Show ceiling prices set on nylon hosiery in an effort to clarity clarify the situation with respect to ceiling prices of nylon hose the war price rationing board has made available the following for information on ceiling prices of all nylon hose pt retail brieg 2nd and ulars circular knit hosiery all types full fashioned hosiery 48 gauge and lower nylon leg all nylon 51 and 54 gauge ga uge 30 beniers deniers and coarser nylon leg all nylon finer than 30 deniers beniers nylon leg it BU all nylon 1170 57 gauge and higher nylon leg all nylon it was also urged that consumers clip out this information and carry it with them when they go to shop for nylon hose attention was also called to the fact that retail price ceilings apply to specific grades and types of nylon hose instead of paying or tor for just any pair of nylon hose most of them will now be priced at or less the highest price for the best grade of all nylon hose is it Is stated whereas some stores do not have nylon hose for sale it was pointed out th that at the 0 P A has found a number of wholesalers and retailers with large stocks they were holding for christmas trade tra deIt it was pointed out further that while nylon hose are not as important in the cost of living as aa some items the office of price administration has taken this drastic action in order to stop short the situation situa tilon which was rapidly becoming a black market on that merchandise the black market was developing ve around the fact that whereas the 0 P A set ceilings on nylon hose some time ago they were not dollar and cents bellin ceilings gs on the retail level and some unscrupulous persons in the trade were attempting to profiteer by upgrading grading g their hose and selling them above legitimate ceiling prices mr henderson has stated that this action taken in the case of nylon hose will serve notice on people pe ople who wish vish to profiteer on wartime shortages the 0 P A will MO move ve drastically to curtail such blach I 1 market activities even it if it means a loss to some sellers the items at prices above the wholesale beill belling ng prices hoping in turn to sell at unreason unreasonable a ble prices to the ultimate pon consumer sumer it was pointed out also that any seller who asks more than the price set by the 0 P A should be reported attention was also called to the fact that any overcharge in violation of this or any other 0 P A regulation Is ground for the shopper to I 1 bring civil suit to recover from the seller three times the amount of the overcharge or 50 whichever Is greater plus court costs and lawyer fees |