THE OFFICIAL BULLETI
RALEIGH, ST. C, MAY 1, 1918
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SURPLUS OF HOME
VIGOROUS POTATO
SUGAR AVAILABLE
United States Food Administration
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for north Carolina CANNED GOODS LEFT CAMPAIGN STARTED FOR PRESERVING
Henby A. Page, Food Administrator.
John Padl Lucas, Executive Secretary and
Director of Public Information.
This bulletin is issued for the convenience
and information of County Food Administrators and members of their organizations, for
licensees under the Food Administration, for
unlicensed merchants, and for ministers and
other community leaders who are interested
in and desire to promote home service in the
war through increased production and
servation of food and feedstuffs.
Tar Heel Beans and
Potatoes Go Begging
DEALERS AND CONSUMERS SHOU) >
PATRONIZE CANNING CLUB GIRLS
SLOWNESS OF SALES THREATEN
THIS YEAR'S PRODUCTS.
The fact that a large number of Cann
Club girls in many counties of the State si
have on hand a considerable surplus of ton.
toes, beans and other canned goods whi
they put up last year is threatening to redt
the production of canned goods during ',
coming season. Many of the Canning CI
girls who still have a surplus left from h.
year are taking no steps even to plant croj,
to be canned later, and it is important from
the standpoint of production as^well as trans
portation that the dealers and consumers fri
North Carolina should quickly purchase froic
these girls and other home producers the su.
'. plus of canned goods they still have on hand.
THOTTSlANrns OF mi«npt « op ounirv The lowing named Home Demonstration
THOUSANDS Ot BUSHELS OF CHOICE Agents have listed for sale standard 4-1
HOME-GROWN PRODUCTS STILL IN Brand canned tomatoes and beans. Some of
THE HANDS OF PRODUCERS IN THE them also have kraut. Practically all of
WESTERN COUNTIES — DEALERS these tomatoes are offered at $1 80 to $1.8fi
AMTl rOK««TT\fF'R« RT?nTTP«!TT?n TO aud tlle bealIS are oftereu at S1-85 to $2 »e^
AND CONSUMERS REQUES1ED lO aozen. The list of agents with their addresses
GIVE HOME-GROWN PRODUCTS follows:
PREFERENCE. Miss Gertrude Little, Sanford.
As a result of weather conditions which Miss Bertha Proffitt, Carthage,
made roads impassable and prevented the Miss Irma K Coble Graham.
market in* ui products during the winter Miss Circe Coble, Edenton
months, an abnormal supply of Irish pota- Miss Eunice Penny, Lexington,
toes and beans have remained in the hands Miss Helen Gaither, Hertford
of the producers in several Western North Miss Glenora Rominger Washington.
Carolina counties. Large quantities are now Miss LidaM Oliver, Salisbury,
in the hands of dealers who are making Mrs. Rosalind Redfearn Wadesboro.
strenuous efforts to sell at much reduced and Mrs. Lillian Capehart Oxford,
attractive prices Mrs- cloie Blalock, Raleigh.
It is highly desirable that these products Mrs. F
should reach the channels of trade through- Miss Allie Striblmg, Nashville.
out the State in the immediate future for a ,
number of good reasons.
North Carolina farmers should be eneour- RETAIL DEALER AT
aged by every means available to grow for unuMTniM m irinisTirn
home consumption every pound of food and kUkJNlUJN ULACKLdb I &U
feed products possible. Further, the trans-
portation situation is such that every shipper
and dealer should purchase all commodities As a result of a violation of the Food Ad-
Adminilar- rtJ Ca£ ministration orders and rulings through the
olina dealers to g : le of flour without accompanying cereal sub
tog<tontbSU^fl r„tes. State Food Adminisi.:- H«nr
which exists in ou- recently issued a blacklist oi
'Ine dealeis ind J , H bu g la mercnant at Edenton. The!
toes and beans for the market can be goi'en ' J
in touch with through the Bureau of Mar- order was effective for several weeks and
kets, West Raleigh A number of individuals withdrawn upon Habit's pledge toi
and farmers who have on hand potatoes and -
beans have written to this office. rigidly observe all Food Administration or-:
The names of these and the quantity of derg and ^ hereafter and to cooperatei
the products they have on hand are given
below: whole-heartedly in the conservation program
Potatoes of the Food Administration; and further
Name Quantity
J. A. Leutz, Blowing Rock upon his payment to the Edenton Chapter of;
D. J. Cottrell, Boone the Red Cross of $100_
Shulls Mill Supply Co., Shulls Mill
Privett & Cooper, River Side , A North Carolina jobber who was guiltyf
Nesbitt & Hughes, Old Fort of a "resale within the trade" did not get
J. Bynum ^ „ ^ A _ . „ _. . . _ _]
Ramsey Bros., Walnut off so light. A Red Cross Chapter benefited:
W. A. Bailey, Burnsville to the extent of $200 as a result of this vio- i
Beans
Morris & Co., Winston-Salem 2,500 bus. lation.
