Canadian grocer April-June 1918 . lf-gallonjars. Owing to the scarcity of wire it hasbeen necessary for one manufacturer tonotify the trade that they will be un-able to supply the type of jar which isprovided with a wire ring. This reportled to the assumption that the manu-facturers would be unable to meet de-mands for jars of any type, but th>is denied. The situation is described byjobbers as precarious. It will undoubt-edly depend upon the extent of the de-mand of the consumer this season, andthis in turn will depend upon the numberof jars held over from last season andthe size of the sea
Canadian grocer April-June 1918 . lf-gallonjars. Owing to the scarcity of wire it hasbeen necessary for one manufacturer tonotify the trade that they will be un-able to supply the type of jar which isprovided with a wire ring. This reportled to the assumption that the manu-facturers would be unable to meet de-mands for jars of any type, but th>is denied. The situation is described byjobbers as precarious. It will undoubt-edly depend upon the extent of the de-mand of the consumer this season, andthis in turn will depend upon the numberof jars held over from last season andthe size of the seasons fruit crop. TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST RATS Clarence H. Smith, president of theBorder Cities Retail Merchants Associa-tion of Ontario, at a recent meeting urgedthe formation of rat-killing clubs. Hepointed out that according to figuresprovided by the entomological branch ofthe agricultural deDartment. more than$1,000,000 worth of foodstuffs was de-stroyed by rodents in Essex county alonelast vear. The loss in corn totalled$500, it store of J amei Smith, Welland South, Ont sho-vir;* how these twowithout detracting from the apre; of the store. be closely associated June 21, 1918. 37 Produce, Provision and Fish Markets THE MARKETS AT A GLANCE THE Allied Buying Commission has notified the Chicagoegg dealers that they will pay the same price forAmerican eggs as for the Canadian. Canadian eggsin the past have been about 2^c a dozen higher on theLondon market than the United States product, so underthe present arrangement export business for Canada lookspretty slim. American eggs have been put into storage ataround 34c, while Canadian range from 37c up, and avery small percentage at 37c, so it is not impossible to figurewhich has the better opportunity for sale. The egg marketlocally shows no particular change. The current demandis fair, and supplies coming through in fair volume. Butter has held firm and unchanged during the good offerings are being made, full pas
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