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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY

SUPPLEMENT

U N I T E D 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 BUSIKFSS
SELECTED

MARCH 17, 1950

BUSINESS

INDICATORS
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES

STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION
0 9 3 5 - 3 9 " 100)

(BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS}

\:>:>ij. i > J . J . U J L . L«JU JU. J L U ^ ^ L L I O J J J,U.J..LJ. .'-JLIJL-LJ. j - L t J U J - I J..JL1

VALUE Of MANUFACTURERS' SALES AND INVENTORIES

PERSONAL INCOME

(BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

( • H U O W S OF COLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES)

too:

^^^^HYOTAL

PERSONAL INCOME

ISO
it***'-*'**'*'0**"*

I

^klKMp' J

100

WEEKLY

STATISTICS1

BUSINESS

1950

19*9
IXJHK

Mar. 5
'Odfoodicgrjprle**, iffcdl seals*
AXJ. cowwdi*Ji&**.Impie products. .1 .

192b«2.00-do....

$0Q&» • ..• • •••• v V. »V * • • » • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * • » • «

do * . • «

JUJ other
28 ccroodities 2j
Cot*.on Middling, I5/X6*, 10 Baskets 3 /
tOwAfr, No. 2, hard winter (Kansas City)
9«9*rtMAt •**»*• « • ! • •

do....
Auguat 1939*100..
d o l . per l b . „
dol. per b u . .
1935-39*100..

insured unemployment, total
State programs
Veterans' programs

.

<
•

thous..
do....
do....

«'?.nancat
Curr e»ney *n circulation jj
m i l . of d o l . .
?edarfel Reserve bank c r e d i t , t o t a l . •
do....
K ember bank reserve balances
do....
fixcean reserves, estimated
do....
federal fteserve reporting member banks In. leading c i t i e s ?
Bank d e b i t s , t o t a l
mil. of d o l . .
Mew York City
do....
Deposits, demand, adjusted
do....
Lo&as and investments, t o t a l
do..• •
U. 3 . Government obligatione
do....
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r . loans ( g r o s s ) . . . . d o . . . .
J.-.--..1 lur en, i n d u s t r i a l and commercial
number..
Bond y i e l d s , domestic corporate (Moody10) jjj
percent..
Stock prlcaa, 4l6 stocks (Standard and Poor*a)...1935-39*100..
I n d u s t r i a l s , 3^5 stocks
do....
Production:
Bituminous coal ~*j
thoua. of short t o n s . •
Electric power, by u t i l i t i e s
.mil. of kw-hr..
1
Motor vehicles (Ward s)
number..
A-efcroieum, crude j$/
thoua. of b b l . .
Steal 4/
1935-39-100..
j^reigb t carl oadings, t o t a l
thous. of c a r s . Mi
ftscelianeous
.
do....
LJ Pata do not always cover calendar weeks.



158-7
171.1
I63.6
151**
370.s
•32?
2.27
244
2,732
1,9*6
684
27,588

zzfizz

19,684
812
22,^75
9,060
46,112
61,976
33.069
15.1*7
125
3.01
116.0
121.4

Mar. 12

159
172
163
151
269
•327
2.25
256
2,72S

1.9*5
680
27.575
22,003
19,424
637

18,797
6.916
46,072
62,o46
33.206
15,106
179
3.01
117.8
123 .4
1.7*0
1.769
5.552
5.531
113.317
109,101
5.1«7
5.123
207.5
209.*
706
709
3U9
3*8
Zj ©aursday p r i c e s . %J Daily averages.

Feb. 11 J ffeb. 131
151.6
157.2
156.0
145.1
247-1
.317
2.20
23«
2,5*8
2,33^
63
27,002
18,146
16,265
817
a ,526
9,*9*
47,330
67.139
37.375
13.885
195
2.83
137.2
1*5.0
432
5.971
118,252
4,887
195.4
569
329

J«b. 25

Mar. 4

Mar. 11

152.2
159.1
156.8
1*5.3
248.0
.323
2.23
231
29*8S
2,276
62

152.5
158.9
158.3
145.3
248.7
.324
2.26
221

152.6
15Q.4
157.8
145.4

152.0
158.0
156.0
145.4
246.5
•3W
2.26

26 e ?92
18,581
16,400
1,0)41

27,031
18,092
16,176
762

19.313
7.489
46,0,30
66,977
36,975
13.905
218
2.83
136.3
144.0

£0,?86
8.255
46,848
66,985
37,162
13.854
210
2.83
137.0
144.7

404
437
5.931
5.85*
116,134
11"'.Ug*
4,931
*.930
193-7
189-6
560
547
326
320
4/' Week ending March 18, 191-8.

