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SURVEY O F C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S
W E E K L Y SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC C O i M E R C E
JULY

AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

SELECTED
STEEL

21, 1950

BUSINESS
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES
(BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS)

INGOT PRODUCTION
(1935-39 = 100)
6.5

WEEKLY DATA

- 1950

6.0

H/r\i

x e

^ ^^^'/949

5.5
1

5.0

1948^

X

•V /

/

"V

US

*

-*v

4.5
iJ_U^LJ-J-iJiuJ^JaJuJ^L4JLLl I I I I I uJLjLXXjJ M i l

4.0

L_.I__LJ.JL I. J JL_LLJ„._. J . J..J . . . J L _ L I _ U I _L_I_I_JLJL_

J L J L i J L u L j J L LJ_LiJ_i_UJ_L_L.J_J___J_J__J__,

PERSONAL

MOTOR-VEHICLE PRODUCTION (CARS, BUSES AND TRUCKS)
(THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES)

INCOME

(BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES)

200
150

100

194?

1948

1949

WEEKLY

1950

STATISTICS1

BUSINESS
19^9

1950

IIBi
July 9
Commodity price®, wholesale's
All commodities...
....1926*100..
farm products....................................... -do....
food. .....•........••••............••.
......... .do-....
All other............................................do
28 commodities 2/.......................
August 1939^100..
Cotton, middling8 15/l6 H 8 10 markets jU...
dol. $@r lb..
Wheat, Ho. 2 9 hard winter (Kansas City)
..dol. per bu..
Department store gales.
...••....
1935*" 39s8100» •
Insured unemployment, total.
.thou®. .
State programs. ..... —
«...
do. —
8
feterang programs. .......•.••....
......•••
do....
Currency in circulation %J
mil. of do!*.
Federal Reserve bank credit, total
.do....
Member bank reserve balances
....do....
Excess reserves, estimated.
do....
federal Beserv© reporting member banks in leading citiegs
Bank debits, total
.
mil. of dol..
New York City
.do
Deposits* demand, a d j u s t e d . . .
do„...
Loans and investments, t o t a l .
•
do....
TJ. S. Government obligations........
do....
Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross).....do
Failures* industrial and commercial.
number..
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody9®) %J
..percent..
Stock price®, 4l6 stocks (standard and Poor1 s) ... .1935-39* 100. Industrial®! 365 stocks.
.do....
Production 1
Bituminous coal j|/«.
thous* of short ton®..
Electric power9 by utilities
mil. of kw-hr..
Motor vehicles (Ward8®)
...number..
Petroleum, crude 3/
...thoae* of bbl„.
Steel 4 / . .
.1935-39*100...
f r e i g h t car l o a d i n g s , t o t a l .
. . t h o u s . of c a r s . .
Miscellaneous
.do....


1/ Bat® do sot always cover calendar weeks.


2j Thursday p r i c e s ,

153-1
165. 4
160.3
144.8
229.0
°325
1-99
201
2,824
2,110
611
27,623
19,779
17,930
1,462
21,l4S
9,900
45,844
62,555
3^.735
13,005
153
2*99
115.1*
121.0
983
4,982
111,793
4,66g
126.4
595
261
2/

July iG

June 17

June 2k

July 1

154
167
162,
145.
233.
*323
2.05
213
2,915
2,185
627
27,4$*
19,279
17,506
1,013

156.7
164.5
161.0
148,3
262.9
.33S
2.15
302
1,605
1,543
28
26 999S
lg 9 270
16,309
927

157.1
166.2
162.5
148.3
264.14
»337
2.13
250
1,559
1,497
26

157.1
I65.O
162.7
148.7
267.8
•338
2.17
263

159.0
171.3
165.2
149.0
272.7
.342
2.20
216

161.8
176.3
171.9
149.7
284.5
.367
2.19

26,940
18,261
16,169
674

27,077
18,567
15,988
515

27,301
18,950
16,254
768

27,175
18,757
16,448
918

aoti^5

22,750
9. W5
47,942
67,299
36,505
13,459
17s
2.87
149.0
15s .9

25,296
9,721
48,040
67,905
36,935
13,532
147
2.87
149-4
159-5

24,034
10,196
^7,972

22,332
9.239
47,396
67,652
36,152
13,660
138
2.91
140.9
150.4

1,740
6,012
195,643
5,269
215.9
806
382

1,770
6,102
196,34s
5,276
216.1
810
382

5.493
^6,035
62,855
35,254
12,972
167
2.9s
117-2
123.2

1.151
5,3^2
149,380
4t671
160.7
724
322
Daily average®.

