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SURVEY O F 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 gires AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPT ION TO SURVEY GF CURRENT BUSINESS SELECTED NOVEMBER 24, 1950 BUSINESS INDSCATORS STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION (1935-39 = 100) ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES (BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS) WEEKLY DATA s-1950 125 iOO J - J - j J L ^ j J U - L j J j L J J ^ MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLLS HOURLY EARNINGS AND HOURS IN MANUFACTURING (UNADJUSTED, 1939 » 100) 400 ^^F^\ 325 250 175 l PRODUCTION WORKERS 100 1949 WEEKLY 1950 1947 BUSINESS 1948 STATISTICS 1949 1950 19*9 urn Nov. 12 1950 1 Nov, 19 .Oct. 21 Oct. 28 151*6 157.1 168.7 177.9 173.9 i6o.3 328.6 .390 2.13 I68.9 178.7 17*.0 160. 8 332.2 .399 2.20 313 833 795 I69.6 179.7 17*. 0 161.9 336.1 .*03 2.22 315 170.0 181.3 173.6 16?.? 3*2.5 .*12 2.22 3U2 27.16U 16,6*9 735 27.262 19,860 16,67* 761 27,370 19,853 16,625 767 27,112 11,11* *9.*71 69.239 33.535 16,529 181 2.89 15*. 6 167.O 21,295 7,895 *9,?30 69.373 33.392 16,7?2 135 15S. 3 17L2 25,15* 9.98* *9.89l 69,230 33.729 16,322 160 2.89 158.* 171.* 1.95S 6,503 180,321 5.831 220.* 891 U25 1.9*2 6,563 179.598 5.823 221.7 888 *23 1.902 6,551 169,553 5,823 221.2 862 *17 1.833 6,57* 153.695 5,837 222,5 Nov. * Nov. 11 Nov. IS Commodity prices, wholesale: All commodities..*.... •«•««» 1926*100.. farm products .....•..„...•».. .....do.... 2Pood.e..» .. ............... do.... All other » do.... 151.6 157.3 159.* l**.8 21*9.1 .299 2.20 31S 2,26l 2,007 60 i**.9 28 commodities 2/ August 1939»100.. 2*9.1 Cotton, middling, 15/l6% 10 market a V d o l . per l b . . o297 Wheat, So. 2 , hard winter (Kaneas City) d o l . per b u . . 2.19 Department store s a l e s . • • • • • • • . . • • . • • • • • • • • .1935""39«100. • 3*2 Insured unemployment, t o t a l . . » • • • . • • • • • • • • • • * . * . . thous.. 2,311 State programs. ... do.,«• 2,062 Veterans 9 programs.. ••• «••••••• do.... 59 Finances Currency i n circulation j / . . . mil. of d o l . . 27,*26 27,517 18,185 Federal Reserve bank credit, total do.... 18,351 Member bank reserve b a l a n c e s . • • • • • • • « • » • • • • • • • • . . . . . . . d o . . . . 16.U32 16.1*5 883 £xces« reserves, estimated , .#...do.... 1,086 Federal Reserve reporting member banks i n leading c i t i e s ! Bank debits, total mil. of d o l . . 20,766 17.809 New York City do.... 8,?19 6,731 Deposits, demand, adjusted. .......do.... 1*6,625 *6 t 709 Leans and investments, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . 66,506 66,656 U. 3* Goverrsnent obligations do.... 37.257 37.o£ Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans ( g r o s s ) . . . . d o . . . . 13.776 13.783 I83 Failures, industrial and commercial • number.. 222 Bond y i e l d s , domestic corporal* (Moody's) j j / . . . . nercenb.. 2. 89 , ; 2.90 Stock price*, * l 6 stocks (Standard and Poor s)...1935" >9*100 # . 127.7 129.U Industrials, 363 stocks do.... 13*. 7 136.8 Production: Bituminous coal 3 / . # # # # . • • • • • t h o u s . of short tons*. 