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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Available only with subscription to tha monthly mogciine SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
SELECTED
MARCH 7, 1952
BUSINESS INDICATORS
1935-»939 * IOO
BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS
9.0
300
STEEL PRODUCTION
and $f&<$i for Castings)
EUEQRiC - POWER PRODUCTION
BY UTiUTiES
250
800
!50
too L
SAASONftLLY ADJUSTED, !935-39 «•' iOQ
1935- 39 * 100
260
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
PRICES OF 365 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
220
180
140
I960
1951
1952
WEEKLY
tOOLU-LJJLLLJL
.949
f
I95O
1
BUSINESS STATISTICS
^
19 51
ITEM
Feb. 24
1952
Mar. 3
Feb. 2
Fab. 9
Feb. 16
Feb. 23
5fer. 1
Commodity prices, wholesale:
183.8
203 «7
187*7
171,8
390.4.
Cotton, middling, 15/16", 10 markets J/, * , . » » ,dol, per lb»,
Wheat, No. 2, hard, winter (Kansas City) 2/....dol. per biu.
y
2M
,0
thous..
Member bank reserve balances,,... o ••••»•*• ..••«.* •••«do«.«*
Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities?
New York City
,
do....
Ccrnmercialy Industrial, and agr«> loans (gross)... do*. *«
Failures, industrial and coinn&rciel.«««.o0.«e«o..«.« .number «,«
Bond yields, domestic corporate Gfoody's) J/* ».<>•... percent,.
Stock prices, 416 stocks (Standard and Poor's) ••1935-39=100..
Production:
Motor vehicles (Ward's)** .*.*•*.•• ........**.«**...ntmber«e
Steel $/
„.,..
„„.....9 « ,«»*.*,..,* 1935-39=100*,
2,40
288
1.028
320 «^i
.417
2.52
?^2
lA'? *»
•»oc T
1A/ Q
31*" O
TA/ 7
.415
.399
2,49
2*57
*;7
^•»n /
ju.U.4
.398
2.50
2/n
'W/ y
^402
2U8
28 39*i
?3,887
20,007
6%
28 428
2^ 750
19,710
/ *>&
27.214
23,188
19,066
577
700
28,371
23,707
20,0.13
543
28 406
23,656
20,148
702
28 415
23 753
20,094
77?
28.707
11,009
50,4.91
69,231
30,900
18,588
127
2*86
24,720
25 602
9,875
54,328
74,017
3?, 419
21,160
?9 208
12,183
53,503
73,751
3?,356
?2 818
~8,362
53 090
73 678
32,185
Zip 164
l?*>
3*18
186*0
202.4
174.3
189*1
9,169
50,649
69, 50^
30,791
18,733
170
2.88
173.7
188.1
1,727
1 892
6,833
188,845
5.864.
222.8
735
378
6,822
167,055
^.934
22***>
786
A02
1A/
3*20
21, no
IV.
3.18
1S8.7
P05.4
186*9
203.8
3.733
7 ^72
96,324
6 131
232,9
lfl%4
7,456
95,410
731
368
CTt^, 5
ttfoc:
«;
itl A^i Q
3^^ A
1A/' ft
317 7
?7,K*
23,283
18,934
1,39?
*1 7/ 6
jOA /
T7'X /
1&7 /
1 '4^6
do not alvsys corsr calendar weeks. 2/ Thursday prices, %/ Daily averages*
Estimate baaed on percentage change indicated by the revised index.
16*5 *?
T7/ s»
17*5 ft
189 1
985
1S057
3,010
Finance:
186.8
17? 0
^8.3
3B8.3
176.3
190,8
1S5 8
2*50
251
1,35'i
1 307
27^
Insisred unemployment, total. .««,,,..,,...
183.£
201*8
1 766
30 962
12 736
9 A.87
-^2 ^57
73 5QA.
31 973
21,148
177
3.18
179.6
19408
163
3.18
180.4
19*5 %
1 679
6 265
i / f\
7 ,44O
105,480
6 ?*>9
104,393
108,748
?3/ 1
73Z.
