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SURVEY OF C U R R E N T BUSffM WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT UNITED STATES D E P A R T M E N T O F C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SORVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS S.ELiCTED STEEL MARCH 24, 1950 BUSINESS INDICATORS ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY U T I L I T I E S (BILLIONS QF KiLOWATT-HOURS) INGOT PRODUCTION (1935-39-100) WEEKLY DATA WEEKLY DATA *. 1950 y.1949 * £ % • ^ / 1 ® " ^ » » © ^> ^*®*&*&*Q 1948^ LJ. J_.I_LJ_JLJJLLJUlJLuU, j J « L X j J J U L U J UJLLL±±J± i.iJ^Li^LJU-LJJ-J^lJJLJ^ (THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES) WEEKLY DATA 100 50 j^f^n AA x \ r | W XJ-JJL-LJLI-JL-LJ_U __.L_J__i__±.._i_L._L_.L_i__L_l_ 1947 1948 I I I MONTHLY DATA r '40 h [V i f v '' 30 % WEEKLY * ""Vxk /H7 20 I x . M 1 1 1 LJLi—L_L™ - J - X J - J » j J _ J J _ J _ J L ± - . 1949 JU-JjJU X J J U ^ L L L L X X J J (DAILY AVERAGE ° THOUSANDS OF BALES) 50 U.S. TOTAL | COTTOW CONSUMPTION MOTOR-VEHICLE PRODUCTION (CARS, BUSES,AND TRUCKS) 150 V' V \l 200 r>ypcy^ I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1950 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 19^-9 1950 IXBK Mar. 12 Commodity prices, wholesale* All commodities Farm product s. Food. All other.. . -.. .1926^100.. .do.... .......... ............do ..................do.... 28 commodities 2/ . . . . . . . . . A u g u s t 1939«100.. Cotton middling, 15/l6 w , 10 markets £ / . . . . . . . . . . d o l . p e r l b . . Wheat, No. 2, hard winter (Kansas C i t y ) . . . . . . . . . . d o l . p e r b u . . Department s t o r e sale® — . . . .1935""39sa100, * Insured unemployment, t o t a l . . . . . . . .. .thou©.. State programs •• .do.... Veterans' program® .. ..do.... FinanceI Currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n %f . m i l . of d o l . . Federal Eeserve bank c r e d i t , t o t a l ..do.... Member bank reserve balances ... do.... Excess r e s e r v e s , e s t i m a t e d . . . . . . . . . ....do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks i n leading . 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 . . Hew York City do.... Deposits, demand, a d j u s t e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Loans and investments, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . do.... U. S. Government obligations ...•••••• do.... Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r . loans (gross) do.... F a i l u r e s , i n d u s t r i a l and commercial.. .number.. Bond y i e l d s , domestic corporate (Moody8 e) jjj percent.. Stock p r i c e s , 4 l 6 stocks (Standard and Poor's) 1935~39*100•. I n d u s t r i a l s , 3&5 stocks .......do.... Productioni Bituminous co&l Jj/ thous. of short t o n s . . S l e c t r i c power, by u t i l i t i es .• . m i l . of kw-hr.. Motor vehicles (Ward's). ». ..number.. Petroleum, crude j / thous. of b b l . . Steel 4 / ..................................1935-39-100.. F r e i ^ i t carloadings, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of car®.. Miscellaneous. .do.... Digitized for 1/ FRASER gftta do not always, cover calendar .weeks. 2/ Thursday p r i c e s , 159-0 172.6 163.7 151.2 269*7 «327 2.25 256 2,72S 1*945 680 27,575 22,003 19,424 637 IS ,797 6,916 1+6,072 62,046 33*206 15,106 179 3.01 117.8 123. 