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F CURRENT BUSINESS W E E K L Y SUPPLEMENT UNITED 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 BUSINESS ELECTED BUSINESS NOVEMBER INDICATORS STEEL SNOOT PRODUCTION ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES (1935- 3S-500) 225 17, 1950 (BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS) WEEKLY DATA 200] 175 150 125 100 ±J*J*±AJLLJJLJJL ijJJL.LJLlO-LjLJLJjJ-.UJ»lij^^ DEPARTMENT STORE SALES AND STOCKS VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' SALES AND INVENTORIES (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1935-39 * SOO) MWTHLr DATA p . • : SALES L A _^ (LEFT SCALEJ^K^ p- c 50 ? 40 -A^^Gr*-** 30 INVENTORIES (RI8HT SCALE) 20 .J..I 11 i-L i i i i t - U L U I.J L.J \ 1,1 .1 M J 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1..1.1. I.I 1 I 1 1 I 1 10 1947 'EEKLY BUSINESS 1948 1949 1950 STATISTICS1 1950 19X9 XSSI Mm* 5 M O T . X2 Oct. X4 Oct. SI Oct, 28 151.6 157.3 159.* 144.8 249.1 •299 2.20 318 2,261 2,007 60 27,517 18,185 16.145 883 168.4 177*9 172.6 X60.8 •327.4 .392 2.17 322 168.7 177.9 173.9 160.6 328.6 .390 I68.9 178.7 X74.0 X60.8 332.2 .399 2.20 313 169.6 179.7 174.0 l6x.9 336.X .403 2.22 315 ........ 27.X64 39.753 27,262 X9,86o X6,674 17,809 6,731 ^6.709 66,656 37.04? 13,783 222 2*90 129.4 136*6 23,461 9.259 IOT. 4 *>•. XX Commodity price*, v&oXee&Xes A1X C O a B O d i t l S S . » o . » i e o « » e « » » » « s e o « o c 9 » « « « » « » » » . « » l$Cw®X0w<» < fara produete.»..»e<»«<»e«»..e°®e» # O O d * i i * ( i « « * * « » o « « » » 9 « e » e » 8 » i 3 e 0 i } » t i t $ e « e « » « « « ! > t e « «o<s«®8» 01 A l l O t A e T . »»»©!>©»«©8>©<5>©SOO«)©OOoO0O©O©©»feO«OOOOO(!»© ««»flO»e» i 26 coaaodities 2/ . . ^ o o e ^ . ^ ^ e 0 «*M$ast X939»XOO««i Cotton, middling, X5/1688, 10 market* 3jf.o*»»»«*doX. per Xb« Wheat, So* 2, bard winter (Xaaea® 0ityJ.«.«..°»d©X. per bsu department store sales.*.• •**«*• •••.«<9©o«#««*.©»*.&935*4,39"»100*Insured unemployment, total....•o«..e0oo0e««9o»e.tt»e...tB0US«< State programs. •• . » . »«^^e«veterans p78lSrMM*»» » « « « « « « « » » « « « e » » » » « « « < » t c « • « « « » * « d O « o«, X5803 144.7 248.7 .299 2.X8 3X5 2.60J 1,796 57 finances Currency in circulation £/». ..............ail. of dol. 27.49J 18,4i6 fadaral Reserve bank: credit* tetaX.oo«.«».»«<»«o»»»..<>.de...4 Member beak reaerre balancee...»»e«»»»»»»»«»»»»»»»<>»«»M«»»' l6.437 1,1X6 Access reserves, estimated*..«•«••...»....».<».<>«•«•.do..•< federal Eeserre reporting member banks in leading cities* Bank debits, total .....aiX. of d©X., 22,520 lev York City do.*., 9,582 Deposits, demand, adjusted ••«••« •••••do... 46.1 Loans and investments, t o t a l . . . . . . . •••.•••»..*.do...< 66,< U. 8. Government obligatlone • • » . . . » .....de...* Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans ( g r o s s ) . . . # d o . . . Imiluree, industrial and c o m m e r c i a l . . . . . . . . . amber*. 196 Bond y i e l d e . doaestic corporate (Moody8®) j/«»» percent. 2.90 f Stock prices* 4x6 stocks (£taadard and Foer @)...X935<»39«1Q0. 130*3 Industrials, 365 stocks do...< X38.0 0 Production] Bituminous coal 3 / ........ taoae. of abort tone. 457 BXectrie power, ogr u t i l i t i e s * « . • • • • • • a l l . of k v a r . 5,*35 Motor TebicXes ( W a r d ' s ) . . . © o . . . . . . . . . . . . « . . . . . . • • . . . a a a b c r . . 