El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-06
EXPLAINS WHY
SUGAR IS SHORT
Texas Allotment Indicates
That Retailers viii Be
Cut One Third.

The following bulletin governing
the use Of sugar in this city for the
month OF August was issued by w. X
Ramsey, deputy district food admin
istrator. Tuesday morning:
To All Wholesalers and Retailers
THE office Of the local district food
administrator is in receipt Of revised
Instructions from E y Peden regard
ing sugar. Your attention is directed
to the fact that the sugar situation IS
becoming more acute each day. and
an allotment has been made over the
entire country. based on the popula-
ton. and an allotment used for manu-
featuring purposes. Texas has an al
lotment for the month OF August
10 13.2SO.0O0 pounds However. in
order 10 place the confeCtiOneries and
bakeries Of Texas on the same basis
as other states an additional allot-
ment has been secured so that this
class Of users can be issued cerufi-
Gates TO equal the reduced amount
they used for the month Of July. This
final allotment must take care Of ali
Of our requirements for whatever pur-
pose. The following allotments, in
pounds. are mare according to class OF
Statement "A" 100 percent Of
amount issued for July or 100000.
Statement "B' same as July. or
Statement &C" 6s2-8 Of July.
statement ID. 100 percent OF
amount issued for July or 100000.
Statement e. S. Z-5 percent OF July
or 11,4SO.000.
Total, 14.540.O00.
Cuts Amount A Third.
Wholesalers and retailers will note
particularly that retail merchants
have already received their certifi-
Gates for August. and jobbers have
already been notified to honor these
certificates. only for August. on the
basis Of 66 2-3 percent Of the amount
certificates calls for. Certificates is
sued on basis OF all other statements
should be honored at 100 percent OF
their face value as owners will have
received corrected allotment orders
issued from the local office for those
not yet having received certificates
should be honOred for 100 percent OF
their face value, as no orders viii be
issued in excess Of correct allotment
Little Left For Preserving
THE attention Of the retailers Is
particularly directed 10 q rule by Mr.
Peden which states that on account OF
consumption OF sugar Tor nouSenot4-
ers being cut 70 two pounds per month
and certificates having been issued TO
retailers for 1000. 900 pounds in eX-
cess Of this months allowance. he viii
not issue additional certificates COW
ering sugar for preserving, for a DEF
mite allotment OF sugar for Texas
for August has been made and the is
suance- Of preserving certificates
would be useless labor as they would
not bring an additional pound OF
sugar into Texas.
Inasmuch as householder's require
ments on the basis Of Texas popula-
rion viii take about 100000 pounds
Of sugar. and the re Iuirements for
other purposes as per above table
must be met. IL Is apparent there VIII
oe very little sugar left for preserv-
ing purposes. This office is not go
ing 10 issue Permits for tile putting
up OF fruit in any way except by can
ming.
The retailer will still be in a posi-
tion TO sell sugar for this purpose as
the food administration has issued
certificates TO the merchants TO take
care Of all legitimate demands made
on them. Even though certificates
will no longer be issued covering
sugar for preserving. retailers must
continue 10 obtain affidavits as form
erly and forward same TO this office
This record is for statistical purposes
only