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Show i PALMER PLACES I LIMIT ON PROFIT 1 I MADE ON SUGAR WASHINGTON, May 12. Telegrams were sent by the department de-partment of justice to all United Unit-ed States attorneys reiterating the department's policy of holding hold-ing the margin of profits on sugar sales to 1 cent for wholesalers whole-salers and 2 cents for retailers. In a telegram to Boston the ! attorney general ordered that steps be taken immediately to ' prosecute persons taking larger profits. The attorney general's order will not have the effect of standardizing prices either at wholesale or retail. Dealers obtained ob-tained their stocks at different prices and as a result sale prices will vary, but in no case can profits exceed the. margin al- 1 lowed. J 1 |