Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-16
NEW RULING is MADE
As TO BAKERY PRODUCTS
Affects Hotels, Restaurants, Board
ing-Houscs and Public
Eating Places.
WHEAT FLOUR SUBSTITUTES
Not Less Than 20 Per Cent to BE
Used - Limit Is Placed on Com-
missions to Be Charged by BrOk-

L. B. White. Federal food admins
telegram from the food administration
yesterday to announce and enforce new
rulings relative to licensees OF manu-
featuring bakery products and licensees
selling wheat millfeed. According to
the bakery ruling. effective immediate
~. bakery products consumed in ho-
tells, restaurants. boarding houses and
other public eating-p places must con-
tain 90 per cent wheat -four substi-
tutcs. The telegram reads as follows:
''rhc United States food administration
has promulgated the following general
rule and regulation governing licensees
manufacturing bakery products:
Rule 81 defective February Is.
l9IS).-..ll bakery products rnanufnc-
tured by q liccnsee that are consumed
in any hotel, restaurant, dining-car.
steamship. boarding house or any other
public eating place or club operated by
such iicensee shall contain at least 90
pc, cent wheat -four substitutes"
The millfeed ruling affects licensees
angaGcd in handling these products in
various capacities and was wordcd in
the telegram AS follows:
Rule 5.--No licensee selling wheat
millteeh as n broker shall charge
more than reasonable brokerage not
TO exceed % cents per ton, and no
licensec shall charge q brokerage on
any wheat miilfeed on which brok-
cragc has already been charged.
LIMIT is PLACED on
COMMISSIONS CHARGED
"Rule s.-No Iiccnsee selling wheat
millfecd as n commission agent for the
sale of consigned wheat miilfceds maxi
ing sale, delivery and collection. shall
charge more than reasonable commits
sion not to exceed so cents per ton,
and no liccnsce shall charge n commits
sion on any wheat millfccd on which
a commission has already been charge
"Ttulo mo licensee buying and
selling wheat millfccds as 4 whole
salcr or jobber shall charge more than
A reasonable advance over the average
bulk price at mill (plus brokerage com
mission or inspection fees actually
paid. freight and cost OF sacks OF his
stock of all such wheat millfeeds or
hand or under contract not at that
time contracted TO ne sold. such ad.
vance no, to exceed tbs following:
shipment from mill or in transit, pay
ment cash. demand draft or sight draft,
81 per ton; shipment from mill or il
transit, sale on arrival, draft terms
S1.50 per ton: sale eXiobbcr's ware
house. payment cash. sight draft, or
demand draft s2.ao per ton: sale ex-
jobhcr's warehouse upon arrival. draft
i'ii'lS. ptI toE IN inoklNS SaleS on
credit. not TO exceed 81 per ton may
be added II the margin which could
be charged if sold on arrival draft
terms.
WHO MAY BUY WHEAT
FROM WHOLESALE DEALER
Rule s.-No wholesaler or iohber
shall sci! wheat mi;fced to any ner-
son other than n retail dealer, manu-
facturcr or 4 consumer, provided that
he may sci! TO another wholesaler or
Jobhcr If in making such sales hn states
TO the buyer the price which was paid
bulk mill for the particular wheat mill
feeds sold In such case. The buyer
shall not sell such millfs eds ct more
than the advances specified i'm rule
over the bulk mill price OF tho par-
ticular wheat millfeed SO purchased
from another wholesaler or jobher
Rule 9.--Rules 5. IS. and 8 shall
not be construed to affect the validity
or any contracts made prior to Feb
ruary &c. unlcss invalid on other
grounds. Every l:censcc shall, on or
before April I. 19lS. hle with the feed.
ing-stuff section Of the United States
food administration. at Washington a
memorandum of all untitled and exist
ing contracts for wheat milifccds made
prior TO February IL, 1915, and remain
ing untitled March 10. 1918. anG o. stock
on hand March is. 1873. purchased on
such contracts.
Rule ., page .. OF amendments and
additions to rules and regulations, is
hereby amended by adding the follow
ing paragraph: The above prices shall