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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY 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
m t U B L E ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY Of CURREWf BUSINESS
SELECTED
BUSINESS
INDICATORS
STSEL PRODUCTION (Ingot* qnd Steel for Costings)
(1935-39 «100)
300]
ELECTRIC-POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES
*
,
8.0
(B)LLIONS OF KiLOWATT-HOUBS)
WEEKLY DATA
I I I I I I I I i I I 1 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 I I I I I I I I
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
HOURLY EARNINGS AND HOURS IN MANUFACTURING
MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLLS
DOLLARS
(UNADJUSTED, 1939 «100)
1.80
HOURS
52
MONTHLY DATA
48
1.80
AVERA6E HOURLY EARNINGS
/
(LEFT SCALE)
^ ^ ^
^ ^ ^ ^ S ^ ^
1.40
AVERAGE NOUNS PEN WEEK
r
UUSHT SCALE*
m
mmt
JUT-
40
1.20
1948
1949
1950
WEEKLY
1951
1.00
1, 1 1 1 1 [ J..1.-LJ-1-
BUSINESS
ITEM
Commodity prices, wholesale:
All commodities.
*
.....1926=100..
Farm products.....••»«•••••«•.•••••••,•••«••••••*,,do....
Food....•....••••••«•••••,«,.«,«,«,«,,«.»,,«,.,,,»*do*,,.
All other
...
«,»,,,•••
....•••••••do...,
28 commodities 2/
,,*Augttst 1939=100..
Cotton, middling, 15/16% 10 markets ^<,«,**.,dol. per lb*.
Wheat, Ho. 2, hard winter (Kansas City) ^/....dol, per bu..
Department store sales*,,**,**,*,*,,,*****
.1935-39=100.•
Insured unemployment, total.......•••••••••,«••,......thous..
State programs.......................................do....
Finances
Currency in circulation V................••••mil. of dol,.
Federal Reserve bank credit, total...................do,.*.
Member bank reserve balances....•..•..•.......•..••..do..,.
Excess reserves, estimated.
•••••
.....do....
Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:
dank debits, total...............
••••••ail* of dol**
New York City..........
•••••••••*,..........do...•
Deposits, demand, adjusted.................•..•••••do....
Loans and investments, total..,
*••••••••*•••••do*,,,
U. S. Government obligations...................••do...,
Commercial, industrial, and agr, loans (gross),,,do....
Failures, industrial and commercial,,
......number..
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) y....*, # •percent*.
Stocks prices, 416 stocks (Standard and Boor's).1935-39=100.#
Industrials, 365 stocks....................
.....do....
Production:
Bituminous coal } / • • • •
..••••thous. of short tons*.
Electric power, by utilities*.
....mil, of kw.-hr..
Motor vehicles (Ward's),,,,
................number..
Petroleum, crude 3/.........................thous. Of bbl..
43teel£/
**...
**.*.*.••1935-39=400.*
Freight carloadings, total...................thous. of cars..
i^scellaneous........................................do..,.
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1949
1948
361
1 1 1 1 1 1 II M
1951
STATISTICS1
1950
1951
Nov. 11
Nov, 18
170*4
181.2
172.5
163*0
342*5
•412
2*22
342
889
855
27,370
19,853
16,625
719
171.8
183.1
175.2
163.9
346.6
*429
2.21
368
887
850
177.7
195.2
191*6
165.1
329.7
•367
2.47
334
872
851
27,322
20,171
17,054
1,010
26,450
10,619
49,257
69,414
33,349
16,919
170
2.87
157.1
169.9
21.295
7,895
49,230
69,373
33,392
16,710
135
2.8S
154.1
266*6
1*858
, 6,574
153,695
5,837
222.5
840
404
tllllllllll
1950
Oct* 20
Oct, 27
Hoy* 3
H O T , 10
Hov* 17
177.0
192.1
189.9
165.1
326.7
.385
2.49
349
177.2
193.3
190*1
165.2
328*9
.410
2.51
364
177.2
194.5
189.9
165,3
328.8
.420
2.54
28,407
25,117
20,068
1,199
177.1
192.3
190.1
165.1
328.8
#371
2.48
327
874
853
28,334
24,8a
19,833
755
28,446
24,427
19,557
565
28,550
24,595
19,667
758
28,580
24,602
19,850
973
25,680
9,534
51,323
71,508
30,976
20,489
157
3.12
187.5
205.2
26,568
9,927
52,251
72,606
31,940
20,472
155
3.15
182.0
198.7
27,491
10,933
52,124
72,648
31,926
20,571
143
3.18
180,2
196.6
24,613
9,127
52,162
72,340
31,596
20,667
150
3.19
176.6
192.1
1,900
1,928
1,877
1,893
2,001
7,396
7,319
7,234
7,349
6,728
111,735 109,697
114,347 114,579
118,404
6,119
6,205
6,257
6,271
5,809
226*2
234*0
230.4
228*6
221,9
791
838
864
887
837
382
407
414
428
402
1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks* g/ Thursday prices* 2/ Baily averages* {J Week ending November 24, 232*4.
