Evening star., 1951-01-27


paragraphs (b) and Co because
you made no customary purchase
during the base period, then you
shall use the highest price you
paid during the most recent five
week period prior to the base
period in which you conducted
your customary purchasing ac-
tivities.
Parity Adjustments Method.
! (e) Method for computing
parity" adjustments where prices
have been based customarily on
commodity exchange quotations.
In case any of the above Listed
commodities or commodities proc
essed from them are traded reg
ularly upon a commodity exchange
operating under the jurisdiction
of the Commodity Exchange Au-
thority or the sugar exchanges,
and if it has been both your own
practice and the general practice
of your industry to figure selling
prices on the basis of commodity
exchange quotations, the increase
per unit you are entitled to add
under paragraphs CD and (c)
shall be the difference in dollars
and cents between Cd the quo
tation on which you based your
ceiling price under this regula-
ton and (2) the comparable cur
rent quotation.
(f) Notice of parity" adjust
ment increases. If you are a per-
son buying a commodity from its
fproducer. or you are the professor
of the commodity, you may not
increase your ceiling price for such
commodity until you first notify
the director of price stabilization
Washington, Is, D. c., by regis
tered mail giving the following in
formation:
% Your existing ceiling price
and the description of the COM
modify;
(2) The highest price you paid
for a customary purchase Cor,
gif applicable, the commodity ex-
change quotation) of the pertinent
commodity during the base period
or if you have previously in
creased your price, then the price
on which you based your existing
ceiling price;
90 The new costs or commod-
ity exchange quotations, which
ever are applicable;
"a The increased ceiling price
I In the case of increased cost
of ingredients, furnish the figures
substantiating the conversion Of
your increase in cost to the in
crease in the ceiling price of the
commodity.
(g) Effect of notification o.
parity" adjustment. On mail
ing the notification required il
paragraph Cd above, you may
charge the new ceiling price. If
in the judgment of the director
of price stabilization, the increase
is deemed unreasonable, exces-
sive or otherwise improper. he
may disapprove the price and re-
store the old ceiling price or estab-
lish a new ceiling price and may
apply it retroactively.
Price Line Limitations.
Section l3. Highest price line
limitation for manufacturers OF
wearing apparel and consumer
durable goods.
(A) Manufacturers with base
period sales. If you manufacture
certain wearing apparel or con-
sumer goods falling within list
of categories which will be issued
shortly you may not, after the ef-
rective date prescribed in the sup
Elementary order. sell COM
modify in any such category at a
price higher than your ceiling
price determined under Section 8
for commodity in that category.
Example. Your base period CELL
ing prices for women's rayon
dresses were $5.75, $6.75 and $8.75.
You will not be permitted to sell
any women's dresses at price in
excess of $875.
OBJ Manufacturers without base
period sales. If you did not de-
liver during the base period, or Of
fer in writing for delivery during
the base period, any commodity
in a particular category listed,
you must apply to the director of
price stabilization, Washington
25, D. c., for a highest price line
limitation for the category which
you wish to sell.
Section IA. Exemptions and ex-
ceptions. This regulation does not
apply to the following:
(A) Prices or rentals for real
property;
(B) Rates or fees charged for
professional services;
Co Prices or rentals for:
Cd Materials furnished for pub
lication by any press association
or feature service:
CD Books, magazines. motion
pictures, periodicals or news
papers, other than as waste or
scrap;
Cd Rates charged by any per-
son in the business of operating
or publishing a newspaper. peri
odical, or magazine, or operating
radio -broadcasting or television
station, motion picture or other
theater enterprise, or outdoor ad-
vertising facilities;
(E) Rates charged by any per-
son in the business of selling or
underwriting insurance:
(F) Rates charged by any COM