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1 CATALOGUE No. DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS OTTAWA CANADA WEEKLY Published by Authority of the 1 e Tr1iJd tothtj Vol. 48, No. 42 Or JUN131 GRAIN STATISTICS WEEKL PROPERTY OF THE LIBRARY MAY 22, 1968 $3. 0 a year In This Issue Page Table: 1. Summary of Stocks and Handlings of Canadian Grain Visible Supply of Wheat Farmers' Ma.rketings of Wheat and Coarse Grains in the Prairie Provinces Visible Supply of Canadian Grain Canadian Eastern Grain in Store Eastern Elevators United States Grain in Store Eastern Elevators Stocks in Store by Principal Grades at Wetern Terminals Stocks in Store by Principal Grades at Eastern Elevators Farmers' Marketings in the Prairie Provinces Country Elevator Stocks, Receipts and Shipments S 11. Fort WilliamPort Arthur Stocks, Receipts and Shipments Canadian Wheat Board Daily Fixed Cash Wheat Quotations Canadian Wheat Board Daily Fixed Cash Oats and Barley Quotations Winnipeg Grain Exchange Daily Fixed Cash Closing Coarse Grains Quotations Winnipeg Grain Futures, Closing Quotations Ontario Grain Cash Prices Overseas Exports of Canadian Grain by Ports of Loading Lake Shipments from Fort William Port Arthur Handlings of Grain at Eastern Elevators Customs Exports of Canadian Grain and Milled Products by Ports of Exit Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye, Corn, Flaxseed, Rapeseed, Buckwheat, Soybeans, Malt, Wheat Flour, Bran, Shorts and Middlings and Oatmeal and Rolled Oats Notes 1. In those tables in which data have been rounded to the nearest, the sums of individual items may not agree exactly with the totals. 2. Weekly statistics included in this report cover to close of business for the date indicated. Acknowledgement Records for Western Division Supplied by Board of Grain Commissioners for Canada The contents of this document may be used freely but DBS ehould be credited when republishing all or any part of it.

2 2 TABLE 1. Summary of Stocks and Handlings of Canadian Grain Through Licensed Elevator Channels Week Ending May 22, 1968 Flax Wheat Oats Barley Rye seed Rapeseed Total Visible supplies All positions: million bushels Current week , Previous week Same week year ago Farmers' marketings East and west: Current week Previous week Same week year ago Aug. 1/67 May 22/ Aug. 1/66 May 24/ Exports:(l, 2) Current week W Previous week Same week year ago Aug. 1/67 May 22/ Aug. 1/66 May 24/ Canadian domestic: (3) Current week Previous week Same week year ago Aug. 1/67 May 22/ Aug. 1/66 May 24/ (1) Includes overseas clearances as reported by the Statistics Division of the Board of Grain Commissioners for Canada plus exports to the United States as compiled from returns of Canadian elevator licensees and shippers and advice from American grain correspondents. (2) Grain only, excludes exports of milled products in terms of grain equivalent and excludes bagged seed. Monthly exports of milled products are shown in certain issues of this publication, usually in that issue covering data for the third week of the month. (3) Includes grain milled for subsequent export but excludes grain used for seed and feed on farms where produced, interfarm transfers and other transaclions outsidti. the jurisdiction of the licensed elevator system.

3 3 TABLE 2. Visible Supply of Canadian Wheat, May 22, 1968 Compared with Previous Week and Year Pos I.t ion Country elevators... Interior private and mill... Interior terminals... VancouverNew Westminster... Victoria... Prince Rupert.... Churchill... Fort WilliamPort Arthur... In transit rail (western division)... Bay, Lake and upper St. Lawrence ports Lower St. Lawrence and Maritime ports In transit lake... In transit rail (eastern division)... May 24, May 15, May 22, , , ,985 6,480 5,442 5,407 13,478 13,676 13,690 8,598 10,598 10, ,593 4,593 35,147 53,488 51,485 11,290 18,592 17,900 17,466 27,313 27,845 23,468 43,210 43,638 11,124 9,446 9,214 1, In store Canada...300, , ,063 In store U.S.A.....e I... S Totals...300, , ,063 TABLE 3. Farmers' Marketings of Wheat, Coarse Grains and Oilseeds in the Prairie Provinces Grain Week ending Aug. 1/66 Aug. 1/67 May 24, May 15, May 22, May 24(67 May 22/ iqr Wheat (except durum) 6,842 4,035 3, , ,136 Durum wheat ,458 15,629 All wheat...6,919 4,077 3, , Oats ,983 20,917 Barley ,733 1, ,283 64,034 Rye ,337 4,986 Flaxseed ,466 7,079 Rapeseed ,660 14,237 is Totals... 9,532 6,339 5, , ,020

