The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-06
SUGAR IS LIMITED
FOR MANUFACTURERS
Certificates Must Tie Obtained From
Food administ ra ton for Purchases
Made After MAY IL.
STRICT RULE is ANNOUNCED
Dealers VIM Fsp Held 10 account for
Compliance With New O~der--Ex-
c~ptions Carefully Defined for tir-
ginja Consumers.

The United States food adn1inistra
ton has just promulgated through the
Virginia food administration rules
which provide that no rahufscturer
using sugar for manufacturing pur-
noses -u-ili he permitted aftar-May
18th 70 purchase sugar without the
surrender Of su-a- distribution certi-
ficatez in the authorized form issued
nv the state food administrator in
the state where the manufacturing
concern IS located.
The now rules require all rehners
OF cane sugar producers or beet sugar
and u1auufa etur~rS of III raw. semi
refined and refined sugars for direct
consumption. and all Wholesalers and
retailers dealing in sugar. 10 distri-
butte their allotment eduitably among
their customers. so that no one Gus
toner receives more than hts fair
share IF the sugar for the purpose o.
making fnvert sugar, sirup or mo-
iasses, or in the manufacturing. bot
Ting or prens ration OF any other pro
duct and no wholesalers shall use
sugar in the manufacturing. bottiin-.
packing or nreparation of any other
product urtil they have respectively
obtained the requisite certificate from
the federal food administrator OF the
state. and no sugar in excess Of the
amount called for by the certificates
issued shall be used And on and
after May - the licensees. the whole
"a lers and the retailers are prohibited
from, shipping or delivering sugar TO
any person engaged in any business OF
rtanufsc curing. hottiing or prepariuG
products in which sugar IS used until
he has received from such purchaser
q certificate or certificates. duly en-
dorsed by the huyer. and issued TO
the huver nv The federal food admin
'stra+or for the state in which the
buyer is located, certifying thar the
tot>l amount of sugar 10 be sold or
delivered will not give the buyer more
than his fair share OF sugar then
avaiIab for distribution in the
United sta tes
This rule shall not ARMY TO ship
r1ents or deliveries on bona fde con-
tracts enforceable at law which were
made prior to May Is. 1918. but all
sugar received under such contracts
will be charged against the purcha ser
as part of his permitted allotment.
These rules do not apnlr to sales or
deliveries to hotels restaurants. board
ing houses or other public" ca tin g
places whose products are sold for CO n .
sum ntion on the premises; nor to
VIII oiesale or retail dealers in sugar
holding licenses from the United
States food administration. nor bak-
ers and cracker manufacturers hold =
ing bakers license from the United
States food administrations: but bak-
ers using sugar in the manufactur-
ing. bottling. hacking or preparation
OF any product other than bakery
products are required TO purchase
their sugar for all such purposes
upon n certificate in the authorize
form, and in transferring sugar from
their bakers sock for such purposes
they are required to present cancelled
certificates representing the amount
of sugar SO transferred
The following are among the classes
OF manufacturers required to make
their purchases of sugar upon Ger
titicate~:
fa) Manufacturers of apple butter.
beverage syrups, candy. catsup, ce-
reals chewing gum, chilli sauce. choc-
olate. cocoa, condiments. confection-
cry. explosives favoring extra cts,
fruit preserves fruit syrup, glycerine,
honey. invert sugar. Ice cream, jam,
Jelly meat products, medicines. pre-
serves pickles soda water. soft
drinks. syrup. tobacco. wine.
fbl Gamers. preservers and pack
ers Of every kind OF vegetables. fruit.
milk and meat.
tc) Soda water fountains, and dis
penserw Of soft drinks.
td) Bottlers Of soft drinks
(e) Leather tanners and manufac-
turers OF nor-edible products Guse Of
sugar prohibited).
Certificates are not required In SELL
ing to licensed Wholesalers, retailers
or bakers even though they use sugar
in the manufacture Of other products.
=