173,627
173,474
197,350
189,916
184,239
197,853

133 , 337
128,074
148,899
140,349
136,599
145,035

57,915
50,907
01,537
60,353
61,107
65,788

48,350
47,988
56,600
57,431
55,579
57,516

20,977
19,546
23,610
32,763
A 1,871
24,271

39,191
40,677
46,789
45,675
45,276
51,043

145,969
14,977
18,724
17,154
16,335
17,8§4

44,46S
43,700
•53,453
92*338
49,959
53,636

99

633 , 531
561,138
533,430

182,610
154,867
148,137
181,699
176,138
193,214

143,245
125,943
119,454
141,649
135,692
161,468

64,010
57,041
50S.517
58,856
56,447
68,588

179,426

138,186

59,422

56,822
51,907
51,360
55,777
53,985
64,253
54,789

24,311
31,731
23,875
34,105
23,860
28,511
33,303

45,323
42,775
42,120
41,824
44,037
54,599

012,039

46,182
38,375
37,988
46,536
48,667
49,432
45,473

44,944

17,463
17,034
14,682
15,995
15,826
19,308
16,521

53,698
51,465
45,397
49,181
49,374
65S297
50,085

580,650
606,473
764,348
705,633
838,949
680,031

50,161
51,701
SI, 153
•53,386
49,934
51 , 163

180,104
189,961
230,286
209,641
189,557
195,950

133,828
140,933
177,642
159,775
181,797
136, 119

52,452
53,336
68,895
65,711
62,869
65,874

49,758
•54,708
64,163
03 , 871
60,375
60,466

30,514
19,580
38,742
27,335
38, 187
37,100

38,772
3§,487
53,513
49,993
49,300
30,526

13,967
13,970
19,097
18,873
17,402
17,379

41 s 100
42j798
61c,038
573038
51 s-538
55P514

92

599,893
575,119
•531, SS9
585,394
581,636
663,928

43,087
39,822
37,114
41,121
40,243
4S,7S3

166,840
154,683
140,059
166,272
162,363
170,358

138,015
134,394
131,896
134,604
135,257
150,718

61,038
58,014
53,893
58,844
59,092
70,902

54,783
33,213
49,560
51,543
51,328
61,477

34,511
34,376
33,498
23,109
23,686
26,663

45,427
41,595
41,895
44,142
44,018
56,504

17,034
17,321
14,664
16,349
16,736
30,266

51,188
51,801
48S630
49,511
49s 903
58,31®

99

627,789

46,798

180,173

144,415

60,909

06,263

34,.535

46,264

16,905

51,535

98

510,208
303,939
585,783
517,000
507,432
513,1199

36,140
36,090
43,284
37,945
34,966
34SS39

146,225
142,675
161,971
145,088
139,222
142,353

116S964
110,336
125,785
108,644
105,165
109,024

•51,361
50,934
58,405
92,098
92,344
52 ,,836

44,398
45,192
54,001
47,987
48,518
48,37B

19,534
19,039
24,688
21,225
30,514
20,877

41, W
45 ,,811
53 , 828
43,397
48,680
45,711

13,757
13,371
16,371
14,631
14,092
14,&76

40,423
40,711
47,853
43,797
43,931
44,808

107

469,983
484,307
444,c'315
502,658
585,093
902,741

31,752
30,954
28,643
34,756
43,989
61 , 883

123,127
127,334
118,298
144,417
175,485
281,685

101 3 639
100,148
93 , 236
106,395
123,754
188,369

51,683
•53,913
46,771
50,837
57,794
93,598

43,083
47,142
42,488
46,700
02,065
78,738

17,608
18,891
19,566
19,008
33,573
33,643

43,857
46,798
43,706
44,128
45,381
67s 709

14,087
15,001
13,601
13,654
15,104
22,278

41,314
45,195
40,gS8
42,759
48S048
74S818

101

543,1384

37,887

153,823

115,790

56,073

49,874

31,313

47,680

15,088

46,198

104

729,78*1
332,033
577, 303
495,650
532,089
534,925

58,827
43,632
44,832
37,658
40,608
41 , 314

194,457
140,911
159,747
140,175
148,804
142,293

174,370
123,242
130,647
109,638
117,143
116,689

76,498
54,148
55,913
49,272
53,372
53,078

63,300
48,038
S3,03G
45,771
30,104
51,134

27,101
20,386
32,845
19,070
21,059
21,811

53,302
42,233
45,99?
38,401
42,231
40,791

17,806
13,677
15,848
13,633
14,406
14,935

84,205
46,765
4B,304
42,002
44,372
42,880

03

91
93

monthly
monthly
ncnthly
oonthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

Average. . . .
average. . . .
average....
average. . . .
a'verage....
average. , . .
average....

1936
RSapeho . < > . . « o . 0
April 0 9 0 . . o 9 . , . 8
May.

„

Julv... *..*...........<>.

003,036
694,070
Monthly averagfe

,0

.

97
98

1937
Fsbruftry 9 . . . . . . a . B . « 9 l > .
March
April
...„
May
julv

<, s . „ . „ . a o

SBptsffibsi1 * > . a
OCtOtofl5"o t t , a t

*t

1938
Januiiry » • , • > < > » .
0 .....
February. ...............
March
April
May

..eta..

July * • * . , > . . » .
Septsifltoey
October
November

«*.o

anno

BOOaoaBee

1939

M&rcti
April
Mflv

Julv

5-™

* °e °

.. .

Octobsr

Monthly average «,=> < , „ . . . < , °




51*003
56,672

18,277
19,729
19,741
19,413
30,133
34, 833

37 , 658
38,831
36, 567
40,088
40,588
45,996

13*659
14,843
12,756
14,743
14,043
17,347

38,412
42,437
38,740
44,238
42,736
48,825

30,498

21,149

41,881

14,810

45,1©0

462,423
479, 794
442, 597
543,991
537, 951
567, 212

36,030
34,364
33S493
43,136
41,938
39,378

124,598
123,012
118,743
152,548
150,742
148,888

102,981
107,019
93, 351
122,888
122,523
126,840

48,575
51,080
45,611
54,339
54,346
59,043

42,233
48,480
43,595

535,463

41,269

145,410

120,694

54,598

For footnotes, see p. 188=

'

58

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE—MONETARY STATISTICS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES 1

YEAR AND MONTH

Argentina2
(peso)

Belgium 5 B r a z i l *
(belga) ( m l l r e i s )

British
India3
(rupee)

Canada
(dollar)

C h i l e * Colombia 7
(peso)
(peso)

8
France8 Germany
(franc) (relchsmark)

ltaly u
(lira)

Japan' 2 Mexico'*
(yen)
(peso)

Netherlands^"
(guilder)

Sweden15
(krona)

United
Kingdom
(pound)

0.391
.344

0.255
.305

4.426
3.664

In dollars per unit of foreign currency
1919 monthly average. .
1930 monthly average..
1,921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928

0.990
.907

0.128
.074

0.267
.225

0.403
.389

0,956
.893

0.226
.185

0.137
.070

0.030
.018

0.114
.050

0.512
.504

.012
.002
( )
.230
.238
.238
.238
.239

.043
.048
.046
.044
.040
.039
.052
.053

.482
.478
.486
.412
.410
.471
.474
.464

0.487
.485
.485
.494
.483
.472
.431

.336
.385
.391
.382
.402
.401
.401
.403

.223
.262
.266
.365
.268
.268
.268
.268

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average. .
average..
average . .
average . .
average . .
average. .
average . .
average. .

.730
.818
.786
.781
.914
.921
.963
.965

,074
.077
.052
.016
.048
.034
.139
.139

.131
.129
.102
.109
.122
.144
.118
.120

.262
.287
.311
.318
.363
.363
.363
.365

.896
.985
.980
.987
1.000
1.000
1.000
.999

.121
.122
.122
.105
.116
.121
.121
.121

0.985
.977
.977

.075
.082
.061
.052
.048
.032
.039
.039

1929 monthly
1930 monthly
1931 monthly
1932 monthly
1933 Monthly
1934 monthly
1935 monthly

average . .
average. .
average . .
average. .
average. .
average. .
average..

.951
.835
.667
.584
.728
.336
.327

.139
.140
.140
.139
.179
.233
.184

.118
.107
.070
.071
.080
.084
.083

.362
.361
.337
.263
.318
.379
.370

.992
.998
.964
.881
.920
1.010
.995

.121
.121
.121
.079
.077
.101
.051

.966
.965
.966
.953
.817
.618
.560

.039
.039
.039
.039
.050
.066
.066

.238
.239
.236
.237
.305
.394
.403

.052
.052
.052
,051
.067
.086
.082

.461
.494
.489
.281
.256
.297
.287

.4B2
.471
.355
.319
.281
.377
.278

.402
.4(12
.402
.403
.517
.674
.677

.268
.269
.253
.185
.220
.360
.253

.331
.333
.331
.330
.331
.334

.169
.170
.170
.109
.169
.169

.084
,084
.085
.086
.086
.086

.375
.377
.375
.373
.375
.379

.999
1.001
.998
.995
.998
.997

.051
.051
.051
.051
.051
.051

.574
.583
.572
.570
.570
.569

.066
.067
.066
.066
.066
.066

.404
.407
.404
.402
.403
.403

.080
.080
.080
.079
.079
.079

.290
.291
.289
.289
.291
.294

.278
.278
.278
.278
.278
.278

.682
.687
.684
.679
.676
.677

.256
.258
.256
,255
.256
.359

October

.335
.335
.336
.327
.326
.327

.169
.169
.169
.168
.169
.169

.085
.085
.086
.087
.087
.087

.379
.379
.380
.370
.369
.371

.999
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.001
1.001

.051
.052
.052
.052
.052
.052

.569
.569
.565
.565
.571
.574

.066
.066
.063
.047
.046.
.047

.403
.402
.401
.402
.402
.402

.079
.079
.079
.055
.053
.053

.293
.294
.294
.286
.286
.285

.278
.278
.278
.277
.278
.278

.681
.679
.662
.536
.540
.546

.259
.359
.260
.253
.253
.253

5.022
5.026
5.036
4.898
4.888
4.908

Monthly average . . * * • •

.331

.169

,086

.375

.999

.051

.571

.061

.403

.073

.290

.278

.645

.256

4.971

.327
.326
.326
.328
.329
.329

.169
.169
.168
.1&9
.169
.169

.087
.087
.087
.087
.087
.087

.371
.370
.369
.371
.373
.372

1.000
1.000
1.001
1.001
1.001
.999

.052
.052
.052
.052
.052
.052

.574
.572
.570
.570
.570
.570

.047
.047
.046
.045
.045
.044

.402
.402
.402
.402
.402
.401

.053
.053
.053
.053
.053
.053

.285
.285
.285
.286
.288
.287

.278
.278
.278
.278
.278
.278

.548
.547
.547
.548
.549
.550

.253
.252
.252
.253
.255
.254

4.907
4.894
4.885

.331
.332
.330
.330
.333
.333

.168
.168
.168
.169
.170
.170

.087
.087
.087
.087
.088
<«>

.375
.376
.374
.374
.377
.377

.999
1.000
1.000
1,000
1.001
.999

.052
.052
,052
.052
.052
.052

.570
.570
.570
.570
.560
.542

.038
.038
.035
.033
.034
.034

.402
.402
.401
.402
.404
.403

.053
.053
.053
.053
.053
.053

.289
.290
.289
.289
.291
.291

,278
.278
.278
.278
.278
.278

.551
.552
.551
.553
.555
.556

.256
.257
.255
.255
.358
.258

4.967
4.982
4.953
4.955
4.996
4.996

.330

.169

.087

.373

1.000

.052

.567

.040

.402

.053

.288

.278

.530

.255

4.944

.333
.335
.332
.332
.331
.331

.169
.170
.169
.169
.168
.170

.056
.058
.059
.059
.059
.059

.377
.379
.376
.374
.371
.367

1.000
1.000
.997
.994
.992
.989

.052
.052
.052
.052
.052
.052

.555
.551
.546
.548
.554
.554

.033
.033
.031
.031
.028
.028

.403
.404
.402
.402
.402
.403

.053
.053
.053
.053
.053
.053

.291
.290
.289
.290
.289
.289

.278
.278
.256
.231
.223
.209

.557
.560
.556
.556
.554
.553

.258
.259
.257
.257
.256
.256

4.984

.329
.325
.320
.318
.314
.311

.169
.169
.169
.169
.169
.168

.059
.058
.059
.058
.059
.059

.368
.364
.358
.356
.353
,349

.994
.996
.994
.991
.992
.991

.052
.052
.052
.052
.052
.052

.562
.566
.567
.571
.571
.570

.028
.027
.027
.027
.026
.036

.402
.401
.400
.400
.400
.401

.053
.053
.053
.053
.053
.053

.287
.284
.280
.278
.274
.272

.201
.197
.195
.197
.300
.199

.550
.546
.539
.544
.543
.544

.254
.252
.048
.246
.243
.241

4.804
4.768
4.708
4.670

.326

.169

.058

.366

.994

.052

.560

.029

.402

.053

.285

.221

.550

.252

4.889

.311
.312
.312
.312
.312
.312

.169
.169
.168
.168
.170
.170

.059
.059
.059
.060
.061
.061

.349
.350
.351
.350
.349
.349

.992
.095
.996
.995
.996
.998

.052
.052
.052
.052
.052
.052

.571
,570
.570
.570
.570
.572

.026
.026
.026
.026
.026
.026

.401
.401
.401
.401
.401
.401

.053
.053
.053
.053
.053
.053

.272
.273
.273
.273
.273
.273

.195
.200
.200
.200
.200
.198

.542
.536
.631
.531
.536
.532

.340
.241
.241
.241
.241
.241

4.660
4.686
4.685

.312
.311
(2)
.298
.298
.298

.170
.170
.170
.167
.165
.166

.349
.344
.299
.303
.301
.300

.570
.571
.571
.572
.572
.570

.026
.026
.023
.023
.022
.022

.533
.535
.533
.531
.531
.531

.2-41
.340
.338
.338
.238
.238

.W71

-DOS

.053
.053
.051
.050
.050
.050
_r\R9

.171
.168
.190
.202
.205
.182

_fKa

.401
,399
.399
.401
.401
.401
.<ini

.273
.269
.235
.235
.234
.234

.160

.998
.995
.913
.893
.878
.876
.ufin

.052
.052
,052
.052
.052
.052

.ana

.061
.061
.061
.061
.061
.061
.ftfin

.afift

.mi

.R.13

.am

J0

3. 849
4.42!)
4.575

4.417

4.829
4.858

4.861
4.866
4.857
4.862
4.535

3 .506

4,237
5.039
4.902

1936

March
April.
Mav
July

Atunist ................

4.963
5.000

4.971
4.943
4.970

5.019

1937

March
April
Mav
July
October

4.916

4.940
4.936

1938

March
April
May
JU]y

September ..........*•*
October
November

5.000

5.018

4.981

4.967
4.958
4.929

4.881

1939

March
April
Mav
Jtlly

For footnotes, see p. 188.




-M3

4.681
4.681

4,682

4.681
4.611
3.995

4.011

3.925
3.930
4..43S

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE—MONETARY STATISTICS—Continued
GOLD
Foreign movement^

|jUsna=>

tary
stock,
ft$. J

YEAR AND MONTH

Production"

Domestie reReported month l y
ceipts
Net
Estimated,
(unrere! ease Exports Imports world total,
United
outside
from
Total
Africa
Canada fined) 5
States
at mint
sana&rk
U.S.S.R.

Millions
of dollars

Thousands of dollars

Fine
ounces

CUR
RENCY
IN
CIRCULATION*
Millions
of dollars

SILVER
Ex~
ports?

Smports ?

Thousands of
dollars

Price
at
New
York®
Dollars per
fine ounce

1914
1015
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920

Monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average = . .
average. . . .
average....
average....
average....
average
average ....

1 536
2,035
2,556
-503
2,868
4,305
2,873 -3,889
2,7OT
10,619
2,639 =12,085

7,650
18S551
2,619
12S983
30,890
3,422
3GS682
26,841

5,309
4,782
37,663
57,166
46,038
53170
6,378
34,756

36,129
34,314
36,976
36,077
33,548
31,066
29,571
27,688

148,090
155,083
157,830
133,597
112,495
86,472
71,093
62,377

3,CQ3
3,302
3,679
4,086
4,951
' 5,091
5,325

5,231
4S300
4,467
5S883
7,011
21SO71
19 , 918
9,468

4S445
5,948
7,451
7,338

OoBSS
.3318
-497
,657
= 814
.968
1.111
1.009

1921
1932
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average....
average ....
average ....
average ....
average ....
average....
average....
average....

3,373
1,558
3j,643
-308
3,957
58
4,, 313 -3,518
4, ,112
2,687
4, ,305 »3,191
4..093 -13,346'
3,854
p,960

1,991
3,073
3,387
5,137
21,887
9,642
16,788
46,730

57,604
22,931
26,893
36,643
10,689
17,792
17,295
14,075

27,445
36,366
30,215
31,133
31,078
31,623
31,646
31,868

65,253
70,421
67,537
70,529
68,802
67,210
80,938
81,603

4,403
4,530
4,757
4,760
4,817
4,808
4,716
4,686

4,298
5,234
6,039
93158
8S261
7,688
6,302
7,383

5^370
5?901
6,204
6,163
5,383
5,800
4,089
5,676

.627
.675
.649
.668
=601
.631
.564
.582

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average ....
average. . . .
average ....
average ....
average....
average ....
average....

3,997 -4,617
4..308
-300
4,173 -26S737
4 ,286 38,133
48C36 =4,835
6,879
8, ,338
18
10,125

9,715 24^304
6,664 33,004
38,900 51,010
©7,461 30,276
S03354 16,100
4S3S7 98,889
163 145,082

31,878
33,424
35,535
38,175
39,105
©8,584
73,544

29,353
30,438
32,191
34,455
34,267
58,941
63,665

19,461 3,804
20,058 3,937
20,400 4,137
31,714 4S219
20,939 4,404
34,147 9,016
35,279 10,527

3,323
3,621
4,641
5,344
5,081
8,669
9,581

81,551
99,375
109,535
121,088
127,487
107,890
137,635

4,578
4,603
5,360
5,388
5,519
5,536
5,883

6,951
4,513
2S207
1,154
1,587
1,379
1,567

5,338
3,563
2,389
1,637
5S019
8,560

^J!®£^L

.530
.303
.387
.379
.347
.400
.643

10,182 -=1,746
10,167 =9,506
98910,184
=155
10,225
10,402 -3,248
10,608 -24,781

338 45,981
7,002
33,637
7,795
3S315
51 28,106
5 169,957
77 377,851

75 , 590
74,478
77,928
779666
79,211
80,819

64,438
63,074
66,301
66,296
67,764
69,263

36,408.
35,239
36,938
36,302
37,075
37,340

10,375
9,830
11,149
11,242
12,074
13,077

9,7&4
9,367
10,517
10,532
10,846
11,133

120,712
125,539
156,435
163,674
181,140
157,081

5,737
5,846
5,877
5,886
5,953
6,241

1,753
1,341
2,337
535
203
197

58,483
17,536
8,115
4,480
4S98©
23 Sfi81

=473
.448
044S
oM9
,449
.448

2,2®
10,648
10,716 -11,945
10,845 =-28,805
11,045 -11,353"
11,184
2,936
11,258
=668

693 16,074
32 67,524
42 171,866
117 218,929
127 75,962
99 57,070

85,435
83,523
84,734
86,456
82,334
83,346

73,898
73,045
72,925
74,819
70,600
71,666

38,228
38,342
38,319
38,675
37,453
38,295

15,171
13,756
14,409
15,950
13,369
13,106

11,339
11,568
11,635
11,749
11,229
11,813

284,140
238,557
237,630
373,318
230,645
196,248

6,162
65,227
6,267
6,351
6,466
6S543

138
143
1,704
1,468
1,611
536

6,574
16,637
8,363
36, 931
4,451
2,367

.44S
.448
=448
=448
*4&4
.484

997

15,335

.451

3,113
1,811
1,846
1,668
1,841
1,144
214
378
285
380
527
236
1,004

3S846
14,080
9,588
"SSS31
3,165

.44-9
.448
=451
.455
.450
.448

4S476
4,964
8,4S?
5,701
10,633
23S151
7,656

=448
c448
.448
.448
.448
.448

6,320
6,334
6,355
6,397
6,467
6,461

355
333
101
250
317
354

28,708
15,488
14,440
15S757
17 , 952
19S186

.448
= 448
.444
= 438
,42S
= 438

6,452
6,504
6,633
6,700
6,787
6,856

193
401
1,463
1,209
823
1,344
S90

18,336
4,985
34,098
35,073
34,987
31,533
19,211

0438
.438
.428
.428
.428
.428

1,671
3,054
1,023
2,094
611
303
640
937
1,292
1,773
487
887
1,319

10,328
0,937
7,207
7,143
65152
14,770
5,531
4,365
4,639
7,268
4,183
3,795
7,109

.428
.438
..438
.428
,438
,,420
.349
.360
.370
.357
.348
.300
.391

1,866
2,103
3,874

1336

January . . . . . . . . . . . o c a . . .
March.. „....,....
April
.
May
oo
July „ . . . . < . „

,„

September

«,....

-7,157

3S2S4

95,343

80,960 69,424

37,375 12,709 10,932 193,689

11 121,336
120,336
154,371
215,835
155,366
262,103

84,552
79,734
85,407
83,867
87,S49
87,906

71,281
€6,441
?2,044
70,554
73,920
74,606

38, QSA
36,581
39,036
39,006
38,658
38,808

11,633
10,322
12,681
11,381
14,398
13,186

11,51©
10,867
11,436
11,336
11,917
1S,C88

193,079
155,332
185,768
150,404
236,763
188,174

6,349
6,390
6,,377
6P4S6
6P463
6<,447

206 175,634
169 105,013
129 145,633
232 90,709
30,084 52,194
15,052 33,033

76,396
79,572
75,678
77,739
77,796
76,509

15,020
18,290
15,OS6
16,147
16,0®
14,083
14, 013

13,170 216,321
12,319 320,992
issisa 346,221
12,579 263,129
12,3® 378,883
13,677- 224,049
11,947 321,725

63460
6,524

74,378

39,602
39,571
39,176
39,553
39,171
39,723
38,984

IS , 654
11,919
13,095
12,914
13,358
13 9 763

208,407
174,792
204,278
190,201
237,631
197,528

14,689
14,571
14,291
14,449
14,445
15,231
40,610 14,845 13,783

300,487
286,493
301,593
277,500
333,027
335,337

1937
March
April
May

„

July

November ........... ....

1933
January ............ ...

March
April
May
July ... o

11 ,358
11,436
11 ,574
11,799
11,990
18,318
1£,446
15;, 567
l£Jj741
11!, 803
IK, 774
IS!, 760

-35,544
-5,288
9,343
-8,016
-30,145
-101 , 580
-16,703

13, 756 -1,106
112,776 -18,179
12,795
-614
112,869 -1,199
13,919 -53,947
12,963 -15,490

13,017
13,136
13,760
14, OSS
14,312
14,313

October..

-48,330
-8^000
-399
7,217
26,196
-15,865

-20,942
-38,785
-13,255
-110,177
-7,375
-62,387
-27,788

(3)

39
13'
4
81

3,835

135,960

89,547
90,779
86,884
88,945
89S003
87,715
86,788

5,067
174
20
145
212
131

7,155
8,211
52,947
71,236
52,987
55,438

88,899
84,009
90,877
88,847
91,761
92,626

75,078
70,146
77,240
74,883
77,394
78,139

39,579
37 j 299
40,581
39,451
40,884
40,649

12,856
11,445
13,088
12,577
13,933
12,949

65
17
11
16
14
16

63,880
165,990
'520,907
563,382
177,782
240,542

99,749
99,287
98,637
98,136
99,985
100,043

84,911
84,143
83,279
82,957
84,805
84,337

41,415
41,806
41,393
41,793
41,155
41,316

16,781
169 590
16,937
16,32©
18,579
16,068

491 164,955

94,405 79,768

63555
6,561
6,550

.

245,205

=449

.432

1039

March
April
May.......
July

October

.. . .

14,682
14,874
IB, 398
IS, 791
15,957
16, UO
16,238
16,646
16,932
17,091
17,358
:17,644

Monthly average
For footnotes, see pp. 188, 189.




14,106
-48,553
10,720
"114,842
-251,579
-102,596
-166,212
152,125
2,836
79,516
90,873
-200,811
-44,535

81
15
S3
231
36
19
9
13
15
15
10
11
42

156,427
223,296
365,436
606,027
429,440
240,450
278,645
259,934
336,089
69,740
167,991
451,183
297,888

94,895
91,024
97,687
94,600
98,545
99,511
102,822
107,257
^106,866
'107,489
'103,316
^102,418
^100,528

80,220
76,810
829717
79,789
83,476
83,602
87,150
91,415
*B9,939
090,890
'86,833
'85, 630
'84,871

41,459
39,483
42,873
40,943
43,427
43,467
43,481
44,035
*43,395
'44,106
'44,163
'44,190
'43,835

14,980
13,214
14,424
15,330
15,327
14,520
16,150
16,856
19S637
21,693
17,421
15,845
16,275

14,396
13,684
14,498
14,238
15,133
15,SS7
15,402
15,722
14,753
15,144
14,818
*15,225
'14,858

233,806
195,780
309S778
237,643
219,161
201,111
381,317
282,130
363,866
421,796
374,843
241,879
363, 676

6,653
6,731
6,817
6, 90S
6,967
7,047
7,049
7,171
7,293
7,342
7,483
7,598

60

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE—MONETARY STATISTICS AND CORPORATION PROFITS
CORPORATION PROFITS

MONETARY STATISTICS

Federal Reserve Bank of Hew York*

Sliver
Refinery stocks,
end of month 7

Product! on J

Industrial corporations5

YEAR AND MONTH
World

5

Can-5
ada

Mex- United
ico States

Canada

United
States

Total
(168
cos.)

Autos,
parts,
and
accessories
(28 cos.)

Food
Chemi- products
cals
and
(13 bevercos. ) ages
(19 cos.)

Machin- Metals
MIsPeery and
celmachine and tro- Steel tanmanufac- m i n i n g leum
eous
(12 (13 cos.) (55
turing
(17 cos.) cos,) cos. )
cos.)

(II

5 567
6,038
6,247
6 301
5,978
5,651

1917 monthly average..
1918 monthly average..

14,861
15,802
15,009
15,620
17,017

1920 monthly average..

14,433

1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1938

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average..
average..
average..
average..
average..
average..
average. ,
average..

14,323
17,544
20,014
19,898
20,141
21,094
21,093
21,265

1,129
1,552
1,550
1,645
1,686
1,864
1,895
1,828

5,372
6,756
7,568
7,630
7,743
8,191
8,715
9,045

4,431
4,687
5,514
5,353
5,115
5,077
4,951
4,679

840
682
439
675
634
941
608
1,011

312
814
346
1,060
365
326
353
1,011 291.4

108.0 23.8

22.1

13.2

1939
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average..
average..
average..
average..
average..
average. .
average . .

21,900
21,045
16,730
14,269
14,140
15,541
17,878

1,929
2,204
1,714
1,529
1,266
1,368
1,385

9,058
8,767
7,172
5,775
5,675
6,179
6,299

5,015
4,186
3,632
3,064
1,746
2,303
3,194

837
179
1,273
1,651
1,758
2,743
658

529 337.2
960 190.7
6,309 d 68.4
5,931 34.9
5,374 42.7
1,146 77.2
1,058 139.4

96.6
45.8
32.0
12.2
21.3
23.7
56.3

30. 2
22.7
17.3
10.6
16.1
30.0
24.8

25.3
23.3
30.5
14.9
16.6
18.0
16.9

15,4
8.9
1,1
d
3. 6
.5
4.4
6.5

19,501
20,652
21,259
19,497
.... 19,773
21,374
20,003
21,504
21,846
21,614
21,339
19,594
21,056

1,344
1,414
1,845
1,499
1,276
1,450
1,662
1,543
1,726
3,083
1,357
1,619
1,538

6,862
7,159
6,840
5,783
6,710
7,157
6,457
7,850
7,078
5,417
6,400
3,748
6,455

4,374
5,056
5,339
5,046
4,754
5,293
4,616
4,733
5,524
6,391
5,561
6,165
5,237

570
730
755
638
691
409
345
317
545
510
403
1,023

1,109
1,873
1,757
1,834
1,316
1,151
1,101
1,535
779
1,247
985
1,050

73.0 26.2

16.1

8.2

33,233
20,849
22,612
20,505
21,536
34,845
23,427
26,216
22,487
21,345
22,877
21,330
22,929

1,253
1,539
1,661
1,346
1,467
1,228
2,317
2,367
2,271
2,536
2,176
1,635
11,915

8,765
6,684
7,509
5,731
6,543
10, 140
6,274
8,428
6,460
6,112
6,272
5,760
7,057

5,409
4,965
5,488
5,431
5,280
5,487
6,805
7,441
5,779
4,855
6,682
5,693
5,776

1,512
754
507
939
808
735
537
439
817
852
617
496

1,347
970
821
766
1,303
862
1,127
1,296
1,363
1,064
1,287
1,533

23,553
21,465
24,128
21,197
20,440
22,490
24,071
25,619
20,064
20,154
16,159
19,511
21,911

1,622
1,735
1,729
1,430
1,509
1,603
2,112
2,528
2,202
2,400
2,023
1,552
1,846

8,662
7,144
8,803
7,153
6,344
8,417
9,019
9,334
4,486
4,160
3,781
4,922
. 6,751

5,222
5,083
5,752
5,044
4,813
4,679
4,530
5,596
5,073
5,441
2,879
4,624
4,895

521
903
800
579
495
470
355
488
552
611
633
698

19, 108
21,822
20,070
17,469
18,197
26,122
21,878
22,522
23,634
24,426
22,193
23,491
21,659

1,575
1,454
1,637
1,411
1,559
1,766
3,099
2,703
2,679
2,913
1,898
1,920
1,968

4,281
6,794
4,906
2,515
4,586
10,274
8,004
6,971
6,857
7,931
6,539
6,210
6,331

4,669
5,268
5,067
5,336
3,701
5,493
3,200
4,226
5,145
4,874
5,113
5,716
4,817

676
652
615
295
167
316
250
489
530
715
756
736

1936
January ... . . • . * « . • . . . .
February*
.......
March
April
Mav

..

.

July

August
October
Monthly average
1937
March
April
May
July
Angus t • • » • » * . .

....

October > . . . . . . . >

....

Monthly avorat* e .......

Railways,
class
1
(net
In- 7
come)

Telephones
(net
operating
Income)
(91
cos.)«

Millions of dollars

Thousands of fine ounces

1915 monthly average..

Public
utilities
except
railways
and
telephones
(net
income)
(52 cos.)*

19.$
19.0
18.0
19.3
20.4

4,614

165.1

d

6.0 19.2 45.1

55.1

8.1 21.0 77.2 63.5
3.9 6.4 38.1 41.5
1.1 *9.6 *.5 16.5
* .9 1.3 ^30.8 *3.4
.8 1.6 *L5.2
1.0
3.1 3.6 *5.7 11.2
2.9 7.4 5,6 19.0

3.7

9.1

7.3 21.5

26.7
31^5
34.1
37.7
46.8
S3.0
56.8
63.3

55.8
63.1
29.1
d
37.7
"3.4
"7.4
d
.3

69.4
67.6
W.2
47.7
45.7
47.8
50.2

50.5 *27. 6

55.6
58.7

63.7
60.2
49.7
43.3
40.9
44.0

29.1

20.1

10.9 ^ 3.0 15.6

35.3 39.3

47.6

205.1

54.7 30.5

34.3

10.8

3.5 18.4

38.5 34.4

44,5

66.9

56.9

268.8
224.0

97.2 36.2
87.2 30.5

23.4
20.7

11.3
10.3

6.3 13.0 39.3 43.2
4.1 14,0 35.1 32.1

55.3
49.5

125.9
41.4

67.5
59.7

245.9

69.1 34.6

16.1

14.2

7.2 14.4

49.9 40.4

53.5

15.4

60.3

299.3

98.4

37.1

31.1

16.2

6.3 17.7 56.7 45.7

53.6

23,5

58.6

252.6

60.6

34.4

19.7

14.3

5.7 34.4 50.8 42.7

46.8

42.5

53.5

180.2
344.5

55.2 30.0
70.8 34.0

20.6
19.4

8.5
13.3

4.6 16.7
7.7 36.9
6.0 18.3 41.3 41.4

51.9
51.5

17.2
24.7

55.4
56.7

4.1 16.6

16.0

7.3

1.9 13.6

3.0 13.5

47.7

*K>6.7

50.0

16.8

19.2

5.4

1.0 11.1 *7.3 12.9

44.8

d

52.8

"6.2 21,8

19.9

4.1

1.5 10.7

"7.3 14.9

42.1

78.4
24.8

30.7
21.5

20.4
18.9

5.6
5.6

4.1

4.7 10.3 25.4
10.0 «1.6 16.4

54.1
47.2

69.5

24.2

15.8

6.2

2.1

5.6

6.3 17.3

64.5

64.1 26.4

20.3

5.4

2.7

7.6

7.4 24.3

51.3

22. 2

7.0

3.3 11.9 22.1 28.6

48.6

356.9

123.7

4.5

1938
V tm
March
April
Mav

....

....

July
October

3,608
4,130
6,303 70.0
5,708
6,939
7,313 83.0
7,843
7,887
6,396 59.4
6,824
4,492
2,409 179.6

97.8

22.9

d

74.3

3.6

50.5

54.2
30.3

56.4
52.4

d

43.6

56.4

d

48.2

60.4

57.7

60.1

126.1
33.7

61.8
59.7

d

1939
F b

**

April
Mav
June .......***..*....*
July
.
October. >...... ......
November. . . • • . . . • * • . * .

For footnotes, see pp. 189, 190.




4,075
4,806
7,432 146.9
8,669
9,903
4,935 158.1
6,348
4,180
5,461 MO. 6
3,589
4,638
3,533

13.0

32.5

61

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE—CORPORATION PROFITS AND PUBLIC FINANCE (FEDERAL)

YEAR AND MONTH

CORPORATION PROFITS
Standard S t a t i s t i c s Co., Inc. l
Gross
With adjustment for
Without adjustment for
seasonal variations
seasonal variations
Com- Indus- Rail- U t i l - Com- indus- Rail- U t i l - TotaS
blned trials roads ities b tried || trials roads ities
Index || (i ID CM.) (Class 1) (J3 cos.) index II (us cos.) (Class 1) (13 cos.)

PUBLIC FINANCE (FEDERAL)
debt, end of m o n t h 3
O b l i g a t i o n s f u l l y guaranteed
fey the U, S. G o v e r n m e n t ,
Speeia!
Pufcl!e Issues
amount
outstand I n g by a g e n c i e s 3
issues
tO flOV't
Federal Fam Home Owners' RgeonstrueInter- Won- agencies
Mortgage
Loan
est
Interest and trust Total
tlon Finance
Corporation Corporation Corporation
bearing bearing funds

Quarterly average 1926 <=> 100

Millions of dollars
1,193
1,188
1,191
1,225
2,976
12,244
25,482
24,298
23,976
22,984
22,350
31 , 251
20,516
19,643
18,510
17,604

966
968
970
973
3,713
11,986
25,234
24,061

23,737
22,711
22,008
30,982
20,115
19,180
17,8S2
16,855

337
220
222
353
363
258
247
237
239
253
342
269
305
339
260
286

16,931
16,185
16,801
19,487
2Sa53e
37,053
38 , 701

16,033
15*167
16,229
18,853
31,834
26,084
£7,012

393
264
282
336
381
573
1S056

607
764
291
309
ISO
333
396 3, 053
633 4,494

980
1S387

1,834
2,8®

SO 3 §16
30,320
103,2 31,459
31,425
31 c,036
3,0 109o6

28,884
28,910
29,858
29,868
30^093
33,130

(899
^874"'
868
835
814
7©

733
736
733
732
729
636

4,663
4, 630
4,654
4,676
4,703
4,718

1S399
1,407
1,407
1,411
1S422
1S4S2

2, ill
2,970
2,085
3,013

643
630
637
633
621
633

4,734
4,669
4,667
4,667
4,6@2
4,663

1,422
1,432
1S432
1,422
1,432
1S42S

3,050

31,090
329469
33,458
32,464
33*087

765
757
745
74®
706
707

2S98S

353
353
353
2S3
353
3S3

681
075
664
646
622
635

4,663
43662
4,083
4,660
4,660
4,665

1,422'
1,482
1^433
13422
1,422
1,423

2,088
2,988
2,988
2,987
3,987
2S987

S3
3S2
351
350
3SO
255

602
595
611
591
582
571

683
763
806
883
959
1,558
1,699
1,815
1,803
1,991
2,118
3j,S27

4,703
4,633
4,633
4,834
4,^4
4,645

1,420
1,400
1,400
1S4QQ
1,410
1,410

3,987
2,937
2,937
2,937
3,937
2,937

.SS3
296
'338
^7
S3?

565
553
55©
54©
551 •
580

2,314
3,481
2,518
2,501
3,582
2,67©

4,64©
4,646
4*646
4S647
4,852
4,853

1,410
1,410
1,410
1,410
1,410
1,410

2,937
2,937
S.937
3,937
2,937

•288
899
;299
'399
29®
2@9

34, ©50
34,981
35,755

54®
541
543
535
535
528

2,310
2,943
2,933
2,949
3,090
3,156

5,064
5,015
5,009
5,001
4,993
4S993

1,410
1,410
1,404
1,303
1,388
1,388

3,937
3,888
3,888
3,888
S,888
2,888

510
511
511
311
511
509

39,641
39,864
68,7 *19.8 113.4 39,990
40,068
40,286
62.1 ^36. 9 118.1 40,445

35,863
35,9i9
305994
36,038
36,089
36,133

534
533
543
538
531
554

3S315
3,382
3,454
3,492
3,666
3,770

4f9S7
5 ,410
5,410
58410
5?409
5,450

1,383
1,381
1,381
1,380
1,379
1,379

2,888
3,888
3,888
23888
3,888
2,938

309
819
819
S19
830
830

40,666
"40,896
40,861
41,040
41 9 310
41,961

36,^00
36,261
36,382
36,431
369517
37,234

548
540
516
510
489
496

3,918
,094
S063
,109
,395
,231

8,180
5,583
5,455
5,448
5S707
5,703

1,379
1,379
1,379
1,379
1,269
1,369

3,958
2,858
2,830
2,833
3,817
3,813

830
820
830
830
1,096
1,096

1918 monthly avsrag© • *

1931 iraonthly avoraffe
19!23
1934
1823
1938
1927
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
montWLy
monthly
aonthly

av©rage
average..
62.9
average . . 83.8
average. . 100.0
average..
§5.3
average . . 117.5

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average . . 136.8
average. . 87.8
average „ «
4S-1
average..
9.6
average . . 30o 4
average..
38.1
average . . 56.9

60.4
70.6
67.3
83.6
86,0
87.3
100.0 100.0 100.0
94.1 90.8 108.9
110.3 1CS.2 134.0
119^ 142.®
73.8 127.7
82.6
20.9 123 .6
34.1
J
1.6 ^22. 3 96.9
31.9 & 2.0
97.8
36. S *4.3 88.7
61.4
« . B 93.1

*

139 a 1

....

.....

....

.....

95
204
359
462

180
349
252

8936
March ..,..*.,
April
May. ..................

64.0
93,5

71.0; ^16,4 111,5 66.3
3,7 107,4 84.4

108.1

July................. ,

McntWLy siverag©. 0 » * * a

75.2 ^13.8
96.0

33,436
33,377
83 o© 31.0 123.9 33,831
33,830
33,791
130.7 68,5 147,2 34,405

84.4

89.2

115.1

11406

89oO

05.7

93.9

103.6

9.1 133.4 07,2

110=4

12? *8

13.5 125,1 101*0

34,303
34,601
109,6 13,1 121.3 34,733
34,944
35,216
113.5 13 O a is?,? 36,437

S8.4

111.4

34.6 109,7 95.3

104.4

78,7
95 4

81*4

9.8 135,9 85,4
14 oO 125.8

92*8

108 !l

39.7

106.6 81.7

74.8 168.4
121.0

3,OM

353
253
352
353
2B3
SS3

893?
March
April o . .

O D

o oo o o o o o 0o 0o

May.
July , , . . 0 „ D . o . . „ o . .

Monthly average » . . . .

36 s 719
37,047
36S878
30?959
37,096
9oO 136.3 37,206

19.2 137.7

33S13©
33S164
33*363
33,416
33,633
34,045
84S418
34^638
34S361
34,377
34,489

2m

1938

Aprilo „ . „ < , „ „.-„. . „
May . 0 o o „ o o «, <, . . . . . .

33,8
36. .8

36.6 ^63.0
40.4

112.1 35 ,2

^44,5 IQg.S 34.6

July

March... ..............

38 oS

34.4

76.7

69.3

46.2

45,2

3.0

90.7 3804

31.9 133.0

76.2

18.4 107.1

65.0

^25.4 124.7

63.4

62,0

69,8

S

57.0

6606

63.5

38.6 114.9

July..................

34.2 116.7

mi

75.7
For footnotes, see p. 190.




118.0
79 = 1

37,104
37,59©
32.3
1,6 104. 8 38,395
38,426
38s 607
79.0 29.3 113,2 39,439

34,579
34,603
34*486
34,465
34,291
33, §03
33 g«M
34j>112

S

6004

113.8

37,459
37 , 636
38.7 a49.0 103.0 37,560
37,513
37,4S4
33.8 &4&Q 104.0 37 , 167

74.3

134.9

13.6

122.8

•

62

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE—PUBLIC FINANCE (FEDERAL)-Continued
EXPENDITURES. I N C L U D I N G RECOVERY AND R E L I E F 1

RECEIPTS*
Internal Revenue

YEAR AND MONTH

Total

General
(including
recovery
and r e l i e f )

Revolving
funds,

net

Transfers
to trust
accounts

Debt
retirements

Total ^

Customs

~T
T°t^

B

Social
security
taxese

Taxes from 8
Admissions
to theaters,

etc.

Capital stock
transfers,

etc.

Thousands of dollars
60,376
61 , 257
63,382
61,171
164,807
1,058,153
1,543,575
540 174

60,343
61,223
58,159
65,211
93, 694
305,382
429,355
557,880

26,574
24,360
17,482
17,765
18,830
15,000
15,371
26,909

28,701
31,670
79,690
42,725
67,447
265,503
359,607
450,419

2,917
5,948
6,683
10,411
29,973
192,834!
251,565
328,746

1927 monthly average...
1938 monthly average . , .

461,517
316,275
308,123
292, 223
294,137
298,749
291 , 132
303, 627

468, 744
342, 425
333,928
334,337
315,012
330, 230
344, 118
336,862

25,714
29,704
46,827
45,470
45,630
48,286
50,458
47,416

383,035
267,771
218,706
232,930
215,765
236,470
239,118
232,914

267,171
172,344
139,884
153,512
146,711
165,170
185,416
181,163

1929
193Q
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

320 , 705
332,846
340 966
412,315
360,429
530,912
631,953

354,351
305,706
453,689
549,461

5,156
6,150
41,306
28,777

18,422
10,106
5,929
5,917

34,386
38,467
29,989
47,797

336,104
348,162
265,803
167,144
173,308
259,630
316,706

50,189
48,917
31,530
27,313
20,896
26,120
28,613

244,835
253,275
202,482
130,084
133,702
220,050
273,141

194,226
200,916
155,033
88,111
62,184
68,163
91,593

535,906
488,929
644,212
647,542
694,241
2,438,342

515,430
486,525
639,613
598,680
649,140
710,562

0
3,806
-6,245
0
-3,606
0
31,880
0
38,194
0
43,684 1,673,493

16,669
8,648
8,204
16,983
6,908
10,6tH

227,965
218,307
751,698
230,645
256,117
529,215

33,599
33,087
33,342
32,226
30,268
32,122

176,234
174,357
703,744
187,535
193,143
483,397

35,465
42,947
412,452
35,731
34,955
310,210

661,559
593,062
682,485
680,576
568,946
726,424

552,244
552,896
656,328
660,330
546,733
701,736

27,424
12^439
10,983
12,164
14,719
12,407

76,851
9,637
8,551
4,113
2,938
563

5,039
18,089
6,624
3,969
4,556
11,718

293,887
343,015
499,014
272,172
232,774
517,443

239,931
295,942
449,111
212,623
180,902
460,655

39,121
32,069
288,451
26,898
33,295
285,729

755,740

570,040

918

151,180

33,603

342,996

31,580
34,763
35,554
41,342
35,452
38,698
32,234

292,738

587,322
613,648
815,096
756,929
563,874
1,296,459

520,243
522,617
750,854
672,193
002,318
731,981

18,394
24,348
15,300
22,362
11,025
21,971

45,011
45,110
45,013
45,009
45,324
540,280

283,826
3,675
274,577
21,572
3,930 1,011,740
363,049
17,365
334,642
5,207
867 , 700
2,226

40,518
41,726
52,503
46,252
46,252
41,716

679,999
557,887
703,479
611,442
495,818
680,130

536,820
483,564
603,315
542,080
457,342
607,690

17,893
13,323
15,891
8,707
-17,846
7,352

125,255
61,000
55,000
55,000
55,000
63,000

31
0
29,272
5,655
1,321
2,088

409,161
453,458
788,072
332,760
327,130
865,633

712,198

614,206

16,961

72,367

8,664

533,709
528,329
751,953
642,924
568,613
937,004

472,703
442,262
671,917
613,346
550,367
916,806

3,820
16,852
18,172
8,790
15,514
12,484

56,000
56,000
58,000
19,403
2,200
800

762,697
682,823
764,509
770,311
678,588
870,278

622,146
622,580
696,115
716,036
622,500
809,351

5,308
12,743
10,249
9,003
6,842
3,742

640,941

574,851

693,385
662,464
879,300
786,517
744,899
972,569

1915 monthly average. . .
1918 Monthly average...
1919 monthly average . . .
1920 monthly average.

1923 monthly average . . .

monthly average . * •
monthly ftv^rasrt*. , .
monthly average...
monthly average...
monthly average...
monthly average , . .
monthly average . . .

8

1,659
1,175
1,270
1,367

10

2,863
3,354
1,731
2,011

1936
1,460
1,405
1,355
1,266
1,319
1,532

2,871
4,033
3,911
2,992
2,357
1,566

1,568
1,384
1,670
1,797
1,606
2,195

1,654
2,346
1,932
2,182
2,954
3,178

118,881

0
0
0
85
21
100
(?)

1,538

2,665

213,331
216,975
940,278
300,612
274,987
811,793

42,603
58,432
700,273
57,010
46,532
347,115

2,580
10,424
50,309
77,586
58,699
52,702

1,506
1,473
1,539
1,590
1,537
1,875

3,367
3,743
3,045
3,226
2,169
1,556

40,649
38,790
36,173
36,515
31,513
30,129

331,688
397,146
736,881
281,012
278,567
816,209

57,141
35,397
500,991
40,370
36,849
486,502

53,114
60,474
50,286
52,110
59,812
137,992

1,633
1,599
1,722
1,967
2,243
2,290

1,232
1,492
1,235
2,045
2,898
1,692

441,153

40,530

383,095

179,794

21,042

1,748

2,308

1,186
13,215
3,864
1,385
532
6,914

334,709
349,362
959,404
272,629
375,396
773,948

26,193
24,203
26,307
24,430
22,336 1
21,950

281,722
313,409
918,955
238,019
340,718
739,994

52,333
62,489
723,002
49,348
40,485
549,711

57,248
110,120
3,434
33,933
131,154
4,904

1,353
1,660
1,773
1,542
1,395
1,624

1,803
1,514
940
1,413
1,155
937

135,107
47,500
44,500
43,500
48,500
48,500

137
0
13,645
1,772
745
8,685

311,092
487,487
710,603
331,965
381,644
704,494

23,101
28,673
28,590
30,797
27,338
25,121

264,437
445,906
670,866
284,438
340,172
664,595

47,032
31,988
497,934
41,279
35,801
480,733

31,783
131,287
2,745
34,305
129,253
3,034

1,619
1,425
1,669
1,596
1,985
2,020

1,429
2,052
1,021
1,188
2,226
1,754

10,079

50,555

5,455

520,138

29,932

472,860

219,552

62,882

1,638

1,453

649,573
601,971
796,139
722,342
686,824
886,856

4,685
'10,366
5,599
7,992
7,451
8,474

38,500
50,000
68,000
55,000
50,094
56,004

626
127
9,562
1,182
530
21,235

308,152
417., 349
737,391
266,343
396,781
612,522

24,318
22,361
29,266
29,437
25,318
24,517

263,520
380,318
682,727
225,894
354,678
573,671

48,323
55,663
505,773
39,714
42,934
355,136

42,616
181,863
3,885
30,295
124,321
25,094

1,564
1,503
1,607
1,385
1,606
1,491

1,650
1,394
1,083
1,259
1,273
735

November
December

807,325
822,049
793,303
764,458
691,006
889,329

639,232
745,269
728,837
701,893
632,573
822,858

856
10,679
5,264
8,785
5,066
-643

167,103
66,100
50,150
53,000
53,000
58,000

134
0
9,051
779 1
367 1
9,013

307,846
419,980
718,790
321,511
406,967
568,136

25,528
27,213
35,595
32,418
29,049
27,814

264,994
374,310
667,156
271,683
354,929
494,906

41,754
37,296
328,472
37,150
33,529
318,106

36,067
119,068
26,740
35,556
129,706
29,225

1,534
1,513
1,852
1,728
2,118
1,975

Monthly average

772,362

702,703

7,704

57,100

4,854

472,319

26,570

430,102

181,858

61,707

1,656

813
1,124
1,210
2,806
1,275
1,012
1,303

January, .. . . . . .
...
February. , , . . . . * , * . . . .
March
April
May
July

„

October
November

0

1937
March
April
May

June
July
October.
November
December
1936

March
April

JUly

September

1939

March
April
May
July

For footnotes, see pp. 190, 191.




1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE—PUBLIC FINANCE (FEDERAL)-^Continued
GOVERNMENTAL CORPORATIONS AND C R E D I T A G E N C I E S *
Assets o t h e r t h a n t n t e r a g e n c y
Loans and preferred stock
YEAR AND MONTH
Total
Total

Loans to
financial
institutions
(including
preferred
stock)

Loans

to
rai 1 roads

Home and
housing
mortgage
loans

Farm
mortgage
and other
agrieultura!
loans

u. s=

obligations,
d i reel
and f u l l y
guaranteed

All
other

Business
property

Property
h@Sd
for sale

AIS
ether
assets

Millions of dollars

9,784

8,178

lt 882

2,394

3,999

953

699

906

9,936
10,084
10,204
10,272
10,430
10,683

8,36?
8*452
8,558
8,608
8,751
8»92?

1,793
1,782
1,750
1,731
1,714
1,700

2,513
2,544
2,569
2,590
2,626
2,658

3,063
3,133
3,208
3,269
3,354
3,469

978
994
1,029
1,018
1,057
1,100

695
693
684
689
689
664

895
940
965
974
930
1,093

10,702
10,778
10,861
10,906
10,938
10,915

9,061
9,172
9,204
9,252
9,814
9,242

1,68$
1,674
1,662
1,645
1,631
1,623

2,689
2,727
2,765
2 ,812
2,855
2,89?

3,566
39605
3,629
3,637
3,643
3,601

1,120
1,166
1,U8
1,168
1,186
1,121

670
iSfTO
670
666
648
664

972
935
989
937
976
1,010

10,999
11,073
11 , 055
11,099
11,070
11,030

9,245
9,270
9,254
9,296
9,281
9,213

1,606
1,575
1,515
1,506
1,507
1,457

2,924
2,943
2,952
2,960
2,962
2,945

3,612
3,638
3,650
3,654
3,633
3,612

1,103
1,124
1,137
1,176
1,180
1,199

66©
677
686
684
681
69?

1,084
1,124
1,117
1,118
1,108
1,131

10,903
10,842
10,861
10,904
10,800
10,813

9,020
8,995
8,975
8,961
8,890
8,847

1,360
1,349
1,348
1,352
1,343
1,346

2,921
2,898
2,870
2,835
2,802
2,765

3,563
3,554
3,553
3,553
3,542
3,536

1,176
1,194
1,204
1,221
1,203
1,200

697
691
60S
697
703
702

1*185
1,156
1,188
1,245
1,210
1,265

10,754
10,735
10,711
10,760
10,742
10,835

8,760
8,705
8,643
S, 614
8,586
8,699

1,316
1,288
1,279
1,280
1,287
1,377

2,729
2,699
2,662
2,625
2,591
2,605

3,532
3,-514
3,491
3,474
3S462
3,463

1,193
1,204
1,211
1,235
1,246
817

706
709
737
737
741
747

222

499

1,28?
1,321
1,340
1,419
1,415
668

237
230
265
270
381
388

533
540
555
578
S94
619

675
630
630
650
647
670

1935
March
April
May. 0

o

July

,

August

„

....«,

*

1936

April
May

„ ...„„...*

July

*....

1937
March. .........
. . .e
April ...........................
May
o
July

.'. „

October

438

10,820
10,768
10,8S7
10,849
10,953
11,027

8,641
8,614
8,609
8,582
8,547
8,564

1,379
1,376
1,379
1,382
1,375
1,387

434
434
438
437
437
440

2,576
3,551
2,530
2,507
2,486
2,475

3,459
3,454
3,454
3,440
3,416,
3,437

793
800
809
816
832
8S6

755
764
767
770
784
786

11,050
11,039
11,078
11,130
11,167
11,389

8,503
8,477
8,485
8,503
8,534
8,514

1,368
1,350
1,343
1,358
1,358
1,363

437
440
446
447
468
471

2,450
2,429
2,405
2,385
3,368
3,357

3,441
3,449
3,465
3,479
3,484
3,467

808
810
827
833
847
856

788
820
821
832
814
809

393
398
403
408
413
430

637
655
668
685
698
733

728
689
700
714
717
903

11,365
11,317
11,319
11,359
11,335
11,451

8,452
8,476
8,496
8,5O7
8,502
8,562

1,357
1,333
1,329
1,327
1,331
1,344

475
491
495
502
503
511

2,346
2,340
3,335
2,330
2,336
3,335

3,466
3S401
3,499
3,404
3S486
3,48©

807
821
837
334
865
886

834
837
843
844
846
855

433
438
447
451
452
456

670
666
667
673
679
689

979
901
866
883
856
889

11,515
11,650
11,696
11,688
11,703
11,706

8,527
8,509
8,523
8 ,,497
8,511
8,465

1,314
1,291
1,278
1,293
1,297
1,311

513
508
605
509
501
493

2,329
3,327
2,324
2,323
2,325
2,331

3,469
3,460
3,458
3,459
3,447
3,438

902
923
960
913
941
892

868
874
885
849
850
853

460
465
468
473
476
481

698
708
713
712
713
708

961
1,095
1,108
1,157
1,151
1,199

11,833
12,017
11,967
12,105
12,063
12,063

8,861
8,900
3,923
8,956
8,936
8,951

1,299
1,272
1,273
1,273
1,347
1,360

493
493
4-92
489
497
500

3,332
2,337
2,347
3,363
2,358
2,365

3,731
3,765
3,744
3,738
3,721
3,726

1,007
1,033
1,068
1,093
1,113
1,100

871
876
879
879
874
888

483
531
53S
542
543
549

709
704
695
689
678
661

900
1,008
934
1,039
1,033
1,013

1938

April. ,.,..„.....

.00

1939
March.

May

o

July

„

October

For footnotes, see p. 101.




64

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE—PUBLIC FINANCE (FEDERAL)-Continued
RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION, LOANS
OUTSTANDING, END OF MONTH'

GOVERNMENTAL CORPORATIONS AND CREDIT AGENCIES 2
L i a b i l i t i e s o t h e r than t n t e r a g e n c y
Bonds, notes
and debentures
YEAR AND MONTH
Total

Guaranteed

by the
U. S.

Other

Other
liabilities,
Including
reserves

Section 5, as amended

Privately
owned
interests

Proprietary
interests

of the
U.S.

Banks
and trust

Grand
total
Total

Government

Millions of dollars

com-

panies,
Including
receivers

Building
and loan
associations

Insurance
corn-

pan tes

Thousands of dollars
2
386
s
530
2

5,327

3,312

1,791

225

313

760
* 1,931
3,774
4,145

5,480
5,.598
5,684
5,714
5,776
5,903
5,842
5,804
6,021
6,078
6,102
6,166

3,489
3,596
3,658
3,707
3,775
4,168

1,785
1,778
1,789
1,788
1,800
1,515

206
224
238
218
200
219

314
327
333
335
348
353

4,142
4,159
4,187
4,224
4,307
4,428

2,360,347
2,354,402
3,339,287
2, 347, 315
2,362,074
2,446,121

4,345
4,390
4,411
4,466
4,507
4,546

1,398
1,388
1,376
1,357
1,335
1,335

200
216
334
254
261
286

354
357
357
356
343
340

4,506
4,527
4,483
4,473
4,493
4,409

2,510,619
2,521,755 i
2,529,367
2,511,123
2,495,032
3,432,054

6,266
6,343
6,383
6,406
6,427
6,460

4,601
4,663
4,676
4,696
4,719
4,719

1,365
1,364
1,375
1,382
1,392
1,392

300
317
332
328
316
349

344
343
344
346
347
347

4,390
4,386
4,328
4,347
4,295
4,223

2,444,796
2,409,096
2,353,401
2,335,812
2,210,860
2,121,399

938,464
905,155
852,022
846,171
836,413
816,459

352,020
332,982
383,868
273,532
264,462
354,493

6,699
6,028
5,557
5,194
4,919
3,98H

6,060
5,852
5,747
5,207
5,180
5,106

6,544
6,507
6,521
6,567
6,509
6,559

4,719
4,667
4,667
4,682
4,667
4,669

1,466
1,465
1,460
1,446
1,438
1,428

359
375
395
439
403
462

355
354
353
350
348
338

4,004
3,981
3,987
3,987
' 3,943
3,915

1,924,883
1,914,500
1,906,471
1,900,120
1,877,159
1,838,982

766,704
760,451
746,502
737,482
716,652
710,162

241,850
332,755
332,778
215,018
205,037
197,060

3,799
3,631
3,345
2,895
2,698
2,462

4,972
4,863
4,421
4,259
4,133
4,007

6,461
6,483
6,503
6,541
6,498
6,536
6,602
6,603
6,621
6,594
6,556
6,593

4,687
4,667
4,666
4,674
4,669
4,689
4,728
4,668
4,669
4,634
4,644
4,645

1,324
1,327
1,340
1,350
1,324
1,326
1,333
1,422
1,423
1,413
1,340
1,363

449
489
497
516
505
520
541
512
539
547
572
585

341
343
346
300
355
355
357
359
355
357
360
361

3,952
3,908
3,862
3,869
3,889
3,943
3,860
3,807
3,851
3,898
4,038
4,073

1,851,875
1,830,214
1,764,500
1,748,256
1,739,521
1,744,376 ;
1,757,782
1,694,631
1,702,985
1,710,969
1,732,077
1,771,755

697,28!)
689,306
666,972
662,671
654,993 ;
661,464
661,118
658,074
661,253
658,971
653,854
655,808

187,863
181,152
174,967
169,686
164,189
160,962
164,191
162,055
159,018
156,875
152,300
152,656

2,358
2,197
2,090
2,236
2,061
2,054
1,950
1,864
1,805
1,714
1,641
2,103

3,978
3,925
3,863
3,843
3,819
3,702
3,679
3,575
3,379
3,363
2,965
2,791

6,611
6,613
6,618
6,610
6,773
6,941
7,329
7,139
7,113
7,075
7,016
7,048

4,G46
4,646
4,646
4,647
4,852
4,853
5,064
5,001
5,010
5,001
4,994
4,932

1,367
1,374
1,384
1,391
1,346
1,346
1,378
1,372
1,365
1,352
1,323
1,317

597
592
587
572
575
743
786
755
737
723
700
739

364
367
372
376
379
370
373
374
377
379
382
381

4,075
4,059
4,088
4,144
4,014
4,078
3,764
3,815
3,830
3,905
3,936
4,022

1,7S4,665
1,787,171
1,802,054
1,820,081
1,711,500
1,717,569
1,671,333
1,689,007
1,706,813
1,734,895
1,749,880
1,808,288

655,165
651,470 ,
655,940
653,541
641,831
642,171
647,034
652,526
661,586
679,078
689,533 i
708,484

149,360
146,124
143,674
141,466
135,785
133,613
132,072
129,706
127,468
126,8ftt
124,427
130,778

2,043
2,372
2,323
2,251
2,376
2,288
2,218
2,194
2,126
2,093
2,039
1,908

2,757
2,582
2,560
2,547
3,549
3,530
3,536
3,510
3,481
3,459
3,008
2,992

7,117
7,588
7,592
7,593
7,581
7,651
7,507
7,886
7,768
7,845
8,064
8,048

4,987
5,410
5,410
5,410
5,410
5,471
5,291
5,489
5,356
5,449
5,708
5,704

1,327
1,369
1,374
1,379
1,382
1,389

757
809
808
803
790
791

383
384
386
387
389
387

867
1,053
1,054
1,039
1,004
995

390
391
393
395
397
397

1,770,335
1,764,888
1,769,810
1,718,501
1,733,167
1,747,483
1,766,232
1,768,904
1,783,404
1,787,434
1,763,094
1,756,354

118,067
116,121
113,926
110,657
108,220
104,387
103,405
103,121
101,187
102,126
100,773
100,007

1,959
1,921
1,959
2,943
3,027
3,321

1,349
1,345
1,357
1,357
1,352
1,348

4,015
3,678
3,718
3,709
3,732
3,668
3,926
3,739
3,806
3,866
3,602
3,617

2,964
2,915
2,887
2,869
3,836
2,817
2,787
2,662
3,652
2,615
2,571
2,506

a

1934 monthly average

1,144,832
1,959,618
2,384,347

1,127,770
1,550,100
1,275,920

593,309
706,008
603,863

84,247
66,237
19,918

62,449
60,930
24,745

1,335,969
1,203,243
1,167,757
1,153,202
1,151,245
1,131,063
1,098,815
1,079,169
1,058,158
1,028,370
999,644
964,470

572,684
547,264
519,870
505,403
485,972
471,535

15,447
13,402
12,109
11, 163
10,276
9,734

449,30£i
435,903
421,822
405,484
380,527
373,818

10,202
9,180
8,909
8,308
7,808
7,274

33,953
22,526
21,959
2^158
19,841
19,202
18,018
17,525
17,137
9,967
9,344
6,186

1935
March
April
Mav

„

July
October

1936

March
April
Mav
July

1937

March
April
May
Julv

1938

March
April
May
July

October

1939
March
April
May
July
October

,
.'

For footnotes, see p. 191.




664 Jll7
673,385
682,534
676,434
677,933
677,463
677,408
677,916
679,064
689,603
Ji9T,205

3,* 405
3,487
3,433
3,375
3,342

65

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE—PUBLIC FINANCE (FEDERAL) —Continued
RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION, LOANS OUTSTANDING, END OF MONTH 3
Section S, as amended
YEAR AND MONTH

Mortgage
loan
companies

Railroads,
tncludlna
receivers

AH
©th©r
ynd@r
Section
§

Emergency R e l i e f and Construction
Act f as amended

Total

Selfliquidating
projects
(Including
financing
repa! rs)

Financing

Financing

exports

agricultural
commodities

of

of
of

agricultural
surpluses

and

D! r©et
loans to
business
(Including
participations)

Total,
Bank
Conservation
Act, as

Drainage,
1 evee,
irrigation

and!

similar
districts

Other
loans

and

authorizations

1 ! vestoek

Thousands of dollars

78,404
183 9 672
163 , 601

372,472
337 , 166
376,894

36,880
196,493
87,889

17,062
138,523
175, 303

15,737
63,451
182,535

6,895
15 , 176

1,325
68S177
37,682

6,626

863,984

39414
12,298

4,375
50,126

159,617
1-58,489
March. * . . . . - . . . . , > . . » o ........
154,989
April . . 9 . . . • „ . . * *
o..«

379,464
379,703
380,109
386,612
413,414
414,344

84,803
81,859
78,681
76,584
72,075

180,791
183,470
192,079
£05,003
215,098
317 , 144

125,202
127,603'
132,133
134,266
137,310
146,447

15,176
159164
14,953
14,963
14,926
14,532

40,413
40,704
44,993
55,774
62,861
156,165

8,513
10,647
12,738
14,567
17,5S3
31,661

873 , 979
895,904
90S, 834
900,016
903,103
8045,666

15,410
16,978
21,293
23,507
26,815
37,536

45,586
44,160
43,586
51,030
50,321
43, 9m

143,934
139,190
139,128
104,410
133,858
130,654

413,338
413,350
4138S03
412,803
412,765

65,009
64,022

402,755
427,217
449 , 798
454,778
461,786
436S190

148S510
1S4,686
168,257
168,363
173,136
146,302

14,517
14,517
14 , 300
14S300
14,300
14,027

239,729
358,014
267,241
372,215
274,350
275,860

25,833
29,417
32,235
34,538
37,250
39,835

301,730
903,314
904,030
908 , 561
907,049
897,016

29,181
32,790
34,176
43 9 086
45,488
50,025

53,305
50B848
50,980
43 , 790
43,814
44,528

1:20,413
128,038
137,184
127,702
129,075
125,336

393,712
390,199
389,239
394,168
393,028
388,433

40,560
43,057
41,436
40,309
39,749
39,085

472,793
474,721
478,899
464,228
352,201
338,323

153,665
155,318
163,595
173,536
168,474

14,027
14,027
13S5S4
47
47
47

305,101
305,376
305,647
300,587
179,618
163,801

43,634
46,309
48,209
50,111
50,735
52,511

904,685
887,636
877,327
877,035
873,189
819 , 985

51,785
51 , 853
53,430
. 54,712
SS9323
56 9 110

43,435
43,423
43,534
43,554
44,110
44,011

127,182
131,848
131,305
130,443
139,429
132,875

350,841
350,269
349,269
303,785
3453IS6
345,976

38,061
37,087
35,495
31,082
30S200
37,662

268,071
274,540
281,683
288,360
292,368
393,400

174,212
180,037
184,415
1899 058
198,483
193,247

47
47
47
47
47
47

S3 ,813
94,456
97, 231
99,356
99,738
100,108

54,941
5©?Q35
57,580
60,878
619450
63,363

720, SS7
704,836
701,030
692,940
685,667
653S6S5

60,101
60,958
61,757
63,633
68,096
64,284

54,139
07,891
57,923
579 838
58,017
34,148

132,077
131,783

35,510
34,877
17,455
18,218
17,678
17,365

334,545
338,904
387,678
270,105
367,401
268,704

198,335
204,835
208,607
213,053
216,572
319,899

47
47
47
47
47
47

136, 163

62, 853
63,5S6
63S 375
67,611
69,413
70,467

638,939
6S8,560
630,179
617,857
616 , 089
609 , 330

65, 164
66,533
67,708
70,835
71,338
72,397

53, 991
53,348

133,8GB
182,450
133, 083

345,493
345,371
340,365
344, ©7
344,796
354,318

132,229
132,002
124,284
1&4,S08
135, 018
138,050

351,930
351,853
356,274
355,933
355,897
355,892

17,13©
16,734
16,493
16 , 199
15,135
14,314

285,416
228,073
231,187
241,463
264,347
299,673

333^331
235,060
236,810
230,28S
233,035
335,571

47
47
47
47
47
47

62,038
3,986
4,340
11,134
32,366
64,054

71,076
7SS600
73,015

608,592
598,682
593,596
590S392

74,548

582,163

74, 590
75,034
77,171
77,153
77 , 176
77,426

63,990
04,170
66,753
70,031
75,251
83s 140

138,000
186,222
136,840
136,762
98,237
98,260

358*215
361,949
368,431
369,378
390,233
393,699

14,191
12,222
13,111
11,138
11,651
10S781

314,379
320,735
331,142
340,767
242,807
238,025

233,190
231,737
335,162
338,531
341 , 850
237,079

47
47
47
47
47
47

81 , 143
88,951
95,934
102,188
910
899

735418
73,053
72,590
73 , 882
73 9 616
76,095

577,510
S63.537
681,825
565,504
564,153
561 , 101

77,679
77,748
77,S07
78 , 726
78,977
79,401

86,513
10096S8
103,051
108,663
110, 116
130,776

100,232
96,287
103,204
114,741
136,416
140,644

398,304
414,928
419,364
426,046
428,041
436,094

10,681

180 , 838
198,309
199 , 691
205,013
205S848
301,604

185,893
187,365
188,748
190,152
180,105
180,862

47
10,047
10,047
15,047
15,047
20,047

898
897
896
715
696
696

81,016
85,034
91,634
97,945
103,287
107,433

554,-565
552,202
551,064
549,279
547,355
584,890

79,511
79,376
79,584
79,663
80,834
80,991

123,370
131,569
123,254
123,017
123,134
1M,S07

100,280
101,225
110,392
117,084
120,745
124,550

437,789
436, 139
439,560
443,840
436,613
439,199

5,940
5,797
5,660

207,948
205 , 598
197,466
131,349
134,495
63,682

182,149
181,814
173, 6S2
107,538
108,995
39,441

35,047
23,047
33,047
23,047
24,737
33,480

752
738
737
764
764
760

109,039
110,433
111,343
112,163
114,141
116,039

578 , 793
574,791
572,975
576,969
577,723
577,498

83,276
82,461
83,632
83,950
83,048
83,043

135,380
127,489
133, 008
133,547
137,326
238,688

125,573
126,842
127 , 047
130*167
134,432
138,595

438,863
438,837
438,835
436,B50
444,314
448,792

62,152
61,577
62,309
63,801
43,478
39,114

40,108
40,835
41,586
42,679
42,664
38,258

21,290
19,989
19,871
19,371
63
105

754
752
753
751
751
751

131,364
122,859
135,753
126,863
130,020
130,635

570,654
866,919
566,534
564,556
541,423
539,936

83,333
83,433
. 83,503
83,482
83,750
83,998

SB13SS6
356, 70S
367,490
370^669
273,814
265,476

1933 monthly overage*
1934 aonthly average
I93g

Mft.V

,* „ . o o . ,o . . . . o o o . « .

148,741

57 s 396

1936
March*....

aeo890

May. ..... o ... o

«

9.

October
o
*.*
November. ......,..<,....*.*. °

1037

March.
April . *
»
May
,..„„«>

«...

July
October

S19034
57,008
50,782
48,759

sse,s2i

SB, 187
60,386
62,124

1938

Mareh0 ..,..,
April
0
May

o..o..*

5,901

5,943
5,855

5,611
6,067

1939

March. . <
JJQy

Jl&y

^

,

For footnotes, see p. 191.
281584 O—4U—5




5,131
4,994
3,658
3,573

3,541
4,109

4,073

4,138

3,963

66

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE-CAPITAL FLOTATIONS
NEW SECURITIES EFFECTIVELY REGISTERED W I T H THE SECURITIES J AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF I933)

Registered for account of Issuers
Proposed for sale

YEAR AND MONTH

Total
securities
registered

Registered
for
account
of
others

Total

Not
proposed
for
sale

Issuing and distributing expense
Compensation to Other
underexwriters, penses
agents,
etc.

Net cash proceeds to be used for -

Total

New
Purchase of
Repaymoney
ment
Incl. Securi- Securiof
ties
plant
ties
bonds
Other
and for In- for afand
assets
equip- vest- f l l l a notes
ment
ment
tlon

Repay- Retire- Or- Miscelment gani- laneous
ment
of
and
of
zation
preunacother
exferred pense
counted
debt
stock
for

Thousands of dollars
1933 monthly average.
1934 monthly average.

2

66,994
53,381

3

448

3

34,642

* 2,169

" 1,716

v

9

388 * 29,916

9,558 " 2,313

" 110 « 9,174 « 6,121

0

1935
0
0
85,956
74,898
89,904
136,831
371,325
170,299
174,603
182,380
189,875
133,643
131,300

57
0
909
0
7,811
0
5,192
0
9,949
0
3,199
0
3,301 4,290
9,517
5,980
10,868 27,195
90,493 15,529
6,772
3,298
35,134 4,357
12,717 5,029

11,044
36,843
130,016
154,597
140,208
192,631
530,475
254,082
319,874
406,087
289,772
212,085
223,141

1,730
174
5,295
5,143
10,231
5,597
1,924
1,734
• 1,177
23,574
3,903
5,690
5,430

9,315
36,669
124,721
149,453
129,977
187,034
528,551
252,338
318,697
383,513
285,869
206,395
217,711

254
650
140
44,131
8,684
22, 113
51,759
24,931
74,393
13,367
35,079
10,193
23,808

1,194
2,708
4,155
3,916
4,778
4,659
14,993
6,537
6,068
13,935
7,955
8,499
6,614

153
55
994
878
979
1,197
3,376
1,387
1,951
2,185
2,042
1,290
1,374

7,743
33,256
119,432
100,538
115,535
159,094
458,424
319,482
236,384
354,029
340,794
189,412
185,915

8,349
30,310
22,312
9,969
14,482
4,927
40,157
35,491
7,455
85,499
9,034
10,394
22,190

0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
34
555
65

275,696
212, OR9
583,391
751,013
May
. » • 319,319
523,439
392,925
Julv
286,022
260,080
526,330
November ............. 266,028
698,408
422,061

11,439
1,R39
55,221
42,023
19,560
20,269
26,704
18,733
22,906
34,615
10,996
44,525
25,710

264,257
5,924
210,560
34,941
528,170
53,090
708,990
95,952
37,687
299,758
503,170 117,381
336,221 23,034
387,289
58,851
237,174
40,686
491,714
54,183
255,029 25,803
653,883
54,059
398,351 50,088

9,893
6,717
13,784
19,043
8,853
10,128
10,928
6,305
7,713
13,344
7,165
15,435
10,791

1,515
1^317
2,795
3,830
1,927
3,798
2,397
1,170
1,452
3,745
2,090
3,610
2,384

246,925
167,885
458,553
590,175
251,391
371,893
299, 8a*>
200,983
187,323
421,443
319,972
580,780
333,089

35,060
30,473
41,042
60,437
46,998
716
49,659
7,630
30,853
47,381
4,477
48,563
32,108

0
0
10,507
347
333
1,113
750
4,000
400
9,193
600
1,914
3,430

1,383 186,087
in 107,289
225 358,392
250 438,685
80,079
299
525 374, 234
0 193,023
m 51,403
833 87,391
1,018 264,282
356 138,335
413 371,321
497 213,533

9,347
2,464
8,659
4,052
1,944
3,422
13,931
2,001
845
5,001
5,263
1,488
4,593

3,883
11,443
3,881
23,611
90,818
30,390
1,456
14,224
10,715
19,174
1,739
1,109
19,787

430,695
491,400
469,907
288,076
238,068
.369,065
266,886
302,343
156,395
127,621
38,159
201,374
281,666

34,860
46,576
25,500
59,227
20,012
29,740
32,282
2-4,741
17,570
1,328
1,500
16,019
25,780

395,835 121,321
444,824 29,104
444,407 105,213
228,849 74,879
218,055
75,615
339,326
15,450
234,604 82,094
277,602 95,971
138,824
52,339
126,294
1,895
36,659
4,798
185,355
39,936
255,886
58,217°

7,489
11,368
12,187
8,354
5,462
9,202
7,080
8,353
3,407
4,261
3,785
9,812
7,463

1,347 285,978
3,430 401,021
2,340 324,667
1,656 144,061
1,357 135,620
2,431 312,242
1,306 144,125
1,490 171,788
770 82, 308
1,048 119,089
373 28,703
1,034 134,593
1,548 188,958

20,748
25,588
93,937
6,092
11,899
13,988
33,413
39,527
7,924
11,539
16,781
91,480
29,993

0
5,467
7,810
5,028
164
577
2,426
145
0
0
0
538
1,846

195 115,031
47® 263,633
1 , 387 169,528
67,540
212
44,597
256
OH, 553
940
33,810
10
63,715
86
89
35
49,893
?4
138
168
8,268
160
76,149
328

20,292
7,025
1,995
3,811
810
8,893
27,513
8,547
1,146
12,193
430
1,170
7,733

73,084
34,960
13,700
6,489
18,933
41,554
4,133
10,929
43
0
3
649
19,039

79,909
206,698
69,212
97,371
93,634
272,448
223,897
394,433
125,207
411,878
303,280
144, 625
201,883

1,049
10,632
2, 345
5,516
1,447
9,604
310
4,378
0,993
1, 673
7, 334
10,315
5,032

78,861
8,862
55,548
196,076
66, 866
3,063
91,854
566
92,187
38, 337
362,843
49,000
223,587
3,604
390,154 101,584
119,215
18,665
53,126
410,205
77,427
395,945
3,917
134,409
196,850
34,391

2,948
6,856
4,531
3, 356
2,164
4,378
7,761
6,675
5,412
8,393
6,387
4,387
5,254

432
834
356
891
557
1,175
1,051
2,156
881
2,016
1,240
659
1,020

25,591
64,831
44, 141
18,a32
1,105
6,497

0
899
0
20
0
119
0
40
123
0
798
0
167

774
8
0
63,084
0
6,T>66
0 91,838
1,472 19,937
233 55,477
33
1,505
3 175,813
667
180
0 270,494
0 88,743
64,567
180
216 97,331

156
2,534
358
675
9,470
2-4,385

0
0
0
119
0
0

763 131,164
210
14,961
627 58,886
1,442 229,546
235 38,865
1,621 244,611
942 182,134
1,349 270,306
138 22, 635
12,060
202
654 107,407
1,190 144,938
772 120,618

0
0
500
0
46
194

0 69,008
3,303
13
3 39,531
24 147,471
92
8,641
32 187,648

898
123
148
0
379
200
207

0 123,061
110 317,818
4,789
1,586
1,428
235
0 53,970
190 129,208
190 81,577
1

arn ry
March
April
MRV
July
August

10
0
22
249
648
0
90
110
213
1,276
393
293
275

1936
*L .

^

March
April

1937
Jflnnftry
J?etruAry. ............
March
April
May
Juno . • • * • * > • . . . .
July
September
N vemoe

1938
January
March
April
May
June
July
September
October
November
Dscombor
Monthly average1 .

1939
January
> . . . . . . 142,735
February
.
21,676
March
86,386
April
307,754
May
57,062
June
»
275,410
July
232, 712
298,571
35,181
30,636
114,924
158,470
Monthly average
146,785

4,588 138, 147
971 20,705
4,862
81,423
11,525 396,229
3,777
53,285
13,549 261,861

2,208
4,345
19, 143
60,562
32,057
8,950

4,013
1,190
2,767
4,679
3,128
6,678

1,999 230,713
11,870 286,701
1,448
33,733
3,578
27,059
855 114,069
3,&40 154,830
5,222 141,563

42,631
9,214
8,917
13,550
1,916
5,388
16,565

5,006
6,031
2,053
1,347
4,092
3,414
3,608

For footnotes, see pp. 191, 192.




66,618
132,847
58,917
87,041
51,129
308,291
211, 172
279,741
94,357
347,770
210,992
125,446
156, 185

39,732
2,211
7,672
5,671
19, 119
121,560
113,737
47,348
56,358
18,929
41,790
20,453
41,215

92,979
27,241
31,654
31,662
38,375
27,669
30,895

3,872 20,539
7,891
2,416
19,404
1,995
72,739 3,639
3,881 15,278
31,085 11,756
31,846 19,058
16,039 3,495
3,570 11,914
6,492 2,632
4,922 37, 518
8,480
0
19,684 10,767

0
0
0
0

I

B
1
(»
0
0

7,860 25,053
15,436 13,819
5,012
0
36,139
447
39 18,168
3,036 10,494
8,674
5,675

2,161 35,533
1, 331
0
267
191
1,034
4,629
561
239
5,047
100
13,697
1,807
609
1,223
7,384
6,461
3,765

4^563
3,417
0
43
3,314
3,391
4,226

0

1
0

»
0
9

<5>

0
1
0
4
15
4

359
299
179
87
36
16
3
41
263
93
33,080
47
2,043
10
6
10
29
126
8,741
13
29, 396
19
3
6
8
3,197

67

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE—CAPITA FLOTATIONS—Continued
MEW SECURITIES EFECTIVELY REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933)*
E s t i m a t e d gross prooetds ( t o t a l regi s t r a t S o f i , less s e c u r i t i e s reserved f o r c o n v e r s i o n )
Typ® of sgcyf i ty

Typa of r e g i s t r a n t

YEAR AND MONTH
Total

S©eyr©d
bonds

Uoseeyrsd
bonds

Preferred
stock

temon
stock

0©rti f icates
of
participation.
ifsefudi ng
warrants
and rights

Extrastlve
i ndlystries

Manufacturing
i ndustrigs

Trans- Eleetrlc
Finanporta- l i g h t and
cial and tion and power,
iovist- GQmfflun 1 - gas, and
mint
eationis
water

3

s

Other

Th.ousande of dollars
3

1934 montWLy average

34,453

3

7,173

3

8,102

3

1,295

3

9,652

3

8,331

s

1,524

1,767

20,688

0

3

7,722

3

2,761

1836

April.
May,
JUl> »

7,515
29,050
29,488

5,492
83
10,744
18,089
20,319
13,707

3,935
32,505
2IS838
2,767
205
0

1,750
535
6,603
3,827
891
•4,716

0
880
45,136
15,289
82,613
31,345

7,050
34,513
34,257
43,180
17,852
9,764

150
0
0
0
10,089
0

1,730
879
52,175
72*755
S0,415
133,382

1,843
400
977
1,884

353,353
102, 181
157, 02S
182, 35?
194,092
89,930

49,283
90,846
77, 749
83,557
31,788
55,219

25.550
24,547
16,713
31,047
7,080
30,873

55,169
24,371
33,743
30,316
21,045
34,819

25,96111,502'
6,235
83,700
1,505
49777

'1,518
-15,616
•4,435
2,783
5,322
.28,784

209,581
53,688
123,748
69,484
39,301
30,487

74,534
76,906
9,888
106,441
14,073
18,709

19,634
0
0
53,037
240
46,835

199,034
33,181
153,359
163,011
103,42235,053

3,935
75,05©
1,125
7,131
4,050
43,330

211 o 080

121,230

37, 958

14,099

21 , 558

16,243

6,398

58,379

36,431

10,749

87,317

11,816

273 , 941
207,250
573 , 793
701,100
307,2*4
453,006
356, 88B
359 , 375
• 337 o 198
508,257
348,873
675,434

214,916
BB,879
334, 716
379,435
79,118
159, 700

19,350
41,125
ISO, 921
113,693
108,089
184,838

3,125
31,464
28,793
52,869
• 31,505
77,317

25,523
22,274
71,927
119S830
76,839
50,053

11,027
13,708
7,442
35,373
13,713
1,300

6,578
3,971
435
11,245
9,951
4,184

161,366
56,495
172,839
216,40©
118,474
£00,647

28,754
35,909
49,860
71,113
04,705
46,073

2,720
350
13,767
154,436
0
1,467

27,810
95,675
336,533
g&4,4QQ
79,003
186,475

46,713
14,850
101,385
43,500
5,111
14,160

166, 7B7
45,634
137,918
104, 7B2
159,036
234, 835

64,043
107, 250
9,539
223, 913
22,176
222, 568

15,131
34,807
39,271
55,643
30,110
34,531

78,029
67,024
53,358
93,704
30,161
144,142.

32,898
4,660
17,212
39,345
7,192.
39,548

3,701
3,212
2,958
3,425
1,804
14,274

57,090
48,229
97,787
101,463
100,390
69,840

104,928
114,140
51,839
87,S45
7,183
86,833

32,003
3,767
3,861
188,140
18,733
197,081

158,605
47,174
79,998
116,486
63,543
193,571

400,02,3

175, 4U

102, OB9

35,381

69,314

17,777

5,402

116,751

64,940

50,360

124,106

10,061
43,853
7549,798
56,933
113,836
38,454

383, mi

135, 69&
212, 560
184, 468
52, 198
2,778
135, 595

52,057
19,902
21 , 527
37, 818
74,879
70, ,005

134,719
36,765
36,3(64
49,297
34^143.
78,593

38,759
154,458
199,153
109,049
©3,876
61,203

11,083.

475,933
438,035
357,538
186=854
362,468

1©,543
9,16f
11,180
16,983

5,431
3,643
8,139
3,392
3,985
8,532

140,346
194,302
79,389
138,913
105,813
115,873

49,079
35,471
154, 179
14,160
14,685
52,732

4,©58
0
27,766
33,005
43,375
26,100

86, ©97
142,463
134,800
10,547
3,492
139, 093

97,631
100,155
33,782
67,611
17,504
30,150

205,389
334,459
108 . 516
136, 8S©
35,455
193,745

30,453
13, 887
78,860
0
35,625

3,588
27, 453
48,000
0
1,392
12, 133

84,6SO
66,194
10,363
36,000
6,144
30,536

61,793
93,663
34,7439,831
30,388
75,239

35,3SO
6,6SS
1,634
12,175
7 ,,531
50,213-

6,782
©o083
3,310
1,125
1S368
3,547

103,232
138,214
83,4S6
29,449
6,123
54,077

43,771
30,307
8,3S5
16,C33
23,SS9
109,099

0
0
2-, 137
363
0
3,443

35,167
35,010
13,497
79,610
910
13,629

13,437
14,863
691
287
3,23©
9,950

249,935

74,337

30, 737

48,642

76,846

18.403

4o425

99,260

45,987

10,903

57.743

31,507

78,838
186,650
58,334
96,931
85,276
231,123
323 3 585
315,968
106,767
405,063
249,089
? 140,709
182,354

11,463
5©S488
8,532
3,715
18s 215
33,955
64, 181
169,363
350
367,093
46,865
57,413
61,461

30,535
10,150
55473
61,050
7,500
172,859
84S500
97,240
54 , 750
110,930
119,804
16,061
64,237

710
2,028
3,854
3,481
23,397
3S£25
3,963
4,557
7,697
4,438
21,441
18,566
7,946

17,453
64,701
3T9316
23,090
13,470
IS , 092
19 , 443
26,477
20,932
14,423
51,526
33,124
26,921

18,688
53,284
13,160
7,505
22,684
8,993
51,510
18,431
23,038
8,179
10,354
1258S3
30,741

5©9
1,451
815
1,450
1,074
563
0
417
6,341
377
4,548
8,281
3,157

2,209
35,514
8,605
4,537
31,964
101,158
117,693
38,319
59,681
57,226
31,981
11,086
41,665

35,856
81,500
49,050
30,754
31,094
8,528
68,253
39,956
39,944
70,787
42,528
36,639
42,907

0
0
2,115
4,990
0
30,555
29 3 978
0
0
0
4,239
0
5,990

39,705
67,308
0
64,514
31,145
84,919
3,355
343,413
0
275,173
103,319
82 , 280
83,077

500
878
7,749
685
0
5,402
3,415
3,864
800
1,500
63S475
2,414
7,557

142,137
21,366
69,243
277, 657
55,588
271,720

900
5,139
38,488
116,991
9,449
144,872

70,913
0
32,613
83,563
0
74,279

38,763
3,707
1,741
27,900
23,260
12,675

8,737
9,645
12,393
47,438
20,473
39,307

23,826
3,875
4,008
1,7©S
3,40©
10,586

533
0
280
342
234
13,390

10,262
6,821
35,763
146,450
3,779
93,097

22,3SO
6,660
4,758
6,371
17,034
21,941

0
1,827
0
53305
350
3,921

108,512
5,OSO
27 o 506
117,712
31,605
124,971

450
969
935
1,577
2S696
15,500

337,545
293,650
26,88S
28,461
113,994
153,367
140,133

39,675
163,101
IOS380
13,444
46,815
125,681
58,745

113,421
100,173
1,600
500
17,700
10,900
41,333

48,305
11,628
1SS36
2,200
3,391
8,710
15,185

16,385
18,749
12,172
11,317
33,443
8,076
19,011

10,759
0
BOO
1,000
12,645
0
5,973

702
2,747
1,583
1,523
0
6,160
2,199

88,942
33,440
3,485
8,818
9,929
23,517
38,092

24,162
3,894
19,444
3,927
40,776
334
14,306

82,914
217,149
0
11,194
54,955
119,176
75,065

1,992
31,870
1,997
2,250
511
2,891
5,303

0
875
98, Q7&
?4> ?63
81 , 229
133, 382

»oo

508,316
253,44-7
391,465
400,877
256,403
205,613

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0

104

1,367
2,380
769
33,317
3,034
4,514

10,794
36,843
190,016
135,451
132,837
171,001

0
1,000

0

eo

l@S@
Jssjrtu&ry

»»o

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ooo

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April, o<, o o o o o t . o o o o o . o 6 o o
May* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0
JMH© 0

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l^archo
Apffllo
May0 .

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0

o

o.

o o =

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O

O

O

.

O

O

O

B

.

O

Bias
MaPCho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
April . 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
May=

0

. .

00 0 0 0 00 0 00.0

000 0 . 0

July0
S©pteHi!!3©r O O O O O O O O O . O O C O O

OCtobSF . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Monthly &veF®.p'6

«

»o0

1939
February o 0 D « o o <, • c, . 0 0 0 0
April
JOT® 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0
jMljo 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0

September o
Beesmber.
Monthly average . . .• ,
For footiaotes,

pp0




28,834
4,548
380
1,750
7,823
1,401
4,670

68

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE-CAPITAL FLOTATIONS-Continued
SECURITIES ISSUED, BY TYPE OF SECURITY (THE COMMERCIAL AND F I N A N C I A L CHRONICLE) 7
New c a p i t a l
Domestic

YEAR AND MONTH

Total
(new
capital
and
refundIng)

Foreign

Corporate
Bonds and notes

Total
Total

Total

Long
term

Short
term

Preferred
stocks

Common
stocks

Farm
loan
Municiand
pal, :
other
govern- states,
etc.
ment
agencies

Total

Corpo- Governrate
ment

United
States
possessions

Thousands of dollars
41,597 25,906
86,599 43,520

25,833
0

60,512 59,184
38,532 : 44,960

56,516
55,980
10,162 99,885
28,701 89,722
28,133 86,93B
14,926 ! 114,^70
14,058 112,674
7,594 111,982
7,235 123,014
5,321 114,923

29,486
33,311

4,745
12,233

23,786
19,732

975
1,358

46,139
56,520
34,038
83,783
91,340
96,294
191,015
110,444

10,105
10,077
5,593
24,438
41,353
50,255
61,184
6l,12H

33,771
42,524
17,783
58,609
49,183
45,170
88,909
48s 803

3,282
3,919
683
736
736R69
952
513

0 iia,i4a
7,2O8 119,522
6,317 102,903
6,425 63,540
5,325 40,283
33,759 66,915
12,504 71,250

&9,577
St,983
31,285
3,276
136
0
391

53,115
3H,44«
17,733
0
It
f)
0

10,039
45,858
3,410
2,168
0
0
0

424
880
143
108
125
0
201

0
0
0
0

0
0

1919 Monthly average
1930 nonthly average

357,182
334,171

299,034
302,903

289,548
269,592

187,199
213,613

1981
1922
1923
1934
1925
1926
1927
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
Monthly

average
average
average
average
average
average
average * . » . .
average

350,137
436,026
415,812
529,373
593,835
619,190
827,810
832,654

297,997
359,510
358,702
466,098
518,347
528,678
649,261
676,200

251,859
302,991
334,664
382,315
427,108
432,384
518,216
565,756

141,812
184,568
219,615
252,420
300,375
312,829
388,067
445,506

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average, ....
average
average
average
average * . . • .
average
average

966,014
639,754
335,245
144,190
87,809
184,355
396,029

848,564
585,282
259,626
99,354
59,126
115,529
117,676

784,987
500,321
238,341
97,078
58,990
115,529
117,385

666,839 ! 156,122 17,059 136,395
373,590 204,973 43,336 SI, 349
9,680
129,221
79,222 24,058
873
22,587 2,843
27,113
1,269
1,968 1,390
13,383
267
9,342 2,629
14,855
4,541
9-41
33, an 26,912

367, saa

411,631
302,859
766,921
1,002,603
419,817
733,407

124,004
107,030
127,543
175,729
111,537
217,686

116,004
107,030
127,543
175,654
111,537
216,686

64,935
13,473
58,816
127,879
37,608
151,874

60,473
713
0
3,619
44,960 1,250
86,661 15,000
0
13,398
121,271 1,745

2,000
4,139
1,922
2,216
2,433
18,, 582

1,750
5,715
10,683
24,001
21,777
10,276

338,779
297,008
409,335
465,596
380,813
725,587
521,195

103,165
216,574
177,860
188,087
157,961
266,168
164,445

103,165
216,574
177,360
173,087
157,951
266,168
182,397

69,809
170,799
74,590
94,885
109,077
218,206
99,329

39,239
145,823
48,393
59,921
96,207
96,492

618,470
561,795
383,712
319,660
271,341
573,552

243,968
192,091
186,740
160,055
148,910
367,276

243,968
192,091
186,740
160,055
148,910 |
367,276

96,594
154,587
139,243
79,402
83,011
276,128

341,595
188,187
224,817
205,736
136,515
175,957
333,445

246,836
78,557
158,047
96,832
103,984
117,394
175,058

246,836
78,557
154,797
93,532
103,984
116,894
174,470

81,740
50,873
113,746
66,987
36,089
46,608
102,084

63,389 2,450
94,230 4,350
0
98,997
600
37,833
0
52,226
156,571 37,676
200
39,990
0
34,292
100
87,322
24O
46,048
0
31,320
26,900 2,200
64,093 3,985

121,744
200,519
245,997
352,212
220,377
513,132

92,295
83,380
126,079
196,483
158,943
348,765

92,295
81,980
128,079
198,483
158,881
345,879

46,365
40,852
23,995
11,683
37,512
202,316

39,783
40,747
22,335
10,940
19,668
192,534

323
30
289
0
2,000
0

2,696
0
1,215
70
15,850
9,308

469,697
417,936
238,368
766, 188
395,808
515,932
371,493

390,633
182,286
146,033
166,908
220,893
241, 101
196,150

390,133
'181,836
146,033
166,908
195,893
241, 101
193,625

130,276
127,014
84,937
63,922
43,521
59,644
72,670

127,826
123,304
83,099
61,484
37,385
44,095
66,933

600
0
0
300
40
0
299

3,143
820
1,950
1,344
11,752
3,996

277,532
540,625
241,341
358,117
1,313,005
585,583
590,429
460,667
179,919
740,453
218,145
329,968

220,783
377,452
161,974
144,258
116,874
273,350
318,016
112,031
41,669
336,243
88,687
94,864

200,783
377,452
161,974
143,808
116,874
264,100
318,016
82,031
41,669
336,243
88,687
94,864

5,926
23,571
52,979
78,160
21,740
30,241
50,139
25,895
16,019
18,200
21,408
26,971

2,300
16,722
42,809
47,533
18,428
21,128
40,340
21,403
14,320
13,786
15,186
21,191

2,600
0
0
0
0
450
0
1,460
0
0
0
0

0
1,278
891
1,020
2,220
5,579
4,908
2,010
500
3,107
816
3,545

1,026
5,571
9,279
39,607
1,092
3,084
4,891
1,021
1,199
1,307
5,406
2,236

118, 146 1
310,090
4,325
1,950
1,550
0
202,553
0
9,950
275,866
0
0

76,711 j
43,792
104,670
83,698
93,584
233,859
65,323
56,137 i
15,700
42,177
67,380
67,893

20*000
0
0
450
0
9,350
0
30,000
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

486,315

190,517

185,542

30,937

22,929

376

2,156

5,476

77,036

77,569

4,975

106,288
128,363
152,743
160,314
m5,942
201,475
246,837
181,237

13 ,<407
8,704
11,939
23,006
18,388
20,784
18,391
17,541

5,938
24,403
37,926
26,499
49,524
42,444
TO, 851
95,762

16,180
33,098
27,006
43,600
46,521
48,147
49,988
150,966
90,932
16,380
810
8,755
2,617
1,238
'

1630
March
April
May

,

Julv

68,038

0
0
0
0
750
3,575
1,917

0
4,000
11,000
0
5,900

ijooo

51,069
89,558
57,728
47,775
68,030
63,813

7,198 23,373
14,491 10,484
7,440 18,758
13,422 21,542
6,498
5,622
10,501 107,638
7,497 21,874

33,355
45,775
102,770
78,302
0 48,873
0 47,982
61,342
1,825

20,896
2,650
17,657
11,494
7,201
61,225

10,080
53,357
22,589
39,475
23,583
2G3a58

0 147.374
4,000 331,504
0 47,497
10,500 70,153
as, 500 37,400
0 91,147

35,596
3,102
15,164
20,099
450
9,282

5,959
13,479
11,180
000
4,319
8,225
16,955

89,000
0
0
0
25,000
0
13,083

0
0

s

R,QOD !
0
0
75
0
1,000

8,000
0 ;
0
0

()

0

0
0
0
0
0
500
15,000 15,000
0
0
0
o !
1,917
2,048

0

7?
0
1,000

0
0
0
0

0
0
500
0
0
0

:

:

131

1937
terch
April
May
julv
August

*

October

*

17,051

0

o!
0
0
0
0

0
0
0

8
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
3,250
0
0
0

588

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

271

0
3,300
0
500
317

0
1,400
0
0
63
3,886

0
0
0
0
83
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
1,400
0
0
0
2,886

500
450
0 i
0 1
2T>,0000

0
0

0
0
0
0
35,000
0
2,083

500
450
0
0
0
0
436

0

20,000
0
0
0
0
9,250
0
30,000
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0

4*938

38

78,091
27,884
41,051
26,548
42,895
70,286
59,302

0
0
3,250
,1,300
0
500

5,600 40,330
3,562
0 41,128
75
8,700 93,384
156
673 140,000 44,799
33,150 88,219
194
474 j 13,550 130,013
i5a*>0 216,450 43,407
0 54,822
567
8,400 52,696
1,018
0 102,986
18B
0 153,373
4,753
55,000 126,457
3,798
40,071 80,884
1,442

8

1938
March
April
May

December

0

2,525

o

0
0
0
5

1939
March
UMV

July

October

,

For footnotes, see pp. 192, 193.




0

69

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINAMCE-eAPITAIj FLOTATIONS—Continued
SECURITIES JSSUED, BY TY^E 0F SECURITY {THE COMMERCIAL AND F I N A N C I A L CHRONICLED
Rsfyndlng
Domes 1 5 e

Foreign

Cor^orat©
YEAR AND MONTH
Total

Farm
loan
and
othar
governmant
agencies

aRd!
Total
Total

Loag
t©rffl

Short
term

Pr©~
fgrrid
stocks

COPH
ffiOfl

steeks

Municipal,
states,
etc.

Unltad
Govern- States
ment
possessi ©n§

Corpo=
rate

Total

Thousands of dollars
36,280
19S ©85

35,169
18S733

9,054
7,130

16,920
8,612

5,572
1,772

3,634
1,218

0
0

1,111

31 s 368

953

21,869
11 s 583

52,14.0
77,116
57,110
63,275
75,488
90,512
178,54.9
156,454

47,073
6S,677
50,448
43,756
57,059
73,454
164,798
134,983

47S325
61,302
44,195
40,980
51*470
68,311
154,174
133S013

43,151
54,552
34,696
33,974
38^329
53,446
•125,34.8
83,275

4,364
2,443
3,101
4,987
7,377
3,776
6,818
4,531

308
3,330
5,967
29339
39544
2,855
15,038
20,687

505
877
431
TOO
4,319
8,334
6,971
23,540

0
3,500
4,586
0
1,627
3,350
7,733
0

048
1,976
1,667
1,610
3,963
1,793
3,885
2,970

4,167
10,439
6S663
SO, 885
18,429
17,058
13,757
31S471

117,4£K>
54,472 1
73P6SO i
44,836
28,383
68,836
278,383

110,814
43^934 !
74S411 |
41,503 !
23 , 550
83 , 726
268,003

114,541
39S504
089376
36,544
18,372
25,970
155,323

41,325
29,221
56,442
11,233
9,573
14,578
145,260

3,833
8,353
9,380
14,991
6,007
11,392
3,270

14,834
779
2,654
37
0
0
5,763

54,559
1,153
0
283
3S693
0
1,029

0
0
4S350
7,708
2,188
26,383
82,253

1,073
4,430
1,785
7,250
3,090
11,373
30,429

105,838
815*877
765,374
308,280
513^970

200,973
181*141
536,037
539,872
267,385
375j?S0

183,246
162,081
524,025
484,591
2515737
324,828

17,288
7,750
1,125
7,000
0
600

0
10,691
10,838
36,732
12,075
46,947

439
619
59
1,549
3,583
3,381

300
6,200
9,000
198,718
3,771
93,439

459,399

235,614
80,434
331 j, 475
377 Se08
199,363
459S 399

, 224,583
61S@39
170,460
271,817
154, 937
407,707

219,955' • 2,000
0
55,350
0
156,233
0
349,393
0
144,809
3,978
390,577

1,525
6,183
18,694
18,188
7,273
11,737

1,103
108
533
3,936
3,844
1,418

356 , 750

343,563

283,250

363,335

3,311

15,073

374,502
369,704
MaPCh . ( , o o o o o . o . o . o a c o .196,972
.
159,61)5
122,431
May<>° » ° o o •* ° » o » • o ° « = •« ° = <>
206,377
Jialy . . s o 0 . . o a . . . . • o 0 . » o 0 .94 , 759
109,61)0
?

289^502
270,704
196,972
134,605
132,431
206,277

203,647
240,021
181,055
88,128
92,320
155,373

80,966
155,021
161,931
70,284
71,255
130,538

6,600
650
0
0
0
13,574

68,7 ?o
108 3 mm

33,531
58,663

94,759
109,630
68,770
107S404
32^531
58S488

88,131
57,194
39,386
71,553
1,120
' 20,852

21,335
34,898
381
71,553
0
11,315

158,3157

140,006

100,723

29,4130
117,139
119,918
195,739
61,434
164,367

39,450
117,139
119,918
155,739
61,434
164,367

79,034
235,330
92*335
599a3S0
174,914
374,831

79,084
235,650
92,335
599, 230
134,914
373,206

175,343

1919 monthly average
10SO ssontliXy aYsrag©. 0

1,182
305677
3^625 - 8,958

0
0

0
261
0
2,043
1,646
10,235
6,508
13,843

4,167
10,178
6,683
18,643
16,783
0,823
7^133
8,638

0
0
0
0
0
0
126
0

1,836
10,547
1P208
3,333
5,133
5,100
10,351

1,038
4,569
417
0
133
100
0

800
B,9?8
793
3,333
5,000
5,000
9,667

0
0
0
0
0
0
©84

38,454
8,488
70,8-40
36,783
37,123
44,786

48,000
0
23,500
61,300
0
1,750

0
0
0
30,000
0
0

48,000
0
23,500
31,500
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
1,750

2,080
7,800
0
1,000
28,454
3,660

8,951
10,995
56,014
4,993
15,983
49,033

0
0
0
0
33,500
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
33,500
0

0
0
0
0

1,631

29,443

31,870

13,188

3,500

10,542

146

116,081
38,325
15,051
4,828
19 , 681
9,569

0
56,024
4,073
13,016
1,385
1,693

36,000
21,200
4,067
33,656
16,391
30,000

59,855
9,483
11,849
13,820
13,820
20,904

85,000
99,000
0
35,000
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

85,000
99,000
0
35,000
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
1SP000
0
0
850
9,200

28,233
3,381
38,431
0
0
200

8,563
2,916
574
0
270
138

39,000
37,400
20,000
34,300
37,000
22,700

7,628
25,036
7,385
1,553
4,411
14,936

0
0
0
1,500
0
' 75

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
1,500
0
75

67,456

3,906

21,982

7,379

23,393

15,890

18,381

0

18,350

131

4,141
62,335
58,643
63,750
35,692
98,791

1,442
§2S1O5
58,433
68,750
25,6SS
98,041

1,023
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

17,750
33,450
44,800
83,725
30,810
51,500

7,559
22,464
18,475
5,254
4,932
14,076

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

55,545
311,141
64,956
273,706
85,266
226,020

0
0
180
0
18,436
10,974

0
0
0
531
0
0

20,250
13,500
5,600
332,863
219700
30,350

3,269
11,009
31,599
2,181
5,513
14,813

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
40,000
0

0
0
0
0

3,625

0
0
0
0
0
0

2,625

171,791

.55,545
211,141
65,136
274,337
1079702
237, 143
105,595

102,424

1,677
ISO
211
0
0
750
0
0
0
0
4,000
150
576

3,551

44

55,433

10,763

3,552

0

3,333

219

56,749
163, 173
79,2:67
213,6.60
1, 196, 131
322,334

56,749
163,173
76,367
161,3®)
1,180,381
313,334

10,386
136,115
46,689
129 £,249
151 9 003
251,798

5,200
101,286
46,366
105,913
126,103
349,463

5,000
0
0
0
4,500
0

0
34,829
300
33,336
30,400
3,336

186
0
133
0
0
0

19,250
17,050
15,023
30,750
1,031,414
20,950

37,112
10,008
14,655
11,360
7,965
39,485

0
0
3,000
53,500
15,750
0

0
0
0
53,500
10,500
0

0
0
3,000
0
5,350
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

Be t f Tb

272,413
348, £36
138sSi49
404S2!10
129,458
235^.04

273,413
332,136
138,249
' 402,710
229,458
235, 104

180,438
300,963
79,096
157,314
00,792
194,281

133,586
291,677
25 ,,7.96
157,271
88,235
187,771

9,000
50®
53,300
0
0
0

37,852
8,730
0
43
3,558
4SSOO

0
56
0
0
0
• 1,610

74, OK)
18,250
50,850
335,093
35,850
18,600

17,935
12,923
8,303
10,303
12,816
23,323

0
16,500
0
1,500
0
0

0
16,500
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
1,500
0
0

Monthly average-,

2958799

388,301

144,010

136,555

6,035

11,265

165

128,094

16,357

7,438

6,625

688

125

1931
U9S3
UfSSS!
19cM:
1835
1936
1927
1038

ffiffirtWly
HOBthly
nonttiiXy
HCjUthly
Eionthly
Honthly
Monthly
monthly

58,149

nvgnig© 0 » 0 0
average . . . „ ,
a,v©iP3Lg©o 0 e » D
a.v@ro.ffi©* 0 • » •
average , ,<,**
average 0 0 0 , 0
av©r&g8 « 0 0 0 <>
averages

1939 monthly average
1930 monthly average
1931 loathly average 0 -> > <> .
1933 raonthly average O . a o o
1033 monUily average..,..
,1934 KOTithly average . . 0 , 0°
1935 monthly average 0 . , . „

8 ©3©
28? ,©7
195,838
839 , 317
826,874
May, . . o „ . 0 0 0 „ „ o . 0 o . 0 „ o o o . 308,260
515,730 i
4pril0

.

B

O

.

O

O

O

.

B

O

.

.

.

O

O

O

.

.

,

.

.

235,614
80,484
231,475
377,508

October......... .........

222 , era

Monthly aversiFe o o o o o o o o o a

0

0

Dii?
0

flgae

„

„

B^epib^r
893®
Fh

a f

March

For footnotes, see pp. a9Ss 193.




405,000

©

70

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FINANCE-CAPITAL FLOTATIONS-Continued
SECURITIES ISSUED BY TYPE OF CORPORATE BORROWER (THE COMMERCIAL AND F I N A N C I A L CHRONICLE) 1
New c a p i t a l

YEAR AND MONTH

Total

Total

1 nvestraent
trusts,
1 ndus- trading,
trlal and holdIng companies,
etc.

STATE AND M U N I C I PAL ISSUES
(BOND BUYER)*'

Refunding

ShipLand, Pubping
build- lic Rail- and
Total
ings, u t i l i - roads misetc. ties
cellaneous

1 nvestment
trusts,
Indus- trading,
trial and holdIng companies,
etc.

Ship-

JterLand, Pubping
mabuild- lic Rail- and
nent
ings, u t i l i - roads mis- (long
etc. ties
cellaneous

term)

Temporary
(short
tern)

Thousands of dollars
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av...
a,v...
av...
av...
av...
av.,.
av. . . 238,304 191,944 128,707
av.,. 347,192 335,834 129,796

1921
1932
1923
1924
1925
1936
1937
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av...
a ...
a ...
a ...
a ...
a ...
a ...
a ...

199,342
256,107
269,403
319,881
394,842
441,629
609,933
051,490

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

a
a
a
a
a
a
a

835,530 719,953 158,089
88,437
456,107 412,034
215,747 146,954 22,654
53,658 27,113
1,380
9,349
31,799 13,393
40,925 14,855
2,158
188,952 33,631 17,798

...
...
...
...
...
...
...

1936
January. .......... 273,907
194,613
March
394,853
April
687,751
304,993
May
527,630
July
204,393
333,438
250,050
381,402
364,004
625,912
Monthly average... 385,995
IQ37
300,241
394,808
March
,
320,299
April
167,530
May
175,231
431,503
July
139,876
108,067
September
153,131
October
138,539
37,209
67,460
Monthly average, , . 202,808
1938
50,506
103,077
March
82,638
April
78,433
May
63,266
301,107
July
185,821
338,155
September
150,073
358, 159
151,223
December.
296,788
Monthly average... 178,270
1939
16,312
159,686
March
99,668
April
359,909
May
183,242
282,039
July
230,577
343, 357
95, 115
October
175,514
November
113,200
221,252
Monthly average . . . 181,573

151,917 64,862
194,645 54,493
225,208 74,435
276,858 56,412
341,727 88,963
366,084 97,936
449,251 104,530
506,634 115,469

72, 935
13,473
58,816
137,879
37,608
151,874
69,809
170,799
74,590
109,885
109,077
218,206
101,346

96,594 58,209
154,587
6Q,446
139,343 40,999
79,402 33,320
83,011 41,123
376,128 183,781
81,745 46,698
50,873 23,631
113,746
99,996
66,987 27,940
36,089 28,309
46,608 30,371
102,084 56,737
46,365
5,267
40,852
105
8,660
33,995
11,6813
6,139
37,575 18,405
202,316 143,261
130,276 120,365
137,014 69,550
84,937 80,838
63,922 40,561
43,521 18,284
59,644 48,801
72,675 46,686
5,926
33,571
52,979
78,160
31,740
30,241
50,139
25,895
16,019
18,300
21,408
26,971
30,937

.For footnotes, see pp. 193, 193.




40,585
8,640
24,856
54,861
28,164
42,131
29,743
9,039
61,741
53,295
49,933
69,507
39,375

1,126
20,171
18,573
75, 981
3,987
13,198
10,339
17,045
1,099
5,957
7,658
14,088
15,685

(55)
()
(3)
(33 )
<3>
()

5,347 33,238 9,764 34,889 36,360
7,583 31,863 26,865 39,729 21,358
4,432
13,491
20,909
37,783
59,634
59,122
52,532
59,692

40,995
60,520
73,999
110,467
123,419
133,157
172,112
150,957

39,389
43,651
38,710
64,968
31,690
28,833
42,139
30,341

13,240
23,490
17,15-4
17,338
36,776
38,110
63,383
84,616

12,259
5,834

53,115
78,546
160,682
144,856

5,857
21,822
12,633
10,737
16,890
36,345
34,957
35,939

185,186 43,369 160,998 45,544 126,768 115,577
19,395 20,375 197,095 66,448 20,293 44,073
340 10,750 79,053 28,801
5,356 68,793
677 32,863 1,094
1,001 26,544
100
75 3,852 1,000
91
27 18,406
1,568
33 4,113 6,062
920 26,070
167
164 6,963 6,070 2,470 155,322

46,893
7,563
4,809
358
6,204
2,273
41,080

1,256
5,925
14,576
65,558

1,550
170
26,990
14,711
3,096
15,982
10,135
1,543
0
5,588
7,770
38,170
10,307

47,325
61,463
44,195

43,023

(35)
()
(s>
(53 )
<3 >
<>

34,040
37,159
41,049
41,450
37,078
21,902
84,183
84,472

40,208
23,838
12,894
24,367
33,704
39,428
37,508
55,341

1,210
6,430
0, 113
1,728
2,848
3,854
8,436
7,900

115,281
108,829
94,597
120,557
117,059
113,503
123,147
115,818

03,503
32,985
42,848
81,580
72,172
55,101
52,073
59,733

22,556 2,875
19,097
581
14,239
325
3,986
38
7,325
0
14,707
0
10,324 3,035

120,198
115,239
104, 314
78,071
93,985
97,944
99,643

76,749
79,343
90,564
91,006
82,335
77,750
82,297

250 27,000 63,719
0
0
0 3,250 135,380
0 13,750
0 233,788 217,772 7,500
0
0 300,876 67,197 9,967
0
0 113,000 48,727
0
0
0
339 169,374 38,000 22,833
0
500 139,669 44,800 20,307
0
973 41,930 11,981
113
0 4,500 121,050 20,000 3,509
0
0 1,560 358,703
88
0
100 101,567 8,725 5,100
0
350 359,424 22,044 6,520
977 168,805 44,054 7,456
0

ai,736
94,390
119,995
111,954
96,542
118,092
43,934
87,447
159,481
83,311
75,544
92,838
96,355

128,586
47,800
72,219
74,814
10,700
121,889
32,746
18,201
91,748
8,389
22,027
113,420
61,095
38,797
158,475
50,077
22,092
75,555
107,606
15,980
14,047
113,908
17,845
16,479
58,270
59,355

318 15,288
117 9,540

0
0
0
331

110
1,384
104
175
3,098
2,325
3,192
7,755

14,929
21,183
20,887
17,003
19,078
30,839
76,002
82,567

135
0
42
0
0
0
333

561
75
292
4
0
0
533

42,568
18,756
49,188
22,159
4,876
9,090
100,017

7,579 1,018
4,625 1,2-41

a%2i9

10,644
4,478
13,390
11,202
6,383
38,095
30,304

200,973
181,141
536,037
559,872
267,385
375,756
334,583
61,639
175,460
371,517
154,927
407,707
384,750

110,004
28,861
76,976
181,833
105,658
157,531
19,307
8,962
26,401
11,167
41,434
19,368
65,458

250
281 8,098 6,929 22,827 203,647
0 2,873 7,729 65,730 11,809 240,021
0 1,356 13,032 70,673 13,184 181,055
0
537 1,700 30,230 13,615 88,128
0
6,974 29,120 5,194 92,220
600
0
905 34,833 11,810 54,799 155,373
0
350 29,577 3,950
2,170 58,131
0
435 4,360 3,103 19,354 57,194
0
375 11,500 1,300
575 39,386
99 1,976 32,047 4,935
0 71,553
0
0 5,630
0 2,250
1,120
0
385 7,835 4,880
3,146 20,852
29
839 12,775 19,304 12,410 100,723

71,092
73,867
15,113
37,202
38,973
17,579
56,333
4,792
39,005
300
270
1,067
29,683

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

883
0
0
0
0
0
200
2,483

328,239
42,751
92,713
95,368
54,004
110,554
51,858
56,466
71,338
37,408
50,587
96,013
82,008

4,141
62,325
58,643
66,750
25,692
98,791
55,545
211,141
65,136
274 > 237
107,702
237,143
105,595

1,113
315
45,311
8,000
3,002
4,507
5,500
41,a59
16,180
14,458
44,656
56,404
19,825

0
300 1,032
0 1,697
0
180 61,830
0
0
0
277 2,265 10,000
890
0
250 80,500
0
0
0
120 23,570
0
0
0
0
0 94, 384 1
0
0
0
0 4,000 46,045
0
100 169,382
0
0
0
0
0 7,132 41,824
0
120 259,659
0
0
0 63,046
0
0
0
0
416 126,295 46,378 7,650
0 1,075 79,144 4,698
f53

49,389
82,689
173,765
47,870
149,915
111,273
50,849
67,202
88,959
133,234
169,736
128,654
102,425

216,378
66,266
184,842
38,340
18,414
112,535
142,780
53,884
89,347
154,875
47,031
43,764
97, 327

630
0 2,500 10,386
500
1,170
0
375 2,475
0
550 136, 115
0 4,302- 30,135
0
71 46,689
500 1,100
579
0
0 181,749
500
403 1,500 15,250 161,502
100
0
0 13,666 2,700
2,677 251,798
0 1,186 35,893 13,435
288 180,438
500
1,930
250
400
5,770 317,463
0
125 13,065 1,600 79,096
130
0
81 1,505 9,200
1,457 157,314
0
738 1,975 9,525
1,523 90,792
0 5,360 5,998
0
1,525 194,281
383 4,857 7,080 2,767 150,635
167

3,986
11,500
15,301
60,175
2,000
79, 810
96,324
20,123
600
3,443
12,000
15,315
26,690

104,986
00,423
49,297
77,461
107, 174
206, 369
133,376
80,673
30,554
54,891
H8,3QS
103,521
91,411

88,656
17t),769
92,355
105,332
110,110
65,820
62,150
154,809
64,931
23,018
207,413
64,025
100,699

0
0
0
0
4,800
0
7,125
0
0
0
0
1,000
1,077

0
2,000
0
0
148
1,664
500
0
0
4,760
0
3,899
998

0
435
537
0
400
40
0
0
0
735
350
600
100
107
3,000 1,350
0
747
0 1,420
340
0
0
394
527
342

39,368
40,220
13, 300
1,870
16,905
51,775
9,704
49,965
2,612
30,441
21,285
6,561
23,742

30,800
0
5,619
55,000
0
80,795
4,890
39,839
4,475
9,150
9,054
37,193
22,284

0
0
3,235
3,5-40
0
6,330
0
3,148
740
0
0
0
1,333

0
2,663
1,350
3,307
1,400
11,333
17,417
120, 378
8,373
37,094
41,730
81,438
37,205

1,404
0
360
134
1,540
0
0
0
0
1,500
3,712
3,888
1,045

600
15,000
350
153
0
2,540
0
3,200
381
3,254
0
0
1,948

70,767
144,459
148,468
6,800
50,616
130,991
1,798
47,266
0
53,618
850
19,585
56,185

52,285
5,650
3,150
41,097
0
3,600
0
3,936
0
18,381
0
0
10,425

850
0
300
5,000
86 111,029 12,000
0
0
0 31,388
0
720 106,500
1,600
12,755
202 154,400
0
4,900
0
830 160, 185 9,438
0
0
51 80,788
0 2,505 250,835 7,000
230 33,866!
700
0
6,350
569 j 147,052:
0
0
0 1,952; 76,840
0
0 118,050 60,000
1,584
666| 105,103 8,31??

8,303
1,045
14,074
2,876

2,au

250
1,500
0
0
0
1,536
3,475
37,000
53,700
0
0
1,016
8,206

71

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OP CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE—COMMODITY AND SECURITY MARKETS
VOLUME OF! W=
BROKERS' BALANCES
ING IN GRAIN
(M.YoS.Eo
FUTURE^
CARRYING MARGIN ACCOUNTS)*

BOND P R I C E S
Average p r i c e o f a l l

YEAR AND MONTH

Wheat

Custo- Cash
1 1 sted bonds on the
GustoOft
mers'
New York Stock Ex change **
hand Money mars'
debit
Corn
free
borbalan- and rowed
credit
in
Domes- Foreign
ces
Total
balances
(net) banks
tic

Millions
of bushels

Millions of dollars

S t a n d a r d S t a t i s t i c s Co*, I n c .

u. s.

industrials, u t i l i t i e s , r a i l s *
Total
(60
bonds)

Dollars

I n d u s t r i a l u tPiul bi tl ii ce s
(20 bonds) (20 bonds)

Rails
(20 bonds)

Domestic Treasury
mun I ei pals (15 bonds^
bonds)?

Dollars per $100 bond
B

1916 monthly avsra**® , .

1,002
1,613
1,0?B

1930 Bonthly overage...
1931
1922
1923
1924
1935
1926
1927
1938

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.

1,179
1,058
840
935
1,719
1,295
905
912

530
403
387
518
534
342
564
570

1939
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average.
average,
average,
average.
average.
average,
average.

1,564
1,228
695
800
1,032
743
705

412
395
353
132
322
285
197

1,300
800
1,270
1,170
1,258

.....

