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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES D E P A R T M E N T OF C O M M E R C E
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
COMMERCE
AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY OF CURRENT 8USINESS
SELECTED
DECEMBER 2 2 , I95Q
BUSINESS
INDICATORS
STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION
(1935-39 «100)
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES
(BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS)
150
125
100
JU-jJ M
I f 1 1 11 I i tj j
I i i 1 I f I 1 ) I I I I I M
I II
II
! I M
LLJ^LLLI-JUL
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES AND STOCKS
MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLLS
(UNADJUSTED, 1939 = 100)
(SEASONALLY
WEEKLY
ADJUSTED, 1935-39 * iOO)
STATISTICS1
BUSINESS
1950
19^9
ITM
Dec. 10
Gosmodity pric@sg wholesales
' ill commodities...................
.............1926*100.
farm products....
»
* .* .do...
food, ............................
................
do. •.
All other. .....
.do...
28 commodities 2/..
.August 1939^100.
Cotton, middling, 15/16", 10 markets jJ
del. per lb.
Wheat, Ho. 2, hard winter (Kansas City) •••.,.. :...dol. per bu„
Department store sales
.1935-39*»100.
Xnsured unemployment , total..«...
.
. .thou®.
State programs
.
*
d®...
Teterans! programs
d@...
Finance*
Currency in circulation ]jj
.. .all*, of dol.
federal Beserve bank credit, total
de...
Member bank reserve balances...
..,*.......... .do...
Excess reserves, estimated....
'•......••..do..•
Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities*
Bank debits, total
mil. of dol.
lev York City..do...
Peposits, demand, adjusted..
......do...
Loans and investments, total
...do...
U. S. Government obligations.
do...
bommereial* industrial, and agr. loans (gross).....do...
Failures, industrial and commercial... •
.number.
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) ]J
..percent.
Stock prices, 4l6 stocks (Standard and Poor's) ....1935-39*100.
Industrials, 365 stocks.
.'
.d©...
Productions
Bituminous coal j /
thous. of short tons.
Electric power, by utilities
.mil. of kw~hr.
Motor vehicles (Ward's)....
.
.number.
Petroleum, crude jj •
......;......... thous. of bbl.
Steel j y . . ' . .
>.
Freight carloadings, t o t a l . . .
Miscellaneous
•
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193^39*100.
. . t h o u s . of c a r s .
.do...
2/ Zhursday p r i c e s.
Pec. 17
Hov. IS
5© v. 2*5
151.2
154.3
156.4
li*5-2
2^7-9
.301
2.23
542
2,425
2,211
63
27,707
18,628
16,291
151*2
154.4
196.2
145.4
2N6.S
.302
2*22.
584
2,35p
2,144
59
27,73^
18,731
i6>33
872
27,322
20,171
17,054
1,087
27,435
20,162
16,622
'613
22,167
9.452
47,724
66,938
37*153
13»807
191
2.88
131.5
13«-9
22,946
10,105
48,652
67,574
37,409
13>88J>
161
2.87
133-3
141.1
26,450
10,619
49,257
69,414
33»3**9
16,919
170
2.87
W7-1
169.9
26,834
9,908
49»850
69,668
33,306
16,988
146
2.88
I60.O
173.5
1,601
5,881
46,667
4,919
189,4
669
327
2/ ®8diy
171*0
i«3-i
176.5
l6.2»6
346»6
»429
2.21
3fig
887
850'
5
171.2
184.9
177*5
162.4
•3ta.x
•*35
2.»
319
968
931
5
Pee. 2
Bee
3®Q.
171.7
18*5.7
178.2'
l62*S
546.8
.428
2.25
444
172.?'
187 .*>
180.0
I63.4
354.7
.420
2.28.
i?fj4
XT1*4
27,563
20,501
16,799
721
27,722
20,922
17,049
957
27,790
21,344
17,465
1,150
180.5
164.2
356*4
.422
2.34
29,274
21,877
8,706
11*669
13,123
50,546
50,452
69.923
69,807
32,984
32,9^
17,097
17,274
150
170
160
2.8S
2.89
2.88
156.9
155.0
154.5
169 S
167.5
167.1
1,810
1,974
1,509
1,903
1,55*5
6,50s
5,997
6,728
6,909
6,716
116,059
79,692
l€2,O0g
154,731
118,404
147,300
5,813
4,940
5,678
5,809
5,749
194.3
221.9
""2ML9
221.9
217.1
176.5
640
701
837
767
74©
*02
346
31S
38o
368
averages. 4/ Week ending ®@c«b©f» 23, 217*8* *J Irid&y p r i e s .
