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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
WASHINGTON, D. C, APRIL 4, 1940
SUMMARY OF BUSINESS TRENDS
TN THE latter half of March there was a further contraction of
-•- the general level of business activity, with the result that
March • losed as the third successive month of business decline.
Department-store sales for the 4 weeks ended March 23 showed
only a 9 percent gain over the same 4 weeks of 1939, not a good
showing for this period considering that it included pre-Easter
business this year and not last. The early date of the Easter
season, combined with adverse weather conditions, however, make
it difficult to judge the results. Retail sales returns for the first
half of April will give a clearer indication of the trend of consumer purchasing.
Electric power output continued to fall during March, declining more than seasonally,to 2,424,000 from 2,593,000 kilowatt- .
hours in the second week of January. Automobile production
on a weekly basis averaged less than 4,000 units above the
100,855 mark reached in the week ended March 2. The small
increase during March was accompanied by a less-than-seasonal
rise in sales during the first two-thirds of the month. Through
March 23 the daily average of carloadings decreased contraseasonally from the February daily average of 105,359 cars, the
decline being about 2 percent. The major categories of carloadings showing gains increased less than seasonally; the comparative showing was influenced favorably by less-than-seasonal
declines in coal, coke, and livestock. Although the rate of steel
production fell during March from 65.9 percent of capacity to
60.7 percent, the expected rate for the first week in April was
up 1 point. The significance of this rise is not yet apparent
from the limited data now available.
The downward movement of the price index of 28 basic
commodities during March is indicative of the lack of any general
improvement in industrial purchasing. On March 29 this
sensitive index of commodity pi ices had reached 112.7 (August
1939 ==100), the lowest figure reported since the sharp rise early
last September; during the month it had declined by 3.5 points
from the figure of 116.2 on March 1. While the index remains
considerably above the pre-war level, it has lost one-half of the
rise made in September. This price decline is also reflected by
the more stable wholesale price index of 813 commodities, which
registered a decline from 78.6 to 77.9 in the last 4 weeks, after
rising from 75.0 in August to 79.4 in September.
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
FREIGHT CAR LOADINGS
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION
(BILLIONS OF KILOWATT
(PERCENT OF CAPACITY)
(THOUSANDS OF CARS)
HOURS)
COMMERCIAL LOANS
BITUMINOUS COAL PRODUCTION
AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION
(THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES)
(DAILY AVERAGE - THOUSANDS
(BILLIONS
OF TONS)
OF
DOLLARS)
E H A . HOME MORTGAGES
CRUDE OIL RUNS - TO - STtLLS
(NUMBER SELECTED FOR APPRAISAL ON H0M£S TO BE B U I L T )
(MILLIONS Of BARRELS- DAILY AVERAGE)
3.8
3.4
3.2
3.0
1940
r
3.6
39 fjy
1
w
/93a2.8 A^—
1
150
t i l
PRICES OF 350 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
PRICE INDEX OF 2& BASIC COMMODITIES
(INDEX, 19*6 = 100)
(AUG. 1939 = 100)
160
140
1937
219765—40
1938
1939
1937
1938
1939
1940
WEEKLY BUSINESS
[Weekly average, 1923-25=100]
1940
ITEM
Business activity :T
New York Times§c?
Barron'scf
Business Week.
1940
1933
1939
ITEM
Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. A p , Mar. Apr. Mar.
26
25
16
30 23
9
2
Commodity prices, wholesale:
Dept. of Labor, 1926=100:
Combined index (813)
Farm products (67)
Food (122)
All other (6~24)
Fisher's index, ]926—100*
Combined index (120)
Copper, electrolytic}
Cotton, middling, spot
77.9
67.5
69.9
82.9
78.2
68.0
70.4
83.0
78.3
68.5
69.9
83. J
78.4
68.8
70.5
83.2
76.5
66.6
70.5
80.7
76.6
66.7
70.8
80.6
78.8
68.8
72.6
82.4
79.2
69.6
73.1
82.7
84.1 84,1 84.3 84.2 84.4 79 8 79.8 81.2 81 9
79.7 81.2 81.9 81.9 81.9 79 7 79.7 71.0 71 0
40.4 40.4 40.8 41.5 41.5 32.4 32.7 31.6 32.0
55.8
715
Construction contracts}
64.7 64.6 64.8 66.2
Distribution: Carloadings
110.7
111.4
Employment: Detroit, factory
Finance:
70.5 62.2 62.4 ftf R 66.3
Failures, commercial
61.9 62.0 62.2 62.4 02.6
Bond yields}
Stock prices}
. . 111.0 110.4 11). 0 111.2 110.4
77.1 90.2 69.3
63.0 62.8 54.6 59.8
70.5
97.7
76.2 86.0
65.0 65.2 80.1 76.6
99.2101.9 76.0 82.9
1938
Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar.
