BEEF
RATION CUT
Heavy
Military Use the Cause
WASHINGTON D.C.—The Office of Price Administration
(OPA) is preparing its monthly revision of point values for red ration stamps,
and sources suggest an expected slash in the beef ration. Point values are expected
to increase by one or two points per pound, depending on the cut of beef, which
means red coupons will purchase less meat. Several factors have lead to
speculation that large purchases of beef for military uses has dramatically
decreased supply. One of these factors is the recent wavier of governmental
discounts on meat purchases, which indicates the orders have been of such size
that they would be hard to fulfill at the discounted price. The June list of
point values is expected to be released this week. However, the cut in beef
ration will have little affect in many areas as beef has been in short supply
there for some time.
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