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No. 106 WASHINGTON June, 1930

C O N T E N T SSUMMARIES

Preliminary summary for MayMonthly business indicators:

Ratio chartsYearly averages, 1923-1929;

1929-1930 (table)Business conditions in AprilIndexes of business

monthly averages,

DETAILED TABLES

Sales of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea CoRate of manufacturing operations:

By divisionsBy industries

Debits to individual accounts at clearing house centers:By Federal Reserve districtsDistrict totals—seasonal variation eliminated

Page1

34

15

18

1819

2022

INDEX BY SUBJECTS

Textiles..Metals and metal products.,FuelsAutomobiles and rubberHides and leatherPaper and printingBuilding construction and housing..Lumber productsStone, clay, and glass productsChemicals and oilsFoodstuffs and tobaccoTransportation and public utilities..Employment and wagesDistribution movement (trade, etc.).Banking, finance, and insuranceForeign exchange and trade

Textpage

91011111111121212

13145

141414

Tablepage

23-2425-2727,2928-30

3031,32

3233,3434,3535-3737-4040-4243,4444,4545-48

48

PRELIMINARY SUMMARY FOR MAY

Business in May, as seen from figures coveringcheck payments, for the first four weeks, was lowerthan the corresponding period of 1929. The dis-tribution of commodities through primary channels asreflected by data on car loadings was also lower thanin May a year ago.

Activity in steel plants, though showing slight changefrom April, was on a lower plane than in May, 1929.The production of bituminous coal, while showing aa slight gain over April, was lower than for the corre-sponding period last year. Factory employment inDetroit, reflecting the automobile industry, showed animprovement over the previous month, but was sub-stantially lower than a year ago. The output ofcrude petroleum was slightly larger than during thepreceding month but lower than a year ago. The valueof new building contracts awarded during May waslarger than during the previous month but was 6 percent less than during May, 1929.

The general index of wholesale prices was lower thanfor either the previous month or for May, 1929.

Prices for wheat declined continuously during themonth, except for a slight recovery during the lastweek and were lower than during the correspondingmonth of last year. Cotton prices were slightlyhigher than the previous month but materially belowthe same period a year ago. The prices for iron andsteel showed declines from both the month of Apriland May, 1929.

Bank loans and discounts showed little change fromthe previous month and were slightly larger than a yearago. Interest rates were lower than during either theprevious month or the corresponding period a yearago. Brokers loans at the end of May were less thanat the end of April or May, a year ago. Prices forstocks averaged lower than during April or May, 1929.

Bond prices were lower than the previous monthbut showed a gain over the same period of 1929.Business failures were somewhat fewer than in theprevious month but more numerous than a year ago.Liabilities of failing firms were smaller than the monthof April but higher than a year ago.

MONTHLY BUSINESS INDICATORS, 1923-1930I Ratio charts—see explanations on inside front cover. The curves on check payments, wholesale trade, 10-cent chains, and department stores have been adjusted for normal

seasonal variations, and manufacturing production for the varying number of working days in the month as well. 1923-1925 monthly average=100]

1923 « 1924 1925 i 1926 1927 I 1928 1923 I 1924 I 1925 I 1926 I 1927 I 1928 I 1929 i 1930

MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIONl i i t i i l n l M l n h i l i i h i l i i h i h i l

CHECK PAYMENTS (141 CENTERS)

SALES BY RESTAURANT CHAINS

AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTIONl n l u l u L i l i i l u i i l n l M l n l n l i i l i i l

FACTORY .EMPLOYMENT

SALES BY 2 MAIL-ORDER HOUSES

BY TEN CENT CHAINSCOTTON CONSUMPTIONn l n l n l n ! i i I , , I , , I n I , , I , i I n I , i I , i I , I I , , ,

NET TON-MILE OPERATION

INTEREST RATE, COMMERCIAL PAPER

PETROLEUM PRODUCTION

PRICE OF 25 RAILROAD STOCKS !

COPPER PRODUCT!

PRICE OF 25 INDUSTRIAL

BUILDING CONTRACTS (FLOOR SPACE^ n l M l l l l M l M l n l l . l l l l l l l l l l . l l l l l l l l l l i l l l l l l l l l

UNFILLED STEEL ORDERS

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i n1928 I 1929 19301923 5924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

MONTHLY BUSINESS INDICATORS

The principal business indicators are shown below, all calculated on a comparable basis, the average for the years 1923 to 1925,inclusive. Thus the table gives a bird's-eye view of the business situation in a concise form^ so that trends of the principal indicatorsmay be seen at a glance.

Certain indicators, in which there is a marked seasonal movement, are shown with the average seasonal variations eliminated,as noted below. In this manner a more understanding month-to-month comparison may be made.

ITEM

Industrial production:* Total manufacturing* Total minerals _. ..

Pigiron 'Steel ingotsAutomobilesDftment.Cotton (consumption)Wool (consumption)

Raw material output:Animal productsCrops . >Forest productsCrude petroleum . .Bituminous coal

Power and construction:Electric powerBuilding contracts (37 States)....

Unfilled orders:General indexU. 8. Steel Corporation ..

Stocks:General indexManfd. commodities (28)CottonCopper (refined)

Employment:Factories

Prices:Farm products, to producersWholesale, all commoditiesRetail foodCost of living (including food)....

Distribution (values}:* Bank debits, Hi cities?* Department stores, sales* Mail-order sales, 2 houses _* iO-cent chains, sales

Postal receipts ._ImportsExports

Transportation :Freight, net ton miles

Finance:Member bank loans and discountsInterest rate (commercial paper)..Federal reserve ratioPrice, corporation bondsPrice, railroad stocksPrice, industrial stocksFailures (liabilities)

MONTHLY AVERAGE

1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 £928 1929

1929

Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

1930

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

1923-1925 monthly average=100

101.0105.0111.7104,8101 792 1

105.9112.8

100.091.999.099 4

108.093 4

92.589.7

121.7125.8

94.693.8

102.5106.4

104 2

97.899.997.698 2

91 298.089.388.093.697.891 6

102 2

94 1116.299.096.486 086.1

106.0

94.096.086.788.790 899.889.794.6

104.0104.097.096.992.6

100 2

98.192.7

87.083 6

102.0103.291.4

113.9

96 2

97.197.497.699.4

96.799.097.299 098.593.1

100 8

96.9

98.590.0

104.199.996. 191.9

106.8

105.099.0

101.6106.4107 6108. 1104.492.6

96.0104.0104.0103:799.5

103.4

109.5117.6

91.390.6

103.6103.0106.273.1

99.7

106.6102.8104 9102.4

111 6103 0111.91J3 0107.910S.O107 8

101.9

107.493.596.9

103.6117.9122.087.2

108.0107.0109.0113.1x08 4110 0108 686.7

96.0109.098.0

104.6109 7110.2

122. 6111.0

84 682.1

114.6106.3145.564.8

101.4

98.899.3

107.6102.4

119 f106 0120.6126 0114.5114 8105 6

109.1

112.9100. 9|96.0

108.0133.4132.480.4

106.0107.0101.0104.685.7

115.3120 297 0

97.0113. 393.0

122.399.0

104.0

133.3106.8

74.071.1

120.8112.5153.186.4

98 8

94.994.7

103.6100 0

132.6107 0126.2138 0117.3108 0106.8

106. Oi

117.395.499.1

112.5162.7171.410? 2

111.0106. C105.fi120.2109. S118. C106.794.7

99.0117.088.2

122.495.8

114.9

146.0121.4

76.280.7

123.0117.4123.668.4

97.2

100.797.0

102.998.7

158.2108.0147.7150.0117.7105.5112.6

106.5

126. &112.889.1

113.0174.5214.8%. 2

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! 119.0115.0

1 117.9130.6135.1

I 114.1j 114.61 103.1

99.2114.285.4

136:5

100.5127 1

161.799.6

80.887 1

136.8120.1126.878.4

100.4

100.095.8

104.698.4

184.5110.0188.6164.0121.1113.5115.2

109.9

135.9135.793.4

106.5194.3292.695.0

123.0115.0122.6142.8188.1110.6123.1103.8

99.757.490.2

130.584.7

143.9

157. 1128.0

93.192.7

129.9121.5109.950.8

101.8

100.096.1

101.397.0

180.6105.0169.1153.0121.1127.1112. 2

102.7

131. 3139. 294.9

107.6183. 7|285. 883.2

124.0116.0130.5152.5182.9129.9130.3102.9

108.951.198.6

137.592.2

141.6

161.2122.4

88.490.1

122.8120.488.462.2

101.6

98.695.1

102.497.0

180.5107.0194.8172.0121.0123.9101.4

112.6

129.3139.296.5

106.7184.4290 3

97 2

128 0112.0124.4141.2165.1135.2111.193.0

111.856.389.9

135.987.4

124.9

154.9109.7

83.489.2

120.2121.170.973.4

101.2

97.895.7

103.497.6

159.0112.0215.1174.0109.3109.4103.6

109.1

135. 1139. 2;

94.4!105.4!192.1297.8

74.0

125.0114. 0126.7139.9151.5139.3106.699.8

116.091.188.3

148.893.3

120.1

159.8113.7

82.185.6

121.8120.354.286.3

100.7

101.497.3

105.998.8

184.8106.0211.2162.0109.1109.6106.2

112.5

136.2139.296.4

104.9213.4330.8

7(i. 5

124.0115.0125.7142.5150.8149.5108.7111.1

100.0134.591.8

150.3100.7119.6

166.6100.5

76.076.6

127.2115.758.292.2

102.0

103.697.0

107.099.4

198.2112.0223.3174.0110.0114.3100.4

120.4

135.3142.297.7

104 1216 3344 5

79 «

122.0118.0117.1130.5125.8138.6106.3105.0

98.7177.180.3

142.2102.2120.4

160.790.2

76. &81.7

139.2113.8106.883.7

103.4

102.296.8

107.499.4

192.8123.0212.1168.0114.5108.8115. 3

118.5

139.1145.094.2

103.9217.7358.580.5

117.0118.0120.1130.5114.9134. 6124.9125.3

102.6246.389.2

143.5117.6125.2

173.698.9

76.885.6

154.8113.9177.578.1

102. 1

101.495.6

107.299.4

211.1109.01P4. 7159.0133.5121.1139.6

128, 1

151. 1145.089.9

105. 2203. 5316.373.9

105.0110.0106.5101.665. S

113.1106.098.5

95.2154.682.0

127.3104.9115.1

164.476.9

73.786.4

156.5115.6199.8111.7

98.2

98.693.7

106.799.3

l&O.O107.0186.0166. 0122.0104.8116.5

103.8

141. 3133.493.0

105. 0176. 2219.4122.8

96.0116.094.983.836.390.288.479.8

93.0139.269.6

130.9107.5113.4

169.866.3

77.792.5

158.0118.9206.4151.3

94.8

97.893.5

105.698.7

139.8115.0199.9165.0153. 396.1

112.4

96.6

140. 9(

116.090.2

107.1181.4229. 3159.1

102.0112.094.0

109.583.368.4

112.592.1

94.778.763.3

129.4114.3102.9

172.549.6

80.293.6

150.8121.5192.5179.7

92.9

97.192.8

103.897.4

136.7102.0154.7152.0120.996.3

108.3

98.3

133.1113.2101.4106.8180.6235.5144.3

106.0108.095.0

117.7105.065.796.580.9

83.862.666.5

121.290.889.8

151.957.6

79.493.8

147.3124.9177.4205.9

92.9

94.991.5

102.296.8

144.4106.0149.6162.0111.387.291.9

92.0

131.1110.2102.1107.0188.6251.9121.1

105.096.0

108.6124.1121.490.399.178. 5

97.655. 673.3

126.182.192.8

162.981.1

81.795.7

141.8125.2158.3226. 2

92.7

91.390.2

100. 395.6

153.4104.0140.7164.0121.893.097.4

94.6

135. 098.6

103.4109.3188.1262.2134.1

106. 0103.0106. 5119.8133. 9108.8103. 7

100. 353.081.4

125. 782.391.5

158.785. 3

78,391.2

136. 1127. fi141.1266. 2

92. 1

92. 090. 1

102.996.2 !

152. 1106. 0164.0161.0122. 395.4 !88.0

135.4 |!90.0

106.91C9. 2187, 6279, 2115,7 •

* Seasonal adjustments

BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN APRIL

PRODUCTION

Manufacturing output in April, according to theweighted index of the Federal Reserve Board usingadjustments for seasonal variations, was on a higherlevel than the previous month but showed a declinefrom a year ago. Gains in the production of iron andsteel, food products, leather and shoes, nonferrousmetals, rubber tires, and tobacco products more thanoffset declines in the production of textiles and cement,while the production of automobiles showed no change.As compared with April, 1929, all the groups exceptleather and shoes and petroleum refining showed a

pared with the months of March and April, 1929,declines in unfilled orders occurred in textiles, iron andsteel, transportation equipment, and lumber. Con-trasted with a year ago unfilled orders for transporta-tion equipment showed but slight changes, while otherlines registered declines.

WHOLESALE TRADE

Wholesale trade in April was slightly less thanduring April, 1919, declines occurring in the sales ofdry goods and hardware, while the sales of groceriesand drugs showed no change. For the period of Jan-

MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION BY MAJOR GROUPS[Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925 taken as 100, adjusted for seasonal variations]

1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

decline in output. Mineral production, after adjust-ments for seasonal variations, was higher than inMarch, but was lower than in the correspondingperiod, a year ago.

COMMODITY STOCKS

Stocks of commodities held at the end of April,while showing a decline from the month of March,were greater than those held at the end of April, 1929.Stocks of finished goods in the hands of manufacturersshowed gains over the preceding month and the sameperiod a year ago.

SALES

The general index of unfilled orders was lower than±he preceding month and April a year ago. As com-

uary 1 to April 30 sales of dry goods, hardware, anddrugs were smaller than in the corresponding perioda year ago, while those of groceries showed no change.Retail trade in June, as measured by department storesales after adjustments for seasonal variation, were ata higher level than in either the month of March orApril, 1929.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

Imports of merchandise into the United Statesduring April were greater than in March but con-siderably less than during the same period in 1929.Exports, however, showed losses when comparedwith the month of March and the correspondingperiod in 1929.

PRICES

The general index of wholesale prices showed onlya slight change from the month of March and was 6per cent lower than April, 1929. Almost all groups in-cluded in the index showed declines from a year ago.In comparison with the month of March the followinggroups registered declines, hides and leather products,textile products, metals and metal products, buildingmaterials, and chemicals and drugs. On the otherhand, increases were noted in the prices of foods, fueland lighting materials, and miscellaneous items, whilethe prices of house-furnishing goods showed no change.

Classified by condition of manufacture, the indexshowed a decrease of 7 per cent in raw materials, 10

EMPLOYMENT

Factory employment in April, as measured by theIndex of Employment compiled by the Federal ReserveBoard, was 1 per cent less than the previous monthand was 10 per cent lower than in April, 1929. Ascompared with the previous month, increases inemployment in factories producing iron and steel,automobiles, cement, clay and glass, rubber prod-ucts, more than offset declines in those producingmachinery, textiles, foodstuffs, paper and its products,lumber, leather products, nonferrous metals, chem-icals, and tobacco products. Compared with Aprila year ago, all lines showed losses in employmentwith the exception of the paper and printing groups

FACTORY EMPLOYMENT, BY GROUPS[1926 monthly average—100. April, 1930, is latest month plotted]

100

1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

per cent in semimanufactured commodities, 6 percent in finished products, and 6 per cent in nonagri-cultural commodities.

Prices paid to farmers during April for their products,as shown in the general index, were higher than duringthe month of March and 11 per cent below what theywere in April, 1929. Compared with a year ago,gains in prices paid for fruits and vegetables weremore than offset by declines in each of the othergroups. As compared with the month of March,gains were noted in the prices of grains, fruits andvegetables, dairy and poultry products, cotton andcottonseed.

and petroleum refining, declines occurring in employ-ment in the production of machinery, automobiles,cement, clay and glass, nonferrous metals, andrubber products.

Factory pay rolls in April showed only a slightchange from March, but were 13 per cent less than ayear ago. Declines from the previous month in wagepayments were shown in factories producing machin-ery, textiles, paper and printing, lumber, leather, non-ferrous metals, petroleum and tobacco products, butthese were offset by increases recorded in factoriesproducing iron and steel, automobiles, cement, claxand glass, and rubber products.

6

WHOLESALE PRICES FOR SPECIFIED COMMODITIES[Relative numbers, 1926 monthly average taken as 100. April, 1930, is latest month plotted. Data from which these charts are drawn are given on the opposite page)

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140

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120

100

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190

160

130

100

70

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140

100

60

120

100

80

60

120

100

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noiiferrous metals from the Engineering and Mining Journal-Press, except tin, which is from the American Metal Market. All other prices are from U. S. Department ofLabor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. So far as possible all quotations represent prices to producer or at mill.

COMMODITIES

FARM PRODUCTS— AVERAGE PRICE TO PRODUCER

WheatCornPotatoesCottonCottonseedCattle, beefHogsLambs - -

FARM PRODUCTS-MARKET PRICE

Wheat No. 1, northern spring (Minneapolis)Wheat, No. 2, red, winter (St. Louis)Wheat, No 2, hard, winter (Kansas City).Corn, No. 3, yellow (Chicago)Oats No 3 white (Chicago)Barley, No 2 (Minneapolis)Rye, No. 2 (Minneapolis)...Cotton, middling upland (New York)Wool, & blood combing, Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces (Boston)Cattle, steers, good to choice, corn fed (Chicago) ...Hogs, heavy (Chicago)Sheep, ewes (Chicago)Sheep, lambs (Chicago)

FOOD

Flour, standard patents (Minneapolis)Flour, winter straights (Kansas City) _Sugar, 96° centrifugal (New York)Sugar, granulated, in barrels (New York)____ .Cottonseed oil, prime yellow (New York)Beef, fresh, carcass, good native steers (Chicago)Beef fresh, carcass, steers (New York)Pork, smoked hams (Chicago).Butter, creamery, 92 score (New York) .. . . .Oleomargarine, standard, uncolored (Chicago)

TEXTILES

Cotton yarns, carded, white, northern, mule spun, 22-1 -cones (Boston).Cotton-print cloth 64 x 60-38^"-5.35 — yards to poundCotton sheeting, brown 4/4 Trion (New York)Worsted yarns, 2/32's cross-bred stock, white, in skein (Boston)Women's dress goods, French, 39 inches, at mills, serge..Suitings unfinished worsted — 13-ounce, millSuitings, serge, 11 -ounce, 56-58 inch _Silk Japan 13-15Hosiery women's pure silk, mill

LEATHER

Hides, green salted, packers' heavy native steers (Chicago)Hides calfskins, No. 1, country, 8 to 15 pounds (Chicago)Leather, chrome calf, dull or bright "B" grades (Boston)Leather sole oak, scoured backs, heavy (Boston)Boots and shoes, men's black calf, blucher (Massachusetts)Boots and shoes, men's dress welt tan calf oxford (St. Louis)

FUEL

Coal, bituminous, mine-run (composite price)Coal, bituminous, prepared sizes (composite price)Coal, anthracite, chestnut (composite price)Coke, Connellsville (range of prompt and future), furnace— at ovens-Petroleum, crude, Kansas-Oklahoma — at wells.

METALS

Pig iron foundry No 2, northern (Pittsburgh)Pig iron, basic, valley furnace . .Steel billets, Bessemer (Pittsburgh)Copper ingots, electrolytic, early delivery (New York)Brass, sheets, mill _ .._Lead, pig, desilverized, for early delivery (New York)Tin, straits (New York)Zinc slab western (St Louis)

BUILDING MATERIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS

Lumber, pine, southern, yellow flooring; mill _Brick, common red, domestic building (New York)__Cement, Portland, net without bags to trade, f. o. b. plant (Chicago

district)Steel beams, mill (Pittsburgh)Rubber smoked sheets (New York)Sulphuric acid, 66°, (New York)Newsprint, rolls, contract, mill _ __

Unit

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ACTUAL P3ICK(dollars)

March,1930

0.919.745

1.367.138

28.63.0877.0957. 0963

1.121.181.02.80.43.55.66.151.33

12. 8009.8255.1359.730

6.2315.260.036.049.084.240.215243

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.297

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1.7561.8434.5318.500

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.156

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3.9114.292

13. 0332.6001.110

20. 26018.50033.000

.1778

.233

.0566

.3681

.0493

37. 20011.000

1.6171.800.153

15.5003.250

April,1930

0.934.783

1.461.147

29.74. 0865.0917.0902

1.111.171.01.82.43.56.68.163.31

12. 5639.9755.1258.938

6.0905.400.035.048.087.239.220.229.39.235

.302

.061

.0761.250.900

1.7561.8434.1868.500

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.159

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3.9014.083

12. 8872.6001.163

20. 26018.50033.000

.1562

.218

.0543

.3607

.0484

36. 39011.250

1.6171.800.150

15. 5003.250

April,1929

0.998.875.553.185

38.94.0953.1020.1336

1.201.251.10.90.48.65.89.201.49

13. 87511. 4609.175

16. 450

6.4055. 581.037.048.102.224.225.248.45.235

. 363

.076

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2.0081.9595.1459.500

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.187

.495

.4906.7504.850

3.9124.113

12. 6542.8101.110

19. 76017.90034. 800

.1950

.244

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.4597

.0666

37. 35011. 500

1.6501.900.211

15. 5003. 250

RELATIVE PRICE

1926 average =100

Febru-ary, 1930

751117598

1061348090

797976

10910789859078

132847976

7678869071

1441308280

103

878685949490907278

10695

102112106100

9293956363

9810094

129122745971

8364

939233

10794

March, April,1930 1930

681077491

1051368183

717669

10710586728672

134807871

7473828971

1461267982

103

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10190

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9190956359

9810094

129122675667

8367

939232

10794

691127997

1091347878

707668

10910588749367

132817865

7275808874

1451297487

103

848182878788856873

10091

102107106100

9085946362

9810094

113115655566

8168

939231

10794

March,1929

7812731

12514514285

113

798778

12511710510912111313592

128118

7979858890

12912777

107103

10510296

11094

100908182

103105108126106100

9392957359

959497

154132897588

8370

959750

10794

April,1929

7412530

12314314886

116

768174

12011710297

11510714693

139120

7677848886

13613281

100103

10110096

10894

100908382

107108109112106100

9186926859

969799

141128857091

8370

959744

10794

8

MEASURES OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY[Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925, taken as 100]

180NEW BUILDING CONTRACTS AND AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION

AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION(UNITED STATES)

MINERAL PRODUOTION AND RAILROAD TON-MILEAGE

50

200FACTORY EMPLOYMENT, MANUFACTURING. AND ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION

40

250CHECK PAYMENTS AND RETAIL TRADE

DEPARTMENT STORE TRADE

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1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

9

REVIEW OF PRINCIPAL BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCETEXTILES

Imports of wool during April were smaller than dur-ing March and were more than 36 per cent less thanduring April, 1929. Wool consumption by manufac-turers was smaller than during either prior period.Prices for wool and yarns averaged lower than ineither the previous month or the same month of lastyear.

Exports of cotton during April declined seasonablyfrom the previous month and were 22 per cent smaller

of March and 26 per cent greater than in April a yearago. Cotton finishers reported smaller billings thanduring March or April a year ago. New orders andshipments likewise showed declines from both periods.Stocks of finished goods in the hands of finishers, on theother hand, showed increases over the previous monthand the corresponding month of last year.

Imports of raw silk during April were slightly smallerthan during the previous month or the correspondingperiod of 1929. Silk deliveries to consuming establish-

WOOL CONSUMPTION AND IMPORTS

[Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925 taken as 100. Curve covering imports of wool is plotted from 12 months' moving monthly average plotted on the end month]

180 | 1 —i 1 1 1 1 ' r

1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

than a year ago. Consumption of cotton by domesticmills showed an increase of 5 per cent over the month ofMarch, but was 15 per cent less than during April,1929. Stocks of cotton at mills and public warehousesat the end of April, while less than in March, weresubstantially greater than a year ago.

Cotton machinery showed a slight decline in activitywhen compared with March, and was 6 per cent lessactive than the month of April, 1929. The productionand shipments of cotton textiles were also smaller thanduring the previous month or the corresponding periodof last year. Stocks of cotton textiles at the end ofApril, on the other hand, were larger than in the month

116236—30 2

ments were likewise smaller than during either com-parative period. Stocks of silk at warehouses at theend of April were considerably greater than a year ago.The activity of broad and narrow silk looms was lessthan during March or April, 1929. On the other hand,the activity of silk spindles, while less than duringMarch, was greater than a year ago.

Rayon imports during April declined from Marchand were 46 per cent less than a year ago. Wholesaleprices at New York remained unchanged from March,but were below the level of April, 1929. Shipments ofpyroxylin-coated textiles registered a gain over March,but were considerably below April, a year ago.

10

METALS

The production of pig iron in April fell off slightlyfrom March and was 13 per cent smaller than in April,1929. Fewer furnaces were in blast than duringMarch or April last year.

The production of steel ingots declined during Aprilfrom the previous month and was 16 per cent lessthan the corresponding period a year ago. Unfilledorders of the United States Steel Corporation showedslight declines from March and April, 1929.

The output of steel sheets by independent millsshowed an increase of 19 per cent over the preceding

other hand, registered declines from both prior periods.New orders for both steel and malleable castings werelower in April or in March of the preceding year.

New orders for fabricated steel plate were smallei inApril than both comparative periods. Production ofsteel barrels, while less than in March, showed but aslight change when compared with a year ago. Neworders for steel boilers registered a gain of 4 per centover March, but were considerably less than a yearago. Shipments of woodworking machinery were offfrom March and April, 1929; new orders, while lessthan the preceding month, were 3 per cent more than

COPPER PRODUCTION, EXPORTS, AND STOCKS[Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925—100. April, 1930, is latest month plotted]

180

EXPORTS , REFINED

601923 1924 1925 1926 1927 I92S 1929 1930

month but registered a decline from a year ago. Theratio of production to capacity likewise showed similartrends. Stocks of sheets in the hands of manufacturersat the end of April were greater than the precedingmonth or a year ago. Unfilled orders while register-ing an increase over March declined from the sameperiod of last year. Wholesale prices for steel on thewhole showed but slight change from March, but werebelow the level of April, 1929.

The production of steel castings showed but a slightloss from March and were 9 per cent below the monthof April? 1929. Malleable castings output, on the

in April, last year. Shipments of electric trucksand tractors were less than during either priorperiod.

The mine production of copper in April showed buta slight decrease when compared with a month ago,but was materially below the corresponding period ayear ago. Exports of refined copper in April were 24per cent greater than in March, but were below thelevel of April, 1929. Deliveries of tin showed declinesfrom both March of this year and April of last year,April production of both lead and zinc was less thanthat of both prior periods.

11FUELS

The output of bituminous coal increased seasonallyover March and was 4 per cent less than in April,1929. Anthracite coal production, on the other hand,while registering an increase of 8 per cent over thepreceding month, also declined from the correspondingperiod a year ago. Average coal prices showedbut slight change when compared with the precedingmonth, but were less than in April, 1929. Theproduction of coke in April was less than during theprevious month or April a year ago. The price olcoke at Connellsville, while showing no change fromthe preceding month, was 7 per cent below the levelof a year ago.

HIDES AND LEATHER

Imports of hides and skins during April were greaterthan during the month of March and a year ago.Production of sole leather also was greater than foreither previous periods. Exports of sole and upperleather showed declines when compared with thepreceding month and with April, 1929. Wholesaleprices of hides and leather were generally smallerthan either comparative period. Production of shoes,reflecting the changes in style, was greater than inMarch and slightly less than April, 1929. Theexports of shoes declined seasonally from both periods.Shoe prices during April remained unchanged from themonth of March and April of last year.

PRODUCTION AND STOCKS OF GASOLINE[Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925 taken as 100. March, 1930, is latest month plotted]

240 [

160

60

AUTOMOBILES AND RUBBER

The production of automobiles, including passengercars, trucks, and taxicabs, showed an increase of 10per cent over the previous month, but was 29 per centbelow the level of April, 1929. The Canadian out-put registered similar trends in comparison with bothperiods, the percentage declined from last year's levelbeing greater than in the United States. The pro-duction of tires and tubes in April, following the trendof increased automobile production, showed a gainover the month of March, but declined from a yearago.

929

PAPER AND PRINTING

1930

Imports in most cases during April were less thanduring March, and in every instance below the levelof the corresponding period of last year. The domesticproduction of newsprint showed a decline from March,a year ago. The Canadian production, on the otherhand, showed increases over both periods. Stocks ofnewsprint at the end of April were slightly larger thanat the end of the previous month, but were smaller thana year ago. Stocks in Canada, however, exceeded thoseat either prior period. Publishers' stocks, while smallerthan at the end of the preceding month, were 19 percent greater than a year ago.

12

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

Building costs on the whole showed but slightchange from the preceding month, but were generallylower than a year ago. The value of new-buildingcontracts awarded in April, while greater than themonth of March, registered a decline as compared withApril, 1929. April contracts awarded in Canadaregistered large gains over both this March and Aprillast year. Fire losses in the United States wereslightly greater than during the preceding month andApril, 1929. Losses by fire in Canada, while less thanthe month of March, exceeded those of a year ago.

New orders for fabricated-structural steel werefewer than the preceding month or April a year ago.Shipments, on the other hand, showed increases overboth periods.

STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS

The production of cement showed an increase of 21per cent over the output for March, but was slightlyless than a year ago. Shipments during April showedgains over both comparative periods. Stocks ofclinker held at the end of April, while greater thanthose held at the end of March, showed a decline fromthe same period a year ago. Shipments of common

THE AUTOMOBILE AND RUBBER INDUSTRIES[Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925 taken as 100. Where available, April, 1930, is latest month plotted]

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1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

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1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1923 1928 1929 1930

LUMBER AND BUILDING EQUIPMENT

The production of lumber was generally largerduring April, but was less than the correspondingperiod in 1929. Marked increases over March werenoted in the output of California redwood, Californiawhite and sugar pine, Northern pine and Walnutlumber. Shipments also were greater than duringthe month of March. Stocks held at the end ofMarch, reflecting increased production, showed amarked gain in the case of California white pine,being greater than those held at the end of Marchand the same month of last year.

The output of maple flooring was 6 per cent greaterthan during the previous month, but was slightly lessthan the production during April, 1929.

brick were substantially larger than the previousmonth, but materially lower than a year ago. Pricesfor brick at New York showed a slight gain overMarch, but were lower than a year ago. The outputof polished plate glass, in keeping with the gains ofother items of building equipment, registered anincrease over March, but was lower than a yearago.

Shipments of prepared roofing likewise recorded anincrease over the preceding month, but declined fromlast year.

Shipments and new orders for wooden furnitureduring April showed declines from the preceding monthand the corresponding period a year ago. Steelfurniture likewise showed similar declines. -

13

FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO

The visible supply of wheat both in the UnitedStates and Canada declined seasonally from the pre-ceding month and was much greater than a year ago.The shipments of wheat at principal markets duringApril showed an increase over the preceding monthand April, 1929. Exports of wheat from the UnitedStates were substantially larger than in March, butwere lower than a year ago. Wheat prices at variouscenters on the whole showed slight change from thepreceding month, but were lower than last year.

The visible supply of corn registered declines fromboth the preceding month and the same period a year

a decline from the preceding period. Wholesale pricesof 92 score butter at New York showed an increase of5 per cent over the price that ruled in March.

Receipts of all types of cheese at principal marketsduring April were 6 per cent greater than a year ago,while storage holdings showed a slight decline. Im-ports of sugar, while showing a gain over March, wereless than the previous year. For the first four monthsof the year imports of sugar from Hawaii and PortoRico registered a gain of 35 per cent over the sameperiod of 1929. Stocks of sugar held at refineriesshowed large gains over March, but fell off from thelevel of April, 1929.

MOVEMENT OF GRAIN PRICES[Weighted price per bushel. April, 1930, is latest month plotted]

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ago. Receipts and shipments of corn showed in-creases over the preceding month and April of lastyear. The receipts of barley at principal centers de-clined seasonally from the month of March.

Receipts and shipments of cattle during April atprimary markets, while greater than during March,declined from a year ago. Hog receipts and ship-ments declined seasonally. Storage holdings of porkproducts were 26 per cent lower than a year ago.Wholesale prices for pork averaged lower in April thanin the preceding month or April, 1929. Receipts ofpoultry at five principal markets registered gains overthe preceding month and April a year ago. Storageholdings showed a decline.

Butter production in April was 16 per cent greaterthan March, cold storage holdings, however, showed

Imports of coffee, while less than the precedingmonth, were 8 per cent greater than a year ago.Wholesale prices for coffee showed declines from thepreceding month and April, 1929. Tea importsduring April, while less than in March, were 7 per centgreater than April, last year. The wholesale priceof tea at New York declined 9 per cent from last-year.

The consumption of cigarettes during April, whileshowing a gain of 4 per cent over March, was slightlyless than the same period a year ago. The con-sumption of large cigars, however, showed a declinefrom a year ago. For the first four months of the yearcigarette consumption was 2 per cent greater and largecigar consumption 7 per cent less than in the same*period a }7ear ago.

14

TRANSPORTATION

Freight-car loadings in April showed a decline fromthe previous month and the corresponding period a yearago. For the first four months of the year total load-ings were 7 per cent less than what they were duringthe corresponding period a year ago. Clearances ofvessels engaged in foreign trade showed a marked gainfor the first four months of the year over the corre-sponding period a year ago. Traffic on inland'riverswas uniformly larger than in March and, except onthe Allegheny River, was smaller than a year ago.New orders for locomotives and freight cars werefewer than for each prior period.

DISTRIBUTION

Sales by mail-order houses showed a substantialgain over the preceding month and were greater thana year ago. For the first four months of this year thesales of the houses showed but slight difference froma year ago. The volume of business transacted byleading 10-cent chains was 10 per cent greater thanduring March and 11 per cent over April, 1929. Forthe year to date the increase in sales was 2 per cent overthe same period a year ago. Magazine advertising asmeasured in lineage showed a gain of 5 per cent overMarch, but registered a slight loss when compared withApril, 1929. Newspaper advertising also increased overthe preceding month, while the amount of advertisingby radio declined. Postal receipts in principal citiesshowed a gain over the month of April of last year.

BANKING AND FINANCE

Bank loans and discounts at the end of April, whileshowing but a slight change from the end of March,were 3 per cent over a year ago. The Federal reserveratio registered gains over both prior periods. Inter-est rates were generally lower than in the month ofMarch and the corresponding period a year ago.

Dividend and interest payments paid during Aprilshowed a marked gain of 22 per cent over the monthof March and 10 per cent over a year ago, while forthe first four months of the year a gain of 16 per centwas registered. Prices for industrial stocks showeda gain of 7 per cent over March, but were lowerthan a year ago. Bond prices were generally lowerthan in the preceding month but were higher than ayear ago.

New sales of ordinary life insurance showed aseasonal decline from March but were 6 per centgreater than a year ago.

GOLD, SILVER, AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Receipts of domestic gold at the mint during Aprilwere greater than during March or the correspondingmonth a year ago. The Rand production of gold felloff from the month of March and April, 1929. Goldimports of bullion and coin showed marked gains overboth prior periods.

Silver production in the United States registereddeclines from the preceding month and the correspond-ing period of 1929. Silver imports and exports, con-trary to the movement of gold, showed declines fromboth comparative periods. The price of silver at NewYork, although increasing over the month of March,was 24 per cent below the level of last year.

Rates for foreign exchange in April were generallythe same as in preceding month and in the correspond-ing period a year ago, the only exception being in therates with Belgium, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada,Argentina, and Chile, which showed slight increasesover March. As compared with a year ago, rateswith England, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden,Switzerland, Japan and Canada, showed increases,while rates with Argentina and Brazil declined. Ratesof exchange with France and Italy remained unchangedfrom the month of March and April, 1929.

15

INDEXES OF BUSINESSThe index numbers presented in this table are designed to show the trend in production, prices, trade,

etc., by commodities or groups. They consist in general of weighted combinations of series of individual relativenumbers; often the individual relative numbers are also given. The function of index and relative numbersis explained on the inside front cover. All of the index numbers, except where noted, are based on the averageof the years 1923 to 1925, while maxima and minima are given only since 1923, thus eliminating the abnormalperiod prior to 1923. Complete descriptions and figures for earlier years may be found in the following issuesof the Survey (later data being available in the latest semiannual issues): Production in the July, 1928, issue(No. 83), pages 18 to 22; stocks in the August, 1928, issue (No. 84), pages 20 to 22; new orders in the September,1928, issue (No. 85), page 19; unfilled orders in the January, 1928, issue (No. 77), pages 22 and 23; wholesaletrade in the January, 1928, issue (No. 77), page 21; mail-order and chain stores in the May, 1928, issue (No. 81),pages 20 and 21; department stores in the April, 1928, issue (No. 80), pages 20 and 21; employment, based on1923 as 100, in the August, 1928, issue (No. 84), page 108; farm prices in the August, 1928, issue (No. 84), page27; wholesale prices (Department of Labor) in the November, 1927, issue (No. 75), page 24, and the June, 1928,issue (No. 82), page 23; wholesale prices, commercial, in the August, 1928, issue (No. 84), page 26; cost of livingin the August, 1928, issue (No. 84), page 27, and the June, 1926, issue (No. 58), page 24.

