@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "ea905c1b-9bc8-4d0c-92d0-dd81e856ac3c"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:issued "2017-04-06"@en, "1927-08"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcret/items/1.0344932/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ THE AUGUST BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALBERTA, YUKON VOL XIX, No. 12 VANCOUVER, BJ3. AUGUST, 1927 New Features, Live Articles by Trade Leaders. Dominion Convention R.M A -St. John, N.B. Announcement THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE - OF - THE B.C. RETAILER WILL BE Hnmial jfall flumber Authentic Information of Interest to The Retsil Trade. QUALITY GOODS mms us tiLYXunn r7 A-CE BNEAPPLE JTTRACTIVE PACKAGES Almond Paste 14 oz. Cnrtons, 24 to Cnse. 8 oz. Cartons, 48 to Case. WILLIAM Glace Pineapple 6 lb. Boxes. J A1 J 12 oz Cartons, 24 to Case. UrOUIld AlmOndS 8 oz. Cartons, 24 to Case ^^i /^i • 4 oz. Cartons, 48 to Case Glace Cherries 8 oi. Cnrtons, 24 to Case ROBINSON LIMITED VANCOUVER, B. C. Nineteenth Yesr. 10c per copy; $1.00 per year I PAPER BAGS Paper Mills: Lachuta A St. Jarama, Qua. Manufaeturars ainea 1670 One of the things that help to make up good store service is the strength and appearance of paper bags "STANDARD" "MANILLA" "BUCKSKIN" "LIGHT KRAFT" "HEAVY KRAFT" "BUILT UP TO A STANDARD ALWAYS HI J. C. WILSON, LIMITED Mann! aetnrers of PAPER BAOS. WRAPPING, TISSUE AND TOILET PAPERS for Wholesalers and RaUilsrs, 10S8 HOMER STREET, VANOOUVER, B. 0. Phone: Seymonr 781 The New Concentrated SOAP A Million Bubbles In Every Package I ; Chip Soap V 20 (fkrffy) C*A«4t*K %**»* i,m,*a4 - 24 - Large Packages to the Case 8ingle Cases $4.80 per case 5 Case LoU $475 per case 10 Case LoU $4.06 per case 25 Case LoU $4 55 per case May be Purchased with other Royal Crown lines to make up quantity prices. A BRITISH COLUMBIA PRODUCT THE ROYAL CROWN SOAPS, LTD. DISTRIBUTORS POR B. 0. MiiruHl, 1^7 THE RETAILER HRITISH COLUMBIA Al.HKUTA-YUKON 3 BE CAREFUL TO ALWAYS SPECIFY THE B. C. BRANDS Paper Bags AN 100% B. C. PRODUCT "PACIFIC"—Ught Kraft Quality. "WESTERN"—Manilla Quality "COAST"—Heavy K.-aft Quality. "HITONE"—Wliit.< Sul|)hlt.« Quality, Htavy Kraft Manufactured in Hritish Columbia hy Eairftram Paper FirodniKsfts Co. Ltd VANCOUVER, B. 0. Sola AgenU (or British Columbia: The. Norfolk Paper Co., Ltd 136 WATER STREET Phone Seymour 7868 and 7869 Bread Strip* Whit* Sulphltt U-fM Manila VANCOUVER, B. 0. Only the Best-for Profitable Customers ..littiil milk. ThaLoootitSosJ moaWhUo Tmw Siooot Tall .. _ ,„, dav ,„„,„,„ a,v being favorably Influenced toward, KSbyaWanket of national adverting. Oritr Carnatha from Yam Joahm Carnation Milk Products Co-^Limited Aylmer Ontario Carnation Milk From Contontod Cowo" PRODUCED IN CANADA 1 THE RETAILER HRITISH COI.UMBIA-AWBRRTA-YUKON August, 192*1 MORE ADVERTISING to make More Sales Not only is the Kellogg advertising campaign the biggest ever released, but it has been carefully planned to give the grocers the proper seasonable support. Right now daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines and trade papers are carrying specially-written advertisements featuring the "hot weather" appeal of CORN FLAKES Grocers who prominently display Kellogg's Corn Flakes on their counters and in their windows and who keep a good stock on hand will undoubtedly make most sales. Window and countsr displays ouppliodon rsqusot by Kellogg Company of Canada, Ltd. LONDON, ONTARIO. Are You Getting Full Value lor Your Money ? When pur.-linaini* h.mhIh for your store** you nhvnyn ? Quaker Corn FJakes—be sure you are able to serve tlu'in- Otherwise they will go olsewhero, Havi- enough QUAKER CORN FLAKES on haml to meet a still greater demand, Bigger advertising in ruiini"K in many publications, If vou will make a fecial pf»^ by displaying QUAKER CORN FLAKES, you will W* most advantage from this advertising. Tb* Outer Oars Company SASKATOON. August, 1927 THE RETAILER BRITISH COI.UMBIA-AI.BKHTA-YUKON ®6» RtTMLLR With which la IncorportUd th* B C. TRADE RCVIBW. Published 20th of every month. NINETEENTH YEAR OSNIRAL MERCHANDISE OROCBRIIS. DRTOOODi. HARDWARE. FOOTWEAR, official oroan or b.c. board RETAIL MERCHANTS- ASSOCIATION Of CANADA A MONTHLY JOURNAL published in tha interest of Retail Merehan- diaiuf aad taa Development of Commerce in Western Csnsds. SUBSCRIPTION RATI: One Dollar Par Year, payable In advanca. Adfertlalai Rates os Application When space reserved finsl forms clone 12th of month. Publisher*-. PROQRtaS PUBLISHINO CO. LTD. Suite 101*1 Merehanta' Exchange Building VANCOUVIR. B. C. TtUphoot Say. Mil Cable Address- Shipping—All Codea BSIter. J. S. Morrleos W. N. Code. Builnaai Manager P. Tatleraall. Advt. Manager ■stared st Ottawa aa Second class natter The following ftp-ftMnt.W. M. A. Branches In tht Provlnct of Britiah Columbia!— Armstrong A. Smith. Pres. Cranbrook H. R. Hint on. Sec. Fernle .....Norman Suddaby, Pree. Kamloops A. C. Taylor. Pree. Lytton B. Rebagllatl, Sec. Nanaimo N. Wright, 8ec. New Westminster— and Fraser V alley...D. Stuart, Sec. Revelstoke F. 0. Bows, Sec. Vancouver G. F Matthews, Sec. Vol, XIX.. No. 12 VANCOUVER, B. C. August, 1927 Beet Sugar Industry in Southern Alberta Government Investigates Soil and Moisture Requirements of This Crop. Thi sugar beet industry, in m far nn production is concerned, ia in ita infancy in Csnsds. tit tho 115,000 tons of Ntiicar consumed in thin couniry in 1928, only 10 pt»r cenl. waa Canadian In-et sugar, Alt hough bed growing waa introduced in Al* ■'■ita ii 1903, firm operations did nol provu »lt«»* K-tli-r >un-«--HKful owing lo competition in the augnr markel nml the imilrility to secure sufficient acreage tributary lo l*hc factory. It was not until 1.124 thnt tin- erection of s modern refining plant in Ihe heart o( the irrigated srena of southern Alberta «g'*i>* ra* vlvod tlrfe young Industry. Thfia ■factory with a i. rinding capacity of 1,000 tons of heels per day. ean utilir.e the erop from shout 11,000 acres. In 1925 Mime 5,400 acres were seeded to beets, producing 41,500 lona from which 3,500 tons of sugar were manufneured. The following year, while the ncroago and tonnage were slight^' less tlie sugar eoillcnt ol the heela wns higher sml 4.800 tons of miliar wna produced. The priee paid the grower in 1926 wns $5.75 per ton; in 1926. $6.85 per Inn, and •**r the coming season $7 per ton haa been guaranteed. Thia steady increase in price, which is moat encouraging lo tho growers, a attributable in a largo degroo to the consistent increase in the sugar con- t«k»it of the Wets grown, but is partly due to thc general advance in the priee of sugar. The sugar con tent of the 1926 erop reached the satisfactory aver* »Kc of 16.43 per eent. Prom data collected during the short period of operation in Alberta it is ost'mntod that the cost of producing an aero of beets is approximately $60. An average yield of sugar beets is about 10 tons per acre but with proper cultivation, a fettle soil and efficient Irrigation this can be considerably exceeded, more lhan 20 tons per acre having been grown under favorable conditions. The beet is a heavy soil feeder. A 15-ton erop removes from the so 1 more mineral plant food then a tiObushcl crop of corn, a 50-bushcl erop of wheat ami a 300-bushel crop of potatoes. It is, therefore, essential that such erop rotation and cultural methods be adopted as will maintain an adequate food supply. At the same time this erop requires a moist soil at all times, but particularly during July and August, when the plants requirements are greatest. From 18 to 20 Inches of water during the growing season 'is required to produce the highest yield* and such nn amount in southern Alberta can usually be obtained only when the natural precipitation is augment ed by judicious irrigation. The byprodutes of the industry are pulp, which when dried -is much sought after ns fodder for cat tie; filter eake which is a potential fertiliser; and molasses which ean he used for thc production of industrial alcohol, cattle food, fertilisers, etc. In Europe an important branch of industrial chemistry has been built up around the industry, but in AU berta the tendency is to link up beet growing with stock rnis'ug. The Dominion Water Board and Reclamation service of the Department of the Interior has for sev* 8 T H E R E T A I L E R 1UMTISII COLUMBIA-Al.nKllTA -YUKON Augusl, |*i- oral years conducted extensive research work at Iheir "Duty of Water" experimental station at Brooks with a view to obtaining definite data regarding the panic, ulai* soil and moisture requirements ol* this crop. The demand Cot' tho results of these investigations '.-. -\\i cleneo of the greal interest being taken by farmers in successful beet cultivation on varying sod types uiulei* irrigStlnn. The Buyer's Point of View The Haymarket Stores, London, England, Speak Highly of Canadian Produce. The Haymarket Stores. London, Kngland. boll tbe largest assortment of Canadian goods in the Ottitei Kingdom, and their views of qualities and the possi. b'lities of further extending the markets are of excep* tioiial value. It may be mentioned that Canadian officials and exporters are fully conversant of the close assoeiation of the Hiiymnrkct Stores with the progressive movement in connection w tl, marketing Canadian products in England, nnd there is a constant stream of visitor* from tho Dominion to the great establishment. Duriug an interview with Mr. T. \\V. King. C.D.K., general manager of the Haymarket Stores on the subject of (/anadian produce and 'its competitive position in Old Country trade, Mr. King said that the broadening of tho demands for Empire produce in prefer- once to foreign foodstuffs were noteworthy. Tho volume of sabs was expanding steadily. The Hay. market Stores bad given their first window display of •"anadian goods early *n 1924, and subsequently hell a "Canada Week" during which produce of every kin-.' supplied by the Dominion was shown. Then came their greal exhibit at Wembley, which was followed up by successive window displays and other special e\\ hibits in thc Stores. During May. for example, they held a special exhibit of Kmpire Health Foods at which the cookery was scientifically demonstrated snrt the public shown the high merits of such preparations-- every article being of Kmpire origin. Canada's cereals etc., figured prominently. In addition to all this special display work there is on view constantly a wide range of (•anadian canned fish, canned vegetables and fruits; cereal preparatins, bacon, honey, bottled frills, confectionery, etc, the largest and fines' range of Canadian products in London. As an indication of the way in which sales of Can adian produce bad risen iu recent years, Mr. King pointed out that of the total canned goods disposed of by the Haymarket Stores Canada's share was below ten per cent."a few years back, whereas today it was well over fiO per cent. There was every ndication that this movement would continue. Mr. V. W. Crothall, manager of the grocery and provisions section, said that the qualifies of Canadian canned goods were entirely satisfactory. Canadian standard quality was equal to American standard grade, and Canadian choice quite up to American choice Respecting Canadian canned salmon, he thought this was very dear compared with Alaskan pack. The price was probably tint* lo shortage, but was rendering the Canadian a luxury article. It was very much better than Alaskan, however. It is interesting to recall lhat Mr. (Volhall was re* sponsible for (lie firsl importations of Canad'an inn I aroni and entitled tomatoes into Britain, and this atep proved highly successful Not only have sales ateodih risen ever since, but others started importing thesi >j> k The Cillind an macaroni is better than Italian It is retailed al ihe Haymarket Stores at li'.ul. n-i* impound packet and sells as "bestM{ the Italian >-. Olid " The tinned tomatoes retail at St A per tin. Canned Fruits. 'Ihere are large sabs of Canadian choice berries "canned red raspberries, blackberries, loganberries, and blueberries. The quality in excellent and ille} are popular with the puhlie The blueberries ill * lOMjd, per tin, Dessert pears at IliC.d per tin are A.I. The latter are packed by Canadian Caum-is I.t*! They equal American packs "Compared grade for grade with American brand* Canadian en in led goods show no difference in price or quality, To compare American "fancy,*' with Onnad iau "standard" llOWCVCrJ is obviously unfair" Honey. Hritish Columbia honey is of line flavor and is ou a par with New Zealand homy. The elover holIC) froii Quebec is of a differenl type ami is rather paler nml of less flavor, but is good. Da*ry Products. Particular mention must be made of Kraft cheese whieh is very popular. Thc sales have expanded ver> considerably. Canadian ehoesc is of high quality ami sells well generally, Canadian bacon is most excellent, Tin* Haymarket Stores arc now intodueing it ful! range of Canadian pickles ami Canad an parked select ed imported olives supplied by Libby, Chatham, nn tario. Another development which met with striking site eess in London has been the successful marketing ol canned soup ami beans packed by W. Clark. Ltd., "' Montreal. Moir's Canadian chocolates packed n very ftttrnc live boxes are displayed in the confectionery KOOlioli ami are very excellent. R0WNTREE8 OPEN VANCOUVER OFFICE The old-established Hritish firm of llowntrecs l.im llod have opened an office at 152 Alexander Sire-. Vancouver, in charge of Mr. A, N. Dyer, late of West cm Croeeis Limited, Mr. Dyer announces that th policy of the company will be to continue selling to tin trade through the wholesaler. August. 1!>27 D1FIFCULTIE8 IN THE TARIFF SITUATION THE RE HHITI8H COLUMBIA- TAILER ALKRRTA-YUKON 9 A FREE DEAL WITH SOME NEW TRIMMINGS The laic ol the applications which have been be* ire tin Canadian Minister of Finance ami the Advisory Hoard ou Tar ff and Taxation I'or increased tariff protection against imports from the United Kingdom is still iu doubt. The two more important of the applications are those nt the Woollen and Knit Goods Manufacturers Asso- iealion, ami tin- Shoe .Manufacturers Association of Canada Moth these imlustr.es have put forward evi dencc that in respect of certain of their products they nre operating under .substantial hand caps with manu faelurera in Ureal Britain. Their applications have in flutlltial support ,aud some concessions may quite pro- bably be made to tbem by the government. The decision in Ihs connection will be a mosl difficult one for the Administration, for sentimental as n< II as economic eomrfderaflons must be taken into the reckoning. The Hritish preference in Canada's tar fl* is regarded to some extent as a contribution to the Mother Country which compensates iu a measure for the failure of the Dominion to share the expense of na\\al defence. There is a strong and widespread desire n Canada tn avoid any action which might add to the economic dificultics of the Cnited Kingdom at the present time. This then *s the issue which will confront the Minister •»f Pinanee and the government when the applications involving the Hritish preference come up for consid- .