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 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
THE MILK BOARD
ANNUAL REPORT
For the Year Ended December 31st
1953
VICTORIA, B.C.
Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
1954  To His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor in Council
of the Province of British Columbia.
May it please Your Honour:
Sir,—We have the honour to transmit herewith, in accordance with section 67 of
the " Public Utilities Act," the Eighth Annual Report of the Milk Board under that Act
for the year ended December 31st, 1953.
THE MILK BOARD.
E. C. Carr, Chairman.
Fraudena Eaton, Member.
H. M. King, Member.
Vancouver, B.C., February 9th, 1954.  Eighth Annual Report of the Milk Board
For the Year Ended December 31st, 1953
This Report of the Milk Board is made in accordance with section 67 of the " Public
Utilities Act " and covers the calendar year ended December 31st, 1953.
Tables giving up-to-date statistical information relative to sale of fresh fluid dairy
products, similar to that given in previous Reports, are appended hereto.
A major change in Board Policy took place on October 1st, when the regulation of
prices above the primary-producer level was discontinued.
AREAS UNDER CONTROL OF THE BOARD
Three new areas were brought under the control of the board during the year;
namely, the Ladysmith, Parksville-Qualicum, and Alberni areas. Effective on December
15th, the Ladysmith and Nanaimo areas were consolidated. Areas now controlled within
the Province are the Vancouver, Greater Victoria, Duncan, Ladysmith-Nanaimo, Parksville-Qualicum, Alberni, and Courtenay-Campbell River areas.
BOARD MEETINGS
The Board held eight public hearings during the year, as follows: Shawnigan Lake,
February 2nd; Cowichan Lake, February 2nd; Ladysmith, February 3rd; Parksville,
February 3rd; Port Alberni, February 4th; Cobble Hill, February 4th; Vancouver, August
4th, 5th, and 7th; and Nanaimo, November 30th. Two hearings were also held to deal
with applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity, as follows: Vancouver, April 7th and 8th, re Lucerne Milk Company to equip and operate a processing
and distributing plant in the City of Vancouver for the purpose of supplying milk and milk
products to the retail stores of Canada Safeway Limited in Greater Vancouver, and Ladysmith, October 21st, re Baby's Own Dairy, Nanaimo, to extend its operations into the
Ladysmith area. Transcripts of the proceedings of all hearings are on file in the office
of the Board.
In addition, the Board held twenty-eight meetings in its office to deal with matters
of policy and administration. Minutes of all these meetings are recorded in the minute-
book of the Board. Throughout the year numerous conferences were also held with all
classes of distributers engaged in the industry and others, in both controlled and uncontrolled areas, to discuss various matters pertaining to the production, supply, distribution, and sale of milk.
BONDING OF MILK-DEALERS
By Order in Council No. 607, approved the 13th day of March, 1953, His Honour
the Lieutenant-Governor in Council approved Regulations re Bonding of Milk-dealers.
Under these regulations every milk-dealer, on or before April 1st, 1953, and before being
issued a Milk Board Distributer's Licence, Class I, had to establish financial responsibility
to the satisfaction of the Milk Board in an amount sufficient to guarantee payment for all
milk received from primary producers for use in the fluid trade.
These regulations have been satisfactorily put into effect, and financial responsibility
in varying amounts, depending on method of paying primary producers, has been established by all Class I licence-holders for the licence-year 1953-54.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
QUOTAS
Provisions of Order No. 40 (approved by Order in Council No. 2015), which
became effective October 1st, provided for (1) the allotment of basic quotas to all
licensed primary producers supplying milk for use in the fluid trade on or before February
15th, 1954; (2) the basis upon which such basic quotas shall be allotted; (3) the basis
upon which such basic quotas may be revised and (or) basic quota may be allotted to new
primary producers; (4) the establishment of Quota Committees for each milk-dealer's
plant and for each co-operative, association, or agency; (5) the constitution and duties of
said Committees; and (6) general regulations in respect of quotas.
ENFORCEMENT
Court proceedings were taken on three occasions for the following infractions of
Milk Board orders:—
(1) Operating within a prescribed area without appropriate licence so to do:—
(a) Found guilty in Magistrate's Court.
(b) Conviction was quashed in the Supreme Court of British Columbia under an application for a writ of certiorari.