4 Mar. 19 158.5 170.9 163.0 151.0 262.7 .326 2.23 261 2.735 1,94© 6lk 27,507 22,348 19.936 99O 22,859 9.736 46,182 62,359 33,112 15.095 210 3.00 117.9 123.6 Feb. IS 152.2 159-1 156.8 145*3 *g.o »323 2.23 Feb. 25 152.5 158*9 158.3 145.3 24g.7 *324 2„26 221 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Mar. IS 152.6 159.4 157.8 145.4 248.0 .323 2.25 244 152.0 158.0 I56.O 145.4 246.5 .319 2.26 253 151.9 158.7 155»3 145.3 245.8 .319 2.28 27,039 18,364 16,771 1.369 231 2.495 2,276 62 26,992 18,581 16,400 1,041 27,031 18,092 16,176 762 27,097 18,454 16,288 922 27,104 18,363 16,258 974 19.313 20,386 §.255 24,138 10,066 46,926 66,831 36,774 13.8* 179 20,492 7,489 46,930 66,977 36.975 13.905 218 2.83 136.3 144.0 2,537 2,317 62 46,848 66,98*5 37.162 13*854 210 2.83 137*0 144.7 2.81 I37.4 145.0 1+98 1,7*0 404 437 513 5.496 5.531 5.854 5.931 5.879 116,134 115.671 109,101 116,869 117.^87 4,931 4,839 5,145 5,123 4,930 157A 193*7 210.6 209 .4 189.6 574 560 608 709 547 328 326 350 348 320 j j / Daily average®. 4 / Week ending March 25, 203.9* 8,109 46,711 66,283 36,U6 3 13.798 221 2.83 137.6 145.2 9,480 208 2.83 139.1 146.8 2 S 200 5.937 118,459 4,758 157-0 70S 329 128,128 191.8 MONTHLY 2 BUSINESS S T A T I S T I C S Earlier data ar$ available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1949 Statisticai Supplement 1950 1949 february January B©v@mb@r B@@#mb®r January j February CQMODITY PHicK Wholesale p r i c e ® of © e l e c t e d commoditl@fit B u t t e r , 92~geor@ ;(Kew York J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o l . p e r l b . C o t t o n , m i d d l i n g , 15/16®, a v e r a g e , 10 mark@t®. do... ; %g8, extras, large (Chicago).. ' . . . . . . . . . d o l . p e r dog. G r a i n s and g r a i n p r o d u c t s? Corn 9 w e i g h t e d a v e r a g e , 5 m a r k e t s , . . . d o l . per bu. Wheat, w e i g h t e d a v e r a g e , 6 m a r k e t s . . do... L i v e s t o c k and meatss Beef s t e e r s (Chicago) . . . . . . . . d o l . p e r 100 l b . Hogs, a l l g r a d e s ( C h i c a g o ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . - . .Beef 8 f r e s h , s t e e r c a r c a s s e s , goed ( N . Y . ) . . . d o l . p e r l b . P o r k , f r e s h , l o i n s , $~1G l b . '(ffew Y o r k ) . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . M e t a l s and m a n u f a c t u r e s ? Fig i r o n , c o m p o s i t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o l . p e r long t o n . S t e e l , composite), f i n i s h e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o l . p e r l b . Copper, e l s c t r o l y t i c (Sew Y o r k ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Lead, r e f i n e d , p i g , &@®iiv©risi@& (M®w Y o r k ) . . . . . . . . d o . . . Z i n c , p r i m t , Western ( S t . L o u i s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Wool, raw, t e r r i t o r y 9 f i n e , s c o u r e d . . . . . • . . . • • • • • • • . . d o . . . .633 .3255 .435 .625 .297S .527 .631 .3030 .3*1 .624 .3103 ^323 1.303 2.286 I.160 2.246 1.142 2.274 1.248 2.269 1.249 2.259 21*. J5 19. .406 .429 22.25 19 .44 .^68 .457 2g.21 15.87 .476 .386 26.47 15.05 .445 .351 15.23 .438 *368 47,65 .0420 .2330 .2150 .1750 1.800 4.7.67 .0420 .2320 .2150 .1750 1.800 46.68 .0420 .1806 .1252 .0975 1.525 46.68 .0427 .1820 .1200 .0975 1.562 46.68 .0438 .1820 .1200 .0976 I.588 565.826 563,084 5*9,224 863,561 915.475 352.9 475-4 352.5 353-1 480.3 356.2 484.7 356.5 474.8 3,329 49s 939 3,040 3,396 1,736 isk 1,151 37 601 513 205,902 66,689 139,213 3»2 ,630 «32§9 25.98 CQISTMJGT10I m> BML SSS&fS C o n t r a c t awards -(Sngine©ring l@^a-H@eord)1 E n g i n e e r i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n , valu® l / . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of d o l . C o n s t r u c t i o n c o s t in&@x®ti ( E n g i n e e r i n g I@wg~Record)i 2 / Building c o s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19X>100. Construction cost ( a l l t y p e s ) . . . . . . . . ........do... Highway .eoncret© pavement c o n t r a c t awards! jjj T o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of sq,» y d . Airport®. •. .do... Boads..•..•......•.••......••••...•...•••.•••...••.do••. S t r e e t ® and a l l e y s . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . • • • • . • • ...do... 2,560 in 55 484.9 310 •1,891 1,907 1,07s 1,952 1.134 196,656 68,316 128,340 327,785 115,727 212,059 434,1172 150,420 284,053 202,617 61,458 l4l,l6o. 2.9 4.1 U 3.2 r3.2 .2 rl.9 1.0 .1 P3.6 P3-I Po2 pl-7 pl.l p.l 4,255 4,191 35 3,214 139 720 3,722 1,008 1,069 3,366 37 2,5% 67 645 3,323 463 4/1,054 DOMESTIC SkaDB M a i l - o r d e r and, ®tor® s a l e s , t o t a l , 2 c o m p a n i e s , . t h o u * . . . o f - d o l . Montgomery tfard & O o , . . , ..,,._ , , , , , , «d©»«. S e a r s , Eoebuek a&& C o , . ................do... IMPLOYMENT Labor t u r n - o v e r i n m a n u f a c t u r i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ! A c c e s s i o n r a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . m o n t h l y r a t e p e r 100 employee®. Separation rat®8 6 o t a l . . ' . ..do... Discharg©f ..do... Lay-offs.............................................do... <iui t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i ....do... Mill t a r y asd miscellaneous do.... 4.6 •3 1.7 .1 .3 2.3 1.4 .1 .2 2.5 1.2 .1 WZMMGB F e d e r a l Goversrnent f inane #s R e c e i p t s , T r e a s u r y , t o t a l . . . . • • • . • - . . . . - . . . . - - n i l . of d o l . . Beceipts, n e t . . . .do.... Customs...........•.•.•••••*..•••••......•.•• do.... Income and profits taxes. .do.... i&ployment taxes...................................do.... Miscellaneous internal revenue.................... -do.... KxpenditureSs, total. .do»... , Interest on debt....... -. do.... National'defense and related activities....... do.... Bondgs.s Average price of all- listed bonds (N.Y.S.E.) ^/...dollar*.. Domestic do.... Foreign. do.... falu®, issues listed on Mew York Stock Bxchaages 5/ Market valu®8 all Issues mil. of dol.. Domestic ..........^.••. • do.... Foreign do.... Face value, all issues do.... Domestic do.... Foreign • .....'..............• do.... Stocks^ Cash dividend payment® publicly reported, total.j do.... Fin&ne®.......................'......... .do. Manufacturing. .do.... Mining......................... ..!... ..do...] Caonunlcation. .do.... H e a t , l i g h t , a n d power. „d© s . e s fiailrrud. „ do... I frade... * . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,do.."!. MisQ©ll^m®ous. ...-.; do.... Shares l i s t e d on Mm York S t o c k Exchange! Market v a i u ® . .do. lumber ©f share® l i s t e d # . ~.Eiiii cms. 3,675 3,573 30 2,762 63s 2,96s 319 1,043 3,935 3.3*1 29 2,690 43s 654 2,646 141 930 37 1,489 356 722 3,127 306 1,024 100.47 100.96 69.S2 100.45 IOO.93 70.26 102.00 102.45 72.92 102.43 102.89 73.70 102.11 102.56 74.46 131,897 130.230 1,4X9 131,276 128,99ft 2,032 131,863 130,188 1,426 131,272 128,993 2,030 132,445 130.726 1,463 129,854 127,557 2,007 128,464 126,755 1.452 125,410 123,190 1,970 128,021 126,290 1,475 125,373 123,142 19981 IO3.8 223.3 14.0 204.0 37»9 99.1 2.1 .4 190.8 2g.7 102.1 