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REPORTS OF STORAGE HOLDINGS. 57 
TaBLE 51.—Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen sea bass during 1918 compared 
with those of 1917. 
Reported for 1918. Comparison with 1917. 
Month. Holdings | Storages Increase 
Storages reported reporting 1917. 1918 or 
reporting.| on fifteenth | for both : decueaser 
of month. dates. 
Number Pounds. Number. Pounds. Pounds. Per cent. 
ANIA Tp yee eh cies Se 39 196,627 30 339,383 116,268 — 65.7 
Hebrirany eee Be es 42 143,241 31 124,772 53,737 — 56.9 
Ye De Wey Os Sp a Te 43 76,949 36 146,321 57,5438 — 60.7 
fe Ord Le ee Va ae 39 40,476 34 80,534 37,051 — 54.0 
LEY aN a iy AE UN ee roi 2 31 35,845 23 48,050 32,648 —32.1 
LICE AY 3) 5 ae gc ae ne 29 257,447 22 193,387 200,855 + 3.9 
cL Rp ee cS cg 0 34 530,459 26 407,234 387,910 — 4.7 
AU EUS Geert en eee ee eck 36 532,725 29 498,664 398,998 — 20.0 
September______________- 35 501,977 28 409,755 368,979 — 10.0 
October a Sees ae S = 36 454,286 34 395,925 414,959 + 4.8 
November... === 22222 37 360,876 37 482,872 360,876 — 25.3 
December! 42222 - 38 293,248 38 402,251 293,248 — 27.1 
SHAD. 
The shad is “‘a very important food fish found on all the coasts and 
in some inland waters; the great fisheries are in the rivers of the 
Atlantic slope. It is called ‘white shad,’ in distinction from other 
‘shad.’ The average weight is about 4 pounds, average length about 
2 feet. It is caught in nets, seines and weirs, and is sold fresh, cured, 
and pickled.” 
On January 15, 1918, reports showed stocks of 564,739 pounds of 
frozen shad. The holdings decreased to 289,776 pounds on April 15. 
During the period from April 15 to June 15 the holdings were increased 
by 567,556 pounds. This was 137.6 per cent more than was stored 
on June 15, 1917. The reports of the Bureau of Markets also show 
stocks of shad roe. The report of June 15 showed more than 64,000 
pounds in cold storage. 
TABLE 52.—Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen shad during 1918, and increase 
or decrease during each month. . 
Holdings Relative 
Month. on fifteenth | percent- Increase or decrease 
Notimonth! age. during month. 
Pounds. Per cent. Pounds. Per cent. 
EU IT NS oa ea E s  ER  e 564,739 65.9 — 245,450 — 43.5 
Hebrm ary epee ae ney Ac oe 319,289 Slee — 15,968 — 6.0 
Wileige Noe? ow Eee 2 a, ee ae 303,321 35.4 — 138,545 — 4.5 
ADO k eS OR aes ONE i ars i 289,776 33.8 + 88,557 + 30.6 
IMB Ra pe eee SS oe Re A a eee 378,333 44.1 +478,999 +126.6 
afurTTee = Sil epee ern SIONS BONS IN OE Bs 857,332 100.0 — 76,763 — 9.0 
ei Ny Les ag Se NITE is SC 2 ea 780,569 91.0 — 9,121 — Selle? 
ANVIL So Se EBS Sek cc Mer eae re he ie el ae a 771,448 90.0 — 9,018 — 1.2 
September cee eee eye UE ST | 762,430 88.9 — 2,387 — 0.3 
October ss 2am pst ea 760,043 88.7 — .36,857 — 4.8 
INGA PELE OSTR es SS S S e S  ae alg Ae 723,186 84.4 — 89,470 — 12.4 
Wecentberse yee segs 2 pA OS Jaa A 633,716 73.9 — 182,402 — 28.8 
