The Starkville news., 1920-03-19
MISSISSIPPI FAIR.
PR|CEL|ST|S ISSUED.
By COM. LOCKE.


Commissioner Thomas j. Locke to-
day when he promulgated list of
maximum prices and maximum mar
gins of profit on every line of bust
ness included in the Lever act con-
trolling and having jurisdiction over
the commodities classed as necessar-
les of life.
The list provides a definite basis
of profit and the order is the most
important and far-reaching yet is
sued by the fair price commissioner
and immediate results are looked
for. Every means will be provided
for the enforcement of the provis-
ions of the order, and the enforce
ment of the commissioner has the
backing of the Department Of JUS
tice.
The lists of margins of profit are
promulgated through the various
county fair price committees and en-
forcement lies largely in the hands
of these committees, which were re-
Gently appointed in every county in
the state.
Following is the list issued for
Mississippi, and Mr.. Locke announces
it will be in force until changed by
the commissioner:
To all Fair Price Committees:
You are advised that the fair price
commissioner for Mississippi has this
day fixed the following maximum
prices and maximum margins of prof
it which retail merchant handling
the following articles of merchan-
disc may charge.
Mems and Boys Suits.
Costing up to $25, margin OF prof
it of 33 1-3 per cent; $25, to $50.
35 per cent; $50 and up, 40 per cent.
Ladies' and Misses Suits.
Same margin of profit as on mems
and boys suits.
Mems, Ladies' and Children's Shoes.
Costing SO and above, margin OF
profit, 33 1-3 per cent; So to So, 80
per cent: SO and less, 25 per cent.
Mems, Ladies' and Children's Hats.
Costing above $5, margin of profit,
33 1-3 per cent; $5 and less, 25 per
cent.
The maximum price which may be
charged for mems collars STANDARD
brand is 25 cents.
Dry Goods.
The maximum margin of profit on
all dry goods as specified in our cir
cular list No. IA is fixed at, gross,
33 1-3 per cent.
Maximum prices to be charged for
meats are as follows:
Beef, choice cuts, 35 cents per ID;
beef, other cuts, 20 cts; mutton, 80
cts; veal, 35 cts; pork, 35 cts.
Hams and bacon at margin OF
profit not exceeding 6 cents per 10.
Wholesale Grocers.
Special-Wholesale grocers will be
allowed margin of profit of 10 per
cent gross on all articles, except su-
gar, on which they are allowed pro-
fit of / cent per pound.
Groceries.
The maximum margin OF prof1t
which may be charged for the fol-
lowing articles:
Butter, 7c per lb; beans, domestic
and imported, &c; flour, wheat, 24-lb
and 48-lb, 1c; -four, per barrel, WOOD
s1.4O: corn meal, 1-2c per lb; Irish
notatoes, / 1-2c; sweet potatoes, 3Oc
per bu; rice, &c per lb; lard, standard
leaf and compound, &c per ID; grlts'
&c: canned corn, 4c per can; peas,
standard No. 2, 4c per can; tomatoes
standard No. 2, 4c per can; milk,
evan. unsweetened, &c per can, small !;
medium, SC per can; salmon, NO. l.
tall. sc per can; sugar, &c per 10;
sugar, &c per lb to retailers, lc to
wholesalers; cheese, profit of &c per
pound.
The foregoing prices and margins
of profit as herein fixed are maxi
mum. Dealers may sell for less.
The fair price commissioner uses
the term "margin" to designate the
difference between prices paid by the
retailer and the price the retailer