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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 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 BUSINESS SEL-ECTED STEEL 225 JANUARY 8, 1850 B-US1MESS INDICATORS INGOT PRODUCTION ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES () 935 - 39 ». !00) (BILLIONS OF KILOWATT HOURSj__ 6.5 WEEKLY DATA 6.0 5,5 5.0 4.5 oiUAUUjJ 4.0 INDUSTRIAL j-iOjJL^LjJa-ijJ^ CONSUMERS* PRICES PRODUCTION ( 1 9 3 5 - 3 9 * 1001 (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1935 - 3 9 * 100) MONTHLY PATA 250 FOOD^P-Qk nsmsmme**^- TOTAL Lj m jj»j«jJaj^4J~ a u ^AJ^J^^lJ^^^LXJ^ 1948 WEEKLY 1949 1946 BUSINESS Dee. Commodity price®, wholesales All CQsm©diti©s»»..e®..... fair® p n j & u o t s • • • • • • • • • * • >9 & © » 9 » a 1 9 2 6 » I P O • « 9«@»«>eai>««e « A O « e o ( J&JLJL 0 » l l @ r « © » ® « ® a «• • • » © « © e> .Jtogant 1939^ 100 s , 28 commodities J!/**••»»•••• >*««*dol. p e r i b e , Cotton middling, 15/16®* 3-0 kt@r(Kamsa® C i t y ) . «*®*d©l* per bu # , .Wheat,- Ho. ,2, Hard Wiat@r(£ Uepartment store sales* Insured uasi&loyment, t o t a l > ® s>®s>©®e>«»« t B . O U i 8 » Stat® programs.****•••»•• > ® © 0 @ ® ® . . . » ®Q.O© » » « s © # «> » $ # s . • © € L 0 © # . < Veterans' programs.• •"••••. Finances Currency i s c i r c u l a t i o n . ^ / • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • a i l * of dol* Federal Beserve bank.-credit, total*..*.*®*.®.®.©* «,..»*&©..* Member bank reserve Dalanees«*««*«««**«*«««**«««**. # *,do«». Excess r e s e r v e s , 68timate&**»**#*******.«#**»«»-*#9*9do#»« federal Beserv® reporting member bank® i n leading csitiees Bank d e b i t s , t o t a l . . * * * » * * * * * * « * * « . * * , * « . . ^ ^ i l * of dol» s Deposits, desssusdg adjust ed«« «.«©**„ eg, . ® »»«««©*•*« «*»d©*»» lio&n^ and investments* t©tal»««»»**..«««*® # ••• • •<•• »«do»«6 tJ•* B^ Sovernsesat obligation!* ««••• «•••«-.««.* s.®*««® »®do»© » Commercial* i n d u s t r i a l and agr. loans, gross*•••««do,«. f a i l u r e s , i n d u s t r i a l and c o m e r e l a l . * * ••••••••••»<••»• .amber* Boad y i e l d s , domestic corporate (Moody's) j / « * • • • . • • • p e r c e n t * Stock prices^ 4l6 stocks (Standard and Poor l sK**1935 ,a 39«100* I n d u s t r i a l s , 365 atockt* # » # «« > « # »»«*.* # « # ««*«.**.«««* v *do««* Productions Bitemiiou® coal il•••. . . * . . « « • . *»tlaou§* of ihort t o n s . H e c t r i c power, . . a i l , of ks*~hr* utilities. Motor vehicles (Wifards)« Petroleum, crude ^thou®. o f b a l . . steal 2j•*«•'.••••••••••••••••««•••••••••« Hr #ig}it s a r l o a d i n g g g ®.**««1935"39ssl0©e t o t a l * . * * „ * * « » • « « » . « * ® ® ® * t h o u s • ©f c a r » • « «&8CeAxfineOU8 . « • • • • • * • * * * • « » « . « < * . . * » ' « . * * • . • * * . * * * . • • • »«Cl6« « * is 19^9 25 l62*0 177*5 170*4 152.7 296*0 .321 2.27 473 1.679 1,246 J&DU 1 162,0 17s 9o 170.3 152.U 296.2 •323 2.27 2Q!* 1.935 Dec* 3 151.4 155.3 157-9 1^5.1 2^9.9 .299 2*25 449 2,516 282SS 65 37« 28,538 24,221 '19.899 25,001 10,069 47,928 63.141 33^55 I5»6l4 116 3.0S 119*2 i25.i1 1*956 89,686 5t0u 17^9 609 28.32)* 24,113 20,23S i905S 27,5^7 18,267 16,038 697 22Mk 9926S H7.79H 62,751 32.W 15,561 128 3.07 120a 126,U 18^ I t 770 5*562 79*377 5.6ll 196.5 if Data do not always; caver calendar ¥e@k®& gj flmrsday prices*, j j / Didly averages* «l_l-LJ»Ljj-l-La-L. 1948 STATISTICS1 19H* XT2K ^LJ^J-JJLJ-J-X-LJ™ 1947 1? 