MONTHLY
2
BUSINESS
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the ISkS Statistical Supplement
STATISTICS
19^9
October
1950
Kovember
August
September
October
Hovember
QOHSTSUCTIOK AND HB&L ESTATE
Contract awards (Engineering Mews-Bscord);
Engineering construction, value 1/
ConstructiOF. cost indexest
Associated General Contractors (all types)
Sngineering Hews-BeeordJ 2/
Building
.
Construction
.
thous. of dol..
553.482
5S9.2&
1,164,682
959.530
950.526
345
366
369
371
352-9
480.0
353-2
392.8
530.4
396.2
534.4
388.9
527.9
293
277
315,329
112,39s
202,931
339
277
327.7S5
115.727
212.059
281
335
339.478
112,568
226,910
331
309
292
335.351
113.037
222,314
1*2,601
13.892
593
2.313
3.871
9,505
1.767
4,794
5.866
11,36s
5.651
IS
689
4i4
284
411
108
42,784
13.S07
917
2,244
3.S92
9,607
1.766
4,768
5.783
11,289
5.719
17
692
413
283
411
108
743
325
r45,080
rl5.450
r950
r2,629
r4,120
r9.474
1.837
r4,827
5.793
rl2,802
r6,900
20
r783
r465
319
459
122
rl,086
550
46
r8l4
132
rl,060
1913*100.,
do
do....
DOMESTIC T&ADE
Department store sales, United States total:
Unadjusted index
X935-39»X00...
Adjusted index.
a©.». •
Kail-order and store s a l e s , t o t a l , 2 companies....thous. of d o l . .
Montgomery Ward & Co
do....
Sears, Boehuck and C o . . : . . .
do. • . .
JMPLOmmT MID WAGES
Employees in nonagr.establishments,total,unadj«....thousands..
Manufacturing
.
...
do... *
Mining
..
do.:..
Contract construction
do....
Transportation and public utilities
....... .do....
Trade
do....
finance
do....
Service
.
*da....
Government
.
do.. „ •
Production workers in manufactaring industries,total,...do..•.
Durable-goods Industries... *
do.«..
Ordnance and accessories... • •
do... •
Lumber and wood products (except furniture)
do.. • •
Sawmills and planing mills..«
.
..do.. ..
furniture and fixtures
.do....
Stone, clay* and glass products
do..„«
Glass and glass products
.do....
Primary metal industries
do....
Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mills....do....
Primary smelting and refining of nonfarrous metals
thousands..
fabricated metal products %j«. ..»
«.do....
Heating apparatus and plumbers' supplies 4/. ..,.. .do.,..
Machinery (except electrical).....
do....
Electrical Machinery. *...,...
do.„, •
Transportation equipment
,
.do....
Automobiles
....................... .do*....
Aircraft and parts.
do...,
Ship and boat building and repairs
do....
Bailroad equipment.
..•••••..•••.
do....
Instruments and related products
.
do....
Miscellaneous aanuf&cturing industries..,
do....
Nondurable-*goods industries,..
do....
food and kindred productg
do....
Meat products
>
do... •
Dairy products
do... *
Canning and preserving
.do....
Bakery products
do....
Beverages
,
do.,..
Tobacco manufactures..
da....
Textile-Bill products
do....
Broad-woven fabric B i l l s
do....
Knitting mills
do....
Apparel and other finished t e x t i l e products.
do. • . .
Men's and boys' suits and coats*
do....
Men's and boys' furnishings and work clothing
do....
Women's outerwear
.
do....
Paper and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . . . . . .
do. • . .
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.
.
do....
Printing, publishing, and a l l i e d Industries
do
Hewspapers
.
do....
Commercial printing.
do....
Chemicals and a l l i e d products...
do....
Industrial organic chemicals
»
do....
Products of petroleum and c o a l . .
.....do....
PetroleuB refining
.......,...'..«do....
lubber products
•
do....
Tires and inner tubes.
do....
Leather and leather products...
.do. • . .
footwear ( except rubber)
.do....
Manufacturing product ion-worker employment index, totals
. Unadjusted (U. S. Department of Labor}...
1933*100..
Adjusted (federal Eeserve)
.do....
