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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
WASHINGTON, D. C., AUGUST 10, 1939
SUMMARY OF BUSINESS TRENDS
but most textile lines operated at a better-than-seasonal rate.
Deliveries of rayon to consuming establishments last month
the forward move initiated in May. While retail trade and a were unusually large. Lumber production increased substannumber of manufacturing lines have reflected the usual mid- tially in ttie latter half of July and was at a high for the year.
summer slackening there has been expansion in such fields as For the month lumber output was about one-fifth higher than in
construction. The seasonal peak in construction activity has July of last year. Activity in other building materials industries
carried actual operations to a volume much above a year ago and was much larger than in the summer of 1938.
The fuel industries operated at high rates during July. Proeven in excess of the 1937 level. Awards for new work in the first
3 weeks of July were little changed from the daily rate during duction of electric power was 11 percent larger than a year ago
May and June. Wholesale markets have reflected the increased and output of energy in the week ended July 29 has been exceeded
purchasing by .retailers, for the.fall trade and there have been in only 1 previous week. Bituminous-coal production last
enlarged industrial commitments. Railway freight increased month increased more than seasonally. Output was in excess
somewhat more than seasonally in July, and total carloadings of consumption as there were additions to consumers' supplies.
Crude petroleum production increased in July while refinery
were 12 percent higher than a year ago.
Industrial production last month was higher on a seasonally operations were maintained around the June rate. Both crude
adjusted basis than in June and was one-fifth larger than a year output and runs-to-stills were substantially higher than a year
earlier. The contraseasonal rise in steel production was a ago. Gasoline production was exceptionally large last month
feature of the month. Print-cloth mills curtailed output in July and consumption was at record levels.
activity as a whole has been maintained^ at a
BUSINESS
better-than-seasonal rate in recent weeks, .a continuation of
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION
(PERCENT OF CAPACITY)
ELECTRIC POWER
SPOT COMMODITY PRICES
PRODUCTION
(BILLIONS Of KILOWATT HOURS)
(M0ODY;.5 INDEX- DEC. 31, 1951= 1 0 0 )
X
/yjB,.
125
BITUMINOUS COAL
PRODUCTION
(MILLIONS OF SHORT
12
TONS)
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS - E W. DODGE
PRICES OF 3 5 0 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
(DAILY AVERAGE AWARDS - MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
(INDEX,
1 9 2 6 = 100)
wea&SMr ctosc
160
V
• v
V
V
V '
AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION,
(MILLIONS OF B A R R t L S - DAILY AVERAGE
Z.6
168396—39
'
1
-
1
1
QOZQLXQRPJDRATE^BONDSL.
(THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES)
CRUDE OIL RUNS* TO-STILLS
'
(PERCENT)
MISCELLANEOUS CAR LOADINGS
(THOUSANDS
OF CARS)
COMMERCIAL
(NUMBER)
FAILURES
1
WEEKLY BUSINESS INDICATORS*
[Weekly average, 1923-25=100]
1938
1939
1939
1937
Business activity:!
New York Times§efBarron'scf._-..
Business Week
Commodity prices, wholesale:
Dept. of Labor, 1926=100:
Combined index (813)
Farm products (C7)
Food (122)
All other (624)
Fisher's indox, 1926=100:
Combined index (120)
Copper, electrolytic!
Cotton, middling, spot
__
Finance—Continued.
Banking:
Debits, outside N . Y. 0 4 —
Federal Reserve reportin g
member banks:
Loans, total
Interest rates:
Call loans?—.
Time loans}
Currency in circulation!
Production:
Automobiles
Bituminous coal?
Cotton consumption!
Electric powerf
Lumber
Petroleum?
Steel ingots©
Receipts, primary markets:
Cattle and calves
_
Hogs..
Cotton
_
Wheat
L.
-
91.2 90.4 91. 85.8 83.3 81.6 108.2 107.7
95.2 93.6 92.4 89.8 72.6 75.2 109.2 110.8
102.4 100. 99.4 100.7 84.4 84.0 119.9 120.8
75.6
64.1
68.1
80.3
74.8 75.2 75.5
61.* 62.2 63.3
66.7 67.5 67.6
80.4 80.4 80.4
78.4 78.6 87.4
86.9 87.7
68.7
86.3 86.5
73.5
86.0 86.2
SL7
81.0 81.6 91.8
78.6 78.6 78.5 78.7
71.7 70.3 100.0 100.0
73.2 72.5 72.5 71.7
35.3 35.3 34.6 36.0 36.8 31.3 32.0 41.5
Construction contracts?..
68.8
Distribution: Carloadings.
59.5
Employment: Detroit, factory..
, Finance:
Failures, commercial
51.1 55.8
62.9
Bond yields?
62.75 105.
105.
6
Stock prices!
83.5 70.9
68.5 70.3 58.3
71.0
89.6
78.7
61.4 79.9 SI. 3
83.5
47.8
49-1 52.1 39.8 61.2 56.3 40.3 40.3
63.3 63.6 C4.3 70.9 71.2 67.1 67.1
105.1 100.3
103.2 103. 4 137.2 136. 8
• D a t a do not cover calendar weeks in all eases.
§Computed normal»=100.
iSeasonally adjusted.
©Index for week ended Aug. 12 is 103.2.
1937
July July Aug. July Aug. July
15
Aug. July
Aug. July July July July Aug. July Aug. July
30
31
29 22 15
1938
95.1 85.8 01.1 89.0106.9 85.5 75.5 98.7 90.7
65.3 65.6 64.9 65.1 65.1 65.3 65.3 79.3 78.3
24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2
28.6 28.6 28.6 28.6 28.6 28.6 28.6 28.6 28.6
145.6144.6 144.7 145.3 146.1 133.3 132,5 133.5 132.7
37.0 53.2 62.2 80.8 56.1 19.4 41.8 103.2113.2
73.0
69.9 70.1 56.8 57.9 72.7 76.5
140.6
59.4
187.7 169.9
101.9104.1
121.2 125.4 91.9 114.4 110.2 120.8 12L 7
137.8 139.5 124.7 127.0 125.7 135.8 135.4
54.4 47.2 35.3 50.2 50.8 65.4 66.7
172.1 169.5 169.5 159.3 159.2 175.3 172.4
96.9 85.4 66.1 67.2 62.5 140.4 138.5
70.7 70.7 50.4 74.7 72.1
78.3
37.4:
31.5 34.1 37.5 21.3 22.4
58.1 43.8 45.0 33.1 28.8 22.3 34.6 35.8 36.2
110.3 148.6 296.8 414.5 327.9 174.4 235.3 234.5 312.2
?Dai1y average.
tWeekly average. 1928-30=100.
tfFor description of these indexes, see p. 4 of the Dec. 16,1937 issue.
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1938
1939
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE
Copper, electrolytic,New Yorkt
dol. P^r l b . .
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
Aug. 5
July 29
July 22
July 16
0.101
.096
2,17
0.100
.096
2.14
35.87
.62
0.100
.094
2.14
35.86
.65
0.099
.098
2.16
35.85
.65
35.90
.67
July 8
0.098
.100
2.17
35.81
.69
Julyl
0.098
.097
2.18
35.72
.70
Aug. 6
0.099
.085
2.46
36.49
.67
1937
1936
July 30
Aug. 7
July 31
0.097
.087
2.47
36.43
0.138
.113
2.90
40.32
1.13
0.138
.112
2.88
40.27
1.17
Aug. 8
a 095
.127
2.84
33.82
1.22
Debit!,* New York City
mil. of dol2,745
2,872
3,296
3,630
2,871
3,018
3,536
3,406
3,582
4,412
3,977
Debits, outside New York City (140 cities)
do-..
