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title: New ceiling price lists are here!
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/new-ceiling-price-lists-are-here-opa-1944/
description: White-on-navy store poster with a drawing of three official price sheets (community ceiling prices, beef, veal, lamb and mutton.
section: Collection
---

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# New ceiling price lists are here!

White-on-navy store poster with a drawing of three official price sheets (community ceiling prices, beef, veal, lamb and mutton, pork cuts) above the line Ask to see our copies and a shopper's instruction to check selling prices against ceiling prices. The technique is faint; displaying the agency's own forms lends official standing to the request.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
NEW CEILING PRICE
LISTS ARE HERE!
OPA COMMUNITY CEILING PRICES
ISSUED BY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA—OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION
Any Town District Office in Region 0, Un[illegible]
CEILING PRICES FOR GROUPS 0 and 0 STORES
BARRON, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, A[illegible]
TO RETAILERS: Every store in Groups O and O must place this poster and all amendments as to be plainly visible to and easily read by customers. Prices for another Group or for items not handled may be marked out.
TO CUSTOMERS: This poster does not contain all items under Price Control. These prices are subject to change by the OPA. Consult the Price [illegible]
RETAIL CEILING PRICES FOR BEEF VEAL, LAMB and MUTTON
ZONE 1
FRESH CURED FROZEN
RETAIL CEILING PRICES for PORK CUTS - - - Zone 1
SMOKED HAMS
FRESH PICNICS
[further small print of the sample price sheets is illegible]
Ask to see our copies
WE WILL EXPLAIN
HOW YOU CAN USE
THEM....and how you
can get copies of the lists
for use at home.
CHECK SELLING PRICES WITH CEILING PRICES WHEN YOU SHOP
OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
[imprint: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944-O-574250]
```

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