The sun., 1917-10-25
10O,O0O,000 LBS.
OF LOUISIANA
SUGAR FOR NY.
Another lOO.OOO.O0W Will
Be Used to Relieve Short
age Elsewhere.
SHIPMENT NEXT WEEK
Arrangement Follows Two
Days Conference in
Washington.
PRICES WILL DROP SOON
Retailers to Be Cut OFF IL They
Resort to Prof
iteering.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l.--One hundred
million pounds Of Louisiana sugar worth
os,boo,ooo will be started for New York
newt week for the refineries in New York.
Philadelphia and Boston TO relieve the
acute sugar shortage In the East. the
Food Administration announced tonight.
Another ioo,oo0,OoO pounds will be hur-
Hcd to other parts Of the country where
shortage exists.
This unexpected relief Is the result OF
two days conference of representatives
of the Louisiana sugar producers. headed
b. John NJ. Parker. Louisiana food ad-
r.nistrator. with George NJ Rolph Of the
sugar division of the food administra-
ton and Earl .. Babst. president Of the
American Sugar Refining Company.
Accompanying the good news was a
warning that the retiners and distrib-
Uters Of sugar are being given instruc-
tons not to supply any retailers who
ere charging exorbitant prices. The
contract with the Louisiana producers.
y was said. will bring about a gradu-
ally decreasing price until the end Of the
year. The refiners will be able to start
selling at once at S.35 cents a pound.
By the last of December the refiners'
price probably will have dropped to 7,25
cent?
Grip ON Retailers.
The pgieeW from the manufacturers
hsye been hxed by agreement. The
wholesalers will come under Government
license and therefore under direct Gov
srnment control November !. The Food
Administration thus will have complete
control OF prices up to the retailer. The
retailer, 1t 10 expected. will be prevented
from engaging in profiteering by the
erders 10 the wholesalers not to sell TO
such firms
IN addition. an organization Is being
csfected by which the wholesale price
Of sugar in each city will be furnished
to the Federal food administrators In
the various States and they In turn will
communicate the prices to the public
and report TO Washington any exorbi-
tant prices by retailers.
" the opening price from the refners
o' s3S cents the wholesalers price for
bulk sugar will be about Sc cents
Printed copies OF the voluntary agree
nert made by refiners. wholesalers and
retailers Of sugar providing for an equi-
table distribution of the available eugar.
hich agreement contains also the prices
'Ned by the United States Food Admin
's'ra'ion for the sale of sugar by the
iefners and wholesalers. are to be sup
Piled by Or. Henry Moskowitz. Commits
soner Of Public Markets, to every man
IN the trade in the greater city. With
och copy will go a placard. which is to
b. 7osted in a conspicuous place in each
store
Text Of Placard.
Tho placard will read as follows
This store Ia part OF the municipal
foo administration and voluntary trade
operative agreement and will sell su-
gar at the agreed price and not more
tan A small quantity at a time TO its
regular customers.
We appeal to housewives to cooper
a." by NOT boarding or wasting sugar.
Housewives should reduce their normal
Use OF sugar to one-half. at least until
lAe new crop arrives.
Violators OF this voluntary coopera-
tive agreement will be dealt with by the
trade and by the Commissioner Of Pub
u Markets
Under chapter s13 Of the laws OF
New York:
Hoarding, monopolization or wan
ton destruction Of necessarieS with
N'eT TO enhancing the price OF similar
nscesaries is made nsdemeanor and
Is punishable by a fine OF not less than
WOO nor more than $1,000 or by i'm
1rlsonment for not more than one year
o. by both such fine and imprisonment
steps will be taken looking to the
f-d enforcement OF the law.
HENRY MosKowITx,
Commissioner Of Public Markets Of the
City Of New York"