1.213 Electric power, by u t i l i t i e s • • • • • • . m i l . of kw-hr». 5l6& 5.*35 Motor vehicles (Ward's) * • • • • • • • • • • ... number.. 111,727 m.779 Petroleum, crude jjjj «..»**.•« .thous. of b b l . . 5.127 5,152 Steel */ 1935-39-100.. *3.* 118.5 Freight car loadings, t o t a l thous. of cars*. 636 759 312 Miscellaneous • ••••••• .do, ••• 330 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Thursday p r i c e s . ]J Daily averages. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 30»+ 838 799 6 27.236 20,*26 17.2*5 1.332 2*,8?9 8,957 *9.339 68,8U1 33.580 16.1*7 165 2.88 */ Week ending November 25, 221.9- 2.88 15*. 1 166.6 8*0 1*0* 171.1 183. t 176.5 1C2.7 3*6.6 .*29 20,171 7.7.05* 10,619 157.1 169.9 llU„865 e.e.e.eo 221.9 z MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1949 Statistical Supplement 15H9 September 1950 | October 8 »Vj#aa - July September GQmomn PRICES Wholesale price® of selected cisauoditiesl Butter, 92-^core (He* York)„•..,..«*<» . . . d o l . per l b * . Cotton, middling, 15/:•*£•, average, 10 markets*. . • • • • d o „ « * liggs, extras, large (^Jhioago) *e. v . * « . • • • • a & • do!.' per doz«• Grains and grain product»? Corn, weighted average^ 5 sa&rkets • • • • • d o l * per bu*. Wheat, weighted arersige. 6 m a r k e t s . * • • . . * • • . .do.,., Livestock and meats* Beef steers (Cbioago) •*».*..•• dol. per 100 l b . . Hogs, a l l grades (Chicago) ...... .•••do.... Beef, fresh, steer carcasses, good (U.Y.)*.dol. per l b * . Pork, fresh, l o i n s , 8-10 l b . (Nev York) ••••do.«.« Metals and manufactures* Pig iron, composite**.««.*••*.«•.••••dol* per long t o n . . Steel, composite, fixduhed***«• « « . * . * . . . . » , d o i « per l b . * Copper, e l e c t r o l y t i c (Maw Y&?k)**,<»e«.........»e..do.*** Lead, refined^ pig, desilverized (Mew York) do.... Zinc, prime, Western (St* Louis).»*. .»*•»«:>••«»•« .do*, . , Wool, raw, territory, f i n e , scoured.„,,...•;.*•<>• *«*.do*„., 0.622 .2998 •628 0.625 .2961 .564 0.603 .3712 .398 0.614 .3806 .412 0.633 .4068 .503 1.23S 2.253 1.134 2.282 1*530 2.300 1.511 2*285 1.498 2.285 28.11 19.74 .464 .551 28.93 17-87 .476 •453 30.67 20.65 .498 •579 30.09 21-55 .486 •587 30.57 21*10 .491 ,557 1*6.68 *0420 .1733 .1505 .1001 1.525 46*68 ,04£0 •1733 .1342 .0932 io5*5 47.28 .0438 .2220 .1166 .1500 l.SOO 47*48 .0438 • 2227 .1293 .1905 2.045 47.95 46.925 1.093.7* 870,595 43*78* 1,061.751 60,942 1,420,181 1,162,195 70*449 1.5^3.876 1,295,055 50,2(& 1,286,541 1,048,310 3*927 20S 2PS4S 487 6,589 190 4,114 ? *77 2,1* 1,565 1.037 1.124 5.«32 224 2,901 2.708 2,890 3.509 1.333 2.3* 316.387 106,735 209,652 315.329 112,39s 202,931 356.756 i04,957 251.799 339.478 112,568 226,910 357,438 113,430 244,008 43.446 14,312 948 2,3^1 42,601 13.892 593 2.313 3.871 r44,096 ?14,777 r922 r2,532 r4 8 062 r9.390 r45,053 r!5,442 r954 r2,621 r4,118 *9,459 rl.837 r4,829 r5.793 rl2,794 6,891 20 g r45,680 P15.687 951 r2,6l0 VOU3S .2290 .15'S0 .1710 2.481 OTSCTJCTION AKD EKAL ESTATE Contract awards, 37 Stains (P. W. R>dge Corp,); Total projsets.>°«oii«tM>>« *t««»^tMM»><»9nvJi&be?«* Total valiiAtl<&*««»*.>,ao..«4.»s«»«».6««**»*%hca!3* of dol** Building, total*? «•-».**.»»<.»,» .o**.****.,...*...»»