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Weekly Report on Supplies of Certain Food and Feeding Stuffs. (Report No. 8.) Covering note by the Joint Secretaries.

11 Jan 1940

OF 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 4 5 6 7 8 SECRET. MINISTRY FOOD. Great Westminster House, Horseferry Road, London, S.W.1. REPORT NO. 8. Copy STATISTICS DIVISION WEEKLY REPORT ON SUPPLIES OF CERTAIN FOOD AND FEEDING-STUFFS. 9th JANUARY, 1940. WHEAT No. 74 The following table shows the latest revised figures of arrivals, apparent ###umption and stocks of wheat (and flour in terms of wheat) in recent weeks:- Week Ended - 1939 25th Nov. 2nd Dec. 9th Dec. 16th Dec. 30th Dec. Thousand Tons A###rivals from Overseas 64 122 75 117 451(c) A###parent Consumption:(i) Imported Wheat 108 108 77 115 225(c) (i) Domestic Wheat 45 45 45 40 65(c) (ii) Total 153 153 122 155 290(c) iv) As percentage of estimated weekly total consumption in January, 1940 (a) 117% 117% 93% 118% 111% Socks:(i) In public warehouses & mills 775 789 787 789 1,015 (ii) Held by bakers & retailers (estd.
agriculture retail cereals maize food supply wheat pork agricultural production animal feed barley distribution eggs factories imports meat rationing refrigeration sugar supply storage offal flour wholesale refineries food supplies baking bacon milling oil seeds overseas trade depots civil consumption nationwide reserve stocks material supplies home policy committee official sub-committee on food policy
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB74
Document Reference
CAB 74/9/11
Document Types
Report Statistical Publication
File Reference
CAB 74/9
Former Department Reference
FP(O)(40) 3
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab74.000009.011
Keywords
Agricultural Production Agriculture Animal Feed Bacon Baking Barley Cereals Civil Consumption Depots Distribution Eggs Factories Flour Food Supplies Imports Maize Material Supplies Meat Milling Offal Oil Seeds Overseas Trade Pork Refineries Refrigeration Reserve Stocks Retail Storage Sugar Wheat Wholesale
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Home Policy Committee Official Sub-Committee on Food Policy
Pages
4
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Official Sub-Committee. Meetings 1(40) - 6(40) Papers 1(40) - 39(40)
Themes
Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply

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