Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-03
TELLS WHAT GAVE HIM Relief
AFTER SUFFERING AGONY WITH
RHEUMATISM IN BED 5 MONTHS
SALE REGULATIONS
FOR SUGAR LH0 FLOUR

authorities, is the most important cur
rent order issued from the Office OF
DR.. A NJ. soule, federal food admin
istrator for Georgia.
While the sugar famine has been
dissipated almost without realization
Iby the people Of Georfia, through the
manner in which it was handled BY the
administration. DR.. Soule realizes the
fact that the supply must be rigidly
conserved to meet army export de-
mands.
So comprehensive is the digest of the
sugar and -four regulation as prepared
by N. l.. Willet, administrator fol
Richmond county, it has been adopt
ed by the state Office OF the food adj
Iministration for PRONUNCIATION. 1t is
as follows:
There are some food regulations ap-
plicable to retail and wholesale gro
GERS, which should be carefully stu
died by them, and which give below:
Retail Sugar: The retail grocers'
price for this at present is 10c cash
and carry, and lie, credit and deliver
ed. There is some hope from some
quarters to the effect that in a month
or more sugar will be lowered in
price. The supply now is more plenti-
full. But we are going to have a
shortage in 1918, ana every pound that
we save here, helps us TO ship the
moro to our allies who are on a ba-
sis per month Of almost no sugar at
all. The candy people who have been
allowed 80 per cent. Of their usual
sugar ration ars now being allowed 80
per cent But a large number of
these factories are shut down today
because they could not get sugar at
all.
Sugar should be sold by the re-
taller in cities to consumers in not
mora than two olive pounds at
time, and care should be taken that the
consumer is not allowed to duplicate
To the farm and to customers who
live in the country, sale of five to ten
pounds Is allowed, for 1t is more diff
cult for, the man in the country to get
a new supply.
Sugar, Wholesale: Wholesale gro
GERS should not sell sugar in excess of
one thousand pounds at a time to a
retailer, Sugar should not be shipped
On back orders without positive or
ucr from the buyer. Wholesale gro
ces should use every precaution At
their command to prevent duplication
ot sales which would allow the retailer
opportunity to have more sugar than
necessary for conservative distribu
ton.
Flour: The wholesaler OF -four
gots 25c to soc a barrel profit, while
the retailer is allowed $100 ptr bar
rel and upward. But here is one I'M
portant point in flour selling for the
retailer. Flour in towns and cities
should be sold in not over eighth to
quarter barrel quantities The re-
taller can sell to form communities in
quarter to half barrel quantities. The
idea is TO nut out among eratilers and
consumers the whole barrel business,
There has come recently an In
creased demand for -four in barrels.
This is certainly for the specific pur>
nose of boarding, and comes either
from greed or fear, or both. Now, if
every home bought barrel OF -four
! il would represent eleven-fifths OF the
entie annual production. If every man
sets aside now one barrel of -four for
his family. where he has been buying
it In quarters, it would be impossible
for the food administration to. keep,
on account of this boarding, what our
-four exports must be. Dealers will
! tell you that there has been quite q
large demand for -four recently in
wooden barrels. Some people are
boarding salt and matches and other
things in the same way This shows
o bad spirit and spirit that is not
Iereditable 70 any man who docs it. It
is quite easily seen why -four should be
bought by the consumer in no largc,,
amounts at time than as per above.
The retail grocer is asked not to put
in advertisements tending TO induce
consumers to increase their purchases
Of flour and sugar. This is decidedly
against public policy.
Combination Sales Thero u.s.
many many concerns who make com
hination sales, in sale of clothing or
shoes they will offer a combination
sale OF food stuffs along with it. The
ruling here is that these combination
sales which include two or more COM
modities, are forbidden And the sale
: Of one food commodity with clothing
and other goods is considered against