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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS OF CURED FISH 



During 1933 monthly cold-storage holdings of cured herring and 

 mild-cured salmon averaged 14,907,000 pounds, which is a decrease 

 of 18 percent as compared with the average monthly holdings in 1932. 

 The holdings during October were largest, amounting to 21,924,000 

 pounds, and the smallest were in April, amounting to 9,191,000 

 pounds. 



Holdings of cured fish, 1933: By species and months 



Month ended the 15th of- 



January... 

 February. 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 

 October. -- 

 November 

 December. 



Cured 

 herring 



Poimds 

 12,136,374 

 11, 137,364 

 9, 623, 504 

 7,621,553 



8, 652, 589 

 9,211,715 



9, 062, 692 

 9, 236, 158 



12,324,553 

 15,710,119 

 15,214,185 

 13, 620, 771 



Mild-cured 

 salmon 



Pounds 

 3, 933, 005 

 3, 544, 376 

 2, 400, 345 

 1, 569, 788 

 2, 266, 722 

 1,402,142 

 1, 696, 780 

 5,169,901 

 6.631,918 

 6,214,266 

 5, 928, 630 

 4,576,118 



Total 



Pounds 

 16,069,379 

 14,681,740 

 12,023,849 

 9,191,341 

 10,919,31] 

 10,613,857 

 10, 759, 472 

 14,406,059 

 18, 956, 471 

 21,924,385 

 21,142,815 

 18, 196, 889 



FOREIGN FISHERY TRADE 



The foreign trade in fishery products of the United States in 1933 

 amounted to $38,801,064 of which $30,462,341 represents the value of 

 these products imported for consumption, and $8,338,723, the value of 

 exports of domestic fishery products. Compared with the previous 

 year, there was an increase of 4 percent in the total trade, 3 percent 

 in the value of the imports, and 7 percent in the value of exports. 



Imports consisted of 284,306,782 pounds of edible products, valued 

 at $21,782,874, and nonedible products, valued at $8,679,467. Fishery 

 exports consisted of 80,007,878 pounds of edible products, valued at 

 $7,376,401 and nonedible products, valued at $962,322. 



Exports of domestic fishery products, 1933 



