New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
Sugar Famine
TOEnd inv eek.
Says Williams
Adequate Supply Assured, as
I68, 900, 900 Lbs. Are Be-
ing Unloaded From Ships
Here and at PHILADELPHIA

ne sugar shortage will be def
nitely relieved within a week. Arthur
Williams. Federal Food Administrator;
A. P. Williams of the committee
on wholesale groceries Of the Fair
Price Committee, and Henry r Cos
tello, chairman of the raw sugar di
vision of the Sugar Equalization Board
agreed yesterday that an adequate fou.
of sugar was virtually assured house
holders here. They declared. however.
that conservation must be practiccd
for the next two weeks at least if
talrly normal conditions are TO be re
stored
Mr. Costello said last night that
1000 tons of raw sugar 1880 900
pounds, were being unloaded from
ships in New York City and Philadel
phia. The longshoremens strike had
been responsible for the unusual ac
emulation, he said. The refineries.
which have capacity Of $4,000 tons
a day, were turning out about 20 700
tons. he declared
About 5000 tons, or 13, ,440 900 pounds.
Of sugar will be released to consumers
and manufacturers next week. Mr. Cos
tello estimated. The wartime sugar
ration OF the city, effective now but
not supplied because of the shortage,
gives the city 50.0O0,OOO pounds a
month. This is divided equally be
tween manufacturers and consumers.
Red Cross Cot nOO
The Red Cross Fund viii receive ap-
proXlmately $4,000, the rebate on an
overcharge for 14O tons of sugar. the
Food Administrator announced yester-
day This sugar. Mr.. Williams said,
"as part Of the 6,000-ton cargo owned
BY the st. Lawrence Refining Company.
one thousand tons of this cargo was
oHered IN the local market by repre-
sentative of the company for an cx-
cesslye price and was withdrawn when
the Food Administrator demanded 3
price reduction
{. n. Mclean, secretary and treas
urer of the st. Lawrence Refining Com
pany, visited Mr.. Williams yesterday
Tor second time and assured him that
the 1000 tons in question would be
price fixed by the Sugar Equalization
Board Mr.. Costello, Of the board. an
nounced yesterday that the price would
be lO1. cents a pound to the manu-
,acturcr, including refining charges
and duty. A retiner has offered to pre-
pare the sugar for the market at the
minimum price, Mr.. Costello said.
L. S. Attorney Drops Charges
During Mr.. McLean's call on Mr.
Williams the former mentioned that
his agent had disposed Of l4o tons
az price above tAat deemed fair by
the Sugar Equalization Board The
Total overcharge was estimated az ap-
proximating So o00 1t was first de-
cided 70 refund this 10 the purchaser
out Mr.. Williams pointed out that IN
buying the sugar a. an excessive price
the purchaser had beer party to a
transaction conducted contrary to tn =
Sugar Equalization Boards regulations
The consent of Ben a. Matthews, As
s'9tant United States Attorney. was OBJ
tanned yesterday tc the distribution OF
the one thousand tons of sugar here
and the dropping Of further charges
against the St. Lawrence company
Mr. Mclean told Mr. Williams tha,
the company's New York agent had
acted on his own initiative in Offering
the sugar at an excessive price. and
added that this action was sincerely re-
! GREETED by his firm.