Manufacturing production-worker payroll index, unadjusted
(U. S. Department of Labor)
1939»XOO..
559
131
6
n
LVJ
922
5*8
986
666
183
69
xR
333
5.717
1.273
236
104
232
199
1^9
92
1,168
565
227
1.083
129
252
308
392
200
500
144
166
488
141
185
148
187
81
38
666
113
90s
546
898
582
184
71
174
381
5.570
1.185
242
in
1,184
572
230
1,028
118
251
280
393
201
5p0
14 5
165
485
1*3
188
148
186
81
332
208
357.^38
113.430
244,008
r45,6S9
rl5,682
r946
r2,6l5
r4,l38
r9,660
rl,S27
r4.817
6,004
r!3,0l6
r7.0l6
r22
r786
r466
?7
J&5.899
rl5,8l9
r94l
r2,620
r4,l|5
r9.766
rl,822
r4,757
6,039
rl3.133
r7.181
22
r781
460
rm
118
rl,104
552
r473
128
rl,ll6
552
227
rl,089
138
252
r4lG
r207
504
r!50
I65
491
r!55
193
147
r208
90
370
237
46
rS37
137
rl,056
r677
ri.,132
?7S7
r209
76
49
rl9S
r6,000
1,351
r235
107
r325
194
rl60
r8S
rl,255
607
r233
rl,098
137
255
r*>5
418
210
509
151
166
506
rl58
189
14 5
r215
r92
371
r237
47
r850
137
rl,lll
r70S
rl,151
795
219
74
5?
r204
?436
?5.952
rl,266
240
101
335
197
150
r§7
rl,|63
60S
236
v1,101
139
256
297
r420
210
r5l4
149
170
r524
199
191
147
r219
92
^367
231
655
rl.llS
r76l
rl99
79
48
rl87
399
r5.902
1.331
236
114
r302
192
169
82
rl,224
595
138.8
I36.3
137.8
136.3
rl56.3
rl55.0
158.9
r!56.0
rl60.3
rl57-7
320.9
313.9
r394.4
r403.4
415.8
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MONTHLY
BUSINESS
Sarller data are available in aonthly issues of the Survey
sad the 191*9 S t a t i s t i c a l fluppleaent
ST A T I S T I C S —Gmtiewed
19*9
October
1950
Soveaber
August
September
October
Hovesbor
PXHABCB
Bank debits, total (lUl centers)
a i l . of Sol.
lew I©rk City..
•. .do...
Outbid© lew York City. .
do...
federal Beeerv® banks, condition, end of aoath:
Assets » total
..
do. *«
Beserve bank credit outstanding, total
...do.*.
United Itates securities
•
do...
Gold e e r t i f i e a t e reserves
.do...
L i a b i l i t i e s , total
.do...
Deposits, total
.
do,..
Meaber bank reserve balances
do. • .
£scess reserves ( estimated)
. * .4®. . .
federal Reserve notos in circulation
.do. •.
Beserve ratio
.........
percent.
federal doveraaent finances
Receipts, freasury, t o t a l , . . .
a i l . of dol.
• Receipts, a o t , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
•. * . d o . . .
Oswffcoss*...............
••*•••.•••..
do...
laco^* aad -profit* taxes.
do...
.^.lij^en*
t»-X»«c .
ftal revenue.,..
u SB«» AV-£ ^slated a c t i v i t i e s
.P e ft t;.
do...
.do...
.'>".'- ^ S; j»,
s-.r:'••-:•?.•• M U a i s s u e s . • • • • •
..
do...
&•;•#<?•$$»! issues
..do,..
&v;-;isi'«as$#t bearing....,<••=
.
.......do...
OW.-i£&t*.ffn« guarantesd ey t?, 3 . , inssoant out standing., d o . . .
6«?j.cs.t r^astasy otosfe, U&it&& Staton..
..do...
(kv?r%v-.ry.-la circulation
do...
l a w . s»i» ?
'
Tis-ldsx
i;^89ootie corporate. Moody1 e
.percent.
% ratings* Aaa.
..
do...
i*
...
do...
A. •.
.do...
Ba&...
<•
> •. *
do...
do...
% groups? lean si r i a l . . • . . , . • . . • . . , . . . • • . . • •
Publ ic uti l i ty.
..
* do...
JBallroad. . . . . . . .
.
do...
3tceks*
Difidend rate per share'
Coaaon stocks (200 stocks), Moody's
dollars.
