Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-07
AhlE:RIcAH SUGAR
Sent 70 FRANCE
American Price Rigiily Regulated
by United States Food
Administration.
CONSUMERS HERR PAY &c,
Sugar Cost IS Cents Pound During
Civil War-RefIners' Profits
Now Curtaiied.
CONSUMERS HERR PAY &c,

America at from S1s TO b cents u
pound to tho consumer, even though
there is world shortage which has
| reduced this nation's sugar allotmen.
to 20 per cent. of normal.
Through the efforts Of the United
States food administration the sugar
market has been regulated az far as
the producer, seliner 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 to S!5 cents. He
should sell this sugar at S1a to D
cents, the food administration believes,
and asks the American housewife ts
psy no more than this amount.
/ Last August when the food admin.
istraiion was organized the price OF
| sugar rose suddenly to II cents q
pound. During the Civil War sugar
cost the consumer 50 cents pound.
BIZ regulation Of the sugar market and
| reducing the price to Sh and Q cents
! and keeping 1t from advancing to ~
cents the food administration has saw
cd the American public al least SlS0,.
G0O0o0 in four months. according to
q statement made by Herbert Hoover
The other day.
ct is uur stern duty to feed the 81
lies, TO maintain their health and
strength at any cost TO ourselves,
NJ. Hoover declared. "There has not
| been, nor Will be as VIC see it. enough
sugar for even their present meagr2
and depressing ration unless thev send
| ships 20 remyIe markets for IT, = "c
IN orr gree; and aiuttpny force them
either TO further reduce :heirFaTlon
or TO send thcsc ships W viii nave
done damage 10 or abilities to VIII
his war
az we send thc ships to Java
| for $50 0cI tons o. sugar Hc,.t year
! .p.e .niii rave neccssi%a:ed The o1'-
/ p,oyr,sH+ oi cievcn crsra aaips ;or
ene year. These shps--if uate IL
transporting troops-wou'd take
10000 70 100000 men TO France"
Rcascn fer World Shortage.
As Mr.. Hoover pointed cut, the
/! Emitted States, Canada and England
/ we're sugar importing countries before
the war, while France and Italy we're
ccsy nearly &eIf supporting. The main
! sources OF the worlds saga" supply
| ves Germany ana ,:ei@hb"'ii!S powers,
the West indies and me last indies.
German sugar is nc longer available.
| as il IS used entirely i'll Germany,
which also absorbs sugar Of surround
ing countries.
| ENGLAND con no longer buy i.lnGo0u
! long tons Of sugar cac!! year from
Germany. The French $nc"r produc-
| lion has dropped from ,1O 600 /" 2l0,-
orn tons. The Italian production has
fallen from 2inOa1 rons 10 1000 tons.
Thus three countries were thrown
upor East and Nest Indian sources
| for 1922. 900 tons annually 10 naintain
their normal consumption.
Because Of The worlds SAippiu.
shortage the allied nations started
! drawing on the West Indies Tor sugar;
East Indian sugar took three times
tbe number Of ships. since the dis
sance was three times Is great Sud
denly the wCSr WAS called 81 a. far
ni.h ard did furnish 1.f2".rnn toiis IL
sugar 10 Europe when oVV."np tens Il
, year was the pre-war deinaud. The
niles had drawn from Java sOv,cou
tons before the shipping situation be
came acute.
I'm spite pf these shipments, Mr..
Hoover stated the other day. "tltc
Enr,ish Government il August reduced
;f,o household sugar ration 10 y basis
Of - pounds per annun per capita.
And III Sentemhcr the French g6FcEn-
J p,enr reduced their household r2ric"
70 Is 60 pounds 9 wear or i't o'cr
Mound 81 sugar q month. Even this
rnorre ration could not be tiled ny
tba French. government It was found
| early in tie fall. America was then
| asked for lOu.uou ioiiS W Sdr@l di'N
succeeded in sending 5000 tons by
December /. The French request was
Granted because the American house.
hold consumption was then at least 10
Wounds per person, aud il was "onsid.
cred The duty Of maintaining the
T.rerch morale made our course clear"
Today the ougar situation may
be summarized by stating that II
America will reduce lis sugar con
sur,pticn 10 - IS per cent. This
nation will be able 20 send 100000
more soldiers TO France.
| Sugar today sells at seahoard re.
tinerjes ut $50 q hundred pounds
The Wholesale grocer has agreed r.
limit his profit to % cents hundred
Plus freight, and tie retail grocer i:
supposed 10 take no more han 80 cents
) hundred pounds profit mis- ..Eu'
| lssion vas made br the 592d admins,
rr2eioa. which now ASKS The housewife
:. 10 reduce sugar c5E&i:Hplionxs mUct
| IS possible, using other 81 GcteMorS,
and also rcmiuds her thar She SilouiG
.,,x ~ -,,cra +hon q ceniS n unIlU1 fDT