6J.960
36,638
13,602
156
2.89
143.2
152.9
1,708
6,115
187,393

5,357

216.1
783
370

4/ Week ending July 22, 212^3*

July 8

300
5.380
128,056
5,398
197.7
554
300

July 15

9,048

187
2.91
1-54.3
142.9

193,064

"265.6

2

MONTHLY

BUSINESS

Sarlier data are available in monthly issues of the Surrey
and the 1949 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement

STATISTICS

19*©
May

1950
June

March

April

May

GBHEBAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
Personal income, seasonally adjusted, at annual rates: if
Total personal income
M l . of dol
Wage and salary receipts, total
.do..
Saployer disbursements, t o t a l .
do..
Commodity-producing industries
do.•
Distributive industries
...do..
Service industries
...do..
Government
do..
Less employee contributions for social insurance..do..
Other labor income
do..
Proprietors' and rental income
do..
Personal interest income and dividends
do..
Total transfer payments
do..
Total nonagricultural income
do..
COMMODITY PBZC2BS
Wholesale prices of selected commodities:
Butter, 92-score (Sew Tork)
dol. per lb
Cotton, middling, 15/l6 M , average, 10 markets
do..
figgs, extras, large (Chicago)
dol. per do %
± Grains and,grain products*
Corn, weighted average, 5 m a r k e t s , . . . . . . . . . . . d o l . per bu
Wheat, weighted average, 6 markets
do..
Livestock and meatst
Beef steers (Chicago)
dol. per 100 lb
Hogs, a l l grades (Chicago)
....do..
Beef, fresh, steer carcasses, good (N.I.)
dol. per lb
Pork, fresh, l o i n s , 8-10 l b . (Hew Tork)
do..
Metals and manufactures*
Pig iron, composite
dol. per long ton
Steel, composite, finished
. . . . . d o l . per lb
Copper, electrolytic (New Tork)
do..
Lead, refined, pig, desilverized (Hew York)
....do..
Zinc, prime, Western (St. Louis)
do..
Wool, raw, territory, fine, scoured
do..
CONSTRUCTION AND BKAL ESTATE

Associated General Contractors ( a l l t y p e s ) . . . .
Engineering News-Record: jj/
Building cost
Construction cost ( a l l types)
DOMESTIC TRAPS

ra9-3
rl33-6
r!36.4
r57*7
r39.6
rlS.l

ra.o
2.8

*3-3

r40.2
rlS.O
r24.2
r203.7

r213.8
*135.3
rl38.l
r59-l
*39-7
rlS.2
ra.l
r2.8
*3-3
?39-S
rl8.2
r!7-2
rl98-7

213.3
136.4
139.2
60.3
39-5
18.3
21.1
2.B
3-4
41-5
17.9
14.1
197.2

O.590
.3276
.493 !

O.607
•3193

.35s

O.599
•3247
.344

0.600
.3290
.317

1.279
2.254

1.276
2.160

1.305
2.3OO

1.419
2.322

rl.480
2.365

24.88
18.49
.410
.515

26.47
19.08
.*33
•533 1

25.90
16.13
*31
-to9

26.94
16.02
.447
.412

29.02
18.41
.474
.485

46.62
.0420
.1776
.1372
.1188
1.781

46.62
.0420
.1634
.1200
.0955
1.725

47.2s
.0438
.1820
.1096
.0994
1.625

47.28
.0438
.1864
.1063
.1066
1.629

47.28
.043s
.1961
.1172
.1197
rl.698

601,709

896,128

993.453

885,044

931.153

do..

492
518
508
446
480
340

489
510
501
445
477
343

486
508
495
444
474
346

488
511
497
447
476
346

490
511
497
452
476
346

do..
do..