4 4 T.,_._..._.. TABLE 4. Visible Supply of Canadian Grain May 22, 1968 Position Wheat Oats Barley Rye Flax Rape Total seed seed.j_.*. I Country elevators: Manitoba...31,424 1,840 2, ,272 Saskatchewan , ,083 10, , ,819 Alberta...70,089 2,084 17, ,174 91,952 Totals...244,985 6,007 30,445 1,558 1,428 2, ,043 Interior private and mill 5, ,205 Interior terminals... 13, , ,968 VancouverNew Westminster 10, , ,156 13,802 Victoria Prince Rupert Churchill... 4,593 4,593 Fort WilliamPort Arthur.. 51,485 7,803 10,195 1,367 1, ,691 In transit rail... 17,900 1,711 1, ,770 Totals, western division 349,187 15,904 46,130 3,771 4,184 4, ,068 Eastern division: Bay, Lake and Upper St. Lawrence ports: Port McNicoll... Midland... MidlandSimcoe... Midland, Tiffin (C.N.R.) Midland, Tiffin (Renown) Collingwood... Owen Sound... Goderich Elevator and Transit... Goderich, Upper Lakes... Sarnia... Walkerville... Port Colborne, N.H.B... Port Colborne, Maple Leaf Port Colborne, Robin Hood Toronto... Peterborough... Kingston Elevator Company Prescott... 2,959 2,959 1,758 1,758 2, ,505 4,129 4, , , , , , , , ,874 1,437 1,555 1,874 1, ,476 1, ,188 1, ,835 Totals...27, ,085 S

5 5 TABLE 4. Visible Supply of Canadian Grain Concluded May 22, 1968 Position Wheat Oats Barley Rye Eastern division Concluded: Lower St. Lawrence and Maritime ports: Flaxseed Rapeseed Total Montreal, N.11.B , ,476 Montreal, F.E. Ltd Sorel... 4,392 4,392 TrojsRjvjres 6, ,703 Quebec, N.H.B.... 3, ,296 Baie Comeau... 8,326 8,326 West Saint John, "B" & 747 Saint John Halifax... 1, ,245 Port Cartier... 7,375 7,375 Totals... 43,63 8 1,228 1, ,051 S Totals, eastern ports 71,483 2,798 2, ,136 In transit lake... 9, ,341 In transit rail Totals, eastern division.. 80,876 3,301 2, ,685 Totals, Canada ,063 19,205 49, ,067 4, ,753 United States: Chicago Totals, U.S.A Totals, Canada and U.S.A. 430,063(1) 19,205 49,073 4,654 5,067 4, ,993 S (1) Includes 15,096,000 bushels of durum wheat.

6 TABLE 5. Canadian Eastern Grain In Store at Eastern Elevators May 22, 1968 Position Wheat Oats Barley Rye Corn Buckwheat Soybeans Collingwood... 5 Midland Goderich, E. & T Sarnia Walkerville... Port Colborne... 1,885 Toronto Kingston Prescott Montreal, N.H.B.... 1,331 Montreal, F.E.... Trois Rivires Québec... Baie Comeau Totals... 5,480 May 24, , I ,122 S TABLE 6. United States Grain in Store at Eastern Elevators May 22, 1968 Position Wheat Barley Flax seed Corn Soybeans Sorghum Collingwood Owen Sound... 6 Goderich, E. & T 157 Kingston Prescott Montreal, N.FLB 1 1,205 TroisRivires Québec Bale Comeau , Port Cartier Totals... 3, , May 24, ,405 7,859 1,

