Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Long Tons, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly, End of Month

Notes:

Coverage Does Not Include Stocks Afloat. Landings Of Tin Are The Amounts In Process Of Being Discharged From The Boat, Including Stocks In Bond. In January 1894, This Included 652 Tons. A New Tariff Went Into Force On August 28, 1894. Tin Was Scarce And There Was An Import Duty. Data Were Gathered As Of The 25Th Of The Month From December 1892 To November 1901. Thereafter, Data Were Gathered As Of The Very End Of The Month. Beginning In December 1901, Stocks Include Those On Dock And Vessels, Hereon Taken On December 30. Formerly Stocks In Warehouses Were Taken On The 25Th Of The Month. Data For December 1917 Reflect The Decrease In Stocks At Atlantic Ports, A"Direct Result Of The Pacific Ports Having Become The Principal Ports Of Entry For Tin." Raw Figures For June And July, 1924 Are Published By The Record Book As 3933 And 3996 Respectively; These Are United Kingdom Stocks. The Raw Figure For March 1927 (1709) Is Sometimes Misprinted As 1509, But 1709 Appears Originally And Checks With Other Sources. The Raw Figure For June 1929 (3820) Is Also Sometimes Misprinted As 3830, But The Correct Figure Checks. Source: Data For 1893-October 1928: New York Metal Exchange, Official Daily Market Report; Data For November 1928-1941: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Survey Of Current Business Business.

This NBER data series m05024 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 5 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter05.html.

NBER Indicator: m05024