620 U. s - BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



is made in the first month's invoice. Empty fresh-fish boxes are sub- 

 ject to disposal at owner's expense after 21 hours unless shipping 

 directions are given previously. The minimum charge is 5 cents 

 per box. 



Small fish, less than 12 inches average, are subject to a labor 

 charge proportionate to the additional time required for handling. 

 Reglazing and boxing is done at the cost of labor and material, plus 

 10 per cent. Fish are stored in bulk at the owner's risk of shortage, 

 mixing, etc. For more than ordinary inspections goods are handled 

 in the warehouse for weighing, sampling, or inspection at the 

 customer's expense. 



The monthly rate covers the period from the date of receipt to 

 but not including the corresponding day of the following month, 

 or any part of such period, excepting when the expiring day falls 

 on Sunday or a holiday, in which case the next business day is 

 deemed the expiring day. The storage rates specified include the 

 labor of receiving, storing, and delivering the goods from and to the 

 warehouse platform. Cartage to or from railroad depots and stores 

 in the produce district and warehouses is charged at the prevailing 

 rates of responsible truckmen. Deliveries requiring sorting for sizes 

 are charged for extra. 



Bay City, Mich. {Petersen's method of freezing) .—The following 

 is an excerpt from the freezing, keen-kooling, and cold-storage price 

 list of a freezer in Bay City, Mich. : 



Cake-freezing, glazing, and storage: One cent per pound (glazed weight) for 

 cake-freezing, glazing, and storage until the end of calendar month in which 

 received. Minimum charge for any shipment received for freezing, $5. Cakes 

 will be marked with the words " Petersen frozen " and patent dates. Extra 

 charge for freezing in divisible cakes, 15 cents per 100 pounds. 



Keen kooling, glazing, and storage: Two cents per pound (glazed weight) for 

 individual freezing (keen kooling), glazing, wrapping individually in special 

 parchment paper or special parchment bags and storage until the end of the 

 calendar month in which received. This price includes glazing boxes and 

 lining boxes with parchment paper, as additional protection against evapora- 

 tion during storage. Minimum charge for any shipment received for keen 

 kooling, $10. All bags or wrappers will be marked with the words " Keen 

 kooled " and patent dates. 



Royalty: In addition to the above charges one-tenth of 1 cent per pound will 

 be charged for all cake-freezing or keen kooling. This amount is the patent 

 royalty charged us for the use of the superior Petersen rapid freezing systems 

 which we have installed and are utilizing exclusively for all our freezing and 

 keen kooling. Only articles in prime condition will be accepted for freezing 

 or keen kooling. Boxes in which fish were received will, if desired, be 

 returned to customer, transportation charges collect. All fish will be boxed 

 before stored. Boxes are furnished at cost plus 10 per cent for overhead. 



Storage on articles frozen or keen kooled: Twenty cents per 100 pounds per 

 calendar month or fraction. Any lot on which this charge has been paid for six 

 consecutive months will be held free of charges for any part of the subsequent 

 six months. No handling charges are made on articles frozen or keen kooled. 



Storage on articles received for general cold storage: Twenty-five cents per 

 100 pounds (gross weight) for storage per calendar month, or fraction thereof. 

 Twenty-five cents per 100 pounds (gross weight) handling charges, including 

 both " in " and " out," marking boxes, making out bills of lading, etc. 



CHILLING AND ICING FISH FOR TEMPORARY PRESER- 

 VATION 



For the temporary preservation of fish by chilling almost any of 

 the methods described may be employed by removing the fish from 



