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OF CURRENT 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 B U R E A U O F F O R E I G N AND D O M E S T I C COIvlfVIERCE AVAILABLE ONLY W^TH SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS SELECTED STEEL BUSINESS MARCH li^DICATOiS INGOT PRODUCTION (1935- 39 = ! 00) ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY 4.0 :!...J., T .),..^a->!..j..j SALES OF RETAIL STORES PRODUCTION (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1935-39 = 100) 300 UTILITIES (BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS) _ L L J - L ! L L . A . J.J.J-.J...U. J..J...L.J..-L.L .L A_J„LJLJLJ,J. .' INDUSTRIAL IQ, 1950 (BILLIONS OF DOLLARS-SEASONALLY__ADJUSTED) _ MONTHLY DATA 2.50 200 s v<" \ . L f TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION i50 iOO J—LJL.! I 1 I LJ I Li—L-LJLJ_L..l—1—L..L-L 1947 WEEKLY BUSINESS 1948 1 STATISTiCS J*J 3.950 ITJM Feb. Commodity p r i c e ® , w h o l e s a l e * All commodities. 1926-100.. farm p r oduc t % do.... rood. .... .dOo... All o t h e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . 28 commodities j 2 / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A u g u s t 1 9 3 9 ^ 1 0 0 . . Cotton m i d d l i a g T 1 5 / 1 6 " . 1° m a r k e t s £ / . , ...dol. per l b . . Wheat, No. 2 , h a r d w i n t e r (Kansas* C i t y ) . . . . . . . . d o l . p e r b u . . •Department s t o r e s a l e a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1935~39«100 • • I n s u r e d unemployment, t o t a l . . . . . . < . > . . . . . . . . . . „thous.. S t a t e program a .do Vet e r a n a ' programs .do.... Finance! Currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n 3 / . m i l . of d o l . . f e d e r a l K e s e r v e bank c r e d i t , t o t a l do.... Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s .do,... •Excess r e s e r v e ® , e s t i m a t e d . . . .do f e d e r a l R e s e r v e r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s ? .Bank d e b i t s , t o t a l . . . . . . . . m i l . of d o l . . Mew York C i t y . do.. . . D e p o s i t © t demand,, a d j u s t e d . . . . . . . . . do.... Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s , t o t a l . .do.... U. 3 . Government o b l i g a t i o n s .do Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r . l o a n s ( g r o s s ) . do f a i l u r e s , i n d u s t r i a l and c o m u e r c i a l number.. Jtond y i e l d s , d o m e s t i c c o r p o r a t e (Moody's) jj percent.. Stock p r i c e ® , 4 l b s t o c k s ( S t a n d a r d and P o o r ' s ) . . . 1 9 3 5 ™ 3 9 a 1 0 0 . . I n d u s t r i a l s , 3&5 s t o c k s . . . . . . . . ...do.... Productions B i t u m i n o u s c o a l %J t h o u s . of s h o r t t o n ® . . U l e c t r i c power, ^y u t i l i t i e s . , . . . . . . . . . . . m i l . of k w - h r . . Motor v e h i c l e s ( W a r d ' s ) . . . number.. P e t r o l e u m , c r u d e %/ t h o u a . of b b l . . Steel.]+/ ol935-39»100. • f r e i g h t c a r l o a d i n g s , t o t a l - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t a o u s . of c a r s . . Miscellaneous. — .do... . 1/ D a t a do not always c o y e r c a l e n d a r ^@eks. 2/ Thursday p r i c e s . 26 Mar. 5 feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. IS Feb. 25 Mar. U 152.6 150, .4 157.8 li+5.4 248.0 .323 2.26 27,097 1,8,454 16,288 922 158-5 170.2 163.2 151.0 272.5 .32s 2.26 232 2,712 1,935 679 158.7 171.1 163.6 151.4 270.8 -327 2.27 244 2,732 1,946 684 151.2 155 - 5 154.6 145.2 247*7 .314 2.21 226 2,593 2,377 64 151.6 157.2 I56.O 145.1 247.1 .317 2.20 23S 2,549 2.3?