7 7 TABLE 7. Stocks in Store by Principal Grades, at Western Terminals May 22, 1968 Grain and grade Wheat (except durum): Fort William Pacific Interior Churchill Port Arthur seaboard terminal 8 elevators Total 1 Hard 1 Northern... 3,356 2,946 1,084 15,065 22,451 2 Northern... 2,787 9,468 3,422 15,826 31,503 3 Northern... 1, ,913 7,423 4 Northern ,272 4,951 No. 5 Wheat ,220 No. 6 Wheat ,003 1,017 Feed Wheat Garnet Toughs ,052 Others... 1, ,655 3,540 Totals... 10,844 13,690 4,593 44,321 73,448 Durum: 1 C.W. Amber ,498 2,598 2 C.W. Amber ,405 1,446 3 C.W. Amber ,224 1,309 Ex. 4 C.W. Amber 11 1,580 1,591 4 C.W. Amber Others Totals , Totals, all wheat 11,127 13,690 4,593 51,485 80,89.5 Oats: is 2 C.W... Ex. 3 C.W... 3 C.W... E x. 1 Feed... I Feed... 2Feed... 3 Feed... MixedFeed... Others... Totals ,803 7,832

8 TABLE 7. Stocks in Store by Principal Grades, at WEstern T:rrninals ('oncluded May 22, 1968 Barley: Grain and grade Fort William Pacific Interior Port Arthur seaboard terminals Churchill elevators Total 2 C.W. SixRow C.W. SixRow 570 1,731 2,301 2 C.W. TwoRow C.W. TwoRow Feed ,332 6,036 2Feed ,047 1,117 3 Feed Others , ,713 4,092 Totals... 1,583 2,266 10,195 14,044 Rye: 1 C.W c.w c.w Others Totals ,367 1,704 Flaxseed: lc.w...., 527 1,712 2,239 2 c.w C.W Others Totals ,739 2,315 Rape seed: I Canada... 1, ,198 2 Canada... 1 ' 1 3 Canada... 1 Special Bin... Others Totals...1, ,260 Totals, 6 grains... 14,798 15,968 4,593 72, ,050

9 TASi 5. Stocks in Store by Principal Crades, at Eastern Elevators May 22, 1968 Grain and grade Wheat (except durum): Lower Lake Bay and Lower Maritime and Upper Upper Lakes St. Lawrence ports St. Lawrence Total 1 Northern... 1, , ,220 2 Northern... 12,466 3,746 14,690 1,656 32,558 3 Northern... 1,999 1,396 12, ,301 4 Northern 1,064 2,731 3,795 No. 5 Wheat... No. 6 Wheat Feed Wheat... Garnet Toughs... Others ,363 Eastern... 1,038 2,645 1,797 5,480 Totals ,405 9,027 37,929 2,356 67,717 Do rum:. 1 C.W. Amber C.W. Amber 1,457 1,457 3 C.W. Amber 12 1, ,147 Ex. 4 C.W. Amber C.W. Amber Others... Totals , ,766 Totals, all wheat 18,405 9,440 41,272 2,366 71,483 Oats 2 C.W. Ex. 3 C,W c.w Ex.lFeed... 1 Feed ,042 2 Feed Feed... Mixed Feed Others... Eastern Totals... 1, , ,798

10 TABLE 8. Stocks in Store by Principal Grades, a Tatrn May 22, Barley: Grain and grade Lower Lake Bay and Lower Maritime and Upper s Lawrence ports Upper Lakes St. Lawrence thousand bushela Total 2 C.W. SixRow 3 C.W. SixRow C.W. TwoRow 3 C.W. TwoRow 1 Feed ,416 2 Feed Feed... Others Eastern... Totals , ,579 1c.w C.W C.W Others Eastern Totals F laxseed: ic.w C.W.... 3C.W.... Others Eastern... Totals Rapeseed: lcanada Canada... 3Canada... Special Bin Others... Totals Totals, 6 grains... 20,500 10,585 44,586 2,465 78,136 S

11 11 TABLE 9. Farmers' Marketings in the Prairie Provinces Week Ending May 22, 1968 and Crop Year to Date Province and period: Wheat (except durum) Durum wheat Oats Barley Rye Flaxseed Rapeseed Manitoba: This week To date... 47,456 1,017 10,195 9,563 1,467 4,335 1,197 Saskatchewan: This week... 2, To date ,692 12,795 5,131 15,943 2,497 1,313 5,492 Alberta: This week To date... 88,989 1,818 5,591 38,528 1,022 1,431 7,549 Totals: This week... 3, To date , ,629 20,917 64,034 4,986 7,079 14,237 August 1, 1967 May 22, 1968 with Comparisons(1) Flax Rape Wheat Oats Barley Rye seed seed Total million bushels Crop year: year average (2) _67r (1) Since marketing data are compiled on a weekly basis, the length of the period included varies slightly from year to year. (2) Nine years only. r Revised figures.

