Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-01
SUGAR RATION
GUT To POUNDS
For Each Person per Month,
Owing to Shortage Due to
Various Causes.

During July, the American homes
were requested to limit themselves to
three pounds per person per month,
n grocery stores were instructed 10
sell sugar on that basis.
1t now turns u that upon the basis
of the requirements of grocery stores,
as reported by them to the food adj
ministration in July. the grocery stores
of New Jersey have taken certificates
enough to cover purchases of uga
amounting to $1,000, 900 pounds. The
population of New Jersey being less
than 5000, 900 at the last census, this
shows that New Jersey already has
in its grocery stores, certificates for
sugar to cover an average of more
than five pounds per person. The use
of these certificates therefore, will be
sufficient to supply the needs of
householders for the month of August,
and no further certificates need be is
sued to the retail grocery stores for
| August.
This means that the retailer will be
| expected to make allotment on July
certificates, spread yer August also,
and, also, the householder buying from
him, will be expected not to try to
procure more sugar than h two
pounds per person per month allotted.
Since the July certificates were is
! sued, the results of many happenings
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Submarine sinkings have destroyed
upwards of $4,000, 900 pounds of SUI
gar; German offensive have destroyed
many refneries and large supplies of
sugar in France, requiring more to be
sent from this country than was
counted on a month ago; to say moth
ing of the very much greater number
Of u W soldiers who have actually
gone overseas than any of us counted
on. All of these things have been put
/, up to the American people; a new call
during the coming weeks, to back up
our government, and our boys over
! there, by making whatever sacrifices
may be involved here at home, in di-
viding UP h uga we have, as best
we may.
Retailers will very greatly help to
accomplish a fair distribution If they
will pay more attention to the rules,
n sell no more thar two pounds per
person per month. They should not
forget that by violating this rule, they
will by their own actions, exhaust their
supply, n add to the confusion and
unfairness to their customers. The
grocer is depended upon to help. A
form has been prepared, which will be
sent to every grocer in the state,
whereby every grocer selling sugar.
must keep a close check pom all his
sales. Such forms shall be used n
turned in to o u county federal food
administrators at the end of each
week.
Statistics hold out a reasonable hope
that the August shipments of available
sugar will prove to be the lowest point
of u extreme shortage for the sea-
son, M that thereafter a little more
sugar will be available in each sue
ceeding month, until the new crop Is
ready at the end of the year.
The following program of sugar
distribution has been adopted for the
state of New Jersey during August.
On statements "A" and "B" (manufac-
turers using sugar. applicants will re-
ceive their certificates for August as
for July. On statements &c" (public
eating places), applicants will receive
their certificates for August on the ba-
sis of two-thirds OF their July allot-
ments; to wit, two pounds for each
NINETY meals served. On statement
ID" (bakers), applicants will receive
their certificates for August on the ba-
sis of eighty per cent. of their July al
lotments. On statement "E" (retail
grocers), the July allotments having
been found by the totals now avail
able, to be more than enough to cover
both months, no allotments for Aug
ust will be issued. Sugar canning GER
tiflcates will be issued as heretofore.
H~ouseholders securing canning GER
t~ificates' should first ascertain wheth-
er their storekeeper will supply them
the required amount of sugar before
applying for the canning certificate
which permits them to purchase the
sugar. The storekeeper does not
have to furnish this sugar from his
| regular allowance. When he turns
in these canning certificates to the
federal food administration at New
ark, he will receive additional certih-
| Gates allowing him to purchase the
amount Of sugar in addition to this
canning certificates.