^»»«do«»». Highway concrete paYgvon& aont5'*ct awards* 1/ Total.*..•••••«*,**..-..-•*•.*• >,..*..*.tKou&,. of sq* yd.* Airport a..«,...-. ;,.,*» *.«**.»*.-. »•»..* ••*••• ....do...* • •.... Streets and alleys.**............* • *...* do. **• 857,787 DOMESTIC SHADE M a i l - o r d e r and s t o r e s a l e s , t o t a l , 2 companies. .fchous*of d o l * Montgomery Ward & C o . . •*..»* ......•••do... S e a r s , Boefcuck and C o . » « . « * . « • < » • « » » « . » • « * , 4 * « . « * » . * o * d b . * . EMPLOYMENT AHD WAGES Employees i n nonagr* e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , t o t a l , u n a d j « . t h o u s ? m d s . Manuf actu?i*ig «»••• ••••••••• do. • • Mining. • • • • • • • • « • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • « • ••*.«*• . d o . •• Contract construction......,.«......«........,.„.«..do... Transportation and public utilities ••••do*** Trade. ••••••••••••••••••••* , do... 3,959 r9l648 9.505 finance.* * * ••*•••••••.*•••.* **.«***do...* 1.767 rl,826 n.gi Service..... •••*•••••••••••••••••••••••••••.do*... 1,771 4,794 r4,8l8 r4,84l Government • • • . * • • •••*••••••••••••• ...do.... 5,866 r6,004 5.741 Production workers i n manufacturing I n d u s t r i e * , t o t a l * . d o . . . . 11,368 5.893 rl3,021 rl2,151 Durable-goods industries. «•••• * ...do,... 5.651 r7.0^ 11.775 6,597 Ordnance and accessories* •••••»*••»..*••*»do***. 18 21 6,060 19 Lumber and wood products (except furniture)* do.... 689 r781 18 r750 ?J Sawmills and planing mills do..** 414 r46l 462 684 r4li4 furniture and fixtures...••*..•....*••••»••*•*...*do..«* 284 r326 r319 hie r303 Stone, clay, and glass products.*••••••••••* .do.... 411 r46l 27? 459 4l« Class and glass products..... do...* 108 118 414 122 114 Primary metal industries.»•*»».«.<».»*«•*.»*•.* »«.*do««*. 559 1.103 rl,085 107 rl.054 Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mills*.do.... 131 551 550 938 542 Primary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals 499 thousands* * 46 46 *5 42 fabricated metal products 2/ do.... rS15 677 rS38 r773 708 Heating apparatus and plumbers' supplies j / do.... 132 116 120 138 110 Machinery (except electrical) *do**». 922 rl,032 rl.059 n.095 935 Electrical machinery * *••* • do.... r655 548 r620 r678 .531 Transportation equipment do*... rl,ll2 986 rl,070 rl,l43 Automobiles. •••••»•••«••*. ••»•••••*•• ......do.... 1,017" r774 666 *757 791 Aircraft and parts* •••••••» do.... r200 188 686 188 Ship and boat building and repairs do.... 69 r79 191 68 Ballroad equipment*••.....•.•••••••.•••.••»•....do.... 56 48 49 48 Instruments and related products * do.... 172 r201 rl90 rl78 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries*•.*****..**do**** 383 r4l7 r399 r358 Hondurable-gocds Industries* * .do.... 5.717 5.715 r5.903 r5.997 r5.554 Pood and kindred products * do*.** 1.273 1.340 rl,351 rt.33J rl.231 Meat products*•• •••••••••••• .do.... 236 230 236 r235 236 Dairy products..................o...............do.... 104 110 107 116 114 Canning and preserving ••••• ••••••••••do**** 232 322 301 r223 Bakery p r o d u c t s . * * * . . . . * * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • d o * • • * 199 196 192 Beverages.. •••••••»•••• * do.... 149 rl64 157 159 rl69 Tobacco m a n u f a c t u r e s * * * . . . • • • • * * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . 92 r87 94 82 Textile-mill p r o d u c t s . . . . . * . . . « . * . . . » . . . • • . . . • . « . . d o . • * • 1,168 1,160 rl,256 1,226 Broad-woven fabric m i l l s . . . • • * . * • * . • • • • • • • • • • • • • d o * • • * 565 607 "•» 571 595 Knitting m i l l s • do.... 227 234 209 219 227 vj Hevised. £ / Preliminary. 1/ Data for August 1950 are for 5 weeks, other months 4 weeks. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 2/ Except ordnance, machinery and transportation equipment* 2/ Except e l e c t r i c a l heating apparatus. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis •8 P MONTHLY BUSINESS JSarlier data are available in monthly issues of ths Sarvsgr and the I9U9 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement ST A 7 I STICS—Corttinuvc! 19*9 September 1950 October Mgiis* Jfc,iy Sep t ember Octooer BSPLOTMBKS £HD ft&ES - Continued Production -workers i n manufacturing industries - Ooatiautel Uondurable-goods industries ~ Continued Apparel and other finished t e x t i l e products* ,,, thousands** Men's and boys' s u i t s and coats**. ••••...do,*,* Hen's and boys 1 furnishings and work clothing,,.*do**«, Women's outerwear,•«• »«..,,.M,do,«(, Paper and a l l i e d products*,.••••»•••••••••*•.**.„«*dQ.**» Pulp, paper, and paperboard Bills**** •••««>,do»««» Printing, publishing, and a l l i e d industries** do**** Xewspapers **•»•««• •*•*• do,,** Commercial printing***« *.. do.**. Chemicals and a l l i e d products *****.*******do*,„ Industrial organic chemicals**. ,.*«,.«<,**do*,,. Products of petroleum and coal.•**••»*,*»••» do**** Petroleum refining****•«•**«««»*»**••«»*•»*.»»***do»*** fiubbe? products.• ••*. . . * . * * * * . . , • * * , * , *do*.*„ Siras and inner tubes*,*,••*.»*• •**«*.*«*«do,,«* libt^her and leather products,e 90A *«««,«,»,« 0 «c.«»»«>«do*e,* Footwear (except rubber)* • >« e**do*«*» Kaoufacturlng production*worker employment index* total? Unadjusted <TJ. S. Department of liabor)**.»,**»***1939slQO,. Adjusted (federal Bes^r*©)*.*********..***•*.**• do*,.* Naaufarsturlng production works? pa/roll index* unadjusted (U» 5* Separtxssent of kabor)***.*.**** «.1939»10Q*e Hours AJBA earnings (tf- 8. Department of Labor): Average weekly hours per worker* a l l manufacturing* «hour«*. XHme-fcle-soods industries* **«•«»••••« do,*** ^Oit(iura'ole-gooda Industr3.es**.«•••*••*•«**•*,*«**•*do*«*, Averse weekly earnings, a l l aiaBufacturiJig ..dollars.* Durable-gcods i n d u s t r i e s * . . « * » * . * , • . , * * . * • • • • • • • * • • . d o , , »* Sondur&ble-goodc industries *...,. do,..,* Average hourly earnings, a l l manufacturing* do**,. Burw-ble-goods industries ..» »•••**, * * * 5 do*.«* Ordnance end accessories**** ••••60*,•• Jsjiabejc and wood products (except furniture) do*.,, ftiraitare and fixtures •••••••***»»».do**»* Stone, cloy, and glass products,.. * ......do,..* ?risa&ry metal Industriev * ,,.. .do...* fabricated natal products (except ordnance, machines^, and transportation).••»••••• *****«,**, dollars** Machinery (except e l e c t r i c a l ) , * . . . , . . * . . , . «do*.