REGIONAL DOMESTIC TRADE INCREASES; HONG KONG DATA SHOWS GAIN

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600270649-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 19, 2011
• Sequence Number: 649
• Publication Date: December 27, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS
COUNTRY Commauni.et China
SUBJECT Booccio - Trade
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BAST CBIIItA BIXATBB BART8R TRAD$ -- E1mg-shang Jih-pao, 6 Nov 49
Iarge amounts of paint and dye materials have recently been shipped to T'ien-
ct+ng, where, on account of reduction in trade, prices of these goods have gone
T'IEN-OM OCTQB&2 B=PCRTS INCRBASB -- Wen-hui Pao, 29 Nov 49
According to a report by the Tien.ohing Municipal Mtrchendise Inspection
Bureau, October e.porte have increased in both quantity and quality over pre-
vious periods. For example, the October shipments of oil products amounted to
12,479.13 picnls, six tiles that of September; hog bristle exports in October
reached 571 cases or 3.92 times that of September. Bxporte of fresh eggs and
hog casings have also increased. Only egg and bean products and furs have suf-
fered a slight decline. So far as quality is concerned, the vegetable oils,
peacnts, auto, and furs were all up to required standards.
In all inspection of hog bristles by the bureau, only 500 cases out of
1,210 were up to the required standard.
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ports showed a gain over September 1949, but exports revealed a loss as compared
with September.
October 49 Imports 277,407,418
October 40 Exports 150,232,998
North China
39,863,140
27,690,115
Central China
6,917,924
14,454,273
South China
22,095,107
10,067,095
Hong. Bong Dollars
Imports from North China showed a gain of 23,200,000 Hong Bong dollars over
September of this year.
SHANG HAI ltlt3IGN EXCHANGE !IGUR -- Wen-hui Pao, 25 Nov 49
Data released by the Bank of China and the Trade Control Bureau in Shang-
hai indicate that permits were issued between 1 June and 31 October for the
purchase of foreign exchange amounting to 8,509,498 T. dollars, 1,435,895
British pounds, and 30,140,721 Hong Kong dollars.
INDtSfHIAL RAW MATIRIAIB NEEDED -- Eking-ehang Jih-pao, 30 Nov 49
Iindcstrial raw material suppliers in Eong Kong have reported that the market
in these goods is more active than at any time within the last 2 years. North,
Central, ant South China buyers are very agent in their requests for supplies
of such things as caustic soda, pyrites, eta.
Shang-hai alone has asked for more than 9,000 barrels of caustic soda.
Local supplies of the above materials are completely sold out and local dealers
are placing large orders abroad. One firm has ordered 8,000 tone of caustic
soda flan America. It is expected that 30,000 barrels of caustic soda will
reach Hang-tong by the and of this year; 6,000 barrels of this are already an
route from England.
Ten ships coming into flag Kong before the end of the year from England
and the TS are expected to bring in supplies of pyrites amounting to more than
10,000 tons.
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by way of Viet Atom or directly by air transport, Recently, however, conditions
have tmderg0ae a change. In addition, there see?a to have been a phenomenal
rise in shipping costa. Tin atocica in the hands of Hong long merchants, at
present, axomat to a little ache than a hundred tans. There are perhaps 500
tons in the possession of certain powerful fami;iee, but they are deseading
Hinge the political turn-over in %vang-chow no shipments of tin have been
reaching Ring Athog frost the mainland. Previously shipments from Yunnan came
Railway Office for daily shipaente of 4,500 tons of coal from the Kai-lan and
Man-t'om-bou sines to be distributed to Tien-thing, Pei-p'ing, Pao-ting, and
Shang-hai. More than 3,600 tons of coal are coming into Tien-thing daily art
eking and ether Borth China cities, as well as to provide for ehipaent south-
ward, the North China Coal Coupany has signed a contract with the Tien-ehing
T'IIAK-CR:iM COAL flies AXPIK -- Wen-hui Pao, 20 Nov 49
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