REPORTS OF STORAGE HOLDINGS. 



53 



SALMON. 



The bureau's reports show separate holdings for "fall salmon" and 

 "silver salmon." All other salmon, including sockeye, chinook, steel- 

 head trout, etc., are grouped together. 



The largest stocks of fall salmon were held in cold storage on 

 November 15 and amounted to 2,515,056 pounds, a decrease of almost 

 10 per cent from the stocks held in 1917. The stocks reached their 

 lowest point on August 15, when the reports showed 452,113 pounds. 



On December 15 the reports showed holdings of 2,401,313 pounds 

 of silver salmon. This was more than double the stocks held on the 

 same date in 1917. The lowest holdings were reported on June 15 

 and amounted to 238,965 pounds. 



The stocks of miscellaneous salmon on January 15 amounted to 

 952,045 pounds. The holdings decreased to 436,528 pounds on April 

 15, then increased until September 15. The stocks on that date were 

 4,983,197 pounds, an increase of 104.5 per cent over those of Septem- 

 ber 15, 1917. 



Table 44. — Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen fall salmon during 1918, and 

 increase or decrease during each month. 



Month. 



Holdings 



Relative 



on fifteenth 



percent- 



of month. 



age. 



Pounds. 



Per cent. 



1,825,755 



72.6 



1,341,007 



53.3 



1,3.37,680 



53.2 



911,981 



36.3 



542,628 



21.6 



468,307 



18.6 



472,602 



18.8 



452,113 



18.0 



848,741 



33.7 



1,614,953 



64.2 



2,515,056 



100.0 



2,444,888 



97.2 



Increase or decrease 

 during month. 



January 



February.. 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 

 December. 



Pounds. 



-484,748 



- 3,327 

 -425,699 

 -369,35? 



- 74,321 

 + 4,295 



- 20,489 

 + 396,628 

 + 766,212 

 + 900,103 



- 70,168 

 - 125,844 



Per cent. 

 -26.6 



- 0.2 

 -31.8 

 -40.5 

 -13.7 

 + 0.9 



- 4.3 

 + 87.7 

 + 90.3 

 + 55.7 



- 2.8 



- 5.1 



Table 45. — Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen fall salmon during 1918 compared 



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 



February.. 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 

 December. 



Number. 



Pounds. 



1,825,755 



1,341,007 



1,337,680 



911,981 



.542,628 



468,307 



472,602 



452.113 



848,741 



1,614,953 



2,515,056 



2,444,888 



Number. 

 71 

 80 

 78 

 78 

 CI 

 47 

 51 

 52 

 40 

 55 

 62 

 77 



Pounds. 



2.086,737 

 792,460 



1,058,601 

 492,838 

 370,028 

 257,784 

 255,983 

 356,215 

 548,058 

 846..570 



2,5,54,937 



1,971,380 



Pounds. 



1,448,673 



826,926 



922,609 



593,823 



307,838 



.321,715 



322,109 



331,331 



699,904 



1,399,8.57 



2,309,698 



2,174,964 



Per cent. 

 -30.6 

 + 4.3 

 -12.8 

 +20.5 

 -16.8 

 +24.8 

 + 25.8 



- 7.0 

 + 27.7 

 + 65.4 



- 9.6 

 + 10.3 



