Evening star., 1943-09-02
Meat
Continued From First Paee.)

butter as we'll as a seasonal decline
in production.
The ration value of rib and sirloir
steaks and roasts were reduced one
point a pound each, likewise the
cost of lamb and mutton chops anc
roasts were reduced a point pound
Values of fresh pork, steaks anc
chops were cut from six points 8
pound to four. Bacon also was re.
duced two points pound. A number
OF Items on the list of variety meats
were also reduced. In fact the onl,
meat item which was. increased ir
ration cost was veal sweetbreads
raised from six to eight points q
pound.
Canned Fish Products on List,
OPA placed on the ration list TO,
the first time canned fish products
which contain more than 20 per cent
OF rationed fish. Such items a.
sandwich spreads and fish pastes
were given value of II points a
pound.
The new ration values of meat in
which changes were made follow
Rib steak, II points; sirloin steak
IL points; rib roasts, 9 and 1C
points. depending on the size of the
cut; loin lamb and mutton CHOPS 9
points; rib chops, 6 points; shoulder
chops, 6 points; leg or sirloin lamb
or mutton roasts, points; sliced
bacon, 6 points.
The further increase in point
value OF creamery butter" OPA said
is necessary because purchases
near butter producing areas have
been so large at a 10-point value
that shortages have developed in
other parts of the country. In addi-
tion, butter production in August
fell per cent below previous esti-
mates. Moreover, the rate of de-
cline is steadily increasing"
OPA declared that lamb produc.
ton has been running above earlier
estimates, and the period of peak
production is now being entered
Civilian supply of pork in Septembe,
Is expected to be about 13 per cent
above August and per cent above
July.
Beef Peak After October 1.
Officials added, however, that the
amount OF beef in retail stores which
will be available for civilian Use
IN September is estimated to be only
slightly greater than in August
Beef production normally does not
reach a seasonal peak until after
October l.
changes were made by OPA in q
items on the official table for proc
essed foods. Of these 13 types were
raised in point value, while 8 were
lowered.
Canned fruits-especially cram
berries, peaches, apples and pears
have been going off dealers shelves
too rapidly, OPA said, and new
packs of these items are running be-
low the figures of year ago"
1t fixed the ration value of No. 2
1arge) size canned apples at 10
points, an increase of 8; 1907
cranberries at 10 points, up 2; No
2l2 peaches at 81 points, up 4, and
No. 2l2 pears at 81 points, up s.
The following frozen foods were
raised three points in value (average
PACKAGES All fruits and berries. all
styles of green or wax beans, lima
beans, corn, peas and spinach.
Frozen foods were upped in ra-
ton value because the demand still
is much larger than the supply
though the productive capacity OF
the industry has been increased SO
per cent over last year.
Canned Vegetables Lowered.
A number of items in the canned
vegetable category were lowered in
value common size cam: Fresh
shelled beans and blackeye peas
were reduced from II to 10 points;
green or waXed beans were cut a
similar amount; soybeans were re-
duced from IL to points; beets
from 10 to 8 points; carrots from 10
to 8; tomatoes from "a to 81 points.
Values of baked beans and pork and
beans were raised from IS to 1s
points, while canned pumpkin and
squash was increased from 19 to 81
points.
Consumers we're given a break in
dried beans. peas and lentils which
were reduced in value, the beans
from four to two points a pound
and peas and lentils from four to
one point pound
Items returned to the ration list
include dried prunes, raisins and
currants, which were given a value
Of four points pound.
Push Fresh Fruits.
OPA said point values of fruits
were raised in the effort to divert
consumer purchases to fresh fruits
SeaSonable at this time.
Ration value of dried beans and
peas were cut because of greatly
increased production and a CORE
spending increase in the ALLEGATION
to civilians.
Home processed foods were car.
ried on the ration table at eight
points per quart, or point value OF
the item shown elsewhere on the
chart, whichever is lower"
Blue stamps U, V and w, from
war ration book 2, became valic
yesterday and will remain in ust
The WAS action lifting mea
quotas until October 81 required
however, that Federally inspected
slaughterers set aside 40 per cent o
their weekly beef production for wa
forces and war essential output.
In Chicago the Livestock and Mea