369
?3? 9
73ft
376
?3/ 1
6ft 3
•acrj
93/ ft
7 A6l
6 267
No quotation. $/ Week ending Ifarch 8, 235.7.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
Earlier data are available in monthly issue of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
1951
January
February
]
L952
November
December
January
February
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
Farm income and marketings :
Cash receipts from ffli*niing.jncl«(jov*t0pftytt{3,.njl3, of dol**
r3,601
r3,584
1,765
1,819
316
1,098
397
r3,115
r3,097
324
995
215
1,899
1,873
557
1,316
317
769
220
378
338
408
139
126
U9
281
195
346
104
79
123
541
624
479
180
192
172
/fjj
i&i
216
226
264
255
217
228
268
252
220
229
277
261
2,539
2.510
%5
1,54-5
Indexes for cash receipts from marketings and CCC loans,
Indexes of vol« of farm marketings , all commodities l/do**«*
1,530
1,567
^37
868
356
eyi
54-1/19
4JUJ
i6n
i£a '
ncc
2,620
2,597
1,089
1,508
330
924
243
390
385
397
144
151
136
Industrial production (Federal Reserve):
Sm**lt-lng fl°d r«f luring* •»•••«•»•••••*•••••»«• »do» • • •
Industrial chemicals, ,, «•.<>«•. ,.,.,. ••,,.•.«Cdo0 • • «
Cotton consumption,, «»•••••••*«*»*««»•»•»•••* do ••••
N
d
hi
'•-•••••*•••-•••*
••
i»*»c««e*»-
•«*»
Metals,,. ........ ^* *.»»,*,,...( ...«,» *»*.*« ***c*«do,**«
COMMODITY PRICES
Frices received by farmers, all farm product s*.,1910~li~iOC«.
TCO
!«/
ice
190
134
322
??4
220
?23
178
285
246
1%
288
506
116
108
121
155
193
105
193
134
328
217
222
221
176
304
262
1%
291
510
125
120
128
149
342
100
176
235
173
146
347
209
236
218
178
314
219
190
303
554
91
81
97
362
188
HI
183
244
164
?/,4
19/
163
392
159
169
%
151
184
94
221
231
268
171
16?
224
219
236
191
?Q1
287
115
107
168
162
161
170
164
130
300
275
240
214
3°2
•257
374
323
391
286
203
379
3.40
425
285
205
3Z.7
Preliminary* ^/ Unadjusted*
313
283
254
222
LLQ
351
204
333
//5
r/ Revised,
series*
167
174
390
153
i&i
89
125
185
94
221
232
271
169
156 .
217
?22 '
237
186
201
288
122
112
166
148
158
177
158
331
144
239
169
•57^
99
152
1%
115
219
228
277
157
14<*
209
2'**>
212
I*7?
IBS
216
3*227
r279
263
rl41
r!77
r!22
r358
r208
235
1*11
^76
r317
r?17
r!84
r301
r^^
^8
79
94
r!57
195
r9B
178
r24S
rl52
1%
r2S3
^138
P183
P298
D'SA^
p!49
pl$8
D?f?
p/*-'
ul?0
vPA3*
pi 39
^44
295
nl^9
r.T?*3
p91
pl47
pl97
3//6
D239
p£29
^2SO
ul^S
pl!6
p?12
p?40
SJ202
plTO
pl87
p2^
135
rX93
r83
?1S
r228
r281
r!53
rl41
r208
2^5
r218
r!72
li$ S
301
267
305
i^O
253
2^3
440
3^9
2/J3
307
332
387
305
249
P315
n?17
•«<S6
?2%
17?
nl
3°
PJ-J'
pl73
pl^l
c^56
P212
t»2AO
p2(X>
c3j65
T-17O
?9S
89
78
158
368
123
175
170
122
2A9
2PA
A2Z.
345
p215
D225
p277
261
8S
79
rl60
163
r!26
174
rl63
rlPO
177
^31
309
328
379
314
233
pO.59
p!57
p020
p!7r»
pl64
pl!2
300
277
261
234
431
325
1*71
337
303
320
376
316
200
289
259
249
230
436
313
168
?17
2%
317
377
317
189
2/ Indexes for which seasonal factors hare been fixed at 100 are not shown; see unadjusted
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1952
1951
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
February
February
November
December
262
260
264
272
no
267
265
270
276
113
274
271
277
284
106
273
272
275
284
107
275
271
278
287
105
276
271
281
288
100
2,094
1,586
902
830
55
378
129
122
72
229
508
29
225
24
•95
62
73
1,969
1,518
827
750
60
384
135
121
76
226
451
30
212
29
65
49
66
2,495
1,692
915
815
86
343
155
75
92
336
803
69
269
r2,124
rl,472
720
650
57
170
74
73
2,222
1,521
809
715
80
320
147
69
81
305
701
66
260
149
95
68
63
1,973
1,379
665
600
52
399
207
73
75
235
594
66
251
115
55
51
56
272
259
333
312
280
276
323
311
262
233
291
243
r249
r2Q4
r310
r240
173,177
42,772
130,405
176,831
A0,355
136,475
7 ,452
^205
29,435
97,353
230,083
47,780
182, 1W
9,519
2,417
34,510
135,65-3
4*5
3*8
3.9
4*3
.3
1.7
1*9
January
January
COMMODITY PRICES - Continued
Prices paid by farmers:
All commodities, interest, taxes, and wage rates*.... do....
