GRAIN STATISTICS WEEKLY

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1 a4. o' CANADA S. \ % GRAIN STATISTICS WEEKLY JANUARY 20, 1954 Memorandum Published by Authority of The Right Honourable C. D. Howe, Minister of Trade and Commerce DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS Agriculture Division Crops S.ction Price $2.00 a year Vol. 34, No EDM0ND CLOunEII, C.M.G., O.A., DSP.. Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery. Ottawa, 1954.

2 Table of Contents Notes In those tables in which data have been rotrided to the nearest thousand bushels, the sums of individual items may not agree exactly with the total5 Page Visible Supply of Wheat o...o... Farmers' Marketirigs of Wheat & Coarse Grains in the Prairie Frovinces Visible Supply of Canadian Grain Canadian Eastern Grain in Store Eastern Elevators United States & Foreign Grain in Store Eastern Elevators.... Stocks in Store by Grades at Terminal & Eastern Elevators...,... Country Elevators Stocks, Receipts & Shipments..... Crain Deliveries from Farms in the Prairie Frovinces..... Fort WilliamFort Arthur Stocks, Receipts & Shipments.,... Western Grain Prices, Daily Quotations & Weekly Averages WinnipegGrain Futures, Closing Quotations Ontario Grain Prices o,..., Overseas Clearances of Wheat by Forts Shipments of Canadian Grain to the United States Receipts, Shipments & Stocks of Canadian Corn & Western Sunflower Seed Exports of Canadian Wheat & Oats by Destination 00sS I s... Exports of Canadian Barley, Rye & Flaxeeed by Destination Customs Exports of Wheat Flour by Countries of Consignment e o Customs Expprts of Corn & Buckwheat by Countries of Consignment Customs Exports of 1!illed Products by Countries of Consignment eo.0 Customs Exports of Canadian Grain by Ports of Exit Customs Exports of Canadian Grain & Milled Products by Forts of Exit A cknowledinent Records for Western Division supplied by Eoard of Grain Commissioners for Canada co7(yt 1254

3 Visible Supply of Canadian Wheat at Close of Business, January 20, 1954 Compared with Previous Week and Year Jan. 22, Jan. 13, Jan. 20, Position k 195k thousand bushels Country Elevators Interior private and mill Interior terminals VancouverNew Westminster Victoria Prince Rupert Churchill Fort WilliamPort Arthur Storage Afloat In transit rail (Western Division) Day, Lake and Upper St. Lawrence ports Lower St. Lawrence and Maritime ports Storage Afloat In transit rail (Eastern Division) In store Canada In store U.S.A. Totals 135, , , ,318 14,100 14, , ,048 2,516 2,516 27,216 49, , i62 26, ,577 7,531 17,532 17,367 9,539 16,463 15, , , , ,585 1,042 10J* 260, , ,780 Farmers' Marketings of Wheat and Coarse Grains in the Prairie Provinces grain Wheat (ox, Dur.) Durum wheat ' K_ Jaj 22.L. Lar,_ 15i... J.j53 Jai.29/ thousand bushels ,456 3, , , _, l55 All wheat ,740 3, , ,115 Oats 1,742 1,651 1,371 52, Barley 2, ,288 89, Rye ,5b8 6,327 Flaxseed jy _6.,9,2b3 Totals 13, , , ,086

4 2 Visible Supply of Canadian Grain at Close of Business, January 20, 1954 Position Wheat Oats Barley Rye Flaxseed Total Western Division thousand bushels Country Elevators Manitoba 21,182 1,892 5, ,174 Saskatchewan ,449 10,122 1, ,168 Alberta , _177 92,111 Totals 204,201 14,409 34, ,453 mt. Pte. & Mill 6, , ,016 mt. Terminals 14, ,021 VancotrrerNew West , ,536 Victoria Irince Rupert Churchill 2, ,517 Ft. Wm.Pt. Ar. 50 0,879 6,060 8,518 1,377 1,825 68,659 Storage Afloat In Transit Rail ,225,X) ,531 / Totals, West. Div. 303,757 26,873 52,265 5,006 2, ,877 Eastern Divis ion Bay, Lake & Upper St. Lawrence Forts Port McNicoll Midland Midland, Sjmcoe Midland, Tiffi* Midland, Aberdeen C oil ingwood Owen Sound Goderich, E.&TO Sarnia Walkerville Pt. Colborne, N.H.B. Pt. Colborne, M.L. Humnberstone Torcto Kingston Elev. Co. Prescott Totals 4,969 9 V 4,979 2, ,556 3, ,611 4, , , , , ,736 3,238 1, ,189 4, , ,055 1, ,405 1,905 1, ,153 1, ,781 3, ,832 37,577 4,291 2, ,171