8,698
109
3.19
179.4
195.4
112,176
###
226*4
2
MONTHLY
BUSINESS
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
STATISTICS
1951
1950
September | October
July
August
September
October
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
•
Contract awards (Engineering News-Record):
Engineering construction, value !/••••• •••••thous* of dol..
Highway concrete pavement contract awardss 1/
Total
ttious. of sq. yd..
airports
•
do....
Roads.
do....
Streets and alleys...*.
do....
Construction cost indexes (Engineering News-Record) t 2/
Building
ISTSslOO..
Construction
do....
DOMESTIC TRADE
Mail-order and store sales,total,2 companies..thous. of dol..
,..do....
Montgomery Ward 6 Co
•••do....
Sears, Roebuck and Co
EMPLOYMENT AND MAGES
Employees in nonagricultural establishments:
•thousands*•
Total, unadjusted
•
•
do....
Manufacturing
do....
Mining
do....
Contract
construction.
Transportation
and public utilities
do....
Trade
do....
Finance
do....
Service
do....
Government
•
do....
Production workers in manufacturing industries, total..do....
Durable-goods industries
do....
Ordnance and accessories
do....
Lumber and wood products (except furniture).
do....
Furniture and fixtures
do....
Stone, clay, and glass products
do....
Primary metal industries
do....
Fabricated metal products (except ordnance, machinery,
and transportation equipment)
thousands..
Machinery (except electrical)
do....
Electrical machinery
do....
Transportation equipment••..................••••••*do*...
Instruments and related products...........••••••••do....
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
do....
Nondurable-goods industries........••••••••••••••••••do..••
Food and kindred products...........•••••••••••••••do....
Tobacco manufactures*.••••..•••••••••••••••••••••••do***.
Textile-nill products
do....
Apparel and other finished textile products
do....
Paper and allied products
do....
Printing, publishing, and allied industries
do....
Chemicals and allied products*•••••.....•••••••••••do*.••
Products of petroleum and coal....••.••••••••••••••do....
Rubber products....*
do....
Leather and leather products
do....
Hours and earnings:
Averarre weekly hours per worker, all manufacturing, .hours. •
Durable-goods industries
••
•
do....
Ordnance and accessories*.•••••••••••••••••••••••do*...
Lumber and wood products (except furniture)......do....
Furniture and fixtures
•
do....
Stone, clay, and glass products.......•••••••••••do....
Primary metal industries...
do....
Fabricated metal products (except ordnance, machinery,
and transportation equipment)
hours*.
Machinery (except electrical)
do....
Electrical machinery*••••••••••••••••••••••••••••do***#
Transportation equipment.••••••••••••••••••••••••do****
Instruments and related products************.....do....
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries........•• .do..••
Nondurable-goods industrie8.*.**..«**********»*****do***«
Food and kindred products.•••••••••••••••••••••••do.•••
Tobacco manufactures.•••••••••••••*•••••••••••••.do....
Textile-mill products
do..**
Apparel and other finished textile products
do....
Paper and allied products
do....
Printing, publishing, and allied industries*•••••do....
Chemicals and allied products.••••••
••••••••do....
Products of petroleum and coal.......
•••do****
Rubber products*****
*
do****
Leather and leather products
do....
Average weekly earnings,' all manufacturing
dollars* •
Durable-goods industries•••••••••••••••••••••••••••do•*••
Ordnance and nccessories*««*«««*««***«***********do****
Lumber and wood products (except furniture).•••••do....
959,530
950,526
1,378,640
917,158
1,145,715
!
