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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION..TO SURVEY Of CURRENT BUSINESS

SELECTED

BUSINESS

INDICATORS

STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION

CLECfRlC POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES

(1935-39-100)

(BILLIONS OF KILOWATT HOttRS)
marttcir DATA

lfe_

A*-

p-i94e
J 194?

"V
~^r'
-v v

r*v
194$
i 1 1 1 1 1 1U

LuL,i..l.,I..LJL 1 I,J,X.I..LI » J L L I J U J J L L X l , l l . i , . i J

MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT AND PAY ROLLS

COTTON CONSUMPTION

(UNADJUSTED, 1939 « 100)

(DAILY AVERAGE-THOUSANDS OF BALES)

1 II 1 1 1 it 1 1 M 1

25
1945

1947

WEEKLY

1945

1948

1946

STATISTICS1

BUSINESS

19*8

19*7
Aug. 16
Commodity pricet, wholeealet
All commodities
1926*100.
f a n products....
........
do..
food
.do..
All other
•••• •••••
•
........do...
28 commodities g/
August 1939*100
Oottoa, middling, 15/16", 10 markets 3 / . .
dol. par l b . .
Wheat, Ho. 2, Bard Winter (Kansas City)
dol. per ha..
Department store sales
.
1935-39-100.
Insured unemployment, total ] £ / . . . . . . . . . . . . .
,
thous.
State programs
.do...
Veterans* programs
do...
finance*
Currency l a circulation Jjj •
a i l * of dol.
federal Beeorve bank credit, total
...do...
Member bank reaerre balances..
....
do...
Excess receives, estimated
do...
federal Beserve reporting member banks in leading cities*
Bank debits, t o t a l . . .
.mil. of dol.
Bow Iork C i t y . . .
...do...
Depoeite, demand, adjusted
do...
loane and investments, total
do...
U. 8. Government o b l i g a t l o n e . * * . • • » . • » « . . » . . . . . . * . . d o . « •
Commercial, industrial and agricultural loane
do...
failuree, commercial
.number.
Bond yieide, doaeetlo corporate (Moody*e) V
percent.
Stock prices, 4l6 stocks (Stand.and foor'eTig/..1935-39*100.
Industrials, 365 stocks £ /
.......
do...
Production*
Bituminous ooal V .
thous. of abort tons.
Bieetrlc power, by u t i l i t i e s
.mil, of kw-hr.
Motor vehicle* (Wards) 1 /
..number.
Petroleum 3 /
thous. of bbl.

152.7
181 .h
172.3
135.5
305.5
•3*5
2.29
229
1,799
1,039
723
28,228
22,l*o>
l6,h2S
779
16,868
6,298
*6.5*
63.513
3«.58S
12.SJS
78

£3

toe. 23

Jmly 2h

•<?
2.J*

168.2
19*.6
190 A
150.6
323.8
•335
2.19

1,7*2
995
712

i,*a
1,001
39*

28,252
22,636
i6,*07
721

27,866
21,888
17.5?3
8h0

153.5
181.4
172.3
136.6
305.I

3S.527
12.301
59

iftS-

21.765
S,k32
*6.726
5/63.175
,3M79
J5/l*,502
91
3.05
128.9
135.6
2,0*2
5,3*2
113,275
5,**S
188.0
883
372

toy

31

I68.3
192.2
16*7.7
152,1
32^. s
.330
2.16
235
1.377
962
3»9

•**«. 7

169.0
190.k
190.3
152.9
318.8
.315
2.16
258

27.9*3

27,982
22,06*
17,83*
1.05*

27.987
22.125
17,603
772

19,108
7.120
,*6.703

S,<*6

17,606
780

J*

J* 3 9 0

5/i*»^9o
3.05
130.0
136.9

Aug. ZL

169.2
193-6
190.0
152.*
319.7
.323
2.12
261

27,852
21.723
17*53*
837

h6,839

Aug. Ik

a.89J

»,569

5/11:21
,35.023
3.07
128.8
135.3
2,019
5.319
108,9*8
5.W
190.2

3l*-9
•312
2.18

nig
«5/l*,8l9
»3
3.09
125.3
131.6

3.10
127.0
133.6

130,2
2,000
2,07s
2,077
*,953
5,352
5.318
U1.89P
79,296
108,907
107.17*
5,153
5,*55
5.507
# #
Steel 8/..
1935-39-100.
188.0
191.6
" i91.8
181.9
freight oarloadlngs, total...
thous. of cars.
89U
"&
891
901
Miscellaneous.....
do.-..
382
$
385
397
396
1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks gf
_ fhnrsday prices. 3_/ Bally averages. */ for description see note in July 13, 19*6 issue.
5/ Data beginning week ended July_ .3 , 1948 are loane reported grossT I.e. before deduction of reserves, inetead of net as previously.
5 / lumber• of stocks l a Index currently; the change l a the number does mot affect the continuity of the series. 7/ United States production
of motor vehicles (paseenger care, oommeroial cars, and truck*) • 8/ Book emdiag August 26, l$3»6«




