Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-20 | Page 1 | Retail Trade Revised Code Made Public

RETAIL I TRADE REVISED CODE MADE PUBLIC New Ch Charter rte r Provides for Ifor Control of Commodity Prices CHECKS PREDATORY C CUTS TS Separate Document D Draftee Drafted for Drug Business Busies B Br United Untied Press WASHINGTON Sept 20 A 20 A revised revised revised re re- code of fair practice for the retail trades providing price protection protection tion Uon and stO stop loss provisions was made public today by N R A officials Officials who have have prepared the code which will be discussed further farther before being presented finally to President Pres Pros ident Roosevelt for his approval sai said the document could not be considered a price fixing measure measure It controls prices however to the extent of checking predatory price cutting The code in Its new new form prohibits the selling of any my merchandise with certain exceptions below a minimum price which is described as the delivered price with wIlh the addition of a charge of 10 per percent percent percent cent cent- Wholesale delivered pric was vas def d s the the lowest l gross groS billing t price Ds as os of 1 any date within 30 days prior to to the date of f r resale e made to any retailer in market area less only such discounts as arc are extended extended ex ex- tended to all retailers and plus delivery de do- livery paid by the retailer SEPARATE CHARTER A separate code for the retail drug trade was made p public at the toe same time It is similar to the retail code but was put in a separate document at the request of the drug trade The provisions of the retail code Continued on rate Pue Two u RETAIL TRADE REVISED CODE MADE PUBLIC Continued from Pa Pare EC One would apply to department stores furniture stores general stores hardware hardware hard hard- ware limited price variety mall mail order order or or- der houses mens men's clothing and furnishings fur fur- music shoe and women's apparel specialty shops Under the administrative features of ot the code a retail trade authority would be sd setup p consisting of the theN theN theN N R A administrator or his deputy and three members appointed by the president This group would be memI members mem mem- I bers without vote of the national retail retail re re- re- re tail taU trade council which would adI administer administer ad ad- minister the code The retail trade I council would consist of at least one but not more than three representatives representatives I tives lives of all divisions of the retail trade These representatives would be elected through trade associations association I Local committees would be formed I to assist in regional administration and enforcement of the code I A national retail economics economies board would be set up tip to observe the economic economic eco eco- effects and results of the code operation of which will represent a revolutionary change In the conduct conductor of or the American retail trade Retail stores for the most part already are are operating under blue blueeagle blueeagle ea eagle lc presidential agreements regarding regarding re- re garding wag wages s and hours EFFECTIVE DATE The effective date of the code would be the second Monday after its approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap by the president The proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed code would prohibit employment employment employ employ- ment meat of children under the age of ot 16 except that children of 14 and 15 could be employed three hours a day for six days n a week or for one da day of not more than 8 hours per week The code would prohibit transactions transactions in hi prison-made prison goods except that tha present contracts would not be dis dis- The code carried a provision provi provi- sion for or relief for retailers who could be subjected to undue hardship by strict application of the code and provided provided pro pro- vided for lor modification where necessary necessary sary to avoid p pinching Individual store owners When the code becomes effective retail stores shall elect to operate upon one of the following schedules schedule of store hours and hours of ot labor Group A. A Any establishment may elect to remain open for business less than 56 hours but not less than 5 52 hours per week unless its store hours were less than 52 hours prior to June Jun 1 I 1933 in which case such uch establishment establish ment meat shall not reduce its store hours no of these establishments shall work more than 40 hours pe per week nor more than eight hours pe per day nor more than six days per week Group B. B Any establishment may elect to remain open for business 5 56 hours or more per week but no not less than 63 hours per week no em em- of such establishment shall work more than 44 hours per week nor m more re than nine hours per da day daynor nor more than six days per r week Group C. C Any establishment t may elect to for business 61 63 hours or more per er we week weak k no employ of ot such establishment shall workmore workmore work workmore more than 48 hours per week no nomore nor more than 10 hours per day nor more mor than six da days s 's per week HOURS LIMITED LIl No shall work for two o or more establishments a greater number number number num num- ber of or hours in hi the aggregate than h he would be permitted to work for one o of such establishments which operates upon the lowest schedule of ot working hours No not included In th the foregoing paragraphs and not spec specifically excepted hereinafter shall work more than 40 hours per week nor more than eight hours per day daynor nor more tha than d ys per week The proposed code contains the following fol fob lowing basic basie schedules of wages On and after the effective date dat of this code the minimum weekly rates of wages which shall be paid fo foa for fora a work week as specified j in article V shall be as follows A Within cities of over population no shall be paid less than at the rate of 14 per week for tor a hour 40 work week or less than at