REPORTS OF STORAGE HOLDINGS. 



51 



Table 41. — Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen rock fishes during 1918 compared 



with those of 1917. 





Reported for 1918. 





Comparison 



with 1917. 





Month. 



Storages 

 reporting. 



Holdings 



reported 



on fifteenth 



of inonth. 



Storages 



reporting 



for both 



dates. 



1917. 



1918. 



Increase 



or 

 decrease. 



January 



Number. 

 15 

 24 

 24 

 24 

 23 

 20 

 22 

 25 

 20 

 17 

 19 

 23 



Pounds. 



51,480 

 107,550 

 117,287 

 123,754 

 182,652 

 333,048 

 371,259 

 455,561 

 510,477 

 468,447 

 420,587 

 473,200 



Number. 

 14 

 18 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 17 

 18 

 21 

 14 

 15 

 17 

 21 



Pounds. 



392 



530 



14,826 



31,724 



84,091 



103,930 



203,887 



169,194 



155,793 



117,872 



131,289 



130,014 



Pounds. 



30,215 



32,539 



70,928 



105,777 



169,229 



274,903 



331,848 



425,468 



320,168 



454,511 



407,291 



468,995 



Per cent. 

 + 7607.9 





+ 603914 



March - _ _ 



+ 378.4 



April 



+ 233.4 



May -- 



+ 101.2 



June 



+ 164.5 



July , 



+ 62.8 



August- _i 



+ 151.5 



Septembejr 



+ 105.5 



October - _ _ 



+ 285.6 



November- 



+ 210.2 



Depember _ - - 



+ 260:7 







SABLEFISH (BLACK COD). 



From January 15 to April 15, 1918, the holdings of frozen sablefish 

 decreased from 941,658 pounds to 122,425 pounds. They then in- 

 creased monthly until October 15, when the holdings were 3,878,725 

 pound^. This amount was 180.6 per cent greater than the stocks 

 held on October 15, 1917. By December 15 the stocks had beein 

 reduced 694,142 pounds. 



Table 42. — Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen sablefish during 1918, and increase 

 , , or decrease during each month. 



Month. 



Janu£u-y-_ 

 February 1. 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 

 December. 



Holdings 

 on fifteenth 

 of month. 



Pounds. 



941,6.58 



430,448 



192,024 



122,425 



234,094 



915,949 



1,318,410 



2,299,861 



3,21.5,101 



3,878,725 



3,518,531 



3,184,583 



Relative 

 percent- 

 age. 



Per cent. 



24.3 



11.1 



5.0 



3.2 



6.0 



23.6 



34.0 



59.3 



82.9 



100.0 



90.7 



82.1 



Increase or decrease 

 during month. 



Pounds. 



-511,210 

 -238,424 



- 69,599 

 + 111,669 

 + 681,855 

 + 402,461 

 + 981,451 

 + 915,240 

 + 663,624 

 -360,194 



- 333,948 

 -373,644 



Per cent. 



- 54.3 



- 55.4 



- 36.2 

 + 91.2 

 + 291.3 

 + 43.9 

 + 74.4 

 + .39.8 

 + 20.6 



- 9.3 

 9.5 



- 11.7 



Table 43. — Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen sablefish during 1918 compared 

 'V with those of 1917. 



Month. 



Reported for 1918. 



Storages 

 reporting 



Holdings 



reported 



on fifteenth 



of month. 



Comparison with 1917. 



Storages 



reporting 



for both 



dates. 



1917.. 



Increase . 



or 

 decrease. 



January __ 

 Februa^y_ 



March 



April 



May -. 



June 



July 



August---, 

 September 



October 



November 

 December. 



Number. 

 46 

 56 

 57 

 56 

 43 

 37 

 40 

 41 

 37 

 40 

 44 

 46 



Pounds. 



941,658 



430,448 



192,024 



122,425 



234,094 



915,949 



1,318,410 



2,299,861 



3,215,101 



3,878,725 



3,518,531 



3,184,583 



Number. 

 41 

 45 

 47 

 47 

 36 

 30 

 34 

 34 

 28 

 36 

 42 

 46 



Pounds. 



542,353 



341,991 



95,573 



100,131 



121,842 



657,145 



1,154,987 



1,646,857 



1,668,238 



1,195,581 



1,456,023 



1,830,063 



Pounds. 



837,788 



367,211 



176,983 



113.872 



225,955 



905,993 



914,917 



1,643,295 



2,319,802 



3,354,524 



3,345,769 



3,184,583 



Per cent. 

 + 54.5 



+ 7.4 

 + 85.2 

 + 13.7 

 + 85.4 

 + 37.9 



- 20.8 



- 0.2 

 + 39.1 

 + 180.6 

 + 129.8 

 + 74.0 