349.3
473.8

349.5
477.5

•562.S
491.9

292,936
100,334
192,602

284,289
90,678
193,611

268,483
S5.639
182,845

291,5*0
94,751
196,829

311.492
97,705
213.787

88,969
36,974
51,995

98,276
42,890
55,3*6

104,027
43,112
60,915

91,714
37,025
54,689

100,281
41,463
58,818

57,233
51,921
51,143
36,809
16,377
14,337
3,977
2,865

do •..
do...
do..,

56,872
51,498
50,833
36,578
rl6,5?3
14,542
8.686
2,853
rS,445
731
9,557
903
rS,654
1.S53
1,007
1,106

9.713
915
S,797
1,866
1,028
1.051

60,382
54,592
53,§97
37,687
15.S34
13,684
9,503
2,878
9,472
687
11,016
1,020
9,996
1.96?
1.134
1,210

60,660
54,839
53,936
37,716
15,790
13,640
9,551
2,906
9,468
689
11,181
l,0?6
10,144
1.972
1,144
1,234

60,973
55.034
54.196
37.674
15,998
13.453
9,63S
2.914
9,524
719
11.379
1,054
10,325
1,9*3
1.159
1.283

percent.
do...
do...
do...
do...

3.00
2.71
2.78
3.04
3.45

3.00
2.71
2.78
3.04
3-*7

2.84
2*58
2.66
2.86
3.24

2.84
2.60
2.66
2.86
3-23

2.86
2.61
2.69
2.88
3*25

do.*
do.,
.do..
do..,

Mail-order and store sales, t o t a l , 2 companies..thous.of dol,
Montgomery Ward & Co
do..,
Sears, Roebuck and Co
do..
FINANCE
•• Bank debits, total ( l 4 l centers)
mil. of dol,
New York City
do..
Outside New York City
,
do..,
Life insurance, assets, admitted:
All companies (Institute of Life Insur.), est. total..do..,
Securities and mortgages
do...
49 companies (Life Insurance Assn. of America),total..do..,
Bonds and stocks, book value, total
do..,
Government (domestic and foreign), total
do...
U. S. Government
do..,
Public utility
do..,
Railroad
do...
Other
do. .,
Cash
do..,
Mortgage loans, total
do,•«
farm.......
do...
Other
do...

Policy loans and premium notes
Heal estate holdings.
Other admitted assets
Bonds:
Yields:
Domestic corporate. Moody8 ®
By ratings: A a a . . . . . . . . . .
Aa
A
Baa

r205.9
rl31.6
rl33-?
r56.4
*39.6
rl7-5
r20.4
2.3
r2.9
r42.2
rl6.8
r!2.4
rlS7.4

O.597
•3285
.483

Contract awards (Engineering News-Record)s
Engineering construction, value 2 ! / . . . . . . . . . . . thous. of dol
Construction cost indexes:
American Appraisal Co.* Average, J>0 c i t i e s . . . . . ..1913*100
Atlanta
New York
San iTancisco
St. Louis

r207.6
r!32.7
r!34.9
*57.l
r40.1
rl7.6
r20.1
2.2
r2«9
r42.6
rl7.1
r!2.3
r!88.7

irnlirt
r/ for
Revised,
^
y.y «——aDigitized
FRASERif Revised series? see July 1QRO Surv«y, 2/ Data for
2/ Data, reported at the beginning of each month, are shown for previous month.


496

373.0
506.5

5 weeks; other aontns 4 weeks.

MONTHLY

BUSINESS

l a r l i e r data are available i n monthly issues of the Surrey
and the 1949 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement

3

S T A M S Tl C S — Continued
19*9
May

1950
J\me

March

April

May

June

KMSG2 - Continued
Bonds - Continued
Yields •- Continued
Domestic corporate, Moody*s - Continued
By groups* Industrial
.
percent.
Public u t i l i t y
..........
do...
Bail road
*
do...
U. S. Treasury bonds ( t a x a b l e ) . . . .
&o9 •.
Stocksi
Cash dividend payments publicly reported,total.-all*of dol.
finance
do...
Manufacturing
do...
Mining.
do...
Communication.....
.
do...
Heat, l i g h t , and power
......do...
Bailroad
do...
Trade
do*..
Miscellaneous
do...
Dividend rate per shares
Common stocks (200 stocks), Moody's
dollars.
Industrial (125 etocks)
do...
Public u t i l i t y (24 stocks)
do.. •
Bailroad (25 stocks)
do...
Banks (15 s t o c k s ) . . . . . .
,
do...
Insurance (10 stocks)
do...
Dividend yields:
8
Common stocks ( 200 stocks) , Moody a
percent.
Industrial (125 stocks)
* ..do...
Public u t i l i t y (24 stocks)
do...
fiailroad (25 stocks)
do...
Bank (15 stock®)
do...,
Insurance ("10 stocks)
do...,
Preferred, high-grade (11 stocks)
do,..

