Mr. Hutchinson. Not hoarding them, but holding them for the
prices to go up again. Would you say that the quantity in storage
at the present time might be explained in that way, that the price
had had a rapid decline, and that they were holding them for an
increase ?

Mr. Poole. Well, I will tell vou, Mr. Congressman, I do not believe
I have enouffh knowledge of the frozen-egg business to give any tes-
timony on tnat point. I don't think I am competent to testify on
that subject, ana I think possibly there are men here that could do
it much Detter than I could.
Mr. Hutchinson. Well, I wanted to get your opinion on the
subject.
Mr. Poole. I do want to say that I believe if you will make inquiry
from the Department of Agriculture, the Bureau of Markets, or the
Bureau of Fisheries, that you could get valuable information on this
subject. The men in the Isureau of Weries have knowledge of the
conditions under which the fish industry is operating; they are per-
fectly willing to come over here before you, and I believe that when
you are considering this time limit provision in your bill that you
WiU give the same consideration to domestic production and give the
same encouragement to our citizens who depend upon domestic fish
production for their livelihood as you would give to those engaged in
the handling of a product that is produced in foreign lands.
The Chairman. Well, did you understand me to charge you with
hoarding of fish ?

Mr. Poole. No.
The Chairman. I did not say anything about fish. I was speaking
about frozen eggs.
Mr. Poole. I think you spoke, Mr. Chairman, about mutton.