Relative to 1923-1935 monthly average as 100

PRODUCTIONTOTAL INDUSTRIAL

Unadjusted, except for working daysAdjusted for seasonal variations

MANUFACTURING

Total (adjusted for working days only)Total (adjusted for seasonal variations)

Iron and steelTextiles __Food productsPaper and printingLumber . . _AutomobilesLeather and shoesCementNonferrous metals .Petroleum refiningRubber tiresTobacco manufactures

MINERALS

Total (adjusted for working days only)Total (adjusted for seasonal variations)

Bituminous coalAnthracite coalCrude petroleum.Iron-ore shipmentsCopperZinc. .. . ._Leadgilver

ANIMAL PRODUCTS (Marketings)Total . -. - -

Wool.Livestock » _ «Poultry and eggsDairy productsFish

CROPS (Marketings)Total

Grains * „_ _. «Vegetables * . . .Fruits * ._Cotton products *Miscellaneous crops *

Maxi-mumsince

Jan. 1,1923

125123

12712815512111012811016613499

137178169143

128120125133147143139127125123

124421131148160283

252218199266373344

Mini-mumsince

Jan. 1,1923

8183

798259779091784786

12687846693

8490771

880

82937585

791476676444

453860431118

1929

Febru-ary

120117

12011612611310112378

14898

115123160152129

116120110110137

1361069991

8014786788

138

8295966955

136

March

121118

12512013211696

12583

1599999

129160152126

1011079077

133

13511211293

884377

10698

156

7380

102676268

April

123122

12712313512010212486

15397

110137165161142

10311510095

132

141116122103

1004987

141103164

5759

104864633

1930

Febru-ary

109107

1101061189994

125

10395

110101168107133

10410891

102135

9599

10590

8438818587

155

638193554166

March

106104

1091051129890

121

10997

111104168105128

91968169

125

8896

10893

984281

117100187

5662

103534243

April

107106

1091061149797

124

10998

108105169122136

921039773

125

9091

1016483

144107207

535995563944

PER CENT INCREASE (+)OR DECREASE (— )

April, 1930,from March,

L930

+ 0.9+ 1.9

+ 0.0+ 1.0+ 1.8-1.0+ 7.8+ 2.5

0. 0+ L O

2. 7+ 1.0+ 0. 6

+ 16. 2+ 6. 2

+ 1.1+ 7.3

+ 19.8+ 5.8

0.0

+ 2. 3-5.2

+ 3.1+ 52.4+ 2.5

+ 23. 1+ 7.0

+ 10. 7

5.44. 87. 8

+ 6.7-7. 1+ 2.3

April, 1930,from April,

1929

-13.013.1

-14.2-13.8

15. 5-19. 2-4. 9

0.0

28. 8+ 1.0-5. 323. 4

+ 2.424. 2

-42

-10.7-10.4

3.0-23. 2

5. 3

-36. 221. 6

+ 1.0+ 30.6

4. 6+ 2. 1+ 3.9

+ 26. 2

• 7. 10. 08. 7

-33.3-15.2+ 33.3

* Fluctuations between maximum and minimum due largely to seasonal conditions: Minerals and Manufacturing are adjusted for seasonal variations except wherenoted

16

INDEXES OF BUSINESS-Continued

Relative to 1933-1935 monthly average as 100

PRODUCTION— Continued

FOREST PRODUCTS

Total . -LumberPulpwoodGum (rosin and turpentine)*Distilled wood _ _ _-

NEW ORDERS

TotalTextiles -Iron and steel -LumberPaper and printingStone and clay products

STOCKSGrand total _ - - - -

Total manufactured goods - -Foodstuffs _Textiles _ _ _ _ _Iron and steelNonferrous metals - _Lumber - -Stone, clay, etc _Leather _ _ _ _RubberPaper.Chemicals and oils

Total raw materialsFoodstuffsTextilesMetals _ -_ -Chemicals and oils

UNFILLED ORDERSTotal

Textiles _ - -Iron and steelTransportation equipmentLumber

RETAIL TRADE

Mail-order houses (2 houses).CHAIN STORES:

Ten-centRestaurant _ _

DEPARTMENT STORES:SalesStocks

COST OF LIVINGNational Industrial Conference Board Indexes

(Relative to July, 1914)

All items weightedFood (Department of Labor)Shelter _ _ClothingFuel and light (combined)FuelLightSundries - - -

Maxi-munisince

Jan. 1,1923

112112151204148

138179143141118129

158

125136138158181125192123199156137

186230204136153

167154157204142

275

308116

189117

172167186177179208123176

Mini-mumsince

Jan. 1,1923

6259541865

727071508573

82

8879787874786466774684

6968435473

6752664956

68

6287

7183

158141158160156174118168

Febru-ary

7575932699

9899

13278

11393

138

12711112715011711218573

178136130

14517214383

114

8081877473

142

12297

8605

161154159170162184120170

1929

March

8685

10837

106

11511115897

12895

134

12410812315711410518172

186117132

14118112866

105

8682938182

163

156109

110102

160153159166162184120170

April

9287

127115106

10210714784

117101

130

12210912014711410218272

191104129

1361871086899

938492

104102

170

142107

104103

159152160168160180120170

Febru-ary

6763

1072786

7175

10344

10968

148

12511012015818111718775

14879

140

16419617394

111

795489

10772

143

126100

8393

159153158164162183121168

1930

March

7468

1274196

7176

11352

10971

140

12410412014718511418876

14992

141

15218615483

104

825093

10778

146

144110

95100

157150158163162183121167

April

7973

13610188

6775

10650

10880

135

12610413615218911118775

15694

148

14217513992

100

734787

10386

173

159108

112100

158151157162161182121167

PER CENT IOR DECE

April, 1930,from March,

1930

+ 6. 84_7 4

+ 12 6+ 146 1

8 3

— 5 6— 1 3— 6 2

3 8— 0 9

+ 12 7

— 3 6

4-1 fi

0 0+ 13 3+ 3 44-2 2— 2 6— 0 5— 1 34-4 7+ 2 2+ 5 0

— 6 65 9

— 9 7+ 10 8

3 8

— 11 0— 6 0

12 4— 3 7

+ 10 3

+ 18 5

+ 10 41* 8

+ 17 90 0

+ 0.6+ 0. 7-0. 6-0.6

0. 60. 50. 00. 0

NCREASE (+)EASE (— )

April, 1930,from April,

1929

14 114 1

+ 12 6— 12 2

17 0

— 34 6— 29 9— 27 9

40 5— 7 7 !

— 20 8

+ 3 8

+ 2 3— 4 6

+ 13 3+ 3 4 ;

+ 65 8+ 8 8 '•4-2 7 •+ 4 2 ;

18 3— 9 6

4-14 7

+ 4 4 :

— 6 4+ 28 7 :

+ 35 34-10

— 21 5— 44 0

5 4— 1 015 7

4-18

+ 12 04-0 Q

4-7 72 9

-0.6-0. 7-1. 9

3. 6+ 0. 6+ 1. 1+ 0. 8-1. 8

* Fluctuations between maximum and minimum due largely to seasonal conditions

17

INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued

Relative to monthly average indicated

EMPLOYMENT

(Relative to 1923-1925 monthly average as 100)

Number employed, by industries:Total, all classes

Iron and steelMachineryTextilesFood productsPaper and printing.Lumber and productsTransportation equipment —

Group _ _Automobiles

Leather and productsCement, clay and glassNonferrous metalsChemicals —

Group__Petroleum refining

Rubber productsTobacco products

Amount of pay roll by industries:Total all classes _ _

Iron and steelMachinery _Textiles _ _Food productsPaper and printing _Lumber and productsTransportation equipment —

Group__Automobiles

Leather and products. __Cement, clay, and glassNonferrous metalsChemicals —

GroupPetroleum refining _

Rubber products _ _ _Tobacco products

WHOLESALE PRICES

Department of Labor Indexes

(Relative to 1926 monthly average as 100)

All commoditiesFarm productsFood, etc _ _Hides and leather products. _ _Textile products _ .Fuel and lighting _ _Metals and metal productsBuilding materials _ChemicalsHouse-furnishing goodsMiscellaneous

Classified by condition of manufacture:Semimanufactured articlesFinished products .Raw materials _ _ _Nonagricultural commodities

Commercial Indexes

(Relative to 1923 monthly average as 100)

Dun'sBradstreet's _

Maxi-mumsince

Jan. 1,1923

106108122111109107104

110131112107113

119125117109

112114132111109118107

117152116108128

118129150111

105114107127114112113116104111127

128103109106

106112

Mini-mumsince

Jan. 1,1923

91888884939674

8179887583

90958484

85778377949273

8066806781

90908276

9194859886779790919778

88928989

8585

1929

Febru-ary

10098

1109899

10386

991309485

106

11110711292

10810712110410311387

1111479581

124

11111012382

9710598

1099681

10498969780

97969894

103101

March

10199

114101980387

1011319387

108

11610911392

11110912710910111588

1141489185

128

11411212484

9810798

1089681

10699969780

99979995

102100

April

1021001179996

10388

1021319191

108

11911211491

11111113010310011391

1171528889

127

11811712486

9710598

1089681

10698959779

97979795

10098

1930

Febru-ary

9394

1099397

10475

8490

9927585

1101218889

9798

11594

10211573

9093867092

1101259280

929896

1048879

10196929779

92939291

9687

March

9393

1099395

10475

8391927884

1131198790

9897

11597

10011575

9197857391

1121239081

919594

1038777

10195919778

91928990

9587

April

9293

1079094

10374

8494908183

1121168988

9798

11389

10011474

92101827788

1111229577

919695

10386789995919679

88929089

9485

PER CENT INCREASE (+)OR DECREASE (— )

April, 1930,from March,

1930

-1.10.01 8

-3. 2-1. 1-1.0-1. 3

+ 1.2+ 3.3-2.2+ 3.8-1.2

-0.92 5

+ 2.3-2. 2

-1.0+ 1.0-1.7-8. 2

0.0-0.9-1. 3

+ 1.1+ 4. 1-3. 5+ 5. 5

3 3

-0.90 8

+ 5. 6-4. 9

0.0+ 1.1+ 1. 1

0.01 1

+ 1.3-2.0

0. 00.0

-1. 0+ 1.3

-3.30.0

+ 1. 1-1. 1

-1. 1-2. 3

April, 1930,from April,

1929

-9.8-7.0-8. 5-9. 1-2. 1

0.0-15. 9

-17.6-28.2

1. 1-11.0-23. 1

-5.9+ 3. 6

-21.9-3.3

-12.6-11.7-13. 1-13.6

0.0+ 0.9

-18.7

-21.433 66 8

-13. 530 7

-5. 9+ 4.3

-23.4-10.5

-6.2-8.6-3. 1-4.6

-10. 4-3. 7

fi fi-3. 1-4. 2-1.0

0.0

-9.3-5.2-7. 2-6.3

fi n-13.3

116236—30

18

INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued

Relative to monthly average Indicated

PRICE INDEX NUMBERS

FARM PRICES

(Relative to 1909-19 4 average as 100)

All groupsGrains _Fruits and vegetablesMeat animalsDairy and poultryCotton and cottonseedUnclassified

Maxi-mumsince

Jan. 1,1923

152178253167166252108

1929Mini-mumsince

Jan. I,1923

12510810898

1228178

Febru-

136i 123

111i 150

1481 149

91

March

14012411216014415590

April

13812011016413815288

1930

Febru-

13111516815013612184

March

12610716915112311380

April

12711018714612412078

PER CENT INCREASE (+)OR DECREASE ( — )

April, 1930,from March,

1930

+ 0 8+ 2 8

+ 10 7— 3 3-f 0. 8+ 6 2

2 5

April, 1930,from April,

1929

— 8 0— 8 3

+ 70 011 0

— 10! i— 21 1-11.4

SALES OF THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO.1

YEAR AND MONTH

1928September . .OctoberNovemberDecember _

1929JanuaryFebruary _ _MarchApril _ _

SALES(Thousands of dollars)

Total

$69, 33693, 42973, 84474,911

91, 98385, 84677, 71277, 324

Num-ber ofweeks

4544

5444

Weeklyaverage

$17, 33418, 68618,46118, 728

18, 39721, 46219, 42819, 331

TONNAGE SALES

Total

309, 451419, 079338, 704345, 595

425, 590396, 225363, 786359, 129

Weeklyaverage

77, 36383, 81684, 67686, 399

85, 11899, 05690, 94789, 782

YEAR AND MONTH

1929SeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

1930JanuaryFebruaryMarchApril

SALES(Thousands of dollars)

Total

$75, 246105, 99583, 71487, 260

104, 27186, 12283, 97686, 138

Num-ber ofweeks

4544

5444

Weeklyaverage

$18,81121, 19920, 92821,815

20. 85421, 53020, 99421, 534

TONNAGE SALES

Total

336, 309472, 644381, 106407, 339

492, 425400, 568395, 331404, 319

Weeklyaverage

84,07794, 52995, 276

101, 835

98, 485100, 14698,834

101, 080

1 Compiled by the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., and represent the sales of identical stores for the periods shown.

RATE OF MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS1

(Based on consumption of electrical energy for power purposes;

ACTIVITY BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS1

(1923-25 monthly average=100)

MONTH

JanuaryFebruaryMarch __ _AprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptember...OctoberNovember _ _ .December...

Mo. av

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMay ...JuneJulyAugustSeptember...OctoberNovember...December ...

Mo. av

UNITED STATES

1923

101.7110.6105.3111.4110.8105.5102.599.6

107.2104.5103.396.1

104.9

1924

100.4109.399.997.981.774.070.876.990.089.793.494.6

89.9

1925

102.9112.3108.0111.2106.899.799.294.398.1

107.3112.8110.3

105.2

1926

118.4123.7118.5114.1111. 3106.6106.7110.9118.6119.0111.9101.7

1927

111.5120.7116.8116.9120. 7112.5110.6110,6118.4119.9115.2109.8

113.5 115.3

1928

118.4127.7118.2119.3119.0116.4120.2120.8134.5132.0133.3127.3

1929

132.5140.4135.7136.4136.9 '135.2129.0128.2135.8134.6122.9116.4

123. 9 132. 0

Middle Atlantic

112.8113.6106.0109.9113.1107.4100.992.7

103.7102.0105.099.0

105.5

104.5109.598.296.583.178.969.671.482.589.4

105.6103.7

91.0

108.4111.4104.7104.698.396.991.291.098.9

106.2115.4114.0

103.5

119.1118.3114.9108.4104.798.492.9

103.8111.0112.8109.3107.3

108.4

114.0112.5109.6105.9108.8101.996.097.4

111.6111.5110.4109.9

107.5

116.2126.6114.2112.0112.9113.4110.8118.3136.0133.4138.9126.8

121.6

126.7130.7130.4128.0130.4129.5120.5127.9138.0133.0124.3120.5

New England

1923

113.4114.9108.3123.2117.8116.5108.398.8

113.1103.8106.5106.6

111.0

1924

108.7103.194.395.7 -81.578.468.369.584.688.699.898.3

87.5

1925

109.3112.5104.1104.699.392.290.592.196.7

100.5108.5107.7

101.5

1926

105.9114.0111.8105.5105.898.692.9

100.7111.5117.8113.3116.0

107.8

1927

117.2120.4113.4114.0115.2112.0109.3105.4114.0114.0109.7103.9

112.4

1928

115.2125.2116.9113. 8109.1108.4102.4102.2115.3119.3126.0120.2

114.5

1929

127.6132.8130.8125.4123.3123.5113.4108.7118.2126.2118.1107.0

121.3

Southern

95.5104.397.9

103.8108.4100.7102.293.7

108.4103.5103.997.8

128.3 101.7

96.3104.396.293.786.278.775.776.698.1

100.0108.5104.7

93.1

102.9112.9110.0105.0100.695.794.992.4

104.1104.2113.2125.0

105.2

120.0119.3113.5114.3109.7106.8102.6105.7115.2122.5134.2126.1

115.8

132.8123.4117.2119.3123.0120.0112.7121.0136.8134.4137.8128.0

125.5

124.8134.8115.4115.2110.6114.6112.0112.8127.5129.7127.6121.2

120.5

120.5137.7125.4126.3128.1128.4114.7132.7126.3131.2122.8130.4

127.0

North Central

1923

97.598.3

104.2118.2118.6115.2111.8110.0107.2100.494.092.8

105.6

1924

98.0109.2106.2105.587.283.374.582.687.186.185.388.0

1925

100.2104.0106.2112.4107.0100.799.292.9

101.0106.3105.7103.2

91. 1 103. 3

1926

111.8122.6118.2118.9122.4111.0104.1117.2121.2123.4107.295.2

114.4

1927

105.5117.4117.4118.9124.7110.9115.5112.5116.4115.0111.4107.8

114.5

1928

117.0127.7122.3129.0127.2124.6131.8132.4149.7143.5145.7133.8

132.1

1929

138.8149.5141.9146.5148.9142.0141.3135.5140.6136.9122.2109.0

137.8

Western

92.592.087.495.7

103.6101.4108.7105.7109.097.593.8

100.0

99.0

104.6108.0101.393.594.797.097.5

108.596.594.597.798.8

99.3

110.6105.5102.596.4

102.398.498.584.5

103.1101.1102.0105.2

101.7

117.8116.5110.6117.5122.2121.2114.2119.8120.2116.7112.8108.0

116.5

118.7116.1100.1122.1126.8117.2125.4115.3124.6125.7117.0116.9

118.8

115.0116.7110.4117.8112.9118.5116.5127.5150.8148.7156.7124.0

126.3

131.9140.8138.2137.0144.7134.2129.4127.0143.1133.8142.6126.0

135.7

i See footnote on p. 19.

19

RATE OF MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS x—Continued(Based on consumption of electrical energy for power purposes)

ACTIVITY IN LEADING INDUSTRIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

(1923-1935 monthly average=100)

MONTH

JanuaryFebruary. ..MarchApril.MayJune . ._JulyAugustSeptember..OctoberNovember..December

Mo. av

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugust -SeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

Mo av

JanuaryFebruaryMarch _AprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptember-OctoberNovember...December ...

Mo. av

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptember--OctoberNovember--December. __

Mo. av

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMay -JuneJulyAugustSeptember...OctoberNovember...December. ._

Mo. av

ALL INDUSTRY

1923

101.7110.6105.3111.4110.8105.5102.599.6

107.2104.5103.396.1

104.9

1921

100.4109.399.997.981.774.070.876.990.089.793.494.6

89.9

1925

102.9112.3108.0111.2106.899.799.294.398.1

107.3112.8110.3

105.2

1926

118.4123.7118.5114.1111.3106.6106.7110.9118.6119.0111.9101.7

113.5

1927

111.5120.7116.8116.9120.7112.5110.6110.6118.4119.9115.2109.8

115.3

1928

118. 4127.7118.2119.3119.0116.4120.2120.8134.5132.0133. 3127.3

123.9

1929

132.5140.4135.7136.4136.9135.2129.0128.2135.8134.6122.9116.4

132.0

Rolling mills and steel plants

109.9109.0108.2120.8123.2113.5106.2

2112. -9

120.5126.8125.6123.5122.5116.3113.0106.4109.6111.8108.9110.6

116.3

131.3133.8124.5125.4125.0121.2121.2125.4141.2144.7148.8142.2

132.1

153.5163.3160.3153.3172.2154.3144.4150.9152.3144.8123.2120.5

149. 4

Leather and its products

114.2121.4126.4126.4117.3101.6105.3110.9110.8109.992.687.2

110.8

95.9100.899.094.283.974.271.384.298.7

104.093.583.2

90.4

93.1106.7109.0111.297.988.591.999.299.3

109.095.286.1

98.8

90.8111.293.987.387.386.686.2

100.0102.9103.3105.8101.2

96.4

102.5105.699.7

101.396.397.896.397.0

105.9111.0104.598.2

101.3

112.2118.4107.098.898.1

100.299.094.7

106.9103.894.093.7

102.2

94.3102.193.482.095.298.782.0

102.2105.493.097.689.0

94.6

Rubber and its products

91.6105.4102.5133.8125.0123.5106.296.6

118.497.3

101.494.6

108.0

102.4108.698.399.171.060.558.364.685.879.185.699.6

84.5

110.2115.7107.8110.0104.396.799.993.7

102.7111.1123.2114.5

107.5

113.2125.9111.4115.4109.3107.097.398.5

114.0113.8112.8101.5

110. 0

111.2118.4115.0115.7120.4114.9109.0117.8114.4115.6117.096.7

113.8

120.4137.0126.2121.7128.5131.7135.3138.4151.2146.4143.8124.8

133.8

148.2154.7155.8155.7157.6158.1136.7120.2133.7135.1113.1108.4

139.8

Textiles

113.6127.2114.7118.1116.9105.995.097.6

112.6105.5114.598.4

110.0

102.1103.884.485.264.157.958.166.791.896.6

102.9104.4

84.8

102.3118.7107.7114.0101.994.092.794.397.3

103.8118.5116.8

105.2

119.7117.5114.1101.8100.596.388.794.1

113.7123.4127.5122.5

110.0

127.7136.0125.0128.3128.5118.8113.0113.0121.2125.4119.2112.3

122.4

116.7127.5114.9109.8105.7104.791.897.3

112.5121.0132.5126.3

113.4

129.4133.0126.6128.1129.9123.0113.4110.0115.5129.8115.5109.8

22.0 !

Chemicals and allied products

1923

95.589.886.488.789.484.885.978.894.9

106.498.198.3

91.4

1924

95.392.692.792.389.786.080.086.295.4

109.9120.0113.6

96.2

1925

110.3112.0109.7106.8109.2103.5104.7108.8109.2122.7128.5123.9

1926

122.2115.6113.3111.2120.8111.1115.7122.7113.8120.299.9

106.2

112.4 114.4

1927 1928

95. 1 124. 2105.3 i 129.1103.1 | 126.8108.0 i 131.7111.8 1 126.3101. 7 122. 6104. 9 128. 597.8 119.2

122. 6 132. 0115.8 129.4115.5 135.7109. 0 132. 8

107.6 128.2

1929

129.2138.7133.0131. 7129.2133.8127.0J25.0139.9145.0147.3148.0

135.7

Metal-working plants

115.4126.4115.6118.9118.3109.8113.0108.0110.9106.3102.994.3

111.7

102.7119.3109.5102.673.058.953.763.676.474.783.591.3

84.1

114.0122.5112.5111.5100.890.691.391.192.697.4

108.1118.6

104.2

j 131.5129.9121.8116.0109.3110.0107.4110.4118.5122.9114.8113.1

117.1

114.0114.3108.3106.3109.0105.6104.4103.0105.2109.7106.3101.2

107.3

117.4127.6117.4121.7122.7123.7126.3125.8144.2144.5140.5137.5

129.1

135.8153.7151.4148.3144.2143.4144.4134.6147.4145.0128.7127.2

142.0

Lumber and its products

80.383.383.198.597.798.9

100.596.0

105.3101.7105. 1100.8

95.9

102.3115.098.3

100.594.489.380.088.4

102.293.398.2

109.0

97.6

107.2116.9112.4112.2107.7102.0100.5101.6103.4102.1114.297.6

106.5

126.2132.8123.0122.2117.5108.4106.0116.4117.8118.8112.9103.7

117.1

118.8116.0105.7111.4136.8113.4112.9128.0141.3139.2135.8123.3

123.6

107.7113.3106.0115.4110.8109.2108.8111.6111.3109.3111.8107.3

110.2

107.4107.6104.2108.0111.1113.8103.2102.3111.4109.8111.892.8

107.0

Shipbuilding

88.298.693.6

111.2119.5115.0121.6125.6113.492.787.096.1

105.3

99.5109.6103.988.774.872.477.785.287.383.789.7

100.0

89.4

114.2118.1106.997.9

103.498.797.5

100.8110.9103.8105.3106.5

105.3

112.8119.4109.9127.7125 0128.4130.8110.8111.3117.0115. 4141.0

120.8

129.2 94. 2 ! 108 2120.4 98.8117. 7 75. 4129. 8 93. 3134. 5 1 84 0130.5116.7112.2106.6117.2100.894.6

117.5

85.367.267.372.373.8

102.291.8

83.8

95.599 7

116.1135 2106.9107.796.3

114.9134.4114.0120.4

112.4

Automobiles, including repair parts

71.1101.9104.1121.4118.6112.4101.398.1

106.3108.195.990.9

102.5

94.6118.6116.1114.089.969.171.778.288.782.969.758.9

87.7

69.595.8

116.6137.5135.6120.1119.976.098.7

136.5123.887.5

109.8

99.1122.4129.7136.8139.0121.5111.0132.2129.2108.282.852.1

113.7

78.1103.4118.2126.7131.5107.6102.3108.0109.5114.2100.7106.4

108.9

135.2148.7136.2148.7141.6136.0143.7143.2161.0141.2127. 1130.0

141. 1

149.4161.5154.5170.6161.8154.0139.5143.0138.1122.488.479.4

138. 6

Food and kindred products

1923

94.094.498.7

103.1106.7109.6103.6102.6104.6104.2102.998.5

101. 88

1924

99.5102.997.594.297.1

104.5108.6100.3102.497.193.591.0

99.1

1925

100.295.490.894.5

100.8108.0105.298.698-. 6

103.996.296.3

99.1

1926

101.798.987.398.2

102.898.9

112.4120.4112.8107.9104.095.2

103.4

1927

95.398.583.8

104.2115.8113.4121.2111.6127.4120.8117.9104.6

109.5

1928

102.4115.6108.4105.9103.9116.8129.2128.3142.0138.0130.0113.7

119.5

1929

128.0127.51J22. 2121.2122.6121.8129.9132.2141.2131. 7127.9121.1

127.3

Metals

115.4126.4115.6118.9118. 3109.8113.0108.0110.9106.3102.994.3

111.7

102.7119.3109.5102.673.058.953.763.676.474.783.591.3

114.0122.5112.5111.5100.890.691.391.192.697.4

108.1118.6

84. 1 104. 2

131.5129.9121.8116. 0109.3109. 9108.2109.3119.7123.0114.2109.6

116. 9

117.7120.5117.0114.9116.7110.9108.6104.6107.4110.8107.7105. 9

111.9

124.4130.7121.0123.2123.6122.7124.2125.5143.0144.6143.5139.2

130. -e

142.6157.3154.9149.9154.8147.9144.2140.7149.2145.1126.7124.9

144.9

Paper and pulp

104.192.9

103.0105.7115.1113.2104.199.897.592.4

100.197.6

102.2

110.099.191.2

104.1104.498.478.878.988.294.797.994.2

95.0

101.4100.4104.7110.9112.7102.993.093.991.8

107.7111.4103.8

102.8

122.7117.9108.4108.4100.0101.9109.6118.6128.2133.4118. 5118.2

115. 5

128.7130.2116.0124.2124.8119.8115.8117.3122.7127.7126.5122.0

123. 0

121.3124.2120.2120.5136. 4133.7127.3129. 1132.0133.3135.2127.4

128.4

126.2125. 2129.2136. 0129.9137.3122.3123.6127.0141.0133. 7132. 1

130. 3

Stone, clay and glass

101. 1117.797.698.892 292.897.592.1

103.494.4

100.896.4

98.8

95.4103.296.495.487.087.384.191.4

101.394.8

102.498.6

94.8

89.5102.599.1

100.4115.8109.0111.9101.7105.0106.4115.6121.0

106.4

114.2118.8105.2109.7117.9127.2122.0124. 5129.0130.7118.5122.5

120.0

98.4105.8 i110.2117.4130.2107.4111.3114.1118.2111.0109.798.8

111.0

105.2127.3121.1133.6129.3128.0129.8135.3152.0144.7149. 1136.6

132.7

137.4148.7138. 0145.0143.5170.3154.7157.7165.7159.2146.2146.2

151.1

Metal working industry 3

107.2116.8110.2116.6115.2103.6103. 7102.9106.4104. 599.895.0

107.6

100.5119.0109.9103.883.573.469.575.283.481.886.790.5

89.8

103.3106.7107.7109.4105.297.196.688.497.3

103.2107.9108.1

102.6

122.5126.8122.2120.7115.2111.8106.1113.2119.3119.0107.098.7

115.2

108. 0 120. 2 !112.7 134.8110.6 118.6112.0 1 125.4114. 5 i 124. 2106. 1 124. 1104. 1 127. 4104.0 125.3106. 5 i 142. 3110.8 129.3105. 6 136. 0103. 9 132. 7

108.2 128.4

135. 4153.7148.2160. 0143. 7141. 5139.4134.6143.4137.0118.0117.8

138.6

1 Data compiled by the Electrical World and represent the utilization of electrical energy by 3,SCO identical manufacturing concerns depending at all times upon electrical.energy for power. About one-third of these concerns generate all the energy they consume, and two-thirds purchase all or a portion of their energy from public utilities.The basic data, therefore, does not in any way show the expansion of the market for central power with new customers. These tables revise all previous da^a shown onthis subject.

2 7 months' average.3 Compiled by the American Machinist.

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RELATIVE DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS AT CLEARING-HOUSE CENTERSGROUPED BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS

[Table continued on p. II]

YEAR AND MONTH

1919 av., mills, dolls

1919 monthly average..1920 monthly average..1921 monthly average. _1922 monthly average..1923 monthly average..1924 monthly average..1925 monthly average..1926 monthly average. _1927 monthly average..1928 monthly average..1929 monthly average. .

1938September - . - .OctoberNovember ~ .December

1929January - .FebruaryMarchApril - . .May .JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

1930JanuaryFebruaryMarch _ . _ _.AprilMay - - -JuneJuly

YEAR AND MONTH

1919 av., mills, dolls

1919 monthly average..1920 monthly average. _1921 monthly average __1922 monthly average. _1923 monthly average. _1924 monthly average _ _1925 monthly average __1926 monthly average. _1927 monthly average. .1928 monthly average. _1929 monthly average..

1928SeptemberOctober .NovemberDecember

1929January _ _ _ _ _ _FebruaryMarchApril _ .MayJune _ _July _AugustSeptember .OctoberNovemberDecember .. . _

1930January . -._.FebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJuly

U.S.rOTAL

141CEN-TERS

37, 446=

100.0106.088.797.8

103.2109.5126.8135.3150.0179.5208.2

168.7194.7190.6220.1

221.3189.1223.2199.7204.5186.1207.4206.7207.42 5.3219.4178.4

161.5140.6175.6168.2

BOSTON DISTRICT

Tota,

centers

1,769

100.0109.2102.4105.5117.1120.9136.7141.6158.1161.3176.5

142.4172.2166.8178.5

181.3151.2171.4166.0167.4162.5182.1186.7174. 5217.5186.3171.4

172.4131.7147.8152. 5

Boston

1,245

100.0105.9106.7109.3120.2125.6143.9157.0168.9169.1184.3

148.8180.4176.5187.5

187.9159.5178.4168.8173.7166.5189.8200.7179.5231.9195.1180.2

181.4136.1150.3158.6

Hart-ford

92

100.0117.498.9

103.3119.6131.3141.7152.3202.5232.7279.4

210.9231.5217.4259. 8

295.7220.7267.4301.1254.4250.0300.0287.0341.3322.8273.9238.1

254.4203.3257.6248.9

" "ij

Provi-dence

144

100.0118.793.095.1

105.5104.4114.9113.4113.2115. 5137.4

110.4142.3124.3137.5

143.7117.3134.0131.9133.3137.5140.2128.4127.1166.6152.1136.8

131.9109.0118.7116.6

NewHaven

72

100.0118.198.6

104.2122.2125.8134.6139.6148.6162.4173.8

152.8176.4159.7172.2

195.8144.5172.2172.2166.7170.8180.6168.1173.6201.4179.2161.1

176.4141.7175.0163.9

NEW YORK DISTRICT

Total,

centers

20, 917

100.099.485.298.498.2

108.3128.7139.0160.1203.7245.4

189.4220.9220.0257.2

266.7225.4270.0234.4244.4211.9240.8239.9246.2308.9261.5195.3

170.5152.7199.4189.3

Albany

87

100.0111.5119.5119.5118.3134.8147.7154.0168.3179.0208.0

139.0156. 3157.4198.8

186.1157.4233.2241.3282.7212.6204.5196.5178.1209.1191.9202.2

176.9183.8263.1237.8

Buffalo

263

100.0114.892.899.6

114.8115.0133.3136.9140.6166.0199.0

102.7190.5180.2196.6

191.2149.8180.2181.4176.0188.2217.1226.2232.3256.3213.3176.4

160.4143.0161.2161.6

j

ATLANTA DISTRICT

Total,15

centers

928

100.0115.184.286.0

100.0105.3125.0128.1123.9123.1128.2

114.4134.0129.9145.5

143.6120.2134.3132.3126.3120.5126.7121.4117.5142.0123.8129.4

130.5108.8115.1113.5

Atlanta

123

100.0108.985.490.2

108.9113.1129.2132.7127.8137.7173.0

122.8145.5167.5204.9

186.2169.9195.9188.6187.0165.9180.5179.7143.9171.5152.0154.5

165.0129.3143.1132.5

Bir-ming-ham

59

100.0128.8103.4133.9183.1199.3226.7243.8253.5255. 4252.1

242.4294.9261.0279.7

281.4215.3252.6255.9252.6232.2244.1239.0244.1296.6254.3257.6

272.9196.6215.3208.5

NewOr-

leans

304

100.0115.482.289.597.4

106.4118.2113.7114.8112.6112.2

107.6120.7119.4134.2

129.6105. 6117.4112.2104.395.7

107.9101.6102.0131.2114.5125.0

118.1103.3102.0107.2

Jack-son-ville

48

100.0125.091.797.9

112.5126.5206.2232.6181.6156. 4157.8

133.3152.1143.7172.9

168.7158.3175.0183.3162.5152.1162.5141.6131.2158.3143.7156. 2

170.8166.6160.4162.5

1

Nash-ville

93

100.0120.4105.471.078.579.287.689.797.6

108.5118.8

100.0120.4120.4111.8

146.2119.3129.0119.3109.7145.1111.8112.9106.4118.3101.1106.4

105.491.4

104.3100.0

Au-gusta

37

100.0110.864.970.383.874.678.272.674.875.074.1

64.989.273.086.5

75.764.975.775.770.362.262.264.978.4

100.075.783.8

67.656.864.967.6

Roches-ter

120

100.0119.2103.3110.0124.2129.0144.3146.3152.2157. 8164.6

148.3165.0155.0180.0

175.0141.7165.8153.3149.2164.2176.7159.2182.5193.3158.3155.8

151.7122.5136.7140.8

NewYork

20, 354

100.098.884.898.297.6

107.9128.3138.8160.3204.8246.9

190.3222.0223.4259.0

268.8227.4272.3235.7245.0212.6241.8240.9247.3311.1263.4195.8

170.6152.9200.2189.8

PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT

Total,10

centers

1,625

100.0113.395.8

102.5114.3116.8129.5134.6140.0156.2171.5

146.6169.7163.6189.3

179.1156.1175.1178.4166.7177.1175.5154.2154.0186.2180.1175.5

160.6137. 4154.2139. 9

Phila-delphia

1,373

100.0112.493.8

101.7111.9114. a128.1133.1138.6155.8171.5

146.1169.4164.7191.2

178.9155.9177.7179.9167.1178.7175.3153.2152.5185.6181.8171.1

159.6153.8153.9137.4

Scran-ton

53

100.0124.5122.7109.4139. 6142.3138.9144.2145.5146.6144.8

134.0145.3137.8154.7

151.0137. 8143.4141.5141.5139.6139.6135.9135.9171.7152. 8147. 2

143.4120.8128.3130.2

Tren-ton

43

100.0125.6111.6118.6137.2146.5159.6168.5175.6187.4201.6

172.1195.4188.4230.3

200.0216.3181.4193.1183.8193.1227.9186.1190.7211.7204.7230.3

211.7216.3162.8169.8

CHICAGO DISTRICT

ts*centers

4,242

100.0116.092.096.8

108.8110.8124.9132.0137.9155. 3174.6

151.7165.8155.9184.6

173.7153.3180.3163.4166.5163.7178.4187.8179.9206.4179.7162.5

154.7129.4156.4152.9

Chi-cago

2,800

100.0113.091.796.2

105.0106.3120.4127.5136.8152.3174.8

144.1160.5153.1176.9

170.1154.9185.7158.9160.0158.7176.6192.8177.2214.6185.3162.8

151.6127.1155.5149.9

Detroit

525

100.0125.291.2

101.3125.7130.6158.3166.4162.8213. 2234.3

237.2236.8216.2301.4

255.3201.4220.2234.9252.4233.0242.3234.5260.8253.0215.1208.8

201.5166.1202.7204.8

Indian-apolis

136

100.0123.5100.0104.4115.4110.9115.4135.2136.2139.6153.4

127.9146.3143.4156.6

155.1140.4150.7143.4151.5156.6165.4159.6147.8164.0157.4148.5

148.5125.0139.0129.4

Mil-wau-kee

237

100.0124.097.5

101.7115.6110.5119.4127.3130.1131.5133.5

121.5138.4127.0131.2

128.3115.2130.8122.8117.3128.3142.6143.9140.1151.9147.7132.9

137.1112.6131.6131.3

DesMonies

83

100.0114.584.483.197.6

103.289.898.198.9

100.2102.5

95.2106.0100.0100.0

101.286.8

100.0101.2106,0103.6103.6104.8103.6118.1103.697.6

106.085.6

104.8107.2

GrandRapids

75

100.0128.0109.381.389.389.2

114.1115.5110.3118.0123.1

116.0126.6124.0130.6

133.3104.0126.6118.6128.0122.6126.6130.6132.0134.6113.3106.6

114.685.3

104.0106.6

SiouxCity

63

100.0109.563.5

101.6119.0123.4136.9129.1114.792.599.7

95.2101.674.690.5

98.488.9

101.6106.3104.796.8

106.3101.695.2

104.790.5

101.6

104.795.298.498.4

See footnote on p. 22.

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RELATIVE DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS AT CLEARING-HOUSE CENTERS—ContinuedGROUPED BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS—Continued

[Table continued on p. it]

YEAR AND MONTH

1919 average millions of dollars —

1919 monthly average1920 monthly average1921 monthly average1922 monthly average1923 monthly average1924 monthly average _1925 monthly average1926 monthly average1927 monthly average1928 monthly average - -1929 monthly average

1938September

NovemberDecember . -

1939JanuaryFebruary - -MarchAprilMay . .JuneJulyAugustSeptember - -OctoberNovemberDecember - .

