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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
B U R E A U O F F O R E I G N A N D D O M E S T I C OOMfttftfRCE

AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY OF CURREIjTJWSlNESS
SELECTED

BUSINESS

INDICATORS
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION SY UTILITIES

STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION
(1935-39 » 100)
225
200

WEkKLY

6 5

UATA

1

^..aj^fcwW^1

Lfi*o*»€J:

I7*>

6 0

!50
125
100

LJ..JJL-L 1=1 J^j-jJ.-i-iau^L J i«j«J,-Lj

«L L U J I

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES AND

:

HX%

COTTON CONSUMPTION
(DAiLY AVERAGE-THOUSANDS OF BALES)

(SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, i33&- 3d - IOU

/x

^f-

g 5 L U U - U - L L U . J..J

WEEKLY

$ US i N E S S

Li

STATISTICS1
ism

;

€oataodit7 prie@® 9 whol©«l@i
All ooaaoditles 2 / . . . . . . . . . .
• F&y« p r o d u c t s 2 / . . . . . . . . . .
food j > / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other 2 / . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2g o o m o d i t i s s j / . . . . . . . . . . .
Gotten* m i d d l i n g , l § / l 6 \ 10
Wheat B l o . 2 , l@a?& ¥lafe@r (
Bep^rteent s t o r e ©al©®*.**....
X&aured unessployaanfe*, t o t a l 5 /
Sfc&t®
.¥®t©r®a®

..1926*100.
.....„d©oo„

......do...
......do..«
t 1939^100,
t® V . . . . . . . . . d o l . p®ff 1%.
C i t y ) . . . . . . . . »d©l* p « r b u .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1935-39-100.

Curreae^ In c l r e t s l a t i o a 4 / . F«dex«l E@s@rir@ b&ak c r e d i t . t o t a l . .

. . . . . . . a i l . ©f d o l .
.......... ...i8.3.
..............do...
I x c e s ® f ®@err es«estimated...........................do...
F e d e r a l B®s@rT@ r e p o r t i n g ®@sber b®ak§ i n l e a d i n g e t t i t t *
Bank d e b i t s , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m i l . of d o l .
Httr York C i t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
D e p o s i t s , demand^ a d j u t t o d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4©»<**
Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s , t o t a l . — . . . . . . . . » . . . . . . . . . » « « & © « « c
U. S. Sof erismeat o b l i g a t i o n s . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 4 © . . «
GoBmereial, i n d u s t r i a l and a g r i c u l t u r a l l o s s ® . » s ® « < d e ^ ,
F a i l u r e ® , c o m m e r c i a l . . . . . * • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .number.
Bond y i e l d ® , d o m e s t i c eorpor&t® (Moody 9 ®)
Poor8®) .1935-39-100.
S t o c k p r i c e s , 4 l 6 stock® \ S t a n d a r d andL Po
I n d u s t r i a l ® , 365 g t o c k s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production*
Bituminous c o a l 4 / . .
. t o o n s , ©f
i l i e c t r l e power, by u t i l i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a i l Motor v e h i c l e ® ( l a r d s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a u m b a r .
Petroleua 4 / . . .
•••••
\ . . t h o u a . of b b l .
Staal 2 / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • - ' . . - • • . . . • • - • • - • • ••1935-39-100.
F r e i g a t c a r l o a d l n g ® , t o t a l . . . . . - / i . . . . . . . . - • • . . . . t o o u a . of
mm.
. . . . . . . . .e»e.,AeS8<,

19M9

J a a . 10

17

B@€* I I

165.5
19s .0
182*9
IkJ . 2

166.6
203*3
isg.o
1US,3
351.6
~*396
3=10
232
ie623
913

161,7

*39§
2-97
SKI
l.Wl
990
59^
8SB62t§
22,32©
17.503
1,166

2S.335
22,568
17 9 S63

19,572

20,565

4s,6a©

% «.ip
to, 963
o%bm

§J$5*lk2
37.6H2
6/1U.718
S7
3-13
123.7
130.0

2,300
5«S7i
I078a4o
5.313
191.*
631

3S4

1J5-9
lbg.7
153.1
296.3

.3a

.

