Show No Alleviation Seen in in Shortage Of Beef for or Civilian Trade By Associated Press Beef may soon be more plentiful in some sections of the country but reports indicated Tuesday there will be no general alleviation of the civilian shortage A spokesman for the American I M Meat at Institute in Chicago Chicago declared the 5 army is taking large rge quantities quantities ties les of beef and that army needs I come ome firstA first J A cause of ot civilian undersupply some ome meat packers asserted is that hat the government has placed placeda a ceiling eiling on prices without a balancing balancing balanc- balanc ing ng ceiling on livestock There is a terrific loss in most beef eef and to remain in business we cant can't cant ant afford to kill any more animals animals animals ani ani- mals than we have to one Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pitts- Pitts burgh packer said It means we keep army orders filled tilled but dont don't always have the 70 per cent of last ast years year's meat available that can an go to civilian trade Slaughtering of local herds was advanced as a chief means of re re- re lieving the shortage in many communities com com- In Los Angeles a packer spokesman spokesman spokes spokes- man said the situation was greatly great ly improved He said that although although although al al- al- al though delivery facilities were not adequate consumers will be able to get their share Throughout New England many persons were having trouble In getting steaks s with their French fries Stores In Boston said they had only sufficient fresh beef to supply early arriving customers |