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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FROZEN FISH IN 1926 
The statistics of the cold-storage holdings of frozen fish and the 
quantities of fish frozen are collected by the Bureau of Agricultural 
Economics, Department of Agriculture, and in 1926, as in previous 
years, were published monthly and distributed by the Bureau of 
Fisheries. The regular monthly cold-storage bulletin usually is in 
the hands of the trade by the 20th of each month. Due to the com- 
plexities of fishing operations, it is patent that the information con- 
tained in this bulletin should reach the trade at the earliest possible 
date. To this end, a comprehensive first release is issued on the 1st 
of each month, which, while not in such detail as the regular bulletin, 
shows the holdings of fish for the current month, the holdings for the 
corresponding month a year previous, and the amount frozen during 
the current month for 14 of the most important commercial species. 
Both of these bulletins will be sent to interested parties, free of charge, 
upon application to the Bureau of Fisheries. 
During 1926 there were 177 freezers and cold-storage establish- 
ments devoted wholly or in part to the storage of frozen fish. The 
holdings were somewhat less during the first seven months and con- 
siderably more during the last five months of the year than in the 
previous year, varying between 16,154,002 pounds, in the month of 
April, to 75,034,255 pounds, in the month of November. The aver- 
age monthly holdings during the year amounted to 45,906,276 pounds, 
as compared with 44,084,251 pounds in 1925, an increase of 4.13 per 
cent. Compared with the 5-year average, the monthly holdings in 
1926 were somewhat larger, being 11.71 per cent above the 5-year 
average. The holdings during the first seven months of 1926 were 
1.98 to 28.02 per cent smaller than in the same montas of the previous 
year, and during the last five months they were 16.61 to 21.39 per 
cent larger. Compared with the 5-year average, they were 2.35 to 
19.59 per cent smaller during the first four months and less than 1 to 
33.85 per cent larger during the last eight months of 1926. 
Comparative statement of cold-storage holdings of frozen fish for 1926 and 1925, 
and the 5-year average 









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January =o seeeeowers 2 Je cee eS Le 48, 180,927 | 55,307,587 | 50,026,000  —12.89 —3. 69 
RD neiaiy teens aoe Per ear ae 37, 378,116 | 44,034,613 | 38,278,000 | —15.12 —2. 35 
Niarchbess= S auwaripg 22 0). 5 are 7 OAL 24,893,707 | 29,864,613 | 27,007,000 | —16.65 —7.82 
PAD ELL cue oe een. 2 DiS ey 16, 154,002 | 22,441,873 | 20,089,000 | —28.02 —19. 59 
May. freee een ie Merwe. ko 21, 540,012 | 23,749,277 | 20, 268, 000 —9, 31 +6. 28 
UNG. UE See a ee a Me tN 31, 345,473 | 31,979,574 | 26, 001, 000 —1.98 | +20. 55 
RS Th eae ele UL Thy 8 2 318 Ae ae 33,901,690 | 40,458,169 33,901,000 —16.21 +. 002 
DATES TCT Re Rs 9, Dice ya eT GR 57, 626, 753 | 47,473,515 | 43,052,000 +21.39 | +33.85 
Sentempber(s2— Vac ick et ee OAS Vig | 64, 656, 804 | 55,446,548 | 52,178,000 | +16.61 | +23.92 
October ==) 4eits (2s a eae Tt ee 70, 309,906 | 58,357,764 | 60,328,000 -+20.48 | +16. 55 
INovember! © oie". Jo laste tee ee 75, 034, 255 | 61,849,359 | 62,288,000 | +21.32| -+20.46 
Beem beren sac S See mee eae ener 69, 853, 669 | 58, 048,280 | 59,694,000 | +20.34 | -F17.02 
AWOTSPOUOY VOate.-- a5 eee eee 45,906,276 | 44,084,251 | 41,092,500, +4.13 |) +11.71 
