FISHEEY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1925 



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COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FROZEN FISH IN 1925 



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 1925, as in previous 

 years, were published monthly and distributed by the Bureau of 

 Fisheries. This regular, monthly cold-storage bulletin usually is 

 in the hands of the trade by the 20th of each month. To place the 

 information at its disposal earlier, a comprehensive preliminary 

 release is issued on the first of each month, showing 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 important commercial species. 



During 1925 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 than during the previous year, varying 

 between 22,411,873 pounds in the month of April and 01,849,359 

 pounds in the month of November. The average monthly holdings 

 during the year amounted to 44,084,251 pounds, as compared with 

 45,040,533 pounds in 1924, a decrease of 2.13 per cent. Compared 

 with the 5-year average, the monthly holdings in 1925 were rather 

 larger, being 6.55 per cent above the 5-year average. The holdings 

 during the first seven months of 1925 were 1 to 18 per cent larger 

 than in the same months the previous year, and during the last five 

 months they were 2 to 15 per cent smaller. Compared with the 

 5-year average, they were 7 to 27 per cent higher during the first 

 nine months and 2 to 5 per cent lower during the last three months 

 of 1925. 



Comparative statement of cold-storage holdings of frozen, fish in 1925 and 1924, 



and the 5-year average 



Month 



1925 



1924 



Five-year 

 average 



Incrase (+) or 

 decrease (— ) 



Compared 

 with 1924 



Compared 



with 5-year 



average 



January 



February 



March... 



April.. 



May.. 



June 



July 



August 



September... 



October 



November 



December .._ 



Average for year 



Pounds 

 55, 307, 587 

 44, 034, 450 

 29, 864, 613 

 22, 441, 873 

 23, 749, 277 

 31, 979, 574 

 40, 458, 169 

 47, 473, 515 

 55, 446, 548 

 58, 357, 704 

 61, 849, 359 

 58, 048, 280 



Pounds 

 52, 627, 290 

 40, 420, 614 

 29, 570, 628 

 21, 488, 525 

 21,839,714 

 27,115,359 

 36, 036, 010 

 49, 026, 140 

 56, 606, 759 

 67, 024, 996 

 70, 405, 786^ 

 68, 324, 572 



Pounds 

 51, 267, 000 

 39, 053, 000 

 27, 027, 000 

 19, 728, 000 

 19, 477, 000 

 25, 161, 000 

 33, 132, 000 

 42, 984, 000 

 52, 347, 000 

 61, 607, 000 

 63, 429, 000 

 61, 255, 000 



Per cent 



+5.09 



+8.94 



+.99 



+4.44 



+8.74 



+17. 93 



+12. 27 



-3.17 



-2.05 



-12.94 



-12. 16 



-15.05 



Per cent 



+7.88 



+12. 75 



+ 10.49 



+13.75 



+21. 93 



+27. 10 



+22. 11 



+10.44 



+5.92 



-5.28 



-2.49 



-5.24 



44, 084, 251 



45, 040, 533 



41, 372, 0C0 



-2.13 



+6. 55 



