The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-11
FOOD PRICES

FOR TOPEKA AND SHAWNEE COUNTY
as interpreted by the price Interpretation
Doard OF Shawnee county. E. Montgomery,
The new regulations sunerSada +ba so IN
rule. s oo-oo
The retail dealer selling standard wheat
Darley flour, corn flour, or corn meal and
with every sale of wheat flour must sell a
combination of some one or more of these
or some of the other recognized substitutes
IN proportion of one pound substitute to
each Tour pounds of wheat flour No dealer
may force any other substitute in combina-
tlon TO the consumer and the substitutes
must conform to the standard fixed by the
United States food administration.
The rules limiting sales by retailers of
wheat to an eighth of a barrel in cities and
a quarter barrel in sparsely settled dis
-trfcts are rescinded.
This list is printed by order of the
United States food administration.
rms list is printed by order of the
United States food administration.
as follows:
FLoUR.Wheat flour, e4-lb. sack. cost
& hs1 aaes lA sell $14s@155: Bulk. per
ID, cost &c, sell G@6Ac. Rye flour, bulk,
per lb., cost 5%c, sell 7@7Ac. Corn flour,
f S 06sr to to &C. sell x Rlee -four
CORN MEAL-Bulk. pei h., cost 4Ac,
sen V1 ST6ReG RRrAD-e4-ouncs loaf cost
12c, sell 14@15c; 16-ounce loaf. cost Sc, sell
9@1Oc
OATMEAL-Or rolled oats, bulk, per h.,
age, cost 1ossc, sell 13@14c
SUGAR-Granulated. bulk, per h., cost
1001c. sell lbs. 24c. lbs. Sec.
BEANs-White,, navy OF pea pea, i4szc, sell
17@10c. .Colored, pinto or any other vari-
ETY. pd PER I6 cost 1S@1oAe' sell 12@1Se
cost 3S@45c, sell 43@60c.
ONIoNS-Per h., cost oA@514c, sell 81
RAJSJNS- Seeded 16ounca nactaoe cost
PKG sell 15@17c.
PRUNES- Medium size, 20 to so, per h..
cost 1215c. sell 15T17c.
CANNED Standard grade,
per 20 can, cost 15c, sell 1S@20c
CANNED CORN-Standard grade, per
CANNED PEA2staindard grade. per
2O-ounce can, cost 131a@14tsc, sell 1S@20c.
CANNED sALMoN~Tall pink Alaska ska
red Alaska. per 16-ounce can, cost &c, sell
EVAPoRATED MILK-Unsweetened, per
6-ounce can, cost 5A@71Ac, sell 1@9c. I'm
sweetened, per 16-ounce can, 111a@15c, sell
MiIK-Bottled, quart. cost 1o@12c, sell
BUTTER-cost 55h to 5e1ac, sell 60 to
oLEoMARGARINE-P lb.. cost, % to
EGGSPer dozen. cost 42c. sell 49@52c
CHEESE-American full cream cut, per
lb.. cost 35@3Sc, sell 41@45c.
l
29M30c sell 32M35c.
LARD sUBsTITUTE-Bulk, per h., cost
2415 625c. sell 2S@3ossc.
BACON breakfast. sliced standard
grade) )-Cost 46 to 4Sc, sell 60 to Coo per
| H.
PORK CHoPs-Cost SO to SIC, sell As to
SOC per lb.
HAM s(smoked. sliced)-Cost 40 to 45c,
sell 40 to 60e per lb. ~
ROUND STEAK-Cost % to Csc, sell 50
to 4Oc per lb.
HENS (year or more old, dressed, not
rawn)-Cost 30 to 32c, sell 80 to 40c per
1b.
No one is permitted to have sugar or
flour in excess of thirty days supply. Par
ties having more will be considered 4hoard-
ers." for which the penalty is very severe.
Pinto beans plentiful. Use them in
place of the other kinds.
Eat potatoes, rice. and corn products.
Save wheat flour for our allies. Use sub
stitutes and do your bit to help win the
war.
Save wheat. meats, fats, sugar and serve
the cause of freedom.
Retails should conform to the prices or
appeal to the local board for readjustment.
NOTE TO GROCERS-Grocers must have
customers sign for every sale of sugar and
send their signatures every thirty days to
w. P. Innes., Wichita. Kan. Grocers' can
ners' certificates will be redeemed by W. P.
Innes in multipIes of f.
Rice, oatmeal. table hominy or cracked
hominy can no longer be used as flour SUBJ
stitutes.