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MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO COMMERCE REPORTS
UNITED STATESDEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
SURVEY OFCURRENT BUSINESS
AS OF
DECEMBER 1, 1921
No. 5
COMPILED BY
BUREAU OF THE CENSUSBUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
BUREAU OF STANDARDS
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INTRODUCTION.
The present number of the "Survey" contains (1) a summary text pointing out the principal changesduring the month; (2) a table, entitled TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS, giving the principal data, togetherwith numerical and percentage comparisons; (3) detailed tables containing new data not shown in precedingissues; and (4) a list of the organizations from which the statistics are taken.
A few suggestions have been received to the effect that the period covered by the "Survey" should be themonth immediately preceding the date of issue. In answer to this, it must be remembered that the "Surveyof Current Business " is first of all a statistical record of current business movements. To receive reports andtabulate them requires time even under the best of conditions. Very few figures are available before the 20thof the next month. Copy for the "Survey" goes to the printer about the 25th of the month. This gives anopportunity to enter in the proof figures which are received up to the last days of the month. Thus the figuresreceived up to the end of December are those covering the month of November. This is as close to the timeof publication as it is possible to secure actual data for the majority of items.
In the main the text has been confined to a statement of certain facts brought out by the actual data.In certain industries the trends during December have been touched upon, based upon telegraphic reports tothe Department of Commerce, although it is impossible to give actual figures in support of such comments.
It should also be pointed out again that in receiving and publishing figures from trade associations andtechnical journals the Department of Commerce assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The figuresare furnished to us by the associations in good faith, and we believe they are representative of the industry tothe extent indicated. The Department does not attempt to check the correctness of such data.
The detailed figures for earlier years and for the months of 1920 and 1921 will be found in the two precedingnumbers (numbers 3 and 4). The issue following the present one will be a complete quarterly number, givingdetailed tables for all items.
(3)
SUMMARY OF THE MONTH'S DEVELOPMENTS.
General slowing down of industry after the spurtin October was the outstanding characteristic of theNovember business figures. This is partially ac-counted for as a seasonal reaction in many lines, suchas textiles and automobiles, and in some lines, such ascoal and transportation, by the overstimulation ofOctober business in the face of the threatened railroadstrike.
The general result of November conditions appearedto be stabilization. This tendency was felt especiallyin textiles, metals, building construction and itsrelated industries, and retail sales. It was alsomanifested in price movements, employment condi-tions, and in railroad transportation.
PRODUCTION.
Figures on November production thus far receivedindicate greater activity than in October 4n metals,clothing, and glass. On the other hand, production forNovember slackened among the foodstuffs and tobacco,while an irregular condition existed in the constructionindustries, fuels, and paper. The chief relative changesin November were decreases in wheat flour, bituminouscoal, and cement, and increases in zinc, California red-wood, and glass bottles.
COMPARISON OF PRESENT PRODUCTION WITH PREWAR.
RELATIVE PRODUCTION (1913=100).
Maxi-mum in1920.
Mini-mum in1921.
Nov.,1920.
FOODSTUFFS:Wheat flourBeef productsPork productsOleomargarine1
CLOTHING:Wool (consumption)Cotton (consumption) |
FUELS: ;Bituminous coal jAnthracite coal ;Beehive cokeBy-product cokeCrude petroleum
AIETALS:Pig ironSteel ingotsCopperZinc
BUILDING MATERIALS: :CementOak flooring |
TOBACCO: ICigars jCigarettes |Manufactured tobacco I
116108175308
166123
13210974
2 242198
65888764
7476
71926
121171
132155 ;90 I
167 ;2 109 :
229
119349114
34381650
5364
73293
73
92132113271
591242
187
11512479
115
»109110
106272
54
Oct.,1921,
Nov.,1921.
12612599
181 148
168103
1209915164172
48761750
137244
163109
909017167182
5578
73
116254
101377101
32683
1 As represented by tax-paid withdrawals. * 1920 monthly average.
Out of 20 commodities whose production can becompared with the prewar average, the latest figuresshow that the tobacco, building materials, clothing, andfoodstuffs groups were all producing more than the1913 average, except in a few cases, which are onlyslightly below. The metals were all considerably belowthe prewar basis in spite of good increases duringNovember, while the fuels are divided, with petro-
leum and by-product coke far above the prewaraverage, the coals slightly below and beehive cokefar below. Production of cigarettes and oak floor-ing was more than twice the prewar average, whileoleomargarine, wool, by-product coke, and petroleumshowed gains of over 50 per cent above the 1913 level.Copper and beehive coke were produced at less thanhalf their prewar rate; in fact, at less than 20 per cent.
Calculating the index numbers on a new basis,relative to 1919, the November figures show that 14commodities out of 34 were above the 1919 production.
DIAGRAM 1.—COMPARISON OF PRESENT PRODUCTION WITHPREWAR.
(Relative production of 1913= 100.)INDEX NUMBERS
0 100 200 300 400
WHEAT FLOUR
BEEF PRODUCTS
PORK PRODUCTS
OLEOMARGARINE
WOOL(CONSUMPTION)
COTTON(CONSUMPTION)
BITUMINOUSCOAL
ANTHRACITECOAL
BEEHIVE COKE
BY-PRODUCTCOKE
CRUDEPETROLEUM
STEEL INGOTS ) MAXIMUM I92O
i MINIMUM 1921
; OCTOBER 1921
NOVEMBER 1921
OAK FLOORING
CIGARETTES
MANUFACTUREDTOBACCO
(5)
COURSE OF PRODUCTION SINCE 1919.
RELATIVE PRODUCTION (1919= 100).1
Maxi-mumsince
end of1919.
Mini-
1919.
FOODSTUFFS:Wheat flourBeef productsPork productsSugar (meltings).Oleomargarine2..Cottonseed, oilCondensed milk..
CLOTHING:Cotton (consumption).Wool (consumption)...Sole leather
134109151147126349121
HI
67 |675840;26 i720 !
;K7
FUELS:Anthracite coal...Bituminous coal..Beehive cokeBy-product coke..Crude petroleum..GasolineElectric power....
METALS:Pig ironSteel ingotsCopperZinc
CONSTRUCTION:Yellow pineDouglas firCalifornia redwoodWestern pineOak flooringSilica brickFace brickCementBuildings (contracted for).Vessels completed
TOBACCO:CigarsCigarettesManufactured tobacco
PAPER:NewsprintAll other paperMechanical wood pulpChemical wood pulp
GLASS:Bottles.
12695
113137127122134141119
132140113126
11111814411916813012115711379
128116119
114132143138
124
42 i63 !
7411 ;61 i
104 ;98 !98
34342138 !|
48
1920
919293
104103100
1098882
Nov.,1920.
Oct., I Nov..1921. I 1921.
104
1019469
110349
20
64 I49 I70 j
13495 '..83So i74 I
285 i3 108
107
-C260265
101121110122117123113
119121104105
941021221191061061001257267
1128494
101135103
123137114
1151129987
8091144
7311675
4161
1138057
110121109117
1079S115116
95118 j
49689938 !*
108liO106
1106894
10211591
1031152C}83113134108
93943084120
112
10610011778161351041578714
1119813974168331011338218
1059686
9110890
101
1 The 1913 relatives have here been calculated on a 1919 base, as many more com-modities can be compared on this basis.2 As represented by tax-paid withdrawals.
> Latest month available, June.
DIAGRAM 2 . — C O U R S E OF PRODUCTION SINCE
(Relative production of 1919= 100.)
1199.
INDEX NUMBERS
100 200
WHEAT FLOUR
BEEF PRODUCTS
PORK PRODUCTS
SUGAR. ( M E L T I N G S )
OLEOMARGARINE
COTTONSEED OIL
CONDENSED M I L K
COTTON. (CONSUMPTION)
WOOL. (CONSUMPTION)
SOLE LEATHER
ANTHRACITE COAL
BITUMINOUS COAL
BEEHIVE COKE
BY-PRODUCT COKE
CRUDE PETROLEUM
GASOLINE
ELECTRIC POWER
PIG IRON
STEEL INGOTS
COPPER
ZINC
YELLOW PINE
DOUGLAS.
CALIFORNIA
WESTERN PINE
OAK FLOORING
SILICA BRICK
FACE BRICK
CEMENT
BUILDINGS. (CONTRACTED)
VESSELS COMPLETED
CIGAR
CIGARETTESMANUFACTURED TOBACCO
NEWSPRINT
ALL OTHER PAPER
MECHANICAL WOOD-PULP
CHEMICAL WOOD-PULP
GLASS BOTTLES
MAXIMUM SINCE END OF 1919LATEST MONTH 1921 OCT. OR NOV.MINIMUM SINCE END OF 1919
it MAXIMUM SAME AS NOV. PRODUCTION
STOCKS.
Stocks of commodities at the end of Novemberwere, in general, slightly larger than in 1919. Thelargest relative stocks were those of corn and coal,both above five times as large, due somewhat toseasonal variation. Increases of from 50 to 100 percent occurred in wheat and cottonseed oil, bothlargely seasonal increases, and in zinc, cement, facebrick, and petroleum. Outside of the seasonal de-crease in meats, all the declines from 1919 were verysmall.
During November seasonal declines took place inthe cold-storage commodities, except meats, and incorn, but other food stocks rose. Other commoditiesmoved irregularly. Compared with November, 1920,the stocks of 12 commodities (beef, mutton, wheat,corn, eggs, coffee, cotton, petroleum, zinc, silica brick,face brick, and paper) were higher, while declinesoccurred in 9 commodities (pork, sugar, cottonseedoil, butter, cheese, apples, tin, yellow pine, and oakflooring).
Large variations occur in the few comparisonswhich can be made with the 1913 average. Wheat,corn, cotton, and oak flooring stocks were more thandouble the prewar average; zinc and petroleum stockswere 65 and 82 per cent above, respectively; and de-clines of 20 to 30 per cent occurred in coffee, tin, andcement.
DIAGRAM 3 . — ( O I R S E OF COMMODITY STOCKS SINCE 1919.
(Relative stocks of 1919= 100.)
STOCKS OP COMMODITIES COMPARED WITH 1919 AND 1913.
INDEX NUMBERS
400 600
BEEP PRODUCTS
PORK PRODUCTS
LAMB AND MUTTON
SUGAR. RAW
COTTONSEED OIL
WHEAT (VISIBLE)
CORN (VISIBLE}
BUTTER
CHEESE
EGGS
COFFEE
APPLES
COTTON (TOTAL)
WOOL (COMMERCIAL)
ANTHRACITE COAL
BITUMINOUS COAL
CRUDE PETROLEUM
GASOLINE
ZINC
TIN
YELLOW PINE
OAK FLOORING
SILICA BRICK
FACE BRICK
CEMENT
NEWSPRINT
ALL OTHER PAPER
MECHANICAL WOOD PULP
CHEMICAL WOOD PULP
TOBACCO (TOTAL)
ZMAXIMUM'SINCE 1919
3 LATEST MONTH I92» OCT. OR NOV.
(EZZZB MINIMUM SINCE 1919
* MAXIMUM 8AME M LATEST MONTH
~kif MINIMUM SAME AS NOVEMBER
Maxi-mumsince1919.
Mini- !mum |since1919.
FOODSTUFFS:Beef productsPork productsLamb and mutton.. .Sugar (raw)Cottonseed oilWheat (visible)Corn (visible)ButterCheese
CoffeeApples
CLOTHING:Cotton (total)Wool (commercial)
FUELS:Anthracite coal (pro-
ducers-Govt. survey)3
Bituminous coal (Govt.survey)3
Crude petroleumGasoline
METALS:ZincTin
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS:Yellow pineOak flooringSilica brickFace brickCement4
PAPER:NewsprintAll other paperMechanical wood pulp.Chemical wood pulp . . .
TOBACCO (total) -
1241299282763211S1
1,024174156186146391
27 ;3831442328108113515712
136 I106 !
6186
1920 iaver- \age. j
7097
18311012789
17489998297
227
95
(1919=100).
ov.,)20.
3757582902771231751531269468240
122283
Oct.,1921.
2745827517216264813611615370207
126«104
Nov.,1921.
3343.8986187181528117111107112136
136
Percentincrease
or de-crease
Nov.,1921,from1913aver-age.
C1)0)C1)0)0)+ 160+ 117(1)(1)
0)- 31C1)+ 1230)
US
74157169
247528
143277115173240
175122143138
132
55
3110161
72130
1025981107102
716555
92
10498
108! 332
127161103140170
! 97i 74i 78
63
102
10675
172292
14225584154
85807072
«92
518
7415797
189201
116192108157102
961037779
2 112
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11614599159173
971057580
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82
6529
132
19
25
1 No 1913 comparison available.2 Oct. 1.3 Relative to January, 1919.< Relative to stocks at end of 1919 or (in last column) at end of 1913.
PRICES.
The retail price of food declined slightly in Novem-ber and was 52 per cent above the 1913 average.The National Industrial Conference Board's compila-tion of the cost of living showed no change in Novem-ber, a decline in clothing marking the only difference inany group. Farm prices of live stock declined over 6per cent in November. The official index numbers ofwholesale prices each declined 1 point, while Dun'sindex number rose 1 point and Bradstreet's remainedthe same. Except for the continued rise in Germany,European prices manifested little change during themonth.
In the list of individual wholesale prices, as shownby the table and diagram on pages 8 and 9, prices offarm products to the producer declined in Novemberin 5 cases, while 3 remained unchanged, and lambs in-creased. Out of the 13 farm products, the marketprice of 4 (wool, corn, oats, and sheep) increased, 2 re-mained unchanged, and 7 declined. Food pricesagain declined. Of 12 items of clothing, 3 (cottonsheeting, raw silk, and packers' hides) increased, 4 re-mained unchanged, and 5 declined. In the fuelsgroup, petroleum again made a tremendous advance,with the November price double the September av-erage, while coke declined and the coals remained thesame. Little change occurred in iron, steel, and lead,
with foundry iron slightly lower, but other metalscontinued to advance in price. Among the buildingmaterials, a considerable increase occurred in lumber, adecline in steel beams, and little change in brick andcement. Kubber continued its advance. The mainchanges during November from the October relation
price of lamb to the 1913 average, the market price ofwool to above that average, while the prices of silkand petroleum rose to about double the 1913 average.Of the 57 prices listed, 14 are below the 1913 average,3 of which are metals, and the others, except rubberand hides, are farm products. Anthracite coal is stillat the maximum price.to the 1913 average were the increase of the producers'
DIAGRAM 4.—COMPARISON OF WHOLESALE PRICES AT PRESENT WITH 1920 AND PREWAR.
(Relative prices of 1913=100.)
INDEX NUMBERS 4
300 400 600:
WHEAT
CORN
POTATOES
COTTON
COTTON SEED
WOOL
CATTLE. BEEF
HOGS
LAMBS
WHEAT. SPRING
WHEAT. WINTER
CORN. NO 2
OATS
BARLEY
RYE, NO 2
TOBACCO.BURLEY
COTTON, MIDDLING
WOOL. OHIO. UNWASHED
CATTLE. STEER?
HOGS, HEAVY
SHEEP. EWES
SHEEP. LAMBS
FLOUR. SPRING
FLOUR. WINTER
SUGAR. RAW
SUGAR. GRANULATED
COTTONSEED OIL
COTTON YARN
COTTON PRINT CLOTH
COTTON SHEETING
WORSTED YARN
WOMEN'S DRESS GOODS
SUITINGS
SILK. RAW
HIDES, PACKERS'
HIDES. CALFSKINS
LEATHER. SOLE
LEATHER. CHROME
BOOTS AND SHOES
COAL. BITUMINOUS
COAL. ANTHRACITE
COKE
PETROLEUM
PIG IRON. FOUNDRY
PIG IRON. BESSEMER
STEEL BILLETS
COPPER
LEAD
TIN
ZINC
LUMBER. PINE. SOUTHERN
LUMBER. DOUGLAS FIR
BRICK. COMMON. NEW YORK
BRICK. COMMON. CHICAGO
CEMENT
STEEL BEAMS
RUBBER, CRUDE
WHOLESALE PRICE COMPARISONS.MAXIMUM PRICE COMPARED TO PRICE IN RECENT MONTHS.
NOTE.—Prices to the producer on farm products are from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates. All other prices are from U. S.Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. As far as passible all quotations represent prices to the producer or at the mill. See diagram on opposite page.
COMMODITIES.
Date and maximumrelative price.
Sep-tember,1921,
relativeprice.
Octo-ber,
1921,relativeprice.
Novem-ber,
1921,relativeprice.
Per cent in-crease (+) ordecrease (—)in Novem-ber overOctober.
(1913 average = 100.)
Farm products—Average priee to producer:WheatCorn
PotatoesCottonCotton seed.WoolCattle, beefHogsLambs
Farm products—Market price:Wheat, No. 1, northern, spring (Chicago)Wheat, No. 2, red, winter (Chicago)Corn, contract grades, No. 2, cash (Chicago)Oats, contract grades, cash (Chicago)Barley, fair to good, malting (Chicago)Rye, No. 2, cash (Chicago)Tobacco, burley, good leaf, dark red (Louisville)Cotton, middling upland (New York) 'Wool, Ohio, | and | grades, unwashed (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 summer yellow (New York)
Clothing:Cotton yarns, carded, white, northern, mule spun, 22-1 cones (Boston)Cotton, print cloth, 27 inches, 64 x 60-7.GO yards to pound (Boston)Cotton, sheeting, brown, 4/4 Ware Shoals L. L. (New York)Worsted yarns: 2/32's crossbred stock, white, in skein (Philadelphia)Women's dress goods, storm serge, all-whole, double warp, 50 inches (N. Y.)...Suitings, wool, dyed blue, 55-50 inches, 16-ounce, Middlesex (Boston)Silk, raw Japanese, Kansai No. 1 (New York)Hides, green salted, packer's, heavy native steers (Chicago)Hides, calfskins, No. 1, country, 8 to 15 pounds (Chicago)Leather, sole, hemlock, middle, No. 1 (Boston)Leather, chrome calf, dull or bright, "B " grades (Boston)Boots and shoes, men's black calf, blucher-Campella (Massachusetts)
Fuels:Coal, bituminous, Pittsburgh, mine run—Kanawha (Cincinnati)Coal, anthracite, chestnut (New York tidewater)Coke, Connellsville (range of prompt and future) furnace—at ovensPetroleum, crude, Kansas-Oklahoma—at wells
Metals:Pig iron, foundry No. 2, northern (Pittsburgh)Pig iron, bessemer (Pittsburgh)Steel billets, bessemer (Pittsburgh)Copper ingots, electrolytic, early delivery (New York) ,Lead, pig, desilverized, for early delivery (New York)Tin, pig, for early delivery (New York)Zinc, pig (spelter), western, early delivery (New York)
Building materials:Lumber, pine, southern, yellow flooring 1 x 4, " B " and better (Hattiesburg).Lumber, Douglas fir, No. 1, common, s 1 s, 1 x 8 x 10 (State of Washington)...Brick, common red, domestic building (New York)Brick, common building, salmon, run of kiln (Chicago)Cement, Portland, net without bags to trade, f. o. b. plant (Burlington, Ind.).Steel beams,mill (Pittsburgh)
Rubber, crude:
Rubber, Para island, fine (New York)
June, 1920
July, 1920
June, 1920
July, 1920
May, 1920
July, 1918
May, 1919
July, 1919
Apr., 1920
May, 1920
May, 1920
Sept., 1917
June, 1920
Mar., 1918
Mar., 1918
Mar., 1919
Apr., 1920
Jan., 1918
Mar., 1919
July, 1919
Apr., 1918
Feb., 1920
May, 1920
May, 1917
May, 1920
| May, 1920
July, 1919
May, 1920
Apr., 1920
May, 1920Jan., 1920
Oct., 1918
July, 1920Jan., 1920
Aug. 1919
Aug., 1919Mar., 1917Nov., 1919Mar., 1920
Sept., 1920
Oct., 1921
Aug., 1920Mar., 1920
July, 1917
July, 1917
July, 1917
Mar., 1917
June, 1917
May, 1918
June, 1915
Feb., 1920
Jan., 1920
Feb., 1920
Oct., 1920
Sept., 1920
June, 1917
Jan., 1913
300
706
312
321
344
183
256
239
354
302
331
296
325
451
352
331
304
218
266
319
263
328363598526374
348478427289292291466283490211473308
323201637375
346
335
388
230
261
224
455
407
381
251
195
331
133
83
230
165
125
93
84
100
103
149
129
86
102
97
167
208
160
95
67
113
174
123
131
136
1601681521481571831647685121195225
186201131
107
143
128
113
76
105
60
81
155
114
232
171159122
22
119
67
207
147
142
95
S2
97
98
142
121
75
92
89
139
208
154
99
104
95
62
109
162164119121122
170
186
168
148
147
183
166
80
82
121
195
217
186201134166
143
128
113
81
107
61
185
114
229
174
148
116
26
119
67
207
135
134
93
79
89
100
134
119
77
94
89
126
208
142
107
101
82
59
112
156
153
117
121
114
1601741721481451831978677121186217
186201122228
14212811383
10764
206125229175148109
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TEXTILES.
The cotton crop turned out to be considerablylarger than earlier estimates, but 36 per cent less thanthan the prewar average. Recent ginning reportsindicate that a very small proportion of the crop stillremains to be ginned, as is graphically shown in theaccompanying diagram. The world visible supplyof cotton at the end of November was almost the sameas a month previous, but stocks at American mills andwarehouses continued to increase and were consider-ably larger, especially at the mills, than a year ago.Imports of raw cotton during November were theheaviest since March, 1920, but exports slumped over25 per cent from the high mark made in October.
Increased activity in cotton textiles during Novem-ber was indicated by a slight increase in the numberof active spindles and by an increase of about 6 percent in the consumption of cotton, to the highestmonthly figure since June, 1920. On the other hand,exports of cotton cloth declined somewhat and lessbusiness was noted in November in finishing plants.Price declines of 5 to 9 per cent occurred duringNovember in raw cotton and its products, except insheetings, where a slight increase was shown.
DIAGRAM 5.—EXPORTS AND CONSUMPTION OF COTTON.
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900
700
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DIAGRAM 6.—COTTON GINNED TO SPECIFIED DATES.
Woolen mills were generally less active in Novemberthan in October, this decline in most cases amountingto about 5 per cent. Carpet and rug and narrowlooms were more active than in October. Imports ofwool increased slightly, but were less than in Novem-ber, 1920. A considerable increase occurred duringNovember in the market price of wool, though theproducer received slightly less for his wool on De-cember 1 than a month before. Dress goods declinedsomewhat in price, but worsted yarns and men's suit-ings remained the same.
m
mJSi"
ITOTAL
GINNED
Imports of raw silk increased slightly duringNovember and consumption declined, while stockswere larger. The price of silk showed an increase ofover 18 per cent during the month.
Late reports received by the Department of Com-merce indicate that the textile business during Decem-ber has slackened since November. This is only partlydue to "between season'' dullness. General worldeconomic conditions and the lack of purchasing poweramong the farmers of the Middle West are stated tobe the chief causes. The tone of the textile marketshas been more depressed.
METALS.
Iron ore movement by water from Lake Superiorwas very small during November, due to the ap-proaching close of navigation. The production ofpig iron and of steel ingots continued to advanceduring November, though at a diminished rate. Un-filled orders of the United States Steel Corporationagain decreased slightly. Imports and exports ofiron and steel showed little change. A few slightdeclines occurred in iron and steel prices, such asfoundry iron and steel beams.
Shipments of bar iron increased somewhat in No-vember, and sales of structural steel Vere slightlybetter than in October and twice as large as a yearago, again making a record for the past 18 months.New orders for bolts, nuts, and rivets declined sharplyin November, but unfilled orders showed little change.Shipments of bolts declined, but nuts and rivetsshowed slightly larger shipments.
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Production of copper remained at a low point, butexports for November showed a good increase andattained the highest mark since May, 1920. Theprice of copper increased slightly.
