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Show Ceiling Prices On Live Cattle Ceiling prices on live cattle January 29, and OPA announces, and calves will go into effect The move was taken to protect the consumer against any increase in-crease in meat prices. An over riding ceiling on live cattle and calves has been established at $18 per hundredweight at Chicago Chi-cago until July 2, when the over ov-er riding celling will be lowered lower-ed to $17.50. An increase of subsidy sub-sidy payments on choice or Grade A A by $1 a hundredweight hundred-weight was ordered by the Defense De-fense Supplies Corporation, and 50 cents on good, or Grade A. cattle, live weight. On July 2, the subsidy payment on Grade A A will be reduced by 50 cents. For further information consult your local war price and rationing ration-ing board of the OPA District office, of-fice, Salt Lake City. |