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1 S CANADA (4' D1'ARTME4T OF TRADE AND COMMERCE ' / DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS AGRICULTURAL BRANCH Vol. 26 No. 40 CANADiAN GRAIN STATISTICS Week ended MAY 2, 1946 R.coirds fcw W..t., 1n.p.cti44 DiviaiGa puppued by boom of zaiia Cnuxnia...ier. for Cs,Aa Published by Authority of the Hon. James A. MacKinnori, M.P. Minister of Trade and Commerce OTTAWA Price $2aye.T 1946

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3 SL DE]-ARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMNERCE 1)31INi0N BUREAU OF STATISTiCS CANADA AGRI CULTURAL 311ANCH Issued May 9, 1946 It Dominion Statistician: Herbert Marshall, B0A,., F O S,S,. Chief, Agricultural Branch: J. R. Rutherford, M,.Sc 0 Statistician: W 0 D. Porter, M.A. VISIBLE SUPPLY OF WHEAT Stocks of Canadian wheat in store or in transit in North America at inid=' night May 2 1q4A totalled 81,561;935 c, This represented a decrease of 4,360,111 compared with the total a week earl1er May 2j946 Week Previous y bu,. bu 0 bu,. In Canadian positions 81,080, , In United States positions 481, Total 81, ,922, ,226 FARMERS 9 MARKETINGS The following quantities of wheat and coarse grain were delivered from f arms in western Canada: Week ended Week Since Aug. 1 Same period / Prevj / bu,. bu,, bu,. bu,. Wheat (except Durum) 2676, , , ,355,250 Durum wheat ,290 3,474,310 6, Oats ,146 2,158,138 86,500, ,964,612 Barley 635, ,327,798 69,784,756 Rye 19, , ,740,699 Flaxseed ,571 4,685, ,164,./ Subject to - GRAIN INSPECTED 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, 1945 to April 30, 1946 inclusive0,ji VIIEAT Cars No,. 1 Northern 44,126 No0 2 Northern 56,587 No,. 3 Northern 14,844 No,. 4 Northern 4,445 No,. 5 Vheat 1,903 No,. 6 Wheat 266 Feed Wheat 38 Toughs 16,572 All othe'c TOTAL - QAZ Nos,. 1 & 2 C No,. 3 C,W 10,246 No,. 1 Feed 11,292 No,. 2 Feed 2,585 No,. 3 Feed 260 Mixed Feed 15 Toughs All others 5,120 BARLEY Cars Nos,. 1 & 2 C OW,. 6row 739 No,, 3 C.T. 6 row 2 1,002 Non. 1 & 2 C,.Vi, 2row 296 No,. 1 Feed 7 ) 189 No,. 2 Feed 6,516 No,. 3 Feed 1,477 Toughs All others 1,925 j QL &I RYE Cars FLAXSEE Care CORN Cars Nos,. 1 & 2 C O WO 606 No0 1 C,.W, No 0 2 C,.L Yellow 2 No,. 3 C 97i No0 2 C,.W,. 88 No,. 3 C,.W,. Yellow No,. 4 C.W. 39 No,. 3 C0111, 32 No,. 4 C,.W,. Yellow 8 Toughs 459 Toughs 75 Toughs 3 All others All others 24 All othera 23 T Q AJ 0iAL 08 T 0 T A L -

