Show suspension OF allocation ON LAMB ANDI AND MUTTON ISSUED BY OPS there has been a suspension of the allocation provision in the lamb and mutton ceiling price regulation CPR 92 until march 22 1952 according to delbert M draper utah district OPS director the temporary suspension had been requested by same lamb feeders and slaughters who feel that sellers at wholesale could merchandise lamb to a better advantage if there were no restriction on the proportion of lambs which could be sold in the form of primal cuts rather than I 1 as vs carcasses hind saddles or tor for saddles mr draper explained the allocation provision section 12 of CPR 92 restricts the sale of primal cuts to the same pere e r by weight aa as was 0 sold o 1 d during the 1990 1950 base month this is the time of the year when feeders normally market their heavier lambs and sheep these heavier animals constitute the main marketable supply between november and the following spring when lighter lambs begin to appear on the market mr draper said that the number of lambs and sheep on feed this year is approximately a half million head more than a year ago since dressed lamb and mutton are presently selling below established ceilings because of this large supply the temporary suspension is expected to have little effect in prices consumers are paying the suspension directed by amendment I 1 to CPR 92 became eff calva february 5 1952 1932 the amendment provides for automatic reinstatement of the restriction at the beginning of the first accounting period commencing after march 22 1952 which for most sellers will be on april 1 1932 property I 1 losses es in the 1950 gansas river fl flood are now Osti estimated mated at nearly a third of all flood fiad losses farahe for the 47 years between na 1902 and 1949 aw the e chamber of commerce of the united saya the kansas river ver flood have been prevented anted by federal expenditure adl F ure or flood control of part of the funds used to furth further er federal power projects pr elects |