Salt Lake Telegram | 1952-03-19 | Page 17 | OPS Moves for Merchant Relief

I OPS Moves for Merchant Relief Some merchants who are ae squeezed in the narrow margin between the ceiling prices at which they buy and sell certain items will be given relief Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day by the Office of Price Stabilization Stabilization Sta Sta- said Delbert M M. Draper Draper Dra Dra- per district director I IThe The 0 OPS P S action said Mr Draper applies to wholesalers and retailers whose those cost of buying buying buy buy- ing from certain specified sup pliers s has increased while the I ceiling on their selling prices I has steady teady I In effect he said the action broadens the number of items i i on which a higher base cost may i be be used for applying the 0 O P PS- PS S S. S approved markup formula to lo determine the wholesalers' wholesalers or retailers' retailers selling prices Mr Draper also announced that processors of agricultural commodities who plan to make I p lip a r i f t y adjustments adjustments adjustments adjust adjust- ments based on their increased costs will hereafter notify the I district office of oC the 0 OPS P S not th the national office in n Vash Washington Washing Washing- ng ton D. D C. C