The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-15
Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day Of Next Week Are
Sale Days
DELIVERY OF GOODS
WILL BE MADE LATER
All Orders Must Be Accom-
panied by Cash and Nee
essary Postage

Surplus foodstuffs of the U. S, army
will be sold at the Barre postoffice three
days next week, beginning Monday
morning and continuing through
Wednesday, That is, orders viii be tax
en- at the windows on those days; but
the delivery of the goods will not be
made until Postmaster s A-man makes
requisition on the zone ,fus property
officer at Boston. Tb is will be sold
at what are design the unit costs.
plus the postage t !. ne shipping point
in Boston.
The followiD. = .he variety of foods
offered and Z tounts allotted to the
Barre posto' - Baked beans, 4,740 one
pound car % . two-pound cans, 1900
three-pouA 4ns; stringless beans, 1860
two-poun0 ans; corned beef, 6,489 one
pound cans, $500 two-pound cans, $40
six-pound cans; roast beef, 5,400 one
pound cans, 5000 two-pound cans, $40
six-pound cans; cherries, $40 two and
one-half pound cans; corn, $500 two
pound cans; corned beef hash, 4, 100 one
pound cans, 5000 two-pound cans; peas,
l2,400 two-pound cans beans, 1881
pounds; -four, 4,906 pounds; rice, l,l00
pounds; assorted jam, 1900 two-pound
cans; pepper, All one fourth pound cans;
toilet soap, ,43l cakes; vegetable soup,
43S pints; small cans pineapple, $50
cans; tomatoes, 700 l0-pound cans: ba-
con, 1900 l2-pound cans.
Emphasis is laid on the fact that all
orders must be accompanied by the cash
for payment together with the amount
of money to cover the postage. The
postage will be five cents for the first
pound of goods, and one cent for each
additional pound The purchasers must
order in writing and they must itemize
the foodstuffs desired so that the post
office can determined readily the exact
charge to be made. The postmaster will
have the right to use his discretion in
the sale of the foodstufs to see that the
army goods get into the hands Of bona
fide consumers.
In no case shall the total of any item
be less than that of the war depart
ment's eontainer-carton, case, crate, etc.
Postmasters are authorized to cancel
any orders which do not take full con-
tainer. The goods will be shipped from
the zone surplus property officer in the
original containers.
The parcel post weight limit, in the
case of these foodstuffs and such other
surplus supplies as the war department
may later distribute, is increased to l25
pounds, on which postage at the parcel
post rates now in effect will be computed
For example, the postage on l25 pounds,
at the first zone rate of five cents for the
first pound and one cent, for each addi-
tional pound up to 1875 pounds will be
Sl.29. Should an individual order total
more than l25 pounds Including weight
of containersl, sufficient postage will be
collected TO cover each unit of l25 pounds
or fractional part of l25 pounds.
In case of bulk supplies. such as flour
or rice in bags, the postmaster viii not
accept orders for less than the amount
of the original container that is, the
postmaster will not sell fraction of
bag of rice or a few pounds of -four. If
the allotment to Barre should not come
up to the orders the postmaster will lat
er refund the money to the purchasers.
The sale at the Barre postoffice will
close, as already stated, on Aug. 20, after
which date Postmaster German viii
make up the aggregate of orders aud
make requisition on the zone officer It
is expected that the supplies will be sent
in a shortN time from Boston.