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39<br />
TREND OP BUSINESS MOVEMENTS<br />
The following table contains a summary <strong>of</strong> the monthly figures, designed to show the trend in important industrial and commercial<br />
movements. The numerical data for the latest months are given and in addition index numbers for the last four months<br />
and for two corresponding months <strong>of</strong> a year ago. In many lines the figures do not lend themselves readilv to statistical uniformity<br />
due to lateness <strong>of</strong> their publication or publication at other than monthly intervals; therefore the following explanations <strong>of</strong> the<br />
various headings are <strong>of</strong>fered to make clear such distinctions and in general to facilitate the use <strong>of</strong> the table*<br />
February, 19%.—This column gives the February figures corresponding to those for March shown in the next column—ia<br />
other words, coyer the previous month.<br />
March, <strong>1924</strong>.—In this column are given the figures covering the month <strong>of</strong> March, or, as in the case <strong>of</strong> stocks, etc., the situation<br />
on March 29 or April 1.<br />
Cumulative total from January 1 through latest month.—These columns set forth, for those items that properly can be cumulated,<br />
the cumulative totals for the three months ending March, 1923 and <strong>1924</strong>, respectively, except where the March, <strong>1924</strong>,<br />
figures are lacking in which case the cumulative totals for the first two months <strong>of</strong> 1923 and <strong>1924</strong> arc given.<br />
Percentage increase (-J-) or decrease (—) cumulative, 1923-24 from 1922-23.—This column shows the per cent by which the<br />
cumulated total for the three months ending March, <strong>1924</strong>, is greater (+) or less (-) than the total for the corresponding<br />
period ended March, 1923.<br />
Base year or period.—For purposes <strong>of</strong> comparison with a previous more or less normal period, all items, so far as possible, are<br />
related to such a period by index numbers. The period taken for each item, called the base, is the monthly average <strong>of</strong><br />
the year or period stated in this column. Wherever possible, the year 1913 is taken as a ba.se, and if no pre-war figure*<br />
are available, 1919 is usually taken to avoid using a war year as a basis. In some cases it will be noted that figures were<br />
not available prior to 1920 or even 1921, and that sometimes a month, or an average <strong>of</strong> a few months, has to be used<br />
rather than a year's average. Also, for some industries, 1919 would not be a proper base on account <strong>of</strong> extraordinary<br />
conditions in the industry and therefore some more representative year has been chosen.<br />
Index numbers.—In order to visualize the trend <strong>of</strong> each movement, index or relative numbers are given for the last four months<br />
and for two corresponding months <strong>of</strong> a year ago. These index numbers are computed by allowing the monthly average<br />
for the base period, usually 1913 or 1919, to equal 100. If the movement for a current month is greater than the base<br />
the index number will be greater than 100. If the converse is true the index number will be less than 100. The difference<br />
between 100 and any index number gives at once the per cent increase or decrease compared with the base period. Index<br />
numbers may also be used to compute the approximate per cent increase or decrease from one month to the next.<br />
Percentage increase (+) or decrease (—) March from February.—The last column shows the per cent increase or decrease <strong>of</strong><br />
the figure for the last month compared with the preceding month.<br />
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are<br />
given in this number. Consult index at end<br />
<strong>of</strong> bulletin.<br />
In many cases April figures are now<br />
available and may be found in the special<br />
table on page 30<br />
TEXTILES<br />
Wool<br />
Eeceipts at Boston:<br />
Domestic thous. <strong>of</strong> lbs.<br />
Foreign _._.thous. <strong>of</strong> lbs.<br />
T Total _ _ thous. <strong>of</strong> lbs.,<br />
Imports, unmanufactured. thous. <strong>of</strong> lbs.,<br />
Consumption by textile mills,<br />
