Evening star., 1942-07-25
10 10 25% Increase
In Canned Fruit and
Berry Prices Looms
OPA Permits Cunners
To Add Extro Costs
For lo42 Crop

Housewives may expect by late
summer and fall an increase OF 10
to as per cent In prices Of canned
fruits and berries a. . result OF the
Once Of Price Administration de-
cision to allow Gamers to break
through price ceilings placed on the
goods, the National Gamers As
sociat1on stated today.
OPA announced yesterday . for
mula by which Gamers may pass
on their actual increased labor and
raw material costs on the 1912 PACK
of fruits and berries. The regula-
tion provides relief to the canner
through Is to Is per cent increases
In his ceiling prices.
Price Administrator Henderson
announced several weeks ago 1t
would be necessary to grant relief
to Gamers, In making public the
f,rst imminent break in the OPA
price ceilings for cost Of living items.
wholesalers and retailers Will be
provided relief within the next
fortnight. This action probably
will lift the wholesale and retaii
prices Of the canned goods from ~
to as per cent.
Since Gamers must purchase 70
ner cent of raw materials In this
wears crop before determining the
price. the first increases IN retan
prices probably will not be passed
IN to the consumer for another
month or six weeks, the Gamers Az
ISOLATION said.
Mr. Henderson ruled that advance
deliveries In March Of small num-
her Of units under . firm commit
ment calling for later deliveries at
the same price may be used IN
establishing the ceiling price under
OPA general regulations. The ruling
was made In response 70 INQUIRIES
as to whether manufacturers OF sucn
knitted goods As sweaters ana
Knitted outerwear, underwear ana
hosiery under specified conditions
NAV use advance deliveries to estao-
lish their maximum prices.
Streetcar companies will have TO
discover another material to use IN
making tokens, for the War FRO
duction Board ordered that no more
Of the little disks be made from nnc
after September /. The ielder aiD
applies to mill coins used In many
states to collect sales taxes. Zinc IS
commonly used for both tokens ana
tax coins
More than 100 articles which, con-
tain sine are affected by the order.
including andirons, book ends. COS
tune jewelry. houshold and kitchen
appliances. ONCE supplies, toys ana
smokers' supplies.
The tin can salvage campaign.
previously confined to $ larger
metropolitan areas, including Wash
ington, has been extended by WPB
to include 1O4 additional cities. The
extension was made to meet the re-
cent increased estimate OF from
O,Oo0 to 400. 900 tons In defining
plant capacity for the coming year.
To save transportation and time.
Production Chief Nelson issued
directive forbidding Government
agencies engaged In war procure
ment from requiring the weighing
Of materials which would lead to
back -haulng or cross-switching.
Some procurement contracts have
called for weighing by railroad or
warehouse scales, and In some cases
this necessitated q considerable ex-
tra movement of traflc.
Water meter manufacturers may
use up to 60 per cent Of their In
ventory Of parts and material On
hand July /, under an amendment
issued by WPB. The number Of
water meters. however. made from
the inventory may not exceed 121a
per cent OF the number shipped by
a manufacturer during the IL
months ended May 81. The orig
inal order. issued 4 month ago.
sharply restricted the use Of critical
materials in water meters.
In move to tighten the rationing
program, WPB ordered . country
wide inventory of new commercial
motor vehicles. The count viii BE-
taken as Of the close Of business
July 81. It viii cover all types such
as light. medium and heavy TRUCKS.
truck trailers, ambulances, hearses,
station wagons, o6-the-highWay
vehicles, truck and bus chasAB and
vehicles fitted with pickup devices.