ECONOMIC - CONSUMER GOODS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600210305-0
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 23, 2011
• Sequence Number: 305
• Publication Date: March 9, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
COUNTRY Poland
HOW
SUBJECT Economic - Conpua.,r goods
PUBLISHED Daily newspapers
WHERE
PUBLISHED Poland
DATE
LANGUAGE
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SOURCE Polish newspapers as indicated. (Information requested.)
TwU2 R MWUB Rr IN ERAIII;340 -- Rzeczpospolita I Dziennik Goepodarczy, No 354,
2--26 Dec 48
Before the war, Branievo had numerous industrial plants, in3lnding tanneries and
a *boo factory. Most of the.. sere either destroyed or dismantled. Tannery No 1,
restored and put into operation, now Droftres substantial quantities of bard and soft
leathers from both domestic and imported rev materials. Productive facilities of th to
tannery are being expanded. Pits and vats for ooaking leather are boin,3 constructed
and set machinery, imported from Czechoslovakia, is being Installed.
B7 the end of 1949, when restoration of the plant in completed, 40(, workers
will be es4ployad. A new workroom is being built for storing raw bides and for
lixiviation of bark for tanniag.-
The 'Iala" Raterpriee in Oetka which now processes fish scraps will soon put
into operation a temnery for fish skins to be used in the manufacture of fang goods
and footwomr. A tannery for reptile skins is also under consideration. The factory
vtli be geared for mass production,
CL01llIIG rAC'lM -- Rteezpospolita I Dtiennik Gc+spodarrzy, No 345, 15 Dec 48
A clothing factory employing 180 women has peen opened in Elblag,. Gdansk
wojovodztwo. By January, other branches of the factory will be open, raising the
number of workers to 800. When the factory is completed, 3,000 workers will be
employed.
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T1CiiT i1 STRT -- Tryburin Ludu, No 7, 22 Dec 48
'Under the 6-year plan, production of the foodstuff industry will be doubled;
that of the cotton and woolen fabric industry viii alac' be doubled; and that of the
silk fabric industry will be tripled.
ALB OF FOOD PRODUCTS -- Gazeta Ludowa, No 3~ 8 Dec 48
In ie third quarter of 1948 the sale of products of the State Food Industry
reached. a total of 7,690 million zlotys.
Million Zlotys
Refined oil
1,73T-3
Margarine
1,165.9
Candy
982,0
Raw oils
710.2
Potato flour
495.0
Coffee (mulszawka)
451.0
SUGAR PRODOf1D ACCORDING TO PLAN -- Gazet?,udova, No 315, 3 Dec 48
On 30 November, 75 sugar refineries completed the.1948 plan with 520,000 tons
of pure sugar.
SUGAR I[II.T8 Gazeta Ludowa, No 322, 11 Dec 48
Thirty eight of 75 eager mills, have completed their planned production.
Up to mar, 587 J/H'o tone of pure sugar have been obtained as against planned
production of 5SO,ODO tone. Production to date and the remaining supply of
bete *.adioate that the snga.? industry's pledge to produce 600,000 tons in the
current seasan will be carried out.
DISTIlS1QtIi8 -- Rzeoapoepolita i Dzienaik Gospodarczy,, No 343, 15 Dec 48
By the end of 1948, 50 distilleries will be operating within the Szczecin
area:. According to the 1948 plan, these distLlle.z es are to produce about 3
million liters of alcohol; however, at least a 10 pei'cont increase ever the
plan is expected. Thcue distilleries belong to the PIZ (Penstowe dieruohamosci
Ziemakie, State Agricultural Noldinge).
jiADIO S1Y9 -- Tryb s. Ludu, No 12, 29 Dec 48
The first "Picnier" radio reoeivsyrs, which are built in Dzierzoniav, Doloy
Slask, have appeared on the market. The parts used in these seta base been
imported from 8wedb. These Sete an_ the ;cpnlar --tube supsrhwto:adyoe, 6-circuit,
3-band t'ps, In bekelite cases. The first eapply sf these sate will be distributed
as follows: general merchandise stores, X00; village cooperatives, 1,000; retell
stores of central trading office of oleotroteohnical industry, approximately 2,000.
I. is estimated that during 1949 the monthly sales will average 4,000. The
retail price of ?Pionier" radio sets is 25,000 zlotys.
Then many be narchased on the installment plan, a down payment plus seven
-uonthly payments. Production foremen have priority in using the installment plan
system.
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RLEC BIC BULBS -- Trybuna Lulu, No 8, 23 Doe 48
During 1949, the electric bulb industry anticipates a production of 22,690,000
bulbs. This total includes 15,585,000 bulbs ul. to 100-watt; 2,199,000 above 100-
vatt; ard,appxoximately 5 million battery aM special bulbs. By the middle of 1949,
one factory In ljarsaw anticipates a production of 40.000 bulb: per day.
PA1 fl 1 ODUMI 0A -- Robotnik, No 331, 1 Dec 48
On 27 Ro r the paper industry reached its planned 1948 goal with production
value at 289,487,000 zlotys at 1937 prices.
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