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SURVEY OF C U R R E N T BUSINESS W E E K L Y SUPPLEMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE MARCH 2 1 , 1947 SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS CRUDE OIL RUNS-10-STILLS &£CTR1G POWER PRODUCTION STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION (JWLU0H8 OF BftWELS-OAHy AVERAGE) 18K.LI0HS OF KILOWATT H O W S ) 0986-3»> 100} 5.6 S.2 4.8 xZrjf1943^ r4!%C^r^\^\ fe^v^ A \!>v1 jsstyksRn 1 4.0 I I 1 I I I l l II H I I . I J - L m i h n l I I PRICES OF 3 5 4 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS COTTON CONSUMPTION (1998-39-100) (OAIUT AVERAGE- THOUSANDS OF BALES} N0N1K.V MTA I I i I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I » I I I I I I I I I I I.I I I S I I I I I 1944 1945 1946 1947 1944 1945 1947 1946 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS* 1946 1947 Iter. 15 Mar. SI Mar. 1 Na«t\ l6 Commodity prices, wholesale: All commoditiee 2 / 192fc»100. farm products do... food...•.••••••>.•*••.••*••••.<••...do.'* All other 2/ do... 28 eoBBOdltiee } / August 1939»100. 336.7 Cotton, middling, 15/16", 10 markets 4/ dol. per lb. .352 Wheat, So. 2., Ua.Vln.(X.Cv)...do.l. per to. 2.75 Department etore ealee 1935-39*2.00. Insured unemployment, total 5 / ...thous. state program do... Veterans' programs ...... do,.. 148.7 181.8 170.7 129 A 329.6 146.4 176.1 167.5 128.7 320.1 108. 4 •344 2.§5 .3*1 2.3U 238 2.33J 1,156 I.098 .263 1.72 2*3 3,£09 l,«l4 1.747 108,2 133-9 109.2 101,6 159.0 109.5 101.9 I89.6 19U6 1947 Mar. 9 .267 1.72 |33 3.655 1,397 1/W7 Mar. 15 Mar. 8 Mar. 1 Mar.l6 ffiaance - COBtinned. Member bank reserve balances..nil. of dol.. Excess reserves, estimated. do.... federal Beeerve reporting member banks* Deposits, demand, adjusted..mil. of dol.. Loans and investments, total do.... U. 8. Government obligations 6/..do.... Conner., indue., and agr., loane.do.... Pedluree.. commercial number.. Bond yields (Moody's) percent.. Stock price:; (402 clocks) 1935-39*100.. Production; Bituminouo coal 4/..,thous. of short tons.. J&ectric power...., mil. of kv-hr.. Motor vehicl*a (Wardo) jf number.. Petroleum 4/ thous. of b b l . . eteelS/..'...., 1935-39=100.. freight cerlcnd.*.Ago, total...thouo. of e a r s . . Miscellaneous ...d»_... -e 15.8U7 722 15.930 15.7«1 757 38.786 55.590 35.300 10,995 38.590 55.U17 35.301 10,802 58 -'..% 122.0 126.8 15.663 1.112 15,444 924 38,686 37.678 55.056 67.7U9 67,699 3&.790 49,088 10,712 7.U86 7,*5« 22 7* 2.66 2.66 2.79 138.8 125.1 139.6 2,1*0 2,110 2.203 2,176 4,787 4.797 3.988 3.953 Bank debits, member bonks in 101 c i t i e s * P-OU.7U9 |10U,378 105,175 35.020 23.050 Total n i l . of dol. 15,7*0 18,563 lk.5l6 l6,4Bl 4t 4,403 4,771 4>15 Sew York 'City .....do... 6,700 5,151 6.930 I85.O I87I8 185-0 165.0 Currency la circulation 4 / . , d o . . . 28,321 28,35O '•il-.p-t 27^966 786 28,276 800 23.804 federal Bcecrvc bank credit, t o t a l . . . . d o . . . 23.H23 2L2L _&22U.7&1 fiata do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ See note in January l l t 39u? issua. ta. "<J 'ihuroday pricee. 