The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-10-25
MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT
OFFERS SUPPLIES DIRECT
TO PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA
Conditions and Prices are Named in
Circular Issued by New Or
leans Supply Officer.


E. S. Walton, Zone Supply Officer, an
nounces that through the Mail order
Department, Army Retail Store, New
Orleans, the following miscellaneous
articles and food stores will be sold
TO people outside of New Orleans in
/ Louisiana and Mississippi. Orders
and conditions for sale will be the
same as heretoforsS announced, viz:
Fixed Quantity.
No individual, can purchase more
| than the fixed maximum or minimum
quantity shown inthe list.
The resale of supplies purchased by
individuals is prohibited. No sale will
Oe made to stores or hotels.
Postage.
The Government pays all postage
outside of New Orleans, for mail or.
ders for Louisiana and Mississippi
Insurance.
Purchases over $500 will be insur.
ed by the Government without any ex-
pense to the buyer. Purchases for
amounts under $500 will be shipped
at the purchasers risk, unless the pur-
chaser RENTS sufficient funds with the
order to cover cost of insurance. Cost
Of insurance MAY be ascertained from
the Postmaster.
Payment.
Each order must be accompanied by
Pot Office or Express Money Order,
or New Orleans Bank Draft for the ex-
act total value of the goods ordered,
made payable to Army Retail Store,
New Orleans" Postage stamps or per-
sonal checks will not be accepted in
payment for goods. 1t is not advisable
to send cash and the government will
not be responsible for any cash sent
through the mail.
How to Order.
Write your mail orders plainly,
printing your name and address, Civ.
ing list of supplies desired, with the
quantities. prices and sizes, and ac-
company order by Post Office or Elk
press Money Order, or New Orleans
Bank Draft for the exact total value
of the goods ordered. Address your
envelope to ARMY RETAIL STORE,
ARMY SUPPLY BASE, NEW OR
LEANS, LA.
Blankets, wool, new, 2, $500 each;
Boots, rubber, high, new, 1 $5.25 per
pair; Drawers, summer, new, 4, $50
pair; Hats, oil skin, new /, SIS each;
Leggins, foot, new, 2, $.75 pair; Over.
alls, combination, new, /, $3.50 pair;
Stockings, summer, new, S, is cents
pair; Stockings, wool, light, new, 6,
25 cents pair; Towels, bath, new, g.
As cents each; Towels, buck, new, 6,
20 cents each; Undershirts, summer,
new, 6, so cents each; Lldershirts,
winter, new, 2, $100 each; Gloves,
jersey knit, new, 2, 20 cents pair;
Brushes, scrub, 1, Is cents each (;
Candles, issue, lbs, 2, 20 cents pound
Handles, pick, r. R., 2, p cents each;
Paper, toilet, rolls, , % cents for 8;
Picks, R. R., 2, 40 cents each.
Caution.
Ee careful to give correct sizes oil
clothing. Check and recheck your
prices and additions carefully.
No goods will be exchanged or mon
ey refunded for articles once purchas
ed and shipped. All goods offered fol
sale are new and in first class con
dition. The insurance will take care
of any loss or damage in transit
In the following list of subsistence
items, the maximum and minimum
quantities of each are one case:
Bacon, twelve pound cans, $le5t
per case; Beef, corned, 4S No. cans
| $11.O4; Beef, corned, "a No. 2 cans
$1,000; Beef, corned, IL No. cans
$21.00; Beef, roast, 48 No. ! cans
$13.44; Beef, roast, "a No. 2 cans
I$15.12; Beef, roast, II No. 6 cans, $22.'
80; Hash, corned beef, 4S No. leans
$10.56; Hash, corned beef, "a No 2
cans, $S.SS; Beans, baked, 48 No. !
cans, $1.92; Beans, baked, "a No. 3
cans, $2.16; Corn, sweet, "a No. 2 cans
$216; Peas, green, "a No. 2 cans $216:
Soup, clam ch0wder, 48 No. cans
$2.SS; Soup, Chicken, 4S No. / cans
$2SS; Soup, mock turtle, As No. cans
$2.S8; Soup, Ok Tail, 4S No / cans
$2SS; Soup, vegetable, 4S No. cans
$2SS; Soup, Assorted, 4S No. cans
$2SS; Tomatoes, % No. 2 cans, $216;
Tomatoes, "a No. Q 1-2 cans, $216;
Tomatoes, "a No. cans, 1854; To
matoes, No. 10 cans, $1.9S.
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