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SURVEY OF C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT U N I T E D S T A T E S 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 BUSINESS SEL-ECTED g^ARGH 3, 1950 BUSINESS INDICATORS ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION 0 9 3 5 - 3 9 s* 800) (BILLIONS OF KILOWATT HOURS) WEEKLY DATA "xyxiT^^f i *&• I I M 1 M I I I M I ll II I l l I l l CONSUMERS8 PRICES I I I, I I f I I HOURLY EARNINGS AND HOURS IN MANUFACTURING (1935-39- 100) DOLLARS 1.60 HOURS —152 MONTHLY DATA AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS (LEFT 1947 1948 1949 WEEKLY S950 SCALE) y 1.40 48 1.20 44 1.00 40 .80 11 ' I I I I I I J_JL_L LJLI..J.J 1 I I. I I I I I I I I I 1947 1948 1949 BUSINESS 36 S950 STATISTICS1 1949 Feb. 19 1i M | | 1 I I i i i 1950 Feb. 2& Commodity p r i c e s , wh©i©®al®» All c o m m o d i t i e s * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 2 6 * 1 0 0 15s .5 156.5 JP&m p r o d u c t ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . 170.2 169.5 food................................................do.. 163.2 l 6 l .4 All o t h e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . 151.0 151.7 28 commodities 2 / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A u g u s t 1939^100 272*5 272*6 8l Cotton aiddlingT 13/l6 9 10 markets 3 / . . . . . . . . . d o l . p e r l b .328 ,326 Wheat, I©* 2 , hard winter (Ki®fsa® C i t y ) . . . . . T . . d o l . p e r bu 2.26 2*20 S D@part»at s t o r e esl®@. . . . . . < . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1935""39* 1Q0 232 227 Injured unemployment, t o t a l . . . . . • • . . • • . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . .thou® 2,712 2,549 State p r o g r a m s . . . . • • . . • . . • . . • . . . • • . • . . • . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . d o . . 1.935 1.8.13 Veterans 9 program®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . 679 Fi&ancet Currency in circulation 2/................... •.mil. of dol 27, 27.5^3 Federal Ee&erre bank credit, total.......... .„.........do.. 22,924 22,g47 19.447 Member bank reserve balances.••••....••.••..........•.do.. 19,44l 606 Excel® reserves, estimated.......••.••.•••••••••.•••.do.. 6S7 federal Beserve reporting member banks.in leading cities? Bank debited total. • ......................... .nil. of dol 209852 17.61*2 g,404 lew York City.......................................do.. 6,664 46,121 B®p@@it®s d@aandf a d j u s t e d . • • • . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . 46,299 Loan® and investments, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . ' . . . d o . . 62,011 6l 9 9^6 TJ. 3 . §©Y©nment o b l i g a t i o n s . • . . . . . • . . . . . • • • . , . . . . . d o . . 32,909 32,814 Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and agr* loans ( g r o s s ) . . . . d o . . 15,266 15,222 Failure®, i n d u s t r i a l and ©oim^rcial• • • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . .number ISO ISO Bond yield®, domestic corporate (Moody's) 2 / . . • • • • . . . p e r c e n t 3-oi 3.01 Stock p r i c e s , 4l6 stocks (Standard and Poor's)...1935~39«100 116.1 115.5 i n d u s t r i a l s , 3&5 it©eks°» e .