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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
B U R E A U O F FOREIGN A N D D O M E S T I C
COWWERCE
AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
SEL-ECTED
JUNE 17, 1949
BUSINESS
INDICATORS
ELECTRIC POWER PROOL
STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION{1935-39= 100
{BILLIONS_Of
VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS9 INVENTORIES'AND SALES
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES AND STOCKS
{AVERAGE MOfiJTH !939 - 100)
gr^r^aL^^
(SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1 9 3 5 - 3 9 = 100)
-v^4^~
WEEKLY
STATISTICS1
iOSl^ISS
194$
Jis&® 5
Ssiaso&tty prieaa, vholaaalas
All e©isg©diiit§@ £/.«.».,-»..
7«m protest ® 2 / . . . . . . . . <
Jood 2 / . . .
A l l .©tSiar
.iS^XOD
1939B&0O
•461. ^®r X1>.
tisaj/.
S©«@a8 middliag* 15/16". 1© mrk@t@ J / .
Whaat, 1©. 2, Hard Win*©if (Sanaa* City).
S&@1.
p@f ta
.X93^3%10©
Ourrasiey i a ciro&Xii&.ti©& 4/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F@d@?s3. &«®@rf@ Isask e r a u t , t o t a l . . . . . . .
IX* of doX
. . ...»do-.«.
citiesi
. a i l . of doX
^@&®ral Mmrf® reporting mamfear oaaka i s
Baak d a t t t a , t o t a l . . . . . . • • . • • . . . • . . • ; • . . .
law fork G i t y . . . *
........
.......
Deposits, deaa&d, a d j u s t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
....
U> 8. GoTarssamt obligations
....
G©m®rei®X9 i n d u s t r i a l and a g r i c u l t u r a l
ffc&l»r®®e i n d u s t r i a l aad e o a a a r e l a X * . . . . . . . . .
Bond yi©Xdss donaetl© eoroorat® (Moody1») 4 / .
Stock prio®a, 4x6 stocks (Standard i s d Poor's!
ladustrlaXs* 365 a t o e k a . . . . . . . . . • • • • • •
is ooal 4 /
povar, toy u t i l i t i e s . .
vabielas ( t a d s ) . . . - - . . .
Patrol®u% 4 / . . ,
Steal 6/
«...
freight earXoadiags, t o t a l .
19X^5
177*3
149.5
327*7
•377
2»39
as
27,680
..21,292'
' l7t09M19,2^9
88285
46eW
5/62*9$
35.218
5/».®7
•1935-39^100
of
.siX. of kw-hr.
91
2.99
xi5«©
142.5
M?
1
4,845
• t l w u - of tool
-..1935-3W«>
X/ teta do aot alwa^ra oo^ar oilaffidar waek®. 2/
agaa. j ; / Bagismi^ JuXj 1948 individual loaa ii
loans as1© ifiolodad ©a © n^t teai® for a l l jaare.
i64«,6
l,44l
ieo^3
366
Stat® program®.
Loaaa aad inv«®tsaat88 total
/ ; BY UTILITIES
K»LOW/>. j_^O-.'RS)
SJ-
1:8
1^*9
May 14
a
156*0
172*0
X63.U
l46»g
.32S
2*83
280
2,679
2g0|l
537
'87.353 •
»9?35
XSS302
isoa
22,620
4§9il6
5/62,15^
33.572
5/13.7*7
172
2.99
H8 S 4
124.2
1,856
5.255
110,630
4,904
131M
m
mm 2B
156.5
XJ4.5
165.6
146 .1
24X.8
.326
g 9 ^3
275
...27,409
20;GMS..
XS902?
763
19.^79
922
'.922
;
.383
J:
349x45
^13.6*
206
2.99
1X5*9
xa.3
x 9 ga
5.2F
111,285
4,897
X94.3
X56.1
156.1
XJ3»7
165 °9
145,8
235-8
»325
1.99
259
m$
27.5?9
. 208l45
27.480
19.956
18,170
7971SS120
4$
5/^2 s 3$
5/13W
165
3.00
113.1
118.1
X986l
5,081
91.955
49889
X89-6
699
X66«9
1^5.3
232.8
.32$
2*14
-
••
^ 3 S •
8§603
3.00
xxx.5
1X6.2
127,924
°e°xgil©
193-8
33&
ssx
us®* 3 / ftar^tey psi@@ae 4 / Bally «f@r
S@© mot®
5, X94i
342 i a
gross 8 ©wrtrntly ^ d for « y@®r ^ p e Ta©t«ad of a a t aa fonanrljf t o t a l
X8, X79«0«
2
MONTHLY
BUSINESS
Earlier data are air&il&ble i n monthly issues of the Survey
®ad the 194? Supplement
STATISTICS
19US
19^9
February
April
March
April
GSKSRaL BUSISfBSS ISEICUOES
farm iaeoffi© and marketings?
