SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC C O i M E R C E

AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS JULY 21, 1950

SELECTED B U S I N E S S

STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION (1935-39 = 100)

iJ_U^LJ-J-iJiuJ^JaJuJ^L4JLLl I I I I I uJLjLXXjJ M i l

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES (BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS)

WEEKLY DATA

- 1950

x^e^^^'/949

1 1948^ X

/

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200

150

100

MOTOR-VEHICLE PRODUCTION (CARS, BUSES AND TRUCKS) (THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES)

PERSONAL INCOME (BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES)

194? 1948 1949 1950

W E E K L Y B U S I N E S S S T A T I S T I C S 1

IIBi 19^9

July 9 July iG

1950

June 17 June 2k July 1 July 8 July 15

Commodity price®, wholesale's All commodities... ....1926*100..

farm products....................................... -do.... food. .....•........••••............••. ......... .do-.... All other............................................do

28 commodities 2/....................... August 1939^100.. Cotton, middling8 15/l6

H8 10 markets jU... dol. $@r lb..

Wheat, Ho. 29 hard winter (Kansas City) ..dol. per bu.. Department store gales. ...••.... 1935*" 39s8100» • Insured unemployment, total. .thou®. . State programs. ..... — «... do. — feterang8 programs. .......•.••.... ......••• do....

Currency in circulation %J mil. of do!*. Federal Reserve bank credit, total .do.... Member bank reserve balances ....do....

Excess reserves, estimated. do.... federal Beserv© reporting member banks in leading citiegs

Bank debits, total . mil. of dol.. New York City .do

Deposits* demand, ad jus t ed . . . d o „ . . . Loans and investments, t o t a l . • d o . . . . TJ. S. Government obligations........ do.... Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross).....do

Failures* industrial and commercial. number.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody9®) %J ..percent.. Stock price®, 4l6 stocks (standard and Poor1 s) ... .1935-39* 100. -Industrial®! 365 stocks. .do....

Production 1 Bituminous coal j|/«. thous* of short ton®.. Electric power9 by utilities mil. of kw-hr.. Motor vehicles (Ward8®) ...number.. Petroleum, crude 3/ ...thoae* of bbl„. Steel 4 / . . .1935-39*100...

f re igh t car loadings, t o t a l . . . thous. of c a r s . . Miscellaneous . d o . . . .

1/ Bat® do sot always cover calendar weeks. 2j Thursday pr ices ,

153-1 165. 4 160.3 144.8 229.0

°325 1-99

201 2,824 2,110

611

27,623 19,779 17,930 1,462

21,l4S 9,900

45,844 62,555 3^.735 13,005

153 2*99

115.1* 121.0

983 4,982

111,793 4,66g 126.4

595 261

154 167 162, 145. 233.

*323 2.05 213

2,915 2,185

627 27,4$* 19,279 17,506 1,013

aoti^5 5.493

^6,035 62,855 35,254 12,972

167 2.9s

117-2 123.2

1.151 5,3^2

149,380 4 t671 160.7

724 322

156.7 164.5 161.0 148,3 262.9

.33S 2.15 302

1,605 1,543

28

26 999S lg9270 16,309

927

22,750 9. W5

47,942 67,299 36,505 13,459

17s 2.87

149.0 15s .9

1,740 6,012

195,643 5,269 215.9

806 382

157.1 166.2 162.5 148.3 264.14

»337 2.13

250 1,559 1,497

26

26,940 18,261 16,169

674

25,296 9,721

48,040 67,905 36,935 13,532

147 2.87

149-4

159-5

1,770 6,102

196,34s 5,276 216.1

810 382

157.1 I65.O 162.7 148.7 267.8

•338 2.17

263

27,077 18,567 15,988

515

24,034 10,196 ^7,972 6J.960 36,638 13,602

156 2.89

143.2 152.9

1,708 6,115

187,393 5,357 216.1

783 370

159.0 171.3 165.2 149.0 272.7

.342 2.20

216

27,301 18,950 16,254

768

22,332 9.239

47,396 67,652 36,152 13,660

138

2.91 140.9 150.4

300 5.380

128,056 5,398 197.7

554 300

161.8 176.3 171.9 149.7 284.5 .367 2.19

27,175 18,757 16,448

918

9,048

187 2.91

1-54.3 142.9

193,064

"265.6

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Sarlier data are available in monthly issues of the Surrey and the 1949 Stat i s t ica l Supplement

19*©

May June

1950

March April May

GBHEBAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

Personal income, seasonally adjusted, at annual rates: if Total personal income M l . of dol

Wage and salary receipts, total .do . . Saployer disbursements, to ta l . do . .