12 12 TABLE 10. Country Elevator Stocks, Receipts and Shipments Week Ending May 22, 1968 Wheat Province (except Durum Oats Barley Rye Flax Rapeduruxn) wheat seed seed Stocks in store: Manitoba... 31, ,804 2, Saskatchewan ,013 1,459 2,083 10, ,242 Alberta... 69, ,084 17, ,174 Totals...243,099 1,886 6,007 30,445 1,558 1,428 2,620 Totals Week ago 247,101 1,903 6,182 30,668 1,633 1,514 2,737 Year ago. 165,149 4,755 22,578 41,384 1,951 3,344 2,281 Receipts: Manitoba Saskatchewan... 2, Alberta Totals 3, Totals Week aga 4, , Year ago. 6, , Shipments: Manitoba., 1, Saskatchewan... 4, Alberta... 1, Totals... 7, , Totals Week ago.. 9, , Year ago.. 10, ,228 3, TABLE 11. Fort WilliamPort Arthur Stocks, Receipts and Shipments (Licensed capacity of semipublic and private terminal elevators, 107,321,110 bushels) Item Wheat Rapeexcept Flax Oats Barley Rye wheat seed seed durum) Stocks in store: May 22, ,321 7,164 7,803 10,195 1,367 1, Receipts during week 4, Shipments during week: Lake... 6, Rail Milled and processed Receipts Aug. 1, 1967 May 22, ,096 16,270 30,231 38,893 2,825 5, Shipments Aug. 1, 1967 May 22, 1968: S Lake ,027 11,317 23,431 32,47: 3,103 7,703 2h3 Rail... 1, ,645 3, Milled and processed ,479

13 13 1\FLE 12. Canadian Wheat Week Board Daily ending May Fixed Cash Wheat 24, 1968 Quotations Class and grade May 20 May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 cents and eighths per bushel Weekly _average Initial payment to producers (Basis in store Fort WilliamPort Arthur or Vancouver): 1 Northern Northern Northern Northern No. 5 Wheat No. 6 Wheat Feed Wheat C.W. Garnet C.W. Garnet C.W. Garnet Alberta Red Winter Alberta Winter Alberta Winter I C.W. Amber Durum C.W. Amber Durum... H C.W. Amber Durum International Wheat Agreement and domestic sales (Basis in store Ft.Wm.Pt.Ar.): 1 Northern /2 193/2 193/2 193/3 193/2 2 Northern /2 192/2 192/2 192/3 192/2 W 3 Northern... L 191/2 191/2 191/2 191/3 191/2 4 Northern /2 187/2 187/2 187/3 187/2 No. 5 Wheat /2 184/2 184/2 184/3 134/2 No. 6 Wheat /2 181/2 181/2 181/3 181/2 Feed Wheat... D 177/2 177/2 177/2 177/3 177/2 1 C.W. Garnet /2 187/2 187/2 187/3 187/2 2 C.W. Garnet... A 186/2 186/2 186/2 186/3 186/2 3 C.W. Garnet /2 185/2 185/2 185/3 135/2 I Alberta Red Winter 187/2 187/2 187/2 187/3 187/2 2 Alberta Winter 186/2 186/2 186/2 186/3 186/2 3 Alberta Winter 185/2 184/2 185/2 185/3 185/2 1 C.W. Amber Durum 199/6 199/6 199/6 199/7 199/6 2 C.W. Amber Durum 197/6 197/6 197/6 197/7 197/6 3 C.W. Amber Durum 195/6 195/6 195/6 195/7 195/6 (Basis in store Vancouver): 1 Northern /6 197/6 197/6 197/7 197/6 2 Northern /2 197/2 197/2 197/3 197/2 3 Northern /2 196/2 196/2 196/3 196/2 4 Northern /2 192/2 192/2 192/3 192'2 No. 5 Wheat /2 189/2 189/2 189/3 189/2 No. 6 Wheat /2 186/2 186/2 186/3 186/2 Feed Wheat /2 182/2 182/2 182/3 182/2 1 C.W. Garnet /2 192/2 192/2 192/3 192/2 2C.W. Garnet /2 191/2 191/2 191/3 191/2 3 C.W. Garnet /2 190/2 190/2 190/3 190/2 1 Alberta Red Winter 192/2 192/2 192/2 192/3 192/2 2 Alberta Winter 191/2 191/2 191/2 191/3 191/2 3 Alberta Winter 190/2 190/2 190/2 190/3 190/2

