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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1947-01-16, Page 2THE SEAFORTH NEWS THUSRAY, JANUARY 16, 1947 IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT NOTICE Respecting Price- Control The Wartime Prices and Trade Regulations (Order in Council P.C. 8528 of November 1, 1941) established basic period maximum prices for goods and designated services. These regulations were passed under the authority of the War Measures Act and continued in force under the National Emergency Transitional Powers Act, 1945. From time to time these basic maximum prices have been varied or the flied maximum has been suspended in the case of -particular goods and services by Orders issued by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board under the authority of the above Regulations. A few days ago a sub- stantial number of suspensions from price control was announced. it I■ MEI Ell 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 i®31 1 1 1 1 1 1 •111111111111111111111 Summary of I believe it is desirable therefore that a summary should now be published of those goods and services on which a legal maximum price remains in force under the provisions of the Wartime Prices and Trade Regulations so that all citizens may be given an opportunity to inform themselves of the law. The complete price control regulations are contained- in Wartime Prices and Trade Board Order No. 684 which is available to the public at any office of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, and to which reference should be made for exact details. • Minister of Finance. GOODS AND SERVICES REMAJNIN-G SUBJECT TO MAXIMUM PRICES Under Wartime Prices and Trade Board Order No. 684 FOODS • All flours, flour mixes and meals. • Yeast. • Bread, bread rolls, biscuits and bakery products. • Processed cereals, cooked or uncooked, including break- fast cereals. macaroni, ver- micelli, spaghetti. noodles and other alimentary paste products. • Rice. - • Pot and pearl barley. • . Shelled corn, but not in- cluding popping corn. • Dried peas, soya beans, dried beans except lima beans and red kidney beans. • Baking powder. • Starch. • Sugar, sugar cane syrups, corn syrups, grape sugar, glucose. • Edible molasses. • Honey. • Maple products -1946 prod- uction. • Candy, confectionery and caramel. • Tea, coffee, coffee concent- rates, • Cacao beans, cocoa butter. • Cocoa and chocolate and beverage preparations con- taining cocoa or powdered milk. • Soft drinks and soft drink concentrates, except mineral, sparkling or spring waters in their natural form, • Malt, malt extract, malt syrup. • Vinegar. • Black pepper and white pep- per, and substitutes contain- ig black or white pepper. • Butter, • Casein. • Cheddar cheese, processed cheese and cream cheese. • Concentrated milk products of all kinds. • Ice steam. • Preparedsalad dressings; salad and cooking oils, • Salt. • Fresh apples -1946 crop. • Raisins, currants, prunes, dried dates, dehydrated ap- ples. • Tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, tomato pulp, tomato puree, tomato cat- sup, chili sauce, when in hermetically sealed cans or glass. • Canr.ed pork and beans, canned spaghetti and canned soups. • Canned corn, canned peas, canned beans excluding the lima and red kidney varieties. e Canned apricots, canned peaches, canned pears, can- ned cherries caned plums. • Fruits and ables in the two precedina, items when fro e: art ac«::n consumer size • Jam... jell • •malades. • Meat are' -' products, not including game, pet foods, and certain varieties of cooked and canned meats and sandwich spreads. • Sausage casings, animal and artificial. • Live and dressed poultry; poultry products except cer- tain varieties of canned poul- try and canned poultry sand- wich spreads. • Eggs in the shell; eggs frozen or powdered. • Canned salmon, canned sea trout, canned pilchards. • Edible animal and vegetable fats including lards and shortenings. CLOTHING • 'Men's, youths' and boys' suitspants, coats and other clothing except fur coats. • Fabric caps. • Men's, youths' and boys' furnishings, as follows: shirts, collars, blouses, underwear, pyjamas, night shirts and dressing gowns. • Women's, misses', girls', chil- dren's and infants' garments of all kinds (except fur coats) and of any material (except pure silk). • Brassieres and foundation garments. • Women's, misses', girls' and children's accessories as fol- lows: dickies, bibs, halters, neckwear, collars, cuffs and aprons. • Children's and infants' head- wear of all kinds, except. misses' -millinery or hats made from fur felt. • Knitted wear of all kinds for either sex, including under- garments, outer garments, hosiery, stockings, socks and beadwear, but notincluding pure silk garments, silk stock- ings or women's and misses' • Handkerchiefs. • Work clothing, including aprons, for either sex. • Uniforms for either sex. • Sportswear for either sex, but not including bathing suits and bathing caps. • Rubber clothing, rubberized clothing, waterproof, show- erproof and oiled clothing, except specialized industrial. clothing. • Gloves, gauntlets. mitts and mittens of all kinds for either sex, except those designed as specialized sports equipment or for specialized industrial Uses: • Diapers and diaper supports. • Footwear of all kinds and of any material HOUSEHOLD AND OTHER TEXTILES Auto and travelling rugs, awnings, bath mats, bed- spreads, blankets of ail kinds, canvas fronts, card table covers, comforters, curtains, cushion forms, dish cloths, dish towels, drapes, eider- downs, face cloths, ham- mocks, luncheon sets, - mat- tresses of all kinds, napkins, pillows, pillow cases, pillow forms, quilts, sails, sheets (including rubber and plastic coated sheeting), shower cur- tains, silence cloths, sleeping bags, swings, table cloths, tents, throw -overs, towels wash cloths, window blinds, window shades. • Slip covers for furniture; covers for baby carriages, bassinettes, cribs, cushions, mattresses, ironing boards and toilet seats. • Pads for baby baskets, baby carriages, card tables, chairs, ironing boards, mattresses and playpens. • Bags for household use, gar- ment bags, haversacks, dun- nage bags, • Tarpaulins and other pro- tective coverings of canvas. • Scrap fabrics, including used scrap fabrics except wiping rags. • Floor rugs and mats chiefly of cotton. • Table -and shelf oilcloth. DOMESTIC FUELS • Coal, coke and briquettes. • Wood fuels, sawdust and charcoal HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES • Cooking stoves and ranges, but not including rangettes. • Electrical and gas refriger- ators. • Washing machines. • Furnaces, fire -place heaters and other heating equipment except portable electric heat- ers. • Jacket heaters and other water heating equipment. • Plumbing and sanitary equip- ment as follows: (a) All pipe and fittings of a type andsize suitable for installation in domestic heating or water systems. (b) All equipment known commercially as "plumb- ers' brass". (c) Other plumbing and san- itary equipment as fol- lows:— bathtubs, closet bowls, commodes, closet seats and binges, chem- ical closets, closet tanks, household water soften- ers, hou=ehold water storage tanks, lavatories, launary tubs, septic tanks, alaks, shower baths soil pipe and fit- tings. ha.ins. • Domestic -.cr.". 4 n._ch'nes. • Soap and , compounds, MOTOR VEr1Ct::