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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 />
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