S.I. No. 218/1951 - Oatmeal (Maximum Prices) (No. 2) Order, 1951.

2. References in this Order to selling shall be construed as including references to agreeing or offering to sell or to inviting an offer to buy.

3. In this Order—

(

a

) the expression " flake oatmeal " includes rolled oats ;

(

b

) the word " oatmeal " when used without qualification, includes pinhead oatmeal, plain oatmeal (coarse, medium or fine), groats, oat flour and any other food (except flake oatmeal) of a kind similar to oatmeal (under whatever description sold) which is suitable for human consumption and is derived wholly or mainly from oats.

4. This Order shall not apply to the following proprietary brands of oat products, that is to say :—

(

a

) " Baby John Groats " manufactured and packed by G. H. Darmyth & Company, Limited.

(

b

) " Gordon's Prepared Groats," manufactured and packed by the Lilmar Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

(

c

) " Marshall's Oat Flour," manufactured and packed by Cereals, Ltd.

(

d

) " White's R.S.O. Food," manufactured and packed by White, Tomkins and Courage, Ltd.

(

e

) " Robinson's Patent Groats," packed by J. & J. Colman (Ireland), Ltd.

(

f

) " Groat Flour," manufactured and packed by W. P. & R. Odlum, Ltd.

5. This Order shall apply to flake oatmeal and oatmeal whether sold in containers or otherwise and the prices set out in this Order shall, where the flake oatmeal or oatmeal is sold in a container, include the cost of the container, subject, however, to the provisions of Article 6 (3) hereunder.

6.—(1) The wholesale price at which any commodity mentioned in the second column of Part I of the First Schedule to this Order may be sold shall not exceeed a price calculated at the rate set out opposite such commodity in the third, fourth, fifth or sixth column, whichever is appropriate having regard to the quantity sold, provided that :—

(

a

) when the sale is made by a manufacturer the price shall be deemed to include the cost of delivery ;

(

b

) when the sale is made by a wholesale merchant the price shall be deemed to be an f.o.r. price.

(2) The retail price at which any commodity mentioned in the second column of Part II of the First Schedule to this Order may be sold shall not exceed a price calculated at the rate set out opposite such commodity in the third column, provided that in calculating such price any fraction of a halfpenny shall be regarded as one half-penny.

(3) This Article shall not apply to flake oatmeal or oatmeal to which Article 7 of this Order applies.

7.—(1) No person shall sell flake oatmeal or oatmeal when packed by any person mentioned at any Part of the Second Schedule to this Order under the proprietary brand or brands mentioned opposite such packer's name and contained in any container mentioned in Column (2) of the said Part at a price exceeding the appropriate price set out in columns (3), (4) and (5) of the said Part, provided that :—

(

a

) when the sale is made by a packer the price shall be deemed to include the cost of delivery ;

(

b

) when the sale is made by a wholesale merchant, the price shall be deemed to be an f.o.r. price.

(2) No person shall sell in any container mentioned in column (2) of any Part of the Second Schedule to this Order a quantity of flake oatmeal or oatmeal less than that marked on such container.

8. The Oatmeal (Maximum Prices) Order, 1951 (

S.I. No. 94 of 1951

) is hereby revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE

PART I.

WHOLESALE PRICES.

Ref. No.

Commodity

When sold in quantities of less than 5 cwt.

When sold in quantities of 5 cwt. and over but less that 1 ton

When sold in quantities of 1 ton and over but less than 6 tons

When in quantities of 6 tons and upwards

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Per ton

Per ton

Per ton

Per ton

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

1

Flake Oatmeal

67

10

0

66

15

0

66

0

0

65

0

0

2

Oatmeal

61

10

0

60

15

0

60

0

0

59

0

0

PART II.

RETAIL PRICES.

Ref. No.

Commodity

Rate per stone

(1)

(2)

(3)

s.

d.

1

Flake oatmeal

9

2

2

Oatmeal

8

5

SECOND SCHEDULE.

PART I.

FLAKE OATMEAL.

White's Wafer Oats (Pibroch Brand)

Packed by White, Tomkins and Courage, Ltd.

White's Speedicook

Packed by White, Tomkins and Courage, Ltd.

Wafer Oats (Pibroch Brand)

Packed by White, Tomkins and Courage, Ltd.

Ref. No.

Description of Container

Maximum Prices

When sold to a Wholesale Merchant

When sold to Retail Merchant

When sold by Retail

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Per case

Per case

Per case

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

s.

d.

1

Case conataining 16 packets of 3½ lb. each gross weight

2

4

3

2

7

3

3

3½

2

Case containing 24 packets of 2 lb. each gross weight

2

1

2

2

4

2

2

1

SECOND SCHEDULE

PART II

FLAKE OATMEAL

Boinn Baby Flakes

packed by Drogheda Oatmeal Milling Co., Ltd.

Brennan' Oat Flakelets

packed by Brennan, Ltd.

