^ l^eftjani J\la Si^A/fUu^. Milk 



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With the volume of Class I milk 

 sales once more ranging upward and 

 milk prices for the year averaging 51 

 cents per cwt. more than the conden- 

 scry code price of SI. 25 per cwt., mem- 

 bers of Sanitary Milk Producers enthu- 

 siastically endorsed efforts of their co- 

 operative at the 9th annual meeting of 

 the association. O'Falion, Feb. 23. 



"During 1938, SMP marketed 30r^,- 

 602,221 pounds of milk valued at S5.- 

 897,044. -12. Production of eligible 

 milk again declined 1 1 per cent from 

 the previous year. In fact, since 1934- 

 there has been a steady yearly decrease 

 in productiort of inspected milk from 

 10 to 11 per cent from each previous 

 year," A. D. Lynch, manager, said. 



"The money received for 1938 milk 

 was 18 per cent less than the year 

 previous. The income per producer, 

 however, was greater in 1938 than in 

 1937 becau.se the year's milk was fur- 

 nished by 1500 fewer producers." 



Ten years ago there were about 12.- 

 000 dairymen selling fluid milk on the 

 St. Louis market. This is contrasted 

 with the 3500 producers, 70 per cent 

 of them SMP members, who now sup- 

 ply the market. A major factor re- 

 cently contributing to the reduction of 

 producers was the application of the 

 federal health ordinance to the market 

 two years ago. 



"The sharp decrease in number of 

 dairy farmers shipping to St. Louis has 

 eliminated the surplus problem. This 

 problem will again face us unless we 

 can quickly adopt .some form of regula- 

 tion aimed at more even production," 

 President E. W. Tiedeman said. 



"During several months of the late 

 summer and early fall of 1938 the mar- 

 ket was short of milk and milk dealers 

 were importing supplies from distant 

 points. If this tendency continues. 

 there will again be more producers 

 shipping to St. Louis than are needed." 



ANNUAL MEETING 



CHICAGO PRODUCERS 



COMMISSION ASSN. 



Tuesday, March 7, 1939, 10:00 A.AL 



La Salle Hotel Chicago, Illinois 



Edgar County Supply Company di>tribuied 



$23,635.41 in patronage dividtnJs at tlie an- 

 nu.il meetini; in Paris, January 1". Dividend 

 checks avcr.iged S.^2.83 per Farm Bureau 

 mcmbtr patron. Hassil Schcnck. prtsidtnt 

 of Indiana Farm Bureau addressed some nine 

 hundred people in attendance. 



President Tiejeman stressed the need 

 for selling more milk by reducing 

 prices and by '.advertising. He also 

 pointed to a need for reducing dis- 

 tributing costs to permit lower retail 

 prices. 



That lower retail prices increase con- 

 sumption was shown in Manager 

 Lynch's report. Class I milk price was 

 cut to S2.10 in April which resulted 

 in increasing Class I sales later in the 

 year. | 



Treasurer J. King Eaton reported an 

 increase in the net worth of the asso- 

 ciation of Sl2~1.6s. Total net worth 

 at the end of -November 193S was 

 S32.35'4.S5. Despite decreases in in- 

 come, savings in operating expenses of 

 some S3200 resulted in an increase in 

 net income of more than SfOO. 



in,no(i si-i- \\\ 



Film In Frbnisiri 



After a single month's run. it was esti- 

 mated that at the end of February more 

 than lO.OOt) persons had viewed the lAA 

 sound movie. Shoulder to Shoulder." 

 Some -lO counties have shown or will 

 show the film by the end of NLirch. Five 

 Ki mm prints and one 35 mm print arc 

 being used. 



