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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT U N l f ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF FOREIGN A N D DOMESTIC COMMERCE AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SUftVEY Of CURRENT BUSINESS SELECTED DECEMBER BUSINESS INDICATORS ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION 8Y UTILITIES STEEL IN60T PRODUCTION ( 1 9 3 5 - 3 9 » 100) 225 CBILLIOWS Of; KILOWATT HOURS) WEEKLY DATA 1 200 fr""*«>—"^\J^ 175 1 3 0 , 1949 r*r—*"— ^sZ*~, ^^1947 \ V 9A "*^Hrt STftlKg PCfttOO 150 Iff 89 125 i 0 too LJJLLLIJJJJJJLL L U J J J U J Li I i i,i i ,Mi 1 . 1 i 1J J J uJUJUJLUUJ PRICES OF 365 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS (1935-39 «100) HOURLY EARNINGS AND HOURS IN MANUFACTURING DOLLARS • HOURS 152 1946 1947 1948 WEEKLY isor 1949 1946 BUSINESS xnt Commodity prlees, wholesales •11 commodities * •««••••«««•••*•«« 1926.100.* Perm products**••••••«••••• ••.••••••••••••••••••••••do„*« food***••••*••*••••»•««••• •••••••••**«**«******do*««* All other***••••«••••••••••••••••••••••••••e*******«do**** 28 commodities 2/*..* •••*• •••August 1939*100., Cotton middling, 15/l6", 10 markets 4/ dol* per lb*. Wheat, 9o* 2, Sard Winter (Kansas City)**«**„*dol« per bu** Department store sales******** • •.•...•••«***1935»»3o*100** Insured unemployment, total***.•••••••••••*••••••..••••thou*** State programs*•*•«••*••*••••••*•«•«..••*•••*•••••*...de»*•«' veterans programs*«•••••«•••*••••«•«.«•*«.*•.••«•..».do*... finances Currency in circulation 4/«*•••••••• ••••..nil* of del,* federal Beserve bank credit, total.***,***.•*•••••••..do**** Member bank reserve balances****************«..*....9.do**»# Bxcees reserves, estimated.*****,**,**,,* ••••••do**** federal Beserre reporting member banks in leading cities* Bank debite, total.**«*.*.**..,..............mil* of dol** mew Tork City....*••***•*••••••*•••••«*•«*•*.•••••do*««* STATISTICS 1 1949 1948 See* IS Bee. 25 SOY* 26 162.6 162.0 177.5 170.4 152.7 296.O .321 2.27 151*5 156.8 159.5 145.0 1J5.7 169*1 153.9 296.3 .321 57b l.5>*9 1»1?7 m 28,4io 23.919 20,435 1,216 24,886 11*033 48,290 62,870 33.4*i0 15.595 96 Deposits, demand, a d j u s t e d . * . * • • • • * • • . . * . . . * . . . . . . . . d o . . . * Loans and investments, total* v ,**, 9 # .**,.•;....*•..„do**.» S. S. Government obligations.*** # .».«*» ## . # , # ... 0 .d©..*» Commercial, industrial and agr. loans, gress,.**..d©,.*. Failures• industrial and commercial.*•••••••*•••••••• •number** Bond yields, domestie corporate (feoody'e) ^/••••..•.•percent*. 3-lp Stock prlees, 4l6 stocks (Standard and Poor's)•••1935-39^100*. 119*4 Industrials, 3"5 stocks**,•••••••»•••«•*••«..••••«**,,do,,.. 125.5 Production: Bituminous coal ^•.••••••**«*»**.**,,thone, of short tons*. 1.932 Blectric power, by u t U i t i e * . . , . . . . . . . # # * . # . , M i i # <tf kw^fcr.. 5.790 Motor vehicles (Wards) * * * * * * *. ••••«*••••*••••••••.. . •numb er* •117.045 Petroleum, crude 4/.**.*«**«****.****.,»***,,thous* of|B bbl** 5.645 201.9 Steel J5/**«••••••••••••••••*••••«••••**«•.