26
25
2
9
16
30 23
Finance—Continued.
Banking:
Debits, outside N. Y. C.}.__
Federal Reserve reporting
member banks:
Loans, totaL
._
Interest rates:
Call loans}
Timeloanst
Currency in circulation}
Production:
Automobiles
Bituminous coal}
Cotton consumption^
Electric powert
Lumber
Petroleum}
Steel ingots©
Receipts, primary markets:
Cattle and calves ..
Hogs
Cotton
Wheat
.....
94.1 95 0 96.0 96.8 89.4 88.5 78.1 80.0
102.5 103.8 104.0 106.2 95.2 94.1 72.4 73.2
J05.8 107.5 107.9 110.3 98.8 99.2 79.1 80.5
1939
•
88.7 103.2 89.3 100.8 103.1
82.5 90.3 80.1 82. a
68.8 68.9 68 9 68,7 68.2
65.5 65.7 70.2 70.5
24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2 24,2
28.6 28.6 38 6 28.6 28.6
154.3 154.3 154.0 154,2 153.6
24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2
28, fi 28.6 7K 6 28.6
139.9 139.3 130.9 130.3
131.5 131.5 134.5 131.7 128.3 109.4
78.5 82.7 80.6 86.1 78.9
126.8 126.8 125.8 113.0
145.5 147.7 147.9 148.8 132.7
4fi 9 46.4 44.0 42.7 42.9
185.8 186.8 183.8 182.3 161.2
foil 107.0 111.0 110.8 113.0 96.4
56.2 54 5
46 5 55.2
43.1 61.5 76.2
78.0 51.] 56.4
52.5
46.2
68.8
68.4
54 9
51.7
86.9
65.1
56.2
35.8
26.9
37.9
113.7 6 4 3
73.1 51.4
111.1 87.3
132.0 118.8
38 4 39.7
162.4 161.6
95.2 60.3
66 9
5? a
89 1
11ft 5
Rf> 3
163 fi
5fi 9
63 n no 9 fi7 9
36.3 36.5 37 9
36.5 40.8 43 1
42.5 31.4 27.1
•Data do not cover calendar weeks in all cases.
^Computed normal=100.
}Daily average.
fWeekly average, 1928-30=100.
^Seasonally adjusted.
©Index for week ended Apr. 6 is 105.8.
cTFor description of these indexes, see p. 4 of the Dec. 16,1937 issue.
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS*
1939
1940
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE
Copper, electrolytic, New York}
dol. per lb__
Cotton, middling, spot, New York
do
Food index (Bradstreet's).
do
Iron and steel, composite
dol. per ton..
Wheat, No. 2 Hard Winter (Kansas City).dol. per bu_.
FINANCE
Banking:
Debits, New York City
mil. of doL.
Debits, outside New York City (140 cities)
do,-.
Federal Reserve banks:
. Reserve bank credit, total
_
.do
TJ. S. Government securities
do
Member bank reserve balances
do
Excess reserves, estimated
do
Federal Reserve reporting member banks:
Deposits, d9mand adjusted
_do
Deposits, time
^_
..do
Investments, total§
__do
U. S. Government direct obligations
do
Obligations folly guaranteed by U. fi. Government...
_
mil. of dol-.
Loans, totaH..:
._..
do....
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans §
mil. of dol..
Interest rates, call loans}
_
..percent..
Interest rates, time loans j
do....
Exchange rates:
French franc}
.
cents..
Pound sterling}
_„.
dollars..
Failures, commercial.
_
number..
Currency in circulation}
mil. of dol..
Security markets:
• Bonn sales (N. Y. S. E.)
thous. of dol. par value..