2.2?
576
1.5*9
1,157
3^*5
28,410
23,919
20,435

1,537

37,587
14,689
61
3.12
121,2
12.7-3
2, ISO
5,310
104,626
5*326
193.0
811

3S0

2k,§S6
11.033
4S.29©
6/e28g70
33*44©
1/15,595
96
3.10
119*4
•'•125-5
i,SS6
5.790
117,045
5,645
20109

Jaa. 8

i62»p
179.*

162.2
179 "2
169.6
152*5
296.2
.323
2.27
204

161.3
175-5
16S . 1
152.6'
294.8
.322

24 e sa
19.S99
709

28,314
24,113
20g23§
l,0ll9

gg,l42
23,727
20,375
•1,051

25,001

229414

170 eQ
15S, 8
296.0
.321
473
1,652
1,132
372

gs953S

io8©69
47,928
6/63,141
_33^55
6/15.614
116
3.08
119.2
125.4
1,907

5.50S

g9,6s6
5,64l
17S .9
609
897

\J D a t a do n o t always. e@T@r c a l e n d a r weak®. 2 / l a t ' l s s d @@ri@@e S@© a@t® i n December 3s 19^-8 i@«.« t e
^
a g e s . ^ / F o r d e s c r i p t i o n se@ n o t e i s Jmly 1 3 . 1946 insm®, 6 / B@giimiag Jsaly 1948 i n d l ^ i d m l l o a n l t a a n '
f o r ® y e a r @g©„ i n s t e a d of n e t a t f o r a s r l y i t o t a l l e ^ s &r@ ia©imd@A o a a. a # t fe^i® f o r a l l y«s*s<




J®n. 15
I6O.5
174 ; j
164.4
152.9
291.4
.324
2.27

274

27 9 909
23,193
20,105

954
8,36i

47,7^
6/62,751

6/62.638
33,484
32,987
6/15,366
6/15.561
123
128.
3-05
3»07
119-5
120.1
1 2 6 . 4 . .-.
125.6
l87|5
5.5^2
79.377
5.611
196.5

1

1,914
5e692
96,101
5.^54
»g.o
722,
347

3.02
122.1
128.6

104,022

4 / B@ily a w r »
g r o a t , ©mrr@ntly and
22 9
8)6.1.

rsday prices

2

MONTHLY

BUSINESS

Saxller data a r t available la monthly issues of the Sairvey
and the 1947 Supply sat

STATISTICS
!9kB

19** 7
November j Decaaber

SaptittWr

October

November

December

0OH9IBDOI1OH AID BKAL SSTAZB
Contract'ward* (Inglnaari&g S*v*~&aeord) I
B&ginawiag construction, T«laa 1 / . . . . . . . ..thou*, of d o l . .
Construction cost ind®«®3
..19x3*100,.
Assoc la,tad General Contractor® Call type®)
Engineering I®%fs~a@c©rds
.
* . . . .do*,..
Building cost
................
. . . . . . d o . . *.
Construct!©® cost ( a l l t y p a g s ) . . . . . . . . . . . .
DOMS9SIC 2BAS1
Department store §&ies, united States totals*
Uaadjustad ind©&«...
.1935-39*100.
Adjusted index
................................do.».
MFLOMWS C0KDITI0H3 AND WA&B3
Production workers, uaa&j. iade£ e a l l mfg. 2 / . . . . ..1939*100.
Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
I ro a and etaal and t h e i r . p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . « d o . . .
Blast furnaces, ataal works, and r o l l i n g m i l l s . , .do.••.
• - KLectric&l m a c h i n e r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
:. . d o . . .
Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l * . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Machinery and auachiu®-@hop p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Machine t o o l s . .
do...
Autoaobiles........................................do...
Transportation equipment, ®xe@pt autoaobilee.... ...do...
Aircraft and part©, excluding @ngin©g............do...
Aircraft anginas
......do...
Shipbuilding and boatbuilding....................do...
Noaferrous aetals sad products.....................do.,..
Laabsr sad timber basis products....................do. •.
SawmiX 1 a
.............do...