448
322
466
801
591
768

54
45
52
92
80
146

1,297
1,290
1,351
1,295;
1,257
1,367

1,329
1,032
662
515
519
1,164

416
395
214
113
231
258

1,395
1,287
1,317
1,333
1,364
1,395

718

175

778
776
1,170
1,345
934
1,545

199
130
153
296
3M
334

1,433
1,482
1,549
1,559
1,503
1,489

243
230
223
S27
209
214

1,028
1,084
1,173
1,215
1,188
1,217

Oc tober .........a......

1S639
1,161
848
029
936
635

336
307
174
184
177
158

1,493
1,509
1,363
1,053
1,034
985

206
202
239
263
385
232

1,213
1,333
1,088
781
733
638

Monthly average . . . » , . , > *

1,048

222

660
400
577
572
512
892
725
764
701
380
336
335

106
71
108
111
US
125
180
206
139
133
147
138

570

132

300
168
202
326
721
556
669
637
716
504
417
1,054
523

1O4
71
81
106
137
133
183
151
187
104
102
170
128

1,192
$1 , 805
(?
(
?
3,293
4 433
6,440

5

94.79
95.69
97.16
99.18
98.58

5

96. 13
97.03
98.51
100.36
99.45

5

83.85
85.12
87.37
91.94
96.10

97=6
100.7
100.8

93.6
95.9
95.8

97.3
99.3
100,0

101.7
107.0
106.7

3,990
1,894
58?
34?
845
880
179
030

260
230
220
170
386

95.71
96.61
88.52
74=86
80.64
89.39
90.86

96.51
97.63
91.97
80.28
83.93
91.39
93.25

94.42
94.98
82.53
64.50
67.57
80.34
79.10

98.1
99.3
90.9
69.5
73.4
84.5
88.6

93.2
92,6
81.8
63.1
69.2
81.9
88.2

97.7
99.4
97.3
80.5
80.6
87.8
98.2

103.3
106.0
93.8
64.8
70.5
83.9
79.4

103
398
181
268
229
219

933
908
995
1,033
970
985

319
328
303
301
282
276

93.59
94.44
94.47
93.90
93.83
• 94.24

96.16
97.23
97.26
96.69
97.38
97.63

80.87
80.32
79.. 76
79.21
67.47
67.87

95.3
97.2
96.6
95.9
95.5
96,2

92.5
93.0
92.1
91.2
SO. 6
90.6

104.7
105.1
105,1
1O4.8
104=9
105.5

88.7
93.6
93.7
91.6
90.8
92.5

221
213
227
235
260
249

981
967
995
989
986
1S048

287
283
289
318
346
343

94.78
95.39
95.79
95.93
97.01
97.35

98.19
98.81
99.27
99.41
100.55
100.76

68.39
68.68
68.00
68.16
68.63
69.10

97.1
97.7
98.6
99.6
99.8
99.9

91.1
91.6
92.2
93.1
94.2
94.5

105.9
105.7
105.8
105.9
106.0
105.6

94.2
95.8
97.9
99.7
99.2
99.6

951.06

98.28

72.31

97.5

92.2

105.4

94.7

372
366
346
314
284
26Q

96.83
96.64
93.88
93.33
93.89
93.98

100.05
99.83
96.86
96.27
96.79
95.84

69.78
70.02
68.48
68.41
69.30
69.11

100.3
100.0
98.5
96.6
96.3
95.0

94.8
94.7
93.5
92.0
91.9
91.2

105.7
105.1
103.6
103.4
101.8
100.6

100.6
100. 3
98.3
95.3
95.0
93.2

265
252
256
272
370
378

93.93
93.76
91.51
90.11
89=36
89.70

96.82
95.64
94.54
93.17
92.36
92.75

69.81
68.44
65.60
63.65
63.23
62.60

95.3
94.8
91.3
86.4
83.3
82.7

91.4
91.9
90.0
85.5
83.7
81.4

101.2
101.4
88.4
95.3
95.0
94.3

93.2
91.0
85.6
78.4
72.1
73.5

92.90

95.91

67.29

93.4

90.1

100.4

89.6

88.68
89.48
85.71
87.82
87.78
88.98
90.19
80.40
80.08
90.67
90-34
91.27

91.64
92.44
88.71
90.84
90=81
91.97
93.32
92.53
92.10
93.70
93.33
94.35

63.07
62.73
58.27
59.91
59.64
60.54
60.76
59.89
59.72
61.30
61.02
60.11

80.6
79.3
76.0
73.8
76.5
75.3
80.8
81.3
78.7
81.8
83.1
81.1

81.7
80.6
79.5
77.8
80.4
80.0
85.0
85.7
84.3
86.8
36.9
86.0

94.0
93.2
91.2
90.3
94.0
94.0
97.3
98.1
90.3
98.6
99.3
98.7

66.2
65.0
57.3
53.5
55.1
52.0
©0.2
60.0
55.7
59.9
60 = 3
58.6

89.13

93.15

60.49

78.9

82.9

95.3

91.03
91.85
91.80
9i.66
93.92
92.08
93.15
90.59
88.50
90.79
91.24
92.33
91.49

94.25
95.01
94.99
94.83
98.09
95.34
96.46
94.05
92.41
94.59
95.05
96.02
94.92

58.55
59.68
58.43
57.40
59.73
57.79
58.46
54.50
47.29
50.55
51.23
53.33
55.49

81.9
83.1
83.1
79.4
80.2
81.4
81.6
81.0
80.9
82.9
83.0
82.1
81.6

86.2
86.4
87.1
83.8
84.8
86.2
86.3
85.8
85.0
86.4
87.0
86.8
36.0

99.7
100.7
101.3
99.7
101.0
101.6
103.1
101.7
98.6
100.5
101.8
101.6
100.9

93.3
94.7
94.1
97.2
93.6
89.6
90.1
83.7
82.5
93,2
92.9
93.7
95.3
95.3
96.7
95.6
92.7
95.4
96.4
87.8
87.1
96.1
105.3

104=7
98.8
103.3
104.6
105.5

1936
Januarv . . * . . . . , . . * , * , .
February •
*,*.
March,
April
...... =,
May
July
„
August. * * . * ( • « . . . . * , .
September . . . . . . . . * < . . *
October

107.6
108.4
108.9
109.1
109.2
109.2
109.9
111.0
113.5
113.1
114.6
116.3
110.8

102.5
102.8
103,6
103.9
104.2
103.7

115.8
112.7
108.9
108.0
109.6
110.1
110.8
111.8
109.0
108.1
109.1
109.5
110.3

104.6
104.6
102.9
100.3
100.7
100.7

103.3
102.4
102.5
103.7
104.0
103.9
103.8
104.0
103.0
104.3
'104.0
1O4.1

58.6

111.5
112.3
113.3
111.6
113.6
113.6
114.2
115,2
111.7
116.2
116.6
116.5
113.7

59.7
59.0
60.9
54.5
54.8
56.3
56.4
55.5
59.0
61.6
60.3
58.0
58.0

117,3
117.3
117.9
116.4
118.1
118.6
118.3
116.5
107.1
110.7
117.5
119.9
116.3

104.4
104.8
106.. 0
106.6
108.3
109.1
108.9
108.2
101.9
103.6
104.6
106.1
106.0

103.4
103.9
103.8
103.4
104.6
104.4
103.7

1937
February. ..............
March
April
...o.
May
July

„

„ . ..

AllgUS t . , . , l i > t . , t . l l . c .

101.3
101.2
100.6
100.7
101.3
101.9
101.7

1938
March*
April
May
June * . . * * , . , * * ,
July
October
November
Monthly average , , . *

*

958
937
831
763
760
774
843
864
823
905
939
991

220
307
215
203
SOS
315
209
200
213
196
189
190

641
628
576
485
482
495
528
571
559
617
662
754

388
380
339
248
243
258
384
272
257
270
252
247

103.4

1939
February. » . . . . . . . o o , .*
March
April
».
Mav
July
September ...... . . = » . . . .
October.
November. . ... ,
Monthly average

For footnotes, see p. 193.




971
967
953
831
828
834
839
792
856
394
914
906

192
168
174
190
183
178
183
202
217
200
195
2O7

713
709
699
579
561
570
589
556
520
577
623
637

235
222
335
336
330
230
238
335
305
289
272
366

72

1940

SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE-SECURITY MARKETS-Continued
BONDS

YEAR AND MONTH

Sales ( S e c u r i t i e s and Exchange C o m m i s s i o n )
On the New York Stock Exchange
Total on al11
exchanges
Exclusive of stopped sales (N.Y.S.E.) face value*
Market2
Face 1
U.S.Gov- Other than U. S. Government
Market
Face
value
value
Total
ernment
value
value
Total i| Domestic Foreign

V a l u e , Issues l i s t e d on N.Y.S.E.'

Face value, a l l Issues Market Vftlue, al 1 Issues

Total

41,794
38,471
80,142
95,680
86,214
167,697
306,343
323,369
282,180
345,464
328,747
316,830
385,587
351,379
275,603
236,319
249,700
337,525
347,481
249,270
379,637
308,493
378,288

v

1917 monthly average....

1927

monthly average....

1.934
1935

monthly average .... '293,606 *341,916
monthly average.... 311,590 393,556

*238,820 *267,067
233,318 293,121

Domestic Foreign
Issues Issues

Millions of dollars

Thousands of dollars

1915 monthly average.,..

Domestic Foreign Total
Issues Issues

126
41,668
* 45 * 38,426
244
79,898
22
95.658
(*>
<*)
5
(5)
,( >
74, 717
231,625
233,917
88,452

167,395
137,812
66,499
73,333
29,839
22,316
25,672
14,322
11,794
9,045
33,977
46,590
41,398
73,189
56,162

114,785
207,652
163,248
244,497
255,748
328,963
349,931
221,997

*35,456 •31,577 •3,881 '33,612 •30,367
36,722 32,601 4,122 35,144 31,634
37,620 33,060 4,560 36,554 32,666
37,181 31,997 5,184 36,878 32,111
45,384 30,190 15,193 44,702 30,028
48,976 30,082 18,894 46,872 29,033
49,930 30,697 19,232 48,237 29,969
51,538 32,433 19,104 45,569 29,789
51,124 33,179 17,945 38,248 36,635
41,323 32,962 8,361 33,246 37,669
*144,989 *40,083 43,183 35,379 7,804 38,607 32,338
190,918 31,208 43,573 36,220 7,354 39,691 33,774

337,906
218,480
233,504
203,680
338,339
235,304
232,126

•0*865
3,510
3,996
4,767
14,674
17,839
18,268
15,770
11,612
5,5"7
6,269
6,817

1936
March
April
May
July
August
September
October

,

Monthly average

443,287
395,266
336,206
351,878
208,596
283,772
292,443
231,368
287,861
329,488
293,709
317,484

622,545
511,123
410,410
301,433
249,620
333,383
350,594
275,306
378,530
420,739
353,380
446,393
305,113 387,704

338,695
305,052
261,553
197,277
163,983
231,088
238,071
179,534
240,030
274,094
346,072
261,314
214,731

492,214
402,610
323,695
235,793
197,217
271,044

309,610
376,698
438,960
331,374
206,518
174,732

438,010
346,360
494,965
363,730
238,348
210,940

173,575
158,165
159,293
181,489
150,361
148,239
324,909

404,531
317,277
312,081
194,970
160,832
178,804

38 488 '
31*447
30, 89
33,938
23,565
36,657

43,113
43,015
44,255
44,233
42,355
44,164

320,710
179,589
350,571
384,432
213,556
383,033
241,615

33,338
21,298
23,569
31,117
34,941
50,468
29,885

43,981
44,279
45,211
45,018
45,026
46,280
44,335

317,049
265,812
297,661
332,796
159,048
164,878
148,872
128,427
168,380
213,026
162,675
187,363
203,657

267,568
239,157
266,728
204,137
137,945
139,893
124,028
105,633
140,305
184,201
135,316
162,209
174,759

49,491
36,655
30,933
28,669
21,103
24,986
34,844
23,794
26,075
28,835
27,359
25,054
28,898

46,593
46,572
46,994
47,058
47,045 «
47,321

16,353
11,014
15,135
18,832
6,844
9,729
7,518
6,161
17,163
7,673
4,419
6,535
10,614

149,557
116,579
154,307
130,883
114,312
135,092
170,747
114,203
116,791
177,506
151,449
211,074
144,375

128,981
96,374
126,037
103,133
96,654
118,695
152,580
98,693
94,417
155,698
130,133
185,538
123,600

7,581
4,871
11,889
7,459
7,390
6,821
5,137
8,730
337,101
14,303
5,638
4,332
35,928

153,030
114,123
173,624
115,345
115,714
119,749
114,394
102,664
353,688
155,886 !
146,057 i
171,778
144,579

131,490
96,723
139,909
93,396
98,423
103,189
100,633
85,001
327,997
134,816
123,230
146,192
133,333

387,510
225,937
333,466
353,830
297,521
379,805
315,886

476,137
33,118
370,581
31,857
384,633
41,763
330,062
18,154
300,410
16,013
330,549 i 15,088
282,571 ! 38,533
316,428
15,541
305,015
30,875
337, 919
22,380
290,695
42,198
355,879
23,378
308,073 • 26,574

443,019
348,724
242,870
217,908
184,397
205,461 i
344,048
200,887
374,140
315,539
348,497
333,501
271,499

207,044
187,459
212,856
268,387
323,973
347,098
285,756

355,434
334,188
389,143
279,814
176,477
146,794
146,991
134,439
134,842
153,968
134,761
123,884
191,728

365,679
300,608
442,002
318,934
204,294
178,497
175,800
160,723
183,850
231,796
190,631
213,888
247,335

343,687
385,459
422,794
294,866
179,649
178,898
160,504
147,601
182,078
227,502
173,494
197,999
332,711

35,638
19,647
125,133
63,070
20,601
14,030
11,633
19,174
15,698
14,476
9,819
10,736
39,054

133,593
112,786
139,041
128,938
116,394
119,899
157,370
117,162
111,037
166,812
139,760
146,188
133,414

192,475
157,513
201,181
180,796
161,697
169,072
233,147
161,553
148,992
337,345
307,719
259,364
192,480

113,449
1*4,784
115,972
108,296
89,587
96,606
137,133
93,667
92,923
133,469
107,389
116,550
107/485

166,909
134,016
170,871
153,817
127,973
140,524
194,877
130,647
126,307
195,775
169,415
221,469
160,958

105,910
127,593
169,433
139, 715
121,156
144,831
178,265
120,363
133,954
185,179
155,868
217,609
154,989

157,278
126,687
179,440
119,057
135,737
127,703
131,420
133,908
417,439
163,275
135,515
125,631
160,090

234,632
166,855
345,123
165,935
167,691
169,641
163,435
159,770
498,100
329,653
193,891
206,047

119, 160
86,903
137,021
93,210
93,060
91,785
87,837
89, 189
384,237
131,901
105,994
98,662

178,731
131,223
195, 394
133,554
130,243
129,260
133,949
121,165
459,821
194,213
159,374
173,971
126,496 176,741

159,611
118,993
185,513
133,804
123,104
126,570
119,431
111,394
480,789
170,089
151,685
176, 100
170,507

1937
March
April
May
July

Monthly average

j

35,851
35,934
37,196
37, X)
37,312
39,128
38,947
39,241
40,178
39,988
40,038
41,301
38,516

7,363
7,082
7,059
7,073
5,013
5,036
5,034
5,038
5,033
5,031
4,988
4,979
5,719

40,348
40,625
41,807
41,525
39,648
41,619
41,685
42,336
43,305
43,180
43,680
45,054
42,059

34,475
34,936
36,177
36,922
30,266
38,201
38,242
38,776
39,883
39,751
40,257
41,613
37,875

5,873
5,086
5,630
5,603
3,382
3,418
3,443
3,460
3,422
3,429
3,423
3,441
4,184

4,961
4,979
4,949
4,963
4,959
5,064

45,113
45,007
44,116
43,920
44,171
44,001
44,396
43,809
43,271
43,591
43,109
42,782

5,043
5,001
4,950
4,901
4,855
4,838
4,054 43,768

41,651
41,521
40,726
40,525
40,734
40,509
40,776
40,386
40,024
39,471
39,088
39,760
40,431

3,462
3,486
3,389
3,396
3,436
3,493
3,520
3,423
3,247
3,120
3,021
3,022

47,116

41,630
41,593
42,045
42,095
42,086
42,268
42,116
42,228
42,33-4
42,363
43,321
42,866
i 42,162

20,576
30,205
28,270
18,750
17,658
16,307
18,167
17,510
22,374
21,808
21,316
25,546
30,715

47,910
47, §95
48,360
48,379
48,244
49,177
49,409
49,434
50,331
50,325
50,301
51,554
49,259

I 43,112
; 43,124
? 43,601
43,559
43,551
44,489
144,657
44,676
45,649
45,546
45,840
46,920
44,544

4,798
4,770
4760
4,730
4,693
4,687
4,752
4,748
4,682
4,679
4,661
4,834
4,715

42,486
42,855
41,450
43,399
42,347
43,757
44,561
44,183
44,837
45,539
45,442
47,053
43,909

39,508
39,863
38,677
39,571
39,548
40,919
41,674
41,339
42,041
42,675
42,597
44,288
41,057

2,978
2,992
2,773
2,828
2,799
2,838
2,887
2,844
2,796
2,864
2,844
2,785
2,852

20,540
17,400
33,715
31,949
17,291
17,560
13,673
17,663
25,691
21,070
22,827
25,586
21,247

51,587 146,933
51,486 46,862
52,670 48,071
52,564 47,975
53,647 48,056
52,751 48,166
53,610 48,033
53,309 47,643
52,466 47,917
53,452 ' 47,923
52,435 47,869
51,067 49,512
52,49-1 47,913

4,654
4,604
4,599
4,589
4,591
4,585
4,578
4,567
4,549
4,531
4,586
4,554
4,581

46,958
47,371
48,352
48,128
48,921
48,571
49,007
47,297
46,431
47,621
47,839
49,920
48,036

44,233
44,524
45,665
45,493
46,179
45,921

2,725
2,748
2,687
2,634
2,742
2,849
2,676
2,489
2,151
2,290
2,339
2,379
3,543

47,159
47,227
47,384
47,264
47,175
47,694

3,335

1938

February
March
April
May
julv
September
October

1939
March
April
May
July

November
Monthly average

215,812

For footnotes, see pp. 193, 194.




48,331
44,808
44,379
45,331
45,500
47,541
45,484

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE—SECURITY MARKETS—Continued
STOCKS
Yield©
YEAR AND MONTH

Bond
Buyer '
Domestic
municipals (10

Moody 's*
Domes-

tie
(120

Aaa
(m

bonds)

cities)

% ratings
Aa
A
(30
(30
} bonds)

Standard Statistics Co., Ine.^

By groyps

Baa

1 ndustrlals

(W
(40
bonds} bonds)
Percent

m

Railroads

(W

bends)

4. -45
4.16

4.;33

1919 monthly average ......

monthly average

1930 monthly average. *„ . „ .
1931 monthly average ......

1033 monthly &v©mga . * . 0 „ 0

Bosr^stie municipals (is bonds)

Cash divided payments
and rates ( Stood y^s) 6 '

u. s.

Treas-

ury

bonds '

4.33
* 4.13
4.16
3.94
4.20
4.50
4.46
4.98

4.73
5.32
5.09
4.30
4.36
4.06
3.86
3.68
3.34
3.33

Total
annual payments
at current rates
(600 e©rapani©§)

Number of

Millions of dollars

Millions

aha res „

adjusted

4.31
4.38
4.50
5.D4

7^08

5.4§
6.13

5,88
6,59

6.48
7.41

7.35
8.20

6.18
6,94

6.31
7,19

6.42
7.13

S.O®
4.31
4. '3-7
4.31
4.13
4.14
3. §9
4=03

7.04
5.98
6.04
6.80
5.47
5,21
4.97
4=04

5,97
5.10
8.12
5=00
4, Si
4.73
4,57
4.55

6,65
5.59
5,44
5.30
4,97
4.77
4.71

7.38
6.03
6.17
5,93
5,55
5.34
S.04
5.01

8.35
7.08
7.34
6.83
8.37
5.87
5.48
5.48

7.04
6.04
6.04
5. SO
5.61
5.37
5.10
5.10

7.17
5.03
5.83
5.61
3.39
5.11
4.SS
4,87

6.91
5.89
6.34
5, SO
5.51
4° 83
4.R5

5.09
4.23
4.35
4.20
4.09
4.08
3.98
4=05

5.09
0.81
3.87
5.89
4*08
4.46

4.73
4.53
4.58
5.01
4.49
4.CO
3.60

4.93
4.77
5.05
5,98
5.33
4.44
3.85

5.28
5.13
6,01
7. SO
6.09
5.08
4,55

5.90
5.90
7.62
9.30'
7,76
6.32
5.75

5.31
5.35
6,08
6=71
5.34
4.53
4.02

5.14
5.05
5,27
6,30
6,35
5.40
4.4-3

5.18
4.96
©.09
7 = 61
6.09
4.96
4.95

4.37
4.07
4.01
4=65
4.71
4.03
3.41

3.60
3.29
3.34
3.68
3.31
3.12
2 = 79

3.37
3,33
3,29
3.39
3.37
3.34
3.33
3=211
3 ol8

3=07
3,55
3,55
3.57
3.53
3.51

4.31
4.13
4,10
4.12
4,11
4.09
4,05
3.99

5.00
4.80
4.86
4.91'

3=59
3.57
3.66
3 o-S7
3,55
3.54

4,50
4.31
4.33
4=38
4.40
4=35

3.27
3.32
3.18
3.17
3.16
3.16

3,80
3=77
2.71
2.68
2.66
3.66

3.52
3.48
3.44
3.43
3.37
3.37
3.50

4,03
3,98
3,98
3,97
3. So
3.91
3.86
3,85
3.83
3 = 80
3.74
3.69
3.88

4.31
4.32
4.09
4,02
4.00
3=96

3=13
3.08
2.97
2.94
2.85
2,76

2.65
2,61
2.60
3.62
3.53
2.51

3.07

2.65

3.68
3.76
3.80
3.S9
3.85
3=97
3. S3
3,89
3.86
4.08
4.06
4=03
3 = 93

3.95
4.03
4,15
4.36
4.22
4.22

3.79
2.96
3.19
3,24
3.14
3.11

2.47
2.46
3.60
2.80
2,76
2.75

4,31
4.28
4,43
4.66
4.91
4.79

2.72
3.07
2.73
3.01
3.18 ' 2.77
3.24
2.76
2.71
3.17
2.87
3.15

4.34

3.10

2.68,

ls 933, 68
1,939.72
1,984.78
l,0aiD89
1,970.05
2,020.39
3=026,18
1S942.85

5.03
5.06
5,44
5.75
5.44
5.75

3.03
3=99
2.99
3.03
3,91
3.91

2 = 65
2.64
2,64
2.63
3,51
2.52

1,703.04
1,510.79
1,457.60
1,443,85
1,338=37
1,387.10

939.10
039,10
§39,00
939.10
g@9=10
939.1©

3,73
3.65
3.63

5.25
5.09
5.18
4=94
4.83
4.82

2.87
3.83
3.02
2.82
3.74
2.75

3.53
2.51
3.58
S.48
2. SO
3.49

1,388.80
1,295.30
1,393. S3
1,393.59
1S328.16
1,315.04

§39,10
089,10
939,10
939.10
939.10
935.03

4.32
4.13
4*07
4.77
5.14
3.38

9

2,538*85
3,601,96
2,134.66
1,328.86
1,008.02
1,108.15
I3 316.47

9

893.76
915,73
925,60
924.04
923=16

5836

April
.. = =
May.....................*.

3,11
3,01
3,03
3.12
3.00
3.91
3,86
3=85
3 = 63
3,93

4.04
3.95
3. 36
3.9?
3,93
3.01
3.90
3.85
3.79
3.75
3. 71
3.67
3.87

3.15
3.10
3.34

3.48
3.44
3.41
3.37
3 = 31'
3.28
3.46

3^90
3.85
3.78

4.03

4°. 90
4.84

4.82
4,54
4=52
4.53
4.77

1,311.64
Is 337. S3
1,343.54
1,355.75
1*397 '.38
1,457.21
1,517.35
1,539.63
• 1,568.17
l)87d.31
1,493=07

923.M
033. 94
933.99
923.90
933,99
923.60
933 .91

1897
Marsh.. ...... ...... .......
April.....................
May ........... . ...... = ... .

3 ,,74
2.90
3 ,,18
3 ,,09

3.67
3.73
3=87
3.97 •
3=91

3,06

3.10
3.33
3=43
3.33
3.38
3=25
3.24
3=38
3,27
3,34

3,53
3, OB
3.15
3.17
3,16
3,03

3.88
3.88
3.98
4=13
4.31
4.16
3.64

3^03
3.19
April , 0 0 , ..„...,.,,..,.». 0 0
3,08
fey . „ . . , , . a . . . . . . . . . . » , = 9 . 3,05
3.00

4=33
4.36
4. SO
4.28
4.40

3.01
3.88
3.08
2. gO
3,83
3.70
2.99

4.17
4.00
4.17
4.03
3 ,95
ales
4.19

3=23
3.18
3.31
3.15
3.10
3.08

3.01
3=00
3.99
3.03
3.67

21.67
3.21
3=20
2!, 93
SS.73

3.86
3.81
3.74
3.84
3.78
3.71
3.66
3,67
3.95
3.83
3.70

55.83

3.77

3.28
3.17

JlBly 9 o o . . 0 . ...... a t . . . . . . .

3^33
3.30
3.33

3.19

March... o.................
April ....*<,......

For footnotes, see p. 104.




3.93
3. S3
3. -15
3=00

933 =BO
023.80

4.49
4.53
4.68
4.84
4.84
4.93
4.91
4=93
3.16
5.52
8.82
5.03

3.36
3.46
3,55
3.65
3.55
3.51
3.50
3.47
3.55
3,63
3 = 65
3.66
3,55

5.89
5.97
6,30
@,47
0,08
6.05
3.83
5.49
5,65
5=36
S.23
6.27
S,80

3.54
3,57
3*58
3,64
3,51
3.55
3.48
3.43
3.50
3,43
3.39
3.40
3,50

4.01

3.53
3,46
3,43
3.56

4,20
4.24
4.34
4.49
4.28
4.41
4,21
4,13
4.30
4.08
4=03
4,02
4.23

3=87

5.31

2.91

2.56

1,386.29

0S9.50

3.33
3.36
3=33
3. SS
3.16
3.13
3007
3.11
3.49
3,35
3.16
3.14

3.07
3.94
3.87
3.97
3.93
3.86
^.83
3.80
4.05
3.94
3.7©
3.74

5.13
0=05
4.89
6. IB
5.07
4.01
4.84
4.85
5.00
4.88
4.85
4.92

3.31
3.29
3.29
3.35
3.30
3.23
3,17
3. SI
3.57
3.43
3.25
3.21

3,57
3.53
3,48
3.51
3.45
3.43

4.70
4,63
4.46
4,68
4.60
4.47

3.70
3,70
3.67
2.75
2.66
3.63

3.47
2.44
2=34
2.30
2.17
2.13

1,316,35
1,329.91
1,334.15
1,337.76
1,339.37
1,383.43

935.03
935.03
935.03
935.03
935.03
933,03

3.39
3=40
3.70
3,57
3,41
3. SB

4,42
4; 41
4.50
4.51
4,44
4,47

2,65
3.75
3.29
3.08
3.69
2.56

3.16

2^65
2.60
2.46
2.35

1,391.4©
1,433,99
1^423.83
1,442.45
1,573.05
1,589.37

935.03
935.03
935.03
935,03
035.03
93©. 43

3.22

3=89

4.06

3. 3D

3.48

4.53

2.76

3.36

1,406.91

935. IS

3.60
3. SI
3.56
3.73
3.56
3.68
3.57

4.07
4.05
4=11
3.90
3. SO
3.79
3.7©

1839
glso
2.73
3=78

1,884.03
1,886.90
lj8SS.e8
1=893.34

3.30
3,77
3.85
3.40
3,60 • 3.07
3,57
3.48
3°. 98
3.43
3,06
3.04
3.41
3. 46
4.03
3 = 53
4.16
4.34
3,54
3.50
4,30
4.01
3.46

9S3.50
933. SO
623.30
933.80
923.50
833=50
933.30
923.50
929.10
933=07

74

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OP CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE-SECURITY MARKETS—Continued
STOCKS
•

Cash dividend payments and rates (Moody's)*

Dividend declarations
(N. Y. Times)*

"

New York
Stock
Exchange 9

Dividend rate per share (weighted average)
YEAR AND MONTH
Public

Indus- Insur- u t i l i - R a i l s
Total
ties
(36
(600 Banks t r i a l s ance
(21
COS.) (21)
(30 cos.)

cos.)

cos.)

Total

1 ndustrlals
and
misc.

Railroads

cos.)

Thousands of dollars

Dollars

-

—-—

P r i c e>S
"T

New York Times"

Dow- Jones & Co. , 1 nc

Public
Average
Indus- t l l l - R a i l s Total
Indus-! R a i l Total
price
trials uties
t r i a l s roads
(20
all listed (65
(50
(30
(25
(25
(15 stocks) stocks)
shares stocks)
stocks) stocks)
St0 S) stocks)
adjusted
° !
1
Dee. 31,
Dollars per share
1924^100
79.51

58.19
83.97
107 79 70.58
!01 51 "07.ai "58.08 " 77.57
95.79 74.26
75. 35
73,15
99.14
105.49 BO. 00
80.05
91.19
85.44
77. 2H
69.13
83. 26 71.10
80.98
01.34
83.08 83.93 105.77
62.06
75.54 81.58
107.21,
55.94

ri

74.40 *
95.38 !
87.79
81.01
99.78
90.04

273,760
1929
1930
1931
1933
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average,..
average . . .
average...
average...
average,, .
average, . .
average,..

7

7

7

3. 31
3,57
3.37
2.34
1.70
1.71
2.12

f

2.49 '6.06 354,324
2.89 6.16 386,551
2.97
4.80 329,516
1.38 216,486
2.51
2.18
.88 181,493
1.10 205,985
1.99
1.23 230,279
1.85

'

93.17
94.92
99.68
134.52
153.08
175.94
226.31

84.68
82. ©3
80.77
100.88 i
113.70
134.36
1.41.08

80.48
83.97
01.13
117.57
129.40
104. IB
105.40

79.38
98.58
107.78
115.08
152.05
166.70
214.54
368.92

53.21
02.38
00.15
07.18
82.48
93.37
113.81
123.06

104.48 159.66 251 .08
85.80 1.33.13 199.59
5-4.51 76.07 135.09
26,89 37.40 57. Bl
26.85 38.17
74.03
85.52
23.67 41.71
96.92
33.83
32.15

366.29
285.66
187.15
93.03
118.42
137.84
167.29

135,87
113.51
63.01
21.99
30.8-4
33.10
20.56

43.29
48.45
47.95
47.22
44.40
46.98
51.53
53.00
55.76
58.67
56.73
53.94
50.75

120.00
120.95
121.63
119.40
134.38
130.74
131.55
133.48
138.30
141.46
136.46
137.87

107.67
201.17
203,97
200.14
203.30
311.60
221.15
320.56
232.54
330.40
338.88
315.72

34.46
38.84
37.94
37.13
35.57
30.88
40.33
42.55
44.42
46.38
44,04
41.81
40.03

55.14
57.37
61.66
50.53
58.40
54.27
53.89
53.22
42.76
35.37
31.95
31.50
49.51

190.48
138.07
137.10
130.80
130.41
135.13
131.44
131.06
114.24
99.73
01.39
00.34
121.57

335.41
231.77
235.73
315.23
212,93
208.46
231.04
331.08
195.86
172.93
157.93
156.24
204.00

43.56
45.58
48.70
40,56
45.90
41.81
41.84
40.45
32.64
86.53
24.84
34.34
38.55

159.53
157.18
148.12
146.70
143.93
153.92
175.95
177.53
171.70
189.69
186.99
186.99
160.52

83.18
23.38
18.17
17.13
17.01
17.49
21.85
31.95
19.68
23.95
23.59
23.74
20.84

181.82 !
181.21
178.01
161.51
107.73
173.12
178.03
178.31
195.86
194.82 I
192.28
194.21
181.40

23.64
33.24
23.18
19.41
20.67
30.79
31.45
20.68
34.91
25.84
34.90
33.83
32. 71

234,649 39,120

100.0
113.1
127.0
149.7

308,316
340,708
294,588
201,185
167,265
189,929
209,793

46,008
45,843
I 34,928
15,301
14,228
16,056
16,486

149.0
104.3
65.3
34.5
45.8
52.5
57.9

125.43
95.04
55.47
26.82
36.00
39.16
41.97

311.34)
236.34
138.58
64.57
83.73
98.38
120.00

2.91
2.33
1.43
1.09
1.20
1.32

5.73
5.99
5.75
4.75
3.77
3.07
3.23

1.42
1.45
1.46
1.47
1.50
1.51
1.58
1.64
1.67
1.70
1.98
2.03
1.62

2.98
2.98
2.98
2.98
2.98
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.04
3.04
3.04
3.07
3.01

1.28
1.32
1.33
1.34
1.38
1.41
1.48
1.56
1.58
1.62
1.96
2.01
1.52

2.39
2.39
2.39
2.39
2.39
2.03
2.09
2.09
2.13
2.14
3.14
2.21
2.23

1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.80
1.95
1.96
1.99
2.01
2.04
2.09
1.93

1.21
1.21
1.21
1.21
1.31
1.21
1.21
1.21
1.21
1.21
1.55
1.77
1.29

228 , 328
273,649
200,042
162,174
409,552
263,830
336,196
331,918
331,730
233,697
880,263
437,541
324,077

184,035
259,487
192,324
155,519
375,035
337,655
215,003
317,088
226,642
226,269
814,406
407,957
300,952

44,293
14,163
7,718
6,655
34,517
26,175
21,193
14,830
5,088
7,428
65,856
29,584
23,125

75.8
77.3
77.4
71.2
74,4
75.8
80.3
80.9
81.5
86.5
88.3
87.8
79.8

52.68
55. 85
50.52
56.17
53.40
56.12
59.60
61.12
61.97
64.54
65.45
64.23
58.98

145.93
151.75
155.91
155.80
149.30

103.39
165.87
167.81
175.01
182.09
180.01
103.25

30.93
32.49
33.15
31.74
39.99
32.20
34.50
34.71
34.46
35.07
34.87
34.94
33.18

2.04
2.O4
2.04
2.05
2.09
2.09
2.12
2.13
2.13
2.13
2.19
2.18
2.10

3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07

2.02
2.02
2.02
2.03
3.08
2.08
2.12
2.13
2.14
2.15
2.22
3.22
2.10

2.25
2.25
2.25
2.42
2.43
2.37
2.38
2.38
2.37
3.37
3.37
2.38
2.35

2.09
2.09
2.08
2.07
2.08
3.10
3.10
3.10
2.05
3.06
2.07
3.06
2.08

1.77 233,330
1.77 358,909
1.77 249,403
1.77 222,278
1.77 521,082
1.77 342,749
1.77 253,111
1.77 384,779
1.77 288,290
1.77 293,987
1.09 710,359
1.69 411,525
1.76 355,817

212,837
332,406
244,088
216,138
494,601
312,100
244,116
368,813
280,953
279,136
656,134
389,048
335,864

20,493
26,503
5,313
6,141
26,482
30,648
8,995
15,965
7,337
14,852
54,335
22,477
19,953

90.4
90.8
90.2
83.4
82.4
78.4
84.6
80.3
69.4
62.8
57.3
54.6
77.1

65.73
66.95
67.71
04.47
62.10
59.81
62.52
62.81
53.87
46.31
43.44
42.23
58.08

183.48
188.02
188.40
179.34
173.05
170.09
180.25
184.38
100.08
138.59
125.09
125. 54c
166.36

36.38
3-1.99
33.09
30.70
28.20
20.07
28.84
28.44
24.92
32.07
23.14
SI. 55
38.17

1.93
1.63
1.57
1.55
1.43
< . . . 1.39
1.39
1.39
1.39
1.39
1.43
1.41
1.49

3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.01
3.03

1.90
1.49
1.42
1.41
1.27
1.22
1.23
1.24
1.24
1.24
1.39
1.28
1.35

2.38
2.38
2.38
2.38
2.37
2.22
2.24
2.24
2.24
2.34
2.24
2.31
2.30

2.02
2.02
1.97
1.93
1.91
1.94
1.94
1.94
1.93
1.93
1.94
1.92
1.95

1.54
1.54
1.54
1.54
1.29
1.18
1.09
1.09
1.09
1.09
1.05
,85
1.24

253,782
304,053
in, 979
152,753
366,435
222,001
167,170
340,965
185,428
180,506
509,160
347,569
350,150

235,898
277,143
166,013
147,052
353,652
207,374
157,175
330,094
183,735
169,901
486,390
229,910
337,021

17,885
20,910
5,967
5,701
13,783
14,637
9,995
9,970
2,693
10,605
23,765
17,653
13,129

54.6 42.26
57.3 40.92
44.2
37.86 i
35.57
49.8
36.38
48.1
58.3
38.73
©2.2
46.05 !
60.6 46.13
60.6 | 43.98
65,4 49.64
64.1
50.32
49.32
66.2
57.6 43.10

30.80 30.17
128.38
38.81
126.08 19.23
24.63
119.07 17.96
112.85 17.76 21.52
114.30 23.00 19.09
31.83
118.79 10.38
139.47 i 21. 64 i 28.16
28.49
140.97 30.01
35.62
137. 04 18.49
30.03
32.93
150.36
151.96 23.35 31.39
30.52
150.13 21.94
133.44 30.46 26.73

91.35
80.73
83.14
81.03
80.47
85.70
98.90
i 99.74
95.08
106.81
105.30
105.30
03.07

1.41
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.48
July
1.49
1.52
1.52
1.54
1.68
December ............... 1.70
Monthly average
1.50

3.01
3.01
3.01
3.01
3.01
3.01
3.01
3.01
3.01
3.01
3.01
3.01
3.01

1.28
1.30
1.30
1.31
1.31
1.37
1.38
1.42
1.42
1.45
1.61
1.63
1.40

2.31
2.31
2.31
2.33
2.33
2,39
2.39
2.39
2.39
2.39
2.39
2.53
2.37

.90
1.91
.90
1.91
.90
1.92
.90
1.92
.90
1.92
1.94
.90
.87
1.94
.90
1.94
.90
1.95
.90
1.95
1.25
1.95
1.95 . 1.25
.96
1.93

194,118
303,839
180,095
154,076
377,394
220,175
181,033
310,284
193,698
199,969
659,512
330,592
275,899

181,480
289,412
182,522
147,635
358,417
200,698
167, 167
296, 168
191, 364
192,915
608,149
311,996
260,660

13,638
14,427
3,573
6,440
18,976
19,477
13,866
14,116
2,334
7,053
51,362
18,596
15,238

63,0
64.4
57.0
56.6
00.2
57.0
62.2
57.9
65.9
65.8
63.2
64.4
61.4

146.87 23.30
144.60 34.04
145.06 34.84
137.73 23.05
133.56 33.05
136.52
23.06
139.26
24.96
137.89 : 25.68
150.72 24.36
152. 15 35.64
149.98
25.68
148.54 35.00
142.66
24.43

31.20
30.31
31.07
25.75
27.02
27.59
28.39
27.67
31.97
34.27
33.38
31.63
30.01

103.73
103.23
100.50
90.40
94.19.
96.95
09.74
99.44
110.38
110.33
108.59
109.01
102.05

2.60
2.51
1.85
1.08
.78
.95
1.14

(936
January
February
March
April
May
July

October
December

ins. ao

1937
January
March
April
May
July

September
October

1938

June
July
October

1939
March
April

For footnotes, see p. 194.




49.13
48.68
48.99
42.68
44.43
45.66
46.83
46.47
50.47
51.80
51.01
50.01
48.01

110.00

an. 11

75

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE-SECURITY MARKETS—Continued
STOCKS
Prices

Sales ( S e c u r i t i e s and Exchange COM! ssSest)

Standard Statistics Co., Inc. 1
Industrials, u t i l i t i e s , and r a i l s
YEAR AND MONTH

Other Issues

Industrials
Public
Combine:,
u t i l i - Rails
ConIndex
Capital
(30
TotaS
sumer's ties stocks)
(420
(3S<»
(40
goods
(107
stocks) stocks)
stocks) (194 stocks) stocks)

Banks
N.Y.C.
(19
stocks)

Fl re and
marina
insurance
(IS
stocks)

192© = 100

1918 monthly average....
1919 monthly average....
1920 monthly average-...

Total on all registered exchanges

On New York Stogk E*ehange

Market
value

Shares
sold

Market
value

Thousands
of dollars

Thousands

Thousands
of dollars

Total
shares
soSd

Exclusive
of odd lot
and stopped
sales (N.Y.
Times)

Thousands

60.7
70.7
64.2

66.6
72.6
66.1

B9.9
60.3
54.5

68=7
70ol
6$.9

42.3
52-. 9
52.0

37.3
47.5
52.3

6,940
* 5,987
14,448
19,401
15,350
11,948
26,241
18,728

57=8

61.8
72.7
71.9
76,7
8§,S
100,0
119.1
128.5

46.5
53.3
58,2
65.3
87.1
100,0
123.4
168.7

48.1
55.1
68.4
78.3
96.5
100.0
119.9
186.8

14,337
21,730
19,773
23,303
37,684
37,425
48,083
76,712

147.3
124.9
72.5
26.4
37.7
41.5
34.0

285.2
192.9
107.1
59.4
53,6
54o4
55,0

194.5
143.5
97.2
40.3
49.9
66.1
85.4

3
735,010
1,281,361

30,040
41,557

93,749
67,552
48,077
35,436
54,573
26,989
31,814

107.5
108.8
102.1
96.6
94.2
95.2
96.1
96.5
94.1
93.8
96.1
98.3
98.1

2,439,337
2, 503 , 129
2, 429,960
1,936,202
1^233,444
lt 164, 147
1,765,391
1,435,776
ls 594, 188
3, 241,337
2-, 530=008
2,358,303
1, 968, 427

119,592
120,963
101,923
78,137
46,756
43,937
64,728
50,937
59, 100
79,481
93,001
97,786
79,695

2,069,564
2,140,084
2,093,308
1,679,839
1,077,672
1,002,190
1,526,176
1,248,924
1,387,439
1,948,171
2,188,579
2,025,678
1,698,885

87,502
85,305
. 75,533
56,935
35,943
31,897
48,272
37,109
44,533
60,019
68,306
71,123
58,540

67,211
60,871
51,025
39,616
20,615
21,428
34,787
26,564
30,872
43,998
50,470
48,605
41,339

1931
1922
1923
1934
1925
1926
1927
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average....
average,...
average....
average....
average....
average.*..
average....
average..*.

55.2
67.7
69.0
72.8
89.7
100.0
118.3
149.9

51.0
64.7
66.6
69.6
88.4
100.0
118.5
154.3

100.0
113.7
157,7

100.0
125.0
171.0

100.0
116.0
148,9

1929
1930
1931
19321933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
aorathly
monthly
aontMy
monthly

average.,..
average....
average....
average. . . .
average = ...
average... „
average....

190.3
149.4
94.7
48.0
63.0
72.4
78.3

189.4
140.6
87.4
46.5
65.7
81.1
90.8

232,4
175.7
86.1
43.4
67,9
82o5
96.2

183 .4'
127.8
93.5
50.7
67.0
80.2
91.0

234.6

100.1
108,1
108.7
109.0
101.0
105.6
109.2
113.0
114.1
118.7
124.2
122.8
111.0

114.5
120.9
124.6
125.3
116.2
120.6
124.3
128.4
130.2
136.0
144.3
142,6
127.3

127.8
138.1
144.4
146.6
134.0
141.4
144*8
154.5
157.6
165.1
176.5
176.9
150.6

112.1
116.6
118.7
119.6
112.7
1170 3
120.8
121.9
123.8
128.4
135.0
130.3
121.4

97.0
102.8
102.8
101.5
94.7
102.0
105.8
108.8
107.7
109.1
108.9
110.6
104.3

43.8
70=5'
49.1
65.8
49.2
66.4
48.9 . 64.1
62.6
4§.0
65.0
47.7
50.7
72.1
53,9
76.5
OSo4
75.1
58.4
75.3
57.9
70.4
54.4
70.6
51,269o5

126.0
139.5

146.3
151.7
152.6
146.5
136.7
134.0
139.4
143.5
126.2
107.4
96.1
95.2
131.3

183.9
193.6
198 = 1
186.6
173.1
171.9
180.4
186.4
161.2
131.9
115.2
119.7
166.8

129.6
132.7
131.3
126.4
118.4
114.0
116.5
121.0
108.3
94.3
85.4
80.6
113.2

113,2
110.7
105.7
100.7
94.1
91.3
95.9
97.0
89.3.
81.3
79.5
78.8
94 = 8

55.6
57.9
62.8
60.1
57.1
53.9
52.1
50,9
43.6
35. 4
31.4
31.2
49.3

78 = 9
90.6
88.0
81.4
76.8
73.2
76.5
74=4
68.2
57.9
53.5
50.1
72.5

98.7
98.4
97.1
91.7
88.8
88=7
93.6
93° 1
85.6
74.6
74.2
72 = 7
88.0

2-, 662,539
2,700,286
2,976,728
2,051,973
1,267,241
992,671
1,242,676
1,119,097
1,601,396
1,826,874
1, 339, 429
1,229,046
1,750,830

115,969
104,892
115,961
71,382
43,445
37,656
41,385
37,701
65,237
90,027
58,466
54,785
68,741

2,246,887
2,332,408
2,628,767
1,803,427
1,113,925
869,053
1,096,396
984,955
1,432,803
1,638,413
1,215,556
1,105,620
1,539,022

81,687
73,004
83,720
52,533
31,336
37,554
30,045
36,265
49,838
69,639
46,877
43,131
51,136

58,676
50,255
50,344
34,613
18,565
16,443
20,715
17,231
33,860
51,093
29,265
28,418
34,122

95.7
95.7
92.7
84.2
87.4
86.4
105.3
108.0
103.9
109.6
113.6
110.6
99.4

119.5
117.7
113.9
99.6
104.0
101.4
137.8
129.3
126.1
136.7
142.6
139.4
221.5

80.5
81.5
79.4
73.9
76.3
76.5
92,2
97.0
94.0
98.7
102.1
98.5
87.6

75.7
71.2
68.5
09.5
69.2
76.5
75.0
72.2
77.4
80.9
77.9
73.2

29.0
28.3
25.5
20.9
211.8
20.5
27.3
27.8
25 = 5
28.1
30.0
28.8
26=1

53.0
51.8
49.3
48.0
48.3
47.2
51.3
40,9
40.7
51.0
49,6
47.7
49 = 5

78.277.8
73.2
70.8
74.5
77.5
85.5
85.5
82.8
87.0
87 = 4
85.3
80.5

954,134
681*295
884,654
750,573
566 , 398
842 , 163
1,631)541
988,247
943,542
1,573,495
1,306,344
1,225,351
1,028,144

42,603
28,558
42,650
35,759
26,636
39,880
70,661
40,518
40,545
67,937
53,500
52,918
45,181

855,879
607,540
788,820
678,745
498,872
752,368
1,473,841
891,083
850,278
1,397,185
1,157,091
1,064,744
918,037

33,103
21,749
33,534
28,151
20,153
30,198
57 , 637
32,152
32,035
54,633
41,933
39,9&4
35,302

24,145
14,525
33,000
17,120
14,008
34,364
38,762
20,733
23,826
41,561
27,933
37,490
24,787

109.3
106.3
108.0
95.9
97.0
100.6
100.6
100.5
109.4
112.7
110.9
107.9
104.9

130,4
130.9
133.3
115.4
115.5
120.0
120.9
121.5
138.1
141.9
137.2
133.8
128.7

97.8
98.5
98.7
88.7
91.5
95.4
96.2
96.9
98.3
101.6
102.0
100.6
97.0

81.2
83.8
85.8
80.0
82,4
84,7
84.9
87.0
84-. 3
86.0
87.3
86.7
84.5

29.8
28.0
29.7
24.8
35.0
25.9
25.7
25.4
29.7
3B.9
31.6
29.6
28.2

59° 0
51.1
53.5
50 = 4
53.7
55.2
55.0
54,0
58.7
59=9
58,7
58.3
54.9

86.1
85.7
87.0
81,0
84o3
89,3
89.8
88.2
87.6
90.7
91.9
94.0
88.0

1,128,523
653,729
1,057,647
881,875
602,884
555,736
774,349
769,346
2,205,476
1,184,659
844,163
767,158
952,129

47,397
26,059
40,384
42 s 622
23,131
21,916
31,454
31,391
92,464
43,440
35,426
31,446
38,927

985,667
559,871
915,630
778,936
522,861
•473,317
677,389
669,431
1,969,582
1,044,948
733,491
648,942
830,839

37,051
19,538
31S150
33,783
173 897
16,435
25,016
24,554
75,193
35,029
27,516
23,175
30,528

25,186
13,877
34,565
20,247
13,933
11,967
18,066
17,373
57,081
23,734
19,220
17,769
21,835

70.9
73,8
78.9
9409

214.6
148.7
79=1
78.1
68=9

71.4

3

29,609
55,159

3

644,941
1,111,483

3

. 5936
March. .. 0 ........... 0 ...
April „ . . „ . . o a 0 . o

.„

Slay* ..» ° o ....... o ... » . ..
July... ... .......

5 §37
March. . . . .
129.9
April . . „ 0 . . . . . . . . . ° . o .124.5
*.
May
.........
o
.
.
.
116.3
0
July. . . < , < , < > 0 o. o. ». ». . „ o ..

113.6
117.8
120.5
106,4
91.4
82.9
82.2
111.8

9938
March. 0 . . 9 0 D 0 0 . . 0 . . . . . . c
May. ...... .<, .......... . „
July... . .0. ...... o. ..<,..

81.6
80.7
77.9
70.7
73 o9
73.1
88.0
89.5
86.0
91.1
94.7
92.0*

83.3

04.0

B939

91.8
90.1
91.7
81.9
63^
„. 0
„ . 00
83.1
86.0
July. .. .0 .. .0 ». .
86.1
80.3
September. . . <, .... » . . » . . . 92.4
95.3
84.2
91.8
89.2
For footnotes, see pp. 194, 195.




76

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE - SECURITY MARKETS—Continued
STOCKS

Yields
COWKXI stock (Moody ( s) 3

Shares l i s t e d
N.Y.S,E.'
YEAR AND MONTH

Market
value,
a l l listed
shares

Number
of
shares
listed

Insur- Public
Total
Banks tIndust i l i - Rails
r i a l s ance uties
(200
(25
(15
(125
(10
stocks) •stocks) stocks) stocks) (25 stocks)
stocks)

Millions Millions
of dollars
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.

1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average.
average.
average.
average,
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.

Stockholders (common stock) 7
American Tele- Pennsylvania
United States Steel
phone and Tele- Rai 1 road Co.
Corporation
graph Co.

Preferred
stocks
(Standard
Statistics)
Industrials,
high grade Total
(20 stocks)3

i:

Foreign

Total

Percent

Total

Forelgn

*

55,983
6.56
6.49 59,415
6.48
65,512
6.19
70,555
6.42
86,599
6.70 112,420
6.31 130,460
6.79 139,448

1,096
1,205
1,292
1 ,054
1,058
1,199
1,343
1,547

88,586
91,571
93,768
90,388
100,038
106,911
117,725
133,068

11,676
11,894
11,511
3,314
1,842
1,754
1,683
1,409
2,852
2,820
2,880
3,913
2,986
2,913
2,854
2,963
2,974
3,190
3 ,268
3,323
3,308
3,156
3,111

46,460 2,061
52,785 2,227
44,000 1,980
37,720 1,141
51,690 1 ,291
72,778 1,563
74,318 1,376
95,776 1,256
107,440 1,379
93,646 1,365
99,735 1,536
96,285 1,577
90,561 1,504
86,039 1,583
96,295 1,539
100,786 1,6.13
117,967 1,897
145,506 3,3-15
2,803
179,573
190,ar>3 3,155
187,978 3,450
191,446 4,083
181,680 3,935

49.34
43.15
49.80
58.0-4
46.53
40.71
39.65
25*.17
21.44
36.38
20.63
26.21
27.60
28. 9H
35.11
24.15

6.80
6.14
6.12
6. OB
5.90
5.78
5.51
5.35

185,856
248,925
279,652
345,133
361,089!
398,927
433,542:
454, 509 j

3,180
2,431
3,729
3,508
4,3-47
5,084
5,347
5,432

141,699
137,429
144, 228 |
145,174!
141,725
141,303
342,622
151,008

469,355
566,608
©43,427
701,037
680,454
674,739
657,651

5,190
6,181
6,J>47
7,007
7,418
7,826
7,835

196,110
233 ,414
245,509
2nO,nOf»
238,870
232,998
327,251

653,435

7,859 225,120

3,101

181,403

3 ,870

21.75

649,876

7,804 :': 233,844

3,0#7 177.758

3,9-11

23.72

645,457

7,540 221,337

3,076 173,633

3 ,866

33.51

641,168

7,383 218,720

3 ,055 170,448

n ,78i

23 .92

27,073
30,276
35,674
43,837
56,550

2

74,419
65,212
42,863
22,837
29,719
34,211
37 ,877

972
1,241
1,308
1,316
1,293
1,300
1,306

« 3.5
4.6
6.2
7.4
4.4
4.1
4.1

" 1.7
2.8
5.0
7.0
6.1
5.6
4.8

"4.0
4.9
6.4
7.3
3.7
3.4
3.5

« 3.2
4.4
6.7
9.4
5.4
3.9
3.7

« 2.6
3.7
5.4
8.0
6.9
6.9
6.3

« 4.4
5.6
7,8
6.3
2.7
3.0
4.0

5.50
5.54
5.81
7.33
6.71
5.81
5.23

50,165
51,202
51,668
47,774
4.9 fjqg
50,912
51,067
54,532
55,105
58,507
60,030
59,878
53,653

1,321
1,323
1,330
1,337
1,339
1,340
1,341
1,344
1,348
1,349
1,356
1,360
1,341

3.3
3.3
3.3
3.6
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.9
4.0
3.5

3.5
3.7
3.7
4.0
3.9
3.6
3.3
3.2
3 .3
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.5

3.0
3.0
3.0
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.4
3.5
3.3
3.9
4,0
3.4

3.4
3.5
3.7
4.1
3.9
3.0
2.9
3.0
3,1
3.0
2.8
3.0
3.3

4.4
4.4
4.5
4.9
4.5
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.6
4.4
4.4
4.6
4.5

3.8
2.7
S.8
3.0
3.8
2.5
2.4
2.4
3.2
3.0
3.5
2.7

5.10
5.03
5.02
5 .04
5.06
5.04
5.03
5.02
5.03
5.06
5.04
4.99
5 .04

61,912
62,618
62,468
57,963
57,334
54,882
59,394
56,624
49,034
44,670
40,716
38,809
53,873

1,367
1,374
1,380
1,387
1,389
1,400
1,404
1,398
1,398
1,406
1,408
1,412
1,394

3.9
3.8
3.9
4.2
4.3
4.5
4.2
4.4
5.1
5.7
6.4
6.7
4.8

3.1
2.8
2.8
3.2
3.2
3.5
3.3
3.3
3.9
4.4
4.8
4.8
3.6

3.8
3.8
3.8
4.2
4.3
4.5
4.3
4.4
5.1
5.7
6.7
7.0
4.8

3.1
3.1
3.2
3.9
3.9
3.B
3.6
3.6
4.2
4,4
4.7
4.8
3.9

4.6
4.7
0.0
5.3
5.4
5.0
5.1
5,4
5.7
6.0
6.3
6.6
5.5

3.5
3.3
3.1
3.3
3.5
3.9
3.8
4.1
4.9
5.7
5.9
6.5
4.3

39,313
41,173
31,858
35,865
34,585
41,962
44,784
43,526
43.527
47.002
46,081
47,491
41,425

1,422
1,423
1,427
1,426
1,424
1,427
1,427
1,425
1,425
1,426
1,427
1,424
1,425

5,9
4.6
5.9
5.1
4.9
3.9

4,8
4.7
5.7
5.1
5.4
4.8

5.8
4.0
5.2
4.6
4.3
3.3

4.0
4.3
5.5
4.7
4.8
4.0

3.8
3.8
3.6
3.8
3.6
4'.4

4.9
5.0
4.8
5,0
4.8
5.0

3.3
3.2
3.0
3.3
3.1
3.9

4.0
4.1
3.9
3.0
4d
4.3

6.7
6.5
8,1
7.0
6.8
6.2
6.1
6.2
6.2
5.7
5.9
5.7
6.4

6.0
5.6
8.8
7.8
6.9
5.0
4.1
4.4
4.5
3.9
3.6
5.3

5.30
5.47
5.32
5.29
5 .17
5.07
5.08
4.99
4 92
4.94
5.17

44,884
46,271
40,921
40,673
43,230
41,005

1,425
1,426
1,427
1,427
1,427
1,429

3.8
3.7
4,2
4.2
4.0
4.4

4.8
4.6
4.8
4.8
4.4
4.5

3.4
3.3
3.8
3.9
3.7
4.1

4.1
4.0
4,3
4,4
4,1
4.3

5.6
5.3
5.8
5.7
5.4

3.5
3.2
3.9
4.0
3.7
4.1

4.94
4.9-4 ;
4,92 645,033 j 7,153 213 ,143
4 99
4.94
4.87 643,293 7,104 312,358

44,762
41,653
47,440
47,374
45,505
46,468
44,265

1,430
1,430
1,431
1,431
1,.432
1,435
1,429

4.1
4.5
3.9
4.0
4.5
4.5

4.4
4.6
3,9
4.0
4.2
4.2
4.4

3.8
4.2
3.6
3.7
4.4
4.3
3.9

4.0
4.3
4.1
4.0
3.9
4.1
4.1

5.2
5.5
5.4
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.5

3.5
4.1
2.8
3.0
4.6
4.5
3,7

4.88
4.92
5.14

433
463
543
623
699

Shares
held by
brokers
Percent
of total

N limber

8

s

Foreign

21 .31
16.20
13. 29
15,21
18. HO
19.44
21.56

1936

f e'briiary . .
March
April
Mav
July
October
Monthly average* .....
1937
January ..............
March
April
May
July

;;::::;
!'

;
4.96
5.07
5.15
0.17
5.18
5. 16
5.10
5.13
5.25
5.29
5.30
5.14

:

639,337

7,265 217,010

3,020 164,371

3,130

24.81

638,637

7,194 215,498

2,954 161,487

3,205

35.33

637,875

7,111 314,8671 2,9-16 158,352

25.81

641,308

7, 111 215,629

3,103
•i;
3,<W7 164,443 , •3,186

34.60

645,222

7,137

316,726

3,943 108,505)

3 ,140

23.70

619,117

7,187

217,748

2,953 • 173,219 1 3,166

22.54

648,056

7,180 516, 847

2,938 : 171,198

3,096

23.65

646,671

7,173 214,532

2,874 168, 3 m 3 ,084

31.89

2,853 ; 167,650

2, 90S

31.78

2,833 169,079

3,388

25.54

2,807 168,176

3,386

36.00

6,787 290,346;:' 2,752 164,823

3,191

28.03

1938
February *
March
April
May
Jvay
September ....... > . . . .
October

B.25

,

1939

January

« ...

March
April
May

Monthly average. .....

For footnotes, see p. 195.




4.2

639,019

4.88
4.95 636,884
___4.B6 4

7,003 311,014

77

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS2

FOREIGN TRADE—
EXPORTS
Total ©HpQrts,
value9

EXPORTS OF A G R I C U L T U R A L
PRODUCTS ( Q U A N T I T Y ) 5

IMPORTS

UL So merchandise,,
yfiadjysted 3 *

i m p o r t s for cons u m p t i o n , 5 unadjustid *

Total I m pyo r t s ,
VaSye

At 1 agrieu I tural
products

Al 1 a g r i c u l t u r a l
products, except
cotton

YEAR AND MONTH
Unadjyst@d*

AdjystedT

0u anti ty

Valy©

Unit
value

Unadjusted1*

Q^mtlty

Ad
~ *
justed!

Value

Unit
value

Monthly average 1923-S5 = 100
1913 monthly
19M monthly
1915 BQHithly
191© nonthly
1917 nonthly
1918 ntmthly
1919 BQnthly
1SSO ninthly
1SS1 Bomthly
Ii33 iaomthly
Monthly
193i monthly
1935 monthly
1988 EontWLy
1SS7 monthly
1938 monthly
1939 oonthly
1830 BOntMy
1931 monthly
1933 aorathly
1833 nonthly
1934 n0atixly
1935 BOimtWLy
J&STlUlsUry 0

O

O

O

O

O

i

O

o

'

o

0

average , . „ . ,
average , . . . .
average
average
average
average
average
average „ „ . . ,
average . , , . ,
average
average . . . . .
average
average.
average
average
average , „ „ „ „
average
average
average
average
average . . . . .
average , „ < , . < ,
average

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

^arCll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .

0 0 , O O 0

April
May o o o o o o o o o o o o o o .
July..........
September o 0 , 0 „ „ „
. 0»
Ostobsi? i
o.o
Baeasiteer 0 0 o 0 . o .
Monthly average „ . , ,

55
46
78
:120
137
135
174
181
98

84

m
01

101
108
106
107
113
116
84
53
35
37
47
50

55

65

120
116

173
181

144
156

86 '
89
91
103
107
115
134
138
132
109
89
69
69
74
78

98
84
©3
101
108
105
106
113
115
85
53
35
37
47
50

103
94
101
99
100
92
86
88
87
78
60
51
54
63
65

46
46
46
62
76
78
101
136
65
80
98
93
309
U4
108
106

0

66

46

70

0

Adjusted t

00

0

0 0 0 . 0

'm

7

81
88

101
136

125
155

55
141
130
100
116
154
126

74
96
99
97
104
113
113
115
131
111
98
79
86
86
108

65
80
98
93
109
114
108
106
113
79
54
34
37
43
53

88
84
99
96
105
102
9S
93
87
71
55
43
43
50
50

141
127
105
119
114
118
127
116
107
91
88
94
85
66
61

0

iia

79
54
3*
37
43
53

Unadjusted*

Monthly average July 1909 -June 1914-100
0

0

AdjystedT

Unadjusted*

0

0

0

.

0

0

0

0

198
193
160
306
308
198

0

339
300
161
172
135
134
148
133
131
107
95
76
6S
59
44

„

53
48
51
51
53
49
48
47
50
70
60
61
54

51
53
51
53,
56
55
54
51
55
57
53
57

80
73
79
77
83
74
73
71
86
104
89
89
83

53
48
53
51
53
49
48
47
59
70
60
61
54

65
66
65
66
64
66
66
66
68
68
67
68
66

58
60
63
63
59
59
60
©0
67
66
61
76
63

57
60
55
58
58
62
66
62
70
65
61
77

113
113
115
116
111
114
116
117
124
123
114
135
118

58
59
61
03
59
61
62
63
68
67
63
75
63

53
53
53
54
54
53
54
54
55
54
55
56
54

64
51
51
44
45
40
37
33
68
99
76
66
55

57
55
52
54
54
52
39
40
63
74
59
52

43
37
41
34
33
31
30
39
47'
61
41
37
40

43
40
41
36
35
35
33
39
44
53
38
35

59
01
68
71
76
70
71
73
78
88
83
85
73

57
67
67
75
81
79
80
79
74
72
72
80

85
88
95
99
105
S5
97
103
111
128
134
ISO
105

59
63
68
71
77
69
71
74
79
89
86
74

69
70
72
72
73
73
73
72
71
69
68
67
70

74
86
95
89
88
89
83
76
72
69
69
65
80

74
87
86
82
86
93
89
79
76
68
69
65

135
140
155
145
141
140
134
127
121
117
111
111
131

73
83
93
88
87
87
83
78
73
71
67
64
79

57
58
60
61
63
62
63
63
61
61
60
58
60

64
58
56
47
44
35
27
45
80
111
108
107
65

57
62
57
55
53
46
37
56
74
83
83
84

40
38
36
34
37
33
33
56
64
98
91
95
65

39
43
36
36
39
37
37
57
59
85
83
88

76
69
73
73
68
61
60
61
65
73
66
71
68

75
76
72
76
73
69
68
66
63
60
58
67

114
108
108
110
1O5
25
94
96
103
116
106
111
105

77
70
73
73
68
62
60'
61
65
74
67
72
68

67
68
67
66
63
65
64
64
64
64
63
64
65

53
50
54
50
46
45
44
51
53
55
55
53
51

53
51
48
46
45
47
47
53
55
54
55
54

90
87
97
88
84
87
88
102
102
104
99
99
94

51
49
54
49
46
46
46
54
54
56
54
53
51

57
56
56
55
55
S3
53
53
53
54
54
53
54

102
79
78
79
74
57
@3
61
71
83
81
68
75

91
85
79
93
89
74
86
76
66
62
62
54

108
103
93
108
133
95
103
101
87
101
90
84
100

107
113
94
116
140
106
113
103
81
87
83
78

50
58
71
61
68
62

55
63
70
64
70
70

91
9®
113
98
107
101

56
58
71
61
66
63

63
63
63
63
62
62

55
49
59
58
63
55

55
49
53
53
61
58

100
89
113
107
111
102

53
48
60
58
61
56

53
54
54
54
55
55

68
61
68
47
52
35

61
66
69
53
62
46

99
87
92
72
91
56

98
95
92
78
95
63

60
66
76
87
77
97

69
72
72
72
67
91

99
108
117
131
116
140

61
67
76
87
77
96

63
62
65
66
67
69

53
54
56
67
73
76

57
57
59
65
73
77

98
102
112
116
119
137

53
56
63
85
67
73

55
55
56
66
57
58

36
51
88
111
73
95

51
63
81
82
56
75

60
69
71
83
57
63

66
70
66
73
53
58

110

70

64

'60

103

59

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75

fWith adjustment for seasonal variations.

78

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FOREIGN TRADE—VALUE OF EXPORTS'
EXPORTS, I N C L U D I N G REEXPORTS
By Grand D i v i s i o n s and C o u n t r i e s *
Europe

Asia and Oceania

YEAR AND MONTH
Total

Africa,
total

Total

Japan

Total

France

Germany 9

Northern North America
Italy

United
Kingdom

Total

Canada

Southern North America
Total

Mexico

Thousands of dollars
12,827
14,175
41,733
71,735
78,399
77,600
74,447
56,349
18,743
22,247
22,678
33,472
23,358
22,000
19,065
20,058
32, 133
18,663
10,153
9,297
10,143
9,642
9,751

207,002
176,135
298,223
456,887
519,459
512,431
660,035
685,668

2,411
2,110
3,095
4,501
4,282
4,933
8,160
13,805

17,319
14,700
30,099
39,211
45,567
50,250
74,775
86,932

5,208
3,479
3,811
9,096
15,528
22,815
30,530
31,495

12-4,964
111,608
214,451
317,773
338,477
321,558
433,306
372,174

373,753
319,315
347,291
382,582
409,154
400,722
405,448
1938 monthly ftv^rage. * . . , • 437,363

6,071
4,648
5,056
5,858
7,421
8,440
8,924
9,726

53,782
45,910
54,827
55,925
56,340
64,771
63,058
69,546

19,619
18,200
22,019
20,859
19,137
21,730
21,464
24,013

196,992
173,613
174,451
203,775
216,979
192,512
102,534
197,910

436,750
320,265
202,024
134,351
139,583
177,733
190,239

10,878
7,697
4,997
2,998
3,576
6,401
8,018

89,603
46,309
35,661
27,434
37,283
38,303
37,645

21,594 105,070
13,716 153,198
12,976
98,907
11,243 65,368
11,953 70,815
79,150
17,540
85,770
16,&40

198, 564
182,024
195,113
192,795
300,772
185,693

7,705
8,302
10,553
9,215
9,289
8,638

40,531
32,610
38,333
39,374
38,625
39,036

19,022
13,339
16,401
16,250
14,403
13,627

180,390
178,975
220,538
o ...... 364, fWO
226,364
329, BOO

10,446
8,833
9,454
10,917
8,208
12,651

35,760
33,654
43, 667
51,065
44,301
41,184

11,995 65,098
10,783 70,553
31,348 99,277
28,868 132,851
98,832
34,100
16,433 100, 117

204,665

9,517

30,837

17,029

223,665
233,123
256,566
368,915
389,023
365,341

10,265
10,756
10,040
13,569
13,468
12,159

49,287
49,920
81,726
57,795
68,902
55,453

22,363 89,535
24,847
95,0-43
30,109 97,157
28,939 99,342
36,186 101,934
25,194
98,908

368 , tat
377,031
306,579
332,710
314,697
333,403

14,952
13,328
13,537
11,682
12,693
15,759

63,070
58,446
49,647
33,180
56,501
54,989

26,535
24,838
16,769
20,138
18,341
16,610

88,791
1,04,358
135,484
148,806
144,814
156,537

370,097

12,680

56,577

24,047

113,301

389,071
281,935
375,308
274,473
357,276
833,726

11,630
12,328
10,954
9,748
7,491
8,622

54,688
46,798
60,241
81,930
47,049
47,585

20,380
19,466
23,902
28,833
18,058
15,477

137,689
122,877
114,553
105,886
100,716
87,837

12,582
11,308
12,680
12; 312

327,535
230,790
246,335
377,868
252,381
268,043

9,194
7,272
7,891
10,292
9,886
13,143

43,102
40,570
45,106
50,990
48,037
61,744

13,921
13,607
19,806
19,497
19,145
28,570

90,021
103,174
112,681
127,690
110,084
112,733

257,870

9,862

50,870

19,972 110,495

213,908
218,559
268,364
230,047
249,259
236,058

8,075
8,523
11,560
10, 101
8,530
9,996

42,445
46,406
60,565
49,343
54,165
49,971

229,628
250,839
388,573
333,079
292,582
367,819

10,370
8,376
8,969
10,385
8,997

264,801

1915 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average

1931 inonthly average

29,328
13,191
981
188
(JO)
0
7,730
25,953

6,556
8,161
22,477
25,294
34,920
41,015
36,890
30,980

49,228
49,984
99,870
157,282
167,389
171,774
189,880
152,086

34,070
26,331
29,249
51,118 !
89,942
75,021
62,496
82,068

33,599
25,885
28,754
50,409
69,077
73,906
61 i 187
'80,988

16,028
13,801
17,318
35,938
35,200
35,437
45,487 ' j
78,695 1

4,004
3,768
3,422
4,523
9,236
8,149
10,958
17,323

31,032
36,343
26,403
36,701
39,195
30,347
40,140
38,938

17,955
12,575
13,961
15,596
17,096
13,117
10,971
13,510

78,510
71,319
73,527
81,912
86,155
81,051
70,005
70,610

50,036
48,621
55,042
52,823
54,887
62,307
70,442
77,014

49,473
48,057
54,327
52,003
54,064
61,547
69,711
76,236

44,095
37,68-1
35,472
38,014
39,976
35,733
33,977
33,099

18,488
9,187
10,016
11,386
12,060
11,350
9,096
9,638

34,204 12,831
23,189
8,369
13,837 4,568
11,139 4,095
11,669 5,103
9,062 5,381
7,665 6,035

70,667
56,509
37,998
24,027
25,978
31,896
36,117

30,123
55,888
33,644 i
20,478
17,903
35,668
27,462

79,037
54,934
33,030
20,113
17,554
25,203
28,933

5,420
7,571
5,888
4,827
5,697
4,364

37,808
32,787
32,024
38,025
30,449
27,066

37,382
35,632
37,990
32,132
37,470
,15,527

26,983
35,269
27,400
31,561
36,664
34,901

16,687
16,393
19,587
17,901,
18,533
16,707

5,642
5,377
6,396
5,032
6,243
5,800

2,873
2,285
2,868
5,696
5,401
6,099

27,381.
33,233
47,463
59,433
43,839
40,823

32,031
32,257
32,148
39,398
36,553
33,137

31,310
31,533
31,504
38,560
85, 920
33,558

17,81.3
18,533 !
19,353
21,404
19,765
32,611

6,828
6,347
6,380
6,673
6,799
7,733

4,916

36,677

32,630

32,013

18,763

8,337

7,395
9,214
9,526
12,300
7,254
8,935

6,633
6,071
6,979
7,501
6,325
6,953

35,257
38,883
34,133
29,905
35,477
34,037

31,678
31,926
38,265 !
46,012
51,995
47,837

31,289
31,6-43
37,630
45,145
51,129
46,936

23,113
21,589
28,513 j
38,233
27,178
26,030

7,031
7,877
9,40*
10,616
8,875
9,968

7,857
11,095
11,901
14,285
12, S©8
13,913

4,749
5,498
7,594
5,970
5,995
6,563

32,050
42,354
60,731
65,891
63,110
64,659 •

'16,254
48,418
45,94B
52,827
44,388
33,509

45, 119
47,586
45, 174
51,667
43,300
32,519

28,288
26,801
25,701
29,548
37,287
28,550

11,008
9,094
9, 149
8,493
8,382
9,583

10,529

6,402

44,707

'43,255

43,443

28,756

9,121

8,804
8,328
8,446
9,548
8,154
6,739

5,903
4,879
5,317
5,095
4,688
4j272

63,008
49,749
43,572
34,415
34,944
29,699

31,601
30,111
36,282
46,565 :
54,975
45,345

31,164
20,558
35,585
45,901
54,287
•44,775

26,998
23,355
25,491
21,9-47
30,007 i
20,089

8,077
7,089
6,132
3,033
4,068
4,963

6,440
9,041
8,380 11,004
11,235 12,675
13,321 10,069
13,788 8,618
11,172 8,306

4,945
3,621
4,158
5,385
5,091
5,140

31,692
39,781
49,301
55,841
43,715
47,111

43,491 !
39,568 :
36,775
42,759
38,996
29,102

42,774
38,1463
36,194
41,688
38,517
28,403

17, Wl :
20,017
21,126
23,270
21,468
23,681

3,611
4,138
4,485
4,801
5,239
5,805

11,156

8,927

4,858

43,407

39,631

38,981 i

32,035

8,168

17,692 95,830
17,484 95,445
23,573 108,143
16,147 88,809
21,394 97,955
14,769 85,711

10,818
10,653
12,614
12,468
12,944
10,807

6,395
5,178
6,446
4,806
6,29-1
5,299

4,381
3,889
5,056
4,130
4,460
4,263

42,463
38,678
41,874
34,311
37,410
38,804

27,061
36,258
33,092
35,056
43,583
40,452

36,684
25,764
32,298
34,533
42,637
39,874

5,581
5,028
7,991
6,330
6,296
7,932

11, ais

43,866
43,360
50,632
62,780
58,577
78,120

12,551 87,787
12,126 113,954
19,347 121,301
23,367 127,690
25,243 104,399
27,556 157,340

14,894
22,269
12,132
12,555
13,239
36,645

5,406 3,721
3,027
6,888
607 4,834
6,301
39
3 6,029
1 8,633

33,452
47,434
60,339
52,924
31,485
50,395

41,008
43,162
83,165
62,847
53,113 ;
44,477

40,074
42,332
52,156
61,715
51,262
43,878

20,801
20,453 i
27,898
23,462
22,388
23,358
21,880
20,120
29,116
33, 103
29,510
32,311

5,595
4,606
5,781
8,579
8,700
9,926

9,593

53,344

19,271 107,030

15,170

3,945

4,893

43,381

41,856

41, 101

25,336

6,933

1936
March..
April
May
July
""Snt^er..

92,051
83,868
83,305
78,375
78,535
69,951

86,900

11,666 7,479
9,794 8,573
8,388 9,485
9,309 7,636
7,824
7,301
8,896 6,796
6,448 7,579
8,484 6,488
14,999 10,427
17,102 10,995
11,410 9,881
15,660 8,905
10,788 8,496

36,132
29,0-48
15,591
9,938
10,502
14,837
16,816
-""- |

11,155
9,678
4,364
2,&58
3,137
4,588
5,464

1937
March
April
May
June
July
October.

Monthly average

13,492
13,080
12,440
12,170
12,470
11,221
9,918
10,713
17,601
16,940
16,535
17,949
13,711

1939
February
March
April
May
June
July
Ssptem1&0r
November.

10,320
8,833

1939
February
March
April
May

November

For footnotes, see pp. 195, 196.




79

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FOREIGM TRADE—VALUE OF EXPORTS'-Continued
EXPORTS, I N C L U D I N G REEXPORTS
By grand d i v i s i o n s and countries

5

U.S. m e r c h a n d i s e , by e c o n o m i c eiass©s j i

South A m e r i c a

YEAR AND MONTH
Total

Argen- Brazt 1
tina

Foodstuffs

C r y d e m a t e r ! al s
Chile

Total

Total

Cotton,
unmanufactured

Total

Crude
foodstuffs

Wheat
and
flour

Semimanufactures

2,743 13,628
2,405 11,888
3,077 21,983
3,000 23,583
2,803 31,131
2,519
70,746
10,323 85,333
6,868 39,238

12,664
20,798
31,566
26,103
33,023
42,105
54,196
68,454

33,077
28,749
39,641
76,022
109,603
87,773
76,854
79,875

ManufacFrylts Heats
tured foodand
and
stuffs and prepabeverages rations fats

Thousands of dollars
r

1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920

BOJi'fcMLy
monthly
montoly
monthly
Eaonttily
monthly
monthly
monthly

av0!rs,p ©t. o ° <>
-average „
average . . . . .
average
Evera^e 0 * <, °
average „ » = <,<,
a.v©r&g@ . .
average.

12,310
7,584
12,011
18 , 357
25 , 991
35,326
36,813
51 , 993

1921
1923
1923
1924
19S5
1926
1937
1938

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
Konthly
nowtJily

average, . . . .
average. D „<,
average,
average
average .. . ..
average.
avsrag© » » » 0
av6rag®o <. , <,

1939
1930
1931
1932
1933
19341935

monthly
MOFvtiily
Monthly
taonthly
monthly
fflonthly
monthly

average.....
aver&g© » 0 o 0
average „ „ . . , ,
average 0 c o o .
average,, „ „ . „
av@irs,g© o » D 0
average

8;759
12,982
17,810

3,335
1,940
2,829
3,972
5,513
4,783
9,558
13,082

1,385
1,136
1,485
2,783
'4,796
5,534
4,427
4,606

204,034
172,588
291,103
451,887
514,135
503,990
645,818
673,373

64,748
42,753
57,518
67,974
69,402
81,009
135,257
156,877

47,958
38,659
34,751
45,436
47,942
56,177
94,781
94,701

41,201
48,677
84,351
89,110
109,642
162,771
220,082
169,550

14,132
23,940
38,470
35,107
43,397
45,620
56,530
76,498

27,069
35,738
45,880
54,003
67,245
117,152
163,551
93,050

23 , 777
18,840
23,443
26,188
33 9 550
36,959
36,513
40,068
44.942
38,136
133 334
8,049
9,504
13,475
14,538

9,236
7,S63
9,398
9,758
12,397
11 , 953
13,634
14,808

4,843
3,604
3,799
5,434
7,388
7,954
7^395
8,343

2,207
1,872
2,588
2,615
3,273
4,087
3,157
3,363

364,911
313,758
340,893
374,804
401,560
392,643
396,572
419,175

81,963
82,371
100,706
111,062
118,505
105,110
99,398
107,771

44,530
56,104
67,259
79,215
88,313
67,869
68,859
76,667

113,197
87,217
70,064
80,515
74,304
69,839
73,700
63,374

56,111
38,218
21,456
32,724
26,491
27,922
35,093
24,557

57,085
48,999
48,608
47,791
47,813
41,917
38,608
38,818

5,694
6,197
5,621
8,038
8,395
9,193
10,013
10,650

24,794
21,370
25,932
33,262
23,111
20,246
15,648
15,597

45,896
24,318
17,053
27,360
19,483
33,730
37,070
16,145

34,181
36,478
46,977
50,880
55,140
54,639
58,311
50,696

17,534
10a 822
4,388
2,504
3,077
3,557
43H5

9,086
4,484
3,383
2,383
2,477
3,365
3,635

4,648
3,865
1,789
297
443
1,003
1,346

439,757
315,098
198,165
131,346
137,268
175,011
186,933

95,196
69,092
47,233
42,805
49,214
54,396
56,913

64,336
41,400
37,139
28,764
33,184
31,063
33,575

62,834
45,099
31,157
30,128
16,915
18,893
17,997

22,466
14,878
10,589
7,452
4,031
4,919
4,896

40,359
30,221
30,568
12,677
12,884
13,973
13,101

11,333
9,139
9,016
6,378
5,637
6,010
7,636

16, 90S 16,034
13,793 13,124
8,017 7,010
4,739 4,26S
1,549
5,486
5,542
2,357
1,362
3,617

60,751
42,734
36,471
16,394
19 , 753
28,486
39,155

14,307
153 349
15,347
45,799
18.329
15,845

3,779
4,154
3,786
4,031
4,538
4,661

59,771
,50,055
44,485
40,499
42,629
39,482

35,106
35,920
25,883
22,381
33,248
19,108

15,848
14,759
16,854
14,225
15,824
14,503

4,349
4,020
5,086
4,947
4,645
4,401

11,499
10,739
11,768
9,378
11,279
10, 101

6,336
6,277
6,756
5,475
5,259
4,144

3,297
2,853
3,438
3,340
4,231
3,982

177,006
175,825
317,925
362,173
223,920
226,666

30,348
38,119
72,808
100,432
82,157
67,384

10,173
13,037
37,825
57,379
46,152
39,620

15,031
19,672
23,345
£4,922
13,696
13,162

3,774
5,735
5,697
7,490
4,369
3,641

11,258
13,947
17,648
17,433
9,338
9,521

4,952
8,718
10,438
11,831
4,579
3,776

4,088
3,135
3,013
3,409
3,560
3,325

4,085

201,581

55,681

39,483

16,828

4,845

11,983

6,544

3,477

1,250
1,215
1,439
1,391
1,464
1,281
1,335
1,649
2,424
3,541
1,439
1,931
1,612

28,835
28,550
31,996
33,851
35,036
34,098

6,057
4,124
4,947
5,306
5,330
6,317
4,743

1,193
1,254
1,274
1,563
1,676
983
1,540
1,071
1,051
1,370
1,288
1,579
1,312

195,689
179,381
192,405
189,574
197,020
181,386

193 343
15 , 145
10,638
19 , 415
18, .808
20,100
17 ,,019

3,950
4,213
4,108
3,704
4,475
3,757
3,560
3,557
3,558
5,033
4,867
4,337

19 ,,788
19; 990
23 .,834
23^994
26;,445
34;, 934

5,336
5,938
5,839
6,656
7,785
8,313

60,636
54,389
52,145
50,367
51,978
43,003

37,461
34,065
34,373
28,571
34,643
16,835

13,107
- 32,525
17,453
16,489
16,340
15,970

3,598
3,532
4,101
4,150
3,583
4,435

9,510
19,008
13,35S
12,339
12,757
11,545

264,613
273,561
293,374
329,373
311,212
319,431
' 274,911

34,340
46,04-5
80,809
88,356
84S885
75,809
60,155

9,356
15,903
38,B61
44,989
43,679
39,S33
30,722

17,412
37,363
26,738
38,874
32,918
37,063
23,521

5,925
13,125
9,984
17,617
15,158
- 19,319
8,709

1,894
1,815
1,927
2,199
3,618
3,645
3,163 4,531
11,487
3,776
2,994
8,885
14,338
6,978
2,993
5,364
16,754
'7,766
13,680
4,588 10,314
31,358
9,072
17,760 ' 8,871 4,707
17,743
7,353 4,774 13,714
14,812
6,667
3,547
5,331

3-4,381
38,057
53,118
56,093
71,773
63,319

8,164
9,239
7,4S3
10,377
85097
11,027
7,849

1,668
1,453
1,537
2,OQS
1,839
1,903
2,439
2S174
1,698
3,531
2,382
2,370
2,000

219,063
229,671
352,443
264,637
285,081
356,481

38 .,838
27^,589
26', 261
34; 668
29; 073
33,930
26 ,,530

4,162
3,077
5,319
4,770
5,927
4,764
5,947
5,637
5,697
7,747
6,814
7,879
5,719

27 .,468
24,565
27 ',,786
28 .,395
27^,038
23 ., 247

8,531
7,633
8,217
9,4SS
9,124
6,567

6,659
4,177
4,788
5,428
5,207
4,386

2,267
1,932
2,601
2,387
1,813
1,499

285,772
239,160
270,429
271,508
353,713
229,554

67,935
48,179
47,009
44,453
34,730
34,498

34,615
31,1©
33,132
30,137
10,403
0,443

40,309
39,442
35,527
38,564
48,168
34,556

24,493
26,076
30,832
25,639
34,139
20,930

15,817
13,368
14,693
12,836
14, CSS
13,567

7,179
5,629
6,331
6,367
7,195
6,363

3,985 10,896
3,753 11,362
4,389 11,337
8,413
3,776
4,431 13,240
4,202
8,226

41,084
41,693
46,181
46,334
43,187
37^155

23,756
30 ',189
33,755
20,654
33,310
28,540
34,976

6,414
4,313
5,944
6,034
6,814
7,736
7,233

4SS55
4,324
4,849
5,382
5,143
6,749
5S163

2,117
3,071
1,913
2,123
1,741
2,139
2,050

224,866
228,312
243,595
274,059
349,844
266,358
254,764

33,788
43,767
59,605
72 , 125
59,847
49,374
49,525

10,460
10,688
SO, 511
24,049
25,001
19,048
19,054

38,030
36,012
31,389
33 , 377
29,474
28,371
36,092

24,546
22,352
14,254
13,501
12,045<
11,119
20,749

13,473
13,660
17,134
30,776
17,429
17,252
15,344

5,914
7,518
10,365
13,349
10,1*6
10,004

4,049 11,436
3,150 9,251
3,944 4,038
4,110
4,030
4,473
4,113
4,304
4,533
4,000
8,436

37,378
35,623
40,334
44,448
39s 063
50,613

3 ,114 4,968
4,067
5,120
5,381
6,664
6,007
4,068
4,918 5,417
8,113 5,193
6,268
6,243
4,675
5,135
4,943 5,997
6,989
8,609
9,887 10,608
10 , 791 10,483

1,736
1,480
3,188
1,479
1,621
3,651
1,596
1,818
2,020
2S667
3,635
3,908

210,258
216,036
364,578
227,597
245s 913
233,359
226,737
248,148
284,041
323 , 108
286,891
357,450

36 , 391
36,485
40,073
26,016
30,243
25,713
29,667
36,499
66,847
78,449
58,318
64,364

14, 975
13,733
16,958
9,185
7,458
6,157
5,970
11,869
35,661
47,254
30,563
43,741

31,051
26,553
27,956
33,631
26,927
19,521
19 , 719
24,329
28,786
37,760
33,656
34,343

16,443
11,40212 9 287
9,810
10,808
6,036
4,671
8,384
7,477
10,313
5,386
7,784

14,608
15,151
15,679'
13,811
16,119
13,495
15,048
15,945
31,309
37,547
17,270
16,558

7,227
6S404
7,017
6S656
5,844
3,523
4,423
7,199
9,014
13,777
5,738
4g099

4,596
4,145
4,734
3,698
4,851
4,997
5,331
4,036
4,434
4,876
4,057
5,133

8,301
7,403
6,406
5,459
7 ,601
4,079
3,837
5,465
4,270
3,604
3,078
1,978

35,462
34,868
45,658
41,008
48,247
48,463

6,704.

3,232

260,348

44,080

30,393

36,103

16,878

6,743

4,564

5,115

81,299

4,582
2,261
4,403
6,408

S936

April

July,,
QetoTber . . * « . . « . « . . < . » » . . 0 0

Monthly average.
S937
Janu&ry o . « o o » o s o o o 0 o e > < ? « . o
MSJPCil O O . O O O O O O O C O O O O O O O O

April
May. , o o o o o o o o . . „ o o . o o „ , , 0
Julyo o o „ o o.

00.0 o .

» o

o o o d o o o

.

4,263
9,903
5,510
4,959
3,724
4,225

2,980
2,624
3,151
3,320
3,995
3,269

33,538
32,306
33,057
36,674
32,934
84,899
33,807

67,317
55,377
58,686
56,967
54,4U7
56 9 533

1938
JlfflilflLFy . . o o o o e e . o o o o o o o o

April O

M a ya

t

O

o

O

o

O

o

O

.

.

o

O

July. . o o

@®Pt©JfflbeS°

0

0

O

o

0

o

0

0

Q

o

.

0

O

o

O

o

O

o

O

o

O

o

O

o

Q

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0

0

0

0

0

0

O

o

o t

0

0

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o

O

o

O

o

O

o

, o o , , , , o o o « , o

0

0

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8,010

42,330

6939
January .

18,695
31 ,472
37S4O7
24,377

April
M a y o ...... 0 „ 0 0 . 0 =

0 C 0 0 00

00

July. ....... .............
Septenber . . . . o o . o a o o o o o .
December

5

...90,ooooe

26 , 571
24SS47
31,867
25,401
33,960
38 , 986
44,237
30 , 782

For footnotes, s@© pp. 195, 196.




5,926

45,99*
53,504
58,993
64,837
63 , 20-9
78,661

80

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FOREIGN TRADE—VALUE OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS1
EXPORTS. I N C L U D I N G REEXPORTS
U. S. merchandise, by economic classes

GENERAL IMPORTS, BY GRAND D I V I S I O N S AND COUNTRIES"

JJ

A s i a and O c e a n i a

Europe

Finished manufactures

YEAR AND MONTH
Total

Autos

and

parts

Total
Gasoline

Africa,
Total

Machin-

Total

Japan

Total

France

ery

Germany 3

Italy

United
Kingdom

Thousands of dollars
1913 monthly average
4,936 monthly tivt'rfu^o. .
lf)16 monthly flvfroffi1
1918 monthly PVPIVISP

*

1921 monthly five rage
1924 monthly averogn
1937 monthly fw<'>rfur(i « « *

*•«

i

1939 Monthly fiv(*riu''i

i (loo

raon

r! j

flvu B

^'

2,156
2,107
2,824
5,722
7,761
11,633
7,671
14,628

15,722
10,821
13,874
23,173
29,638
22,496
30,158
48,973

149,383
149,106
148,216
199,303
246,039
352,601
335,384
439,873

1,977
1,638
2,887
5, 158
6,089
7,120
9,349
12,524

26,344
26,265
30,489
50,865
71,455
86,837
99,696
123,068

8,245
8,808
9,026
13,174
21,139
25,162
34,154
34,548

11,578
72,056
8,683
65,293
6,493
45,529
9,074
32,776
8,220
45,929
4,959
26,310
62,544 i 10,318
102,320
13,805

15,351
12,449
3,746
485
13
26
884
7,403

4,610
4,601
4,297
5,020
3,040
2,028
4,923
6,280

22,663
23,949
21,525
25,457
23,340
12,385
25,766
42,821

6,979
8,600
14,218
17,489
26,532
26,682
32,377
41,800

10,909
10,569
11,473
13,946
16,458
21,933
17,487
19,358

34,039
19,495
23,463
25,881
30,600
33,395
36,169
41,058

209,096
259,396
316,005
300,830
353,316
369,241
34*3,730
940,951

3,364
5,410
7,255
6,083
7,679
8, ,035
7,771
7,517

54,447
72,950
89,918
81,638
116,411
123,431
110,307
101,865

20,939
29,525
28,913
28,338
32,013
33,391
33,509
32,038

63,745
82,600
96,421
91,341
103,383 !
107,155
105,339
101,062

11,824
11,901
12,468
12,303
13,119
12,668
13,983
13,229

6,090
9,791
13,433
11,605
13,688
10,541
16,713
18,511

5,191
5,328
7,689
6,251
8,517
8,544
9,081
8,473

19,900
2S,739
33,673
30,539
34,392
31,933
29,828
29,045

210,985
158,174
93,305
52,019
51,387
73,237
82,859

45,116
23,261
12,344
6,355
7,553
15,851
18,951

22,242
20,887
9,108
6,590
4,793
4,269
5,358

50,566
42,962
26,403
10,973
11,044
18,196
22,077

366,613
355,076

111,403
74,107
49,452
30,845 1
36,588
42,028
52,585 j

3fi,9S9
23,393
17,196
11,168
10,701
9,938
13,742

111,052
75,737 '
53,341
32,414
38,516 !
40,768
49,893

14,290
9,481
6,598
3,728
4,142
5,086
4,843

21,224
14,748
10,587
6,131
6,515
5,734
6,483

9,756
6,610
K 2*>n
3 1 534
3,214
2,979
3,223

27,479
17,499
11,288
6,219
9,268
9,613
12,9*0

91,234
86,017
99,071
100,998
103,441
93,305
98,088
85,729
89,717
100,145
95,132
111,222

22,080
22,139
23,957
22,974
22,034
19,140
16,915
12,269
12,451
15,779
21,223
28,801

187,482
192,774
198,701
202,779
191,697
191,077
195,056
193,073
215,701
212,693
196,400
245,161
201,883

60,399
38,959
59,796
66,479
58,799
60,908
66,986
61,369
67,787
61,311
53,704
67,096
61,966

13,384
14,539
12,670
13,141
12,033
11,088
12,187
16,948
16,012
15,030
15,340
16,451
14,312

55,220
53,270
55,788
50,409
54,697
53,561
55,048
56,995
66,125
70,637
64,679
81,115
59,795 1

5,807
4,342
r

20,022

25,495
24,551
37,902
30,653
29,552
25,960
29,313
25,177
27,306
31,751
26,409
30,797
27,906

4,326
4,794
5,504
6,468
4,230
2,425
3,803
3,255

96,175

5,695
3,911
4,072
5,336
6,440
4,997
5,432
5,657
5,901
5,063
6,055
4,496
5,255

4,357
4,888
4,163
4,657
5,759
5,900
6,699
6,160
7,166
5,441

5,976
5,759
6,490
5,687
6,068
5,864
7,570
6,033
7,205
8,775
0,565
7,698
6,640

3,170
2,789
2,812
2,708
8,375
2,904
2,861
2,480
3,116
4,750
4,416
4,950
3,361

14,623
16,432
16,949
14,299
14,770
14,540
14,305
15,344
17,520
18,548
16,625
26,430
16,699

111,039
114,700
129,726
141,679
144,992
135,188
143,977
132,936
130, 349
143,557
136,443
151,963
134,712

27,544
26,019
28,819
30,791
33,219
29,721
29,414
23,149
23,296
25,405
29,802
39,708
28,907

6,515
6,279
5,954
6,167
7,539
7,455
7,024
9,349.
10,510
9,031
9,462
5,669
7,580

31,533
31,434
36,946
43,332
42,246
40,790
46,097
40,774
38,968
44,570
37,737
44,634
39,923

240,444
377,709
307,474
286,837
284,733
286,224
265,214
245,668
233,143
224,299
223,090
308,833
256,972

7,576
9,350
11,391
12,553
9,228
8,470
7,39-4
6,145
6,137
4,673
4,893
4,339
7,679

76,835
92,014
95,840
93,011
100,353
98,018
85,858
82,934
79,485
73,937
81,074
77,341
86,307

17,683
18,382
17,653
20,428
18,240
18,637
16,443 ;
16,303
15,983
15,420
17,190
11,840
17,017

67,260
73,074
81,345
73,859
73,225 \
69,044 j
70 li>2
67,906
67,062
74,343
66,984 j
60,173
70,377

5,852
6,800
7,559
6,591,
6,245
5,545
6,100
5,675
5,518
7,590
6,027
6,104
6,301

7,737
6,406
7,988
7,506
7,020
7,573
8,339
8,649
7,373
8,194
8,156
7,037
7,706

4,388
4,162
3,878
4,329
4,370
3,595
3,332
3,476
3,183
4,337
4,175
5,045
4,014

18,412
lfl,044
21,428
17,372
17,980
18,017
15,229
15,903
14,779
16,509
15,803
12,237
16,891

133,474
129,846
141,711
142,158
127,629
123,345
116,780
113,911
112,377
124,209
120,562
138,001
126,917

34,396
28,088
27,950
26,370
20,564
17,202
17,469
12,299
14,171
17,303
25,417
29,199
22,536

7,589
7,703
7,666
9,861
8,732
8,956
8,816
10,012
8,370
9,085
8,516
12,393
8,967

39,660
40,927
46,143
45,662
43,385
41,595
39,732
39,462
36,659
38,433
34,701
40,954
40,526

170,689
162,951
173,372
159,827
148,248
145,869
140,809
165,516
167,593
178,034
176,187
171,347
163,369

3,389
4,233
6,136
3,689
4,811
3,048 |
4,416
3,851
3,799
5,061
4,074
4,145
4,556

54,895
53,507
53,048 i
49,983
42,868
45,766
36,900
44,334
46,892
49,134
56,084
52,081
48,808

11,491
8,936
9,889
10,518
7,020
10,688
8,594
10,103
11,839 |
11,678
14,053
11,962
10,564

48,3(37
44,373 •
44,341
41,022
40,770
40,046
39,784
^,369
5^,239
58,714
54,590
53,667
47,269

4,375
3,976
4,860
4,007
3,584
3,248
3,569
4,358
5,395
5,95!)
5,188
5,576
4,501

5,801
4,119
4,351
4,614
4,832
4,535
4,393
5,624
5,801
7,289
• 6,922
6,270
5,379

2,872
2,612
3,808
4,394
3,172
4,190
2,587
2,824
3,170
4,559
3,656
3,397
3,437

9,573
9,6^0
8,680
7,572
8,693
7,889
7,263
10,137
10,451
13,801
12,904
12,237
9,653

107,365
118,128
150,882
136,951
140,495
139,664
131,357
133,817
129,415
142,422
142,716
193,183

21,396
25,335
28,504
24,921
23,753
20,387
18,520
14,893.
12,457
18,900
19, 870
24,826

7,449
6,367
8,378
6,813
10,119
9,453
7,628
8,746
9,728
9,256
7,524
9,638

31,217
34,605
49,390
43,882
44,401
42,191
43,654
43,611
40,143
42, 316
38,637
48,100

178,201
158,035
190,437
186,195
202,502
178,953
168,925
175,756
181,461
215,281
235,402
246,903

3,741
6,479
6,964
8,571
8,640
4,469
4,497
5,702
3,341
5,229
9,033
9,955

51,818
43,780 I
59,932
51,162
59,454
57,080
53,040
54,399
60,511
64,197
77,695
91,005

11,285
7,896
9,707
10,607
10,747
11,237
8,716
13,171
19,520
20,438
18,085
18,915

51,273
47,722
53,298
57,574
58,946
46,009
44,496
48,150
41,516
53,853
60,344
57,333

4,703
5,234
5,692
5,411
7,132
4,903
5,146
5,708
3,051
2,994
6,313
5,303

5,231
4,030
5,171
13,829
2,885
3,349
3,075
3,797
1,815
1,557
2,658
3,383

3,266
2,660
3,976
3,289
3,289
3,711
2,264
3,080
2,401
5,133
4,965
3,895

11,331
10,996
11,971
11,572
16,192
11,664
11,081
10,990
10,967
14,606
13,577
15,719

138,866

21,147

8,425

41,846

193, in

6j385

60j253

13,435

51,626 |

5,198

4,382

3,327

12,472

64,998
52,409
109,592
218,780
225,487
172,437
213,625
267, 072

2,911
2,938
9,491
10,255
10,373
8,4(37
13,035

135,571
107,692
123,147
132,338
153,611
.163,065
165,163
188,334

'jej OW

9,051
5,639
2,740
iio,&-;i l 3, OBI
120,797
2,355
2,777
137,921
170,624
3,477

1936
Kpbrusiry

«

April

„

M^y

„

*«»•«•«

D(i(> ombor

Jfin.ufl.ry

1937
•

>

April
Mny

Jitlv

Novfmbci*

*•«

3,aie

3,566
3,770
6,390
4,282

5,3a >

1933
Mfl rch . , . ,
April
Mny
July

Novsmbfir. .....................

1939

May

julv
October

Monthly average

For footnotes, see pp. 195, 196.




SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
TRADE—VALUE OF IMPORTS-Continued
WORTS FOR CONSUMPTION BY ECONOMIC CLASSES"

GENERAL IMPORTS, BY GRAND D I V I S I O N S AND C O U N T R I E S "
Iforttern North
tesrloa

Southern North

South A i © f S e a

toeriea

YEAR AND MONTH
Total

Canada

Total

fexJe® Total

Argentlna

Total
Brazl S

Chile

Crude
materials

Cryde
foodstuffs

, Manufac-

tured foodstuffs and
beverages

S©fni»
mafsufaetyras

Finished

manufac-

tures

Thousands of dollars
11,832
13,804
14 , 894
20,013
34,937
38,138
41,680
51,218

11,844
13,669
14,800
19,771
34,473
37,641
41,233
50,S69

30,53323., 980
27,561
34,856
37,738
43,080
54,801
87,337

6,963
8,755
' 10,877
13,320
12,411
14,944

38,130
30,344
34,063
33,504
38,233
40,459
40,375
41,663

37 , 953
30,335
34,687
33 P 263
37,853
39,657
39,586
40,775

34,76S
37,994
48,597
49,436
43,470
43,839
41,747
38,395

11,007
11,678
13,934
14,903
14,109
11,485
• 10,376

42,864
34,530
S3, GOT
15,118
15,1188
19,875
34, '138

41,958 38,930
33,529 28,94©
23,189
19,994
14,503 13,OS2
15,451 10,503
19,308 ' 13,394
33,870 16,784

23,509
33., 947
30,1361
37,118
30, 101
29,917

36,395
36,910
30,750
39,409

19,855
24^730
34,838
37,309
24,307
34,214

30,391
36,320
36, 110
39,068
38,720
39,545

30,595
36,161
35,093
38,53338,381
39,008

31,77©

16,333
19,137
26,837
35,634
49,803
50,911
57,29^
63,417

2,131
4,690
7,890
9,691
14,854
19,032
16,597
17,315

8,413
7,917
10,003
11,006
13,106
8,170
19,464
18,S66

2,463 147,933
2-, 030 147,624
3,107 148,216
6,844 198,551
11,883 243,374
13,840 245,981
6,870 318,974
10,043 425,153

51,647
51,286
59,121
85,780
107,173
103-,808
141,755
148,628

18,399
19,580
20,24321,678
32,144
28,804
45,442
48,136

16,539
21,374
32-, 770
38,326
29,398
33,114
46,317
103,178

38,334
22,965
21,748
34,822
44,722.
54,132
50,750
66,871

34,453
33,931
34,335
38,798
33,704
33,742
41,100
73,060

34,635
39,89t
38,953.
38,839
43,233
47,332
43,190
47S451

4,994
7,140
9,606
6,375
6,681
7,338
8,103
8,386

8,027
10,033
11,936
14,945
18,464
19,609
16,919
18,3SS

3,911 213,072
4,976 256,148
7,650 310,981
8,190 397,926
7,433 348,018
6,78? 367,340
5,155 346,924
6,263 339,830

71,571
98,334
117,333
104,855
145,672
149,358
133,401
123,228

25,015
27,484
30,353
35,406
41,333
44,985
42,037
45,834

30,693
32,285
44,184
43,467
36,075
34,818
37,571
33,818

30,146
46,056
60,061
54,657
63,934
67,028
62,483
63,569

51,671
55,246
64,275
63,446
66,311
73,053
73,31©
75,514

53,313
36,128
25,599
16,743
16,857
19,030
33,406

9,798
5,991
2,9981,315
3,830
2,457
5,451

17,3OT
10,904
9,184
6,845
6,886
7,634
8,307

8,503 361,548
4,568 259,506
3,331 174,098
1,023 110,424
959 119,418
1,909 136,334
2,008 169,909

139,885
83,513
53,514
29,860
34,846
38,385
48,537

44,880
33,344
25,402
19,414
17,651
21,193
26,851

35,302
34,454
18,526
14,494
17,114
31,862
36,569

73,754
50,679
31,004
18,081
34,334
SB, 80S
34,141

83,792
63,085
45,773
38,383
36,852
29,185
33,801

4,539
5,239
5,OSO
4,087
4,052

24,073
28,073
36,13$
25,095
19,642
20,053

4,940
5,126
5,700
5,564
3,821
3,000

8,626
10,781
9,469
7,186
5,933
6,850

1,888 186,377
3,812 189,590
3,448 194,398
3, §55 199,776
2,898 189,008
1,508 194,311

58,409
58,459
57,534
62,084
55,060
54,012

36,543
28,745
31,321
28,671
2-1,778
23,8S3

38,732
31,551
33,368
37,035
34,559
36,712

39,728
40,310
36,343
37,791
38,558
43,085

33,866
30,626
36,830
34,195
39,054
37,010

19,149
12,515
17,103
13,151
13,377
17,809

4,044
3,259
3,055
3,676
3,435
4,645

30,078
23,319
34,S3S
34,959
23,14®
33, COS

3,597
4,173
6,546
7,585
7,583
8,187

7,341
7,6829,455
8,758
8,466
11,466

1,500
1,667
1,476
1,601
980

197,458
200,783
218,439
213 ,419
200,304
2,473 340,230

56,086
61,846
69,457
63,970
61,173
75,376

34,530
38,637
31,075
33,825
30,553
40,321

35,615
28,153
33,164
37,534
37,709
33,110

43,650
40,801
40,817
40,531
40,634
49,091

38,578
41,355
43,912
48,559
40,335
43,533

31,319

19,771

4,078

24,393

5,490

8,500

2,150

201,998

61,080

39,057

32., 187

40,853

38,821

33,775
30,631
37,616
35,327
36,888
39,113

32,889
30,388
37,08?
35,198
36,478
38,350

32,36327,787
35,105
34,765
29,373
37,531

5,089
5,509
6,988
7,039
5,139
5,611

33., 636
44,8B3
*5,176
38,321
36,?68
44,057

8,655
16,380
18,166
11,408
13,733
18,059

,11,551
10,999
10,545
10,003
8,181
10,643

2-, 898
5,355
5,110
7,439
5,489
5,648

228,680
360,047
295,705
280,899
278,118
378,300

76,984
90,588
91,366
88,214
91,440
92,125

38,726
41,399
45,351
39,541
37,195
41,618

29,648
34,818
52, 181
51,190
47,109
38,463

46,618
53,366
57,857
54,393
55,860
58,871

38,703 •
40,875
49,051
47,563
46,514
47,225

36, 675
34,520
34,845
33,430
29,355
28, §55

35,689
33,161
33,355
31,995
38,631
25,039

25,561
31,360
15,336
13,6S8
14 ,,049
16,336

4,457
4,793
3,938
3,675
3,939
3,954

39,573
32,803
30,377
25,3Sa
26,735
34,499

17,320
11,188
9,410
5,180
5,585
3,857

9,693
10,799
10,478
8,671
9,898
9,177

3,636
3,976
1,612
2,497
2,314
2,803

362,919
348,730
233,969
226,470
212,383
203S644

77,954
79,608
75,988
71,673
67,494
67,618

37,750
34,018
38,531
23,610
23,858
31,814

39,774
32,984
38,408
29,369
37,603
28,508

S9,033
54,807
52,561
51,888
46,387
43,535

48,399
47,315
48,471
49,930
47,038
42,168

33,953

33,19S

23 , 587 . 5,010

35,169

11S078

10,053

3,889 350,821

80,SS3

34,443

36,671

52,848

45,938

21,778
18,600
30,268
30,234
20,870
19,824
22,804
23,809
24,087
37,049
35,839
34,305

• 31,030
16,449
19,93319,667
20,398
19,037

20,048
19,998
34,370
33,491
19,394
17,899

4,130

22,272
24,240
26,010
20,407
19,626
19,387

51,844
46,809
51,174
43,733
40,248
38,004

31,100
22,48234,993
31,059
19,556
20,485

23,046
34,570
30,508
38,435
36,177
36,657

4,606
3,395
3,440
3,082
4,774

18,983
30,704
32,696
21,819
33,052
24,536

1,171 147,767
1,571 171,033
1,681 172, S09
1,648 178,447
1,567 171,668
2,491 185,359

43,235
49,479
52,355
53,710
52,384
53,484

20,343
21,662
20,435
31,120
23,787
23,097

33,711
37,820
38,641
37,340
33,983
20,743

32,737
39,558
32,029
38,349
37,738
30,301
39,991
35,037
33,607
35,739
35,172
35,336

34,535
32,504
.34,493
33,540
33,414
33,433

17,S43
31,359
17,898
16,327
12,542
13,653

8,753
9,080
8,645
7,096
7,004
6,686
7,564
7,428
8,820
8,536
9,150
9,191

2,844 163,313
3-, 834 155,923
4,129 173,198
3,500 155,118
2,523 147,123
3,310 147,779

21,974
33,334
33,381
36,249
35,333
33,519

3,8@3
4,843
3,743
3,055
3,441
1,809
1,689
2,834
3,882
3,631
3,568
4,351

30,899
37,02©
37,870
•40,639
37,342
33,800

33,392

31,681

18,560

4,086

21,884

3,392

8,161

2,356

183,469

48,037

21,676

35,878

32,080

.34,736

26,136
20,302.
33 .,559
26;, 163
38 ,,850
26;, 964

33,222
30,129
.33,138
35,671
38,333
26,533

17,934
18,650
33,732
19,406
22,178
IS, 399

5,429
5,270
6,326
4,442
3,995
4,365

37,309
33,102
34,933
23,319
34,434
25,133

6,633
6,086
5,460
4,357
4,355
3,952

8,420
7,667
9,431
7,867
7,420
9,160

3,377
3,372
3,583
3,813
3,750
2,468

169,323
153,528
191,326
185,800
194,193
178,405

53,890
48,073
59,507
54,940
62.,277
54,725

26,774
33,947
38,305
24,053
25,886
23,518

16,638
18,835
26,288
35,036
26,083
37,739

37,158
34,047
38,823
37,936
39,857
38,633

34,864
28,837
38,398
43,836
40,411
34,804

July. .. o .... . ............ o 38, ,993
26,681
34,333
40,426
November
»
<,..
36,109
33,315

25,557
35,970
33,125
39,827
34,833
32,012

18,530
18,490
19,655
33,029
15,166
17,111

3,637
3,534
3,46O
4,379
5,352
5,912

31,370
33,304
22,306
29,548
37,053
38,385

3,307
4,787
3,803
5,055
6,689
8,363

6,657
8,281
8,351
11,390
12,335
10,315

1,833
1,891
1,813
3,728
6,629
7,879

170,451
180,379
199,483
307,140
314,454
233,738

50,041
60,963
67,608
70,500
75,386
86,770

21,759
30,778
19,465
24,898
27,881
25,665

27,799
37,605
38, '413
27,723
21 , 777
39,786

36,912
35,651
38,375
45,416
48,614
95,619

33,939
35,383
35,725
38,604
40,795
34,898

39,136

38,361

19,264

4,674

36,507

5,229

8,937

3,394 189,677

63,056

34,236

26,124

40,578

36,707

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IS35 raanthly average

6,811
7,190

9,941

9,812
6,691

3SSS8
3,119

3,560
3,041

3,539

(ii©
JSSKM.I'yc. o

o o o o o a o o o o o o . o o o

April
Mayo „ 0 0

ASJWJUlSt

O

O

O

O

O

O D

O

O

0 0 . . . 0 .. „ 0 . 0 0 0 0 =, .

O

e

o

O

O

O

O

O

.

O

O

O

O

September
November „ „ „ „ „ „ 0 „ „ „ „ „ . „ „ „ „ „

33,SQ4

3,817

8 §37
JfflTlUillPyO O O O O O O O O O O 0 0 » ° 0 O O O

March.
April » „ , , . . . . . . . . „ . . , , « , . • . . ,

July.

8 938

March,, D O o 0 0 c , o e o , < I O D D . = , O I o 0
Aprilon0o=
Hay
jMly0

4,342.
5,045
5,877
4,184

4,220

3,134

1039

April

For footnotes, see pp. 195, 196..
231584 O—40-—-S




82

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS—EXPRESS OPERATIONS,
LOCAL TRANSIT LINES, AND FREIGHT CARLOADINGS
LOCAL TRANSIT 1 1 MF*i
( I N C L U D I N G BUS
OPERATIONS ) 3

EXPRESS
OPERATIONS'

Operating
revenue

YEAR AND MONTH

Operating
Income

Thousands of
dollars

i o e m n >i
1 01 a ° t> i
•toon m " f v i ^y
1Q*>!>

HVt r
i

^fl

'*" *

i*-i

fVI

1923 monthly average
1925 monthly ttvu^4,t.
,t,ft*» yiw y «.
f%

y
1 o^tn
1*001

mOT

<N,

m

&

t-M^

1 CWO

tl 1

''*

4.1 1

*
^ .*V
**^

iQ-va monrr1^ av'1' ,*^e,
,

1935 monthly average

12,586
16,305
15,640
13,032
13,462
12,909
12,830
12,871
12,756
12,345

Fares,
Operaver- Passengers
ating
carried 5 reve-9
age
cash"
nue

Cents Thousands

INDEX OF FREIGHT CARLOAD INGS"

Coniblned
index

Coal

MerchanMis- ComFor- Grains
and
dise
est grain Live- (less
cel- bined
Coke prodOre lanestock
than
ous Index
ucts prodyets
carlot)

Thoiis .
of dol.

"
84
91

112

1O4

7.260
7.294
7.194
7 366
7.504
7.621
7.848
7.978

78
85
100
98
103
107
101
101

89
82
106
95
99
111
103
98

51
78
115
84
101 !
110
88
86

107
92
74
55
58
62

101 103
78
88
53
72
36
59
48
63
54
68
69 | 5 J L

....

j

85
77

100
91

67
78
101
99
101
98
92
90

96
103
90 '
108 {
97
99
99
105

87
95
103
102!
95
93
90
89

87
45
91 79
96 116
99
83 i
105 100
105 KB
94 |
105
104
35

72
84
97
97
106
100
108
111

83
75
68
55
52
62
41

105 113
97
83
87
43
72
10
67
37
80
m
&4
51

US !
90 i
78
55
58
64 ;
63

100
87
95
64
85
40
69
24
70
30
69
31
37^u_ 66^

97
120

12,080
11,034
9,796
7,524
6,617
7,170
7,623 1

80
108
126
130
131
137
138

8.103
8.191
8.258
8.230
8.183
8.180
8.144

7,745
7,703
8,245
8,396
8,579
8,435
8,333
8,371
8,809
8,975
8,930
10,021
8,545

143
127
126
123
110
123
119
120
115
120
124
125
123

8.130
8.130
8.122
8.111
8.111
8.097
8.083
8.078
8.078
8.078
8.042
8.000
8.088

804,495
785,351
821,645
799,838
799,013
769,006
736,360
717,941
749,258
829,286
790,644
862,125
788,747

58,089
56,540
58,823
57,598
57,411
56,055
53,938
52,814
54,723
59,900
57,047
62,446
57,115

65
68
64
68
71
73
77
77
84
86
84
77
75

88
106
60
64
64
61
65
68
80
90
93
92
78

81
90
56
58*
69
69
73
71
83
87
96
97
77

38
37
42
43
45
48
4?
50
50
49
49
46
45

67
66
72
66
67
77
117
89
71
69
73
71
75

40
31
35
38
36
30
41
46
57
65
59
45
44

60
60
63
r

8,752
8,749
9,344
9,177
9,441
6,762
8,954
9,303
9,862
9,733
0,328
10,312
9,135

130
129
135
130
137
122
123
126
123
125
130
166
131

7.986
7.958
7.958
7.958
7.958
7.942
7.943
7.922
7,892
7.911
7.898
7.898
7,935

803,300
761,615
866,977
830,488
825,510
784,250
734,657
724,661
755,261
815,780
788,962
846,362
794,810

57,834
55,042
62,529
59,459
59,685
56,924
54,224
53,385
55,117
38,755
56,448
61,203
57,550

73
76
80
79
80
79
82
81
87
84
72
62
78

89
91
92
68
66
65
64
68
84
89
78
78
78

97
103
98
86
85
82

88
74
59
51
83

42
49
52
51
55
55
57
55
04
48
40
34
49

65
64
62
63
58
73
111
93
79
83
86
75
76

43
34
34
39
39
33
32
42
56
63
51
40
42

64
66
69
70
69
68
67
68
70
09
65
59
67

8,745
8,725
9,169
9,202
9,165
8,931
8,351
8,409
9,497
9,404
9,240
11,338
8,970

146
214
137
131
124
124
109
123
115
127
131
920
200

7.884
7.884
7.878
7.878
7.909
7.909
7.889
7.889
7.889
7,889
7.889
7.888
7.890

797,296
731,313
881,984
785,798
773,674
737,235
680,255
700,569
729,663
789,695
775,461
838,707
763,471

56,602
52,560
58,233
56,557
55,650
53,341
49,615
51,132
52,229
56,582
55,274
60,028
54,809

59
57
57
55
57
08
63
63
71
75
70
64
62

71
63
52
47
49
49
52
56
71
76
76
78
63

54
47
39
33
34
34
3©
38
49
50
58
58
44

35
37
37
34
36
37
37
41
43
43
39
37
38

80
69
71
68
69
80
123
101
83
95
76
72
82

43
34
32
35
37
32
34
37
50
62
53
40
41

58
60
61
61
60
59
59
61
64
65
62
59
61

18
19
19
21
37
03
60
63
72
71
41

8,586
8,499
9,107
9,165
9,454
9,374
8,899
9,105
9,696
9,560
9,525
11,007
9,331

71
72
76
67
59
69
68
63
62
74
76
74
69

7.888
7.873
7.873
7.864
7.864
7.864
7.864
7.864
7.864
7.864
7.864
7.839
7.866

790,120
737,164
835,136
788,941
811,584
763,038
710,186
722,987
747,175
814,965
789,420
830,320
778,420

56,869
53,361
59,702
56,628
58,223
55,383
51,907
52,639
54,561
59,309
57,174
60,649
56,372

63
62
63
58
62
67
70
71
85
89
83
73
70

64
76
62
76
57
66
47
36
44
40
47
58
64
52
57
69
§9
78
95
96
100
87 i
101
79
67
70

37
35
36
39
41
42
43
44
49
52
50
44
43

71
64
67
68
73
89
111
90
99
87
83
75
81

40
31
32
37
36
30
34
37
57
62
50
39
40

59
60

L 6*

__

80
82

986,494
913,785
825,180
725,372
682,310
723,354
734,517

54,388
50,157
52,728
53,307

Forest
Coke products
i

Coal

Monthly average, 1923-23 = 10©

d
2,* 092 6.150
* 3,447 7.017

45
96
78
91
105
99
93
99

W i t h adjustment f o r
seasonal v a r i a t i o n s
""

W i t h o u t a d j u s t m e n t f o r seasonal v a r i a t i o n s

r~-' *"

1 .... f .... i

.... i

i

1936
January
March
April
May

July
A' ipris t, . , . . ,
October

IB
15
35
a > 27
65 105
66 130
66 139
67 141
70 151
69 134
69
73
66
as
66
81

63
63
73
81
S3
84

85
m

70 1
71
66
71
72
73
76
76
75

77

an

36
77
74

?a

77
78
77
82
85
83

$7
S3
81
82

£!

78

80 i i
82
83
84
80
78
80
79 E
78
76
71
67

7^
77
87
81
77
70
76
77
81
81
72
70

65
62
60
57 1
58 i
58
61 1
62
64
68
69
69

fsS
34
49
55
H7
58
B3
63 !
68
60
70
69

42

59
BO
64
63
64
64
66
68
78 |
82
76
67
67

22

ao

i
31 :
31
SI
108 j
112 J
135
149
160
105
29
80

64
70
72
73
74
74
75
93
97
91
81
77

69
67
66
60
62
67
69
70
77
80
82
78

67
65
82
43
61
68
76
78
85
87
80
71

83

;

1937
March
April
Mav
July

as
so

26
27
29
103
187
193

2m
100
182
117
40
110

II)

m

93
90
90
89
96 .
03 i
78 |
63
§6

68
W
54
CB
72
75
87
86
87
87
96

43
38
41
41
44
40
47
48
46
47

m

s

a

*

SB
103

m

89
104
08
93
74
50
46

51
49
53
53
57
53
49
46
41
40

1938

April
M«y

i

July

Sep'fc&inber * • •
*....
October
November. ............. . *
Monthly averse© . . . . * • >

'»*!

1939
March
April
May
July

October
McnUily average

For footnotes,, see pp. 196, 197.




