South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-12
RESCIND MANY
! WARTIME ORDERS
UnIteh Kingdom, However
Still Working Under Sew
eral Restrictions.

OF the war time restrictions affecting
ordinary living conditions although
large numbers OF the orders have
been rescinded and others have been
modified
SO far as food is concerned. only
sugar and butter are now rationed.
The regulations regarding the
amount Of meat which might be pur-
chased were removed only a ssw
days ago. about one year after ia
close OF tho war The consumption
or liquor. however is being held
down rigidly under the old rules.
Necessities still ratioued. which vital
ly concern the home. include coal.
Ias and electricity The shortage Of
fuel mas been causing considerable
u hardship both TO the individual and
10 industry.
Maximum Prices.
The ministry of food has found
fl advisable TO continue the maxi
mum prices. both wholesale and re-
tail. which it fixed for a consider
able number OF necessities.
Apart from the matter Of food
and fuel. the board Of trade is main
tanning control OF the expectation
and importation of a long list of ar
ticles. The ban has been removed
from some goods but this has been
mainly iu the case OF things import
ed which had been forbidden and
which the country found itself short
OF
Removal Of restrictions on most
OF the food necessities has not solved
the living problem Of the masses.
however. There is still great
shortage or many things, and more
over. prices. which went down last
summer. have now mounted TO
about where they were at the sign
ing Of the armistice.
Necessities scarce.
The increase is attributed partly
10 the world scarcity OF necessities.
partly 10 the augmented demand
1rom the recently bel .igerent coun-
triea. and partly 10 inflated currency
and adverse foreign exchanges The
las named have had q pronounced
influence on prices and il is the be
lie Of economic experts that food
cannot become much cheaper until
these are adjusted. even though
there is an increase In production.
The butter ration is placed at one
and one-half ounces for each per
son per week This refers to the
imported product only. there being
no restriction on the use OF home
made butter. As a matter of fact
virtually no butter is being made
I'm the United Kingdom these days.
$50 that the consumer has TO depend
upon margarine and foreign butter
High Prices.
The reason there is so little home
produced butter on the market is
that the retail price, approximately
&C cents "a pound. bears no relation
to the actual cost of butter TO the
farmer This month farmers can
sell milk at 64 cents a gallon and
IL takes . II gallons OF milk to pro-
duce pound of butter If Eng
lish butter We're selling at its true
economic value IL would be about
S1-2f per pound.
Until recently the sugar ration
was 10 ounces for each person per
week.. hat owing TO the shortage this
allowance has been decreased To
eight ounces. and is expected TO re-
main at that mark for many months.
rho amount allowed TO the confec-
uonory and sweet trades has been
reduced by 20 per cent. and a fur
ther reduction is expected with the
new year.
Butchers Meat
Butchers meat was rationed until
icw days ago, each person being
allowed 40 cents worth per week
In consequence OF the receipt recent
Is of large supply of mutton and
lamb from Australia and New Yea
l.nd 10 was found po ;Sihle TO re-
move all rationiug restrictions. and
H. food ministry has expressed the
hope that people will relieve the food
situation by eating more meat. which
Is welcome advice for England.
Despite the small ration. only
about so per cent Of the meat al
1owance was being demanded by
ticket holders each week This was
due either 20 "a change Of habits since
the beginning Of the war or TO the
high cost. Whenever a butcher had
d balance Of meat left over at the
week end he was permitted 10 sell
10 TO any one Of his customers. ir-
respective of whether they had all
ready had their ration or not In
this way some people We're able 90
exceed the amount provided for by
their permits
Restrict spirits
The sale If beer and spirits is sjil
restricted I'm quantity. and the
strength OF both beer and whisky is
much below The pre-war average. As
(, result. il is said. there has been an
increase in sobriety. Whisky is az
present about 80 per cent under
proof Alcoholic drinks can only be
purchased between noon and $50
- m. and between g and 10 o'clock
at night
The food ministry still fixes whole
sale prices FOR a number OF other
commodities and the ministry is the
actual purchaser and distributor OF
cheese. bacon ham, lard. dried
fruits bread. butter. Cocoa-pOwder.
condensed milk and canned fish. The
axing OF the maximum price. 10 must
hs ea B. 10