The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-20
CANDY PLENTIFUL . THOUGH SUGAR IS SCARCE IN HOMES Stick Candy Has Doubled in Price Though Sugar Is
 Stationary DEALERS DISCUSS
 CANDY SITUATION Much of Candy Sold in Birmingham Comes Under Sugar Regulations
 in Force in Other

Sugar at wholesale is selling at S.l4 cents per pound; candy, of the stick va riety, at 50 cents a pound: fancy can dies at so cents to sl a pound. Last winter, with sugar prices practically the same as at present, stick candy sold at 25 cents pound. and the most
 fancy kinds at 50 cents pound. Sugar is limited in quantities for home consumption to two pounds per
 month per person. Candy manufactur- CTS. according to regulations issued by the United States food administration several months ago, are limited to 50 per cent of the amount they consumed
 last year. No allowance is made for
 new businesses or increased facilities
 of old established makers.
 That brings up the question, Why is
 it that prices of candy have increased
 out of proportion to sugar prices? To
 find an answer to this question an
 Age Herald reporter made inquiries at
 several candy stores and local factories
 yesterday.
 At the Martha Washington store, on
 Twentieth street, Manager Frank o.
 Headley explained: "our candy is
 made at Roanoke. Va, and shipped
 here. After we receive it, we dip it in
 chocolate and other coatings and add
 nuts. Last winter we sold fancy can-
 dies at 50 cents a pound; then we ir-
 creased the price to 70 cents and on SJuly l made another advance of 10 cents, the present price being 80 cents
 a pound. We had to charge more be-
 cause it cost us more to make it and
 the boxes in which it is packed cost
 more now than they did few months ago."
 GETS ALL SUGAR REQUIRED
 MT. Headley stated that his company
 gets all the sugar required in it's busi-
 ness; that 80 per cent of the amount
 consumed last year is allowed and that
 on October 1, he is informed, the food
 administration will increase the al-
 lowance to 100 per cent of last years consumption. This action, he explained, will be taken becaue the President and National Food Administrator Hoover favored the manufacture of candy on the ground that it is useful and nec- essary article for the soldiers
 Stick candy that sold at 25 cents pound a few months ago, is now sold at .50 cents pound at Nunnally's, an increase of 100 per cent. Nunnally's factory is located in Atlanta, and comes under the control of the Geor. gia food administrator, and is sub Ject to the regulations obtaining in that state. His fancy candies that sold TOT 50 cents year ago. are now selling at 80 cents.
 The Martha Washington company's factory being located at Roanoke. Va. IS subject to the Virginia food reEu- lations. THE SMALLER MANUFACTURER
 Mrs. J. M. Moseley, whose candy fac. tory is located at 1031 North Twenty- fourth street. stated that she had to close down her place for two months recently because she could eet no sugar. and starting up again about two weeks ago. she is unable to sup- ply the demand from her regular cus- toner's Under the regulations in forcc m this state. she is allowed 50 per cent or the amount she consumed last year.
 T only began making candy about year ago. she stated to an Age-Her- aid reporter, "and. of course. used q very small quantity at the start Nv business grew rapidly until the 5O ner cent sugar order went into effect. Be- ing limited to half the amount I use6 at the start made it impossible for me to keep going"
 Mrs Jack w. Johnson of FIT Highlana avenue, who bakes cakes for a few cus- toners, stated that she could only ohtain two pounds of sugar at a time. and that as she had over 20 persons at her table It was not enough to go around. She stated, however, that by using substitutes | on her table and in cooking she had been enabled to save part of her allowance TOT caKes. She stated that she made ap- pucauon 10 the state food administrator |, for a permit to use larger ouantitYes n, | the ground that she made cakes for l sale. The food administrator replied that | hec ould not issue the permit until she | a bakers license and as she did not have that she, of course. did | not get the permit.
 UNABLE TO SUPPLY DEMANDS |
 J. L Massey of the Massey Candy company, 322 Twenty-first street. north. | that ne had been unable to supply inc demands of his customers because of the fact that he was limited to 5O per cent of the amount of sugar he used last year.
 T raised the price of candy fau cents a pound sometime ago." he said. but will not raise it again. Over lead expenses have increased to such m extent that there is little profit in andy at present prices Sugar prices nave changed but very little, if any. in several months, but other ingredients md paper and twine have advanced con- ;iderably.
 There are four cars of sugar on one ,f the railroad tracks, but cannot ge. my of it. One commission man was around few days ago soliciting orders rom me He said that he had plenty ,f sugar."
 FOOD ADMINISTRATORS VIEW
 Paul II. Earle, Jefferson county food who returned from Wash ii ngton yesterday, stated that the allow lnce per person would probably be in- reased in September on account of an III