Show RATION NEWS items worth reading from the office of price adm grocers of utah are aie being honored by a statewide campaign sponsored jointly by the national trade association and the office of price administration A proclamation la by governor herbert B maw set the week november 13 to 20 to open grocer consumer anti inflation week which will continue during dining november and december during the week special window displays banners posters radio programs pio grams and newspaper articles will honor the men who have quietly gone boie their way against all kinds of odds to keep prices in line no small part 0 of the credit tor for keeping utah in a prominent place among the states ranking hi high h in pi price ice compliance goes to the neighborhood grocer it Is largely because of hla compliance that food costs have risen ilsen no more than per cent over the 1036 1936 price as compared with 81 per cent tor for a comparable period or of world war I 1 living costs in salt lake city which Is representative senta tive of the state are now but 12 per cent higher th than they were in september 1942 and but 35 per cent higher than in 1926 normal year at the height of 0 the 1920 inflationary period living costs rose to per cent the truck tractor and implement tire picture very bright blight for the month of november quotas tor for these tires have been cut from last month passenger asp tires however have been increased from for october to tor for november truck track tire quotas tor size or larg er are 1659 against 1735 for october quotas tor for size and larger are against tor for october tractor tire quotas tor for B size ize or smaller are against for october and there are 55 0 of size or larger against 56 tor for october war price and rationing boards will have to exercise the utmost care in the issuance of certificates so chaton tha tonly ly the most essential drivers will wil 1 receive the tires of any type ceiling belling prices for hogs liggs weighing pounds and under has been extended to tn hoga weighing pounds and under the OPA announces the price is 1505 a hundredweight ogden or nor north t h salt aalt lake city hogs weighing over pounds are priced at 1430 a hundredweight ogden or north salt lake city this action effective october 30 was taken because of the greatly improved teed feed picture and because the hog crop for or the current season on of 0 1946 1945 Is below P production ro wholesale and retail levels will not be affected it Is not necessary for farmers to make long distance calls to the district OPA office in salt lake city concerning prices of farm machinery mac hnery prices may be obtained from local war price and rationing boards an accurate and complete rec ord ot of bids and purchases including representative samples of seeds must now be kept by all dealers of legume and grass seeds the OPA announces the now new action will help combat a growing black market among buyers and sellers of these seeds and OPA investigators will be able to establish quickly whether or not false of dockage was made and it prices above the established ceilings were obtained |