REPORTS OF STORAGE HOLDINGS. 



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TXble 12. — Monthly cold storage holdings of cured beef during 1918 compared with 



those of 19i7. 



Month. 



Reported for 1918. 





Comparisor 



with 1917. 









Storages 









Storages 



Holdings 



reporting 



1917. 



1918. 





reporting. 



reported. 



for both 

 dates. 







decrease. 



Number. 



Pounds. 



Number. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Per cent. 



363 



38,279,264 



290 



37,301,283 



35,762,222 



- 4.1 



370 



38,792,639 



307 



35,890,829 



35,950,372 



+ 0.2 



375 



37,608,731 



320 



37,660,065 



36,508,067 



- 3.1 



383 



35,401,132 



330 



30,601,470 



32,954,304 



+ 7.7 



383 



31,236,415 



333 



29,408,560 



29,409,829 



+ 0.004 



380 



26,340,468 



342 



30,831,335 



24,259,459 



-21.3 



373 



23,635,508 



330 



35,679,158 



23,151,585 



-35.1 



371 



29,636,112 



330 



32,401,017 



28,773,872 



-11.2 



373 



30,211,517 



340 



30,289,505 



29,037,934 



- 4.1 



381 



28,929,060 



348 



31,246,459 



27,968,521 



-10.5 



382 



29,514,914 



349 



32,222,692 



28,489,443 



-11.6 



363 



32,583,167 



346 



38,324,795 



31,894,094 



-16.8 



January... 

 February.. 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 

 December . 



Table 12 shows the quantities reported for the first day of each 

 month during the year together with a comparison of the holdings 

 for the same dates for 1917. The stocks were less for all months, 

 except February, April, and May. April stocks showed an increase 

 of 7.7 per cent, while February and May stocks showed less than 1 per 

 cent increase. 



Fig. 8. — Relative monthly storage holdings of cured beef during 1916, 1917, and 1918. Base 

 equals holdings on January 1, 1917, 