Gash receipt® from farming, incl .Gov't p a y t e . . n i l . of dol.
yrom marketings and GCC loans
do...
Crops•*. •.
do...
Livestock and product®
•
do...
Dairy products
do...
Meat animals.
•
.do...
Poultry and ©ggs.
do...
Indexes of cash r e c e i p t s froia marketings and GCC loans,
a l l commodities 1/
.
1935~39»100•
Crept
do...
Livestock and products.
.do...
Indexes of vol.of f a n market lags* a l l eoBmodltien. l/,.Ao...
Crops.«... . . . . . . . . . . .
•««
....do...
Livestock
and p r o d u c t ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '
do...
J
lfe.sf^st'ar©s sales, inventories* and orders?
Sales!
¥&lu®9 t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m i l . of dol.
Burabl® goods i n d u s t r i e s .
•.•••.,...•'..•. ...do...
Nondurable good® i n d u s t r i e s .
.do...
Index, ' t o t a l . . . .
strg. 210. 1939»100.
Durable ^oods industriem
... .^.........
*do...
Iron, steely and products.
...do...
Sonf©rroua metals and products
do...
ll©ctrie©I sssshl&©ry and e q u i p m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Machinery, ®xe©pt« e l e c t r i c a l
.do...
Autoiaobilas and equipment
do.. •
transportation equipment, except autos
do...
furniture and finished lumber products.
do...
Stone, clay, and glass products.'
do...
Other durable goods industries
do...
Nondurable goods industries
.do...
food sad kindred products
do...
Beverages..
....do...
S?extile»*aill products, excluding a p p a r e l . . . . . . . d o . . .
Leather and products
.do...
Paper and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . .
do...
Printing and publishing
do...
Ghesaic&ia and a l l i e d products. . • • • . . . * . # . . . . . . . d o . . .
Petroleum and coal products
°.
do...
2ubb©r products * . . . . . . . .
.»«•
••
do..•
fobaccc manufactures
... .do..•
Other sondmrabl© g o o d s . . . . . . »
.......do...
Inventories* book vaXtt@# end of month*
Talue, t o t a l . . * . . . . . .
..»...*...
a i l . of dol •
Durable g o o d s . . . . , . . . . . * . .
*..
do...
Hondurabl® goods•••«••
•••...
.....do...
Index, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a v g . n o . 1939-100•
Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s . . . • . . . . . . • • •
......do...
Iron, st©el 9 eM products.,
do...
Bbnferrcus sa@t&lis and p r o d u c t s . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
SLectrical m&chiaery and e q u i p m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l . .
do...
ibutomobileg and e q u i p m e n t . . . . . . . . . . * • • . .
..do...
Transportation equipmente except a u t o m o b i l e s . . . . . d o . . .
furniture and fiaighad lumber products
..do...
Stone, clay, and glass p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Other durable goods**.^.
......do...
Nondurable goods I n d u s t r i e s . • • •
........do...
food and kin&rad p r o d u c t s - - . - . * w • • • . • • • • . . * . . . . . . . . d o . . d
B e v e r a g e 1s 1. . . . . . . - • - • . . . . • • • • • • • • * • • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Textiler*'* ' " Products, excluding apparel.
..do...
•x«*»-*ner and produeAs.
.do...
Paper and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s , , . . . . . . . . . . . . « , , . . . . . . . . . d o . . . ,
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 p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . ,
lubber p r o d u c t s . . . . . . .
..do...,
Sobace© m a n u f a c t u r e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . ,
Other soadura'ble g o o d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . * *
.do...,
lew orders! I a d e x . t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • » • • • •
.do.*.,
D U r a b I ® gOOd^es e o . e e e e e . e e . « . » . . . » c . » e » a o e . . . . . . a s . d O o . . .