2.JS
2.95
3.'26

2.78
2.93
3-29
2.38

2.64
2.78
3.08
2.27

2.64
2.79
3.08
2.3O

2.65
2.81
3.12
2.31

IBB.2
26.3
98.6
1.6
.4
3S.2
12.5
7-*
3.2

809.8
6s«3
491.9
68.5
25»3
50.7
39-2
44.9
21.0

818.4
54.6
509.9
69.5
28.0
52.6

210.6
31.3
120.1

48.1
21.4

483.2
78.4
216.0
5.6
63.O
*9-3
19. *
41.8
9.7

3.0s
3-17
1.66
2.46
2.35
1.99

3*05
3-14
1.67
2.46
2.33
2.03

3.27
3.44
1,70
2.11
2.47
2.40

3.29
3.47
1.71
2.11
2.47
2.41

7.oH
7*29
6.01
8,91
4.75
?'3?
4.04

5.98
6.18
5.27
6.72
4.38

3-98

6.16
6.40
5*3p
6.74
4.42
3*30
3.81

3.82

6.45
4.26
3-29
3.82

.mil. of dol.
do...
do..!
do...

1,092
1,082
541
53*

1,104
1,093
526
529

868
859
664
659

809
800
583
572

825
813
660
655

thousands.
do...
do...
.do...
.do. •.
do

3,099

3,603
56O

3,**6

2.875
614
56
159
164
3*
72

2,980
572

3.**

3

2.66
2.81
3.15
2.33

1

42.0
3.0
7-6
3.0
3.32
3-51
1.74
2.04
2.47
2.41
5.79 ]
5-97

3.3*
3.53
1.74
2.04
2.48
2.41
6.17
6-35
5.60
6.92
4.54
3.85

JO&fcXGtf THADB

S h o r t s , including reexports, total
Sxports of U. S. merchandise
General imports, total
.
Imports for consumption
B
TB4HSP0RTA2I0&
freight car loadings:
Cars, total (A.A.B.) 1/
Coal
Coke
forest products
Grain and grain products
Livestock
0r

«

ido."!!

Merchandise, l . e . l
do...
Miscellaneous..
;
.do...
Combined index, adjusted (federal Beserve):
Total, adjusted
,
1935-39*100.
Coal
.....to..
Coke
....do....
forest products
,
do
Grains and grain products
! 1 !do!!!!
Livestock
.'
d o \ * *'
Ore.
.do..
Merchandise, I.e.I
do. _.
Miscellaneous
do. ] ]
freight-car surplus and shortage, daily average!
Car surplus
,
number.
Box cars
do...
Coal cars
_ do...
Car shortage
.......\.\..\\\
......$&..\
Box cars..
."__!!!*«!""
.do.
Coal cars

>g

57

159
188
37
303
37*
1.350

191
279
3
?
396
445
1,637

124
130
173
123
150
73
215
59
126

115
98
150
122
156
70
182
58
122

*9,195
3^365
*.321
375
71
164

So,083
35,263
14,786
388
184
32

89,072
79,902
27,773
52,129
9,170

88,506
79,587
29.052
50,535
8.919

11,906
21,19s

19,312
21,977
13,988
74s

787
56
191
206
37
55
424
1,688

56
171

*
239
l,4i24

3.905
705
73
227
229

36

i.*3*
126
123
181
129
.131
68
r!21
53
137

122
119
181
13*
,.127,
66
121
51
133

388
400
1,846
127
116
192
144
--.130
67
179
52
138

18,362
5,103
*.559
4,906
2.795
1,810

12,178
3,189
1.957
6,663
2,986
3.080

6.625
1.9*9
513
11,491
5.845
*.7*8

46^847
8,071

r87,605
r79,3*8
^30.935
r48,4l3
8.257

103,206
93.392
35.196
58.196
9,813

6,738
23,^70
7,660

5.627
19,624
8.041

7,696
24,065
8.3*3
1,121
22,154

127
139
143
126
6
7
134
134
76,055
4,867

58,377
5.012
2,7*9
2,121

?4l

CHEMICALS AHD ALLIED PRODUCES
Paint, varnish, lacquer, etc., sales, total....thous. of dol.
Classified, total
do..
Industrial
Idol'
Trade

Unclassified
SOODSKJffS
Grains:
Beceipts, principal markets:
Barley.
Com
Oats
Bye..
....
Wheat.....

