Survey of Current Business May 1924

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NOTE*—Detailed tables covering all items are given in this number. Consult index at end of bulletin. In many cases April figures. are now available and may be found in the special table on page SO* HIDES AND LEATHER—Continued Leather Production: Sole leather...thous. of bks., bends, sides Skivers -doz Oak and union harness stuffed sides Finished sole and belting---thous. of lbs Finished upper thous. of sq. ft Stocks, end of month: Sole and belting thous. of lbs Upper thous. of sq. ft. Stocks, in process of tanning: Sole and belting thous. of lbs Upper thoiis. of sq. ft. Exports Sole thous. of lbs. Upper thous. of sq. ft Prices: Sole, oat, scoured backs, heavy Boston .. dolls, perlb. Chrome calf, "B " grades.dolls. per sq. ft, Leather Products Belting sales: Quantity thous. of lbs. Value —— thous. of dolls. Boots and shoes: Production „„ thous. of pairs Exports - thous. of pairs. Wholesale prices- Men's black calf, blucher dolls, per pair. Men's dress welt, tan calf St. Louis. dolls, per pair, Women's black kid, Goodyear welt, St. Louis dolls, per pair, PAPER AND PRINTING Wood-palp Imports Mechanical short tons, Chemical _.„. - short tons. Newsprint Paper Production „ short tons. Shipments _„short tons Consumption short tons Imports short tons Exports short tans, Stocks, end of month: At mills short tons. At publishers short tons. Printing Book publication: American manufacture editions. Imported editions. Production: Paper Boxes Total Corrugated Solid liber Operating activity: Total , - Corrugated Solid fiber Price index numbers: Finished board- Corrugated Solid fiber Raw materials— 85 test liners Chip _ _ Straw thous. of sq. ft. thous. of sq. ft. thous. of sq. ft. per cent of normal. per cent of normalper cent of normal. index number. index number. index number.. index number.. index number.. Other Paper Products Folding boxes, orders per cent of capacity.. Labels, orders per cent of capacity.. Rope paper sacks, shipments index Dumber Abrasive paper and cloth: Domestic sales reams Foreign sales reams.~ BUTTONS Fresh-water pearl buttons: 44 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS-- Continued 1921 Feb. Mar. • 1,21E 29B6 , * 124,604 21,90f 74,00S 171,24 381,722 90,06 146,09, r 1,69c 595£ .44C .441 411 71 "26,832 504 6.21 4.8E 3.SE 17,63: 124,1" •118,364 "116,632 131,40; 103,33: 1,407 • 30,314 184,286 529 142 315,376 229,575 85,801 78 75 87 81.0 83.0 92,660 8 43.5 14,237 NUMERICAL DATA 1,2M 34,48] 134,681 21,47c 71,512 165,21- 387,69' 87,622 144,156 1,36 7, .40C • 46C 442 822 28,803 526 3,85 22,552 86,556 119,098 118,604 144,504 121,904 1,31- 30,853 175,508 65' 184 344,083 247,460 96,623 83 80 90 96, 316 10,553 44.0 14,221 ' No quotation. Correspondim month, February] or March, 1923 1,699 42,139 145,243 29,806 88,721 163,061 388,070 111, 26: 161,687 1,677 7,049 .540 00 520 972 35,836 616 6.50 4.85 4.25 25,143 82,078 129,294 132,292 «190,547 112,340 20, ISO »165,7QS 823 87 324,178 241,501 78 &70.1 1*92,0 104,902 11,593 52.8 13,467 CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH LATEST J1OKTH 1923 4,798 83,558 250,951 4,405 19,062 1, 2,722 96,881 1,642 85,376 296,278 371,357 370,363 531,247 308,823 4,247 2,012 256 939,093 672,327 266,766 285, 521 30,901 1924 3,798 67,200 221,801 4,406 18,497 1,301 2,290 82,132 1,411 57,849 299,299 367,147 359,374 407,215 332,835 4,403 1,612 504 954,627 688,721 265,906 278,937 27,466 Per ct. increase