Zinc production took a considerable leap in No-vember, increasing 45 per cent and showing thelargest production since the beginning of the year.Stocks were reduced slightly and the movement atSt. Louis was somewhat larger than in October. Afractional price increase was noted in November.
Imports of tin increased in November to the larg-est figure noted this year, but are still considerablybelow November, 1920. On the other hand, stockswere reduced 35 per cent during the month and werethe smallest recorded in two years. These condi-tions affected the price of tin, which advanced al-most 5 per cent during the month.
The movement of lead at St. Louis declined con-siderably during November. Prices remained un-changed.
Late reports received by the Department of Com-merce indicate a slight slowing down in iron andsteel production in December, with steel productionat about 45 per cent of capacity and blast-furnaceoperations in the Pittsburgh district at about 50per cent. Business has been active in rails, pipe,tin plate, and fabricated steel, with wire dull andoperations in the wire mills at about 50 per cent ofcapacity. Iron and steel prices are holding steadyexcept for a reduction in steel pipe.
DIAGRAM 7.—PRODUCTION OF PICS IKON AND STEEL IN COTS AND
U. S. STEEL CORPORATION'S UNFILLED ORDERS.
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Declines occurred in the production of both bitu-minous and anthracite coal in November, largely areaction from the October threat of a railroad tie-up.Small increases occurred in the production of coke inNovember, but this industry still operated on agreatly reduced scale. Shipments of anthracite de-clined. Exports of anthracite and coke increased
slightly, but bituminous exports declined to less thana third of the previous November exports. Stocks ofanthracite and bituminous reported on November 1,were quite large. Electric power production con-tinued to increase in November.
DIAGRAM 8.—PRODUCTION OF BITUMINOUS AND ANTHRACITE COAL.
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Slight increases occurred in November in the pro-duction, stocks, consumption, and imports of petro-leum, with imports showing the greatest relativeincrease. Shipments from Mexico declined. Theprice of crude petroleum again made a phenomenaladvance of 37 per cent during the month. Exportsof gasoline declined somewhat. October productionand consumption of gasoline increased, while stocksdeclined.
DIAGRAM 9.—PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, IMPORTS, AND STOCKS
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PAPER.
A slight increase occurred in the production ofnews-print paper in November, but the total of otherclasses declined and stocks increased slightly. Ex-ports of both classes increased materially after twomonths of heavy declines. Imports and productionof wood pulp increased, while stocks remained station-ary. The price of domestic paper advanced, espe-cially the spot price, but the Canadian price waslowered. Printing activity increased 5 per cent inOctober.
AUTOMOBILES.
The production of both passenger cars and trucksslumped over 21 per cent in November, both being atthe low mark recorded since these statistics begun tobe collected in July. Revised figures have now bo-come available for past months, which are given in thefollowing table:
July, 1921August, 1921....September, 1921October. .921...November, 1921
PRODUCTION
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Shipments of automobiles also declined in aboutthe same ratio. During the last four months ship-ments have manifested a steady tendency to decline,partly due to seasonal causes. Reports of motoraccessory dealers indicated a decline of almost 5 percent in purchases and of about 6 per cent in outstand-ing notes in October, while accounts past due increased3J per cent.
Latest reports to the Department of Commercemanifest a seasonal slackening in the automobiletrade awaiting the January automobile shows, but abetter tone than a year ago. Sales of parts to jobbershave increased.
GLASS.
The production of glass bottles again increased inNovember, but, in spite of large increases duringOctober and November, was less than the 1919 averageby 14 per cent and also considerably smaller than ayear ago. Orders, production, and shipments of illu-minating glassware showed a further good increase inNovember and were 37, 62, and 59 per cent higher,respectively, than six months before.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION.
Index numbers of building costs showed littlechange in November and are still over 50 per centgreater than the prewar level. Total volume of build-ing contracts awarded in November declined about 7per cent, due largely to the decline in business build-ings. Industrial and residential building contractscontinued to increase, but the groups of public and
semipublic buildings, except educational, continuedthe marked decline noted in October. Compared withNovember, 1920, the total building contracts weretwice as large, with increases in every group exceptindustrial buildings, while in the residential and educa-tional groups, the contracts awarded were more thanthree times as great. The November increase broughtthe cumulative total for 11 months to within 9 percent of the 1920 total.
DIAGRAM 10 .—VOLUME OF BUILDING CONTRACTS AWARDED, BY
CLASSES.
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Lumber production varied considerably duringNovember. Southern pine, California redwood, andoak flooring showed increased production, while forDouglas fir and western pine declines were noted.Shipments and orders followed the trend of productionin each class, except for oak flooring, where bothdeclined in the face of slightly greater production.Exports of lumber in November were slightly less thanin October, while prices were about 10 per cent higher.
Production of fire-clay brick showed a slightimprovement, but silica and face brick productionreceded during November. Shipments of silica brickincreased and stocks declined, but the other classesshowed decreased shipments and larger stocks. Pricesmaintained approximately the same level.
Cement production and shipments came down fromthe high October records, in a seasonal movement.Stocks increased and prices remained stationary.
HIDES AND LEATHER.
Imports of hides declined slightly in November, butexceeded those in November, 1920, though the cumu-lative was still far below 1920. Stocks of hides werein general larger than a year ago. The price of pack-ers' green salted hides increased, but calfskins de-clined.
November production of leather thus far reported |shows slight increases. October census reports showed jincreased leather production, and slightly increasedstocks. November exports of leather showed a goodincrease, but the cumulative total remained far be-hind 1920. A slight weakening occurred in leatherprices.
Exports of boots and shoes declined still further, butno price changes occurred.
BOOT AND SHOE PRODUCTION.
The Bureau of the Census, United States Depart- Iment of Commerce, has undertaken to compile |monthly figures on the production of boots and shoesin the United States. The first month covered isNovember, 1921. Reports were received from 1.022establishments, of which 81 were not in operationduring this month.
BOOT AND SHOE PRODUCTION.
Month of November, 1921.
Men's (high and low cut)Boys' and youths' (high and low cut)Women's (high and low cut)Misses' and children's (high and low cut)Infants' (high and low cut)Athletic and sporting (leather)All canvas and other textile fabricsAll other kinds1
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780,253X69, 934S75,146Ion, 263761,281607, IS!210,001338, 551
Grand total.. 23, 592.!610
1 Includes slippers for house and evening wear at home, barefoot sandals andplay shoes, moccasins and all others not specified.
The total production of all kinds of boots and shoesfor November, 1921, as shown in the table above,
was 23,592,610 pairs. Some idea of the completenessof this figure may be obtained by comparison withthe Census of Manufactures for 1919. In that year1,450 establishments reported a total annual produc-tion of 274,236,800 pairs, equivalent to an averagemonthly production of 22,853,067 pairs. The Novem-ber figure exceeds the average monthly production in1919 by more than 700,000 pairs.
CHEMICALS.
A considerable increase in exports of fertilizerfeatured the November foreign trade in chemicals.Imports and exports of all classes of chemicals, how-ever, for the 11 months of the year were considerablyless than in 1920. Prices of crude drugs advancedslightly, but essential oils and drugs and pharmaceu-ticals declined.
CEREALS.
Wheat receipts, shipments, and exports declined inNovember in response to a seasonal movement andthe production of wheat flour also declined. Thevisible supply continued to increase and was almost 50per cent larger than a year ago. Declines occurredin the prices of wheat and flour.
Corn movement in the terminal markets also de-clined during November and the visible supply startedto decline from the peak reached at the end of October.The whole corn movement, however, was considerablylarger than in November, 1920. Prices increasedslightly during November.
Exports of oats and rye showed drops of about 60per cent each in November, but barley exports in-creased. Prices of oats and barley increased slightlyand a considerable decline occurred in the price ofrye.
Car loadings of all grains declined 25 per cent inNovember and total exports of grains were over 30per cent less than in October.
CROP PRODUCTION.
The Crop Reporting Board of the Bureau of Mar-kets and Crop Estimates, U. S. Department of Agri-culture, made public its final revised estimates ofacreage, production, and value of important farmcrops on December 28, 1921. The figures for thethree years 1919, 1920, and 1921 underwent importantrevisions as a result of the Census reports for the year1919. The Crop Reporting Board bases its estimateeach year on reports of percentage changes receivedfrom its correspondents and agents. The numericalbasis for the acreage and production figures are thoseobtained from the decennial census reports. Theboard applies the percentage changes as reported fromeach district and State, and under ordinary conditionsreaches an excellent approximation to the true values.After each decennial census it is necessary to makecertain revision and to establish a base for the suc-ceeding ten years.
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The revised figures on the production for certainimportant crops for the past three years are shownin the accompanying table.
]>IA<;RAM 12.—INSPECTED SLAUGHTER, CONSUMPTION*, AND COLD-
STORAGE HOLDINGS OF B E E F PRODUCTS.
CROP PRODUCTION.
Revised December 28, 1921.
Winter wheatSpring wheatAll wheatComOatsBarleyRye.*RicePotatoesSweet potatoesHay, tameHav, wildAll hayTobaccoCottonCottonseedSugar beetsBeet sugarCane sugar (La.)PeanutsBeans (7 states)Apples, totalApples, commercialOranges (2 states)Soy beansCowpeas
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Total value, all crops... Thous. of dolls.. .">,67o,S77 9,07o.3S8 j 13.t>S9,f>97
On December 29 the Department of Agricultureestimated the area sown to winter wheat in the fall of1921 as 44,293,000 acres, a decline of 1.2 per cent ascompared with the revised estimate of 44,847,000acres sown a year ago. The condition of the crop onDecember 1 was placed at 76 as against 87.9 a yearago and a ten-year average of 89. The rye area wasplaced at 5,184,000 acres, an increase of 22.6 per centover the 4,228,000 acres sown a year ago, while thecondition of the rye crop on December 1 was placedat 92.2 as against 90.5 a year ago and a ten-vearaverage of 90.9.
MEATS AND LIVE STOCK.
Receipts, shipments, and slaughter of cattle de-clined perceptibly from both October, 1921, andNovember, 1920. The 1921 totals were below theprevious year in every case. Exports of beef prod-ucts followed the same trend. Inspected slaughterproduction and consumption of beef for October werebut slightly less than a year ago. Cold-storageholdings continued their seasonal increase, but. were20 per cent below November, 1920. Cattle pricesdeclined.
Hog movement and slaughter generally increased inNovember, but were below the level of November,1920, and the total movement for 11 months was alsoslightly less than in 1920. Exports of pork productsdeclined slightly. Inspected slaughter productionand consumption for October exceeded October, 1920,and the cumulative total also exceeded last year's.Cold-storage holdings increased slightly and werealmost 50 per cent greater than in 1920. Prices ofhogs declined 14 per cent from October.
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The figures just published by the Bureau of theCensus regarding the total slaughter in the UnitedStates in 1919 are interesting as affording the firstcomparison since 1909 of the proportion whichFederally inspected slaughter bears to the total inthe country. The appended table shows an enormousincrease in the proportion of cattle and calves slaugh-tered under Federal inspection, and good-sized in-creases in hogs and sheep.
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TOTAL ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED IN THE UNITED STATES, 1909AND 1919.
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CATTLE ANDCALVES.
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Exports of condensed milk underwent a markeddecline in November, but were larger than in Novem-ber, 1920. Receipts and storage holdings of butter,cheese, and eggs all declined and, except in the caseof eggs, were also lower than in November, 1920.The price of butter advanced, but cheese declined.
There was little change in exports of vegetable oilsin November, but. imports almost doubled. Novem-ber consumption of oleomargarine was about half aslarge as a year ago. Stocks of cottonseed and cotton-seed oil increased, but production and prices of oildeclined slightly.
DIAGRAM 14 .—IMPORTS, MELTINGS, AND STOCKS OF R A W SUGAR.
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In spite of greatly increased imports of raw sugar,meltings in November underwent a slight decline.Stocks increased and almost equalled those held ayear ago. Prices declined very slightly.
A good increase in coffee imports brought the totalfor 11 months almost up to the 1920 cumulative.Stocks in the United States and in the world increased,but-our own stocks remained less than in November,1920. Receipts of coffee in Brazil declined slightly,but clearances increased. Imports of tea into theUnited States remained constant.
TOBACCO.
Production of all classes of tobacco products de-creased in November. Exports declined about one-third in November, but remained above last year's.No change occurred in prices.
DIAGRAM 15 .—RELATIVE PRODUCTION OF CIGARS, CIGARETTES,
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Panama Canal traffic in October was considerablylarger than in September, but American vessels didnot participate in the increase. Traffic through theSault Ste. Marie Canal in November was only half ofthe October traffic on account of the approachingclose of navigation.
Entries into American ports in November wereslightly less than in October, and a considerable declinetook place in clearances. In both cases foreign shipswere responsible for the decline, as American tonnageincreased in each case. Although fewer vessels wereunder construction in November, a greater numberwere completed than in October.
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DIAGRAM 16.—ENTRANCES AND CLEARANCES OP VESSELS INFOREIGN TRADE, AND SHIPS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
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RAIL TRANSPORTATION.
Statistics for November show that the compara-tively small surplus and large shortage of freight carsin October was due largely to the threatened railroadstrike, for the November surplus rose to the highestpoint since July and the shortage almost disappeared.Car loadings declined considerably from the largeOctober movement, but good progress was made inthe reduction of bad-order cars.
October railroad operating revenue showed a goodincrease in spite of a decline in passenger revenue.Expenses also increased, but net operating incomewas the largest since the railroads were turned backto their owners. Early November statements indi-cate that November operation was not so favorable,however.
LABOR.
A very slight increase was reported in Novemberin the number of men employed in industry throughoutthe United States, continuing the succession of in-creases noted since August. Small decreases occurredin both number employed and total pay roll in NewYork and Wisconsin. A decline was also reportedfrom Wisconsin in the average weekly earnings forNovember and postal savings continued to recede.Immigration and emigration were considerably cur-tailed in October, and both were less than half of the1913 average.
A survey of unemployment conditions in New YorkCity by the Committee on Unemployment Statisticsshows a reduction in the number unemployed inthe city from 343,000 on October 15 to 331,000 onDecember 15. The greatest gain in employment wasin the retail trade, largely on account of seasonalconditions.
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Slight declines took place in the sales of mail-orderhouses and chain stores in November, and also inmagazine advertising. Newspaper advertising, on theother hand, increased substantially and postal receiptswere slightly greater than in October. Comparedwith a year ago, slight increases occurred in postalreceipts and chain-store sales, but substantial declinestook place in the sales of mail-order houses and bothmagazine and newspaper advertising.
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In spite of a further reduction of outstanding Libertyloan issues, the total interest-bearing debt of theUnited States increased in November. Receipts ofthe Government declined, customs receipts fell off,and disbursements increased. The money in circula-tion continued to decline.
BANKING AND FINANCE.
Bank clearings and debits to individual accountsshowed little change in November for New York City,but declined perceptibly in the rest of the country.Federal Reserve note circulation and discounts con-tinued to decline, and reserves and deposits againincreased. A slight increase occurred in total loans,rediscounts, and investments of Federal Reservemember banks, but demand deposits increased fur-ther. Interest rates on call loans and commercialpaper continued their drop, both classes approachingclose to a 5 per cent rate.
Business failures in November again increased by16 per cent over the previous month, and were thelargest in any month for several years, but the totalliabilities were about the same as in October. Divi-dend and interest payments were almost 30 per centgreater than a year ago. New security issues by bothcorporations and municipalities were very much greater
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for last July.Prices of stocks and bonds advanced from 2 to 4
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bonds also increased perceptibly, chiefly the corpora-tion and foreign Government bonds.
Imports of gold increased and exports declined tothe lowest point in two years, except for April, 1921,making a net import balance of over $50,000,000 forthe month. Gold production in the United States in1921, reported by the Treasury Department, was2,375,479 ounces, valued at $49,105,500, a decrease of$2,081,400 from 1920, and less than half of the 1915record. Imports of silver declined, but still exceededexports by about $1,000,000. The price of silverdeclined 4 per cent during the month. The 1921production of silver was 50,364,389 ounces, a declineof 4,997,184 ounces from 1920 and of about one-thirdfrom the 1915 record.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
The general movement of foreign exchange rates inNovember was upward, led by British and Swiss ex-change. At the end of November Swiss francs wereonly 3 per cent below par and in December this ex-change reached par. German marks continued theirsteady decline.
FOREIGN TRADE.
A decided decline in exports and an increase in im-ports brought the net export balance for November toalmost the lowest mark of the year. Imports in-creased from all continents, the largest gain being fromSouth America. Exports to Asia and Africa increased,but declined to the other continents. All the prin-cipal European countries took less from us in Novem-ber than in October.
DIAGRAM 20.—IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
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1920 1921
18
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Export trade of the United Kingdom manifesteda very slight increase in November, while importsadvanced over 5 per cent. The increase in importswas wholly due to the large gain in raw material im- !ports, while exports showed little change in any one !group. Slight increases in quantities exported oc- icurred in cotton goods, coal, and iron and steel, while !woolens declined slightly. Production of both pig iron |and steel ingots in Great Britain increased considerablyin November, but was far behind November, 1920.
Total production for the 11 months was only aboutone-third of the 1920 production for this period inboth cases, this being principally due to the greatminers7 strike last spring.
French trade for October showed no change in im-ports and an increase of 1 per cent in exports. Anincrease in imports of foodstuffs was balanced bydecreases in raw materials and manufactures. Theexport increases occurred in foodstuffs and rawmaterials, while manufactured exports declined.
19
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS.The following table contains the complete monthly figures designed to show the trend in important industrial and commercial move-
ments. The numerical data for the latest months are given to connect with the detailed tables in the October (or in some cases November)issue of the SURVEY. In many lines the figures do not lend themselves readily to statistical uniformity, due to lateness of their publicationor publication at other than monthly intervals; therefore the following explanations of the various headings are offered to make clearsuch distinctions and in general to facilitate the use of the table:
November, 1921.—In this column are given the figures covering the month of November, or, as in the case of stocks, etc., the situationon November 30, or December 1. In a few cases (usually where results are reported quarterly only) the figures are for the quarterending November i or the condition on that date. Where this column is left blank, no figures for November were available atthe time of going to press (December 31).
October, 1921.— This column gives the October figures corresponding to those for November shown in the ''November, 1921"' column—in other words, cover the previous month, and in some cases, where indicated by a footnote, refer to the previous quarter; that is,ending July 1, 1921.
Corresponding month 1920, October or November. —The figures in this column present the situation exactly a year previous to those inthe ''November, 1921'' column (that is, generally, November, 1920), but where no figures were available for November 1921,the October, 1920, figures have been inserted in this column for comparison with the October, 1921, figures. In the case of quarterlyfigures, this column shows the corresponding quarter of 1920.
Cumulative total through latest month.—These columns set forth, for those items that can properly be cumulated, the cumulative totalfor the first 11 months of the years 1921 and 1920, respectively, except where November, 1921, figures are lacking. Then thesecolumns contain the cumulative figures for 10 months only.
Base year or period.—For purposes of comparison with a previous normal period, all items, where possible, are related to such a periodby percentage comparisons. The period taken for each item, called the base, is the monthly average of the year or period statedin this column. Wherever possible the year 1913 is taken as a base, and if no prewar figures are available, 1919 is usually takento avoid using a war year as a basis. In some cases it will be noted that figures were not available prior to 1920 or even 1921,and that sometimes a month, or an average of a few months, has to be used rather than a year's average.
Latest month from base.—Percentage changes in this column show the relation between the November, 1921, figures or the quarterended then (or, if that column is blank, by the October, 1921, figures) and the base year or period. By adding 100 per cent tothe figures in this column, the index number for the latest month, carrying on the series o!' index numbers given in the Octobernumber of the SURVEY, can be obtained. For example, for wool consumption, the index number for November is 100+63=163,while for November wool imports the index number is 100 — 13=87.
Latest month from corresponding month, 1920.—This shows the percentage increase or decrease of November, 1921, over November,1920, or (if no figures are given in the November, 1921, column) of October, 1921, over October, 1920. In the case of quarterlyitems, these figures show the increase or decrease of the latest (usually the third) quarter of 1921 over the corresponding quarterof 1920. In short, it is the comparison between the second and third columns of the table.
Cumulative 1921 from same period 1920.—This column shows the percentage change of the cumulative 1921 figures from the cumulative1920 figures—cumulated through November where the numerical cumulative data (in the fourth and fifth columns of this table)run through November, otherwise through October.
August from Julij, etc.—The four last columns of this table show the percentage change of each month from the previous month, exceptwhere the figures are quarterly. Then the figures in the column "November over October'' represent the change of the thirdquarter from the second quarter of the year, and in the column "August from July" is the change of the second quarter fromthe first quarter. The columns "September from August'' and "October from September1' are left blank in such cases.
Items marked .with an asterisk (*) are those for which detailed figures of preceding months and years will be found in detail in thetables at the end of this issue. For those marked with a dagger (f) the detailed figures wall be found in the November number (No. 4).All other items are shown in detail in the October number.
TEXTILES.Wool.
Consumption by textile millsImports, unmanufacturedMachinery activity:
Looms, wide per ct.Looms, narrow per ct.Looms, carpet and rug.per ct.Sets of cards per ct.Combs per ct.Spinning spindles-
Woolen per ct.Worsted per ct.
Prices:Raw wool to producer fRaw wool, Boston fWorsted yarn fWoolen dress goods fMen's suitings f
t The detailed figures
.thous. of lbs.,
.thous. of lbs..
NUMERICAL DATA.
Octo-ber,1921
of hours active..;of hours active.. Iof hours active..!of hours active.. [of hours active..
of hours active..of hours active.. -
68,0479,086
75.173.069.982.099.5
8 i .7 ;91.9 i
Corre- I CUMULATIVE TOTAL'sponding THROUGH
Novem-ber, |1921 (
66,07710,946
71.374.372.778.893.8
78.187.4
I
. . . . dolls, per lb . . . 158 .156 .249
....dolls, per lb . . .473 .509 .691dolls, per lb . . 1.150 1.150 1.300
...dolls, per yd. . .824 .815 1.150
...dolls, per yd . . 2.835 2.835 | 3.600
will be found in the November issue (No. 4).
month, |1920, 'Octo-ber or
Novem-ber. 5
27,92612,251
40.339.653.842.949.0
46.146.6
LATEST MONTH.
592,870308,079
550,461
286,226
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE (-) .
BASEYEAR
ORPERIOD.
Latestmonthfrombase.
1913
1913
11920-21 -
11920-21
11920-21
1920-21
4- 63.0
- 13.0
17.0
4- 33.0
+ 57.0
+ 25.0
1920-21 i+ 22.0
11920-21-4- 23.4 |U920-21 + 22.0 1
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
Latestmonthfromcorre-spond-
ingmonth,
1920.
+136.6
76.987.6
—
4-
4-
4-
+
77
48
0
0
0
45.084 0
4- 35.14- 83. 74- 91.4
- 37.3- 26.3- 11.5- 29.1- 21.3
Cumu-lative1921fromsame
period,1920.
7.77.6
AugustfromJulv.
: Sep-1 tember| fromAugust.
Octo-ber
from
9.8
- 3.1J ' - 2 . 4! 4- 36.3
! - 0.8
i 4- 3.5
l- 1.6
+ 2.5
0.0- 3.9
0.00.0
- 2.6
4 6.9
3.24.8
14. 50.87.6
0.84.9
No-vem-ber
from
4- 8.3- 37.4
4 0.8 ;4 0.84- 6.34 - 3 . 24 1.6
4- 3.2 I- 0.8 I
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4- 1.90.0
0.0
- 6 . 90.0
- 2.94- 20.5
- 5.14 1.84 4.0- 3 . 9- 5.7
- 4.4- 4.9
- 1 . 34- l.p
0.0
- 1.10.0
1 Twelve months average, November, 1920, to October, 1921, inclusive.
20
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
TEXTILES—Continued.Cotton.
Production (crop estimate) thous. of bales..Output of gins thous. of bales..Stocks, end of month:
Mills thous. of bales..Warehouses thous. of bales..Visible supply thous. of bales..
