The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
FOOD PRICES

FOR TOPEKA AND SHAWNEE COUNTY
as interpreted by the price Interpretation
board of Shawnee county. e. Montgomery.
chairman. 70 IN
rule.
flour is required to carry in stock. either
barley flour, corn -four, OF corn meal anu
com bination of some one or more OF these
or some of the other recogniz ed substitutes
in proportion of one pound substitute to
euci four pounds of wheat flour. No dealer
may force any other substitute in combina-
ton to the consumer and the substitutes
must conform to the standard fixed by the
United States food administrations.
The rules limiting sales by retailers of
wheat to an eighth of a barrel In cities and
a quarter barrel IN SpurSely SeItieu us
This list is printed by order Of the
United States food administrator: ~.
United States food administration.
Prices approved by the Topeka board are
FIOUR-wheat flour, 24.lb. sack, cost
81 37%@1.3SA sell $1.4S@155. Bulk, per
h.. cost sac. sell 6s4c. Barley flour, per
Der Der nos' cost os szsc sell 7a7Ae Corn flour
cost 520c to &c, sell 6 to &c. Rice flour,
Bulk. per ID. cost 9 sc. sell ia to 11$4c.
CORN MEAL-Bulk per H. cost 4-ao'
sen Vf H?i 81 BREAD-24- ounce loaf, cost
1oc, sell 1f@15c; 16-ounce loaf. cost Sc, sell
OATMEAL-Or rolled oats, bulk, per H..
cost 5A@jc, sell 61a@ss; 22-ounce pack
age, cost 1880, sell 13@14c;
SUGAR-Granulated, bulk, per ID, cost
1O.01c, sell lbs. &c. lbs. SIC.
THANKSGIVING. navy or pea. cost 121a;;;
sell tic. Colored, pinto or any other vaEi-
POTATOES-White or Irish. per peck,
cost 81 to 36c. sell 40 to 4oc.
ONIONS-Per h.. cost 21a@5ac, sell 31A
~RAIsINs-seeded, 16-ounce package, cost
FIT n EsNMedium size. so to 9oc per b..
cost 1lMc; sell i5@11c per Id.
CANNED ToMAIoES-standard grade,
per aO-ounce can, cost 15c, sell 1s@2Oc
CANNED CokNmstnndard grade, per
CANNED PEAs--standard grade. per
oo-ounce can, cost 1874 to 15c, sell Is to &c
CASMED eoss 1 1 Rank sell @ to-
25c Tall red Alaska per 16-ounce can,
cost 27c. sell 33@35c.
EyApORATED MILK-Unsweetened, per
G-ounee IAN, cost exc, sell 7Ac. Unsweeosn
ed. per 16-ounce can, lie. sell 1sc.
10 19c.
BuTTER-Cost SIC; sell CO to CSC.
OLEOMARGAkINE-P h., cost, 20 to
Bic sell "a to 40.
EGGS-Per dozen, cost Soc; sell to &c
per doz. above cost.
CIIEEsE-American, full! cream Gu. per
LARD-Pure leaf. bulk. per h., cost
oo0I3Oc, sell 32035c
LARD SUBsTITUTE-Bulk, per h., cost
BACON breakfast, sliced standard
grade)-Cost As to 45Ac, sell % to Coo per
PORK CHoPs-Cost 2s1s to 32c, sell 40
HAM tsmoked, sliced)-Cost 40 to 45c,
sell 40 to e 5.sc per Id, . o. . 90. .o, %,
to 40c per Id.
HENS tyear more old), dressed.
drawn, heads and feet off, cost 80 to S3c
hens, dressed. drawn. feet and heads off,
cost 4Oc lb.; sell at 80 to 60c lb.
:. No one is permitted to have sugar or
ties having more will be considered hoard
ers." for, which the penalty is very severe.
Pinto beans are plentiful. Use them In
place of the other kinds.
Eat potatoes. rice, and corn products.
Save wheat flour for our allies. Use sub
stitutes and do your bit to help win the
Save wheat. meats. fats, sugar and serve
the cause of freedom.
Retails should conform to the prices or
appeal TO the local board for reimbursement
NOTE TO GROCERS-Grocers must have
customers sign for every sale Of sugar and
send their signatures every thirty days to
The sugar allowance for each household
has been increased from two to three
pounds per person per month and any fam
lily may secure a months supply in one
purchase.
Rice, oatmeal. table hominy or cracked
hominy can no longer be used as flour sub
stitutes.
The sugar distribution division at Wash
ington has ruled that retailers should not
De allowed profit in excess of / cent a
pound in any case. except where the work
ing out of fractions produces such excess.
rms means margin of profit 1 cent per
pound over retailers floor cost.
Dealers owning sugar at a less price
than the above market quotations must OBJ
serve this margin of profit, lie per .b.
Also that the ruling of September 81, 1918,
that the two pound rule for city customers
and five pound quantity limitations for
country customers will remain in full force
turnout this entire zone