Show H HORTAGE RT AGE f F SUGAR HUSAR 1920 4 r r nuI Association tion I Convention at Chicago tears ears Analyze Conditions and Prospect I Sept 26 Temporary Temporary 1 1 relief from from the sU sugar r shortage ii has resulted in retailers limiting omers in some instances t to one one id at a time tim is in sight with th the ring ing ng on the tLe market of the western sugar crop according to Henry I chairman of the food adt ad- ad str t t ions ion's sugar distributing and arid president of the thet t ted ed States SLates Sugar Manufacturers Manufacturers' J Lioni wh which ch met inca today tay 6 could tT As T be T be bc eliminated tl I t d JJ f fT T Tov 15 he hc believed ed ft t unless s the gov sy er government mont t topic took 00 l. l q further cr action to control tho the sug- sug next year car ml might ht see co prices jug to 15 pr even 20 cents tS a pound lUlic It 1 consumer Tho shortage this r probably would bo be accentuated aId Palmer r Aked to fo o Act J Ho iilo the tite s were in Ion on n. n United States District J I F. F Clyne telegraphed Aty Atcy Atey At- At cy ey y General Palmer urging that h he favor or avor to ha have the sugar boar charge of tho 1910 1919 au su u j. j pop p at once ts t's shortage was threatened Kr II flome some action be taken taleen Mr V with 1 it h planning to c ex- ex f. f pointed to tho the world tape ngo gO caused b by the war which ed d production In tho tha beet beel raising Of r f Europe as the prime cause of ot resent I shortage w w r than fifty of or tho the OO French cries rles operating at nt the c war remained ho said 1 tuh best seed came from flue Flus- roUgh German exporters he was as tied up lip by the Bo that Java accumulated more tons of ot sugar but but th this r- r to and I Europe's chan change e I a a. producer to a consumer will Impendent op on tho Cuban crop Mr Pp p fall eald A tC S Tooth 0 I American n condition also was wasp p worse by tho the recent strike of oC hox horon In New cw York orl which cut or r delayed access to to tho the Cuban I 8 and by the tho California railroad sc e which held from tho ru ri markets nu addition to curtailed supplies Mr Ir Pp T I I. I consumption of or sugar United States had Imd shown a 1 pro- pro iced ce ed increase this year bt t lear year the consumption was WIS de us for Cor or ea each h person perio while the con- con Lion for tor the JUl II six alz months of oC present resent t year to J July Ii I i had been s a. a ate c of bt pounds to the tha per per- j July uly when the canning season oli the thic consumption was lUi nt at the theor or pounds a person was believed to have ha in in- pd il d ru nr consumption although no ro Weal heal proof of ot this thill was available If said ald Next ext I 1 Rr Prospect r- r t when whon th the III Cuban crop crap i i dominates the whole world situ situ- K r is II r r ready ad ady for lor market mariet it it wo would woUl l. l C opinion ot of Mr tolo p go So to tour European ur already ad 4 to tb paying P high prices unless J Jean an buyers meet those prices I fl result WO d be that thal America la d be thrown back backon on her hor own own al- al her inadequate domestic f In In the taco face of or such a situation ought sugar prices would go EO to tot tots t ts difficult to believed ed the government 1 d tak take tak steps t to purchase tile the 1320 1920 UOn n prop crop making provision for tor the Uon of ot domestic sugar ar and for tor g 0 fair price to tho the ultimate cont con- con t p. p |