Show RATION NEWS items worth reading froin tile the office of ili urlce ice adm slaughterers Slaughter ers who handle more than pounds of 0 meat in an all accountable month may pay tile following prices to ranchers and farmers for their cattle choice grade 1550 to 1700 a hundredweight good grade 1425 to 1575 commercial grade 11 50 to 1300 utility grade to 1100 cutters and canners to and bologna bulls to for prices paid by slaught ebers handling less than pounds contact the OPA district office salt lake city or your local war price and ra dioning board prices quoted are t f 0 b north salt lake and ogden all firewood sold by the farmers after february 13 has been given ceiling prices by the OPA the prices are set at the highest charged tor fol the same type of wood 0 d in ili march 1942 those who di do did not sell in that period will have their prices determined by the OPA where specific area ceiling prices have been issued issue d by the OPA those prices will be applied the new action lias has been taken to bring excessive prices back to base period levels and prevent future overcharges over charges housewives of salt lake city cannot complain of a meat shortage t I 1 according to figures released by the bureau of labor statistics while thirty four per cent of independent stores in large cities were without beef of any kind in january salt lake reports indicate that beet beef of 0 some quality and kind was available in that city pork loins and hams were also on sale in two thirds of the stores while in new york only one halt half of the stores had either and only 26 25 per cent ot of tile tho san francisco stores had either salt lake housewives found butter in all stores although they were sometimes limited to one or two quarters while new england housewives i continued on page tour four RATION NEWS continued from page one found only halt the stores with butter special gasoline rations to aid in re employment of discharged war veterans ete ians and displaced civilian workers were provided for by the OPA these rations will be allowed to those who must use a passenger car to travel to a job interview arranged for them by tho the united states E employment m service a county agricultural agent the ila Kall tread road retirement board aboard agricultural E extension labor office or by union designated by the to recruit labor the amount of mileage which will be allowed is limited to miles in any 30 day period arid and it must be shown show that there are no adequate alternative means of transportation poi por tation A veteran or war worker applying to his local war price and rationing b board 0 a r d must present a referral card oo ob aind aln d from the agencies listed above aboe the regulation goes into effect february 17 alarca 1 is the last day gas allne dealers or distributors may apply for a ballout ball out for any decrease in storage capacity before december 4 the same deadline will apply to those filing applications tor for replenish replenishment men t ot of shortages more than three and a halt half months old the bail ballout t procedure applies to unwitting butting acceptance ot of counterfeit r invalid or or unendorsed bed coupons applications must be accompanied by evidence that dealer or distributor did no not t know of the time limit on making applications |