J6.8 9.7 42.8 55.5 48.0 22 .4 55.0 10.1 67,473 2,030 I5.8 2.2 65,325 2,045 2,727 2,344 \1 3«7 8.0 3.6 ,497,4 143.0 ,015 100 26 61 51 65 3S^4S0 530.2 IO3.3 232.1 4.6 60.7 46.3 11.7 58.4 13.1 76,292 73,175 77,940 2,152 2,166 2,181 TJ . ^ v i ^ a d . £ / P r e l i m i n a r y , ij D a t a f o r December a r e f o r 5 weeks; o t h e r months 4 w e e k s . % i, ft6j 2/ £ a « a , r e p o r t e d a t th© b e g i n n i n g o f m@k • o a t h , - a r e ihoira h@r@ f o r t h e p r e v i o u s month, jjj D a t a f o r ITovember a r e f o r 5 weeks; o t h e r months ** weeKs. ay Bacc' war a s s e t ® @xp s n d l t t T e s ; to@lud@g d a t a f o r t h e N a t i o n a l Advisory Committee f o r a e r o n a u t i c s and s t r a t e g i c and c r i t iwceaelk s .m a 4 t e/ r iBaccludes als Digitized for of FRASER t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l B@nk f o r B e c o n s t r u c t i o n m& l>«vel<Hsssnt s a t« ahawn «-««^«»^«'!w WiUfU s e p a r a t e l y . http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BUSINESS E&rlisr data ®r® available i n monthly issues of the Surrey and the 19U9 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement Ssport*„, 'including reexports, t o t a l . . . . . Export*-of U.. 3 . aerchandiee, t o t a l . . By ©coEQuic cla**e*s Crude materials. Crude foodstuff*. Manufactured foodstuffs and beverage*. Semimanufactures. • finished manufacture® ...» By principal eomaoditiess Agricultural products* total. ••••••• Cotton^ uamaBufactured**. • • Grains and preparations. Honagricultural products, total-. mil. of d o l . , ......do.... thou*• of dol., do.... .do • • • .do.... .......do..., •...do.... do..., do... .do... ActoooMle*, p a r t s , a n d ' a e c e * * o r l e * . • • • • • . - - • . . . . d o . . . Chemical© and related product*. ..do... "•ron and s t e e l - m i l l p r o d u c t s . - . .do..., *a«. ^ tasry, t o t a l . . * - . . . . . . . . • - . . • • . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . *d©... Petroleum and products... .............do.... Textile*, m d manufactures. do... Ggsaeral imports, total. do... Import* for consumption,* total • do... By economic ©lasss®*! Cruds s&i^rials. •••*••••••••..••..••....••.... do... Crude foodstuff®.**® »••• .do... Manufactured foodstuff* and beverage*..............do... Semimanufactures. .••••......... •• do... Jfiaiahed m&nuf actur@s» .do. •. By principal commodities:. Agricultural products, total..•••••....••• thou©. ©f dol. Coffee. ....do... Suhber, ©rud©, including guayule....... — .......do... Sugar. .'....•....•.•.•••..•••.. *&G„ .. fool and mohair* unmanufactured. do... Nonagrieultural products,, t o t a l . .do... Sfonferroue or©®* metal®, and m a n u f a c t u r e s . . . . . . . . d o . . . Paper base s t o c k s . * . . . . . . ...............do... Newsprint. do... Petroleum and products do... 3 S T A T I S T S C S—-Continutd 1950 19^9 January February Hovemb er December January 1,104 1,092 19044 1,033 836 829 943 93^ 744 735 l4l,425 120,725 '153.823 130,405 130^76 94,245 59.196 83,640 461,128 171,884 91.83U 63,826 101,143 505.362 121,899 66,600 49,109 77,509 419,460 299,853 106,050 104,866 63^,197 i/4l,434 67,047 4s,g66 1/202,808 40,Ui9 ^9,591 r605,o68 595,065 162,817 152,9^4 41.3S6 133,963 103,904 224,510 S4 9 4l4 80,343 510,067 1/44,015 50,259 h i , 1*36 i/161,646 3^,581 33,581 622,698 621,755 183,716 154,319 46,582 137,663 99,^75 32,659 21,820 316,408 66,571 20,450 34,210 36,820 271,07s 77,582 22,339 23,75S 22,13g 321,464 56,4li 24,318 