LIVE STOCK AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS 

 STATISTICS, 1920. 



PREFACE 



Tlic present report on the live stock and allied industries in Canada, 1920, 

 is the second of its series, the first covering the period from 1909 to 1919. 



The object of the report is to assemble the more important statistical 

 ilata relating to live slock and animal iiroducts in one volume. The ]iresent 

 report has followed the plan of the first bullelin. 



Materials for the re])ort have been derived from various sources. In addi- 

 tion to the data compiled in the Bureau, tables are included based on the 

 records of the Live Stock Branch and Health of .\nimals Branch of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Canada. Both Branches have co-operated in the prepara- 

 tion of the present report. 



Live Stock. — Data are included showing the number and farm values of 

 live stock in Canada in comparison with other branches of agriculture, more 

 particularly field crops. The marketing of live stock is then traced through 

 receijits and shi])ments at live stock yards, tables being included showing the 

 origin of such receipts. The interiiiovincial and market shipments of live 

 stock and slaughterings at Canatlian inspected establishments are also shown. 



Mints and Dairy Products. — The jn-oduction of meats and dairy products 

 is next taken up from figures compiled through the Census of Manufactures. 

 The operations of creameries and cheese factories are covered as well as those 

 of packing houses and abattoirs. Summary statements are included showing 

 stocks on hand in cold storage and process of cure during 1920, together with 

 tables showing the visil)le supply of hides and skins during 1920. The inter- 

 provincial movement of meats is next traced. The latter figures are compiled 

 from bills of lading filed in the office of the Veterinary Inspector General under 

 the Meat Inspection Act. 



International Trade. — The international trade in live Stock and animal 

 products is also shown. Tables are included showing the exports and imports 

 of Canada by both quantities and values. Data are included showing Canada's 

 position in the live stock industry in comparison with other countries. 



Prices. — Comprehensive tables showing wholesale and retail prices of live 

 stock and animal products in Canada during 1920 are presented together with 

 comparative data showing live stock prices at Chicago, U.S.A., during 1920. 



The report as a whole has been prepared in the Internal Trade Branch 

 of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics under the direction of F. J. Horning, 

 Chief of the Branch. 



R. H. COATS, 



Dominion Statistician. 



Dominion Bureau of Statistics 

 Ottawa, April 1, 1921. 



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