No fortune teller ever worked harder at squinting into the future. Since OPA died, businessmen and consumers alike have had their eyes glued to the clouded crystal ball. Last week, it seemed to be clearing a little.
Dun & Bradstreet's daily wholesale price index of basic commodities, which had jack-rabbited up for three weeks, finally leveled off at 229.67, then dropped a few points. One of the reasons was the price drop in meat.
Stockmen, fearful that OPA ceilings might come back, poured cattle and pigs into Midwest packing plants. At one time trucks were backed up four miles at Omaha waiting...
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