COLD STORAGE REPORTS, 1917-1918. 
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Table 41. — Monthly cold storage holdings of broilers for season 1917-1918 
as compared with previous months. 
Storages 
report- 
ing. 
Comparative holdings. 
Date. 
Current 
month. 
Preceding 
month. 
Increase or decrease. 
Number. 
104 
100 
112 
120 
133 
153 
167 
186 
187 
184 
193 
187 
Pounds. 
2,206,197 
2,457,563 
1,915,446 
3,637,273 
5,725,862 
7,695,795 
7,909,192 
7,085,346 
4,784,657 
3,125,769 
1,720,069 
1,311,800 
Pounds, j 
3,571,691 
2,910,416 
2,467,992 
3,375,672 
I 4,892,364 
7,743,787 j 
8,836,899 j 
| 8,249,366 
| 7,301,237 | 
1 4,656,790 , 
i 3,138,005 
i 1,717,404 
Pounds. 
— 1,365,494 
— 452,853 
— 552,546 
+ 261,601 
+ 833,498 
— 47,992 
— 927,707 
Per cent. 
— 38.2 
— 15.6 
— 22.4 
+ 7.7 
+ 17.0 
— 0.6 
— 10.5 
March 1 
April 1 
May 1 , ••-.. 
June 1 
July 1 
— 1,164,020 
— 2,516,580 
— 1,531,021 
— 1,417,936 
— 405,604 
— 14.1 
— 34.5 
— 32.9 
— 45.2 
— 23.6 
Table 42. — Monthly cold storage holdings of roasters for season 1917-1918 
as compared with previous months. 
Date. 
Storages 
report- 
August 1 . . . 
September 1 
October 1 . . . 
November 1 
December 1. 
January 1 . . 
February 1 . 
March 1 . . . . 
April 1 
May 1 
June 1 .... 
July 1 
Number. 
105 
95 
98 
111 
125 
151 
160 
175 
177 
182 
194 
186 
Comparative holdings. 
Current I Preceding 
month. I month. 
Pounds. 
3.329,372 
3,798,483 
2,576,421 
3,495,190 
8,307,369 
15,836,843 
16,907,231 
13,964,889 
11,441,882 
6,912,760 
3,914,942 
2,320,322 
Increase or decrease. 
Pounds. 
5,142,147 
4,742,043 
3,849,008 
3,247,149 
4,933,848 
11,859,380 
16,473,015 
17,973,428 
14,284,631 
11,465,913 
6,971,801 
3,922,071 
Pounds. 
— 1,182,775 
— 943,560 
— 1,272,587 
+ 248,041 
4- 3,373,521 
+ 3,977,463 
+ 434,216 
— 4,008,539 
— 2,842,749 
— 4,553,153 
— 3,056,859 
— 1,601,749 
Per cent. 
— 35.3 
— 19.9 
— 33.1 
7.6 
68.4 
33.5 
2.6 
22.3 
19.9 
39.7 
43.8 
40.8 
Table 43. — Monthly cold storage holdings of fowls for season 1917-1918 
as compared with previous months. 
Date. 
Storage: 
report- 
ing. 
Comparative holdings. 
Current 
month. 
Preceding 
month. 
Increase or decrease. 
August 1 . . . 
September 1 
October 1 . . . 
November 1 
December 1. 
January 1 . . 
February 1 . 
March 1 . . . . 
Arpil 1 
May 1 
June 1 
July 1 
Number. 
108 
104 
110 
125 
141 
160 
167 
189 
205 
205 
211 
205 
Pounds. 
1,712,420 
1,323,367 
1,225,924 
2,176,705 
6,703,811 
12,640,548 
13,996,710 
12,195,985 
9,218,182 
4,913,705 
2,707,640 
4,233,976 
Pounds. 
1,905,856 
1,809,457 
1,239,743 
1,971,430 
3,158,204 
8,062,355 
13,027,435 
15,081,181 
12,519,027 
9,110,249 
4,115,966 
2,708,272 
Pounds. 
— 193,436 
— 486,090 
— 13,819 
+ 205,275 
4- 3,545,607 
+ 4,578,193 
+ 969,275 
— 2,885,196 
— 3,300,845 
— 4,196,544 
— 1,408,326 
4- 1,525,704 
Per cent. 
— 10.1 
— 26.9 
— 1.1 
+ ^0.4 
+ 112.3 
56.8 
7.4 
19.1 
26.4 
46.1 
34.2 
56.3 
Table 44. — Monthly cold storage holdings of turkeys for season 1917-1918 
as compared with previous months. 
Storages 
report- 
ing. 
Comparative holdings. 
Date. 
Current | Preceding 
month. 1 month. 
Increase or decrease. 
August 1 
September 1 
October 1 
Number. 
107 
102 
108 
121 
131 
170 
190 
214 
214 
210 
205 
197 
Pounds. 
3,180,131 
3,050,118 
2,620,729 
2,994,044 
2,019,048 
4,321,615 
9,071,953 
9,637,205 
8,573,832 
6,474,143 
5,934,887 
Pounds. Pqunds. 
3,504,521 — 324,390 
3,443,601 — 393,483 
3,136,508 — 515,779 
3,324,722 — 330,678 
6,399,075 1 — 4.380.027 
Per cent. 
— 9.3 
— 11.4 
— 16 4 
November 1 
December 1 
— 9.9 
— 68 4 
January 1 
2,954,272 
4,500,654 
10,503,524 
9,737,875 
8,599,939 
+ 1,367,343 
4- 4,571,299 
— 866,319 
— 1,164,043 
— 2 125 70ft 
+ 46 3 
February 1 
March 1 
+ 101.6 
— 8 2 
April 1 
12 
May 1 
— 24 7 
June 1 
7,317,169 1 — 1 382 282 
18 9 
July i ; 
4,233.456 
5,906,699 
— 1,673,243 
— 28.3 
