FISHEEY INDUSTKIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1924 



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1 308,314,384 pounds. ^ of this quantity 1,750 tons, valued at $101,067, were reported as fish mea! 

 COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FROZEN FISH 



The statistics of the cold-storage holdings of frozen fish and 

 the quantities of fish frozen are collected by the Bureau of Agricul- 

 tural Econornics, Department of Agriculture, and in 1924, as in 

 previous years, were published monthly and disseminated to the 

 frozen-fish trade by the Bureau of Fisheries. A summary of the 

 statistics for the year is herewith presented. Statistics for previous 

 years are also given for comparison. It will be found that in some 

 cases they do not correspond to totals previously published, for in the 

 past there has been some variation with respect to dividing the year 

 at January 15 or December 15. The statistics here given have been 

 put upon a uniform basis by dividing each year, so as to begin with 

 the report for the month ending January 15 and end with that for 

 the month ending on December 15 of each year. 



During 1924 cold-storage holdings were rather larger than during 

 the previous year. They varied between 21,488,525 and 70,405,786 

 pounds, the smallest holdings being recorded in April and the largest 

 in November. The average montiily holdings during the year were 

 45,040,533 pounds, as compared with the average in 1923 of 36,- 

 202,434 pounds, an increase of 24.4 per cent. Compared with the 

 five-year average, the monthly holdings in 1924 were only slightly 

 high, being 0.5 per cent above the five-year average. The following 

 tables give the summaries of the statistics of the cold-storage hold- 

 ings of the United States in 1924 and previous years. 



Comparatioe statement of monthly cold-storage holdings of frozen fish in 1924 ond 

 1923, and the five-year average 



