The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
Announcement COucerning tn
Regulation of Potato Prices.

| ]. Inc Imperial Chancellor ~ au-
thorized. under the establishment oi
price districts. TO Ak maximum price,
for potatoes. which muet not be ex-
ceeded by the producers IN wholesale
trade.
The maximum prices fxei for any one
district apply TO the potatoes produced
III mat district.
The maximum prices apply to delivery
Of potatoes without sack and for cash
payment on delivery: in cases where
shipments are charged interest not sx'
Ceeding . per cent. may he asked The
maximum prices include the costs o.
transportation to the nearest railroad
station, and In cases OF transportation
by water tn. transportation costs &c
the nearest landing place Of the shiT
or barge. Costs Of loading also are in.
cluded in the maximum prices.
The maximum prices are to be investi.
| gated and tested by "a commission of ex,
perts, the formation of such a commits.
sion and the procedure to be adopted 10y
II to he determined by the Imperial
Chancellor.
.. Tn. Imperial Chancellor Is en-
powered to iiN regulations governing the
price schedule for ''middleman sa!es''
both In the wholesale and retail trade.
3. The Federal authorities are au-
thorized to determine. with the consent
Of the Imperial Chancellor. certain de
yiations from the fixed prices in the
wholesale and retail trade. II the par
ticuiar market conditions in the respec-
tive districts render such deviations al
visable.
In all cases where the fixed prices in
the district in which the buyer resides
are different from those prevailing In
the district where the seller lives. the
price schedule In the latter district Is
the one which must govern the deal.
4. Communities OF more than 10000
inha bitants are obliged to FL maximum
prices for the retail trade in potatoes,
under special consideration of the par
ticular local conditions. Other ON
nlunities, as we'll "a Communal Fedora
tons, are privileged. and upon order OF
the Federal authorities or the autnori-
ties appointed by the latter they are
obliged 10 do likewise.
The maximum prices aust bs within
the limits set by paragraphs 2 and 3.
Wherever there is a Price Investigation
Commission hat body must be consulted
). fore the definite fixing of maximum
prices,
In all cases where the maximum prices
in the district in which the seller has
his business residence are different from
those prevailing in the district where the
h,yer resides, the price schedule obtain
ing in the former is to govern the deal,
J Communities may among them
selves and In conjunction with Com
nunal Fedcrations unite In a joint reg
ulation of maximum prices (No. ~.
The Federal authorities may unite
communities and Communal Federations
Tor a Joint regulation oil maximum prices.
q Wherever maximum prices are reg
,,tatad for a larger district the obliga-
tin, and authority OF the various com-
n,nntties OF Communal F'ederations cease
- The prices fixed under this new Or
dow are maximum prices In the sense of
the law of August 4. 1914. governing
49,, vin,,1,p pr.ces; in the frame OF the
,oy.rnmenta announcement OF Deccin-
nor II. 1914, In connection with the an
nouncements Of January -. 1915. and of
september IS. 1915.
The stipulatisns of paragraphs 2 and
A of the law governing maximum prices
o,e subject. however. to the following
nad~.cations with regard to the potato
producer.
For ~ property and compulsory sale ap-
,,,.s only to potato producers having
80 th,n one hectare OF potato land.
-, Through the transfer Of property
,,d compulsory sale only go per cent. Of
The total potato harvest OF the producer
may be disposed OF.
The quantities disposed Of In this wise
mus irclude the quantities which the
nn,ato producer can prove that he sold
Ia, -nttYg purposes after October 10,
1918
The ,cnascation order to a producer
must be- preceded by IA demand OF the
uroduccr to sort out within q certain
neriod OF time the quantity Of which
ne In to be dispossessed. II the pro-