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items arc given in this number. Consult indei at end of bulletin. In nuinu cases April figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 30. GLASS AND OPTICAL GOODS Illuminating glassware: • Net orders... per ct. of capacity_ Actual production per ct. of capacity. Shipments billed per ct. of capacity., Bpeetnclo frames and mountings: Sales (shipments) index number- Unfilled orders (value) Index number. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Building Costs Building materials: Frame house, 6-rooxn» index number-, Brick house, 6-room * index number.. Building costs (Engineering News Record), 1st of fol'g mo index number. Concrete factory costs (Aberthaw), 1st of fol'K mo index number.. Plumbing fixtures, 6 articles...index number. Construction and Losses Building volume .^.index number.. Contracts awarded (27 States): Business buildings, thotis. of sq. ft.. Industrial buildings thous. of sq. It-. Residential buildings thous. of sq. ft.. Educational buildings thous. of sq. ft.. Other public and semipublic buildings » thous. of sq. ft.. Grand total thous, of sq, ft,. Contracts awarded, value (27 States): Business buildings thous. of dolls.. Industrial buildings thous. of dolls.. Residential buildings thous. of dolls.. Educational buildings thous. of dolls.. Other public and semipublic buildings ». _ thous. of dolls.. Grand total thous. of dolls.. Fire losses: United States and Canada.thous. of dolls.. _ ,. Lumber Southern pine: Production (computed) M ft. b. m.. Shipments (computed) Mft. b. m_. Orders (computed) M ft. b. m_. Stocks;, end of mo. (computed).M ft. b. m__ Exports. Mft. b. m.. Fnee, "B" and better. dolt, per M ft. b. Douglas fir: Production (computed) M ft. b. m.. Shipments (computed) M ft. b. rru. -Exports, lumber M ft. b. m._ Exports, timber M ft. b. m.. Price No.l common.dolls, per M ft b. m.. California redwood: Production Ccomputod) M ft. b. rru. Shipments (computed)-. M ft. b. m.. Orders received (computed)..Rt ft. b. California white pine: Production M ft. b. m.. Shipments- ^M ft. b. m.. Xfl £*«*« -..Mft. b. m.. •Michigan softwood: Production M ft. b. m.. Shipments M ft, b. m.. Stocks, end of month M ft. b. m._ Michigan hardwood: Production Mft. b. m_. Shipments M ft. b. m_. Stocks, end of month M ft. b. m- Western pine; Production computed) M ft b. nu. Shipments (computed) M ft. b. m__ V. K 0 *^ e "tl of mo. (computed) .M ft. b.m.. North Carolina pine: Production (computed) M ft. b. m.« Shipments (computed) M ft. b. m_ r*ovthern pine: Lumber- Production M ft b. m._ Shipments M ft. b. m.. JLath— 45 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued Peb. 61.3 52.7 57. J 7,961 3,787 28,037 4,838 3,152 48,030 40,550 37,057 129,795 26,735 19.825 259,284 31,448 447,954 419,257 384,638 ,094,418 84,109 44.54 553,749 528,081 56,019 61,870 19, CO 44,307 38.847 38,040 37,163 03,171 523,127 3,990 4,705 39,185 13,261 11,723 68,033 102,830 141,009 029,473 40,784 52, 32o 36,317 40,406 NUMERICAL DATA Mar. 10,000 4,225 44,389 4,015 4,893 68,425 58,600 19,437 200,089 20,567 34,859 3S6,483 28,406 408,285 435,417 416,920 ,123,328 69,859 43.99 518,832 53S, 528 60,576 95,224 18.50 C2, 307 49, Mb 52,597 55, I'll 63, 883 4(52,311 5,320 6,426 41,870 I5t 7S9 13, SoO 69,910 145,594 135,040 896,957 50,9S8 48,482 36,638 49,903 Corresponding month, February or Ma rub, 1923 &6S.9 b55.7 6 55.2 fl,880 7,673 39,286 4,092 3,9*1 64,920 44,076 37,034 104,267 22,550 22,797 333,518 41,160 480,960 48U,923 443,355 1,107, 612 60,482 52,95 NO, 10S 41,058 21,994 21.50 59, S44 61, 790 66,878 39,463 M1M 333, .109 5,981 7,128 63,490 14,365 16,901 102,477 124,188 114,948 737,489 61,460 68,110 38,714 52,720 CUMULATIVE TOTAL FI1OV1 JANUARY 1 THROUGH LATEST MONTH 1923 22,800 17,179 