4 '- S.- - or CANADIAN GRAIN IN STORE - MAY 2, 1946 :heat Oats Barley Rye Flaxseed Total Manitoba 2.5E ,415,000 20, ,000 5,077,000 Saskatchewan 1255O.00O 3, ,9O,OOO 91, ,000 18,650,000 Alberta qq_ 665 QQQ TOTAL 4Q95 ooç i54oqq - INT., PTE0&IviILL 4 ; 732si000 93O , ,000 8, INT. T1U,1INALS 792, ,534,636 VANCOUVERNEST., 1,968, , $ ,496,622 PRINCE RUPERT CHURCHILL 1,,87? ,877,794 FORT WM, P0RT AR., 665iO TOTAL WESTQ DIV., JJ EASTERN L PORTS Collingwood , ,804 Midland 339, ,776 91, # 422 Midland, Simcos , ,580-1,383,715 Midland, Tiff in 69, , ,814 Midland, Aberdeen 2, , ,051 Owen Sound , ,579,146 Port MeNio1 555, , , Goderich E. & T. 426, , , , ,113 Goderich, P.P.M ,328 39, ,085 Sarnia ,107 Pt Co1borne,N0n ,284 2,048,353 Pt0 Colborne, M.L. 1,352,069 99, ,510 4,752-1, Hurnberstone ,688-1,040,688 Toronto 838, ,281 Wa1krvi11e 285,675 94, ,528 38, ,822 Kingston Elev., Cc., 560, , a677-1,111,039 Prescott TOTAL 070LQ 19 J EAST6RN SBD., PORTS Montreal, N.H.B. 3 5,421,447 2,892,492 Montreal, D.E ,685 Sorel Three Rivefs ,085 Quebec, N O H O B O ,565 rest Saint John 766,553 Saint John, C.N.R ,029 Halifax 60 TOTAL ZaQ , ,110 7,931, , , , , , , ,533 21, ,738-26,242 UNITED STATES Duluth = 262, ,845 Buffalo 300, ,000 Portland 39, ,607 New York ,000 Philadelphia 15, ,164 Baltimore 17,892 29, ,582 Milwaukee 6000 TOTAL IN TRANSIT LAKE ,079,776 1,046,165-91,336 8,736,196 IN TRANSIT RAIL 8, ,611, , , ,327 IN STORE CANADA ,272 34, ,218, , , ,211,491 IN STORE U.S.A., , , ,198 IN STORE CANADA) 81,561,935 34;,996,202 2, , , ,050,689 AND u.,s.i.,) / J Includes ,046 of Durum wheat0

5 -3- STOCKS IN STORE BY PRINCIPAL GRADES Al PU3LIC, SEMIPUBLIC AND PRIVATE TERMINAL AND EASTERN ELEVATORS MAY 2, 1946 Ftp. cil11ai- Vancouver= Lake and Lower St0 Pt, Arthur Thterior New lestmr. Upper St0 Lawrence & Total VIHEAT 1 Hard 20,975 20,975 1 Northern 1,534, ,492,034 4,505,941 8,257,210 2 Northern , , ,773,188 2,090,796 14, Northern 3,583 3,617 5, , ,372 5,180,306 4 Northern ,003 27, , , Number 5 193,380 20, , , ,255 Number 6 30, ,478 Feed 6 5, ,457 2,551 15,515 1 CA1. Garnet 59 11,847 11,906 2 C.W. Garnet 12, ,579 2, G.W. Garnet ç, ,515 Tf. Con. Gds 0 2, , ,572 Others 552, , ,937 81,377 1, Eastern 962, ,913 1 C.i. km. Dur ,458 2 CW. Am 0 Dur 0 322, ,451 1, ,502 S C.W. Am 0 Dur 0 201, ,896 4 C.W. Am, Dur. 13, = Tough Durum 297, ,536 t+1, 1OQ'fl -. r - TrAL Q - 48 L , O OATS 2 C 0VI ,090 4, ,465 Ex. 3 C.. 1,501, , , ,913,041 5 C O?Z O 2,854, ,110 1,265,185 1, ,112 x, 1 Feed 775,600 71, ,807 1,143,983 1 Feed , ,413 2,596,127 1, ,166,035 2 Feed 261,301 23,582 28,270 28,000 2, ,265 3 Feed 184,271 2,210 4, ,290 Tough 114,030 10,104 5,201 2, ,362 Others 178, ,135 5, ,089 83, ,395 Eastern TOTAL 56LQ i0O6 2 C.W. Six-Row 214,492 14, ,082 3 C.V O SixRow 982 1,040 13, ,279 1, C. Two-Row ,754-53,823 3 C,1. Yellow 423,083 8,766 1,819 37,302 9, ,598 1 Feed 652, ,853 21,216 1,078, , ,392 2 Feed 715, , , ,744 1,970,765 5 Feed 54, , ,119 12, ,106 Tough 243, ,060 6,375 45, ,296 Others RYE 2 C.W. 24,984 97, ,588 3 C.. 58,305 55, , Tough 11,055 3,795 14,846 Others ,432 69,93.5 Eastern TOTAL l21.4_ 1 G.W. 347, , , , ,048 2 COL 14,069 2, ,589 3 C, ,186 -, Tough 3, ,359 Others ,373 Eastern TOTAL , J ,.jO GRAND TOTAL 34, , ,622 19, ,