Other pictures in the lAA film library 

 are: 



The P/ou Thut Broke The PLwu: 

 A/.:sij< S liter Millions. TRAVEL- 

 OCLTS S.ih.ir.:: ILxotu Et^ypi: IW 

 MAS ISTLREST SHOTS - Dos; 

 Show: Water Sports: Siioh- Thrills: 

 CARTOOSS - Rip Van llinile: Bean- 

 (/.;// j.u-k: PanJor.1: U. S. D A. VILMS 

 MiUJy Waters: I PleJ_Qe My Heart: 

 Ufe of PLint\: Daiiiicrons DnUs: The 

 CnaJ.i The only cost to I'arm Bureaus 

 using Librarj- prints is 45c a reel service 

 charge. 



ILLINOIS MILK PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION 



JANUARY. 1939. MILK PRICES (3.5%) 

 Paid by Member Cooperatives to Producers 



.Market 



^ V - ^ 



Bloomington 60' r SI. -16 2\'> 51, Ji) \97r $1.0' $1.33 5^ 



Canton 65-:^ 1.85 35-:^ 1.05 11^ ^ <» 



fhampaign (I) \ -^ 30 



Chica,i;i) (2) yi'^ 1.98 ')' > l.>5 1.92 4 



Danville (3) -j ]A0 4 



Decatur (3) 



DiKalb sj'; 2.00 iv, i\'> 2"'; 1.0'; 1 611 .>o 



Freeport -n""'^'' ' ''**^ -^'' ' '"^ ' ''" * " 



Galesbur^ (■() \ (,2 i "■ 



Harnsburi; .. s-';- \ <n, w ; \^2 2'/', 88 1 Si) 2 (i 



Jacksonville V'r ■ 1.2i ■>'', 1 .2 ^ 1.2^ ^5 



LaSalie-Peru (*) 



M<'lit^- (5) I. SI ^,) 



Peoria D (*) 



PeoriaM i*) 



Pontiac . .. Sy;, 1"^ ll'j- 12- 1.69 



Quincy 43";^ 1 SI 12'.< 1)0 .15'; i.ic, i ".s -0 



Rockford -M't . I. -4 56^' lis I.-' 1.0 



Spnngfield-D .. 1 15 lOo';. 1 ] c,s ^ \ j f,s 40 



.«>prin>;tield-D .. KvM 82'; jj 165 6'; 122 12'; .8" 153 40 



.'^pnngfield-M (*) ^ • 



.*^t. Louis (6» "^8'; 2.10 .42'; I,M ' I "S 3 



Streator C") 2.00 l.lo 40 



111 PcncnLitc i>f milk reitivcJ in cjili Cl.iss .inJ rri. f^ . < lass I 4?."'v fl $1 .») ; Ch-v II 

 $1.4-; Class III :;.4ri r,i $1.18: CUs- IV ;i.s'> r„ $1.06. Base poe p.i''! $' ' 

 rrite $1.16. 

 (rt Priies tjuuted are all f.o.b. Chuaco. Country pl.tii: pr;.ts aic aprruximalcU 2~v prr .- 

 i-t Fl.it prae tor all milk. 



Ill Flat prue (or ail milk plus quality pitr.iiiin of lii per vwt. inT CiTa.Jc .K mik. 

 isi CLiss pciicntaucs an.i pn. es Class I IJ'J 'tl $: li.. f.lass !i I"> '*« $1.^'. Cla-s 



Id $1.;8. Class IV :i';'c Cit $1.12. Base prui- paid $1.81. I.x tss rr:,c$1.05. 

 (0) Prices quoted are f.o.b. St. I.oms. Country pl.iru prues are -0 .cnrs per .w:. I..wcr. 



weighted price is for inspected miik. 

 (~i Cl.iss pertetita.ties and average weighted pri^e not rciciscvi. 

 (*i Report not '"• ^ 



y Minimum CondcnservxrfliJe Prue $1,1"-'' 



/ Averaue Fluid E. N. C Slates :.01 



C .^yeraue Condensed Price F.. N. C. Mates l.rA l Des . 1 



' .Ascrace '>2 S^ore butter — Cliuai-'o .:*.'u 



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MARCH, 1939 



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