Imports, unmanufactured bales..Exports, unmanufactured bales..Consumption by textile mills bales..Manufactured goods:
Cotton cloth exports thous. of yds..Fabric consump. by tire mfrs.. .thous. of lbs..Spindles, active thousands..Elastic webbing sales f thous. of yds..
Finished goods:Orders received thous. of yds..Billings thous. of yds..Shipments cases..Stock in storage, end of month cases..Capacity operated per cent..
Prices:Raw cotton to producer f dolls, per lb..Raw cotton, New York f dolls, per lb..Cotton yarn f dolls, per lb..Print cloth f dolls, per yd..Sheeting f dolls, per yd..
Knit Goods.
Orders received pr. ct. normal production..Shipments per ct. normal production..Cancellations per ct. normal production..Unfilled orders, end of
month per ct. normal production.Production per ct. normal production..
Silk.Imports, raw thous. of lbs..Consumption, raw bales.Stocks, raw, end of month bales.Price, raw, Japanese, I ew York f- - -dolls, per lb.
METALS.
Octo-ber,1921
Novem-ber,1921
Corre- ;spending'month,
1920,Octo-
I ber or| Novem-i ber.
CUMULATIVE TOTALTHROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921 1920
6,537 8,340 :
1,405 j4,982 !4,624
1,6485,2714,623
12,123 !.a 7,799 a 10,876
31,269 51,440 i
874,510 648,695 :
1,1245,0714,27322;513683,323
494,745 526,610 , 332,057
64,4896,90634,22215,369
100,910105,28651,43940,725
77
.177
.197
.421
.064
.103
93.3
77.9.9
199.087.3
3,14126,81619,3046.027
Iron and Steel.
Iron ore movement thous. of short tons.. 3,210Production:
Pig iron thous. of tons..! 1,2401,92010714
4,28726.09
Steel ingots thous. of long tons.Exports thous. of long tons.Imports thous. of long tons.Unfilled order, Steel Corp., end mo. thous. of tons.Foundry production, Ohio*..per ct. of normal.Wholesale prices:
Pig iron—Fdry, No. 2, north . . .dolls, per long ton.. 22.96Bessemer dolls, per long ton.. 21.96
Steel billets, Bessemer dolls, per long ton.. j 29.00Iron and steel dolls, per ton.. : 35.38Composite pig iron dolls, per ton..! 21.15
Composite steel t dolls, perlb.. | . 0231Composite finished steel f dolls, per lb.. | . 0222Structural steel beams dolls, per 100 lbs.. | 1.80
2i6,637 575,2875,835,396 i 5,370,5544,893,413 | 5,547,221
53,422 | i 58,588 511,7826,350 i| 1,802 ; 73,991
34,487 | 31,654 :3,859 i
85,27997,132 j48,20745,675
69 !
.162
.182
.397
.060
.105
60.0
53.4
28.3
220.886.5
3,41224,95519,6017.154
493
1,4151,971
12611
4,25124.20
22.6621.9629.0034.7120.92.0228.02131.70
.140 j
. 1 9 0 j
.409
.065 !
.134 !
14.319.7
14.2 ;23.3
5,564
2,9343,133
43451
9,021
41.76 !41.26 :49.70 i63.7541.80.0350.0357 |2.80
74,960
28,971 | 991,59140,734 I 939,24218,163 i 494,283
43,716 ;25 i
1,320 39,536 | 29,08710,735 ' 280,180 j 186,70048,357
5. 782 !
25,538 I 56,643
14,888 i18,2902,073
110
33,69038,1144,445
424
BASEYEAR
OR
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (4-) OR DECREASE ( - ) .
Latestmonthfrombase.
Latestmonthfromcorre-spond-
ingmonth,
1920.
Cumu-lative1921fromsame
period,1920. |
.909-13 I - 36.0 - 31.2
.909-13
191319131913191319131913
- 28.3
+ 23.0 ; + 46.6+ 199.0 |+ 3.9+ 51.0 |+ 8.2+ 153.0 +128.5- 7.0+ 9.0
191321920-21 +19131919
+ 44.090.0
+ 14.0
21920-21 +21920-2121920-21 +21920-211920-21
31.0+ 70.0
48.0+ 27.0+ .53.0
19131913191319131913
6 1920619206 1920
6 192061920
1913Feb. '20Feb. '201913
1913
19131913191319131913
Mch.'21
19131913191319131913191319131913
- 5.1+ 58.6
+252.4+ 8.6
+ 35.042.0
+ 60.0+ 74.0+ 72.0
+436.0+ 5.0+424.0
+296.0+ 73.0
+ 20.0- 17.0- 70.0+ 97.0
91.0
- 45.0- 22.0- 45.0- 59.0- 28.0- 3 . 0
+ 42.0+ 28.0+ 13.0+ 32.0+ 36.0+ 33.0+ 28.0+ 6.0
- 62.3+ 8.7- 11.8
- 34.0
+ 194.4+ 138.5+165.4+ 4.5+176.0
+ 15.7- 4 . 2- 2 . 9- 7 . 7- 21.6
+318.8+166.7
+268.1
+ 158.5+ 132.5- 59.5
23.7
- 91.1
51.8- 37.1- 71.0- 78.4- 52.9
- 45. 746.841.645.650.034.940.339.3
+ 35.9+ 50.1
- 54.9
55.852.053.474.1
AugustfromJuly.
Sep-temberfrom
! August.
- 3.1 - 14.3
+ 1.3+ 23.7
+ 64.7- 6.8+ 14.1
+ 13.4+ 16.4+ 1.9!+ 11.3
+ 22.8+ 12.8
12.7+ 8.2+ 14.5
+ 28.0+ 12.4+ 8.0+ 10.5+ 1.7
+ 66.0+ 31.4
37.5
— 19.7+ 39.2
+ 4.7+ 1.9+ 3.6- 6 . 3
+ 8.8+ 42.1- 13.2- 7.5- 6.1+ 44.8
0.73.88.02.25.75.94.9
11.5
Octo-ber
fromSep-
tember.
- 7.4
No-vem-ber
fromOcto-ber.
+ 10.7+ 5.9+ 4.1
+ 10.5- 32.0+ 2.8+ 5.6
+ 5.1+ 6.0+ 13.9+ 7.5+ 5.7
+ 57.1- 46.8+ 31.1+ 22.6+ 28.8
+ 92.1+ 8.2+ 26.7
+116.4 ( ++ 19.0 !
+ 20.7+ 10.8
- 17.1
+ 27.6
+ 38.2 1+ 17.3+ 15.5 1+ 5.8
17.1 0.0+ 64.5- 25.8
+396. 8+ 66.7+ 2.0 :+ 6.4
+-++
+-—+
-+++
+-
++
-—+
-
3.68.9
0.9
6.4
5.5
3.4
8.1
0.9
2.4
9.6
3.8
6.4
10.210.6
38.75.2
10.5
3.8
3.6
31.714.314.40.8
11.1
- 17.2- 8 . 1+ 0.4
- 15.5
- 7 . 7
- 6 . 3
+ 12.2- 10.4
- 8.5- 7.6- 5 . 7- 6.3+ 1.9
- 35.7- 32.0
(9)
+ 10.9— 1 .1
+ 8.6— 6.9+ 1.5+ 18.7
- 84.6
2.71.9
24.235.10.0
- 38.1
4.40.01.76.03.04.23.80.0
+ 25.8 |+ 14.138.214.64.05.2
75.0
+ 2.7+ 17.8- 21.4- 0.8- 7.6
0.00.00.00.00.82.51.3 ; -5.7
I
1.30.00.01.91.11.34.15.6
* New data; see detailed tables, pp. 33 to 41.t The detailed figures will be found in the November issue (No. 4).a Cumulative figures shown are for period through Dec. 13.
b Six months. July to December.3 Six months' average, November, 1920, to April, 1921.9 Very large percentage increase.
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
Octo-ber.19*21
spendingNovem- month.
1920,Octo-ber or
Novem-ber.
Corre- CUMULATIVE TOTALTHROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
ber .19-21
19*21 1920
MET ALS—Continued.
Finished Iron and Steel.
Sheets, blue, black, and galvanized:Production per ct. of capacity..Stocks per ct. of capacity..
Bolts:New orders per ct. of average..Unfilled orders, end mo per ct. of average..Shipments per ct. of average..
Nuts and rivets:New orders per ct. of average..Unfilled orders, end mo per ct. of average..Shipments per ct. of average..
Bar iron, shipments long tons..Steel barrels:
Shipments barrels..Production per ct. of capacity..
Structural steel, sales long tons..
Copper.
Production thous. of lbs..Exports thous. of lbs..Wholesale price, electrolytic dolls, per lb. .
53.8i
41.5 !
71.545.5
46.3
72.050. S
44.8
67. S
40.3
23.0
36.5 '
7,077
165,S9925.2
97,789
23,232
50.8 [
j34.0
20.038.3
7,520
99,S00
52.486 72,786• 127 j . 130
ProductionStocks, endImports ..Receipts, StShipments,
Zinc.
of mo
. Louis *St. Louis*
Wholesale price, spelter, western.
Stocks, endImports
Tin.
of mo
Wholesale price, pig tin
Receipts, StShipments,
Lead.
. Louis*St. Louis*
Wholesale price, pig, desilverized.
Production:
short tons..
..thous
..thous
..thous..dolls.
. .thous..dolls.
.thous
.thous..dolls.
FUEL AND POWER.
Coal and Coke.
. .tons..of lbs..of lbs..of lbs..
perlb. .
. .tons..of lbs..per lb . .
of lbs..of lbs..per lb. .
Bituminous coal thous. of short tons..A nthracite coal thous. of short tons..Beehive coke thous. of short tons..By-product coke thous. of short tons..Pub. utility elec. power..mills, of kw. hours..
Shipments, anthracite t thous. of long tons.. jStorage, anthracite f thous. of long tons..Exports: j
Bituminous t thous. of long tons..!Anthracite t thous. of long tons..Coke f thous. of long tons..
Petroleum.Crude petroleum:
Production thous. of bbls..Stocks,end of month thous. of bbls..Consumption thous. of bbls..Imports thous. of bbls..Shipments from Mexico thous. of bbls..
3 See numerical data. *New data;
81708°—22- 4
14,51770,824None.17,11024,302
.051
2,0414,352.276
9,9555,681
.047
43,7417,580
4161,7343,5795,873
21,13567,049
3019,19824,862
. 052
1,3106,886.2S9
123. o
4.3. 3295.5109.3
P E R C E N T A G E INCREASE (4-i OR DECREASE ( - ) .
BASEYEAR
ORPERIOD, month
frombase.
Latest
Latestmonthfromcorre-
spond-ing
month,1920.
Cumu-lative ;1921 I! Augustfromsame
period,1920.
fromJulv.
Sep-tember
fromAugust.
Octo-ber
fromSep-
. ember
No-vem-ber
fromOcto-ber.
1920 11920 . . . . . . .
1920 _ 63.0 ' + 3.3
+ 96.3 ; + 13.2- 1.1 j+ 1.1
23-3
0.0 i
61,860 '
49,156 686,763 1.114,434
105,23238,619
.146
33,31864,3902,75331,53841,446. 068
2, 9669,551. 368
457,516553,996
1,143,155579,528
193,601 451,333
18,664142,571214,274
44,101346,072403,742
45,322 I 120,027
9,208 11 10,7043,833 jj 4,739 .•.047 j .063
116,87054,077
120,26184,544
1,32930822
35,621172,60745,20411,57616,749
35,9556,859477
1,7663,6465,314
51,4577,4411,642 '
376,663 i81,2945,084
505,61680,74619, 462
1,07932930
37,780176,00646,51112,94414,500
3,7065,189
3,56733385
477,243111,384158,403
see detailed tables, pp . 33 to 41.
38,699119,99445,04514,13616,151
60,535 I 55,597
19,8913,873
252
427,992
31,7074,453
744
404,441
1920 - 92.0 I - 84.41920 ._ 61.0 ' '- 58.9
1P20 - 66.0 - 24.91920 - 94.0 !— 93.21920 - 62.0 | - 65.0 '1919 - 31.0 I
I
Jan.'21 i + 111.0 !Jan/21j+ 97.0 |
1913 !+ 12.0 1 + 103.0
+ 21.6 + 26.7 . 0.0 - 35.2•' 0.0 |+ 20.0 + 33.3 , 0.0+ 71.0 ! - 7.5 + 8.2 ' - 21.1
+ 29.6 - 8.6 + 25.0 . - 15.60.0 :— 28. 6 + 20.0 j — 13.0
+ 33.3 : - 8.3 ' + 9.0 ' + 4.9+ IS. 4 ' + 4. 4 + 38. 3 + 6.3
; + 37.8 |: + 40. 1 !
38.4 ' - 1.5 |+ 45.5 + 13.5 + 2.1
1913 i - 83.0 | - 77.9 -1913 + 3.01913 - 17.0
+• 8S. 5- 11.0
60. 0 , + 6. 3 + 5. 9 + 5. 94.4 ; - 11.9 :+ 44.1 - 1 2 . 9 + 38.7
- 6.3 + 1.3 + 6.6 + 2.4
1913 - 27.0 I - 36.6 - 57.11913 + 65.0 U 4.11913 — 99.0 — 98.9 — 57.71913 !- 31.0 - 39.11913 !- 12.0 - 40.01913 - 11.0 - 23.5 !
- 5.6 . - 2.0 0.0 + 45.6- 6.2 - 0.1 - 13.0 - 5.3
57. 7 ; (3) (3) (3) (3)
5S. S j + 14.9 +131.5 - 2.7 + 12.253.8 ;'+ 58.3 '.+ 40.7 . - 4.3 + 2.3
- 2.4 '+ 1.3 + 8.6 + 2.0
1913 ; - 29.0 ( - 55.0 :1913 ! - 28. 0 ! - 27.91913 ' - 35.0 - 21.5 '
1913 j+ 68.0 - 14.01913 | - 56.0 i - 19.1 .1913 j+ 7.0 ; - 25.4 !
i !
1913191319131913191919191919
191919191919
19131913191319131913
. . - 30.1 i 0.0 + 16.8 , - 35.562.2 : + 45.9 '+ 13.0 ' - 24.6 + 58.2
- 4.8 + 1.0 + 1.7 + 4.7
2.8 , + 41.6 1-20 .8 - 10.3 - 7.536.0 + 11.2 : - 8.1 + 24.8 — 32.5
0.0 !+ 5.0 + 1.9 0.0
-
-
+++
_
+
++
10 0
10.0 -83.0 -67
12
18
2
14
58
82.
68.
+ 113.+ 7
+e
0 !
0 ' -0
0
0
0
00
+
-
+1
0 1 +76.00
-—
307
71
1
2
69.
1.
64.
2.
46.
3.
8.
10-
1
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6
4 i +
8
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7
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0
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9
3
13.066.1
5
1.
19.
16.
8
2
3
3
' +( +++
i
j+
I
i —
+++-_
142
52
50.09
4
2
36
3
3.
1.
0.
2.
58.
3.
\
3
5
5
7
8
5
6
6
37
+-+
_+
-—
+
+ ]
1
1
111
1
1
1
1-
1
8.03 Q
28.623
4.
11.
1.
2.
72.
+ 215.
1
0
09
1
6
4
+_+
-j_
+++
++_
22.06 5
50.022
6
6
4
o5
10.07
29.
2.
0
2
8
0. fi
9.
26.
4.
4
6
8
—
+
• _ { _
1! +
i+
jj
!+++!+i
17
9
14
1
9
18
85
7g
9
5
8
6.8
36.4
5.
1.
2.12.
13.
79
92
4
483,27793,330
136,156
fThe detailed figures will be found in the November issue (Xo. 4).
22
TREND OF BUSINESS MO VEMExNTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
Octo-ber,1921
, Novem-i ber,
19-21
Corre-spondingmonth,
1920,Octo-ber or
Novem-ber.
CUMULATIVE TOTALTHROUGH
LATENT MONTH.
1921 1920
F U E L AND POWER—Continued.
Petroleum—Continued.Gasoline: I
Production thous. of gals.. 440,956 j 465,7SSExports thous. of gals..; 47,116 45,876 ! 39.957Domestic consumption thous. of gals..; 454,992 3S4,S02;Stocks, end of month thous. of gals.. 450.270 301,284
4,282,030 3,965,511489,826 570,730
3,853,037 ; 3,596,079
Price, crude petroleum* dolls, per bbl . . .
PAPER.
Wood pulp, mechanical:
ProductionConsumption and shipment.Stocks, end of monthIrnportsf
Wood pulp, chemical:Production tons
1.55 2.13 3.50
tons..
tons..
.tons..
tons..
S2,100,
119,
23,
511777 ;
406 1
569 ,
108,
112,
115,
31,
is6;
228 |
363
700 I
139,
; 125,
108,
17.
535156
529
181
1,1,116,208 :
160,476 :
145,985 I
1,1,431,
462,
187,
582072
686
151,699 \ 163,101 j 1S6,5O6 1,3S1,895 2,012,062Consumption and shipment tons. . 158,050 i 162,841 !; 182.379
Stocks, end of month tons. . 42,431Importsf tons. . 50,374
Newsprint:Production tons. . 101,884Shipments tons.. 109,110
43,172 |
63,575 I
104,604 ;
104,492 ;
23,127
2,513
434,272 |457,114 ;225,800 ;
3,643 i
Stocks tons. . 23,015Exports tons. . 1,409
All other paper:Production tons. . 440,524Shipments tons. . • 451,448Stocks tons. . 221,642Exports, printing* tons. . 2,881
Prices, newsprint:Contract, domesticf dolls, per 100 lbs. .Contract, Canadian! dolls, per 100 lbs . .Spot, market, domesticf. - -dolls, per 100 lbs . .
Printing activity* weighted index number. .
RUBBER.Crude:
Imports thous. of lbs . .Consumption by tire manfrs thous. of lbs . .Wholesale price, Para Island,
New York dols. per l b . .Tires:
Production—Pneumatics thousands. .Solids thousands..Inner tubes thousands..
Domestic sh ipmen t s -Pneumatics thousands..Solids thousands. .Inner tubes thousands. .
Stocks, end of m o n t h -Pneumatics thousands..Solids thousands. .Inner tubes thousands. .
AUTOMOBILES.Production:
Passenger cars* number. .Trucks* number. .
Shipments:By railroad carloads..Driveaways number of machines..By boat number of machines..
Accessories: ! |Purchases thous. of dolls.. | 22,053 18,998Accounts past due thous. of dolls.. I 4,513Notes outstanding thous. of dolls.. ' 3,464
4.188
4.069
4.070
84
47,642
19,602
.210
1,928
462,844
1,675
46
2,016
3,545
163
4,732
134,734
12,810
17,676
12,808
2,214
4.194
4.002
4.170
51,731
17,609
.215
1,757
44
2,126
1,343
35
1,540
3,980
173
5,204
106,042
10,009
14,061
10,509
1,385
I
4,3523,661
38.43949,779
122,993125,32320,26611,194
395,151373,958172,57721,123
5.7925.5419.148
109
32,9556,563
192
65021
743
806*34
921
5,880299
0,132
1,
1,
1,
3S2
371
117118
,227
,800
,358
,994
2,075
554,
1,387
1,382
,204
316
,111
,214
30,496 I 85,828
733,675684,508
69,201
5,501,9645,104,377
169,329
356,628
19,980384
25,034
20,887489
24,984
13,2539,497
182,833136,76322,092
542,384
239,262464,398
223,724
57,834
47,.328
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE (-) .
BASE ' i LatestYEAR ; i month
0 R Latest ! fromPERIOD.: month j corre-
j from spond-'• base. | ing• month,
1920.
I
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
+ 34.0+ 50.0+ 59.0- 3.0+ 12S.0
- 5.3+ 14.8+ IS. 2+ 51.4- 39.1
Cumu-lative1921fromsame
period,1920.
, AugustfromJuly.
Sep- ! ^tember, -~r*from j g" _L U g u s t § : tember.
No-vem-ber
from
+ 8.0- 14.2
+ 3.1 - 3.Sj - 75.3 , - 20.9
.1 |+ 10.0 + 13.1
1919 j - 10.0 - 22.51919 j - 7.0 j - 10.31919 - 25.0 + 6.3
1909-13 +116.0 + 84.5
I i1919 j+ 1.0 j - 12.51919 |+ 2.0 j - 10.71919 j - 20.0 |+ 12.3
1909-13 ! +179.0 |+ 27.7
i !i
1919 j - 9.0 !— 15.01919 — 9.0 j - 16.61919 - 3.0 i+ 14.11913 ! - 65.0 ! - 77.6
I1
- 1 9 - 9 -+ 20.6 |+ 7.6
- 15.0- 22.2 •+ 7'. 5
- 31.3 ;+ 17.2 j+ 4.0 + 20.5 ++ 33.4
- 32.9
- 19.4- 19.0
1919
1919
1919
1913
8.06.0 14.2
+ 5.0 |+ 30.8- 62.0 ! - 82.8
- 32.1 ;+ 23.2 |+ 10.6 + 17.0 j —- 27.8 | ! + 22.9 | + 12.8 + 15.5 j -
! - 2.5 ; - 6.1 — 4.6 | +- 59.1 I.+ 18.6 ! - 13.7 - 26.0 +
1919 + 13.01919 + 10.01919 - 3.0
- 27.8
- 54.4
Sep.'20 - 16.0 ! - 22.9
191321920-21
1913
+ 436.0 + 57.0- 94.0 ! + 168.3
- 73.0 + 12.0
21920-21 + 93.021920-21 + 87.021920-21+112.0
21920-21+ 6.021920-211 - 6.021920-21!+ 13.0
21920-2121920-2121920-21
1920
1920
1920
Jan.'21Jan.'21Jan.'21 - 16.0
- 24.0- 41.0- 5 . 0
- 33.0- 73.0- 71.0
+303.0
- 46.0
+ 170.3+109.5+186.1
+ 66.6+ 2.9+ 67.2
- 3 3 . 5- 42.1
15.0
+ 6.1+ 10.7+110.2
. 1 ! - 17.2 :
.11 0.0 ;3.80.0
+ 5.8+ 35.1+ 3.9- 11.5+ 55.0
- 2 . 6
37 .4
1.6 - 9.8- 7.1
23.6
6.3 •
31.111.43.4
+ 76.0 - 9.1 !+ 34.5— 17.6 — 13.5 ! —
i
+ 14.9 |+ 6.5 + 20.7 ; +- 2.9 j - 8.1 - 13.2 i —+ 5.5 !+ 47.4 - 13.3 ! +
8.5 I —
6.0
3.4
|+ 5.6
64.5 ! + 18.3
+ 3.5; +
+ 14.5 i-
+ 11.5 - 23.8 |- 11.4 - 36.9 |
- 34.2
23.6
70.6
0.0- 0 . 8+ 2.6+ 12.0
+ 19.9+ 29.1
0.0
+ 18.1+ 58.3+ 46.5
+ 5.0+ 20.4+ 5.3
+ 1.3- 1.3+ 17.5
+ 1.3+ 21.5
+ 6.5- 2.5- 2 . 5
+ 1.1- 16.9- 5.9
+ 10.0 + 18.2 !+ 2.4
2.3 - 14.3 ; +8.4 - 7.3 -
- 18.3 , - 27.5— 4.8 |+ 5.0
+ 4.4 ;+ 37.7 j- 36.5 ! - 50.5
3.0
1.7
26.2
2.7
4.2
0.5
78.4
1.4
5.4
1.8
26.4
0.1
1.7
2.4
8.6
10.2
- 36.4 ! - 0.1- 32.6
- 26.0
• 29.3- 25.1- 30.2
- 14.5- 25.7+ 4.5
- 13.8+ 4.4
8.112.818.2
- 1.10.25.2
+ 24.3- 13.2
- 18.2- 8 . 0- 2 3 . 8
6.1+ 0.6+ 23.6
- 6 . 9
- 6.1
- 17.1
- 22.2
- 4 . 7
+ 3.5
- 5.8
8.94.3
25.2
19.823.9
• 23.6
- 10.2• 6.1
- 10.0
*New data; see detailed tables, pp . 33 to 41. f The detailed figures will be found in the November issue (No. 4). 2 Six months average, November, 1920, to April
• 21.3
• 21.9
• 20.5
• 17.9
• 37.4
13.9
3.6
5.7
1921.