Iron, ste©X9 and p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • ,
do...,
Machinery,,, lasiudtng e l e c t r i c a l . • • • • • •
do...
Other durable go©d®9 excluding t r a n s , e q u i p * . . . . . d o . . . ,
Nondurable g o o d s . * 9 B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - • > • • • • • • • • • • • . . • » • do.*.,
CGiSfHJCflOl MD EML SS£*SS~
Construction cost indexessimericaa Appraisal G® = 9 average, 3° c i t i e s .
«1913S£100.<
A t l a n t a . » » » . . « . »*.«»©«£».»» e• ...«.-« . » « » • « » . . « . . . . . .dO. . « 1
2.075
2,006
629
1.377
392
720
250
308
113
76
i4i
lf.777
6,6i?
10,164
32s
353
338
419
431
350
401
486
248
&3
§00
256
Slfk
255
307
299
29k
m
&
31s
312
29.161
13,692
15. ^ 9
271
28h
206
262
3SS
297
U72
632
255
204
261
236
359
2Ul
276
U2u
2S5
186
^3
229
332
%Z
292
320
$j B@vis®&0
1/ Unadjusted l a d e s m
&
26l
31*+
321
286
327
240
338
271
327
337
317
233
313
29.^37
13.780
15.657
27^
286
213
262
33*
297
479
630
259
161
189
264
229
376
256
251
287
u
23
286
194
296
225
ft
267
2hg
228
282
284
239
25)
481
515
523
321
439
470
3^
S t a X«OUlS».e«<»« o . . . . e . . a » » « « « » e 6 8 » » 9 « » » » » « a « * •»» * . « « d 0 « . a <
do...,
386
118
76
150
17.229
6,865
10,364
32U
353
325
415
440
Me-,; York
•••••••.•••••••••••••..•.•••••••••• ..do...,
HHE F r a n c i s c o . . . . . . . . . » » * « « • © » . « . . . . . . . . . . . a * © . © . * . . d o . . » i
Asteet&ted General Contractors ( a l l types)..**
2,119
2,081
618
1,U63
46o
725
255
l.7f3
1,850
1,823 '
1.768
689
1.079
283
5*9
200
266
241
285
113
103
120
5921
1,269
327
692
242
293
237
335
120
9*
139
16,42U
6,960
9,1*64
335
3S7
rig,107
483
349
519
649
237
238
229
304
304
319
310
^85
350
?504
r68Q
r235
r258
r222
r296
r28S
r319
r286
r3'2
310
2Sg
281
305
2S5
r233
r340
SI
S3
278
295
317
2S3
225
318
1*32,070
15.279
rl6,791
r299
3.
301
424
319
549
674
271
19U
197
r284
237
362
266
268
308
406
292
237
300
269
s
253
243
297
214
201
499
529
516
452
488
339
rlO,363
r328
*3*3
T312
JP31.T93
rl5,2S0
rl6,5l3
r296
^317
r243
^313
r425
321
r&72
Zfk
r!90
r!96
^279
r22l
r359
^266
r263
413
288
?239
302
r264
l§
r243
3?220
rj)0
r207
rl99
1.231 ,
326
623
265
27U
207
114
81
140
16,737
7 8 l65
9 9 572
315
368
336
352
459 1
331
§33
228
258
223
284
278
333
252
280
295
298
269
288
230
326
3L363 I
15,158
16,205
292
314
244
316 I
&17
319 j
673
268
185
197
27^ !
205
359
257 !
260 I
301 I
419 j
286
240
270 I
m1
209
1721
268
187
187 i
496
525
434 I
5a '
448
485
339
510
447 j
482 I
340 j
MONTHLY
BUSINESS
Earlier data are available i n monthly issues of the Surrey
and the 1947 Supplement
3
ST A T 1ST I C S —Continued
1948
April
19^9
May
febru&ry
March
April
DOMESTIC TJUJm
All r e t a i l stores, estiaated InTentori©©, t o t a l . a i l . of dol.
Durable goods stores
. .do...
Nondurable goods stores
.do.. •
Department store s a l e s , United States t o t a l s !
Unadjusted index
1935"39^100.
Adjusted index
.........................do...
BCPLOIMBBT CONDITIOHS AHD W&&ES
Labor force (Bureau of the Census)*
Armed forces
............................thousand®.
C i r i l i a a labor f o r c e . . . . . . . . .
...................do...