1930JanuaryFebruary - -March -„--AprilMayJune... _July

YEAR AND MONTH

1919 av., mill, dolls

1919 monthly average..1920 monthly average..1921 monthly average..1922 monthly average. _1923 monthly average..1924 monthly average..1925 monthly average..1926 monthly average..1927 monthly average..1928 monthly average. _1929 monthly average.,

1938September _ .OctoberNovember. .December

1939JanuarvFebruaryMarchAprilMay. .JuneJulyAugust _SeptemberOctober ...NovemberDecember

1930January. ...FebruaryMarchAprilMay

CLEVELAND DISTRICT

Total,13

centers

1,963

100.016.489.694.6

110.9109.4122.0127.4136.6141.4152.9

135.3156.1140.5169.9

154.2139.6150.0158.5145.7148.1165.4152.3145.7170.4152.1153.1

144.0118.4135.9139.2

Akron

90

100.0115.663.363.380.081.4

100.0104.5112.9124.5133.7

125.5141.1116.7141.1

136.7125.5133.3140.0134.4136.7148.9127.8130.0140.0124.4126.7

125.5100.0112.2122.2

Cincin-nati

247

100.0113.0107.7117.4133. 6128.0142.7150.3167.2181.2184.8

159.1188.3169.7214.2

202.5176.5184.2201.2172.5179.0184.6165.2166.0206.5189.5189.5

183.4133.6146.6175.7

Cleve-land

653

100.0115.981.984.199.296.8

106.6115.9124.9130.0145.9

124.3150.0123.4162.1

138.9134.1140.4153.1135.8141.3151.1149.6145.6165.5140.9154.9

141.8110.4131.5138.9

Pitts-burgh

746

100.0118.594.997.2

112.7113.2126.4126.7137.1136.1150.9

129.6147.1142.3159.6

147.1139.9148.7154.0147.7143.6167.9148.7138.6170.2161.6143.0

131.6116.7135.5131.7

DALLAS DISTRICT

Total,11

centers

521

100.0117.494.297.9

101.3101.5112.4119.1124.5134.6147.1

141.8163.5145.5167.0

154.7131.8147.6142.2140.3129.3139.9138.7150.3179.4155.8154.9

142.2124.0140.9130.7

June 'July _

Dallas

161

100.0114.390.796.9

107.5112.7130.8131.5135.6148.5162.2

163.3188.8169.6185.1

178.3146.0168.3154.0145.3134.8139.1147.8165.8208.1175.8182.6

155. 3131.1173.9147.8

Hous-ton

138

100.0115.286.281.289.091.2

103.6126.0131.9140.1153.2

147.8176.8147.1173.9

149.3136.2152.9145.6157.2136.9152.9147.8160.9188.4161.6148.5

149.3130.4134.8132.6

FortWorth

92

100.0119.6109.8119.693.578.082.492.1

103.2115.8124.7

116.3127.2119.6153.3

132.6104.4117.4120.7115.2115.2142.4122. 8118.5142.4131.5133.7

110.998.9

105.4103.3

Y*ngs-town

60

100.0110.078.383.3

103.4101.6117.0118.0118.5124.1137.4

123.4136.7118.4151.7

138.4115.0135.0138.4120.0143.4151.7143.4135.0155.0125.0148.4

135.0100.0113.4130.0

Toledo

116

100.0117.2100.0123.8153.5155.7179.2189.5205.2241.0198.9

230.2271.6240.5277.6

244.0170.7199.1219.0185.4190.5219.8191.4175.0218.1179.3194.8

184.5148.3157.8162.1

Colum-bus

116

100.0111.2102.6112.1128.5116.0126.9138.3144.8148.3166.6

138.8151.7146.6186.2

174.1150.0158.6173.3159.5163.8175.0164.7156.0187.1160.4176.7

167.2139.7162.1172.4

Dayton

50

100.0104.0110.0112.0138.0136.0156.0176.5188.8194.5216.2

182.0202.0168.0228.0

242.0190.0232.0216.0198.0214.0248.0210.0214.0220.0198.0212.0

228.0176.0190.0190.0

ST. LOUIS DISTRICT

Sum-maryfor 5

centers

965

100.0105.489.094.5

110.4110.6124.2127.3127.4133.8138.5

122.9147.1134.3157.8

146.8125.6140.7134.6132.1141.2136.9126.5134.0163.7142.5137.9

132.7108.8123.1120. 1

Louis-ville

156

100.092.382.087.8

101.9106.7120.8128.7123.6131.3134.8

128.2134.6128.2148.7

150.6133.3136.5127.6136.5135.3138.5123.1128.8153.2136.5117.9

127.6109.6116.0114.1

St.Louis

617

100.0106.591.994.2

108.4108.2120.8122.7120.9129.0132.9

114.4136.5122.7150.4

137.5117.2133.2131.5128.2145. 7138.3125.3125.6147.5131.5133.9

129.0104.1119.3118.7

Mem-phis

136

100.0107.473.587.5

106.6101.1111.7111.5119.6117.0134.6

110.3155.1146. 3155.9

144.9120.6136.0121.3114.7108.1102.9110.3141.2202.2165.4147.8

130.1107.4119.9105.1

LittleRock

36

100.0125.0116.7127.8169.5186.1204.9226.4220.8230.4236.8

233.4300.0261.1277.8

236.1200.0238.9225.0216.7191.7211.1211.1258.4338.9263.9250. 0

225.0188.9222.2211.1

«*',«**

RICHMOND DISTRICT

Total,

centers

718

100.0111.895.589.698.696.3

106.7108.4107.1105.4108.9

93.6112.7102.8120.1

113.396.4

108.4110.3104.9105.0109.1113.9101.5120.5112.1110.9

108.791.1

106.4105.3

Balti-more

404

100.0115.6104.989.193.393.4

104.6107.4104.2102.0107.6

86.4104.095.8

112.6

106.293.3

104.4109.1101.2106.9111.6120.3103.0117.8110.1107.2

107.792.1

113.4105.9

MP^*

Norfolk

34

100.0102.371.478.588.182.285.894.289.085.481.8

72.694.083.3

107.1

94.073.885.780.982.180.183.380.173.889.388.190.4

80.970.277.475.0

Rich-mond

16

100.0108.798.3

100.9112.9109.1122.9121.5120.2123.6127.4

128.5146.6130.2144.8

133.6114.7125.0121.6115.5117.2123.3134.5120.7146.6141.4134.5

126.7105.2112.9109.5

Green-ville >

37

100.0102.767.667.678.469.473.076.275.064.261.3

51.470.364.967.6 ,

73.062.264.959.559.556.856.854.151.473.064.959.5

73.054.154.151.4

MINNEAPOLIS DISTRICT

Total,9

centers

659

100.0108.582.788.094.8

104.2114.3104.9110.0117.5128.2

131.8155.0127.3127.3

113.0100.0113.0112.0116.1120.0138.7150.2147.8154.0138.4135. 0

113.9100.7110.7110.7

1 !

Duluth

90

100.0120.084.482.285.5

117.7118.288.3

103.0101.3101.1

142.2181.1130.0101.1

74.466.775.577.891.197.8

122.2132.2127.8125.5116.7105.5

71.166.776.768.9

Minne-apolis

354

100.0109.684.285.091.5

103.8119.4110.3113.9124.6141.5

139.3159.3131.9134.2

122.3107.4120.9119.8126.8130.0154.8171.8169.8172.3151.7150.0

128.0111.9120.3123.7

St.Paul

162

100.098.275.397.5

106.8101.6104.7102.2106.7110.6116.3

109.9125.9113.6125.3

113.0103.1117.3111.1105.6111.7117.3120.4116.1130.3124.7124.7

111.199.4

112.3107.4

Helena

11

100.0100.0100.090.981.885.685.682.683.387.993.9

90.9127.3100.0109.0

90.972.781.8

100.081.881.8

100.0100.0100.0109.1109.1100.0

81.872.772.790.9

Billings

9

100.0111.188.977.888.978.784.388.092.6

110.2111.1

122.2166.7133.3111.1

100.077.8

100.0100.0111.1100.0111.1111.1122.2Id6.7122.2111.1

88.977.888.9

! 88.9

See footnote on p. 22.

22

RELATIVE DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS AT CLEARING-HOUSE CENTERS—ContinuedGROUPED BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS—Continued

YEAR AND MONTH

1919 average, millions of dolls.

1919 monthly average1920 monthly average1921 monthly average1922 monthly average . -1923 monthly average1924 monthly average1925 monthly average1926 monthly average1927 monthly average -1928 monthly average1929 monthly average

1928SeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

1929JanuaryFebruary _ _ _-MarchApril - . -- -MayJuneJulyAugustSeptember.OctoberNovember. ..December

1930JanuaryFebruary . _ . .MarchApril _ _ -_MayJuneJuly

KANSAS CITY DISTRICT

Total,14

centers

1,231

100.0109.882.084.290.685.795.5

100.4102.3108.9120.5

110.7122.7107.0120.9

117.1102.3117.9116.0112.7115.3140.4128.1116.7135.8124.5119.8

114.599.3

109.5106.8

Denver

146

100.0139.798.6

102.7111.6112.9121.5123.2120.4125.4138.9

129.4145.2128.1131. 5

136.3118.5148.6145.2135.6133.6137.7149.3130.1166.4139.7125.3

121.9107.5123.3124.7

KansasCity, ! OmahaMo. |

413

100.094.974.674.384.381.490.193.493.8

102.4115.0

105.1117.799.5

113.1

107.394.4

111.6104.8105.3110.4145.3127.1112.6129.5118.1113.1

103.990.3

101.799.7

_ _ _ _. :

264

100.095.567.473.177.769.776.975.476.082.187.4

89.488.675.877.7

84.175.889.486.083.083.796.698.187.598.185.281.1

84.977.385.679.9

St.Joseph,

Mo.

85

100.097.681.169.472.971.672.773.466.970.068.9

70.672.965.974.1

74.161.269.468.265.965.978.876.465.971.762.367.0

68.256.457.656.4

Okla-homaCity

68

100.0153.0129.4119.2114.7112.1127.4139.1154.6167.1192.3

163.3203.0167.7207.4

185.3175.0176.5185.3186.8183.9216.2182.4189.8216.2208.9201.5

208.9170.6191.2179.5

Tulsa

94

100.0 !131.988.3

105.3104.389.5

112.6136.0139.2147.0177.0

151.1168.1155.3207.5

184.1147.9159.6172.4161.7169.2202.2170.2173.4197.9190.5194.7

174.5143.6157.5158.5

SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT

Total,18

centers

1,909

100.0123.2104.4107.2126.3128.9142.9155.7172.3198.7203.7

192.7206.1190.6222.5

209.4187.4223. 3191.5197.7190.3196.7208.3197.3241.6209.8191.2

186.9161.9198.2183.0

\ \\

LosAngeles

314

100.0139.2143.0165.0223.6236.7251.1278.1297.2342.7388.1

325.8369.5357.4372.6

404.2371.4435.1383.8394.9365.0365.0393.3366.3433.2394.0351.0

352.9308.6346.5344.0

Port- Sanland, i Fran-Oreg. cisco

181 760

100.0108.882.376.286.289.492.0

101.094.2

101.4109.1

102.8114.9116.0111.1

101.197.2

110.598.3

111.6105.0108.8115.5114.9121.0121.6103.9

96.782.9

100.098.3

100.0124.6101.994.8

104.0107.1126.1138.2165.0201.6186.3

194.1192.7194.2221.1

189.1172.3210.6164.0174.0167.4175.9191.0184.2244.8191.2171.3

170.3150.4201.5171.2

Oak-Seattle land,

Caif.

206 63

100.096.167.073.383.087.798.0

103.2105.8119.7133.3

116.5134.9108.7130.1

133.0112.1140.3128.6125.7125.7138.3141.7133.0159.7140.3121.4

122.3105.8126.7123.3

100.0160.3128.5144.4192.0196.3227.3273.0356.7399.1376.5

369.8409.4349. 1533.2

407.9349.1417.4336.6372.9385.6385.6382.5325.3388.8358.7377.7

319.0269.8353.9301.5

DISTRICT TOTALS— SEASONAL VARIATIONS ELIMINATED

YEAR AND MONTH

1919 monthly average _ _ _1920 monthly average1921 monthly average1922 monthly average1923 monthly average1924 monthly average1925 monthly average1926 monthly average __ _ _1927 monthly average1928 monthly average1929 monthly average _ _

1928SeptemberOctober _ ._ _ _NovemberDecember..

1939January _.FebruaryMarch. _April _MayJune _ _ _JulyAugust _September..OctoberNovemberDecember

1930JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJuly

U.S.total

100.0106.088.797.8

103.3109.5126.7135.4150.0179.1208.8

177.6182.3186.9195.1

212.0219.9220.8204.4204.3180.0209.3224.4218.3239.0215.1158.2

154.7163.5173.7172.2

Boston

100.0109.5101.9105.4117.1121.1136.6146.0158.1161.3177.1

156.7158.0158.1157.7

170.7175.8171.9171.1168.2156.2180.1211.9192.0199.5176.6151.4

162.3153.1148.2157.2

NewYork

100.099.385.198.598.0

108.3128.6139.0160.2203.1246.5

204.5208.2

. 216.8226.4

252.8263.6265.5237.2239.6203.0244.5267.1265.9291.1255.4171.9

161.6178.6196.1191.6

Phila-delphia

100.0105.195.9

102.5114.4116.8129.4132.1140.0155.9171.7

151. 6159.9165.8167.5

175.2181.9174.6183.0168.2168.3

i 174. 5162.7159. 3175.5182.5155.3

157.1160.1153.7143.5

Cleve-land

100.0116.489.894.5

111.1109.5122.0127.4136.7141.3154.0

138.9152. 3144.1147.9

148.1160.8152.7159.8150.4142.3160.3160.0158.1166.2156. 0133.2

138.3136.4138.4140.3

1 • 1i1

Rich-mond

100. 0112.197.689.598.896.5

106.8108.5107.3105.6109.1

98.0103.798.7

104.3

109.3112.5112.2117.3108.7102.3108.4117.5106.3110.9107.696.4

104.8106.3100.1112.0

Atlanta

100.0115.184.485.999.9

105.3124.8128.4124.1123.2128.5

118.7120.8122.2126.6

132.4135.4133.2139.1130.7124.6133.6134.6121.9128.0llfi. 5112.6

120.3122.5114.2119.3

Chicago

100.0116.192.096.8

109.0110.8123.8132.1137.9155. 1174.8

153.5157.0158.4170.0

170.6175.6176.4168.3167.8160.0176.1192.6182.1195.5182.6149.6

152. 0148.2153.0157.5

St.Louis

100.0105.589.194.2

110.3110.5124.1127.3127.3133. 3138.6

129.4134.3131.8140.0

136.8139.1140.1140.1134.8139.9140.8138.7141.1149.5139.8122.7

123.7120.5122.6125.0

i

Minne-apolis

100.0108.582.987.995.0

103.1114.4105.3109.5117.3128.2

119.3130.9118.2114.7

112.3125.9120.5119.3121.3122.3145.7156.9133.8130.1128.5121.6

113.2126.8118.0117.9

KansasCity

100.0109.882.184.189.787.095.4

100.3102.1108.5120.4

109.3115.8107.4116.6

113.2116.5115.5121.1114.2115.5140.0125.5115.2128.1125.0115.5

110.7113.1107.2111.5

Dallas

100.0118.094.397.9

101.1101.2112.4119.4124.5134.5147.5

137.0138.9131.6141.0

144.4149.6151.1157.0150.9138.0156.1154.3145.2152.4140.9130.8

132.8140.7144.2144.3

SanFrancisco

100.0123.4105.4107.1126.4129.4142.9156.2172.4199.7204.2

190.8189.3190.6194.8 |

211.3223.6218.3200.5204.7191.8199.1214.5195.3221.9201.9167.4

188.6193.2193.7191.6

* Compiled from data collected by the Federal Reserve Board, this table supplements similar data published in Nos. 26,35, 56,62, 67, 75, and 87 of this publication,district total table represents the data of 141 identical centers.

» Greenville, S. C., substituted for Charleston, S. C., since May, 1928.

The

23

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTSThe following table contains a summary of the monthly figures, designed to show the trend in important

industrial and commercial movements. These data represent continuations of the figures presented in thelatest semiannual number (February, 1930), in which monthly figures for 1929 and 1930 may be found, togetherwith explanations as to the sources and exact extent of the figures quoted. The figures given below shouldalways be read in connection with those explanations. Data on stocks, unfilled orders, etc., are given as of theend of the month referred to. For explanations or relative numbers, including base periods, see introductionon inside front cover.

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

TEXTILES

Wool

Receipts at Boston:Total thous. of lbs._Domestic _. thous. of Ibs _Foreign ..thous. of lbs_.

Imports:In condition imported thous. of Ibs..Grease equivalent thous. of lbS-_

Consumption by textile mills,grease equivalent thous. of lbS-_

Stocks, grease equivalent, end of quarter:Total thous of IbsHeld by manufacturers thous. of Ibs _Held by dealers -thous o f lbs__

Machinery activity, hourly:Looms-

Wide per ct. of hours activeNarrow _ ._ per ct. of hours active .Carpet and rug.per ct. of hours active--

Sets of cards per ct. of hours activeCombs per ct. of hours active .Spinning spindles —

Woolen .__ . per ct. of hours active .Worsted per ct. of hours active

Prices:Raw, territory, fine, scoured -dolls, per lb_.Raw, Ohio and Pa. fleeces,

Y± blood, combing, grease.. dolls, perlb..Worsted, yarn dolls, per IbWomen's dress goods, French

serge, 39-in dolls, per ydSuiting, 13-oz dolls, per yd..

Cotton

Receipts into sight __ _ thous. of balesImports, unmanufactured bales .Exports, unmanufactured (excl. linters) -bales..Consumption by textile mills . bales .Stocks, domestic, end of month:

Totals, mills and w'houses. thous. of bales..Mills thous. of balesWarehouses _ ... .thous. of bales _

Stocks, world visible, end of month:Total . _ . thous. of bales .American thous of bales

Machinery activity of spindles:Active spindles thousandsTotal activity millions of hoursActivity per spindle hoursRatio to capacity per cent

Prices:To producer dolls, per IbIn New York, middling dolls, perlb..

' Cotton Yarn

Carded sales yarn:Production thous. of IbsStocks, end of month thous of IbsUnfilled orders, end of month thous. of Ibs

Prices:22/1 cones, Boston... ..dolls, perlb..40/1 s, southern spinning dolls per Ib

Cotton Goods

Cotton textiles:Production thous. of yds..New orders _ thous. of ydsShipments thous. of yds..Stocks, end of month.. thous. of yds_.Unfilled orders, end of mo___thous. of yds..

Fine cotton goods, production pieces..Cotton cloth:

Imports thous. of sq. yds..Exports thous. of sq. yds..

Fabric for tire manufacture:Consumption thous. of Ibs

7 Quarter ending

1929

Decem-ber

15, 2729,3445,928

20, 24624, 565

37, 802

2 317, 9782 147, 4342 170, 545

5453556372

ei57

.84

.411.40

.981.901

2,10536, 190

910, 321453,892

7,7591,8445,915

8,0985,960

29, 0706,770

19688.2

.160

.173

13, 3649,865

35, 776

.340

.494

243, 735302, 934214, 148461, 013431, 018367, 706

4,50834, 657

8,677

in month i

1930

January

15, 8286,5009,328

26, 46429, 423

43, 627

5350516379

6255

.81

.381.38

.981.838

84051, 474

728, 737577, 235

7,2371,8305,407

8, 0595,576

29, 1988,173

236100.3

.158

.173

17, 57110, 77335, 056

.323

.500

323, 287292, 034331, 481452, 819391, 571420, 190

4, 45539, 153

14, 559

ndicated.

Febru-ary

12, 1655,0127,154

18, 49820, 221

38, 330

5241516586

6159

.79

.361.35

.981.800

41723, 643

402, 074495, 204

6, 6701,8124,859

7,8545,150

28, 9277,091

20597.7

.148

.157

13, 08611, 77536, 165

.310

.486

266, 849243, 861274, 543445, 125360, 889356, 334

3,50532,045

13, 767

March

14, 9865,6289, 358

20, 04921, 463

37, 195

2 249, 5642 145, 4582 104, 106

4639496164

5850

.77

.331.30

.931.756

46628, 279

477, 678508, 576

5, 9521,7634,189

7,3394,612

28, 8987,3£0

21492.8

.138

.151

13, 70712, 48739, 072

.297

.477

261,403292, 249265, 675440, 853387,463402, 322

3,78136, 171

14,656

April

17,1638,5018,682

17, 81619, 384

36, 794

4541496160

5843

.76

.311.25

.901.756

45767, 397

349, 762532, 382

5,3041, 6673,636

6,6593,975

28, 8607,503

21996.3

.147

.163

15, 48513, 11634, 457

.302

.480

257, 243223, 225253, 360444, 736357, 328351, 580

5,07636, 821

1929

March

23, 1895,738

17,451

32, 74337, 682

47, 955

2 279, 2112 161, 1392 118, 072

6760698682

8368

1.05

.521.58

.982.008

74337, 124

555, 986631, 669

4,9071, 7303,177

6,7494,469

31, 1038,911

252109.4

.188

.212

23, 3738,328

43, 476

.377

.527

297, 994358, 333325, 633345, 311504, 876464, 539

5,36258, 474

21, 238

»C

April

15,3906,4428,948

28, 16530, 941

49, 205

7064708781

8470

1.04

.491.55

.982.008

55984, 621

447, 838631, 802

4,1311, 6062,525

6, 0533,680

30,9118,861

251110.3

.185

.201

18, 2698,446

40, 345

.362

.510

283, 878202, 520277, 098352, 091430, 298425, 925

5,33449, 233

23,620

umulative

PER CENT IN- ;CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

+14.5+51.0-7.4

-11.1-9.7

-1.1

-21.5-1.3

-39.0

-2.2+5.1

0.00.0

-6.2

0.0-14.0

-1.3

-6.1-3.8

-3.20.0

-1.9+138.3-26.8+-.7

-10.9-5.4

-13.2

-9.S-13.8

-0.1+2.1+2.3+3.8

+6.5+7 9

+13.0+5.0

-11.8

+1.7+0.6

-1.6-23.6-4.6+0 9-7.8

-12.6

+34.3+1.8

April,1930,from

April,1929

+11.5+32.0-3.2

-36.7-37.4

-25.2

-10. 6-9.7

-11.8

-35.7-35.9-30.0-29.9-25.9

-31.0-38.6

-26.9

-36.7-19.4

-8.2-12.5

-18.2-20.4-21.9-15.7

+28.4+3.8

+44. 0

+10.0+8.0

-6-. 6— 15 3-12.7-12.7

-20.5— 18 9

-15.2+55.3-14.6

-16.6-5.9

-9.4+10.2-8.6

+26 3-17.0-17.5

-4.8-25.2

through Mar .31

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1939

75,45418,54856, 906

130, 829144, 844

199, 184

3,066216, 309

2, 405, 8132, 526, 477

78, 671

1, 217, 5511, 218, 6401, 257, 203

1, 704, 136

21,615214, 385

3 61, 344

1930

60, 14325,64134, 502

82, 82790, 491

155, 946

2,180170, 793

1, 958, 2512, 113, 397

59, 849

1, 108, 781,051,361, 125, 05

1, 530, 426

16,817144, 190

3 42, 982

Per ct.in-

crease(t}or de-

crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

-20.3+38.2-39.4

-36.7-37.5

-21.7

-28. ft-21.0-18.6-16.4

-23. 9

2 -8.99-13.79-10. 5

-10. 2

-20.5-32.7

-29.fr

24

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

TEXTILES— Continued

Cotton Goods— Continued

Elastic webbing, shipments. _ _ thous. of dolls..Prices:

Print cloth, 64 x 60 dolls, per yd..Sheeting, brown dolls, per yd..

Cotton Finishing

White, dyed and printed (outside mills) :Billings, finished goods thous. of yds..New orders, gray yardage.. -thous. of yds..Shipments, finished goods cases .Stocks, finished goods, end mo casesOperating activity per ct. of capacityUnfilled orders, end of month ..days,.

Printed only (mills and outside) :Production ._ -thous. of yds..Stocks, end of month thous. of yds..

SilkImports, raw thous. of lbs._Deliveries (consumption) _ . . . balesStocks, end of month:

At warehouses bales..At manufacturing plants bales

Silk machinery activity:Broad looms - per cent of normalNarrow looms. _. . per cent of normalSpinning spindles per cent of normal. .

Prices:Raw, Japanese, 13-15, N. Y.dolls. per lb_.Silk goods, composite dolls per yd

RayonImports thous. of lbs._Stocks, bonded, end of month. ..thous. of lbs._Price, 150 denier, A grade, N. Y.dolls. per lb_.

Clothing

Men's and boys' garments cut:Suits thous of garmentsSeparate trousers thous of garmentsOvercoats thous of garments

Overalls:Cut thous of dozen garmentsNet shipments. thous. of dozen garments ..Unfilled orders,

end of mo thous. of dozen garmentsHosiery:

Production thous of dozen pairsNet shipments thous of dozen pairsStocks, end of month thous of dozen pairsNew orders thous of dozen pairsUnfilled orders, end

of month thous of dozen pairsKnit underwear:

Production thous. of dozen garments. .Net shipments. thous. of dozen garments..Stocks, end of

month.. thous. of dozen garmentsNew orders thous. of dozen garments--Unfilled orders,

end of month.thous. of dozen garments..

Burlaps and FibersImports:

Burlaps thous. of lbs_.Fibers (unmanufactured)... long tons _

Pyroxylin-Coated Textiles

Pyroxylin spread thous. of Ibs._Shipments billed thous. of linear yardsUnfilled orders, end of

month thous of linear yards

FurSales by dealers _ . thous. of dollars

Buttons

Fresh-water pearl buttons:Production ratio to capacityStocks, end of month thous. of gross..

Imports:Buttons-

Product of Philippines.thous. of gross..All other . thous. of gross

Shells-Mother of pearl thous. of pounds. .All other... thous. of pounds

Taqua nuts thous. of pounds. .

1929

Decem-ber

1,149

.069

.084

61, 81654, 17236, 52138, 220

503.6

57, 54880, 825

9,16444, 159

90, 77227, 017

98.354.164.5

4.5801.18

1,1623,0821.15

2,0911,810

290

246226

112

3 0543,0637,6482,848

3,327

1,020991

1,345893

1,383

45, 73824, 950

2,4602,050

1,747

2,262

48.710, 694

6417

1,225124

1,667

1930

January

1,444

.068

.083

63, 45771, 72341, 79335, 428

574.3

60,09173, 239

7,34657, 683

76, 26429,100

105.659.667.0

4.6301.17

1,1593,0871.15

2,5222,293

307

319289

147

3,4742,7428,3082,662

3,035

1,109944

1,4361,199

1,632

73, 09830, 262

3,0982,786

2,373

2,968

42.39,700

64261

86632

1. 149

Febru-ary

1,421

.085

.079

64,27157, 83437, 01432, 967

624.2

60, 93972,642

6,64449, 852

68,64624, 591

109.756.269.3

4.4331.17

9543,0611.15

2,3362,179

335

321304

117

* 3, 1894 2, 711* 8, 8144 2, 598

* 2, 852

* 1, 1284981

* 1, 530^1,041

1,677

71, 05323, 640

3,0932,708

2,404

7,667

49.39,698

715

443516477

March

1,496

.062

.078

66, 24660, 52639, 45932, 528

594.2

72, 63477, 763

6,10350, 863

57, 77324, 728

111.157.769.2

4.5311.16

9283, 0931.15

2,2942,363

352

326297

116

2,9432,7278,6232,587

2,577

1,1921,044

1,5901,036

1,658

52, 85433, 312

i 3, 4743,111

2, 332

8,327

48.39,838

635

53169

1.186

April

1,347

.061

.076

65, 36456, 64134, 30840, 741

562.9

72, 72184, 808

6,04741, 584

53,70425, 280

101.357.268.8

4.1861.14

901

1.15

1,139997

1,728897

1,545

54, 86323, 126

4,0333,261

2,421

47.19,878

59

17104

1,607

1929

March

1,869

.077

.089

98, 49594, 87265, 11235, 478

776.3

92, 54479, 361

6,47649, 878

45, 21825, 892

100.266.366.3

4.9981.19

1,9012,8631.30

2,9322,669

475

377352

194

3,7533,7228,2153,789

4,269

1,2511,166

1,3681,330

2,501

52, 55026, 655

6,6295,638

4,302

21, 228

52.911, 034

464

526! 35

1, 921

April

1,766

.076

.089

96, 70790, 46957, 03034, 920

746.4

88, 63582, 106

6, 22053, 855

39, 12523, 108

101.168.866.9

5.1451.18

1,6832,736

1.30

2,3042,670

296

361315

189

3,6513,5078,0223,991

4,680

1,2741,112

1,5231,07

2,444

69,7830, 389

5,5544,82

4,06

12, 994

52.11,11

61

644

2,39

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

-10.0

-1.6-2.6

-1.3-6.4

-13.1+25.2-5.1

-31.0

+0.1+9.1

-0.9-18.2

-7.0+2.2

-8.8-0.9-0.6

-7.6-1.7

-2.9

0.0

-4.4-4.5

+8.7-13.4

-6.8

+3.8-30.6

+16.1+4.8

+3.8

-2.5+0.4

—6. 3+20. C

-67.8+50.7+35.5

April,1930,fromApril,

1929

-23.7

-19.7-14.6

-32.4-37.4-39.8+16.7-24.3-54. 7

-18.0+3 3

-2.8-22.8

+37.3+9.4

+0.2-16.9+2.8

-18.6-3.4

-46.5

-11.5

-10.6-10.3

+23.5-16.2

-36.8

-21.4-23.9

-27.4-32.4

-40.4

— 10 5-11.1

-10.6-57.1

-73.7+160. 0-32.8

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1929

6,619

358, 296360, 103229, 729

341, 745

28,893207, 310

6,558

3 8, 7433 7, 6443 1, 373

3 1, 0503939

3 10, 5703 10, 039

3 10, 062

4,6514,221

5,204

241, 18134, 677

23, 64519, 366

a 45, 573

212214

2,1959

9.77

1930

5, 708

259, 338246, 724152, 574

266, 385

26, 140199, 982

3,942

3 7, 1523 6, 835

3994

39663890

3 9, 6063 8, 180

3 7, 847

4,5683,966

4,173

251, 868'110,340

13, 69811,866

318,962

257277

2,011721

4,419

Per ct .in-

crease(+)

or de-crease(-)cumu-lative1930from1929

-13.8

-27.6-31.5-33.6

-22.1

-9.5-3.5

-39.9

-18.2-10.6-27.6

-8.0-5.2

-9.1-18.5

-22.0

-1.8-6.0

-19.8

+4.4-18.1

-42.1-38.7

-58.4

+21.2+29.4

-8.5+20.6-54.8

3 Cumulative through Mar. 31. 4 Revised.

25

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

IRON AND STEEL

Iron

Manganese ore, imports. -.thous. of long tons..Iron ore:

Imports tbous. of long tons..Consumption thous. of long tons-

Stocks, end of month:Total thous. of long tonsAt furnaces. . ... thous. of long tons. .On Lake Erie docks thous. of long tons

Pig-iron production:Total, United States__thous. of long tons..Merchant furnaces thous. of long tons..Canada thous. of long tons. _

Furnaces in blast, end of month:Furnaces number. _Capacity .- long tons per day. .

Ohio gray-iron foundries:Meltings-

Actual long tons..Normal _. long tons..Ratio to normal per cent of normal. _

Stocks, end of month. .per cent of normal- .Receipts per cent of normal

Malleable ce stings:Production _.. . ._. _ _ .short tons. _Operating activity per ct of capacityShipments short tons..New orders short tons

Wholesale prices:Foundry, No. 2,

northern dolls, per long tonBasic (valley furnace). .dolls, per long ton--Composite pig iron dolls, per long ton

Cast-iron Boilers and Radiators

Round boilers:Production thous. of lbs__Shipments thous. of lbs__New orders thous. of lbs_.Stocks, end of month. thous. of lbs_.

Square boilers:Production thous. of lbs_.Shipments thous of IbsNew orders... thous. of Ibs..Stocks, end of month thous. of lbs__

Radiators:Production.. thous. sq. ft. heating surface--Shipments-, thous. sq. ft. heating surface--New orders.. thous. sq. ft. heating surface--Stocks, end of

month thous. sq. ft. heating surface..Gas-flred boilers:

Shipments _ _ _ _ dollarsShipments thous B t uProduction thous. B. t. u._Stocks, end of month thous. B. t. u..

Crude Steel

Steel ingots, production:United States, total _ _ -thous. of long tons..Ratio to capacity per centCanada thous. of long tons

U. S. Steel Corporation:Unfilled orders,

end of month thous. of long tonsEarnings thous of dolls

Steel castings:Production-

Total short tons..Ratio to capacity per centRailroad specialties _ .short tons..Miscellaneous short cons..

New orders-Total short ton5?Ratio to capacity per centRailroad specialties short tons..Miscellaneous . shor., tons

Sheets, black, blue, galvanized, andfull finished:

Production-Total net tonsRatio to capacity per cent

Total net tonsUnsold net tons

Shipments net tons..New orders net tonsUnfilled orders, end of month net tons..

Wholesale prices:Steel billets, Bessemer-dolls, per long ton..Iron and steel comp dolls, per long ton..Structural steel beams— dolls, per 100 lbs_.ConiDosite finished steel-dolls. Der 100 lbs_.

1929

Decem-ber

15

2864,076

37, 64631, 5036,143

2,83772483

15788, 250

13, 78218, 726

73.511873

46, 02947.3

47, 68943, 475

20.2618.5019.10

8,97210, 4539,184

65, 855

17, 39820, 01017, 972

126, 800

6,8219,9058,681

46, 371

188, 063164, 63587, 949

702, 144

2, 8965982

4,41715, 952

106, 56973

34, 66771, 902

90, 28762

33, 98056, 307

181, 91660.0

173, 61972, 61117, 575

234, 599443, 127

34.6035.951.902.50

1930

January

38

2934,101

33, 52827, 6745, 854

2,82761387

17296, 370

15, 41918, 693

82.412988

61, 38161.6

57, 82058,009

20.2618.5019.08

10, 3567,3046,366

67, 836

20, 03313, 83613, 345

132, 837

9,2536,0476,276

49, 717

118, 418100, 030215, 939845, 210

3,78672

115

4,46915,404

109, 29676

48, 29261, 004

101, 72870

42, 50259, 226

291, 52977.6

191, 53273, 948

241, 677382, 122558, 412

34.0035.641.902.46

Febru-ary

22

2034,062

29, 47523, 9395,536

2,839555

71

179102, 250

16, 01217, 751

90.2145101

4 65, 942^ 67. 4

4 59, 9714 61, 606

20.2618.5018.99

10, 6595,5165,158

73, 404

21, 35510, 19110, 415

143, 638

9,2224,4334,845

54, 589

111, 40191, 644

188, 190917, 929

4,06886

107

4,48016, 108

107, 89775

44, 65263, 245

114, 72780

55, 31059, 417

275, 95283.9

201, 60975, 771

241, 441203, 315517, 215

33.0035.241.802.43

March

30

3014,628

24, 87719, 7855,092

3,246645

76

185106, 080

15, 77816, 633

94.812687

4 62, 7334 63. 9

4 64, 1084 59, 690

20.2618.5018.77

9,8584,9354,805

78, 787

21, 0088,854

10, 163155, 335

8,5183,9125,085

59,064

175, 912151, 380182, 837856, 070

4,28984

117

4,57118, 104

* 113, 73779

4 47, 8134 65, 924

4 122, 65885

» 54, 063- 68, 595

259, 65873.7

192, 31775, 847

275, 235299, 764524, 230

33.0035.011.802.43

April

26

3134,576

20, 28515, 9504, 335

3,182617

72

183104, 770

20, 10120, 188

99.012596

59, 83760.9

58, 85452, 369

20.2618.5018.75

9,9345,8534,988

76, 232

21, 9889,4338,923

173, 605

7,8984,2594,411

62, 747

323, 434259, 442169, 086715, 889

4,14381

103

4, 354

110, 99977

45, 77865, 221

93, 20865

35, 53057, 678

308, 98884.0

208, 37481, 671

291, 601300, 086526, 827

33.0034.481.802.39

1939

March

18

2445,465

20,00515, 7824,223

3,71475586

212120, 740

20, 66218, 985108.8

133107

83, 36587.7

81, 06386, 744

19.5117.5019.11

12, 2487,2086,151

86, 526

28, 42911, 47611, 844

170, 212

13, 1826,1166,062

66, 903

239, 879171, 048177, 375825, 707

5,05899

137

4,41122, 265

115, 16379

49, 56265, 601

130, 83690

60, 74370, 093

364, 202115.2

189, 05063, 397

363, 648464, 297791, 615

34.0036.371.902.55

April

31

2845,417

15, 93012, 2833,647

3,663837

79

215122, 980

23, 70320, 949113.1

122102

4 83, 7444 88.1

4 80, 9684 80, 777

19.7617.9019.25

10, 1848,6037,920

87, 971

20, 01412,26413, 616

177, 755

10, 6536,4438,238

71,284

262, 914202, 358350, 409916,004

4,93897

122

4,42822, 362

121, 94184

53, 45868, 483

144, 61699

75, 62568, 991

375, 256115.2

175, 30654, 142

377, 274398, 206835, 801

34.8036.811.902.56

PEE CENT IN-CREASE (+) OEDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

-13.3

+4.0-1.1

-18.5-19.4-14.9

-2.0-4.3-5.3

-1.1-1.2

+27.4+21.4+4.4-0.8

+10.4

-4.6-4.7-8.2

-12.3

0.00.0

-0.1

+0.8+18.6+3.8-3.2

+4.7+6.5

-12.2+11.8

-7.3+8.9

-13.3

+6.2

+83.9+71.4-7.5

-16.4

-3.4—3. 6

-12.0

-4.7

-2.4-2.5-4.3-1.1

-24.0-23. 5-34.3-15.9

+19.0+14.0

+8.3+7.7+5.9+0.1+0.5

0.0-1.5

0.0-1.6

April,1930,from

April,1929

-16.1

+10.2-15.5

+27.3+29.9+18.9

-13.1-26.3-8.9

-14.9-14.8

-15.2-3.6

-12.5+2.5-5.9

-28.5-30.9-27.3-35.2

+2.5+3.4-2.6

-2.5-32.0-37.0-13.3

+9.9-23.1-34.5-2.3

-25.9-33.9-46.5

-12.0

+23.0+28.2-51.7-21.8

-16.116 5

-15.6

-1.7

-9.0-8.3

-14.4-4.8

-35.5—34.3-53.0-16.4

-17.7-27.1

4-18.9+50.8-22.7-24.6-37.0

-5.2—6. 3-5.3-6.6

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THEOUGH

APE. 30

1939

85

94920, 896

14, 0263,090

347

87, 11281, 139

314, 109

310, 355322, 284

46, 16833,09229, 366

113, 01255, 89754, 437

52, 70129, 28230, 613

747, 859562, 757916, 629

18, 812

492

3 60, 105

428, 085

178, 991249, 094

515, 404

260, 080255, 324

1, 457, 330

1, 428, 9991, 690, 389

1930

116

. 1,11017, 367

12, 0942,430

306

67, 31073, 265

249, 893

240, 753231, 674

40, 80723, 60821,317

84, 38442, 31442, 846

34, 89118, 65120, 617

729, 165602, 496756, 052

16, 286

442

3 49, 616

441, 929

186, 535255, 394

432, 321

187, 405244, 916

1, 136, 127

1, 049, 9.541, 185, 287

Per ct.in-

crease(+)

or de-crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

+36.5

+17.0-16.9

-13.8-21.4-11.8

-22.7-9.7

+20.4

-22.4-28.1

-11.6-28.7-27.4

-25.3-24.3-21.3

-33.8-36.3-32.7

-2.5+7.1

-17.5

-13.4

-10.2

-17.5

+3.2

+4.2+2.5

-16.1

-27.9-4.1

-22.0

-26.5-29.9

8 Cumulative through Mar. 31. 'Revised.

26

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

IRON AND STEEL— Continued

Fabricated Steel Products

Steel barrels:Production barrelsRatio to capacity _ per cent-.Shipments barrelsStocks, end of month barrelsUnfilled orders, end of month... .barrels--

Track work production short tonsIron, steel, and heavy hardware

sales . - rel. to Jan., 1921. .Lock washers, shipments thous. of dollsSceel plate, fabricated, new orders:

Total short tonsRatio to capacity -per cent,.Oil storage tanks short tons..

