The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-15
SUBSTITUTE PLAN
MAY BE MODIFIED
Wheat Economy Of Current
Half Year Indicates That
a Change Is Likely.
RYE CROP HAS INCREASED
Conservation Plan Abroad
May Also Bc Affected by
Changed Conditions.

The trade is expecting a change In the
substitute programme for the coming
year which will possibly lower the pro-
portion Of substitutes required both for
the family and for the baker. The effect
OF the substitute programme for the past
year was seen only in the last six
months and specifically in the last four.
1t did not go into effect until February,
yet through the economy resulting from
that time, coupled with the willingness
OF the people to save prior to the sub
sttute regime, the distribution OF wheat
per capita in this country was the small
est on record and was nearly ia
bushels per capita below the average.
This, on the basis OF $40 bushels the
pfe-war average. means saving. ef-
fective mainly In tho last Ave months
OF nearly rs per cent. compared with
the preceding year. The effect Of the
economy In foodstuffs, largely the result
of the substitute programme. was about
| $4,000 900 bushels. Tho distribution the
| preceding year was much less than the
average. the evident result Of the high
| prices then prevailing.
Many believe that the substitute pro-
sramme. instead OF rs per cent. to rs per
| cent. 10 the bakers, could be reduced
| slightly and the $3.50 order to the
! family could be reduced and still result
| In tremendous saving OF wheat, as the
| orders would be effective for the entire
year. 1t Is thought that, owing to tie
larger supply Of wheat in this country
and tho larger tonnage in prospect, the
| substitute programme abroad can also
be relieved. and possibly made as good
| as this country's The past year the
| substitute programme has been much
higher on the other side. with a much
higher extraction of -four from the
| wheat, 30 that the bread has been Of ex-
| ceptionally poor quality.
There Is expected to be a much larger
| production of the substitutes this year
| than last; the oatmeal capacity OF the
country is believed to be about double
that OF the beginning OF the last year
| the quality OF the rye -four will be much
| better than that OF this spring, as the
regulations are rigid for the -four ex-
traction. and the quality of the barley
| -four is expected to be very high due 10
the regulations. which mean the making
| only of fine quality flour. The crop Of
| rye is rs 00o, 900 bushels more than LAST
| year, and for tho time being rye Is )
| per cent. substitute, and the fine quality
of the corn now in prospect will mean
the groundwork FOR the production OF a
! fine quality of corn -four and corn meal.
which will be in marked contrast 70
rhuch OF the meal the past year
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CHICAGO, Aug l4.--Rains and cooler
temperatures made the corn market
| average lower ,o.dav dasn,,a h,,II,.h cron
,I,,,rs - -. o ~
"uN'Nes ootn rom Government ana pr'-
waite sources The close was weak. n to
! lc. net lower, with September Sl.6lL to
sl6Ia. and Octoher q son 70 ~ eoH
90, stu
o".S HHisHeu shaue OH 10 '4c' advance
ana provisions down 20 45c.
Weakness in the corn market devel-
oped chiefly around Tho onerIny n,d ne,
~. 'I-, ~, S r1n''e 80 10
n,ost ,rc,,,',a,d nd 80 vac
.''''' anu "''' ""'IlH uue W
better weather conditions. whereas the
| final sethaCkS in values resulted more or
! less from, protit taking SAILS
| c,,. 49, s,.,.,,,9 at, 49,
"S'c s0Ne'"Ci H'a'HI! oS the nc
tloh o. corn Gossip WAS current that
| The movement to terminal markets is not
| as heavy as the trade had expected
| Provisions went down grade with hor.,
! Business, however. was small
| vIIr,r ~. , ~
! York and phiIedeInhta are ytrtu,l,y
! blocked with wheat and ar the prssant
time no shipping permits are b,tns issued