23
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
GLASS.Bottles:
Production* index number. .Illuminating glassware:
Net orders* per ct. of capacity..Actual production* per ct. of capacity..Shipments billed* per ct. of capacity..BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION.
Buildings.Building volume index number . .Building costs index number . .Concrete factory costs index number . .Contracts awarded, floor space:
Business buildings thous. of sq. f t . .Industrial buildings thous. of sq. f t . .Residential buildings thous. of sq. ft . .Educational buildings thous. of sq. f t . .Hospitals and institutions thous. of sq. f t . .Public institutions thous. of sq. f t . .Social and recreational bldgs.. thous. of sq. f t . .Religious and memorial
buildings thous. of sq. f t . .Grand total thous. of sq. f t . .
Contracts awarded, value:Business buildings thous. of dolls..Industrial buildings thous. of dolls..Residential buildings thous. of dolls..Educational buildings thous. of dolls..Hospitals and institutions thous. of dolls..Public institutions thous. of dolls..Public works and utilities thous. of dolls..Social and recreational bldgs. .thous. of dolls..Religious and memorial
buildings thous. of dolls..Grand total thous. of dolls..
Fire losses f thous. of dolls..Lumber.
Southern pine:Production M ft. b . m . .Stocks, end of mo Mft. b . m . .Price, B and better f.. .dolls, per M ft. b. m . .
Douglas fir:Production (computed) f M ft. b. m . .Shipments (computed) f M ft. b. m . .Price, No. X, common f.. dolls, per M ft. b . m . .
California redwood:Productionf Mft. b . m . .Shipments f M ft. b. m .Orders received f M ft. b. m .
California white pine:Production * M ft. b. m .Shipments * M ft. b . m .Stocks* Mft. b. m .
Michigan hardwood:Production *Shipments *
Western pine:Production fShipments f
Oak flooring:
Mft. b. m..Mft. b. m..
Mft.b.m..Mft.b.m..
ProductionShipments
Mft.b.m..Mft.b.m..
Orders booked M ft. b. m..Stocks, end of mo M ft. b. m..Unfilled orders, end of mo M ft. b. m..
Exports, planks, scantlings, andjoistsf Mft. b. m..
NUMERICAL DATA.
Octo-ber,1921
70
49.3
36.6
40.7
109166154
7,9913,984
21,9793,228
680212
1,383
40,436
37,40518,41989,65022,4295,2001,523
35,1416,632
5,735222,48027,955
401,4841,083,311
42.57
374,681366,176
10.50
42,42333,41744,599
44,47840,460
10,26928,164
82,144
105,780
16,26621,20927,55927,74220,808
123,264
Novem-ber,1921
50.651.749.1
101168153
5,1584,197
22,6663,416
521119
1,222
49137,818
24,22117,69590,32418,2124,506
88426,3976,713
3,246192,31126,179
423,7021,087,727
47.41
366,646312,477
11.50
50,48948,81456,820
32,04033,317
14,204
28,472
59,14193,477
16,93319,54423,77120,92231,022
110,902
| Corre-spondingI month,
1920,Octo-ber or
Novem-ber.
123
51261
3,6115,2647,2641,04541787785
32918,802
20,21833,33032,1586,9502,573895
21,8486,839
2,774128,96628,093
303,6061,332,138
46.60
340,659274,40716.50
52,15835,37820,640
49,94024,776
21,60411,576
7,3685,5094,695
36,8503,997
CUMULATIVE TOTALTHROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921 1920
60,607.32,927182,66837,2869,9242,688
16,474
8,692351, 793
309,890158,772776,948228,78763,80220,171431,251102,448
57,0302,161,257303,748
4,115,427
3,226,2133,280,376
435,926294,684323,358
425,763303,395
217,758178,127
856,807
839,555
131,419145,069155,590
80,099123,919131,991
25,5595,9762,70711,796
4,629385,876
405,585567,564
542,606165,01044,10225,230544,37486,817
39,2172,433,079280,658
4,035,460
4,320,8703,770,978
499,510406,809356,670
678,400416,752
314,911256,647
122,685
89,036
73,421
BASEYEAR
ORPERIOD
1919
May,'21M a y /May
- 14.0
'21 +21 +
191319131914
1919191919191919191919191919
19191919
19191919191919191919191919191919
191919191919
191719171913
191719171913
191819181918
191819181918
19171917
19171917
19131913191319131913
99,086 1,055,776 1,450,232
* New data; see detailed tables, pp . 33 to 41. f The detailed figures will be found in the November issue
PERCENTAGE INCREASE ( + ) OR DECREASE (-).,
Latestmonthfrombase.
- 30.0
37.062.059.0
+ 1.0+ '68.0+ 53.0
- 44.0- 67.0+ 12.0
78.042.0
- 3L0- 3 . 0
+ 11.0- 18.0
- 28.0- 59.0+ 28.0+ 83.0+ 38.0- 21.0- 37.0- 4.0
+ 4.0- 11.0+ 17.0
0.0- 21.0+ 106.0
+ 5.0- 3 . 0+ 25.0
+ 35.0+ 71.0+ 97.0
- 39.0+ 4.0
Latestmonthfromcorre-
spond-ing
month,1920.
+ 98.0- 35.6- 42.3
+ 42.8- 20.3+ 212.0+226.9+ 24.9+ 36.8+ 55.7
+ 49.2+ 101.1
+ 19.8- 46.9+ 180.9+ 162.0+ 75.1- 1.2+ 20.8- 1.8
+ 17.0+ 49.1
+ 39.6- 18.3+ 1.7
+ 7.6+ 13.9
- 6 8 . 0- 42.0
- 48.0- 15.0
+ 154.0+225. 0+289.0+ 132.0+ 328.0
.1909-13 - 32.0
(No. 4). 7 July ,
- 3.238.0
+175.3
- 35.9+ 34.5
- 34.3+ 146.0
+ 129.8+254. 8+406.3- 43.2+676.1
Cumu-lative1921
fromsame
period,1920.
- 24.3- 73.4+ 38.4+ 45.9+ 66.1- 0 . 7+ 39.7
+ 87.8
- 23.4- 72.0+ 43.2+ 38.7+ 44.7- 20.1- 20.8+ 18.0
45.4- 11.2+ 8.2
+ 2.0
- 25.3- 13.0
- 37.2- 27.2
- 30.9- 30.6
+ 7.1+ 62.9+ 111.9
+ 11.9 - 27.2
:L920; figures for 1:
AugustfromJuly.
+ 4.2
+ 42.9- 4.2- 32.6
+ 4.4- 2.6- 0 . 6
+ 13.6- 14.3+ 29.0+ 2.2- 44.4- 37.0+ 5.8
- 28.9+ 11.8
+ 6.1- 21.9+ 34.1- 2.1- 41.3- 16.9- 4.5- 16.4
- 33.8+ 4.0- 22.8
+ 8.0- 3.4+ 0.7
+ 20.5+ 36.1- 8.8
+ 50.0+ 54.5+146. 8
+ 0.9+ 34.3
8.4
+ 5.6+ 8.0
- 4.2+ 18.8
+ 21.8+ 23.1+ 38.9- 0.5- 2.9
Sep-tember
fromAugust.
0.0
+ 31.4+ 54.3+ 37.1
+ 10.6 - 4.4- 2.7 | - 9.3- 1.9 ' - 1.9
Octo-ber
fromSep-
tember.
+ 40.0
+ 44.6+ 62.0+ 55.3
No-vem-ber
fromOcto-ber.
+ 22.9
+ 3.0+ 40.9+ 20.5
+ 4.0 j+ 16. 7+ 21.3- 5 . 2+ 125.9+234.5+ 22. 7
+ 34.8+ 18.4
+ 17.3,+ 4.0+ 18.4- 5.3+ 145.9+ 75.9- 20.6+ 37.7
+ 25.8+ 11.7- 0.9
- 1.1- 3 . 4+ 9.9
+ 3.2- 13.3
0.0
- 12.4- 11.8+ 4.3
- 14.9+ 1.1
19.4
- 22.4+ 36.3
18.5+ 1.2
- 5.1+ 7.3+ 9.2,- 5 . 6- 1.5
+ 10.3+ 47.6+ 0.9- 23.5- 65.7- 57.7- 30.6
- 24.0- 3 . 3
- 9 . 0+ 65.4- 5.9- 15.4- 56.3- 41.9- 1.2- 43.5
- 26.5- 10.4+ 9.6
+ 2.2+ 8.1+ 18.7
+ 10.3+ 15.3
0.0
' 0.0+ 11.4+ 28.1
- 24.5+ 10.7
- 7.3+ 1.2- 0.6
- 35.5+ 5.3+ 3.1+ 5.8- 23.4- 43.9- 11.6
- 47.1- 6 . 5
- 35.2- 3 . 9+ 0.8- 18.8- 13.3- 42.0- 24.9+ 1.2
- 43.4- 13.6- 6.4
+ 5.5+ 0.4+ 11.4
- 2 . 1- 14.7
9.5
+ 19.0+ 46.1+ 27.4
- 28.0- 17.7
- 16.0 + 38.3+ 35.7 |+ 1.1
- 3 . 3+ 15.0
+ 9.4+ 26.1+ 65.2- 17.0+ 117.4
- 28.0- 11.6
+ 4.1- 7.9- 13.7- 24.6+ 49.1
- 1.7 - 5.1 + 2 3 . 2 - 10.0
,ter months of 1920 not available.
24
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
Octo-ber,1921
Novem-ber,1921
Corre-spondingmonth,
1920,Octo-ber or
Novem-ber.
CUMULATIVE TOTALTHROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921 1920
BASEYEAR
ORPEEIOD.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE ( - ) .
Latestmonthfrombase.
Latestmonthfromcorre-spond-
ingmonth,
1920.
Cumu-lative1921fromsame
period,1920.
AugustfromJuly.
Sep-temberfrom
August.
Octo-ber
fromSep-
tember.
No-vem-ber
fromOcto-ber.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION—Con.
Brick.Fire-clay:
Production per ct. of capacity..Shipments per ct. of capacity..Stocks, end of mo per ct. of capacity..
Silica:Production thousands..Shipments thousands..Stocks, end of mo thousands..
Face brick:Production thousands..Stocks, in sheds and kilns thousands..Unfilled orders thousands..Shipments thousands..
Prices:Common red, New Yorkf - - .dolls, per thous..
Common salmon,Chicago f..dolls, per thous..
Cement.
Production thous. of bbls..
Shipments thous. of bbls..Stocks, end of mo thous. of bbls..Price, Portland f dolls, per bbl..
Abrasives.
Domestic sales f reams..Foreign sales f reams..
HIDES AND LEATHER.Hides.
Imports:Total hides and skins thous. of lbs..Calfskins thous. of lbs..Cattle hides thous. of lbs..Goatskins thous. of lbs..Sheepskins thous. of lbs..
Stocks, end of month:Packer hides, green salted-
Cattle hides * thous. of lbs..Calf and kip * thous. of lbs..
Other hides and skins-Green salted-
Cattle hides * thous. of lbs..Calf and kip skins * thous. of lbs..
Dry salted-Cattle hides * thous. of lbs..Calf and kip skins * thous. of lbs..
Sheep and lamb * thous. of lbs..Prices:
Green salted, packers' heavynative steers dolls, per lb. .
Calfskins, country No. 1 dolls, per lb. .
Leather.Production:
Sole leather thous. of sides..Skivers dozens..Oak union harness stuffed sides..Finished sole and belting thous. of lbs..Finished upper thous. of sq. ft..
Stocks, end of months:Sole and belting thous. of lbs..Upper thous. of sq. ft-.
Stocks in process of tanning:Sole and beltingUpper
38.440.2
172.2
4,8885,161
45,163
47,086139,59537,91938,315
15.008.57
10,50612,1145,3481.50
39.93|6.5178.5
79.481.9138.6
4,572 11 16,3365,282 11 17,03941,379 ii 35,088
62,131 !54,578 I
165,197171,997
45,582142,13535,89128,280
15.008.63
8,921
5,1959,0911.50
33,695 |137,479 |36,873 !15,092 |
16.5012.31
1.95 I
389,730 515,399
311,058
91,82491,354
26,2433,54411,0647,9492,898
165,88113,209
114,00232,208
16,5467,60532,663
.148
.155
1,56419,89655,87927,69369,901
25,1492,41111,8165,4684,440
194,754413,375
thous. of lbs....thous. of sq.ft.
.158
.145
1,70517,53360,002
58,084
16,458
20,0651,171 |
10,160 I2,810 |4,257 |
215,075 |25,166 !
96,238 .36,418 ;.
19,311 .6,13034,109
320,35044,031
166,84757,36841,838
116,044
177,769 |.
* New data; see detailed table, pp. 33 to 41
.233
.169
1,31613,03473,26525,08047,022
154,159385,114
117,122139,255
16,040162,154555,213249,904556,308
488,41733,763259,04478,85280,673
17,060149,388
1,087,208
191919191919
191919191919
1919191919191919
19131913
19131913
Dec'131913
19191919
1909-131909-131909-131909-131909-13
36.040.00.0
67.062.01.0
+ 1.0+ 59.0- 58.0- 13.0
+129.0+ 75.0
+ 16.0- 30.0- 19.0+ 48.0
- 49.6- 55.6+ 28.2
- 72.0 - 62.4- 6 9 . 0 - 68.3+ 17.9
+ 35.3+ 3.4- 2 . 7+ 87.4
9.129.9
- 23.1
41.065.038.033.016.0
Sep.'2O - 59.0Sep.'2O - 37.0
+ 25.3+ 105.9+ 16.3+ 94.6- 4 . 3
- 22.9- 47.5
- 34.4+ 30.4- 35.6
27.2- 48.1
Sep.'20j+ 37.0 + 18.5Sep.'20J- 6.0 ; - 11.6
i j
Sep.'20 | — 1.0 :— 14.3Sep.'20; + 64.0 j+ 24.1Sep.'2o! + 16.0 - 4.2
19131913
- 14.0- 33.0
191919191919
Sep.'20Sep.'20
- 9.0+ 17.0- 37.0+ 15.0+ 99.0
Sep.'20j+ 28.0Sep. '20 + 13.0
- 32.2- 14.2
+ 29.6+ 34.5- 18.1+ 10.4+ 48.7
+ 26.3+ 7.3
Sep.'20 - 4.0 — 0.9Sep. ;20i+ 18.0 + 27.7
- 24.4
- 6.0+ 8.5- 48.9
— 20.5- 22.7+ 2.1
5.71.93.0
+106.9 + 20.5+ 18.5 + 4.1+ 0.2 + 1.8
+ 22.9+ 15.9+ 12.2+ 25.5
0.00.0
+ 6.4+ 20.1- 20.4
0.0
+ 22.6
- 6 . 7
+ 11.3+ 30.3- 22.7+ 66.2+ 81.4
- 12.3
- 6 . 1- 1.1
- 2.6- 10.4+ 1.0
0.0€.2
+ 13.2+ 74.4
- 14.3- 11.9- 14.5- 15.6
+ 3.1- 0 . 6
- 5 . 1- 9 . 0- 16.2- 6 . 3
+ 6.8+ 19.0
- 13.5- 4 . 7+ 4.9
32.5- 43.0
- 9 . 5
- 2 . 1+ 0.1
- 5.2+ 11.5- 9 . 3
+ 1.3- 1.2
- 7.0- 3.5
+ 8.5 + 2.0+ 7.7 - 4.5+ 11.1 - 4.0
- 1.5- 0.9
- 0 . 9
- 0 . 9
- 2.2 +- 0.9 | +
+ 22.0+ 24.5
0.0"
- 1 . 6+ 23.5- 0 . 6
+ 14.3+ 11.3+ 6.4+ 9.3
- 1 . 3+ 1.8
4.57.9
- 22.6- 5 . 5
+ 4.9- 9 . 1+ 4.2
- 6 . 9+ 2.3- 8 . 4
- 3 . 2+ 1.8- 5 . 3- 2 6 . 2
0.0+ 0.7
- 15.1- 65.9+ 70.0
0.0
- 20.8- 31.6- 31.8+ 16.9
- 1.9
- 1.1
- 1.1+ 1.'+ 3.1
- 4.2- 32. 0+ 6.8- 31.2+ 53.2
+ 5.2 +- 3.5 ! -
6.86.5
+ 3.8 + 9.0- 4.3 - 11.9+ 13.5 + 7.4+ 7.8+ 3.5
+ 0.9+ 1.3
+ 3.2+ 0.4
f The detailed figures will be found in the November Bulletin (No. 4).
25
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
Octc-ber,1921
HIDES AND LEATHER—Continued.
Leather—Continued.Exports:
Sole thous. of lbs.Upper thous. of sq. ft.
Prices:Soles, hemlock, middle No. 1.. .dolls, per lb.Chrome calf, " B " grades dolls, per sq. ft.
Leather Products.Belting, sales:
Quantity t .thous. of lbs.Amount f thous. of dolls.
Boots and shoes:Exports thous. of pairs.Price, wholesale, men's vici-
calf, blucher dolls, per pair.
Imports: CHEMICA1S.
Potash tons.Nitrate of soda tons.
Exports:Sulphuric acid f thous. of lbs.Dyes and dyestuffs thous. of dolls.Total fertilizer tons.
Price index numbers:Crude drugs * index number.Essential oils * index number.Drugs and Pharmaceuticals *.index number.
FOODSTUFFS.
Production: W h e a t *Winter (est.) thous. of bushs.. 543,879Spring (est.) thous. of bushs.. 196,776Total (est.) ^thous. of bushs.. 740,655
Exports intel. flour thous. of bushs.. 25,366Visible supply thous. of bushs.. 119,943Receipts, prin. mkts thous. of bushs.. 41,568Shipments, prin. mkts thous. of bushs.. 28,758Wheat flour production thous. of bbls.. 13,566Prices:
No. 1, Northern, Chicagof. ..dolls, per bush. . 1.298No. 2, Red, winter, Chicagof.dolls, per bush.. 1.193Flour, standard, patents,
Minneapolisf dolls, per bbl . . 7.425Flour, winter straights,
Kansas City t dolls, per bbl . . 6.305
Corn.Production (est.) mills, of bushs.. 3,152Exports incl. meal thous. of bushs.. 9,470Visible supply thous. of bushs.. 22,328Receipts, prin. mkts thous. of bushs.. 34,496Shipments, prin. mkts thous. of bushs.. 21,160Prices, contract grades, No. 2,
Chicago t dolls, per bush.. . 469
Oats: Other Grains .
Production (est.) mills, of bushs.. 1,079Exports, incl. meal thous. of bushs.. 844Prices, contract grades,
Chicago t dolls, per bush.. . 346Barley:
Production (est.) thous. of bushs.. 163,399Exports thous. of bushs.. 2,082Price, fair to good, malting,
Chicago f dolls, per bush.. . 5533 See numerical data. * New data:
2,0723,682
.340
.525
300501
321
6.75
15,73513,250
1,380482
63,259
126138117
Novem-ber,1921
2,3475,874
.340
.500
263439
301
6.75
13,73115,629
705501
101,497
127135116
587,032207,861794,89319,453
133,70225,57619,45510,851
1.2261.176
7.170
5.900
3,0814,475
18,197•15,46712,770
.482
1,061343
.354
151,1812,511
Corre-pondingmonth,
1920,Octo-ber or
Novem-ber.
5293,696
.470
.625
349
835
1,161
7.75
6,84388,519
2,0132,311
76,986
174226173
610,597222,430833,02730,98990,75937,21824,2159,889
1.8102.057
9.295
8.400
3,2312,1676,043
10,1138,1#9
.807
1,4961,141
.515
189,3321,623
CUMULATIVE TOTALTHROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921 1920
13,06936,867
3,3426,138
8,419
87,812363,834
12,1566,466
831,780
20,02282,826
8,02818,368
14,611
171,5031,248,569
26,98730,634
1,308,081
335,450
412,448278,183113,016
277,, 215
292,879257,514100,010
121,197 17,694
301,180 j
209,986 !
197,758107,211
7,430 14,959
25,003 15,335
.554 i[ .867
see detailed tables, pp. 33 to 41.
BASEYEAR
OR LatestPERIOD, j month
i fromi base.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE ( - ) .
1913 — 10.01913 - 34.0
1913
19191919
1913
1913
1909-131909-13
1909-131909-131909-13
Aug.'14Aug.'Aug.'
1909-131909-131909-13
19131913191919191914
+ 21.0+ 86.0
- 6 3 . 0- 6 8 . 0
- 64.0
+ 117.0
— 35.0- 64.0
+ 15.0
- 2.0
14 +14 +
+ 27.035.016.0
+ 33.0- 15.0+ 16.0+ 63.0+160.0- 19.0- 2 . 0+ 1.0
1913 !+ 34.01913 1+ 19.0
1913 + 56.0
1913 + 5 3 . 0
.909-131913191319191919
1913
1909-131913
1913
.909-131913
1913
+ 14.0+ 6.0+ 117.0
- 23.0
- 6.0- 89.0
spond-ping
month,1920.
+343.7+ 58.9
- 27.7
- 20.0
- 24.7
- 47.4
- 74.1
- 12.9
-100.7- 82.3
- 65.0- 78.3+ 31.8
- 27.0- 40.3
33.0
- 3.9- 6.5- 4 . 5- 37.2+ 47.3- 31.3- 19.7+ 9.7
32.3
42.8
22.9
29.7
- 4.6+ 106.5+ 201.1+ 52.9
56.3
- 40.3
- 29.1- 69.9
- 58.4- 66.6
fromsame
period,1920.
- 34.7~ 55.5
AugustfromJuly.
Sep-temberfrom
August.
• 48.8
70.9
+ 43.5- 26.5
- 2 . 4
0.0
+ 4.3+ 5.0
+ 74.3
0.0
+156.31+ 60.4
• 55.0 !|+ 96.7• 78.9 ! + 37.5• 36.4 ! • - 17.5
3.16.01.6
+ 21.0
40.98.0
+ 13.0
| 0.01.10.0
+ 118.7+ 24.6!+ 10.71+103.9+ 29.2
|— 5.30.0
+585.9
+ 52.3+ 95.9
- 50.3
- 6 . 0
- 17 0+ 72.0
- 11.0
- 31.3
- 20.2+ 54.7
- 36.1
+ 63.0
!+ 5.2- 8.3- 31.3+ 66.1+ 13.0
- 7.1
| - 5.0+229. 4
- 2.1+ 118.8
0.0+ 19.4
0.00.0
- 8 . 3
- 9 . 5
- 61.2
0.0
+ 61.0- 40.3
- 42.9- 25.9+ 96.2
- 2 . 4- 2 . 8
3.3
0.0- 7 . 0- 1 . 8
41.80.0
- 10.6- 23.2+ 0.8
5.6+ 4.0
+ 2.8
+ 4.2
Octo-ber
fromSep-
tember.
+146. 5- 2 . 3
0.00.0
4.52.6
23.0
3.6
+ 12.2- 32.0
+122. 8+ 6.5- 40.2
2.40.0
- 1.7
+ 7.9+ 5.6+ 7.3- 23.3+ 11.5- 38.5- 32.3- 20.0
- 5.5
- 1.4
- 3.4
- 6.4
- 1.9- 52.7- 18.5- 55.2
+ 25.0 - 21.6 j - 39.7
0.00.00.0
- 34.9+ 37.6- 32.3- 28.7+ 0.8
- 5.3
+ 11.0
- 5 . 7
- 0.8 — 0.9+ 35.3 |— 15.0+ 10.5 + 68.4+ 24.5 - 5.7
No-vem-ber
fromOcto-ber.