grease equivalent... thous. <strong>of</strong> lbs.<br />
Machinery activity hourly:<br />
Looms, wide per ct. <strong>of</strong> hours active.,<br />
• Looms, narrow per et. <strong>of</strong> hours active.,<br />
Looms,<br />
carpet and rug...per ct. <strong>of</strong> hours active..<br />
Sets <strong>of</strong> cards per ct. <strong>of</strong> hours active-<br />
Combs per ct. <strong>of</strong> hours active..<br />
Spinning spindles-<br />
Woolen. per ct. <strong>of</strong> hours active,,<br />
T,, Worsted per ct. <strong>of</strong> hours active..<br />
Machinery activity (percentage <strong>of</strong> total):<br />
Woolen<br />
spindles per ct. <strong>of</strong> active to total..<br />
Vi orsted<br />
spindles per ct. <strong>of</strong> active to total-.<br />
vude looms......per ct. <strong>of</strong> active to total..<br />
Jj arrow looms,..per ct. <strong>of</strong> active to total.,<br />
. Carpet looms per ct. <strong>of</strong> active to total..<br />
Prices:<br />
Raw, Ohio,<br />
1 blood, unwashed dolls, per lb..<br />
Raw, territory fine,<br />
scoured dolls, per lbi.<br />
v\ orsted yarn dolls, per lb..<br />
w ool, dress goods.. dolls, per yd..<br />
Men s suitings _dolls. per yd..<br />
Cotton<br />
Receipts into sight. thous. <strong>of</strong> bales..<br />
imports, unmanufactured bale<br />
imports, unmanufactured<br />
(including linters) bales..<br />
Mmsmnption by textile mills bales..<br />
Stocks, end <strong>of</strong> month:<br />
Totnl. mill? and w'houses.thous. <strong>of</strong> bnles_<br />
Mills. _ thous. <strong>of</strong> bales-.<br />
JJ arohouses.. thous. <strong>of</strong> bales..<br />
^ orld, visible,<br />
American thous. <strong>of</strong> bales..<br />
<strong>1924</strong><br />
Feb. Mar.<br />
5,458<br />
12,642<br />
18,100<br />
39,487<br />
50,633<br />
71.4<br />
66.5<br />
76.1<br />
94.5<br />
94.0<br />
89.6<br />
76.9<br />
.54<br />
1.41<br />
1.700<br />
1.035<br />
3. 6G0<br />
421<br />
48, G01<br />
4E2,146<br />
507,876<br />
4.063<br />
1, 578<br />
2,485<br />
NUMERICAL DATA<br />
12,342<br />
25,643<br />
37,985<br />
41,058<br />
47,630<br />
71.4<br />
66.3<br />
72.7<br />
98.9<br />
90.6<br />
92.0<br />
73.5<br />
Corresponding<br />
month,<br />
February<br />
or March,<br />
1923<br />
2,785 2,365 2,335<br />
'Overtime was reported sufficient to <strong>of</strong>fset all idle hours and leave an excess.<br />
.54<br />
1.41<br />
1.650<br />
1.035<br />
3. 690<br />
49,832<br />
332,168<br />
483,928<br />
3,482<br />
1,408<br />
1,984<br />
9,337<br />
55,200<br />
64, 537<br />
63, 706<br />
62,859<br />
92.9<br />
85. 7<br />
87.1<br />
103.9<br />
1117. 2<br />
98.6<br />
102.1<br />
.53<br />
1.44<br />
1.750<br />
1.035<br />
3.510<br />
453<br />
53, 219<br />
318,210<br />
624, 264<br />
4,414<br />
2,034<br />
2,380<br />
CUMULATIVE TOTAL<br />
FROM JANUARY* 1<br />
THROUGH LATEST<br />
MONTH<br />
1023 <strong>1924</strong><br />
22,050<br />
135,151<br />
157,201<br />
177,130<br />
181,123<br />
1,735<br />
* 224,763<br />
1,151,303<br />
1,801,375<br />
29,623<br />
56,621<br />
86,244<br />
111,331<br />
152,103<br />
1,68'<br />
146,126 j<br />
1,360,567 ,<br />
1,568, 448 !<br />
Perct.<br />
increase,<br />
{ V<br />
or decrease<br />
(-)<br />
cumulative<br />
<strong>1924</strong><br />
from<br />
1923<br />
+34.3<br />
-58.1<br />
-45.1<br />
-37.1<br />
-17.4<br />
-2.8<br />
-35.0<br />
+18.2<br />
-12.9<br />
BASE<br />
TEAR<br />
OR<br />
PERIOD<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1921<br />
1921<br />
1921<br />
1921<br />
1921<br />
1921<br />
1921<br />
1921<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1013<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
1913<br />
INDEX NUMBERS<br />
Feb. Mar. Dec.! Jan. Feb. Mar.<br />
44<br />
775<br />
2,50<br />
451<br />
131<br />
116<br />
116<br />
160<br />
133<br />
105<br />
132<br />
117<br />
212<br />
253<br />
225<br />
170<br />
227<br />
34<br />
49<br />
122<br />
156<br />
149<br />
162<br />
38<br />
212<br />
253<br />
225<br />
184<br />
227<br />
38 |1<br />
262 11<br />
44<br />
134<br />
143<br />
150<br />
133<br />
115<br />
J09<br />
93<br />
103<br />
103 !<br />
103 '<br />
122 |<br />
U3 j<br />
88<br />
347<br />
2i:J<br />
122<br />
106<br />
105<br />
146<br />
122<br />
101<br />
112 i 120<br />
91 !<br />
105<br />
142<br />
175<br />
116<br />
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