UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



BULLETIN No. 792 



Contribution from the Bureau of Markets 

 UIU CHARLES J. BRAND, Chief 



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Washington, D. C 



July 25, 1919 



REPORTS OF STORAGE HOLDINGS OF CERTAIN 

 FOOD PRODUCTS DURING 1918. 



Frozen Meats, Cured Meats and Lard, Frozen Fish, Cured Herring and 



Mild Cured Salmon. 



By John 0. Bell, Assistant in Market Surveys. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 1 



Review of the 1918 cold storage holdings 



of frozen meats 4 



Review of the 1918 storage holdings of 



cured meats and lard 15 



Page. 

 Review of the 1918 cold storage holdings 

 of frozen fish 27 



Review of the 1918 storage holdings of 

 cured herring and mild cured salmon 76 



INTRODUCTION. 



This bulletin is the third of a series reviewing the work of the 

 Bureau of Markets, U. S. Department of Agriculture, in compiling 

 reports of storage holdings of certain food products. 



The first of the series was U. S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin 

 709, entitled "Reports of Storage Holdings of Certain Food Products." 

 It described the storage work of the Bureau of Markets and the 

 methods of securing the information and of compiling the reports. 

 It summarized the work accomplished up to January 1, 1918, and 

 reviewed the cold storage season of 1916 and 1917 for apples, butter, 

 American cheese, and case eggs. It also reviewed the reports received 

 during 1917 on the storage holdings of frozen and cured meats. 



The second of the series was U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 Bulletin 776, entitled "Cold Storage Reports, Season 1917-1918." It 

 reviewed the reports of that season on apples, creamery and packing 

 stock butter, American cheese, case and frozen eggs, and frozen 

 poultry. 



