Mansfield mirror., 1918-02-07
Notice to Consumers, Re
tailsrs, Wholesalers,
Millers and Bakers


Millers. and Bakers
Please note carefully the foil
owing new rules, which have
been promulgated by the United
States Food Administration by
authority Of thepresident. These
rules are now operative in Miss
ouri.
1-Consumers in purchasing
wheat flour on and after Feb. Is
will be required to buy at the
same time an equal weight OF
other cereals. Such other Ger
ais are corn meal, corn starch
corn -four, hominy, corn gri,s,
barley -four, rice flour, oat meal,
rolled oats, buckwheat -four, po.
tato. flour, sweet potato flour.
soya bean flour, and feterita
flours and meals. Cn account of
present transportation difficult
ties, it has been decided to per
init from now until Feb. Is, pur
chasers of wheat -four and other
cereals to be in proportion of
1874 of wheat -four to 25% of other
cereals. The consumer may use
these other cereals partly in
cooking or mix them as desired.
2-Retailers on and after Feb
Is, must sell wheat -four only
with an equal weight of these
other cereals. From now until
Feb is. they must sell at least
25% OF other cereals.
3-Wholesalers will be reguir.
ed under license regulations to
buy not more than 7O% of the a.
mount of the purchase Of wheat
flour for the corresponding month
If the preceding year and their
sales to the retail trade must bs
in the proportion of one pound
of wheat flour to one pound of
other cereals on hand after Feb.
Is. Until that date dealers will
be permitted to sell wheat flour
and other cereals in. the follow.
ing proportions. 75% wheat
-four to 25% Of other cereals.
These proportions must be foil
owed unless the wholesaler sat.
isfies himself that the retailer
mas purchased the proper proper
tion of other cereals form other
parties. -
4 Millers of -four are requir-
ed to distribute their output
through their customary chan.
nels and markets in such a man.
ner that each city, town and dis
trict may receive it's total and
proper proportion.
5-Bakers Iuust mix SO of
other cereals with their wheat
-four in both bread and rolls and
will be required gradually to in.
crease the percentage until be
ginning Feb. "a a minimum of
2O% Of such cereals is to be used
6-Manufacturers of pie, cake
and pastry, crackers, noodles.
spaghetti and macaroni must not
purchase more than 1919 of the
amount of wheat -four they used
during the corresponding months
of 1917.
THE gross maximum profit
for wholesalers in -four should
not exceed from SOC to 75c a bar.
rel. The profit exceeded by re.
tail dealers in original mill pack.
ages should not exceed from 60c
to 81 goa barrel, depending on
the character of the service per
formed. Where retailers sell in
amounts less than the original
mill package. the gross profit
should not exceed 1c a pound.
Any profits in excess ofthese or
in excess of profits obtained in
pro war times will be considered
a cause for investigation. Sub.
stitutes for wheat -four should
be sold for not more than q reas.
enable advance over the actual
purchase price of the particular
goods sold.
8-The necessity for limiting
the sale of fiouris 40 great that
Mr. Hoover has again directed
Us to rigidly enforce the ruling
with reference to this matter.
As we have previously advised
you, retailers and other dealers
must limit sule of -four to AZ