3,965
4,576
3,503
4,207
4,366
4,129
4,283
4,224
4,127
Federal Reserve banks:
2,574
2,512
2,537
Reserve bank credit, total
do—_.
2,560
2,569
2,561
2,567
2,569
2,476
2,463
U. S. Government securities
do...
2,564
2,488
2,564
2,526
2,526
2,551
2,551
2,535
2,453
2,430
2,515
Member bank reserve balances
do._.
10,436
6,636
8,188
8,074
10,151
6,776
10,116
10,350
6,005
10,412
10,413
4,485
3,036
Excess reserves, estimated
do—
704
2,924
4,292
813
4,243
4,447
3,051
4,485
4,462
Federal Reserve reporting member banks:
15,033
14,877
14,951
17,601
17,462
17,387
Deposits, demand, adjusted
_
do—
15,160
17,109
17,220
17,368
14,681
5,244
5,237
5,193
5,223
Deposits, time
do—
5,268
5,200
5,229
5.237
5,243
5,015
5,224
Investments, total §
_
do
12,395
13,941
12,499
12,470
12,395
13,909
13,858
13,862
14,078
14,029
13,892
IT. S. Government direct obligations
do
8,242
7,659
7,655
8,514
8,505
8,485
8,515
9,442
8,423
8,493
Obligations fully guaranteed by TJ. S. Government
mil. of dol_.
2,159
1,188
1,190
1,640
1,646
2,148
2,168
2,241
2,153
1,271
2,150
8,166
Loans, total 5
do....
9,784
8,165
8,142
8,194
8,116
8,131
9,908
8,161
8,316
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans 5
mil. of doL.
3,872
3,865
3,887
3,887
4,499
4,425
Interest rates, call loans?
percent..
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.25
Interest rates, time loans?
_
_do
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
Exchange rates:
2.649
2.649
2.649
French franc?
cents
2.649
2.747
2.649
2.762
2.649
3.752
3.746
4.681
4.682
Pound sterling?
dollars..
4.681
4.682
4.899
4.681
4.681
4.977
4.983
• 4.920
5.019
200,
208
Failures, commercials
^_.number..
227
162
212
249
233
164
164
229
148
Currency in circulation?
mil. of dol—
7,029
7,068
7,096
7,020
7,054
6,475
7,005
6,445
6,436
6,481
6,181
Security markets:
Bond sales (N. Y. S. E)
thous. of dol. par value..
31,350
27,120
17,840
28,650
28,970
40,000
32,130
32,870
57,300
27,860
36,710
Bond yields (Moody's) (120 bonds)?.
percent..
3.62
3.63
3.71
4.09
3.71
4.11
3.87
3.87
3.86
3.67
3.65
Stock sales (N. Y. S. E.)
thous. of shares..
4,267
944
1,442
4,830
3,125
4,379
3,317
1,256
4,117
7,961
7,046
Stock prices (N. Y. Timefit.
__dol. per share..
102.46
102.59
95.42
100.19
94.63
133.28
132.85
100.37
133.19
97.38
102.06
Stock prices {Standard Statistics) (420)
1926-10090.0
89.9
83.3
89.2
82.8
121.5
120.3
88.9
112.6
85.7
88.8
Industrials (350)
_do.
104.9
104.9
97.3
107.7
96.7
144.3
100.0
104.1
142.2
106.9
127.9
89.9
Public utilities (40)
_
do.
88.5
82.9
74.9
81.9
08.6
85.3
86.1
99.8
75.5
109.4
Railroads (30)
do.
27.1
27.4
24.7
27.3
24.4
52.0
25.4
26.8
51.9
27.9
53.4
PRODUCTION, CONSTRUCTION, AND
DISTRIBUTION
Production:
A utomobilesf
number..
40,595
28,250
47,420
42,784
14,771
70,663
61,610
31,890
86,403
78,736
84,153
Bituminous coal?
thous. of short tons.