Bond yields (Moody's) (120 bonds)}
.percent.,
Stock sales (N. Y. 8. E.)
thous. of shares..
Stock prices (N. Y. Times)t~dol. per share
Stock prices {Standard Statistic*) (420).
192G=100
Industrials (350)
.'
...do..
Public utilities (40)
do..
Railroads (30)
do..
1937
1938
Mar. 30
Mar. 23
Mar. 16
.0.110
.110
2.29
36.81
1.03
0.112
.110
T2. 29
36.84
1.03
0.113
.111
f 2.3t
36.86
1.00
0.113
.113
J2.32
36.83
1.00
0.113
.113
f2.30
36.83
1.00
0.111
.114
J2.34
36.83
1.03
0.110
0.110
F2. 29
36.42
F2.31
36.42
0.098
• 0S6
12.44
38.71
0.098
.087
2.46
38.75
.90
0.162
.160
2.99
40.19
1.41
2,850
4,117
3,598
4,787
3,581
4,142
3,552
4,675
2,673
3,084
4,523
3,094
3,826
3,509
4,189
2,835
3,742
3,197
3,819
3,813
4,878
2,510
2,475
12,294
5,679
2,520
2,475
12,256
5,594
2,524
2,477
12,439
5,777
2,515
2,477
12,367
5,733
2,537
2,477
12,318
5,687
2,523
2,477
12, 241
5,629
2,578
2,564
9,125
3,519
2,573
2,564
8,989
3,364
2,587
2,564
7,312
• 1,560
2,592
2,564
7,333
1,559
2,458
2,430
6,639
1,398
19,276
5,338
14,726
8,830
19,251
5,333
14,792
8,941
19,507
5,343
14,821
8,943
19,341
5,303
14,764
8,900
19,414
5,290
14, 740
8,851
19,256
5,277
14,680
8,830
15,991
5,217
13,388
8,096
15,976
5,212
13,533
14,268
5,221
12,039
7,778
14,301
5,231
12,107
7,876
15,126
6,144
12,907
8,396
2,379
3,517
2,369
8,606
2,387
8,616
2,400
8,591
2,421
8,528
2,425
8,531
2,026
8,191
2,036
8,209
1,156
8,771
1,166
8,805
1,199
9,366
4,383
1.00
1.25
4,379
1.00
1.25
4,367
1.00
1.25
4,355
1.00
1.25
4,324
1.00
1.25
4,316
1.00
1.25
3,814
1.00
1.25
3,805
1.00
1.25
4,299
1.00
1.25
4,306
1.00
1.25
1.00
1.25
2.027
-4.035
287
7,495
2.114
3.732
253
7,492
2.134
3.766
254
7,480
2.212
3.903
280
7,487
2.233
3.940
270
7,459
2.240
3.954
225
7,446
2.648
4.681
310
6,793
2.647
4.682
350
6,765
3.051
4.966
3.044
4.961
4.600
4.892
6,358
6,328
6,387
35,540
3.o7
4,838
107.77
91.7
107.8
87.0
29.0
23,150
3.58
2,782
107.23
91.1
107.2
86.5
28.5
30,990
3.59
4,121
107.75
91.8
107.8
87.6
33,810
3.60
3,653
10S.02
91.8
108.0
86.7
29.3
2«, 190
87.6
28.8
26,360
3.60
3,253
107.94
92.2
108.3
87.9
28.9
39,010
f3.75
7,140
9fi.32
87.6
102.9
83.3"
27.8
32,130
13.76
4,995
9P.00
86.7
102.1
81.8
27.1
47,780
T4.62
7,373
73.76
63.7
75.9
57.7
19.0
36, G40
4.42
6,654
80.50
71.9
85.7
64.6
21.3
79,020
3.93
7,245
J 3.1.03
I27.fi
150.3
102.5
61.6
103,395
1,337
2,424
3,871
62.4
105,720
1.409
2,460
3,890
64.7
8,963
103,560
1,372
2,464
3,829
64.6
100,855
1,467
2,479
3.798
65.9
11,963
102, G70
1,548
2,455
3,732
67.1
7,312
85,980
1,344
2,210
3,358
56.1
12,379
89,400
1,245
2,199
3,382
55.4
14,489
50,5.50
876
1,979
3,367
35.7
11,120
52,600
891
1,975
3,406
33.7
103,710
1,393
2,147
3,422
90.7
10,134
619,886
126,575
33,346
31,441
10,797
147,685
10,444
259t59S
618,985
134,916
30,877
31,577
10,639
147,527
10,310
253,139
620,997
132,293
31,564
30,548
10,972
149,291
10,368
255,961
034,410
139,935
32,269
35,323
JI. 131
149,550
10,078
256,124
£95,032
144,976
30,146
. 31,223
10,768
133,908
601,948
117.441
28,121
31,679
11,315
153,719
7,577
252,096
77,497
23,814
31,571
10,948
154,314
5,178
234,315
604,241
110,71G
27,129
32,087
10,774
157,406
9,108
'257,021
220,167
572,952
85,518
27,501
37,898
10,619
152,811
^7,649
250,956
721,229
129,317
38,422
31,6811
10,7S9
174,258
12,896
323,864
•178
