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10, 1949
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2
MONTHLY
ferlter
BUSINESS
date are available In aoathly issues of the Survey
and the 19*7 Suppleaent
STATISTICS
19*8
April
1949
May
fsjbmaqr
March
iprtl
BTJ3IS1SS9 POPUUTIOS
Industrial and coaaercial failoresi
failures, total. ..
...
nuafcer.
•Coaaierelal s e r v i c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » . . . . ;
do...
Construction.
............
...
.do...
Manufacturing and a i n l n g . . . .
do...
HeUil trade
do...
Wholesale t r a d e
do...
Liabilities, total
thoas. of d o l .
Coaasercial service
do...
Construction..'
do...
Manufacturing and alaing.
do.,.
Retail trade
..
.do...
Wholesale trade.
«
do...
KSSBS2IC XB4DS
Sewsp&per advertisings
Linage, total (52 cities)
thous. of lines.
Classified
.do...
Sisplay, total...
..•»..*
do...
Autoaotive
.»
.•
..do...
financial *
do...
General....
.do...
Mall..........
.......do...
Sural sales of general Merchandises
Sotal U. S., unadjusted...
1929-31*100.
Bast
...do...
South
do...
Middle West
.do...
far Vest
do....
Total U. 9., adjusted
do...
last
do...
do...
0 South
Middle West
....do...
Jar West
do...
KHAHCB
Security aarkets, sales (Securities and Sxchange Cosaission)!
Bonds}
Total on all registered exchanges*
Market value
thous. of dol.
Face value
do...
On Hew York Stock Sxchange:
Market value
do...
face value
do...
Stocks!
Total on all registered exchanges!
Market value
.ail. of dol.
Shares sold
thousands.
On Mew York Stock Exchanges
Market value
ail. of dol.
Shares sold
thousands.
404
50
30
99
175
*26
3©
31
135
158
72
13**1*
1,058
588
7.030
2,679
2^9
6S5
44
63
170
31*
27 90
.567
896
2,476
15,009
5,728
3,458
849
89
77
215
366
102
97,***
65,048
3,018
17.075
7,269
5,©3*
197. za
197,809
47,643
150,166
7.557
2,120
31.092
109,396
>63,379
35.559
127.820
7.335
1,744
26,920
91,820
342.6
293^
375-6
372.8
^0.2
530.8
3^-2
42© »6
322.1
306.9
428.4
277.5
362.7
350.?
333^
505.I
293.0
403.4
273*7
252.5
383.O
231.7
296.8
33^3
108.7
420.0
291.4
401.0
202,070
42,195
159,875
9,698
2,236
34,029
113,914
300.8
288.0
399.4
264.7
340.9
342.6
•520.8
442.3
298.7
414.2
87.153
132.5*4
S7.363
119.7*5
52,009
70,080
56,225
80,637
76,590 I
81,9*5
125. 844
63.0*7
113.325
49.038
66,056
52,359
75,821
50.459 ,
72,458
1,433
63,063
1.717
77,120
720
31,509
75*
36,915
S53
40,681
1.219
45,307
1.468
57,504
601
22,153
626
26,182
722 I
30,293
ail. of dol.
do...
.do...
do...
1,121
1,110
*532
^529
1,102
1,091
*55*
r5*8
rl,032
rl,021
568
r556
rl.199
rl,l46
632
624
1,148
1,138
53*
527
alcohol, denatured:
Production.
.thous. of wine gal.
Consumption (withdrawals)
do...
Stocks
do....
alcohol, ethyl:
Production
..thous. of proof g a l .
Stocks, t o t a l
do...,
In i n d u s t r i a l alcohol bonded warehouses
do.».
In denaturing p l a n t s . , . .
do...
Withdrawn for denaturing.
do.. =
Withdrawn tax-paid
do....
SL1CERIQ POW®
13.3H
13.206
1,712
13,75*
14,211
1,2^5
11,121
10, U 6
3.229
15,120
14,088
4,249
14,500
13,042
5,708
27,389
31,601
31,032
569
23,812
2,827
29,852
3M7*
34,353
- 5S1
24,807
2,838
22,381
37,727
37.434
293
20,169
3.1«4
28,293
37,708
37,420
288
27,824
3,114
36,232 I
43,530
43,061
46$
27,027
2 9 54l
. . a i l . of^kw-hy..
do...,
do....
26,636
22,309
^327
27,067
22,606
4,461
27.461
22,996
4,467
29,514
24,721
4,793
2781*5
23,215
4,530 i
.thous* of obi.,
-do. •.,
do...«
7.3^
6,977
9.733
7,276
6,763
9,955
5,687
5,***
8,397
7,726
7,066
8,748
5?
15.296
l,4j2
1,662
7.057
2.476
2,629
^59§hg
151,373
7,047
2,295
3Q,*75
1U.557
85:?