Ifcrity ratio (prices rec'd to prices paid by farmers}.. do....
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
Nonresidentlal 'building. .««... « « • » * « « * „ * » . » » » » • < > , , * * *do. . « .
Hlyhvav. • »»•<» a *.</***»*..»».»«,.<.» a » « . « *a «*««>.»* d » . « « « * .do* »<>*
Value of contracts awarded (Federal Reserve indexes):
30
262
r652
67
267
r!25
75
59
59
pl87
P302
p226
DOMESTIC TRADE
Newspaper advertising:
24!c66
Retail* *•«* + .*«, • . . « » * e « * a * « - t , ,».*... . % * ~ i . . *.,*.- »do* « » *
234,041
42,998
.171,043
6,559
2?526 j
25,044
\
labor ti>rt.«o'7?-r ias ?miotV*tra-Ing a^t^bii'V;;;^:::,^:
5*2
QUita,.... . > » . . . . . - . " - • , > . , , . . < , . . . . . * * » . , . , .
. , * , ^ ^ » ^ . ^r.*,.,,
'1.3
1.0
2*1
I
oales (Seeuritlvs ?<»id Ssrh&a^e CcKadssiowJa
Total on all r-egi^r^d examv^s*
Market v?iltt$«c «*«.**. * * « , » « » * * * . » , .,.*-»**•> ft:; us:, of dol*v
OQ Nev rferk ,-vtaJc Eraftacges
J&vrk-st ^r?.ii>v^ ,,
- • » , * , » ^ ., , .
drc . ' • > * •
?cifi"> value.- .. ., ,, , v, » * ,. „ . r ,, « „ , .. ,. ..* „ ,v s 5, . i „ 4 ,, „ ,; ,. .... „ ,.-do«: * . «
fields? DcaiSHtio i^^i.--lpal (15 bcvjOfs; y Sts^.-i^*-?3 c.^ /Vw s J«
Stacks ?
Sales (Sectiritles ^nd Exchange Cwsr-Jdasijos}4;
Total en all roglaterwi -saxshangBs :.Market value * * *••«..,* 8 9 • , ^ , .. . ..,. *»»*•... , . ,.«ii 1 * .-,;,f d.cv.l . *
Shares sold* ••> * « « ^ i > : > « . « * * . f e . * ^ .. w . * . r t r v w » > . , l f tao-3.?fin^i?* « !
On Jievr Tork Stock. Sx&haT&ge:
Yields; Preferred, high-grade (ll ^tock";, i/^^x=1aiii
1
and Itoor f s Corporation. « * « • * • • ? « • * » . . > « * » -. fr . , <, « * percent «. *. !
"*T'i,(!jeS*
.
.
,
,
/
•
„
.
-v
:
i
Industrial (30 stocks ).„ «„ . * . . ,,*.,. , ,,,.., .+ -,,,,,- ,^oStandard &r.?i ?oor*s Corporation:
Combined incl- cwc (4:1 6 s tocks }»*....„.».-»,..*. 19jl 5- 3'>-l f.£ * ,.
CotssuBiera1 goods (182 stocks }•........*«..,.. do* ...
V/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. 3/ Except farm and public utility.
178,077
46,345
131,731
8,208
3,663
21,020
98,&40
Is
2*1
.6
140.5
UCU7
131.6
112,608
135.823
77,203
86,108
47,052
110,023
132*126
74,563
82,658
3*0
i
Y:
"^ j
j
130.9 |
j
2.07 j
P4.5
p-,3
pi-,4
nl.9
132.1
5*V376 1
6V-70 [
60 %v}.