302
160
172
358
198
166
. 300
179
5,444
173
165
j 340
201
2,929
178
232
70
3,017
199
235
95
193
237
106
2,495
214
. , , 246
112
2,159
225
256
147
2,440
Mar. 9
Mar. 2
3.61
3,015
107. 25
*• 9 1 . 1
" 106.8
Feb. 24
Apr. 1
Mar. 25
Apr. 2
Mar. 26
Apr. 3
PRODUCTION, CONSTRUCTION, AND
DISTRIBUTION
Production:
Automobiles^.--_._
number.. 103,370
Bituminous coal}
...thous. of short tons..
Electric power
mil. of kw.-hrs..
Petroleum}
_
.thous. of bbl..
Steel ingots®
...pet. of capacity..
60.7
Con.^ru«tion-contracfc awards}
__ thous. of dol
Distribution:
Freight-car loadings, total
.cars..
Coal and coke
_
do
Forest products
_
_
do..~
Grains and grain.products
do..
Livestock
do./
Merchandise, 1. c. 1__._
_
do._I
Ore.
_
_
do
Miscellaneous
d o ~~S.
Receipts: !
Cattle and calves
thousands
Hogs
-...do....
Cotton into sight
thous. of bales
112
Wheat, at primary markets
__.thous. of bul!
6,201
4,065
4,483
i 336
226
5,181
®Rate for week ended Apr. 6 is 61.7.
}Daily average.
• Data do not cover calendar weeks in all cases.
• Official rate.
$ No longer strictly comparable; for an explanation, see the corresponding data on p. 30 of the April 1939 issue of the SURVEY.
^Source: Ward's Automotive Reports.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
Monthly statistics through December 1937, to- 1940
gether with explanatory notes and references
to the sources of the data, may be found in the Febru1938 Supplement to the Survey
ary
1939
1940
DecemOctober November
ber
January
August
September
71.9
78.1
83.8
86.3
96.9
84.5
71.9
76.7
84.0
86.3
96.9
85.9
72.2
80.7
84.4
86.5
97.0
85.8
72.6
80.1
85.2
86.6
96.8
85.7
72.9
79.6
85.6
86.7
96.8
85.3
72.9
78.5
85.6
86.6
96.8
85.4
73.0
78.8
85.8
86.6
96.9
133.2
131.1
165.3
120.0
133.5
130.7
165.3
119.8
134.2
133.2
166.9
120.3
127.3
126.6
149.9
118.3
126.8
127.6
151.5
118.5
127.2
128.4
151.5
118.6
127.2
130.0
153.1
119.2
126.8
129.7
148.6
119.0
4,248
39,229
4,170
38,165
3,907
36,858
3,906
37,09S
3,907
37,262
4,288
39,723
4,150
38,553
4,554
41,190
4,702
41,876
13,164
95,899
13,724
99,757
13,918
101,345
12,142
91,709
13,130
99,498
12,624
97,376
14,152
109,016
14,385
108,449
15,285
111,851
13,608
100,455
106.7
88.0
106.3
79.5
107.1
79.0
101.2
79.0
87.5
80.5
63.7
76.5
56.5
83.5
96.5
93.7
107.9
102.6
110.8
108.5
'95.6
' 122. 5
98.2
100.5
99.5
102.0
99.0
102.9
101.4
100.8
99.3
97.6
99.6
99.0
103.1
107.2
109.4
106.9
106.4
109.0
109.0
112.1
108.8
'105.4
' 108.7
38.0
36.8
36.9
36.8
3G.5
37.1
37.1
37.9
38.2
39.0
39.1
39.1
38.7
Factory average weekly earnings, .dollars.., . 27.61
.728
Factory average hourly earnings
do
26.11
.713
26.25
.715
26.27
.717
26.19
.720
26.67
.721
26164
.721
27.29
.720
27.58
.722
28.24
.724
28.49
.727
28.49
.729
28.09
.727
Z1&, 091 282,118
257,469 224,588
31,791
31,201
240,359 227,622
15,258
34,317
302,618
243,641
31,758
237,411
25,101
321,617
255,763
38,436
241,786
39,095
332,436
265,086
41,269
241,962
49,012
344,400
276,707
39,821
247,622
54,586
381,118
314,400
37,146
251,167
86,435
419,717
355,104
33,367
271,538
101,616
368,027
310,434
29,289
256,170
70,346
345,247
276,272
37,816
249,013
60,953
345,498
283,107
36,079
257,341
45,567
46
COMMODITY PRICES
Pages 11,15
Cost of living (2V. 7. C. £.):
Combined index
1923=100..
