1. CHONGMUN-DONG CONSUMER S GUILD NORTH HAMGYONG PROVINCE 2. COMMODITY PRICES

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2009
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 27, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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`CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATIQN REPORT
CUIDEN
1. Chorlgmun-dong Consumer's Guild,
North Hamgyong Province
2. Commodity Prices
.,,This Document contains information affecting the Na
Uonal Defense of the United States, within the mean-
trig of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 27 January 1954
NO. OF PAGES 2
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. the Chongmum-dong (N 40.51) E 12935) (EA-4922) Consumer's
e in
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T
op wer
s office and s
Guild was in two buildings at EA-4b7232. The Guild
one building identified by a sign "Cbongmun.-dong Consumer's Guild." The other
building was used for storage and contained about 50 bags of grain. and 3125X1
kilograms (sic)of seaweed.
2. The former chief of the Guild, YI Nung-tae (2621 was arrested for 25X1
embegzlement and sentenced to seven years.imprisonmentt Other 25X1
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personnel of the Guild were an assistant chief; an accoun
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Guild received its commodity supplies from the Hwat'ae-gun Consumer's Guild at
EA-402234.
/
(6b55/2566 76b5); a distribution section member, CHUB Eang-kwon (0356/
293d) and one salesman.
Twice monthly the Chongmun-dong Consumer's Guild distributed'ratigrns for
government officials and families of soldiers living in the areas of Chongho
(B 4a-49 E 129-33) (EA-461b) And K4lma (1 40-51, E 129-43) (EA-6022). The
4. in May commodities sold by the Chongmun-dong Consumer's' Guild were priced as
follows o1
Cti- I'C
UNtIT2
GU
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D PRICE3
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Rice
1 small mal
700
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Rice (Chinese)
1 small mal
550
600
Sorghum
1 small mal
400
4:50
Millet
1 small m&1
550
6150
C 1rn
1 small mal
400
45
0-500
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STATE X ARMY
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C,UMMM1 ITY
Beans
Bean oil
Bean sauce
Soy
Eggs
Apples
Cigarettes
Wine
Cotton cloth
Linen (Chinese)
Socks (Chinese)
Towel (Chinese)
Canvas shoes (Chinese)
Rubber shoes, men's
Leather shoes
(Czechoslovakian)
shovel
Kettle
Kittle
Kettle
China bowl
Matches
Thin paper
Pencil
UNITP-
GUILD PRICE3
MARKET PRICES
1 small mal
400
450-500
1 hop
1 kilogram
35
1 sung
each
i5
1 kilogram
35
1 package (20)
70
1 toe
170
1 x 0.5 meter
130
1 x 0. b meter
512
1 pair
each
300
1 pair
700
1,000
1 pair
1,100
1,500
1 pair
2,500
3,000
each
each
500
each
700
d-00
each
1,500
1,700
each
30
50
1 box
15
20
1 meter sq.
100
200
each
~ Comment. Western 4 uivalents of Korean units of measure used in
this repbrt are: one small ms,1, about 1.03 pecks; one sung, 1.8 liters;
one hop, .16 quart; one toe, .48 gallon.
-7 Comment. All prices are in North:, orean won.
CURFIDENTIAL
25X1
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