66, 37**8 13.775 221 2.89 128.6 135-7 lf5k2 ,5,743 68,385 5.045 isia 694 337 Dec* 10 Dec. 17 15L0 154.0 156*6 145a 247*9 • 301 2.2J 542 2,437 2fai 63 151*1 154,2 156.5 145*3 246.8 27.707 27*73^ Dec. 24 151a 155*0 155.6 145.4 247*8 ,305 2.21 •302 2.22 582 »TO9 31 151a. 155.1 155*6 145«4 ^7.7 •307 2.21. 539 «. » Hi «<&!»»(» 18,628 27f842 19.508 920 16, 337 849 19,379 16,299 857 26,855 11.965 7.772 1*40.! 133*5 141.2 22,167 9,452 47.724 22,946 10,105 48,652 66,93S 37,153 13.807 67.574 37.4(^ 191 2*88 131*5 138.9 1#^2 5.881 46,667 Ml9 189.4 669 3^7 13,882 l6l 2*8? 133*3 i4xa 1.453 5.997 194.3 61*0 318 4 / M@^ ending Janimry 7^ 198@5^ 48s236 67*389 37.632 13,866 196 2.85 132.3 1.507 5.994 110,594 ^•935 X95«? 623 303 "i"^ * » • • • 105905p I92.3 2 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 19*8 Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 19*9 Statistical Supplement October 19^ November August September October OENBBAL BUSINESS INDIQATOBS Industrial production (Federal Reserve)* Unadjusted, combined index. 1935-39-100*. Manufactures.. ••••.••• •• ••• .do..«. Durable manufactures.•••.....«..».*«••.-••••••••••do**** ... Iron and steel do**** Lumber and products***** • ••••• ••do**** Furniture ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••do**** lumber • • do*..* Machinery do*..* Sbaferroue metals and products.•• ••do**** Smelting and refining •••do.*.* Stone* d a y , and glass products.. •••do**** Clay products * •• • ••••do,*** Transportation equipment.•••••••••••••••••••••**de.*«* Automobiles (including parts)..•••.». ..do.... Nondurable manufactures ••••• ....do.... Chemical products.*...••••••••••••••••••••••••.*do».»« Industrial chemicals.*••••••••••••••••••••••••do.*•• Leather and products...••.......•.......•.....•»do*«** Leather tanning*•*••••••••••••••••••••••••••••do**•• Shoes... «••••••••••• .do.... Manufactured food products... ........do.... Meat packing.*** • .....do.... Processed fruits and vegetables......•••**••**de.*.* Printing and publishing •• do.*** Bobber products*•••••••••• •••••••••••••••do.... Textiles and products •••• • do.... Gotten consumption* •• •••• ..do.... Bayon deliveries*•••••*•••••••«»»«••••••••••••do**** Wool textiles do.*.* Minerals do**** fuels * do.... Anthracite. •*•• • •do**** Bituminous coal • ••••••••••• do.... Crude petroleum do.... Metals do.... A d j u s t e d , combined index 1 / do.... Manufactures* • • •••• •••• do.... Durable manufactures *•*, •do***. Lumber and p r o d u c t s •• ..do.... Lumber. • • • • •••••• do.... Honferrous m e t a l s * do.... Smelting and r e f i n i n g * •••••• •••••••do**** Stone* c l a y , and g l a s s p r o d u c t s . . . ••••••••do**** Clay p r o d u c t s . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * . . . . . d o . . . . nondurable m a n u f a c t u r e s . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . d o . • * * Chemical p r o d u c t s •••••••••••••••••• .......do..•• Leather and p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ••••••do**** Leather tanning*********** •••••do.*** Manufactured food p r o d u c t s * • • • .•••••do**.