Clothing
do
Food
do
Fuel and light
do
Housing - _ _
do
Sundriesdo
Purchasing power of the dollar:
Wholesale prices.
:
1923-25*= 100..
Retail food prices
do
Prices received by fanners.-_
__do
Cost of living
do
DOMESTIC TRADE
Pages 26, 27
Postal business:
Money orders:
Domestic, issued (50 cities):
Numberthousands..
Value.-thotis. of doLDomestic, paid (50 cities):
Number
thousands-.
Value
thous. of doL-
February
March
85.8
73.2
79.8
86.0
86.6
96.9
85.1
72.4
78.4
85.9
86.1
96.7
84.9
72.3
78.0
85.8
86.1
96.7
84.8
72.1
78.1
84.0
86.2
96.6
84.7
72.0
77.9
83.4
86.0
96.6
84.9
72.2
78.2
85.2
86.2
96.7
128.0
128.0
145.6
118.5
130.9
130.2
159.7
119.5
131.3
130.9
161.6
119.8
132.1
130.5
165.3
119.6
132.1
130.7
163.4
119.9
4,246
39,065
4,140
36,900
4,662
41,891
4,171
38,119
12,945
95,124
12,371
88,734
15,307
109,980
71.2
96.0
98.7
Automobiles:
Value of new passenger automobile sales:
Unadjusted
- -.1929-31=100.- P 100.4
* 135.5
Adjusted
_ _-_~~
- do
Chain-store sales:
Grocery chain-store sales:
Unadjusted
-- ..do _-- p 112.3
Adjusted
.-do . - . p 111.7
EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND
WAGES
Pages 39, 44, 47
Labor conditions:
National Industrial Conference Board (25
industries):
Average weekly hours per worker in factoriest
hours--
April
85.0
June
May
July
Natlonal Industrial Conference Board (25
TRANSPORTATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS
Page 86
Class 1 steam railways:
Financial operations:
Operating revenues, total
thous. of dol-- 313,475 276,904
Freieht
do , . 257,630 224,819
Passenger
- ---do . . 31,945 30,237
240,519 220,620
Ooeratine exoenses
- -.-do
Net railway operating income..
d o — 32,618 '18,638
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Pages 97, 98
Paint sales:
Plastic paints, cold-water paints, and calciPlastic paints
Cold-water paints:
In dry form
In paste form
OnlfiimijlflS
..
thous. of dol..
v••-••--
do
do
dn - T :
Paints, varnish, lacquer, and fillers:
Total
do
Classified, total
_
do—.
Industrial-. . _.do --.
Trade do . - .
Unclassified™
do
Cellulose plastic products:
Nitro-celluiose, sheets, rods, and tubes:
Consumption*
thous. of lb._
Production
do
Shipments^
do
Cellulose-acetate sheets, rods, and tubes:
Consumption*
-.
.---thous.. of lb
Production 1
-.-do .Shipments^ - *. -_.~ - . . .
do . .
Moulding composition:*
Production
do....