* 63 152.2 159-1 156.8 145.3 248.0 .323 232 152.5 158.9 158-3 145.3 248.7 .324 2.26 220 27.5^3 22,847 19,44l 6S7 27,538 22,422 19,684 812 26,971 18,620 16,532 i,oi4 27,002 18,146 16,265 817 26,992 1S 9 581 16,400 1,041 27,031 18,092 16,17b 762 17,642 6,664 46,299 61,946 32,814 15,222 ISO 3.01 115.5 120. S 22,475 9,060 46,112 61,976 33.069 15,1^7 I85 3.01 116.0 121.4 22,286 47,767 67,267 37,595 13,918 199 2.83 136.1 143.7 21,526 9,494 i7,330 ^7,139 37,375 13,885 195 2.S3 137-2 145.0 19,313 7,489 46,930 66,977 36,975 13,905 21S 2.83 136.3 144.0 20,386 8,255 46,848 66,985 37,162 13,854 210 2.83 137.0 144.7 1,887 5,559 114,069 5,3^ 1,769 5,552 113,317 5,187 307-5 706 349 1,090 6,062 120,061 4,883 198.8 613 322 432 5,971 118,252 4,887 195 A 569 329 404 5,931 116,134 U37 5.854 117,487 4,930 189-6 547 320 207.1 6sS 3»*3 3 / Daily averages, 9,4J3 kj l M3"i 193-7 326 Week e n d i n g March 1 1 , I 5 7 . O . 9,5^6 179 2.83 I37.4 145.0 119,955 157.4 2 MONTHLY BUSINESS 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 monthly i s s u e s of t h e Survey and t h e 1949 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement STATISTICS 19U9 January February 1950 November Dec s a b e r January &2KEKAL BUSIHSSS INDICATORS I n d u s t r i a l p r o d u c t i o n ( F e d e r a l Reserve)J U n a d j u s t e d , combined i n d e x Manufactures Durable m a n u f a c t u r e s ". I r o n and s t e e l Lumber and p r o d u c t s Furniture Lumber Machinery Nonf e r r o u s m e t a l s and p r o d u c t s S m e l t i n g and r e f i n i n g S t o n e , c l a y , and g l a s s p r o d u c t s Clay p r o d u c t s Transportation equipment Automobiles (including parte) 1935-39*100. do... do. •. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do — do ... 187 195 225 22S US 15U 100 268 1S3 186 192 166 244 209 185 193 223 232 115 154 Nondurable manufactures Chemical products Industrial chemicals Leather and products Leather tanning Shoes Manufactured food products Meat packing Processed fruite and vegetables Printing and publishing. . Rubber products Textiles and product a Cotton consumption Rayon deliveries Wool textiles Minerals. Fuels Anthracite Bituminous coal Crude petroleum Metal a do... do... do... do... -do... do-. . do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do.. . do... do... do — do... do... 170 255 447 108 104 111 148 179 90 149 193 160 123 313 150 143 156 88 145 167 68 16s 251 178 247 418 116 99 95 117 146 149 86 152 188 157 125 305 143 14 3 155 74 142 168 76 101 162 172 121 167 195 174 138 340 160 141 152 117 96 262 185 200 187 166 241 206 115 174 179 rl81 144 144 163 134 217 163 170 188 206 176 163 r75 rl78 rlS7 r202 r201 rl45 rl70 132 r227 rl66 rl75 181 154 r219 rl91 P179 P1S9 P207 p204 pl32 pl66 T)ll4 p22S P177 P192 174 249 r424 101 99 103 rl55 186 rl02 162 rl93 rl73 134 350 152 128 136 pl74 P252 P^33 P179 pl46 p24S p228 Pl47 plSU p8l pl5o P193 Pl76 144 354 103 157 81 T3126 pl34 P69 P96 P l55 P79 rlSO rl88 r204 rl59 153 rl65 174 I87 i^>o PI83 Pl93 p210 Pl47 P137 P177 piq2 P190 "158 P179 P251 63 Adjusted, combined index 3./ Manufactures Durable manufactures Lumber and products Lumber Nonf errous metals Smelting and refining Stone, clay, and glass products. Clay p r o d u c t s do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 191 198 227 129 117 183 186 204 ISO 189 196 225 123 107 185 200 202 176 173 179 181 147 139 Nondurable m a n u f a c t u r e 3 Chemical p r o d u c t s L e a t h e r and p r o d u c t s Leather tanning Manufactured food p r o d u c t s Meat p a c k i n g 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 P r i n t i n g aad p u b l i s h i n g Minerals .' Metals do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 175 257 108 103 160 152 138 155 149 104 173 250 113 107 162 156 136 153 149 113 177 243 97 92 159 154 160 141 74 175 r246 101 99 rl59 157 rl31 159 rl32 pl03 1910-lUslOO.