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d p . . 121.5 120.8 Productions Bitustlaims coal ^ / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . . .thou®. of short tons 1,812 1.809 E l e c t r i c p®w®^9 by u t i l i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n i l . of kir-hr 5.559 5,650 Motor vehicle® (Ward-1 s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . .number 114,069 109 9 4] P@trol®i»s crad® 3 / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u i g . ©f b b l 5, Steel k/.......................................1935-39^100 7.1 697 freight oarloadin^s, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s * of c a r s 6SS 31* Jtiscellaneeus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . 3^3 Digitized for 1/ FRASER Data do not alwuy® cover calendar weeks. 2/ Khursday-prices* J / Daily average®. Jan. 2g 150.7 153-2 154.5 145.1 2M9.4 .313 2.24 222 2.589 2.371 65 Feb. 4 y®K 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 151.2 155.5 154.6 145.2 A7-7 .3* 2.21 226 2,594 2,377 64 26.97118,620 16,532 i,oi4 151.6 157*2 156.0 145.1 247.1 .317 2.20 238 152.2 159.1 156.8 145.3 24g.0 .323 2.23 231 152.5 15^.4 158.3 145.2 24S«? .324 2..26 27,002 18,146 16,265 817 26,592 18,581 16,400 1,041 27,031 18,092 16,176 762 22,286 ^73 47,767 67,267 37.595 13.918 199 2.S3 136.1 1%*7 21,526 9,^94 ^7.330 67,139 37.375 13,885 195 2.83 117. 37.2 145 .0 • 19.313 7.489 46,930 66,977 36.975 13,899 218 2.83 144.0 210 2.83 117.0 144.7 1.090 432 1.290 6,062 5.972 5.971 133.^66 120,061 118,252 4,gS7 4,893 4,883 195 & 198.8 200.5 569 613 636 .329 322 327 4 / Week ending March 4„ 157.4. 404 5.931 116,134 118,845 26 8 943 is,300 16,419 840 20,704 8,119 4S,514 67,81s 38,077 13.871 232 2.83 114.1 141.3 t M3! 193.7 560 326 8,255 189.6. 2 M O N T HI Y B U S1 N ES S S T A TI S TI C S Sarlier data are available in monthly issues of the Surrey and the 19^9 Statistical Supplement 1948 December 1949 January October November December BUSXHESS POFOL&fXOI Industrial and commercial failures* Failure®, total......... .... Commercial service...... .. Construction........ — . . . . . Manufacturing and mining ........ fietail trade ... * *•.. Wholesale trade Liabilities, total Commercial service Construct ion.. Manufacturing and mining Betail trade Wholesale trade. . ..................... .mmbex* ...do... ...do... ...do... ....do... .. *.. .do... thoas... of del.. .... ..*do... -....... do... do... .do... ........ .do,.. COMMODITY PHICES Consumers8 price index, all items. .........1935- 39*100Apparel, .................. do... Food... ....do... Cereals and bakery products.. >' . .do... Dairy product®. .do... Fruit s and vegetables* .do... Meats, poultry* and fish. do... fuel, electricity, and refrigeration... . .do... Gas and electricity .do... Other fuels * .do... Housefurniahings .do. fient.. .do. Miscellaneous ...do... Wholesale prices (U. S. Department of Labor)i Combined index. .1936«10G. Economic classes: Manufactured products do... Saw materials .do... Semimanufactured a r t i c l e s do... farm products do... Grains do... Livestock and poultry .. do... Commodities other than farm products do... foods... do... Cereal products do... Dairy products do... fruits and vegetables do... Meats, poultry, and