76 BULLETIN 792, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
REVIEW OF THE 1918 STORAGE HOLDINGS OF CURED HERRING AND 
MILD CURED SALMON. va 
CURED HERRING. 
On January 15, 1918, there were almost 6,500,000 pounds of cured 
herring stored. The holdings decreased to 4,500,000 pounds on 
February 15, then increased monthly until September 15, when the 
stocks amounted approximately to 28,500,000 pounds. The greatest 
increase was 7,329,154 pounds from May 15 to June 15. The greatest 
decrease was 4,362,054 pounds from September 15 to October 15. 
The holdings of September 15, 1918, were 93.2 per cent greater than 
those of September 15, 1917. 
TABLE 70.—Monthly storage holdings of herring cured 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 2 Fee pe ee) > Pier ee. Se = el 6,455,713 22h — 1,944,706 — 30.1 
Pebriary-)2 5a 1s Oleh - ise a h aitrt | Poe 4.511.007 15.9 +1.090,982 +24.2 
IVE rele) ae is ea ere Ds YE” A ee, 5.601.989 19.7 + 2,525,356 +45.1 
Aira S23 ee ee! eee a te es © oe ape | 8.127.345 28.6 +4,178,910 +51.4 
LY [2 Ne ee ee ee ee Fic cue: he Saeed eee | 12.306.255 43.3 | +7,329,154 +59.6 
June 552+: Fieri es Cee. SE ae te | oe Ye eta OG 69.1 +4,192,320 +214 
J nly; 22.) oo ees eee Drake, aCe ee > Wes See | 23,827,729 83.9 +3,521,459 +14.8 
AU PUIST Soo eps oe ee ea aes See | 27,349,188 96.3 +1,059.509 + 3.9 
September: Seeee meas Gee ree ee. anes | 28,408.697 100.0 — 4,362,054 —15.4 
Ocrober.2: 6 aes hha i ee ee ee | 24,046,643 $4.6 | — 3,945,073 —16.4 
mOINGOVEMmber Soe eek | Ulli oe in Se ae | 20,101,570 70.8 | —1,361,221 — 6.8 
December: ees ah gees en, 2 De ead nes He Sage: | _ 18,740,349 | 66.0 | — 3.021,387 —16.1 
TaBLe 71.—Monthly storage holdings of herring cured during 1918 compared with 
- those of 1917. 
Reported for 1918. Comparison with 1917. 
Month _ Holdings | Storages | Increase 
: " Storages reported reporting | - 
e 5 1917. 1918. or 
reporting.| on fifteenth | for both | | decrease. 
of month. | dates. | 
a a | 
Number.| Pounds. Number. Pounds. Pounds. | Per cent. 
January 22s. ee eee 79 6,455,713 | 62 3,302,626 | 1,866,323 | — 44.3 
Hebruary:- 222 23 ee 87 4,511,007 69 4,727,164 | 3,679,797 | — 22.2 
March): 2209 2S eee. Ss | 5,691,989 74 5.997.972 5,110,567 — 14.8 
ADE I Ss ear BS 88 8.127.345 74 7,321,778 | 7,248,108 — 1.0 
May 3: eee Ss eee 74 | 12,306,255 | 61 | 7,370,595 9,178,999 + 24.5 
June= =. sce F 2 Ba eee 76 19,635,409 | 63 | 10,389,087 14,876,177 + 43.2 
July: 3 2 ee ee ta 81 23,827,729 | 67 | 12,180,431 | 17,221,167 + 41.4 
August <2 22: eee ee 79 27,349,188 | 68 | 12,187,193 20,709,586 + 69.9 
september 222. Sas 75 28,408,697 59 10,186,711 | 19,675,875 | + 93.2 
October? = 2223- Seee ae 83 | 24,046,643 72 8,816,582 | 23,068,351 +161.6 
November eee 90 20,101,570 $5 8,843,052 19,830,423 +124.2 
December. 2 = 3 ae 87 18,.740.349 S4 7,928,363 | 18,713,449 | +136.0 
