Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-08-31 | Page 15 | Retailers Warned to Reduce Prices; U. S. Ready to Act

RETAILERS IV WARNED EARNED ED TO REDUCE PRICES U. U S. S I READ E TO ACT Washington n Aug AilS 30 lO Unless ss re reductions reductions re- re In wholesale food prices resulting from rem rm sharp breaks on tho the produce markets s arc are passed on to the consumer vigorous punitive ac action action ac- ac tion will bo ho taken by tho the department depart depart- m ment nt of i it iwas was said today Officials Officiate i ald nid tho the lower hewer wholesale wholesale whole whole- sale prices should houd bo be reflected on the retail market In In Inthe the near fu iu- iu tu ture re Profiteering In su sugar nr ar virtually has ceased according t. t c to Judge Ames to the attorney general In charge chargo of administering administer administer- erIng er- er ing lag th tho food control law Eleven en cents he said now Is accepted as ns tho the Ju just t j by dealers throughout through through- out the out the country