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YEAR AND MONTH<br />

1919 monthly av..<br />

1920 monthly av__<br />

1921 monthly av._<br />

1922 monthly av..<br />

1923 monthly av_.<br />

1931<br />

September.<br />

October<br />

November.<br />

December..<br />

1933<br />

January<br />

February...<br />

March<br />

April<br />

<strong>May</strong>.....<br />

June<br />

July<br />

August...<br />

September.<br />

October<br />

November.,<br />

December..<br />

1933<br />

January<br />

February,<br />

March<br />

April<br />

<strong>May</strong>....<br />

June<br />

July<br />

August..<br />

September.<br />

October<br />

November.<br />

December..<br />

1931<br />

January<br />

February._<br />

March,.,<br />

April "m<br />

June<br />

WOOD<br />

PULP<br />

mPOKTS i<br />

clianfcal<br />

Relative to<br />

5-yr. av.<br />

102<br />

117<br />

97<br />

109<br />

143<br />

176<br />

1G0<br />

216<br />

173-<br />

• 127<br />

56<br />

75<br />

72<br />

71<br />

97<br />

104<br />

82<br />

* 116<br />

157<br />

167<br />

135<br />

197<br />

169<br />

153<br />

104<br />

107<br />

114<br />

106<br />

153<br />

155<br />

1G0<br />

18G<br />

215<br />

107<br />

107<br />

137<br />

141<br />

220<br />

174<br />

341<br />

361<br />

255<br />

221<br />

279<br />

459-<br />

374<br />

260<br />

190<br />

255<br />

202<br />

300<br />

355<br />

327<br />

*2S1<br />

429<br />

497<br />

607<br />

456<br />

3S3<br />

322<br />

288<br />

395<br />

323<br />

393<br />

337<br />

358<br />

455<br />

3S2<br />

347<br />

4S7<br />

339<br />

10S<br />

Table 47.—PAPER PRODUCTS AND PEARL BUTTONS<br />

PI<br />

New orders<br />

Relative to<br />

1921<br />

100<br />

145<br />

133<br />

137<br />

138<br />

132<br />

110<br />

100<br />

143<br />

148<br />

134<br />

186<br />

168<br />

ISO<br />

151<br />

138<br />

133<br />

110<br />

143<br />

121<br />

146<br />

154<br />

146<br />

111<br />

135<br />

116<br />

146<br />

99<br />

142<br />

142<br />

132<br />

134<br />

142<br />

"53<br />

Rel.to<br />

1021-<br />

1922«<br />

ABRASIVE<br />

PAPER<br />

AND<br />

CLOTH <<br />

Domestic<br />

sales<br />

INDEX NUMBERS<br />

100<br />

187<br />

1S2<br />

139<br />

153<br />

79<br />

79<br />

183<br />

139<br />

207<br />

192<br />

186<br />

243<br />

203<br />

213<br />

154<br />

201<br />

136<br />

190<br />

223<br />

208<br />

242<br />

214<br />

195<br />

185<br />

156<br />

107<br />

131<br />

179<br />

121<br />

146<br />

191<br />

146<br />

6100<br />

110<br />

119<br />

133<br />

123<br />

111<br />

90<br />

71<br />

91<br />

114<br />

96<br />

103<br />

114<br />

116<br />

127<br />

123<br />

123<br />

126<br />

111<br />

91<br />

105<br />

130<br />

122<br />

135<br />

125<br />

123<br />

116<br />

[Base year In bold-faced typo]<br />

Foreign<br />

sales<br />

Relative to<br />

1919<br />

100<br />

109<br />

67<br />

•106<br />

128<br />

123 110<br />

129 119<br />

118<br />

112<br />

114<br />

89<br />

109<br />

80<br />

66<br />

84<br />

87<br />

110<br />

107<br />

112<br />

108<br />

106<br />

114<br />

