158 



MILK SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 



The figures in the second column for the nine raw milk dealers re- 

 porting investments, are also actual statements made by the dealers them- 

 selves. 



The figures in the remaining columns, viz., Dealers handling 400 

 quarts or less, 19 dealers handling over 400 quarts, are estimates based on 

 the previous figures, as above stated. 



The grand total shows an investment in land of $115,358 



" buildings 312,271 



" machinery 242,494 



and in delivery equipment are included horses and wagons . . . 171,529 



or a total investment of deliveries for the entire city $841,652 



The total quantity of milk received by these dealers at the time the 

 figures were obtained was 82,075 quarts daily. Similar figures obtained 

 in other cities have in a number of instances shown that the amount of 

 money invested by the milk dealer is approximately $10.00 per quart of 

 milk handled. The investment of Rochester milk dealers therefore is 

 not far from the money invested in the milk business in some of the other 

 cities where such figures have been obtained. 



The milk dealers grouped according to the quantity of milk received 

 by them, are shown in Table No. 84. 



TABLE NO. 84 



ROCHESTER MILK DEALERS GROUPED ACCORDING TO MILK 



RECEIVED 



PROFIT AND LOSS 



Having now presented the costs of labor performed and the plant 

 costs, the cost of freight and the loss on surplus, and also the prices re- 

 ceived for milk, it is proper to take up for consideration the question of 

 profit and loss. The total amount of money received for milk when com- 

 pared with the total expenses should enable us to determine whether the 

 milk distributors of the City of Rochester are making money or losing 

 money at present prices. In order to arrive at an estimate of this, the 



