The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
Guide Is Given
For Prevailing
Prices In Food
Administration Complies List
Of Staples and Advises Con-
sumers to Deal With Stores
Conforming to Published
Figures.

The following prices are those sug.
gested by the federal food administra
ton of Virginia as q guide to the buy
ing public Of Richmond
Such list will be published in Thu
Virgtnian on Friday of each week,
giving the weekly change In prices
It 10 the intention to add other i'm
portsnt articles Of food from time to
time until the list embraces ali the
more important food commoditiea
These prices are not Fixed by the
food administration, but are suggested
by IT as fair prices for the articles In
oiuded and the food administration
advises consumers TO deal with tho
stores that make their prices in ac-
cordance with those published in this
list.
The food administration urgently
requests the consumers to require but
one delivery each day The present
expensive custom of reuiring several
deliveries is one Of the important fac
tors in the high cost OF food When
ever It Ia possible TO do so make your
purchases on a cash and carry basis.
Long time credit is another cause of
high prices. You can lower the cost
of food by paying cash for yodr@ pur-
chasss At least do not require over
thirty days credit.
Reasonable delivery service and
prompt payment will operate 10 reduce
tho cost OF distributing food and the
food administration will undertake to
see that the consumer gets his fair
share of the reduced cost
Food Price Last.
SUGAR
(Granulated) 20 SLID. cartons: re-
taller pays Sk to &c. consumer
should pay sA to 100 per ID.
FLOUR
Winter wheat iE-ib, sacks retailer
pays 20 70 "a IA consumer should
pay IS TO sec per sack
SnrinE wheat. 11-lb. sacks: retailer
pays Tst. to soc. consumer should
pay 50 20 Sic per sack.
Ct4RSSEAr<"-~
Retailer pays "a to I a-se, consumer
should pay sA to SC per ID.
BEANS
Navy: retailer pays f4s4 to $50, con-
sumer should pay IS TO soe per ID.
Lima; retailer pays I5c. consumer
should ray Is TO 400 per 10.
BLACK EYE PEAS
Retailer pays 10 TO lie, consumer
should pay i2% to fsc per III.
LARD
sumner should paw ~ u S5c per 10.
Compound; retailer pays sSA 10
s4Hc, consumer should pay Is TO
CSC per IN.
CHEESE
american Full Milk); retailer PAYS
81 TO sc. consumer should pay ~
to s7c per Ii.
OES--~ white>
First grade: retailer nays ~ 70 sc.
consumer should pay &C per Id
Second grade: retailer pays Z tn "a c.
consumer shoula. raw Z to ave per
RICE
Package. retailer pays toAe, con-
~wSumer should pay 13c
buy HOMEGROWN Products
Th. housewives of Richmond can
help both themselves and the govern
merit by purchasing homegrown or
nearby products. rather than those re-
curing long distance transportation
and high freight rate. The Virginia.
grown potatoes are considered by many
in good supply. Insist on getting viz
ginta- grown potatoes and insist on
buying them by the pound
The wide margins Of thfs week q
cheese prices are caused by the fact
that IRE market On cheese has ad-
vanced Many grooers hold cheese
purchased ON the old price and wifi
continue TO sell at the Same figure as
heretofore Others have paid the tn
creased prizes and are justified In re-
ouestiug proportionate increase
II this warm weather keeps up the
egg market should continue TO de-
cline.
; The food administration will be glad
TO have suggestions from either tho
consumer or retailer as 10 how this
service can be improved