14 14 TABLE 12. Canadian Wheat Board Daily Fixed Cash Wheat Quotations Concluded Week Ending May 24, 1968 Class and grade May 20 May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 Weekly ave rage cents and eighths per bushel Class 2 exports: (Basis in store Fort WillianiPort Arthur): 1 Northern /2 193/2 193/2 193/3 193/2 2 Northern /2 192/2 192/2 192/3 192/2 3 Northern /2 191/2 191/2 191/3 191/2 4 Northern /2 187/2 187/2 187/3 187/2 No. 5 Wheat /2 184/2 184/2 184/3 184/2 No. 6 Wheat /2 181/2 181/2 181/3 181/2 Feed Wheat /2 177/2 177/2 177/3 177/2 I C.W. Garnet...H 187/2 187/2 187/2 187/3 187/2 2 C.W. Garnet /2 186/2 186/2 186/3 186/2 3 C.W. Garnet /2 185/2 185/2 185/3 185/2 1 C.W. Amber Durum /6 199/6 199/6 199/ C.W. Amber Durum 197/6 197/6 197/6 197/7 197/6 3 C.W. Amber Durum 195/6 195/6 195/6 195/7 195/6 L (Basis in store Vancouver): I 1 Northern /6 197/6 197/6 197/7 197/6 2 Northern...A 197/2 197/2 197/2 197/3 197/2 3 Northern /2 196/2 196/2 196/3 196/2 4 Northern /2 192/2 192/2 192/3 192/2 No. 5 Wheat... Y 189/2 189/2 189/2 189/3 189/2 No. 6 Wheat /2 186/2 186/2 186/3 186/2 Feed Wheat /2 182/2 182/2 182/3 182/2 1 C.W. Garnet /2 192/2 192/2 192/3 192/2 2 C.W. Garnet /2 191/2 191/2 191/3 191/2 3 C.W. Garnet /2 190/2 190/2 190/3 190/2 1 Alberta Red Winter 192/2 192/2 192/2 192/3 192/2 2 Alberta Winter 191/2 191/2 191/2 191/3 191/2 3 Alberta Winter 190/2 190/2 190/2 190/3 190/2

15 15 L\3LE H. Candtan Wheat Board Daily Fixed Cash Oats and Barley Quotations Week Ending May 24, 1968 Grain and grade May 20 May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 cents and eighths per bushel Weekly average Oats: (1) Initial payment to producers: 2 C.W... Ex. 3 C.W... 3 C.W... Ex. 1 Feed... 1 Feed... 2 Feed... 3 Feed... Domestic and export:(2) 2 C.W... Ex. 3 C.W... 3 C.W... Ex. I Feed... 1 Feed... 2 Feed... 3 Feed... Barley: (1) Initial payment to producers: I C.W. SixRow... 2 C.W. SixRow... 3 C.W. SixRow... 1 C.W. TwoRow... 2 C.W. TwoRow... 3 C.W. TwoRow... IFeed... 2Feed... 3 Feed H 95/2 95/2 95/2 95/2 95/2 92/6 92/6 92/6 92/6 92/6 0 92/2 92/2 92/2 92/2 92/2 92/2 92/2 92/2 92/2 92/2 88/4 88/4 L 85/4 85/4 85/4 85/4 85/4 91/4 88/4 91/4 88/4 91/4 88/4 91/4 91/4 I D A Y Domestic and export:(2) 1 U.W. SixKOW C.W. SixRow C.W. SixRow C.W. TwoRow C.W. TwoRow C.W. TwoRow I Feed Feed /4 114/4 3 Feed /4 111/ / /3 111/ /3 (1) Basis in store Fort WilliamPort Arthur. (2) Local sales and spot sales subject to confirmation.