* Meat p a c k i n g * * • * • • • •'•••••••••••••••••••••do**** P r o c e s s e d f r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s . * . do.*.. P r i n t i n g and p u b l i s h i n g * * * * . • • . * • • » • • • • • • • • *****do**«* Minerals do*.** Metals * do**** 199 805 232 221 170 1*5 277 192 191 220 100 2*3 209 183 25S *46 11* 109 117 173 1*2 197 167 205 167 129 319 168 161 166 118 152 176 132 195 202 s 135 192 191 210 171 179 255 195 202 1*2 169 128 276 188 176 208 178 238 »3 179 258 1*9 10* 10U 161 173 129 163 122 322 162 160 s 155 177 11* 195 201 229 1*5 133 187 175 203 172 178 257 102 100 159 155 173 180 19* 178 s 126 2J5 1*1 17* 191 2S 22g r!70 r226 388 iio 90 -!?3 rl09 13* r285 l*3i rl78 140 111 13* 13* 82 108 1U9 135 170 177 192 126 115 1U1 17* 178 188 200 179 1*1 159 132 224 157 175 192 151 252 232 178 237 404 11* 98 125 188 £2625 rl59 176 15* 127 293 139 123 122 S 15* 127 17* 184 199 133 119 157 175 18* lfi9 rl?5 r!77 rl03 •s r!25 r226 rl64 rl67 r!92 rl5U r238 r2l6 rlSl r2*U r*lU rl09 9 f 116 178 155 r!92 r318 161 rll2 ria 118 31 rl57 r6l 166 rl76 175 rl33 rll6 rl64 rl67 rl83 rl*6 177 r2*0 108 146 165 r229 rllO r91 rl66 153 150 151 129 102 1*145 172 236 115 172.2 201*4 207.5 169.9 199.5 189.* 2*6.7 137.9 95.* 191.6 19*. 7 118*8 153.9 168.8 I87.* 202.6 169.* 184.9 201.9 239.5 135.8 97.1 183.1 184.8 120.8 169.6 187.2 S 229 247 157 169 148 189 15* 228 25U r251 r260 r26^ r26§ 15.962 15,*1*0 1.977 16,013 16.175 1.817 12.313 12,444 8,126 13.9*7 15.3*1 6.732 1*.S*5 15.259 6.313 U3 108 161 1H1 152 lft 158 113 121 100 166 158 13* 159 119 98 2 I65 rll2 r57 COMMODITY PHICES Consumers 1 p r i c e i n d e x , a l l i t e m s 1935-39"1°0*• Apparel • ••• ..do.... Pood * • •••••••••••••do**** C e r e a l s and bakery p r o d u c t s . * •••••• ••••do**** Dairy products ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••do,**. F r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s • •••••••do**«« M e t a l s , p o u l t r y , and f i s h •do**** Fuel, e l e c t r i c i t y , 'and refrigeration.** Gas and electricity*•*••*• •••••••• Other fuels •••••••• ••••••••••• Housefornishings ••••••*••••••••••••••• Sent...... ••••••• •••••••• Miscellaneous* • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• do.... do.... ••do.... ..do.*.. •••do**** •« .do. * * * 173.6 201.6 211.5 170.0 203.0 193.5 256.1 137-8 95.* 191.* 198.8 H8.7 153.7 15*.8 OOHSTBUCTIOM AMD RKAL BSTASB Value o f c o n t r a c t s awarded ( F e d e r a l Reserve i n d e x e s ) * T o t a l , unadjusted 192>25»100.* Assidential, unadjusted*.,* ••do«*** Total, adjusted * do...* Residential, adjusted...•.••.. .......do.... 175 2 ML 20*.2 169.7 185-3 199.8 2*3.6 137.0 97.1 185.9 185.6 121.2 155.2 I68.5 186.8 200.6 169.1 186.7 19**5 235.1 138.* 97.0 I88.3 I85.2 121.5 155.2 CHEMICALS AMD ALLIED PRODUCTS Alcohol, denatured: Production*•••••••• Consumption (withdrawals)... Stocks* ••••• * ••• http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ TJ £tvised, g/ Preliminary. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis thous. of wine gal.. •••••do**** ••••••••• do**** 1/ Indexes for which seasonal factors have been fixed at 100 are not shown; see unadjusted series. MONTHLY BUSINESS 3 S T A T 1ST IC S — Continued E a r l i e r data 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 •JUL t h e 1949 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement 19*18 October 19*9 Bbrember August September October CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PBOEUCJPS - Continued Alcohol, e t h y l s Production thous* o f 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,..