Comparing these prices , we see that the calculated fair prices are 

 about r| to 2 times the present ceiling priceSo 



The foregoing is a calculation of the cost price in the tuna fishery„ 

 The investigation was based on data from vessels entering ports in great 

 consuming areas during the peak of the tuna season. Since the time of 

 the investigations prices have continued to rise daily. However , the 

 price structure has not been corrected j and consequently the gap between 

 cost and prices which existed at that time has continued to the presentc 

 (The author is an official of the Federation of Japanese Deep Sea Tuna 

 Fishermen's Associations)o 



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OUTLINE OF COST PRICE CALCULATION— OFEEATING IN THE RED 

 AS SHOWN BY FIGURES 



Translator's note s The article from which the following 

 data have been abstracted was apparently based on the same 

 study as the preceding paper, but some of the cost figures 

 were brought up to date to keep up with rising prices of 

 materials. 



These figures are for a 135-ton 250-horsepower Diesel-powered 

 steel vessel fishing 350 baskets of long line^ and represent an average 

 of 14 boats which entered the ports of Tokyo, Yokohamaj and Msaki 

 early in 1948o Costs are figured on the basis of legal ceiling prices 

 as of June 1948, 



Crew ........ o . o ,00.000 



Number of trips per year oo,,.... 

 Landings per trip oooooooooo-..^. 

 Landings for one year , » » , ^ . . o c ,, » 

 Total trip expenses for one year 



Boat owner's share of remainder , 

 Crew's share of remainder o o » , , ,. , 

 Owner's total expenses 



o o o a o < 



A o o o 



0*' 



Owner's yearly loss , 

 Crew members' individual income 

 and expenditures (figured on 

 the basis of 34o3 men because 

 of extra shares)? 



Yearly income o » o . « . , . . o » , 

 Average monthly income 

 Monthly expenditures o 



o o o o o 



O O O O I 



Monthly loss per crew member 



28c 3 men 



6 



69,088 pounds valued at |2,519 



414^525 pounds valued at $15,114 



$7,823 (includes market charges, 



fuel, ice, bait, etc) 

 $4,374 

 $2,916 

 $16j,678 (includes repairs, fishing 



gear, taxes, interest, etc, ) 

 $12,293 



$85c02 

 7„08 

 9o21 (clothes, daily necessities, 



etcu ) 

 2ol2 



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