16 16 TABLE 14. Winnipeg Grain Exchange Daily Fixed Cash Closing Coarse Grains Quotations Week Ending May 24, 1968 Oats: (1) Grain and grade May 20 May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 cents and eighths per bushel Weekly average Domestic and export: 2 C.W / Ex. 3 C.W / C.W /6 91/6 91/6 91/6 Ex. 1 Feed 92 91/6 91/6 91/6 91/6 1 Feed 91 90/6 90/6 90/6 90/6 2 Feed...,..., 86 85/ Feed.,...,..., 83 82/ Barley: (1) Domestic and export: H 1 C.W. SixRow 117/7 117/ / C.W. SixRow 117/7 117/ / C.W. SixRow /5 116/5 116/6 116/6 116/6 1 C.W. TwoRow 117/7 117/ / C.W. TwoRow 116/5 116/5 116/6 116/6 116/6 3 C.W. TwoRow... L 116/3 116/5 116/4 116/4 116/4 1 Feed /3 116/5 116/4 116/4 116/4 2 Feed /5 113/7 113/4 113/4 113/5 3 Feed... I 110/3 110/3 110/4 110/4 110/4 Rye : (1) D Producers', domestic and export prices: 2 C.W.... A 125/ /3 126/ C.W. 120/ /3 121/ C.W. 107/7 108/3 108/5 108/4 108/3 Ergoty... Y 96/7 97/3 97/5 97/4 97/3 Flaxseed: (1) Producers', domestic and export prices: 1 C.W /4 361/5 362/5 359/4 360/2 2 C.W /1 359/ /6 3 C.W /4 333/5 334/ /2 Rapeseed: (2) No. 1 Canada / /1 213/2 No. 2 Canada / /1 198/2 (1) Basis in store Fort WilliamPort Arthur. (2) Basis in store Vancouver.

17 17 TABLE ii. Winnipeg Grain Futures, Closing Quotations Week Ending May 24, 1968 Grain and month May 20 May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 cents and eighths per bushel Oats: (1) May... 95/2 July... 94/ H October 91/ /1 93/2 December 90/4 90/4 91/4 91/4 Barley: (1) May July /7 119/ October 120/3 120/4 120/4 120/4 December 118/7 118/7 118/7 118/7 l) May...L 125/4 July /7 128/3 128/5 128/4 October 129/1 129/5 129/7 129/5 December...I 128/5 128/5 128/4 128/4 Flaxseed:(l) May /6 July /1 363/1 359/4 D October 343/3 345/3 345/1 342/2 December 335/3 336/2 335/ /2/3 Rapeseed: (2) May...A 210/7 July / /7 November 218/3 221/2 223/4 220 January.Y /1 225/4 224/6 (1) Basis in store Fort WilliamPort Arthur. (2) Basis in store Vancouver. TABLE 16. Daily Quotations and Weekly Average Cash Prices of Ontario Grain Week Ending May 24, 1968 Grain and grade May 20 May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 Weekly average cents and eighths per bushel Wheat, Ontario Winter: No. 2 and better...h No Oats, No. 2 White Barley, Ontario, good malting Rye, No. 2 Ontario...L Corn, Ontario Yellow No. 2, moisture (natural or kiln dried)...i Buckwheat, tough No. 3, 187. moisture...d Mixed grain... Not available A Flaxseed, No /1 328/1 324/4 325/6 Soybeans, No. 2 and better Y /2 271/ /2 Basis of quotations: Buying prices, carlots; corn and soybeans f.o.b. Chatham; flaxseed Delivered in Toronto; all others f.o.b. Ontario shipping points.

18 18 TABLE 17. Overseas Exports of Canadian Grain(l) by Pcrts Week Ending May 22, 1968 Loadn: Port Wheat (except durum) Durum Flax Rape Oats Barley Rye wheat seed seed Pacific Seaboard: VancouverNew Westminster 3, Prince Rupert Lakehead direct St. Lawrence: Montreal... 1, Sorel TroisRivires Québec... 1, Baie Comeau Port Cartier Totals... 8, May 24, ,890 1, , August 1, 1967 May 22, 1968 Wheat Durum Flax Rape (except Oats Barley Rye wheat seed seed durum) Pacific Seaboard: VancouverNew Westminster 90, ,476 2,559 4,433 10,247 Victoria... 6,635 Prince Rupert... 5,647 Churchill... 20,639 Lakehead direct... 9, , Kingston direct St. Lawrence: Montreal... 19,384 6, Sorel... 7, TroisRivires... 4, Quebec... 7, Baie Comeau... 6, Port Cartier... 6,698 Maritime: West Saint John... 8,778 Halifax... 6, Totals ,381 8,395 1,305 28,916 3,411 10,976 10,460 August 1/66 May 24/ ,639 20,646 1,809 25,126 6,815 13,787 10,927