35.735 43,429 272,295 105,684 22,631 6,827 26,053 20,868 38,921 48,576 292,284 104,885 19,834 15,782 37,061 329,471 63,Qg2 22,623 3^,576 54,428 131 130 189 129 125 ?q 175 60 11*1 126 124 187 112 113 117 131 96 137 152 54 119 115 97 14S 134 131 72 146 52 127 117 97 151 118 119 70 169 52 133 8,323 38,281 9,321 735 17.923 5,254 20,139 9,015 58*975 5,^60 5,071 24,296 6,820 33,364 7,163 569 18,492 4,3 U 9 24,678 6,862 300 18,385 14,109 32,630 51,688 19,029 47,521 16,050 9*+, 553 «M39 127,648 607,721 119,530 5^5^13 324,6l6 68,883 i4o,4si 767^56 72,015 64,270 66,005 209,911 55. ^ 3 71,507 r590,299 57S,917 33S,367 85,049 li+3,356 181,419 109,622 50,369 127,993 109,514 252*273 71,555 27,669 19,81*2 21,307 326, m 7*+, 55s 17*869 35,^2 44,004 70,096 67,53** 59,316 191,082 49,651 60,599 566,691 55^,757 158,101 99,^68 58.105 130,172 108,910 238,350 57^30 22,580 258,919 71,704 99,32*+. 569B767 1/44,441 62,175 26,227 l/l69,OS2 35,373 43,864 r593.69*+ 592,5^2 15^.772 139,790 61,783 129,861 106,334 32297?Q 53,588 a?BAHSPOS!EA!EIOM F r e i g h t c a r l o a d l n g * ( F e d e r a l Reserve index©©)s Total, unadjusted. 1935~39«100. Coal.............................i........ do... Coke do... forest products. . • • • . . • . . . . • . . . . . ...do drains and grain p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Li¥@s t o e k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do... Ore.................................................do... Merchandises l . c . l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Mi s c e l l a n e o u * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . « . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . 75 185 61 136 75 42 fOODSTOTOS G-raixiBi Beceipts, p r i n c i p a l marketsi • --Barley.-..-.-.-.. . » « . . . . . . . thous. of bu. C o r a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o -.• Q& t @* „ . . . . . . *.. .do... %"@ „ » . . . * » . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00 . . . Wheat do... Stock*, commercials end of month? Barley.......» .do... 15,211+ Corn. .do... 50,639 Oats. do... 9,5^ %•©.* do... 3.9&> Vlhaat . . . . . • • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . • • . • . . . . . . • . . . • .do • . . 150,165 Steeds e t a storag@9 end of month! 12,971 Applej, fresh .thous. of tju. Butter, c r e a m e r y * . . . . . . . . • . . . . • • . . . . • . . . . . • . . t h o u s . of l b . . | IS,737 w.^oeee, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . 135,110 J?ri *ts t fiosen. . . . . . • . • . . • • . . . . . . . . . • . • . . • • . . . . , • . . . . d o . . . 317,695 V<?* v AD U s, fro s en • • • . . . . • . • • • . • . . . . . . . . , . . . do... 262,047 iSg^.t, sh<*ll . . . • . . . . . . . • . • • • • • . . . . . . . . . • • . .thou®, of case®. 152 jSg6* f r o a e n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u * , of l b . 71,532 Tot^i. meal*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . ,01+9,161 Bee* and veal .do 170,784 Uwib and mutton. . , . . . . . . . . . < . . . . . . . .........do... 22,466 P©rk9 *o*al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . 7^5,825 i\'«»»h and c u r e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . -. 585,215 £jwd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^ .do... 160,610 Msceilaneou* meat® and meat products? mi hie o f f a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' : .do... 64,021 Utm.&<sA a^ats and sausage and sausage-room p r o d . . . d o . . . 