Price s. 



a. Fresh . 



Reliable price dnta are obtr.inaLle only from SOZP, the official institute, 

 fccr the retnil trade. Wholesale transactions are completely private, and the 

 prices fluctuate considerably. Large seals pr'jvisicning of the various gcvern- 

 ment dependencies such as hospitals, asylums, garrisons, prisons, etc., is 

 effected under official contracts v/ith SOYP, the details of rhich arc net made 

 public , 



Retail prices, in Uruguayan pesos per net kilo, are as follOT;s: 



FiU'to of fish vrith cr Mthout bones, from. 0.3/i to 0.U2 centisimos. 



b. £:^'ined, _ . 



c. Pickled and salted . 

 ^« Snck cd a n d kippered , 

 e„ Other irroducts 



As previously noted, all prepared fish, with the exception of a minute 

 quantity produced locally is imported. Ecth the wholesale and retail yirices 

 of the latter vary cnorincusly because of factors such as size, quality, style 

 cf preparation^ country of origin, location of the store, etc. As a result, 

 it is not unusual to find the same product being offered at radically different 

 prices at the same time. 



In ternal Trade Patte rn. 



^- " Metho ds cf mar keting and channels cf trade in internal market, includ - 

 ing f actors a ffcctinpc ma rk eting such as tax e s, ryice and na.rketing agreements, etc . 



The retail fish trade is largely carried on at the stands located in the 

 public mrrkcts, SOYP maintains seven branches in various zones of Montevideo, 

 and privatoly-civnGd enterprises are also found in the m.arkets. In addition, 

 a largo number of peddlers hawk their v.'arcs in thestreets of the residential 

 districts., . 



With regard to taxes, the peddlers are required to pa:y for the appropriate 

 permit and the stands are subject to the usual commercial taxes and patents. 

 There are no knoi-.-n price or marketing agreements, although prices in general 

 reflect those of SOYP, which v;ere given in paj-agraph 12 (b) of this report. 



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