Steel bars, cold finished, shipments .short tons..Steel boilers, new orders:

Quantity numberArea thous. of sq. ft, _

Iron and steel:Exports long tons..Imports - longtons..

Maehinery

Water-softening apparatus, shipments ..units. _Water systems, shipments units__Pumps:

Domestic shipments-Pitcher, hand, etc .units..Power, horizontal type units

Steam, power, and centrifugal —New orders thous. of dollsShipments thous. of dolls .Unfilled orders, end mo. thous. of dolls. .

Foundry equipment:New orders _..rel. to 1922-24 _ _Shipments rel. to 1922-24..Unfilled orders, end mo rel. to 1922-24..

Stokers, mechanical, sales:Quantity . number. _Power horsepower

Machine tools:New orders _rel. to 1922-24..Shipments rel. to 1922-24..Unfilled orders, end of mo..rel. to 1922-24..

Electric hoists:New orders-

Quantity number _Value.. dollars..

Shipments dollars .Electric overhead cranes:

Shipments thous. of dollsNew orders thous. of dolls _Unfilled orders, end mo thous. of dolls..

Woodworking machinery:New orders ..thous. of dolls..Cancellations thous of dollsUnfilled orders, end of mo.thous. of dollsShipments thous. of dollsShipments number of machines. .

Elcetric industrial trucks and tractors:Shipments, domestic-

Total number of vehicles .Exports number of vehicles

Fire-extinguishment, shipments:Motor vehicles number .Hand types number

Oil burners:Shipments, total ._ .number of burners ._Stocks, end of mo number of burnersNew orders number of burners _Unfilled orders,

end of mo number of burners .Patents issued:

Total, all classes . number -Agricultural implements number. .Internal-combustion engines number _ _

NONFERROUS METALS

CopperProduction:

Mines _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ short tons .Smelter short tons .Refined (N. and S. America). .short tons..

World production, blister « _ _ short tons__Domestic shipments, refined short tonsExports short tonsStocks (N. and S. America), end of mo.:

Refined short tonsBlister . short tons

Wholesale price, electrolytic dolls, per lb._

1929

Decem-ber

624, 36554.7

618, 00366, 883

1, 340, 02810, 826

169175

23, 53530

3,66923, 705

1,029880

215, 24239, 022

8317,237

37, 8491,601

1,5801,7633,787

208,0201.9473,2

7944, 976

166243561

392227, 897198, 500

1,380734

4,429

1,01320

1,2081,074

754

12427

12734, 330

4,7805,9383,933

919

4,6344962

74, 77289, 789

138, 203165, 72858, 15028,807

171, 320268, 406

.1778

1930

January

4 650, 764M9.2

4 643, 12074, 527

1, 696, 28611, 830

160287

50, 07664

7,43235, 845

9421,082

225, 09034, 710

1,2408,307

44, 3891,449

1,4371,3303,842

160.1223.6395.6

5313, 198

182183565

369194, 832220, 678

977406

3,765

1,11112

1,347967759

12317

9143, 651

3,4695,4453,481

931

3,1634042

67, 83884, 451

132, 374154, 33169, 93224,808

203, 404270,209

.1778

Febru-ary

* 648, 7094 45. 7

4 643, 32479, 912

1, 592, 98212, 524

149295

28, 33236

7,86537, 745

4873-939

197, 42635, 830

1,1417,881

49, 1271,965

1,3621,4103,794

196.4169. 6424.7

7322, 648

170214541

387184, 502222, 107

773832

3,836

1,12064

1,488934536

1067

8247, 096

2,954* 6, 349

3,479

1,456

3,5923857

59, 1961 74, 094

121, 195139, 62961, 87924, 427

233, 123264, 249

. 1778

March

« 842, 1864 58.0

« 846, 45165, 647

1, 897, 91313, 096

177315

4 38, 051'48

* 6, 59336, 487

9721,262

238, 33349,284

1, 3918,930

4 42, 9364 2, 562

1,4651,4833,825

164.1194.5411.1

8527, 951

181227454

402200, 167232, 968

1,059851

3,525

95046

1,1011,290

833

10914

9444, 168

4 3, 3764 6, 5684 3, 182

4 1, 262

3,3495681

61, 21678, 514

127, 064148, 00573, 64420, 034

256, 020266, 561

I . 1778

April

769, 06157.4

766, 61768, 091

1, 691, 46113, 508

310

36, 64047

7,50938, 557

1,0171,070

208, 64045, 358

1,55410, 104

35, 9862,396

1,4671,5583, 722

122.8274.8244.1

10234, 790

179234407

432220, 132206, 013

825882

3,739

71631

7631,026

603

1015

9257, 983

3,9236,3863,718

1,057

4,6456073

60, 33876, 777

124, 531143, 79850, 01724, 796

301, 338268, 675

.1562

1929

March

742, 16561.0

743, 40759, 000

1, 470, 25814, 927

217353

57, 62872

21, 95162, 179

1,4661,558

270, 92539, 888

1,5109,322

48, 0811,988

1,8781,6083,912

209.4197.5414.4

11742, 432

334329687

595285, 465247, 348

7731,9194,300

1,85029

2,8391,5601,179

20110

10755, 303

4,1374,8984,510

1 1, 783

3,3574250

93, 698107, 253163, 561192, 792105, 86043, 745

52, 968242, 341

i .2126

April

771, 58464.8

775, 48155,103

1, 269, 04416, 815

226370

42, 06353

9,98460, 486

1,7061,769

277, 58043, 936

1,60411, 030

44, 9222,841

2,1751,7404,343

172.6220.3363.4

14148, 749

320311718

508246, 673232, 483

7481,1944,587

1,71830

5822,1301,420

18213

10858, 696

3,9035,8804,596

2,476

4,2676254

94, 902110, 313161, 285196, 82099, 05145,842

57, 494253, 509

.1950

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE ( — )

April,1930,from

March,1930

-8.7-1.0-9.4+3.7

-10.9+3.1

-1.6

-3.72 1

+13. 9+5.7

+4.6-15.2

-12.5-8.0

+11.7+13.1

-16.2-6.5

+0.1+5.1-2.7

-25.2+41.3-40.6

+20.0+24.5

-1.1+3 1

-10.4

-7.5+10.0-11.6

22 1+3.6+6.1

-24.6-32.6-30.7-20.5-27.6

-7.3-64.3

-2.1+31.3

+16.2-2.8

+16.8

-16.2

+38.7+7.1-9.9

-1.4-2.2-2.0-2.8

-32.1+23.8

+17.7+0.8

-12.1

April,1930,from

April, -1929

-0.3-11.4!-1.1

+23.6+33.3-19.7

-16.2

-12.9-11.3-24.8-36.3

-40.4-39.5

-24.8+3.2

-3.1-8.4

-19.9-15.7

-32.6-10.5-14.3

-28.9+24.7-32.8

-27.7-28.6

-44.1—24 8-43.3

-15.0-10.8-11.4

+ 10.3-26.1— 18.5

-58.3+3.3

-70.4-51.8-57.5

—44. 2-61.5

-14.8-1.2

+0.5+8.6

-19.1

— 57.3

+8.9-3.2

+35.2

-3.64-30.4-22.8-26.9-49.5-45.9

+424. 1+6.0

-19.9

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1929

2, 639, 639

2, 631, 001

54, 266

1,330

191, 180

59, 083225, 875

5,2895,775

1, 082, 512174, 730

5,70034, 737

191, 8619,179

7,1806,407

435165, 127

2,3861, 132, 142

894, 898

2,9595,669

7,410166

6,6004,600

64645

381206, 983

14, 190

15,815

14, 586192203

359, 660413, 951620, 703735, 485403, 817192, 006

1930

2, 910, 720

2, 899, 512

50, 958

1,207

153, 099

29, 399148, 634

3,8044,353

869, 489165, 182

5,32635, 222

172, 4388,372

5,7315,781

31398, 587

1,590799, 633881, 76fi

3,6342,971

3,897153

4,2172,731

43943

359192, 898

13, 722

13, 860

14, 749194253

248, 588313, 836505, 164585, 763255, 47294, 065

I

Perct.in-

crease(+)

or de-crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

+10. S

+10.2

-6.1

-9.2

-19.9=

-50.2-34.2

-28.1-24. &

-19.7-5. 5

-6.6-+1.4

-10.1-8.8

-20.2-9.8

-28.0-40.4

-33.4-29.4-1.5

+22.8-47.6

-47.4-7.8

-36.1-40.6

-32.0-4.4

-5.8-6.8

-3.3

-12.4

+1.1+1.0

+24.6

-30.9-24.2-18.6-20.4-36.7-51.0

4 Revised.

27

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

NONFERROUS METALS-Continued

Tin

Deliveries (consumption) long tons__Stocks, end of month:

World visible supply -long tons..United States long tons

Imports . . . - long tons. _Wholesale price, Straits, N Y dolls, per lb

Zinc

Retorts in operations, end of month..number._Production .. short tonsStocks, end of month ._ short tons. _Ore, Joplin district:

Shipments short tons..Stocks, mines, end of month. ..short tons..

Price, slab, prime western ._ .dolls, per lb_.

LeadProduction short tonsOre shipments:

Joplin district short tonsUtah short tons..

Receipts in U S Ore short tonsStocks, U. S. and Mexico, end mo. short tons..Price, pig, desilverized, N. Y dolls, per lb._

Other Metal Products

Babbitt metal, consumption:Total apparent thous. of lbs._Direct by producers thous of IbsSale to consumers thous. of Ibs

Copper wire cloth:Production tbous. of sq. ft ._Shipments _ _ . -thous. of sq. ft _Stocks, end of month thous. of sq. ft._New orders thous. of sq. ft...Unfilled orders, end of mo.thous. of sq. ft..Make and hold orders, end

of month __ _ . thous. of sq. ft..Pails and tubs, galvanized:

Production dozensShipments - -dozens

Other galvanized ware:Production . dozensShipments _ . dozens ._

Enameled sheet-metal ware:Shipments dozen pieces ..

Electrical Equipment

Electrical porcelain, shipments:Standard dollarsSpecial dollarsGlazed nail knobs thous. of piecesUnglazed nail knobs thous. of piecesTubes thous of pieces

Laminated phenolic products,shipments _ dollars

Motors (direct current) :New orders -dollars _Billings (shipments) dollars

Power switching equipment, new orders:Indoor . -dollarsOutdoor dollars

Outlet boxes and covers, shipments pieces _.Vulcanized fiber:

Shipments, total thous of dollsConsumption thous of Ibs

Industrial reflectors, sales _ _ --unitsWelding sets, new orders:

Single operator _ units _Multiple operator _ .units

Nonmetallic conduits, shipments__thous. of ft..Electric furnaces, new orders kilowatts..Mica, manufactured:

Shipments thous. of dollsUnfilled orders, end of mo. -thous. of dolls..

Delinquent accounts, electrical trade:Amount .dollarsDelinquent firms number. .

AUTOMOBILESProduction:

United States-Total . _ _ number of cars. _Passenger cars number of carsTaxicabs number of carsTrucks number of cars..

Canada—Total number of cars..Passengei cars number of carsTrucks . number of cars. .

1929

Decem-ber

5,740

28, 1402,8205,253.3979

57, 37548, 59077, 262

39, 64147, 637.0567

55, 025

6,43476, 42153, 286

151, 586.0625

3,343949

2,394

437377

1,021336402

546

112,962107, 733

33, 11425, 441

391, 523

58, 354121, 308

1,7501,186

717

617, 565

999, 790907, 048

146, 189364, 769

1, 465, 610

5992,576

132, 476

247

4, 7272,991

149224

184, 6521,170

120, 00791, Oil1,483

27, 513

5,4954,4261,069

1930

January

5,815

29, 0323,0817,079.3891

58, 84951, 13387, 933

38, 03129, 313.0523

48, 308

2,84787, 56947, 862

149, 403.0625

4,4081,0033,405

486437

1,051435246

485

145, 588154, 731

33, 98229,165

332, 146

135, 413127, 830

4,4542,3091,627

819, 629

910, 301800, 654

159, 869464, 069

2, 448, 375

7232,770

130, 369

2561

6,1108,630

227219

240, 4281,486

275, 507236, 279

57238, 656

10,3888,8561.532

Febru-ary

4,940

33, 5813,6265,460.3867

57, 28944, 92490, 703

35, 09525, 531.0518

51, 362

3,47769, 48949,009

140, 845.0624

3,427901

2,526

423351

1,099423303

561

119, 739129, 853

35, 12131, 536

331, 915

87, 952116, 754

2,7011,8631,291

773, 205

878, 612755, 074

135, 513346, 035

1, 921, 846

6132,492

106, 021

280

4,3834,015

206230

233, 1761,465

347, 071296, 595

1,02249,454

15, 54813, 0212,527

March

8,675

32, 9723,5668,589.3681

50, 41247, 57394, 033

51,61121, 950.0493

« 06, 541

6,77066, 47357, 441

144, 414.0566

5,0521,0124,039

421395

1,108342243

564

135, 178135, 602

37, 96338, 160

341, 372

69, 511136, 901

3,1461,2321,093

959, 513

833, 183942, 556

155, 095465, 117

1, 949, 055

6142,405

108, 210

2515

8,5052,620

199196

223, 0481,526

401, 382335, 789

1,38964,204

20,73017, 1653. 5651

April

6,780

36, 5955,6878,209.3607

49, 15043, 08096, 453

27, 21428, 486.0484

52, 074

2,45064, 966

.0543

3,8681,0302,839

418395

1,130453220

555

131, 015120, 552

44, 05844, 276

318, 431

910, 651

2,217,558

107, 040

7,66012, 458

241178

203, 5721,493

442, 630374, 606

56567, 459

24, 25720,8723,385

1929

March

8,175

26, 6322,5507,435.4885

67, 51955, 47137, 962

72,20620,969.0646

59, 298

13, 329101, 76357, 197

158, 149.0745

6,4661,3465,120

473439

1,0851,172

789

743

211, 252211, 516

50, 05549, 549

449, 425

105, 716185, 908

3, 6832,5761,380

1,299,437

942, 665703, 848

162, 578521, 874

2, 688, 191

8283,006

134, 751

4437

6,3977,218

335308

207, 8961,351

585, 455511, 577

2,07971, 799

40, 62132, 8337,788

April

8,435

26, 3533,6038,838.4597

73, 31954, 65334, 588

54, 82126, 448.0666

62, 476

11,61575, 93557,449

156, 888.0719

6,0461,1894,857

509441

1,137247497

689

165, 155171, 722

55, 77855, 632

463, 577

109, 558148, 280

3,8212,4581,345

1, 409, 532

1, 258, 364922, 220

200, 564400, 397

3, 005, 179

8123,144

126, 948

3717

6,82914, 542

292332

199, 9491,279

621, 910535,878

1,68684, 346>

41, 90134, 3927,509

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

-21.8

+11.0+59.5-4.4-2.0

-2.5-9.4+2.6

-47.3+29.8-1.8

-7.9

-63.8-2.3

—4. 1

-23.4+1.8

-29.7

-0.70.0

+2.0+32.5-9.5

-1.6

-3.1-11.1

+16.1+16.0

-6.7

-5.1

+13.8

-1.1

-9.9+375. 5

+21.1-9.2

-8.7-2.2

+10.3+11.6-59.3+5.1

+17.0+21.6-5.0

April,1930,fromApril,1929

-19.6

+38.9+57.8-7.1

—21 5

-33.0-21.2

+178. 9

-50.4+7.7

-27.3

-16.6

-78.9-14.4

-24.5

-36.0-13.4-41.5

-17.9-10.4-0.6

+83.4—55.7

-19.4

-20.7-29.8

-21.0-20.4

-31.3

-^35.4

-26.2

-15.7

+12.2-14.3

-17. 51

-46. 4!

+1.8,+16. 7

-28.8-30.1-66.5-20.0

-42.1-39.3-54.9

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1929

32, 155

33, 096

207, 987

226, 652

228, 635

39, 970320, 392

3 162, 032

24, 3254,777

19, 549

1,8541,597

2,205

678, 532719, 796

206, 953185, 406

1, 731, 450

3 349, 3283 458, 232

3 11, 7973 7, 5853 4, 759

5, 329, 367

3 2, 691, 9343 2, 207, 996

3 445, 9543 1, 217, 60611, 136, 056

32,3543 9, 511

548, 036

3 1, 052322

25, 74944, 621

1,201

2, 074, 8201, 797, 063

7,937269, 820

135, 310109, 97325. 337

1930

26, 210

29, 337

186, 710

151, 951

208, 285

15, 544288, 497

3 154, 312

16, 7553,946

12, 809

1,7481,578

1,653

531, 520540, 738

151, 124143, 137

1, 323, 864

3 292, 8763 381, 485

3 10, 3013 5, 40434,011

.3, 462, 998

3 2, 622, 0963 2, 498, 284

3 450, 4773 1, 275, 2218, 536, 834

3 1, 9503 7, 667

451, 640

3787311

26, 65827, 723

873

1, 466, 5901, 243, 269

3,548219, 773

70, 92359, 91411. 009

Perct.in-

crease

or de-crease

cumu-lative1930from1929

-18.5

-11.4

-10.2

-33.0

-8.9

-61.1-10.0-4.8

-31.1-17.4-34.5

-5.7-1.2

-25.0

-21. 7-24.9

-27.0-22.8

-23.5

-16.2-16.7-12.7-28.8-15.7

-35.0

-2.6+13.1

+1.0+4.7

-23.3

17 2-19.4-17.6

-25.2-50.0+3. 5

-37.9

-27. $

-29.3;-30.8-55.$-18.5-

-47.6--45.5-56.5-

ZJumulatiTe through Mar. 31. vised

28

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

AUTOMOBILES— Continued

Exports (assembled):From United States-

Total number of cars..Passenger cars .number of carsTrucks number of cars,.

From Canada-Total number of carsPassenger cars number of carsTrucks number of cars

Sales (General Motors Co.):Total to dealers, incl. Canadian

and overseas number of cars _To consumers, U. S number of cars..To dealers U S number of cars

Accessories and parts, shipments:Original equipment rel to Jan 1925Replacement parts rel. to Jan., 1925__Accessories rel. to Jan., 1925..Service parts rel. to Jan., 1925..

Rim production _ _ thous. of rimsNew passenger-car registration:

Total Number of cars

FUELS

Coal and CokeBituminous:

Production-United States thous. of short tons..Canada thous of short tons

Exports thous. of long tonsConsumption — •

By vessels thous of long tonsBy electric-power

plants thous of short tonsBy railroads thous of short tons

By coke plants-United States thous. of short tons..Canada thous of shore tons

Stocks, end of month,held by consumers thous of short tons

Prices-Mine aver, (spot) -dolls, per short ton_.Wholesale, comp.dolls. per short ton..Retail composite dolls per short ton

Anthracite:Production thous of short tonsExports thous. of long tonsStocks, end of mo. in

yards of dealers no of daysPrices-

Wholesale comp dolls per long tonRetail, composite .dolls, per short ton_.

•Coke:Production, U. S.—

Beehive thous of short tonsBy-product thous. of short tons__

Production, Canada-_thous. of short tons__Exports thous of long tonsPrice, furnace,

Connellsville dolls per short ton

Petroleum

'Crude petroleum:Production . _ thous . of bblsStocks at end of month-

Total (comparable) thous. of bbls. .Tank farms and pipe

lines thous of bblsRefineries thous. of bbls..

California—Light thous of bblsHeavy thous of bbls

Imports thous of bblsConsumption (run to stills). thous. of bbls..Refmery operations ...per ct. of capacity __Price, Kansas- Oklahoma dolls, per bbl._Oil wells completed numberMexico-

Production thous. of bblsExport thous. of bbls..

Venezuela—Production ._ _ . thous. of bblsExports thous. of bbls._

•Qasoline:Production-

Raw (at refineries) thous. of bbls ..Natural gas (at plants)— thous. of bbls ..

Exports . _ _ . _ . . _ ' thous. of bbls .Consumption thous. of bbls__Stocks, end of month-

Raw (at refineries) thous. of bbls..Natural gas (at plants) thous. of bbls

-Retail distribution, 41 States.thous. of gals.

1939

Decem-ber

24, 74113, 83110, 910

4, 8663, 0151,851

40, 222i

341132190

119879J

138, 732

46, 8141,4881,084

268

4,0258,011

6,575317

40, 300

1.883.9809.05

7,658313

44

12. 99915.00

3454,181

222111

2.64

80, 339

381, 391

335, 08446, 307

41, 044108, 499

5,88780, 663

721.3001,060

3,9261,705

12, 18211,929

37, 4644,4575,890

26, 881

43, 132604

850. 147

1930

January

28, 16915,29312, 876

2,9531,3171,636

106, 50974, 16794, 458

13513779

1351,601

180, 094

49, 7781,630

953

283

4,0068,210

6,588312

37, 700

1.863.9829.11

7,038271

35

13. 03315.00

3094,196

225101

2.59

79, 453

379, 826

335, 31844, 508

41, 868107, 123

5,45080, 163

711.2291,OCO

3,7191,517

11, 51810, 781

36, 6544,4105,291

' 25,731

49, 676611

1 728. 102

Febru-ary

25, 48218, 7326,750

4,2372,4981,739

126, 19688, 742

110, 904

14113166

1511,653

211, 645

39, 5551,185

835

2634 3, 418

7,117

6,248281

1.793.9519.04

6,157262

13. 03315.00

2814,004

20475

2.60

74, 427

381, 306

335, 72845, 578

44, 241107, 739

4,32172, 414

711.181

969

3,2711, 648

10, 89910, 266

33, 9494,2484,809

26,509

53, 229672

March

31,09022, 1298,961

6,3085,0291,279

135, 930123, 781118,081

16713967

1752,062

298, 904

35, 7331,130

726

2784 3, 441

7,376

6,841309

33, 100

1.743.9119.32

4,551149

31

13. 03315.00

2914,394

22458

2.60

77, 384

380, 007

334, 08245, 925

44,710107, 414

4,82780, 253

711.1101,090

11,92010, 821

37, 7274,5765,735

31, 029

55,239673

April

35, 23823, 77711, 461

3,2722,304

968

150, 661142, 004132, 365

17515074

1802,340

35,860

858

292

3,233

6,645

1.763.9018.84

4,916123

12. 88714.99

3024,246

73

2.60

77, 175

379,875

332, 48747, 388

44, 166105, 636

5,78180, 434

731.1631,151

38, 1574,4295,662

34, 549

54, 435709

1939

March

76, 38251,50424, 878

15,52810, 1945,334

220, 391166, 942176, 510

27514885

2242,613

377, 802

39, 8701,370

878

283

3,5764 8, 183

7,486315

4 36, 900

1.784.0009.06

5,044151

34

13. 07715.07

5344,613

22887

2.99

82, 515

379, 659

333, 11046, 549

25, 167100, 255

6,79080, 708

781.1101,081

3,5262,169

10, 6949, 438

34,8294,3244,609

27, 495

48, 224995

809, 483

April

64, 43747, 73216, 705

6,5864,1642,422

227, 718173, 201176, 634

28717491

2272,730

37, 3801,393

851

361

3,4157,393

7,156306

1.693.9128.76

r, 441IPO

55

12. 65414.71

4684,457

22060

2.81

80, 110

380, 7064 332, 691

4 48, 015

27, 774101, 128

7,82880, 459

801.110

4 1, 163

3,5042,150

11, 3519,661

34, 6364,2644,518

32, 0194 47, 039

1,166894, 014

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

+13.3+7.4

+27.9

-48.1-54.2-24.3

+10.8+14.7+12.1

+4.8+7.9

+10.4+2.9

+13.5

+0.4

+18.2

+5.0

-6.0

-2.9

+1.1-0.3-5.2

+8.0-17.4

-1.1-0.1

+3.8-3.4

+25.9

0.0

-0.3

0.0

-0.5+3.2

-1.2-1.7

+20.0+0.2+2.8+4.8+5.6

+1.1-3.2-1.3

+11.3

—1 5+5.3

April,1930,fromApril,

1929

-45.3-50.2-31.4

-50.3-44.7-60.0

-33.8-18.0-25.1

-39.0-13.8-18.7-20.7-14.3

-4.1

+0.8

-19.1

-5.3

-7.1

+4.1!-0.3+0.9

-23.7-23.1

+1.8+1.9

-35.5-4.7

+21.7

7 5

-3.7

-0.2

-0.1-1.3

+59.0+4.5

-26. 10.0

-8.7+4.8-1.0

+10.2+3.9

+25.3+7.9

+15 7-39.2

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1929

233, 542159, 12074, 422

41, 93427, 69214, 242

750, 837524, 280589, 807

9,443

176, 606

3,645

1,195

14, 8503 25, 064

28, 256

.

25, 492883

1,92117, 520

327

320, 297

29,709312, 023

4,445

3 32, 5413 28, 452

135, 06416, 30717, 430

105, 217

1930

119, 97979, 93140, 048

16, 77011, 1485,622

519, 296428, 694455, 808

7,656

160, 966

3,372

1,116

14, 0983 22, 703

26, 322

22, 662805

1,18316, 840

307

308, 439

Perct.in-

crease(+)

or de-crease(-)cumu-lative1930from1929

-48.6-49.8-46.2

-60.0-59.7-60.5

-30.8-18.2-22.7

-18.9

-8.9

-7.5

-6.6

-5.1-9.4

-6.8

-11.1-8.8

-38 4-3.9

-6.1

-3.7

20, 379313, 264

I

-31.4+0.4

4,270 -3.9

H

» 34, 3373 31, 868

146, 48717, 66321, 497

117, 818

+5.5+12.0

+8.5+8.3

I +23.3+12.0

!3 Cumulative through Mar. 31. 4 Revised.

29

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

FUELS— Continued

Petrole u m — C ontinued

Gasoline — Continued.Prices-

Wholesale, New York dolls, per galRetail, wagon, 50 cities. dolls, per gaL.

Kerosene:Production thous. of bbls._Exports __ __thous. of bbls__Consumption thous. of bbls._Stocks at refineries, end mo.thous. of bbls._Price, 150° water white dolls, per gal

Gas and fuel oils:Production thous. of bbls..Consumption—

By vessels thous. of bbls..By electric pow. plants.thous. of bbls._By railroads thous. of bbls

Stocks at refineries, end mo.thous. of bbls_.Price, Okla. 24-26, refineries. dolls, per bbL.

Lubricating oil:Production thous. of bbls.Consumption thous. of bbls__Stocks at refineries, end mo.thous. of bbls..Price, cylinder oil dolls, per gal

Asphalt:Production. -thous. of short tons..Stocks, end of month. thous. of short tons..Imports -. .- thous. of short tons. _

Coke:Production . thous. of short tons _Stocks, end of

month _- thous. of short tonsWax:

Production . . thous. of IbsStocks, end of mo thous of Ibs

RUBBER

Crude Rubber

World shipments, plantation long tonsImports (including latex) long tonsConsumption by tire mfrs _. thous. of Ibs..World stocks, end of month:

World total long tonsUnited States long tonsEurope „_ . _ _ _ long tonsProducing countries long tonsAfloat . _ long tons

Consumption (quarterly):Total _ __long tonsFor tires long tons

Stocks, end of quarter:Total long tonsManufactures - long tonsDealers long tonsAfloat . long tons

Wholesale price, smoked sheets,New York dolls, per pound

Tires and Tubes

Pneumatic tires:Production. . _. thousandsStocks, end of month thousandsShipments-

Domestic thousandsExport thousands

Inner tubes:Production thousandsStocks, end of month thousands

Domestic . _ thousandsExport thousands

Solid and cushion:Production thousandsStocks, end of month thousands..Shipments-

Domestic thousandsExport _ _ thousands

Other Rubber Products

Reclaimed rubber (quarterly) :Production long tons..Stocks, end of quarter long tons

Scrap rubber (quarterly) :Stocks at reclaimers .. . long tonsConsumption by reclaimers long tons..

Rubber-proofed fabrics, production:Total thous. of yds_.Auto fabrics thous. of yds

All other thous. of ydsRaincoat fabrics.. thous. of yds..

1929

Decem-ber

0. 165.155

4,8481,6763,5139,039.067

36, 261

4,1001,1124,413

34, 425.920

2,7651,7168,269.362

18824010

171

745

49,104187, 990

74, 74843, 23226, 728

307, 670106, 13875, 43236, 26090, 840

2 78, 082261,584

2 103, 120261,5252 41, 595252,350

.160

2,4469,470

2,448142

2,78710, 245

2,620103

28122

192

239,6352 22, 220

2 75, 251252,502

2,2914888821

921

1930

January

0.165.154

4,4891,9382,9978,571.064

33, 213

4,2231,0954, 556

35, 873.950

2,8801,2888,956.351

191244

5

146

741

52, 360206, 249

77,29147, 90442, 108

334, 809120, 64982, 41736, 91594, 828

.150

3,5899,539

3,348178

3,68510,163

3,778107

25127

202

3,281966

1,0761,239

Febru-ary

0.158.145

4,3981,1983,2058,565.062

31, 185

4,0654706

4,06534, 280

.913

2,7271,5259,289.345

181261

3

140

756

50, 960213, 487

74, 90942, 99840, 379

358, 131131, 74887, 357

.158

3,6459,929

3,150206

3,70710, 429

3,344126

22128

192

3,441885

1,0811,475

March

0.143.143

4,7521, 7303,1188,455.064

32, 111

4,0774 633

* 4, 32832, 998

.805

i 3, 1202,1229,561.345

210288

7

161

786

61, 320232, 241

45, 25443, 911

2 93, 481277,280

2 137, 410282,223255,1872 53, 928

.153

* 3,891* 10, 010

4 3, 5874 186

4 3, 9534 10, 543

4 3, 6824 99

19* 123

222

2 42, 4372 19, 519

264,9682 51, 919

3,570727

1,2111,632

April

0.152

4,4351,5293,2408,068.063

32, 236

4,234588

33, 650.788

3,1932,1169,649.343

273293

1

151

817

54,040241, 853

45, 648

.150

4,49510, 599

3,655175

4,38310, 951

3,750101

17117

222

4,0291,3681,0711,590

1929

March

0.170.149

4,5151,8722,9767,855.077

37, 456

4,183743

4 4, 46730, 195

.675

2,9431,5818,853.293

228250

129

402

56, 372158, 404

71,64450, 61061, 335

262, 676100, 53733, 48432, 95595,700

118, 280102, 091

95, 11065, 61529, 49551, 336

.244

5,63912,264

4, 804227

5,60013, 313

4,889164

36143

382

53, 55217, 727

59, 13571,001

3,952878

1,3441,730

April

0.170.150

4,4341,6203, 1567,497.084

37, 533

4,179647

4,26633, 404

.665

2,8992,4428,527.363

283249

6

131

445

57, 976170, 687

73, 54755, 73065 673

266, 379107, 65936, 78930, 73191,200

.211

5,91312, 697

5,242229

5,72613, 601

5,220153

39139

403

4,000917

1,1941,889

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March1930

+6.3

-6.7-11.6+3.9-4.6-1.6

+0.4

+3.9-7.1

+2.0-2.1

+2.3-0.3+0.9-0.6

+30.0+1.7

-85.7

-6.2

+3.9

-11.9+4.1

+0.9

-2.0

+15.5+5.9

+1.9-5.9

+10.9+3.9

+1.8+2.0

-10.5-4.9

0.00.0

-12.8+88.2-11.6-2.6

April,1930,fromApril,1929

+1 3

0.0-5.6+2.7+7.6

-25.0

-14.1

+1.3-9.1

+6 7+18. 5

+10.1-13.3+13.2-5.5

-3.5+17.7-83.3

+15.3

+82.8

-6.8+41.7

-18.1

-28.9

-24.0-16.5

-30.3-23.6

-23.5-19.5

-28.2-34.0

-56.4-15.8

-45.0-33.3

+0.7+49.2-10.3-15.8

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1929

18, 0846,970

12, 607

146, 158

16,5293,189

3 13, 176

11,2997,295

907

31

525

223, 260

228, 212

21, 778

18, 517916

21, 291

19, 195620

137

1399

13,8083,2924,7905,726

1930

18, 0746,395

12, 560

Perct.in-

'crease(+)

or de-crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

-0.1-8.2

] -0.4

: :::::"128, 745

16, 5993,022

3 12, 949

11, 9207,051

855

16

598

218, 680

181, 804

15, 620

13, 740745

15, 728

14, 554433

83

838

14, 3213,9464,4395,936!

1-11.9

+0.4-5.2-1.7

+5.5-3.3

-5.7

-48.4

+13. 9

-2.1

-20. 3

-28.3

-25.8-18.7

-26.1

-24.2-30.2

-39.4

-40.3-11.1

+ 3.7+19.9

+2 Quarter ending in month indicated. 3 Cumulative through Mar. 31. 4 Revised.

30

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

RUBBER— Continued

Other Rubber Products— Continued

Hubber heels:Production ...thous. of pairs..Shipments —

To shoe manufacturers.thous. of pairs..To repair trade thous. of pairsFor export thous. of pairs _

Stocks, end of month thous. of pairs..Hubber soles:

Production thous. of pairsShipments—

To shoe manufacturers .thous. of pairs. _To repair trade thous. of pairsFor export thous. of pairs..

Stocks end of month thous. of pairsMechanical rubber goods:

Shipments—Total thous. of dolls _ _Belting thous. of dollsHose thous. of dolls _All other - thous. of dolls ._

Hubber bands, shipments thous. of lbs._Hubber flooring, shipments thous. of sq. ft..Calendered rubber clothing:

Production no. coats and sundries _ _Net orders no. coats and sundries. _

HIDES AND LEATHER

HidesImports :

Total hides and skins thous. of lbs__Calfskins thous. of IbsCattle hides thous. of Ibs .Goatskins thous. of IbsSheepskins -- - -thous. of Ibs

.Stocks, end of month:Total hides and skins thous. of Ibs _Cattle hides ._ .thous. of lbs._Calf and kip skins .- -thous. of IbsSheep and lamb skins thous. of Ibs

Prices:Green salted, packers' heavy

native steers dolls, per IbCalfskins, country, No. 1 dolls, per Ib _

Inspected slaughter of livestock:United States-

Cattle thous. of animalsCalves .thous. of animals _S wine thous . of animals . .Sheep thous. of animals

Canada-Cattle and calves ---thous. of animals..Swine - -thous. of animals _ _Sheep - - thous. of animals ..

Leather

;Sole and belting leather:Production-

Sole only.thous. of backs, bends, sides..Sole and belting.. thous. of lbs._

Stocks, end of month—In process of tanning thous of IbsFinished -- -thous. of Ibs _

Exports thous. of sq. ftPrice oak, scoured backs dolls, per lb__

Upper leather:Production -- thous. of sq. ftStocks, end of month—

In process of tanning.. thous. of sq. ft..Finished thous of sq ft

Exports thous. of lbs._

Leather ProductsShoes:

Production thous of pairsExports thous. of pairsWholesale prices-

Men's black calfblucher, Boston dolls, per pair..

Men's dress welt, tancalf oxford St Louis dolls, per pair

Women's black kid, dresswelt lace oxford dolls per pair

Cloves, cut dozen pairs..