62
61
61
61
62
65
65
64
60
62

46
35

m

33
35
37
43
46
51
HO
58 i
03 !

58
46
55
B6
42
51
62
69
82
95
100
92

40
38
36
33
35
35
37
40
40
42
40
43

42
36
36
38
40
40
43
42
45
50
51
51

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

83

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS—FREIGHT CARLOADINGS— Gont'd
FREIGHT CARLOAD! NGS^

I N D E X OF FREtGHT CARLOADIUGS^
W i t h a d j u s t m e n t f o r seasonal v a r i a t i o n s
SraSns
and
grain
products

YEAR AND MONTH

Uve-,
stock

March amdite {(ess
than
carlot)

Or©

Nfseel1 an©oys

Total

Coai

Coke

F@r@st
predyets

Gralos
and
0ralm
products

UTO=
stock

Merchandise (lass
than
ear tot)

Ore

Ml seel i

Thousands of cars

Monthly average,, 1923-2-8 = 100
ayiu. aonuTULy ^
g
,1918 Eonmiy ave ag
*mn

flflte

isle son

-

ya

n

g
. .

HQOQi
frhl
IttKX* ' 0" «nTI
tQ«M
Wil

928
,,

'
'

^

y
'

IJ^O mem

iTu-a

,-.

y a

«

' ^

&^

Apudl
May* 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0 .

JUj,y<,

.» 0 0 =

. . 0 0 „ 0 «, , . , 3 . 0 0 0 .

=1 0 0 0 0 0 0

S

0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 o

0

,

ess

615
7S)g
711
742
8S8
763
731

26
41
60
43
52
57
46
44

SQ7
343
312
S06
311
395
385
277

191
S04
ISO
214
1S2
187
198
3D9

130
136
147
146
136
133
129
127

918
985
1,014
Ifl043
1,099
1,109
1,104
1,097

76
133
190
140
168
183
108
15®

758
661
541
445
473
511
•312

•53
41
27
£9
SS
28
28

271
197
123
75
92
96
115

300
189
1®
138
138
137
131

118
107
97
79
74
80

1,100
1,017
912
756
704
887
673

190
138
73
18
62
86
86

520
681
6^
80S
632
791
650
©64
837
684
652
766
690

23
23
34
53

247
S17
221
294'
g08
113
42
133

874
§67
1,017
1,379
1,110
1,418
1D1B5
1,183
1,696
1,361
1,238
1,362
HP 212

42
42
44
191
Si3
&TS
306
298
341
178
62
40
184

1,089
1,108
1,230
1,614
1,291
1,535
1,181
1,239
I3a08
1,263
15035
1,014
1,304

28
29
31
40
•36
118
90

823

3S277
3,601
4,151
4,045
4,269
4,435
4B303
4S299
4,402
3,883
3,096 i
2,348
§S435
2,570

4

eo

©
43
S3
36
33
41
35
34
49
42
45
55
40

111
106
132
153
130
170
135
145
174
144
136
• Iff?
140

126
130
184
155
123
181
324
166
159
129
131
158
ISO

•S3
41
48
63
48
•58
.58

so

2,714
2,783
2S986
3S713
3S090
3,765
2,99g
3,101
4,013
3S157
2,615
3,753
3, 139 '

626
627
670
©9
46§
581
430
472
730'
626
536
641
531

47
48
47
•52
41
4®
•41
39
51
35
28
£9
42

123
139
150
184
160
197
159
161
188
138
111
117
152

ISO
115
113
145
107
173
MS
173
177
151
154
163
149

58
4S
45
65
53
58
41
B7
84
66
64
69

632
641
683
863
685
833
636
672
840
683
623
686
705

69
69
67
60
61
62
65
67
69
72
74
74

2,257
2,156
2,223
2,650
2,186
2S760
3,273
2,393
3,244
2,843
2S52S
2,947
g,SS3

497
442
381
405
344
43S
36S
382
600
535
SD9
66S
462

26
23
20
SO
16
3D
17
2B
S3
24
26
35
23

102
105
108
122
105
132
104
ISO
152

ISO
127
133
160
130
186
223
191
IS®
179
137
163
164

58
45
M
89
81
53
44
49
80
86
69
67
69

671
S77
606
754
•597
717
563
598
758
640
594
708
640

76
75
73
70
70
71
72
74
82
86
89
89

3,302

515
529
478
3SO
297
303
429
47©
740
676
601
671
•522

30
30
a
29
19
SS
24
27
45
46
47
59
34

103
99
105
140
121
151
118
126
171
152
142
155
132

129
116
133
1SS)
137
393

53
42
42
61
49
50
4€
48
90
84
©7
63
58

.561
•577
612
775
612
744
583
615
780
640
616
716
653

73
70

67
68

70
64
74
81
77'
71
82
92
88

43
41
42
43
44
41
37
4g
44
45
42
42

67
@8
68
67
66
64
63

133
113
107
103
104
79
73
86

95
94
91
SO
87
88
88
86
81
76
69

89
76
77
77
77
82
89
84
74
95
81
83

44
41
41
38
42
39
39
37
39
44
44
41

61
62
61
60
60
19
60
60
61
62
61
61

8g
78
76
SS
S3
36
33
34
41
48
74
9g

79
70
73
76
81
90
80
75
88
87
88
87

41
38
40
40
40
36
3S
37
45
44
41
40

83
6S
82
61
61
61
6262
63
82
63
62

102
93
86
75
SB
64
-SO
67
85
108

m

162
201

616
732
4M
564
437
532
450
481
SSO
633
625
756
578

63
©2
63
64
63
65
66

as

751

2,433
2S512
3^415
3,215
3,681
39436
2,933
2,955
3S88S
3,S78
3,015
3,365
3,009

40
38
44
42
40
43
47
46
44
46
49
46

m

129

74
74
76
76
70
80
82
S3
85
86
90
92

73
72
78
74
75
79
85
74
63
69
78

67
66
67

169
164

727
840

1935 sKmthly Average. . . . . < , . . . .
BS36
68
62
6g
6S
75
76
73
76
86
90
133
92

B4S
85S

143

•54

3S486
3S760

eg

93
89
77
71
63

iea

1,376

1P0^0
19244
1,441
1,441
ls.588
1,613
1,614
1,654
1,712
1,473
1,164
BSD
80S
9BS
1S019

l©37

as

April
May0
JUlyo

o . „ o . o oo oo . a . * o. o oo o 0 o o

.

m

69

&

117
114
114

2m

^^

go

i8)S8
March., « . . . ° ° . . « = . = ° - = ° • <> « « ° . « «
MaVo

. 0 0 0 0 0 o a a 0 , „ 0 0 =0 .

0 0 . o0 0 o

'
'«5!

fr^

Ih

fl t IK""

igr

109
131
118

:

aoi

135
US
68
4%
70

®a

900
1,092
887
1,101
879
938
1,301
1,141
1,018
1,138
l,C0g

33
34
33
58
131
2CS
167
193
277
2S3
183
55
135

878
870
967
ol,231
1,016
1,361
983
19034
1,333
1,368
1,338
1,571
1,147

1939
W TV

^j,

N '

to

R*>

" Th

Moofely average.
.For footnotes, see p0 197.




101

116

2S3SO
2S83S
2,372
3S149
2,549
2S689
3,844
30375
39©40
2,843

mo

170
219
165
148
171
162

84

1940

SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS-RAILWAY OPERATIONS
AND WATERWAY TRAFFIC
FREIGHT-CAR SURPLUS1

STEAM RAILWAY OPERATIONS (CLASS 1 RAILWAYS) 3
O p e r a t i n g revenue

YEAR AND MONTH

Total

Coal
cars

Box
cars

Total

Thousands of ears

2

2

WATERWAY TRAFFIC

Operating results

Net

Ope rat™ ral 1 way
Net
Passen- ing ex- operat- income
penses
Freight
ing
ger
income
Thousands of dollars

Avenue
Freight Revenue
carried 4 per ton- ] Passengers
c
m
i
l
e
»rriea
1 mile
1 mile

Cape
Cod»

New York
Static

Millions
of ton*

Short
tons

Thous. of
short, tons

Millions

Cents

112,650
111,340
171,516
242,370
177,632

372
297
266
232
185
166
177
203

128,035
115,590
128,383
78,016
56,817
72,623
77,014
117,149
1HO,4A5
208,045
203,013
209,110
233,750
332,654218,948

208
268
287
290
335
338
369
441
411
515
633
020
582
592
641

1,689
1,5H2
1,539
1^577
1,579
1,9-14
2,264
SS311
2,085
1,912
1,798
2,164
1,869

22-4, 3B4
81,070
199,300
1337>H
269,885
228,481
258 267
231 j 543
357,535
280,708
254,782
288,204
233,450

228
568
616
738
605
821
722
717

.80S
.908
.938
.978
.928
.965
.957
.939
.918
.909
.961
.031
.935

2,030
1,797
1,921
1,856
1,902
2,164
2,438
2,429
2,200
1,977
1,817
2,127
2,055

325,001
274,823
316,811
285,814
318,891
300,704
281,650
240,471
275,751
335,990
289,867
292,790
204,881

305
577
793
630
611
753
598
746

26,405
23,182
26,036
22,784
23,697
23,881
26,305
27,434
29,119
32,759
28,474
28,129
26,517

.916
.940
.961
1.020
1.012
1.020
.998
1.003
.977
.977
1.004
.981
.981

1,978
1,615
1,616
1,700
1,670
1,877
2,107
1,962
1,813
1,649
1,554
1,925
1,794

292,272
2-13,447
232,349
334,065
303,070
2111,889
270,008
262,991
277,982
328,471
326,952
347,629
293,677

341
466
671
534
687
480
684
845

28,152
25,553
28,831
23,983
25,737
28,465

.904
.972
.988
1.035
1.045
.987

1,790
1,555
1,618
1,681
1,725
2,075

341,868
326,023
316,694
361,612
362,666
395,897

29,824
31,389
36,115
40,066
35,131
31,460
30,393

.971
.962
.941
.951
.953
.961
.974

2,355
2,283
2,097
1,866
1S591
2,020
1,888

369,491
413, 920
434,197
513,498
485,316
661,052
415,186

a

* .722
a .707

6

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average.
average.
average.
average.

24
* 69
2
189
24

1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1828
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
nonthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average.
average.
average.
average,
average.
average.,
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.

339
165
70
230
241
206
265
283
235
467
615
692509
363
279

128
48
34
33
104
105
138
131
118
241
314
365
281
214
167

154
91
23
111
97
62
85
107
74
169
233
256
166
103
67

463,437
524,273
493,641
510,209
333,669
511 , 729
509,536
523,588
440,116
349,025
260,452
257,962
272, &11
287,526

333,943
385,319
362,278
379,399
401,385
387,280
391,181
402,351
340,273
271,235
204,148
207,734
219,450
233,023

89,685
95,630
89,721
88,030
86,985
81,376
75,162
72,818
60,801
45,916
31,415
27,445
28,860
29,824

368,018 63,340
408,006 80,563
375,825 81,165
378,078
93,461
389,657 101,175
381,467 89,026
369,214 97,705
373,713 104,358
327,594 72,397
9,697
268,615 43,895
200,195 27,199 *13,553
187,454 39,522 J 1,148
203,232 38,807 * 2,453
216,205 41,408 * 115

38,1M3
35,803
38,010
40,736
39,559
39,769
41,036
35,178
28,346
21,586
22,901
24,803
26,031

1.077
1.062
1.052
1.O15
.997
.979
.991

231
171
205
179
185
170
147
146
125
112
121
133
161

138
104
104
97
90
77
81
71
65
63
65
88

47
22
61
42
41
44
37
30
23
17
23
30
35

299,058
300,430
308/358
313,366
320,926
330,621
349,671
350,461
357,058
391,301
358,406
372,134
337,641

241,125
245,120
251,779
256,287
262,694
268,479
283,879
283,488
291,632
325,909
298,086
299,111
275,632

34,102
31,902
30,516
30,652
30,348
34,830
39,145
39,282
36,340
33,912
32,082
39,261
34,364

231,741
235,875
236,547
235,010
2-40, 202
241,765
348*318
246,199
248,450
261,035
248,174
257,280
244,219

35,729
33,562
35,152
41,493
41,797
50,259
61,722
64,637
70,096
89,809
72,377
70,506
55,595

* 7,781
411,582
* 8,213
* 2,193
* 2, 308
9,004
19,412
20,980
26,482
46,585
30,194
49,150
13,790

27,857
29,151
27,995
28,143
29,894
28,757
31,131
32,091
33,047
37,143
33,859
33,972
31,087

.962
.931
.9»1
1.015
.073
1.023
1.003
.971
.96-4
.955
.057
.963
.075

131
113
113
134
147
137
137
127
104
123
219
283
147

64
54
58
63
80
70
65
63
56
63
99
135
72

26
19
17
32
30
31
36
33
21
30
79
101
38

331,707
321,854
377,725
351,507
352,543
351,651
365,086
359,612
363,071
372, 926
318,180
300,321
347,182

268,692
264,116
313,817
288,585
287,870
281,845
293,067
289,251
293,825
307,104
258,684
231,343
281,517

37,441
33,015
34,951
33,732
34,041
38,510
42,059
41,565
38,734
35,510
33,318
39,933
36,901

253,669
2-44,081
266,198
261,949
267,225
265,522
266,586
268,190
263 , 712
270,357
249,295
243,355
259,938

33,867 *3 4,502
38,784
4,996
69,881 24,889
3,824
48,358
1,322
44,239
59,354
18,360
60,985 19,195
7,341
50,757
59,621 16,111
60,860 &17,036
5,S49
32,519
25,995
5,74S
49,185
8,223

33S13S
32,218
36,655
32,261
34,090
31,866
33,743
30,754
34,863
36,760
29,097
27,417
32,737

299
321
312
317
328
316
256
229
169
144
175
221
257

139
144
133
138
152
141
100
86
68
85
106
116

114
131
134
137
133
132
112
92
49
42
51
71
100

279,108
251,037
283,018
268,214
272,609
282,081
299,590
315,335
322,543
353,384
319,629
318,281
297,069

218,305
198,375
227,070
211,424
217,860
222,701
238,132
253,578
261,288
293,744
264,120
251,304
238,158

37,428
31,254
30,997
31,805
30,831
a4,948
38,000
36,294
34,392
31,424
30,176
37,876
33,785

332,565
215,354
229,004
219,484
217,054
218,132
232,167
229,573
231,983 j
242,354
231,204
232,619
226,791

%3,320
d
44,405
^28,013
^33,267
'25,277
d
15, 740
d
3,885
1,181
6,395
24,171
7,555
22,495
A
10, 112

218
209
202
265
211
175

106
102
95
86
90
79

67
63
67
146
87
65

305,769
276,904
315,091
282,118
302,618
321,617

246,803
224,819
257,469
224,588
243,641
255,763

34,785
30,237
31,201
31,791
31,758
38,436

232,946
220,620
2-40,359
227,622
237,411
241,786

32,891 d* 8,721
18,591 d24,364
34,317 10, 505
15,258 fl27,896
25,101 d!8,594
39,095 *1,685

166
131
70
68
108
160
165

79
70
33
34
47
58
73

53
34
16
15
3.5
69
60

332,436
344,400
381,118
419,717
368,027
345,247
332,922

265,086
276,707
314,400
355,104
310,434
276,272
270,924

41,269
39,821
37,146
33,367
29,289
37,816
34,743

241,962 49,012
247,622 54,586
251,167 86,435
271,538 101,616
256,170
70,346
219,013 60,953
243,185 49,017

29
» 82
16

2

34,939
36,410
33,01*1
37,445

76
2

28,731

3i,330

8
6
d
8

8

1917
1918
1919
1920

3

Canals

.715
.849
?
.973
1.052

9

2,649
2,882
3,290
3,556
3,849
3,897
3,112
2,960
3,167
3,010
2,997
2,958
2, SOD !
2,635
2,590
2,235
1,825
1,415
1,362
1,501

1.263
1.176
1.116
1.116
1.098
1.082
1.081
1.082

F

1,540

1936
February
March
April
May
julv
September . . . . > . * . . ......
December .......

....

im

716

1937
Mar oh
April

julv
AJU*XLS t ...... t .
Ssptember
October

.....

716

1938
W* h

March
April
May
JulV

....

October
November
Dec6mbBr.

.

iarj

7,144
* 1,909
14,728
9,397
16,686
25,160
38,431
45,422
50,406
68,595
49,692
49,419
31,096

673

1939
January
March
April
May...;

...
„

July
September
October
December
Monthly average
For footnotes, see p. 197.




6,578
10,053
41,078
56,521
33,004
36,622
7,887

101
735
586
538
687
615
717
709
670

' 85

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
COMMUNICATIONS—WATERWAY
DIVERS

CALAIS
Panama 1
YE$R AND MONTH

Total

In U.S.
vessels

Thous. of
I orag tons

floi & EOTrr::^ avera0e0
O if*mm hi

ii aif?
JLSUU

°°

^

ifr^ average

O U

y

4,

oo

o o

1931 Monttily aYepage° ° o 0 o » D
1023 iTOHlthly 9veFa£©o o 0 0 o 0 0
1933 iicJitWLy s.vergisr©e 0 0 • o 0 D

19S9TOOTHtMLy stveriiES 0 * 0 0 0 0 0

1935 monthly average,,

'%32
^4<D8
398
630
607
6,32
936

5

162
!61
73
158
2O?
266
458

a

St. lmr<gfteey

Short'
tons

Say It
St8o

StJfiZ6

Marl ©^

Thous o of
short tons

WBll'and"

Mississippi
foMl&= (Gove
ment
flheny* oraed
barges
only)'

TJiouis = • of
metric tons

Monongahela 7

SHIP CLEARANCES 0
SW FOREIGN
TO0E
Ohio
(PS ttstorah
district) 7

9,965
6,931
8,911
11,486
11,227
10,710
8,529
9,910

1,164
1,421

^04,483

3C

3,233
3,017
3,824
2,895
4,433
2,487
4,133
2,184
3,748
" 4,271 ' 3,189
2,814
5,651

4,017
4,164

437,387

355, 792
310,111
335,153

Foreign United
States
vessels vessels

Thousands of net tons

Short tons

,510,103

014,633
637,358
487,087
481,152
484,449
433 a 019
413,088
438,280

Total

. 0 0 0 0 0 .

8,731
13,392

0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0

5,333
5,403

893
1,143
2,097
2,158
1,975
3,299 i
3,^334
2,449

380
355
1,337
1,323
1,058
1,238
1,279
1,130

.533,438
617,131
648,790
780,911
886,713
874,814
1, 130, 432
1,201,649

8,033
8,258
11,423
9,005
10,234
10,710
10,419
10,874

1,459
439,489
484*488
1,780
1,898
538,559
2,127
719,630
80S, 757
3,215
744,931
2,117
2,460 1,033,351
3,719 1,063,802

329,015
384,387
361,626
395,404
309,732
313,574
289,827

36,939
40,972
59,203
70,792
75,898
87,136
104,303
: 1395,601

2,620
3,330
1,838
1,-B07
1,763
2,158
3,058

1,237
1,100
862
648
824
963
857

81©SS50
882,718
862,433
956,257
983,009
. 051,436
081,951

11,578
9,112
5,.577
3,560
5,038
5,381
6,037

3,876
2,376
3,111
1,969
2,243
3,371
2,194

681,409
869,701
1,039,127
1,219,637
1,313,447
1,325,779
1,279,055

394,685
265,030
191,439
173,850
195,083
345,549
279,655

116,569
104,613
104,170
116,431
112,574
106,284
128,850

2,408,968
9SS, 985
3,138,038 1,043,853
820,930
1,329,053
587,175
783,289
779,604
1,044,980
835,141
1,184,928
1,495,089 1,009,298

3,149
3,165
2,034
2,430
3,420
2,460

3,463
1,747
1,4539
3,881

775
813
981
1,023
940
9S9
976
1.058
1,054
9&2
485
214
856

37
8,710
9,835
10,951
10,699
11,041
10,789
7,094
373
8,691

2,043
1,864
3,140
3,091
3,215
1,981
2,150
3,071
29173
' 2,172
3,302
2,34©
2,130

94,691
1,618,135
1,443,765
1,330,511
1,366,445
1,406,502
1,645,346
1,309,168
333,340
1,490,973

111,780
42,640
56,438
226,097
364,610
367,309
405,442
403,755
378,157
437,897
133,652
359,690
285,367

97,897
102, 363
139,67?
188,133
199,615
155 365
143,134
137,546
137,082
128,931
139,313
103,455
137,692

1,369,773
547,193
1,327,131
1,937,855
3,361,455
3,458,910
3,56^,444
3,623,723
3,589,068
2,681,398
3,445,835
2,600,657
3,054,345

635,301
56,313
520,175
863,047
1,346,115
1, 318^644
1,398,083
1,461,323
1,435,388
1,433,030
1,355,495
1,373,293
1,218,419

1,85©
1,840
3,016
3,653
2,851
3,670
3,476
2,781
2,388
3,439
3,185
3,046
2/142

281
467
1,285
1,035
1,077
1,018
956
1,041
865
980
844
760
'
879

4,630
14,110
14,161
14,137
13,937
12,585
9,842
3,939
303
10,954.

2,689
3,377
3,785
3,151
2,780
2,628
2,929
3,780
29544
2,930
2, .529
3,645
2,731

686,937
1,633,392
1,600,388
1,633,616
1,613,075
1,566,447
1,898,098
1,236,950
62,077
1,678,379

138,870
193,725
338,455
147,900
314,400
388,030
356, 917
275,615
258,510
370,355
182,835
125,630
281,435

79,418
89,083
130,954
172,083
178,853
155,335
154,008
180,847
182,198
141 , 276
195,-075
159,680
149,900

1,895,631
2,496,483
3,688,811
1,997,981
3,397,198
2,1©S,3S7
2,398,041
3,401,923
2,297,643
1,954,068
1,483,374
1,339,497
2,077,393

853,853
1,325,470
1,337,163
845,165
1,336,809
1,089,349
1,166,249
1,210,107
1,119,970
1,055 ,.546
886,183
706,674
1^183,074

175,261
155, 137
184,041
185,598
217,132
194,685
238,442
258,432
234,104
189,542
314,948
171,244
199,621

1,165,535
1,040,377
1,235,887
1,183,905
1,083,973
1,037,380
1,141,300
1,279,470
1,421,850
1,595,300
1,710,200
1,797 ,.500
1,277,324

635,885
686,378
787 ,.505
735,133
679,488
703,708
754,700
885,650
988,800
1,055,450
990,950
1,074,400
934, .505

4,931

663,885
1,740,005
1,459,455
1,539,375
1,588,483
1,785,768
2,029,689
1,601,770
180,653
1,804,151

105,460
109,939
151,289
109,850
155,547
207,940
348,120
363,300
323,300
348,650
343,750
180,050
200,899

174,675
2,168
134,750
2,377
199,300
39561
199,513 100,600
3,569
3,476 1,333,987 135,000
3,220 1,580,403 229,570
2,406 1,659,283 341,900
3,339 1,713,809 333,500
880 1,564,487 279,000
1,373 1,748,034 330,000
1,535,351 303,100
403,758 3149000
1,676,375 313,86S

183,449
134,168
136,450
168,935
68,810
144,974
190,787
327 , 887
1503087
181,101

1, -588, 000
1,556,900
1,741,600
348,100
661=100
1,887,500
1,703,500
1,949,300
3,076,700
2S 456^700
2,494,300
3,658,200
1,741,835

1,003,750
879,850
1,114,150
469,350
654,950
1,265,400
1,400,400
1,411,000
1,355,000
1,443,300
1, 426, 800
1,442,800
1,155,471

4,670
4,734
5,424
5,280

1,200,504
1,983,335
1,833,235
1,976,343
2,197,890
2,156,086
2,284,345

409,368
607,167
630,910
644,101
846,-540
855,383
916,738

5, -552
5,742
5,356
6,.S87
6,287
69722
6,863
6,776

6,125
5,371
5,107
5,300
5,407

J0

1,350
1,000
1,340
1,537
1,606
1,563
3,083
3,838

2,707
3,757
3,234
3,335
3,342
4,209
3,804
4,078

2,516
3, ©47
2,338
2,508
3,114
2,37B
2,483
2,645

4,201
4,146
3,887
3,383
3,330
3,409
3,563

2,661
2,630
3,238
1,SS9
1,860
1SSOO
l s 844

3,182
3,050
3,346
3,365
3,935
4,326
4,460
4,890
4,633
4,304
3,623
3,316
3,833

1,399
1,354
1,423
1,554
3,106
3,031
3,146
2 3 112
1,898
1,803
1,297
1,153
1,672

3,311
3,310
3,974
4,219
4,743
5,151
5,380
5,460
4,993
49515
4,121
3,788
4B412

1,067
1,311
1,490
1,585
1,738
1,938
2,020
3,001
1,814
1,844
1,679
1,443
1,663

3,747
3,646
4, ©95
4,409
4,526
4,812
4,001
5,308
4,816
4,103
4,037
3,813
4,343

1,184
1,358
1,535
1,502
1,692
1,034
1,830
1,749
1,700
1,668
1,641
1,249
1 ,501

3,539
3,607
4,160
4,038
4,766
4,971
5,380
5,551
4, .537
4,385
4,196
3,315
4,345

1,132
1,137
1,363
1,342
1,475
1,6S8
1,802
1,739
1,760
1,689
1,875
1,331
1,510

S030

April . o o o o o o o o o o o o , o 0 o o . . o o

Me^.... ....................

2,388

WOYfiBlTb®!*!)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

flea?
JF€rtJinLffi,!Fy o 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 3 * 0
Marefu
April

May

Septaitoero
Oetober.oooooooo.0,,000.00,0
DBCeSllb®!' 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 0

187,437
1,300,182
1,207,134
997,153
1,080,333
1,139,988
1,386,646
999, 184
21,577
1, 184, 075

391,251
1,244,308
1,309,978
1,285,873
1,333,778
1,303,993
1, 334, 932
®89,456
3,900
1,313*634

4,461
4,30-1
4,668

4,919
6,031
6,347
6,608

6,811
6,531
6,109
4,919
4,489

5, .506
4,377

4,621

5,464

5,801
6,481
7,089
7,409

7,461
6,807
6,360
5,800
5,303
6,073

1838
2,095
1,999
814
April
Mavo

i,J*y 0 , 0 0 . 0 0 .

0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0

O

. O

2,122
3S036
2,172
19988
3,360
3,334
2,374
3,186

July*

752
629
014
747
351*853
804 1,313,330
709 1,184,399
810 1,178,255
810 1,314,526
779 1,395,614
888 1,439,242
789 1,065,317
4,883
807
778 1,319,474

971 1
3,365
5,364
5,553
6,237
6,634
7,141
4,466
323
5,005

2,452
2,235
2,707
2,437
3,355
3,213
3,508
2,483
3,348
2,460
2,270
2,422
2,398

5,004
5,689

5,911
6,218
6,445

6,731
6,958

6,516

5,769
5,678
5,063
5,904

I@S9
r

March
April .

oooo

oo

o

QctOlbGFo o o o o o o e o o o o o o o o o o a o

2,393
3,307
2,664
3,473
2,539
2,437
2,318
2,385
3,446
3,386
2,473
3,461
3S«2

For footnotes, see jppo 197,




753
689
873
892
921
905
808
971
1,034
1,037
1,031
1,047
913

49,761
1,189,363
1,161,330
1,119,143
1,284,021
1,216,010
1,215,467
1,073,509
32,761
1,191,453

43
-5,799
8,623
9,598
10,552
11,493
13,353
10,438
953
8,731

6,241
8,667
7,083
7,380
6,308
5,974

6,071
4,536
5,855

86 '

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS-TRAVEL
OPERATIONS ON SCHEDULED A I R L I N E S '

YEAR AND MONTH

Passenger
miles
flown
Thous. of
miles

1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

monthly
nonthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

PasExsenpress
gers carried
carried

Number

Pounds

HOTELS 5

Miles
flown

Thous.
of miles

Average
sate
per occupied
room

Doe

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av
av
av
av,.. .

1029
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av
av,
av
av . .
av
av
av

7,001
8,870
10,587
14,458
15,655
26,159

296
3,822
17,534

13,313 20,803
31,245 29,960
65,672
39,165
86,164
39,523
41,095 125,851
38,479 177,766
62,246 318,533

B

355
482
867
1,865
2,666
3,563
3,801
4,064
3,413
4,615

* 4.27
4.14
4.02
4.04
3.91
3.61
3.20
2.88
2.90
2.92

« 72
69
68
70
65
59
51
51
56
60
68
66
65
68
64
64
61
61
66
69
65
60
65

Automobiles

Visitors

Number
24,608
23,238
10,194
11,253
8,220
6,564
10,839
17,038

482
722
3,987

Departures

PassImmi- ports
Bnigrants 3 grants* Issued*

Percent 1929^
Dollars of
total
100

av
dv ...
av
av
av
av
av

1924
1925
1926
1927

U.S. Citizens 5

taurant Arrisales vals
index

Rooms
occupied

NATIONAL
PARKS 7

FOREIGN TRAVEL

30,069
24,580
8,951
10,321
14,205
27,909
12,247
21, 102

22,851
24,470
13,387
5,810
5,638
6,718
21,810
21,810

100
88
70
52
49
69
80

39, 170
39,177
31,473
26,559
22,651
23.142
24 ^ 733

23,340 20,498
24,209 9,664
21,703 5,884
7,510
25,137
6,807
29,680
30,645
6,098
6,260
33,832
6,467
37,664
37,722 4,431
39,744 4,411
7,464
33,772
8,126
30,845
4,308
22,253
3,265
22,732
3,0-41
23^727

82
82
78
93
86
93
89
91
91
95
96
91

16,674
20,991
30,678
24,808
20,010
21,038
30,346
61,230
63,575
33,176
16,973
19,573

17,130
21,189
26,081
24,149
21,686
22,732
36,361
57,067
48,693
36,246
22,983
21,222

19,273
24,296
25,044
26,839
30,550
31,015
34,374
***98
36,883

1,954
1,698
1,927
1,927
3,135
4,735
8,163
13,374
11,474
11,463
10,471
12,198
14,351
14,669
15,202
15,776
16,411
16,931
13,617
12,768
8,916 ,
9,306
9,842

115,610
57,375
21,557
29,647
12,747
9,660
20,613
59,047 !
46,992
31,704
62,588
29,564
24,227
28,035
26,990
24,191
22,412
15,021
3,613
2,334
1,992
2,864
_2j909

PULLMAN
COMPANY 8

m??eS

Passenger
revenues

Thousands

Thous.
of dol.

Revenue
passen-

32,551
38,814
41,531
31,968
29,451
36,896
57,603

941,186
979,814
1,081,801
1,090,253
1,168,116
1,200,621
1,174,731
1,161,487
1,171,544
1,&12', 951
804,326 i
563,147 i
511,832 •
574,250 !
595,523

3,571
3,360
3,646
3,835
4,598
4,434
5,697
6,965
5,844
5,970
6,584
6,671
7,186
7,399
7,249
7,190
7,276
6,481
5,107
3,487
3,101
3,611
3,789

743,662
773,710
922,791
889,960
3,790 1,143,351
4,503 1,191,615

'23,491
29,430
31,581
37,219
51,840
55,620
70,677
84,178
109,555
115,829

5,913
7,020
10,621
12,989
15,792
20,684
28,036
29,879

123,524
137,300
139,121 !
106,190
98,412
135,994
198?206

(936
18,983
18,122
31,730
30,326
40,091
40,252
44,364
43,109
43,510
44,411
42,891
37,952

44,061
41,330
70,926
71,449
96,300
97,453
111,072
106, 143
101,239
102,917
96,019
82,022

354,301
353,293
535,736
483,505
483,798
701,142
613,837
565,358
652,930
799,266
751,890
663,721

4,245
3,958
4,860
4,885
5,511
5,620
6,043
6,046
5,756
5,913
5,639
5,301

36,312

85,076

579,814

5,315

2.94
3.01
2.89
3.00
2.85
2.97
2.98
3.10
3.09
3.14
3.28
3,10
3.03

21,379
26,103
34,584
33,136
42,019
47,290

46,012
58,008
74,972
76,199
98,035
110,842

50,798 120,571
51,942 123,550
54,230 130,296
49, 186 113,539
34,715 81,654
31,216
69,029
39,717
91,892

554,030
500,004
580,602
540,310
591,011
650,709
611,562
618,113
720,479
684,241
528,603
547,705
593,947

4,199
4,600
5,366
5,350
5,822
5,811
6,239
6,312
6,214
6,085
5,312
43762
5,506

3.12
3.22
3.09
3.24
3.05
3.15
3.19
3.32
3.31
3.39
3.51
3,29
3.24

70
70
68
71
67
65
62
63
65
68
64
56
66

32,461
34,388
43,549
44,413
48,813
47,515

69,435
73,563
94,112
104,661
119,293
115,255

456,303
421,326
5585113
497,225
499,980
558,710

4,995
4,561
5,549
5,622
6,278
6,137

ScptfEbpr
October

50,859
56,403
54,806
56,828
46,090
41,594

127,590
143,488
139,297
143,993
113,621
99,119

541,346
623,770
877,564
855,151
685,389
761,090

66
66
64
63
61
60
55
57
61
65
60
54

Monthly average. ....

46,477

111,952 611,331

6,271
6,360
6,151
6,302
5,776
5,665
5,806

3.24
3.35
3.21
3.30
3.14
3.18
3.19
3.29
3.28
3.32
3.47
3.26
3.27
3.21
3.28
3.15
3.37
3.20
3.34
3.29
3.39
3.35
3.39
3.44
3.29
3.31

.February « » ,
March
April
May
July
October
Nov^mbfir

, . .. .

Monthly average,....
1937
March
April
M-'iy
July..
October

Monthly average

2,540
2,980
1,926 2,252
2,591
2,108
2,134 3,016
3,067
2,643
3,008
2,527
2,780 ; 3,571
3,004 3,891
2,612 4,606
5,101
2,436
2,708
3,871
2,a53 4,082

5,098
4,918
8,071
15,508
27,725
31,305
16,980
8,198
6,56-4
5,659
5,865
6,104

51,340
43,023
54,097
95,143
215,788
378,036
792,438
781,224
390,262
234,954
99,433
50,932

14,766
12,667
16,551
29,995
64,510
111,101
219,635
182,886
116,042
70,207
29,877
15,410

750,128
655,614
664,919
649,060
509,336
706,987
755,433
764,062
743,517
719,482
615,329
730,973

4,744
4,272
4,260
4,066
3,778
4,423
4,686
4,750
4,656
4,438
3,938
4,617

89 29,923 29,628

2,543

3,466

11,833 265,058

73,629

696,237

4,387

91 19,686 21,75?
90 27,680 30,695
33,370 30,410
107 30,708 25,404
97 23,168 24,501
101 27,387 34,857
as 36,224 70,185
95 67,397 73,611
92 68,188 33,676
97 39,677 26,796
100 23,028 19,325
89 18,877 18,087
95 34,616 34,109

1,897
1,413
1,422
2,085
1,412
2,314
2,707
3,708
2,076
1,986
2,415
2,312
2,062

2,958
3,224
3,720
4,742
5,033
5,445

55,841
7,046
45,958
7,716
15,151 82,48-4
24,784 114,885
33,202 303,876
31,491 438,952
16,498 888,335
8,916 897,516
6,533 463,212
5,532 225,168
80,743
5,983
5,1&4 54,559
14,001 305,044

16,486
13,395
24,460
35,741
89,004
130,478
246,563
250,035
137,084
67,068
28,221
16,441

853,101
737,335
795,528
7-43,89-4
685,961
767,950
80-4,733
837,450
804, 145
779,570
636,902
723,857
764,202

5,492
4,777
5,085
4,662
4,300
4,729

24,864
28,985
25,896
21,277
23,381
31,792

2,047
1,280
1,670
1,427
2,177
2,405

3,983
4,332
4,845
5,439
6,057
5,748

830,311
683,322
702,894
664,745
604,886
720,803

5,28H
4,405
4,485
4,137
3,779
4,418

32,414 55,528
56,906 51,646
58,027 31,848
31,710 19,931
15,649 16,103
16,614 18,765

2,616
2,286
2,227
2,081
2,157
2,663

6,385
7,357
8,226
8,825
6,844
8,042

6,691 77,662 22,548
74,783 20,078
5,959
7?,iai 22,908
11,168
17,002 163,573 47,334
34,979 257,531 74,676
25,752 452,556 129,998
13,094 857,504 238,127
9,059 811,309 226,096
5,138 425,202 124,178
5S122 236,791 70,398
23,783
77,750
5,589
5,184 57,677 16,798

739,390
683,593
715,528
651,851
585,289
687,369

4,407
4,409
4,555
4,239
3,912
4,488

30,202 29,168

2,086

6,340

11,228 297,459

84,794

689,157

4,377

5,927 74,834
5,661
62,8-48
4,865
5,939
8,3S3 72,280
8,076 |
8,839 164,736
7,063
6,049 i 16,080 248,075
4,512 ! 21,013 471,634
10,393 916, 175
4,694
7,444 875,682
7,006
5,518
1,843 433,014
247,149
1,759
5,492
1,641
83,966
5,861
7,673
1,663 63,486
7,488 309,489
6,130

20,587
17,618
21,779
48,892
73,402
136,576

793,229
654,896
715,420
881,144
631,529
769,819

5,263
4,473
4,769
4,447
4,147
4,842

249,905
238,396
131,631
74,366
27,081
19,740
88,323
L

801,514
764,706
736,320
696, 186
562,0-47
675,284
707,117

4,990
4,855
4,679
4,467
3,704
4,367
4,584

89

5,311
5,952
6,094
7,543
6,452
6,139
5,218

87,915

1938
March
April
May
June ......... ....*..

Jul v

1939
M'irch .
April
May

,..

,

July
t
August. .*..,
tSfi-p timber

Monthly average

89,002 577,982
38,403
35,002
81,131 564,928
49,445 117,071 685,274
53,483 133,469 663,884
63,361 162,682 725,061
70,199 179,055 824,630
72, 918 185,643 725,922
75,145 194,418 933,965
75,800 192,544 981,462
77,468 194,216 948,501
67,031 171,557 844,413
71,530 175,263 1^038,278
62,482 156,338 792,858

For footnotes, see p. 198.




5,453
5,032
6,125
6,268
7,122
7,183

7,541
7,639
7,442
7,626
7,408
7,716
6,880

21,445
28,156
30,778
27,032
20,754
22,943

61

90
91
83
95
88
90
82
86
85
89
94
88
88

64
63
64
63
63
62
57
61
64
67
61
54
62

89
86
S4
99
90
95
84
93
89
93
96
90
90

19,556
25,590
31,909
25,374
19,800
20,889

24,30?
28,224
21,673
21,575
19,011
24,788

2,344
1,473
1,703
1,851
2,077
3,168

29,872
44,501
40,295
19,700
10,129
11,565
24,932

42,246
38,573
26,656
10,033
7,984
7,099
22,681

3,163
2,950
2,301
1,996
1,607
1,714
2,196

1

4,922
5,125
4,017
4,753
4,020
4,515
4,776

87

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS — TELEPHONE, AND
CABLE, AND RADIOTELEGRAPH
T E L E G R A P H , CABLE, AMD R A D I O T E L E G R A P H CAREERS 3

TELEPHONE C A R R I E R S ^

Operating revenue

O p e r a t i n g revenue

YEAR AND MONTH
Total

Statt era.

fessage
tolls

Operating

expenses

Net
operating

in ser-

In-

vice, end
©f ffionth

come*

00 IT QP

monthly
monthly
KwitWLy
monthly

average.
averageaverage
average-

26,490
28,622
34,. 140
40,731

1931
1922
1923
1924
1935
1926
1937
1938

monthly average*
monthly average,
monthly average,
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.monthly average,,
Monthly average.

45,088
49,278
53, 380
58, 765
66,205
73,399
79,364.
88,818

.......

.""!.

Telegraph carriers
Total
Total

Thousands

Thousands of dollars

1917
1918
1919
I9SQ

Telephones

Western
Union
revenues
from cable
operations

Cable
carriers

Radiotelegraph
carriers

Operating

Operating

ex-

In-

penses

come

II R-

Thousands of dollars

5,800
6,802
7,5U
9,429
11,261

15,560
18,203
20,453
25,324
31,270

6,5^3
6,333
6,006
6,434
6,810

7,125
7,717
7,933
8,600
9,294

11,749

1,328

11,548

U,OS2
U,9U
17,275
19,574
21,335
24,279

32,381
34,835
38,229
41,352
45,052
49,143
53,274
58,047

8,893
10,495
11,381
12,560
15,588
17,680
18,939
21,0$?

9,827
10,481
11 , 386
12,217
13,025
13, 954
14,932
15,873

10,416
10S 659
11, 198
11,348
13,745
13,439
13,881
13^755

1,040
879
800
826
866
877
854
891

64,527
67, 949
65,061
62,340
56,373
55,340
59,434

23,146
22,548
22, 737
15,907
15,3-42
15,923
16,735

16,939
17,222
16,964
15,078
14,377
14,704
15,231

10,580
10,884

14S639
13,354
11,336
8,708
8,592
9,025
9,339

977
860
681
528
541
493
497

894
842

661
703

9,175
9,213

043
1,210

762
752
780
724
725
749'

9,421
9,159
9,653
9,534
9,681
9,902

981
919
1,563
1,504
1,385
1,721

12, au .

Met

-

.
*

•

y

....

••

.

•

95,624.
98,858
ofl ^nsd
85,894
79,058
80,098
84, 5B3

58,895
53,748
52,948
55,911

27,661
26,947
25,091
19,889
18,689
30,011
21,314

88, 3©3
86,953
90,515
SO, 361
80,835
91, 335

58,398
57,564
58,838
58,904
59,126
58,941

22, ISO
31,570
23,766
33, 614
23,796
34,443

60,456
58,603
60,572
60,540
60,600
60,793

17,752
18,320
19,632
19,284
19,659
19S 743

15,396
15,368
15,455
15,541
15,628
•45,651

10,912
10,585
11,726
11,543
11, 574
13,128

9,328
8,983
10,052
10,001
10,029
10,555

523
512
534
480
484
504

922
850
894
818
819
833

91,621
90,08©
91, 165
94,475
92,889
97,137

58,053
57,098
38,81?
61,159
60,66©
62,429

25,506
24,707
24,197
35,080
23,939
26,440

62<, 441

©tp36S

18,437
18,993
19,424
23,227
21,414
23,896

15,700
15,774
15,914
16,033
16, 115
16,223

13, 193
11,708
11,957
12,291
11,505
13,901

10,538
10,126
10,336
10,570
9,808
11,899

545
499
543
618
587
666

883
818
851
800
898
1,074

773
764
780
832
799
928

10S090
9,962
9,975
9,066
9,670
11,294

1,614
1,254
1,494
1,699
1,333
1,883

726
394
629
905
476
1,304

91,309

59, 16S

24,H12

61,140

19,888

11,835

10,176

543

879

780

9,859

1,446

594

94,780
91,765
97.553
96,658
96,933
97,306

61,840
60,524
62,675
62,834
63,054
63,777

S£,619
23,755
36S251
25,371
359398
25,837

61S763
@0,@01
65,180
64,274
65,351
66,084

30,913
' 19,219
20,177
30,262
19,239
19,078

16, 315
16,415
16,532
16,655
16,763
16,800

12,139
11,367
13,254 ,
13,314 i
12, 198
13,514

10,333
9,659
11,311
10,444
10,534
10,759

578
547
633
608 522
549

968
886
992
983
847
839

839
823
951
889
827
866

10,228
9,819
10,561
10,464
10,801
10,879

1,217
876
1,959
1,154
711
944

95,895
95,905
96S6I5
99, 156
97, 196
99,046

61,232
69,921
61,976
64,633
64,144
64,739

26,076
26S402
35,887
25,861
24,301
25,497

67,004
66,682
66,041
66,514
67,708
70,117

17,166
17, 164
18,184
a), 534
17,557
17,270

16S830
16,891
17,003
17,086
17,142
17, 195

12,044
13, 137
12, 187
11,910
10,995
12,696

10,159
10,281
10,305
10,082
9,297
10,740

560
533
562
599
546
589

964
906
937
936
879
996

921
951
945
891
819
960

10,768
10,503
10,414
10,431
9,951
10,958

640
950
1,079
791
421
1,116

407
41
1,345
422
a
138
303
d 39
96
344
d 9
* 414
359

36,559

62,603

25,346

65,610

18, SOI

12,146

10,324

569

932

890

10,481

988

210

98,257

97, 138
95,913
96,389
96,305

63,991
62,133
63,961
63,634
63,741
63,296

23,533
31,589
24,64®
33,849
24,132
34,577

66,590
63,906
66,614
65,379
66,323
65,696

16,835
15,634
17, 557
17, 651
17,436
17,752

17,339
17,262
17,302
17, 336
17, 366
17,344

10,541
9,974
11, 598
10,951
10,931
11,233

8,840
8,384
9,770
0S345
9,346
9,596

506
447
539
459
485
499

863
765
855
749
793 .
803

840
824
973
857
792
833

10,014
9,329
9,978
9,964
10,071
9,903

* 196
* 51
880
269
131

04,954
963 482
96,735
99, 608
98, 531
101, 552

61,687
62,039
63,850
65,105
64,897
66, 188

34,800
25,984
25,438
25,929
34,958
36,591

65,505
669 339
67,030
67,634
67,434
69,444

16,458
1.7, 361
16, 791
18,037
18,946
18, 835

17, 335
17, 373
17,465
17,528
17,593
17,704

10,659
11,142
11,603
11,206
10,837
12,482

9,047
9,533
' 0,850
9,490
9,114
10, 553

529
485
586
569
522
570

63,622

24,668

66,483

17,481

11,096

9,405

516

803
838
864
855
893
953
859

9,856
9,935
9,899
9,900
9,989
10,757

96, 838

809
791
889
861
830
976
832

84
481
1,006
610
156
1,110
423

99,234
96., 064
March. . . . . . ...... „ , , , . . . . „
April,
1001,083
May.
102,646
103; 119

65,815
64,504
66,491
68, 162
66,875
66,531

24,731
22,954
36,498
25,275
27,101
26,923

67,381
64,155
68,456
65,683
68,983
68,184

18,527
18,438
10,479
30,576
19,833
30,027

17,735
17,808
17,897
17,974
18,055
18,073

10,549
9,987
11,577
11,012
11,735
11,721

8,839
8,436
9,717
9,383
10,065
10,113

527
463
588
502
514
501

856
758
SOI
768
7SO
774

864
795
960
861
880
834

9,816
9,319
10,031
9,809
10,289
10 , 142

99,834
101,793
SCpteffllbCFo « 0 * U 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . 0
103', 843
305', 5SO
November ° . . , . . . . . . . . . . , „' „ .103,403
105, 125

64,690
65,060
65,696
68,453
68S394
69,036

26, 383
27,943
39,361
28,31S
26,265
27, 188

67,738
68,650
67,210
69, 157
70,052
70,568

18, 398
19,268
32,386
22,340
19,406
30,119

18,302
18,160
18,263
18,357
18,447
18,537

10,676
11,583
14, 117
12,350
11,465
13, 183

9,189
9,887
11,079
9,995
9,334
30,822

451
542
900
684
610
658

707
802
1,417
1,092
989
1,103

780
893
1,632
1,363
1,152
1,258

10,028
10,146
10,548 .
10,147
10,027
10,847

Monthly &VQT&&&* <,<,&*, . > « « » .

66,474

26,578

63,010

19,891

11, 663

9,736

578

913

1,014

10,096

1Q<Jft

*-HTI

IQ-Vfl

frhTI

«Q«

thl

•SOW

fKfl

2*&g®° o o . D o
aYeFa

^e° °° •""

m

&e° -"X""

1934 Eonthly averag®« . 0 0 0 0
1935 Monthly average .

84
330

S 93©
March,
April
May.
JWKJo O O O O O O O O O O O O O C O O O . O O O

AUlgOSt O O S O O O O O O O O O O O O O O . D .

OCtlOTb^re O O O O O O O O O O O O O S . O t O
NOVfifflbSr t O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O

Monthly avoiPSEtSo O O O Q O O . . O .

eo, 261

61,315 '
62^267

^
d

m

35
033
691
442
834

If ©37
March*
April
May.
July t o

o o e « o o o o o o a o . < . . o < > i i »

]MOVSFlb©r. 0 * 0 3

o a . o o t o t . o o o o

B938

^pri3U

Ju3y.

QCtOlb®F<J O O O O O O O Q O O O O O O O t O O

Novoiber ,,,,....,...,..,.
Month!

9,966

eoi

8939

ioi;6io

July* <, 0 0 o o , „ , , , , „ „ c o o „ , < , . „

0

301., 772

or footnotes, see p, 198=




d

1,061
d 949
71
&
5SO
d
704
&
186

d
761
• * 410
198
s
358
& 775
385
* 438

15
17
814
512
699
886

d

•* 77
695
2, 683
1,413
667
1,533

d

&

819

884
934
/)
d
387
&
229
43
d

951
* 332
1,877
603
&
245
604

d 69

88

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS-ALCOHOL, EXPLOSIVES,
AND SULPHUR
ALCOHOL,
DENATURED 1
Consumption

YEAR AND MONTH

Production

METHANOL

ALCOHOL, ETHYL*
Production

Stocks,
end of
month

Thous . of wine gal.

Stocks,
warehoused,
end of
month

Withdrawn

For
denaturing

Thousands of proof

Taxpaid

Price,
wholesale,
refined
(N.Y.)«

Crude
Syn(wood
distilled) thetic

gal.

Gallons

Dol, per
gal.

Thous. o f gal.

monthly
monthly
monthly
Monthly

average . ,
average. . .
average . . .
average . . . .

5

9,485

1921 monthly average .....

9

4,466 34,398
7,04O 3,864
5,074 6,876
4,754
9,527
3,980 10,965
14,801
14,995
13,591
14,046

Shipments

1927 monthly average.
1928 monthly average.

7,716
8,288

7,722
8,300

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

9,500
7,447
6,994
5,338
6,227
7,946
8,079

9,543
7,625
6,803
5,490
6,151
7,950
8,130

2,000
2,656
3,187
3,323
2,113
1,410
1,986

17,222
13,931
12,635
10,735
11,349
15,016
16,102

10,881
8,549
13,294
16,647
18,819
22,537
20,240

16,289
13,031
11,672
9,035
10,375
13,301
13,742

731
632
605
433
780
1,468
1,730

41,540
79,328
48,577
64,128
93,339
64,305
51,546

.57
.41
.36
.37
.37
.38
.38

400
375
207
257
343
431

632
584
636
733
1,0*5
1,504

6,149
5,993
5,683
5,973
6.891
/ , 351
6,155
6,976
8,505
16,131
12,979
11,289
8,340

6,246
5,975
5,736
6,047
7,668
7,454
6,122
6,953
8,632
15,073
12,617
11,116
8,303

1,739
1,718
1,767
1,836
2,607
2,707
2,666
2,636
2,756
1,681
1,311
1,131
2,016

13,179
12,783
14,268
12,820
14,668
14,728
17,517
17,998
16,893
22,087
20,172
10,913
16,421

19,386
20,315
23,429
23,145
21,330
21,300
25,049
27,475
26,363
18,843
13,360
10,390
20,699

10,492
9,895
9,567
10,332
13,141
12,637
10,623
12,490
15,330
26,297
22,214
19,552
14,381

1,840 105,895
1,649
40,843
2,054 73,349
2,441
41,915
1,999
40,897
2,119
19,496
2,780 18,090
2,539 48,400
2,391
34,976
3,952 66,689
3,215
30,888
3,315 146,631
2,440 05,673

.38
.38
.38
.38
.38
.38
.38
.38
.38
.38
.38
.38
.38

401
491
476
426
437
414
385
447
4,'IQ
512
531
549
465

1,419
1,540
1,632
1,693
1,755
1,863
1,951
2,309
2,696
3, 378
3,118 !
2,010
3,130

28,492
2e,835
35,514
27,483
30,394
31,471
30,18-1
32,567
34,151
36,473
37,453
35,055
31,530

6,724
5,411
6,536
6,716
7,511
8,233
6,584
8,023
11,305
14,795
9,933
6,971
8,331

6,807
5,475
6,552
7,099
7,438
8,320
6,753
7,932
11,513
14,364
13,609
7,012
8,239

1,209
1,268
1,280
1,657
1,578
1,657
1,822
1,734
1,021
1,474
1,120
1,153
1,488

18,705
17,572
19,873
16,824
16,939
18,658
18,254
17,067
17,219
18,786
IB, 179
17,362
17,953

14,033
19,821
25,218
26,651
27,428
28,465
30,922
30,975
25,783
16,876
15,157
17,898
23,269

11,617
9,387
11,330
12,299
13,002
15,185
13,010
14,414
I 19,552
24,497
16,627
11,886
14,401

2,272 55,891
2,094 305,156
3,936 30,149
3,740 202,809
2,684 72,r>10
2,392 114,033
2,242 13,113
2,375 68,431
2,506 10,330
2,876 41,198
2,942 19,656
2,515
43,970
2,547 73,013

.37
,36
.36
.36
.36
.36
.36
.36
.36
.36
.36
.36
.36

325
501
547

37,891
28,273
42,838
41,870
31,973
29,327
27,291
30,811
34,310
34,810
31,125
37,384
32,317

5,939
4,996
6,168
6,364
6,072
7,812
6,612
7,667
9,107
11,187
10,308
10,434
7,725

5,883
5,088
6,2O7
6,287
6,092
7,869
6,710
7,846
9,157
11,099
10,186
10,478
7,742

1,092
1,179
1,2.13
1,127
1,141
1,192
1,353
1,423
1,463
1,364
1,233
1,279
1,247

15,607
16,765
18,329
12,817
14,253
16,395
16,370
17,421
15,759
17,017
15,164
16,781
16,057

21,502
27,585
33,885
33,077
33,867
32,047
33,717
35,176
32,737
38,318
23,277
20,895
39,590

9,765
8,874
10,140
10,481
10,615
14,4OO
12,350
14,483
16,072
18,986
17, 249
17,391
13,400

1,835
1,503
3,202
2,135
2,340
3,506
1,684
1,590
1,639
3,111
3,439
1,841
3,069

1,838
1,849
2,072
3,139
2,353
2,26*
2,565
3,736
3,018
3,532 i
3,562
,1,888
2,651
J
3,697
2,291
3,314

6,722
6,558
7,578
7,523
8,203
7,944

6,827
6,446
7,616
73719
8,490
8,166

1,379
1,260
1,294
1.485
1,766
1,982

17,067
14,650
17,438
17,857
18,655
16,838

24,433
26,072
27,741
29,625
31,078
30,860

11,401
11,198
13,202
13,253
15,031
15,029

7,395
9,202
12,848
15,453
13,068
11,434

7,437
9,190
12,625
15,181
13,060
11,158

2,015
2,007
1,776
1,496
1,479
1,173

17,643
18,539
18,101
30,965
21,787
22,080

33,232
32,919
25,913
17,974
14,168
14,614

9,494

9,493

1,993 18,469

35,636

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.

1938
January, < > . , * . . . . ..,.• .
February *
March
April
.. .
May

julv
August
October

.

'cf

8

706
659
685
801

53,386
34,015
34,772
20,939
43,651

.80
.64
1.06
.76
.61
.63
.67
.49

L<

*

aT~

»« t€t 13

41,668
37,521
38,408
42,118
18,540
ll,5!tt
34,803
44,830
31,009
35,981
44,144 ' 4261,939
41,291
321,394
351,330
41,813
42,833
472, ail
39,777
527,733
492,387 :
37,932

6,119
8,137
11,234
12,201
16,190
16,221
2,000 14,469
1,458 15,332

1923 monthly average

Te as

^S: * 1

0.48
.45
.46
.67
1.05
1.02
1.27
2.58

1914 monthly average
1915 nonthly average . * * *
1917
1918
1919
1930

Production

Exports,
refined5

SULPHUR
PRODUCTION
(QUARTERLY)*

EXPLOSIVES 8

7

40,383
33,410
27,120
18,959
20,780
35,615

_. _ ^MII

589,409
639,550
532, 309
218,987
370,743
396,920
313,454

11

13, 401
75,917
57,463
93,321

389,608

79,772

381,671

72,033

136,338

73,605

513,665
431,071

62,700
72,025

"!"!"."
475,934

53,915

1937
January ,

.., «

.

March
April
May
Julv . . . .
October
Monthly average

SJ»2
$23
486
465
463
404

4a4

433
462
479

1938
February
March
April . .
u«v
July
Aupust

...

,

,,

October

113,510

6:18,638
584,681

106,845
84,414

003,028

106,440
80,ȣ5

472,986

72,520

29,385
28,415
26,601

478,774
491,224

68,900
82,101

405,283

83,260

357,819

105,885

373,655

106,795

530,047

126,650

416,446

105,650

298
309
282
303
335
344
357
348

1,860
1,630
1,450
1,893
1,930
2,295
2,618
2,844
2,169

1,691
34,355
.1,363 26,359
1,851 • 10,806
3,074 24,105
2,009 18,411
1,858 108,085

.36
.36
.36
.36
.36
.36

352
830
365
389
354
344

2,463
3,267
2,407
2,276
1,779
2,295

29,338
23,592
27,801
26,341
29,315
30,210

13,823
16,050
22,315
36,033
33,944
19,934

1,765
1,780
3,187
2,248
2,282
1,729

105,031
28,373
28,337
363,588
123,905
368,3-16

.36
.36 :
,36
.36
.36
.36

378
36©
'403
463
480
434

3,495
2,679
2,610
1,158
4,613
4,184

37,652
30,700
35,933 !
40,ai2
33,477
30,580

16,650

1,903

101,631

.36

388

3,855 |_

3.1,039

i,97a

655,007

522,108

158
409
433
315

m

;

27,7f>4
34,607
23,425
22,961
24,904
25,445
23,136
27,663
30,143

.36 i
.36
.36
.36
.36
.36
.36
.36
.36
.36
.36
.36
,36

30,650
5,117
21,753
15,889
24,198
10,525
10,609
7,743
22,716
8,481
12,618
25,990
16,356

63,385

569,966

;i2,i5i

1939
February
March
April
May

,.
,

Jll]y

December

For footnotes, see pp. 198, 199.




1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

89

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS—SULPHURIC ACID AND FERTILIZERS
SULPHURIC A C I D ( F E R T I L I Z E R MANUFACTURERS)'
Consumed

In the

produc-

YEAR AND MONTH

tion ©f
fertilizer
Short
tons

1013 monthl aver *e
1914 monthly itvoraKSo * ° • °

monthly
Monthly
QiwittLly
jnontiiiy

4

1933 monthly s,vQFS|ra <, <> »
1934 iontM.y ©.veiPiysB o o D <> a «
1935 acnthly average ......

tlllzer
manufac-

turers

T©
others

Stocks,
e^d of
month

TotaS

Thoijs . of
short tons

Short tons

138S073
185, 520
188,585
185 S7I©
118,994
79,382
113,914
126,625
• 137,800

135,730
117,864
106,785
81,921
83,396
95,168

15.50
15,50
15.50
15.50
15.90
15.50

166S878
152,860
141,339
119,5®
126,419
122,681

99,326
114,531
120', 370
163,365
173,123
180,560
131,919

I5o50
15.50
15.50
15.50
ISoSO
15.50

S

J

14

e

!7,821
10 , 137
19,423
20,547
26,461

33,702
39,331
37,646
*21,963
11,162
18,489
23,931
18,376

S

14,304
13, ISO
18,283
26,714
30,835

"37,172.
41,885
35,757
?
33,027
23,489
32,338
27,775
41,989

*91,459
104,465
106,956
106,937
106,384
90,366
94,590
95,340
98,841

0

238
289
307
387
418
4S4
375
459
454
462
337
318
361
395
330

^itrog&=
nous

Phosphate
materials

Pre=
pared
fertilizers

Long tons

178 , 094
206 ,143
303,783
3Q©D3S3
113,599
64S216
100,510
116 , 337
111,944

5

avcragCo <> . *
aveF^gs * » « <, <> >
@,TOPSg@» <> 0 o 0 0
a,v©ifftg©« * • <> 0

To fer-

S

ag

1933 monthly a Q SMS© => = » • » a

1938
1929
1930
1931

DoJU p®r
short ton

From
ethers

18. SO
ISoSO
14.60
14.20
14.00
14*60
15.10
15=60
15.50
15,50
15.00
15.50
15,50
15=50
15.50

1919 monthly & © f^g6 * . e . o >

1936 nonthly aveiw© . 0 e , 0 .

From
fertilizer
manufaj&=
turars

3 368 119,938
S
416 85,639
5
282 30,636
®2B2 32,747
^324 28,733
S
356 18,713
^365 54,509
S
404 117,895

thl

y

Pn&duetS on

Exports*1
Coflsumptlon In
Southern0
States*

30.00
30.00
26.80
40.00
33.80
32.60
19.00
32.40

1916 montJily @,v©ra-Eeo « » <> o •
1918

Shipments

Purchases
Price,
whol©sa!©,
66°, at
works*

PERT! U2IRS

....

74,030
77,912
91,641
89,037
95,196
91,899
105,920
101,570
137,858
129,297
103,639
70,563
85,644
108,858
123,673 ,

12,416
13,914
10,256
10,829
15,897
12,304
8,399
14,093
8.^35
11,551
15,888
9,730
16,683
18,947

©1,406
02,173
72,471
72,044
77,998
67,785
85,477
82,281
102,332
111,448
80,408
53,176
73,318
88,233
90,945

34,031
36,371
31,053
17,515
19,767
7,400
13,311
9,131
14,470
37,380
12,029
12,108
30,413

112,752
105,420
133,762
91,481
116,448
89,691
133,050'
105,539
121,554
137,067
09,751
53,393
108,734

1S233
276
139
301
85
158

1,301
1,500
2,983
3,494
3,303
1,337
2, SOI
3,702
3,038
482
134
217
238
453

l©38
March
April......
May

.......

<JlUl@ a . * • * > [ > > . . . . • . . . .

e

o

22,193
15,111
15,988
13,373
16,725
05,933

35,007
SO, 931
32,307
13,258
30,870
18,129

15.50

121,166
141,591
135,717
169,814
17©S500
182,317
145,655

34,S33
13,352
15,722
10,721
13,518
15,437
29,712
30,065 i
32,304 ;
43,439
39,303
43,844
26,021

21,111
23,383
32,918
31,710
44,523
34,272
23, ©37

164-,3SO
164,880
193,134
172,936
146,301
121,716

15.50
15.50
15.50
15.50
15.50
16.00

176,492
170,979
193,979
180S040
175,703
154, S75

34,301
24,494
34,782
20,267
15,9S3
30,942

141,935
168,015
144,273
166,091
166,778
189,960
161,040

16.50
16.50
16.50
16.50 •
16.50
16.50
16.04- •

165,927
179,008
188,352
213,358
305,796
1995,508
184,351

39,436
40,257
34,454
34,161
32,622
44,610
39,685

147,443
125,284
1211,233
110,488
119,218
102,2SB

16.50
16.50
16. SO
16.50
1@050
16=50

183,794
159,669
154,379
143,469
137,764
114,199

83,180
120,312
125,974
151,033
147,5S3
148,239
127,383

16o5Q
16o50
16.50
16,50
16. SO
16 = 50
16.60

142,451
138,273
119,031

16.50
16,60
16.50
16=50
16.50
16.50
10.50
16=50
16.50
16.50
16.50
16..50
16o50

88,356
93,734
83,375
75,304
75,208
77,307
74,325
77,590
72,971
74,604
74,563
71,636
78,339

341
545
1,396
1,034
249
84

33,106
31,221
24,103
33,477
27,388
37,840
34,719

47,163
37,170
54,306
55,451
53,492
49,744
53,351
45,903
51,118
56,538
57,756
44,860
50,576

44
61
145
137
100
178
359

165,208
149,963
178,789
117,628
144,811
101,923
151,083
120,899
146,725
173,420
123,635
67,835
137,327

40,373
35,749
47,680
36,149
38,569
39,880
32, 937
31,805
36,484
35,489
35,254
34,140
35,383

38,739
30,551
31,137
17,600
35,149
21,658

47,169
41,864
50,985
50,239
50,©92
63,464

72,473
74,400
72,585
68,352
67,475
76,052

430
702
1,753
1,339
3S5
115

61,001
60,772
106,397
133,863
160,333
120,301

8,006
15,389
23,430
15,444
15,562
13,793

49,340
48,02O
77,398
07,380
142,037
&4,©54

172
123
2M
476
430
347

29,958
35,138
38,830
39,587
39,015
41,263
32,385

57,853
50,418
01,629
61,654
52,694
51,343
53,742

75,60-8
67,167
71,767
76,403
91,498
87,230
75,089

S3
40
134
1SS
123
185
443

150,583
150,204
100,401
178,734
152,388
135,173
126,746

18,001
16,758
34,755
28,962
34,965
11,065
17,919

110,651
135,208
73,404
145,242
111,848
117,336
98,951

007
303
127
330
331
102

16,438
15,569
29,089
15,564
30,778
31,977

89,663
89,857
93,319
93,494
87,120
83,289

435
693
1,514
1,099
37©
11©

108,737
109,269
172,254
158,683
137,461
99,680

563
144
453
1,407
313

33,11,2
33,462
34,973
40,304
38,447
40,915
36,507

88,393
85,787
88,165
90,340
87,331
90,039
88,904

38
44
139
121
140
217
398

112,893
146,618
116,787
134,871
147,587
133,345
130,674

33,735
4,917
19,739
8,981
16,744
3,848
3,378
27,504
24,047
30,371
20,207
25,119
17,374

73,175
94,945
144,345
137,590
103 ,895
92,727

35,097
18,560
21,564
18,404
37,515
21,331

38,184
32,152
38,128
28,405
•24,337
19,400
33,312
37,422
26,OS3
28,971
37,753
33,080
39,681

39,142
38,570
33,019
34,318
37,004
34,323

109,969
131,106
133, SS6
161,385
171,108
176, S33
148,077

26,754
20,983
1S,474
14,281
15,733
15, 937
18,498
30,388
38,531
4QS2B4
31,182
30,604
24,386

103,177
108,047
87,783
93 ,000
133,339
101,136
105,305

497
169
309
361
4313
73
399

181,386
169,769
169,952
145,689
155, S03
140,580
139,248
161,791
153,897
205,024
208t 461
319S838
170s 861

30,418
18,751
11,951
15,031
8,853
10,535
18,635
19,252
30,040
31 , 774
37,583
32,885
21 , 306

22,343
33,778
17,508
16S542
20,771
35,614
17,OS7
15,588
33,590
40,049
33,784
36,889
25,209

38,085
39,167
35,100
33,202
38,133
36,SSS
25,804
45,3S6
37,574
42,835
44,979
47,623
38,738

40,850
35,545
42,864
35,528
38,835
43,369
45,376
43,34©
44,039
57,410
589 318
59,870
459450

92,850
923163
@4,539
S0,458
90,137
80,394
79,786
73,536
74,113
75,377
74,027
83,814
83,349

43©
627
1,476
1,371
313
86
48
43
148
190
103
187
411

85,543
85,095
123,687136,328
148,095
136,016
154, SCO
141,171
123,792
113,689
79,370
70,903
116,450

11,317
15,645
6,733
5,365
12,143
12,655
8,067
26,618
37,157
18,974
7*638
18,639
14S336

71,045
66,552
97,983
133,270
112,773
105,934
137,446
106,607
76,904
78,418
55,009
43,474
89,618

83
340
476
343
303
268
447
349

513
398
799
269
4SO
119
387

S©3?

April
M®y . g a e o o c . o o a e o t i o t o o o a a

M©iitM.y averag© t o o o o o o o o * <>

ees@
March
April
&teLV=o<,oo00 o., „ . „ , = , < , ,

.

July. .....................

•

iiii
March
April .

0

0

0

,

0

0

F,fey0 = = ,

0

0

0

,

0

0 0 0 0 0

0

.

ii» ,593

.

, o o o . o . o o o . ....

July
AOSgUSfco o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

o

Monthly avergLg©,, ..........
For footnotes.

1013,889
106,137
104,378
115,119
134 j 287
175,338
178,860
172,333
133,812

s pp. 199, 2dM)0




313

ass

&m

1,931
486
489
518

90

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS—FERTILIZERS AND NAVAL STORES
FERTILIZERS

lmports

Nitrogenous

YEAR AND
MONTH

Total !

Nitrate
of
soda

Total

Phosphates

Price,
wholesale,
nitrate
of soda,
Potash
95
percent
(N.Y.J*

monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly a^
monthly QM
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
montlily au
monthly av,
monthly av»
monthly av«
monthly av.
monthly aii
monthly av.
montlily av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly aw
monthly av.
1936
January. .......

52 155
45,143

101,535

141, 3OO
81,365 32,642
218,892
97,937
170,753
173,680 141,665 6D,402
189,085 149,968 100,982
140, 334 107,828
69,733
75,888
08,866 36,216
64,619
6,773
35,320
64,514
36,250
5,640
72,382
1,383
32,651
167,059
98,958 19,513
November.
49,326
99,001
2,683
161,112
67,345 29,431
Monthly average 130,655
85,841 39,361
1937
199,312
80,513 52,633
233,207 191,428 113,166
March
260,223 181,213 97,979
April
253,005 201,420 137,008
May
178,118 128,116 85,121
Jun©«
92,469 52,578
122,483
July
80,947
41,514
2,766
115,961
1,865
37,238
September. ..... 141,744
5,475
41,102
October
155,999
2,871
40,561
Novcnibor
153,863
68,463 21,398
198,447
97,673 53,734
Monthly average 174,442
100,143 52,216
1938
170,007 120,696 75,109
145,233 117,664 61,388
March
191,449 159,462 91,426
April
162,357
143, 309 96,688
May
128,498
101,416 73,025
June
88,938
75,311 55,063
6O,23T)
8,969
36,833
J^y
79,652
August. . *
48,977 24,450
131,407
70,849 20,829
158,140
82,576 32,971
50,231
116,298
4,851
149,798
78,124 32,336
Monthly average 131,834
00,871 48,093
1939
141,898
118, 159 63, 854
FobAinry. ...... 109,932 101,396 51, 052
March
138,782 116,806 42, 920
191,057
167,558 115, 188
May
99,074 62,010
145,432
June
109,737
90,541 59,332
July
90, 102
45, 632
18,479
August
76,002
45,795
9,481
September
71,447
88,276
10,446
October. . . . . .
110,046
91,431 43,204
109,670 101,335 66,407
126,952 106,510 59, 518
Monthly average 119,824
96,307 50,366

footnotes;, see pp. 200. 2O1.




Shipments
to
consumers

Production

Stocks,

end
of
month

Gum r o s i n
Price, !
wholeResale,
ceipts,
net,
"H"
grade
(Savanports*
nah) 7

Dol. per
bbl.
(280 lb.)

Short tons

Gum spirits of turpentine

Stocks, Price,
Re- Stocks,
3
whole- ceipts,
3
ports,
sate
net,
ports,
end of (Savan3
end
of
month* nah) 7 ports* month*

Barrels

(500 lb.)

Dollars
per
gallon

47,488
50,684
52,726
69,086
68,761
52,285
71,019
65,892
70,556
40,679
22,846
33,835
34,491
43,381

330,203
345,167
361,316
224,000
139,465
208,385
214,863
375,393

03,097
38,687
24,462.
28,553
8,677
6,060
24,844
19,427
32,310
57,967
40,884
87,983
35,246

1.28
1.29
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.38
1.38
1.38
1.33

45,414
8,879
11,678
12,198
13,962
20,746
25,149
28,960
39,301
55,011
62,857
46,384
30,879

5,580 111,929
4,164 34,772
15,752 55, 193
7,869
32,951
12,972 13,992
13,687
9,646
8,784 28,532
4,135
69,094
8,545 87,673
19,590 93,961
9,3153 69,84O
3,929 95,046
9,483 58,594

1.38
1.38
1.38
1.38
1.38
1.38
1.43
1.45
1.45
1.45
1.45
1.45
1.41

84,864
23,6O4
23,921
24,377
15,263
7,640
42,190
52,838
54,999
71,346
68,353
48,166
43,047

4,299
6,332
4,252
3,368
7,348
4,619
1,779
4,480
2,494
2,837
3,951
3,526
4,107

Barrels

(50 gal.)

0 43
4?

3.16
4 03
4.70
3.05
3.51
2.47
2.54
2.51
2.49
2.08
2.55
2.50
2.23
2.16
2.08
1,98
1.59
1.31
1.32
1.28

110, 158
30,764
52,900 45,205 3,092
90,794 74,307 5,612
98,131 82,218
3,761
114, 347 92,686 3,022
95,325 76, 192 5,726
87,577 62,399 8,493
122,980
86,076 11,071
110,583 77,538 8,735
80,130 47,383 8,026
70,796 45,884 0,894
4,203 0,600
42,815
59,510 10,239
5,066
63,547 24,461 2,699
65,100
32,566 3,682

March
April
May
Juno
July
AlliTUSt..
September

Potash
deliv-j
eries

(bulk) *

2.11

153,756

111,814
155,051
157,797
189,736
174, 337
151,937
212,062
193,548
164,829
122,355
75,648
104,203
105,063
117,091

Superphosphate

Dollars
per
cwt.

Long tons
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

NAVAL STORES

j

5

5

14.64
14.90
0.39
4.76
4.71
5.06
9.90
12.25
8,87
8.15
7.61
5.49
3.70
2.60
3.27
4.53
4.41

361*811
230,677
206, 100
286^050

.49
.49
.59
1.21
1.73
.68
1.15
l.t?
.91
1.01
.85
.56
.51
.50
.42
.39
.38
.41
.48
.45

25,819 71,562
23,006 96,818
13,349 122,792
10,481 55,853
21,131 27,764
22,110 47,707
21,765 26,762
26,568 28,610
25,667
38,567
24,318 40,731
25,279 44,827
33,931 56,294
28,302 60,443
32,324 63,221
32,324 61,498
27,914 91,480
18,356 82,628
21,474 73,335
20,448 65,442
18,794 113,013

322,029
323,461
292,126
223,926
170,042
316,580
303,498
266,932
250,478
192,908
144,646
178,557
190,739
ia<5,446
234,809

109, 056
119,225
121,272
85,889
59,090
68,681
69,124
68,681

*1, 275, 625
1,133,606
1,146,868
1,170,082
995,660
793,465
959,937
1,021,563

298,073
209,374
257,728
216,508
203,945
225,485
243,162
256,792
299,065
369,335
389,369
393,600
284,374

33, 163
54,687
238,498
219,340
119,612
43,817
9,510
21,113
127,378
72,254
32, 137
23,502
83,084

1,190,315
1,137,700
953,739
742,105
702,335
721,243
770, 790
845,381
876,563
985,633
1,117,011
1,133,640
931,373

4.36 41,226 271,749
4.43 23,348 222,638
4,51 32,002 156,291
4.40 08,894 144, 782
4.24 82,736 144,258
4.00 97,781 156, 59&
5.30 106,648 173,946
5,99 101,939 188,065
5.99 95,693 194,883
6.04 81,814 194, 170
7.10 70,372 192,780
9,10 71,307 190,325
5.54 72,147 185,874

,45
,44
.39
.37
.36
.36
.36
.38
.37
.36
.38
,42
.39

3,808 135,989
125,285
114,789
15, 107 99,320
23,470 99,563
27,418 105, 141
29,810 108,550
26, 173 11.1,983
21,894 114, 127
18,033 113,702
14,457 109,955
11,630 105,431
16,549 112,150

377,200
375,039
430,680
376,306
340,532
291,273
282,075
372,730
354,524
396,976
388,401
443,981
369,147

35,023
68,832
318,159
263,078
114,429
31,248
20,575
25,924
125,872
70,700
31,652
35,842
87, 195

1,125,076
1,078,299
894,768
644,030
649,076
751,413
849,634
958,397
1,046,123
1,178,314
1,248,631
1,313,327
978,174

10.16 48,861 167,947
9.78 25,296 328,241
9.02 27,818 109,057
8.06 53, 43 3 105, 132
8.28 83,763 99,931
7.99 98,076 104, 307
7.84 105,477 124, 105
7.8S 90,391 110,497 !
7.80 71,252 13-4,649
7.31 60,902 165,489
6.15 60,420 164,037
0.49 55,564 163,52?
7.96 65, 105 131,452

.43
.12
.38
.36
.36
.34
.34
.;&
.30
.27
.27
.26
.34

5,&46
2,004
4,577
14,688
23,377
27,579
27,066
24,066
22,800
18,021
14,850
13,314
16,504

96,090
80,070
70,986
69,802
70, 173
73,250
84,637
86, 171
91,626
97,506
82,840
72,061
82,225

8-1, 147

157,206
148,111
139,444
178,362
243,463
323,280
402, 121
475,130
542,161
088,870
660,252
678,731
378,094

.29
.26
.26
.23
. 2*3
.***?
.23
.23
.21
.22
.29
.28
.24

4,6&r>
2,007
8,034
20,106
27,485
29,824
28,877
29,480
31,745
17,670
18,364
10,093
19,116

63,655
58,700
56,349
64,409
75,607
87,077
104, 147
116,859
130,897
128,33-4
134,460
133,921
96,202

20,473
13,757
19,367
43,810
57,079
61,744
61,096
57,640
60,289
54,574
43,736
51,032
45,383

607,839
642,835
609,002
615,381
620,138
639,914
659,876
672,880
679, 127
630,926
643,443
042,234
643,257

.25
.26
.29
.24
.24
.24
.24
.24
.26
.27
.26
.27
.20

373,974
361,834
382,920
228,711
147, 164
224,573
239,001
246,178

4,931
4,263
3,986
2,902
2,547
1,234
738
1,827
8,276
9,337
6,046
3,421
4,126

42,931
20,120
22,322
6,561
1,669
6,403
19,414
27,908
42,407
64,124
58,730
66,897
31,624

1.45
55,574 374,142
1.45
16,359 314,727
7,227 322,330
1.45
7,247 378,520
1.45
1.45
4,333 283, 189
1.45 20,823 235,986
1.45
25,989 219,936
45,907 283,015
1.45
47,169 279,381
1.45
72,299 j 314,359
1.45
1.40
69,798 326,794
1.45 101,438 343,204
1.45
39,018 297,966

42,539
68,224
192, 888
239,942
117,258
23, 393
6,592
31,340
108,470
46,980
17,717
17,147
70,203

1,342,186
1,331,912
1,139,794
915,979
949,442
1,004,545
1,058,452
1,057,210
1,160,299
1,249,273
1,322,306
1,361,127
1,161,877

5.87
5.38
4.77
4.73
4.34
4.44
4.61
4.48
4.14
5.12
4.89
4.34
4.75

903
969
3,099
1,462
7,033
594
3,321
408
392
2,549
2,799
705
1,978

20,186
6,795
17,235
16,580
10,410
16,425
41,234
29,087
15,877
14,571
4 214
18 161
17,565

1,45
1.45
1.45
1.45
1.40
1.45
1.40
1.45
1.45
1.45
1.45
1.45
1.45

322,211
312,284
301,694
286,747
277,437
243,402
243,306
279,107
300,038
406,809
417,410
405,199
316,766

29,340
54,893
161,202
216,671
139,648
34,263
13,496
28,377
109,223
67,143
19,225
24,368
74,812

1,298,883
1,288,536
1,108,679
810, 911
778,758
871,109
924,045
963,431
1,012,067
I ,122,492
1,228,028
1,233,297
1,033,603

4.90
5.21
5.65
4.86
4.94
4,96
0.19
0.00
5.48
0.44
5.34
0.24
5.18

2,489
2,632
0,250
8,379
8,674
17,3,77
26,632
38,906
54,762
72,622
70,952
62,635
30,943

98,905
79,787
53,138
54,092
69,912
65,939
83,356
97,570
92,295
90,162
91,052
117,276
99,210
115,563
111,098
98,595
71,043
81,633
85,378
79,370

27,630
20,793
44,394
82,390

115, 113
123,026
121,396
121,505
119,818
87,935
97,664
48,095

1,442

4,800

2, 390 123, 584
1,908 118,954

3,256
9,799
14,638
10,884

14, 692
13,754
16,369
14,605
10,945
10,202
10,704

109,626
107,339
104,759
102,941
102,126
102,285
101,111
93,317
08,986
94,677
104,875

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OP CURRENT BUSINESS

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS-OILS, FATS, AMD

BYPRODUCTS
A N I M A L FATS A N D B Y P R O D U C T S A N D F I S H O I L S J
(AM figures ars for quarters, and a l l averages are quarterly)
A^SfflaS

fats

Shortenings and
compounds

Greases

F i s h Q| I s

YEAR AND MONTH
Factory
consumption

Production

Stocks,
end of
quarter

Factory
consumption

Production

Stocks,
end of
quarter

Production

Stoeks,
end of
quarter

Factory
can sumption

Product ion

St0e!t§p
cmd of
an after

Thousand© of pounds
1919 monthly average . . . » , .

144,308
149,276

367,518
410,676

138,071
185,283

51,565
50,273

69S648
86,384

67,374
69,741

1921 monthly average

141,334
1UU,043
140,890
1151,861
141,084
148,649
164,248
149,777
148,852
149,558
166,396
164,402
159,986
303,774
2145,834

473,265
511^451
612,707
612,836
497,864
539,633
539,506
573 , OS!
582, 9S4
534,499
561,535
556,503
601,255
535,363
313 s 533

233,630
175,481
144,576
162,017
142,383
176,817
183,875
203,417
319,441
SQ4,785
238,804
363,968
348,719
415,713
378,398

,44,325
61,548
66,011
61,907
59,060
58,409
53,497
63,389

85,223
94,430
102,285
99,066
89,848
88,927
94,976
95,670

95,592
53,083
57,045
48,098
41,927
46,621
50,880
45,701

56, era

55,309
52,689
50,715
51,405
60,018
50,484

99,830
92,492
93,845
80,567
84,815
87,669
67,527

177,693

390,781

391,397

46,498

5108,328

404,480

384,716

£43,242

383,350

239,855
214,504

1924
1925
1926
1927

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average
average
average ......
average

1931 monthly average

1935 monthly average

9,791
13s 046

8,330
1©550?

44,600
45,220

15,671
11,756
16, 182
18,674
18,313
25,879
26,780

19, 990
27,513
39 , 675
29,087
38,581
36,141
42,213
51,482

®a 13,918
19,754
21 , 336
17 p 371
S5,301
20,663
S05680
22,954

04,009
47,438
43,^8
46,105
58,234
0y,B8478S795
05^767

53,880
70,940
83,537
75,574
80,901
75,544
64,347

196,045
187,630
207,609
288,155
285,177
394,749
285,837
305,035
302,817
293,890
236,360
238,145
301,083
386,699

29,808
33,701
24,420
25,187
34,504
26,095
33,773

47,026
41,849
48,335
36,415
38,089
40,433
59,975

3T,773
16,lflS
23,002
33,359
56,388
60,116

S33836
175SS33
339SS^
104 ,۩3
16Q,€&3
187^37
198s££o

72,153

68,012

335,900

43,789

61,434

49,393

46,616

75,519

69,834

355,840

39,153

65,035

IS, 006

148, Mf

358,266

53,187

79,451

64,353

446,805

40,743

73,837

109,470

!S39Ci3

489,752

4QS,444

58,231

90,660

60,194

448, 1SS

44,932

84,113

139,634

317, 1SS

413,066

384,181

51,133

79,446

65,598

396,689

41,904

70,855

75,128

181,514

340,128

395,837

424,700

65S351

81,730

56,088

358, e65

47,063

90,409

31,620

318,024

309,396

345,054

376,503

58,313

77,716

58,331

351 , 674

46,351

75,706

12,702

149,449

163,109

270,418

£53,34-2

49,665

71,615

65,803

433,336

38,309

71,947

139,137

211,231

146,, 713
189,837

407,063
•354,543

262,969
339,353

42,322
53,913

79,533

74,797
63,755

450,864
393,732

46,031

77,646

44,438

61,211
74,818

94, 5SS
68,333

210,441
198,786

186,564

455,169

360,803

41 , 742

80,297

68,753

425,603

50,776

50,351

40,357

309,339

206,194

430,534

374,386

47,782

80,118

62,568

318,709

44,698

47,556

5,037

160,6^8

340,237

396,160

396,133

48,655

79,793

56,404

404,381

45,270

54,506

99,407

200,763

234,059

506,105

313,933

44., 598

87,353

61,425

365, 336

55,662

71,657

IQS,8©4:

359,444

334,261

444S5Q7

336,063

45,692

81,865

62,287

378,507

49,101

56,018

63., 171

209,791

333,456

501,165

346,331

48,182

86,419

54,170

354,692

51,163

66,512

47,713

343,735

- 317 , 899

503 , 947

403,809

47,438

92,964

54,943

300,076

55,350

66,138

8,983

180S3@4

254,106

480,143

318,481

54,120

93,578

52,799

405,331

36,539

68,022

68,403

221,405

255,751

628,700

417,333

61,010

107,355

60,316

330,816

56,631

79,894

111,628

345,155

240,326

528,469

371,486

53°, 687

95,079

55,557

347,739

49,918

709141

59,183

223,412

1936
March,
April,.,..,.
May
.a..,.
July. . 0 » , „ . =

„..o

1937

April

,

July.

S938
P h
March.

Monthly average* ....,„....
S939
anuary. . * . o

° ° ° e '"

March. .................. o .

JUIle .

Uc

. O B O O . . . . G

» 0 0 » S » I > 0 ,

er. ...... ..........

Monthly average,, . , . , . . . „ . .


For footnotes, see pp. 201,


202, 203.

92

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS—OILS, FATS, AND
BYPRODUCTS -Continued
VEGETABLE O I L S AND PRODUCTS
Total v e g e t a b l e oi Is

YEAR AND MONTH

Factory
consumption, Ex- 3
crude ports
(quarterly) '

Imports 3
All

Paint
oils

Total

other
vegetable
oils

Production,
crude
(quar-J
ter ly)

Copra
Stocks, end of
quarter^

Factory
con--

Crude

tion
(quarterly) 1

Refined

Thousands of pounds

Coconut or copra oil
Factory consumption

Stocks,
end
Imof
Crude
ports* quar(quarter' terly) J

Short tons

Refined

ImTotal In oleo- ports*
(quar- margaterly) 1 rine 5

Thousands of pounds

i,a*u;T7.:..:r..;:.

6,016
4,834
5,264

2.5ft*

4 IT '*
lr> 2t/(1 '«

19.10 monthly average. , . .
ltd, mtmtMy
1922 monthly
1923 monthly
1924 monthly
1025 monthly
1926 monthly
1927 monthly
1,928 monthly
11)39 monthly
1930 monthly
1931 monthly
3932 monthly
1993 monthly
1934 montiily
1935 monthly

five rage. . . .
average. , . .
average. . , .
avtsrnge. . . .
average. . . .
average. . . .
average ....
average....
average
aw; rage. . . .
average. . . .
average. . . .
average ....
average. . . .
average. . . .

635,390
509,623
500,614
459,600 13,134
511,732 8,772 53,873
560,119 7,987 49,657
673,136 10,684 60,766
7a5,786 8,530 64,033
786,824 11,105 63,185
772,760 8,837 67,142
838,311 7,930 94,548
705,544 7,852 83,415
725,363 7,233 74,293
687,580 9,153 61,006
7,535 79,499
683,163
684,972 5,919 66,060
747,044 3,840 121,636

7,278
18,602
10,866 43,006
7,903 41,754
9,597 51,169
8,170 55,862
7,550 55,635
9,284 57,859
11,268 83,280
11,440 71,974
7,736 66,557
7,706 53,300
12,733 66,766
11,495 54,565
16,218 105,418

504,832
376,334
330,855 i
336,583
306,329
269,539
342,931
399,545
464,987
452,361
530,980
535,183
585,393
578,795
606,829
577,256
550,851

284,555
356,150
295S546
224,769
199,737
201,754
250,978
259,808
457,649
424,004
450,783
448,123
428,636
691,064
781,977
701,895
519,555

42,lo3
25,276
21,525
35,881
46,245
37,066
40,177
50,430
54,202
61,728
69,439
69,276
59,387
52,455
69,195
58,132
49,894

711,008 746,632 501,049

56,662

578,734
475,096
504,589
436,748
508,344
555,423
662,690
732,036
761,908
683,880
737,694
679,813
634,842
595,001
599,371
537,553
586,911

.

!

17,944 '
10,788 23,184
8,9(56 10,666
7,8*18 6,998
11,207 10,705
13,874 6,615
12,138 9,685
15,170 10,923
19,067 18,482
18S701 15,525
20S916 14,668
23,789 32S 835
24,806 30,964
19,081 23,390
18,804 18,802
37,537 389 180
16,635 29,140
IS, 032 ^ 29,974

4,480
6,326
6,938
7,576
8,137
10,215
13,321
15,459
14,832
11,093
10,268
12,508
10,307
14,626

13,591
29,674
23,42218,027
15,810
18,943
15,157
18,730
19,431
20,427
24,447
24,220
3-1,328
26,493
27,098
20,760
26,340
20,834
29,450

17,&46
17,108
13,289
12,334
9,979
9,736
9,854
11,749
13,964
13,619
10,271
10,916
10,539

23,507
37,973
22,534
40,340
32,569
15,940
33,837
14,274
15,692
33,500
32,713
29,186
26,839

' -

105,554
73,535
58,773
76,333
90,001
90,913
86,364
108,131
131,224
146,179 ;
166,42-1
158,227
139,219
131,320
139,939
148,830
135,510^

53,054
59,026
34,854
41,270
53,985
52,725
51,444
51,823
59,459
66,778
80,372
82,409
77,410
63,286
77,083
78,001
100,980

1936
861,365
Mfly
695,510
July
725,720
October
1,130,238
850,708

3,920
5,171
5, ,530
3,801
7,801
6,476
4,038
3,669
6,612
3,909
2,346
2,867
4,678

127,452
149,001
119,628
143,815
137,160
101,215
123,800
132,913
77,007
77,076
92,668
93,660
114,621

20,614
30,225
22,077
26,548
35,490
30,093
33,606
26,689
8,058
5,273
6,634
8,188
21,124

106,838
118,779
97,551
117,267
101,670
71,122
90,245
106,22-4
68,949
71,802
86,034
85,472
93,496

2,527
2,841
2,609
3,651
3,595
2,940
3,098
3,595
4,355
3,262
5,219
4,024
3,476

102,428
130,477
141,883
103,380
181,296
194,222
153,828
150,839
117,096
80,994
99,816
84,096
133,363

4,246
20,405
22,363
23,921
17,553
26,898
86,732
25,462
26,170
10,282
9,164
6,680
18,240

98,183
110,073
119,520
785,183 553,349
140,460
163,744
167,324
500,599 580,066
127,096
125,376
606,153 737,881
90,026
70,711
90,651
77,416 1,178,605 936, 758 j
115,123
767,635 699,514

5 362 80,107
1,761 70,319
3,411 101,782
4,320 88,335
4,619 71,138
3,984 98,419
2,359 89,018
1,824 84,636
3,027 80,424
3,798 90, 189
2,204 94,982
2,656 92,613,
3,277 86,824

9,253
8,726
18,538
13,189
6,830
9,589
14,779
11,850
11,303
9,372
15,414
10,525
11,614

70,854
61,493
83,244
75,145
64,308
88,830
74,268
72,786
69,321
80,817
79,568
82,089
75,210

11,414
8,169
10,708
12,136
9,383.
10,755
9,841
10,292
11,377
12,402
6,943
16,733
10,838

80,278
t
77,298
87,302
831,533 860,O47j
48,319
87,894
80,878
593,793 731,850
69,625
76,121
583,435 660,841
40,343
52,191
74,731
64,242 1,062,153 783,246
69,935
767,476 758,996

1J$,P87 '
98,181

14,976 j 31,903 144,374
16 <J7l
11 *M)H
56,449 11,635 16,896 148,175

B>,«3

489,553 553,295 287,148

14 7S9 :i ......
49,164 24,933 •• 14,865 176,550

91,567

966,379 566,723 498,964
642,337 631,187 468,013

5,083
41,739 4,036 10,671 152,074
51,004 10,145 18,584 155,443

80,063
88,084

668,075

s onn
\ 41 9&i
47,588 15,193 | 12,517 128,985

56,982

626, 955

17,899
43,981 25,822 10,176 113,315

54,835

406,688

59,033 j 24,991 32,402 107,299
14,987

67,501

5,713
6,587
5,197
4,09(5
4,094
5,614
6,568
7,714 !
9,054 i

526,747
557,116

57,749 39,019 49,345 104,540
52,08§ 22,40C» 26,110 113,510

60,606
59,981

6, sin
6,ino

402,508 630,110 491,893
|

2? 1^'i ;i .

::;;:::

1937
993,303

Mortal
Moy

726,300
JlH y

691,482
1,147,218
889,576

39,353
31,460
17,667
33,937
2*4,282
32,677
24,340

;n,637

26,7-12
1£M>11
31,415
34,H50
28,115

1936
March
April
May

1,091,147
819,362

July

„

Septejnber ...............
October
„

696,852

Deeiaiiber

996,656
901,004

961,107 950,263! 644,715
527,986 732,678

663,517

577,580 713,929

502,260

975,881 857,162 609,819
760,639 813,508 620,085

i 27.a<tN .I
1
59,116 12,843 41,573
20,825
27 90B
55,313 14,642 63,910
24 30r*
17 9*-*7 S . . . .
53,772 20,093 ! 44,868
23,10Ti •
15,437
58,214 30,745 36,381
56,604 21,376 46, eao

•
1.22,149

63,417

150,770

72,926

131,313

77,355

1£0,03Q
114,512

1939
Mf*reh
April
May...

952,224
815,824

July

'

September

Monthly average

711,591
1,018,734
874,593

2,815
4,136
3,994
4,202
4,314
3,673
2,559
3,865
7,906
24,745
16,022
17,436
7,972

For footnotes, Bee pp. 201, 203, 203.




91,692
85,466
98,010
60,455
97,275
91,633
79,467
86,413
51,620
64,593
81,674
80,975
80,773

*jn cvyy

759,874

59,473 ; 23,63© | 35,816 " 104,408

758,963

52,114 12,514 36,081 1.37,891
19 928

522,778

49,469

j
,

78,479
73,0-44

$4,957

1 1 R1Q i

653,171
673,696

7,533 j
17,222
31,790
55,482 28,658
54,135 17,919

53,074

13,881: 143,265 ; S2,3iT9 «
...... i
35,160 150,528
30,235 146,523

58,660 :
57,263j

7,282
8,711
8,420
7,023
7,204
7,460

32,964
26,443
32,796
28,612
23,821
32,139
31,189
22,052
32,579
26,82-4
39,792
34, ,725
30,328

7,214
0,295
4,729
3,428
2,964
3,129
1,559
1,763
3,113
2,167
2,154
1,972
3,210 i

23,101
29,122
41,370
22,889
38,150
37,656
21,215
32,896
10,988
17,774
31,744
26,686
28,066

4,390
6,431
9,055
8,981
7,759
7,433

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS-OILS, FATS, AND
BYPRODUCTS—Continu ed
VEGETABLE OILS AND PRODUCTS
Cottonseed 8

Coeonyt or copra oi M
Production
(quarterly)

YEAR AND
MONTH
Crude

Refined

Stocks, end of
quarter

M

R0fined

Thousands of pounds
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1930
19T
1922
1923
1928
1927
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

Monthly av. .
monthly a.v «, .
monthly av.o
monthly av.
monthly a¥ 0 .
moetWLy av. 0
HontWLy &
monthly av
monthly ay
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly a^
jsontWiy av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly, av

89,373
46,4£6
30,66.9
33,811
43, OS©
43,430
49,SS9
57,809
00,773
73,917
83,64®
75401
68,118

155,330
93,377
73,550
118,996
72,692'
48,848
51,333
69,989
97,587
83,471
156,193 '
155,362
199,335
158,971
7ljo«5 147,983
79,430 173,749
§0,966 117,973

34,958
38,664
19,051
23 ,-522
35,537
14,895
13,616
12,943
14,897
13,049

as, ass

18,338

j5!l59
16,276
14,596
IS , 789
31,588
26,81-5

Cottonseed ol \

Stocks,
at m i l l s ,
end
of

Exports"

463
357
354
393
308
336
254
267
333
434
495
493
384
417
436
378
413
37g
327
320

v 769
321
358
352
305
338
288
263
363
440
487
468
411
399
437
414
407
369
312
298

438
347
254
132
71
40
36
103
•595
747
681
666
344

236
84
82
31
25
24
22
352
1,358
1,214
771
537
378

572
431
317
179
104
75
38
182
797
962
890
792
443

ISO
113
.56
24
32
36
35
393

1,007
539
535
361
259
365
316
327
435
592
587
595
523
553
511
512
778
754
682
468

41,878
43,062
60,785 7
323,620
51,330
176,747
16,890
486
17-5,239
28,173
182,653
14,169
137,015
24,400
149,183
18,707
114,795
14,349 * 133,901
147,394
26,907
33,291
197,303
226,619
35,088
220,671
36,713
173,787
24,209
19,750
187,448
195,866
4,306
173,014
14,648
13,129
186,607
9,480
168,775
1,913
148,411
143,284
623

9

Stocks,
end
©f
month

Production

Short tons

Thous . of short tons

?

Production*

Stocks,
at m i l l s ,
end
of
month8

PHee,

Refined

Crude*

ConResump- ceipts,
tion
at
(crush) m i l l s

9

53,886
32,805
28j299
48,383
58,980
47a 839
51,901
65,178
70,414
77,795
88,164
88 , 182
75S859
68,030
87,769
74,319
63,210

Cottonseed cake and meal

Factory 'eonsurapt S ©n
Totai
(quar-

In sleomarga-

Dollars
per Ib.

Thousands of pounds

148,015
180,400
86,007
109,522
198,187
143,476
133,357
127,703
132,743
139,910
236,204
143,217
102,374
173,498
155,117
213,259
212,601
360,179
230,146
269,023

7

140,040
111,987
108,985
119,163
95,223
106,442
77,880
81,146
96,286
125,987
147,024
150,563
121,708
132,030
134,675
118,067
130,921
116,638
102,007
98,670

yellow,
prims

0.073
,088
,068
.108
.164

7

64,419
94,086
98,543
107,478
104,564
93s, 865
57,633
61 , 544
73,957
72,818
75,791
108,154
9-4,091
85,074
76,438
72,933
103,134
120 ,,452
98,770
78,230

325,152
169,226
233,758
183,517
168,811
194,065
390,279
280,618
300,825
395,477
311,234
310,498
258,377
339,386
250,25©
318,921
311,817

••••••••

1,239
1,703
1,695
3,027
1,984
2,052
2,514
2,287
1,338
1,358
1,500
4,365

io

0°239

.154
,079
.101
.113
,108
.108
.118
.097
.090
.007
.081
,060
=038
,043
,065
.104

8936
January » » « «> <> „ » 0 ,
February . e e » o o . «
M a r c h . . . o 4 0 . o s . 0 , 70*189
April , . . o , o , „ . . . .
73,049

138,984

91,8356 129,394 18,535

JU1V. . . , . „ . e e o „ o e
JkUgUSt B » e a o « o e 0

63,004 103,113

76,057 14,403

53,142

81,516
92,959

•58,541 16,291
9S,239 16,364

March... „.. ...... 61,945
April... O . o s
„

66,228

63,754 12,133

58,353

69,44S

94,935 13,2S7

76,239

68,179 132, 184 11,538

73,099
Monthly average . . 66,659
1933

64,217 166,085 10,950
07,018 113,989 11,983

October
Monthly average. .
193?

July.............

August. ..........
October.. O 0 . e . e o a

TF? Tnm

March.. 0 . .... „ , . . 74,658
April
May
70,477
July. ............

Monthly average.,
January. < » . . , . < >
February o . ° . 0 . <>
March. ...........
April.
Mav
. .

70,388

197,133 13 s 387

79,790 194,144 13,484

68,033

82,508 184,342

73,685
71,713

82,743 302,384 13, 335
78,833 194,500 13S051

75,457

12,988

75,064 202,323 13S 735

66,388

68,213 236,894 12, 315

61,949

TO, 338

July

December
Monthly average..

69,478
68,318

197,485

73,735 178,382 11S883
71, (335 201,271 12,508

For footnotes* see pp. 201, 302, 303.




13,100

8,026
10,700
8,818
8, 547
7,361
6S649
7,612
7, «8
9,081
10,042
10S373
12,689
9300fi>

.101
.097
.094
.094
.088
,091
.093
.101
.102

13 , 752
12,911
14,643
14,789
13,557
10,981
9,282
10,027
13,382
30,153
20,339
30,920
14^468

.114

210 , 084
303,901
166,634 435,272
133,293
87,882
40,481 311,854

19,580
16,792
16,327
11,432
9,958

,074
,079
,083

33,834
4S,904
111,664 359,366
153,136
170^073
175,464 302,074
138,195 349,641

8,181
9,088
10,346
10,381
10,807
10,577
11S905

.086
.OBI
.078
.078
.,074
.074
,079

9,884
9,412
9,678
7,484
6,781
6,708
5,523
6S98Q
9,034
SS689
9,701
8S779
8,221

,071
,06^

189
2,567
781
74
38
38
115
506
549
999
837
160
570

206,665
101,375
115,476
62,530
36,509
SO, 271
18,508
46,418
264,765
333,631
306,377
297,473
155,832

363,50®
331,843
385,387
202,421
164,459
117,004
65,033
44,443
123,212
193,085
211,241
316,645
192,359

135,830
106,566
81,642
43,038
24,348
14,170
11,057
39,844
176,799
233,614
302,718
197,691
103,941

128,918
127,147
113,951
85,656
02,698
37,251
19,192
26,645
93,182
123,007
143,130
143,243
93S001

1,444
1,149
733477

461
881
321
573
181
311
185
157
146
85
1
46
75
43
154
253
993 9,136
1S484 19,917
10,043
1^672 13,587
68© 4,516

353,353
190,871
146,311
85,399
51,567
35,467
30,788
79,974
345,460
426,244
398,641
355,494
139,054

234,328
198,773
138,787
101,422
83,790
73,190
41,952
34,230
103,903
139,780
170,307
194,234
135, 391

173,018
130,315
100,169
58,550
33,861
24,309
13,389
-53,712
231,554
288,015
274,201
246,361
135,518

146,609
139,396
101 , 904
67,789
49,141
23,335
11,141
31,928
108,132
155,730
186,852
300,943
101,898

710
635
543
336
206
155
137
223
576
867
633
523
445

473
361
226
87
83
78
70
261
1,279
1,167
623
337
420

1,434 12,808
1,161 10,707
844 2,492
766
595
815
472
394 7,520
337 4,422
374 1,727
1,073
3,745
1,S74 2,200
1,235
1,565
4,468
1,369
933 4,409

318,420
283,087
243,104
151,248
97,927
74,185
56,630
100,451
253,661
297,777
385,692
236,359
199,879

212,812
351,789
275,381
284,820
280,848
259,002
214,611
217,693
3B9,419
291,898
315, MJ2
312,810
264,682

221,770
197,775
175,142
109,455
70,292
32,345
41,843
@7,779
178,657
205,507
194,737
162,410
139,806

458
372
389
258
303
100
70
151
534
712
643
•509
365

148
103
118
76
60
46
51
327
1,141
1,165
664
384
349

1,059
789
519
337
194
139
121
196
813
1,266
1,287
1,162
656

407
189
389
506
81
124
46
675
1,318
2,335
1,403
343
651

306,385
172, 401
177, 171
120,555
94,441
45,339
33, 119
68,229
233,352
320,927
288,030
238,458
165,706

288,544
244,479
195,092
175,454
173,968
150,846
119,718
97,085
124,374
197,618
206,931
219,794
183^255 -

145,077
117,924
126,679
85,240
68,522
34,328
23,632
45,355
162,480
320,362
301,656
159,870
115,843

174,446
179,56®
171,279
155,524
137,822
89,096
72,067
62,000
110,701
156,874
184,063
181,235
139S 556

635
373
199
98
52
36
22
172
835
1,302
1,393
1,263
531

248,899
3705,144
345 , 175

349,638
303,464

324,363
346^686
416,749
492,317
393,639

385,330
273,970
354,228
334, 392
311,705

'.100

.110
.093

[ill

.'ios

.,100
.092
.080
.074
,073
.071
=071
.092

.osi

,080

=06©
^065
.061
= 055
°.068
1 069
.068

94

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS-OILS, FATS, AND
BYPRODUCTS—Continued
VEGETABLE OILS AND PRODUCTS

Flaxseed^

Cottonseed ol 1
Refined

Y P A D A W n ur\MTU

Production'

Minneapolis

Stocks,
end of
month*

Inspects"

Recel pts

Shipments

Thous. of pounds

1916 monthly average
19.1,7 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average.....
10*JS Honthly averflge
1 (K#3 monthly pwrape* ....
1924 monthly average
inOfi monthly average. . . . .
.1926 monthly averflge
19S7 monthly ft verage
1938 monthly average
10B9 raonthly overflpfi .....
1 930 monthly average
1931 monthly average ......
1 932 F on till y averflge .....
lf*3tf awithly average
ICS* monthly average
108B monthly averflge

11

Stocks,
end of
month

..

July. ,
/Uf'llK'bt •

Si*|)tfT»il}Gr

.

Monthly average

Stocks,
end of
month

ReShipceipts ments

237
204
93
130
198
52
60
242
968
63
186
169
489
671
1,156
1,018
351
432
579
609
633
704
1,018

1,036
457
483
596
270
343
182
412
362
305
578
1,303
838
624
876
522
383
634
333
367
142
41
215

1,099
538
382
613
375
331
175
278
451
290
549
1,217
734
490
840
586
368
609
362
353
168
50
214

2,906
1,708
908
1,471
840
2O4
107
653
1,123
222
373
543
782
1,003
1,217
529

408,863
384,009
366,966
633,675
733,814
661,138
445,490

156
47
78
97
98
84
105
52
114
107
132
311
251
192
321
382
279
258
163
151
122
81
130

127,383
112,411
86,269
65,185
41,196
40,443
29,637
20,499
95,218
178,637 !
182,388
184,160
96,952

453,256
488,951
504,337
487,994
460,213
408,944
318,873
238,002
228,451
310,253
386.890
430,403
393,047

886
1,414
1,496
1,037
1,244
747
117
671
1,813
1,747
2,707
1,489
1,280

259
123
219
178
244
251
170
1,247
138
590
608
387
368

151
177
121
108
40
186
100
520
184
54
67
76
149

1,803
1,503
1,109
647
490
357
163
420
375
431
452
318
673

13
13
13

1
0
13
0
122
0
351
169
182
211
256
117

124
137
137
144
45
335
115
330
358
311
295
152
207

153,044
142,778
133,546
92,248
55,056
46,156
26,521
27,381
132,930
213,489
214,649
218,139
121,328

460,823
532,947
678,772
588,058
567,498
515,224
441,052
342,368
312,012
330,367
373,973
450,729
457,819

1,139
3,727
4,084
2,280
3,662
2,661
2,063
1,254
2,009
1,707
1,774
1,672
2,336

356
235
748
90
608
787
83
1,419
1,673
675
284
190
596

11
9
88
108
48
131
60
134
144
206
75

350
346
3S9
417
495
489
383
4«5
946
1,115
972
763
597

1
9
2
0
592
574
18
101
1
382
037
106
1S3

151
143
141
141
272
141
146
158
508
543
132
38
209

193,328
188, 978
193,361
130,536
107,008
79,740
53,829
53,414
95,270
159,860
161,897
144,737

492,820
514,703
563,577
602,212
509,176
566,450
487,928
410,492
404,792
447,064
503,617
565,309

42
41
66
64
46
11
27
221
76
87
152
80
76

744
729
678
631
530
536
468
795
1,499
1,416
732
637
783

7

21
18
20
20
10
10
24
253
670
586
118

513,178

179
118
64
77
183
225
70
1,961
1,286
450
205
136
413

(IS)

130, 163

1,457
1,799
1,463
1,C34
876
763
927
1,288
1,346
1,381
1,565
1,474
1,280

139,432
113,379
127,358
98,577
82,476
78,548
41,107
54,666
93,924
163,315
163,062
157,221
109,421

613,023
637,636
642,349
658,956
641,031
616,859
560,035
494,718
411,791
433,637
490,215
553,176
662,786

2,111
2,248
2,031
1,416
1,155
1,802
1,123
1,511
452
875
682
623
1,336

107
38
62
35
61
73
67
8,100
2,709
679
318
269
1,043

47
30
64
58
38
20
28
389
648
367
428
104
185

524
452
319
283
280
225
231
2,659
5,456
5,154
4,089
3,616
1,938

(»)

?

116,385
238,965
231,106
189,530
371,659
253,101
188,105
156,684
152,824
225,114
209,153
413,970
397,907

22
290
131
312
198
13."
196
113
120

m

Price,
wholesale,
No. 1 (Minneapolis) 8

Production
(crop
estimate) ia

I)ol. per bu. Theus, of bu.

943
647
512
741
502
524
575
552
469
432
879
1,006
1,097
788
1,017
1,059
751
730
634
432
349
357
746

170, 890
99,087
101,547
97,483
81,645
98,826
68,934
71,498
88,056
112,123
123,079
132,741
110,897
120,898
121,46*
107,953
115,249
102,864
99,736
90,822

Consumption

Stocks,
end of
quarter

Thousands of bushels

546
771
1,225
1,092
783
1,081
1,170
2,053
1,027
1,243
2,028
1,382
1,376
1,879
1,818
1,465
2,020
1,055
1,207
660
1,152
1,181
1,463

1 936

Awii
\)ov

O i l m i l l s (quarterly) 1

Oututh

305
552
526
508
527
199
239

6,176
6,407
6,507
6,059
8,543
9,522
10,316
9,751
10,437
10,072
10,267
7,128
7,125
4,429
5,367
4,759
6,535

1,066
2,668

2,mo
1,493
2,760
3,599
3,997
3,710
4,067
4,661

3, an

3,270
2,876
2,186
2,021
1,673
3,709

7,091

2,434

5,108

2 *}»>*>

4,862

2,081

6,931
6,014

2,861
2,401

8,175

3,018

1.36
1.54
1.85
2.26
3.16
3.92
4.53
3.79
1.86
2.48
2.74
2.49
2.74
2.34
2.22
2.28

15,098
12,940
11,270
11,829
8,402
12,779
6,770
10,900
8^107
10*520
16,563
31,220
22,334
18,531
25,174
19,118

2.79
2.39
1.50
1.19
1.58
1.91
1.77

15,924
21,673
11,756
11,511
6,904
5,661
14,520

1.87
1.84
1.76
1.73
1.69
1.77
2.06
2.15
2.14
2.13
2.16
2,21
1.98

5,273

1 937
Mprch.
Apr4 1
Moy
J U ly,

October

I

(")
(«>
(«)
(18)

723
443
33
112
351
417
127
(J3)
183

2.29
2.23
2.20
2.21
2.10
1.92
2.03
1.97
3.13
2.17
2.07
2.10
2.12

10,372

2,484 j

7,666

3,&56

7,754
8,492

3,295
2 V>l
«,&£!

6,461

2,112

339S9

1,472

5,043

3,019

na

7,206

2,389

1.79
1.84
1.84
1.00

155

5,675

2,256

1.91

7,112

2,521

6,207

1,958

6,814

6,383

8,736
7,217

4,866
3,932

7,089

1938
F*t
March . . . .
April

.

U»l«

July

5
2
(«)

1
74
14
357
833
241
152
1
140

e

0
0!

11 :

73
0
128
416
324
620
8
133

2.16
2.14
2.06
1.99
1.86
1.81
1.83

8,162

1939
Mar<;h
April
May

,....,

JUly

October «

For footnotes, see pp. 201, 202, 203.




1
1
1

(")
99
(IS)

601
2,032
948
541
145
381

2
0
82
29
0
41
58
144
1,170
1,360
566
1,178
386

110
111
29
2
2
59
2
659
1,521
1,109
1,084
51
395

1.99
1.92
1.97
1.89
1.83
1.81
1.57
1.54
1.75
1.86
1.84
2.07
1.84

20,330

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

95

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS-OILS, FJiTS, AND BYPRODUCTS,
AND PAINT
VEGETABLE ©SIS AND PRODUCTS
Llmeaed cate

apollo"

tion
(quar=

of pounds
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1930
1921
19S2
1§23
1924
1925
1936
1927

monthly
EiontMy
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
Monthly
monthly
monthly

av0
av.
av.
av,
av»
av0
av0
av.
av.
avo
av0
avD
av0
av=
av0

19S) monthly
1931 monthly
1932 monthly
1933 monthly
1934 monthly
1935 sratlhiy

av0
av.
av0
av.
av.
av.

Price,

Ex-

ports4*

72s 478 16 30, 166
43S451
50,532
,
55,637 "18,706
M
18, 438
7si63 i e 15, 998
29 j 479 "18,473
!@,635 1 ® 13,069
46,856
13,087
£0,780
17S0€D
17,370
S&S383
10,742

38,743

Prodyetlon

ntants
fpOffl

Mlnn®-

York)*
Dol.

at factory,
ared of

oS13

47,^8
53,551
60,080
95,311
03,353
i03s4§©
103,778
117,482

125S309
87S034
74,693
54S936
©0,331
64,621
725,921

113,232
121,318
1SO,7£9
.113 114,129
= 1SS 163,391
0131
.139 1SO,9S©
.112
.105
»WQ

.133

0091 101,487
.094 92, ©3

8

10,028
7,856
8,157
8,136
10,763
10,958
13,537
HP 088
10B6t7
14,253

J0

12,935
8,195
7S83S
5,OS9
4,847

July.

24,1^0
32,581

Oetober*.
Kdveeiber... = = < , . .
Eseeabeir, 0 . 0 0 0 . ,
Monthly average.

MjH&S1

Sept©
Oeto"ber=

74,399
70S715
67,032
^,747

53, sea

MoBtMy average.
Jamiary. „
¥<&'bTn&,Tj<,
Mas-eho o . .
33,004
JOT©.
July.
Octolbsr,
Movaober.
Monthly average.

Io95

11,323
Sj 3SB

.102
.100

27,^16
^,©93
41,577
44,746
47,303
51,820
38,143

BS77©
11,879
lls@70
7,913
9,760
7,323

50,180

S,( 330
5,73)

80,702
72,332
74,630

Ootober.. 0
November,
December.»
Monthly average..

335,948
8^,667
7,678

123,387

.090

° 77,° 513

30,914

52,765

6,380
18,400
23,280
19 ,,730
31,, 480
31,330
13,757




0,643

.119

.135

161 251

.090

88,397

.099
.102
.098
.-102
.092

14,700
15,000
10,680
8,830
8,495

166 ISO

141,127

SS, 516
•29,146
25^512
28,718
32,387
31,093
30,221
3D 373
32,099

.102
.103
.106
.108
,103
01CO
=098
o096
,103

.140
.140
.140

30,319
27,701
29,417
23,323

0091
0095

.'ISO
,133

-21,111
19,'262
21S608
28,105
23, 785
27,886
25,587
25,067

33,138)
2S,774

3,938
3,900
7,-200
6,480
6,360
5,880

=098
.114

145,932

139,209
1X823

40,380
36, SOS
40,974

= 145

141,803
155,975

,0§3

.101

153,733

2,894
3,642
4,973
7 B @D2

9136

For footnotes, see pp. 201, 203, 203.

.130

37,4@9
40,737
33,116

38,030
39 , 726

139,106
110, 154

° 9^407

.095
.085

' 88^768
86,300

.117
.117

S3, 838

7^261
6,589
3,438
8, £33
3,867
4,771
3,209
5,723

40 , 849

48,733
44,389
30,163

0122

142, S05

3o4SO

.08®
.084
.084
,087

36,537
38,838
33,798
32,303
25,581
25,844
27,709

306,° 512

.309
.110

.087

.117
.109
=088
,004
,069
oQ87

32SS01
23,24'?'
36,066
34,363

33,312

.113

839358

39, ©7
37,138
19,161
16,936
20,456
22,034
31,803

35,304
34,328
38,795
32,774

168,877

.103 160,432
169,275

4,784
4,482

.148
.112
0102
0098
.151

78, 102
76,332

olio
.111
.111
.111

113,046
31,824

130,310

112,475
142,543
136,670

Thousands of dollars

0.133
.113
d22

.153

5,319

farm, for

1@3319
10,496

35,622

.aoi

Sn dry
form

17,924
15,396

140,754

100 119

98,809
11,880
9,588
6,773 118, 573
14,151
14,082
19,787
30,973
19,834
67S411
93,805
13,463

38ea>

31,32©

7,273
5,108
3,538

78674

May.
Jtme0..
July.. o
August^

9,372

79 , 702

99183

February,,
March0 0 . .

July.

.095

17SS31
15S23S
18 , 793
19,137
19,337

36,073
38 ,042
34,053
31,995

132,137

Dol.
per lib.

Hastlc
paints

'

107,795
178,103

7,853

olCO

Caieimines

12,671

OoS43

137,384
115S333
113,344
lgB,694
121,069
128,065
120,805

Pries,

111831
15,630
23,937
29S217
»S733

23,573
2SS841
65S423
7B0497
90,951
100,722
85,574
81,411

C©ld=water paints

Produation^

of Ibs.
12,474
11,514
11S504

olOl

33 , 718
15,649
£5,104
12989i
11,365
3,805
11,313
12,339
10,068

Prie©,
wtoSasalts,
standard ,

Thougasids of poirnds

per Ib

"9,861
e
10,663
"11,158

Jemmvj.

27,117

Cmsy@p=
tlon
tax-pai
with-

0.062

i3ipoeo
13,1368
8,054
8,134

@i@omargarl.ne

Uf9§e@d o! 1
Pastors?

YEAR AND MONTH

PAINT SALES"

Plastic paints, cold-water
paints, and calelmines

.158
.IBS
.ISO
.ISO

29, 991
32,023
30,300
27,774
29,032
23,622
22,827
^}S745
20,114
21S'S06
27,918
23,676
27,719
25,737
25,060

.140

.093
.093
.090
oI04
.104
o099
.099
.095

254
275

29

281
199
294
349
361
80?
281
293
293
379
223
251
283

96

135
147
17®
153
140
134
143
139
9@
98

128

296
302
333
368
3S7
330
390
223
2S1
288
214
181
280

as

121

in

125
151
166
IBS
142

104
146

169
162

300
243
313
305
S3©
343

134
128
125
111
U
67
125

127

13S
323

193
273

141
138
134
113
97
133

248
156
115
113
154

245
238
233

351
280
283
305
SSI
306
283
370
233
313
303

33

144
187
210
230
206
156
154
171
179
153
159

244
219
253
190
169
224
311
219
31©
317

2S7
270
306
277

96

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS-PAINT SALES, PLASTIC PRODUCTS,
AND ROOFING
|
\

P A I N T SALES'
P a i n t s , V a r n i s h , l a c q u e r , and f 1 1 l e t s

Sheets,

rods,

Nitro-cellulose

Classified

1 ndustrlal
sales

Total

Trade
sales

Unclassified

Production

Con-.
sumption

A s p h a l t prepared roof1 ng, s h i p m e n t s

and tubas
Cellulose-acetate

YEAR AND MONTH
Total

ROOFING 5

CELLULOSE PLASTIC PRODUCTS'

Production

ConShip- sumpments tion

Shipments

Moulding
composition

Production

Grtt
roll

Shipments

Shingles, Smooth
all
roll
types

Thousands of squares

Thousands of pounds

Thousands of dollars

Total

- - -^
1928 monthly average ......

35,043

3, 045

601

905

1,340

1933 monthly average
1934 monthly average
1935 monthly average

36 235
29,013
23 188
16,910
18,359
23,017
27,856

'10,196
12,643
15,510
19,116

262
386
843 !

3,322
2,323
1,880
1,935 \
2,081 i
2,000!
8,171 !