+ 13.3+ 59.5
0.04.8
- 12.3- 12.4
- 6.2
0.0
- 12.7+ 18.0
- 48.9+ 3.9+ 60.4
+ 0.8- 2.2- 0 . 9
- 5.5 - 12.8
- 1.0 | 0.0- 60.7 + 27.3
+ 6.3 — 9.8
- 2 . 2 0.0
+ 16.5 ! - 61.1
f Detailed tables given in November issn
+ 2.8
- 1 . 7- 59.4
+ 2.3
- 7.5+ 20.6
4.0 | - 8.2 + 0.2
ae (No. 4).
26
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
Rye:
FOODSTUFFS—Continued.Other Grains—Continued.
Production (est.) thous. of bushs.Exports, incl. flour thoiis. of bushs.Price, No. 2, Chicago f dolls, per bush.
Total Grains.Total grain produced (est.) mills, of bushs.Total grain exports, incl. flour.. .thous. of bushs.Car loadings of grain and grain products. . . .cars.
Other Crops.Rice, production (est.) thous. of bushs.Potatoes, production (est.) thous. of bushs.Hay, production (est.) thous. of tons.Apples:
Production (est.) thous. of bushs.Cold storage holdings thous. of bbls.
Cattle and Beef.Receipts, primary mkts thousands.Shipments, primary mkts thousands.Shipments, stocker and feeder thousands.Slaughter thousands.Exports, beef products thous. of lbs.Cold storage holdings of beef thous. of lbs.Inspected slaughter production thous. of lbs.Apparent consumption thous. of lbs.Prices cattle, corn-fed,Chicagof.dolls, per 100 lbs.
Hogs and Pork.Receipts, primary markets thousands.Shipments, primary markets thousands.Shipments, stocker and feeder thousands.Slaughter thousands.Exports, pork products thous. of lbs.Inspected slaughter production thous. of lbs.Apparent consumption thous. of lbs.Cold-storage holdings, pork products, thous. of lbs.Prices, hogs, heavy, Chicagof. .dolls, per 100 lbs.
Sheep and Mutton.Receipts, primary markets thousands.Shipments, primary markets thousands.Shipments,stocker and feeder thousands.Slaughter thousands.Cold-storage holdings, lamb and
mutton thous. of lbs.Prices:
Sheep, ewes, Chicagof dolls, per 100 lbs.Sheep, lambs, Chicagof dolls, per 100 lbs.
Dairy Products.Condensed and evaporated milk:
Exports thous. of lbs.Imports thous. of lbs.
Exports, dairy products thous. of lbs.Receipts at 5 markets:
Butter thous. of lbs.Cheese thous. of lbs.Eggs thous. of cases.
Cold-storage holdings:Creamery butter thous. of lbs.American cheese thous. of lbs.Case eggs thous. of cases.
Wholesale price at 5 markets:Butter dolls, per lb.Cheese dolls, per lb.
NUMERICAL DATA.
Octo- Novem-ber,1921
ber,1921
Corre- CUMULATIVE TOTALspondingjmonth,
1920,Octo-ber or
Novem-ber.
THROUGHLATEST MONTH.
1921 1920
64,332
2,001.882
5,19939,70350.47S
33,020345,S42
79, SOS
57,918691.S04
5,14627,47337,998
39,653346,82381,567
60,4,1.
5,40,34,
51,: 403,: 87,
490855577
810775978
692
296855
28,172
503,213486,758
53,620
378,821
383,308
102,290 96,881 | 223,6773,597 2,354 j! 6,787
2,1,
1,12,
64,427,4148.
3,2121,219
451,990
99,202480,622525.835
1,928997497935
10,04380,007
8.563
3,6871,297
332,37090,248
408,3127,950
3,013l',66S731
1,311 !
6,S65
2.915
8.490
32,23235
33,084
43,7S516,382
732
396,3976,838
2,0261,052511
7,508
2,427
1,166
553
1,049
14,204
100,006
434,715
419,278
14.575
3,872
1,400
54
2,465
129,16S
406,316
4S9,438
270,757
12,120
2,471
1,499
S57
1,010
56,702
18,3517,9273,24710,319173,569
3,740,3073,681,796
37,12412,928
46324,170
1,553,2565,525,8504,265,580
20,9999,1713,763
11,460218,334
4,162,3394,251,695
38,24213,760
69324,431
1,345,4565,251,6174,077,399
2. 750 ji 5.1508.719 ii 12.150
18,126 |
43 j
19,107
37,282
13,456
399
17,207979
18,159
22,432 !10,425 ;2,927 •;12,019 j
21,93811,8134,91210,093
267,44012,163
310,447
78,43,4,
014
0153S7
461214
65,13834,062 ,
2.402 '
.451 :
.220 '
26,643 I 532,19513,727 ' 167,389
391 ! 14,210
391,752
22,794
423,998
444,906
154,071
11,962
7 9,750 !
39,921 !
1,824 I
1919 - 24.0
1919 - 29.0
fThe detailed figures will be found in the November issue (No. 4).
.620 |
.261 l
BASEYEAR
ORPERIOD.
1909-13
1913
1913
1909-13
1913
1919
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE ( - ) .
Latestmonthfrombase.
+ 66.0+346.0+ 26.0
+ 8.0+ 32.0- 3 . 0
1909-13 ;+ 66.01909-13 — 3.01909-13 + 24.0
1909-131919
191919191919191919131919191319191913
191919191919191919191919191919191913
- 45.0
+ 36.0
- 6 . 0
+ 12.0+ 13.0- 18.0- 26.0- 67.0+ 25.0- 7.0+ 1.0
-1.0+ 9.0- 56.0- 7.0+ 10.0
- 1.0+ 88.0- 57.0- 18.0
1919 - 11.01919 |- 13.01919 I- 12.01919 |- 6.0
1919
19131913
191919191913
1919
1919
- 11.0
Latestmonth,fromcorre-spond-
ingmonth,
1920.
- 4.3- 85.8- 49.0
- 11.4- 32.6+ 8.6
- 23.4- 14.0- 7.2
- 56.7- 65.3
14.510.110.929.320.01.61.2
41.2
Cumu-lative1921fromsame
period,1920.
AugustfromJuly.
Sep-temberfrom
August.
Octo-ber
fromSep-
tember.
- 47.50.0
+242. 7! - 12.5II
+ 32.8+ 27.0
- 12.6- 13.6- 13.7- 10.0- 2 0 . 5
- 10.1- 13.4
- 4.8 j - 2.9- 7.4 j - 6.0
- 38.9 I— 33.2- 3.9 • - 1.1- 3 0 . 1 + 15.4+ 18.3+ 7.4+ 46.4- 43.6
5.24.6
- 18.0 |+ 2.3- 29.8 j — 11.7_ 40.4 j — 40.4- 2.2 !+ 19.1
|+ 1.8|+ 82.8+ 6.2
- 2 . 1+ 2.2- 2 . 4
- 0 . 3
0.0+ 15.9- 0 . 6
0.925.1
+ 0.7+ 6.6
0.0
+ 0.5
+ 40.0+ 72.7+ 189.3+ 17.6+ 3.0- 25.0+ 16.8+ 18.2+ 4.0
2.7+ 1.3+ 34.8- 4.2+ 1.9- 14.5- 3.8- 15.0
0.0
- 41.0+ 45.3+ 191. 7+ 33.7
- 12,5
+ 2.2+ 7.4+ 11.1
1.10.07.40.82.24.9
0.0+ 1.3+ 77.4- 1.5- 0 . 5- 7 . 4+ 11.0- 28.2- 18.1
+ 5.5+ 26.9+ 37.1- 10.2
+ 1.4
- 41.0 - 46.6 I j;+ 6.5+ 12.0 ! - 28.2 ! ! - 6.0
0.0- 34.9- 16.8
0.0- 44.5+ 4.2
0.06.60.0
- 6.8+363. 3
+ 20.4+ 31.4+ 56.7+ 9.3- 30.9+ 8.0+ 5.0+ 4.3+ 6.1
+ 21.1+ 29.1+ 9.1+ 16.4- 42.9+ 13.9+ 11.2- 26.2
0.0
No-vem-ber
fromOcto-ber.
- 10.0- 65.5
- 1.0- 30.9- 24.7
+ 22.1+ 0.2+ 0.2
- 5 . 3- 34.6
16.216.520.112.821.424.7
- 3 . 5
+ 14.8+ 6.4
+ 19.1- 9 . 0
- 2 . 9- 14.0
I
+ 14.7 - 32.816.9 - 36.9
+ 31.3 - 30.1+ 8.8 j - 24.6
+ 15.5 | 9.4
+ 1.5 -- 9 . 6 -
7.5 -3.5 +
5.7
2.7
- 74.0 1+ 5.3 I - 31.7 j |+ 79.2 |+ 25.6 - 15.3 - 43.8
- 9 7 . 0 j - 9 5 . 6 ; - 4 6 . 6 j j - 4 . 4
+ 9 0 9 . 0 | + 5 . 2 - 2 6 . 8 j j+ 2 4 . 7
+490.7 j - 99.0 + 22.9+ 24.7 I— 15.1 - 42.2
- 19.0 + 39.9 i+ 19.6 j- 17.0 ! -
1919 - 66.0 : +
1916-20 + 16.01916-20!- 8.01916-20!- 35.0
i
2.02.0
+ 0.7- 33.1
- 19.1 : - 13.4+ 15.2 + 10.4
18.8 !— 2.1 I - 17.2 - 20.3
- 18.- 14.
+ 31.
77
- 27.3
- 15.7
...
11.613.55.3
15.26.7
- 2.5 | - 13.4
- 4 . 0 - 4.1
- 12.8 - 30.1
- 14.9
- 17.9
- 45.5
- 16.5
- 20.8
- 45.2
- 5.30.0
8.5 | -7.0 ' +
2.2
2.8
27
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
Octo-ber,1921
Novem-ber,1921
FOODSTUFFS—Continued.
Fats and Oils.
Total vegetable oils:Exports thous. of lbs.Imports thous. of lbs.
Oleomargarine—consumption thous. of lbs.Cottonseed stocks tons.Cottonseed oil:
Stocks thous. of lbs.Production thous. of lbs.Price, New Yorkf dolls, per lb.
Sugar.Imports, raw thous. of lbs.Meltings, raw long tons.Stocks, raw long tons..Exports, refined* thous. of lbs.Prices:
Wholesale, 96° centrifugal, NewYork dolls, per lb.
Wholesale, refined, N. Y.f dolls, per lb.Retail, average, 51 cities index number.
Coffee.Importsf thous. of lbs.Visible supply:
World* thous. of bags.United States* thous. of bags.
Receipts, total Brazil* thous. of bags.Clearances:
Total Brazil for world* thous. of bags..Total Brazil for U. S.* thous. of bags..
Tea.Importsf thous. of lbs.
10,744
27,117
21,497
732,570
102,957
186,444
.088
362,196
277,910
71,664
38,665
.042 |
.052
125
10,822
48,135
17,565
762,726
111,916
173,574
.082
Corre-spondingmonth,
1920,Octo-ber or
Novem-ber.
24,632
17,808
32,099
587,996
166,231
! 228,073
.101
CUMULATIVE TOTALTHROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921 1920
251,037 j 158,956
291,744
190,799
1,153,182
463,378 i 432,932 5,567,396
268,283 : 225,356
82,253 i 85,527
37,874 |; 22,654 862,523
. 052 I122 I
.096
235
78,174 i 124,955 , 7f),r>54
8,867
TOBACCO.Production:
Crop (estimated) mills, of lbs..Large cigars millions..Small cigarettes millions..Manf'd tobacco and snuff thous. of lbs..
Exports, unmanfd. leaf thous. of lbs..Price, wholesale, Burley, good leaf, dark red,
Louisville t dolls, per 100 lbs..
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES.
Europe:England dolls, per £ sterling..France dolls, per franc..Italy dolls, per lire..Belgium dolls, per franc..Germany dolls, per mark..Netherlands dolls, per florin..Sweden dolls, per krone..Switzerland dolls, per franc..
Asia:Japan dolls, per yen..India dolls, per rupee..
Americas:Canada dolls, per Can. dollar..Argentina dolls, per gold peso..Brazil dolls, per milreis..Chile dolls, per paper peso..
General index of foreign exchange.index number..
1,175
1,121
1,060
673
9,220
1,021
636
1,1,
1,
9,
1,
298
055
145783
258
118615
4,878 !37,414 :43,465 |
27.50 I
3.87
.073
.040
.071
.007
.335
.229
.182
.47.7
.274
.914
.731
.127
.117
46
4,229
30, 772
29,236
1,017
6,015
1,582
668
3,529
20,150
26,628
565,626
336,097
965,286
7,688,130
3,894,417
89*, 020
1,190,723 I 1,224,602jI
|
11,602 I S,889
11,082
5, 718
65,326
6,295
47,839
:!iU,461
476,5S1
10,3955,576
86,610
7,46141,805
382,132421,963
27. 50
3.97
.072
.041
.069
.004
.335
.232
.188
.479
.269
.915
.735
. 126
.110
51
32. 50
; 3. 44
j .060. 036.064.013. 302
.191| .155j
508| .297
| .893
.769
.166
.140
58
I PERCENTAGE INCREASE ( + ) OR DECREASE ( - ) .
BASE jYEAR I T ± i
0 R I LatestPERIOD ! month
I from! base.
Latestmonthfromcorre-spond-
1920. '
Cumu-lative1921fromsame
1920.'
AugustfromJuly.
1913 i - 63.01913 ' + 125.01913 ' + 48.01919 ! + 49.0
191919191913
191319191919
1909-13
+ 87.0+ 165.0+ 14.0
- 56.1 |+ 57.9+ 170.3 | - 48.4- 45.3 I - 43.2+ 29. 7 :
- 32.7 I
! - 22.2+ 10.3+ 59.6+ 33.3
- 23.9- 18.8
+ 19.5
+ 18.0 + 7.0 ; - 27.6- IX. 0 |+ 19.0 | - 14.1
Sep-temberfrom
Octo-ber
fromSep-
No-vem-ber
fromOcto-ber.
+ 33.3 - 30.4+ 201.4 - 4 0 . 0- 0 . 4 '+ 21.3
0.7
- 18.3+ 208.3 |+ 92.1 !+ 4.1
- 17.8 +200 .0 | + 103.6 + 8.7
12.5 +240.02.3 ,+ 12.5
+ 86.8 - 6.9- 11. 1 | - 6.8
I+ 107. 1 j -1+ 33.7 1 +
- 14.0 | - 3.8 j |j— 16.*J+ 473.0 i+ 07.2 !— 3. 4 l'— 11. 5
191319131913 !+ 22.0 i - 48.1
1913
19131913
1909-13
1909-1319131913
+ 17.0 - 39.7 I ji+ 5.5+ 21.0 - 45. 8 I + 7.0
+ 5.4
+ 12.6
0.0
+ 5.4
+ 2.4- 19.7
+ 53.2
1913 I - 23.0 \- 4. 11913 ! - 31.0 i - 23.5
+ 10.0 - 26.5
+ 16.0+ 99.0
+ 12.0
+ 12.6+ 68.4
+ 53.9
+ 12.0 - 29.32.0 - 7.9
+ 226.0 |+ 19.81913 ! - 17.0 + 52.7
1909-131- 7.0 1+ 9.8
1913 + 108.0 - 15.4
Par. - 18.0 + 15.4Par. - 63.0 + 20.0Par. j - 79.0 |+ 13.9Par. | - 64.0 !+ 7.8Par. - 98.0 ; - 69.2Par. j — 17.0 + 10.9Par. | - 13.0 + 20.9Par. | - 3.0 - 21.3
Par. |— 4.0 ,— 5.7Par. - 45.0 - 9.4
Par. - 8.0 '+ 2.5Par. - 24.0 - 4.4Par. - 61.0 - 24.1Par. - 44.0 - 21.4Par. - 54.0 ; - 12.1
+ 30. 5
+ 6.6+ 2.5
- 24. (
- 15.6+ 14.4- 5 . 4+ 12.9
+ 6.6+ 10.1+ 23.3+ 15.2- 0.6
44.836.22.9
40.0
14.6
- 8.2- 4.4- 2.2
+ 32.8
- 1.2- 22.5- 4.9
22.065.8
+ 7.4
+ 4.6- 1.3- 6.6- 5.6- 37.5
47. S51.5
- 2.3- 7.1- 6.0
+ 22.6
- 0.6- 10.0- 3.0
- 13.0+ 30.9
+ 9.8
2.93.61.8
|+ 27.9- 3.5
|+ 14.8I - 2.0
- 2.4
0.0
- 2 . 4
+ 2.4+ 10.5- 5.9
+ 8.0+ 16.3
+ 0.4
+ 9.53 3
- 13.3- 17.8- 32.7
0.00.0
- 4.3- 2.5
0.0-2.5
0.0+ 2.4
+ 1.0+ 6.4
+ 2.3+ 1.5+ 12.5- 1.9
- 1.9
+—
—-+++
+
+++__
2.
5.
7
0
0.0
5.
20.2.2
2
0.
«;.
0.
4.
5.
5.
1.
1
0
6
5
3
0
0
0
3
8
()
; +
-\ —j
++
_
+
+'+i+
• _
4.0
0.0
4.8
1.4
30.0
5. 75.05.8
1.03.8
1.75.02.4
9.39.8
+-
_
++
-
++_-+
2.61.42.52.842.90.0
1.33.3
0.4
1.8
0.10.50.8
ti.O
10.9
t The detailed figures will be found in the November issue (No. 4). * New data; see detailed tables, pp. 33 to 41,
28
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
Octo-ber,1921
IN.ovem-ber,1921
TRANSPORTATION—WATER.
Canal Cargo Traffic. j
Panama Canal:American vessels thous. of tons..!
British vessels thous. of tons..Total cargo traffic thous. of tons..
Saulte Ste. Marie Canal, total cargo, .thous. of tons.
Vessels in Foreign Trade.
Entered in U. S. ports:American thous. of tons..Foreign thous. of tons..Total thous. of tons..
383367
986
6.652
389
270
932
3, 265
Corre-sponding1
month, '1920,
Octo-ber or
Novem-ber.
396344085
9, 420
1 CUMULATIVE TOTALTHROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921 1920
4.272 !3,145 '9,7S1 :
I
4,6402,6278,74677,776
2,7182,577.">, 295
2,895 3,235 ( 28,546 ' 29,1072,3.50 2,771 28,772 : 29,2775,245 6,006 57,319 58,383
Cleared from U. S. ports:AmericanForeign ..Total
thous. of tons..thous. of tonsthous. of tons
Ship Construction.
Vessels under constructionNew vessels completed
. .thous. of long tons..thous. of long tons..
TRANSPORTATION-RAIL.
Freight Cars .Surplus:
Box-CoalTotal
Shortage:Box . . .Coal..Total . . .
Bad order cars, total fCar loadings, totalFreight carried
numbernumbernumber
numbernumber
. . . . number.. number
thous. of cars... . .mills, of ton miles .
Railroad F inance .Revenue:
FreightPassenger
Total operatingOperating expenseNet operating incomeReceipts per ton-mile
thous of dollsthous. of dollsthous of dollsthous. of dollsthous. of dolls .
.. .dolls, per ton-mile..
LABOR.Number employed:
United States (1,428 firms).. . : . . .thousands..New York StateWisconsin f
Total pay roll:New York StateWisconsin f
thousands..index number..
thous. of dollsindex numbor
Av. weekly earnings, Wisconsin f-index number..Immigration ,EmigrationPostal savings
PRICE INDEX
. . . .numbernumber..
thous. of dolls..
NUMBERS.
Cost of living—Nat. Indus. Conf. Board:FoodShelter...ClothingFuel and lightSundriesMl items weighted
Retail food price— Dept. of
index number..index number..index number..index number..index number..index number
>abor.index number..
2, 7022,6965,398
366
50
22,62833,64380,203
5,3014,339
11,219345,201
929
36,507
400,71088,844
535,296397,203105,453
1,560472
95
11,571183
194
45,97538,956
149,400
152
169
161
179
178
163
153
2,7482,2004,949
319 i
62
113,874132,693282,926
264 j
None.302
320,292757
1,567471
94
11,465180
191
148,000
152
169
157
179
178
L63
152 j
3,3022,8686,171
1,206214
34,7561,78649,695
2,79511,09119,673182,097
87742,563
480,375113,902641,827526,54486,641
27,65228,86257,616
1,226
31,25130,84362,095
2«,655
545122
15,6553C9253
103,26940,047162,352
8,374
289,625
3, 287,836982,437
4,672,6513,880,328496,856
9,425376,705
3,500,2101,065,8105,082,8204,803,427
6,004
131,573 186,205
618,108 -349,875 '
735,159346,196
193 ..166 j..205 !..200192 '..190 '..
193 ..
f The detailed figures will be found in the November issue (No. 4).
HASEYEAR
ORPERIOD.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE ( + ) OR DECREASE ( - ) .
Latestmonthfrombase.
Latestmonthfromcorre-spond-
Cumu-lative |i1921 I! Augustfrom 11 fromsame July.
I
Sep-tember
fromAugust.
Octo-ber
fromSep-
tember.
No-vem-ber
fromOcto-ber.
1915 +114.01915 + 48.01915 +129.01913 ! - 67.0
1913 +147.01913 - 28.01913 + 18.0
1913 +120.01913 - 32.01913 + 10.0
1920 ; - 72.01919 ' - 82.0
1919 + 39.01919 + 76.01919 + 49.0
1919 - 99.0
• - 1.8 ! - 15.2 I + 20.8 |+ 1.0 + 3.0 |+ 1.6- 21.5 + 5.9 [ I - 16.0 j+ 3.7 + 53.1 ;+ 1.1- 5.4 ;+ 0.7 | |+ 18.4 i - 10.1 + 27.7 j - 5.5- 65.3 ! - 39.3 i | - 8.5 ! - 13.3 + 2.6 ; - 50.9
10.5 - 1.9 j |+ 10.9 I - 6.915.2 - 1.7 |!+ 4.1 - 15.812.7 '.— 1.8 ^!+ 8.6 - 12.2
16. 8 - 11.523.3 1 - 6 . 4
19.8 I— 7.2
!+ 2.5
I - 33.7
U 1.6
- 73.5- 71.0
i j - 13.6- 53.8 ! + 18.2
19191919191319191913
191319131913191319131913
-100.0- 99.0
! +112.0:.- 6.0+ 11.0
+ 126.0|+ 54.01+110.0j+119.0|+ 76.0
+ 227.6
(3) ;+ 469.3 i
+ 19.9+ 30.4+ 3.9
- 15.8- 46.2
- 25. 7 - 39.3-19.2 - 24.9- 23.5 I- 30.0
- 90.6
- 98.5+ 75.9- 13.7- 14.2
j — 11.2
1 - 23.1 i
j - 16.6 j - 6.5
j - 22.0 — 7.8
J— 16.6 •— 8.1
i - 24.6 j — 19.2
i.1.
