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SURVEY OF C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF FOREIGN MMD DOMESTIC COMMERCE AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY Of CURRENT BUSINESS SELECTED JANUARY 13, 1951 BUSINESS INDICATORS STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES (BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS) (1935-39-100) WEEKLY DATA /'"' ^^JsfX S 1950 ^^ jr0^*^ W y\ nr_ f 1943 1 1 ^=^/\V" V-^ 1 ^-JUL!±^_JJLJ-I_LJJ-J»LJ^^ VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS8 SALES AND INVENTORIES PERSONAL INCOME (BJLLJONS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) (BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES; 250 50 200 zo 1 l L 1 i I i i l I.. M WEEKLY BUSINESS I I. I i I i I | I •LuLi-L-Ll I I I I I Li 10 STATISTICS1 1950 J&a. 7 M, Ik B@e» 16 1951 Sue. 23 B©6* 30 Commodity prices, whole@al®i 151=1 All coaaoditiee.................................... .192£«100.. 151.8 176.O 17^*7 173*6 154*6 farm predicts........................................do.... 188.5 155.0 190*6 186.5 JTood.................................................do..•. 180.8 181 .U 1S0»5 155.8 15^-3 M l other..........................................»sd©*... 165.2 164.5 I65.9 1^5.9 145*6 SB commoditi©® 2/ .......................... .Auguet 1939^100.. 356.O 363*0 367»6 250,0 ^9*7 Cotton, middling, 15/16", 10 aarketa jj/.........dol. per lb.. .1*22 Mz .309 •^33 2.23 2*34 m @ a t 9 Ho. 2, hard wlnt®r (Kaunas City) £/......dol. p@r bu.* 2.40 2,40 2.a !!8 .P«partJ@s#nt «§fc©r© swales- * . . . . . . . . . . . . * » . , » . « , - « . . . , . . . . -1935"*39 100. ° 205 §37 235 Inaured un@i3pl sanest, t o t a l . . . . • • . . . . • • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u e . . 1,077 1.059 2,6ll State prograae. . . . . . . . . , „ e a **» = » » „ * . » * . . . « . . . . Ke„ *«* „ „ .do*.. o 2,3 " 1,01S 1,032 2,3^5 fstsran© 1 p r o g r a a e . . • . . . • • . • . . . . • . . . . . • • . . • • . . • . . . . . . . . d o . . . . 6 6 65 finances 1 27,535 27.850 27.790'-. Currency in cireulati©a ] / . . . . . . . s . , . . . , . . . . , . f i . a i l . of d©l&. .27.951 1^644 19,571 federal fieeerre. bank c r e d i t , t o t a l . , . . . . . . . > . . . . . . . . . . . d o . * . . af3W' 21e?20 21 f S6^ 17,055 l6,6g6 Member bank r@s©rr© balance a* *«*•>*.*«.«<.*«>....»*>«»*«>.». e & e . . . . 17,^65 17 8 ^l6 17,17^ 1.^58 1,093 lxe©!§g r<§®ert®®e estimated. ..to.... .1,150 929 790 federal Heeerre r©porting member bank® in landing c i t i e a t 1 27.207 2M9 * 21,325 ^ .772 30.5^3 9 Bsak debita t t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a i l . ©f 4@l„c 11,669 10.233 12,430 9.983 Hew fork C i t y w . . . . . . . . . . ••••..•.••••••.........do.... t 8.755 51,676 ^7.975 5L770 Depoeita, deaand, a d j u a t e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . 4g § iiio 51,642 67.222 71.W* 67,357 Loans sad inYe^tmentSj, t o t a l * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . 71,789 33,g$& 37.920 37.53^ 33*%9 Us 3. 0®¥®rsm®nt o b l i g a t l o n a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d a « . . • 33,67^ l7,U6l 17,801 15,857 13,851 C©ms@reial^ industrial^ and agr* loan a (gross) • • . .«d©»... 17.839. 150 161 207 Fnilur@f§t iadta.fi t r i a l and e o a a e r c i a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n n a b e r . * 125 1 2 . 8 8 2,gg 2«&ty Boad y i e l d a , domestic e®rp@rat© (Moody ®) ^J,....... ..percent.. 2 e g3 2.87 J 159-7 156*9 1 * -9 Stock p r i c e s , 4l6 stocks (standard and P o o r ' s ) . . . .1935-39*100.. 