Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1920 — UNCLE SAM BUYS 14,000 TONS OF RGENTINE SUGAR [ARTICLE]

UNCLE SAM BUYS 14,000 TONS OF RGENTINE SUGAR

Buenos Aires, June 11.—The United States government has bought 14g000 tons of Argentine sugar. New York, June 11. —Thirtyfour million pounds of sugar will be available for commercial canners and preservers during the five months from June 1 to October 31, A. W. Riley, special assistant to Attorney General Palmer, announced here today. Assurances that the sugar will be provided were.'given Mr. Riley by representatives of the leading refiners. Representatives of the canning and preserving industries told him, Mr. Riley said, that both industries were in a serious condition due to the threatened shortage of sugar. The refiners promised, he added, that the supply would be available at a reasonable price. They expressed willingness to fill the orders of all essential industries but declared the principal obstacle was lack of transportation facilities. The 34,000,000 pounds will be divided equally between the canners and preservers.