85.00.0
81.30.67.47.0
+ 12.4;+ 0.5•4- 9-4
!+ 5.0i+ 30.2|+ 2.9
+233. 3+ 50.0+ 400.0- 2 . 6+ 4.0
1.4
+ 0.2- 7 . 8- 1.6- 1 . 4- 3 . 4
Jan.'211914
&1915- 1.0- 6 . 0
1.6 + 6.56.6 j - 8.8
- 2.6 - 0.9
- 12.6 :+ 1.7-- 7.1 I— 18.4- 10.0 I - 8.3
- 15.8 j — 12.8- 46.2 !+ 24.0
+ 45.1 . + 403.2- 66.2 +294.4- 53.8 1+252.8
+ 113.9 - 95.0
+ 209.8- 5.3+ 10.6+ 18.4
+ 13.2- 11.8 '+ 7.6 I+ 5.3 :+ 21. 0 i
- 97.3- 7.2- 18.5
- 13.6- 23.0
1914 + 93.05 1915 i+ 80.0
1915 j+ 93.01913 I - 61.01913 ; - 24.01913 +272.0
Jy.'H + 52.0Jy.'14 !+ 69.0Jy. 'H + 57.0Jy.'H + 79.0Jy.'14 + 78.0Jy. 'H + 63.01913 + 52.0
3 See numerical data.
- 26.8 j - 29.3- 41.7 I
- 24.5- 55.5 - 15.9- 27.3 - 1.1
- 8 . 8 I
1.10.0
!+ 3.4
+ 0.5+11.3+ 8.0+ 5.1+ 1.4- p. 3
- 2 1 . 2+ 1.8- 23.4- 10.5 1
+ 1.1+ 3.2+ 2.2
2.1- 3 . 2— 4.4+ 0.2+ 19.3
0.8
- 7.3- 14.2- 21.2
4.7 j -0.01.3 +0.0
0.0 -1.9 -4.7 -
1.3
0.0
1.9
0.0
1.6
0.6
1.3
1.0 ,2.4 j -1.1 I -
0.0
0.2
1.1
0.21.1
0.0
5.8
4.9
1.2
0.7
0.0
0.6
0.0
1.1
0. 0
0. 0
- 0 . 9- 1.6
- 1 . 5
- 0 . 9
0.0
0.0
- 2 . 5
0.0
0.0
0.0
-- 0.75 First quarter of the year.
29
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
Octo-ber,1921
Novem-ber,1921
Corre- CUMULATIVE TOTALsponding' THROUGHmonth,
1920,Octo-ber or
Novem-ber.
LATEST MONTH.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE ( - ) .
BASEYEAR
OR Latest
1921
I PERIOD, month
1920
frombase.
Latestmonthfromcorre-
spond-ing
month1920.
Cumu-lative1921fromsame
period,1920.
August.
Octo-ber
fromSep-
tember.
No-vem-ber
fromOcto-ber.
P R I C E INDEX NUMBERS—Continued.
Farm price:Crop index number.Live stock index number.
Wholesale prices—Federal Reserve Board:Goods produced index number.Goods imported index number.Goods exported index number.Raw materials index number.Producers' goods index number.Consumers' goods index number.All commodities index number.
Wholesale prices:Department of Labor index number.Dun's index number.Bradstreet's index number.
Foreign wholesale prices:United Kingdom index number.France index number.Italy index number.Germany index number.Canada index number..Australia f index number..India f index number..Japan f index number..
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT.
Mail-order houses, sales thous. of dolls..Chain stores, sales thous. of dolls..Magazine advertising thous. of lines..Newspaper advertising * thous. of lines..Department-store trade *Postal receipts thous. of dolls
PUBLIC FINANCE.
U . S . interest-bearing debt mills, of dolls..Liberty and Victory loans and War Savings
securities mills, of dolls.Customs receipts thous. of dolls..Ordinary receipts * thous. of dolls..Ordinary disbursements * thous. of dolls..Money held outside U. S. Treasury and Federal
Reserve System:Total mills, of dollars..Per capita dolls
BANKING AND FINANCE.Banking.
Debits to individual accounts:New York City mills, of dolls..Outside New York City mills, of dolls..
Bank clearings:New York City mills, of dolls..Outside New York City mills, of dolls..
Federal Reserve banks:Bills discountedNotes in circulation...Total reservesTotal deposits
Federal Reserve member bank:Total loans, rediscounts, and
investments mills, of dolls..Net demand deposits mills, of dolls..
Interest rates:New York call loans per cpnt..Coml. double-name paper, 60-00ds.. per cent..!
* New data; see detailed tables, pp. —.
mills, of dolls... . . .mills , of dolls... . . .mills , of dolls... . . .mil ls , of dolls..'
9898
143107141-140132145141
150135123
170331599
2,687169156184
92
142108138141128143140
149136123
166334
5953,283
24,982
23,5751,522
87,533
23,76821,9701,42193,812
135147
195127163192190187190
207175148
245461670
1,658234215206226
30,16120,7632,11499,699
21,629
23,201
19,53726,408237,848304,158
4,66342.98
17,61016,684
16,02713,782
1,3092,4092,9371,739
14,72910,192
21,750
23,365
19,49124,843195,483324,483
4,607. 42.41
17,49214,900
16,82213,229
1,2822,3662,9901,743
14,76510,274
21,166
23,939
20,08821,185275,421426,092
5,61752.26
20,30819,569
19,43416,172
2,7353,3262,1951,751
16, 73210,892
229,972
208,05216,131931,831
232,448
287,7604,231,5844,116,055
186,520173,807
173,630145,354
333,566
199,45025,844
1,048,170
223,244
311,9785,500,0834,659,897
219,157221,668
222,154187,068
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1914
1914
1913
1913
1913
1913
1919
- 8.0
+ 42.0
8.0
+ 38.0
+ 41.0
+ 28.0
:+ 43.0
+ 40.0
+ 49.0
+ 36.0
+ 23.0
+ 66.0
+234. 0
+ 495.0
+ 69.0
+ 56.0
+ 84.0
+ 118.0+ 176.0+ 16.0+ 12.0
1919
1919
1919191319131913
19191919
19191919
19131913
1919191919191919
19191919
5.25 j 5 . 0 6 , 8 .06 ; ill 1913 + 5 9 . 0 - 3 7 . 2
5.63 1 5.19 li 7 .94 ; Ill 1913 I— 10.0 — 34.
t The detailed figures will be found in t h e November issue (No. 4.)
- 37.4
- 27.2- 15.0- 15.3- 26.6- 32.6- 23.5- 26.3
- 23.2- 22.3- 16.9
- 32.3- 27.5- 11.2+ 98.0- 27.8- 27.5- 10.7
- 21.2+ 5.8- 32.8- 5.9
- 31.1+ 54.4- 37.2- 11.1
+ 18.0
- 7 . 0
- 6 . 0
- 7 . 0
+ 124.0
+470.0
- 6 . 0
- 8 . 0
+ 2.8
- 2 . 4
- 3.017.3
- 2 9 . 0- 2 3 . 8
- 18.0- 18.9
+ 4.1
7.823.111.7
- 1 4 . 0 - 13.9- 15.0 j - 23.9
+113.0 - 13.4+ 116.0 - 18.2
- 34.0 - 53.1- 10.0 j - 28.9+ 37.0 + 1.8- 10.0 - 0.5
- 2.0 p 11.8- 3.0 - 5.7
14.921.6
22.2
22.3
0.0
+ 3.7
0.71.00.80.72.23.31.4
+ l.l- 10. ( - 3 . 0
+ 2.7- 0.7
0.0
+ 0.6+ 0.3+ 4.2+ 3.1- 1.1
+ 0.6+ 0.5+ 1.5
- 19.7+ 7.6+ 15.6- 2.8
+ 10.5
+ 1.1
0.0+ 32.0+ 16.0- 9.5
- 3.0- 3.1
6.30.0
- 5 . 10.0
- 9 . 4- 2.1+ 3.3- 1.1
1.01.1
0.0- 7.2
0 . 0 -
1.9 | +
3.80.03.20.0
0.00.0
+ 0.8
+ 2.2+ 0.9+ 7.0+ 12.2- 1.1
0.0
+ 4.0
+ 18.3- 1.7+ 15.4+ 17.4
+ 18.0+ 24.4+ 3.3+ 4.4
+ 5.7
0.0
0.0- 11.1+ 184.3- 8 . 5
- 1.0- 1 . 1
+ 6.3
- 2.1 1+ 0.7
5.34.7
- 11.9+ 21.8
- 6 . 5- 1 . 1+ 3.1+ 2.3
+ 2.1- 1 . 1
- 9.5- 1.0
- 1.3+ 0.7
1.7
< - 1
- 0 . 9+ 3.3+ 34.8— 1.7
- 6.1
0.70.92.10.73.01.4
- 0 . 7
- 0 . 7
+ 0.7
0.0
- 2.4+ 0.9- 0 . 7+ 22.1
- 2.1
4.96.86.67.2
+ 0.6
- 1.1+ 12.5- 65.5+ 14.1
0.0- 1.1
+ 10.1+ 6.7
+ 24.5- 8 . 5
- 5 . 6- 2 . 1+ 2.3+ 1.1
- 2.0+ 3.2
+ 1.9- 4.9
- 0 . 2- 5 . 9- 17.8+ 6.7
- 1.2- 1.3
- 0 . 7- 10.7
+ 5.0- 4.0
- 2 . 1- 1.8+ 1.8+ 0.2
0.20.8
- 3.8- 7.8
,• Very large increase.
30
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
Octo-ber,1921
Novem-ber,1921
BANKING AND FINANCE-Continuod.
Business Finances.
Business failures:Firms number..Liabilities thous. of dolls..
Div. and interest payments thous. of dolls..U. S. Steel Corporation's earnings.thous. of dolls..New capital issues:
Corporations thous. of dolls..State and municipal bonds -
Permanent loansf thous. of dolls..Temporary loansf thous. of dolls..
New incorporations mills, of dolls..Telephone companies:
Total operating revenues*... .thous. of dolls..Net operating income* thous. of dolls..
Stocks a n d Bonds.
Stock prices, closing:25 industrial, average dolls, per share..25 railroads, average dolls, per share..
Stock sales (New York StockExchange) thous. of shares..
Bond sales:Miscellaneous thous. of dolls..Liberty-Victory thous. of dolls..Total thous. of dolls..
Bond prices:Highest-grade rails per ct. of par..Second-grade rails per ct. of par..Public utility per ct. of par..Industrial per ct. of par..Combined price index per ct. of par..
Municipal bond yield* per cent.
Gold a n d Silver.Gold:
Imports thous. of dolls..Exports thous. of dolls.
Silver:Imports* thous. of dolls.Exports* thous. of dolls.Price a t New Yorkf doll, per fine ounce.Price a t Londonf. .pence per standard ounce.
U. S . FOREIGN TRADE.
Imports by Grand Divisions.Europe:
Total thous. of dolls.France thous. of dolls.Germany thous. of dolls.Italy thous. of dolls.United Kingdom thous. of dolls.
North America:Total thous. of dolls.Canada thous. of dolls.
South America:Total thous. of dolls.Argentina thous. of dolls.
Asia and Oceania:Total thous. of dolls.Japan thous. of dolls.
Africa, total thous. of dolls.
Grand total thous. of dolls.
c Through September.
Corre-spondingmonth,
1920,Octo-
| ber ori Novem-
ber.
1,713 1,988 ! 1,05053,059 53,470 ; 30,758
247,877 322,497 • 249,216
103,149 255,938
125,671 ' 120,873 j59,543 6,757 I
503 368
37,905 !
8,168 i
75.0353.31
78.8054.18
13,643 15,332
118,408 ! 183,320
218,018 214,625336,426 397,945
74.52 j62.83 I55.63 ;51.16 I59.83 i5.00 !
47,135 i7,576
78.5965.8057.1855.6962.134.50
51,937607
7,510 , 5,9124,782 4,804.710 .682
41. 442 38.750
66,730 70,24310,677 13,9307,624 5,9136,914 5,60719,215 21,888
53,502
29,416
17,712
2,995
56,31728,768
|
26,807 j4,803
176,700
64,61352,318
33,1935,759
89.8857.89
22,157
112,862205,402318,264
73.8660.6852.8358.6160.64
4.97
56,88919,870
5,0253,144.777
50.952
82,03911,7177,5585,32026,824
101,79362,978
40,1068,098
47,241 53,345 | 94,22817,077 22,519 !; 15,5732,843 4,315 3,015
188,028 211,027 || 321,181
CUMULATIVE TOTALTHROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
17,208539,899
3,190,165c 73,097
2,310,534
1,087,400670,9357,341
359,649
76,301
154,579
1920
7,356236,249
3,087,996c 133,296
2,869,422
692,108
610,09014,139
310,17254,091
200,904
1,199,357 I 921,1411,858,212 2,419,3413,057,569 3,340,472
668,31421,681
57,80144,432
692,423130,46972,93656,878 !
372,408305,149
83,433107,536
1,160,613153,78383,33570,602
214,342 i 493,085
703,045 I308,740 !
268,59955,613
1,644,968552,129
725,438198,364
565,143 1,407,527211,019 402,93734,023 146,126
2,272,233 j 5,014,970
BASEYEAR
ORERIOD.
1913
1913
1913
1913
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE ( - ) .
Latestmonthfrombase.
Latestmonthfromcorre-spond-
ingmonth.
1920.
Cumu-lative1921fromsame
period,1920.
AugustfromJuly.
Sep-tember
fromAugust.
+ 49.0 ,+ 89.3 +133.9 + 8.34-135.0 ; + 73.8 4-128.5 4- 0.54-118.0 | + 29.4 4- 3.3 j j - 30.4
; - 45.2 4- 26.7
1913 + 8 7 . 0 + 44.8 - 19.3
1913 ;+255.0 + S7.1 + 57.11913 I - 83.0 - 87.1 ' + 1.01913 i + 114.0 ; - 58.9
1913 j + 189.0 !+ 12.41913 +120.0 !
19131913
1913
9.5
- 48.1
4- 16.04- 41.1
4-36.0 - 12.3- 35.0 - 6.4
4-121.0 — 30.8
1919 4-157.0
1919 - 9.0
1919 4- 29.0
1915
1915
1915
1915
1915
1913
1913
1913
4- 62.4
4- 4.5
4- 25.0
-12.0 +
-13.0 +
- 23.0 +
- 21.0 -
- 19.0 1 +4- 1.0 !-
6.4
8.4
8.2
5.0
2.5
9.5
+878.0 - 8.7 + 79.5
- 92.0 - 96.9 — 92.9
- 23.1
+ 30.2
- 23.2
- 8 . 5
1913 +98.0 + 16.5
1913 - 8.0 + 52.8
1913 + 14.0 - 12.2
1913 + 41.0 — 23.9
- 30.7
- 58.7
1913 - 3.0 - 14.4 - 40.3
1913 + 20.0 + 66.5 - 15.2
1913 - 61.0 - 21.8 - 12.5
1913 + 22.0 + 5.4 - 19.4
1913 - 3.0-18.4 — 56.5
1913 + 73.0 - 44.7 - 57.31913 +143.0 - 54.3 - 44.1
1913 + 62.0 - 33.1 - 63.01913 +125.0 - 40.7 '- 72.0
1913 +102.0 - 43.4 ! - 59.81913 1 + 173.0 + 44.6 - 47.61913 +118.0 + 43.1 | - 76.7
1913 + 41.0 - 34.3 I - 54.7
- 18.5 — 48.5 !— 50.0 +148.1
+ 11.9 - 11.7- 4.7 + 79.4+ 105.5 | - 15.7
- 3.2+ 1.6
+ 18.7
8.410.09.8
Octo-ber
fromSep-
tember,
No-vem-ber
fromOcto-ber.
— 6 . 0 + 1 6 . 4 + 16.1- 1 3 . 8 + 43.0 + 0.8+ 50.6 j - 30.7 + 3 0 . 1+ 10.5 i
+ 19.0 - 3.8- 1 9 . 1 - 88.7+ 2. 8 - 26.8
5.1- 1.4+ 13.3
6.60.0
+ 16.4
+ 19.1+ 61.1+ 43.2
1.22.51.48.61.30.4
+ 34.1+ 81.6
+ 74.0- 26.8+ 2.0+ 1.5
1.22.52.71.31.3
- 2 2 . 8+255.6
- 41.9+ 32.2+ 7.8+ 5.1
+ 3.8 + 7.3- 4.1 |+ 24.5- 11.1 ! - 8.3+ 13.8 - 11.9+ 7 .6+14.1
6.80.5
+ 21.0|+ 43.8
+ 13.5
+ 2.3
- 33.0
+ 8.3
- 8 . 3
+ 2.0
- 28.5- 57.7
- 14.5- 11.9- 12.7
- 7.7
0.0 +- 1.5 +
5.10.4
5.01.6
+ 6.5 + 12.4
- 1.2+54.8+ 5.7 j - 1.6+ 2.8 + 18.3
- • 1. 7 -
0.00.00.05.21,33.5
5.50.52.88.93.8
- 10.0
- 29.1+219. 4
+ 64.5- 3 . 3+ 7.2+ 3.4
+ 5.7- 21.4+ 13.6
27.1+ 4.9
+ 14.7+ 21.6
+ 3.9+ 6.8
- 7 . 7- 24.7+ 130.6
+ 5.0
+ 10.2- 92.0
- 21.3+ 0.5- 3.9- 6.5
+ 5.3+ 25.4- 22.4- 18.9+ 13.9
+ 5.3- 2 . 2
+ 51.3+ 60.4
+ 12.9
+ 31.9
+ 51.8
+ 12.2• New data; see detailed tables, pp. 33 to 41. t Detailed figures given in November issue (No. 4).
31
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
TJ. S . FOREIGN TRADE—Continued.
Exports by Grand Divisions.Europe:
Total thous. of dolls.France thotis. of dolls. .Germany thous. of dolls..Italy thous. of dolls. .United Kingdom thous. of dolls..
North America:Total thous. of dollsCanada thous. of dolls
South America:Total thous. of dolls. .Argentina thous. of dolls. .
Asia and Oceania:Total thous. of doils. .Japan thous. of dolls
Africa, total thous. of dolls. .
Grand total thous. of dolls..
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGNCOUNTRIES.
United Kingdom.
Total foreign trade (values):Imports thous. of £ sterling..Exports thous. of £ sterling..Reexports thous. of £ sterling..
Food, drink, and tobacco (values):Imports thous. of £ sterling..Exports thous. of £ sterling..Reexports thous. of £ sterling..
Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufac-tured (values):
Imports thous. of £ sterling..Exports thous. of £ sterling..Reexports thous. of £ sterling..
Articles wholly or mainly manufactured (values):Imports thous. of £ sterling..Exports thous. of £ sterling..Reexports .thous. of £ sterling..
Exports of key commodities (quantities):Cotton piece goods thous. of sq. yds. .Woolen and worsted tissues.thous. of sq. yds..Iron and steel thous. of tons..Coal thous. of tons..
Production:I Mg ironf tonsSteel ingotsf tons..
France.Imports (values):
Total, all commodities mills, of francs..Foodstuffs mills, of francs..Haw material mills, of francs..Manufactured articles mills, of francs..
Exports (values):Total, all commodities mills, of francs..Foodstuffs mills, of francs..Raw material mills, of francs..Manufactured articles mills, of francs..
t The detailed figures will be found
NUMERICAL DATA.
Octo- I Novem-ber, I ber,\m i92i
196,284 153,34920,051 ', 19,20226,261 j 24,32618,534 i 13,24984,953 60,901
77,177 71,64644,800 41,195
15,278 j 13,3205,288 ; 5,100
50,695 51,25625,199 ' 26,1264,163 4,865
343,597 294,437
84,742 89,25962,265 62,89410,386 9,823
44,4753,4663,057
21,2567,3595,143
18,69150,3282,164
342,41111,016
1563, 406
235,500405,400
41,2463,5862,944
29,9467,046
4,818
17,91351,0942,060
303,03310,978
1943,594
Corre-spondingmonth.
1920,'Octo-ber or
Novem-ber.
357,49859,01035,06126,997
125,061
169,01869,340
05,28626,045
08,8939,02315,411
670,700
CUMULATIVE TOTALTHROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
2.212,979207,843351,935202,655873,137
1920
4,079,627637,335252,988339,824
1,680,738
1,068,313 i 1,707,993558,948 ! 890,903
257,090 | 550,040103,574 ; 190,520
586,518204,00669,016
4,193,918
950,803359,010149,080
7,510,145
144,200 1,002,708 j 1,801,077119,305 052,412 ' 1,238,93013,115 97,847 209,700
01,4994,7234,243
529,51834,27127,810
40,500 | 243,3839,399 ; 50,1144,975 • 45,790
712,11047,05242,104
002,887132,377118,071
35,955 ;
103,0943, 890
220,805 ! 420,271541,213 1,042,01324,135 49,453
343,575 2,584,782 4,193,21419,513 103,109 j 252,420
232 1,511 ! 3,1391,301 20,353 22,030
271,800 !| 403,200
442,800 ii 505,100
2,330,400 | 7,325,400
3,371,000 j 8,310,200
•227 ! ! 2,595 18, (Mil
717
318
1,759
132
482
1,042
ti68
1,243
684 j
2,333 !
203
337
1,598
4,888
9,095
4,079
17,530
1,516
4,530
10,624
29,784
0,702
15,045
7,201
10,891
1,793
3,999
12,1K8
BASEYEAR
ORPERIOD.
191319131913
19131913
1913
P E R C E N T A G E INCREASE ( + ) OR DECREASE ( - )
Latestmonthfrombase.
19131913191319131913
1913
+ 23.0+ 50.0- 17.0+ 102.0+ 24.0
|- 57.1 - 45.8j- 67.4- 30.6- 50. c-51.3 - 48.2
+ 43.0 i- 57.81913 ; + 23.0 - 40.6
19131913
|+ 9.o j_ 79. (>
! + 11.0 '— <S0. 4
1913 | + 190.0 — 25.019131913
1913
+ 402.0+ 102.0
+ 42.0 ;- 50.
+ 189.5— 08. 4
1913 + 39.01913 |+ 44.01913 1+ 8.0
+ 71.0+ 32.0+ 122.0
1913 j+ 28.01913 ! + 21.01913 - 10.0
1913 !+ 11.01913 '+ 49.01913 :- 10.0
1920 I- 2.01920 |- 51.01913 - 53.01913 - 41.0
1913 _ cs. o
1913 - 31.0
1913 +217.0
1913 +375.0
1913 +189.0
1913 +130.0
+207.0
+ 89.0
1913 !+265.0
+240.0
- 38.1- 47.3- 25.1
- 32.9- 24.1- 30.0
- 35.7- 25.0- 3.2
- 50.250.7
- 47.1
+ 5.8- 43.7- 16.3f 104.1
- 32.0- 12.3
- 14.2+ 7.3- 4.1- 53.5
- 24.6- 49.8+ 43.0- 34.8
- 67.4+ 39.1- 40.4
- 39.6
- 53.8- 45.6
10.721.614.31.9
22.4
• 17.831.6
- 10.2- 24.1
+ 20.7+ 30.0
- 38.7- 43.1- 53.7 !+ 13.0
ii
- 44.2 ji+ 10.1
|:
44.3
47.3
53.3
25.0
• 27.2
33.9
• 03.357.601.2
40.0• 48.1
51.2
38.459.151.910.1
08.159.4
39.427.741.943.8
+ 3.8- 15.5+ 13.3- 12.8
18.25.8
+ 20.1+ 16.2- 10.4
- 3.5+152.1+ 15.8
+ 0.9+ 8.4+ 16.7
-f 18.8+ 2.8+ 20.0+292.3
+ 18.2|+ 28.2+ 21.6— 3.3
+ 5.1- 8 . 5+ 1.2+ 16.9
Sep-tember
fromAugust.
- 14.9+ 35.5- 6 . 6- 29.6
Octo-ber
fromSep-
tember.
No-vem-ber
fromOcto-ber.
l
- 30.3 | +
- 15.1 -- 18.1 -
o.o;+- 5 .8 ' +
6.3 ++ 10.9 ! +- 36.8 1 +
9.820.829.188.741.8
11.520.4
9.61.8
15.429.157.3
- 12.8 + 5.7
- 1.4 | -+ 24.8 , -- 13.8 +
+ 6.1- 1.0 !
+ 4.8! +- 0.8 ! +- 18.2 ; +
- 1.8 ++ 10.3 : +- 20.0 ' +
+ 20.3 | +- 24.3 i ++ 77.8 ; ++ 9. 8 j
+ 08.0 ; +
+ 28.3+ 24.5+ 40.4- 3.0
+ 8.0+ 30.4
0.0- 0.3
2.72.7
21.3
21.9- 26.1- 7 . 4- 28. 5- 28.3
- 7.2- 8.0
- 14.7- 3 . 7
+ 1.1+ 3.7+ 16. 9
- 14.3
5.31.05.4
8 04.9
12.7
4.6
5.0
33.3
4.5
14.44.8
29.080.518.80.0
4H.S
24.2
0.0
3.6
1.0
3.6
- 7.3+ 3.5- 3 . 7
+ 40 .9
- 4 . 3
- 6 . 3
- 4 .2
+ 1.5- 4.8
+ 0.2- 0.3+ 24.4+ 5.5
+ 15. 4+ 9.2
0.910.2 |8.3 I4.1
in the November issue (No. 4). • Very large percentage increase due to British coal strike.
