The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-08
AMERICAN SUGAR
SENT TO FRANCE
American Price Rigidly Regulated
by United States Food
Administration.
CONSUMERS HERE PAY SC.
Sugar Cost IS Cents q Pound During
Civil War-Rehners' Profits
Now Curtaiied.

Sugar Is selling today throughout
America at from 6L TO 8 cents q
pound 10 the consumer, even though
there Is a world shortage which has
reduced this nations sugar allotment
to 40 per cent. OF normal.
Through the efforts OF the United
States food administration the sugar
market has been regulated as far as
the producer, retiner and wholesaler
IS concerned. The food administration
has ne power to regulate retail prices
except by public opinion. Even though
more than $1,000 tons of sugar have
been shipped 10 France In the last
four months the retail grOcer's sugar
price is around s to Sh cents. He
should sell this sugar at Sn TO 8
cents, the food administration believes,
and asks the American housewife to
pay no more than this amount.
Last August when the food admin
istration was organized the price OF
sugar rose suddenly TO IL cents
pound During the Civil War sugar
cost the consumer 35 cents pound.
BY regulation Of the sugar market and
reducing the price to 81 and 8 cents
and keeping IT from advancing to 20
cents the food administration has saw
ed the American public at least $3.50
100000 in four months. according to
q statement made by Herbert Hoover
the other day.
1T Is our stern duty to feed the al
lies, to maintain their health and
strength at any cost TO ourselves"
Mr.. Hoover declared. There has not
been, nor will be as we see 1t, enough
sugar for even their present meagre
and depressing ration unless they send
ships to remote markets for II. Ii we
in our greed and gluttony force them
either to further reduce their ration
or to send these ships we will have
done damage TO our abilities TO win
this war.
"if we send the ships to Java
for $50, 900 tons Of sugar next year
we will have neeessitated the EN-.
pioyment Of eleven extra ships for
one year. These ships-if used In
Transporting troops-would take
10000 to 200, ,0OO 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 " the worlds sugar supply
was Germany and neighboring powers,
the West Indies and the East Indies.
German sugar is no longer available.
as Il Is used entirely In Germany,
which also ahsorbs sugar OF surround
Ing countries.
England can no longer buy l.4OO.OW
long tons OF sugar each year from
Germany The French sugar prodnc-
,ion has dropped from 100000 TO no.
900 tons. The Italian production has
fallen from 2l0OOO tons To 10000 tons.
Thus three countries were thrown
upon East and West Indian sources
for l,925 900 tons annually TO maintain
their normal consumption.
Because OF the worlds shipping
shortage the allied nations started
drawing on the West Indies for sugar; !;
East Indian sugar took three times
the number OF ships, since the dis-
lance was three times as great. SUD
denly the west was called on TO fur'
nish and did furnish 1,42O,OOO tons OF
sugar TO Europe when 100000 tons
wear was the pre-war demand. The
allies had drawn from Java 4OO.oOo
tons before the shipping situation be-
came acute.
"In spite Of these shipments. Mr..
Hoover stated the other day, the
English government In August reduced
the household sugar ration to OASIS
OF - pounds per annum per capita.
And I'm September the French govern
ment reduced their household ration
10 IS 2-lO pounds a year. or oil over
mound of sugar a month. Even THIS
mesgre ration could not be filled ny
the French government II was FOUND
early in the fall. America was theh
asked for 100000 tons OF sugar ana
succeeded in sending $1,000 tons oy
December I. The French request was
granted because the American mousse
hold consumption was then ar least y
pounds per person, and 1t was cohsid
cred the duty Of maintaining the
French morale made our course clear
To-Day the sugar situation may
be summarized BY stating that ~
America Will reduce IL sugar con.
sumption 10 TO IS per cent. this
nation will Be able TO ssnd 2oo.oo0
more soldiers e. France.
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