The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-01

Butter prices have been practical
ly unchanged since midsummer.
Usually butter prices take a mark
ed rise from late summer to early
winter. During this year, prices
supported by purchases by the Gov
eminent have had tendency to
stabilize.
Total milk production on Novem-
Der LIST was percent higher than
a year earlier and reached a new
peak for that date. Consumption
Of fluid milk and cream in the prin-
cipal eastern markets in September
was lower than a year ago, as in
dicated by market receipts. Total
production Of principal manufacture
ed dairy products-butter, canned
and condensed milk, cheese, etc.-in
September was Is percent higher
than in the same month of 1887.
The estimated consumption of these
products was percent less than
in September last year. AS a result
fthis picture, stocks Of dairy pro-
ducts are now high and supplies for
the coming winter will be relatively
large.
Though milk production per COW
during October was above the aver
age, yet there was decline in total
milk production. The largest in
creases compared with a year carr.
Ter were in the West North Central
and East North Central states.
The seasonal low in milk produc-
ton per cow usually comes in Dec
ember but from the present picture
1t would seem that most of the sea-
sonal decline in production is prob
ably now recorded. With the num-
Der of milk cows on farms about
the same as year ago, milk pro-
duction continues at a record high
level.
Price of butterfat in mid-October,
24.4c, was about the same as in
July, August, and September, but 1t
was 10.7c less than a year earlier
and the lowest for the month since
1884.
The price of go score butter in
New York in October averaged
26.3c per pound and continued at
this level during early November.
This was practically the same as in
the preceding five months but 81
less than a year earlier.
The Dairy Products Marketing
Association purchased 80 score but
ter at New York for several months
at 26.2c per pound. The resale
price for this butter at New York
for November was recently an
nounced to be not less than 30.5c.
There are differentials for other
scores and other markets. No but
ter will be sold at less than the
prices indicated.
The Federal Surplus Commodities
Corporation has taken over about
%, 100000 pounds of butter. The
Dairy Products Marketing Associa-
ton has taken over about 112 200, 900
pounds of butter. Total butter talk
en- over-about 140,OO0,00O pounds.
These are figures quoted from the
Agricultural Economics Release of
November IT.
Though production of dairy pro-
ducts, including butter, in Septem-
Der was 13 percent larger than a
year earlier, estimated and appar-
ent consumption was about per-
cent less. Storage stocks increased
during the month In contrast to
the usual decline. Trade output of
premium butter was 3 percent be-
low the 1887 figure and the trade
price of butter was 10 percent less
than in the corresponding month of
1887. These figures would indicate
that the consumer expenditure for
butter in September was % percent
less than in 1887 and the lowest
since 1884. The per capita consump-
ton of butter, as indicated by the
Department of Agricultural Econo-
mics, shows the 1910-1914 average,
IT'S; from 1924-1929, year average,
17.6. In 1884 butter consumption
reached 1873. For 1887 it was 1877.
Cheese consumption, 1910-1914, was
4.28 pounds per capita; in 1887, &C
cording to the same table, 5.32.
Evaporated milk, 1910-1914, 4.58
pounds; 1887, 14.5S pounds. Ice
cream, 1910-1914, "a gallons; 1887,
POI gallons. Retail prices of but
ter, October, 1887, 42.3c per pound;
December, 1887, 1850 per pound;
September, 1888, the figure was
$3.50 per pound.
The consumption Of cleo, as per
the Department of Economics, has
continued at high figures, the av-
erage being three pounds per cap
ita during the period of 1935-1937.
This figure would indicate that oleo
consumption is about Is percent as