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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMEROE DECEMBER 19. 1947 AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSlNFSS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY. UTILITIES (I939-S9«I00) (HLUONS OF NUMKTT HOURS) M m r am t y> DERARTMENT STORE SALES AND STOCKS PRICES . OF 394 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS (IS8S"9S*IOO) — . i ] | _ A 1 i i i 1 1 1 1 1944 1945 1946 WEEKLY 1944 1947 BUSINESS i i i 1 1 1 1 1945 1 1.. • 111. • • 1 1946 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1947 STATISTICS 1947 Bso. 13 Co—nrtlty prlcss, nholssslsi •11 ooaaoditlss 2/ Dsns products Pood ill othar £/ 28 osaasdltlss 3/ Cotton, alddllng, 15/16", 10 aarksts £/.'. 2, Bard Viatsr (Kansas City) Bqpartasnt stors aalss. 1926.100* So. . • do... do... Oncost 1939*100. del. psr lb. par ba.« 1935^39-100.. Bsc. 6 161.0 193.6 351-4 .361 179.6 143*1 355.1 .356 3^4 507 i/1 Tstsraaa pregnai do.... Plaaaaat Currsacy la olreulatloa 4/ .ail. of dal.. 28,875 22,617 fadaral Bssarrs bank crsdlt, total do.... Msabsr baak rassrra baiaaeas .do.... Bsosss rsssrvss, ostlaatad. do.... Psdsral Bhwt* rsportinc asabsr basks In lsadl^ eititst Jj Baak debits, total all. of dol.. 8.631 Say lock Oitjr do.... Bsposlts. dsaaad, adjusted do.... Xoaaa aad larsstasata. total .do.... U . S. OoTsmasnt obligations do.... Ocaasrclal, industrial aad agricultural loaaa do.... Xsllurss. ooaasrolai nasbsr.. 3.12 lead yields, doasstlo corporate (Moody's) .psresnt.. 120.2 Stoek priees, 402 stocks (Standard sad Poor*s) .1935-39*100.. 126*8 Industrials, 3 5 4 stocks do.... Productions Situaiaous eoal 4/ thous. of abort tons.. U s e trio power, ^r utllitiss .all* of kw-hr.. Motor rsbloles (Sards) 8/ anabsr.. 116,535 Pstrolsua 4/ thous. of bbl.. ...... Stool 2/ 1935-39-100... 191-5 Prel£rt carloadlngs, total thous. of cars.. . . . . . . ...... 1946 Sot* 89 lor. 22 159.8 190*3 159.2 188.6 15f.5 186*9 i».7 142.6 359.1 142*0 353.7 .341 141*5 351.1 •33® 122*9 299.1 367 1,217 I® 422 178*8 3*00 1.5s 725 403 28,832 22,830 17.038 28,7M 22,934 17.121 1,012 J3.041 20,346 21,762 6,628 23,702 8* 65,0» 37,560 *.Jg 3.09 180*9 127.7 2,217 5»2M UO.Tg 5.265 191.5 879 410 17.068 928 M 64.9* lor, lg 178*0 3*00 .381 2*10 38 2.010 1.186 744 402 28.669 519 ft 22.689 SP 17.997 7,010 47,275 19.443 16,839 798 ft 130.9 124.0 3.00 123.8 130*5 2.394 4.983 84,391 5.?57 2.217 5.1* 115.197 5.275 2.15 5.0* 110,663 190*1 14 168.7 161.3 72 3*06 122.2 129*4 79 Bso. 5.257 189*9 878 406 66$4 Bss. 7 1J9.1 169-2 161.7 121*6 297.0 •310 2*05 *75 2,012 940 992 ®.919 '*.5®5 16.222 669 a 42.762 11.373 130*0 121*9 125.1 2.868 4.778 96.887 4.717 137*8 829 118*1 360 ' Bata do not tlwyi oorer oalsndar weeks. Sss aots In Jaasasy 1. 1947 3/Sbursdsy prices. 4/ Bally 5/ Bata few a rerleed basis laolade dark bard winter not laeludad previously. 6/ Per description i. sss nots & July 13. 1946 laaaa* J/ ~ beginning la SnpplsMnt for M y 18, 1947* 8/ Bata ars for V. S. and Canada sad inoluds paaasagpr ears, cnaasisltf cars, sad trucks. Mask sadlag Bsssabw SO. 191*7- 789 395 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS Barller data are available in aonthly Imu»i of the Survsy cad the 19^2 Supplement STATISTICS—Continued 1946 1947 Boveaber October Ssptsabsr Boveaber GOXSTBUGTIOM jOQ> BBti. B S U M Volvo of contracts awarded (Pederel Beeerve indexee)s Total, unadjusted 19?3-25«100. Boeidential, unadjusted. .do... total, adjusted ."