* Oils* f a t e , and byproducts? . Animal f a t s : Production * * thous* of l b . . Stocks* end of month ••••*• •••do.... Oreases* Production* * •••*••*•»•• do*... Stocks, end of month J ••••do.,,* Pish oils: Production.. «••••• • ••••do.... Stocks, end of month »<>••••••••• ••••••••••do.... Vegetable o i l e : Production, crude..••• * do.... Stocke, end of month: Crude •••«••• ••••• do.... Befined*.** do.... Cottonseed oil, refined: Production. *. ***** •••••••••••do.*** Stocks, end of month*..** do..*. Linseed oil: Production * do***. Stocks, end of month •••••••••do.*.. Soybean oil: Production: Crude ••• do.... aefined * do,.** Stocks, end of month: Crude* ••• •••••••••••••••••• ••••••••do.... Sefined * do*.** SOODSOOTFS Permeated malt l i q u o r s : Production.t * ••*••• . . t h o u s . of bbl.* Sax-paid withdrawals * da**.. Stocks, end of month * do**** Distilled spirits: Production * thous. of tax gal*. Tax-paid withdrawals • ••••••••••do.... Stocks, end of month... •••• ..do.*** Whisky: Production* * •••••»••••••••••••• .do.... Tax-paid withdrawals • do...* Stocks, end of u o n t h . . . . . . ••*•• do***. kectifled d i s t i l l e d s p i r i t s , prcd., total*thous*of proof gal** Whisky do***. Dairy products, production: Butter, creamery (factory) .thous. of lb** Cheese, t o t a l (factory) do.... Condensed milk (sweetened): Bulk goods «•••••*••• ....do*,,. Case goods ••••••• ••••do.,,, Evaporated milk (unsweetened), case g o o d s . . . . . * . . * . . . . d o . . , . Dry milk: Dry whole milk do.,., Nonfat dry milk solids (human f o o d ) • • • • • • • do.... 29*820 29.592 2«,73« «53 33.603 30.075 *, 702 29.13* 5.H* 26,660 56.588 53.527 3.061 25.176 3.572 22,770 52,*26 50.652 1.775 2*,362 3.672 221,253 288,6l* 298,192 310,920 1/26*,W* 1/292.U21 1/2*8,888 1/265.758 1/288,318 I 1/21(0,962 119.351 50.619 U2.915 .753 .518 x 27ll6.*77 11,3** 97.756 6.529 115.792 18.362 79.062 21,962 92,2*5 2*,908 J rl02,8*9 J *97.66i 532.199 1/361.323 l/*6*,*j$* r6oo,^6 I 528.176 152.170 613.9*8 211.379 1/718.223 1/188,297 it 775.980 i/lfl.*85 ^856,337 r 231,2*8 178,087 83.053 177.82* 120.77* 71.976 72.990 113.309 69.708 178,666 125.176 60,973 190,988 58.111 210,89). 1/77.071 in*07.230 1/72,923 27*21,115 17*33.921 27*: 136,8ft 91.632 15*.757 116,910 136.015 135.106 320,756 127.703 62.351 *8,725 77.*32 69,216 9.064 6.17* 6.667 8.278 9.182 8.901 10.033 7.392 7.285 9.836 6,122 6,*38 9.252 37.253 12,15* 621.677 11.581 8,072 675.217 16.70* 9.*71 673.701 5.959 5.383 603.251 9.0*3 7.681 rl28,**0 rl08,*10 8,703 r ?»511 60*, 768 10,228 9.290 26.093 ll.*38 671.309 9.2*6 6,101 606,210 3MJ5 11*56 615**01 12,212 5*2,263 13.7*1 12.752 IS 13.378 91.858 81,203 fo.306 67.072 13.300 8.329 221,710 11,085 7.8*7 151.*!* 11.773 38.779 39.050 ;**,7o6 117.852 56.223 56,790 r 33.ofe 8.625 1.635 15,812 M52 2,92* 5.368 339 295 METALS ABD MANUFACTURES Pig iron, production...... • • • • • • • *«theue6 o f ahart t o n s . * Lead, r e f i n e d : Production, t o t a l . . . . s h o r t tons*. Primary. • ••.