«•«• •1935"*39 ?iO0** 755 freight carloadings, total** •••*•••**«thous* of ears** Miscellaneous* •• •••*•••«••••••••*•••••••••••*.•••••••.do**** 1949 1948 1947 I.679 1,246 J/250.0 .298 2.23 330 2.458 2,214 6> 28,538 24,221 19.?99 27.501 18.091 15.9?7 25,001 10,069 *7.9» 63.141 33.455 15.614 116 21,900 8,677 47,724 66,723 37.430 13.772 148 2*89 129.7 137.1 3.08 119*? 125*4 See* 5 See* 10 151*4 155.3 157.9 145.1 249*9 .299 2.25 449 2.53* 2,€88 6§ 15L.0 154*0 156*6 1%*1 247*9 *301 2.23 5^3 * * »«*•*• 27.587 18*267 16,038 697 27,707 18,628 16,291 920 18,459 7.284 47,648 66,839 37,248 13,775 221 2,89 128,6 1^5.7 See. I? See* 24 151.1 154.2 156.5 151.0 1^.5 155.6 246.8 •302 2,22 „§» . ••*•**•* 24f.8 .305 lg.4 2.21 • • • * *• • • .«*««•• • ••••••*• **><£»«>•«•* 22,167 9,452 47,724 66,938 37.153 13,807 191 2.88 131.5 138.9 27,73^ 18,731 16,433 924 ? 22.946 10.105 415,652 67.574 37.409 13,882 l6l 2.87 133*3 l4l,l 27,842 19,508 16,337 s% #..*.* •••-** • 11,965 •*.*•••• •••••••• ••••«••• •••••••• 132.3 140.1 1.956 1.542 1.542 1.^53 •*•••••* 2,387 5,508 5,881 ,5.743 5.99T *•••••*• 5.537 89,686 46,667 68,385 80,074 108,558 5,641 71,860 4,91? 5,045 4,940 .*•••••• 5.133 l 1 r > 178.9 181*1 161.5 194.3 195.2 69 609 694 640 •••••*•• 665 327 297 318 337 295 1/ a r t . do not alway. eorw calendar *.<*.. l& Zhuradajr price., j / Jrldajr price, k/ BMly average.. 5 / Wedc ending D«c«,T>er 31, 1 ^ . 3 . 2 MONTHLY BUSINESS Xarlier data, are available l a monthly issues of tat Surrey and to* 1949 Statistical Supplement STATISTICS 1948 October 19*9 morember august Sept saber October COKMQMTI PBICBS Wholccale prices (tJ. S. Department of labor) 1 Combined index • •1936.100.. Economic olaeeee* Manufactured product* '. do.. Saw aaterials .....do.. Semimanufactured articles*•••••••••••••••..*****.*do*. 7am product*..... • • ••• do.. Grains • do.. Livestock and p o u l t r y . . . . • . . » « • • » . • • • « « . • • • • • • • • • • d o . . * . Commodities other than fara products •••.•••..do.. foods «o.. Cereal product* ••••»••••••• do.. Dairy product••*.*••• do.... Traits and vegetables..••••••***»******»**.*******do... Meats, poultry, and fish •••••do... Commoditice other than f a n products and f o o d a . . . . . . d o v . . « Building material* .'. . do*. Brick and t i l e • do.. Cenent do.. Lumber* . do.. Paint and paint aaterials ••• • do.. Chemical• and allied products. ••..•••••••do.. Chemicals....... .••••••••••• do.. Drags and pharmaceutical m a t e r i a l s . . . * • • • • • • • • • . d o . . Fertiliser materials*•••••••••••••*.•••••••••••*do*••*| Oils and f a t s do, fuel and lighting materials.*••••••.••••••••••••••do.... Electricity * do.. Sac * do.. Petroleum products*.*•••••••••••••••*•••••••••••do.< Bidee and leather produGts**«»*************»***»*.do**** aides and skins*••...••••....•*.....••••••••••••u©*'.*..| Leather ..•••• • do., Shoee* • • • • • • •••••» • do., .aousefurnlshlngs •••••••••••••••••• do... furnishings* •••* •• • do.