5 3 Visible Supply of Canadian Grain at Close of Business, January 20, 1954 Pos it ion Wheat Oats Barley Rye Flaxseed Total Lower St. Lawrence & Maritime Ports thousand bushels Montreal, N.H.B , ,048 Montreal, Dorn. El. Ltd Sorel 2,623 2,624 Three Rivers 2,502 2,502 Quebec, N.H.B. 2, ,877 West Saint John 1, i 1I' Saint John $5 Halifax 1849 Totals 17, ,727 1, ,425 Storage Afloat In Transit Rail Totals, East. Div. Totals, Canada 15, , ,211 3, ?6 73,974 5,726 7,541 1,267 1,236 89, ,731 32, ,273 1, ,626 United Stj United States Ports Buffalo Buffalo Afloat Detroit Afloat Duluth Erie Afloat Huron Afloat Manitowac Afloat Milwaukee Afloat Oswego Afloat Toledo Afloat Seaboard Unknown , ,756 1t , , , Totals 1,039 6,991 3, ,160 In Transit US.A0 9 9 Totals, U.S.A. 1,048 6, ,169 Totals, Canada & U.S.A. 378,780 V 39,590 63,150 7,059 4, ,791 / Less than 500 bushels f Includes 62293,000 bushels of Durtin wheat

6 4 Canadian Eastern Grain in Store Eastern Elevators, January 20, 1954 Flax Buck Sy Position Wheat Oats Barley ye seed Corn wheat beans thousand bu5hels Collingwood 49 Goderich, E.&T. 7 Sarnia Walk erville Pt. Colborne / Toronto Kingston 259 Prescott Montreal, N.H.B Montreal, D.E. 4 Quebec West Saint John 6 Totals January 22, , , ]j Less than 500 bushels / Includes ilumberstone United States and Foreign Grain in Store Eastern Elevators, January 20, 1954 Soy Argentine Position Oats Corn beans Oats thousand bushels Goderich, E.&TO S arnia Tor cto Prescott Montreal, N.H.B..uebec Totals , January 22, , j Less than 500 bushels

7 5 Stocks in Store by Principal Grades, at lublic and Fstern Elevators, January and SemiPublic 20, 1954 Terminals Eastern Elevators Grain and Interior Pacific Ft.Williain Bay & Lower Lake Lower Nan Grade Texns. Se.aboard Pt. Arthur Upper & Upper St. time Elevators Lake St. Lawn. Lawr. Ports Wheat (ex. Dur.) thousand bushels 1 Northern 126 1, , Northern 5,244 3,100 25,866 20,413 11,417 9,597 1,927 3 Northern 2,175 3,156 8,310 7,329 2,154 1,472 1,186 4 Northern No. 5 Wheat 5, ,193 1, , No. 6 Wheat Feed Wheat C.W.Garnet 2 2 C.W. Garnet C.W. Garnet Tough Contract , Others , Eastern _ 6 Total5 14,283 10,597 49,087 33,493 16,908 14,100 3,728 Durtmi 1 C.W. Amber 27 2 C.W. Amber j 3 C.W. Amber 1,563 1, C.W. Amber :1 Tough 22 Others 260 _ Totals 1,987 1, Totals, Wheat 14,283 10,597 51,074 35,208 17,164 14,578 3,781 Oats 2C.W Ex. 3 C.W C.W , Ex. 1 Feed 143 1,466 1, Feed ,306 1, Feed Feed V 17 Mixed Feed Tough V Others Eastern Totals ,005 3,