1939

Decem-ber

14, 781

8,6394,148

95641, 544

3,003

2,37244988

3,545

. 4, 7511,0861,8951,770

189618

49, 09316, 095

41, 9322,624

26,0606,2933,350

269, 892220, 50926,58422, 799

.160

.174

658346

5,0831,091

7122150

1,23523, 894

84, 19764, 084

500.52

72, 672

143, 576244, 428

7,776

22, 475294

6.75

4.85

4.25213,861

1930

January

15, 470

10, 9895,1061,049

40, 528

3,496

3,261491138

3,227

5,1691,1502,0341,984

226459

56, 94931, 638

39, 0942,953

19, 1456,7285,473

269, 925221, 71825, 48022, 727

.163

.176

713374

5,0011,225

6820731

1,35925, 444

84, 62465, 846

757.50

68, 296

146, 077246, 185

8,763

26 534290

6.75

4.85

4.25265, 407

Febru-sry

14, 172

8,8376,5111,031

38, 250

2,338

1,973392

563,171

5,3761,2812,1901,905

230530

64, 93439, 568

35, 1162,318

18, 8856,0873,715

265, 248216, 25125, 62623, 371

.148

.164

561329

4,0341,187

5716820

1,23923, 552

84, 70967, 452

430.49

63, 220

144, 022249, 806

8,320

25, 898189

6.75

4.85

4. 25280, 143

March

15, 439

8,4587,189

95636, 546

2,582

2,055407

543,349

5,9811,3792,5002,101

248533

78, 85897, 612

40, 0972,408

21, 1699,6702,971

268, 158218, 30825, 47824, 372

.142

.156

615388

3,3921,358

7416824

* 1, 29324, 451

84,30069, 876

579.49

68, 875

139, 763256, 86710, 375

28,554293

6.75

4.85

4.25264, 372

April

197n.

86, 47189, 862

50, 9662,815

31,0077,8276,186

.140

.159

635455

3,4801,387

10016227

1,326

450.47

8,684

275

6.75

4.85

4.25251, 140

1929

March

17, 226

8,7987,9251,230

49,571

2,746

1,862705

344, 243

7, 0131, 5462,7532,735

288603

77, 74032, 967

34, 0631,462

16, 1618,768

240, 740j 203, 947

20, 26516, 528

.1451 .187

632409

3, 6451, 006

7421521

'

1,14022, 191

79, 52478, 7721,336

.55

66, 132

133, 335249, 37311, 991

30, 900435

6.75

4.85

4.25256, 691

April

17, 256

11, 0286,5061, 072

47, 209

2, 601

1,96762323

4,184

7,0351,6682,7302,636

231596

91, 193102, 490

39, 5053,379

16, 15510, 8696,406

246, 359206, 24822, 05818, 053

.149

.183

662460

3,7611,119

105208

19

1,18523, 119

79, 48776, 4441,080

.49

65, 152

130, 430246, 99210, 818

29, 382372

6.75

4.85

4.25258, 301

PEE CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE ( — )

April,1930,from

March,1930

-20.6+6.9

+9.7-7.9

+27.1+16.9+46.5-19.1

+108. 2

-1.4+1.9

+3.3+17.3+2.6+2.1

+35.1-3.6

+12.5

+2.6

-22.3-4.1

-16.3

-6.1

0.0

0 0

0.0-5.0

April,1930,fromApril,

1929

-14.7-4.4

-5.2-12.3

+29.0-16.7+91.9-28.0-3.4

-6.0-13.1

-4.1-1.1-7.5

+23.9

-4.8-22.1+42.1

+11.9

-58. 3-4.1

-19.7

-26.1

0.0

0.0

0.0-2.8

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1929

3 56, 180

3 31, 8613 21, 471

s 3, 710

3 9, 491

3 7, 0133 2, 321

3 224

3 19, 1813 4, 2643 7, 4023 7, 537

9782,049

286, 888197, 180

144, 1669,400

69, 96733, 38920, 143

2,5991,549

17, 6224,228

307880

96

3 4, 71167, 071

4,199

3 195, 510

43, 171

4 85, 8531,597

969, 934

1930

3 45, 081

3 28, 2843 18, 806

3 3, 036

3 8, 416

3 7, 2893 1, 290

3248

3 16, 5263 3, 8103 6, 7243 5, 990

9012,092

287, 212258, 680

165, 27310, 49490, 20630, 29218, 345

2,5241,546

15, 9075,157

299705102

s 5, 21773, 447

2,216

3 200, 391

36, 142

* 80, 9861,047

1,061,062

Perct.in-

crease(+)

or de-crease(-)cumu-lative1930from1929

-19.8

-11.2-12.4-18.2

-11.3

+3.9-44.4+10.7

-13.8-10.6-9.2

-20.5-7.9+2.1

+0.1+31.2

+14.6+11.6+28.9-9.7-8.9

-2.9-0.2-9.7

+22.0

-2.6-19.9+6.3

+10.7+9.5

-47.2

+2.5

-16.3

-5.7-34.4

+9.43 Cumulative through Mar. 3i.

31

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumitlatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

PAPER AND PRINTING

Wood PulpGroundwood:

Production short tonsConsumption and shipments. .short tons..Stocks, end of month short tons..Imports . short tons

;Sulphite, unbleached:Production . . _ short tonsConsumption and shipments, .short tons..Stocks, end of month ..short tons..Imports . - short tons

;Sulphite, bleached:Production short tonsConsumption and shipments, .short tons_.Stocks, end of month short tons-Imports short tons-.

'Total sulphite:Production short tonsConsumption and shipments, .short tons._Stock Q, end of month . short tons

:Su]phf te:Produ ction short tonsConsu mption and shipments, .short tons__StockS' end of month.. short tons. .

;Soda:Production short tonsConsumption and shipments, .short tons..Stocks, end of month. ...short tons..

•Other grades:Production _ short tonsConsumption and shipments. .short tons..Stocks, end of month short tons..

Total (all grades):Production short tonsConsumption and shipments ..short tons..Stocks, end of month. ...short tons..

Newsprint PaperProduction:

United States, total short tonsRatio to capacity. percent

Canada _ short tons..Consumption by publishers short tonsShipments:

United States short tonsCanada.. . . . short tons

Imports short tonsExports, Canada . short tonsStocks, end of month:

At mills-United States short tons..Canada.. _ _ . short tons..

At publishers short tons.In transit to publishers short tons

Box BoardOperation:

Thousands of inch -hoursPer cent of capacity

Production _ short tons"JSTew orders short tons.Unfilled orders, end of month short tons_.Consumption of waste paper __ short tonsShipments short tons..Stocks, end of month short tonsStocks of waste paper, end of month:

On hand. short tons .In transit and unshipped purchases-tons. _

Other Paper

^Binder's board, production. short tonsBook paper:

Production short tonsRatio to capacity percent

Shipments. _ short tonsStocks, end of month short tons -New orders —

Coated -_.p. ct. of normal production ._Uncoated.p. ct. of normal production--

Unfilled orders, end of month-Coated p. ct. of normal production.,Uncoated.p. ct. of normal production--

Wrapping paper:Production short tons

Ratio to capacity per centShipments _ short tonsStocks, end of month short tons

Fine paper:Production short tons

Ratio to capacity... per cent--Shipments. short tonsStocks, end of month.. short tons

1929

Decem-ber

126, 523129, 62367, 58836, 186

21, 01020, 5204,450

56, 302

50, 79051, 2386,310

36, 028

142, 784142, 05424, 466

35, 17635, 8587,840

36, 02834, 8245,606

8014444

214, 068212, 88037, 956

112, 58380

230,008194, 907

117, 131234, 100230, 579220, 171

19, 02324, 946

220, 02458, 524

7,66969.9

186, 596174, 57059, 334

175, 957180, 19464, 197

198, 09950, 380

1,661

133, 93998

133, 93985, 946

8375

86

78, 87277

77,29584, 025

35, 28183

32, 17653, 848

193O

January

142, 617144, 49865, 70628, 423

21, 55022, 1143,886

97, 570

58, 88458, 2526,942

29, 593

157, 476158, 62023, 322

40, 27640, 5568,020

39, 37838, 1325,438

96132

6

237, 226237, 44036, 786

124, 85186

206, 305176, 172

124,262202, 008198, 620199, 773

18, 77829, 154

231, 87948, 925

8,62375.5

228, 314245, 390

76, 975224, 197227, 85464, 242

190, 87959, 742

2,261

148, 672103

144, 21291, 103

8787

117

84, 69379

86, 13382, 616

41, 23492

42, 09954, 573

Febru-ary

136, 898131, 38971, 21539, 105

20, 60420, 4404,050

85, 163

51, 22052, 1745,968

35, 999

146, 474146, 97822, 818

41, 56441, 1648,830

35, 00831, 9925,710

1428256

223, 178220, 13037,414

112, 39483

189, 154171, 889

110,714178, 691154, 138163, 204

20, 55239,598

224, 15547, 174

7,77473.8

230, 287217, 29171, 741

215, 757224, 17969, 880

190, 687

2,054

133, 805100

132, 33392, 925

9087

118

77, 22678

78, 77181, 074

39, 17095

38, 34755, 385

March

163,392135, 38999, 21827, 329

21, 63822, 160

3, 52845, 624

57, 08856, 6206,436

32, 545

156, 194153, 33225, 680

44, 10042, 60410, 666

38, 15834, 8726,006

12611864

238, 578230, 92642, 416

113, 328

207, 485187, 594

109, 686208, 629187, 513225, 252

24,00438, 661

210, 05442, 915

8,14471.3

229, 253220, 54366, 870

218, 340225, 83968, 333

171, 361

1,898

9383

108

85, 958

86, 73280, 311

42, 560

40,00657, 930

April

160, 102136, 066123, 25420, 644

22, 09021, 382

4, 23641,621

54, 13453, 6866,884

30, 153

147, 198144, 75228, 126

44, 18844, 94810,484

37, 81434, 9765,838

11015222

229, 310224, 82844, 470

109, 967

228, 048199, 485

109, 346221, 050186, 025159, 802

24, 54645, 948

197, 62144, 690

...

8986

117

84, 03788

85, 46678, 909

40, 91187

38, 04759, 633

1939

March

147, 640136, 880141, 55716, 481

19, 2C619, 5323,384

38, 447

53, 64053, 5605,042

23, 390

150, 490150, 22625, 838

42, 76843, 4785,118

38, 49637, 7986,606

822476

231, 836231, 52637, 638

114, 58679

218, 147198, 722

120, 003119, 739182, 994244, 167

30, 53424,045

174, 75045, 673

9,4178^5

256, 118266, 89596, 209

242, 073258, 60454, 982

137, 00851, 520

2,917

136, 65793

139, 25371, 399

10491

109

91, 74686

96,70086, 596

41, 34886

43, 78847, 373

April

162, 042142, 920160, 87523, 314

20, 27620, 5223, 138

54, 766

54, 30854, 0925,318

31, 432

151, 374153, 38623, 886

44, 13644, 3925,538

38, 15036, 7406,686

8412040

233, 744 !

234, 63836, 150

118, 67982

221, 784189, 986j

121, 5481

220, 270178, 076162, 381

|27, 10225, 741

166, 08946, 724

9, 27981.3

251, 147250, 36698, 162

231, 089247, 77357, 881

142, 66668,005

2, 994

138, 02495

139, 40471, 399

8984

1010

91, 28685

91, 37786, 075

41, 81993

40,56450. 213

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

-2.0+0.5

+24.2—24 5

+2.1-3. 5

+20.1-8.8

-5.2-5.2+7.0-7.3

5 8-5.6+9 f

+0.2+5.5-1.7

-0.9+0.3-2.8

-12.7+28.8-65.6

-3.9-2.6+4.8

-3.0

+9.9+6.3

-0.3+6.0-0.8

-29.1

+2.3+18.8-5.9+4.1

-4.3+3.6

+10.0-12.5

-2.2-.1.5-1.5-1.7

-3.9

-4.9+2.9

April,1930,fromApril,1929

-1.2-4.8

-23.4-11.5

+8.9+4.2

+35. 0-24.0

-0.3-0.8

+29.4-4.1

2 g-5.6

4-17 8

+0.1+1.3

+89.3

0 9-4.812 7

+31.0+26.7-45. 0

-1.9-4.2

+23.0

-7.3

+2.8+5.0

-10.0+0.4+4.5-1.6

-9.4+78.5+19.0-4.4

I

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1929

585 625549,603

79, 855

79, 07280, 044

237, 353

210, 624210, 784

119, 102

598, 338601, 546

168, 874171, 196

148, 280145, 220

306312

915, 798918, 274

460, 731

839, 322743, 074

470, 189735, 424723, 283776, 064

" 3 27, 150

3 732, 4423 735, 576

3 698, 1673 733, 308

11

1

0.0+2.4

+10.0-30.0

-7.9+3.5-6.5-8.3

-2.2—6 5-6.2

+18.8

371, 718

375, 065

159, 184

163, 759

193O

603, 009547, 342

115,501

85, 88286, 096

269, 978

221, 306220, 832

128, 290

607, 342603, 682

170, 128169, 272

150, 35S139, 972

464486

928, 292913, 412

460, 540

830, 992735, 140

454, 008810, 378726, 296748, 031

Perct.in-

crease(+)

or de-crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

-4-3.0-0.4

+44.6

+8.6+7.6

+13.7

+5.1+4.7

+7.7

+1.5+0.4

+0.7-1.1

+1.4-3.6

+51.6+55.8

+1.4-0.5

0.0

-1.0-1.1

-3.4+10.2+0.4-3.6

1!

3 24, 541

3 687, 8543 683, 224

3 658, 2913 677, 872;

331, 914

237, 102

163, 875

158, 499

-9.6

-6.1-7.1

-5.7-7.6

- 10. 7

-36.8

+2.9

3 2

s Cumulative through Mar. 31.

32

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-^ ruary. Earlier data for items shown

here may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

PAPER AND FEINTING— Continued

Other Paper— Continued

All other grades:Production short tonsShipments short tonsStocks, end of month short tons..

Total paper (inc. newsprint and box board) :Production short tons__

Ratio to capacity . per cent,.Shipments short tons..Stocks, end of month short tons..

Paper-board Shipping Boxes

Production:Total thous. of sq. ftCorrugated - thous. of sq. f t_.Solid fiber thous. of sq. ft..

Operating activity:Total per cent of normalCorrugated per cent of normal..Solid fiber _ ..per cent of normal. _

Abrasive paper and cloth:Domestic sales .reams..Foreign sales - - reams

Rope paper sacks, shipments _._rel. to 1921-22..

Printing

Book publication:American manufacture no. of titlesImported -no. of titles

Sales books:New orders thous. of books..Shipments thous. of books .

Blank forms, new orders thous. of sets..Printing activity relative to 1924

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ANDHOUSING

Building Costs

Building materials:Frame house, 6-rm. 1st of mo-.rel. to 1913..Brick house, 6-rm. 1st of mo...rel. to 1913..

Bldg costs 1st of mo rel to 1913Bids' costs (A. G C ) 1st of mo rel to 1913Construction costs (Am. Appraisal) :

Frame rel- to 1913Brick steel frame rel to 1913Brick wood frame rel. to 1913

Contracts and Fire Losses

Contracts awarded (36 States):Commercial buildings thous. of sq. ft..Industrial buildings thous. of sq. f t _ _Residential buildings. thous. of sq. ft..Educational buildings thous. of sq. ft..Other public and semi-

public buildings thous. of sq. ft..Grand total thous. of sq. f t _ _

Contracts awarded, value (36 States) :Commercial buildings thous. of dolls. _Industrial buildings thous. of dollsResidential buildings thous. of dolls..Educational buildings thous. of dolls. _Other public and semi-

public buildings thous. of dolls _Public works and utilities. thous. of dolls. _

Grand total thous. of dolls..Contracts awarded, Canada. -.thous. of dolls. _Building volume (A. G C.) rel. to 1913..Fire losses:

United States thous. of dolls. _Canada (Monetary Times). thous. of dolls. .

BUILDING MATERIALS

Softwood Lumber

Southern pine:Exports, lumber M ft. b. m._Exports, timber M ft. b. m _Price flooring dolls per !vf ft b m

Douglas fir:Production (computed) M ft. b. m._Shipments (computed) 1M ft b m

TT fill f\ c\ <? pml r>f rnrvnth M ft* b' mExports, lumber . -M ft. b. mExports timber M ft. b. mPrice, No. 1 common. dolls, per M ft. b. m_.Price, flooring, 1x4, "B"

and hfitter. V. G dolls, ner M ft. b. m_.

1929

Decem-ber

88, 19484, 99460, 700

635, 46578

625,729367, 730

367, 533296, 45771, 076

636655

86

537228

9,83211,81957, 063

103

177181

209.5202

204197214201

4,74613, 34017, 1823,008

3,19141, 946

30, 36866, 888

111,48018, 703

27, 98848, 870

304, 29732, 549

169

39, 7264,081

62, 48713, 73438.00

260, 979228, 300240, 835273, 06574, 96733, 30916.84

41.94

1930

January

98, 05795, 21163, 546

725, 82187

719,771501, 495

468, 548369, 95098, 598

747572

103

449156

13, 02811, 99355, 321

110

178182

209.0203

204197214202

7,7743,538

12, 9142,619

3,14930, 601

50, 90737, 85763, 11717, 708

33, 229103, 041305, 85937, 530

131

. 42, 3445,100

52, 7529, 48437.12

199, 651220, 690242, 178293, 65747, 48736, 06416.85

41.63

Febru-ary

95, 950102, 52659, 728

686, 28587

684, 458497, 458

508, 222404, 516103, 706

777875

96

514251

11, 68411, 58763, 793

108

178182

206.5203

204198215203

10, 1463,899

14, 3902,933

3,43736, 444

71, 23733, 05971, 74620,410

27, 51773, 826

309, 79528, 464

114

43, 2072,412

43, 53512, 06837.39

275, 751251, 131254, 712290, 07638, 10627, 88716.71

41.35

March

90, 48787,43762, 771

500, 061414, 74685, 315

778069

92

790338

12, 34712, 17672, 340

108

177181

206.8203

202196213201

12, 1565,948

19, 8915,256

6,97550, 493

72, 85871, 79398, 45332, 269

60, 23898, 812

434, 42424, 263

131

42, 9643,783

49, 87017, 44537.20

329,021297, 238290, 076216, 66245, 18437, 14316.75

41.12

April

95, 23591,41566,590

502, 462410, 81291, 650

757865

90

646241

13, 09212, 23754, 901

173176

207.1201

202196213200

9,8174,989

24, 4055,577

7,79653, 471

68, 36037, 763

119, 59633, 821

60,964139, 600460, 10348, 779

146

43, 5512,331

44, 78812,41236.39

70, 34341, 91216.26

38.87

1929

March

104, 355102, 09153, 205

744, 81086

760,439344, 089

5iO, 680398, 777111,903

868685

90

914201

12, 31712, 41463, 633

124

176181

207.8204

204197213201

12,2049 342

39^ 8496,241

5,19173, 849

69, 06455, 204

190, 14636, 992

1 44, 843I 67, 661

463, 91127, 125

116

41, 2782,453

57, 1166,25537.55

350, 508354, 537371, 548331, 70777, 44356, 23819.15

42.26

April

104, 506102, 27855, 486

745, 46188

742,944348, 156

492, 272387, 596104, 676

828379

83

718108

12, 71812, 17662, 074

123

176181

203.4204

204197214201

14, 5066,844

49, 9084,627

5,07081, 407

73, 52767, 515

249, 89628, 730

54, 962148, 543623, 17443, 328

178

36, 8461,972

68, 28910, 26137.35

366, 624379, 158383, 634408, 25565, 95360, 20718.76

42.60

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

+5.2+4.5+6.1

+0.5-0.9+7.4

-2.6-2.5-5.8

-2.2

-18.2-28.7

+6.0+0.5

-24.1

-2.3-2.8+0.1-1.0

0.00.00.0

-0.5

-19.2-16.1+22.7+6.1

+11.8+5.9

-6.2-47.4+21. 5+4.8

+1.2+41.3+5.9

+101. 0+11.5

+1.4-38.4

-10.2-28.9-2.2

+55.7+12.8-2.9

-5.5

April,1930,fromApril,

1929

-8.9-10.6+20.0

+ 2.1-4-6.0

-12. 4

—8 5-6.0

-17.7

+8.4

-10.0+ 123.1

+2.9+0.5

-11.6

-1.7-2.8+1.8—1 5

-1.0-0.5—0.5—0 5

-32.3-27.1-51.1+20.5

+53.8-34.3

-7.0-44.1-52.1+17.7

+10.9-6.0

-26.2+12.6-18.0

+18.2+18.2

-34.4+21.0-2.6

+6.7-30.4-13.3

-8.8

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1929

415, 355411, 448

1930

279,731376, 589

1, 948, 2291, 521, 585

426, 644

1, 979, 2931, 600, 024

379, 269

1

2,821572

49, 65848, 741

233, 178

.

53, 03731, 163

143, 31416, 899

15, 969263, 283

307,161235, 553696, 663104, 988

149, 417327, 111

1, 820, 893140, 842

164, 35810, 167

244, 91333, 603

1, 313, 3991, 334, 4391, 440, 531

284, 872213, 428

2,399!

986

50, 15147, 993

246, 355

39, 89318, 37471, 60016, 385

21, 357171, 009

263, 362180, 472352, 912104, 208

181, 948415, 279

1, 510, 181139, 036

172, 06613, 626

190, 94551, 409

201, 120143, 006

Per ct.in-

crease(+)

or de-crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

-32.7-8.5.

41.6+ 5.2

-11.1

-15. 0+72.4

+1.0-1.5+5.7

-24. &-41. 0-50.0-3.0

+33.7-35. D

-14. a-23.4-49.3-0.7

+21.8.+27.0-17.1-1.3

+4.7+34*0

-22.0+53.0

-29.4-33.0

33

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

BUILDING MATEEIALS-Continued

Softwood Lumber— Continued

California redwood:Production (computed) M ft. b. m__Shipments (computed) M ft. b. m__New orders (computed) M ft. b. m _ _Unfilled orders, end of month

(computed) M ft. b. mCalifornia white pine:

Production M ft. b. mShipments M f t b mStocks, end of month M ft. b. m _ _New orders _ _ - _ _ _ - _ M f t . b . mUnfilled orders, end of month.M. ft. b. m _ _

Northern pine:Lumber-

Production M ft. b. mShipments M ft. b. m_.New orders. M ft. b. m._

Lath-Production thousands--Shipments thousands

North Carolina pine:Production (computed) M ft. b. m _ _Shipments (computed) M ft. b. m_

Northern hemlock:Production _ M ft. b. mShipments - M ft. b. m

Hardwood Lumber

Walnut lumber:Production M f t b mShipments M ft. b. m._Stocks, end of month M ft. b. mNew orders M ft. b. m._Unfilled orders, end of month_M ft. b. m._

Walnut logs:Purchased Mf t . log measureMade into lumber and

veneer M ft. log measure--Stocks, end of month.. _M ft. log measure _.

Northern hardwoods:Production M ft. b. m_.Shipments M ft. b, m _ _

Lower Michigan hardwoods:Production _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M f t . b . mShipments M ft. b. mStocks, end of month. M ft. b. m _

Gum:Stocks, total, end of month.mill. ft. b. m._Stocks, unsold, end of month.mill. ft. b. m _ _Unfilled orders, end of month.mill. ft. b. m

Oak:Stocks, total, end of month.mill. ft. b. m._Stocks, unsold, end of month.mill. ft. b. m_.Unfilled orders, end of month, mill. ft. b. m...

All hardwoods:Production mill. ft. b. m_.Shipments __ _ _ mill. ft. b. mNew orders mill. ft. b. m.Stocks, total, end of month mill. ft. b. mStocks, unsold, end of month.mill. ft. b. m._Unfilled orders, end of month-mill, ft. b.m_.

Exports, planks, joists, etc M ft. b. m _ _

FlooringMaple flooring:

Production _ _ M ft. b. mShipments M ft. b. m..Stocks, end of month M ft. b. mNew orders M ft. b. m _ _Unfilled orders, end of month.M ft. b. m-_

Oak flooring:Production M ft. b. m _Shipments _ _M ft. b. m_Stocks, end of month. _.M ft. b. mNew orders _ . _ . _ Mf t . b. mUnfilled orders, end of month.M ft. b. m..

Fabricated Structural Steel

New orders (prorated) .short tons..Ratio to capacity . __per cent--Shipments (prorated) short tons..Ratio to capacity per cent--

Portland Cement

Production thous. of bbls.Operation per ct. of capacity. _Shipments thous of bblsStocks, end of month thous. of bbls__Stocks, clinker, end of month. .thous. of bblsWholesale prices, composite. ..dolls, per bbl.

1929

Decem-ber

30, 63425, 25323, 230

36, 636

60, 65157, 767

623, 55454, 835

189, 732

11, 68219, 49614, 459

6532,783

40, 13838, 038

10, 8394,922

3,7452,301

18, 6011,6075,590

2,404

2,2882,790

21, 30312, 969

3,5423,716

26, 639

512387125

1,049869181

210169165

2,9972,383

614200, 816

6,1073,060

26, 5233,0535,579

22, 66747, 50683, 23321, 77545, 272

319, 55083

265, 65069

11, 21551.5

5, 95123, 5507,5261.555

1930

January

41, 08430, 89335, 633

27, 029

29, 18564, 837

568, 60765, 322

151, 560

14, 93523, 20022, 670

5273,251

41, 09736, 946

11, 1537,860

2,3632,070

18, 7272,0714,418

1,701

2,0212,510

29, 48417, 119

3,0752,210

15, 065

534404130

1,040877174

251203199

3,0612,440

614151, 906

6,5894,625

28, 3144,2455,827

28, 61726, 31787, 39135, 28651, 026

252, 00063

244, 00061

8,49838.8

4,95527, 0819,6461.576

Febru-ary

36, 66734, 17336, 106

37, 210

30, 66068, 659

526, 14066, 385

148, 691

15, 54926, 14421, 257

5173,543

42, 49738, 031

8,5155,241

1,8381,771

18, 0791,4453,704

2,009

1,8182,682

24, 69417, 773

2,8831,686

15, 512

534408126

1,052865187

255233244

3, 0862,451

635129, 070

5,9923,771

30, 1503,6966,008

27, 94328, 27287, 25129, 87457, 602

280, 00070

296, 00074

8,16241.5

7,01228, 24411, 5721.617

March

34, 95931, 09729, 768

32, 403

38, 90681, 599

457, 06072, 947

155, 699

15, 54928, 12723, 858

5713,524

43, 52639, 683

11, 2138,919

2,5991,860

18, 9051,7323,886

1,788

2,1382,364

25, 78818, 513

552422130

1,055865189

270221203

3,1412,500

641152, 156

5,3824,761

31,0173,9535,418

32, 03834, 82985, 86143, 89368, 188

248, 00062

280, 00070

11, 22551.5

8,90530, 56313, 5031.617

April

39, 14638, 57636, 401

31, 080

62, 44679,924

505, 57875, 243

145, 317

30, 69026, 54825, 629

3,2154, 861

10, 7008,616

2,6542,069

19, 5031,6383,408

1,820

2,0112,093

23, 85118, 201

171, 344

5,7194,768

31, 1224,2045,353

236, 00059

308, 00077

13, 52164.0

13, 38730, 69715, 1151.617

1939

March

43, 79742, 31547, 059

37, 898

67, 401102, 908437, 08995, 848

161, 865

22, 65440, 15939, 732

2,9387,316

71, 61067, 543

14, 8769,814

2,9933,926

10, 7114,1046,804

2,213

2,5391,048

42, 86532, 605

6,7956,732

27, 443

489332157

914751163

315341334

2,6722,024

648200, 790

6,7946,141

25, 4946,604

11, 106

28, 49740, 90280, 60352, 64254, 644

358, 05093

277, 20072

9,96947.4

10, 11329, 72414, 9481.650

April

39, 29236, 30743, 363

45, 871

87, 238106, 018427, 396101, 387195, 268

42,36344, 04344, 379

7,7228,003

64, 84157, 029

13, ll212, 625

3,7244,003

10, 5444,0787,126

2,899

2 799M52

29, 75526, 755

5, 9615,053

28, 286

468318151

909739170

319330323

2,6701,982

648201, 858

5,7597,583

24, 4438,616

13, 337

36, 57841, 83775, 74440, 24468, 925

334, 95087

304, 15079

13, 75067.1

13, 32530, 15115, 4791.650

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

+12.0+24.1+22.3

-4.1

+60.5-2.1

+25.9+3.1-6.7

+97.4-5.6+7.4

+463. 0+37.9

-4.6-3.4

+2.1+11.2+3.2-5.4

-12.3

+1.8

-5.9-11.5

-7.5-1.7

+12.6

+6.3+0.1+0.3+6.3-1.2

-4.8-4.8

+10.0

+20.5+24.3+50.3+0.4

+11.90.0

April,1930,fromApril,1929

-0.4+6.2

-16.1

-32.2

-28.4-24.6+34.7-25.8-25.6

-27.6-39.7-42.2

-58.4-39.3

-18.4-31.8

-28.7-48.3+85.0-49.8-52.2

-37.2

-28.2+18.7

-19.8-32.0

-15.1

-0.7-37.1+27. 3-51.2-59.9

-29.5-32.2+1.3

—1.7-4.6+0.5+1.8-2.4-2.0

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1929

145, 438140, 566158, 654

268, 951407, 230

378, 030

110, 889149, 671148, 872

18, 33827, 456

249, 100223, 895

61, 66745, 314

12, 47114, 525

15, Isi

9,418

10, 002

154, 906118, 968

820, 714

27, 34624, 891

29, 536

131, 144143, 289

154, 383

1, 232, 000

1, 101, 100

42, 122

• 34, 593

1930

151, 856134, 739137, 908

161, 197295, 019

279, 897

76, 723104, 01993, 414

4,83015, 179

41, 58130, 636

9,4547,770

6,886

7,318

7,988

103, 81771, 606

604, 476

23,68217, 925

16, 098

1, 016, 000

1, 128, 000

41. 406

34, 259

Perct.in-

crease(+)

or de-crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

+4.4-4.1

-13.1

-40.1-27.6

-26.0

-30.8-30.5-37.3

-73.7-44.7

-32.6-32.4

-24.2-46.5

-54.6

-22.3

-20.1

-33.0-39.8

-26.3

-13.4-28.0

-45.5

-17.5

+2.4

-1.7

1 0

34

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

BUILDING MATEKIALS-Continued

Portland Cement— Continued

Common brick:Stocks, end of month —

Burned thousands..Unburned thousands..

Shipments thousandsUnfilled orders, end of month .thousands. _

Plants closed down . number. _Price, red, New York dolls, per thous__Sand-lime brick:

Production thousandsShipments by rail - -_ _ - -thousands. _Shipments by truck thousandsStocks, end of month thousands..Unfilled orders, end of month ..thousands ._

Floor and wall tile:Production _ ._ thous. of sq. ft._Shipinents, quantity thous. of sq. ft_.Shipments, value thous. of dolls ._Stocks, end of month thous. of sq. f t_.

Terra cotta, new orders:Quantity net tonsValue - thous. of dolls..

Plate glass:Production, polished thous. of sq. ft..

RoofingRoofing, felt:

Production, dry felt .. _ .. .. _tons__Stocks, end of month, dry felt tons..

Prepared roofing, shipments:Total thous. of sqs._

Smooth roll thous. of sqs._Grit roll thous. of sqs._Shingles-

Strip, patented, and hexa-gon thous. of sqs..

Individual and singlethickness thous. of sqs..

BUILDING EQUIPMENT

Enamel WareBaths:

Shipments pieces..Stocks, end of month pieces ..New orders pieces..Unfilled orders, end of month pieces..

Lavatories:Shipments piecesStocks end of month _ piecesNew orders pieces-

Sinks:Shipments pieces..Stocks, end of month. pieces..New orders pieces. _

Miscellaneous sanitary ware:Shipments pieces..Stocks, end of month pieces ..New orders.. pieces. _

Small ware (all except baths) :Unfilled orders, end of month pieces..

Vitreous china plumbing fixtures:New orders pieces..Shipments pieces. .Unfilled orders, end of month pieces _ _Stocks, end of month pieces..

Porcelain plumbing fixtures:^j Net new orders pieces

Shipments pieces. _Unfilled orders, end of month pieces. .Stocks, end of month pieces. .

Plumbing fixtures, 6 pieces . dollars .

g Illuminating Glassware

Production:Total number of turnsRatio to capacity per ct. of capacity. .New orders per ct. of capacity--

Shipments per ct. of capacity. .Unfilled orders, end

of month number of weeks' supply .Stocks, end of mo_ .number of weeks' supply..

Furniture

Household furniture and case goods:Shipments .. ..dolls., average per firm _Unfilled orders. ..dolls., average per firm..

Grand Rapids district:Unfilled orders, end

of month No. of days' productionNew orders No. of days' production--Shipments No. of days' production..

3Cu

1939

Decem-ber

475, 735247, 723107, 241141, 143

13210.00

9,2152,6585,246

13, 8597,008

3,5633,1221,314

17, 641

8,307870

8,482

16, 1914,970

2,035950509

482

94

46, 715163, 72852, 59240,568

66,300155, 18960,575

65, 947234, 34055, 271

27, 642122, 22825, 074

120, 843

201, 858170, 381441, 768640,171

6,4524,257

25, 77838, 226100. 58

3,47147.035.140.0

1.05.2

35, 89130, 135

321118

mulative t

1930

January

428, 508234, 12658, 117

115, 907126

10.50

6,5862,3563,686

13, 6917,904

* 3, 455* 3, 3074 1, 339

* 17, 977

8,048839

10, 018

21, 0426,382

2,3831,225

493

598

67

40,967173, 52332, 55829, 774

53, 122163, 28340,836

58, 343251, 44649, 776

24,288113, 35523,009

86, 492

200, 253205, 673436, 348632, 740

10, 3305,327

30, 37437, 815100. 55

2,84735.435.634.8

1.15.4

46, 39846, 593

292121

hrough Mi

Febru-ary

513, 057259, 88975, 524

140, 451126

10.50

4,8272,4893,576

10,2869,358

*3,412< 3, 155* 1, 25318, 148

5,900636

9,804

15, 7437,087

1,356709338

252

57

46, 204179, 51264, 73249, 637

60,603166,201101, 899

62, 530269, 28191, 348

26, 425117,67831,128

160, 775

257, 783180, 683515, 340642,888

6,7214,240

32, 78139, 352103. 69

3,63638.135.636.4

1.15.5

56,66439, 067

271618

ir, 3L .

March

368, 833193, 43091, 903

150, 39683

11.00

'7,406-* 2, 846

* 4, 990* 11,959

12, 793

3,8043, 8181,445

18, 299

5,656578

10, 416

19,3906,811

2,2401,062

581

484

113

59, 887179, 91068, 67256, 420

81, 208170,62985, 950

79, 901248, 42983,230

33, 174145, 80336, 614

164, 475

154, 808206, 265463, 883644,609

9,0445,378

35, 96139, 198104. 51

2,66734.438.637.1

1.06.0

54, 20330, 837

2^1516

April

327, 657177, 704104, 192172, 113

7811.25

8,7053,6824,9578,7567,229

7,502743

11,430

2,7271,191

676

715

144

60, 072182, 61655, 36651, 740

74, 568176, 15666,634

75, 113260,47270, 028

33, 927147, 21933, 496

151, 053

134, 157210,616399, 480635,784

6,4696,502

35, 01738, 240105. 46

2,53237.841.538.8

1.05.8

47, 09222, 976

1813;(

1929

March

341, 843171, 54576, 364

102, 38936

11.50

11,4333,9459,498

14, 25612, 630

6,1625,2512,044

18, 145

9,9611,172

13, 144

28,1533,102

4,2392,0841,039

948

167

82, 897215,00099, 03954, 746

94,321278, 137107, 878

97, 429318, 069107, 127

36, 152149, 01340, 050

151, 113

207, 681256, 249589, 428549, 410

14,4799,483

40, 04746, 98098.51

3,25642.946.841.8

1.15.5

64,52740, 469

372724

April

315, 607153, 168284, 793207, 649

1911.50

16, 1554,359

13, 58014,23611, 587

6,5626,1782,376

18, 609

12, 9491,472

12, 555

30, 1772,907

4,5822,0631,118

1,167

235

93, 894208, 51299,07058, 015

104, 199273, 284114, 819

109, 748312, 209128, 629

40, 544147,99045,588

183, 072

205, 870251, 920543, 378544,899

13, 41712, 19337, 18447, 31597.90

3,28542.945.344.9

1.15.3

57, 08132, 776

341819

* Re

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

— 11.2-8.1

+13.4+14. 4-6.0+2.3

+17. 51

+29.40 7

-26.8-43. 5

April,1930,fromApril,

1929

+3.8:

+16.0-63. 4;-17.1!

-309. 5;-2.2'

-46. 1-15.5-63. 5-38. 5-37. 6

+32. 6+28.5

+9.7

+21.7+12.1+16.4

+47.7

+27. 4

+0.3+1.5

-19.4-8.3

-8.2+3.2

-22.5

-6.0+4.8

-15.9

+2.3+1.0-8.5

-8.2

-13.3+2.1

-13.9-1.4

-28.5+20.9-2.6-2.4+0.9

-5.1+9.9+7.5+4.6

0.0-3.3

-13.1—25 5

-25.0-13.3

0.0

vised.

-42.1-49.5

-9.0

-40.5-42.3-39.5

-38.7

-38.7

-36.0-12.4-44.1-10.8

-28.4-35.5-42.0

-31.6-16.6-45.4

-16.3-0.5

-26.5

-17.5

-34.9-16.4-26.5+16.7

-51.8-46.7-5.8

-19.2+7.7

-22.9-11.9-8.4

-13.6

-9.1+9.4

-17. 5—29 9

-47.1-27.8-15, 8

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 2 THROUGH

APR, 4,

1939

551, 618

1930

329, 736

j..

