The Keota news., 1918-02-01

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fallen from 10000 tons to 75.n0O tona
Thus three countries were thrown
upon East and West Indian sources
for l.026. 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
denly the west was called on to fur
nish and did furnish 100000 tons OF
sugar to Europe when 100000 tons
year was the pre-war demand. The
allies had drawn from Java 100000
tons before the shipping situation b.
came acute
I'm spite Of these shipments," Mr..
Hoover stated the other day, "the
English government In August reduced
the household sugar ration to basis
Of "a pounds per annum per capita.
And in September the French govern.
ment reduced their household ration
to Is 2-1O pounds . year. or bit over
! pound Of sugar . month. Even this
meagre ration could not be filled BY
the French government It was found
early In the fall. America was then
asked for 100000 tons Of sugar and
succeeded In sending 5000 tons BY
December I. The French request WAS
granted because the American house.
hold consumption was then at least %
pounds per person. and Il was consld-
cred the duty Of maintaining the
French morale made our course clear.
Today the sugar situation may
bs summarized BY stating that u
America will reduce ~ suoar con.
sumption 70 70 IS per cent. thls
natlon will b able 70 ssnd 10000
more soldiers 70 France.
Sugar today sells at seaboard ~
hneries at $7.25 \ hundred pounds.
The Wholesale grocer has agreed to
limit his profit to 25 cents . hundred
plus freight, and the retail grocer u
supposed to take no more than SO cents
a hundred pounds profit. This regu-
lation was made by the food admins
,ration, which now asks the housewife
to reduce sugar consumption - much
rs possible, using other sweeteners,
and also reminds her that she should
oay no more than 8 cents Q pound for
sugar.
Control of Cane RsHners' Profits.
Immediately upon the establish
ment of the food administration" Mr..
Hoover said, ''an examinatiO was
made of the costs and profits Of refin.
ing and II was finally determined that
the spread between the cost Of raw
and the sale Of refined cane sugar
should he limited to $1.3O per hundred
pounds. The pre-war differential had
averaged about s. cents and increased
costs were found to have been impos-
ed by the war in increased cost Of re-
0ning, losses, cost Of bags, labor, insur-
ance. interest and other things, rather
more than cover the difference. After
prolonged negotiations the refiners
were placed under agreement eatab-
lisl,in- these limits on October I, and
anything over this amount to be agreed
extOrtiOnate under the law.
I'm the course Of these investiga-
tions II was found by canvass Of the
Cuban producers that their sugar had,
during the drst nine months OF the
past year sold for an average Of about
A.24 per hundred I. o. b. Cube, to
which duty and freight added to the
reflners' cost amount to about &5.68
per hundred. The average sale price
Of granulated by various refineries, ac-
cortiing to our investigation, was about
$50 per hundred, or q difterential of