Show I Price By Pound In New York City supermarkets supermarkets super super- markets and other food retailers retailers retail retail- ers will be required as of Nov 1st to label a variety of products products products prod prod- with the price per pound or quart not just the total I price I THE CITY'S Department of Consumer Affairs seeks to enable enable enable en en- able the average housewife to quickly compare prices of similar items even though the size of packages vary This simplification of pricing is the I first such regulation in behalf I of the shopper in a major US U.S. I city Critics of today's pricing system system system tem have hav long complained that the average housewife cannot I quickly determine the price per pound or per quart of goods in various sized packages some tending to confuse or fool the buyer and critics say intentionally so IF THE New York pilot project project project is well received the same requirement might eventually be applied to packaged foodstuff foodstuff foodstuff food food- stuff in all parts of the coun coun- try Alre Already jy the system applies applies ap ap- ap- ap plies to 1 I A. A I e e vegetables and fruits theres there's no reason why similar pricing should not be I printed on labels of packaged foods I |