9,248
4,335
2,840
2,073
4,508
734
1,436
2,358
396.2
534.4
3,605
50
1,634
1,920
388.9
527.9
400.1
542.8
400.5
543.2
403.4
546.5
357,438
113,430
2U.008
335,351
113,037
222,324
273,067
79,657
193,410
328,568
98,508
230,060
338,278
100,873
237,405
45,684
15,685
946
2,626
4,139
9,641
1,827
4,816
6,004
13,016
7,013
22
790
327
458
1,105
837
1,050
673
1,134
199
418
6,003
1,350
89
1,255
1,099
418
510
506
189
215
372
45,898
15,827
939
2,631
4,132
9,752
1,821
4,757
6,039
13,133
7,186
22
785
329
471
1,117
r46,432
rl5,813
r906
r2,754
r4,176
r9,667
rl,908
r4,852
6,356
rl2,885
x7,226
r38
r748
284
r478
1,155
r46,679
rl5,980
r925
r2,799
r4,187
r9,637
rl,912
r4,839
6,400
rl3,055
r7,252
r40
r751
r284
r481
rl,165
r46,887
rl6,0C4
r917
r2,752
P4,177
r9,769
rl,891
r4,832
6,545
rl3,070
r7,275
r42
r743
r285
r482
rl,159
850
1,104
710
1,157
'205
436
5,947
1,260
89
1,264
1,100
421
523
190
219
367
r613
rl,235
r684
rl,187
221
r383
r5,659
rl,225
r75
1,167
r990
418
r507
r526
196
r217
336
r816
rl,211
r695
rl,197
223
3^
r5,803
rl,30"\
r84
1,153
rl,047
rU9
r510
r530
196
219
342
r811
rl,2l9
r709
rl,210
41.0
41.7
43.1
41.2
42.6
41.5
41.4
U.3
42.1
43*2
41.9
42.6
42.5
41.9
40.2
r40.9
43.1
39.8
r39.7
r41.4
r41.1
40.4
41*4
43.2
40.8
r40*7
42.1
42.4
41.4
40.9
42.5
42.1
40.1
42*0
39.2
40*7
35.7
44.0
39.2
41.8
41.7
41.9
38.1
42.3
42.9
42.1
41.0
42.5
42.3
40.3
41.6
38.3
40.6
37.3
44.0
39.0
42.0
41.6
41.9
37.8
41.0
r43.0
r40.4
r39.9
r41.8
r39.9
39.3
r42.2
r37.6
r37.7
35.4
r42.8
38*6
41.6
41.8
r41.0
37.1
41.3
r41.4
43*1
r40.9
40*8
r42*0
40.0
39.1
r42*l
r38.3
r36.6
135.8
r42.7
r38.7
U.4
40.8
r40.9
36.5
r40.6
r41.6
r44.1
r40*4
ra.2
H1.3
rU.2
60.64
65.U
67*41
57.84
61.99
66.39
68.64
58.83
x64.24
r68.79
r73.10
57.43
r64.52
r69.68
r72.40
r60.14
4,114
477
1,333
2,304
a.2
4,342
458
1,681
2,202
r5,795
rl,317
r89
rl,137
rl,036
r417
r515
r542
197
r2!8
327
r41.9
r43.3
r41.6
rU.2
r42.4
r40.5
r39.4
r42.6
r39.4
r36*9
r35.7
r42.8
39.3
rU.7
r41.5
rU.O
r35.9
r65.45
r70.84
r76.03
r60.56
r'FRASER
Revised. £/ Pro! iminary* J/ Data for Adjust 1951 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4weeks* 2/ Data reported at the beginning of each
Digitized for
.-av.Lh are chovn h»m for the previous month.
MONTHLY
BUSINESS
#
STATIST ICS—Continued
1950
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
anf the 1951 Statistical Supplement
September
1951
October
July
August
September
October
SMFUJXMENT AND WAGES - Continued;
Hours and earnings ~ Continued
Average weekly earnings - Continued
Durable-goods industries - Continued
Furniture a ^ fixtures.....••
*
•...•dollars.*
Stone, elay* a n & ^ s s products..........•••..•.•do..*.
Primary metal industries.•...•
**
do....
Fabricated «etal productsi/......••.•••.•.••••••do....
Machinery {except electrical).......•••.•.
