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for market grades and packages of salt and published its recommenda-. tion
(R70) in March 1941. Because of the shortage of certain packing material
in 1941, it has been impracticable to apply these recommenda-. tions, even
in the simpler form that was entirely satisfactory to the industry when received;
therefore, they have had to be modified somewhat and some of them discontinued
(at least temporarily). In the classification for the larger part of the
United States, about 15 of the various sizes and packages. have been dropped
tentatively, chiefly pockets and cotton and burlap bags although certain
square cartons and the oval tin packages also are included in the elimination.
In the Pacific Coast area, 13 packages of various kinds and capacities have
been dropped, whereas 2 new packages for table salt have been added.
 Although neither new nor included in the listed standard sizes, salt may
be obtained also in canners' tablets in sizes ranging from 10 to 150 grains.
They are dispensed electrically or mechanically, at a rate of as many as
180 to 200 tablets a minute.
 Di~stribution of sales.—A majority of the salt producers were engaged
in interstate business. Most of the plants that did no interstate business
were producers of solar-evaporated salt, but several rock-salt producers
were ih this category. Brine was used close at hand at most plants, and none
could be considered interstate trade in salt. Movement of evaporated and
rock salt into the various States is shown in the following table.

Distribution (shipments) of evaporated and rock salt in the United States,
1940—41,
by States of destination, in short tons





Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
flilnois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan --
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island                         
Destination

1940
1941

Evaporated
Rock
Evaporated
Rock
6,975
8, 957
6,159
238,675
25, 612
13, 973
3,697
4,473
6,429
13,489
9,816
224,514
63,358
80,600
36,825
34,706
5,898
7,743
27, 527
51,281
267,733
99,323
2,652
63,640
15,881
25,275
2,009
6,063
72,245
5,572
186,377
40,861
10, 105
148, 901
25,877
23,806
121,217
9,091
31,253
2,707
21,286
6,951
11,671
6,008
29,407
1,339
16,706
43,092
3,698
134,412
49,451
86.474
162,612
16,897
54,683
26,346
23,503
43,999
55,032
63,657
22,861
51, 609
2,718
55,616
243
33,074
129,842
13,244
386,666
44,687
4,319
74,332
27,269
279
8~320
9,868
7,613
10,350
9,262
275,417
29,086
16,574
4, 599
5, 517
6,243
19, 145
11, 181
259,413
80,798
98,653
39, 225
38,195
4,833
10,212
29,977
64,006
356, 194
114,029
2,624
76,748
17,537
30,112
3,948
8,544
83,200
7,974
228,127
49,257
13,225
201,234
32,080
29.354
156,657
11,760
32,790
3,031
26,968
29,594
12,774
6,796
23,855
1, 511
24,389
50,847
1,398
163,994
58,066
88,771
211,447
17,654
71,012
31,476
26,277
43,266
60,201
65,290
31,493
51,991
6,494
46,171
316
34,330
161,044
17,548
449,549
55,740
4,116
82,333
33,671
123
111,~
16,789