4 / Daily average. 5 / Data from federal Security Agency; eee 1 A l y 13, 19^6 issue. 6/ r.reot and guaranty ed, 2j B*** a** £ov u « s ' a»d Canada sad includo vcanenger ears, coomorcial cars, and trucks. 8/ March 22,. I89.O. 1:3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS Sarlier data are available In monthly iesues of the Survey and the 1942 Supplement 1947 1946 1947 February Vebruary January OOSSTBOCTIOH AUD B3&I. BSTAPS 72,696 29.498 *3.198 2.78 66,703 30,498 36,210 2.68 352,855 430,970 2&S.3 38I.7 m 297-4 390.8 313.6/8 201,0<32 67.097 117.281 196,397 133.955 8:8 52.295 2.83 2.48 2.,6l 2.56 S.69 2.70 2.79 2u83 B*a. .do... J 2.95 3-12 3.17 r/ Bevlsed. 1/ Data for January 1^47 arc for 5 weeks;' other months, 4 w«eko. 1946 19>*7 februaryl December January riMNCE - Continued Bogineering constructions Contract awards (B.V.B.) l/..thous, of dol J 356 9 49lg 248,025 Oonetruetion cost indexeet Xaglneerlng Bows Beoord? Building cost 1913*100 298.8 245.4 323.8 Construction cost (all types)..do.. 391-9 DOMESTIC XBADS Mail-order and store sales* of dol..J 185,800 150,292 total tales, 2 companies.,,, Montgomery Ward a Co...... ...do, 55,231 71.205 ...do. 95.061 Seare, Boenuok and Co ll»».595 .rXVASCB Bank debits, total (141 centers).mil. of dol. Vew York City do... Outside Vew York City do... Bond yields, domestic corp.(Moody«a).percent. By ratings: Aaa ,..,.dc... 19»*7 Sarlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1942 Supplement [February 19,060 2.79 2-57 2.65 2*79 3.13 Bund yields, domestic corporate (Moody's)-Con. By groupst industrials percent.. Public utilities do.... fiailroado do.... Stocks, cash dividend paymente (Moody's): Xotal annual payments at current rates (600 cos.) mil. of dol.. Kumber of 3harea, adjusted millions.. M Dividend rata per share (weighted average) (600 coo.) dollars.. Banks (21 coe.) do.... Industrials (492 cos.) do.... Insurance (21 cos.) do.... Public utilitieo (JO cos.) do.... Bailroads (36 cos.) do.... Stock yields1 Common stocks (200), Moody's percent.. Banks (15 stocks) do.... Industrials (125 stocks) do.... Insurance (10 stocks) do.... Publio u t i l i t i e s (25 stocks) do.... Bailroads (25 s t o c k s ) . . . do.... 2.61 2.7? 3.00 2.54 2.65 2.83 )Q.31 H.47 2.66 2.77 3.04 2.63 5* 2,110.73 2,128.87 95^.65 95»».65 2.30 3.21 2.32 2-59 1.95 2.75 2.02 3.21 1.95 2.58 1.81 2.77 2.21 3.20 2.19 2.59 1.90 2.77 2.23 3.21 2.22 2.59 1.92 2.75 M 4.2 3.8 *.5 4.6 3.6 4.5 4.2 4.4 6.8 4.0 5.1 u u ?'3 6.6 U 6.6 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS - Continued Earlier data art Available in monthly isouee of the Survey and the 1942 Supplement 19*7 19U6 February february December 19*7 llBarller data are available in aonthly issues . of the Survey and the 1942 Supnleneat January If January November December I EMPLOTMEBT C02tDIT?0NS AND WAGES - Continued TBAVSPO&TATHM freight earloadiaga (tad. Beserve indexes): Combined index, edjueted 1935~39slOO.. Coal do.... Cok do.... ' forest products do.... drains and grain product* do.... Livestock do.... Merchandise, l . c l Ore do.... do.... do.... 142 li+9 171 166 147 111 76 172 1*5 126 152 m 150 158 78 94 121 140 132 155 % 122 81 145 148 3 157 123 1? 