130*0
1,955
*.9?3
79,081
5.159

2

MONTHLY

BUSINESS

larlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1942 Supplement

STATISTICS
19^8

1947
June

July

April

June

COMMODITI PHICBS
Wholesale prieee of selected commodities*
Batter, 9 2-score (Hew Tork)
....dol* per lb..
Coal, bituminous, sine run, composite...dol. per short ton*.
Coffee. Santos, Ho. 4 (Hew Tork)
.dol. per lb..
Cotton, middling, 15/l6*, average, 10 markets
do....
Cotton cloth, print, 64 x 60
dol. per yd..
Eggs, U. 3. standards (Chicago)
dol. per dot..
drains and grain products*
Corn, weighted average, 5 markets
dol. per ha. •
Wheat, weighted average, 6 markets...*....
do....
Wheat flour,standard patents (Minneapolis)..dol. per bbl..
Hides, packers1 • heavy, native steers.
.dol. per lb..
livestock and meats:
Beef steers (Chicago)....
dol. per 100 lb.,
Hogs, a l l grades (Chicago)
do....
Beef, f r e s h , n a t i v e s t e e r s (Chicago)
d o l . per l b . .
Pork, f r e s h , l o i n s , 8 - 1 0 l b (Hew Tork)
do....
Lumber*
Douglas f i r , dim.,Ho. 1 , com., 2" x 4"x l 6 ' . . d o l . p e r M b d . f t . .
Southern p i n e , b o a r d s , H o . 2 , c o m . , l " x 6" or 8"x 1 2 ' . . . d o . . . .
Fonderosa p i n e , Ho. 3 , common, 1 N 1 8 "
do....
Metals and manufactures:
Pig iron, composite..
. . . . . . d o l . per long t o n . .
S t e e l , composite, f i n i s h e d
. . • • d o l . per l b . .
S t e e l scrap (Chicago)
dol. per long t o n . .
Copper, e l e c t r o l y t i c (Hew Tork)
d o l . per l b * .
Laad, r e f i n e d , p i g , d e s i l v e r i z e d (Hew Tork)
do....
Zinc, prime, Western ( S t . L o u i s )
...do....
Petroleum, crude (Kansas-Oklahoma), a t w e l l s . . d o l . p e r b b l * .
G a s o l i n e , tank wagon (Hew T o r k ) . . . .
^ . . . d o l . per g a l * .
Sugar, r e f i n e d , g r a n u l a t e d (Hew Tork)
d o l . per l b . •
Wool, raw, t e r r i t o r y , f i n e , s c o u r e d . ,
do....

0.633
6.382
.253
•371*
.228
*4l4
1*948
2.563
12.61
.231

53

0.674
7.126
•256
•3752
•242
.434

0.828
1/7-72S
•2oo
•3722
.205
.429

0.801
1/7*862
.270
•3755
.198
•4io

O.8O3
1/7.882
.270
.3703
•183
.416

1.995
2.400
13.27
.262
27-85
22.11
.434
•552

2.257
2.612

2.249

2.259
2.562
11.31
.274

.406
•529
62.865
62.6^6
54.360

62.865
63.462
55.230

33-81
.0329
30.875
.2135
•1500
.1050
1.810
.172
.081
1.225

35.08
.0329
36-950
.a23
.1500
.1050
1.810
.174
.081
1.225

253.091
163,

&

28.43
**&

&
.272
31.33
20.15
.500

34.72
23.IO
.542
•535

.536

.545

70.042

40.63
•P376
39-188
.2120
•17a
.1200
2.510
.188
.076
1.296

74.250
;25
F-T7.660
40.97
.0368
39.250
.2120
.1750
.1200
2.510
.188
.075
1.310

41.29
.0368
39.250
•2120
.1750
•1200
2.510
•188
.074
1.446

231.957
84,330
147,627

319.342
115,382
203.959

297.939
104,612
193.327

308,843
105.305
203.538

43.686
15.580
890
2.043
4.155
9.316

r44,299
rl5.950
r8l7
1.933
'3.974
r9.576
1.704
4,768
5.577
156.I
rl85.1
rl6l.7
131.8
217.4
227.4
238.8
130.4
191.9

