COMMODITY PRICES AND EXCHANGE RATES, CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R010100010002-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 17, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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 FORM NO.
MAY 1949
STATE
ARMY
"ApprCLSSIFiCATIONSeCOIDti'IALIA-RDP83-004158010100010002-5 25X1A
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
DATE DISTR. 17 July 1950
SUBJECT Commodity Prices and Exchange Rates, China
rill DOCu ENT HAS NO. OF ENCLS. 1
on NOT DETACH AN ENCLOSURE anADEED (LISTED BELOW)
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
Attached information on commodity prices and exchange rates in China is
forwarded for your retention and use as background information.
Attachment: 1 enclosure of 3 pages.
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CLASSIFICATION CON'FID+NTIAL
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 Comm dity prices and e ff J
y during May were as follows
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US dollars cash (black - 36,
US dollars draft
Pound sterling., draft
HK dollars cash
HIS dollar, draft
Silver dollar
Gold, ounce (black only)
St,ple commodity unit
Rice, first grade (picul)
Peanut oil (picul)
Salt (picul)
Flour (bag)
Pork (catty)
Firewood (picul)
Fine cloth, Draon Head, bolt ,
Cotton yarn, 20 counts, Tien Nu ( . '
(bale)
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33, 500 35, 800
37,300 37,300
920000 984oo
5,9 6,0Uo
60000 6,100
194,000 16, Soo (black)
318,000 1,330,000
7'200 6,900
190,000
750,000
350,000
159,000
8S500
28,000
311,000
8,710,000
200, 000
900,000
180, 000
265, 000
12,000
25,000
6,633,000
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Commodity prices and excha;e
rates in Canton during May 'here as follovm:
US dollar, cash
US dollar, draft
Pound sterling, draft
HK dollar, cash
HK dollar, draft
Silver dollar
Gold, ounce
Early
35,, Wo
3?'p0
92,000
5,900
6,000
10, 000 10$00(j
1,000,000 1 000 000
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35, 800
37,300
98,400
(",100
10, 000
1,000,000
!,1 $ `J4(e 0,437
Mid-day Late
35, i400
37, 300
92, x.00
./2900
6,000
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'Rice,,.. first grade (picul);+ K~@D.
3.0 030
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150,00
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alt (picul) 145- ooo
208 00
, 0
,
000
2.5
Flour (bag) 6,003
62,800
,
61,003
Pork.. (catty) 9,000
9,500
8, Soo
Coal (ton) 620,000
,50,000
50,000
Cotton yarn, 42-counts double
Ply,, Chin Ch'eng ' * ) (bale) 8,300
000
8
135
000
8
4oo
000
,,
Fine Cloth, Dragon Head (bolt) b5,ooo
,
,
238,000
,
,
242, ooo
(Via)
,shanghai, prices in April and May were quoted as follows on different dates t
20 April
30 April
7 May
Mid-r
Late May
US 6filar, draft
3 0000
,
000
37
US dollar, cash
3 ,050
000
35
35't1000
,
35,100
37,000
35
200
Pound sterling,
draft
97,171
910800
91,800
800
91
0
600
97
HK dollar, draft
6,310
6,00o
6,ooo
,
6
000
,
6
000
HK dollar, cash
5,995
5,700
5,700
0
5,700
,
5
700
Gold, ounce (black)
920-960
000
,
0
1,200,000
Staple commodity
unit
5
050
,
5,356
5,36,
Rice, first grade
(picul)
25q,000
268,000
260,000
2400000
2 i0
ooo
Peanut oil (picul)
,000
46o,00n
15O,oo0
425,000
,
4140
000
Flour (bag)
77
000
,9
Sugar (catty)
,
56,aoo
Salt (picul}
5,000
2
0
0
0,200
Pork catt
8
3
,
00
2; 0, 000
y
,000
7,000
7,000
6,000
Coal (ton)
550, 000
600
000
Coal briquettes
(picul)
Fine cloth, Dragon
Head (bolt)
25,000
255,000
22,500
255,000
20,000
250,000
J'
19,000
250
000
19,000
250
000
Cotton yarn., !2-gauge
,
,
double strand,
(bale)
6,160#000
7,)450,000
7,850,000
7.790 000
7, 800,000
b.
Pticeg -ii earlyI-ay in Kueiy T,qEre as follows
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Silver dollar (black market)
Staple commodity unit
Rice, first grade (picul)
Peanut oil (picul)
Salt (picul)
Flour (bag)
Pork (catty)
Coal (picul)
Coke (ton)
Fine cloth, Dragon Head (bolt)
Cotton yarn, 30-count, Chung Chou i (bale)
820,000
9,800
5.9867
1814, 000
5140,000
51.0,000
130,000
2,800
,r
1!40000
s
145,000 (sic)
7,000,000
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