Colporteurs’ Summary for December, 1915
| UNIONS |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
Books VALUE 1915 |
VALUE 1914 |
Periodicals NO. COP. |
VALUE 1915 |
VALUE 1914 |
|---|
| ATLANTIC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Maine |
8 |
521 |
$582.30 |
$186.85 |
111 |
$11.10 |
$126.50 |
| N. New England |
5 |
382 |
213.60 |
301.80 |
806 |
80.60 |
71.50 |
| Massachusetts |
6 |
770 |
370.05 |
531.90 |
3880 |
388.00 |
262.90 |
| S. New England |
4 |
223 |
314.05 |
126.70 |
1860 |
186.00 |
78.00 |
| E. New York |
12 |
752 |
1115.31 |
253.70 |
1160 |
116.00 |
64.00 |
| W. New York |
4 |
352 |
296.25 |
402.05 |
360 |
36.00 |
95.00 |
| Greater New York |
6 |
317 |
370.75 |
361.05 |
1734 |
173.40 |
351.10 |
| Totals |
45 |
3317 |
3262.31 |
2164.05 |
9911 |
991.10 |
1049.00 |
| COLUMBIA | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | 19 | 1720 | 1050.10 | 857.25 | 2184 | 218.40 | 350.60 |
| Chesapeake | 7 | 544 | 439.50 | 842.35 | 468 | 46.80 | 133.00 |
| Virginia | 6 | 633 | 388.65 | 179.50 | 650 | 65.00 | 191.20 |
| West Virginia | 13 | 1485 | 1754.90 | 521.75 | 970 | 97.00 | 23.00 |
| E. Pennsylvania | 6 | 774 | 471.60 | 662.35 | 1908 | 190.80 | 167.00 |
| W. Pennsylvania | 12 | 1117 | 1480.35 | 611.70 | 340 | 34.00 | 145.00 |
| New Jersey | 7 | 289 | 216.95 | 123.75 | 790 | 79.00 | 86.80 |
| Dist. of Columbia | 6 | 138 | 588.95 | 276.41 | 1093 | 109.30 | 235.30 |
| Totals | 79 | 6700 | 6391.00 | 4075.06 | 8403 | 840.30 | 1331.90 | | LAKE | | | | | | | |
| E. Michigan | 10 | 373 | 330.40 | 440.10 | 1570 | 157.00 | 376.40 |
| W. Michigan | 8 | 879 | 653.55 | 154.25 | 205 | 20.50 | 123.00 |
| N. Michigan | 8 | 484 | 257.40 | 207.00 | 280 | 28.00 | 9.50 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 105 | 53.60 | 128.75 | 630 | 63.00 | 204.50 |
| N. Illinois | 6 | 458 | 292.10 | 384.75 | 815 | 81.50 | 315.50 |
| S. Illinois | 18 | 2315 | 2292.70 | 892.70 | 451 | 45.10 | 129.00 |
| Indiana | 14 | 960 | 781.80 | 467.60 | 871 | 87.10 | 112.70 |
| Totals | 68 | 5574 | 4661.55 | 2675.15 | 4822 | 482.20 | 1270.60 | | EASTERN CANADIAN | | | | | | | |
| Ontario | 1 | …. | 357.85 | 753.64 | 1171 | 117.10 | 228.10 |
| Quebec | .. | …. | 14.20 | 26.45 | 100 | 10.00 | 79.00 |
| Maritime | 1 | …. | 242.95 | 87.50 | …. | …. | 5.00 |
| Newfoundland | .. | …. | …. | 6.25 | …. | …. | 50.00 |
| Totals | 2 | …. | 615.00 | 873.84 | 1271 | 127.10 | 362.10 | | SOUTHERN | | | | | | | |
| Louisiana | 6 | 389 | 271.60 | 29.45 | 655 | 65.50 | 184.00 |
| Alabama | 28 | 395 | 146.25 | 36.45 | 990 | 99.00 | 110.30 |
| Kentucky | 11 | 1079 | 1221.13 | 1421.65 | 363 | 36.30 | 173.00 |
| Mississippi | 11 | 477 | 195.20 | 124.00 | 825 | 82.50 | 88.70 |
| Tennessee River | 11 | 787 | 536.75 | 277.10 | 470 | 47.00 | 169.00 |
| Totals | 67 | 3127 | 2370.93 | 1888.65 | 3303 | 330.30 | 725.00 | | SOUTHEASTERN | | | | | | | |
| Cumberland | 6 | 600 | 426.00 | 139.20 | 600 | 60.00 | 55.50 |
| Georgia | 6 | 662 | 373.75 | 198.10 | 837 | 83.70 | 124.40 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 545 | 447.40 | 974.55 | 675 | 67.50 | 43.50 |
| South Carolina | 5 | 320 | 415.86 | 142.05 | 225 | 22.50 | 92.50 |
| Florida | 8 | 615 | 1599.52 | 519.20 | 319 | 31.90 | 130.50 |
| Totals | 32 | 2742 | 3262.53 | 1973.10 | 2656 | 265.60 | 446.40 | | SOUTHWESTERN | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas | 8 | 358 | 508.25 | 18.00 | 81 | 8.10 | 39.80 |
