Show SALT LAKE WILL FEEL SUGAR AND FLOUR SHORTAGE Local Food Administrator Gets Orders From Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington to L Limit l Supply Acting on Instructions from tram the United States foo food administration at Washington W. W Yo W. W Armstrong Armstrong- too food administrator of or Utah Issued specific orders yesterday limiting th the thit amount of su sugar al' al and flour lour which consumers may bu buy The order becomes effective e on January 17 Ii 17 when consumers living Jiving In cities nn and towns In proximity to groceries gro bro ceries ma may not purchase more than ten pounds of or sugar at ono one time while farmers nn and others living at a distance from the market ma may not bu buy more than twenty five pounds of ot sugar sugar Relative to retail flour it is advised that tho thie commodity commodity- be bo soul sold In Iii towns townsand arid and cities to consumers In quantities not to exceed one sack of ot rort- rort forty eight pounds and to the farmer an and rancher l living at a distance from the tho market marJet not to exceed two sacks facks of ot forty eight pounds each Attending warning Is Is Issued to the retail merchant to use el C every means menns In his comm to prevent Ille duplication of or orders Iy consumers Wholesale hoJe aJ grocers and lobbers are advised ad to not nOl sell ell sugar in iii quantities in excess of ot 1000 pounds at a line lime to toa toa toa a r rt ic taller Su Sugar ar should riot not bo be shipped on back orders the lie Instructions continue con con- or Without a e u the lie buyer Wholesale grocers also Ire ore advised ad to exercise every precaution at their command to prevent duplication of ot otsa sale sa 1 which may give the retailer an au anto opportunity to have ha more sugar than is Id necessary for conservative ion tion All Any advertisements tending to in In- In duco duce customers to Increase their purchases purchases purchases pur pur- chases of su sugar ar or on flour during the present crisis are decidedly against ag public policy polley an and should not nol bo ho Issued adds the order ot of tho ho federal food ad administrator ad- ad of ot Utah The Tue best in In- In terest of ot the merchant will be conserved ed In the long hong on- on run lun b by advancing a the lie use of at other foods Copies of Orders Order Sent DC Copies of or these orders last night were sent to evel every retail and wholesale merchant in Utah In Iii an attached letor let let- ter or Air Mr Ir Armstrong calls al attention to the local situation relative to sugar and flour Clour supply While there Is no shortage of ot sugar or flour In the western country there Is In other parts of ot the United States blates nn and In Europe says the tho letter Jetter The Tho United States food tood lion tion feels that nil all should do their thell part In conserving these commodities as much as aR possible In order that thal they mn may be available a for or export It has been demonstrated that the people are arc more apt to waste a commodity and to be careless In Its u use e when they have havo Jar large e quantities on hand It l Is apparent that there IB Is a Joo good f deal or of private ta hoarding going on on and It Is- Is this practice that we wish to overcome I r appeal to you personally to Instruct your our clerks clerics s In dealing with the pUblic pubic to explain lilly that there Is no shortage of ot these theRe commodities ties and amid no reason for their starting a heavy len buying |