The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-01-25
AMERICAN SUGAR
SENT TO FRANCE
American Price RlgldIy Regulated
by United States Food
Administration.
CONSUMERS HERE PAY 90.
Sugar Cost % Cents a Pound During
Civil War-Refiners' Profits
Now curtaiied.

Sugar IL selling today throughout
America at from Sn to cents n
pound to the consumer, even though
there is 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 s to sh cents. He
should sell this sugar at Sh to 8
cents. the food administration believes,
and asks the American housewife to
pay no more than this amount.
Last August when the food admin
istratlon was organized the price OF
sugar rose suddenly 10 IL cents n
pound During the Civil War sugar
cost the consumer 35 cents n pound
BY regulation OF the sugar market and
reducing the price to So and cents
| and keeping II from advancing TO 20
cents the food administration has saw
ed the American public at least $780,
100000 in four months. according TO
statement made by Herbert Hoover
the other day
tc a,tr 49, AstNN 10 aesA the al.
lies, TO maintain their health and
strength at any cost TO ourselves"
Mr.. Hoover declared There has not
heen, nor will be as we see IT, enough
sugar for even their present meagre
and depressing ration unless they send
ships 10 remote markets for H. IL we
in our greed and gluttony force them
either to further reduce their ration
or to send these ships we VIII have
done damage to our abilities TO win
this war
80 ue send the china 10 Java
for 250,0oo tons OF sugar next year
we viii have necessitated the en-
ployment Of eleven extra ships for
one year. These shlps--if used In
transporting troops--would take
$4,000 to 2oO.o men 10 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 nelghborlng powers,
the West Indies and the East Indies.
German sugar Is no longer available,
as II 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-
ton has dropped from 10000 TO 2i0,-
600 tons. The italian production has
fallen from 10000 tons TO $4,000 tons I
Thus three countries were thrown
upon East and West Indian sources
for 1926, 900 tons annually TO maintain &
their normal consumption.
Because OF the worlds shipping
shortage the allied nations started 1
drawing on the West Indies for suga-
East Indian sugar took three times
the number OF ships, since the dis
lance was three times as great Sud-
denly the west was called on to fur
nlsh and did furnish 100000 tons Of
sugar to Europe when 100000 tons
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 TO basis
Of "a pounds per annum per CAPITA.
And In September the French govern
ment reduced their household ration 4
to 10 2-10 pounds a year, or a bit over
l pound Of sugar month. Even this
meagre ration could not be filled by
the French government II was found
early in the fall. America was then
asked for 100000 tons OF sugar and
succeeded In sending $1,000 tons by
December /. The French request was
granted because the American house
hold consumption was then at least 50
pounds per person. and II 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 Its sugar con-
sumption 10 to 10 per cent. this
nation will be able to send 100000
more soldiers to France.
Sugar today sells at seaboard re-
fineries at $7.25 hundred pounds.
The Wholesale grocer has agreed to
limit his profit to % cents hundred
plus freight. and the retail grocer is
supposed 70 take no more than so cents
n hundred pounds profit This regu-
lation was made by the food admins
tration, which now asks the housewife
;c reduce sugar consumption as much
possible. using other sweeteners,
aid also reminds her that she should
pay no more than cents a pound for
sugar
Control Of Cane Refiners' Profits.
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