Show RATION NEWS items worth reading from the office of price adin hogs weighing up to and including pounds avy kiy now bring the same ceiling price as a 1 3 those of 0 lesser weights 1606 5 per hundredweight bogelen and north salt lake prices OPA announces noun ces hogs over pounds are ara still at 1430 ogden and north salt lake prices improvement in the teed feed supply la Is the most important single factor tor for making the shift in ili the weight at which hogs can command the higher ceiling cel ling last may alay the price was lowered to discourage farmers from using scarce feed to build up heavy weight hogs hog service station operators ope will have to replace leplace any counterfeit out of date or unendorsed gasoline ration coupons with their suppliers before they can obtain gasoline the OPA announces the move Is being made to put another nail into the coffin 0 of dlack black market operators the counterfeit out of date or unendorsed eudor sed coupons will be charged against the stations inventory and any dealer who cameles caie lessl ly accepts loose loope coupons in alo violation lation lalion of 0 the regulation will hereafter be ba sure to suffer buffer a loss of dinv inv centory len antory tory for ills his car carelessness announcement was vaa made by OPA last week that all used or grade III passenger car tires and used industrial type tires have been removed horn from rationing ahe order became effective december 5 of this year new passenger tires made of reclaimed rubber and factory seconds pro classified as grade ill III are aie now reclassified as grade I 1 and must continue to be sold by certificate it was stated A move to protect consumers from meat upgrading up grading la Is being taken by the office of 0 economic stabilization who has delegated authority to enforce and lit iu the action to the OPA the order now requires the grade marks to appear at least every two inches along both sides of the back baci bone and down the outside of the round or hind leg and they must also appear along the belly on each side of 0 the carcass and across the shoulder the plan will protect the consumer against the red market that has resulted from dealers collecting red points and tokens tor for meats which are point tree free housewives should look for the grade stamp on the meat they buy if it 11 Is grade C or D they are not required to give apra up ration points gasoline stamp A 14 good for four gallons of gasoline will become valid december 22 and remain valid until march 21 incle sive according to OPA B 6 anil and C d 6 coupons are valid ard aid are being issued by the war price and rationing boards blue mold damage to the texas crop of lias has resulted in an increase of 10 cents per aa 18 pound bushel for the remainder of december OPA announces the now price will be a bushel of 18 pounds net weight or more f 0 b crystal city texas the basing point the increase complies with a clause 0 of the stabilization extension act which permits increases in price for or any crop disaster shoo shoe dealers will bo be able to sell bell a limited number of obsolete shoes ration tree free arter after getting getling the approval ot of their OPA district office the obsolete shoes must be sold at one dollar a pair or less it II sold bold ration free more afore flashlights will be seen because the U S signal corps has released more than 20 million surplus batteries every one ot of the batteries has a coiling price piles ot of ten cento |