The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-18
STAINS STATEMENT

Di FAAAN D
 T am not going to tolerate profiteer- ing" Mr. Spain said in commenting on the case of the sugar overcharge, ana wherever l find a merchant charging more than the fixed price for any of the articles coming under government regu- lation ! will see that he suffers the pen alty provided for such violations.
 Nine cents is the price fixed for su- gar, add in no event should the custo- mer pay more than 9A cents pound. If the grocer charges more than 9A cents. the customer should demand the return of the excess, and if the grocer refuses to return It, 1 want the customer to re- port the matter to me We are going to stop profiteering in foodstuffs
 About q week's supply of sugar is now in Birmingham or will be here within a day or two. One hundred and forty barrels and 800 bags were received yes terday, and these with the two car loads turned over to MT. Spain Saturday by the Heber Candy company and the Orange Whistle company, will bridge over the present shortage. MT. Spain IS sued the following statement yesterday:
 'The amount of sugar which has been received by Birmingham jobbers for dls tribution today is about 50,000 pounds. The amount of sugar expected to arrive during the week is about 110000 pounds.
  mately 100000 pounds, have been loaned to the food administration by the Heber Candy company and the Orange Whistle company.
 The food administration has ap- pointed an emergency sugar committee composed of V. s. Gage, vice president of the Tyler Grocery company; R. l.. Sumner of Collins & Co, and Sam l.. Earle of Earle Brothers. The whole dis of fo oircs sle,,, pr this week will be under control of this committee.
 All iobbers or other persons handling sugar at wholesale who have received or do receive sugar during the week are instructed not to dispose of this sugar without first submitting the orders to the sugar committee for approval.
 This committee will distribute ths sugar which was loaned to the food ad ministratior on the basis of percentages to the various jobbers of the district which will likewise be sold to the retail CTS under the direction of the sugar com mittee.
 .'The following instructions must be ob- served by all wholesalers Every order for sugar must be sub mitted to and approved by the sugar | committee before it is filled.
 All wholesalers receiving sugar dur
  l should report such facts to the sugar | committee
 "The following instructions should be l strictly observed by the retailers: l No more than two pounds of sugar may be sold to any customer for 6omes- l tice consumption in the city and not more than five pounds for domestic con- sumption in the country.
 l "All persons desiring sugar for can ming should be allowed to purchase II | pounds at a time, provided they sign the regular canning certificate. | NO retailer shall be allowed greater | profit than l cent per pound over the l invoice cost, and the highest price al- I lowed to be charged in any event will be 9A cents.
 "All persons who pay greater price I than the foregoing should report such I fact after having first made demand | upon their grocer for restitution. l Inquiries concerning sugar should De ] directed to any member Of the sugar l committee"