Shoulder Poles and Bombs: Grain Market Controls in Greater Chongqing (1949–1953)

Figures & data

Map 1. A sketch map of grain flows in Jiangjin District.

Fig. 1. Refined Rice Price, Jiangjin County, May to December 1951.

Table 1. Calculation of the lowest rice wholesale and retail prices per jin (0.5 kg) in Baisha Market on 30 June 1951 (yuan).

Items		Local retail	Retail in Chongqing
Purchase cost	Wholesale price	715	715
	Transport fee	5	26.3
	Trade tax (3%)	21.5	21.5
	Subtotal	741	762.8
Bank interests		2.58	6.19
Damage		0	1.43
Business expenses	Business tax (2%)	15.39	16.12
	Stamp tax (0.3)	2.31	2.42
	Other fee (1%)	7.7	14.5
	Subtotal	25.4	33.04
Reasonable price		769.72	805.86
Price difference with wholesale (%)		7.7	11.27