Year (Cal.) N. Y. Stock Exchange Transactions and Seat Prices Bonds Source: An Official of the Institution Seats Stocks Year Shares High Low (Cal.) No. Dollars Dollars Dollars 1900... 138,312,266 578,359,230 47,500 37,500 1929.. 1905. 263,040,993 1,018,090,420 85,000 72,000 1930.. 1910. 163,882,956 634.091,000 94.000 65,000 1931. 1915. 173,378,655 956,077,700 74.000 38.000 1932.. 1920. 223,931,349 3,955,036,900 115,000 85,000 1933.. 1922.. 260,753,997 4,098,696,027 100,000 86,000 1934.. 1923.. 237,276,927 2,753,506,630 100,000 76,000 1935 1924... 282,032,923 3,828,019,845 101,000 76,000 1936.. 1925.. 452.211.399 3,398.346.045 150.000 99.000 1937. 1926.. 449,103,258 3,029,684,700 175,000 133,000 1938. 1927 576,990,875 3.321,545,600 305,000 170,000 1939.. 920.550,032 2,939,627,750 595.000 290.000 1940 1928 As of the close of business December 31, 1940, there were 1,230 stock issues aggregating 1,454,761,737 shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange with a total market value of $41,890,646,959. By leading industrial groups, the aggregate market value and average price for each were: Rubber and tires. Farm machinery.. 2,633,401,356 28.18 Miscellaneous utilities. 85,108,205 11.05 604,966,054 20.31 Amusements Land and realty. Mining (excl. iron) Petroleum.. Paper and publishing Retail merchandising. Machinery and metals. Rallway oper. and hold. co's and equip. mfrs Steel, iron and coke. 597,194,406 45.56 Business and office equipment. 14,328,132 2.93 Ship building and operating.. 2,268,912,067 30.55 U. S. co's oper. abroad 2,985,460,130 26.06 N. Y. Curb Exchange Transactions and Seat Prices Transactions Prices for Seats Transactions Prices for Seats High Low Dollars Dollars Year Stocks (Cal.) (Shares) Number Bonds High Low Dollars Dollars 37,500 8,500 35,000 17,500 1934.. 1927... 126,116,566 575,472,000 67,000 1928.. 236,043,682 834,893,000 170,000 1929.. 473.770,970 544,542,000 254.000 56,000 150,000 1930.. 1931. 1932 222,268,045 863,531,000 225,000 1936... 134,665,196 823,050.000 57.108,543 952,289,000) 55,000 16,500 1940. 42,928,377 50,000 25,000 40,000 17,000 33,000 12,000 48,000 26,000 35.000 17,500 N. Y. City Population, 1940, 1930, by Age, Sex, Color Source: United States Bureau of the Census 8.000 6,900 1940 data are estimates based on a preliminary tabulation of a 5 percent cross-section of the 1940 census returns. 1940 numbers less than 20,000, indicated by an asterisk (*), are based on relatively small samples, and are subject to error. This is particularly true of 1940 numbers less than 5,000, indicated by two asterisks (**). 1930 figures for white population include Mexicans, who were classified with "Other races" in the 1930 Census Reports. 1930 totals include persons of unknown age. Total Male Female Total Male Female All ages: 1940. 7,454,995 3,686,034 3,768,961 6,976,649 3,462,587 3,514,062 Under 5. 441,984 225,440 216,544 410,137 209,766 200,371 475,387 242,589 232,798 440,163 224,399 215,764 445,252 223,266 221,986 415,440 208,850 206,590 721,902 358,723 363,179 679,050 339,087 339,963 648,570 301,156 347,414 605,478 285,498 319,980 2,689,094 1,313,584 1,375,510 2,483,844 1,218,507 1,265,337 1,620,845 834,395 786,450 1,543,756 795,199 748,557 411,961 186,881 225,080 398,781 181,281 217,500 10 to 13. 14 to 19 20 to 24. 25 to 44. 45 to 64. 5 to 9. 65 and over. 10 to 13. 14 to 19. 20 to 24. 25 to 44. 45 to 64. 