Distribution of Sales of Manufacturing Plants

SALESF O MANUFACTURING PLANTS: 1929 5 amounts h ave in most instances been deducted from the h eading, however, are not representative of the the total sales figure. Only in those instances where total amount of wholesaling done by the manufacturers. the figure for contract work would have disclosed data 17. I nterplant transfers—The amounts reported for individual establishments, has this amount been under this heading represent the value of goods trans left in the sales figure. ferred from one plant of a company to another plant 15. I nventory.—The amounts reported under this of the same company, the goods so transferred being head representing greater production than sales, or used by the plant to which they were transferred as conversely, greater sales than goods produced, are so material for further processing or fabrication, as con— listed only for purposes of reconciling sales figures to tainers, or as parts of finished products. production figures, and should not be regarded as 18. S ales not distributed.—In some industries, actual inventories. certain manufacturing plants were unable to classify 16. W holesaling—In addition to the sale of goods their sales by types of customers. The total distrib— of their own manufacture, some companies buy and uted sales figures for these industries do not include sell goods not made by them. In many instances, the sales of such manufacturing plants. In such manufacturers have included the sales of such goods instances, however, the amount of sales not distributed in their total sales. The amounts reported under is shown in Table 3. DESCRIPTIONS OF I NDUSTRIES (The n umerals appearing i n parentheses after the industry tilles represent the group numbers under which the statistics for the several industries may be found in Tables I and 2.) Agricultural i mplements.——(13)—This classification covers coveredy b a separate classification. Commercial manufac 293 manufacturing plants engaged primarily in making products turers only are classified in the ammunition industry, no data falling into the following classes: (1) Plows and listers; (2) har having been collected from Government plants. rows, rollers, pulverizers, and stock cutters; (3) planting and Artificial a nd preserved flowers and plants.—(16)—The 191 fertilizing machinery; (4) cultivators and weeders; (5) harvesting manufacturing plants classified in this industry are engaged machinery; (6) haying machinery; (7) machines for preparing primarily in making artificial flowers, leaves, buds, fruits, palms, crops for market or for use; (8) miscellaneous agricultural grasses, vines, and other plants; the preservation of natural implements, such as straw spreaders, seed-potato cutters, flowers and plants; and the preservation of stems and other equalizers, hay carriers (forks and slings), tracks for hay carriers, parts for use in the manufacture of artificial flowers. The etc. (The annual report on the manufacture and sale of farm principal materials used are textiles, wax, and paper. equipment, published separately, gives production and sales Artificial l eather.—(2)-—This classification covers 17 manu statistics for certain classes of farm equipment such as tractors, facturing plants engaged primarily in making artificial or which are not treated as products of the “Agricultural imple imitation leather on a textile base. All artificial or imitation ments” industry.) leather is included in this classification regardless of the uses of Aircraft a nd parts.—(14)—This classification covers 132 the finished product. Statistics for this industry include the manufacturing plants engaged primarily in making complete air distribution of sales of secondary products, such as lacquers, craft and aircraft parts, except engines and tires; and in repairing enamel, coated paper, rubber autotops, oilcloth, window-shade aircraft. Plants which make aircraft engines for sale as such cloth, etc., valued at $2,506,274. are classified in the “Engine, turbine, tractor, and water wheel” Artists’ m aterials.—(16)—The principal products of the 68 industry. Plants operated by the Federal government are not manufacturing plants covered by this classification are canvas included in this classification. board, prepared canvasses or frames, air brushes for portrait Alcohol, e thyl, and distilled liquors—This classification covers work, air compressors for art work, easels, drawing tables and 30 manufacturing plants engaged primarily in the production of boards, palettes, sketch boxes, and pantographs; oil colors, wax, ethyl alcohol, pure or denatured, whisky, and nonbeverage tailors’ chalk, crayons, and crayon pencils; gold and bronze rum. (Methanol, or wood alcohol, is a product of the “Wood mixtures, powders, paints, and size; gold and aluminum enamel distillation and charcoal manufacture” industry.) (N0 dis and paint for china painting; pyrography goods, including tribution of sales statistics published. See p. 2 of text.) platinum points; drawing inks; and drafting materials. ‘ Aluminum m anufactures.