https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn94057002/1918-10-18/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1918&sort=date&date2=1918&words=influenza+Influenza&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=19&state=&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=influenza&year=&phrasetext=&andtext=&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=438

Retail grocers are reminded of the regulation of their profit margins by the Food Administration: no more than $1.20 for a barrel of flour, and not to exceed 1c per pound of sugar. The cost of doing business and resacking is not to be considered in price setting.

Source: “To All Retail Grocers of New Mexico,” Taiban Valley News, Taiban, New Mexico, October 18, 1918. Page 1, Column 2.