Commodity-producing industries do.• Distributive industries . . . d o . . Service industries . . . d o . . Government do. .

Less employee contributions for social insurance..do.. Other labor income do. . Proprietors' and rental income do. . Personal interest income and dividends do. . Total transfer payments do. .

Total nonagricultural income do. .

COMMODITY PBZC2BS

Wholesale prices of selected commodities: Butter, 92-score (Sew Tork) dol. per lb Cotton, middling, 15/l6M, average, 10 markets do. . figgs, extras, large (Chicago) dol. per do %

± Grains and,grain products* Corn, weighted average, 5 m a r k e t s , . . . . . . . . . . . d o l . per bu Wheat, weighted average, 6 markets do. .

Livestock and meatst Beef steers (Chicago) dol. per 100 lb Hogs, a l l grades (Chicago) . . . . d o . . Beef, fresh, steer carcasses, good (N.I.) dol. per lb Pork, fresh, lo ins , 8-10 l b . (Hew Tork) do. .

Metals and manufactures* Pig iron, composite dol. per long ton Steel, composite, finished . . . . . d o l . per lb Copper, electrolytic (New Tork) do. . Lead, refined, pig, desilverized (Hew York) . . . . d o . . Zinc, prime, Western (St. Louis) do. .

Wool, raw, territory, fine, scoured do. . CONSTRUCTION AND BKAL ESTATE

Contract awards (Engineering News-Record)s Engineering construction, value 2 ! / . . . . . . . . . . . thous. of dol

Construction cost indexes: American Appraisal Co.* Average, J>0 c i t i e s . . . . . ..1913*100 Atlanta do.* New York do., San iTancisco .do.. St. Louis do..,

Associated General Contractors ( a l l t y p e s ) . . . . do. . Engineering News-Record: jj/

Building cost do. . Construction cost ( a l l types) do. .

DOMESTIC TRAPS

Mail-order and store sales, tota l , 2 companies..thous.of dol, Montgomery Ward & Co do. . , Sears, Roebuck and Co do. .

FINANCE •• Bank debits, total ( l 4 l centers) mil. of dol,

New York City do. . Outside New York City , do..,

Life insurance, assets, admitted: All companies (Institute of Life Insur.), est. total..do..,

Securities and mortgages do... 49 companies (Life Insurance Assn. of America),total..do.., Bonds and stocks, book value, total do..,

Government (domestic and foreign), total do... U. S. Government do..,

Public utility do.., Railroad do... Other do. .,

Cash do.., Mortgage loans, total do,•«

farm....... do... Other do...

Policy loans and premium notes do • . . Heal estate holdings. do . . . Other admitted assets do . . ,

Bonds: Yields:

Domestic corporate. Moody8 ® percent. By ratings: A a a . . . . . . . . . . do . . .

Aa do . . . A do . . . Baa do . . .