65 and over. Of those arrested in 1939 accused of major crimes, 60 per cent were unemployed. Homicides in the City of New York Source: The Chief Medical Examiner Manhattan (1922) 201; (1923) 187; (1924) 237; (1925) 231; (1926) 218; (1927) 220; (1928) 257: (1929) 259; (1930) 273; (1931) 333; (1932) 330; (1933) 293; (1934) 232; (1935) 245 (1936) 234; (1937) 231; (1938) 167; (1939) 189; (1940) 173. Brooklyn (1925) 81; (1926) 82; (1927) 87; (1928) 92; (1929) 114; (1930) 148; (1931) 124; (1932) 140; (1933) 138; (1934) 120; (1935) 104; (1936) 79; (1937) 70; (1938) 86; (1939) 72; (1940) 58. Bronx (1924) 33; (1925) 22; (1926) 19; (1927) 33; (1928) 23; (1929) 29; (1930) 40; (1931) 70; (1932) 42; (1933) 40; (1934) 34; (1935) 39; (1936) 23; (1937) 22; (1938) 26; (1939) 23; (1940) 35. Queens (1922) 13; (1923) 20; (1924) 18; (1925) 15; (1926) 22; (1927) 28; (1928) 22; (1929) 22: (1930) 31; (1931) 39; (1932) 40; (1933) 47; (1934) 33: (1935) 36; (1936) 32; (1937) 25; (1938) 12; (1939) 14; (1940) 18. Richmond (1922) 7; (1923) 6; (1924) 7; (1925) 7; (1926) 3; (1927) 4: (1928) 5; (1929) 2; (1930) 6: (1931) 3 (1932) 13; (1933) 6; (1934) 7; (1935) 3: (1936) 4; (1937) 2; (1938) 3; (1939) 4; (1940) 2. Whole City-(1920) 344; (1921) 307; (1922) 350: (1923) 303; (1924) 390; (1925) 356; (1926) 344: (1927) 372; (1928) 399; (1929) 426; (1930) 498: (1931) 569; (1932) 565; (1933) 524; (1934) 426: (1935) 427; (1936) 372; (1937) 350; (1938) 294; (1939) 302; (1940) 285. Killings by police (1921) 12; (1922) 21; (1923) 15; (1924) 33: (1925) 15; (1926) 19; (1927) 26; (1928) 23; (1929) 29; (1930) 37; (1931) 44; (1932) 38: (1933) 40: (1934) 28; (1935) 28; (1936) 24: (1937) 30; (1938) 22; (1939) 21; (1940) 22. Suicides (1940)-Manhattan, 531; Brooklyn, 327; Bronx, 204; Queens, 204; Richmond, 30; total 5 boroughs-1,296. Jury Service in New York City Source: An official of the County Clerk's office The new act provides a uniform jury law for the five counties embraced in the City of New York. Section 596 lists the qualifications of jurors, as follows: In order to be qualified to serve as a juror in the counties included with a city having a population of one million or more, a person must: 1. Be a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the county. 2. Be not less than 21, nor more than 70 years of age. 3. Be the owner, in his or her own right, of real or personal property of the value of $250; or the husband of a woman or wife of a man who is the owner, in his or her own right, of real or personal property of that value. 4. Be in the possession of his natural faculties and not infirm or decrepit. 5. Not have been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. 6. Be intelligent; of sound mind and good character; well informed; able to read and write the English language understandingly. A person dwelling or lodging or having or maintaining a dwelling or lodging in a county for the greater part of the time between October 1 and June 30 next thereafter, is a resident of that county, within the meaning of this section. Those Who Are Disqualified Each of the following officers is disqualified to serve as a juror: 1. All elected members of the federal, state and city executive departments. 2. The comptroller; attorney-general; head of a department or head and members of a board, council or commission which is the head of a civil department of the federal, state or city government; members of the state tax commission; or the state commission of correction; or the state industrial board; or the public service and transit commissions; the commissioner of education; or agriculture and markets; or social welfare and the deputy of each; the secretary to the governor. 3. A member of congress or of the legislature. or of the city council of the city of New York. 4. A judge of a court of record, or a surrogate. 5. A sheriff, under sheriff, or deputy sheriff. regularly engaged in the performance of his duties. 