•ration -whether to heed thc pleas of Canadian indu tries for a "Canada Pirst" policy, or to refuse further protect on to the Canadian applicants out of consider, ation for the conomie problems and difficulties of the Mother Country. This decision may be largely influenced by economic developments during the latter part of this year If the general business situation in Canada continues to be satisfactory there will be not a little support for the I.t well-alone policy," (»n t) ther hand, if there should be seriously unfavorable developments by reason of erop or other eon ditions the ease for additional protection for Canada ini! mliistries would be strengthened considerably. The divergence of tariff views in this country offer* an interesting study, it is not alone the western agrarians who are opposed to increases in tariff tint ies. for mnnv Canadian inanufaetur ng interests which have developed export business in an increasing volume entertain the fear that further restrictions of Imports IlllO the Dominion would react on that export trade, v Canada's economic interests are more largely internal onal than ever before, and the movement for freer trade whieh was promoted by the recent International Keounmic Conference at Geneva may also have some influence on the tariff policy of this country. ELECTRICITY TINTED The mint in* of oranawi ami lemons by electric heaters ondor con ill Hon* recommended by the United* St"tea Dnpart* meal of Agriculture In laid to have been found ho satis actory III California that the plan Is being followed extensively wher ever current In -Available. We understand that a non-glowlns heater of 400 or S00 watt*' rating In used and usually three applications of heat are sufficient to Impart the desired hue. Chain Stores in Double Role Act a3 Wholesalers and Retailers. A new type of deal has been evolved by some manu- la.ltnci.* v.i.ieh is new only in the respect*that it wears a diliercnl dress, Fundamentally it is the same as the oilier types ol! free deals, except that the wholesale groeer in th s new type of deal does not ligure in the so-called advantage. A manufacturer launches a new special sale promo..on deal of the following nature. He tells the retail groeer that if he buys so many cases of the manufacturer "s product and if the retailer will mail his job In r's invoice to the manufacturer showing that he has made the purchase, a cheek will be sent to the reta Unequal to the full jobbing price of one case. That is line, so far. Hut what about tho wholesaler! He docs Hot participate at all. Bul the chain slore. which is considered by the manufacturer also as a wholesaler, is given the snnu- deal as the retailer so that thc chain owns for every case it purchases. I lie cqii valent of a case free. The wholesaler does not. This is not a secret rebate. The manufacturer U playing one minute lhat the chain store is a wholesaler ami the next that it is a retailer; the final result being that the chain store reaps the benelit the whole sale grocer docs not get. Now. if the chain store s a wholesaler—line. Hut, by this complex method, if it is both, the business niul economic injustice of such special deals is certainly apparent in that they are disor'minatory and unfair. Certainly, when the deal is over, the ehain store has ample stoek at a less figure openly bought nnd in addition any seerol rebates the chain may enjoy whieh the jobber does not have; even if the manufacturer docs not permit the chain to obtain a surplus stoek on the deal basis, the chain nevertheless enjoys a discriminatory advantage, This type of "free" deals seems to us unsound from an economic and business standpoint. It strongly tends to load the retailer with stocks, retarding his turnover ami freezing his investment. Moreover, in many instances, the nfninnim thc retailer is required to take, in order to avail himself of the scheme is so much greater than the amount a prudent retailer, who is a good merchandiser, would purchase, that the actual effect of the deal is greatly to reduce the buying power of the idividual retailer, who takes advantage of the deal. Indeed, in actual operation, many deals of thia particular kind amount merely to tricks or devices by which the chain store is given a deeded advantage over all other customers of the manufacturer, although the manufacturer's announcement, of course, states that the deal is open ta all his retail customers. Sueh a deal, taken by the individual retailer from one manufacturer has the praetieal effect of preventing that retailer, for a considerable per'od, from buying from competitors. The jobber will also find it difficult to move his floor stoeks, since the manufacturer has, in effect, low- cred the priee. A "free" deal or scheme is a camouflaged reduction in price-, Tf a mnnufacturer wants to decline his prices, as he has every right to do, let him do it openly. 10 THE RKTAILER BRITISH COLUMBIA—AUlKUTA -YUKON August, 192, Lake of the Woods Milling: Company LIMITED Makers of FIVE ROSES • FLOUR • The World's Best Daily Capacity 14,200 Bbls. B. 0. Offices and Warehouses: 1300 Richards Street 1614 Store Street VANOOUVER VICTORIA SELL THAT LIQUID Don't pour it down the drain. Ity using Sealrigbt Containers you can dispone of the liquid when selling pickles, Oysters and l/iquid Foods. These containers arc 100 per cent, Icakproof, spill-proof and crush proof and will more than save you their cost. Ask onr Traveller for Samples and Priees. Safe, DnMsio ft Wright, Ui MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALI PAPER DEALERS VANCOUVER VICTORIA NO SPASMS Tin* advertiaing of Clark's Prepared Poods is continued year in nnd year out, and has boon for inanv years. Customers for these excellent foods an* being brought to you all tho time hy these* creative announcements. Hy linking your stoic dis plays with ('lark's National nd vertising and mentioning Clark's iu your own newspaper ads., yon are attracting to yottrstore the grcni ••st iitiinbi'i" of Clark consumers, W. CLARK Limited, Montreal Establishments ai Montreal, P. Q.f 81 Rami, P.Q, and Harrow, Ont Peter Rabbit Peanut Butter Coete No More But Selh Faeter THE TOY PAIL DELIGHTS THE CHILDREN DISPLAY A CASE. IT WILL SELL ITSELF. Kely Confection Co. Ud. 1100 Mainland Strttt VANCOUVER-*!. C \\uglist, 11127 eTHE RETAILER imiTISII COLUMBIA-AUIERTA-YUKON 11 Tea Production in Formosa Ity WILLIAM 11. IK Kits, Editor, "Tea and Coffee Journal." Hi .iily ovorytli ng grows nn tin. island of Formosa, iml \\,t* know it best ns tin' plan- which produces the ih Ici-tJiMc Formosa Uolong lea, sn long a favorite with nui people. I.yiug 'dt' tin* cast coast of China, awa\\ lu tln> south of Japan and link* I to it hy tin- far struiitr I in Kin Island, Formosa is tho "Beautiful Island" of iho t'ortugctiSQ discovers. Tin1 Japanese, present rul- i*is nf the inland, call it Taiwan. Tlie Island lies in tho semi-tropic sone, oxtending over 07 nuk'H from east to west and 244 miles from north to south. It is situated between 24' 4;7 ani J.V :;s north latitude and between 120* ami 122' 15" i-aal longitude, about ou a Kim with Mex'co and Cuba ihr Tropic of ('aimer passes through the middle of tho island, near Kagi. Consequently, snow is unknown ex. • pt ou hiuh mountain-tops for a short while in win u»r, The highest temperature is 00' ami the lowest l.V V., the charming verdure of the mountains ami fielda being enjoyed all the year round. The best npproaeh to Formosa is from Japan, and th« trip consumes three or four days. Formosa Oolong Tes. The export of Formosa oolong ten began with Si) experiment made in tstili hy an Knglishmnn.John Dodd. with .Yuan |miiiii«Ih nf tea whieh he sent to Amoy and thence to the United States through the agency of the Ikglish house, Tail & Co. The preparation of Formosa oolong is of two kinds, iiu hrM proees* bc'ng performed in the tea-producing distriets ami the second taking plaee in the tc.i-retiu- ing establishments at Daitotci. Preliminary Frooess. Tea prepared iu Ihe producing districts is called crude tea, and, a nee the quality of the tinished product depends entirely upon thc nature of thc crude leaf, ihis proccs* ia an exceedingly important one. The work ia done entirely lay hand, the result depending U|W!I the skill of the laborer, a skill acquired only after years of practice This manipulation is a real, fin; art. carried by expert workers to a perfection ftbsol* utcly beyond imitation. The gathered leaves are scattered on a canvas mat. nr placed in shallow bamboo baskets. each holding two pounds, and exposed to the sun to wither or dry. In a short time Ihey arc taken into a room where they »re spread on shelves and undergo further withering' and fermenting for about half an hour. Then lh(> leaves are transferred to a largo bamboo hiwket, around which stand several workmen, who lum the leaves rapidly for a time. Again the leave' tiro distributed in baskets, and left to ferment. By Ihis time the leaves have became soft, ami as a result of the fermentation their color has changed lo a red dish brown ai-ound Ihe edge, and Ihey have developed •■ delightful fragrance The skill requlrod in the proper manufacture of the ten is manifested in bringing Hie leaves to exactly the proper degree of ferments* lion, which is considerably less lhan that brought about lu the mn nn fuel nre of black tea. Oolongs may be pro- pci'ly called semi fermented leas. The leaves are then lired over a wood fire, iu pans or hank* Is ami later they are iclircd. After this they are placed upon matting and rolled, a considerable pres. sine being applied, iu order lo break the liber and cell of the leaf. This process causes thc omission of gummy ami pithy substances, aud when continued for eight to ten minutes makes thc leaves rather sticky. The tea is now place.I in bamboo trays and tho moisture evaporated ii three stages, 'in vessels called poelnn, over earefuly regulated charcoal fires. This completes the loeal preparation, and the crude tea thus obtained i.s packed in tea bags and sent down the Tamsiii Hiver in junks to the Daitotci market. The entile series of operations necessary to produce the erode ten, or raw leaf, is sa'id to requre seven to eight hours, depending upon the season. Thc crude tea represents in average of 25 per eent. of thc weight of the green leaves. Second Process. After the tea merchant of Daitotci buy this crude tea from the producers, they submit it to a second and iinal mode of preparation. First, the dust and foreign matters are separated from the leaves by means of baskets, and the tea is sieved into several grades. Then t 'is placed in bamboo baskets .and Chinese girls pick out the exhausted leaves. Vftcr this, the tea is classified according to quality .ami when sorted goes through thc final process of refining over a charcoal fire, losing thus 10 per cent, to lf» per cent, of its weight. This completes the second process, and the tea is ready to pack into cases or chests, lined with tea lead. Thc capacity of these chests is not uniform, some containing 20 to 30 eatt'es, others "C> to 15 catties. The larger size is called a •'half-chest." the smaller a "box." From Daitotci the chests of tea are sent by tram to the harbour of Keelung, a distance of about seven miles, whence it is shipped to foreign markets. Orgin and Development of Fosmosa Taa. Formosa oolong tea was originally produced in imitation of the Chinese oolong of the Kok-.cn to sntisfy the taste of the many Fokienesc who migrated thence and settled in Taiwan. Thc trade knows it as semi- fermented tea { :.c, one possessing some of thc characteristics of black tea with eertain cup qualities of green tea and therefore resemble a blend of the two. In taste and flavor it is quite different from the Chinese oolong, whieh acquired ita name 4Ioolong" from the Fok enesc "wu-lung" signifying "black- dragon." Thc original oolong plants have been perpetuated n propagating new ones from the "layers." the grow- ers fearing that if raised from seed they would change their species. Hy "layers' 'is meant thc bending of the branches so ns to lay them under thc earth, where they are anchored by means of bamboo staples until they take root nnd thus start new trees. 