The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-10
SHORTAGE OF SALMON NOW
 PREDICTED

A serious shortage of canned sal mon of all grades is imminent, ac- cording to the Pacific Fishermen, which carries table showing she movement of salmon during the pas six months, and the number Of cases of each grade on hand November |. This table shows carried as stock in first hands on May 1, 1921, 356,OOO cases of Alaska reds; 27O,00O king and medium retl and Coho; 100000 pinks. and 1,1OO,O0O chums; the 1921 pack approximately was Alaska reds, l 400 900 cases; 325OOO king and me dium red or Cohp: pink, l.40O; chums, 350,O0n Available supply for year end ing My 1. 1921, Alaska red. l,756.OO0 cases: king. medium red or Coho, 595,- 0oO: pinl,s 2.70ooOO; chums, l,45o.- GOO.
 Out of this supply. however, there , .. Halty,r.d from May to Novem- be-. |. 1921. 1oSNooo cases of Alaska reds: &-oooo of king, medium red and Coho: I.l75.ooo pinks. and S5oooo chums. This left as stocks in first hands Gncluding consigned stock.) on Noyemb .r 1. last. GG> .ooo A'1sh. rods; 22- oal E'1"a. medium red or Cohoos; ga5. .ooo pinks and Goo0oo chums
 REGARDED AS SERIOUS Tho.r who have come into contact IwtL. the salmon canning industry, and ha., followed the packing conIi- tions ol the past season, declares the Pacific Fisherman. haya known for some time that the available salmon supply was far short Of a normal vear's requirements. A survey of the first hand stocks, it claims. reveals a shortage far more serious than was generally appreciated.
 Regarding the statement of stocks on hand November l. it said:
 This is probably the most accur- ate summary of stocks ever complied being based on authentic statements from practically every packer of the Alaska and Puget Sound districts with information from reliable sources as to holdings in British Co., mmbia Puget Sound Sockeyes and | Columbia River Chinooks are not in cluded. as these varieties are in linn ited supply and do not figure serious ly in competition with other grades. ! The totals. however, include consigned
 .,..t.s at distributing centers, as well as those held on the Pacific Coast.
 For the sake of comparisonn. a summary of stock in first hand May last is also shown. This, added to to the past seasons pack, constitutes the entire supply available from May until the appearance of the 1922 pack. Accurate figures on the new pack are not yet available, but q very liberal allowance. on the basis of in formation at hand. has been made for each grade. The difference between the total supply thus arrived at. and the stock remaining on November l gives a fair idea of the quantities de livered during the intervening six months.
 The strength of the Alaska red sit nation has been pretty generally rec ognized. but is made more apparent by the fact that remaining stocks are less than half the quantity packed this year. notwithstanding fairly sub stantial carry.over from the previous season. It is in the lower grades, how ever. that the shortage is most serious partly because it has been less gen orally appreciated.
 PINKs AND CHUMS STRONG
 "To get the proper perspective on the situation in pinks and chums it | is necessary to go back to Novem Der l. 1920. when there were in first hands approximately 2,ioo,oo0 cases of pfnl,s and 100000 crsos of chums total of &.9oo.0o0 cases. At the pres cnt tim, the stock of both grades does net exceed I.>25.00o eases. and this in. cIudes an allowance of i25ooo cases of pinEs for British Col0mhn. where practically everything olso ia cleaned mp This is all that is left of a total supply of approximately 415o.ooO l cases of these grades available for the year. which included stock of 2'' 100000 cases held over on May | Thus the movement for the 12 months