the rate of 1450 per week fo foa for fora a hour 44 work week or less than a athe at the rate of 15 per week for a 48 hour work week B Within cities of from to population no employ shall be paid less than at the rate rat of or 13 per week for a hour 40 work workweek workweek workweek week or less than at the rate of 1350 per week for a hour 44 work week or less than at the rate of ot 14 pe per w week ek for lor a a hour 48 work week CC C Within cities clUes of ot from rom to population no employ shall be paid less than at the rate rat of 12 per week Jor or a hour 40 work workweek workweek workweek week or less than at the rate of 1250 per week for a hour 44 work week o or less than at the rate of 13 per wee week for a hour 48 work week 20 PER CENT INCREASE CD D Within cities towns v villages village from 2500 to population th the wages of all classes of shall sha shall be bo increased from the ra rates existing on June 1 1933 by not less than 2 20 per cent provided that this shall not require an increase in wages t to more than the rate of ot 11 per week and provided further that no em em- shall be paid less than at th the rate of 10 per pei week E Within towns villages and other pl places with less than 2500 population lation the wages of all cl classes cs of ot em em- shall be increased from the th rates existing on June 1 1933 by no not less than 20 per cent provided provid d that tha this shall not require an increase in wages to more than the rate of 1 10 per week The minimum wages of professional persons outside salesmen ou outside outside out out- side collectors watchmen and store stor detectives shall be upon the basis o oa of ofa a hour 48 work week The Th minimum wages of maintenance am and outside service shall b be upon the basis of ot the basic employ work week upon which the stab a-stab- by wl which ch they are employed has elected to operate In the south all minimum wages specified in the foregoing sections section may be at the rate of 1 less pe per week PRICE INCREASE The section on limitations ions to price Increases follows No retailer shall increase the price of any merchandise sold after the effective effective ef ef- date of this code over o the price existing June 1 I 1933 by more than is Js made necessary for the amount amoun of ot increases In production operating replacement or and-or invoice costs o of merchandise or and-or by taxes or other costs resulting from action taken pur pur- to the national Industrial recovery recovery recovery re re- re- re covery act and or the agricultural adjustment act since June 1 1933 and andIn andIn andin in setting etting such price increases retailers retail retail- ers shall give full fun weight to probable increases in sales volume It is 15 provided provided pro pro- pro pro-I vided however that If any price on June Juno 1 1933 was a distress price an equitable adjustment may be made The stop loss provision In order to check cheek predatory price cutting and minimize retail operating I losses resulting and in order order or or- I der to assure that the retailer shall be je at least le-ast partially compensated for forthe forthe forthe the service he renders the consumer on and after the effective date of this code no retailer shall offer for or I sale sell exchange or give away any mer Iowa b.-Iowa a minimum I I I which h fi shall thc ie be the holes v wholesale e- e delivered ered price as ns hereinafter defined d with the addition of a charge of ot 10 per cent DELIVERED PRICE a Whole delivered price as used herein means the lowest iowa gross billing price as of ot any date within 30 days prior to the date o of resale made to any retailer in the given market area less only such discounts as are extended extended ex ex- ex tended to all retailers and plus delivery de do livery costs paid by the retailer Exceptions Notwithstanding the provisions o othe ol oj the preceding section any retailer may sell at less than the prices specified sped sped- fled fied above merchandise sold old at a abona abona abona bona fide clearance if advertised marked and sold as such highly perishable perishable per per- merchandise which must be promptly sold in order to forestall forestal loss imperfect or actually damaged merchandise clearly advertised marked and sold rold as 35 such merchandise sold sod upon the complete final liquidation liquida tion of any business merchandise sold sole in quantity on contract not for resale and not for redistribution to Individuals individuals and merchandise sold or donat donat- cd ed for charitable purposes or unemployment unemployment relief reBel agencies TRADE PRACTICES The trade practices provision All retailers shall comply with the following trade practices Section 1 Advertising l and selling methods A No retailer shall use advertising adver adver- Using whether printed radio adio or or ordis display display dis dis- dis- dis play or ol of any other n nature ture wl which ch inaccurate in any my m material particular lar or misrepresents merchandise including in in- eluding its use trade mark grade quality quantity size origin materia material mate mate- nab rial content preparation or curative or therapeutic effect or credit terms values policies or services and no retailer shall use advertising and or selling methods which tend to deceive deceive de de- de or mislead the customer B No retailer shall use advertising adver adver- Using which refers inaccurately in n nany any material particular to any com corn com or his merchandise prices values credit terms policies or servi i Ices es C No retailer shall use advertis advertis- ing irig which lays claim to toa a policy or ot continuing practice or or gener generally lly underselling un underselling underselling un un- competitor r r. No D-No retailer shall secretly give anything of value to to the or agent of a customer for the purpose of influencing a sale or in furtherance furtherance furtherance further further- ance ance- of f a sale render a bill or statement state ment of account to agen agenor agent or customer which is Inaccurate in any material particular