REPORTS OF STORAGE HOLDINGS. 
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Table 21. — Monthly storage holdings of dry salt pork during 1917, 
parison with holdings of preceding months. 
and com- 
Month, 
Jan. 1, 1917. 
tfeb. 1, 1917. 
Mar. 1, 1917. 
Apr. 1, 1917. 
May 1, 1917. 
June 1, 1917. 
July 1, 1917. 
Aug. 1, 1917, 
Sept. 1, 1917 
Oct. 1, 1917. 
Nov. 1, 1917 
Dec. 1, 1917. 
Storages 
reporting. 
246 
255 
303 
316 
315 
310 
320 
34S 
352 
365 
369 
380 
Comparative holdings. 
Current 
month. 
184,690,987 
214, 604, 063 
243, 788, 560 
217, 594, 215 
193, 164, 545 
190, 630, 435 
211,466,840 
222, 173, 475 
197,079,394 
141, 623, 635 
111,422,361 
142,046,548 
Preceding 
month. 
129,344,996 
196, 247, 587 
218,534,515 
261, 736, 543 
215, 792, 160 
198, 483, 381 
197, 421, 385 
213, 607, 748 
227, 454, 392 
194,386,290 
141, 960, 556 
107, 784, 221 
Increase or decrease. 
Pounds. 
+55,345,991 
+ 18,356,476 
+25,254,045 
-44,142,328 
-22, 627, 615 
- 7,852,946 
+ 14,045,455 
+ 8,565,727 
-30,374,998 
-52,762,655 
-30; 538, 195 
+34,262,327 
Per 
cent. 
+ 42.8 
+ 9.4 
+ 11.0 
-16.9 
-10.5 
-4.0 
+ 7.1 
+ 4.0 
-13.4 
-27.1 
-21.5 
+31.8 
110 
110 
100 
100 
90 
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1916' 
1917 
20 
20 
Jan. 
Feb. 
L'ch. 
Apr. 
May 
June 
July 
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Sept.l Oct. 
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Fig. 20. — Relative monthly holdings of dry salt pork during 1916 and 1917. 
holdings on March 1, 1917. 
Base, 100^ 
