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:Y OF CURRENT BUSINES WEEKLY" SUPPLEMENT ITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF FOREIGN MND DOMESTIC COMMERCE ^mumit onvt WSTM SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS MAY 18,1951 SELECTED BUSINESS STEEL- IW6OT PRODUCTION (1935-39 «100) IDICATORS ELECTRIC-POWEft PRODUCTION ®Y UTILITIES (BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS) sCK)bjjJLUjJjJJ^X I M I M M I I M 1 ).l I 1 l M l l 4.0! J ? 03 -^ S3 «' 4 A 0 M 0 250 i too; R0OTOR-VKH6CLE PRODUCTION (Posoangtr Cars and TraefesJ CTHOUSAMD8 OF VEHICLES! ©P ^WF&GTURERS 0 S&tES A W INVENTORIES (BILLION® OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) ^W^xf^T WEEKLY §y si MESS STATES Tee; mm &U. eoffliBioditiiaft.. , r ..... & ..«...,..» ............. .... 1926*100. . Staro pyofoxefc :s ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . a .................... .d©o •. 5 f .V * 0 4 , .-• » .. : u . « ., :. » 1 V ;• <• O ,, .. u * c -. o o •» •- O a -.. . ,. 9 . . . . » . . o O O . d O . . » O 411 Otfe©? , V • • - c o « c s r •-• . •> •> . » o-o * o . e o . . . o o . V o . . . . od© . . . . 25 oomiaodi*?,a8 £/.*.->».->». o. . - -<> =... Aagaet 1939«100. - Sotton,, isr£ddlln£» 15/l6", 10 uarkata 3 / - ........ dol. per lb.. Bhea.t p Mo- 2, h®rd wint@r <&a»®g,® City) j / dol. per bu... Department etorei a a l s a ...................... .1935-39*100• » Insured an©sapl@yiaeat total ......................... thou©.. St&t9 programs. ...................... . do .... Tetarana 1 program® ...................... do .... Fin©nC©8 Gsarreney in circulation %j. nil. of dol.. federal &eserre bank credit, total .do-... Member bank reserve bsl&nee® do .... Usees® r©s®r^es 9 eetinated. do .... federal Beaerre reporting member bank a in leading cities! Bs&k dabits, total ...... ... .. ail. of dol.. Ifow York City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . do .... Depositfip demand, adjuatad do. — Lorn.® ©£& investmenta, t o t a l s .......... do. •. • U 0 S. Government o b l i g a t i o n ® . „ . . . * ................ . do .... Cbaffisreial, industrials sad ®gy. loans (gross) do .... l&iliar©s s i&duBtrial and eonsmsrci&l .samba?.. Boad y i a l d a , domestic ©oroo?®t© (MooiSgr 8 @) j/ ......... .parcant.. Stock pricea t 4lS istoek© (Standard and Poor's) ... .193 ^39»100.. IndvLstrialss $&5 ©toek©. •. .do.. •. Productions BiftuBinoas <soal j/ ..................... tboue. of short tons.. E l e c t r i c pova^e by u t i l i t i a e . » - ............... m i l . of kw-hr.. MotosF Tabic!as CIferd ? a) .............................. .number.. ?etrolaon 6 er&d© Jj.««.... 0 ........ - .......... .thoua. of bbl.. Steel i/ ...... ........................ .. 1935-39*100.. ^©igsrfe ear loadinga 9 total ..................... tnous. of cars.. MiecisHasLaouffi ............... ,.., ...... 0 ...r ........... 0 d©... • jL/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Thursday prices. 1950 1951 May G 15M 162.9 1U6.9 253-3 .326 2.3s 301 1 9 S92 1*792 39 27.07** IS,192 I5,9f6 762 23 8 SU6 !0 9 193 46,928 66,53}* 35«9l6 13^20 199 2.S5 11*4.7 153^ 1,831 5 6 S72 139,492 4,9SS 214.0 744 35^ Ms^- 13 Apr. 14 155*4 I63.2 15806 147.5 259.O .326 2.32 30S i.«37 L737 37 27 9 059 1T,97» 15.907 760 a, ^5 9,219 46,SSl 66,4oi 35.S99 I3 e 365 217 2.S5 ' «3 •3 1,684 >*§64 I67,2S2 5 e 042 213.S 712 33i 183.0 aoi.3 !S5^7 171-9 374.1 .451 2.43 288 965 93S 2 27,194 23.895 19.533 1.033 25.324 10,402 49.205 69.707 3O.7I3 19.262 172 3.05 171.0 185-7 1,662 6.747 152.9' 6 t o; 229.1 778 393 Ap^. 21 I83.I 201.2 156.8 171.8 372.7 .45! 2.44 281 970 943 3 27.172 24,234 19.674 1.137 27.578 10,173 49.870 69.756 30.750 19.198 151 3.07 175-5 191.1 1.772 6,730 157.013 6,061 230.4 sio 395 Apr. 28 I83.6 202.4 I8g.0 171*7 372.9 .452 2.44 293 27.185 23.789 19.176 69t3 25.792 9.932 50, a4 69.863 30,805 19.127 162 3-09 173.? I89.4 as 153.5S6 6,069 231.3 825 398 May 5 IS3.4 201.1 188.6 171.6 370.4 .^53 •3 27.291 23.7* 18,942 480 28,429 11.790 50.163 70,108 30.836 19,186 163 3.08 178.1 194.4 1,612 6,560 144,794 6,090 232.9 803 392 May 12 182.9 198.5 188.8 171.4 369.5 .452 2.40 27.334 23.706 IS.«33 597 9.297 181 3.08 179.3 195.8 148,381 232.2 2/ Daily averages. 4/ Week ending May 19. 232.7* Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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:Y OF CURRENT BUSINES WEEKLY" SUPPLEMENT

ITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF FOREIGN MND D O M E S T I C C O M M E R C E

^mumit onvt WSTM SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS MAY 18,1951

SELECTED BUSINESS STEEL- IW6OT PRODUCTION

(1935-39 «100)

ID ICATORS ELECTRIC-POWEft PRODUCTION ®Y UTILITIES

(BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS)

sCK)b j jJLUjJ jJJ^X I M I M M I I M 1 ).l I 1 l M l l 4.0! J ? 03 - S3 «' 4 A • 0 M 0

250 i

too;

R0OTOR-VKH6CLE PRODUCTION (Posoangtr Cars and TraefesJ CTHOUSAMD8 OF VEHICLES!

©P ^WF&GTURERS0 S&tES A W INVENTORIES (BILLION® OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

^W^xf^T

WEEKLY §y si MESS STATES Tee;

mm

&U. eoffliBioditiiaft.., r . . . . . & . . « . . . , . . » . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....1926*100. . Staro pyofoxefc :s ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .d©o •. „ 5 f .V * 0 4 , .-• » . . : u . « ., :. » 1 V ;• <•• O ,, .. u * c -. o o •» •- O a -.. . ,. 9 . . . . » . . o O O . d O . . » O

4 1 1 O t f e © ? , V • • - c o « c s r •-• . •> •> . » o-o * o . e o . . . o o . V o . . . . o d © . . . .

25 oomiaodi*?,a8 £/.*.->».->». o. . - -<> = . . . Aagaet 1939«100. -Sotton,, isr£ddlln£» 15/l6", 10 uarkata 3 / - . . . . . . . . d o l . per l b . . Bhea.tp Mo- 2, h®rd wint@r <&a»®g,® City) j / dol. per bu...

Department etorei a a l s a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1935-39*100• » Insured an©sapl@yiaeat „ total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thou©..

St&t9 programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Tetarana1 p r o g r a m ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .

Fin©nC©8 Gsarreney in circulation %j. n i l . of do l . . federal &eserre bank credit, total . d o - . . . Member bank reserve bsl&nee® d o . . . .

Usees® r©s®r^es9 eetinated. d o . . . . federal Beaerre reporting member bank a in leading c i t i e s !

Bs&k dabits, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . a i l . of do l . . Ifow York City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .

Depositfip demand, adjuatad do. — Lorn.® ©£& investmenta, t o t a l s . . . . . . . . . . do. • . •

U0 S. Government o b l i g a t i o n ® . „ . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Cbaffisreial, industrials sad ®gy. loans (gross) d o . . . .

l&iliar©ss i&duBtrial and eonsmsrci&l .samba?.. Boad yialda, domestic ©oroo?®t© (MooiSgr8 @) j / . . . . . . . . . .parcant.. Stock pricea t 4lS istoek© (Standard and Poor ' s ) . . . .193 39»100..

