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approved by tlie two Governments can be carried through in excess of the quantities 

 or values quoted in the schedules of the agreement in conformity with the conditions 

 assumed in the respective approvals, 



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PRODUCTION OT ACTH FROM '/filALE HYPOPHYSINS STEPPED OT: ACOH prepared from 

 whale hypophysins brought from the Antarctic by Norwegian whale factories is now 

 available in sufficient supply. Norwegian production of this arthritis-relieving 

 hormone is enough to provide hospitals with additional quantities for further re- 

 search, the Norwegian Information Service announced on June 28. 



The chief aoctor of the Rheumatics Hospital recently told a group meeting in 

 Sandef jord, Nonvay, that ACTH has proved most effective on arthritis patients at 

 his hospital. It is believed that enough of ACTH prepared from whale hypophysins 

 can be produced in the future to meet most of Norway' s needs. 



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RECORD LARGS AND SPRING HERRING PRODUCTION REPORTED : The I95I large and 

 spring herring seasons produced a record quantity of herring. The fishing began 

 January 22 and ended April 5 with a catch of over 9 million hectoliters (about 

 845,000 metric tons). Estimated disposition of the catch was as follows (in metric 

 tons) : 



EXPORTED FRESH 74,400 



SALTED 83,700 



TO KIPPER PLANTS 14,880 



DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION 5,580 



FROZEN FOR BAIT 6,510 



FOR HERRING OIL AND MEAL .. 660,300 

 GRAND TOTAL 845,370 



During the 2$ days of the "storsild" or large nerring season, 6,400,000 hecto- 

 liters (about 595,200 metric tons) were caught, or an average of 256,000 hectoliters 

 (about 23,800 metric tons) per day. The largest catch in one day amounted to 700,000 

 hectoliters (about 65,100 tons). The total catch of "vaarsild" or spring herring 

 totaled about 2,600,000 hectoliters (about 241,800 tons), reports the April 11 is- 

 sue of Fiskaren, a Norwegian fishery periodical. 



Republic of the Philippines 



UNLIMITED D.gORTS OF CANNED FISH AUTHORIZED : The Price Stabilization Corpora- 

 tion (PRISCO) of the Philippines on April 1 took over from the Import Control Admin- 

 istration the licensing of 26 categories of essential import items, in accordance 

 with an Executive Order issued in December I95O but rendered ineffective for the 

 first quarter of I95I. 



PRISCO also was authorized by the President to import unlimited quantities of 

 several commodities, including canned fish. Foreign exchange has been allocated by 

 the Centra l Bank to PRISCO for the second quarter of I95I for 'this purpose. 



NOTE: SEE COMMERCIAL FISHERI ES REV I EW , AUGUST 1950 PP. 53-6. 