Baployoent
...................
.do.».
Agricultural
.do.,.
Sonagricultural
....................do...
Unemployment
. . . . . . . » . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » . . » . . . * . .do.„.
Labor tura-orer i n manufacturing establishsaentss
Accession r a t s . »
. . . .monthly ^at@ per 100 easployee®.
Separation r a t e , t o t a l * • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Discharges
..do...
L a y - o f f s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . v ; v . . . . . ' . .-TV:--."....... =. :-•.•*>.-.-.
Quits.
.do...
Military and m i s c e l l a n e o u s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
HKAHCS
QI 0 0 1 .
Bank d e b i t s , t o t a l 1141 c e n t e r s ^ . . . . . . . . .
..
Hew lork City
...do...
Outside Saw York C i t y . . . . . . . .
.......
Bonds:
Prices.
I n d u s t r i a l j u t i l i t y . a n d r a i l r o a d (Stan.f&nd Poor8© Corp.)8
High grade (12 b o n d s ) . . . . . . . . . .
dol. per $100 bond..
Medium grade, composit© (14 b o n d © ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . , . . - .
Industrial {5 bonds) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-do
Public u t i l i t y (4 b o n d 8 ) . . . . . - . « . .
........do....
Bailroad (5 bonds)
do.••«
Domestic municipals (15 b o n d s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
U. S. Treasury bonds (taxable)
.......do....
Yields:
Domestic corporate,, Moody's...
.percent'..
By r a t i n g s :
Aaa. . . . . . . . .
13,992
4,925
9,067
rl3,S55
•r5,270
8,585
rl4,534
r5.501
r9,033
14,046
5.3T9 .
8,667
288
30?
300
305
227
r281
254
r277
294 I
1,236
Go,52k
5S.330
7,W
50,gS3
2,193
4.o
4.7
1.238
60eU22
58,660
7,S6i
509soo
1,761
1,508
60,388
57.168
6,993
50,174
3,221
.1,491
60,814
57.647
7*393
50.254
3.167
1.492
60,835
57.819
7.820 I
49.999 ,
3,016 I
k.i
2,9
P2.9 .
*3
l.i
2.8
.1
-3
2.3
1.4
.1
r3.0
r4.S
*-3
2.8
rl*6
.1
91,9m
37,955
53,^85
«7,236
35^29
51,807
r80,lSl
31.9*2
r4S319S
*98,335
39,698
1-58,637
rS9.206 I
35.832
s-53.371*
99,4
S3 A
92.8
96*©
95.O
127.0
101.20
100.5
92.7
97-0
94.7
86.6
128.5
IOI.51
100.7
91.9
97.1
95.5
83.1
128.8
IOI.67
101.0
91.7
98.0
95.6
81.6
129.0
101.65
3*05
3.02
3.00
3.00
3.00
20S7
3.0S
3^7
2*76
2.86
3.O6
3.3S
2.71
2.80
3*05
3.45
2*70
2.79
3.O5
3.47
2.70
2.79
3.05
3.^5
2.85
2.97
3-31*
2.82
2.95
3«27
2a 79
2.99
3.24
2.78
2.97
3.27
2.78
2.96
3.27
2.44
2*3!
2*42
2.23
2.39
2.21
2.38
2.20
2.38
3.07
3*17
3-31
2.42
2.35
1-99
3.08
3.18
3.09
3.I8
2.-351.99
*?f
2.46
-2.35
1.99 I
' '5.46
5.90
5.87
5-55
4.50
3*29
4.12
2-g5
2.6s
3.21
1.94
2.-33
1.88
5.26
5.2S
3»65
5»2l
4.43
3*09
4.09
66.O3
180.05
33«T5
56.03
q 1 "•
96.7
S3.5
125.7
100.84
a . * e* £ » . « . . a . « . . e . * . . e . . e » e o . 9 9 . . . . d 9 e e . .
Aa
do... <
A
..................do....
Baa
..'...
.do...,
By groups:
Industrial
............. .do... <
Public utility.
do.
Bailroad
do...«
Domestic municipal (15 bonds), Standard and Poor*©
Corporation
..do....
U. S. Treasury bonds ( t a x a b l e ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Stocks;
Dividend r a t e per share:
Common stocks (200 stocks), Moody5•
.dollars*.
Industrial (125 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . «
Public u t i l i t y (25 stocks)
..................do...1
Bailroad (25 stocks)
.do....