1,243
1,194
1,123
968
986
1,238
1,302
1,287
1,190
1,191
Electric power
mil. ofkw. hr
2,342
2,078
2,300
2,116
2,324
2,295
2,094
2,262
2,079
2,256
Petroleum?..
thous. of bbl__
3,539
3,530
3,463
3,909
3,318
3,651
3 t 3l6
2,964
3,530
3,584
3,592
Steel ingots0
pet. of capacity
60.6
38.5
54.3
85.5
37.0
39.8
71.4
49.7
56.4
84.3
Construction-contract awards?
thous. of dol,_
11,384
13,401
16,692
12,643
14,392
Distribution:
Freight-car loadings, total
cars_.
659,764 656,341 673,812 559,109 665,528 584,050
766,182 779,091 728,371
Coal and coke.
do
123,739 117,535 116,813
95,232 114,738
95,414
104,152 121,220
128.823 122,974
Forest products.
do
32,451
22,030
32,988
27,870
40,960
42,526
35,183
31,426
32,521
Grains and grain products
do
40,822
53,456
51,484
50,706
51,519
45,936
51,255
46,446
59,265
46,632
Livestock..
do
11,591
9,422
10,415
10,829
13,505
11,276
11,269
14,717
11,845
11,524
Merchandise, 1. c. 1
do
152,324 152,109 150,488 127,662 153,461 149,243 147,928
166,975 165,722
Ore
do
43,564
36,423
44,102
75,561
23,123
73,679
64,206
44,877
42,617
Miscellaneous
do
255,273 253,403 259,098 214,884 258,340 224,705 224,089 300,402 304,564 289,123
Receipts:
Cattle and calves..
thousands..
221
223
192
159
223
315
Hogs
_do
221
205
263
243
253
235
145
243
294
138
Cotton into sight
thous. of bales..
151
75
86
114
117
81
58
94
90
93
89
Wheat, at primary markets
thous. of b u _
8,773
26,084
11,819
23,610
32,976
18,332
13,873
18,651
18,717
1,839
10,196
®Rate for week ended Aug. 12 is 60.1.
?Daily average.
*Data do not cover calendar weeks In all cases,
§No longer strictly comparable; for an explanation, see the corresponding data on p. 30 of the April 1939 issue of the Survey.
ISource: Wards' Automotive Reports.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
Monthly statistics through December 1 37, together with explanatory notes and references
to the sources of the data may be found in the
1938 Supplement to the Survey
COMMODITY PRICES
Page 11
Prices received by farmers (IT. S. Department of
Agriculture):
:
Combined indey
1909-14=100..
Chickens and eggs
do.
Cotton and cottonseeds
do.
Dairy products. _
do.
Fruits
_._
do.
Grains
—
do.
Meat animals
'
do. Truck crops „ . .
' _—
do. *
Miscellaneous
;
do....
July
89
89
73
96
80
66
107
101
89
1939
1938
1939
July
95
103
71
101
79
72
123
99
87
Novem- DecemOctober
August September
ber
ber
. 92
105
69
102
78
62
115
92
99
95
118
69
104
75
63
117
107
98
95
124
72
107
70
60
111
107
107
94
131
73
109
71
60
111
102
95
anuary
96
127
70
112
73
63
109
108
108
94
97
71
109
76
66
112
96
109
February
92
91
70
107
78
66
116
108
92
March
91
88
71
100
81
66
116
114
83
April
May
89
87
70
95
82
67
114
102
86
June
90
85
72
92
85
72
112
110
83
89
83
73
94
93
73
107
••105
81
DOMESTIC TRADE
Pages 27,: 28
Retail'trade:
Chain-store sales:
Variety-store sales:
H. L. Green Co., Inc.:
Sales
•
S. S. Kresge Co.:
Sales
Stores operated
S. H. Kress <fc Co.:
Sales
Stores operated.—McCrory Stores Corp.:
Sales
G. C. Murphy Co.:
Sales
Stores operated...F. TV. Woolworth Co.:
Sales
—i
Stores operated
Other chains:
TV. T. Grant & Co.:
Sales
Stores operated
J. C. Penny Co.:
Sales
-
2,502
2,366
2,315
2,513
2,833
2,819
5,952
1,998
1,959
2,442
2,869
2,733
2,712
thous. of dol_.
number..