162,0 172.6 Industrials & 365 s t o c k s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . 169*5 142.6 175,1 Production: 1,130 2 9 001 1,883 1.838 Bi tyjaiaoms coal 3/ . . . . . . . « . . . • • • . . . . . . . thoua- of short tons*. 6,029 6,479 5,695 6,9^5 7.033 E l e c t r l c ^OW®T0 by u t i l i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a i l . of k i ^ o r . . 146,956 152,705 127,033 16^,318 Motor r e h l c l e s C Ward4 a ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a t n t b e r . . 110,326 4,865 4,865 5,691 5.685 Pfitr©liraii9 erada j [ / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .thoua. of btol*. 5,646 200.7 216.3 19S M 217.8 St eel. 4 / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193^39^100.. 218,9 602 506 631 773 7^7 Freight earlo®diag@e t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^thoua. of c a r s . . 305 269 3g6 375 323 M i s c e l l a n e o u s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do.. •. .1/ B&t&. do, not. alvaya-cover'-calendar weeka* Zj Shursday pric@® 2/ .Dally »T@ra^®#» • 4/ Weak endlong-. Jaaaary 20, 22-3.0a n\ Jsa» 6 Jan. 13 176.8 189*3 181.9 167*1 373.0 .4^6 2.40 285 177.9 191-U 182.6 167.7 385.8 .442 2.40 27.657 21,879 17.691 1,206 32,410 13.553 51*268 71*21** 33,296 17.859 144 2*86 16K9 178.3 27,^16 21,235 17,502 1.135 2,012 6,602 93.167 5,710 219.9 331 10,040 193 2.86 I65.7 179-3 131,002 221.9 MONTHLY BUSINESS Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Surrey and the 1949 Statistical Supplement G i m STATISTICS 1949 November 1950 December September October November December BUSINESS INDICATORS 1 Manufacturers sales and inventories ~ value (adjusted)* Sales, t o t a l . ...'. . . . n i l . of dol Durabl®~good® industries, t o t a l ................do.. Iron, steel., and products ...do*. Nonferrous metals and products. do.. Electrical machinery and equipment••....... . . .do.. Machinery, except electrical ......do*. Motor vehicles and equipment.. do.. Transportation equipment, except motor v e h i c l e s . . . d o . . .lumber and timber basic products .do.. furniture and finished lumber products • .do.. Stone, clay, and glass products do.. Other durable^goods industries ... do.. Nondurable-good® industries, t o t a l . • •.' • .do.. Food and kindred p r o d u c t s . * • • . . . . . . . . • . . • . • • • . . . • * & @ * * Beverages. do.. tobacco manufactures. do. • Textile-mi 11 products do.. Apparel and related products— *do.. Leather and products. do. • Paper and a l l i e d products.. do*. Printing and publishing.. do.. Chemicals and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . Petroleum and coal products • • . • • • • . • . . . . . . .do.. Bubber products. *do.. Other nondurable-goods i n d u s t r i e s . , . . •• .do.. 16,221 6.63I 1,405 399 736 I.O87 1,130 324 475 348 406 321 9.59p 2.624 413 272 1.033 721 244 502 517 l.l£7 1.589 247 262 15.756 6.516 1,704 r28 t 665 rl3,204 2.874 963 1,489 3A52 rl.670 787 550 582 515 622 15.^61 2.761 996 1.522 1.953 1.236 517 669 551 2,074 2.247 526 408 16,86s 6,941 1.687 418 694 979 551 2,613 9.927 19.924 16,559 ^.778 420 2,094 3.264 3.254 3.365 r28,879 rl3.*+13 2,958 do.., do.. ..do.. W.336 5.548 8,788 do.. do.. 88.599 35.2% 53.350 Inventories, book value, end of month, t o t a l . . . . . do*., Durable-goods industries, t o t a l . . . . .do.. Iron, s t e e l , and products. . do.. Nonferrous metals and products do. • Electrical machinery and equipment .do.. Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l * . . . . . . : ' . . . , » . e . . . . . «• 5 do*. Motor vehicles and equipment*• .do.. Transportation equipment, except motor vehicles. . . d o - . Lumber and timber basic products .do.. JHirnlture and finished lumber p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . •'•••.do.. Stone, clay, and glass products do.. Other durable-goods industrias .do.. Nondurable-goods industries, t o t a l .do.. Food and kindred products do.. Beverages do.. Tobacco manufactures do.. Textile-mill products. do-. Apparel and related products .do•. Leather and products.. do.. Paper and a l l i e d products. do.. Printing and publishing do.. Chemicals and a l l i e d products .do. • Petroleum and coal products do.. Bubber products * do.. Other nondurable-goods industries do.. Manufacturers8 new orders, net - value ( u n a d j . ) , t o t a l . , . d o . . Durabl©-goo&s industries, t o t a l . .....do.. Iron, s t e e l , and products do.. Nonferrous metals and products do.. Electrical machinery and equipment. do. . Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l do.. Transportation equipment, except motor v e h i c l e s . . . . . d o . . Other durable-goods industries. do.. Nondurable-goods industries do.. Manufacturers' unfilled orders (unadj.), total do.. Durable-goods industries, t o t a l . do.. Iron, s t e e l , and products do.. Nonf errous metals and products do.. Electrical machinery and equipment do.. Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l . . . . . do.. Transportation equipment, except motor vehicles do.., Other durable-goods industries .do.. Nondurable-goods industries do•. 1406 676 1,028 99V Si 309 358 279 9.240 2,496 4?9 248 965 743 228 474 597 1.063 1,518 s| r21,154 9.392 2.3^5 591 1,116 1,458 1,449 s 433 513 451 rll,762 3,03s 448 261 1.354 955 335 620 633 1.583 rl 9 853 404 280 rl.5fc7 r*«)l r673 21.396 9,909 2,439 597 1,138 1.570 1.596 432 697 452 J*37 r$2 r4l5 rll,55* y2,972 r434 r271 rl,293 r976 r324 r656 r581 rl,550 rt.834 389 r278 T3L784 rl4,446 r3,308 *971 rl,666 r3,368 rl.935 r687 r572 685 *54l rn3 rl7,339 ^3.113 rl,095 rl,706 r2,6l6 n.575 r§96 r690 r628 r2,187 r2,l62 539 r432 32,939 15,084 3>6 1,018 1.737 3.500 2.073 766 582 727 550 725 17,855 3.271 1,141 1.702 2.731 1.625 619 698 652 2,255 2,172 °"e448 £23 11,487 2,906 397 283 1.355 847 268 671 586 1.529 1.907 323 1.521 i 3.157 rl,788 742 ! 552 584 524 622 15,466 2.803 9«6 1.527 1.965 l.24l 509 687 553 2,059 2,194 531 j 410 rP.732 rl4,072 3.228 959 1.632 3*283 rl.839 672 560 677 530 692 16,660 2,928 1,118 1,680 2,372 1.520 589 678 625 2,108 2,108 S02 432 16,009 6.923 ; 1.855 392 706 1,018 167 2,784 9,086 19.850 16,767 4,925 382 2,046 2,666 3,086 3.661 3,083 r23,760 11.500 2,989 6S3 1,423 1.948 692 3.765 rl2,259 33.764 $8,070 7.923 1,006 3.250 4,909 5.566 5.414 5,694 r24,686 rl2,171 r2,950 r666 yi.^39 r2,Ol6 r800 r4,300 r!2,5i6 r35.636 P29.902 rS,286 rl,029 *3Ml ?5.363 r5.971 r5.776 *5.73* 22,95^ 11,056 2,677 664 1,301 1.900 440 4,074 11,898 37,052 31.198 8,588 1,048 3.606 5.758 5.993 6,204 5.854 13.698 5.U2 8,586 15.793 5.80J 9,986 rl6,540 ^6,333 n o , 207 16,656 6,4&7 10,189 106,284 *t5.781 60,503 rll0,l©7 44,910 5^5.197 112,045 ^3.837 68,308 U0,1J5 43,740 66,395 '965 DOMESTIC TRAPS Betail trade, a l l types of r e t a i l stores: Estimated Inventories (adjusted), t o t a l Durable-goods stores Nondurable-goods s t o r e s . . r21,229 *9.671 3?2,4l4 2599 rl,131 rl,512 fTHMGH Banks debits, total (l4l centers) Hew Tppk City....-<;•...-.........'