asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state for each of the years 1911-1943 in respect of farmers' butter (a) the total estimated production; (b) total home consumption, and (c) total exports.
Written Answers. - Butter and Margarine Production.
The statistics required are not available for all the years specified in the question. In the following table particulars of production are given for each agricultural year, beginning on 1st June of the year specified, for which an estimate of agricultural output was made. Particulars of exports are given for each of the years 1924-38 inclusive, the former being the first year for which these statistics were compiled and for reasons of public policy statistics of exports for individual commodities are not being published since August, 1939. Exports of farmers' butter, as shown in the table, include exports of factory butter. Total home consumption is taken as total production less total exports. Exports of farmers' butter include exports of factory butter.
(A) Total Production, (B) Total Home Consumption and (C) Total Exports of Farmers' Butter.
Year |
(A) Total Production |
(B) Total Home Consumption |
(C) Total Exports† |
cwts. |
|||
1924 |
* |
* |
51,922 |
1925 |
* |
* |
122,553 |
1926 |
640,000 |
496,000 |
143,750 |
1927 |
* |
* |
166,445 |
1928 |
* |
* |
153,300 |
1929 |
567,000 |
433,000 |
134,203 |
1930 |
* |
* |
135,500 |
1931 |
* |
* |
113,708 |
1932 |
* |
* |
83,709 |
1933 |
* |
* |
52,626 |
1934 |
463,000 |
410,000 |
53,478 |
1935 |
446,000 |
388,000 |
57,826 |
1936 |
426,000 |
368,000 |
57,933 |
1937 |
452,000 |
405,000 |
46,538 |
1938 |
452,000 |
402,000 |
49,831 |
1939 |
480,000 |
* |
* |
1940 |
438,000 |
* |
* |
1941 |
454,000 |
* |
* |
1942 |
436,000 |
* |
* |
* Not available. † Including factory butter.
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state for each of the years 1911 to 1943 (a) total production of factory butter; (b) total home consumption; (c) total exports.
The statistics required are not available for all the years specified in the question. In the following table particulars of total quantity manufactured are given for each of the years for which a census of industrial production was taken. Particulars of exports are given for each of the years 1924 to 1938 inclusive, the former being the first year for which these statistics were compiled and for reasons of public policy statistics of exports for individual commodities are not being published since August, 1939. Total home consumption is taken as total production less total exports.
(A) Total Production, (B) Total Home Consumption and (C) Total Exports of Factory Butter, 1924-42.
Year |
(A) Total Production |
(B) Total Home Consumption |
(C) Total Exports |
cwts. |
|||
1924 |
* |
* |
32,900 |
1925 |
* |
* |
110,237 |
1926 |
149,465 |
14,287 |
135,178 |
1927 |
* |
* |
159,433 |
1928 |
* |
* |
147,872 |
1929 |
167,490 |
36,584 |
130,906 |
1930 |
* |
* |
132,684 |
1931 |
125,520 |
14,068 |
111,452 |
1932 |
* |
* |
82,004 |
1933 |
* |
* |
51,732 |
1934 |
* |
* |
52,606 |
1935 |
* |
* |
56,833 |
1936 |
76,636 |
19,581 |
57,055 |
1937 |
69,243 |
23,785 |
45,458 |
1938 |
69,616 |
20,629 |
48,987 |
1939 |
56,146 |
* |
* |
1940 |
42,050 |
* |
* |
1941 |
49,858 |
* |
* |
1942 |
37,450 |
* |
* |
* Not available.
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state for each of the years 1911-1943 in respect of margarine (a) the total quantity manufactured here; (b) total home consumption; (c) total exports; (d) total imports.
The statistics required are not available for all the years specified in the question. In the following table particulars of total quantity manufactured are given for each of the years for which a census of industrial production was taken. Particulars of trade are given for each of the years 1924-1938, inclusive, the former being the first year for which the statistics were compiled and for reasons of public policy trade statistics for individual commodities are not being published since August, 1939. Total home consumption is taken as total quantity manufactured, together with total imports less total exports, since statistics of the stocks at the beginning and end of each year are not available.
Margarine, 1924-1943: (a) Total quantity manufactured, (b) Total home consumption, (c) Total exports, and (d) Total imports.
Year |
(A) Total quantity Manufactured |
(B) Total Home Consumption |
(C) Total Exports |
(D) Total Imports |
Cwt. |
||||
1924 |
* |
* |
59,338 |
50,565 |
1925 |
* |
* |
60,312 |
52,941 |
1926 |
81,368 |
83,603 |
48,375 |
50,610 |
1927 |
* |
* |
15,648 |
52,706 |
1928 |
* |
* |
16,340 |
1,138 |
1929 |
117,154 |
96,693 |
21,408 |
947 |
1930 |
* |
* |
18,635 |
359 |
1931 |
88,985 |
70,160 |
18,894 |
69 |
1932 |
* |
* |
14,706 |
112 |
1933 |
* |
* |
7,718 |
18 |
1934 |
* |
* |
5,098 |
37 |
1935 |
* |
* |
6,592 |
20 |
1936 |
95,275 |
87,513 |
7,786 |
24 |
1937 |
100,595 |
92,843 |
7,782 |
30 |
1938 |
103,283 |
92,075 |
11,246 |
38 |
1939 |
116,395 |
* |
* |
* |
1940 |
123,008 |
* |
* |
* |
1941 |
75,910 |
* |
* |
* |
1942 |
† |
* |
* |
* |
1943 |
† |
* |
* |
* |
* Not available: see introductory Note.