10,369
685
10,004
681
10,179
682
11,125
685
12,353
685
11,972
686
24,114
687
8,801
680
9,058
681
10,606
683
11,940
683
11,401
682
11,293
683
thous. of dol—
number..
6,225
240
5,822
239
6,336
238
6,179
238
6,827
238
6,613
238
14,429
238
5,055
238
5,163
238
5,969
238
6,315
239
6,818
239
6,406
239
thous. of doL.
thous. of doL.
3,158
2,946
2,960
2,955
3,294
3,186
7,003
2,535
2,738
3,196
3,648
3,300
3,420
thous. of dol..
...number..
3,564
201
3,301
201
3,087
201
3,308
201
3,811
201
3,594
201
7,223
201
2,686
201
" 2,752
201
3,205
201
3,848
201
3,741
201
3,758
201
thous. of dol..
number..
24,340
2,015
22,733
2,010
22,5662,011
23,491
2,013
26,774
2,017
25,295
2,018
50,379
2,017
19,653
2,014
20,686
2,011
23,104
2,012
25,919
2,008
24,725
2,005
24,662
2,013
thous. of dol..
number..
7,298
493
'6,969
484
6,834
484
7,653
484
8,970
487
8,635
489
17,996
491
5,531
489
5,748
489
7,164
489
8,376
489
8,496
491
8,386
493
thous. of dol..
19,502
18,262
19,068
22,381
26,820
27,196
38,928
16,523
14,613
18,736
21,281
22,233
22,235
88
82
65
83
64
75
87
88
63
84
68
73
88
88
65
85
68
74
88
89
66
84
68
76
88
89
64
85
67
78
88
89
65
84
65
78
88
89
65
85
66
79
87
90
66
86
68
82
88
91
67
87
71
83
90
91
69
88
75
83
90
91
70
89
'78
'84
90
'92
70
15,862
16,186
16,766
16,922
17,172
2,595
2,573
2,579
3
2,571
13,476
13,103
16,766
11,376
2,564
13,673
13,326
16,922
11,535
4
5
2,551
13,874
13,524
17,172
11,701
EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND
WAGES
Page 38
Trades-union members employed:
All trades
percent of total..
Building
Metal
^..
All other
~ -
On full time (all trades).-
-do—..
do.j—
-:
i
do.___
do....
FINANCE
Pages 54, 62,65, 75, 76, 77
Federal Reserve banks, condition, end of
month:
;
Assets (resources) total -mil. of dol..
Reserve bank credit outstanding, total
mil. of dol..
Bills bought
do Bills discounted
do
United States securities
do....
R^Sfirveg, tot&l
77
84
90
91
70
17,348
2,486
5
2,488
.
14,230.
do '
13 878
17,348
do .