72,524
2.10
2.04
I
i
122^3
32*631
1,417
65,122
1,501
63,170
1,922
71,188
91*995
1,791
61,534
1,200
47,449
1,279
44,8B6
1,679
49,433.
3.67
3.87
4*23
4*23
4*26
4.22
90.86
244*45
42.06
62.05
94.%
253.32
42.87
38.09
94*44
259.61
46.22
79.73
96.73
266.09
.46.72
82.30
99.39
271.71
48.61
84.81
98.31
265.19
48.87
85.05
168.6
182.6
175.2
165.9
108.6
152.8
174.7
189.6
181.5
171.0
111.0
159.1
177.7
193.3
182*6
164.6
134*7
182.5
199.1
189.4
167.6
115.5
187.1
204.3
192.4
169.2
117.0
TJ1?./
183.2
199.1
184.7
166.0
I//.?
15Q.5
117.5
i «;«; r>
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
end the 1951 Statistical Suppleaeat
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Alcohol, ethyl:
Production.
««.
.....thous. of proof gal».
Stocks, total...,.,..*.*.**»•**«
.«o.«.*d&«»*»
In industrial alcohol bonded warehouses....... ••...do.*..
In denaturing plante*...««.••
,.«•••.,,••,,,do....
Used for denaturation«««.»»0.««........»*..*«...«...edo«.««
Withdrawn tax-paid......«*...•••
do....
Alcoholt denatured*
Production*.*..*.***«...e*««.*«*.o
thous. of wine gal««
Consumption vvithdrs.vfs.ls/««.«*......«.......«....t.e.00«* * •
StOCks,
.««.«e**o»e««**
••*•.....••««*«do«...
35,782
39,457
3,035
21,265
3, >• , S33
3,118
Fats, oils, and byproducts;
Animal fats:
2*392,136'
ProccUO'tlon.o* # •..»«*«**»«.*.,.•..,..•••....vhous. or lb e *
27-4,271
Stocks, end of aonth,*,*.,.••••••••••••••••••••....do....
Greases:
Induction .••*•,,•..«.,.a... .*.....«»*...«.....«.. «do«»««
r 39,, 321
Stocks, end of month..**»».«,••»
«...
do«..»
Fish oilss
Prodoction....«...«..*«««..«»««««•*«««•«««•««•«•««« do .«**
r!2,055
72,207
Stocks, end of SKmth.o.«.«,«.»......«..«..««•«.«.««.do.**.
Vegetable oils, total:
Production^ crud@u«.«..».....................noil, of lb»«
545
Stocks, end of months Crude...........
....do....
1,023
Refined..............««..«.»do«««.
297
Cottonseed oil, refined:
Production.«,»«»•»«**»•»•*•«««**•«••.•«••...thous. of ID.*
£'171,639
Stocks, end of month...a...................
».do..««
Linseed oil:
Production* *.*««».• « ».»e *•« o•••.••.«»««..«•«.««•«« «do.« »«
60%86?
Stocks, end of saonth.«...*»«..««.«
•
»»«do.».«
Soybean oils
Production : Crude* * * « « « , * « > • « « * » « « « . . < » « • . « « « « » » . • . * O do«*» *
235*609
Refined., «.«,..«..*.».£....«..
«...do..«.
163',S93
99,523
Stocks, end of month: Crude.«...........«.««......dc«*w«
Refined..
do*«...
54,237
Oleoiaa r ,?ar ine s
Procluctlcn<, *«<>,»0o»»<>a«ft»»«.«e««««o».« ...«..»••..•• . *do««» «
89,959
Stocks (factory and warehouse)..««.....«.*«.«.
do«»«.
14,150
Shortenings and compounds?
Production.
,.«««..««.
...«*«. «oo.<5c«0.^
144,092
Stocks, end of month«,^*«..»0......................do«»».
103,583
.FOODSTUFFS
Fermented malt liqmores
Production e .«»o«,o«ooo««*««....«.«.*«•»«......thous. of bbl«.
Tax-pa id wi thclra'tfals ««<>»««.,..««« .«»,.».*.....««.. ...do0«e«
Stocks, and of srcnthe,*..,..,,«»,,,
••••••••••••••do«.«»
Daiiy products, production:
Butter, o
(factoxy), •••••• ........ ....thous. of lbe.