8 Stocks in Store by Principal Grades, at Public and SemiPublic Terminals and Eastern Elevators, January 20, 1954 (concluded) atern Elevators Grain and Interior Facific Ft.William Bay & Lower Lake Lower aii Grade Terms. Seaboard Pt. Arthur Upper & Upper St. time Elevators Lake St. Lawr. Lawr. Ports thousand bushels Barley 2 C.W. SixRow 3 C.W. SixRow 4 C.W. SjxRow 2 C.W. TwoRow 3 C.W. TwoRow 1 Feed 2 Feed 3 Feed Tough Others Eastern Totals Rye ,876 2, ,516 1, , , ,455 7,678 3,337 1,243 2, C.W. 3 C,W. Tough Others Eastern Totals _ , ,026 Flaxeed 1 C.W , C.W C.W, Tough Others Easern Li' Totals , Totals, Stocks 15,021 14,485 67,959 42, , / Less than 500 bushels

9 7 Country Elevator Stocks, Receipts and Shinents, Week Ending January 20, 1954 Wheat Durum Flax Province (ex.durj _Wheat Oa_ Barley Rye seed thousand bushels Stocks in Store Manitoba 21, ,892 5, Saskatchewan 116,987 1,067 5,449 10,122 1, Alberta , Totals 202,800 1,401 14,409 34,317 2, Totals Week Ago 203,909 1,346 14,733 34,430 2, Year Ago 133, ,900 36,412 3, Receipts Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta 1, / Totals 3, ,366 1, Totals Week Ago 5, ,639 1, Year Ago ,731 2, Shipments Manitoba Saskatchewan 1, Alberta 3, Totals 4, ,699 1, Totals Week Ago 6, ,289 2, Year Ago 8, , Farmers' Marketings, Including Interior Private and Mill and Platform Loadings in the Prairie Provinces, January 20, 1954 Province Cex.Dur.) Wheat Durum FL.x= Wheat Oats Barlei Rye seed thousand bushels Manitoba 24, ,631 17, ,700 Saskatchewan 143,867 5,257 23,753 20,318 3,545 2,054 Alberta 68, ,339 20, ,489 Totals 236,960 6,155 48, ,327 6,243

10 8 Grain Deliveries from Farms in the Irairie Provinces, August 1, 1953 to January 20, 1954 (approx.) / Crop Year Wheat Oats Barley Rye Flaxseed Total thillion bushels , , / / J Since marketing data are compiled on a weekly basis the length of the period included varies slightly from year to year. 2/ Subject to revision Fort WilliamPort Arthur Stocks, Receipts and Shij inents (Licensed capacity of semipublic & private terminal elevators, 92,952,000 ishe1a) Wheat Durum Flax Item (ex.dur.) Wheat Oats Bprley Rye seed thousand bushels rstocks in Store, Jan. 20, 1954 Receipts during week jshipments during week Rail Li11ed J and Processed Receipts Aug. 1, 1953Jan. Shipments Aug. 1, 1953Jan. Lake Rail Milled and Processed 49,087 1,987 6,060 8,518 1, , , ,461 62,861 54,308 6,657 6, ,922 4,913 58,428 53,691 11,686 3, ,326 1, , / Less than 500 bushels

11 Canadian Wheat Board and Winnipeg Grain Exchange Daily Cash.uotations Week Ending January 22, 1954 rain and Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Weekly Grade Ara cents and eighths per bushel Canadian Wheat BoardQ.uotationij/ Wheat J Initial layinent to Producers inorthern Northern Northern Northern No. 5 Wheat No. 6 Wheat Feed Wheat C.W. Garnet C.W. Garnet Alberta Red Winter Alberta Winter C.W. Amber Durum C.W. Amber Durum C.J. Amber Durum International Wheat Agreement and Domestic Sales 1 Northern 18/2 188/3 188/3 188/3 188/2 188/3 2 Northern 184/2 184/3 184/3 184/3 184/2 184/3 3 Northern 180/2 180/3 180/3 180/3 180/2 180/3 4 Northern 175/2 175/3 175/3 175/3 175/2 175/3 o. 5 Wheat Itr No. 6 Wheat Feed Wheat C.W. Garnet 183/2 183/3 183/3 183/3 183/2 183/3 2 C.W. Garnet 179/2 179/3 179/3 179/3 179/ C.W. Garnet 174/2 174/3 174/3 174/3 174/2 174/3 1 Alberta Red Winter 188/2 188/3 188/3 188A /3 2 Alberta Winter 184/2 184/3 184/3 184/3 184/2 184/3 3 Alberta Winter 180/2 180/3 180/3 180/3 180/2 180/3 1 C.W. Amber Durum /2 199/3 199/3 199/3 199/2 199/3 2 C.W. Amber Durum lj 197/2 197/3 197/3 197/3 197/2 197/3 3 C.W. Amber Durum / 196/2 196/3 196/3 196/3 196/2 196/3 Class 2 Exports 1 Northern 188/2 188/3 188/3 188/3 188/2 188/3 2 Northern 184/2 184/3 184/3 184/3 184/2 184/3 3 Northern 180/2 180/3 180/3 180/3 180/2 180/3 4 Northern 175/2 175/3 175/3 175/3 175/2 175/3 No. 5 Wheat No. 6 Wheat Feed Wheat C.W. Amber Durum C.W. Amber Durum C.W. Amber Durum

