The sun., 1919-10-17
WAR SUGAR RATION
ORDERED FOR CITY
Shortage Laid to Increase in
Consumption Caused by
Prohibition.
RULE AGAINST BOARDING
Big Gain in Rolling Stores
Promised as Army Sup
plies Dwindle.

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temporary sugar ration because OF the
shortage throughout the country. said
Arthur Williams, Federal Administrator,
yesterday.
| The present shortage is due to the
enormously increased use OF sugar. This
he laid to prohibition and the greater
demand for soft drinks and candy. In
creased consumption is estimated at 500,-
900 tons. The situation has been further
aggravated by the longshoremen's strike,
Yesterday morning there were twenty
vessels at the docks of refineries waiting
to be unloaded
| Under the new coming plan of the
sugar equalization board" said Mr.. Will
Jams, "all the Cuban and Porto Rcan
cane sugar will be retained in this part
of the country lying east of Buffalo and
Pittsburg, leaving the western part be-
yond this line to be supplied with the
louisiana beet sugar. which is produced
in quantities in the middle States.
'Tn addition to this the city will be
placed on temporary ration almost
identical with the rationing Of the Fed
eral Food Administration of September.
1918. The city is to be supplied with
1000. 900 pounds monthly, and this sup
Iply is to be distributed proportionately
between the homes and the manufac-
turers. as was done a year ago"
Combination Sales barred.
Mr.. Williams urged sugar be used with
the greatest economy and that no effort
be made at boarding. He suggested
dealers refrain from selling the product
in combination sales, as 1t would lead to
suspicion on the part of the public that
some profiteering was taking place.
Customers were advised to buy from
one store, as dealers would be justified
In refusing to sell sugar to strangers as
a fair measure of preventing boarding
Dealers are expected to distribute their
supply as generally and fairly as possi-
BILE
Mr.. Williams also announced the re-
ceipt of a letter from A. p. Williams OF
r. c. williams & Co. wholesale dealers
in food products at Hudson and Thomas
streets, in which the writer, who is a
member of the fair price committee.
stated that due to the fact that no sugar
could be had four refineries in Savan-
nah, Ga, had closed. He predicted by
the end of the week. II the ships whici.
were now at the various piers in Brook
lyn were not unloaded, 1t would mean
the closing of all the sugar reineries In
this city and the throwing out of work
Of some $4,000.
The North American Exporting Com
pany, which is collaborating with city
officials to reduce the cost of living by
selling commodities at reduced prices
: from carts, or rolling stores" announced
yesterday at their offices, at 120 Broad
. way. that by next week sugar would be
on sale at these stores at 10 or 101a
. cents a pound.
Thirty-five rolling stores peddled their
wares yesterday in Manhattan and The
Bronx, and fifty were expected to be on
the Job to-day BY this sign shall we
know them: 1--WE are cooperating with
; ( the city of New York to reduce the cost
of living" which is displayed on each.
They are managed by ex-soldiers and
. sailors, so officials of the North Ameri'
} can Exporting Company said, and onei
a varied assortment of foodstuffs, canned
goods of all sorts, eggs and coffee. The
J eggs sell for sc cents and are the same
= grade which sell for so cents elsewhere
E Coffee for 35 cents-49 cents anywhere
| else for the same thing.
Q Speaking of the future, Mr.. Salmon OF
: the Exporting Company expects to have
: poultry and butter on sale In a few
] days.
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DR.. Jonathan c. Day, Commissioner o.
Markets, announced he would aid any
!, rolling store enterprise that private in
i oividuals might establish for the purpose
of reducing the price of foodstuffs
ANY responsible person." said DR.
i, Day, who can give satisfactory assur
. ances that he will conform to scale o.
u prices can have the moral backing of m,
!, department to bring down the cost o.
q living The field is open to any one whC
| gets a pedler's license. and / will co
A operate with him to get supplies at low
| prices"
The sale of army and navy foods a
the public schools will be closed IN abou
v two weeks DIR. Day said yesterday tn,
4 volunteer workers were getting tired o
r working in the schools. and the depart
9 ment heads wanted the schools turned
, back to them. In addition. he said tn,
v supply of food which he expected to ge
/ from the Government would be abou
consumed In two weeks.
o AS to the future, the COMMISSIONS
d said that II he were able to get az
n ditional large supplies of food he woult
r. endeavor to have them distributed
q through political clubs, church houses
t settlement houses and big factories
e For the present. however. the sale o
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4 to thrive. Fresh stocks of supplies wer
distributed yesterday to the schools. TIL
deliveries consisted OF 1886 cases o
tomatoes. 2.410 cases Of jam. 1000 case
of pork and beans and 279 seyenty-tw
pound cases of bacon.
A little difficulty has been experiences
in getting the ration Of bacon from tn
= navy due to the harbor strike. but tina
" condition is improving Wednesday
q sales In the public schools were a littl
) below the average
Bacon sales in the army quartermaste
: | store at % West Nineteenth street drcI
a large crowds. The price was less thai
) 23 cents a pound for what is said to b
r. the some product as the public school
are selling for 2S cents a pound an
butchers are retailing at IS cents
Il pound. The sale offered twelve poun
v can of bacon for S275.
e Haddock, which Louis Green, 10
q South street. is selling through chat
stores at cents a pound, continues I
n be popular. A trawler full of the ifs
q was received here Wednesday and MI
Grean aaid that mora xUaa axnactad nm