Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-08-21
AUDUBON FOLKS
CAN BUY FOOD
AT COST IN HOPE OF RE-
DUCING THE III. G. OF l.

Last week Miss Katherine Nc
Guire, postmistress of Audubon re-
ceived word from the department at
Washington that the government
had begun the war on the high cost
of living and would offer to the
public large quantities of food at
cost.
People of the community can look
over the list printed below and can
see from the prices that they are
far below the usual retail price. In
addition to the prices quoted ther
must be added the cost of parcel
post delivery.
The government will offer the
goods to the public for the balance
of the week at least, and maybe
longer. In a circular issued and
sent to the postoffice here yesterday
the parcel post rate is considerably
lower than at first anticipated.
The price at which the food will
be sold has been announced by the
war department and is said to be at
the cost to the government plus the
cost of handling. Parcel post rates
must be paid by the consumer from
Chicago to the Audubon postoffice.
The rate is five cents for the first
pound and one cent for each
pound thereafter. That would make
the postage on II pounds of bacon
16 cents. The postage charges must
be paid the postmaster at the time
the goods are ordered.
The goods are not sent directly
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postmaster and the distribution of
time they are received.
The goods can be shipped to the
postoffice only in the original cases.
Individual buyers may buy by the
case, or by single cans or packages,
providing the total made up by all
the orders will make up an even
number of cases.
The price of the articles will be
as follows. The list contains sew
eral other articles that are of less
general consumption which are not
included in the following, but which
may be obtained upon application to
| the postmaster.
Bacon, II pound cans to case,
per can, $4.15.
Corned beef, As No. / cans to the
case, per can, Use.
Corned beef, "a No. cans to the
case, per can 55c.
Corned beef, IL 6 pound cans to
the case, per can $1.75.
Roast beef, As No. / cans to the
case, per can 29c.
Roast beef, "a No. 2 cans to the
case, per can CSC.
Roast beef, IL 6 pound cans to
the case. per can $40.
Baked beans. 48 No. / cans to
the case, per can &c.
Baked beans, "a No. 2 cans to the
case, per can &C.
Baked beans, "a No. cans to
the case, per can &c.
Stringless beans, "a No 2 cans to
the case, per can &c.
Stringless beans, ~ No. 10 cans
to the case. per can 40c.
Sweet corn, "a No 2 cans to the
case, per can &c.
Dry beans, 100 pound bags $6.49.
Canned cherries, "a small cans to
the case, per can, 21c.
Breakfast cocoa, "a half pound
cans to the case, per can 13c.
Corn starch, 40 cans to case, per
can 4c.
Assorted crackers As boxes to the
case, per box &c.
Ginger crackers, As No. / tins to
the case, per tin &C.
Graham crackers. As No. 1 tins to
the case, per tin, &c.
Soda crackers, As No. / tins to
the case, per tin &c.
Lemon fiavoring extract, "a two
ounce bottles to the case, per bottle
Toe.
Lemon fiavoring extract, "a eight
ounce bottles to the case, per bottle
33c.
Vanilla fiavoring extract, "a two
ounce bottles to the cpse. per bottle,
10c.
Vanilla fiavoring extract, 81 eight
ounce bottles to the case, per bottle
33c.
Flour, per 100 Id. bag, 5000.
Gelatin, 144 to case, &C..
Hominy, coarse, 100 BIS. SSia
Hominy, fine, "a No. cartons to
the case per carton, 4c.
Macaroni, 20 pounds to the case,
per case $2.06.
Evaporated milk six pound cans
to the case, per can 93c.
Seeded raisins SO to the case each
10c, per case $3.50.
seedless raisins, 80 % case each
Sc, per case sass.
Rice. 20 pounLs % the bag. per
rag, $6.7i
Sylu.'. M 10 cans to the case.
ger can $0c
Tapioca, 48 one pound cartons to
case, per carton, 13c.
Soup. beef, 4S No. cans to case,
per can SC.
Soup. chicken. As No. l cans to
case. per can, Sc.
3 Soup, clam chowder. as No.