CANADA DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTI AGRICULTURAL DIVISION CANADIAN GRAIN STAUSTICS. Week ended JANUARY 2, 1947

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1 I ' I cdv' CANADA DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTI AGRICULTURAL DIVISION Vol. 27 No. 22 CANADIAN GRAIN STAUSTICS Week ended JANUARY 2, 1947 Record. for Weatsin Inspe ction Division upplici by Bo.d of Gzssn Commi..&inrr. for C.nes) ~ Published by Authority of the Hon. James A. MacKinnon, M.P. Minister of Trade and Commerce. +++ OTPAWA I Pvice$2ayeer 1947

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3 DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS CANADA AGRI(ULTURAL DIVISION Issued January 9, 1947 Dominion Statistician: Herbert Marshall 0 Director, Agricultural Division: J. B. Rutherford. Chief, Crop Branch: W. D. Porter0 VISIBLE SUPPLY OF WHEAT Stocks of Canadian wheat in store or in transit in North America at midnight January 2, 1947 totalled 149,551,877 bushels 0 This represented a decrea8e of 2,656,103 bushels compared with the total a week earlier. Jan Week Previous Jan, bu. bu, bu. In Canadian positions , ,822,818 In United States positions 4,702,571 5,029,678 30, T 0 T A L 149, ,207, ,097 FARMERS' MARKET INGS The following quantities of wheat and coarse grain were delivered from farms In western Canada: Week ended Week Since Aug. 1 Same period!lan. 2/47 1/ Previous,/ 1946 ij year ao bu. bu 0 bu. bu. Wheat (except Durum) , , ,381, ,996,838 Durum 'iheat 31,572 53,068 5,877, V 940,604 Oats 1, ,388 53,909, Barley 876, ,805 43,188,323 52,502,588 Rye 22,574 35,672 4,459,858 2,528,182 Flaxseed 2,938 5,455 4,761, ,683,/ Subject to revision. / Revised. GRAIN INSEGTED The following is a summary of the cars of western Canadian grain both old and new crop inspected by the Board of Grain Commissioners during the period August 1, 1946 to December 21, 1946 inclusive. WHEAT Cars OATS Cars BARLEY Cars No. 1 Northern 12,602 Nos. 1 & 2 C.W. 656 Nos, 1 & 2 C.W. 6row 796 No. 2 Northern 43,489 No, 3 C.W. 4,083 No. 3 C.W. 6row 1,609 No, 3 Northern 10,566 No. 1 Feed 6,889 Nos, 1 & 2 C.W. 2row 193 No, 4 Northern No. 2 Feed No 0 1 Feed 4,215 No, 5 Wheat 508 No, 3 Feed 386 No, 2 Feed 5,337 No?6 Wheat 48 Mixed Feed 47 No, 3 Feed Feed Vheat 15 Toughs 2,647 Toughs 2,952 Toughs All others 1,518 All others 480 All others 7.4 TOT AL 93,191 TOTAL 18,524 TOTAL 17,281 RYE Cars FLAXSEED Cars CORN Cars Nos. 1 & 2 G.W. 1,291 No, 1 C.W. 1,864 No. 2 C,W. Yellow 4 No. 3 C,W. 571 No. 2 C.W. 292 No, 3 C.W. Yellow 2 No, 4 C,W, 72 No. 6 G.W. 122 No, 4 C.W. Yellow Toughs 405 Toughs 312 Toughs 1 All others 14 All others 21 All others 9 TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL 16

