Show Food Prices Indicated B By BOB HALE The one question of paramount interest to the housewife house and Mr Average Man arising from the supreme court d decision nullifying the A A A A Vill Will food prices be lowered was 1 was was partly answered here Friday with as assurance if it there are arc nn any reductions because of elimination of processing taxes they will be passed on to the conS con con- S sumers U m ers The assurance was given by D.A. D.A. D.A. D. D A. A Affleck of oC Salt Lake City who a as president i of the thc National Association Association Asso Asso- of Retail Grocers speaks for tor American groc grocers rs There Is no doubt whatever benefits result will b be passed to customers who buy at retail Mr Affleck said Grocers cant can't do anything else As far fur as rebates are concerned concerned con con- one cannot say at this time Hmo what will result in benefits Large firms that havo have paid millions millions mil mU lions of dollars in processing taxes aXes under protest will seek to get their thelt money back ack I Vf Mr Affleck sai said the question of lower prices doubtless will be discussed at a a. board meeting of the association in Chicago January January January Janu Janu- ary 20 and 21 21 which he will at at- at tend Wholesale grocers and cahners can call canners ners will meet In Chicago during the same week he said and also will ill take up the subject Mr Affleck said one aile benefit already has been felt For e example ample on Wednesday the retail price of flour was rc- rc oi on Pare Pace Two Column Four I LOWER PRICES SEEN FOR FOODS I J Continued from Paje Ont One Ont 35 cents for a 8 pound 48 pound bag he said Grocers now may buy it that much cheaper The reduction he explained re resulted re- re suited from elimination of oC the processing tax on milling which amounted to for a barrel or four tour bags Tho rho future will determine just how bow many mahy commodities will sell more cheaply but at this time it appe appears rs cert certain ln that that at at least some Iome commodities commodities' affected by bythe the decision will not sell Ecu ell for foi less Ies One of them is sugar Another is ls t tobacco bacco Bread is possibly another another an an- other Willard T. T Cann Cannon n vl vice e president president dent and general manager of the Utah Idaho Sugar company said there has been ito no drop in the re retail re re- taLl tail price of oc beet sugar and may maybe maybe be none because beca se the processing tax has not been passed to the consumer The head ead of ot a large Salt Sal Lake City baking company said there pr probably babl would be beno no no- no reduction in bread prices at least as long longas as current market conditions ns last Bread d already is selling cheaper cheap cheap- er in Salt Lake City than anywhere anywhere anywhere any any- where else in the country he said because of ot a price war war Baking J firms have eno enough gl flour on hard hand o on which processIng processIng processing process- process Ing taxes es have haye pee been paid to to lost last 60 days ays J. J F. F Whitaker local cigar manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer man man- said the processing tax on tobacco was largely absorbed by manufacturers s. s One factor seen by Mr Whitaker Whitaker Whit Whit- aker as preventing any price re reduction reduction reduction re- re in cigars is belief belle the Cuban reciprocity agreement wo would ld be thrown out as a result of the A AAA A A decision which would ral raise e the duty on Cuban tobacco I j prices may go down slightly but I doubt it he said There is such a small m margin on jobbers and retailers get next to nothing |