Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-15
BAN ON SUGAR SALES
EFFECTIVE TODAY
Conservation Program to Aid
Housewives and
Gamers.

Manufacturers using sugar except to
make essential food products are put
ON strict rations by the United States
Food Administration today, IN order to
assure sufficient supplies for home Gamers
and the commercial manufacturers of
preserves, Jams and other foodstutfS
regarded rs essential. The restrictions
limit the consumption by manufacturers
of the less essentials. particularly con-
.fectioncrv and soft drinks. This entire
group is allowed To use only 50 per cent
OF last years requirements, and under
the new plan distribution will be well
policcd and under a certificate system
that virtually assures the elimination
of fictitious demands.
Manufacturers of non-cdble products
will be forced To so entirely without
sugar.
Included in the class with confectionery
and soft drinks are condiments, SODA
water, chocolate. candies, beverage syrupS,
fruit svr,lps, favoring extracts, chewing
gum. cocoa, sweet pickles. wines, cereals
and invert sugar Those who entered
the business or increased their capacity
after April /, 1918, however, will he
cut off entirely.
Manufacturers of essential f0odstutls
will he permitted to buy sufficient sugar
To meet their full requirements In
this class some preservcrs and packers
of vegetables. catsup and chill sauce,
fruits and milk, manufacturers OF Jam,
ieilv, and preserves tobacco and cX-
plosives, apple butter and glyccnnc,
ice cream mot including SherbctS and
water ices, druggists dor medicines
and producers Of honey.
ICE CREAM on PREFERREp LIST.
Ice cream is put in the preferred class
to assure consumption Of surplus milk
supplies and thus encourage dairy inter
cSts to maintain production. Tobacco
was placed IN this class largely because
the amount Of sugar used by tobacconlStS Is
almost negligible, the chlci source 81
sweets beng molaSSes-
Manufacturers OF less essentials who
entered the business or increased thelr
capacity before November |. 1917, shall
receive the 50 per cent Hi 'wancc, hut
those who started or expanded after that
date but before April l. 1918, IN the face
Of an actual sugar shortage and with
full knowledge Of the Food Admins
tratIon's announced program OF sugar
conservation. will be cut down 10 80 pei
cent Of requirements. Those who com
menred operations or increased taei
capacity after that date VIII not bc
allowed to purchase sugar III any amounts
These definite classincatlons protect
the patriotic manufacturer who has been
observing the requests OF the Food
Administration against competitors WIG
have taken advantage OF the sugar
shortage 10 increase their profits.
Control Of distribution will bc IN tht
hands Of the Federal Food Administrator,
f11a4 ~
TO all manufacturers requiring sugar
upon delivery Of sworn statements show
ing the amounts to which each is entitled
None of the distributing agencies will By
allowed to sell sugar TO any class Of manu-
facturers except upon delivery q cerihI-
Gates. The certificates cover the PERIOD
from Nav Is To July !. when new con-
servation measures may be deemed adj
visible.
All sellers Of sugar-whcther reiners,
lobbers. retail or wholesale grocers-
must cancel the certificates and return
them within me month after the sale
10 the Federal Food Administrator by
whom they are issued From the re-
turned certificates he viii be able To check
the record OF tnose who are entitled -
sugar and to detect any trading IN or
counterfeiting OF certificates
Manufacturers are beng required %
report the amount Of sugar they held on
january l. 1917. and receipts from that
date until July 1. Subtractlng the
amount on hand July l will give the
total consumption for the first six months
OF 1917. They must also report stock
on hand January /. 1918. and receipts
since that date. From those figures
the Administrators will be able to de-
terrnine the additional amount of sugar
10 which the manufacturers are entitled.