REPORTS OF STORAGE HOLDINGS. 21 
TaBLE 14.—Monthly storage holdings of dry salt pork during 1918, and increase or 
decrease during each month. 
Holdings Relative 
Month. on first percent- 
° of month. age. 
Increase or decrease 
during month. 
Pounds. Per cent. Pounds. Per cent. 
AE TANU VEN AGI AE Ee a eer a ante Roc 252,933,726 51.6 | +88,488,079 +35.0 
He bru ayy ee ae ee ee ee aN ts he 341,421,805 69.6 | +61,312,128 +18.0 
JAY ey eo} YS aE a ga ee ae 402,733,933 82.2 | +46,687,509 +11.6 
AND a ae ae a ay Og ne 449,421,442 91.7 | +21,600,726 + 4.8 
TER AS cL Le ee 471,022,168 96.1 +19,189,137 + 4.0 
aJUrIN Ge Pome mee daniinle Mir SO Sita I A Se i ok aad 490,211,305 100.0 | —93,310,896 —19.0 
VIN] SS GEMS SE Re eee ae yh ag 396,900,409 81.0 | —27,689,710 — 7.0 
PSU Us Gene pi iene tie gis ec A a ak ed Ce 369,210,699 75.3 | —35,663,271 — 9.7 
eptember sw amene eee oe ke ee eee Si 333,547,428 68.0 | —49,904,473 — 15.0 
OE COb ere ae Ie ie ea eA LE oe 283,642,955 57.9 — 37,519,832 — 13.2 
INGVemmne r= tna aie aia ie ek lo ah ek Le 246,123,123 50.2 | +36,915,885 +15.0 
WMecemibena yee aw me ee oe Ve te Le 283,039,008 57.7 | +70,809,373 +25.0 
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[sans [ Fev. [ars | tor. | way | June [uly | mg. | Septs| cot. | Nor. | Deo. | 
Fic. 11.—Relative monthly storage holdings of dry salt pork during 1916, 1917, and 1918. Base 100 
equals holdings on June 1, 1918. 
The holdings increased during the months of January to May, 
inclusive, then decreased until November 1. Increases again occurred 
during November and December. ‘The greatest increase was in Janu- 
ary, amounting to 88,488,079 pounds, while the largest decrease 
amounted to 93,310,896 pounds in June. The smallest amount re- 
ported for the year was held on November 1, the holdings of that 
date being approximately one-half of the June 1 holdings. Table 14 
shows the monthly holdings, increases, and decreases, and figure 10 is 
a graphic presentation of the monthly stocks during 1918. 
