51 ILL HIGHER
MILK AND CREAM
SALES
REMARKABLE GROWTH
The milk committee reported to the City Council last night a continued increase in the business done by the department. During June, milk sales averaged 7433 gallons daily, which was 833 gallons, or 12.62 per cent., in excess of the sales for the corresponding month of last year. By the same comparison, cream sales showed an increase of 24.64 per cent.
The sales of milk to nearby farmers averaged 739 gallons daily, as compared with 432 gallons for the corresponding month of last year.
To show how consistent the growth of the department's business has been, the report compared average daily sales of milk and cream as follows: —
Year. 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Milk. (Gallons.) 4869 4994 5297 5863 6167 6600 7433 Cream. (Pints.) 389 519 611 741 906 918 1144
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 11, 13 July 1939, Page 20
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