Canadian grocer July-December 1903 . nila cigars, doing his owntravelling, bookkeeping and shipping. His business has gradually developeduntil it has now reached its present goodlyproportions, and Mr. Horrocks finds thathis present commodious premises on Well-ington street are entirely too small for hissteadily-increasing trade. He employs astaff of 12 people, and, in addition to histobacco business, pays much attention tohis cigar trade, controlling the output ofthe Helios, T. J. H., and Ronto brands,the latter of which has recently becomequite a factor in the cigar market. LONDON NEWS. Reven
Canadian grocer July-December 1903 . nila cigars, doing his owntravelling, bookkeeping and shipping. His business has gradually developeduntil it has now reached its present goodlyproportions, and Mr. Horrocks finds thathis present commodious premises on Well-ington street are entirely too small for hissteadily-increasing trade. He employs astaff of 12 people, and, in addition to histobacco business, pays much attention tohis cigar trade, controlling the output ofthe Helios, T. J. H., and Ronto brands,the latter of which has recently becomequite a factor in the cigar market. LONDON NEWS. Revenue returns are not complete atthis writing. It is expected that theywill show a very substantial increase overlast year. June was the biggest month inthe twelve for all the local manufacturersas regards cigars shipped, and this in faceof the fact of the alleged strike. Averylarge proportion of the goods shipped outthis past month (and indeed the same isthe case every month) went to the North-west Territories, British Columbia and 53. THE CO, limited 40 SCOTT ST., TORONTO. the Maritime Provinces. Trade in Mani-toba and the Territories has been consider-ably stimulated owing to recent immigra-tion. As to British Columbia, the manu-facturers here are experiencing the goodresults of the numerous mining strikes inthat province having been recently upon a time Montreal 10-cent cigarsheld the market almost exclusively, andLondon the 5-cent trade. There hasbeen a wonderful change regarding 10-cent goods manufactured in this city, thelines made by the different manufacturershere being quite as famous, and in a greatmany instances more so than those ofMontreal. It may not be generally known perhaps,that almost an even hundred travellersleave London ever) Monday morning withcigar sample cases. This does not includeof course the number who are resident inthe North-west, British Columbia and theMaritime Provinces, and the city ofMontreal. Speaking of Montreal, does
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