IndvLstrialss $&5 ©toek©. • •. .do. . • . Productions

BiftuBinoas <soal j / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tboue. of short tons. . Electric pova^e by u t i l i t i a e . » - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m i l . of kw-hr.. MotosF Tabic!as CIferd?a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .number.. ?etrolaon6 er&d© Jj.««.... 0 . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . • .thoua. of bbl . . Steel i / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..1935-39*100..

^©igsrfe ear loadinga9 t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t n o u s . of cars . . M i e c i s H a s L a o u f f i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . 0 . . . r . . . . . . . . . . . 0 d © . . . •

jL/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Thursday prices.

1950 1951

May G

1 5 M 162.9

1U6.9 253-3

.326 2.3s 301

19S92 1*792

39

27.07** IS,192 I5,9f6

762

238SU6 !09193 46,928 66,53}* 35«9l6 13^20

199 2.S5

11*4.7 1 5 3 ^

1,831 56S72

139,492 4,9SS 214.0

744 35^

Ms - 13 Apr. 14

155*4 I63.2 15806 147.5 259.O

.326 2.32 30S

i.«37 L737

37

279059 1T,97» 15.907

760

a, ^5 9,219

46,SSl 66,4oi 35.S99 I3e365

217 2.S5 ' «3

•3

1,684 >*§64

I67,2S2 5e042 213.S

712 33i

183.0 aoi.3 !S5^7 171-9 374.1

.451 2.43

288 965 93S

2

27,194 23.895 19.533 1.033

25.324 10,402 49.205 69.707 3O.7I3 19.262

172 3.05

171.0 185-7 1,662 6.747

152.9' 6to; 229.1

778 393

Ap . 21

I83.I 201.2 156.8 171.8 372.7 .45! 2.44 281 970 943 3

27.172 24,234 19.674

1.137

27.578 10,173 49.870 69.756 30.750 19.198

151 3.07 175-5 191.1 1.772 6,730

157.013 6,061 230.4 sio 395

Apr. 28

I83.6 202.4 I8g.0 171*7 372.9

.452 2.44

293

27.185 23.789 19.176

69t3

25.792 9.932

50, a 4 69.863 30,805 19.127

162 3-09

173.? I89.4

as 153.5S6

6,069 231.3

825 398

May 5

IS3.4 201.1 188.6 171.6 370.4

.^53

•3

27.291 2 3 . 7 * 18,942

480

28,429 11.790 50.163 70,108 30.836 19,186

163 3.08

178.1 194.4

1,612 6,560

144,794 6,090 232.9

803 392

May 12

182.9 198.5 188.8 171.4 369.5

.452 2.40

27.334 23.706 IS.«33

597

9.297

181 3.08

179.3 195.8

148,381

232.2

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2 M O N T H L Y BUSINESS STATISTICS

Sarlier data ©r@ mailable in monthly issues of the Survey and the 19^9 Statistical. Supplement

1950

March April

1951

January April

§3MEUL 2DSXSES3 XHJHCAffOBS

Manufacturer®8 sale® and inventories - value (adjusted) s Sales, total . . . . . mil- of do l . .

Durable-goods industries, total . d o . . . . Iron, s tee l , and products . „do . . . . Nonferrous metals and products » . . . d o . . . . Electrical machinery and equipment *•. . d o . . . . Machinery, except electrical do* . . . Motor vehicles and equipment do. . Transportation equipment, except motor veh ic le s . . .do . . Lumber and timber basic products do*, furniture and finished lumber products do. . Stone, clay, and glass products do. . Other durable-good© industries do. .

Honduraole-goods industri esD total do. . Food and kindred products.. do. . Beverages . . . . * . . d o . . Tobacco manufactures do». Testi ls-mill products do•. Apparel and related products * . . . . .do.. Leather and products.. . do*. Paper and a l l i ed products * . \ ..do *. Printing and publishing. .do. . Chemical® and a l l i ed products. .do. • Petroleum and coal products •. .do,. Rubber products .do. . Other nondurable-goods industries .do. .

Inventories, book value, end of month, total do. . Durable-goods industries, total .do..

Iron, s teel , and products do.. Honferrous metals and products do.. Electrical machinery and equipment do.. Machinery, except electrical , , ..do.. Motor vehicles and equipment „, .do. . Transportation equipment, except motor vehicles*..do,* Lumber and timber basic products «do-. furniture fend fi*iishsd lumber products *. .do*. Stone, cloy,, and glass products „ . . . , *do. -Other durable-goods Industries, . . - , . ,* ..do..