do
11,952
75
87
86
62
14,285
2,589
7
2,564
11,049
10,642
14,285
9,270
14,261
2,585
14,573
2,600
8
2,563
-11,29510J640
10 918
14,573
14,261
9,212
9,406
7
2,564
14,861
15,293
15,581
2,586
2,584
2,601
2,607
2,598
7
2,564
-11,639
11,272
14,861
9,672
7
4
2,564
- 12,46611,798
15,581
10,088
5
2,574
12,382
11,948
15,639
10,420
4
2,564
12,561
12,125
15,862
10,571
2,587
1
4
2,564
-12,051
12,553
16,186
10,919
9,215
3,644
8,936
3,387
9,157
3,559
9,900
4,098
10,029
4,218
10,018
4,140
4,339
83.9
4,353
84.2
4,380
84.7
4,458
85.1
4,477
85.4
4,511
85.6
0.311
.169
.992
.026
.401
.542
.240
4.669
0.312
.169
.995
.026
.401
.536
.241
4.686
0.312
.168
.996
.020
.401
.531
.241
4.685
0.312
.168
.995
.026
.401
.531
.241
4.681
0.312
.17C
.996
.026
.401
.53*
.241
4.681
0.312
.170
.998
.026
.401
.532
.241
4.682
39,641
39,864
••39,990
40,063
40,282
40,4-10
35,892
534
35,949
533
'35,994
543
36,033
538
36,085
531
36,116
554
3,215
24,318
3,382
22,361
3,454
29,266
3,492
29,437
3,666
25,318
3,770
24,517
194,118
181,480
12,638
303,839
289,412
14,427
186,095
182,522
3,573
154,076
147,635
6,440
377,394
358,417
18,976
220,175
200,698
2,564
11,070
11,613
15,293
9,935
Liabilities, total
•
Deposits, total..
=.
Member bank reserve balances, total
8,724
8,876
8,164
8,713
8,179
8,198
mil. of dol.. 10,507
%383
3,205
2,941
3,022
3,227
2,869
Excess reserves (estimated).
do.j..
4,553
Federal Reserve notes in circulation
4,452
4,385
4,169
4,135
mil. of dol4,315
4,253
4,530
82.4
Reserve ratio \ - - percent
83.6
83.2
86.3
83.7
82.4
82.7
Monetary statistics:
Foreign exchange rates:
0.311
0.314
0.329
0.325
0.318
0.320
a 312
Argentina
dol. per paper peso..
.169
.168
.169
.169
.169
.169
.170
Belgium
_ dol per belRa
.992
.996
.994
.991
.994
.991
Canada^
; ^ dol. per Canadian dol..
.998
.026
.026
.027
.027
.028
.027
.026
Franco
..
dol. per franc.
.400
.401
.402
.401
.400
.400
.401
Germany
- - .dol. perreichsmark..
.544
.543
.546
.550
.544
.539
.533
Netherlands — . - — dol. per guilder..
.252
.241
.254
.243
.248
.246
.241
Sweden
--.
..
* dol. pprkrona...
4.670
4.708
4.804
4.929
4.768
4.381
4.681
United Kingdom
col. per £_.
Public finance (Federal):
39,439
38,607
38,395
38,426
37,596
Debt, gross, end of mo..
mil. of dol_. 40,661 37,194
Public issues:
34,981
34,950
34,920
35,755
34,112
36,196 33,834
Interest bearing* ....
do
528
535
526
541
543
549
Noninterest bearing*
.do
548
Special issues to gov't. agencies and trust
3,156
2,949
2,933
2,943
2,810
3,090
3,918
funds* - •- -_
mil. of dol..
25,121
27,338
30, 797
28,590
28,673
Receipts, customs
thous. of dol.. 25,528 23,101
Security markets:
Stocks:
Dividend declarations (N. Y. Times):
Total
thous. of dol.. 181,033 167,170 240,965 185,428 180,506 509,160 247,569
Industrials and miscellaneous.—do— 167,167 157,175 230,994 182,735 169,901 486,396 229,916
22,765 17,653
10,605
9,970
9,995
13,866
2,693
Railroads
—
do
•New series. New items for Federal gross debt beginning June 1916 appear in
' Revised.