Shipmentsi
*
do
49
40
34
32
34
171
154
289
287
255 . _ . . 279-
179
270
233
153
200
213
159
277
._ 203
140
252
205
33,0S7
23,413
9,309
14,104
9,674
36,960
25,515
10,420
15.095
11,445
34,540
24,995
10,976
14,020
9,544
29,396
21,772
10,234
11,538
7,624
25,934
19,333
9,409
9,924
6,002
27,665
20,45G
9,991
10,465
7,210
221
979
847
326
1,069
1,065
328
1,164
1,156
311
1,315
1,232
346
1,361
1,244
271
1,089
1,199
271
1,239
1,081
6
561
7
1,041
537
815
7
706
677
14
713
684
10
725
793
14
987
1,030
9
857
751
1,034
967
1,312
1,153
1,410
1,333
1,199
1,119
1,183
1,135
1,177
1,024
43
44
206
309
T 281^
156
227
206
42
33
44
46
45
133
204
--186
144
219
251
187
316
280
210
317
-.-282
230
338
- - 306
25.536
18,806
8,920
9,887
6,729
24,415
17,395
7,982
9,413
7,021
31,555
23,003
9,626
13,377
8,551
32,666
23,830
9,469
14,360
8,836
40,138
28,546
9,611
18,935
11,592
36,886
26,197
9,781
16,416
10,690
29,472
20,769
8,199
12,569
8,703
186
1 016
'918
257
1,049
977
342
1,315
1,171
287
1,116
950
249
1,036
940
297
957
1,000
7
637
655
9
989
1,014
14
1,078
1,029
12
508
522
10
491
509
9
446
378
972
878
871
770
963
810
736
600
782
704
795
703
645
604
_
ELECTRIC POWER
Page 99
11,659
12,077 r 12,252
11,864
11,116
11,228
10,529
9,955
10,341
10,567
9,654
10,651
Production, total*
mil. of kw.-hr- 11,107
By source:
;
8,455
r 9, 005
8,727
8,891
7,907
7,701
7,179
6,743
6,176
5,562
6,116
5,828
7,922
Fuel-. . .
. „ do
3,138
3,2C4
3,187
3,118
3,472
3,527
r 3, 186
3,786
4,165
4,393
4,450
3,826
3,185
Water power
do
By type of producer:
Privately and municipally owned public
11, 262
10,736
10,974
11,151
10,260
10,329
0,820
9,846
9,321
9,686
9,900
• utilities
_
mil. ofkw.-hr.. 10,258 : 9,043
922
'990
926
900
804
890
856
655
634
667
• 709
849
611
Other producers
do
^Excludes consumption in reporting company plants.
cf Includes consumption in reporting company plants.
p Preliminary. '
*New series. For data on cellulose plastic products beginning 19357see table 15, pT 18 oftho" March 1939 SURVEY.
tRevised series. Data for average weekly hours and wages revised beginning 1934. See table % p. 18 of the January 1940 SURVEY.
JFor electric power production see footnote marked " J " on p. 40 of the March 1940 SURVEY.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Monthly statistics through December 1937, together with explanatory notes and references
to the sources of the data, may be found in the
1938 Supplement to the Survey
LEATHER AND PRODUCTS
Page 125
Leather manufactures:
Shoes:
Production, boots, shoes, and slippers:
Total
_
thous. of pairs.
Athletic
...do—
All fabric (satin, canvas, etc.)
do....
Part fabric and part leather
do..High and low cut, total
do...
Boys'and youths'...
do
Infants'do—
Misses' and children's
do_...
Men's
do
Women's
do
Slippers and moccasins for housewear
thous. of pairs.
AU other footwear
do-..
1940
RUBBER PRODUCTS
Page 149
Pneumatic casings:
Production!
thousandsShipments, totalf
do
Original equipment*
do
Replacement equipment*
do
Exports*
do
Stocks, end of monthf
do
Inner tubes:
Production!
do
Shipments, totalf
do
Exports*
_
do
Stocks, end of month t
do
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
Page 157
Wool:$
Consumption (scoured basis):
Apparel class
thous. of lb..
Carpet class
..do
Operations, machinery activity (weekly average):
Looms:
Woolen and worsted:
Broad.
thous. of active hours..
