Show Prices of Meals r eals Set By Rationing Board Boar I Authority to control control prices of meals Ii 11 1 in commercial eating places based on prices charged during the tho period April 4 thru April 10 was issued this this' week weel to regional OPA offices es for tho the first time it was stated by the local war ar price and ration ration- rationing rationIng rationing ing board All restaurants cafeterias hotels and other eating and drinking establish establish- establishments establishments establishments ments in the tho area must file me with the tIle local board by May 1 copies of menus or price lists showing prices charged during tho the base period April 4 to Aril Ap I 1 10 1 Tho The board also called attention to ae ne c 14 to 50 per cent point value is for sausage including bologna pork sausage scrapple chitterlings pork neck and backbones which became ef ef- effective tC this week The reason for tho the reduction in point values of these com com- commodities commodities commodities is the slow blow rate at which some I of ot them have havo been moving mo from but butchers butchers' butt to chers' chers shelves i Farmers who sell butter lard or any other food rationed under the meats and fats program to retailers llers and restaurants restaurants' reminded that they must collect ration points for all such sales since April 11 Just as ns they have been collect collect- lug fug points for sales to consumers since I tho the rationing program went into effect March 29 j I n Consumers as well as ns retailers who buy from farmers surrender stamps at I current point values Just as they do dowhen dowhen dowhen when they buy from any other source I tho the chairman emphasized Eight points r I Iper per pound for butter and 5 points per pound for lard sold in units of less than I five pounds must be surrendered Where I 4 tho the unit of sale Is greater than five five e t pounds the Hie trade point value of 79 points per pound for butter and 4 I points per pound for lard will apply In their statement tho the local board also Called attention to an extension for an I Indefinite period of price regulation No which froze the farm price of milk at January 1943 levels The Tho orde which would otherwise have expired on oil I April 9 is designed to stabilize the pries pric of milk at the source In important price actions recently taken t len by b tho OPA packers maximum prices for the tho 1943 pack pad of peas toma toma- tomatoes tomatoes tomatoes toes corn and beans were set on a per dozen basis the tho I said As a II result of these the tho cost co t of r canned goods to the Consumer will re remain re- re remain main substantially subs at present levels I though the tho farmers raising the product will get a higher price for the raw pro pro- produce produce duce duco because of ot the Department of Agri Agri- Agricultures Agricultures cultures support price program 1 |