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Show BEEF PRICES ARE ; FIXED BY BOARD WASHINGTON, April 23. Maxi I I mum prices to be allowed in May on purchases of beef for America's fight-Ing fight-Ing forces and the allies were announced an-nounced last night by the army, navy and marine corps. While the government govern-ment controls beef prices only to the extent of saying what it will pay, the I purchases under government direction j are so enormous that the maximum j figures now fixed axe expected to go far toward stabilizing prices to the do-1 mestic consumer. The plan is to continue alloting government gov-ernment and allied contracts among the packers at prices based upon pre- ailing livestock markets, provided they are not higher than tho stated maximum. On the other hand. If there should be a drop in the market and no agreement on prices has been reached in the meantime the federal trade commission will be called upon to as- irT"l fcr - |