The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-02-01
American Price RigidIy Regulated
by United States Food
Administration.
CONSUMERS HERE PAY &c.
Sugar Cost SIS Cents a Pound During
Civil War-Refiners' Profits
Now Curtailed.

pound to the consumer. even though
there is II world shortage which has
reduced this nations sugar allotment
to 40 per cent. of normal.
Through the efforts of the United
States food administration the sugar
market has been regulated as far as
The producer, reilner and wholesaler
is concerned. The food administration
has no power to regulate retail prices
except by public opinion. Even though
more than $1,000 tons of sugar have
been shipped to France in the last
four months the retail grocerS sugar
price is around s to So cents. He
should sell this sugar at So to 9
cents, the food administration believes
ana asks the American housewife to
pay no more than this amount.
Last August when the food admin
istration was organized the price of
sugar rose suddenly to II cents n
pound. During the Civil War sugar
cost the consumer IS cents pound.
BY regulation of the sugar market and
reducing the price to So and 9 cents
and keeping IL from advancing to 20
cents the food administration has saw
cd the American public at least $780,
OOO0OO in four months, according to
a statement made by Herbert Hoover
he other day.
1T is our stern duty to feed the al-
lies, to maintain their health and
strength at any cost to ourselves"
Mr. Hoover declared. "rhere has NOT
been, nor will be as we see If, enough
sugar for even their present moagre
and depressing ration unless they send
ships TO remote markets for # IF we
in our greed and gluttony force them
either to further reduce their ration
or to send these ships we will have
done damage to our abilities TO win
this war.
AR go. A.. ~
e.. orr ooo 800
-.>,I, 800 No''s " $50 20 yo''
n,.,,..u4 ~ .'...., w. I'.-
49, Vs.. -La ..Iz - 800 80,
+r,.gno.t;.. -. ,..,.,I
1ro nno =, o,o ono 49,, =. -
Reason for World Shortage.
AS Mr. Hoover pointed out the
LAited States, Canada and England
We're sugar importing countries before
The war, While France and Italy were
very nearly self supporting. The main
sources OF the worlds sugar supply
was Germany ana neighboring powers,
the West Indies and the East Indies.
German sugar is no longer available,
rs II - uSeo eIi'iFeiy III GERMANY
witch also apSofOS sugar OF surround
my countries
England can no longer buy l,4Oo'o0o
cong ION" Oh sugar each year from
Germany Inc hfehch sugar produc-
non mas uroppeo from 'oo'oOo To Zlo,-
w. TONS me Ilaiiah production mas
'ai'eh from -Io'Voo IONS 10 'o,ooO TONS
NUS three countries were thrown
.lpoh t'aSt ana west lhdlah sources
'or l'9-Aooo tons annually to maintain
'Helr normal consumption
Because OF the worlds shipping
shortage the allied nations Started
drawing on the West Indies for sugar (;
East Indian sugar took three times
he number of ships, since the dis
lance was three times as great. Sud
denly the west was called on to fur
NISh ana dld l1rnlSi '3Zo,ooo tons or
sugar 10 europe when 1Oo'ooo TONS
Frar WAS the pre-War demand me
"''leS had oIa"n from Java 4oo,Wo
''i'S oeiole I"e S"lPPlhS siIdatloh De-
'a'Ie acute
In spite OF lheSe shipments, Mr.
hoover stated the othef day, the
IlS!'Sh government III AUGUST reduced
ihe household sugar ration TO basis
Oh - POUNDS per ahhum per capita.
-N'lu III september inc ffehch govern
'hent reduced lhelr houSehoId ramon
l" 10 --lo pouhds year. OF blC over
poihu Oh sugar ihohth. Even ms
inea2re fatioh coulo not De nIied by
me Iehcl government II was Iouhd
carry III the IAN. America was then
asked Tor ioo.ooo TONS OF sugar ana
succeeded III SehuIhg S9,ooo tons by
becehpef l. Inc ffench request was