••do....
Electrical machinery......•.••••••..••••.••••••••do....
Transportation e e j u i i m e n t . . . . . . • • . . . • . • • • . • • . . • . • • d o . . . .
Instruments and related "products.•...••••..••••..do.••.
Miscellaneous inanufacturing industries*.. .*.*.* • • . .do. • . .
Nondurable-goods i n d u s t r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • d o . . . .
Food and kindred products..
do....
Tobacco manufacture**************************.*.*******
Textile^Bill products........
.••..••do*.**
Apparel and other finished textile products..••••do....
Paper and allied products............•••..••
do....
Printing, publishing, and allied industries,.••••do*...
Chemicals and allied produets******«*********«***4o****
Products of.petroleum and coal*..................do....
Rubber products..
•••••do*..•
Leather and leather products********** .»*«*.«..« ..do. • • •
Average hourly earnings, all manufacturing.•••••• .•••do,...
Durable-goods industries........•..........•.*•...*do....
Ordnance and accessories.•.••
•.••••.•..••.••do...•
Lumber and wood products (except furniture).•....do....
Furniture and fixtures..*.••...•.•....••...•.•...do....
Stone, clay, and glass products.........*.•••••..do....
Primary metal industries***********.*-*.•••«••««.*do****
Fabricated metal products jg/«««********«.*******«*do****
Machinery (except electrical)....«««•«««•*....••.de.^^
Electrical machinery. ....A*********.**********.*.do**••
Transportation eoulpnient*•*••••••••••••••••••••••do....
Instruments and. related products.*.••«•.*.....•••do....
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries......•.•..do....
Nondurable—goods industries**••••••.......••.....*.do.*..
Food and kindred products*...•...•.•.••..v...•••do..•.
Tobacco 'manufactures.............•••......*.......do....
Textile-ndll products......•.*..•.••••...........do....
Apparel and other finished textile products......do....
Baper and allied products........................do....
Printing* publishing, and allied industries......do....
Chemicals and allied products
••..•••••••••••do....
Products of petroleum and coal..•.••..•...
do....
Rubber products............•.•..
..........do....
Leather and leather products*
•••
....do....
Manufacturing production-worker employment index:
unadjusted (U. S* Department of Labor)
.1939=100. •
Adjusted (Federal Reserve)
*
..•....•..•..•do....
Manufacturing production-worker payroll index* unadjusted
(U. S. Department of Labor).......
..1939=100..
FINANCE
Bank debits* total ( H I centers)................mil. of dol..
New York City.....••......••••.•»....«.•....*.....**«do****
Outside New York City....••••«•••..••»
.•...•...•do....
Federal Government financei
Receipts. Treasury. total............................do....
Receipts, net....••.••.•••*•••••••••.••••••••••••do...•
Customs.................... ..*•••••«•.. .•••••*.*****do****
Income and employment taxes.........••.•..
...do....
Miscellaneous internal revenue....•....•...••.•...•do...•
Expenditures, total..».................»..*..........do.*..
Interest on debt.............••••••.....•••••••••••do.*..
National defense and related activities...•.••.••.•do**..
FOREIGN TRADE
Exports, including reexports* total 2/.....*....mil. of del*
Exports offf.S. merchandise* total £/••*••••*••••*• . . d o . . .
By economic classes:
Crude materials..*....
..•....••....thous. of dol..
Crude foodstuffs...•••••••
*•••**••••*
•do*..*
Manufactured foodstuffs and beverages..............do..••
Semimanufactures**...*..
...
*
•••do....
Finished manufactures...•..•.•..••.•.•.••.••••••••.do....
By principal commodities:
Agricultural products, total........
..•.••••.•do...*
Cotton, unmanufactured....*....•••••••••••••••..*do«*..
Grains and preparations..*.
.••...•••••••••••do.*..
Nottagricultural products, total....................do**.*
-Automobiles, parts, and accessories g/.••••....•.do....
Chemicals and related products £/.........•.....•do....
55.42
60*88
69*20
65*72
68*94
61.48
72.39
62*58
56*04
55*30
56,36
42*02
49*98
43*09
63.10
74*48
64*16
76*77
66*58
45*72
1*479
1*562
1*564
1*404
1*301
1.467
1*669
1*561
1*626
1*485
1.770
1.4%
1.331
1.379
1*342
1.072
.1.228
1.207
1*434
1*900
1.535
1.8a
1.589
1.200
56.27
63*11
69.81
66.66
71.00
64*12
73.02
64.77
56.98.
