South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-21
Information for Farmers and Orchardists
u. S. Government Reports on Cold
Storage and Poultry and Meats

Report Of cold storage holdings
| OF creamery butter. July /. 1917,
| from 2S9 cold storages show that
their rooms contain 4-.612.4 AGO
pounds while on June !. 314 stor-
ages reported S.O7O.869 pounds. The
21I storages that reported holdings
on July OF this year and last show
/ a present stock Of 44.633.59 pounds
as compared with 53,S63.27S pounds
last year. a decrease Of 9.229.6S3
! pounds or III percent. The reports
show that during June. the June 1
I holdings increased 1861 percent.
while the las. report showed that
during May. the May 1 holdings in
creased 240.5 percent. Last year the
increase during June was 675.2 per
cent and I'm May the increase was
! 1851 percent As a number Of firms
have not responded to inquiries,
this report does not include all
holdings. Upon request any or all OF
the information contained i'm the
cold storage reports will be teIe-
graphed Immediately upon its re-
! lease. These reports are free. except
for the kilograms. which are sent
charges collect. by the bureau of
markets. department of .agricul-
ture
Holdings Of American Cheese.
Reports from 315 cold storaees
show that their rooms contain 20
662.430 pounds of American cheese,
1 while on June 1884 storages re-
ported 4,56S.7S9 pounds. The 212
storages that reported holdings on
| July ] of this year and last show a
present stock of 226OO.751 pounds
| as compared with 16,356.975 pounds
last year. an increase Of 6.243.776
/ pounds or 3S.2 percent. The reports
show that during June. the June 1
/ holdings increased 2O1.2 percent,
while our last report showed that
/ during May. the May | holdings in
creased 27.7 percent. Last year the
increase during June was 1862 per
cent and the increase during May
was 1913 percent.
Storage Holdings OF Eggs.
Reports from 121 cold storages
show that their rooms contain a to-
tai of 12.356,962 pounds of frozen
eggs while on June l, PA Storages
reported 7.1S1.S53 pounds. The -
storages that reported for both July
II. 1917 and July 1. 1916. show a
present stock Of 1O.S43,O54 pounds
as compared with 5.409,692 pounds
| last year. an increase of 5.433. $50
/ pounds or 1904 percent. The reports
! show that during June. the June 1
! holdings increased 100 percent,
while our last report showed that
! during May. the May / holdings in
creased 1859 percent. Last year the
| increase during June was Pa per
/ cent and the increase during May
was lac percent.
Reports from $50 cold stOrages
show that their rooms contain g.
| 064.O36 cases of fresh eggs. while
, on June |, 3S4 stOrages reported
4.56S.7S9 cases. The 264 storages
that reported holdings on July of
| this year and last show a present
| stock of 5,631,s cases as compar-
ed with 5.574.433 cases last year,
an increase of $3.50 cases or 10
percent. The reports show that dur
/ ing June. the June 1 holdings in
| creased 35.4 percent, while our last
! report showed that during May. the
/ May holdings increased 141.5 per-
cent. Last year the increase during
June was 213 percent. and during
| May, 500 percent
Total Poultry.
The total stocks of frozen poultry
I reported by 21S firms on July 1.
li917 amounted to 54.1S6.977 pounds.
The reports OF IA firms show stocks
! OF 36.O31,669 pounds on July 1.
1917. as compared with 6.215.e72
pounds on July !. 1915. an increase
of 479.7 percent. The reports show
| that the stocks decreased 1870 per-
cent during June. 1917. while they
decreased SO percent during June,
1915.
BrOilcrs.
The total stocks of broilers re-
ported by los firms on July 1, 1917.
amounted to 3.697.O1O pounds, while
| the total stocks reported by SO firms
/ on June 1. 1917. amounted to 4.242,-
02O pounds. The reports of &c firms
show stocks of 1.52O.929 pounds on
July 1, 1917. as compared with ia
Is9S pounds on July 1. 1916, an in
/ crease Of 1876 per cent. The re-
ports of SS firms show that the
stocks decreased 14.2 per cent dur
ing June, 1917, while the reports of
! "a firms show stock decreased 23.5
per cent during June, 1916.
Roasters.
The total stocks OF rOasters re-
ported by 1O7 firms on July 1, 1917,
amounted to 5.O66.335 pounds. while
the total stocks reported by loo
firms on June /. 1917. amounted 20
I 6.175.962 pounds. The reports OF
SO firms show stocks OF 2,32IOS2
l-.,,,.-s on July I. 1917. as COM
pared with 34245O pounds on July
IL. 1915. an increase of 579.5 per
cent. The reports Of SO firms show
that the stocks decreased ISIS per
cent during June. 1917, while the
| reports OF 40 firms show stocks de-
creased 1876 per cent June, 1916.
Fowls.
The total stocks OF fowls reported
By lis firms on July /. 1917,
amounted to 1.963.771 pounds. while
the total stocks reported by. ll2