r207.6 r!32.7 r!34.9

*57.l r40.1 r l7 .6 r20.1

2.2 r2«9

r42.6 r l7 .1 r!2.3

r!88.7

O.597 •3285 .483

1.279 2.254

24.88 18.49

.410

.515

46.62 .0420 .1776 .1372 .1188 1.781

r205.9 rl31.6 rl33-? r56.4 *39.6 rl7-5 r20.4

2.3 r2.9

r42.2 rl6.8 r!2.4

rlS7.4

O.590 .3276

.493

1.276 2.160

26.47 19.08

.*33 •533

46.62 .0420 .1634 .1200 .0955 1.725

r a 9 - 3 rl33-6 r!36.4

r57*7 r39.6 r lS . l ra.o

2.8 *3-3

r40.2 rlS.O r24.2

r203.7

O.607 •3193

! .35s

1.305 2.3OO

25.90 16.13

*31 1 -to9

47.2s .0438 .1820 .1096 .0994 1.625

601,709

492 518 508 446 480 340

349.3 473.8

292,936 100,334 192,602

88,969 36,974 51,995

56,872 51,498 50,833 36,578

rl6,5?3 14,542 8.686 2,853

rS,445 731

9,557 903

rS,654 1.S53 1,007 1,106

3.00 2.71 2.78 3.04 3.45

896,128

489 510 501 445 477 343

349.5 477.5

284,289 90,678

193,611

98,276 42,890 55,3*6

57,233 51,921 51,143 36,809 16,377 14,337 3,977 2,865

9.713 915

S,797 1,866 1,028 1.051

3.00 2.71 2.78 3.04 3-*7

993.453

486 508 495 444 474 346

•562.S 491.9

268,483 S5.639

182,845

104,027 43,112 60,915

60,382 54,592 53,§97 37,687 15.S34 13,684 9,503 2,878 9,472

687 11,016

1,020 9,996 1.96? 1.134 1,210

2.84 2*58 2.66 2.86 3.24

r213.8 *135.3 r l38 . l

r59-l *39-7 rlS.2 r a . l r2.8 *3-3

?39-S r l8 .2 r!7-2

rl98-7

O.599 •3247 .344

1.419 2.322

26.94 16.02

.447

.412

47.28 .0438 .1864 .1063 .1066 1.629

213.3 136.4 139.2 60.3 39-5 18.3 21.1

2.B 3-4

41-5 17.9 14.1

197.2

0.600 .3290 .317

rl.480 2.365

29.02 18.41

.474

.485

47.28 .043s .1961 .1172 .1197

rl.698

885,044

488 511 497 447 476 346

496

291,5*0 94,751

196,829

91,714 37,025 54,689

60,660 54,839 53,936 37,716 15,790 13,640 9,551 2,906 9,468

689 11,181 l,0?6

10,144 1.972 1,144 1,234

2.84 2.60 2.66 2.86 3-23

931.153

490 511 497 452 476 346

373.0 506.5

311.492 97,705

213.787

100,281 41,463 58,818

60,973 55.034 54.196 37.674 15,998 13.453 9,63S 2.914 9,524

719 11.379 1,054

10,325 1,9*3 1.159 1.283

2.86 2.61 2.69 2.88 3*25

irnlirt ——a-r/ Revised, if Revised series? see July 1QRO Surv«y, 2/ Data for y.y « ^ 2 / Data, reported at the beginning of each month, are shown for previous month.

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M O N T H L Y B U S I N E S S S T A M S Tl C S — Continued 3

l ar l i er data are available in monthly issues of the Surrey and the 1949 Stat is t ical Supplement

KMSG2 - Continued

Bonds - Continued Yields •- Continued

Domestic corporate, Moody*s - Continued By groups* Industrial . percent.

Public u t i l i t y . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Bail road * d o . . .

U. S. Treasury bonds ( taxab le ) . . . . &o9 •. Stocksi

Cash dividend payments publicly reported,total.-all*of dol. finance d o . . . Manufacturing do... Mining. do... Communication..... . d o . . . Heat, l ight , and power . . . . . . d o . . . Bailroad d o . . . Trade do*. . Miscellaneous d o . . .

Dividend rate per shares Common stocks (200 stocks), Moody's dollars.

Industrial (125 etocks) d o . . . Public u t i l i t y (24 stocks) do. . • Bailroad (25 stocks) d o . . . Banks (15 s tocks) . . . . . . , d o . . . Insurance (10 stocks) d o . . .

Dividend yields: Common stocks ( 200 stocks) , Moody8 a percent.

Industrial (125 stocks) * . . d o . . . Public u t i l i t y (24 stocks) d o . . . fiailroad (25 stocks) d o . . . Bank (15 stock®) do . . . , Insurance ("10 stocks) do . . . ,

Preferred, high-grade (11 stocks) d o , . .

19*9

May

JO&fcXGtf THADB

Shorts , including reexports, total .mil. of dol. Sxports of U. S. merchandise d o . . .

General imports, total . d o . . ! Imports for consumption B d o . . .

TB4HSP0RTA2I0& freight car loadings:

Cars, total (A.A.B.) 1/ thousands. Coal do... Coke do... forest products .do... Grain and grain products .do. •. Livestock do 0 r « ido."!! Merchandise, l . e . l d o . . . Miscellaneous.. ; . d o . . .

Combined index, adjusted (federal Beserve): Total, adjusted , 1935-39*100.

Coal .....to.. Coke ....do.... forest products , do Grains and grain products ! 1 !do!!!! Livestock .' do \ * *' Ore. .do.. Merchandise, I.e.I do. _. Miscellaneous do. ] ]

freight-car surplus and shortage, daily average! Car surplus , number. Box cars do... Coal cars _ do...