112,638 Petroleum, crude l/.«<>. taoue. of bbl. 5.&71 8 t e e X }jj • • • • • • • • « e » e . « « . e o » » 9 8 « 8 e « » « i » 8 « i « « s ©o® © © 1935 B *39*100© ' 18.2 f r e i g h t earloadlags. totalo0...©6»«•«••*.®®©«ta©»*. o f oare • 579 M l o c o l l e n o o u s . »«»»e«»»»*9»«e«8e««»i)»e««»»$»«*« »«,»»s«flie •••< 313 Digitized for 1/ FRASER fiata do act alwaye eerer cal^dar m&&®o £ / !^sara4ay pricee. .s& i.»3 5,*35 111.727 4}.4 636 312 J / BaiXy arerafea. 779 7 304 840 799 7 27.324 20,044 16,789 978 20,426 17.2*5 1,332 820 8:8 188 2.88 156.9 lb9.7 1.917 6,509 167.909 5.791 219.5 889 42X 24,829 8,957 H9,?9 68,641 33,580 16.147 165 2.88 158.3 171*2 1.958 6,503 160,321 5.83J 220.4 P* 425 X6,0*9 735 *9.8&1 69.?30 33.729 16.322 160 2.69 158.4 171.4 27.XX2 11,114 ^#^85 6&248 33.555 16,523 181 2.69 X54.6 .6 167.O •0 X,942 6.563 179,598 5,823 221.7 886 *?3 1,896 6,551 169.553 5,823 221.2 862 M7 •9,984 ^ 170,0 X8X.3 1T3.S X62.2 3*2.5 .4X2 2.22 •• « . ... 27#370 19, £ 3 16,625 767 7,895 154.1 166.6 153.865 ........ 222.5 4 / Veek eading Bbrsaber X8, 22X.9« ZJ ***&*9 p r l e e . MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 19U9 Barller data are available in monthly issue* of the Survey and the 1949 Statistical Supplement September 1950 October July August September October GBHSBAL BUSIMBS3 IBDXCASOBS Manufacturers' aalea and inventories - value (adjusted)* Sales, t o t a l » i l . of dol* Durable-goods industries* total do... Iron, s t e e l , and products.**#**********.*****«»»*do.*# Bonferrous metals and products* ............do... Electrical machinery and e q u i p m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l * • • • • • • • ..do... Kotor vehicles and equipment* • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • . . . . d o . . . Transportation equipment, except motor vehicles* *do. • * Lumber and timber basic p r o d u c t s . • » • • • • • • * . • • • • • . d o . . • Furniture and finished lumber p r o d u c t s . . . . do*.. Stone, clay, and glass p r o d u c t s . . . . . . • • . . • • . • • • • • d o . . . Other durable-goods industries*••••••••••••••••••do*** nondurable-goods industries, t o t a l . . » . . . . . . . » . . . * . » d o . * . •food and kindred p r o d u c t s * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • d o * . * Beverages* * • .•...do.*. Sobaceo manufactures*••••••••••••••••••••••••••••do*** 7extile~mill products***.*•••••••••••.».»...«•*..do**• Apparel and related products........... ..»*do,*. Leather and products.....***. ..do... Faper and a l l i e d products.••••••*.•• ......do... Printing and publishing* • • • • • • • • •". * ..do.. • Chemicals and a l l i e d products*, • ......do**. Petroleum and coal p r o d u c t s . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Bubber products... •••••••••••••do*** Other nondurable-goods indue t r i e a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o * *« Inventories, book value, end of month, t o t a l . . . . . . . . •do***i Durable-goods industries, total •do..*, Iron, s t e e l , and products • •do**** Honferrous metals and p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . •do*«*« Blectrical machinery and equipment... ••• •••••••• •do«*.« •••••••• Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l * • • • • • • •• •do***. Motor vehicles and equipment do.