24S.0

.323
2.25
244

27,097

18,454
16,288
922
23,618
10,066
46,926
66,831
36,774
13.834
179
2.8J

137-fc
1*5.0
513
5.879
1x6,869
4,839
157.4
574
328

27,104
18,36*
16,258
974
8,109

221
2.83
137.6
145.2

119,853

15^6

MONTHLY

BUSINESS

STATISTICS
1949

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 194$ S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement
January

February |

1950
November

December

January

GKNKHAL JBUSlJyiSSS INDICATORS
P e r s o n a l income, s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d , a t a n n u a l r a t e s *
T o t a l p e r s o n a l income
M l - of d o l .
Wage and s a l a r y r e c e i p t s , t o t a l
do...
Employer d i s b u r s e m e n t s , t o t a l . • ...do...
Commodi t y - p r o d u c i n g i n d u s t r i e s
do...
Distributive industries
do...
Service industries
do...
Government
do...
Less employee c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s o c i a l i n s u r a n c e . d o . . .
Other l a b o r income
do...
P r o p r i e t o r s ' and r e n t a l income.
do...
P e r s o n a l i n t e r e s t income and d i v i d e n d s
do...
Total t r & n s f e r payments
do...
T o t a l n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l income.
do...
Farm income and marketings*'
Casn r e c e i p t s from f a r m i n g , i n d u c i n g Government p a y m e n t s ,
total
!
m i l . of d o l .
From m a r k e t i n g s and CGC l o a n s , t o t a l
do...
Crops
do...
L i v e s t o c k and p r o d u c t s , t o t a l
do...
Dairy p r o d u c t s
do...
Meat a n i m a l s
do...
P o u l t r y and eggs
do...
I n d e x e s of c a s h r e c e i p t s from m a r k e t i n g s and GCC l o a n s ,
a l l commoditi e s 1/
1935-39*100.
Crops
do...
Livestock and products
do-..
Indexes of vol.of farm marketings,all commodities l/.do...
Crops
do...
Livestock and products
do...
Manufacturers' sales and inventories - value (adjusted):
Sales, total
mil. of dol.
Durable-good3 industries, total
do...
Iron, steel, and products
do...
Nonferrous metals and products
do...
Electrical machinery and equipment
do...
Machinery, except electrical
do...
Autcmobiles and equipment
do...
Transportation equipment, except automobiles
do...
Lumber and timber basic products
do —
Furniture and finished lumber products
do...
Stcne, clay, and glass products
do...
Other durable-goods industries
do...
Nondurable-goods industries, total
Food and kindred products
Beverages
Tobacco m a n u f a c t u r e s
Texfci] e - r a i l l p r o d u c t s .
Apparel and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s
L e a t h e r and p r o d u c t s
P a p e r and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
P r i n t i n g and p u b l i s h i n g
Chemicals and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
P e t r o l e u m and c o a l p r o d u c t s
Rubber p r o d u c t s
Other n o n d u r a o l e - g o o d s i n d u s t r i e s
I n v e n t o r i e s , book v a l u e , end of month, t o t a l
Durable-goods i r . d u s t r i e s , t o t a l
I r o n , s t e e l , and p r o d u c t s
Nonferrous m e t a l s and p r o d u c t s
S l e c t r i c a l machinery and equipment
Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l
Automobiles and equipment
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment, e x c e p t a u t o m o b i l e s
Lumber and t i m b e r b a s i c p r o d u c t s
F u r n i t u r e and f i n i s h e d lumber p r o d u c t s
S t o n e , c l a y , and g l a s s p r o d u c t s
Other durable-goods i n d u s t r i e s
Nondurable-goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l
Focd and k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s
Beverages
Tobacco manuf tsfiturea
Textile-mill products
A p p a r e l and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s
L e a t h e r and p r o d u c t s
P a p e r and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
P r i n t i n g and p u b l i s h i n g
Chemicals and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
P e t r o l e u m and c o a l p r o d u c t s
Rubber pr©duet-s.
•.
Other n o n d u r a b l e - g o o d s i n d u s t r i e s

Digitized for
jr/ FRASER
Revised. \J Unadjusted.


