Show OPA establishes J ceiling prices J in two important price orders OPA this week established dollars and cents ceiling prices on beef veal lamb and mutton at retail and aej placed price ceilings on used trucks for the first time according to leland W redd chairman of the san juan county war price and rationing board the retail meat price order which also requires that meat be sold according to grade coming as it does on the heels of the pork ceiling price order border last week completes complete OPAs retail meat price program to protect consumers and at the same time deal a f fatal atal blow to meat black markets the chairman said retail sales above ceiling prices are the most obvious identifying mark of a black blac k market according to the regulation which beco becomes mes effective april 15 retail butchers may not charge more f for or the cuts of beef veal lamb and mutton in five officially fici ally established grades of beef and veal four grades of lamb and three grades of mutton than the ceiling prices named on the official OPA price charts which must be posted in the store As in the case of the pork ceiling price order the new regulation sets one price for independent stores doing an annual volume volum e of business under and another one cent to three cents lower for all other stores following are prices of typical popular 12 grade A cuts of meat leg of lamb 42 or per lb ib veal cutlet 52 or per lb ib porterhouse steak 62 or a lb ib hamburger Hamburg br 32 or per pound in the other price regulation cited by the chairman ceilings ceiling s are placed on prices of used trucks according to the regul regulation a tion a used truck maj may not be sold for more than a specified percentage of its sale price when new the percentage allowed depending on the a age e of the truck for trucks sold on an asis as is basis without guarantee guar anlee these percentages range from 90 P of the original sale price for trucks less than six months old to 53 jor for trucks 30 to 36 months old and 2670 26 for trucks more than n 72 months old in order to encourage dealers to recondition old trucks and make them available for foi ase premi premium uyi prices above the asis as is ceilings may be charged where the truck is guaranteed for au days or 1000 continued on page 8 OPA establishes 0 continued from page 1 miles in this case 5 may be i added plus the cost of pat ts labor and material used in the reconditioning tio ning even when this is done however certain percentages of the original sale price may robbe rot he exceeded these percentages known as absolute ceilings range from 97 for a truck six months old or less to 75 for one 30 to 36 months old and 68 7 for one more than 60 months old gilt it is expected that two purposes p oses will be achieved by the used truck price ceilings the local board chairman said activities of speculators who have been boosting prices in some instances instance to over of their normal value will be stopped and the order will result in the release of many used vehicles that have been withheld from sale in anticipation of exorbitant prices and an |