Canadian grocer January-June 1892 . but I guess you willdo ; you seem to be quite an accomplishedliar. Housekeeper— Why are apples so highin price ? Cause theyre scarce, Marketman-mum. But the papers said the crop was so enormous that apples were rotting on the treesall over the country. Yesm. Thats why theyre scarce. Itdidnt pay to pick em.—New York Weekly. A farmer wrote as follows to a distin-guished scientific agriculturist, to whom hefelt under obligations for introducing a vari-ety of swine : Respected Sir :—I wentyesterday to the cattle show. I foundseveral pigs of your species. There w
Canadian grocer January-June 1892 . but I guess you willdo ; you seem to be quite an accomplishedliar. Housekeeper— Why are apples so highin price ? Cause theyre scarce, Marketman-mum. But the papers said the crop was so enormous that apples were rotting on the treesall over the country. Yesm. Thats why theyre scarce. Itdidnt pay to pick em.—New York Weekly. A farmer wrote as follows to a distin-guished scientific agriculturist, to whom hefelt under obligations for introducing a vari-ety of swine : Respected Sir :—I wentyesterday to the cattle show. I foundseveral pigs of your species. There was agreat variety of hogs, and I was astonishedat not seeing you there.—Ex. The New York Commercial Bulletin says:By mail from Canton to March 8th, firecrackers are quoted for 56 count, 47 to box; 64 count, 50 to 53>£c. per box; 70count, 56 to 60c. per box; 72 count, 57 to box; 80 count, 62 to 69c. per box. A saleof 10,000 boxes in mats is reported at not yet shipped. 12 THE CANADIAN GROCER .,. One firm in Guelph last year shipped over$60,000 worth of dressed beef to Halifax. Mr. J. D. Thompson, of the T. A. SniderPreserve Co., Cincinnati, is in the city. Wyatt & Chaplow, grocers, St. Thomas, have sold their stock to Mr. John D. Locke. Mr. John McEwan, of London, England, owner of the Trade Mark Ram Lai Pure Indian Tea was in the city last week. The barque Angola arrived at St. John,, from Iloilo on Saturday with raw sugarfor shipment by to Montreal refiner-ies. Nixey & Co., the Black Lead manufactur-ers, have appointed Chas. Gyde, 33 St., Montreal, their Canadianagent. The British Columbia Fishing andTradingCompany Limited, of Vancouver, B. C, it isreported, propose increasing their capitalstock to $100,000, and will purchase a steamtrawler with proper compartments for curingfish. The last issue of Le Prix Courant is ahandsome number. Encased in a brightlytinted cover, its news and editorial pagesfilled with good mat
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