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. 
same date in 1917. 
and amounted to 238,965 pounds. 
The stocks of miscellaneous salmon on January 15 amounted to 
952,045 pounds. 
This was more than double the stocks held on the 
The lowest holdings were reported on June 15 
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. 
Holdings Relative 
Month. on fifteenth | percent- Increase or decrease 
of month. age. during month. 
Pounds. Per cent. Pounds. Per cent. 
cL JEEW INTER NSS oo Ss eS Seas ie or eae 1,825,755 72.6 — 484,748 — 26.6 
IB OV LS Ae a NR eee ga See 1,341,007 53.3 — 3,327 — 0.2 
IV iacG seine mee ie ek Se INE SN BE cide oa NG 1,337,680 53.2 — 425,699 — 31.8 
PAN ora eee eee pe te oe annie Far TS 911,981 36.3 — 369,353 — 40.5 
UNG a SB a A ane en 542,628 21.6 — 74,321 —13.7 
AU UIT Sein ren Re ie eee PH RE ee er CS 468,307 18.6 + 4,295 + 0.9 
UU oe Se 5 a Se BS ee NE se 472,602 18.8 — 20,489 — 4.3 
LAE STB Ss seh SL eae is SR a 452,113 18.0 + 396,628 +87.7 
SepLembe nse epi eee ee eee gre Peo tn oa | 848,741 33.7 + 766,212 +90.3 
October eee era aN bee ay ce Mea Sd 1,614,953 64.2 +900,103 + 55.7 
ING verb ce rae eeetn ie Ear Bos OP nse ore otal 2,515,056 100.0 — 70,168 — 2.8 
Decermle reece a ere ae Ve Pe 2,444,888 97.2 — 125,844 — 5b. 
TaBLE 45.—Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen fall salmon during 1918 compared 
with those of 1917. 
Reported for 1918. Comparison with 1917. 
Month. Holdings | Storages Tmenease 
Storages reported reporting 1917 1918 ays 
reporting.| on fifteenth | for both : ; decnence 
of month. dates. / 
Number. Pounds. Number. Pounds. Pounds. Per cent. 
aU as eee es 2 86 1,825,755 71 2,086,737 1,448,673 — 30.6 
February... are 99 1,341,007 80 792.460 826,926 SAS 
March alee il reais ea oe apy SRE AT 98 1,337,680 78 1,058,601 922,609 — 12.8 
IN Dress 222 see ree Ie, ig A 97 911,981 78 492,838 593,823 +29.5 
AV ea eee eee ees Fe 76 542,628 61 370,028 307,838 — 16.8 
AUTH YS pata at Ea ier 64 468,307 47 257,784 321,715 +24.8 
Jrarliyeeis Riera eres 66 472,602 51 255,983 322,109 +25.8 
PANG AIS Gee cee eee Bee 67 452,113 52 356,215 331,331 — 7.0 
September______________-_ 52 848,741 40 548,058 699,904 + 27.7 
October22 220s) ese 3 63 1,614,953 55 846.570 1,399,857 + 65.4 
INovember22> 522 224 = 2252 68 2,515,056 62 2,554,937 2,309,698 — 9.6 
December= 222222222 224 80 2,444,888 77 1,971,380 2,174,964 +10.3 