fish. do... Commodities other than farm products and foods.....do... Building materials. do... Brick and til® do... Cement do... Lumb®r........... *. . .do... Paint and paint materials.. .do.. • Chemicals and a l l i e d product®. do... Chemicals.. ....... ...do... Drugs and pharmaceutical materials. do... fertiliser materials do... Oils and fats do... fuel and lighting materials do... Electricity. ......do... Gas .do *.. Petroleum products. do... Hides and leather products.. do... Hides and skins .do. *. Leather .do... Shoes. do... Housefurnishings .do... furnishings .do... furniture do. Metals and metal products............... .do... Iron and steel............ .do... Metals, nonferrous. ...... .do... Plumbing and heating equipment .do... textile products ,'. .do... Clothing ..........do..... Cotton goods..". .do*.. Hosiery and underwear......... .do... Bayon. .do... Silk. do.,. Woolen and wo? sted goods .do... Miseellaaeous. .do... Automobile tiros and tubes ..do „.. Paper and pulp. .do.,. Vholesals p r i c e s of selected commodities! Batter, 9&-score (Mew lork) . d o l . per l b . Coal, bituminous, mine run, composite..dol. per short ton. Coffee, Santos, So. 4 (Hew Tork) . . . . . . . . . . d o l . per l b . Cotton, middling, 15/l6*, average, 10 markets ..do... 566 1*1 53 129 267 76 19,159 1.1ft 1,892 8,625 4,84i 29627 802 58 90 181 36U 109 23,894 1,248 1,989 11,897 5.833 2,927 835 63 83 197 395 97 22,799 1,281 4,362 8,419 5.929 2,808 201 3^9 90 19,251 668 1,814 7.465 6,284 3,020 lfl.4 200.4 205, 170 199 192 24x 137.S 95-3 191.3 19S.6 U9-5 154.0 170.9 196.5 204.8 170 196 205 235 138 95 191.8 196.5 119.7 154.1 16S. 5 186.8 200.6 169 186 194 235 13s 97 188 185 121 155 168.6 186.3 200.8 169.2 186.4 2G2.0 229.I 139.1 97.0 190.0 I85.I* 122.0 154.9 167.5 I85.8 I9.7.J I69.2 186.2 198.2 223.2 I39.7 97^2 191.6 185.4 122.2 I55.5 162.4 160.6 152.2 151.6 151.3 157-6 172.2 160.8 177.3 171 204 15s 170 150 171 139.8 220.8 153 202 160 133 305 161 131 123 151 120 179 1|7 67 91 122.0 I85.3 197.2 IS6.5 188.0 148.4 153-6 I43.I 173.8 156.2 169.3 160 .4 172.5 167.7 194.7 157-8 I65.8 148.0 163.6 1^5 214 152 202 162 133 li*9 160 145, 159 155 177 150 159 144 154 128 205 1^*5.0 I89.2 161 13^ 281 l4l 116 115 123 120 115 130 70 87.8 109.9 181 205 176 183 1^3 11*9 147 rl59 144 155 160 168 r!50 155 144.6 154.4 132 193 rl45 rl90 161 134 r285 139 115 •_ 114.6 121.6 117.9 118.2 r!30.5 O.631 1/8.814 .490 .3030 I646 155 a? 59 31*731 924 2,396 21,980 2 s l84 189*2 IO3.7 1*1.8 46.4 159.6 US. 5 66.2 169.5 1UJ.7 .186.9 102, 1*1, 50, 161. 117, 65. 168 . 176.5 98.1* 39.6 1*9 11*5 109 6b 156 148.1 160.4 145.1 156.8 156.4 169.6 150.2 158.9 144.6 154.7 130.8 198.9 rl44.9 I89.5 161.9 134.5 283.4 139.9 115.9 115 123 118 118 r!29 70 88 108 180.8 I99.5 177.0 184.3 143.4 149.9 I36.S I67.I 163.4 I3I.7 154.6 138.0 144.2 177.9 98.4 39.6 49.5 146.0 109.7 62.5 156.5 0.9*5 8.756 .272 .3217 0.630 8.816 .270 .3259 0.625 1/8.61*0 •355 .2961 0.625 1/8.653 .496 .2978 172.5 SK 148.8 ?J Bsvissd. 1/ See note on corresponding item i n the February 1950 Surrey. 