6. The clerk or deputy clerk of any court. No public officer or employee of the United States government, or of any state, city or municipality, or of any political subdivision of any of them, or of any official board, authority, council, commission, corporation, or other agency of any of them, shall serve on any grand jury. Those Who May Claim Exemption Those entitled to exemption from jury service are women, clergymen, physicians, surgeons, surgeon dentists, pharmacists, embalmers, optometrists, attorneys; members of the army, navy, marine corps, national guard, naval militia; firemen, policemen, exempt volunteer firemen; officers of vessels, licensed pilots. Exemptions are based on affidavits filed with the county clerk, and subject to public inspection. The right to exemption must be claimed at the time of examination for liability to serve as a juror. If a person fails to present such claim at such time, he shall be deemed to have waived the same and cannot be exempted thereafter except for reasons accruing after the time of examination. If, however, he claims exemption at the time of his examination and is not granted the same, he may present such claim for exemption to the court when drawn for jury service or may review such refusal in the manner provided by article 78 of the civil practice act. Jurors now serve only once in 2 years. A new law requires the checking of prospective jurors' names against police records before they are accepted, reduces the service required in General Sessions to the two weeks required in civil courts of Manhattan and the Bronx and prescribes procedure designed to reduce annoyances incidental to jury service. Population of N. Y. City by Boroughs (Present Area) Source: Bureau of the Census for Census Years; Dept. of Health estimates, other years) Year Manhattan Bronx Totals The area (square miles) in 1930 of the districts named above was-whole district (2,514.11); in Connecticut (145.06); in New Jersey (1,159.84; in New Jersey Cities (54.36); Elizabeth (9.73; Jersey City (13.00): Newark (23.57); Paterson (8.06); in New York State (1,209.21); in New York Cities (319.13): New York City (308.86); Yonkers (20.13). DWELLINGS IN COUNTIES IN AND The dwelling units in the boroughs of New York City (including occupied in parenthesis) as of April 1, 1940, were Bronx, 395,366 (377,947); Brooklyn, 762,764 (717,121); Manhattan, 617,433 (548,383); Queens, 394,214 (361,517); Richmond, 48,831 (43,059). The dwelling units in the counties or parts of counties outside New York City, included in the Metropolitan district, were: AROUND NEW YORK CITY, 1940 New Jersey-Bergen, 409,646; Essex, 837,340; Hudson, 652,090; Middlesex, 211,681; Monmouth, 126,572; Morris, 89,305; Passaic, 305,875; Somerset, 22,051; Union, 328,344. Note by the Bureau of the Census-The general New York State-Nassau, 123,506 (108,099); Rock-plan for the metropolitan districts that have been land, 18,855 (16,484); Suffolk, 20,001 (14,546); Westchester, 156,602 (145,157). Connecticut-Fairfield, 41,854 (39,404). New Jersey-Bergen, 115,735 (110,493); Essex, 231,069 (221,807); Hudson, 184,156 (173,454); Middlesex, 54,451 (52,621); Monmouth, 43,347 (35,033); Morris, 26,101 (22,027); Passaic, 86,640 (83.007); Somerset, 6,104 (5,923); Union, 88,451 (84,864). set up for use in the 1940 Census is to include in the district, in addition to the central city or cities, all adjacent and contiguous minor civil divisions having a population of 150 or more per square mile. The metropolitan district is thus not a political unit but rather an area including all the thickly settled territory in and around a city or group of cities. It tends to be a more or less integrated area with common economic, social, and, often, administrative interests. The population of the counties or parts of counties outside New York City, named above, was: The number of occupied dwelling units represents approximately the