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Statement OF Prices For
Foodstuffs In Baltimore

The following is a statement OF
current fair prices prepared under
the direction and supervision of the
Federal Food Administrator OF Mary,
land by committees of the Wholesale
and Retail Grocrls. The following is
TO be noted:
/. This is the first publication
under the direction Of the Federal
Food Administrator. Subsequent
publications will be made at reason
ably short intervals 10 provide for
the changes in wholesale market
prices. i his list will be enlarged
from time to Tune so as to include
all staple foods CT food products.
= The purpose of the list is not
to fix an exact trice for every sore,
but &c state the fair price under av-
erage conditions and to show when
the price is excessive. Within the
stated price limits dealers are free
TO compete as heretofore, except:
ta) The Food Administration has
prohibited sales of food products in
combination of any kind, except corn
meal and sugar.
(bD The Fool Administration has
prohibited unfair competitive meth
DDS.
8. Service as a price factor. The
prices quoted below are the prices for
purchases under average conditions.
Where the articles are paid for in
cash and carried home by the pur-
chaser, prices should be lower; where
the purchaser asks unusual service,
such as long credits and delivery at
long distance for small parcels. this
extra service must be paid for.
SUGAR-Best fine granulated, per
100 TBS, wholesale, $3.50. Retail,
8 Zee. per ID.
FLOUR-Spring wheat, Patent,
per Dbl, wholesale, $11.95. Retail,
$12.70 per Dbl.
Winter wheat, Patent, per Dbl,
wholesale, s11.50. Retail, $12.30
per Dbl.
Winter straights, wholesale, $11.
Retail, $11.70 per Dbl.
The same flour in Is Dbl. sacks.
viz: Spring wheat. patent, retail,
$1.65 sack.
Winter wheat, Patent, retail, $1.60
sack.
Winter straights, retail, $1.47 sack
CORN MEAL-White or yellow,
per 100 lbs, wholesale, $3.50. Re
tail, &c. per ID.
This price should be reduced as
the new crop comes in.
RICE-Broken, retail, 8 1ac. 1b.
Fancy head, retail, lie. tc Sc ID
ROLLED OATS-Loose, &c. to SC.
ID, retail.
In packages, lie. to 13c. package,
retail
HOMINY-Loose, &c. To-, retail.
In packages, 7Rc. 10, retail.
BEANS-Pea beans, Is q c. whole
sale. zoe. per ID, retail
Lima beans, is q c. wholesale. zoe
per ID. retail.
SARDINES-O and mustard, key
less quarters, SC. can, retail.
Oil and mustard, keys and cartons.
loo. can, retail.
SALMON-Chum, 21c. can, retail.
Pink, 23c. can retail.
Fancy Red, soc. can. retail.
BAKED BEANS ounce cans,
10c. can, retail. 9 ounce cans, lie.
can, retail. II ounce cans, 1Sc. to
zoe. can, retail 81 ounce cans, 26c.
can, retail.
PEAS Standard Early June, 15c.
to 18c. can, retail. Extra sifted, 1Sc.
to zoe. can retail.
Petitpois, best grade, 25c. can, re
tail.
TOMATOES-No. 2, lac. to 15c.
can, retail. No. 8, 1Sc. to zoe. can,
retail.
PEACHES Dried, choice Califor-
MIA, 15c to 1Sc fb, retail
CRISCO-1 10. cans, 35c., retail.
/ " th-cans, Soc. retail. 8 ID. cans,
NELSON'S COOKING Obj OF.
can, Acc, retail. "A OF. can, soc,
retail.
CONDENSED MILK = Unsweet-
ened, &c. small can, retail. 15c.
large can retail
Sweetened, Magnolia or Silver, 1Sc
to zoe. can, retail.
Sweetened, Eagle, 21c. can, retail.
CHEESE-Whole milk, 2S1Ac. to
35c. ID, retail.
MOLASSES-Ble corn syrup
in cans, y size, 15c. can, retail.
Blended corn syrup, in cans, 21a
size, 23c. can, retail.
BUTTER-Elgin Creamery butter,
soc. ID. wholesale. 55c. retail.
Process butter, 43c. 10. wholesale
48c to soc. retail.
Country butter, 45c. H., retail.
Oleomargarine, according to the
grade, 28c. to 35c. fb., retail.
EGGS-Fresh, soc. to 55c. doZ,re-
tail Storage, selected, 36c. to SIC,
wholesale. Acc. to Ale. retail.