Show OPA Frees Some Beef Lamb Returns Pork Ham Rationing WASHINGTON Aug 10 UP Heavy demands on the nations nation's supply of pork and canned seafood Thursday y prompted the office of price administration to return all aU pork l loins ins hams and canned fish to the ration list eff effective Sun Sun- day At the same time utility grades low tow grades of beef beet and lamb Iamb will be made point free Values of creamery butter and processed foods will remain the same Points will be Increased however r for cheeses and so called farm or country type and process butter o 0 OPA P A Chief Chester Bowles said point values for the choice cuts of pork pork- pork loins loins and hams were hams were re restored restored restored re- re stored because of a seasonal decline decline de de- de- de cline dine In supply and heavy buying b by the armed services and civilians The new pork values range from I i four to eight points per pound for loins and two to nine points for hams Who Whole hams average five points per pound The values are about two points higher on the average than the level that prevailed pre pre- vall d before pork was removed from rationing Point values for commercial I good and choice beef steaks and roasts will continue at their present high level 0 OPA P A said be because because because be- be cause many areas are in short supply Other bc beef f cuts such as short ribs plates briskets and shanks continue point free in all grades The return of canned fish to rationing was prompted by shortages shortages short short- ages in nearly all parts of the country The more popular varieties va va- va- va salmon rieti's salmon bonito shrimp tuna and yellow tail were tail were set at six points per pound mackerel and sardines at four points and canned oysters and miscellaneous products at two points Values of cheeses were Increased because civilians are arc buying faster than allowable under the allocated supply Cheddar and colby cheeses were raised to 12 points cream and neufchatel neufchatel neufchatel neuf- neuf chatel to six and Swiss limburger and Italian to eight The changes in the current ration ration ration ra ra- ra- ra tion list were two wc weeks ks late Incoming in incoming incoming coming out due to a disagreement |