§ Mr. Parkerasked the Minister of Agriculture what quantity of the milk sold through the English Milk Marketing Board in 1938–39 was devoted to manufacturing purposes; what percentage this constituted of the total milk which was handled by the Board; what quantities were devoted to butter, cheese, condensed milk, milk powder, tinned and bottled cream, fresh cream and other items; and what were the realisation prices in each case?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithThe quantity of milk sold under the Milk Marketing Scheme for manufacturing purposes during the contract year October, 1938, to September, 1939, was 331 million gallons or 34.6 per cent. of the total quantity of milk sold under the scheme. 803W The following table shows the quantities used for the various products and the realisation prices.
Utilisation of Manufacturing Milk. Contract Year, 1938–39. Commodity. Quantities (gallons). Realisation Price (pence per gallon). Butter 88,784,543 5.50 Butter, Cornish 12,532,409 6.03 Hard Cheese, Cheddar 20,299,707 5.11 Hard Cheese, Other than Cheddar. 41,805,047 5.58 Stilton Cheese 4,208,213 6.42 Soft Cheese 1,041,127 8.50 Condensed Milk (Home). 73,046,065 7.51 Condensed Milk (Export). 7,848,920 6.03 Milk Powder 17,218,198 7.00 Fresh Cream 48,998,621 8.34 Ice Cream 890,365 8.70 Tinned Cream 10,498,444 7.50 Bottled Cream 517,233 8.50 Other Goods 3,422,985 10.20 331,111,877 6.60