. Canadian grocer January-March 1918. ll continue at least in agri-cultural districts such as that surround-ing Lethbridge. W. E. Lord Company, Red Deer, notea decided improvement both in the holi-day and general business. They alsoconsider the coming years prospects asgood. Le Page Bros., Medicine Hat, note a 19 20 per cent, increase in holiday businessand a very satisfactory condition in gen-eral years business, that will show animprovement over former years evenwhen the increasing prices of commod-ities have been discounted. The White Hall Grocei-y Company,McLeod, also speak of a somewhat b
. Canadian grocer January-March 1918. ll continue at least in agri-cultural districts such as that surround-ing Lethbridge. W. E. Lord Company, Red Deer, notea decided improvement both in the holi-day and general business. They alsoconsider the coming years prospects asgood. Le Page Bros., Medicine Hat, note a 19 20 per cent, increase in holiday businessand a very satisfactory condition in gen-eral years business, that will show animprovement over former years evenwhen the increasing prices of commod-ities have been discounted. The White Hall Grocei-y Company,McLeod, also speak of a somewhat bet-ter trade due to the fact that the farm-ers in Southern Alberta have becomevery prosperous. There is little troublewith credits in that section any for the coming year are look-ed upon as singularly good. The Red Deer Grocery, Red Deer, re-ports a good years trade, but the holi-day trade slightly off that of the preced-ing year. The country is more prosper-ous generally and the prospects for thecoming year are Prosperity Needed to Win the War Interesting Letters From Wholesalers re Past Business and Future Prospects —Necessity of Improving Business Profits to Help Meet War Expenditures The LAST week there was published inCANADIAN GROCER a series ofletters from wholesalers dealingwith business conditions during the pastyear, and their forecasts as to the fut-ure. Herewith is presented some fur-ther evidence of the faith that the whole-sale merchant has in the year that isbefore us. A. M. Brooke, president ofthe White Swan Spices and Cereals, Ltd.,writes in a very optimistic and inspiringway. We fancy, he states, that most firmsenjoyed a large increase in salesdue to higher prices and as far as we areconcerned 1917 was in point of salesmuch sweater than has ever been. Higher prices have added consid-erably to the cost of doing- business andas it has been »almost impossible to ad-just selling prices in keeping with mar-kets; the margin of profit to turn
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