REPORTS OF STORAGE HOLDINGS. 
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Table 19. 
-Monthly storage holdings of cured ~bcef during 1917, and comparison 
with holdings of preceding months. 
Storages 
reporting. 
Comparatb 
~e holdings. 
Increase or 
Month. 
Current 
month. 
Preceding 
month. 
decrease. 
Jan. 1, 1917 
181 
202 
233 
246 
267 
248 
239 
243 
270 
276 
308 
320 
38,439.174 
33, 575; 449 
36, 728, 363 
29, 263, 529 
27,552,608 
29,437,163 
33, 773, 382 
25, 060, 046 
31, 408, 758 
32, 384, 729 
33, 568, 325 
38, 276, 227 
47, 42S, 995 
36,349,490 
39, 062, 781 
35, 189, 360 
29,843,367 
28, 550, 662 
31, 082, 534 
28, 420, 259 
32, 014, 437 
30, 954, 458 
31,630,141 
33, 465, 310 
Pounds. 
—8, 989, 821 
-2, 774, 041 
-2,334,418 
-5,925,831 
-2, 290, 759 
+ 886, 501 
+2, 600, 848 
-3,360,213 
- 605, 679 
+1,410,271 
+ 1,938,184 
+4,810,917 
Per cent. 
-19.0 
Feb. 1, 1917 
- 7.6 
Mar. 1, 1917 
- 6.0 
Apr. 1, 1917 
-16.8 
May 1, 1917 
- 7.7 
June 1, 1917 
+ 3.1 
July 1, 1917 
+ 8.7 
Aug. 1, 1917 [ 
-11.8 
Sept. 1, 1917 
- 1.9 
Oct. 1, 1917 
+ 4.6 
Nov. 1, 1917 
+ 6.1 
Dee. 1, 1917 
+14.4 
110 
100 
90 
so 
70 
60 
50 
40 
30 
20 
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1916 
1917 

Jan. 
Feb. 
Men. 
Apr. 
May 
June 
July 1 Aug. I Sept, 
Oct. 
Nov . 
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110 
100 
90 
so 
70 
60 
50 
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30 
20 
18. — Relative monthly holdings of cured beef during 1916 and 1817. Base, 100= 
holdings on January 1, 1917, 
