Cotton yn, 20's, DI. per bale $1,094 Tungchow cotton... per picul 190 Wheat per plcil (50 kilos) $24.05 Flour, focal per bag (491b.) "16.50 picul Raw silk, Steam, 20/22 789% $5,300 nom, Korea to Increase the Barley, Wheat Output "Tokyo, Sept. 2 'A five-year plan For-an tnerease In the prgduellon of peineipal grains Sitet ian rice as boos worked Out the Korean Government-Cenera Bleording tothe Nich Nish Tia opramme satis for an_f crease 8f 4300000 Kok of barley five years. of 100,000 kok of wheat aunaop "kokucof mies and Pindo0 aku of other grame Mine. Korean Government plans sat Toren approvicomment of Ye S000 for this purpose in the next Budget—Havas.
Tokyo, Sept. 23.
Some 140 of Japan's 160 cotton, rayon, stable fibre and wool spinning companies will shortly disappear if the Japanese Government's project to merge the country's spinning concerns Hoes through, the "Yomiuri" reports.
"AL present, the newspaper writes, the Japan Colton Spinning Association has 75 members, the Japan Rayon 1.300 Association 20, the Japan Staple Fibte Association 33, and the Japan Wool Association 38 members. "These num-here are too high; there are far too marly concerns for a peacetime Indus~ try the future of which Is none too bright Production of cotton yarn for export, the "Yomiuri" points out, is How restricted to 110,000 bales, a of staple fibre to 2,000,000 pounds pee month, Furthermore, production of these goods for domestic use is to he more severely controlled as time goes fon, the paper concludes, presaging the vast amalgamation project.
Meanwhile, however, the "Nichi! Nicht" reports that silk consumption will be encouraged throughout Japan In future asthe Keystone of the country's silk policy. This contrasts sharply with the former policy producing mainly for export.
'The Government now plans to set aside 20,000,000 of the total normal of 93,000,000 kan to the produetion of *silk-woo!" for home consump tion. This would serve the purpose of reducing production of ordinary silk sufficiently' to prevent a decline in price from the present ¥.1380 mar'
'AN the same time, it will provide Japan with enough "wool" to overcome the present shortage of that commodity—Havas.
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