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NOVEMBER 18, 1922-
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
DECREASE IN PRODUCTION IN TALKING MACHINE FIELD
Department of Commerce Issues Census Figures Showing Appreciable Decrease in Output of
Talking Machine Industry in 1921 as Compared With 1919—New Jersey Leads in Production
WASHINGTON, D. C, November 13.—The De-
change and correction as may be necessary
partment of Commerce announces that the re-
from a further examination of the original re-
ports.
ports made to the Bureau of the Census show
Per cent of
a considerable decrease in the activities of the
1921 1
1919 1
decrease 2
establishments engaged chiefly in the manufac-
166
154
Number of establishments.
7.2
ture of phonographs, graphophones and talking
33,826
35.7
Persons engaged
21,757
machines (the industry including records, parts
Proprietors
and firm
77
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members
and accessories) during 1921 as compared with
3,742
5,062
26.1
Salaried employes
the returns for 1919. The total value of prod-
Wage earners (average
ucts reported amounted to $98,164,000, a decrease
28,721
number)
17,938
37.5
of 38.1 per cent since 1919, when the total prod- . Salaries and wages. .
$29,025,000 $42,651,000
31.9
Salaries
7,255,000
8,688,000
16.5
ucts were valued at $158,548,000. In addition,
33,963,000
35.9
Wages
21,770,000
phonographs, graphophones, talking machines
59,740,000
31.3
Cost of materials
41,042,000
and parts valued at $7,173,000 in 1919 were made
38.1
Value of products
98,164,000 158,548,000
in establishments engaged primarily in the
Value added by manufac-
3
ture
57,122,000
98,808,000
42.2
manufacture of products other than those
1
Figures for 1921 do not include establishments report-
covered by this industry designation. The cor-
ing products under $5,000 in value, thus excluding 19
responding figures for 1921 are not available.
establishments which employed a total of 10 wage earners
Of the 154 establishments reporting products
and reported products aggregating $54,000. The figures
for 1919, however, include 11 establishments which em-
of over $5,000 for 1921, 38 were located in Il-
ployed 7 wage earners and reported products valued at
linois, 36 in New York, 19 in New Jersey, 16
$25,000.
in Ohio, 12 in Michigan, 11 in Indiana, 9 in
- Percentages omitted where base is less than 100.
8
Wisconsin, 8 in Pennsylvania, 5 each in Cali-
Value of products less cost of materials.
fornia and Connecticut, 3 in Massachusetts, 2
Detailed statistics of production for the years
each in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Oregon,
1921 and 1919 are shown in the following table:
Per cent of
and 1 each in Tennessee, Virginia and West
1921
1919 decrease*
Virginia. New Jersey produced 62.7 per cent
TOTAL VALUE
$98,164,000 $158,548,000
38.1
of the total value of products in 1921, being the
Phonographs, graphophones
leading State in the industry in that year as
and talking machines:**
For disc records —
well as in 1919.
Number
2,138,000
The decrease in production has been accom-
Value
$88,836,000
panied by a corresponding decrease in the num-
For cylinder records—
ber of persons employed, in the total amount
Number .
596,000
66,000
73.2
Value
$38,584,000
$1,316,000
57.9
paid during the year in salaries and wages and
Dictating machines—
in the amount expended for materials. Con-
Number
23,000
siderable fluctuation is noted in the number of
Value
$1,417,000
wage earners employed each month during the
Records and blanks:
Disc records—
year. In January, the month of maximum em-
Number
103,436,000 101,085,000
*2.3
ployment, 20,407 wage earners were reported,
Value
$47,323,000 $42,931,000 *10.2
and in August, the -month of minimum employ-
Cylinder records and
ment, 14,693, the minimum representing 72 per
blanks—
Number
1,755,000
5,912,000
70.3
cent of the maximum. The average number
Value
$521,000
$1,759,000
70.4
employed during 1921 was 17,938, as compared
Needles:
with 28,721 in 1919. A classification of the wage
Steel, value
739,000
1,360,000 45.7
earners with reference to the prevailing hours
Other, value
395,000
249,000
*58.6
Parts and accessories not
of labor in the establishments in which they
included in finished in-
were employed shows that 9,254, or 51.6 per
struments reported:
cent of the total average number, were em-
Cabinets, value
1,662,000
3,653,000
54.5
ployed in establishments where the prevailing
Other parts and ac-
cessories, value..
4,911,000
10,516,000
53.3
hours of labor per week were 48; 4,482, or 25 per
3,577,000
6,242,000
42.7
cent, where the hours were from 48 to 54, and All other products, value.
Custom work and repair-
2,144, or 12 per cent, where the prevailing hours
ing, value
452,000
269,000
*68.0
were 44 or less per week.
* Denotes increase.
** For 1921 statistics" of cylinder record and dictating
The statistics for 1921 and 1919 are sum-
machines are combined with those of disc record ma-
marized in the following statement. The figures chines to avoid the disclosure of operations of individual
for 1921 are preliminary and subject to such
establishments.
MOUSE HELPS EXHIBIT
Halloween Window Display of Columbia Co.
Dealer Enlivened by a Field Mouse
WORCESTER,
MASS.,
November
13.—Widener's
Grafonola Shop, Columbia dealer at 351 Main
Halloween Display at Widener's Grafonola Shop
street, featured a Halloween window which at-
tracted considerable, attention. H. I. Kennedy,
manager of the shop, was responsible for the
preparation of the display, and assisted by Mr.
Lundline, his window dresser, prepared a dis-
play that was timely and effective, as it featured
pumpkins, corn, apples and other things asso-
ciated with Halloween.
When the window was presented to the pub-
lic it was' noticed that it attracted just more
than the , average attention, but during the
course of the afternoon Mr. Kennedy happened
to be in front of the store and to his surprise
noticed 200 or 300 people standing in front of
the ; wir.dow. Feeling convinced that his display
was the greatest that was ever produced he
went outside to have another look at it himself,
and to his astonishment beheld a tiny field
mouse nibbling away on a cornstalk. Appar-
ently the mouse had wandered into the collec-
tion of farm products that Mr. Kennedy had
found up in the country, and, needless to say,
it was kept in the window just as long as it
;
desired to stay.
The A. S. Shoninger Piano Co., of "New York
City, has been chartered under the laws of
New York State; with a capital of $10,00a. Tn-
corporators are E. K. E-JlTs, S. V. Shoule and
A, L. Wrieht.
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