Narrow
do
Carpet and rug. _
do
Spinning spindles:
Woolen
do _~
Worsted
.do....
Worsted combs
do....
1940
March
April
May
June
July
35,573
285
465
1,299
31,304
1,178
1,894
3,816
9,076
15,341
35,457
237
530
778
31,400
1,302
1,940
3,711
8,645
15,801
42,375
281
760
832
37,131
1,545
2,256
4,505
9,930
18,894
32,578
275
591
641
27,842
1,407
1,951
3,122
7,680
32,222
307
526
355
27,161
1,404
1,825
3,435
7,739
12,757
31,776
295
, 454
26,326
1,390
1,971
3,579
7,888
11,498
33,618
268
257
380
28,802
1,439
1,836
3,401
7,628
14,497
43,581
358
247
567
36,913
1,894
2,131
4,240
10,065
18,583
36,379
359
277
530
29,659
1,502
1,967
3,681
8,572
13,936
1,875
345
1,983
2,651
721
2,464
765
3,002
871
• 3,702
708
3,600
310
5,185
311
5,303
251
33,234
34,786
42.9
35,997
39,615
47.5
39,807
29,183
31,640
38.8
33,666
27,702
30,840
37.8
32,657
29,041
30,781
•37.0
32,566
29,892
28,836
35.3
26,169
40,005
40,212
47.9
33,289
64,732
41,427
50.5
39,215
50,876
12,604
56,476
53,298
38,495
57,928
10,145
60,421
60,387
38,463
69,772
19,442
53,454
60,475
31,442
68,191
20,638
67,610
66,995
32,057
59,277
16,245
62,996
63,670
31,472
53,914
19,671
47,894
50,488
28,878
66,082
16,694
69,656
69,059
29,475
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
Pages 131,132,134, 135
Pig iron and iron manufactures:
Castings, malleable:
Orders, new
short tons.. 34,901
Production
. . . d o — 42,163
51.7
Percent of capacity
Shipments
short tons., 43,935
Boilers, range, galvanized:
Orders:
New
number of boilers.. 55,026
24,532
Unfilled, end of month, total
do
66,039
Production.
___
do
66,580
Shipments..
__
do
36,253
Stocks, end of month. 1
do
Steel, manufactured products:
Barrels and drums, steel, heavy type:
Orders, unfilled, end of month
number- 335,183
Production
do
802,960
Percent of capacity—
45.1
Shipments.
numberStocks, end of month
do
Boilers, steel, new orders:
Area
thous. of sq.ft..
Quantity..
.number..
414
Furniture, steel:
Office furniture:
Orders:
New
thoas. of dol..
2,200
Unfilled, end of month
do—,
1.286
Shipments
do
2,264
Shelving:
Orders:
481
New
_
__
do—.
444
Unfilled, end of month—
do
Shipments
___
_
do.__.
479
PAPER AND PRINTING
Page 146
Paperboard:
Consumption, waste paper
short tons..
Orders, new
do
Orders, unfilled, end of month
do
Production..
do
Percent of capacity.
Stocks of waste paper, end of month:
At mills
_
short tons_.