1 saw many nurseries where this cur'ous practice was being carried on. The principal tea gardens arc in the northern end of the island in the prefectures and Taihokii and Shin- cllikil, As in Jnpnn. they nre mostly owned by small 12 THE RETAILER BRITISH COLUMBIA-AI.BBRTA-YUKON Augm 1027 farmers, chiefly Chinese although there has recently entered nto the situation ou a large scale the powerful Mitsui (lomei Kaisha. Ltd.. a Japanese concern owning 84.000 acres of land suitable for tea nnd an allied company known ns the Formosa Industrial Co.. owning 20.0(H) acres. The former is now operating the Kap* pansan Taihyo, Tairyo. Kisan and Nonto estates, hav> ng 4.S00 acres in tea and an estimated erop of 2,600,* (XHt pounds expected shortly to be increased to 8,400 acres with crop possibilities of -4,600,000 pound-? * and the bitter operating the Anpciehing, Sansa, nnd Nni- wan estates, having UfiO acres in tea and nn estimated erop of 200,000 pounds, capable of be ng increased lo 4.100 acres with crop possibilities of 2.200,000 pounds. This represents one of the biggest Industrial developments in the Japanese ISmp'rc. lu addition to the oolong ten manufactured and shipped largely to the United States, Formosa manufactures large quantities of pouchong, a variety highly M-ented with jasmine, tuberoses, and laponica (camellia 1 flowers, for ah'pmenl to China. Dutch Rasl In. dies. Straits Settlements, ami the Philippine* The ten leaves are heaped un in closed chambers after mixing with the flowers, which soon impart their perfumes, as tea quickly absorbs any forego odor (wherefore, Mr. Dealer, keen it a:r tight), and after the scenting is completed the flowers are picked out. Two-thirds of Formosa's tea crop is oolong ten and one-third p.m* ehont. A Modern Tea Factory. One is surprised to lind a completely equipped modern ten factory nt Tniuyo. It s not uncommon to find model tea factories any where in Ceylon, India, or Java. One rather expects them in countries where railways penetrate and good roads abound, hut it Is not at all to be expected in wild Formosa, where the only approach is the push-ear tram stud the distances iitcruiinahle. However, there it is with fermentation rooms, withering mats, tea rollers, firing machines, mixers, cutters, and grading machines complete., a tribute to the spirit of progress which is typical of the colonial administration of Formosa and in line with the grent faith which the Ml sui Co. has in the future of Formosa oolong ten. The annual production of ten in Formosa i.s about 27.000.000 pounds. There are about 113,000 acres under cultivation. It is though there nre sufficient ten binds to inert ase the output of the island five times f neces. s'-ry. WHOLESALERS PROMOTE IDEA OF PATRONIZING THE "HOME-OWNED" RETAIL STORE Headers of the "Retailer" are well aware of the great awakening on the part of wholesale grocers to the need for protecting their retail customers nod ear eying on plnns for aiding the "udcpcmlciit" retailer in his light against other systems. I its t one angle of thia is just now attracting a lot of attention that has not been commonly discussed. This is the scheme of promoting the "homenw ncd" store idea ns menus for encoung'ng the public to pal- ron'ise stores owned in their own community, rather than those owned by alien proprietors in plain Ian- gunge, chain store orgnni/alions. Strange to sav, it is not being v'ewed in the snme way by nil friends of Ih• retailers, nnd nn interest ing controversy is th;* result Briefly stated the scheme is to set up certain staml.nL for good storekeaping, and permit any retailer ndopi ing such methods to eary a sign on his store with hu able designation, There is supplementary n Iveitisin locally to popularize the plan in the community ; t'h effect being something like n boycott on tho "outs'de" store system, Dut the plan is hong opposed by some very practical leading Wholesalers in the belief (bat the eon tion of the retailers' weaknesses in the face of chain Compeli tion requires somelh'ng more tangible and fundamental than a homebrewed prejudice, ami thnt when tin chains meet t with prices nnd other features of loenl service, the home-owned coterie will find the deslgitn. tion just the opposite of what is intended. Wh'le the "Hetnibr" believes wholeheartedly in the idea of Ihe " Home -owned" store as the only basis upon which every community throughout this country •-an attain the fullest measure of prospe-rity. we do no! believe any amateurish capitalization of the idea is g» lllg to result u material benefit. To inertly ask that locally owned stores be patron isod because they are such is never going to gel vcr\\ far It is just one phase of the situat on to be consul et'ed. ami where dependence is wholly placed upon that feature without justify 'ng it in other ways, is in-nh a waste nf time and money, Whnt is really n led is all intelligent campaign that is all einhrasive, covering every angle of the situation Meeting ehain store ami ma I order competition 's a big problem nnd it must be done thoroughly to prove suceessful. Unless so minded the campaign nhoul'i never be started. NEW WHOLESALE HOUSE OPENED IN EDMONTON. A new wholesale grocery company opened in Kdmonton on August 1st. having been organised by II II Cooper ami to be known as the II. II Cooper Con pany It has a Capitalisation of -fJIMl.OOO nml is opei at ing under a Dominion charter. Three floors of lhe Tees k L'ersse building nt the corner of |07th Street nml lli'l Avenue nre being occupied. Til's new eompany hits taken OVSP Webb's, Limit-**' wholesale grocers, who have been in business here foi the Inst I If years. Heading the new compnuy is II 11 ('wiper, formerly Mdmontpn manager of Maeclonald * Consolidated, who is president and managing dlrrelor Oilier members of the -staff will include II. Fnsaekcrly, former buyer and manager of the fruit department <|l MaedonabFs Consolidated; 0. Mowat. who was ercdil manager with the Miicdoiinbl company, along w th mm < .al oilier: \\\\Im> held positions in the old firm, together with a number of the present officers ami employees nl Webb's Limited. The new company will handle whol' sa'e groceries, fruits and vegetables. Monastic Effect. "(ouliln'i you lei linn Hlclrt down a little, Mary I""!*" H'h hardly an tncii below your tarteri." "Kor liesvon'l mike, mother- llo you mint nn» to look ■ •'■ n monk,' Am-.isI. Il»27 Til K BETA] LER IUUTI8II Cl tl.I'MUIA —ALBBRTA —YUKON 13 TMf BOX MAV III MtSHtll THAN A SIMOU MEP.IWT iTcaMT coaii^at wnn ims wmou iammr! Uncertain Big Profit or Sure Little Profits Simp/t Arifnm-ttic, Mr. Grocer, 6si# if means ths difference between success and failure *-. ia oa markuo. ot couret, looha ttmptmg. Bat tV* TUPNOVSP tvtry timt that makee for rtal tub- etantlal prohtt In tht Dominion, invtttlgatlon SO**** » •lo:K of Palmollvt movtt OUt on «« avtragt *»* ■ «*»•• • yta.\\ At ttn etntt o cakt. proM <• 31',* a no ■ nrohta o ytar makee thin tM', on the original in- vtttmtnt, Bvtn tht greater SINOLS profit that elow moving •o*p« may give *ou will ntvtr rn*-** thtm at profitable at tht MANY profile Palmollvt brlnge. How it is done Palmollvt toap la undoubttdly tht moat widtly advtrtlttd loll*l aoan In th, world. Whortvoi-you look you ttt advtrtlttmtntt for Palmollvt Soap- -on blllboardt In magatinee. In newepapere. Thia odvertlelng crtattt a continual dtmand for Palmollvt with tht public—your euatomtra. Vou. tho rttallor, can make all thia big ••^••Jli* Ing work for you by patting up In your w ndow a rtproductlon of a Palmollvt ad -or by Pu"'"«'" " Palmollvt window dlapi«y-oc by putting ■ S/cemra ef Palmollvt In your window with a prlct cart. ■tautlful dlaplay mattrlal for counttr and WlsSew la youra for tht taking. Wrltt tht ntartat Palmolive aalea offflct now. THE PAUHOUVE COMPANY Of CANADA. MONTREAL Matle In Canada. LIMITED TORONTO A O^mMjj^m When customers get exclusive—of! by themselves exchangin' notes and recipes—you can still bust into the conversation with that raisinr-for- salads suggestion. The pass-word is simply: "Have you ever added Sun- Maid Nectars to a salad?" And ths result is often a sale right then and there of Sun-Maid Nectars—not men* tioning lettuce, mayonnaise and everything else that salads call for. WINNIPEG 3747*" Chloride of Lime New Style Waterproof Package Supplied by All Wholesalers in British Columbia. Manufactured by CANADA COLORS AND CHEMICALS UMITCD M Toronto Winnipeg Agenti: STARK ft STERLING VANCOUVER, ■. C. Vanoouver u THE RKTAILER BRITISH COLUMBIA-ALBBRTA-YUKON August, 192' CUSTOMS LAWS. The strict er enforcement of the Canadian I'list.iiii* laws hy the Department of National Revenue and the strengthening of thc Canadian Customs administration generally may prove of benefit to reputable business houses n the United Kingdom and other countries selling goods in the Dominion. The investigation by the Customs Inquiry Commission have not disclosed anv very huge volume of commercial smuggling, but there has been considerable evidence of undervaluation for duty by the use of fraudulent invoices. The goods whieh hnve passed through the Customs at improperly low valuations and on which less than the correct amount of duty has been paid have been distributed in the Dominion in unfair competition with the better element in the Canadian wholesale and retail trade, and alao to the detriment of reputable interests in the Canadian market. Thc measures which are being taken to ensure proper valuation of imports, and uniform appraisals of similar goods nt all Canadian ports of entry should curtail such unfair competition, without any hardship lo the legitimate trade. The plans of the Minister of National Revenue in connection with the strengthening of the appraisal service are belevcd to include an ef. fort to cope with the "dumping" problem. Proximity to ihe Canadian market haa been one of the more important factors which hnve enabled' the Cnited States manufacturing firms and wholesale houses to export largely to Canada. While the major part of thi" trnde is beyond suspio'on. nevertheless there have been Inrge nnd more or less regulnr shipments to the Dominion of "distress goods' 'at priees whieh in many in stances have been less than replacement mat. This coi ditiou will In-difficult to combat, bill anv netloil whii inny be taken by Ihe Cnuadiaii authorit es to prut-•■ Canadian industry against competition from su.-h ,\\\\, tress" stocks from the Cnited States inny nt the m\\ time afford a somewhat better opportunity I'm- i porters to market stnple lim* of merchandise in th Dominion. CANADIAN PACKERS COMBINE Four Important Dominion Meat Concerns Form flO.OOQOuo Company. AntulKumsUlon of four of die mom Important met) pai i. «>rtt of rasters Canada to (<> m Canada IVki-rt*. Ltd, wit* *, cent!)' roporlod from Toronlo. Thi' now compan) "till have nn nuihoritoil capital oi ||0 000.000 of 7 i»*r cent, mmuiativo preferred Hock, ot which $s.7f»u,iioo win tn. Iomi-mI nml 2u.nhMi ihsroi of common no-1 without |>ar valuo It la »aid thnt iht> ROW mm. rn will ita with total imaom of about tis.ooooon In* in-Hnit Died nml liquid n*»*oiji Tho four companion merged lo form th corn nro thc llnrrl* Abbalolr Co. Mil, (".unit* I.M, th, Canadian Parkin* •*« Ud and WlllUm Imvu Co. I.t.i It la SSpCCled thnt t 'anada I'aokt *r* .with a production i (I mated to constltutt ovor 50 por oaut of ihr t«a*t»>rn output will coop-orate with othor packer* in oltmlitntinR report* I doaimctlve bu>ln* compotlilon Thia Ih tho nocond Important Canadian mrr*or to !>• < ttouncod rooontly, creation of Canadian Newsplinl Ltd control n|irop\\ltnalolv throe fourth* of tho Canadian new prinl production ha*In* boon reported rooontly. Banking! A f««w clerk, dtclatlai a fow dayl -**o wait In dOttbl .i- In I Iio u»o of a Oortslfl ph.ano, no bo enld to tho Itesofraphcr "|>o vou roilro a loan**' and tho •aluiful eyed OM lt*t«*tr\\i|»* ! rather lazily: "No I aloop with matiia " oAnd Rpmem*b€r~ ^ no matter what your volume * no matter where you sell goods *no matter what your class of trade DEL MONTE can help yoiirc*w]2xedfmtbum*m 1. The most intensively advertised brand of canned fruits in the field. Steady, persistent support in leading Canadian and United States magazines. 2. Strong campaigns on the whole fruit line- with special emphasis on such staples as Peaches. Apricots, Pineapple and Pears. 3. Real quality in the product itself to hold the increased business advertising builds. Tflomeixmore Am era*before,are insisting cm the brands ihey know DEL MONTE brings you their business DEL MONTE SLICED PEACHES cAlso* Peach Halves BUoed Pineapple Crushed Pineapple Aprioote, Pears, Plums, Berries, Fruits for Salad Cherries, ete. runt, 1927 THE RETAILER BRITISH COLUMBIA—ALBVRTA-YUKON 15 GROCERIES y PROVISIONS Sugar.—Tho loeal markel registered snolher decline i uu- pn hundred pounds on July 2lst, making th" ■iresenl bns's $8.75 per hundred, Indications urn thai , st.mlv market may lm looked for, snd merchants Ivould well tt. stoek fnr presenl requirements only. Rolled Oats.—Tho oal erop in Bastern Csnatls, we !V Informed, i* not up to «!"' ,i«,,«l standard ,,,is mx' „n .nol therefore ta view of tho advance already put into effeet hv soma of the manuflacturers we sre ns- um! of higher prleea, particularly on package oats Jam.—bocal jnm maiiofneturerH have just put Into effect nn advance of approaiinately &6c P«r **"•> on Vo I pure jnm. and our prediction Is, ns already stat- ,1 iu » previous issue, that further advenes may he MCannad Lobstar.-A shipmeni of new pack lobster arrived in tho city a few days ago, nml wss welcomed b* iM.ih wholeaaler and retailer alike. The inarKci was bars and n conalderable quaufty will go into coi, sumption Immediately. . Macaroni-Merchants will do well to be prepared for an advance in panto of ali kinds. The high leul at which flour continues in sure to reflect in hignct priees n any product of which it f"f.ns the basis. Turtle Soup (Atoll Brand.) Thin is n new arms on this market, and is a genuine turtle iwpifiw by tha Australian Turtle Co, Ltd., Brisbane. Aust alia. It is packed in caaea conlalnlng3e lib tins *m tiuoted at a price of #7.20 per oaae. Counter Twine.- This very necessary'J^«™* hits been nold on the loenl market nt a price ranging around 25c per pound for tho past few months, i, the lowest that twine has ^^^^^thern Tho terrilie floods of the past miWg in the S u Statea has. however, damaged the ^.f^gj* erably and an fldvaiit f .O8M10 per lb. is no-^ being iiuolcd, whieh will make today's price »»•• . Spicee.-To give any detailed tolormatlon pgardmg lhe spice markel it would be necessary to deal not only with the surplus stoeks of the dflVren world WW hill also w II, the crops of each partleuI.r spIce. In nn endeavor lo accumulate some reliable Information wo Antl the following: . dinger. -Jamaica is tho only country offering any new erop nt present time. ,.,ivmioed Allspice il now being offered al greatly advanced ,>riOhttUa..-All lines have advanced «^»«W 50 per cent over a week ago. Japan BW^6 N° ' bting praetiealy unprocurable. And so we could go on through tho lisl and prov, conclusively that spices in general have a strong tendency to advance n the not far distant future. Australian Raisins and Sultanas nut with sueh favor on this market last season that available sup plies were very soon disposed of. A shipment of ex- cepl.omrl quality has already reached the eity of Aim traltan 2 Crown Lexii raisins In 56 lb. boxes, and is being tillered at a price of .09-' cents per pound. Wholesalers nre also offering for arrival about September 1st Australian :J Crown Sultanas, both small and large, at a price of 15c per pound. California Black Cooking Figs.—A shipment of new crop ungraded black cooking tigs has reached the c'ty and is being quoted at a price of H'^c per pound, which is considerably lower than last year's prices. There has been a steady incense in the demand for black tijis the past few years. Salt—This market 'is steady and dealers are favoring Canadian products. Sardines.—We have- rece'ved advices from Norway that tisliinir is nt a standstill, and prospects are not, favorable for a large pack. Canned Milk. — Milk is steady with supplies increasing. Hawaiian Pineapple.