832
$96
464
466
474
457
536

908
69?
51?
450
435
473
596

1,491
1,030
900
1,019
1,153
1,070
1,040

23,804
20,181
29 .,912
36,209
40,950
38,736

16,355
14,363
20,728
25,199
28,026
36,587

8,188
7,162
9,282
11,021
10,746
10,795

369
934
25
597
546
27
785
909
27
34 1,231 1,097
980
931 i
31
850
18 1,061

1,659
3,139
2,447
2,744 i
2,097
2,361

364
660
566
634
565
645

335
565
677
887
735
800

059
1,914
1,305
1,223
787
917

33,919
33,380
33,450
34,019
28,503
29,465

33,393
22,339
32,338
33,192
20,037
19,759

10,287
9,095
9,564
10,628
10,018
10,223

784
633
905
770
1,171 1,109
1,026 1,169
626
633
385
327

1,088
1,303
1,978
1,799
1,333
750

31,880

21,860

30,202
^'j,749
37,866
11,562
13,355
39,838

20,726
20,257
26,202
31,043
30,346
28,214

3
3,876 6,330
7,631
5,012
6,468 9,042
8,253 10,863

J

3

:
,1

4,678
5,716
7,507
8,741

'365

1,355 %305
996
1,030
1,350 1,285

8,167
7,201
11,446
14,178
17,280
15,792

7,448
5,818
9,185
11,010
12,924
12,149

330
219
233
250
235
250

1,230 1,252
1,322 1,148
1,234 1,339
1,388 1,319
1,345 1,288
1,154 1,206

13,106
13,343
12,774
12,564
10,019
9,536

10,526
11,041
11,112
10,857
8,466
9,705

191
326
353
344
386
307

1,235
1,463
1,787
1,806
1,594
1,396

1,198
1,501
1,532
1,648
1,420 1
1,479 |

9,751 12,109

10,020

277

1,411

9,080
9,518
12,214
13,462
12,734
12,253

11,646
10,739
13,989
18,581
17,612
15,960

9,476
9,493
11,664
13,519
13,010
11,624

34,495
3*, 785
33,062
31,486
25,104
18,621

24,452 11,217
23,674 i 10,431
9,931
22,975
22,227 I 10,494
8,541
17,843
6,567
13,323

13,234
13,343
13,044
11,733
9,302
6,757

33,511

23,440

21,245
21,657
29,449
33,286
35,294
32,390

15,002
15,326
20,721
33,143
24,115
22,386

26,730
28,821
29,769
28,773
25,280
20,515

9

« 247
402
19 I 875

9

1936
January ............< • • •
I4't*bruary» > >
March
April
UH.V
JUUtJ t * • • • •

>

.. .

.

July
August* . . •
September
October
IteccMnber

1,002
1,163
1,204
1,462
1,438
1,255

746
1,468
1,027
1,316
1,313
1,112

2,504
3,979
4,258
3,995
2,592
1,462

1,353

8
15
10
19
24
12
19

1,086

1,022

3,686

666

748

1,273

279
342
295
333,
336
338

1,715 1,561
1,976 1,687
1,795 1,639
1,692 1,628
1,637 1,450
1,536 1,600

11
9
11
7
8
9

853
743
1,270 1,397
1,621 1,764
1,411 1,313
1,170 1,099
1,113 1,043

2,386
3,576
2,340
2,433
2,517
2,379

516
775
543
518
610
620

549
772
588
932
984
779

1,321
2,030
1,308
982
924
681

10,043
10,111
10,087
9,259
7,361
5,298

250
340
272
283
240
136

1,281 1,396
1,643 1,558
1,506 1,693
1,383 1,470
978
1,067
700
602

831
11
888
13 1,416 1,467
1,234 IjlOS
919
963
783
678
16
634
9
603

2,153'
2,071
3,373
3,«21
2,095
1,099

588
755
911
791
500
200

717
833
978
870
580
314

847
1,083
1,484
1,360
1,015
524

10,454 12,987

10,070

386

1,477

3,495

616

741

1,138

6,371
6,085
7,938
7,946
7,633
7,418

8,633
9,241
13,783
15,197
16,492
14,968

6,343
6,331
8,728
10,143
11,179
10,003

158
172
305
173
186
234

18,512
19,747
20,114
20,486
18,367
15,036

6,603
7,349
7,879
8,481
8,337
7,417

11,909
13,499
13,235
12,006
9,970
7,619

8,218
9,074
9,655
8,287
6,914
5,478

158
382
296
316
228
246

27,767

19,412

7,451 11,963

8,354

231

24,229
24,415
31,555
32,666
40,138
36,886

17,828
17,395
23,003
23,830
28,546
26,197

8,180
7,982
9,626
9,469
9,611
9,781

9,648
9,413
13,377
14,360
18,935
16,416

6,401
7,021
8,551
8,836
11,593
10,690

29,472
33,087
36,960
34,540
29,396
25,934

20,769
23,413
35,515
24,995
21,772
19,333

8,199
9,309
10,420
10,976
10,234
9,409

12,569
14,1O4
15,095
14,020
11,538
9,934

31,606

22,716

9,433 13,383

1937
J&iiuary

• * > >• • •

March
April
M/LV

Tune
July
September •
October . *
JXicwnlHir, *

*

1

'.;..

10

1,103

1,088

SSI
716
944
778
755
723

8
5
7
5
9
6

345
338
166
249
258
288

376
389
303
259
353
333

369
506
495
479
454
465

347
434
447
433
435
415

440
1,853
396
562
2,288
491
4,529 1,017 1,142
2,965
677 1,009
859
2,191
604
862
2,435 :
68*

1,014
1,335
3,370
1,280
729
833

731
634
977 1,017
974 1,030
1,051 1,124
1,018 1,008
937
789

5
7
8
10
14
7

603
658
530
546
592
616
945 1,018
1,332 1,251
1,112 1,032

385
548
860
1,044
1,031
758

3m
484
759
980
956
671

2,404
3,216
4,013
4,095
2,583
2,076

699
811
905 1,083
1,130 1,266
1,062 1,401
aie
630
537
515

804
1,228
1,617
1,633
1,117
1,035

791

887

8

565

616

555 2,887

900

1,253

243
257
342
387
249
297

933
1,049
1,315
1,116
1,036
957

956
977
1,171
950
940
1,000

6
9
14
12
10
9

856
896
989 1,014
1,078 1,039
533
506
509
491
446
378

725
871
963
736
783
795

682
770
810
600
704
703

1,439
1,410
2,910
3,289
2,714
3,887

359
358
391
374
891
693
786 1,150
720 1,057
831 1,058

721
645
1,327
1,355
938
996

8,703
9,674
11,445
9,544
7,624
6,603

331
336
338
311
346
271

979
1,069
1,164
1,315
1,361
1,089

847
1,065
1,156
1,233
1,344
1,199

6
7
7
14
10
14

537
561
1,041
815
677
706
713
684
793
725
987 1,030

645
1,034
1,312
1,410
1,199
1,183

604
967 >
1,153
1,333
1,119
1,135

2,633
3,923
3,867
4,611
2,486
1,546

926
737
1,115 1,176
1,125 1,289
1,291 1,520
632
810
447
408

970
1,633
1,453
1,800
1,044
691

8,890

390

1,114

1,061

10

737

971

923

1,131

1,447

1933
February ..................
March
April

July
Angus t... • > . . . . . ,

September
October .......I...........
Novefflbcr ....... * • * > .

646
675
754
691
668
013

569

734

1939

April
May
July
October
November

,

For footnotes, see p. 203.


762

882 3,810

756

97

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
ELECTRIC POWER AND GAS—ELECTRIC POWER
SALES TO U L T I M A T E CONSUMERS^

PRODUCTION*

Total

YEAR AND MONTH

Fuel

Water
power

Commercial and
industrial

By type of
producer

By source

Privately .and
municipally
owned
public
utilities

Total
Othar
producers

Residential
or
domestic

Retail

REVENUES
FROM
Public
SALES TO
Othgr
Railstreet
Inter- ULTIMATE
roads
and
public
depart- COMand
h ! ghway authoriSUMERS,
mental
ra! Sways
ties
Who la- lightTOTAL
ing
sate

Thous. of
dollars

Millions of kilowatt hours
1920 monthl avgra e

3S611

3,283

1,329

3,257

354

1921 monthly averag© » » » » • »

3,40?
3,960
4,830
4S807
5,479
6,141
6S 614
7,313
7,004
7,888
7,501
0,865
7,061
7,567
8,305

2,167
2,530
3,027
3,254
3,623
3,963
4*195
4,431
5,2SS
5,343
5,098
4,088
4,203
4,758
4,952

1,240
1,424
1,603
1,654
1,853
3,173
3,419
3,782
3,766
3,645
2,465
3,777
3,838
3,809
3,253

3,073
3,608
4,341
4,521
5,082
5,693
6,164
6,788
7,584
7,477
7,169
6,500
6,688
7,159
7,797

334
352
338
386
397
448
449
435
410
411
391
364
374
408
409

9,118
8,477
8,776
8,765
8,954
9,049
9,573
0,711
9,637
19,054
9,673
10,408
9,343

3,8B3
6S682
6,115
4,878
5,164
6,885
6,637
©S748
6,095
6,775
6,434
6,879
6,055

3,233
2,794
3,661
3S888
3,789
3,164
3,035
3,963
2,932
3,279
3,350
3,639
3S3§>3

8,733
8,104
8,391
8,338
8,554
8,618
9,103

10,105
9,285
10, 311
9,947
„ . , . 10,047
10, 143

6,327
6,769
6,395
0,708
3,633
6,337
69986
7,372
7,051
7,OB4
• 6,167
6,470
6,446

3,868
3 3 516
3,917
4,189
4,434
3,807

9,, 711
Sj,7.83
9,550
9, ,012
9,159
9..271
9,, §96
10,, 346
9,;, 898
10<>370
10,303
10;(883
9,,7S3

6,123
5,198
5,548
4,918
5,361
6,530

5,888
6,402
6,377
6,868
6,760
6,976
5,987

3S588
39586
4,002
43095
3,898
3,741
3,708
3,845
3,520
3,403
3,543
3,906
3,736

10,041
9,654
i . . . 10,567
9,955
<, ..........
10,341
10,529
10,651
11,338
11,116
11,864
11,659
12,077

6,899
53838
6,116
5,562
6, 176
6,743
7,179
7,701
7,997
8,737
8,455
8,891

10,857

7,189

1923 nionfctily Q.VQVQS& » « » • < > . .

1928 monthly nvsraff© » . » » » «
1330 roontMbY &v©rftEe» » * » « •
1932 fflontlhXy a,v©rag6 * * « » a
1933 monthly s,ver6£© . . . . » . »
1935 monthly average.*

3
3

3
S

4, 674
9,104
5,582
6,275
6,242
5,992
5,309
5,493
S,924
6,466

569
640
718
814
918
978
990
979
1,056
1,165

383
372
385
378
400
430
469
460
4Sg
435
493
523
432

7,237
69972
6,844
7,062
7,047
7,279
7,547
7,760
7j861
8,047
8,011
8S 378
7,304

479
457
493
483
495
493

3

790
* 897

3

^448
S
462

1,093
1,163
1,12,9
1,009
966
1,033
1,133

3,694
3,468
3,204
2,680
2,925

470
466
431
384
388
411
430

1S463
1,360
1,270
1,343
1,188
1,163
1,181
1,207
1,289
1,352
1,440
1,504
1,303

ls 333
1SS67
1,193
1,226
1,213
1,221

3,633
3,559
3,653
3,903

1,364
1,307
1,351
1,371
1,410
1,460

4,447

4,371

4S4
419
420
46?
468
643

1,301

•4,177

400

8S3S7
7,949
8,321
8,249
89 133
8,261

1,661
1,510
1,413
1,413
1,327
1,338

1,534
1,419
1,335
1,403
1,388
1,404

4,294
4,334
4,689
4,685
4,739
4,856

535
500
540
483
454
438

518
533
529
518
525
584

8S 357
8,617
8,643
8,467
8,185'
8,049

1,368
1,384
1,481
1,53S
1,609
1,707

1,441
1S484
1,528
1,488
1,543
1,592

4,0?3

43?

5,061
4,934
4,683
4S236
3,867

m?
437
464
480
540

SOB

8,387

1S478

1S463

4S590

476

9,134
8,836
8,973
8,451
3,599
8,667
8,963
9,886
9,238
9,615
9,660
10,205

578
546
576
561
660
604

1,830
1,674
1,507
1,578
1,471
1,487

1,605
1,487
1,463
1,486
1,435
1,458

3,545
3,411
3,546
3S497
3,538
3,727

188
161
156
130
118
107

301
190
191
182
SOT
311

530
464
483
445
438
414

4S
36
35
36
35
34

1,508
1,533
1,617
1,644
1,729
1,847

1,506
1,3C7
•1, 584
1,568
1,533
1,616

3,788
4,205

4,301
4,368
4,319
4,330

113
126
141
158
177
194

307
317
309
S16
314
218

410
413
407
449
479
547

32
32
32
31
25
27

191,881
181 s 307
17T3919
178,418
171,074
174,271
176,099
188,380
185,948
188,333
192,178
199,098

9,111

613

7,930
7,432
7,469
7,355
7,231
7,437
7,063
8,093
8,190
8,335
8,475
8S779
79858

1,636

1,526

3,865

14?

205

455

33

183,086

3,742
3,836
4,450
4,393
4,165
3,786
3,472
3,537
3,118
3,138
3,204
3,1§7

9,965
9,043
9,900
9,321
9,686
9p820
9,846
10,329
10,260
10,974
10,736
11,151

676
611
667
634
655
709
804
900
856
890
922

1,987
1,815
1,719
1,700
1,604
1,637

1,706
1,631
19 568
19594
1,564
1,635

4,143
3,984
4S183
4,109
4,303
4,534

192
166
159
134
121
111

303
194
SOS
19S
193
194

531
493
524
473
461
441

43
42
41
30
36
35

1,630
1,620
1,755
1,782
1,890
2,000

1,671
1,709
1,761
1,732
1,802
1,862

4,516

see

8,806
8,324
8,398
8,340
8,383
8,577
8,583
8,953
9,274
9,640
9,678
9,760

4S817
4,907
5S319
5,074
4,925

115
128
149
169
188
203

197
203
234
339
301
305

433
443
44©
479
492
. 533

32
35
32
30
33
33

301,330
190,319
186,714
183, 987
183,118
1889 106
186S600
189j3SS
198,947
301,709
204,074
308, 514

3,667

10,086

771

8,876

1,760

1,686

4,559

153

303

479

36

193,635

.

974

*..„.«,
,

URV

Jun6 • • • • » • • • * * » « * • * * •
July
„
S6pt©fflb©SJ * • D * • *

October. *,

•

e

„

Monthly a,v©r&ga i.....*...*.

.

9,171
9S619
9,181
9,885
8,917

138,419
148,693
161,543
165,913
164,663
151,143
146,314
152,656
159,332

463

3,198
3,506

1936

Slareh
April

&
136,680
3

2, 718
2, 939
3,243

5

527
511
457
442
413
405

4,001
4,268
4,581
4S543
4,080

..„.„..

175 5*47
163,877
163,618

.......

ie€,o04

161,563
161S743
165,667
167,514
173 , 143
177, 3§3
130,906
18^,781
170,383

1937
March. • * * . * . * . * *
May

,.

Jjlly

. „

*

, o .....

S6pt6sib6r . e 9 * . . . t . . D « « . . D . (
October. * « > * » *
November.
„„..,.
D0c<3fflbsj*» i . . o « »

10,418
lOj'708
10S39S
10 ,,473
9,891
10 !P 123
10 ,,153

3,431
3,334
3?247
3S379
3,734
39054

3S7Q7

9,716
8,828
9,810
9,4$4
9,652
9,850
9,899
10, 174
9,770

9,366
9,540
9,644

180S 890
179,868
177,103
17?5 184
173,483
175,707
177 , 859
181,448
185,828
185 , 081
183,941
189,877
1S1S73S

S933
March. . o «
April.......
July............
October.

033
661
660
655
643
677

1

1939
March
April. «
uav

„

Julv. . . . °
October.

For footnotes,

p. 203.




98

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER—MANUFACTURED GAS'
CUSTOMERS

FREVENUE
FROM SALES TO
EVE
CONSUMERS

SALES TO CONSUMERS

I
Total

YEAR AND MONTH

Domestic

House
heating

Industrial
and
commercial

Total

Domestic

House
heating

Industrial
and
commercial

Total

Millions of cubic feet

Thousands

Da
Domestic

House
heating

Industrial
and
commercial

Thousands of dollars
Tho

9,544
9,727
9,724
9,420
9,108
9,276

9,092
9,248
9,217
8,948
8,638
8,761

31
42
49
53
58
94

414
430
450
411
404
411

30,279
30,547
29,763
27,325
25,963
26,919

21, ail
21,376
21,002
19,955
18,515
17,967

1,132
1,464
1,592
1,580
1,668
2,346

7,737
7,518
7,001
5,604
5,604
6,434

31,061
34,352
33,556 !
31,809
29,393
29,552

36,163
26,285
25,841
25,149
23,144
22,720

059
1,311
1,281
1,216
1,174
1,568

6,785
6,701
6,30-1
5,312
4,9-49
5,142

9,288
9,301
9,311
9,338
9,401
9,413

8,748
8,763
8,774
8,796
8,859
8,877

119
121
114
117
120
115

413
407
412
414
412
412

30,778
30,154
28,444
28,345
27,753
26,471

17,854
17,508
17,164
16,941
17,373
18,056

5,687
5,358
4,109
3,745
2,992
1,256

7,026
7,095
6,983
7, -482
7,224
7,017

31,713
30,835
29,676
29,430
29,851
29,254

23,440
21,593
21,306
21,482
22,740
23,162

3,682
3,666 i
2,893
2,389
1,675
884

5,449
5,443
5,341
5,417
5,310
5,107

9,412
9,420
9,483
9,498
9,456
9,466

8,883
8,895
8,957
8,951
8,906
8,910

106
104
106
121
128
131

413
411
412
412
414
416

23,577
22,426
25,188
27,391
27,622
30,680

16,135
15,293
17,589
18,263
16,782
16,751

543
382
543
1,550
3,185
5,649

6,725
6,622
6^905 !
7,396
7,464
8,058

26,550
25,461
28,271
29,781
29,395
30,975

21,212
20,253
22,680
23,173 i
21,969
21,802

414
310
470 |
1,137
1,828
3,255

4,822
4,791
5,012
5,348
5,468
5,778

9,399

8,860

117

412

27,402

17,143

2,916

7,166

29,266

21,984

1,883

5,274

January
February
March
April
May

9,399
9,411
9,411
9,448
9,530
9,512

6,800
8,813
8,810
8,844
8,926
8,915

133
135
129
132
135
130

458
454
461
461
458
458

31,940
32,552
30,307
29,355
27,824
26,226

17,347
17,556
16,828
16,556
16,682
16,887

6,398
6,764
5,065
4,053
2,691
992!

7,976
8,016
8,215
8,563
8,284
8,205

32,242
32,313
30,644
29,934
29,685
28,620

22,104
21,614
21,098
21,313
22,215
22,140

4,031
4,523
3,446
2,536
1,522
758 j;

5,962
6,032
5,962
5,941
5,822
5,618

July

9,536
9,550
9,625 I
9,656
9,631
9,648

8,943
8,959
9,023
9,044
9,004
9,012

124
126
138
154
164
171

459
457
456
448
454
456

24,219
22,858 j
34,797 1
27,790
29,695
32,586

15,451
14,470
16,146
17,568
15,814
15,935

609
469
527
1,531
4,814
7,233

7,986
7,787
7,976
8,504
8,872
9,191

26,738
25,388
27,448
29,792
30,289
31,903

20,678
19,512
21,313

33,as9

31,360
21,302

'189
395
49B
1,174
2,659
4,120

5,471
5,373
5,541
5,857
6,130
6,432

9,530

8,924

139

457

28,346

16,437

3,429

8,298

29,590

21,441

2,179

5,845

9,584
9,616
9,623
9,672
9,750
9,736

8,957
8,987
8,994
9,037
9,113
9,107

159
165
156
162
164
157

459
455
461
462
461
461

30,786
30,228
31,100
31,344
29,148
27,509

16,642
15,780
16,331
16,452
16,226
16,823

5,923
5,964
5,645
5,062
3,437
1,247

8,021
8,298
8,927
9,663
9,322
9,300

31,320
30,140
30,748
30,855
30,140
29,139

21,421
20,040
20,527
21,231
21,896
23,0-45

3,747i
3,978
3,810
3,098 j
1,882
923

6,018
5,996
6,272
6,388
6,236
6,069

9,759
9,759
9,853
9,897
9,870
9,889

9,138
9,138
9,219
9,249
9,210
9,220

149
150
167
186
194
202

461
460
458
451
457
458

25,556
24,197
26,254
29,252
29,636
33,645

15,681
14,684
16,353
17,592
15,512
16,276

701
533
742
2,349
5,536
8,386

8,981
8,853
9,012
9,130
8,394
8,757

27,315
25,992
28,030
30,497
30,319
33,036

21 ^m

22,697
21,191
21,860

547
441
646
1,669
3,012
4,721

5,793
5,634
5,793
6,011
5,982
6,315

9,751

9,114

168

459

29,055

16,196

3,794

8,888

29,794

21,256

2,373

6, CH2

9,813
9,837
9,704
9,798
9,889
9,840

9,159
9,177
9,134
9,131
9,222
9,184

185
193
182
189
193
185

33,729
31,416

30,525
29,054
27,660

17,038
16,285
16,894
16,480
16,489
17,127

7,570
6,958
6,096
4,515
3,344
1,699

8,898
7,971
8,510
9,356
9,049
8,684

32,889
31,228
31,661
30,505
30,134
29,577

21,635
20,461
21,253
21,468
22,255
22,551

4,798
4,664
4,160
2,882
1,932
1,280

6,312
5,972
8,089
6,015
5,817
-,642

9,849
9,862
9,947
9,936
9,926
9,94?

9,201
9,212
9,284
9,264
9,241
9,254

176
180
196
212
220
227

460
458
465
467
463
460
461
460
458
450
456
458

25,136
23,842
26,325
29,180
30,459
34,600

15,949
14,642
16,466
17,655
16,041
16,196

856
682
898
2,147
4,847
8,306

8,155
8,386
8,803
9,179
9,365
9,853

27,484
25,894
28,383
30,573
30,881
33,310

21,350

698
589
819
l,6f>6
2,790
4,763

5,336
5,312
5,652
5,919
6,151
6,478

9,870

9,205

195

460

29,469

16,438

3,993

8,851

30,210

21,605

9,886
9,914
9,907
9,894
9,986
9,979

9,201
9,235
9,218
9,197
9,285
9,290

212
219
210
218
224
214

34,761
33,662
33,600
32,626
30,303
27,917

17,211
16,687
16,647
16,242
15,755
16,600

8,101
8,004
7,122
6,074
4,421
1,587

9,250
8,785
9,641
10,144
9,969
9,606

33,734
32,811
32,450
31,586
30,707
29,561

21,054
21,252
21,845
22,253

9,995
10,016
10,081
10,090
10,078
10,116

9,316
9,336
9,388
9,383
9,363
9,390

202
206
231
244
256
266

465
461
467
467
466
465
466
464
463
453
450
451

25,652
24,879
26,828
29,893
33,002
35,544

15,541
14,702
16,367

9,007
9,305
9,461
10,227
10,520
10,750

27,662
26,606
28,015
30,786
32,230
33,781

21,105
20,121
21,786
22,513
21,566
21,698

837
1,848

15,352
15,747

948
756
876
2,389
6,948
8,822

9,995

9,299

224

461

30,723

16,164

4,671

9,722

30,877

31,530

1930 monthly average
1991 monthly average

•• ..

1934 monthly average

1035
February
March
April
May
Juno

.......

July
October

Monthly average
1936

November •
December

.

Monthly average* » . .

1937
February* • •
March
April....
May
June
July
August ...
September

1
20,876
19, 80S i

I93B
January
March
April
May
June . .
July

„

S©ptenVber . . .
October
November
December.

>
,
»

31, 705

19,884
21,804
22,869
21,807
21,923

5,891

1939

January
March
April
May
July

,

Oe tober
November .
Monthly average

•
,

For footnotes, see p.




,.

17, 116

5,196
5,429
4,902
3,8-40
3,5.19
1,232

6,292
6,237
6,368
6,368
6,231
5,990

788

5,1.36

5,683
5,731
5,909
6,31H
6,680
6,812

3,021

6,317

663

3,8ai

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
ELECTRIC LIGHT

POWER—NATURAL GAS'

CUSTOMERS

YEAR A^'D MONTH

Total

Domestic

SALES T0 CONSUMERS

Sudy stria!

Total

and

ttefflestie

commercial

Thousands
1929 monthly average, .....
1980 montM,y average.
1932- monthly average „ „ a . „ <,
1934 EDntbly average . . . . < > .

99

REVENUE FROM SALES TO CONSUMERS

industrial,
commercial,
aud glestrle
generation

Millions of cubic feet

Total

Domestic

Industrial,
comma re i a i ,
and electrle
generation

Thousands of dollars

5, 70S
6,132
6,316
0,158
6,028
6,337

5,365
5,753
5,775
5,713
5,597
5,783

337
367
439
441
439
441

83,586
82,§0S
75,689
69,501
71,866
61,345

27,953
28,998
2@,383
26,730
35,034
25,277

53,659
52,641
46,5OO
42,021
46,118
55,138

31,354
32,155
30,531
28,554
27,491
28,922

18,62219,790
19,813
19,005
17,791
17,802

12., 536
13,180
10,398
9,427
9,576
10,958

6,336
6,356
6,385
6,374
6,393
0,383

5,859
5,879
5,904
5,800
5,927
5,934

475
476
479
471
464
448

104,748
103,800
96,313
88,2O4
81,670
73 5 029

40,797
40,220
35,763
29,8S4
25,787
20,04©

62,913
62,446
59,334
57,332
54,852
51,818

41,353
40,311
37,325
33,335
39,810.
25,632

37,099
36,152
23,830
20,606
18,216
15,037

13,997
13,963
13,200
13,463
11,426
10,433

6,368
0,383
6,431
6,505
6,583
0,605

5,928
5,952
5,997
8,044
6,092
6,104

437
439
433
458
4.89
499

67,338
70,500
74,383
83,883
98,320
111,809

14,786
13,118
14,818
19,436
28,000
38,039

51,707
56,464
58,590
63,269
69,068
72,405

33,169
21,831
23,261
37,138
33,734
40,800

11,971
11,024
12,039
14,631
19,569
25,273

10,055
10,667
11, OSS
12,336
13,963
15,318

6,435

5,960

463

87,817

36,728

60,016

31,366

18,787

13,409

6,523
6,541
6,573
6,368
6,574
6,549

0,027
6,047
6,076
6,078
8,08©
©,097

494
492*
495
488
47®
450

ISO, 439
133,536
110,893
103,354
90,100
82,683

44,730
51,338
40^003
33,630
34,368
17,367

74,73E
79., 792
69,498
69,315
64,487
64,429

46,153
50,11241,368
36,955
30,480
35,819

39,746
33,522.
36,383
22,369
17,482
13,531

16,236
17,530
14,866
14,303
12,811
12,169

6,548
6,577
6,634
6,702
6,787
6,817

6,103
0,131
6,185
6,219
6,279
6,293

443
445
447
481
515
523

80,495
83,048
86, OSS
S3, 140
110,163
132,931

14,072
13,018
13,732
13,763
39,843
40,309

65,612
68,822
71,104
73,331
79,253
81,316

33,839
33S7JL6
24,684
36,780
43,925

11,600
11,007
11,457
14,351
30,519
36,354

12,111
12,549
13,043
14,130
16,110
17,363

6,617

6,136

479

101,338

28,324

71,798

34,370

19,768

14,435

6S767
0,778
6,839
6,803
6,839
(3,783

6,349
6,263
6S306
6,389
6,335
6,307

51S
514
521
512
501
474

126,349
132., 009
124-, 770
122.5G3S
103,659
93,051

46S234
47,269
41,469
S3, 803
35,977
18,483

78,865
83,339
81,709
82,759
75,214
73,311

48,001
49,193
45,386
43,815
34,261
28,809

30,116
30,562
37,188
25,339
18,729
14,562

17,684
18,303
17,966
17,357
13,387
14,063

6,786
6,831
6,875
6,943
7,033
7,056

6,330
6S3&3
6,402
6,4410
8,498
6,513.

463
466
471
500
533
543.

30,419
93,788
93,578
101,080
100,108
127,403.

15,430
14,411
15 ,,538
20,933
30,444
45,334

73,940
76,932
76,894
78,804
77,333
80,478

26,549
26,41©
26,815
31,114
37,053
46,&&8

13,453
11,808
13,180
15,480
20,788
28,975

13,914
14,394
14,460
15,436
16,042
17,613

6,859

6S356

501

109,678

30,024

78,289

36,935

30,672

16,042

3, S99
6,927
7,020
6,983
6,999
8,860

6,463
0,463
0,480
6,465
0,484
6,468

533
533538
538
512
490

132,093
120,462.
113,637
104,038
90,328
81,237

46,uG3
45,497
40,989
33,982
25,427
19,42©

74,460
73,463
71,149
69,357
63,388
60,664

47,070
465470
42,833
38,138
31,968
27,141

30,656
29,687
37,027
23,269
18,600
15,150

16, 814
16,537
15,536
14,730
13,138
11,818

Q, 944
6,973
7,021
7,033
7,194
7,220

6,459
6,486
6P531
6,571
6,637
6,655

48S
465
488
509
554
563

78,813.
79,487
84,378
92-, 953i
lQ?,f*3G|
136,0tl9

16,035
14,373
15,513
19,483
29,135
43,881

61,019
63,756
67,466
73,103
77,633
81,704

35,039
34,083
35,316
29,034
36,336
45,619

13,903
11,885
12,279
14,853
20,280
27,751

11,988
11,990
12,737
13,974
15,801
17,63u

7,034

6,513

518

100,051

29,1O7

69,680

34,936

20,362.

14,391)

7,156
7,163
7,184
7,173
7,18U
731©3

©,©03
6,615
6?636
S,6S6
6,655
6,650

550
546
555
549
533
510

129,398
134,515
137,377
113,379
101,438
87,413

49,177
51,391
46 , 791
36,510
37 ,"415
18,863

78,730
81,770
79,303
75,465
73-, §81
67,378

50,279
51,197
47,979
41,034
34,644
28,559

33-, 141
32,619
30,318
24,845
19,873
15,197

17,899
18,331
17,520
15,958
14,550
13,193

7,153.
7, 191
7,333
79 298
7,424
7,468
7,234

6,651
6,689
6,727
69767
6S8SO
6S883
6,696'

499
501
503
529
572
584
536

86,376
88,739
92,700
103,572
118,868 |
128,587
109,131

16,013
15,015
15,491
19,414
30,679
41,075
30,644

69,310
72,, 333
75,835
81,748
84,689
86,315
77,097

26,235
36,378
26,855
31,066
39,023
45,933
37,423

13,011
13,466
12,433
14,967
21,317
26,927
21,326

13,035
13,597
14,231
15,895
17 , 563
18,777
15,878

i ess
March
April......
May.
July. . . .. . . „

,. .

D@c©sb8E* . . ...............

1 ©38
March .....................
April . e . o e „ . =, „
.„.«,..
May. 0 . 0 0 . ...
July ......P..... , o . .
September

fi37

March. ....................
April . .... o .... o. ..........
May.. . . , . . < , , „ . .. .
July.........

1938

April .....................
May
July......................
October
0@c@mbeF » < , . < > . . . » . . .,..,,.

isse
F<35S>IfljlSPy ( D o n e . . . 0 ( 9 . ......

April.

November
December „ . , < , „
Monthly average8 ...........
For footeotes,

p. 203.




100

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—BEVERAGES
FERMENTED
MALT LIQUORS 1

Pro-

YEAR AND MONTH

duction

Taxpaid
withdrawals

Whisky

TaxStocks

Thousands of barrels

Production

paid
withdrawals

Imports

Stocks

INDICATED
CONSUMPTION FOR8

RECTIFIED
SPIRITS AND
WINES7

DISTILLED SPIRITS5

BEVERAGE PURPOSES

Production

All

Pro- Tax-paid
w i t h - Imports
duction drawals

Thous . of Thous. of
Thous . of
Thousands
Thousands of tax gallons
tax
proof
proof
of tax gallons gallons
gallons gallons

Whisky

spirits

tfhlsky

Total

Stocks

Thousands of proof gallons

-~— -"•
1913 monthly average. ...

1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average.. .
average...
average.. .
average ....
average...
average. . .
average. .
average .
average...
average.
average . . .
average...
average. ..
average. . .
average....

3

2, 723
3,596
4,001

*5,437

2

3

4, 979

2

4, 181

2242
5 304
^353
2
102

3

3, 296 "4,311
6,044
3,336
6,733
3,762

"3,678
10,718
17,818

615
3,740
5,815J

2

332

8, 301

2

3^713
s
4,937
2
4, 804
s
1,449

* 6,354
» 6, 072
« 5,301
a
5,789
3
6,966
2
4, 685
s
5, 179

63 « 24, 647
603 65,159
595 163,665

* 2,537
8,992
15,405

"933
3,302
5,156

1,345 330,435
957 242,830
1,012 1 258,221
969 273,973
899 390,811
988 310,804

30,358
18,838
21,273
31,917
33,169
22,639

326,300
339,863
352,452
364,021
373,339
387,275
| 312,535

2

138

^104
^144
^138
261

2

[
j

33,709
223,176
20, 810
2
19,056
2
15,806
2
11,737

i1

„.
Mav

September.
October

.

... ...

July

„

1,129
853
903
862
815
825

221,602
233,797
348,946
264,447
281,237
300,659

3,555 I
2,416 j
2,798 i1 !
2,879
:
|

19, &41
17,827
19,063
30,399
18,867
32,387

4,559
4,278
5,953
8,200
9,576
8,845

1,822
1,607
2,411
3,338
4,400
4,357

30,456

6,03'J

1
315,866
338,792 2,737
S
3,376 J
887 341,454
1,334 352,619
4,323
1,548 361,264 r 5,835 * !
5,454
3,217 374,467
303,096 3,39-4
1,115

2,390

6,233
6,141
7,961
11,004
13,388
13,381
8,239

6,355
8,112
| H , 5 3 H
8,005
7,603
*
6,669

1

21,931
19,803
23,345
23,277
23,376
24,272

6,021
6,179
6,195
6,176
5,666
5,229

6,794
5,776
5,173
4,049
3,386
3,705

6,671
5,944
4,980
4,230
3,627
3,871
4,418

8,507
8,103
8,083
7,708
7,319
6,972
7,733

21,733
19,764
23,703
27,633
22,964
35,209

5,814
5,255
6,931
9,722
11,571
10,565

23,001

7,110

991
1,354
1,003
1,505
1,733
2,500
1,263

3,061
3,133
4,179
4,497
5,186
6,015
6,468
6,219
5,132
4,187
3,926
3,729
4,644

7,415
7,666
8,350
9,105
9,408
9,591
9,255
8,700
8,486
7,957
7,506
7,134
8,381

20,848
14,303
22,394
21,745
20,176
18,485

5,316
6,800
7,042
6,640
6,168
5,897

1,026 402, 132
1,079 j 408,632
1,330 422,888
1,249 437,144
1,219 450,745
463,608

18,913
12,933
30,255
19,117
17,977
15,980

4,538 j
5,775
5,839
5,449
5,133
4,492

8611 388,435 i
394,948
1,195 408,517
1,130 431,544
1,082 •434,278
1,065 445,386 i

2,638 '!
2,923
3,800 !
3,518
3,479
3,115

1,769
2,236
2,899
2,486
2,363
1,997

9,314
8,908
13,870
19,048
18,533
13,953

5,304
5,790
7,920
10,083
11,226
8,485

.1,077 466,024
1,018 468,201
1,246 469,731
1,725 468,731
1,809 470,141
2,315 473,720

2,901 i
3,051
3,909
5,238
5,519 ;
5,032

7,223

4,126
4,658
6,343
8,104
9,107
6,790
5,861

932 448,134
889 449,893
1,115 450,962
1,533 449,919
1,632 149, 903
1,957 453,399

16,798

7,522
0,843
8,349
7,874
9,867
10,O44
12,973

1,821
3,006
2,953
4,136
4,572
3,995
2,770

5;«gj
3,112 ;

839

i

1,349

450,058

1,197

432,851

1938

April ...
* ......
May
June .... *
July

October
December

„

.
.

r~

6,640
6,802
7,333
8,251
8,419
8,659

6,386
5,893
&,129
3,831
3,643
3,511
4,855

September.

3,574
3,673
5,022
4,968
5,199
5,511

* 5,972
6,089

5,423
5,687
5,519
5,389
4,760
4,287

2,705
2,686
3,753
3,896
5,043
5,605

3,662
3,531
5,056
5,469
5,703
6,445

::::::::

2,* 249 ;

1,748

3,369
2,935
4,465
4,982
5,421
6,080

4,678

, . , ..

i

487

!

1937
March
A,prll

a

60,083
156,100

1936
March . .

i

;.*::;;; ;;:;::;; \
*
::'.;:: Ii
..

8

7,482
7,759
8,559
9,161
9,590
9,661
9,190
8,555
8,260
7,568
7,367
7,083

14,624
12,991
12,283
10,116
9,658
6,857

5,097
5,367
7,255
6,386
6,443
6,593

812
748
991
876
S47
938

5,140
5,351
4,324
3,592
3,735
3,541
4,469

3,072
3,247
4,015
4,164
4,561
5,204
5,389
5,757
4,433
4,117
3,775
3,669
4,284

5,695
6,108
9,290
19,319
22,188
17,331

5,758
5,672
7,503
10,200
11,738
9,714

745
641
924
1,200
1,381
1,691

8,353

13,188

7,310

983 495,437 ,

7,935

5,773

3,645
3,482
4,497
4,641
5,651
6,271

3,104
3,031
3,822
3,985
5,079
5,656

7,470
7,77,4
8,265
8,746
9,086
9,447

11,874
10,700
13,022
10,940
10,756
8,304

6,248
6,112
8,566
7,593
6,868
6,456

667 510,194
676 513,462
831 516,755
776 519,162
845 521,251
773 532,058

9,304
8,734
9,993
8,513
7,972
5,774

5,007
4,996 !
0,791
9,728
4,866
4,885

5,637
5,450
4,392
4,237
3,685
3,588

5,538
5,715
4,921
4,169
3,826
3,916

9,330
8,836
8,113
7,994
7,696
7,191

5,381
6,390
10,244
17,946
14,931
11,553

5,605
6,660
8,772
11,066
13,485
9,400

632
710
1,843
1,113
1,058
1,501

520,439
518,487
514,433
510,606
506,894
508,305

3,711
4,393
4,985
7,074
8,946
8,033

4,343
5,098
6,793
8,550 i
10, 385
7,704

4,598

4,397

8,329

11,003

8,070

953

515,161

7,377^

6,262

11,639
482,650
10,354
489,436
9,886
493,840
495,993
?! 653
498,067
497,538
1,721
496,903
S,R15
4,217
496,061 !
4,997
494,179
8,119
495,013
10,572
501,045
505,414
11,003

3,760
1

860

2,550 |
464*325
467,433 3*545
'170,446 2,959 I
. 47^.1&»
• 471, 160 j 3,3U;
2,983
470,400
1 469,502 1 2,772 j
467,497
8,5O4 '• I
466,355 4,480 i
5,362
466,175
466,785 4,774
3,483 j

2,656

571
582
706
678
730
666

470,251
2,973 |
473,934 3,683
; -475,150 . 3,817 : :
477,136 1 3,670
478,741 3,435 i
478,900
3,960 j

4,331
4,383
5,048
4,039 i
5, 111
5,173

703
654
878
777
74S
830

4,339
4,225 !
5,845 i
8,153
9,559
7,665

647
555
818
1,046
1,215
1,459

"

"^

1,899
1,858
3,046
1,787
i
1,663
1,623 ........

i

::":;;: ii
•• i
:;:::::: 1

6,009
6,623
9,224
12,010
13,45?
11,064
8,639

t
ji

1.946
1,935
2,706
3,055

2,327
2,055
1,879
2,710
3,689
4,445
3,898

I

7,195
7,160
7,202
6,943
6,338
5, 919

8,015
7,467
9,910
12,950
15,038
13,118
* 11,083 '

6,115
6,180
8,146
7,000
7 13»»
7,373
0,266
5,903
8,306
11,338
.13,351
11,435

•

«, aii

2,375
2,192
3,078
2,800
2,496
1,977

8,192
7,743 j
10,771 1
9,775 ' !|
9,137 j
H,699 !

6,988
6,816
9,357
8,122
7,142
6,767

3,014
2,333
3,358
4,329
5,532 i
3,349

7,570
8,708
11,959
13,703
16,266 !
12,390

6,131
7,104
10,309
12,007
14,508
10,870

1 939
February. ......
March
April
May
July

October
December

For footnotes, see pp. 203, 2O4.




53-4 477,149
2,930 i
613
3,.189
4,005
1,599 47^499
! 5,203
959
913
ti,341 i
1,398
4, one !
820

473,188

;

3,766 j 1 , , -~* * _,

10,410

8,843

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

101

FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—BEVERAGES AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
BEVERAGES

D A I R Y PRODUCTS

S p a r k ! l u g w !n©s

S t i l l wines
YEAR AMD MONTH

Praluetlon'

Tascpaid
withdrawal s^

Imports'

Stoeka^

1mProd yepaid
tlm?
«?Sth- 7
d ratals

Butter

Price,

SRJ=
ports2

Stocks7

(N.Y.H

Thous .
of Ib.

Thousands of wine gallons
-

5
~71
3

* 521
593
465
3
435
3
398
3
259
§
56
s

46,577
40,545

80,539
51,588
54,572
49,737
67,329
59,754

89,644
97,588
105,556
111, 175
114,693
122,729
134,056
124,193

.43
.41
= 47
e43
-45
= 44
= 47
.47.

87,913
96,136
103,518
113,007
113,461
120,981
134,708
123,921

47, 118
53,114
53, 869
58,075
56,811
58,633
57,465
56,413

53,633
50,959
47,074
73,665
61,665
67,693
71,018
62,039

129,835
134,440
143,009
141,512
139,443
146,556
138,439

= 45
.37
.28
.31
.22
.36
.30

133S086
132^936
138,954
141, 178
146, 891
141,336
133,033

58,@76
56,889
59,366
59,077
63,511
58,214
55,356

81S636
83,156
55>172
50,312
91,717
69,241
71,359

395
490

130,088
134,170
124,905
134,258
161,834
138,073
127,267
133, 809
136,768
139,549
129,347
137,382
134,778

.,j5
.,T7
.32
.31
.27
.30
.34
.36
.35
.33
.34
.34
.33

110,666
108, 744
131,543
133,290
177S847
190,699
156,463
141,356
133,031
135,493
111, 535
108,550
135,784

48,364
47, 103
52,430
55,344
64,733
79,498
62,09-4
51,353
31,047
54,003
45,343
44,910
54,703

21,503
8,217
5,346
4,997
21, 157
73,816
103,259
113, 106
108,835
105,368
88,866
61,234
59,559

(s)

1937 monthly averaff©
1938 monthly avera^o. ° <> . ° °
1^29 fHonthly averagSo • .9 0 0
1930 monthly avsrag©. . <> Q „ 0
1933 iponthly avera*7©!! o 0 o <> 0
1934 MontHly SLVBsraf"'©
1935 BcntJWLy avera^go <> ° 0 ° 0
!©S©
Janui@i,py » o o o . o . o . , !
<>
February > « < , I O . . D < > O D < > , . O « < > < >
March. <>.> „ . OP * . o . . „ „ „ . 0
April,,
Mav.

July...............*......

y

14,884
33,579

y

3,031
3,556

288
208

57s 267
15,426
' 2,788
10,672

3,876
3,848
4,044
4,018
3,304
3,091
3,605
3,538
4,787
6,343
7,313
8,634
4,691

201
196
205
200
123
194
198
165
319
340
368
723
261

768
707
1S055
751
560
497
517
1,534
39,604
1Q5S 393
60,806
14,102
18,832

4,656
4,444
5,646
4,777
4,383'
4,021
3,654
3,930
.5,193
6,437
7,481
7,889
5,309

§5,014
1,133
953
994
954
1,034
702
2,305
27,530
93,076
74,582

5
5

50,168
56,464

s

Thousands of pounds

63,293
68, 181
72,344
71,965

a,v©rsig6° . Q <> * „

1.935 monthly a,v@rag6o ° <> 0 . »

Stocks,
cold
storage,
creamery,
Markets" and of
month1§
Receipts,

62,442
64,639
67,956
73,316

1921 monthly a.vsra.p'So 0 » , f „
raonthXy

Dollars
per Ib.

Production,
creamery
(faetory) J J

0.32
.30
.30
0 34
.43
.51
.61
= 61

66
3 35
3 49
3
52
3 31
* 4

9

1923

Apparent
wholeconsumpsale,
tion,
creamery,
creamery^ 92 score0

451
.464

y

* 31
27

* 31
23

33
23

18
13
14
17
16
17
19
17

87, 179

18
33
13
19
37
98
20
23
34

96,814
87,488

39
58
34

41
64
98
30

30
14
13
15
7
30
31
23
38
55
101
156
43

2m

212
2GB
253
379
314
317
163
310
324
379
494
270

92,457
87,777
83,023
77,269
73,149
68,108
64,589
61,5SO
74, 388
118,638
134,335
129,092
88 , 605

31
18
36
65
86
61
18
15
15
69
43
40
40

24
15
18
20
35
26
19
20
28
48
62
79
32

26
18
26
27
28
42
33
35
39
61
78
168
48

449
-151
455
497
557
562
581
575
558
567
546
488
525

128,737
127,845
137,504
132,760
165,534
138, 140
131,040
136, 177
144,626
139, 106
135,857
135, 236
137,714

.34
.34
.36
.33
.32
.31
.32
.33
.35
.36
.38
.39
.34

107,957
102,963
121,074
131,396
181,700
198, 191
171,687
147,069
138,266
118,878
103,343
111,548
135, 331

43,353
41, 379
49,007
30,811
65,778
85,014
70,609
55,817
40,077
45,073
43,774
46,707
53,908

42,734
20,678
6,700
6,406
22,904
83, 119
123,863
134,885
118,697
98,634
66, 191
42, 953
63,980

305
189
356
235
199
194
149
145
181
323
496
476
346

125,030
121,439
115,989
111,746
107, 334
102,016
97,763
94,703
99,144
127, 153
137,347
127,721
113,948

31
34
40
97
74
33
9
34
IB
18
37
37
36

23
33
12
12
17
19
14
14
23
40
54
79
27

33
30
19
19
23
27
18
16
35
69
83
138
40

490
490
517

19,045

4,307
4,051
5,173
4,537
4,273
4,262
4,305
4,232
5,122
6,871
7,395
8,731
5,363

658
663
656
664
659
636
608
554
600

138,118
132,526
135,047
142,505
162,067
136,224
133,313
140,706
141,381
152,287
152,683
153, 150
141,651

.34
.31
.30
.38
.36^
.26
.26
.26
.26
.26
.27
.38
.38

116, 135
112,345
138,740
147, 630
197,260
202, 525
185,095
168,685
151,070
136,990
116, 835
122,853
148,846

80,25B
48,343
55,887
60,869
78,993
90,433
77,740
89,330
78,843
64,4S7
50,495
83,369
66,869

31,211
31, 167
14,947
20,144
55,366
121,467
173,257
201,252
310,703
195,263
160,632
128,770
111, 173

5,006
1,678
1,036
1,003
1,103
678
914
5,311
44,393
105,599
35,895
8,134
17,545

5,066
5,032
5,883
5,171
4,994
4,684
4,347
5,053
6,195
8,011
8,624
9,109
6,005

347
194
292
310
329
207
154
152
420
370
379
424
381

122,424
117,060
111,279
105,754
100,941
94,842
91,048
87,127
99,817
139,099
142,721
133,916
112,169

15
9
35
43
70
39
19
16
31
27
36
48
31

16
11
13
13
17
35
30
31
34
50
56
201
31

33
19
33
36
37
38
SO
36
84
59
80
130
47

548
546
558
587
639
647
646
639
625
597
576
511
593

144,893
140,310
153,310
152,533
177,444
153,917
146, 573
158,055
152,571
147,955
150,337
152,706
153,467

.36
.26
.24
.23
.34
.24
.24
.34
.38
.29
.30
.30
.26

127,170
121,820
139,453
144, 695
191, 535
199,660
180,235
165,780
134, 515
121,595
112,285
118,430
146,450

55,705
53,955
60,091
59,385
77,966
84,566
77,460
69,674
55,208
49,357
45,197
45,775
61,195

111,354
92,780
78,909
70,909
84,437
131, 609
165,183
172,825
154,594
138,111
89,783
55,462
111,330

5,330
1,307
1,308
70?
499
1,219
1,371

78,472

§

a4

as

5

539
536

3

Bi37
JaiMaFVe o o o o o o . o o o o . o o .

March.
April,, . 0 <, . o 0 . . 8 . „ „ * o , .
May.. . . . . . o . , . o „ * ,, o , o „. . o
JUH8 . . . a . o o o s . o o o o o o o o

July,, . . . . . „ „ o o . » o o „ „ „ < , . .

N0V6lrfbeFo 0 0

. . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

fi§38

.

February <> . a o . > . . o « < > o o

0

»

April. ....................
May.. ....................
Julv. . ...................
OctOfe©r 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 * * . .

a

»

.

eos

1939
January. . » » 0 « » . ..
March. ........... . •
April, . ... o ...............
May.
o....
JUJ1<9 * o . * . o . o . . . . . . o o . . < . o

July.........
AUFUS't. ... 0 . . . . 0 . . o o o o o . . 0

S0pte"iib@i* « o . . . . * * . . .
October. . . < > < > . . * . .

For footnotes, see pp. 304, 205.




102

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—DAIRY PRODUCTS-Continued
CONDENSED AND EVAPORATED M I L K

CHEESE

Apparent
consumption*

YEAR AND MONTH

Price,
wholesale,
No. I,
Imports" American
(New
York)"

Stocks, c o l d
storage, end
of m o n t h 1 3

Production
(factory)"
Ajnerlcan,
whole
milk"

Total

Receipts,
5 markets' * j

American,
whole
milk

Total

Exports 3 3
EvapoCondensed rated
(un(sweet- sweetened)
ened)

Prices, wholesale ( N . Y . ) 3 "

Condensed
(sweetened)

Evaporated
(unsweetened)

I

Thous. of
pounds

1925 monthly average
1927 monthly average
1930 monthly average
1931 monthly average
1932 monthly average
1934 monthly average

::::':'"

31,305
31,709
33,992
35,733
38,957
40,636
42,540
40,925
41,138
38,335
40,779
46,472
45,660
47,300
51,354
55,947

0.15
.16
.15
.19
.24
.27
.33
.29
.31
1(1
.20
17
.25
.21
.24
.33
.36
18
.35
.24
.20
,15
.13
.13
.14
.17

51,834
51,492
54,407
59,097
69,473
70,461
58,432
53,357
55,591
60,955
54,736
50,610
57,536

3,240
3,794
5,693
4,217
3,152
4,357
5,463
6,452
5,796
5,675
5,881
6,339
4,987

.18
.17
.17
.15
.15
.17
.30
.31
.30
.19
.18
.18
.18

39,987
36,430
43,312 i
48,782 '
69,424 |
81,363 >

52,860
52,604
09,814
59,753
75,271
66,488
61,304
60,408
64,044
63,602
51,755
47,460
59,614

5,033
4,697
6,347
5,365
3,958
4,808
3,490
3,677
4,811
7,536
6,206
4,733
5,054

55,150
53,793
64,466
68,357
76,912
73,813
65,162
57,844
71,034
71,853
53,410
51,593
63,441

20
20
20
so

26,227
31,045
29,746
33,370
30,203
39,653
30,832
32,891
34,485
36,960
35,618
33,891
36,460
40,328
41,697 I
41,033
40,342
45,311
48,260
51,746

21
81

ae

[

18,919

22

28,995
26,125
47,590
34,638
41,413
37,559
30,086
30,675
39,579
49,483
52,056
57,144
52,081
60,324
68,156
69,443
60,471
65,226
68,635
79,944
75,331

23,094
7,825
4,734
4,782
5,335
3,559
3,226
2,915
3,230
3,437
2,471
1,610
958
394
684
40?

11,162
16,319
10,891
11,407
11,955
8,755
(3,320
5,671
6, 899
5,745
5,068
4,647
3,375
2,697
3,164
2,686

4.70
4.56
4.62
5.28
6.81
7.35
8.21
9.52
7.06
5.25
6.2-1
5.98
5.91
5.86
5.87
6.01
6.14
6.07
5.32
4.72
4.70
4.85
4.85

3.30
3.W
2.?9
3.3B
4.73
S.I I
$.?6
5.38
4.62
3,75
4.2?
3.?6
3, 93
3. Sa
4.14
4.01

4.B5

3.15
3.1.5
3.15

21,136
S4,595
21,334
21,811
33,567
35,676
27,058
28,937
27,993
25,648
27,938
30,860
31,568
31,221
30,893
34,053
36,291
39,083

16,439
14,056
18,135
16,633
18,253
17,921
18,630
17,324
18,187
16,384
14,908
13,683
13,388
13,085
12, 6S4
13,338
13,811

57,300
59,290 \ i
44,73S j
40,176
53,548

S8,fi81
£6,211
30,804
35,324
53,008
64,145
51,039
45,238
44,933
45,629
33,088
29,396
AQ,631

10,416
13,389
15,164
13,398
14,206
31,191
18,479
15,981
12,098
13,386
12,524
11,311
14,201

90,R90 '
79,556
73,958
67,776
70,783
85,798
97,403
107,542
114,990
118,907
114,706
110,400
94,392

78,197
68,363
63,261
55,756
56,9-46
70,282
80,735
90,471
98,206
102,847
98,975
95,418
79,871

147
257
232
246
262
465
86
60
204
93
128
189
198

1,810
2,719
2,403
1,763
2,138
1,696
1,828
2,118
2,904
1,633
998
1,483
1,963

.18
.18
.18
.17
.17
.17
.18
.19
.19
.30
.30
.19
.18

39,630
39,021
45,683
52,352
73,303
82,058
70,460
61,271
54,301
51,223
41,447
38,356
54,083

28,515
27,765
32,263
39,061
56,268
Gi,454
55,706
48,834
48,701
38,875
30,209
27,401
41,003

11,548
11,545
11,790
11,939
11,433
17,064
17,230
17, 863
15,084
14,975
10,865
10,845
13,514

103,112
93,114
85,216
83,096
85,008
105,318
118,335
133,647
117,610
112,687
108,497
103,935
103,123

88,091
80,713
73,822
70,584
71,603
89,191
100,418
105,026
101,178
97,160
93,633
89,258
88,390

174
261
326
124
457
1,331
701
741
1,221
1,142
137
1,458
664

1,886
2,010
1,968
2,019
1,946
1,595
1,819
2,265
1,539
1,874
1,918
2,037
1,906

4.85
4.85
r

4.ar>

4.85
4.85
4.85
4.97
5.00
4.87

3.30
3.19
3.15
3.15
3.15
3.15
3.20
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.21

3,189
3,666
4,376
5,264
4,233
4,309
3,881
4,043
4,445
7,018
5,925
4,083
4,536

.18
.17
.16
.10
.15
.15
.15
.14
.13
.15
.14
.15
.10

41,607
41,389
51,615
63,387
§7,638
93,203
80,988
69,806 [
57,23-1
56,701
42,729
40,376
60,398

30,585
80,670
38,885
48,470
70,265
74,365
65,880
55,680
44,275
43,070
30,175
46,712

11,7(>4
12,323
15,572
11,918
12,465
16,461
16,880
14,718
16,345
15,764
10,537
10,998
13,804

93,499
85,656
77,042
76,289
91,160
114,788
134,351
150,348
140,755
132,326
127,440
120,174
111,976

80,479
73,815
66,361
65,767
79,345
99,676
114,607
137,862
131,423
115,351
109,738
102,563
98,416

22-4
472
312
932
1,366
572
220
80
279
356
259
355
452

2,508
1,699
1,209
2,154
1,414
1,983
1,862
1,922
2,380
2,335
2,034
2,198
1,975

5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00

3.25
3.25
3.21
3.00
3. Of)
3.00
3.00
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.90
3.02

56,741
57,341
62,356
64,704
77,595
70,249

4,001
4,435
4,881
3,927
4,353
3,781

.14
.14
.14
.14
.14
.15

39, 168

37,09S
47,775
54,600
77S300
86,170

28,860
27,805
34,855
41,215
61,285
69,513

10,753
11,492
11,960
11,157
14,402
14,323

106,411
91,485
81,653
75,345
79,372
88,850

90,401
77,S70
68,812
62,866
64,750
81,262

104
91
306
142
148
195

1,522
2,007
1,785
1,710
2,508
1,799

5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00

2.90
2.90
3.90
2.90
2.90
2.90

57,671
61,789
71,492
67,734
51,O37
47,990
62,217

3,134
3,435
5,763
11,637
6,344
3,478
4,930

.15
.15
.17
.18
.18
.18
.16

73,400
65,930
57,400
54,400
42,300
40S66Q
56,424

59,345 ! 13,78G
53,405 14,579
45s 195
16,527
41,3iO 15,1-15
30,14S 10,014
28,600
9,981
43,461 12,833

97,448
103,59-4
97,530
93,987
90,219
86,805
84,579

215
194
276
364
145
121
192

3 , 338
1,976
8,414
3,715
1S876
2,815 5
2,273
i

5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00

2.90
2.9U
2.90
3.10
3.10

S1
sl

22, 912

1036
March
April
May

Dol. per case

83,887
41,599
53,805
53,333
43,939
41,637
52,431
66,536
68,489
73,865
68,909
74,049
84,176
86,434
75,990
67,797
79,564
94,876
86,016

1918 monthly average

1923 monthly average

Thousands of pounds

4,633
4,623
3,243
3,376
528
630
944
1,333
2,239
3,881
5,368
4,931
5,300
6,535
6,650
6,784
6,365
5,693
5,166
4,635
4,033
3,961
4,078

1B14 monthly average

1931 monthly average

Dol. per
pound

3.8?
3.4B
3.21
2.53
2.55
2.70
2.92

j!

...

July
August
October
December

1937
February
March
April
May
July
October
Monthly average

;

64, 6SI i
57, 142

4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85

4.a »

4.8S
4.85
4.85

a. is

3.15
3.15
3.28
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.30
3.26

(938
February
March
April
May
June
July

,

„

October

2% 375

11939

January
March
April
May
June
July
October
December
Monthly average

...

For footnotes, see pp. 204, 205.




117,598
125,019
116,561
114,738
112,217 I
108,241 j
102,282 1

a, 10

2.9Ti

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

103

FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—DAIRY PRODUCTS~=Gontinued
CONDENSED AND EVAPOiATED H S U *
Stoeks, m a n u f a c t u r e r s 1 , end ©f month

Production
Condensed
(sweetened)

YEAR AND MONTH

Bulk
goods

FLUID HILK

Evaporated
(unsweetened)

Case
goods

goods

Condensed
(sweetened)
Bulk
goods

Case
goods

Evaporated
(unsweetened)
case
goods

Consumption In
oleomarga-3
rine

Thousands of pounds

2
7,004
S

^34,809
8,648 548,576
8,979 29,008

3
2

83,573
S0,541
81,656

Price,
dealers',
standard
grade"

Production
^inneapol is
and St.
Paul)*

Dol. per
100 Ib.

Thous.
of Ibs.

Thous. of quarts

Exports* 0

Thous- of pounds
3
8
2
2

264

3,212
3,383
5,188
5,768
6,110
7,643
9,844
12,333

10,649
6,221
5,259
11,362
5,087
8,549
7,664
13,917

56,515

158,214

17., 999
9,875
18,505
16,727
7,798 .
14,904
13,759
14,457

31,375.
21,166
20,180
19,336
29,792
27,065
28,179
22,696

123,661
105,872.
127,089
150,693
123,579
133,332
139,127
139,471

4,386
5,436
5,564
5,740
5,931
6,353
7,791'

2,30
2.69
3.63
2.67
3.74
2,73
2.77

13,324
17,895
21,005
23,266
24,769
34,636
36,259

31,180
1930 monthly &v<8Fag© , , „ . 0 . 0 18,449
15,521
1932 Monthly average* . 0 . , * . 13,629
12,992
1934: montihly averags « « 0 <> 0 , . 13,646
1935 monthly average
14,194

12,296 ' 134,970
10,310 120,7©
8,369 119,083
5,955 ' 130,884
4,595 143,058
5,196 143,631
4S568 153,241

19,911
23,451
14,494
9S426
9,074
8,072
7,441

22,689 197,351
8,337
25,025 203,098 . 7,517
17,359
5,127
177,041
4,087
14,401 151,661
11,218 ' 136,344
4,868
10,S09 160,584
5,159
11,705
6,943
175,404

3.81
2.68
2.30
1.73
1,60
1,89
3,05

28 , 919
30,902
30,291
30,373
31,173
31,133
29,202.

117,253
113,051
148,174
178,657
235,361
254,858
200,279
181,200
184,136
188,141
129,736
114,004
170,313

3,845
3,329
3,741
4,588
9,374
14,664
13,654
13,250
13,363
11,333
7,787
5,670
8,291

6,044
68,094
3,659
45,375
2,963
42,597
61,775
3,741
8,252 141,774
11,375 186,359
11,188
99,638
11,116 102,031
12,109 160,682
11,689 251,751
10,190 378,511
9,071 •"' 258,904
8,442 141,290

7,396
7,555
6,632
6,329
5,029
5,521
5,358
5,847
6,357
6,733
6,351
7,189
6,365

3.04
3.05
2,04
3.03
3=03
3,01
2. 06
2,20
2.26
2,28
2.29
2,31
2,13

31,578
30,919
35,549
36,039
41,673
42,051
32,183
28,098
36,345
27,235
25,447
28,609
32,136

4,499 119,163
14,366
12,049
3,742 i26,50ES
March. ..................... 15,492
3,701 153,290
April
18,069
3,752 184, '839
May, ....................... 37,074
4,905 239,138
25,911
4,408 252,535
July ............ . . . ........ 18 s 287
4,256 206,752
15 , 862
3,9&7 162.5QS
15,804 - 4,049 138 , 376
13s 733
4,421
124 , 136
3,470
11,508
14,903
4,398 104,012
16,981
4,133 158,545
1938
15,011
3,864 127,302
14,112.
3,369 131,765
March. ..................... 17,338
4,248 171,440
April
.................. 19,998
4,850 203,349
May,
30,824
49759 285,673
3,240 278,601
25,456
July
19,640
3,285 '327,443
16,841
3,230 185,808
15,439 ' 3,115 151,133
13,759
3,033
135,000
November o o e . o t o o s o . o . o o , . , . 11,592
3,463 102,056
13,157
3,138 . 114,739
Monthly average . , • < . , . o . . < , o o 17,763
3,632 175,350

5,685
5,353
5,594
6,141
11,399
15,550
16,029
13,373
11,033
8S730
5,074
5,019
9,082

7,124
4,958
4,203
4,400
8,669
10,920
11,173
10,572
8,699
8,352
7,153
6,229
7,696

308,911
176,913
152,575
161,208
343,390
302,435
227,696
263,334
227,710
244,766
318,372
181,686
217,332

5,773
5,385
6,774
6,359
5,344
5,102
4,743
5,254
6,411
7,497
7,037
7,268
6,070

2,32
2,33
2,33
2,31
2,39
2.28
P
2,30
2.31
2.33
2,32
• 3,34
2,35
2,32

4S339
4,037
5,319
7,118
15,S07
19,538
21,850
20,119
17,777
15,248
11,701
9,235
12,673

4,935
4,574
4,827
5,601
9,053
9,434
10,349
9,932
9,378
8,531
7,851
7,139
7,616

156,894
132,663
123,801
151,669
261,703
350,790
392,641
419,142
398,287
344,316
284,375
205,073
268,446

7,350
6,949
'7,605
6,063
5 9 509
59293
4,787
5,483
6,216
6,347
5,838
5,830
6,098

2

Stocks ,
manufacturers 1 ,
end
©f
month"

1,372
1,885
2,184
3,912
3,491

19,701

monthly
Monthly
monthly
monthly
jEOnthly
monthly

Boston

Greater
Mew
York

Production^

5,715
6
7,145
7 s 786

16,987
85,681
79,159
19,531
i0416,567
3 377
15,777 ' 99,146
15,829 100,205
IS ,020
96,540
13,582 106,151
11,704 111,419

1923
1934
1935
1926
1927
1928

^eeai ots
of f l u i d mi ik7

Q

7,365
8,862
average , * > . °
13,358
&ives?ags » . 0 <> <> = « 12,001
average
13,346
av&rage „ 0 . » , <> , 16,934
average
15,283
avGrsge . . . . . , 16,115
.

19^1 monthly average » » » , . ,

POWDERED M S L K

12

10,140

8
B

114,847
115,183

787
516
303
461
304
222
277
335

9

115,714
121,566
118,450
114,771
110,139
105,210
106,546

445
519
' 1,066
396
204
260
329

17,298
21,733
21,838
33,516
34,010
24,578
24,792

23,500
37,336
31,844
30,027
14,133
32,394
22,350

18,733
17,579
19,147
18,086
19,355
18,334
19,463
19,278
17,978
19,191
18,569
18,224
18,661

111,875
104,459
114 , 536
110,640
120,137
114,657
117,136
115,060
113,031
114,971
111,544
113,935
113,498

305
336
267
386
353
427
383
312
291
327
322
216
310

20,764
20,860
26,105
30,989
40,037
43,268
31,654
26,914
28,456
29,689
24,012
26,803
39,139

6,630
6,526
7,862
9,594
18,635
37,984
34,872
20,511
33,660
26,292
39,104
31,179
19,320

31,743
31,000
36,443
35,352
42,597
43,134
34,421
37,070
23,756
24,442
35,384
31,277
32,310

18,532
17,150
18,963
17,851
19,197
18,960
30,292
30,058
17,953
18,990
18,654
18,321
18,743

115,606
106,973
119,816
118,158
128,088
129,016
134,455
123,064
120,128
125,287
119,563
119,178
120,778

216
283
326
412
373
348
301
409
366
571
332
517
353

38,268
25,697
33,700
35,79$
46,438
45,731
36,346
37,889
35,751
22,869
19,200
25,629
31,017

35,425
36,814
36,085
37,179
43,129
48,390
43,902
40,219
37,644
31,166
27,181
33,851
36,582

3,35
3.33
§.31
3.39
3.36
3.23
2.23
2.32
2,23
2.23
2.33
2,33
3-26

36,505
36,412
42,771
42,062
45,610
40,746
34,641
29,659
35,330
26,377
36,700
32,002
34,900

18 3 163
16,520
18,762
18,404
19,685
19,195
19,498
30,676
18,495
30,108
19,673
19,380
19,047

119,687
109,203
121,241
115,020
119,365
121,643
120,412
127,351
115,943
130,748
118,582
118,377
118,956

371
1,295
788
668
830
1,058
1,396
1,036
786
751
673
549
849

30,900
31,085
39,171
45,017
55,565
53,739
43,036
33,958
33,480
31,450
34,634
38,038
37,431

29,511
33,699
36,699
42,854
55,014
58,769
59,764
56,031
52,703
42,082
36,685
33,259
44,756

8

20s 189
20,590
21,387
20,981
19,072
19,180
19,041

[938
12,630
12,869

March. . . . . . . „ „ . „ ... , „ ......
14,861
April.
173 144
May ....... „ .... „ ... „ ....... 34,038

27,434
18,383
16,713
Septefflber . . . < . * o o o , o . . . . . * 19,069
16,626
12,432
December ... . 0 o , . , 9 o . . > . . . . . 13,189
17,105
July.

AUgWS t . 0 0 , 0 0 ,

t o . . . , . . . . * .

3,883
4,092
4,124
4,756
4S756
4,208
4,031
4,640
4,334
3,153
3,359
3,737
4,089

1937
January . . . a o . < , « . * . ......<,,.

8939
12,847
11,505
March, ......... o ........... 15,408
April ...................... 15,420
May,
23,007
21,059

3,478
3,036
3,101
3,201
3,903
2,786

131,121
139,670
183,441
199,184
268,533
267,457

8,536
7,302
5,809
6,135
7,910
11,416

6,101
4,985
4,959
4,608
6,437
7,784

150,311
130,397
109,883
134,635
309,044
292,393

5,856
5,432
5,861
4,561
4,498
4,112

2.23
2.31
2.30
3,15
3.11
2,10

36,421
34,829
40,237
39,031
44,144
41,873

19,000
17,170
19, 169
19,048
20,554
20,315

123,868
112,501
125,570
121,682
132,670
134,712

473
519
689
696
1,069
739

25,006
22,890
28,233
31,190
38,877
38,573

32,860
33,318
30,973
33,102
31,982
25,861

July 0 . . , . . . . „ . „ „ . „ . . , . . . „ . .

2,891
2,455
4,366
3,479
2,354
2,238
3,023

226,715
191,382
164,723
143,988
125,529
135,530
181,439

12,504
10,986
7,741

8,570
8,001
6,039
6,312
5,9SO
5,637
6,384

341,685
355,071
135,135
175,646
188,290
186,081
199,880

3,870
4,315
5,297
4,538
5,337
4,988
45888

2,10
2.12
2,15
2.19
3,23
2.35
3.17

34,051
28,599
35,326
26,043
38,215
33,548
34,351

30,834
20,930
18,901
19,798
19,452
18,789
19,497

129,851
137,178
122,715
128,697
121,848
123,193
125,374

637
798
823
796
544
573
696

29,079
33,566
32,432
20,783
30,335
34,544
27,116

27,613
18,398
11,963
8,449
7,548
11,044
33,584

AUgiUS t o .

0 0 0 .. 9 0 . 9 , 0 0 0 0 0 , . O O

S©pt6Hb©r 0 . , 0 ,

. 0 0 0 0 0 0 , 0 0 0

16,615
16,817
15,170

November , . . „ „ „ 0 . . . „ . „ , , . . „ „ „

For footnotes, see p. 305.'




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1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, GRAINS AND
GRAIN PRODUCTS
F R U I T S AND VEGETABLES
Apples

YEAR AND MONTH

1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1022
1923
192-4
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

Production
(crop
estimate) J

Carlot
shipments5

Stocks,
cold
storage,
end of
month «

Thous.
of bu.

No. of
carloads

Thous.
of bu.

av...
av...
av...
av...

145,410
253, 200
230,011
193,905
166, 749
169,625
140,632
206,668
95,638
189,425
180,915
. . . a 160, 457
152,424
2
229,656
115, 708
. . . 177,813
135,092
156,617
*205,403
8
146, 849
2
148,657
*125,719
*177, 916

Exports

Price,
wholesale
(N.Y.)*

Production
(crop
estimate)'

Carlot
shipments 5

Principal
grains
Including
f l o u r and
meal*

NO. of carloads Dol. per

Thous .
of bu.

No. of
carloads

332,447
368,249
336,760
270,388
398,653
346,114
297,341
368,904
325,312
415,373
366,356
384,166
296,466
321,607
369,644
427,249
332,204
340,572
384,125
376,425
342,306
406,105
386,380

Car lot
shipments 5

100 lb.

Thousands of
bushels

1.656
1.700
1.820
2.406
2,519
3.665
2.456
1.863
1.795
2.006
2.050
2.500
2.222 331,918

16,974
19,683
24,538
18,907
17,338
18,627
14,553
12,416
16,823
22,680
14,574
15,237
17,696

2,144
1,683
2,154
1,842
2,535
2,733
2,086
3,451
3,519
3,036
1,570
1,856
2,384

823
359
573
333
811
704
533
1,614
1,006
461
198
19
619

.60
.62
.58
.58
.55
.59
.85
1.15
1.24
1.22
1.17
1.21
.86

2,615
2,912
1,611
2,732
3,941
2,463
1,557
1,783
4,841
3,687
2,193
2,012
2,696

2.881
2.744
2.240
2.094
1.706
2.031
1.163
.930
.925
.969
1.105
1.181
1,649 395,294

17,379
17,712
20,826
19,749
21,928
29,616
16,358
9,663
18,524
21,025
14,319
14,924
18,502

1,689
1,780
2,262
2,271
2,499
2,494
4,081
11,175
9,365
14,833
14,236
18,753
7,120

8
144
574
513
93
105
265
2,118
2,962
1,737
2,270
863
971

1.25
1.24
1.10
1.15
1.03
.77
.71
.61
.68
.69
.69
.72
.89

16,435
16,986
18,923
19,154
18,615
14,306
11,453
10,196
9,762
12,830
14,410
18,938
15,168

2,724
2,100
2,079
2,807
3,991
1,632
1,197
1,447
3,244
3,006
2,359
2,105
2,391

1.225
1.294
1.475
1.494
1.515
1.619
1.144
.770
.931
1.100
1.095
1.456
1.256 374,163

20,797
20,409
24,001
21,187
23,045
23,478
14,600
9,244
14,488
15,059
12,569
12,402
17,607

25,601
28,441
21,329
31,735
43,267
24,752
30,022
28,494
15,749
13,552
15,111
11,416
24,039

1,238
791
635
1,303
1,973
1,619
861
2,744
1,954
1,749
736
649
1,354

.77
.78
.72
.69
.66
.54

18,747
18,444
22,939
20,387
17,683
16,426
10,853
9,154
7,203
11,852
13,718
17,508
15,410

2,485
2,184
2,380
3,094
3,383
2,147
1,111
1,668
3,343
3,132
1,988
1,612
2,377

1.595
1.519
1.375
1.800
1.680
1.575
1.813
1.295
1.588
1.700
1.806
1.850
1.628 360,992

17,551
17,343
25,317
18,983
22,833
23,930
11,541
7,658
12,171
15,118
12,441
12,095
16,415

20,385
15,521
15,435
11,368
16,372
6,600
8,389
10,830
8,372
11,281
5,709
8,374
11,553

368
724
436
124
614
206
265
713
709
909
153
399
468

4,812
24,675
6,394 17,928
5,487 11,307
4,630
5,349
2,297
1,997
0
878
• 1,393
0
1,064
0
7,774
7,441
15,860 25,445
7,450 26,486
5,172
22,357
5,268 '15,887

13,431
13,646
15,020
14,777
13,576
11,321
9,632
6,613
7,458
8,991
14,740
16,544
12,146

2,627
2,681
1,872
3,686
3,856
3,695
1,037
1,517
3,423
3,676
2,100
1,962
2,678

210,783

4,749
4,538
3,670
3,005
1,646
792
1,628
1,237
6,142
16,449
8,427
6,009
4,858

17,360
12,193
7,360
3,529
1,387
0
0
0
7,438
31,420
36,054
32,, 004
'16,527

18,186
15,471
18,568
13,635
12,628
8,972
6,774
5,268
5,590
8,524
11,704
17,295
11,885

131,882

6,161
6,300
5,560
3,971
2,083
878
936
1,166
5,798
13,150
7,362
6,742
5,009

26,280
19,540
12,039
5,779
1,969
0
0
0
8,679
30,270
30,815
26,209
'17,953

5,625 20,709
4,785 15,237
4,848
9,139
3,055
4,707
2,053
1,665
0
976
0
1,007
971
0
4,833 10,099
10,216 30,307
7,794 30,988
5,057 26,198
4,268 '16,561

7

No, 2
Malting

Dol. per bu*

0.56
.55
.57
.74
.76
.62
.76
.77
.61
.51
.43
.37
.46
.82
.71

1,596
1,836
1,740
2,289
1,963
2,297
2,266
2,660
2,589
2,804
2,830
2,937
3,077
3,298
2,836
2,338
2,359
2,575
2,478

117,506

No. 3
Straight

12,055
14,122
15,106
15,431
18,167
20,451
20,134
21,008
20,127
19,369
21,120
21,445
21,100
21,034
20,084
16,613
17,007
18,634
16,860

2,077
3,417
5,398
5,969
7,551
6,043
9,130
9,603
7,830
8,731
9,631
8,630
12,585
9,388
13,124
11,067
11,230
11,298
12,614

October
November

Prices, wholesale
(Minneapolis)"

Exports,
including
malt"*

1,065
1,517
2,211
2,259
1,800
1,799
4,005
1,807
2,815
1,914
1,240
2,022
3,774
1,381
3,380
4,551
2,714
979
706
605
612
467
638

5

4,754
5,737
6,796
9,093
8,180
8,617
11,192
9,682
9,827
11,022
8,543
10,013
8,731
8,919
8,194
6,996
5,437
5,396
5,249

Barley

18,865
26,151
39,827
35,230
31,470
35,322
36,540
35,674
46,959
42,330
23,198
27,592
21,039
32,218
27,817
21,916
19,674
14,328
11,851
8,64^
3,533
3,882
2,090

1.233
1.259
.977
2.152
3.572
2.443
2.752
4.204
2,112
2.086
2.500
1.992
2.370
3.776
2.673
1.786
2.277
2.373
1.523
1.083
1.677
1.535
1.060

„.

Monthly average. . .

W h i t e potatoes

8,229
J 8,507
5
7,886
5
8,393
' 7,761
' 9,532
' 9,377
'10,263
'13,517
'13,750
'13,215
'15,380
'13,143
'14,416
'14,245
'15,330
'17,317
'15,995
'13,759'15,543
6
16,418

1936
January
February
March
April
May

July
August

^uljon'ons

G R A I N S AND G R A I N PRODUCTS

Production
(crop
estimate) I

Receipts,
principal
markets' 5

Stocks,
commercial,
domestic,
end of
month'?

Thousands of bushels

158,820
177,712
206,976
159, 157
182,209
225,067
131,086
171,042 "4,659
2,987
132,702
3,070
152,908
158,994
3,275
165,318
4,428
4,937
192,466
3,081
166,030
239,071
5,031
7,428
338,351
4,770
279,934
300,205
3,811
2,454
199,391
2,438
298,313
4,280
153,767
4,765
1.09 116,680
5,021
.84 285,774

4,856
6,632
10,553
10,822
8,158
6,083
14,658
14,900
12,336

.69
.71
.69
.71
.67
.70
.92
1.24
1.28
1.32
1.28
1.32
.96 147,475

6,142
3,825
7,845
5,966
5,565
5,893
5,992
16,534
9,682
9,584
5,625
4,541
7,270

16,970
15,381
14,232
12,913
11,822
10,141
9,850
15,343
17,733
20,012
20,541
17,639
15,205

1.33
1.37

1.28
.91
.78
.72
.83
.79
.78
.78
« .96 220,327

3,180
3,299
2,809
3,548
3,333
2,046
1,151
10,952
12,818
9,435
9,678
6,363
5,718

14,990
13,703
11,148
8,448
5,873
4,709
5,227
11,634
13,473
13,368
12,768
11,733
10,589

.46
.51
.48
.47
.49
.59

.84
.84
.80
.77
.•78
.61
.54
.56
.56
.54
.56
.57
.66 253,005

8,209
6,410
5,810
4,362
4,618
2,979
2,900
16,817
12,337
10,521
5,765
5,847
7,206

11,759
11,524
9,819
7,998
5,010
5,771
7,885
15,096
17,025
18,924
16,187
15,015
11,834

.51
.49
.49
.48
.50
.49
.41
.42
.50
.50
.49
.52
.48

.60
.55
.56
.57
.56
.60
.47
.48
.58
.55
.54
.58
.55 276,298

6,660
3,842
5,966
4,579
4,475
3,793
4,831
20,062
13,546
8,744
6,732
7,307
7,546

13,752
11,726
10,183
8,876
5,745
6,210
8,253
16,904
19,422
30,396
20,106
18,614
13,349

ia

1937

March
April
May
June
July
September
October
November
Monthly average...

S

$

1938

February
March
April
May
July
....
August
September
October
November
December
Monthly average.,.
1939
March
April
July
August
September
October
November
December
Monthly average . . .^100,284

For footnotes, see pp. 205, 206.




;

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105

FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—GRAINS AND GRAIN PRODUCTS—Continued
OATS

CORN
Prices, wholesale"

Exports,
No. 3, NO. 3, Weighted Production
Includ- Grind(crop
ings 2 yellow white 5 average
ing
estimated
0
(Chi(Chi- markets,
iwaM
ail
cago) cago)
grades

YEAR AND MONTH

Thous. of bu.
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average .......
1Q1K
1017

tKlV V Pfl
t-lil
'

1O1Q
laib

4-Vil
montmy
ave age

*'

*

io»n m0n-t>hi^y &Xera^ge
86

1922 mOTthl tfver^
1923 montHly average .......

1931 monthly average. ......
1932 monthly average .......

3,910 54,195
1,418 * 3,817
4,185 3 4, 664
4,603 3 5, 276
4,751 4,952
3,922 6,142
1,334 5,411
1,769 5,055

Dollars per bushel

0.61
.69
.73
.82
1.66
1.61
1.59
1,42

1.41

1.32
1.56
1.37

.57
.62
.82
.96
1.03
• .75
.86
.98
.93
,82
.53
,30
.40
.65
.81

.57
.62
.81
.96
1.02
.75
.86
.97
,94
.84
.53
.31
.41
.68
.84

.53
.61
.80
.93
.97
.70
.80
.92
.90
.79
.51
.31
.39
.65
.80

7

Mil. of bu.

Stocks,
Ship- Stocks, Exports,
ReRePrice,
comcalpts,
ceipts, ments,
comwholesale, Production
mercial,,
prin- prin- mercial, Includ(crop 1 eprindomesNo.
3,
ing
lpal
cipal
cipal domestic, oatwhite
estimate)
tic, end
mar- 9
mar-8 mar-8 end of10 meal(Chicago)^
of
kets
kets
kets
nonth
month jfl
Dol« per bu. Mil. of bu.

Thousands of bushels

Thous 9 of bu .

2,273
2,524
2,829
2,425
2,908
2,441
2,679
3,071

21,875
20,443
19,258
21,264
17,507
24,807
15,112
17,731

14,444
13,509
13,679
12,857
10,264
13,409
8,694
9,106

619
3,046
8,997
8,797
9,390
10,838
5,567
1,359

0.38
.42
.48
.46
.65
.78
.70
.80

1,039
1,066
1,435
.1,139
1,443
1,429
1,107
1,444

20,835
22,597
22,368
27,175
24,498
28,175
19,326
17,639

2,928
2,707
2,875
2,223
2,798
2,547
2,616
2,666

28,318
32,664
22,688
23,227
18,817
19,764
20,280
27,587

18,562
21,627
14,314
14, 057
11,232
10,144
11,247
17,705

32,959
22,232

698
2,996
966
692
3,112
1,576
1,127
1,233

.37
.38
.43
.50
.45
.41
.47
,54

1,045
1,148
1,227
1,416
1,405
1,153
1,093
1,313

17,914
19,073
19,913
32,098
19,537
13,517
12,218
12,856

28,013
13,973

2,521
2,080
2,576
2,931
2,400
1,461
2,304

22,161
20,862
14,492
12,504
21,211
15,795
9,819

14,314
13,261
9,567
6,809
11,863
11,579
6,529

16,583
12,321
12,726
20,348
50,447
55,806
12,141

903
293
371
395
205
77
102

.47
.39
.27
.20
.28
.44
.40

1,113
1,275
1,124
1,251
733
542
1,195

12,186
10,090
6,619
6,941
8,557
4,048
7,441

19,261
22,654
16,059
19,896
35,764
29,57?
24,789

1,507

8,133
14,466
13,640 7,494
18,003 7,750
17,497 8,508
16,227 11,320
24,215 15,194
17,613 11,926
15,570 7,711
9,212 4,375
8,797 4,058
17,559 5,268
18,917 6,106
15,976 8,154

6,948
5,117
7,561
7,650
6,158
7,023
4,316
4,537
4,325
4,277
8,185
14,440
6,711

70
80
88
62
81
425
59
89
68
75
65
65
102

.30
.30
.28
.28
.27
.28
.37
.44
.44
.42
.46
.50
.36

786

5, .652
4,450
8,768
4, 991
5,866
6,200
16,863
15,207
4,007
3,569
2,517
3,900
6,833

41,893
40,770
38,205
35,500
31,043
31,463
38,864
51,861
50,973
48,639
42,571
36,372
40,680

2,651

12,445 5,401
9,567 4,692
9,304 5,427
8,081 4,778
9,649 3,746
11,510 4,710
10,682 4,701
7,196 4,697
8,171 3,804
17,298 7,293
42,877 17,801
34,605 16,656
15, 115 6,976

15,080
13,901
11,323
6,697
4,316
6,264
7,425
5,384
5,651
5,175
26,262
36,164
11,970

64
78
75
61
82
79
103
761
942
2,825
1,031
1,510
634

.54
.51
.51
,54
.52
.48
.39
.30
.32
.32
.32
.32
.42

1,162

3,970
3,448
3,580
4,579
4,836
2,815
7,612
25,170
14,486
9,440
6,765
5,408
7,676

31,066
25,807
18,378
11,785
5,648
1,982
3,359
22,192
28,593
27,111
25,673
25,827
18,952

11,015
13,844
3,724
1,676
1,180
2,094
1,248
2,241

4,875
5,571
5,513
6,279
5,855
6,852
7,129
7,244

2,901
600
384
707
494
293
49

7,218
6,305
5,.571
5,147
6,260
5,487
4,860

48
52"
70
34
109
219
106
82
30
64
21
40
73

6,356
6,113
7,088
6,209
6,243
5,386
6,502
6,89$
6,778
5,615
5,625
5,786
6?208

.61 (5)
,62
.61
.61
,58
.63
.64
.63
.67
.64
.71
.86 1.01
1.14' 1.24
1.12 1.27
1.07 1.10
1.05 1.07
1.07
1.09
.84 «.«

,56
.57
,55
,.59
.61
.61
.87
1.13
1.12
1.02
1.04
1.05
.81

42
37
47
20
30
35
35
32
29
188
1,750
3,895
512

5,641
5,957
6,395
7,268
6,701
5,882
3,618
3,964
4,465
6,229
6,667
5,614
5,700

1.14
1.12
1.11 1.13
1.16 1.22
.35 1.35
.35 1.35
.22 1.18
.18 1.23
,04 <*)
1,06 1.08
.62
.66
.53
.54
.56
o56
1.03 '1.04

1.11
1.11
1.16
1.35
1.34
1.21
1.18
1.06
.97
.57
.51
.55
1.01

13,290
16,282
9,042
20,389
25,446
13,375

6,660
5,510
5,943
5,638
6,669
5,784

,59
.57
.58
.59
.58
.57

.60
.58
.58
.59
.58
.57

.57
.55
.56
.58
.57
.56

33,726
17,971
23,558
29,948
31,867
28, 1O*

21,362
11,760
U3,921
23,367
38,706
27,987

41,092
39,000
43,227
40,704
24,749
23,674

548
378
480
1,130
2,100
462

.33
.33
.32
.31
.29
.28

6,403
3,933
4,730
4,381
5,267
3,609

25,077
23,822
21,141
15,547
8,983
6,835

15,664
12,674
7,898
4,119
6,032
3,729
12,328

5,289
6,079
6,564
6,915
6,547
6,724
6,110

,59
.54
.53
.45
.46
.51
.55

.58
.55
.53
.45
.47
.54
.55

.-58
.53
.52
.45
.46
.50
.53

26,573
17,419
17,240
45,157
32,698
20,262
27,044

26,617
18,061
9,942
18,994
16,356
10,969
19,754

15,004
10,489
9,899
23,081
46,645
52,644
30,851

616
1,349
256
650
1,405
147
793

.26
.24
.27
.25
.26
.29
,29

9,703
24,669
10,128
7,707
4,199
5,658
7,532

6,837
20,597
22,026
22,609
17,676
16,919
17,338

7,050
2,721
3,798
1,663
1,207
267

6,340
5,256
5,780
5,798
6,510
5,945

.53
.51
.51
.53
.55

50,889
47,489
43,745
39,262
34,568
30,880

12,759
12,077
11,584
13,135
15,893
9,469

23,145
14,192
14,947
27,541
38,202
45,851

.31
.30
.31
.32
.34
.34
.29
.30
.36
.35
.39
.41

15,545
14,&i9
12,601
10,33J3
6,784
5,695

.50
<*>
,57
.59
.60
.62

353
130
114
112
61
93
101
61
133
162
117
81

6,221
4,304
5,769
4,461
6,303
4,540

4,929
6,693
8,094
8,588
6,925
6,386

.51
.47
.47
.49
.52
.51
.46
.47
.56
.50
.51
.57

8,827
14,373
10,216 5,398
13,085 8,473
12,562 8,656
23,333 20,170
17,381 17,042

608
1,121
1,855
5,580
1,266
5,324

.51
.48
.48
.48
.51
.51
.48
,45
.54
.48
.50
.56

6,673
18,625
12,528
6,261
5,632
4,756

5,551
14,681
16,104
14,553
13,199
12,054

2,705

6,437

.•50

«.55

.50

17,967 11,957

34,226

126

.34

7, 173

11,810

1936
March . . . „
April . . , ' «
May
,
June , * > * e > * * * . « * * « > * . « . . . . *

Julv.....

Aucust . . *
September .1.1... *. , . . * * . .
October *
.
November . * . . . * . . . *
* *

1937

February c * . « . . . . . * . . .......
March . , . „
April
,
Mav

July . , . , 6
August. . I * * . .
1*.**
September
....... .
Oc tober
.
November
DeGembera * * * . * • * . * * * * * . . .

1938
March
April
Mfi V

August. ............... .....
September . * * * * . . • . * « . « . . * *
October .
.
December * « * . . * i « . . . . . . . « . * ,

an

March
April

ry«.

1939
.

.

.

MAV

Julv
augua

For footnotes, see p. 206.




(«)

.

•

2,562

11,864
9,880
22,655
31,609
26,723
21,923

2,619

1,068

937

106

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—GRAINS AND GRAIN PRODUCTS—Continued
RYE
- — -'-• - • •

RICE

Exportsj

YEAR AND
MONTH

Imports-1

Pockets (100 lb.)

1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
Monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

a ..
a *.
a ,.
a ..
a ., .
a ..
a ., ,
a ..
a
a „.
a ..
a ..
a ,, .
av,, .
av,,.
av,, .
av,, .
av,,.
av,,.
av« •
av,,.
av« .
av,, .

23,004
41,987
56,327
109, 114
172,990
139,944
314,063
327,177
500,049
342,952
290,699
128,758
55,583
97,909
258,333
315,799
321,696
215,461
228,477
214,327
105,590
69,145
137,369

191,510
193,597
212, 140
179,760
222,059
446,741
136,090
109,706
63,531
51,976
40,433
33,948
57,055
99,476
45,000
30,684
26,172
23,571
25,520
15,450
24,390
54,529
43,425

Price,
Prowholeducsale,
tion
head,
(crop
clean
esti(Mew
mate)"
Orleans) 2
Dollars
per lb.

0.040
.038
.063
3
.082
.098
.096
.033
.044
.041
.055
.065
.062
.041
.038
.038
.040
.031
,022
.028
.039
.040

Southern States ( L a . 5, Tex.,
A r k , , and Tenn. )
Receipts,
rough,
at
mills

Thous.
Thous. of
of bu. bbl. (1621b.)

23,478
26,107
39,544
34,714
39,998
42,911
51,648
39,274
41,663
33,238
32,643
33,036
42,025
44,497
43,834
39,534
44,929
44,613
41,619
37,651
39,047
39,452

9

768
463
635
591
634
608
638
761
827
638
704
485
625
746
841
756
688
811
718
762
612
774

Cal I f o r n l a 7

Stocks,
Ship- domestic,
Rements rough and ceipts,
fros
domescleaned
m i l l s , ( I n terms
tic,
milled of cleaned rough
rice rice), end rice
•
1 of month
Thous. of pockets
(100 lb.)

s

636
479
653
643
700
612
555
958
798
687
691
537
636
803
854
839
802
833
761
755
682
756

Shipments
from
mills,
milled
rice

Price,
ExStocks,
ports, wholerough
Includ- sale.,
and
Ho. 2
ing
cleaned
( I n terms flour* (Minneapolis)"
of cleaned
rice), end
of month

Bags (100 lb.)

Thous.
of bu.

169
680
1,138
1,320
1,224
1,359
3,375
4,038

e

898
757
1,022
873
683
812
1,287
1,291
1,254
1,344
1,143
897
1,575
1,746
1,768
1,677
1,376
1,463
1,697
1,780 8431,977 3 159,508
1,953 246,241 138,660
1,703 295,513 151,257

* 419, 106
346,738
285,518

3,967
2,668
3,082
2,408
1,003
3,014
1,324
294
26
16
93
3
(JO,
(JO)

Dollars
per bu.

0.57
.72
1.05
1.08
1.84
1.99
1.50
1.80
1. 35
.83
.70
.86
1.09
.92
1.00
1.07
.96
.61
.39
.37
.56
.71
.55

Re- Stocks,
Procomduc- ceipts, mercial,
tlon princi- ! domespal
(crop
end
esti- mar- tic,
of 3
mate)4 kets'* : month*

Thous. of

bu.

40,390
42,120
46,752
43,089
60,321
83,421
78,659
61,915
61,023
100,986
55,961
58,445
42,316
34,860
51,076 '5,278
37,910
2, 177
35,282
2,053
45,068
1,526
609
33,378
601
39,424
1,457
21,418
17,070
1,092
58,597
1,132

5,543
3, 87,1
8,478
14,700
11,243
9, 108
10,691
11,958
9,009

.53
.57
.52
.50
.52
.58
.75
.83
.87
.&•>
.92
1.10
.71 25,319

1,061
764
1,323
969
2,297
1,422
1,631
1,538
1,659
1,375
1,7,35
1,085
1,405

8,412
7,642
7,630
7,009
6,869
6,379
6,080
6,674
0,515
6,209
5,983
4,859
6,688

1.13
1.11
1.09
1.12
1.09
.99
.85
.77
.78
.74
.68
.70
.92 49,830

715
738
913
1,877
494
1,073
5,988
4,752
2,045
1,327
643
1,741

4,476
3,980
3,022
2,550
2,034
1,406
1,187
5, 354
5,873
6,228
5,657
4,724
3,874

.76
.74
.67
.61
,58
.56
.48
.41
.41
.41
.40
.43
.54 55,564

1,125
787
706
444
869
420
1,146
6,784
3,454
2, 155
950
1,248
1,674

4,593
4,044
3, 413
2,627
1,763
1,000
1, 195
6,835
7,761
8,340
8,102
8,369
4,836

.46
.45
,43
.43
.51
.50
,43
.42
.53
.53
. 51
.67
.49 39,319

9-13
496
1,3*2
7(13
1,045
1,908
1,470
3,455
3j 160
2,053
1,295
3,070
1,665

8,126
7,637
7,630
7, 153
6,813
7,384
7,708
9,246

1936
February. . . . , , * < > .
March
April
,.
May
«•*
July

November. ..... « .
Monthly average*.
1937
March.
April
uav

*.

July
October
December
Monthly average. .
1938
March
April
May
July

,.

Monthly average...

1939
January
February
March
Mav
July

October
December
Monthly average,.

27,967
84,999
85,488
60,952
7,998
83,510
752 112,002
888 62,439
4,447 104,179
1,321 121,970
17,366 122,499
51,547
83,145
52,196 184,672
18,180
94,485

.039
.039
.039
.040
.042
.043
.043
.043
.042
.039
.039
.038
.040 49,820

845
483
232
161
129
GO
20
304
1,375
2,289
1,761
736
700

1,019
1,070
979
788
529
318
287
331
754
1,213
1,110
980
781

3,044
2,554
1,855
1,244
863
609
342
321
962
2,116
2,839
2,654
1,617

144,358
109, 361
114,889
156,616
163,295
173,958
120,853
184,418
259,027
513,655
379,028
90,451
200,826

170,983
119,841
107,869
165,514
142,448
112,350
152,324
71,676
134,336
77,742
34,985
47,150
111,435

393,565
337,446
302,483
229,751
180,043
170,280
95,217
115, 174
110,417
271,739
447,807
440, 303
257,857

99,654 207,492
121,996 125,935
33,610 176,992
29,593 188,107
21,428 205,853
84,407 192,870
160,129 178,072
247,858 176,431
325,205 152,366
276, 142 83,924
277,547
80,991
363,309
56,558
170,073 152, 133

.038
.038
.040
.040
.040
.038
.037
.035
.030
.030
.031
.031
.036 53,372

1,799
973
309
241
240
149
100
152
1,282
2,244
1,782
760
836

1,327
1,109
765
569
549
502
576
520
949
1,342
1,277
1,448
911

3,178
3,139
2,721
2,393
2,092
1,741
1,271
910
1,256
2,233
2,827
2,198
2,163

416,756
317,467
431,945
99,216
70,242
213,590
237,364
367,221
263,332
611,680
443,894
216,854
307,463

98,382
265,629
250,402
67,471
52,737
74,202
118,257
235,262
195, 138
226,284
204,300
109,891
158,163

550,858
433,387
402,698
383,797
352,107
365,247
339,899
259,589
151,661
249,973
300,966
313,303
311,949

443,085
86,473
163,857
152, 916
278,979
325,820
322, 270
309,896
215,914
351, 826
223,534
298,935
264,459

52,627
26,987
56,394
60,756
64,407
51,259
40,452
50,561
46,483
39, 355
34,816
39, 991
47,007

.031
.033
.033
.033
.033
.034
.034
.034
.034
.033
.033
.033
.033 52,506

1,199
922
1,007
676
770
531
270
486
1,625
3,191
1,458
912
1,087

1,101
1,008
1,190
967
902
970
696
611
839
1,437
1,158
977
988

2,337
2,299
2,188
1,940
1,841
1,434
1,027
854
1,803
3,568
3,983
3,983
2,271

510,712 188,085
385,282 211,597
217,229 191,798
57,908
65,445
87,859
65,547
186,353 94,592
165,480 119, 712
269,219 135,853
260,721 118,298
477,536 161,184
444,297 182,448
212,534 136, 365
272,928 139,244

394,163
385,474
303,300
265,989
241,164
231,374
190,000
177,142
179,446
301,531
382,460
366,012
284,880

906,891
302, 302
302, 102
274,893
283,341
241,755
220,315
216,072
381,765
304,543
89, 926
107, 179
352 Ft90

46,344
41,296
67,608
90,116
84,857
75,647
83,257
70,691
37,528
8,568
58,365
32,127
58,034

.033
.033
.033
.033
.033
,033
.033
.033
.040
.038
.037
.038
.034 52, 306

891
898
545
428
681
369
180
390
1,805
2,380
1,375
679
883

1,250
1,064
938
802
1,024
912
758
972
1,146
1,132
1,083
857
994

3,695
3,586
3,244
2,894
2,595
2,092
1,552
996
1,706
3,029
3,410
3,282
2,673

262,200 129,003
169,184 118,478
229,760 143,617
160,345 136,287
203,447 144,414
197,332
97,767
270,965 130,025
486,207 174,422
497,338 224,541
354,776 123,603
167,793
65,521
89,892
68,417
257,437 129,675

393,811
375,056
350,435
301,497
264,633
258,49-4
268,269
389,027
466,045
544,057
574,303
545, 331
394,263

46,586
24,142
6,973

For footnotes, see pp. 206, 207.




1

(JO)
( JO,

0

0
3
(JO)
(JO)

M
(JO)

5

(JO)

(10)
(JO)
*

1
186
59
293
1,031
721
754
589
627
355
249
524
607
395
502
286
116
58
383
307
21
(10)
279
(JO)
JO

0

(

MJ?
(JO)

1
0 '
85 |

io!r»77
9 ',954
io,r»io
8,552

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

107

FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—GRAINS AND GRAIN PRODUCTS—Continued
feW EAT
Prices, w h o l e s a l e

Exports"
DisapWheat,
pearance1 IneludIng
flour

YEAR AMD MONTH

Wheat
only

3.916 BontJiiy @,v6r&g6 ° . « • • > > *
3,917 monthly &v©mff€>*
«
1918 monthly fivcr&fro. * o . » , *

^182,961
s
158,031

13,101
19,490
23,295
18,469
14,304
17,405
22,259
25,801

8,292
14,488
17,160
12,837
8,850
9,265
12,341
18,191

29,918
19,600
14,.599
20,121
11,565
16,164
19,048
13,666
13,862
12,439
10,474
6,843
2,218
3,045
1,311

Production (crop estimate) 3

No. 1, NO. 2, No. 2, Weighted
dark
hard
average,,
red
northern winter
winter 6 markets,
spring
all
(St.
(Kansas
(Minnegrades
apolis) Louis) City)

Total

Spring
wheat

Winter
wheat

Stocks, ©fid of month
Shipmants,
principal
markets 8

Canada
World,
estimated
total J°

Canadian
wheat"

Thousands of bushels

Dollars per bushel.

Thousands of bushels
191,3 monthly avsrag® * . . « . « « . . . .
1914 monthly &v@ras@

5

751 3 101
8G?7,487
1,008,637
634,572
619,790
904 , 130
952,097
843,277

249,862
23,6,542
368,072
178,454
229,834
347,634
203,637
230,050

501,239
670,945
640,565
456,118
389,956
556,508
748,460
613,327

17,635
23,222
24,941
23,962
14,219
16,595
20,444
19.036

1.26
1,63
1.49
1.35
1.26

818,964
846,649
759,482
841,617
668,700
832,313
875,059
914,373

216,171
375.190
204,183
268,054
268,081
300,606
336,871
335,307

602,793
571,459
555,299
573 , 563
400,619
631,607
548,188
579,066

33,971
23 o 109
17,984
29,857
21,218
19S305
26,033
27,067

70,281
111,939

823,217
886,470
941,674
756.927
551,683
526,393
626,344

336,978
252,865
116,278
265,132
175,165'
88,430
161,025

586,339
633,605
825,396
491,795
376,518
437,983
465,319

359844
34,350
27,349
15,543
13,330
12s 316
10,485

499, 069
531,273
508,345
422,520

144,188
147,612
143,395
169,656
313,983
309,733
209,177

2*27
2,23
2.68
2,72

0,99
,99
1.31
1.42
2.29
2.19
2.39
2,55

23,338
13,724
8,211
13,858
7,210
11,523
14,026
8,024

1.60
1,42
1.26
1,39
1.72
1,62
1.45
1.40

1.46
1.27
1.21
1.33
1,81
1.55
1=40
1.59

7, -511
7S314
0. 683
4,573
665
1,414
19

1.32
1.01
.75
.64
.77
1.O4
1.21

1.32
1,02
.65
.52
' .78
,95
.98

1,17
.SO
.59
0 49
,72
,93
1.04

1.18
,92
.64
.55
,75
1,01
1.04

1.13
1.10
1.06
1.02
.95
,98

1.07
1.O7
.98
. .95
.90
.96

7.S64
6S785
93389
7,745
12,970
12 o 364

472,560
431,450
383,230
337,500
288,430
246,110

215,260
199,570
188,935
173,331
148,564
119,645

1.22
1.32
1.22
1,22
1.34

1.10
1.27
1,25
1.29
1.28
1.39

27,310
18S214
10,658
13,978
10S945'
• 12,012

277,341
296,320
319,310
309,340
298,380
312,480

99,037
116,861
143,109
131,226
104,707
85, 518

12,511

331,037

143,814

§

0.85
.93
1.29
1.34
2.30
2.15
2,39
2.44
.

1,33
1.19
1.10
1.21
1,65
1.49
1.35
1,27^

?

.

lo!6
1.20
loll

7

1936
March,,.
*.
April o ............. o
May... o ......... ...............

1,302
1,183
1,424
1,423
1,534
1,382

13
28
30
16
34
26

1.33
1.31
1,24
1.23
1,14
1.24

1.09
1.09
1.08
1.07
1.02
.95

169S128

1,389
1,666
2,415
2,436
1,285
1,731

26
222
487
926
21
50

1.36
1.47
1.46
1.48
1.44
Io59

1.06
1.17
1,19
1.21
1.23
1,35

171,038

1,590

157

1.36

1.13

1.13

1,14

1,576
1,565
1,676
3,108
2,217

33
38
61
137
395
770

Io66
1.59
1.53
1.56
1.46
1,45

1.40
1.43
1.43
1,44
1.32
1.22

1.38
1.37
1.39
1.40
1.32
1.21

1.44
1.39
1.42
1.41
1.32
1.23

8,365
7,089
7,512
8,928
10,629
11,174

341,900
321,740
293,540
340 o 140
189,880
163,460

77,804
73,092
68,216
61,933
50,831
37,696

225,412

3,385
7,233
4,712
9,330
8,597
11,857

2,145
5,453
2,678
7,104
6,388
9,645

1,51
1.33
1.34
1.-27
1.15
1.30

1 = 22
1.12
1.09
1.04
.93
.95

1,22
1.12
1.10
1.06
.94
.96

1.19
1,08
1.09
•1 = 04
.94
.96

27,727
25,102
18,964
23,892
31,460
16,339

243,099
273,300
312,050
294,350
305,410
340,350

29,174
47,217
72 , 723
71,950
57,397
52.674

178 , 477

4,648

2,904

1.42

Io22

1.21

1.21

16,423

276,603

58,308

10,27©
10,466
10,565
8,518
13,246
9,010

8S521
8,643
8,510
69551
11,043.
7,059

1.27
1*25
1.19
1.10
1.05
1.05

1,00
.99
.92
o85
.77
.75

1.03
1.00
.91
.85
,80
,77

1,02
,99
.86
.82
.81

13,553
10,395
10,458
13,778
17 o 090
14,277

326, 510
308,140
279,410
245,640
194,760
179,170

50,088
45,528
43,399
41,029
38,931
35,065

12,764
11,670
5,358
5,727
6,917
6,891

10,844
9,900
3,483
3,104
4,893
4,352

.88
.78
,76
.73
,73
.77

.69
.66
.67
.68
.66
,70

,70
.66
,66
,65
.63
,67

.68
.69
.68
.65
.65
.68

26,726
25,258
23,291
23,797
21,696
18,253

263,400
333 , 640
423,450
441,750
446,510
490,820 '

9*284.

7,242

o96

.78

.78

.79

18,214

327 s 683

80,496

12,613
11 3 946
lis 087
9S468
14,489
6,033
7,414
8S935
5S675
4,6S9
•4 ,,173
2,485
8,340

10,217
8,782
8,487
5,874
10,672
- 3,929

.80
.78
.77
.78
086
,84

,73
,73
o73
.76
.83
,73

.71
.69
.69
.70
o76
.71

.73
.71
,71
,72
.80
,75 •

12,758
9S251
11,113
11,174
16.851
14}423

472,550
418,430
386,220
365,390
336,560
327,810

150,376
144,817
139,071
134,085
112,987
98,133

.78
=76
o93
,88
.91'
1.03

.69
o69
.88
.88
.02
1.04

.84

.80

.67
.65
.86
.83
.86
.88
0 76

158,321

133,321

July. i . .

<> .. . ..............

S©pti®B)fosr

no..

e . . .» ,.

223*380

QGtObfiE". o o . o o a » o . o o . . o . . « . o . . . .

3

loll

626,766

106,892

519,874

193?
lysas

March , , < , . , 0 .......... o .... . . . . .
April . . . .

.0

160,717

0 0 , 0 .. , . , . . .. . , . . 0

May
127,845

July ° „ » . . „ . * . . o . . . o . . ° . . <> . <> . . . .
S©pfessiber . * . » . . . ......... ......
H '

199,932

K
s

875,676

189,852

685,824

SS38
F b '

March
April
May

'

onto

»

«

200,997
179,145

July
"~
.c o ei . . . . . . . . .
^
•*

3305,715

.. ,
189 ,(©5
3

303,321

* **

r%Fch

Apfil

»

210,138

R/tev

191,818

208,214
0 I,.... 0

»

.




185S673
3

198, 961

2,977
5,903
2,530
1,701
1,452
597
5,260

•

•

osa

931,702

343,569

688,133

30,840
22,791

.68
.73
.SO
.86
.88
1,00
.79

16,856
14,936
13 s 086
754,971

191,540

563,431

163548

18,726
65,457
150,665
173,543
163,375
161,161

89,283
135,793
274,841
335,367
316,296
310,855
186,834

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
DSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—GRAINS AND GRAIN PRODUCTS—Continued
WHEAT
Stocks,

WHEAT FLOUR
Prices,
wholesale5

end of m o n t h j

Disappearance,

United States
YEAR AND
MONTH
Total

Country
i l l s Merchant
Com- ' mand
mercial
mills
elevators

(Rus-

On

farms

sell.Pearsalt)«

1913 monthly av. .
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
1922 monthly
1933 monthly
1924 monthly
1925 monthly
1936 monthly
1927 monthly
1928 monthly
1939 monthly
1930 monthly
1931 monthly
1933 'monthly
1933 monthly
1934 monthly
1935 monthly

Thous.
of bu.

5

8,384
8,156
8,259
8,569
9,289
9,198
9,707
9,486
9,628
9,300
9,460
9,483
9,585
9,227
8,844
8,737
8,766
8,531

1,809
3,204
1,654
1,400
1,252
1,359
1,332
927
988
1,069
988
1,139
1,088
805
483
330
347
275

9,386
9,022
9,035
7,969
7,959
7,649
10,064
9,843
8,198
9,631
8,510
7,912
8,765

42,873
41,277
39,836
41,182
41,737
43,454
44,061
43,761
41,397
38,415
37,065
37,276
36,929

12.00
12,68
8.33
7.38
6.39
7.19
8.83
8.43
7.43
7.31
6.79
5.63
4,58
4.19
5,68
7.04
7.68

253
248
297
299
319
289
290
3O7
410
321
269
358
305

40,042
38,987
38,373
36,453
35,338
36,637
43,660
42,067
40,055
41,770
36,844
37,832
38,997

17,088
16,197 11,818 53,899 21,851
89 334
137,932
141,496 153,575 138,160 326,603
130 260
108,631
94,530 114,825 115,567 208,510
74,368 79,492 93,153 157,107

8,114
7,924
8,154
8,781
7,124
8,061
8,423
8,088
9,021
9,324
8,981
8,903
8,408

338
316
330
328
364
308
264
379
433
473
470
471
371

656,243
501,695

66,467
54,436 73,496 79,851 134,652
43,191
31 316
28,333 31,186 54,214 59,113
96 389
133 725
139,273 174,385 130,198 401,411
141,914
136 204
128,748 138)598 107,706 281,190
89,932 104,416 92,992 216,592

8,501
•4,135
7^746
7,918
7,909
8,779
8,630
9,450
9,239
9,737
9,445
9,236
8,643

445,432

108 936
95 474
82,687

91,481

83,481 188,408

295,026

64,178
81,334

38,291

85,039

8,350
9,069
8,689
8,201
8,549
8,783
8,003
9,553
11,279
9,946
7,944
6,074
8,705

..
.,
*132,312
'137, 087
*108,401
*100,235
*109,506
*328,373
*288,879
*313,288
*375,473
*377,939
437,554
361,141

*28,956 *37,117 *31,000
*33,000
*38^900 *25*287 *25,576
*16,148 *29,501 *37,505
57,678 *21,776 *40,038
88,764 *19,277 *34,920
148,064 S41,546 *51,279
2
170,726
59,170
325,486 *30,252 594,334
189,021 *41,585 103,282
139,434 *64,293 114,276
102,180 85,494 101,956
58,349 70,306 89,479

*35,339
*39,349
*28,638
167,476
174,197
195,523
183,969
207,778
341,917
335,873
189,640
143,931
143,899

5

540,780

59,926
49,919 49,772 72,046 98,978
40,698
31,174
25,203 32,194 50,590 43,988
67,305
81,048
82,849 113,134 119,635 335,172

371,653
331,280

70,314
62,366
59,790

210,935

53,251
43 709
34,741

370,715
141,974

July
Ausust
September
October
November
Monthly average..
(937

April
Hay

102,765

July

758,834

October
Monthly average*.
1938
March »
April ,
May..,
June

....

533,422
401,489

333,435
172,846

July

August

.

October
November
Monthly averaj^,.
1939

_.

845,267

^

March
April
Mav

78,140 103,833 128,314
65,808 86,376 124,118

38,748

65,983

71,463

90,373

July

October
November. ........

800,519

166,289
161,987 162,543 137,333 338,658

141,986
614,904 132,843 138,846 114,331 238,985
Monthly average . . 538,968 117,579 105,381 104,768 214,106
For footnotes, see pp. 207, 208.




3.85
4.13
5.61
6.09
10.55
J° 10.30
10.70
11.58
7.03
6.13
5.35
5.98
7.68
7.25
6.69
6.41

Stocks
Total,

end of Held
(Rusmonth
Offal
selt(Rus- m by
7
ills 1
Pear- (Census) sellsallK
Pear- (Census) '
of
salt)^
capacity
(Census) ?
Thousands
Thotis. Thousamte
Thous.
of bbl.
of bbl. of pounds of barrels

5

Flour,

Operations,
percent

3

9,693
9,553
9,996
9,815
9,351
11,091
9,146
10,102
10,471
10,480
11,001
10,433
10,603
10,318
10,561
10,750
10,500
9,875
9,408
8,988
9,097
8,810

57 ORA

762,163
734,824
702,319
733,352
722,204
758,832
768,654
779,789
733,303
671,831
651,776
659,396
654,267

9,433
8,943
7,148
7,228
7,701
7,344
7,046
7,247
6,966
7,116
8,340
8,758
5,634
5,210
5,250
4,895
4,819

5

5.79
4.87
3,57
3.10
4.63
5.76
6.20

9,288
8,943
8,649
8,955
9,098
9,427
9,609
9,484
9,013
8,397
8,OH1
8,146
8,062

7.19
6.99
6.92
6.45
6.07
6,28
6.78
7.21
6.96
7.06
6.84
7.36
6.84

6.09
5.55
5.43
5.34
4.80
4.73
5.23
5.64
5.67
5.57
5.49
5.94
5.44

8,644
8,401
8,253
7,840
7,569
7,845
9,416
9,148
8,708
9,120
8,019
8,216
8,432

53,4 9,386
9,070
56.1
50.7 8,975
48.2 8,235
48.4 8,149
48.2 8,,'JOO
57.8 10,244
56.3 10,245
55.6 9,182
54.0 9,831
53.4 8,839
50.7 8,333
52.7 9,065

728,216
709,574
694,897
665,223
650,921
675,914
793,510
758,322
723,978
749,121
666,240
687,727
708,637

5,400
5,200
5,254
5,100
5,200
5,600
5,500
5,600
6,177
6,000
6,050
6,096
5,598

37,586
34,630
38,605
38,468
34,892
35,548
38,873
39,993
42,467
43,477
40,209
37,538
38,524

7.54
7.45
7.44
7.26
6.98
6.91
7,44
6.48
6.07
5.97
5.53
5.67
6.72

6.16
6.08
6.15
6.02
5.95
5.69
5.76
5.28
5.24
5.33
4.66
4.91
5.61

8,180
7,536
8,403
8,340
7,542
7,637
8,415
8,678
9,334
9,446
8,698
8,168
8,356

52.6
52.9
49.8
51.6
48.6
47.3
52.4
54.2
60.3
59.3
56.8
50.8
53.1

8,246
8,038
8,274
8,808
8,100
8,369
9,140
9,180
9,894
9,942
9,272
8,969
8,853

681,276
628,005
697,451
704,618
642,595
656, &34
701,643
717,658
761,784
781,689
723,674
673,105
697,444

5,900
5,700
5,500
5,200
5,012
5,085
5,538
6,252
6,692
6,836
6,654
6,264
5,886

373
388
437
419
469
415
409
377
399
558
431
540
435

37,421
34,934
39,589
36,085
35,784
39,165
39,390
42,098
44,334
43,896
40,334
38,357
39,364

5.89
5.91
5.50
5.35
5.21
5.88
5.43
4.97
4.91
4.81
4.91
5.06
5.31

5.21
5.51
.93
.51
.15
.53
.25
.01
3.91
3.79
3.80
3.84
4.36

8,116
7,572
8,600
7,834
7,739
8,474
8,507
9,160
9,699
9,634
8,838
8,416
8,549

52.5 8,348
53.2 7,727
51.5
8,793
48.7 8,321
49.9 8,177
52.6 8,656
55,0 9,573
54.8 10,094
63.0 10,548
60,5 10,484
59.2 9,286
54.0 9,266
54,6 9,106

675,738
631,061
710,340
650,595
646,817
707,364
702,336
743,993
770,077
765,608
704,995
672,015
698,403

5,696
5,900
5,510
5,536
5,316
4,866
5,808
6,049
6,560
6,750
6,200
5,700
5,834

510
673
553
765
812
448
944
645
669
623
579
402
635

38,755
35,447
41,063
37,698
39,066
38,927
38,833
43,746
51,101
43,035
37,770
36,848
40,190

5.10
4.95
4,79
4.87
5.33
5.16
4.74
4.90
5.76
5.58
5.70
6.17
5.24

3.82
8,476
7,757
3.66
3.54
8,951
8,344
3.47
8,516
3.60
8,440
3.58
3.41
8,433
9,523
3.36
4.36 11,191
9,438
4.30
4.38
8,298
5,01
8,119
3.87 L 8,781

57.2 8,711
57.0 8,512
56.0 9,142
8,916
55.7
55.4 9,311
9,393
55.0
57.4
9,063
60.3 10,347
75.9 12,148
61.5 10,779
56.3 8,929
55.0 8,533
58.6 9,473

681,634
635,888
730,613
665,468
603,372
699,737
689,557
773,787
890,697
753,851
655,454
635,415
707,788

6,550
5,300
5,300
5,160
5.100
5,000
5,150
5,300
5,500
5,710
5,635
6,475
5,422

1936
March
April

Dollars
per barrel

4.58
5.10
6.66
7.26
11.39

1.033
1,064
1,305
1,198

.,

av
av
av
av
av
av
av
av
av

Grindings Standard Winter, Flour,
ports*
of
straiflht actual
wheat7 patents
(Minne- (Kansas
(Census)''
apolis)
City)

Ex-

Thousands
of barrels

Thousands of bushels

Production

55.8
53.5
51.9
54.1
54.2
55.7
57.4
57.5
55.4
51.9
50.7
51.7
50.9

"4, '584
3,891
4,135
4,150
4,346
3,932
3,550
3,841
3,793
3,850
3,827

4,068
4,255
4,677
4,686
4,422

4,074
3,773
5,001

4,560
4,352

4,152

3,508
4,314
4,317
4,073

3,665
3,641

4,058
5,165
4,182

109

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—LIVESTOCK
CATTLE AND CALVES
Disposition1

Receipts,
princiLocal
pal
markets' slaughter

YEAR AND MONTH

HOGS

Shipments

Total

DI sposl t I o n 1

Prices, wholesale (Chicago)

Stockor
and
feeder

Steers, Calves,
Beef
3
steers5 eorn
fed 3 vealers

Reeeipts,
princiLocal
pal
market s* slaughter

Prices

Shipments

Total

Wholesale,
heavy 5
Stoeker (Chicago)
and
feeder

Hogcorn
ratio*
Bu. of com

Thousands of ardjnais

191 A. m0lVhl^ aV a^6
1915 monthly a. 6ra,ge. • . • . « « . . . i o » > *

1933 nonthiy s,v6r&g6» * • • • • . • • • • * - •

193S monthly average

•> .......