4 . CANADIAN GRAIN IN STORE JANUARY 2, 1947 COUNTRY BLEVATM Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta TOT AL INT. PTE. & MILL INT. TERMINALS VANCOUVERN0NT0 CHURCHILL FORT WMPORT LR., TOT AL Wheat Oats Barley Rye Flaxaeed TOTAL bushels ,000 2,275,000 27, , ,000 38,985,000 5,410,000 3, , ,000 48,729,000 fi Q41Q j ,931, ,000 3,254,000 52, ,000 7,135, , , , ,434,814 1, , , ,699 P27 149,, 042,478± EASTERN JI,JORT Collingwood Midland Midland, Simcoe Midland, Tiffin Midland, Aberdeen Owen Sound Port McNicoll Goderich E. & T. Goderich P O F O MO Sarnia Pt0Colborne,N 0H0B0 Pt. Colborne, M.L0 Hurnberstone Toronto Walkerville Kingston Elev. Co Pre scott TOT AL 1, ,780 1,468,218 2,471,657 40, ,620 48, ,380 1, , , ,230 1, ,746 1, , , ,307 1,378, , ,705 2,774,832 1, , ,002, , ,081 41,661 1,138 1,494, , , ,032 1,146, , ,504 1, ,039 3,292, ,096 73,132 23,251 6,651 1,380,130 1, ,902,194 1,075, , ,171 2,599, ,755 90, , , ,240 2, , &Q7Q7 Q Q,9 3O890 Montreal, N.H.B ,560 25, ,603 1,766,468 Montreal, Dom0E1ev.Li. 10, ,706 28, ,087 Sorel 395,769 2,479 1, Three Rivers 13,562 13,562 Quebec, NOHOB O 15,757 8,010 9,608 33,375 West Saint John , ,656,111 Saint John, CONORO 7, Halifax TOTAL AA77_ j,761 UNITED STATES Duluth 74, Chicago 477, ,000 Buffalo ,145,000 1, ,000 5,936 LZ Erie , ,158 1,814,337 New York 200, ,000 New York Afloat Philadelphia TOTAL j STORAGE AFLOAT 10,159, , ,377,555 4 IN TRANSIT RAIL 6,612,668 2,589,645 1,565, , ,238 11, ) IN TRANSIT U.S.A. ),j , , ,576 IN STORE CANADA 144,849,306 34,082,264 22,618,400 1,783, ,417, ,750,609 T IN STORE U.S,A , ,533 1,404,906 9, IN STORE CANADA) ,877 35,227,264 25,084, , AND U.SA,) / Estim / Includes 5,245,671 bu., xelaofdurum wheat0

5 STOCKS IN STORE BI PRINCIPAL GRADES AT PUBLIC, SEMIPUBLIC AND PRIVATE TERMINAL AND EASTERN ELEVATO1S JANUARY 2, 1947 Ft0 1i11iam= Vancouver Lake & Lower St. Pt0 Arthur Interior New Westmr0 Upper St, Lawrence TOTAL Elevators Terminals & Victoria Lawrence & & Maritimes Storage Aflt0 bushels WHEAT 1 Hard 20,976 1 Northern 1,071, ,596, ,966 2 Northern 3,274, ,075, ,456 3 Northern 1,061,528 35, , ,525 4 Northern 510,917 34, , Number 5 46, Number Feed Reports I C 0W0 Garnet 1,604 2 CJ0 Garnet Delayed 3 CW0 Garnet 58,928 Tf Con 0 Grades 2,108, in 2, ,529 Othera , p957 1,935,225 19,759 Eastern Mail 950,299 1 CJ. Am0 Dur0 60, C0W. Am., Dur, 253, ,936 3 C,L Am0 Dur0 534, , C.W. Am0 lyur, 9,082 Tough Durum Others Durum _OQ, 243 TOTAL T J77 2 C0W0 158, ,544 Ex0 3 C0W0 74,742 2, ,737 18,624 3 C.N. 569, ,050 Ex0 1 Feed ,647 8,281 5,943 1 Feed , , ,340 2 Feed 1,515,884 30, ,208 12,368 3 Feed 516,659 6,292 Tough ,474 31,525 9,642 Others ,478 _ Eawtern TOTAL_ 7) ARLEX 2 C.W.Six='Row 21,336 10,881 3 C.W. Six'Row 46,876 43, C0W, Two'Row C.W, Yellow CJ. Yellow 17, ,329 1 Feed 495,858 47, ,391 2 Feed ,976 3 Feed ,709 _ 1,665 Tough ,789 79,440 6,155 Others 91, ,702 45,L265 TOTAL 3..,U.822_ 1.8QQQ _ C*W0 6 1) C0W 0 63, C.W. 79,396 21, ,053 Tough 129,651 Others 50,132 5,000 Eastern 122,,637 TOTAL _. _2)296232,652 MAX 1 CAI 607,753 36, , ,603 2 C0W, 291,162 11, C.N. 124, Tough 200,511