| Oklahoma | 22 | 731 | 418.75 | 539.64 | 616 | 61.60 | 113.90 |
| N. Texas | 12 | 265 | 187.50 | 116.50 | 590 | 59.00 | 64.00 |
| S. Texas | 14 | 901 | 128.45 | 270.30 | 1655 | 165.50 | 195.50 |
| W. Texas | 16 | 750 | 394.85 | 127.25 | …. | …. | 31.50 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 142 | 100.40 | 593.00 | 590 | 59.00 | 3.00 |
| Totals | 75 | 3147 | 1738.20 | 1664.69 | 3532 | 353.20 | 447.70 | | CENTRAL | | | | | | | |
| Missouri | 10 | 1271 | 1232.85 | 574.55 | 770 | 77.00 | 196.40 |
| E. Colorado | 9 | 763 | 780.65 | 642.35 | 500 | 50.00 | 41.50 |
| W. Colorado | 3 | 502 | 497.95 | 92.50 | 5 | .50 | 95.00 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 398 | 566.20 | 239.85 | 75 | 7.50 | 188.50 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 135 | 157.30 | 161.65 | 120 | 12.00 | 22.50 |
| Kansas | 14 | 1435 | 1405.99 | 515.85 | 825 | 82.50 | 245.00 |
| Totals | 43 | 4504 | 4640.94 | 2226.75 | 2295 | 229.50 | 788.90 | | NORTHERN | | | | | | | |
| Iowa | 3 | 203 | 315.95 | 617.05 | 2980 | 298.00 | 454.00 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 473 | 394.35 | 1947.60 | 2907 | 290.70 | 394.80 |
| North Dakota | .. | …. | …. | 329.95 | 386 | 38.60 | 23.10 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 166 | 165.10 | 91.75 | 445 | 44.50 | 59.00 |
| Totals | 10 | 842 | 875.40 | 2986.35 | 6718 | 671.80 | 930.90 |19 | PACIFIC | | | | | | | |
| Cen. California | 3 | 132 | $182.20 | $478.65 | 235 | $23.50 | $182.00 |
| California | 8 | 389 | 562.70 | …. | 3395 | 339.50 | 330.00 |
| N. California | 6 | 256 | 325.75 | 523.05 | 358 | 35.80 | 91.80 |
| S. California | 2 | …. | 991.00 | 440.80 | 3285 | 328.50 | 232.60 |
| Utah | 3 | 123 | 98.75 | 218.20 | 50 | 5.00 | 36.50 |
| Arizona | …. | …. | …. | 118.00 | 300 | 30.00 | 25.00 |
| Totals | 22 | 900 | 2160.40 | 1778.70 | 7623 | 762.30 | 897.90 | | NORTH PACIFIC | | | | | | | |
| W. Washington | 2 | 34 | 166.50 | 785.90 | 1270 | 127.00 | 200.50 |
| Upper Columbia | 2 | 312 | 350.70 | 1462.05 | 540 | 54.00 | 90.00 |
| W. Oregon | 7 | 872 | 992.20 | 263.00 | 645 | 64.50 | 86.00 |
| S. Oregon | 2 | 80 | 227.50 | 310.70 | 90 | 9.00 | 21.70 |
| S. Idaho | 5 | 698 | 849.05 | 288.70 | 252 | 25.20 | 52.30 |
| Montana | 3 | 345 | 529.90 | 329.00 | 1035 | 103.50 | 116.80 |
| Totals | 21 | 2341 | 3115.85 | 3439.35 | 3832 | 383.20 | 567.30 | | WESTERN CANADIAN | | | | | | | |
| Alberta | 2 | 166 | 188.75 | …. | 55 | 5.50 | 69.00 |
| Manitoba | 2 | 479 | 561.75 | …. | 585 | 58.50 | 51.40 |
| British Columbia | …. | …. | …. | …. | 840 | 84.00 | 322.00 |
| Saskatchewan | 2 | 310 | 427.50 | …. | 515 | 51.50 | 81.40 |
| Totals | 6 | 955 | 1178.00 | …. | 1995 | 199.50 | 523.80 |
| Foreign and miscellaneous | | | | | 6062 | 606.20 | 1603.70 |
| Subscription lists | | | | | 41206 | 4120.60 | 3373.80 | | FOREIGN UNION CONFERENCES AND MISSIONS | | | | | | | |
| Australasian | 91 | 747 | 11744.82 | 13060.09 | …. | …. | 3856.43 |
| British | 26 | 2210 | 1127.47 | 1449.92 | 217201 | 5403.92 | 4480.00 |
| Scandinavian | 87 | 12176 | 6279.84 | 4773.50 | 6137 | 252.13 | 417.17 |
| South African | 12 | 882 | 1313.02 | …. | 333 | 37.45 | …. |
| W. German | 47 | 5138 | 1966.47 | 2250.77 | 65590 | 1637.90 | 2139.50 |