••••• do... Eeeidsntial, adjusted . do... Coaetruetioa eoat iaAiuii American Appraisal Co., averece, JO oitiaa 191>100. low Tork te Preneieeo. St. Louie leeoeiated General Contractors (all typee) do. .....do. do. do. 464 494 480 180 169 188 174 J* i 154 168 183 173 148 166 150 452 446 470 448 417 4bi 300 125 118 139 122 352 9 314 427 449 312 446 307 P372 P300 29* 275 r299 r291 236 282 336 271 355.^55 129,206 226,048 li^iS 205.979 306,643 U7.507 189.136 <54.73? 97*334 157.405 281,422 106,355 175.067 82.740 31.73« 94,098 81.799 75.048 28,331 46,717 46.105 270 BQMB9TXC TBABB Bepertaent etore ealee, United States totalai Unadjusted iadex . .1935-39-100. do... Adjusted index Nail-order aad etore salss' totel ealee, 2 eoapeaiee ..thous. of dol. Montgomery Ward * Co fears, Boebuok aad Co IXXAMOl Beak deblte, totel (141 eeatere) ^ i l . of dol.. lew Tork City do.... Outeide New Tork City do.... Boadet Prices* Induetrials, utilities,sad rails (Stea.sad Poor's Corp.)* grade (15 bonds) dol. per $100 bond.. Medium sad lower grade, eoaposits (50 bonds) do.... Industrials (10 beads) do.. Public utllltiss (20 bonds) do.... Bsilroede (20 beads) do.. Domestic aanlcipsls (15 beads) do.. U. S. Treasury bonds (taxable). do., Tieldet 1 Beaeetle corporate (Moody e) percent.. 2y ratines* Aea do.... Aa do.... A do.... Bea : do.... ay croupe* Zadaetrlale I do.... Public utilltiee do.... Bailroads do.... Boaoetie aunlcipals (15 bonds) do.... U. 8. trsasury bonds (taxsbls) do.... StoCktft Cash dividend payments, 600 eoapeaiee (Moody* e)t total annual peyasate at current ratee ail. of dol.. Baaber of shares, adjusted .millions.. Dividend rate per ehare (weighted avenge) dollars. • Banks (21 eoapeaiee) do.... Xadaetriale (492 eoapeniee) do.... Insurance (21 ecamealoe) do.... Public utilltiee (30 compeaies) do.... Bailroads (36 eoapeaiee) do.... Prices* Dow'Jonss A Co. (65 etooks).... dollars per shere..' Industries (30 stocks) do.... Public m u i t i e e (15 sleeks) do.... Bailroade (80 etoeks)...* do.... Seiibiaed latex (402 etoeke) 1939-39-100.. Xadaetriale (354 eteeks) do... Pablle utilities (28 etoeke) do... Bailroade (20 etoeke) do... Tieldet Ceaaoa etoeke (200), Moody*s. pereeat. Banks (15 etoeke) do... Xadaetriale (125 etoeke) do... • Insurance (10 stocks) do... Public utilities (25 stocks) do... Beilroeds (25 Stocks) *«........•.•••••••..•••••«•oo... Preferred, hi£t-grede (15 Stocks) do... 51.002 2:3 118.8 113.3 120.0 114.0 " 1 ia.5 114.7 105.1 120.8 114.3 106.9 rI15.X 121.9 I29.I1 102.11 iqjjS 103.95 3*02 2.95 2.77 2.85 3-01 2.70 120 .0 3.44 2.79 2.95 3.35 2.84 2.93 2»?6 2.8*/ 3.30 2.18 2.36 2.463 955 2.58 3-21 2.72 2.59 1.99 2.57 63.98 181.42 34.10 47.79 12} .6 130.3 97.2 100.1 imJ 5.4 3.5 ?:i 4.01 114.1 I! 2.85 122.3 116.1 123.9 121.6 115.9 122.* 112.6 J12.7 103.89 103.71 S.80 2.82 113*9 110.4 134.3 2.81 3.-7 2.67 2.78 2.63 3.09 3-03 2.27 2!^ 2^24 2? 387 955 2.50 3.21 2.62 ?*99 2.358 955 C.47 3.21 2.56 2.348 2.02 lllf 63.93 2.59 176.82 125*1 131.1 101.0 104.2 S 10 123.1 128.4 102.0 IO3.6 .1 2.72 25 1:1 1:1 $.1 7-1 3-72 2.066 955 a ^.21 2.55 2.59 §.39 181.92 £k5 3 5.1 3-5 5.2 7.0 3*86 136.8 2.61 3-23 3.22 77.193 31>088 2.16 ' 3.20 2.12 2.59 K22 2.76 64.36 180.08 f1-? 168.94 M 154.5 ISO .6 130.2 101.4 105*2 8 S3 5.0 7.o 3.71 123*8 105.5 113.3 4.6 4.0 4.4 15 6.9 3-70 TBAJHPQBZA&XQK Opsratione on scheduled air llaeei Miles flowa, revenue ttprees end freight carried X/ Bevieed. 