117<br />

120<br />

112<br />

136<br />

129<br />

154<br />

172<br />

100<br />

125<br />

47<br />

96<br />

119<br />

60<br />

60<br />

82<br />

84<br />

75<br />

70<br />

105<br />

67<br />

135<br />

104<br />

175<br />

139<br />

OS<br />

113<br />

126<br />

105<br />

149 135<br />

125 I 116<br />

116<br />

118<br />

132<br />

136<br />

141<br />

123<br />

137<br />

134<br />

124<br />

115<br />

100<br />

91<br />

93<br />

115<br />

FRESn-<br />

WATEIt<br />

PEARL<br />

BUTTONS<br />

Production<br />

Relative to<br />

1922<br />

100<br />

100<br />

119<br />

107<br />

106<br />

101<br />

93<br />

82<br />

90<br />

93<br />

102<br />

111<br />

102<br />

111<br />

116<br />

115<br />

119<br />

115<br />

104<br />

69<br />

84<br />

87<br />

99<br />

99<br />

85<br />

83<br />

94<br />

95<br />

100<br />

100<br />

96<br />

97<br />

99<br />

101<br />

102<br />

102<br />

102<br />

102<br />

104<br />

104<br />

108<br />

107<br />

107<br />

10S<br />

110<br />

112<br />

ias<br />

110<br />

111<br />

113<br />

115<br />

116<br />

115<br />

113<br />

113<br />

WOOD PULP<br />

Iftl PORTS i<br />

Mechanical<br />

Short tons<br />

16,855<br />

19,375<br />

1G,000<br />

17,965<br />

23,485<br />

28,958<br />

26,397<br />

35,504<br />

28,49S<br />

20,920<br />

9,138<br />

12,425<br />

11,797<br />

11, 626<br />

15,951<br />

17,181<br />

13,545<br />

« 19,153<br />

25,921<br />

27,475<br />

30.447<br />

32,407<br />

27, 706<br />

25,143<br />

17,186<br />

17,663<br />

18,806<br />

17,376<br />

25,155<br />

25,53S<br />

26,285<br />

30,066<br />

35,429<br />

17,600<br />

17,637<br />

22,552<br />

Clicm-<br />

Ical<br />

36,147<br />

50,153<br />

44, 457<br />

80,942<br />

92,843<br />

65,206<br />

56,419<br />

71,204<br />

115,068<br />

95,525<br />

60,4-13<br />

48t376<br />

65,140<br />

51,653<br />

78,932<br />

SO, G38<br />

83,562<br />

< 71, 784<br />

109,459<br />

126,937<br />

154,850<br />

110,426<br />

97,774<br />

82,078<br />

70,401<br />

72,932<br />

100, 757<br />

82, 392<br />

100,355<br />

85,936<br />

91,302<br />

11G, 224<br />

97, 533<br />

£8,565<br />

124,178<br />

80,556<br />

w<br />

Now orders I<br />

Per cent <strong>of</strong><br />

capacity<br />

17.9<br />

G9.4<br />

63.5<br />

65.4<br />

65.9<br />

63.0<br />

52.9<br />

47.8<br />

68.6<br />

70.7<br />

64.2<br />

89.1<br />

SO. 3<br />

86.1<br />

72.4<br />

60.2<br />

63.6<br />

55.8<br />

68.4<br />

70.1<br />

74.0<br />

70.0<br />

5X3<br />

64.7<br />

55.6<br />

69.8<br />

47.4<br />

68.0<br />

67.8<br />

63.2<br />

64.2<br />

81.0<br />

AI1RASIVE<br />

PAPKU AND<br />

CLOTH *<br />

Domestic<br />

bales<br />

Roam*<br />

NUMERICAL DATA<br />

44.2<br />

82. 7<br />

80.6<br />

61.4<br />

76.4<br />

34.9<br />

34.7<br />

SO. 7<br />

01.6<br />

91.7<br />

8.5.0<br />

82.0<br />

107.2<br />

89. 7<br />

94.1<br />

08.9<br />

80.0<br />

60.0<br />

S3.8<br />

03.7<br />

910<br />

100.9<br />

94.6<br />

8f>.4<br />

81.8<br />

63.9<br />

47.4<br />

57.9<br />

93.4<br />

63.3<br />

76.0<br />

103.2<br />

S3.0<br />

GS, 150<br />