Ref. No.

Description of Container

Maximum Prices

When sold to a Wholesale Merchant

When sold to Retail Merchant

When sold by Retail

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

per bag

per bag

per bag

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

1

Paper bag marked 3½ lbs.

2

6

2

7½

2

11½

2

Paper bag marked 2 lbs.

1

5½

1

6½

1

9

SECOND SCHEDULE

PART III

FLAKE OATMEAL

Strongarm Brand Irish Flake Oatmeal

Packed by W. & S. Armstrong Ltd.

Academy Irish Rolled Oats

Packed by M. D. Daly & Sons, Ltd.

Cream Flake Oatmeal

Packed by Drogheda Oatmeal Milling Co., Ltd.

Findlater's Alfa Rolled Oats

Packed by Alex Findlater & Co., Ltd.

Progress Porridge Oats

Packed by E. Flahavan & Sons Ltd.

Progress Porridge Oatlets

Packed by E. Flahavan & Sons Ltd.

PART III—

continued.

Eireowen Oat Flakes

Packed by McCauley Bros., Ltd.

Millers Pride, Irish Flake Oatmeal

Packed by McCann & Hill, Ltd.

Monument Brand, Irish Flake Oatmeal

Packed by the Monument Stores (Murt Meyler)

Odlum's Triumph Oatmeal (Oto)

Packed by W. P. & R. Odlum, Ltd.

Sunburst Oats

Packed by B. O'Rourke & Co., Ltd.

Swift Baby Sunburst Oats

Packed by B. O'Rourke & Co., Ltd.

Patton's Acme Brand Flakes Oatmeal

Packed by D. Patton.

Perry's " Groato " Flaked Oatmeal

Packed by Robert Perry & Co., (1972), Ltd.

Cookquick Flake Meal

Packed by Robert Smyth & Sons, (Strabane and Derry) Ltd.

White Swan Flakes

Packed by Thomas Swan & Sons, Ltd.

Brennan's Oat Flakes

Packed by Brennan Ltd.

Wicklow Flake Meal

Packed by D. H. Haskins & Sons, Ltd.

Wicklow Quick Cooking Flake Meal

Packed by D. H. Haskins & Sons, Ltd.

Freedom Flakes

Packed by W. A. G. Middleton.

Excelsior Flaked Oatmeal

Packed by Scott Mills, Ltd.

Ref. No.

Description of Container

Maximum Prices

When sold to a Wholesale Merchant

When sold to Retail Merchant

When sold by Retail

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

per bag or carton

per bag or carton

per bag or carton

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

1

Paper Bag Marked 7 lbs.

4

8¾

5

0

5

7

2

Carboard Carton marked 3½ lbs.

2

6½

2

8¼

3

0

3

Paper Bag Marked 3½ lbs.

2

5

2

6¾

2

10½

4

Carboard Carton marked 2 lbs.

1

6

1

7¼

1

9½

5

Paper Bag marked 2 lbs.

1

5

1

6¼

1

8½

6

Paper Bag marked 1 lb.

9

9¾

11

7

" Cellophane " Bag marked 3½ lbs.

2

5½

2

7¼

2

11

8

" Cellophane " Bag marked 2 lbs.

1

5½

1

6¾

1

9

SECOND SCHEDULE

PART IV.

OATMEAL.

Macroom Oatmeal

Packed by Macroom Oatmeal Manufacturers' Association.

Miller's Pride Drogheda Oatmeal

Packed by McCann & Hill, Ltd.

O'Rourke Brothers' Pinhead Oatmeal

Packed by O'Rourke Brothers.

Excelsior Pinhead

Packed by Scotts' Mills Ltd.

PART IV—(

continued.

)

Ref. No.

Description of Container

Maximum Prices

When sold to a Wholesale Merchant

When sold to a Retail Merchant

When sold by Retail

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Per Bag

Per Bag

Per Bag

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

1

Paper Bag marked 14 lbs.

8

6¼

9

0¼

10

0

2

Paper Bag marked 7 lbs.

4

4

4

7

5

1

3

Paper Bag marked 3½ lbs.

2

2¾

2

4¼

2

8

4

Paper Bag marked 2 lbs.

1

3¾

1

4¾

1

6½

5

Paper Bag marked 4 lbs.

2

6

2

8

2

11

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 27th day of July, 1951.

(Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

S.I. No. 218 of 1951.

OATMEAL (MAXIMUM PRICES) (No. 2) ORDER, 1951.

I, SEAN F. LEMASS, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Article 31 of the Emergency Powers Order, 1939 (S.R. and O., No. 224 of 1939), as amended by the Emergency Powers (No. 173) Order, 1942 (S.R. and O., No. 166 of 1942) (which Orders are continued in force by the

Supplies and Services (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1946

(No. 22 of 1946)) and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling hereby order as follows :—

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Oatmeal (Maximum Prices) (No. 2) Order, 1951.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 31st day of July, 1951.