ECONOMIC - CONSUMER GOODS

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• Publication Date: March 30, 1949
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COUNTRY Poland; Hungary
SUBJECT Economic - Consumer goods
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PUBLISHED Daily newspapers
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PUBLISHED Warsaw; Budapest
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December 1948 - January 1949
Polish; Hungarian
DATE OF
INFORMATION 1948-1949
REPORT
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DATE DIST.3o lE;arch 1949
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POLM TIM= IIlIIiSMI T.0 -TWCHTAa$ OTITP JT -- Zyuie Waratawy, No 3, 6 Jan 49
Acaordiatl to the 1949 plan, the cotton industry win inoreeee its fabric
production from 313 million to 370 iillion meters, the woolen industry frn 40
million of woolen fabrics to 46 million astern. The knitwaar industry emtiai,
pates a 122 percent imorneso over 1948 production.
The tatil. Indust
ry will not only increase production, but !serous
Quality a. well. The l91-9 product .aa vain will be 30 Pere m. t greater than
for 19118
- -- yawuots are uapsoted to Tame a. 12 percent over 1948. Jot only
imeroaso in quantity production but also 12 provement in quality is plammsd.
The penosntagm of high-grade goods will increase faster than the peroantags of
low-pads goods.
TO1SX 3%X-U O TP6P 710dIAGEB -- aa.oapaspolita, Jo 4, 5 Jan 49
Tk. 1949 plan provided for a 3"roent increase is the total output of
testils prodacts.
St is estimated that production of cotton fabrics will increase fray 315
million to 370 million asters; wool fabrics from 10 million to 46 aill.ica artersj
LCDZ -?'=8 TiITEZ QOOTA -- Gusts Lndowa, No 327, 17 Dec 48
The LOU textile workers announced that on 18 November the awmsl plan was
fulfilled by production of 21,255,035 asters of textiles and that to data
1,850,000 asters had been produced in exoess of the plea.
PRIG! OF POL]NR fl MB 1 A,>pjg -- Zyuie Wer.zawy, No 4, 5 Jan 49
The cost'of woolen materials is nov 5-12 percent lover. The cost of pile
fabrics is also lower; it is about 48 zlotys per motor. The preoent cost of
linen cloth is 220 zlotys per motor.
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The first national convention of the Association of Silkworm Brooders and
'-ilberry Planters has just taken place. The Association now embraces ton
wo; ",c ztvos and 102 powiate, with membership numbering 2,022, or 70 percent
of all silkworm breeders and mulberry planters in Poland.
During the current year p the Association supplied its members with 520,000
gr?fte, 35 000 plants, and 34,000 mulnerry saplings. In addition, the brooders
received 5,000 guar, of silkworm egg.. Up to 10 December, the breeders de-
livered 65,000 gallons of cocoons. This exceeds 1939 production fivefold.
sabers of the worker's family are eligible for margarine and salt pork fat.
Children, however, ate eligibls for butter and margarine.
finder the new rationing, nearly 3,600 tons of fats will be needed aeatln
This can be net without an undue hardship.
1IW RATTCRB OF FATS APPROVSD -- Zyoie Warszavy, No 8, 9 Jan h9
As of 1 January 1949, the 3Lomitet Hkonomiozny Radrv Ministry-- '3oomanio
Ccuenittee of the Council of Miaistere) approved now rations of fate for worloers.
Holders of last year's ration cards within the first category are eligible for
the now rations. The highest quantity of fats per mouth is allotted to miners
sad heavy-duty laborers. The miners will receive 2 k of fat per month.
Iouadry vorbrs will receive 3.75 kilogram. All other workers will receive
1.50 kilogram per month. Members of the worker's family will receive 0.75
kilograms. The wcatwo may receive butter, marprin s, and salt pork fat, while
owned by foa6 aoeperatives of the Powesoohoe Dome Towarore (Osnsral Merohaadise
Stores), also in dairy cooperatives.
In Warsaw, sin food..raticning bureaus have alrerj pared 300,000
ration oaads for distribution. Within this city, there are 194 stores
rgyplyins pork fat. Margarine mad butter can be purchased in 220 stores
MOOAAM 70 M41?T 00 -- hycie Wexesawy, No 7, 8 Jan 49
1n 1949 the faotori.s in Dielsk MA Otanak will produce 4,000 tone at
margarine. The economic plan for the coming years antieipateo the proC,uetion
of marprine to reach 50,000 tons per year.
The pest damaeai for margarine is due to tba low cost, whisk is 375 alotys
for one kilogram or one third the pales of butter.
received 141,3 AT tons (54.9 percent)) state sales establishmsate 96,201 teas,
(37 vv~rcent)) manntaaturiag industry 14,199 tons (5.5 percent)) aM state OM
public institutions 5,635 tons (2.2 percent).
POLm BO0 3 00g80OTT -- assets, adowa, To 326, 16 Doc 48
We year, the planned per capita oon'amption of sugar v111 be 17 kilograms,
The 1945.1946 suer season yielded 172,000 tons) 1946-1947, 383,3001 190-
19W, 495,200. The estimated 1948-1949 yield is 600,000 tors, or aam see dt
15.4 percent over vh* plamwd production of 520,000 tons aid an inereass of 20.99
Percent over production of the preceding year.