—Opening prices have been named a little lower than last year. Market is ap parent ly lirm, with heavy purchasing. Olive Oil—Market is lirm and higher; prospects favor incense in price. Canada Dry.—Prices are reported down $1.20 a ease on pints (50 bottles to the case). Complete priees are: 1 ease lots. $8.75- 5 case lots, $8.85; 10 ease lots, $8.50, On account of the continued good demand ton Splits this is now obtainable nnd a decrease in price $3.25 a case is noted. Complete prieea are: 1 case lots. $11.40; 5 ease lots, $11.40; 10 ease lots, $11.25. It is interesting to note that this Canadian company ril.' i&e*"^^ Ths confldsncs crsatsd in ths mind of your customers of your entire lins of goods is apprsciably incrssssd by your rtcommsndatlon of srtlclss thst havs bssn provsn to bs of ths hitfhsst quality/ MAGIC BAKING POWDER CONTAINS NO ALUM L W Mil I [ T I COMPANY I I Ml TL D Have a Mass Display Always In Easy Sight EMPRESS Fins, Full-Flavorod JAMS and MARMALADES It is the Surest Way to Greater Turnover and Satisfied Customers EMPRESS MFO. CO. LTD, VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA i-Mist, 1927 THE RETAILER MUTISM COI.nMniA-AUBBRTA-TUKON 17 GROCERY PRICES CURRENT to* f«lltwlnf art pfless quoted for principal linen of Uadlng wholeeale firms. Prlcti quottd ore necessarily subject te market fluctuations. B. W. SILLBTT CO. LTO. Royal Veaet- 3 dot pkga. In mn* Ptr r|H mm t -10 Pur* riotso Lye— 4 doa. In caaa — ^—,—, I raata , ~ It) caat*. 4 doa. In caaa Magic Baklnf Pewdar— 4 oa 4 doa 4 ol 4 doi. . I OS 4 dot tt ol 4 dot J',It. 1 dot ****** i lb. 4 doa f% | caae tola. Magic Soda. Caaa No. t— I imam (SO lb packagta) '. <••*• or mora Bi-Cars-anate of Bode— Ut lb. ktga, ptr kt* +■•» lb barrtla, ptr barrtl Cauttic Sada (Granulated)— l'. lb t'anmt.r ii»i |fa# in raat) 1'0 Iba Iron drome . Craam af Tartar— In *'> m lb rana with acrew covara (4 dos lit caaa) * I lb cana aeraw covera (I doa In caaa - —~- - I lb equare canletere. H dos In •■aaa) ■ ■ 50 tb. -aroodtn QSOSS - tl lb woodtn pall* too Ib. Ilnad koto ... 140 tb. Ilnad barrala **. *** —■ Iti II 41 .41 1« , 17 Pastry spin-, s tin*, ci >x. 90 Poultry Dreaalng, Sag*, Savory, Thyme, Tumorio, una, dos 90 Pickling Spice, tint No 2 XXQ Marjoram, Mint. Paraley 90 Whits Pepper, una, dos. ..... 90 Caalor Oil. 2 ot. doi Ml Csstor on. 4 01. doi , 2 20 I'.pnom Hnlta. Vi*. dot 10 l-'rull Colors 2 OS Powder, dos 70 l.tmonare I'owder, doi 2.26 MuMm.I, la doa ....I.M Muatard. Ha, dot „.. „ 4.50 Muatard. >,» doi „ —.1.40 Muatard, H doi „ Sulphur, •*»«, doi ...... . Tta. Orttn Label, S*. per Ib Tta. package* & lb, package* Tea. da LtUXe. Afternoon, 1 lb Tta da Luxe. Aflwnoon Vi* per lb Tra dt Luxs %** por lb TSS Or OOffOS, not Aaat . UK) Iba. Iota, lc per ll» kOSS Tea and Coffee Aaat "-Oft II) Iota. 2c per lb. It tut Vinegar, dot P. BURNS * CO. LTO. Shamrock Products Rolled ihoutdara, par lb. 140 II «4 82 .67 .60 .59 .71 .80 .62 2.40 KSLLV, DOUOLAB S O.. LTO. Nabob Products. AlUplr*. So I, tlna doa I'akihg Powdtr. 41 It SB do! I tak I ng Powder. II Ot* Making Powdtr. It tV. SO* linking Powdtr. I to. dOS, Horaa. Ha, dos „ Mlack Pepper. Hit*, do* t'tltry Salt. gUaa. d<>a Nabob Coffea. amall Uns ta-b Coffea, la tb. .. CoffM, 6a Nabob lb Cuatard Powdar. dos Quick Tapioca, doa — Chocolala Pudding, dos «•* Chill Powdtr. amall, doi cinnamon, t oa Una, doa t'aytnnt Ptpptr. I Una, doa • t'lovta. amall, doa Curry Powdar. I os. glaaa. doa - Craam of Tartar, I ....... . Crasm of Tartar. Ha. tlna - -- J JJ . to . 2« **.'** 7 75 1115 . .71 90 . »0 . .11 . 5« 51 .. M - .00 .. .91 . 90 .. 90 90 .. 90 . roo ... III Crasm of Tsrisr Ha. tilngar. amall. dos « Kxtrat-t*. IH ***• doa. Kxtracta, I os doa. Kxtracta, 4 oa, doa Kxtracta. I oa. doa Halracta. ll oa. doa. Maca. amall doa Nutmaf. amall. dos. Paprika, amall, doa. . . .»o . 1.90 t*6 . 4.60 . I 60 IV 00 . 90 . 90 , 90 A unlit:, lUir.»n, Shamrock, %*% per Ib Baked iiitm. with dreaalng, par it> Shamrock, Handy fata, l Ib, cartona Cbaoso Canadian* large, par n>. Chaos**, Canadian, twin, par ii> Bbortonlng Carnation, No, 5, 12 oaaaa Shortrnina fai nation, No. 2, 20 oaata Cooked Horn. Shamrock, per iu Dominion Hams im* in* |t«Mt)lnion Bacon, 10 lha. per Ib dominion Ihu-on, 12.11 Itm. per lb Dominion altmildars, boned and rolled DiipplDf, bsaf, 4»lb bricks llama Blinmrock, per lb. Hams toned and rolled, per lb, lltad fhttat, I-lb tlna tach * Jelllad Toniruea, per tin, lOlba, appros, I wtiil, No .'» II to caae l.anl. No 3, K t» caae IjSfd, cartom, u'> n«a Lardi No 1. cartona, Si» lha Mlnetmeat, kit*, 251b, net, per Ib Meat l,oaf, per Ih folk plea, pel doi . « fork roan! leita with .lieaalna, per Ih. Selected fowl, per Ih fn-ah killed •lelecte.l Chicken, per Ih. freah froieli THB ROYAL CROWN SOAPS LTD. Vancouver Price LUt—F.O.B. Vancouver, ar New Weitmlnater. Tarma Nett SO Days Crown Oiitmeal. 24 6a box of 144 4,80 Klondyke (wrapped), box of ts 6.10 Klondyke (unwrapped), box of 25 6,93 Kngllah Itlue Mottled, box of 20 1.0*) .Inen (unwrapped), box of 100 2.50 .14 .41 ,41 .11 .23 H .24 It**-* .17 .to .2!' .31 33 at .13 ,:u :is .11 ,44 ,1IH .19*^ .IS .19 .12H .11 .60 .11 .24 .as Mechanic!'* fine Tar, box of 100 S 46 Mechanic's Pino Tur, box or 60 2.76 olive Caatlle, cukea, box or 200 416 Prlmnoaa (wrnppeil), box or 25 4.70 Royal Crown I.ye, u»x of 48 4.8<» femlraya Powdered Ainonla, box 24... 3.81 Special price* on 5, 10, 26 and 100 boxea fenilray'* Water Olaaa, Eau Preaerver— Oaae*, 24 ton* per caao 4.10 Hoyal Ijiundry Flakea, In bbla 11 ((Special price on contract) Royal Crown Soap, 6s W4a 5.46 Hoyal frown Powder, box 24 only 6.61 Hoyal frown Powder, lib. box of 50... 4.00 Hoyal frown Cleanaer. 48 alfter tlna .... S.70 Hoyal frown Powdered Ammonia, 1 Ib 3.8S White Wonder, box of 100 4.60 White Rwnn Soap. 100 4 00 White Swan Naptha. box of 100 -,.90 White Swan Waahing Powder, box 24 5,30 •Mir' Suda in a Jiffy, box of 24 4.10 Floating Caatlle, 25h 3.76 Wonder Laundry Flake*, 25 lb 2.75 Q. P. A J. QALT LIMITED BLUE RIBBON GOODS Coffee (Vacuum Pack)— 1 Ib. Tlna, per Ib II Tea (Red Label)- 1 lb. package*, per Ib 10 •t lb. packugea, per Ib I* 21-*} lb. packagea, per lb 68 5 Ib. package*, per Ib 17 Tea (Japan)— 1 Ib. packagea, per Ib — —... .10 H Ib. packagea, per lb. II 2li lb. packagea, per lb II Baking Powder— 12 01. Tlna, 4 doa. case -...10,00 16 01. Tlna, 4 doa. caaa .....11,20 3 lb. Tina, 1 doa. caao - 7.46 6 Ib. Tlna, 1 dot. caaa ..._ 11.10 THB CANADA STARCH CO. LTD. Laundry Starehee— Canada Uundry Starch, 40-lb. box .01 White Gloaa. Mb. pkga. ..-.- .IH Acme Qloaa. 1-lb. pkga *,.*„,„.*,.*,* .IH No. 1 White. 100-lb. kega IH Fdwardaburg Sliver Gloaa, Mb. pkga. 40- lb ~ • I* H Kdwardaburg 8llver Gloaa 8/1* fancy tin eanlatera, 41-lba. H ,1IH Kdwardaburg Silver Gloaa, 100-lb. kega * .MH Celluloid 8tarch (boxea of 41-pkga a par caaa) •*••»• Culinary Starehee— Bonaon'a Celebrated Prepared Corn 40-lb. boxes per Ib 11 Canada Corn Starch 40-lb. boxea, per lb IH Challenge Corn 8tarch 41-lb boxes per tb IH Caaco Potato Flour 40-lb. boxea, lb. .11 T.M Maiola OH— Maiola Oil, la t.m •• la .„„ 7.41 .11.10 .11.11 ta 4a la ,,.,••••••»•••••••••••••* $3.55 Corn Syrupa— Crown 2a, 24 to caaa •*.■>■ la. It to caaa * 4.11 10a I to eaae ..* t.TI Ida. I to caae Ill ..14.11 Lily ta, 14 to caae a* 6a. It to eaaa * I.M 10a. I to eaae I Liquid I mm •••>•> . A« m. Ammonia. 1 doi. qta.. box of 14 4.00 Karo. te 14 to caae Ba, It to caaa 10s I to osss »•■»•••••*•••' t,t.*****aa***aaaamaaa**aa III 1.M 4.1S an 1 18 THE RETAILER HRITISH COLUMBIA -AI.RKItTA -YUKON Anl?ust ]'i RECIPROCITY PAY8 Tho readers of this journal should show SPECIAL courtesies to the salesmen and representatives of our advertisers. More than that, you men should extend ji IMitiKKKKNCK to the lines ndertiscd consist ently 'in your paper. .Many successful reta I merehants make it a practice to cheek their stocks monthly with the 1st of advertisers in the "RETAILER." More retail merchants should eertaiiny do ho. Finns farsighted enough to help us raise the stand ards of retail business deserve your wholehearted support. Loyalty isn't a onesided propos tion. Reciprocity pays good dividend;*:. Arc you earning them! MONEY MAKERS A money-making line is one that turns over quickly. Quick-moving goods and reasonable profits pay you more in the long run than slow- moving goods ahdlong" profits. Satisfied customers are also good business. HEINZ S? MERGER OP CANADIAN WALLPAPER INDU8TRIE8. Negotiations whieh hsve heen Under way fur -*„*,,,. time, have now been completed for the acquisition l>\\ Wai pa per Manufacturers, Limited, of an Import mil iii terest ill the four leading I'anadian companies ongau t I in the wallpaper industry. A new company, Canadian Wallpaper Ifanufaetw ers, Limited, with capitalisation of £1,725,1 KJO, will unite the existing lirms, whieh are The Ken, N Boxi ■ Oo„ Limitetl; The Watson, Poster Co,, Limited; Slaun tons, Limited; and Colin MeArthur k Co., Inc.; opi i at ing in New Toronto, Toronto and Montreal. Tl operations of these companies will continue, hut th \\ will have the Itcuefit of the economics arising from con soMdation and centralized mauaifement ami of tin technical knowledge ami experience of the parent lln: ish company. The shareholders of the exist i mi eon panics retain a substantial stock interest in tin* new eoneern and there will he no puhlie financing Plans of thc new company include the manufacture of complete Hues of wallpaper in Canadian milkim-lti*- ing some of Ihe higher grades of wallpaper which havr hitherto been imported, and a further Improvement in quality of Canadian wallpaper* which already en joy an en viable reputation The export trade BOW eai ried on will, it is hoped, he further developed John T. Chasney, who concluded the negotiations on behalf Of the Hritish Company, is vice-president nf the Canadian company. The company's offices arc in the Metropolitan Huilding. Toronto. ARE ENLAROINO CALGARY RI8CUIT PACTORV The Independent Biscuit (V, Limited, recently •*r gani'/.ed in Calgary, under the iiiauagcrahip of Hsrve) Shaw, are remodelling ami adding a fourth fl»»«»r ' the three-storey huilding. fill x 114 feet, which thev have laken over in lhal city. They are installing one reel oven and one travelling oven and are ecplippMn* the plant with the latest machinery so that it will h as tiD-todatc as any in Canada. The company will employ aUul 100 people at Ihe start and will have branches in Kdmonton. Ssskalooi Hcgina. Moose Jaw, Vancouver and Victoria, the nr irniii/.atioii In ing about the same as the obi Northwt kI I'.Ss'iiji Co. NATIONAL BISCUIT EXPANDS. The National Hisciiit Company of Canada, Lid recently purchased outright lhe Tclfer Hisciiit Com pany, Ltd., Toronto, The latter will continue lo opei ate as the Tclfer Hisciiit Company, Ltd.. without change of personnel, Mr. W. II. Q, MaeKaeherii. general manager for Ihe past two years, continuing io that capacity. Thc Tclfer Hakcry ia the only biscuit or hakim* concern in Canada in whieh the National Hisciiit Com pany is interested, directly or indirectly. Canadians will be employed in alt the activities nl the eompany and Ihe nroducts of Canadian farms an•' mills used to thc fullest extent. The latest machinery is bo'ng installed fmmedintelv. and the most modern and efficient baking methods pill into operation, Uigust, 1927 THE RE BHITISII COLUMBIA- TAILER -AI.BRKTA- YUKON 19 TEA MARKET. A prominent Lon Ion tea broker gives the follow* ing report in a circular on the alatistleal position o! ihe market! Stocks at the end of June at 145,0*00,000 are approximately 9,250,000 li ss than last year n figure which is :t,lS)0.lSS) under the lowest point' touch- ini <>ti July 1, Northern Imlian shipments to tlie United Kingdom at the eml of June slum- a falling off nf 6,500,000. Willi only n small increase of about I (M)0,000 from Ceylon and other producing count ne-i showing smaller shipments, stocks at the end of the present month should ahow a further decline of 5,. iHHi.iKNt to 0,000,000, if consumption and export li-.* urea continue on thc same scale Considerable lutorost is be ng paid to the Indian crop. Different estimates place the shortage from irliie lo twelve million pounds this year. According to reports from different houses iu I.,union estimates for the eurent season are eonserv- nlively based ou a total crop of 1.4HMKMI pounds, which, given reasonably favorable weather, is likely In lie largely exceeded, ho that, in view of the im* proved price* now obtainable in the I ami.bui market, and the strong statistical position of tea generally. ilnre is every reason to anticipate favorable results nf the working for Ihe current year. Notwithstanding an increase in world's produc lion nf 30,000,000 in 192f». whieh caused a drop in the market towards thc end of last year, the world's COB* Ktltnptton, more particularly in OUlside markets, more lhan absorbed this increase. Canned Foods. A large part of the current trading in canned foods is for the actual needs Ol lhe moment, and thi* phase of the market indicate* a healthy summer demand for jobbing pan-els of nearly every sort Some *»f the packs which were in heavy surplus as to carry aver arc not so active now, as previous purchases have supplied distributers with enough to take care of current oul lets, since, sizable blocks were ac<;iiiivd instead of taking new packs, Outside of these products, the si/e and the frequency of the buying orders "'dieate that jobbers are not overstocked with tin- general line of staples. Loral and Interior dealers arc in the market most of thc lime ami they often ■*'|Utre prompt shipments, indicating that there is real need for replacement. There is less haggling alwul priees, and brands are substituted when those which arc preferred are not cosily discovered, Retail ■mllets are good ami while no particular drive is being made by grocers. Ihey are moving canned food* lit -seasonable volume. Not Market. The demand throughout the list is imt important ns pressing needs are not urgent ami there is no de *irc to cover now for early fall outlets. Consumption IS lighl, un it usually ia during hot weather. As a Renerai rule, stocks of shelled ami nnshclled nuta nre not heavy. California walnuts are so closely sold UP that quotations are nominal. California almonds" ("e lubl steady as there is less than normal compel* '"Ion from imported lynes. Filberts are not being sacrificed hat are mostly a spot proposition nines foreign markets arc held so lirm that they do not