Xsadustrial (125 stocks).«
do...
Public u t i l i t y (2* s t o c k s ) . .
....do...
Bailroad (25 stocks)
.. *
do...
Basks (15 stocks)
..*
do...
Insurance (10 gfeocks)
*
do. . .
dividend yields:
Sosaaoa stock© {£00 stocks), Moody8 s
percent.
In&ustrial (125 stocks)
.do...
Public u t i l i t y (2* stocks)
do...
Ballroad (25 stacks)
do...
Bastk (15 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . .
do...
Insurance (10 stocks) .
..
do...
90,75<T
88,55
35. r
53.350
H3.5J3
17.316
J0.3»
^3.513
17,632
15,050
^,272
18,267
17,682
23,232
^4,272
17,793
16,038
671
S3.*7
57-0
*'M
1.993
1,561
2.727
2,3^
37
I
5
1,060
65
753
391H
255
1,002
256.77f
2a,o66
33.810
1.901
28
£t,58l*
27.^07
35^
722
3.127
306
1,056
256,982
221,295
53.829
1.85s
29
2^79
27,5*3
2-90
2.61
2.70
2.9^
3.36
2.68
2.83
3.20
2.89
2.60
3.01
3.09
1.68
2.36
2-37
2.11
3.26
6.11
6.19
5-63
kM
3.10
115,531
90.087
69 v *6*
110 t i*6
*UV910
65,236
112,0^5
*3.837
689208
ilo,«5
*3»7*o
66,395
*4.o*9
in,820
18,356
22,389
*5.60*
**,8S6
19,798
19,252
22,0^5
kk9St£
18,398
16,51*
s?589
23,075
53 f 2
k59kkB
20,63s
19.693
21.798
*5.**8
18,682
16,763
p6?7
23.397
51.8
2,300
2,0^5
3.1»*
2,851
5*
1,9*0
310
?^6
3,102
1*2
**so^9
17.912
15.989
219
22*9*7
5*-8
13! 197
16,709
3.23a
2.860
* t S*2
U.605
hi
3,635
31a
115
1.-7&
3U0
9*§
2.515
13*
1.1%
257 v 87*
223,059
32,705
2,110
IS
23.627
27,120
22.997
52-7
1.037
257,216
221,572
33*396
2,2*7
20
23,*?3
27.161
2.85
2.6l
2.67
2,87
2.1*6
2.6*
2.71
2.88
2I66
2, m
zM
3-08
3-07
«7
1.105
186
sm
3,1?^
229
Pl.351
256.937
221,191
33.538
2920b
22
23,^9
r27*2^
*.0H
*.*0
3.&
*.17
1.8*
2.30
2-39
2.11
6.62
6.86
5.6H
8.U
4.61
3.00
6.39
6.66
5-92
5.99
**50
3*51
6.-22
6.^5
5-82
6.0^
*.^5
3-2?
6.*9
6.76
6.02
1
2.90
g.*3
.6*39
it.63
3-22
*,220
787
75
3.§31
62
SB
1.673
s?X36
1^6
135
159
rlS^
1*5
3.583
8
30
19l***
13.2*3
2-*5
2M
7.13
6.10
6.S6'
*.6i
3-*3
3*^0
599
im
301
135
a>i
1*8
128
72
198
P«.03?
p27,59 ft
2.SS
2.6?
2.72
2.98
3.22
2.70
2.86
3.0S
3M
3-95
1.78
2*15
2.90
8.*3
Vi
257,077
.221,1^6
33.T5S
2.189
2.SS
2.6?
2.72
2.^1
3^22
2.70
2.85
3-09
3*91
1.7s
8.05
2.*8
S.*3
h e i g h t carleadings*
Cars, total (a.A.E.) X/«
......
thousands.
2,638
2.339
3.37*
COal
.•
do...
5
617
Coke
do...
59
forest products
»
.
do. • •
168
160
202
&raia and grain products
,.
do.».
206
a7
215
Livestock.
do...
52
T5
Ores
.do.
32*
52
33
Merchandise, I . e . I . . . . .
do...
352
353
33*
Miscellaneous
,....,..
.do...
1.57*
1.277
1.250
Combined index, adjusted! t o t a l ( P . & . B . ) . . . . . . 1 9 3 5 - 5 9 « 1 0 0 .
135
117
Coal.
do...
Coke.....c.
do.
19*
Forest products
do.
