The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-07-03

THE REDWOOD GAZETTE,
price to the producer, and the
purchases of grain from Ameri-
i ca and other places at the mar
ket price prevailing at the day
of purchase. This grain is then
turned over to the miller, at a
price which will allow the mill
er to sell the flour, at the mill
door, at little less than seven
dollars and a half per barrel.
Every pound of this -four means
a direct loss to the Government.
To meet such deficit an appro-
priation of forty million pounds
has been made.
The bread is allowed to be
sold at a fixed price of eighteen
cents for a four-pound loaf,
nine cents for a two-pound loaf,
and five cents for a one-pound
loaf. These figures represent
only about one-half its cost.
The quick distribution and use
of flour, produced in Great Brit
ain, allows a much higher mill
extraction than could be allow
ed with safety in the United
States. The ordinary milling
extraction in this country is
seventy-two per cent, which has
been raised this year to seven
ty-four per cent. In England
the extraction is now above
ninety per cent.
| In England no bread is allow
ed to be made that mas not at
least twenty-five percent dilu-
ton. Bread cannot be sold on
the market until it is twenty
four hours old, and, consequent
ly, any process that would cause
immediate decay is prevented
by. this restriction. Potatoes,
rye, barley and corn are chiefly
used for diluting purposes.
American flour is now sold in
Liverpool for SLIPS per barrel,
under order that not more than
one-fourth of a barrel of Ameri-
can flour can be used to barrel
of English flour.
GRADING OF CORN MEAL
The Food Administration has
established no grades on corn
meal as yet. This matter is un-
der consideration and it is ex-
pected that grades will be es-
tablished within the near fu-
ture.
FARMERS GRINDING CORN
AT THEIR OWN MILLS
Where farmers have their
own corn mills and grind corn
meal for food and feed stuffs
they do not require licenses, if
they grind only for themselves.
They do require licenses if they
grind for neighbors for pay, or
if they sell for feed any corn,
bran or corn meal, resulting
from the milling process.
PRICE OF WHEAT SUBSTI-
TUTES
On May 9th telegram was
sent from Mr.. Hoover, to all
Federal Food Administrators,
in regard to the prices Of wheat
substitutes. This wire stated
that at the present prices Of
corn, barley and oats, millers
should be offering meals and
flours from these grains at pric-
es considerably below wheat
flour. In fact, the price of corn
meal should be at least twenty
five per cent less than that Of
wheat flour and oatmeal even
lower. White corn flour and
barley flour should be selling at
least ten to fifteen percent be-
low wheat flour. Retailers
should not take more than 16
to 20 percent on the sale price
for handling these products. In
view of these facts, there is no
justification for bakers raising
the price of bread, on the plea
that the substitutes for wheat
flour are higher than wheat
flour itself. There should like
wise be no objection by consum-
ers on this score on the appli-
cation of the $3.50 rule.
SALE OF SUGAR TO HO-
TIE L S, RESTAURANTS
AND BOARDING HOTTSES