r44,626
rl5.904
933
r2,052
r4,042
r9.6lj
1.716
4,738
5.624
A55-5
A83.9
rl6l.4
133.3
211.6
228*5
235.8
129-7
rl90*5
276.O
315.3
282.U
I67.6
173.7
r!83.6
rl76.0
139.7
131.1
154.7
rl33.1
113.0
125*4
88.3
109.9
3 X

DOMESTIC TBADB
Mail-order and s t o r e s a l e s , t o t a l , 2 c o m p a n i e s . . t h o u s . of d o l .
Montgomery Hard & Co
do...
Sears, Boebuck and Co
do...

u

66.36O

75-240
"204
230

R

8MPL0TMSHT CONDITIONS AND WAGES
Employees i n nonagr• e e t a b l l a h m e n t s , u n a d j . , t o t a l
Manufacturing
•
Mining

gj...thous.
do...
do...

43,816
15.672
919
1.957
4,129
9.324
I.650
4,711
5.454
154.7
183.9
l60*l
129*0
225.5
228*5
241.4
147.2
188.5
297.5
337.4
302.5
202.7
178.0
172.9
170.5
137.3
127.6
150.4
131.7
IO5.6
U9.9
8O.3
IO3.3
125.7
123-9

5.046
r45.<
rrl6.
l6.l6l
r948
Construction.
do...
r2.l64
Transportation and public utilities
.do.
r4,106
Trade
do.
r9.671
finance
do.
*1.726
Servic e
do...
&
4.663
Government
•
do...
5.341
5.607
Production workers, all manufacturing, unadj. gj....1939alOO.
153.3
rl58.1
Durable goods Industries 2/
do. •.
178.7
rl84.4
Iron and steel and their products 2/
do...
158.2
rl62.4
Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mills....do...
129.5
134,6
Electrical machinery 2/
do...
as. 9
r210.8
Machinery, except electrical 2/
do...
221.7
r230.4
Machinery and machine-shop products
..do...
236.4
237.5
Machine tools
do. •.
138.2
128.4
Automobile s 2/
.do. •.
187.3
r!83.2
Transportation equipment, except automobiles 2/
do. •.
253.7
Aircraft and parts, excluding engines
do...
r273-7
326.0
Aircraft engines
do...
301.1
321.5j
Shipbuilding and boatbuilding
do...
126.7
290.8
171.4
Honferrous metals and products jg/
do...
278.4
!57*0
Lumber and timber baeic products 2/
do...
176.8
rl73.8
Sawmills...*
do...
176.9
rl90.0
furniture and finished lumber products 2/
do...
rl79.4
182.7
135.7
furniture
do...
rl71.8
rl39.8
125.9
Stone, clay, and glass products 2j
do...
143.4
130.3
146.5
nondurable goods industries 2/
.'
..do...
134.7
ri.56.0
133.4
Textile-mill products and other fiber mfrs. 2/
do...
'137-5
153.7
103.8
rll3.2
Cotton manufactures, except small wares.
do.•.
133.3
U7.7
126.1
Silk and rayon goods
do...
113.7
79.0
89*0
Woolen and worsted manufactures
do...
125*8
100.3
Apparel and other finished t e x t i l e products 2/
do...
88.2
110.3
125-7
Men's clothing
do...
111.0
rl38.6
121.1
Women's clothing
do...
139.8
136.9
I39.8
149^4
Leather and leather products 2/
do...
135.0
152*1
107.5
103.7
Boots and shoes...
do...
rl07.8
153.7
92.9
93-9
88.5
22\7
food and kindred products 2/
do...
107.1
rl47.4
139.5
rl27.7
153.4
Baking....
do...
92*2
115.4
118.0
113.7
112.0
Canning and preserving
do. • •
122.6
«9}.7
103.3
I63.8
111.2
Slaughtering and meat packing
do...
114*3
r86.0
130.6
135.0
139.9
84.3
r71.9
xj Bevised. p / Preliminary. 1 / See note on corresponding item i n August 1948 Survey. & **e indicated
employment and pay-roll series
have been adjusted to federal Security Agency data through 1946? indexes for individual manufacturing industries, with t h 7 exception of
those in the "transportation, except automobiles" group have been adjusted to federal Security. Agency data through 1945.