214.6
135.9
138.2
60.5
1*0,3
17.1
20.3
2.3
2.0

211.3
134.0
136.3
59.4

17.0
11.2
192.0

17.0
11.6
191.0

209.4
132.5
134.7
56.O
39.5
17-4
21.8
2.2
2.2
44.Q
17.4
12.4
191.3

2.3?3
2.367

,783
,768
689
.079
283
589
200

3,050
,038
,722
.316
266
735
303

,326
.317
,175
,142
267
603
262

,266
,250
,111
.139
200
676
I65

266
241
285
113
103
120

U57
603
3U7
193
246
153

349

378
340
1U5
160
135

4il
301
155
170
144

339
389
301
1^4
168
1U3

17,880
7.550
2.033
595
729
1.238
1.176
406
351
299

18,175
7,757
2,081
602
716
1,270
1.217
483
349
302

17,313
7,04l
l.u57

1,080
1,287
305
752
223

356

35f
366

39.5
17.0
20.4
Z-3
2.1

46.6

IS

do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do., .

10,330
3.028
498
272
986
958
256
502
588
1,138
1.55*
260
290

do...
do...
do...
do...
do.. .
do —
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...

34,409
16.539
3,586
1,062
2.059

814

3*+. 09
16,629
3.633
1,029
2,088
3,688
2,217
976
744
835
605
813

do...
do...
do...
.do...
do...
do . . .
do...
do...
do...
.do...
do...
do.. .
do...

17.870
3,011
1,052
1.598
2,521
1,540
634
909
645
2,428
2,446
661
425

17,780
2.975
1,082
1.577
2,509
1,494
606
906
645
2,4ll
2,495
661
420

3,666
2,212
996
737
814

593

10,418
3.040
482
274
1,014

978
288
497
619
1,129
1,545
251
302
k

r2ll.9
rl34.4
rl36.6
57-4
r39-9
17-U
21.9
2.2
2.2
r!8.Q
rl2.8
rl94.5

218.4
134.1
136.9
57.4
40.2
17-5
21.8
2.8
2.2
46.2
17.4
IS.5
199.5

^3-5

rl6,84o
r6,958
rl.778
r531
r738
r98l
rl,085
r444
r438
r302
r339
r324

17,580
7,469
1,869
532
768
1.072
1,487
416
360
26l

333

r9,882
r2,716
r5**7
r256
rl,048
r695
242
r582
r6l9
rl,070
rl.565
266
275

10,110
2,821
503
291
1.03U
753
238
599
617
1.152
1.496
265
340

r30,R47
13,646
3,048
1,028
1,568
3,082
1,626
809
602
723
474
6S7

r30,876
rl3,810
r3,108
rl.OhS
rl,607
r3,101
r 1,673
r744
r62S
r722
r484
r694

30.970
13.772
3.120
996
1,584
3.O83
1,709
728
649
735
487
680

rl6,900
2,983
1,082
1,697
2,254
1.357
616
737
589
2,223
2,472
587
302

rl7,067
r3,065
r1,093
rl,706
r2,289
rl,382
r6l6
r760
r584
r2,207
r2,422
584
r360

17,198
3.189
1,114
1,686
2,304
1^23
626

512
767
1,081
1,258
410

454
3^5
393
363
r!0,272
2.834
522
280
1.133
688
254
618
512
1,182
1,6*54
262

363
340

,169
,357
558
385

|

February

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 S u r r e y
and t h e 19U9 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS -

3

S T A T I S T I C S — Continued
19U9

January

February

195Hovsaber

December

January

Continued

Manufacturer®' new o r d e r s , n e t s
falue (uaadjusted), total
Durable-goods i n d u s t r i e s , t d t a l
I r o n , s t e e l 9 and p r o d u c t s *
Nonf e r r o u s m e t a l s and t h e i r p r o d u c t s
E l e c t r i c a l machinery and equipment
Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment, except a u t o s
Other d u r a b l e - g o o d s i n d u s t r i e s
Nondurable-goods i n d u s t r i e s
.

