Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-28
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cost rf4e consumer 81 cents pssaua
Fs regulations af the sugar market and
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and keeninca Ii from advancing 70 20
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ea The American nntiic al least $780,
n3a0ea sf four months according 10
statement made ny Herbert Hoover
the other day
III Is our stern duty 10 feasf the nj
lies. TO nfaintHin their heGitis and
strength ai nny cost 10 ourselves
Mr.. Hoover declared There hna not
been, nor WITH be as we see 1t, enough
sugar FOR even their present useagre
and depressing ration unless they send
ships 10 remote markers for IT, III we
In our greed and ginttany force them
either 10 furtbsr reduce their ration
or To send these ships we viii have
done damage to our abilities TO win
this war
.if we send the ships 10 Java
fer $50. .nco tons os sugar next year
we wsii have necessitated the ern-
pIcyarnt of eleven extra ships for
one year, These shlps--if used In
transporting trocps---wouid take
o,Guo to zoos .oe0 men to France.
Reason for World Shortage
As Mr. Hoover pointed out, the
United States. Canada and England
were sugar importing countries before
the war;. while France and italy We're
very nearly self supporting. The main
sources OF the worlds sugar supply
was Germany and nesgiihoring powers.
the Nest Indies and the East Indies-
German sugar is no longer available.
as Ii Is used entirely In Germany.
which also absarhs sugar OF surround
Ing counMfes
England Gun no longer buy l.400. 600
long tons of sugar each year from
Germany. The French sugar prndnc-
ston has dropped from 10000 TO 2I0,-
600 IONS. The Italian production has
fallen from 10000 tons to 75,o00 tons.
Thus three countries were thrown
upon East and West Indian sources
for !. .92aOoo tons annually to maintain
their normal consumption.
Because or the worlds shipping
shortage the allied nations started
drawing on the West Indies for sugar;
East Indian sugar took three times
.
tance was three times ms great Sud-
denly rf1e west was called on to fur
nist and did furnish 100000 tons Of
sugar to Europe when 100000 tons
year was the pre-war demand. The
allies had drawn from Java 100000
tons before the shipping situation be
came acute.
I'm spite of these shipments" Mr..
Hoover stated the other day, .ttlle
English government In August reduced
the household sugar ration to a basis
Of "a pounds per annnm per capita
And In September the French govern
ment rednced their household ration
to 13 2-10 pounds q year, or a bit over
4 pound of sugar month. Even this
meagre ration could not be filed by
the French government II was found
early In the fall America was then
asked for 100000 tons Of sugar and
succeeded In sending $4,000 tons by
December l. The French request was
granted because the American house
hold consumption was then at least S.
pounds per person. and II was consid
cred the duty of maintaining the
French morale made our course clear.
Today the sugar situation may
be summarized by stating that II
America will reduce Its sugar corr
sumption 10 Is Is per cent, this
nation wifi be able TO send 100000
more soldiers 70 France
Sugar today sells AT seaboard re-
hneries al $7.25 4 hundred pounds.
The wholesale grocer has agreed to 6
limit his profit to 25 cents hundred
plus freight, and the retail grocer Is
supposed 10 take no more than 90 cents
4 hundred pounds profit. This regu-
tation was made by the food adninis-
tration, which now asks the housewife
/ 70 reduce sugar consumption as much
! rs possible using other sweefeners
and niso reminds her that she should ]
4 pay no more than 9 cents I pound for
sugar
Control ~ Cane Reflners proljts.
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