*•••• * do.... Shipments..*••*.••••••..•.....•••••••••••••••...*.** *.do«... S t o c k s , end o f m o n t h * . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . d o . . . . Machine t o o l s , shipments 19*5-*7»100.. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ rj Ee?i99d s }>! Preliminary. 1/ See note on corresponding item In Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1,21* I 27.117 3.936 \ l/*8,110 1/67,803 172.*91 , 125.902 67.31* 55.*io 12,*00 11.2*7 rll3.770 «9*.150 rl02,800 r82,155 26,130. 8,800 273.650 22.320 5.750 212,750 16,300 *.675 167.750 7.962 37.173 10,890 76.750 10.725 63.050 3*.§91 28,618 7.813 l.*38 12.873 **,< 38.9J 8.702 1.797 20.791 *.782 «*1.538 3**858 rS,*09 1.710 r!8,092 *.156 LSATHER AHD PB0DUCT3 Sgioes and slippers, production, t o t a l thous. of pairs. • Shoes, sandalB, and play shoes, axe• a t h l e t i c , total* *ido***. men s * • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • « • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • d o . . . . Touth s and boys • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • . • • . • • » « . « . , , , , , , * d o , . . . women s . • • • • • • • • • • • • . » • • • • • • • • • • • • • • » • • « • . • . . . • , . . . . d o . . . . Misses' and c h i l d r e n ' s . , . . . . . . , . , , , . , # . . . . . # , , , # , w # # d o . . , . Infant's and babies'. » • • • • • • • • • • • • • • » • • • • • • • • • • * . * * d o . . . . Slippers for h o u s e w e a r , . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • *do,*,, A t h l e t i c . . . . . •• • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • « • • • • • • . . . . «*do.. *• Other footwear do,... 22,679 *3.133 *1.919 3.802 2.692 5.*77 s t 150 .150 5.*76 306 261 r6,067 299 31* 38,160 31,186 8,2*6 1.607 1*.783 3.9*1 2,609 6.37* 303 297 *•?£ J,5|l 5.520 5.399 *.*77 «*.350 612 *6.787 *3.857 39.375 27.553 80.1. *7.029 **.53* U0.289 3*. 192 76.2 39.362 37.75* 36.059 76.782 67.3 35.92* 3*.9f8 29.566 6l.*33 67.6 *7,210 U6.2*6 23.738 the December 19*9 Survey. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS Siarlier data are available in monthly issues of the Surrey and the 1949 S t a t i s t i c a l ' Supplement S T A T I S TICS—Continued 1948 October 19^9 HOYember August September October MBTALS AKD MAHUPACTURES - Continued Steel products, net shipments: Sbtal**.* . • thous. of short tone** Bars, not r o l l e d - Carbon and alloy.....'. do,..* Bejinf orciag. «••.««««*.". do *.* • Semimanufactures •• * .do.„. Pipe and tubas****.. • do*... Plates • •••« »••*•••••.do.••• Bails do**** Sheets* do**.. Strip * Cold r o l l e d . * * . • • • • • • • • • • • . « • • • , • » • . • • • • • • * . d o . • • • Hot r o l l e d . , . * . do.... Structural shapes, h e a v y * * . . * . . . . • « • • « • . • • « • . , , • . . . . d o . . * . Sin plate and t e r n e p l a t e . . • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • ••••••••••do**.* Wire and wire products ...do..., 935 g9 31 18 121 51 1 316 436 368 315 417 648 481 196 1.377 106 153 300 322 334 4,276 52^ 162 125 655 467 162 1.497 122 179 309 394 386 74l,6oi 731,787 781,011 271,1*7 690.493 750,575 732,656 277,403 721.374 68h t 243 680,005 332.135 r768,U25 r699,796 r706,642 *326,385 r804,607 r765,807 r768,4l2 r323.56o 80,313 93.22* 92,53? 