^» S l e e t r i c a l machinery.••••••*. •*••• *do*,,. Transportation equipment «••• frdo«,., Instruments and related products *.do**.* Miscellaneous manufactureng industrles*••••*•••«•do s ••* Hbndurable-goods iiidustries* • • » • • • » . • • • • • • • • *. do.. * * Pood and kindred products**..* .*•*•*•».....do*.•« Obbacco manufactures*.*******.*********.****«*,*«do«*** S e x t i l a - u i l l products ««,**«do**,« Apparel and other finished t e x t i l e products* £$«,,, Paper and a l l i e d products**...•*• »*.odo«.*« Printing, publishing, and a l l i e d industries*****.do**.* Chemicals and a l l i e d products***, «««**.*****do**** Products of petroleum and coal.****.*,*****.*****do*«** ioibter products*••••, •••»•»•• •••••••••do*.*. Leather and leather products**********.* ••••do.,.. fXJ&NCE federal Govei'in-iwit finance* Receipts, Treasury, t o t a l * . * . . * * * . . mil, of dol»* Eeceipta, n e t * • • • • • • ••••••••«•• do**** Customs* •* •*••**•••• •*•••• do**** Income and profits taxes**, *•••••• ,dc.... Employment taxes ••••••.•.••••••*****«**do**** Miscellaneous internal revenue ***** **do*»,* Sxpendi tares, total* • • • • * • • * • • • • • • * , do* * * * Interest on d e b t * * , , , , , . • • « • • • • « • • * , * • *«***dOe**» National defense and related a c t i v i t i e s do,,,* 1,082 379 127 1-232 r266 r396 20^ r499 130 164 479 151 182 138 200 88 351 23O 1,034 138 r252 ^305 411 208 504 149 165 491 rl54 rt93 147 209 <K> 370 237 1.093 138 255 *04 r4ig 139 1*6 167 64 354 230 I.O83 129 252 30S 392 200 500 144 166 488 141 I85 148 187 81 349 224 143.7 141.1 138.8 136.3 148.N3 r!50*9 rl56.2 rl54*9 r!58*9 rl56a 333*1 320.9 ^•393-9 403,6 2% 119 383* 197 ^35 iWf 163 47S 1**40 pl.091 ^418 2X0 S"*j09 151 166 506 157 rlS9 i45 r2l6 93 r371 236 P512 P526 p!91 *****p220 P368 • . * » ( • * * • • • • pi5,:».6 P157.0 1.4S2 I.U83 1.296 1-237 1.3*2 I.607 35.7 39.§ 39.6 55« 26 58.17 52.^7 1.392 1.458 1.4SS 1*2^9 1.233 1.374 1.556 40,5 r4l.l 39.8 §9-21 r63.0X r54.73 1.462 1.533 rl*524 rl.369 rl.269 rl.432 rl.645 41,? Ul.8 40,* r60.28 r6ii*25 r55.69 rl*463 rl.537 rl*548 rl.386 rl*282 rl.427 1.640 rui.o r^U*7 r40.2 r60,68 r65.09 r55-52 1.480 rl.561 1.566 rl.394 rl.^03 rl*464 rl.673 pln,4 p42,2 p4o*3 i>6i,9S x>66.34 P56.50 Pl.497 Pl.572 Pl.579 Pl.377 pl.321 Pl.^77 pl*67C 1.474 1.53* 1.447 1.671* 1.399 1.25s 1.32S 1.283 .987 1.187 1.196 1.353 1.8*2 1.U41 1.812 1.514 l*l4l 1.459 1.53& 1*435 1.656 1.409 l 264 l 325 291 .991 1.194 1.168 1.354 1.845 1.427 1.807 1.512 1.143 1*522 ri*595 rl.464 rl.728 rl.4U2 rl.302 rl.535 rl.604 rl.a6*J rl.753 rl.464 rl*3l4 1.095 rl.212 rl.194 rl*4l7 rl.878 1.529 rl.829 rl.592 1.174 rll344 1,097 1*220 rl*224 rl.426 rl o 880 rl.524 rl.818 rl.585 rl.186 rl.560 1.627 rl.483 rl.766 rl.499 rl.328 rl.381 rl.348 rl,101 rl.229 rl*208 rl.437 rl.900 rl.534 l.SUl 1*587 rl.199 pl.573 pl.6hg pl.512 pl.780 pl.5p8 pl.346 pl*402 pl.354 pl.079 pi.290 pl.Ml p i . 441 pl.907 Pl.534 Pl.855 Pl.994 pl.207 4,88$ 4,832 33 1.993 1,881 1,060 65 753 3.111 255 1,002 2,148 1,881 39 1,028 204 737 3.013 271 1,024 3.238 2,860 52 1,768 340 94S 2.515 134 1,14©, 4,842 4,605 47 3.635 312 775 3.520 646 ri;037 2.300 2,056 57 1,105 186 808 3.170 229 Pl.351 11,003 43.947 5.953 2.194 27.586 5.