(2) Operating within a prescribed area without appropriate licence so to do: —
(a) Found guilty in Magistrate's Court.
(b) Appeal against conviction now pending.
(3) Failure to submit monthly reports of operation within the time prescribed
in an order of the Board.   Found guilty in Magistrate's Court.
LICENSING
Pursuant to the provisions of Orders Nos. 26 and 40, licences are issued for a period
of twelve months, or portion thereof, ending on March 31st of the period in respect of
which they are issued. A summary of 1953-54 licences issued, cancelled, and in effect
at December 31st follows:—
Class I, Milk-dealer
Class II, Milk-jobber
Class III,
Producer-Distributer
Class IV,
Primary Producer
Area
Issued
Cancelled
In
Effect
Dec. 31,
1953
Issued
Cancelled
In
Effect
Dec. 31,
1953
Issued
Cancelled
In
Effect
Dec. 31,
1953
Issued
Cancelled
In
Effect
Dec. 31,
1953
Vancouver.     . —	
Greater Victoria   	
23
4
2
4
1
3
-
23
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
2
—
1
3
2
4
26
11
9
4
8
9
1
4
26
11
9
4
8
8
4,458
245
40
57
57
79
4,379
245
40
Ladysmith-Nanaimo	
Parksville-Qualicum
57
Courtenay-
Campbell River	
57
Totals  	
37
37
6
—
6
71
1
70
4,857
79
4,778
During the year eighteen Class IV licences were suspended upon complaint that the
milk being shipped was not of suitable quality for use in the fluid trade, and sixteen
Class IV licences were suspended upon complaint that the primary producers concerned
were adulterating their shipments of milk by the addition of water. Only one licence had
not been reinstated at December 31st. There was not any licence in any class cancelled
for cause.
SUMMARY OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND ORDERS ISSUED
Under date of January 8th, an application was made by Island Farms Co-operative
Association, Victoria, for permission to use cellophane hoods on all bottled milk dis- REPORT OF THE MILK BOARD, 1953 HH 7
tributed by them. On October 24th, 1952, the Board granted permission to all distributors in the Greater Victoria area to use the square 48-mm. milk-bottles and aluminium
hood-type caps. Effective January 14th, 1953, this permission was extended to include
any form of hood or hood-cap manufactured for use on milk-bottles.
Under date of February 3rd, an application was made by Lucerne Milk Company,
division of Canada Safeway Limited, for certificate of public convenience and necessity
to permit the company to operate a milk processing and distributing plant in the City of
Vancouver for the purpose of supplying fluid milk and fluid-milk products in paper containers for sale in the retail grocery-stores of Canada Safeway Limited in Greater Vancouver. On April 7th the Board commenced a hearing in the Court-house, Vancouver,
to deal with this application. Decision of the Board, rendered on September 19th, was
that public convenience and necessity did not, at that time, require Lucerne Milk Company to operate the proposed plant, and the issue of the certificate as prayed for was
therefore refused.
An appeal from this decision of the Board was made to the Lieutenant-Governor
in Council upon a question of fact.   This appeal has been heard and decision reserved.
A further appeal from this decision of the Board was made to the Appeal Court of
British Columbia, upon a question of law.   This appeal stands adjourned sine die.
Under date of February 11th, an application was made by I.X.L. Dairy Limited,
Nanaimo, for exemption from the provisions of section 12 of the " Public Utilities Act,"
as provided for in section 13 of said Act, in respect to the moving of its operations and
business as a milk-dealer from 223 Commercial Street to 145 Terminal Avenue, both in
the City of Nanaimo.   The exemption applied for was granted.
Interim Order No. 3.—Public hearings were held to deal with the applications by the
Vancouver Island Dairymen's Association and other dairymen to have Board jurisdiction
extended to cover all areas on Vancouver Island. Interior Order No. 3 was issued to
become effective on May 1st in the Alberni, Ladysmith, and Parksville-Qualicum areas.
This interim order provided that all provisions of Orders Nos. 26 and 36 of the Milk
Board should apply in said areas, excepting that the words " to carry on business in the
area in which such milk-jobber distributes milk," where they appear in subsection (7) of
section 1 of Order No. 26, would not apply in the Alberni area. It also established rates
to be paid to primary producers on all milk supplied to a milk-dealer for sale as milk in
fluid form.
