The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-08
PRICE REVISION
UNDER Federal
BILL IS BEGUN
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It's now may be based under the food
control bill can he gone over. On
ome lines Of merchandise however, the
fleet can be felt Immediately. ~
Fof example, one grocer this morning
marked down the price on certain
Nrand OF canned corn which he bought
months ago at 70 cents per dozen cans
The same corn could no, be replaced
now for $l7S per dozen. he says; yet
NeCsu'o the food control bill provides
hat all licensees shall sell controlled
'oodS at fair profit over the purchas-
ng price without regard 10 market
" replacement value" he was putting
hat corn on sale at 10 cents per can,
Heretofore II had been selling for 20
cents.
New Prices 90 Days.
New prices on all controlled foods
are not to be expected. grocers say. for
perhaps sixty days Retailers have hot
received definite instruction. from
Washington as to prices, but. they have
been informed by wholesalers as TO the
food administration regulations which
were read at the meeting OF the whole.
'alers' association here yesterday.
Drastic provisions not heretofore
made public are contained in the ad.
mlnStration regulations, copy OF
which is in possession of Mr.. Freeman.
One such provision limits the pr-iit
OF miller 10 Is cents on each barrel
ot flour and 50 cents on each ton of
feed II also provides that in no event
shall he use more than 8S pound,
OF cleaned pounds to the bushcl
wheat in the production of barrel of
flour This limitation oi profit DOES
not extend to the wholesaler or retailer,
who must make only the "fair profit"
specified in the bill
Storage Time Limited.
The bill also contains a provision
that no mill, elevator or warehouse shall
contain a supply OF wheat or rye great.
er than cu'tomariiV consumed in thirty
days Licensees are prevented also from
delivering wheat or rye to any other
licensee known to have thirty day
supply OF such grams on hand Similar
provisions as 20 storing and delivery
are made IN the case oi numerous other
foods.
Another radical departure in the
regulations refers to cold storage oi
poultry, eggs. butter and fish II these
products are kept IN storage Tor a period
oi more than thirty days they cannot he
sold unless the purchaser is notified
specifically that they have been in
storage Tor that period The regus.
tionS suggest that a sign Cold Stor.
age Goods he placed in all establish.
mcnt, handling merchandise Of that
character
Potatoes and their shipment and care
are specifically mentioned in the bill,
which provides that none may he
blppcd or sold by any liccnScc unless
such potatoes arc practically free from
lfoNi inJuD or damage caused hy dirt.
mechanical means, insects and disease.
MI dr,cd beans and peas and Ger
tain other products must hc quoted
and sold both by the Wholesaler and
retailer, b Whe pound Heretofore
bean, have been sold b, the bu,hcl
Books to Re Opened
The regulations provide that he
books % iAll lceusses shall he omen I,
he food administration aud II, cn,
ploycS during ordinary business hours.
In this manner and by requiring ~.
ports under oath a. intervals th, al.
/ mlnisttauon can keep a check on both
The Wholesale and retail prices I'm any
/ 'pecit,ed sectio nof The country
+. J Freeman oi the whole,slsry
ASSOCIATION this morning issued
warning that the people oi Oklahoma
/ City and Oklahoma should not cyprc,
drastic declines In price ON all product,
either immediately of eventually The
| food control bin doe, not mean ,ha,
riu"hs ",lI ulimatJlv he reduced tu