The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03
UNCLE SAM GOES
INTO MAIL ORDER
STORE BUSINESS
Many Grocery Items and Some
of Clothing and Hardware
Offered Far Below Prevail
ing Retail Prices.


Disseminating the sale or foodstuffs
ana articles of clothing and eauippage
through the postoffice department and
distributing agents for city govern
ments, the war department has opened
retail stores In cities where zoneshead-
quarters for surplus army supplies have
been located. In the future ali sales
VII be conducted through these retail
same In each zone.
In the South Atlanta. Ga. and
Iharleston, > G., have these retail
stores, and for the states on Alabama
ana tennessee Atlanta will be the dis.
| ulputlhg point The prices quoted In
| she price lists include delivery charges.
| we government paying parcel post
| charges and insurance on articles valued
at more than 81.
No special order form is reauired for
placing orders, and any person Is atl-
thorlzed TO fill out the order In his own
way and forward with the money order
| or certified check to the superintendent.
Y. >; Army Quartermaster Retail Store
iershon building, Stewart avenue. Al.
lanta, Ca, Remittance must be made
with the order, and may be sent BY
ponstoillce or express money order, Ger
tlted check or bank draft, but not In
cash. The orders win be filled at tho
store, and the goods sent BY parcel post
the same procedure being followed as Il
me goods were ordered from any OUT
of.town firm
The official list from which the fol-
lowing prices are taken, is posted at the
postoffice and specifies the minimum
and maximum quantities 10 be sold 10
each customer. In the case of food |
stuffs,, full information concerning II ID |
set out In the following order, commod-
ity, how packed. price per article Or
minimum nlInntifV nd ha So
deaignateB price per case or bag:
Applies, evaporated, 50 lbs. to case
1Sc per h.; $6.A per case.
Bacon, issue. six 12-lb. cans to case
*2;1b per can; $3.50 per case.
Bacon, issue 100 lbs, to crate, zoe
per lb; $50. per crate. "A
Baking powder, "a No cans to case
DC per can; $216 per case.
BARLEY, pearl, 1OO-lb. bags, $2.63 per
Beans, baked, 4s No. cans to case.
&c per h.; $t.92 per case.
Beans, baked, rs No, 8 cans to case,
DC per can; S2.16 per case.
Beans, dry. 90-lb. bags, enc per lib,
S6.S5 per bag.
Beans, stringless. "a No. Q cans to
case, 30 per- can; $2.16 per case.
a. Beef. corhed, 40 No. / cans to case,
2SG can; s11o4 per case
Beef, corned, q No. y cans to case,
wv pVt NAHt 9iO.3V DGT Case
Beef, corned, 80 No. 2 cans to case.
b6ee, per can; 1920 per case
Beef, corned, IL Glib. cans to case,
,75 per can; $2t per case.
Beef, roast, As lib. cans to case, $50
per can; 1924 per case. -
Beef, roast, "a 2-lb. cans to case, SIC
per can; $2016 per case.
Beef, roast, II GLIB. cans to case, 81. 90
per can $3.50 per case.
Cinnamon, 4S Y lib. cans to case, 70 per
can; $3.36 per case.
Corn, sweet, "a No. 2 cans to case.
Do per can; 1915 per case
Corn starch, 40 pkgs, to case, 4c per
package; $l.60 per case
Farina, 4S No. ctns. to case, 14c per
otn.; $6.72 per Case.
Fhvoring Extract, lemon, "a 2-oz.
case. -
FlAvoring Extract, lemon, "a soy. bot.
y YES TO case, asc per bottlei 1922 per
Flour, Graham. ioo-lb. bags, &c per
H.. $3.50 per bag.
- Flour, issue, 1oo-lb. bags, &c per ID.
Hash, corned beef. 10 lib. cans "a
case, PIC per can; $lo.56 per case.
Hash. corned beef, "a alb. cans to
case, S7G per can; 1888 per case.
Jam, issue, assorted, ~ No 2 cans
Z. case, FAC per can; 1915 per case.
:, Maearoni, bulk, rs lbs. to case, &c per
ID; S175 per case
Mustard ground, "a cans to case, ne
per cam $4,O8 per case.
cats, BULK, so-ib. bags &c per b.. !,
$3.50 per bag.
! Peas. green, q No, 3 cans to case,
DO per can: sale per case.
Pepper, black, 4S Il lib cans to case, !
DC per can; $4.32 per case
Potatoes, sweet, "a No. cans to case.
Y. per can, $i.6S per case.
reaches, evaporated, so lbs. to case
lSe per lb.; $3.50 per>Nnase.
Frunes. evaporated. so lbs. to case, lie
per ID; $500 per case.
Pumpkin, % No 2 cans to case, &c per |
can; 72c per case.
Rice, l0O-lb bags, &c per lb.; s6.7b per |
bag.
Sausage. pork, "a No. cans to case, |
sec per can; s1lT6 per case.
sausage, Vienna, "a No. cans to case |
DC per can, S124s per case
Soup, clam ehowder, AZ No. cans to |
case, &c per can; Sass per case.
soup, assorted, ~ No. cans to case.
&c per can; $2sS per case.
Soup, tomato, AZ No. / cans to casa |
&c per can; sass per case,
Tea English Breakfast, 50-lb mats,
approximate, 4sc per ID, $22.50 per mat.
Tea, black Oolong, 5O-lb mats ap-
proximate, 4be per ID $3.50 per mat
Tomatoes. No. . cans, "a No. cans
to case, SC per can; $2,16 per case.
Tomatoes, No 3 cans, q No. 3 cans
10 case JIG per can; S2,6t por case.
Tomatoes, No, 10 cans, IL No, 10 cans
TO case, SSe per can; SS.s6 per case,
Clothing and Equipage.
Arties, cloth top new, $3.50 per pair.