12 10 Cnadian Wheat Board and Winnipeg Grain Exchange Daily Cash uotations Week Ending January 22, 1954 Grain and Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Weekly Grade Aveg cents and eighths per bushel Canadian Wheat Board Quotations J Oats i±j Initial Parent to Producers 2 C.W Ex. 3 C.W C.W Ex. 1 Feed Feed Feed Feed Domestic and Exort / 2 C.W. 75/2 75/ /2 75/6 ix. 3 C.1. 72/4 72/6 73/2 73/2 73/ C.W /2 72/6 72/ Ex. 1 Feed 72 72/2 72/6 72/ /4 1 Feed 70 70/2 71/2 71/2 71/4 70/7 2 Feed 69 69/2 70/2 70/2 70/4 69/7 3 Feed 66 66/2 67/2 67/2 67/4 66/7 Barley 4j Initial Payment to Producers 1 C.W.SixRow C.W. SixRow C.W. SixRow G.W. SixRow C.W. TwoRow C.W. TwoRow C.W. Tw o_ktoq Feed Feed Feed Domest ic and Exrt / 1 C.W. SixRow /2 113/ C.W. SIxRow /2 113/ C.W. SixRow /2 109/ /1 4 C.W. SixRow 95 95/2 95/ /1 1 C.W. TwoRow /2 105/ u5/1 2 C.W. TwoRow /2 105/ /1 3 C.W. TwoRow /2 101/ /1 1 Feed 91/4 92/2 92/ Feed 90 90/6 90/6 90/4 90/4 90/4 3 Feed 87 87/6 87/6 87/4 37/4 87/4

13 11 Canadian Wheat Board and Winnipeg Grain Exchange Daily Cash '.uotat ions Week Ending January 22, 1954 Grain and Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Week.y Grade Average cents and eighths per 1.xshel W inniper Qrain Exchange Cash QuotaLtions / / Oats Domestic and Export 2 C.W. 75/1 75/3 75/ /2 75/6 Ex. 3 C.W. 71/7 72/3 72/ /2 72/5 3 C.W. 70/3 70/7 71/ /2 71/4 Ex. 1 Feed 70/3 71/1 72/1 72/2 72/4 71/5 1 Feed 69/3 69/7 70/ /2 70/4 2 Feed 67/7 68/3 69/1 69/4 69/6 68/7 3 Feed 64/7 65/3 66/1 66/4 66/6 65/7 Barleyi Done s tic and Exrt 1 C.. 3ixRow /1 108/ /1 2 C.W. SixRow /1 108/ /1 3 C.W. 3ixRow /1 104/ /1 4 C.W. SixRow 94 94/1 94/ /1 1 C.W. TwoRow /1 103/ /1 2 C.N. TwoRow / /1 3 C.W. TwoRow 98 98/1 98/ Feed 90 90/7 91/ /7 2 Feed 88/6 89/1 89/4 89/2 89/2 89/1 3 Feed 86 86/ /6 86/6 86/5 Rye Producers' I)omestic, and Export Prices 2 C.W /1 99/6 100/2 100/4 100/1 3 C.W. 97/1 96/5 96/2 96/6 97/1 96/6 i C.W. 86/5 86/5 86/2 86/6 86/7 86/5,rgoty 84/5 84/5 84/2 84/6 84/7 84/5 Flaxseed Producers'. Domestic, and Exrort Irices 1 C.W. 304/3 312/3 314/ /7 312/5 2 C.W. 299/3 307/3 309/ /7 307/5 3 C.W. 285/7 293/7 294/ /7 293/2 / The Canadian Wheat Board quotations are the prices fixed daily b the wheat 8oard. Basis in store Fort WilliamFort Arthur or Vancouver. / Domestic Durums 10 cents higher. Basis in store Fort Williwnlort Arthur. / Local sales and 5pOt sales subject to confixation. The vjinripeg Grain Exchange quotations are the closing quotations for spot grain.

