Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-07
SUGAR RATIONS
ANNOUNCED TO
CONSERVE SUPPLY
Manufacturers of Sweets to
Have Limited Quantity
For Their Products

III the sugar supply is to meet the
heavy demand of the fruit-preserv-
ing season, conservation measures
more stringent than before, must be
applied to the daily consumption, ac-
cording to announcement by the
food administration to-day.
For this reason, grocers are for
hidden to sell sugar in quantities
greater than two to five pounds to
town trade, or five to ten pounds,
rural trade. Any violation of this
rule by any grocer, regardless of the
amount of sugar he may have on
hand, will bring drastic retributive
action by the food administration.
AS a sugar conservation measure
the service in public eating places
of sherberts and water ices and their
commercial manufacture is strictly
forbidden. The sugar shortage is real
and acute and it is imperative that
family consumption for ordinary
uses be kept down to at least twenty
per cent. below normal, for it is only
in that way that the home preserv-
ing requirements of the nation may
be taken care of.
Effective May Is
The food administration will ra-
tion sugar to all manufacturers of
foodstuffs using sugar, with the ex-
ception of those listed in a small
preferred class. The manufacturers
supply will be cut down to, so per
cent of that amount used prior to
November l, 1917.
Firms which started in business or
expanded their plants after that date
will be cut to so per cent. of their
production after April /, 1918, will
be cut off entirely.
These rules will become effective
May l 3 and were adopted in order
TO secure sufficient supply for
home Gamers and the commercial
manufacture of jams and other food
stuffs regarded as essential.
Producers of non-edible products
will be forced to go entirely without
sugar, as a survey of the stock on
hand and that which will be avail
able during the year has shown that
careful conservation measures must
be adopted.
Candy Hard Hit
The candy and soft drink trades
will be affected by the new regula-
tions, but it is believed that in the
manufacture ofof candy substitutes
such as nuts, can be used without
Rppreciably reducing quantity pro-
duction.
Included with the confectionery
and soft drinks in the rationing sys-
tenn are condiments, soda water,
chocolate, candies, beverage syrups,
tlavoring extracts, chewing gum.
cocoa, sweet pickles, wines, cereals
and invert sugar.
Manufacturers of essential food
stuffs will be permitted to buy suf-
ficient sugar to meet their full re-
quirements.
In this class are some preserves
and packers of vegetables, catsups
and chilli sauce, fruit and milk, man.
ufacturers of jam, jelly and preser-
YES, tobacco and explosives, apple
butter and glycerine ice cream, (not
including sherberts and water ices),
druggists (for medicine) and pro-
ducers of honey.
Ice Cream Preferred
Ice cream is put on the preferred
list, it is announced, to assure con-
sumption of surplus milk supplies,
and thus encourage dairy interests to
maintain production. Tobacco was
placed in this class largely because
the amount of sugar used by tobac-
conists is almost negligible, the chief
source of sweets being molasses.
These definite classifications pro-
tect the patriotic manufacturer who
has been observing the request of
the food administration against COM
peditors who have taken advantage
of the sugar shortage to increase
their profits.