** Furniture •••• do... Metals and metal p r o d u c t e . . . . . . . • • • • • . . . . . . • • • • . . • d o . . . Iron and s t e e l do... Motels, nonferroue..*•••••••••••••••••••..»..**.do*». Plumbing and heating equipment..•••••••••••••.••do.»«J Textile producte«••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*do**»*| Clothing * •••••do*, Cotton g o o d s . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * d o * i Hosiery and underwear••••••*••»•*»*»***.********do*»**| Bayou* • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • d o * . Silk do.. Woolen and worsted goods«***********************do** Miscellaneoue ••••••••• * do.. Automobile t i r e s and tubee**...*****************do** Paper and p u l p . • • • • • • • • • • • • . * ..do... wholesale prices of selected commodities! Butter, 92-score (lew Yoxfc) * dol* per l b . . | Coal, bituminous, mine run, composite...dol. per short ton** Coffee, Santos, Ho* * (Mew York) dol* per lb**| Cotton, middling, I5/16 - , average, 10 markets ••dow«* Cotton cloth, print, 64 x 60 dol. per yd. figgt, extras, large (Chicago) dol* par dot* Grains and grain products* Com, weighted average, 5 markets .dol* per bu..| Wheat, weighted average, 6 markets ..do.. Wheat flour, standard patente (Minneapolis) dol* per 100 l b . sack, Hides, packere 1 , heavy, native steero*•••••• •••dol* per lb.*| Livestock and meats! Bsef steers (Chicago) *dol* par.100 lb**| Bogs, a l l grades (Chicego). • •• do.< Bsef, freeh, steer carcaesee, good (M. T*)**.*dol* per lb**| fork, freeh, loine, 8-10 l b . (Mew York) do*.*, Lumber! ,, , Douglas fir,dl«.,Bo*l, eom.,2 afc"xl6 ..dol.per M. bd. f W M S Aiittidm o 1n. ItAVMMia. Bo.2,com.,l Vt\ _9_ A A H . _ l"—fcS -» 8"xl2'..*.do... ffNwiOt At\ Southern pine, boarde, z6M Aor Fonderoea pine, l b . 3 . oomnon, 1* x 8N ". do... Metale and manufactures! Fig iron, composite dol* per long ton* Steel, composite, finished dol* per lb* Steel sarap.heavy melting (Pittsburgh) • .dol.per long ton*J Copper, electrolytic (Mew York)***, dol* per l b . J Lead, refined, pig, desllverised (lew York) do****| Sine, prime, Weetern (St. Louie)•••••.•• *do, augar, refined, graaulated (lew York) •••••dol* per lb.«| Wool, raw, territory, fine, scoured , do, rj Bcv&eed* 165*4 164*0 160.3 1J7.0 160*0 183.5 170.4 223.* l6l.2 178.8 149*6 174*9 137.1 ?39.« 153.U 203.7 160.1 133.6 3J5.* 160.1 135.5 128*3 152.7 117.2 19*.5 i m 90.9 122*8 I85.5 202.0 180.4 189.7 1*7.5 152.5, 172.41 16U.5 167.0 157.3 148*3 1U8.8 195.0 104*3 41*8 46*4 159.6 * a DO.c 170.2 6.6*4 S.M03 •268 •3121 153.6 152.2 158*8 175.2 161*0 180*8 171.1 213.* 160.1 174.3 150.5 170.7 139.6 227.4 150.1 162*0 147.8 I63.I 156*4 A86.6 151.2 162.0 143.7 153.5 126.9 215.1 1*9.1 160.3 1*5.3 159.6 155.3 177.7 150.3 153.6 203.I 160.4 133.6 311.2 161*4 «4.4 125*8 152.0 119.5 195.1 137.6 67.3 92*6 122*8 186*2 206.0 183.8 188*1 1*5.3 1«9.4 l6l.S 133.0 279.7 1*3.9 U7.7 117.4 125.0 120.4 118.4 130.0 68.9 «9.3 109.1 181.1 204.8 175.5 183.8 148.2 142*9 149*1 136*6 168*3 152.9 ft. 173-3 15*-6 128.1 205.01 1*5*0 189.2 l6l.S| *£•* 281*9 1*1*1 116.0 115.5 1?3.11 120.2 U5.6 r!30.5| n64.o 165*0 171.4 91 m 149a 191.2 104.0 41.8 