6 4 COUNTRY ELEVATOR STOCKS, RXEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS DURNG WEEK ENDED JANUARY 2, 1947 Country Wheat Durum Flax Elevators (except Durum) Wheat Oats Barley Rye seed bushels 0CKS IN STORE Manitoba 5,415, ,500,000 2, ,000 Saskatchewan 37, ,410, , ,000 Alberta 246O00 TOTAL 81,400, , , ,000 1,198,000 Total A Week Ago 82,330,000 2,050,000 13,085,000 9,565, ,231, , POO CIFrpuRING?iEE Manitoba , ) , Saskatchewan , ,572 10,903 1,160 Alberta i Q TOTAL ,525 31,572 1,329, ,574 2,934 t Total A Week Ago )j ,460 49,755 1,706,226 1, rao , SHIPMENTS PURING WEEi Manitoba 395,897 25, , ,264 2,981 6,771 Saskatchewan , , , Alberta LLjL1L J TOTAL ,919 37,598 1, ,223,981 68,006 41,685 f Total A Week Ago JJ , , ,206 96,584 30, Revised0 TOTAL FARMERS MARKETIHGS, INCLUDING LOADINGS OVIM PLATFORMS, IN WTERN CANADA AUGUST 1, 1946 TO JANUARY 2, 1947./ Wheat Durum Flax (except Durum) Wheat Oats Barley Rye seed bushels Manitoba 35 1,606,211 2,093,641 10,442, , ,219,800 Saskatchewan ,675,696 28,451,210 17,190, ,814 Alberta 2j Q , 55 TOTAL 229,381, ,199 53,909,010 43, ,858 4,761,209 J,/ Subject to revision 0 FORTWI AM AND PORTARTHUR (Licensed capacity of semi'pub1ic elevators, private terminals and mill elevators 88,232,000 bushels) In Store Jan02/47 Weeks Receipts WeeksShiDmentl Lake Rail bushels 5hiRments sinceag0jjj Lake Rail Common wheat 9,872,919 1,653,300 = , Durum wheat 1,196, , ,841 39,002 Oats 7, , ,335 27,440, ,387 Barley 3,713, , ,533 1,308,947 Rye 839, ,861 36, , ,332 Flaxseed 77L 2 l _ 1294, TOTAL 24, ,794,286 / i,139, , ,780 Common Durum Flax Wheat Wheat Oats Barley Rye seed i' bushels Receipts since Aug. 1/46 / 103,748,573 5, ,025,609 23,997, , ,/ Revised to December 26, 1946

7 5 DAILY FIXED DOMTIC AND EXPORT WTN GRAIN PRICES AND CLOSING CASH QU(YATIONS ON THE WINNIPEG GRAIN EICHANGE WEEK ENDED JANUAJtY 4, 1947 WHEAT / Dec* Dec. Jan, Jan, Jan. Jan. Weekly, Average cents and eighths per bushel (1) Class 1 (DomestIc) (a) Domestic Use 1 Hard Northern Northern Northern Northern H Number Number Feed G.W. Garnet C.W. Garnet C.W. Garnet L Alberta Red Winter Alberta Winter Alberta Winter I Durum Vheat 1 C.W. Amber D C.W. Amber C.W. Amber A (b) Country Points 10 cents per bushel above (a) (2) Class II (Export) Y (a) United Kingdom 1 Hard Northern Northern Northern (b) Commercial 1 Hard Northern Northern Northern Durum Wheat 1 C.W. Amber O.W. Amber C.W. Amber OATS (1) Domestic and Country 2 C.W. 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 Ex 3 C.'fl. 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 5 ],/4 51/4 3 C.W. 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 Ex. 1 Feed 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 1 Feed 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 2 Feed 51/4 51/4 51/4 51,/4 51/4 51/4 3 Feed 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 51/4 (2) Export Schedule of prices (1) plus equalization fees: Equalization Fees (East) /2 (West) /2 (B.C.) /2

8 6 DAILY FIXED DOMTIC AND EXPORT WTERN GRAIN PRICE AND CLOSING CASH QUOTATIONS ON THE WINNIPEG GRAIN EXO.HANGE WEEK ENDED JANUARY 4, 1947 Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan, Jan 0 Jan, Weekly Average cents and eighths per bushel BARLEY A/ rn 1 C.W.SixRow 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 2 C.N. SlxRow 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 3 C.W. Six'Bow 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 1 C0L TwoRow 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 2 C.W. TwoBow 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 2 C0W0 Yellow 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 3 C.W. Yellow 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 1 Feed 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 2 Feed 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 3 Feed 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 64/6 (2) Schedule of prices (1) plus equalization fees a Equalization Fees (East (West) (1) 2 CO7(1 245/4 244/4 244/6 242/2 248/ C.W. 240/4 239/4 239/6 237/2 243/ C0L 222/4 232/4 231/6 229/2 235/1 230/2 Ergoty 197/4 202/4 201/6 199/2 205/1 201/2 Rejected 2 C.W. 209/4 219/4 218/6 216/2 222/1 217/2 (2) Exor Same as schedule 1 FLA / (a) Domestic to crushers) 1 00W Cj, C 0W C0W (b) Couny 1 C.W C.W C.W C0W (2) Same as aähedule 1 (b) )/ Price basis in store Fort WilliamPort Arthur and Vancouver0 / Advance equalization payment to producers 10 cents per bushel for oats and 15 cents per bushel for barley 0 XINNIFEG RYETURES cents and eighths per bushel Dec, 30 Dec 31 Jan. 2/4? Jan.,3 December 245/4 246/4 241/6 259/2 May 232/4/6 242/4 223/2 221/4 July 212/ /7 204/7 194/7

