Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 312, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1919 — SUGAR COST EXPECTED TO ADVANCE TO 20 CENTS. [ARTICLE]

SUGAR COST EXPECTED TO ADVANCE TO 20 CENTS.

New York, Dec. 29.—The public probably will have to pay 20 cents a pound for the advanced crop of nine million pounds of Cuban sugar now being delivered and distributed here, according to a statement today by Federal Food Administrator Williams. “This is due to the fact that the dealers here are required to pay a higher price to the Cuban producers for the crop which is in advance of the regular output,” said Mr. Williams. “We cannot control the prices charged by Cubans.” After one other shipment next month, ft is expected that the regular 1920 crop of Cuban sugar will commence cbming into the United States and with the delivery of the regular crop, Mr. Williams said that he and his aides would try to keep the price to 14 or 15 cents per pound.