Order No. 38.—Order No. 38 (approved by Order in Council No. 2031) was issued
to become effective in the Duncan area on and after August 1st. This order rescinded
and replaced Interim Order No. 2.
Order No. 39.—Order No. 39 (approved by Order in Council No. 2031) was issued
to become effective in the Alberni, Ladysmith, and Parksville-Qualicum areas on and after
August 1st.   This order rescinded and replaced Interim Order No. 3.
Interim Order No. 4.—Application was received from the Dairyland Division of the
Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association for permission to introduce for sale through
retail grocery-stores in the Vancouver area a concentrated fresh-milk product. Interim
Order No. 4 was issued to become effective on July 20th. This interim order allowed the
sale of and established prices for concentrated fresh milk in the Vancouver area.
Order No. 40.—Order No. 40 (approved by Order in Council No. 2105) was issued
to become effective in all prescribed areas on and after October 1st. This order (1)
rescinded Orders Nos. 26 and 36; (2) removed certain regulations which had been in
effect regarding standards of products, containers, bottle-caps, returns of milk, credit on
retail sales, delivery services, and advertising; and (3) established regulations for the
establishment of equitable quotas for milk supplied by primary producers for use in the
fluid trade. HH 8
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Order No. 41.—Order No. 41 (approved by Order in Council No. 2105) was issued
to become effective in the Vancouver area on and after October 1st. This order rescinded
Order No. 37 and Interim Order No. 4, and established the minimum prices to be paid
to primary producers for all whole milk supplied for whole-milk requirements only.
Order No. 42.—Order No. 42 (approved by Order in Council No. 2105) was
issued to become effective in the Greater Victoria, Duncan, Ladysmith, Nanaimo, Parksville-Qualicum, Alberni, and Courtenay-Campbell River areas on and after October 1st.
This order rescinded Orders Nos. 35, 38, and 39 and established the minimum price
to be paid to primary producers for all whole-milk requirements in said areas only.
Order No. 43.—Order No. 43 (approved by Order in Council No. 2745) was
issued to become effective on and after December 15th. This order amended section 3
of Order No. 42 to provide for the consolidation of the Ladysmith and Nanaimo areas. REPORT OF THE MILK BOARD,  1953
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STATISTICAL TABLES
Table Ia.—Sales, Vancouver Area
Standard
Milk
Special
Milk
Chocolate
Drink
Buttermilk
Skim-
milk
Substandard
Cream
(9% Butter-fat)
Table and
Sour
Cream
(18% Butter-fat)
Whipping
Cream
(32% Butter-fat)
1947—Totals .....
1948—Totals ....
1949—Totals ....
1950—Totals ...
1951—Totals....
1952—Totals ....
1953—
January	
February	
March 	
April 	
May	
June	
July	
August 	
September ....
October	
November	
December	
Totals
Quarts
46,017,096
48.126,897
49,438,250
50,787,158
52,431,898
52,640,425
4,475,172
4,139,795
4,640,586
4,457,742
4,663,131
4,470,027
4,672,597
4,656,268
4,621,262
4,816,868
4,669,939
4,712,150
Quarts
13,433,647
10,414,299
9,343,757
8,618,249
6,406,479
5,294,969
440,697
405,928
446,976
428,046
431,638
412,772
407,656
395,266
383,760
393,971
368,639
379,424
Quarts
883,314
1,101,730
1,427,635
1,494,081
1,157,901
781,270
58,120 |
59,187
66,953
59,747
72,114
64,548
69,269
73,249
82,511
85,596
73,198
61,711
54,995,537
4,894,773
826,203
Quarts
701,241
641,395
655,677
656,740
676,520
734,489
58,876
57,873
63,718
64,961
77,276
71,015
