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Show Sugar Ration Stamp No. 8 Buys 10-Week Quota According to information from Washington, D. C, this week, sugar ration stamp No. 8 will be good for five pounds of sugar in the 10-week period beginning August 23 and ending October 31, the Office of Price Administration has announced. an-nounced. While not changing the basic ration of one-half one-half pound per person per week, it will enable consumers to make purchases in larger units and facilitate the disposal of 5-, 10- and 25-pound packages. Packages of these sizes were put up before the start of rationing and processors have had difficulty in marketing any substantial part of them because ration stamps to date have been good for one or two pound purchases. Unless this sugar is sold, the OPA said, it would have to be repacked, causing an "undesirable waste of labor and materials." Stamps Nos. 6 and 7, good for two pounds of sugar, may be used until midnight, August 22. Stamp No. 7 gave the consumer a two-pound bonus. |