REPORTS OF STORAGE HOLDINGS. 
23 
On May 1, 552 concerns reported total stocks of 406,359,847 pounds. 
It is estimated that the holdings of the two houses that did not report 
on that date amounted to 12,000 pounds. The concerns located in 
the North Central section east of the Mississippi held 40.8 per cent 
of the stocks of that date, and those in the North Central West 
section 35.6 per cent. 
These two sections held more than 70 per 
cent of the holdings of each month. Chicago concerns held 22.5 per 
cent of the May 1 stocks. 
TaBLE 17.—Monthly storage holdings of pickled pork during 1918, and increase or 
decrease during each month. 
Month. 
AIETONDIGW ENS SAS, Stee Se ae er Mt 
TENCE ODE Vf Po oP a a SU 8 
WWiarc heen een oe ee ee ae 
Je NOY EQUI Be SR arg EA Sl 
OCOD Ce es oR EOE Tr BE 
Holdings 
on first 
of month. 
Pounds. 
269,003,222 
322,004,308 
369,014,259 
404,315,442 
406,371,847 
398,282,921 
378,171,883 
374,989,432 
315,418,631 
249,811,961 
231,750,078 
243,380,055 
Relative | 
percent- 
age. 
Per cent. 
66.2 
79.2 
90.8 
99.5 
100.0 
98.0 
93.1 
92.3 
77.6 
61.5 
57.0 
60.0 
Increase or decrease 
during month. 
Pounds. 
+ 53,001,086 
+47,009,951 
+ 35,301,183 
+ 2,056,405 
— 8,088,926 
— 20,111,038 
— 3,182,451 
— 59,570,801 
— 65,606,670 
— 18,061,883 
+11,629,977 
+ 58,996,612 
Per cent. 
noe eile’ 
Hea Coa iceer aes oer ce 
WON MDMOONRAAN 
ST eae 
Fic. 12.—Relative monthly storage holdings of pickled pork during 1916, 1917, and 1918. 
equals holdings on July 1,':1917 
Base 100 
