Show IT jap money at new low bow in manila the following item hem was taken out of a paper published in manila under date of february 1 1945 and due to its interest we pass it on our I readers skyrocketing rocketing Sky prices m in the city manila were reported last week Felix betto G bustos well manila newspaperman who left city two days after general M maccon tinned on last page jap money at new LowIn low in manila continued from page 1 arthurs forces landed on luzon the city became a blach black market paradise bustos said as the worthless jap money was made even more worthless with news of the swift advance of the philippines clipp campaign A visit to manila for a day costs at least pesos apesos for three in meals cals and a bed in a hotel fried chicken coffee and rice cost pesos apesos excluding t tip lp extra rice 75 pesos apesos coffee 25 pesos apesos a cup the cheapest room rent was 80 pesos apesos a night rice basic food of the people costs in japanese war notes pesos apesos a cavan of 62 kilos mongo pesos apesos a cavan corn ground pesos apesos a can pork costs pesos apesos a kilo beet beef pesos apesos a kilo fat laying hens 1200 pesos apesos each eggs 35 pesos apesos each a small package of matches 30 pesos apesos each cigarettes local make 10 pesos apesos to 40 pesos apesos a stick depending on flavor and qu al fity of wrappings laundry 10 pesos apesos for a pair of pants 5 pesos apesos for an underwear native sugar at pe sos a kilo jewelry and s second hand cloth were very much in demand in tha boom market ten peso jewelry jewel pry before the war would sell at 1000 pesos apesos khaki short pants at 1000 pesos apesos a pair second hand american shoes at 2000 pesos apesos the japanese army and navy were buying new model trucks at half to three quarters of a million pesos apesos a truck and automobiles large new models were selling at issos pesos tt it il vi v rz i ein nat the japanese forces were spending in manila alone at least five hundred million pesos apesos daily to buy second hand military needs this amount plus the money paid to laborers and other expenditures was the active instrument of balloon prices in luzon and possibly throughout the archipelago similar ballooning prices in the worthless jap invasion money have been reported from other towns throughout luzon |