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Wholesale Trade, by Classifications-State Totals
Table below shows wholesale business in Texas during 1948, as enumerated during 1949 and re-
leased in February, 1951.
Type of Operation and Kind of Business "rt Z a ' a^
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State, total ................... ..................11,624 8,291,342 349,553 120,3851 550,520
Administrative, auxiliary units, 1948................ 66 94,173 13,387 3,465 2,243
Wholesale establishments, 1948 .................. 11,558[ 8,197,169 336,166 116,920 548,277
1939.................... 10,253 2,019,821 85,214 69,068 189,500
1929.................. 9,587 2,771,972 95,846 n.a. 237,448
Wholesale Estabhlishments-Type of operation:
Merchant wholesalers, total ................... . 6,175 3,867,788 216,763 73,773 411,522
Service wholesalers, domestic market ............ 5,945 3,353,705 208,755 72,060 370,328
Foreign trade merchants ...................... 99 460,121 6,206 1,024 39,084
Limited-function wholesalers ................ 131 53,962 1,802 689 2,110
Manufacturers' sales branches, offices, total...... 1,2361 2,006,974 78,067 22,174 82,018
Sales branches (with stocks) ........... 894 1,172,903 64,956 19,182 82,018
Sales offices (without stocks) ................... 342 834,071 13,111 2,992
Petroleum bulk stations, terminals ................... 2,073 509,621 14,844 5,909 33,331
Agents, brokers ............................. 986 1,177,020 9,020 3,641 3,801
Assemblers (mainly farm products), total .......... 1,088 635,766 17,472 11,423 17,605
Co-operative marketing associations........... 79 98,906 2,971 1,405 1,802
Grain (country) elevators. ...... . .......... 266 141,067 2,301 879 3,992
Other assemblers, country buyers............ .. 743 395,793 12,200 9,139 11,811
Type by kind of business:
Merchant wholesalers, total ................:...... 6,175 3,867,788 216,763 73,773 411,522
Groceries, confectionery, meats................. 684 569,436 26,908 10,511 52,872
Groceries (general line) ................... 279 443,163 19,278 7,185 44,972
Confectionery .......................... 75 20,340 1,523 506 959
Fish, sea foods......... ................. 43 10,172 637 398 614
Meats, meat products.... ............... . 112 39,177 1,753 689 766
Other grocery, food specialties ............. 175 56,584 3,717 1,733 5.5G1
Farm products (edible) .................. 515 265,804 21,455 8,775 6,722
Dairy, poultry products............. .......... 261 140,186 14,206 5,993 3,922
Fruits, vegetables (fresh)................... 254 125,618 7,249 2,782 2,800
Beer, wines, distilled spirits............... . . 332 182,375 7,987 2,498 17,296
Beer, ale ................ ..... .......... 288 78,552 4,461 1,646 4,024
Wines, distilled spirits.................... ... 44 103,823 3,526 852 13,272
Drugs, chemicals, allied products.............. 221 92,537 6,970 , 2,591 13,839
Drugs (general line).......... ............ 18 46,897 3,478 1,338 7,658
Drugs, drug sundries (specialty lines). ..... 113 19,603 1,217 461 3.139
Industrial chemicals, explosives............ 41 12,407 966 308 1.289
Paints, varnishes ............. . ........... 49 13,630 1,309 484 1,753
Tobacco and products (except leaf) .. .. 145 110,692 2,481 967 4,731
Dry goods, apparel ......... ............... 140 68,721 5,096 1,762 8,919
Clothing, furnishings, footwear .............. 77 20,725 1,585 537 2,911
Dry goods (general line)....... .. 7 26,504 2,365 838 3,399
Dry goods specialties, iece goods, notions ... 53 18,379 1,046 374 2,543
Piece goods converters...................... 3 3,113 100 13 66
Furniture, home furnishings....... ...... 94 44,555 3,643 1,251 6,134
Furniture (household, office) ................. . 39 14,252 1,687 568 2,202
Home furnishings, floor coverings 55 30,303 1,956 683 3,932
Paper and its products................ .. 120 67,509 5,905 1,897 9,706
Wrapping paper, twine.... ........ ..... 9 8.672 760 272 1,559
Fine paper ............. .. ... ........ 16! 10,945 1,041 363 2,223
Stationery, office supplies................. ... 39 8,514 1,623 508 1,925
Wallpaper ............................... 12 2,022 187 54 250
Other paper products ........................ 44 37,356 . 2,294 700 3,749
Farm products (raw materials) . .... ......... 137 803,652 9,076 1,751 61,624
Automotive equipment, tires and tubes......... 798 154,686 19,779 6,802 35,008
Electrical goods ................. ...... 242 198,236 12,992 3,862 25,260
General line, apparatus, supplies............. 131 112,307 6,817 2,054 14,177
Electrical appliances, specialties ............. . 111 85,929 6,175 1,808 11.083
Hardware, plumbing, heating. .. .. .......... 266 218,713 17,869 5,451 36,278
Hardware ... ...................... 95 123,602 10,916 3,295 21,524
Plumbing, heating equipment, supplies. ...... 171 95,111 6,953 2,156 14,754
Lumber, construction materials............... 249 139,748 12,248 4,282 12,543
Lumber, millwork:
Direct mill shippers...................... 23 14,036 274 80 10
Distributors with yards . ................ 129 87,500 6,762 2,380 9.356
Other construction materials .................. 97 38,212 5,212 1,822 3,177
Machinery, equipment, supplies ................... 1,313 574,184 40,160 12,270 84,985
Commercial machines, equipment............ . 257 47,872 4,762 1,555 5,672
Construction machinery, equipment ............. 68 61,765 4,787 1,224 10,353
Farm-dairy machinery, equipment ............ . 29 11,436 710 195 '1,141
Industrial machinery, equipment, supplies.. 620 386,306 21,410 6,511 56,222
Professional equipment, supplies.............. 102 25,368 3,624 1,230 4,579
Service establishment equipment, supplies...... 201 32,011 3,769 1,261 5,670
Transportation (except automotive) equip-
ment, supplies ............................ 36 9,426 1,098 294 1,348
Metals, metal work (except scrap) .............. 78 60,956 4,570 1,577 8,770
Iron, steel and products...... .............. 72 51,868 4.149 1,430 7,643
Nonferrous metals, metal work............... .. 6 9,088 .421 147 1,127
Waste materials ....................... ....... 194 74,738 4,829 1,998 3,430
Iron, steel scrap. ............................ 120 58,195 3,183 1,310 2,608
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