6 1- COUNTRY ELEVATOR STOCKS, RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS DURING WEEK ENDED MAY 2, 1946 C ' -' - -. Country Wheat Duruin Flax Elevators (except Durum) Wheat Oats Barley Rye STOCKS IN STORE Manitoba 2080, ,110, , ,000 Saekatchewan 11,540,000 1,010,000 3,555,000 1, , ,00C Alberta OOO 45QQQ G65QQQ - 72O LQQQ 4Q00J19C 3C'J TOTAL 25,065,000 1, ,330,000 4,095, , TotalA Week Ago ,000 1,385,000 6,375,000 4, , Us PLL'c Manitoba 335,087 14, , , Saskatchewan 1,643,853 27, , ,870 5,879 Alberta 668 xjo Q_9 TOTAL 2,647, ,170, , Total-A Week Ago ij 3433,348 68, ,100, ,485 18,562 8,289 erç - _64 L ØB% p Manitoba 651,423 28, ,486 7,803 6,630 Saskatchewan ,191 26,052 1, ,766 32,895 Alberta 15,,Q 9. LQQL_ TOTAL 4,854,513 54,172 2,251, ,388 60,974 45,840 Tota-A Week Ago / 5,008, , , ,779 A. Ye O O _-_ Revised, TOTAL FARMERS' MARKITINGS, INCLUDING LOADINGS OVER PLATFORMS IN WESTERN CANADA, AUGUST lc TO MAY Wheat Durum F1ax- (except Durum) Wheat Oats Barley Rye seed Manitoba 25679,083 1,077,250 13, ,904, , ,822 Saskatchewan 118,244,702 2,34O ,959 28,138,608.'..,623, ,457 Alberta ,L ,1 a6 4 TOTAL 203,059,586 3,474, , , ,685,643 FORT QRT ARTJ (Licensed capacity of Terminal elevators and temporary annexes 145,530,210 bushe)s) In Store May 2/46 eek 9 s Reipts niments Rail Shipments since Aug 1 Lake Rail Common wheat 16,803,824 2,374, ) 594,, , ,013 11,506,641 Durum wheat 962,,686 38, ,506 1,500 3,440, ,486 Oats 11,586C591 1, ,210, , ,580,614 Barley ,355 1,172, ,742 30,017,215 5,688,086 Rye 121,845 26,815 14, , Flaxseed Z TOTAL ,427 3,725, , ,073, ) 709 Common Durum F1ax- Wheat Wheat Oats Barley Rye seed Receipt! since August 1j ,174 3,249,996 52, , ,366

7 DAILY CLOSING FRICES AND WEEKLY AVERAGES OF CASH GRAIN QUOTATIONS BY GRADES ON THE TINNIPEG GRAIN EXCHANGE DURING THE WEEK ENDED MAY 2, 1946 (Basis in Store Fort William-Port Arthur) 5- April April April April May May Weekly Average - cents and eighths per bushel VHELT(Other than Durum) No. 1 Man, Hard 125 No, 1 Man 0 Northern 125 No, 2 Man, Northern 122 No. 3 Man, Northern 120 No, 4 Man, Northern 115 No. 5 Man, Northern 112 No, 6 Man, Northern 108 Feed 106 Tough No, 1 Hard 122 Tough No, 1 Northern 122 Tough No, 2 Northern 119 Tough No, 3 Northern 117 Raj, No 0 1 Northern 114 Rej. No, 2 Northern FIXED PRICES 111 Rej. No, 3 Northern 109 Smutty No, 1 Northern 115 Smutty No, 2 Northern 112 Smutty No, 3 Northern 110 No, 1 C,W, Garnet 120 No, 2 C.W. Garnet 118 No, 3 C.W. Garnet 116 No, 1 Alberta Red Winter 135 No, 2 Alberta Winter 134 No, 3 Alberta Winter 131 DURUM WHEAT 1 C,W, Airber C.W. Amber C,W, Amber 120 OATS Mo, 2 C.W. 51/4 No, Ex, 3 C.W. 51/4 No, 3 C.W. 51/4 No, 1 Feed PRICES UNCHANGED ALL WEEK 51/4 No, 2 Feed 51/4 No, 3 Feed 5]J4 BARLEY No, 1 C.W. Six-Row 64/6 No, 2 C.W. Six-Row 64/6 No, 3 C.W. Six'Row 64/6 No, 1 C,W, Two-Row 64/6 No, 2 COW O Two-Row PRICES UNCHANGED ALL WEEK 64/6 No, 1 Feed 64/6 No, 2 Feed 64/6 No, 3 Feed 64/6 RYE No, 2 C,W, / /1 No, 3 C.W / /7 No, 4 C,. 23 1VI 260/ Ergoty 218/2 219/5 218/ /3 230/3 222/1 Rej, No. 2 C.K / /7 No, 1 C.W. 275 No, 2 C.W. PRICES UNCHANGED ALL WEEK 271 No, 3 C,W, 262 No, 4 C.W. 258