furniture and finished Is&bar p r o d u c t s . . . . . .
..do...
furniture................ ^.......................do...
Stone, clay, and gla®s products.
......do...
Hoadurable good® i n d u s t r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
T e x t i l e - s i l l products and other fiber m f r s . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Cotton aanufaustures, except asaall w a r e s . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Silk and rayon g o o d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
do...
Woolen and worsted manufactures
...
.do...
Apparel and other finished t e x t i l e product®
...do...
lien' e clothing
..do...
Wcsen's clothing
.
.
...do...
Leather aad leather p r o d u c t s . . . .
.do»...
Boots and s h o e s . . . .
„ . . . . .'.do...
food and kindred p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . •
Baking......
do...
Caaaing end preserving. —
.....do...
Slaughtering and meat packing
do...
Tobacco manufactures
do. .«,
Paper aad allied products
do...
Paper aad pulp
do...
Printing, publishing, and allied industries........do...
Sewspapera aad periodicals
.............do...
Printing, book and job
.do...
Cheaicals and allied products
do...
Chemicals
°
..do...

Products of petroleum aad coal
Petroleum r e f i n i n g . .
Rubber products
fiubber t i r e s aad inner tubes
Hoasaaufacturiag saaployaent, unadjusted!
Mining* 2/
Anthracite
Bituminous coal.
Metallif erou*.
Quarrying aad aonnetallic
Crude petroleua and natural g»s
Public utilities:
Electric light aad power
Street railways aad busses
Telegraph
Telephone
Services*
Eyeing and cleaning...
Power laundries

do,..
...do...
...do...
..do...
do...
.do...
.do...
do...

501,384

314

*m.i

313

441*7

376

485
303

160.«
186.8
X63<
130,
229,

161. q
188.8
164.7

302

230 •
2*8
139
190.
284.6

336.2
291.0
169.9
178.8
178-5
195 »*
11*7.1
11*5.7
15**0
1*0.4
111.1
123,6
90.
110,
11*1,
13*.
15S114,
108.
150.
129..
126.5
151.0
96.
11*8.
ll*5,
135122.
1U9,
204<
294,
156.
153.4
17*.0
188.7

1

1

130 •*
230.2

233.8
249.0
140.2
195.2
291*6

335-*
291.0 I
181.5 |
180.3 I
178.4
194.7
l4o. 3
1*7.8

154.7
140.7
112.7
125.1
91.8
112.4
144. S j
135-2
164.4
115.3
110.6
146.9
127.2
110.3
160.8
94.4
149147135.
122.
150,
205,
296.1
155.5
153.7
175.3"
187.8

665,417

648,434

451,112

843,5*4

3*1

3*1

3*1

3*1

?57*X
480.2

355*9
&7S.3

355-6
477.7

319
31S

328
306

*356
r287

rl64.6
rl8S.4
166.2
137.7
. .ai*5228.7
245.1
131.2
rl95-9
276.3
349.2
300.I
140.8
173.9
200.6
220.4
142.0
141.9
158.2
145.9
UO.3
I23.6
96.5
105.2
148.6
139.5
171.3
IO9.3
104.4
179.9
133.0
295-7
144.5
93.9
rl49.8
150.0
133.0
125.9
1*5.3
207.1
301.6
159.1
155.7
162.8
.168.6

rl63-3
r!89.0
167.1
137.7
-..,,,,213.4,
228.7
244.0
.1J0.0
rl94.9
282.9
366.2
309.O
140.5
176.0
197-7
216.2
143.3
1*3-6
159.4
143.1
109.2
122.2
96.7
101.2
148.8
139.0
170.8
108.3
r!03.3
163.8
135.5
194.1
146.4
95.9
151.0
149.5
134.8
127.0
147.9
208.1
3OO.3
153.6
148.1
163.5
165.9

rl6l.5
138.6
rl$6.8'
138-5T215.1
227.9
243.5
129.7
193.6
r285.7
377.4
315.0
136.5
176.1
195.4
212.7
1*3.1
144.2
158.9
rl*0.3
108.5
121.6
96.4
IOO.3
rl*6.9
134.1
170.6
rl04.5
99.4
rl52.9
13U.3
131.0
152.0
96.5
H51.7
150.0
rl3*.7
127.2
1*7.1
r207.1
299.9
rl58.9
rl57.0b
rl64.5
168.2

....do...

91.2
107.4
96.5
126.2
110.5

91.5
108.3
97.0
122.6
110.1*

9.2.7
109.7
96.5
128.3
116.4

91.7
108.8
99.3
126.5
113.5

92.1
IO8.3
95-0
124.6
114.0

................do...
.do...
... .do...
.do...

