6 BULLETIN 639, U. S. DEPAETMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



Table II. — Transportation costs in relation to farmers' prices. 



Shipping station 

 number. 



Freight or 

 trucking 

 cost per 

 10-gallon 

 canto 

 Detroit. 



Farm 



prices per 



10-gallon 



can to 



Detroit. 



Cost to 

 dealer 

 f. o. b. 



Detroit. 



Shipping station 

 number. 



Freight or 

 trucking 

 cost per 

 10-gallon 

 can to 

 Detroit. 



Farm 



prices per 



'10-gallon 



can to 



Detroit. 



Cost to 

 dealer 

 f. o. b. 

 Detroit. 



1. 



SO. 15 

 .15 

 .15 

 .175 

 .175 

 .175 



11.53 

 1.49 

 1.53 

 1.53 

 1.42 

 1.53 



SI. 68 

 1.64 

 1.68 

 1.705 

 1.595 

 1.705 



7 



SO. 20 

 .22 

 .23 

 .24 

 .28 

 .30 



$1.53 

 1.42 

 1.42 

 1.36 

 1.28 

 1.23 



$1.73 



2. . 



8 



1.64 



3. 



9 



1.65 



4 



10 



1.60 





11 



1.56 



6 



12 



1.53 









This table shows that although there was a tendency to pay less for 

 milk or cream as the distance and cost of transportation increased, 





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Fig. 3. — Comparisons of average prices paid by Detroit milk dealers with value of the 

 milk if the cream had been delivered to local creameries and the skim milk fed to 

 live stock on the farm. 



the prices actually paid to farmers depended upon other factors as 

 well. In territory where farmers could sell to local creameries or 

 cheese factories the prices for milk were influenced by the prevailing 

 market prices of butter and cheese. 



Table III and figure 3 show the relation between average prices 

 paid by the Detroit milk dealers in 1915 and the average monthly 

 wholesale butter quotations in Chicago. The table and figure also 

 present the estimated possible returns which farmers might have 

 obtained if they had marketed their cream at local cooperative cream- 

 eries, whose product is generally sold in accordance with Chicago 

 quotations. The estimated returns are based upon the assumption 