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. d o . . . ,j 265 239 233 186 404 246 199 256 294 255 234 223 171 404 245 19s 267 262 237 210 215 157 369 233 172 213 220 233 210 219 168 394 223 174 196 225 235 219 218! 170 3821 222 185 26l 2?3| Livestock and products do.... Meat animals do.... Dairy products. do. Poultry and eggs do. Prices paid* All commodities ..do.... Commodities used in living do.... Commodities used in production do.... All commodities, interest, taxes and wage rates .do.... Parity ratio do Retail prices, 17. S. Department of Commerce! All commodities, index 1935-39«100.. 289 325 275 239 275 309 265 216 262 286 261 216 255 280 26l 194 249 286 254 158 246 248 242 256 104 242 245 238 252 101 236 238 234 245 97 237 239 235 246 95 238 238 237 2491 94! 191.5 189.2 185-7 3 ^ 169 I83 147 pl58 Pl55 P125 pl62 pi3l COMMODITY PRICES P r i c e s r e c e i v e d and p a i d by f a r m e r s : P r i c e s r e c e i v e d , a l l farm p r o d u c t s Crops Food g r a i n Feed g r a i n and h a y Tobacco Cotton Fruit Truck c r o p s Oil-bearing crops TJ R e v i s e d , g / P r e l i m i n a r y . 1 / I n d e x e . f o r which s e a s o n a l f a c t o r s h a v e been f i x e d a t 100 a r e n o t shown; 184.41 see unadjusted I83.8J series. MONTHLY BUSINESS Earlier data ar© available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 19U9 Statistical Supplement 3 S T A T I S T I C S — Continued 1950 19*9 January February November December January February CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New construction, total mil. of dol. Private, total. do... Residential (nonfarm) .. do... Nonresidential building, esc. farm and pub. util...do... Commercial do... Industrial do... Farm construction do... Public utility do... Public construction, total do... Residential do... Military and naval do... Nonresidential building do... Conservation and development do... Highway do... All other do... DOMESTIC TRAPS All r e t a i l stores! Estimated sales (adjusted), t o t a l Durable-goods stores Nondurable-goods stores 1,293 1,002 ^75 285 82 110 12 230 291 8 7 110 U0 68 58 1.172 905 Uoo 271 73 10U 10 22U 267 8 7 108 39 52 53 1.767 1.295 715 266 86 68 25 289 U72 2U 12 151 65 1U5 75 1,612 1,225 690 261 8U 15 259 3*7 22 9 1U2 56 92 66 rl,U96 rl.J39 650 r252 77 69 11 226 r357 r2U 10 1U2 US r70 63 6s io,6n 3,023 7.5SS 10,706 3.207 7.U99 10,630 3.3* 7,296 10,503 3,1^5 7,358 10.SU0 3.5UU 7,295 US,585 22,91>+ 22,109 23,025 US,585 22.2US 19,5^0 ^77 23,609 50.2 US.UU8 22,855 22.3U2 23.0U5 U8.UU8 22,235 19.617 808 23.528 50.U UU,272 18,267 17,682 2?. 232 UU.272 17,793 16,038 671 U5.6U3 19.U99 18,885 23,176 U5.6U3 18,906 16,568 1,018 23,U83 5U.7 UU.19U 18,326 17.827 23,168 UU,19U 18.3US 16,211 r69S 22,926 56.I 252,620 218,675 31,760 2,186 252.721 218,799 31.80U 2,118 26 2U,290 27,557 256,982 221,295 33.829 1,858 29 2U.U79 27,5^3 257,130 221,123 33.^96 2,111 30 2U.U27 27,600 256,865 221,367 33.502 l.W 20U.0 37.9 99.1 2.1 •U 36.8 9-7 I5.8 2.2 190.8 28.7 102.1 1.5 .U U2.8 3.7 8.0 3.6 1.U97-U 1U3.O 1.015.U 100.1 26.2 61.1 51.7 65.3 3U.6 530. 103. 232. U. 60. U6. 11. 58. 13- 65.37 179.75 3U.U3 53.16 63.15 17U.U6 3U.5I ^9.37 67.98 191.61 39-22 US.U6 70.35 196.78 U0.55 51.21 72.53 199.79 U1.52 5U.6S 361,U17 U6U.820 303,^20 U85,5i6 338.009 251,195 378.U69 316,2US 3^.933 do... do... 52,050 111,U89 50,232 107,603 5U,86i 112,U12 55,935 111.379 53.95^ 113.753 do... do... 2,06U 108,537 7U1 IOU.UOU 8,U38 9^,776 10,076 106,261 M33 103.076 do... do do... 505,886 768,502 395,279 UU9,ioo 807.791 U23.0UU 600,672 963,3^ 288,376 r552,922 rl.0U7.850 337,698 539,257 ,082,678 3*5.591 do... do.. . 