The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-04
FOOD PRICES


interpreted by the price Interpretation
board of Shawnee county. w. II. Davis.
Retailers must sell a
pound of the following
|N wheat substitutes with
I%G&A8kA every pound of wheat
kEYR&%AS&k flour: Corn flour. meal,
tXVBlHBEEH3 hominy grts or flake,
NANEApSN corn starch or bar
S ley flour, potato
flour, sweet potato
flour. buckwheat flour,
oatmeal or oat flakes. rice. rice flour, tapi-
oca flour, ferita flours and meals.
Graham flour and whole wheat flour may
be sold with 60 per cent of substitute
cereals. Rye flour cannot be used as sub
stitute cereal, nor must feed of any kind be
used substitute cereal
nt h;d list is printed by order of the
courtesy of the Topeka State Journal.
Prices approved by the Topeka board are
GRADUATED SUGAR.
Cost: Lee h.. sell 94c Id.
Standard navy, cost. 15-151ac ID; sell.
Pinto, cost, 1oc lb.; sell. 1e-ia,kc lb.
LIMA; cost, Al -1514c Id: sell, 1614-1sc 10,
Cost. 22-311.c h.. sell, 25-36c lb.
BUTTER
Fey creamy. cost. 42c lb.; sell 40 &c 10
Plain creamy, cost, Ale h.; sell 4446c lb.
Pure. cost, 261sc-2sHc; sell, sO-34c lb.
Compound. cost. 23s4 -241.c; sell. 26-2S12c
oNIto9Ns-
Northern, cost, lie ID; sell. 114-21ac Id.
HES-Evaporated-
Choice, cost, 1t1h-12c Id. sell, 14-15c ID.
POTATOES
70. / white, cost 1s; sell 1875;
No. white. cost, &c: sell. 1-14c.
Red River, cost, 1ss-1Ac: sell ~ PC:
No. Red River. cost 1c; sell IA 113c.
Russell and Burbank. cost, IA Id,
RAISINS-
Bulk, seeded. cost, 91z sell. 1214c lb
No. y choice seeded. cost. sac pkg;
No. is fancy seeded. cost, 111sc pkg.
sell. 15c pkg
Tall cans pink cost 1876: sell, 1920 can
Tall cans Red Alaska, cost, 241sc can
sell, 2s-3oe can.
Best patent. As lbs. cost. s2.7o: sell, 81 50
800; "a lbs, cost $13 SELL S1.47-153
Rye. cost. S1sc ID; sell, S1a9c lb.
Graham, cost, sac lb.; sell, oA SIC H.
Corn flour. -ost, &c; sell. 7-Sc h.
/ CORN MEAL
Kiln-dried. cost, 5lsc ID; sell. 6l@c lb-
FLAKE HOMINY-
Cost. 7l5c ID; sell, 910c lb.
Pearl hominy, cost, Csc; sell. S-S7Sc ID.
Blue Rose, cost, So -1oc; sell, 11-1o1sc ID
Head, cost, 101s -1oa4c ID; sell, A24s-lSc Id
5o-6G Size, cost. 111k -1oc H.: sell. 14-15c ID
/ 900 size, cost lie ID; sell, 14c ID.
1850 size, (1916 CROP, cost, Toe; sell, 12t
Rolled OATS
Bulk oats. cost, re lb. sell sla-9c lib.
| No. >, cost, S1h -91ac; sell. 1O-121ac pkg.
! No. 5, cost. 25A -26Ac; sell, SOC pkg
Light. 11k-Ib. can, cost, 121sc; sell. 10 lie
Light, 5-lb. can, cost, 81 &c; sell, 45-50c.
/ Light 10-Ib. cam cost, tic; sell, $1,000.
Dark, 11a-lb. can, cost 11Ac; SELF 14-1oc
/ Dark, BIB. can, cost, Soc; sell, 4O-24c
! Dark, 10Th. can. cost CSC; sell, 75-soc
| EVAPORATED MILK
! Small cans cost, &c sell, TIC.
Tall cans cost 10-121Ac: sell, 121h- loo.
No one is permitted to have sugar O.
/ flour in excess of thirty days supply. Par
! ties having more will be considered hoard
Pinto beans are plentiful Use them IL
! place of the other kinds.
| Eat potatoes, rice, and corn products.
/ Save wheat flour for our allies. Use sub
1 stitutes and do your bit to help win the wal
| Save wheat. meats, fats, sugar and serv
| the cause of freedom.
| Retailers should conform to the prices o
apDeaI to the local board for reimbursement