14 Winnipeg Grain Futures, losing 4uotations Grain and Jan. Jan, Jan. Jan, Jan, Month cents and eighths per bushel Oats May 72/7 73/1 73/5 73/6 74 July 69/1 69/3 69/5 69/6 October 67/3 67/4 67/7 67/7 68/1 Barley May 95 95/1 95/ July /1 92/7 92/6 October 92/4 92/2 92/ May /1 10 3/6 104/2 104/3 July 102/3 102/7 102/5 103/1 103/1 October 102/5 102/7 102/6 103/3 103/3 Flaxseed May 303/7 311/7 312/ /7 July 296/6 204/ /2 306/5 October /7 293/6 291/2 291/7 Daily Quotations and Weekly Average Prices of Ontario Grain Grain and Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Weekly Grade Averg cents and eighths per bushel Wheat, Ontario Wjnter No. 2 and better No. 3 Oats, No. 2 White Barley, Ontario, good malting Rye, No. 2 Ontario Corn, Ont. Yellow No % moisture (natural or kiln dried5 Buckwheat, Tough No. 3, 18% moisture Mixed grain Flaxseed, No. 1 Soybeans, No. 2 and better / /3 TASIS OF 4JOTATIONS Buying prices, carlots; corn and soybeans f.o.b. Chathain; flaxseed delivered in Torctito; all others f.o,b. Ontario shipping points,

15 13 Overeeae Clearanoee of Wheat by Porte, Week Ending January 20, 1954 with Comparable Fjgus for the Same Week Last Year Week Ending Week Ending Ports Jan. 2J53 Jan. 20/54 thousand bushels Pacific Seaboard VancouverNew Westminster 3,035 1,471 Maritime Ports Saint John 284 West Saint John Halifax Totals 4,698 2,792 Cumulative Overseas Clearances of Wheat, by Ports, August 1, 1953January 20, 1954 with Comparable Figures for the Same Period Ports Pacific Seaboard VancouverNew Westminster Victoria Prince Rupert thousand bushels ,756 1,356 5,211 St. Lawrence Mont real Sorel Three River8 uebec ,398 11,938 1, ,357 Maritime Ports Saint John West Saint John Halifax Lakehead Direct Churchill U.S.A. Atlantic 632 4,322 2,439 1, ,318 10, Totals 139, ,705

16 14 Shipments of Canadian Grain to the United States, Week Ending January 20, 1954 Direct from Iacific Coast Western Ft.Willian Eastern Eastern Farms Texnina1s Elevators Pt.Arthur Elevators Total thousand bushels Wheat By Vessel DyRail Oats ByVessel flr Rail Barley By Vessel By Rail Rye By Vessel. l3yrail Total. Shinents Since Aigst 1, 195 Wheat , ,979 Oats ,690 3,767 44,919 Barley ,969 Rye ,225 11,426 j Less than 500 bushels Canadian Corn and Western Sunflower Seed Receipts, Shiçients and Stocks Week Ending January 20, 1954 Western Ft.William Eastern Elevators Pt. Arthur Elevators thousand bushels Canadian western C orn RCei..pts during week Recei.pts Aug. 1, 1953 to date 51 1 Shipnents during week 3 Stocks in store 54 Canadian Eastern Corn Receipts during week 58 Receipts Aug. 1, 1953 to date 2,678 Shilnients during week 66 Stocks in store 920 Canadian Western Sunflower Seed thousand pounds Receipts during week 52 Receipts Aug. 1, 1953 to date 4,526 ShipTlents during week 512 Stocks in store 11675