Bank (15 stocks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v . . . . . . . . . ' . . ' .~do....
Insurance (10 s t o c k s ) . .
..do....
Dividend y i e l d s :
Common stocks (200 stocks), Moody8 a . . . . . . . . . . . . . p e r c e n t . «
I n d u s t r i a l (125 s t o c k * ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Public u t i l i t y (25 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Bailroad (25 stocks)
.''.do...,
Bank (15 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . .
...l.do....
Insurance (10 stocks)
.do...,
Preferred, high-grade (15 s t o c k s ) • • • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Prices:
Dow-Jones & Co. (65 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o l . per ®har©..
I n d u s t r i a l (30 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . ,
Public u t i l i t y (15 s t o c k © ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.....do....
Bailroad (20 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . " ,
Standard and Poor 8 n Corporations
Combined index (4l6 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 3 5 - 3 9 ^ 1 0 0 , .
I n d u s t r i a l (365 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . «
Public u t i l i t y (31 s t o c k © ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . «
Bailroad (20 s tocks) ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . ,
ffiaVsPQBSAVIOff JHD COMMON!CASIOHS
freight earloading® (Ysdsral Bsssrve index©®):
Total» adjusted.
.....do.
Coal.
.... . . d o .
Cok®
.....do.
forest p r o d u c t s . . .
.....do.
TJ Berised.
l4,l64
4,946
9.218
|s/ Pr^lininafy*
2.62
2* 64
3,22
1*9^
•2.3£
1.88
6,85
7.12
6.0$
S.39
4.70
m
P4.S
p.2
P2.9
pi.6 I
p.l
3
6.81 I
7.02
6.11
8.63
4.71
4.04
6.66
6.88
6.06
8.31
4.66
3.27
4.07
' 69.ll
186.38
33»l6
60.32
63.15
174.46
3k-5l
%.37
63.29
175.88
35.08
48.19
63.47
175.65
35.73
48.27 I
124.6
130.8'
96.2
115.2
130.2
136.9
39-2
122.6
117.2
122.7
94.4
99.6
118.0
123.7
95-3
97.4
118.5 I
124.2
96.1
97.1
130
105
137
i4i
i4i
163
185
139
126
124
187
112
120
127
129
188
119 [
117
3.3^
4.07
4
MONTHLY
BUSINESS
Earlier data §o"® available in monthly issues of the Surrey
and the 19*7 Supplement
S T A T I S T ! C S — Continued
19*46
April
19*9
February
na§r
April
TBAMSP08SATX0H M® GOBSCOUXOMlOHi
freight ear loadings (federal Reserve Indexes,adjust*d) - Con.
Grains and grain products.
1935"39*16©,.
Livestock
.......
• •................ do....
Or®..
•
..........do...
M©rehandi®e9 l.e.l.............. ........••.•.•..
do....
Miscellaneous.......
..do...,
113
123
105
129
2x3
70
l*§
213
69
1*3
185
61
136
236
60
13S
91,693
S8,**7
3*, 261
5*, 186
9,2*6
99,076
89,531
31,909
57,622
9,5*5
70,190
63,968
26,12*
37,8**
6.222
8*,12*
75,938
30.17S
*§976o
8,186
*9«>505
8,38* I
19,569
19,028
8,700
30,5®
20,139
2396g*
89915
36,60*
19,6*6
10 S 175 I
§1*560
1*76
99*
3,562
97s
Mso
xso*6
619
1,102
*.3l5
9*9
562
996
5,S9*
676
*6,22*
rSl
r7,*81
101
S838S
95
*7.785 I
9S
71950O
73,915
6*,601
*3,2l6
73,885
72,8*8
67,291
**,253
69,193
68,522
60,827
21,100
78,121
71,617
51.381
28 9 20*
^35*9*8 I
r50 e 982
1,908,23*
959,903
826,520
121,811
1,99^.707
rS21 t 292
699-, 763
y73,652
yl g 711 9 50*
rS95,210
?735,19I
r81,103
1,572*97^
022,190
701,755 I
*9.033 I
7*6*219
776,935
773.83*
231,270
'7*5,01*
777,510
770 8 3*2
2*3,928
r6*3,*72
^76,795
r6629996
r307 s 6^3
s??25,622
r731.117
r7l9.563
r32Q8*8*
639,000
668,500 I
66g,7O0 I
319,530
93.219
102,62S
101,795
55*956
85,*0*
101,376
102,052
5*,967
r80,650
rSl,**7
2*79,300
r83 8 510
r87 e l65
r87,56*
rS*,650
rS59S75
86,000
82,500 I
8*e000 1
8*9325
250,772
26*,706
259,901
72,328
263,870
268,911
26^,037
79.105
r22T,00*
r231 e 6gS
r229,000
r97,683
260,800
265,75*
26S,869
57.9HO
260,126
268,71*2
265.175
60,350
•r21S,650
r239,*03
r232 e 06l
76,000
r256,898
r253,06*
s?250B*75
rl00 e *5*
r2*5,050
r252,967
?2*7,*19
80,000
197,000
220,000
217,000
83,000 I
.do...