*»« Transportation equipment, except motor vehicles* »do**». Lumber and timber basic products....*•«.*• •do**•• Furniture and finished lumber products •do*... Stone, clay, and g l a s s products •do«««* Other durable-goods industries *do.««* Hondurable-goods industries, t o t a l • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •do**** •do.*** Food and kindred p r o d u c t s . . . . . . .do.... Beverage s . . . . . . . . * • . * . . . . . •do.... Tobacco manufactures •do*.** Textile-mill p r o d u c t s . . . . •do**** Apparel and related products # Leather and products • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •do**** •do**** Paper and a l l i e d products*••• ••••••*••••••• Printing and publishing* * do.... Chemicals and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . . • • . . . . •do***, Petroleum and coal products •do***. Bubber p r o d u c t s * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • d o * . . . Otner nondurable-goods industries do.... ..••*•••• Manufacturers1 new orders, net - value(unadj.), total • •do* Durable-goods industries, total ••do. Iron, s t e e l , and products***********.•••••••••• •do* Bonferrous metals and products.. • •do* Blectrical machinery and equipment..... ..do.• •• Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l . . . • * . . . •do* • •• Transportation equipment, except motor vehicles • •do.• •• Other durable-goods industries*••• • • « • • * • • . . •do. londurable-goode industries ••.. • •do. 1 •.do. Manufacturers unfilled orders (unadj.), total*• ••do. Durable-goods industries, t o t a l . . Iron, s t s e l , and products •. • . . . • •do* Monferrous metals and products .•do. Blectrical machinery and equipment •do. Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l • .do. Transportation equipment, except motor vehicles*• • .do*, Other durable-goods Industries • •do* Hondurable-goods industries*• •••••• ••*••»•• • •do* COISTBUCTIOH AND BBAL BSTATB Contract awards (Bngineering Bews-Becord) t Bagineering construction, value 1/ thous. of dol.. Construction cost indexes* American Appraisal Co.s Average, 30 cities 191>100.. Atlanta do.... Bew York do.... San Francisco •••..••• do.... St. Louis*•••** * ............do.... Associated General Contractors ( a l l types) do.... Bngineering Bewe-Becordt Building %}•*** do**.* Construction^/. .do.... 17.6a 7.335 X -Z799 1.123 380 1,130 1,406 867 4« 1.069 9«5 285 . 520 5*5 1.237 1.561 272 252 1.051 1.195 279 429 328 364 296 9.631 2.685 1*15 250 99* 26l ,.507 512 1.163 1.528 255 232 29.320 13.716 3.051 96s 1.550 3.261 1.781 838 510 591 28.923 13.373 2.916 956 1.50? 3.19* 1.711 809 546 576 7a 397 10,286 2.790 *59 6* 15,6(* 2.750 1,062 1*553 1.939 1,228 516 681 525 2.093 2,281 538 *36 18.172 7.099 1.396 768 990 31s 3.178 11.07** 19.31* 15.855 # 52° m 15.550 2.799 1.027 '1.5*1 1.950 1.223 525 2,084 2,282 517 422 17.151 6.892 1.708 442 8O3 962 194 2.782 10.259 19.450 X £:5H 20,092 8,670 2.178 55? 924 1.374 1.&59 315 603 409 469 11,422 3.2*5 573 28J 1.206 962 349 528 596 1.442 u 9 221 29.706 13.764 3.1*7 973 1.633 3.808 1,678 660 576 675 542 671 15.9*2 2.831 1.037 l.*67 2.27* 1,448 I r22,766 rl0,060 r2,4n *6o6 rl,129 rl.55* rl,7l6 r4l0 r695 r485 rj40 r%4 r!2,706 r3.257 r649 299 rl,5*4 rl,256 r381 *633 r6l5 rl.667 rl,669 r457 r280 21,131 9.494 2.390 603 1.117 1.507 1,441 391 646 *34 r?9.736 rl3,736 r3.l9l r965 rl,630 r3.228 30.696 13.9*7 3.25* 940 1.655 3.2** 1,682 677 570 678 531 „g77 16,749 2.975 1.137 1,681 2,400 1.520 591 677 625 2,1* 2,100 as % rl6,000 r2,820 rl,04& rl.562 r2,285 rl.455 «573 r671 r5?3 452 11.638 3.011 458 2§4 1.3?