166 126 122 150.4 120.8 146.1 137.1 67.7 88.1 121.3 18**.8 198.7 185 .4 I87.8 148.8 r!53.i* 142.S 175.6 169.1 172.5 S:? if 163 131 15^ 138 im 770 50 so 87.2 108.5 179.9 192-8 178.1 184.3 144.1 151.2 rl36*9 167.8 165.4 129.2 154.6 138.4 144.0 178.4 98.4 39.6 %.9 146.9 110.7 0* .3 156.0 MONT HI Y BUS INESS Sarliar data are available in monthly issues-of the Survey and the 19*3 S t a t i s t i c a l Sapplement 3 S T A T I S T I C S — Continued l$k& 19*9 fieeeaber Jsanary Oetobor lovesiber December OOMMOBITf PEXGES - Continued Wholesale prices of selected commodities - Continued Cotton cloth, print, 6* 2 6©.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o l . per yd, jjgge, extras, large (Chicago) . . . . . . ....... dol. per dog Grain® and grain products! Corn., weighted average, 5 m a r k e t s . . . . . . . . . . . d o l . . per fcu Wheat, weighted average, 6 markets. ..-..do.* tfhea* flour, stand.patents (Minn.)*., dol .per 100 lb. sack, 1 'Sides., packers , heavy* native steers ....dol.. per Is. Livestock and meats? Beef at eers (Chicago) .., . .dol. p er 100 lb 'Hogs., -all grades .(Chicago)... ........do.. Beef, fresh, steer carcasses, good (£• I.)..dol. per lb Pork, fresh, loins, 0-10 lb. (Hew York)......... do.. Lumber: n ? Douglas fir,dim.,Ho.1,com.^x k x l6 ..dol.par Jf.bd.ft Southern pln*,boards,Ho..2.,eon.,ll,x 6* or 8 M x 12fi...d©.. Ponderosa pine, Ho. 3» common, 1 M x SM..............do.. Metals and manufactures? Pig iron, compos! t e . . . dol. per long ton Steel, composite, finished . . . . . . . « • . . . • • . .dol. per lb Steel scrap-,heavy melting (Pittsburg) .dol.per long ton Copper, electrolytic (lew-.York)....- - . . . . . . . . d o l . per lb Lead, refined, pig, desilveriied (Hew York) . . . . . • • • .do... Zinc, prime, Western ( S t . L o u i s ) . . . . Id.. Gasoline, tank wagon (Hew Y o r k ) . . . . . . . . .dol.. p®r gal Petrol earn, crude (*ansa»»Gklahoma),at w e l l s , , dol. per bbl Sugar, refined, granulated (Mew York)...........dol.. per lb Wool, raw, tarrltory, fine, scoured. do• • QiMSmJGTlQE AHD BML SS2!AE£ Yalue of contracts awarded (Federal Beserve indexes)! xotal, unadjusted. .. 192>-25-100. Residential, unadjusted do... Xotal, adjusted do... Residential, adjusted ......do... Hours and earnings (U. S. Department of Labor) I Average weekly hours per worker,all manufacturing.. .hour®. Durable-goods i n d u s t r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o , . . Mondurable-gooda industries. do... Average weekly earnings, all manufacturing. .dollars. Durable-goods industries .do.. * Honourable-goods industries .do... Average hourly earnings, a l l m a n u f a c t u r i n g . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . * Durable-goods industries . .do.. • Ordnance and accessories. ....do... Lumber and wood products (except f u r n i t u r e ) . . . . . . d o . . . Furniture and fixtures do.... Stone, clay, and glass p r o d u c t s . . . . . . —do».. Primary metal industries .do.... Pabricated metal product® if.....................do... Machinery ( except e l e c t r i c a l ) . . . . . . . . . . . ........do••. Electrical machinery. do... Xransportati on equipment do... Instruments and related p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . ifiscellaneous manufactaring induetries .do.,. Nondurable-goods industries ..do.... Pood and kindred products. .do.. • Tobacco m a n u f a c t u r e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do... X e x t i l e - s l l l product®....