St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-04-20
All Parishes Asked To Re-
port Eligible Firms
Not Licensed.
PROFITS LIMITED
NOT SPECULATIVE
Sale of Wheat Discouraged
Until New Crop
Comes In.

ANCN IAoll uStloH' DCIASo loouCu liiIo
week to the Food Administrators all
over the state, make plain a number
OF points which have not been thor
oughly understood Retailers are
defined as those who do no whole
sale business whatever. All the
parishes are asked to report any
eligible firms which have failed to
secure licenes. The license system
is intended to accomplish three priI-
cipal objects. These are to limit
prices to reasonable profit and forbid
speculative profits from a rising
market; to keep all food commodi-
ties moving direct and speedily to
the consumer; and to limit future
dealings and deliveries. Specific
profits are fixed-as to some foods.
On sugar 25c per hundred pounds
is permitted between the refinery
and the retailer, and the retailer S
margin must not exceed lie per pound
On -four, the wholesale profit is 6Ot
to 70c per barrel, retail soc to S1.zO
per barrel, and not exceeding 1c per
pound in less than original pack
ages. The wholesale profit on corn
goods must not exceed 75c per bar
rel. Other food and feed profits
must not exceed the prewar profits
without regard to the market or re-
placement value at the time of sale
Sugar can be sold to the retailer il
quantities not exceeding one thous-
and pounds, and the retailer is con-
ten pounds in the country. Extra
amounts of sugar are not allowed
for preserving purposes. Whea,
flour should be sold on basis O1
six pounds per person per month
including bread, macaroni, crackers
and everything else, with not more
than 25 pounds at a time in towns
and SO pounds in the country
Wheat -four wholesale or retail, must
be sold only with equal quantities OF
substitutes. All food and feed com
| modities are placed upon a basis o.
80 days requirement. The sale ant
consumption of wheat flour shoulc
be discouraged and suspended unit
-four from the new crop of whea
can be obtained. Advertising 1lou1
and sugar is against public pole,
| during the present national crisis
| Monday and Wednesday in eac
week, and one meal on each of thu
other days, must be wheatless. Bak
ers should not use more than 20 Pc!
cent wheat flour in their bread
Hoarding is defined as keeping OF
hand more than normal quantities
| and in excess of 80 days supply.
To the People Of the Parish of st
Tammany:
The sale and consumption OF Whea
flour should be discouraged and sus
pended until -four from the new crol
of wheat can be obtained.
Resales.
| Resales within the same trad
without reasonable Justification, es
pecially if tending to result in
higher market price to the retaile
or consumer, will be dealth with a
an unfair practice.
Advertisements.
! All advertisements, including dis
play cards in the store, intending t
induce the conusmer to increase nj
purchases of flour and sugar durln
the present national crisis, are pos
lively against public policy, an
| oh n,,l1 ho diccnnfinup6
Meatless Days-For the pyesen
discontinued.
Wheatless Days - Monday an
Wednesday of each week and ON
wheatless meal in every day. o
"wheatless days" and in "wheatles
meals of other days, use no cracker
pastry, macaroni, breakfast foods G
other cereal foods containing whea
AS to bread, il you bake it at HON
use other cereals than wheat, and
j. you buy it, buy only War Bread.
Bakers should use not exceedin
seventy y-five per cent wheat flour an
not less than twenty-five per eel
. wheat -four substitutes.
, Neutrality-suspicious. retailer
and consumers should keep on han
food and feed commodities only
; quantities equal to the 0rdinal
times, and not exceeding thirty day
. requirements.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN L. HALLER,
Federal Food Administrator for
st. Tammany Parish.