Texas Almanac, 1952-1953 Page: 307
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TEXAS WHOLESALE BUSINESS. 307
Wholesale Trade, by Classifications-State Totals.-(Continued.)
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Other scrap, waste materials ............... 74 16,543 1,646 688 822
Other merchant wholesalers............... 647 241,246 14,795 5,528 23.405
Automobiles, other motor vehicles .. .. ..... 132 69,520 3,472 1,225 5,669
Amusement, sporting goods ............ 72 16,341 1,375 444 2,963
Books, periodicals, newspapers ................... 50 11,166 1,026 511 709
Coal, coke .......... . ................. 4 1,744 99 19 5
Farm supplies ....................... 97 58,202 1,851 751 2,736
Jewelry .................................... 54 14,005 1,319 427 2,667
Petroleum and products................ ..... 102 23,961 1,146 422 1,577
Merchant wholesalers, miscellaneous products 136 46,307 4,507 1,729 7,079
Manufacturers' sales branches (with stocks) total. 894 1,172,903 64,956 19,182 82,018
Groceries, confectionery, meats ...... . ..... 150 306,694 11,448 3,874 9,858
Confectionery ........................... 5 14,487 1,152 295 662
Meats, meat products.. 35 131,668 3,819 1,571 3,425
Other grocery, food specialties 110 161,539 6,477 2,008 5,771
Farm products (edible).. ........... 21 35,877 1,103 380 1,320
Beer, wines, distilled spirits. . ................. 1,921 121 50 113
Drugs, chemicals, allied products............ 6... 7 50,150 3,478 1,032 4,732
Drugs, drug sundries.. ........ ....14 24,762 1,615 453 1,796
Industrial chemicals, explosives. . 19 10,977 396 114 791
Paints, varnishes .... ........ 34 14,411 1,467 465 2,145
Dry goods,, apparel ... ............ 11 12,345 590 241 1,106
Clothing, furnishings, footwear .......... 3 1,454 86 30 121
Dry goods specialties, piece goods, notions .. 8 10,891 504 211 985
Furniture, home furnishings ... ......... 19 15,883 943 252 756
Furniture ........................... 9 4,116 280 58 218
Home furnishings, floor coverings.. ...... 10 11,767 663 194 538
Paper and its products . ............. 14 1,759 293 154 211
Automotive equipment, tires and tubes .51 111,952 4,775 1,518 13,477
Electrical goods ....... .... .....33 105,133 7,005 1,935 5,612
Wiring supplies, apparatus.. ......24 99,473 6,710 1,843 5,321
Electrical appliances, specialties... ....9.. . 5,660 295 92 291
Hardware, plumbing, heating.........3.......... 38 34,067 2,284 703 3,128
Lumber, construction materials...... ..... 24 23,589 4,723 1,423 3,181
Machinery, equipment, supplies................ 360 295,884 21,826 5,677 27,041
Commercial machines, equipment.... ... .. 97 33,191 8,079 1,886 2,824
Construction machinery, equipment .... 9 7,435 542 81 879
Farm-dairy machinery, equipment . 26 106,279 3,970 1,228 11,139'
Industrial machinery, equipment, supplies 169 135,771 7,231 1,763 9,882
Professional equipment, supplies....... 41 7,930 1,343 502 1,581
Service establishment equipment, supplies. 13 4,118 527 170 434
Transportation (except automotive) equipment,
supplies .................... .... . 5 1,160 134 47 302
Metals, metal work (except scrap) 28 29,247 1,319 376 3,815
Iron, steel and products........ . .. I 25 27,868 1,260 360 3,497
Nonferrous metals, metal work .. . ....... ...I 3 1,379 59 16 318
Other manufacturers' sales branches 75 148,402 5,048 1,567 7,668
Amusement, sporting goods .... .. ... 9 7,822 673 214 985
Farm supplies .. ................... 21 11,101 431 193 216
Manufacturers' sales branches, miscellaneous
products ......................... .. 45 129,479 3,944 1,160 6,467
Manufacturers' sales offices (without stocks),
total ............ . . ............ . . 342 834,071 13,111 2,992 ....
Groceries, confectionery, meats. .... 21 56,084 967 285 ..
Drugs, chemicals, allied products ... 14 17,852 874 197 ....
Dry goods, apparel.......... .. ...... 14 9,635 254 46 ....
Clothing, furnishings, footwear .. .... .. 4 3,339 132 19 ....
Dry goods specialties, piece goods, notions... 10 6,296 122 27 ....
Furniture, home furnishings .................. 12 16,690 370 79 ....
Paper and its products.......... ....... 21 15,821 1,391 312 ....
Electrical goods ........ . . . . . . . . . . . ........... 21 60,931 417 72 ....
Hardware, plumbing, heating................. 20 21,486 497 107
Lumber, construction materials. ... ........... 16 51,241 1,162 278 ....
Machinery, equipment, supplies. ... .......... 104 100,939 2,939 645 ....
Commercial machines, equipment ... ..... 25 4,382 887 176
Industrial machinery, equipment, supplies..... 71 93,337 1,902 440
Other machinery, equipment, supplies .... 8 3,220 150 29
Other manufacturers' sales offices .... ...... 99 483,392 4,240 971
Agents, brokers, total ............................ 986 1,177,020 9,020 3,641 3,801
Groceries, confectionery, meats. ... ......... 131 158,579 991 303 23
Farm products (edible) ..................... 44 49,735 429 187 76
Drugs, chemicals, allied products 14 6,357 142 35 10
Drugs, drug sundries ...................... 6 1,509 57 19 2
Industrial chemicals, paints . ............. . 8 4,848 85 16 8
Dry goods, apparel .........:. .................. 87 69,965 380 122 54
Clothing, furnishings, footwear ...... . ....... 40 15,065 132 46 38
Dry goods specialties, piece goods, notions .... 47 54,900 248 76 16
Furniture, home furnishings ................ . 36 12,003 266 76 25
Furniture ............................... 16 5,648 89 27 17
Home furnishings, floor coverings ............ . 20 6,355 177 49 8
Paper and its products....................... 6 2,251 11 5
Farm products (raw materials) ................ . .. 266 651,510 2,791 1,961 2,721
Cotton ................ ... .. ............ 71 106,654 158 66 1,646
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