Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-17
MAXlMU UNI MARGINS
ON SALES BY RETAIL
Frs TO CONSUMERS
United States Food Administration.
Dr. Andrew ii. Soule, Federal Food Ad-
ulinistrator for Georgia.

For tie information OF the householder oil
the city of Atlanta and Fulton county be
low are given the fair prices Oh staple food
commodities. If your dealer charges more
for any item than the prices listed. please
report and send your sales slips to j. H.
Ewing, county food administrator for Full
only those dealers who buy at top wholesale
prices should sell ut the tor prices to CON
sumers. Commodities sold by cash and
carry stores should be at less than selling
price listed.
Meal, Grits and Rolled Oats
Torn meal h., retailer pays &c to
4 &c; consumer pays (maNlmumJ &c to &c.
Corn grits. Id. bulk, retailer pays BLOC
TO 4 re; consumer pays tmaXlmum) &C 70 &c.
Rolled oats, pkg, retailer pays III 1-3c 10
10 2-3c; consumer pays (maNimumD l4c TO
i5c.
Edible Starcn and Rice
Edible starch, bulk. retailer pays sc to
1&c; consumer pays tmaximumJ &c to Sc.
Edible starch, pkg, retailer pays TIC to
Sc; consumer pays (maXimum) Toe to l2c.
Head rice, per h., retailer pays 0kc 10
II Pc: consumer pays tmaX1mum) 13c to
loo.
Cracked rice, per lb.. retailer pays DC to
9hc; consumer pays (maximum) lie to 13c.
CANNED GOODS
Evaporated milk, small cans, retailer
Tai cans, retailer pays 10 5-6o TO
IL l-4Sc; consumer pays (naXimumj lac to
lie.
Corn, standard No. ., retailer pays 15c to
IL 1l-24c; consumer pays (naximum) &c
to 24c.
Fancy brands higher.
Tomatoes, No. >, retailer pays 12lAc TO
13&c; consumer pays naximum) 1Sc to 2Ot.
Tomatoes, No. 8, retailer pays Il Il '24c
to Is l-3c: consumer pays (maXlmum) zoe
Peas canned, No. =, retailer pays 15c to
IL 11-24c; consumer pays tmaXimum) &c
to 24c
consumer pays trnaXilnum) 15c.
Fancy brands higher.
salmon, No. pink, retailer pays l7hc;
consumer pays !maSimum) 25e: oonsr,,er
pays (TnaximHn) 25c.
Dried Fruit
Dried apples, retailer pays l4Ac; con-
sumer pays (maXimrnl 2lc.
EvaporIted apples, retailer pays 13c 10
l8c; consumer pays 1maximum) 19c to 22c.
Red color: Corn syrup. 11s size. retailer
pays IL 5-6c to 1219c; consumer pays (maH-
Corn syrup, medium size, retailer pays
SO 11-24c to 28 13c; consumer pays (maxi-
mum) 44c to 45c.
Corn syrup, large size. retailer pays. 02H
to IS 15c; consumer pays (maximum) SIC TO
Cane syrup, u size, retailer pays IA Lie;
consumer pays (maximum) zoe.
Cane syrup, medium size, retailer pays
Zoe. - -
Cane syrup. large size, retailer pays
81 sc to $1.00; consumer pays (maxlmum)
ST. to S1.34.
Sorghum, IL size, retailer pays l3c; con-
sumcr pays (maXimum TIC.
Medium size, retailer pays pays 20 SIC; con-
Large size. retailer pays 0Oc: consumer
pays (maximum) $1.2G.
Lard
Lard, bulk, retailer pays 29Hc to 3lc;
consumer pays lmaHimum) ace to PC.
Lard, tins, lbs, OF. net, retailer pays
rium) $l.71 to $l.79.
Lard, tins, lbs, 10 OF. net, retailer pays
So 90 to $50: consumer pays (maximum)
Lard, tins, 6 lbs net, retailer, pays $1,do;
consumer pays (maXimun) $2.06.
Lard, 10 lbs, net, retailer pays S3.l5; cCn'
sumner pays (maNimuml S4.04.
Lard substitutes, hulk, retailer pays
o4Hc to 24Mc; consumer pays (ma&imum)
;.Gc to Bic.
Lard substitutes, 4 u.s., o., net tins.
tmaXimuml Sill to SLAB.
Lard substitutes. lbs, 10 OF. net re-.
taller pays S2.27 to $2.2S 10: consumer pays
(maXinum1 S2.91 10 1898.
Lard substitutes, tins, lbs. net, retailer
pays S1.OG to $1.O0; consumer pays (mazi-
mum) $1.36 to $40.
Lard substitutes, lbs. net, retailer pays
SO. rs to S225: consumer pays (max1mum'
81. 81 to So. so.
Cheese
American Chedder, Twins, flats. Daisies,
Long Horns Young Americans: Retailers
profit not to exceed Sc pound over retailers
cost.
Potatoes
Irish potatoes, per ID, retailer pays 2Rc
to 2Ac consumer pays tmaXimum) Sc to &c.
Peas
Georgia Keyed. brown-eyed or crowd
err retailer pays Sc to 1Oc; consumer pays
(maXimUEI 10c to 12c.
California hackeyed peas, retailer PAYS
SIC to DC; consumer payg (maximurl) Tic
to 12c.
Creamery butter: x not to exceed 2Rc
per II. over wholesalers cost: Y not to ex-
reed &c h. over retailer cost.
One-pouud loaf. consumer p-ys tmaxi-
. mum) 10c.
one-and-a -half-pound loaf. consumer pays
Cmaximum) 15c.
Navy, pound, retailer pays Zoe to l212c;
consumer pays (maximum} 12c to lie.
Lima, pound, retailer pays l4c 70 l4Ac'
consumer pays (maXimum) 1Sc to 19c.
Pink pound, retailer pays 10c: consumer
rays (maXimum) lac.
Raisins
Twelve-ounce package, retailer pays lo94c;
consumer pays (mazimuml 1oc.
Si2teen-Ounce package, retainer pays
1890: consumer pays (ma ximum) zoe.
Sales r ade in excess of maximum prices
Irc in violation Of the rules.