WFA PURCHASES IN JANUARY VALUED AT NEARLY $3,000,000 Purchases of fishery products in January by the War Food Administration dropped to slightly over half of the previous month's total, according to information furnished by the Department of Agriculture. Most of these purchases were of canned products, a characteristic of purchasing during this season of the year. From the standpoint of dollar value, the most important items were canned salmon and pilchards. Purchases of Fishery Products by W.F.A. January 1-December 31, 1943 Quantity F.0.B. Cost Dollars 22,235 218,597 2,905,112 January 1944 F.O.B. Cost Dollars 984,657 1,086,358 3,301,736 33,956,641 6,709 76,566 191,862 2,199,612 24,188 104,490 1,174,708 4,865,708 1,845 10,138 46,567 287,666 2,343 93.200 7,808,458 30,124 246,260 58,906,823 3,910,530 364,033 50,269 4,234,832 do 240,000 10,035 4,325,100 do 32,066,560 170,416 2,853,734 do 480,000 1,680 440,000 1,525 do 300,000 1,253 do 720,000 11,715 |