* 967 I3? 279 2.434 3.758 4,030 4.678 4.827 r2,043 r2,050 r483 r4l6 r27.13* rl3.863 r3.277 r8l4 rl.572 r2.197 rl,600 r4,404 '13.271 r3J.519 r26,l05 r7.3*8 r91* r2,9*0 r4,433 r5.255 r5.2l4 *5.*1* 23.835 11,560 2.997 693 1.417 2,017 619 3.818 12,275 33.8$4 28.026 7.886 1.004 3.244 4,928 2,041 2,046 33 s 22,046 10.553 2.724 637 93* 1.764 1,102 3.392 11.493 26.998 22.171 ti .......... 648 1.570 1.63« ••«••.*• ••••.•«... • ••»• ••••• .*•••*•**• *.*••••••• *•*......* *••••••••• ...*•••••• ••••*..... 430 ••••• ••••• .•..*„•..••.*•• ••••••• ••• •*•*..*•*. .*....*••• . ..*••»••• ••«••»•••• •..*•••••• ••••••*••• .*•••••*•• U03 2.129 2.936 3.108 3.326 3.*63 *35 2,158 2,812 3.027 3.260 3.298 810,309 553.*82 1.175.138 1,164,682 959.530 950.526 485 503 4*t 505 92 502 51? 508 526 513 536 531 478 499 m $ 3>o 353.0 wo .5 *7l .3*5 352.9 480,0 Digitized xj for Bsvised. FRASER \J Data for September 1949 mnd August 195O are for 5 weeks; other months, nonta, are shown here for the previous month* 5.*** 5.828 5*2 53* tf* *79 495 488 502 9 366 357 371 392*8 396.2 388.9 383.1 530.4 53*.* 527-9 521*4 weeks* 2/ Data, reported at the beginning of each 3 I* MONTHLY BUSINESS Sarlier data are available in monthly Issue• of the Survey and the 19*9 Statistical Supplement 3 ST A TIST1CS — Continued 19*9 September 1950 October July August September DOMESTIC TfiaXtf Retail trade: Estimated inventories ( a d j u s t s ) , total a l l . of d o l . . Durable-goods stores.• .••*.•••••• ••do.... Mondurab1e-goods s t o r e o . . . . . . . • • • • . . • • • • • • • • • • . • • • d o . . . . Department store sales. United States totals Unadjusted Index • W r 39*100. . Adjusted index.••.•4 • . do.*.. PIHsJSCl Bank debits, total (1*1 centers) • »il. of dol.. New Tcrk City .* *>.... Outside Sew York City .... do.... Bonds! Prices: Standard and Poor's Corporation: Domestic municipal (15 bonds).••••dol. per $103 bond.. U. S. Treasury bonds (taxable) .• • .do.*,. Yields: Domestic corporate, Moody's....... .•• ...percent.. By ratings: Aaa...* .•••••••• ..do.... Aa do.... A......^;v ...;.. .* do.... Baa. do.... By groups: Industrial.* • • do**.. Public u t i l i t y * .........do.... Bailroad.•••••« do.... Standard and Poor's Corporation: Domestic municipal (15 bonds)•••••* • do.... U. S. Treasury bonds (taxable) .do.... Stocks: Cash dividend payments publicly reported....mil. of dol.. finance • • do.... Manufacturing •••••••••« ••• ••• ...•do.... Mining , ....do.... Communications ......•..••.......•••••..••.do.... Heat, l i g h t , and p o w e r . , . . . •••«•«..••.do.••• Bailroad. • • . * ••••• do.... Trade. • • • • • • . • • • • • ••••••• ••..•..••do.... discellaneous. ....•••.do.... Dividend race per share: Common stocks (200 stocks), Moody's ...dollars*. Industrial (125 stocks) do.... Public u t i l i t y ( 2 * s t o c k s ) . . . . . • • . . • • • • • • • do.... Bailroad (2^ s t o c k s ) • . • • • • • • . . • • . « • • • • • • • » • . • • « . d o . . . . Banks (15 s t o c k s ) . . • • • • • . • • • • • • « • . • • « . • • • > • • • • • • d o . . . . insurance (10 stocks) * ....do.... Dividend y i e l d s : Common stocks (200 stocks), M o o d y ' s . . . . . . . . . . . p e r c e n t . . Industrial (125 stocks) • do.... Public u t i l i t y (21* stocks) do.... Bailroad (23 stocks) do.... Bank (15 stocks) do.... Insurance (10 stocks);.