19 S Grain 19 TABLE 18. Lake Shipments from Fort WilliamPort Arthur Week Ending May 22, 1968 Lower Georgian Lake and Lower St. Man Other Over Bay and Upper Lawrence time Buffalo U.S.A. seas Total Upper St. ports ports ports direct Lake ports Lawrence ports Wheat (except durum) , ,528 Durum wheat Oats Barley Rye... Flaxseed Rapeseed Totals 723 1,259 6, ,698 Opening of Navigation April 10 May 22, 1968 Lower Georgian Lake and Lower St. Man Other Over Bay and Upper Lawrence time Buffalo U.S.A. seas Total Upper St. ports ports ports direct Lake ports Lawrence ports Wheat (except durum) 4,401 1, , ,077 39,798 Durum wheat 161 1, ,924 Oats , ,070 Barley , ,183 Rye Flaxseed ,281 1,945 Rapeseed Totals 5,050 2, ,952 1, ,515 50,439 opening(april 13) May 24, ,149 15,805 52, ,163 6,931 91,345.

20 20 TABLE 19. Handlings of Grain at Eastern Elevators Opening of navigation to week ending May 22, 1968 August 1, 1967 May 22, 1968 Primary Overseas Canadian receipts(l) shipments domestic Primary receipts(1) Overseas shipments Canadian domestic Canadian grain: By grains Wheat... 43,232 20,048 6, ,771 75,726 45,298 Oats... 2,484 3,287 24, ,758 Barley... 1,697 2,954 25,267 1,508 24,090 Rye , ,114 Flaxseed ,665 2,322 1,671 Rapeseed Corn , ,080 Soybeans ,028 1,405 1,272 Buckwheat Sorghum Totals... 48,773 21,742 13, ,984 81, ,359 United States grain: Wheat... 9,120 8,438 16,914 15,057 Oats Barley Rye Flaxseed Corn... 5,417 1,907 2,706 25,241 6,600 19,429 Soybeans... 2,148 2,096 7,256 5,460 1, Sorghum Buckwheat... Totals... 16,805 12,560 2,706 51,244 29,157 21,107 Canadian grain By sector Bay ports... 5, ,992 35, ,072 Lake ports... 2, ,890 24, ,698 St. Lawrence ports... 40,283 21,351 7, ,189 65,880 50,464 Maritime ports ,419 15,422 2,125 Totals... 48,773 21,742 13, ,984 81, ,359 United States grain Bay ports ,994 Lake ports ,960 St. Lawrence ports...16,420 12,560 1,936 42,290 29,157 Haritime ports... Totals...16,805 12,560 2,706 51,244 29,157 3,873 5,196 12,038 21,1n7 (1) Direct unloads from Lakehead and Western Canada plus deliveries from Eastern farms.