Col. per
per cwt.
100 lb. of live hogs

Thousands of animal *

Dollars per 100 pounds

8.37
ft. 36
7.13
i.62
15.71
17.60
18.24
14.19
8.47
9.39'
7.69
8.49

12.2
10.5
9.2
10.7
9.7
10.6
10.4
9.8
13.9
14.2
9.0
8.2
11.3
16.9
12.7
9.9
10.8
11.4
11.9
13.0
10. B
7.0
11,3

1,313
1,473
1,923
3,108
2,052
1,850
1,949
1,935
1,934
1,975
2,006
1,989
1,897
1,790
1,703
1,681
1,635
1,444
1,494
2,314
1,800

659
858
1,106
1,240
1,136
1,016
933
1,036
1,086
1,154
1,206
1,196
1,122
1,028
992
975
950
865
931
1,402
1,086

488
579
789
859
896
819
717
889
838
808
787
784
764
751
700
693
677
•571
553
399
703

192
331
401
418
441
342
292
405
379
331
319
309
301
330
304
386
254
218
3312
305
283

8.25
8.65
8.40
9.50
11.60
14.65
15.50
13.30
3.30
8.65
9.40
9.24
10.16
9.47
11.36
13.91
13.43
10.95
8.06
6.70
5.42
6.76
10,26

1,793
1,416
1,625
1,673
1,532
1,764
1,881
2,216
3,364
3,439
2,176
1,811
1,882

1,160
942
1,046
1,094
1,002
1,137
1,180
1,332
1,339
1,368
1,246
1,145
1,165

629
462
556
673
511
610
697
848
9S8
1,060
893
695
705

197
116
190
195
163
1UT
340
319
380
516
448
277
267

9,30
8.37
8.65
8.42
7.93
7.86
8.13
8.46
9.16
9.31
10.31
10.27
8.82

12.11
10.61
10.31
9.21
8.61
8.51
8.70
9.00
9.52
9.91
11.08
13.05
9i95

10.72
10.69
8.83
8.78
9.13
8.95
8.13
8.18
9.72
9.56
8.75
10.06
9.34

2,532
1,817
2,045
1,875
1,759
1,864
1,915
1,747
1,939
2,613
3,149
3,145
2,300

1,776
1,188
1,372
1,322
1,277
1,348
1,347
1,166
1,263
1,782
2,334
2,216
1,524

752
628
666
550
481
513
562
57S
673
830
900
934
672

40
36
33
38
33
36
57
91
94
62
41
40
49

9.73
10.33
10.10
10. 5S
9.48
10.05
10.11
10.83
ID. S3
10.00
9.67
10.25
10.11

14.3
14,5
11.4
9.5
9.2
9.4
9.3
9.5
12.8

1^691
1,343
1*727
1,634
1,751
1,903
1,676
2,245
2,360
2,333
2,132
1,639
1,868

1,106
918
1,143
1,058
1,067
1,184
1,013
1,184
1,247
1,193
1,146
1,015
1,106

562
418
564
569
663
703
660
1,030
1,094
1,131
978
630
749

184
121
184
102
339
217
233
381
437
595
461
237
§89

10.69
10.22
10.79
10.75
11.21
13.11
13.97
14.13
13.78
12.79
10.65
8.96
11.47

12.91
13.24
14.06
14.30
13.00
13.43
15.08
15.68
16.53
16.06
14.30
11.11
14.14

11.53
9.81
9.45
9.31
9.40
9.34
9.75
11.23
11.81
10.78
10.38
10.88
10.29

3,500
2,084
2,224
2,036
1,536
1,513
1,157
1,375
1,533
1,906
2,323
2,587
1,889

1,749
1,455
1,595
1,448
1,074
1,075
790
885
1,071
1,362
1,666
1,834
1,334

748
627
610
589
444
43S
366
380
454
539
640
753
550

29
38
43
36
32
29
31
35
32
33
29
27
32

10,38
10.18
10.36
10.11
11.01
11.46
12.11
13.19
11.83
10.63
8.58
7.63
10 .SI

9.3
8.9
8.7
7.6
7.7
8.5
9.1
11.2
11.2
16.6
17.2
15.5
11.0

1,647
1,313
1,636
1,502
1,681
1,606
1,630
1,946
2,017
2,306
1,900
1,465
1,720

1,055
863
1,013
920
1,021
995
952
1,103
1,061
1,122
989
843
995

557
445
605
576
632
615
659
821
954
1,120
927
632
712

188
1S9
331
201
218
215
242
335
469
594
473
309
301

8,13
7.78
8.46
8.63
8.83
9.50
10.71
10.31
10.43
10.33
10.03
10.13
9.39

9.90
9.10
9.57
9.31
9,60
9.88
11.01
10.91
11.11
10.83
10.75
11.60
10.30

10.90
10.53
9.63
9.50
9.13
8.78
9.25
10.20
10.84
10.70
10.29
9.63
9.96

2,893
1,962
1,895
Is 724
1,890
1,757
1,570
1,797
1,881
2,255
3,607
2,570
2,067

3,067
1,332
1,334
1,206
1,33*
1,249
1,123
1,323
1,397
1,660
1,903
1,848
1,481

815
636
557
517
54S
500
444
465
479
587
691
726
580

35
39
47
35
31
38
33
35
26
38
33
43
35

7.65
8.35
9.13
8.27
8,17
8.69
8.94
8.45
8,96
8.08
7. 85
7.17
8.27

14.6
16.0
16.3
14.7
13.9
15.3
15.9
16.1
16.8
17.4
18.1
16.0
15.8

1,640
1,294
1,542
1,467
1,737
1,476
1,667
1,764
2,117
2,438
1,912
1S404
1,705

975
807
952
869
1,068
934
971
972
1,019
1,124
963
833
957

613
496
ST9
591
647
546
664
795
1,074
1,270
973
572
734

259
213
353
333
240
187
242
375
546.
743
549
273
343

10.35
10.17
10.29
10.02
9.68
9.22
9.30
9.09
10.23
9.87
9.63
9.59
9.75

11.59
11.30
11.44
11.32
10.59
9.66
9.53
9.26
10.68
10.07
9.86
10.00
10.44

10.38
11.19
10.34
9.56
9.68
9.13
9.68
10.03
11.09
10.78
9.75
9.66
10.11

3,699
1,971
3,205
1,996
2,410
2,105
1,948
3,007
1,995
2,458
2,847
3,331
2,331

1,938

754
566
547
485
S75
560
546
5SO
634
617
665
849
604

41
38
45
44
43 ,
43
35
36
39
37
40
46
41

7.18
7.68
7.30
6.91
6.69
6.39
6.03
6.75
7.54
6.07
B.93
5.15
6.63

15.4
16.4
16.0
14.6
13.3
11.9
13.1
13.0
12.6
13.7
12.5
10.0
13.4

8,51
9.04
8.70
9.57
12.81
16.42
17. SO
14.49
8,78
9.44
9.95
0.67
10.66
9.53
12.69
14.49
13.49
11.03
8.76
7.80
5.78
7.89
11.70

9.38
9.81
9.50
10,59
13,64
15.62
16.81
14.16
9.44
9.57
10.00
10.04
10.91
13ol4
13.71
14.36
14.73
11.27
8.14
6.03
5.78
5.96
8.91

3,018
3,605
3,170
3,739
3,706
3,510
3,425
3,672
4,611
4,618
3,661
3,314
3,451
3,877
3,675
3,398
3,295
2,919
3,365
2,810
1,630

2,074
2,589
3,120
2,537
2,501
2,230
2,195
2,395
3,014
2,933
3,305
2,049
3,196
2,440
2,327
2,074
3^045
1,975
2,539
1,993
1,126

718
991
1,048
1,198
1,197
1,275
1,226
1,378
1,595
1,684
1,356
1,264
1,254
1,433
1,346
1,323
1,248
943
822
813
503

16
66
83
75
61
42
49
68
41
44
76
74
61
52
43
44
27
33
46
38

12. m

IS. 34
10.14
9.63
10.33
9.61
6.14
3.81
3.98
•5.03
9.60

1936
March.
April
May.

. .«..*.*..

July

...«.•

.to.........*......

1937

1

16.7
16.8
16.3

ia.4

1938
F h

t»

March

JSe! ;..,:;....;:.;:..:;.;.;....
Mav

November.

1939

April
ltov
Julv.

Monthly average

For footnotes, see pp. 308, 309.




1,'654
1,509
1,832
1,535
1,394
1,451
1,453 •
1,825
2,177
2,482
1,720

110

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—LIVESTOCK AND MEATS
LIVESTOCK

MEATS

Sheep and l a m b s

Dollars per
100 lb.

Thousands of animals
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

Beef and veal

Prices, whole-3
Stocks,
Disposition 2
sale (Chicago)
ProR^
cold storage
duction end of month17
ceipts,
ConConExEx- 75
(inprlncl sumption, ports
Shipments
Ewes,
8 ports* spected
Lambs, sumption,
pal 7 Local
apparent*'
apparent
native,
native,
slaughmarkets slaughStocker
fair
fair
ter)" Total Miscelter
Total
and
laneous
to good
meats
feeder to best

YEAR AND
MONTH

1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

Total meats

..

166
273
371
434
580
432
258
347
373
390
361
389
408
418
464
372
441
281
251
280
249

4.69
5.04
5.93
7.17
10.33
11.29
9.35
8.74 •
3.41
5.79
6.10
6.91
7.23
13,49
6.59
13.70
6.10
14.22
6.51
13.69
6.23
4.00
9.35
7,27
2.50
1.99
5.76
6.23
• 1.90
7.56
2.77
8.67
3.68

825
794
877
854
856
852
929
1,053
1,079
1,025
1,034
1,047
1,056
1,058
1,029
1,043
1,029
1,082
1,066
886

92
79
149
146
140
247
247
143
143
134
176
151
113
103
91
98
108
86
69
62
68
57
21

732
690
666
802
1,064
873
1,014
1,271
1,597
1,723
1,083
692
1,017

94
59
66
112
183
108
152
343
480
721
367
110
233

4.50
4.34
4.62
4.81
4.56
(*)
(«)
3.31
3.36
3.49
3.67
3.83
7
4.09

10.25
9.97
9.66
10.75
. 10.97
10.38
9.06
8,86
8.91
8.50
8.40
8'. 47
9.50

1,008
844
942
961
957
1,033
1,040
1,001
1,075
1,195
1,059
1,O47
1,014

1,187
936
960
1,052
1,121
1,022
900
1,047
1,163
1,023
922
988
1,027

865
658
620
830
1,088
852
1,012
1,677
1,806
1,668
891
668
1,053

115
78
60
92
136
133
185
549
633
857
352
94
274

5.52
5.77
6.59
6.25
6.05
4.25
4.38
4.75
4.03
4.11
4.15
3.81
5.00

9.94
10.06
11.49
12.13
11,55
11.47
10.47
10.43
10.16
9.72
9.20
8.47
10.44

1,955
1,713
1,739
1,938
2,409
1,929
1,964
2,664
2,986
2,805
1,945
1,552
2,133

1,151
1,058
1,067
1,679
1,274
1,080
979
1,146
1,174
1,124
996
890
1,085

793
663
670
853
1,129
862
992
1,495
1,786
1,673
968
673
1,046

95
82
80
90
187
171
177
438
621
856
415
155
281

3.91
4.08
4.84
4.94
3.62
3.16
3.19
3.27
3.28
3.35
3.73
3.78
3.75

1,746
1,546
1,766
1,993
1,951
1,711
2,042
2,392
2,625
2,607
1,907
1,514
1,985

1,063
953
1,046
900
1,070
913
983
968
1,064
1,075
944
848
986

677
595
720
1,082
884
804
1,040
1,419
1,564
1,520
984
671
998

113
82
110
251
235
167
261
504
613
693
429
141
300

3.97
4.38
4.78
5.66
4.60
2.97
3.17
3.38
3.59
3.85
4.39
4.33
4.07

1,536
1,724
1,685
1,874
2,271
1,961
2,014
1,864
1,835
1,850
1,842
1,989
1,995
2,133
2,239
2,484
2,752
2,442
2,265
2,178
2,131

854
936
762
856
1,054
915
1,071
889
856
867
867
949
955
1,021
1,071
1,264
1,327
1,258
1,164
1,118
1,077

563
766
918
1,017
1,215
1,047
944
973
977
983
976
1,037
1,040
1,110
1,166
1,217
1,416
1,184
1,100
1,060
1,052

1,862
1,632
1,701
1,798
1,944
1,859
2,022
2,287
2,766
2,871
2,149
1,761
2,054

1,127
949
1,023
988
888
961
1,006
1,011
1,126
1,191
1,071
1,082
1,035

2,063
1,591
1,576
1,882
2,209
1,879
1,908
2,752
2,994
2,697
1,785
1,643
2,082

5

Thousands
of pounds

Millions of pounds

Price,
wholeProB«ef
sale,
ducstocks,
beef,
tion
cold
fresh,
(In- storage,
native spected
end
steers slaughof
70
ter)
monthu
(Chicago) 14

Dol. per
lb.

Thousands
of pounds

.231
.207
.156
.131
.095
.114
.176_

329,811
314,784
331,971
383,268
457,910
522,309
448,074
395,093
371,125
414,045
427,407
444,005
456,643
479,709
439,760
393,917
893,960
392,026
395,906
366,171
420,493
466,849
430 ,585 _

256,523
237,123
156,117
99,623
68,521
75,689
79,712
80,156
'64,358
59,065
53,801
72,018
74,945
49,276
37,706
46,302
78,303
78,416

888
1,2S5
1,269
1,158
963
773
985
982
908
768
894
1,005
1,068
853
871
817
877
948
661

"43
87
103
82
79
54
68
72
73
55
60
65
81
84
72
53
57
81
66

354,440
420,945
467,135
431,602
400,648
375,077
411,561
427,455
440,905
461,485
479,889
446,650
401,113
404,009
397,968
397,913
368,035
419,731
463,880
439,636

3,016
7,161
31,297
22,734
29,142
58,334
22,592
11,599
3,417
2,723
2,347
2,171
2,205
2,065
1,613
1,110
1,362
1,603
1,382
1,O12
1,4&3
1,82-4
1,051

20
16
22
19
24
24
22
19
18
22
22
20
21

1,144
698
689
847
937
675
960
669
949
650
641
1,033
665
1,066
997
671
1,029
625
1,210
638
1,244
828
1,337 1,149
1,063
717

79
70
67
61
57
57
62
73
75
77
95
133
75

493,784
426,636
439,631
485,136
474,901
502,018
523,522
528,398
558,678
580, 901
466,194
482,211
496,836

728
787
1,218
1,033
1,426
1,110
1,302
1,790
1,483
1,536
1,021
960
1,199

.180
.171
.151
.149
.13-4
.133
.138
.143
.145
.150
.1&3
.168
.152

484,334
402,142
425, 199
459,149
453,127
483,518
518,400
542,249
571,787
595,095
510,043
321,965
497,492

104,447
86,928
79,509
65,011
51,134
41,222
42,914
64,255
82,806
104,961
152,709
193,760
89,143

1,008
860
1,040
998
941
1,002
927
938
1,031
1,034
983
1,054
985

17
14
18
19
25
19
18
17
18
29
31
35
22

1,109
903
1,006
957
813
880
771
792
891
1,000
1,042
1,195
947

1,245
1,282
1,240
1,181
1,030
898
736
582
440
394
447
583
838

132
126
117
90
83
69
58
49
44
42
51
67
78

483,312
401,174
484,616
484,041
444,908
491,360
443,282
472,912
502,232
490,994
437,674
452,630
465,761

879
1,071
1,497
1,528
1,008
828
1,064
1,179
1,026
889
705
991
1,056

.182
.183
.192
.200
.200
.208
.228
.248
.251.
.246
.211
.180
.211

469,582
384,817
453,740
443,712
412,001
456,719
421,267
459,706
485,889
469,019
440,814
456,961
447,857

180,916
167,438
142,691
111,653
86,168
63,522
51,466
44,582
38,746
43,897
53,741
60,970
87,149

7.93
7.38
8.70
8.04
7.76
8.84
8.56
7.93
7.56
7.68
8.38
8.59
8.08

1,039
883
989
953
996
999
965
1,017
1,070
1,097
1,092
1,040
1,012

32
28
30
27
35
31
28
22
31
34
33
34
30

1,259
944
961
908
958
982
937
972
1,005
1,073
1,177
1,227
1,034

797
838
789
729
671
642
601
548
459
413
484
671
637

81
78
70
64
62
62
61
60
53
50
54
72
64

456,087
403,981
464,861
442,329
452,674
456,814
449,240
468,355
498,910
479,588
461,465
415,788
454,176

1,012
1,046
1,273
913
&44
1,029
1,194
1,082
1,261
1,248
1,192
1,795
1,166

.144
.126
.141
.146
.150
.158
,174
.170
.170
.174
.172
.170
.158

452,183
399,062
453,600
423,753
437,167
449,569
444,617
462,160
495,838
477,452
467,980
416,041
448,285

59,369
57,023
50,50.1
40,145
33,601
33,730
35,925
34,467
36,943
41,218
52,637
58,187
44,479

8.63
8.54
8.66
9.36
9.38
9.25
8.85
7.93
9.07
9.00
8.84
8.38
8.83

1,057
899
1,064
943
1,105
1,073
1,053
1,138
1,132
1,169
1,157
1,156
1,079

42
37
39
30
42
43
48
39
40
31
37
42
39

1S202
927
1,067
955
1,127
1,083
1,033
1,037
1,065
1,162
1,285
1,410
1,113

791
784
758
758
761
749
699
573
478
452
562
808
681

76
68
63
60
65
68
69
66
59
58
69
95
68

434,239
377,363
450,183
402,876
479,125
452,721
452,940
476,716
503,357
494,206
457,231
438,167
451,594

1,105
841
1,047
710
1,036
1,114
1,525
1,401
2,042
1,M6
1,269
1,531
1,264

.172
.177
.173
.168
.166
.159
.156
.151
.166
,152
.150
.166
.163

425,605
368,125
439,576
390,623
466,306
444,337
445,800
469,51*4
495,867
499,306
472,202
445,234
446,876

53,126
46,404
40,970
36,866
34,650
33,591
33,456
33,027
36,917
49,242
67,672
76,974
45,241

853
810
895
987
937
1,137
1,076
969
971
1,067
1,230
1,217
1,106
1,127
1,126
1,152
1,142
1,089
1,106
1,076
1,162
1,121
856

0.130
.136
.129
.138
.167
.221
.233
.230
.163
.150
.158
.171
.180
.164
.186
.228,

127,200

iee,343

1036
March
April
May
July

Monthly average.,
1937
January
Mareh
April
May
July
September ........

Monthly average..
1938
March
April
May

*....«,

July

Monthly average . .
1930
March
May
July ,

October
Monthly average..

For footnotes, see pp. 208, 209.




'

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

111

FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—MEATS-Continued
IAMB AND MUTTON

YEAR AND MONTH

PORK ( I N C L U D I N G LARD)

ProStocks,
ducConcold
tion
sumpstoraga,
(intion,
end
apparent^ spected
©f
slaughmonth"
ter)"

Exports"'

Consumption
apparenta

Priets, wholasalejy
Lard, In tierces

Total

Lard

Hams,
smoked
(Chicago)

Prime
Recontract
fined
(Ch i cago)
(M.Y.)

85,005
08,901
114,039
431,847 120,941
343,486 108,142
378,420 187,5^8
383,581 219,803
417,203 128,019
434,363 135,887
481,375 123,912
588,051 165,645
600,103 139,483
524,712 102,260
93,312
512,885
558,786
82,017
610,872
90,303

47,958
38,318
40,556
37,827
31,845
46,260
65,322
52,957
74,408
65,621
88,293
80,955
-58,974
59,756
58,475
©5,289

0.166
.167
.153
.185
,252
,318
.343
.334
.268
,264
.212
.202
.271
.308
.340
.228

0.110

477 117
450 851
534 294
565,691
449,570
583,154
588,977
539,452

.......
.......

559,279
618,276
765,178
734,963
610,226
0.145 606,045
.128 644,230
.123 714,941

1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928

monthly
mont&ly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
Monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
Monthly
monthly

average
average
average. . . .
average
average
average ....
average
average ....
average
average ....
average....
average o t o .
average....

42,989
35,830
37,615
38,047
39,140
41,691
41,964
43,630

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
Monthly
monthly
monthly

average
average,,..
average. ...
average. *.«,
average
average . . . .
average

45,800
54,093
57,462
56,740
55,992
51,907
58,471

45,458
54,145
57,303
56,793
56,121
52,001
58,389

3,653
4,693
2,530
1,749
2,111
2,600
2,636

608,288
576,622
587,950
604,206
606,002
550,349
388,059

99,2%
77,781
61,53.4
55,703
60,523
48^780
15,503

70,656
54,668
48,191
45,013
48,687
36,341
8,113

o244
.230
.181
.133
.121
,152
.225

.130
.109
.080
.050
.057
.083
,145

.119
.109
.095
,063
.064
.090
.153

64,312
55,018
58,477
53,394
47,205
48,108

64,150
§4,839
58,285
•51 s 871
46,720
47,971

2,834
2,563
2,334
1,785
1,282
1,122

450,170
14,929
362,606
1132$8
16,403
443,486
14, US
423,876
435,020 ' ' 18,495
482,772
18,880

10,161
7,570
11,566
9,535
10,974
11,140

.203
.243
.235
.239
.238
.240

.109
.112
.111
ol!3
.104
.103

.120
.118
,118
,120
.113
.113

49,448
50,815
60,116
65,068
58,804
62,692

49,833
52S001
6QS8S4
67,654
61,443
64,553

1,478
2,634
3,374
5,930
8,450
10,228

467,498
422,125
455,960
549,324
534,078
502,456

16,811
12,224
12,083
14,784
16,464
13,618

7,555
6,119
7,876
10,530
0,663
9,473

,252
,256
.246
.225
=,223
.226

.110
.122
.118
.117
.119
.135

58,046

56,684

3,667

460,781

15,008

9,347

,340

.115

69,300
54,864
56,400
56,688
55,749
55,073

69,570
54,162
53,833
54,151
54,154
54, 3M

10,491
9,807
7,174
4,574
2,950
2,171

455,098
404,334
499,039
457,459
439,933
455,779

12,377
9,101
12,4Q7
13,737
20,035
14, 915

8,855
4,518
7,376
8,290
13,603
0,847

,225
.227
.209
.214
= 215
.229

52,913
57,501
64,075
58,789
62,011
56,856
57,519

52,639
57,634
64,064
€9,318
51,848
57,514

430,739
407,986
464,580
483,760
493,174
544,612
461,374

13,323
11,831
13,016
23,307
26,260
39,502

•56,943

1,840
1,928
1,887
2S376
2,286
2,895
4,198

16,608

7,824
7,200
9,808
18,695
18,467
22,295
11 , 398

64,716
59,305
69,650
58,982
61 s 091
5SS340

65,140
•59,573
60,084
58,353
61,733
•563 321

3,294
' 3,523
2,901
3,121
2S125
2,148

517,997
419,431
463,597
451,294
481,847
486,067

36,7-50
23,085
34,911
22,471
29,711
25,635

December „ . . , . , . „ . „ . „ „ „ .

.55*530
63,180
©5,3S3
63 , 876
56,375
54,281

55,392
63,112
65,880
63,588
56,997
54,684

1,972
1,861
2S318
2,606
3,171
3, .541

460,647
486,157
506,164
554,066
574,142
570,273

Monthly avsrag© a . a , D e o . «

59,887

59,981

3SS32

61,709
58 ,.558
63,777
51,198
55,539
53,183

61,135
63,451
50,780
§5,398
53,238

53,010
56,028
62,517
October . „
61,608
November . . „ . . . , „ „ „ 0 „ a , , . 58,391
•56,791
57,093

.104
.084
.135
,217
.255
.290
.200
=111
.115
.153
.133
o!68
.150
.129
,133

Lard

Total

Fresh
and
cured

Lard

Thousands of pounds

44,623
38 445
373 564
29,120
31,831
38,539
34,399
41,083
34,820
37,188
38,030
38,943
41,741
41,822
43 ,.546

3 3 722
4,531
6,026
8,291
20, 174
22,090
3,294
3,743
2,495
1,731
2,633
SS625
39117

Tota!

Dollars per pound

Thousands of pounds

38,439
29,141
31 , 299
39,166
37,703

Production ( I n - Stocks, e e l d storage,
and of m o n t h 1 2
spected slaughter)* 0

85,741
74,117
90,959
92,21S
120,413
642,209 119,705
561,021 86,573
77,311
760,043
737,720
89,855
045,460 108,030
94,884
551,037
669,039 102,926
743,828 140,742

558,802
595,167
784,364
828,710
778,433

114,942
131,261
164,270
160,219
120,979
130,115
139,729
145,813

644,543
669,284
875,323
920,922
898,845
761,914
647,594
837,353
827,581
753,480
646,521
771,955
884,570

702,527
543,143
653,625
653,545
085,470
602,630
307, 173

146,929
126,763
129,503
131,132
139,939
111,733
55,173

910,544
688,926
746,612
724,245
772,001
785,740
514,259

756,401 164,083
602,607
86,319
607,983
78,639
037,202
87,043
642,017 129, 984
026,800 153,934
439,079
75, 181

595,065
390,346
453,787
449,029
449,173
499,066

96,393
66,464
75,518
77,034
80,534
87,288

511,711
530,143
526, 903
541,017
540,274
541,904

436,042
451,418
450,149
457,403
440,618
435,130

75,669
78,725
70,814
83,615
99,656
106,774

.119 497,956
.129 403,198
,126 396,371
.125 546,907
.126 669,115
.139 750,815

83,952 558,987
64,362 531,409
59,627 463,404
80,568 449,698
103,020 572,105
118,420 812,700

441,901
420,848
361,008
354,950
463,400
©60; 891

117,026
110,561
101,796
94,748
108,765
145,809

.122

508,402

82,081 548,365

448,368

99,997

.139
,126
,127
.119
.121
.133

,144
.131
.132
.138
.130
.133

570,173
464,299
498,794
458,734
346,417
368,508

90,443
72,324
76,584
68,328
50,732
53,410

921,231
978, 164
973,004
965,798
858,134
703,548

738,522 182,709
775,088 202,470
755,777 317,227
756,354 309,444
003,057 194,477
578,424 185,124-

.242
.253
.254
.253
.237
=,216
.231

,120
.117
.114
.105
.099
.088

.138 297,000
.136 274,501
.132 341,231
.133 451,712
.114 549,279
.101 680,585

.117

,128 441,769

41,701
35,278
43,510
59,009
85,468
111,706
05,634

624,232
485,689
355,148
305,891
340,596
452,258
668,641

467,373 150,959
367,595 118,094
72,614
382,534
39,477
266,414
306,630
33,966
398,565 53,693
529,786 138,855

20,453
10,284
16,047
15,508
20,340
17,179

,209
,212
.214
.316
.214
.212

.091
.093
.094
.088
.087
.088

.103
.104
.103
.098
.098
.097

742,083
485,475
447,360
435,797
458,701
476,553

126,503 653,346
82,045 699,633
77,715 665,263
74,908 622,454
81,033 574,097
80,365 543,770

554,028
582,654
543,947
500,504
450,-516
417,704

23,187
17,339
25,493
28,332
27,075
27,258

13,881
10,843
18,790
21,071
16,009
19,198

.223
,326
.243
0248
=,200
.200

.095
,086
,083
,080
.077
= 074

.106
.098
.097
.093
,080
,086

436,978
448,180
443,756
531,753
651,636
756,532

72,938 502,658
74,193 451,397
75,838 367,177
89,716 319,312
105,533 373,641
134,770 537,535

378,981 123,677
334,777 110,620
277,231 89,946
67,667
351,645
299,143 74,499
430, 104 107,431

497,040

25,OSO

17,050

.218

.080

.098

535,400

89,679 535,856

418,441 107,415

2,925
2,773
2,413
1,956
1,791
1^837

561,339
463,239
550,289
488,486
570,47©
566,8©6

30,966
32,727
33,022
25,591
36,9S0
37,403

28,520
24,483
33,157
17,531
25,303
32,682

' .200
,300
= 200
.203
.207
.206

o073
,073
,070
.067
.069
= 065

.084
.081
.081
.077
,079'
.075

715,179
500,709
563,699
513,160
005,478
585,804

132,533
90,038
99,442
91,858
106,945
100,218

658,489
667,419
652,456
656,746
650,587
645,173

526,411
542,138
523,204
537,213
520,251
438,796

53,073
56,599
63S030
63,147
§0,088
57,555

1,893
2,459
2,965
3,499
4,187
4,803

547,518
605,535
566,583
613,248
641,838
660,957

42,233
33 , 028
33,848
25,700
33,008
36,308

25,339
33,848
24,093
19,091
25,706
18,917

.001
.060
,083
.071
,067
= 070

.071
.075
,104
.083
.078
.077

594,581
471,310
379,030
341,393
431,237
031,564

454,760 139,815
360,932 110,378
78,794
300,320
68,738
272,655
88,955
332,272
469,439 162,100

• 2,792

569,701

33,901

23,106

.069

=,080

534,284
510,693
506,341
600,505
753 , 588
80©,801
008,025

94,453
91,676
88,611
102,914
137,724
174,546

•57,829

,203
0203
o206
,209
.185
,176
C.2GO

.........
.........
.........

1936
March. ..................
April.......
May..........,...... B ...
July. .......
September . . . . « . , „ „ , „ . .0
November, ...............

1937
March. ..................
April.... 0 . , . , = , . . .......
May*. . . . = . „ ............ 0
July.. o o . .
October „ „ o , . . . . » , o . o o . =. .

G93B
January . <> . <> . . . . O D . . B O D O
March. ...................
April
May ...... D ...
. . . . . o . <>
July. .....

=><>„. = ,>.,

September

99,318
110,979
121,316
121,890
123,581
120,066

l§39
January c a a o , , o a e o ^ ! , ^ , a < , a
.February . o 0 . o o o . o D o 0 t > D o o
April. ,,..,......„.......
May0 c, . & o .......
July.

For footnotes, see pp. 208, 309.




109,747 504,914

443,860

132,078
125,281
129,352
129,533
139,336
148,377

131,054

112

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO-POULTRY AND EGGS AND TROPICAL PRODUCTS
POULTRY AND EGGS
Egos

Poultry

YEAR AND MONTH

Receipts,
5 markets'

Thous, of Ib.

Thous . of cases

1934

montiily avorac? . . * . « . . . »

Frozen
Thousands
of pounds

Ixxig
tons

Clearances,
from Brazf!
Price,
spot
Accra
To the
(N. Y.)« Total United
States
Dollars
per Ib.

4,930
10,621
12,071
14,871
18,866
24,562
22,607
27,716
27,426
31,610
37,850
57,448
62,366
64,570
86,240
93,996
79,746
75,220
80,299
78,975

5,795
6,601
8,576
9,026
14,511
13,391
14,561
12,785
11,340
12,831
15,411
14,073
14,212
15,859
15,810
14,108
18,883
13,885
15,475
17,841
17,641
16,428
22,556

0.0742
.0751
.0968
.1156
.1595
.1291
.1043
.0803
.0524
.0436
.0440
.0522
.0503

Imports
Into
United
States5

Thousands of bags

Visible supply,
end of month
Price,
Rewhole- ceipts
sale,
at
Total,
Rio Ho. 7 ports,
United
(N. Y.)« Brazil excluding
Interior States
of Brazl 1
Dollars
per Ib.

Thousands of bags

1,097
928
1,395
1,078
864
607
1,051
944
1,003
1,033
1,175
1,158
1,118
1,130
1,241
1,138
1,164
1,235
1,471
1,003
1,323
1,207
1,307

411
461
589
552
526
373
525
521
513
499
625
583
586
625
665
608
595
651
792
537
702
637
726

538
638
776
737
812
664
844
819
847
787
890
897
810
943
905
920
936
1,010
1,099
948
1,001
962
1,108

0.111
.082
.075
.092
.093
.094
.179
.120
.072
.103
.115
.168
.203
.182
.148
.165
.157
.067
.062
.081
.078
.098
.072

1,138
936
1,431
1,186
1,064
994
• 733
910
1,138
966
992
1,280
1,070
1,143
1,307
Ijl77
1,217
1,379
1,701
1,365
1,559
1,151
1,395

11,819
11,370
9,468
9,280
P
9,147
C°>
V
7,318
7,941
8,913
8,730
5,863
4,857
5,146
4,619
4,597
5,250
5,165
5,304
6,312
5,510
6,344
7,906
7,365

1,835
1,576
1,727
2,016
2,611
1,861
1,213
1,696
1,686
1,08?
903
726
737
779
759
799
724
838
1,320
874
828
904
799

1,563
1,360

1,248
1,575
1,450
1,138
878
940
901
904
970
920
798
1,454
1,098

.066
.068
.065
.063
.066
.070
.078
.082
.081
.081
.085
.068
.075

1,409
1,496
1,444
1,027
1,009
947
1,115
1,016
1,238
1,134
1,293
1,459
1,215

7,832
7,846
8,116
8,128
8,108
8,111
8,030
7,884
7,754
7,905
7,815
7,822
7,946

832
liOlO
1,066
996

18,239
21,351
23,549
28,396
30,265
26,998
30,183
28,684
29,659
32,460
31,490
32,928
30,462
32,502
28,916
25,496

17,453
50,328
44,032
64,798
46,146
50,278
54,276
68,045
64,990
82,050
70,390
79,016
67,952
74,341
79,739
65,713
64,751
67,053
73,579
69,371

1,224
1,079
1,251
1,335
1,391
1,284
1,295
1,293
1,351
1,345
1,309
1,347
1,337
1,148
1,219
1,135
1,114

"3,952
3,069
3,504
3,450
4,156
3,261
4,171
5,137
5,355
4,593
5,309
4,&41
5,410
5,338
4,413
5,977
5,228
3,183
4,902
4,511
4,122

21,433
15,654
15,098
15,122
18,979
22,740
22,683
26,400
27,603
34,479
77,346
72,999
30,878

103,833
85,792
69,494
49,324
41,926
43,050
49,220
65,488
82,096
104,981
149,391
187,887
86,040

889
811
1,798
2,022
2,088
1,727
1,247
981
782
652
482
687
1,180

159
13
807
3,039
5,707
7,058
7,335
7,006
5,817
3,788
1,755
651
3,595

59,722
46,367
45,848
69,172
94,014
111,725
115,485
108,614
96,660
82,029
66,309
51,837
78,962

30,508
32,601
28,549
31,206
9,696
7,174
15,570
18,129
22,816
23,012
22,564
40,268
23,508

.0535
.0550
.0536
.0533
.0558
.0617
.0641
.0667
.0750
.0643
,0954
.1134
.0693

1,094
1,150
988
1,097
1,174
1,090
1,192
1,230
1,447
1,216

954
854
692
549
511
437
568
669
603
642
684
889
671

23,122
17,318
19,992
18,560
20,286
21,902
20,810
20,885
23,237
33,238
68,014
56,489
28,654

178,304
157,858
120,328
94,888
82,340
77,173
70,040
63,733
61,721
76,208
108,746
133,500
101,237

1,076
924
1,648
2,029
2,154
1,677
1,188
941
791
671
666
701
1,206

469
322
1,413
4,405
7,300
8,548
8,718
8,390
7,058
5,158
2,672
831
4,607

39,104
34,390
53,074
88,186
133,132
164,830
166,876
160,258
148,216
133,805
120,929
109,210
112,668

28,788
26,500
34,337
33,181
22,165
17,557
18,130
27,633
25,247
12,665
17,438
12,720
23,030

.1221
.1032
.1143
.0990
.0782
.0740
.0790
.0837
.0786
.0627
.0581
.0560
,0641

1,289
948
1,233
979
935
937
756
848
993
1,108
942
1,497
1,039

687
523
654
501
456
499
376
444
470
609
517
876
551

1,370
1,563
1,365
1,138
925
1,032
865
733
843
874
1,040
1,110
1,071

.089
.093
.093
.091
.093
.094
.094
.093
.093
.091
.070
.063
.068

1,437
1,166
1,096
1,183
886
915
794
880
949
1,159
1,122
1,337
1,077

7,954
7,993
8,016
8,287
8,067
7,886
7,6S1
7,589
7,312
7,426
6,978
6,966
7,676

861
060
975
1,070
1,036
1,133
1,107
1,090
870
784
663
693
030

18,606
14,369
12,364
13,997
19,121
21,697
22,960
23,747
26,965
36,763
74,302
65,855
29,229

115,105
100,493
78,819
60,053
52,049
53,432
53,640
54,911
59,942
77,692
118,088
139,108
80,197

926
969
1,639
1,978
1,916
1,509
1,035
889
716
646
574
760
1,130

314
281
1,303
3,204
5,100
6,255
6,411
5,^2
4,765
3,244
1,439
302
3,213

95,598
88,754
96,475
115,874
130,872
138,510
135,329
125,018
110,244
94,305
78,091
62,908
105,998

14,197
15,954
27,515
12,936
5,795
8,967
21,180
40,630
18,147
12,117
8,930
15,887
16,850

.0609
.0605
.0606
.0520
.0467
.0470
.0526
.0532
.0524
.0499
.0480
.0-162
.0525

1,570
1,365
1,463
1,490
1,439
1,622
1,305
1.591 :
1,526
1,508
1,218
1,451
1,470

871
676
743
709
690
783
683
819
818
861
775
785
768

1,233
1,404
1,415
1,206
1,184
1,232
1,190
1,145
1,189
1,147
1,386
1,325
1,255

.059
.054
.054
.048
.048
.049
.049
.054
.056
.065
.055
.053
.053

1,550
1,704
1,470
1,619
1,525
1,401
1,214
1,624
1,792
1,615
1,421
1,700
1,553

7,046
7,266
7,340
7,388
7,388
7,216
6,986
7,276
7,621
7,468
7,409
7,836
7,364

677
687
736
764
613
791
737
701
886
731
666
014
703

23,286
16,744
17,825
16,217
24,427
28,494
27,712
25,429
29,985
37,224
81,135
77,731
33,851

133,531
116,229
90,987
70,568
66,796
67,470
64,918
62,870
63,164
79,228
127,649
167,643
92,588

1,041
989
1,649
2,065
2,311
1,589
1,161
967
788
619
608
803
1,216

136
165
1,105
3,357
5,880
6,977
7,024
6,598
5,430
3,519
1,580
532
3,525

50,345
44,476
60,465
88,867
117,900
141,456
144,359
135,928
121,471
104,282
87,802
72,279
97,469

18,143
33,297
43,792
32,052
28,889
14,130
16,093
23,311
13,707
27,215
28,366
17,032
24,669

.0437
.0460
.0468
.0448
.0446
.0436
.0433
.0438
.0610
.0537
.0517
.0588
.0485

1,191
1,222
1,305
1,232 I
1,638 !
1,563 ;
1,217
1,357
1,632
2,068
1,596
990
1,419

662
697
694
610
767
774
724
731
917
1*317
862
485
770

1,423
1,086
1,497
1,017
1,187
1,302
1,055
1,056
1,095
1,469
1,560
1,511
1,272

.053
.052
.051
.052
.052
.053
.061
.051
.052
.053
.064
.062
.052

1,296
1,033
1,279
1,341
1,498
1,290
1,616
1,267
1,523
2,068
1,712
1,266
1,431

7,816
7,740
7,757
7,916
8,249
7,960
8,079
8,017
7,918
8,334
8,163
8,069
8,001

665
860
867
606
860
887
781
640
643
840
030
1,313
804

3

1931 monthly av^ragp . . . . . . * « «

Imports5

Shell

Coffee 7

Cocoa

Stocks, cold storage,
end of month*

Stocks,
Recold
cet pts, storage,
5 mar- end of
kets'
month*

1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average

1923 monthly average. *

TROPICAL PRODUCTS

3

1036

March
April
May

*

July
October

1,201 ;

dee

1*015
903
889
963
862
690
768
914

1037

March
April
May

*

1038

March
April
May
July

1939
March
May
July

October

For footnotes, see p. 209.




1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

113

FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—TROPICAL PRODUCTS—Continued
RAW SUGAR

R E F I N E D SUGAR

Cuba

YEAR AND
MONTH

Stocks,

MeltIngs,

month'

ports j

and
of

Thous.
of
Spanish
tpnsg
1913 monthly av,
1914 monthly ttv*
1915montMyav.
1916montMyav.
1917montJdyav.
1918monthiy#v.
1919 men thlyav.
19SO monthly av.
19E1 menthly av.
1922monthlyav.
1933 man thlya'v.
1924monttilya*v.
19g5iaonthlyav.
1926 monthly av.
1927monthlya'v,
1928 monthly av,
1929monthlyav0
1930monthlyav.
193lBionthlyav.
1932 monthly av.
1933monthlyav.
1934 Monthly av.
1935 monthly av.

TEA

U n i t e d States

8

Long
tons

Price,
wholesale,
96°
centrifugal
<N.Y.)«

Imports 5

Receipts
from
Hawal t
and
Puerto
Rloo 5

Total

Dollars
per lb.

From
Cuba

Prices*
Stocks
at
refinFrom
Ex- 8 Retail, Wholesale,
eries,
ports
granu- granuPhilipend
lated lated
pine
of
Islands month *
W.Y.) (N.Y.)

and

5

143,400 ^139,392 67,558
1,926
200,893 8196,077 ^4,321
14,534
S
6
35,847
195,065 173,693 12,160
S
8,081
58,655
"1311,830 ff!93, 459
^206,829 ^178,133 *10,045
37,604
?
7
?
186,573 173,631 5,045
15,153
?
54,889
259,289 7248,046 76,543
?
259,987 7311,939 710,138 S109,800 34,382
?
215,990 5187,426 12,268 149,930 34,739
?
359,123 ^333,487 320,447 193,378 68,341
281,729 251,895 17,696 191,370 16,553
308 , 795 276,653 25,224 186,573 16,388
328,305 289,970 36,665 203,719 28,236
330,766
301,717 28,306 330,561 7,953
306,298 366,250 39,473 291,696 9,334
274,441
230,775 43,784 444,315 9,131
305,630
251,964 52,882 747,738 7,637
267,829 205,980 59,057 535,383 5,790
151,374 60,838 462,580 3,912
214,360
180,746
101,702 77,412 454,386 3,646
85,139 91,523 383,646 3,757
180,083
190, 388
108,680 79, 388 568,993 10,149
188,218
121,900 62,318 533,760 8,479

.ASK ^216, 494
1,046 303,614
026 435,971
608 358,077
822 388,627
1,193 432,016
1,438 437,126
1,526 410,292
1,399 394*961
1,593 399,961
2,458 389,891
2,677 345,938
2,499 312,853
2,135 303,575
1,787 302,066
1,498 322,153

66,890
67,984
69,756
75,683
80,581
65,951
69,322
70,803
74,572
68,436
63,575
79,142
100,257
96,485
99,470
113,388
99,395
117,730
121,267
133,777
122,745
131,878
131,402

S45 318,213
1,328 335,070
March. .........
1,993 441,380
April * . , . . * 0 „ . . 2,094 430,117
Ifey *....•.......
1,863 334,067
1,618 411,870
July
1,338 368,969
1,172 304,772
September ......
972 278,660
October*. »
807 258 , 713
7O4 230,819
376 249,110
Monthly average
1,234 330,147

.033
.034
.036
.038
.037
.037
.037
,037
.036
.034
.036
.038
.036

90,233
144,017
197,386
176,391
171,070
158,756
146,418
111,968
138,439
70,839
76,683
45,159
126,446

216^742
278,017
234,613
267,878
233,433
263,328
243,245
91,011
193,881
67,201
93,824
73,249
187,201

184,097
228,851
159,737
165,332
126,461
162,196
883654
32,195
88,710
37,369
49,423
49,971
114,416

24,098
44,285
61,062
97,701
106,369
100,309
145,207
50S714
101S290
16,422
363787
14S323
663.549

181,635
231,952
244,118
304,564
407,928
435,860
460,481
401,153
334,202
283,559
222,753
147, 832
303,836

4,867
1,895
4,391
3,710
3,981
3,545
5,018
5,971
5,647
7,198
5,185
3,696
4,592

.053
.053
.053
,053
,'054
.054
.055
.055
.054
.054
.052
.053
.054

,052
.052
.048
.049
.049
,049
.047
o047
,047
,046
=046
»Q47
,048

S

5

Total

From
Cuba

ip-

pine

is-

lands

«133
^79
603
^237
s
298
7
84
7
710
7
26,575
74,195
7
1,720
3S948
1,345
IS532
6,OS3
9,026
16,344
20,399
21,525
27,987
32,845
30S814
32,617
31,584
s

Price,
whole- Stocks
sale,
Sn the
ImFor- United
ports* mosa,
Kingfine
dom"
(N,Y.ly

Thous, Dollars Thous.
of lb. per lb. of lb.

Long tons

0,049 0,043, "1,043
.053
,O47 "938
,059
.056 "908
.075
.069 1 Jl 229
.088
,077 "1,115
.094
.078 "1.435
.104
.089 "890
.182 J°,127 "839
.072
c062 "609
,066
,059
"616
.094
"514
,084
,084
"446
= 074
.064
"604
.055
.061-. ,055 "716
.085
c058 •%031
,063
,056 ^2,172
,059
.051 4,018
6,900
.055
.047
.052
7,128
.044
8,737
.048
.010
.050
9,677
.043
8,040
.053
.044
9,263
.054
.049

0.035
.038
.047
.058
.063
.064
.075
.130
.047
,O47
.070
.060
.043
.043
.047
.042
.038
.034
.033
.032
.032
.030
.032

From
Phil-

Puerto
Rico5

Dollars
per pound

Long tons

Imports 5

Receipts
from
Hawai 1

04

7,418
8,151
8S843
8,731
10,5G6
11,202
6,747
7,521
65 374
8,091
8,761
7,731
8,414
7,994
7,431
7,485.
TS448
7,077
7,228
7,894
8S048
6,367
79186

0.248
o348
,240
,240
o306
.358
.353
.337
.340
,302
,310
.317
.350
o355
.342
.321
,318
,372
0234
.185
,175
.204
,269

107,127
96,338
107,386
110,784
67,040
90,408
154,009
213,843
211,666
179,463
151,357
161,333
195,206
180,277
181,673
213,158
236,180
255,458
241,225
235,975
278,900
364,550
36S,06S

26,994
0 6,067
33,674 2,902 5s 915
43,877 9S3S7 8,159
41,380 14,501 6,776
41,635 4,602 •5,449
48,302 3S661 5,172
30,251 5,663 5,996
17,615 2,108 6,312
21,541 2,366 9,036
14,095 1,121 9,727
8,333
91 5,710
19,544 2,866 8,158
28 , 830 4,017 6,873

,275
,275
.275
.375
.275
,275

371,919
263,392
349,751
238,293
228,560
218,471

,375
,275
.275
.375
.275
.275
.275

206,529
217,283
330,766
227,910
335,880
235,671
234,452

7,544
9,370
9,567
6,787
6,693
7,373
7,044
6,487
8,008
7,789
9,177
8,980
7,901

.275
,275
.375
.375
.275
.275
,275
,375
,275
o280
.280
.280
.276

226,049
206,862
173,690
148,013
149,148
143,967
130,942
144,630
149,537
170,249
196,618
217,261
171,413

6,366
7 9 319
7,138
6,829
5,OO4
5,697
5,271
6,353
7, .538
7,959
8,404
7,603
6,781

.280
.280
.280
,280
.880
.280
.280
.280
.280
.280
.380
,280
,280

227,534
218,292
187,645
167,667
161,981
164,816
170,197
182,558
189,983
214*017
231,638
243,233
196,628

«13
117
s
17
*112
7
14
?
192
7
1,637
7
847
7
338
1,194
45
337
4,881
8,366
14,693
1@S639
20,237
27,860
32,681
30,337
29,866
26,577
8

.......

S050.B

,.,,,.

2,527
4,852

1936
5,506
15,021
14,213
17,924
15,919
16,445
11,016
2,189
4,896
3,872
1,116
4,498
9,385

39,264
37,147
53,876
57,500
46,964
52 , 187
37 , 288
19,881
24,004
15,325
8,383
22,584
33,617

1937
March*
April o
May

jul v

Mcnthly average
1938
March • »
April. . . .
May
July

September

Monthly average
1939
March... ... 0 ...
April
May
July

t

. ,,

Monthly average

369
1,292
2,231
2,252
1,961
1,707
1,454
1,234
1,097
977
680
567
1,318

230,650
313,517
514,841
555,866
410,030
330,223
425,457
420,024
180,842
266,341
293,347
320,775
355,160

.039
.036
,035
,035
.034
.034
0035
.035
.034
.033
.033
.032
.035

50,015
117,279
180,985
232,622
234,875
153,554
109,937
104,646
73, 631
113,933
78,335
74,502
137,026

177,446
301,947
278,225
359,750
252,533
179,777
273,816
208,857
145,733
128,756
133,138
124,020
205,333

142,191
147,674
164,451
253,514
137,869
132,131
181,744
120,988
49,130
66,969
77,379
85,526
139,046

.28 j 102
33,753
104 » 899
101,645
109S826
49 j 063
88jl27
76,762
85 > 092
56»767
51,435
19,167
67,053

167,019
337,047
180,784
153,703
254,340
305,460
330,817
159,1529
168,014
180,978
191,957
167,511
206,430

4,567
6,137
6,664
5,680
7,736
4,034
3,907
3,550
4,265
5,757
5,675
4,699
5,223

.054
.055
.055
.056
.056
.054
.052
.053
,054
.057
.055
,055
.055

590
,049
6,117
12,201 10,834
,049 15,775 19,714 17,065 1,893
.047 19,184 108,335 101,698 4,633
.047 16,110 51,285 42,401 8,041
18,716 74,352 54,910 18,883
.047
.046 16,130 40,157 31,758 7,905
331 19 , SOT 13,741 5,763
,046
1,563 37 , 699 34,154 3,348
,046
2,563
5,415
893
8,803
= 050
3 1,116
1,339
3S828
,048
957
3,225
2,456
3,332
.048
3,976
135
.048 17,746 10,196
9,697 32,459 26,409 4,749
,047

474
1,291
2,451
2,540
2,386
2,012
1,868
1,554
1,316
1,014
784
729
1,535

245,130
290,170
300,583
343,685
343,093
374,511
382,948
391,543
425,588
375,935
293,036
236,546
333,481

.032
.032
.031
.029
.027
.027
.028
.028
.030
.031
.030
.039
.029

31,303
63,287
173,732
163,517
305,469
141,731
158,376
113,823
142,371
116,173
56, 139
98,038
121,896

179,414
198 371
237*,441
221,571
194,730
180,273
158,431
271,881
293,894
203,920
104,365
43,318
189,717

158,363
104,145
123,335
102,617
87,441
54,708
101,125
196,940
218,762
162,827
54,902
5,738
114,242

18,524
87*551
91,201
114,874
98,262
135j519
53,521
49,337
71,540
35,065
35,730
15,550
66,390

301,118
169,882
399,360
353 , 230
429,495
345,274
282,876
334,246
308,086
369,978
315,388
194,732
383,639

2,808
3,607
4,603
4,687
3,844
4,034
4,958
5,134
6S428
5,625
5,003
4,472
4,600

,053
.053
.053
.053
.051
.051
.050
.050
,049
.049
.050
.050
.051

1,799
.047
.047 16,446
.046 26,116
.045 20,066
2,485
,O46
.044 13,017
2,908
.044
754
.043
1,335
.045
1,208
.046
1,339
.045
9,479
,O44
8,080
,045

14, 113
33,552
44,164
32,707
42,158
45,731
52,646
75,501
18,680
9,920
6,805
2,748
31,560

681
1,407
2,580
2,621
2,263
2,038

261,257
247,112
371,979
401,523
328,213
304,631

.029
.028
.028
.029
.029
.029

4,018
5,344
5,532
3,641
14,539
6,557

.050
.049
.049
.049
.050
.050

.042
.042
.044
.044
.044
.044

4,183
17,734
16,662
18,076
23,352
9,799

2,613
8,083
22,782
19,615
31,799
38,839

,029
.029
.037
.034
.030
.030
.030

30,638
55,075
106,566
71,490
65,040
99,966
173,349
191,180
340,431
105,376
29,511
204,834
114,445

199,056
341,039
236,666
271,306
337,250
382,443

363,129
349,987
376,814
337,292
347,338
366,456
321,237

60,868
107,931
205,908
180,469
153,564
217,426
381,731
250,265
306,639
171,338
65,188
332,668
186,083

30,150
50,244
93,507
104,301
83,631
114,218

1,846
1,570
1,294
1,082
804
624
1,568,

62,317
123,969
183,880
184,440
137,011
127,764
115,750
84,140
163,801
137,264
133,535
91,612
127,789

107,890
58,973
59,795
43,886
29,104
13,397
66,175

351,005
293,908
280,086
305,164
365,491
378,089
305,125

89733
3,778
8,997
18,995
13,469
17,637
9,268

.050
,050
.064
.060
.056
.054
.052

3,846
.043
.043
2,527
.056 10,726
3,550
.053
1,384
.048
8,499
,046
.046 10,030

For footnotes, see pp. 309, 310.




11,394
32,955
35,812
28,372
36,916
34,683
41,165
67,308
14,814
3,368
803
338
25,560

2,545
402
7,671
3,998
5,208
7,487
7,136
7,165
3,568
4,287
2,533
19014
4,418

1,643
551 7,698
5,223 39786 7,931
18,922 3,690 8,576
10,706 8,829 6,866
19,384 11,015 8,785
25,303 11,192 6,724
34,511 33,855 1,557 6,798
41,351 36,430 4,482 7,499
63,979 59,120 4,710 7,307
16,045 12,696 3S288 7,653
18,588 13,948 4,153 9,953
915 11,954
63,229 63,175
30,111 34,867 4,764 8,146

252,634
334,468
205,084
182,681
168,308
161,355
.280 158,739
<«)
(«)
(18)
<«)
(»)
(")
(IS)
(">
.280
.280
.280
.280
.280
.280

(12)

(12)

(")

(IB)

114

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PRODUCTS AND
TOBACCO
TOBACCO

MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PRODUCTS
Fish

Candy,
sales Landings,
fresh
by
manufacfish,
tured p r i n c i p a l

YEAR AND
MONTH

ports

Salmon,
canned
shipments 3

2

Leaf

Edible gelatin
Stocks,
cold
storage,
total
15th of
month *

7 companies"

I I companies7

Im-

Production

Shipments Stocks

Production

ports,
Ex- 10 includStocks ports
ing
scrap

10

Stocks, dealers and manufacturers,,
end of quarter 14 *'

Production
(crop
esti- 1
mate}-'

Domestic
Total

.

Thous.
of aol.

Thous.
of Ib.

Mill Ions of pounds

Thousands of pounds

Cases

•

1913 monthly av..
1914 monthly av, .
1916 monthly av, .
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av..
av,.
av, .
av , .
av „ .
av,.
av . .
av . .
a ..
a ,.
a ..
a .,
a ..
a ,.
a ..
av..
av..
av. .

1936
January
February
March
April

Mav
June ........... .
July
August
September
October. . , .
Nov6iuber
December
Monthly average..

5

20,176
21,524
19,687
16,747
13,042
13,137
15,137
16,630

16,073
15,513
18,393
17,667
16, 195
14,196
14,884
16,318
17,005
19,951
22,055
34,056
35,756
30, 156
33,158
35,064
34,377
35,573
38,443
34,756

17,098
17,939
17,619
16,427
12,840
12,671
10,661
13,770
34,508
26,300
25,606
22,788
18, 176

30,105
490,638
19,982
436,976
494,790
38,998
273,242
42,563
514,664
43,355
45,562
325,883
565,701
44,328
45,374 1,195,502
42,749 1,747,920
596,139
44,995
41,028
66,100
32,721
45,597
38,480
563,763

64,031
45,129
31,370
26, 103
34,256
46,230
62,551
76,076
84,698
86,145
92,702
94,695
61,990

1,276
1,202
1,318
1,391
1,296
1,270
980
477
763
1,078
1,417
1,297
1,147

1,086
1,031
1,159
1,143
1,280
1,243
1,228
1,163
1,114
1,280
983
1,175
i;i57

5,710
5,880
6,038
6,286
6,301
6,328
6,080
5,393
5,042
4,840
5,275
5,397
5,714

18,094
18,538
19,992
17,753
15,161
13,160
11,910
14,304
24,932
34,733
24,708
20,804
18,673

352,432
34,235
26,953 1,198,630
34,957
860,551
36,576
313,110
305,394
40,034
41,054
302,442
203,374
40,738
360,321
39,071
37,474
746,180
42,997
428,748
338,332
44,308
30, 350
333,187
36,561
469,391

87,576
69,629
51,588
42,957
40,589
48,178
59,330
66,204
69,321
72,350
78,102
79,891
63,810

1,386
1,445
1,551
1,599
1,436
1,392
1,054
939
1,046
1,232
1,419
1,488
1,332

1,183
1,355
1,797
1,343
1,376
1,461
1,254
1,279
1,170
1,013
908
1,257

5,599
5,689
5,442
5,699
5,759
5,690
5,490
5,150
5,025
5,245
5,756
6,301
5,570

17,080
17,387
17,856
15,785
13,307
12,695
10,359
13,052
33,945
21,401
23,656
21,343
17,231

31,201
358,183
427,917
36,408
37,588
587,392
359,361
42,801
411,041
46,548
38,935
518,885
653,103
39,254
47,144
814,883
38,086 1,112,465
899,579
40,596
539,699
34,701
37,112
716,458
37,531
608,247

73,128
62,184
45,694
37,367
45,981
55,039
66,716
75,882
84,537
85,665
93,024
90,711
67,994

1,477
1,453
1,534
1,594
1,698
1,631
1,063
1,056
924
1,082
1,364
1,518
1,365

1,274
1,325
1,400
1,467
1,666
1,593
1,400
1,994
1,397
1,445
1,236
1,342
1,432

6,503
6,631
6,766
6,893
6,935
6,953
6,615
6,014
5,542
5,179
5,317
5,393
6,244

17,717
18,195
18,886
16,323
15,169
13,696
11,185
15,256
24,342
23,442
24,966
20,297
18,190

23,069
25,652
30,983
41,554
43,546
38,323
41,620
45,732
39,308
38,408
35,848
32,050
36,333

77,088
62,253
40,423
29,756
35,295
46,965
59,940
72,765
79,383

1,554
1,437
1,538
1,546
1,641
1,444
933
832
978
1,400
84*571 1,558
92,431 1,811
63,681 1,391

,301
,335
,557
,178
,418
,468
1,353
1,441
1,387
1,509
1,194
1,531
1,389

5,845
5,948
5,929
6,296
6,520
6,496
6,096
5,488
5,080
4,970
5,335
5,616
5,802

467,086
478,713
543,946
513,446
534,806
513,307
474, 162
456, 825
511,721
459,517
481,238
420,579
495,962
496,874

41,747
36,913
63,533
62,133
45,480
44,815
35,321
36,202
45,041
44,084
46,882
48,957
53,925
55,896
63,430 1,054 1,043
54,999
943
950
47,714
903
918
39,386
842
773
48,492
924
905
52,202 1,003 1,016

6,397
6,314
6,987
6,510
5,759
5,686

» Cigar 1 *Fire-cured
wiiww Flue- cured
and l i g h t
[ ea (air-cured a5r-cured
I

fi
3,330
e

3,551
3,134
3,868
4,387
4,367
4,562
4,482
3,791
3,535
3,261
3,830
4,569

9,084
8,649
8,421
8,484
7,700
7,953
8,036
9,540
9,294
8,210
7,996

5,597

8,590

5,656

8,853

3,701

7,317

5,368
5,080

7,958
8,179

6,311

8,200

6,127

8,421

4,312

7,550

5,092
5,685

9,367
8,384

37
29
36
40
21
34
65
40
44
37
41
48
40
41
43
49
47
48
44
34
37
37
33

6
5
3
4
5
7
7
7
4
6
5
6
6
6
9
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5

42
35
32
34
18
30
21
37
48
66
49
41
35

8
6
5
6
4
6
6
6
6
6
5
4
6

36
24
27
34
29
34
16
25
53
60
56
60
36

6
6
5
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
5
7
6

45
35
37
29
21
21
13
35
60
82
55
54
41

5
4
9
5
4
6
10
6
5
6
6
5
6

28
38
44
33
35
17
16J
34
46
39
30
31
30

6

'

—

T "

T

"""""

",F

993
-"413
, 037
,157 "1,690 | 1S433
16
,207
320
,336
308
1*423
1,525
,445
1,599 i
,444
343
1,610
,509
1,881
,005
1,805 . 436
458
1,914 •
',518
466
2,059 i:
,245
448
2,104
,376
3,135 i | 449
,389
2,179 I
,211
415
380
3,053
1,373
2,009
386
1,533
369
2,066
1,648
2,27-2
1,5&4
401
463
1,017
2,539
441
1,371
2,445
426
2,595
3,594 j 413
1^297

«i,573 :

i sei

15

15

zs

ls
15

363
" 390
368
lf
3S4
367
412
378
384
363
319
338
346
375
386
389
303
253
350

306

690
705
814
le
668
61*3
707
801
790
1,039
963
1,037
1,170
1,195
1,215
1,277
1,263
1,276
1,357
1,517
1,669
1,597
1,787
1,788

1,897

302
310

2,762

428

339

3,481

434

306

1,667
j

3,455

393

370

1,717

2,533
2,558

359
401

345
290

1,861
1,785

3,607

430

J95

1,791

2,326 !

418

253

1,573

2,353

373

219

1,689

2,557
2,481

343
391

204
343

1,926
1,745

2,786

428

298

1,956

".""'.'. .|t -""-.
412
3,504 1

261

?.9736

1,155

1937

Ff*bmarv * * *
March
April
May
July
September..
October
Monthly average . .

1,563

1938
F*l

March .
April
Mav
JiuK*.
July
September
October

,

December
Monthly average . .
1939
January
March
April
Mav
July
AUFUSt

September
October
November
Monthly average . .

For footnotes, see p. 210.




524,350
487,357
535,662
524,393
357,561
221,785
211,672

f

f f t

6,S03

9,969

6,147

9,914

3,fK)9

7,956

5,334
5,399

8,OO4
8,961

•w

8,909

6,333

9,478

4,114

7,974

6,336

8,844
8,801

Is

l,376

2,569

375

".'.".'".'
229

1,882

3,705;'
3,641

347
390

213
250

2,045
1,905

2,728

386

351

1,968

2,467

369

221

1,760

3,556

336

192

:
1

5
8
7
6
8
6

a

'l

1,918
!

7

3,130j
1,770J

_-.. 1

310
350

184
212 |

2,500
2,037

115

1940 SUPPLEMENT™ SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—TOBACCO—Contismsd
LEAF

MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS

Stocks, d e a i e r s and
manyfacturars,
end of q u a r t e r ^
YEAR AMD
MONTH

Domestic
Miscellaneous
domestic

C o n s u m p t i o n (tax-pal
$
withdrawals)9

Foreign-grown
Cigar
leaf

Small
Cl gar- cigarettes
ette
tobacco

Millions Thousands

Millions of pounds
1913 monthly av.
1914 monthly av.
1915 monthly av.
1916 monthly av.
1917 monthly av.
1918 monthly a'v.
1919 monthly a'v.
1930 monthly av,
1921 monthly av.
1922 monthly a'v.
1923 Monthly av.
1924 monthly av,
1925 monthly &,
1926 monthly av.
1987 monthly a'v,
1928 monthly av0
1989 monthly av,
1930 monthly av.
1931 monthly a'v.
1932 monthly av.
1933 monthly av.
1934 monthly av,
1935 monthly a'v.

24
£3
*4
§3
3
6
S
10
11
7
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
3
2

227
59
»10

«9
8
11
11
13
12
12
12
11
13
11
15
16
14
16
16
15
13
13
13

Urge
ci.Qars

^45
^54
^60
3 49
44
61
59
74
67
68
66
63
70
61
82
89
77
71
70
77
83
74
73

Manufactured

tobacco
and
snuff
Tboiis°
of lb.

Exports6

Cigarettes

Production, manuf aetyr©d?

Total

36,875
38,925
39,70737,699
35,276
33,318
32,208
35,019
34,342
34,416
34,186
34,173
32,840
32, COS
31,480
30,740
30,028
29,057
28,436
28,689
28,361

193 23d200,602
173,015
354,889
584,977
1,012,128
1,350,981
1,319,489
711,973
955,848
1,021,044
874,657
678,803
794,945
591,087
975,509
704,654
410, 60S
247,375
301=395
207,948
275S 070
335,026

34,348
34,195
34,205
36,016
37,455
38,325
32, -322
31,523
20,355
31,781
31,129
31,262
' 31, 336
31,031
29,677
283822
28,339
27 , 583
27 , 615
25,940
25,561
§
25,723
s
25 ,.553

911
913
837
9O4
941
817
680
723
574
574
595
565
596
532
524
433
463
424
348
280
260
S
24S
®390

336,579
356,624
377,167
,411,606
419,369
452,313
482,448
445,976
489,293
551,114
480,180
371,231
431,908

29,490
27,919
303 315
29,354
28,100
29,474
31,326
26, 756
30,096
323046
36,611
26,302
38,974

385,495
321,294
351,679
438,106
398,683
366,578
380,306
452,731
371,146
297 , 358
361,836
513,538
385,729

34,868
24,572
26,758
26,362
25,261
26,291
27,887
24,329
27,025
38,395
23,976
24,369
9
25, 830

13,436
12,328
12,792
12,210
13,070
14,259
15,280
15,088
14,854
13,892
12,786
12,611
13,552

356,996
363, 935
466,831
453,008
430,628
472,404
476,489
452,898
498,835
517,565
492,686
336,161
443,120

25,759
26S444
31,084
30,088
27,557
28,730
29,519
28,361
29,597
S9,067
27,014
24,700
28,155

463, 017
4893 709
488,731
481,994
510,571
474,183
405,768
428,888
510,590
520,371
354,755
538,786
473,280

32,093
23,913
38,099
27,029
24,579
27,185
25,371
25,7S6
26,398
26,011
24,514
22,481
9
25, 287

13,058
11,492
13,728
12,527
14,424
14,717
13,784
15,89S
14,711
13,264
13,506
12,656
13,647

328,574
338,887
431,691
384, 918
417,138
477=443
420,510
477=596
486,482
.525,662
515,859
333,982
428,229

26,280
25,077
30,767
27,509
28,921
30,180
27 3-544
30,471
30,576
27,869
30,940
27,126
38 s 605

475, S39
551,625
604,307
534,085
487,675
598,716
466,561
502,491
430,493
631,033
•518,943
-576,210
530,672

13,863
11,782
14^244
13,269
15,445
16,595
14S360
16,571
14,790
15,384
14,461
12,803
14,373

349,497
361,333
437 ,58&
408,042
470,580
486,721
427,533
500,807
486,865
551,330
505,098
331,204
443,616

26,914
25,425
295,504
25,628
30,499
30,107
26,246
33,291
30,361
30S239
28,436
- 34,057
28 ,,400

451,194
623,889
5629225
424,857
592,851
593,218
691,698
64l',S31
714,576
438,967
466, 986
607S719
567,091

(5)
(5)

(*)
(*) .
1,552
2,189
2,895
3,158
3,731
3, '717
4,237
4,464
5,371
•5,917
6,663
7,454
8,098
8,^6
9,930
9,969
9,454
8,632
9,314
10,468
11,217

595,928
632,665
654,798
582,569
571,428
663,918
563,222
574,384
583,241
554, 867
541,729
549,077
547,614
537,806
545,974
490,761
443,241
370,341
362,063
383,099
395,980

12,735
10,766
11,193
11,869
12,025
14,009
14,801
13,430
14,342
13,204
11,557
13,246
13,764

(5)
(5)

2

14

83

1

13

74

1

12

63

2
1

11
13

' 55
68

1

12

78

1

11

70

1

11

60

2
1

11
11

70
69

2

11

92

1

12

83

1

12

70

3
3

12
12

86
83

Etfarch * . . . . » . . . .
April . . o o . o . . . .

3

12

108

sMne . o , < , o . . . . . .

3

13

102

3

14

93

3
3

16
14

117
105

July . . . . , o . . . . o

Monthly average
1937
March..........
April ... o ......
July , , , = . = ,, o .,

NoveJuTbeps = . < , = ,
Monthly average
fl938
January o = , » . * • <,
March . . „ , . . . . , , ,
April . « , . . , « , . . . „
May. ...........
July ...........
Octo"b6r 0 . 0 0 0 = 00
Monthly average
8939

Monthly average

For footnotes, see po 211.




Scrap
chewIng

Snolking Twist

Clgarettss
(compos I t& Cigars
prlc®,
(composite
f,Q0b0
price,
destl deSiyared
nation)
Dol. per 1 S 000

Thousands of pounds

Thousands

13,695
(«)
13,042
(«)
(8)
12,555
(S)
13,803
(S)
14,951
&
14,568
( i)
11,753
(«)
11,547
(S)
9,449
10,015
(•)
10,067
(•)
9,290
(«)
9,283
<•>
9,147
(*)
( 0)
8,660
8,387
(«)
(«).
8,062
(S)
7S189
6,388 5,103
4,173'
•5,162
3,727
5,113
^•5,330 ^3,733
S
5,049 ^3 = 667

18,401
18,907
19,577
193977
20,399
21,401
19,047
18,273
18,560
30,280
19,579
20,583
20,645
20,537
19,828
19SS61
19,132
10,334
15^346
15,016
15,881
§
16,030
S
15,979

413 4,596'
353 4,804
379 4,988
402 5,048
560 4,907
446 4,733
612 5,253
403 5,013
562 5,539
435 •5,328
409 4,500
522 4=455
^423 %,930

3,617
3,460
3,548
3,944
3,483
4,141
4, 183
3,951
3,749
3,992
3,371
3S440
§
3,779

383
372
435
530
414
598
557
484
447
385
482
372
"417

4,624
4,909
5,348
5, DOS
4,732
5,25S
4,861
5,015
5,570
4,768
4,460
3,841
0
4,861

22,394
32,740
27,248
24,962
35,766
27 , 184
24,954
27,756
27,327
24,969
28,111
34=825
§
25,683

351
335
502
366
394
437
378
409
403
358
363
383
S
381

23,260
32,571
36,052
22,895
37,150
27,493
23,450
29,833
26,336
28,749
25s 614
22s 153
35,461

372
319
423
325
395
461
400
408
348
373
366
333
.376

1938
March..........
April. ,.<,•<> , , , . „
Hay. ...........

Fin© ,
PSUQ
cut
chewing

P r i c e s , wtolesaS® 1 0

1,241
19333
1,236 •"
1,333
1,265
1,458
941
980
772
913
889
825
812
765
666
741
683
635
410
420
®423
®467

5 = 66
5,66
5o43
5=40
5,65
5=85'
6o04
4=00
5,37
5.38

53,81
52o85
33.71
52=43
51 = 04
49c77
49 = 05
46,42
46088
46=20

15,797
15,434
17,281
16,437
15,825
16S413
17,291
14,423
16,639
18,036
15=303
15,375
8
1631©7

445
521
•561
530
485
•557
547
538
536
609
493
577
^531

5.38
5.38
5o38
5=38
5,38
.5.38
5o38
5=38
5 = 38
•5=38
5.38
5,38
5,38

46,00
46,00
46,00
46=00
46=00
46 = 00
46=00
46 = 00
46,00
4©oOO
46.00
46oQO
48=00

3,147
3,810
4,129
3,760
3=701
3,904
4,127
432S3
3,832
3,855
3,224
3,350
9
3,797

13,436
14,328
17,535
17,124
15,182
16,840
15,349
15,396
15, 938
16,413
15,856
14,405
S
15S648

503
494
653
613
548
591
576
608
611
591
493
452
S
565

5,44
5.51
5,51
5,51
5=51
5.51
5 = 51
5 = 51
5=51
5 = 51
5 = 51
5 = 51
•50 51

46 = 00
46 = 00
46,02
46,06
46,06
46,06
46, OS
46. OS
46,06
46,06
46 = 06
46,00
46,04.

3,727
4,587
4,805
4,375
4,615
5,037
4,701
4,140
5,023
4,344
4,268
4 = 280
S
4=-541

3,153
3,105
3,373
3,493
3S551
4,143
5,443
3,709
3,655
29151
4 5 563
4S133
S
3,563

14,726
14,262
18,155
16,363
16=772
17,118
14,005
1793S2
17,813
17,671
18,503
15,580
S
16,724

437
451
412,
366
434
460
426
537
433
444
415
440
S
472

5,51
5.51
•5.51
5o51
5 = 51
5.51
5,51
5 = 51
•5,51
5,51
5 = 51
5=51
5=51

46 = 06
46,06
46.00
46,08
46=06
46 = 06
46o08
46,08
46 = 06
46, OS
46,06
46,08
46 = 06

3,419
4,145
4,322
4,076
4,974
4,652
4S294
5,153
-4,471
4,370
3,851
3S763
4,391

3,419
2SS©4
3,365
3S033
3,501
3,917
3,089
4,346
3,531
3,827
3,415
39186
3S4S2

15^650
14,711
179451
'15,045
17S747
17,979
15,361
19,357
17,'5C3
19 , 660
17,467
149421
16,854

400
471
491
426
•534
484
405
•560
482
518
515
449
478

5 = 51
5,51
.5.51

46 = 05
46=06
40*08
46cOS
46.06
46=06
46=08
46=08
46 = 06
' 46=06
46=06
46o06
46,06

:531"

50sa

•5.51
5,51
5.51
5.51
5,51
5=51
5 = 51
5,51
5.51

116

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FUELS AND BYPRODUCTS-ANTHRACITE AND BITUMINOUS COAL
ANTHRACITE
Prices,
composl te,
chestnut
YEAR AND MONTH

Exports1
Retail

Thous.
of long
tons
1913 monthly average...
19M; monthly average...
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1022
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1D31
1932
1933
1034
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average...
average...
average...
average...
average...
a,verage...
average. . .
average...
average...
average...
average...
average . . .
average...
average. . .
average...
average...
average...
average...
average . . .
average...

346
319
295
347
447
370
370
402
348
197
379
299
237
300
247
248
253
190
132
97
77
97
120

5

Stocks, end
of m o n t h

I n d u s t r i a l consumption

Produc- In pro- In se- Exports-1
lected
Whole- tion? ducers' retal
1
Total 7
sal e'
storage5 dealers'
yards yards*

Dollars per
short ton

13.70
13,66
13.65
12.45
11.93
11.92
11.14

BITUMINOUS COAL

Thousands of
short tons

No. of
deys
supply

CoalBeeByCegas
h i v e product ment
recoke 9 coke 8 m i l l s 8
tortsI0
ovens ovens

Thous.
of long
tons
4,345
3,010
3,523
4,590
4,354

36
31
20
44
12
20
54
42
39
52
48
50
46
53
48
44
50
44

1,217
028
458
369
853
1,240
1,556
1,992
2,347
2,473
2,515
2,259
1,484

23
19
31
38
77
59
57
77
62
51
55
38
49

323
321
308
463
1,103
914
1,035
1,174
954
1,301
1,222
494
793

27,798
27,670
35,821
25,217
34,442
24,052
34,950
25,427
26,080
28,078
29,550
31 ,.995
26,832

225
342
174
140
134
148
177
205
262
379
384
417
241

4,765
4,523
4,688
,4,993
5,408
5,325
5,332
5,548
5,499
5,844
5,811
6,342
5,331

129
130
198
341
454
472
507
550
534
553
486
418
398

4,236
3,671
4,795
6,779
4,361
4,635
2,748
3,903
3,682
4,848
4,439
4,759
4,321

1,833
1,299
980
621
859
1,483
1,895
2,261
2,391
2,436
2,396
2,154
1,717

37
26
34
31
49
93
122
71
51
65
50
36
55

344
393
474
871
1,320
1,388
1,462
1,350
1,332
1,252
1,191
360
978

31,409
30,146
33,293
30,452
39,377
27,367
27,795
28, 181
28,099
39,229
26,883
36,424
29,055

435
468
568
490
530
439
450
409
401
359
269
317
419

6,263
5,738
6,453
6,247
6,434
5,788
6,281
6,492
6,284
5,723
4,573
4,014
5,857

9.68
9.63
9.56
9.20
8.95
9.03
9.23
9.43
9.60
9.61
9.71
9.71
9.45

4,978
3,646
4,257
3,149
4,400
4,450
3,580
2,735
3,388
4,180
3,803
4,533
3,842

1,652
1,413
1,265
1,272
1,390
1,764
1,757
1,924
3,121
1,917
1,901
1,458
1,653

27
26
25
44
58
57
58
63
44
59
51
37
46

297
271
279
673
939
1,148
956
1,093
1,033
1,107
1,092
489
781

25,363
22,423
23,160
30,653
19,574
18,596
18,863
20,346
31,116
23,734
24,928
26,533
22,107

185
165
154
118
92
82
69
79
88
100
110
123
114

9.73
9.70
9.64
9.08
9.15
9.15
8.67
8.60
8.65
9.03
9.16
9.16
9.14

4,953
4,114
3,604
5,296
5,073
3,530
2,913
3,832
4,776
4,919
3,936
3,863
4,234

1,046
761
408
86
238
559
716
1,129
1,172
1,219
1,365
994
808

29
25
23
35
61
71
61
48
47
57
58
37
46

277
283
348
207
250
984
1,192
1,209
1,535
1,746
1,715
614
863

26,185
34,183
25,786
23,390
30,518
21,521
21,772
23,437
24,980
29,519
30,243
31,031
25,130

131
111
107
31
39
81
73
69
117
399
540
489
181

12.40
12.42
12.31
12.29
11.87
11.61
11.51
11.35
11.40
10.88
10.06
9.64
9.59

9.98
10.02
10.00
9.71
9.28
9.33
9.45
9.56
9.72
9.86
9.91
9.91
9.74

5,315
6,952
3,051
4,757
5,104
4,292
3,912
3,492
3,861
4,593
4,320
4,931
4,548

9.83
9,82
9.42
8.75
8.95
8.97
9.20
9.23
9.45
9.47
9.61
9.64
9.37

Rail- Steel
Other
and
ways
(class r o l l i n g 1 ndus-|)J2
mills" trial'"

Hiousamls of short tons

1,499
1,150
1,397
1,581
1,774
1,663
1,497
2,866
1,731
924
1,596
1,273
1,299
3,624
1,340
1,303
1,297
1,181
902
656 8 18,651
672 19,571
809 21,233
725 23,516

7,627
7,569
7,416
7,298
8,301
8,236
7,341
7,467
2,911
7,539
4,557
1,656
?80
7,778
7,327
3,341
5,151
4,428
7,036
6,675 ' "4,28?
6,279
4,014
6,152
3.480
2,800
5,782
4,971
2,469
4,155
2,10?
4,128
892
4,764
1,529
4,347
1,415

Electric
power
utilities^

2,478
3,665
706
1,107
3,507
1,326
1,452
1,603
934
585
836
357
147
90
108
123
125

1,425
1,292
1 629
2,210
2 625
3 072
2,988
3,684
2,393
3 421
4,523
4,088
4,759
5,304
5,370
5,847
6,397
5,460
3,904
«324
2,568
3,224
236
3,744
289
288
4,123

S

2,422
2,418
2,643
2,756

(13)
6,046
6,336
6,426

« 554
H34
908
979

^13,052
6,505
6,983
7,632

190
182
182
164
162
154
148
149
153
152
152
157
162

3,265
3,195
2,896
2,711
2,801
3,153
3,564
3,662
3,670
3,735
3,506
3,759
3,326

7,918
8,118
7,392
6,841
6,596
6,255
6,501
6,546
6,783
7,547
7,665
8,229
7,199

1,166
1,181
1,091
1,157
1,077
1,,045
1,011
1,087
1,069
1,168
1,196
1,283
1,123

10,140
10,100
9,200
8,870
7,810
7,500
7,710
7,730
8,120
9,600
10,350
11,490
9,052

327
302
432
450
494
476
479
513
478
504
417
315
431

157
144
152
143
140
134
121
120
136
143
144
156
140

3,586
3,213
3,590
3,294
3,286
3,505
3,843
4,034
3,872
3,908
3,433
3,577
3,5Rr>

8,140
7,722
8,404
7,472
7,220
6,&53
6,759
6,738
6,868
7,649
7,103
7,352
7,340

1,222
1,219
1,374
1,226
1,153
t)82
1,042
1,085
1,000
92H
839
7a3
1,071

11,280
11,340
12,330
11,130
10,130
9,400
8,820
8,790
9,060
10,015
10,105
10,010
10,201

3,923
3,539
3,795
3,457
3,236
2,931
3,085
3,534
3,770
4,360
4,622
4,743
3,750

214
169
328
327
434
451
478
478
430
486
441
342
373

158
138
144
136
137
130
127
128
130
134
138
144
137

3,377
2,888
3,015
3,675
2,803
3,846
3,315
3,338
3,575
3,530
3,684
3,174

7,107
6,169
6,427
5,801
5,609
5,298
5,482
5,662'
5,938
6,663
6,604
7,161
6,161

789
725
787
649
603
588
583
660
652
736
803
837
701

9,610
8,630
8,610
7,490
6,660
6,270
6,000
6,490
6,770
7,680
8,680
9,500
7,699

4,751
4,346
4,855
4,114
3,383
4,361
4,748
5,177
5,517
6,400
6,457
6,668
5,065

212
244
368
402
416
530
559
547
503
.531
493
425
436

149
137
143
131
125
133
134
128
130
138
140
146
135

3,595
3,051
3,168
2,827
3,032
3,317
3,541
3,842
4,025
4,501
4,406
4,683
3,666

7,149
6,545
6,970
6,042
5,915
5,748
5,903
6,075
6,492
7,450
7,322
7,461
6,589

858
759
805
823
678
671
665
719
766
980
1,05R
1,029
B17

9,350
8,990
9,370
8,020
6,930
6,690
6,160
6,880
7,430
9,120
9,830
10,130
8,242

8223
200
206
187

1936
141
188
80
100
189
100
91
96
120
139
126
129
125

March
April
May
July

11.76
11,61
11.20
11.63
11.83
11.60

(937
March
April
May
July

Angus t . . . «

*

October

122
107
128
263
172
136
103
68
118
174
165
152
142

11.84
10.66
10.98
11.28
11.19

1938
169
128
121
1O7
232
197
112
100
129
149
127
143
142

March
April
May
July

October

11.31
10.63
11.02
11.49
11,11

!

3,ai8

1939
February . « . * *
March
April
May
July

October

165
154
143
137
336
194
160
130
400
261
126
104
193

For footnotes, see pp. 211, 212,




11.35
10.55
10,64
10.83
10,84

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
FUELS AND BYPRODUCTS—BITUMIMOUS COAL—Continued
OTHER CONSUMPTION

1s
{toker)'

YEAR AND MONTH

PRICES
Retail,
eomposite,

Coal
mine
fuels

as

eiti©s*

Thous. of Thous. of
long, tons short tons
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
Monthly
monthly
monthly

av...
av...
av...
av...
av...
av...
av...
av . . .

1931
1923
1923
1924
1925
1936
1937
1928
1939
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av...
av...
av...
av...
av . . „
av...
av. . .
av...
av...
av...
av...
av...
av...
av...
av . . *

642
606
623
653
574
461
612
780
639
343
379
332
362
576
340
320
319
260
163
100
98
98
117

Wholesale^
Mine run, Prepared
siies,
composite eofflposl
t©

I n d y s t r S al
Total"

Total"

Dollars per short ton
5043
5.73
5.58
5.61
7.09
7.80
8. CO
11.36

5

288
338
365
263

Byproduct
eok@
ovens"

£l©strEe
Cement Goal -gas
Ral Iways
powsr
m i l l s " retorts" u t i l i t i e s " (classl)"

Thousands ©f short tons

35,225

48,283
38,822
47s 389

54,900
40,400
29,933

34,660
35,189
47,047
40,307
43S338
47,781
43,147
41,729
44,582
38,961
31,841
25,809
27,803
29,947
31,031

44,250
38,583
49,000
49,000
44,400
42,714
62,867
44,467
37,530
35,143
32,313
29,249
28,016
31,145
37,853

4.55
4.68
4.61
4.34
4.30
4.30
4.35
4.43
4.50
4.S6
4:05
4.05
4.47

40,226
41,537
31,838
30,763
28,797
29,644

33,052
29,542
28,083
26,596
28,073
28,753

io,es

8

s

STOCKS, I N D U S T R I A L AND R E T A I L DEALERS, END 0F MONTH

PRODUGT60N"

10.21
10.33
9.18
9.07
9.33
9.28
8.94

4.83
4. S1
4.12
4.31
4.26
4.03

8.85
8.83
8.33
7.7.1
7.65
8.26
?
8.29

3.95
3.91
3.74
3.64
3.67
4.13
4.24

8,58

4.32
4.36
4.35
4.30
4.39
4.29

5.65
4.90
4.63
4.79
4.82
4.47
4.38
4.26
3.97
3.68
3.72
4.32
4.39

a

5

3

476
445
451
484

3

4,458
4S705
5 ,,315
63264

3

4,761
4,640
4,859
6,773

4,388
4,436
5,413
5,951

* 255
237
264
326

25,752
23,342
22,133
31,446
22,573
. 23,953

4,640
3,845
3,431
3,515
4,064
4,565

436
380
350
211
338
345
275
267
383
388
301
295
397

5,983
5,637
5,509
5,613
§,©45
5,548
5,473
5,744
5,961
6,473
6,859
7,162

5,193
4,774
4,840
4,674
4,531
4,351

5,303
5,982
6,562
7,296
8,146
8,535

259
258
230
356
251
250
336
257
341
238
261
363
251

5,967

4,894

374
S67
378
355
249
349
338
330
E9i
301
3S8
30S
276

7,570
7,933
8,717
8 5,504
8,446
8S457
8,523
8,558
8,944
9,341
8,956
9,075

7,354
8,589
11,056
8,206
7a391
7,701
7,193
7,174
6, §36
6,747
6,820
7,573

8,57©

7 ,,738

32,0!4
31,970
24,306
30,041

(936
P©bruary . . . . . « • « . .
March
April
.
ifav
June .
July
AUgUSt.

a.........

Oc tob6F .0... ......

Monthly average...

1937
January
........
March ...9
April
un v
Julv

August

. . o.

October .

Monthly average . . .
1938
January .. .........
Pebi*uary ..........
March
Anril
Mav . . ......
July

,.

Ammfit

Octobef
Novomb@r

i --

.

Monthly average . . „
1939

April

October. . .

.....

December
Monthly average...

96
87
101
83
116
122
124
134
134
164
151
133
121

348
366
276
268
252
260
283
294
329
383
368
371
317

128
108
113
142
163
162
166
143
147
148
115
101
136

341
351
427
217
250
264
266
383
325
339
302
302
306

82
110
101
86
113

as

257
225
223
1S4
156
165

100
99
95
112
139
81

172
211
337
258
265
366

101

217

68
92
105
38
79
99

361
249
259
74
122
191

97
92
140
158
178
111
109

For footnotes, see p. 212.




0

200
238
261
315
393
255
327

8.57

8.13

8.57

4,23
4.22
4.23
4.22
4.23
4.23

8.43

4.27

8.35

'

a

8=61
8.39

8.73

4.32
4.31
4.31
4.31
4.30
4.38

8.58

4.29

8.83

4.44
4.44
4.36
4.30
4.30
4.29

8.60

8

8.38

8.68

4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30

8.61

4.33

8.68

4.29
4.29
4.28
4.43
4.46
4.25

8.54

e

8.29

8.45

8

4.23
4.24
4.34
4.30
4.33
4,32

8.68
8.53

4.24
4.35
4.27
4.33
4.33
4.33
4.31

4,354
4,304
4,964
4,865
5,138
8,847

32,314
33,478
37,687
43,921
42,468
46,415

'30,126
32,071
34,604
37,503
39,648
42,936 1

36,591

32,581

33,736
35,171
37,264
29,403
31,668
35,036
35,871

4.50
4.51
4.49
4.49
4.44
4,42
4.45
4.48
4.85
4.S8
4.S9
4.66
4.51

41,438 43,390
42,661 46,574
51,935 53,153
26,213 46,921
30,271 45,169
31,988 43,936
32,184 ' 43,371
34,187 43,851
39,428 46,032
41,110 47,986
36,699 48,280
37,417 47,074

35,390
38,574
45,153
39,721
38,169
. 37,736
36,991
37,051
38,893
39,926
40,010
39,174

8,031
8,687
9,638
8,544
8,188
7,770

37,128

46,311

38,899

8,080

307
357
546
464
397
429
387
365
400
430
415
396
408

4.78
4.78
4.34
4.38
4.39
4.40
4.43
4.47
4.52
4.58
4.57
4.56
4.53

30,950
27,440
26,745
21,671
21 , 321
22,507

41,967
38s4m
35,359
34,103
33,158
33,453

35,167
32,284
30,259
28,952
37,748
27,613

6,469
5,833
5,231
4,905
4,867
5,000

337
320
347
299
309
311

372
S53
235
3S7
353
£71

8,980
8^565
8,479
8, 404
8S201
8,087

6,519
6,174
5,860
5,548
4,996
4,837

23,367
28,665
32,286
34,989
35,925
36,541

33,615
34,579
30,5O7
39,024
40,831
40,720

37,365
37,719
29,377
31,334
33,317
33,670

5,364
5,540
5,952
6,459
7,173
7,462

275
299
313
330
346
349

377
379
363
308
364
352

7,905
7,834
8,029
8,193
8,413
8,491

4,533
4,556
4,673
B9O53
5,311
5,639

28,534

36,816

30,391

5,856

320

S59

8^385

5,308

4.54
4.52
4.49
4.35
4.30
4.24
4.28
4.31
4.36
4.44
4.43
4.40
4.39

35,530
33,910
35,290
10,747
17,880
27,900

39,720
39,887
40,505
31,746
25,413
26,991

33,270
34,087
35,335
28,23©
23,613
23,761

7,374
7,373
7,222
4,434
2,598
3,548

350
403
414
331
275
286

336
320
317
179
139
, 170

8,379
8,450
8,760
7,64S
6,740
6,695

5,819
6,730
7,603
6,387
5,196
4,484'

39,135
34,688
38,150
45,950
43,835
37,283
32,442

29,725
33,624
36,943
41,919
45,543
44 , 571
36,383

34,665
27,424
30,343
34,270
37,403
37,121
30,609

4,535
5,632
6,230
7,250
8,115
7,993
6,025

342
357
399
443
472
444
375

193
339
350
378
271
S64
22EC

7,OO3
79§00
7,823
8,370
8,858
9,119
7,954

4,243
4,234
4,338
5,050
5*341
6,GS9
5,413

5,490

7,433
7,456
7,761
8,067
8,115
7,273

118

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FUELS AND BYPRODUCTS—BITUMINOUS COAL, COKE, AND PETROLEUM
AND PRODUCTS
. . _„
Stocks, Industrie and retail dealers', end of month
Industrial
YEAR AND
MONTH

Steel

and
rot 1 Ing
mills'

monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly
monthly
monthly
cionthly
iienthly
monthly
monthly

1934
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
niontMy
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
aonthly

Production7

Price,
been i ve,

Retal 1
deal-

Ex-

ports 3

Other
ers',
indus- total
*
trial5

Thousands of short tons
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1930
1921
1932

PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS

COKE

B I T U M I N O U S COAL

Conne I I s-

^
pEhive

ville

(fur- s

uct

nace)
Thous. of
long tons

Dol. per
short ton

Stocks, end of m o n t h 7

iriir
~[p1£

Byprc duct plants
Petroleum
coke TstaJ

Thousands

2.44
1.81
1.79
3.25
8.25
6.00
4.74
11.61
3.65
7.43
5.55
3.53
4.05
4.11
3.20
2.79
2.78
2.57
2.46
2.12
2.50
3.65
3.57

2,799
1,945
2,292
2,955
2,764
2,540
1,587
1,709
462
714
1,615
857
946
1,041
601
374
539
231
94
54
76
86
76

1,060
935
1,173
1,589
1,870
2,167
2,095
2,570
1,646
2,379
3,133
2,832
3,326
3,698
3,657
4,026
4,451
3,76b
2,696
1,761
2,223
2,566
2,852

%,923
6,610
7,088
9,056

*7,421
6,016
6,838
7,813

73
49
67
87
105
126
53
68
23'
38
92
49
71
73
GO
82
92
75
56
47
47
70
46

901 s,:«o
7,590
858
817 6,95O
807 6,370
874 6,990
874 7,120
916 7,270
947 7,670
973 8,280
1,033
9,210
1,103 9,860
1,264 10,660
947 8,026

7,300
6,200
5,950
5,150
5,500
5,800
6,400
6,900
7,340
8,100
7,980
7,900
6,710

43
44
£4
20
34
62
66
69
67
66
60
44
50

3.58
3.58
3.58
3.58
3.58
3.58
3.55
3.58
3.88
3.88
3.88
3.94
3.68

133
145
103
85
81
87
1O4
120
154
223
226
245
142

3,314
3,146
3,262
3,471
3,759
3,700
3,723
3,871
3,837
4,077
4,054
4,354
3,714

120
108
105
109
113
122
120
121
123
117
111
109
115

1,374
1,602
1,898
1,748
1,588
1,540
1,485
1,388
1,292
1,390
1,256
1,109
1,464

10,480
11,150
13,020
12,000
11,910
11,590
11,730
11,880
13 ',1370
13,850
14,090
13 ,440
12,368

8,000
8,000
8,000
7,200
7,000
0,200
6,380
6,800
7,140
8,060
8,270
7,900
7,413

27
26
24
29
41
38
49
55
49
45
56
31
39

4.00
4.00
4.13
4.48
4.83
4.63
4.50
4.50
4.44
4.41
4.38
4.28
4.38

274
295
357
310
327
275
285
359
251
326
169
135
361

4,361
3,993
4,496
4,351
4,480
4,035
1,421
4,573
4,128
4,OT>
3,222
2,821
4, 101

103
93
107
1U2
110
100
110
113
113

1,050 11,560
'019 10,230
837
9,270
779 8,700
723 8/100
716 8,420
652 8,260
651 8,560
tm 9,fjlO
620 10,410
66(0 11,160
687 10,800
743 9,612

6,800
6,200
5,100
5,150
5,410
5,840
6,350
6,860
7,130
7,700
7,500
7,050
6,421

29
22
19
28
43
60
39
33
55
40
38
27
36

4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
3.88
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.97

114
102
97
73
57
50
42
48
54
61
67
76
72

2,76?
2,494
2,073
2,438
J,2*>^
2,067

126
122
114
1L7

10,370

6,450
5,800
5,280
3,620
2,800
4,230
5,060
6,200
6,700
7,750
8,140
7,450
5,782

26
23
21
18
37
43
39
66
95
71
53
37
41

3.75
3.75
3.73
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
5.13
5.25
5.00
4.09

77
71
69
20

.

-

2

754
907
916
1,187

July

September
October
j
November
December
Monthly average.
1937
u^iiutu'y
February
March. ........
April...
May
June
July . . . s

S^ptcnibt^r .......
October
November
OUCttffifeor . „ , . . . «

Monthly average.

Consumption
(runs

Petroleum
coke

to

742
1,740
795
2,618
1,203
3,515 1,650
3,851 1,884
2,965 1,470
2,474 1,196
2,971 (JU1S5
1
2,110
1,274
1,444
1,586
1,695 i
1,702
1,816
1,986 1
2,03-4
1,886
1,806 •'
1,884
1,752

..... t

1,812

1,070

10
17
37
23
63
58
24
60
191
S34
316
375

945
601
942
1,415
1,865 1,311
1,967 1,471
1,495 1,051
513
1,278
409
1,786

1,351
660
812
1,020

759
614
632
567
581
597
651
670
650
578
519
487
609

1,104
1,165
1,316
1,383
1,308
1,287
1,197
1,143

360
334
360
367
382
382
399
409
423
408
400
389
3S3

1,533 ' j
401
446
I,3tl7 i
1,L^1 i
467
1,473 1
570
1,7U !
706
1,H43
776
2,009
817
2,23d J
S39
2,2t)t
889
2,316 !
915
985
2,507
i~o 2,519 1,014
745
109 1,922 i

1,069
861
787
903
1,035
1,067
1,192
1,377
1,409
1,431
1,523
1,475
1,1?,

H&l
380
403
412
399
391
3hO
376
3bO
329
363
379
3hO

2,367 ' 1,087
2,471
1,196
'2,777 1,305
1,348
3,131
f *,in i i l,37b
3.37,1 1,411
,j,r»64 1,160
,j,70» 1 , 133
a, 67" 1,392
3,716, 1,334
3,745 \ ! 1,307
3,610 f 1,291
3,285 1,330

1,280
1,27**
1,472
1,78*1
l,S9fl
1,961
J,lfM.
-i,216
J,LKJ
J,*IHJ

390
119
W)

126 3,33N
1,341
117 l,llt« , 1,342
1,19S
1'JS ?,0?7
14'J 2.9U7 - , 1,091
951
1-12 ^,Tr,i
931
its I.', 637
945
145
91*»
143
15.1
8^8
hOy
1U» J.ptiO I]
1*19
' b*6

2,*>S9
1,S74
1,839
1,876
l,80n
l,7£fa
l,hJ7
J,005
1,'*45
1,734
1,771

if!

i,m

at

Produet)on

ia

Dol. per
bbl."

TilOUH. Of

bbl.11

Refinery
opera-0

tions'

Percent/"
of
capacity

JP
20,704
.93
.80 iS22,147
.58 "S3,425
1.26
25,064
27,943
1.78
29,661
2.20
2.28
31,531
3. '40
36,911
39,349
1.73
46,461
1.80
61,03-4
1.44
59,495
1.45
63,645
1.67
64,210
1.88
1*29
75,094
1.20
75,123'

81
80
79
79

1.23
1.11
.57 i
.81
.57
.%
.94

83,044
74,834
70,923
65,130
75,471
75,672
83,050

78
69
65
63
68
70
72

2,276
85,776
81,52,3
2,758
85,286
104
84,565 i 2 ,2,915
2,761
90,724
2,872
89,027
2, ,172
91,771
3,133
93,476
2,679
90,937
93,196
3,3TO
89,199
2,6b2
2,870
93,090
89,048
2,716

1.02
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.O4
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04

88,781
82,221
90,69fi
90,709
93,928
90,222
92,245
95,088
91,167
a%776
91,131
97,723
91,611

74
76
75
76
79
80
80
81
80
80
79
80
78

915
606
2,199
2,512
2,631
2,635
TMIS

1.13
t.U»
1.16
1.16
1.16
l.lb
1.10
1.16

98,517
93,061
106, WI3
105,127
110/459
106,068
110,784
115,113
110,052
lll,li<f>
101,^02
106,i!l29
106,397

80
79
79
81
83
85
87
87
B7
85
83
7$
83

l.lb , 10b,153
f
l.lfi
*4,733
1.16 106, b7W
l.lb
103, »7o
l.lb
9S,«2'»
l.lb
*»4,472
l.TR
UC,U11
l.lb 10b,.»U'l
l.lb
9'1,'iI6
l.'U
n^,7'f*

78
78
77
79
7t1
77
79
80
79
79
79
77
78

J
8

Price
(KansasOkla.)
wells"

Thous. o f bbl.jM

>hort tons

34
45
47
50
48
50
59
56
63
83
83
95
119
152
163
169
149
133
108
122

Imports15

stills)"

8

1936
March
April
May

of

Crude Petroleum

%),583
26,261
27,169
30,127
36,160
36,947
41,726
48,437
53,643
61,660
64,939
69,070
76,108
82,309
77,287
74,551
68,333
71,771
74,636
80,4B3

Mr, 179

H1,*IH4

M, 100
93,573

100, 452
M),32J
1CH,7HH
11)5,231
103,494
ll>5 ,023
P9,bl!i
98,363

1,415
1,409
1,512
1,733
2,511
3,145
4,402
8,848
10,447
10,609
6,835
6,481
5,152
5,032
4,865
6,647
6,578
5,177
3,937
3,725
2,660
2,981
2,69f»

L,7;i
•j,r>*if>

2,1V)
2,"»U

i.ib
1.16

i.io
1.16
l.lb

98,6LO

3938
March
April
May

,.

July
August
„
September
Oe tober
,
November
DtK'Piiber
Monthly average.
!939
January
March....
April
May
Jur,."..
July. . . ,
AU'aut
Spptsiiib *r ........
Of tobt-To
NoV^-ibi?!'

Monthly average,.

742
879
1,029
803
545
518
512
542

r>73

640
665
692
678

10,030

9,080
8,46O
7,130
7,060
7,810
8, D40
10,5-10
12,240
13,680
13,080
9,915

For footnotes, see pp. 312, 213.




jv^
a'o/j
3,Lva

3,3ftt
i 2,OFO
3,3b7
3,078
3,439
2/U5
2,398

;

52 3,090
46 3,363
41 3,6t6

7,1

306
34S
311
llfrj j

«'!,9tVi
4,3^7
4,3t>7
l,7i^

j,- ,

1%
r*7
138
148
111
147
153
142

m

Si

IM

i;w

?£!'
c.h-^

2,r»n

J,J19
1,'ITVi

h'*b I I,HM
asy I,4*'*

SbS
574
blO

97,900
88,179
i*i,hH5
01,675

fl9,irw
1*3, bSO
1

i,sr»t
an liUVJoii
fai.^ (H»,9!K>

654
678
7Uh
571

100,787
97, W

717
70 i
faW
734

99,011
h?,7.17
«S,917
'W,3tVl
lfS>,7V»
li>4,hN7
10h,h'*fl
107,03*:

rib

71^

71*,'
14*2
•*^
b»2
b!7
fiUi

b'rt

n7,i*>t

97,OS3

101,( rvr.

1,914
2,015
2,10,1
2,017
1,'K*H

j,i:n

2,bM
1,710
1,1-1
2,t>47
2,3"S
2,t>7S
i»,l?i

i,.r?i
1,3W
l,7^b
2,7S^
1,1M.
,1,27'J
3,061
J,HJJ
3,&«i

iiy, ^i*

3,lM«*

liH,9Ui

ior»,ti.n

J,Jvl^
«j GT^l

l(W,liJl

2,711

.',*)
. to

1 . 12

>is^sa

102,117
MU,19b

.% I't^ltif)
.%
t*M,4r»
.'ft»
lt» ,7t»s
.t»b I nri,-»i»
.Wt i 110,341
.'», 1M.,UW
.'Jb no, 'Mr
NJ
,Mb
.'JO
ftU1>

.lit;
.95

wnson

IMS, 168

ni,u»s
lll,hW

11 4, hit) !
un,,rri

78
76
77
SO
83
85
84
8-1
85
86

m
si

m

1940

SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FUELS AMD BYPRODUCTS—PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS—Cont&rraad
CRUDE PETROLEUM^
Stocks, California,
end of month 2
YEAR AND MONTH

Heavy
crude
and
fuel
oil

R E F I N E D PETROLEUH PRODUCTS

Stocks, east of California,
end of month J I

Light
crude

Total

Tank
farms
and
pipe
lines

Refineries"

Gas and f u e l ol Is
Wet is
completed" Electric
power
plants"
Number

Thous*inds of barrels

Production 5 ? Stocks, end of pwnth* 8
Price,
Gas o i l
€as ol 1
fuel
and
Residua!
RailResido
i
l
Vessels
ways
ual d i s t i l - fuel oi 1, d i s tand
(Oklaillate
east of
(class
late
(bunker) ** homa) se fuel
fuels,
oil
l)* s
fuels, C a l i f o r n i a
total
total

Consumption

Thousands of barrels

Dol. per
Barrel

Thousands of barrels

so

l 592
1,389
763
30
1,565
30
1,383
30
1,487
20
1,754
30
2, 023
80
1,232
1S444
1,351
1,316
1,380
1,584
1,204
1,044
1,398
970
566
870
672
1,043
1,359
20

Jjr

1919 monthly RVo,
1921 monthly av.,,.
1934
1925
1926
1937
1938
1939
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
montiily
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av.. a
av. . .
av...
av...
av».0
av. . .
av,, .
av*,,
av.00
av...
av.,.
av...

April
May. ...............
July.
SsptPiuber. 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 0
NOVOfllbWo o o o o o o o o

Monthly average,*,

921
872
1,004
1,102
1,223
1,387
855
786
565
598
849
772
677
664
829
866
948

.... S5 217
2S7
461
492
550
1,1B9
2,195
2,831
2,256
2,641
3,107
3,938
3,132
3,611
4,166
4,113
3,569
3,888
4,093
4,059
4,171
4,269
4,193
4,356
4,413
3,981
4,231
3,643
3,406
3,179
3,038
2,689
2,943
2,492
3,320
2,525
3,448

20

1915 Monthly ELV, <> ,

51 , 708
71 , 599
87 ,374
« 91 o 639
95,568
s
105 ,588
§
105, 164
7
05,508
93,892
93 , 833
a
74,199
•59,406
s

1085567
112,668
119,590
W
139,715
213,326
261,683
39,132 312,891
43 , 462 305,103
35, 985 JJ282,323318,634
35,690
18,444 368 , 088
3
33, 337 380,780
41 , 860 374,880
7
43, 015 Ie 339S814
41,145 312,730
305,134
38,108
s
36,177 307,785
35,613 386,580

"14,057
13,438
15,541
19,389
30,451
28,699
33,473
31, SOS
23
35,396
37,934
43o2S8
46*551
453618
39,817
•Ifl42,272
J7
56,103
55,913
55,458

"94,510
99,230
104.049
M
120,426
183,775
232,984
279,418
273,195
346,927
280,700
325,793
334,229
329,261
299,997
270,459
J?
349,031
251,882
231,128

IS

1

33

066
o.51
,87
1,53
1.89
1.12
2o62
o69
,95
,93
.96
1.10
1,30
,98
,73
o73
,71
.41
o43
,47
o74
o75

9 5 254
12, 923
14, 527
15, 134
17, 582
19, 174
SI, 243
23 s 957
26, 708
30 , 416
30, 433
32, 756
35S 603
"35, 685
6S7B6
24,346
6,990
21,090
18,774
5,789
19,792
6,577
20,032
7,914
81,652
8,353

so 3.1 14 ,808
SJf
ia ,071
"18 ,533
"16 ,378
«27 ,736
31
31 ,035
31
33 ,610
"10 ,376
"24 j480
"23,786
33 07 ,996
"34 ,660
"35,855
31,115
21,455
33,753
"19,654
3y
30,9S4
35,098

16,454
17,803
14,909
16,177
18,034
30,225

^226,406
225,750
224,351
235,507
234,661
221,926 .
218,792
216 j 994
213,500
211,130
208,949
306,497
318,704

1,336
1,018
1,308
1,580
1,522
1,612
1,718
1,521
1,583
1,708
1,545
1,449
1,483

1,092
1,123
973
964
1,015
1,156
1,238
1,313
1,261
1,264
1,356
1,374
1,177

3,813
3,781
3,863
3,797
3,851
3o798
4,016
3,905
4,045
4,613
4,506
4,832
4,068

2,590
2,690
3,005
2,643
3,184
3,193
2,992
2,897
3,248
2,734
1,868
3,375
2,784

.76
,80
.80
o80
o80
o79
,76
,75
,75
.75
,77
o78
,78

24,196
23,469
23,748
23,151
24,201
22,903
23,657
23,778
23 , 663
35,584
24,141
25,477
33,997

10,587
11,125
10,237
9 ,.588
10,169
9,567
10,323
10j627
10,095
10,272
11,380
12,008
10,493

20,281
18,037
17 s f SO
16,886
18,293
18,506
19,535
20,379
20,188
20,546
20,383
18,705
19,100

17 ,418
15,322
15,746
17,031
19,910
22,47.5
24,814
27,645
37,871
37,685
26,540
03,813
33,104

39,008
39,901
4S,360
45,134
45,885
48,215
48,049
47,778
45,607
45,150
43,367
42,7S6
44,428

208,160
208,573
214, 146
218,003
230,980
219,872
22-0,189
233,562
234,994
225,010
234,371
225,330
219,248

1,477
1,279
1,740
1,813
3,067
2,076
2,270
1,997
2,040
1,948
1,768
1,668
1,845

1,800
1,351
1,239
900
830
841
1,154
1,318
1,331
1P294
935
1,038
1,179

5,077
4,425
4,722
4,450
4,349
4,336
4,403
4,264
4,259
4,674
4,190
4,293
4,453

2, -540
3,843
3,186
3,175
3,209
3,442
3,357
3,281
3,494
3,314
2,912
2,935
3,141

o78
o84
o87
.91
,93
.91
,89
,90
o93
o93
.91
,88
o89

25 , 623
33,302
25,191
34,100
26,587
26,033
36,958
26,026
37,094
28,425
26,687
27,038
26 , 005

13^319
11,208
11,005
10,674
11,158
11,088
13S654
12sr>58
13,681
13,585
13,215
13,563
.12,226

18 , f j33
16,803
16,325
15, 644
17,473
1QS2BI
31,778
23,987
25,810
27,679
27,856
27,363
31 ,-569

19,088
18,211
16,734
16,889
18,451
30,657
33,637
35, 952
27,020
38,101
26,852
32,.B66
23,012

268,978
267^345
209,638
367s 943
.259,359
251 s 213
247,361
243,953
240 =,251
233,463
228,741
239, 140
250,607

45,104
45,238
45S822
45,975
45,101
44,314
43,674
42,724
42,979
41,131
40,386
41,231
43,638

323,874
222,117
233,816
221,067
214,158
206,899
203,687
301,228
197,272
192,332
188,355
187,919
206,969

1,563
1,440
1,701
1,600
1,633
1,790
1,534
1,634
1,585
1,705
1,558
1,389
1,593

1,077
928
1,022
882
936
1,187
1,206
1,207
1,094
1,101
1,193
1,243
1,090

4,089
3,673
3,959
35705
3,674
3,725
3^808
3,803
3,815
4,199
4,010
4,111
3,881

2,923
2,813
3,169
3,249
3,393
3,219
2,969
2,916
2,925
2,788
3,771
3,925
3,005

,88
,88
o89
.93
,93
.93
,93
,93
,93
o03
o93
o93
,91

36 , 148
23,ai5
25,369
24,748
24,456
22,760
23,543
S4,230
24,551
25,477
24S573
25,201
34,574

13,876
12,144
12,294
11,577
12,160
10 , 784
12,688
12,691
13,074
13,830
12,793
13,873
12,648

27,049
26, 855
35,981
27,Rl?i
29,384
30,383
33,285
33 5 874
33,661
3J'yt44
30, 935
!J6P M91
39,780

21,543
19,885
18, BBS
19,072
33,385
24,699
36,620
28,841
30,860
33,017
33,069
27,873
35,554

36,927
38,333
39,383
39,699
39 .,878
38, SOS
38,427
38S 072
37,372
35,533
35,129
35s 478

227,134
.327^098
329,079
230,926
230,279
226,463
323 9 55-8
192,985
189,341
187,579
191,164
195,836

42,540
41,777
41,154
40,180
40,445
41,463
41,817
37,441
35,781
36,923
39,427
40,033

184 ,594
185,321
187,935
190,746
189,834
184,999
181,741
155,544
153,560
150,657
151,737
155,803

1,385
1,338
1,352
1,419
1,656
1,608
1,641
1,561
1,652
1,786
1,820
1,892

1,236
1,116
1,134
1,242
1,346
1,354
1S557
1,668
1,650
157SO
19598
1,727

3,957
3,640
4,033
3,890
3,870
3,999
4,050
4,014
4,305
4,650
4,340
4S338

2,587
2SS04
3,076
3,341
3,530
3,343
3,207
3,026
3,061
2 2S4
3' 083
3,406

o90
o85
o85
0 &5
.85
,85
.85
,35

25,800
21,476
25,010
34,750
27,022
34,836
25,644
25,209
26,303
27,594
36,088
36,914

14 ,135
12,787
13,539
13,301
12, 353
13,530
12,688
13 o 246
12,97.5
15,017
13,757
14,433

24,650
21^731
30, 115
21,058
33,088
23,659
27,581
39,382
30,018
30,951
30, 179
36,374

37,760

212s 630

39,915

172,705

1,584

1,446

4,073

3,067

25,566

13, ,481

at, 301?
21,852
1.9, £388
HVW
21,397
33,480
25, 025
26,111
06,340
3@9109
24,018
20,881
23,113

63,802
63^36
63,341
63,739
63,792
63,717
64,382
64,825
©4,564
64,745
64,836
65,481
54,146

40,640
40, 375
39,856
39,338
38,878
37,856
36s 781
35,476
34,133
33,901
33,815
' 34,189
37,094

265, 195
363,436
266,092
268,560
268,660
265,554
262,013
358,685
253,969
350,724
247,453
346,409
359,738

64,884
63,768
63,110
61,374
61 s 685
61,933
63,370
62,433
63,197
64,503
65,375
9
6So649
63,534

33 3 535
33,417
32,889
33,353
33,373
33,730
33,433
31,442
30,955
30 , 181
30,348
® 30,452
33,083

245,188
348,474
256,508
363 3 137
266,865 368,087
268,238
271,340
370,601
370 ,,160
367y538
268,006
263,677

71,879
74,461
77,008
79,955
81,822
82,833
84,724
85,133
86,705
87,232
87,399
87,222
82,198

39,341
31,188
31,669
31,504
31,634
33,1,51
33,138
33, 548
33,975
34, 999
36,034
37,193
33,116

38,789
37,686
41,741
43,053
43,989
43,628
43,221
41,691
40*469
39,604
38,503
39,913
41,024

1937
FsTbniapy . 0 , 0 o 0 . . .
April 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 , 0 0

fay
JlUlyo o o o o o o o o o o . o .

AUgUS t , 0 0 0 0 0 , , 0 0 0 «

Th

Monthly average..,
§938

April
May
July.
October o
November 0 , 0 0 , 0 0 0 0 .
BeCPfflljf'r

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 , 0 0

Monthly averages.,.
1939

April ............
May...............
July
Septehher.........

Monthly average...

87s 595
87,002
86,294
86s 075
85,580
85,049
85,655
84,039
83,927
83 , 718
81,113
80,833
84, 532

I0

For footnotes, sec pp° 213, 314,




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1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FUELS AND BYPRODUCTS-PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS—Continued
R E F I N E D PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Motor f u e M
Production 7

Gasoline prices

YEAR AND MONTH

Demand,

do- 2 Exmestic ports*'

Thous. of bbl.
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
ninthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
1936

March
April
May
June
September. ....•

Monthly average
1937
March
April
May
July
August

October
Monthly average
1938
March
April
May
July

November
Mon ttil y average
1939

,.




Wholesale,
tank
wagon
(N.Y.H

Wholesale,
refining
(OMa.H

4,693
6,209
6,815
8,434
8,960
10,659
13,062
15,417
18,655
21,818
24,734
27,374
31,039
S
32,900
33,618
31,483
31,708
34,195
36,234

0.168
.144
.138
.230
,238
.242
.245
.293
.261
.351
.207
.180
.190
.199
.188
.174
.176
.154
.136
.139
.157
.157
.156

0.180
.173
.216
.138
.143
.099
.090
.106
.104
.068
.080
.077
.062
.036
.045
.038
.046
.053

32,344
27,178
35,864
38,864
42,010
44,522
46,685
46,061
44,366
44,168
39,954
39,590
40,13-4

2,416
1,435
1,459
2,142
2,410
1,909
2,167
2,130
2,280
1,902
2,392
1,768
2,034

.154
.165
.165
.165
.165
.165
.155
.150
.150
.150
.150
.150
.157

33,668
32,034
40,524
43,461
45,407
48,447
51,069
49,598
47,515

2,629
2,369
2,190
2,322
2,771
2,623
2,542
3,130
3,668
2,969
2,958
1,872
2,670

42,718
39,465
43,279
35,323
31,981
41,409
43,430
44, 937
47,650
50,549
46,150
46,365
45,081
41,742
43,584

Retail,
service
stations,
50
cities 5

Total

Benzol

Straight Cracked
(jasorun
line
gasoline

Total

Natural
gasoline
blended

0.191
.201
.210
.177
.178
.178
.161
.130
.133
.129
.135
.136

16,348
18,758
22,344
25,538
28,291
32,238
36,996
37,033
36,820
33,309
33,994
35,317
39,002

106
125
148
112
141
193
184
155
176
214
234
255
224
152
86
114
142
156

.060
.061
.060
.060
.060
.060
.060
.059
.055
.056
.057
.058
.059

.142
.142
.139
.143
.143
.143
.142
.142
.141
.140
.140
.141
.142

40,539
38,358
39,937
41,327
43,484
42,976
44,488
45,498
44,565
46,275
43,470
45,349
43,022

.142
.130
.130
.130
.130
.134
.135
.135
.135
.135
.130
.130
.133

.057
.058
.057
.060
.061
.061
.060
.060
.060
.059
.053
.050
.058

.141
.145
.145
.146
.146
.144
.145
.145
.145
.145
.141
.141
.144

2,702
3,100
3,029
3,742
3,603
3,517
3,597
3,998
3,068
3,572
3,205
4,607
3,478

.130
.130
.130
.130
.130
.130
.127
.124
.124
.124
.124
.119
.127

.049
.049
.051
.053
.051
.053
.055
.055
.051
.046
.046
.043
.050

2,764
2,569
3,523
2,900
3,915
3,884
2,987
3,580
3,609
2,967
2,348
2,895
3.162

.119
.119
.118
.114
.118
.111
.107
.107
.114
.124
.125
.127
.115

.041
.042
.045
.047
.049
.050
.050
.051
.053
.053
.052
.050
.048

9
8

48
85
130
205
432
561
69S
763
893
1,004
1,620
1,853
2,192

Retai 1 Finished gasoline"
distriNatural
bution^
gasoAt reline* 0
Total
fineries
Mil. of
gallons

Thousands of barrels 9

Dollars per gallon

373
416
559
706
825
1,110
738
1,272
1,058
1,149
1,678
2,354
2,553
3,540
3,611
4,313
5,001
5,266
3,649
2,819
2,166
1,797
2,246

37,767
34,595
42,520
43,977
49,547
49,812
July
50,508
53,828
49,347
49,687
47,275
43,694Monthly average
46,046
Por footnotes, see p. 214.

March
April
May

Gasoline stocks,
end of month

Natural gasoline

Thous of bbl. 5

13

14,535
16,721
14,282
14,859
16,421
18,264
20,408
18,719
18,330
16,282
16,302
17,195
18,273

(9)
5,715
7,811
8,436
10,213
11,977
13,704
14,703
14,242
15,052
15,203
17,295

3 ',231
3,527
4,356
4,386
3,635
2,699
2,527
2,777
3,278

457
1,056
1,636
2,308
2,680
2,935
3,871
3,598
2,926
2,194
2,112
2,347
2,585

179
168
179
196
213
210
211
220
218
232
229
247
209

19,197
17,637
17,776
19,246
19,631
19,771
20,097
20,292
19,830
20,374
18,365
19,128
19,279

17,456
17,303
18,549
18,566
20,311
19,724
20,765
21,397
20,853
21,766
21,005
21,955
19,971

3,707
3,250
3,433
3,319
3,329
3,271
3,415
3,589
3,664
3,903
3,871
4,019
3,564

2,891
2,236
2,439
2,085
2,009
2,117
2,638
2,879
3,341
3,749
3,806
3,625
2,8.18

44,659
42,106
46,268
45,989
48,417
47,325
49,728
50,001
49,774
51,546
48,232
47,682
47,644

247
227
256
246
249
227
257
266
257
229
178
151
233

19,676
18,690
20,331
20,311
21,571
21,250
22,205
21,898
21,643
22,705
20,956
20,388
20,969

20,951
19,576
21,720
21,469
22,556
21,927
23,085
23,547
23,550
24,141
22,829
22,785
22,345

3,785
3,613
3,961
3,963
4,041
3,921
4,181
4,290
4,324
4,471
4,269
4,358
4,098

.141
.140
.141
.141
.141
.141
.141
.140
.138
.134
.133
.132
.139

47,828
41,880
45,502
46,201
48,185
45,808
49,002
50,161
48,300
49,882
48,294
48,119
47,430

152
138
148
133
121
109
118
138
150
176
188
193
147

20,807
18,293
19,828
20,125
20,740
19,735
21,020
21,524
20,934
21,383
20,397
20,794
20,465

22,447
19,474
21, 114
21,686
23,042
21,877
23,652
24,188
23,049
23,862
23,379
22,701
22,539

.128
.130
.131
.132
.133
.135
.134
.135
.134
.136
.134
.134
.133

49,120
43,409
48,367
48,837
51,384
50,861
51,896
52,161
51,890
54,974
52,691
52,351
50.662

185
170
192
162
130
174
191
210
225
259
267
275
203

21,125
18,455
20,663
20,922
22,767
21,782
22,502
22,371
21,833
23,611
22,415
22,017
21,705

23,546
21,037
23,280
23,521
24,207
24,810
25,028
26,180
25,700
26,623
25,621
25,589
24,595

11

303
375
464
566
651
731
816
920
1,329
1,386
1,291
1,288
1,390
1,479

8 033
9,196
11,248
11,059
15, 018
18,834
26,825

38*142
39,654
41,082
33,762
40,759
46,660
13
40,776

319
515
789
620

53*817
61,876

32^ 027
"33,991
"32,333

"2,813
"3,358
3,648
3,508
f 4,207
"5,061

1,299
1,134
1,450
1,559
1,713
1,796
1,939
1,898
1,822
1,804
1,656
1,629
1,642

55,917
65,061
67,128
66,552
64,675
60,519
55,922
53,040
51,394
51,400
52,552
56,382
58,379

36,158
44,612
45,799
44,361
42,527
39,050
35,062
33,417
31,230
31,939
33,285
37,124
37,880

3,936
4,218
4,553
5,068
5,664
5,829
5,846
5,663
4,945
4,555
4,153
4,056
4,872

3,003
2,516
2,570
2,695
2,642
2,571
2,981
3,557
4,490
4,377
4,088
3,891
3,282

1,376
1,321
1,655
1,727
1,883
1,957
2,080
2,048
1,962
1,852
1,756
1,615
1,769

64,293
71,453
74,171
73,419
72,396
67,839
62,956
59,413
58,037
61,141
63,728
69,892
66,563

44,144
50,919
62,887
51,474
48,307
44,142
39,441
35,807
34,884
37,837
40,203
46,234
43,857

4,032
4,290
4,799
5,292
5,989
6,338
6,918
7,041
6,278
5,444
5,147
4,768
5,527

4,422
3,975
4,412
4,257
4,282
4,087
4,212
4,311
4,167
4,461
4,330
4,431
4,279

3,557
2,728
3,233
2,856
2,799
2,635
2,935
2,950
3,329
4,432
4,222
4,285
3,330

1,461
1,363
1,690
1,733
1,850
1,931
1,989
2,088
1,909
1,890
1,762
1,745
1,784

79,114
85,018
85,035
82,684
80,987
73,725
70,224
64,599
63,163
63,542
64,083
65,949
73, 177

53,219
58,945
60,0-13
57,660
54,010
47,159
43,091
40,137
38,819
38,739
39,376
41,806
47,750

4,961
5,017
5,531
6,179
6,548
6,961
7,614
8,022
8,159
6,771
5,742
4,830
6,360

4,264
3,747
4,232
4,232
4,280
4,095
4,175
3,400
4,132
4,481
4,388
4,470
4,158

3,637
3,229
3,243
2,963
2,646
2,682
2,909
3,092
3,237
4,358
4,286
4,018
3,360

1,548
1,427
1,734
1,796
2,006
2,055
2,112
2,183
2,001
1,985
1,862
1,815
1,872

73,847
79,691
81,189
81,623
78,342
74,395
71,824
66,448
65,498
68,116
71,619
77,301
74,158

49,419
54,569
55,464
55,172
52,076
47,972
44,196
41,046
41,423
43,516
46,898
51,920
48,639

4,647
4,708
4,721
5,484
6,212
6,749
7,123
6,624
6,891
5,140
4,679
4,421
5,525

55,254
J7

17

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
•UELS AND BYPRODUCTS—PETROLEUM AND
R E F I N E D PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 1
Kerosene

YEAR AND MONTH

Consumption, d©~
mestle
(indSeatad
demand) 3

E

%

Thous. of bbl .
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1933
1924
1023
1926
1937
1938
1929
1930
1931
1933
1933
1934
1935

raonthly
monthly
aorsthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
Monthly
monthly
monthly
Monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
aonthly
Monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
Monthly
Monthly
monthly

average
average
Average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
a'verage
average
average
average
Average
average
average
average
average

Price,
wholesale,
water
white, 47 ',
refinery,
Pa.5
Dollars
per gal.