878
76
68
230
406 '
98 1
31.9*5
5,774
1,519 ,
14,538
6,139
3,975 I
205,466
43g4o4
162,062 I
9.791
2,143
32,453
117,676 [
3219!
m\
36806
349, g
122.7 I
472.3
298.8
412.7
53,189
JOBSIQH TB&D8
Export*, including reexports, total
Sxports of U. 3. aerchandlse
General iaports, total.
Iaports for consumption.
CHBilCALS AHD ALLIED PBQDUCSS
o
Electric power, production, t o t a l . . .
Utilities
*
Industrial establishments
JOQDSfUOTS
ferseated a a l t liquors*
Production
far-paid withdrawals.
Stocks, end of aonth.
r/ Bevieed.
7,307 1
6 a 501
9,250 I
MONTHLY
BUSINESS
Earlier data ar® avsd.la9lo ia monthly issues of the Survey
and th*) 1947 implement
3
S T A TI S T! C S — Continued
^1948
19H9
February
J**U
March
April
f©®§TUW© - Continued
S i s t i l l e d spirits*
Production..
.
thous. of tax g a l .
Tax-paid withdrawal®
do
Stocks, sad of m o n t h s , = S9
do...
Whisky*
Production
••........
.do...
Tax-paid withdrawals
do...
Stocks, sad of month
........
do
Rectified d i s t i l l e d s p i r i t s , production, t o t a l
thous. of proof g a l .
tthisky
.do...
Dairy products, productions
Condensed milk (sweetened)s
Bulk g o o d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of l b . .
Cass goods.
do...
Ivaporated Bilk (unsweetened) B case goods
do...
Dry milk*
Sry whole «ilk.....
do...
Honfat dry milk solids Chsasga food)
do...
Wheat flours
Production!
flour*............;-...thous. of sacks (100 lb.).
Operations, percent of eap&eity..... •
.
Offal
short tons.
(bindings of wheat..
.
thous. of bu.
Livestocks
Cattle and calves*
Receipts, principal markets...
thous. of animals.
Shipments, feeder, to 8 corn belt States
do...
Hogs*
Receipts, principal markets
.........
.do...
Sheep and lambs*
Receipt s, principal market g.
.do...,
Shipments, feeder, to 8 corn belt States
do...,
Meats, production, total.
mil. of lb.,
Beef and veal.
thous. of lb.,
Lamb and mutton
do
Pork, including lard.
do
Lard
do...
28,717
7.271
564,189
580,824
19,667
7.268
654.589
20,233 I
^9,334
661,757 I
16,923
7,752
668,007
20,863
3.61S
^95,018
20,041
3.304
511.232
14,148
4,227
578,448
14,462
4,720 !
586,754
11,526
3,383
592,680
8,666
7,928
8,143
7.302
8,464
7,736
10,186 I
9.206 i
8,289
7,335
.28,30a.
13,665
335.400
47.300
13,460
450,200
14.735
10,300
160,650
18,800
14,800
215.750
25.565
12,150
269,250
15,070
64,825
22,950
90,950
9,350
57.035
11,150
76,930
12,275
94.250
22,079
72.6
"422,334
50,288
22,670
77.7
430,408
51.883
19.760
74.9
377.295
45,300
20,178
64.8
388,055
46,420
17,007
57-0
330,126
39.168
1,890
$2
1.899
117
1.526
72
1.733 ,
100 !
2,464
2,665
2,562
2,615
1,211
69
1,197
527,314
47,601
621,675
108,165
1,382
106
1,228
503.226
42,039
6«2,325
122,340
1.092
74
1,408
583,486
47,548
777.258
156,573
845
61
1.519
664,174
43.156
8I1293
159.474
4,976
17,125
15.172
1.953
6,656
22,058
19,885
2.173
6,992
24,981
21,811
3.170
7.735
17.308
15,050
2.258
11,471
2,290
24
10,810
2,019
22
7.582
rl,801
31
7.693
1.917
34
r80,6^5
21.7%
r75.259
82.0
64,343
25.396
72,438
82.6
47,722
23,878
r43,581
70.3
47.673
25.895
47.112
75.8
50,819
25,321
48,383
74.7
164,509
166,198
170,574
175.705
150,519
153.440
161.955
165.919
150,354
154,223
227,278
7.228
223,820
7,498
1/265,216
i/269.341
1/272,520
1/
29,35?
39.104
30.764
4o,732
28,115
35.904
28,914
38,996
3&?
34.514
43.301
4o,781
48,788
1/53.937
1/59,398
1/48,923
1/58.190
1/51.231
1/59.668
4,30s
8,022
4,500
6,4ll
3.638
10,856
3.698
10,931
3,457
10,588
74,219
65,834
11,704
79.421
70,501
12,072
63.224
12,081
79.025
69,9**
12,783
77,157
68,412
12,346
101,280
8,549
5.305
99.554
8,998
5,622
117,496
8,558
7.028
118,822
8,6a
7.405
117,020
8.331
7,253
2,471
824 I
63
353
e J*
606,020
30,761 !
715.895
137,441
METALS AHD MAHWJkCTUBXS
Iron ore (Lake Superior district)*
Consumption by furnaces
..thous. of long tons.