. Out ©id® N®w fork City.. .d®.., 125,435 52,»® 72*8% MONTHLY BUSINESS Sarller data ar© available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1949 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement FIMBCK - Continued Bonds: Prices: Standard and Poor's Corporation: Industrial, u t i l i t y , and railroad (A1+ Issues): Composite (17 bonds) dol • per $100 bond. Domestic municipal (15 bonds) do... Tielde: Domestic corporate, Moody's By ratings: Aaa Aa A Baa By groups: . Industrial Public u t i l i t y Bail road ..percent. do... do... do... do... do... do... ...do... 1Q4Q Hovember December September Irei^it carloadiag®: Cars, total (A.A.B-) 1/ Coal e Coke . ...» ...... forest products « Grain and grain products Livestock Ore Merchandise, I.e.I..... Miscellaneous Combined index, adjusted, total (F.B.B.) Coal Coke ., Forest products Grains and grain products ..;... Livestock Ore... ........ . * Merchandise, l . c . l . . . . . Miscellaneous ....... Preight-car surplus and shortage, daily average: Car surplus Box cars Coal cars Car shortage Box cars Coal cars CBiMICALS JKD ALLIED PRODUCTS thousands. do... do... do... do... do... .do. do... do... 1935-39*100. do... do. do. do. do. .do. do.... do.... number.. do.... .....do.... ...do.... .do... • do.... Alcohol, denatured: Production thous. of wine g a l . . Consumption (withdrawals) .do.... Stocks do.... Alcohol, ethyl: Production. • .thous. of proof g a l . . Stocks, total* ... do.... In industrial alcohol bonded warehouses.. do.... In denaturing plants do.•.• Withdrawn for denaturing do.... Withdrawn tax-paid do.... Paint, varnish, lacquer, e t c . , sales, t o t a l . . . . t h o u s . of d o l . . Classified, total -....do-... October Hovember 122.2 129-6 122. <5 I3O.3 121.7 135.2 121-1 I36.4 121*1 137.0 2.89 2.60 2.63 2.93 3-35 2.67 2.81 3.20 2.86 2.58 2.67 2.89 3.31 2.65 2.79 3-14 2.86 2.64 2.71 .S8 2.88 2.67 2.72 2.91 3.22 2.70 2.85 3.09 2.88 2.67 2.72 2.92 3.22 2.70 2.86 3.08 IS9.6 27.8 103, 1 1. 4 4 4i, 3 7.9 3.5 ,482.1 135-3 ,015.5 95-* 29.6 59-1 51.2 62.5 33-5 489-4 86.0 221.2 6.0 59-9 49.? 3.26 3-*3 1.68 2.30; 2.39 2.11 3-27 3.44 1.68 2.24 2.47 2.34 J .84 *.17 1.84 2.24 2.50 2.43 189.6 27.8 103.1 1.4 .4 41.9 3-6 7.9" 3.5 4.04 4.40 I.85 2.45 2.60 2.66 6.86 5-64 8.11 4.6l 3.00 6.36 6.58 5.50 7.36 4.54 3.18 6.49 6.76 6.02 6.39 4.63 3.22 6.80 r7.12 6.10 6.86 4.61 3-*3 3.531 657 64 191 225 66 301 35* 1.673 136 135 206 146 159 75 184 5* 1*5 3,240 599 63 182 223 Stocks: Gash dividend payments publicly reported mil. of dol. finance . .do... Manufacturing. .... do... Mining do... Communications •• . . . . . . . . . • • • . . . .do... Heat, l i g h t , and power do... Bailroad...... .' .....do... Trade. .r.dov.. Miscellaneous.. ....do... Diridend rate per share: Common stocks (200 stocks), Moody's dollars. Industrial (125 s t o c k s ) . . . do... Public u t i l i t y (24 stocks) do... Bailroad i25 stocks) do... Banks (15 stocks) do... Insurance (10 stocks) do... Dividend yields? Common stocks ( 200 stocks), Moody' s percent • Industrial (125 stocks) do... Public u t i l i t y (24 stocks) do... Bailroad (25 stocks) • do... Bank (15 s t o c k s ) . . . .* .do... Insurance (10 stocks) do... 3 ST A T 1ST ICS —Contimrad I 2,638 559 26 160 206 52 52 33* 1.250 117 131 96 137 152 75 42 5* 119 3,121 626 59 180 214 48 66 385 rl,542 115 7 100,20s 2,368 92.938 5.964 3.918 1.909 ? 148 134 131 72 146 52 127 44,382 8,303 25*833 l,oa 448 517 14,612 15.5*1 5.358 13,618 15,066 3.899 23.181 37.199 36,230 969 26,836 4,289 67,022 60,613 Industrial do.... 25,226 Trade. do.... 35.387 Unclassified d©.... 