Lubricants

Asphalt

Production

Stocks,
refinery,
end
of
month

PrSee,
sumpwholetion, dosale,
mestie
cylinder,
(indirefinery.
cated
demand) 2

Thousands of barrels

2,087
3,870
2,706
2,757
2,461
2,905
2,921
3,059
3,331
3,178
3,134
3,020
3,003
2,895
2,608
2,768
3,208
3,686
3,970

3,231
2,005
1,661
1,696
1,306
974
1,943
1,728
1,486
1,776
1,682
1,818
1,756
1,835
1,613
1,821.
1,652
1,391
1,045
906
730
801
539

0.062
.058
,050
.060
.080
.107
.115
.149
.085
.085
.084
.080
.078
.104
,076
.074
.074
.057
.044
.048
.048
,047
,049

3,888
3,438
3,622
4,646
4,603
3S859
4,576
4,661
5,003
4,974
5,147
4,676
4,946
4,663
4,101
3,537
3,653
4,081
4,488
4,651

5,569
4,785
March, o - o o o . , 0 , 0 0 0 0
4,097
April . . . . . . „ , « , . , „ , « , .
Play. . . . . „ „ .„. D . „ o o o o 4^032
3,032
July.
3,018
3,218
September »
• a <> » a <>
4,305
4,370
Noveiibsr . . . « . . < > . .
4,940
Beoeabef . „ . < > . . . « » « < > .
6,148
Monthly average
4,286

473
455
435
512
384
707
474
607
590
565
844
666
559

.051
.055
.055
.058
.056
.055
,052
.049
.050
,050
.050
.051
,053

4,761
4,445
4,741
4,953
4,626
4,376
4,455
4,297
4,428
4,712
4,788
5,500
4,674

5S286
4,325
4,820
4,465
4,149
3,259
3,594
3,667
4,397
4,985
5, 70S
6,420'
4,581

619
805
403
762
652
608
1,084
956
759
681
679
656
722

.052
,053
.053
.051
.050
,050
.050
.051
.054
.056
.056
.056
o053

5,361
5,017
5,150
4,333
3,637
3,357
3,760
4,292
4,187
5,185
5,368
6,813
4,697

810
654
535
78S
745
381
210
597
797
646
323
783
608

5,980
. 5,801
5,201
5,042
4,368
3,570
3,710
4,436
4,638
5,019
6,033
6,613
5,042

776
516
523
691
631
460
753
802
560
1,089
563
631
696

3

Other Prodyets

Dollars
per gal.

Prodyctlon

Stocks,
refinery,

of
fuontSu

Bious. of bbl.

imports Ja

Short
tons

Production"

Wax

Stoeks,
refinery,

Produe-

of
month"

Thousands
of short tons

Stooks,
refinery,
and
of

Ttous. of Ib.

18 086

8

12,4H
9,648
7,157
9,035
9,58^
7,180
6,457
7
7,855
9,498
7,721
8,426
8,269
8,316
8,034
8
6,278
5,216
9
6,595
6,374
7,970

^ 833
1,152
1,133
1,229
1,004
1,294
1,438
1,510
1,715
1,881
1,806
1,931
1,967
1,799
1,672
1,385
1,429
1,540
1S638

.145
.160
,155
.183
.116

"1,239
1,496
1,670
3,425
1,680
3,825
2,078
3,267
1,741
5,552
1,943
5,48©
2,177
5,629
3,292 JJ6,330
2,588
6,879
2,691
7,481
3,643
7,792
3,888
7,985
2,863
8,150
2,850
9,915
2,235 "9,888
1,869 "8,588
1,981
2,198
6*919
2,321
6,903

11 521
12,313
15,663
9,580
8,804
10,701
10,711
10,388
12,053
13,368
10,180
11,886
13, 175
9,966
10,085
4,433
6,139
1,706
1,809
1,307
4,498

*0 60
63
51
75
108
101
158
194
213
223
244
285
275
289
276
. 248
306
193
237
360

« 78
91
97
74
113
134
129
133
145
195
313
340
239
297
326
331
276
340
401

7,137
7,385
7,137
7,044
6,884
6,799
6,630
' 0,730
6,544
6,576
6,628
6,942
6,868

1,316
934
1,180
1,039
3,735
3,120
1,204
1,030
3,003
2S335
646
2,385
1,800

186
177
257
297
339
381
379
435
423
440
317
339
322

461
463
528
530
542
499
447
389
305
302
330
364
429

44,800
36,120
30',4BO
40,330
38,930
34 ,720
35,000
34,440
4SS840
42,840
4-1,160
39,410

118,636
118,313
119,684
121,857
131,416
117,363
118,357
116,888
113,359
113 s 049
119,307
115,434
117,797

439
4,987
5,074
1,231
4,000
3,270
2,406
704

3,017
3,119
311
2,389

218
178
374
3'19
398
446
467
505
468
393
315
200
349

444
445
497
528
547
522
501
529
465
458
510
557
500

41,720
41,720
41,720
43,680
47,600
41,160
43,680
43,000
42,000
44,340
49,000
43,120
43,470

113^862
108 ,,103
103,175
108,089
105,676
109,318
116,231
153,563
139,095
139,867
144,992
117,563

S0

32 182
40,100
43,095
38,936
45,100

172,976
241,895
181,567
240,072
223 , 741
38,' 500
38,887
178,060
43,041
109,465
49,215
106,409
53,818
152,473
48,696
188,449
53,512
105,825
52, 606
177,177
45,640
237,954
39,783
201,544
38,^3 "188,336
39,130 ^107,760
39,060
107,838
37,530
135,641

193®

AlKUSt 0 O S O O O

0 0 0 0 0 0 *

8,228
8,690
8,317
7,970
6,968
5,633
7,045

1,319
1,520
1,820
2,197
3,029
1,935
2,027
1,780
2,059
1,878
1,938
1,831
1,860

.120
.126
.135
.139
.149
.154
= 155
,155
= 155
.151
= 150
.155

5,923
4,866
5,187
4,907
5,343
5,087
5,482
5,726
5,371
5,731
5,876
5,809
5,442

1,625
1,429
2,500
3,234
2,079
2,038
1,985
1,925
1,968
2,028
2,037
1,495
1,944

= 160 '

5*,448
5,39Q
5,047
5,576
6,781
7,553
8,637
8,839
8,877
8,357
7,083
6,934

.056
.056
.054
.053
0052
,053
.053
.052
.051
.051
.050
.049
,052

5,638
5,167
5,798
5,445
5,649
5,235
4,889
4,933
5,348
5,320
5,419
5,739
5,382

6,533
5,986
6,093
6,394
7,627
9,203
10,112
10,149
10,497
9,949
9,676
7,709
8,334

1,471
1,305
3,195
1,587
1,723
1,605
1,844'
2,002
2,127
1,805
1,738
1,831
1,769

.110
,110
.110
.110
.110
.110
.106
.105
.105
.105
,105
.105
,108

3,785
2,468
2,097
2,530
2,595
2,378
2,631
2,576
2,615
2,632
2,535
2,384
2,569

8,008
8,363
8,210
8,390
8,255
8,114
8,194
7,969
7,605
7,718
7,817
7,095
8,020

i s 665
1,276
1,803
1,578
1,727
3,335
1,208
2,844
1,923
1,649
3,461
3,078
1,971

313
190
381
331
437
439
473
513
450
454
319
244
3G3

594
620
633
664
711
669
633
566
471
446
4/50
490
580

41,730
34,720
39,760
31,640
35,560
37,800
30,340
31,920
36,400
42,000
37,520
36,130
36,283

145,629
148,833
ISO ,465

.049

5,702
5,174
5,900
5,813
5,909
5,439
5,390
5,783
5,806
6,141
5,643
5,822
5,710

6,711
5,452
5,605
5,663
6,551
7,949
8,855
9,361
9,952
9,9S7
9,019
7,576
7,722

1,609
1,653
1,987
1,770
2,132
1,902
1,982
1,963
3,307
2,656
1,927
1,825
1,968

.105
.105
.105
o!05
.105
.105
.105
.105
.134
,166
.166
,1S4
.124

2,537
2,533
2,654
3,672
3,858
2,800
2,755
3,056
3,854
3,575
3,277
3,478
2,920

7,762
7,951
7,800
7,886
7,630
7,437
7,179
7,069
6,704
63©39
6,790
7,142
7,333

2,869
9,662
3,332
1,521
2,505
3,024
1,736
, 1,670
4,150
1,743
3,455
8,632
3,682

244
189
308
375
478
486
509
577
550
542
391
304
413

532
572
650
688
672
642
596
530
475
472
497
550
573

35,280
33,320
44,800
35,000
34,440
39,480
28,840
31,080
40,320
45,080

128,637
117,71JL
117,537
119,301
113,925
111,604
109,322
108,173
89,984
81,147
81 , 369
75,648
104 , 496

6,599
5,784
5,974
6,498
6,681

3,309
2,204
2,537
2,687
2,768
3,509
3,626
2,668
2,567
2,633
2,653
3,767
3,577

1937

March t o . . . D O . o . . 0 , »
April ...............
May. ................
July

QCtOto@S* t

. . 0

. 0

0

0

0

0

.

. 0

Monthly average.
5938
March.
April ...............
May . , . . « « , « o o . . . . . < , . .

Moveiaber .* * . * . o <> o .
Monthly Everage * . * . *

°190
,200
,300
.195
,180'
,175
,153
1 113
o!70

2,649 ^6,788
7,115
2,728
6,771
3,873
6,556 • 1
3,048
3,141
6,478
6,447
3,978
6,566
2,980
6,426
6,543
3*930
6,789
3,215
6,907
• 2,053
2,936
2,943

140 ! 836
138,260
135,911
134,103
129,018
138,926
131,772
139,340
138,142

S939
March.

July.. . .. . . 'September „ „

Monthly average,,.,.

For footnotes, see pp» 314, 215.




.053
.053
.053
.051
.050
• .050
.050
.050
.048
,051

•48 ,S440
38,710

122

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
LEATHER AND PRODUCTS-HIDES AND SKINS
LIVESTOCK
(FEDERALLY INSPECTED SLAUGHTER) 2

IMPORTSJ

Total
hides
and
skins

YEAR AND MONTH

Calf

and
kip

Cattle

hides

Goat
skins

skins

Sheep
and
lamb
skins

1917 monthly average ........
1918 monthly average
1920 monthly ^vi'rPFf1
1922 monthly svt?rflKP • • . . . . • •
1924 munttily overage

1932 monthly avprp&jo

. .

Cattle

Hogs

Hides,
packers',
heavy
native
steers
(Chicaao)

Caffskins,
packers',
8 to 15
pounds
(Chicago)

Dollars per pound

Thousands of e n i n a l b

Thousands of pounds
J913 monthly civs rag©

Calves

Sheep
and
lambs

WHOLESALE PRICES 3

583
563
596
693
863
986
841
717

2,850
3,711
3,198
3,590
2,826
3,435
3,484
3,168

1,200
1,186
1,018
995
779
860
1,058
015

0,184
.196
,242
.302
,327
.301
.383
.312

0.198
.3111
.215
.340
.398
.401
.705
.419

3,821
5,381
6,342
4,837
5,138
4,928
4,779
5,265

159
141
152
197
263
288
331
338
317
348
375
411
446
429
406
390

634
723
764
799
821
846
793
706

3,249
3,593
4,444
4,408
3,587
3,386
3,636
4,150

1,084
8.11
961
099
1S000
1,080
1,074

i,r,ai

.139
.180
.16?
.147
.160
.140
.195
.238

.181
.183
.173
.301
.217
.181
.201
.275

8,342
7,794
6,350
4,388
6,612
5,406
6,519

5,457
4,529
3,472
2,789
4S295
2,940
3,551

374
383
393
374
409
621
477

694
681
676
635
721
1,106
831

4,007
3,689
3,731
3,770
3,935
89656
2SJS7^

1,169
1,381
l,80fi
1,493
1,4'Jfi
1,451
1,470

.171
.130
.091
.061
.097
.100
.130

.209
.175
.118
.001
, 138
, 111
.146

12,768
13,498
13,063
12,613
10,296
13,145
10,869
12,004
9,459
7,325
12,465
14,143
11,801

6,042
5,573
8,506
7,911
8,292
55690
6,452
5,034
5,183
5,593
4,368
6,552
6,266

3,499
3,265
4,665
4,809
2,549
5,989
5,086
3,521
4,354
4,077
4,172
4,705
4,224

465
405
483
525
503
517
523
541
553
585
477
494
506

906
742
763
812
786
853
928
1,015
1,072
1,124
988
987
015

3,428
2,319
2,617
2,559
2,579
2,739
2,090
2S2£4
2,403
3,492
4,292
4,681
3,005

1,5-10
1,314
1,374
1,367
1,213
1,309
1,352
1,395
1,593
1,742
1,344
1,573
1,435

.146
.130
.130
,123
.133
.134
.131
,147
.149
.153
.156
.139

. ino

.191
.180
. 181
.188
.171
, 1 77
.170
.174
. 1.73
.177
.201
.315
.183

5,791
7,143
10,746
8,642
9,560
11,323

2,375
4,291
7,205
4,845
7,274
4,842

.168
.100
.166
,172
.169
.168

.328
.313
.341
.342
.321
.216

18,857
16, 138
36,003

6,443
4,150
4,159
3,171
2,430
2,333
4,460

3,519
2,842
3,033
2,810
3,099
2,110
1,643
1,590
2,033
2,711
3,295
3,958
2,637

1,700
1,315
1,312
1,334
1,371
1,425

8,389
5,502
5,026
6,923
5,452
5,080
7,465

484
437
593
588
561
579
520
538
537
525
468
452
523

867
706
825
802
745
840

1S540
1,232
1,363
1,469
1,07?
1,015
1,559

10,554
11,632
17,147
15S 981
7,130
10,413
9,810
9,038
9,^98
8,662
8,173
6,206
10,386

1,390
1,498
1,671
1,530
1,331
1,4«B
1,489

.180
.196
.195
.135
.156
.146
,172

.308
.210
.103
.172
.130
.132
.300

13,597
9,567
9,262
7,769
11,561
IS, 371

1,014
S81
016
1,289
1 S337
- 1S439

5,952
3,071
3,158
1,057
2,737
2,058
5,393
2,716
5,670
7,527
10,767
9,588
4,974

2,721

815

4,201
2,833
3,610
2,462
2,585
2,533
2,254
2,467
2,671
3,311
3,813
4,31?*
3, CIS

I,5fi2
1,434
1,428
1,425
1,550
1,485
1,461
1,603
1,694
1,638
1,433
1,347
1,505

.141
.124
.100
.090
.085
, 098
.111
.119
.120
.134
,141
.131*

2,037

420
398
506
502
500
475
436
457
453
470
457
417
458

.138
.118
.133
.113
.123
.11,4

2,144
3,176
2,133
2,116
3,440
3,973

1,887
1,508
1,996
3,056
1,902
3,942
1,941
4,341
2,282
3,641
2,685
4,468

830
716
809
749
772
816

14,903
16,206
16,897

3,009
3,404
3,644
2,570
4,733
4,205
4,795
5,223
5,498
4,945
6,122
6,075
4,435

.118

.136

3,563
3,809
g,3SO
2,505
Io839
3,302
3,685
1,667
1,585
1S503
1,980
1,461
2,215

13,528
13,300
11,771
11,374
10,388
8,034
7,128
0S008
10,611
8,873
13,062
16,828
11,176

6,317
6,189
6,769
5,260
6,332
5,214
5,236
5,362
4,013
5,025
4,576
5,821
5,509

7,901
3,375
4,436
4,858
5,189
4,385
4,019
5,370
4,807
4,517
8,586
5,114
5,313

415
385
478
457
509
448
417
414
427
482
450
381
439 ,

761
653
774
677
814
77S
782
823
880
893
837
773

4S013
2,880
3,339
2,931
3S416
3,185
3,778
2,79^
3,885
3,515
4,437
5,236

1,436
1,361
1,473
1,231
1,302
1,401
1,399
1,457
1,035

.121
.104
.107
.OH7

.163
.154
.1.54
, 145
.156
.164
,161
. 160
.311
.310
.214
.223

787

3,4-47

1,437

41,490
46,350
53,856
60,526
52,589
30,158
62,070
42,520

6,372
5,576
4^076
5,221
2,465
632
5,380
2,928

18,629
25,671
34,053
33,683
30,890
18,421
33,940
22,944

7,473
6,321
6,607
8,686
7,409
5,197
11,138
6,884

5,684
5,495
6,257
8,461
6,999
4,372
7,086
6,896

39,004
45,931
44,298
38,713
30, 303
30,715
37,262,
43,167

3,995
4,627
4,058
3,426
2,401
3,767
3,673
3,778

15,016
27,040
24,331
15,468
13s 899
12,538
19,769
23,015

5,261
6,745
7,154
4,353
6,804
7,300
6,775
7,567

43,972
33,328
32,590
15,853
28,332
16,731
25,290

4,679
3,071
3,295
2,585
3,728
1,491
1,894

22,132
15,578
7,719
4,639
11,657
5,543
11,298

38,3m38,235
38,938
38,116
25,216
27,690
26,344
30,013
32, '342
30,625
33,838
39,722
35s 874

2,390
2,035
1,354
1,215
2,336
1,434
2,015
1,068
1,967
1,570
1,431
2,393
1,767

29,363
27,500
41,087
33,628
28,865
29, 833

1,575
1,735
2,345
1,600
2,430
1,196

27,895
21,515
22,017

1936

Jftnus ry

.

•. <.

March
April
May

,

July

„

October. . »

..

DCCfM'ltHT . . . . , • . . . . . . . . . . < > « . .
3

Monthly (ivorflp'

1937
March
April
Mfty
July

Dccpitibcr. ............. . . , , .

790
880
939
958
856
859
839

1938

March
April
Mny
1

Jut U*

o
*

July

, ,.,.

34,440
35,657
15,167

820
848
917
881
858
758

.138
.145
.143
,161
. 163
.157

1939
March
May

JUMP * . «
July.....

..•.
0 .....

Novf'-iiiljcr
IlfHHTdbGr

<IB. •••(..••
. .

32,820
28,180
39,186
25,454
27,026
23,503
2S,fSS2
35,083
24,578
21,348
31,360
03,197
26, S58

For footnotes, &<nse p. 215°




l,5Srl

1,469
1,389

. ior»

.110
.115
.116
.146
. 165
.146
.144
.123

.179

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
LEATHER AND.

AND .LEATHER MANUFACTURES
•

YEAR AND MONTH
Sol©

©at her

Upper
D©atfa<air

Thous.

ThoussOf

of lb.

sq. ft.

Calf
and
kip

Tuous. of
skins

Cattle
hides

llCUS, Of
Slides

Goat

and
kid

Sh@©p

and

lamb

Thousands
of skins

S©5a D
oak p
scoured
backs,
Boston

^tlhl^

i <»n

*• hi y

aV

5

^

Chrome,
calf, 0
grad.8,
black,
eoffipos§t®

Dol. per Bol. per
poimd
sqe ft.
y

1Q1(=

St@elss of catt 8 ©=h 3 des
and l e a t h e r (ai S
k i n d s ) ©nd of f f l o o t h ^

tlholaaaSe
prices*

Production3

EKp©rtsJ

LEATHER MAMUFACTURES

LEATHER

P r o d u e t l o n o f g ?l o v e s
and m i t t e n s

loathe r,
Total

Dr®ss

In
process Hides,
rao

and
sen!-

Total

(cut)

and

Thousands of
equivalent hides

tork

dross

finished

Dozen pairs

,471
.504
,©4O
= 796

ag

,„ ,

1932 montnly average

IQ&fi
1QP>7

fhH
+KI

* '
. . ... .

1,354
1,793
•1,523
'1,007
765
778

«

1933 Monthly av6rag<8 = 0 , 1 = 0 , . ,
1935 monthly average

748
892.
658
165
111
289
285

3,040
•3,649
3,233

1,313
1,415
1,301

4,O75
3,946
2,991
3,540
4,148
4,228
4,571

1,280
1,181
1,037
S6S
1,087
1,037
1,178

1,596
1,473
1,353
1,215
1,436
1,648
1,838

4,641
4,620
4,053
3,C85
3,603
3,749
4,021

3,249

2., 533
S,7O4
2,403
3-,833
3., 855
3,205

1,185
1,002.
930
IS046
9S8
1,199
1,289
1,158
1,051
1,083
SS6
19180
1,OS4

1,943
1,856
1,918
1,844
1,6931,657
1,834
1,865
Is 806
2., 051
2-, 007
2., 154
1,886

4,140
3,7323,752
4,018
3,990
4,055
3,989
3,SOO
3,947
3,8623,663
4,315
3,647

3,135
3,125
3,824
2,835
2,897
2,849
3,237
3,391
.3,059
3,692
3,314
3,494
3,162

,385

3,151
3,163

.400
.410
=418
,445
.450

1,308
1,540
1,371

12., 149
12,593
11,483
9,475
8,990
8,346
5,779

5,631
5,460
6,404

.519
.508
,449
.482
.438
.493
.641

1,972.
2., 131
1,935
1,858
1,793.
1,818
1,688

10,975
93698
11,704
1,1,771

1,156

2-, 757
2,639
2,988
3,226

.529
.453
.365
.291
.309
.290
.344

24,944
24,258
20,919
10,030
17,355
14,229
0,441 15,707

19,251
18,355
16,665
14,SSQ
13,114
11,445
13,130

5,693
5,804
4,252
4,074
4,2433,484
3,677

15,54218,188
15,598
15,405
14,533
15,559
17,630

11,772-

,372
.345
,359
.303
.307
,303.

13-, 153

3,770
4,035

11,58©
. 11,183
10,464
10,428
.10,976

49011
4,323
4,069
5,131
6,654

= 383
,380
.378
.380
= 380
.378
,370
,373.
.378
.379
= 383
,399
".380

17,780
17,692
17,745
17,723
17,647
17,701
17,584
17,343
17,050
'17,004
17,244
17,173
17,474

11,382.
11,475
11,603
11,612
11,599
11,634

6,498

,416 16,934
,419 16,461
,431 16,074
,443. 15,753
,434 15,443
,431 15,298
.439 15,030

11,227
11,070
10,942
10,904
10,967
10,989

o395

8

8

197,593
187,580
197,072
203,039
217,883
212,658
261,398
236,648
188,6U
162,803
231
» 856
8
189,351
208,310

8

68,470 •
61,144
69, 744
83,159
93,375
85,015
98,505
100,589
101,448
?@,649
110,013
133,277
131,700

8

139,123
126,43$
12?»33B
12 4., 880
125,50?
IS?, €43
182,891
138,0f/f
87,193
86,155
121,843
€S,W5

s

80S 510

1936
Exarch
4|>rii ......... . .............
M a y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... •

59
48
60
104
71
97
63
64
93
43
77
54
69

5,469

76
82
70
63
87
72
75
93
82.
100
58
91
79

6,494
6,345

53
113
52
58
109
97
49
60
41
49
42
26
63

4,323
4,684
4,567
4,563

6
14
S2
45
82
47
53
65
54
236
446
274
117

3,097
3,490

5,186
5,333
5,204
5,684
4,254
4,904
4,853
6,077
6,304
4,S53
6,028
5,418

o365

,360
,360
.355
.330
.330
,330
.350
.360
.370
= 390
.357

11,571
11,301
10,SS7
11,086
11,338
11,394
11,394

6,217
6,1436,111
6,048
6,067
6,013
6,043
6,083
5,948
5,916
5,879
6,080

i©37
March = . ... . o . . , . , , = . . , . = . . , = ,

Hav
July

6,119
5,875
5,148
4,185
5,343
4,103
4,557
5,376
3,494
4,083
5,085

3,100

3,810

3,030
2,234
2,085

3,743
4,393
4,230

1,971
1,944
1,728
1,819
1,743
1,680
1,531
1,505
1,865

4,170
4,601
4,160
4,386
3,913
3, £96
2., 904
2.,S49
3,880

890
1,000
1,127
870
865
. 1,082
1,323.
1,349
1,114
1,100
1,138
1,284
1,083

1,398
1,471
1,617
1,381
1,409
1,457
1,407
1,764
1,717
1,755
1,787
1,884
1,587

2,074

2,641
2,833
2., 509
2., 374
2-,676
3,388
3,756
2,339
2-, 528
2-, 634
3,245
2., 659

1,757
2,195
2-, 125
1,837
3,010
2,184
2,308
3,226
3., 716
2,822
2,872
2,899
2,412

= 349
.314
.305
,305
.305
,313
,315
.318
.320
.320
,334
.318
,317

= 381
,379
,374
.360
,361
,360
= 374
.376
.376
,386
,394
.392
,376

1,319
1,336
1,329
1,168
1,187
1,237
1,064
1,155
1,074
1,156
1,038
951

1,936
1,943
1,955
1,672
1,736
1,715
1,619
1,949
1,811
1,928
1,952
1,847
1,839

3,185
33170
3,623
3,463
3,473
3,, 666
3,323
3,397
3,005
3^697
33354
3,167
3,383

3-, 795
3,336
3,115
2,774
3,015
3,066
3,098
4,205
3,770
3,938
3,438
2P940
3,282

,315
,303
,291
.390
. ,290
,294
.305
• ,305
.348
.374
,368

,3S5
.392
= 390
.380
= 391
= 392
,392
,393
0410
,463

9831 S095
1,103
1,161
1,018
1,121
1,081
1,0©
995
837
801
801
1,008

3,326

3,519
3,316
3,076
3,012
3,066
3,610
3,425
1,989
1,699
2,853

=430

.410
,430
.423
,420
= 380
.360
,415

179,574
303,995
231,877
326,861
220,114

4,304

75,666
104,668

14,680
14,663
14,831
15,194
15,373
15,478
15,407
15,118
14,576
14,052
13,874
13,967

11,103
10,968
10,589
10,308
10,193
10,233

13,865
13,331
13,244
13,440
13,885
13,996
14,063

10,014
9,665
9,540
9,665
10,O74
10,301
10,320

4,150
3,987
3,744
3,681
3,744
3,851
3,665
3,704
3,775
3*811
3,695
3,843

13,602
13,375
13,009
13,813
13,905
13,976
13,899
12,60S
13,509
13,406
12,575
453
D
13,847
0452
,410 13,877

9,868
9,699
9,329
9,020
9,078

3,734
3S676
3,780
3,787
3,827

9,151
9,059
8,876
8,604
8,666
8,840
9,052
99103

3 9 835
3,840
3,730
3S815
3,740
' 3,735
3,7SS
3,774

=429

.42®
,408
= 395
,387
,421

126, 4€S
139S173
153,229
155,140
179,561
153,627
119,049

238 s 622
239,740
270,016
237,836
201,702
210,688

5,707
5,391
5,132.
4,849
4,476
4,307
4,198
4,047
4,07©
4,120
4,244
4,305
4,571

10,832
10,633
10,087
10,711
10,950
11,058
10,90?

82S8S4
109,573
117,791
117,320
121,081

144,94-0
180,689
201,921
199,263
197,950
108,347
217,239

131, 285

143,544
136,797

75SC49
73,098
81,283
83,317
83,317

143 , 209

81 p 651

130,600
133,215
117,479
79,651
45,401

79,44©
92,713
87,709
70,185
55,832
45,884

118,778

76,550

39SS36
61,742

36,440
43,936
53,357
53,997
53,539
80,525

104,525
133,897

140, 5S2

333 , 920
210,049
325,938
305,161
106,674
135,483
91,295
195,328

03, 056
71 s 116
S<M30
81,943
76S28S
71S 841
78s (156
85,393
83,000
90S 486
85,209
82,653
79,403

117, 3£g.

S938
March.

........

April o , , . , o . , o . . 0 = , < , , = = < , 0 o . .
May
July

4,169
3,623
3,675
3,739
3,705
4,651
3,416
3,689
4,067

!
1

133., 385
109,081
116,493.
145,710
150,480
181,791
173,883183,667
162,797
135,759
138,533

6®, 02©
55,084
63,353
85,185
93,255
113,736
106,761
115,043
103,725
74,085
81,559

119,257
153,409

63,177
83,123
103,739
81,850
88,480
111,937

58 o 335
60,053
67,121
67,735
60,073
61,694
56,973

G93©

April

May

0 » 0

0 = .

,,..,..,. „ „ . . . , „ = , , , . = .

For footnotes, see

S15S 216.




4,197
3,585
3,816
3,640
3,428
2-, 905
4,839
5,757
4,623
4,109
3,957

liiea

0355

.320

174, 937
148,420
149,591
184,099
161,643

306, 134
301 s 350
309,026
303,008
144,489
171,197

104-s 988
130,500
130,10©
133,363
125,360
81,484
lOfjOOS^

56,080
80,286
71,108
68,570
61,111
72,173
5@,655
75,634
71,247

75, 084
70, §4-8
63,005
67,189

124

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LEATHER AND PRODUCTS—LEATHER MANUFACTURES-Continued
BOOTS, SHOES, AND SLIPPERS
--—

W h o l e s a l e p r i 2c e s
(factory)
YEAR AND MONTH

Ex~
ports j

Thous .
of prs.

Men's
Men's black, Women's
black, calf colored,
calf oxford,
elk
blucher corded blucher
tip

Production5
Total,
boots,
shoes,
and
slippers

!
i

1

!"—- "
872
848 '
1,434
• 1,619 !
1 9 It iwmthly ;«.v virago.. 1,260
19 1H monthly average.
1,119
1919 monthly avcra^.
1,807
19JM) nan t lily average.
1,422
1921 monthly average.
1923 monthly ttvort.^.
470
lffc!3 monthly uverfigi;.
641
10U4 li'onthly avoru© ,
551
193* > norithly average.
573
3926 nontbly average.
192? Eouthly average.
4H9
192*1 monthly average.
395
19/.J9 monthly average,
401
1930 monthly averages
307
1031 monthly averwg^.
193
1B32 monthly average.
02
1933 monthly average.
70
1934 'uonthly average.
83
10;C> monthly average.
90

3. 71
4.75
5.63
7. SO
8 95

27,603

6.51
S.43

6. as

8.39
6.40
8. 43
(i. 75
6. 75
5,97
5.71
5.44
5,50
5.50

3.75
3,80
3.87
3.47
3.33
3.15
3.09
3.29
3.63

All
other
footwear

Thousands of pairs

24, 389

3, 18

Boys' =
i Misses'
Men's
l
and • f !n ; ,! pf
^youths* f ^tsV c h i l '
j dren's

..

Dolltirs per pair

3.11

: Slippers
1 and
moccasins
for
Women's
house- ,
wear

~ "''I

J

1913 i.xKuthly averago.
1914 ucmthly average.
19 IH monthly average.

and tow-cut boots an^i she>es (tea Lher)

All
Part
fabric fabric
Ath- (satin,
and
letic canvas, part
f Total
etc.) j leather

i
H

!

Is)

::::

i

r •"1
;

(f)

\ 22,137 ij!

129
147
144
142
93
110
111
163

717
562 !
696 !
:
522
714
399
375
313 •
260
216
396
511
386
338
306

20,153
23,364 ; j
24,946 I •:;
32,383
22,969 :j
a
23,402
/s\ i 35,001
i
(^}
2-4,894 !
36,062
31,575
(•)
246 31,910
156 31,316 ; :
134 34,372
115 34,&46
^341

4.00
4.13
4.12
4. IS
4.15
4.20
4.33
4.20
4. 13
3.80
3. 42
3. 53
3.00

23,898
26,990
29,260
26,103
26,963
27,043
28,634
28,696 j
30,117
25,347
26,353
26, 107
29,198
29,760
31,080

3.15
3.15
3.15
3.15
3.15
3.15
3.15
3. 15
3.15
3.15
3.15
3,15
3.15

33,355
33,047
34,832
33,398 !
30,254 !
29,371
35,678
40,668 '
40,975
39,916
30,343
33,381
34,602

108
165
187
196
207
209
217
221
204
252
216
358
207

277
255
270
301
313
349
144
147
165
229
303
239
341

338
359
416
342
314
246
190

333
202
259
343
221
224
172
209
213
210
179
221
215

1,011
1,344
1,458
1,141
1,061
508
374
371
357
351
282
49-4

1,838
2,625
2,580
1,500
1,135
641
575
684
647
779
560
978
1,212

8

1

8,169

6,743

'

O

:
(s)

n

4,027

t
931

<")

;

1,908 ; 1,290

| 24,295 f

H

O

Q
<)

2,309 1 1,389

.2,353
. . . .

8,734

4,015 : 7,918

<*>

^,386

2,922 5,788 j 8, 456
3,028
1,539
1,448
3,064
1,803 1,995
7,499 | 8,781 7, <*>
3 1340 8,357 1 9,140
2,370 8 2,4*33
1,853 2,331
8,678
1,918
1,381
1,689 ! 1,935
1,992
j 7'IS
1,289
1,753 2,049
6,732
1,177
9,204
| 7,230
2,065
1,7^)9 1 2,003
2,430
928
9,688
2,019 2,015 3 '304 7,99/4
736
10,313
2,624
' 3,095 7,581
1,919
3,051
596
10,942
1,916 i I.,Sff9 3,327 7,898
496
9,386 : 2,916
1,344 ! 1,547 3,670 6,429
1,671 '• 1,515 2,859
6,452
2,976 1
682
9,384
8-48
6,308
9,495 I 3,184
1,508 1,304 2,800
7,402
3,387
10,895
919
1,662
1,518 2,765
3,643
918
11,087
1,448 i, mi 2,877 7,616
1,467
|_ 12,103
3,505
... ,„t--- 1,011
••••--

1936
F''b"v ''«
March
April. .

,

June. ....

.,,
,,..,.

Aucf"'t
September
October

,

46
102
215
119
116
120
91
114
lf)9
151
96
87
118

5.50
B.50
5,50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50

3.85
3.85

76
142
161
169
134
96
118
141
136
127
119
132
128

5,50
5. HO
5.60
6.00
6,00
6.00
6.00
6,00
6.00
6.00
6.00
5.86

3.95
3.98
4,04
4,10
4.10
4.25
4.35
4.25
4.35
4.35
4.35
4.19
4.16

3,15
3.33
3.25
3,535
3.35
3.35
3.35
3 '.35
3.35
3.35
3.30

37,149
39,578
46, 120
40,398
35,411
34,449
34,843
38,661
34,033
29,092
31,290
21,047
34,331

89
182
203
171
127
116
136
164
191
200
139
113
153

6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.83

4.00
4 .00
4.00
4,00
3,94
3.90
3.90
3,90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3,94

3.35
3.30
3.35
3.35
3.23
3.00
3.00
3,00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.14

25,706
30,331
37,543
33,468
30,473
36,897
30,742
42,253
38,380
35,012
30,054
29,988
32,562

124
131
304
180
169
235
187
295
263
282
304
331
325

1,140
1,387
1,303
1,036
961
459
314
291
319
303
305
355
673

108
195
310
333
304
176
184
334
305
169
426
161
325

5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
6.00
6.00
5.79

3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.04
4.15
4.20
4.35
4.03

3.00
3,00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.10
3.13
3.15
3.03

34,155
35,935
43,920
33,058
33,708
32,313
3-4,312
43,946
36,807
37,273
32,139
38,690
35,345

270
245
291
283
314
303
276
365
361
442
385
323
331

437
537
758
591
530
456
255
239)
379
336
243
377
. 411

3.85
3.85
3.85
3.85
3,85
3.85
3.85
3.85
3.88
3.85

29,531 j
38,640
29,602
37,929 1
24,551
23,562 [
39,508 !i
! 33,851
253 33,241 i
329 31,152 i
187 ^2,171 !
463 2G,a41 ;
297 28,389

1,269
1, 131
1,266
1,223
1,033
1,311
1,801
1,067
1,603
1,771
1,376
1,45;)
1,381

:

1 «*'»*
t %•«»<>

ilr^e

1,661
1.600
1,720
1,877
1,9(19
1,753
1,890
1,801

3,334
3,044
3,293
3,185
3,493
2,379
3,065
3,467

9,051
8,332
8,254 1
8,057
7,239
7,574
8,734
9,297 1

1,875
1,178
13,048
1,314
14,410 • 2,315
2,806 j 1,551
14,847
2,976 ! 1,654
13,505
1,637
12,206
3,353
10,638
3,801
1,304
14,648
4,590
938
17,801
911
5,308
\m
a, 399
6,146
16,815
891
3,388 10 1 072 13,953
7,163
6,628
838
7,984
2,676 8,381
1,131
3,123 9,266 * 11, 103
4,449
3,070 8,619 13,488
4,276
1,193

1937

Fehru&ry. • . • ........
Murnh
April. . . . »
July

AuctlS t . . . o

October

...

December

1938
March
April
May
Juno.
July, ......
October. . „
Monthly average

"!*2

31,098
31,837
36,896
32,201
38,007
37,835
29,071
32,215
27,438
32,340
15,694
17,061
a
27, 729

1,429
1,900
1,314
B89
729
192
202
405
331
315
354
476
711

21,472
34,920
31,636
38,044
24,998
23,491
26,546 |
36,247 ?
31,987
27,799
22,556
34,359 !
26, 931

667
793
845
646
358
293
385
576
539
678
566
873
601

30,609 s
31,708 »
37,484
28,238 j
27,553
26,751
29,288 j
37,119
29,993
29,250
2-4,696 |
23,694
39,699

1939
February. .*.
March . . .
April
May

.,

July
September
October
Monthly average

For footnotes, see p. 216.




1,571
1,633
1,871
1,605
1,735

2, 123
2,235

1,437
1,583
1,416
1,092
956
1,045
1,457

1,848
1,903
1,710
1,656
1,206
1,209
1,890

r,9S2

2,442 ,
2,892
3,663
3,414
3,394
3,008
3,314
4,090
3,859
1,^873 ' 3,583
1,886 3,132
l,77ti 3,399 '
3,349
1,776
i
1,388
3,040 3,762
1,302! 1,994 3*738;
1,542 2,336 4,5281
1,3561 3,038 3, ITS'1
3,485,
1,900
1,404
1, 355 2,038 3,623|
1,404 1,890
3,421
1,848,' 2,167 4,321
1,505! 1,981
3,681 1,477
2, 170 3,783 !
1,172 1,923
3,328
1,106
1,028;
3,357
1,405 3,007 j 3,666
1,058
1,123
1,349
1,221
1,321
1,361
1,426
1,958
1,803
1,638
1,553
1,426
1,438

1,307
1,616
2,039
3,079
1,817
1,681
1,576
1,843

13,895
13,770
16,455
14,177
12,053
11,735
14,623
16,800
13,439
9,815
5,346
6,692
12,473

2,374
2,813
3,914
4, 153
4,122
4,595
4,429
5,115
5,160
59203
4,405
2,014
4,025

605
757
1,013
1,062
864
647
332
168
157
210
171
379
* 509

6,634
7,086
8,443
7,360
ti,829
7,314
7,037
10,067
9,568
9,250
8,691
8,403
8,055

10,040
13,303
16, 143
13,970
11,738
9,138
13,204
18,387
14,9-40
11,451
7,295
9,355
12,313

1, 138
1,486
2,279
2,361
2,676
2,837
3,108
4,592
5,115
6,078
6,422
4,297
3,541

403
608
H06
958
941
693
384
322
264
236
114
170
492

8,917
8,660
9,911
7,503

14,502
16,024
19, 177
14,015)
33,011
11,807
14,806
18,776
14,233
12,253
9,336
9,663
13,975

1,743
2,023
2,709
2,523
3,064
3,776
3,679
5,316
5,396
6,283
5,898
3,385
3,808

430
619
834
777
889
733

4,058 9,151
4,395
4,802 ll'.SH)
4,ar>o 10,014
3,483 8,785
3,430 9,080
3,058 8,105
3,202 8,738
2,815
8,118
2,499 7,278
1,986
6,199
3,111 6,005
"3,326 8,575

7^39
7,877
10, 106
9)538
9,036
7,939
8,646

a

339
330
251
383
341
339
605

1940

SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LUMBER AND'MANUFACTURES—LUMBER (ALL TYPES)
EXPORTS-1
Total
sawmlll
p roduets

YEAR AND MONTH

Sawed
Umber

!MPQRTSJ
Bpards „
planks,
scaif^t1 ! ngs,
etc.

NATIONAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSGCIOTOr

• Total

'

Hardwoods

Softwoods

Thousands of board feet

1914 monthly average

1919 won'thly &v@PELse
»*
1930 Monthly ®.v6rage» « 0 *
3
s

19S4 monthly average. ... . .
1986 monthly average • . * . . *
1938 monthly &v©rafie

11,071
29, 077
51,278
60,338
46,210
61S430
63,475
63,081

216,038
149,146
93,947
91 , 208
84,971
85,314
109,268
129,280.
10QS401
127,743
146,510
159,421
162,915
163,655
183,218
197 , 849

266,046
185,691
141,553
96,258
106,770
112,394
109*439

58,368
40,964
33,941
24,617
26,647
26,226
26,624

199,554
148,243
104,396
70,199
79 , 613
85,255
81,®4

116,097
97,151
113, WO
129,488
114,376
110,574
126,104
113,573
123,899
109,400
70,819
59,570

30,872
30,077
19,615
31,343
22,129
25,145
28,918
24,164
39 , 091
27,187
6,078
' 5,764

107, 003

2431SO

253 ,.599
174,553
108,359
107 , 135
S7.419
91,079
123,792
143?©45

«s

111,471
161,808
205,045
228,378
317,210
235,138

*o

1931 Monthly av6ra,g09 8 » 0 « «
1932 monthly average ......

36,561
25,407
14,413
15,917
12,448
.5S765
14,525
13,365
s
s

Stocks,, gross,
end of m o n t h

Shipments

Production

TotaS
sawmi 11
products

TotaS

Hardwoods

Softwoods

Total

Hardwoods

Softwoods

Millions of board feet
80,798
76S5SS
88,359
102,283
100,300
100,743
95,663
132,357

5

3,199
3, 112
^3*084
s
3,317
5
2,986
5
S,658
S
3,879
5
29817

5

674
662
627
5
706
5
555
3
519
5.595
5
582

5

5

5

5
s

69,741
130^294
164,253
145,214
153,865
158,264
145,386
122,367
138,566
101,441
62,096
31,610
29,808
33,907
36,470

3

5

2, .525
2,451
2,457
5
2, 611
^ 2, 431
5
2, 139
3
2, 384
5
2,234

'

2, 247
2, 631
3 3 097
5
2, 994
5
3, 195
s
3,078
5
2, 878
5
3,845

5

398
5
410
^522
5
-544
555S
5,539
5508
5
483

5 1,849
^2,220
*. 2,575
5
2,451
s
2,643
^2,539
^ g.,370
S
2,362

ff

^589
g
3S4
0
223
0
174
0
S33
230
274.

6
2,484
* 1,777
0
1,154
S 729
s
992
1,061
1,354

^2,996
*3,141
0
1,578
« 1,148
0
1,358
1,280
1,636

0
-586
<?408
#314
# 249
0272
229
276

S2S411
<? 1,734
ei s 264
«899
« 1,087
1S050
1,360

7 11, 898
? 13,705
7 13, 785
7 10,284
?7,953
8,149
7,542

73,302
73,831
? 3, 657
?2,S21
? 3,095
2S144
3,103

? 8,596
? ©aS73
79,128
?7 S 363
7.5,858
6,005
5,439

5
S

'3,074
2, 171
1,377
6
902
0
1,335
1,291
19638 I

8
6

8936
March .....*.• . « . . » < > * . . . . . «
April . . . » „ . . . s . . . . , . „ 0 ....
May...
« . . ............
JiiLy ............ o .........

31,373
84,318
39,402
66,759
91,743
42,314
98,873
69,361
59,241
91,110
87 s 234
84,526
96,694 • 61,729
•59,357
87S639
83,905 . 61, 547
81,601
•55,118
63,^7
49,559'
•5298?0
48,798
•54,586
81,883

1,631
1,534 i
1,850
1,989
3S178
2,180
29219
2S296
2,277
2,386
1,957
1,860

304
387
323
319
345
356
365
377
381
380
340
337

1,327
1,247
1,527
1,670
1,832
.1,824
1,854
1,919
1,896
2S008
1,617
1,523

1,706
1,646
1,980
2,083
2,087
2a070
2,058
2,141
2,263
2,373
1,917
1,960

308
308
368
389
348
338
349
367
379
3§2
375
352

1,398
1,340
1,613
1,713
1,730
1,732
1,710'
1, 774
13884
1,981
1S542
1,609

7,748
7,731
7,567
7,464
7S565
7,669
7,804
7,036
8,007
7,965
7,0S2
7,954

2,095
2,075
2,044
2,020
39019
39000'
3,012
3,031
2,038
23029
1,091
1,976

5,653
5S65©
5,023
5,444
•5,.546
5S660
5S792
5S905
5,969
5,936
6,001
5,978

2,030

343

1,687

2,024

354

l s 670

7,784

2,028

5P755

7,745
7,303
7,160
7,139
7,363
7S688
7,SS7
8,189
8,430
89582
8,812
8,983
7,842

1,S36
1,846
1 5,830
1,810
1S8S6
1,883

5,809
5,457
5,330
8,339
5,537
5,808
S,S80

193?

•5,486
13,810
27,207
18,496
47,B3J
43,600

65,019
85,667
114,655
100,590
139,944
109,039

43,832
51,750
•52,315
54,064
51,806
63,210

1,797
1,684
3,203
2S397
2,576
3,517

342
308
377
380
369
370

1,455
1,386
1,836
2,017
2,207
2,138

23023
2,267
2,355
2,417
2S337
2,163

423
451
431
386
350
312

46,450
43 , 756
13,321
18,688
11,930
133 852
25,301

94, 70S
103,705
' 77,677
74 ,,.534
80,114
74,603
929.520

74,758
61,788
65,528
60,169
52,850
39,343
55 9 118

2,555
2,544
2,367
2, OSS
1,778
1,473
2916Q

407
428
409
373
341
2SS
367

2,148
3,116
1,958
1,723
1,437
1,178
1,799

2,291
2,24-7
2,095
13S42
1,540
1,313
2,082

325
337
344
307
362215
345

1S638'
1S70S
IP 950
3,031
1,087
1S851
13S06
13910
1,751
1,636
1,379
1,097
1>737

85,478
69,436
78,900
75,350
9SS337
84,80?

' 11,539
13,599
13,032
. 73837
27S653 •
1836SO '

70,490
53S433
63,269
6S9633
71S237
64,584

34,612
36,419
50,320
38,462
28,941
38,468

1,437
1,419'
1,821
1,664
1,759
1,830

290
•294'
348
262
248

1,147
1,125
1,473
1,402
1,511
1,588

1,557
1,522
1,863
1,648
1,707
1,789

338
261
282
250
247
261

1,319
1,260
19581
1S398
1,460
1,528

8,842
8,739
8,687
8,679
8,725
8,750

2,273
2,3(M
2,354
3,363
2,367
3,360

6S570
6,435
6,313
69317
6,358
6S390

81,841
72,342
79,693
81 s 753
70,023
98,225
81,443

13 s 086
6,960
8,837
10,O77
10,305
13 3 289
13,814

66,097
63,570
- 70S 016
69,414
57,938
81,187
66,156

36,629
49,128
58,022
60,977
50,232
46,884
44,091

1,821
2,151
3,160
2,053
1,821
1,711
1,80*

256
266
283
SS5
294
379
280

1,566
1,886
1,877
1,778
1,537
1,433
1,584

1,984
2,190
2,086
2,122
1,944
1S790
1,850

305
324
335
338
356
301
202

1,678
1,865
1,751
1S785
1S588
1S489
1,559

8,573
8,038
8,628
8,679
'8,490
8,439
8,631

2,295
2,230
2,197
2,154
3,110
3S098
3,353

6,278
6,208
6,431
6,425
6 3 380
6,331
8,377

10}633.
37,969
59,238
10,879
65S505
21,766
16,586 ' 61,726
18,819
73,430
89,254
17,984
92,051
19,698
99,156
20,256
14,491
82,164
73,918
5S938
609 088
6,563
63S104
17,063
73,049
15,056

3
49,531
3
47, 803
s

1,782
1,637
1,923
15S68
2S235
2,352
2,143
3,401
2,303
2,363
S,250
3^002
3,105

328
32S
330
2S6
302
301
303
352
359
377
382
359
335

1,455
1,312
1,587
1,672
1,933
1S951
1,841
2S049
1,944
1,986
1,869
1,642
1,770

1,866
1,709
2,091
2,013
29205
292G3
2,157
2,534
29552
2,616
23S08
1,848
2^172

336
308
358
336
325
348
354
392
431
470
414
306
364

1,530
1,401
1,733
1,687
1,880
1,914

8,344
8,273
8,103
8,067
83098
8,095

3,0©1
3,109
3,086
3,057
2,033
1,985

1,803
23143
2,131
3,14©
19793
1,543
1,808

8,083
79956
7,705
7,440
7,474
7S6S5
7,943

1,940
1,904
1,842
1,759
1,739
1S807
19945

6,253
6,164
6,017
63010
6,065
6,110
6S142
6^052
5,863
. 5,681
5S745
5S85S
5S997

71,405
104,00?
144,112
April . . . „ „ o . * „ . o o * . e . c o o .132,152
o
May . . , . 0 . o o o o „ „ . o «, . „ „ 0 D . 179,423
„
153 , 887
July
o 0 0 ....... 0 . . . 144, 2SS
148 s 126
92,663
October* . <> o „ . „ «, „ „ „ „ , . „ . , . .
96,156
96,332 •
90,6S9
130,267

1,947
23018
3,059
3,109
2,172
2,222
1,971

69m

63371
6,4-78
6,640
6,741
53970

5938

April o , « „ . . . , o , o o . „ „ o . „ 0 o o
Hay... .....................
JWlj 6 „ « , 0 0 .......... C 0 ....

0

393©
^70,652
s
70s7g7
^^sSSO
^83S956
5
I%y o . o . , „ a o . . . o , . , a . . . . . o983@32
$
112S130
3
JlOly o
. o . o . => . t, 9 . . o . o « o i . . 115,264
3
1S45021
3
100^834
"84,336
* 73, 669
584,833
Monthly average „ . * „ „ . „ . „ „ . 3 92, 610
For footnotes, see pp. 316, 317=




62,591
58, 292
48,941
3
54,692
3
53, 021
3
54,222
$
.59,406
3
102,606
3
73, 835
3
53,253
i:
59s857
3
3

2m

.

126

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES—FLOORING AND SOFTWOODS
FLOORING
M a p l e , Beech, a n d B i r c h

New

Unfilled,
end of
month

Douglas F i r

Oak«

Orders
YEAR AND
MONTH

SOFTWOODS

1

Orders

Production

Shipments

Stocks,
end
of
month

Un-

New

filled,

end of

T

Exports^

Production

Stocks, Total
end
saw
of
mil!
month products

Shipments

month

Dollars per M
board I feet

...;....r.:r

1913 monthly
1914 monthly
Ifllfi monthly
IfUfj monthly
1017 monthly
101 8 monthly
1319 monthly
1930 monthly
1921
1932
1933
1024
1935
1926

...

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

3

9, 900
5
5, 900
5
4, 800
5
3,200
5
4,319
4,893
5,659

2

38,200
2
40, 800
* 35, 500
2
35,400
2
28,700
27,179 8,814
J5VJ24, 18,279

82,270
52,325
38,353
40,263
27,369
24,994
36,481
83,096

16.01
19.60
17.16
17.07
16.43
16.04
16.79

48.20
51.79
48.07
41.17
38.15
35.25
36.11

43,290
52,137
68,604
70,440
71,393
58,713
74,391
72,801

7,228
12,816
14,237
14,563
12,872
10,249
15,178
13,739

36,061
39,532
54,368
55,877
58,421
48,464
59,212
59,061

120,843
80,763
65,354
41,309
47,875
63,662 49,384
55,176 43,426

45,106
27,563
35,245
18,519
19,958
18,455
18,733

75,737
53,199
40,108
22,761
37,918
30,828
24,693

17.96
15.15
12.28
9.40
12.68
17.05
16.84

42.39
36.57
38.42
21.67
27.95
34.96
38.06^

67,565 10,978
53,733 11,976
33,313 7,469
37,605
5,735
28,494
6,508
7,533
31 \ 438 7,419

56,587
41,747
25,844
21,880
31,986
24,467
34,019

!

36,983
3-4,933
20,955
11,301
10,987
11,379 8,700 8,988
13,481 16,384 16,627

| 34,827
12-4,109 !
13,674
! 13, 933
10,069
2,991
12,849
11,245

51,225
43,188
51,960
50,659
57,874
57,159
64,006

8

8

s

$

65,596
74, 644!
90,509
78,315
104,153
103,561
110,358

47,392

monthly
* 13,700 3 10, 100
monthly
* 6,300 36,400
Monthly
.,
* 7,400 3 4,800
2
monthly
7, 100 3 3,100
s
monthly av..
6,800 3 3,700
5
monthly av , . "4,668
6, 167 4,757
monthly av.. 6,044
6,714
5,639

116,897
76,434
52,026
54,196
37,438
27,985
49,330
64,341

14,371
31,479
38,548
37,656
46,278
45,402
46,352

23,194
37^085
45 939

23,642
22,700
37,602

i

Boards,
Sawed planks*
tim- scantber
lings,
etc.

Thousands of
board fee»t

46,848
2*j 099

11,120
! 4.R^»

HA ini
10,745

1938 monthly
1329
1930
1,931
1932
1933
1931
1935

jii!

7,464
9,205

ExportsJ °

Boards,
Floor- Total
Sawed planks, No. 1
saw
ing,
• tim- scant- com- Ixi*. "8" m i l l
mon, and bet- prodber
lings,
boards ter, V.G. ucts
etc.

Thousands of board feet

™—

Southern P i n e

Wholesale prices8

1936
8,900
7,900
13,700
5,000
4,300
6,500
July
*. 7,050
August
8,300
September
10,100
7,400
6,800
10,500
Monthly average,,. 8,446
1937
8,900
9,600
March
10,348
April
8,803
May
, . 5,800
5,850
July..,,
6,200
7,800
7,600
4,800
3,700
4,100
Monthly average.. 8,933
1938
5,000
3,900
March
7,030
April
6,350
May
5,050
June
7,000
July
7,900
7,450
5,400
October
7,000
November
6,300
lX*eember
6,500
Monthly average., 6,400
1939
7,450
Fobntflry. . . • * . . . , 5,400
Mnreh
6,550
April
8,100
7,550
Mav
6,850
July
8,100
8,250
September
11,900
October
8,650
November
6,300
December
4,800
Monthly average.. 7,483
March
April
May

11,900
14,300

an, 100

18,500
15,500
14,600
13,000
12,400
13,600
12,600
12,900
1,9,700
14,900

5,100
5,450
6,900
7,500
7,300
7,850
9,000
8,500
9,000
8,500
7,050
8,900
7,588

21,300
21,000
21,015
20,224
17,200
13,850
12,300
11,450
11,400
9,800
8,100
7,900
14,626

7,300
7,600
9,746
9,006
8,300
9,200
7,800
8,200
7,400
7,700
5,950
5,600
7,892

8,100
9,300
10,348
9,475
8,500
8,800
7,B50
8,600
7,600
5,800
4,900
4,300
7,798

8,900
9,900
9,650
9,800
8,700
8,000
9,000
9,850
8,800
10,600
11,200
13,000
9,830

4,700
4,400
6,250
5,400
5,450
5,600
5,400
7,000
6,300
5,400
6,100
6,200
5,680

14,700
15,200
14,000

6,000
5,580
5,300
5,600
5,650
7,400
6,200
8,150
8,fiOO
9,000
8,150
7,000
6,886

14,000

14,200
12,400
11,900
10,950
14,400
14,150
13,000
11,575
13,373

For footnotes, see p. 217.




5,600
5,400
5,900
7,200
5,850
6,300
7,000
7,900
8,600
9,000
7,350
8,100
7,008

27,900
27,550
26,550
25,400
31,000
33,350
30,500
21,000
21,000
21,500
22,500
21,700
23,496

30,204
40,675
19,381
19,211
23,622
30,576
29,463
32,953
40,671
39,210
56,471
41,589
33,669

22,783
21,831
373607
30,761
30,273
32,031

20,395
23,081
28,479
29, '483
28,579
31,817

61,365
60,115
58,683
59,961
61,653
62,069

47,655
38,997
36,717
63,833
43,326
45,643

23,456
19,455
12,985
23,371
14,612
18,313

24,199
19,542
23,732
40,462
28,714
27,331

IB. 13
18.50
18.62
19.60
19.85
20.09

43.61
43.98
44.10
43.86
43.12
43.73

29,076
7,093
28, 852 [ 10,346
35,194
6,281
30,471 7,578
7,178
28,665
6,406
29,232

21,983
18,506
28,913
32,893
31,487
22,826

32,980
30,872
32,378
33,864
31 s 752
35,489
41,330 30,218

30,123
30,408
33,432
33,935
29,988
35,878
39,817

64,926
65,390
64,338
64,265
66,029
65,640
62.870

55,692
47,136
60,696
43,873
3,974
3,567

23,629
19,456
31,776
22,625
1,465
62
17,600

32,063
37,670
28,920
21,248
3,509
3,505

20.09
19.85
19.50
19.80
19.60
20.29
19.49

41.16
40.18
40.96
41.16
41.16
42.53
42.39

30,647
24,134
26,586
39,092
29,764
23,464

25,463
19,830
19,965
?34,797
25,322
17,832

28,765

5,184
4,398
6,631
4,395
4,442
5,643
6, 281

35, SOI
52,892
43,793
33,521
28,564
37,523
26,863
39,408
36,647
41,922
68,405
74,116

40,925

23,328

5,196
5,035
7,015
7,072
7,038
5,629

25,26Ti
33,184
35,813
27,751
33,813
26,823

26,570
28,843
2-4,307
22,842
3-1,315
23,547 }
23, 830 i

a ,967

32,003

7,73S
3,013
5,747
8,808
6,026
5,536

at, 40?

17.68!

87.98
37.00
36.13636.26
36.25
35.89
35.77
36.26
36.S6J
35.77
35.38:
35.38
36.18

?r:,?3m n..*,•,•;™
hf~
s
:t,R^7 \ 4,fl91
ITS 728 3,570
?»%31«- 4,328
28,993; 7,3115
35,596 5,083
23,333 4,245
26,156 4,63*4
4,197
35,479
26,460 4,537
22,166
5,130
36,925 4,012
25,231 4,939

30,318
16,866
20,156
30,130
31,777
20,813
19,087
21,52-4
21,282
21,933
10,976
33,913
30,291

IB. 42
18,625
30, 276 r
18.62!
19, 595 i
1R.63
IS;. 62
18,001
24,377
18.62
34,036
IS. 62.
36,598 !
18.33J
19.11
41,209
19. 85
25,288
20.87!
21,434!
21.07
19, 1841
26,352j r 3 1 . 0 7 |
19.34!
9,582 2S,415J

35.28
38.00
34.30)
35.28'
35.28
36.51
37.24:
37.83
39.45
41.55;
42.14
42.14
37. 157 j

19,609
18,496
35,314
20,857
24,740
23,476
30,028!
18,821
28,664
24, 221
23,332
19,063
33,053

4,330
4,709
6,706
4,954
6,168
6,668
7,916
5,539
5,287
3,659!
2,358i
4,0 17j

15,283
13,787
1,8,608
15,903
1H,572
16,80ft
22, U3
13,392
23,377
30,562
21 ,074
15,0-46

5,183.'

17,869

52
1,775
8,522
21,273
51,511 19,811
11,043
42,290
88,816 39,477
77,483 37,529
75,907 42,146
35,773
78,219
9,925
31,561
34,092
12,721
28,502 ' 8,897
7,564
27,821
46,605
19,458

1,723
12,750
31,700
31,348
49,339
39,959

ns,iai

60,805
58,367
60,846
62,763
66,746
71,894
71,930
71,584
74,842
81,122
85,203
86,425
71,036

35,000 Si, 114
34,250 3f*',eSl]
23,600 H8, 105
23,350 24 '^VJ
23,100' 29,188
21,000 34,318:
20,000 88,516
19,950 36,943
20,350 26,575
21,000 41,133
21,600 30,891
23,350 26,659
22,210 33,722

33,194
32,3-15
£4,805
32,464
33,364
37,379
59,906
55,338
47,416
56,393
55,724
53,697
43,420

21,065 22,159
24,390 24,490
33, 273 ; 35,655
39,694 26,9S4
39,059 38,3£B
38,7831 30,233
303762 35,889
42,468! 41,511
39,035 34,497
36,188 32,156
35,139 31,560
31,730 07,686
31,715 30,934

85,331
85,340 j
81,85?
84,587
S-,340|
83,800
78,663
79,620
84,158
88,190
91,709
94,181
85,234

25,117
28,493
25,010
21,202
42,009
28,865
26,847
16,250
20,077
24,606
18,569
30,098
35,595

45,764
8,480
6,235
3,382
30,149
13,368
8,636
2,223
4,365
5,322
4,961
9,015
7,658

19,353
20,013
18,775
17,830
21,860
15,497
18,211
14,028
15,712
19,284
139a08
31,083;
17,937

23,800 3^,868
24,350 2H/ttO
33,600 2>%!44
21,000 3-;.
4 128
18,850 a ?, 037
18,400 3£,OB8
16,600 3fi,713
15,900 47,tl7
16,000 &S.330
16,600? 33,729
18,0501 31,890
19, 135! 25,693
19,273 34,618

60,649 28, 463 i 26,916
56,483 37,640^ 27,308
51,675 29,639; 31,951
47,199 38,565: HO, 604 f
41,137 35,417 37,99ii
39,793 34,258 37,401
,18,983
39,533
44, £59
46,191'
H,S!S
64,773'
fL%699-, <^ <,'.•'« *">'•' 43,739
47,191. '?'3f-"^7 35,626
42,285 38i'.MGi 30,599
49,716, 33, 2P-* CT.TM

95,228
94,730
92,445
S7,101
83,635
79,503
76,165
72,979
63,647
66,397
71,603
77,066
80,19l[

24,654
25,973
34,545
29,486
36,570
45,038
48,105
55,755
34,380
23,416
23,298
38,971

5,929
5,696
14,950
11,485
12,193
10,993
11,507
14,546
8,972
1,983
4,114
12,619

4,400
4,900
6,900
6,100
5,850
7,000
6,400
7,250
5,950
5,200
5,500
4,900
5,860
5,900
4,850
7,400
7,200
7,600
8,200
8,300
9,150
8,700
8,800
7,050
6,000
7,429

!lf

34,998

43. ei

30,461
37,219
33,828
34,833
39,851
32,452

38,847
34,391
36,427
35,253
30,455
25,489
38,208
33,188
30,101
24,608
19,310
19,442
29,641

85,838
57,856
51,166
44,313
38,713
33,682
31,107
29,091
31,292
27,508
26 j 398
31,339

32,484

45.08
45.08
45.08
45.08
44.10
43.20
42.14
43.14
40.18
38.42
38.23
42.67

34, 0*2
31,853
39,006
37,370
34,438
30,637
28,244
32,820
33,359
30,888
23,391
21,938
31,496

30,569
26,409
29,737
28,399
24,856
20,458
28,033
31,150
32,303
SO, 021
IS, 20Q
1M35
23,638

20,800
19,600
18,757
19,580
19,800
20,400
19,900
199750
20,200
32,000
33,000
24,400
20,680

1

33,761
42,446
21,636
21,371
19,605
20,257
27,150

20.83
21.56
21. 85
23.05
22.05
32.05
21.81
21.36
30.58
19.11
18.62
18.50
20.87

17.76
17.64
17.04
17,61
17.64
17.64
17.64
17.64
17.64
17. 64 j
17.64

i^.m

ailiois

21,264
17,095

17,531
34,304

127

1940 SUPPLEMENT—-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
LUMBER AMD MANUFACTURES—SOFTWOODS—Continued
SOFTWOODS
Southern Pins*

YEAR AND MONTH
New

Orders

Unfilled,
and of
month

Millions of
board feet
1913
1914
1915
191®
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
Honthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a

1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
Monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

a ..
a ,„ .
a ...
a
a .
a .
a
av
.
av.....

S®pt6fflTb@r » . ° . o .

< e < e

October. ............
Nov6iiil)er. « « . « ° « . . 6 . .
Monthly av6r&£(Bo
1937

.

March
April
May,
July. .,..,, ...... .
Soptfiibeip. . 0 . 0 1
t>

o o
o

Stocks ,
Ship- &nd of
ments month
New

Unfilled,
end of
month

Price,
wholesale,
Pondarosa
p f n e , 1 x 8,
Ho, t, common ( f o Q . b ,
mills)"

Orders

Prodyetlon

Shipments

Dol. per
M board
feet

Millions of board f e e t

Stocks,
end of
month

New

Unfilled,
end of
month

Production

Shipments

Stocks ,
end of
month

Millions of board feet

3

^237
%
208
a
lj225
H256

•

^isiiss

..
....
..
....
..
..
.. .

July................

Production

Dol. per
M board
feet

..
... .
.. .
....
..

March... „ . » < , = <,,><, o 0 . 0
April „ o . , . , , . a , , . . . „
May........ .........

BectE3fiTb@F * *

Price,
wholesale,
flooring 2

. West Coast Hoods"

Western P l n a ^

Orders

5

*904
%S089
S
934
a
913
3
958
s
l, 079
^1,041
s
l,103
s
979
§
908
S
884
y
969 y 944
^621 «58S
^369 y417
309
256
391
370
373
373
497
503

640
510
422
408
438
377
350

35=67
28.23
10.31
26o76
36.65
36.02

545
709
043
695
697
803
615

418
429
442
396
362
332
303
364
346
342
396
498
386

36.61
37o01
36.78
37.63
37.40
37.37
36.52
36.61
37,29
38.31
38.59
39.28
37.47

>515
480
540
571
582
578
625
619

724
641
603
805
562
508
654
860
534
537
482
466
•585

535
464
409
391
359
334
359
351
325
271
251
291
362

*941
579
*411
300
391
368
506
y

578
504
©00
539
545

5
5

......

18.75
16.69
18.47
20.98
21.48

365
439
422
384
401
435
340
230
151
195
231
303

353
416
414
395
413
414
337
256
207
217
336
385

2S 215
3,173
2,358
2,268
2,143
3,148
2,494
2,395
1,826
1,337
1,375 343
1S350 429

33.46
83.71
23.89
33.83
S3. 77
23,82
23.78
33.79
33.92
33.91
24.23
24.46
33.80

160
152
237
334
439
484
,511
•533
483
473
365
266
306

354
230
287
334
349
401
408
414
434
454
362
351
355

1,561
1,481
1,423
1,427
1,495
1,577
1,687
1,808
1,859
1,876
1,879
1,793
1,655

634
434
483
645
491
460
573
.558
•530
736
418
643
549

25 = 77

27,78
36 = 90
26.93
35,69
^7. 64.

169
165
2&7
390
•523
591
609
619
-560
451
308
163
404

305
316
401
405
435
430
443
444
420
368
S74
318
371

1,656
1,505
1 ,401
1,386
1,483
1,644
1,810
1,080
3,130
3,205
2,237
3,181
1,801

........
5
34S
5

334

S

2,894
3,364
S
3,107
3,550
3,030
3,104 230
1,890 296
s

5
393
5

399
5
285
5
198
5
171
^155
342

S

"776
"719
JJ
800
11 QQl

J
'826
JJ

842

JS

830
"635
"469
182Q2
"362
335
407

"1,658
"1,846
"1,648
"1,318
Jg
ls114
1,408
1,173

FjOS
470
415
093
462
453
530
661
307
•542

534
484
603
G06
635
583
541
581
583
665
431
435
558

480
489
577
032
605
5S7
840
554
608
044
366
388
540

19181
1,176
1,199
1,181
1,210
1,199
1,199
1,335
1,203
1,223
1,282
1,329
1,217

440
434
714
643
531
GtJ7
471
484
•535
353
302
418
493

1,OS1
9SS
908
8S4
786
•591
474
437
346
271
358
302
WO

461
456
660
699
746
703
609
625
580
510
396
337
4569

431
561
712
780
736
683
605
.575
531
368
350
589

1,357
1,260
1,211
1,143
1,151
1,098
15088
1,105
1,109
1,103
1,128
1,103
1,155

'"807 "856
13
639
55
1S
II427
* W448
"280
"B61
12
373 "360
435
359
420
416

661
651
661
•593

513
493
587
585
579
552
574
648
661
699
643
701
603

1,929
1,916
1,869
1,855
1,858
1,884
1, 935
1,906
1,875
1,837
1,845
1,805
1,87©

2SO
327
311
336360
396
395
431
416
457
364
45S
370

261
258
289
293
313
309
295
312
3O4
308
309
409
305

41,68
44,56
46.49
46.22
45.69
44.69
44,59
45.45
45.37
45.84
43.51
43.64
44.83

612
601
703
709
698
675
655
655
630
583
577
566
613

687
713
658
623
594
531
639
668
610
591
502
426
603

1,730
1,642
1,692
1,778
1,883
2,026
3,052
2,039
3,059
3,051
3,126
3,266
1,945

305
302
393
389
391
373
424
419
370
326
355
232
348

410
395
386
370
34®
339
371
S45
195
156
137
151
379

334
309
264
364
239
286
343
304
296
364
323
307
303

43.74
41.97
41.19
41.05
39.67
40.63
40.78
41.41
• 41.46
41.22
42.09
41.01
41.33

543
540
635
543
585
541
594
670
685
058
605
597
600

575
533
620
515
554
558
691
701
666
723
655
578
614

3,234
2,341
2,256
2,284
2,315
3,298
2,301
2,170
2,189
3,135
29075
3S094
2,207

252
362
302
372
31©
354
465
438
363
369
398
348
345

167
191
171
166
169
168
381
228
181
166
331
259
197

34,69
24o©5
34.77
34.15
23,31
S3 ,30
31o33
33.49
22.17
21.91
32.04
33.93
33,08

89
10?
318
373
357
453
430
533
485
437
303
336
326

337
338
323
276
313
355
372
473
40S
385
333
320
336

3,030
1,889
1,785
1,782
1S826
1,934
1,983
2S037
2,109
2 9 139
2,104
2,014
1,968

347
411
524
350
388
516
524
537
411
444
555
451
455

314
354
343
S80
265
3TO
381
334
383
364
3S4
361
314

381
333
459
426
401
381
389
501
608
609
449
447
433

388
373
483
445
438
444
451
508
503
503
439
448
451

1,098
1,059
1S033
1,010
888
935
895
905
9SO
935
S36
988
980

330
327
343
360
346
347
341
378
536
431
343
306
366

40.76
39.86
40.30
39. 87
40.30
39.00
39.38
40.57
40.56
43. CO
42.39
41.88
40.70

591
538
645
608
681
637
636
689
625
670
647
611
631

585
537
654
601
689
672
630
723
736
766
633
517
645

2,100
3,101
2,093
2,099
2S091
2,056
2,052
2S018
1,907
1,811
1,825
1,919
2,006

364
239
317
366
402
443
464
509
©00.
470
302
329
391

334
197
198
325
222
238
373
398
415
377
354
263
265

Mo 30

181
153
233
349
498
530
484
551
501
493
430
291
390

399
368
317
340
4O9
432
433
489
489
514
431
331
394

1,896
1,781
1,697
1,708
1,795
1,883
1,939
1,965
1,977
1S954
1,953
1,923
1,873

445
438
602
513
660
572
547
773
674
514
513
403
558

388
383
373
376
403
437
487
483
570
521
444
452
443

503
434
507
519
538
566
51®
580
577
600
570
S18
536

4-74
431
551
548
349
580
537
673
632
609
519
487
549

1,021
1S034
082
970
955
950
M6
869
838
839
SOS
930
936

aso

28 = 05
38.86
28.9.1
28 = 69
28.68

605
S63

mi

5938
618
508
675
515
529
605
748
AOfiUS t o o . 0 0 0 .
0
662
658
October, o ...... ,, o o .
790
614
562
Monthly average . . . . . 615
1939
608
Fsbrtsary. . . . o
» . 534
March. ..............
670
April.. .............
618
May.
675
673
July. ............. o .
634
AUEU3 t « » e » o . e . * o « o . .
760
894
October
661
545
480
Monthly average .....
645

F6tS!TUIi.Fy ° o . o e t o .

. .

March.

Jor footnotes, see pp* 317, 218.




35ol3
34o81
34 = 90
25.08
25*43
35o65
26o81
38.61
39=64
38 = 99
36.32

128

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES—SOFTWOODS AND FURNITURE
SOFTWOODS

FURNITURE

Ca'l I f o r n l a Redwood 1

All

Grand R a p i d s D i s t r i c t *

districts 3

Orders
YEAR AND MONTH

New

Unfilled,
end of
month

Orders
Production

Shipments

Stocks,
end
of
month

Plant
operations

Percent
of normal

Thousands of board f e e t

Unfitted,
New end of
month

Canceled

Plant
opera-3
tions

Percent of Ntunber of days' Percent of
production
normal
new orders

H

£^$£;

Monthly average 1926-100

f 70 n
7
72.0
7
72.0

1917 monthly av . . .
1918 monthly av...

40,622
36,936
34,201
39,70*?

1921
1922
1933
1934
1935
1926
1927
1928

40,915 5 437, 700
46,413 2 411, 100
38,927 * 496, 300
37,872 2 501,300
37,066 2 49-1, 200
46,992 s 436, 700
35,498 449,600
36,623
28,920
19,510
13,308
21,055
20,361
26,125

av . . .
av , . * 41,324
av... 44,185
av... 39,687
av . . . 38,441
av... 38,994
av... 47,a38
av... 36,137

66,780
80,284
39,865
38,555
51,121
66,160
39,895

38,984
40,164
49,375
50,358
42,553
40,643
47,467
40,569

1929 monthly nv... 37,575
1930 monthly av . . . 28,573
19,150
1932 monthly av... 14,372
1933 monthly av . . . 22,361
1934 monthly av.., 19,032
1935 monthly av... 27,021

39,867
26,944
21,305
21,242
37,336
25,687
30,474

40,467
33,589
18,267
11,595
13,811
24,449
28,436

00.8
77.4
108.0
7
165. 4

7

7

7

7

7

7

7
7

1

445,100
461,518
419,926
377,479
368,656
279,050
366,962

47.0
36.0
39.0
35.0
50.0
. ..__ ,„_ . . .

7

15.4 *34
11.3
27
11.2
28
30
13.5
13.5
26
9.2 29

s

63
58
63
64
46
43

11.4
27
12.4
7.9
10.7
9
8.3
7.0
6.3 ...

48
24
16
9
10
8
14

3.0
0.0
10.0
6.0

18
16
13

2
j

5

40.0
28.0
27.7
26.3
44.0
'

25
25
27
27
24
26

7
7
7

48 7
48.7
48.7

58.0
58.0
58.0
7
58.0
7
69.8
7
79.1
7
95.2
7
112. 9

' f 73 - fi

s

5

Diningroom Kitch- LivingBeds, chairs,
en
room
wooden set of cabi- davennet* ports
six

Shipdents

44,600
34,902

1915 monthly av...

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

Wholesale prices

86.4
112.7
177.9

134.9
116.1
7
114. 2
7
103.4
7
102.4
100.0
96.4
95.2

25
18
14
9
8
i»
10
"- -

93.0
91.9
83.6
66.6
68.2
72.7

I

67.5
67.5
67.5
67.5
67.5
67.5
67.9
70.4

«*.

7

116.7
102. 9
7
107.0
7
107.0
7
101.6
100.0
97.3
93.7

93.9
94.0
92.7
90.0
90.1
90.1
89.9

100.0
100.0
98.4
99.3

106.2
104. 4
107. 5
7
106.1
7
104.4
100.0
96.4
9(5.3

99.7
102.9
102.0
93.3
79.5
87.5
85.3

92.4
92.3
87.3
70.9
76.3
78.9
76.8

7

7

< - . - - . - . •

r.

-..

1936
JftTAimry
Kebru&ry.
March
April
May
June
July
August
<>....
September, ........
October
November
* . . ..

29,514
34,054
32,649
41,177
31,031
39,775
30,297
31,879
34,082
33,984
32,3-11
44,563
Monthly avera^ . , . 33,779
1937
January
47,909
31,821
March
39,013
April
34,334
May
34,399
June ....... . . < > . . . . 28,958
July
27,005
26,016
23,015
November . . • • . < ! . . . . 18,207
December . . . . * < > . . . * 17,431
Monthly average . . . 29,470
1938
January .....
1 2ft, 326
2iV>92
March
, .... i 2-1,483
April
May
23,887
22,874
July
,
26,978
29,218
23,409
October
25,350
November. .... > . . . . 25,939
22,134
Monthly average... 24,043
1939
34,270
20,875
March
32,098
April
,
26.387
May
26,846
34,498
July
33,168
32,085
39, 727
October
30,783
22,005
December . . . . • « . . .
17,749
Monthly average , . . 27,541
For footnotes, see p. 218.




39,818
44,489
43,619
48,652
43,771
3S,858
36,800
36,242
33,443
32,670
39,474
59,898
41,061,

31,253
32,185
36,345
37,248
37,451
39,181
35,080
38,550
38,539
41,465
34,218
30,808
36,077

37,003
2-4,711
33,984
35,263
35,069
37,324
30,683
33,143
36,026
33,476
25,738
34,1.3S
31,2SO

269,303
271,799
272,085
269,575
268,275
264,313
267,556
268,530
266,100
272,248
381,010
276,641
270,614

60.0
58.0
58.0
59.0
59.0
65.0
6R.O
74.0
81.0
86.0
85.0
82.0
70.0

80,846
79,478
73,677
73,899
69,183
56,211
49, M6
42,553
36,353
29,535
25,133
23,351
53,255

34,757
34,413
39,385
38,522
41,037
45,612
48,337
45,011
40,039
39,703
31,734
26,148
38,313

27,346
33,101
43,431
36,398
38,381
40,018
36,916
33,275
29,550
30,098
21,643
19,354
32,451

278,514
276,722
268,426
365,863
265,441
265,805
267,938
276,398
281,860
290,470
299,522
304,290
278,438

81.5
81.5
84.5
84.5
80.5
78.5
74.0
85.0
81.0
79.0

26,865
37,991
43,765
33,302
24,770
22,130
25,116
36,599
33,322
25,111,
34,694
35,310
38,347

18,487
33,734
20,574
23,944
24,518
26,665
34,239
34,838
30,722
33,106
27,38-1
37,370

18,857
13,949
17,825
37,091
31,255
38,145
23,333
37,885
28,026
24,427
25,028
19,061
24,649

34,562
30,647
33,485
39,676
38,181
24,563
28, 377
28,404
41,027
39,093
31,445
28,678
31,428

25,361
36,272
28,585
27,930
31,614
28,363
25,421
32,989
30,895
33, 358
31,204
27,883
29,090

23,811
24,343
30,833
28,096
27,806
27,469
33,497
32,405
26,772
32,603
28,019
20,802
27, 195

so,ai6

19
1-2
13
9
18
13
23

57.0
57.0
57.0
54.0
56.0
58.0
60. 5

83.5
83.5
83.5
83.5
83. 5
83.5
83.5

70.5
71.7
76.0
69.4

8-4.0
84.0
84.0
84.0
84.0
84.0
84.0
84.0
84.0
85.5
85.5
85.5
84.4

83.5
83.5
83.5
83.5
83.5

87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
R7.5
87.5
88.9
88.9
87.7
94.0
94.0
94.0
95.4
95.4
95.4
95,4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.1

5.C
3.5
3.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
10.5
5.8

23
20
36
15
18

30
33
33
39
31
24

73.0
76.0
78.5
77.0
64.0

11
11
11
15
16
18
19
17
19
15

56.0
77.4

5.0
5.5
7.0
9.0
6.0
7..0
4.0
5.0
7.0
14.0
11.0
43.0
10.3

39
18
21
16
24
14
23
19
32
13
18
9
19

44
40
38
33
40
35
41
40
44
36
33
21
37

78.5
83.0
84.0
82.5
78.0
75.0
68.0
76.0
72.0
72.0
68.0
61.0
74.8

16
18
20
16
15
14
15
17
16
16
18
14
16

78.2
78.2
78.2
78.5
78.5
82.4
83.1
83.1
83.1
83.1
83.1
83.1
81.1

97.0
97.0
97.0
98.4
98.4
98.4
99.4
101.5
101.5
101.5
101.5
101.5
99.4

87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6

:!99,803
308,008
309,437
292,203
282, 953
379,415
282,291
287,343
296,177
299,367
304,859
313,047
296,234

45.0
42.0
42.0
43.0
41.0
42.0
47.0
53.0
58.0
60.0
59.0
58.0
49.0

6.0
6.0
8.0
8.0
12.0
5.0
5.0
3.5
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
6.3

15
14
13
10
11
31
21
20
20
19
12
16

25
33
17
15
16
16
36
27
23
20
18
13
20

49.0
46.0
49.0
43.0
41.0
43.0
46.0
50.0
55.0
60.0
61.0
62.0
50.4

11
12
14
11
10
10
13
16
18
16
15
13
13

82.1
82.1
82.1
82.1
S2.1
83.1
80.3
80.3
80.4
80.4
79.3
77.6
80.9

102.3
103.3
103.3
102.3
102.3
102.3
102.3
102.3
102.3
103.3
102.3
102.3
102.3

87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6
87.6

309,310
307,494
300,378
398,052
299,887
395,551
296,426
298,707
399,358
296,462
298,397
297,976
299,833

56.0
56.0
57.0
53.0
53.0
50.0
51.0
59.0
63.0
66.0
67.0
65.0
58.0

4.0
5.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
2.0
4.0
3.0
3.0
5.0
7.0
8.0
4.9

19
14
14
10
11
25
16
20
23
26 i
23 i
13
18

31
19
16
13
13
2B
30
30
31
35
35
26
25

58.0
53.0
53.0
42.0
47.0
47.0
50.0
56.0
56.0
63.0
65.0
67.0
54.8

12
13
15
12
11
13
13
18 ;
19
31
20
16
15

77.6
77.6
77.6
77.6
77.6
77.6
77.6
78.1
78.1
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.8

102.3
103.3
102.3
102.3
102.3
102.3
102.3
102.3
102. 3
102.3
102. 3
102.3
102.3

88.1
87.2
87.2
88.1
88.1
87.2
88.1
87.2
88.1
87.2
88.1
87.3
88.1
87.2
88.1
87.2
88.1
87.2
88.1
87.2
87.2
88.1
88.1 ' 87.2

ai.o

s.o

18
17

03. n

n.i

a^.s

:

87.2
87.2
87.2
87.2
87.2
87.2
87.2
87.2
87.2
87.2
87.2
87.2
87.2

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1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OP CURRENT BUSINESS

129

METALS AND MANUFACTURES—IRON AND STEEL
FOREIGN TRADED
I r o n and steel products
Imports

Exports (domestic)

YEAR AND MONTH
Total

Scrap^

Total

Scrap

338,131
188,832
394,105
508,236
536,158
447, 702
366,354
410,650
184,155
166,380
167,514
150,533
146,881
180,601
181,934
338,759

1917 monthly verag©
1919 monthly verage
1920 monthly verage
1921 monthly average

1937 monthly average

;;;;
5,399
5,498
8,146
6,881
8,737
19,934
43,013

26,438
24,094
23,533
26,656
26,806
13,535
26,855
34,338
10,301
54,551
61,233
46,385
79,788
92,495
63,499
85,323
61,611
44,791
35,091
31,535
34,548
26,399
39,168

Sh 9 praents
Consumpfrom
tion by
upper
furnaces
lake
ports

Stocks, end of month
Total

36.32
22.92
34.76
40.50
70.10
56.68
50.33
65.59
40.74
37.86
44.55
40.86
38*83
38.27
34.64
33.91

4,089

s

36,09
33.37
30.90
29.05
29.33
32,15
32,66
33.34
33.48
33.20
33.10
32.93
32.79
33.49
33.88
34.15
34.67
34o63
35 o 16
33o73

2,431
3,471
1,907
11,713
0,173
5,072
5,834
33,110
8,568
7,884
3,011
688
8,803

38o55
36o74
39.93
40.39
40.06
3©oS3
40,03
40*34
40,16
39.59
38aS6
38.88
39,29

222
0
227
12
395
314
634
1,637
4,318
5,534
4,749
6,519
2,038

38,95
38.90
38.80
38.81
38o50
38=41
36o32
38.50
36.48
36,48
36.39
38.3?
37oS8

3,333
1,413
780
2,769
3s97i
2,.537
3,335
3,729
3,318
2,305
837
1,267
2,458

38=36
38° 37
36,40
36.34
35.80
35.69
35.82
35.95
36.67
37.62
37.50
37*18
36.48

13,506
5,570
8,318
7,227
5,017
5,376
7,540*
2,290
1,357
815
4,756
3,702
5,397

46,420
29,887
11,344
18,960
64,451
153,948
175,330

341,544
208,895
364,337
301,987
314,930
294, §51
295,878
295,341
233,051
33©, 918
203,297
344,189
363,113

168,962
140,095
167,453
198,006
317,439
191,173
186,887
189,64©
157,125
123,357
76,043
109,043
161,344

50,489
43,358
58,819
49,27?
59,391
59,910
47,940
59 , 993
64,509
81,970
52,584
S5SS61

7,714
7,562
6,993
8,549
15,695
19*587
9S590
12,518
8,932
18,532
12,504
14,070
11,854

301,703
390,980
570,551
883,590
...*...'. S69s2il
826,634
889S4?8
886SM8
543 , 836
533 , 611
559,891
633,387
831,401

72,849
151,371
363,249
437,886
638,108
§193?3?
435,303
358,191
185,018
355,311
328, 730
341,798

43,063
40,728
51S805
68S197
49,050
44,771
47,012
61 s 489
37,071
37,186
26^998
25,792
44,430

586,303
460,360
March.. o..................
538,833
April . „ 0 „ 0 0 e o <, . . . . .. , . . o s . 480,349
May. o 0 „ 0 o oa 0 „ 0
..
„.
540,638
313,103
July.. „ . . . < , , > „ o o ...........
263s ©99
342,133
341,438
435,437
469,388
489*835
430,994

336,837
258,634
338,648
309,832
374,330
162,086
126,423
108,013
146,080
333,954
273, '403
323,581
349,883

29,631
19S589
11,827
SI, 237
SO, 814
18,»8S7
14,723
30,041
27,957
26,445
27, 637
28,767
33,046

227,884
224,913
313,362
340,124
384,881
398,888
350,086
291,896
330, 680
336,775
272,656
208,402
398, 119

27,864
19,149
26,369
44,083
28,142
32,387
30,851
28,328
20,874
19?189
15,316
14,709

At
furnaees

IRON
ORE*

On
Lake Erla
docks

MANGANESE
ORE
(MANGANESE
CONTENT )*
Imports

Thousands of long tons

5,290
3,903
4,531
2,039
3,355
5,191
3,833
4,564
4,863
4,411
4,735
5,304
3,766
2,010
857
1,510
1,843
3,572

363,155
165,165
80,749
49,SS8
111,781
236,041
355,307

1934 montWLy average .,,...

IRON ORE, LAKE SUPERIOR"

Dol. per
long ton

Long tons
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly verage
1915 monthly verage

PRICE,
WHOLESALE,
IRON
AND
STEEL,
COMPOSITE 3

3,860
5,395
5 208
5,096
3,931
4,877
1,858
3,551
4,920
3,553
4,507
4,878
4,259
4,498

5

5

35,523
23,546
31,211
34,513
25,543
34,438
35,078
34,319
23,863
28,380
34,061
24,577
26,337
38,341
37,744
26,088
26,434
25,366

7,530
7,246
7,343
6,283
7,280
8,334
7,779
8,543
8,818
8,109
6,620
6,563
6,103
5,997
5,964
5,738
5,033
5,453
5,727
5,425
5,061
4,913
• 4,706

216
113
112
111
81
66
40
106
26
95
231
171
183
213
218
304

29
34
26
48
52
41
38
51
33
31
16
19
34
29
36
17

362
231
132
49
73
119
124

37
S3
20
4
7
14
16
55
30
33
19
38
29
31
41
36
40
37
48
35

5,434
3,883
1,958
297
1,802
1,854
2,3^

33,455
31,325
29,753
33,330
33,751
31,059
31,639
30,422
29,860
32,244
29,799
29,610
31,690
34,068
33 , 169
31,146
31,346
30,073

2,852
3,632
3,898
3,485
3,883
3,763
3,836
3,969
4,027
4,305
4,269
4,BS1
3,720

0
0
0
19
5,050
6,608
7,160
7,444
7,481
7,301
3,7SS
0
3,733

38,404
35,809
32,933
19,370
19,342
31,054
35,211
2S,158
31,978
35,156
35,378
31,403
27,179

23,434
20,904
18,199
15,240
15,369
17,909
31,194
24,008
27,565
30,377
30,460
37,022
33,640

4,970
4,904
4,734
4,130
3,974
4,045
4,017
4,150
4,422
4,780
4,918
4,380
4,452

154
135
132
177
199
170
198
234
258
193
204
189

4S8S4
4,443
5,143
6,114
5,340
4,640
5,238
5,373
5,157
4,204
2S735
1,917
4,SOO

0
0
0
3,771
10,044
10,108
10,704
10,811
9,174
8P563
1,425
0
5,317

28,747
32,418
17,437
14,632
18,800
34,395
29,151
35,343
39,954
43,268
42,636
40,775
29,629

22,983
19S081
14, 589
12,295
16,355
31,068
25,300
30,861
34,837
37,210
36,553
34,816
25,486

3,761
3,337
2,852
2,337
3,544
3,329
3,851
4,483
5,137
8,087
6,073
5,959
4,143

186
210
215
107
215
198
231
207
188
258
159
181
204

32
17
41
46

1,923
1,727
1,980
1,894
1,711
1,472

0
0
0
261
1,181
3,838

3,388
3,328
3,385
3,6M
1,481
0
1,605

33,007
31,392
29,738
28,381
27,768
29 <» 160
30,658
31 s 739
32,516
33,173
32468
29,458
3037S8

8,875
5,775
6,487
5,398
5,244
5,170
5,180
5,292
5,358
5,421
5,2SO
5,123
5,385

169
153
101
168
186
170

1,675
2,077
2,314
3,781
3,150
3,041
2,143

38s 882
37, 167
35,233
33,678
33,012
34,329
35,848
37,050
37,874
38,394
37,458
34,379
38,141

208
172
188
228
198
187
177

17
13
16
13
19
8
31
31
35
15
39
30
30

3,927
2,853
3,317
3,800
3,248
2,830
3S143
3,775
4S185
5,271
5,478
5,538

0
0
0
57
3,601
5,573
6,310
6,S58
7,868
9,201
5,440
0

26,646
23 3 912
31,054
18,308
18,835
21,610
24 ,,186

10
26
31
11
17
13
34
IB
43
57
27
54

3,750

6SQ43
4,928
4,818
4,483
4,338
4s3Sl
4,311
4^349
4,650
5,131
53216
4,635
4,670

180
179
203
163
217
189
222
213
179
303
304
163

3,697

31,689
28S840
25,872
33,791
23,071
2B,861
38,507
32,714
35,853
39,005
4^0,732
35,440
30,865

201

37

1936

March
April
Jfey

,,,

July

9

.. . . „

•

186

!©3?

April. , . . . . .„
May. . . . E s . .
July.

.

m

33
60
50
35
46
19
38
39

1838

S@3®
March.,..*,,
April , „ .8 9 o
.*......„
May........ .........*.....
July .....a................

362,672
359, 8SO
474,360
394,008
533,641
588,858
513,684
477,078
575,613
591,836
606,555
600,437
608,369

For footnotes, see pp. 318, 33,9.,
2316M O—4l>—II




36,263

3iPS03
33,944
35,516
30,805
35P199

130

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

METALS AND MANUFACTURES—IRON AND STEEL—PIG IRON
AND IRON MANUFACTURES
MALLEABLE CASTINGS"
Furnaces In blast,
end of month2

Production

New

YEAR AND MONTH

Shipments

orders
Total

Percent
of caShort
tons

Short tons

1915 monthly average.

y
mOn

,^

*

1CWL

fhl

a

1Q9^

+h1

n

58,111
51,589
56,285

69.9
43.6
36.1
16.6
26.1
36.2
46.6

61,790
39,614
25,175
14,860
31,364
29,761
37,934

114,835
85,065
49,220
22,674
36,363
43,770
58,089

203
148
88
52
71
82
102

48,198
40,611
45,536
50,954
45,027
43,766
44,413
42,253
46,553
51,778
50,934
61,674
47,641

57.1
49.9
55.9
63.6
55.3
53.9
53.3
53.0
57.0
61.9
62.3
73.5
57.9

43,386
39,384
46,833
51,840
48,854
46,489

63,680
64,550
68,395
84,915
86,030
a5,405
83,720
88,075
94,140
97,740
99,205
102,195
84,836

117
120
126
144
146
145
146
148
155
161
164
170
145

19.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.35
20.00
19.13

19.96
19.96
19.96
19.96
19.96
19.96
19.96
19.86
19.80
19.80
20.00
30.82
30.00

21.39
21.39
21.39
21.39
21.39
21.39
21.39
21.39
21.39
21.39
21.64
22.39
21.51

2,026
1,824
2,Q4Q
3,404
2,618
2,580
2,594
2,712
3,730
2,992
2,9-17
3,115
2,552

53,638
57,295
67,559
63,377
55,960
54,026
45,479
49,022
52,728
42,953
32,457
27,784
50,190

67.4
73.0
83.2
78.2
69.6
64.8
54.7
60.1
63.9
52.7
40.0
33.4
61.4

51,754
55,743
67,262
62,905
57,327
56,921

104,060
108,730
112,790
114,665
103,960
105,975
115,445
115,420
110,360
83,850
58,965
44,470
98,215

170
176
182
187
170
181
192
191
181
151
113
95
166

30.50
20.75
23.10
33.50
23.50
23.50
23,50
23.50
23.50
23.50
23.50
23.50
23.02

31.30
31.44
33.80
24.06
24.06
24.06
24.06
24.06
24.06
34.06
24.08
24.11
23.60

23.89
23.14
25.49
25.89
25.89
25.89
25.89
35.89
25.89
25.89
35.89
25.89
25.41

18,894
19,252
21,902
18,680
17,097
18,077
16,630
25,799
39,460
39,970
35,351
38,803
24,160

23.1
23.5
26.0
23.7
20.8
21.7
20.2
31.3
34.8
36.4
43.0
46.0.
39.2

30,910
20,596
22,962
33,045
20,560
21,673

24,667

46,035
47,045
46,480
42,310
37,225
34,3a5
41,400
51,370
57,625
70,690
75,795
71,315
51,806

91
91
90
79
72
70
77
89
96
115
121
117
92

23.50
23.50
23.50
23.50
23.50
22.50
19.50
19.50
19.75
20.50
20.50
20.50
21.69

24.11
24.11
24.11
24.13
24.15
23.59
20.15
20.15
20.29
21.14
21.15
21.15
23.35

35,372
34,786
39,615
31,640
30,840
30,781
28,836
40,213
41,437
54,263
59, 143
53,663
40,048

43.5
42.9
47.5
38.8
37.8
37.0
35.3
47.9
50.5
66.3
69.6
65.2
48.5

36,403
34,698
39,807
33,666
32,657
32,566
26,169
33,289
39,215
49,807
54,038
53,753
38,839

70,335
74,285
77,460
60,160
60,515
72,495
79,765
87,715
105,525
120,565
134,085
122,055
87,905

118
121
123
102
107
118
130
138
169
188
191
191
141

20.50
20.50
20.50
30.50
20.50
20.50
20.50
20.50
31.50
23.50
33.50
22.50
21.08

21.15
21.15
21.15
31.15
21.15
21.15
21.15
21.15
22.35
23.15
23.15
23.15
31.75

**' '

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average. . . . 59,054
average.... 36,080
average.... 33,362
average.... 14,086
average... . 31,500
average .... 39,513
average .... 37,718

268
187
330
319
338
353
241
287
105
181
277
303
316
221
195
192

15.42
13.52
14.15
20.31
39.99
34.38
29.91
43.80

16.01
13.90
14.87
31.07
41.39
34.46
30.31
44.90

24.05
25.00
27.15
31.87
21.32
21.06
19.35
18.32

35.09
27.03
28.16
22.51
21.64
20.62
19.76
18.88

19.15
18.18
16.45
14.99
16.30
18.64
19.13

19.99
19.75
18.46
16.63
17.79
20.08
20.56

2,560
1,921
2,472
3,253
3,182
3,309
2,549
3,035
1,379
2,240
3,338
2,592
3,a34
3,256
3,019
3,153
3,524
2,617
1,533
734
1,101
1,326
1,751

March
April
May
June
July...

1937
January
....... < « * . * 54,070
60,187
March
68,503
April
63,94.0
May
46,018
43,141
July
41,353
49,376
41,652
October
34,810
28,170
19,753
Monthly average . > . * . . . * . 45,831
1936
17,076
February*
19,557
March
20,556
April
19,724
17,564
18,143
July......
16,905
25,752
29,061
32,770
36,643
35,633
Monthly average
24,115
1939
January
38,105
33,234
March
35,997
April
29,183
May
27,702
29,041
July
39,892
40,005
64,732
63,835
51,778
45,978
Monthly average
40,790
For footnotes, see p. 219.




46,158
35,554
40,194
48,338
50,041
57,609
46,233

44,719
43,801
47,738
43,750
37,028
27,675
49,719

17,500
21,102
26,941
28,717
35,563
36,434

Shipments

Stocks, end
of month

Thousands of pounds

e
s

16,848
18*128
19,52$
19,444
20,445
13, IH

8
9

16,17?
17,340
I S , 935
20,412
18,900
13,547

11,380
8,096
4,914
3,232
3,671
4,115
4,142

12,163
8,960
6,601
3,92-4
3,903
4,110
3,994

93,973
103,869
83,98.9
79,101
76,629
51,834
34,301
26,821
40,377
37,313

2,977
3,343
3,954
3,456

3,a39
3,066:
3,020
4,793
4,256
2,748
2,584
3,431

3,120
2,437
1,654
1,683
2,243
3,195
3,905
3,634
5,809
8,633
5,202
3,562
3,757

34,106
35,053
37,738
35,429
41,882
41,160
40,314
39,723
38,706
34,338
31,681
29,965
36,935

3,212
3,999
3,459
3,393
3,537
3,108
3,499
3,606
3,410
3,893
3,007
1,490
3,051

3,123
3,689
3,855
2,835
2,430
1,893
1,858
1,259
1,372
2,143
961
1,390
2,226

2,244
1,897
2,131
1,808
1,632
2,130
2,325
3,3B6
5,807
5,898
2,916
3,158
3,860

30,090
31,857
33,800
32,953
33,731
3-1,278
33,777
31,663
^7,127
23,334
21,501
20,970
29,590

25.89
25.89
25.89
25.89
25.89
24.89
21.89
21.89
22.14
32.89
32.89
22.89
24.08

1,429
1,298
1,452
1,376
1,255
1,002
1,202
1,494
1,680
2,052
2,270
3,211
1,565

378
502
1,063
931
1,224
3,478
2,135
2,227
2,391
3,561
2,233
1,338
1,705

1,433
1,215
1,131
1,181
1,297
1,400
2,015
2,287
4,078
4,803
3,083
2,182
3,174

^0,493
1ft,3(M
19,929
19,709
19,707
20,758
20,677
20,610
18,925
17,701
16,877
16,114
19,292

22.89
32.89
32.89
22.89
22.89
22.89
23.89
23.89
23.89
31.89
24.89
34.89
23.47

2,175
2,080
2,395
2,056
1,718
2,119
2,356
2,660
2,879
3,628
3,720
3,768
3,628

1,573
1,807
2,198
1,916
1,930
1,950
1,387
1,946
2,181
2,688
2,233
1,418
1,936

1,642
1,376
1,113
1,203
1,051
1,427
1,749
2,537
4,634
5,445
2,882
1,740
2,233

15,986
16,491
17,579
18,301
19,084
19,421
19,056
18,463
16,010
13,264
11,905
12,002
16,464

1936

43,852
38,278
48,008
47,933
44,136
42,848
41,031
45,179
44,361
55,521
58,153
67,035
48,028

Production

Thous. of
long tons

55.4
51.8
66.0

^

1926 monthly average. . . . 54,865
1927 monthly average..,. 50,353
1928 monthly average.,,. 56,639

Dollars per long ton

Production*

60,166
52,421
58,573
63,390
39,337
24,069
14,290
22,387
30,788
38,866

g
'*paSe • * • •

^1^

Basic,
Foundry.
Comval ley
No. 2
fur- 5 posite" northern, 3
Number nace
Pittsburgh

Long tons
per day

Round bol tors 5

W h o l e s a l e prices

14.71
12.87
13.74
19.76
38.90
32,51
27.70
42.27
21.67
24.26
25.81
20.25
19.57
18.55
17.70
16.66
18.19
17.96
15.84
13.98
15.24
17.69
18.17

AV

-rtOq

Capacity

CAST-IRON BOILERS AND RADIATORS

84,005
62,418
83,539
106,775
108,498
106,562
81,918
97,644
44,040
75,197
109,080
84,772
99,750
106,545
98,415
103,695

.

1919 monthly average
3^1

P I G IRON

3,ai9

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181

METALS AND MANUFACTURES—IRON AND STEEL—PIG IRON
AND IRON MANUFACTURES—Continued
CAST- IKON B O B L E R S AND RADIATORS

RANGE BOILERS, ©ALVANIZED"
Radiators

S q u a r e boi lets-*

YEAR AND MONTH

Produetlon

Sho^
raent&

Stocks,
end of
month

Tho-usands of pounds
1923 monthly Average .....
1934 monthly average. . . . .
1935 monthly average. « . . .
1936 monthly average-,. . . .
1927 monthly average. ....
1928roonthlyaverage. ....

2
s I?, 652

20,903
20,596
23,189
28,315

2
18 , 641
* 17, 354
20,480
21,561
81,458
2?, 978

22,805
17,734
14,142
11,298
10,981
14,424
18,339

Conveetfon
type, f n c l .
heating
elements,
cabinets,
and
grilles*
sales3

O r d i n a r y type*

Produc- •
tlon

Shipments

Orders

Stocks,
end of
month

New

Thou s. sq. f t . heating surface
2

2
2

Unfilled,
end of
month

Prodyetion

Shipments

Stocks,
and of
month

Number of boilers

9?, 756
103,81,8
155S8?5

12 t 670
12,623
13,486
14,518
14,786
13,362

21,853
19,385
15,142
11,386
11,199
14,489
16,861

155,915
155,009
136,044
118,061
107,483
109,279
122,95®

53
1S6
274

10,594
7,886
5,574
3,335
3,303
3,624
5,079

10,617
8,621
6S583
3,779
3,271
4,203
4,793

61,934
60,519
43,878
34,163
32,577
30,371
32,115

46,103
40,856
47,660
47,639
66,664

13,981
7,663
16,316
13,795
26,049

48,319
40,446
47,485
47,064
67,048

47,901
40,901
47,518
47,110
65,487

33,386
33,512
35,771
33,780
35,936

17,599
18,454
17,967
18,176
19,043
21 ,635

13,786
11,955
8,984
11,129
13,553
19,523

114,686
121,358
139,933
127,.374
150,558
143,991

393
223
229
278
551
613

4,733
4,951
5,046
6,345
6S253
5,931

4,183
3,086
3,720
3,549
4,175
5,590

30,343
32,224
34,779
36,997
40,368
40,179

70,890
63,143
63,649
57,631
66,598
73,967

25,545
25,382
26,094
20,177
25,581
27,279

65,409
65,658
64, '237
65,773
60,352
74,24S

.77,344,
62,306
61,937
63,348
61,194
72,921

37,690
41,042
43,332
45,557
44,715
38,161

24,867
37,266
29,062
32.748
22,992
23,821

29,300
34,658
33,549
45,960
38,642
19,765

139,619
142,235
137,671
123,005
123,143
125,090

6,821
7,487
7,917
9,914
7,111
7,689

8,027
7,785
9,190
12,452
9,475
7,444

39 233
39,346
38,216
35,990
34,032
33,020

115,834
89,193
91,142
151,230
91,317
129,644

64,671
50,064
44,518
57 ,843
39,310
83,949

80,036
103,208
86,757
133,848
111,534
SI, 451

78,442
103,799
96,688
137,908
109,849
85,038

39,755
39,164
39,333
35,175
36,860
43,336

33,801

21,725

131S455

803
755
750
789
656
633
548

6,683

6,473

36,210

88,510

40,868

84,375

84,347

40,334

24,084
FctJFUHT'y . . g o . . . . . » < » . » . < >
34,497
March,, ......
o
25,653
April o o . „ o . * o . „ , . . . . , . . . , 27,129
.May. .....................
23,143
20,177
July
16,198
16,362
21,088
October . «
19,487
13,769
Dsceffltoer . 0 . 0 ° . .
.......
7,843
Monthly sivsrase
.......
19,953

13,616
11,306
13,947
14,345
12,710
15,253
17,471
35,149
40,915
39,539
20,459
16,038
20,062

135,356
148S4SO
159,185
170,516
180,844
186,531
185,080
176,309
156,563
136,844
130,652
121,275
157,306

427
478
465
554
613
640
855
1,082
982
649
541
478
647

7,180
7,692
7,669
7,797
5,366
4,699

4,572
3,613
4,343
4,624
4,416
5,360

37,OQ9
41,210
44,609
48,003
48,972
48,371

123,415
60,149
86,439
85,730
37,099
39,210

5,543
7,178
9,122
9,550
6,671
5,11©
5,843

47,433
44,60?
40,5O7
35,205
31,434
38,364
41,315

30,809
31,767
39,370
49,501
37,568
31,314
54,363

100,845
106,168
94,899
80,393
56,347
49,076
35,208
37,886
45,059
51,370
38,336
36,824
60,193

103,670
107,345
91,519
81,006
55,865
52,133
33,555
34,454
42,157
51,80!
40,149
29,959
60,475

40,799
39,633
43,002
42,389
43,771
39,734

4,369
4,442
4,973
4,191
2,779
1,943
5,350

103,694
56,498
51,418
56,132
37,366
24,453
19,707
17,020
14,233
11,834
9,253
10,608
34,351

39,377
43,803
45,731
45,191
43,378
40,343
48,086

10,852
8,417
9, SO®
10,557
13,798
14,123

118,054
119,846
133,711
123,440
134,291
125,805
133,860
125,446
119,841
108,445
104,031
98,831
117,883

439
285
3S6
409
619
604
656
703
606
614
608
498
531

1,918
2,753
3,071
2,794
3,752
5,240

2Q,896
27,576
27,850
36,909
35,637
26,451

48,035
49,318
71,414
68,013
56,976
65,802

16,485
17,724
17,191
19,101
15,205
16,153

35,358
47,640
73,378
63,040
60,497
64,2,85

43,158
48,079
71,947
68,103
60,872
63,938

33,443
33, OW
33,435
30,373
29,997
31,354

4,S5B
6,023
7,199
6,907
4,765
3,555
4,444

3,320
2,571
2,715
3,692
5,008
49423
5S219
5,214
6,387
7,679
5,697
4,815
49728

35,216
27,098
28,003
27,268
26,394
25,624
26,834

50,377
57,731
68,337
108,427
70,862
47,882
63,605

14,279
15,414
18,016
46,882
37,170
20,626
21,187

51,900
56,595
65,622
77,563
83,716
70,232
62,394

53,251
56,586
65,735
79,561
80,574
64,426
62,603

30,903
30,912
30,799
28,677
31,819
37,635
31,853

99,128
104,303
114,878
119,839
124,462
136,130

442
305
340
476
556
729
811
1,103
915
792
660
701
&)3

4,896
4,711
5,593
4,350
4,376
4,655
4,187
5,2©9
5,399
6,754
5,©i7
4,474
5,012

28,279
'30,800
33,612
34,875
34,963
34,975
33, SOS
32,007
289 133
34,543
31,434
21,653
39,930

61,003
50,876
57,928
69,772
68,191
59,277
53,914
66,082
133,384
98,692
80.265
72,380.
73,647

15,038
12,604
10,145
19,442
30,638
16,245
19,671
16,694
61,494
51,336
48,9S9
44,313
28.033

64,094
56,476
60,421
•53 ,454
67,610
63,996
47,894
69,656
86,069
110,988
84,181
81,252
70,424

66,603
53,298
60,387
60,475
66,995
63,670
50,488
69, 059
88,684
1089 960
82,49®
77,166
70,681

35,317
38,495
38,463
31,442
33,057
31,472
28,878
39,475
26,960
38,988
30,677
34,763
32,349

1929 monthly
1930 Monthly
1931 monthly
1932 monthly
1933 monthly
1934 monthly

average . . „ . . .
averfidke* . . . »
average
average
average. ....
average

ia,753

2

11 ,939
12 , 304
13,769
14,349
13,503
13,457

43,054
52 , 772
66,811

1936
March ........
April
May
July
September . > . . . * •
.......
October. .................
BecoiDCF „

.......
393?

JtMl© . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0

0 . . 0

1938
Kebmary . o ° o o ° « . » « . 0 0 . 0 . 0
March . .
o ......
April ....................
May. .....................
July, o

o„

,

October, o . . o

......«,
. ...0,00

April .. ............ ° .....
May, . . . c . o o o . , 0 . o o o ......
July
October • »

......o

7,879
10,380
12,931
10,219
13,560
16,705
14,681
30,367
25,336
22,851
15,388
10,128
15,035

17,841
17,804
30,852
34,108
20,037
15,081
16,806

12,881
13 ,801
19,980
15,339
16,429
16 , 184
15,384
21,442
20,6S6
30,925
17,373
14,816
17,087

12,276
9,246
10,406
9,448
11,744
14,577
16,80?
33,360
35,503
39,869
23,751
16,337
18,775

For footaotes, see p. 319.




134,581
130,651
105,757
86,890
80,391
77,878
107,074

3,814
2,950
2,887
3,103
4,207
4,730

5,380
7, -234
9,209
10,387
7,824
5,166
5,566

132

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY

OF CURRENT BUSINESS

METALS AND MANUFACTURES—IRON AND STEEL—STEEL, CRUDE AND
SEMIMANUFACTURED, AND STEEL, MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS
STEEL CASTINGS'
New orders
YEAR AND MONTH

Total

Railway
Total
Percent specialties
of ca~

Short
tons

STEEL INGOTS'

Production

Raj (way
specialPercent
ties
of caShort
tons

Short tons

WHOLESALE PRICES

COLO
FINISHED
CARBON
STEEL
BARS'

Production

Compos 1 te,
finished
steel ?

Steel
billets,
rerollino
(Pittsburgh)'

Structural
steel
(Pitts-8
burgh)

Steel
scrap
(Chicago)*

U.S. STEEL
CORPORATION
SHIPMENTS
OF F I N I S H E D
STEEL
PRODUCTS*

Dol. per
pound

Dol. per
long ton

Dol. per
pound

Dol. per
jross ton

Thous. of
short tons

Percent of
capac- Shipments
ity
Short
tons

Thous. of
long tons
y

0.0172
.0152
.0163
.0280
.0446
.0379
.0332
.0363

25.79
20.08
22.44
43.9T>
71.01
47.27
40.54
56.26

0.0151
.0118
.0128
.0253
.0374
.0300
.0252
.0283

34.38
33.99
41.65
38.00
35.45
35.00
33.27
32.67

.G2O4
.0173
.0242
.0224
.0200
.0196
.0185
.0186

10.88
9.36
10.93
16.67
27.83
28.59
17.66
22.54
11.94
15.09
18.03
16.05
16.25
13.48
12.37
13.07

1920 monthly

83,113

6?

35,804

2,523
* 1,902
i 2 607
tf
3,450
3,635
3,588
2,808
3 407

1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

32,680
83,335
97,304
83,414
81,779
86,640
76,910
83,352

14,370
43,480
46,540
43,090
35,304
33,745
32,009
32,489

76
85

34,031
42,076

.0269
.0231
.0295
.0284
.0268
.0264
.0353
.0250

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly av
monthly av

111,453
73,703
32,800
12,986
23,353
36,178
33,346

26
68
?5
82
60
82
53
57
76
51
23
9
15
23
28

59,019
51,701
71,341
83,138
63,950
94,345
74,011
59,393
56,877
59,431
76,394
159,430

1917 monthly

94,988
80,734
85,156

ffs
56
58

35,585
30,888
30,964

1,602
2 881
3,624
3 068
3,678
3,911
3^616
4,155

49,825 112,760
27,767
82,656
9,854
36,438
2,902
14,653
5,189 23,140
37,507
13,216
33,249
8,113

T!
57
25
10
15
24
28

48,639
30,724
10,066
3,266
4,504
12,871
7,861

4,526
3,274
2,099
1,110
1,883
2,133
2,785

89
63
38
20
34
37
49

47,002
26,535 |
17,547
12,056
26,561
22,783 I
32,319

.0254
.0232
.0220
.0215
.0216
.0242
.0244 I

34.64
31.81
29.35
26,52
26.00
27.12
27.26 ,

.0192
.0171
.0163
.0158
.0163
.0178
.0180

14.79
12.06
8.89
6.25
8.06
10.12
11.47

50
43
60
70
54
79

22,542
16,650
32,542
45,942
25,755
52,466

44,298
47,954
51,674
63,087
64,246
70,323

37
40
43
53
54
59

13,373
15,830
17,385
24,712
25,857
30,802

3,040
2,957
3,334
3,933
4,037
3,976

51
54
58
69
71
69

35,097
27,917
31,378
33,512
36,232
41,178

.0343
.0243
.0237
.0236
.0236
.0236

29.00
29.00
28.20
28.00
28.00
28.00

.0180
.0180
.0180
.0180
.0180
.0181

62
50
48
50
64
134
64

34,443
21,455
16,686
17,962
35,714
85,076

78,654
81,574
76,617
74,775
68,874
83,615

66
68
61
63
58
70

34,858
36,826
34,304
30,006
28,091
35,309

.0346

30.00
30.00
30.40
32.00
32.03

67,141

56

27,280

68
73
73
76
79
77
68

.0242
.0348
.0241

33,936

3,914
4,184
4,151
4,534
4,323
4,434
3,901

13.38
14.19
14.75
14.34
12.88
12.85
13.38
15.19
16.15
16.35
16.50
17.15
14.79

97
83
133
84
58
60
49
46
48
31
26
23
61

89,782
62,102
94,620
53,125
86,557 111,704
41,995 105,654
96,995
24,458
31,460 101,239

75
79
94
89
81
85

40,867
43,779
50,911
40,896
40,998
44,462

4,718
4,415
5,218
f>,071
5,152
4,185

18,928
16,704
21 3 958
8,259
8,125
6,117

73
77
70
55
43
35

39,186
43,313
36,80)
26,4«0
21,309
16,601

4,556

31,649

86,978
92,089
83,047
65,957
51,294
41,537
84,991

71

37,551

4,135

73

7,354
11,107
6,888
2,498
2,697
4,907

30,967
27,436
30,793
25,150
22,127
24,111

28
25
28
23
20
22

9,505
7,498
7,312
4,290

1,734
1,697

29
31

16,589
4,411
0,462
4,127
7,128
14,749
7,326

22,988
36,454
28,478
28,109
29,994
36,130

21
33
25
25
2V
32

3S
30
37
35
41

28,561

26

1*910
1,801
1,633 j
1,S74
2,537
3,647
3,106
3,1x18
3,131 j
2,312

!

1936

April

July

November
Monthly average

75,757

1937
115,150
98,383
158,284
99,868
68,688
71,817

March
April

July
October

Monthly average

57,799
545753
57,414
36,837
31,442
27,024
73,122

4*290
3,393
2,154
1,473

5s'<l67
39,334

.cess
.0341

S'.75

.0190
.0190
.0190
.0190
.0190
.0199
.0186

83
84
88
89
91
74

60,363
65,668

.0257
.0258
.0388
.030(}
.0390

34.00
34.00
36.40
37.00
37.00
37.00

.0205
.0205
.0221
.0225
.0225
.0235

80
85
75
59 !
33

52,614
51,493
53,000
43,365
32,568
19,411
54,305

.0390
.02-90
.02JMJ j
.0260
.0290

37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00

.0225
.0225
.0225
.0335
.0225
.0225
.0323

26

39^931
41,01©
4-7,105

73*951
63,339
53,014

1938
29,187
30,863
28,096
21,869
20,636
21,419

March
April

36,641
24,814
25,565
25,418
30,428
38,342

July
October

Monthly average . . . . .

1939
March
April
July
October

Monthly average

27,773
42,972
31,223
42,139
34,388
41,660
37,774
34,804
39,698
96,687
119,687
99,899
64,143

37
27
36
29
36
32
30
34
83
102
85
55

12,606
6,848
11,125
9,055
12,021
11,872
7,721
6,912
42,213
58,530
52,146

39,802
37,646
41,067
36,232
41,359
40,272
34,168
42,428
43,590
72,096
85,755
79,732

57,090

49

21,709

49,512

For footnotes, see pp. 219, 230.




26
28
25
20
W
19
33
22
23
23
27
34
35

4^479

6,111
12,983
8,353
7^07
11,382

34
12,804
32
10,060
.35
10,173
31
9,751
35
12,506
34
11,06©
8,498
29
10,229
36
37 i 12,449
62 i 36,391
73
36,615
33,146
68
42

16, 1«)

(

52
60
53
39

17^330 i
31,183
18,883
wl2S<i 5

.0288 •:

25,106

.0378
.0368
.0263

53

3,405
3, 974
2,923
3s 135
3,163
3,763
4,331
5,394
5,463
5,164

!
i

55
52
47
53
55
61
71
91
92
90
65

46,299

3,814

if

;

37*673 !
36,315

j;

!