46,065 P o u l t r y . ' . . . . . . . . . •• . . i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..do... 148,41$ http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/Xj S©St not8 Qu. eorrsspondizig item in the March 1950 Survey. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 5,3n 245 14,067 12,426 43,903 5.916 2,971 125,504 9,028 SJ1S 126,503 301,249 229,506 144 58,621 ,082,678 158,240 19,571 790,751 611,123 179,628 62,136 51,980 131,496 46,4oo 21,218 10,005 227,502 33.to5 130,452 196,125 326,93^ 3^3,658 250 72,556 532,317 103,582 10,534 337,013 297,205 39,80S 51.17^ 30,014 267,508 9.33S 30,282 8,280 219,038 199.613 25,667 113,993 188,653 300,409 371,003 110 53,902 798,799 136,903 13,811 '5^7,736 *+73,74l 73,995 rl9,573 ri03,657 rl76,821 r279,255 r339,3l6 r380 r5580'52 r q42,774 ri43,599 rl4,332 r675,686 62,163 38,186 292,513 r63,17J r45,984 r582,7^7 r92,9%; MONTHLY BUSINESS S T A T S S T IC § —Continued 19^9 S&rli®!0 data &r@ available in monthly issme® of the Survey and the 1949 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement 1950 Tebruary Itocei&er Ja&a&ry 766,441 252,307 99•018 539,902 537.257 1,^45,591 418,627 306,744 309,803 527,904 525,835 1,708,141 72Bg?0 404,gg2 174,121 511,962 508,^37 1*625,433 33.-#o 26,850 7,305 1,131 12,211 r34,!24 r30,129 38.633 35.753 8,192 1^09 17,887 5,110 3.355 2,446 22D 214, Febrts&ry YOODflttllfS - Continued U. s . , deliT«rl«s and mspply (raw ralae)s P r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s h o r t ton®. Bntries from off- s h o r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do*.. Ba^f&ii and Puerto Meo. •. • . • • • • . . . . . • • . • *.. • • • *>.. • .do*. • Deliveries, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . • • . • • . . . d b . . . for domestic eonsussp t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Stock©, raw and refin@d8 end ©f m o n t h * . . • • . . . • . • • . • • . d o . • . r37,^9 485,090 138,03s02,148 i . *»oi, 305 379,389 w'740 H93,38l LMffiEE AM PB0DUOTS Sho@s and slippers^ production^ t o t a l . . . . . . . t h o u s . of p a i r s . Shoes, sandals® and play sh©e§9 e x o . a t h l s t l c , t o t a l . . . d o . . . M^n8s«. • . . . . • • . . . . . . c •. •. • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • • • • . . . . d o . . . Youth®8 and b o y s l . , , . . 8 t , . . . . . > . . . . , . . , 5 . . , do.,. Women8 s . . . • . • . . . . . . . . • . . • . . 0 . . . • . . . . . . • • • . . . . . . . . . » d © . . . 1 , Misuse and e M l d r a i » . . « . . » » » o 9 0 , . ( » . . . . 9 . e e , . , a . d o . . . Infants s ®ad k M i s ! » . » . . » . » . e . . » " . » - ' . . . » . . . - . d o . . . Slipper® tor him®mm®x«. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Athletics*••.••••.••.•••.••••••••••-••.•••....•.••.•..do... Other- S©otw@a? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Copper* •-' •- 36*921 3^327 $.677 1,161 16,485 4,829 3,155 2,177 236 181 37,089 34,180 8,141 19077 17,151 4,629 3,182 2,497 227 185 69,43s 76,9^1 so f 275 97,86l S3,841 so,390 94,947' 107,662 116,027 85,612 95,229 111,668 101,070 81,216 94,036 112, 773 77,472 69,193 68,§22 60,S2? 21,100 70.3 71, 1.337 66,3,123 r57,801 r94,221 75«7 69,948 1*2,132 69,020 r82,037 5&»k 69,639 84,257 72SS43 67,419 3.736 2,567 6,149 266 225 TS,02S 1,274 ^13.37^ 4,316 r3,l4o ^3o562 r220 213 •• Productions Ha@ or ..smeltsr. . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . short ton®, Befin@ry...•.......... • • •.... •..... • . . . . . *.........do..* Deliveries, refined, domestic... .