New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
Sugar Shortage
In y. 7. Past, Says
Retailers Head
Conservation Still Needed.
and Consumers Are Urged
TO Report All Prohieering
TO the Food Administrator

The sugar shortage has been re
lieved Peter II Amor. president Of
the Retail Grccers' Association Of New
York. declared last night that many
grocers in this city were receiving IS
per cent Of the normal requirement for
their business. Last week many of the
dealers were completely without sugar.
He sand that the members of his or
ganization would counsel conservation
to their customers for the next two
months. when The new Cuban crop WI,
be marketed.
y he unloading Of the ships tied up
IN the harbor because o. The strike
has relieved the situation" Ir 4 Aaor
SAID. " e look to fairly normal sugar
rcce pts Until the end OF The year, bu,
there is 80 doubt that eXtravagant
consumption would again cause Il sugar
famine"
Alr \ nor cared Tia. retail, grocers
were aGheriMg - me Far Price Com
mitteeS quotations on s-~ar The cost
Of other star Commodities las scarce
tlctuated either way during the
las- few months. be said With the pos
slb exception Of Derisha5 es affected
by the longsnoremeN' strike Thou
sands Of dollars worth o. supplies were
destroyed, ha added. creating TEN
poHary shortage which has markedly
advanced the prices OF a few com
moai,les. He cited string beans as ar
e&anp e. They were quoted yesterday
AZ $'-a0 p basket compared 20 $50
this time last year
Complaints Are Urged
Food Admin .rator Arthur Williams
sad yestercaE thai ne hoped the per
sons overc'arged for sa~ar would
iodge compla MS with him During
ehe shortage, he said manufactured
hesi,ated to make comp p.aints because
most Of III sugar was being sold a.
eXorb'tanl prices and t. com olain
neant prac' .caIy that a man would be
cut OF from his source 81 supply
WITH plenty o. sGgar in the market
Dir. y illla ans declared. rhe victims o.
preti-eers wou'd not oe so ret.cent. He
s2ld he understood e a su~ar for next
rear vas beng quoted a 20 cents in
CIV On cans and - cents in Chicago.
toverrmen- c3ntro alone can assure
fAlr Pee Tor sugar next year, the
rod Adm -rator declared.
Licensed sugar brokers were exoner~
ga oy si4. Williams Yesterday as par
les 10 me orgy in SCAR proateerine.
tie described the prudteers as "irre-
sponslole business ren who expected
-o become MI llpuairos overn. rht. 4"
ne rev licensed brokers who charged
more thu The governments margin
sid so unwttlr~ly. he said. and when
~ mad q? n'istafe readily CO
operated with HIM in tracing the real
rrs.lteers.
The Sugar Equalization Board an
nounced ias- night that il has fall con
.roi over ths earro0t bet e-rar crou
and was vi ng that it should be sold
anywhere ~ t-e -9itea o...t-s The
Ap--nAl.on IS made 20 cartec- what is
ermed preNa en- impression that the
BOARD has conuned thc sac Of bee,
sugar to certain prescribed territory.
Copeland Eager for Fight
DR. Royal 5. Copeland. Hea tn Com
missioner said esterday tat he wa
Just itching TO use hi police powers
20 bring aoen the price of NIX" H
aid he rad not used these powers be
iore, but has often been desirous o.
ry.ng them out. They include. h
sad the power TO confnandeer TIE en-
ire NIX supply Of the city and dis
-lpute t 81 the people a q reasonable
rce T re hn resorted to this po-
lic2 power. lie said he was willing to
give tae producers and d distributors ar
opportunity OF putting INTO practise
.Aelr plans TO- rsuucin. the mi k cost
our q. rlese plans We're suggested al
FRIDAY esslol O tie Fair Price Milk
Ion- -sn'tfee 'aquiry by representatives
9t cists De-ers and producers. They
'tere q kca t. draw theiu W formally
and present Ii I'M ut thc committees
session III -Re G-e Hall tomorrow.