Canadian grocer July-December 1907 . l. Many of the grocers are taking a keeninterest in window display this season. S. A. Oke and R. A. Dutton, two largewholesale and retail fruit dealers, fre-quently have very attractive displays offruit. E. E. Masons three grocerystores usually look well and the majorityof I lie other grocers are paying more large this year, but at no time has thesupply been equal to the demand. Theprice reached was never lower than tencents per box, and at this figure thesupply was inadequate. Owing to thelate spring, the season did not last aslong as usual, and when the b
Canadian grocer July-December 1907 . l. Many of the grocers are taking a keeninterest in window display this season. S. A. Oke and R. A. Dutton, two largewholesale and retail fruit dealers, fre-quently have very attractive displays offruit. E. E. Masons three grocerystores usually look well and the majorityof I lie other grocers are paying more large this year, but at no time has thesupply been equal to the demand. Theprice reached was never lower than tencents per box, and at this figure thesupply was inadequate. Owing to thelate spring, the season did not last aslong as usual, and when the berries didarrive, the demand was almost unpre-cedented. The grocers report an im-mense sale of sugar, and state that thesale of that commodity has been muchlarger than in previous years. California peaches, pears, plums, andother small fruits are coming in in largequantities and find a ready sale at veryfancy prices. # * The raspberry crop is said not to beexceptionally large, but whether or notthe producers are spreading the report. Montreal Grocery Clerks Food Show—Gurds Aerated Waters. attention to this branch of their busi-ness. None of them, however, have en-gaged a window dresser and store de-corator, but if they continue their pre-sent up-to-date methods it will come tothai before long. GALT. Gait, July grocery business in Gait is exceed-ingly brisk at present, owing largely tothe berry season being at its crop in this district has been very 33 for the purpose of keeping up prices isnot known, but, it is strongljf suspectedthat such is the case. The continued warm weather has re-sulted in a big demand for lemons, andmany merchants are complaining thatthey cannot receive their shipments fastenough. * »* It now appears that the Hawkers andPeddlers Bylaw, which has been passedin so many Ontario towns and cities, is THE CANADIAN GR OCER illegal. Two oases of appeal which wereheard in the Division Court againstjudgments of magistrates in Beamsvilleand Gai
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