17 15 Exports of Canadian Wheat and Oats by Destination, December, 1953 and AugustDecember, 1953 V Wheat Oats Destinatiop Dec. _ug.dec. Dec. Ag.Dec. bushels bushels Commonwealth Countries United Kingdom 3,182,168 32,497,695 41,176 1,462,000 &frica Union of South Africa 2,206,400 Asia India 4,272,138 Eurqpe Malta 748,533 north America Barbados 833 Jamaica Totals, Commonwealth Cottries 3,182,168 39,727,089 41,176 1,462,000 Foreigp Countries Africa Libya 205,333 Portuguese Africa 113,493 Asia Israel 740, ,531 Japan 4, ,114,529 Europe Austria 350,000 Belgium 1,235,753 7,036, , ,362 Denmark 878,700 France 640, ,334 Germany, Federal Republic of 651,466 8,874,874 Ireland 218,400 1,801,221 Italy 18, ,012 Netherlands 1,031,221 3,447,217 33,163 Norway 112, ,334 Portugal Spain 3,424,966 Switzerland 382,667 4,346,317 72,028 NorthAmerica Costa Rica Cuba 683,533 14,559 Panama ,764 United States For Milling in Bond 247,717 1,402,244 For Domestic Use 547,141 1,967,191 9,195,439 35,501,244 Oceania Hawaii 3,235 17,647 SouthAmerica Bolivia 846,120 Colombia ,376 Ecuador 55 2, ,018 Peru 34,907 1,141,751 Venezuela 5,480 Totals, Foreign Countries , , _36,520, _Tota1sAllCountries 101, _ 2.062*215 _j7,98,5,5 Compared with: Nov ,364,646 6,345,944 Dec ,660,878 5,806,511 Aug.Dec ,173,045

18 16 Exports of Canadian Barley and Rye by Destinati on, December, 1953 and AugustDecember, 1953 / Earl ey Destinaton Dec. gdec. Dec. AugPec Coninonwealth Countries SM1e bushels United Kingdom 460,149 10, Foreign Countries Asia Israel 374, ,500 Japan 3,625,054 11,432,902 Europ Belgium ,848, ,944 Germany, Federal Republic of ,845,668 Netherlands 442, ,000 Siain 432,723 Switzerland 243, ,646 North America Cuba 1,071 United States For Domestic Use 3,271,439 19,556,313 6, ,004,511 south America Venezuela 208 Totals, Foreign Countries I 6, Totls, All Op ie 8.025, a95,97 6,O7, Compared with: Nov ,488, ,544 Dec ,456, A. Dec._1952 6i T Exports of Canadian Flaxseed by Destination, December, 1953 and AugustDecember, 1953 / Flaxseed DpStinatiqn Deçember Jiug. NC. Commonwealth Countries bushels United Kingdom 130, ,409 Foreign Countries Asia Israel 40,862 40,862 Japan 121, Europe Belgium 193,775 1,091,198 Finland 102, ,054 France 59,358 59,358 Netherlands 98,311 Norway 34,570 Switzerland 6O085 Totals, Foreign Countries 520,143 _Totals All Countries 6503k_ 2, Compared with: November, D0cember, AugustDecember, ,355,656 1/ Overseas clearances as reported by the Statistics Branch of the Board of Grain Commissioners for all countries except the United States. Data for the United States compiled from returns of Canadian elevator licensees and shippers and advice from American grain correspondents.

19 17 Uujtnru LxFurts of Theat Flour U1 Countries of Consignent, I)ecember, 1953 and augustdecember, 1953 Destination D0cember Aug.Dec. Cciinonwea1th Coixitries barrels United Kingdom 319,953 1,265,636 Africa GambIa 102 2,266 Gold Coast 26, ,742 Nigeria 10,184 53,019 Sierra Leone 1,581 10,805 Asia Hong Kong 17, Malaya and Singapore 4,109 36,730 Europe Gibraltar 2,855 13,876 North America Bahamas 6,845 25,427 Barbados 9,134 43,452 Bermuda 1, British Honduras 1,166 5,904 Jamaica 76, ,247 Leeward and Windward Islands 19,383 83,747 Trinidad and Tobago 47, ,119 South America British Guiana Totals, Commonwealth Countries 556,449 2, Foreign Countrle8 ca Azores aitd Madeira 4,816 Belgian Congo 10,546 78,161 Canary Islands 204 Erpt 1,022 French Africa Liberia Morocco 9, Portuguese Africa 994 2,357 Spanish Africa 1,965 Asia Arabia 2,476 21,071 Indonesia 500 9,479 Israel Japan 16, ,411 Korea 211,788 Lebanon 4,556 14,322 Philippine Islands 88, , 1428 lorguguese Asia 510 2,497 Syria 18 Thailand ,114

