Economic News No. 50

News excerpts from the Economic News issued by Tokyo News Service, Ltd. Headlines include: Shipbuilding Allocation Fixed, 23 Freighters to be Built; 42 Labor Disputes in Week Ending December 20, Reported; Price of Sugar for Distribution; Gluten Vendors Net ¥2,000 For Each Tokyohashi-Osaka (Tokyo) Trip; Record Fish Arrival in Tokyo Since Surrender, 842 Tons on Dec. 26; Transport Allocations for Jan. - Mar. '48 Fixed by Transportation Ministry; How Big is the Note Issue (¥200 Billion) in Length, Volume, Etc.?; Farm Villages Wallow in 'Bonus' Boom; School Teachers Preoccupied with Side-Jobs; a Principal Steals