Cheese (factory), total*
.do«
Condensed nrf,lk (sveetened):
Bulk goods,.....,. * *,>»s «»*»*»... *
...»«.
do...«
Case goods...«««««*»**«««««««•»»«.«>«•»*.••*».•»<>»•«odo...«
Evaporated miilk f^msrweetened), case goods............do....
Drj milk:
Dry 'yjtiele Mf.lk»^?<»«•««.««««.«.«»«..».*««.....«....».do*,«..
Nonfat dry milk solids (huiaan food),.......*.....e..do««<s.
Livestock, slaughter CPecerally insp>ected):
Calves^ «.«.<,«... *e...... c n<......o<»•««• .thous. of animals..
Cattle
»».»...» * e »* *«, *«*.«. *.«. * * *
«
«do»»e.
Hogs..• o<,«o«««..»
*.*. ; -,--,-.-...,.-,,«£.»0„,..«,6«do»«..
Sheep and lambs.»«».«*.»»««^««.o«*««««««.«»4«o..«.. 0e do*» e *
Meats, production, total.,,
«
,,......adl. of lb..
Beef and veal
.,.o«thous. of lb«»
0«.
Lamb and inutton..0o««oe.o0.».....e.«.......eo..«.«..«do?.sn«
Pork, including lard».. 0 .oo«........*.«...o..».».»«**do*c**
Le.rd«..««..ooo«...*««»•••••»«....••«..•.«..•......•do....
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
Pig iron, production.»c,
thous. of short tons..
Lead, refined (piriBary refineries):
Prochictlcru. t - 1 » 0 ^ t , * . „ » »
*.»..«..•*«..••«>.• .short tons.9
3hiptn@nts (domestic).,,.....«,•••••«••««•«••....*««..do.«..
Stocks j
av<d Of F H O O t h « « e « « « « » » . a . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . « . . . « « . . d . O « * . «
TRANSPORTA7IOH EQUIHffiNT
Motor Toliicles, factory sales, total.,*««,,««,,,,,«,«numb6T,, j
Coaches, total 0 ***o««.*.».«.««**».•.«.•.«.••«••.*•••«»do
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17,858
19,377
1,604
23,723
27,232 I
6,645 !
411,375 !
322,583 !
327.B93 I
261,850 |
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49,801 |
134, 57£ i
4,519
2,297 I
102,999 !
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550
1,070
315
616
1.100
292 I
126,329
180,709
173^826 I
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240,745
201,298
113,499
65,175
143,782
121,135 |
132,813
19,905
98,229
19,218
160,179
88,956
77,886
68,409
86,010
72,280
16,387
3,620
157,471
17,550
5,435
181,500
9,281
38,921
11,800
43,500
650^935
/1?%4
,255,175
5,693
433
1,160
6,5&4
1,058
1,975
686,992
50,187
1,237,532
249,441
5,89-4
49,601
35,619
640,924
665
602
521,371
507,120
118,888
103,520
606,333
661
631
478,589
459,567
127,583
109,262
22,4H 1
23;,9U J
26,10624,752
393,619 | 45B95^
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58^919
604 I
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46,8.77
54,981
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60,551
613,664 I
6,978
5^%2
9,458
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99,139
5,896
6, 1.66
1,110
6,777
37$, 755
269? 893
2,417 I
2Z4^^ !
136,668 !
M4.529 |
73*602
£.11,400
14-9^322
rX97;3^6
83*920
94,979
17.71^'* i
i
131*721 ;
116,509
97*092
94,405
6,732
10,211
i
87,315
li.,875
166)500
6,142
6.A10
9; 506
9^24.0
67,515
64,750
65,4^0
69,760
12,350
4,650
133,500
1A.750
6. BO
13,600
6,550
157,000
4,125
25,930
5,955
7,325
45,250
500
457
1,122
5*651
6,531
922
1*663
648,917
47,490
971,381
184,705
382
1,096
1,841
645,256
42,803
1,153,267
221?097
6,912
'810
1,866
53^399
37,915
1,242,339
246,363
1,977
656,307
50,536
1,269,791
248,037
6,197
5,911
5,977
6,040
31,164
26,742
36,234 .
37,084
25,871
37,274
25,339
526,44?
l",174
1,108
434,533
401,392
no,74o
92,275
450,800
833
710
752
93,179
75,653
293,305
284,323
$8^318
70,^34
43,746
40., 390
375,419
778
755
273,572
258,457
101,069
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