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Show STORAGE FOODS siiypsE Salted and Pickled Meats, However, More Plentiful Than Year Ago. There is twice as much salted and pickled meat in cold storage this year for the month ending August 31, than in August of last year; almost three times as much candy, and three times as much cottage cheese, according to the cold storage report filed yesterday with the state food commissioners. The total quantity of eggs in cold storage stor-age on September 1 was 25,692 cases, as against 1G,095 on September 1. 10 IS , but the amount has fallen off fur the last month from 27,064 cases which were in storage on July 1, and since the egg storing stor-ing period is practically over indications are said to point to a high price on eggs for the winter. Cheese in cold storage has increased this year from 77,015 to 132,111 pounds, but it has fallen off 14,411 pounds during the last month. Butter has decreased from 211,747 pounds on September 1 of last year to S9.027 pounds this year, which is SO, 934 pounds less than was reported re-ported in storage at the end of July of this year. Last year there was 274,791 pounds of dried fruit in storage as against 42,5(50 for this year, and poultry lias increased from 14,919 pounds to 21,772 pounds for this year. The following table shows the quantity of foodstuffs in cold storage on September Septem-ber 1 and August 1 this year, and September Sep-tember 1 of last year, as compiled from the reports of cold storage warehouses filed with the state food commissioner: Sept. 1, Aug. 1, Sept. 1, 1919. 1919. 1918. Eggs, cases 25,-392 27,004 16,095 Butter, lbs 89,027 169,961 211,747 Cheese, lbs 132,111 140,522 77,015 Poultrv, lbs 21.772 34,344 14.919 Fresh meat, lbs. ..422,542 609.50S 457,423 Cured meats, lbs. .S01, 156 1,074,303 464,662 Fresh fish 5.353 5,929 5,869 Cured fish .... 3,597 G. fruits pkgs 281 D. fruits, pkgs. ... 42,560 28,225 274,791 Nuts, lbs 93,418 98,613 119,110 Oleomar. lbs 5,486 Lard, lbs 2.440 16,129 470 Cereals, lbs 4O,uf0 41.950 8.050 Cottage ch'se, lbs.. 15,731 16,781 5,192 Frozen egg meals, pounds 10.441 8,163 8,906 Pancake flour 15,570 14,610 Sugared -berries . . 1,210 1,503 1.219 Candy, lbs 151.80 C9.4.i7 6S.462 Condensed milk . . 41,493 21,801 19,027 Cider, kegs S Compound 33,075 52,210 Meat trimmings . .100,527 S0,ii03 Nut butter 090 1.440 |