137
155
drains and grain products.
do.
152
153
x
Livestock. ..,„.....,.
.«
.do.
%
85
Ore
»
.do.
*2
28
Merchandise, l.e.l
do...
5*
5*
Miscellaneous
do.. •
Ul
119
7rel£ht-car surplus and shortage, daily averages
Car surplus
auaber.
100,208
190.978
Box cars
••
do...
2.368
3.&51
190
Coal ears
do.. •
92.938
183.99*
Car shortage
do...
I0,9#t
5.9^
Box c a r s
•
do...
10.3^6
3.918
Coal c a r s .
do...
132
1.909
r/ Bsvis^l. £ / Prelialaary. 1/ 'Data for Septeaber 1950 are for 5 weeks; ether aoaths, * weeks.
lit
a.&%6
,101
Si
J!
19.572
2,to5
3.
113
35.135
19.620
1*,3*9
1.565
136
126
198
72
ife
386
13,^3@
10, A 5
MONTHLY
4
SUSfNiSS
rile? dat& &re available in aonthly issue* of the Survey
aad the 1949 S t a t i s t i c a l Sopplsiient
S T ATI S T!CS~™ Continued
19^9
October
1950
lovember
August
Septeaher
October
TSKKIOALS 130) tf^IBD PKT rIC~S
Paiat* varnish- Tfr^wsr, e t e , s esxle**, total • •-. tiictts. of do!.
Classified,
total
..*...,.....da...
Industrial
o
do.„,
£rad®
.......
.do...
Unclassified
. . . . . • • • • . . . . • • . . . . .do...
fOOBSTUPPS
livestock slaughter (Federally inspected)?
Calves. • . . . . •
thous* of anlBelt.
Oat tie * . * . . . . « . . . . . . . . . . • • • . . . • . . . . . . • . • . • • . • • • . . . • - . »d©0..
KogB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . » . . . . . . • • • . • . . ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . - d o . . .
She«p sad lamba
.do...
Stockc'., cold storage* end of month?
of
bu
.
.
.
t
h
o
u
s
.
apples, fresh.
...........
. . . t h o u * . of l b
3*& „<?r, creasery
....
..do.*
. O . . . . . . Q
QA«<>=*£}ar. totalo..........•••....«..»...
feu;.•:«, frosea
.....<.. . 0 0 0 0 . . . . . .do.,.
Yog .-••sable e9 frossn....................
« . .» ,. «. .. «. . .*.do.«
the u s . of CacSS
Sggs., shell * *°
...•..-.....,».......
. . . t h o u s . of l b
Xggs, frosea..........................
.,4a..
Keats, total.......... ..........<>......
3sef aad veal.................
....*
i«»..
Leah aad mutton, 00
.....................
.. • *do...
?o.-ekf total.
.
.do.».
Fresh and cured .....c.......................... .de.„ c
Lard
• •••.........•....».•••.• .do. •.
Miscellaneous meats aad neat products!
Sdible
offal....................................»d©D..
Canned s e a t s and ©sausage and ea».saiae--rooa-p**d. . . d o , w < ,
S'oul wy» . . . . * . . . . . . .
. . . . . , . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . .do.. o
*103,323
*93,170
r38,4l7
*54,753
rl0,l53
100,217
?0,3^
4l,lA
49,230
9,862
484
1 6 !S4
3,6^
1,076
488
1.196
4.137
I.063
515
1,169
5,102
1,081
326,934
383.65s
250
72,556
532,317
103.522
10,534
337 f oi3
^7.805
39.80H
51,174
30e0I4
267,50s
102
239,35s
316,661
461,956
361,366
2,568
155,369
541,759
79.919
5,998
379.084
303,58?
75,49b
39,744
37,014
105,179
7,321
234,111
?a§.907
466,135
430,576
1,558
133,002
468,521
89,485
6,486
298,785
240,544
58,24!
3.8,157
35,608
140,352
r34,451
r308,228
r310,240
r4979S7S
JA57.573.
r502
rl04 e 3?8
r456,86S
r303,894
?7,994
r271,88b
ra9,758
r52,128
1,575
I 9 103
12,482
12,191
11,380
92S
II
4,223
53
8,230
96
8,193
99
S,740
102
935
S9
31
IS
121
51
1
316
64
3a
SI
71
3-297
325
6,326
674
I69
282
801
454
158
1/1.756
170
6,i4j>689
151
26«5
770
482
154
S$5Q4
155
159
307
740
542
147
1/1.839
172
228
3^
388
69,052
S6PSS2
ies,i92
164,4^4
5SS
l9156
^.959
1,172
35,22**
144,819
209,515
3^,565
3^7.681
50!