Michalev Grocery Co., Asheville 10,000 lbs. —
Nesbitt & Hughes, Old Fort.. 1,500 lbs. The le of North Carolina have not beeu -
Hayes-McCormick Co., Asheville 15,000 lbs. * .
Ramsey Bros., Walnut slow to aPPreciate the conditions described
and in patriotically responding to the call oJ
the hour. Numberless farmers have written,
Flniif *iiir»n1v T abb placing at the disposal of the Food Adminis
1 IKfUL kJUppiV J-iCaa tration their surplus of wheat, and a numVt
npi TJ if T^ 1 of dealers have offered flour in quantities
1 nan nail Ll Omiai varying from a few barrels to a carload.
How Tar Heels Can Help
The situation in North Carolina is this
North Carolina has annually imported u
normal conditions, approximately 3,000
bushels of wheat and close to 1,000,000 bar
rels of flour, these importations being required to fill its demand in excess of flour:
ground from home-raised wheat. Every j
bushel of wheat and every barrel of flour imported into North Carolina from now until
the next harvest reduces the supply available
for export to our armies and the armies and
civilian population of our Allies by just that,
amount.
The practical way for North Carolina
farmers and dealers to contribute to the supply that is available for export is to see thj»f
flour ground from home raised wheat
equitably distributed and that the smallest
possible number of barrels of flour or bushels
of wheat are imported into the State until the
next harvest.
Every dealer in North Carolina, wholesale
and retailer, should discourage the use
wheat flour to as great an extent as possib'
encouraging consumers to use in its pla
corn products, Irish potatoes, etc. In th
manner every dealer can render an importat
patriotic service.
HUNDREDS OF HOTELS AND TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF HOMES BANISH
WHEAT PRODUCTS FROM TABLE SO
THAT THE ARMIES OF UNCLE SAM
AND HIS ALLIES MAY BE WELL FED.
THE SITUATION IN NORTH CAROLINA.
The United States Food Administration at
Washington has estimated that, after holding
the armies and civilian population of our
Allies down to their minimum requirements
and feeding our own armies abroad, less than
half of a normal supply of wheat flour will
be left in this country for home consumption.
Even at this the French have found it necessary to reduce the bread ration of their
soldiers.
People Are Responding
A full realization of these facts and a further realization that a larger quantity of
wheat than has been set aside for export is
needed, has caused several hundred of the
leading hotels and tens of thousands of individual consumers in this country to pledge
themselves to not serve or use any wheat
products at all until the next harvest.
CONSUMPTION OF SPUDS MORE THAN
DOUBLED IN SOME NORTH CAROLINA CITIES —THE MERCHANTS,
SCHOOLS, AND NEWSPAPERS COOPERATING WITH ADMINISTRATORS.
A potato campaign inaugurated throughout
forth Carolina April 18, at the instance of
ate Food Administrator Page, is well under
ay, and the consumption of potatoes in several cities of the State has been more than
doubled. The merchants, newspapers, and
schools especially are giving valuable cooperation in this campaign, and the prospects
are that North Carolina will make a splendid showing.
The increased consumption of potatoes was
regarded as imperative for two reasons: (1)
The necessity for saving the utmost pound
of breadstuff's, particularly wheat flour, for
export to our armies and the armies and civilian population of our allies in Europe; (2)
The importance of consuming without loss
the millions of bushels of potatoes which remain in the hands of producers and dealers
above normal requirements in order to prevent waste of a valuable food product and to
encourage the growers to plant the largest
possible acreage during the coming season.
Food Administrator Page is urging every
householder in North Carolina to at least
double their consumption of Irish potatoes
during the next several weeks and as long as
t :e present potato situation exists. The
Uotels, restaurants, and all boarding schools
and other institutions in the State have been
appealed to and almost without exception
are responding patriotically.
Feed Price Margins
Are Deik
INCREASED PROFITS WILL BE ALLOWED BOTH JOBBERS AND RETAILERS—MILLERS TO BE GREATLY
BENEFITED.
There has been considerable dissatisfaction
in North Carolina as a result of the exceedingly small margin allowed jobbers and retailers on sales of wheat and rye mill feeds,
the jobber's margin having been restricted to
$1 fsr undelivered mill feeds and $1.50 for
delivered; and the retailer's margin to $3
undelivered and $4 delivered.