Total value of sugar handled by the Central Bats at the Sugar Dddastry in
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POLISH SUGAR PRODUCTION EX( MM PLAN -- Rzeczpospolita, No 359, 31 Dec 148
0f 75 sugar factories in the 19148 season, 72 have completed production.
On 20 December, total production was 611,040 tons of sugar, or 91,040 tons in
excess of the planned. 520,000 tons.
1948 MaK PR TION INCREA D -- Polska Ladowa, No 139, 6 Dec 48
Dairy cooperatives in Wielkopolska (Great Poland) and. Zinnia Labuska
(Lubuska Lund) received more than 170 minion liters of milk during the first 9
months of 1948 The amount anticipated Within the econamio plan for the en-
tir year was 162 million liters In 1946, the cooperatives received 83,4;:O,OOo
liters. There also has been a big Increase in egg purchases by the cooperatives
In 1948, 31 million eggs Were purohaa.d, as compared with 5,750,000 in 1946.
It is estimated that during 1949, 255 million liters of milk will be re-
ceived by the cooperatives within these two regions. This constitutes one fifth
of the entire nation's supply. Of this amount, 65,500,000 liters of silk are
assigned for consumption; 183 million liters for production of butter (this
amount should produce 6,630 tons of butter); 4,200,000 liters or oboes* pralua-
tion; and 2,400,000 liters for arson production. In addition, the cooperatives
in Wielkopoluha rillmanufactrre milk by-products such as but*ermilk, casein,
etc. gorever, the cooperatives In this area are established mainly for the
production of butter, being the chief suppliers o butter for the two intustrial
centers, Sleek.and Wk.
Daring 1949, it is estimated that the cooperatives will purchases 60,000
geese, 10,000 turkeys, 25,000 chickens and chicks, and 5,000 ducks, a greater
part of which will be ezcrted.
The total estimated value of the purchases mode by the dairy cooperatives
in the Posner Vejewodetwo aurtng 1949 amounts to 8,500,000,000 alotys,
POTATO 110M YAOTOA? -- 0aaeta Ludoua, No 328, la Dec 48
The'P asant Self-Aid Cooperative in Lassa pod Lsekis& (VID,eaodstwo Lublin)
bee started operation in a staroh-manulttoturing plant in loam, Powiat Bala
pod La~~,ss-. It is expected that in 7!`49 this factory will process 1,500 toms
of potatoes into 225 tons of potato l..oar.
NNW 1000 11STAILTDl1S OP111m -- Aseospospolita, No 3, 4 Jan 49
lh the spring, the State Sales Center expects to open in Lads a sew fruit
storage house with a floor area of 1,100 square meters. It will contain e11, the
necessary modern equipment such as refrigeration, ventilators, research labara-
toryi electric crane, railroad siding, etc.
Another important project is a large flour elevator of 4,100 cubic meters'
capacity with a storage capacity of 3,500 toms. Work has also started on new
food warehouses In Lods, Rows Nazoviecka, Piotrkow Trybunalski. Wielua, Won,
ant Stieraiewioe. Two new wholesale markets are being built in Lode.
RDNOARIAN Ti>CN>;i MMUSMS TO NPAND -- Seabed See, No 2, 4 Jan 49
A four-non mission of textile industry experts has gone to Moscow in con-
nection with the purchase of 27,000 spinning machines for expansion of the
Sangreiaa textile industry. New plants are to be established at 17fre has,
Debre6en and vicinity, Nodmesovesarhely, and Szeged.
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HpNCARW CLO G 1 fl ICTIOA IRC,FRAMS -- Szabad Sze, No 2, 4 Jan. 49
A new liepoet clothing factory operated by the Ferfirubaipari aemzeti Yallalat
(Ven's Clothing Industry State terprise) is now producing by the aaga hi.y-Sine
method. Beginning 1 February 1949, the plant will ewploy 550.600 workers and the
amabar.will be increased to 1,000 workers to achieve a monthly production of 5,000
=a's suits, aan7 boys' suite, and overcoats.
SUIOARIAI 8III NOW PLUTIM -- SzabM loop, No 300, 29 Dec 48
Rationalization of silk wills has brought 1,200,000 mesons of silk gads and
550,000 motors of printed silk on the market and; has brought prises down to 35-40
forsnta per inter of siik. Rayon has bean reduced by 25-30 percent,
8 LIOHT MMW WAS= -- Seabed Sac, No 299, 28 Dec 48
LI&% IrAwstry in Szeged is being oxpaadad by conotruetion of a clothing
factory rhibh: illl; start op ration with 300 os loyoes. A pawaiei ,
pleat will also baocastrnoted and will give work to a ooasidurable amber of
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C OM =1t'I AVAnA= - Saabad Sao, No 300, 29 Doc 148
no Tubrt Natioaalisel Intorprise offers several hnadrad core of Dorog send.
coke brignsttoa for distribation in Tranr,Da>rabia bi the 0061 Zodustry commie-
tratioa. no briaaattos hay. a thex al ooatoat of 5,800 calories zed are priced
at 31.7E foriate Per osntnsr.
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