† No production.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state in respect of each of the years 1911-1943 (a) the average price per cwt. received for butter by creameries; (b) the average yearly price per gallon paid by creameries for milk delivered by suppliers; and (c) the total number of (1) milch cows, and (2) heifers in calf as on June 1st.
The required particulars are as follows:—
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
|||
Year |
Average price per cwt. received for butter by creameries |
Average yearly price per gallon paid by creameries for milk delivered by suppliers |
Total number of (1) milch cows and (2) heifers in-calf as on June 1st in each year |
||
(1) |
(2) |
||||
s. |
d. |
d. |
|||
1911 |
115 |
0 |
4.49 |
1,188,050 |
79,815 |
1912 |
115 |
2 |
4.58 |
1,219,204 |
73,886 |
1913 |
113 |
0 |
4.41 |
1,241,687 |
58,405 |
1914 |
116 |
10 |
4.60 |
1,256,700 |
72,795 |
1915 |
146 |
7 |
5.69 |
1,227,990 |
69,023 |
1916 |
171 |
2 |
6.84 |
1,235,231 |
77,179 |
1917 |
201 |
5 |
8.34 |
1,231,072 |
71,839 |
1918 |
244 |
6 |
10.02 |
1,213,296 |
59,449 |
1919 |
284 |
6 |
11.61 |
1,210,679 |
78,268 |
1920 |
335 |
6 |
13.33 |
1,224,382 |
98,958 |
1921 |
215 |
6 |
8.29 |
1,278,026 |
100,980 |
1922 |
193 |
0 |
7.33 |
1,289,407 |
103,492 |
1923 |
170 |
0 |
6.51 |
1,269,431 |
107,189 |
1924 |
194 |
10 |
7.54 |
1,261,452 |
103,435 |
1925 |
193 |
1 |
7.38 |
1,183,456 |
80,912 |
1926 |
161 |
7 |
6.13 |
1,183,802 |
97,986 |
1927 |
162 |
8 |
6.30 |
1,234,242 |
97,098 |
1928 |
170 |
3 |
6.58 |
1,230,606 |
83,350 |
1929 |
166 |
9 |
6.54 |
1,227,015 |
79,522 |
1930 |
126 |
1 |
4.87 |
1,224,553 |
86,572 |
1931 |
121 |
3 |
4.47 |
1,222,297 |
78,132 |
1932 |
120 |
6 |
4.53 |
1,229,995 |
67,581 |
1933 |
104 |
10 |
4.12 |
1,268,488 |
69,724 |
1934 |
105 |
0 |
4.07 |
1,308,857 |
75,112 |
1935 |
110 |
10 |
4.31 |
1,331,689 |
68,742 |
1936 |
116 |
10 |
4.62 |
1,348,625 |
62,735 |
1937 |
121 |
3 |
4.84 |
1,304,491 |
57,417 |
1938 |
136 |
8 |
5.48 |
1,281,852 |
64,023 |
1939 |
149 |
11 |
5.93 |
1,260,187 |
83,810 |
1940 |
156 |
9 |
6.25 |
1,229,520 |
84,559 |
1941 |
165 |
4 |
6.74 |
1,213,509 |
95,237 |
1942 |
199 |
1 |
8.25 |
1,206,358 |
93,703 |
1943 |
not yet available |
not yet available |
1,202,034 |
103,055 |
The figures given in columns (a) and (b) for the years prior to 1924 relate to all Ireland. The figures for subsequent years relate to the State only.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state in respect of each of the years 1911-1943 (a) the total production of creamery butter; (b) total imports of butter; (c) total home consumption; and (d) total exports.
The required particulars, as far as they are available, are shown in the following table. As regards (a) and (c) particulars are given for each of the years for which they are available; as regards (b) and (d) particulars are given for each year from 1924 to 1938, the former being the first year for which trade statistics were compiled. For reasons of public policy trade statistics for individual commodities have not been published since August, 1939.
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
|
Year |
Production of creamery butter |
Imports of butter |
Consumption of creamery butter |
Exports of butter (Creamery and noncreamery) |
cwt. |
cwt. |
cwt. |
cwt. |
|
1924 |
Not available |
78,472 |
Not available |
457,024 |
1925 |
,, |
84,606 |
,, |
401,559 |
1926 |
567,665 |
58,743 |
,, |
500,887 |
1927 |
651,327 |
43,825 |
,, |
585,501 |
1928 |
650,241 |
52,795 |
,, |
559,134 |
1929 |
707,141 |
40,545 |
,, |
560,482 |
1930 |
690,586 |
30,279 |
,, |
524,692 |
1931 |
608,361 |
29,682 |
,, |
377,742 |
1932 |
610,561 |
23,502 |
337,847 |
329,745 |
1933 |
678,202 |
194 |
338,000 |
403,858 |
1934 |
769,293 |
740 |
324,566 |
507,912 |
1935 |
827,745 |
363 |
351,944 |
530,978 |
1936 |
837,879 |
88 |
371,994 |
518,152 |
1937 |
758,332 |
13,077 |
399,388 |
379,925 |
1938 |
766,460 |
5,753 |
435,431 |
377,467 |
1939 |
718,279 |
Not published |
452,812 |
Not published |
1940 |
657,956 |
,, |
477,937 |
,, |
1941 |
663,787 |
,, |
486,220 |
,, |
1942 |
614,994 |
,, |
612,744 |
,, |
1943 |
599,650 |
,, |
607,466 |
,, |