20 ig Customs Ixports of Wheat Flour by Countries of Consignment, December, 1953 and AugustDecember, 1953 Destination Dec ember Aug.Dec. Foreign Countries barrels Europe Denmark France Germany, Federal Republic of Iceland Italy Netherlands Portugal Yugoslavia North America Alaska Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic El Salvador French West Indies Guatemala Haiti Honduras Mexico Netherlands Antilles Nicaragua Panama St. Pierre and Miquelon United States Virgin Islands South America Bolivia Brazil Colombia Ecuador Peru S urinam Venezuela ,315 46,574 2,834 19,093 5,421 32,320 3,088 3,566 5, , ,947 33,803 23, ,422 38,056 7,488 29, ,554 27,489 67,174 2, ,953 19,080 6,624 27,134 4,016 29, , ,305 1, , ,405 62, ,010 1,274 3,211 3,422 16, Totals, Foreign Countries 355,277 1,878,374 Totals, All Countries 911,726 4,136,667 Compared with: November, ,514 December, ,466 j AugustDecember, ,614 / / Revised to remove effect of time lag in the returns made by customs.

21 19 Customs Exports of Corn and Buckwheat by Countries of Consignment, December, 1953 and AugustDecenber, 1953 Destination Decnber Aug.Dec. Ccc!nonwealth C oun tries bushels Corn United Kingdom 200, ,623 Foreign Countries Euirope BelgIum 19,622 39,674 North America United States 9,205 18,266 Totals, Foreign Countries 28,827 57,940 Totals, AU Countries ,563 Compared with: November, ,061 December, ,930 AuystDcember, Buckwheat Foreign Countries bushels Europe Belgium Netherlands ,651 Switzerland 2, Northjca United States _ Totals, All Countries 182, ,979 Conipared with: Novbei', 1953 December, ,745 AuustDecember,_ ,238

22 20 Customs Exports of Nifled Products by Countries of Consignment, December, 1953 and AugustDecember, 1953 rts [dd1igç Qc Oats AugDec. Dec. AuS. cwt. cwt. Commonwealth Countries United Kingdom 29, ,901 1,120 Asia Ceylon Hong Kong 3,000 4, India 43 Malaya and Singapore 90 North America Bahamas Barbados Berriuda 833 3, Jamaica 1,910 3, ,004 Leeward and Windward Islands Trinidad and Tobago 220 1, South AJ!erica British Guiana 170 _ 292 Totals, Commonwealth Countries 36, ,2 952 Foreigp Countries Africa Belgian Congo 57 Morocco Asia Arabia 7 Philippine Islands lortuguese Asia 45 Thailand 9 Europe Iceland 600 Netherlands 1,981 Switzerland 1,323 North America Costa Rica 700 Guatemala 500 3,720 Nicaragua 23 Panama 50 St. Fierre and Miquelon United States 379,214 1,146, Oceania Hawaii , South America Bolivia. 500 Colombia 842 3,559 Ecuador ' Peru 905 Venezuela , Totals, Foreign Countries 38i Totals, All Countries k1,b14 l,57957o 8,273 47,596 Compared with: November, ,704 10,765 December, 1952 h26,912 5,754 Aug.Dec ,734,470 47,441

23 2]. Custons Exports of Canadian Grain by Ports of Exit, AugustDeCember, 1953 Porte of ilxit Wheat Oats Barley Rye Flaxseed bushels Via Canadian Seaboard Ports Charlottetown F.E.I. 180 Halifax N.S. 184, , Saint John N.E. 82,171+ Montreal Que, 33,913,772 1,961,875 29,563, ,755 2, quebec QU e. 7,613,410 35, Sorel tue. 1,774,139 r1h ree Rjvers Que. 1,987,540 Total5, Canadian Atlantic Seaboard Ports 45,555,612 2, ,565, , ,502 Boundary hay B.C New Westminster B.C. 4,046,655 16,763 Prince Rupert B.C. 5,380,106 61,271 Vancouver B.C. 43,549,495 1, , 077,575 20,000 Victoria B.C. 916, ,314 Totals, Canadian Pacific Seaboard Ports 53,892,999 1,364, , Totals, Canadian Seaboard Forts 99, ,410,159 34,846, ,755 2,139,502 Via CAnadian Inland Forts Andover N.E. 824 Centreville N.B. 40,952 Grand Falls N.E. 1,611 McAdazn N.B. 444,589 River de Chute N.B. 3,898 St. Stephen N.B. 1,059 Woodstock N.B Armstrong Que. 3,927 Blackpool Que. 697 Coaticook Que. 4,000 47,961 Fre)ighsburg Que. 1,003 Henimingford Que. 4,622 Highwater Que. 17, Huntingdon Que. 382 Lac Frontiere Que Lacolle Que. 93,864 1,861,387 74,919 Fhillipsburg Que. 53,401 Rock Island Que. 4, Sherbrooke Que. 641 Sutton Que, 134,145 1,547,440 2,867 Cornwall Ont Fort Erie Ont. 1,359,813 1,658,728 48, ,235