46.4 159.6 174.8 98.4 39.6 49.2 150*4 109*6 60.6 156.5 'HI OO.C 169.9 0.629 *-395 •276 •31*9 0*622 8*580 .302 •2998 •I63 .628 1.375 2*282 1.272 2.367 1.238 2.253 5*775 .269 5.750 •295 5*6oo 32.?5 25**8 •516 •B5 30.71 22*68 28.11 75.2*0 71.815 71.030 75.2*0 .289 > 930 63.896 61.173 59.210 .551 62.720 63.326 57.020 62.720 64.311 57.560 47.00 .0415 42,750 •2320 .1950 .152* •076 1*788 47.59 .0415 42.750 •2320 .2190 .167? •076 1.750 46.62 .0420 21*000 •1733 .1503 •1000 •077 1.525 46.68 .0420 i«7.750 •1733 .1505 .1001 •077 1.525 •0932 .079 1.525 % .1*46 *?& 9 MONTHLY BUSINESS 3 ST A T 1ST ICS — Continued E a r l i e r d a t a a r e A v a i l a b l e i n monthly i s s u e s o f the Survey and t h e 1949 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement 1948 October 19*9 Horembe? August September October SMFLOYMSHS AHD VAGS3 Hours and e a r n i n g s . ( U . 3 . Department of Labor). Average weekly hours per worker, a l l manufacturing.• • .hours* . Durable-goods i n d u s t r i e s • • do..,* S6ndurable*goods i n d u s t r i e s . • . . • • • • • • • . . • • • . . . . . • • . . d o . . . . Average weekly earnings, a l l manufacturing.,. dollars.. Durable-goods industries.••••• do.... fiondurable-goods industries.•••••• do.... Average hourly earnings, a l l m a n u f a c t u r i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . , . Parable-goods i n d u s t r i e s . * . . . . ••••do.... Ordnance and a c c e s s o r i e s . . . . . . . . . • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • d o . . 4 % Lumber and wood products (except furniture) do.... Furniture and f i x t u r e s . . . . . . . . • do.... Stone, clay, and glass p r o d u c t s . . . . . . • • • . . » • » . . . . . d o , , . . Primary metal industries •••••••••••••••••..do.... fabricated metal produets 1 / . . . * . • •.do.... Machinery (except e l e c t r i c a l ) . . . . . • • • . • • » • • . . . . . . . d o . . . , «3.ect rlcal machinery.• »«<•••..••••••••»•••••••••••• d o . . . . Transportation e q u i p m e n t . . . * * . . . . . . . . . « • « • • « . . . . . . d o . . . . Instruments and related p r o d u c t s . . * . . • • • • • • . . • • • • • d o . . . . Miscellaneous manufacturing industries. do.... ftondurable-goods i n d u s t r i e s . • • • • • • • • • ••••••...do.... food and kindred p r o d u c t s . * . . . • • . • • . . • • . . • • • . . . • • • d o . . . . Tobacco manufactures.•».••••••*•••••••••«•••*•••..do.... Textile-mill p r o d u c t s . . . . . *do.... 'Apparel anar other finished textile product a . . . . . . . d o . . . . Paper and a l l i e d products*•••••••••••• * do**.. Printing, publishing, and a l l i e d industries.* do**** Chemicals and allied products * **do***. Products of petroleum and coal**.......*..***.****do*..* Bubber products**••••••••••» ••• •••••••do**** Leather and leather product* do***. 4o.o Ho* 7 39.1 55-60 99.50 50*91 1.390 1.462 1.^08 1.286 1.224 1.353 l.5«9 1.451 1.650 1.369 1.245 1.302 1.251 .951 1.194 1.185 1.328 1.742 1.377 1.767 1.5?4 1.140 8* 39.2 55.60 59.11 5U63 1.397 1.463 1.420 1.275 1.229 1.399 1.590 1.452 1.520 38 1.376 1.252 1.317 1.274 .978 1.197 1.201 m 1.389 1.797 1.504 1.145 FINAKCB Sonde: , . 