72 BULLETIN 792, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
MISCELLANEOUS FISH. 
The stocks of miscellaneous fish increased from approximately 
8,000,000 pounds on January 15 to 17,500,000 on November 15. 
More than 16 per cent of the total stocks of frozen fish were included 
in the miscellaneous group. The holdings on November 15 were /’ 
81.7 per cent greater than those on November 15, 1917. 4 
In Table 68 are grouped the total holdings of frozen fish during 
each month in 1918. This table shows that the smallest quantity 
stored was on April 15 and the largest quantity on November 15. 
The holdings of the former date are 26,548,472 pounds and of the 
latter date 99,631,789 pounds. The holdings of November 15 were 
an increase of 37.2 per cent over those of the previous year. The 
greatest Increase was from May 15 to June 15 and the greatest 
decrease was from January 15 to February 15. | 
Table 69 shows the total holdings reported for each month and a 
comparison of each month’s holdings with those of the same date 
in 1917. Figure 36 is a graphic presentation of the stocks of frozen 
fish for each month during the year. Figure 37 represents the com- 
parative quantities of each variety held in cold storage. For each 
variety is shown the maximum holdings of the year. 
TaBLE 66.—Monthly cold storage holdings of miscellaneous frozen fish 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. 
January. See eee a eee eee | pede 8,101,331 46.4 + 489,894 + 6.0 
February? = 2: See .< See. eee | ee 2 ee 8,591,225 49.2 Se oleZeo + 8.5 
Miarch=:\2 52: Seen nentoe tt -.. SPiee Aeieas  Seaeeran 9,322,510 53.3 +1,517,119 +16.3 
(April... < - ie Be, ena See Ee | Mee 10,839,629 62.0 + 485,190 + 4.5 
Miay<3 5-2 2 eet aan eee oe: eee Ee 11,324.819 64.8 +1,073,092 + 9.5 
Juneto . 2 ee | ee EE ee Sie > aa 12,397,911 70.9 + 176,930 + 1.4 
Surly sc ee ee TTS. ia. PR | ee 12,574,841 72.0 +3,092,725 +24.6 
(AMIEUSt: 2 Beane: Sa ee. See Pa Tea 15.667,566 89.6 — 666,454 — 4.3 
September Sane... Stes eae - eee | See ee 15,001,112 85.8 +1,887,078 +12.6 
October != eke Base: Se Se ee. Eee 16,888,190 96.6 + 588,907 + 3.5 
November: 2250. - Sana: aaah: Se ee. eee 17,477,097 100.0 — 293,366 — 17 
December. Vale: Sees ee: Sas . eae See AMVs iol: 98.3 — 2,393,819 —13.9 
TaBLe 67.—Monthly cold storage holdings of miscellaneous frozen fish during 1918 
compared with those of 1917. 
Reported for 1918. 
Comparison with 1917. 
Holdings Storages 
Month. Storages| reported | reporting 1917. 1918. in pas 
reporting.| on fifteenth | for both deoccsta 
of month. dates. 
Number Pounds. Number. Pounds. Pounds. Per cent. 
January). 2 one ee 137 8,101,331 113 3,319,168 4,717,718 + 42.1 
Mebruary.2 seo. 20s eee 148 8,591,225 117 2,764,033 4,315,066 + 56.1 
March 222.5 Meee Bee 147 9,322,510 ii 3,313,401 6,641,260 +100.4 
April 2 2 one ee cee a ee 148 10,839,629 128 1,862,965 7,555,764 +305.6 
Miayos. fk Ses ee eh ee 131 11,324,819 108 2,509,191 8,207,454 +227.1 
Tunes. cc ee Deo ere = 128 12,397,911 104 4,517,987 8,833,729 + 95.5 
July so Bee Beil Tae 135 12,574,841 112 5,766,947 8,645,518 + 49.9 
Angust:.- Soe Bee oe 138 15,667,566 115 6,057,725 9,574,236 + 58.1 
September oe eee 133 15,001,112 110 6,357,757 8,947,569 + 40.7 
October: 241 Se aa eae 144 16,888,190 128 9,133,346 16,035,811 + 75.6 
IN OVEDIDER ce ee ee 146 17,477,097 141 9,557,778 17,370,875 + 81.7 
Wecembers 2322 54" Vay 153 17,183,731 149 10,692,890 17,138,951 + 60.3 
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