JSfondurable-goods industries, total . *. • »cio * * Jfood arid kiwired products* ~ * , . , v. • . . , , .do- n leverages., . . . . . , ,•*..«»,.••»..••** , * • . . .* . , . . ,* ,*«„. . . ,4a*. ttotoaeo mmtaoturea* , . . • . • • ? • • • • . • . , • . , » . » <& „. Vertlla^ftlll products * * *««,. * • • « . . . . , • « . . , « • »do,-, Apparel wu\ r"#Xat§0, &m&m%®*,•*...,••.... c , , . . , , <tot. Leather m& pro&uets*«»^.«M,^^ e .MM.e^ dg,, P^per and a l l i ed yvo&uats, , * * . . . . . , * . . . . , , * . , . . . . * d ® , « Prlntlag @&d publishing,k M.. ,,M»$do>,. QheMeals ADA a l l i ed products, *,«,*.***. • , , * . . , . . *&©** Petroliaii &M. oe&i products,, * .* . • .« , .„ .« , . . . .= , ,„d@* * M>N*' pPtidttOtS., , , , , , , * * * , , » H * M H . M 9d$8 * Other %Gi!4iirmfel&*<f®@dB Indus!?leg, ..«»* *, • . , 9a&«*

Manufacturers' aew orders, not - value vftftadj.), totaX.,do,,. purabls^eoods industries, total • . d o . . , *

Iron, steel , #M preduots , , . . . . . . , ...,&&,.• Venferrous metals and products. do*. Electrical machinery and equipment , do.« Machinery, except e lec tr ica l . , d$(iC transportation equipment, except motor vehicles de«.». Other durafcle-goode industries do. • . .

Nondur&ole^goode industries. , • e . . . .do . . . • Manufacturers1 unfilled orders (uaa&j,), total d o . . . ,

Durablegoods Industries, totftl » . . . * . . . . . . . . . e e . , d e . t , . Iron, s teal; md pi^duoti ,..,..,do.••» Soafsrrous »et*ls and pr6duots. • » .» • • , . . do . • • • Slectrio»l aachi^esy OAd oquipnent d o . . . • Machinery, ®m$p% &lm%H§§&*~»», d o . . . , $ra».sportAtlom equlpmsnt, exospt motor vehiolts d o . . . . Other dumble^goods industries . . , , • • .do. . • .

»oadur*ble«goods industries • . . • • • , . . , . • . . d o . . • •

comovm mxom Wholes&ls prieei of selected oommoditlost

Butter, 98-soort (lew fork) dol. per i b . . gggs, extr»sv large (Ohieago) . . .^ dol . per dos. . drains aa& grain produotss

Oorn, weighted average, 5 mrkets dol. per bu.. ;' Wheat, weighted average, $ smrkets d o . . . . ' Livestock and meats 1

3*9t steers (CShicago) ,%u per 100 l b . . Bogs, a l l grades (Chicago) „ d o . . . . Beef, fresh, steer carcasses, good >#.T.) dol. per lb.„ Pork, fresh, loins, &»10 lb• (Hew *srk) « . . * * • * . . . . , ,do,. * • •

gj levised*

17.797 7.&K3 1,851

1,25U 1.362

297 U72 369

335

2*772 ^73 272 963 S51 285 510 949

1,250 1,550

293 2S7

29,073 13.500

2.961 960

1 , 5 ^ 3.1b6 1.791

690

636

13.37^

a. 9x7 l.b75 £BQba

703f Pi

l i M l 8B0b9

8.SG8 8il73

km U9f 3*8b3

10,30a n.773 5,bso

b!3i i tin 3.07^ 3.on 5,170 3.3§b

0.607 •358

1.305 8.300

2§.90 16.13

•b33 •b©9

17,206

>S8k 432 773

,223 ,333

b85 360 375 315 ,718 753 b7i 3^6

U68 582

1.189 1.565

288 2bb

2393Sb 13,667 3.012

975 1,566 3.197 1,532

670

5H1

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i.sbe

m e.oxc

bis

17.WK 7.6S7 l «

77a 1*316

333 3,oSo 9,3^5

a,J70 18,612

5,b88 bax

s,x6b 3.lb7 S.»3 Km 3,109

0.

I.bl9 2.322

26.9b 16.02

.bb7.