3/ Prelialaary. • thooe. of ailes* ....tfcoae. of lb* 27.515 19.948 28*883 16.972 25.046 16.435 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STA T1STICS—Continued 1946 1947 larlier dnta are available la monthly issues of the Survey and the 19^2 Supplement October September August Koveaibcr UttlSPORSASZOV - Continued Operations on eohednled air linee - Continued. kprtsi aai freight tonmilee flown FuaWftri carried ( n t i b m ) fasSSBgtr-BilSS i l O W B (rsvsatts). freight oarloadings, total cars ^ Coal . ..do... ••do... ..do... • •do** • ..do... do... foreet products Oraine snd grain prodsets* Livestock. l.c.l..«••••. Ors. Combined index, adjustsd (federal JStseerrs). Coal .do. •do* .do. •do. •do. •••••.•«•.*.•«do«•* Odes 'forsst products... Oraias and grain products Livestock* Merchandise, l.c.l Ors Miscellaneous freight-car surplus and shortage, dally averse* Oar surplus Box cars Coal osrs*. Car shortage Box cars Ctifcl cars CBBUQALS m •....do*.• • ••••do* •• do... do. do. ...do do do. do 4,424 934 74 222 245 93 5M 238 2.030 W 160 195 $ 105 151 3.«08 5.555 1.235 599,683 3.600 ^ 191 210 491 274 1.728 rl46 156 » 299 1.592 142 153 180 149 152 1.322 27,865 40,103 34.443 10,277 20,819 15.275 Sr H184 238 0 17.10 15.165 2.391 175 31,7^ 16,336 14,556 IZ&XKD P K B U M S faint salsst Calciminee, plastic and cold-water paints: Calcimines • thoue. of dol • Plastio-texture paints do... Oold-water painte> la day form do... 2a pasts form, for interior use . .do... faint, Tarnish, locqper, sad fillorst total do... Olassifisd, total.•••••.««..»•*..»•.».....•.•»..*do».. Industrial do... trade. .••••••.••...•do* *. Unclassified do... 4.390 980 465.01$ 4,220 712 64 222 248 & r64l 240 *1.976 137 a i i2 145 rl£j 14§ 942 ^ 10 11 s 104 2,505 75 lo»631 4,749 6oo*lii 4,560 886 70 248 11,881 lO.OM 32.8a 6,231 *79 r203 71 259 64 146 427 316 »439 385 315 420 371 91.52? r86,299 *76,649 209 82,47c ?».958 47.518 9.053 r235 H.607 GS 27.374 2!5,042 »9.650 gJ.«78 10.435 76,912 264 88.364 202,597 3.807 33.413 41.477. 123.435 534.434 132.IS «.<*T 35.W 7.652 fOODSlQffg A M D SQUflOO •tooks, oold storage, snd of month* Apples, freeh thoue. of bu.. Sutter, oreemery thoos. of lb*. Cheese, total do.... %gs, A i U thoue. of oasss.. frosen thous. of lb.. fruits, frosan do..., Tegetsblee, frosen do.... total meats gj mil. of lb.. **ef and veal .thoue. of lb.. M b sad mutton do... ftek, total do.... freehand cursd .....do... teri do*... foaltxy do.... Livsstbsk slaughter (federally inspected) t Calves. .thoue. of aaimsls*. Oat tie do.... Iteel ingots and steel for sastiagst Production feroent of ospaaity*.* Steel products, ast shipments* total Merchant bars Pipe mad tubes flatee flhsets Strip — Oold rolled Hot rolled .thous* of short tons. 35.04b 46,101 162,870 814 164,245 £ 8 16.980 '34,322 rl.SU rl89,996 r405,838 r347.466 r480,180 rll2,290 rU,893 .do. do. do. 2,804 216,762 402,821 35f — 408,119 326.603 o35«637 w 106.179 •537 321.475 195.896 316,743 r278,408 H87.971 r90,437 r277.870 125.579 162.565 183,024 762 1.337 5.501 1.471 813 3.?7« 1.697 l . W 719 1.407 5S 628 1.217 2.731 1,253 »7.560 6,789 90.1 6.982 6.455 N* 5.278 534 5.020 & 340,230 270,209 70,021 *97-5 of short tons.. do.... do.... do.... 193.8*© 5.682 555 590 % 1.343 151 157 205,053 497 495 264^124 90*1 5*T 466 210 182 1.220 1.224 SS 85*4 135 8 sJ Hsrissd. y Data for Xovember 1946. August snd Icvember 1947 are for $ weeket other months, 4 masks. 