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Local Firm Makes Big Sugar Drive
Winston-Salem sugar effort by Gilmer Bros. Specialty Stores sought Cuban sugar, offering to buy 406000 pounds at 10.50 f o b Havana to sell at cost. Government red tape blocked export licenses. plan abandoned after District Attorney advised against profiteering concerns. 400000 pounds would have aided the city at a loss to the firm. later, Cuba trade continued with different terms.
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