New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Fair Sugar Price
To Couern Exports
Regulations of US Board
Extended to Couer All
Stocks in Warehouses

kegu ations governing sale of sugar
for domestic use have been extended
to sugar offered for export, Arthur
Willi"ms. Federal Food Administration,
announced yesterday.
The decision to place sugar for ex-
port within the scope of the Equaliza-
tion Boards regu ations was made
after conferences between Mr.. Will
Jams and Department of Just ce of
tciais. 1t was concurred in by Ben A.
Matthews, Assistant United States At
torney Of this district; Leroy ". Ross.
United States Attorney Of Brooklyn.
and Samuel A. Berger, Deputy State
Attorney General. who is also counsel
to the local fair price committee.
Regulating the price Of export sugar,
accord. .ng to sugar market experts, will
release thousands of pounds for do
mestic consumption which otherwise
would have found their way overseas.
Under the former system dealers cou
sell sugar at any price for export,
while domestic sales were limited to a
price of 93o cents pound who esale
Recently the fair price committee here
invited dealers holding suoar for ex-
port 20 release it on the local market
for a price high enough to cover their
expenses and assure them ii little
proit.
Definite information has been cleaned
by Mr.. Williams and Department of
Justice operatives that the warehouses
OF this city contain several thousands
tons Of sugar destined for overseas
The price demanded by the owners
from foreign buyers was several cents
in excess OF the governments price
here. Under the revised regulation these
exporters must limit themselves to the
profits q lowed By the government oil
locally sold sugar
While these thousands Of tons OF
sugar for export we're reported to be
III local warehouses, manuf scturers and
dealers here were complaining bitterly
OF the shortage. a dispatch from Phil
adelphia stated many manufacturers
were being forced to close down their
plants. Throwing thousands into TIE
melting pot Of unrest" A. 2. Williams
chairman of the local Fair Price Com
mittee's subcommittee on wholesale
groceries. said yesterday grocers were
receiving about Onetenth Of their nor
nal sugar requirements. He said 200
foodladen ships were not being IN
loaded because of the strike. and 4
number ol these were TILED with sugar
If the strike is settled within the next
few days it will be possible 10 relieve
the situation within i fortnight, he
said
In discussing the extension Of cor
troll to take in export sugar Mr. VII
-iams said:
There is an impression thai any
price, however high and unjustitied,
may be demanded for sugar if only i
be purchased for export This mis-
conception probably has arisen from
the fact that the price for export
ugar is not controlled by the Sugar
Equalization Board. The fact is no
one may impose an unfair or 'profteer-
ing price upon export sugar any mora
than upon sugar purchased for dCmes-
tic purposes. The act Of 'profteerine'
is identical, whether the food commod-
ity be shipped abroad or consumed in
this country.
"Under the Food Control act it s
unlawful to hoard, monopolize or at
tempt to monoplize, either locally or
generally. any necessaries; TO engage
in any discriminatory and unfair bust
ness or any deceptive or wasteful
practice, or device. or to make any un-
just or unreasonable rate Of charge
III handling or dealing in or with any
necessaries; to conspire, combine,
agree or arrange with any other per-
son to restrict the supply of any ne
cessities: to restrict distribution OF
any necessities TO prevent, limit or
lessen the manufacture or nrOductiou