Evening star., 1945-08-02


ington enjoys CD the dubious dis.
tinction of having been one of tn,
most meat-shy cities in the country
during the month of July, ther,
seems to be a brightness on the
horizon for August and possibly q
while thereafter. The armed forces
and Government buyers have Gu,
their requirements somewhat, there
by releasing little more beef, lamb
and veal for civilian needs. There
will also be 10 per cent more utility
grade beef available than In the past
few months. This is, of course, the
overall picture, and 1t remains to be
seen how the Washington distribu-
ton setup works out.
For this week, anyway, most mar
kets report an almost adequate sup
ply OF beef on hand and little more
veal and lamb than they had to offer
last week. There is not much
change In the pork lineup, although
we have seen bit more Canadian
type bacon in various stores than
has been the case for some time. A
number Of luncheon meats and sun
dries should also be obtainable. A
much prettier picture than a month
or SO ago, isn't it? That is, II you
have the points!
Chickens continue very scarce.
However, it is good news that Secre-
tary Of Agriculture Anderson has
announced that canned chicken and
chicken products may be produced
for civilians for the period from
August to October /. Thus we may
hope to see some of those old stand
bys, such as chicken soup, chicken a
la king. chicken dinners and so on
on our grocers' shelves next winter.
Eggs are still scarce and selling at
ceiling.
More good news lies in the fact
that not only has there been an
nouncement of temporary increase
In the amount of real cheddar
cheese to be allocated to civilian
markets-but great 70-pound wheels
Of 1t are actually here in Washing
ton right now. This means more
cheese can pinch-hit for meats and
other protein foods, and to real
cheese lovers the processed Amer
lean cheese has been but a poor sub
stitute for the real cheddar. There's
some Swiss-type cheese about, too,
along with plenty of cottage and
cream cheese. In the fancier markets
one finds baby Goudas, Camem-
bert, blue and similar "perishable"
cheeses. And, of course, there Is the
American-processed cheese we men,
toned, in 5-pound loaves or sliced
for you
Fish have weathered the recent
storms better than had been anti
cipated, and dealers expect adquate
supplies Of scale fish for the week
end. Best buys will include croakers,
spots, porgies, butterfish, trout and
Boston mackerel. There will be some
fllleted fish, such as perch, haddock,
cod and whiting, and a few fioun-
ders, rock and bluesh are expected
in some markets. Grab meat is plen-
tiful, but very high, and none too
carefully picked; few, If any, shrimp
or lobster will be on hand. One or
two of the larger fish markets had
some fresh swordfish the beginning
of the week, but did not know
whether they would receive further
supplies, as this is one of the big
fish liked for the armed forces.
Produce quality is about the same
as last week, as weather and trans
portation difficulties have not i'm
proved. A few excellent peas from
Idaho have been coming to market
and there are good quality snap
beans, corn, squash, celery, green
peppers, eggplant and yellow onions.
Tomatoes are only fair, due to the
rains, and green's, with the excep-
tion Of Savoy spinach from Colo
rado, have been very poor. There
are some lima beans about, and
new shipment of pretty good broc-
coll has been received. All salad