Canadian grocer July-December 1898 . e yard. SHIPMENTS OF CURRANTS. C. Ceroni writes from Patras, under dateof October 17, as follows: The chieffeature for the last five or six weeks has beenthe continued firmness of prices on thisside, and the activity of shipments, whereasneither of these facts was justified by theposition of currants in the various markets of consumption. Though spot prices haveconsiderably advanced, the difference nearlydisappears in sterling quotations, owing toa proportionate rise of the exchange. The market is now quieter, there beingno steamers loading in our port, but
Canadian grocer July-December 1898 . e yard. SHIPMENTS OF CURRANTS. C. Ceroni writes from Patras, under dateof October 17, as follows: The chieffeature for the last five or six weeks has beenthe continued firmness of prices on thisside, and the activity of shipments, whereasneither of these facts was justified by theposition of currants in the various markets of consumption. Though spot prices haveconsiderably advanced, the difference nearlydisappears in sterling quotations, owing toa proportionate rise of the exchange. The market is now quieter, there beingno steamers loading in our port, but pricesare still firm, and, though this is not in-tended to express a decided opinion, thefigures are likely to be maintained for sometime. Shipments up to date amount as fol-lows, compared with same date last year : Tons. London 24,000 Liverpool 19,600 Outporis 7,200 New York ... 7,400 Canada i7°3 Ausiralia 3,300 France ,700 Continent . 17,200 Trieste 1,900 84,000 1897. Tons. 19,003 ,7007,3001,4002,700500 13,5001,200 {6,300. MY MAMA USED IWISHWOOL SOAP MINE HAD FORTUNE IN A SNAP-SHOT. One of the most prominent society girlsof Chicago is responsible for a soap adver-tisement which has made millions smile. Three years agoshe took a snap-shot of twobabies whosemother belong-ed to Denver,and who wasvisiting in the Windy photo-graph appealedto an advertiser,who made itsproduction fam-ous by having printed beneath the present-ments the following well-known lines, whichhe used as a trade mark : My mama used wool soap. I wish mine had. The tots had been caught by the camerain semi-nudity. One had on a long, andthe other a very short, undershirt. What lends interest to the incident is thefact that these children, whose pictures areserving to enrich a soap manufacturer, aregrandchildren of one of Americas mostfamous poets. The children are now seven years old,and live with their mother in Denver. Thefond parent, while she will not permit thedisclosure of their identity,
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