8 =6 - ONTARIO GRAIN STOCKS IN STORE AT Wheat Oats Rye Flaxseed Corn Buckwheat Soybean ( - Goderich 66, ,802-70,370 Sarnia 92 ) Port Colborne )J 363,661 63,401 4,274 - Toronto 420, , ,499 Walkerville 20,113 6, Prescott Montreal 22,931 7,709 - Quebec St. John 8, IV T o t a ,313 8, ,118 11, ,869 Includes Humberstone 0 DAILY QUOTATIONS AND WEEKLY AVERAGES OF ONTARIO WHEAT AND COARSE GRAIN DELIVERED IN CARLOTS AT MONTREAL AND TORONTO VEEK ENDED MAY 2, April April April April May May Weekly Average cents and eighths per buhe1 - MONTREAJJ No 0 1 White Wheat No, 2 White Wheat No 0 3 White Wheat TORONTO Oats, good, sound, heavy Barley, good malting Rye No /7 Corn, Natural 27% Moisture 107/4 107/4 107/4 107/4 107/4 107/4 101/4 Corn, Yellow 15% Moisture Buckwheat Mixed Grain OCKSOFUNITEDSTATESGAjL1llgM4Y Port MoNicoll 128 Port Colborne, M.L. 24,106 Montreal, N.H.B Total Same period last year

9 7- SHIPMENTS OF CANADIAN GRAIN TO UNITED STATES Week ended May 2, 1946 In Pacific Coast Western Fort William- Eastern Terminals Elevators Port Arthur EitVators Total - WHEAT ByVessel By Rail 1,512 1,512 OATS By Vessel By Rail 2, , ,840 TOTAL SHIPMENTS SINCE AUGUST 1.14 Wheat 15, , ,695 61,702,914 Oats 766, ,069 13,592,171 1,634, ,290 Barley - 220, ,304 1,666 4,180,026 Rye ,341-1,632,341 Flaxseed - 2, , ,380 CANADIAN CORN AND WESTERN SUNFU)WER SEED Receipts, Shipments and Stocks week ended May 2, 1946 Western Fort William- Eastern Elevators Port Arthur Elevators Total - CANADIAN WESTERN CORN - Receipts during week Receipts Aug 1 to date Shipments during week 1,154 Stocks in Store 21, ,972 CANADIAN EASTERN. CORN Receipts during week - Receipts Aug. 1 to date - Shipments during week - Stocks in Store , ,701 30, , ,947 C&NADI&NESFERN SUNFIER SEED - pounds Receipts during week Receipts Aug.1 to date 2,873,341 - Shipments during week 552,745 - Stocks in Store 1, ,244,920

10 INSPECTIONS EASTERN C ANADIAN GRAIN Month of April and Nine Months ended April 1946 April 9 mos ended 1946 April/46 1 C3E 0 127,450 2 CL ,285 3 C0L 1,200 Smutty 1 CE Smutty 2 C 0 E 1,700 Tough 1 CE. 17,900 Tough 2 C0L. 42,360 Tough 3 CE 0 1,200 Sample CE, REt) 7 INTER WHEAT 1 CE C0L CE CE 0 2,110 Smutty 1 C.E. 1,700 Tough 1 C,,E 22,435 Tough 2 C0L 12,915 Tough 3 CE 0 2, , ,404 2 CoEe 285,410 3 C0E Sample C.,E 0 1,700 22,300 Sample C.E.Weevilly 1,515 Smutty 1 Q.E. 30,370 Smutty 2 C.E. 3,400 23,800 Smutty 3 C.E. - 1,700 Tough 1 CQE,, 3, ,544 Tough 2 C.E. 2, Tough 3 53,365 Tough Smutty 1 C0L, 1,700 10,320 Tough Smutty 2 C.E. 11,125 Tough Smutty 3 1,435 Tough Sample C.E. Musty 4,512 OATS 2 C0L White 6,540 3 C.E. 34,447 Tough 3 C 0 E RYE 1 C0E 1,200 2 C0E Tough 1 C 0 E Tough 2 C 0E 0 3,600 Tough 3 C.E. 1,340 1 C.E ,284 2 C0L C0L 1,563 5,608 4 C 0 E 0 5,021 Sample C0E ,649 Sample 2 C 0E Tough 1 C0L 2,074 Tough 2 CE 0 1,296 12,393 Tough 3 C 0 E 0 1,972 65,700

