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S-28 SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS February 1972
Unless otherwise stated in footnotes below, data
through 1968 and descriptive notes are as shown
in the 1969 edition of BUSINESS STATISTICS
GRAIN AND GRAIN PRODUCTS— Con.
Wheat— Continued
Exports total including flour mil. bu
Wheat only do
Prices, wholesale:
No. 1, dark northern spring (Minneapolis)
$ per bu._
No. 2, hd. and dk. hd. winter (Kans. City).do
Weighted avg., 6 markets, all grades do
Wheat flour:
Production:
Flour thous sacks (100 Ib )
Offal thous sh tors
Grindings of wheat thous. bu
Stocks held by mills, end of period
thous. sacks (1001b.)_.
Exports _ __ _ __do
Prices, wholesale:
Spring, standard patent (Minneapolis)
$per!001b_.
Winter hard 95% patent (Kans City) do
LIVESTOCK
Cattle and calves:
Slaughter (federally inspected):
Calves thous animals
Cattle do
Receipts at 38 public markets. __do
Prices, wholesale:
Beef steers (Omaha)* _ $perl001b__
Steers, stockerand feeder (Kansas City)__do
Calves vealers (Natl Stockyards 111 ) do
Hogs:
Slaughter (federally inspected). __thous. animals..
Receipts at 38 public markets do
Prices:
Wholesale, average, all grades (Sioux City)*
$ per 100 lb._
Hog-corn price ratio (bu. of corn equal in value
to 100 Ib. live hog)
Sheep and lambs:
Slaughter (federally inspected) thous animals
Receipts at 38 public markets. _do_ .
Price, wholesale, lambs, average (Omaha)*
$perl001b_.
MEATS AND LARD
Total meats:
Production (carcass weight, leaf lard in), inspected
slaughter mil Ib
Stocks (excluding lard), cold" storage, end of
period. mil. Ib
Exports (meat and meat preparations) do
Imports (meat and meat preparations) do
Beef and veal:
Production, inspected slaughter do
Stocks, cold storage, end of period do
Exports _ __ do
Imports do
Price, wholesale, beef, fresh, steer carcasses, choice
(600-700 Ibs.) (New York) $perlb__
Lamb and mutton:
Production, inspected slaughter mil. Ib
Stocks, cold storage, end of period. do
Pork (including lard), production, inspected
slaughter mil. Ib
Pork (excluding lard) :
Production, inspected slaughter __do
Stocks, cold storage, end of period _ do
Exports do
Imports do
Prices, wholesale:
Hams, smoked composite $perlb
Fresh loins, 8-14 Ib. average (New York) -.do
Lard:
Production, inspected slaughter. . mil. lb._
Stocks, dry arid cold storage, end of period.. do
Exports ... do
Price, wholesale, refined (Chicago) $ perlb-
1969 1970
Annual
1970
Dec.
1971
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO—Continued
489.2
439.9
1.80
1.48
1.75
254, 094
4,558
567,956
4,595
21, 130
5.923
5.438
3,637
30, 536
i 12, 652
29.28
29.30
37.29
75,682
15, 210
23. 65
19.8
10, 067
i 2, 704
28.53
33, 369
637
571
1,685
18, 873
363
28
1,194
2 .492
510
16
13, 986
'11,562
211
152
316
.580
.575
1,755
70
262
.145
689.1
638.7
1.91
1.54
1.79
253, 094
4,409
563, 714
4,329
21, 596
6.179
5.569
'3,024
30, 793
1 11, 922
29.03
30.10
38.17
' 78,187
1 14, 871
22.11
19.1
' 10,010
i 2, 468
27.43
' 34, 574 ' 3, 221
759
518
1,844
' 19, 489
347
32
1,319
.490
514
19
T
' 14, 570 1, 495
'12,114
336
67
347
.565
.569
1,776
82
366
.160
66.5
61.6
1.92
1.63
1.84
20, 754
361
46, 147
4,329
2,104
6.363
5.588
276
2,611
960
' 26. 46
27.57
33.50
7,990
1,532
14.96
11.1
847
201
23.88
759
51
143
1,685
347 3
102
.454
44
19
1,247
336 5
28
.486
.445
178
82
42
.145
61.9
59.3
1.91
1.65
1.82
20,894
361
46, 405
1,134
6.350
5.588
247
2,569
31,031
28.83
29.42
34.00
7,489
31,412
15.76
10.7
903
3178
24.00
3,076
771
39
133
1,645
335 3
94
.503
48
21
1,383
1,153
353 4
27
.498
.479
166
919
.130
51.3
47.8
1.90
1.65
1.80
19, 761
345
44,038
1,528
6.313
5.613
237
2,299
4879
31.80
31.69
40.00
6,379
4 1, 230
19.03
13.4
806
< 131
25.12
2,663
749
41
112
1,463
313 4
72
.539
44
20
1,157
978
344 4
29
.528
.530
129
86
40
.138
POULTRY AND EGGS
Poultry:
Slaughter (commercial production) mil. lb__
Stocks, cold storage (frozen), end of period, total
mil. lb__
Turkeys do
Price, in Georgia producing area, live broilers
$perlb_.