56.58.
56.83
41.21
52.58
45.51
63.2?
74.22
64.55
77.71
*66*29
46.04
1*577
1.589
1.404
1.321
1.485
1*666
1.576
1.655
1.523
1.7&L
1.524
1.347
1*404
1.366
1*076
1.295
1*220
1*438
1.903
1.537
1.868
1*582
1.218
*55.74
r65*04
r74.76
67.98
*75*42
r66*13
r74.33
r68*18
r56*46
r58*48
r61*65
*44.03
»49.58
«45.10
r65.44
r75.50
r69.01
v.«4*06
r70*81
47*12
rl.598
rl*682
rl.6%
1.443
rl*4Q4
1.571
1*819
1.658
rl.?54
rl.637
rl*863
rl.631
rl.425
rl*488
1.461
..rl.171
•1.315
rl.274
rl.529
rl.956
rl.659
r2.0llrl.727
1.270
r57.31
64.23
74.59
r68*52
r76.03
r66*59
r76*34
r68*67
r56*60
r57*95
r6l*34
r43.82
r47.98
r46*15
r64.82
r75.58
r68*06,
r80.95
r69*69
46*43
fl*597
rl.683
rl.676
1.474
rl.408
1.5591*806
1.655
rl«764rl*628
rl*871
rl*635
rlUl5
rl.4*?
rl.437
rl*144
rl*3U
rl*289
rl.51S
rl.953
rl*644
rl*984
rl*704
1.272
r58*46
r65.13
r75.56
r70*10
r77.29
r68*35
r77*62
r70.13
r57*$l
r58.75
r6l*94
r44*60
r48*89
r46.05
r65.40
r77.85
r68*39
r83.21
r70.36
r45.99
1.612
rl.703
rl*724
rl.499
rl*4!9
rl*577
rl*S34
rl.673
rl.785
rl*643
rl.384
rl*654
rl*420
rl*491
rl*454
rl*132
rl*325
rl*290
rl.528
rl*981
rl*640
r2.005
rl*7l6
rl*281
pl*291
158*9
156.0
160.3
157.7
rl57.3
•rloO.O
rl59.4
rl58*l
rl59*5
rl56*8.
P158.5
P155.9
403.2
415.8
r422*8
r430.2
436.9
110^107
44**0
65,197
111,974
43,837
68,137
110,756
43,224
67,532
111,190
41.363
69,827
107,504
41,145
66,359
123,671
47,971
75,700
4,842
4,605
47
3,947
775
3,520
646
1,037
2,300
2,056
57
.1,291
808
3,170
229
1,338
2,833
2,571
48
1,886
722
4,739
232
2,930
4,165
3,594
.50
3,131
806
5,087
222
3,040
6,209
42
5,691
707
5,163
580
2,628
2,708
2,635
. 52
1,653
885
5,483
497
3,165
911
898
906
894
rl,!89.
rl,178
rl,267
rl,257
1,231
1,220
175,624
60,246
.56,099
r!02,991
r5G2,936
164,332
65,980
53,174
r97,786
r512,708
128,030
rlQ5,050
r72,231
rl54,995
r717,956
rl51,830
rll8,207
r78,316
r!49,807
r759,U4
205,611
106,297
65,570
145,363
697,156
252,815
75,730
72,426
r645,082
62,705
65,713
233,650
60,389
72,004
660,330
59,169
61*418
r251,015
32,663
rlll,027
r927,249
r!01,202
r89,259
r276,286
32,139
rl28,156
r980,988
rl01,756
91,503
305,683
70,817
115,935
914,31!
98,936
85,327
p59*31
P64.88
#4*71
p7©*43
P77.41
p69*06
1*76.91
pTO.30
P57.75
p5?.§5
p6l*45
P44.77
p4?*40
&3.15
P65.24
p76*12
p68*13
p82*Q4
P44»93
pl*613
pl.703
pl*744
pl.504
pl*571
nl,809
pl*681
pl*796
pl.656
pl.885
nl.658
pl.426
pi .491
pl.470
pl.142
pl.328
p!.258
pl*535
pl*972
pl%630
pl*9%
..........