attract much attention. There have been no further developments in Itraxil „uts. THE GROWTH OF "PACKAGE GOODS" POPULARITY. By John Spiuld.ng Black, Advertiaing Manager, "Salada Tea." It Ih hard to realize the change that haa taken place la tie distribution or rocMlBtuffa in the last twontyOve yeara. becauie we have adjusted ouraelvea to each change as tt came and have taken It for granted* without rurther thought. One important feature In the awing from bulk to packaged goods-* rom uncertain quality to standardized quality—from man> differing pricea to one generally accepted fair price. Of course. I am speaking generally here, and with reference only to certain commodities that have been affected in this way, Hut the change that has taken place In the merchandising of a few oomoditles illustrates the tendency resultng f.om modern economic conditions. The elimination of waste has been an urgent necessity to the public, retailer, the manufacturer and* the producer. Waste effort, waste time, waste material, waste spac«i. All parties have contributed their share and co-operated to this end. but I believe the manufacturer was the first to Initiate the policy or standardization and elimination of waste on a law scale, poslbly only with the help of widespread advertising. Quality was standardized, methods of distribution, production and manufacture was standardised* as were prices to the public, to the merchant and to the jobber The public were acquainted with the superiority of products produced under these conditions, and soon came to look for nnd demand uniform and reliable quality at certain prices. A great saving and benefit resulted to all concerned. A few of the benefits that standardisation brought about are *\\unctimes lost sight of In the heat of an argument over the smaller gross profit allowed an package goods compared with bulk. Take (he case of tea ns a fair example—$23 000,000 was spent by the pubic, 1 roughly estimate, last year on the pur* chase <»• tea. Tea is not an Inconsiderable Item1 In a grocery store, and Is one that goes far to advertise a merchant's reputation tf he supplies to his customers really reliable tea that does not vary in quality or flavor from year to year. And this is where standardisation and uniform packaged teas have made It possible lor merchants to hold tholr own business, despite the InilMdl Of peddlers by supplying good tea a a reasonable price. The ease and economy to the grocer In handling standardised package teas are ve.y pparent. No epense hits to be borne on acount or shrinkage, waste, overweight, wrapping, string and the greatest of all. selling expense. These Items would differ greatly accordng to the merchant and lh4. local circumstances, but 5c per pound would be a conservative figure lo cover these charges I believe, on the average. The margin on bulk tea Is and must be larger than on package tea. because there are these expenses the grocers nre put io tn selling bulk ten. Tho actual profit and the wisdom "I selling bulk lea Is something that every grocer must decide for himself. The phenomenal and consistent growth of package lea tn Ihe favor of the public Is a fact. II Is not ehanee or advertising that Is responsible, The pub lie have found they get better value, better tea and mor? unlfonn quality In branded packages than In bulk. Most merchants nre I'reo from prejudice and view the caaa with common sense. It lifts a burden of expense an dresponslbll. liv from lhe grocer to be able to supply his trade with a widely known nnd demanded trade-marked article on a margin that makes satisfactory profits possible with rapid and easv slock turns, al a minimum of effort and expense. DRESSED POULTRY FROM THE UNITED 8TATE8 Under the authority of Section 47 (a) of the Customs Act nnd Order lnrv digger Ale. Ine, reports for »ls month* end ed June 30, 1927. net Income ol $1 273,f.2* after Inicn-Ht, ■!• prestation antl Fcd-eral ISSeSi equivalent to 12 H2 a ihs' earned on (»IO,ti!H ahnrea of no par atork This coinpai' with IMS.40S. or 11.9*3 a share on 139 177 shares OUlllandlns In first hall ol I92« Net Income for the June quarter um 1766,419 after above chance*, equal to $1 7i» a share on l> fi!»l shn.es w stock. comparliiK with fftON.lns, or $1 m t slut' on 4SS.498 iharwi In precedlns quarter, and H97.«o3. or I* |: a Mhare on 139,177 Mimic* In *ecnml quarter of prcvltMi* -.•■.** MERGER OF PIANO MANUFACTURING FIRMS ARRANOCO. ity an arrangement recently effected the Nordhelnv1 Piano nnd Music Co., Limited ,nnd llelnuuiann A V0„ I*1"' lied, Toronto will be mcno-il under the name or the Ial1'1 on January I next. The two eompanlea are anion* the olde*** buMlnraa houae a in Canada, Ihe former, having heen foundet! hv Ahraliniii ami Samuel Nonllielmer in 1140, nmi (he lattci hv Theodore A. Helnfwnann In iHf.ii. itoih eompsnlei havi hulll up a Sue reputation for the quality or their product h The two builneissi win continue under the present aim- aaetiient until the end of lite yenr. Uifjurt, 1921 THE RETAILER IIIUTIHH 00L.UMB1A-ALBBRTA-YUK0N 21 OOOD WORKMANSHIP IN PACKAGE WRAPPING Telling several sin*-, in package wrapping a clerk should nol commit is one ■*»> of getting at what con six's in skill in this phase of one's work Paper should I,,,i he wasted. When paper is wastetl. there is nearly always waste labor, also. Tearing off ton little paper, struggling v\\*illa the package to make it go ami Ihe iiiatlei|uatc paper then failing, maybe gelling the pack itge wrapped only to have the customer discover its in- s. < niity and »**i>- for further wrapping, is inefficiency nu M-lf-respcctiug clerk will long lei himself be disc.iv el'Sd in Tearing off a corner from the roll, for a small pack, nge, is an inefficient halrit frequently observed. The im \\t clerk tears it tiff even, then tears again, to get the v. iilth of paper he needs tlet iu the habit of tearing off pieces thc full width, If bags are used, pick Ihe right size This is particularly necessary where the customer is buying by weight. Two pounds in a three pound bag make the quantity seem smaller to the buyer; he may be unjustly suspicious of short weight Wrap packages so that the store's advertisement will be iu sight on tht* wrapping paper This may be incidental advertiaing, but it is valuable just the same, i'ii street cars, walking along the street, other people will observe milady's bundle ami where she bought it If milady is a person of some social standing, she »ill be a walking testimonial for the slore at Mich times. I>oii'I start to wrap purchases until you an- certain the customer has purchased all she wants Have a thought for the vehicle in which tin* customer will travel home. Is it the family flivver? Then a small box may be just tlo thing satisfactory to the eusN mer nml time saving for the clerk When you have n difficult to wrap article, always taken into consideration the customer's conveyance. .Some very difficult to wrap things it is possible to take to the customer's ear unwrapped, Haa the customer in his arms small unwrapped nrtielex purchased al other stores? Maybe he doesn't deserve the accommodation, but offer to wrap these up with Iris purchases of you. He'll appreciate the favor, ami rich reward iu gootl will will accrue Use enough string to hold the package firmly tight. See that your string is crossed evenly, I-corn how to Judge accurately the quantity of wrapping paper needed. Taking too much or too little is not necessary, A competent clerk need rarely make any sueh error The proprietor of the store probably supplies you with more than one weighl of paper ami more than one quality of string or cord. Generally speaking, the heavier the article wrapped, the heavier the paper and Miiug need to be. Adapt paper snd twine to the arti* •le; not lo is to be wasteful or inefficient, Don't sec how many articles you can manage to sell unwrapped. You can work a surprising number into the customer*» hands, if you set out to -it's a fact <-iisily demonstrated Do you want to though? You know what happens again and again when a person tries to carry a number of blocks several unwrapped poekages of'different shapes and sizes She drops wmo, alwnys with annoyance and often with actual damage, Some of her feelings are hound to go baek to the store whieh didn't wrap for her. Let voui- first guide he the customer's own interest. Strive to give her thea ssistancc iu wrapping you would like if in her place. How quickly ean you wrap a package? Done so fast that the package is improperly wrapped and poorly wrapped is not efficiency; go slow enough to do the job well. Still, wrapping is a job for swift hands and lingers. No clerk is an expert until he can put speed into his wrapping, Check yourself up by your sidekicks in the store and other stores. If you're a laggard, practice for speed. WE ASK THEM-YOU ANSWER," Hy JOHN C. CUTTING. 1.—NV hat food did Capt, Charles I mid be vg carry on his non-stop flight from New York City to Paris, ami do you know of any reason why ham sandwiches arc not delicious for any meal, regardless of whether you're a "high- llyer' 'er not? 2—Do you consider a substantial meat diet. helpful iu aelriev ng feats of physical prowess, ind have you ever heard of Gertrude ESderle? 3.—Give the name of any boy in Vancouver, Canada, who wouldn't like to lead the National League iu batting for six years, and have you ever hoard of Ijtogers Horrisby refusing to eat a steak? 4.-What simple food is served to invalids ami convalescents, ami is not beef ami lamb broth nppct'tfitig ami nourishing for healthy humans? 5.—What nation of the Far East is seeking to change its soldier ration from an exclusive vegetable diet ttt include some meat, and do yen enjoy looking at Japanese prints? ti,—Name any rl tailer in Hritish Coltimb'a anywhere- -who ean derive 25 per eent. protit on his selling price by adding 25 per eent. ti. his eost price. S, -What natural factor beyond human control must packers and dealers absorb, respectively, in selling meats, and will a Palm Beach su t shrink if rained on? 9.— Should dealers keep records of their business, and why arc the newspaper eolunr.ts of classified advertising choked with markets for sale? 10.- What meals are in great demand now. ami when customers ask for them are you Kendy-to-Serve? 11,—Now YOU ask one. NATIONAL CA8H REGISTER CO. The National Caah lleglster Co. reports consolidated net porfltn for the six months ended June 30, 1927, after all ev- pensea .depreciation and taxes, Including reaervo for current federal taxes, of $3 302.106 16 compared with $3,167,580.70 for tlie same period of l»26. The proflti tor the six months are equivalent lo *$3 per share on the total outstanding common A stock, double lhe dividend requirement for Ihe period. Dividends on this stock are being paid at lhe rate of $3 por annum. 22 THE RETAILER BRITISH C0LUMBIA-ALB1RTA -YUKON August, 1927 JHE CIRCLE-BAR line of hosiery is lhe shortest distance between tell and sell . . . it reduces sales resistance, accelerates buying and pyramids profits. Write for full particulars-Today. Mono tor mon, womtn and children In pure thread •ilk, •IIS and wool combinations, botany wool, Rayon, mercer- latd Halt and caahmere. CIRCLE-BAR KMTTIM00.,LT0. Kincardine, Ontario Mills at Kincardine and Owen Sound, Jlliliilllli.ilillli j|!|||if|||l||!|[ IlIlllllliiB ,.!vi h:!;:. >' ;u, H^r^.!' :k August, 1937 THE RETAIL!! imtTISII COMIMIUA-ALBBIITA-YUKON 23 Drygoods and Footwear Trimming Well to the Fore in New Season's Modes Braid Tinsel Effects, and Fur Noveltiei Appear in New Fall Lines. Tin fall and winter of 1927 will be a big season for lira ills and tr minings, and the popularity nf rhinc- stone decora!ions nnd tinsel effects will continue iu popularity. In new* apparel creations the wide Use of every iy!r and eolor in braids, and fur edgings, and fur in die I builds are noted in the newest models Clipped calfsk n is now a popular novelty, and many varieties of tinsel braids with or without sill; combinations. It is forsccn that the fall season will open wild very uide, heavy flat braid* on I'If hi broadcloth, and various forms **f wool dresses. In thc exclusive trade, lighl weight broadcloth in plain colors, w II lead and exhibit varying widths of wide herenles or nrll tary braids in groups in the costumes, New belts on fashionable outfits an* of the saii.< braid used in embellishing a dress or cloak, ami cvci wool and loose w caved sport suits of s Ik. ttf the tin I rimmed variety, display a braid belt some two inches iu width, with a braid lie of narrower width fastening lhe open-neck collar. ln the cloak Irade it h observed that bra tis are t i be u>cd in place of tucks or folds, to outline fiillnes.