<•< . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Apparel and other finished t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s . . . . . . d o . . . Paper and a l l i e d products. . . . . . • • . . . . • • . .do.... Printing^ publishing, and a l l i e d i n d u s t r i e s . . . . . . d o . . . Chemicals and a l l i e d products. do. Products of petroleum and coal do..» Bobber products*...... . do.... Leather and leather p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...do... CH&CIGJLLS AHD ALLIED PBDIWO*S Alcohol, denaturedi Production.. .thous. of win® gal. Consumption (withdrawals) • < . . . • . . . • • . • • • . . . . . . ..do... Stocks. .do... Alcohol, ethyl! Production. • . . . . t h o u s . of proof gal. Stocks, t o t a l . . . ...do... In industrial alcohol bonded warehouses . . . . . ......do. .• In denaturing plants. * . . . .........do... Withdrawn for denaturing... >............ . d o . . . Withdrawn tax-paid ....do... 01eomargarinet P r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of l b s . Consumption (tax-?paid withdrawals) .do... xj Esvissd. « / 1»««-1<«4 • 8 / *>, •Aonn4>. e\-nrjr\m?ifm .I5S *5*7 0.155 .*63 0.166 .56* .170 .527 0.170 ,38! •329 »p0 .712 .267 1.303 1.13* •2.286 •5.4*5 .267' 2.282 .1*2 .27* .7** .2*5 1*2*8 2.269 5*669 .232 26.7S 21.01 .4*3 .iu.5 2*. ? 5 19.46 70.785 69.S72 69.590 66.330 67.292 68.000 1*7.59 .•0*15 1*2.750 1*7-65 .0*20 42.050 .2320 .2150 .1750 .191 2.510 5.715 .2** 28.93 17.87 .476 •*53 62.720 6* .311 57.560 28.21 15.87 .*76 •386 26,47 15^05 .**5 .351 62.720 65.008 58.000 63.210 65^*67 59-180 .078 1.800 *6.68 .0*20 29.375 .1733 .13*2 .0932 .196 2.510 •079 1.525 *6.68 .0420 3L375 .1806 .1252 .0975 .195 2.510 .079 1-525 1*5 123 180 1*5 1*2 110 17* 133 260 263 269 40.1 U0.7 39.5 40.1 39.3 56. 1* 59-67 51.8* 1 400 ' 1 1 .*i6 1. «^*7 1 232 3S.7 55-50 5B.83 '"""."2320 .2150 .1750 .186* 2.510 .076 1.790 .*o6 .*29 39.7 39 -9 39*6 55.26 58.17 r52.*7 1.392 I.458 g*0 2*5 265 256 '39-3 r39.3 r39-3 r5*.7* r57-3* r52.07 rl.393 rl.*59 l.*88 rl.281 rl.231 1.382rl«580 rlJ*51 rl.538 l.*35 rl.662 rl.*12 rl.263 rl.325 rl.303 rl.012 1.19* rl.132 rl.356 rl.838 l.*32 rl.802 rl.508 1.1*2 .0*27 31^00 .1^20 .1200 .0975 .192 2*510 .079 I.562 3#13 *£17 r^2 f^55 r*0.0 r*0.3 tm.5 r56.40 r^.56 r52-73 rlJ*10 rl*l*78 rl^*95 1.43s 1.651 1.38I 1.263 1.319 1.285 •979 196 203 330 750 51-35 1**05 1.1*67 i..*a> 1.22* 227 359 593 *53 52* l.*36 1.660 1.38* 1.263 1.327 1.292 .9S6 ,197 .2a 335 751 772 l.*98 1.1*3 779 .501 137 3.5,765 15,257 2,191 18.855 12,929 2,193 1*,8*5 15.259 6.313 l*,6l2 15.57* 5,358 13,618 15V077 3,*99 30,795 3**917 3*,|X7 601 29,339 3,159 26,567 37.15* 36,587 r73,*76 r72,198 81,652 80,336 75.*7l 73.938 23,181 37.192 36.223 ^ 969 26,838 *,2S9 71.278 73.072 22,5*9 33.9*9 33,«>* 23,661 2,9*3 r22,68© *3.133 *1,919 1,21* 27.117 3.936 m 1 359 1 591 1 *53 1 528 rtati ,*o* l.*S8 rl.299 rl.233 1.37* rl.556 rl.*59 rl.536 tlJm. 1.656 1.409 rl..26* rl.325 rl.291 -991 1.19* rl.l68 rl-35* rl.8*5 1.427 1*807 rl.512 1.1*3 rl.2U6 rl.^81 rl*597 rtJ*72 IXMI rl.68* rlJ*22 rl-278 rl.335 rl.320 rl4)18 rl.l97 rl.169 1.356 rl.«*3 l.