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...conclusion that the meat industry was putting profits before patriotism. But in Chicago, the A.F.L. Meat Cutters' union put the blame squarely on price controls. The union made it clear that the packers could not sell the beef because they could not buy it on the hoof without losing money. "It is better to scrap all meat controls," warned the union, "than to precipitate a meat shortage, black markets and industry unemployment...
Steaks on the Hoof. The paradox is that the U.S. is short of meat when it has more beef on the hoof than ever before in its history. By year's end, there will be an estimated 90 million cattle on the ranges v. 1945's alltime peak of 85,573,000. Yet, because of OPS snarls, 10% fewer cattle are now being slaughtered than last year. And despite record meat prices, packers, who traditionally make only 1? on every $1 of sales, can hardly break even (Armour lost $1,600,000 in its latest quarter...
...Barcelona streetcar company announced a 40% fare rise from 50 to 70 centimes. Students and workers were furious. As D-day for the fare rise (March i) approached, protest posters appeared on walls, chain letters floated through the mails: "Be a good citizen, show your courage. Starting March i, hoof it to work." Kids chanted in the streets: "If you want your morning jolly, stay away from the trolley...
...controlled) and the control ceilings under which they must sell processed meat. Di Salle promised to put his enforcement staff to work on the chiseling packers, and one OPS official hopefully guessed that "it won't be many days" until the freeze is extended to livestock on the hoof...
...Hoof. In El Paso, Deputy Customs Collector Herman F. Cherry revealed that a surprise inspection at the Juarez bridge turned up: 1) 32 Ibs. of meat inside a spare tire; 2) an 8-lb. beef roast in a woman's purse; 3) a huge, raw, unwrapped round steak being worn as a girdle...