FOOD PRICES AND RATIONING IN HAIFENG HSIEN KWANGTUNG

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 29, 2008
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 20, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Food Prices and Rationing in Haifeng . DATE DISTR. 20 .June 1955 25X1
Hsien, Kwangtung
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1. As of February 19551 food prices in Shanchuehliao (1172/5223/114.02)., Sixth District,
Haifeng (N 22-58, E 115-20) Hsien were as follows:
Commodity
Rice
Sweet potatoes
Chicken
Pork
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
Catty
do
do
old 31 2,300
570
6,0001
6,7001
2. Each family was allowed to purchase five catties of rice per month; landlords,
farmers, a'id families placed lender control were not allowed this' ration quota.
Each family was allowed to purchase one catty of oil, including lamp oil, every
three days; one and one-half catties of sugar per year; and 12 feet of cloth per
person per year.2 Other cereals and sweet potatoes were not controlled, but there
was a scarcity of supply.
1, - comment. the buying price by the cooperative.
for chicken was old JMP5,000 and the buying price for pork was old JMP200,000 25X1
for the first 100 catties; over 100 cattier, the price was dId.JMP360,000 for
each additional 100 cattier.
Iin early February the Chinese in Canton 25X1
were allowed six ounces of sugar per-person per month. Oil initially was
rationed at one catty per person per month but was later reduced to from six
to ten ounces. in August 1951+ rice was rationed 25X1
at thirty catties per person per month and oil was rationed at one catty per
person per month; these ration quotas had been effective since March 1951+.
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