16,860
6,703
2,034
594
699
91S
1/-155
2,613
10,157

16,534
6,734
1,832
514
612
1,016
384
2,376
9,800

18,165
7,402
1,771
525
724
953
711
2 718
10 763

rl6,809
r6,977
rl,948
536
r78S
r971
rl77
r2.557
r9.832

18,793
578
2,174
564
785
1,197
682
3.175
10.215

15,597
482,984
381.011

16,510
568,467
4l4,968

40,132
957,761
701,338

34,704
929,030
722,256

30,989
730,855
578,795

502
532
520
459
491
341

499
529
516
452
488
339

484
503
493
442
471
345

483
503
493
442
471
345

486
506
495
444
474
345

m i l . of d o l . .
do....
do....

14,659
5,73^
8,925

14,479
5,675

rl3,69S

8,804

14.336
5,548
8,788

r5,112
r8,5S6

13.936
5,375
8,561

1935~39»100..
do....

226
295

227
283

339
276

r48l
293

216
282

thousands..
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....

1,468
60.078
57,414
6.763
50,651
2,664

1,508
60,388
57,168
6,993
50,174
3,221

1,436
62,927
59,518

62,045
58,556

7.878
5l,64o
3,409

6,773
5L783
3,489

1,408
61,427
56,947
6.198
50,749
4,480

B&nk d e b i t s , t o t a l (3.41 c e n t e r s )
m i l . of d o l . .
New Tork Ci t y
do....
O u t s i d e New York C i t y
do....
Bonds:
Prices:
I n d u s t r i a l , u t i l i t y , . a n d r a i l r o a d (Stan.and Poor's Corp.):
High g r a d e (11 bonds)
d o l . p e r $100 b o n d . .
Medium g r a d e , c o m p o s i t e ( 1 2 bonds)
do....
I n d u s t r i a l ( 4 bonds)
do....
P u b l i c u t i l i t y ( 4 bonds)
do
B a i l road ( 4 b o n d s ) .
do....
Domestic m u n i c i p a l (15 bonds)
do....
U. S. T r e a s u r y bonds ( t a x a b l e )
do
.
Yields:
Domestic c o r p o r a t e , Moody's
percent..
By r a t i n g s : Aaa
do
Aa
do
A
do
3aa
do....
By groups! Industrial
do....
Public utility
do
Railroad
do....
Domestic municipal (15 bonds),Stand.& Poor*s Corp..do....
U. S. Treasury bonds (taxable)
do....
Stocks:
Dividend r a t e p e r s h a r e :
Common s t o c k s (200 s t o c k s ) , Moody's
dollars..
I n d u s t r i a l (125 s t o c k s )
do....
P u b l i c u t i l i t y (24 s t o c k s ) 2 /
do
Railroad (25 stocks)
.7
do
Banks ( 1 5 s t ocks)
do....
I n s u r a n c e (10 s t o c k s )
do
Dividend y i e l d s :
Common s t o c k s (200 s t o c k s ) , Moody's
percent..
I n d u s t r i a l (125 s t o c k s )
do..-.
P u b l i c u t i l i t y (24 s t o c k s ) 2 /
do
Bailroad (25 stocks)
do....
Bank ( 1 5 s t o c k s )
do
I n s u r a n c e (10 s t o c k s )
.
do....
Preferred, high-grade (11 stocks)
do....