Digitized r/
for Revised.
FRASER V Preliminary*: 2/ Except ordnance, machinery, and. transportation equipment. £/ See note on corresponding item in the
November 1951 Survey.
4
MONTHLY
BUSINESS
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
FOREIGN TRADE - Continued
Exports of U* S* merchandise - Continued
By principal commodities ~ Continued
Honagricultural products - Continued
Iron and steel-mill products.••••...••..thous. of dol..
Machinery j/.••••••••••••••••••• • *••••••••••••••*do..«»
Petroleum and products*• ••••••••••••••»••••••••• *do*• • •
Te3ct5l.es and manufactures.•••••••«..••.•.
••do****
General imports, t o t a l . . . . * . . . . . . • . . < > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . *
Imports for consumption, t o t a l . . . . • • . • • • . . • . . . . . • • • • • • . d o . • • •
By economic c l a s s e s :
Crude materials.•
••••«•••••••••••••••••do****
Crude f o o d s t u f f s * • • • • « • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . d o . . . .
Msumfactured foodstuffs and beverages...oo.<>..•«>•••do....
SesdAianufactures.««e««*«««««*•«••••••»•••«••••••••«do.*»«
Finished manufactures...*•••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • . d o . • . .
By principal commodities:
Agricultural products* t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . • • •
Coffee
• ••••
do..*.
Rubber, crude* including guayule«..«............«do...«
Sugar*. •...••
•.•••...••••••••«••
.....*do*..*
Wool and mohair, u n m a n u f a c t u r e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . *
Nonapricultural products, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Nonferrous o r e s * m e t a l s * and m a n u f a c t u r e s * • • . • • • • d o . . . .
Paper b a s e s t o c k s * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . .
Newsprint..*..•.•..•..••*«•••«•«•
....•••••••do..
Petroleum and p r o d u c t s . • • • « .
...•••••..•••••do.«
FOODSTUFFS
Livestock slaughter (Federally i n s p e c t e d ) :
C a l v e s * * * * * * . * * . * . . • . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . * . . t h o u s * of animals.
Cattle**•••«•«••••••••••••••••••
••••••••••••*••.do..*
•do.
Hogs*
Sheep and lambs...
*.••••••••••••••••.••••••••do**.
Stocks* cold storage* end of month:
Apples* fresh*****
•
.thous. of bu.
Butter* creamery**.**.*****.*****
•...•••thous. of lb.
Cheese*, total.....•........•..........•.....*...•....do*..
Fruits* frozen.••••••••*•••••••••••••••••••••••••••..do***
Vegetables* frozen*•••••••••••
•••••••••
**do..*
Eggs* shell...........
.......thous. of oases*
Eggs* frozen
••••••••••••thous* of lb.
Meats* total***••••••• ••••••
••••••
do...
Beef and veal..*...«...».«..••••••.•••••••••.•••••.do***
Lamb and mutton....
**..•..
....do...
Pork* total
•
••
.......*do..o
Fresh and cured...
••••••••••
do...
Lard
•
•
......do...
Poultry • • • • * • • •
• * • « • • « • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • « do • • •
MSTALS AND MANUFACTURES
S t e e l products* n e t shipments* t o t a l * • • t h o u s * o f s h o r t t o n s *
Bars* h o t r o l l e d : Carbon and a l l o y . . . . . • . . . . . * . • • • . . d o . . *
Reinforcing*••••••••••••••••••••••do**«
Semimanufactures..*.......
•
.do.**
Pipe and t u b e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o . . . d o . . .
Plates. ••••••••
•••••••••••••••••••••••••« •••••••do«*.«.
•do*
Sheets.•••••••••••••••«•••
••••••••••••••.••••••do*.*
Strip: Cold r o l l e d .
••
•••••do***
Hot rolled*•
•••*.••••••
....do...
Sturcutral shapes**••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••do**«
Tin plate and t e r n e p l a t e * . . . . . . . . . « • • • • « • • • • • • « . . . . . . d o . . .
Wire and wire p r o d u c t s . * • • • * • . • • • • • • • . . . .
•••••••do***
Rails •..
PAPER AND PRINTING
Paper, excluding building paper, newsprint, and paperboard:
Orders, n e w . * * . * . . . * * . . • . . . . . * • * . . . . . . . • . . . . . s h o r t tons*
Production* • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••»••
..do.*.
