The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
STOCKS OF FROZEN
 AND CURED MEATS ION JANUARY FIRST
FROZEN BEEF


 2 ,rha total stocks of Frozen Beef re- ,ortad hv 1s7 firms on January l, le17 amounted to 168,995,099 pounds u hile the total stocks reported py 1So firms on December 1, 1916, amounteo tn 1s4.O25.30l pounds. The reports nf 152 firms show stocks Of lbe,zAn- f1a hounds on January l, l91f, as comnared with 126.374,32S pounds on January |. 1916, an increase or zI.o ner cent. The reports of l5o 1irnls shovu that the stocks increased zs'A yar cant in December 1916, While the ranorts of 13O firms show stocks III = crsas sed O per cent in December ISlo'
 CURED BEEF
 The total stocks Of Cureo norted by 21S firms on Jahuay . 1a17. amounted to 39,606, 4o4 pounuS 4" while the total stocks reported py firms on December l, lSl6, arhoun'e to 3s.8S5,29S pounds. The repores o 17s firms show stocks or oo'o o,'o' nounds on January l, lSll, as ou nared with 21,443,11O pounos on
 ,,ary 1, 1916, an increase ol oo. p cent. The reports of1lSl ,lr.los som a, that the stocks decreasea i'.U p cent in December. 1915, wnlie the norts of 154 firms show s.ocAs creased 13-s per cent Tn DeoeAD' 1915 ,opu
 < The total stocks of Frozen Pork re- norted by 167 firms on JanuaIy 1917. amounted to 49,Ssb,4S2 pounus' while the total stocks reported. oy t firms on December l, 1916, aIIiounsea to 29,sSe,os5 pounds. The repor.s % 141 firms show stocks or 4l'o4o, l1' hounds on January l.. 1917. as coHpal- cd with 44,194.022 pounds on oanu arv IL lsl6. an increase oI .e p9. cent. The reports of l2O Iirms snoN that the stocks increased efv pc cent in December, 1916. while the norts Of Ill firms show stocks IT creased 1892 per cent m Decenioei' zee l', 1915.
 <. rba +ota, stocks of Dry Salt Pork reported by 275 firms on January .' ]. 1917. amounted to Iso,olo'1s' hounds, while the total stocks repor.- ad by BIO firms on December 1' 1916.-anaounted to 133,S50.1O8 pounos. The reports of 234- firms shows stocks of 1s2,498,S41 pounds on JanuaIy |, 1917. as compared with l4o,ooi':Il hounds on January I, 1Sl0, an m crease of 32.2 per cent The reports of 246 firms show that the stocks increased 42.s per cent in Decemper 1916, while the reports or 2oo Ilrns Il show stocks increased 57.6 per cent. in December, 1915.
 SWEET PICKLED PORK
 The total stocks of Sweet Pickled porlx reported by 337 firms on Jan uaryi1, 1917, amounted to 277.Sls,- ROO bounds, while the total stocks re- tnorted by 3S1 firms on December l. 1s1s. amounted to 215,920,402 pounds. The freports of 2s6 firms show stocks of 269.O33,955 pounds on January !. 1917 as compared with 230,SSo,o47 hounds fon January 1. 1916, an in- crease of 16.5 per cent. The reports of s01 firms show that the stocks in- creased 30.9 per cent in Decemper' 1916, while the reports of 246 firms show stocks increased 45.7 per cent in December, 1915.
 The total stocks of Lard reported bv 3O6 firms on January l, 1917. amounted to 8O,117,252 pounds, while the total stocks reported by S4S firms on December i, 1916, amounted to 5s,s7s ,570 pounds. The reports or 2bs firms show stocks of 76,ss8,9lS pounds on January 1, 1917, as com pared with 63,304,405 pounds on Jan- nary 1. 1916, an increase of 21.5 per cent. The reports of 263 firms show that the stocks increased 47.s per cent in December, 1916, while the re- ports of PIT firms show stocks in creased 52.4 per cent in December, 1915.,
 FROZEN LAMB AND MUTTON The total stocks of Frozen Lamb and Mutton reported by 102 firms on January 1, 1917. amounted to 5.5o5,- ;257 pounds. while the total stocks re- ported by 113 firms on December l., 191& amounted to 5,405,868 pounds The reports of 84 firms show stocks of >5,1S5,232 pounds on January |, 1917, as compared with 4,S75,52S pounds on January 1, 1916, an in- crease of Az per cent. The reports Of | LL. o1xe 3r1