45, 56812, 93335, 226

5 17, 475a 13, 923

3 5, 414

44, 2364,930

48, 414

102, 434

14,6157,2713, 359

3,375

611

312, 427

339, 097

360,641

391, 982

379, 660

411, 269

151,867

164, 810

1, 176, 2581, 022, 506

52,84242, 471

13, 465

229, 939

27, 52411,37317, 209

3 10,6713 10, 280

3 4, 037

27, 1062,796

41,668

8,7064,1862,088

2,049

381

207, 130

221, 328

269, 501

295, 319

275, 887

294, 382

117,814

124, 247

747,001803,237

32,56421,447

10, 682

' 204. 357

j

Perot.in-

crease(t}

or de-crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

-40. 2

-39.6-12.1-51, I

-38. 9-26.2-25.4

38 7-43.3

-13. 9

-40.4-42.4-37. 8

-39. 3

-37. (>

-33. 7

-34. 7

25 3

-24. /

-27. 3

-28.4

-22. 4

-24. 6

-36.5-21. -,

-38.4-49. 5

-20, 7

35

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey*'

BUILDING EQUIPMENT— Continued

Furniture— Continued

Grand Rapids district — Continued.Outstanding accounts,

end of month No of days, salesCancellations per cent of new orders..Plant operation. per cent of full time..

Steel furniture:Business group-

Shipments _ thous. of dolls. v.New orders thous. of dollsUnfilled orders, end mo.thous. of dolls..

Shelving-Shipments _ - - - thous. of dollsNew orders thous. of dollsUnfilled orders, end mo-thous. of dolls. .

PLYWOOD AND VENEER

Plywood:New orders thous. of sq. ft. of surface--Shipments thous. of sq. ft. of surface--Unfilled orders,

end of month.thous. of sq. ft. of surface. _Rotary-cut veneer:

Receipts .number of carloadsPurchases number of carloads

Bushel baskets:Production ..- --dozens.-Shipments dozens..Stocks, end of month dozens..

GLASS CONTAINERS

Actual production:Quantity - - - - grossRelation to capacity per cent..

New orders gross-Shipments _ gross _Unfilled orders, end of month _ gross _.Stock, end of month gross..

CHEMICALS AND OILS

ChemicalsSulphuric acid:

Exports thous. of lbs_.Price, wholesale dolls, per 100 lbs_.

Nitrate of soda:Imports ...long tons..Production in Chile metric tons..

Potash salts:Imports (commftrmal) l°ng t<"»nsProduction in France

(KaO content).. metric tons..Sales in Germany

(K2O content) metric tons..Superphosphate (acid phosphate) :

Production. _ _ short tons_.Stocks, end of month short tons..Shipments short tons..

Fertilizer:Exports long tonsConsumption, Southern States-short tons..

Crude arsenic:Production _ _ short tonsStocks, end of month short tons..

Refined arsenic:Production short tons_.Stocks, end of month... .short tons__

Dyes and dyestuffs, exports:Vegetable thous. of Ibs..Coal tar thous of Ibs

Price index numbers:Crude drugs rel. to Aug., 1914__Essential oils rel. to Aug., 1914..Drugs and pharma-

ceuticals rel. to Aug., 1914_.Chemicals rel. to 1927_.Oils and fats rel. to 1927..

Wood Chemicals

Acetate of lime:Production—

United States thous of IbsCanada thous. of Ibs..

Shipments—United States thous. of lbs__Canada thous. of Ibs..

Stocks, end of month-United States thous. of lbs__Canada thous. of lbs__

Exports thous. of lbs_Price, wholesale dolls, per cwt _

3 Cur

1929

Decem-ber

5031.089.0

2,7822,5832,166

856735824

6,4654, 150

10, 984

214161

194,958170, 138558, 489

1,96362.0

4,1711,705

11, 4346,648

914, 769.78

65, 569285, 500

23, 237

45,000

99, 594

354, 2262, 002, 935

77, 269

147, 48394, 958

2,0493,774

1,0634,131

19324

172146

17710098

11, 6661,246

6,729248

7,7611,111

193O

January

4817.079.0

2,8912,8861, 862

675725706

9,2585, 120

14, 641

149207

121, 58084, 212

395, 866

2,33670.1

4,0562,110

13, Oil6,858

882, 315.78

89, 421280, 000

44, 077

49,900

186,000

445, 1282, 224, 138

116, 759

104, 221504, 440

1,0793,677

7423,879

1512,052

170133

1779994

11, 7981,545

3,921178

15, 5362,498

Febru-ary

3111.072.0

2,5502,3701,683

683759782

4,5854,810

13, 416

209211

152, 751101, 721446, 004

2,07467.3

2,3632,011

12, 6366,868

344, 127.78

85, 837233, 900

40, 811

45, 600

202, 711

4 355, 8154 2, 260, 145

4 189, 022

163, 7761, 071, 004

1,9334,576

8083,157

1822,320

169123

1769895

*9,6831,164

4,616593

* 20,8143,140

March

4213.070.0

* 2, 7272,627

* 1, 590

812'839

808

3,9114, 289

12, 422

203120

2,52775.8

2,1652,437

12,1116,962

335, 773.78

106, 521244, 000

4 39, 947

48,650

180, 000

335, 7791, 636, 094

414, 378

153, 5391, 877, 961

1,6924,514

8643,131

1193,347

167118

1769892

« 11, 1624 1, 0774 8, 087

4 413

4 24, 0984 3, 705

April

3922.069.0

2,4272,5241,680

815796782

181122

2,41971.9

2,5502,564

11, 9226,809

327, 918.78

69,788205, 200

21, 036

188, 0441, 279, 874

1,3504,159

1,0842,889

2183,349

166115

1769794

9,8071,104

6,558668

27, 5553,845

4.50;, 4.50 4.. 50 4. 50| 4.50

nulative through Mar. 31.

1939

March

496.0

93.0

2,9752,9312,354

1,1101,146

802

143451

187, 881140, 205480, 769

2,57478.8

2,5622,530

10, 5186, 595

704, 726.78

101, 297279, 100

22, 116

39, 693

233, 0004 279, 889

4 1,512, 0724 403, 738

165, 5512, 117, 969

1,3072,418

9453,458

1572,305

194206

164101101

12,3971,150

12, 2301,165

1,93217217

4.50

April

4214.094.0

2,8952 QQQ

2^389

1, 1311,095

766

307256

224, 835149, 055565, 598

2,51979.1

2,408! 2 , 5 4 6

10, 2146, 588

634, 959|.78

119, 620272, 200

21,299

38,990

112, 535

286, 897 j831, 841 !468, 200

136, 9371, 258, 114

1,3822,451

8363,316

16026

187205

16410098

12, 0711, 032|

12, 227|1,066

1, 636961

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE ( — )

April,1930,from

March,1930

-7.1+69. 2-1.4

11 0-3.9+5.7

+0.4-5.1-3.2

-10.8+1.7

-4.3-5.1

+17.8+5.2-1.6

2 2

-2.30.0

-34.5-15.9

-47.3

+22.5-31.8

-20.2-7.9

+25.5-7.7

+83.2+0.1

-0.6-2.5

0.0-1.0+2.2

-12.1+2.5

-18.9+61.7

+14.3+3.8

4. 50| 0. 0

Revised.

April,1930,from

April,1929

-4-57. 1-26. 6

16 2-13.9-29. 7

-27.9-27.3+2.1

-41.052 3

-4.0-9.1+5.9+0.7

+ 16.7+3.4

-48.40.0

-41.7-24.6

-1.2

+37.3+1.7

-2.3+69.7

+29.7-12.9

+36.3

-11.2-43.9

+7.3-3.0-4.1

-18.8+7.0

-46.4-37.3

0. 0

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 2 THROUGH

APR. 4,

1939

12, 81912,918

4,1174,260

7651,134

9,721

10, 8569,650

2, 395, 741

450, 9191, 081, 300

96, 628

'119,599

3 542, 412

929, 690

698,978

502, 7474, 645, 941

5,087

3,594

5972,418

47, 8634,535

47,0904, 520

75

1930

10, 59510,407

2,9853,119

742660

9,356

11, 1349,122

1, 890, 133

351, 567963, 100

145, 871

3 144, 150

* 568, 711

800, 943

305, 781

609, 5804, 733, 279

6,054

3,498

67011, 068

42, 4504,891

23, 1811,852

Perotin-

crease(+)

or de-crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from»W

-17.3-19.4

-27. 5-26. 8

-3.0-41.8

3 7

+2.6-5.5

-21. 1

-22. 0-10.9

+51.0

+20.5

+4.8

-13.8

56 3

+21.2+1.9

+19.0

-2.7

+12.2+357. 7

-11.3+7.9

-50.8-59.0

36

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

CHEMICALS AND OILS— Continued

Wood Chemicals— Continued

Methanol, crude:Production —

United States ^ . .gallons. .Canada gallons _

Stocks at crude plants, end of month-United States gallonsCanada ._ .gallons..

Stocks at refineries and in transit-United States gallonsCanada gallons..

Exports gallons..Wood at chemical plants:

C onsumption —United States ...cords _Canada cords

Stocks, end of month-United States cordsCanada cords _

Daily capacity —Total cords _Shutdown cords

Methanol, refined:Production-

United States gallons..Canada gallons .

Stocks, end of month —United States gallons..Canada ... gallons

Shipments —United States .. . .gallons .Canada gallons

Price, wholesale, N. Y dolls, per gaL.

Ethyl Alcohol

Production thous. of gals..Withdrawn for denaturization. .thous. of gals..Warehouse stocks, end of month.thous. of gals. .

Explosives

(Black powder, permissible, and other highexplosives)

Production thous. of lbs._Shipments _ -thous. of Ibs _New orders thous. of IbsStocks, end of month thous. of lbs_.

Naval Stores

Turpentine (gum):Net receipts, southern ports ..barrels..Stocks at port, end of month barrels. _Price, southern, New York .dolls, per gal__

Rosin (gum):Net receipts, southern ports barrels..Stocks at 3 ports, end of month barrels. _Price B New York dolls, per bbl

Rosin (wood):Production . . . barrelsStocks end of month barrels

Turpentine (wood):Production barrelsStocks end of month barrels

Pine oil:Production gallons. .Stocks, end of month gallons. _

Fats and Oils

Total vegetable oils and copra:Exports thous. of IbsImports thous. of Ibs

Copra, imports . short tons.Copra or coconut oil:

Imports thous. of lbs._C onsumption in

oleomargarine thous. of IbsOleomargarine:

Production ..thous. of IbsConsumption thous. of Ibs..

Animal glues, shipments thous. of lbs__

CottonseedCottonseed:

Receipts at mills short tonsConsumption (crush) . short tons. _Stocks at mills, end of month short tons

Cottonseed oil, crude:Production thous. of IbsStocks, end of month thous. of Ibs .

1929

Decem-ber

830, 33157, 587

247, 36026, 580

728, 47311,51811, 791

70, 2796,720

486, 23670, 756

3,246302

432, 97872, 200

795, 868J32, 175

478, 05634, 803

.51

16, 26218, 8618,199

31.01529, 23629, 78418, 311

28, 92168, 432

.54

128, 057257, 595

8.26

36, 62888, 909

7,0688,889

216, 330980, 202

3,82880, 12415, 022

39, 775

17, 917

32, 88332, 1455,757

566, 192618, 821

1, 106, 566

192, 001116. 150

1930

January Febru-ary

715,886 < 615, 00665, 090 53, 587

389, 876 4 507, 81838, 408 27, 033

903, 304 838, 4219, 038 16, 400

47,571 15,691

73, 326 4 60, 559

7, 625 5, 880

601,972 M90,15771, 022 80, 717

3, 246 3, 246222 416

248,723 394,64741, 500 47, 100

695,155 705,25828,405 37,630

425,071 451,17341, 274 30, 484

.47 .46

11,601 10,94311, 174 9, 801

7, 298 7, 496

31,986 33,24431. 709 31, 57430, 828 30, 58418, 636 20, 522

10, 237 5, 07558, 485 45, 338

.55 .55

50, 791 30, 605221, 568 184, 451

8. 05 7. 59

40, 954 39, 61590, 258 88, 385

7, 510 7, 47810, 581 12, 190

254, 894 238, 9441,005,571 1,096,756

4,666 3,81484, 194 67, 60318, 488 26, 376

37, 699 19, 213

18, 490J 14, 356

32, 540 28, 40230, 309 30, 793

6, 613 5, 214

321, 230 287, 464665, 552 520, 030760, 745 528, 006

207, 046 163, 759126. 525 109, 070

March

4 651, 4384 46, 844

* 646, 1814 30, 261

864, 600117, 299|56, 113

4 68, 0454 5, 308

M77,01l!4 79, 267j

3,246535

398, 47644, 200

632, 70540, 905

522, 15333, 688

.43

10, 1518,8817,616

30, 22130, 53430, 05920, 295

9,77940, 078

.56

40, 401149, 232

7.26

44, 96491, 498

8, 12914, 126

280, 5601, 211, 827

4,61884, 60029, 748

32, 771

14, 164

26, 023! 23, 890

5, 165

203, 048400, 478330, 560

129, 753101. 922

April

617,031'50, 498;

704,94114, 681

807, 75410, 763

101, 033(

61,9995,426

512, 3511

70, 767,

3,258612

424, 295 '55, 600

670, 76457, 414

530, 58426, 760

.40

12, 22110, 5858,074

30, 96734, 07133, 20418, 566

27, 99935, 053

.54

86, 873135, 958

6.78

43, 91997, 168

8,30315, 854

253, 0491, 278, 382

3, 75367, 13316, 649

21, 943

15, 379

28, 62729, 654

95, 981227, 517198, 598

76, 628i 62, 184

1929

March

725, 66251, 303

275, 36130, 003

147, 53159, 62328, 478

74, 5046,289

457, 88473, 976

3,336324

494, 43547, 500

681,81536, 149

518, 90643, 885

.58

14, 85813, 09010, 424

34, 48533, 16832, 54320, 366

8,44048, 396

.58

37, 733100, 722

7.86

37, 361128, 665

7,0596,773

235, 445888, 915

2, 60885, 32831, 587

30, 842

15, 587

29. 71828, 2606,825

107, 791366, 748388, 079

120, 189107, 121

April

746, 00742, 183

186, 03616, 697

172, 75566, 21857, 134

74, 9365,244

488, 96973, 496

3,336383

502, 010!35, 300

695, 18048, 226

568, 11814, 576

.58

14, 70912,00311, 723

36, 07736, 45834, 78620, 119

31,61052, 687

.54

100,4544 108, 335

7.41

36, 150124, 192

6,9175,356

212, 720895, 099

1,575106, 33129, 878

30, 319

14, 932

28, 70427, 0677,259

4 39, 1724 236, 0964 191, 155

4 80, 497! 4 80, 494

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

-5.3+7.8

+9.1-51.5

-6.6-37.8+80.1

-8.9+2 2

+7.4-10.7

+0.4+14.4

+6.5+25.8

+6.0+40.4

+1.6-20.6-7.0

+20.4+19.2+6.0

+2.5+11.6+10.5-8.5

+186. 3-12.5-3.6

+115.0-8.9-6.6

—2.3+6.2

+2.1+12.2

-9.8+5.5

-18.7-20.6-44.0

-33.0

+8.6

+10.0+24.1

-52.7-43.2-39.9

-40.91 -39. 0

April,1930,from

April,1929

-17.3+19.7

+278. 9!-12.1

+367. 6-83.7+76.8

17.3+3.5

+4.8-3.7

-2.3+59.8

-15.5+57.5

-3.5+19.1

-6.6+83.6-31.0

-16 9-11.8-31.1

-14.2-6.5-4.5-7.7

-11.4-33.4

0.0

-13.5+25.5-8.5

+21. 5-21.8

+2Q.O+ 196.0

+ 19.0+42.8

+ 138.3, -36. 9

-44.3

-27.6

+3.0

-0.3+9.6

+145.0-3.6+3.9

-4.8-22.7

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1929

2, 857, 849192, 478

166, 740

292, 50823, 987

1, 940, 746190, 300

2, 060, 269139, 713

58, 67950, 817

139, 5501 139, 524

135, 017

52, 983

212, 674

144, 428

27, 759

891, 568

10,704346, 045107, 138

131, 589

61, 195

116, 839115,887s 19, 368

722, 6881, 862, 667

603, 09S

1930

2, 589, 361216, 019

220, 408

263, 92924, 239

1, 466, 141188, 400

1, 928, 981132, 206

44, 91640, 441

126, 418127, 888124, 675

53, 090

208, 670

169, 452

31, 420

1, 027, 447

16, 851303, 53091, 261

111, 626

62, 389

115, 592114,646316,992

907, 7231, 813, 577

577, 186

Perct.in-

crease(+)

or de-crease(-)

cumu-lative

1930from1929

-9.0+12. 2

+32. 2

-9.&+1.1

-25.5-1.0

-6.4-5.4

-23.5-20.4

-9.4-8.3—7.7

+0.2

-1.9

+ 17.3

+13.2

+15.2

! +57.4-12.3-14.8

-15.2

+2.0

-1.1-1.1

-12.3

+25.6-2.6

: -4.3

3 Cumulative through Mar. 31. 4 Revised.

37

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

CHEMICALS AND OILS— Continued

Cottonseed— Continued

Cottonseed oil, refined:Production thous of IbsStocks, end of month _ _ thous. of Ibs. .Price, yellow, prime,

New York. dolls, per lb_.Consumption in

oelomargarine thous. of lbs_.Cottonseed cake and meal:

Production ..short tons_.Stocks, end of month short tons-Exports _ short tons..

Flaxseed

Minneapolis and Duluth:Receipts thous. of bushs..Shipments thous . of bushs _ _Stocks, end of month thous. of bushs..

Imports - thous. of bushsMill receipts at Duluth-

Superior thous. of bushs..Price No. 1, Minneapolis dolls, per bush__Linseed oil:

Shipments from Minneapolis. thous. of lbs._Price, New York _ dolls, per lb._

Linseed cake and meal:Shipments from Minneapolis.thous. of lbs._Exports .. thous. of Ibs

FOODSTUFFS

Wheat

Visible supply, end of month:United States thous. of bushs..Canada thous. of bushs

Receipts, principal markets _ _ thous. of bushs. .Shipments, principal markets.thous. of bushs. .Production, crop estimate:

Winter wheat. thous. of bushs..Exports:

United States-Wheat only thous. of bushsIncluding wheat flour. thous. of bushs..

Canada-Including wheat flour_thous. of bushs ..

Prices:No. 1, Northern Spring,

Minneapolis . dolls, per bushNo. 2, Red Winter,

St. Louis dolls, per bush..No. 2, Hard Winter,

Kansas City dolls, per bush

Wheat Flour

Grindings of wheat:United States thous. of bushsCanada thous of bushs

Production:United States, actual thous. of bbls..United States, prorated thous. of bbls..Canada. thous. of bbls

Grain offal, production thous. of lbs._Capacity operated, flour mills per cent..Consumption (computed) thous. of bbls..Stocks, all positions, end of

month (computed) thous. of bbls ..Exports:

United States thous. of bbls. _Canada thous. of bbls

Wholesale prices:Standard patents, Minn dolls, per bbL.Winter, straights,

Kansas City dolls, per bbL.

Corn

Exports, including meal thous. of bushs..Visible supply, end of month .thous. of bushs..Receipts, principal markets. -thous. of bushs..Shipments, prin. markets thous. of bushs. .Grinding (starch, glucose) thous. of bushs..Prices:

No. 3, Yellow, Chicago dolls, per bush..No. 3, Yellow,

Kansas City dolls, per bush..No. 3, White, Chicago dolls, per bush..

1929

Decem-ber

187, 050422, 335

.087

3,511

272, 531203, 55430, 894

575592882

1,290

4,9193.22

5,043.147

18, 97748, 745

185, 113217, 90322, 88716, 402

7,06712, 121

18,684

1.31

1.35

1.21

41, 0624,837

8,9059,7701,073

728, 15754

8,043

9,100

1,123605

6.88

5.95

8708,469

31, 22115, 4936,053

.88

.84

.88

1930

January

172, 089465, 226

.084

2,629

297, 234206, 06225, 063

251163877

1,074

3.08

5,198.140

20, 85952, 833

168, 925210, 643

17, 53014, 170

8,24513, 825

7,258

1.27

1.34

1.19

43, 8125,201

9,5109,9481,168

772, 72656

9,808

8,000

1,240503

6.75

5.84

81916, 28631, 34416, 4387,622

.85

.82

.86

Febru-ary

160, 524512, 572

.084

2,351

227, 931205, 909

4,918

119162745

2,279

2,9383.05

5/493.141

13, 60033, 970

160, 375202, 28219, 92011, 234

5,1859,350

8,898

1.25

1.23

1.13

40, 5064,702

8,7839,3231,051

717, 92658

8,098

8,800

925481

6.39

5.63

91624, 27029, 56413, 7856,568

.82

.7884

March

116, 965535, 891

.084

2,567

179, 864170, 184

4,852

172133705

3,233

2.92

.140

52, 082

153, 290192, 75416, 68312, 160

2,4147,113

14, 657

1.12

1.18

1.02

4 43, 0835,475

4 9, 34710, 2071,219

4 763, 37655

9,163

8,800

1,044681

6.23

5.26

1,12225, 12920, 67914, 1336,065

.80

.76

.81

April

107, 970516, 700

.087

2,483

103, 894120, 258

146171624

2,527

2.92

9,141.143

8,60448, 716

136, 358177, 42413, 44113,291

s 525, 070

3,0507, 252

5,458

1.11

1.17

1.01

41, 8525,429

9,0709,7491,215

742, 59253

8,615

9,000

934451

6.09

5.40

1,03021, 45222, 11418, 0436,615

.82

.80

.84

1929

March

126, 884585, 343

.106

2,387

167, 527238, 65423, 790

369351603

2,737

132.49

14, 602.102

19, 42777, 748

125, 351181, 67627, 22016, 926

3,4879,153

27, 566

1.25

1.35

1.16

42,0047,455

9,20710, 3601,631

725, 84854

9,101

7,400

1,2591,413

6.67

5.72

5,02137, 10021, 56213, 4617,085

.94

.88

.94

April

4 101, 6034 570, 717

.102

2,3624 106, 2534 226, 210

6,675

270219478

3,911

72.45

14, 237.101

16, 917472, 056

117, 079167, 83717, 47215, 697

6 578, 336

3,4928,930

10, 544

1.20.

1.25

1.10

39, 4757,339

8,6369,9381,606

683, 04651

8,530

7,700

1,108720

6.41

5.58

2,56030, 99116, 43317, 6776,044

.90

.85

.91

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

-7.7-3.6

+3.6

-3.3

-42.2-29.3

-15.1+28.6-11.5-21.8

0.0

+2.1

-6.5

-11.0-8.0

-19.4+9.3

+26.3+2.0

-62.8

-0.9

-0.8

-1.0

-2.9-0.8

-3.0-4.5-0.3-2.7-3.6-6.0

+2.3

-10.5-33.8

-2.2

+2.7

-8.2-14.6+10.2+27.7+9.1

+2.5

+5.31 +3.7

April,1930,fromApril,1929

+6.3-9.5

-14.7

+5.1

-2.2-46.8

-45.9-21.9+30.5-35.4

+19.2

+41.6

-32.4

+16.5+5.7

-23.1-15.3

-22.6-18.8

-48.3

—7 5

-6.4

-8.2

+6.0-26.0

+5.0-1.9

-24.3+8.7+3.9+1.0

+16.9

-15.7-37.4

-5.0

-3.2

-59.8-30.8+34.6+2.1+9.4

-8.9

-5.9-7.7

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1929

600, 298

9,346

846, 828

384,936

1,3541,252

10, 588

239, 755

95, 92764, 577

14, 04236, 346

82, 861

168, 53829,874

36, 88341,1326,535

2, 918, 373

35,846

4,9564,064

28, 025

107, 10064, 92730, 212

1930

557, 548

10, 030

808, 923

334,833

688629

9,113

187, 601

67, 57450, 855

18, 89437, 540

36, 271

169, 25320,807

36, 71039, 2274,653

2, 996, 620

35,684

4,1432,116

3,887

103, 70162, 39926, 870

Perct.in-

crease

or de-crease

cumu-lative1930from1929

-7.1

+7.3

-4.5

-59.0

-49.2-49.8

-13.9

-21.8

-29.6-21.2

+34.6+3.3

-56.2

+0.4-30.4

-0.5-4.6

-28.8+2.7

-0.5

-16.4-47.9

-86.1

-3.2-3.9

-11.1

3 Comulative through Mar. 31. 4 Revised. 5 As of May 1. «Final estimate for 1929.

38

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

FOODSTUFFS— Continued

Oats

Receipts, principal markets. .-thous. of bushs..Visible supply, end of month. thous. of bushs..Exports, including meal thous. of bushs..Price, No. 3, white, Chicago.. dolls, per bush..Grindings, Canada thous. of bushs. .Production, oatmeal and rolled

oats, Canada thous of Ibs

Barley

Receipts, principal markets .. .thous. of bushs..Visible supply, end of month. thous. of bushs ..Exports thous of bushsPrice, No. 2, Minneapolis dolls, per bush_.

Rye

Receipts, principal markets. .. thous. of bushs..Visible supply, end of month. thous. of bushs..Exports, including flour thous. of bushs. .Price, No. 2, Minneapolis dolls, per bush..Production crop estimate thous of bushs

Total Grains

Iota] grains ex ports, inch flour, thous. of bushs..

Rice

"outhern paddy, receipts at mills bblsShipments:

Total from mills pockets (100 Ibs )New Orleans pockets (100 Ibs.)

Stocks, end of month pockets (100 Ibs )Exports pockets (100 Ibs.)Imports pockets (100 Ibs )

Fruits and VegetablesApples:

Cold-storage holdings,end of month thou^ of bbls

Car-lot shipments carloads _ _Potatoes, car-lot shipments carloadsOnions, car-lot shipments carloadsCitrus fruits, car-lot shipments carloads. .

HayReceipts number of csr*1

Cattle and Beef

Cattle movements, primary markets:Receipts _ _ thousandsShipments, total thousandsShipments, stocker and feeder.thousands-.Local slaughter thousands

Beef products:Production, inspected ... thous. of lbs._Apparent consumption thous. of Ibs..Exports thous of IbsCold-storage holdings,

end of month thous of IbsPrices:

Cattle, corn-fed, Chicago.dolls. per lOOlbs..Steer rounds, No. 2 dolls, per lb._Western dressed steers, N.Y__dolls . perlb..

Hogs and Pork

Hog movements, primary markets:Receipts - thousandsShipments, total . .. thousandsShipments, stocker and feeder, thousands -Local slaughter. thousands

Pork products, total:Production, inspected thous. of IbsApparent consumption thous. of Ibs.Exports thous of IbsCold-storage holdings, end of month:

Total thous of IbsFresh and cured thous. of lbs_

Lard (including in pork products) :Production thous. of IbsExports thous. of Ibs.Cold-storage holdings,

end of month thous of IbsPrices:

Hogs, heavy, Chicago... dolls, per 100 Ibs.Ham, smoked, Chicago dolls, perlb.Lard. Drime contract. N. Y.. dolls. Der lb.

1929

Decem-ber

7,08429, 314

443.45793

8,891

3,8489,9271,213

.59

5,9468,656

26.98

14, 673

797, 381

1, 023, 346132, 592

2, 439, 182420, 21253, 488

7,9675,729

14, 8262,232

10, 927

5 048

1, 555627255923

370, 843364, 142

1, 175

103, 883

12.13.240.235

4,2561. 449

532,801

851, 300602, 470104, 377

703, 084620, 986

176, 60780, 053

82, 098

9.47. 21£.10*

1930

January

6,74125, 220

377.45661

7,318

2,8264,894

734.58

1,2509,184

28.91

15, 783

869, 702

1, 073, 16588, 638

2, 317, 594323, 28134, 334

6,0346,095

19, 8573,277

10, 091

6, 107

1.639623233995

408, 525415, 507

1,292

99, 020

12.47.240.235

4,7201.797

382.905

874, 334692, 82C105,817

779, 277687, lOf

177, 25173, 291

92, 17J

9.6.23(

.10

Febru-ary

7,33622, 527

389.44838

10, 263

3,0808,5451.017' .57

5059,389

36.78

11,707

961, 209

1, 005, 42181, 050

2, 360, 083221, 95420, 273

4,2596,314

19, 5932,743

10, 187

6, 071

1.326508201806

327, 527333, 556

1,133

95, 598

12.53.236.223

3. 7911.491

562.297

705, 032489, 976

97, 263

897, 47£1 785, 564

147, 72.65, 95;

111,91<

1 10.4? . 25} .11

March

8,73618, 929

224.43798

4 9, 650

3,1537,837

569.55

59811, 175

64.66

9,093

283, 753

793, 00880, 506

1, 899, 421209, 915

25, 889

< 2, 5965,166

21, 6812,260

10, 705

1,547592207919

358, 1294 371, 113

1,4314 88, 743

12.80.240.215

3.2941, 451

581, 858

589. 9684 531, 873

97, 898

4 858. 063* 752, 99e

> 124, I2t} 66, 53[

1 « 105, 06'

i 9.8;2 ,24,2 . 10

April

9,54416, 765

259.43706

8,106

2, 742.6,511

778.56

33713, 427

47.68

• 46, 831

9,367

63, 189

152, 57219, 755

1,2973,607

19, 3502,8749, 653

1,644639255

1,016

373, 813393, 799

1,360

80, 374

12.56.239.220

3, 2551.280

i 57i 1, 980

603, 184566, 978

77, 466

817, 278712, 397

..50, 045

' 104,881

5 9.9£J .22C7 .107

1929

March

8,53514, 071

839.48925

12, 133

3,8918,4592,209

.67

9146,725

971.00

17,319

439, 439

766, 365116, 548

2, 057, 678428, 450

18, 647

2,7185.379

22, 3341,497

15, 144

5,981

I. 4f 0497162928

371, 942389, 662

1,614

81, 607

12.84.211.217

3,4361,36£

1^2,073

635, 791551, 81(102, 27f

1, 101, 38<921, 9f]

133, 92;70, 57

179, 42

11.3.23.12

April

9,49412,204

662.48776

8,987

3,4506, 849i1,862

.65

1,0646,632

32.89

6 40, 629

14,046

429, 389

745, 097131, 246

1, 763, 837378, 971

21, 356

1,2572,918

19, 3414,141

16, 713

4,733

4 1, 752<647

292i 4 1, 084

^392, 7854 415, 181

1, 073

70, 714

13.88.224.225

* 3, 582* 1, 277

73* 2, 291

655, 418) 559, 351

89, 813

) 1,108,306L 923, 558

5 137, 9532 59, 144

3 184, 74

3 11.48 .245 . 32

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE ( — )

April,1930,from

March,1930

+9.2-11.4+15.6

0.0-11.5

-16.0

-13.0-16.9+36. 7+1.8

-43.6+20.2-26.6+3.0

+3.0

-21. 5

-27.3-23.7

-50.0-30.2-10.8+27.2-9.8

+6.3+7.9

+23.2+10.6

+4.4+6.1-5.0

-9.4

-1.9-0.4+2.9

-1.2-11.8-1.7+6.9

+2.2+6.6

-20.9

-4.8-5.4

-24.S

-0.2

+1.,— 5 £

0. (

April,1930,fromApril,

1929

+0.5+37.4-60.9-10.4-9.0

-9.8

-20.0-4.6

-58.2-13.8

-68. 3+102 5+46.9-23. e

-33.3

-1.9

-59.7-7.5

+3.2+23.6

-30.6-42.2

-6.2-1.2

-12.7-6.3

-4.8-5.2

+26.7

+ 13.7

-9.5+6.-2.

Q

+o!-21.-13.

-8.+1.

13

26-22.

-15.

> -43.

* -12.1 — 71 -12.

CUMULATIVE TOTALROM JAN. 2 THROUGH

APR. 4,

1929

37, 510

3,534

3,450

42, 786

16, 271

4,142

452

77, 949

31,652,213

32,555,991516, 591

1, 680, 720145, 847

23, 65081, 0229,865

60, 421

6,0362,110

7493,863

1, 513, 261, 575, 02

5,07

16, 1516,008

24110, 114

3, 035, 36£2, 276, 81S

408, 543

3 512, 61*285, 77'

1930

32, 357

1,249

3,003

35, 337

11,801

2, 690

175

45, 950

32,114,664

32,871,594313, 383

907, 722100, 251

21, 18280, 48111, 15440, 636

6, 1562,362

8963,736

1, 467, 9941, 513, 975

5,216

15,066,01

209,03

2, 772, 512, 281, 64

378, 44

* 3 449, 10r 255, 82

Perct.in-

crease(t}

or de-rease(-)umu-ative1930from1929

-13.7

-64.7

-13.0

-17.4

-27.5

-35. 1

-61.3

-41.1

+28.0

+12.3-39.3

-46.0-31.3

-10.4-0.7

+13.1-32.7

+2.0+11.9+19.6-3.3

-3.0-3.9+2.7

-6.8+0.2

-13.3-10.7

-8.7+0.2-7.4

-12.4-10.5

;- Cumulative through Mar. 31. * Revised. ' As of May 1. e Final estimate for 1929.

39

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulative^ shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

FOODSTUFFS-Continued

Sheep and Lambs

Sheep movement, primary market:Receipts thousands ._Shipments, total thousandsShipments, stocker and feeder, thousands. .Local slaughter thousands..

Lamb and mutton:Production, inspected thous. of lbs_.Apparent consumption thous. of lbs_.Cold-storage holdings, end

of month thous. of lbs_.Prices:

Sheep, ewes, Chicago dolls, per 100 Ibs..Sheep, lambs, Chicago. -dolls, per 1001bs._

Miscellaneous Meats

OoM -storage holdings, end of mo. thous. of Ibs..

Total Meats

Production, inspected thous. of Ibs. _Cold -storage holdings, end of mo.thous. of lbs._Apparent consumption, . thous. oflbs..

Poultry

Receipts at 5 markets . . thous. of Ibs. _Gold-storage holdings,end of mo. thous. of Ibs..

Fish

Total catch, prin. ports thous. of bbls_.Cold-storage holdings,15th of mo.thous. of Ibs..Canned salmon:

Shipments, United States cases .Exports, Canada cases..

Butter

Production (factory) thous. of Ibs. .Receipts, 5 markets thous. of lbs._Cold-storage holdings, creamery,

end of month thous. of Ibs..Apparent consumption ..thous. of lbs._Wholesale price, New York dolls, per lb_.

Cheese

Total, all varieties:Production (factory) thous. of Ibs. _Receipts, 5 markets thous. oflbs..Apparent consumption thous. of lbs._Gold-storage holdings,

end of month thous. of lbs_.Imports thous. of lbs._Exports, United States thous. of lbs_.Exports Canada thous. of lbs._

American whole milk:Cold-storage holdings,

end of month thous of IbsWholesale price, New York.dolls. perlb..

Eggs

Receipts, 5 markets thous. of cases..Cold-storage holdings, end of month:

Case thous of casesFrozen thous. of Ibs. .

MilkCondensed milk:

Total stocks, rnfrs., end of mo. —Case goods. _ thous. of Ibs. -Bulk goods. .thous. of Ibs._

Unsold stocks, mfrs., end of mo. —Case goods thous. oflbs..Bulk goods thous of Ibs

Exports thous. of Ibs..Wholesale price, New York-dolls, per case..

Evaporated milk:Manufacturers' stocks, end of mo.—

Total, case goods thous of IbsUnsold, case goods thous of Ibs

Exports _ thous. oflbsWholesale price, New York, dolls, per case. .

Production, condensed andevaporated milk.. thous. of Ibs..

Powdered milk:Manufrs* stocks, end mo thous. of Ibs..Exports thous. oflbs..Net new orders.. thous. oflbs..