91,094
82,894
70,930
64,189
61,270
56,947
Quarts
843,665
856,906
805,339
978,909
1,067,050
1,371,057
114,803
106,796
114,162
119,855
125,674
121,733
106,023
114,873
113,231
119,522
110,377
114,319
821,043
1,381,368
Quarts
5,990,483
5,474,866
5,373,205
5,154,335
4,655,593
4,588,862
397,999
364,884
405,165
383,441
376,651
383,312
381,817
386,357
375,669
398,405
381,197
405,411
4,640,308
Quarts
813,716
744,281
666,995
673,749
586,175
515,753
40,000
36,874
43,041
38,739
39,113
48,415
48,300
46,233
42,990
41,272
40,325
44,144
509,446
Quarts
185,383
283,474
344,759
336,393
305,907
323,694
25,324
24,713
27,493
27,044
30,109
44,133
34,841
25,821
23,154
27,987
24,906
36,382
351,907
Table Ib.—Sales, Greater Victoria Area
Sub
Whipping
Cream
Standard
Special
Chocolate
Butter
Skim-
standard
Cream
(9% But
Sour
Cream
(18% But
Milk
Milk
Drink
milk
milk
(32% Butter-fat)
ter-fat)
ter-fat)
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
1947—Totals	
9,066,200
2,862,135
111,058
50,350
17,487
643,242
189,276
59,106
1948—Totals	
8,797,551
2,421,362
111,906
54,699
47,352
608,865
121,728
82,915
1949—Totals	
9,077,288
2,284,647
185,616
75,868
102,483
609,414
108,554
91,699
1950—Totals	
9,255,091
2,237,183
154,510
70,000
64,303
595,531
103,846
88,719
1951—Totals	
9,148,777
1,854,602
147,448
62,916
98,935
527,118
92,831
81,022
1952—Totals
1953—
January 	
9,046,434
1,654,000
124,584
58,267
132,532
529,992
86,383
82,059
780,982
138,548
8,553
4,689
13,159
46,417
6,691
5,805
February	
719,910
123,203
8,444
4,549
13,244
43,074
6,282
5,382
March. 	
793,490
136,074
9,671
4,780
15,205
47,389
6,928
6,117
April	
770,947
129,980
8,721
5,348
15,275
44,779
7,043
6,262
May	
782,877
133,532
9,927
6,082
15,743
44,793
7,197
7,556
June 	
758,852
130,099
8,053
5,812
14,738
45,420
8,327
11,393
July	
778,835
131,731
10,023
6,934
14,134
47,226
9,006
10,142
August	
765,421
129,003
9,236
6,989
13,453
46,259
9,110
8,323
September	
781,773
127,331
9,775
5,641
13,882
45,085
7,400
6,880
October	
824,649
132,427
10,531
4,923
15,526
48,423
7,076
6,630
November 	
771,618
122,107
8,602
4,263
15,276
45,626
6,411
7,368
December	
794,845
127,195
7,387
4,858
15,923
50,207
6,632
7,584
Totals
9,324,199
1,561,230
108,923
64,868
175,558
554,698
88,103
89,442 HH 10
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Table Ic.—Sales, Duncan Area
Standard
Special
Chocolate
Butter
Skim-
Substandard
Cream
(9% But
Table and
Sour
Cream
(18% But
Whipping
Cream
Milk
Milk
Drink
milk
milk
(32% Butter-fat)
ter-fat)
ter-fat)
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
1948—Totals	
418,785
115,633
3,338
494
1,011
5,616
7,879
4,199
1949—Totals	
374,082
154,186
6,899
689
845
5,112
7,090
4,797
1950—Totals
383,489
160,366
141,484
2,925
1,863
6,894
6,635
4,404
1951—Totals	
350,453
4,616
2,513
3,394
7,198
6,426
3,840
1952—Totals	
339,035
145,278
2,990
2,040
1,590
4,773
6,434
4,036
1953—
January	
67,050
23,489
412
376
228
1,210
353
668
February	
65,002
20,745
488
482
236
968
247
627
March 	
69,315
28,050
579
428
292
1,209
242
687
April	
68,729
27,732
398
410
311
1,207
230
762
May 	
73,190
27,972
672
664
280
1,223
275
750
June	
70,713
27,015
524
546
343
1,199
330
1,087
July 	
72,652
29,266
133
625
404
769
392
1,134
71,722
30,162
404
412
841
351
919
September...	
71,256
27,702
568
416
395
821
360
714
October   	
74,633
27,310
1,007
355
331
949
350
718
November	
70,393
26,035
1,012
310
297
988
355
607
December	
67,533
26,861
735
323
368
1,079
404
994
Totals
842,188
322,339
6,528
5,339
3,897
12,463
3,889
9,667
Note.—The Duncan area was enlarged to include Cowichan Lake and Shawnigan Lake and District in November, 1952.
