TABLE B--MAXIMUM PRICES FOR PRIMARY FISH SHIPPER SALES OF FRESH FISH AND SEAFOOD. 10 Footnote 37 is added at the end of Table B in section 20 to read as follows: Ceiling prices listed for these fillets apply only if they are wrapped and marked as gray sole or lemon sole, whichever is the case; otherwise the applicable ceiling prices are those listed for Item No. 3 of Schedule No. 6. 12. Footnote 15 following Table C in section 20 is amended to read as follows: 15 All footnotes made applicable to particular species of fish in Table A, except footnotes 26, 28 and 29; and footnotes 21, 22, 27 and 37 made applicable to particular species of 14. Footnote 16 following Table D in 16. Footnote 17 following Table E in section 20 is amended to read as follows: 17 All footnotes made applicable to particular species of fish in Table A, except footnotes 26, 28 and 29;, footnotes 21, 22, 27 and 37 made applicable to particular species of fish in Table B; and footnote 30 made applicable to particular species of seafood in Table C are also applicable to the same species in Table E in section 20. This amendment shall become effective April 17, 1944. SEINE CAUGHT SOCKEYE SALMON PRICES EXTENDED BY OPA REGIONAL OFFICE In Order No. G-4 (Region VIII) under MPR-418-Fresh Fish and Seafood-effective April 15, the established maximum prices for sales of salmon, seine caught (Pacific Coast) sockeye (blueback) (Oncorhynchus nerka), in Region VIII of the Office of Price Administration were extended to cover April 15 to June 1, effective April 5. WINTER PRICES OF MPR-507 EXTENDED THROUGH MAY The specified cents-per-pound mark-ups used by retailers to determine their ceiling prices on sales of fresh fish and seafood during the winter months of January, February, March, and April have been extended through May, the OPA announced April 28. This action, effective April 28, was taken for these reasons: (1) Retailers will be selling some fish and seafood during the early part of May which they (2) While lower summer wholesale prices for Atlantic Coast fish and seafood went into effect The cents-per-pound mark-ups to be used during May are those under Table A of Maximum Price Regulation No. 507.. A new summer schedule, which should be announced shortly, will supersede the action of extension of the winter margins. Amendment 3 to MPR-507--Ceiling Prices of Certain Fish and Seafood Sold at Retail--became effective April 28, 1944. Excerpts follow: In section 26, the heading of Table A is amended to read as follows: "Cents-per-pound mark-ups over 'net cost' allowed to retailers for fresh fish and seafood covered by this regulation, by species, for the months of January, February, March, April, and May. Frozen Fish Trade HOLDINGS OF FROZEN FISHERY PRODUCTS DECLINE DURING MARCH Holdings of frozen fishery products in United States cold-storage warehouses declined to 52,786,000 pounds on April 1, 24 percent below stocks held on March 1, according to data published in Current Fishery Statistics No. 121 by the Fish and Wildlife Service. The April 1 total, however, was 77 percent above that of April 1, 1943. Cod fillets and whitefish were the only principal items which showed increases in stocks as compared with a month previous, but increases over April 1, 1943 were reported for all important items except halibut, mackerel, sablefish, and whiting. Stocks of mild-cured salmon totaled 273,000 pounds on April 1 compared with 2,925,000 pounds on hand April 1, 1943. 6,945,000 6,963,000 13,444,000 435,000 2,925,000 3.535,000 Since the date for reporting holdings of fishery products was changed from the 15th to the first of the month beginning January 1, 1943, data included in the "5-yr. average" consist of a combination of figures for the two periods. ** Data not available. ***An increase of less than one-half percent. + 40 +38 +104 + 39 3,214,000 516,000 986,000 +18 91 39 -92 MARCH FREEZINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS ABOVE FEBRUARY There were 11,262,000 pounds of fishery products frozen in United States freezers during March, according to Current Fishery Statistics No. 121 published by the Fish and Wildlife Service. This was an increase of 28 percent over the amount frozen in February and 23 percent more than during March 1943. March freezings of rosefish and cod fillets, with more than a million pounds each, led all other varieties. 447,000 + 35 + 23 +188 330,000 363,000 155,000 +60 +35 548,000 462,000 548,000 Since the date for reporting freezings of fishery products was changed from the 15th to the first of the month beginning January 1, 1943, data included in the "5-yr. average" consist of a combination of figures for the two periods. FISH STOCKS IN NEW YORK SHOW BIG DROP IN MARCH Holdings of fishery products in New York City cold-storage warehouses continued their downward trend during March, showing on April 1 a decrease of 27 percent under the holdings of March 1, according to the Service's Fishery Market News office in New York. However, the 6,708,000 pounds in cold-storage were double the holdings of the corresponding date in 1943. The foremost reason for large 1944 holdings was the receipt of very large quantities of southern varieties shipped during late 1943 and early 1944 to offset the loss of northern species incurred during the stoppage of fishing in northern ports. Large amounts of the southern fish were unsold and had to be frozen and stored. Another factor was receipts of shrimp, salmon, and smelt beyond the normal demand. The decrease in holdings from March 1 represents part of a seasonal downward trend which normally reaches its low point in April. From April on, holdings usually increase because of larger summer receipts of fresh fish. Leading the decreases in actual poundage were shrimp, salmon, smelt, mackerel, and sablefish in the order named. Most other species showed proportionate decreases. BOSTON COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS CONTINUE DECLINE IN MARCH Dropping 21 percent from stocks of February 23, frozen fish holdings in the Boston cold-storage warehouses amounted to 5,970,000 pounds on March 29, according to the Service's Boston Market News office. Compared to March 31, 1943, however, this was an increase of 192 percent. Compared to February 23, cod, haddock, and rosefish fillets gained 48, 38, and 27 percent, respectively, but these gains were offset by reduced holdings. of other items. Movement of mackerel continued brisk, dropping 52 percent, while shrimp stocks decreased 29 percent. Holdings for all items showed gains compared to the abnormally low stocks on the last Wednesday in March 1943. Holdings of dressed, H & G fillets, skuljoes, and round whiting in 13 storage plants in Maine and Massachusetts on March 25 totaled 2,451,000 pounds, a decrease of 31 percent from February 26, but an increase of 144 percent compared to March 27, 1943. Due to heavy withdrawals of fishery products from cold-storage warehouses for Lenten sales, holdings in Chicago on March 30 were down 11 percent from those of February 24, according to the Service's Market News office in Chicago. Most important items reflected the decline during the five-week period, except lake trout, whitefish and cod fillets. These were received from Canada, already frozen, in unusually large quantities. The total at the end of March was over twice as large as that of a year earlier, with fresh-water species, in particular, contributing to the increase. CANADIAN APRIL 1 COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS 38 PERCENT MORE THAN IN 1943 Holdings of frozen fresh fish in Canadian cold-storage plants on April 1 totaled 18,416,000 pounds, an increase of 38 percent over stocks on April 1, 1943, according to preliminary data furnished by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Large increases were shown in stocks of cod and haddock fillets, salmon, whitefish, and tullibee. Compared with a month earlier, April 1 holdings declined 13 percent. Frozen smoked fish stocks on April 1 amounted to 1,364,000 pounds--53 percent more than holdings on the same date a year earlier and 8 percent less than those in storage on March 1, 1944. Freezings of fresh fishery products in Canada during March showed a decrease of 19 percent as compared with March 1943, according to preliminary data released by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. A total of 3,482,000 pounds of fresh fish was frozen during the month of which cod and haddock fillets accounted for 2,049,000 pounds. March freezings of smoked fish, which totaled 1,013,000 pounds, were 10 percent less than those of March 1943. |