Car shortage .......\.\..\\\ ......$&..\ Box cars.. ."__!!!*«!"" Coal cars .do.

CHEMICALS AHD ALLIED PRODUCES

Paint, varnish, lacquer, etc., sales, total....thous. of dol. Classified, total do..

Industrial Idol' T r a d e .1..'.'.]"'. A * ' "

Unclassified " ""' .do. SOODSKJffS

Grains: Beceipts, principal markets:

Barley. Com Oats Bye.. . . . . Wheat.. . . .

•thous. of bu.. . d o . . . , do

. , . , e a s c , d © s . . ,

2.JS 2.95 3.'26

IBB.2 26.3 98.6

1.6 .4

3S.2 12.5 7-* 3.2

3.0s 3-17 1.66 2.46 2.35 1.99

7.oH 7*29 6.01 8,91 4.75

?'3? 4.04

J\me

1,092 1,082

541 53*

3,099

>g 159 188 37

303 37*

1.350

124 130 173 123 150

73 215 59

126

*9,195 3^365 *.321

375 71

164

89,072 79,902 27,773 52,129 9,170

11,906 21,19s 9,*7*

49.082

2.78 2.93 3-29 2.38

809.8 6s«3

491.9 68.5 25»3 50.7 39-2 44.9 21.0

3*05 3-14 1.67 2.46 2.33 2.03

1950

March

3-98

1,104 1,093

526 529

3,603 56O 57

191 279 3? 396 445

1,637

115 98

150 122 156 70

182 58

122

So,083 35,263 14,786

388 184 32

88,506 79,587 29.052 50,535 8.919

19,312 21,977 13,988

74s 64.?4Q

2.64 2.78 3.08 2.27

818.4 54.6

509.9 69.5 28.0 52.6

48.1 21.4

3.27 3.44 1,70 2.11 2.47 2.40

6.16 6.40 5*3p 6.74 4.42 3*30 3.81

868 859 664 659

April

r/ Bevlsed. 1/ Data for June 1949 and March and June 1950 are for 5 weeks; other months,

3,**6 787 56

191 206 37 55

424 1,688

127 139 143

126 67 134

134

76,055 4,867 58,377 5.012 2,7*9 2,121

87.169 79.098

46^847 8,071

6,738 23,^70 7,660

1 0 effh

weeks.

2.64 2.79 3.08 2.3O

483.2 78.4

216.0 5.6

63.O *9-3 19. * 41.8 9.7

3.29 3.47 1.71 2.11 2.47 2.41

5.98 6.18 5.27 6.72 4.38 3.** 3.82

809 800 583 572

2.875 614

56 159 164

3* 72

?4l i . *3*

126 123 181 129 .131

68 r!21

53 137

May June

18,362 5,103 *.559 4,906 2.795 1,810

r87,605 r79,3*8 ^30.935 r48,4l3

8.257

5.627 19,624 8.041

2.65 2.81 3.12 2.31

210.6 31.3

120.1 3 1

42.0 3.0 7-6 3.0

3.32 3-51 1.74 2.04 2.47 2.41

5.79 ] 5-97

6.45 4.26 3-29 3.82

825 813 660 655

2,980 572 56

171

* 239

l,4i 24

122 119 181 13*

, . 1 2 7 , 66

121 51

133

12,178 3,189 1.957 6,663 2,986 3.080

103,206 93.392 35.196 58.196 9,813

7,696 24,065 8.3*3 1,121

22,154

2.66 2.81 3.15 2.33

3.3* 3.53 1.74 2.04 2.48 2.41

6.17 6-35 5.60 6.92 4.54

3.85

3.905 705

73 227 229 36

388 400

1,846 127 116 192 144

- - . 1 3 0 67

179 52

138

6.625 1.9*9

513 11,491

5.845 *.7*8

7,217 26,726 7.313

722 38,820 Digitized for FRASER

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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 TICS—Continued

E a r l i e r d a t a a r e a v a i l a b l e i n month ly I s s u e s of t h e Sur r^ r and t h e 1949 S t a t i s t i c a l 8appl®m@nt

19149

Jus©

1950

March i p r i l Ms^ June

fOOBSOTFS - Cont inued

Gra ins - Cont inued Stock a, soamero ia lg @nd of months

B a r l @ y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of bu. C o r a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . O a t S . o a s . . . . . . . . . . . . . e , . a e f f l . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . s 3 0 d © E .

