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Show V. S. SUGAR PRICE LOWEST. The sugar shortage is not confined confin-ed to the U. S., it is world wide. Today, it is 2,000,000 long tons less than in 1914, allowing nothing for a normal increase of about 500,-000 500,-000 tons a year. The shortage in U. S. is not caused caus-ed by any falling off in supply or by exports which have been prohibited since July. The shortage is clue to increased consumption which is running at rate of 9 2 pounds per person, instead of 73 pounds last year. The price of sugar is low compared compar-ed with other food commodities, hence its excessive use by working people sugar is much lower in the U. S. than in any other part of the world, due to agreements between U. S. Food Adminsteration and domestic do-mestic producers. Consumers of the U. S. have been saved millions of dollars by those voluntary agreements. With the removal of these artificial artifi-cial price regulating measures the sugar is a world crop and its price is determined by the relation of the world supply to the demand. An artificially low price such as has been maintained discourages production pro-duction and makes the shortage worse. A high price increases production pro-duction which in turn brings a lower price to consumers. High sugar prices seem assured for some time to come and no effort should be spared to encourage our domestic beet sugar industry. It develops de-velops the farm, it encourages stock raising and it furnishes employment to thousands of people. Incidentally lit can prevent a sugar famine in this Jvation as it has already proved. I State and nation should co-operate I for its advancement. t |