94,080
38,429
^.651

80,180
31.982
48,195

88,588
35.2^9
53,339

106,274
45.781
60,493

95.336
38,962
56,374

100.5
92.1
96.1
93.8
86.4
129.9
101.16

100.5
92.7
97.0
94.7
86.6
128.5
101.51

103.2
93-5
100.3
99.5
80.8
129.6
104.22

103.7
94.5
101.0
100.1
82.2
130.3
104.36

104.0
96.3
101.8
100.6
86.4
131.3
104.16

3.02
2.71
.81
.08
.46
.80
•99
.26
.15
2.42

3.00
2.71
2.80
3.O5
3.45
2.79
2.99
3.24
2.23
2.39

2.89
2.60
2.68
2.93
305
2.67
2.81
3.20
2.17
2.20

2.86
2.58
2.67
2.89
3-31
2.65
2.79
3-14
2.13
2.19

2.83
2.57
2.65
2.85
3-24
2.63
2.79
3.07
2.08
2.20

3.O7
3.17
I.63
2 ,42
'
2 •35
1 -99

3.O7
3.17
I.63
2.42
2.35
1.99

3.26
3-42
1.68
2.30
2.39
2.11

3-27
3.44
1.68
2,24
2.47
2.34

3-26
3.42
I.69
2.25
2.47
2.40

6.62
6.84
6.00
7-77
4.67
3-33
4.09

6.85
7.12
6.05
8.39
4.70
3-33
4.04

n i l . of d o l .
do...
do...
do...
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CONSTRUCTION AHD REAL ESTATE
C o n t r a c t a w a r d s , 37 S t a t e s ( J . W. Dodge C o r p . ) !
Total p r o j e c t s
number..
T o t a l v a l u a t i on
t h o u s . of d o l . .
Building, t o t a l
do....
C o n s t r u c t i o n coot indexes**
American A p p r a i s a l C o . , a v e r a g e , 30 c i t i e s
1913*100..
Atlanta
•
do....
Hew York
do....
San. F r a n c i sco
dp... •
S t . Loui ©
.
do....
Associated General Contractors ( a l l types)
do....
DOMESTIC TRADE
All r e t a i l stores:
Estimated inventories ( a d j u s t e d ) , t o t a l
Durable-goods s t o r e s
..
Kondurable-goods s t o r e s
.
Department s t o r e s a l e s , U n i t e d S t a t e s t o t a l s :
Unadjusted i n d e x
Adjusted i n d e x
aiPLOIMENT
Labor f o r c e ( B u r e a u of t h e C e n s u s ) :
Armed f o r c e s
Civilian labor force
Snployment
Agricultural
Nonagricultural
Unemployment
FINANCE

r / R e v i s e d . 2 / P r e l i m i n a r y . 1/ Minus d e n o t e s e x c e s s of c a n c e l l a t i o n s over new o r d e r s .
Digitized for
T eFRASER
l e g r a p h s t o c k which i s s t i l l ~ i n c l u d e d i n t h e 200 s t o c k a v e r a g e .



6.62

s.se
5.64
8.11
4.61
3.00

3.89

6.28
6.5O
5-35
7.10
4.55
307
3.S3

2 / Revised t o e x c l u d e American Telephone and

4

MONTHLY

BUSINESS

S 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 tissues of t h e Survey
and t h e 1943 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement

miimCE

S T A T I S T I C S -—Continued
19U9

January

February

1950
November

Beeembeir

January

- Continued

Stock® - Continued
P r i c e ® ( S t a n d a r d .and P o o r ' s C o r p o r a t i o n ) :
Combined i n d e x ( 4 l o s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . °X935"39*100..
I n d u s t r i a l . (365 s t o c k s ) . . . . . .
.
..
..
do....
Public u t i l i t y (31 stocke)...
.......do..*.
B a i l r o a d (20 s t o c k s ) . . . . .
....do....