*..............do...
..do...
790,200
397,Uoo
8 2 * . 200
791,200
352,000
821,gOO
656,300
267,700
69^,300
727,300
272,000
731,800
68S,000 I
260,300
696,700
Anthracite, production
thous. of short tons.
Bituminous coal, production
...do...
HDBSSR AND HUBBKS PBODUCTS
Tires and tubes:
Pneumatic casings!
Production.....
..thousands.
Shipments.
..do...
*,*38
35*151
4,867
56,583
2,927
*5,3*2
2,373
33.096
3.722
*6 703
6,57*
7.029
2,265
10,9*0
6.931
6,2*5
1,819
11,611
5.891
*,866
2,172
12,385
6,578
5,903
2.519
13,091
6,^11
2,771
13,191
5.573
5,759
9,737
5,69*
5,***
*,922
5,9*8 I
5,17*
11,231
6.059 ,
5,3?6
11,7*8
96
75
139
13s
76
r215
59
132
CHSHIGALS AHD ALLIED PBDDUCSS
Faint, varnish, lacquer, etc., sales, total...thou®, of dol..
Classified, total
do...
Industrial
• .do...
Trad®.
..do...
Unclas sif l e d . . . . . .
do...
86,579
78,195
28,690
fOOSSfUffS
Grain r e c e i p t s !
G o r n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . t h o u * , of feu.
Oat s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do...
W h e a t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -do...
Livestock sl&u^iter (federally inspected)i
8,203
25,309
509
Calvee.......»....=»..................... thou®, ©f animals.
Cattle......................•••.•.•••••••••..•..•••.•Ao...
d
aogs.......<.... . . . . . . . . • - . . - * •-*•••••'•
©«-Sheep and iamb
do...
MITALS AND MAHOTAGTU&ES
Steel ingots and steel for castings!
Production
thou®, of short tons.
Percent of c a p a c i t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zinc* slabs
P r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . « . . . . . . . . . . . . . s h o r t tons.
Shipment®, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Domestic.
..do...
Stocks, end of m o n t h . . . . . . .
do...
PAPSB AND PHINTXN&
i l l paper and paperboard mills (Bureau of the Census) 1
Paper and paperboard production, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Paper.
do.. •
Paperboard
.do...
Building board
.do...
Paper, excluding building paper, newsprint, and paperboard
(American Paper and Pulp Association)!
Orders, new.....
....short tons.
Production.
..do...
Shipments.
'.
.do...
Stocks, end of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
f i n e paperi
Orders, new.
.do...
Production
.......do...
Shipments
do...
Stocks, end of month...............................do...
Printing papers
Orders, new.
.do...
Production.....
...do...
Shipments.
..do...
Stocks, end of month...............................do.. .
Go&rs® papers
Orders, new...... —
..do...
Production..
do...
Shipments
.do.. *
Stocks, end of month
.do...
Paperboard!
Orders, new
Orders, unfilled, end of month
Production..
550
899
3,3*3
877
5.311
I*SQ6?
1*0*5
*1 * 905*52.2
*959,171
r8*5,727
r!00,6l*
103
^75,921 i
x53,l*3 I
211,000
2*Q9000
2*1,700
989000
PEEBOLEUH, COAX., AHD PRODUCTS
Original equipment
Stocks, end of month
Inner tubes *
Production
Shipments.
Stocks, end of month
r / Revised,
.do...
do...
•
g/ Preliminary.
»
.do...
do...
.do...
10,069
*,*o6
1Q,**2
@FedFRASER