Show OPA Meat Retailers Guide Set The importance of meat in the food budget of every family has made it necessary to establish firm both on the prices and on the distribution of meat to 1 consumers during this war Ration Order 16 established the meat rationing Every retail store selling meats must live up to certain requirements in order to price his meats properly and in order to collect the appropriate number of ration t Price The retailer is required to post the pork list and lamb and mutton price list for his group of The most recent list distributed by the office of Price Administration must be displayed by the Price lists must be posted o as to be easily read by the Price lists must be posted every 20 feet along the meat The retailer is required to post the chart of consumer point ues for the current month so that it can be easily read by Marketing of Cut Displayed in Showcases The retailer must mark his selling price for each cut The in addition to the Point Value must clearly show the point value per for the cuts displayed in one of the following a on the item b. on the shelf where the item is The retailer must clearly show the official grade for each cut of meat displayed by the use of a grade tag or Grandes of Retailers not have in their store any wholesale cuts of meat which do not have a grade Grade marks must be left on all retail grades of meat may not be placed in the same tray in the show Each grade of meat in the show case must he designated by the appropriate official grade so that customers can see and read The grades of veal and lamb and Pork is not Ground meat and cubed other than must not be ground in advance of Ground meats on display must be sold as or veal or lamb and the ceiling prices are the prices indicated on the chart for ground ground veal or ground regardless of the grade or cut from which the meat was If the consumer buys any cut of meat and wants it the retailer may charge the ceiling price for that but make no charee for he must grind the meat in a manner so that the customer can observe the Meat cuts are not permitted to be cubed in advance of sales as it would be impossible for the consumers to know if they are getting the cuts of meat de- i sired |