22 BULLETIN 792, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
The holdings reported for each month during 1918 are tabulated 
in Table 15 together with a comparison of the stocks of each month 
with those of the same date in 1917. Each month’s holdings greatly 
exceeded the quantities reported for the same month in 1917. The 
increase varied from about 33,000,000 pounds or 16 per cent on Janu- 
ary 1 to 65,000,000 or 125 per cent on June 1. Figure 11 is a graphic 
comparison of the storage holdings and movement during the years 
of 1916 to 1918, inclusive. It shows very clearly the comparative 
uniformity of holdings and movement during 1916 and 1917 and the 
abnormally large stocks held during 1918. The peak load of the 
previous two years came on March 1, while in 1918 the stocks did 
not reach their highest point until June 1. 
Tas ie 15.—Monthly cold storage holdings of dry salt pork during 1918 compared with 
those of 1917. 
Reported for 1918. Comparison with 1917. 
Storages 
SESE. Storages Holdings reporting 1917 1918 Increaze 
reporting.| reported. for both . ‘ eereace 
dates. e 
Number Pounds. Number Pounds. Pounds. Per cent. 
anu ary eee nes ee 421 | 252,633,335 338 | 200,998,361 | 233,087,576 + 16.0 
Rebruary= 2 eae = eae 446 | 341,391,805 379 | 228,423,710 | 316,763,231 + 38.7 
Wiarcht: 2525 8. 466 | 402,683,433 401 | 259,058,920 | 381,854,062 + 47.4 
2. 0) | Seg ea ee ee 482 | 449,287,442 411 | 234,395,683 | 417,733,224 + 78.2 
VE iy Bs SE he a a 485 | 471,092,198 431 | 219,818,561 | 455,908,772 +107.4 
June 2 et ed 25 eS 480 | 490,193,305 436 | 213,801,699 | 481,039,210 +125.0 
Galy mee Ae eee 485 | 396,170,409 436 | 224,812,596 | 385,181,429 =F 7/ls: 
PPS Goss oS ee ee 485 | 369,902,599 437 | 231,905,289 | 364,349,447 + 57.1 
September= eae < aia 478 | 333,547,428 432 | 195,677,563 | 330,329,390 | + 68.8 
October 222 4e Saree 481 | 283,642,955 430 | 148,318,686 | 278,984,296 + 94.7 
Wovember’ 3-30 3. Ss 466 | 246,848,522 419 | 110,652,298 | 237,270,754 +114.4 
December: Seeks Wa 449 | 282,821,332 413 | 150,882,126 | 277,456,636 + 83.9 
PICKLED PORK. 
The term pickled pork includes sweet pickled, plain brine, and 
barreled pork. The reports as received include meats in process of 
curing, in both cold storage and packing houses, as well as meats 
actually cured. 
TABLE 16.—Storage holdings of pickled pork as reported on May 1, 1918. 
Reported for May 1, 1918. Comparison with May 1, 1917. 
: Stor- Percent-| Storages 
SES UOL: ages Holdings age of |jreporting) May 1, May 1, incre ais 
report- reported. total | on both 1917. 1918. decrease 
ing holdings.| dates. 
Number Pounds. Per cent.| Number. Pounds. Pounds. Per cent. 
New England__-_-__ 33 28,203,215 6.9 30 27,020,113 28,188,948 + 4.3 
Middle Atlantic___ 127 30,071,229 7.4 119 30,580,537 29,190,699 | — 4.5 
South Atlantic__-__ 5 8,449,654 Pail 46 7,150,383 7,627,770 + 6.7 
N. Central (east) _-_| 151 | 165,806,233 | 40.8 140 | 136,865,142 | 165,416,592 + 20.9 
N. Central (west) _ 80 | 144,694,088 35.6 78 | 141,948,289 | 142,766,738 + 0.6 
South Central_____ 28 11,606,658 2.9 25 19,389.320 11,335,068 — 41.5 
Western (north) ___}| 37 5,503,784 1.3 35 7,006,398 5,494,084 | — 21.6 
Western (south) _-__}| 42 | 12,024,986 | 3.0 38 | -11,275,566 11,668,489 | oa 3.5 
Potalee ese 552 | 406,359,847 | 100.0 511 | 381,235,748 | 401,688,388 | + 5.4 
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