32
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
N U M E R I C A L DATA.
Octo-ber,1921
Novem-ber,11MJ1
Corre-spondingmonth,
1920,Octo-ber or
Novem-ber.
CUMULATIVE TOTALTHROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921 1920
BASEYEAR
ORPERIOD.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE ( - )
Latestmonthfrombase.
Latestmonthfromcorre-spond-
ingmonth,
1920.
Cumu-lative1921fromsame
period,1920.
AugustfromJuly.
Sep-temberfrom
August.
Octo-ber
fromSep-
tember.
No-vem-ber
fromOcto-ber.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGNCOUNTRIES—Continued.
Denmark.
Total trade (values):Imports thous. of crowns..Exports thous. of crowns..
Exports of key commodities (quantities):Pork products J metric tons..Beef and veal, fresh % metric tons..Butter} metric tons..Eggs, fresh} thousands..
Sweden.
Total trade (values):Imports thous. of crowns..Exports thous. of crowns..
Exports of key commodities (quantities):Lumber (boards, planks, etc.)}
thous. of cu. meters..Wood pulp (dry weight)}
thous. of metric tons..Iron ore} thous. of metric tons..Pig iron} metric tons..
Canada.
Total trade (values):Imports thous. of dollars..Exports thous. of dollars.
Exports of key commodities (quantities):Canned salmon thous. of lbs.Newsprint paper thous. of lbs.Wheat thous. of bushs.Cheese thous. of lbs.
142,092111,962 j .
!
7,570 !.311 ]
7,435
32,244
300,783 j 1,339,010
156,521 ; 1,247,591
3,593 ! 70,449
95 I 5,332
5,667 : 76,228
40,724 ! 539 294
e958,221
c786,819
370
Japan.Total trade (values):
Imports} thous. of yen.Exports} thous. of yen.
54399 |
10,356 |
59,518 64,27181,256 | 87,640
|
10,710 | 5,079131,416 ! 134,110
21,131 j 29,254
17,346 ! 16,008
130,448 j 151,000
111,605 ! 121,000
341
442 i
1,686 i
98,671
148,748
1,228
277
3,756
69,124
739,145
729,508
6,589 ; 42,080
126,762 | 1,273,163
26,134 I 112,362
14,943 128,210
108,023 j 1,451,833
104,606 ; 1,106,487
2,566,5571,442,863
32,33814,82460,799430,866
c-2,648,776
cl, 728,030
3,282
7563,26395,168
1^251,0171,151,854
35,0451,393,847
88,326133,302
2,231,0301,860,990
19131913
1913191319131913
19131913
1913
191319131913
19131913
1913191319131913
1913
1913
+ 99.0 - 52.8+ 86.0 I - 28.5
i
- 28.0 [ + 110.7- 75.0 i+227.4- 1 3 . 0 + 31.2
+ 22.0 - 2 0 . 8
j
j
+ 13.0 + 8.5
24.0 ; - 37.226.0 | - 9.736.0 + 19.2
+ 15.0+ 178.0
— 34.9- 41.1
+ 189.1 - 22.9+448.2 + 5 . 8+248.8 + 11.9+ 23.7 + 7.1
- 47.8- 13.5
+ 117.9- 64.0+ 25.4+ 25.2
63.854.5
- 62.6
- 6 3 . 4+ 15.1- 27.4
40.9
36.7
+ 40.5 - 14.0 + 4.2
+ 36.8 ; - 18.7 I - 10.6
+ 59. 3 — 15.5 |— 6.5
- 9.9 !+ 76.4 |+ 38.9 '
|+ 29.9 ! - 12.2 •— 2.8
+ 12.1 - 11.7 i - 47.6 ;
i i
+ 5.5 ;+ 21.9 !1+ 19.6 ! - 6.4 l
+ 73.8 !+ 58.5 + 14.0
|+ 61.0 ! - 25.7 |+ 10.2- 8.2 j+ 2.0 i - 1.0 i
1 + 119.4 i + 258.7 ! - 43.3 !
+ 4.4 ! - 8.3 I - 0.3
+ 10.5 - 4.4 !+ 36.4-
+ 20.0 +329.9 - 32.9 i+ 92.3+ 14.0 | - 6.3 |+ 7.4
+ 27.2 | + 8.8 |+ 79.9 J+195.8- 3.8 - 37.4 \ + 38.8 - 18.1
8.07.9
- 52.6+ 2.0+ 38.4- 7.7
+ 148.0 + 39.8 - 34.9+ 130.0 +15.7 - 40.5
+ 19.8 ! - 2.2 !+ 1.0 :+ 15.8!+ 7.0 j - 9.2 + 16.4 1+ 7.8
} New data; detailed tables will appear in next issue. c Through September.
33
MINERALS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
MONTH.
1913mo. a v . . .1914 mo. a v . . .1915 mo av1916 mo av
1917 mo av1918 mo. av . .1919 mo. a v . . .1920 mo. a v . . .
1920.JanuaryFebruaryMarchApril
MayJuneJulyAugust
SeptemberOctober. . . .November....December
1921.JanuaryFebruaryMarchApril
MayJune..July.\ugust
SeptemberOctoberNovember....
LEAD.*
Re-ceiptsat St.Louis.
Rela-tive to1913.
100275
289
268
372
164
131
201
311
218
227
110
190
195
196
166
196
192
195
220
133
153
141
163
243
220
181
256
203
182
168
Ship-mentsIromSt.
Louis.
Rela-tive to1913.
100106
109
89
131
138
91
83
103
112
96
38
125
117 '
69
78
102
73
54
35
51
30
57
62
78
73
51
56
52
65
44
ZINC
Re-ceiptsat St.Louis.
Rela-tive to
1913.
1OO
99
110
160
276
124
114
114
92
136
148
74
79
132
106
88
143
140
114
122
78
55
52
33
31
20
24
27
64
62
69
Ship-mentsfrom
St.Louis.
Rela-tive to
1913.
1OO
95
107
114
168
212
203
193
121
155
216
82
177
169
140
174
152
101
146
123
99
60
69
62
67
32
40
64
89
86
88
SILICA BRICK.<
Pro-duc-tion.
Rela-tive to
1919.
1OO
106
130
104
128
109
108
97
88
97
88
110
116
97
83
71
68
25
19
30
14
29
35
35
33
Ship-ments.
Rela-tive to
1919.
1OO
111
92
116
115
105
112
102
93
119
131
122
122
107
62
43
36
32
40
19
24
29
30
37
38
Stocks.
Rela-tive to1919.
100103
113
109
114
115
114
113
111
104
90
86
84
81
95
105
115
113
106
110
107
107
109
108
99
CALIFORNIAWHITE PINE
LUMBER.*
Pro-duc-tion.
Rela-tive to
1918.
1OO
92
111
36
40
50
81
159
166
154
187
163
160
95
42
7
10
11
17
102
143
131
132
112
85
61
Ship-ments.
Rela-tive to
1918.
1OO
117
113
179
110
149
85
130
114
103
132
106
122
78
49
24
59
61
72
95
97
84
113
115
127
104
Stocks.
Rela-tive to
1918.
1OO
108
100
72
58
66
59
75
86
93
125
126
159
142
140
135
140
138
128
122
143
139
151
122
MICHIGANHARDWOOD
LUMBERS
Pro-duc-tion.
Rela-tive to
1917.
1OO
74
72
62
60
63
64
80
56
64
72
68
62
63
48
44
44
49
62
68
58
52
33
35
27
23
32
Ship-ments.
Rela-tive to
1917.
1 0 0
71
74
45
57
50
52
51
50
54
56
53
41
36
24
16
18
15
28
22
27
35
29
31
42
57
48
OHIOFOUN-
DRYIRONJ
Pro-duc-tion.
Rela-tive toMarch,
1921.
1OO
65
77
79
67
97
760
105
97
PE-TRO-
LEUMS
Price,Kan-sas-
Okla-homa,crude.
Rela-tive to1913.
1OO
86
62
135
190
235
244
364
310
321
375
375
375
375
375
375
375
375
375
375
364
207
187
187
161
127
107
107
107
166
228
CHEMICALS.
Price,*drugs,
andPhar-
maceu-ticals.
Rela-tive toAugust,
1914.
1OO
201
196
205
207
206
207
207
206
198
197
195
187
173
160
155
149
141
135
129
126
125
123
119
117
116
1
Price,"essen-
tialoils.
Rela-tive toAugust,
1914.
1OO
213
265
261
268
274
279
279
287
280
267
253
241
226
210
200
189
178
168
165
159
151
142
138
138
135
Price,"crudedrugs.
Rela-tive toAugust,
1914.
1OO
185
202
212
220
219
213
213
211
207
205
198
184
174
162
153
145
141
138
136
135
130
126
123
126
127
See footnotes on opposite page.
34
MINERALS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL.NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources,1
[Rase year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page]
YEAR ANDMONTH.
LEAD.*
Re-ceipts
atSt.
Louis.
Ship-mentsfrom
St.Louis.
ZINC.»
Re-ceipts
atSt.
Louis.
Ship-mentsfrom
St.Louis.
Thousands of pounds.
SILICA BRICK.*
Produc-tion.
Ship-ments. Stocks.
Thousands.
CALIFORNIAWHITE PINE
LUMBER.*
Produc-tion.
M. ft.b. m.
Ship-ments.
M. ft.b. m.
Stocks.
M.ft.b. m.
MICHIGANHARDWOODLUMBER.*
Produc-tion.
M.ft.b. m.
Ship-ments.
M. ft.b. m.
OHIOFOUN-
DRYIRON.?
PETRO-LEUM.
Produc-tion.
Per centof
normal.
Price,Kansas-Okla-homa,crude.
Perbarrel.
1913 mo. av1914 mo. av1915 mo. av1916 mo. av
1917 mo. av191Smo. av1919 mo. av1920 mo. av
5,47615,04815,83814,670
20^3908,9957,195
11,024
8,7539,2999,5167,810
11,42512,0707,9757,298
27,67527,36030,54144,323
76,46134/36931,43031,644 i
28,38526,83430,49032,482
47,759 !
60,060 ' i ! i; 52,56157,66654,881
14,06214,904
14,00815,580
41,75042,911
48,26358,368
|| 45,05131,900 | 267,113l! 33,23437,284 | 2S7,645 ! 32,41336,036 267,276 j 27,906
49,13734,77636,28422,058
10.934.798.583
1.258
1.7752.1972.2793,404-
1920.January 17,038 IFebruary 11,937 |March 12,410 jApril 6,033 '
May 10,387June 10,665July 10,737August ' 9,090
September | 10,725October ! 10,535November 10,704December 12,026
1921.JanuaryFebruary...MarchApril
MayJuneJulyAugust..
SeptemberOctoberNovember
7,3118,3927,7338,916
13,30812,0449,89414,011
11,0989,955 |9,208 !
8,9749,7608,3753,367
10,931
10,2826,0316.7S7
8,9086,3904,7393,063
4,4452,6304,9485,402
6,8196,4164,4284,922
4,5535,6813,833
25,439 I
37,532 |40,87420,434
34,32743,91061,22523,286
21,954 50,32036,470 ! 47,99829,294 39,80624,239 i 49,524
39,57438,72431,53833,660
21,53915,27114,4769,163 !
43,12628,77441,44634,828
28,00217,02519,56.417,586
8,594 j 18,9855,426 ' 9,0876,613 ! 11,4067,596 ; IS, 053
17,585 , 25,40217,110 ' 24,30219,198 | 24,862
18,26714,608 |18,04915,291
15,12713,70712,42413,598
12,34215,42816,35613,653
11,6599,9949,5843,577
2,6214,1501,9934,123
4,9704,8884,572
12,94316,27416,08314,718
15,67314,22612,99716,656
47,23945,546 !|47,512 !!4S.112 ':
47,566 ;47,047 ;46,474 j43,416 I
18,322 37,40917,066 35,77017,039 35,08814,963 33,750
8,656 , 39,7305,980 43,7435,106 j 48,0584,451 47,320
5,5432,6213,3864,014
4 1785,1615,282
44,39945,92844,53544,617
45,43645,16341,379
19,146 !21,240 !26,152 142,573 !
83,34787,51380,72398,324
So, 43984,00349,94022,013
3,6595,4825,576S, 971
53,42375,35768,59769,240
57,19134,94347,50127,076
II192,246154,367175,567157,091
41,356 ; 199,92236,243 ; 229,73332,976 \ 248,64741,963 ; 333,762
33,882 i 337,74338,855 \ 424,85224,766 ! 379,77015,686 i 373,606
7,55418,66519,60022,922
361,100372,835367,374342,177
26,922 '< 28,088 j28,539 | 24,771 I...28,942 j 25,624 jL.35,848 ! 24,859 ;!.
25,062 ! 24,501 ; .28,673 I 26,504 ! .32,444 i 27,321 !!.30,581 ! 25,841 jL
27,812 i 20,02828,424 i 17,53421,604 ; 11,57620,009 ' 8,051
30,273 j 325,209 j31,097 382,202 h26,914 371,804 !i36.150 ; 403,083 Ij
58,94044,47832,040
36,543 I40,460 '33.317
324,761
19,96122,04027,81130,681
26,34523,57214,91215,745
12,21810,26914,204
8,7327,501
13,67010,917
13,314 I17,273 !
14,098 j15,230 i
24.9616.31
19.3419.6416.6724.14 !
20,756 j U4.9428,164 ! 26.0928,472 ! 24.20
2,9003,pOO
3.500
3.500
3.500
3.500
3.500
3.500
3.500
3.500
3.500
3.500
3.400
.938
.750
.750
.500
.188
.000
.000
1.000
1.550
2.130
1 Except price of petroleum from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau c/ Labor Statistics. The sources of other data are: Receipts and sh ipments of lead a n d l ine ,Merchants* Exchange of St. Louis; Silica brick, Refractories Manufacturers Association; California white pine from California White and Sugar Pine Association; Michiganhardwood lumber from Michigan Hardwood Manufacturing Association; Ohio foundry iron from Ohio Foundry men's Association; Chemical price index numbers from OH,Paint and Drug Reporter.
1 Converted from data in pigs of 50 pounds each.1 Converted from data in slabs of 80 pounds each.« Figures for 1921 are *rom reports of 15 identical mi l l s with a monthly capacity ot 27,305,500 bricks, which is est imated by the association to represent from 78 to 80
per cent of the total silica brick producing capacity of the United States. Figures for earlier years are computed to this capacity from reports o ! 12 identical mi l l s with amonthly capacity of 25,44S,S33 bricks.
• Actual figures reported by about 20 mil ls each month; the number varies from 13 to 26.• Actual figures reported by about 40 mil ls each month; the number varies from 36 to 58, but 48 is the highest number reporting in a n y month since the beginning
of 1919.1 Represents percentage of actual to normal melt of grey iron foundries in Ohio. Prior to September, reports represent the month beginning with the 15th day of the
calendar month. September figures are for the period Sept. 15 to 30 only. Subsequent figures are for calendar months .
• Average price of the month.I Compiled from weekly wholesale quotations ot 35 drugs and pharmaceutical chemicals.10 Compiled from weekly wholesale quotations of 20 essential oils.II Compiled from w««kly w b o l w a l t quotations of 40 crud« botanical drugs.
35
COFFEE AND SUGAR.
(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[ Base year in bold-faced type.]
Y E A R AND MONTH.
C O F F E E . S U G A R .
Visible supply .
WORLDTOTAL.
Relativeto 1913.
UNITEDSTATES.
Relativeto 1913.
Receipts.
TOTALBRAZIL.2
Clearances.
TOTALBRAZIL
FOR THEWORLD.3
Relative Relativeto 1913. to 1913.
TOTALBRAZIL
UNITEDSTATES.*
Relativeto 1913.
Refined,ncludingmaple.
EXPORTS.
Relative to1909-1913.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
COFFEE.
Visible supply.
WORLDTOTAL.
UNITEDSTATES.
Receipts.
TOTALBRAZIL.2
Clearances.
TOTALBRAZIL
FOR THEWORLD. 3
TOTALBRAZIL
FORUNITEDSTATES.4
Thousands of bags.6
SUGAR.
Refined,Including,
maple.
EXPORTS.
Thousandsof pounds.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
1909-1913 monthly av .1913 monthly av1914 monthly av1915 monthly av1916 monthly av
1917 monthly av1918 monthly av1919 monthly av1920 monthly av
100998078
72616366
1008489
104
1391036189
1OO121112131
1061328058
1OO122111127
102828490
100125121138
15513691
162
1 0 0
4921,2141,992
1,274513
1,8591,164
11,79711,679
9,441
9,200
7,1877,4257,770
1,8941,5931,6891,970
2,6331,9601,1621,691
9551,1511,0721,249
1,0091,261
762558
9901,2071,1031,261
1,014813
831
393491
474
544
610
536
359
637
6,614
32,53480,278
131,738
84,228
33,941
122,955
76,991
1920.JanuaryFebruaryMarchApril
May....JuneJuly... .August.
September..OctoberNovember..December..
1921.JanuaryFebruaryMarchApril
MayJuneJulyAugust.
September..OctoberNovember..December..
59557772
67625960
66707174
76757675
75
74
73
77
77
76
75
77
83707479
95799096
10210710790
87100108
1091089290
6269
48
42
42
34
4793
146
143150150146
1208390
108
104113121127
121117110
8476
131
758573
104
13010110394
10010911797
737899
101
123107116
9314719082
134138130158
15574
118172
151173181128
55
79
131171199
1,8211,6421,8433,092
2,080
1,080
853
144
317
288
343
467
866
593
387
441
2,039
2,067
2,272
2,012
1,206
585
573
6,958
6,4729,0698,484
7,8817,2726,9107,033
7,7738,2978,3798,716
9,0028,9028,9928,842
8,6638,7208,6399,034
9,0328,9208,8679,076
1,5711,3311,3961,503
1,7921,4941,6991,823
1,9362,0262,0251,696
1,6191,6471,9012,046
2,0582,0371,7471,710
1,6851,3061,1751,298
458
405
397
323
339
448
891
1,398
1,365
1,429
1,436
1,397
1,148
790
857
1,032
994
1,079
1,154
1,216
1,156
1,121
1,055
834748
1,296883
739841723
1,026
1,2861,0021,017
930
1,0761,154
964
727776975
1,2181,0601,145
367
579
746
324
525
542
510
619
290
465
677
594
680
712
503
218
345
386
310
514
673
783
120,438
108,576
121,874
204,514
137,542
71,402
56,447
9,524
20,998
19,051
22,654
30,867
57,307
39,206
25,599
29,169
134,841
136,730
150,295
133,056
79,781
38,665
37,874
1 Data on coffee received from the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange, Inc.; data on sugar from the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.2 Represents total receipts at Rio and Santos.3 Represents total clearances from Rio, Santos, and Victoria.4 Represents total clearances from Rio, Santos, Victoria, and Bahia.* A bag of coffee contains 132 pounds.
36
STOCKS OF HIDES AND SKINS.
(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based, on data from Government sources,1
[Base years in bold-faced type.]
YEAR AND MONTH, S
PACKERHIDES AND
SKINS.
CallCattle andhides. I kip
skins.
OTHER HIDES AND SKINS.SHEEPj
AND I PACKER HIDESLAMB i AND SKINS.SKINS.il
Green salted. Dry salted.
CATTLEHIDES.
CALFAND KIPSKINS.
CATTLEHIDES.
CALFAND KIPSKINS.
Relative to September, 1920.
Total. Cattlehides.
Calf iand kip iskins, <
OTHER HIDES AND SKINS.SHEEP
ANDLAMB
SKINS.'
Green salted. Dry salted.
CATTLEHIDES.
CALFAND KIP
SKINS.
CATTLEHIDES.
CALFAND KIP
SKINS.
Total.
Thousands of pounds.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS. B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
1920.September \October iNovember ;December |
1931. IJanuary iFebruary l
March \April !
MayJuneJuly 'August
September..October....November..
10053
59
63
62
59
57
56
53
49
43
46
42
41
i o o !•• i o o ! IOO
119 116 i 106122 125 i 98107 136 96
196
149
S8
95
67
63
146
163
169
157
100 I! 16289 !' 17078 I 1516$ l: 142
139
137
99
93
90
97
1019594
i
I94 |94 i
10011693
109
116
111
106
95
114
96
110
107
101
100132
118
104
104
144
131
106
105
151
163
146
163
164
10O 404,025 21,107121 : 215,075 25,166113 238 J43 25,838123 253,076 22,570
117111115116
119
122122124
112116
249,105239,919229,516224,941
215,358199,465174,968186,7S8
169,014165,881
41,30231,34618,49120,072
21,112
18,689
16,397
14,378
14,109
13.209
83,183 34,24396,238 36,41S103,835 33,400112,717 32,766
121,091135,503140,525130,634
134,959141,547125,444117,741
115,223114,002
33,81231,86630,91133,245
33,93134,61732,45132,107
32,138
32,208
16,67219,31115,45518,101
J9.353
18,46817,71815,833
18,95115,93818,26617,788
16,85716,546
4,6406,130
5,469
4,809
4.828
6,668
6,093
4,908
4.8667,0197,5766,791
7,.3747,605
28,08934,
31,
34,
32.
31.
32,
32,
109
764
433
960
225
427
4sl
33.335
34,38834,40534,760
31,51532.663
1 Based on figures compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The data embrace returns from packers, tanners, dealers, importers, and man: t-facturers. As given in the monthly reports by the Bureau of the Census, the returns are expressed in numbers of hides and skins. For the above summary these have t>eenreduced to pounds on the basis of the average weights of each class.
3 Includes skins with and without wool, but does not include weight of wool.
COTTON GINNED.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.
19J9-1913 five-year average... 608 ,5071911 480,3171915 463,8831916 850,6681917 614,787
1918 1,038,0781919 142,6251920 ,. 351.5891921 1,481,788
3,770,6111,835,2142,249,6062,907,950
9,571,4148,844,368
10,141,2937,644,266
10,773,86310,008,92011,554,6487,799,458
1 Data from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census.1 As the cumulative ginning is the important factor, relatives here shown are based on the average cumulative ginnings prior to the respective dates instead of on a simple
monthly average.3 Amount ginned prior to Dec. 13. The total amount ginned to the same date last year was 10,876,263 bales.
37
MISCELLANEOUS.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and trade sources*1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
YEAR AND MONTH.
PAPER-EXPORTS.
News-print.
Totalprinting.
paper.
Relative | Relative i
to 1913. I to 1913.
1913 monthly average 1001914 monthly average 141
1915 monthly average 128
1916 monthly average I 178
1917 monthly average j 217
1918 monthly average 224
1919 monthly average 255
1920 monthly average ! 106
1921 monthly average
100122
135
243
247
256
326
164
PRINT-ING." !
ADVER-TISING. '
Activity.
Relativeto Septem-ber, 1920.
News-paper.
Relativeto 1919.
73
75
73
100
114
GLASSBOT- jTLES.3
Produc-tion.
Relativeto 1919.
TELEPHONECOMPANIES.*
Total i Netoperating \ operatingrevenues, income.
Relativeto 1913.
100
104
100104
111
125
142
154
188
231
U. S. G O V E R N -M E N T F I N A N C E S .
Ordinaryreceipts.
Relativeto 1913.
100
100
112
129
127
125
138
146
Relativeto 1913.
100
101
96
108
154
576
642
Ordinarydisburse-ments.
Relativeto 1913.
100
103
107
106
168
1,313
2,250
742
SILVER.
Imports,
Relativeto 1913.
100
72
96
90
149
199
249
246
Exports.
Relativeto 1913.
BONDYIELDS.*
Munici-pal
bonds.
Relativeto 1913.
