TRADE. ofl s11 FEW. DVA too MILK SALES VIA. Historical File Copy M 0 NT H LY STAT I ST I CS CLGAICY DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS

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1 Historical File Copy Published by Authority of the Ri. Hon C. D. Howe, M. P.. Minier of Trs Cimerce DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS M 0 NT H LY STAT I ST I CS TRADE 1)orninon Satcan. Director, Agricultural Division: In Charge of Dairying Stati.tsc. Herbert Marshall C. V. Parker P. H. Ferguson Series 3. Report No. 2 (FEBRUARY) Published April 30, 1949 MILK SALES THOUSAND HALIF..X MILLION QUARTS QUAPTS 2000 I 5 00 FEW r4 DVA too 1000 VIA Jan. F. M. A. M. J. J. A. S. 0. N. D CLGAICY CUMULATIVE SALES THOUSAND QUARTS 000 THOUSAND QUARTS N. ofl s11 I J U A.iJ 0 Jan. F. M. A. M. J. J. A. S. 0. N

2 w r E N T S Page Chart Sales of Fluid Milk in Calgary and Halifax Frontispiece Text "onthly Statistics of the Fluid Milk Trade 1 Table 1 Sales of Fluid Milk by Markets, February, Table II Sales of Fluid Milk by Markets,.January-February, Table III Sales of Fluid Cream by Markets, February, Table IV Sales of Fluid Cream by Markets, January-February, Table V Relationship of Milk and Cream Sales in Selected Markets to Total Sales in Each of Five Economic Areas of Canada 6

3 MONTHLY STATISTICS OF THE FLUID MILK TRADE Part I February Estimate of Fluid Milk and Cream Sales in Canada Combined Salesg The combined sales of fluid milk and cream in the whole of Canada amounted to ,000 pounds during the month of February, nearly 2* million pounds or approximately 1 per cent less than those of the same month last year. Of this amount, 85 per cent was sold as milk and 15 per cent was sold as cream. During the two'inonth period, January to February, fluid sales reached a total of 676,061,000 pounds, a decline of almost 1* million pounds oz' o'quarter of one per cent as com pared with those of the corresponding period in Milk Salesi The quantity of fluid milk sold in Canada during February amounted E276,36i 3 OOO pounds, which was nearly 1 million pounds below the sales of February, During the January'February period of 1949 fluid milk sales amounted to 568,698,000 pounds. Compared with the same period of the previous year these sales represent an Increase of almost fr million pounds, or onetenth of one per cent. Cream Salesg Cream Sales expressed as milk amounted to 50,490,000 pounds in the month of February0 These represented a decreaoa of slightiy more than 1W million pounds or 21 per cent in comparison with those of the same month last year. During the first two months of the year, cream sales on a mi)k basis were estimated at 107,363,000 pounds, falling nearly l - million pounds or 8lightly more than 1-1 per cent from JanuaryFebruary, Part II February Sales of Milk and Cream Reported from Forty Markets in Canada.. (Table i'ix) Combined Saleeg In forty Canadian markets selected for this review, milk and cream sales (the latter expressed as milk) reached a total of 171,660,000 pounds in February, 1949, In comparison with 172,718,000 pounds in February, 1948, representing a reduction of about one'ha]f of one per cent. During the January"Fobruary period the percentage reduction was less than that of February. Milk Saless Sales of fluid milk in these forty markets amounted to 141,491,000 pounds (54,841,000 quarts) during February. Compared with 141,982,000 pounds (55,032,000 quarts) in the same month of the previous year, a decline of nearly one half of one per cent was indicated. During the two''month period, January to February,, milk sales shown in this report were approximately the same as those reported for the same period a year ago. Cream Saless The February sales of fluid cream in forty Canadian markets amounted to 30,169,000 pounds, expressed as milk (2,854,000 quarts of cream), while corresponding figures for the same month of 1948 were 30,736,000 pounds (2,933,000 quart8 of cream). On a milk basis, February sales declined nearly 2 per cent from the same month last year and during the twomonth period, JanuaryFebruary, there was a reduction of approximately l per cent as compared with the same period in How' ever, on a quart basis, cream showed a drop of nearly 3 per cent in February and a reduction of almost 2 per cent in the twomonth period ended February. Part III Estimated Per Capita Per Day Consumption of Milk and Creaas in Canada In the month of February the over"all consumption of milk and cream by the milk purchasing population in urban areas increased from a daily average of 0.84 pints of milk per capita in 1948 to 0.85 pints in Milk alone rose from 0.71 pints in February, 1948, to 0.72 pints in February, Cream consumption in terms of milk which was 0.13 pints per capita In February 1948 stood at the same level in February, 1949.