6,409 xj fievised. 1 / Data for December 1949 and September and December 1950 are for 5 .a .68 •84 .07 1,152.2 73-* 800.7 80.1 30.3 58.6 3O.7 54.1 24.3 3.66 3-95 1.78 2.15 2. 4,220 787 75 239 246 62 409 438 1.963 13* 135 201 148 128 72 198 55 142 9-1 50 223 332 1.569 136 126 198 157 166 72 184 53 146 13.2*3 2,405 9 113 35.135 19,620 14,349 4,926 432 386 24,696 13.838 10,2*5 16,708 18,474 l.*67 19.273 18.727 2,012 16,582 16,861 1.7** 40,910 37.391 29.*32 36,597 29.088 35.979 3** 619 26,611 31.151 3.660 3,*22 103.323 r99.3«* 93.170 *90,366 38,417 r*l,ll4 r*9,252 5*. 753 r9,018 10.153 weeks: other months. 4 week* a,256 22,516 33.9*9 33.a>4 745 24,907 2,288 57.3*0 51.957 23,481 28,476 5.383 3.583 8 4 81 19I&& ,066 *2,735 1.331 23.813 3.877 87.266 79.59* 37.619 *1.975 7.673 MONTHLY BUSINESS E a r l i e r d a t a ar® a v a i l a b l e i n monthly i s s u e s of t h e Surrey and t h e 1949 S t a t i s t i c a l S^plemenfe S T A T I S T S € S — €enfimi®d 1950 19^9 loreaber December &@p%®mb®Y Qetobt HOTember D@emfa®r lOODSIOTFS fermented s a l t l i q u o r s t P r o d u c t i o n . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .thou®, of b b l . Tax-paid w i t h d r a w a l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . , S t o c k s , end of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . L i v e s t o c k s l a u g h t e r ( f e d e r a l l y in©p@ct@d)s C & l v e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u e . of a n i m a l s . Cattle................................--.......... . .do... Hogs........... . ...£.,.................................do.., Sheep and legit) e . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . 5.780 6,103 8,6g0 6,314 6,247 8,486 6,870 6 t S45 io e 64« 6,391 6,913 9,692 6,166 6 e 0l9 9,451 511 i,o64 6,477 5J5 1,169 5,102 1,081 505 1,151 6,l44 969 585 1,116 6,003 l 9 060 1.0*58 488 1,196 4,137 1,063 2,722 5,231 5,697 5,924 5,387 2,257 1,469 3,521 2,920 1,853 209 52,631 163 4698^ 360 66,267 259 668472 173 38,223 65,055 73.702 63.859 §9*019 71,327 66.12*5 57,801 94,221 71,057 75*24i 70,656 10,267 79,997 81,156 71,596 9,108 79*226 79,079 69,202 270.4 67*6 201.0 75-7 483.8 101.6 526. s rl00.9 4,657 287^ 3,862 ^.313 45,037 34,946 26,343 52 5,033 675 6,4i6 36,335 *3.036 31,436 112 445 1,110 6,777 918 METALS AMP MASW10TUBES Pig iron, p r o d a c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . though of s h o r t tonsMechanic©! s t o k e r s , ®al@si Classes 1, 2, and 3-................................number, Glasses 4 and 5 s lumber. ........'...........•..•..•.•................•.•..•. Horsepower........................................ .. Zinc, slab; Production...................................»«.®hort tons. Shipment®, total.........••..•.••••••.............•...do... Domestic. .......................................... .do.., Stock©, end of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . foundry e q u i p m e n t , new order@ s n e t ! Mew equipment .1937-39*100. Macaine t o o l ® , e h i p m e n t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 4 [ H l 7 * 1 0 0 . P3STB0LSUIC, GOAL, AND PRODUCTS A n t h r a c i t e , p r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u ® , of s h o r t ton®. Bituminous c o a l ' Production............................................do... I n d u s t r i a l consumption and r e t a i l d e l i v e r i e s , t o t a l . . . d o . • . I n d u s t r i a l consumption, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . Beeniv© coke o ? e n s 6 . . . . . < . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . Byproduct cok© o r e n e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . Cement m i l l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do... Slectric-povrer u t i l i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Bailways ( c l a s s I ) . . do.., S t e e l and r o l l i n g m i l l s . . .do.., Other i n d u s t r i a l . . ....do.., Betail deliveries. do.., Stocks, ind. and retail dealers,end of month,total....do... Industrial, total do.., By-product coke ovens do.., Cement mills. .do... Electric-power utilities .do... Bailways (class I) .do,.. Steel and rolling mills...........................do.., Other industrial . ................................. .do... Retail dealers, total................................do... PAPER m) 5,080 521 8,566 8,605 4 5 804 44 359 io 9 060 1,001 18,50g 4,094 907 9,789 1,445 mimim A l l p a p e r and p a p e r b o a r d mill® ( B u r e a u of the Census)? P a p e r and p a p e r b o a r d p r o d u c t i o n ^ t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d e . . . Paper. ..................... do... Paperboard do.. Building board ..do.. P&perboards O r d e r s , new . . . . . . . . . . . . . s h o r t tons. O r d e r s , u n f i l l e d , end of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do.., Production . . . . . . . . . . . — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..do... 9,255 885-5 piio.9 i?3*379 3,360 51,035 44350 "U6,526 1*38,887 7996o 725 7,206 5,665 722 9,046 11,600 r8,480 705 ,186 ,360 611 >56o ,985 40,015 33*252 873 8,006 749 8,451 5,329 668 9,176 6,763 45,111 ^3,721 9,893 1,06) 17* 79^ 3,849 912 r70 e 47g r67,7i4 r!5,666 1,283 26,668 4B172 91 18,9" 2, " 72 '2,125 69> 9 3 8 3 16,3^9 1,361 27,529 4,507 1,005 18,6 2, r32,902 f*X 8 00Q 10,210 1,390 r9^3 r877 r93 1,807 899 823 85 2,085 1,02k 946 114 T2.233 rl,088 ri,025 121 2,194 1,061 1,015 118 887,000 1+29,800 882,800 801,200 359,300 827,400 977,800 714,900 954,400 1,039,000 694,700 1,023,400 1,019,900 722,000 1,012,700 52*093 99,208 52,919 106,619 61,281 87,409 r83,215 F69917« 50,663 80,678 28,619 31,684 101,^30 27*234 31.771 98,042 44,460 49,550 59,059 44,690 ^54,507 r5i.75l 4g,4l7 46 s 852 51,220 4,456 2,729 2,649 1.727 85 85 76 '0 3,432 2,052 1.950 1,380 80 5,131 2,395 2,395 2,736 70 791 352 SO P63 501 444 444 057 71 71 71 0 H.913 80,007 80,300 72,276 8,962 876,700 617,200 940,500 BUBBER MD BUBJ*8H PBODUGSfs Matural rubbers Consumption. f — .long tone. Stocks* end of month.....*. ..............do... S y n t h e t i c rubbers P roducti o n . . . . . . . . — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . , Consumption ..........^. *d@... Stock®, end of m o n t h . . . . . . . . ....................do... TBAISPOESATION EqpXPMMT Bailway equipment (American Bsilway Car I n s t i t u t e ) ! ShipmentsJ freight cars, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............number. JEquipment m a n u f a c t u r e r s , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . , Domestic .do... Bailroad shops, d o m e s t i c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . P a s s e n g e r car®, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Equipment m a n u f a c t u r e r s , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Domestic........................................do... Bailroad shops, domestic. .do... DigitizedTC/ forEerisied. FRASER g / P r e l i m i n a r y . 75 0 7 352 439 58 58 58 0 701 966 965 735 54 54 5* 0
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