The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
OF SUGAR
IN AMERICA !. LAW
COMPARED WITH PRICE OF
ALLIED CONSUMERS.
STOCK RAISING is PROFITABLE
Problem OF Meat Supply Coming to
America.-Food Administration
ccmpes Boats to obtain
Supplies Elsewhere.

Burlington, Iowa, June 12.-The Uni
ted States Food Administration re.
ports that during the first year of the
war United States consumed more
than 100000 tons of sugar. Last Au-
gust the price was $915; now it is 81
30 per hundred. An increase of cent
per pound would take at least 1922
10000 out of the pockets of American
consumers in one year This is inter.
Iesting in view of the fact that the
people of our allies have to pay from
Is cents to S. more per hundred for
sugar than we do. The regulated
wholesale price of sugar per hundred
i'm various countries is as follows:
United Kingdom. .......... .$l2.5S
FRANCE ''.''.''.'''' ..... :. 'l'lr l1.1p
canada ................. 's.pi
United States ................. $50
Encourage Stock Raising.
The importance of the meat supply
of this country is emphasized by Of
fetal reports to the food administra-
ton upon European live stock losses.
Al the beginning of the war Germany
and Austria had percent more meat
animals per capita than did the allies.
Due to acquisition by conquest Ger.
manyrhas not slaughtered her own live
stock as rapidly as otherwise would
have been necessary. There is now a
practical exhaustion of animals in, Bel.
GUM, Servia and Roumania. and the
allies have decreased their herds and
! flocks 45,7S7,0 900 while Germany has
reduced hers only 100000. These
| figures include cattle, sheep and hogs.
| Neutral nations have reduced their
herds 1.412,000. 1t is estimated that
the total loss in Europe is 100,000,000
head. Considering the poor conditions
of the animals still alive the possible
meat resources of Europe are obvious
| ly very slim, The total number of
cattle. sheep, and hogs in, the United
States is about 1S7,000,000. The de-
! sparity between the herds of Europe
| and the United States will constantly
| increase, which means a, tremendous
| impetus for the meat industry in this
country. "
Boats ProVisioned Abroad.
The vital importance of the food
! supply- in connection with the war is
! clearly indicated by a recent Greer of
/ the United States Food Administration
requiring steamships to sevure sup.
! plies for round trips at South Ameri-
can ports at which they call. Steam
ships bound for Uruguay. Argentina.
Chile, India or Australia will be allow.
ed to purchase only sufficient wheat
! flour to maintain supplies for the mi
! tial voyage. That for the return trip
must be bought in those countries No
ship will be allowed to make further
wheat purchases in the United States
after it has secured enough for the
first outward bound voyage. Ships
clearing for Brazil, Uruguay, Argen.
| tina, Chile or Peru will be similarly
restricted in their purchases of beef,
pork mutton, lamb, veal poultry
lard and eggs.
Corn Meal Plentiful.
| The Food Administration has issued
new regulations for grading corn pro-
ducts. Another regulation compels
licenses to ship all corn products in
such condition that they shall arrive
at their destination in merchantable
condition. No attempt is made to fix
the prices but thenew regulations es-
tablish definite differentials for the
various size packages of corn meal,
grits or hominy. Due to the surplus
of corn meal at present in the great
err New York markets the Food Admin
istration has also issued an order
requiring bakers to use at least 10
pounds of corn meal for each 80
pounds of wheat flour and other sub.
stitutes in the manufacture of bakery
products. Dealers there are required
to sell bakers at least 10 percent of
corn meal on all orders of wheat flour
and substitutes.