-s nver the hips aa well as to trim fronts, collars nnd KleeVej, and the front edges of long cloaks exhibit t wide braid facing, or group of several widths of braid. lift often similar in color ami style to the plainer braids tied for trimming the garment. Full SWrt a Effect. The incoming of full skirts has had another iff feet ou braids Not only tlo Ihey bring in a with* variety nf trimming, but with two-piece morning ami after noon nml sport fails appear tendencies lo crosswise effects in vealees. blouses ami jumpers, which exhibit; from neek to hip. alternate crosswise bands of wide braid and the silk or wool dress materials exactly matching in eolor. A w'de braid, buckled or fastened, constitutes Unloose belt whieh now eneircles a garment midway between the natural and the recent elongated waist line Simple eont suits .trimmed on the collar, sleeves nnd eoat edge snd above the skirt hem with flat braid? in a single width or group of two widths, ma ntain the present vogue for matching dn\\ss gootls with braids of 'he same hue. while dresses also carry out this style, snd live as many tm eleven rows of braid, of varying widths, around aleeves. and seventeen around the dress from the shoulder lo below the waist. Such dresses "re -aught in. a eounle of inches below the hist mw <»f brad, by a braid belt or slightly wider style It is to la* noticed that blaek satin garments use a great deal of silver and blaek tinsel braid both for trimmings and as a broad sash, showing below an irregular bolero effect and facing ends of satin drapery at one side. Interest in Ombres. dust as felt hats often show bands of braid to match that used on ensemble costume of wool, so velvet and sal in hats show trimmings of tinsel braid to eorres- pond with that employed on such apparel. But, while the season will begin with ensemble effeets "n dresses aiul their braid trimmings, there is also a marked in. terest in omber effeets, as, for Instance, several shades of eator ami beige braid on a broadcloth of beige, or rows of omber braid used on a gown whieh matches one of the tones. .More elaborate gowns show a tendeny toward rich color effects and contrasts in braid trimmings, and ai plain-surfaced Roods of a single eolor grow with winter demands, the use of r'ch-Bued eont rusting braids will increase to relieve their monotony. That decorative vestees will be considerably worn is demonstrated by the faet that blacks and white flat braid in varying widths connected by fngotting is on the market in widths adapted to the length of a vestee or sweater, and these crosswise stripes lend an effective finish to an all-white or blaek costume, Sometimes they appear with a white skirt and blaek eoat, and sometimes with a black satin eont and a sk'rt of wide. flat braid, connected by faggoting and hanging like r< pleated skirt. Even the ubiquitous scarf and shawl is either furnished in braid str'pes or is more or less trimmed with brai<)s of a sort to harmoni/.e. either in matched color or contrast with the lint or costume with which it will be worn, TANNING IN CANADA. Accord*ng to Canadian tanners, the industry is getting tin its feet again for the first time since 1920. At present there is an actual dearth in available hides, which accounts for the sharp increase in hide priees which predicates a correspond'iig increase in the price of leather when tannery stoeks now on hand have to be replaced. The present year, it is stated, is the first time siner* 111211 when tanners have not had to eomlVOte with accumulated supplies of war-time leather. Conditions in the Cnited States largely govern the Canadian market, Tt is estimated the total hides on hand. raw. in process and finished is 10,845.000, as against 17.309,000 at the end of 1923, a decrease of G.464.000 hides. A 24 THE RETAILER I1RITIHII COLUMBIA—AMfHftTA---YUKON August. 192", Dry Goods Market Report Primary cotton goods markets are in a stage of advancing prices on many lines where attention had not been given to the rising cost of eotton. it is now believed among agents that high cotton for the coming season is a reasonable- certainty, ami mills are insistent upon preparations beng matle now to provide proper prices on which goods may be based for late delivery, Advances initiated on colored coarse yarn cottons, flannels, blankets, ehambrays. ginghams, bleached cottons and many other lines are spreading steadily. Buyers are watching developments without being interest, ed enough to come forward * n anv marked way to cover late requirements to forstall higher values. They are fairly well provided in many cases into ami through September. Prints and Ginghams. Advances made on printed lines have not become general as yet and buyers do not appear ttt consider a price advance as anything tit worry about In any ease few of them are ready to place orders at old prices with a view to eover'ng late requirements, Tu some extent this may be due to the constant color and design changes made necessary in meeting market de. mends. The low end of ginghams has become stronger to thc extent that some lines are now being advanced following any fair sized sale. The higher end is attracting rttb- attention although manufacturers using gingham as a raw material will soon be ready tn operate, Prices on ginghams are far under a fair mar ket parity, and advances arc generally expected when ever mills are ready to SCCOpt business for later tlcliv ery . Wide Sheeting Curtailment. The wide sheeting situation is such that a little curtailment of production at the present time eould read* fly place the market in a position where prices could be advanced to a basis of profit. Thc facts are pretty well known to mills and agents and it remains to be seen to what extent relief ean be afforded previous to further difficulties 'n getting prices to n parity the market should be able to support. Raw Bilk Steady. Haw silk markets reported as sternly in Yokohama, ln thc local trade moderate buying continued on aboul [is low level as any quoted in three years. Should any harp turn occur in the buying of silk fabrics it is con. cded that current raw silk values would soon change Buyers of silk goods are purchasing moderately for full. The heavy qualities are still being cut up for coal* ing purposes quite freely ami silks for eoat linings are being used more freely. More business has been developing in drnperie,* and bedspreads of rayon content for future del Very. Incidentally, it is stated that mon interest is being shown by some buyers of white cotton goods. Many mills went so freely into the rayon lines that low grades nre plentiful and irregular'in priee. Consumers appear to be renewing their interest again in the all white goods that can be laundered at little cost compared with the cleaning of costlier goods. The very line qualities of rayon draperies are beginning to sell much belter to retail buyers looking ahead to fall sales in August and to normal fall business. NOMI-WUfift'-X-X^ ,, tf^HEMOBE" " At Seem By Je&ineftte t'x-ft-xii****-----^ Beach pajamas are no longer a novelty, and \\ >r\\ clue is lhe ensemble of beach coat matching the hath ing suit. When this is worn the suit is usually a brlglu affair of printed silk worn over a knitted Otie-pieii wool suit At the upper etlge of ihe narrow width tin ii as elaborate or simple a material as you wish B»m« • of tin. prettiest have a six inch bonier of contrasting variety, arc worn, ami a clone fitting rubber cap The woman who goes in for fails finds the rubber necklace, bracelets, a rubber boutonuiere ami pven .-. rubber scarf all give a novel appearance to tin- beach garb. When your vacation is to be taken on the water tin simplest low •■heeled shoes, a siillg felt hat Worn with a plain wool sports frock or a sweater ami plaint. I shirt ate most comfortable under the top eoa! A semi-formal evening dress is used for dinner on the larger steamers. Of e,tnr*-e if you go iu for golf or tennis your g<> ing away bag will hold the convenient outfit you like to wear f- r Ihese sports; simple togs these, lhal laki up very little room • SMART MODELS FROM PAMI8. LtH—A smart frock for late lummtr wear It thia drew of •atin Felicia. An interesting attempt at a different type of waiit line la made by the use of a seam several Inches above the belt, whieh Is placed In the normal position st the hip lino* The dross is trimmed with plaited Jabots at ths side. Right—Ths vogue for printed evening gowns, which Is thfl latsst Paris novelty, is well exemplified In thle chiffon In i Stehlsliks des gn called "Leafy lower." It Is combined with plain chiffon. The tailored belt of moire with pearl buckle In a notable feature.. The shirt hss a circular .flounce which •tarts st the shoulder and Jabots down. Utfiist, 1927 THE RE BRITISH COLUIIBIA- TAILER -AhBBRTA-TUKON 25 \\\\\\ the way, why not adapt the latest idea iu sum. i,„-i* wraps to your own needs'] It is simply made, and ,1, so very smart looking* An oblong of crepe or silk ,,i satin that measures across its shortest side just the length of your frock from neck to hem in needed ,!s i liny bit longer in the other direction ami may be dowtl a fold of about eight inches, sc*.v t wo sets of snaps In ,aeli side about six inches apart This forms sleeved lliroltgll which your aims may slip when you don the vvrnpt the rest of the materia! drapes about y.uir figure in thc smart nonchalant manner so popular, your arms holding it ill place Colors ft»r fall have already been announced by ihose who make these importanl decisions, If there is anything in a name such shades as "flash," a medium orange red; "muskinclon," pale yellow, "Araby." l.ria eolta. ami "blue aster." which explains itself, will all be popular, There are "dragon's blood" an I "beeswax" to mid to the list, the latter a curious mils* laid shade; "twine." which is th-- very tint of its namesake; and many charming msy browns such as Spanish et ilar" and "gingcrspico" all alluring enough to make us wish it were time for planning autumn frocks. r&aSoT 80MD COLOR TREND IN KNIT OUTERWEAR Two-piece suits of fancy tops with solid eolor skirls promise t*» bo lhe nn tai sliding trend in women's knit- led outerwear line for fall ami winter This development cornea logcnlly alter the importance of the simlar combination ttf fancy sweaters ami tops with silk skirt** of fine eolor; for the present -mm mer season. This fashion note, at nling to officals of several large houses, permits many vitriol Ions of fabrics lb-owns, tans ami autumnal reds are emphasised as Ih favored colors, llrey. not expected to compete mark idly with VOgilC browns ami reds, is looked upon as n "dark horse" ami tin first weeks of retail turnover Will probably dotrrtli.no whether or not grey will enjoy rt good season or drop ttt the ranks of other ultiplcs. Solid Colors Wanted in Sweaters. In sweaters, the returning popularity of solid col* ors, already noted in men's lines, is repeated In worn iti's goods, Lightweight cashmeres will be featured, olso Angoras of both ■mporled and domestic weaves nnly a light nap is used ami several unusual red ami brown tones are promised Novel flannel combine- lions will be shown in two piece lines, ttf fancy jac •1'iard tops, with skirts of solid color An innovation in the use of elastic belts for slo'rts instead of the "boulder strap arrangement of other seasons. In bringing out the two-piece effect. Ihe knitters nre simply transplanting the summer trend l»» terms of winter, Skirts of crepe have been used with fancy lops of loose weave ami circular ami flat designs, For winter the light wi'igbl jerseys of soVd color will sup plant the silk skirt with novelty having free play in 'he tops. This trend also embraces Ihe use of plttid flannel skirls with black velvet -jackets, the plaid being repealed iu the lapel and te mining. In the quieter ranges, the three-piece cardigan ensemble is emphasized, this type being specially adapt- able lor the brown aud red shades. EASTERN RETAILERS ELECTED TO EXECUTIVE OF R. M. A. Three men's aparcl retailers were elected executive officers ol the Ontario Provincial Board »f the Hetail Merchants' Association of Canada, at their annual meeting held recently in Toronto. These are R. F. Fit/pat rick, clothiii-, Toronto, first vice-president;• F. V, .Met'uil-ey, merchant tailor, Toronto, second vice- president; and .1. I'. Itegg. clothier, Hamilton, third vice president. Another item of interest to the clothing trnde in coiui-etion with this meeting was that it went on record as favoring the complete abolition of the sales tax on wearing apparel and passed a resolution to this effect. This resplution will be forwarded to the Dom- iiiiou Hoard so that the whole Dominion Assoeiation call be lined up to have this tax removed at the next session of Parliament. The resolution in this respect leads: Abolish Sa'es Tax. "Whereas the public press has reported that the net earnings for the fiscal year exceeded the amount anticipated by the Honorable Mr. Hobb, Minister of l-'i nance; "And win teas there is every indication that the vear Itl'JT will be one ol* increasing prosperity, thereby undoubtedly permit ting the .Minster of Finance to again reduce taxation; "Therefore, be it Resolved that this twenty-seventh annual convent ion of the Ontario Provincial Hoard of the It* tail Merchants' Association of ('anada, goes on record as favoring thc total abolition of the sales tax ou wearing apparel; "And that this matter be referred to the Doiuin'ou Convention, to be included in the legislation programme for the coining session; "And that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the Dominion Secretary aud Ontario's representative on the DoliWiiion Executive Council." resenting tho Secretary's report, A. (J. Frame, noting secretary, announced the result of negotiations with the National .Vsosc'latiou of .Shoe Reta'ilers, with a \\'»CW to effecting an affiliation between that body and the Retail Merchants' Association, The proposal made is that the two bodies be merged and that the shoe retailers operate as a seer/ion of the Retail Merchants' Asosciation. in the same manner as the Ontario Retal Clothiers' and Men's Furnishings sec tion, It was also announced that the Toronto Cleuicrs ami Pressors' Association had affiliated with the Retailers' Association, forty members of this business being already members of the R. M. A. Not So Bad, Floorwalker--I CMl't do a thins with Cohen; he has been in three departments ami all he n the other side of the line, retail merehanta' asoclatlons are criticising the direct efforts made by Canadian merchants to get ihe trade of ihe American tourists. It is now a common occurrence to see large plaeards in store windows snd other prominent places, announcing the fact that American tourists are allowed to take flUO worth of "nods, duty free, baek to their own country with them NV bet her it was Ihe prominent display '»f these cards, or other direct efforts to get this American trade, last year, this rule was rescinded, but even then customs officials were advised to disregard the notice to re- scind. and only recently, the ruling was changed, giving Canada the status of •'abroad" in order to allow the ruling to remain in force. Many claim that the Canadian merchant is quite justified in taking whatever honest means he ean, to get trade, while others feel, that sueh things as signs, folders, mid other appeals, are somewhat undignified and that display alone should be resorted to, to get the tourist business. Whichever faction 'is right, a great •leal of missionary work has already been don*>, and most American tourists are well informed of thc faet, that better elass of table linens, woollen blanker** and Kuglish crockery can he purchased in ('anada at an -advantageous price. HANDKERCHIEFS TO MATCH C08TUME THE VOGUE. At the present moment, the most popular item in thc handkerchief world, is the eolored silk or linen handkerchief, to match the costume. Printed linen handkerchiefs have been selling exceedingly well in this States, but in ('anada, there seems to be little favor for these lines. Large department stores have been selling their stocks of printed linen handkerchiefs at half-price, for the s.mplc reason that there his not been a large demand for them. I,ace handkerchiefs with linen centres seem to be the favorite for gifts at present, and these seem more popular than they have been for some time, while plain white linen kerchiefs with spoke hemstitching, double hemstitching and hand rolled hems are also sell ing well in the better class of goods. The fine white linen handkerchief with grey embroidery, and grey embroidered borders is receiving a considerable amount of attention, but not as mueh as during the Christmas season last year. CAN YOU TURN FIRE PROTECTION INTO IMMEDIATE PROFIT. In nearly every city, Fire Prevention Week U featured and some fire prevention work -is carried on by various agencies throughout the year. That is all very line. Mueh good s certainly accomplished. Many business men are inclined to voice, or at bast think, this query: If fire prevention work is to any degree effective, who profits? Do I profit? Here is thc answer: The public in general and the property owner in particular get a tremendous benefit whenever property, which s wealth, is concerned. Most certainly everybody profits when fire prevention work is effective. If you are insured in a mutual eompany. you get n further benefit from fire prevention work, .f fire pre* vent ion is effective in the group with which you are 'nstircd. Mutual insurance pays its fire loose*, pays its open ation expenses, and maintains a surplus fund as a fac tor of safety. Mutual insurance returns the balance ot premiums paid to the policy holders. The savings amount to approximately 25 per cent .of standard rules. Through the Insurance Department of the Hetail Merchant*1 Association Ill's principle is intelligently applied to the needs of the retailer. 