The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-27
RULE AGAINST
EXTRA PROFIT


Warning against proflteering In
butter was issued by the u. s. food
price publishing board Friday.
The following statement was is
sued:
Food administration has ruled
that "A margin OF profit on retail
sales OF butter, over delivered cost.
in excess of cents per pound. for
cash and carry stores, and 9 cents
per pound for service stores. will be
held to be on the face of IL. unrea-
sonablc. when costs are In frac-
tons of cents. the fraction may be
figured In favor OF the retailer"
Potatoes have dropped slightly.
while corn syrup has doubled in
price.
SUGAR Retailers pay. cane granu-
lated, per 100 ms. s. 81 TO fg.5b. beet
1907. consumers should pay. per
N. cane $40 to lie. beet DC.
'CORS sSRur-Goldcn brown. retailers
nay. small lsAr TO i6.c. medium ape
snould nay. small zoo to Csc. medium
t5e to t5c large 95c TO ;i.05.
LOCAL PATENT FLOUR Retailers
pay. 2tM-rb bag tit1. 4s-ib. bag
t27T; consumers should pay. th-ih
bag .i6i to use. i9-ib. bag 12.97 TO
1907.
GRAHAM FLOUR Retailers pay. 10 n
B7c TO $50. t9-ib. 1855 90 .2.st. con-
sumerH should pay, i0-ib. &C TO 69c.
ss-ib. 1915 20 t29i.
WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR - Retailers
pay. 10 N. Csc 10 soc. t9-ib. taos 60
s269. consumers should pay. ION.
csc to 70c 4g-ib. f2s0 to i2.99.
RYE FLOUR Retailers pay. ION.
6titc. f9-Ib. ts,S7h. consumers should
pay. ION. 71o TO soc. i9-ib. E3.t2 TO
$500.
BARLEY fLOUR-RetRllers pay. M.
bag Csc. t9-ib. bag $500. bulk. per NJ.
6Ae: consumers should pay. 10 10. bag
s2c. .9-ib. bag $3.50. bulk &c.
'OAT FLOUR-Retaiiers pay. 9-rh. bag
ethe. bulk. per ID. 6Ae to 7c.
eonsumers should pay 9-ib. bag 40
MILO MAIZE-Retailors pay. Io-fb. bag
70hc. bulk, per NJ. sno. consumers
should pay. io-ib. bag SEC. bulk TINS.
CORN MEAL STANDARDIZATION pay.
N. coo TO GO = &C, bulk So ID: con
HumerH should pay. iO-lb. zoe TO sac.
bulk &c TO Gisc NJ.
RICE FLoUR-Retalisrs pay. ION. bag
sssc. bulk. per n. 9Hc. slam, ION,
bag sec. bulk g.c. consumers should
pay. i0-fb. bag fi.lS. bulk lie. Siam.
lo-ib. bag sSc to I.o6. bulk ioc to
iosc.
CORN flour yellow Retailers pay.
ION. bag ave. bulk. per ~, SIC,
white. 10 10. bag. s7hc. bulk. per N.
&c: consumers hould pay. yellow. 10 u.
bag. nc. bulk &c. white. io-D. bag,
sic. bulk &c.
CORN STARCH Retailers pay ioc TO
iOne; consumers should pay lac to
PEAHL BARLEY tbuik)-Retaii.r. pay
&c 10 snc. consumers should pay loo
to lie.
per dor. iiiTh to si.1s. i0-fb. sacks
e7hc. bulk. per 10. Gle. consumers
should pay. per can i.he to i5e. io-rb
sacks. 7Sc TO soc. bulk. 10. INC to she.
RICE-Retailers pay. fancy head. iotc
TO i2c. Japan seed rice. iohc to ioAo.
should pay, fancy head. n, AVE
TO i5c. Japan seed rice. nc TO 12ho.
Siam head. i0e to i2be.
ROLLED CONSTELLATION pay. s-rb
bag 6thc. bulk per 10. exc to 7c
consumers should pay. 9-io. bag soc
90 SIC. bulk 7hc 20 Sc.
BREAD 80 1903. ioaves - Retailers pay
Sc TO &c; oonsumcrs should pay Toe to
DRIED GREEN rEAs-Retaier. pay.