24 22 Customs Exports of Canadian rrain by Ports of Exit, AugustIiecexifoer, 1953 Ports of Exit Wheat Oats Barley Rye Flaxseed ishels Via Ciadian Inland Ports (concluded) Fort Frances Ont. Fort Wi11iun Ont. Hamilton Ont. Lansdowne Ont. Niagara Falls Ont, Fort Arthur Ont. Frescott Ont. Sarnia Ont. Windsor Ont. Boissevain Man. Coulter Man. Crystal City Man. Emerson Nan. Gretna Man. Sprague Man. The Pas Man. Moose Jaw Sask. Northgate Sask. North Portal Sask. Coutts Alta. Lethbridge Alta. Cranbrook B.C. Hur.tirigdon B.C. Kingsgate B.C. Osoyoos B.C. Pacific Highway B.C. White Rock B.C. Totals, Canadian Inland Ports Totals, Exported 1,098,776 1, ,595 1,889,774 4,640 4, ,994 rco 30,263 10,257, 210 2, ,888 30,734, ,451 21, ,968 62,418 1, ,910 10,734,040 1,172 6, ,316 2, , , , ,902 9L9J4_ 10,737,986 4,401,338 5,064 1,322 13, ,389 3,333 1,950 6, ,227 98,193 3, ,287 2, ,800 1,990 4,000 32,700 3,772 48,459 3, ,360 1, ,634,762 48,150,035 24,873,036 12,029,657 2, ,083,373 51,560,194 59,719,440 12,638,412 2,142, Customs Exports of Canadian Grain and Mifled Products by Forts of Exit, AugustDecenber, 1953 Ports of "uk Exit wheat.ou1 P, Mi in J nv RnlIrd Caf bu. bu. bbl. cwt. cwt. Via ',apa!dian S5aboardPorts Charlottetown F.E.I Halifax N.S. l, ,045 Nprth Sydney N.S Sáiht John N.B. 10,000 54,045 1, Montreal Que. 419, ,428 2,042, ,997 29,295 Quebec Que. 8, Totals, Canadian Atlantic Seaboard Ports 429, ,428 2,262, ,252 30,430

25 23 Customs Jxports of Canadian Grain and Milled Products by Forts of Exit, August..Dec ember, 1953 Port8 of Buck Wheat Bran,Shorts Oatmeal and Exit wheat FlQur Oats bu, bu, bbl. cwt. cwt. Via Canadian Seaboard Forts (concluded) New Westminster B.C. Vancouver B.C. 51,268 1l7,37 6, ].Q,866 Totals, Canadian Pacific Seaboard Forts 1,238,640 12,312 11,527 Totals, Canadian Seaboard Forts ,428 3,500, ,564 41,957 Via Canadian Inland Forts Clair N.B. 20 Coat.icook Que ,202 Heirthngford Que. 40 Highwater Que Huntingdon Que Lac Megantic Que. 1,100 Lacolle Que. 45, , Phillipsburg Que. 2,300 Rock Island Que. 1,200 Sutton Que. 76, ,893 Fort Erie Ont. 2, ,114 1,924 Fort Frances Ont. 500 Niagara Falls Ont. 268,418 87,100 3,193 Port Colborne Ont ,200 Prescott. Ont. 8, Sarnia Ont. 4, Windsor Ont. 16,256 1,701 nerson Man. 3,340 Northgate Sask ,600 North Portal Sask. 1,531 5,023 2 Coutts Alta. 1,000 Huntingdon B.C. 1,173 10,582 Kingsgate B.C. 600 Pacific Highway B.C. 1,440 White Rock B.C. 1,150 Totals, Canadian Inland Forts 18,266 4, ,160,006 5,639 Totals, Exported 447, ,979 4,136,667 1,579,570 67,596

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