Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
WAR DEPARTMENT
QUOTATIONS PROVE
JOLT TO TRADERS
Dealers Squaring Figures
With Those Set by
Government.
REDUCTION TO RUN THROUGH
ENTIRE LIST OF NECESSITIES
Army Blankets Go On Market
August IS at Bargain
Counter Rate.
GARMENT SALES WILL FOLLOW
Estimated In Matter of Provisions
Alone Saving to Public Will
Reach $25 100000.
REDUCTION TO RUN THROUGH
ENTIRE LIST OF NECESSITIES
GARMENT SALES WILL FOLLOW
Estimated In Matter of Provisions
Alone Saving to Public Will
Reach $25, 100000.
tRv universal servic.,

WASHINGTON, August 11.-Food
prices are beginning to be lowered In
the face OF the governments campaign
against the high cost of living
The first jolt given market quota
tions was the sa lie of the War Depart-
ments surplus supplies. Secretary OF
war Baker said today that retail
dealers. handling the commercial lines
of foodstuffs, which are similar to the
war Departments supplies, have be-
gun to lower their prices to make
them square" with the government
prices.
1T will be the policy OF the war
Department" asserted Mr.. Baker. Ento
AK prices ON all surplus subsistence
mmodities which will be lower than
the nricei at which similar comm odities
of like srada are selling in the retail
markets. erI i3t.S
Further Reductions Coming. III.
Further declines are expected when
decs parcel o ,s nosf homs ,s sale e prodSsss
continues. to cut to meet the govern
ments prices, and the government con.
the one to benefit will be the House.
holder. The War Department intends
70 communicate all price changes im-s
masters
1t was also announced by the de-
partment today that its entire surplus
cotton blankets. would be put on sale
Tor the PUBLIC on August, Is. They
parcel post or the municipal us sellins ing
agencies. The prices will be mater.
inlly lower than those in the commst-.
have never. been used: others are rem
ovated. and will sell at lower prices.
Will Prevent CornerinE.
TO prevent cornering. Of the market
has limited the maSimum quantitx i sat tSat
600 blankets. The prices viii be y ap-
proXimately as follows:
ton and wool mixed. new. s5; reclaimed,
$3.50. All cotton. new. So; reclaimed,
The dGa blankets hs will run from 2o-bale
lots TO 1900 90 canrss lots; ans and the larger
Blanket han the W Smaller hs1 ones 59e less per
Following the sale OF blankets there
Hill be sales OF undershirts, drawers
CARDS this as difficult Job as they
are all nearly OF the same measure,
having been made for the drafted army
that in this case the mail Carrier ca RI I9s viii Dii
take on his rounds slips containing
sizes ;aa and rrices so that a family can
No More Sales In Europe E5se
1T was also announced at the War
Department today that there would be
no further sales OF army subsistence
in Europe. 1t is therefore probabie
that considerable amount of what
is known as surplus will he returned
I. 10 ; the u United states and disposed .of.
to the recent resolution of Congress
relative to army food supplies. and tho
director OF sale in Europe has been
so advised
The - alIS.mspts lot 1t sprplss m food tos
mpnieipalit!ises !s ooa and ndo parcel post are
enough to give three quarters OF a
pound OF bacon and litne over one
and one-half cans of other food Ito
every man. woman and child OF the.
country. E3T
The expe:.s OF the department have
figured out .hat II the average saving
10 the consumer hv reason OF govern
ment sale is - per cen. the average
saving to each person will be 20 cents.
Saves Public $25,OO0,OOO.
The total saving on a basis Of 100,-
100000 population will be about $25,-
The items on which the War De-
partment makes Its calculations are as
follows: