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BULLETIN 792, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



MILD CURED SALMON. 



The stocks of mild cured salmon on January 15, 1918, amounted 

 to approximately 3,000,000 pounds. They decreased to 1,872,920 

 pounds on May 15, then increased until October 15, when the report 

 showed 7,123,756 pounds. This was 28.2 per cent more than the 

 quantity stored on October 15, 1917. The greatest increase occurred 

 from July 15 to September 15, the increase during these months being 

 more than 3,500,000 pounds. 



Table 72. — Monlhly storage holdings of mild cured salmon during 1918, and increise 

 or decrease during each month. 



Month. 



Holdings 



Relative 



on fifteenth 



percent- 



of month. 



age. 



Pounds. 



Per cent. 



2,993,133 



42.0 



2,898,113 



40.7 



2,387,490 



33.5 



1,984,135 



27.9 



1,872.920 



26.3 



2,150,739 



30.2 



2,989,016 



42.0 



5,149,811 



72.3 



6,576.869 



92.3 



7,123.756 



100.0 



6,904,758 



96.9 



6,672,148 



93.7 



Increase or decrease 

 during month. 



January. _. 

 February.. 



March 



April 



May . 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November. 

 December. 



Pounds. 



- 95,020 



- 510,623 



- 403,355 



- 111,215 

 + 277,819 

 + 838,277 

 + 2,160,795 

 + 1,427,058 

 + 546,887 



- 218,998 



- 232,610 



- 801,684 



Per cent. 



- 3.2 

 -17.6 

 -16.9 



- 5.6 

 + 14.8 

 + 39.0 

 + 72.3 

 + 27.7 

 + 8.3 



- 3.1 



- 3.4 

 -12.0 



Table 73. — Monthly storage holdings of mild cured salmon daring 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. 



1918. 



Increase 

 or 



decrease. 



January.. 

 February- 

 March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 

 December. 



Number. 

 51 

 55 

 55 

 52 

 48 

 49 

 51 

 53 

 46 

 49 

 52 

 49 



Pounds. 



2,993,133 



2,898,113 



2,387,490 



1,984,135 



l,i;72.920 



2,150,739 



2,959,016 



5,149,811 



6,576.869 



7,123,756 



6,904,758 



6.672,148 



Number. 

 43 

 45 

 48 

 43 

 41 

 43 

 44 

 47 

 40 

 43 

 49 

 47 



Pounds. 



3,480,362 



3.936,370 



2,729,941 



2,5s3,538 



2,24o,249 



2,174,066 



2,249,416 



3,746,727 



3,587,187 



5,112.937 



4,716,159 



4,545,784 



Pounds. 



2,290,198 



2,597,026 



1,977,408 



1,593,045 



1,522,497 



1,453,851 



1,912,394 



4,191,811 



3,892,719 



6,557,023 



6,891,518 



6,670,818 



Per cent. 

 -34.2 

 -34.0 

 -27.6 

 -38.3 

 -32.2 

 -33.1 

 -15.0 

 + 11.9 

 + 8.5 

 + 28.2 

 +46.1 

 + 46.7 