Table Id.—Sales, Nanaimo Area
Standard
Special
Chocolate
Butter
Skim-
Substandard
Cream
(9% Butter-fat)
Table and
Sour
Cream
(18% Butter-fat)
Whipping
Cream
Milk
Milk
Drink
milk
milk
(32% Butter-fat)
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
1948—Totals	
1,187,254
253,596
16,169
2,488
2,404
26,099
25,098
7,212
1949—Totals	
1,449,984
224,349
35,468
2,537
1,493
34,827
17,029
12,526
1950—Totals	
1,534,090
236,944
40,968
3,628
2,348
35,819
18,148
14,018
1951—Totals	
1,547,064
166,102
41,145
4,823
6,840
37,950
14,818
12,395
1952—Totals
1953—
January	
1,501,664
128,106
32,662
4,460
9,226
42,094
7,802
12,456
125,047
9,655
2,347
317
457
3,839
586
927
February	
119,854
9,670
3,211
367
441
3,960
560
905
March	
132,707
10,909
3,738
426
622
4,648
610
968
April	
123,455
10,936
2,441
377
910
4,850
368
1,011
May.	
123,155
9,824
2,908
455
598
5,161
400
1,090
June	
122,866
10,385
2,526
467
614
4,462
472
1,753
July	
129,273
10,503
1,353
598
568
5,358
402
1,346
130,648
10,182
1,296
441
536
5,673
366
926
September	
127,415
10,307
2,626
469
553
4,581
348
811
128,859
10,615
3,266
414
528
4,485
338
998
November	
119,783
10,037
2,866
383
624
3,814
296
882
December ■.
124,952
10,260
2,358
407
630
4,280
342
1,321
Totals
1,508,014
123,283
30,936
5,121
7,081
55,111
5,088
12,938 REPORT OF THE MILK BOARD,  1953
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Table Ie.—Sales, Courtenay-Campbell River Area
•ft
Standard
Special
Chocolate
Butter
Skim-
Substandard
Cream
(9% But
Table and
Sour
Cream
(18% But
Whipping
Cream
Milk
Milk
Drink
milk
milk
(32% Butter-fat)
ter-fat)
ter-fat)
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
Quarts
1952—Total	
617,419
670,852
6,645
242
3,517
24,357
538
8,875
1953—
January 	
51,134
59,294
262
111
346
1,214
68
220
February	
51,511
56,182
288
216
326
1,162
66
570
March	
57,201
60,095
381
300
294
1,395
73
676
April—	
52,531
56,482
354
334
320
1,452
87
658
May 	
55,084
56,307
371
522
1,809
1,398
61
684
53,899
55,393
1,466
547
249
1,470
72
983
July	
65,766
51,662
1,215
693
228
1,550
62
929
August	
68,933
53,029
760
544
218
1,754
41
732
September.	
59,551
52,442
727
420
193
1,667
48
613
October 	
61,613
54,665
724
431
191
1,567
40
644
November	
55,410
51,051
474
440
192
1,472
41
562
December	
58,513
48,046
439
400
35
1,770
101
855
Totals
691,146
654,648
7,461
4,958
4,401
17,871
760
8,126
Table IIa.—Sales, Vancouver Area, 1953 as Compared to 1952
Product
1952
1953
Increase or
Decrease
Standard milk—
Retail                                  	
Quarts
36,182,101
16,458,324
52,640,425
4,247,736
1,047,233
5,294,969
247,197
534,073
781,270
281,571
452,918
734,489
697,087
673,970
1,371,057
1,732,754
2,856,108
4,588,862
140,240
375,513
515,753
112,254
211,440
323,694
43,640,940
22,609,579
66,250,519
46,355,684
27,649,426
74,005,110
Quarts
36,972,431
18,023,106
54,995,537
3,905,207
989,566
4,894,773
252,716
573,487
826,203
315,885
505,158
821,043
863,974
517,394
1,381,368
1,707,325
2,932,983
4,640,308
138,683
370,763
509,446
115,807
236,100
"351,907
44,272,028
24,148,557
68,420,585
46,974,437
29,374,329
76,348,766
Quarts
790,330*
1,564,782*
2,355,112*
342,529t
57,667t
400,196f
5,519*
39,414*
44,933*
34,314*
52,240*
86,554*
166,887*
156,576t
10,311*
25,429t
76,875*
51,446*
l,557t
4,750f
6,307t
3,553*
24,660*
.28,213*
631,088*
1,538,978*
2,170,066*
618,753*
1,724,903*
2,343,656*
(2.18%)
Wholesale   	
Total           	
(9.50%)
(4.47%)
Special milk—
Retail                                                      „
(8.06%)
(5.51%)
Total     — 	
(7.55%)
Chocolate drink—
Retail    	
(2.23%)
Wholesale         	
Total                         	
(7.38%)
(5.75%)
Buttermilk—
Retail 	
(12.19%)
(11.53%)
Total 	
Skim-milk—
Retail                                  	
(11.78%)
(23.94%)
(23.23%)
(0.75%)
Substandard cream—
Retail    _	
(1.46%)
(2.69%)
Total          	
(1.12%)
Table and sour cream—
Retail    	
(1.11%)
Wholesale .—  	
Total .	