121.0
127-3
94*2
105.9

117.2
122 • 7

2 9 S^5
632
63
1^5
179
k3
50
360
1,372

2,767
607
63

31,811
"6,031
16,221
657
212
)429

60.061
i1* .'936
3^.917
549
103
320

4S4
1,126

476
994

5,377
1.235

4,080
i,o46

1,116
6,003
1,060

5,732

5,223

S S 1S3
100

129.1
136.5
•102.6
96.2

132.7
140.3
104.1
101.0

135-1
142.6
105.8
107.8

2,63s
559
26
160
206
52
52
33**

3,121
626

3«5
1.5^3

2,393
435
Ug
126
162
37
46
298
l,24l

44,382
8,3^3
25,833
1,021
448
517

110,945
17,425
77.385
224
111
37

511
1,064
6,477
1,05s

465
1,103
5,844
1,077

2,722

5,231

5,294

7,US1
101

4,216
53

r 7,717
r95

£-7*930
r94

3,722
48.,8oo

2,927
46,315

4,653
44,623

2,746
36,02s

r2,9l4
31.277

r 703,.291
735,997
r724,786
r297tS^l

r642,5l8
676,795
r662,81l
r310t025

r754,993
r762,099
r755.367
r328,285

r729,«32
r74o,l39
r740,071
r328,300

762,000
760,500
?4g,ooo
340,685

r«3.752
87*649
r-89,870
r.82,425

r80,488
81,447
*7S,992
rg4,56o

r91f9«5
r93,248
r9'2.987
r.S3,125

r86,92S
^92,506
r90,911
r84,720

96,000
93,500
100,000
78,000

236,9^-5
248, 70S
243,890
96,344

r220,5^3
231,686
r228,984
r99,015

r260,0'80
^265,313
'257,785
rlOS,l40

r252,270
r262,811
T261,005
r!09,895

275.000
267,000
257,000
120,000

r25U,35i
270*069
r26l,622
70,000

r218,319
239.603
r232 t 20O
76,000

r269,096
r268,903
r270,358
r84,195

r.260,523
r254,752
r259,067
r79e880

258,000
267,000
260,000
86,880

SO,188
125,050

46,285
118,803

52,093
99,208

r52,9i9
r!06,6l9

60,218
108,414.

38,890
r37,OS5

36,103
T3M89
118,932

28,619
r31,684
101,430

27,234
r3l,771
r98,042

33,941
92.339

5,S96

5.891

6,040

5*285
2.304
H.339

4,866
2,172
12,3*5

746
542

69275
5.23k
2,158
10,651

827
•959
139
11,366

5,062
4,926
9.815

4,922'
4,406
10t442

5.155

- 5,339

4,216
9.645

,629
,312
10,926

94*4
99*6

THANSPQMJAnOH
freight carloadingst
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thousand®..
C a r s , t o t a l (A.A.&.) 1 / •
.........................do....
Coal...................
Coles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Porest p r o d u c t s . . . . . . .
G r a i n s and g r a i n p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . , .
Livestock. . , . . . . . . . . . - • • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
M e r c h a n d i s e , 1 .c -1 - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . ,
Miscellaneous. . . . . . . « " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . - . . . . . . .do.....
F r e i g h t - c a r s u r p l u s and s h o r t a g e , d a i l y averages
Gar s u r p l u s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .number..
.Box c a r t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . •
Coal. c a r s .
do....
Car s h o r t a g e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Box c a r e , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...do.-....
Coal, c a r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .

156
34
52
369
1,356

1,250

FOODSTUFFS
Livestock slaughter (Federally inspected):
C a l v e e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of a n i m a l s . .
Cattle...............................................do....
Hogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . «&o.....
Sheep and lamb*;
.do....

100,208
92,93*
5*964
3,9i«
1,909

5«5

59

ISO
214

hs

ee

M3TALS Mi) MAHUF^CIUHES
Pig iron, production.
t h o u s . of s h o r t t o n s . .
S t e e l i n g o t s and s t e e l f o r c a s t i n g s *
Production.
do.... . .
P e r c e n t of. c a p a c i t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PETHQLEUM, COAL, AND PBQDUCTS
Anthrad te, p r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -do.,.
Hit'jminous
coal, p r o d u c t ! o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
PM>m AID PEIM'IXHG
P a p e r , e x c l u d i n g b u i l d i n g p a p e r , n e w s p r i n t , and p a p e r b o a r d
(American P a p e r and P u l p A s s o c i a t i o n ) ?
Orders, new...-..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s h o r t tons.
Produc t i o n . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do...
Shipment1.........................
...........do...
S t o c k s , end of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o , . . .
F i n e paper?
Orders, n e w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Production...........................................do...
Shipment
&.............................«,...............do«..
S t o c k s , end. of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
P r i n t i n g papers
Orders, n e w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o * . .
Production..........................................do...
Shipment a ............................................do. -.
Stock a, end of month
..do...
Coarse papert
Orders, new.
.............
......................do...
Production
...do...
Shipment s..-........................................do..»
Stocks, ®nd of month.'..............................do. -.

r

EDBBBH AND RUBBER PHCODUCTS
Natural rubbers
Consumption. ...................................... ..long ton®.
Stocks,, end of month........................................do-.. .
Synthetic rubbers
Production. ...............<............................ .do...
Consumption............................................. ..do...
Stocks, end of month....................................do...
Tire® and tubes?
P neumat i c ca si ng s t
Production.................................... ..thousand®.
Shipment•...-.......................................do...
Original equipment...............................do-*.
Stocks, end of month...............................do-...
l u n a r tubes*
P r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..do*..
Shipments.-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..... . d o . . .
S t o c k s , end- of month. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .

118,357


rj R e v i s e d , if D a t a f o r December 1949 a r e f o r 5 w©eks; o t h e r months, 4 weeks.


4,222
10,713

27,808