*.* ...do.... Preferred stocks, 11 high-grade (Standard an* Poor's? "percent •• Prices; •• Dow»*Tonr» a- Co. (65 stocks) dol. per share.• Industrial (30 stocks) do.,.. Public u t i l i t y (13 stocks) • do.... Bailroad (20 stocks) do.*.. Standard and Poor's Corporation: Combined index (1*16 stocks) 1935"39-100.. Industrial (365 stocks) do.... Public u t i l i t y (31 stocks) •• .....do.... Bailroad (20 s t o c k s ) . . * . . * •••• ...do.... TiUBSPQBTATIOll Freight carloadlngs: Combined index, adjusted (Federal Reserve): Total, adjusted 193^39-iO 0 ** Coal do.... Coke do.... Forest products .••.......* do.... Grains and grain products.••»••*.*•..••..•••••«.do.... Livestock do. • • • Ore • * .do.... Merchandise, I.e.1..............................do..*. Miscellaneous •••••do.... FOODSTUFFS Livestock slaughter (Federally inspected): Calves ...........thotts* of animals.• Cattle • *•••* do.... Hogs *••••• Sheep and lambs do.... http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ rj Bevised. 0/ Preliminary. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1*.355 5.580 8.775 l*.*75 5.725 8.T50 1*.125 5.135 8.990 300 r!5.072 r5.*8* r9.588 15.735 5.873 9.862 281 335 331 320 90,266 37.191 53.075 90.7*7 36.33* 5*.*13 98.500 38.757 99.7U3 115.520 110,1** UU.Q10 65.23* 128.6 103*86 128.8 103.90 131.1 102.2U I3U.8 102.28 13t>.2 101.90 2.90 2.60 2.69 2.95 2.90 2.6l 2.70 2.9* 2*90 2.65 2.72 2*92 2.85 2.61 2,67 2.87 2*W 2.8* 3*19 2.*o8 2.83 3.» 2.69 2*83 3.19 2.86 2*6* 2*71 2.88 3*21 2.68 2.8k 3.07 2.22 2.22 2. 21 2.22 2.M 2.3* 7a .1 *3-J **s*6 U65*8 71*7 207** 6.H 58.U 57.7 15.5 *0.5 8.2 3.01 3-09 1.6s 2.36 2*37 2*11 509 A U3.3 22*. 1 5-2 61.1 *8.9 9.3 37.1 10.* 212.9 *2*P IC6.5 ui.i 7.0 1,152.? 73.* 800.7 80.1 30.3 58.6 30*7 3.39 3.99 1.78 2*0* 2.*8 2.1.3 3.63 3.91 1.78 2.05 *M 2.1*3 3.66 3.95 1*78 2.15 2.50 2.1*3 6.U 6.19 6.17 6.36 5.99 5.89 *.*0 IM 3-7* 3.51 €.22 6.U5 5.82 6.0* *.*5 3*27 3-92 3.85 61.3 §:? 2:5 20.1 3*01 3*08 1.68 2.1*5 2.33 2.10 6.31 6-39 5.68 8.66 5.63 3.85 8.t5 fc.*l 3*U> 3*88 6*.6S I8O.93 66.66 I66.U7 3.21 m £S 123.8 130.3 100.0 95-1 127.3 13U.U 101.2 97.6 105 60 130 121 125 79 1*5 52 125 S 552 1,221* 3.879 1,180 153 85 28 5* 111 73.22 205,30 3f.69 56.U6 138.2 •2 1*7*3 .3 IO3.O 109.7 1:11 2*80 3.08 1.90 2.33 3 :f 5»92 5*99 U.50 77.56 216.60 38.88 62.U8 1*7*2 158.0 10U.2 120.6 126 105 III ll l 186 1*0 1.156 *.999 1.172 ttg **3 1.070 3.3}* 960 1.88 2.36 ?2**3a 3.85 80. a 223.21 39.** 65.93 151.7 rl63*3 10* .9 125.1 190 13* 135 201 1*8 128 72 198 18 142 19* 155 *8* 1,18* 3.626 1.076 *88 1.196 M37 I.O63 October M O N TH L Y B U S J MIS S S TAT IS TIC S—Continued Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Surrey and the 1949 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement 19*9 September^ 1950 October August July September LUMBER ASP MASUTACTtrfiBS Lumber (national Lumber Manufacturers Association): Production, total*****..•*.*•• ••••••••••.•••mil* of bd. f t . . Hardwoods..*..••..,.....•*....•*••..••••.••••••••••do.... Softwood*... ••••*•••«•••••••*•*»*«*********do**** Shipments, t o t a l . ...do.... Hardwoods.... ••••*•*••*••*•••••* ••••*•**do**»* Softwoods**.* ... • ....••••.