| Summary: | 22 ★ VICTORY ★ September 1, 1942 Agent may act for seller in notifying retailers of apparel regulations Trade associations or other agents may act for manufacturers or wholesalers in fulfilling the retail “notification” requirements of four OPA apparel regulations, the OPA announced August 26. Seller held responsible These regulations— No. 153—Women’s, Girls’ and Children’s Outerwear Garments. No. 177—Men’s and Boys’ Tailored Clothing. No. 178—Women’s Fur Garments. No. 208—Staple Work Clothing, require that each manufacturer and wholesaler must enclose with his first shipment to a retailer excerpts from the text of the pertinent regulation so as to aid the retailer in determining his maximum selling prices. OPA officials emphasize that the legal responsibility for providing the required information still rests upon the person delivering the specified garments. ★ ★ ★ Rayon bedspread fabrics placed under MPR 39 Rayon bedspreads fabrics were removed from the scope of the rayon grey goods schedule and placed under the regulation applying to woven decorative fabrics by two amendments issued simultaneously August 25 by the OPA. Through Amendment No. 2 to Maximum Price Regulation No. 39—Woven Decorative Fabrics—the coverage of the regulation is extended to include rayon bedspread fabrics, which are yarn-dyed and loom-finished. This action is due to the fact that such rayon bedspread fabrics are essentially the same as woven decorative fabrics covered by Regulation 89. ★ ★ ★ Ceilings on “Jell-It” dessert adjusted at wholesale, retail Adjustment of wholesale and retail maximum prices for a gelatin dessert distributed by wholesalers affiliated with the Independent Grocers Alliance Distributing Company, Chicago, Ill., is contained in Order No. 23 under Section 1499.18 (c) of the general maximum price regulation, issued August 24, by Price Administrator Henderson. SUGAR PRICING ALTERNATIVES Price Administrator Henderson, August 25, established a new alternative maximum price of 6Vfe cents a pound for refined sugar sold at retail in 10 North Atlantic Seaboard States. Retailers in this area may use the new e^-cent price, or their March ceiling under which they have been operating previously, whichever is higher. This adjustment will not raise the general level of sugar prices to the consumer, because some 44 percent of the retailers already were selling at 6Y2 cents during March and 50 percent were selling at 7 cents or more at that time.- Retail sugar price ceilings of these 94 percent will not be changed by the new Amendment No. 10 to Supplementary Regulation No. 14, effective August 31. ★ ★ ★ Hospital rations exempt from price restrictions Sales of canned boned chicken and canned boned turkey to the United States Government or any of its agencies August 26, were exempted from price restrictions by the OPA. The action was taken in Amendment No. 6, issued August 26 to Revised Supplementary Regulation No. 4 to the general price regulation. ★ ★ ★ Acutely ill patients assured of sugar rations Hospitals principally engaged in care of persons acutely ill will be able to provide patients the same amounts of sugar used last year, as a result of a change in the sugar rationing regulations announced August 27, by the OPA. Amendment No. 9 to Rationing Order No. 3, effective September 5, authorizes hospitals of that kind to obtain 65 percent of the sugar base they have established for meals and food services, instead of 50 percent as heretofore, starting with the September-October allotment period. Added to this will be the so-called “bonus” allotment, amounting to 25 percent of the base, which will be available to all classes of institutional users for the September-October period. Thus the hospital allotment—65 percent plus the 25 percent “bonus”—will amount to 90 percent of the base for the September-October period. Five dried fruits exempt from GMPR on sales to military, FSCC In order to enable the armed forces and the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation to make purchases of five dried fruits without delay in the packing and production of these commodities, Price Administrator Henderson August 24 removed these articles when sold to the armed forces or the FSCC from the general maximum price regulation. Commodities exempted in Amendment No. 7 to Revised Supplementary Regulation No. 4, effective August 24, 1942, are dried apples, dried apricots, raisins, dried peaches, and dried pears. Large quantities of these commodities will be required for use of the armed forces and for Lend-Lease. A specific maximum price regulation setting prices on these dried fruits is being drafted now. This regulation, when issued, will apply to all subsequent deliveries of such dried fruits under existing contracts, as well as to all subsequent contracts. ★ ★ ★ Dried vegetables for military, U. S., exempt from GMPR Sales and deliveries of dehydrated vegetables to the armed forces and any Government purchasing agency are excluded from provisions of the general maximum price regulation, effective September 2, the OPA announced August 27. The exception is made in Amendment No. 8 to Revised Supplementary Regulation No. 4 under the general maximum price regulation. Demand for dehydrated vegetables in commercial channels is relatively small and the processing of vegetables by dehydration is almost entirely dependent on Government purchases. ★ ★ ★ Peanut loading charge raised The maximum charge for loading peanuts in and out of warehouses operating under contracts with agencies designated by the Agricultural Marketing Association was increased by the OPA August 25 from 50 cents a ton to 75 cents a ton. The adjustment is contained in Amendment No. 9 to Supplementary Regulation No. 14, effective August 31. The amendment makes no change in monthly storage charges.
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