REPORTS OF STORAGE HOLDINGS. 17 
TaBLE 12.—Monthly cold storage holdings of cured beef during 1918 compared with 
those of 1917. 
Reported for 1918. Comparison with 1917. 
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Storages 
AUGER. Storages| Holdings | reporting 1917. 1918. Tacrease 
reporting.| reported. for both decrease 
dates. 
Number. Pounds. Number. Pounds. Pounds. Per cent. 
Januanyess oie ee ee 363 38,279,264 290 37,301,283 35,762,222 | — 4.1 
Hebruarya soo 370 38,792,639 307 35,890,829 35,950,372 | + 0.2 
IMiarchtiess oe Ste cee ee 375 37,608,731 320 37,660,065 36,508,067 | — 3.1 
AN oye (ees SRR ape Be 383 35,401,132 330 30,601,470 32,954,304 | + 7.7 
LY ES ea OS SR re 383 31,236,415 333 29,408,560 29,409,829 | + 0.004 
UOT CE Se an oe See a ene 380 26,340,468 342 30,831,335 24,259,459 | —21.3 
TOT Si, Soi SS OR a 373 23,635,508 330 35,679,158 23,151,585 | —35.1 
INLAY IS] ase he anes gmcep corte 371 29,636,112 330 32,401,017 28,773,872 | —11.2 
September]. 2223022402. 373 30,211,517 340 30,289,505 29,037,934 | — 4.1 
Octohberes 222 ese SS 381 28,929,060 348 31,246,459 27,968,521 | —10.5 
INonemben= 2226 a ee 382 29,514,914 349 32,222,692 28,489,443 | —11.6 
December se 4a = 28. Se 363 32,583,167 346 38,324,795 31,894,094 | —16.8 
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Table 12 shows the quantities reported for the first day of each 
month during the year together with a comparison of the holdings 
for the same dates for 1917. The stocks were less for all months, 
except February, April, and May. April stocks showed an increase 
of 7.7 per cent, while February and May stocks showed less than 1 per 
cent increase. 
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Fic. 8.—Relative monthly storage holdings of cured beef during 1916, 1917, and 1918. Base 100 
equals holdings on January-1, 1917.. 
