Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-01
SUGAR MAY 60 TO 80 CENTS
U. .. Must Restrict Uss, Especially n
Manufacturs.

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Manufaeturs.
Washinyton, Oct. 1.-The price OF
sugar g dsstined TO 30 TO n or 80
csats . pound during the next year.
and to become mighty scarce st that.
unless the government speedily as
surnes control Of its distribution.
Even under the most favorable cir
cumstances the price II bound to go
up. and may touch Is cents during the
winter and for several months there
after. This 10 the opinion Of the sugar
bureau OF the department OK Justice.
which Is endeavoring to stamp OUT
speculation in the commodity and keep
retail prices within reasonable bounds.
The department Is urging the presi-
dent to establish government control
of distribution under which the sup
ply of sugar for the production OF
candy soft drinks, and other luxuries
would be strictly limited and the price
OF sugar to the householder regulated.
Then under the amended food control
act sugar pronteers would be prose-
cnted.
The senate committee on agriculture
today directed a sub committee to In
yestieate senator News charges that
the president failed to adopt the sugar
equalization boards recommendations
to extend government control to the
Forthcoming cane and beet sugar crops
for the purpose Of conserving the sup
ply and restricting prices during the
next year.
The country is suffering from q su-
gar shortage right now. There ~ not
community where there In enough
sugar to go around, with the result
that a decided crimp has been put III
homo fruit canning operahons and IN
sufficient supply for table use!
According to the department Of Jus
tice. there is not a pound OF sugar TO-
day in the retail stores In the entire
state OF Indiana. This il because IN
diana il in the twilight zone Of war
time sugar control. between the pees
sugar supply of the west ana the cane
sugar supply Of the east. Indiana was
being supplied first from one and thsn
from the other, and when the shcrtaEe
hit the country both sources Of supply
contracted. leaving Indiana in the
lurch. ~ Z . 80 q; - = s {, y !.
In Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana,
Utah and other states In the heart oI
the beet sugar belt, sugar 10 bsing m
toned locally.
There = multitude Of reasons ac-,
counting for the shortage which has
come about even under tho%resime sof
the sugar equalization boArd crsatsd
during the war. One of. the most In
terestins reasons given at the depart
meIlt is that the royal commission,
purchasing Cubar sugar for England,
France and Italy, upset the boards
calculations at an exceedingly unprp-
pitious time.
The royal commission had contracted
for one third of the Cuban cane crop,
but refused to take the entire amount
last spring when II could have NheAn
supplied with convenience. Then when
the marine strike had tied up ship
ping, glutted the warehouses with
sugar and caused the renneries TO shut
down 80 per cent In production, the
royal commission insisted on tAking
all the sugar in sight. Since then tho
reiineries have not been able to over
take the loss Of production.
Another reason Is that vastly great
er quantities Of sugar are being con-
sumed in manufacturing than ev4f be-
fore. Commercial fruit canncgu are
taking greatly increased1 quantities
but the manufacturers Of coIfsction-
cry ana soft drinks are outing still
more deeply into the availabls suprly.
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