Shipments..••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••do...
.Stocks, end of m o n t h . . . . • • . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . • • • . . d o « « .
Fine paper:
Orders* new*•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••do**«
Production.........................................do.••
Shipments*•....••<>•••••••••••..»•••••.•••••••••••••do*.*
Stocks, end of month......
.do...
P r i n t i n g paper:
Orders, n e w . • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • . . • • • • • • • • . • • • * • • • • • • . * * d o . * .
Production
•••••••••••••••••••••••••do.**
Shipments..........................................do.*.
STATISTICS—Continued
1951
1950
September
October
July
August
September
48,563
305,938
r76,389
61,305
r893,900
r886,427
r292,306
rl36,598
92,468
rl99,400
165,655
48,939
r297,653
85,444
63,192
r880,100
891,993
54,803
254,127
83,879
62,354
718,100
742,632
r223,736
rl80,277
r88,144
rl97,846
135,699
36,356
205,268
47,304
51,434
r922,100
r914,333
r255,125
rl72,779
r87,592
r239,845
158,992
288,785
143,849
88,352
204,559
366,449
236,512
122,075
75,386
168,335
340,524
r391,522
129,046
41,109
40,156
36,818
r434,lBl
68,073
23,366
38,9%
49,889
r406,421
112,905
58,481
35,033
33,452
r507,912
88,810
26,335
42,000
55,666
r4Q4,913
86,897
87,430
38,655
48,099
r481,514
67,477
41,727
42,994
48,447
412,198
87,818
76,436
38,043
57,619
479,795
78,206
35,240
47,695
44,881
331,425
80,560
59,537
29,106
34,131
431,207
58,008
31,168
38,758
42,911
488
1,196
4,137
1,063
515
1,169
5,102
1,081
408
920
3,826
863
422
1,064
4,236
373
956
4,398
827
7,321
234,111
326,907
466,135
430,576
1,558
133,002
468,521
89,485
6,486
298,785
240,544
58,241
140,352
34,451
208,228
310,240
497,878
457,573
502
104,378
456,868
103,894
7,994
271,886
219,758
52,128
217,999
294
104,405
262,540
573,708
369,311
2,270
190,818
747,763
94,900
6,211
542,991
496,171
46,820
106,692
293
316,790
269,564
610,299
445,724
1,615
176,273
639,853
101,377
6,407
436,275
401,573
34,702
121,493
r7,684
r!13,501
r272,053
r599,766
r515,766
r958
rl51,293
*550,037
rl02,301
r7,227
r354,331
r325,959
r28,372
rl66,242
6,145
689
151
269
770
482
154
1,697
159
210
355
424
433
6,504
753
159
307
740
542
147
1,839
172
228
374
388
495
5,989
689
151
303
681
653
146
1,617
128
146
397
347
345
6,756
744
184
322
785
691
165
1,719
191
185
407
430
492
6,207
712
160
3U
719
657
139
1,548
162
185
386
358
456
852,625
806,044
815,574
310,663
870,578
866,740
870,994
305,900
r812,496
r783,778
r770,991
r312,183
r853?755
r894,388
r895,313
r311,240
811,000
821,000
811,000
320,960
114,207
106,764
111,635
69,450
115,272
112,207
113,203
68,655
rl08,242
95,7a
r98,572
*63,605
rl04,404
rll6,142
rll6,298
r63,450
103,000
106,000
105,0Q0
64,450
307,738
280,203
281,172
115,310
290,525
296,292
297,782
113,870
268,285
254,382
254,294
113,845
r289,600
r304,127
r305,053
rH2,9!0
275,000
.276,000
274,000
134,910
298,200
292,751
294,692
76,305
r277,783
277,523
270,980
r84,993
r303,083
r303,584
r304,307
r84,270
281,000
283,000
278,000
89,000
38,021
197,641
45,665
45,133
r859,000
r825,703
Stocks, end of month.......
*
•••••••••••••do***
Coarse paper:
276,858
Orders, new.*.
....do...
iroduction. «••••••••••«
••••••«•••*••••
*.do...
273,636
Shipments...
*
do***
276,705
Stocks,, end of month...............•.............*.do..*
78,265
Xf Revised* j / See note on corresponding item in the November 1951 Survey,
October
@FedFRASER