II. loc TO lie. consumers should pay
i7e 20 iac.
YELLOW FIELD PEAs-Rstaiier. pay.
100 ms f7s5 10 1850; consumers
should pay. per 100 ns. $40 to ~.
ts.oo 10 $3.50; consumers should pay
Toe to i2hc per 10.
BEANS (pcr N )-RetAilers pay fancy
California i3Ao TO iti-e. choice Cali.
fornia lie TO i5hc. Lima i4mo TO
15&c. pink Sc to SMc. Warrington
oolorcd SC 10 sue: consumers should
pay. fancy California iec TO lie choice
California iso 20 lie. Lima lie 60 zoe
pink Toe 20 lie. v Arlington colored
loo 20 lie.
EyAroRATED PEACHES - Retailer.
pay. fancy. 10. i1so TO lthc. choice
17iSc 60 iso: consumers nhould pay
fancy i5e TO 2oc. choice Ito TO isc.
PRUNEs-Retaller- pay. large Italian
variety i2tc to nc. medium sseI
to lie; consumers should pay. large
Italian variety ice to isc. medium
1--we to i5c.
RAIsINs-Retaiiers pay. fancy seeded.
is-oE pkg. iokc TO lie. choice seeded
ii-oz. pkg. Sc to shci consumers
should pay. fancy aecded 12he to Isc,
choice seeded SC to ioc-
CODE1su-Rethilersp pay, In. brick Isc
TO lave. am. brick 1Sc to l5hc 10,
bulk lie TO lac 10: consumers should
pay. In. brick isc to soc. TN brick
i've TO lpe 10, bulk &c 20 ise 10.
COTTON SEED OII,-Rctntlers pay,
email can s7Hc TO ssc. medium can
1bo to 7sc. large can ti.t5 TO si.Si
gallon t7.15 to 7.so; consumers should
pay. small can tSc to soc. medium can
Sso to s6c. large can tl.ss to si.sS.
gallon 81, SO to t7ss.
CORN OII-RetRilers pay. pints sic 60
awe. quarts coo to 6liAc. "A -Rnlions
yil5h to ii.i7. gallon 22s to f2.s0.
consumers ahould pay, plnts 95c 10
45c. quarts s5c to s5c. y gallon si25
to .s5. gallon $50 to sass.
ITTER-Retalers pay. fresh cream
cry. brick 5Sc 90 5ac cubes SIC to 5sc.
Washington storage. bricks sc to 4gc.
cubes &c to 47c: consumers should
pay. fresh creamery. brick CSC to Csc.
cubes 62c TO SIC. storage. brick soc TO
h5c. cubes soc to sac
OIEOM tKt'AKI>E- R"tailcrs pay best
grade prints SIC to &c. medium grade
27tsc TO acc. consumers should pay
best grade. prints 5To TO 4ac. medium
grade ale TO 3sc.
CHEESE - Retailers pay. Washington
cream 2si+c TO 2sc; consumers should
pay $50 TO 3sc.
EGGS Retailers pay. strictly fresh
ranch SIC TO csc doz consumers should
pay csc to zoe doz.
cold storage Retailers pay 47c TO 4ac
dor. consumers should pay soc to 55c
&c to 7Ac. consumers should pay ave
TURNIPs- Retailers pay. per 100 ms
$3.50 to s1.75. consumers should pay
&c TO &c IN.
NATURALIZATION pay. per 100
ms. $3.50 to tl.75: consumers should
pay &c TO &c III.
CARROTS-Retailers pay. per 100 lbs.
800 to S1.25. consumers should pay
&c to 3hc ID.
APPLEs-Good, per box. consumers
should pay 3i.75 TO $500. fancy eating
or fruit stand apples $3.50 to $500
CANNED sALMON-Retnilers pay. per
doz., Puget sound Sockeye, III flat
Si.95 TO S22b. In. fiat S3.25 to sass
In. tall S325 to 1896: Alaska red.
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