(1.26%)
(1.22% )
Whipping cream—
Retail    	
(3.16%)
(11.66%)
Total
(8.71%)
(1.45%)
(6.81%)
(3.27%)
(1.33%)
(6.60%)
(3.17%)
Total sales (quarts) —
Retail     	
Wholesale-     _.	
Total 	
Total sales (units)—
Retail  _
Wholesale 	
Total  	
* Increase. t Decrease.
Units calculated on following basis:—
All milks and milk products	
Substandard cream _	
Table and sour cream..
Whipping   cream  	
-1 quart=l unit
-1 quart=2 units
-1 quart=4 units
-1 quart=6 units HH  12 BRITISH COLUMBIA
Table IIb.—Sales, Greater Victoria Area, 1953 as Compared to 1952
Product
1952
1953
Increase or Decrease
Standard milk—
Quarts
6,099,002
2,947,432
9,046,434
1,506,874
147,126
1,654,000
36,286
88,298
124,584
29,090
29,177
58,267
99,514
33,018
132,532
191,219
338,773
529,992
21,710
64,673
86,383
27,191
54,868
82,059
8,010,886
3,703,365
11,714,251
8,403,190
4,510,497
12,913,687
Quarts
6,352,298
2,971,901
9,324,199
1,425,708
135,522
1,561,230
32,624
76,299
108,923
31,605
33,263
64,868
141,588
33,970
175,558
203,290
351,408
554,698
21,356
66,747
88,103
29,085
60,357
89,442
8,237,554
3,729,467
11,967,021
8,650,337
4,582,901
■13,233,238
Quarts
253,296*           (4.15%)
Wholesale... ..   .  —	
Total                                                  	
24,469*          (0.83%)
277,765*          (3.07%)
Special milk—
Retail               	
81,166t          (5.39%)
ll,604t           (7.89%)
Total	
92,770t          (5.61%)
Chocolate drink—
Retail                                                .    	
3,662t         (10.09%)
Wholesale  —  ..
Total                —               	
ll,999f        (13.59%)
15,661t         (12.57%)
Buttermilk—
Retail      .   -  	
2,515*           (8.64%)
Wholesale   	
Total	
4,086*         (14.00%)
6,601*        (11.33%)
Skim-milk—
Retail                   - - .                       	
42,074*         (42.28%)
Wholesale    	
Total 	
952*           (2.88%)
43,026*        (32.46%)
Substandard cream—
Retail          ■            	
12,071*           (6.31%)
Wholesale  -      	
Total      	
12,635*           (3.73%)
24,706*           (4.66%)
Table and sour cream—
Retail                    	
354t          (1.63%)
2,074*           (3.21%)
Total   	
1,720*           (1.99%)
Whipping cream—
Retail	
1,894*          (6.96%)
Wholesale 	
Total               	
Total sales (quarts) —
Retail                  	
5,489*        (10.00%)
7,383*          (9.00%)
226,668*          (2.83%)
26,102*          (0.70%)
Total     	
252,770*          (2.16%)
247,147*          (2.94%)
72,404*          (1.60%)
319,551*          (2.47%)
Total sales (units)—
Retail        	
Total 	
: Increase.