39.1 *39-3 39.* 39*7 *39.6 55.72 r58.84 *52.59 1.407 rl.482 rl.483 rl.297 rl.?39 rt.379 1*608 rt.474 39.7 39.f *39.6 55.26 r58.03 r52*51 1.392 rl.458 rt.489 rt.297 rl.853 rl.558 rl.460 SS? £8 r54.70 r57-89 51.31 rl.399 rl.473 rl.472 rl.299 rl.230 I.368 rl.58l 1.468 rt.531 rl.451 1.660 rl.391 rl.247 1.319 rl.271 .997 1.180 1.175 1.346 rl.836 rl.451 rl.796 rt.507 1.129 rl.674 rl.398 rl.256 rl.328 1.283 r.986 rl*188 rl.193 *1.353 1.845 rl.44l rl.Sll rl.513 rl.l4l rl*656 rl*407 rl*26l rl.326 rl.289 .991 rl.194 Tl.171 1.353 I.851 rl.428 rl.807 1.5H rl.142 , Average price of a l l l i s t e d bonds (N.T.S.B.)_2/ do**** Domestic*••••••••••••••••«•••••••••••••••••••••••••do*«** foreign....••••• • •• * do**** Value, issues l i s t e d on He*? York Stock Exchanges J / Market value, a l l Issues mil* of dol*. Domestic* •*• •*••• «do***» Perelgn * * • • • • • • • • •••do* . . . Pace value, a l l i s s u e s . . • • • « • « • • • • . • . • • . . • • • • » • * • . . . d o . . . . Domestic. •*• * •••••• ••••do**** Foreign •••••• *do*.** Stocks: Shares l i s t e d on lew York Stock Exchange* Market v a l u e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . d o . * * * Somber of shares listed**** * .millions** SOODSTOCTS AND T03ACOO Livestocks Cattle and c a l v e s : Receipts, principal markets.** . . . . t h o u s . of animals.* Shipments, feeder, to 8 corn b e l t S t a t e s . • * • • * • do.*** Hogs: Receipt a, principal markets .•••••..do.... Sheep and lambs: Receipts, principal markets ..do.... Shipments, f e e d e r , to 8 corn b e l t States do.*** Meats, production, t o t a l *• • • • • • • • • m i l * of lbs** Beef and veal * thous. of lbs** Lamb and mutton. •<• •*••••*•"*-#•-•*» . * *•-*•••-. * .-.do.• • • Pork, Including l a r d * . * * * * . . . • • • • • • • • • • . * • • . . • • . . . . . . . d o * * . * Lard do.... Tobacco, manufactured products, consumption (withdrawals): Cigarettes, small, t a x - f r e e ••••millions*. Cigarettes, small, tax-paid do.**. Cigars, tax-paid*.*. thousands.. Manufactured tobacco and snuff, tax-paid.....thous. of l b s . . LEA3BBB AHD PRODUCTS Leather production: Calf and kip * thous. of s k i n s . . Cattle hide thous. of h i d e s . . Geat and kid thous. o f skins*. Sheep and lamb.***. .» *.do**«* IOO.30 68.19 99.79 99.85 100.37 67.82 101.82 102*28 72.07 101.80 102.27 71.82 101.81 102.27 72.48 130,9*5 129.30* 131,234 129,600 131,226 123.923 2,051* 131)426 129.126 2,050 13E&3 13L956 1.432 131.254 129.017 1.388 132.210 130,535 1,422 129.874 12T.644 1.981 132,221 130,509 1,458 129,870 127,608 2,012 72.186 2.008 65,466 2,011 68,668 2.154 70,700 2,162 T- 606 2.511 46l 2.470 384 2.528 586 3.061 2.361 3.272 2.314 2.395 3.055 2.512 &8 l.%2 640,225 67.469 724,588 120,682 4.030 31.079 529.971 23,816 1.786 1.651 1.932 2,054 xX x.8 l.4oo 1J91 635.429 61,663 993.960 176,282 716,737 48,257 675.735 128,257 2.736 29.075 553.755 19.527 3.041 35.347 516,208 22.869 905 2,049 3.048 2.729 867 1.982 2.730 2.619 _.