100
82
85
112
134
403
381
181
10093
95
91
96
103
101
113
114
1920.
January..
February.
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September.
October
November..
December..
1921.
January..
February.
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September.
October
November..
December..
1067710385
14614597123
6515592
69703035
51173035
312035
146116188152
203188153153
131123221194
1711377054
61354047
413038
108105122120
1OO109
105
82758275
57627584
8084
117100100
111129119116
10190109107
104
8885
100116112
100106113107
1101018178
102124123106
100876868
60544850
507086
218214226236
243241240242
250253243251
262253271277
278280275278
275289
1GS163157149
152133103121
155155148162
173181213232
223-218184193
219220
423380
1,821526
4272,164382
1,510365456
1,544
360412
1,527491
3711,243346402
1,142394324
612519945888
695834539
787
873750749711
617943868
648825566512
468535570
295417316358
270220217148
217164168155
162163130110
233121151263
153251198
471303266314
13184
10586
12610960116
1281025644
45279872
959192
102105109107
112117118118
118116114112
114113114115
115116118118
117115112101
See footnotes on opposite page.
38
MISCELLANEOUS.
NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
YEAR AND MONTH.
1913 inonthlv average.191-4 inonthlv average.1913 monthly average1916 monthly average1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average1919 monthly average1920 monthly average1921 monthly average
1920.
January..FebruaryMarch\pril
MavJuneJulyAugust
SeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
1931.
January..FebruaryMarch.\pril
MayJllTlft
JulyAugust. .
SeptemberOctober.. .NovemberDecember
P A P E R - E X P O R T S .
Newsprint.
Thousands
7,30210,1329,194
12,78915,644
16,12318.37$7.663
7.6685,5627 3876 137
10,52210,4077,0018 853
6,3,644,703
11,1946,048
4,9635,0662,1922 556
3 7091 2032,1312,521
2,2331 4092 513
Totalpr int ing
P»per.
0* pounds.
9,34:511,65412 ^9923.15223.597
24,39531,16015,656
13 94611,10417 98314 478
19,33217,96714,578 !14 580
12 47611 76221,12318,546
16,36913,1016,6825 173
5 7873,3553,8034,512 i
3,8952 8813 643 j
ADVER-TISING.*
Newspaper.
Thousands ofagate lines.
61,440> 62,671
61,067 ;83,S59
95,832
i
90 23887,999
102 288100 671
98,12283,94083 644
93,285108,5S5 ;
99,69997,285 1
1
84 56975,12591,22589 991
86,97073,52271,435
83,83797 53393 812
TELEPHONECOMPANIES.*
Totaloperatingrevenues.
13,13213,72214 52716,45218,700
20,22524,63530,320
28 63428,0452^ 65130 981
31,84931,70331,50131 727
32,88833,12331,93332,903
34,39433,20635,65036,398
36,56036,74336,16036,566
36,06737.905
Netoperatingincome.
3,7103,7094 1394,7854,700
4,6495,1045,415
6,2326,0625 *NO8
5 542
5,634
4,949
3.838
4 499
5,768
5,759
5,501
5,983
6,434
6,706
7,896
8,599
8,275
8,084
6,S29
7,178
8,132
3,168
U. S. GOVERNMENTFINANCES.
Ordinaryreceipts.
Ordinarydisburse-ments.
Thousands of dollars.
| 6 0 , 3 4 361.22358 15964,97293,181
347,834387,300536,006
255 38S229,527
1 099 041317 25S
257,5011,305, .837
230,367398 401
911,307220,035275,421931,989
217,328248,564921,628286,171
223,706750,017209,068242,443
689,328i 237,848
195 483
5 6 , 8 9 85S, 35560 95060,37495,658
747,2111,280,447
422,039
348 294295,457537 541505 329
395.475474,362306,502447 571
496 777426.497426,092404,575
388,179351.102536,476494,091
368,451469,614321,819291,158
266,524304,158324 483
SILVER.
Imports.
2,9892,1632 8742,6894,445
5,9487,4517,338
8,81712,4719 441
10 705
8,0836,5626,4964 420
6,5014,9125,0254,626
4,S354,8623,8723,298
i 6,9563,6274,5137,S53
14,5657,5105 912
Exports.
5,2314,3004 4675,8837,011
21,07119,9189,468
24 62*515 86513 9^916 413
6 8624,4165,4944 489
6 5775,7093,1446,081
6,6915,3372,9192,319
2,3531,4245,1133,743
4,9474,7824 804
BONDY I E L D S . '
Municipalbonds.
Per cent.
4.454.164 234.064.26
4.604.49
j 5.00• 5.08
4 5ft4.664 834 77
4.995.195.265 25
5.275.185.064.97
5.065.055.075.11
5.125.185.265.24
5.225.135 004.50
1 Newspaper advertising, from statistical department of the New York Evening Post; Municipal bond yields from The Bond Buyer; Printing activity from UnitedTypotheiae of America; Imports and exports of paper and silver from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; Telephone and telegraphoperations from reports by companies to Interstate Commerce Commission; Government receipts and disbursements from daily statement of the U.S. Treasury; Glass bottleproduction from National Bottle Manufacturers A ssociation.
5 Compiled from 22 identical cities: New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis, Boston, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Buffalo, San Francisco, Milwaukee,Washington, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Columbus, Louisville, St. Paul, Birmingham, and Houston. For the year 1916 to 1918, no reports wereavailable for Boston, Louisville, Houston, and Columbus. The totals for those years were computed from the actual reports of the 18 other cities,allowing 13.85 per centof the total to the four missing cities, the average ratio of those cities to the total in the subsequent years.
3 Glass bottle production index based on reports of identical firms representing approximately 90 per cent of the capacity of the industry.• Combined reports of 10 largest telephone companies.5 Based on market yield of bonds of 20 large cities at the first of each month.«Printing activity based on productive hours reported by plants in 52 cities in 30 states, each department being weighted for the combined index number.
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DEPARTMENT STORE TRADE.PERCENTAGE NUMBERS.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1
COMPARISON OF NET SALES WITH CORRESPONDING MONTHS OF PRECEDING YEAR.
YEAR AND MONTH.Percentage increase or decrease. (A minus sign [— ] denotes decrease.)
F E D E R A L R E S E R V E DISTRICT N U M B E R —
1919 month ly average.1920 monthly average.
4218 20
1920.January...February.MarchApril
May3 uneJulyAugust..
September.OctoberNovember.December..
1921.January...February.MarchApril
MayJuneJulyAugust.
35183819
21282011
151
11
2
7
2o
3- 1 2- 5
September —10October 4
6516
35282416
46
12- 2
- 51
- 5- 1
- 1 0- 7
- 1 2- 5
22 27
22183812
51342423
1516.96
3
4
2
- 0 . 4
- 7- 1 2- 4
- 1 5- 3
294618
31323026
25212615
46
- 0 . 41
- 6- 1 4- 2 1- 2 1
-24- 1 5
- 0 . 314234
11211621
812135
593
- 1
3- 4
- 1 2- 1 0
- 1 6- 6
20 37
27
23
31241228
1325153
1- 6
- 2 0
- 1 7- 1 7- 2 1- 2 1
- 2 3- 1 5
48526533
50604133
29101810
- 1 1- 5- 3- 3
- 1 3- 1 8- 1 5- 1 9
- 1 5- 1 0
21
1211115
- 0 . 4- 3- 1- 3
- 2- 8
- 1 7- 1 2
- 1 8- 8
129
- 0 . 3- 3
31
- 1 2- 7
- 1 1- 5
- 1 5- 1 7- 2 2- 1 1
- 1 8- 1 3
1 0 1 1
5522
2520
11131410
8- 2
9
- 1 24
- 8
- 3
- 5- 1 1- 1 1
- 1 4- 7
26
26
121513
- 3
- 9- 5
- 1 8- 1 8
- 1 7- 1 7- 2 2- 2 3
- 2 3- 1 7
52313814
31282122
158
11- 4
- 1 4
—1
- 9
- 4- 8
- 1 3
- 9
- 6
P E R C E N T O F A V E R A G E S T O C K S A T E N D O F E A C H M O N T H C O M P A R E D W I T H S A M E M O N T HO F P R E C E D I N G Y E A R .
1919 month ly average 251920 month ly average 28
1920.
32
January...February.MarchApril
MayJuneJulyAugust..
September.OctoberNovember.December..
1921.January...February.MarchApril
MayJuneJulyAugust.
September.October....
303S4345
44413226
21128
- 1
- 1 1- 2
- 1 6- 1 9
- 1 8- 1 7- 1 6 !- 1 8 !
- 1 8 :
- 1 1
54
49434029
19175
- 5
- 1 2- 1 8- 2 2- 2 2
- 1 7- 1 2- 2 1- 2 0
- 1 8- 1 6
20 43
10162426
30272831
2116104
- 5- 1 2- 1 9- 1 9
- 1 5- 1 2- 1 4- 1 7
- 1 6- 1 6
495864
57
53
48
40
34352312
- 0 . 4- 1 3- 1 7- 1 8
- 1 8- 1 9- 2 0- 1 9
- 2 0- 2 1
37 34
38575260
67574530
21155
- 4
- 2 2- 2 5- 2 6- 2 6
-24
-24
-22
-18-16
4130
50
47
52
40
373016
- 0 . 2
-14-13-12
-12-17-22-20
-18-18
54 25 17 32
43526540
50777064
56594028
-16-13-14-21
-19-21-20-22
-22-21
24
35811716
-10-12-12-13
-11-10-9-11
-13-13
19
31
13IS
23167
-4
-11-23-15-19
-24-27-22-21
-18
-17 !
3943
41404439
292512
-15-18-21-22
-20-17-15-15
-14-11
7060
53
42
S3
-13-16-18-18
-21-23-28-26
-26
-24
38485856
53
53
40
25
211620
0.3
0.4- 8
- 2 3- 1 4
- 1 4- 2 1- 1 8
-16-17
1 Compiled by ihe National Retail Dry Goods Association from data supplied by the Federal Reserve Banks.
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DEPARTMENT STORE TRADE.PERCENTAGE NUMBERS.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1
YEAR AND MONTH.
1919 monthly average..
1920 monthly average..
STOCKS AT END OF MONTH COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS MONTH.
Percentage increase or decrease. (A minus sign [—] denotes decrease.)
FEDEBAL RESERVE DISTRICT NUMBER—
0.3 - 1 . 4 9.4 - 0 . 3 0.9
1 0 1 1
0.70.8
15
1920.January —5FebruaryMarchApril-
MayJuneJulyAugust.
September.OctoberNovember..December..
1931.January...February.MarchApril
MayJuneJulyAugust -
September.October
10
- 5
4
10- 2
5- 1 9
- 1 316
- 2
—4
11
26- 0 . 4
- 5- 6- 1
1- 6
- 2 1
4
- 2
- 6
- 4
7
125
125
- 7
- 3
3
1- 5
- 1 7
- 1 2661
0.2
- 2
- 5
- 0 . 7
7
3
45127
- 1- 1- 1
5- 6
- 2 0
-153
- 3- 3- 6
7
10
101114
- 0 . 1
2- 9
32
100.1
- 8- 2 6
- 1 6984
- 2
—4
- 2
7
173
- 164
- 0 . 4
- 3- 3- 0 . 4
5
112
1556100.0
2
0.0
5
1
6
-24
- 2
1
- 3
- 4
- 1
12
2
- 4
- 1 9
0.2
- 2
- 1
- 4
70.5
13
- 53
71A
- 1 9
- 99
10
5—2
- 5
- 2 4
- 1
10
6
2
- 4
- 9
7
13
6
0.5
822
7- 3- 9
- 2 9
- 3- 5- 2
17
7
0.3
28
32
27
22
23
23
22
14
10
1
- 3
- 1 4
- 4
2
53
-0.75
4
0.6
1 Compiled by the National Retail Dry Goods Association from data supplied by the Federal Reserve Banks.
WAGES, COMMON LABOR.1
(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from trade and commercial sources,
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
YEAR AND MONTH.
February 1,1913...February 1,1916...May 1,1916 ...December 16,1916.May 1,1917October 1,1917April 16,1918
Relativeto 1913.2
A. INDEXNUM-BERS.
1OO110
125
138
150
165
190
Per hour . Per10-hour day.
B.-NUMERICALDATA.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Relativeto 1913.2
A. INDEXNUM-BERS.
$0.20.22.25.275.30.33.38
$2.002.202.502.753.003.303.80
August 1,1918...October 1,1918...February 1,1920.May 16,1921July 16,1921August 29, 1921..
210231
253
204
185
150
Per hour. Per10-hour day,
B.—NUMERICALDATA.
$0.423.42.46.37
*.37.30
$4.204.625.064.073.703.00
1 In effect in plants of United States Steel Corporation in the Pittsburgh district beginning on dates mentioned.2 Per 10-hour day.3 Basic 8-hour day adopted with provision for payment of time and a half for overtime.< Basic 8-hour day abrogated.
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STOCKS OF COAL IN THE UNITED STATESON THE FIRST DAY OF SELECTED M O N T H S REPORTED BY IDENTICAL FIRMS
(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Data from Government sources.^
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
I N D E X NUMBERS.
BITUMINOUS. ANTHRACITE.
By-productcoke plants.
Numjber of firms reporting..
Other indus-* trial plants.
Coal-gasplants.
Electric util-ity, plants.
Retail coaldealers. Railroads.
57 2,001 10S 256 1,080
Total .
3,877
Retail coaldealers.
Pro-ducers.
674
YEAR AND MONTH. Relative to January, 1919.
1919^
JanuaryApril
1920.March
June
1921.
January
April
August
November
1 0 070
36
24
67
67
49
60
1 0 076
33
34
59
53
49
50
10066
40
36
77
56
56
65
100
87
83
98
101
112
10072
36
31
71
64
64
74
1OO
83
60
76
123
161
149
1OO
152
101
55
182
518
NUMERICAL DATA.
Thousands of net tons.
1919.JanuaryApril
3,3812,383
1920.
March
June
January
April
August
November. . . .
* 1,210
*800
2,261
2,256
1,640
2.021
3 ,449
2,627
»1,130
»1,108
2,052
1..S31
1,696
1,732
9,1386,065
3,651
3,247
7,018
5,101
5,074
5,957
6 9 1
598
287
196
574
675
700
772
2,099
1,928
1,070
1,050
2,101
2,103
1,869
2,255
1,817
1,137
759
535
1.514
1,275
1,844
2,066
3 1 1 , 7 4 3
<3,520
< 2,898
7,542
7,540
(3)
8,958
32,31823,337
11,627
23,062
20,781
20,574
23,761
9 9 4
858
825
599
751
1,224
1,604
1,482
Thousandsgross tons.
8662,475
1,318
877
476
1,578
4,487
1 V. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, in cooperation with U. S. Geological Survey. The total bituminous reported is estimated to be roughly half ofthe bituminous stocks in the country; the total for the United States on Nov. 1,1921, being placed at 47,400,000 tons. In the future it is proposed to obtain similar reportsat intervals of 00 days. 3 Largely estimated. 3 No data available; estimate included in total figure. 4 Data not entirely comparable with others.
ILLUMINATING GLASSWARE.1
(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from trade and commercial sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
YEAR AND MONTH.
1921.
May
June
July
August
September
October
November. . . .
O R D E R S , PRODUCTION AND S H I P M E N T S .
! Netordprs A c t u a l pro- S h i p m e n t s i x t o r d e r s Actual S h i p m e n t sNet orders. d u c t i o n . billed. I > e t o m e r s * product ion. billed.
Relative to May, 1921. Per cent of capacity.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS. B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
1OO82 '
49 :
70
92
133
137
1 0 0110
48
46
71
115
162
too102
92
62
85
132
159
37
30.5
18
25.9
34
49.3
50.6
31.9
35.1
15.2
14.7
22.6
36.6
51.7
30.8
31.3
28.3
19.1
26.2
40.7
49.1
1 Based on reports of identical firms of (he Illuminating Glassware Guild, estimated lo represent from 70 to 75 per cent of thecapacity of the industry.
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SOURCES OF DATA.
SOURCE.
REPORTS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE.
AVSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH'S Bu- i Price index for Australia.R£AU OP CENSUS AND STATISTICS. \
BANK OF JAPAN.
CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.
Price index for Japan.
Price index for Canada.
Foreign exchange index numbers.Debits to individual accounts.Condition of Federal Reserve Banks.Condition of reporting member banks.Money held outside U.S. Treasury »nd
Federal Reserve System.Wholesale price index numbers.Department store trade; (in cooperation
with National Retail Dry Goods Asso-ciation) .
Paper and wood pulp production, prices,
INDIAN DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS. . . Price index for India.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION.
NEW YORK FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OFLABOR.
PANAMA CANAL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-BUREAU OF MARKETS AND CROP ES-TIMATES.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE-BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.
Railway revenues and expenses.Telephone operating revenue and income.
Foreign exchange rates.
New York State factory employment andearnings.
Panama Canal traffic.
Beef and pork production.
Wholesale prices of farm products toproducer.
Wool consumption and stocks.Crop production.Cold storage holdings.Shipments of cattle, hogs, and sheep.Receipts and cold storage holdings of
butter, cheese and eggs.Production of condensed and evaporated
milks.
Cotton ginned.Cotton consumed and on hand.Active woolen machinery hours.Active textile machinery.Leather production and stocks.Cotton seed and cottonseed oil.Stocks of tobacco held by manufacturers
and dealers.Fats and oils, production, consumption,
and stocks.Stocks of hides and skins.Stocks of coal.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE-BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTICCOMMERCE.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE-BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
U. S. GRAIN CORPORATION
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR-BUREAU OF MINES.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR-GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—EM-PLOYMENT SERVICE.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BU-REAU OF IMMIGRATION.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BU-REAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
17. S. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT
V. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT—BU-REAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
U. S. WAR DEPARTMENT—ENGINEERCORPS.
WISCONSIN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION...
All imports and exports.Tonnage of vessels, entered and cleared
in United States foreign trade.Data on trade of foreign countries.Vessels under construction and vessels
completed.
Wheat flour production, prior to July,
Gasoline, production, etc.
Portland cement, production, etc.Anthracite coal, production.Bituminous coal, production.Beehive coke, production.By-product coke, production.Crude petroleum, production, etc.
Number on payroll—United States fac-tories.
Immigration and emigration statistics.
Wholesale prices of commodities, includ-ing farm products, food, clothing,metals, etc.
Wholesale price index.Retail price index of foods.
United States postal savings.Postal receipts.
Total United States interest-bearing debt.Liberty and Victory loans and War
Savings securities.Customs receipts.Receipts and disbursements.
Oleomargarine consumption.Production of manufactured tobacco,
snuff, cigars and cigarettes.
Iron ore movement.Sault Ste. Marie Canal traffic.Wisconsin factory earnings and em-
ployment.
REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.
ABERTHAW CONSTRUCTION CO
ABRASIVE PAPER AND CLOTH MANU-FACTURERS' EXCHANGE.
AMERICAN FACE BRICK ASSOCIATION. ..
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE
AMERICAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN ZINC INSTITUTE
ANTHRACITE BUREAU OF INFORMATION
BOLT, NUT, AND RIVET INSTITUTE
BRIDGE BUILDERS AND STRUCTURALSOCIETY.
BUREAU OF RAILWAY ECONOMICS
CALIFORNIA REDWOOD ASSOCIATION.
CALIFORNIA WHITE AND SUGAR PINEASSOCIATION.
F. W. DODGE CO
EASTERN BAR IRON INSTITUTE..
FEDERATION OF IRON AND STEELMANUFACTURERS (BRITISH).
ILLUMINATING GLASSWARE GUILD
Building costs.
Sales of abrasives.
Face brick production,stocks, etc.
Steel ingot production.
Freight car surplus.Freight car shortage.Car loadings.Bad-order cars.
Production and stocks of zinc.
Anthracite shipments and stocks.
Bolts, nuts, and rivets, orders and ship-ments.
Fabricated structural steel sales.
Number of tons carried 1 mile.Average receipts per ton-mile.
Redwood lumber production, etc.
White pine lumber production, stocks,,etc.
Building statistics—Contracts awarded.
Bar-iron shipments.
British iron and steel production.
Illuminating glassware production, orders,etc.
KNIT GOODS MANUFACTURERS OFAMERICA.
LEATHER BELTING EXCHANGE.
MOTOR AND ACCESSORY MANUFAC-TURERS' ASSOCIATION.
MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE OF ST. LOUIS.
MICHIGAN HARDWOOD MANUFACTUR-ERS' ASSOCIATION.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FINISHERSOF COTTON FABRICS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET ANDTIN PLATE MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOOLMANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE.
NATIONAL BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS'ASSOCIATION.
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCEBOARD.
NATIONAL RETAIL DRY GOODS ASSO-CIATION.
NEW YORK METAL EXCHANGE
|i OAK FLOORING MANUFACTURERS' AS-SOCIATION.
Knit underwear production, etc.
Sales of leather belting.
Motor accessory sales and credit con-ditions.
Receipts and shipments of lead and zinc.
Hardwood lumber production and ship-ments.
Finished cotton goods production, etc.
Sheet-metal production and stocks.
1913 figures for active textile machinery.
Production and shipments of passengercars and trucks.
Glass bottle production index.
Cost of living.
|Department store trade. (See Federal Re-serve Board.)
Stocks of tin.
Oak flooring, production, etc.
OHIO FOUNDRYMEN'S ASSOOATION | Ohio foundry iron production.
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SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS—Continued.
REFRACTORIES MANUFACTURERS' AS-SOCIATION.
Fire-clay production, etc.Silica brick production, etc.
RUBBER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA i Automobile tires,tubes, and raw material.
SILK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Raw silk consumption, etc.
SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION i Yellow pine production and stocks.
STEEL BARREL MANUFACTURERS' AS- I Steel barrel shipments.SOCIATION.
TANNERS' COUNCIL. Leather production.
U. S. STEEL CORPORATION.
UNITED TYPOTHET^E OF AMERICA
WEST COAST LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIA-TION.
WEBBING MANUFACTURERSCHANGE.
E X -
WESTERN PINE MANUFACTURERS' AS-SOCIATION.
Unfilled drders.Earnings!Wages of common labor.
Printing activity.
Douglas fir lumber production, etc .
Sales of elastic webbing.
Western pine lumber production, etc.
REPORTS FROM TECHNICAL PERIODICALS.
AMERICAN METAL MARKET
THE ANNALIST
THE BOND BUYER
BRADSTREET'S
BULLETIN DE LA STATISTIQUE GEN-ERA LE.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONI-CLE.
Dow, JONES & Co. (Wall St. Journal).
DUN'S REVIEW
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL.
ENGINEERING /^KWS RECORD
Compositepigiron and steel prices.
New York stock sales.New York closing stock prices.
State and municipal bond issues.Municipal bond yields.
Visible supply of wheat and corn.Bank clearings.Price index.
Price index for France.
Cotton (visible supply).Interest rates.Mail-order and chain-store sales.
New York bond sales.| New York bond prices.
| Business failures.! Price index.
Copper production.
Construction cost index.Silver prices.
FRANKFURTER ZEITUNG.
IRON AGE
IRON TRADE REVIEW
LONDON ECONOMIST
NEW YORK JOURNAL OF COMMERCE.
NEW YORK EVENING POST
OIL, PAINT, AND DRUG REPORTER
OIL TRADE JOURNAL
PRICE CURRENT-GRAIN REIDRTKR . . .
PRINTERS' INK
RUSSELL'S COMMERCIAL NEWS
STATISTICAL SUGAR TRADE JOURNAL.
Price index for Germany.
Pig-iron production.Composite finished steel price.
Iron and steel prices.
Price index for United Kingdom.
Dividend and interest payments.New capital issues.New incorporations.Firelosses.
Newspaper advertising.
Price indexes of drugs, oils, etc.
Mexican petroleum shipments.
Receipts and shipments of wheat andcorn.
Magazine advertising.
Wheat flour production, from July, 1920.
Sugar stocks and meltings.
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