South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-05
of Cold
Storage on Eggs,
Apples and Fish

Reports from 4S3 cold stoTages
show that their rooms contain l.
662,543 cases of eggs while on Dec
/, AS storages reported 2,S12,711
cases The 3S1 storages that re
ported holdings on Dec. Is, of this
year and last show "A present stock
OF 1,587,274 cases as compared
with 1,3OS.454 cases last year. an
increase Of 27S,S20 cases or 21.3
percent The reports show that
since Dec. /, the Dec. 1 holdings
have decreased 2S.4 percent. while
our last report showed that dur
! ing November the Nov. l holdings
decreased 36.6 percent. Last year
the decrease from Dec. / 10 Dec. Is
was 25.S percent. and during
November the decrease was 40.5
percent \ summary Of this re
port was released by wire on Dec.
20. As few stOrases have not
responded TO our inquiries this re-
port does not include all holdings.
Cold Storage Apple Holdings.
that their rooms contain 2,S65,S79
barrels and 5.029,1O5 boxes of ap-
pies. The APO storages that report
! ed for Dec. . of this year and last
show a present stock of 2.f01.41O
/ barrels and 3,776,6S9 boxes, as COM
pared with 2,517.S3O barrels and
: 3,195. 2S6 boxes last year. a decrease
/ of 4.6 percent in the barreled ap-
| pies and an increase of 1872 percent
/ in the boxed apples. which is the
/ equivalent of a total increase of
| 1881 barrels or % percent. For
the purposes of this comparison. 1t
is considered that three boxes are
| equivalent TO one barrel. The 5O4
stOrages that reported for both
/ Dec. / and Dec. Is showed a de-
crease OF lis percent in the bar
relied apples and an increase of
AZ percent in the boxed apples, or
a total decrease of GA percent in
the Dec. l apple holdings. while
the $50 storages reporting their
/ holdings for both Dec. 1 and Dec.
( Is last year showed a decrease of
90 per cent in the barreled apple
holdings and a decrease of IL per
cent in the boxed apple holdings.
or total decrease of 10 percent
in the Dec. holdings. AS a few
/ storages have not responded to our
! inquiries. this report does not in
clude all holdings.
Frozen and Cured Fish.
Reports from 1S5 cold storages
| show that their rooms contain 49,
1851 pounds of frozen fish. while
on Nov. Is. IFS storages reported
S4525.107 pounds. The 15i stor-
| ages that reported for Dec. Is. of
! this year and last show a present
stock of STRESSES pounds as con-
pared with 49.S10,714 pounds last
4 year, an increase of S,117,S44
! pounds. or 1913 percent. The re-
ports show that from Nov. Is. TO
| December Is, the Nov. Is holdings
/ increased Sc percent. Last year
the decrease during the same pc
riod was A. percent. As a num-
Der Of storages have not responded
to our inquiries, this report does
not include all holdings.
The holdings of bluefsh. butter
/ fish, and halibut consist of all trade
/ sizes. Herring includes alewives
! bluebacks. etc. The term mac6erel
does not include Spanish or horse
mackerel Rock fishes include grey
| and red cod Salmon. other" SON
sist OF sockeye. chinook. steelhead
trout. etc. Weakfsh include south
I ern sea trout. Squid and herring
do not include those frozen for
/ bait IN miscellaneous frozen fish
are included albacore bonito, bur
bot. catfish. cells. founder. German
and buffalo carps. horse mackerel
/ Spanish msckerel. perch. pike. pick
erel. pompano. red snapper. sleeps
| head. swordfish. tilefish, tuna. all
| kinds Of salt and fresh water bass
except sea bass. and all other frozen
fish including soft crabs and bay
| scallopS.