By@s..•..•.................................. a.......do.. Wheat. .................................. ...........is,.

Livtstoek slaughter (federally inspected) 1 CalTee...•...•........••••••.•.•••••••••.• thous. of aais&l® C a t t l e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . HOgg* . . . . . Oc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d O . . Sh@@p and l a s b ® . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . • • . . . . . • • . • . • . . . . . • • . . 9 d o 9 .

Stocks^ c o l d s t o r a g e ^ end ©f months Apples^ f r e s h . . . . . . . . . • • • . • • . • • • . . . • . • . . . . . • . . . t h o u a . of bu Btttt@r8 g r t s i g r y . . 6 9 . . . . . . o . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . o . a o M « of 11? Cheese , t o t a l . . . . . . • • . . • . . . • . • . . . • • . . . • . . . • • . . . . . . . . . * d © . „ P r a t t s , f r o z e n . . . . . . . . . . . . . « , „ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s o . . . . . . . . . d o . . V e g e t a b l e e ( f r o s e a . . • . . . . .«*«» • . . o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . d o . . Jlgg® , s h e l l . • • • • • . . . . . . . • . . . • < > . . . • . . . . , . • . . . t h o u s . ©f case© Eggs, f r o i e n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . « . . . , . . „ „ - • . • < t h o u * , of l b Mea t s , t o t a l . . . . n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 . . , 0 . c , c p o O , . . . . . . . „ «do«.

Beef sad ¥@al«. „ „,..... c -.. u „ „ « . . „ . e . -,...,. „ . . ,.,.. edo. * Lamh- and nutton.................... .......,,..... ,..do.. Fsrkg total............................ b... ........do..

Fresh and cured.................•.„.............. .do.. Lard..............................................do..

Miscellaneous meats and meat products! Sdible offal......................................do... Canned meats and sausage and §au®ag@ room product©

thou®* of l b P o u l t r y * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o « o

Sugar , U. S . , d e l i v e r i e s and supp ly ( r a y v a l u e ) . P r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . • • • , . • • . . . • • . • . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . s h o r t t o n s E n t r i e s from o f f - s h o r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d c . .

Hawai i and P u e r t o R i c o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . B@liv@rieg t t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^ « o * . s „ d o . . ,

l o r d o m e s t i c c o n s u m p t i o n . . . . . . 8 . 8 „ e e 9 . . , e , , » „ e e a . 8 d o » , S t o c k s , raw and r e f i n e d , @nd ©f m o n t h . . . . * . . . - . . . . * . , . d o . .

METALS MB umm^TUBMS

Iron or® (Lake S u p e r i o r d i s t r i c t ) ! Shipment§ from upper l a k e p o r t s . . . . . • . . t h o u j , of long t o n s

S t e e l ingot® and s t e e l f o r c a s t i n g s ! P r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . • • • . • • • . . . • . • . • . . . . . • t h o u © . of s h o r t tone .

P accen t of c a p a c i t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . StseC o^nducts» n e t sh ipmen t s , t o t a l . . . . . . . • • • . . . . . . . . • • d o . . ,

.Bar A* h o t r o l l e d : • 3 ? V n and a l l o y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . ,

*>* ^ ^ O l l X g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d O . . , S«i l mxmf a c t u r e s . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do . • Pir-i2 ?"'d t u b e s . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . r v "-, /» . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d © • . , Sal1 * . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . Sh^ ^ " d o . . , S t r i p -

Cold r o l l e d . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . , Hot r o l l e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o * •

S t r u c t u r a l shapes^ h e a v y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . , T i a p l a t s and t e r n e p l a t ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . , Wire and wi re p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s . . . . d © . „ ,

Coppers P r o d u c t i o n !

Mine o r s n e l t e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s h o r t ton®, fi@fin@ry........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .

D e l i v e r i e s , r@fined 8 d o n e s t i c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . S tocks^ r e f i n e d ^ end ©f m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .

Z inc , s l abs P r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Sh ipmen t s , t o t a l . *9 . . . • • • • . . • . • • . . • • . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . d © e . ,

D o n e s t i c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o « . , S t o c k s , end of m o n t h . . . - . . . . . • • • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • • . . • . . . . d o . . .

ZKKTILS PfflKJCTS

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