—(12)—This classification covers Asbestos p roducts, steam and other packing, pipe and boiler 150 manufacturing plants engaged primarily in making alumi covering, and gaskets, not elsewhere classified.——(classified.--(lo)---this)-——This num plates and sheets; motor-vehicle and other commercial classification covers 238 manufacturing plants engaged primarily castings; kitchen and household utensils and appliances (except in making asbestos textiles, asbestos building materials, and electrical appliances); bottle closures; and other aluminum other commodities composed wholly or chiefly of asbestos; products. The manufacture of pig aluminum from the packing for steam, water, and other pipe joints, and for engines, ore is not included in this industry, but is classified in air compressors, etc.; insulating materials for covering boilers the chemicals industry. Plants engaged in the recovery of and pipes; and gaskets made of fiber, paper, or any combination ' a luminum from scrap are classified in the “Smelting and refin of materials. Manufacturers whose principal products are cork ing, m etals other than gold, silver, or platinum, not from the gaskets, rubber gaskets, or leather gaskets, are classified in the ore ” industry. “Cork products,” rubber goods, and the leather goods indus Ammunition a nd related products.—(6)—This classification tries, respectively; but plants making two or more classes of covers 21 manufacturing plants engaged primarily in making gaskets are included in this industry classification. ammunition and such related products as fuses, blasting and This c lassification is a combination of two Census of Manufac detonating caps, miners’ squibs, railroad torpedoes, etc. Plants tures industry classifications. They are “Asbestos products. engaged in making dynamite and other explosives for use in other than steam packing or pipe and boiler covering” and blasting. and nitroglycerin for “shooting” oil wells are included “ Steam and other packing, pipe and boiler covering, and gaskets, in the “Explosives” industry; plants making fireworks are not elsewhere classified.” The distribution of sales data for 6 D ISTRIBUTION these t wo industries were combined because of a considerable Belting, l eather.—(9)—The 207 manufacturing plants covered overlapping between them. by this classification are engaged primarily in making leather Asphalted-felt-base fl oor covering and linoleum.—(2)—The belting for use in the transmission of power. Statistics for this 21 manufacturing plants covered by this classification are those industry include the distribution of sales of leather packing or whose principal products are plain, printed, and inlaid linoleum, other secondary products valued at $9,005,524. Leather belts a form of linoleum known as “cork carpet,” and asphalted-felt for wear on the person are products of the “Leather goods, not base floor covering. Linoleum is made on a textile (burlap) elsewhere classified” industry, and the manufacture of rubber foundation or backing which is not made within the industry belting is included in the “Rubber goods other than tires, inner but is purchased. tubes, and boots and shoes” industry. This c lassification is a combination of two Census of Manu Beverages.—(l)——This c lassification covers 5,154 manufac factures industry classifications. They a re “Asphalted-felt- ' turing plants engaged primarily in making carbonated beverages base floor covering,” and “Linoleum.” The distribution of (not including spring waters), cereal beverages, and fruit bever sales data for these two industries were combined because of ages. Many of the products of the industry are made according considerable overlapping between them. to secret formulas and sold under trade-mark names. Plants Awnings, t ents, sails, and canvas covers.—(2)——The 1,002 engaged solely in bottling products manufactured by others, or manufacturing plants covered by this classification are engaged natural waters, are not classified in this industry, nor are plants primarily in making window, store, and veranda awnings; making cider, which is a product of the “Vinegar and cider” tents, sails, and tarpaulins; and canvas covers for trucks, industry. In the main, plants which manufacture fruit furniture, etc. (Small plants which make these goods to in beverages and sell them at retail are not included in this classi dividual order are not covered by the census.) Statistics for fication, although a number of the plants canvassed sell a part this industry include the distribution of sales of secondary of their product at

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