*37 rl.796 rl.511 rl.13* l k 5 1 2*,<907 2,288 76,9*8 76,85* MONTHLY BUSINESS S T A TI S TI C S — Continued l94g E a r l i e r data are a v a i l a b l e In monthly Issue® of the Surrey and the 1949 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement December 1949 January October 1950 M©v<saber Deeembt January aSCTBIC POWER E l e c t r i c power, production, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . m i l * of k w h r . Utilities............................................do... Industrial e s t a b l i s h m e n t ® . - . . • o e . . . . . . . . . . . . . = o . . . . . . d o * . . 30. M 25,716 4,762 30,374 25*570 4,804 28,110 24g288 3.822 28,539 24932g 4,211 31,096 26,321 4,775 31,677 269S71 84,888 71,613 1,890 671,468 58,335 1.159. "faL 225,7^8 92,980 78,760 1*757 649,195 55.520 1,052,632 212,810 102,800 82,155 1,564 660,890 5L338 90,480 ^96,000 2*74,275 1,864 616,302 101,165 76,855 1,793 642,1,67 51,3^ 1,099,016 215,492 3.185 24,897 440,267 16,492 2,208 27.967 4389286 18,214 2,777 29,19** 53M74 21,975 71.875 1,763 6*40,589 47,893 ,074,324 199.237 2,215 29,657 508,626 19,324 2,665 943 2,073 5.013 3.oij 2,564 2, 886 1,870 2.956 2,694 r86l rl,868 2,747 2,691 937 1,999 2,787 2,134 7*351 39.^60 3^, 557 ^,903 7.590 3L904 27,882 4,022 877 47,017 39.585 7,432 3,520 44,786 37,848 6,939 6,760 38,629 32,544 6,085 6,740 32,004 26,710 5,294 4,263 3.390 2.539 2,525 2,560 2,587 176,329 177,335 167,072 175.295 15^.908 166, 568 ' 156,2.85 158,782 155,75^ 169,723 2^6*199 10,055 1/258,648 250, 256,010 253,356 34,27** 276 33.016 M.999 75,953 76,942 U;'61.729 4 S 805 FOODSTOTS Dairy products, productions Butter9 creamery (factory)...................thout. of lbs. Cheese, total (factory)..............................do... Meat®, production, total.-......•..••.. ..•••.--•nil. of lbs. Beef and veal...............................thout. of lb®. Lamb and unit ton. .....................................do -.. Pork, including lard.**..............................do... Lard.........:......................................do.. • tobacco* manufactured products, eontusption (withdrawals)? Cigarettes, small, taac-frto. . . . • • . • • . . . . . . . • • . . . • • i l l i Q & s . Cigarettes* ©mall, tax-paid. . . . . . . . . . . . . s . . . . «<,*.... .do„.. Cigars, taas-paid. . . . . • . . . . • . . • . • • . . . . • • . . . . . . • • .thousand 0. Manufactured tobacco and snuff, tax-paid. e . .thou®, of lbs* 85L970 158,861 48,992 1,198,884 232,483 2,432 24,776 386 9 l69 16,556 29,292 4214,088 19,286 m&zmm m> PBODUGSS Leather product!on 1 Calf and kip..............................thoun. of skin®. Cattle hide...............................thous. of hides. Goat and kidB............ ..<.............•. thous. of skins. Sheep and lamb.......................................do*.. 1,053 2*239 3,232 UMMS MD MAHUTAG2UEBS Iron or© (Lake Superior d i s t r i c t ) ! Consumption by f u r n a c e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u e . of long ton®. Stocks, m& of monthg t o t a l . . . . • • • . . . . . . . • • . • . . . . . . . . d o . . . At f u r n a c e @ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . On Lake Srie docks .do... Pumps, steam, power, centrifugal and rotaryt Orders, new. ................................. .thous. ©f del. P&TBOLEUM MD PRODUCTS Crude petroleum* P r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of b b l . Consumption (runs to s t i l l s ) . . . • . . . • . • • • . . . . • • . . . . . . . d o . . • Stock®, end of months Gasoline-bearing in U. S.. d@.oe Heavy in C a l i f o r n i a . . . * . