The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26
CHARLESTON FOOD PRICES.
Price Board Gives Figures at Which
Food Should In Obtained From Re.
tail Dealers.
News and Courier, Jan. "a.

NEWS ana courier, Jan. "a.
Acting on the suggestion Of the
United states food administration, the
price interpreting committee, compos-
ed of Messrs. A. II. W. Buggel, pres
ident; j. w. Knobloch, secretary: II.
II. PeecHsen, p. F'loethmann, III. =.
Welch, j. r. Ohlandt, II. A. Meier, II.
G. Hass, S. Cohen, F.. w. Wagener.
Jr, n. H. Fitzgerald and George
Wieters, met at the Chamber of COM
merce yesterday afternoon and issued
it's first quotation of prices for the
guidance of retailers and consumers
In the city.
The discussion leading to the adop~
ting of these tentative prices, howev-
er, was made in executive session.
reporters retiring at the suggestion os
Mr.. A. v. Smell.
The figures In the first column indi-
cate the prices at which the retailer
may obtain the commodities from the
wholesaler and the second column
gives the price at which the consumer
should obtain foodstuffs and still al
low the retailer what the committee
believes to be Il fair profit The range
in prices is due to the fact that there
are in Charleston, as in most cities of
equal size, two general classes of
grocery stores.
Any change in these quotations will
be published in the daily press of the
city. The figures follow:
Flour-Plain, per bbl, price to re-
tailers, $1l.75 to $3.50; price to con-
sumers. $l.75 to %a.S5 per 24-lb. sack.
Self-risng, per Dbl. price to retailers,
Sl2.25 to $12.75 price to consumers,
$50 to $1.90 per 24-lb. sack.
Rice-F'ancy head, per h., price TO
retailers. to Ia; price to con-
sumers, ii to II 1-2. Carolina whole
per lb.. price to retailers, 8 1-2 to S
3-4; price to consumers, 10. Blue
Rose, per lb.. price to retailers, IA
to 1-2; price to consumers, 10 to
II. Second head, per lb.. price to re-
tailers. z IA to Z ia price to con-
suffers, to 9 1-2. Screenings. per
lb, price to retailers, 6 1-2 to z; price
to consumers, s to s 1-2.
lAird--Pure, tierce base, per lb..
price to retailers. 29 1-2 to 80; price
to consumers, 81 to 80. Compound
base, per H., price to retailers, 2S 1-2
to "a; price to consumers, 27 to 2s.
breakfast bacon-Per h., price to
retailers 40 to AZ: price to consum.
ers. As to A..
Hams-Per lb.. price to retailers. 32
to 33; price to consumers, 81 to 3S.
Potatoes--Irish, per h.. price to
retailers, 3 2-3 to 4; price to consum-
ers. to 1-2.
Sugar-Granulated. per lb., price to
retailers. s.72; price to consumers,
0 1-2 to 10.
Grist--Per h.. price to retailers. 4
"a to Is IA: price to consumers, 9 to
6 1-2
Meal--Per lb., price to retailers,
"a to S Id; price to consumers, 6 to
G i1-2.
Eggs-StoraGe, per dozen. price to
retailers, SO to So; price to consumers,
GO to G2.
Butter--Storage in tubs, per h.,
price to retailers, 90 to 81 l-2; price
TO consumers. 55 TO 81. Fresh in
blocks, per h., price to retailers, Sc
to 81; price to consumers, 60 to 62.
Beef-Sirloin, per h., price to re-
tailers, "a 10 25; price to consumers
80 to 80. Round. per h., price to re-
tailers, "a to 25; price to consumers,
80 to 32.
Pork-Loins per h.. price to re-
tailers, % to rs 1-2; price to consum-
ers, 35 to 3S.
Lamb-Per lb., price to retailers, 90
to 27; price to consumers, rs to 40.
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