.bis J

r«7,669 *13.93X

ri,§sr7 8s6bi

rbt38b rt3,738 rbg,869 3P35.910 r9,800 , 990 fb9i@7 JfJ937^ fo.989 rf,633

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r l t 60l reft819 rt.xua rb,0b0

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0,69b

1.699 2.507

3b.88 22.26

.561

x6,oxb 3.685

715 l.7i3 3.079 8,366 b,3«

I3.ib3 & 11,097 X.096 5.015 9»50X 9»56a 7,399 7,57X

0.671 MB

i .6b5 2.to8

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M O N T H L Y B U S I N E S S S T A T I S T I C S — C o n t i n u e d

Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 19*19 Statistical Supplement

1950

March April

1951

January February March April

COMMODITY PKICSS - Continued

Wholesale prices of selected commodities - Continued Metals and manufactures: Pig iron, composite dol. per long ton. Steel, composite, finished dol. per lb. Copper, electrolytic (Hew York) do... Lead, refined, pig, desilverized (New York) '....do... Zinc, prime, Western (St. Louis) do...

Wool, raw, territory, fine, scoured (Boston) .....do...

CONSTRUCTION AUP BS&L 2STASS

Value of contracts awarded (federal Beserve indexes)! lotal, unadjusted 1923-25*100. Besidential, unadjusted. . .do...

Total, adjusted do... Besidential, adjusted do...

Construction cost indexes: American Appraisal Co.: Average, 30 cities. .191>XG®. Atlanta do... Sew Tork .do... San Francisco do... St. Louie do...,

Associated General Contractors ( a l l types) d o . . .

DOMESTIC 3?BADB

Betail trade, a l l types of retai l stores; Estimated inventories (adjusted), total mil. of dol.

Durable-goods stores. .« * . . . . . . . . . . . . .d©, *..

Hondurable-goods s t o r e s . , , , . . . , , do. < *

WmXOtm

Labor turnover i s manufacturing sstabUsfcaientsJ ^cqeesiaa rate « . . . . . , . .nonthly rat# per 3,00 uttployeo*., Separation rate, t o t a l . , , . , . „ . » , . . . . , , , . „ , / . . . d o . . . ,

Bi acbarceo . . . . « , • . , • • . , . , . do . . . . Ley-offf e. . . . , . . + . , . . • . „ do e.. 1 Military and nleaftllaaeoua, do- . . .

mmm £oa&si

V* 9. Sf flMury boade (taHtbl*) • . . . . . . , d o l . p«x> $100 fcawU. TitMsi

Basestio 00*90?***, Mo©^f s . . .< ^ * b . # , . • « < , « . , v . • .pev««n^, , %f 2?&ti8g»S £*%» .^MMH.MMMM.MMMMeM.Ml)^:

A&S i O i i l i H I I I M t i l l S e i l t M i i M M l i .$$ •-•»!

I I I 8 n t 1 t * t n i 1 M a M 1 1 i t i ( M 1 • f A 1 M 1 9 *CM3 s » s ?

l l * * « a i l l i ! M « H S I 8 2 i l ! « t i 3 « M l f « t l e l i ! f&Q* S S i

% girQapti I n d u s t r i a l , , , . , » » , « » « , , „ * , 9 . « . . t o . ' . . , PubUo « t i u t y • « . . . . . • . . • • • • • . . . , , • • . . d o . . « , ^ i i l r @ i l d I M ! M 9 « | M ! « « M I I M M M 6 ! ) M M «i$0 « . ft «

U . S - . SrftMtuy bond* C tasft-blt) , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - d o . . . . 8*00k*S

XftriAand rate per ifearej QOBUBOA stocks (800 stocks), Moody'* dollars. ,

Industrial (125 stocks) d o . . . , Pobllo u t i l i t y (24 stocks). . . . d o . . . , Stailroad (23 stocks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o , . B , £*&k (15 stocks). , d o . . . , Insurant** (10 stocks) . . . . . . . . . , do.• •«

MTk&®m yields 1 GOMKA steeks (800 speaks). Moody1 s percent.,

Industrial (12$ stocks) A s . , . . f u t i l e u t i l i t y (24 states) d o . . . , Railroad (85 steaks) , do.... B M & (1§ s tocks ) , d o . . . . X a c u m o t (10 s t e a k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .

Preferred s t o c k s , Mgi-ftra&s ( 1 1 s t o c k s ) , Standard ' and P o o r ' s O e r p e r a t i e a . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,da P , *,

mmaRMxcw Vroight s*rl©adin«s (federal B e s e t s Indexes);

fetal, adjusted WW$*10Q.. Ooftl , d o , , , . Ook* d o . . . . forest products d o . . . . Grains and groin products d o . . . . Uvestook . d o . . . . Ors d o . . . . Merchandise, l . o . l . • do*..* MlsaeHsAeoue . , . . , . . . . . . , . „ . . . , . , . . . * A *. * . . . , , , „ . , , 40, . *,

vj awrissd, $J ?relimiaary8 X] Hoaiaal price.

47.2S .0438 .1820 .1096 .099^ 1.625

279 292

486 50s 495

346

14,282 5.295 9.023

3-6 2-9

.2 1.4 i .a

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0«64

g.27

3.CT 3-^4 1,70 a.u a.47 $M

6,16 6.40

6-fa 4.>»2 3v' '

18?

Xfeg 126

67

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47.23 .0438 .1064 .2063 .1066 1.629

325 34s 2S4 298

4S8 5U 497 447 476 346

14,138

g,@80

3.5 2.8

.2 1.2

a

we.«7 £«#4 1.60 8.66 g.£6

3.08 2.30

5'P 3^T 1.71 2 . U 2.47

s e.4i

5-96 6.18 S.27 B.7« 4*3^

jA

126 123 181 129

m Hi

53,5s .0468 .2420 .1700 -1750

1/3-340

r272 r 2 ^ r333 r312

523 550 541 484 5X1 374

rl7,422 6,812

r!0,6l0

2'i -3

1.0

X0X.S6

a* 66

347 « • *

3.05 2,39

4.11 4.49 1.8J5

2.65 2,71

6.58 *>.«! 5.73 4,73

3-52

3'«7

146 133 m 170 153 69

53.58 .0471 .2420 .1700 .1750

1/3-600

r280 r276 r323 r3ll

5 ^ 550 542 485 511 374

rl7.817 r6,896 ¥10,921

*4-5 r3-S

-3 r.R

101,Ml

2.71

a.tf 3*01

4.U 4,4$ 1.8S

• « • »

8.65 a. 71

6.B7

R,«i4

3-38

J-«7

114 186 143 134

3 1 48 141

53.58 .0471 .^420 .1700 .1750

i /3 .750

r307 r30j r304 r292

525

^2 485 512 376

18,400 7.477

10,923

P^-3 P-3 p - !

100. iW

:.' . '>&

3.00 3*i3 i . 8 i e.96

8,47

4.11 4.49 1*86

8.i$ 8.7X

6,40 6,66

5-89 H.61 3 ^

4.00

139 112 £08 147

"8 241

53 151

53-61 •0471 .2420 .1700 .1750

1/3-338

556 «544 488 512 376

98.93

3-07 &>ny 3 . 1 1 3*3§ 8,89 3«0?

4.15 4.5a 1.87 2.B8 8.65 8.73

6,18

5 - * 6.18 4.74 3.41

4,11

136 112

s 'S 198

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4 MONTHLY BUSINESS ST A T 1ST 8 CS—Continued

Bar 11®? data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1949 Stat ist ical Supplement

1950

March April

1951

January tebruary March

GHMICALS MD ALLIED PRODUCTS

fats , o i l s , and byproducts? inimal fats?

P r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thous. of lb -Stock®, end of montho . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . « , . . . .do. . ,

Greases? Production. do... Stocks, end of month. ........ .do..«

fish oils: Production ................. ...............do.., Stocks, end of montho • •.. .................... — ... .do0. <

Vegetable oils? Production, crude.. .do... Stocks, end of months Crude. do.. <

Eefined. o. .do. 0. Cottonseed oil, refineds Production.. ...................... do.„. Stocks, end of month., .do...

Linseed oils Production ....... <,........... ....do... Stocks,, end of month. ....dp..«

Soybean oils Production? Crude. .„ . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .

E e f i n e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Stocks, end of month? Crude... ....do...

Eefined......................do... Oleomargarine?

Production. . . . . . . . . do . . . Stocks ( factory and warehouse) do. . .

Shortenings and compounds? Produc tion — do. . . Stocks, end of month. 0 . . „d©...

Iron sr© (Lake Superior district)? Shipments from upper lake p o r t s . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of long tons.