Stocks, end of month, total
do...
At furnaces
.do...
On Lake Srie docks*...
do...
Barrels and drums, steel, heavy types*
Orders, unfilled, end ©f month.
thousands.
Shipments
.
...
do..«
Stocks, end of month..
do...
Oil burners*
Orders, unfilled, end of month.
number.
Shipments
.
.do...
Stocks, end of month
Machine t o o l s , shipments.
...do...
1945-473*100.
7,322 I
17,803
15.770
2,033
PSTB0LEUM, COAL, AHD PRODUCTS
Crude petroleum*
Production.
thous. of b b l . .
Consumption (runs to s t i l l s ) . . .
do....
Stocks, end of month*
Gasoline-bearing in U. 3
...do....
Heavy in C a l i f o r n i a . . . . . . . . .
do....
Refined petroleum products*
Puel oil*
Productions
D i s t i l l a t e fuel o i l
. .do....
Residual fuel o i l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
do....
Stocks, end of month*
D i s t i l l a t e fuel o i l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
...do....
Residual fuel o i l
d©....
Lubricating oils*
Production.
...do....
Stocks, refinery, end of m o n t h . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Motor fuel*
Production, total
do....
Gasoline and naphtha from crude petroleum.
do....
Satnral gasoline ®sid allied product®..............do.,..
Stocks, gasoline, ©nd ©f month*
finished g&solia®.................................do....
Unfinished gasoline.
.d©....
latural gasoline..................................do....
tj Revised.
$j Preliminary.
Xj See not® on corresponding item in the June 1949 Survey.
1/
MONTHLY
l a r l l a r &&*©, as*e avsilabl® in ®oatM,j ia®
BUSINESS
. of to® Swwy
STATISTIC i -
^slCi^lM^
1946
v^'J
i/d^rat"
f&to%i .rmWsrt
Sleeks f end of mcmtto,..^
%nth@$ie ruoDor:
i t s s k i 9 sad of ^ © a t & * . , « , . o , . . e 6 . e « a . , P 6 » « . . 6
50,616
123, dig
§g»02g
112,724
118,803
%otgi§€
34,632
?S 9 |22
42.866
36.103
85,7311
1A£,93S
16,041
19 •0l*7
17,880
5»930
*.3'^ I
i'»0oV> !
5^50 I
:. ^ 6
495.745
hSf 41? !
i
k?
pet,
ur
53,105
117&6@I
369,06^
3S,?^
s?4?0859
?U2 0 9l6
45,928ill,66S
rll4 B oM
58,339
35,3§5
113,060
SSOKE,. CLAT, ASB 0U8S FBQpOGfS
Portland ceaeats
Prodaetioia. •
fhlpS@nt®.»e. . . . . . . . . .
.....a...
Ite*3fcis finished, end of aonta.
itock®9 clinker, «&d of month* *
Glay prodaot®?
Brick, Baglaseds
P r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . otkomt. of steaduM feriek.
Structural til®„ aagla.s®4s
Producti©a»..............
.,a© e ,
Vitrified slsy
Produetioa...
110,051
113,784
L«-
r-B
18"e6gg
19,426
229173
7,440
JT,^?
!
O5) ^ 1 "
rHd% 1
3£%^
j
• pip©i
I22 s §6i
124J 272
Slas® eontainerss
Production...........
• i .
*e>
I
.feeag 6 of gross
Steoka, md of aonth.
7.6og
^^•5-1;
"6 B 02?
7.3«3
7ei76
V113!
-
•
4
> 1
9,458
• SBCIIUB PBOHJCXS
Wool* 1/
ij3P®X®i S l a @ S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » « . . . . . . . . .
Q » P ® t ©la®@ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » . . . . < , <
of l o .
42 s &29
17,025
V
-i 3 6JG j
uSfc
?** ^ y i
IfeeMssry a c t i v i t y Cw@ifely average)s
Woolta assd worstedi
P i l e and J a e ^ a a r d . . . . . . . * , * . . ..thcms. of &stiv® hour®
Br©@&. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do..
Barrow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . »d©..
0@w?p®t and rugt
SB
2,*97
164
141
fppisaing ggia&l©@i
Wool@a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wor@t@&. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
W©rg|®d conbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » « , . . . . . . . .
..do.
Wool msffiufseisiragS
Wool j a r a , produetioa* t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~thoag. ©f Ife.
K n i t t i a s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do..•
Weaving.............................................do...
Carpet a-ad - - o t h e r . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . c . « . . « « > » . . . * . . . . . 5.4® -«.
99,272
125^37
2%
65,072
7,481
42,092
438^090
Po®@®tie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a . . . . . . .
jp/ B e v i a e d .
128.963
311,911
1 / S a t a f o r Maxe& 1949 ®ff'@ f o r 5 ^ © * s i o t h e r B©stfe©s % \»<§kg~
124,7&J
24e
65. ^ 7
-Vc 1
1
" <- 7*''4 »' 5
f
91c
308,071
Poi®@itl©.........................
Irooka, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii;!
if* v>* j
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