SB

£2

ig*

i J'

MONTHLY

BUSINESS

Burlier data are available i n monthly issuee of the Surrey
and the 1942 Supplement

3

ST A TIST ICS — Continued
19k7

June

1948
July

Jpril

June

S*?L01MSI!t COHDITIOHS JK> «i0SS - Continued
Production worker*, a l l manufacturing, unadjusted - Continued,
londurable good* Industrie* - Continued.
Tobacco mennfaeturee £ / . . . . .
1939*100,
Paper and a l l i e d producte 1 /
do..,
Paper and pulp
•
.
do...
Printing, publishing, and a l l i e d indue trie* 1/
do.. • •
levspapers end periodicals.
do. • .
Printing, hook and Job
•
do...
Chemical* end a l l i e d product! ]J
.do...
Cheaicale
.....do...
Product* of petroleum end coal £ /
do...
Petroleum refining.
do...
Buhher product* l / .
do...
fiuhher tlree and inner tube*
...do...
iMaanufacturing employment, unadjusted*
Mining. 1/
anthracite
do...
Bituminoue coal
... •
•
do...
Metalliferous....
.........do...
Quarrying and nonmetallie.•.•
do...
Grade petroleum and natural gae i/......
do...
Public utllitiee*
**4*Electric light and power...
:1..~
.do...
Street railway* and buaeee
..do...
Telegraph*
.do...
I el ephoae • • • • •
do* • •
8errice*»
Dyeing and cleaning
..do...
Power laundrlee
*
.do...
Tear-round hotel*
do...
Setail t r a d e . . . . . . . .
•
do...
Wholesale trade
,
.do...
Production-worker pay roll*, a l l manufacturing, unadjusted y
1939-100.
Durable good* indu*trie* 1/
do...
Iron and steel and their product* 1/
do...
Blaet furnace*, eteel works, and rolling mill*....do....
KLeetrleal machinery 1/
...do...
Machinery,, except electrical 1/
do...
Machinery and machine chop product*
do...
Machine tools
do...
Automobile* 1/
do...
Transportation equipment, except automobile* 1/
do.. •
aircraft and part*, excluding engines
.do. •.
aircraft engines
do...
Shipbuilding and boatbuilding
do...
Konferrou* metal* and product* }J
..do...
lumber and timber basic products 1/
do...
Sawmill*
do...
furniture and finished lumber product* %j
....do...
furniture
.do...
Stone, clay, and glass products %j
do...
londurable goods Industrie* 1/
.
do...
Textile-mill products and other fiber mfrs* 1/
do...
Cotton manufacture*, except small ware*
do...
Silk and rayon g o o d * . . . . . . . . . .
do...
Woolen and woreted manufacture*
•
do...
apparel and other finished t e x t i l e products l / . . . . . . d o . . .
Men's clothing.
do...
Women's clothing
•
do...,
Leather and leather product* 1/
....do...
Boot* and shoes*
do...
food and kindred product* 1/
do...
Baking
do...
Canning and preferring.
•
do..*
Slaughtering and meat packing
•
.....do...
Tobacco manufacture* 1/
do...
Paper and allied products 1/
.....do...,
Paper and pulp
do...
Printing, publishing, end allied products 1/
do...
Bewspapere and periodicals
•
do...
Printing, book and job
....do...
Chemicals end allied product* 1/
do...
Chemicale.......
do...
Product* of petroleum end coal 1/
do...
Petroleum refining
*
do...,
Bubber products \J
.do...
Bubber t i r e e and inner tubes
do...,
fay roll*, nonmanufacturing, unadjusted*
Mining: 1/
anthracite
do...,
BituminouB coal
do...
Metalliferous
do...,
Quarrying and nonmetallic
do...,
r/ Berised. o/ Preliminary. 1/ See note 2, page 2-




9o.e
146*1
141*3
131-5
U9.J
194.6
284*3
153-5
150.1
170*9
217.0

89.8
143.3
140*9
131*2
U9.8
138*2
195-0
282*8
156*2
152.6
I65.I
212*3

92.4
146*8
145.3
131*8
A22.2
137.4
201.4
283*2
154.9
151*5
I63.8
192.9

££
146.0
132*2
ri.23.2
138.1
198*4
279.8
157.3
ri.52.9
160.8
190*4

rt0.6
rl46*7
145*4
rl32*3
123.6
138*2
rl98.4
rl60.4
rl6l*4
191.6

90.5
IO5.4
99.3
I29.O
112.3

91.9
r79.7
r99-0
rl22*5
rlll.2

91.4
rl08.S
r98*4
rl24.2
r!12.5

92.6
109.11
100.2
126.81
U6.7]