4 -2- Table 1 - SALES OF FLUID MILK IN FORTY MARKETS OF CANADA, FEBRUARY, 1949 With Percenta Changes from the Previous Month and from the Same Month of 1948 TOTAL SALES - PERCENTAGE CHA}E FROM Market Februai7, 1949 Janua_ - February Quarts J_ds(l) MARITIME PROVINCES of /0 C.r1ottetown Halifax...,... 1,098 2, Sydney Area , Saint,John , * Moncton , * QUEBEC Montreal 11,723 30, Quebec......,, 2,038 5, Chicoutimi and Lake St. John , * 4.1 Sherbrooke 543 1, Th roe Rivers , Northwestern District St. Hyacinthe St. Jerome and Ste. Therese i. ; * 10.2 Levis-Lauzon $ Valleyfield and Beauharnois *3 6.1 The tf 0 rd Rimouski ONTARIO Toronto 10, , Ottawa-hull... 2,548 6, Hamilton... 2,265 5, Windsor...,...,... 1,551 4, London... 1,150 2, Ft. William & Pt. Arthur , Kitchener , Kingston , Sudbury , Brantford..., , Cornwall Belleville..., PRAIRIE PROVINCES Winnipeg 3,282-8, Saskatoon, Prince Albert and The Battlefords , Moose Jaw Regina , , Edmonton... 1,373 3, Calgary... 1,109 2, Medicine Hat.., BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver Victoria... I -- 4'7211'8f20J (l) Converted to pounds by multiplying quart sales shown in the adjoining column by 2.58.

5 -3- Table II - SALES OF FLUID MILK IN FORTY MARKETS OF CANADA 1 JANUARY - FEBRUA, 1949 With Percentage Changes from the Same Period of 1948 TOTAL SALES PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM Market -February - I January-Pobruary Charlottetown...a Halifax...aa Sydney Area Saint John... aa... Monctori Mon treal. a. a.. a a, a aa i SOSI. Quebec Chicoutimi and Lake St. John Sherbrooke Three Rivers..,... a... Northwestern District St. Hyacinthe St. Jerome and Ste. Therese.. Levis -Lauzon a... oaa a. a... Valleyfield and Beauharnois Thetford Rimouski Toronto. a..aa a. a a a a a a a a a a a a Ottawa-Hull.. a a..... a a a a a a a Hamilton JTind8or London Ft. William and Pt. Arthur too Ki tchener.. a... a a.. ala... Kingston Sudbu ry... a a a a a a a a a Brantford Cornwall Ilolleville Winnipeg Saskatoort, Prince Albert and The Battlefords Moose,jaw Regina Edmonton a a a a a a a a a a l.a I., L. ai.gary Medicine Hat too Vancouver..., Victoria.aaaa...aa.a.a.aoo Quarts[_Pounds_( 1)_1_ 1946 MARITIME PROVINCES 398 1,028 2,223 5,735 1,372 3,540 1,621 4, ,099 QUEBEC 23,871 61,587 4,094 10,564 1,723 4,446 1,107 2,856 1,046 2, , , , , , ONTARIO - 21,563 55,633 5,196 13,405 4,642 11,i76 3,156 8,143 2,345 6,050 1,403 3,619 1,256 3,240 1,011 2,608 1,037 2, , , ,448 PRAIRIE PROVINCES [ 6,728T 175 1,779 4, ,271 1,297 3,345 2,815 7,263 2,271 5, BRITISH C0LU1IA 9,558 T 24,609 I I * * * * , , , 5, ,4 (1) Converted to pounds by multiplying quart sales shown in the adjoining column by 2.58,