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Befitted petroleum product®? fuel o i l i Productioni Di s t i l l a t e fuel o i l .......... ............do... Besidual fuel o i l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Stocks, ®n<L of month! P i s t i l l a t e fuel o i l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Basidual fuel o i l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Lubricating oils? Production. . . . • . . . . . . . • • • • . • . . • . • . . • . . . • • . . . • . . . . . . d o . . . Stocks,, refinery, end of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Motor fuel1 Production, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Gasoline and naphtha, f rosa crude p e t r o l e u m . . . . . . . . d o . . . H&tural gasoline and a l l i e d p r o d u c t ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Stock®, gasoline* end of month! Finished g a s o l i n e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Unfinished g a s o l i n e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » d o . . . natural gasoline. .do... 1/ 1/ 31,024 35.361 28,871 35.M1 32,000 37,283 '62,585 1/90 ,643 i / 6 8 ,673 1/88,212 1/65,112 4,36s 9,843 4,193 10,326 4,116 8,894 3,984 9,109 83,279 74,268 13^76 80,779 72,310 12,998 83.185 73,626 13,965 70,369 14,265 83,515 74,286 14,711 95^22 6,275 5,579 108,544 8,39^ 6,217 96,194 7.093 7. 6, 5,923 97,17. 7,173 7,53** 7,141 103,664 7,857 6,831 385.819 406,678 5M91 r420,624 r409,S62 ^119,957 395.766 490,016 85.778 400 9 288 381,312 394,569 49,658 4l7e011 403,013 135,188 363,698 74,817 73,5f4 373,59© 84,555 332,671 75.626 75.096 9.^76 382,691 98,165 399.262 73.350 75.013 13.502 412,805 75,708 378,626 72,130 72,417 13,215 87,677 372,497 69,854 72,255 10 f 814 371,131 7^,732 3^5.093 74,275 76,080 9,009 355,599 86,039 942,800 313.900 766,100 783,700 304,100 769,400 5,000 945, 4oo,3,600 888,500 887,000 429,800 882,800 801,200 359,300 827,400 860,300 337,800 858,800 1/ 79,733 i/15. 207 1/60, 193 4,100 9,219 PiPBR MB PBINOTG lewsprint, Production.....................................short tons. Shipments from mills.................................&@„.. Stocks, at Mills, end ©f month.......................do... Hewqprint, United States* Consumption ^ publi short........................... .do.. • Production........ ................................do... Shipments froa mill®. ,•...... .0........................do... Stocks, end of aonths At alllt•••.••••...••••••..'. ..do... •t publiwhem.•........••.•••.do... In transit to publlshort.••*..do... Faperboards Order®, new.*..•••.••.••.•••..•-••.•.•..•.•.••.......do... Orders, u n f i l l e d , end of month.......................do. •. Production.. . . < • . . . • . . . • . . . . • . . . • • • • . . . . . • . . . . . • • . . . . . d o . . • i,„. Digitized for rj FRASER BaTised. 1/ See not® ©m oorretpoadiag item in the ?<'•broary' 19^9 Surrey. 423,151 62,915 378,578
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