Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-29
Substitutes To
Be Purchased By
Administration
Holders of Victory Flour and Com
pulsory Wheat Flour Substitutes
May Dispose OF Stockholders Re-
queeted to Continue Use.

Merchants who expected that the
making the use Of GER
tain substitute flours mandatory and
who for this reason have large stocks
hand. may now dispose Of such
surplus to the United States Food
Administration Grain Corporation.
according ito 8 letter received today
administrator, from Federal state
Administrator e. F. Ladd. While the
government corporation ia willing to
make such purchases, tits pointed out
that an effort should be made to find
a local. market for the products. and
that bakers should use substitutes as
a mixture in their bread until the
stocks have been disposed Of :
Parts Of the letter read as follows:
The plan which will be- followed
by the grain corporation in purchas-
now been definitely worked out. The
complete test OF the program Is as
follows: =
ut has been decided that purchases
of Victory -four and compulsory
wheat flour substitutes will be made
by the Food Administration Grain
Corporation at the following prices.
delivered seaboard, where holders
may desire to dispose of surplus
stocks:
Victory flour 1909
Barley nour ............ 500
Straight or Patent Rye
Flour ..... 9.VO
Dark Rye Flour $50
White Corn Flour. 10000. $50
Yellow Corn Flour...... 500
Cream Cornmeal. ......... 500
Other Cornmeal .......... 7.50
Purchases will be made in no
case at higher than actual invoice
cost plus freight. The above prices
are maximum and on basis Of COM
modities being delivered at ,seaboard,
in carload lots, on export rate Of
freight, to New York, Boston, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, New Orleans.
Galveston. San Francisco. Portland,
l.(Ore.) or Seattle. Deliveries from
stocks located at seaboard must be
made fob. steamer or f.a.s.
All possible care will be taken by
administrators to see that in no case
holders receive more than the actual
cost to them of each product, where
that cost may be lower than prices
named above, but in no case will pur-
chase be made at higher than the
above figures.
1T has been found impractioable to
purchase other than the above
named %so-called compulsory substi-
tutes on the above basis. However,
made to the grain corporation and
due consideration will be given.
In 14O-lb. Jutes.
1T is greatly to be desired that de-
~liveries of the above products come
to Us in the customary 140-lb jute
export sacks, but it isiunderstood thai
d~eliveries will be accepted in other
packages. and that the grain corpora
ton will stand the expense and ar.
range for any necessary repacking al
terminal ports or while in transit te
terminal ports. 4:"5 I
"No shipments will be accepted Of
less than a carload. Assorted sizes 81
packages will be accepted in the same
car, but. 1t Is understood that food ad.
minfstfators may assemble full car;
; misunderstanding then acEssas agenl
for ~deliverysxo the grain corporation
'DamagedSpackages or unsbunt
products will, not be accepted. THE
certificate Of the food administrator
Or his agent as to. condition of de-
liveries will be accepted.
deliveries under this plan mus
have been milled in accordance will
food administration milling regula.
IAOAA SpOSAIICdL4O140. -. -.t =
ut is said that it is much to be pre-,
, ferred that the above products seel
their market in local sales. It is es'
pecially urged that bakers be asked
t to cooperate in the disposal Of stock.
of these substitutes by continuing tt
use them as a mixture in their breat
until present stocks are disposed Of
t but this use by the baker is not made
!. mandatory: 1t is simply asked as /.
Il ~ - T.
the present emergency
Holders desiring to dispose Of sur
!, plus products under this plan mus
notify the proper authority to this ef
feet prior to December 20, 1918"
TWO BOYS .DRoWNED!s
Fergus Falls, Mimi, Nov. 90
Ossian Holstrum, ~ years old, ant
!. Warner Norman. IA, were drowned
while skating on Lake Ida, nea]