Economic News No. 40

News excerpts from the Economic News issued by Tokyo News Service, Ltd. Headlines include: Coal Production Rises, Hokkaido Digs 800,000 T. in November; Weekly Economic Statistics; Economic Crisis Graphically Illustrated by Asahi; Manufacture of Non-Essential Articles Prohibited in 200 More Cases; 70% of Farmland Already Bought Up in Farm Reform Program; Building Costs Rising, ¥21,000 Per Tsubo Maximum; Year-End Business on Ginza Not So Hot as Anticipated; Boycott Against Prefectural Tax on Fishery; Eggs to be Distributed 1st Time in Four Years