15,639
table 21, p. 16, of the April 1939 Survey,
19,477
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
1939
1939
1933
Decem- January FebruAugust Septem- October November
ber
ary
March
April
Mar
June
102.22
181.21
23.24
48.99
145.06
24.84
31.07
100.59
178.01
23.18
42.68
127.73
22.05
25.75
90.46
161.51
19.41
44.43
132.56
23.05
27.02
94.19
167.73
20.67
45.66
136.52
23.66
27.59
96,95
173.12
20.79
July
July
46,82
139.26
24.96
46.13
140.97
20.01
28.49
99.74
177.53
21.95
43.98
137.04
18.49
25.62
95.68
171.70
19.68
49.64
150.36
22.92
30.62
106.81
189.69
23.95
50.32
151.96
23.35
31.29
105.29
186.99
23.59
49.32
150.12
21.94
30.52
105.36
186.99
23.74
49.13
146.87
23.30
31.20
102.73
181.82
23.64
48.68
144.60
24.94
FINANCE-Continued
Security markets—Continued.
Stocks—Continued.
Prices:
Dow-Jones & Co., Inc. (65 stocks).
dol. per shareIndustrials (30 stocks)
do....
Public utilities (15 stocks)
do..Rails (20 stocks).
do.,.
New York Times (50 stocks)
do-..
Industrials (25 stocks)..
do
Railroads (25 stocks)..
do.
Shares listed, N. Y. S. E.:
Market value, all listed shares
mil. of dol_.
Number of shares listed
millions..
99.74
178.03
21.45
46.05
139.47
21.64
28.16
98.90
175.95
21.85
44,762
1,430
44,784
1,427
43,526
1,425
43,527
1,425
47,002
1,426
46,081
1,427
47,491
1,424
44,884
1,425
46,271
1,426
40,921
1,427
40,673
1,427
43,230
1,427
41,005
1,429
TRANSPORTATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS
Page 85
Class I steam railways:
Freight carloadings (A. A. R.):%
Total cars
thousands.,
Coal
do...
Coke
do...
Forest products
do...
Grains and grain products
do...
Livestock
_
.do...
Merchandise, 1. c. 1
do...
Ore
do...
Miscellaneous
do...
2,549
429
24
118
200
44
583
167
983
2,273
353
17
104
223
44
563
90
879
2,392
382
18
120
191
49
598
98
2,553
468
22
120
148
63
604
106
1,022
3,542
668
31
159
221
102
799
141
1,422
2,530
511
26
109
137
69
594
65
1,018
2,949
664
35
131
163
67
708
44
1,138
2,302
515
30
103
129
53
561
33
878
2,297
529
30
99
116
42
577
34
870
2,390
478
29
105
125
42
612
33
967
2,832
350
29
140
159
61
775
58
1,261
2,372
297
19
121
137
49
612
121
1,016
202
50
744
209
1,261
26,730
18,512
6,603
11,909
8,218
28,821
19,747
7,249
12,499
9,074
29,769
20,114
7,879
12,235
9,655
28,773
20,486
8,481
12,006
8,287
25,280
18,367
8,397
9,970
6,914
20,515
15,036
7,417
7,619
5,478
24,229
17,828
8,180
9,648
6,401
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
26,197
9,781
16,416
10,690
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Page 98
Paints, varnish, lacquer, and fillers:
Total
tbous. of d e classified, total
do...
Industrial
do...
Trade
_
do...
Unclassified.
.....
..do
xi?
FUEIS AND BYPRODUCTS
Pages 117,119
Coal:
Anthracite:
Production
Bituminous:
Production
Coke, beehive:
Production
..thous. of short tons.
....
