ECONOMIC INFORMATION: CONDITIONS IN WESTERN SHANTUNG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000100370004-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: R
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 1, 1998
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: August 1, 1946
• Content Type: IR

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COUKTR"" China
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$ awed' Buonomic Inform bone- Conditiafa In
'Eastern Sb t .
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ORIGIN
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"b) The average wages or (1:n,17 of workers in Tslnari is
aDproxim-L3 to 1y 4`4000 O C pe ? day.
Buy ing
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iet (per
ct3. t ty)
40 CTTC
300 CITY
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tt
60 CNC
CrC
305
d
Soy Beans"
tr
3 cuuc
230 CC
Kaoff.3a.ng
35 CNC
200 C NC
R 1cnr
19) CNC
850 CT1C
Corn
tY
35 CNC
220 C? C
r
tt;
t'E:anut Cif.
43
1a0? CNC
,
So:arte Oil.
at
tt
r"' A.~ C , C
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1,, 48? CNC
4t 400 CI?TC
Wer _, se ne o:LI. (per gal. )
rf F OOO CNC
65 $000 CNC
I TEL , N GROUP
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64p000 Cr1C 2OC OOO CHC (per ounce) 5oid
70p400 CNC 220,000 CNC (per ounce )
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Ti it le t
Beans
Ka :. is i.g
$0Y Beans
Peanut oil
1140 Per catty
220 tt Et
2,50
I90
200
1 boo
SUPPLEMENT
PACES
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INFO. January - August 1946
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N t Review Date: 2303
(b) A workman's average daily i:vage in Changtion is 2,000 CNC
(Source, f 0 Nwa. Chen, Director of 0ervice of Supply for soldiers
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(c) Soldiers are charged 600 daiw and civilians are charged 3,,204
CPIC for a catty of pork. Fir: *vood is 10 CiiC per catt,y for
soldiers and 30 CUC for civilians.
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(d) Prices oil main foodstuffs, such a,$ millet, kaoli ang, and
wlho?at, have tripled since November 1045,, The averr 6-;e worker can-
25X1X6 raot buy wheat flour or rice, but .aunt live on. bran or millet.
M (e) CY:anE;t1en received 0,000,000 CIdC from CFIIJ;1. in ~.-ay for roliet
purposes. i pproxirnutely 50;o of U -,e avera e h arvost is expected
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L ~.a joaru (Ch1rla 1:oa'dquarters oto: Hource: HO Hvwa-Chen, D1reo~1or
of Service of Supply for soldiers. and civs.1ians in Chun-tiorh )
251X6 Choutsun (117-51, 36 -51)
(a) ,uotution of Prices:
Vbhcat
u00 C
NC per cLtt,y
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275 It it
Peanut U11
000 P rB rr
Pork
1, 200.
`:*
s$
70
CPNC each
Pricer of w beat flour, rice, and peanut oil have increased 3OQ
since I:ovenber 1945, (China l.e?adquarters tote: Ti is infox,nati.or3
was obtained by questioning, people on Le streets In Choutsun and
25X1X6)ersonriel in the Catholic `.ission in t:Lat ci. ty" )
(b) There Is rio ,old, :markct or exchar e of' gold bullion in Chou %
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urid no excbanc;E on knericara curx'oncyo
(c) Accordi.nE; to inforriut.ion received fron tree; Catholic Yissian,
Choutsun received 4,OOU,000 CITC from CNI.i A in ?"ay 1940. (China
Headquarters Vote: `a'l.iij information vt s said to be correct by
"'lllII Yinchint , Chairman of the Chamber of Corm or oe , Choutsun, )
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':oW4 hn uziaonffirmed report sfetes tout from 9 J,:. 1. '
to 1 turust, 5(,000 ierr from CYirangtion arid vicinity vrc;ro corziandeered
for defornse construction with no remuneration by she CLlnose NTs.tion-
a,lls t /. -t1 , The resulti.nE lack of money and food ouuse d rnuci suffer-
25X1X6 inE; amon, ; L e farn.ilios or tl ese men. noted 61 rat poverty and
suf fc;rinE; were more widespread in Chan.;tion than in any other torans
visited, and believes that Ll.is situation was caused partially by
continued. Conn-uraist occupcztior1 of much ftma 1a.nd Hour iho town. Cori
muni s t troops could be found witlhin a radius of four li in all direc-
tions from Chan ;Lien, )
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