156,9U9 202,869 IUI.IOP; 220,937 188,938 17^,981 172,9^0 218,210 175.927 255.630 52,79^ 58,5^2 239,^9 62,S56 U62.93U 61,681 U85.112 57,066 515.697 151.137 125,950 lUo,2U5 119, 7*+** 165,U73 133.^2 69.U05 57,97b 166,855 119,251 90,116 59,985 165,088 130.317 82.877 66,650 do... .do.- *. do... FINANCE Federal Reserve banks, condition, end of months Asset3, total do... Reserve bank credit outstanding, total .do United States securities do... Gold certificate reserves do... Liabilities, total do... Deposits, total do... Member bank reserve balances do... Excess reserves ( estimated) do... Federal Reserve notes in circulation do-.. Reserve rati o percent. Federal Government finance! Debt, gross, end of month mil. of dol. Interest bearing: Public issues do... Special issues do... Noninterest bearing do... Obligations guaranteed by U. S., amount outstanding..do... Gold, monetary stock, United States do... Currency in circulation do... Stocks: Cash dividend payments p u b l i c l y reported, t o t a l do Finance do.,. Manufacture n g . ^ i i f do... Mining do... Communication do... Heat, light, and power '. do... Railroad do Trade do... Miscellaneous do... Prices: Dow-Jones & Co. (65 stocks) dol. per share. Industrial (30 stocks) do... Public utility (15 stocks) do... Railroad (20 stocks) do... 36 , 2U.271 27,580 532.1 IO3.8 223-3 lU.O 55 U8 22 55 10 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCT0 Oils, fats, and byproducts: Animal fats: Product! on Stocks, end of month .Greases: Production Stocks, end of month Fish o i l s : Production Stocks, end of month Vegetable oils: Production, crude Stocks, end of month: Crude Refined Cottonseed oil, refined: Production Stocks, end of month Linseed oil: Production S t o c k s , end of month Soybean o i l : Productions Crude Refined S t o c k s , end of month: Crude Refined, TJ Revised. 2/ Preliminary. thous. of lb. do.,. do.. . do... 209,559 s B do... do... do... do... 162,6U8 12U.100 13\229 109,U63 55. , 2T 2^.395 r26,9Ul 360.SU 2 4- MONTHLY BUSINESS Earlier data are available in monthly issue® of the Survey and the 1949 Statistical Siupplement ST A T IS T I C S —Continuac! 19U8 December 191*9 January October Noveinber TJecsiffl'ber SDQDSTIOTS .fermented m a l t l i q u o r s ? Production . t h o u s . of bblo •Jpax-paid w i t h d r a w a l s . . . . . » . . . . . . . . . . . •.,« ...........do... S t a c k s j end of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........do... Bis t i l l e d s p i r i t s : Prcduction. t h o u s . of t a x g a l . S a x - p a i d wi t h d r a w a i s .do... S t o c k s , and of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............do... Whisky? Production do... Tax-paid withdrawals...............................do... St ocks, end of month .do.., Rectified distilled spirits,prod,, total- .thous.of proof gal. WMsky..............................................do... Dairy products, production: Condensed milk (sweetened): Bulk goods thous. of lb. Case goods .do... Evaporated m i l k ( u n s w e e t e n e d ) , cage g o o d s . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Dry milks Dry whole m i l k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do..,. tfonfat dry m i l k s o l i d s (human food' . .,,.., „ . , . „ . . . . . , d o . , ,, Coffee, v i s i b l e supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of b a g s . 6,807 6,568 8,212 6 9 050 5.596 8,4-10 6.122 6,438 9,252 5,77>* 6,095 8,686 M12 6>6I S,U84J 29*391 7,379 635.686 21,863 6,5^9 646,272 26,093 11,43s 671,309 19,770 12,070 669,884 19,057 8,351 676,016) 17,572 3,965 559.822 9.75s 8.798 14,878 3,970 569.73^ 7 S «21 6,627 9,246 6,101 606,210 12,400 U9247 9.70S 6,965 606.015 12,601 11,473 10,672! 