The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-21
Former Should Be Eight
Cents a Pound at Retail
Within Short Time
SUGAR INDUSTRY TO
BE UNDER LICENSE
Committee Acting Through the Food Ad
ministration Will Control Large Pro
portion of the Worlds Sugar Output
Steel Prices Next.

portion of the World Sugar Output
Steel Prices Next.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2l.-Bcet sug
ar producers, in conference with the
food administration yesterday, reached
an agreement under which the retail
price Of sugar will be about eight cents
a pound.
At the same time leading copper pro
ducers agreed with the war industries
board to sell their product to all-coaers
at % IL cents a pound, f. 0. b. New
York, for a period of four months.
Other developments in the govern
ment 5 price fixing campaign were the
announcement that +. II. Gary had |
been summoned to Washington prcsilm !
ably to discuss steel prices and that no
change would be made in prices al |
ready fixed for bituminous coal, unless |
the complaining producers can convince
the authorities Of the necessity bv facts
and figures.
| The beet sugar men agreed to sell to
wholesalers ut eastern refining points
ut I , cents a pound, cane basis and
the retail price, it was stated, would
normally be not more than 81 cents
higher
The food administration announced
that an international committee or five
has been named to arrange for the pun
chase and distribution Of the vast guam
titles of sugar needed by the United
States and allied countries
This gOmmlftnp ar+inu tbpnyub
food administration under authority Of
President Wilson 5 proclamation plac-
ing the sugar industry in this country
under license, will control large pro
portion Of the world S sugar output.
George NJ Rolph head of the food
administration Is sugar division; Earl
y. Rahst president Of the American
Sugar Refining company, and William
l., Jamson of Arbuckle Brothers are
\ the American members of the commit
tee. The allied nations are represent
! ed by Sir Joseph White Todd and James
'. Drake. ST.. British sugar men.
Details Of the sugar distributing plan
| viii he worked out hv a food admins
1 tration committee consisting Of II. A.
/ Douglass. Detroit: +. 6 Howe, Denver:
/ w H. Hannah, san Francisco: s. II.
II Love, Salt Lake City; w s. Petril IN.
H Denver; ). ". Sinsheimer, Huntington
II Beach, Cal, and W. = Turner. Detroit.
II Inclusion Of the hig Cuban cane sugar
II producing interests IN the allied DIS
II tributing scheme viii be discussed with
II the food administration tomorrow hv
II the Cuban minister, Manuel Dc Cos
II lpcdeS, and two Cuban sugar growers
Il lose Miguel Terafa and Jose Tgnacio
II Lczama. Cuban participation in the
II Plan Is expected, particularly in view OF
II the government s power to prevent i'm
II portation by refusing licenses to pro
II ducers not agreeing to the uniform
II price
II American cane sugar eurnscntativcs
II II is believed, will take action similar Il
II that of the beet sugar men within {
II week. Most cane producers aIread,
II have agreed to I Lucent price. or il,
II equivalent, but this is not regarded az
II final until the decision is unanimous.
II The objections of about 10 Ter cen
H Of the beet sugar men to the low price
II were composed at final conference TO
II day.
II The new sugar price will become cfrec
II tive in the west Oct. /, when the 1911
H crop reaches the refncries, and in tn
II east about two weeks later. The pres
II emit price Of beet sugar to Wholesaler
II is about 81 cents a pound