New Publications Issued.
The following publications were issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture during the week ending Aug. 1, 1922. A copy of any of them, except those otherwise noted, may be obtained free upon application to the Chief of the Division of Publications, U. S. Department of Agriculture, as long as the department’s supply lasts.
After the department’s supply is exhausted, publications can be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. Purchase order and remittance should be addressed to the Superintendent of Documents direct and not to the Department of Agriculture.
Sugar Beet Growing Under Irrigation. By C. O. Townsend, Pathologist in Charge of Sugar-Plant Investigations. Pp. 32, figs. 17. Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry. Revised June, 1922. (Farmers’ Bulletin 567.)
The Insulating Value of Commercial Double-Walled Beehives. By E. F. Phillips, Apiculturist in Charge, Bee-Culture Investigations. Pp. 9. Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology. May, 1922. (Department Circular 222.) Price, 5¢.
A Handbook of Dairy Statistics. By T. R. Pirtle, Dairy Division. Pp. 72, fig. 1. Contribution from the Bureau of Animal Industry. June, 1922. (A. I. 37.) Price, 15¢.
Vegetable Growing in Guam. By Glen Briggs, Agronomist and Horticulturist. Pp. 60, pls. 17. June, 1922. (Bulletin 2, Guam Agricultural Experiment Station.)
| COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FROZEN AND CURED FISH, JULY 15, 1922. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Thousands of pounds; i. e., 000 omitted.] | |||||
| Species. | Total holdings June 15, 1921. | Total holdings July 15, 1921. | Total holdings June 15, 1922. | Frozen since June 15, 1922. | Total holdings July 15, 1922.[[6]] |
| FROZEN FISH. | |||||
| Bluefish | 128 | 114 | 65 | 97 | 147 |
| Butterfish | 153 | 154 | 46 | 83 | 139 |
| Catfish | [[7]] | [[7]] | [[7]] | 33 | 93 |
| Ciscoes | 2,525 | 2,605 | 1,080 | 167 | 987 |
| Ciscoes (tullibees) | [[8]] | [[8]] | 1,136 | 2 | 1,068 |
| Cod, haddock, hake, pollack | 1,955 | 1,916 | 391 | 26 | 339 |
| Croakers | 187 | 277 | 24 | 65 | 75 |
| Flounders | [[7]] | [[7]] | [[7]] | 23 | 233 |
| Halibut | 4,375 | 6,213 | 3,878 | 742 | 4,380 |
| Herring, sea | 2,889 | 3,775 | 1,121 | 127 | 1,085 |
| Lake trout | 944 | 1,032 | 498 | 109 | 562 |
| Mackerel | 1,695 | 1,670 | 1,929 | 624 | 2,422 |
| Pike perches and pike or pickerel | [[7]] | [[7]] | [[7]] | 28 | 294 |
| Sablefish | 270 | 456 | 580 | 56 | 492 |
| Salmon, silver and fall | 658 | 905 | 344 | 346 | 656 |
| Salmon, steelhead trout | [[9]] | [[9]] | 118 | 103 | 209 |
| Salmon, all other | 963 | 2,182 | 719 | 785 | 1,138 |
| Scup (porgies) | [[7]] | [[7]] | [[7]] | 913 | 1,043 |
| Shad and shad roe | 250 | 324 | 273 | 22 | 299 |
| Shellfish | [[7]] | [[7]] | [[7]] | 32 | 235 |
| Smelts, eulachon, etc. | 248 | 268 | 351 | 1 | 333 |
| Squeteagues, or “seatrout” | 263 | 1,405 | 283 | 40 | 260 |
| Squid | 3,026 | 3,170 | 1,036 | 92 | 1,039 |
| Sturgeon or spoonbill cat | [[7]] | [[7]] | [[7]] | 88 | 257 |
| Suckers | [[7]] | [[7]] | [[7]] | 16 | |
| Whitefish | 985 | 1,278 | 1,427 | 50 | 1,439 |
| Whiting | 2,690 | 4,499 | 1,445 | 1,857 | 3,048 |
| Miscellaneous | 8,107 | 7,917 | 4,074 | 865 | 3,313 |
| Total | 32,311 | 40,160 | 20,818 | 7,376 | 25,601 |
| CURED FISH. | |||||
| Herring | 9,210 | 8,389 | 12,991 | 13,425 | |
| Mild cured salmon | 1,672 | 3,140 | 2,358 | 3,849 | |
Dairy and Poultry
BUTTER MARKETS DROP UNDER ACCUMULATIONS OF RECEIPTS
Prices Fluctuate During Week—Large Increase in Consumption Over 1921 So Far This Year.
Increasing accumulations of butter and lack of confidence among members of the trade were the principal factors in bringing about extremely weak conditions and radical declines in all markets during the early part of the week ending July 29. The resulting lower prices attracted a speculative demand which was largely instrumental in causing equally radical advances during the latter part of the week. The prices at the close of the week, however, hovered near the same levels as at the opening, and conditions, although not so extremely weak because of lighter stocks, were equally unsettled.
Since early in July receivers have been burdened with heavy accumulations of receipts because of the curtailed storing demand, and the strength of the market has been maintained by the hope that consuming outlets would become larger, that receipts would decrease more rapidly, or that exporters would take considerable quantities. When there appeared to be no immediate outlet for the accumulating stocks, dealers slashed prices and cleared away a large part of the accumulations.