6 Table III SALES OF FLUID CREAM IN FORTY MARKETS OF CANADA, FEBRUARY, 1949 With Percentage Changes from the Previous Month and from the Same Month of 1948 TOTAL SALES PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM(2) Market February, 1949 January February Creanij Butter'1'at(l) MARITIME_PROVINCES 000 qt 000 lb. - Charlottetown Halifax Sydney Area o.o.00...s..,,o o0 saint John...,.,,.,,,,..., C 1106!*ncton 000eavocc00000eseoc r QUEBEC Wntreal...,eoeo..,.e E 109 Quebec ,.os ,000coQ Chicoutimi and Lake St0 John oo, * 703 Sherbrooke..o.o.00ao.e,o,c000.o '4 8o2 Three Rivers...,...,..., Northwestern District (3) St. Hyacinthe (3) St. Jerome and Ste. Therese (3), Levis - Lauson (3) eo...o,..000 Valleyfield and Beauharnois (3). Thetford (3) o...,... - Riaouski (3) ONTARIO Toronto...,,,...,..,,, Ottawa=Ju11...,.,..,o * 0.6 * 10.2 Hai1n...*000, e,.o C) ' 6.5 Windsor,...,., O. )O.2 London Ft. William and Pt. Arthur.o, Kitchener...,...,..,, Kingston...,o..,..., , 4.6 Sudbury...,..., o3 8.0 Brantford..., Cornwall 4 2 * los * 690 Belleville 0000øoe PRAIRIE PROVINCES Winnipeg ss..o o.o.., Saskatoon, Prince Albert and The Battlefords, ,, , Moose Jaw...000,o..., Regina 000O0SO0eOO...00eOO Edmo1iton s 000Go0soQOOOOo,o Calgary.eoe( O.QO0OOOQQoo o4 Medicine Hat....,,,,., 7 2 8, BRITISH COLuMBIA Vancouver I 512 I 142I Victoria,...,...,.,,,,,, I I I 2.8 (1) Quarts x 2,5 w pounds creani; converted to pounds butter -fat on basis of average tests in each market0 (2) Percentages calculated on basis of quart sales. (3) Less than three distributors.

7 Table IV SALES OF FLUID CREAM IN FORTY MARKETS OF CANADA, JANUARYFEBRUARY, 1949 With Percentage Changes from the Same Period of 1948 TOTAL SALES Market January'February Cr e amj t te r'f at (1 MRITIJfE PROVINCES 000 qt. 000 lb 0 Charlottotown 9 5 Halifax eo..eg uo s oo0a* Sydney Area 11 8 Saiit John C QUEBEC Montreal c.c000 1, Quebec, Chjcoutimi and Lake St. John oeo Sherbrooke oo...e.00.o.o.co Three Th.vers 18 9 %1-_.+ (\ AI'0 I IJL jj St. Hyacinthe (3) St. Jerome and Ste. Therese (3) LevisLauzon (3) Valleyfield and Beauharrois (3) Thetford (3) PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM(2) -- Januay'r'ebruary 1948 ' Rimouski (3) - ONARIO Toronto 1, ttawaHu11..e...o flarnilton..o..u.00...a...o Windsor...o...,o London.o.,o.*oo.0000.o..o...o * 609 Ft. William and Pt0 Arthur o...o Kitchener...o,.000,o Kinto Sudbury o...o.00,..o.oco..o Branord a,e Cornwall o..oc Belleville AIRIOVThS Winnipeg,.., oo00o Saskatoon, Prince Albert and The Battlefords.., Moose.Jaw ,e !egina., '-o...oac Edmonton o $oo * 17 Calgary Medicine Hat BRITISH_COLU1ABIA Vancouver 296 n0000n i?o63l Victoria I ,8 - (1) quarts x 2.5 pounds cream converted to pounds butter-fat on basis of average test in each market. (2) Percentages calculated on ba8is of quart sales. (3) Less than three distributors0

8 STTSi'ç JAflA JirJF!!!i i/jill 'II' i/i/li if Table V :ELATIONSHIP OF MILK AND CREAM SALES IN SELECTED MARKETS, TO TOTAL SALES IN EACH OF FIVE ECONOMIC AREAS OF CANADA February, 1949 Economic Area - MILK SALES CREAM SALES MILX EQ.UIVALENT) Economic Area Selected Markets Economic Area - elected Markets and Sales in Sales in Total Number Per Cent Total Number Per Cent Period of Sales of Sales Estimated Of Estimated Of Sale's Markets Economic Sales imarkets Economic Area Area 000 lb. No. 000 lb. - No. CANADA February 276, , January-February 568, , Maritime Provinces February 16, , JanuaryFebruary 33, , Quebec February 88, , January-February 179, , On tan o February 116, , January-February 235, , Prairie Provinces February 38, ,2 11, January-February 80, , British Columbia F.bruary 17, , January-February 39, ,