'2,580
2,729
3,337
4,165
3,728
4,471
4,953
4,114
3,604
5,296
5,073
'3,530
r 23,367
28,665
32,276
35,094
36,110
36,230
35,530
33,910
35,290
10,747
17,880
27,900
'42
50
56
70
79
77
71
20
25
52
1,222
1,407
2,394
2,308
1,349
1,764
2,755
3,226
1,114
1,717
2,716
1,100
1,755
2,525
2,822
1,138
1,786
2,634
2,872
1,284
1,884
3,245
2,899
1,319
1,936
3,185
2,899
1,326
1,943
3,170
3,236
1,329
1,955
3,623
3,115
1,168
1,672
3,463
2,774
1,187
1,736
3,473
3,015
1,226
1,718
3,595
3,041
13,865
10,014
3,851
13,331
9,666
3,665
13,244
9,540
3,704
13,440
0,665
3,775
13,885
10,074
3,811
13,996
10,301
3,695
13,602
9,868
3,734
13,375
9,699
3,676
13,000
9,229
3,780
12,813
9,026
3,787
12,905
9,078
3,827
13,002
9,180
3,822
3,775
4,071
3,775
5,232
4,465
4,573
4,500
3,535
5,060
3,400
5,157
4,330
4,624
4,105
5,486
4,755
5,806
5,980
3,385
5,905
3,387
4,925
4,388
30,362
25,596
33,825
33,825
146,208
32,296
29,767
36,507
36,507
141,997
32,328 36,740 40,343 45,345 44,277 39,613 15,084 43,036 42,302
31,555 32,427 36,243 38.793 39,500 39,459 38,251 38,763 36,331
43,582 43,355
39,354 42,639 39,828 45,291 40,641 39,607
43,582 43,355 43,693 39,354 42,639 39,828 45,291 40,641 30,607
130,743 124,128 120,778 126,769 128,407 128,192 127,985 130,380 133,075
39,450
36,201
37,284
37,284
135,241
thousandsdo
do....
3,287
3,870
8,041
4,038
3,991
8,217
3,916
3,888
8,022
4,183
4,126
8,237
4,139
4,405
7,924
4,729
4,154
8,451
4,581
4,163
8,932
4,344
3,739
9,573
5,137
4,583
10,109
4,211
4,356
9,998
4,418
4,753
9,919
4,837
5,733
8,804
do....
do
do
2,936
3,519
7,723
4,026
3,744
8,029
3,832
3,980
7,859
4,101
7,746
4,029
4,138
7,665
4,351
3,859
8,166
4,098
3,936
8,069
3,681
3,335
8,415
4,470
4,015
8,901
3,841
3,927
8,837
3,848
4,154
8,840
4,249
5,066
7,814
38,504 38,844
135,347 142,511
39,747 40,711
35,631
151,311
43,811
41,599 35,204 40,816
150,718 149,778 124,354
46,218 53,278 48,554
33,219
98,078
38,178
37,863
86,816
23,116
27,802
77,238
20,738
26,150
61,601
24,201
26,256
60,709
19,209
_
do._.
29,490
do...
LEATHER AND PRODUCTS
Page 124
Leather:
Production:
Calf and kip
thous. of skins..
Cattle hides.
thous. of hides.
Goat and kid.
thous. of skins..
Sheep and lamb
do
Stocks of rattle hides and leather, end of
month:
Total
_ __thous.ofequiv. hides. _
In process and
finished
do.-.
Raw
..do...
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
Pages 137,138
Nonferrous metals:
Tin:
Deliveries...
long tons.
5,275
Stocks, United States, end of mo
do...
Zinc:
Production, slab, at primary smelters
short tons.
Retorts in operation, end of mo
number. 35,491
Shipments, total
short tons. 43,128
Domestic
do...
43,128
Stocks, refinery, end of mo
do
131,782
RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS
Page 149
Tires and tubes:
Pneumatic casings:f
Production
„
.
Shipments, total
Stocks, end of month
Inner tubes:f
Production
Shipments, total
Stocks, end of month..
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
Page 156
Silk:
Deliveries (consumption)
Total, visible supply, end of mo
United States (warehouses)
* Revised.
bales..
do
do
26,142
73,348
25,748
.38,105
42,305
* Preliminary.
• Data for June are the latest available.
and_1938; see tables 27 and 28, pp. 16-18 of the May 1939 Survey.
O. *. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFtCttlftSt
@FedFRASER