152 roQsssunrs Stock*, cold storage, end of months 12,339 Apple*, fresh thoue. of bu. Butter, creamery thoue. of lb. 10,057 Cheese, total do... 97.4o2 Sgge, ahell i toous. of caaee. 217 Bggs, frozen thoue. of lb.' 73.508 fruits, frosen do... Vegetables, frosen do.'.., 403,381 Total aeats 1/ mil. of lb., 298,6001 S84 Beef and veal thoue, of lb., 197.7f3 Lamb and autton do... 17.063 6U0.580 4l4,018 126,562 285,167 6,308 19.462 91.372 1.578 117.903 34h,02o 156.274 791 164,871 1S.533 516.729 42o,5s*5 90,1*1* 35&.730 27.3** 27.8/4 123.592 767 102.437 470,710 333,084 623 169,271 16,893 344,988 276,232 68.756 316.577 rl8,224 rll4,6o6 r287 rSO,800 r439,22o r320,307 r854 rl92,66o rl7,ll4 r522,46l r399.473 rl22,988 rJlS.792 6,431 91.9 1.393 19.8 5,760 73-9 7,213 930 74,3*7 77.591 1*1,667 19.923 86,089 78,674 77.578 141,213 rSO,832 78,256 ©0,144 143.692 76,680 65,198 61,274 o 56 l62.*46l 41,349 273.075 70,176 90,204 77,904 175,800 72,332 74,795 67 s 211 173.337 713.83* 577.777 718,072 64L.342 533.794 614,867 684,35* 532.773 076,988 302,016 586,121 774.667 417.058 275.111 372.489 193.835 397.473 321,434 450,740 313.398 bales., 840,463 747.740 774,177 947.036 Paaeeager care, production number. Trueke and truck tractors, production..do..., 263.998 114,909 47.965 23,660 262,076 101,454 £52,100 102,727 Pork, total fresh and cured Lard..v Poultry - dc... do... do... do... METAL* AMD MASUfACSUBlB Steel ingots and steel for caetinga* Production thoue. of snort tona. Percent of capacity. 2/ Copper! Productions Mine or anelter snort tone. Jtefinery do... Deliveries, refined, doaestic do... 8tocke, refined, end of month. do... Sine, elabt Production Shipments Doaestic Stocks, end of nonth do... do... do... do... 74,339 54.856 rl9v37? TEXTILE PBODUCTS . TBABfcVOattaTlOK KtfJIPWffil 1946 1947 January January 3OO.3 329.2 276.7 208.9 403.7 390.0 343.8 232.7 306.4 229.2 243.0 216.1 173.2 302.6 297-5 272.3 262.3 153.5 559.1 514.3 356.6 602.5 256.1 207.7 118.2 192.9 169.3 185.4 215.7 190.7 217.0 149.4 206.6 228.0 148.0 149.4 1*5.2 164.0 215.0 180.1 144.1 T291.& r321-3 270.0 203.7 400.6 375-3 336.8 r235.5 r313.6 511.5 680.4 r434.3 336.8 S3 215-7 212.7 SMPLOXMEBT COBD1TI0MS AMD WAGES reduction-worker -jay r o l l s , etc. 3 / -'Con. Nondurable gcods - Continued. Paper and alliod products 1939s100.. Paper and. pulp do.... Printing, publishing, etc do.... Newspapers and periodicals do.... Printing, book and job do.... Chemicals fend a l l i e d products do.... Chemicale. . do.... Products of petroleum and coal do.... Petroleum refining do.... Bubber product* do.... Bubber tires and inner tubes do.... Pay rolls, nonmfg., uncdj.fU.tj.Dept.of La.)J 3/ Mining: Anthracite 1939-100.. Bituminous coal do.... Metalliferous do..... Quarrying end noumetalllc do.... Crude petroleum and natural gas do.... Public utilities! Blnctrlc light and power do.... Street railways and