Show TO DEALERS IV IN I V SUGAR it aphea appears rs from the letters that we are receiving that the grocers are not quite clear on the new sugar regulations therefore this letter is sent to you in fit an endeavor to make them clear and succinct the grocer is his sugar tV for ills his regular trade on oil the basis of the amount of sugar sold by hini him during the months of april may alay and less than sold by him by the sack back for canning purposes he is allowed the same amount tor for the months ot of june july and august and receives ills his certificate for one third this amount to take care of his july business As tills this amount of 0 sugar only takes care ot of ills his regular trade tor for household use lie he will if he sells the household sugar for canning purposes soon con deplete his stock ol of sugar and be unable to supply ills his regular customers therefore when lie he sells sugar in 0 5 pound lots tor for canning purposes lie he must have them sign a card and at the end ot of each areek bunch these cards to together ealier et lier tabulate them and mail them to this office and ve ie will issue another certificate to make up the amount of sugar sold under no circumstances may a grocer sell sugar to the householder in JOO pound lots it if they did not purchase a sack of 0 sugar during the period that this J was permissible per is allowed 25 pounds per month for the next four months or pounds tor for the season it if this allowance of 25 pounds per month is insufficient for the housewives needs for her canning purposes it will be necessary for r her to ni write rite us a letter stating the kind of fruit she expects to put up the amount of sugar site she has used for this purpose in the past and ou on re celt of 0 tills this letter we will investigate herease hercane her case and if found correct we will vill issue a permit for her to purchase an extra allowance of sugar for tills this purpose but at no time in excess of 25 pounds ai a time it if you accepted orders tor for sugar tit in pound lots or received the money prior to change ot of the rules i on july tiiu must cancel these orders and return tile the money to your customers and yau must not sell sugar by the sack to the householder the grocer should not accept orders ordera for sugar except from his regular customers he should base their purchases at the rate of 3 pounds per person per month and not sell f ri more than 10 pounds at one time to t one household T we solicit your cooperation in this great effort to conserve sugar and t S we ask you to talk to your custom 1 4 ers era along tills this line and endeavor to s r get them to use as lull little sugar as possible for the next three months fat least fruit can lie be put up with i much less sugar than hal hag been the custom in the past and with just as satisfactory results you can le be r of material assistance i t to 0 the food administration by urging the house 5 wife not to maye niage jellies and marma lades tills this season f some sugar cards for sale of sugar in twenty five live pound lots for canning purposes are herewith en ei 11 f closed faithfully yours W W federal food administrator for utah i |