The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-05-30
AMERICAN SUGAR
SENT TO FRANCE
American Price Rigidly Regulated
BY United States Food
Administration.
CONSUMERS HERE PAY &c.
Sugar Cost IS Cents Pound During
Civil Wsr-Refners' Profits
Nov Curtailed.

Sugar is selling today throughout
America al from Siz 70 . cents a
pound 10 the consumer, even though
there is a world shortage which has
reduced this nations sugar allotment
TO 20 per cent of normal
Through the efforts of the United
States food administration the sugar
market has been regulated as far as
the producer, refiner 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 grOcer's sugar
price is around TO Sla cents, He
should sell this sugar at Sla TO 3
cents, the food administration believes,
and 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 10 II cents a
pound During the Civil War sugar
cost the consumer S. cents a pound.
BY regulation of the sugar market and
reducing the price to Sh and 8 cents
and keeping 1t from advancing 10 ~
cents the food administration has saw
ed the American public at least $780,
OOO.O In four months, according TO
a statement made by Herbert Hoover
the other day
at is our stern duty TO feed the al
lies, to maintain their health and
strength at any cost to ourselves,
Mr.. Hoover declared "There has not
been, nor will he as we see it, enough
sugar for even their present meagre
and depressing ration unless they send
ships to remote markets for It. IL 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.
~ we send the ships to Java
for 25O,o00 tons OF sugar next year
we will have necessitated the en-
ployment Of eleven extra ships for
one year. These ships-if used in
transporting troops-would take
10000 to 100000 men to France"
Reason for World Shortage.
As Mr.. Hoover pointed out, the
United States, Canada and England
were 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 and neighboring powers,
the West Indies and the East indies.
German sugar Is no longer available,
as It is used entirely in Germany,
which also absorbs sugar Of surround
ing countries
England can no longer buy 100000
long tons of sugar each year from
Germany. The French sugar produc-
tion has dropped from 100000 to 210,-
600 tons. The Italian production has
fallen from 100000 tons to $4,000 tons
Thus three countries were thrown
upon East and West Indian sources
for 1925, 900 tons annually to maintain
their normal consumption
.,f In ehl l,Ny IN
shortage the allied nations started
drawing on the West Indies for sugar
East Indian sugar took three times
the number Of ships, since the dis
tance was three times as great Sud
denly the west was called on to fur
nish and did furnish 100000 tons OF
sugar to Europe when 100000 tons O
year was the pre-war demand. The
allies had drawn from Java 100000
tons before the shipping situation be
came acute
"In spite of these Shipments Mr.
Hoover stated the other day, "the
English government in August reduced
the household sugar ration 10 basis
Of "a pounds per annum per capita
And In September the French govern
ment reduced their household ratior
to 13 210 pounds year, or bit over
pound of sugar month Even this
meagre ration could not be filed by
the French government II was fOunC
early In the fall America was ther
asked for 100000 tons of sugar anC
succeeded In sending $1,000 tons by
December |. The French request was
granted because the American house
hold consumption was then at least 5,
pounds per person, and 1t was cOnSId
cred the duty Of maintaining the
French morale made our course clear.
Today the sugar situation may
be summarized by stating that II
America will reduce it's sugar con-
sumption 10 to IS per cent. this
nation Will be able to send 200 900
more soldiers to France.
Sugar today sells at seahoard re
hneries at $725 hundred pounds
The wholesale grocer has agreed {,
limit his ptlt to % cents a hundred
plus freight, and the retail grocer |,
supposed to take no more than so cent,
a hundred pounds profit This regu
lation was made by the food admins
traton, which now asks the hpusewif,
to reduce sugar consumption as mucl
as possible, using other sweeteners
and also reminds her that she shoulc
pay no more than Q cents pound foI
sugar
Control Of Cane Rehners' Profits.
Immediately upon the estat 'ish
uent of the food administration" Mr.