1929

Decem-ber

1,703732183967

43, 74243, 605

7,317

4.9412.00

89, 742

1, 265, 885902, 026

1, 010, 217

77, 325140, 723

18, 07475, 847

553, 078159, 488

94, 35039, 843

81,935160, 464

.41

22, 54210, 88035, 695

80, 6237,015

2414, 963

63, 478.23

633

70453, 644

25, 46223, 606

20, 3417, 6003,1006.13

211, 954169, 345

5,3393.95

117, 095

31, 061561

6,845

1930

January

1,903786126

1, 111

50, 28950, 814

4,667

6.2612.68

89, 144

1, 333, 148972, 108

1, 159, 141

33, 386141, 552

23, 91862, 428

505, 83171, 285

103, 94943, 507

60, 230160, 417

.37

23, 80712, 52540, 424

69, 2235,361

1811, 552

53, 672.21

917

13944, 080

21, 74023, 475

16, 5026,2892,6236.13

175, 974143, 769

5,8393.95

125, 073

29, 833944

8,956

Febru-ary

1,796735101

1,041

49, 56448, 762

5, 408

5.1810.44

89, 970

1, 082, 1241, 088, 454

872, 294

24,800133, 172

27, 58349, 797

371, 96091, 823

96, 20641,014

46, 530141,901

.36

22, 29312, 46733, 807

61, 8914,395

198280

47, 818.21

1,110

8435, 192

18, 67120, 495

14, 0774,6853,5826.13

153, 202129, 580

5,1213.95

124, 835

26, 199454

8,767

March

2, 151936

991,210

56, 494« 56, 726

4 5, 174

5.149.73

85, 868

1, 004, 590^ 1,037, 848

4 959, 712

16,954* 105, 708

33, 16635, 536

371, 07085, 427

108, 61947, 179

* 30, 556162, 969

.37

25, 28212, 90336, 957

* 55, 3435,247

171456

* 41, 922.21

2,063

« 2, 2314 49, 751

17,4954 20, 577

13, 235* 4, 773

3,4776.13

146, 571125, 623

5, 3693.95

153, 190

* 25, 674629

« 8, 832

April

2,230975134

1,278

55, 60255, 493

5, 191

5.138.94

83, 043

1, 032, 598985, 886

1, 016, 270

17, 84777, 467

36, 79925, 186

29, 183

126, 25550, 595

22, 948177,990

.39

35, 38013, 02644, 680

53, 0317,125

199229

39, 343.21

2.631

5,75177, 134

20, 59020, 602

16, 2135,1172,710

6. 13

162, 193140, 343

6,1813.95

190, 551

25, 203636

10, 604

1929

March

1,527699122836

40, 88841, 330

3,109

8.4216.19

90, 129

1, 048, 6211, 276, 234

982, 802

17, 11668, 728

27, 75937, 744

364, 41489, 225

105, 17146, 186

5,532157, 670

.48

34, 69812, 26134, 612

58, 1530,423

278726

45, 105.24

1,816

55934, 918

8,6776,633

3,8412,7994,5106.18

111,86887, 4917,7684.56

160, 428

14, 022454

8,182

April

* 2, 012954210

4 1, 051

44, 57546, 183

2,533

9.1816.45

88, 314

n,092,7781, 269, 8671, 020, 718

16, 84652, 901

29, 0424 31, 687

109, 69049, 177

124, 61648, 707

5,883170, 745

.45

39, 88012, 33139, 886

54, 6185,553

242804

42, 032.24

2,596

3,95251, 825

12, 53411,312

7,9844,0123,6436.13

126, 31489, 789

5, 9634.30

207, 346

16, 659480

4 8, 520

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

+3.7+4.2

+35.4+5.6

-1.6-2.2

+0.3

-0.2-8.1

-3.3

+2.8-5.0+5.9

+5.3-26.7

+11.0-29.1

-65.8

+16.2+7.2

-24.9+9.2+5.4

+39.9+1.0

+20.9

-4.2+35.8+16.4-49.8

-6.20.0

+27. 5

+157.8+55. 0

+17.7+0.1

+22.5+7.2

-22.10.0

+10.7+11.7+15.1

0.0

+24.4

-1.8+1.1

+20.1

April,1930,fromApril,1929

+10.8+2.2

-36.2+21.6

+24.7+20.2

+104. 9

-44.1-45.7

-6.0

-5.5-22.4-0.4

+5.9+46.4

+26.7-20.5

-40.7

+1.3+3.9

+290. 1+4.2

-13.3

-11.3+5.6

+12.0

-2.9+28.3-17.8-71.5

-6.4-12.5

+1.3

+45.5+48.8

+64.3+82.1

+103. 1+27.5-25.6

0 0

+28.4+56.3+3.7-8.1

-8. 1

+51.3+32.5+24. 5

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 2 THROUGH

APR. 4,

1929

6,9603,173

6353,768

169, 372174, 560

4, 717, 997

1930

8,0803,432

4604,640

211,949211, 795

4, 452, 460

4, 026, 593 4, 007, 417

85, 603 92, 987

j

96, 861 ! 121,466

31,316,574417, 054

417, 041181, 375

629, 080

132, 55852, 251

151, 140

31,248,861277, 718

435, 029182, 295

643,277

106, 76250, 921

155, 868

23, 954 22, 128958! 749

3,744 2,517

6,162 fi, 721

18, 071! 12, 392

26, 358J 22, 510

626, 851 593, 649

1,794.31, 025

2,66337, 159

Per ct.in-

crease(t}or de-

crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

+16.1+8.2

-27.6+23.1

+25.1+21.3

-5.6

-0.5

+8.6

+25.4

-5.1-33.4

+4.3+0.5

+2.3

-19.5-2.5+3. 1

1 -7.6! -21.8

-32.8

+9. 1

-31.4

-14.6

-5.3

+48.4; +19.8

* Cumulative through Mar. 31. * Revised.

40

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

FOODSTUFFS— Continued

Milk— Continued

Fluid milk:Receipts-

Boston (includ. cream). .thous. of qts_.Greater New York thous. of qts._

Production—Minneapolis, St. Paul.-.thous. of lbs_.

Consumption in manufactureof oleomargarine thous. of Ibs..

SugarRaw:

Imports—From Hawaii, Porto Rico. .long tons..From foreign countries -long tons..

Meltings, 8 ports long tonsStocks at refineries, end month.long tons..

Refined:Shipments, 2 ports _ _ ...long tons..Stocks, 2 ports long tons._Exports, including maple ..long tons..

Prices:Wholesale, 96° centrif., N. Y.dolls. per lb__Wholesale, granulated, N. Y.dolls. per lb._Retail, granulated, N. Y dolls, per IbRetail average, 51 cities.. .relative to 1913..

Cuban movement (raw) :Receipts at Cuban ports.. long tons..Exports long tonsStocks, end of month long tons

Candy

Sales by manufacturers thous. of dolls. _

CoffeeImports thous. of bags..Visible supply:

World thous. of bags..United States thous. of bags

Receipts, total, Brazil r thous. of bags..Clearances:

Total, Brazil, for world thous. of bags..Total, Brazil, for U. S thous. of bags. .

Price, Rio No. 7, Brazil grades. _ .dolls, per lb_.

TeaImports _ _ thous. of IbsPrice, Formosa fine, New York. .dolls, per lb..

Cocoa

Shipments from the Gold andNigerian Coasts, Africa long tons

Imports long tons. _Spot price, Accra, New York dolls

TOBACCO

Consumption (tax-paid withdrawals):Large cigars. thousands..Small cigarettes thousands _ _Manufac. tobacco and snufL.thous. of lbs._

Exports:Unmanufactured thous. of lbs__Cigarettes thousands

Sales of loose-leaf warehouses thous. of Ibs..Stocks, end of quarter:

Chewing, smoking, snuff, andexport _ -. thous. of lbs._

Cigar tobacco thous. oflbs_.Total, including imported thous. of lbs_.

TRANSPOKTATION

River and Canal Cargo Traffic

Panama Canal:Total cargo traffic thous. of long tons..In American vessels. ..thous. of long tons..In British vessels thous. of long tons..

Sault Ste. Marie canals.. .thous. of short tons..New York State canals___thous. of short tons..Cape Cod Canal ._ ..short tons..Suez Canal __ .thous. of met. tons..Welland Canal short tons..St. Lawrence Canal _ . short tons..Mississippi River Govt. barges short tons__Ohio River, Pittsburgh, Pa., to

Wheeling, W. Va short tons..Allegheny River short tons .Monongahela River _ short tons..

