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It is interesting to note the comparison of the holdings of various 

 important species during the year 1929 with the normal (average 

 1924-1928) holdings of these stocks. With the ground fish group it 

 is found that during each month in 1929 the holdings were consist- 

 ently above normal. Those of lake trout were above nornud during 

 the first five months of the year, below normal until October, and 

 from then on during the remainder of the year they were ])racticall}! 

 the same as in a normal year. The monthly holdings of sea herring 

 were consistently lower tliroughout the year than the normal monthly 

 holdings in spite of the fact that greater quantities of herring were 

 frozen in 1929 than the previous year. Those of squid were above 

 normal dm-ing this year until September, and from then on they were 

 slightly below" normal. Those of whiting followed a normal course 

 practically throughout the entire year. Those of mackerel were 

 above normal throughout the entire year, although they nearly 

 approached normal during the months from May to September, 

 inclusive. Those of halibut w^ere lower than normal during every 

 month of the year, while those of salmon follow^ed the normal course 

 until about June, and from then on were slightly below normal during 

 the remainder of the year. 



Monthly holdings of certain species of frozen fish in 1929 and normal monthly 

 holdings {average 1924-1928) 



i 



Month ended the 15th of— 



Species 



January 



Cod, haddock, hake, pollock: 



Normal 



1929 



Halibut (all trade sizes) : 



Normal- 



1929 



Herring, sea (including alewives and 

 bluebacks) : 



Normal 



1929 



Lake trout: 



Normal-.- 



1929 



Mackerel (except Spanish); 



Normal 



1929 



Salmon (all species, including steel- 

 head trout) : 



Normal 



1929.- 



Squid: 



Normal 



1929 



Whiting: 



Normal 



1929 



Pounds 

 1, 268, 000 

 2, 957, 609 



6, 959, 000 

 4, 747, 250 



3, 010, 000 

 2, 196, 315 



1, 613, 000 

 1, 878, 725 



4, 322, 000 

 7, 456, 437 



7, 128, 000 

 8, 008, 365 



1, 245, 000 

 3, 425, 055 



3, 973, 000 

 5, 816, 756 



February 



Pounds 



970, 000 



1, 482, 275 



4, 483, 000 

 2, 868, 110 



2, 794, 000 

 1, 846, 071 



1,246,000 

 1, 342, 644 



3, 263, 000 

 5, 884, 517 



5, 426, 000 

 5, 288, 733 



944, 000 

 2, 818, 948 



2, 719, 000 

 4,051,263 



March 



Pounds 



745, 000 



1, 068, 767 



3, 250, 000 

 2, 171, 749 



2, 557, 000 

 1, 963, 822 



793,000 

 799, 555 



April 



Pounds 



635, 000 



1,486,011 



3,411,000 

 2,351,050 



1, 836, 000 

 1, 694, 690 



377, 000 

 562, 859 



2,002,000 i 1,030,000 

 3.993,333 I 2,435,463 



3, 414, 000 

 3, 928, 319 



703, 000 

 2, 044, 533 



1, 542, 000 

 3, 042, 907 



2, 408, 000 

 2, 484, 970 



318,000 

 1, 402, 360 



1,064,000 

 2, 076, 412 



May 



June 



Pounds Pounds 



835,000 ' 990,000 



2,021,324 2,969,942 



4,613,000 i 6,617,000 



4, 123, 865 5, 932, 809 



2, 253, 000 

 1, 675, 950 



383,000 

 449, 751 



1,444,000 

 1, 574, 300 



2, 396, 000 

 1,714,353 



503, 000 

 462, 816 



2, 875, 000 

 2, 886, 128 



1,921,000 2,250,000 

 1,865,717 1,977,502 



549, 000 

 1,901,130 



914, 000 

 1,502,942 



2, 022, 000 

 3, 358, 468 



2, 269, 000 

 2, 248, 107 



