pounds. 
REPORTS OF STORAGE HOLDINGS. AT 
TaBLE 37.—Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen lake trout during 1918 compared 
. with those of 1917. 
Reported for 1918. Comparison with 1917. 
Holdings 
Storages Increase 
Month. , 
Storages reported reporting 1917 1918 ~ 
reporting.| on fifteenth | for both : ‘ decrease 
of month. dates. _ 
Number Pounds. Number Pounds. Pounds. Per cent. 
aU ATU TN oy a ee 59 666,706 8 392,008 275,674 — 29.7 
Hebruany 6 ee oe 65 270,379 49 152,750 106,707 — 30.1 
Miancheeet ent ee 68 231,674 53 80,276 135,852 + 69.2 
Atri lizece seated pee Tas 65 196,478 53 43,403 95,662 +120.4 
ESE St oP oR a 44 269,385 35 120,386 153,511 + 27.5 
June: Seniesa ee 44 342,419 36 138,804 182,030 + 31.1 
LIE Sy area ET ce ae 51 452,037 43 195,618 255,119 + 30.4 
AT cuSstes see Sot 54 573,115 46 218,329 288,822 + 32.3 
September______________- 48 550,888 39 202,220 233,170 + 15.3 
Octobenssseees so ee 52 951,646 47 482,396 937,249 + 94.3 
November______________- 59 1,660,112 58 1,291,734 1,657,789 + 28.3 
December -______________- 62 1,551,265 61 1,049,841 1,551,265 + 47.8 
MACKEREL. 
The mackerel is ‘‘a very important food fish found in the North 
Atlantic south of Cape Hatteras. They range from 9 to 18 inches 
in length and one-half to 3 pounds in weight. They are sold fresh, 
salted, pickled, and canned and are sometimes used for bait.’’ Spanish 
mackerel are not included in this classification in the report of the 
Bureau of Markets. 
The stocks of frozen mackerel in cold storage on January 15 
amounted to 2,414,186 pounds. The holdings decreased until May 
15, when less than 700,000 pounds were held. The largest decrease 
occurred from January 15 to February 15 and amounted to 635,691 
The stocks increased from May 15 to October 15, the 
greatest increase occurring between June 15 and July 15, during 
which time more than 1,000,000 pounds were frozen. On October 
15 the stocks amounted to 4,114,564 pounds, a decrease of almost 
2 per cent from the holdings of October 15, 1917. The stocks decreased 
more than 500,000 pounds from October 15 to December 15, but 
increased slightly after that date. 
TABLE 38.—Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen mackerel during 1918, and 
increase or decrease during each month. 
Holdings Relative 
Month. on fifteenth | percent- Increase or decrease 
Ae anth! age. during month. 
Pounds. Per cent. Pounds. Per cent. 
ASE TANDIE REN Ss Sp Ry 2S SI pc mi 2,414,186 58.7 — 635,691 — 26.3 
Hebruanyeeee eee ae ee Se Sa ha St 1,778,495 43.2 — 548,045 — 30.8 
Wi Lee 25 a ala SOE le iv aca 1,230,450 29.9 — 228,713 — 18.6 
Apr leet een eran oes age a Aral Rn 1,001,737 24.3 — 305,083 — 30. 
IY Aiea ee eee ee ys ee ey A NE SE ae 696,654 16.9 + 835,568 +119.9 
UIT SSE Soe Bese re hae ee ea Pi ine 1,532,222 37.2 +1,026,433 + 67.0 
Aw Sc Sens See alte NB Paes Blea aU en Onn a 2,558,655 62.2 + 784,238 + 30.7 
PATE US Gere meena meri Rees rato) Ns Boular at Sask 3,342,893 81.2 + 540,308 + 16.2 
September__-____ eye es cutie Seagal se. Ee 3,883,201 94.4 + 231,363 + 6.0 
October ma tee gy en ren Oe ee 4,114,564 100.0 — 329,868 — §.0 
INGviernb erage ee ayers eae ieee) Pes 3,784,696 92.0 — 215,320 — 5.7 
UPD eterna Ta aya ps er tel heen el Sl lw Ge 3,569,376 86.7 + 305,217 + 8.6 