| E. German | 52 | 5142 | 1840.19 | 1507.01 | 57049 | 1493.49 | 1889.29 |
| Danube | 12 | 2136 | 478.82 | 1813.12 | 129 | 2.69 | …. |
| Cen. European | 52 | 5804 | 2123.06 | 2140.17 | 21120 | 702.68 | 550.51 |
| Latin | 11 | 865 | 672.01 | 1019.06 | 8079 | 217.73 | 275.65 |
| Levant | 1 | 1393 | 117.00 | 23.88 | …. | …. | …. |
| India | 27 | 3255 | 185.66 | 507.86 | …. | …. | …. |
| Korean | …. | …. | 49.75 | 28.98 | 2720 | 68.00 | 121.10 |
| Japan | …. | …. | 92.55 | 30.45 | 843 | 157.60 | 21.39 |
| Philippine Islands | 10 | 924 | 338.92 | 387.91 | …. | 46.50 | …. |
| Hawaiian | 2 | 164 | 302.25 | …. | 500 | 50.00 | …. |
| Guatemala | 1 | 95 | 96.20 | …. | …. | 1.50 | …. |
| Canary Islands | 1 | 27 | 10.62 | 8.28 | …. | …. | …. |
| Porto Rican | 4 | 357 | 450.95 | 161.82 | …. | …. | 17.20 |
| Cuban | 5 | 346 | 666.00 | 337.32 | 59 | 5.60 | 76.30 |
| Jamaica | 7 | …. | 138.56 | 248.75 | 3450 | 207.00 | 769.80 |
| South American | 15 | 1013 | 2045.92 | 680.64 | …. | 44.81 | 279.29 |
| Brazilian | 41 | 3927 | 2833.69 | 1169.75 | …. | …. | …. |
| Venezuela | …. | …. | …. | 151.80 | …. | …. | …. |
| Totals, foreign | 504 | 46601 | 34873.77 | 31751.08 | 383210 | 10329.00 | 14893.63 |
| Totals, N. Am. | 470 | 34149 | 34372.11 | 25745.69 | 107229 | 10722.90 | 14319.00 |
| Grand totals | 974 | 80750 | $69145.88 | $57496.77 | 490439 | $21051.90 | $29212.63 | |
1910 |
1911 |
1912 |
1913 |
1914 |
1915 |
|---|
| Jan. |
$42,532.23 |
$44,495.65 |
$53,931.97 |
$64,262.88 |
$59,697.52 |
$46,778.58 |
| Feb. |
50,990.34 |
53,923.57 |
53,525.18 |
62,813.12 |
67,149.45 |
47,943.61 |
| March |
55,711.55 |
73,015.56 |
73,374.99 |
66,640.42 |
75,062.31 |
73,414.23 |
| April |
64,042.39 |
73,548.31 |
73,027.32 |
73,520.45 |
85,685.35 |
78,974.96 |
| May |
86,333.58 |
81,923.78 |
94,166.15 |
101,640.01 |
87,024.10 |
107,987.69 |
| June |
112,606.05 |
135,888.76 |
137,838.38 |
137,373.06 |
153,480.96 |
151,199.10 |
| July |
103,919.12 |
127,256.86 |
156,166.90 |
140,576.24 |
199,116.62 |
170,546.02 |
| Aug. |
91,145.11 |
91,810.46 |
103,165.69 |
111,660.64 |
105,391.65 |
118,773.18 |
| Sept. |
66,523.65 |
86,001.72 |
67,551.70 |
73,732.14 |
74,359.96 |
78,364.70 |
| Oct. |
62,461.13 |
81,367.89 |
70,219.07 |
84,015.90 |
60,357.25 |
76,102.53 |
| Nov. |
58,211.68 |
67,600.00 |
77,424.87 |
73,949.68 |
57,388.95 |
69,660.16 |
| Dec. |
54,663.93 |
58,386.24 |
57,291.91 |
59,749.92 |
57,496.17 |
69,145.88 |
| Totals, |
$849,140.76 |
$976,218.80 |
$1,017,684.13 |
$1,049,943.46 |
$1,083,110.29 |
$1,088,890.64 |
Comparative Summary of American Periodicals
|
1912 |
1913 |
1914 |
1915 |
|
1912 |
1913 |
1914 |
1915 |
|---|
| Jan.3 |
121666 |
177080 |
152071 |
170760 |
July |
191937 |
176772 |
211040 |
150880 |
| Feb. |
144257 |
201659 |
242627 |
134619 |
Aug. |
183119 |
153849 |
171451 |
152273 |
| Mar. |
207529 |
166499 |
224757 |
341059 |
Sept. |
173077 |
127017 |
164860 |
130465 |
| April |
189498 |
152088 |
162027 |
183280 |
Oct. |
587830 |
126557 |
174182 |
123027 |
| May |
162220 |
166465 |
168934 |
158114 |
Nov. |
108755 |
100351 |
142040 |
98174 |
| June |
163120 |
156550 |
189897 |
159635 |
Dec. |
111199 |
99504 |
143190 |
107229 |
| Totals |
|
|
|
|
|
2344207 |
1804391 |
2147976 |
762048 |
- Books reported for three months. ** Books reported for two months. † Multiply number of magazines in any month by ten cents to get value.