«$4 26,697 9,066 1,484 82,2lU l6#^8 33,36? 17 f 102 2,986 61,948 21,441 23,264 11.013 1.576 45.302 13.503 2^.371 8.977 887 48,301 35.942 20,020 2f5t29» if, 401 24^1,664 25.984 39.434 12,510 5.786 219,702 28.593 39.768 33^-29 HC,127 22,020 7.694 260,104 34,026 38.779 20,381 7.518 261,313 39** 39.6 55.72 58.69 52.99 714 3, 3f* 1.024 p S00D31W73 AND ftBaCOD Grains: Beceipts, principal markets: Barley,***** * ,.** **.thoua* of bu. 0 Com.*.** ••••••••• ••«« * do.*., Oats .* * .*do**** Bye * *.*do*»*. Wheat ••.*.*de.*.* Stocks, commercial, end of month: Barley , , do*.** 9 Corn***** • •••••••••••.*...*,•...•••.*,* do**** Oats do.**. Bye. do**.* Wheat do.*.* http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Bevlsed* P r eLouis liminary, Federal vj Reserve Bank jg/ of St. 14.954 23t967 9.33« 1.043 50,170 33.978 26,706 ,5.435 261,109 18.275 25b.*4ii 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS Barlier data are available i n monthly issues of the Surrey and the 194$ S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement ST A T 1ST I C S —Continued 1950 19^9 September October July August September lOODMim AHD TOBACCO - Continued Stocks, cold storage* end of month: Apples, fresh*.•*••* thous* of bu.. Butter, creamery , . thous. of l b . . Cheese, total* • • do*,,, f r u i t s , frozen * ••••««,«do,,,, Vegetables, frosen *,«.,do,,,« Sggs, s h e l l • thous. of c a s e s , . Eggs, fro a en thous. of l b . . Meats, t o t a l ••••do,,,* Beef and veal • ••••do,,,. Lamb and mutton ,,,, * do,*,. Fork, total* , do„„ Fresh and c u r e d * , , * , , , , •••••«•«,,,,,,,,«,«,,do,«»* Lard do,,,. Miscellaneous meats and meat products: fidible o f f a l ,,,* do.*** Canned meats and sausage and sausage room prod**.do.,«« Poultry •• do,,,. Sugar, U. S., d e l i v e r i e s and supply (raw value): Production*•«,.•••••,•••••••••••ee,***,••••**00short tons,, Sntries froxt off < " > sh0re,»,,,,,,,e>e«»o,,ao,,,«eo«o,«o,,do,,o, Hawaii and Puerto Bic©,.*, ...*t«.»»do.„, Deliveries, total , •»••••• * . . d o „ „ For domestic c o n s u m p t i o n , , , • • • , • • • * • • ••*** ••do*,** Stocks, raw and refined, end of month * do**,* Tobacco, manufactured products: Production, t o t a l .thous* of l b . . Chewing, plug, and twist •• • •*,* do,,,. Smoking, * ,*•• **do***« •do*,*. Snuff. o • • o eo »o««,,«o,o MSTALS AND MAHUPAOTJBES Copper: Production: Mine or smelter * » , c , , * * . . » , , , , s h o r t tons* Befinery. ••*•••« *•• •*, do,*,, Deliveries, refired, domestic ,,do,,„ Stocks, refined, end of month****« , ,,do,**. STOHS, CLAY, AND GLASS PHODUCTS Clay products: Brick, unglazed: Production * **thous* of standard brick** Shipment s.*.«* * * *do*« Clay sewer pipe, v i t r i f i e d : Production • *•••»••• • « short tons Shipment s * . , , , . , . * , , * , . , , , , , * , , , « . • • . * • • • • • • » • • • • • • d o • • Structural t i l e , unglaaed: Production...,. «••••••••*•••• ,*»*do** Shipments,.* •«•*,,«,»••*,«,«,*»o, •••••«•••••,,do*. SSEKtt PBDDUC23 Cotton: i / Consumption.., ••«,•*,,»•«,»*•• * • • • • • • • • • .bales* Manufactures, spindle a c t i v i t y (cotton system spindles): Active spindles, l a s t working day, total*•••••thousands* Consuming 100 percent cotton,**.