109.7
128.7
97*2
193.3

110.3
128.6
97.6
195.0

116.2
127.9
92.3
202.3

115.2
126.9
91.6
201.9

115.5
126.2
90.7
202.1

159.4
121.3
117.1
119.8
II6.5
353-*
395.0
335-1
255.1
471.9

156.5
120.9
118.1
130.2
117.1

152.5
118.4
115.7
113.4
117.1
r^82.2
r423.7
365.O

rl53-7
116.7
116.2
116.0
118.1
rl82.1
r434.1
376.O
305.0
474.4

I5O.5
114.8
115.2
119.4
II8.3
378.1
428.3
373.6
304.7
479.2

^...

............do...
...do...

Tear-round hotels
do...
Hetail trade
do...
Wholeaale trade.
.do...
Production-worker pay r o l l s , ttn&dj.index,all mfg. 2 / . . . d o . . .
Durable goods Industriaa
.do...
Iron aad steel aad their products
.do...
Blast furnaces, steel works, aad r o l l i n g m i l l s . . . d o . . .
E l e c t r i c a l machinery
do...

365.7
411.0
345.8
257.8
481.2

p491
P307

.....-;....

..........

•*-

TJ aevlsed. 2 / P r e l i a i a a r y . 1/ Data for September and December 1948 are for 5 weeks? other moaths, 4 weeks. 2/ The employment and w
r o l l groups, the individual iadustries and the mining i n d u s t r i e s have been adjusted to Federal Security data through 1946, with the ex-^
caption of the men's aad women's clothing i a d u s t r i e s and the industries in the "Transportation
cram.
"Transportation eauioment"
equipmeat" group.




ONTHLY

BUSINESS

Earlier data are available i n monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1347 Supplement

n

S T A T I S T I C S-

ontinued
194S

1347
Decea^s*

S^is.SSbG'V ;

October

Kov s a b e r

Dec ember

mPLOTMMT CONDITIONS AND WAGES - C o n t i n u e d
P r o d u c t i o n - w o r k e r pay r o l l s , u n a d j . i n d e x , mfg. l / - Con.
D u r a b l e goods i n d u s t r i e s - C o n t i n u e d
Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l
1939*100
Machinery and machine shop p r o d u c t s
do..
Machine t o o l s
do..
Automobiles
«
do..
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n .-acttipiaeat, e x c e p t a u t o m o b i l e s
do..
A i r c r a f t ?.vi& t ^ r s i i , e x c l u d i n g e n g i n e s
do..
Alrci'44.11; ^.agittea
do..
Shipbu-L iair^g and b o a t b u i l d i n g
do..
Bonfeyrous m e t a l s and p r o d u c t s
do..
Lumber and t i a b s r b a s i c p r o d u c t s
do..
Sawmills. . . . . . . . . .
. -.
do,.
f u r n i t u r e and f i n i s h e d lumber p r o d u c t s
do....j
furniture
do.... j
S t o n e , c l a y 8 and g l a s s p r o d u c e s
do....|
Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s
do....j
T e x t i l e - m i l l p r o d u c t s and o t h e r f i b e r mfrs
do...
Cotton m a n u f a c t u r e s , . e x c e p t s s a l l wares.
do...
S i l k &ad r a y o n goods
.......
do,..
Woolen and w o r s t e d manufacture®
do—
A p p a r e l and o t h e r f i n i s h e d t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s
do...
Men's c l o t h i n g . .
.
».
.do...
Women's c l o t h i n g
...
...do...
L e a t h e r and l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s
*
.do...
B o o t s and s h o e s
....
...do...
food and k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s . . .
.......do...
Baking
do...
Canning and p r e s e r v i n g .
.do,.,
S l a u g h t e r ! ng and meat p a c k i n g
do...
Tobacco m a n u f a c t u r e s
»
do...
P a p e r and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
do...
P a p e r and p u l p
... ..do...
P r i n t i n g , p u b l i s h i n g , and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ,
,,do...
Newspapers and p e r i o d i c a l s . . . . .
..do...
P r i n t i n g , book and j o b .
do...
Chemicals and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
do...
Chemicals
...
•
do...
P r o d u c t s of p e t r o l e u m and c o a l
.......do...
Petroleum refining
do...
Bubber p r o d u c t s .
...do...
Bubber t i r e s and i n n e r t u b e s
..
do...
Pay r o l l s . , n o n s a n u f a c t u r i n g , unadjusted:
Mining: 1/
Anthracite
do...
Bituminous c o a l
do...
Metalliferous.
.do.,.
q u a r r y i n g and n o s m e t a l l i c .
.do...
Crude p e t r o l e u m and n a t u r a l g a s
do...
Public u t i l i t i e s :
E l e c t r i c l i g h t and power
do...
S t r e e t r a i l w a y s and b u s s e s
do...
Telegraph
.
do...
Telephone
«do. . .
Services:
Dyeing and c l e a n i n g
do...
Power l a u n d r i e s
«. . d o . . . .
Year-round h o t e l s
do...
Betail trade
do...
Wholesale t r a d e —
do....

