Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-27
OTTAWA BAKERS TO
SELL ONLY Is CENT
BREAD AF TER JULY |.
HOUSEWIVES WILL GET ANOTH.
Err TASTE OF WARTIME PRICES
WHEN THEY ARE ABLE TO pUR-
CHASE ONLY THREE. .JlTNTY
BREAD.

Announcement made today that OF
lava bakeries will sell only t5c loave,
OF bread after July was not warmly
ana enthusiastically received by Mrs
Housewife. When the first increase
brought bread from one jiney to two
1tneys there was general complain,
against the exhorbitant cost Now
that third 'jit' will have TO be
scraped up every time a loaf of the
table necessity is bought, the female
Of the species greets the innovation
with disapproval
The bakeries are NOT forced how
ever. to make any alibs. The in.
crease has long been expected and
when The time arrived an additional
1ve cent piece was forced. there was
nolhin2 for them 70 do but announce
the boost and get ready to collect
the extra nickIe.
Practically all bake shops have ear.
ried for many months f5c loaf. but
the general sale was confined To the
l0c size. The two.ji. variety was only
a slight oversize of the former five
cent purchase, but the l5c variety
VIII be double the weight of its lowlv
predecessor of yesteryear. 1t will
weight one and threefourihs pounds.
Sugar Ration Rules.
Washington. June 81. Regulations
Tor the new sugar restrictions for com.
mercial users. effective July /. were
made public today by 'he food admin
istration. The 1,ec0.000 tons of sugar
All in sight for the six months begin
ming July /, will he divided on the
basis of three pounds per capita
monthly This is about double the
compulsory sugar ration of England,
France and Italy.
ommerical users viii receive their
supply under certificate system ad
minstered by George A. Zebriskie.
uSar administrator.
No manufacturer. wholesaler or re.
failer will be permitted to sell sugar
to anyone but householders es
cept on certificate" issued by the loca,
food administrator Retailers may
sell not more than two pounds at one
time to a town customer nor five to
country customer, Commercial Gus
toners are divided into five groups.
Candymakers. soda fountain men
and manufacturers Of chewing gum.
chocolate, cocoa, flavoring extracts
and wine will be allowed % per cen,
Of their normal supply Ice cream
manufacturers may receive 75 per
cent.
Commercial Gamers of vegetables.
fruit and milk and manufacturers Of
medicine, explosives and elycerne
will be allowed sufficient 70 rtheir re.
quirements
Hotels, restaurants. clubs. dining
cars and all public eating houses who
take care of twenty-five or more per.
sons may purchase three pounds for
each ninety meals served
Bakers will be allowed 10 per CEN
of the average amount used during
June, 1918.
Retail stores will receive for July
quantities based on the average for
the months of April, May and June
1918, combined
Local Orders Issued,
Or A ! Roberts has issued The fol-
lowing sugar order to Ottawa con
sumers Of sugar
The sugar situation has developed
during the last few days so as to re.
qu.e some conservation u will he
OF sugar in town, or to city customers
necessary therefore to limit the sales
to two ca pounds, and the sale to ru.
raj customers to five 90 pounds. As
1t appears many people are taking
advantage of Gaming requirements
and it will be necessary to put some
limitation on the total quantity for
canning purposes.
FOR canning purposes people can
procure TWENTY-FIVE t251 pounds by
signing a certificate with their grocer.