| Show i J DABS ONS ON'S 1 j t AUTHENTIC i fi IS Buying H e Needs Not for or quite a long time tim have I discussed the best time tim of year to buy foods fuels and other oilier household ties lies Yet there is a best time tim to buy buy each item Hem and you may mar save considerable money moncy money mon mon- ey cy if iC you ou know when it is particularly if you are arc responsible responsible resson sible for a large health healthy fam fam- ily FREEZING UNITS The biggest part of the thc Camil fam Cam il ily By budget goes for food so that should get the most at at- Food expenditures for forthe forthe forthe the average family heavily emphasize meat Of OC course you ou cannot get really big sayings savings say sav ings unless you have a freezer freez freez- er of or considerable capacity so I heartily recommend your buying burying one if it you ou have not yet done so OTHERWISE ISE you can ean rent renta a unit in a public freezing storehouse although that is no so cheap in nu the long run ran rant jo r l' t so so convenient as it is to your own An generator is probably a ad good d idea too loo to protect your food in the thc event of or a public power failure First let us take a look at seasonal trends in meat and poultry prices The best time timeto to buy is usually during November November November No No- vember and December when of cattle and chickens are seasonally very heavy TIlE THE BIG influx of supplies at this time forces price concessions concessions con con- cessions at retail counters However if you want the finest finest fin fin- est cst grades of heavy steer beef I advise you ou to wait until late winter or even en early spring The best cuts can usually be bought then at the lowest prices WHOLESALE PRICES In the thc past few years there has been an an increase in discount discount discount dis count outlets you can buy meat and poultry at any my anytime anytime time of oC the year car considerably below the retail level Practically Practically Practically every large city or community has at least one such dealer CUTS OF pork lamb Jamb and beef are packaged in marked I plastic containers so that youcan youcan you youcan can easily see what you Ou have in your freezer Poultry sc sec sections lions can also be bc bought pack pack- packaged packaged packaged aged separately and they are clearl clearly labeled I Along with the sale of oC free ing units today there are arc ol olten oCten often of- of ten food food buying buying programs that tha will arrange to keep your you our I freezer stocked at prices well below the Ule prevailing retail rate Some of oC these systems system arc are genuine savers cost-savers especially cs es- if your family is large lal-gc but be careful not to get tied up with a night fly outfit if you ou go in for tor such a al l program PERSONALLY under most conditions I would prefer to todo todo todo do my own buying taking ad ad- advantage advantage vantage of seasonal bargains DAIRY PRODUCTS EGGS The heaviest laying season for or hens is still March 1 April and Ia 1 May This means that egg prices are arc at their seasonal low ow point usually during the spring pring Readers should also note that spring eggs arc are the most successfully stored PRICES of oC dairy products generally arc are closely related to o the milk flow which reaches reach- reach I es cs s its seasonal l high gh about June If II you ou arc are interested in storing dairy products the best est buys in butter can normally norm- norm ally aIly lly be expected in June or July uly Cheese buying opportunities arc re delayed because of oC the thelong thelong long ong curing period November November Novem- Novem ber er seems about the best time for or this commodity FUELS In fuels seasonal factors also pIa play an important part partin in terms of or prices If II you ou are heating with coal you will save money by taking advantage advantage advantage tage of or summer reductions Heating oils and kerosene are usually cheapest during the summer because of or mounting refiners' refiners stocks low demand and intensive o 0 n. n Gasoline prices generally dip lowest in mid midwinter JOT DOWN the best seasonal season season- al al buying time for a few other items terns canned peas June canned corn July canned tomatoes tomatoes tomatoes to to- matoes August canned salmon salmon salmon sal sal- mon usually August and September Sep Sep- ember dry beans Novem- Novem November ber er and December potatoes late ate fall rice and flour August August August Aug Aug- or September lard December December December De De- cember citrus fruits January or early carly February furniture during luring February sales furs August and soft sort goods at January white sales But most important of or all Study the advertisements in your local newspapers I wish every high school would have havea a compulsory course on Studying Studying Studying Stud ying Newspaper Ads |