*.** do,** Spindle hours operated, a l l f i b e r s , total*•» .mil* of hr**| Average per working d a y . , , , , , , • • • • , , • • » • • • • . . . . d o . , . Consuming 100 percent "cotton *•»......do... Operations as percent of capacity ,,,,,,, • Rayon: Consumption: Filament y a r n , , , , , • . . m i l . of l b . Staple fiber*. * * , do.,* Stocks, producers', end of month: filament y a r n , • • • • , * , * • • • . , , , * • » • * * do.,. Staple fiber*. •• * do... 115 230,063 280,948 * l * . 557 283,334 3.163 174,761 649.326 66,051 6,079 501,015 39***02 106,613 102 239,398 316,661 461,956 361,366 2,568 155,369 5*1,759 79,919 5.99S 379,08* 303.. 58» 75**96 *7,32! r234elll r326,907 r466,!35 r*30,576 rl,558 rl33.0O2 •r*68,52l rS9 0 *85 r6,U86 r298.785 p?*Ct5*tt r58,Al 51,245 27.374 132,3*0 35.224 144,819 209.5J5 342,565 387,681 501 96,382 408,728 78,763 8,222 248,007 209,687 38,320 47,642 26,094 211,517 41,288 3*.893 103,367 39,7** 37,014 105,179 r38,157 r35,bOS rl*O 0 352 116,207 391.859 165,441 730,850 726,842 ^5.307 5*8,576 402,2^3 133.168 527,680 523,382 878,768 26,003 587,920 231.972 1,190,084 1,188,091 635,113 90,775 731*339 22U.624 9*8,**3 944,257 486,679 129.607 628,737 237,608 668,739 659*850 605,397 22,565 8.3*5 10,579 3,641 22,434 7,774 10,997 3.664 16,578 6,839 6,9H 2„828 23.069 8,870 10,267 3*932 21,*31 7,627 10,601 3,203 64,870 79.9*9 103.115 193.890 69,052 86,882 108,192 164.^4 85,378 *96,75S r96,006 r*8,290 r 93.l3« 108,465 n i 2,107 50.952 ?86,678 111,842 119,529 58.748 502,587 509.090 522,377 535*362 560,839 583,*36 622,664 652,589 585,205 610,795 123.780 129,502 122,773 136,255 135,856 150,109 151.853 159,106 153,180 14§,181 112,070 117,448 H3»588 109,360 118,089 124,465 119.H9 135.112 115,506 120,173 708,623 r725,628 r6o6,878 807,8110 968,484 21,180 19.975 9.287 432 8.725 U5.2 21,450 20,215 9.5*0 460 8,978 123.3 21.79* 20,525 *08 7.284 110,9 21,845 20,540 10.333 517 9,711 1*0,2 21.945 20,609 12,638 516 11,860 139.7 74,8 22.7 74.9 25,2 r79-7 25.8 r85*l 27.7 r79.0 r25.5| 31.1 7.8 24,7 *.5 13.1 *.6 10*5 r3.9 10.0 2.81 1*.777 15*.*55 213.*33 355.552 810 121,476 410,808 71**75 7.268 253.**6 204,678 *8,768 7,75* mANSPOBSATXOH SHIPMENT B&ilway equipment (American Railway Car Institute): Shipments: 6,201 Freight cars, total** ,,,*••••, • number,*] 3.*6* *.537 5,203 5.131 Equipment manufacturers, total* * ••••• * .do., 3.996 2.138 2.787 2.833 2.395 Domestic, ,,•••• ••*••, ••••••••••• .......do., 3.936 2.138 2.787 2.395 2,828 Railroad shops,, domestic***.•.•«,.••.•••«•••*•••.do*, 2.416 1.326 2,205 2,736 1.704 Passenger cars, total***, ,.•«,,,,,,.,do., 9* 94 104 70 90 Equipment manufacturers, total..,»,,•*,.••,. do.< 93 102 93 63 90 Domestic ,,..«•,«, do., 87 102 93 63 84 Bailroad shops, domestic...,,,.. ,-,s,*,do,., 1 21 71 1 01 i 1 — J 1 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ TJ Eevisedo 1/ Periods covered are u* follows: 1949, calendar months; July, August, and October 1950, 4 weeks; September 1950. 5 weeks* Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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