The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-13

RELIEF is IN SIGHT
FOR GENERAL PUBLIC
Government Endeavoring to
Break Strangle Hold of Prof
iteers on the People

Washington, Aug. 9.-The war de-
partment made public today COM
plete pr'ca !:s1 N all SUBSISTENCE
stores available for sale to the public
through the parcel post Or through
municipal selling agencies Costs Of
the commodities to the government.
the department said, had been disra-
garded entirely in fixing the prices of
sale which are materially lower than
prevailing market rates.
The prices quoted are f.. o. b. and
from storage points in each Of the
i3 districts into which the country is
divided for war department subsist-
ence purposes. The department now
is redistributing the food supplies
in the 13 areas in order that each
may have its proportion per popula-
tor. Of the seventy-two' articles Of
fered for public sale.
The price tables include the p?'.';e
per can or individual units in each
case and also the price per case or
large container. 1t also shows the
gross weight per can and per case in
order that the public may arrive af
the price they will have to pay by
adding parcel post rates from the
nearest distribution point to the home
Of the consumer to the f. o. b. prices
quoted.
Municipal selling agencies will COM
pIte freight charges on these ship
ments to be added to the price quoted
by the war department. On the par
II Iicf nr-So Sore will
be received direct by the war depart
ment but only through the; postofice
department which will requisition the
supplies by case or larger package,
the postmaster in turn breaking these
shipments up into unit packages Of a
single can or several cans.
Sales to municipalities at the new
prices will begin as soon as the sur
plus property Offices at the various
zone supply Offices and depots have
received the quotations made public
today. Sales to individuals through
the parcel post will be inaugurated
August 1S and before that time all
postmasters will have price quota
ton list from which the consumer
may order.
The department emphasized that no
change in the policy of sales to mu-
had been made, the only
alteration being in prices. It mu-
nicipality is unable to buy or sell food
stuffs owing to its charter or local
laws, the department will snip TO it
upon consignment subsistence stores
in not less than case or car load lots,
the goods to be paid for or returned
within 80 days from date Of receipt.
Shipments Of this character, however.
will be made only when the mayor or
head of the local government either
acts as the federal governments
agent and supervises the distribution
SO act. Although only u staples are
enumerated in the price list, the item
lied quotations owing to the variety
of packing are. quite lengthy. Quota
tons on some Of the leading commol-
tiles are:
Bacon, s415 per can Of II pounds:
corned beef. 55 cents for can of 1.36
pounds; baked beans, 5 cents per can
Of l 1-2 pounds; sweet corn, 10 cents
per 2 IA pounds can; dry beans
S6.49 per 100 pounds; crackers. 5
and s cents pound: army -four. Sc
per 100 pounds; macaroni. Z cents per
l 1-2 pounds: rolled oats. II cents
per two pounds; seeded raisins. 10
cents per pound; rice, s6.74 per 100
pounds, tomatoes. 8 cents per 2 pound
can, and white corn meal, $3.50 per
100 pounds.