busses do.... Telegraph , do.... Telephone do.... Services: Dyeing and cleaning do.... Power laundries do.... Year-round hotels do.... Betail trade do.... slholesale trade PAPA AID PAPSHBOABD Orders, new short tons. Orders, unfilled, end of month do... Production do... Waete papers Consuaptlon do... Stocke, s i l l s , end of aonth do... Cottons Consuaptlon 19*6 19*7 January do.... CHailCAU AND ALLIED PRODUCTS jPaiat saieet Calcimines, plastic and coldtwater oaintat Calcimines thoue. of dol. Plastic-texture paints do... -Cold-water paints: In dry form do... In paote fora, for interior u s e . . . d o . . . Paint, varnish, lacquer, and f i l l e r s : Total do... Classified, total Industrial Trade Unclassified do... do... do... ,. .do... 281.6 245.6 210.7 185.2 221.7 ! 198.4 165.7 326.9 321.0 2l>9.0 ?30.5 396.3 363.7 188.8 285.2 276.8 220.9 210.6 290.1 1 272.6 188.9 251.2 159.7 204.8 152.6 1*9-3 2C9.9 118.0 150.9 139.0 222.4 r151.0 ffi 13%7 181.4 155.3 205.2 157-6 210.9 194.2 273.0 201.7 178.7 196.4 15*-9 161.2 217.0 191.5 218.5 rl91.7 189-7 92 ?53 111 75 64 146 397 309 199 269 420 371 83,300 74,144 32.411 *1.732 9.157 r55.<)19 r49,778 rl9,825 r29,553 r 6,141 r70,l36 r62,h83 r27.37& '35.109 r 7.652 I89.1 266.9 213.8 201.8 215.1 187-7 189.7 i»<3-5 1 273-9 r240.3 205-5 182.0 227.9 311-8 301-3 2*5*7 226.9 385.1 360.3 182.3 IU1 M J & A L S AND MAKUfACTURBS Castings, gray irons Shipments, total short tons.. ,056,050 r706,319 964,300 for sale do.... 624,511 r446,«67 552.696 Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of mo.do.... .985,699 '2/76,994 |2,888,219 Malleable iron castings: 47,411 36,802 Orders, new, for sale do.... 3*,517 Orders, unfilled, .'or sale dc... 259,76* 245,37s 278,446 75,893 r54.0l6 Shipments, total do.... 68,987 42,414 To outeide trades do.... 39.328 38,181 Steel castings: Shipments, total do.... 1*5.?79 99.058 130,813 For sale, total., do.... 77.071 •79,491 93.930 22,61*5 28,914 Bailway specialties do.... ?7,U89 Boilers, steel, new orders: 1.4?i Area thous. of no.ft.. rl.005 1.453 Quantity . number.. rl.Wil 1,381 1.393 Mechanical stockers, neless Classes 1, 2, and 3 do.... 14,063 4,28.-? 14,946 Claaees 4 and 5s Number 24 5 ?15 Horsepower 59,080 54,852 58.495 P r o d u c t i o n - w o r k e r pay r o l l s , a l l a f g . , uriadj. ( U . S . Dept. of labor) £ / J.939-100.. D u r a b l e gooda do.... I r o n and s t e e l and t o e i r p r o d u c t * . . d o . . . . B l a s t f u r n a c e a , a t e e l works, e t c . d o . . . . Sleetrieal aacbiaery • do.... Machinery, except eleotri.:al do.... Machinery and machine shop p r o d . . d o . . . . Machine toole do.... Autoaobilee do.... transportation equipment,exo.autoe.do Airoraft and parte (exc. enginee)do.... Aircraft enginee do.... Shipbuilding and b o a t b u i l d i n g . . . . d o . . . . Bonferroue aetale and products do.... Lumbar and timber baelc p r o d u c t s . . . d o . . . . Sawmills do.... furniture and finiahed lumber prod.do.... furniture do.... Stone, clay, and glaae producta....do.... Bondurable goods