Flour Mills of America, Inc. v. United States

The issue in each of these consolidated cases is whether the plaintiff is entitled to recover carrying charges on flour shipped under contract to the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation.

The contracts called for shipments of large quantities of flour over a stated period. They were part of a program for supporting the price of wheat. The flour was purchased to remove surplus wheat from the ordinary channels of trade and to provide food for people who were on relief. Each of the contracts provided for payment by defendant of storage charges in the event of delay in giving shipping…