9 V ONTARIO GRAIN STOCKS JANUARY 2, 1947 IN STORE AT Wheat Oats Rye Corn Buckwheat Soy Bean bushels Goderich 166, ,655 Sarnia ,964 Pt, Colborne J 282, , Toronto 247, , ,505 Walkerville 12, , Prescott 8,823 6,933 Montreal 1,054 87,586 7,622 St. John T 0 T A L , , ,314 / Includes Humberatone, DAILY QUOTATIONS AND WEEKLY AVERAGES OF ONTARIO WHEAT AND COARSE GRAIN DELIVERED IN CARLOTS AT MONTREAL AND TORONTO WEEK ENDED JA.N1ThRY 4, 1947 Dez., Dec, Jan 0 Jan0 Jan, Jan. Weekly Average cents and eighths per bushel LTBEAI. HOLIDAY No, 1 WhIte Wheat 3) No, 2 White Wheat / No, 3 White Wheat / 12$ ) EffectIve for the period July 1, 1946 to June 30, 1947, Ontario Winter Wheat producers are to receive in addition to the local market price (ceiling prices Montreal, as above) an additional Wheat Payments of 14 cents per bushel. This payment is made up of a 5 centa per bushel Final Equalization Payment and Treasury Payment of 9 cents per bushel), TORONTO Oats, good, sound, heavy Barley, good malting Rye No. 2 Corn, Natural 27% Moisture Corn, Yellow 25% Moisture Buckwheat. Mixed Grain aa flfla flaannnfl / ma STOCKS OF UNITED STATES GRAIN AND FOREIGN CORN IN CANADA JANuARY 2, 1947 Wheat Corn Soy Bean Argentine Corn bushels Sarnia 47,581 Port Colborne, M.L. 23,055.. Toronto 129,652 84,291 Prescott 90,374 Montreal, N.H.B ,323 Montreal, Ddrn. Elev. Ltd., 13,414 Halifax 86, T 0 T A. L 261, , ,632 Same period last year ,931

10 S SHIPMENTS OF CANADIAN GRAIN TO UNITED STATES Week ended January 2, 1947 Pacific Coast Western Ft. William Eastern Terminals Elevators Pt. Arthur Elevators TOTAL bushels OATS By Vessel By Rail BARLEY By Vessel By Rail 1,433 1,433 TOTAL SHIPMENTS SINCE AUGUST Wheat 210,661 11,401,166 11,611,827 Oats 507,525 94, ,737 2,499,687 Barley 108,107 6,366, ,443 6,614,277 Rye 2,145,552 26,415 2, CANADIAN CORN AND WESTERN SUNF1JER SEED Receipts, Shipments and Stocks week ended January 2, 1947 Western Ft. William Eastern Elevators Pt, Arthur Elevators TOTAL CANADIAN WESTERN CORN (bushels) Receipts during week Receipts Aug. 1 to date Shipments during week Stocks in Store 36,735 36,735 CANADIAN EASTERN CORN Receipts during week 1,530 48,028 Receipts Aug. 1 to date 1,530 74, ,231 Shipments during week 1,046 44,043 Stocks in Store 1,530 45, , CANADIAN WESTERN SUNFL7ER SEED (pounds) Receipts during week 1, Receipts Aug. 1 to date Shipments during week , ,640 Stocks in Store 3,611,329 3,611,329

11 I N S P E C T I ONS Eastern Canadian Grain December 5 Months Ended 1946 December /46 7flAT WHITE WINTEJ WHEAT bushels 1 G.E, 73,600 2 C.E, 7,500 Smutty 1 C.E Smutty 2 G.E. 3 0,000 Tough 1 C.E. 2,400 Tough 2 C.E. 20 1,800 Damp 2 C.E RED WINTER WHEAT 1 C.E. 4,480 Smutty 1 C.E. 1,535 Tough 1 C.E. 1,500 MIXED WINTER WHEAT 1 C.E. 12, ,587 2 C,E, 11,700 58,715 3 G.E. 1,530 4 C.E. 1,500 Sample C.E ,000 Smutty 1 C.E. 1,500 59,775 Smutty 2 C.E. 9 2,000 45,100 Smutty 3 G.E. 780 Tough 1 C.E, 71 1,145 Tough 2 C.E. 49,495 Tough 3 C.E Tough Smutty 1 C.E Tough Smutty 2 C.E. 1,500 OAT$ 2 C.E. White 32,330 3 C.E. 15,925 4 G.E. 7,540 Sample C.E. 2,435 Mixed Feed 1,500 1,500 BARLEY 2 C.E. SixRow 33,625 3 C.E. SixRow 33,461 4 G.E. 4,555 Sample C.E. Musty 1,715 Sample C.E. 3 2,000 3,000 RYE J. 'J.'. 2 G.E. 42,795 3 C.E. 4,793 Sample 2,578 Tough 1 G.E. _ 1,250 Tough 2 C.E. 7,778 Tough 3 G.E. 2,891 Tough 4 C.E. 1,250 1

