Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26
GOVERNMENT STORE
PRICES ANNOUNCE
PARCEL POST SALE
Two Stores Open Thursday
in. Atlanta and in Charles
ton-List of Commodities
and Prices

g Thursday morning at o'clock the
United States government opened
it's retail stores in Atlanta and
Charleston, S. c., for the sale Of food
and other commodities which win
be available to the public at prices
far below. those prevailing in local
retail markets.
The stores will be conducted along
precisely the same lines. They will
sell over the countesr and also
through parcel post, not only d
wide variety Of food commodl-
ties, hardware, cts. AS a matter OF
fact the government will operate gil
gantic department stores with
stocks as varied as almost any one
could DEERE.
For towns and cities other than
Atlanta circulars Will be sent to all
pcStmasters for distribution and for
placing on postofnce bulletin boards,
giving full directions.
The opening of the store means
that parcel post sales through post
masters will automatically be dis
continued and, instead, parcel post
orders will be- sent direct to the
store. All parcel post charges sill
be paid by the government and par
cells will be, insured when the pur-
chase amounts to 80 or more.
~, " Mail AddroEs
The Atlanta store covers the states
of Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and
Alabai,.o. The Charleston store will
supply North and South Carolina.
-. The public should bear this in
mind when sending in parcel post
orders: All orders for parcel post
shipment should be addressed to the
superintendent. United States Army
Quartermaster Retail Store, Stewart
avenue Atlanta, Ga. and orders for
the. North and South Carolina and
Charleston districts should be ad-
dressed to the Superintendent, United
States Army Quartermaster Retail
Store. 131 Market street, Charleston.
South. Carolina.
Money should be RENTED by post
office order, express money order.
certified check or bank draft. Cur
rency should not be sent for parcel
bost orders,
Renovated and reclaimed articles
cam be sold only over the counter
and ttcannot be sold on parcel post
orders except where the purchaser
IN his order valves in writing any
and all claim concerning the con-
dition OF the goods.
. Limit to Purchases
Following are the maximum and
minimum quantities Of articles which
may be purchased:
On all canned goods. such as peas,
beans, corn. beef, the minimum, one
can or carton as the case may be;
the maximum will be the container
or carton in which the units may be
packed.
Rice, beans, corn meal. flour. and
flour substitutes will be put up and
sold in ten, twenty, fifty and 100
pound sacks, the minimum sale be-
ing ten pounds, and the maxim uin,
100 pounds. For. parcel post de-
IiEerieS, cloth sacks will be used, and
for local sales either paper or. cloth
sacks may be used.
Evaporated fruits, such as apples,
peaches. and prunes in ten, twenty
and fifty pound packages. The min
imum. ten pounds, and the maximum
being the original fve-pound case.
- Bacon in -twelye-pound tins; one
,twelye-pound tin will be the minimum
and six tins, maximum. Bacon in
era tes--the minimum approximately
five pounds: maximum one entire
piece as packed No bacon will be
sliced, and no hams will be cut.
Tea-Minimum, one pound; max
imunl, five pounds.
Sugar--Cut loaf. minimum, five
pounds; maximum, twenty pounds.
Syrup, minimum / can approx
mate L gallon; maximum case OF
six, cans, : approximately six gal
lons{-. >:#"
Macaroni. bulk--minimum pounds
maximum case of rs pounds.
Is, Raisins-minimum one pound car
tona maximum one case of SO car
tons. ".
Cloahing, Blankets and miscellaneous
't.-t Articles
Hats. denim, new, minimum 1;
maximum G; reclaimed minimum
+; maximum II.
Hats. oil skin, new. minimum /
maximum 6.
Artics. rubber boots. leggins and
shoes. Minimum, l pair; maximum
2 pairs.
Blankets. cotton, pair (new and
reciaimed), minimum l pair; max
mum s pairs.
B1ankets-(Wool, wool and cotton
mixed-each) minimum 1; maximum
6. <Gl#- .o
Drawers-(Winter and summer,
new, minimum, pair; maximum, s
pairs. Reclaimed, minimum, Il pair;
maximum, IL pairs.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and win
ter. new. minimum, 1 pair; maxi
mum, 6 pairs Reclaimed, minimum,
/; maximum, ~.
Socks Cotton and wool, new;
minimum l pair; maximum, pairs.
Reclaimed, minimum, l pair; maxi
mum. II pairs.
:. ,Overalls-(New), minimum, /;
maximum, 6. RECLAIMED. minim UNI.
/; maximum, IL.
MORE
Raincoats-M Minimum, one; maxi
mum. two,
Toilet paper-Minimum. six rolls;
maximum. twenty-four rolls.
Picks, Rakes, Shovels, etc-Mini-
mum. one; maximum, six.
Rope (three-quarter inch) Mini
mum, fifty feet: maximum, 200 feet.
Safes (field) --Minin1tlm and maxi
mum, one.
All other articles not specified in
such quantities as may be determined
by the superintendent of store.
It should be borne in mind, Col
onel Zalinslti pointed out, that. al
though the Atlanta store is pretty
well stocked, it may develop that
some articles listed are not avail
able Immediately. Only in few in
stances, however, will it be found
that the store is deficient.
Following is the official price list
of commodities other than food:
Some of Erices.
Arctics, cloth top new, SLIGO per
pair; arctics, all rubber (new), $2.2b
per pair; arctics, (reclaimed or rem
ovated) all kinds, S1.00 per pair; al
buns film. negatiV 9 1-3x4 1-p