The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-11
PRICES FOR U. S. FOOD
War Department Announces Goods
to Be Put on Sale Aug. IS.

partment has announced prices at
which surplus stocks of army food will
| be placed on the market over the
country August Is. Sale will be thru
| the postoffices. In the following list
| the first figure indicates weight in
pounds of case or other large unit, the
second figure the weight per can or
other small unit, the third figure the
price per can and the last the price
Bacon. No. IL cans. 1902 IT. s1.45. s24- 90;
! Beef. corned, No. II can, 3d. sl-3o' ~
Beef. corned. "a. No. cans. 65. se.72. 55
Beef corned, II No. cans. So. Z. s1.9s.
Beef. roast, 4s No. 1 cans, 60, s1.25. 20
Beef ss, roast, "a No. ? cans, 80. $3.50. es
Beef roast. 12 No. 6 cans. IS. I. $2.1s.
Hash. corned beef, As No. cans, 60, s1.25
% cents, $1G.56
Beans. baked, 4s No. 1 cans, 90, s1.25. 5
cents. $40.
Beans. baked. "a No. cans, 6s, $500. II
Beans. stringIess, "a No. cans. AS. 2.
Bens' stringIess. II No. 10 cans, 20. 8,
Corn. sweet "a No. ? cans, "a, Sa.25. 10
Beans, dry, bag, 1o1, 1o1, 500, $64e.
Corn meal, yellow, bags, 1O1, 1o1, SS'79
$5.Tp.
Crackers, assorted, As No. . tins. 49, /, 5
Crackers: soda. 4s No. 1 tins. 80. 1. 8
Farm. No. 1 tins, 20, 1, Il cents, se.72,
Fish, dried, cod. 40 pounds, 46. 4s
| Flour, corn, bag. 1Oi, 101, $5.2f. 1924.
Flour, graham, bag, 101, 1o1, $3.50, $3.50
EIouT Flour, 4y. issue bas Bag 3D. l g. iss s g. 81
Hominy, fine "a No. cartons. 50. p
Hominy, I've, "a small cartons, 70. 8. 6
Macsroni bulk, % pounds. SO. SO, s2O6
Maearoni. "a pounds. 45, Is. cents, s1ss
Milk, condensed. sweetened, 4s No. L
Mix, evaporated, 6-s pound cans, .565
Oats. rolled, So No. cartons. 60, 2. -
oats, rolled, bulk, bag, 81. 81. $3.50. $3.50
Rice, bag, 101. 101, $6.74, $6.74.
Tapieea; As 1-pound cartons. 80. 1. 13
Sausage, Vienna, "a cans co. 2.5, 50 cents,
Pork. "a cans, 60. 25 40 cents, s11.76.
Peas, green. p No. cans, 81. 7.25, o
| - 1HaIoess ~ NO. cans, 40, z, cents
Tomatoes. "a No. 21a cans. S. 3, IL cents,
Tomatoes, "a No. cans, II, 3, II cents,
Tomatoes. T. No 10 cans, 100, s, 81 cents,
$4.44
Other Commodities.
Other commodities are listed below
by price per can and per case, the first
price being by the single can. The
number of cans mentioned means to
the case, If desired to buy in quanti-
ties:
Mustard. prepared, "a cans. cents, $1.2O.
Nutmeg, ground, As Apound cans, IL
Pepper. black. 4s A-pound cans, cents,
RaisIns. seeded. SO cans, 10 cents, $3.50.
| Raisins, seedless, SO cans s cents 50 IS.
Soup, beef. IS No. cans, cents sass.
Soup, chicken, As No. cans, cents,
s7.ss SOUP chicken "a quart cans 50 cents
Soup: clam chowder. As No. 1 cans. s
Soup: clam chowder, "a quart cans, %
Soup, mock turtle. As No. cans, cents
Soup, mock turtle, "A quart cans, % cents
Soup. OK tail, 4s No. cans. 7 cents, 50. .ss
1924. = =
Soup. tomato, As No. cans, cents, $s.s4
$3s4. -'0' cents
Soup. beef, ~ quart cans, 2s cents. s6 70
Soup, vegetable, "A quart cans "a cents
S04S.
Sold Thru Local Agencies.
The following commodities, on ac-
count of their nature, most of them
being held in cold storage, cannot be
sold thru parcel post, but may he sold
to municipalities, provided the mun:ci-
palities are fully informed and assume
all responsibility for their delivery il
proper condition:
Apples, evaporated, 6O-pound case, Sc, Sc
$6.44, $6.44.
Peaches. evaporeted, 5o-pound case Sc. SO
$3.50. $3.50.
Prunes, 50-pound case, 6s, 6s, $3.50, $3.50
Bacon, issue, 100-pound crates. 116, 116
SO cents, $33
Ham, sugar cured, approximately 100
pound crate, lis. 115 81 cents, S31.