12 10. Eastern Canadian Grain (Continued) December 5 Months Ended 1946 December /46 bushels 1 C.E. 1,957 23,788 2 C.E ,682 3 C.E. 4,225 4 G.E. 189 Sample C.E Tough 1 C.E ,857 Tough 2 C.E. 638 Tough 3 C0E, Tough 4 C.E. 1,400 Tough Sample G.E. 292 Damp Sample G.E. 266 CORN YELLOW 1 G.E ,520 2 CE, 39,916 67,986 3 C.E ,852 4 C.E. 25,335 31,610 5 C.E. 15,500 15,500 Ex. Dry 1 G.E Ex. Dry 2 C,E, ,685 Ex, Dry 3 C.E. 5, Ex. Dry 4 C,E Tough 1 C.E. 7,530 13,970 Tough 2 C.E. 39,469 69,584 Tough 3 G.E. 9,634 16,239 Tough 4 C.E. 3,500 7,000 Damp 1 C.E. 15, Damp 2 C,E, 2,950 7,795 Damp 3 C.E ,820 Moist 1 C.E. 360, ,441 Moist 2 C.E ,239 MoIst 3 C.E. 13,095 13,095 Wet 1 C.E. 49, ,769 Wet 2 G.E. 166, ,934 Wet 3 C.E ,815 'Net 4 C,E, 1, Wet Sample C.E Wet Sample G.E. Sour 3,080 1 C.E. 3,660 3,660 2 G.E. 1,605 1,605 Ex, Dry 2 G.E. 6,890 6,890 Ex. Dry 3 C,E, 3,320 3,320 Tough 1 G.E. 5,575 5,575 Tough 2 C.E. 1,660 1,660 Tough 3 C.E. 3,645 5,645 Damp 1 C.E. 2,155 2,155 CORN, MIX 2 C.E. 1,250 1,250 BUCKWHEAT 3 C.E 1,000 Sample C.S. 1,250 Tough 2 G.E Damp 3 C.E. 1,500

13 11. t Eastern Canadian Grain ( Continued ) December 5 Months Ended 1946 December /46 bushels SOYBEANS 1 G.E. Yellow 2 C.E. Yellow 3 G.E. Yellow Tough 1 G.E. Yellow Tough 2 G.E. Yellow Tough 3 C.E. Yellow , , ,351 42,185 3,950 Tough 4 G.E. Yellow 1,390 Damp 1 G.E. Yellow 7, Damp 2 C.E. Yellow ,807 Damp 3 G.E. Yellow 2,850 Moist 1 C.E. Yellow Moist 2 C.E. Yellow 7,535 15,645 Moist 3 C.E. Yellow 1,420 Moist 4 G.E. Yellow ,890 Wet 1 C.E. Yellow G.E. White 3,205 PMR 1 C.E Sample G.E. Weevtily 1,000 1 G.E. Yellow Eyes 1,000 1 C.E. Great Northern G.E. Pea Beans 70, ,894 2 C.E. Pea Beans 20, ,620 3 G.E. Pea Beans 3,000 25,690 4 G.E. Pea Beans 10,200 Tough 1 G.E. Pea Beans 5, Tough 2 G.E. Pea Beans 1,700 15,400 Damp 1 G.E. Pea Beans 2,200 Damp 2 C.E. Pea Beans 12,040 Damp 3 G.E. Pee Beans 8,200 1 G.E. White 3,000 2 C.E. White 1,765 26,170 3 C.E. White 10,377 64,777 4 G.E. White 1,200 17,900 Sample G.E. White 2,200 Tough 2 C.E. White 800 Tough 3 G.E. White 8,600 Tough Sample G.E. White ,200 Wheat 35, ,142 Oate 1, Barley 3, Rye Flaxseed 2,722 35,700 Corn 975,932 1, Buckwheat Soybeans 30, ,348 Beans 100, ,751 Peas TOT AL 1,164,376 4,256,323

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