The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-22
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that '"the order unquestionably will
reduce the meat supply" because
grains. left uncontrolled, will
drain into production not I'm
der control"
At the same time the CLIO re-
leased a statement from its presi-
dent, Philip Murray, contending
that ''recontrolling of meats means
very little when livestock and poul-
try feed products are left free OF
controls" Murray announced the
Go will urge the new Decontrol
board to "reinstitute ceilings on all
items which it failed to control"
Porter announced that flour
price ceilings will be raised seven
cents per 100 pounds Friday to re
fleet a higher parity price or
wheat.
He set Sept. 9 as the date for re-
storing retail ceilings on salad and
cooking oils, and Sept. 8 for REIN.
posing ceilings at all levels on soy
beans, flaxseed and ~by-product
feed grains.
Porter renewed his previous
statements that the new meat price
ceilings will be "at or near" the
levels Of those which died June 80.
He explained that increases Oh
some meats probably will be
necessary to meet parity price re
quirements, and emphasized:
Il have been careful to say that
the new ceilings will be at or near
June 80 levels"
The ceilings will be restored on 3
staggered plan which will put them
into effect on livestock Aug. %, at
the packing house Sept. /, al
wholesale levels Sept. 5, and in the
retail butcher shop Sept. 9.
Porter explained that the OPA
and the Agriculture department
decided upon the staggered time
schedule in order to "clcan out
o~ver-ceiling meat" which dealers
have on hand.
Pledging vigorous efforts to en-
force the ceilings, Porter said:
I'VE will have twice as many in
vestigators on meat as we ever had
before. We will hit a level of 800
investigators in September-easily
double the previous number"
Bread ceilings, recently increas-
ed by one cent a loaf, will be cut
by the same amount as soon as re-
strictions on the milling of flour
have been lifted by the Agriculture
department, Porter said. He had no
information on when these restric-
tons may be removed.
Asked whether OPA plans to re-
move ceilings on flour, Porter said
controls will remain in effect as
long as the curb on milling of
wheat does.
AS for the boards order that
dairy products and most grains re-
main uncontrolled, Porter com
mented:
Il would have to be less than
candid if l did not express disap-
pointmeat that the board was I'M
able to find a basis for recontrol
of dairy products.
However, the board had no al
tentative, since it did not find that
prices on these products had risen
uareasonably."
Porter was asked whether OPA
plans to keep a sharp eye on dairy
product prices.
Indeed we do" he replied. 81
expect we will be in trouble on the
dairy situation this fall.
cts hard to catch a horse afte-
he's out of the barn door, but ]
expect We'll have to lasso him.
A reporter inquired whether Port
er wanted to make it a COW, in
stead of a horse.
yes" Porter said, you'd bet
ter make it a cow"
Here are dates when price cell
i1gs will be restored on fats and
oils:
Tank oils, crude and refined,
August %; Consumer products,
such as salad oils and mayonnaise,
at manufacturing levels, August 30;
non-manufacturing distributors OF
end products, September 4.