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established herein, irrespective of the nature of the seller or buyer and irrespective of whether the fish livers or viscera are sold through an agent of any kind.

(c) Evasion. (1) The price limitations set forth in this order shall not be evaded, either by direct or indirect methods, in connection with an offer, solicitation, agreement, sale, delivery, purchase or receipt of, or relating to, fish livers or viscera separately or in combination with any other commodity or service, or by way of any commission, service, transportation, container, packaging or other charge, or discount premium or other privilege, or by tying agreement or other understanding, or otherwise.

(2) Specifically, but not exclusively, the following practices are prohibited:

(i) Falsely or incorrectly invoicing fish livers or viscera.

(li) Offering, selling, or delivering fish livers or viscera on condition that the purchaser is required to purchase some other commodity or service.

(iii) Charging, paying, billing, or receiving any consideration for or in connection with any service for which a specific allowance has not been provided in this order.

(d) Records. Every seller and buyer subject to this order, after June 12, 1944, shall keep for inspection by the Office of Price Administration for so long as the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as

amended, remains in effect, accurate
records of each such purchase or sale,
showing the date thereof, the name and
address of the buyer and of the seller, the
price contracted for or received, the
quantity and species of fish livers or
viscera.

(e) Containers. Where it has been the
customary practice at the port of entry
for the buyer to supply the producer
(fisherman) with the cans or other con-
tainers used to transport fish livers or
viscera from the grounds to the port of
entry, such practice may be continued
without a compensating reduction in the
ceiling price.

and

(f) Definitions
explanations.
When used in this order the term:
"Fish livers" means the unspoiled liver
removed from the fish carcass, free from
water, ice, and other foreign material
and separately packed as to species.

"Viscera" means the internal organs of
the fish other than the liver and stomach,
removed from the fish carcass, free from
water, ice, and other foreign material and
separately packed as to species.

(g) Applicability of the General Maximum Price Regulation. All the provisions of the General Maximum Price Regulation not inconsistent with this order shall apply to sales covered by this order.

(h) Maximum prices. The prices set forth below are the maximum prices for fish livers and viscera of the designated

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VITAMIN ADVISORY COMMITTEE FORMED BY OPA

An organization meeting of the newly appointed members of the industry advisory committee representing vitamin feeding oil producers was held in New York recently, the OPA announced on June 2. The following officers were elected:

Chairman--Perc S. Brown, of the

National Oil Products Co.,
Harrison, N. J.

Vice-Chairman--A. H. Mendonca, of
F. E. Booth Company, Inc.,
San Francisco, Calif.

Secretary--J. J. Feldmann, of
White Laboratories, Inc.,
Newark, N. J.

Following the election of officers, the committee discussed problems facing the industry, including shortage of vitamin A, shortage of containers, and problems associated with allocation. The committee considered a request by representatives of the Nutrition Committee of the American Feed Manufacturers' Association to make available straight vitamin A feeding oil in potencies of 3000, 4000, and 5000 USP units per gram.

The industry group decided that an attempt would be made to furnish feed manufacturers with straight vitamin A feeding oil with a potency of 3000 USP units per gram, and arrangements were made to contact the feed manufacturers to find out whether the one potency would fill their needs. Since there is no established maximum price for feeding oil of this type, OPA will set a price if production is begun.

Members of the industry advisory committee, in addition to the officers, are:

P. H. Fish,

Vitamin Oil Producing and Sales Division,
California Packing Corp.,

San Francisco, Calif.

Eben Carroll, Jr.,

Gorton Pew Fisheries Co.,

Gloucester, Mass.

F. J. Mullins,

East Bay Fisheries,
San Francisco, Calif.

Harry McNeilly,

The Borden Vitamin Co.,

Division of the Borden Co.,
New York, N. Y.

Foreign Fishery Trade

GROUNDFISH FILLET IMPORTS APPROACH YEAR'S QUOTA

Imports of fresh or frozen filleted, etc., cod, haddock, hake, pollock, cusk, and rosefish under trade agreements granting reduced tariff rates exceeded four-fifths of the year's quota with less than half of the year completed, the Treasury Department's Bureau of Customs has reported. A release issued June 14 by the Bureau of Customs stated that to June 3, 12,331,047 pounds had been imported. The quota for the calendar year is set at 15 million pounds or 15 percent of the average U. S. consumption for the last 3 years.

CANADIAN INSPECTION OF WHITEFISH TO BE ESTABLISHED

A recent announcement by the Department of Fisheries, Ottawa, Canada, discloses that the Dominion Department of Fisheries and the provincial authorities of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta are planning an inspection service for all Prairie Province whitefish going into export trade. The system is being established to become operative the latter part of 1944.

In preparation, a survey is being made of the area, and inspection regulations are being compiled.

Statistical Summaries

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FRICES

Continuing the decline reflected in previous months' figures, prices of fresh and frozen fish fell about five percent between mid-April and mid-May, according to figures published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. This drop contrasted with a slight fall in wholesale prices of all foods and commodities and a slight gain in retail prices of foods.

The continued decline in fresh and frozen fish prices brought these commodities to a virtual par with prices of a year earlier. Canned pink and red salmon remained slightly in advance of 1943 figures.

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CANNED SARDINES LEAD ITEMS PURCHASED BY WFA IN MAY

The WFA purchased $2,119,000 worth of fishery products in May, according to reports from that agency. Canned sardines and squid were the main items purchased. WFA purchases in May totaled $188,656,000. For the first five months of 1944, $10,821,000 had been spent for fishery products, the bulk of this figure being expended for canned salmon, pilchards, and sardines, and Vitamin A fish-liver oil.

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May landings at Boston, Gloucester, and Portland 72 percent greater than in 1943
New Bedford landings for May 9 percent above 1943

New York receipts gain 10 percent in May

Improved weather helps Gulf shrimp production...

Chicago receipts in May about one third below 1943......

Receipts of fishery products at Seattle show improvement during May ...........

FROZEN FISH TRADE

U. S. holdings of fishery products on June 1 show increase

Mackerel freezings increase 5 million pounds during May

New York holdings continue to increase in May

Boston holdings continue to climb in May

Chicago cold-storage holdings at end of May total 6,954,000 pounds

Canadian cold-storage holdings 12 percent above 1943 on June 1
Canadian freezings in May 21 percent below 1943

CANNED AND CURED FISH TRADE

May California tuna pack shows gains over April and previous year
Few cases of shrimp canned in May

BYPRODUCTS TRADE

FOREIGN FISHERY TRADE

Groundfish fillet imports approach year's quota
Canadian inspection of whitefish to be established

STATISTICAL SUMMARIES

Wholesale and retail prices

Trends of fishery trade

Fishery trade indicators

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Compositor--Jean Zalevsky

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1/ Includes all arrivals as reported by express and rail terminals, and truck receipts as
reported by wholesale dealers including smokers.

2/ Data for individual cities are as of the last Thursday of the month, except those for
Boston which are for the last Wednesday of the month. Data on United States holdings
by various species and by geographical areas are as of the first of the month.

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