Effective April 20, the margins allowed on
sales of mill feeds are as follows:
To brokers: Not to exceed 25 cents per ton.
To commission merchant making sale, delivery, and collection: Not to exceed 50 cents
per ton.
To jobber or wholesaler, as follows:
Shipment from mill or in transit, payment cash, demand draft, or sight draft:
$1 per ton.
Shipment from mill or in transit, sale
on arrival draft terms: $1.50 per ton.
Sale from jobber's warehouse, payment
cash, sight draft, or demand draft: $2.50
Sale from jobber's warehouse, upon
arrival draft terms: $3 per ton.
In making sales on credit, not to exceed $1
per ton may be added to the margin which
could be charged if sold on arrival draft
The above margins are fixed by the United
States Food Administration in Rules 5, 6, and
7, governing licensees for the manufacture,
importation, storage.and distributionof feeding stuffs.
By announcemeiitof Food Administrator
Henry A. Page, all North Carolina retailers
will be allowed to charge a margin of $4 per
ton in lots of one ton or more; $5 in lots of
less than one. ton. An extra charge not to
exceed $1 per ton may be made for delivery.
Wheat or rye millers who sell their mill
feeds to retailers will be allowed to absorb
the jobber's margin. In selling directly to
consumers, millers will be allowed to absorb
both jobber's and retailer's margins.
FOOD ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES
RULING TO MEET NEW DEMANDS
AND CONDITIONS IN SUGAR TRADE.
FORM OF CERTIFICATE GIVEN.
Changes in the sugar situation have led
State Food Administrator Henry A. Page to
issue a new ruling to govern sales of sugar.
The sugar situation is much easier than it
has been for many weeks, but the necessity
for conservation is just as great and the ut-
i is urged in the use of sugar.
: of the continued necessity for
sugar conservation, the Food Administration
thinks that it would be unwise to allow the
sale to consumers of more than the maximum
quantities that have held during the past
several weeks. On the other hand, there is
a legitimate demand for larger quantities of
sugar for preserving, canning, and pickling,
and the Food Administration has determined
that individuals desiring sugar for these purposes should be allowed to have larger quantities under a certificate plan.
In order to conform to the changed conditions and demands, Ruling No. 6, as contained in the Official Bulletin of March 1,
has been amended to read as follows:
The margin allowed to wholesalers and
jobbers on sugar is 25 cents a hundred.
Actual cost of drayage or handling may
be charged up to 15 cents a hundred,
making a possible margin of 40 cents a
.hundred.
The margin allowed to retail dealers
will be as follows: On original packages,
1 cent a pound; on packages that have to
be reweighed and repacked, iy2 cents a
pound.
Under no circumstances must the maximum price of sugar to the consumer exceed 9% cents a pound, except by specific
authorization by a County Food Administrator or the State Food Administration
and do such authorization will be
except where the retailer can show that
the maximum of 9% cents a pound will
not allow him the margins of profit above
set forth.
Sugar must not be sold in quantities
of more than 5 pounds to a consumer living in town or city and 10 pounds to a
consumer living in the country. An exception to this ruling will be made in
cases where there is a legitimate demand
for sugar for preserving or canning purposes. In such cases, the retailer is authorized to sell sugar in quantities up to
50 pounds upon the signing of the following certificate by the purchaser:
"This is to certify that I,
, desire pounds of
sugar for use in canning, preserving, or
pickling fruits and that I hereby pledge
that none of the sugar purchased under
this certificate will be used for any other
purpose. I further agree that none of
this sugar shall be sold, given or loaned
to any' other individual. I declare further that the amount of sugar above
stated, together with what I have on
hand at present for such purposes, is not
in excess of my requirements for canning, preserving, or pickling during the
next 30 days."
(Signed)
NOTICE TO SUGAR DEALERS
The attention of wholesalers, jobbers,
brokers, and retailers is called to the new
order of the Food Administration which prohibits the sale of any sugar to candy manufacturers, confectioners, soft drink establishments, and bottling works which have started
in business since January 1st.
Sales of sugar to candy manufacturers, bottling works, and soft drink establishments, including drug stores and other users of sugar
in the nonessential industries are limited at
present to 80 per cent of their normal requirements.
Disregard of this order by any dealer will
be regarded as sufficient cause for the revocation of license, if by a- licensed dealer, or
the issuance of a blacklist order if by a retailer.
Any violation of the new sugar ruling of
the North Carolina Food Administration, published elsewhere in this paper, will be so
regarded also.