70.391* 73.088 85,660 80,611 77.446 87,445 87, &7 87,908 88,Uko r87,250 r86,983 r87t870 r88el6o r99,635 r92,8l7 r95,S90 r85,085 251,023 269.603 268.295 85,012 232,172 261,219 257.205 86,887 263,150 248,lj53 243,0U3 98,000 r272,762 r251,456 r251,878 r98,000 r276,605 r267,120 r264,U50 rlOl.OOO 269,424 276,063 277,956 65,679 253.558 268.132 261,379 64,492 248.105 225.676 226,795 92,980 r280,775 r236,977 r242,7U? r87,210 r2S8,375 r267,030 r268,5S5 rS5,650 long t o n s . . do.,*. 49.617 118,187 51,632 113,251 45,307 99,850 43,978 100,618 r51,243 r90,733 ••••do.,,. ••*, • d o , . . . do,.,, 41,1*19 3S.367 102,842 40,779 37,690 107.297 33.885 34.419 111.333 30.878 32,443 110,8U8 28,015 33,687 103.955 19.349 20,324 6,094 2,824 18,435 18,110 6,399 2.781 7,214 6,469 8,306 is.715 23.633 r!4,38l *5.798 rl9.181 r22,763 10,797 4,461 19.057 21,277 r8,569 r3,6l0 8,662 8.933 8,906 7.550 7.981 8,318 8,233 7,737 8,602 29.244 10,588 r36,l60 s-13.350 33.444 13.032 90 2,282 37 .952 638 64l 190 1,46 3 161 154 392 5.732 698 119 629 190 1,418 $ 156 PAP3R AND FRISTim Paper, excluding building paper, newsprint, and paperboard (American Paper and Pulp Association): Orders, new**,..*. •••*.* short tons*. Production. * do...* Shipment s , . » . . » •••••••••• • • .do...* Stocks, end of month ,,, do.... Pine papers Orders, new • * do.... Production. • •••» „« *».».. do..,. Shipments,.,.....,. ..do.... Stocks, end of month*••••••••• • do*... Printing paper: Orders, n e w . . . . . . * , do.... Production. •••• * • •••••do*.,. Shipments ••...,•, do.... Stocks, end of month , •• ,,do,,,* Coarse papers Orders, new,. • do,... Production. . . , . ,, • do,.,. Shipments., . , • • • • • • ••••«• •••• • ••• . d o , , * . Stocks, en& of month . •••do.,.. su 38 8 SI 71 HJBBBH AND HJBBSH PHDDUCT3 natural rubber: Consumption •• • Stocks, end of month Synthetic rubber: Production •• Consumption,•••••••*,,•••••• . . . • • « Stocks, end of month ,.,. STOUTS, CLAY, AMD GLASS.PRODUCTS Portland cement: Production • thous. of b b l , . Shipment s * *•• do* • • • Stocks, finished, end of month..,.* ..do.,.. Stocks, clinker, end of month , ,,do,,«. $]*ss containers: Production. * •••••thous. of g r o s s . . Shipments* • • • • • • • • * do..,* Stocks, end of month .do*... TEXTILE PBQDUOTS Wool: 1/ Consumption (scoured basis): Apparel class.•••• thous. of lb,* Carpet class • do,,,. Machinery activity (weekly average): Looms: Woolen and worsted: Pile and Jacquard thous- of active hours.* Broad .do.... Narrow,..*••• • • • • • • * * do,. •• Carpet and rug: Broad * ••••»•••*.••••. do.*.. Harrow......... .•••••*.•••••• do.... Spinning spindles: Woolen...... * do...* Worsted*. • do,... Worsted combs • do.... Wool manufactures: Wool yarn, production, total • .thous. of lb.. Knitting do,... Weaving do.... Carpet and other do.... 9.075 8,170 7,776 33.988 18,092 89 2,224 30 78 2,143 29 32 rl,926 26 22 166 114 125 65 Ts 92.989 101,900 I89 90.274 92,615 160 rS2.778 r90,4l3 151 92,012 110,119 176 61,714 6,409 38,256 17.049 57.611 5,907 35.709 15.995 r68,S95 r8,630 *46,235 14,030 62,356 7.624 41,232 13.500 rf Revised, 1/ Data for September 1949 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks*
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