New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Tons Of Product Flow Into
Factories, While Public
Goes Without 1t
Food Board Approves
Average Consumer Is Last in
the Federal Plan Of
Distribution

Although the average family sugar
bowl in New York still holds out little
hope TO the possessor OF sweet tooth,
the city's candy makers are daily stir
ring slightly more than 100000 pounds
OF sugar into candy.
The flow OF sugar into the big candy
factories, according to figures pro
duced by experts yesterday. has been
steady and practically undiminished
during the entire period OF sugarless
days for the average consumer. While
the heads of households in greater
New York were standing in line to OBJ
tain tickets emitting them to purchase
one or two pounds Of sugar. tons of the
supposedly unobtainable product were
being dumped into these factories with
the approval Of the Federal food adj
ministration, according to these same
authorities.
The citys daily consumption Of candy
is estimated at far above 100000
pounds. In addition to this total much
high grade confectionery is made here
for mail order houses and for shipment
TO other cities, adding at least 90 per
cent to that total. The most conserya-
tive estimate Of the amount of sugar
required for this quantity Of candy was
between 100000 and 100000 pounds.
According to the local representatives.
Of the Federal food administration, the
government has released only 90 per
cent of the normal sugar requirements
Of the big candy manufacturers since
the beginning Of the famine. This was
being done, they said, in order that
such concerns would not be compelled
10 break I'd their organizations, throw
ing large numbers OF employees ou' OF
work
Making Uusual Supply
But there has been no evidence thaI
the candy makers have had dlihculty "a
obtaining all the sugar they Iequlrte;u ,
REPRESENTATIVE Of Loft and other DIX
makers said that they expected -
rsEo their usual surplus OF candy IoI
,bo CHRISTMAS trade. Moreover, there
H. 6cen no increase in the price 81
,bo standard makes of candy because
~ the inward trend OF sugar prices
which has been only too apparent 70 inc
average consumer. ,.-..,...;o,,
In outlining the basis Tor dlstriputlo"
Of sugar the Federal food admlhisI
tion agreed that deliveries should De
made from the available supply III ''iS
order: .,or.. ebouId
Sbinmonts TO France, where the sugar
famine was greater than IN any V'ne'
Allied country. were 10 come heNO'
Needs Of the contectlonels NeIe "
be met third. in order that Ihelr uooiS
might remain open duriny the wal :,
The average consumer was 70 Ve
foIrtb and obtain such OF the supply
as might remain after 'he oVHe'
mands had been met.
Plenty by Middle OF January
lanes Howell Post. representative
Of the Federal food administrator:
who has charge of the distribution OF
suoar i'm New York, said yesterday that
he had no means Of knowing how much
sugar was going TO the candy makers
although their demads had been cur
tailed By one-half early IN the laii'ihe
crisis. ,.... %
cured a large shipment Of sugar py
buving it at auction he said. inc
sugar was damaged by fire, but evident
Nv was available for the candy manu-
facturer's purposes. That may account
for one dealer being able TO continue
his regular daily output. kno" tnat
all the others have been cut down to on
ner cent of their normal needs.
81 think there will be plenty of sugar
bv the middle of January, but the short
ace doubtless will be felt until mat
time"