The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-02-01
AMERICAN SUGAR
SENT TO FRANCE
American Price RlgIdly Regulated
by United States Food
Administration.
CONSUMERS HERE PAY 90.
Sugar Cost IS Cents a Pound During
Civil wAr--RsHnsrs' Prouts
Now curtallsd.

Sugar In selling today throughout
America at from sh to o cents a
) pound to the consumer, oven though
( there Is world shortage which has
reduced this nations sugar allotment
TO 20 per cent, Of normal
Through the efforts of the United
States food administration the sugar
market has been regulated as FAR as
the producer. rctner and wholesaler
In concerned. The food administration
has no power 10 regulate retail prices
except by public opinion. Even though
: more than 5000 tons ~ sugar have
; been shipped TO France In the last
four months the retail Erocer's sugar
price IL around s to Sis cents lie
should sell this sugar at sH to o
cents, tho food administration believes.
and asks the American housewife 20
pay no more than this amount
Last August when the food admin.
lstrntion was organized the price OF
sugnr rose suddenly 10 II cents q
pound During the Civil War sugar
cost the consumer - cents u pound.
ny regulation Of the sugar market and
reducing the price 10 Sis and cents
and keeping Il from advancing 20 20
cents the food administration has sav.
cd the American public At least $780,
100000 In four months, according TO
a statement made by Herbert Hoover
the other day.
"It is our stern duty Co feed the al.
lies, 20 maintain their health and
strength at any cost 10 ourselves"
Mr.. Hoover declared. There has not
been, nor will be ms we see II. enough
sugar for even their present mcREre
and depressing ration unless they send
ships TO remote markets for H. II we
In our greed and Eluttony force them
either 10 further reduce their ration
or 10 send these ships We will havs
done damage to our abilities TO win
this war.
~ we send the ships 70 Java
for 25o,ooo tons OF sugar next year
we will have neeesaltated the en-
pioynent Of eleven extra ships for
one year. These shIps--lf used In
Transporting troopS--would take
10000 to 2oo.o men TO France"
Reason for World Shortage.
As Mr.. Hoover pointed 'out, the
United States. Canada and England
were sugar importing countries before
the war. while France and Italy were
very nearly self supporting. The main
sources of the worlds sugar supply
was Germany and nelghhorlng powers.
the West Indies and the East Indies.
German sugar ls no longer available.
MS II IL used entirely In Germany.
which also absorbs sugar Of surround
ing countries
England can no longer buy I,400,0O0
long tons Of sugar each year from
Germany. The French sugar produc-
tion has dropped from 10000 to 2i0.-
900 tons. The italian production has
fallen from 10000 tons 10 $4,000 tons.
Thus three countries were thrown
upon East and West Indian sources
for i,92J.O0O tons annually to maintain
their normal consumption.
Because Of the worlds shipping
the allied nations started
drawing on the West Indies for sugar:
East Indian sugar took three times
he number Of ships. since tho dis
ance was three times as great. Sud.
icnly the west was called on 10 fur
lsh and did furnish 100000 tons of d
sugar TO Europe when 100000 tons a I
iear was the pre-war demand. The I
lilies had drawn from Java 100000
ons before the shipping situation be- o
anne acute. {
I'm spite of these shipments" Mr. '
Hoover stated the other day, "the .
english government In August reduced !
he household sugar ration 10 n basis u
II "a pounds per nnnum per capita.
md In September the French govern p
nent reduced their household ration y
o 13 2-10 pounds year, or bit over "
pound OF sugar month. Even this
neagre ration could not he filed by G.
he French government II was found d
arly In the fall. America was then G.
sked for 100000 tons Of sugar and n
uccecded in sending $1,000 tons by d
December :; The French request was 81
ranted because the American house Il
old consumption was then at least 55 Il
ounds per person, and II wns consId- p
red tlie dHty of maintaining the IL
rench morale made our course clear" pl
Today the sugar situation may g
be summarized by stating that u q
America Will reduce lts sugar con- "
sumption 10 to IS per cent. this y
nation will be able to send 100000 81
more coIdlers to France. ~
Sugar today sells at senboard re.
neries at $725 hundred pounds. ~
he Wholesale grocer has agreed 10 hi
init his profit to 25 cents n hundred te
us freight, and the retail grocer 10 ef
opposed TO take no more than so cents WI
hundred pounds profit This regu- In
ton was made by the food admins tn
alton, which now asks the housewife tn
reduce sugar consumption as much az
possible, using other sweeteners, tn
I'd also reminds her that she should ch
~ no more than 0 cents pound fer nr
gar. 20
Control Of Cane Rehners' Profits. tb
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