107.5
130.4
102.3
190.4

H i .7
128*3
97.9
rl98.3

112.3
128*5
96.5
rl98*4

U4.0
128*3
96.OI
199.6

1730
127*2
119.4
111.4
110.5

159.0
U8.3
116.9
112.8
114.8

160.6
119*0
117.0
113.1
rll4*5

163*1
121.5
U7.6
U3.6
U5.3

327.2
375.5
319-2
249*1
440.5
443*0
470.6
264.8
363.6
571.1

r347.1
r393-^
r329.6

r346.9
r3
#

359.2
401.3

44SS.3

463*8
493.6
240*2
386.2
601.4
695.2
481.0
373.6

la*5

481*5
394.3
352.0
409*8
412.2
308*0
284.7
3U.5
280.0
248.6

433<
r4l5*4
333.0
314.6
337.9
r301*9
307.1

3OJ.5
206.0
252*5
262*3

267.4
308.6
306.5
317.1
307.1
227*1
198*1
V267.4
227.6
216.9
rl79.9
205.7
325.7
327.7

SK
225.9
201*7
286*7
213.1
249*3
259*9
194*8
303.4
302.1
240.3
210*0
258.1
384.1
528.2
291.4
273-4
342*3
396.1
219.4
3OO.6
196.7
307.1

200*3
229.7
186.1
307.0

2k ?

265)4
431.6
466*4
491.0
240.7
r362.6
566.4
634*2
4?3-5
3*5.7

£2
r447*2
325.6
3p7.2
343.4
r303*9
369**
268.6
307.9
297.9
3U.5
299.3
216.5
1*3*7
r28l«3
235*1
r234.2
rai.3
201.3
331.9

mx

278.6
422*1
564.8
316.7
r303-4
312.8
323.6

r236.2
283.9
422.5
563.2
r335-7
r318.3
320.9
3*5-5

A67.4
raoi.7
r295-4

246*2
r343*4
r204.9
'312.5

268.4
438*2
480.7
500*7
242.91
380*9
561.21
649-21
517.5
320.1
368.1
497.9
487.5
326.0 I
304.21
3*7.9
318*0
304.6
365.9
271.5
JU.|
303.1
312.9
310.7
254.5
204.0 1
282.4
315.4
205.8 1
265.1 I
237.8
286*3
432.6
5?5.9
342.1
322*7
364.21
248.1 I
346*7
206*9
321.7

4
teller

MONTHLY

BUSINESS

data are available i n monthly issues of the starrer
and the 1942 Supplement

S T A T l S T I C S — Continued
19*8

19*7
April

July

June

Jaae

mpioimxs coraxnois ASS WAOIS - Continued
fay r o l l s , aoaaenufeetnring, unadjusted - Continued.
Crude petroleum and natural «as 1/
1939*100.
Public u t i l i t i e s *
Bleotrie light and power
do...
Street railway* and b u m s
do...
Telegraph.
do...
Telephone
•
do...
Services*
I>yelng.and cleaning
.
..do...
Power l a u n d r i e s . . . . . .
...do...
Year-round hotel*
...do...
Retail trade
..do...
Vholesale trade
•
.«••
do...