28 T H E R B T A I L E R BRITISH 00MIM31A- AI.MKUTA-YUKON August, 1927 Paint for Fall and others ' wUl "Fall" for Paint T3EOPLE are more con* * vinced by what they see than what they hear* Also they are imitative* To show them an attractive paint job is better than to tell them about one. Your freshly painted store front helps to sell, not only more paint and varnish, but every other line you carry. It entices customers in. A painted store smiles, a neglected store frowns. The smile wins. SuUcrlbtii by Palm. Varnlttt •ml Allied Itiurtiu August, 1027 THE KKTAILER BRITISH COLUMBlA-ALBEmTA-TUKON HARDWARE, OIL and PAINTS The Idea Behind "Save the Surface" Campaign Property Protection and Improvement PAINT THIS KAI.I. 1ms bet m a popular mcr- cbnudisng slogan, and tin* activity a lead} becoming evident in tbe pnint trade in every section <»t Canada is but additional proof of thc ever increasing effectiveness of the "Save th«- Surface" campaign, which paint and varnish manuacturerxrs have si sue* cess fully conducted for some years past This sort of eu*opcrat've advertising is of Inestimable value to thc hardware merchant, who sells paint and varni-h and every other surface protection of merit. "Save the Surface" suggests in tin tit's! instance, IMtOTKCTlON, and the people of ('anada have been educated through the medium of this campaign to de sire thin kind of protection With the increasing prosperity of our Dominion, peope have more money to spend for tills kind of protection, ami realise the reasonablenes not the advertis ing While the "Save the Surface" campaign grows more effective with time and experience, ami while plans for the future years will be Oil a more elaborate wale, nil thnt has been done up to this time represent-* a foundation on which the dealer can build a greater paint nml varnish business than be ever Imagined possible The home .be it urban or rural, provide* what llVghl be considered the best Held for paint Or varnish preparations Home owners 'in every community know 'hat pnint and varnish prevents deterioration, Thev know that it adds greatly to the appearance of that home, ami if deterioration is thereby prevented, and 'he appearance improved the value at that home is materially added to, Most of the homes in Canada are on streets or high* ways that are teeming with automotive traffic Th1 "Wiier is therefore more particular about the appear- "'•ee of bis home He also travels by automobile. Ihrough rural communities, villages, towns ami cities, nnd returns with a new 'Idea in mind as to how hi-* '"Hue eould be improved Tbe interiors of these homes nre retting more attention than formerly, for v silors nre more frei|iient now than before the automobile be. came so popular, and then too protection for the interior is equally as impotent as protection for the exter lor. About the home there are other things and possessions that require the same paint protection, gnr- Hges, thc ear. the barn, the inplement shed and the implements therein. lu every community there are public institutions in which the ratepayers, home owners of that community. are interested. It may be a hospital, where paint, lacquer, and varnish can be used, and should be used unsparingly on practically every inch of floor, ceiling, walls and equipment. Cleanliness and protection nre eseiitials here, and the use of proper paint and varnish preparations assures this very thing. In these Communities there are churches, schools, theatres, town halls and other publ e structures such as bridges that claim interest iu the matter of protection. Surely the seven words that form the "Save the Surface" Campaign form a policy of insurance against deterioration thai has a genuine appeal in every eommunity- "Save the Surface and You Save All." Many of the home owners are employed in offices, factories, power plants, stores, ami other bmntess and industrial establishments. They know that paint ami varnish is an eid to both production and morale. The dark dingy store is not very attractive to say the least, and probably a great mnnv people keen as much away from such places as possible. Production ;n fae. toes that are void of tbe element of brightness ami cleanliness that can be obtained by the use of paint, iu almost every instance, cannot be at a maximum ns to oiiality and quantity, The mere idea in thc mind of the mechanio or operator that those who control that nla.nl give no thought to the matter of protection and bright cheerful surroundings, keeps hint from nutting forth bis best effort. The office that is sp;e and span ami is kept that wav by the frequent use of paint and varnish, is occupied bv a staff of bright, nle-ri emplov ees. while all those who are obliged to frequent such offices are at on*c favorably impressed. The progross'vo hardware merchant in every eom- 30 THK RETAILER BRITISH COLUMBIA—AI.HKUTA- -YUKON August, 1927 muiiity iu Canada must first of all be a keen cut bus. iast in the matter of paint protection, ami must set an example for his coiuunity. His store .his home and every other building that he possesses should be an example of the best results that ean be obtained by the use of all thc many preparations that have been mentioned. If that s tlie ease tho prospects for bigger paint sales in that community are indeed bright. There arc hundreds or thousands of potential paint ami varnish customers iu every eommunity who arc being or have been educated as to the value of "surface pro* tec tion," aud Ihey can be induced to use twice or possibly ten times the amount of paint that they have prev iously used. This fall is the logical time to start a bigger "Save thc Surface' 'campaign in your eommuii* ity. Conditions arc more favorable than ever before in the history of our Dominion. An era of prosper ty is evident. It promises to be of greater proportions than all the "good times" that have gone before. Better products, and products for many purposes not previously obtainable, arc plentiful. The "Save the Surface Campaign" has influenced thought. It has established an a nal onwide axiom a truth -save the surface and you save all. I let baek of this campaign with every ounce of effort at your command for Bigger Paint Salea This Kail—f,r Bigger Profits Prom This Department of Your limitless, ll can be done. HARDWARE MARKETS AT A GLANCE Oood Hot Weather Demand.—Vancouver Replacement Orders Are Heavy. The hardware trade in Vancouver territory con tinues to be typrical of hot weather, with a very heavy demand for electric fans, ice cream freezers, etc. Preserving snd canning supplies are also moving well. There is somewhat of a lack of real activity n other lines. Priees are steady and firm all down the line, and there is little indication of pending fluctuations. Piints aad OUs.—The demand for mixed pn nt and supplies is good. Pricea are unchanged. Sash Pulleys.—Prices nre firm and a satisfactory volume of orders are being received. Game Traps.—-Orders for future shipment are being placed by local retailers. Galvanised Sprinklers.—Demand for ths commodity has opened up considerably iu the past two weeks Electric Fans.—This item has been moving at a brisk pace during the past two weeks, and sales this season are expected to be fully up to last year's level Glass and Putty.—Sales are running quite normal. Preen are unchanged. Files.—Tliere is a good movement in mill files. Scythes and Snaths—Requirements for scythes and snaths are comparatively heavy, and the trade is well pleased with turnover in these lim*-. Vacuum Bottles, Jugs and Jan.-Trading in these lines continues to be active and sat'sfactory, Swings.—Demand for porch and lawn swings has been good jobbers state. Bttildtrs' Hardware.—Demand is only moderate, although tliere is considerable estimating being done f m* building work which may develop good s zed requirements. Cow Sprays and Sprayers.—Demand for these In.. continues active and jobbers report business as sati, factory. Baseball Goods, have been more in demand than for many seasons past. New Interesl seems tu l. taken n all sections. Automoble Tires and Accensoriei.—Tire sal s nr> good, having Increated the past week or two, WYI vacation and touring season on. retailers an doing *i good business in tires. Batteries.—Bad *» batteries are in i letfde tl mand. Prices are unchanged Binder Twine.—Sales are holding up quite wi 11, id though there is usualy a falling off in demand at tis time of the year. Ice Cream Pressors.—These are in fair and *»lend\\ demand. Nails and Wire.—The demand B only fair Price*, are well maintained. Corrugated Roofing.— Tins item continm - qui • active. Poultry Netting and Wire Cloth—Wire eloth *iil! in fair demand, but call f<»r |>oultry netting is about over for the season Camp Stoves snd Camp Furniture Tourist dcmai is very brisk, showing greater activity each ittccessivi season. Hunting Togs.—Dealers are placing fall ordei s nou iu good volume. Wrenchei.—Sales are especially good on agricul tural wrenches Pr ecs are steady. Lawn Mowers.—Sales are showing up well In vol nine in this line. Dealers still have good stocks Priei arc unchanged. Electrical Merchand se. No ehange, and msrket steady. Demand for beating appliances and fan*, i good. Sabs of electric irons steady Golf Goods. — A very fast growing demand with ever Increasing Hew customers jnstifieN dealers can ing golf goods in stock Present prices arc attractive ly low. Lamps and Lanterns. — Sales are steady and « good volume. Slocks are well filled mid prices tint Tin.—Demand is steady am! slocks ample prii are steady. NEW OOOD8. ELECTRIC WAFFLE IRON. Made o- cold rolled hIi-H. heavily nickeled nml hlghl) polished. Crldii are cunt of iipcclnl alloy mid do nol reQUln grssse except th* arm time used. Tncy are ipeoial holio« cmmiruction and will bake wnfriwM lu one minute after helm brought to the proper tempera lure, - mam August, 1027 THE li KTA I LER niini.sn oulumbia-albkkta-YUKON 31 HARDWARE PRICES CURRENT The following are prle«e quoted for principal llnee of leading wholesale firms. Prices quotod arc necessarily subject to market fluctuations. M f 1.1:.» lito M 0*** illS MIS &»2& 3(0 42"> b 10 I.tt tt",!* fit «is AMMUNITION, loaded Shot Sheila. Dominion: Ctnutk. il o x M s li eh it a s H s I1** eh imperial* ij i; x 2< » m eh : i » »•** ea. American. I M C M«r*> c*'ub IS Q X SI 11% ob Irlwrn lllRh OUB imi' Arrow 12 0 * Ji * lli eh j'stora Prowler Metallic Ammunition. Dominion ;: ultor Smokelm* j: i.mr amokelasa ;;i, Itillc Hm,»kel«--»e .: i, mot- ueansoS American. ti Short tfmokeloaa .3 i .'Dg amok ale•*** Ml. KlUo Biuokeloaa .... •; t. Uiflr I**?!*-** anvil*—Peter Wright, son** i« i» »•». J4--, ovwr 1» the. Me. AXKS Hoy»* AIM, IH lbe $1S 10 lo 111 10 doi , double bit atee. unhandled. IU 10 to i:;. to dot; huniera um. SH eo <*,>•» . eit,«io mud ■«»• unhondled. |1«10 to 111 00 dot iiauk-ciot, lit ee por ioo ibt lirn.TINCl-.-Uco, rawhide tldea, 11 If; cut I \\t at II41 por toe f»oi. % ot is to por too '"-. ** at t* tt* par 100 loot. llol.TH. CARKlAUR~i>f. loot 11 I I oH llat; over IH In 17H off llal Note naw larger, all tengthe, loat 10 off liat Nolo new hit prl'M In effect Uol.TS. MACHINE— H and omalior up to t In long, loaa 41 off llal; o*er 4 In l*»e v. ..ff llat; «i I?H and % loaa, 10 off llat. Solo naw llat prlcoo In effect BOLTS. SToVE -Uae M off llat liol.TS. TIRB~l.eet 10 add i*% on all if Ita for btoVon parkagea BOARD, Beaver—par 1.000 lo l.OCO feet. Ut 00 por I.00A foot llntl.KUS. RANOEK 3<* *nt« •> •» «••» 111'11,1 UNO PAPER Tarrod. 44 to II »« \\**r r..H. arrurding lo qualll) . plain It 14 lo ll« per nil! MPTTS- Plated. III, antique coppor and 'till braaa flnlah 2«, t SH por pair J-V; 3H * }***, ,>«-r |K«ld. I4c; i<4 * 4H per ptiSr. ne. ttfTTH-Wrought oteei No 104. IHtJU, li 41 par dot: IH i IH It It por dot; 4H * (H. 14 -M Por dot ^Anr■«T pelt-ii ot Mis nn roil rATCIIES, CUPBOARD- Old cooper and •lull la aaa Antah. 110 por ihmtaand niAIN-Cnll R electric wold. Ml. H»*» n»r 100 Iba; H, 111 10 por 100 Tba III 111 M par 100 Ibt HIAIN-Uggli-f. 1*11 I 14. II 00 aach; % i U. |l71 oach ..... rHOPPRKS PrHW-Dnlvereel No e. Ml !• doi: 1'nlvoraat No 1. |l*l 00 dot; Universal No I. |M 10 dot: Dnlvereal No I. IH M dot Home. No M. II10 oweh; Home. No I*. II fl aach CHURNS. RARRRL-Nn 0. Ill TO oach; No 1. Ill 10 oach. No. I, III 10 oach; No. I. SIS TS oach H.BVHI MALLEABLE Var *h 111*0 H/iTHES LINE WIRE Hoc a hundred fret drills mt etock n/i off new list: Marhamllh H-ln SI/I off now llat WAVWTROItmi—Por 100 foot. Mn. I»?t it*-in, MM: iMn. 17.11. „, . Pll.RS- Greet Waatorn. 11% off llat; Rlark niamooA War, nff llat OARDRN HOSSJ~Tn 10 ft tonttha un* ''••uplod—Tormliial City H-l" " s P.*, «'° ' \\An i I ply. HMO; Wire bound, H-l'» » ,*> Hv, I1VR0; \\.\\n, « 4 |,|v, |t»W; co'rutatcd. Vln % l p|y, in ,jo: su, % * ply, |M t,0: Vln il p|y. Hi |A roiTn.mOB ATACMRn-H-n. H-m. Hln. llo ii-#t»t. M . OAVR TRAPg-Vlctnr par doi No •. 