t Decrease. REPORT OF THE MILK BOARD,  1953 HH 13
Table He.—Sales, Duncan Area, 1953 as Compared to 1952
Product
1952
1953
Increase or Decrease
Standard milk—
Retail 	
Quarts
217,322
121,713
339,035
122,288
22,990
145,278
135
2,855
2,990
1,545
495
2,040
1,587
3
1,590
1,108
3,665
4,773
967
5,467
6,434
1,071
2,965
4,036
346,023
160,153
506,176
355,387
195,044
550,431
Quarts
506,289
335,899
842,188
237,710
84,629
322,339
770
5,758
6,528
2,628
2,711
5,339
3,377
520
3,897
3,313
9,150
12,463
1,406
2,483
3,889
3,414
6,253
9,667
758,973
447,403
1,206,376
783,574
495,267
1,278,841
Quarts
288,967*      (132.96%)
214,186*      (175.98%)
Total                   	
503,153*      (148.41%)
Special milk—
Retail   —
115,422*         (94.38%)
Wholesale       	
Total _
Chocolate drink—
Retail  .  	
61,639*      (268.11%)
177,061*      (121.88%)
635*       (470.37%)
Wholesale 	
Total                	
2,903*      (101.68%)
3,538*       (118.33%)
Buttermilk—
Retail_____     	
1,083*         (70.10%)
2,216*       (447.68%)
Total  _ _	
Skim-milk—
Retail	
3,299*       (161.71%)
1,790*       (112.79%)
Wholesale  	
Total     _	
517*
2,307*      (145.09%)
Substandard cream—
Retail _ .     	
2,205*       (199.00%)
5,485*      (149.66%)
7,690*      (161.11%)
439*        (45.40%)
2,984t        (54.58%)
2,545t        (39.55%)
2,343*       (218.77%)
3,288*       (110.89%)
5,631*       (139.52%)
412,950*       (119.34%)
287,250*      (179.36%)
700,200*      (138.33%)
428,187*      (120.48%)
300,223*      (153.92%)
728,410*       (132.33%)
Total  	
Table and sour cream—
Retail             	
Wholesale  — 	
Total	
Whipping cream—
Retail   	
Wholesale   — 	
Total           	
Total sales (quarts)—
Retail..    	
Wholesale   	
Total ■	
Total sales (units)—
Retail        .	
Total   	
* Increase. t Decrease.
Note.—The Duncan area was enlarged to include Cowichan Lake and Shawnigan Lake and District in November, 1952. HH 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA
Table IId.—Sales, Nanaimo Area, 1953 as Compared to 1952
Product
1952
1953
Increase or Decrease
Standard milk—
Retail 	
Wholesale _ 	
Total 	
Special milk—
Retail   _	
Wholesale- _	
Total 	
Chocolate drink—
Retail	
Wholesale _ —
Total	
Buttermilk—
Retail 	
Wholesale.	
Total	
Skim-milk—
Retail	
Wholesale 	
Total	
Substandard cream—
Retail 	
Wholesale __ 	
Total	
Table and sour cream—
Retail	
Wholesale  	
Total —_ 	
Whipping cream—
Retail	
Wholesale 	
Total 	
Total sales (quarts)—
Retail	
Wholesale 	
Total _ 	
Total sales (units)—
Retail	
Wholesale	
Total	
Quarts
1,029,594
472,070
1,501,664
124,602
3,504
128,106
2,466
30,196
32,662
2,964
1,496
4,460
8,801
425
9,226
4,715
37,379
42,094
2,611
5,191
7,802
4,374
8,082
12,456
1,177,486
558,343
1,735,829
1,211,904
651,705
1,863,609
Quarts
1,025,869
482,145
1,508,014
120,951
2,332
123,283
3,773
27,163
30,936
3,514
1,607
5,121
6,503
578
7,081
7,101
48,010
55,111
1,967
3,121
5,088
3,688
9,250
12,938
1,173,366
574,206
1,747,572
1,204,808
677,829
1,882,637
Quarts
3,725t
10,075*
6,350*
(0.36%)
(2.13%)
(0.42%)
3,651t
l,172t
4,823f
(2.93%)
(33.45%)