:
.0239
.028(1

30^903

3,174

1

37.00
8? .00

.038:3
.0289

.0268
.0288
.026*3

18,166

i
:
38J,571 ;
42,808
36,287
34,287 ji
35,615
32,809
!
43* 635 :
55,495
07,599
67,377
61,591

3,989

36.<18

l
!036^ j

!026S
.0264 j
I

37.00

37. 00
36.23
34.00
34.00
34.00
34.00
34.00

34.00
34.00 :'
34.00
3-1.00
34.00
3-1.00
34.00
34. W 'i
34.00 I -

.026.1
.0261
.0261
1
SI. 00
.0203 i
31. 09 i
.0263 !
.0263 U'&.OO

14.00

18.06
19.44
20.85
20.56
17.38
15.95
17. 63
19.70
17.56
14.69
12.50
12.38
17.23

.0225
.0235
.0225
.0335
.0325
.0221

13.00
12.09
12.15
11.38
10.96

.0210
.0210
.0210
.0210
.0210
.0210
.0217

12.00
13.75
13 .50
13.88
14.20
13 .75
1,2.57

10. as

I

.0210
.0210
!0210
.0210
.0210 i
.0210
.0210
.0210 :
.0310
.0210 i
.0010
.0310

33.80
14.06
14.25
33.80
13.56
13.58
13*88
16 • 2&

17.66
16.56
14.90

10
1,110
10 'QQQ
*° 1,069
1G
1,425
*0 1,410
10
1,297
1Q
1,123
10
1,204
10
730
10
1,004
10
1,322
10 1,059
10
1,329
10
1,314
io
1,112
19
1,283
1,401
1,066
700
360
529
542
674

795
747
864
1,081
1,087
978
1,050
1,020
1,061
1,109
974

992

1^485
1,443
1,405
1,318
1,320
1,101
876
019
MO
1,175

570
GS7
SRI
510
685
485
BIG
636
730
749
766
010
7<17
V7t!
796
715
880
1,087
1,046
1,408
1,444

133

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

METALS AND MANUFACTURES—IRON AND STEEL—STEEL. MANUFACTURED
PRODUCTS—Continued
STEEt
BOILESS^

STEEL BARRELS AND DRUMS,
HEAVY TYPE*

Production
YEAR AMD MONTH

Unfilled,
orders,
end of
month

Total

Number

Percent
of capacity

Mew orders

Shiftmen ts

Stocks,
end
of
month

Number

0

Shelving

Office furniture
Orders

Area

hous.of
sq.ft.

FABRICATED
STEEL PLATE*

STEEL FURNITURE, ETC. 3

Quantity

N@w

Number

New o r d e r s

Orders

Unfilled,
©nd of
month

Shipments

New

Unfilled,
end of
month

Shipments

Thousands of dollars

Total

Oil
storage
tanks

Short tons

1,437

1,604
1,515
1,063 2,016
639 1,242
304
669
6?0
343
417
988
587 1,31?

1,483
88?
535
586
84?
844

2,119
1,274
6?5
641
984
1,294

672
371
17?
173
268
304

?4G
405
213
190
214
185

698
370
182
158
270
300

53,323
39,130
25,309
13,483
16,586
30,166
21,626

26. §49
11,081
8,380
14,633
17,681
23,804
17,313
9,031
3,112
3,348
4,685
4,114
3,687

342
371
382
384
381
416

38,709
27,863
30,437
30,018
51,443
53,937

3,354
5,940
3,630
5,678
9,311
21,861

60,334
31,999
35,033
33,791
40,465
51,017

9,968
8,604
9,446
6,632
6 j368
9,320

50,838
30,153
32,454
43,032
41,677
52,355

547,633
556,444
573 , 054

36.3 546,688
36.0 556,867
38.3 572,704

33,219
36,194
34,587

1,590
1,083
869
292
402
364
520

415,358
367,374
371,635
330,726
426,509
502,062

544,119
520,723
662,593
734,514
725*696
706,604

34.8
33.3
42.4
46.9
46.4
45.2

542,597
517,424
660,551
743,291
730,784
708,069

33,090
36,391
38,432
29,655
24,567
23,102

623
810
590
784
712
1,131

634
705
594
687
720
1,049

1,819
1,42?
1,68?
1,583
1,514
1,565

940
882
9S4
913
975
1,070

1,586
1,484
1,586
1,634
1,451
1,470

389
325
41$
37B
414
448

243

542,945
475,649
513S581
393,470
414,335
870,293

759,375
595,254
799,871
922,706
730,681
908,454

48.5
37.9
50.9
58.7
46.5
57.7

749,415
599,123
795,746
924,797
733,215
895,481

32,962
29,093
33,318
31,127
28,593
39,490

1,110
1,081
892
969
937
1,873

1,091
1,140
1,233
1,201
837
915

1,511
1,51?
1,$87
1,841
1,?34
2,22?

918
996
1,033
1,09?
1,186
1,383

1,511
1,439
1,B50
1,?7?
1,646
2,113

394
448
433
436
459
6?0

3S8
386
394
395
426

393
420
425
435
436
571

469,403

717,374

45.8 716,708

31,643

959

901- 1,849

1,028

1,604

434

330

413

40,336

8,342

889,933
682,772
789,724
561,724
461,000
889,399

930,664
718,319
996,253
969,284
783,309
933,049

919,290
724,738
995,407
970,749
786,607
929,536

40,864
34,445
35,291
33,836
30,528
24,041

591
513
594
598
490
471

27,480
31,763
31,484
31,942
27,507
27,463

i,em.

441
410
472
555
509
538
538
566
554
448
469
335
486

10,665
9,041
31,339
13,186
7,371
13,638

25,065
26,663
25,799
26,397
26,116
20,108

3,371
2,167
2,629
2,575
2,419
2,381
3,165
3,114
2,183
2,020
2,024
3,135
3,348

41,419
32,375
71,250
42,455
' 28,913
34,833

715,014
771,427
725,699
938,443
748,015
644,287
823,434

1,737
1,738
1,834
2,154
1,766
1,941
1,905
1,561
1,453
1,329
1,250
1,284

596
669
664
683
571
B54

716,038
773,025
724,835
939,041
747,734
638,988
820,878

704 2,541
654
862
784 3,179
1,406 2,715
1,586
748 3,905
676 .
777 2,037
1,015
848 3,433
726
996
1,333 3,138
937
1,410 1,773
679
1,033 2*072
636
895 1,895
641 1,945
610
574 3,134
547
920 -2,227
827

608
638
726
766
526
609

823,725
719,721
686,447
599,142
455,897
453,998
667,795

58.5
45.7
63.4
61.6
49.9
58.7
45.3
48.7
45.6
60.5
48.4
41.7
52.3

683

05,740

7,736
4,750
4,476
13,002
9,417
11,918
11,360

530,507
484,965
498,917
448,567
399,085
448,176

542,969
529,566
773,570
678,191
696,264
696,528

23,422
17,827
38,052
31,958
25,141
30,044

9,558
1,673
14,635
4,797
11,425
5,813

41,287
35,756
60,160
36,341
34,603
33,696

347
378
317
342
442
357

27,773
32,069
18,551
21,793
20,213
28,318

428,180

713,098

712,525

33,360

304
398
276
346
321
227
302
292
386
362
355
205
298

416
418
464
334
330
353

629,448
766,374
783,592
841,653
788,040
830,979

542,278
533,715
771,313
680,180
696,738
685,453
622,155
771,283
759,188
865,572
799,678
822,746

31,330
26,799
28,770
25,474
23,118
34,089

361,750
378,675
445,310
374,454
248,376
519,375

35.5
35.0
47.8
41.9
43.3
43.3
39.1
47.6
48.7
52.3
49.0
51.7
44.6

366

35,755

15,383
3,646
3,623
5,379
3,639
5,950
7,126

438,746
421,037
351 ,203
277,719
257,961
208,000
235,772
247,729
771,714
1,147,918
966,519
767,591
507,659

785,591
597,953
737,155
837,079
846,322
361,102

47.4
36.0
45.0
51.1
51. &
92.8
46.0
52.2
73.8
92.3
92.4
82.9
60.8

781,031
600,411
742,491
837,320
845,517
850,613

36,717
34,008
28,673
38,431
39,050
39,639

311
350
458
379
433
460

756,890
849,697
10207,335
1,576,690
1,653,078
1,457,473
14013,304

33,025
34,407
30,893
66,586
49,781
61,251
39,372

191
234
249
263
323
293
291
263
366
335
511
494
308

30,511
33,903
29,784
35,844
34,036
33,959
31,364
21,828
39,751
37,766
26,020
33,637
39,783

4,081
7,401
7,723
5,429
10,976
13,481
8,188
8,329
11,498
10,991
9,107
6,665
8,647

1933 mcnthly average. . . 538,363
1934 monthly average . . , 668,871
1035 monthly average... 911,930

1936
.February « • • . > • • • < > • . . < > > .
March
o
April ..................
Mav
o
July
October

i$8

235
229
262
294

41 a

1937

March

Jnl v

August

„

29,095

593
541
582
493
511
400
583

1938
March
April
May

o

July

September . = . 0

502
435
739
475
734
547
691
783
579
717
635
892
644

553
489
663
585
700
888
894
1,063
1,124
1,125
947
1,013
837

1,986
1,680
1,822
1,444
1,290
1,689
1,554
1,538
1,630
1,650
1,813
1,853
1,663

1,374
1,105
938
976
974
1,128
1,202
1,063
1,036
938
1,064
977
1,039

1,996
1,849
1,969
1,436
1,293
1,591
1,480
1,677
1,667
1,718
1,707
1,982
1,696

3S4
413
442
394
305
393

1,131
817
617
765
877
1,032
772
890
1,753
1,089
803
554
925

1,264
893
660
834
983
1,098
1,033
1,175
1,380
997
659
477
954

1,926
1,763
1,760
1,590
1,769
1,933
1,774
1,855
2,097
2,181
2,130
2,095
1,905

1,139
1,144
1,038
933
989
1,179
1,3S1
1,285
1,334
1,365
1,299
1,247
1,192

1,783
1,748
1,866
1,684
1,713
1,745
1,596
1,932
3,048
2,150
2,187
2,160
1,884

368
383
483
385
501
435

321
368
411
318
335
315
358

1939
March
April
May
July

750,276
851,087
1,203,820
1,612,384
1,636,273
1,468,963
1,015,667

For footnotes, see pp. 220, 321.




407
411
431
526
668
540
460

366
440
418
456
493
534
435

134

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

METALS AND MANUFACTURES—IRON AND STEEL-STEEL, MANUFACTURED
PRODUCTS—Continued
STEEL PRODUCTS. PRODUCTION FOR S A L E 9

YEAR AND MONTH

PLUMBING
AND
HEATING
EQU 1 PMENT
8 ITEMS),
WHOLESALE
PRICED

Dollars

TRACK
WORK
Sheets
SPRING
PORCELAIN
WASHENAMELED
ERS.
PRODUCTS, fl
SHIPMENTS* SHIP-a
MENTS

Total

Thous. of dol.

Mer- Pipe
chant and Plates R a i l s
bars tube

PerTotal

c*nt

of
capacity «

Thousands of long tons

Strip

Hot

Cold
rolled

rolled

Structural
shapes,
heavy

Wire

Tin
plate

and

wire
products

Thousands of long tons

Shipments *

Short tons
7

1927 monthly average
1929 monthly average ......
1931 monthly average
1933 monthly average
1935 monthly average

269.05
251.34
259.48

17,639
' 12,781
14,283
16,417
13,386
11,637

232
261

257.84
239.21
232.70
194.28
197.40
210.41
203.66

96$
805
642
459
438
67?
790

209.50
212.25
212.31
212.19
212.10
212.11

309
217

i

122

78
118 3,833
178 4,356
234 5,527

432
428
596

307 ;
385
454j

224
315
352

ioa 794 41.1
251
917 47.0
176 1,354 70.4.

66?
72?
908
1,076
1,003
B?8

255
219
232 6,255
313
251
246 8,091

673

523

428

297 1,483

848

811

221.80
221.80
221.95
222.12
222.35
222.47

1,056
1,088
1,193
1,298
911
Z,109

267
198
201 8,073
242
247
299 8,793

842-

823

974

216.91

1,001

247 7,796

837

223.86
224.85
227.41
228.56
228.71
228.77

2,a54
3,137
3,780
3,619
3,155
2,930

309
289
420 30,134
430
268
281 10,014

1,052 1,019

229.00
229.33
236.12
236.22
230.72
230.72

2,926
3,256
3,137
3,172
2,443
2,345

249
229
234 8,782
220
191
135 5,434

229.36

3,071

271 8,559

229.33
229.33
226.71
227.12
227.10
226.89

1,944
2,087
2.577
1,994
1,834
2,026

136
114
138 4,011
119
115
101 4,061

235.42
235.03
234.01
233.88
233.97
233.97

1,692
2,217
2,338
2,407
2,028
1,975

84
123
137 4,779
164
186
177 6,229

391

564

382

116 1,108

558

611

449

105 1,745

231.03

2,093

133 4,767

392

538

363

233.99
234.64
234.82
234.82
234.77
234.77

1,952
2,162
2,611
2,154
2,438
2,420

185
180
215 6,438
184
171
183 6,417

600

595

488

537

620

500

234.71
234.87
235. 19
235.33
236.33
236.40
235.03

2,462
3,047
2,778
3,153
2,752
2,632
2,547

149
184
233 7,453
262
234
221 10,796
200 7,802

687

814

1,060 1,057
719 782

13,510
9,176
5,075
2,273
2,569
4,093
3,519

107
96
134

271
296
416

219 |
285
332

425
378
414

458 i
3B3
523

71.5

149

423

427

413

568

557

403 1,748 77.3

162

517

577

572

655

666

270 1,709

77.0

168

395

667

583

644

311

651

227 2,097 94.2

232

527

563

538

770

6,216
6,401
5,722
5,547
4,756
5,579

747

576

299

78.5

178

466

558 !

527

659

5,734

802

458 2,265 89.9

239

573

704

585

822

7,246
8*153
10,720
9,888
6,807
9,194

1936
March
April
May

,. . . ,

July
September
October
November

1,729

3,36fi
4,116
6,258
7,031
7,314
6,507

103?
February . • • • • • • > • > > • • •
March
April
May
July
September ...........

Monthly average ...........

986

975

875

494 2,144

85.0

211

501

811

674

751

828

874

910

267

1,879

74.1

170

421

632

688

595

464

425

186 1,186

303

340

521

371

753

353 1,861

46.8
73.7

109

833

651
860

H,252
7,530
8,101
6,137
4,289
3,804

182

449

623

616

640

7,6*77

304

488

311

215

787 30.4

62

155

308

356

378

315

491

309

176

779 29.9

65

151

318

383

428

3,135
3,014
4,822
4,150
2,959
3,177

43.1

96

187

367

331

484

69.0

160

335

395

374

562

2,395
3,036
2,686
2,608
2,514
2,840

153 1,104 42.9

96

207

347

361

461

3,111

293 1,624 60.1

125

206

459

422

623

386 1,458

52.7

110

183

474

556

602

2,909
4,250
6,481
6,819
6,658
6,832

561

188 1,817

65.6

152

246

561

587

687

933
624

282 2,629 95.5
287 1,898 68.6

221
151

403
259

776
568

722
572

904
704

1933
February* *
March
*
April
May
June * . ......... ............
July

December .

..*

1939
February
March
April
Mav

».

July
August
October

For footnotes, see p. 221.




5,330
5,402
4,016
5,658
6,640
6,768
5,722

1940

185

SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

METALS AND MANUFACTURES—NONFERROUS METALS AND PRODUCTS
ALUMINUM

YEAR AND MONTH

Price,
wholeC o n s u f f l p t l Q n and
Baus- sate,
shipments
its, scrap,
castImConports* ings
sumed snip(New Total
In own merits
Y©rk) 3
plants
Long
tons

1913 monthly Average.
1914 monthly Average.
1915 monthly average.
1916 monthly average.
1917 monthly average.
1918 monthly average.
1919 ramtHLy average.
1930 monthly average.
1921 monthly average.
1923 monthly average.
1923 monthly average.
1924 monthly average.
1928 monthly average.
1936 monthly average.
.1927 monthly average.
1928 monthly average.
1929
1930
1031
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
montMy
monthly
monthly

Doi.per

Ib.

COPPER

B E A R I N i HE TAL
(HKBTE-BA c c
A N T . I F R I C T I 3ND*

Imports5

ports,
refined
and
nianufaetures 5

Total

Hine or
smelter
Re(Including f i n e r y
custom
intake)

Del J v e r l e s , r a t i f i e d 2 0

Total

Domestic

Expart

Stocks
refined
end
of '
month"

Short tons

0.1527
8 . 1360
.1728
.2720
<>27I8
9
.2463
e
.1869

38,593 17S033
12 765
31,906

Production0

Doi.per
Ib.

Short tons

Thousands of pounds

*1,900
^3,316
5
94S
186
647
313
507
4,083
2,631
2,387
9,918
16,831 0.1572
29,475
.1731 5,809
.1754 5,583
23,470
29,715 .1432 6,110
39,176
.1235 5,109

Price,
wholesale,
Product
For
alecsmelt- of Cuba
troand
All
ing, re f i n i n g , P h i l i p - other l y t l c
(New
and
pine
York) ?
export Islands

Ex-

19,364

30 398 23 992
21,413 17,891
25,888 20,336

.1250
1338

305684 22,542

.1302
1,177
1,283
l.,093
1,030

4,632
4,301
4,017
4,079

44,955
40,009
44,562
46,716

27,207
32,477
39,930
32,795

= 1293
.1457

^387 ^337
701
463
521
938
363 1,121

.1811
.1398
.0812
.0556
.0703
.0843
.0865

30,045 28,059 42,142
42,174 41,388 Sls©&0

31,654 10,489
44,016 7,6S4

603
981
1,501
1,191
1,307
101
885
1,295
1,701
1,399
1,243
1,139
1,111

,0903
=0903
.0903
.0917
.0928
.0928
.0935
.0963
.0953
.0956
.1016
.1076
.0949

57,201
52,303
57,574
61,560
62,100
55,960
50,420
51,961
66,842
72,07473,978
69,656
60,969

55,845
54,451
67,147
58,801
59,374
60,562
53,985
55,410
62,655
72,895
68,682
78,853
63,388

56,372
05,047
58,735
63,578
62,996
62,050
64,097
68,379
79,672
83,596
75,409
89,076
68,251

54,390
51,417
56,448
59,704
59,906
57,149
59,807
64,140
75,892
75,919
67,379
82,409
63,713

1,983
3,630
2,287
3,874
3,090
4,901
4,390
4,230
3,780
7,677
8,030
6,667
4,537

230,888
230,293
238,704
233,927
330,305
228,817
218,705
205,736
188,719
178,018
171,291
161,068
209,706

average, 31,734
average. 34,588
average. 35,541
average. 17,135
average. 12,462
average. 13,888
average. 16,663

.,1353
.0822
.0440
.0359
.0603
.0985
.1216

5,622
3,497
3,168
1,416
l s 672
1,782
1,814

1,250
957
632
381
411
489
504

4,372
2,540
1,537
1,034
1,261
1,294
1,40®

41,371
31,380
33,233
13,306
13,659
34,607
34,600

40,596
34,048
24,413
16,333
11,976
16,626
20,044

e
6,321
10,812
15,167
18,560

34,251
18,997
19,938
21,685
28,003
41,043
.......... 29,113
40,506
22,836
19,178
27,496
29,744
26,899

.1360
.1357
.1363
.1357
.1207
.1188
.1165
.1163
.1198
.1332
.1263
.1274
.1226

3,510
2,013
2,064
3,414
2,312
2,374
2,540
2,495
2,654
2,491
2,362
2,706
2,411

546
524
453
549
420
495
563
772
678
695
570
602
572

1,964
1,489
1,612
1,865
1,893
1,879
1,976
1,723
1,977
1,796
1,793
2S1C4
1S839

12,097
19,840
17,874
17,250
20,421
34,516
22,148
24,632
33,737
38,577
24,560
S3 ,490
21,586

14,740
16,731
16,427
11,310
15,700
14,671
17,186
14,277
IS, 939
9,516
23,589
16,702
15,316

12,692
15,700
11,988
10,111
12,936
14,561
14,788
12,980
11,225
8,093
32,331
12,599
13,332

1,454
42
2,938
9
1,467
9
1,512
2
13
24
25
3,&74
872

38,363
41,603
43,016
35,250
29,570
35 , 734
51,026
32,857
46,161
55,179
51,141
57,523
42,385

.1281
.1381
.1381
.1383
.1275
.1253
.1338
.1268
.1283
.1136
,0893
.0375
.1195

3,364
2,290
2,999
2,499
3,206
2,593
3,099
3,387
3,159
1,797
1,538
1,344
2,190

518
579
546
599
631
586
516
777
500
513
403
358
548

1,846
1,712
2,453
1,900
1,585
3,007
1,584
1,610
1,599
1,283
1,136
986
1,642

223044
29,099
31,728
26,884
34,438
25,927
32,210
36,521
25,142
32,741
38,499
30,988
28,852

7S135
21,952
14,553
14,547
13,381
19,657
31,735
22,946
15,591
18,866
30,547
26,672
18,957

5,994
18,358
12,905
11,336
10,717
15,942
29,161
20,867
15,341
15 , 541
18,838
33,175
16,514

27
2,133
46
2,071
41
2,538
1,508
1,967
50
1,995
109
1,951
1,203

1,115
1,460
1,603
1,139
3,523
1,177
1,067
112
200
1,331
1,610
1,545
1,340

.1343
.1343
.1578
.1512
.1378
.1378
.1378
.1378
.1353
.1184
,1080
,1001
.1317

75,213
72,023
91,118
94,596
87,579
89,882
85,343
90,947
83,806
80,437
69,446
61,756
81,837

68,097
71,233
83,676
83,178
S5,365
86,016
79,611
82,835
90,982
87,030
75,790
60,463
80,348

86,791
77,486
98,349
105,050
86,356
83,581
72,890
74,392
72,845
46,440
37,035
22,788
73,158

80,812
74,610
94,830
95,881
81,336
77 , 735
67,356
68,019
66,229
43,742
33,892
18,660
66,925

5,979
2,876
3,519
9,166
4,920
5,856
5,534
6,373
6,616
4,698
3,133
4,128
5,233

142,374
136,121
121,448
99,576
108,583
111,020
117,741
126,184
144,321
182,911
231,676
359,351
147,609

51,448
44,058
69,097
36,361
29,110
34,522
July
....,.,,.... 34,446
18,855
SepteiJibpr. . . . . . » • , > .
36,2O4
October. ............. 26,795
33 , 737
41,060
Monthly Average ...... 37,974

.0875
.0870
-.0784
.0634
.0584
= 0492
.0663
.0736
.0813
=0813
.0808
.0800
.O758

1,382
1,177
1,510
1,334
1,106
1,225
1,305
1,538
1,474
1,366
1,596
1,606
1,377

369
333
390
370
339
345
468
508
453
509
597
648
427

1,113
944
1,120
863
776
881
837
1,030
1,021
857
909
958
930

33,854
27,383
29,463
44,589
39,385
33,103
42,369
36,984
40,441
40,915
31,385
40,741
35,085

19,832
16,004
19,187
18,578
IS, -241
10,818
33,166
12,976
13,192
10,439
16,154
22, 133
17,143

18,560
13,163
16,631
15,591
12,575
18,634
19,549
11,673
12,402
9,408
15,568
21,731
15,457

88
1,978
1,995
1,974
1,976
36
2,001
42
91
77
172
156
863

1,184
863
561
1,014
690
1,148
616
1,260
700
954
413
244
804

.1020
.0978
.0978
.0978
.0938
.0878
.0959
.0990
.1003
.1076
.1103
.1103
.1000

58,760
50,704
56,199
50,941
49,125
38,200
31,155
44,558
49,316
69,630
73,205
72,709
53,739

70,487
59,393
61,117
55,749
47,300
32,465
35,596
38,053
45,803
56,834
66,846
68,071
53,173

30,705
32,282
44,576
42,871
33,154
43,303
54 , 597
62,832
67,919
82,605
64,657
47,804
50,639

34,881
27,389
33,434
31,684
28,044
32,863
41,249
48,071
53,637
69,827
51,397
38,977
40,150

5,824
4,893
11,142
11,187
5,110
10,440
13,348
14,761
14,283
12,778
13,260
8,837
10,489

299,133
336,244
343,785
355,663
369,809
358,971
339,970
315,191
293 ,080
267,299
369,488
389,755
318,949

.0750
.0713
.0713
o0703
.0688
,0688
,0688
.0702
.0713
.0713
.0950
.0950
,0747

1,725
1,460
1,783
1,380
1,602
1,749
1,613
1,999
3,133
3,635
2,456
3,034
1,964

644
359
531
338
425
611
517
689
741
789
794
634
584

1,080
1,101
1,253
1,042
1,177
1,137
1,096
1S370
35 392
J.,846
1,661
1,400
1,380

25,503
33,807
37,364
•28,162
36,303
39,350
35jl68
45,840
35,696
26,806
41,048
63,505
35,639

18,351
11,634
19,363
20,651
19,040
23,248
31,123
16,176
17,015
13,360
19,937
29,545
19,304

18,076
10,509
18,450
19,728
18,128
21,883
18,646
15,582
16,664
13,012
17,451
27,672
17,993

374
100
14©
979
105
810
180
742
9
90S
184 1,072
135 3,342
459
136
334
128
1,464
885
1,364 1,122
478
1,395
866
446

,1103
.1103
.1103
,1027
.0983
.0978
,0998
= 1036
.1164
,1333
.1238
.1238
.1097

69,170
60,707
61,752
62,548
58,600
59,672
54,850

66,316
59,453
66,718
58,368
68,536
61,719
57,339

54S837
51 , 577
55,026
46,667
63S894
63,862
75,808

51,059
3,768
48,287 3,310
50,803 4,222
42,484 4,183
51,225 12,669
53,573 10,289
59S681 16, 127

301,244309,169
330,812
333,513
337, 165
335,013
316,543

Jg
m776 I3379,841 ^535,899 "457,315 79,584
69,673 68, 191 793!M7
67,867 11,179

159,485
300*990

Ji

523,435
490, 135
269,447

1936
March .,
April
May
July...
October

•

1937
March
April
May

o

July .......
October. „

1938
March . . . „ , , 0 ....
„
Apr 11
May
..............

1939
33,060
35,337
March
„ 40,309
April . ... o ........... 38,388
May .................. 51,027
43,629
July ...........
. . 44,805
40,644
Septembers ..... . , , < > . 0 33 , 133
October. „
45,660
54,801
58,836
Monthly average.
43,348
AilgUSt. o « o e e < . o c . . » » o ! ) .

For footiotes, see pp. 221, 322.




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136

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

METALS AND MANUFACTURES—NONFERROUS METALS AND
PRODUCTS—Continued
LEAD

YEAR AND MONTH

1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

TIN

ImOre
ports,
total,
Receipts, Shipexcept
lead
manucontent ments,
facjoplln
of dotures
dismestic
(lead con2
trict*'
ore
tent) 1

Price,
wholesale,
plQ,
desilverized
(New York)

Short tons

Dol. perlb.

monthly average,.
monthly average
Monthly average
monthly average
monthly avorage
monthly average
monthly average .....
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average .....
monthly average •
monthly average .....
monthly avorage .....
monthly average
monthly average * .
Monthly average • , , .
monthly average
monthly average.....
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average

Refined*

Production
from
domestic
ore

Shipments
(reported)

Imports,
Deliv- bars,
eries" blocks,
etc.-"

Price,
wholesale,
Straits
(New
York)"
Dol. perlb.

63,986
134,931
172,952
184,910
228,469
226,068

1,575
1,997
1,102
1,842
2,057
1,875
2,169
2,260
6,050
6,633
7,250
5,967
4,650
3,383
5,088
4,440
5,162

3,658
3,475
4,063
4,685
4,823
4,862
2,692
4,260
2,160
4,788
5,846
5,344
6,371
6,504
6,041
6,572
7,426
6,519
5,288
3,027
4,818
3,851
4,926

3,880
3,536
4,302
5,137
5,344
5,302
3,337
4,689
2,016
5,016
5,745
5,422
6,387
6,430
5,929
6,498
7,261
6,728
5,505
2,902
5,237
3,332
5,355

0.4432
.3570
.3866
.4348
.6165
.8680
.6554
.5036
.3000
.3258
.4271
.5020
.5790
.6530
.6437
.5046
.4519
.3170
.2446
.2201
.3912
.5216
.5039

34,590
33,086
36,743
40,457
33,125
37,736
38,996
46,388
50,685
59,210
50,313
52,032
42,780

224,013
225,010
223,388
220,991
229,409
230,481
231,081
218,233
200,517
183,430
176,960
171,856
211,281

5,130
4,790
5,030
5,860
6,050
6,570
6,210
5,990
6,520
6,790
6,430
6,920
* 6,168

6,635
5,600
5,520
6,235
5,235
7,795
7,120
5,385
6,200
6,005
5,345
6,930
6,167

6,646
6,525
6,104
4,994
5,493
8,134
6,674
6,069
5,626
6,327
5,098
8,339
6,336

41,223
34,986
41,422
43,908
40,192
37,321
42,480
42,460
37,989
45,112
42,892
47,423
41,451

45,718
50,375
63,425
55,200
55,212
42,710
47,727
54,551
53,850
39,292
33,853
34,020
47,994

169,776
156,832
137,204
128,462
115,843
113,370
111,103
103,518
90,742
100,646
113,573
129,131
122,517

6,240
6,080
7,320
7,100
6,940
6,760
6,310
6,500
6,690
5,100
4,790
4,010
6,513

.O487
.0463
.0450
.0450
.0440
.0415
.0488
.0490
.0500
.0510
.0509
.O4S4
.0474

37,651
33,555
35,129
37,997
31,918
33,992
27,976
23,723
24,994
27,968
35,958
30,988
31,821

34,923
30,133
31,052
25,952
25,098
35,048
40,409
38,343
39,026
45,726
42,005
33,908
35,135

133,401
138,134
143,511
156,715
164,636
164,554
155,631
142,868
131,353
117,476
115,134
115,902
139,943

3,720
4,000
4,370
4,350
4,120
3,950
3,930
4,100
3,770
4,060
4,160
4,330
8
4,219

5,550
4,420
4,555
3,745
4,275
4,205
3,775
3,775
4,465
4,960
3,535
3,400
4,222

.0483
.0481
.0482
.0478
.0475
.0480
.0485
.0504
.0545
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0505

38,299
36,391
37,790
36,704
43,026
37,237
34,926
36,556
35,086
38,903
44,748
42,547
38,518

40, 189
34,421
40,871
3t7,903
40,124
38,710
42,636
45,025
59,889
66,060
64,365
44,881
46,256

117,214
122,112
122,035
123,394
129,270
129,636
124,017
117,985
97,473
73,963
58,061
58,777
106,161

4,230
4,410
5,270
5,190
5,920
5,780
5,240
5,900
6,570
7,630
7,540
6,940
* 5,885

30,692
36,317
44,231
47,755
53,902
56,503
55,010
53,195
54,862
47,064
33,748
24,023
22,866
24,394
27,404

0.0437
.0386
.0467
.0686
.0879
.0741
.0576
.0796
.0455
.0573
.0727
.0810
.0902
.0842
.0676
.0631
.0683
.0552
.0424
.0318
.0387
.0386
.0407

59,737
51,259
35,869
23,831
25,798
30,181
31,387

63,450
65,255
53,115
35,829
26,438
28,930
31,651
36,121

877
742
946
908
2,967
1,307
1,262
2,998
447
1,892
704
1,134
1,349

29,464
28,195
29,341
29,535
30,547
31,828
34,137
31,314
30,892
30,910
31,096
32,052
30,776

3,896
5,754
4,550
4,060
3,430
3,500
6,369
2,690
4,120
3,730
6,390
7,325
4,651

.0450
.0452
.0460
.0460
.0460
.0460
.0460
.0460
.0460
.0463
.0511
.0555
.0471

34,088
32,221
32,184
36,175
39,558
36,756
36,863
31,117
29,788
39,317
40,273
43,613
35,996

259
409
702
300
860
818
1,710
1,567
1,383
1,473
2,074
4,745
1,358

35,760
32,286
41,372
37,775
37,293
41,629
38,872
38,719
40,993
42,415
40,922
40,764
39,067

2, 351
5,398
8,250
5,505
5,156
6,754
3,275
4,465
7,572
5,029
4,710
8,265
5,561

.0600
.0624
.0719
.0618
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0645
.0640
.0574
.0503
.0488
.0601

2,915
1,486
1,401
2,727
3,263
1,726
4,034
4,476
4,443
1,692
4,482
4,241
3,074

34,429
30,645
34,890
31,908
30,726
27,584
25,269
25,941
27,605
28,193
34,716
35,885
30,649

3,370
5,427
6,914
4,570
4,108
2,429
3,803
4,676
3,909
3,848
5,419
4,544
4,418

11,998
15,485
13,257
16,593
10,961
5,179
3,864
3,019
4,391
4,063
2,762
4,164
7,978

37,654
31,593
31,748
30,614
33,589
32,300
31,268
35,063
35,612
35,936
37,057
38,835
34,272

9,695
6,314
3,926
3,734
4,692
4,104
3,491
4,484
3,415
4,380
6,355
4,234
4,902

3
3

Stocks, end of month 10

Long tons

Short tons

3,936
3,464
3,734
4,496
5,264
5,561
5,683
7,800
5,700
7,805
7,522
8,336
10,774
10,856
8,675
8,224
8,327
3,819
2,232
1,987
2,906
2,777
4,019

4,762
2,362
4,291
2,944
6,523
8,217
5,909
8,210
6,190
6,493
11,581
11,525
10,357
12,588
13,527
13,084
9,929
6,593
4,500
2,892
644
1,586
1,361

Stocks,
end of
month

Consumption of
primary
tin I n
manufactures 7

s
8
a
6

8
8
8
8

9

World
visible

supply

United
States
(excluding
afloat)

Long tons
12,377
14,907
15,208
18,586
18,803
13,894
12,890
19,726
19,697
24,683
21,740
21,254
19,538
15,386
14,925
18,393
25,481
43,145
56,345
58,759
43,586
22,047
19,217 I

2,351
2,482
2,667
3,251
2,890
2,164
2^101
2,763
2,947
5,499
6,219
4,207
4,626
5,406
3,275

.4724
.4792
.4799
.4694
.4630
.4222
.4297
.4257
.4474
.4494
.5131
.5185
.4642

19,652
19,291
21,449
19,004
21,147
18,583
18,027
19,229
18,403
20,726
25,333
26,846
20,641

2,965
3,626
3,968
2,713
2,941
3,064
2,151
3,096
2,860
3,315
3, OX
5,095
3,228

8,509
7,615
7,675 7,238
9,080 10,468
6,995 6,430
6,425 6,557
6,645 6,344
4,980 6,558
7,580
6,312
8,245 6,158
8,179
8,210
5,195
7,338
5,020 8,023
6,972 7,343

.5089
.5194
.6271
.5899
.5563
.5584
.5931
.5940
.5862
.5146
.4330
.4285
.5424

29,099
26,341
27,526
27,168
27,320
27,073
28,936
29,371
26,099
24,858
26,176
29,416
27,449

6,478
4,956
5,731
4,741
5,144
4,810
6,193
5,850
3,538
3,280
5,285
6,385
5,116

3,333
5,049
4,266
3,685
3,628
4,561
3,758
4,880
3,895
4,643
4,448
3,555
4,142

.4152
.4127
.4115
.3834
.3684
.4035
.4337
.4326
.4338
.4522
.4623
.4618
.4226

30,493
29,002
34,872
35,359
33,061
35,844
39,119
41,701
40,544
38,946
37,145
37,712
36,149

4,866
. 5,116
4,468
4,447
3,679
4,247
4,071
5,232
4,573
4,500
5,060
5,157
4,617

4,330 3,971
6,097
4,105
4,755 5,208
5,980 3,814
5,905 5,118
4,925 6,02P
5,275 6,179
6,295 4,735
5,050 4,427
6,040 5,247
7,870 7,629
11,366 12,518
5,991 5,830

.4638
.4562
.4621
.4720
.4902
.4885
.4852
.4876
.6350
.5525
.5224
.5064
.5018

39,100
40,035
37,788
37,224
33,832
30,065
29,615
26,338
31,168
38,206
38,035
38,280
34,962

4,624
5,486
5,806
3,385
3,387
4,388
5,339
3,613
3,413
3,636
3,283
3,302

1,930
1,632
2,078
3,331
2,284
286

1936
April
Mav
July
October

1937
March
April
May
June
July
September
December
Monthly average
1938
January. ........ • .
February .................
March
April
May
July
August
October
Noveaber
Monthly average

s

1939
March
April
May
July
September
October
December
For footnotes, see p. 222.




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JL<£l) fl

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
METALS AND MANUFJIOTIJSiEe^MOMPEEROUS METALS
' MISCELLANEOUS NQNFERRQUS PRODUCTS

ZINC

Or©, J © p l i n
district-*
YEAR AND
MONTH

Shipfflsnts

Stocks,
©fid of
month

Short tons
1913 monthly av..
1014 monthly av..
1915 monthly av..
1916 monthly av..
1917 monthly tfv..
1918 monthly av. .
1919 monthly av..
1920 monthly av . .
1921 monthly av..
1922 monthly av, .
1933 monthly av..
1934 monthly av..
1925 monthly av..
1926 monthly av..
1937 monthly av..
1928 monthly a v..
1929 monthly av. .
1930 monthly av..
1931 monthly av..
1932 monthly av. .
1933 monthly av . .
1934 monthly av..
1935 monthly av..

Production9

Price,
wholesale,
Slab, fetortg
prime,
in
west- at p r i - operaern
mary
tion,
(St.
sfneit- end of
Louis)3
ers
month
Del. per
Ib.

23,449
20,139
23,530 .......
38,998
33,546 ..;....
39,362
33,622
46,461
36,192
44,436 68,073
58,126 58,649
60,985 43,003
67,7©7 35,531
70,071 23,644
57,420 39,603
49,783 44,550
51,070 38,700
37,111 33,044
19,384 72,197
15,181 70,152
32,336 16,153
25,599 17,904
32,420 32,946

0.0550
.GS06
.1305
.1363
.0873
.0789
.0699
.0767
.0466
.0572
.0661
.0634
.0763
*0734
.0834

Short
tons

Shipments"

^umbes1

Brass and b r o n z e
Radiators
(Ingots and b i l B s t s ) 5 p lBrass
C o n v i c t i o n typ© 1 0
ymbimg
Brass
fixture*
steels,
Sales
at refinUnwholeery*
filled
sal®
Including
DelivHeating elements
end of
orders B
Shiponly,, withoyt heating elements, price at
eries
month «
end of
mill"
in en ts
cab i nets p and
cabinets or
month
grilles
griUes
Dol. per
Thous. of
Thouso of sq 0 f t o
Short toms
of heating surfa.ce
pieces
Ib.

14,308
16S9S6
21,941
18,131
15,178
12,543
13,588

» 768
678
775
744
1,073

95
73
74
50

194
143
130
167

0.178
.140
.223
,423
.437
.347
.375
.281
.173
.173
.302
.179
.194
.190
.182
.193
.233
.197
.155
.125
.131
.142
.143

5,948
0,645
5,897
6,012
5,747
5,996
6,339
6,379
6,783
8,025
7,773
7,939
6,540

16,119
19,761
18,914
22,238
19,288
17,379
25 , 289
23,717
23,796
32,411
30,436
33,077
23,535

1,341
1,156
1,210
1,276
1,375
1,345
1,503
1,429
1,561
1,657
1,540
1,805
1,417

132
38
38
36
55
74
83
108
77
86
87
130,
79

149
144
142
317
352
359
459
446
477
515
443
366
331

.146
.146
.146
.148
.151
.151
.153
.154
.155
.157
o!62
= 168
= 153

33,775
24,616
18,183
13,963
13,774
14,081
13,561
11,227
13,517
25,817
42,534
65,333
34,198

10,022
9,433
10 , 626
10,101
8,210
6,584
7,087
7,115
6,683
5,430
3,805
3,946
7,420

29,309
30,286
26,408
20,549
18,037
15,784
17,542
22,311
18,641
15,557
13,936
11,276
19,970

1,939
1,879
2,110
1,864
1,555
1,650
1,410
1,566
1,420
1,213
925
660
1,515

34
33
18
41
84
41
41
90
90
6fi
58
35
52

356
347
463
438
367
461
361
434
484
484
411
251
395

.178
,189
.210
.307
,196
.198
.198
.198
.196
.190
.178
.174
.193

34,931
22,097
33,528
20,803
34,628
29,248
33,825
36,507
43,582
43,355
43,693
39,354
32,963

89,089
108,138
118,009
135,238
148,120
149,671
146,308
141,997
130,743
124,128
320,778
136,769
128,241

3,774
2,756
3,305
2,734
2,782
3,800
3,936
5,018
4,487
5,159
4,759
4,347
3,821

13,821
11,935
10,488
9,703
8,745
15,864
17,466
14,337
16,267
17,019
13,740
11,463
13,312

939
970
1,360
1*297
1,323
1,347
1,373
1,538
1,382
1,446
1,359
1,318
1,296

23
18
25
26
52
46
73
60
65
58
110
109
55

199
173
256
259
309
343
417
565
495
494
570
491
381

.173
.166
.165
.164
.161
.156
.164
.168
.168
.173
.175
.174
.167

39,500
39,459
38,251
38,763
36,331
36,291

42,639
39,838
45,391
40,641
39,607
37,284

128,407
128,192
127,985
130,380
133,075
135,241

4,926
4,662
5,818
4,657
4,543
5,026

9,340
8,161
14,571
14,037
12,688
11,065

1,391
1,419
1,505
1,330
1,554
1,577

37
26
47
62
101
138

410
418
497
546
717
814

.173
.173
.173
.170
.165
.165

35,491
34,443
37,729
43,109
46,867
48,159
39,533

43,128
49,928
69,424
73,327
64,407
53,468
49,914

131,783
122,814
95,615
72,405
61,532
65,995
111,118

5,035
6,006
7,539
8,993
8,497
5,521
5,935

14,625
15,542
23,499
17,878
13,459
11,436
13,767

1,532
1,731
3,109
1,993
1,820
1,514
1,633

125
68
105
80
94
75
80

657
787
986
891
870
591
683

.167
.168
.183
.190
.191
.193
.176

105, 6S4
94,468
158,668
204,693
136,639
123,003
100,830
89,737
36,623
57,007
§4,634
70,748
87,083
87,105
79,501

.0651
.0456
.0364
.0388
.0403
.0416
.0433

28,890
29,421
40,793
55,621
55,799
43,161
38,812
39,981
17,968
31,140
44S267
44,804
49,344
53,311
51,139
51,633
52,633
42,039
25,062
17,794
27,059
30,578
35,958

34,050
34,130
36,930
28,080
33,560
39,540
39,300
37,479
30,869
31,499
39,989
20,993
30,535

.0485
.0486
.0490
.0490
.0490
.0488
.0478
.0480
.0485
.0485
.0497
.0537
.0490

29,571 ^14,288
43,837
9,501
50,947 10,654
37,998 15,050
34,898 18,358
43,072 30,796
38,496 11,070
36,839 15,451
50,998 15,383
34,990 18,563
30,463 21,990
39,448 15,382
49,296 15,569
30,914
32,994
37,893
27,573
22,923
21,491
24,653
47,988
31,674
29,360
43,636
34,428
42,036

40,659
14,253

66,140
48,054
23,680
19,339
34,952
30,131
34,372

37,183
18,339
35,170
43,740
45,935
50,337
S3,16§
49,557
51,240
50,317
36,35©
36,210
10,310
28,667
39,389
38,833

41,241
3697S4
40S443
79 , 304
36,385
30,042
39,226
15,720
20,501
37,560
44,338
48,985
117,002
136,603
129, 2S1
117,409
108,233
103,205

* 8,121
6,109
3,810
1,914
3,343
7
4f335
7
5,239

41,642
36,156
42,411
43,180
44,833
44,875
45,481
43,542
42,211
46,235
45,670
46,940
43,597

38,305
38,004
37,923
41,400
41,048
40,700
41,308
41,308
40,672
41,733
43,103
42,965
40,697

46,341
39,846
38,087
42,339
43S905
41,582
41,819
46,013
51,775
53,963
56,8®?
59,513
46,831

79,059
75,369
79,693
80,634
81,6®
84,855
88,517
86,046
76,482
68,744
57,52?
44,955
75,287

.0585
.0647
.0738
.0701
.0675
.0675
.0693
.0719
.0719
.0609
.0563
.0501
.0653

40,047
37,704
53,202
52,009
55,013
50,526
49,181
48,309
50,027
52,645
49,393
51,474
49,135

40,385
42,786
43,635
43,660
43,724
44,186
46,199
50,163
51,809
50,334
49,511
48,812
46,358

51,237
46,853
59,635
56,229
55,201
50,319
49,701
50,643
47,737
40,345
32,676
38,675
47,437

15,028
13,954
19,401
21,949
26,296
27,430
35,392
13,149
14,895
18,745
17,399
12,251
18,569

.0500
.0481
.0442
.0414
.0404
.0413
.0475
.0475
.0485
.0501
.0492
.0450
.0461

48,687
41,146
43,399
38,035
37,510
30,799
30,362
32,296
33,328
36,740
40,343
45,345
38,083

43,433
39,267
36,466
34,691
31,525
36,437
25,596
29,767
31,555
33,427
36,243
38,793
33,766

27,389
33,320
35,189
31,049
39,733
31,212

12,602
8,652
10,503
9,294
7,851
6,749

.0450
.0450
.0450
.0450
.0450
.0450

44,277
39,613
45,084
43,036
42,302
39,450

26,248
35,74830,285
36,734
41,663
28,163
33,053

7,601
9,503
9,958
7,304
9,701
13,54$
9,431

.0453
.0472
.0610
.0650
.0650
.0598
.0511

39,669
40,960
42,225
50,117
53,524
57,941
44,850

.e§03

8

?
9

1936
March... „ . e
April
„

November
Monthly average..
1937

April
May

October
Monthly average..
1938
February . * * • * > . . .
March
April
May. ,....„
July
October
November.
Monthly average,.
1939
March
May
July

October
Monthly average,.

42 ,,950
29,020
38,640
49,630
31,330
29,420
30,190
27,681
44,930
37,350
40,830
55,936
48,159

Fbr footnotes, see pp. 222, 223.




138

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

METALS AND MANUFACTURES—NONFERROUS METALS AND PRODUCTS,
AND MACHINERY AND APPARATUS
M I S C E L L A N E O U S NONFERROUS PRODUCTS
Wire cloth (brass, bronze, and al loy) ;

M A C H I N E R Y AND APPARATUS
Ai r-cond 1 1 1 on I ng systems and equ i pment * Electric overhead cranes5

Orders

YEAR AND MONTH

New

New orders

Unfilled

end of

Shipments

month

month

Total

Thousands of square feet

Air-conditioning
group

Orders

Orders

Stocks,

end of

Fan
group

Unit
heater
group

Unfilled

New

end of

New

Unfilled
end of
month

Shipments

Monthly average shipments,, 1922-24^100

Thousands of dollars

4,036i
2,6361
1,872

* 574
8
316
e
881
9
785
812
977
776
594

35.7
93.1
132.5
10-1.7
132.6
141.1
124.2
173.3

160.1
170.0
208.8
311.6

127.0
143.9
136.2
156.9

398
393

401
323
356
278
290

414
418
468
420
409

1,062
1,140
1,070
1,236
1,127

226
8
575
« 764
6 742
898
974
665
633

415
365
322
374
365
352
402

373
234
172
120
437
509
481

414
360
299
264
363
337
389

1,037
1,127
996
915
761
740
748

1,218
589
227
42
245
63
127
503
338
612

4,484
2,857
939
358
247
525
1,219

1,024
840
320
42
57
106
287

196.8
105.0
52.0
19.4
37.3
60.5
103.3

396.8
223.7
84.3
24.0
35.4
51.1
108.1

189.8
135.1
55.7
31.1
35.2
56.6
100.0

418
370
413
369
416
408

528
495
516
412
441
500

398
416
411
439
386
379

689
689
709
702
706
740

2,300
2,613
3,491
3,352
4,584
4,468

982
1,167
1,933
1,758
2,780
2,510

605
730
996
1,018
1,240
1,332

626
349
363
572
889
281

1,700
1,676
1,723
2,026
2,641
2,247

217
373
317
277
268
680

127.0
110.4
115.0
134.0
165.4
141.4

107.5
130.4
94.4
123.2
142.6
130.8

110.4
114.5
124.0
105.1
146.7
153.0

384
423
455
505'
517
689
447

478
469
528
567
672
774

416
406
442
457
418
508

718
698
740
764
771
749

1,932
1,374
1,142
1,377
1,145
2,086

1,586
1,401
1,284
1,247
1,316
1,097

404
764
539
871
479
1,015
1,636
416
529
1,288
1,146 1, 136

723

1,682

1,154

548

451

159.6
145.4
161.0
174.4
200.4
283.3
159.8

144.5
152.1
162.8
174.0
223.4
319.6

423

2,085
2,308
3,275
1,908
1,999
2,472
2,080

566
416
412
783
436
664

532

4,282
3,646
3,441
4,260
3,749
4,329
3,710

158.8

145.7
137.2
150.5
162.9
150.9
187.1
140.7

1,191
215
1,107
355
170
236

1,355
1,362
2,051
1,763
1,414
1,176

512
477
558
628
510
467

774
781
790
732
729
698

4,794
4,720
8,489
6,343
6,381
7,327

2,638
2,711
5,744
3,780
3,599
4,227

1,282
1,395
1,698
1,662
2,017
2,134

883
873
714
931
1,047 1,079
902 1,415
766
751
534
967

2,893
3,427
3,994
4,674
4,666
4,507

462
387
578
728
748
692

190.9
249.5
294.2
208.3
242.0
228.2

333.3
380.0
408.5
365.4
376.8
372.8

177.2
201.8
385.6
232.5
226.2
233.1

336
320
285
277
174
287
413

1,010
876
793
653
548
577

654
633
637
650
667
678
702

5,471
3,966
3,842
3,818
3,056
2,881
5,091

2,762
1,498
1,194
1,238
963
1,040
2,616

1,890
1,450
1,439
1,197
1,052
802

819
1,018
1,208
1,383
1,042
1,039

638
1,452
1,216
486
274
215

1,493

981

822

4,469
5,084
5,325
4,735 i
4,106
3,321
4,267

676
837
975
1,076
917
972

1,131

512
453
376
407
275
225
450

754

20-4.0
257.5
232.1
185.3
128.1
113.7
311.2

360.3
351.1
347.5
309.3
294.0
245.5
345.4

216.5
266.6
235.4
232.3
178.8
159.8
220.4

300
320
334
272
308
378

629
642
660
617
591
623

249
302
331
307
328
345

668
647
652
673
642
645

2,605
3,512
3,632
4,398
3,739
3,679

1,246
2,079
2,071
2,966
2,189
1,948

711
825
938
930
1,108
1,203

649
60S
623
502
431
529

742
321
175
611
150
289

3,025
2,439
1,739
2,035
1,929
1,588

1,038
916
834
316
256
630

77.6
90.8
114.7
79.3
90.6
63.2

147.7
157.1
172.3
158.2
157.5
140.3

147.7
80.9
99.4
93.4
91.3
78.5

363
470
538
497
419
360
380

657
712
712
822
780
752

322
407
439
385
458
392

1,484
1,293
1,270
1,238
819
1,112
1.642

477
640
808
1,225
1,228
1,228

156
144
113
171
179
377

746

286

462

75.3
83.4
78.7
H7.S
89.7
141.9
89.3

108.6
102.8
97.3
91.8
87.0
126.0

962

1,246
1,147
1,017
1,080
1,052
1,171
1,622

498
243
243
108
207
257

355

3,096
3,079
3,019
3,352
2,885
3,211
3,350

1,135
1,144
941
399
837
871

683

611
590
511
505
446
450
587

128.9

105.8
89.1
84.2
93.4
94.5
102.8
96.8

505
352
484
347
481
366

868
805
853
768
830
750

388
404
427
422
413
444

478
504
532
549
560
582

3,335
2,674
4,803
4,527
4,979
5,931

1,741
1,205
2,865
3,014
3,193
3,901

812
821
1,073
955
1,318
1,509

782
648
864
558
468
521

168
201
284
823
438
274

1, 173
1,131
993
1,504
1,755
1,813

166
244
270
312
174
215

122.5
135.5
146.6
146.2
108.9
134.9

151.4
175.1
193.6
208.6
173.1
159.2

96.3
112.2
128.1
131.0
144. 3
148. fi

468
413
1*270
1*178
329
343

823
793
1,513
2,125
1,829
1,593

392
439
547
564
616
567

624
637
593
638
612
616

4,691
4,657
5,743
6,121
4,954
4,493

2,818
2,631
3,328
3,322
2,498
2,702

1,327
1,336
1,422
1,387
1,310
980

546
690
993
1,412
1,146
811

383
844
434 !
569
445
414

1,917
2,414
2,474
2,665
2,390
2,368

280
3-17
375
378
719

435

114.0
131.6
184.4
220.6
203.6
165.3

135.6
123.1
174. 9
224.7
2157.8
222.4

135.5
143.8
132.6
170.7
170.1
200.1

545

1,129

469

577

4,742

2,768

1,188

787

440

1,883

326

151. a

183.3

142.8

2

3

1934 monthly average

Shipments

month

8

1930 monthly average

Foundry equipment 8

358
503
665

7

1938
March
April
May
July
October

714
716
562
576
564
626

873

1937
March
April
May
July
October

1936
March
April
May
July
October
Monthly average ..........

1939
March
April
May
July

For footnotes, see p. 223.




139

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

METALS AND MANUFACTURES—MACHINERY AND APPARATUS—Continued
FUEL EQUIPMENT
ON burners

1

PUMPS
Mechanical stokers

5

PulSales
verizStocks, ers,
new
end
Shipor- Classes
Unof
f i l l e d , ments^
ders"
Glasses
month
1, 2,
©nd of
11 and s
and 3
month

Orders
YEAR AND MONTH
New,5
net

1919 monthly average

01 D , grease
and other
Hand
oper- Power
ated

Gasoline
Hand
operated

Power

Sh 1 ptnents

Av. mo.
Horse- shipments
power 1936-100

Number

Pumps, m e a s u r i nag and
d ispafis!ng

Pumps and water
systems, domestic 7
MAWater
C H I N E Ptteher, Power
other pumps, systems,
TOOLS,
hand,
ORDERS,
horiand
water
NEW
w l n d m f H zontal system
type
pumps
pumps

Units

144.7
112.3

30.9
42,5
74.5
53.3
83.3
89.9
76.3
131.2

11
1933 monthly average
7,563
1934 monthly average. .... 8,318
1935 monthly average
11,681

7
13
11
20

1,376 143 26,134
2,215 178 33,345
3P801 193 36,246

155.8
70.9
41.0
19.6
27.1
46.2
86.3

45,565
32,316
23,404
33,851
32,403
30,584

2,272
1,786
472
458
684
795

10,061
7,667 53,749
5,394 2,332
5,208 1,200
6,407
616
812
9,063

779
663
976
968
1,250
1,198

10,760
7,030
12,059
13,067
13,718
17,295

1,326
1,412
826
1,306
1,330
1,134

3,184
7,472
1,982
8,391
1,539 11,575

11,047
14,822
14,335

7,558
7,384
March
9,431
April , . . . 0 i o
10,541
May
<,...........„.. '12,730
16,038
July*,
16,413
23,347
35,352
33,355
15,437
11,135

1,494
7,712
7,344
1,534
2,034 8,931
2,363 10,310
3,739 12,356
4,078 14,699
3,041 17,450
4,324 21,164
4,071 35,405
3,467 33,959
2,557 16,347
2,392 11,300

13,442
14,061
15,109
16,944
18,890
19,341
21,577
23,608
16,538
14,102
15,174
16,082

36
29
34
41
27
48

2s 387
2,680
2,653
3,180
3,773
4,712

163
128
133
155
186
244

27,497
25j260
24,855
43,530
38,068
50,717

110.8
112.1
105.3
125.7
IIS. 9
128.8

23
34
23
23
38
133

336
434
499
462
334
309

67,218
80,268
75,106
89,130
62,680
79,226

150.1
137.5
118.5
136.5
147.1
257.7

16,468

3,833 16,406

17,072

40

5,952
9,133
16,139
17,909
8,687
5,513
6,803

39,959
36,400
43,233
40,679
42,407
53,236
60,054
55,762
47,454
47,548
33,083
32,602

281 55,396

138.6

44,280

10,333
9,401
14,343
15,361
15,233
14,498

3,451
3,024
3,838
3,517
4,344
4,118

9S274
9S828
14j4S8
14S683
14^406
14,724

16,335
16,000
16,016
17,098
30,866
23,276

59
17
77
32
35
19

2,877
3,113
5,315
5,856
6,580
8,482

203
165
259
226
202
235

46,914
37,341
62,783
60,249
47,770
46,414

200.3
165.2
211.6
283.5
208.5
191.8

16,274
23,479
32,860
23,390
10,100
7,683
Monthly average » » . . « . 0 * * * 16,071

3,988
5,054
4,303
3,068
3,632
3,066
3,534

16,404
22,413
33,711
24,525
10,546
8,239

23,730
27,147
23,833
25,370
24,559
25,039

12
34
26
30
10
25

7,349
13,007
18,789
16,593
6,279
4,402

330
452
424
363'
231
307

03,460
75,094
58,252
57,564
33,696
34,743

171.1
179.8
210.7
152.0
127.7
142.7

16,098

21,521

31

8s 210 274 52,015

188.9

6,363
5,413
March. .................... 8,519
April
o ....... o .. 7,387
Mav. . . . ... 0 . o ... o .. o .... . 9,035
9,378

2,090
1,965
3,617
2,686
3,979
2,707

24,947
23,770
34,624
25,100
26,866
27,366

7
13
8
7
8
13

2,319
2,380
3,776
3,532
4,831
5,894

104
112
108
108
138
194

20,475
24,668
28,254
23,756
26,172
30,663

118.4
75.7
107.0
90.3
66.7
70.2

11,131
15,622
26,403
20 j 346
11S4Q9
8,435

3,139
3,388
3*386
2,673
3,564
2,155

6,338
5,538
7,867
7,318
8,732
9,550
10,689
15,373
26,405
21 ,059
11,518
8,834

27,096
26,638
23,705
22,556
21,421
21,326

18
18
8
8
12
19

8,825
12,555
20,126
17,339
7,68®
4,752

236
304
326
343
228
219

42,285
44,190
43 j 030
59,920
34s 533
40s 117

11,810

2,698 11,601

34,618

11

9,616
7,981
11,806
11,346
15,284
17 , 901

3,033
3,340
4,475
5,181
5,406
6,451

8,738
7,674
10,671
10,640
15,009
16,908

21,885
22,850
21 s 790
21,619
20,214
19,947

16
10
33
8
23
17

3,415
2,436
3,733
3,473
5,078
7,676

17,838
22,748
36^279
October . „ „ .......... . ... . 33,657
18,758
13,566

6,953
5,040
5,S67
4,966
3,639
2*905

17S337
24,660
35,352
34S658
^), 085
13,300

18,854
19, 642
16,460
16,675
18, 165
16,764

11
14
53
38
45
6

9,335
14,833
20,161
18,040
8,235
4,762

MontWLy average,, .........

4,784 17,919

19,572

23

s

6,980
5,189
4,009
3,320
4,767

9

32,330,
26,056
15, 706
5,441
6,913

9

1,306

m

583
540
763

S936

Monthly s,v6Fftg© * . 0 „ . » , » . «

2,697
2,497
4,319
3,008
3,039
3,752

9,347
8,971
9,320
8,630
8,306
9,035

5,886
4,782
9,862
10,363
11,011
10,460
12,439
8,411
8,795
11,764
13,566
14,172

?SO

7,818

10,125

2,889

393
15,599
16,125
658
15,836 1,313
20,623 1,316
17,811 1,136
734
17,504
863
17,463
740
15,549
699
13,854
12,144
599
578
10,248
450
8,178
782
15,078

8,590
8,386
11,048
14,137
14,493
18,220

10,510
11,547
16,660
20,352
16,373
21,377

4,936
4,324
4,991
6,319
5,252
6,674

16,446
14,623
13,682
8,793
8,305
6,275
11,916

14,971
13,686
12,451
13,914
14,137
9,072

4,011
3,518
3,190
3,156
2,373
1,889

14,587

4,177

5,178
5,657
9,197
10,156
11 5 771
11,832

931
908
928
997
893
865

476
12,244
657
10,780
14,641 1,507
908
15,460
a53
18,099
633
16,238
484
15,240
633
17,196
690
17,205
632
13,934
858
13,803
10,402
649

9,077
9,198
8,702
7,752
8,412
7,652

9,303
11,508
14,564
13,175
11,834
12 , 982
10,257
10,430
9,632
12,346
14,653
10,708

4,850
3,008
3,443
3,379
3,298
3,314
3,333
2,934
3,075
1,739
2,367
1,480

31,938

949

14,519

751

8,714

11,765

3,759

150.8
167.1
183.4
155.6
219.8
211=6

41 3 191
31,485
43,693
38,468
• 44,216
55,048

464
740
732
1S463
731
953

14,738
14,259
16,323
16,889
30,773
23,087

740
1,005
1,583
1,346
1,601
1,129

5,858
6,156
8S878
9,637
12,017
11,430

10,297
11,982
13,078
13,919
17,085
15,613

2,071
2,981
4,305
3,544
3,332
3,186

330.9
206*5
( )
(10)

53, 336
52,897
47,439
43,908
35,961
29,441

964
1,138
860
949
792
976

19,029
19,890
18 p 453
17,444
16,993
13,389

875
736
962
768
741
612

9,419
9,275
7S624
8,611
8,751
8,693

14,053
12,468
12,554
14,785
16,086
14,41?

2,011
2,449
3,703
2,384
1,914
1,349

(10)

42,904

897

17,595 1,008

8,862

13,861

2,686

4,535
4,001
5,229
8,725
8,937
8,785

16,815
14,990
15,537
13,113
11,074
10,864

460
596
630
871
834
631
786
7S9
888
836
748
767

1,097

13,027

66,201
59,266
53,702
56,638
42,008
46,182

1,242
1,349
1,382
1,478
1,721
1,689

37,747
39,806
37,655
22,996
19,298
16,001
41,458

1,759
Ij648
1,395
1,281
1,231
1,111
1,441
779
827
1,144
1,064
989
1,057

89.8
120.9
117.4
118.1
112.2
146.5

33,697
36,870
34,711
32,533
31,833
34,709
32,426
43,533
35,803
25,556
26,572
34,889

7,835 201 35,003

IDS. 8

189
186
168
164
315
267

34S909
38,932
34,811
33,540
49S25S
56S419

279
376
439
376
266
307

51,673
63,899
86S714
63,264
51,735
39,038

2,991
2,448
3,441
3,658
2,502
1,834

1937
March.
April
Mav; ...... o
July. „ «, . „ . 0 , . o
September

9938

1939

April
May

o0.e..0<,0o.eooo..

July «

17,982

footnotes, see pp. 223, 334.




8,430 261 50,266

10

(J«)
(JO)

140

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

METALS AND MANUFACTURES—MACHINERY AND APPARATUS
AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
M A C H I N E R Y AND APPARATUS

YEAR AND MONTH

Pumps Water(steam, softenpower,
ing
cenappatrifuratus,
gal,
and ro- domestic*
taryH

orders

New

Shipments

Thous.

Units

of dol.
1919 monthly average...

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

Woodworking m a c h i n e r y 3
Shipments

Orders

Canceled

UnNew

filled,

end of

Quantity

Value

month

Battery
sales
(replacement
only)*

Un- Adad- jusj us- tedf

E l e c t r i c a l products 7
TransMo- mission
1 ndus- tors
and
trial
and
mate- gener- distribution
rials
ators equipment

ted*

Sales
Thousands of dollars

Electrical
goods3

troners,
household^ 0

Laminated
products^

Sa es

New
Unit

Value

orders

Shipments

New orders

Monthly average

No. of TIlOUS. Monthly av.
machines of dol. 1934-36" - 100

Electric
furnaces,
industrial 5

1936 = 100

Kilowatte

HlOUSUfMlS

of dollars

Units

HlOllH.

of rtol.

1,233

1,925

*1,183
1,514
1,144
1,141
1,210
1,020
1,002

884
1,303
1,659
1,515
1,601
1,584
1,292
1,351

176,144
165,763
184,412
204,457
190,418
266,378
208,475
144,681
70,666
81,267
109,767
1134,721

1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.

1,096
1,438
1,717
1,239
1,485
1,615
1,464
1,535

67
30
52
47
33
30
15
35

772
1,417
1,709
1,460
1,661
1,555
1,253
1,414

1,899
2,494
3,705
2,681
2,503
1,925
1,377
1,814

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average,
average.

1,803
1,324
839
505
659
743
860

273
364
571

33 1,560
24
744
14
441
5
176
6
234
4
249
7
341

2,121
789
446
244
263
260
428

1A24
595
372
147
161
152
185

1,595
731
434
184
219
242
314

92
95

1,168
1,392
1,224
1,323
1,237
1,361
1,392
1,580
1,233
1,327
1,161
1,690
1,341

754
737
980
1,031
1,014
1,052
845
1,016
954
1,001
990
1,018
949

12
3
5
7
9
9
12
16
9
10
14
7
10

449
412
417
377
439
445
474
571
652
561
737
744
523

538
581
632
610
604
597
610
657
819
816
1,050
1,195
726

190
201
234
217
347
267
280
300
358
314
280
367
270

361
365
358
383
444
445
439
494
490
557
470
619
452

88
77
56
57
59
77
117
147
182
191
166
136
113

1,415
1,349
2,111
1,792
1,622
1,599
1,989
1,990
1,518
1,410
1,236
1,074
1,592

960
1,012
1,141
1,316
1,098
919
1,066
987
1,109
1,182
1,165
837
1,066

21
9
2
24
10
9
6
5
14
82
1
15
16

744
564
904
748
602
578
503
637
491
679
395
334
598

1,339
1,342
1,508
1,437
1,353
1,188
1,096
1,148
1,109
1,095
997
926
1,212

314
324
397
425
361
402
332
380
339
324
222
146
331

571
553
763
796
676
733
590
579
579
548
492
389
605

1,196
1,110
1,302
927
999
952
1,034
2,006
1,462
1,449
970
1,155
1,213

1,050
881
1,064
871
922
1,090
823
1,244
1,078
1,191
1,038
1,077
1,027

3
17
18
14
1
4
3
4
6

288
315
283
263
327
271
365
337
381
340
456
612
355

900
807
672
593
580
581
640
665
714
656
720
910
703

104
146
193
158
169
144
150
164
205
165
172
236
167

1,204
1,282
1,258
1,230
1,236
1,673
1,090
1,585
1,468
1,809
1,339
1,049
1,352

1,108
1,082
1,698
1,122
1,217
1,282
1,306
1,236
1,512
1,450
1,481
1,201
1,308

13
14
1
5
<*>
5
( )

363
410
445
393
484
417

5
29
5
1
6
8

438
432
620
571
652
518

7

479

863
836
896
923
898
905
980
948
1,145
1,206
1,346
1,364
1,026

190
216
209
152
216
224
157
269
218
288
232
261
219

61.3
79.1

50.3
65.5

37.4
47.7

ill
121
93
105
115
112
121
109
114
113
119
120

84.4
80.1
90.1
96.1
102.2
102.5
107,0
99.5
104.7
109.8
105.9
117.7
100.0

70.5
76.2
82.6
87.6
94.5
137.9
98.0
99.3
115.2
92.7
97.4
148.1
100.0

58.5
74,8
78.7
83.7
80.1
88.6
120.5
113,6
112.5
130.9
122.9
135.2
100.0

85
60
78
64
52
77
102
144
174
180
133
122
106

1C7
95
128
117
115
112
106
107
106
106
95
108

111.2
114.3
140.3
132.6
127,0
120.4
110.1
103.8
110.8
106.2
79.6
65.8
110.1

131.6
138.9
196.4
158.9
113.4
140.4
105.6
107.5
113.4
97.4
73.0
76.9
121.1

135.1 6,367
170.9 4,129

313
404
418
359
336
253
289
298
332
394
388
418
350

77
54
57
59
66
88
111
163
198
188
168
149
115

98
85
94
103
120
129
115
122
128
111
120
132

58.5
54.5
60.5
54.5
53.9
56.2
52.4
64.3
74.2
78.0
81.9
79.2
64.0

397
422
384
360
510
411
357
435
418
509
505
492
433

100
78
73
72
84
111
133
176
239

127
122
121
132
151
163
139
132
154

79.6
79.2
90.8
80.5
84.1
86.6
78.2
91.6
98.5
123.0
132.0
120.9
95.4

724
661
652
1,03*

5,833
0,672
11,988

1,372
822
605
385
479
667
814

13,316
12,931
20,205
15,446
14,840
11,316
14,944
16,440
16,985
17,394
11,697
14,777
15,023

811
830
916
987
1,125
1,122
1,123
1,060
1,086
1,131
1,138
1,229
1,046

15,894
14,9(37
19,086
17,992
12,062
14,755
14,574
19,319
19,094
12,447
9,548
9,180
14,905

1,005
1,059
1,451
1,292
1,226
1,190
1,135
1,042
1,179
1,112
849
728
1,106

8,967
10,823
10,727
7,111
6,675
7,046
7,983
11,977
11,272
10,523
8,236
9,210
9,212

614
594
626
579
582
587
521
635
800
838
851
876
675

1936

March
April
Mav

October
November

1937
January. ....*

March
April
Mav
July

2,324
4,050
3,058
3*254
9,540
5,198
3,829
5,406
5,098
3,899
5,761
4,578
4,666

177
247

2oe

253
745
354
291
363
277
191
291
303
308

238.5 5,883
237.3 6,619
139.6 3,491
163.9 8,290
161.6 3,440
183.5 4,134
118.8 1,660
116.4 1,244
100.8 1,849
71.5 1,738
153.2 4,070

356
293
393
458
325
547
257
255
102
84
154
131
279

57.4
70.8
74.7
66.6
62.5
76.0
59.1
60.2
62.7
61.0
67.6
72.1
65.9

70.2
79.3
91.4
105.4
77.3
84.7
73.0
90.8
87.0
76.3
73.1
79.4
82.3

2,147
1,118
2*320
1,507
612
988
488
1,914
829
1,324
1,176
2,356
1,398

167
85
144
127
30
74
35
144
58
78
67
110
93

69.2
67.8
99.3
77.5
77.5
87.8
76.0
94.3
116.4
136.5
126.1
161.7
99.1

76.9
102.7
122.5
97.7
111.2
97.8
115.3
103.2
146.5
151.6
137.3
123.6
115.5

3,147
1,235
4,681
1,934
2,789
3,228
1,332
1,921
3,279
6,103
4,153
9,587
3,616

195
98
215
161
194
213
97
182
291
438
368
480
244

153,452
190,598
191,319
226,062
190,858

271,064
260,836
215,964
182,306
232,543

1938

March
April
May
June ..*... ............ .
July
October
November

c?4

154,154
157,315
158,959
160,374
157,700

1939

March
April
May
July

September ..... ,
October
Monthly average

For footnotes, see pp. 224, 225.




*Without adjustment for seasonal variations.

838
8,208
812
8,016
11,607
968
9,047
830
8,433
849
205,567
7,216
901
7,741
805
906
11,386
1,019
212,001
10,565
11,161
1,296
9,990
1,348
11,854
254,302
1,306
217,381
10,591
990
fWlth adjustment for seasonal variations.

197,654

1940

SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

METALS

EQUIPMENT Continued

Billings
(shipments)

POWER
SWSTeH2M@
•EQUIPMEMT"

CA31E,
IM~
SULATEO"

ELECTS SO MOTORS
(1-200 h p » ) "

YEAR AMD MONTH

to ©rd©rs

&C.

o. c

A, 6.

ind@@r
Ttoous,
Of

fto

Tfa«30

Oytdeer

Dollars

of dol.

Floor
XSwus.
of dolo

Handtype

Nuaber
Je

VULCANIZED
FIBER^

WASHERS,
HOUSEHOLD"

Consumption of
fiber

Shipments

Xbous.
of Ibso

Thous=
of dol.

3,879
3,404
3,740

903
743
621

Sh ! pments

Units

IS

49,042
430
1,000 "68,166
1,500 13 84,692
2,500 13 75, 297
18
6,250 J387,982
13
17,500 "101,675
16
32,500 "102,385
18
46,670 102,455
16

aoutfeiy av.» 3

18
18

•

Ii26 monthly ava „ .

871
771
773

1S©8 monthly a v o o a
monthly
monfeMy
a©m«nly
aontMLy
aoatMy
monthly
sLcmthly

Sail as

salts

1931 monthly av*..

1990
1981
1902
1933
1994
1985

VACUUM
CLEAN e?$l?

SSl Spirts
BUI ad

Bo So

Thousands of dollars

ELECTRIC
IELE€=
RiFRSQTRtC
ERARANGES" TORS,
HOUSEHOLD «

tew orders
SbS plants

1933

141

a v o , * J *3 a 409
av<>o.
Ss 641
av...
1,580
av,00
770
av. s s
897
av . „ .
1,254
av. , .
1,934

869
SS5
401
208
333
374
399

1,566
1,770
1,815
a, 158

433
534
433
518
533
§54

845
781
829
18

3,341

a,0S7

1,573
754
1,008
1,296
1,711

988
730
409
167
346
393
440

J3

tG5,4§3 J5234t,971
isS4,©12- "289,873
367,584
135,555

2,003

1,712

3,367
1,155
585
309
304
357

3., 193
•1,947
941
530
375
354
334

169,728
138SI48
58,666
20,760
S4,Q33
33,416
43,579

453,555
364,732
337,81?
57,841
50,975
89,531
110,996

367
339
361
$3©
697
613

431,637
63,163
57,981
S8.0SO
77,795
73,435

91,533
158,313
166,011
214,350
163,163
143,868

810
1,142
3,190
2,313
2,311

18
16

639
342331
700
1,143

70,000
70,830
79,036
64,139
88,759
114,377
133,502

104,426
80,039
57,271
37,355
48,387
61,438
75,346

11,879
17,500
15,921
9,186
15,985
20,501
24,537

3,342
2,099
1,469
872.
1,496
1,538
1,683

831
508
366
238
320
357
446

J6
94S488
J9

179,056
373,139
304,089
329,140
237,371

110 ,»im

74,733
86,084
114,001
104,559
108,275
80,649

S4,9§9
33,769
35,878
29,588
32,175
21,537

1,781
1,635
1,830
2,139
3,248
8,116

490
461
538
5SO
506
SS4

120,530
125,276
170,176
149,556
144,823
151,049

67,732

Je
70,8§6
J0

SO,S07
89,839
103,357
117,813

S9SS
March. .
&pril o <, 0 o » o „ „ . o . «, .
May<,
Judy.... 0 0 0 0 0 o o 0 o o

$0VGHbS5IP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06CGISfc©ir o o o

o o s o o •>

MontWLy av0E*@ge 000

524

m?
e@i

1,881
1,876
2,134
3,194
3,539
2,915

455
612
S9S
613
608

333
419
44S
408
533
53®

35,638

599
688
883
873
6S8
938

S?3
@@&
©55
677
318
577

610
734
671
073
607
815

113,836
85,758
78,906
99,681
89,5117
134^563

293,674
165,345
823-, 833
367,098
192,967
384,309

1,678
1,468
1,746
1,708
1,435
1,719

108, 97S
80,060
44,380
78,365
1S3,308

71,628
84,108
102,944
109,636
100,983
114,892

18,7®
22,101
39S934
32., 944
38,860
40,931

3,179
3,810
3-, 185
2, 383
3,235
2, 446

569
519
554
633
547
644

169,141
173,078
174,635
153,852
102,689
93,533

sa^

S, 319
3-S.466
3,735
3,343
3,3©6

72?
558
811

2-s3G3

573

QSO

53©

60S

89,558

189,188

1,734

173,293

95,791

30,123

3,115

539

144,095

g.,478
a, 648
3,670
3,450
3,59©
3,360

634
743
941
1,018
@60
1S038

984
3,374
3,301 1,074
4,626 1,384
985
4,378
@95
3,360
9S4
3,©43

732
955
848
979
§89
884

868
1,023
1,090
1,533
1,334
1,293

77,303
113,845
138,367
309,894
148,916
133,697

341,395
374,719
597,804
704,837
339,937
433,319

1,840
1,899
3,402
3,159
3,842
3,093

171,405
245,718
353,682.
335,314
333,061
367,770

93,056
112,787
148,113
140,516
135,921
102,153

32,520
38,477
53,301
50,020
42,688
34,386

3,367
2,321
3,007
2,780
3,616
3,809

695
684
705
760
737
683

121,754
149,634
189,392
185,328
160,246
143,073

3,334
3SQ83
3,320

2,831
3,176
35014
3,836
1,967
3^316

OSS
481
741
560
468
434

098
151O7
861
1,010
§73
531

1,370
1,527
1,381
i,37©
749
496

141,314
137,138
114,016
147,387
93,793-

2,80©

798
'769
743
810
713
847

361,758
347,448
313,357
395,411
338,940

3,271
1,840
2,019
1,644
1,025
983

183,906
120,543
83 ,,088
67,857
89,739
109,543

83,725
88,466
110,080
101,376
88,974
91,059

27,508
27,786
28,944
29,934
29,806
26,751

3,509
2,471
2,137
2,243
1,804
1,462

368
558
533
518
369
310

147,986
148,306
149,235
116,001
75,430
35,843

3,116

809

33S11

777

871

1,157 •

137,943

407, CS9

2,151

197,419

107,101

35,093

3,377

593

136,835

1,834
1,732

533
474
483
458
438
476

1, S57
1S755
2,011
1,811
1,710
1,927

377
344
478
372
368
549

301
501
781
560
497
528

391
515
756
629
630
765

12,9,234
139,533
81,964
77,493
99,838
68,418

154, S48
158,553
141,820
274,115
361,799
2313,144

1,436
1,693.
" 5,450
1,999
1,825
1,610

104,984
148,094
174,332
213,884
179,189
104,796

99,887
81,334
105,631
89,636
76,322
68,975

24,873
35,370
35,713
31,289
23,230
16,943

1,335
1,382
1,486
1,470
1,338
1,153

331
377
304
399
387
286

73,611
94,734
117,025
95,158
84,016
78,354

see

1,539
1,695
1,733
1,641
1,605
1,733

453
358
47S
347
6S1
659

515
660
763
587
603
476

565
657
764
555
588
503

231,862
100,306
120,784
138,450
134,927
138,840

1,476
1,367
1,373
1,357
1,047
1,006

88,773
93,036
63,148
34,345
33,103
47,599

55,022
73,309
79,180
95,684
89,773
95,531

13,633
17,248
23,834
24,121
39,734
30,632

1,073
1,450
1,189
1,493
1,565
1,385

306
350
3§0
372
422
383

74,019
129,163
135,821
115,019
84,192
67,902

1,726

452

564

610

195,487
118,838
131,481
55,331
S3, 627
91,730
101*588

177,437

1,523

106,600

84,189

34,634

1,342

333

94,801

1,574
1,763
2,356
2,062
2,319
2,504
2,128
2,595
2S725
3,151
3,376
3,473
3,494

540
404
739
546
428
549
406
569
1,103
1,403
1,047
1,867
800

271
353
637
700
566
652
716
783
676
1,074
752
635
653

S73
312
662
696
674
718
773
860
781
824
656
731
663

81,124
47,458
97,019
76,161
89,809
92,347
90,308
67,963
71,449
88,485
136,480
64,153
79,313

109,799
223,286
197,175
279,093
346,530
317,846
283,614
259,436
240,535
331,761
355,036
273,658
358,899

2,230
3,103
3,263
1,939
2,395
3,025
1,428
1,799
1,891
1,714
1,442
1,019
1,854

161,071
198,528
351,644
360,204
273,966
268,848
164,811
94,734
73,149
62,055
35,113
92,479
163,000

78,753
87,140
122,785
100,487
91,055
80,660
61,492
74,333
93,851
106,539
108,338
118,730
93,680

23,846
25,18229,470
34,539
33,322
19,014
15,197
32,268
26,857
31,362
32,728
36,471
25,855

1,410
1,561
3,070
1,575
1,749
1,736
1,735
1,971
3,384
2,722
2,594
3,493
1,991

458
470
638
466
468
441
437
538
548
660
748
854
SSQ

109,909
139,885
152,735
116,199
105,266
130,076
104,817
133,297
138,993
143,830
102,990
77,270
119,438

3,691

2,@S3

6®3T

ApS°il 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

May*
JUKI© 0 0 0 0 .

OCtObeFoOO

0

.

0

0

• 9

0

0

0

0 0 . 0 0 0

.

Monthly average „ „ ,
1938

MarCllo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3,041

April
Hay. o o .

1,864
1,704
1,778

July
October 0 ° » 0 o o 0 „ » 0 °

1S750
1,738
1,742
1,538
1,506
1,713

Monthly average . „ .

1,743

S®pt6llb©IP o o f f o o o o o o

458
325
300
306
446
41©

8939

1,436
1,008
March, o .. . . . . « ** o o 2,050
April .............
1,986
May.
2,053

2,410

July. ...... ......

Monthly average „ . .

2,033
2,398
2,361
2,535
2,730
3,103
2,219

For footnotes,




330
449
557
534
519
574
538
524
474
555
677
797
544

142

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
PAPER AND PRINTING—WOOD PULP
CONSUMPTION AND SHIPMENTS'

IMPORTS

3

PRODUCTION'
Chemical

Chemical

YEAR AND
MONTH

Sulphate

Total
all
grades

Total

Un-

bleached

Sulphite
Total

Ground-

Soda

wood

Chemi- Ground - Total
all
cal
wood grades

8 leached

Sulphate
Total

Un-

bleached

Short tons

Sulphite
Total

p -—

Ground-

Soda

wood

Bleached

—

1918 monthly av. .
1914 monthly av. .

31, 131 13,991
38,174 18,105 241,096

4,387

95,944

1916 monthly av. .
1917 monthly av..

35,104
33,231
32,728
36, 147
56,096

21,876
23,256
15,457
16,854
19,429

286,250
292,495
276,155
293, 163
318,475

6,120
7,067
11,864
10,032
15,721

123,200
120,980
121,386
118,319
132,153

37,654
46,665
42,478
45,829

42,196
86,929
89,745
106,400
111,044
118,971
119, 181
125,480

15,895
17,984
25,007
20,493
27,591
25,313
20,467
20,766

239,633 11,506
393,470 20,307
315,723 26,040
310,272 25,228
330,185 34,147
366,231 \ 43,330
359,450 50,271
375,900 64,519

10,522
18,607
23,541
23,304
31,498
41,267

95,177
114,527
117,602
111,379
116,924
129,848
0 129,392!
61,140 129,905

35,112
44,408
46,487
42,190
51,048
53,871
56,891
60,176

104,975
123,649
130,650
136,940
134,335
147,021
134,201
134,249

22,789 405,240 76,507
24,936 385,859 79,126
17,547 367,445 86,120
15,705 313,356 85,737
17,518 356,350 104,946
15,781 ^369,677 103,856
15,837 ^10,472 122,312

(«)
73,566
81,625
80,550
99,662
95,899
111,691

140,126
130,589
118,127
95,470
110,631
120,504
131,631

69,996
62,597
61,734
49,745
60,539
67,857 27,692
78,718 32, 170

136,471
130,018
130,770
100,254
99,796
108,045
112,985

141,996
133,251
138,915
140,087
150,439^
150,056
147,254
157,649
153,009
165,042
159,623
157,413
149, 561

129,985
122,936
125,395
126,707
137,853
137,361
134,247
144,409
1*40,967
149,982
145,885
143,426
136,596

143,855
138,277
142,693
152,880
153,278
149,756
147,267
158,362
150,397
169,431
158,317
157, 329
151,830

86,400
84,708
87,528
98,131
97,905
94,531
93,281
99,033
92,040
103,996
96,213
94, 183
93,995

36,589
35,016
35,925
39,666
36,477
35,755
34,675
37,721
38,617
41,345
39,856
44,188
37,986

120,853
113,770
134,542
135,757
136, 347
124,838
110,081
107,425
108,015
138,528
138,674
136,790
122,968

1919 monthly av
1920 monthly av. .

.

1921
1922
1933
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av .
av . . • •
av. .
<iv «
av..
•
av .
av
av. .

1929
1990
1931
1932
1931
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av..
av «
tw »
av. •
av
nv. . *35&390
£iv.. 401,033

*

5,833
10,348
7,698
15,279

107,805

;.;;;*.

125,678
127,996
113,709
126,569
131,993

ioaooo

2

122,284

94, 906 2U8,057
1,11,691 132,982

133,939
127,582
115,488
107,775
144,281
2
66,336 227,686 2 107,647 134,717
113,379
79,544 32,388
145,267

142,713
131,693
139, 336
139,038
150,825
149, 176
146, 987
157,497
155, 146
166, 505
159,422
156,867
149, 600

130,591
121, 328
126,076
125,718
138,238
136,700
134,110
144,295
142,951
150,707
145,663
143,290
136,639

138, 132
139,502
136,549
165,822
148,813
147,930
150,021
155,274
154,832
168,072
156,863
160,724
151,878

83,889
84,146
84,051
106,710
92,412
93,766
95,299
99,030
96,040
104,752
95,994
97,394
94,457

36,270
34,621
37,144
39,305
35,785
35,589
34,299
37,370
38, 100
41,939
41,338
44,392
38,013

123,444
108,779
114,023
124,256
125,256
125,070
121,364
122,032
322,423
138,794
132, 147
131,282
124,073

190,926
143,437
128,193
108,982
148,793
209,937
185,218
198,500
186,547
179,718
176,960
192,511
170,810

18,207
12,318
18,265
12,415
19,140
12,972
22,882
17,723
25,163
21,046
2-4, 135
23,512
18,982

513,000
490,000
549,000
551,000
572,000
566,000
564,000
579,000
554,000
507,000
440,000
385,000
522,000

167,000
157,000
176,000
183,000
187,000
186,000
200,000
311,000
202,000
189,000
146,000
119,000
177,000

151,000
142,000
160,000
168,000
168,000
166,000
181,000
191,000
183,000
169,000
130,000
104,000
159,000

165,000
164,000
181,000
180,000
193,000
195,000
190,000
192,000
184,000
158,000
144,000
125,000
172,000

99,000
97,000
113,000
112,000
120,000
122,000
122,000
120,000
120,000
98,000
93,000
80,000
108,000

46,000
44,000
49,000
47,000
47,000
46,000
43,000
43,000
42,000
37,000
32,000
29,000
42,000

135,000
126,000
143,000
142,000
145,000
139,000
132,000
133,000 |
125,000
124,000
117,000 !
113,000
131,000

172,132
191,278
151,820
108,569
187,818
240 , 411
201,924
201,019
187,235
18^,140
188,271
161,576
181,349

18,513 526,906
15,262 499,758
15,443 562,169
19,669 570,988
21,484 581,970
19,611 578,931
24,908 560,604
15,504' 574,184
15,300 535,376
17,732 525,857;
19,351 464,645
15,645 406,158
18,202 %47,743

167,271
157, 130
175,973
182,694
188,6241
188,976
200,403
215, 061 1
204,379
190,621
148,021 i
120,034
178,257

151,414
142,564
159,880
168,344
169,691
168, 537
181,427
193,740
184,313
170,461
130,443
103,123
160,328

170,123
164,843
184, 163
188,080
187,998 i
194, 578
190,986
197,193
180,859!
183,296
161,342
136,803
178,354

102,364
102,229
112,209
116,650
117,469
125, 157
132,594
126,505
114,367
117,199
105,061
86,855
112,389

45,933
43,649
48,369
47,050
47,202
46,035
43,243
43,801
41,873
37,812
32,991
29,590
43,296

143,579
134, 136
153,664
153, 184
158,146
149, 342
125,972
118, 3J29
108, 365
114,128
122,291
119,731
133,389

427,000
427,000
March
477,000
April
441,000
Mav
444,000
441,000
July
466,000
520,000
511,000
543,000
541,000
557,000
Monthly average. . 483,000

159,000
162,000
187,000
179,000
184,000
186,000
213,000
231,000
235,000
343,000
330,000
227,000
202,000

139,000
141,000
164,000
155,000
162,000
163,000
189,000
205,000
198,000
212,000
198,000
194,000
177,000

126,000
131,000
136,000
126,000
123,000
121,000
122,000
140,000
143,000
147,000
147,000
171,000
136,000

80,000
86,000
87,000
81,000
75,000
74,000
73,000
86,000
89,000
91,000
90,000
115,000
86,000

33,000
31,000
37,000
34,000
30,000
29,000
28,000
34,000
34,000
35,000
36,000
35,000
33,000

110,000
104,000
115,000
102,000
107,000
104,000
102,000
115,000
109,000
119,000
128,000
125,000
112,000

131,609
118, 641
83, 834
65,992
114,881
130, 181
121,919
159,990
142,407
142,188
166,091
171,520
129,104

14,523
12,598
10,614
32,656
9,982
14,377
12,544
14,957
20,576
15,170
17,491
17,366
14,405

439,428
438,833
491,620
449,726
450,570
434,829
445, 066
503,660
491,754
540,887
551,910
540,859
^494,463

158,858
165,442
186,329; I
176,5§5i
187,255
187,307!
314,426
!;
231,752
236,667
(247,2710
233,392
227,858
203,588 |

138,602
144,545
162,162
155,794
161,101
161,313
189,330
204,188
196,122
213, 103
200,792
195,486
176,878

130,750
131, 936
144,727
125,087
120,390
119,580
112,471 1
131,272 t
135,201;
159,125''
153,315
148,632
143,873

83,685
8*1,690
US, 727
79,767
77,959
73,538
68,716
78, 36t)
82,178
94, 333
93,430
95,238
83,718

31,822
31, 190
37,633
3-4,313
29,727
29,411
27,237
33,838
34, 154
34,827
35,973
35, 182
32,942

117,996
110,265
122,931
113,731
113, 198
98,531
90,932
102,798
95,732
108,665
129,330
129, 197
til, 309

219,000
219,000
251,000
241,000
223,000
221,000
228,000
257,000
263,000
297,000
292,000
301,000
251,000

185,000
186,000
215,000
204,000
190,000
186,000
194,000
220,000
221,000
253,000
251,000
260,000
314,000

146,000
137,000
156,000
148,000
152,000
147,000
143,000
154,000
187,000
207,000
208,000
199,000
165,000

89,000
85,000
96,000
93,000
94,000
91,000
91,000
96,000
119,000
131,000
130,000
124,000
103,000

36,000
35,000
38,000
36,000
37,000
33,000
31,000
36,000
40,000
47,000
47,000
49,000
39,000

122,000
111,000
122,000
119,000
128,000
118,000
110,000
125,000
125,000
133,000
133,000
128,000
123,000

150,510
103,504
117,800
78,534
140,131
152,719
137,431
130,920
136,843
194,615
249,886
204,993
149,824

20,076
7,312
17,326
9,867
18, 562
17,403
19,694
19,649
23,574
21,527
22,163
30,465
18,968

550,811 227,014
501,879 219,838
363,029 250,907
538,867 232,760
551,778 220,440
52-4, 521 220,435
490, 111 ! 236,483
554,811 254,379
576,225 256, 731 i
673,63-4 294,913
672,813 290,920
678, 531J ! 297, 182
5
592,250J 249,333 j
i
— —i

190,208
187, 136
317,600
197,120
187,392
184,320
194,816
216,320
231,696
253, -440
251,392
258,560
213,333

1 59, 175
132,640
14fl, 614
141,9-41
161, 363
153,288
132,410
158,172
171,090
205,394,
207,339
198,570
164,1671

99,753
79,212
92,004
87,699
102,828
96,678
82,164
96,678
108,486
129,396
130,749
124,353
102,500

35,572
34,271
38,083
36,131
38,316
34,363
29,574
36,410
39,944
46,453
47,244
48,639
3H,750

129,050
115, 130
125,425
128,035
131,600
116,435
101,645
105,850
108,460
126,875
127,310
134,125
120,833

5

1936
440,559
414, 595
427,052
468,421
460,679
457,765
July
452,671
472, 173
September
470,501
October
515,310
489,770
493,365
Monthly average.* 463,563
February.
March
April
May

.*

443,293
420,314
442,075
468,390
476,541
460,405
439,277
461,157
450,038
504,346
486,470
495,720
%74,602

1937

February* • . . . .
March
April
May
July
October
Monthly average..
1938
January.

*

1939

523,000
503,000
567,000
545,000
541,000
520,000
July
513,000
August
572,000
615,000
October
684,000
November. ........ 680,000
677,000
Monthly averages. . 578,000

March
April
May

Ebr footnotes, see pp. 225, 226.




143

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
PAPER AND PRINTING—WOOD PULP AND PAPER
WOOD PULP'

TOTAL PAPER"

Wholesale

Including
newsprint
and
paperboard

sulphite,
unbleached5

Production

Stocks
Chemical

nr I e*m

YEAR AND MONTH

Sulphite

Sylphate

Total,
all
grades

Total

Unbleached

Tota!

Bleached

Soda

Groundwood

Dol. per
100 Ib.

Short tons

fhl

°

e

mon • , , ,

rr;,^ avera@e* * * • • •

iQifi
1Qt^
1Q1R

m

f-Vil
°th1

i(K>r\

f^i

1 Q99

avera

*
* •**

§e*'*

m

"e • • •

y

°

ag

vera

e

1Q9Q

thl
?h1
thl
+-K1
tht
thl
thl

IQ^I
iftfiii

thl
* *
^f~J average. ......
.. .

1QOQ
1QPA ^
m
1 QOG
1QOA

1Q">7 ^

§

°

avera e
S *
avera e

*
S *•••*•••*•»

* ^

"

*

*

*

1935 monthly average

Production

Shipments

Short tons

3.50
2,56
2.97
2.58
2.68
2.^8?
2.63
2.52

°

Vel

New
orders

2.16
2.12
3.82
4.81
3.84
3.52
6.58

*

fv.1

1Q

E x c l u d i n g newsprint and
paperboard

2.54
2.51
2.19
1.5?
1.68
2.10
1,94

s

673,178
* 763,066

337,529
404,294

356,419
412,539

2-. 05
2.05
2.05
2.05
2.06
2.08

830,752
758,439
785,988
875,686
803,134
805,025

457,241
411,638
468,243
502,667
422,992
415,756

470,208
415,073

66,449
51,842
37,434
27,168
33,695
29,303
49,871

2.08
2.08
2.09
2.18
2,26

852,597
837,804
854,908
993,880
871,574
960,267
851,704

476,304
437,260
472,481
573,693
514,233
- 617,238

3,000
2,900
2,700
2,800
3,000
3,400

37,300
45,600
56,100
67,400
80,700
99,800

'2.63
3.01
3.34
3.75
3.63
3.65

955, 896

531,456
520,971
653,666

38,000
44,600
39S300
58,400
70,800
77,900
44,700

3S600
4,700
4,600
5,200
5,700
6,500

84,900
70,000
53,200
43S700
49,200

3.75
3.75
3.75
3.66
3.50
3,31

Bis800
80,600
85,800
84,900
88,300
87,500

5, TOO
5,600
§B8QO
6,600
6,100
6,200
5,300
5S300
5,300
5,300
5,4OO
• §s,300
5,600

64,500
71,300
78,700
30,000
96,100
80,700

2.88
2,88
2=79
2.60
2.53
2.38

79,800
67,700

2=29
3.20
2.07
2.02
2.00
2.00

4,900
4,400
4,300
4,000
5,300
6,400
4,800
4,900
4,900
4,300

56,900
60,7CO
64,300
73,400
76,600

114,874
127,287

4,883
5,589

3,942
4,339

52,359
53,749

31,977
35,630

5,873
5,390

101,374
107,093
122,116
122,085
137,947
140,587

5,285
6,843
6,422
7,471
7,085
7,965
8,232
8,384
6,347
4,784
4,985
5,531
6,603

4,263

52,604

5,871
5,190
6,179
5,794
6,455
6,592
6,706
4,732
3,997
4,219
4,355
5,362

51, 379
57,523
44,581
49,046
50,872
48,118
51,306
46,771
48,130
49,584
46,189
49,667

33,748
34,310
37,787
29,208
34,701
35,456
33,438
33,441
29,441
28,685
28,904
35,693
32,068

3,623
4,018
2,799
3,160
3,852
4,018
4,394
4,745
5,362
4,668
3,186
2,982
3,893

4,600

51,800

5,100
5,300
5,EOO
6,600
9,400
10,000
12,500
13,700
15,200
15,700
14,700
9,800

53, 100
56,300
64,600
59,800
59,300
©0,600
66,300
62s 700
88,300
105,400
117,400
70,500

29,000
33,800
33,300
38,309
35^200
37,900

14,600
18,500
16,800
17P500
17,000
15S300
15,300
14,300
12,000
13,400
16,000

122,400
123,800
132,100
131,300
129,100
127,300
117,300
111,500
103,900

51,759
62,660

349 j, 935
407,335

1936
February e. o o o o . . . . < j . o « « * « o ° . . < > « .
March
0 ...
April. .. 0
...,»»....

May.
July

127,193
116,177
95,714
84,750
81,450
83,905
110,033

1037

May.
July. ... o

97,800
107,700
121,200
140,800
151,300
164,300
160,500
155,900
137,400
155,900
180,800
203,100

October.

148,000

I

5,700
6,100
6,100
6,000
7,700
10,700
11,400
15,000
16,900
18,700 |
30,500 i
31,900
12,200

4,000

39, 863
44,853
55,372
66,873
77,964
77,733.

56, '300
61,300

2.13

3.48

3

945,637
1,107,738
1,046,099
1,001,386
1,036,753

916, 800

5

934,454
956,911
848,125
713,332
685,052
929,134

480., 857

518, 140
472,209
511,526
411,334
433,324
464,996
393,661
327,579
355,102
465,330

434, 231
503,383
437,888

436, 523
480, 203
444,075
454,183
552,955

470, 103
551,446
470,014
510,869
500,134
506,656
530,870
525,406
577,371
491,874
4.88,806
531,088
435,154
361,080
360,690
493,504

1938
March

214,400
226,000
240,900
250,000

,

256, ©30
250^700
230,200
212,800
October.

..*..'...<•«. . 0 0 0 0

191', 200
202,200
185,800
221,200

21?800
35,400
24,300
23,100
25,500
36,600
37,900
28,300
•34^600
38,000
39,100
38, mO

15,700

113* 100
91,200
117,500

83 , 500
76,000
69,500
72,700
75,900
56,500
78,600

54, ©00
44,200
45,700
50,300
69S500

2.38

703,677

729, 352
853,379
767,969
744,368
807,390

375,774
384,177
461,823
398,505

388, 827

958,354
848,764

442,730
443,534
523,369
465,152
481,490
515,068
437,128

829,995

443,131

843,523
872,883
1,035,675
912,364
959,841

436,842
467,624
542,338
436,418
477,034
454,900
429,745
535,601
737,095
570,453
523,212
445,883
504,761

790,645

955, 832
872,046

938, 361

363,042
385,747

468, 863
' 406, 060
389,793
445,048
421,024
539,419

453, 680
484,557
535,419
443,738
443,615

475,025
405,558
423,759
493,940
439,030
422,236
486,853
431,576
457,785
548,343
463,884
567,287
467,160

518, 209
499,477
600,038
522,388
509,394
569,846
472,987

45?, 193
511, 305
422,094
348,052
368,301
483,373

378, 159
387,730
463,097
401,131
378,693
444,858
437,527
530,667
453,833
477,710
533,044
441,194
443,137

(939

July. . . 0

313,700
313,500
SlOpOOO
SQ3S900
314,700
219,700
196,800
179,300
140,200
129,900

122, 4OO
123,600

For footnotes, see p. 236.




47,100
47,600
47,600
36 e! 000
35,100
33,400
31,000
34,800
23,000
21,800
17, SCO
33,700

67,100
61,700
57,400
53,300
©1,200
67,300

13*400

104,800
100,800
93,900
87,500
96,900
103,400
93,500
96,600
80,200
78,400
77,900
77,600

17,767

90, SCO

56,200

33*200
23,700
26,300
19,600
17,400
15,600
£0,900
13,500
14,400
15,000

58,400
48^300
47,000
47,500
47,600

4, SOt

1°.95
1.95
1.95
1.95

74, SCO
66,100
46,800
30,500

1.95
1.95
2.13

leleoo

2°3S

24,300
4,700

51,400

g0 07

898, 307
861,310

1, 046, 459
1,027,542
1^151,117
1,178,745
1,028,975
984,730

534, 170
461, 887
498, 197
441,235
419,773
533,233
504,846
568,060
617,051
333,033

499, 547

445,030
459,080
541,722
447,563

479, 108
449,987

437, S46
532*330
576,854

383
523,138
502,799

144

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
PAPER AND PRINTING—PAPER
BOOK PAPER 1
Coated

Uncoated

Orders
Unfilled,
end of
month

New

1.

Orders

YEAR AMD MONTH

Production

Percent

of

Shipments

Stocks,
end of
month

New

standard
capac i ty

Wholesale price,
B grade
ProUnfilled,
English
duction
end of
finish,
month white, f.o.b,
ffill|3

Short tons

Dollars per
100 Ibs.

Short tons

Percent

of

Stocks,

Shipments

end of
month

standard
capacity

Short
tons

Shor t tons

7.70
g '*$
7.00
9.08

1
S.2S

s. n

2

1934 monthly average

2

2

14,026
16,361

72, 919
91,537

2

25,124
32,59-1 i

S.73
5.09
4.40
4.55
5. 3D
5. 34

80,031
93,788

. ;.;.*

78,906
91,758

15,391
20,005

* 4,226
8,563

17,2&5
20,827

17,342
20,690

23,157
23,570
20,001
17,662
17,963

10,351
11,519
17,425
11,615
9,106
8,617

23,106
22,403
26,732
23,849
21,409
20,018

23,640
23,297
28,053
24,058
21,308
19,321

16,343 101,933
15,349 100, 909
13,788 139,612
11,992 92,634
12,093 78,471
13,581 86, 195

40,225
43,929
65,767
49,939
37,520
35,836

5.25
5.25
5.25
5.25
5.25
5.25

103,150
97,893
107,698
110,577
100,705
93,239

100,549
98,299
113,296
108,606
93,829
89,802

IB, 194
19,748
21,960
22,920
29, 527
28,119

6,945
6,893
7,577
6,813
13,070
12,783

19,467
SO, 389
21,117
24,872
33,476
26,835

19,136
20,673
21, 165
24,627
23,308
28,952

12,878
13,284
13,236
13,481
13,749
12,785

91,761
93,052
103, 398
114,956
124, 117
131,393

33,a37
33,843
35,834
34,924
56,081
67,761

5.35
5,35
5.25
5.25
5.38
5.50

9-4,901
98,070
10-4,332
112,551
106,167
116,118

92,479
96,63-1
101,773
111, 651
105,288
122,521

23,003

10,226

32,806

23,119

13,455 104,869

44,625

5.28

103,699

102,893

27,078
32,086
25,652
23,875
15,542
15,239

11,584
9,543
11,143
12,016
8,337
5,555

27,578
23,518
22,390
23,709
21,566
19,433

28,307
23,338
22,153
23,103
20,808
18,514

12, 146
11,039
10,435
10,041
10, 819
11,747

116,023
113,631
137, 126
112, 691
99, 321
i 09,311

64,174
59,704
82,544
83,604
76,948
69,730

5.56
5.75
5.75
6.13
6.25
6.25

113,519
107,778
113,484
118,294
113,516
109,543

115,719
106,838
117, 136
113,80-1
110,360
107,324

14,713
18,238
15,524
13,712
12,980

5,012
4,319
4,661
2,716
2,361
2,172

17,770
17,500
18,752
17,462
15,243
14,837

16,902
15,542
19,404
17,582
14,951
14,532

13,615
14,514
14,581
14,408
14,699
14,707

80,065
83,663
90,755
81,716
76,653
75,273

54,831 j
49,801
45,735
37,910
34,760
34,003

6.25 101,410
6.25 ! 99,714 j
98,823
6.35
6. 13 H8,872
80,663
6.00
6.00
75,390

18,215

6,618

19,898

19,594

13,G45

97, 186

58,595 !

6.05

14,711
15,430
16,295
14,227
13,013

1,907
2,899
3,921
2,493
2, 194
2,539

14,697
14, 544
16,774
15,031
19,760
13,718 :

53. 8
57.7
59.1
55.0
30.4
50.2

16,401
15,497
16,656
15,629
14,264
12,751

13,574
13,496
13,708
12,186
11,688
12,655 ;

79,181
81,407
94,300
78,577
75, 323
73,837

30,761
32,771 i
35,156
31, '440 i
30,976
30,888

6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00

78,448
78,863
9-1, 356
87,997 I
79,152
75,038

63.1
69.1
73.5
71.2
64.0
60.7

82,076
79,263
93,624
83,908
76,574
73,939

14,467
16,608
16,029
17,687
16,612
15 769

2,571
3,076
2,767
3,160
3,410
2,714

14,730
16,836
17,445
17,741
17,057
17,096

56.1
59.3
66.4
64.9
62.4
62.6

14,526
16,138
16,883
18,194
16,730
17,563

12,830
13,582
14,144
13,691
14,018
12,776 |

80,101
88,265
91,466
89,878
87,923
86,840

3-4,573
34,542
36,141
35,133
33,730
34,958

5.45
5.45
5.45
5.45
5.40 ;
5.45 !

62.4
70.8
73.7
74.3
73,8
68.7 j

76,568
89,862
90,518
92,345
89,321
86,076

15, 350

2,723

15,786

13,112

83,843

33,422

5.73

74, 919
91,791 ;
88,518
92,758
93, 1H7
85,779
84,984 i

16,961
17,911
16,305
17,126
15,920

3,228
3,851
4,060
3,238
2,861
3,205

16,938
17,796
20,028
17,754
18, 579
17,425

63.0
71.6
71.7
68.6
66.5
64.8

17,358
17,642
19, 893
17,885
17,409
15,946

12,339
12,472
12, 581
12,433
13,763 |
15,213

9-1,873
90,926
103,952
93,841
a5,786
92,637

40,289 {
38,138
37,394
39,337
28,184
33,393

5.4f>
5.45
5.45
5.45 !
5.45
5.45

16,098
17,281
33,887
2*1, 108
15,754
14,532

3,866
3,846
12,862
12,971
8,853
4,154

14,471
19,663
19,401
24,573
24,464
20,938

55.9 15,283
70.4 18,226
75.0 20,440
91.3 24,516
90.9 22,864
80.9 20,898

14,265
15,661 i
13,807
13,897
16,134
16,151

81, 359
110,930 I
154,60-4
1.25,564
101,097
102,430

29,978 i
41,211
'79,436
84,515
68,694
61,368

18,786

5,583

19, 336

5.45 ! 81,972
5.45 102,037
5.45 104,068
5.65 122,283
5.70 117,390
.5.89 ' 110,731
i
5.53 100,532

^

1936
Fcbrutiry. . . .
March
April
May

1

July

SoptiOinbor
1)6 comber .

*
*. «.

Monthly avcra^o *

".I... ..!.

-

1937
March
April
Mav
July
Avyusli
October

95,958
91,431
95,779
90,369
79,596
76,948
100,022

101,751

1938

March
April
May
July
Soptorobor

« 58,1 15,940

* 68.8

84,505

•

(939
Fobnuiry. . . .
April
Mtty

July
Auftuyt
Scpt.Pinbor

**»

November «

For footnotes, see pp. 326, 227.




* 72,6

19,030

14,060 I 103,167 j
Ji

48,486

90,381
93,212
103,808 ;
91,571
98,364:
90,662

-..*.". i

72.2 92,339
80.7
93,963
79.8 105,256
77.1 90,376
76.9
91,523
73.4 87,680

59,431
61,913

84,655
100,339
111,469
122,901
117,079
110,9T30

58,976
60,729
50,827
50,797
51,010
51,783

68.0
78.4
86.4
97.6
93.6
91.9 !
Q

81. 3 | 100,627

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Ship- Stocks,
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Unfilled,
end of
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Prodye- ' Shs^meents
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1913 won till, y a,v6ra,E@o » « • «
1914 Monthly a orag6 *.
1915 monthly . a erage
1918 monthly a erage.
1919 monthly a erage

21,389
29,846
34,998
43,847
49^682
53,044
59,036
63,495

.

59, 103
79,950
94,830
101,615
116,805
144,332
156,822183,882

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3.0)39 Monthly ai/eraffSo • o » « o
.

' tM[

25,871
31,403

7,434
9,499

43,644
38,999
39,338
April . . . , . . . . « , . « , «, ......... 44,786
May,
30,900
31,641
Julyo
37,095
31,685
32,391
50,578
N0vQnib©r
» » o . . 0 40,033
D®G6i?ilb@Fo o o » » o a o o o i . o o D » o . , > 53, 679
39,396

10,560
32,813
16,131
16,169
14^272
12,374
10,868
9,684
9,855
13,800
16,468
21,470
13,696

41, 893
38^071
33,844
46,800
35,624
35,077
39,654
33,733
32,791
47,416
37,986
48P112
39,359

43,433
34,719
35,604
45,013
33,431
33,033
40,097
31,922
32,063
46,610
36,610
48,308
38,403

34,602
23,886
36,607
32,389
28,450
26,280
30,978
15,191
10,687
8, 467
7,731
9,996
30,438

44,141
44,731
54,798
43,327
40,666
45,368
34,330
36,218'
40,948
31,025
35, 357
29, 995
39,233

30, 538
28,017
36, 615
39,911
37,532
31,983
30,887
39,678
32,690
34,368
48,225
32,750
33,666

10,856
9,714
9,561
0,343
8,113
8,408
9,937
11,710
'11,157
11,587
16, 174
13,6§2
10,762

34,511
34, 896
48,207
33,882
37,394
31,538
30,967
40,831
74,053
44,731
42,954
32,070
40,495

11,864
lls 748
14,938
12,280
9,523
8,796
10,837
10,470
41, 103
40,803
28,444
22,011
18,566

27,365 26,850
32,979 32,059

72,563

10,683

67,339
5
90,160
105, 519
113,750
136,851
3
156,811
s
173,912
5
198,425

66,930
5
90,631
104,793
112,083
127,096
3
156,562
3
171, 8S6
3
199,919

17,033
10,572
14,745
19,789
32,453
13,911
80,044
40,999

s

5

207,891
183,514
160, 188
168,735
216,476
229, 304

26,653
45,675
44,936
51,264
41^878
46,973
62, 123

4

0

0 0

134,121 120,414
143,064 140,712

309,625
194,376
167, 354
148,064
153, 176
94,025 201,190
105, 323 214, 5S3

69,041
58,545
61,447
77,344
73,313
72,439
74,750
77,600
87,212
95,934
116,635
153,811
84,005

161,940
134,577
137,341
170,603
140,120
144, 615
163,588
147, 143
150,952
195, 874
155,605
196,998
158,271

166,330
130,679
133,410
166,569
144,233
143,367
167, 586
140,740
153,243
199, 369
151,785
200,433
158,054

106,644
110,434
114,066
118,369
114,092
113,711
109, 180
112,323
110,704
108, 163
111,912
110,063
111, ©29

184,884
184,079
256,564
192, 894
258,288
283,589
334S049
257,577
278, 368
280,733
295,833
286,233
349,434

328,350
223, 330
245P699
260,453
270,273
872,735
275, 183
373,851
ST2,S30
304,604
889,031
294,677
367,418

191,288
216,445
246,537
255,216
277,680
348,340
361, 898
281,411
268, 183
316,280
311,003
373,676
270,663

130,723
141,608
140,770
146,007
138,600
162,995
176,283
167,722
172, 369
160,393
138,733
59,723
1415,076

175,286
180,618
230,843
171,669
153, 148
185, 604
136, 379
139,501
160,015
137,696
91,817
114,437
154,750

145,838
151,786
164,719
159,504
143,532
123,420
101,208
86,688
69,060
63,286
51,434
53,665
109,436

171,170
166,827
212,608
176,880
176,092
211,436
160,597
162,717
185,049
140,536
105,750
116,330
165,916

172,644
108, 325 359,543
169,767
104,341 222,945
315, 170
103, 383 294,935
177,970
101,183 252,790
169,437
104, 521 294, 726
306,864 108, 139 306,646
158,991 113,393 305, 163
153,744 120,908 283,129
180,394 133,660 308,655
135, 729 . 127,754 303, 335
102, 129
131,389 315,642
119,381 137,713 SOS, 742
163,518 114,467 287,937

389,634
276,419
303,268
398,624
310,650
313,165
316,194
319, 876
312,320
315,477
303,878
393, 395
303,983

253,815
233,338
289,712
308,450
304,364
303,632
293,671
326,233
300,815
338,315
357, 340
355,357
305, 377

95,543
138,733
151,389
139,463
145,849
154,383
176,905
170,559
181, 964
159,336
104, 864
43,001
138,481

73,020
71,923
70,480
71,325
72,449
73,272
71,281
72,327
71, 169
73,165
71,948
74, 378
73,320

114,784
123,169
159,520
129,967
131,532
175,729
162, 193
191,380
149,372
159,343
189,530
142,220
152,303

50,637
48,614
47,458
47,468
51,479
64,100
70,610
67,336
66,278
68,181
69,332
68,906
59, 870

109,369
125,371
159,596
131, 176
131,683
164,305
154,273
195,253
152,063
161,933
191, 105
151,076
152,367

113,403
135,569
161,506
132, 176
129,019
164,498
157, 102
195,822
153, 281
161,371
189,695
149,033
152,615

134,485
133,581
132,613
123,098
134,856
126,094
125,022
123,132
123, 107
133,.360
13-4,683
136, 365
133,949

169,509
139,734203,730
186, 737
209,069
194,521
200,837
219,611
195,586
248,068
245,813
211,452
303,055

223,500
303,601
334,604
200,794
207,678
301,694
303,546
330,303
331,940
354, 872
345,295
309,753
318,715

159,107
163,906
183,687
214, 182
193, 288
208,476
205,490
204,688
330,346
258S 100
264,431
225,472
308,845

106,394
146,089
188,006
174,618
189,008
183,326
179, 282
194, 917
196,511
196,283
177, 157
161,438
174, 337

57,739
58,655
57,527
59,443
61,504
62,669
60,539
61, 133
59,739
57,752
58,878
61, 110
59,734

148,562
163,632
186,433
145,740
186,710
146,404
140,746
195,375
265,252
191, 29)
199,841
159,471
177,451

64,300
71,599
63,718
58,639
64,050
64,100
59,354
67,038
151,553
154,647
117, 910
100,438
86,360

151, 374
181,510
194,280
159, 353
184,727
140,193
135, 976
187,921
169,259"
185,944
327,446
173,703
172,641

149,088
159,334
195,555
152,365
180,344
147,601
142, 166
191,030
178,678
191,003
237,551
176,871
175, 134

126,551
129,835
136, 936
132, 148
136, 617
128, 990
115,383
112,542
111,603
106,970
95, 174
91,319
117,832

193,634
152,437
217,651
162,353
244,400
244,655
200,174
235,487
228,163
370,493
253,997
. 255, 259
221, 508

308, 382 •
300,631
330,648
230,843
3SQ,Q15
240,545
327,630
236, 975
353,230
380,985
388, 736
340,656
339, 107

201,852
178, 336
205,099
314,255
274,635
332,261
321,743
234,367
267,005
289,260
387,869
264,630
238,434

167,968
190, 363
305,913
313,500
187,880
1S6, 164
303,051
214,659
200,884
192, 609
193,466
169, 503
194,497

^

1934 PGnthly av©ra,g@« e 0 o • «
1935 monthly average.

29,200
34,500
40,800
50,700
67,200
61,300
66,900
73,000

50,132 115,335
55,396 140,503

63,103
66,971

59,143
63,400
61,141
61,545
63,844
65P784
63,726
65,527
66,100
66,771
68,335
67,972
64,357

152,223
129,416
138,108
187,682
151,013
140,385
167,815
141,436
159,712
207,062
170,910
330,499
164,688

46,503
45,284
53,454
42,293
39,080
44,334
32,653
32,008
40,417
38,646
24,619
29,339
38, 218

64,149
63,047
64,543
63,754
©6,133
69,379
69,509
73,504
73,430
76,392
71,005
77,778
69,376

27,389
29,443
37, 162
30,651
29,913
34,102
38,059
40,774
33,045
36,551
45,149
37,813
34,163

31,161
31,210
38,565
30,034
28,728
32,935
29,594
39,699
33,985
34,677
46,526
35,158
34,356

35,833
36,437
44,541
37,991
43,043
33,491
39,342
43,122
40,941
44,410
56,091
41, 179
40S534

35,803
35,517
45,671
36,935
41,166
33,216
29,691
42,448
42,303
46,355
54,992
38,949
40,171

237,402
308,679
185, 121
159,536
168,062
316,607
329,441

8 ©3(3

S©ptelJlb©F» O O . O . O O O O O O O O G . .

1937
49,026
44,518
March,, , . . . „ . . „ . ...... „ . . .64*799
.
April
38,703
May.
32,613
38,999
38,347
AUgUS t o o . o o o . e . a o e . o o o
35,749
34,697
ttetOb©F. o o o
o » o o o » . o o o o o
35,152
33,449
30,647
HSosn'thl.y SLverac@a o o o o o o e o o o 36,217
F@bFUSL]Py O O O O O O O O O O O e O O O O . O

JUly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . , .

. . 0 „ 0 0 0 0 0 «, 0

093S
F©bFll&Py o o o o o o o o o o o o n o s o o *

March o
April. o „ o o 0
Mayo , o , , « , o o . . . ° . . > , . . » . . ,

Juty 0
S^Steuher
OCfcOb©Fo o o o o o o o o o s o o o o o o o o

0939
January o 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 . 0 0 0 = 00
FlPbrUSLPy O O O O . O O O O O O O . O O O O O

March,
April
May, 0

JUly

0

. 0

0

0

0 0

0

0 0

.

0

0 0 , 0 .

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Q

. o

a

. . O .

. 0 . 0 . 0 . . .

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Consumption
by
pu fa- 1
l l she rs

YEAR AND MONTH

ImportsJ

Short tons

Stocks, end of month

Wholesale
price,
rolls,
contract
destination
(N.Y.
basis)"

Production 5

Shipments5

At
At
pubm i l l s 5 lishers'

Dollars
per
short
ton

In
transit
to publishers*

Consumption of
waste
paper

Orders

New

Unfilled,
end of
month

Stocks of
waste
paper, end
of month

Production

Total

Short tons

Percent
of
capacity

At
mills

Short
tons

—— •
1913 monthly avorag©
1910 niontlily average
1917 monthly average.

18,622
10 701
39,019
46, 635

.

191(3 monthly average
1930 monthly average
1922 monthly avsrags
192419'J0
1926
1927
1928

2

monthly ftverage . « . . .
monthly avsrago
monthly average. . * * . . * . •
monthly average
..*.
monthly average

1930 monthly average
iqQfj mon^:1:'^ a^ eraSe
19 33 monthly average

8

108, 750

e

109, 083
113,251
105,024
114,543
125,997
102,103

8

...

