The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-02-14
American Price RlgIdIy Regulated
BY United States Food
Administration.
CONSUMERS HERE PAY 90.
sugar cest ss Cents > Pound During
Civil war--ssefnsrs Profits
Ness cursalled.

reduced this nailon's sugar allotment
% 70 per cent. Of normal
Through the efforts Of the United
States food administration the sugar
market haa been regulated as far an
the producer. Fenner and wholesaler
ia concerned. The food administration
has no power % regulate retail prices
except b. public opinion. Even though
more than 5000 tons Of sugar have
bsen shipped 70 France IN the last
four months the retail groeer's sugar
price la around s 70 81 cents He
should sell fhis sugar at 81 70 3
cents. the food administration believes.
and asks the American housewife 20
pay no more than this amount
last August when the food admin.
fsfraflon Has organized the price %
sugar ross suddenly 10 u cents
pound. During the Civil War sugar
cosf ths consumer IS cents pound
rs regulation Of the sugar market and
reducing the prizes 70 ss4 and cents
and keeping q from advancing % -
cents the food administration has saw
81 the American public ~ least siso.-
100000 IL four months. aeeordlug 70
: statement made b Herbert Hoover
fhs other dag.
III Il our stern duty 70 feed the a.
lies. 70 maintain their health and
strength 81 any cost 20 onFssises.~
Nr. Hoover declared There has not
been. nor wlil Be - we $50 Il. snouEh
sugar for exen their present meagre
and depressing ration unless they send
ships 70 remote markets for T. II 80
ia our greed and siustony force them
either 10 further reduce their ration
o. 20 send these shipa we uili have
done damage 70 our abilities % win
this war
80 ~s ssna the sAips - Jaws
fes $4,000 tens 81 sugar HeRt pear
me .~lll haVs neessalsstsa ere EN-
pisYmeas 81 steven extra snlps for
ere yesr. These shEpe--lf used n
transferring sreeps-~weula take
10000 ss eoe.ooo nssn ts france
aeansn gsr wsriS Shortage
Az ~. Hoover polnted out. u,
Unlted States. Canada and England
wese sugar lmporfins eonnsries before
The War while France and Italy were
very nearly sells Supporting The main
sources of the worlds sugar supply
vas Germany and nelahborinR powers.
sha West ladies' and the Fast fndies
German sugar IL no longer available.
a. Il IL used entirely IN Germany.
witch also abnorhs sugar Of surround.
Tag countries.
England can no longer buy l.sn0.0l0
long tons Of sugar each year frum
Germany. The Preach sugar prvduc.
Gfon has dropped from 10000 60 2io..
600 fona The Italian production has
fallen from 10000 tons 20 $4,000 tons.
thus thrma countries we're thswwn
upon East and West Indian sources
for a.01a 900 tona annually 70 maintain
their normal consumption.
Because Of the worlds shipping
shortage the allied nations started
drawing on ehe West Indies for sugar
East Indian sugar took three times
sha number OK shipa. since the dis.
smnce was three times "a great sud-
denty che west was called on 20 far
nish and dld furnish 100000 tons of
sugar to Europe when $4,000 tons q
year was the pre-war demand. The
allies had drawn from Java 100000
tons before the shipping situation be-
came acute.
IN spite OF these shipments" Me-
noover stated the ether dag. -the
English government IN August reduced
the household sugar ration 20 basis
Of "A pounds per annum per capita
Ana IN September the French govern.
ment reduced their household ration
TO Is 2.f0 pounds year. or o BIT over
hound OF sugar a month. Even this
meanra ration could not be filled BY
the French government Il vas found
early In the fall. America was then
asked for 100000 tons Of sugar and
succeeaed In sending $4,000 tons BY
aeeemher I. The French request was
Granted because the American house.
hold consumption was then At least 20
rounds per person. and Il was consld-
ared the duty Of maintaining the
Preach morale made our course clear"
Today the sugar situation may
~ summarized BY stating that "
America will reduce Its sugar con-
sumption 70 70 IS per cent this
naslsn will be able e send 100000
mora soldiers 80 France.
Sugar today sells at seaboard re-
fsneriea at s7.20 hundred pounds.
TIE wholesale grocer has agreed TO
limit his profit 10 20 cents = hundred
ulus freight, and the retail grocer il
soonoaed 10 take 40 more than % cents
4 hundred pounds profit This regu'
Ia.lon was made By she food adlninls-
trafson. which now asks the housewife
10 reduce sugar consumption IS mitch
aa poaslble, using other sweetenerss
ana also reminds her that she should
nav no more than cents q pound Tor
sugar.
centred 81 Cane ReNnsrs PFoata
Immediately upon the establish.
ment Of the food administration, Nj