11 INSPECTIONS EASTERN CANADIAN GRAIN 4 Month of April and Nine Months ended April 1946 April 9 mos. ended April/ FLAXSEED (Cont'd) Tough 4 C.E. 2,188 Tough Sample C.E Damp 1 C.E Damp 2 C.E CORN YELLOW 1 C.E. 13, C.E. 12,670 25,455 3 C.E C.E 0 1, C 0 E, 1,770 1,770 Ex., Dry 1 C.E. - 3,760 Ex, Dry 3 C.E. - 7,910 Tough 1 C.E. 13,700 15,045 Tough 2 C.E ,880 Tough 3 C.E. 9, Tough 4 C.E. - 2,450 Tough 5 C.E. 1,590 1,590 Damp 1 C.E. 7,960 45,695 Damp 2 C.E. 14, Damp 3 C.E. 8, Damp 4 C.E. 1,385 1,385 Damp 5 C.E. 1,625 3,080 Damp Sample G.E. Musty ,515 Damp Sample G.E. Musty and Heated 1,380 1,380 Damp Sample C.E. Sour - 3,475 Moist 1 G.E ,839 Moist 2 C.E Moist 3 C.E ,455 Moist 4 C.E. - 14,150 Moist 5 C.E. - 4,720 Moist Sample C.E. - 1,630 Moist Sample C.E. Musty 3,215 Moist Sample C.E.Sour - 11,493 Moist Sample C.E. Sour and Heating - 1,070 Wet 1 C.E V 015 Wet 2 C.E ,695 Wet 3 C.E ,705 Wet 4 G.E ,438 Wet 5 C.E. - 31,575 Wet Sample C.E. Sour - 4,160 Wet Sample G.E. Heated - 3,305 Wet Sample C.E. - 4,005 Wet Sample C.E. Heated and Heating 835 Sample C.E. Sour - 1 3,500 Sample C.E RN WHITE Ex, Dry 1 C.E. 1,365 1,365 Tough 1 C.E Damp 1 C.E Moist 1 UOJO Moist 2 C.E. - 1,550 CORN MIXED 1 C0E Ex, Dry 1 C.B. - 3,035 Damp 2 G.E ,610 Damp 3 G.E. 1,250 Damp 4 C.E. - 1,265 Damp 2 C.E. Flint and Dent Moist 2 C.E. - 5,560 Moist 3 C.E. - 2,645 Wet 2 C,E, - 4,205 Wet 3 C.E. - 9,485 Wet 4 C.E. - 6,625

12 INSPECTIONS EASTERN CANADIAN GRAIN Month of April and Nine Months ended April 1946 Apr11 9 moss ended 1946 April/46 - BUCKYHEAT Tough 1 C0E 0-1,740 Tough 2 C.E. - 6,002 Tough 3 C.E Damp 2 C0E0-13,150 Damp 3 C.E Damp 4 C.E. - 1,320 Damp Sample C 0 E 0-1,400 SOYBEANS 1 C.E. Yellow ,941 2 C.E. Yellow C.E. Ye1ow - 1,500 Tough 1 C.E. Yellow Tough 2 C.E. Yellow - 12,730 Damp 1 C.E. Yellow Damp 2 C.E. Yellow - 7 1# 695 Moist 1 C.E. Yellow - 17,498 Moist 3 C.E. Yellow - 1,475 Wet 1 C.E. Yellow Wet 2 CE. Yellow - 1,500 PEA BEANS 2 C0E 0-2,000 Tough 2 C.E. - 3,300 Tough 3 C0E - 11,864 Tough 4 C.E. - 18,550 Tough Sample C.E. 5,000 Damp 1 C.E. - 5,900 Damp 2 C.E. - 2,508 Damp 3 C.E Damp 4 C.E Damp Sample C.E. - 29,016 4 G.E.Yellow Eye Tough 4 C.E. Yellow Eye Tough Sample Yellow Eye Damp 3 C.E. Yellow Eye Damp 4 C.E. Yellow Eye Damp Sample Yellow Eye - 3,311 1 * RECA?ITULATI01 Vheat 26,700 Oats - 2, ,382 Rye - Flaxsead Corn ,860 11,240 42,373 2,546,725 Buckwheat - 26,476 Soybeans 685 Pea Beans - 467, T 0 T A L 161,116 5,845,126

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