Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-24
HOOVER CUTS OFF
LUXURY SUGAR.
Discontinued to Con-
fectioners and Syrup
Manufacturers
ORDER COMES BY WIRE

Under orders received from Washington
today the sale OF luxury sugar" in Phila-
delpha has been stopped, the supply to
candy manufacturers has been cut off, and
unless the order is changed every candy
manufacturer in the city will be forced to
close down for lack Of raw material
The order came in the form Of a telegram
from National Food Administrator Herbert
G. Hoover to George II. Earle, Jr, Phila-
delphia representatives on the American re-
iiners committee appointed by Mr.. Hoover.
The telegram was as follows:
Now consider it advisable to entirely
discontinue selling to confeCtioners, gum,
syrup and cordial manufacturers and other
manufacturers of similar products II is
probable they will be licensed shortly and
their production reduced to minimum
Will try to get relief on car shortage"
Gradually order is coming out of chaos
in the local food situation. and a distinctly
more cheerful tone was evident today in
the talk Of dealers and others who have
made a study Of conditions in Philadelphia.
State Food Administrator Heinz stated
today that he Is having "A thorough investi-
cation made Eof all facts bearing on food
prices throughout Pennsylvania, and that
as soon as he had in his hands the data
necessary to enable him to proceed he will
take such action as the circumstances may
seem to demand. 4 detailed statement on
be forthcoming in the next day or two.
Locally, the situation may be summed up
about as follows:
The slump in the price Of eggs has con-
tinued, thanks to a determined raid by
the independent grocers of the city, and
il is predicted that within a short time
the housewife will he able 70 get good
eggs for thirty cents dozen 1t is in
sisted that the eggs which have been placed
on the market in this raid" are of the
very best quality and that no complaints
have been made Of them by purchasers.
There is no need to get excited over
the Christmas candy problem" said a dealer
today Virtually all the Christmas candy
was manufactured three months ago and
Is now waiting to be placed on the market
when the time arrives. Santa Claus will
have his usual supply of goodies for the
kddies, and there is no reason why any
higher prices for candy should prevail than
is usually the case. for the sugar from
which this candy was made was bought
when conditions were virtually normal"
That there is no chance for bread to go
higher, but that on the contrary the staff
of life will be obtainable at a substantially
lower price in the near future is the cheer
ing information given 10 the public by
President John Eagleson, of the American
stores Company, which operates 1900 retail
grocery stores i'm and around Philadelphia
This reduction will not take the form of a
lowering Of the price Of the pTesent-sized
loaf. but an increase in the size Of the loaf
THE people have no need to worry over
the bread situation" said Mr.. Eagleson.
Just as soon as the -four made from the
new crop Of wheat reaches the market,
which will be between now and the first of
the year there will be gradual increase
in the size Of the lOaVes we are selling, and
the price of bread will be lowered just as
rapidly as conditions will justify it,"
Strangely enough, the sales OF tea and
coffee have suffered no appreciable diminu-
tion, owing TO the shortage in sugar and
| the price Of those commodities has under
| gone no material fluctuaton. This would
seem TO indicate either that the coffee topper
| Is so deeply welded TO his faVorite beverag
as to be willing t0 take II straight rather
| than cut it out entirely, or else that in spite
| of the scarcity Of sugar he has managed to
pinch out enough to provide sweetening for
| the morning cup.