86,540 10,237 8,650 145,478 106,050 86,496 377,037 58,564 53,308 780,789 120,546 1,343,650 1,469,913 1,549,444 194,908 1,343,601 1,573,551 110,253 53,333 140,744 167,335 193,958 00,259 353,510 18,780 19,504 47,936 47,761 247,429 390,216 343,500 160,160 107,152 145,331 24,611 11, 041 107,119 12,021 10,258 166,328 133,218 50,217 494,405 72,229 69,583 907,067 101,098 1,368,453 1,351,752 1,342,846 209,292 1,643,357 1,541,199 217,935 233,943 144.407 124 369 iai4iQ 108", S90 179,435 13,784 15,027 41,680 34,860 322, 525 403,887 148,302 151,487 110,537 138,031 Per ct. incrmse crease C-) cumulative 1924 from 1923 +7.9 -35.7 +23.8 +17.5 +18.5 +14.3 +25.0 -35.0 +31.1 +23.3 +30.5 +10.2 -16.1 +1.8 -8.0 -13.3 +7.4 +14.9 -2.1 +97.7 +338.0 +3.3 ill -20.3 I -32.2 +20,6 j +10.9 -28.6 -23.0 -13.0 -27.0 +30,4 +3.5 +3.3 -5.4 +3.2 -5.0 BASE YEAH OR PERIOD »1922 »1922 >I922 1913 1919 1913 1913 1913 1914 1913 1913 1019 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1619 1919 1919 1917 1917 1917 1917 1919 1013 1917 1917 1919 1922 1913 1918 1018 1918 1918 1918 1918 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1920 1919 1919 1920 1920 INDEX NUMBERS 1112a Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan, 8,809 12,105 8,905 12,908 10,607 17, 241 29,303 30,845 26.7S3 34,179 -8.6 -7.2 1920 1920 101 171 111 271 90 94 143 Production Production thousands.. 18,705 18,002 28,334 77,268 53,295 -31.0 1913 69 75 * S »yuuw.iuii hK&thousands.. i t .*„. IU. It. D. 19,130 19, 710 28,432 69,076 56,797 -17.8 1913 52 78 Shipments U M ft. b. m. b February, 1923. M f b. m_ • As of first of following month. •-Twelve months' average, May to April, inclusive. " Includes hospitals, public buildings, social, religious, and memorial buildings, formerly shrwn separately in the Survey of Current Business 1&8 lfii 424 86 198 201 205 182 105 76 40 112 208 12-4 92 64 143 222 123 107 191 94 99 103 82 221 116 149 146 97 212 117 185 208 43 139 139 33 46 50 43 47 54 106 87 120 152 84 86 Iftl 143 152 536 87 209 209 214 195 107 00 195 214 177 139 130 87 232 226 157 155 184 114 111 99 81 119 230 148 182 166 153 234 160 216 233 75 176 126 35 40 60 52 54 46 114 131 84 180 00 105 110 14 J 127 472 204 207 2JS 109 m 101 80 36 151 181 83 102 110 64 193 250. 90 125 113 89 h7 109. bl 155 183 136 132 235 691. 190 106 110 102. 10-1 176 242 34 34 44 6S 40 38 SI 101 119 124 112 142 113 609 201 207 220 200 183 130 72 24 172 134 08 107 101 46 224 160 103 122 184 107 112 121 78 109 192 135 147 444 CQ1 212 103 130 142 32 161 178 23 22 38 46 30 31 ns 10G 110 139 167 Feb. Mar. 225 128 86 30 i:w 253 140 103 120 40 183 268 137 121 140 106 93 SO 80 165 103 159 Itt4 223 361 212 118 136 132 71 198 J99 23 27 37 -IS 37 93 1U0 220 134 1OH 33 220 241 218 147 173 45 21*1 297 241 180 127 111 09 93 82 137 191 14ft 167 202 663 201 100 173 183 105 200 174 31 30 39 57 44 31 133 128 149 151 HI 100 93 204 1\ r ct, in* «i tle- from 1 +0.5 + 1.U -2.2 O.0 0.0 +4.7 +23. G ! II. 0 +.w. 3 -4.G +:>:». 2 +42.4 +44. .1 +14.0 +io.*6 +7.5. 8 +49.1 4-4.fi 4-3.8 4 8.4 +2.6 —IO. a -1.2 4-1.9 -U.7 4 40.6 4-5i' 3 ^4S.4 -M.I -12.5 +36. G 4-6.9 4-19.1 4 IS. 1 4 2.8 4-41.0 -4.2 -^ 2.4 -7.3 40.8 4-7.5 4-0.1 +7.1 -4.1 +3.0
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Page 7 and 8: 5 WHOLESALE PRICE COMPARISONS—MAX
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Page 15 and 16: FUEL AND POWER Bituminous-coal prod
Page 17 and 18: LEATHER GLOVES AND MITTENS COT (IN
Page 19 and 20: Production of face brick increased
Page 21 and 22: ports were about the same as in Feb
Page 23 and 24: 260 COMPARISON OF WHOLESALE PRICKS
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