479-9
518*9
262.2
427-7
600.2
668.7
503.5
37s.9
377.8
431.8
473.U
355-7
356.2
335.7
321.4
302.0
376.4
266.5
294,4
327.3
309.5
355-9
259-6
256.O
321.9
251.3
278.2
361.2
219.8
33^.0
332.5
263.1
230.0
297.8
424.1
580.8
313.?
300.4
373.6
3b5.b

48U.O
523.2
248.3
rUZ5-9
581.8
746.1
570.0
2S3.1
386-3
523.3
584.4
344,5
361.2
r341.6
295.5
351+.9
301.3
286.1
348.1
324.7
390.2
245.1
r238.7
389.8
282.6
335.0
303.5
23.4.8
355.0
362.9
273-6
253.6
304.8
462.5
641.6
3*3.6
326.1
xUk.o
326.2

372.1
331.2
sqi.?
350^0
299.4
265.7
325.0
302.4
751.0
r236.8
r227-6
353*2
236.6
5*4.3
305.4
224.3
357-4
359.1
273.6
252.2
305.4
460.1
628,6
344.1
323.6
345.5
318.2

425-5
611.8
83O.7
601.3
262.4
391.1
49'U7
5415.7 !
349-2 i
356.7 !
366.q i
329.1 !
?qi,q ;
348.9 I
299*1 •
2G7.S
335-4
300.1
379-8
223.3
211.3
340.7
280.8
317.9
336.2
223.5
362.2
364.7
275.4
253.3
307-9
460; 2
634.O
352.7
341.0
'341-9
312.9

194.8
305.7
211.0

239.4
345.8
198.8
295-3
203.2

247.3
r355.1
211.2
342.4
235.6

260.4
358.5
224.9
345.2
230.7

227.3
343.1
215.2
329.5
235.3

187-6
223.6
206.s
321.5

185-7
226.7
207.8
313.0

204.3
239.7
220.4
335.4

204.5
242.0
217.4
338.2

205,8
237.4
215-3
349.0

293-7
226.8
228.6
216.5 I
213.6

292.8 i
233.6 !

296.8
232.9
235.3
219.4
220.S

r300.0
227.6
23S. 7
223.5
r222.5

289o
226.9
237-4
228.4
224.2

n i l . of d o l .
do...
.
do...

82,740 :
31 B ?3S j

51,002 !

i06,520 :
^6,225 i
60,295 i

93*511
37.531
55,980

95,582
38,169
57.413

91,569
34,754
56.815

109,908
46,i94
63,714

percent.

3.02 !

3-12!

3.09

3.11

3.12

3-09

2,86
2.94
3.16
3.52

2.8U
2.93
3.13
3.45

2.84
2.94
3-15
3.50 j

2.84
2.92
3-18
3.53

2.79
2.88
3.16
3.53

2.93
3.30
2.18
2.36

2,92
3.02
3.42
2.35
2.39

2.88
3.07
3.32
2.46 j
2.45 I

2.90
3.07
3-35
2.45
2.45

2.89
3.09
3.37
2.42
2.44

3.0^
3.36
2.26
2.UU

2.54
2.54
3.20

2-55
2.56
3.20

2.80
2.04
3.25

2.90
2.9?
3". 28

3,02
3,12
3.29

3.04
3.14
3.3O

459.6
498. S
253.3
395.6
555.1
653.8
^79.2
316.6
367.3
429.1
476.2
343.0
331.2
312.8
2SS.2
362-1
2*4.1
276.6
304.8
3OI.5
319.3
252,5
246.7

