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Show Price Scale I ' , By BERNARD BRENNER UPI Farm Editor -' ' rphjm by 5 97 cents a pound re8ular Pnc levels. WASHINGTON (UPI) . Consumers probably are not paying as much for beef and pork as published government figures indicate. That conclusion emerged today from a study by an 4 Agriculture Department econ- omst, Lawrence A. tuewer said his Reports on average retail meat prices by the Bureau vt Labor Statistics reflect some but by no means all of the savings to consumers who d buy meats, the re-port 8aid. Duewer said the miss government reports some of the price cutting effect because they take no account of the "volume effect the fact that con-- . sumers usually buy more of a particular meat cut when its The economist said he concluded that 60 per cent of the beef reduction and 66 per cent of the pork cut were due to the lower prices on sale items. The remaining 40 per cent of the beef savings and 34 per cent of the pork reductions were due to the "volume effect, of heavier sales of sale-price- Duewer. study of meat pricing L, five big cies showed that special "sale prices on beef had the effect of- - cutting actual retail store cent cut estimated for beef. - sale-price- .. Duewer said his price reports, gathered in Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver and San Francisco, showed conthe "composite price sumers paid for pork was cut 4. cents a pound by sale specially-price- d Ad Agency Chief Vacates Position Cadillac's Fleetwood Eldorado for 1970 features big engine. New Cadillac Engine Items. DETROIT (UPI) Duewer noted that the Bureau of Labor Statistics tries to reflect the effect of special meat prices in its widely read engine. A new The largest passenger car power plant in the world as standard equipment on the front-whedrive Eldorado, was part of Cadillacs 1970 model presentation to newsmen Tuesday. retail price reports by gathering a heavier percentage of price data on Thursday, when many food stores concentrate their "specials. The 500 CID engine was standard equipment on the - American car, the engine size on the Eldorado was labeled in European terms. A plaque reading 8.2 litre, designating the engine size, was attached to the grille, which was changed only slightly from the preceding model. New grilles and rear panels comprised the chief styling changes in the standard Cadillacs, the Calais, deVille, Fleetwood and Brougham. f Curtis Johnson, staff member of the Beneficial Life Insurance Co., Salt Lake City, has become a fellow of the Life Office Management Association Institute. LONDON (AP) The new liuniry ocean liner, Queen 2, made a profit of $919,000 in its first two full months of operation. Late delivery of the QE2 a major faactor in Cunard Steamship Co.s 72 per cent first half pretax profit decline, however. was The first-hal- company reported pretax' profit de- f clined to $727,000 from $2.6 million In the like 1968 period. A spokesman declined to disclose the companys after-ta- x Income for the periods. Group sales declined to $60.7 million from $65.5 million in the like year earlier period. Sir Basil Small Peice, chairman of Cunard, said the primary factors in the decline were the U.S. longshoremens strike, which cost the company over $2.4 million, and the voyages and bookings lost due to the late delivery of the Queen Elizabeth 2 from the . ri David W. Evans, chairman of the board, David W. Evans and Associates, has announced that be is relinquishing the position of chief executive officer of the company to James Hodgson, president Evans said, however, that he will continue as board chairman. Hodgson was president and chairman of the executive committee of the firm, which now employs 112 people in seven offices and has an annual payroll of $1.2 million, including stock and cash bonuses. He also announced that the' firm, and three recently acquired California companies, billed $13 million during fiscal 1969. He said that business volume had increased 15 percent over the previous year, until total assets of the company are now $1.9 milSir. Hodgson lion. Joins Management Unit New Liner Shows A Nice Profit Elizabeth i rs jCl f Wednesday, September 10, 1969 2B pricing in addition to the 5.97 below 1? INSURANCE; r,4CN 339 7737 Manage- non-prof- it - gramming activities and the data processing activities. Anderson joined Safeco in 1953 as an underwriter and has held positions as branch admin istrative manager, branch sales manager, diviRichard L. Anderson, who sion personnel manager, divigraduated from the Stevens -- sion administrative manager Henager Business College in , and manager of the home ofSait Lake, will be responsible fice internal audit departfor both the systems and pro ment. WASH. SEATTLE, Safe- co Corp., a Seattle-basefirm, has announced the promotion of a former Utah man to manager of home office data processing. d Marketing Director R. Kay Fengtzen, former director of promotion and sales development for KSL Radio, has been appointed of director developmental American for marketing Western Life Isnurance Co. d dent of the Salt Lake insurance firm, who said that Bengtzen will assume direction of advertising, public relations and market Making the announcement was Lynn C. Broadbent, presi is a 1967 graduate of the University of Utah. City-base- development. A native of Salt Lake, Beng-stze- n Appliance Prices Up, Or Going Up EASTMAN AND COMPANY Office Life Former Utahn Promoted builders. HATCH The ment Association is a volunorganization tary, through which life insurance companies improve company management. NEW YOPJC (AP) - Gener- al Electric Co. said it plans a 3 per cent increase in wholesale prices on most major appliances this fall when it introduces its 1970 lines. And Admiral Corp. said it has raised by one to two per cent the prices on its 1970 lines of refrigerators, freezers, room air conditioners and electric ranges. The Westinghouse Corp. said it was studying the price hikes, but the Whirlpool division of fiie RCA Corp. said it planned no immediate price increases. G. E. said its hikes will ; la- - elude home laundry freezers and FREE Booklet dec-tri- c machines, ranges, but that no price increases were planned at this time on television sets or room air conditioners. COMPUTER CAREERS , The company already this I summer introduced one 1970 ' model air conditioner at a higher price than the one it : replaced and later raised prices on other existing room units and central air conditioning equipment by some 5 per cent. -- But the price structure of TV sets is under review, G.E. Any trading stamp represents a cost of doing business for a food store. But some stamp plans cost more than others.' The cost of Gold Strike Stamps to grocers is among the lowest in the country. The highest price anv grocer in this area pays for Gold Strike Stamps is only 1,7. Is the cost of these stamps passed along to you? Many grocers report they are able to make up all or part of the cost from the extra volume of business the stamps bring. Your grocer gives Gold Strike Stamps because he knows he will get more business. Its that simple. added. A 1965 U.S. Department of Labor Motorola Inc. said it had raised the marjfacturers suggested price on its Quasar Color console TV set Report bears this out. After studying the effects trading stamps might have on the consumer price index over a period, the department concluded that any effect was so slight that it did not merit inclusion in the Indexs consideration. 15-ye- 23-in- by $20. Syl vania Entertainment Products said it Is studying the possibility of price increases in its TV sets. ar ' Electric and Admiral said the higher prices were necessary because of rapidly increasing General Dont he fooled by people who tell you your food bill can he lowered from 5 -- 15 or more if they take away your Gold Strike Stamps. Your own good sense tells this cant be true, when the highest price a grocer pays is only 1.7 to begin with. VS. Bureau of Labor Statistic!, Division of Price and Index Nun her Research, TRADING STAMPS AND THE CPI" costs. 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