1929

Decem-ber

18, 224113, 742

28, 884

9,169

14, 232156, 031235, 605682, 429

45, 15246, 2433,363

.038

.050

.059120

116, 101192, 160181, 460

33, 734

955

5,079693

1,553

1,199587

.099

8,680.304

36, 74822, 824.0931

410, 8638, 261, 357

24, 682

66, 504683, 75773, 484

21,373,8592 292, 645

21, 754, 451

2,5251,219

718482

189, 8112,919

47, 60323, 94272,804

757, 527156, 993

2, 173. 207

1930

January

19, 192114, 235

32, 554

9,035

77, 132192, 123326, 416616, 247

60, 22432, 9945,637

.037

.051

.059120

192, 153145, 189312, 187

24, 538

1,036

5,119671

1,455

1,470881

.103

6,537.300

43, 83825, 176.0938

418, 90010, 208, 232

33, 014

46, 885465, 46460, 907

2,6121,198

589

""186," 1722,744

75, 739

578, 22493, 825

2. 134. 161

Febru-ary

17, 149104, 586

7,714

140, 019166, 971328, 181570, 970

42, 90632, 7464,280

.037

.049

.059118

659, 637179, 432815, 389

24, 893

1,229

5.322852

1,469

1,427722

.105

5,602.300

29, 55115, 082.0925

426, 5228, 465, 005

30, 308

57, 037430, 88623, 079

2,3781,058

727

~~~I62~5092,474

75, 157

709, 24261, 420

2. 179. 305

March

4 19, 369117, 880

7,103

185, 704204, 318410, 063529, 067

68, 83842, 4054,487

.036

.049

.055116

793, 762153, 083

1, 411, 983

27, 312

1,134

5,264895

1,264

1,169590

.103

6,355.300

25, 54311, 595.0875

454, 7669, 165, 175

31, 458

54,887497, 814

21,508,8762 358, 224

21,965,246

2,5581,272

611

151, 5152,634

71, 087

838, 991174, 445

2. 363. 728

April

19,400

7,903

188, 571272, 064432, 111574, 224

72, 11463, 3574,830

.035

.048

.055115

669, 252335, 529

1, 754, 746

25, 660

1,065

5,264851

1,152

1,152548

.099

5,796.300

13, 95112, 164.0869

469, 9699, 535, 460

31, 261

43, 364366, 674

2,4571,120

685410

184, 002

141, 679110, 804100, 700

879, 401335, 262

2. 112. 586

1939

March

18, 443* 117, 885

31, 248

8,133

124, 704601, 727505, 286559, 993

73, 23149, 45110, 159

.037

.048

.057118

1, 061, 472659, 501

1, 296, 744

29, 705

1,052

4,983822

1,175

1,041501

.180

5^470.330

35, 39625, 041.1088

491, 3058, 689, 510

31, 663

30, 673799, 93525, 726

21 456 3912 389, 439

21,949,002

2,7441,229

755

146, 4833,157

104, 499

840, 604187, 400

2. 382. 405

April

18, 0024 113, 019

30, 960

7,847

143, 628605, 003502, 980779, 091

87, 46646, 3419,265

.037

.048

.056116

809, 807583, 906

1, 509, 795

25, 917

988

5,207788

1,141

1,119511

.176

5,418.330

17, 67029,182

.1044

550, 9129, 608, 221

31, 950

39, 634805, 777

3,245

2,7201,194

7354 406

60166, 205

3,103299, 020215, 402134, 747

976, 992232, 204

2. 438. 939

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

+0.2

+11.3

+1.5+33.2+5.4+8.5

+4.8+49.4+7.6

-2.8-2.0

0.0-0.9

-15.7+119.2+24.3

-6.0

-6.1

0.0-2.7-8.9

-1.5-7.1-3.9

-8.80.0

-45.4+4.9-0.7

+3.3+4.0-0.6

-21.0-26.3

+9.8+22.4+12.0

-3,9-11.9+12.1

+21.4

+41.7

+4.8+92.2-10.6

April,1930,fromApril,

1929

+7.8

+0.7

+31.3-54.0-14.1-26.3

-17.6+36.7-47.9

-5.40.0

-1.8-0.9

-17.4-42.5+16.2

-1.0

+7.8

+1.1+8.0+1.0

+2.9+7.2

-43.7

+7.0-9.1

-21.0-58.3-16.8

-14.7-0.8-2.2

+9.4-54.5

+3.6-8.0+1.0

-9.7-6.2-6.8

-90.7

+10.7

-52.6-48.6-25.3

-10.0+44.4-13.4

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1929

68,636335, 795

31, 851

438, 3911, 906, 6551, 722, 037

274, 501

37, 611

3, 469, 5931, 949, 372

109, 719

4,108

4,581

4,5012,374

27, 763

152, 92298, 212

1, 907, 40936, 520, 493

125, 856

164, 8143, 542, 377

10, 8734, 7793,1124,406

591, 8183 8, 829

299, 020215, 402480, 583

2, 821, 561589, 227

9. 069. 571

1930

75, 110336, 701

31, 755

591, 426835, 476

1, 496, 771

244, 082

19, 234

2, 314, 804813, 233

102, 403

4,464

5,340

5,2182,741

24, 290

112, 88364, 017

1, 770, 15737, 373, 872

126, 041

202, 1731, 760, 838

10, 0054,6482,612

410

684, I§83 7, 852

141, 679110, 804322, 683

3, 005, 858664, 952

8. 789. 780

Perct.in-

crease

or de-crease

cumu-lative1930from1929

+9.4+0.3

-0.3

+34.9-56.2-13.1

-11.1

-48.9

-33.3-58.3

-6.7

+8.7

+16.6

+15.9+15.5

-12.5

-26.2-34.8

-7.2+2.3+0.1

+22.7-50.3

-8.0-2.7

-16.1-90.7

+15.6-11.1-52.6-48.6-32.9

+6.5+12.9-3.1

2 Quarter ending in month indicated. 3 Cumulative through Mar. 31. < Revised.

41

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

TRANSPORTATION— Continued

Ocean Traffic

Clearances, vessels in foreign trade:Total thous. of net tonsAmerican thous. of net tons__Foreign _ ._ thous. of net tons _

Shipbuilding

Completed during month:Total gross tonsSteel seagoing gross tons__

Building or under contract, end of month:Merchant vessels thous. of gross tons__

Freight Cars

Surplus (daily av. last week of month) :Total . carsBox carsCoal cars

Shortage (daily av. last week of month) :Total . carsBox carsCoal cars

Car loadings:Total carsGrain and grain products cars..Livestock carsCoal and coke _ carsForest products _ _ ..carsOre _ carsMerchandise and 1 c 1 carsMiscellaneous cars

Railroad Operations

Operating revenues:Freight thous of dollsPassenger thous of dollsTotal operating thous. of dolls

Operating expenses thous of dollsNet operating income thous of dollsFreight carried mills ton-miles

Railway Equipment

Locomotives (Am. Ry. Assn.):Owned, end of month —

Quantity number. _Tractive power mills, of lbs._

In bad order, end of month —Quantity numberPer cent of total in use per centInstalled number--Retired numberNew orders . _ number

Shipments, manufacturers' (Census) —Total number. .Steam, domestic. _ _ numberElectric, domestic number

Unfilled orders (railroads), end of mo.—From manufacturers numberIn railroad shops number

Unfilled orders, manufacturers' (Census)—Total numberSteam domestic numberElectric, domestic number

Exports, steam numberFreight cars (Am. Ry. Assn.):

Owned, end of month—§uantity thous. of cars._

apacity mills of IbsIn bad order, end of month-

Quantity carsPer cent of total in use per cent

New orders carsShipments-

Total carsDomestic cars

Unfilled orders (railroads)—Total cars - -From manufacturers carsIn railroad shops cars..

Passenger cars:N e w orders _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .cars -Shipments —

Total - . _ _ _ - - carsDomestic cars-_

1939

Decem-ber

5,6072,0783,529

13, 69210, 633

372

447, 141246, 982144, 353

3, 340, 993159, 676101, 798816, 589181, 81032, 877

908, 0851, 140, 158

340, 82174, 438

468, 879362, 814

72, 22736, 040

56, 8192,531

7,66213.6158377167

67621

33695

4904354813

2,263209, 516

118, 8075.4

9,785

7,8567,513

34, 08529, 7964,289

77

116116

1930

January

5, 6932,0233,670

23, 77921, 493

376

392, 552217, 024123, 469

9

3, 349, 424156, 665108, 036828, 272181, 81033, 657

890, 1521, 150, 832

337, 99370, 452

451, 190356, 46955, 47436, 664

56, 7532,530

7,93714. 1160227163

4848

334107

587527502

2,265209, 842

124, 2605.6

6,632

8,0957,426

33, 45728, 057

5, 400

58

9580

Febru-ary

5,3681,9773,391

14, 24112, 217

341

440, 275206, 531180, 089

3, 505, 962174, 980102, 960797, 867217, 23933, 474

938, 4291, 241, 013

327, 06161, 254

427, 941330, 57959, 45234, 341

56, 6542,530

8,34214.8115218

16

6760

4

343107

533479468

2,267210, 315

122, 3275.5

15, 931

9,6009,366

30, 80025, 7225,078

134

7878

March

5,8342,1163,718

23, 84013, 088

327

465, 920203, 590206, 066

4, 414, 625201, 047118, 071735, 508294, 07145, 119

1, 251, 0131, 769, 796

345, 20461, 788

452, 717351, 27961, 07435, 310

56, 4864 2, 528

8,27414.8142310

43

68642

310132

535485

4410

2,2684 210, 315

129, 8955.9

4,464

6,1446,066

35, 18129, 0586,123

169

6151

April

6,7032,9663,738

16, 9304,166

366

427, 925'203, 192

168, 930

3, 619, 293156, 45496, 373

571, 469229, 74750, 805

1, 004, 4251, 510, 020

56, 4692,531

8,22214.714916629

9794

239123

464417444

2,270210, 697

129, 8655.9

1,543

9,0878,874

31, 84626, 5185,328

70

7765

1929

March

5,9332,1453,788

11, 1283,919

187

279, 10795, 429

136, 452

4040

4, 815, 937213, 212121, 103846, 691335, 06357, 113

1, 306, 1781, 936, 577

4 393, 8624 71, 890

4 517, 5634 377, 758

4 97, 4054 40, 228

58, 3222,553

8,04213.9121307142

35314

32646

488419

2422

2,268208, 507

139, 5386.3

11, 068

3,5993,589

41, 19735, 3605,837

53

8787

April

6,6612,7383,924

20, 6689,468

290

220, 82189, 95287, 367

19

4 3,989,1424 143, 9134 106, 8794 632, 4914 278, 3844 110, 678

4 1,062,0484 1,654,749

393, 05867, 509

513, 955376, 49494, 20438, 334

58, 1442,550

8,05714.013030858

6157

2

30838

495419

2410

2,267208, 569

142, 5436.5

6,983

5,5105,300

43, 48636, 6746,812

250

8678

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,• 1930,from

March,1930

+14.9+40.2+0.5

-29.0-68.2

+11.9

-8.2-0.2

-18.0

April,1930,fromApril,

1929

+0.6+8.3-4.7

-18.1-56.0

+26.2

+93.8+125. 9+93.4

-18.0-22.2-18.4-22.3-21.9+12.6-19.7-14.7

-9.3+8.7-9.8-9.6

-17.5-54.1-5.4-8.7

+0.1

-0.6-0.7+4.9

-46.5-32.6

+42.6+46.9

-22.9-6.8

-13.3-14.0

0.0-60.0

+0.1+0.2

0.0-65.4

+47.9+46. 3

-9.5o n

-13^0

-58.6

+26.2+27.5

-2.9-0.7

+2.0+5.0

+14.6-46.1-50.0

+59.0+64. 9

-22.4+223. 7

-6.3-0.5

+83.3-60.0

+0.1+1.0

-8'.9-9.2

-77.9

+64.9+67.4

-26.8-27.7-21.8

-72.0

-10.5-16.7

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1929

23, 3868,742

14, 645

42, 53218, 114

771

1930

23, 5989,082

14, 517

78, 79050, 964

1.410

Perct.in-

crease(+,}or de-

crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

+0.9+3.9-0.9

+85.2+181.4

+82.9

||

16, 142, 670727, 878451, 604

3, 234, 7481, 071, 302

240, 4064, 254, 3246, 162, 408

14, 889, 304689, 146425, 440

2, 933, 116922, 867163, 055

4, 084, 0195, 671, 661

4761,065

296

14211413

63

44, 896

12, 07510, 301

552

374364

566921251

280266

6

24

28, 570

32, 92631, 732

431

311274

-7.8-5.3-5.8-9.3

-13.9-32.2

—4 0-8.0

+18.9-13. 5-15.2

+97.2+133. 3-53.8

-61. 9

-36.4

+172. 7+208. 0

-21.9

-16.8-24.7

4 Revised.

42

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

TRANSPORT ATION—C ont inued

Highways

Concrete pavements, new contracts:Total thous. of sq. yds.-Road thous of sq yds

Federal-aid highways:Completed —

Cost -. . thous of dollsDistance miles

Under construction, end of month-. miles-.

Passenger Travel

National parks:Visitors _ numberAutomobiles entered.. _ _ number

Arrivals from abroad:Immigrants numberUnited States citizens number

Departures abroad:Emigrants numberUnited States citizens number

Passports issued number--Pullman Company operations:

Revenue thous of dollsPassengers carried thousands

Trend of business in hotels:

Average sale per occupied room.. .dollars ..

Warehouses

Public merchandise warehouses,

PUBLIC UTILITIES

Telephone companies:Operating revenues thous. of dolls..Operating income thous of dolls

Telegraph companies:Commercial telegraph tolls.thous. of dolls. .Operating revenues thous of dollsOperating income thous of dolls

Gas and electric companies:Gross earnings thous of dollsNet earnings thous of dolls

Electric railways (212 companies):Passengers carried thous. of persons..Average fare cents

ELECTRIC POWER

Electric power production:Total mills of kw -hours

By fuels mills of kw -hoursIn street railways,

manfg. plants, etc.. .mills, of kw.-hours._

Electric power production (Canada):Total mills of kw -hoursBy water power mills of kw -hoursExported mills of kw -hours

Electric power, gross revenue. -thous. of dolls..Consumption of electrical energy:

By geographic divisions—

\ew Jiingiana rei. to jj^* *o- -

Southern rel to 1923 25

By industry-

Chemical and allied

Food and kindred

Rolling mills and steel

Metal working plants__rel. to 1923-25..

Leather and its

Lumber and itsproducts rel to 1923 25

Rubber and itsproducts rel to 1923 25

Stone, clay, and glass. _rel. to 1923-25..Textiles rel to 1923 25Automobiles, including

3 Cl

1939

Decem-ber

7,4625,043

28, 326813

7,256

35, 7625,675

17, 84221, 177

4,88027, 4047,323

6,5072,731

673.92

75.9

78, 67518, 271

11, 29814, 5722,304

211, 500100, 000

795, 6438.272

8,5132,7515, 762

4028,111

1,5351,497

1024 192, 200

116.4107.0109.0120.5130.4126.0

116.4

148.0

121.1

120.5127.2124.9

89.0

92.8132.1

108.4120.4146.2109.8

79.4

imulative t

1930

January

6,5955, 244

7,680273

7,054

47,29619, 335

14, 76723, 985

3,94731, 9918,485

7,1432,760

734.04

74.6

77, 84518, 012

10, 51813, 454

435

211,00092, 000

781, 9278.288

i 8, 6524 2, 9354 5, 717

4124 8, 2404 1, 5464 1, 505

1134 198, 300

121.8120.5128.0125.8110.0115.2

121.8

136.7

132.3

143.1126.7132.9

92.3

87.5120.8

144.4124.4124.2112.4

9.8

hrough M

Febru-ary

6,8875,357

9,266358

6,843

48, 3429,926

13, 58534, 234

3,18033, 7969,899

6,3312, 379

704. 05

4 71.7

75, 39817, 287

9,84412, 652

532

199, 50090, 000

705, 454

4 7, 6234 2, 7044 4, 919

4414 7, 1824 1, 3914 1, 364

117186, 100

123.5113.3136.8126.0118.3127.5

123.5

139.6

129.2

143.0• 130. 5135.0

86.5

94.7138.0

185.4125.4116.7103. 3

! 116, P

ar. 31.

March

13, 70011,294

6, 185227

6,824

67,30612, 841

19, 75940, 727

2,90037, 93018, 802

6, 3162,457

673.90

69 6

79, 20017, 984

10, 79013, 8651,442

199, 00088, 000

760, 269

8, 1643, 2604,904

5117,653

1, 5081,484

127177, 100

4 120. 24 105. 04 128. 44 122. 24 121. 74 117.4

4 120. 2

4 140. 04 129. 8

4 136. 84 132. 04 133. 7

4 80. 84 93. 7

4 135. 0

4 130. 34 117. 74 117. S

499.f

1 108. £

April

18, 57014, 338

6,031302

7,230

75, 51514, 322

33, 148

684.05

728, 820

120.3102.9125.7117.2117.3127.6

120.3

137.2

119.4

138.3125.5130.2

91.2

102.8126.7

138.5130.1129.9102.3

112,. 9

1929

March

6,0002, 826

4, 570151

7,665

72, 3778,498

20, 14537, 375

2,44927, 97217, 066

6,6272,726

693.94

69.9

74, 89917, 825

11,86414, 9111,951

195, 00085, 000

820, 4058.202

7,9893 1474,842

3827,607

1,4711,441

1274 170, 500

135.7130.8141.9130.4125.4138. 2

135.7

133.0

122.2

160.3151.4154.9

93.4

104.2129.2

155.899.7

138.0126.6

154. 5

April

16, 65412, 315

7,410211

7,707

64, 80710, 460

28, 56532, 288

3,38725, 27729, 995

6,4042,582

4.09

71.8

74, 83017, 776

11, 32814, 3441,700

190, 00083, 000

774, 5178.202

7,8813 2854,596

3757,506

1,4091,379

111168, 100

136.4125.4146 5128.0126.3137.0

136.4

131.7

121 2

153.3148.3149.9

82.0

108.0136.0

155.7116.1145.0128 1

170.6

*Re

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

+35.5+27,0

-2. 5+33. 04-5, 9

+ 12.2+ 11.5

+76.3

+1.5+3.8

-4. 1

+0.1-2.0

2 l-4.1-3.6+8.7

+0.1

-2.0

8 0

+1.1-4.9-2.6

+12.9

+9.7-6.1

+6.3+10.5+10.2+2.7

+3,. 7

vised.

April,1930,fromApril,

1929

+11.5+ 16.4

-18.6+43. 1-6.2

+16, 5+36. 9,

+10. 5

—4. 2-1.0

-5.9

-11.8-17.9

14.2-8.4-7.1-6.9

— 11.8

+4.2

-1.5

-9.8-15.4-13.1

+11,2

-4.8-6.8

-11.0+12.1—10.4-20. 1

-33.8

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 2 THROUGH

APR. 4,

1939

33, 35622, 919

41, 2251,292

30, 886

226,93137, 266

3 55, 2053 94, 041

3 11,2733 89, 1273 65, 462

3 20, 0773 8, 117

193O

45, 75236, 233

29,1621, 160

27, 951

238, 45956, 424

348,1113 98, 946

3 10, 0273 103, 717

3 70, 334

3 19, 7903 7, 596

3 220, 7213 55, 362

3 33, 3093 42, 104

3 5, 005

* 592, 0003 263, 000

3, 135, 788

3 23, 6593 8, 287

3 15, 372

3 1, 2023 22, 457

3 4, 3253 4, 235

33523 534, 300

3 232, 4433 53, 283

3 31, 1523 39, 971

3 2. 409

3 609, 5003 270, 000

2, 976, 470

3 24, 4393 8, 899

3 15, 540

3 1, 3643 23, 075

3 4, 4453 4, 353

33573 561, 500

Perot,in-

crease

or de-crease

cumu-lative1930from1929

+37. 2+58.. 1

-29. 3- LO, 2-9, 5

4-5.. 1+51... 4

-12. 9+5. 2

-LL 1+ 16. 1+7.4

-L..4-6.4

+5.. 3-3. 3

-6.5-5. I

-51.9

+3. 0+2.7

-o, i

+3, 3+7.4+1.1

+13, 5+2.. 8

+2.8+2.8+ 1.4+5. 1

43

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES

Employment in factories:New York State rel. to 1923..Maryland rel. to 1924..Iowa _ rel. to 1923Illinois rel. to 1925-27..Wisconsin _ ..rel. to 1923__Ohio... rel. to 1923_.Cleveland rel. to Jan., 1921..Detroit rel. to 1923-25..New York State number..Oklahoma number..

Total pay roll:New York State (weekly) ..thous. of dolls. .Oklahoma (weekly) thous. of dolls. _Wisconsin rel. to 1923..New York State rel. to 1923..Illinois rel. to 1925-27..

Employment,Canada rel. to calendar year 1926. .

Ohio construction rel. to 1923..Employment, trade-unions:

United States per cent of total..Canada per cent of total..

Anthracite mines:Employment rel. to 1923-25..Payroll rel. to 1923-25..

Federal civilian employees,Washington, D. C., end month number..

Average weekly earnings, factories:Illinois dollars.-New York State .. dollars .Wisconsin -.dollars .Oklahoma dollars..NewYork... rel. to 1923..Illinois rel. to 1925-27..Wisconsin _. rel. to 1923. .

Average weekly earnings (National IndustrialConference Board):

Grand total (both sexes) dollars ..Total male . .__ . . . dollars ..Skilled male dollars .Unskilled male dollars..Total women . dollars..

Average weekly hours:Nominal (both sexes) _ . hours _ _Actual (both sexes) _. hours _

Wages, road labor, by districts:New England cents per hour..Middle Atlantic cents per hour..South Atlantic _ cents per hour . .East South Central cents per hour..West South Central. cents per hour__East North Central cents per hour..West North Central cents per hour--Mountain cents per hour.-Pacific— cents per hour--United States, average cents per hour--

Wage rates, U. S. Steel Corp. .cents per hour..Wages, steel sheet workers. ..per cent of base--Applicants per 100 jobs, employment agencies:

United States _ . _ _ . _ , number. _Eastern States. .- .number _ _Central States number-Southern States number . _Western States number __Illinois numberWisconsin number _ -Canada number-

Factory Labor Turnover

(Percentage of number on pay roll)

Departures:Total. __ . - per cent (annual basis) _.Voluntary quits. .per cent (annual basis)..Lay offs per cent (annual basis) . _Discharges per cent (annual basis) .

Accessions per cent (annual basis) . .Industrial disputes:

Disputes . numberWorkers involved number - -Man-days lost in month number. _

DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT

Retail Sales

Mail-order houses:Total sales, 2 houses thous of dollsSears, Roebuck & Co thous. of dolls. .Montgomery Ward & Co. -thous. of dolls. .

1929

Decem-ber

84.289.2

126.899.390.1102

106.298.0

465,91534, 093

13, 860934

89.791.996.3

119.1112. 0

84.088.6

110.8110.3

63, 946

28.1229.7524.1827.38109.299.198.2

27. 5329.8331.2524.3517.36

49.247.4

5145272531393850534050

127.0

16618718122277

177163154

29.312.714.22.4

14.6

232, 401

96, 930

90, 01954, 22035, 799

1930

January

82.386.2

122.997.890.0101

109.1106.5

455, 48033, 081

13, 524900

87.789.791.2

111.290.4

80.089.2

105.692.1

64, 356

28.3029.7024.1027.21109.099.795.9

27.5129. 5330.8724.3117.02

49.246.4

5247252531404046534050

127.0

201231231250101257196160

28.113.112.22.8

23.7

<214 5, 316

* 182, 202

51, 27432, 94318, 331

Febru-ary

81.987.2

125.298.090.7

107.4108.0

453, 28432, 938

13, 304916

93.088.394.0

111.6

78.093.2

107. 8103.7

64, 662

29.2429. 3624.8427.81107.8103. 1102.0

27. 9029.7531. 0824.5917.09

49.346.7

5144252529403946533950

127.0

20121322527191

246186164

33.016.013.83.2

26.9

4 321 6, 569

* 438, 587

46, 69128,28518, 406

March

81.887.5

123.096.990.6

106. 7108.5

452, 472

13, 481

96.989,490. 1

110.2

Z9.088.5

83.367.1

64, 954

28.2529.8025.75

109.499.6

106. 4

27.5929. 3730.7024. 1416. 84

49.046.3

5244252728383746533950

127.0

18021718925483

209177157

31.916.312.13.5

23.0

325,171

289, 561

47, 58226, 95020, 632

April

80.388.6

124.395.0

110. 5444, 133

13, 030— ..-_..

86.489. 1;

107. 8

79.089.2

84.863.9

65, 778

28.4929. 35

107.7100.4

27.6429.7431.0924.4116.59

48.846.1

5142272533383846534050

127.0

162177177217

74190159

35. 117.714.13.3

24.3

56, 56132, 78523, 776

1939

March

88.790.9

125.2102.298.5113

123.4136.0

490, 87932, 471

14, 897871

110.798.8

101.6

111.495.9

86.094.0

101.379.5

62, 926

28.9230.3526.9526.81111.4101.9112.4

28.5331.6833.1526.0717.76

49.849.5

5144232733423743523750

125.5

142144153215

76156138148

49.236.85.76.7

61.2

4241, 321

1, 094, 161

53, 41330, 79622, 617

April

88.391.8

127. 4103.099.2115

123.1136.0

488, 39034, 809

14, 687908

111.597.4

105.2

110.4107.8

88.094.5

104.177.4

63, 507

38. 9630.0726.9426.08110.4102.1112 4

28.5331.6133.0925.9517.85

49.849.3

5142272731383744533850

125. 5

12812613420073

134117127

55.743.35.56.9

70.2

5252,292

1, 429, 046

55, 61934,04621, 573

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE ( — )

April,1930,from

March,1930

-1.8+1.3+1.1-2.0

+1.8-1.8

-3.3

-3.4-1.1

—2 2

0.0+0.8

+1.8-4.8

+1.3

+0.81 5

-1.6+0.8

+0 2+1.3+ 1.3+ 1.1-1.5

-0.4-0.4

-1.9-4.5+8.0-7.4

+17.90.0

+2.70.00.0

+2.60.00.0

-10.0— 18.4-6.3

-14.610 8

-9.1-10.2

+10.0+8.6

+16.5-5.7+5.7

+18.9+21.7+15. 2

April,1930,from

April,1929

-9.1-3.5-2.4

7 8

-18.7-9.1

-11.3

-11.3-15.3

-2.4

-id. 2-5.6

-18.5-17.4

+3.6

— 1.6— 2 4

-2.41 7

—3 1-5.9-6.0-5.9-7.1

— 2.0-6.5

0.00.00.0

-7.4+6 5

0.0+2.7+4.5

0.0+5.3

0.0+ 1.2

+26.6+40.5+32.1+8.5+1.4

+41.8+35.9

-37.0-59.1

+156.4-52.2-65.4

+1. 7-3.7

+ 10.2

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 2 THROUGH

APR. 4,

1929 1930

Perctin-

crease(+)

or de-crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

• r

i j

202, 828121, 85480, 974

202, 108120, 96381, 145

-0.4-0. 7+0.2

4 Revised.

44

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT— Contd.

Retail Sales— Continued

Ten-cent chain stores:Total sales (4 chains) thous. of dollsTotal stores operated (4 chains) ..number. _F. W. Woolworth & Co._ -thous. of dolls..

Stores operated numberS S. Kresge Co -thous. of dolls_.

Stores operated-. . . number. _McCrory Stores Corp thous. of dolls

Stores operated number. _S. H. Kress & Co thous. of dolls..

Stores operated _ number. .Metropolitan. __ thous. of dolls. .

Stores operated numberW. T. Grant Co thous. of dolls.

Stores operated number _F. & W. Grand . . thous. of dolls

Stores operated number..Isaac Silver & Bros thous. of dolls

Stores operated . . number..J. C. Penny Co thous. of dolls..

Stores operated . numberG. C. Murphy Co thous. of dolls..

Stores operated number. .Restaurant chains:

Total sales (3 chains) thous. of dollsStores operated _ number..

Childs Co , sales thous of dollsStores operated number

J. R. Thompson Co., sales.thous. of dolls..Stores operated number..

Waldorf System (Inc.),sales thous. of dolls

Stores operated . number-Installment sales in New England

dept stores ratio to total sales per cent

Advertising:

Magazine advertising thous. of lines..Magazine advertising,

total cost thous. of dolls..Newspaper advertising _thous. of linesRadio broadcast:

Cost of facilities -thous. of dollsNational advertising in newspapers:

Total thous. of lines -Passenger cars . ._ thous. of lines _Tires, trucks, and

accessories - - -thous. of linesFinancial thous of linesBuilding materials thous. of linesElectrical appliances,

supplies thous. of lines..Foods and beverages thous. of lines _ _Heating and plumbing

equipment ... thous . of linesMedical thous . of lines _ .Radio - thous. of linesTobacco thous . of lines . _Toilet requisites thous of linesTransportation thous . of lines _ _All other thous. of lines

Postal Business

Postal receipts:50 selected cities thous of dolls50 industrial cities thous. of dolls _ _

Money orders:Domestic issued (50 cities)—

Quantity . _ _. thousandsValue thous. of dolls .

Domestic paid (50 cities)—Quantity thousandsValue thous of dolls

Air mail, weight dispatched pounds..

BANKING AND FINANCE

Check payments:New York City mills, of dollsOutside of New York City, .mills, of dolls. _Canada mills, of dolls

Federal reserve banks:Bills discounted . .mills, of dollsNotes in circulation .mills, of dollsTotal investments mills, of dolls__Total reserve _ ._ ... mills, of dolls. _Total deposits . mills, of dolls _Reserve ratio per cent--

Federal reserve member banks:Total loans and discounts. .mills, of dolls..Total investments _ .. . .mills, of dolls. .Net demand deposits..-^, .mills, of dolls..

1929

Decem-ber

87, 9482,870

44, 1531,828

24, 242597

7,293242

12, 260203

3,432151

11, 536276

3,60194

1,52745

29, 5891,3952,649

153

5,176375

2,407111

1,320121

1,449143

5.4

2,882

18, 420100, 202

1,969

36, 7242,664

4,2796,943

109

9353,452

3443, 0724,0211,5151,1772,7475,466

40, 7854,565

4,09640, 876

12, 850101, 453618, 991

39, 85026, 9321,858

6321,910

9153,0112,41469.6

17, 6495,514

14, 118

1930

January

34, 6572,880

18, 4081,8299,352

6042,695

2434,202

204971150

3,784279

1,29694

45743

10, 6111,395

939154

4,989374

2,307111

1,300121

1,382142

16.2

1,999

12, 41188, 873

1,989

47, 8878,000

3,3499,128

129

6645,355

3956,4561,6033,1772,4322,4614,738

32, 1993,561

3,80538, 356

11, 26686, 593

518, 398

34, 73221, 534

1,674

4071,702

7473; 1882,36978.3

16, 6765,529

12, 949

Febru-ary

37, 5232,892

20, 0301,8359,944

6112,907

2414,642

205995149

3,911280

1,32694

53444

11, 1971,396

989154

4,580374

2,148110

1,177121

1,255143

10.9

2,382

16, 80881, 702

1,873

44, 9966,497

3,9835,221

182

6156,766

2756,2061,7003,3453,1632,1754,866

29, 4573,473

3, 59735, 617

10, 16578, 066

556, 913

31,11721, 534

1,446

3431,637

7963,1872,40878.8

16, 4285,575

12. 944

March

42, 3232,908

22, 4821,845

11, 260617

3,358241

5,225205

1,133148

4,962283

1,60394

643"45

14, 2081,4161,183

154

5,039374

2,352110

1,307121

1,380143

2,738

18, 68797, 868

4 2, 295

54, 0326,841

6,1056,427

373

1,3297,915

3775, 7411,3994,4974,3232,3966,310

32, 4753,562

4,13439, 827

11, 79188, 103

« 625, 174

40, 74025, 014

1,627

2411,576

8403,2092,44379.8

16,9135,719

13, 329

April

46, 3712,922

24,3691,853

12, 724624

3,651240

5,627205

1,348147

5,731287

1,93696

75145

17, 4521,4281,291

155

4,962377

2,330112

1,279121

1,353144

3,141

21, 862101, 259

2,188

52, 8675,817

6,0667,617

615

2,0169,220

6293,635

8563,6063,6742,7196,397

32, 6443,524

3,82837, 803

11, 56290, 646

671, 391

38, 63124, 3471,556

2331,507

7493,2522,43482.5

16, 9645,791

13, 581

1939

March

46, 1352,695

24, 5251,750

12, 567517

3,735234

5,308194

1,148111

5,141222

1,71283

61534

15, 9431,1821,199

139

5,027372

2,355112

1,284124

1,388136

7.1

2,870

18, 095111, 190

1,610

56, 0999,235

4,1917,975

610

1,4497,166

5476,5632,1733,8783,5802,3056,428

34, 3753,537

3,95938, 840

12, 62493, 937

523, 414

55, 42528, 131

1,942

1,0301,664

3512,8932,38271.5

16, 5835,976

13, 157

April

4 41, 6512,711

4 22, 0621,759

11, 368523

4 3, 158235

5,063194

4 1, 132112

4,421226

1,58886

4 56736

4 14, 9284 1, 207

1,112142

4,944372

2,247112

1,359124

1,338136

6. 3

4 3, 271

21, 0724 107, 811

1,5504 55, 792

4 9, 813

6,0037,6441,268

1,4847,498

46244,2811,3863,1463,3402,9526,354

32, 3523,454

3,85138, 188

11,82590, 423

508, 672

47, 97926, 8031,873

9861,664

3432,9862,41073.3

16, 4515,875

13, 234

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

+9.6+0.5+8.4+0.4

+13.0+1.1+8.7-0.4+7.7

0 0+19.0-0.7

+15.5+1.4

+20.8+2.1

+16.80.0

+22.8+0.8+9.1+0.6

-1.5+0.8-0.9+18-2.1

0.0

-2.0+0.7

+14.7

+17.0+3.5

-4.7

-2.2-15.0

-0.6+18.5+64.9

+51.7+16.5

+66.8-36.7-38.8-19.8-15.0+13.5+1.4

+0.5-1.1

-7.4-5.1

-1.9+2.9+7.4

-5.2-2.7-4.4

-3.34 4

-10.8+1.3-0.4

-+3.4

+0.3+1.3+1.9

April,1930,from

April,1929

+11.3+7.8

+10.5+5.3

+11.9+19.3+15.6+2.1

+11.1+5.7

+19.1+31.3+29.6+27.0+21.9+11.6+32.5+25.0+16.9+18.3+16.1+9.2

+0.4+1.3+3.7

0.0-5.9-2.4

+1.1+5.9

-4.0

+3.7-6.1

+41.2

-5.2-40.7

+1.0-0.4

-51.5

+35.8+23.0

+0.8-15.1-38.2+14.6+10.0-7.9+0.7

+0.9+2.0

-0.6-1.0

-2.2+0.2

+32.0

-19.5-9.2

-16.9

-.76.4-9.4

+118.4+8.9+1.0

+12.6

+3.1-1.4+2.6

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1929

157, 650

83, 622

42, 728

12, 428

18, 872

3,961

16, 407

5,571

1,988

49, 265

4,035

19, 148

8,930

5,014

5,253

68, 172405, 861

5,790

214, 46938, 224

17, 96331, 9362,454

4,25324, 250

2,06825, 8028,254

13, 77613, 4279,591

22, 472

128, 33513, 783

14, 916147, 674

65, 793344, 901

1, 954, 736

204, 412107, 575

7,662

1930

160, 874

85, 289

! Perct,in-

crease(+)

1 or de-crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

+2.0

+2.0

43, 280 +1. 3

12, 611

19, 696

4,447

18, 388

6,161

2,385

53, 468

4,402

19, 570

9,137

5,063

5,370

69, 768369, 702

8,345

199, 78227, 155

19, 50328, 3931,299

4,62429, 256

1,67622, 0385,558

14, 62513, 5929,751

22, 311

126, 77514, 120

15, 364151, 603

44, 784343, 408

2, 371, 876

145, 22096, 6186,303

+1.5

+4.4

+12.3

+12.1

+10.6

+20.0

+8.5

+9.1

+2.2

+2.3

+1.0

+2.2

+2.3-8.9

+44.1

-6.8-29.0

+8.6-11.1-47.1

+8.7+20. 6

-19.0-14.6-32.7+6.2+1.2+1.7-0.7

-1.2+2.4

+3.0+2.7

-31.9-0.4

+21.3

-29.0-10.2-17.7

4 Revised.

45

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulative^ shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

BANKING AND FINANCE— Continued

Brokers' loans, end of month:To N. Y. Stock Ex. members-

Total __*_ .mills, of dolls_.Ratio to market value per cent

By New York F. R. memberbanks mills, of dolls

Deposits, New York State savingsbanks, end of month mills, of dolls

Interest rates:Time loans, 90 days__ per cent--Call loans, renewal -.percent..Prime com. paper (4-6 mos.) per cent..Prime bankers' acceptances per cent-.N. Y. Fed. Res. Bank (redis.)___per cent--Federal land banks -_ - .percent..Intermediate credit banks per cent._

Public FinanceGovernment debt, gross, end of

month mills, of dolls _Customs receipts thous. of dolls _ _Total ordinary receipts thous. of dolls..Expenditures chargeable to

ordinary receipts thous. of dollsU. S. money in circulation:

Daily average mills, of dolls

Gold and SilverGold:

Domestic receipts at mint fine ounces..Rand output fine ouncesMonetary stock of U. S. —

daily average.. .. mills, of dolls _Imports thous. of dolls _ _Exports thous. of dolls

Silver:Production-

United States thous of fine ozCanada -thous. of fine oz__

Stocks, end of month-United States thous. of fine oz__Canada . thous. of fine oz _

Imports thous. of dollsExports . - _ - .thous. of dolls _Price at New York dolls, per fine oz__

Business FailuresLiabilities (United States) :

Total commercial .. .. --thous. of dollsManufacturers thous. of dollsTrade establishments. -thous. of dolls. .Agents and brokers thous. of dolls. _

Liabilities (Canada) thous. of dollsFirms (United States) :

Total commercial _ .numberManufacturers number..Trade establishments numberAgents and brokers number

Firms (Canada) numberBy groups:

M anuf act urers—Metals _ ... . -numberTextiles numberLumber number--Chemicals - - .numberPrinting and engraving number. .Foodstuffs -_ _ .number--Leather, etc -- _ .numberLiquors and tobacco number _ _Stone, clay, and glass number--All other number--

Traders—General stores .number .Foods and tobacco __ . numberClothing numberHousehold furniture number. _Chemicals and paints numberBooks and paper numberAll other .. number

Life Insurance(Association of Life Insurance Presidents)

Policies and certificates, new (44 companies) :Ordinary number of policiesIndustrial number of policiesGroup ._ number of certificatesTotal policies and certificates number _ _

Amount of new insurance (44 companies) :Ordinary thous of dollsIndustrial thous. of dollsGroup thous. of dollsTotal insurance thous. of dolls

1929

Decem-ber

3,9906.17

3,424

4,392

4.884.835.003.884.505.795.57

16, 30139, 298

742, 942

443, 191

4,943

82, 970851, 134

4, 3248,121

72, 547

4,5921,761

529827

4,4796,369.485

67, 46533, 26628, 5505,6493, 754

2,037559

1,344134259

5069

1121111281868

246

102386244209906

307

311,303868, 763120, 316

1, 300, 382

841, 215234, 046160, 514

1. 235. 775?

1930

January

3,9855.77

3,345

4,416

3.884.644.883.944.005.795.34

16, 42341, 278

151, 195

347, 351

4, 652

75, 955882, 801

4,28312, 9088,948

4,7531,716

5351,2444,7565, 892.450

61, 18519, 50029, 81411, 8716,174

2,759680

1,913166265

32106105141360183

10319

1364534373809711

399

254, 432802, 58543, 081

1, 100, 098

712, 855218, 02764, 313

995. 195

Febru-ary

4,1685.89

3,489

4,436

4.754.324.753.814.005.725.24

16, 46035, 935

138, 540

236, 742

4,556

72, 009818, 188

4,31960, 198

207

5, 1611,225

9771,1443, 9235,331.432

51, 32620, 72420, 9099,6937,539

2,262526

1,605131209

3658941117381343

252

943763662868810

385

267, 344783, 23534, 732

1, 085, 311

730, 735212, 81359, 930

1. 003. 478

March

4,6566.12

3,968

4,509

4.253.694.253.133.505.585.10

16, 39042, 610

674, 876

362, 221

4,533

73, 745889, 370

4, 39555, 768

290

4 4, 998* 1, 714

338496

4,8315, 818.417

56, 84619, 41424, 29313, 1393,549

2,347621

1,587139198

4281

111111642113

11293

1244133173079913

314

330, 337973, 67845, 913

1, 349, 928

884, 535264, 41573, 234

1. 222. 184

April

5,0636.72

4,274

4,507

4.134.003.882.943.505.584.98

16, 39441, 071

159, 053

414, 147

4,518

89, 694868, 606

4,44365, 539

107

4,7041, 705

356690

3,4694, 557.424

49, 05919, 66923, 427

5, 9642, 006

2, 1985341

1, 500:164177

426li

1069

1538'43

10246

1083862702778010

369

310, 009893, 01761, 996

1, 265, 022

839, 531241, 129113,514

1. 194. 174

11929

March

6,8049.75

5,562

4,466

7.889.105.885.385.005.105.36

17, 23755, 200

736, 816

273, 875

4,709

57, 765866, 529

4, 16626, 470

1,635

5,2231,569

1,274414

6,4357,814.563

36, 35615, 00117, 1904,1652,531

1,987512

1,349126183

4060

1031210441189

215

101429233257699

251

292, 2321, 045, 058

35, 9861, 373, 276

830, 244274, 82464, 813

1. 169. 881

April

6,7759.19

5,532

4,439

8.758.896.005.505.005.105.50

17, 19650, 404

173, 508

335, 643

4,679

65, 547872, 123

4,22624, 687

1, 594

5,4221,151

8671,0323, 9575,752.557

35, 27010, 42319, 1025,745

* 2, 434

2,021499

1,388134

4 144

3452871516481344

226

884462282527915

280

284, 055964, 17747, 028

1, 295, 260 !

793, 786256, 279

72, 2381.122.303

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE ( — )

April,1930,from

March,1930

+8.7+9.8

+7.7

0.0

-2.8+8.4-8.7-6.1

0.00.0

—2 4

0.0-3.6

+14.3

— 0 3

+21.6-2.3

+1.1+17.5-63.1

-5.9-0.5

+5.3+39.1-28.2-21. 7+1.7

-13.7+1.3-3.6

-54.6-43. 5

-6.3-14.0

K C

+is! o-10.6

0.0-24.7-4.5

-18.2-6.2-9.5

-63.60.0

-9.1-16.0

-12.9-6.5

-14.8-9.8

-19.2-23.1+17. 5

-6.2-8.3

+35.0-6.3

-5.1-8.8

+55.0-2.3

April,1930,fromApril,1929

—25.3-26.9

-22.7

+1 5

-52. 8-55.0—35.3—46 5-30.0+9.4

Q C

-4.7-18.5-8.3

+23.4

—3 4

+36.8-0.4

+5.1+165. 5-93.3

-13.2+48.1

-58.9-33.1-12.3-20.8-23.9

+39.1+88.7+22.6+3.8

-17.6

+8.8+7.0+8.1

+22.4+22.9

+23.5+17.3+21.8-40.0-6.2

-20.8-69.2-25.0

+150. 0+8.8

+22.7-13.5+18.4+9.9+1.3,

-33.3+31.8

+9.l'-7.4

+31.8-2.3

+5.8-5.9

+57.14-6.4

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1929

199, 8041, 233, 007

1, 166, 607

247, 0083, 430, 388

126, 6476,032

20, 4445,591

23, 11028, 425

159, 53954, 00586, 20719, 3299,940

8,5082,1035,884

521719

144241370

4466

178582832

942

4161,7981,0581,149

26554

1,144

1, 035, 7943, 952, 862

167, 7945, 156, 450

2,967,4151, 027, 880

294, 2954. 289. 5QO

1930

Perct.in-

crease(+)

or de-crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

160, 8941, 123, 664

1, 360, 461

311,4033, 458, 965

194, 4139,552

19, 6166,360

16, 97921, 598

218, 41679, 30798, 44340, 66719, 268

9,5662,3616,605

600849

1523064164561

178461334

1,110

4621,6281,3901,250

36444

1,467

1, 162, 1223, 452, 515

185, 7224, 800, 359

3, 167, 656936, 384310, 991

4. 41 5 031

-19.5-8.9

+16.6

+26.1+0.8

+53. 5+58.4

4 1+13.8

-26.5-24.0

+36. 9+46.9+14.2

+110. 4+93.8

+12.4+12.3+12.3+15. 2+18.1

+5.6+27.0+12.4+2.3-7.6

0.0-20.7-53.6+6.3

+17.8

+11.1-9.5

+31.4+8.8

+37.4-18.5+28.2

+12.2-12.7+10.7-6.9

+6.7-8.9+5.74-2.9

4 Revised.

46

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, ff Survey"

BANKING AND FINANCE— Continued

Life Insurance— Continued

(Asssociation of Life Insurance Presidents)—Continued

Premium collections (44 companies) :Ordinary thous of dollsIndustrial thous. of dollsGroup thous of dollsAnnuities ... . - thous. of dolls ._Total thous. of dolls

Admitted life insurance assets (40 companies):Grand total mills, of dollsMortgage loans —

Total ... mills, of dolls ._Farm mills, of dollsAll other mills, of dolls..

Bonds and stocks (book value):Total mills, of dolls..Government nulls, of dollsRailroad mills, of dollsPublic utilitv. .mills, of dolls..All other mills, of dolls

Policy loans andpremium notes mills, of dolls

(Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau}

Sales of ordinary life insurance:United States total thous. of dolls

Eastern manuf. dis thous. of dolls ._Western manuf. dis thous. of dolls. _Western agric. district.thous. of dolls_.Southern district thous. of dolls. _Far western district _ _ .thous. of dolls..

Canada total, 15 companies -thous. of dolls..

Dividend and Interest Payments

Grand total thous. of dollsInterest payments thous. of dolls..Dividend payments:

Total ... thous . of dollsIndustrial and inisc thous. of dollsSteam railroads thous. of dollsStreet railways thous. of dolls..

New Security Issues

Foreign loans in the U S thous of dollsForeign governments thous. of dollsCorporation, total thous. of dolls. _

Purpose of issue —New capital thous. of dolls. .Refunding thous. of dolls

Type of security —Stocks thous. of dolls..Bonds and notes thous. of dolls..

Class of industry —Railroads thous. of dolls. .Public utilities thous. of dolls..Industrials thous. of dolls. _Oil thous. of dolls..Land and buildings thous. of dolls..Shipping and misc thous. of dolls..

States and municipalities:Permanent loans thous. of dolls..Temporary loans thous. of dolls. .

Bond sales (Canada):Govt. and provincial .. thous. of dollsMunicipal . ... thous. of dolls .Corporation thous. of dolls

Tax-exempt securities outstand-ing, end of month mills, of dolls

Agricultural Finances

Loans outstanding, end mo.:Federal farm loan banks.. _ thous. of dolls..Joint-stock land banks..... thous. of dolls..Federal intermediate credit

banks thous. of dolls

Stocks and Bonds

Stock prices, average daily closing:25 industrials, average dolls, per share. .25 railroads, average dolls, per share. .Southern cotton mills dolls, per share. .103 stocks, average dolls, per share--

Stock prices, average weekly closing:Industrials, rails, and utilities

(402) .. rel. to 1926All industrials (335) rel. to 1926..All railroads (33) rel. to 1926..All utilities C34) re], to 3926..

1929

Decem-ber

190, 84497, 61910, 560

299, 023

14, 135

6,0481,5914, 457

5,2641,0532, 53911,319

353

1,842

915, 894350, 504211, 265143, 354110, 99499, 77755, 350

690, 947412, 447

278, 500215, 50038, 50014, 500]

58, 751

344, 946

261, 89183, 055

203, 594141, 352

133, 183150, 77920, 8974,900

12, 68322, 504

286, 51750, 624

33, 50028, -13931, 830

19, 040

1, 197, 282584, 824

76, 091

286. 95126. 8486. 7362.48

153. 81

146.9136.3200. 9

1930

January

164,92058,7119,669

4 14, 3904 247, 690

14, 238

6. 0821,5904. 492

5,3101,0582,5491,348

355

1,874

755, 821325, 695169, 279105, 57383, 22872,04646, 788

1, 120, 014557, 014

563, 000419, 00054, 50017, 500

75, 0004,000

702, 179

629, 08373, 096

126, 813575, 366

60, 483492, 00034; 595

2,27528, 19384, 634

103, 85196, 779

3,3587,773

15, 000

19, 061

1, 195, 787582, 062

77, 129

294. 78126. 2985.6365. 46

156. 3148.8136. 5208.7

Febru-ary

162, 94455, 6598,099

4 4, 6814 231, 383

14, 329

6,1001,5884. 512

5, 3441,0622,5541,367

361

1, 897

798, 709345, 320177,421107, 33586, 83681, 79745, 499

517, 054224, 154

292, 900220, 00045, 2009,700

101, 00040, 000

496, 209

468, 57427, 635

156, 143340, 066

118, 225172, 445141,395

6, 50017, 72539, 119

80, 44081, 724

8,50012, 52135, 290

19, 173

1. 195, 735580, 148

77, 802

315. 25131. 9484.9066. 56

165.5155.9142.5230.6

March

183, 20565, 6058,343

4 5, 2494 262, 403

14, 444

6.1161,5774, 539

5,3841,0612,5541.389

380

1, 922

941, 801401, 432215, 909131, 34298, 39194, 72750, 327

608, 442280, 042

328, 400255, 00045, 500

7,900

162, 00026, 000

646, 326

630, 88915,437

123, 388522, 938

223, 013228, 48149, 93176, 00017,07551, 226

4 127, 0284 102, 040

4,16510, 82115. 975

< 19, 665

1, 194, 918577, 195

81, 184

328. 24131. 5582.2069.71

172.4163.0143.2242.1

April

174,28053, 9487,598

4 5, 4544 241, 280

14, 543

6,1401,5764,564

5, 4201,0652,5721.398

385

1,942

897, 871370, 797201, 268131, 63599, 92894, 24352, 708

744, 881419, 681

325, 200243, 00040, 00010, 700

165, 000121, 675679, 703

628, 44451, 259

261, 380418, 323

178, 662130, 777169, 22963, 74264, 54172, 752

141,12315,030

19, 8208,861

25. 400

19, 778

1, 194, 324574, 392

89, 507

349. 46131.1880.7064.66

181.0170.8141.7263. 7

1929

March

175, 64556, 159

7, 515

239, 319

13, 173

5, 6751,5974.078

| 5, 0071,0042,4721,247

284

1, 587

896, 333385, 309207, 017122, 06297, 42184, 52449, 406

528, 970264, 170

264, 800204, 50039, 3007,800

179,69110, 000

940, 780

882, 453i 58, 327

565, 389: 375, 391

21, 500316, 262215, 35011, 59477, 314

289, 395

109, 05655,411

i 5," 44447, 326

17, 221

! 1,202,571604, 294

80, 706

i 355. 10129. 3098.1083. 61

189.1196.0140.4203.7

April

172, 28255, 7688,336

236, 386

13, 269

5,7101,5974,113

5,0371,0172,4771,251

292

1,608

862, 578355, 180196, 585125, 98898, 24686, 57953, 333

4 678, 800398, 100

4 280, 7004 208, 000

4 34, 2004 10, 500

i

12, 457

4 720, 8294 586, 657

134, 1724 433, 307

287, 522

159, 7834 127, 311

145, 11835, 26733, 952

4 202, 572

87, 343105, 141

10, 0001,4202,485

17,329

1, 203, 724602, 421

77, 609

357. 70128. 4998. 0081. 55l

186. 6193.4!138. 3201.4

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

-4.9-17.8

8 9+3.9-8.0

+0.7

+0.4-0.1+0.6

+0.7+0.4+0.7+0.6+1.3

+1.0

-4.7-7.6-6.8+0.2+1.6-0.5+4.7

+22.4+49.9

-1.0-4.7

-12.1+35.4

+1.9+368. 0

+5.2

-0.4j +232. 1

+ 111.8-20.0

-19.9-42. 8

! +238.9-16.1

+278.0+42.0

+11.1! -85. 3

+375. 9-18.1+59.0

+0.6

0.0-0.5

+10.3

+6.5-0.3

-\.l

+5.0+4.8-1.0-1-8.9

April,1930,fromApril,

1929

+1.2-3.3-8.9

+2.1

+9.6

+7.5-1.3

+11.0

+7.6+4.7+3.8

+11.8+31.8

+20.8

+4.1+4.4+2.4+4.5+1.7+8.9-1.2

+9.7+5.4

+15.9+16.8+17.0+1.9

-5.7

-6l'.8

-39.7+45.5

+11.8+2.7

+ 16.6+80.7+90.1-64.1

+6.6-85.4

+98.2+524. 0

+ 14.1

-0.8-4.7

+15 3

'-2.3+2.1

-17.7-20.7

-3.0-11.7+2.5

-4-30. 9

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 2 THROUGH

APR. 4,

1929

669, 424217, 68942, 449

929, 562

1930

685, 349233, 92333, 709

4 29, 774982, 756

i

|

3, 222, 9151, 372, 729

744, 115449, 054348, 975308, 042201, 279

2, 572, 5451, 377, 645

1, 312, 300881, 800156, 60043, 400

i 276, 73735, 750

3, 608, 061

3, 150, 621457, 440

2, 305, 055; 1, 303, 006

254, 591I 871, 6581 760, 770

77, 528298, 524

1, 291, 960

i 358, 503346, 976

16, 41730, 92391, 741

3, 394, 2021, 443, 244

763, 877475, 885368, 383342, 813195, 322

2, 990, 3911, 480, 891

1, 509, 5001, 137, 000

185, 20045, 800

503, 000191, 675

2, 524, 417

2, 356, 990167, 427

667, 7241, 856, 693

580, 3831, 023, 723

395, 150148, 517127, 534247, 731

452, 442295, 573

35, 84339, 97691, 665

| ;

I

Per ct.in-

crease(+)

or de-crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

+2.4+7.5

-20.6

+5.7

+5.3+5.1+2.7+6.0+5.6

+11.3-3.0

+16.2+7.5

+15.0+28.9+18.3+5.5

+81.8+436. 2-30.0

-25.2-63.4

-71.0+43.2

+128.0+ 17.4-48.1+91.6-57.3-80.8

+26.2-14.8

+ 118.3+29. 3-0. 1

4 Revised.

47

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February, 1930, "Survey"

BANKING AND FINANCE-Contimied

Stocks and Bonds— Continued

Stock prices, average weekly closing— Contd.Automobiles and trucks (13)._rel. to 1926- .Automobile tires and rubber

goods (7) rel. to 1926..Airplane (10) _ rel. to 1926Agricultural implements (4)... rel. to 1926..Chain stores (17) rel. to 1926..Copper and brass (9) . . rel. to 1926- -Food, other than meat (20) rel. to 1926. .Machinery and machine equip-

ment (10) rel to 1926Oil producing and refining (16) rel. to 1926Railroad equipment (9) . rel. to 1926- -Rayon (5) rel. to 1926Steel and iron (9) rel. to 1926. .Textiles (30) rel to 1926Theaters, motion pictures, and

amusements (7) rel to 1926Tobacco and tobacco products

(10) rel. to 1926. .Traction, motor transportation,

etc (9) rel to 1926Stock yields:

Total common (90) per cent . .Industrials (50) per centPublic utilities (20) per cent . _Railroads (20) per cent

Preferred high grade industrial(20) per cent

Stock sales, N. Y. Stock Exch.thous. of shares--Bond sales:

Miscellaneous thous. of dolls. _Liberty-Treasury thous. of dolls. _Total thous. of dolls. .

Bond prices:Highest-grade rails.p. ct. of par. 4% bond--Second-grade rails p ct of par 4% bondPublic utility p. ct. of par 4% bondIndustrial p ct of par 4% bondComb, price index p ct of par 4% bond

Bond prices, 1st of following month:5 Liberty bonds p ct of par50 domestic bonds p, ct. of par_.40 representative issues p ct of par

Bond yields:Total, 60 high grade percent..Railroads (15) per cent. _Industrials (15) per cent--Utilities (15) per centMunicipal (15) per centMunicipal bond yield (20) per centU. S. Treasury notes and

certificates, 3-6 months per centLiberty and Treasury bonds per cent..

Long-term and real-estate bonds issued:Grand total _ thous. of dolls

Purpose of issue —Finance construction.. thous. of dolls ..Heal-estate mortgage. _ thous. of dolls. -Acquisitions and

improvements thous. of dolls. .Kind of structure —

Office and commercial -thous. of dolls. .Hotels thous. of dolls. .Apartments thous of dollsInterest rates per cent..

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Europe:England dolls, per £ sterling ..France dolls per francItaly dolls, per lira. ..Belgium dolls, per franc. .Netherlands dolls, per guilder__Sweden dolls, per kroneSwitzerland dolls, per franc. .

Asia:Japan dolls, per yen,_India dolls, per rupee..

America:Canada dolls per Canadian dollArgentina dolls per gold pesoBrazil dolls per milreisChile .. - _ -dolls, per paper peso _

1929

Decem-ber

133.6

99.6360.2276.0106.1196.0144.1

142. 5131.9123.796.7

169.976.6

88.6

135. 0

75.2

4.484.833.085.01

5.5483, 862

262, 17415, 361

277, 535

89.1882.6673.4175.2679. 65

103. 7697.8188.40

4.644.505.034.804.224.23

3.033.46

8, 100

4,530215

300

1,530

3," 0906.16

4.88.039.052. 140.404.270.194

.490

.364

.991

.930, 113.121

1930

January

135. 0

95.9363.3296.0102.3192. 8146.0

145.6128.8124. 191.2

177. 178.3

96. 0

139.3

78.4

4.381 4.75

2.915.03

5.5362, 308

i 201, 4007,975

209, 375

89.521 82. 39| 73. 45

74.4979.44

1 103. 0897.90

i 89. 74

1 4.64! 4.51

5. 044.79

! 4.234.29

i 3. 39| 3. 51

23, 363! 17, 500

2, 075

750

! 17, 225690

! 235i 6. 10

! 4.87! .039i .052

. 139

.402

.269

.194

.491

.363

.989

.913

.111

. 121

Febru-ary

145. 0

103.7413.8329.1100.2193.3150. 6

154.4127. 5127. 986.1

187.885.0

121.2

152. 3

82.4

4.144.532.644.80

5.5268, 723

195, 0468,136

203, 182

88.8182.6674.1074.5979.58

103. 8798.1690.88

4.654.535.024.794.244.27

3.363.50

15, 290

3,0503, 205

200

8,800

6.01

4.86.039.052.139.401.268.193

.491

.362

,992.865.112. 120

March

154.9

111. 1536.8346. 599.9

192.8153.4

161.4140.6126.484.5

191.984.7

135.5

159. 6

85. 7

3.994.362.554.78

5.4896, 552

335, 93415, 222

351, 156

90.5284.7375.6376.0681.27

104.5399.2093.88

4.554.434.954.714.12

4 4. 15

2.953.40

11, 350

4,7401,360

850

5, 130

3856.00

4. 86.039.052.139.401.269.194

.493

. 361

.998

.856,115.121

April

162.0

111.1647.1393.9101.1174.3159.9

172.9155. 7119.888.0

196.883.2

151. 5

157. 8

85. 0

3.784.132.344.84

5.46126, 910

264, 8989,731

274, 629

89.8184.3275.7676.6481.23

104.1698. 87191.97

4.544.474.914.694.114.17

3.003.46

27, 435

8,295180

5, 000

7,685110

5, 0006.13

4.86.039.052. 140.402.269.194

.494

.361

1. 000.886. 117. 121

1939

March

284.2

209.8905.1395.0149.6329.3173.9

167. 2141.4144.3143.7186.6136.2

146.2

142.5

97.4

3.313.282.594.62

5.44105, 662

201, 56612, 149

213, 715

87.8779.1377.6877.4980.34

100. 1497.43

4.694.595.024.814.324.34

4.603.76

68, 431

23, 25031, 663

9,280

22, 340375

1,3755.87

4.85.039.052. 139.401.267. 192

.445

.364

.994

.956

.118

. 121

April

277.6

200.3923.0389.5148.7294.0171.4

163.1147.6142.4143.2190.8131.5

135. 8

136.4

90.4

3.353.322.654.68

5.4582, 600

205, 6499,970

215, 619

88.0579.2776.1977.4780.00

101. 7598.25

4.694.595.024.854.294.25

4.803.67

21,711

12, 9624, 529

2,000

5,3907,8101, 7225,90

4.85.039.052. 139.401.267.193

.446

.363

.992

.956

.118

. 121

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE ( — )

April,1930,from

March,1930

+4.6

0.0+20.5+13.7+1.2-9.6+4.2

+7.1+10.7

— 5.2+4.1+2.6-1.8

+11.8

-1.1

-0.8

-5.3-5.3-8.2+1.3

-0.4+31.4

-21.1-36.1-21.8

-0.8-0.5+0.2+0.8

0.0

-0.4-0.3-2.0

-0.2+0.9-0.8-0.4

0 2+0.5

+ 1.7+1.8

+141.7

+75. 0-86.8

+488. 2

+49.8

+2.2

0.00.00.0

+0.7+0.2

0.00.0

+0.20.0

+0.2+3. 5+1.7

0.0

April,1930,fromApril,1929

-41.6

-44.5-29.9+1.1

-32.0-40.7-6.7

+6.0+5.5

-15.9-38.5+3.1

-36.7

+11.6

+15. 7

-6.0

+12.8+24.4-11.7+3.4

+0.2+53.6

+28.8-2.4

+27.4

+2.0+6.4-0.6-1.1+1.5

+2.4+0.6

-3.2-2.6-2.2-3.3

4.2-1.9

-37.5-5.7

+26.4

-36.0-96.0

+150. 0

+42.6-98.6

+190. 4+3.9

+0.20.00.0

+0.7+0.2+0.7+0.5

+10.8-0.6

+0.8-7.3-0.8

0.0

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 2 THROUGH

APR. 2,

1929

377, 035

817, 08945, 395

862, 484

1930

354, 493

997, 27841, 064

1, 038, 342

i

|

185, 256

58, 76755, 261

40, 350

46, 96510, 4608,182

77, 438

33, 5856,820

6,800

38, 840800

5,620

Per ct.in-

crease(-yor de-crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

-6.0

+22.1-9.5

+20.4

-58.2

-42.9-87.7

-83.1

-17.3-92.4-31.3

1 Revised.

48

TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued

The cumulatives shown are through Feb-ruary. Earlier data for items shownhere may be found on pages 27 to 138of the February , 1930, "Survey"

U. S. FOREIGN TRADE

Imports

Grand total .. thous. of dollsBy grand divisions:

Europe-Total -. thous. of dollsFrance thous of dollsGermany thous. of dollsItaly thous of dollsUnited Kingdom thous. of dolls

North America-Total thous of dollsCanada - . thous. of dolls

South America-Total thous. of dollsArgentina. _ _ _ thous. of dolsl

Asia and Oceania-Total thous. of dollsJapan thous of dolls

Africa, total thous. of dollsBy economic classes:

Crude materials thous. of dollsFoodstuffs, crude, and

food animals. ._ . __ _ thous. of dolls ._Manufactured foodstuffs, -thous. of dolls ._Semimanufactures thous of dollsFinished manufactures thous. of dolls..

Exports

Grand total, includingreexports thous. of dolls..

By grand division:Europe-

Total thous. of dollsFrance - _ ___thous. of dolls _Germany thous of dollsItaly _ thous. of dollsUnited Kingdom thous of dolls

North America-Total thous. of dollsCanada thous. of dolls

South America-Total thous. of dollsArgentina. _ _ -thous. of dolls _

Asia and Oceania —Total _ thous. of dollsJapan thous. of dolls..

Africa, total thous. of dollsBy economic classes:

Total domestic exports only.thous. of dolls. _Crude materials . _-. thous. of dolls..Foodstuffs, crude and

food animals thous. of dollsManufactured foodstuffs ___thous. of dolls..Semimanufactures thous. of dollsFinished manufactures thous. of dolls..

Agricultural exports (quantities):All commodities rel. to 1910-1914All commodities except

cotton _ rel. to 1910-1914..

CANADIAN FOREIGN TRADE

Total trade:Imports. _ . _ thous. of dolls _Exports thous. of dolls

1929

Decem-ber

309, 809

86, 56211, 08115,1649,030

18, 131

66, 39337, 637

49, 0999,507

101, 29639, 4137,223

115, 631

41, 24924, 38957, 82670, 713

426, 596

211, 84625, 83841, 03814, 50677, 917

93, 95957, 003

38, 61815, 681

72, 54027, 4429,633

420, 578125, 995

17, 36341, 36354, 443

181,414

130

129

84, 36590, 477

1930

January

310, 968

88, 78310, 83117, 6677,770

18, 163

68, 78437, 394

44, 0356,572

97, 71231, 10611, 653

109, 026

39, 37523, 93368, 02270, 613

411,314

207, 20925, 21631,39111, 39079, 351

88, 91154, 162

37, 48113, 919

67, 35723, 99710, 357

* 404, 377103, 907

17, 71139, 83950, 784

192, 136

113

123

84, 91075, 369

Febru-ary

281, 707

84, 61610, 44216, 0296,685

20, 014

61, 49433, 289

46, 4889,453

83, 47128, 1105,721

98, 581

39, 39420, 414

4 59, 03464, 288

348, 962

169, 28220, 87721, 99711,11659, 442

90, 50757, 696

28, 23610, 638

51, 99515, 0188,943

4 342, 9644 67, 711

13, 25333, 520

4 45, 3044 183, 176

79

105

80, 92268, 149

March

4 300, 469

87, 7269,852

18, 6636,821

21, 194

70, 63638, 431

48, 66912, 175

87, 15423, 2056,280

4 101, 685

40, 1364 26, 9334 62, 6924 69, 023

4 369, 624

174, 76421, 39627, 12910, 51858, 076

100, 35966, 565

31, 29211, 637

53, 73015, 6379,479

4 363, 1684 70, 429

9,3254 34, 3734 49, 106

4 199, 936

82

98

113, 02691, 692

April

307, 927

105, 686

38, 56531, 11061, 78770, 779

334, 000

_.

.

326, 65252, 421

9,45727, 71947, 689

189, 366

65

83

71, 40252, 508

1929

March

383, 818

109, 83914, 52220, 7938,518

31, 458

92, 25339, 938

60, 71612, 679

110, 47036, 02010, 541

138, 645

48, 94344, 33070, 52581, 375

489, 849

211,89424, 62132, 98415, 05775, 659

130, 69690,634

53, 05419, 122

79, 80923, 08614, 395

481, 71086, 458

21, 63243, 01566, 890

263, 715

102

129

135, 287117, 520

April

410, 666

113, 94211, 43224, 4269,819

29, 978

93, 63940, 395

61, 28413, 063

124, 50028, 81917, 300

146, 932

52, 17245, 91982, 26483, 379

425, 264

172, 18819, 44426, 53713, 06559, 289

128, 03891, 928

44, 38415, 874

69, 49820, 57911, 156

418, 05171, 255

15*81037, 44765, 413

228, 126

86

112

97, 51767, 154

PER CENT IN-CREASE (+) ORDECREASE (— )

April,1930,from

March,1930

+2.5

+3.9

-3.9+15.5-1.4+2.5

-9.6

-10.1-25.6

+1.4-19.4-2.9-5.3

-20.7

-15.3

-36.8-42.7

April,1930,from

April,1929

-25.0

-28.1

-26.1-32.3-24.9-15.1

-21.5

-21.9-26.4

-40.2-26.0-27.1-17.0

-24.4

-25.9

-26.8-21.8

CUMULATIVE TOTALFROM JAN. 1 THROUGH

APR. 30

1939

1, 532, 823

3 321, 2953 42, 0123 61, 6403 25, 8123 84, 486

3 254, 4603 118, 9723 178, 776

3 32, 7023 339, 1053 106, 602

3 28, 521

565, 620

198, 980155, 785293, 250319, 187

1, 844, 887

3 647, 6693 75, 297

3 108, 4823 43, 764

3 235, 658

3 348, 2803 232, 3233 158, 078

3 57, 886

3 230, 3933 71, 6723 35, 202

1, 814, 674370, 655

91, 190167, 626260, 968924, 237

426, 805365, 782

1930

1, 201, 072

3 261, 125J3 31, 1253 52, 359J3 21, 276!3 59, 371|

13 200, 9143 109, 114i3 139, 192i

3 28, 200;3 268, 337

3 82, 421!3 23, 654

414, 978^

157, 470102, 391251, 534274, 699|

1, 463, 9001

3 551, 2553 67, 4893 80, 517!3 33, 024

3 196, 869;3 279, 7773 178, 423;

3 97, 0093 36, 194!

3 173, 0823 54, 652!3 28, 779

1, 437, 160294, 468;

49, 745135,451!192, 883764, 613j

350, 260287, 718

Perct.in-

crease(+)

or de-crease(-)

cumu-lative1930from1929

-21.6

-18.7-25.9-15.1-17.6-19.7

-21.0-8.3

-22.1-13.8

^20.9-22.7-17.1

-26.6

-20.9-34.3

14 2-13.9

-20.7

-14.9-10.4

25 s-24'. 5-16.5

-19.7-23.2

-38.6-37.5

24 9-23.7-18.2

-20.8-20.6

-45.4-19.2-26.1-17.3

-17.9-21.3

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