do.... Textile-mill producte, etc do.... Cotton afrs., except email wares.do.... Silk and rayon gooda do.... Woolen and worated manufaeturee..do.... Apparel and other fin. tax. prod...do.... Men's clothing '...do.... Women's clothing do.... Leather and leather products do.... Boot* and ahoee do.... food and kindred products do.... Baking do.... Canning and preserving. do.... Slaughtering and meat p a c k i n g . . . . d o . . . . Tobacco manufactures do.... 88 541.7 394-2 341.5 315.5 163.4 269.6 233.8 271.9 272.0 256.3 304.4 200.1 251.8 308.2 209.0 171.9 219.0 197.5 252.4 201.1 158.2 267.5 209.4 PAPER AND PHIMTIHG 3O6.9 163.5 256.8 223.0 267.4, 262.6*1 247.9 293.5 191.* 242.7 288.5 206.7 154.2 r200.0 177.6 248.1 199.0 212.0 r299-5 0 2 7 . 3 A l l paper end loaperbyard m i l l e ( B u . o f C e n t u a ) : Paper and paperooard p r o d . , t o t a l . a b o r t t o n s . , 1,762,929 b l , 514,42%,.674,107 265.5 Paper.. do.... 891.337 r 790,37$ 845,207 193.9 Paperboard do.... 752.363 r626,353 708,949 414.3 Build.'.ag board do..., 119,229 38U.8 r97.69^ 119.951 3*6.7 Paper, excl. building paper, newsprint ar.d, paperooard (American Paper and Pule Aa« n)s r290.7 Ordere, new short tone., 391.176 682,014 640,569 r3l6.b Production do.... 706.213 644,266 550.0 Shipment e do..., 715.360 653.559 r6oo,813 633.3 695.8O3 fine papers r533-7 Orders, now do..., 107,316 101,382 81,565, r399.1 Production do.... 92.351 rlOO.943 r3*3.1 98,669 Shipment* do.... 9*.*31 104,245 r313.5 99.807 Stocke, end of month do..., 55,963 54.187 rl63.6 52,578 Printing papers 266.9 Ordere, new do.... 299.556 ?*7.377 212,033 230.7 Production do..., 237.696 219.785 r230,394 274.0 Shipments do.... 245,131 221,406 235,028 272.4 Stocke, end of month do.... 50,504 61,691 57,996 255-7 Wrapping paper: 301.2 Orders, new co. •.. 232,954 231,270 252,261 197.9 Production do..., 275.783 232.70* r264,6l4 253.0 Shipments do..., 27*3.472 238,186 264,765 298.3 Stocks, end of month do..., 66,026 67,047 64,935 210.7 159-1 TEXTILE PRODUCTS 216.8 194.7 |Proxylii*-coatei t e x t i l e s (cotton fabrica)s 259.2 Orders, unfilled, end of month 209.0 thoue. of linear yd., 12,786 12,35* 12.531 r201.1 Pyroxylin spread thous. of lb'. 6,75* 7,205 7.754 236.9 Shipments, billed thous. of linear yd., 8,210^ 9.217 9,423 222.0 tf Eevised. ........ „ room products not shown separately. , _. ?/ „ for ._ 19U7. „„ § based „ of tad. 1/ Includes edible offal, canned meats and meat prodncto, and sausage ana sausage caoacity as v„w won„„,„ January 11., 19^7, of January 91.891.000 3/ January 19i&7, of "* 91.241,000 Ot 9lll (VM net «~* tone; ( A . . . earlier *»*.-! 1*,. data HA*B are o » - based J»«— A on «« capacity ~~n~r.4+,. &• — •«* . ¥ . . . . . . _ 1, •% 1946, <iAb£ ft, fffti rtrtrtnet ^ tons. ^ i T «Employment __n TL data . . Vbv'»industries ^ • " « w . 1 ' " for vwpnw* *y » • <« (the latest available) and preliminary employment data for industry groups and the totals for febroary will be shown in the next issue of the'Weekly Supplement.
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