5.1971 610,365 7,916 7,101 11,767 9.933 1*0.359 I494TO 16.100 10,800 155.350 M<75 167,750 11,550 ^ 0 200 134,000 11,675 6,300 I i5i8ooo| 9,153 50„180 1,082 109850 55,500 1,036 9,150 54.1.50 " '763 7,410 49,000 S50 10,300I 58,700 qq2 6,056 7U5 136 29U 637 658 190 1^76 155 11*3 39^ 4oo ^30 ,762 70S 139 239 611 60S 181 .*62 164 155 356 299 ^28 935 89 31 18 121 51 1 316 6H 38 8 81 71 3.297 3?5 125 104 4oo 290 31 990 78 90 215 246 268 5.uli| 606 I 1381 220! 653 519 l4i 1.506 ^6,913 3890lU 999 8,655 777 8,508 7,710 859 10,506 8,899 47,291 37.81U 981 8,654 733 8,251 7.^98 878 10,819 9,^77 28,068 21,569 16 2,466 65U 6,279 4,584 192 7,378 6,499 34,948 26,343 52 5,033 675 6.M6 5,080 521 8.566 8,605 1^3.0361 r"5l,436| 1121 r7.96o| 7251 7,206 I 5,665 J 722 9,046 I 11,600 J 69.373 66,667 12,104 1.291 24,812 9,4li 1,052 17.997 2 9 706 67.795 65,552 12,481 1,184 24,150 9.551 1,017 17.169 2 B 243 47/165 45,755 9,91:6 1,018 19.706 4,170 916 9.999 is4io 45,804 44,359 10,060 1,001 18,508 4 3 094 907 9,789 1,445 rU5,lll| rU3,721 r9,8q 3 1,063 17,79 1 * 3,849| 912 j 10,210 1.390 t h o u s . of b b l . do... .do.. . do. .. 17.^25 12,7U1 11,084 3.781 15,26l 8,756 17.591 5,u75 r!9,070 r21,278 8,569 3.610 18,040 17,269 9.3ui 3.356 16,936 11,606 rl4,686 r4,597| thous. of gross. .do -. . .do... 6,751 6,026 8,745 7,302 6,203 9.^59 8,283 7.737 8,602 7.375 6,963 *8,735 6,963! 6,322 r99i.47| 486,981 824 763 378,U55 360,986 107,702 90,667 431,276 65s 618 326,019 31^.199 104,599 91,282 572,917 322 275 487,791 476,461 84,704 76,584 455,008 3O8 279 381,951 373.838 72,749 66,090 MBTALS AMD MAiiOTACTUBSS S t e e l p r o d u c t s , , n e t s h i p m e n t s , t o t a l . . . t h o u s . of s h o r t t o n s . B a r s , h o t r o l l e d ! Carbon and a l l o y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Heinforcing .do... Semimanufactures do... P i p e and t u b e s . . . . .do... P l a t ©a .do... Hail B . . . „....• do... Sheets. do.. . S t r i p : Gold r o l l e d . ..do... Hot r o l l e d do.... . S t r u c t u r a l s h a p e s , heavy .do. . . Tin p l a t e and t e r n e p l a t e . . do... Wire and w i r e p r o d u c t s do.. . 137 I 164 i 34l! 326 419 i FETBOLEUM,- COAL, AND PBDDUCTS Bituminous coals I n d u s t r i a l , consumption and r e t a i l d e l i v e r i e s , total short t o n e . I n d u s t r i a l consumption, t o t a l do... Beehive coke ovensdo... Byproduct coke o v e n s . do... Cement m i l l s •• .do... E l e c t r i c power u t i l i t i e s .do... Hallways ( c l a s s I ) « do... S t e e l and r o i l i n g m i l l ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Other i n d u s t r i a l .do. . . Retail deliveries. .do... S t o c k s , i n d u s t r i a l and r e t a i l d e a l e r s , ®n& of month, total .do... Industrial, total do . - . Byproduct coke ovens.. • .do ... Cement mills... do... E l e c t r i c power u t i l i t i e s .do... Hallways ( c l a s s I ) . . . . . . ; .do. . . S t e e l and r o l l i n g m i l l s . . . . , do.. . Other i n d u s t r i a l . do... He t a i l d e a l e r s , t o t a l .do. . . STOtfS, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS P o r t l a n d cement; Production. dhipment s . . • Stocks, fini shed, end of month. Stocks, clinker ? end of month. Glass containers: Production Shipments. Stocks, end of month. TBAM aPOHTATIOH KCflJIPMEHP Motor v e h i c l e s , f a c t o r y s a l e s , t o t a l number. Coaches, t o t a l . .do.. . Domestic . d o . •.. Passenger e a r s , t o t a l .do.... Domes t i c .do... Tracks, t o t a l .*................................do... Domestic ..........'.......... .do... 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