Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-02-03 | Page 2 | Scale of Profits is Presented Dealers

SCALE OF PROFITS IS PRESENTED DEALERS Administration to Investigate Margins Mar-gins Cnaxged in Excess of ; Ones Stipulated. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. A scale of profits for wholesale and retail dealers in wheat flour was suggested by the food administration tonight with the warning that any margins charged in excess of those proposed, would be considered con-sidered cause for investigation. The scale follows: Wholesalers Gross maximum profit not to exceed front 50 to 75 cents a bar- ( rel. Retailers -Gross maximum profit on original mill packages not to exceed SO cents to $1.20 a barnel, depending on the character of service performed; on less than .original mill packages not to exceed ex-ceed 1 cent a pound. Dealers were cautioned also against charging more than pre-war profits on wheat flour, and against asking more than a reasonable margin on wheat flour substitutes. "Substitutes for wheat flour, the food administration announcement said, "should not be sold at more than a reasonable rea-sonable advance over actual purchase price of the particular goods sold, without with-out regard to market or replacement value."