•••••••••....••.••..do... Stocks, ref in@d, end of month.«„.» * s » a .«,.<>* 9 ,»„*<,«,. ® . d o * . . Zinc, slabs Production ...<.«.......•.....•.••..•.•••............. .do... Shipments, total. .................................... .do... BdMastic .... ....................................... .do... Stocks, end of m o n t h * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Machine t o o l s , shipment ^a..,«,„„ e <,„„ «,<*„«, **«,„*.«*, * .1945-47^100. 9M70 91,053 FAWMR MB PBJIfilG £11 paper and paperbo&rd m i l l s (Bureau ©f the Gmmx®} s Paper aM paperboard production, t o t a l , thoiuuof. short ton®. Paper..............................................do... Paperboard..........................................do... Building b o a r d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . ?s^«b©@xdi Orders, n e w * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s h o r t tons. Order®, u n f i l l e d , end of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Production...........................................do... tMSlL% PBOBOGTS Cotton: C o n s u m p t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a . . . . . . .bales. Manufactures, ipindle a c t i v i t y (cotton system apindles)i Active spindles, l a s t working dayg t o t a l . . . . . .thousands. Consuming 100 percent c o t t o n . . . ..do... Spindl© hours operated, a l l f i b e r s , t o t a l . . . . m i l . of h r . Average per spindle in place hour®. Consuming 100 percent' c o t t o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m i l . of h r . Operations as percent of capacity. ..... ri**755 rS91 r?6o rlOl !,59§ 700 74 19920 9^3 884 92 1,807 899 823 1,885 939 859 87 783* 700 304,100 769,400 5,300 67,700 694,300 887,000 429,800 882,800 801,200 359,300 827,r,4oo 860,277 337,800 858,800 802,679 314,600 817,000 674,283 640,179 771,833 734,013 734,186 739,^38 21,463 20,217 ,663 9,66; 496 9,091 133.0 21,663 20,417 9,765 496 9,181 133.4 22,186 r20,9*U 8,940 376 8,425 112.0 21,950 r20,756 8,425 355 7,966 112.3 21.557 20,314 10,021 429 9,442 3 24.8 21,476 20,241 9,781 419 9,206 124.7 69 .8 17.8 S:? I-75-7 24.3 79.7 23.9 78.1 &.1 71.5 22.4 3D.3 9.7 i s .9 3.5 14. 3 2.9 14.8 3-3 13.2 3-5 29,624 16,928 27,688 15.676 29,044 13,288 r35,680 *17.370 31,268 15.672 85 2,153 23 80 1,987 27 2,267 30 P 69 2,186 r25 77 2,l6l 28 172 97 172 ss 132 69 141 72 154 78 82,547 85.177 164 54,688 5.584 32,760 16,344 78,006 80,209 156 52,208 5,23f 31.176 15,800 85,79S 97,635 166 578020 6,672 36,692 13.928 r76,653 r95,066 rl72 r66,600 r7,550 r4i,895 rl6,795 76,202 92,637 I85 56,4kg 6,508 3^.216 15,036 Redout Consumptions filament yarn. ... mil. of l b . Staple f i b e r . . . . .do... 1 Stocks, producers , end of month: Filament yarn do... Staple f i b e r . do..-. Wooli 1/ C on sump t i on (scoured basi s)• Apparel c l a s s . thous. of l b . Carpet o l a s s . »... do... Machinery a c t i v i t y (weekly average)? Looms: Woolen and worsteds P i l e and J a c q u a r d . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of active hours. Broad. do... Harrow do... Carpet and rugs Broad. do... Harrow .do... Spinning spindles* Woolen ..-....••.••...•...••....•.. do... Worsted do... Worsted c o m b s . . . . . »„ ..do... Manufactures, wool y®rtk$ production, t o t a l . . . t h o u s . of l b . Knitting......... ...do... Weaving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Carpet and o t h e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . sal
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