21 TABLE 20. Customs Exports of Canadian Grain by Ports of Exit August 1967 March 1968 Port of exit Wheat(l) Oats(1) Barley Rye Corn bushels Via Canadian Seaboard ports Halifax, N.S.... 5,178, ,642 1, Montreal, Que ,200, ,046 1,767, Quebec, Que.... 6,243,326 2,567, ,597 Sept. Isles, Que ,700 Sorel, Que.... Saint John, N.B.... 6,457,833 5,442 Baie Comeau, Que.... 2,354,840 5,747,329 Trois Rivires, Que.... 3,711, ,760 Totals, Atlantic ports 60075, ,130 5,082, ,048 1,066 New Westminster, B ,433,097 Prince Rupert, B ,329,814 20,580 Vancouver, B ,674, ,934 20,670,678 2,070, Victoria, B ,603,240 Totals, Pacific ports 72,040, ,514 20,670,678 2,070, Totals, Seaboard ports ,115, ,644 25,753,595 2,308,625 1,106 Via Canadian Inland ports 94 Edmundston, N.B... McAdam, N.B ,680 Woodstock, N.B.... 6,748 Armstrong, Que BlackpoolLacolle, Que 136,705 2, (:owansville, Que ,541 S Estcourt, Que Hemmingford, Que... 3,845 Highwater, Que.... 1,836 Huntingdon, Que , Lac Frontire, Que 1,845 Phillipsburg, Que 8,287 Sutton, Que ,470 Cornwall, Ont... 2,465 Fort Erie, Ont , ,836 6,132 19,639 Hamilton, Ont Kingston, Ont ,098 Lansdowne, Ont.... 3,330 Niagara Falls, Ont.... 7, ,411 4,172 Port Arthur, Ont.... 8,190, ,123 3,970, ,402 Sarnia, Ont.... 2,610 1, ,197 Torontomt., Ont 473 Windsor, Ont.... 7,846 5,056 31,772 Boissevain, Man ,853 6, Coulter, Man... 4,268 7, Crystal City, Man. 20, Emerson, Man 87,163 39, Gretna, Man ,703 27,630 Sprague, Man. 5,485 The Pas, Man ,636,117 Estevan, Sask. 381 Northgate, Sask , North Portal, Sask. 1,733 1,129 Coutts, Alta ,147 1,480 Huntingdon, B ,303 Pacific Highway, B ,104 White Rock, B ,685 S Totals, Inland ports ,346,396 3,225,624 4,281, ,557 56,314 Totals, exported ,462,066 4,225,268 30,035,252 3,280,182 57,420 (1) Includes bagged seed.

22 22 TABLE 21. Customs Exports of Canadian Grain by Ports of Exit August 1967 March 1968 Port of exit Flaxseed Rapeseed Buckwheat Soybeans Malt(1) bushels Halifax, N.S.... Saint John, N.B.... Baie Comeau, Que ,600 Montreal, Que ,626 Quebec, Que ,870 Totals, Atlantic ports... 1,388,096 37, , , ,317 47, , ,744 47, , ,679 Vancouver, B ,787,729 Totals, Seaboard ports.. 5,175,827 7,791, ,985 1,327,135 7,791, , ,621 1,993,814 \Tia Canadian inland ports Huntingdon, Que ,372 25,500 BlackpoolLocolle, Que 2,778 1,584 5, ,351 Fort Erie, Ont.... Fort Frances, Out , ,666 Niagara Falls, Ont 113,263 Port Arthur, Ont.... 3,056, , , ,057 Sarnia, Out 19,833 Windsor, Ont... 28,333 Emerson, Man ,167 Coulter, Man Estevan, Sask North Portal, Sask.... 1,584 Huntingdon, B ,333 Kingsgate, B ,778 Totals, Inland ports... 3,056, , ,143 1,480,059 Totals, exported... 8,232,727 8,205, , ,621 3,473,873 (1) Barley equivalent.

23 23 1ABLE 22. Customs Exports of Milled Products by Ports of Exit August 1967 March 1968 Port of exit Wheat flour Bran, shorts and middlings Oatmeal and rolled oats hundredweight Via Canadian Seaboard Ports Httlifax, N.S... North Sydney, N.S... Saint John, N.B... Montreal, Que... Totals, Atlantic ports 562, ,435 6, ,253,476 2,962,819 4,536 2,205 5,785,207 5,579 4,640 S New Westminster, B.0... Vancouver, B.0... Totals, Pacific ports Totals, Seaboard ports 9, , ,286 3, , ,286 3,322 6,622, ,865 7,962 Via Canadian inland Ports BlackpoolLacolle, Que... Huntingdon, Que... LacMegantic, Que... Phillipsburg, Que... Stanhope, Que... Sutton, Que... Fort Erie, Ont... FortFrances, Ont... Hamilton, Ont... Niagara Falls, Ont... Port Arthur, Ont... Port Colborne, Ont... Prescott, Ont... Sarnia, Ont... Windsor, Ont... Emerson, Man... Coutts, Alta... Ki ngsgate, B.0... Totals, Inland ports... l otals, exported... 30, , ,505 1,100 2,400 4,103 10, ,649 5,198 27, ,179 42, ,050 25,613 1,297 23,066 3,522 40,800 1,410 44, ,650 15, , , ,224, ,916 8,697

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