9, 492
307
192
.140
10, 242
391
219
.123
846
391
219
.110
762
369
206
.125
676
331
174
.130
' Revised. « Corrected.
^Annual total reflects revisions not distributed to the months.
2
Beginning Jan. 1969. quotations are on carlot rather than l.c.l. basis as previously.
62.7
59.9
1.82
1.62
1.77
21,004
363
46, 705
4 732
1,188
6.250
5.500
299
2, 681
3 1, 140
31.42
31.88
41.00
8,266
31,479
16.88
11.8
920
3178
26.88
3,234
791
49
151
1,693
306 5
99
.536
49
20
1,491
1,226
389 3
36
.513
.438
193
81
44
.155
791
294
144
53.7
50.7
1.82
1.62
1.75
19,662
335
43, 525
1,282
6.238
5.488
248
2,544
31,032
31.96
32.07
41.00
7,794
3 1, 455
16.04
11.3
899
3143
30.25
3,075
869
. 35
141
1,608
299 5
99
.546
47
20
1,420
1,195
467 4
30
.517
.432
162
80
39
.150
757
265
120
70.3
66.7
1.84
1.62
1.78
20, 216
347
44,970
1,536
6.225
5.500
203
2,536
3 1, 004
32.35
31.78
39.00
6,932
31,399
17.00
12.3
772
3186
31.12
2,940
901
46
133
1,599
295 4
87
.561
40
23
1,301
1,098
498 5
31
.521
.485
146
91
31
.146
749
251
111
50.0
43.4
1.82
1.64
1.75
20, 994
366
46, 658
4,586
2,841
6.200
5.588
207
2,797
31,005
31.91
30.60
39.00
6,983
31,438
17.68
12.2
827
3255
31.25
3,104
890
43
170
1,739
306 4
124
.549
40
23
1,324
1,105
476 5
32
.535
.501
158
101
18
.143
894
287
140
51.2
47.4
1.73
1.56
1.65
« 20,255
349
45, 164
1,627
6.113
5.475
205
2,725
3878
31.90
30.32
39.00
6.220
3 1, 163
18.85
14.0
815
3205
28.88
2,879
835
39
155
1,682
321 3
111
.546
39
21
1,157
969
405 4
33
.515
.584
136
89
11
.151
909
354
203
41.4
38.2
1.64
1.56
1.62
22, 164
378
49,403
1,374
6.063
5.313
220
2,720
4 1, Oil
32.77
32.41
35.00
6,922
4 1, 296
18.14
.130 .125 .135 .140 .155 . 135 .135 .115 .110 .105
3
Data are for 41 public markets. •< Data are for 40 public markets.
s Beginning Jan. 1972, price for East Coast (New York and Philadelphia average).
*New series. Monthly data for earlier years will be shown later.
15.6
812
4 212
27.75
2,966
773
51
166
1,667
341 3
127
.561
39
19
1,260
1,065
332 7
30
.536
.515
142
'82
16
.158
1, 020
462
308
62.1
59.4
1.64
1.65
1.63
22,137
378
49,301
4 861
1,178
5.975
5.275
239
2,788
4 1, 018
32.21
31.72
38.00
7, 379
4 1, 308
18.28
16.1
919
4233
27.50
3,116
776
48
223
1,720
359 3
173
.549
45
21
1,350
1,132
309 7
31
.501
.498
158
77
20
.153
1,003
547
389
34.0
31.7
1.72
1.58
1.69
21, 702
368
48,166
982
6.000
5.325
231
2,667
4 1, 170
32.11
34.07
38.00
7,190
4 1, 357
19.19
19.5
919