9

113,858
106,049
114, 880
125, 215
102, 172
121,035
123, 111
133,402
137,862
7
140, 399
7
122, 877
7
116, 619
7
117,437
7
105, 672
96,486
84,164
7£», 181
7
80, 543
7
76, 436

34,035
23,929
23,324
39 940
33,837
33,207
29,416
26,867
16,713
24,853
35,198
27,388
37,756
33,262
33, 357
38,918
32,515
15,823

. . .
•

128, 119
136,829
147,980
165, 129
223,683
223,835
244,724
234,901
218, 143
187,907
178,857
206, 387
221, 924

52, 311
60,822
66,042
85,772
109,070
113, 103
120,703
154,223
165, 589
179,764
201,892
189,971
172,242
149,344
149,462
184, 141
198,610

71.80
71.80
67.50
62.00
62.00
57.00
50.39
41,20
40.00
40.00

123,750
123,453
127, 527
7
140, 352
7
123,791
7
118, 131
7
116,023
?
106, 864
96,453
84,049
78,865
7
80, 117
7
76, 033

219, 397
214, 928
253,024
249,687
256,887
239,911
214,049
222,803
243,337
273,505
285,203
266,794
244,952

179,982
157,456
220,641
203,589
262, 580
248,849
205,704
246,185
238,317
360,135
249,153
278,991
339,299

41.00
41.00
41.00
41.00
41.00
41.00
41.00
41.00
41.00
41.00
41.00
41.00
41.00

79,336
72,249
76,500
76,504
75,719
79,820
73, 361
74, 338
72,206
81,076
79,848
80,048
7
76, 784

74,126
70,650
74,482
77,714
77,373
74,838
74,780
72,645
75,599
81,771
80,469
81,910
7
76, 390

14,275
15,956
18,163
17,249
15,907
21,031
19,907
20,6-47
16, 878
16,400
15,988
14,a39
17,220

238, 309
219,680
303,838
189,054
191,162
193,761
301,731
220,145
233,204
336,743
314, 568
351,091
215,941

35,319
39,519
40,924
48,663
45,868
40,553
48,099
42,309
43,881
43, 106
56,425
54,294
44,747

239,064
226,316
237,601
245,738
241,890
241,606
349,402
268,770
281,046
306,874
274,333
279,068
256,805

284,854
268,843
290,854
297,98*4
280,899
290,098
30-4,747
332,5,03
353, 197
T,57,783
308,732
300,452
310,083

241,201
228,081
264, 104
263,339
268,701
247,693
220,258
222,432
246,519
271, 769
236,970
245, 172
246,353

338,443
204,689
270,478
263, 630
381,091
288,390
302,981
260,158
303, 350
298, 559
399,561
305,802
376,419

43.50
42.50
42.50
42.50
42.50
42.50
42.50
42.50
42.50
42.50
42.50
42.50
42.50

79,362
72,072
82,576
78,619
78 ,,907
78,500
78,200
80, 311
77,732
78, 352
80,145
79,537
7
78, 810

75,046
74,941
79,582
85,915
77,647
76,250
79,759
75,724
73,931
72,127
83,743
88,339
7
78, 719

18, 747
15,995
18,706
11,439
12,699
14,644
13,089
17, 676
21,467
27, 693
23,907
16,239
17, 696

252,740
239,168
241,350
258,378
278,298
298,118
343,793
379, 351
420,958
449,767
490,923
542,516
349,613

47,580
52,392
55,038
59,315
49,522
50,556
52,884
05,784
09,345
57, 314
62,795
70,102
56,044

395,554
290,477
339,342
341, 597
330,259
287,504
274,463
287,443
287,858
206,162
218, 189
196,231
384,164

407,716
386,781
453,631
419,702
346,525
329,244
331, 375
348,685
324, 316
315,132
306,081
243,992
346,922

224,280
204,363
232,816
230,296
229,146
208,845
196, 122
194, 153
218,659
246,934
234,026
233,835
321, 123

184, 761
123, 289
152, 007
195, 700
210,521
172,525
175,441
190,344
200,144
230,278
329, 284
209,782
189,503

50.00
50,00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00

73, 514
61, 357
67,864
58,836
68,001
65, 382
33,278
67,436
68,315
72,827
78,390
75,855
68,338

62,829
62, '180
66,138
57,348
66, 197
66,204
69,718
66,OOG
74,336
72,203
76,278
77,974
68, 143

25,934
2-4,801
26, 527
28,015
29,819
28,997
22,557
23,987
17,966
18,590
30,702
18,583
23,872

519,875
463,302
405,491
378,217
343,015
32*4,093
316,630
314,586
303,067
288,408
291,477
284,471
352,637

38,366
38,937
32,238
29,206
34,912
24,624
26,262
34,696
32,653
47, 570
44,628
30,677
34,564

203,424
215,047
243, 571
224,715
210, 117
218,652
221,218
264,418
254,024
267, 193
243,924
221,768
232, 339

269,367 79, 595 268,121
273,601 73, 832 282,248
317,472 74,137 318, 552
302,921 75,296 303,073
281,401 76,701 286, 574
298,845 76,693 296,960
322,9-48 93,637 306, 343
361,323 96,635 358,977
367,300 109, 2H8 351,051
370,453 107, 230 370,977
327, 168 89,586 344,445
334,711 9-4,411 329, 181
318,955 87, 171 318,042

54.7

312,494
300,314
331,746
238, 113
231,788
224,240
198,438
306, 108
338,667
357,578
240,571
254,781
237,903

183,050
144,308
189,300
209, 597
250,668
216, 580
201,991
195, 644
350,005
282,581
261,667
230,094
317,963

50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50,00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00

77,264
70,868
79,939
77,393
85,872
80,562
74,932
80,000
77,309
78,591
78,886
77,836
78,287

72,967
71,926
81,616
77,463
84,443
84,628
75,304
79,060
78,559
79,364
81,410
78,283
78,756

22,8HO
21,823
20,135
20,065
21,494
17,428
17,006
17,946
1.6,696
15,923
13,399
12,953
18,146

267, 155
251,041
323,469
306,744
229,142
231, 165
252,625
277,634
383,310
285,333
395,675
384,383
£57,298

36,897
13,623
32,580
37,203
39,251
47,737
43,459
41,484
47,815
50,073
50,704
43,948
40,402

333, 311
247,710
292,474
262,918
264,348
259,996
255,830
314, 316
320,073
365,396
339,335
283,238
286, 578

342, '408
338,030
429,5-45
347,575
373,893
383,371
383,683
454,817
628,272
497,83-4
414,224
393, 123
415, 398

109,099
112,801
124,420
97, 310
93,643
95,058
108,437
119, 003
290,467
285,935
204,800
173,212

61.2
67.8
73.4
69.1
64.2
66.6
63. 9
72.4
70.0
85.6
81.8
72.6

120, an

. V.

•
2

179,704
176,857
152,760
146,906
216,828
195,780
186,426
219,847
195,939
181, 632
162,847
231,805
224,535

8

32, 331
..
33,942
32,206
35,969
43,826
46,357
50,101
44,154
39,356
30,195
29,837 198,216 242,781
37,651 200,829 233,956
36,049 338,783 373, '460

:;:" * : :.:

:
78,148 242,728
72,884 236, 642
85,841 274,505

63.0
59. 6
67.8

128,912
219,964
218,506

90,358
91,917
96,202
99,796
92, 784
96,402
101,007
117,443
135,732
138,830
127,193
130,472
110, 307

271, 210
271, 107
285,257
295,899
289,527
288,683

63.4
68.4
69.4
71.8
71.0
70.5

299,033
319,391
328, f»19
359,849
321, 624
328,773
304,906

69.4
76.7
79.1
82.7
79.6
75. 6
73.2

216,040
193,919
304, 376
204, 353
213,435
218, 330
219,042
207,886
19 1, '108
189,590
182,823
1.9!), 404
203, 384

221,109
236,011
365, 575
2-43,486
194,458
146, 138
143,401
129,745
108,467
88,775
75j683
70,994
160,762

365,660
373,431
428,506
430,610
397,073
3BO,B82
346, 721
365,287
348,091
334,619
272,007
244,825
357,810

83.0
90.0
91.6
92.7
90.8
BO. 5
71.0
70,7

1936
January
March
April
Mav
.Tnl v

August
September
October

.«•

Monthly nvfrapi' .
1937
January

......

,.*

March
April
May
July
September
October
December

71. n

68,5
56.2
48.2
76.0

211,295
196', 570
197,977
211,628
234, 239
207, 185
254, 554
258,064
277,797
293,818
29-4, 122
322,430
2r«,8Q7

1938
March
April
May
July

Oc tober

59. a

59.8
08.7
57.4
05.0
59.7
67.3
68.5
73.4
66.3
60.1
61.7

331,583
320, 166
333; 3 18
319,81.6
318,698
312,684
300,917
396,070
284,239
275,746
274,901
290,648
300,311

1939
February
March
April
Mav
June
July

December.
For footnotes, se© p. 237.




|jaM25_

333,394
338,803
421,576
372,984
375,772
376,509
366, 605
443,226
445, 387
506,466
482, 808
429, 106
•106,886

,_!L-*_

282,093
3«!, 344
248,3)5
255,354
259,423
200, 677
257,889
216,219
214,352
218, 649
215,850
247, .093
246,987

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

147

PAPER AND PRINTING—PAPER PRODUCTS AND PRINTING
PAPER PRODUCTS
Coated abrasives, paper
and clotM

PRINTING

Paperboard s h i p p i n g boxes 3

Book publication"

Shipments

VPAB A wn yftMTw
Domestic

Reams
2

1925

Monthly average. . . ° . .

1927
1928

taontiily average ......
monthly average ..*...

1929
1930

monthly average . , . . . .
monthly average ......

Corrugated

Soiid f i b e r

* 47,957
72,394
86,916
79,003
86,891
84,634
81,665
90,859

New
books

Total

Thousands of squar 5 feet

68,150
78,363

3

1920 monthly average ......

Total

New
editions

5l6

s

2

537
572
598
640
681
697
742
765

2

s

425

Printing^

Sales
books?

New
orders

Operations
(productive
activity}

New
orders

Mo o av .
1923 =100

Thous . of
books

Thous<> of

Number of editions

2

Continuous form
stationery 5

sets

453
* 500
532
542
557
569
621
635

* 91
2m
^ 72
77
98
124
127
121
130

695
678
709
630
568
566
576

154
158
150
123
107
118
154

10 ,046
9,591

27,145
31,539
34,534
50,952
60,740
62,572
49,908
42,033
63,164
73,468
86,002

98.3
99.9.
99.5
101.1
100.3
102.6
106.8

?,665
10, ??8
11 , 344
10,988
11,991
11,913
12, 133
12, 400

111.7
98 = 1
87.1
72.6
66.9
75.3
80o4

12, 506
11,621
10,352
B,?34.
10,491
11,301
14,771
14 , 966
13,033
15,778
15,031
15,581
17,485
18,384
16,683
16,920
18,513
16,16®
19,139
16,473

89,023
63,013
53,659
39,326
50,297
49,849
63,794

1,694,403
1,975,717

1,489,402
1,761,433

205,502
214,283

849
836
859
753
674
683
731

65,784
59,936
67 ,,405
77,561
90,064
76,084
69 , 709
76,191
79,469
85,834
69,952
74,713
74,391

1,935,900
1,835,000
1,998,900
3,075,000
2,238,900
2,161,700
2,232,300
3,673,300
2,782,500
2,623,500
2,255,400
2,450,500
3,270,975

1,751,700
1,640,600
1,791,900
1,863,600
2,018,400
1,931,100
1,988,300
2,373,000
2,474,100
2,375,900
2,074,600
3,350,400
2,044,292

184,200
184,400
207,000
212,400
220,500
230,600
244,000
300,200
308,400
347,600
180 , 800
200,100
226,683

536
842
953
854
990
729
723
890
809
1,195
841
1,074
870

430
676
801
718
795
602
575
731
690
966
733
868
715

106
166
152
136
195
127
148
159
119
229
109
306
154

101,805
96,677
100,735
107,837
104,349
107,421
139,034
140 , 638
166,070
110,891

81.5
83.1
82.1
83.7
86.2
80.8
80*3
85.9
93.6
97.8
101.4
97 = 9
87.9

81,945
80,394
905365
135,431
103,862
81,397
76,309
65,956
67,433
70 , 731
56,650
40,005
79,198

3,441,900
3,534,100
3,132,300
2,950,200
2,636,400
2,559,100
2,363,300
2,456,800
2,563,100
2,579,300
2,076,200
1,752,500
3,502,933

2,226,900
2,297,200
2, 795 , 600
3,665,400
3,391,500
2,334,200
2,139,900
2,231,100
2,331,400
2,364,000
1,917,500
1,619,100
3,374,483

215,000
236,900
326,700
384,800
244,900
234,900

781
1,011
889
885
945
689

694
815
740
724
800
580

87
196
149
161
145
109

106,944
149,194
129,377
137,363
133 3 341
115,141

98.6
103 o 2
100.2
100.4
101.9
95.1

16,059
16,057
19,711
18,996
15,799
10,633

233,400
335,700
231,700
215,300
158,700
133,400
228,450

846
826
942
1,183
985
930
909

741
703
831
1,023
864
759
773

105
124
111
160
121
171
137

91,805
106,089
111,485
109,633
105,656
104,379
115,100

90. 1
96.3
99.8
102 = 3
102.2
100.4
99.2

16,506
16,697
16,049
16,741
15,663
14,724
16,711

59,488
59,025
67 , 764
68,135
03 s 530
58,896
61,330
71,085
83,091
79,007
73,029
62,309
66,964

1,835,530
1,908,727
2,272,493
2,003,629
2,041,438
2,343,603
3,193,511
2,708,228
3,588,585
3,638S502
3,547,254
3,338,670
2,267,431

1,691,113
1,767,619
2,116,852
1^869,618
1,891,166
2,074,804
1,981,580
2,465,525
3,371,730
2,429,835
2,384,600
2,081,033
2,093,789

134,417
141,108
155,640
134,011
150,272
168,799
310 , 931
242,703
316,855
308,677
162,654
157,637
173,642

1,071
895
960
1,036
778
697
839
787
800
1,198
900
1,118
922

887
751
841
884
652
583
686
635
720
1,074
790
961
789

184
144
119
153
126
114
143
153
SO
122
110
157
134

91,307
90S496
103,696
103,684
104,537
103,344
78,393
89,383
113,132
116,140
119 , 803
135,811
103,144

92.8
92.9
92.4
88.3
87.3
81.4
77.7
77.1
80.1
81.2
84.2
88.9
85.4

14,434
13,742
14,972
14,221
16,220
16,285
14,578
16,995
15,533
16,280
16,356
14,788
15,358

81,867
77,477
85,778
85,367
80,246
80,115

3,221,670
2,304,367
3,827,034
2,395,225
3,637,009
3,623,634

2,075,225
2,145,044.
2,640,022
3,218,244
2,430,454
3,387,509

146,445
159,333
187,014
176,981
196,555
336, 115

659
876
945
1,232
835
636

603
691
803
1S043
708
537

57
185
142
179
127
99

111,311
107,567
138,503
108,597
116,935
128,583

87.0
SS.2
85.8
87.4
83.0
80.9

15,998
16,286
16,889
16,041
16,498
16,466

October ...................

76,903
86,401
94,993
102,186
87,504
74,389

2,444,049
2,634,653
2,815,214
3,413,782
2,997,009
2,552,454

2,241,646
2,910,873
3,059,307
3,170,666
2 , 819, 608
2,369,807

202,403
376,220
244,093
243,116
177,401
183,647

798
746
1,204
882
885
953

669
619
966
773
786
819

129
137
238
110
99
133

112,194
136 .> 552
137, 3S9
163,230
144s2ei
134,664

75.8
78.4
77o9
76.8
83.2
85=5

16,549
17,414
18,947
20,284
19,387
15, 596

Monthly average. ........a.

84,427

2,654,666

2, 539,034

302S 351

887

751

135

82.8

17, 196

1933 monthly average . . < > » . .
1934 isonthly averags
1935 taonthly average
9936
January . . .
.........
February a o o
« ..
March. „ . . . . . . . . . „ . „ . , . . . . .
April , .............. 0 .....
May .......................
July. ..... .
October
Monthly average ... °. ......

95,198
84,853
95,189

193?
February ..................
March ......................
April , , , , „ , , , , „ . , , . . . . „ . , , . . . ,
May ...
July. .....................
September
Qe toTber ...................
Wovsfflbw ... ........ . ( . . . . .
December

March . . . „ . ' , . . . . . . . . „ . . . . . .
April.. ............
...
May. .... 0 .............. o . =
July......................
October, ..................
Nov©Eib8]r . . . a . . . ...... i . . . .

1939
March. ....................
April „ . „ . . ....... . , . ,
May .......................
July. .....................

For footnotes, see ;

227j 338*




148

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
RUBBER AND PRODUCTS—CRUDE AND SCRAP RUBBER
..... . .

J RECLAIMED RUBBER18

CRUDE RUBBER
I
1

Consumption

YEAR AND
MONTH

Total

J

For
tires
and 1
tubes'

Imports,
total ,
Including
latex and
Guay-5
ule

Price,
wholesale,
smoked
sheets
(New
York)*

Stocks, end of month

Afloat
Shipments,
world 5 "

World
total *

For the
United
States1-?

Total"

London
British
and
MaLiver- |1
laya' 5
poo!"

Con-

sutnpUnited
States'? | tlon

Production

1

SCRAP
\ RUBBER
CONSUMPTION
Stocks,
BY
end
REof
CLAIMmonth
ERS
(OUARTERLY) se

._
Long tons

i j

1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
uonthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av. ,
aiv. .
av. .
av. .
av. .
av. .
av. .
av. .
av. .
av. .

'•16,859
''16,356
K
14, 109
"23,606
^26,642
'-27,397
S
32,373
30,513
31,083
36,417

10,668
16,747
38,217
22,512
27,400
25,094
24,947
30,185

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

av. . 38,950
av. . 31,333
av,. 29,599
av.. 28,062
av.. 34,364
av. . 38,540
av.. 40,962

31,430
24,532
22,692
20,338
24,442
26,754
29,025

47,091
40,636
41,816 !
34, 556
34,908
38,585
38,920

33, 338
24,865
25,968
34,831
35,866
37,565
37,413
35,358
34,538
36,171
36,627
36, 592
34,086

34,046
34,414
34,913
45,933
37,138
38,370
39,939
41,934

36, 196
36,445
41,965
40,824
37,351
37,304

43,499
44,921
41,034
43,251
49,080
49,780
43,785
50,155
57,353
53,376
54, 294
69,950

.214
. 213
.246
.234
.213
.193
.189
.184
.186

71,501
70,386
102,262
89,425
86,621
95,386
111,727
102, 255
106,801
. ins 100,665
.140
94, 183
.101 104, 186
.194 94,617

45,921
41, 282
42,730
32,120
28,286
26,838
22,629
32,040
35,239
34, 451 !
33, IIB
37,451
34, 341

.146
.146
. 136
.118
.116
.126
.154
.166
.161
.169
. 183
. 163
.147

37,082
31,038
45,725
32,031
45,886
34, 363
37,372
38,586
37,642
45,633
42,586
71,395
41,611

March
April
May

48,631 i

36,841

42,813
52,031
50,612
53,772
4B,250
46,777
46,449
49,637
50,433
49,754
47,917

t

July
Atu*\ist.

•

Qetobfr
MontMy average..

41*079
38,588
51,516
40,079

;'

3

10,142
15,271
12,178
20,058
21,140
15,454
25,090
25,762
27,451
33, 369
34,804
35,937
36,644

1936
January

r ~^

|

^10,010
10 °4-3

4 492
5,407

1916 monthly ftv. *
1917 monthly av

i ... _

Dol. per
pound

Long to ns

t

28^644
0.164
24,804
.174 31,800
.296 } 34,280
.261
35,384
.719
42,546
51,813
.485
.376
50,556
.223 54,486

.arm

.119
.061
.034
.060
.129
.124

•"•;;:; |! :::::*"

22 142

71,939
68,493
66,527
59,037
70,955
84,709
72,701
62,559
64,154
69,328
80,107
68,760
66,460
83,903
71,187
72,458
81,788
78,430
77,241
71,365

'

9
119, OB2
s

i ::::::::

"23,180
55,672
76,529
1
*
78,296
i
65,345 ^24,287
j*33,*8H9
188^587:
52,581
19,987
43^916
136,017
11,S75
16,760
201,557
51,732
44,366
28,625
67,126
59,985
46,609
277,493
74,630
50,492
266,278
43,775
74,371
90,290 ! 64,725
44,475
306,340
81,404
90,427 I
56, 178 104,496
438,005
86,142
48,282 133,308
552,254
88,225
43,201 110,686
609,502 !
7S,3£50
73,556
79,64?
47,646
630,171
93,350
93,850
46,993 106,452
111,819
98,300
677,305
82,495
45,240 166,360
667,226 I 98,667
1
'
tf
'"
11

36* 875
31,038
42,284
46,973
48,908
58,759
63,691
65,293
68,109

W?> 679
9
218,309
B
2P»2, 882

66,618
73,530

1

S
B, 130
2

54, 274
'97,794
1
99, 758
'94,653
%6,409
64,934
47,902 !
57,509
85,090
80,784

*3,446

'.r.'.'.r.

IMtt
13,710
15,792
18,^83

16,970
23,708
18,335

97,204
161,679
244,580 1
346,910
363,323
360,82-1
319,704

18,085
12,788
10,250
6,4*9
7,084
8,405
9,794

17,857 21,.«03
13,344 21,773
10,807 30,526
6,305 1 18,784
13,738
7,799
8,880 20,723
10,246 13,796

296,683
293, ail
284,561
277,478
262,415
245, 544
235,880
230,167
233,336
224,000
211,480
223,000
351,513

10,922
8,014
9,539
11,241
11, 311

11,665
10,188
10,712
11, 3811
11,512
11,935

6,275

62,240
67,823
73,691
56,567
56,447

162,107
157,028
147,712
140,404
190,590
122,285
113,386
108,215
103,962
96,625
88,781
78,462
120,796

62*426
63,838
63,138
60,287
59,534
60,230
62, 11*
63,160

98,000
94,000
135,000
124,000
117,000
125,000
144,000 '!
140,000
141,000
135,000 i
127,000
135,000
125,000

55,096
£3,538
56,994
72,530
58,542
57,215
75,779
80,439
83,288
80,653
81,302
63,099
68, £06

71,062
63,780
53,077
48,748
46,628
43,427
42,175
45, 211
49,807
51,932
54,857
•57,785
52,289

8^*802
77,255
74,487
93,630
88,046
92,661
87,579
85,86!S
84,657
90,518
85,190

206,911
201,027
187,977
178,246
175,019
172, 193
171, 561
179,590
192,382
206,601
226,752
262,200
196,705

13,521 17,07,1
16,930
12*506
9,919 12^804
7,813 11,162
13, 500 i 15,417

549,762
565,833
586,666
586,291
568,158
573, 136
580,654
565,394
551,447
540,976
512,196
482,852
555,280

113,000 < !
108,000
109,000
114,000
94,000
92,000
105,000 I !
101,000 !! !
96,OOC
99,000 I
92,000
80,000
100,000

87,356
47,450
41,882
39,071
32,859
32,079
40,400
47,772
48,937
51,062
51, 114
45, 105
44,591

62,108
71,516
76,617
82,754
87,215
92,312
95,252
99,614
98,140
93,272
90,073
86,853
86,311

98, 157
94,880
99,267
85, 636
86,006
94,028
97,617
90,939
89,213
89,630
87,531
84,499
91,402;

276,497
292,067
301,762
303,901
300,907
294,796
282,785
373,841
288,094
259,074
242,592
231,500
277,318

9^042 ;
7,984i
8,549
8,832
8,831
11,455
12,041
12,599
13,532
13,096
10,067

8,069
6,497
7,430
7,129
7,420
8,196
7,«82
11,317
12,385
14,652
15, 124
15,89*):
10,200

497,665
479,578
460,723
438,252
429,979
407,640
418,639
397,345
396,867

105,000
106,000
102,000
99,000
96,000
88,000
105,000
120,000
134,000
173,000
171,000
153,000
121, 000

48,210
55,814
55,981
57,918
54,046
51,274
52,990
66,717
68,310
100,500
114,044
91,095
68,075

80,643
75,517
72,235
68,931
66,020
63,878
57,234
44,917
39,359
37,361
36,671
30,891
56, 138

90,142
87,968
81,374
77,683
74, 308 i
75,419,
83,010
71, 195
76,328
71, 663 i
69,139!
70, 214 t

221,880
210,093
205,214
192,638
193,651
180,343
173,395
161,233
147,280
131,251
118,407
138,020
173,784

13,000
12,626
15,322
13,391
13,517
14,870
13,542
16,846
16,953
18, 955J
18,006
15,575
15,217

13,763! 21,960
21,390
13,093
14,528 ! 19,955
14,527 22,628
14,769
22,771
15,871 23,058
12,588 21,339
17,214 20,645
21,185
17,990
20,81*6 31,829
20,755 23,362
If), 249
16,270 23,046

84,000
85,000
90,000| i
83,000 i
89,000
90,000
106,000 ;
99,000
96,000
106,000
105,000
103,000
95,000

43,870
46,532
58,935
47; 678
48,860
47,228
60,343

454,249 ' !
445,265
447,856
428,249
413, 134
434,250
445,782
457,462 i
470,768
479,398
493,266
545,533
459,601
•]

80,259
80,949
81,532
86,398
64,394
70,786
79,564
74,524
70,827
75,554
87,008
57 , 643
74,120

.158 87, 243
.159
77,473
.163 76,932
.159 73,742
.166 70,750
.164 64,298
.165 84,378
.167 92,000
.213 88,000
.199 115,000
.203 86,000
88,000
.200
.176 84,000

.344
.154
. 159
.185
.1B6
.159
.165
.163
.1R4
.165
.180
.200

12

809,408
608,189
583,318
567,172
541,871
520,255
519,074
500,520
493,585
486,159
465,491
466, 576
530,135

;
:;

i
1

63, m?

66*,290

12, aw
12! iris isTsrn

13,856

13,715
13,087
14,126
11,731

'^1?'211
• ' 22,00!
' ^39*770
-54,074
" 65* 580

'"^JlTO

' 21,' 137

• 28,264
"30,815

17,171
28,994

19*472

;m'mo

17,306
10,207
s

31,033

ir» ,7ii

14,737
14,357
15,938
12,548

17,141
17,900
19,000
17,830

14,865 IS, 614
14,902
15,948
16,359 14^827
15,020 16, am
14,734; 1,6 , r*fi6

20,8*1

33,741
36,347

1937

50,879
51,949
54,129
51,859
51,795
51,860
43,702
41,506
43,946 J
38,754
34,035
29,195
•1H, 300

Mnrtrti
April
MM v
Julj<
August
St*p tcnber
October
November. .........
Monthly average..,

87,072
68,627
"33, 149

78,37«

15*494
16,070

...?!:???
4*, 495

21,600
42,489
^fi7l\

SR'ROO

«£:£

1938

JftntiHry
March . . ,
April
May

+
,

*•*! 36? !
25, '157 i

55,614

29*736
30,753
32,540
58,993
July
, 34,219
40,552
79,928
40,183
October
42,8-50
November
„ 49,050
^8,143
92,021
'Mon ttily HV« r age . „ 36,419 1 "23,880
1939
January
46,234
February
42, 3a5
March
50,165 99,039
April
44,166
44, 377
47,259
96,033
July
43,880
August
50,481
50,150
October
55,764
54-, 323
November
48,428 115,695
Monthly average.. 48,133 * 103, 353
Per footnotes, set* pp. 328, 31?9.




3a%5l7
391,125
4**7 192

17,218
23,*fiR2
21,571
19,245
15,418
13,918
J4,2B6j
17*083
23,000
21,221

18,923
25*, 044

36,248
24, 358

£

36,496
34,204
38,321

M

38,340

!F©
RUBBER AMD eAEWAS
FOOTWEAR

T«S AMD TUBES
p n e u m a t i c casings 1

Bmirser 'Tybts 1

Shipments

SMpraoifnts

YEAR AMD MONTH
Prcductoon

Total

I
Original Rgpuent
©qylp©qyipment
ra@nt

Exports2

Stools
®nd of

ffionth

Prodsyc=
tlon

Total

to

Exports2

material
Proconend ©f syi©d!s dyct i oo
5
month fabric

Thousands
of pounds

Thousands
1981 fontiily svsiraf5"®!! 0 0 « o <> 0

frihl

**

1SSS Ewithly average. ..= < > . »

3,485

116
147
138
234
224
248
324
163
91
103
107
02

3,011
•5,635
4,23?
6,489
SS010
7,434
7,244
5, ess
7^872
10,858
6,385
5,844
10,995
11,719 * 6,686
14S022
0,736
4,369
11,45®
4,028
9., 189
7,677
3P074
3,546
7,513
99903
3,856
9,681
3,990

3,Q'38
4,139
4,933
5,6S8
6,750
5,9©6
6,075
6,433
5,883
4,578
4,168
3S159
3,44®
3,754:
4,006

104
135
104
149
151
170
144
108
58
66
74
63

1S943
1,424
1,952
2,464
3,457
3,362
3,397
3,418
2,543
2,389
2,185
2,328
2,572

88
@7
85
97
IDS
82
88
81
100
90
71
05
90

4,575
8,934
8,762
8,712
7,886
7,556
7,473
7,5SD
8,6SO
9,736
10,436
10,717
8,752

3,773
4,806
4,801
5,016
5,158
5SQSO
5,142
3,377
4,722
5,102
4,753

4,152
3,433
3,781
4,729
4,901

61
63
S3
78
67

5,686
5,538
4,799.
3,700
3,936
4, OSS
4,837
4,449

1,708
1S578
1,683
2,168
2,065
2,141
2,053
1,300
1,057
1,457
1,825
294-14
1,787

4,348
4/215
•5,580
5,362
5,183
5,197
5,005
4,731
3,390
3,807
3,640
3,048
4,457

XS494
1,823
2,538
3,877
2,726
3,411
2,100
1,653
548
1,527
1,532
1,124
1,833

2,750
2, SSI
2SS35
2,372
2,356
2,679
2,800
2,943
2,746
2,174
2,023
1,825
2,490

105
110
107
113
101
107
105
112
97
106
87
100
104

10,971
11,868
12,004
12, 178
12,142
12,081
11,238
10,427
Us 200
11,228
10,572
10,383
11,353

659
688
841
907
732
678
494
266
678
1,387
1,777
1,707
"960

1,693
1,525
1,875
2,136
2,474
3,177
3,290
3,646
3,123
2,729
2,544
2,349
"2,547

96
78
79
100
86
73
85
79
86
109
8499
88

10,801
10,559

3,036
3,287
4,038
3,916
4,183
4,139
4,729
*3,4C9

2,448
3,291
2,795
3,143
3,291
3,929
3,870
3,991
3,888
4,126
4,405
4,154
"3,594

4,581
4,344
5,137
4,211
4,418
4,870
4,510
5,492
5,007
5,431
4,867
4,479

4,163
3,739
4,593
4,356
4,753
5,750
5,056
4,919
5,621
5,188
4,244
4,740

1,685
1,472
1,747
1,529
1,415
1,370
809
611
1S349
1,805
1,823
2,618

81
111
113
108
100
113
85
103
146
146
148
135

4,779

4,759

1,511

2,39?
2,156
2,723
2,719
3,239
4,267
4,162
4,205
4,227
3,237
2,273
1,987
3,133

3,411
3,77S
4,303
5,071
5,134
5,370
6,498
S3737
4,347
4,062
3,340
3s»775
3,936
4,113

2,583
3,332
3.76Q
4,171

1,134

4,917
5,338
6,191
.5S783
4,470
4,172
3S354
3,674
3j89I
4,182

1B516
IjSSS
1,660
1,616
1,001 '
791
502
874
IP 10®
1S60S

3,737
3,097
3,720
4S729

3
3,921
3
3S279
S
3,SS3
3
3S830
3

4,307

3
3 ,919
3

3,245

3
38217
3

2,761

3
2,697
S
2S677
5

6,091
8,052
0,749
9,946
11,070
17,453
15,708
15,398
14,889
11,953
99344.
75243
6,823

8Peeo

8,928
13,343
13,149
15,834
18,700
18,OOR
19,312
25,037
34, SS?
34,027
16, 822
14,106
IB, §18
16,844
17,381

'

9,033

Slipffl0JHtS

Stocks
end of
month

Thousands of pairs

8,397
6,758
4,767
5,036
5,353
4,999
5,004-

8S033
6,830
5,600
59813
5,433
5,095
5,014

31,911
38 B 343
30,039
21,790
17,493
17,344
16,072

5,925
5,231
•5, 905
5,R76
5,337
55,6.^9
4,571

6,144
4,819
5S041
4,970
4,429
4,334
5,431
6,877
8,063
7,897

14,886
14S 937
15,804
16,699
17,497
18,83i
17^963
16, 626
14, 567
33,430
13,436
13,615
15,691

§©iS
4,418
3,451
Mareho 0 0 „ „ 0 „ . . . , „ . . 0 „ ° . „ 0 . ° 3,510
April e 0 o 0 o 0 0 . . 0 c . . o e . 0 o 0 . o 0 0
4,684
F.fey . . . o 0 . o . . <. . o . „ . , o * . o o o o 4S796
5,412
B.371
4,837
4,806
4,943
4,794
5,121
Monthly sirorage. . o » * o ° i > o s ° « >
4,6?0
0

OetObSr.. .,,. . . . « o . . . o .......

5,737
5,117
4,215

m

8,591
8,667
8,660
8,75S
8^687
8,073
7S6S8

3,980
4,801
4,535

6§
54
65
54 9,040
45 10,692
60 10,945
8S903
60

4,837
5,128
5,866
5,669
4,993
4,751
49049
3,914
4,074
3,800
2,891
2,400
4,364

4,424
4,570
5,612
5,365
59C6@
5,064
5,0&4
4,721
3,®96
3,525
2,359
2,681
4,397

71 11,183
m 11,821
es 11,993
71 12,309
65 12,197
70 11,833
•58 10,950
74 1B,2SS
60 11,325
53 11,183
48 10,605
50 10,312
63 11,328

2,516
2,216
2,582
2,258
2,325
2,797
2,936
4,026
3,832
3,980
4,029
4,351
3,154

2,527
2,316
2,645
2,860
2,, 974
3,730
3,519
3,744
3,980
4,101
4,138
3,859
3,358

67 10,582
47 10,579
51 10,547
58 9^917
•51 99265
50 8,337
55 7,723
8S029
49
53 7,859
57 7,746
55 7,665
•55 8,166
54 8,868

4,098
3,681
4,470
3,841
3,848
4,333
4,043
4,918
4,512
5,073
4,513
3,824

3,936
3,335
4,015
3,927
4,154
5,123
4,285
4,432
5,025
5,012
3,940
4,443

4,262

4,302

19,426
14,603
16,302
20,135
SO, 683
23,472
22,176
30,840
3D, 643
31,348
21,400
20,197

6,003
6,751
6,496
7,5§9
5,903

essos'

7,409
5,993

1937
4,8D2
59059
5,704
5,525
5,161

March o
April 0
July

»

•«•**.«

o.

4,138
39841
4,227
3,846
3,006
2,852
4,442

21,856
23,056
26,123
24,280
33,iOO

•5,893
5S932
7, -595
7,197
6,734
6,455
4,679
6,454
6,598
6,369
5,671
4,617
6,174

6,015
4,518
3S439
5SOS7
4S788
5,764
7,424
7,318
6,635
5,143
4,343
5,600

13 9 43?
14S 851
16,908
lfl,167
21,116
S3, 814
21,729
30,746
m ,046
113^780
30,308
20,430
19,285

3,588
3,639
4,453
3,566
3,811
3,970
2,719
4,254
4,709
5,06?
5,513
5,523
4,234

3,937
3,212
4,197
3,837
3,648
3,742
4,041
5,803
6,360
4,991
6,139
5,035
4,578

30^031
30,296
SO ,558
»), 400
39,563
30,791
13,469
17,897
16,346
16,321
15,695
16,183
18,704

75,799

4,807
4,953
5,89?
5,216
5,033
4,866
3,280
5,090
4,713
5,332
6,049
5,376

4,778
4,629
5,214
4,414
4,017
4,192
4,894
6,213
6,452
5,916
5,473
4,185

? 67, 346

5,051

5,031

16, 157
16,582
17,281
18,083
19,005
19,72S
18,115
16,956
15,218
14,619
15,195
16,388
16,948

53,656
43,025
19,79B

7

4, 784:

1938

ApPil
May.
July

0

.

...,

0

October
November

2,697
2,158
2,680
•

iossat

10,141
9SS21
8,470
8,041
83 217
8,022
8,237
7,924
,58,615
9,089

35, 132

37,064
49,441

9

58,376
15, 001

1939
.Fetoru&iY* • * « » « • > » « * » « * « « « • «
March
April
May
<»
July

October

For footnotes, see pp. 339, 230.




116

8,932
9,573
10,109
9,998
9,919
8,909
8,300
8,891
8,364
8,657
9,244
8,688
9,132

71
65
74
82
67
66
62
65
98
108
137
92
81

8,069
8,415
8,901
8,837
8,840
8,044
7,819
8,238
7,846
7,717
8,214
7,174
8,176

62,969
63,737
67,877

150

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS—CEMENT AND CLAY PRODUCTS
PORTLAND CEMENT'
Stocks, end of month

Production

YEAR AND MONTH

Total

Percent
of
capacity

Shipments

Thous . of
barrels
1913 monthly average
1915 monthly average

1919 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
1928 montJily avefage. ..*....

1935 monthly average

2

Finished

Clinker

Thousands of barrels
2
2

7,675
7,353
7,146
7,589
7,721
5,891
6,700
8,306
8,191
9,489
11,448
12,405
13,434
13,673
14,326
14,664
14,183
13,409
10,381
6,376
5,281
6,474
6,373

76.1
74.3
67.2
62.2
47.1
28.3
23.5
28.9
28.5

7,391
7,203
7,219
7,852
7,542
5,894
7,167
7,999
7,921
9,714
11,324
12,146
13,060
13,482
14,243
14,621
14,120
13,229
10,539
6,715
5,341
6,326
6,245

3,650
3,475
5,311
8,612
11,104
11,377
11,503
12,571
12,347
12,470
10,977
8,971
9,364

16.1
16.4
23.4
39.2
48.9
52.3
51.3
56.2
57.1
56.0
50.9
40.3
42.3

6,616
5,837
8,443
10,402
11,634
11,163
11,597
11,894
11,223
11,374
9,248
7,047
9,707

3
3

CLAY PRODUCTS

«
Bathroom accessories^

Production

Shipments

Face b r i c k

Common b r i c k
Price,
wholesale,
composite,
f.o.b.
plant 5

Stocks,
end
of
month

Stocks,
end
of
month?

Shipments"

.„..___

Dollars
per thous.

Thousands of pieces

Stocks,
end
of
month*

Shipments9

1

Thousands of brick

11,220
12,773
11,312
11,054
11,080
9,386
9,800
7,278
10,160
9,759
9,250
13,181
16,027
18,891
19,986
22,701
24,406
26,563
26,140
22,660
20,461
21,050
21,985

4,015
6,191
7,077
9,009
9,640
10,550
10,685
10,882
9,941
8,058
6,481
6,233
6,246

222
188
200
344

224
191
194
222

13.616
13.052
11,817
10.694
10.530
12.001
11.768

3,917
3,177
7,186
9,182
11,240
12,521
11,823
12,624
12,619
13,089
8,942
6,246
9,381

22,686
22,971
21,126
20,571
20,431
19,281
18,975
18,920
18,738
18,079
20,117
22,441
20,361

5,214
5,590
5,625
5,328
5,071
4,912
5,079
4,931
4,838
4,980
5,180
5,605
5,196

245
290
362
426
483
556
723
677
792
938
974
726
599

197
235
321
378
461
551
717
651
747
909
964
680
568

11.599
11.599
11.685
11,691
11.738
11.777
11.779
11.775
11.913
11.788
11.777
11.818
11.737

56,471
44,736
109,641
154,473
171,418
172,892
170,135
172,748
173,723
189,104
163,246
141,090
143,306

417,482
405,866
363,932
322,719
335,768
368,638
398,870
417,660
419,872
433,730
430,194
456,543
399,273

14,379
9,940
36,475
51,642
65,694
67, 340
63,049
58,946
58,797
60,B77
46,991
36,970
47, mQ

287,211
297,175
288,835
078,152
269,004
264,056
264,335
270,048
269,206
260,685
276,793
289,657
277,013

30.4
29.6
38.6
48.8
53.2
52.8
53.1
54.4
53.1
52.0
43.7
32.2
45.2

4,689
5,163
7,879
10,272
11,890
12,645
12,237
12,291
12,773
11,190
8,188
4,793
9,501

24,393
25,059
25,622
25,747
25,493
24,011
23,370
22,940
21,388
21,565
22,634
24,939
23,930

6,160
6,788
7,554
7,544
7,540
7,360
6,771
6,347
5,896
5,859
6,104
6,342
6,689

794
652
1,077
957
1,161
1,071
1,196
1,268
745
849
960
692
952

769
633
1,092>
886 !
1,117
1,006
1,153
1,182
725
829
917
657
914

11.889
11.941
11.915
12.030
12.103
12. 110
12. 125
12, 116
12.076
12.113
12.113
12.044
12.048

108,163
113,598
163,801
191,040
191,275
184,625
167,085
157,831)
154,424
149,672
128,118
95S8SH
150,461

444,247
414,723
386,919
385,276
401,852
435, 318
463,531
479,256
508,840
524, 110
590,970
528,569
458,634

30,042
29,094
46,667
58,214
62,080
61,557
57,120
54,530
51,477
45,971
36,982
24,869
46,551

299,122
296,411
297,654
297,426
298,114
297,703
297,400
300,796
296, 123
296,834
300,462
304,731
298,565

4,534
3,916
5,879
7,983
10,361
10,535
10,968
11,007
10,559
11,556
10,184
8,066
8,796

20.7
19.8
26.9
37.7
47.4
49.8
50.2
50.4
49.9
52.9
48.2
36.9
40.9

4,390
4,575
7,259
8,691
9,752
10,943
10,164
11,823
11,716
12,357
8,573
6,290
8,877

25,023
24,361
22,979
22,263
22,875
22,467
23,286
22,534
21,374
20,569
22,179
23,947
22,821

6,589
6,732
6,623
6,497
6, 326
6,218
6,089
5,902
5,506
4,927
4,963
5,282
5,971

511
651
802
577
710
788
778
1,063
862
1,119
1,189
953
834

516
607
787
709
668
784
751
1,015
841
1,130
1,070
891
814

267
290
268
252
350
240
243
200
315
193
195
219
236

12.072
68,794
12.074
74,978
12.047 114,909
12.050
129,501*
12.007 190,738
11.927 145,476
11.972 129,338
11.902 148,809
11.895 ! 142,900
11.935 166,471
i2.Q3a 151,568
12.046
133, mi
11.996 128,055

511,904
486,950
445, 379
419,200
428,843
431,900
430, 168
428,780
451, 393
•182,830
482,032
478,360
456, 7a)

20,517
23, 327
38,801
45,902
49, 155
50,069
46,512
51,915
47,828
52,403
45,701
37, 307
42,456

299,019
298,041
288,614
381,651
377,009
371,477
371,488
267,844
268,583
367,016
272,200
383,017
278,833

5,301
5,505
8,171
9,674
11, 185
11,953
12,644
12,369
11,937
13,539
11,053
9,488
10,152

24.2
27.9
37.4
45,7
50.9
56.5
57.9
56.6
56.3
57. 3
52.2
43.4
47.2

5,640
5,044
8,467
9,654
12,748
12,715
11,755
13,401
13, 104
12,829
10,147
6,791
10,191

23,611
24,092
23,786
23,837
22,251
21,477
22,361
21,327
20,160
19,870
20,761
23,449
22,248 :

5,563
5,986
6,447
6,568
5,738
5,797
5,928
5,727
5,254
4,854
4,824
5,165
5,653

831
728
806
583
762
814
1,027
1, 168
1,148
1,282
1,022
1,043
935

795
673
720
552
792
819
908
1,213
1,160
1,215
958
877
890

255
321
350
374
377
382
388
376
397
369
375
268
353

12.023
12.034
12,032
12.026
12.077
13.118
12.059
12.038
12.036
12.043
13.083
13.080
13.046

470, 359
455,859
397,838
374,572
351, 155
361,364
393, <T93
416,303
451, 390
436,1 a)
468, 337
481, 3HO
43-4,491

3-1,499
38,785 '
57,624
63,083
79, 3-19
69,489
63, 658
66,906
03,537
61,278
54,127 I
37,041 i
56,730

392,565
300,546
390,906
277, 291
356,835
252,395
218,673
345,967
3-11,785
236,784
213,491
357,655
283,074

2

14.014
W-348
15,759
13.702
14.506
14.458
14.005
13.913
14.021

::::".::

i

:::::::: ! :::::::: :::::::

57,911 j 418,446
79,381 j 382,895

18,585 309,624
27,434 285,256

1936
March
April
Hay
July

,

1937

March
April
May
July
October

'

1938

March
April
May

„
„

July

,

1939
March
April
May
June
July

December

L_ - .

For footnotes, see p. 230.




._

-j

101,056
95,920
166,380
178,903
309,716
199,945
177, 165
189,287
167,348
183,201
167,329
128,007
163, 688

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

151

STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS—CLAY PRODUCTS AND GLASS
PRODUCTS
CLAY PRODUCTS
F l o o r and wat 1
t i l e , shipments^

Hollow
b u l Id I n g t r i e -

GLASS PRODUCTS
Vitrified
pavlnc brick5

Glass c o n t a i n e r s 4

W i n d o w glass?

Production

YEAR AND MONTH
Quantity

Value

Thous. of Thous. of
dollars
sq. ft.

Shipments

Stocks,
end
of
month

Short tons

Shipments

Stocks,
end
of
month

Thous. of brick

Total

Percent
of

Thous. of
gross

city

Shipments

Stocks,
end
of
month

Thous. of gross

Plate
glass,
pol Sshed,
product Ion 0

Production

Persist
©f
oapaettj?

Thous. of Thous. of
boxes ®
sq= ft.
4,465

5

5

2,662

5
5

2,814
§,659
2,618
2,246

s
5

2,214

7,422
7,630
9,878
11,187
9,871
10,887

S rt <ye/ji

1935 monthly average.......

35,580

388,057
342,573

7,268
5, all

77,274
81,910

2,983
3,230

53.7
57.3

2,920
3,137

7,570
8,001

330,262
327,112
318,059
310,262
312,141
311,830
306,998
303,043
309,960
315,242
333,108
344,131

3,892
2,052
4,856
7,858
8,973
11,476
10,920
8,724
10,800
11,614
9,738
5,099
8,000

79,730
79,677
79,408
76,073
75,447
71,800
68,380
70,683
71,400
68,319
64,034
62,554
72,292

3,105
3,041
3,324
3,557
3,792
3,905

54.4
55.4
56.0
63.3
69.0
68.4

2,917
3,031
3,434
3,570
3,963
4,005

3,849
4,407
3,996
4,251
3,881
4,032
3,762

70.1
74.3
72.8
74.4
70.7
70.6

4,184
4,350
4,346
4,310
3S6H
3,670

8,381
8,347
8,193
8,131
7,8S2
7,713
7,409
7,343

66.5

3,146 - 61,369
3,257
59,133
57,691
4,038
58s 727
6,716
6,877
60,271
©,431
61,249

4,041
3,885
4,208
4,559
,4,876
5,020

2,476

?15

1,903
2,034
2,385
3,198
3,32?
3,686

622
637
887
984
1,117
1*161

4,7444,335
4,099
4,089
3, SIB
3,323
3,435

1,480
1,385
1,353
1,389
1,185
1,106
1,10?

28,480
21,952
48,330
68,536
78,774
89,415
90,531
95,108
89,264
92,643
71,919
62,418
6§,780

3s 416
3,301
4S461
4,383
4,748
4,731

1,074
1,596
1,446
1,444
1,593
ls 570

51, 338
51,082
79,793
100,381
96,246
84,932

354,608
354,210
358, S86
351,509
359,881
367,022

4,701
4, ©39
4,742
3,571
3,319
3,714

1,554
1,831
1,4S8
1,171
1,038
840

80,317
80.S12
70,290
68,934
54,557
39,937

8,580
7,707
8,638
12,255
6,185
2,B82

4,302

1,360

72,053

3©2S455
365,788
361,084
369,610
373,283
380,917
363,221

6P643

63,646
66,533
66,252
60,866
60S 974
59,273
61,165

2,356
2,490
3,289
3,2S0
3,703
4,3,38
4,134
4S781
4,267
4,331

770
738
934
959
1P059
1,1166

34,000
35S 631
59S035
61,312
62S2S8
©4,631
55,489
63,186
58,998
62^410
§4,762
46,815
54^797

355,544
355,270
345,214
332,721
333,979
344,368
350,782
349,271
345,089
333,782
335,707
347, 147
344,073

2,537
2,087
3,811
5,243
7,900
9,079
11,418
10,778
a,046
9,591
7S308
7,191
7,074

342 , 408
348,792
340,348
327, 847
307,810
306,435
305,242
319,464
316, 376
324,886
339,038
360,965

328,301

12,542
8S819
7,248
4,352
7,170
7,881
14,988

3936
UaT*/»h

April
tby... ...........
July......................
August..... P..
September. ................
October.
December, i ... e .............

318,512

7,007
7,292

17,278
13,857
1<8,057
19,455
1©,192
16,244
18,428
18,710
19,553
309S43
13,084
7,371

3,782

7S03Q

16,506

70.7
73.7
70.9
79.8
88.8
87.9

3,881
3,746
4,488
4,380

27,8
49.7
70.6
81.9
79.7
88.0

91.9
88.8
82.9
77.3
68.0
56.6

1,320
1,352
1,212
1,188
1,095
954

81.3
83.4
74.7
73.0
87,6
58.7

78oO

4,656
49673
4,405
3,932
3,214
2,685
4,170

6,373
18,676
20,743
21,956
19,437
19,392
15S345
17,898
16,479
14^855
12,517
8,921

454
809
1,143
1,331
1,293
1,430

4,993
5,268
4,554
4,417
3,737
3,230
4,399

7S394
7,460
7,145
7, 244
7,317
•6,983
7,260
7,777
7,843
8,261
8,696
9,192
7,706

16,049

1,132

89. 8

56,964
56,433
55,484
55,170
54,274
56,849
55,689
55,423
54,396
52,999
51,323
48,127
54,438

3,122
2,992
3,645
3,655
3,850
3,595
3,516
4,037
3,656
39866
3,715
3,519
3,597

52.1
54.1
58.6
61.0
66.9
60.0
61.1
64.9
83*5
64.6
64o5
58.8
61.0

3,001
2,892
3,604
3,651
3,913
3,868
3,752
4,183
3,973
3,954
3,481
3,048
3,6S0

9,380
9,319

706
537
528
341
360
344
330
434
532
641
883
1,003
583

43*5
33.1

9,217
9,090
8,7SS
8,456
85,250
7,741
7,593
7,743
8,139
8,570

5,119
2,664
3,802
3,830
3,866
5,958
5,506
7,676
8,873
IS, 869
12,883
12,091
7,144

4,276'
2,007
3,994
3,612
6,647
63844
6,386
9,038
8,149
8,947
5,885
2,653

48,763
48,585
47,336
45,761
43,002
44,079
44,214
44,169
43,719
43,192
42,261
43,509

3,585
3,386
4,125
4,071
4,516
4,662
4,593
4,802
4,250
4,891
4,300
4,046

55.4
56.6
61.3
65.4
69.7
73=0
73.8
71.4
68.3
75.5
69.1
65,0

3,464
3,330
3,931
3,978
4,485
4,618
4,158
4,766
4,979
4,471
3,884
3,114

8,179
8,192
8,316
8,336
8,293
8,309
8,572
8,548
7,739
8,061
8,374
9,237

12,209
10,165
11,730
7,268
8,036
9,289
6,313
10,450
13,683
18,369
15,812
18,477

943
809
912
740
729
730
690
867
914
1,121
1, 143
1,189

58.1
49.8
56,1
45.6
44=8
44.3
42.6
53.4
56.2
69.1
70 o 5
73.3

5,703

44,799

4,269

67.0

4,097

8,338

11,813

898

55= 3

8937
'

April

••

July.

5,174

0938

April . e o s o . o o s . i o

Mav ...
May.

o »

.

July.

October. ..........<,...„...

3,261
3,605

1,195
1,381
1,235
1,343
1,129
956
1,064

593©
MarcJnu t o , , ,

July

=. ,

» . , , ,a

.

. .„

Monthly average, o o o o o o . . . .

3,551
3,441
4,816
4,639
4,692
5,103
4,899
6,172
5,439
5,511
4,868
4,271

981
940
1,362
1,208
1,274
1,413

1,337
1, 635
1,473
1,478
1, 337
1,173

50,024
43,643
•72,546
81^994
105, 173
96,288
. 95, 180
107, 771
90,184
89,700
88,423
67,550

4,783

1,293

82, 373

For footnotes, see pp. 230, 231=




33-. a

31=0
23.3
21.3
30.3
26.7
32.1
39.5
54.4
61.7
34.0

152

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS-GYPSUM AND PRODUCTS'
GYPSUM PRODUCTS SOLD OR USED

CRUDE

YEAR AND QUARTER

Imports

CALCINED,
PROProduction DUCTION

Calcined

Uncalcined

Board an d t i l e

All
building
plasters

For manufacturing
uses

Keene's 1
cement

i

Short tons
... ..

. , ^- .=

Total

Lath

F> 1

Wallboard

Th£ »usands of square feet

'~t~" ==^-" - ~ T

235,590
178,470
93,518
89,873
90,017 i

842,108
629,775
341,243
309,843
372,849

641,713
474,061
257,820
228,241
256,054

238,727
193,811
126,365
113,812
126,081

441,391
333,329
194,674
166,447
181,540

50,359
45,930
20,268
22,169
25,542

9,734
6,820
3,570
3,235 i
3,285.

184,906 '
141,978
B6,820
79,267
84,508

10,593

292,406

233,852

84,853

165,970

29,142

2,997

83,601

119,324

523,238

388,440

188,458

272,202

36,668

4,724

132,485

167,886

566,719

416,709

161,786

293,984

35,892

5,642

137,626

152,449

498,765

345,826

140,363

235,111

34,814

5,716

132,275

112,563

470,282

346,207

143,865

241,817

34,129

4,770

121,497 !

7,735

355,875

310,448

93,338

205,363

38,834

5,768

120,895

169,477

733,729

545,758

227, 330

370, 181

50,252

9,, 676

216,315

251,668

863,234

617,487

265,849

421,740

52,693

9,776

236,573

248,109

723,319

523,389

206,586

340,463

47,733

7,948

221,737

169,247

669,039

499,271

198,276

334,434

47,378

8,292

198,880

26,542

606,523

540,500

148,756

355,219

51,974

8,721

242,653

299,656

897,807

660,252

259,007

444,777

63, 301

10,040

299,172

306,673

897,178

704,846

249, 179

441,385

52,609

9,971

293,579

264,615

612,538

477,182

171,807

298,061

34,226

2,893

229,601

224,371

753,512

595,695

207,187

384,861

50,528

7,906

266,251

6,348

453,420

447,049

108,304

294,175

31,510

6,921

236,507

222,282

727,777

588,788

212,716

390,059

25,246

5,126

306,853

200,444

5,701

100,704

313,120

806,957

650,804

228, 375

432,779

34,523

6,591

346,749

251,764

4,991

89,994

247,673

683,127

534,415

192,931

333,730

36,517

4,884

308,714

214, 151

4,885

89,678

197,356*

667,820

555,264

185,582

362,686

31,949

5,881

299,706 j

201,744

5,004

92,958

40,423

541,183

533,440

139,248

331,702

26,233

5,506

308,627

207,418

5,228

95,961

May

291,810

845,524

773,634

244,163

486,494

25,515

7,781

419,569

297,267

8,581

113,721

July
August* • * * * • * . .
,,,,,.,,,*,,,,,,,,
September . . . . • * * • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • * • • • •
October

445,756

995,760

840,245

286,391

533,790

28,219

7,949

453,486

342,060

9,026

102,400

530,089

813,129

688,986

230,207

394,592

30,898

5,955

396,580

290,358

7,335

98,887

327,020

798,899

709,076

225,002

436,645

27 ,,716

6,798

394,566

284,276

7,542

102,747

** "

*

^

i*m
i
1934 quarterly average

1 ::::;::::
:::::::::
.
.
1

1935

April
Mnv
July

October
November , , , , , , t,,t,*,tt, ,

a

1936
1

March
April
May
July
October

1937

February ,,,,,*,.,,,,,,,,,,,, . .
March
April
MaV

8

July

October
,
Novenber • • • • • • •

1938

March
May

5

140, 616 '

3

4,434

3

91,457

July
October
December. » • . • . * . . • . » * • * > • * > • • * ••

.

1939

March
April

i

t

For footnotes, see p. 231.




158

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
TEXTILE PRODUCTS-CLOTHING
CLOTHING

corror

Hosiery*

Prices 6

YEAR AND MONTH
Production

Shipments

Stocks,
end of
month

Consump-5
tion

2

6,743

s

7,594

s

7,199

*8,741
2
8,951
s
s

8,981

9,246
* 9,689

>.

2

2
2
2

9,743

8, 234
8, 280

8,484
% 8,778

3

Imports
Exports
(excluding6 (excluding 8 Received
by
! Inters) l i n t e r s )
farmers
Bales 7

Thousands of dozen pairs

1938 monthly average

AND COTTON
Production (ginnlngsH 0

Wholesale,
middling
(New York)

Running
bales

Equivalent
500 pound
bales

Movement
into
slohtjs

Thousands of bales 7

Dollars per pound
0.128
.121
.103
.145
.335
.318
.325
.339

"13,983
"15,906
11
11,068
J1
11,364
11
11, 348
11
11, 906
"11,336
11
13,271

" 14,156
"16,135
" 11,103
"11,450
"11,303
11
12, 041
"11,431
" 13,440

1,303
1,036
1,357
1,188
900
931
1,051
941

.125
.193
.270
.268
.222
.151
.159
.186

.151
.313
.393
.287
.235
.175
.176
.300

"7,978
11
9,739
"10,171
11
13,639
11
16,133
11
17,755
" 12,783
11
14,297

"7,954
" 9,762
"10,140
" 13,628
"16,104
" 17,977
"12,936
11
14,478

37,213
21,396
10,217
11,291
12,307
11,804
8,401

.178
.124
.076
.058
.081
.120
.116

.191
.135
.085
.064
.087
.123
.119

11

"14,825
" 13,932
"17,096
" 13,003
" 13,047
" 9,637
" 10,638

1,037
1,001
944
1,119
1,344
1,425
1,408
1,385
1,328
1,180
1,150
1,107
1,241
889
1,017

465,289
454,064
500,749
551,701
567,984
514,712
493,293
486,933

713,336
506,556
676,868
558,057
364,353
330,611
544,352
509,389

17,497
26,449
33,798
32,064
32,689
18,781
29,236
49, 999

0.120
-104
.091
.137
.220
.395
.299
.310

450,565
507,294
543,444
460,139
536,044
556,971
617,085
547,673

533,125
501,278
435,293
554,455
696,832
743,039
766,562
711,996

23,158
31,030
31,228
26,754
26,113
30,232
34,368
28,673

587,491
448,149
453,055
418,084
517,550
451,595
470,889

618,145
539,505
570,880
743,036
696,131
479,439
488,378

B

14,648
13,756
16,629
J1
12,710
11
12,664
11
9,473
11
10,420
11

11

8,657
9,294

8,619
9,273

15,759
17,766
18,661

10,099
9,252
9,832
10,301
9,270
9,479

8,487
8,663
10,420
10,176
9,379
8,847

19,261
19,951
19,464
19,589
19,581
30,314

590,484
515,97?
550,641
576,762
530,894
555,449

542,776
406,022
404,741
352,710
351,734
297,500

13,547
17,838
15,662
12,630
19,891
12,462

.111
.110
.111
.112
.113
.114

.'119
.116
.114
.117
.117
.120

9,983
10,111
10,828
11,566
10,716

11 s 280

9,332
11,156
12,117
12,335
10,846
11,054

21,182
20,344
19,363
18,801
18,879
19,312

607,056
575,014
639,767
651,086
625,794
694,841

156,262
183,487
569,624
861,016
689,815
593,860

20,305
12,671
9,143
9,944
8,945
15,910

.126
.133
.126
.322
.120
.124

.132
.123
.133
.133
,133
.128

10,218

10,235

19,662

591,980

450,712

14,081

.118

.121

11,364
11,311
12,116
11,547
10,920
11,254

9,845
11,474
12,555
11,376
9,759
9,936

20,974
20,954
20,659
20,8f73
23,277
23,738

678,786
665,677
776,943
718,975
669,665
680,521

538,280
486,411
467,706
373,158
323,736
239,639

15,007
32,544
45,239
27,735
30,984
35,853

.135
.126
.137
.137
.129
.125

.130
.131
.145
.143
.133
.127

"13,141

9,302

9,381

9,915

8,635

10,718
11,418
10,653
9,832
9,090

33,783
33,103
22,174
21,964
31,875
21,534

583,011
603,617
601,305
524,188
482 s 976
432,, 328

134,312
220,415
617,444
798,921
796,985
751,001

18,960
8,458
5,042
8,744
9,115
8,638

.124
.105
.090
.081
.078
.077

.134
.103
,090
.084
.080
.083

143
1,874
8,360
13,160
16,176
16,803

10,554

10,503

23,000

618,166

477,334

19,702

.111

.114

8,843
10,995
9,840
10,038
10,368

8,464
10,109
13,077
10,503
10,096
9,660

22,020
21,499
20,574
19,919
19,995
20,837

433,268
426S866
513a6S6
413 ,,169
436,149

443, ms

647,481
398,744
425,588
377,250
193,002
175,878

6,450
18,797
14,360
19,142
20,038
15,184

.078
,080
.084
.082
.084
.080

= 086
.089
.089
o088
.084
.084

8,848
11,304
11,146
11,848
11,731
10,863

8,538
11,712
12,440
11,957
11,973
10,641

21,289
21,033
19,891
19,933
19,843
20,217

448,453
559,409
533,399
543,857
596,416
565,637

195,706
200,843
388,658
464,439
480,384
368,043

25,047
18,271
10,631
10,933
14,332
11,018

.087
.081
.082
.085
.085
.082

.089
.084
,081
.088
.091
.087

10,442

10,688

20,587

491,856

359,668

15,349

.083

.087

11,235
11,374
13,198
11,024
11,796
11,218

10,211
10,535
13,142
10,577
10,891
10,294

21,301
22,201
22,317
22,823
23,789
24,773

598, 132
562,580
649,940
543,187
606,090
578,436

289,514
363,962
330,070
178,225
142,577
113,634

12,280
8,395
9,583
12,692
13,991
11,824

.083
= 083
.083
.082
.085
.087

.089
.090
.090
.088
.096
.099

"11,623

9,819
12,448
11,977
13,194
12,987
10,411

9,483
12,924
12,820
13,156
12,451
10,359

25,133
24,681
23,861
23,923
24,482
24,658

521,353
638,448
624,902
686,936
718,731
652,695

106,531
318,792
649,057
886,332
583,644
806,720

15,840
13,494
9,746
13,678
10,679
9,667

.088
.087
.091
.087
.088
.097

.097
.094
.093
.093
.098
.110

137
1,402
6,687
10,085
11,112
11,276

11,753

11,395

23,663

614,285

380,752

11,822

.087

.095

1936
March
April
Mnv

«,
. ..°

July
S@ptewt>6r . * *
October

Month!

* >
.

avera e

10,348
13

10,420

"10,638

41
1,374
6,033
9,883
11,493
11,699

819
691
496
437
381
310
301
800
2,930

3,401
2,345

1,190
1,164

1937
„. ^
March
April

..

May

July

< 5 t

10,367
10,319

hi

October.

9,610

11,956
"13,399

695
633
697
510
337
203
175
1,051
3,090
3,489
3,538

1,001
1,350

1938
January ...... ......>......

9,481
March
April

••

May
July

17,644
12

18,252

"18,9*5

158
1^336
6,577
10,135
11,331
11,413

1,005
736
©70
497
355
313
211
674
2,575
3,030

1,739
892
1,041

1939
March
April

May
June.

. .*

July
October.
December

For footnotes, see pp. 231, 232.




11,553
"11,944

437
418
438
276
296
338
565
870
2,761
3,093
3,388

1,548
1,109

154

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
TEXTILE PRODUCTS—COTTON AND COTTON MANUFACTURES
COTTON MANUFACTURES

COTTON

Prices, wholesale

American cotton
YEAR AND
MONTH

In the United States
Total

Total

Total

ForIn
eign
On
foreign cotton
farms Warecounand In houses M i l l s tries
transit

1*513 IHOlithly

u

1' ir "^ y
1 917 nion till v

m r l

1920
1931
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
miO
1931
1933
1933
1934
1935

y

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

2

11,185 8 6,338
^14,389 3 9,674
%0,039 8 5,680
s
6,815 ! 3,318
?
- 5,807 3 2,711
2
6,952 ^3,286 "13,649
s
10,584
9,485 13,356
a
9,347
13,712
25j607
8,362
31, 321 11,613
11,225
8,181
31,622
12,469
9,776
23,112
16,317
13,228
26,616
18,885
14,878
38,697
17,685
13,675
28,834
11, §06
28,043 15,278
11,426
13,689
26,760

%,648
5,222
3,685
3,828
3,577
3,447
5,050
4,940
4,098
2,850
3,024

"3,869
4,005
4,128
3,378
3,282
4,970
6,985
8,589
8,334
7,745
7,407

tf

1,131
1,306
1,491
1,356
1,323
1,359
1,193
1,349
1,341
1,311

Exports57

Imports5

"3,337
2,773
4,365 ^12,260
9,707
3,202
10,397
3,044
10,642
2,694
10,399
3,090
9,812
4,007
3,961 11,199
12,760
3,373
13,071
2,363

Production

SheetPrint
Mill
ing, Bleached, Dyed,
mar- cloth.J l
uncolors
plain
gins" 6^x60 bleached
1

Dyed,
black

Printed

ifxi^

Thous. of
sq. yd.

Thousands of bales

*

F i n i s h e d cotton c l o t h j { ?

Cotton cloth

Stocks, w o r l d , e n d o f m o n t h *

38,890
27,206
43,195
51,688
63,718
45,348
06 920
68,329
45,909
48,958
38,710
39,818
45,276
42,775
47,085
45,571
47,037
34,690
30,580
31,287
25,170
18,859
15,464

Cents
per lb.

3,880
5,189
3,563
5,534
5,441
2,737
4,146
11,732
8,859
9
11,872
18,248
14,782
9,104 "16.99
15.66
5,057
15.18
5,250
13.68
5,108
13.68
5,099
12.57
2,960
11.03
2,894
8.93
2,453
12.70
3,446
12.77
3,461
11.91
5,306

Dol. per yd.
0.053
.046
.041
.061
.095
.158
.147
.181
.077
.086
.103
.091 '
.093
.076
.076
.077
.070
.058
.046
.035
.054
.068
,063

0.061
.056
.052
.072
.118
.195 ;
.168
.211
.087
.103
.123 !

Th ;m sands of yartis

'!

.113 !

.104
.093
.093
.092 !
.087
.073
.054
.041
.062
8B,219 0,932
126,978
.079
.076 128,784 104, 282 j 6,918

101,337
100,400

fi,4«U
5,863
r»,774
5,834
6,107
6,585
9,135
11,082
7,740
10,437
7,107
8,416
7,546

113,451
103,258
108,580
105,741
103,612
99,009
106,182
109,283
111,118
128,237
122 237
13^003
112,133

7,595
6,415
6,677
7,172
7,721
6,555
6,959
7,732
7,154
6,674
4,861
4,590
6,676

135,817
120', 758
130,393
120,262
1M,410
88,294
H6,O89
91,078
98,99(1
97,757
83,190
92,811
101,196

3,300
3,890 I
4,183
1,047
3,B33
3,434
5,022
6,741
5,877
6,379
6,617
6,369
4,975

87,104
91,892
104,594
92,795
82,876
78,538
BO, 588
mi,417
89,396
102,278
109,136
118,936
91,549

;"".*.'.';;;;."

1936
February
March
April
Mav
J U ly

August
September .........
October
December. • • • « • « . .
Monthly average..
1937

May
June
July
August
October
November
December
Monthly average. .

1938
January
February

June .............
July
October

Monthly average..

27;, 668
25,378
22,984
20,600
IB ,275
15,946
13,649
41,914
39,526
37,017
34, 536
31,925
27,452

13,302 • 10,572
9,674
12,276
11,192 ! 8,685
10,098 ! 7,762
6,899
9,061
6,069
8,037
5, 336
6,998
16,696
18,108
17,079 15,512
16, 005 14,086
14,951 12,774
11,435
13,840
12,579
10,458

1,344
1,078
838
647
639
626
575
11,706
8,079
4,701
2,642
1,692
2,881

7,822
7,323
6,543
5,961
5,207
4,497
3,906
4,276
6,633
8,009
8,363
7,767
6, 350

1,406
1,373
1,304
1,154
1,053
946
855
714
810
1,376
1,769
1,976
1,228

3,730
2,603
2,507
2,336
2,162
1,968
1,662
1,412
1,567
1,919
2,177
2,, 405
2,121

14,366
13,102
11,792
10,502
9,214
7,909
6,651
23,806
22,447
21,013
19,585
18,060
14,873

15,670
15,560
21,863
19,897
19,002
17,013
17,396
16,640
14,701
15,559
13,117
14,085
16,708

9,489
8,799
12,339
9,836
8,680
14,624
4,705
5,802
7,098
' 8,043
9,648
15,132
9,516

13.70
13.36
13.78
11.96
11.62
11.90
12.72
13.72
14.03
14.88
16.60
17.70
13.74

.058
.056
.055
.053
.051
.054
.059
.059
.060
.068
.077
.080
.061

.075
.071
.070
.067
.065
.066
.072
.075
.075
.077
.080
.086
.073

130,462
123,866
141,875
140,478
140,466
140, 006
143, BOB
145,397
148,115
167,411
148,811
169,520
145,018

C115,094

29,335
26,786
24,050
21, 367
18,792
16, 162
13,766
47,789
45, 315
42,859
40,482
38, 179
30,407

12,740
11,681
10,493
9,343
8,267
7,156
6,235
33,336
22,395
21,299
20, 343
19,455
14,387

10,261
9,178
7,891
6,819
5,867
5,001
4,387
31, 712
20,001
19,212
17,909
16,712
12,121

1,459
1,212
848
699
,555
463
400
17,352
12,719
8,103
4,783
3,189
4,315

6,761
5,939
5,012
4, 187
3,505
3,056
2,769
3,461
6,846
9,737
11, 517
11,853
6,224

2,041
2,027
2,031
1,933
1,707
1,483
1,218
899
936
1,372
1,609
1,670
1,581

2,479
2,503
2,602
2,534
2^400
2,155
1,848
1,624
1,794
2,087
2,434
2,743
2,266

16,595
15,105
13,507
12,024
10,525
9,006
7,531
24,453
23,020
21,560
20,139
18,724
16,020

14,808
16,243
20,710
16, 916
17,630
15,836
14,909
17,094
18,012
26,796
2-4,603
22,152
18,809

15,591
19,278
22,357
33,932
15,090
10,743
10,576
7,896
5,560
5,903
5,363
5,131
13,277

18.22
17.86
17.84
18.58
17.66
16.46
15.52
15.14
14.38
13.56
12.79
11.68
15.81

.081
.076
.079
.076
.069
.065
.063
.058
.052
.049
.047
.045
.063

.086
.086
.089
.095
.090
.085
.081
.075
.069
.061
.008
.055
.078

108,507
151,363
166,600
105,279
140,065
119,673
118,906
115,013
112,741
119,609
109,300
111,952
131,580

136,493
122,233 i
133,560 i
125, 104
108,888
92,190
88, -350
86,792
78,363
79,630
02,216
59,934
97,982

35,949
33,807
31,497
39, 257
27,024
21,837
22,639
47,666
45,423
43,129
40,729
38,331
35,024

18,586
17,779
16,854
10,043
15, 233
14,406
13,712
24, 313
23,433
22,520
21,545
30 ,,605
18,752

15,675
14,850
13,950
13,197
12, 575
11,952
11,446
22, 141
21,258
30,239
19,218
18,386
16,233

3, 183
1,645
1,313
1,094
1,025
903
625
11,338
7,194
3,497
1,985
1,319
2,843

11,776
11,439
10,909
10,445
10,009
9,678
9,098
9,783
12,994
15,370
15,504
15,302
11,896

1,716
1,766
1,728
1,608
1,541
1,371
1,233
1,020
1,070
1,472
1,679
1,665
1,492

2,911
2,929
2,904
3,846
2,648
2,454
2,266
2,173
3,175
3,281
3,327
2,319
2,519

17,363
16,038
14,643
13,214
11,801
10,431
8,927
23, 303
21,990
30,609
19,184
17,726
16,273

24,848
24,101
34,047
28,128
25,344
20,660
30,229
31, 363
.35,073
26,944
26,329
28,634
25,466

5,108
4,667
4,700
3,923
4,092
4,503
4,301
5,089
4,981
5,818
4,912
6,188
4,857

11.47
11.20
11.16
10.97
11.12
10.81
11.52
11.42
11.33
10.88
10.78
10.69
11.10

.047
.048
.047
.046
.045
.043
.047
.044
.043
.045
.045
.043
.045

111,876 60,223
.055
!
.055 116,995
127,643 89^182
.055
.054 113,340 80,273
109,748 79,044
.053
68,513
103,327
.051
110,568
74,656
.005
B8,362
130,498
.054
88,619
128,642
.053
93,372
,QP>4 i 134,929
131,661 100,200
.054
.051 141,266 102,501
H4,014
121,874
.054

35,898
33,567
31,005
28,653
26,155
23,723
21,462
(5)
<5>

19,636
18,713
17,670
16,766
15,772
14,826
14,030
(S)

14,721
14,101
13^146
12,948
12,393
11,920
11,591
11,774
14,151
15,441
15,457
14,554
13,541

1,593
1,520
1,077
1,255
1,132
972
815
606
823
1,417
1,734
1,811
1,255

16,273
14,854
13, 335
11,890
10, 383
8,897
7,432
(*>

(5)

1,085
949
803
718
646
595
550
11,025
7,380
3,918
2,266
1,741
2,631

2,227
2,143
2,044
1,845
1,601
1,339
1,074
(5)

<5>

17,399
16,570
15,628
14,931
14,171
13,487
12,956
23,405
23,354
20,776
19,457
18,106
17,437

20,768
27,618
33,135
29,726
23,980
26,982
28,674
23,878
30,033
40,494
35,564
37,899
39,895

8,534
9,210
10,108
6,566
5,581
7,151
6,750
6,776
11,189
11,774
11,859
16,332
9,318

116,732
130,660
133, 122
126,336
116,604
123,516
132,642
139,298
147,464
124,446
140,508
128,868

(939
February
March
April

July
September
October
November
December
Monthly average . .

1 I

For footnotes, &ee pp. 332, 233.




i!

<5>

\

(5)
(?}

10.46
.043
10.05
.042
10.11
.043
10.01 I .042
9.33
.043
9.84
.045
10.52
.017
11.41
.047
14.56
.054
15.83
.055
14.93
.053
.053
13.61
11.73
.047

.050
.050
.050
.049
.049
.052
.053
.053
.063
.069
.068
.066
.056

127,165
135,641
144,021
137,858
131,715
127,104
127,634
137,722
153,025
173,256
165,631
152,215
141,165 1

91,115
93,483
10!), 652
ft?, 270
98,292
89,020
»0,267
102,281
106,678
130,4a)
123,154
109,419
102,591 !

4,780 107,960
0,130 106,396
6,633 127,810
4,962 109,250
5,782 108,736
5,n3 90,365
e,&,.3 S7,281
99,3-12
7,305
8,056 113,380
8,322 12-1,301
6,816 117,393
5,534 113,100
6,283 108,752
,,.-

155

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

TEXTILE PRODUCTS-COTTON MANUFACTURES, RAYON, AND SILK
RAYOM km S S t K

COTTON MANUFACTURES

Aetive
spindles

Thousands

Deliveries,
«*0/S
unadAverage Operasouthern,
22/6
jusp@r
tions^
Total
cones 3 single, ted 5*
spindle percent factory)
carded
Sn place
of
(Boston) «
eapaei ty
MO. av. Thous.
Millions
Dollars per pouund 1923-25
Hours
of hours

= 100

30,560
30,748
31,136
32,293
33,400
33,534
33 876
33,801
33 , 052
33,026
34 , 681
31,136
32,642
32,352
32,547
29j 862

0=348
.218
.198
.297
.449
.663
703
8

3

SI 6 k

Fr5ee=
Stocks, @nd
Price,
wholeof month 9
wholesale,, Stocks, Delivsale,
Ifflimp16©
eries
and
United
raw
ports * denier,
Total
Iconsyfip- ports,
of
raw6 Japanese, v i s i b l e States
first month 5 tlon).«
(ware- ,.
13=18
supply nousas)
quality7
(N.Y.) 1 0
(M.Y.)

Prices,
wholesale

Active spindle
tears

YEAR AND MONTH

Rayon

Cotton y a r m

Sprndl® aetSvlty^

of lb.

Dol.
per
lb.

192
244
227
73
46
8
96
154

1.85
1.96
3 = 13
3.11
3.86
4.40
4.77
4,66

Mil.
of
lb.

Balesd

2 850
3 566
3 094
3,406
3,619
4,0®)
4,637
3,305

208
209
232
177
303
315
237
216

.331
.397
.486
.474
.418
.358
= 351
.371

0.404
.516
,585
.536
.504
.459
.444
.451

306
174
74
326
143
95
583
131
839
138
225 1,353
325 1,081

2.67
2.80
3.80
2 = 11
2.00
1.81
1=49
1.50

8,335
6,390
8,484
5,855
7,315
6,307
6,334

238
187
198
184
233
204
310

* 64=4
59=4
61.3

.358
.374
.216
.178
= 258
= 312
.305

.457
.406
.314
.248
.347
.443
.413

296 1,329
523
S66
353
223
237
341
480
383
441
26
071
135

1.35
1.06
o76
.66
= 61
= 59
.57

38=0
33 = 8
34=7
11=4
20.6
28.8

30,635
29,868
30,593
41,779
41,788
45,948
47,584
51,646
48,519
49,574
46,152
39,119
38,476
41,429

7,709
6,735
7,354
7,313
6,896
7,320
7,855
7,574
8,077
8,338 i
8,000 1
8,698
7,647

366
233
351
355
242
259
279
270
389
300
289
315
270

73.8
73 = 9
71.4
73.4
72 = 0
73.4
75.8
80=4
83.4
85.8
87=1
89.6
78.3

.299
,230
-278
.274
= 271
.271
.295
,,301
=303
,304
.311
.341
.295

.415
.415
= 393
.385
.385
.373
.385
,388
.401
=405
=408
.436
.399

606
655
544
565
568
649
754
825
721
678
719
735
668

392
611
346
551
683
699
1,342
2,441
2,072
1,127
1,513
1,316
1,083

= 57
.57
.57
= 57
= 57
o58
.60
,60
= 60
.60
= 60
.60
= 59

26 = 1
25.9
27.5
28.2
29=9
27.7
21.7
15 = 1
13=3
11 = 8
8=5
3.9
20.0

8,582
8,352
9,607
9,175
8,503
8,595
7,665
8,070
7,657
6,929
6,483
5,730
7,951

313
307
355
339
316
318
284
300
285
259
243215
395

95=4
97.1
86=4
97.0
95 = 7
90.4
84.6
85.2
82.3
77.7
69.8
58.3
85.8

.347
.344
= 364
.363
.336
=311
.293
.272
.257
.245
.339
= 335
.300

.463
.435
.435
.443
.433
.408
.397
.373
.368
.346
.333
= 333
.398

749
735
709
714
748
717
713
704
569
379
257
239
602

1,494
2,095
2,467
2,771
2,917
3,389
1,788
1,954
1,573
1,323
328
581
1,798

.60
.60
= 60
= 63
.63
= 63
.63
.63
=63
= 63
= 63
= 63
= 63

5,681
5,587
6,508
5,264
5,459
5,668

213
210
345
198
206
314

63.5
66=6
66.6
59.5
59.4
60.8

=235
.235
.234
= 330
.235
.219

= 333
.333
= 333
.333
= 333
.314

376
483
463
448
445
477

4S2
697
1,088
1,825
1,435
1,363

21,915
22,158
32,184
22,113
32,447
22,433
23,039

5,925
7,380
6,912
7,119
7,564
7,185
6,354

225
380
264
273
290
276
241

70.3
76.2
76 = 0
81.9
83.4
82.3
70.5

,230
.233
.323
.230
=240
.225
.330

.305
.303
.303
.304
.308
=305
= 317

877
939
910
704
595
691
618

32,497
23,533
22,503
33,133
31,970
21,771

7,642
7,164
8,343
6,885
7,573
7,399

385
277
319
269
297
290

85.7
8?. 8
86.7
84 = 7
81.9
82'= 5

.320
.234
.225
.225
.328
= 235

.303
.303
.303
.303
.303
,303

31,939
22,012
S©pt©sbep s o . . . . = . = « = . = = = .. 22,232
23,659
23,774
December ..................
33,778
32,316

6,631
7,903
7,6SS
8,581
8,803
8,040
7,714

262
313
308
342
353
323
304

81.9
85 = 1
92.5
97.9
101.3
100 = 7
89.1

.238
.340
.266
= 277
.379
.274
=244

.313
.315
.351
.365
= 378
.378
.327

745
739
673
691
679
870
924
837
963
935
925
897
822

1922 Monthly average < , . . „ . .
1924 monthly average ......
1935 monthly average = . . = = ,
1928 monthly average = , = 0 = .
1R39 monthly average . . = . . .
1931 monthly average „ . = = . .
1933 monthly average = = = = = .
1934 monthly averag© . = = 0 = 0
1935 monthly average ,. = ..=

30,409
37,269
25=693
33,354
34,886
25,126
33,417

7,533
7,735
8,393
6,690
7,883
8 .'OSS
8,704
7,727

Thous.
Dol. per
of
lb.
lb.

4,361
4,872
5,163
5,050
6,400
6,472
7,185
7,356

Bale B®

6, -273
6.960
9,639
9.084

6.574

?.64a

32,350
33,367
37,464
44,819
36,814
46,768
44,707
53,839
50,61©
45,3S3
57,815
63,804
67 5,747
42 ,©74

8,168
6,833
7,454
6,465
6,084
5,037
6,030

a. 653 06,317
81,788
6.248
6.5?4 93,881
6.194
94,653
5.443 109,160
5.072 107,499
4.933 121,630
a. 415 199, 3m
2.401 234, S59
1.561 225,1®
1.612 231,779
1.298 245,709
1.633 183 9 (136

38,995
33,053
36,000
34,564
33,087
31,437
36,658
42,016
45,709
43,093
40,401
41,627
37,887

6,275
5,518
3,480
4 647
4,086
4,143
4,753
6,315
6,900
6,SQ3
7,214
7,275
5,628

1.S59
1.796
1.739
1.704
1.609
1 = 608
1.730
1 = 800
1.711
1.769
1.936
1.977
1 = 777

ISO3 911
58,511
179,380
64,680
167,689
53,689
161,498
469Q©8
150,266
40.0S6
135,609
35,409
145,439 i 30,139
156,125
29S825
155,353- 29SBS3
157,500'
30,300
165,713
40,713
180,114
44,414
162,125' 41,783

4.0
3.5
3.5
3.5
3=2
3=3
4.6
6=9
13=9
28.4
44.5
56=8
14 = 7

44,198
38,484
39,934
40,561
35,278
35,793
31,399
33,557
36,372
36,002
31,749
21 ,,982
35,442

7,413
6,472
5,026
5,742
5,148
5,521
4,015
5,174
4,858
5,054
5,865
3,781
5,347

2 = 076
1.90ft
3=027
1.989
1.863
1=865
1.981
1 = 020
1 = 868
1.736
1.658
1.585
1.878

169,944
153,808
146,331
143,382
140,803
130,256
141,094'
153,083
152,857
151,834
156,734
161 ,435
149,139

50,544
49,408
41,731
40,883
41S302
45,356
41,494
44,183
43,857
40,ai4
45,434
49,535
44,571

.60
=54
.54
=54
.52
.40

59.9
61=1
64=4
65.9
67.8
67 = 0

30,715
30,269
34,884
33,381
28,687
31,493

4,003
3,359
4,182
4,833
3,433
5,271

1.574
1.600
1=043
1.633
1.634
1 = 624

143,678
136,904
134,436
130,955
135,616
133,157

48,678
43,834
36,336
41,455
37 ,-016
44,457

2,074
4,409
3,145
3,148
3,031
1,781
1,857

o49
= 51
.51
= 51
= 51
= 51
.52

53 = 6
41.1
34.6
36 = 1
40.0
39.5
53.6

32,593
38 , 504
38,844
35,631
41,599
35,204
34,316

4,073
4,975
5,524
5,417
6,437
5,543
4,754

1.834
1.739
1 = 759
1 = 854
1=801
1.809
1=70S

138,105
135,347
142,511
151,311
150,718
149,778
140,211

42,305
39,747
40,711
43,811
46,218
53,278
43,153

3,877
3,395
3,955
3,457
3,322
4,159

= 51
= 51
= 51
=51
.51
=51

40,816
33,319
37,863
27,802
26,150
36,236

5,039
3,040
3,555
3,9413
3,592
4,050

1.800 134,354.
S8,078
3.114
2=318 86,816
3.393 77,338
2 = 689 ©1,601
2 = 534 60,709

48,554
38,178
23,11©
30,738
34,201
19,209

3,503
3,423
3,108
4,062
5,677
6,750
3,974

.51
.52
= 53
= 53
= 53
= 53
.52

39.5
39.6
41.4
43 = 4
41 = 7
33.3
26.4
19.3
13.1
9.4
7 =7
6=4
26.8

26,134
33,085
36,869
41,858
32,241
21,128
31 , 953

2,614
4,435
7,262
6,936
5,433
5,322
4,608

2 = 648 73,348
3=641 81,060
3.993 89,160
3.371
89,135
3=304 92,537
3 = 931 109, 110
2.718 86,938

25,748
25,060
27,760
35,935
41,937
55,810
33,170

D936
23,323
23,348
23,182
April „ = . 0 . . „ o . . . . . o . . = . . o . 23,119
May. ... = „ = . . .. o .„ . = .... = .= 23,833
23,031
July. . . <, „ „ . . . o . . * o „ = , o „ . . 23,252
„
23,414
23 ,519
23,66233,814
24,083
Monthly average . = = = . . = = 0 0 =
23,381
S937
January
34,400
February .
34,518
March
.. .
24,640
April , . , . . . . ( , „ , , , , , « , „
34,727
24,656
24,558
July. ,... = , , , , . „ . 0 = . . . . „ . . „ .
34,394
24,341
23,889
23,715
Noveisfoer = . o o o « . o 6 . . . = o . . = =
33,778
22 o 337
Monthly avsrage . = . = ... « 0 .
24,079
1938
22,325
32,347
23,291
April . „ . . „ o . . = . = B . = . . .„ . 21,773
May. ......................
21,342
21,142
JUBie . . = . O C O = 0 ° . . O t . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JUly= . = , . . 0 . 0 . o . = . o o . o o . o .

1936
March. . ...... „ . . , „ . 0 ......
April
JUne . 0 0 0

JUlyo . . 0

0 0

=00.

00.

=0 . . . . . . . . , =

=

0 . 0 0 =0 0 . . . .

. . .

For footnotes,, see




334.

^Without adjustment for seasonal variations.

156

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
TEXTILE PRODUCTS-WOOL

YEAR AND MONTH

IMPORTS,
(UNMANUFACTUREDH

CONSUMPTION 2
(SCOURED BASIS)

MACHINERY ACTIVITY (WEEKLY AVERAGE) 3
Spinning spindles

Looms
Woolen and worsted

Apparel
class

Carpet
class

Broad

Narrow

Carpet
and
rug

Woolen

Worsted

WHOLESALE PRICES*
•

Raw,
terriWorsted tory,
combs
fine,
scoured

Dol . p er Ib.

Thousands of active hours

Thousands of pounds

Raw,
Ohio
and
Pennsylvan la
fleeces

0.57
.60
.71
.87
1.59

1914
1915
1916
191,7
1918
1919
192O

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average.*
average..
average..
average..
average..
average..
average..

21,680
34,393
37,432
35,083
37,811
37, 158
21,635

30,900
33,600
22,000

2,300
3,800
4,300

1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average..
.average. ,
average..
average..
average..
average. .
average..
average..

26,722
31, 389
32,854
22, 351
28,271
25,855
22,274
20,379

25,000
36,100
25,900
30,800
31,000
21,200
21,600
19,400

3,600
7,800
9,300
7,700
8,200
7,300
8,000
8,400

2,144
2,136
2,560
2,135
2,175
1,961
1,903
1,784

594
615
698
570
571
535
537
424

243
374
409
329
373
335
331
333

86,440
106, 110
113,360
103,820
102,980
90,400
93,070
92,780

96,300
96,220
115,880
88,580
89,240
93,430
88,480
78,960

113
117
129
108
105
107
109
96

.85
1.25
1.41
1.42
1.40
1.15
1.10
1.16

1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly

average..
average..
average. .
average..
average..
average..
average..

23,364
13,645
13,199
4,711
14,911
9,116
16,894

21,100
16,700
19,800
15,700
30,500
14,000
26,581

9,600
5,200
6,100
3,590
6,000
5,200
8,210

1,837
1,309
1,424
1,194
1,556
1,247
1,839

422
268
224
143
195
144
136

342
198
180
118
159
143
195

91,470
63,230
63,360
53,310
73,320
68,050
90,290

84,459
67,180
75,310
58,030
73,880
46,520
81,760

112
94
116
89
123
72
143

.97
.76
.62
.46
.68
.82
.75

21, 167
21,312
25,303
23,883
17,203
17,541

30,726
26,557
21,792
22,193
18,674
21,635

7,871
7,423
7,494
8,880
7,003
7,332

2,008
2,000
1,788
1,706
1,707
1,665

185
170
149
146
130
143

171
194
187
186
178
180

91,750
92,860
82,740
80,390
85,510
84,760

70,980
78,030
68,050
67,470
64,510
64,720

136
150
114
95
94
121

.87
.93
.93
.88
.87
.90

16,079
17,546
19,637
33,569
25,548
29,037

26,688
24,805
23,129
27,847
35,780
29,998

9,130
8,615
9,276
11,956
9,988
11,412

1,561
1,644
1,480
1,629
1,851
3,119

147
166
158
176
163
195

174
307
229
247
238
344

89,260
95,840
85,530
87,090
93,130
106,200

66,230
76,010
71,920
82,160
92,090
102,000

120
136
123
124
140
159

.89
.89
.89
.90
.98
1.06

21,477

24,985

8,857

1,760

161

303

89,420

75,070

135

.92

46,890
46,292
48,462
38,202
29,990
28,480

31,861
28,519
29,148
32,174
25,252
22,212

13,313
12,904
12,725
13,083
10,238
9,619

2,170
2,244
2,168
2,041
2,071
1,973

306
216
212
199
189
168

343
372
277
265
356
246

101,062
107,232
101,059
94,771
95,538
89,440

96,337
97,775
95, 361
89,720
89,282
79,198

151
159
160
158
146
133

1.11
1.07
1.05
1.08
1.04
1.00

19,302
21, 116
16,896
14,213
10, 147
6,045

23,646
22,129
19,000
17,817
11,824
11,635

7,980
8,753
7,324
5,024
2,788
2,869

1,638
1,639
1,376
1,313
993
1,137

119
124
99
102
79
73

188
227
207
154
105
111

75,136
84,236
68,693
59,989
41,473
44,708

61,514
63,684
50,707
50,866
41,986
48,146

110
116
99
79
65
68

1.00
1.01
.97
.90
.83
.81

27,170

23,851

8,885

1,717

149

213

80,470

72,240

121

.99

4,584
3,676
3,621
3,660
4,029
5,847

12,709
12,090
10,412
12,633
12,944
15,467

3,672
3,982
4,328
3,339
3,036
3,313

1,175
1,325
947
693
876
1,101

79
77
76
50
61
51

100
122
128
123
98
96

47,408
55,882
41,926
33,312
40,168
47,921

44,779
40,700
30,425
34,169
46,198
55,614

69
67
56
64
85
102

.79
.70
.68
.69
.68
.65

7,012
9,737
12,381
15,373
16,302
18,162

22,746
33, 136
19,619
24,619
23,512
29,688

4,996
6,025
6,386
8,660
7,716
9,501

1,182
1,501
1,343
1,331
1,530
1,777

60
81
78
84
86
82

106
145
166
168
172
178

58,358
74,937
66,346
66,569
71,285
72,928

56,400
70,241
63, 331
70,633
86,385
97,458

119
146
117
130
147
150

.69
.71
.70
.71
.74
.73

8,690

18,297

5,412

1,324

72

134

56,344

58,277

104

.70

21,938
17,274
25,441
16,826
20,542
14,771

25,941
22,449
21,110
19,567
20,244
23»772

9,784
8,776
9,856
8,159
5,852
6,291

1,934
1,942
1,590
1,338
1,573
1.791

79
78
75
63
69
73

186
309
213
198
175
178

73,480
73,130
60,041
55,704
63,348
72,489

87,770
82,226
77,747
67,613
79, 174
83,819

129
137
124
95
117
136

.73
.73
.72
.69
.69
.71

14,054
16,709
29,625
19,832
22,909
26,035

27,489
24,707
25,006
33,984
26,436
32,378

7,984
9,604
8,847
11,274
9,238
7,665

1,759
1,698
1,549
1,782
2,043
2,044

69
82
81
95
101
78

155
199
196
231
213
197

73,739
77,201
74,103
81,748
80,173
74,111

71,306
77,698
81,611
105,604
103,333
84,395

132
145
144
167
157
133

.72
.73
1.02
1.09
1.06
1.06

20,496

24,434

8,611

1,748

78

195

71,564

83,413

134

.83

1.74
1.66

0.25
.26
.S6
.41
.66
5
.76
.64
.51
.26
.42
.51
.53
.55
.46
.44
.51
.46
.31
.22
.19
.31
.33
.30

S u i t i n g , Women's
undress
finished goods,
worsted , French
13 oz.
serge
(at fac- 5T (at
tory)
mill)

Worsted
yarn,
32's,
crossbred
stock
(Boston)

Dol. per yd.

Dol. per Ib.

?

* 2.17
2.20
3.35
2.01
1.91
2,00

1.96
1.70
1.48
1.24
1.52
1.64
1.50

'"i.'ii

.96
.81
.92
1.11
1.02

0.78
.64
.78
1.05
1.56
2.11
1.63
1.83
1.18
t.41
1.73
1.69
1.72
1.44
1.37
1.55
1.49
1.24
1.00
.83
1.08
1.25
1.13

1936
March
May
J\lly

.39
.42
.42
.37
.37
.38
.39
.38
.38
.39
.43
.49
.40

1.73
1.73
1.74
1.78
1.78
1.78

1.06
1.10
1.11
1.11
1.11
1.11

1.75
1.63
1.63
1.65
1.78
1.96

1.11
1.11
1,07
1.06
1.10
1.14

1.75

1.10

.52
.50
.45
.46
.42
.42
.43
.43
.42
.38
.35
.32
.42

1.96
2.01
2.03
2.08
3.08
2.08

1.15
1.19
1.19
1.21
1.21
1.21

2.08
2.04
2.00
1.98
1.83
1.83

1.31
1.21
1.21
1.21
1.17
1.14

2.00

1.19

.31
.27
.26
.26
.26
.26
.29
.30
.29
.31
.32
.31
.39

1.83
1.83
1.77
1.54
1.54
1.54

1.14
1.14
1.14
1.11
1.04
1.04

1.54
1.54
1.54
1.54
1.62
1.63

1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.02

1.62

1.07

.31
.32
.30
.28
.30
.32
.32
.33
.45
.49
.47
.46
.36

1.63
1.65
1.68
1.68
1.68
1.68

1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02

1.68
1.68
1.91
2.18
2.18
2.18

1.02
1.02
1.10
1.16
1.16
1.16

1.82

1.06

1.31
1.33
1.33
1.30
1.28
1.30
1.29
1.28
1,26
1.25
1.34
1.47
1.31

1937

April
May
July

October.. ,

1.49
1.80
1.46
1.45
1.45
1.43
1.41
1.40
1.38
1.34
1.18
l.M)
1.38

1938
April
Mav, ,,
July

November

...»

1.10
1.08
1.05
1.05
1.05
1.01
1.03
1.05
1.05
1.06
1.12
1.11
1.06

1939

April

For footnotes, see p. 234.




1.10
1.13
1.13
1.13
1.13
1.13
1.13
1.15
1.38
1.53
1.46
1.45
1.23

157

1940 SUPPLEMENT—SURVEY OF'CURRENT BUSINESS
TEXTILE PRODUCTS—WOOL AND MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS
wool
Receipts at Boston1

MISCELLANEOUS POTSUCTS

teolen

YEAR AND MONTH
Total

DoFormestic eign

B u t t o n s , f rashwater pearl 8

Stocks, secured basis, eod of q u a r t e r ^

Total

Total

BD=
mastic

fersted

foreign

Domest i e

Total

Foreign

average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
aver eg©
average
average

13^483
16,894
15, 142
17,100
17,510
15,275
17 825
8,809
11 , 977
15,913
18,011
16,687
10,954
14,106
18, IBS
17,546
175348
20,530
21, 150
17, 718
23 327
17 , 088 15,451 1,63? 5179S645
23,707 19,853 3,855 137,816
17,524
18, 581

WaiTCho o

o

o » . 3 eo ao

April ................ 20,495
S%y.
54,421
©5 708
21,694
16, 156
15,478

18,911
28,509

6,410
4,576
4,845
6,071
21,761
50,424
643,300
£0,101
13, 153
12,060
15,515
6,139
18,780

11, 113
14,005
17,413
14,434
3,838
3,99?
3 403
1,592
3,004
3,418
4,766
13,772
7,729

S

57,44S
44,868

tlon

Stocks,

and
of
month

Orders,
un=Sales f i l l e d ,
by
and
dealers
of

Py roxylsn
spread

Shipments,
billed

fiionth

Tfaous.
Thous • Thous. of ElOlSS. Thous. of
Percent
of capacity of gross of dol. linear yd. of Ibo linear ydU

Thousands of pounds
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1929 monthly
1921 monthly
1922 saonthly
1923 sionttily
19S4 monthly
1925 Monthly
1935 monthly
1927 monthly
1928 monthly
1929 monthly
1930 monthly
1931 monthly
1932 Roratbly
1933 raontWy
1934 monthly
1935 monthly

Prodye-

Pyroxylin-dbated texF u r ? tiles ( a r t i f i c i a l leather) 3

*49,401 S8,046 3122,098
37,519 7,350
92,948

S

105, 828 516, 270
79,347 13,601

105,096

44,667

32, 003 L33664

60,4S9)

28,470

31,959

147,057

48,747

38.024 10,733

98,310

72,874

25,436

136,846

44,574

35,350

9,324

83,272

65,161 17, 111

129, 304
137,051

45,763
45,938

35,223 10,S40
35, 150 10,788

83,441
81, 113

44,484 38,057
52,747 28,388

46,815

31,751 14S S64

74,211

47,371

48, 880

33,603 15,387

93,664

64,853 23,811

37,711 13, 182

85,460

63,830

21,640

47,890
4®, 347

38,015 9,875
35,270 12,977

70,223
80,8SO

54, 567
52,545

15S 658
33,345

109,418?

48,064

38,823 S, 341

61,423

48, 825 . 14,598

139, 2SO

46,50*5

37SS30

§,679

92,751

7@,5SD

147,597
3,735
3,103
4,670 115,655
2,099 128,000

48,27®

40,324

8,052

99, 321

84, 3S3

46,686
47,384

37,065 0,621
38 486 8, 898

80,616

52^517 16,453
65,811 14, SOS

46.0
33.5
44.0
47.0
48.1
47.3
48.8
39.0
42.7
35.9
48.5
46.0
43.3

13, 860
14,001
12,482
12,004
9,792
10,865
11,028
9,453
9,109
7,919
6,645
6,868
7,768

13, 006
13,624
14,227
11, 174
10,456
8,908
4,901
2,427
2,388
3,323
2,316

45.0
53.7
53.4
51.1
51.9
50.0
42.6
55.2
56.8
61.3
63.2
60. S)
53=7

7,925
7, 956
7,989
7,889
8,046
8,061
79680
7,660
7,461
7,461
7,395
6,816
7,696

2,793
4,137
4,332
4,326
3,058
3,208
3, 505
3,637
2,844
2,303
2,884
4,051
3,489

83.3
64.7
64.2
62.9
60.4
45.9
39.7
44.5
42.0
37 o 9
SBol
3S.7
48.4

6,735
6,613
6,320
6,505
6,746
7,231
7,OD3
7, OSS
7,033
7,193
7,385
7,287
6,938

4,441
4,778
5,705
6,3110
4,9S5
3,304
3,207
4,CD3
2, 330
1,750
1,249
1,468
3,553

5396S
6,408
7S803
7,156
5,635
4, 958
4,, 317
5, ©S3
5,481
4,945
'1,731 3,762
1,544 3, 366
3,375 5,483

5,618
5,808
7,412
6,766
5,727
5, 018
4,131
4,804
4, flS2
43 617
3,609
3,171
5, 136

23.0
27.2
27.8
28.2
24; 7
27.3
21.1
33.0
42.6
37.8
3So3
28.9
39.9

7,308
7,237
7,185
7,21©
7,123
7,073
6,853
6,899
7,037
7,355
7,163
6,795
7,091

2,879
2,833
3,674
2,089
2,316
39321
5,010
5,SS3
2,450
1,557
1,232
1,524
3,766

1,931
1,981
1,878
1,593
1,564
1,711
1,8.35
1,890
2,195
1,908
1,917
2,148
1,879

35SS6
4,026
4,688
4, 35Q
4,087
3,464
3', 786
4,429
4,389
4,516
4,168
4,531
4,133

S3.0
39.3
39.2
34'. 6
23.6
28.6

6,4SO>
6, 207
6,607
6,641
6,330
6,232

2,479
2, SCO
3,552
2,393
3,695

2,451
2 223
3,S183
2,252
1,887
2,087

5,873
5,681
5,697
5,784
6S01€

2,405
3, 155
3,155
3,660
2,3S9
19263

6,1M * 3,625

•

3,371 3,579
2,463 4,297

3,S86
4,133

3,951
3,894
59 131
5,647
5,423
4,930
4,688
5,375
6,087
6,081
5,331
5,648
5,180

3,715
3, §76
4,68®
5,11B
5,013
4,608
4,601
4, ©72
5,232
5,408
5,094
5,495
4,810

2,033
1,043
2,475
2,459
2,S73
2,000
3,460
3, 612
2,668
3,410
3,684
3,633
2,471

GD37
28,603 5,128 23,476
2,407
38,618
7,745 26,B85 120, 526
34,730
April 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 = 0 . 0 0 0
25,333 10,687 14,626
May.
37,878 23,340 14,638
53, 149 41,315 11,833 142, S54
July D o o . o . « , < , , „ = ,.
38,804 36,1B6 2,71©
3,442
8,439 3,6©1 133, 353
12,139
85,753
5, 758 2,995
8,911 6,925 1,986
719 118, 115
4,301
4,919
ESonthly av©r£i's'(Bo . 0 0 . 0 25,771 14,828 11,943 129, 137
MaFeilo o .

0

„ 00 0 o = 0 0 0 0 0 0

6, 338

March-,
April

6,798
14, 821
40, BOO
44,089
0 0
o o
65^322
44,508
16,047
22s 2S3
34,341
13, 678
25, 541

JUlly. o . o o . o . o . . . 0

Kov&^iber o o o o o . o . o .

'
January . O O O O O . Q O . . O
March „
April

May.

October.
KIO¥GHlb©F

00

0

0 0 0 0 0

0

15,533
ll 830
13,808
17, 173
33., 461
55,614
55 335
39,328
24,410
(u)
\ (*)
(*)
«y)

For footnotes, see pp>o




5,763
5,504
6,159
14,090
40,198
44,181
64,583
42,089
10,021
18,487
31,239
9,009
23,442

3?6
1,033
639
730
702
SOS
740
2,437

13, <m
14,938

5,374 1.0, 2S4
5,939
10,241
35,641
51,401

7,669
94, 006
6^932
5,020
4,213 123,036

51 247 4 109
35,337 3, 9^1
19,046 6, 363 118,514
11, 901 («)
5,601 ( y )
4,678
111,389
O

19,426

(y)

111,851

39,019

39,458

9,561

55,487

33,452 22,0,%5

39,602

31,357

8,34®

83,494

63, 128

SO, CK6

40,997

32,302

8,796

77,317

57,260

20,rv57

30,958 13,147

67,184

31,713 35,4-71

28.3
32. -1
40.4
46.6
44.0
30.4

30.9S4

70,931

46,388 34,532

34 o3

.44,103
40,931

0,937

4, 110
4,731
5, 107
4S414
3, 876
3,886
3,034
3,117
3, 179

3,542
4, 118
4,831
4, 318
4,139

3, an

3S8S2
4-j 849
4,998
4,932
4,389
4,693
4,336

2,. 243
2,415
4,562
3,578
3,132
3,7§f7

S,g?0
5,079
5,402
4,643
4,727
4,710
4,351
5,581
6,343
0,371
5,413
5,038

3, 971
5,143
5,8&7
6,482
5,556
» S M8

2,651

5S236

5,103

4,7^5
5,119
5, SOS
4,576
4S759
4,387

158

1940 SUPPLEMENT-SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT—AIRPLANES AND AUTOMOBILES
AIRPLANES

AUTOMOBILES

Production

YEAR AND MONTH

Civil
aircraft

MM!-

Exports"

tary
(deliveries)

Canada5
Total,
assembled

Passenger
cars

United States7
Total,
assembled

Passenger
cars

Trucks

Retail purchases

Total

Number
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917

Monthly
monthly
Monthly
monthly
Monthly

average « •
average •
average
-average
averags

th^
thi

» °^

1tE>A

f-ht

*'

1927 Monthly average
1928 Monthly average

. ..

63,332
90,4-73
60,868
46, 513
24,484
32,301
48,009
60,212

25, 172
38,335
36,332
30, 565
18,882
18,904
25,043
34,955

11,02?
5,883
2,911
2,114
1,270
1,086
1,378
1,368

58,300
57,038
97,779
119,894
120,193
129,694
116,065
94,018
79,110
60,792
73,203
97,120
91,925

34,618
34,128
52,236
60,053
63,330
64,247
59,227
52,124
48,213
45,080
39,877
50,075
50,267

70
75
99
106
201
240
136
260
124
120
99
107
136

52
41
86
95
72
73
59
45
68
96
76
95
72

25
33
26
33
37
80
69
58
21
33
34
78
44

6,607
4,573
7,603
3,726
5,222
4,424
4,545
3,414
3,514
2,886
5,132
3,934
4,631

5,143
3,537
5,996
3,108
3,945
3,438
3,367
3,335
2,153
1,822
4,715
2,792
3,529

25,654
25,958
28,923
26,063
28,557
24,041
22,519
15,738
10,939
16,731
27,428
23,984

9,787 93,315
15,867
9,913 91,672
16,045
18,921 10,002 150,821
17,723
8,330 180,927
17,720 10,837 184,575
9,055 194,968
14,986
9,811 176,202
12,708
8,323 7,405 147,003
4,564 6,375 128,150
9,894 6,827 106,501
20,032
7,396 113,747
24,788 10,501 148,101
15,131
8,853 142,996

126
112
107
146
264
341
296
306
271
169
56
95
3
191

38
34
33
52
51
54
69
83
82
97
116
149
72

47
35
41
53
54
57
37
66
43
63
76
56
53

5,290
4,424
7,O78
5,739
5,047
6,799
8,097
3,778
3,969
4,055
3,040
3,551
5,489

3,370
2,339
5,040
3,932
3,636
4,758
5,478
5,570
2,376
2,358
2,878
2,066
3,650

32,626
27,531
33,763
35,082
38,274
33,587
34,415
28,838
21,4O4
25,679
36,110
50,340
33,137

20,034
17,014
22,634
22,827
23,447
18,408
19,268
12,086
6,181
17,348
24,645
27,590
19,290

12,592
10,517
11,129
12,255
14,827
15,179
15,147
16,752
15,223
8,331
11,465
23,750
13,847

107,537
104,064
172,409
181,344
190,656
193,728
174,156
162,783
130,691
109,256
103,362
90,679
143,389

63,665
57,612
106,176
108,927
117,532
118,323
106,865
99,001
76,945
64,613
60,883
51,297
85,987

43,333
45,964
65,507
71,691
72,349
74,636
66,616
63,162
53,186
44,107
41,993
38,951
56,791

539
488
727
726
774
770
674
620
559
836
486
431
611

158,986
127,388
199,022
182,102
193,527
180,319
172,145
161,539
77,760
134,010
160,947
138,979
157,223

50
58
85
74
72
80
79
62
79
76
70
78
72

39,001
39,654
41,869
49,638
44,162
59,629
60,100
03,008
40,377
36,931
31,219
28,424
43,670

2

116
99
128
149
103
99
85
81
84

30
68
99
72
103
93
72
74
63
54
45

2,733
4,875
5,416
°3,014
3,588
4,433
3,376
2,558
2,399
1,753
2,406
3,835
3,366

39,417
29,586
30,492
25,680
19,579
16,605
16,443
11,142
10,888
17,024
29,043
34,978
23,406

21,800
17,305
16,809
15,757
12,127
9,564
9,222
5,347
.2,808
10,930
30,172
31,322
13,587

17,617
12,281
13,683
9,933
7,452
7,041
7,221
5,795
8,080
6,001
8,871
13,656
9,81O

68,669
69,593
96,382
90,821
94,917
92,819
82,633
86,552
67,341
67,252
91,565
99,419
84,239

34,141
34,224
46,999
49,372
48,534
46,203
40,880
42,102
30,534
31,850
53,429
57,246
42,965

34,081
34,963
48,835
43,852
45,733
46,088
41,260
43,879
36,267
34,975
37,615
41,610
40,763

447
405
548
597
590
52«
493
572
43!*
428
521
5&*
511

81,070
73,136
9.1,231
95,H«y
85,744
74,213
61,280
41,845
28,500
63,870
130,677
163,508
82,579

60
55

73

4,884
7,282
7,609
4,085
5,253
5,795
4,760
3,912
3,460
2,946
2,747
5,024
4,814

73

27,889
30,208
33,259
29,532
30,077
30,991
29,122
32,321
32,124
30,816
28,149
27,479
30,167

72
114
132
109
156
149
122
138
62
43
62
294
121

8,499
6,043
6,315
2,274
5,480
6,627
4,821
6,154
1,913
l,l!02
4,B74
4,901
4,875

5,806
4,222
4,526
1,592
4,075
4,630
3,040
4,804
934
586
2,386
1,947
3,212

33,958
37,351
30,048
37,087
25,230
27,087
19,183
11,593
7,834
18,140
19,676 S
23,688
21,655

15,126
16,193
17,984
16,213
14,430
16,213
8,375
3,985
4,493
9,461
10,678
11,885
12,086

8,832
11,158
12,064
10,874
10,790
10,874
10,808
7,607
3,341
8,679
8,998
10,803
9,569

81,752
81,915
120,907
121,919
141,790
138,572
121,737
116,748
94,316
109,793
113,941
119,637
113,585

42,573
42,157
67,200
69,087
78,587
76,249
67,000
62,074
46,586
59,525
64,000
69,705
62,062

38,764
39,330
53,135
52,214
62,449
61,701
54,192
54,103
47,313
49,734
49,463
49,408
50,983

415
437
582
618
754
621
545
571
417
534
478
524
541

138,899
028,377
158,512
155,736
145,457
122,684
100,490
47,058
65,310
130,332
134,922
179,930
125,642

44
5H
83
65
76
00
75
76
77
77
67
76
72

31,199
29,878
35,331
34,790
35,501
37,606
35,527
38,821
35,804
37,471
33,737
37,869
35,295

*

* •

84
2,157
286
1,861
3,489 1,841
1,577
5,160
5,480 1,207
859
3,078
5,595 1,299
11,876
2,428
623
2,579
954
5,566
2,072
10,586
12,615 2,279
20,359 4,885
19,878 5,573
23,229 8,787
99,531
30,694 11,564
28,287 16,397 134,690
7,043 100, 112
12,756
6,871 4,021
79, 192
3,453 2,080 44, 635
5,376 3,626 52,241
7,727 74,431
12,096
14,473 _JU252L 96,536

Hand
extinguishers

NuMber

Thousands of dollars
2,241
2,147
5,330
6,737
6,686
3,937
6,894
14,304
3,203
6,520
12,658
14,894
25,244
25,453
32,016
42,258
44,684
19,798
10,892
5,534
9,003
19,823
22,730

Motor
apparatus

70
71
42
28
33
38

""
*

Used
cars

Shi pments

189
151
56
56
71
90

••* >

1925 nonthly nverage

6
780
1,633
1,506
775
3,950
4,790
3,657
4,834
4,469
3,325
4,644
5,405
2,404
774
817
1,319
2,606
3,966

New
cars

Wholesale
(manuUnfacturclassi- ers to
fied
dealers)

2
3
33
1
12
4
4
5
4
3
4
5
7
4
5
14
29
27
12
23
34
41
28

> • *•

1919 monthly average
1920 Monthly iivera/ie

iaii>

500
468
1,123
1 048
791
863
1,912
1,918
894
3,163
5,827
4,721
6,179
6,194
4,785
6,616
8,476
3,713
1,151
1,061
1,700
3,614
5,361

Fire extinguishing
equipment*

Financing8

Exports

1935 Monthly average^

56,477
55,082
46,203
27,522
41,623
75,610
116,880

127
126
119
108
112
94
70
28
21
31
45

51,151
50,406
47,600
45,146
49,365
41,548
26,545
14,574
17,599
22,179
28,489

498
505
807
980
1,051
1,028
910
861
828
630
667
906
806

123,196
117,134
158,556
194,323
185,123
177,449
166,018
129,865
57,578
75,208
133,555
185,579
141,965

38
42
52
53
48
56
67
69
59
64
60
71
57

30,135
23,531
30,639
32,430
32,496
35,110
38,560
36,573
31,105
34,309
31,440
35,106
32,620

11936
February
March
April
Hay
July

Nbveaber

1937

March

April
May

July
Augjififc, » . . , . , T , , , . . , T , . , , . T , , ,

January
Pfebruary
March
April
May
June
July
August
Novejnber
December

1936
,
,
„
„
„
„

...

158
68
120
189
181
134
139
190
183
128
159
174
152

102
3

105

83
93
82
84
65
69
71
54
83

1939
February
March
April
May
June
July

November
December
Monthly average
For footnotes, see p. 235.




136
152
220
270
319
530
207
440
424

310

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15.9

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT-AUTOMOBILES ^Continued
REGISTRATSONS 3

PRODUCT I ON *
U n i t e d States
^factory sales)

Canada
YEAR AND
MONTH
Total

Passemge r
cars

Total

Passenger
cars

Trucks

monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av:
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
monthly av.
raontiilyav.

7,818
6,867
7,320
7,845
5,521
8,417
12,267
11,048
13,498
17,081
14,921
20,171
21,885
12,781
6,880
5,068
5,488
9,738
.14,406

W o r l d sales
New
passenger
cars

New
commercial
cars

Thous.
of rims

Number of cars
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1932
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

AUTOMOBILE
RIMS,
PRODUCTION^

SALES (GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION) y

By
at!
p 1 ants

By
United
States
and
Canadian
plants

ACCESSORIES 4ND PARTSe

U n i t e d States
sales
To
To
condealers sumers

Shi pments
Original

6,257
6,661
6,998
5,091
7,737
10,665
9,545
11,298
13,907
13,203
16,487
16,942
10,111
5,423
4,225
4,487
7,731
11,397

38,458
45,307
74,661
127,132
145,483
78,620
138,138
158,797
123,339
189,515
302,060
365,490
311,364
315,332
344,711
317,951
382,383
232,062
164,434
94,624
131,126
181,493
371,020

1,958
2,115
6,167
7,678
10,680
18,938
22,995
26,816
13,338
23,499
34,108
34,732
44,223
43,079
38,733
45,279
64,252
47,603
34,731
19,599
38,879
47,933
57,891

1,072
765
1,358
1S928
1,822
2,167
2,017
1,668
2,021
2,012
1,447
1,011
522
726
1,028
1,555

247,313
269,058
218,628
261,632
323,354
218,832
159,012
91,367
124,483
157,380
228*659

27,763
32,278
27,330
28,437
43,885
34,225 589,498
36,157 89,559
15,034 46,914
20,489 72,420
33,657 103,371
42,557 142,974

10,897
10,661
14,198
30,145
16,318
12,846
7,901
2,789
3,333
4,448
10,086
15,957
10,697

363,942
287,543
420,922
502,674
460,513
452,968
440,731
371,274
135,165
224,688
394,987
498,710
371,176

297,692
224,211
342,870
416,431
384,921
375*337
371,923
309,351
90,101
190,242
341,085
425,365
305,794

66,350
63,331
78,052
86,243
75,591
77,631
68,809
61,923
45,064
34,446
53,903
73,345
65,382

1,877
1,261
1,841
2,258
1,959
1,876
1,716
935
1,104
1,847
3,173
1,942
1,733

215,775
1769651
301,330
397,186
3923744
369,482
357, 4eO
263, 913
308 i 896
171 , 397
223,733
327,053
283,708

43,760
40,301
53,428
64,966
62-, 183
56,851
63,695
59,223
54,611
41,220
30,355
42 „ 162
503970

158,572
144,874
196,731
229,467
222,603
317,931
204,693
121,943
19,288
90,764
191,720
239,114
169,808

144,308
131,517
180*138
215,247
206,756
304,363
191,030
107,947
6,253
77,586
178,641
223,743
155,549

14,697
14,173
19,137
12,927
17,980
17,919
12,513
5,814
1,926
7,378
13,793
14,799
12,754

379,603
364,193
494,121
536,150
516,919
497,312
438,968
394,330
171,213
329,876
360,055
326,234
400,748

309,494
296,788
403,879
439,980
425,432
411,414
360,400
311,456
118,671
398,663
2959328
344,385
336,324

70,109
67,405
90,242
96,170
91,487
85,898
78,568
82,874
02,542
31,214
64,727
81,849
74,424

3,124
2,0322,166
3,370
3,190
2,142
1,7O3
1,343
1,470
1,890
1,818
1,121
1,855

280,685
215,049
363,735
384,954
391,697
360,236
365,767
306,958
235,683
202,898
196,469
179,621
290,313

47,618
41,843
60,301
67S832
65,867
58,636
61 3686
60,873
54,711
40,246
27,348
31,409
51,531

103,668
74,567
260,965
238,377
316,654
203,139
226,681
188,010
82,317
166, 939
195,136
160,444
176,408

89,010
59,962
344,230
321,592201,192
185,779
308,825
175,264
65S423
151,602
180,239
145,663
100,732

13,385
11,753
12,376
14,033
13,641
11,014
5,273
3,063
4,290
5,412
15,433
14, 198
10,313

209,338
186,531
331,645
219,110
193,059
174,670
141,443
90,494
83,534
209,512
373,413
388,346
207,434

155,505
139,380
174,065
176,078
154,958
136,531
106,841
58,634
65,159
187,494
330,344
326,006
166,749

53,833
47,151
47,580
43,032
37,101
38,139
34,602
31,870
18,375
22,018
52,069
62,340
40,675

538
478
854
971
706
527
406
468
819
1,312
1,705
1,818
884

11,404
10, 914
13,689
12,791
11,585
10,585
5,112
1,068
3,494
7,791
9,883
11,491

343,168
303,220
371,946
337,375
297,542
309,738
209,359
99,868
188,757
313,392
351,785
452,143

281,465
243,000
299,703
273,409
237,870
246,704
150,738
61,407
161,635
251,819
285,252
373,804

60,703
60,220
72,243
63,966
59,672
63,034
58,621
38,461
27,132
61S573
66,533
78,338
233,900 59,208

Ser-

Service

salers salers

turers

Number of cars

40,417
47,421
80,828
134,809
156,162
97,557
161,133
185,613
134,677
212,015
336,168
300s 313
355,486
358,411
283,444
363,230
446,535
379,666
199,145
114,223
160,005
229,436
328,911

Acc