- 831 '1.959 5.264 7.058 45,160 39.470 5.690 5.7U 40,811 36,084 4,728 w 296.0 284.4 127.1 2,142 3.106 2.743 686,365; 122.743 2,680 532.446 22,674 r2,997 2.532 .631 .145 660,890 51.338 851.970 158,861 2.777 ^.194 53^.274 21.975 886 1.870 2,940 2.694 MBEALS AHD MAKUFAC7URJSS Iron ore (Lake Superior d i s t r i c t ) : Consumption by furnaces • • • • • • • • • • t h o u s . of long tons*. Stocks, end of month, total****.. •,........do.... At furnaces ••••••*.•• ...do.... On Lake Erie docks * ....do,,... Foundry equipment, new orders, net: New equipment 1937-39*100.* 7.273 43.883 38.6w r/ Revised. p/ Preliminary. 1/ Except ordnance,machinery, and transportation equipment: £ http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ struction and Development not shown separately. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 5.541 6,010 47.017 39.585 7.432 133.5 166*6 Includes bonds of International Bank for Recon- 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS S T A T I S TICS — Continued 19*8 Jiarlier data are available in monthly issues of tne Survey and the 19*9 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement October 19*9 Hovember August September October lorember PESJROLSOK, COAL, AHBPKQDUGTS Grude petroleum: Production... . ..... thous. of nbi. Consumption (runs to s t l l l s ) . . . » . . . . * , « . * . . . . . » . . . . . « » d q « » « Stocks, end of months Gasoline-bearing i n t J . S .»««»,.*»•.»»». ••do.** Heavy i n California*• • *•••••••••••*..•.••••*»«*do.*« Refined petroleum products! fuel o i l : Production: D i s t i l l a t e fuel o i l •**•*••• • ••• •do..* fiesidual fuel o i l * . * •*.... do.*. Stocks, end of month: D i s t i l l a t e fuel o i l * •».*do,** Beeidual fuel o i l . • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • d o . . . Lubricating o i l s : Production* • • •• • ••do**, Stocks, refinery, end of month****.*•••• **.do.«* Motor fuels Production, t o t a l * • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • ••••••••do*** Gasoline and naphtha from crude petroleum*• • do*** Satural gasoline and a l l i e d products*,«•••••••••..do.•< Stocks* gasoline* end of month: Finished gasoline * * ••••*do*»« Unfinished g a s o l i n e * • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• .do.., Batural g a s o l i n e * • • • • • • ..• • **&o**« 17*. » 1 173.**9 170,2U2 170,166 1*8,192 162**85 1*8, ao6 162,812 155.908 166,568 23*.6l5 9.357 2*0,083 9.983 260,585 251.689 ll U 250,932 33.i*o 39.313 3*.*3* 3*.315 27.972 33**1* 30.0*7 33.299 31.0& 35.361 82,920 72.363 83.909 77.033 1/66,8*3 1/83. a 3 i/67,U7 1/90.6*3 1/68,673 *.580 9.306 M75 9.512 8.962 3.72? 8,73* *,116 8,89* 79.*76 70,579 12.833 J8.**5 69.5** 12,916 82.232 73.06? 13.05* 80,™ 71,0*6 13.270 83.185 73.626 13.965 83.969 f.*57 6.173 87.275 8,31* 5.857 97.72* 7.155 7.391 9*,**5 7.35* 7.607 96,19* T.O93 6,923 *l.935 *97* 1.856 923 1.7*9 862 1.9*9 959 892 98 u PAPKB AHD PBIHSIKG All paper and paperooard m i l l s (Buseau of the Census): Paper and paperooard production, total* «•thous* short tons** Paper.