78,303<br />

47,9fj7<br />

72,391<br />

Sfi.91G<br />

51,920<br />

69,901<br />

51,430<br />

45,195<br />

57,129<br />

£9,118<br />

76,034<br />

72.930<br />

76.364<br />

73,433<br />

71,923<br />

77,838<br />

79,945<br />

81, 730<br />

76,257<br />

67,120<br />

92.815<br />

87,804<br />

104,902<br />

117,413<br />

101, US<br />

85,302<br />

79,016<br />

60,0S7<br />

75,190<br />

81,013<br />

77,634<br />

CO, 353<br />

92, COO<br />

00,316<br />

Foreign<br />

sales<br />

11, G95<br />

4,379<br />

10,012<br />

4,510<br />

4,019<br />

6, K5S<br />

4,896<br />

5,521<br />

5,401<br />

7, 500<br />

7,715<br />

6,885<br />

6,421<br />

9, 32<br />

G,1S4<br />

12, m<br />

9,500<br />

16,007<br />

12.706<br />

S.956<br />

10.352<br />

11,:>93<br />

9,031<br />

12.370<br />

10.000<br />

11, Too<br />

12,591<br />

12,297<br />

11,371<br />

10, 251<br />

9,200<br />

S,3Si<br />

8, 520<br />

10,553<br />

WATIJtt<br />

P i:\itL<br />

BUTTONS<br />

Prc»iduetion<br />

August. .1<br />

Per rt.<br />

<strong>of</strong> ca*<br />

pucity<br />

16.1<br />

4G.2<br />

45.4<br />

50.4<br />

49.4<br />

4S.6<br />

46.4<br />

45.0<br />

3S.0<br />

41.7<br />

43.0<br />

47.0<br />

f.l. 0<br />

51.0<br />

M.4<br />

52.8<br />

St. 7<br />

53.0<br />

47.9<br />

31.»<br />

33.7<br />

30.9<br />

45.8<br />

45. 8<br />

39.3<br />

33.4<br />

43.5<br />

44.0<br />

Stocks<br />

Thou<br />

ssmds <strong>of</strong><br />

. ! Data from U. S. Department <strong>of</strong> Commerce, Bureau <strong>of</strong> Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Monthly averages for 6-year period, 1900-1U13, on which index numbers are<br />

E5?, 1 H2 16 ' 463 t0 ^s for mechanical and 25,521 for chemical pulp. Monthly averages and index numbers for years 1913 througn 191S are piven in the August, 1923 (No. 24)<br />

«sue <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Survey</strong>, p 92<br />

'Folding Paper boxes and labels from the Association <strong>of</strong> Folding Box and Label Manufacturers, said to represent approximately CO per cent for the folding-box Industry<br />

1X11(1 (1<br />

.'".per cent for the label industry. industry. „ . ,,, . , 4<br />

* Hope paper sacks from f Bone Bon Paper Sack Manufacturers' Association, Association said to represent approximately 9o per cent <strong>of</strong> the industry.<br />

Data compiled by the Abrasive Paper and Cloth Manufacturers' Exchange, estimated to represent nt 90 per cent <strong>of</strong> the industry. The totals given include the sales <strong>of</strong><br />

i?J i s Figures are stated in equivalent reams, 9 by 11 inches in si<br />

Garnet 39, emery 8, flint 32, and artificial 20 per cent,<br />

rms representing 9o2 per cent <strong>of</strong> the machine capacity <strong>of</strong> t<br />

m<br />

embers, except prior to July, 1022, when iti firms reported<br />

vo months' average, July, 1921, to June, 1922. Numerical data not furnished by the association.<br />

ne j» emery, flint, and artificial (silicon, carbide, and aluminous oxide) paper, cloth, and combinations. Figures are stated in equivalent reams, 9 by 11 inches in size<br />

me

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