(3.76%)
1,307*
3,033t
l,726f
(53.00%)
(10.04%)
(5.28%)
550*
111*
661*
(18.66%)
(7.42%)
(14.82%)
2,298t
153*
2,145t
(26.11%)
(36.00%)
(23.25%)
2,386*
10,631*
13,017*
(50.60%)
(28.44%)
(30.92%)
644f
2,070t
2,714t
(24.66%)
(39.88%)
(34.78%)
686t
1,168*
482*
(15.68%)
(14.45%)
(3.87%)
4,120t
15,863*
11,743*
(0.35%)
(2.84%)
(0.68%)
7,096t
26,124*
19,028*
(0.58%)
(4.01%)
(1.02%)
t Decrease. report of the milk board, 1953 hh 15
Table He.—Sales, Courtenay-Campbell River Area, 1953 as Compared to 1952
Product
1952
1953
Increase or Decrease
Standard milk—
Quarts
146,970
470,449
617,419
488,032
182,820
670,852
1,195
5,450
6,645
120
122
242
3,466
51
3,517
997
23,360
24,357
254
284
538
2,065
6,810
8,875
643,099
689,346
1,332,445
655,183
747,608
1,402,791
Quarts
371,018
320,128
691,146
521,291
133,357
654,648
4,319
3,142
7,461
2,563
2,395
4,958
2,961
1,440
4,401
2,970
14,901
17,871
315
445
760
3,022
5,104
8,126
908,459
480,912
1,389,371
927,484
522,668
1,450,152
Quarts
224,048*      (152.44%)
150,321t        (31.95%)
73,727*        (11.94%)
Special milk—
33,259*          (6.81%)
49,463f        (27.05%)
Total                   	
16,204t          (2.41%)
Chocolate drink—
3,124*      (261.42%)
2,308t        (42.35%)
Total                      	
816*        (12.28%)
Buttermilk—
2,443*   (1,035.83%)
2,273*      (863.11%)
4,716*      (948.76%)
Skim-milk—
Retail  	
505t        (14.57%)
1,389*      (723.53%)
884*        (25.13%)
Substandard cream—
1,973*      (197.89%)
8,459f        (36.21%)
6,486f        (26.63%)
Table and sour cream—
61*        (24.01%)
161*        (56.69%)
Total                   _     -   	
222*        (41.26%)
Whipping cream—
957*        (46.34%)
1,7061        (25.05%)
Total                     __	
749t          (8.44%)
Total sales (quarts)—
Retail _    ___ 	
265,360*        (41.26%)
208,434f        (30.24%)
Total         - _ _  _	
56,926*          (4.27%)
Total sales (units)—
272,301*        (41.56%)
Wholesale-  ,	
Total    	
224,940t        (30.09%)
47,361*          (3.38%)
* Increase.
f Decrease.
Table III.—
Pick-up Prices for Dairy Feee
>s at Vancouver, B.C.*
Dec. 31.
1948
Dec. 31,
1949
Dec. 31,
1950
Dec. 31.
1951
Dec. 31,
1952
Dec. 31,
1953
Bran ..-..   -  	
Shorts      	
Per Ton
$55.00
58.00
71.00
52.00
54.00
53.00
55.00
61.00
89.00
69.00
59.00
39.00
42.00
37.00
Per Ton
$56.00
58.00
69.00
65.00
67.00
55.00
57.00
63.00
89.00
67.00
59.00
39.00
42.00
29.00
Per Ton
$52.00
54.00
63.00
67.00
69.00
68.00
70.00
67.00
99.00
77.00
59.00
44.00
47.00
34.00
Per Ton
$67.00
69.00
70.00
72.00
74.00
69.00
71.00
81.00
114.00
Per Ton
$48.00
50.00
64.00
60.00
62.00
58.00
60.00
68.00
110.00
82.00
Per Ton
$42.00
44.00
Wheat (Grade 5) _	
64.00
46 00
48 00
Oats     —
51 00
Dairy feed (16 per cent)
62.00
98.00
73.00
Alfalfa-meal.__ __ _	
59.00
Alfalfa hay (first cut)	
Alfalfa hay (second cut)
56.00        |          47.00
42.00
24.00
* Reference:   Markets Bulletin, British Columbia Department of Agriculture. VICTORIA, B.C.
Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
1954
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