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Show 'HERE'S CHANCE TO HIT H. C. L LETHAL WHACK Government Offers $25,000,-000 $25,000,-000 Worth of Canned Meats at Low Prices If you are like Jlggs and liV:o corn bref here is a chance to Rive H. C. L. a staRcrlng whack, I But, perhaps, you may have acquired I Maggie's cultivated taste, and -believe roast beef or bacon are hotter Still you can deal high profit taking a stiff upporrut. Here's how: Cities or organizations Interested in reducing the cost of living ar tnvned lb war department to get in line for a share of the $2f,000,000 worth of surplus canned meats still on L'ncle 1 8am a shelves, 1 ' Buy it bj the car-load, sell it by) fthe case." Is the slogan adopted toj i make this final sale of surplus army foodstuffs one full of quick action and) big orders Pour Items only are of-! of-! fcred In the presont sale bacon. roast beef, corned beef and corned beef hash. Retail orders will not be accepted,! minimum orders being $260, But the prices injure tremendous savings over urrent r.-tall prices. BAMvs, MAYORS NOTIFIED Guy Hutchinson, assistant director! of sales, has written to banks In every I city asking their cooperation in everj ! waj in financing purchases of these! meats. Letters have been sent (he mayors of all cities asking their cooperation, and siiKgestlng that public institution and municipal markets take advantage of the opportunity to hit H. C. L. another an-other wallop. n municipal markets, for example It would he possible to retail a pound and still paj rill necessary transportation transporta-tion and handling costs. In orates of luo pounds, the liacon would cost, at nearest army depot. 1 ' cents a pound. Bacon in tins of 12 pounds would cost i2 ;7 or about 21 cents a pound. PHI PRH ES The schedule of prices subject loi the discounts which follow are: CORNED III I t No 1 cans 21 1-2 per can - Cling iv prr I ail 1 lb cans 25. per can C lb cans 1.40 per an BACON 12 lb. cans $2.57 per can Crates (approx 100 lbs.) In slabs 5 .19 per lb Boast BEEF No 1 cans $ .12 per can No. 2 cans 23 per can j 1 lb. cans i :, per can 2 lb. can's 32 per can 6 lb cans O'J per can CORNED BEEF II 1S11 1 lb cans $ .22 per can 2 lb cans 38 per can Terms are Ten per cent with order, remainder upon receipt of notification notifica-tion that order Is ready for shipment. So special ord r blank Is necessarv. BIG DISO t N Ts,xtim And discounts are allowed on all orders of over $1000 as follows. $ 250 to $1,000 net 1,001 to 2,500 2 pet. 2.501 to 5.000 4 pet. 5.001 to 10.O00 Y 1-2 pet 10,001 lo 25.000 10 pet. 25.H01 to 50,000 12 1-2 pet. 50,001 to 100 000 1 5 pet. 100.00 1 and over 20 pet. Following this closing out ss'le of army meats, the department expects within the next few weeks, to offer the remaining surplus of anned vegetables vege-tables Including principally prns, beans corn and pumpkins on similar terms. Negotiations for supplies of these fooodstuffs may be taken up direct with V. C Morse chief Surplus Pro-, periy Pulsion, Munitions Bldg . Washington, Wash-ington, D C, or with depot offices at IM Kighth-a. New York Cftv. Armv Bupplj Base, Boston: l K l f W. 3yth-st 'hlcago; San Antonio Tex; Atlanta, ('.i or :-'an Kr.i ne --, ,,, Cfi I The meats are stored In Important distributing centers all over the coun-i try. |