1939
Febru- February
ary
421,037 351,203 277,719
597,953 737,155 837,079
51.1
45.0
36.0
600,411 742,491 837,320
34,008 28,672 128,431
•'-• 2 9 1
257,961 208,000
846,322 861,102
51.9
52.8
845,517 850,513
29,050
August **$*!*'
October
37,073
440
334
676
29,247
1,476
2,171
3,783
9,568
12,248
No
m
™ ber
De
m
«L
ber ' January
32,056
383
241
564
24,683
1,172
1,923
3,228
9,036
9,328
28,412
321
301
849
23,465
1,085
1,627
3,262
7,928
9,563
5,839
340
3,237
239
63,835
54,263
66.3
49,807
51,778
59,143
69.6
54,038
45,978
53,663
65.2
53,753
40,438
53,372
64.2
52,088
133,384
61,494 51,226
86,069 110,988
88,584 108,960
26,960 28,988
80,265
48,999
84,181
82,492
30,677
72,380
44,213
81,252
77,166
34,763
79,565
77,534
36,794
235,772 247,729 771,714 1,147,918 966.519 767,591
750,276 851,087 1,203,820 1,612,384 1,636,293 : ,468,963
73.8
92.4
92.3
52.2
46.0
82.9
756,890 849,697 1,207,335 1,576,690 1,653,078 ,457,472
33,025 34,407 30,892 66,586 49,781 61.251
'33,885
274
414
r
1,291
r
30,298
1,169
r
1,838
3,903
r
8,985
f
14,403
r
450,032
,137,543
64.0
,158,345
41,708
817
617
660
765
834
877
1,032
1,098
772
1,033
$90
1,175
1,752
1,380
1,089
997
802
554
477
525
483
1,763
1,144
1,748
1,760
1,038
1,866
1,590
932
1,684
1,769
989
1,712
1,932
1,179
1,745
1,774
1,361
1,596
1,855
1,285
1,932
2,097
1,334
2,048
2,181
1,365
2,150
2,120
1,299
2,187
2,095
1,247
2,160
2,367
1,350
2,264
224
350
483
249
458
385
255
379
501
323
433
425
293
460
407
291
366
411
263
440
421
266
418
526
335
456
511
493
540
494
534
504
443
556
265,066 247,710 292,474
367,897 338,030 429,545
115,266 112,801 124,420
399,970 338,803 421,576
70.8
73.4
67.8
262,918 264,348 259,996 255,830 314,316
347,575 372,893 383,371 382,682 454,817
97,340 93,643 95,058 108,427 119,502
372,984 375,772 376,509 366,605 443,226
64.2
72.4
69.1
63.9
320,073
628,272
290,467
445,387
75.5
241,242 262,344 248,595
255,354 259,423
214,352 218,649 215,580 247,393 237,490
4,911
4,118
1,974
2,043
101
10,157
'4,233
'3,640
"1,474
«-2,055
111
9,573
1,747
2,723
113
10,109
4,211
3,810
70
7,897
'3,733
'3,372
65
8,415
21,302
255,677 257,889
246,219
365,396 339,335 283.228
497,834 414,224 393,123
285,935 204,800 173,212
429,106
506,466
72.6
85.6
81.8
2S0,033
398,125
140,269
430,895
: 72.1
108
9,998
4,418
4,7.r>3
1,415
3,239
100
9,919
4,870
5,750
1,370
4,'2fi7
113
8,909
4,510
5,056
809
4,162
85
8,300
5,492
4,919
611
4,205
103
8,891
5,007
5,621
1,249
4,227
146
8,364
5,431
5,188
1,805
3,237
146
8,657
4,867
4,244
1,823
2,273
148
9,244
4,479
4,740
2,613
1,987
135
8,688
4,977
4,277
1,805
2,367
105
9,389
4t470
4,015
74
8,901
3,841
3,927
82
8,837
3,848
4,154
67
8,840
4,320
5,123
66
8,044
4,043
4,285
62
7,819
4,918
4,432
65
8,238
4,512
5,025
98
7,846
5,073
5,012
108
7,717
4,513
3,940
127
8,214
3,824
4,443
92
7,174
4,287
3,827
76
7,634
22,449
8,776
21,110
9,856
19,567
8,159
20,244
5,852
23,772
6,291
27,489
7,984
24,707
9,604
25,006
8,847
11,274
26,436
9,238
22,378
7,665
28,189
'9,703
1,587
80
195
1,942
78
209
1,580
75
213
1,338
62
198
1,573
69
175
1,791
73
178
1,759
69
155
82
199
1,649
81
196
1,782
95
221
2,043
101
213
2,044
78
197
1,853
69
200
70,764
67,472
127
73,130
82,226
137
60,041
77,747
124
55,704
67,613
95
63,248
79,174
117
72,489
82,819
136
73,739
71,306
132
77,201
77,698
145
74,103
81,611
144
81,748
105,604
167
80,173
103,333
157
74, 111
84,395
133.
73,328
71,344
137
5,137
4,211
4,356
1,529
2,719
r Revised.
*New series. For data on pneumatic casings and inner tubes sec tables 27-28, pp. 17-18, of the May 1939 Survey*
tRevised series. For revised data on pneumatic casings and inner tubes for 1936,1937, and 1938, see tables 27-28, pp. 16-18, of the May 1939 Survey.
§Data for April, July, October I939.and January 1940 aro for 5 weeks; other months. 4 weeks.
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