Steel ingots and steel for castings? Production. .thous. of short tons.

Percent of capacity Steel products, net shipments?

Sotal do . . . Bars, hot rolled?

Carbon and alloy . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Eeinforcing . . . . d o . . .

Semimanufactures.......: do . . . Pipe and tubes do. . . Plates do . . . B&ilii . . . . do . . . Sheets. do . . . Strip?

Cold rolled do . . . Hot rolled do . . .

Structural shapes, heavy . do . . . Tin plate and terneplate. do . . . Wire and wire products .do . . .

Zinc, slabs Production short tone. Shipments, total „ .do... Domestic do...

Stocks, end of month do...

P&TfiOLEUM, GOAL, AMD PEQDUCTS

Anthraei te, production thous. of short tons. Bituminous coal? Production do... Industrial consumption and retail deliveries, total...do... Industrial consumption, total do... Beehive coke ovens do... Byproduct coke ovens do... Cement mills do... Slectrie-power u t i l i t i e s do . . . Eailways (c lass I) do. . . Steel and rolling mills.... do... Other industrial do •..

Eetail deliveries do...

Stocks, ind. and retail dealers, end of month,total...do... Industrial, total do... Byproduct coke ovens do... Cement mills.. » do... Electric-power u t i l i t i e s . . do . . . Eailways (class I) do. . . Steel and rolling mills . . . . . . . . . . t . . . . d o . . . Other industrial do . . .

Eetail dealers, to ta l . . . . . d o . . . ,

317,265 350,90**

53,289 113,951

524 90,827

478,095 ,050,999 398e450

160,817 271,007

50.939 548,907

177951S 11+6,063 87,228 64,118

295.321 17,5<>1

161,722 71,708

7,487 89

5,733

652 116 230 658 441 125

1.719

151 182 331

s 77.946 85,58*9 74,700 59,776

4,882

5 3 . $ 4 40,033 30,008

392 7.144

565 6,900 5.522

745 8,740

10,025 28,054 26,893 4,848

553 11.167

2,755 500

7,070 1,161

287,983 375,930

JP.510 123.683

481 82,478

422,807 1,069,306

423,148

116,520 285,761

47A51* 564,035

1706251 131,913 101,386

71,651

r53,830 15.776

126,516 83,553

3^9

8.213 100

5.780

646 122 225 743 438 164

1,686

146 179 333 366 429

75,877 83,133 73,389 52,520

3.355

46,615 36,617 30,o4i

666 8,091

631 6.538 5.341

663 8,111 6,576

37,590 36,047

7,491 668

13,820 2,902

695 10,471 1,543

411,375 322,583

60,830 99,139

^,519 1/64,635

549.644 1/1,064,625

320,639

126,329 180,709

60,551 613,60+

$+0,745 201,298 113,499 65.175

1/112,813 19,905

160,179 88,956

8,843 100

6,905

767 155 320 744 631 158

1,977

184 237 409 408 510

80,937 79,609 72,068 10, a 2

4,199

46,176 36,095 1,105 8,633 ,633

7 5 9,286 5.717

848 9,761

10,281

74,006 71,766 16,960 1,418

27,006 5,311 1,074

19,997 2,240

286,747 302,82+

51.119 88,661

836 1/63.177

, 73,55 1/1,070,526

355,511

110,864 204,544

63.7* 608,807

215,973 171,360 131,235 70,495

1/79,493 a , 8ii

138,51s 99,623

7.766 97

5.776

644 141 258 631 522 115

l,64l

167 197 353 299 442

70,285 69,380 64,784 H,U7

3,522

40,451 r4l,300 r32.150 1,038 r7,665

638 8,300 4,901

765 8.843 9,150

r70,662 r68,754 rl6,374 1,318 25,875 5,046 1,044 19,097 1,908

317,211 266,213

51,696 I 82,568

716 i 1/54,817 I

498,863| i /1,047,579

418,249

89,675 225,820 I

74,953 601,736

240,426 I 187,733 130,692 98,320 [

1/91.137 i 22,987

112,025 123,55^ !

£9,071 r!02

7,105

792 161 306 824 681 160

1,937

189 238 452 397 524

80,450 80,462 70,845 I U.105

2,183

44,490 41,647 3^.237

984 8,565

702 8,714 5,398

767 9,197 7,320

71,411 69,799 16,737 J 1,243

26,529 4,854 1,091

19,345 I 1.612 1

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