Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-27
ANNAPOLIS WOME 70
MARKET IN BAL ORE
TOMORROW nc MING
HIGH Cost EDf Living 10 4 JeaI
ThrongA Sale sDf Army ar-
nlus Fcaa

W4N& f t4eA
Annapolis women are scrshing w.
their market baskets. and 18th eiec-
tric lines are preparing tOAaO = big
transportation business on 1ardays
IAN because the baltimore NOmasa's
Civic League Is going g kaock the
sH our Of FL 81 Z.
There Will ha sale 81 Amy sur
pms food Ill the TRichnona Market.
] Baltimore, Saturday nlorsIingsas which
hoes ekeepers may save fgoulS5 % 50
5ner cent. under the existing market
I prices. and save Their carfa RES as well,
many times over. Il
After conference yestersfa9 morn
ing with Col III M Merrlan ona sup
My officer. oF BaltimoHe Rho has
charge of the situation, Acting Mayor
/ bryant. III that city, anIsouHeed that
5000 worth 81 surplus food will be
/ placed on stalls III RiehfIore Marl.et
Iearly Saturday morning. asad.s house
wives buy it all mp befoi a. day Is
lover. city trucks win Maui another
| SIS 900 worth to the market The food
] IS stored away In the gagernnlent
warehouses at Mount Ninans and
trucks Of the Electrical mission.
the Water Board and tie 4ighways
Engineer Department VII lrs on
early Saturday mornlng haul the
food to the market.
Colonel Merriam told Mr Bryant yes
8terday that the War Dera rteaeft Sas
livery much Interested inS tie expert
lnent and ii the sale Of supplies
direct 10 the people proves successful
Isimllar sales will be iil6algasrated In
lofher cities throughout Us United
States. The attitude of the federal au
liberties is that the peopae aaned the
government the money h which
they bought the food Low prices
and ii Is the goyernmeS place to-
sell the food to the peopIe st cost, II
they want 1t
Chance For Yourselves
Charles Puts, supeS Iaudent of
markets, will have gene snpervis-
ion over the sales and "Details will
he iii charge Of ladies Of The Women' d.
Civic League, who have volunteered.
There win be no overf expenses
land the goods will be sod Ay the city
lat the prices asked by tlll government
Restrictions will be pgacea on the
quantities which any on person may
buy SO as to prevent h illolesaier
Ior the iobber from buying go the food
to resell lit to the retailcE Rhe food Is
for the people II they want it.
1t IS quite probable thy oods other
than those listed will placed on
sale
Difference In Eriees
An idea OF just how crest the saw
ling to the housewife VIII DO when
the governments surplus stores are
placed on the market can he obtained
from the following table prepared for
Acting Mayor Howard Hfyant. Of Bale
timore. and showing the IAerence be-
tween the prevailing riiaESet prices
land the government prices at which.
the goods are to be solids
Pumpkins, three pound cans, mar
ket price, 90 cents a can government
/ price. 10 cents can.
Squash. three pound cans, market
price, 20 cents CAM government
price, 1915 cents can
| Vinegar. market price cents 81
gallon for pure and so cents for As
lper cent pure: government price, Is
cents q gallon.
! Peas. two-pound cans rket price,
15, 1S, %. 28 and 80 centaaa can; gov
ernment price. Is cents Scan
Beans, one-pound ca1as, market
price, is cents cans government
price, 81 cents can
Beans, three pound caas, market
price 35 cents: governnlen price, is VI
cents q can.
Corn, twopound canss arket price,
IS and % cents can government
price 10 3-4 cents caf
Pickles. market prices cents for d
7-ounce glass; governnleD price 1912
cents for a pint glass
Flour, market price IS cents a
pound: government prace 6 cents ii
pound.
Tomatoes. two-pound cans, market
i price. is cents carr government
price. III ia cents d cas-
Bacon, market prizes 81 cents By
strip of to s pounds iced, so cents
"a pound; goyernmen rico. ILL
cents . pound IN 12-pogna cams. heme.
4 tically sealed.
Cornmeai, white, market price, &
cents pound; goyerartent price 3
cents pound.
Cornmeal. yellow naTlsat price o
GEMS pound govcyn nlent price, I
cents . Found
Syrup, market price 92scents gal
ion: government price 6o#cents i gal.
lon
Cosned beef, 12 ounce cans. market
price. go cents a cn government
price, IS cents can Tor twopound
cans.