2/ Xnclndss sdible cffhl, eaaasd moats aad meat products and ssnsags snd smsags room prodnots not shown separately. MONTHLY 4 Barlier data ara available la aad the 19*2 BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 19*6 19*7 leeueo of the Survey tat October Boveaber September MBEALS ASS MABUfACXUBBS - Continued •teal producte, pet ehipaente Continued. thoua. of ehort tone. Structural ebapee, heaty... do... Sin plate aad ternoplate... do... Wire and wire producte Sine, elabs Production ...abort toae.. Shipaeata do.... Boaoetle.. •••••••••••••..•••• ....do.... Stocke, end of aonth do.... PJPBR ilD PBXBSZBO Ordera, new * do. Ovdere, uafiUed, end of aonth do. Production do. PKBQUHM iBD COAL BBODDGfS Anthracite, production thoua. of ehort tons. Bitualaoue ooalt Zaduatrial coaeuaptioa and retail deliverlee. total thous. of ehort toac. Zaduetrial coaeuaptioa, total .do... Beehive ooke oveae do... byproduct ooke ovens do... Ceaent aille do... Ileetrle power utilltiee do... Bailvaye (claee Z) do... Steel aad rolling aille .do... Other indue trial do... Betail dcliveriee do... Other eoaeuaptloa, coal nine fuel .....do... Productioa .do... Stocke, iadaetrial aad retail dealere, aad of aonth, thoua. of abort tone.. total Xnduetrial, total do. Byproduct coke oveae ..do. Ceaent aille do. Blectric power utilitlee*.. do. Bailwaars lolaee Z) do. Steel end rolling aille do. Other iadaetrial do. Betail dealere, total do. IPBCOUOTS Batural rubbers Coaeuaptioa long tone. Stocke, end of aonth £/ do... Synthetic rubbers Coneaaption do... Produetion. ....'••»..« do... Stocke, and of aonth do... SSGIIB, CLAI, ABB QXASS PU02VCSS Clay prodnotes Brick, uaglaseds Productioa thoua. of eteadard brick. Shipaeata do... Stocke, end of aonth do... Structural tile, unglaaeds Produetion ehort tone. Shipaoate do... Stocke do... Utrifled clay cower pipes Production do... Shipaoate do... Stocke do... SBBIXB PBODUOfS Boderys Product ion... of dotea pairs. Shipaeata do... Stocke, end of aonth do... Pyroxylin-coated textiloe (oottoa fabrice)s Ordera, uafilled, aad of aonth thoua. of linear yd. Pyrcsylia apraed thous. of lb.. billed thous. of linear yd.. Coaeoqptloas Pllaaent y a m Steple fiber Stocke, produoere', ead of aoaths Pllaaent yarn Staple fiber all. of lb*. do.... do.... do.... 360 69.682 79.789 65.702 69.166 £ l/rlS',Sl *58.*6o l/*79.273 336 393 66,« 1/89,31* 67.86t 1/92,5*9 50,558 1/136.57* l/lll',256 66.873 91.*29 75.781 195.828 812.^9 752.036 *36,178 823.203 788.601 *37.55° 750,0*2 720.388 *|5.*12 768,*12 703.825 555.398 750.900 *.6l3 «5»506 5.1*1 *.99* *.975 *8,300 52.350 *o,*6 965 8,278 70* 8,121 9,0*8 826 12,60* 7.75* 208 r 57,210 *7.157 *5.199 5.*82 89* 15.739 6.522 1,128 15.*3* 1.958 K 7.310 1,0*9 16.772 1,076 15.632 2.132 56.986 11*.530 *50,557 rl22,097 67I376 r79.2*6 *7.289 37.323 218,.672 1*1,865 30,518 39.001 32.901 91.288 .79* .305 113.556 *55.976 *80,926 *83.276 *66.592 *57.3U 511.977 368.953 UU,l63 S?:5§ 110,*52 110.357 12*,373 112,805 12*.935 123.976 107.833 80,*97 118.958 118.05* 156.720 117.038 118,05* 155.976 111,*18 102,857 19.781 11.956 12,681 20,388 u.615 11.769 21.U3 13.289 13.583 16,722 7.086 '7.98* SS 7.7ft 5.0*6 5.*09 12.35* 7.205 9.217 61.5 20.3 62.6 58.0 13.0 11*,*80 g.867 •*7* 62.5 a.* r65.3 r23.1 8.2 r9.1 r5.6 5.5 jj Bevieed. If Adjuetcd to traaefer tonnage earaarked for Oovaraaaat aaacunt ia reported etoeke available to ladaetsy. % 391 37i 8.0 6.* 130,0*0 S & B 18.6 9.7 2.5 jy lentilng July 19H7 I
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