206.0

204.9

r^3«4

r223«4

227.1

177.5
222.1
218.8
292.5

178.4
222.1
215.2
302.2

«191.9
228.1
23J.1
r326.1

196.3
231.2
228.5
328.2

328.4

312.4

201.6
198.0

310.5
238.5
222.0
198.5
196.5

186.6
227*1
224.8
*317.7
308.0
231.5
233.4
211.1
rai.o

325.2
238.3
236.5
218.3

5,^0
1,396
1.493
5,481
5,473
35
3.993
3.270
121

3.^9
245
979
2,470
2.397
2,^
1,382
80

3,i<

J/7.261
1,508
930
5,119
5.102

102.25
102.70
7**02

102.33
102.77
74.16

100.19
100.74
65.99

137,058
13M3?
2,126
l4o,l46
138,57*
1.574

137,563
135.175
l40f,763
138,923
1.585

134.297
13L931
. 2,116
134,546
132.90}
1.39*

2,604
124
933
3.083
2.707
31
2*859
1.785
401
100.80
IOI.35
66.45
134,300
131.931
2.119
135.370
133.714
1,408

66 t5 4S
1,829

69.365
1.847

70,262
1.93*

74.704
1.962

74.507
1.977

1,049
2.243
3.273
2,472
34,131
31.3*3

887
2.131

836
2,175
3,408
2,700
39.412
36.306

r818
*2,U9
»3.017
2.829
*33.974
r30,858

9.273
1.257
16,871
5,3«5
3.520
2.592
337
177

r7,828
»4.532
r3.002
r2,688
r262
166

935
2.17p
3.314
2,880
38,gO
34,747
8,916
1.564
15.943
S.927
3.397
3.396
282
175

&i
213.8
r211.8

ai.s

fXKAICS
federal Government finances
fependltures, total
-mil. of dol. s
Interest on debt
do...,
national defense and related a c t i v i t i e s .
do....
Beeelpte, Treasury, total
••
do....
Beesipts, net
•
do....
Customs
•
do....
Internal revenue, total.......
.do....
Xaeone taxes
do....
Social security taxes
do....
Sonde*
Average price of all lie ted bonde (H.Y.S.a.) j/....dollars..
Boaestie
.
do....
foreign...
.....do....
Telue, issues l i s t e d on lew York Stock tahaags*
face valus, a l l Issues 3J
a i l . of dol.«
Itonestle
do....
foreign...........................................do...<
Market value, a l l issues $
..do....
Bomestie...
do....
foreign
do....
Stocks*
Share* l i s t e d on Vev Xbrk Stock ajanhangos
Market value
do....
lumber of shares l i s t e d
•

3

909
2,8a
2,806

&
2.603
1.858
«3

3.53?
3.701
142
101.72
102.3b
66.93
131.481
129,116
133.746
132,085
1.415

XJBASU* An? PBDDUOfS
leather production*
Calf and kip
tbons. of skins*.
Cattle b i d e . . . .
toons, of hides..
Qoat and kid
...thous. of skins..
Sheep and lamb..
do....
Shoes and slippers, production, total
toons, of pairs..
Shoes, sandals, and play shoes, ess. athletic, t o t a l . . d o . . . .
»y kinds:
Men's.....
do....
Youths* and b o y s ' . . . .
.....do....
Voasn's......
••...
do....
Mleses* and children's
•
do...,
Infants' and babies'
do....
Slippers for housevear
do....
Athletic
do....
Other footwear....
•
do....

8,297
1,495
15,0§9
4,041
2,441
2,272
301

»5

MXtALS ASD MAHUf ACSUBXS
Iron ore (£ake Superior district)*
Consujsptloa by furnaces
.toons, of long tons.
Stocks, end of month, t o t a l . . .
do...
At f u r n a c e s . . . . . . . « * • . « . « • • . . . • . • . • • • • » • • . . « « • « • • • • . d o . . .
On lake Xrie docks
••
...do...
tUZXLB PaOWJCtS
Cottons
Consumption.*
,
•bales.
Spindle activity!
Active s p i n d l e s . . . .
Active spindle hoars, t o t a l . . . .
>......mil. of hoars.
Operations...•.•*.«••••«.««•«.».
percent of capacity.
Seyoat
GcAsnaptloat
filament yam
a l l . of l b
Staple fiber
do..
Stocks, producers', and of months
filament yarn
do..
Staple fiber
do..

*8
33.«70
30.875
8,053
1.521
14.768
3.985
2.548
2.512
308
175

rlk'M

§

6.500
21,746
19.594
2.152

28,440
25.677
2,764

4,976
17.125
15.172
1.953

6.656
22,058
19*885
2.173

26i
4.308
2,657

729.412

677.780

829.730

785.WW

801.142

a,324
9.103
118.8.

21.115
8.531
107.0

a,§94
10.667
136.I

a , 723
30.080
134.0

a,479
10.380
130.9

54.7
16.5

62.3
18.4

67.$
22.9

r68.6
r22.1

r70.4
22.4

6.6

9.2
7.7

8.7
3.8

:fg

35

Berlsed. y See note 2, page 2 . gj Includes $3 b i l l i o n transferred to the "foreign leonomio Cooperation Trust fund." $J Beginning
loly 1947, data includes bonds of International Sank.