9683Sg
78.763
S8222
$*g9007
209,687
3^.320
47,642
a6,09Uai95ir
KKlfaLS AHD KaaTOAjMURXS
I?-MI ore (Lake Superior d i s t r i c t ) :
Shipments from upper l a k e p o r t s . « , . . . . t o o n s , of long t o n s . .
S t e e l i n g o t s &a& s t e e l f o r e a s t i n g s *
Production.
. . . . . . . > . . . . - . . . tho&s. of short t o n s .
Percent of c a p a c i t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S t e e l p r o d u c t s , s e t shipment s:
Total ........
.............do...
Bars, hot r o l l e d ?
Carbon and a l l o y . . . . . .
. . . .do»*.*
E s i n f or t s l n g . . . * . . . . „ •
do*..
rSejaijs&Mufaeture®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . ,
Pip® and t u b e s
.do.„.
Plat @ s . . . . . . . . * . « . «
,L.... .do.,,
Bail®.
do...
Sheets
.do..,
Stripes
Cold r o l l e d .
-do...
Hot r o l l e d . . . . . . . £ . . . . . . . * . . . . • . , » . » „ . > . . .
.do...
Structural shapes, heavy
...,.
.do-..
Tin plate and tsrneplate.»
.......... oiec. «
Wire and wire
products.............................do...
Coppers
Productions
Mine or gsalter
... —
...*,..„. .short tons.
Sefinsry•
.
••.......•-,........... .do...
Deliveries, refined, d o a e s t i c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Stocks, refined, end of m o n t h , . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.do.. •
Zinc, slabs
Production...
................
do*. •
Shipments, total.
Doaestic.
•
do...
..................... .,d©.«.
Stocks, end of month.
.do...
PUfiCLBBM, COAL, U P PBODUCTS
Coal, productions
anthracite.
....
thous. of short tons..
Bituminous coal • . . . . . . . . - . . . . . < • • - . . . . . . . .
*&&*.. „
67,022
60,613
25,226
122,629
!ll,l65
42,161
69,004
11,465
75.960
66,757
2S.597
U0,159
7.203
6,003
1,060
33.^05
130,452
400
290
31
930
78
^38,932
r34,l62
s-a7,999
495
1/1.697
159
210
355
424
433
80,598
92.602
117,133
139,199
93.W
108,465
112,107
50,952
86,678
111,842
119,529
58,748
64,399
51.761
43.99S
97.666
65,055
73.702
63.899
89.019
73.399
79,365
69.073
14.451
71,057
75.241
70,656
10,267
4.979
10^5
t 4,657
45.037
4,417
^8,750
3.862
r46,828
*4,313
5L035
sfi.9^5
r96o
1,920
943
r888
98
sm
2,184
1,062
1,002
120
r2,085
rl,0^
r946
114
2,231
1,087
1.023
121
• 90
215
2U6
268
90,«TJ48
110,435
121,806
56,9*5
79,997
81,156
71,596
9,208
PJkPKK AHB FEIMf 1 ^
a l l paper aad paperboard m i l l s (Bureau of the Census)?
Paper and paperboard p r o d u c t i o n , t o t a l . 9 . t h o u s . fghsart ton@^<
Paper.
do....
Paperboard
*. . d o . . . ,
Building b o a r d . . . . . , . • . . . . . • . • • • . . •
•.......r........do«.'..
Paperboard:
Orders, new.
. . . . . . . . . . . = . . . . » . « . - < . • . . . . . .short t o n s . •
Orders,' u n f i l l e d , end of m a t h * . . , . . . , . , . . . . . • . . .
do.. • •
Production
» . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . •••
945,000
400,600
888,500
92
887,000
429,800
882,800
1,204,500
729,100
1.017,300
977,80©
714,900
954,400
1.039.000
694,70©
1,023,400
725.628
772.216
807,840
968,484
835,155
fMSILS PB3MfCfB
Cotton! 2 /
Consuaption.
Digitized for
r/ FRASER
Eevised. 1/ Includes eleetrieal strip,
,b®l@s.
2/ Data for September 195O ©over 5 weeks; other aoathe, 4 week©? prior to 195O, calendar
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