•do..,. Stocks* gross, end of month, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Hardwoods. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • .........do.... Softwoods****** .de.... M3TALS AND HAWPACTUBBS Iron ore (Lake Superior d i s t r i c t ) ! Shipments from upper lake ports.•••••••thous* of long tons* Steel ingots and s t e e l for castings! Production.. ..•••••••. ..thous. of short t o n s . . Percent of c a p a c i t y , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • « * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Steel products, net shipments) Total.*••••••••••• •••*•••• *thous* of short tons.. Bars, hot rolled? Carbon and alloy*«*•*••*.••••••.do.••• Belnforcing.•*••••••••••••••••••do.... Semimanufactures*•••••••••••*••••••••*•••••••••••••do**** Pipe and t u b e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . . • . . » • * • « > » . . . . . d o . . . . Plates..... *••»••*•**•• ....do.... Balls* .*•* •• • ••• ...••do.*.. Sheets* • * * . * • • • • • • • • •••*•• .................do*... Strips! Cold r o l l e d . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • « • . • • • . d o . • • • Hot rolled*•••••*•••*••«• •*:•••.•••••••••..*do.•• • Structural shapes, h e a v y . . . . « . » . » . . . * • • • • » . » . » • • • . . d o . * * * Tin plate and terneplate.«.*******,*,**«»..*****.«*do»... Wire and wire products**:* •*••••*•*••**.•••••••«».**do*... Zinc, slabs P roduc tion. • • • • • • • • , • • • • • • • • • • • • » • • • « * . * • • • • • • • sho r* tons * * Shipments, t o t a l . . . » • • • • • • • » • * • • • • • • • • . . . . • • • » • • • • • • • d o * * . . Domestic...*. •«••••••«.•••••.••••••••••••••*do..». Stocks, end of m o n t h * . . * • . . • . . , . . • • • . . . • • . » • • . . . . . . . . d o . * . . PEEBQLBJM, COAL, AMD PBMXJC2S Anthracite, p r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . .thous* of short tons.. Bituminous coal* Production. •*.*••••• ••••• .............••••do.*.. Industrial consumption and retail deliveries, total..do.... Industrial consumption, total..••••.••.••.•••••••••do.... Beehive coke ovens..... ••••..•••••••.•.••••do**.. Byproduct coke ovens.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••de**** Cement mills..••••••*••**••••».•*•• •••••.•••do..*. Slectrlc-pover u t i l i t i e s . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • d o . • . . Hallways (class I ) . . , * . . . .••••••.• ...do.... Steel and rolling mllls*******.****«***»*********do***« Other i n d u s t r i a l . . . • . • • • . . . . • . . » • • . . . . * • • . . • • . • • • d o . • • • Betail dellverles..****......********«******.«.*»**do*»** Stocks, ind. and r e t a i l dealers, end of month,total«*do.*.. Industrial, t o t a l . • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . d o * • * . Byproduct coke o v e n s . » * . . . . . * . • • • • . * . . . . « . • « • • • . « d o * « . « Cement m i l l s * • • • • » * • . • • • . • • * • • • • • • * • • • • • . • . . . . . . . d o . . . * Electric-power u t i l i t i e s * • • • • . * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • d o . . . . Hallways (class 1 ) . . . . . . . • * • . • • • • • . . . ....do.... Steel and rolling mills * *.•.. *do.... Other i n d u s t r i a l . • • . . • • . • . . . . . . . • • . . . . • • . • . . • • . * * d o * . » . Retail dealers, t o t a l . . • • . ......... do..