323-5
24<5.4

293.7
337.6
216.3
325
325
257
224,
292,
416
566,
309
295-S
361.4
362.4
224.4
327.4

I

233.? i

237.6 i
213.9 :

4-91.7
531.5
250.3
*439.9
613.3
794.9
599.7
291,2
394.2
519.2
575.3
354.9
tKHZ

^

1

•

486-9 I
527.3 i
'248.1 !

fflWABCE
Bank d e b i t s , t o t a l ( l 4 l c e n t e r s )
New York C i t y
O u t s i d e New Tork C i t y
Bond s?
Yields:
Domestic c o r p o r a t e , Moody's
By r a t i n g s :
Aaa......

.

i

do...
.ao..
.do.,
.do..

A
Baa
By g r o u p s :
Industrial
.do...
Public u t i l i t y
do...
Hailroad
do...
Domestic municipal (15 bonds)
.do...
U. S. Treasury bonds (taxable)
do...
Stocks:
Dividend r a t e p e r s h a r e :
Common s t o c k s (200 s t o c k s ) , M o o d y ' s . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o l l a r s .
I n d u s t r i a l (125 etocks)
do...
P u b l i c u t i l i t y (25 s t o c k s )
,
do...
rj

Bevised.

1/ See f o o t n o t e 2 , on p a g e 2 .




!

2.77 i
2.85 :
3.01!
3.44 ;
2.84

I

MONTHLY

BUSINESS

l a r l i t r date are avaUftbls i s monthly igfm®§ of %h§ S w i ^
and the i | 4 7 Mv^plmmt

itooks - Oontim&ad
Dividend r » t t per share - OoatiBuad 1
Oeamoa stoeks (200 stosks), Moody ® - Continued
..dollars*
BaUread ( K stocks).
Bank (15 stecks)
*... •...*..«*...*.
....do...
Insurance (10 s t o c k s ) . . e . . . . . . • • • . . . • • •
Dividend j l s l d s s
•percent.
Common stocks (£00 stocks), M o o d y ' s . . . . . .
....do...
Industrial (125 s t o e k i ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..••do..«
Futllo atiUtgr (25 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . • . . . .
...,de...
BailroaA ( $ gt©ekg) e 8 e e 9 e e 9 8 S * 3 , s *****
e6S«d©,se,
Bask ( l ^ t t o o k t ) • • • • • ' . . . . ' • • • • • . # . . . . . . .
»es8d§,*a
X&juraaeo (10 ftooki) . • . . . . . • • • • • • • • • ••Frsftrs»®4* hiffe-grad® (IB stocks)
QBBIXCAL8 MS 4LII®) PiDOTCSS
F a i n t , varnish, laequor, and filler®, salesi
.thSUSo. of d©I.
fetal.
,.«&©»*«
Classified, t o t a l
...do...
Industrial
-..d©...
Trad®..........
Unolassifltd.....

ST A T I S T I C S —Contlnrad

mi
Mmmhm

1.86
2*52

19U8
fieeeatber

I.85
1.88

5.5*
3M
6,02

it.Ss
3.57

s

SM
3M
g*04
5.76
MO
3-50
1,0?

Ssptsjiber

2,19
8-33

iM
3.90
6*25
4.67'
3,40
76.80

©§t©!>@;f

f©Viil1r*»

2.24
8.33
1.81

2.32
2.33
1.87

5*gg
5*93
5.8O

6.72
6.9S
6. QB
7.42
U.87
->30
i/4*21

S.ao

4*45
1.16

Daesn'Dfr

>4©
,34

.99
-57
,78
,09
>S

J

J . 74
*

1.199
492G0
28,623
5§»577
999

6g89l4
62,213
29,688
32*526
6,700

9i*4g2
81,842
34,464
47,378

rSl.Tgl
r74,0?0
rjl,600
rU2,470'
7.711

71,523
65,133
29.871
35.262
6,4*9

762
1,337

673
1.3*6
6.25U
1.^51

599
1,178
2,836
1,464

633
1,176
4809S
1,632

6l4'
1,151
5,425
1,444

572
1,197
6eOS9
1,329

35*79©
46,002
l6gB6S2
392.077
323,991
8214
16^,673
635,339
151,856
I?,280
378.228
30M51
73,377
317,112