number of private households in the respective areas and may be compared roughly with the number of private families shown in the Census Reports for 1930. The average size of family in New York has decreased considerably since 1930, as it has throughout the country. The average number of persons in the population per occupied dwelling unit in 1940 was 3.68 for the State as compared with an average population per family of 3.99 in 1930. Population of New York City by Assembly Districts, 1930, 1940 The state census of 1925 gave the city 5,873,356; 1,123,026 aliens, and 4,750,330 citizens. POPULATION OF NEW YORK CITY, 1940. AGE, SEX, COLOR (PRELIMINARY) Births, Marriages and Deaths, New York City (Five Boroughs) Source: Registrar of Records, Department of Health 1937.. 1938 7,311,000 20.37 64,826 11.33 73,249 12.89 6,234 46.9 11,340 85 36 71,864 11.37 6.134 47.6 8,315 64.56 9.10 74,888 10.76 5,700 46.4 7,030 57.24 61,574 8.8 77,418 11.1 5,579 58,957 60,116 8.5 75,153 10.6 5,347 51.7 13.6 67,347 9.4 75,857 10.6 5.070 50.1 9.5 75,057 10.4 4,902 48.7 4,790 47.60 77,638 10.7 4,992 50.7 13.9 69,417 9.5 77,465 10.6 4,847 47.5 4,457 43.7 48.9 3,910 38.3 8.4 75,439 10.2 6,831 10.5 76,008 10.2 7,986 74.4 3,749 Included in the live births in 1940 were 2,138 twins (individuals). 1940.. 7,468,000 107,287 14.4 78,487 BROOKLYN BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS (Figures are included in the table above. In this and the following table the figures have been officially revised as to births, deaths and still births to conform to borough of residence 1927 and since.) Causes Tuberc's Pneum. Kidney Cancer Nervous, 25,552 1.959 3,317 24,889 25.886 1,068 2.778 732 1931. 45,117 2,084 17.753 27,047 2,004 18,323 26.401 3.041 773 26,113 1935.. 38,578 1,852 1,971 22.420 1937. 1938 1939 1940 38,964 1,847 21,814 26,516 1,170 2,214 1,465 26,207 1,079 1,140 Bronx Queens Richmond Yr. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, OTHER BOROUGHS (included in 5-Borough table) Manhattan Births M'r'g's Deaths Births M'r'g's Deaths Births M'r'g's Deaths Births M'r'g's Deaths 1920 56.839 36,496 32,557 14,591 6,076 7,895 1925 47.208 34,544 29,524 15,728 7.749 8,622 1930 30,227 30.948 26,608 22,691 9,722 10,865 1931 28,242 29.154 26,809 21,597 1932 27,070 26,465 24,975 19,985 1933 25,747 26,302 25,197 18,491 1934 24,502 29,575 25,834 18,667 1935 24,729 28,957 24,930 18,805 11,723 16,082 1936 24,009 31,528 25,756 18,640 11,067 12,156 15,905 1937 24,550 29,441 25,228 19,154 10,727 12,410 16,824 1938 24,293 21.642 23.269 18,941 10.785 11,983 17,726 1939 23,932 18,613 23,773 18,965 11,121 12,346 18,116 1940 24,664 22,945 23,725 19,609 14,275 12,403 20,137 10,764 11,704 2,513 Deaths in 1940 from street accidents 962, of which 896 were auto fatalities; suicides numbered 1,263. Non DEATHS, CHIEF CAUSES, (GREATER) CITY OF NEW YORK 1,450 Kid- Heart ney DisDis. ease 4,141 20,175 4,041 22,868 3,847 23,527 3,968 6,385 403 9,969 Typhoid deaths-(1933) 70; (1934) 44; (1935) 34: (1936) 33; (1937) 26; (1938) 26; (1939) 22; (1940) 12. Diphtheria deaths-(1933) 86; (1934) 103: (1935) 68; (1936) 35; (1937) 58; (1938) 26; (1939) 22: (1940) 10. Epidemic meningitis deaths-(1934) 73; (1935) 243; (1936) 226; (1937) 101: (1938) 53; (1939) 27: (1940) 17. Poliomyelitis deaths-(1934) 12: (1935) 91; (1936) 9: (1937) 21: (1938) 4; (1939) 18; (1940) 5. Appendicitis deaths-(1934) 1,006; (1935) 920: (1936) 1,050; (1940) 677. Influenza deaths (1933) 8; (1934) 21: (1935) 11; (1936) 25: (1937) 468; (1938) 162; (1939) 200; (1940) 128. DEATHS FROM ALCOHOLISM IN NEW YORK CITY Brook Tot. (1937) 935; (1938) 825; (1939) 800; Man- The Brook Tot. Man- The Brook Tot. Man- The Yr. hat'n Bronx lyn City Yr. hat'n Bronx lyn City Yr. hat'n Bronx lyn City 396 |