.1..'.'.]"'.

" ""'

A * ' "

.do.

•thous. of bu..
.do...,
do
.,.,easc,d©s..,

9,*7*
49.082

64.?4Q

Digitized r/
for Bevlsed.
FRASER 1 / Data for June 1949 and March and June 1950 are for 5 weeks; other months,


87.169
79.098

1 0 effh

weeks.

7,217
26,726
7.313
722
38,820

MONTHLY

BUSINESS

19149

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 m o n t h l y I s s u e s of t h e S u r r ^ r
and t h e 1949 S t a t i s t i c a l 8appl®m@nt

fOOBSOTFS -

o a

s

March

ipril

Ms^

June

27,657
43,910
11,295
6,27s
173,136

26,228
43,177
11,517
5.977
169.293

25,924
42@g74
11,268
5.900
P 183,308

494
959
4,316
834

I496
1,075
4,318
941

485
i g o66
4,154
1,019

r1,289
136,867
r20S,986
r287@445
r221 § 119
r3,4l2
ri79,732
r802,335
r7S,^4
r7,099
r620,66l
r492&194
rlȤ467

147
182,479
253.979
334,208
235*66
3 ,696
/
187,',744
767u„
68,649
^ 7,136
601 f 000
466,292
134,708

r46 g 631

44,7g8

Continued

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By@ s ..•..•.................................. a.......do..
Wheat. .................................. ...........is,.
Livtstoek slaughter (federally inspected) 1
CalTee...•...•........••••••.•.•••••••••.• thous. of aais&l®
Cattle................................................do..
HOgg* . . . . . Oc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d O . .

Sh@@p and l a s b ® . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . • • . . . . . • • . • . • . . . . . • • . . 9 d o 9 .
S t o c k s ^ c o l d s t o r a g e ^ end ©f months
Apples^ f r e s h . . . . . . . . . • • • . • • . • • • . . . • . • . . . . . • . . . t h o u a . o f b u
Btttt@r 8 g r t s i g r y . . 6 9 . . . . . . o . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . o . a o M « of 11?
Cheese, t o t a l . . . . . . • • . . • . . . • . • . . . • • . . . • . . . • • . . . . . . . . . * d © . „
Pratts, f r o z e n . . . . . . . . . . . . . « , „ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s o . . . . . . . . . d o . .
V e g e t a b l e e ( f r o s e a . . • . . . . .«*«» • . . o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . d o . .
Jlgg® , s h e l l . • • • • • . . . . . . . • . . . • < > . . . • . . . . , . • . . . t h o u s . ©f case©
Eggs, f r o i e n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . « . . . , . . „ „ - • . • < t h o u * , of l b
M e a t s , t o t a l . . . . n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 . . , 0 . c , c p o O , . . . . . . . „ «do«.
Beef sad ¥@al«. „ „,..... c -.. u „ „ « . . „ . e . -,...,. „ . . ,.,.. e do. *
Lamh- and nutton.................... .......,,..... ,..do..
Fsrkg total............................ b... ........do..
Fresh and cured.................•.„.............. .do..
Lard..............................................do..
Miscellaneous meats and meat products!
Sdible offal......................................do...
Canned meats and sausage and §au®ag@ room product©
thou®* of l b
Poultry*..............................................do«o
Sugar, U. S . , d e l i v e r i e s and supply ( r a y v a l u e ) .
P r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . • • • , . • • . . . • • . • . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . s h o r t tons
E n t r i e s from o f f - s h o r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d c . .
H a w a i i and P u e r t o R i c o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . .
B@liv@rieg t t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^ « o * . s „ d o . . ,
l o r domestic c o n s u m p t i o n . . . . . . 8 . 8 „ e e 9 . . , e , , » „ e e a . 8 d o » ,
S t o c k s , raw a n d r e f i n e d , @nd ©f m o n t h . . . . * . . . - . . . . * . , . d o . .
METALS MB

1950
Jus©

Grains - Continued
S t o c k a, s o a m e r o i a l g @nd o f months
B a r l @ y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of bu.
Cora................................................do..
O a t S .