29,807
23,672
147,6S3
369.470
291,752
196
13S,192
r9699996
196,252
»,U7
640,445
527.159
113,286
317.^63

4,902
93,850
212,282
364,115
311.734
3.290
200,968
491.557
80,587
10,47s
331.496
234,909
96,5S7
log,36s

22,413
S3,412
195.470
362,423
311.96s
1,685
169,287
44S6650
97.705
16,296
269,689
203,163
66,526
154,617

r21,836
r6o,2l4
rl64 e 4l0
r346 8 94l
r30S8S?9
s?444
rl39,298
r6l2,077
s°126,2S7
1*23,305
r3§7 s 727
r310,7D6
r77.021
r!71 8 472

I7 6 66l
33,506
148,251
334.345
282,371
157
105,422
S99s550
172,026
26,819
603,693
487.145
116,5*40
161;189

130,125
97.143
25.§35

148,124
110,970
34.919

149,222

112,551
36,457

r!52,983
rll4 8 819
38,833

1469E35
110,275
36,014

7.2142
96.5

7.376
95.4

7,4l6
96.1

7.987
100.0

7,779
100.6

5.217
ksk
534
513
209
1,264
126
137
353
32s

5.613
521
558
591
211
1.352
134
149
380

5.5U
523
583
572
184
1.360
150
141
334
334
408

5.952
535
63s
641
190
1.463
161
154
392
350
436

5.732
534
614
629
190
1.418

113,446
76.035

88,105
102,976
122,938
72,215

- 81,474
101,436
112,580
76,371

r58.297
102,779
?99.b55
89.756

64,088
96,117
102,292
96,080

69.682
79.7«9
59.154
69.166

70.996
72,151
61,258
68,011

64,7a
68,850
60,990
41,117

70,716
67,402
61,751
44,431

71.195
96,142
66,211
19,484

76,946
75.582
68,246
20,848

286.1

467.8

273.5

296.O

284.4

759.866

754.847

739.139

695,887

685,166

FOODSOTFg AND SOBACCO
Livestock slaughter (federally inspected)!
Calves
• . . . . . . . . • • . . . . t h o u s . of aainals.
................................do...
Cattle...........................
................................do...
Hogs.....
....................
................................do...
Sleep and lambs..................
Stocks, cold storage; end of month?
ipples, fresh.....................
. i . . t h o u s . of bu.
Butter? creamery•................
...cthou@ e of l b .
Ghees®, total. .......••.......--•
..do...
Fruit®, frosen...................
Vegetables, frossn...............
..do...
Bggs, shell
.thous. ol eaies.
Eggs, frosen
. . . . t h o u s . of l b .
Total Beats.....
..do...
Beef and veal..
..do...
Lamb and mutton................
..do...
..do...
Pork, total

..do...
..do..,
....do.

fresh and cured
Lard.
Poultry.

M^ALS Am MHOTAGTUHSS
Cast lags, steel*
Shipment e, t o t a l
short tons.
for sale, t o t a l
do...
Sail way s p e c i a l t i e s
..do...
Steel ingots and s t e e l for castings:
Production
*
thous. of short ton®.
Percent of capacity
Steel products, net shipmentsi
Total
..........do...
Merchant bars...............
Pipe and tubes.
Plates
Bails
Sheets
Strip — Cold rolled
Hot rolled
Structural shapes, heavy.
Tin plate and ternepl&te
Wire and wire products.
Coppers
Production:
Mine or smelter
Kefinery
Deliveries, refined, domestic
Stocks, refined, end of month

...................do...
.......... ...do...
».
.do...
do...
...do...
..do...
do...
...do...
.do...
.do...

short tons.
....do...
...do...
.do...

Zinc, slab: TJJ
Production
„ ...do...
Shipments, t o t a l . .
..do...
Domestic
. . . . . , ' . . . . . . . . . . . . ...do...
Stocks, end of month
......do...
Foundry equipment, new orders, net:
Hew equipment
.1937»39»100.

1,1*71

Hoo

72.53**
97.525
106,232
66,622

405
80,954
108,816

7.756
97 A

165
146
368
315
417

TEXTILE PRODUCTS

Cotton:
Consumption.
vj Bevised.

1/ Data based on Ik stocks.




.bales.

680,670

2/ Data based on 11 stocks. %J Sa® note on corresponding item in the December 1948 Survey.