*. 3.1*0 564 2,576 3.203 578 2.625 7,4& 2,272 5.209 2,459 3,218 6o6 2,6ir 7.3*5 2,270 -5.U5 3.338 761 2.577 3.265 703 2,562 6,170 2.050 4,120 3.950 829 3.121 3.758 780 2.978 6,361 2.099 4,262 3.717 $48 2,869 3.637 778 2,859 6,441 2,168 *.273 9.*6l 1.575 12,704 12,482 12,191 6.59* 84 928 11 8,071 8,230 96 8,193 99 5.236 524 162 125 655 Hf7 162 1.497 935 89 31 18 121 51 1 316 64 38 8 81 71 5.6i 156 122 179 309 "^ 386 BUBBER AHD HJBBER PBODUCf S Hatural rubbers Consumption*•••••••••*.••••••••••••••••••.••••••long tons** Stocks,; end of month*•••,•••••*.• • ••«,.«*••*.*.••••...do**** Synthetic rubber! Production. . . . . • . . . • . . . • • • . . • • . . • . • • • • . . • • • . . • . . . . • . . d o . . , . Consumption.. . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • < » • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ..do* • •• Stocks,.send of month*•••••••••••*•••*••••••• . • • • • • • . . d o . » . * f i r e s and tubes* Pneumatic casingsJ Production. • • . • • • • • • • • « * • * • • « • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . t h o u s a n d s . # Shipments*.*** ••••••*•••••••••••••••••••••• ..*do.... Original e q u i p m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o * . . * Stocks, end of m o n t h . * . * . , . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Inner tubes: j Production. ••«.•*•»•».*«•*•*•••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • d o * • • * ! Shipments* ...... • • • • • • • **• * **» •..*«* «•••*••••••••••••do* ••••i Stocks, end of month*.*** • • • * • * • . . • « • * « . • . . « . . • . . . . d o . * « « j TJ Bevlsed* 1/ Includes data for electrical strip* 95 250 703 393 1/1.728 115 177 420 169 282 801 454 158 1/1.756 170 214 6.1*5 689 151 770 482 l& 1/1.697 159 210 35* $ 495 *33 70,223 66,371 85,028 64.399, 51.761 43,99f 97.666 77.868 84,116 67.119 20,417 73.399 79.365 69.073 14,451 71.057 75.241 70,656 10,267 2,114 4.979 2,875 4.417 3.862 rl9,965 36.537 27.292 hi 7.161 625 6.3*1 4.709 527 *10.5*5 28,068 21.563 16 2,466 65*1 6.279 4,584 192 6!%9 *7.l65 3*. 874 33.819 28,581 49,981 37.95* 30.836 1,006 8.183 670 7.783 4,988 58 3 7.624 7.118 58,964 56,620. 12.353 1.089 22.925 3.7*6 928 15.579 2,344 30.190 901 8,047 652 7.456 4,972 553 7.609 6.755 64,310 61.853 13.981 1,181 24,94o 3.646 968 17.137 2.457 70,36s 7.882 if 8.340 625 6.797 *.750 c 539 6.735 5.238 51.979 *9.75l 36I945 59.990 11.903 1,(22 24,142 6,680 1.029 14,814 2.074 1:8 1,*10 20,581 3.238 891 13.702 2,228 3.000 0,900 833.800 945,000 400,600 888,500 983.300 5».400 816,900 1,20*4,500 729,100 1.017,300 977.800 714,900 954.400 *3.?7S 100,618 51.2*3 90,733 61,462 93.653 *64,297 r87.l46 59.846 86,873 30,878 32.**3 110,848 28,015 33.687 103,955 43.820 43.687 67.085 **3.950 *3.J16 r§.65^ 48,618 58,278 5.6a 6,756 3.079 8,930 6,489 6,782 2.937 8,698 8,264 12,040 3.884 7.0Q5 8,173 10,610 4,093 4,801 8,226 J,814 4,423 M91 5.«52 8.875 5.261 5.*89 . 6.916 9.629 8,422 2.f09 6,619 PAPKK AMD PBIHTIHG- Paperhoerds Orders,• n e v . • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • « « • • * s h o r t tons*• Orders,iunfilled, end of m o n t h . . * . , * , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . * Production....•.,*.••.*••••••...•.......•......•.....do,••• m 1,018 19.706 *.170 9l6 9.999 7.244 7.8l£ 7,01% 7.556 6,129
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