Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-09
PRICES OF
ARMY FOODS
GIVEN OUT
Cover Prices Or Stores
Available Thru Parcel Post
Or municipalities

Warrington. Aug. s.-The war de-
partment made public yesterday a
complete price list on all subsistence
stores available for sale to the public
through the parcel post or through
municipal selling agencies. Cost OF
the commodities to the government,
the department said, had been dis
Of sale which Are materially lower
than prevailing market rates.
The prices quoted are fob, and
from storage points in each Of the
thirteen districts into which the coun-
try is divided for War Department
subsistence purposes. The department
is nov re-distributing the food sup
plies in the thirteen areas in order
that each may have its proportion
per population of the seventy.two ar
ticles offered for public sale.
The price tables include the price
per can or individual units in each
vase and also the price per case or
larger container. 1t also shows the
gross weight per can and per case
in order that the public may arrive
at the price they will have to pay
by adding parcel post rates from'the
nearest distributing point to the home
Of the consumer to the fob, prices
quoted.
Municipal selling agencies will com
pute freight rates On these shipments
to be added to the price quoted by
the War Department. On the parcel
post distribution, no orders will be
received direct by the War Depart
ment. but only through the Postofnce
Department, which will requistion
age. the postmasters In turn breaking
these shipments UP into unit pack
ages of q single can or several ANS.
Sales to municipalities At the new
prices will begin as soon az the SUR
plus property officers at the various
zone supply Offices and depots have
~f.receivedA the quotations made public
today. Sales to individuals through
the parcel post will be inaugurated
postmasters will have a price quota
ton list from which the consumer
may order.
The department emphasized that
no-lchange in the policy Of sales to
municipalities had been made, the
only alteration being in prices. If q
municipality is unable to buy or sell
foodstufs owing to it's charter or 10.
cal lave, the department will shir
to IT. upon consignment subsistence
stores In not less than case or carton
AONCs luO 6OOAb " We pdAU lOE Oh le-
turned within thirty days from date
OF receipt. Shipments Of this char,
acter, however. will be made only
whom the mayor Or head Of the lpca'
government either acts as the fedora
governments agent and supervise'
the distribution Of the food or ap'
points some one else to so act.
Although only ~ food staples arr
enumerated in the price list, the item,
lied quotations, owing to the variet,
OF the packing are quite lengthy
Quotations on sone Of the leadin,
commodities are:
Bacon. $4.16 per can Of II pounds
corned beef. IS cents for can Of 1.3,
grounds: baked beans, Ave cents Is,
can of TX pounds: sweet corn, 10,
per ~ pound can dry beans, $6.4!
per 100 pounds: crackers, S ana s,
q pound; army -four, S. per 10,
pounds; macaroni, &c per IN pounds
rolled oats, lie per two pounds; seed
ed raisifs. 1Oc per pound; rice. 16.7
per 100 pounds: tomatoes. &c per tw,
pound can and orn meal $3.50 ne
hundred pounds.
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