*•.«•••••»•••••••••••..«*•••••••••••••••**«***de**** Paperheard*«*.«.....e».*.«.>.....................«.*do..o. Building b o a r d . « • * • . . . . , •••• .....do.*.. Sewsprint, Canada? Production*•*......•......•• •«..••••••••• short tons** Shipments from m i l l s . • • • * . . • • • • • • « • » • • • • • • • • • • • • • do.* Stocks, at mills* end of m o n t h . . . » * • . , . * • • • • . . • , * . . . * . d o . , newsprint* United States: Consumption by p u b l i s h e r s . * * . . . . • • • • • • * , * • • • • . • • • • • • • • d o * * Production.•*•••••*«••••**.•«•••••••••*••••••••«.««••«do.« Shipments from m i l l s . . . • * • • • • • • • ••••• ••••••do** Stocks* end of month: At m i l l s . • ***....do*. At p u b l i s h e r s * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • « • • • * . • • * • • * » • • • • • • • • • • • d o * * In transit to publishers*••••• • • • • • • • * . * do*. r!17 S •8 rl.793 rSSl r828 85 399.788 392.560 83.8*3 397.330 $05,923 75.250 *08,76i 399.223 99.19* 377.1*7 396.313 80,028 395.766 39Q.016 85,778 3%697 76.H32 73.21* 36*. 253 75.518 72.371 318,0*6 75.7; 73.7J 356.528 68,919 67.933 399.262 73.350 75.013 7.729 3*5.*23 IOI.655 3**122b 92,892 **6*,9$* 86,0** 15.165 ***.335 85.333 13.502 *12,805 75.708 22**83 21.157 9.521 *00 8f889 120*0 22.513 21.231 9.253 389 8,681 1U.9 20,9*1 19.7*7 8.827 21,180 19.975 9.287 396 8.725 U5.2 21,*50 20,215 9,5*0 *09 8,978 123*3 TfflWILE PBQDUOfS Cotton: Manufactures* spindle a c t i v i t y (cotton system spindles): Active spindles* l a s t working day* t o t a l • • • • « • .thousands** Consuming 100 percent cotton**•*•••*•••••••»*»****do«« Spindle hours operated, a l l fibers, t o t a l * . . • • a l l * of hr«* Average per spindle i n place****,**. ••••hours** Consuming 100 percent c o t t o a * * » . . . . . . . . . . * . * m i l * of hr** Operations as percent of capacity*****************.****, August September 8,267 102.5 June August July IttfibS AUD MAHOTACWESS Steel products, net shipments: $otal*«**.*«».««*«*»»*»»***«******»**thous* of short tons*** Bars, hot rolled - carbon and alloy* ••••ido** reinforcing. . . . , • • • • • * * • • • • • • • • » * 4 Q * * Semimanufactures.;* • « • * , « • * • • • * • • « * . » • • * . • • . . . . « • . • • • .do* * Pipe and tubes****••••«.•,***•••••••••••*.»•••••,,**d>** Plates* • • • • • • . * * • • • • • • • • • • ••••••••••••••••do** Bails •*••... •*****.**.****do«* Sheets*••••*. . * • • • • ••••••••••••••••.* *.»do.. Strip *"** Gold rolled**,•••.«•**«»••••••••••••.••••••do«*•*, Hot rolled***********.****,****..*.**.********, Structural shapes, heavy.... •».*••••«•*,*.,********,do**** Sin plate and terneplate*••«•.•••»•••«.•».•*••••• •.•do,••• Wire and wire products.***.******.***...•••••.*.***.do*. X/ Sevitad. 5 '1 120 63 553 178 1.328 156 5 I? 18* 5.1J7 56* 1*1 139 623 517 211 1.355 K W32 125 125 188 1.290 121 1.360 3*9 1 / S«e note on corresponding i t on i s tba Dtombor I9U9 tfarvsp. 5.5U 689 129 275 583 kOB 150 327 387 3*7 125 290 »HS
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