The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-16
MINIMIZING PRICES To Be PAID BY
CONSUMER SAY 'FUD' OFFICIALS
BUY BEANS AT EIGHTEEN CENTS
THIS WEEK AND PURCAASh
PoTAToEs AT THREE CENTS.
Beet Sugar Shall Sell At Nine Cen''
And Rice Is To Retail AT h4e'eo
Cents.
The rrlco intcrprctntlon committ

The Fricc Interpretation committee
coorcro,inr with the food ndmtuiStra-
tinn suggest the retail and wholesale
rrjrrs ~. offered as Il haSiS for making
up ain ccumnrniraI market list III inc
Wheeling area:
Sugar.
Feet sugar should cost the retailer
S?..i per hundred.
. Consumer should not pay more IMAM
% per pound.
Cane sugar should cos INC retainer
$50" pr hundred.
Consumer should not pay more than
iur ;rr I"uud. ThcS" prices refer /"
..ranulat,,! sugar. Would stltc that Su-
uarS are. not quite as plentiful thIS
week owing TO weather conditions anu
thai preference is being given ny tho
railroads t. the hauling Of coal. but this
should hr overcome Sho! lily. In the
cours. Of the next two or thrc" weeks
both cane and beet sugar should be
selling To the consumer at &c per pouna.
Lima Beans.
Cost retailer lJ@i c per pound. Con-
sumner should pay from l6c To :Oc.
Navy Beans.
8 Cost retailer la!.c per pound, Con-
sumner should pay lSr t" roc
Pinto Beans.
! Cost Sctailcr l3igc per pound. Con-
sumcr should pay lie 10 lSc.
Rcd Kidney Beans.
! Cost retailer CO per pound. Consum-
CT should pay coo 10 &c.
! Scotch Dried Peas.
Cost retailer l"i@c per pound. Con-
sumner should pay l6c to lSc.
! Split Peas.
Cost retailer lie per pound. Consum-
,cr should pay 15c to 16c.
Ia
/ Cost retailer II to 1879. consumer
should pay % to CSC.
, We call your special attention TO tho
Pinto bean. This has only been In our
market for the past two years ana
should be given 4 fair trial by all con-
sumcrs as they are very much cheaper
and possibly better flavor than the
regular navy bean.
1 Flour.
| Cost the retailer from $ll.Jh 10 Sll.65
per barrel. Consumer should pay for y
sacks from Sl65 10 Sl.70 per sack.
! Consumers must not lose sight or the
absolute necessity of conserving wheat
flour as VIC have already exported all
our surplus 10 our associates In the war
and II will hc necessary. in order t" win
this war to feed our soldiers and II will
rculIir" many million bushels before the
new wheat is harvested and TINS must
he saved by conservation. LAT more lEc
flour, corn flour. corn meal. barley flour
and oats. LIT each consumer when puT-
chasing wheat flour buy % percent corn
flour and mix same with the wheat flour
which makes Il very ralatablc and nu:ri-
tious loaf Of bread.
Rice.
Cost the retailer from SIZE to PIX c per
pound. Consumer should pay from lie
to l2c per pound.
We recommend that rice be used IN
larger quantities owing TO the nutrlti-
Gus valve Of the food.
Lake herring and mnckcrel seem TO
be very plentiful in our market. The
common lake herring Is Of fine catablc
quality. Its taste and flavor Is very
pleasing and deserves much more attcn-
ton from the consumer than 1t has re-
cclycd. This fish as substitute for
pork, beef and mutton.
Potatoes.
Cost the retailer &c per pound. Con-
sumner should pay Sc 10 ID per
pound.
Cabbage.
Cost the retailer ~ tu &c per pound.
Consumer should pay &c 10 &C.
Onions.
Cost n retailer 31.c pcr pound. Con-
sumner should pay sc to &c.