S T A T I S TICS—Continued

10,057
11,589
M29
2,732
llU,2l»2

10 9 SSS
69i67
2,993
12S915S

510
1,025
3.7a
761

533
3,7%
g9S

186,821
1,9^3
1^1,361
BS.621
9^.035
7,007
591,931
^66,log
125,823

3^3
102,701
162,256
255.7S7
219,515
2f^0
166,582
f iDg 281
81, IMS
6,76l
533. **80
^19*590
103,890

5^,707

55,322

51«056
13^.765

3*645
109,020
171,553
243gg6l
2fei.9922 § l47
155.108
^57,419
98§S39
S844o
©9J,O6O
541,955
108,105
5^,2^6
1

48 f 699

,570
,733

5 *, s i s

5 1 . 381
167, 000

r49 f l<
rl36,""

45,822
122,701

1/

2^,382
58U.U23
1^8,180
620,67^
618,^95
1,563.710

17*572
572,778
243,296
565,9^2
565,226
.573.089

^,821
593,854
241,671
738,85S
735,153
1,489,11?

550,711
210,870
84S,',052
g45 ,966

11,656

3*+9

9,496

11.738

7,599
93
5,235

8?213
100
5.780

rS t 552

8,131
'99

646122
225
743
438
164
2/1.686

702
13s
2taL
S03
467
189
2/1,768

146
179
333
366
429

1R4
3D0
364
432
456

50,9^1
77.823

509,595
123,322
793,193
F79Q,135
1,251,760

umm^TUBMS

Iron or® (Lake S u p e r i o r d i s t r i c t ) !
Shipment§ from u p p e r l a k e p o r t s . . . . . • . . t h o u j , of l o n g t o n s
S t e e l ingot® a n d s t e e l f o r c a s t i n g s !
P r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . • • • . • • • . . . • . • . • . . . . . • t h o u © . of s h o r t tone.
P a c c e n t of c a p a c i t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . .
StseC o^nducts» n e t s h i p m e n t s , t o t a l . . . . . . . • • • . . . . . . . . • • d o . . ,
.Bar A* h o t r o l l e d :
• 3 ? V n and a l l o y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . ,
*>* ^ ^ O l l X g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d O . . ,

S « i l mxmf a c t u r e s . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . •
Pir-i 2 ?"'d t u b e s . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . .
r v "-, /»
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d © •.,
Sal1 * . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . .
Sh^ ^ "
do..,
StripCold r o l l e d . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . ,
Hot r o l l e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o * •
S t r u c t u r a l shapes^ h e a v y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . ,
T i a p l a t s and t e r n e p l a t ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . ,
Wire a n d w i r e p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s . . . . d © . „ ,
Coppers
Production!
Mine o r s n e l t e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s h o r t ton®,
fi@fin@ry...........
..............................do...
D e l i v e r i e s , r@fined8 d o n e s t i c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
S t o c k s ^ r e f i n e d ^ end ©f m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Zinc, slabs
Production............................................do...
S h i p m e n t s , t o t a l . *9 . . . • • • • . . • . • • . . • • . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . d © e . ,
Donestic............................................do«.,
S t o c k s , end of m o n t h . . . - . . . . . • • • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • • . . • . . . . d o . . .

77,537
52,689
35*56^
75,830

*i5i

6,253

90,335
113,^140
123,03©
60 9 276

83,782
103.293
101,729
57.028

rS3,262
112,388
113,837
51,02©

96,334
113,961
126 9 o47
50.327

77*946
85*589
74,700
59,776

75.877
83.133
73.389
52*520

79.€
9°.]
r71,101
41,819

75.766
90,920
SB,214
26,665

ZKKTILS PfflKJCTS
Bayoni
Consumption!
f i l a m e n t y a m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . « . . . . . . . . . . . . < . . • . . a i l . of l b .
Staple fiber
do...
Stosk@ 9 p r o d u c e r © . 1 , @sd o f s e a t h i
filament y a r n . • . . . • . • . . . . • • • . • • • . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . d o • • .
Staple f i b e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
rj for
B aFRASER
vised. £ / Prelimiaasy.
Digitized


52.1
7.8

56.8
10.9

gi.o
25 *4

70.2
23.3

?76.8
r25«5

78.4
24,7

2D»k

1*9.7
.18.9

12.3
3*6

14.2
4.4

rl5.6
r5^5

14 9 0
6.0

1 / S®@ not® ©a c o r r e s p o n d i n g i teat i a t h e Jmn® 1950

2/ I n c l u d e s ©l@@trieal atrip-•