11 M: 1. || |0; |U |4|0; I. M 40; I. *** M a N~d«t tin 0. HII; 1. liw: I*- WJSl I. HOM: I. 114 40 ... , Jump-No 1. por dot 1110: IH. •«••: *■ nt*- t ilia uivnirp p„r *„. Mtrs »i-Hiv» aires. 4 ■0 ttn- ft m 1171: ••Ifl 13 00; lln IITI. ''O|»n?t0ATRT> TRR-Por doton W.l[^- a. PAINTt and on A lltONH. SAD, COMMON-Per 100 fta- U?sli\\a*i**AUmwSmal£t C Ibt tnd over Wc; S. 4, and I Iba. Mc ■randram-Hondoraan ,-J^Nt1!^Ni^l«VJ00',b'~1,/4"'n M00; P" "En«,l>h" wiin'r' SSSWS JZJ3J8 l^i Jf» eJiurw *m* iMn.. ia B-H "Knillah" whIM 4.M IlloN. BLACK SllbKT-ptr lOOIba.-- II n.H Rxterlor Oil 8hlnglo Stain- gutgt, |4 Wl M fungi l».Wl 1**2« ««"«-'. Ordinary colora. In 4 gal. eant 111' M.IO; n K»»ttf. tl*."). Greent tnd Oreye, In 4 gal. ctnt..-_ I.M IKON, UAI.VANIZKI) SIIRKT-Por .100 lb-. H.H Anchor Shlnglo Sttln-^ :i Ruute Amoru-an or hnjrUah, |..2*i; 24 OHlntry colora. In 4 gtl cana M I.M t»ut^. •«::.; 1*20 gauge, %*U Oircnt and Oroyt, in 4 gtl. cana I.M KNOU-H. UIM DOOU-Japanned. |3.25 per PAINTS On* OalloM |.AMr rillMNEY8-A. RCMll^ Ordinary colora. In 1 gtl. etna JK8 II 10 per dot ; A. per dot |L40; B. per ctaa Mart|n fc „ -|nt 4 w * ?0M.U?J2r t*■'. BjJuJm J.\\1 „i»in Mart,n 8pnour Neutono whlto 1.71 |.ANTKRNS-Short or long globe, plain. Mtrt)n ^now Neuton, co|or ,„ III 10 dot; i*tMM*X WW- Martin Senour Soor paint -..» 4.11 UWNMOWRR8-. Sherwin Wllllant, whlto 4.11 Rmpraeja, II o %VaSa.imM.U * \\ oisae, gherwln wiilltmt, color : -.- 4.40 lUTfc. 14 •* ft blade, IlllOi l» * * '•••'rt-B sherwln Wlllltma. porch 4.M IK ll; 2« i ' Made IH oo. Sherwln Wiilltmt, floor * 4.11 STAR—MO wheel. I knlvea. each, U-ln .,..TTV__ p._ IM -.. , a54?*l2 il^ffiaS'&iffii M " ^ W? barrels, ioo lb. SJ!l|tt n •» 70: 14-ln, I10SB; l«*ln., Ilioo. ... . .. * „ MATTOCKS -lick. M 40 do.; Cutter. gag Ijoaj ^^^^=1= IS "vuf? WIIIK -BOM, M U fob. Vancou- Tlna | Iba 1.40 '^ffik-Sff/i1? ib^iM?SUT' uNs^io..^-" -oJSf .V.«K*Vi»ISri «i li io aach\\ gal »c BtW, 1 lu 2 barrela - 11.11 l'INR TAR--1 got 1110 each. M gai w J |() 2 ^^ u| •"n^ABTPn OK PARIS-Il 10 per 100 Iba LEAD, WHITE IN 011^- Par IM »0 im?5l?D ^W.-lUcSPc.rr..«t. Bfb MN Iba. to 1 ton fU.ll ?^t^! ft ir r Nod • ssA fisss T K ffl SSi SW^AVllI tb. VARNISHRJ. Onj^ S. ! m tl..*** «■?*. n«p th Klaatlc, NO. 1 , -....f t.ao "IBS- K;'M,,,'n,.„u. ..... mi **-ssJ£,« •■** J:8 " Kr'i& «a - -gyw » ** MMiu nrchi nat head 70/10 off acrewt Mc oach; 8ot acrtwa Mo etch; Mo* SCREWS -BH0M nat noto «/ fc „ Mtchlnt nut 7lc mA llat: brtght roond head, W /sgronujj BATTERIES-Hot Shot |I.M oaob. Hat head M/10 off llal. twnaa m».n BOOT8~Tlro 4-ln. ft.tl aaeh. io 10 off Hot BUMPERS—Hoover Twlnbar, Ill.M each. SCREW CAPS--M off Hat CAP8~Radlator. |1 00 etch. BORSWi SET- 40 off ttat CARBORUNCLUII-Vtlva rinding l-oo. M ropm« AND.^^^ff/Sr dCARRlE8-Luggaga. coltapalble IIMI eaeh. Ill SO per doa S JOhM or n«n*- » CEMENT—Radiator. Hlb Wonder Work* ^icoora-Moose No. 4 &%«>*& %,h •rc*HAiN!&w..d iouh MM aaoh: MilH 117 jo do. ; NO. M1{|«MM * No R ," - ,7^0ilch; IU4 17.70 each; Mil MM eaeh; Alt above In black flnlah. k, M00 eaeh. Leaa 10%. . , _.tt SOLDER H * H ««" Wft Mc pfr »' RID O SKip-MalH M.11 ^palH IWH Um, U**' per »' .^ „ 1AA n,._u Inch. MM pair: I4HH 14.10 pair; Mt4 Mil pair. SPIKRBn PRWSSBD-ror \\*t n»B-H i™"* n%i )iM a*ir. t**** w%. mwK m . .,,. tum ™ M M H»" »VL 11B0 per 100 oJuNERS. WINp8HIRLD--Preate |I.TI Staples- (Mlnnl-eed ffiP^uftA nSSttlnZ •"»»: Raln-R-Day, 11.10 each. n,J, in Mil k-r-ia: galvani.od poultry netun». co1L8-8ptrk alngle MM each; 8perS ...ts." m% »-•«: "•"",- -£,«»-» »ta,]-.«*isr4£s 1/11 lie etch; % S4e each; U Me aaen, % 11.70 each. Bttn S3 SS8i k.. . nit -OA !!M#pte% JR. ss .!.• itico'lo. !*'»'' oi«rn. •*».-."" '-.A .,.,.,. .,-»,. No Ml M00 each No. Ifl •'••0 ete». Hot lll.oo e.-rh. Snow Bird t«PP<*r TIUB lla o»eh: Hal-PI. Me aaa*. Electric, *i^***M*. THE RETAILER BRITISH OOLUMBIA-ALHBRTA-YUKON August, l!H THE TINLES8 CAN. The Problem of Corroeion of Tin Cana aa Affecting Food Producta Situation. Tin cans arc made of tin plate. Tin pint-* ll rolled iheei steel, usually Deisemer grade, coated with tin Thll aetlon on goods packed, stored or canned in those eoatslBsn is complicated by the large number or factors OBtertHS into tho hot dipping. l»uo to Increasing prices of tin metal nnd thc Invention of the "tinning machine." the amount of Un uaed per unit of n;ea of tin plate, has considerately decreased in the Inst decade or so. It Is understood nt the beginning that It la an exceedingly difficult matter to form a perfectly con tlnuous coating of (In over the Iron base metal. Mlllscale In elusions rolled Into the sheet will cause Imperfections and holes In the final lln sheet. Unclean steel plates wilt be imperfectly coated and numerous other factors will work or tend against the production of a steel plate base covered with nn absolutely continuous covering ol tin which has no pin holes or uncovered Iron spots. Causes ef Corrosion. It Is commonly conceded that when tin plate Is exposed to atmospheric Influence, corrosion takes place most rapidly at those points where Iron Is exposed. Small electrolytic cells are set up, nnd the corrosion of the Iron plate is actually accelerated hy the presence of the tin. Due to their post tion In the single potential scale of metals, when in eontaet with an electrolyte. Iron and lln will funeiton as a battery, iron being the anode nnd tin the cathode, The tendency will. therefore, be for the Iron cither to oxidise or disintegrate and for corrosion to be accelerated. Corrosion can proceed so far as to actually cause holes to form In the tin plate at those points at which we hnve uncovered Iron. No Subatitute for Tin Available Although this would seem to Justify the conclusion that the tin can leaves much lo be desired ns a perfect container for preserving foods. It Is well to remember that there Is not available at the present time as good a substitute whlrh hsa all the commercial features of the tin can. Class containers would eliminate corrosion, but they are not suitable or adaptable for cheap shipping and transportation. Paper containers will not ordinarily stand processing of roods. Metal containers other than those made of tin plate, bring along their own corrosion problems. They arc also more rosily. Tin cans arc relatively cheap because of the quantity In which they are made and consumed. Commerchilly, It Is fo be observed, that even with defeats the lln can is more or less adai-fed to a great many different food products. Food product losses due to can failures bulk very large In actual money, although the percentage of cans falling Is low. An estimate of the site of the Industry can he gained from the statement Hint each one of us Is responsl ble. dlreotly or Indirectly, for the destruction of a can per day every day In the year through our consumption of the contained food products. A factor to be considered In lln cans and Iheir use Ih tho thought that In many cases the use of tin In cans Is decora live. At other times it is, or should be protective. In the electroplating or metal eont Ings on hase metals, extensive experience has shown thnt the most Important fac tor In the production of corrosion resistant platings Is the preparation of the hase metal. The best preparation of (ho base metal ts usually obtained not by chemical, but hy ma chanlcal surfacing methods. Hy nnology II should follow that the best preparation of a metal surface which Is to be coated by hot dipping In a bath of another metal would be a mechanically produced surface. Samples of mechanically surfaced tin plate on examination were found to be more continuous as far as the tin coating was concerned. The amounl or tin was considerably more than that on Conner's plate. Tin cans made of mechanically surfaced plate were uaed for canning foods in experimental lots. They showed up to better advantage than cans made of ordinary tin plate. Conctusione. Investigation has shown that preserved food products Have corrosion effects on the tin plate of tin enns, The corrosion effects nre of three varieties discoloration, perforation and etching. Discoloration is largely the result or sulphide formation It is objectionable from the aesthetic viewpoint, Perforation is the result of electrtlytla action, it causes tin* Iohh oi *.,,,-.■,, the container sad the enclosed food products The poeallai phenomenon of potential reversal and Its effect on parfui ation has hem noted and described Ktrhlng Is the remili ,,* chemical solution of the tin of ihe tin plate it Increases th, tin content ot the food Tin salts are not harmful to Un> human system; they are non poisonous Tin Is not cu nui I.t live In metabolism Heavier lln coalings on lln plate woutil not eliminate d coloration, bui the effect would be redaeod. Perforation would he delayed by heavier coatings Etching would not b affected. lacquering or enamelling of cans practically ottmtm discoloration, but perforation is accelerated Elchllii ; SiHntaated practically by this method Paper liners tn cans of foods products which discolor badly have been of considerable commercial ah) i h >* papers containing line are objectionable, as sine compound In foods are harmful to (he human system Parchment ps pari without line salts have beep Used successfully, particu larly in the case of ***** foods The paper liners In use elf eel the potentials gene.Med In cans between Iron and tin r>* trodoa. The mechsnlam of tht action of parchment paper liners Is not quite clear BREAO ANO CANNED 00008 HAVE BROUGHT GREATER FREEDOM TO HOUSEWIVES. Play Prominent Part in 20 Billion Dollar Annual Grocery llll and Art Two of 1? Items Comprising 76 Per Cent, of American Food Bill. a recent compilation of food statistics made by a prom Inent New York brokernge house allows that over twent) billion dUlai* Is spent annually for groceries by American housewives in •« list of l* Mem* which comprise T6 per eeni oi the American food bin are to be found milk, wheat flour sugar, potatoes, egg-*, wioat bread, io rr*>»m coffee, canned vegetables, apples, caaaad fruit*, pork a»h, esiekeas ••* «lu< 14 which have an influence on the buying habits of the American housewife. Such a small but necessary staple commodity M yeast ,for example, l«* purchased dally lit groeer] Itores I*" thousands of housewives who use It as a health food for themselves and iheir ramlllen and forms a vital part of ltn grocer's service which housewives look for and appreciate It is estimated that the aterage wag,- earner upends 13 ' per cent, of his income on food, the majority of which ii purchased at his corner grocer's. Flvo billion cans of food a year are being Mild b> grocers averaging abait ISI cam per year per family These figures do much to mipport the contention lhai ■ grocery today Is the mosl |ni|iortant ntore In the cotnnnin" ss well as nn Instrumental factor in changing the hOUsewl i Irom a "cook lo a can opener.' In Ihis respect It must be said thai the change has played an important part In allowing lln housewife tO nnni< out o( the klirhen and devote more tini1 to her other Interests. A recent nrllcle in the Advertising and Selling Magiulii' also comments on this fact, saying: "If Ihe American woman ts nuw a 'can opener,' n|ie lin'l eating any leas freah vegetables or goods than formerly. Whal she Is now doing is lo provide he.* family with trulls ai •' vegetables all the year around as well as Willi a more varied diet generally via the tin can route. A generation ago few people had fruits and vegetables during long wlnir Rii'l spring." Hread, another of the seventeen main Items Included In the 7S per cent, estimate has also played a prominent perl In taking the hOUROWlfe out ot the kitchen. A survey mini" hy the Fleischmanu Company nIiowh Hint hill six per ecu' or the American housewives do their own bread baking *■■ home, ho satisfied nre they with tlie superior merits of tho bread which they can purchase at their comer grocery, August, 1927 THE KKTAILKR BRITISH OOLUMBIA-ALBEKTA-TUKON 33 Braises Sores Rheumatism 11 • ■, * \\ * y> i-iintonii-ra hii«i they have eome bnek ana win "h «f lli«> w-omtrrftil rOBUltS It hSS bfOttghl InOtn Vou can bring YOUR customers back to VOUIj store t»y recommending Wetaohmann's Yeast for Hoai "•*"*■ they win beeome regular ouatomere with heaitny appe* tiles- who need ami buy BIOTO Of JfOUf groceries. The neischmann Company YEAST SERVICE P. II. Briscoe has sold out his printing and publishing lnirlnesH at Armstrong to J. E, JiimieHon. A. & A. Co. Ltd., Vaneouer Grocery and meut business, have opened B brunch ut 2995 Granville Street. The Bank Ol Toronto has opened a branch nt 3735—10th Ave. Went, Vimcouver. Canadian Motors Ltd. have commenced operations in Vanoouver, Purdy'i Chic Limited, Granville Street. Vancouver, are applying for change -of name to Purdy's Limited. Tenders reported advertised for purchase of Electrical Fixture Manufacturing Department of Rankin & Cherriii, Vancouver . Robertson, Godson, Co., Ltd. Vancouver, are reported lo have sold to Metals Limited (wholesale plumbers supplies). Russell Wilaon Motor Co. Ltd. Vancouver—Bailiffs sate advertised, .1 8, Smith, Vancouver (Imperial Ladles' Wear) lias as* signed; J s. Flanagan custodian. K Troll, grocer, Vancouver- CC.M.T.A. Ltd. granted power of attorney, Kiotnlck, Morris, Jeweler. Vancouver, has assigned. Prudential Trust Co. Ltd. liquidators. Sydney Pry has commenced the "Princess Bakery" al Victoria Foster's Fur Store of Victoria have opened a branch In Vancouver, Roberl Russell, hardware merchant, of Victoria, has sold out L. 11. Turner has discontinued his grocery business at Mavnc island. The London Out Sting Co., Vancouver, is reported sold out to I! II Stewart Co., Ltd. ll P. Jenkinson succeeds Mitchell C. Anderson, grocer, Victoria Thompson & Bowie have sold their groery slock at Nan- aliro lo William Brown. C, C, M. T. A. Ltd, hnve appointed trustees In connection with the winding up of R. L. Booth's business at Quesnel (grocer), T. II Ingram has heen appointed custodian o>* Chanticleer Shops Ltd.. Vancouver. DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEACH Thc grocer who thinks that this world has lost all Its interest In romances will change his mind if he'll Just tell a customer or two a few of the Interesting sidelights on thc Blue Ribbon Peaches on his shelves. Confucius, willing five hundred years B.C., mentions the To or Ton which later became the "Persian Apple" or "Per* slcn," and finally "Peach." The early Latins called the peach "Persica" lifter Persia, the land from which this delicious fruil came China may have had peaches first, but to Persia wiih hor trade routes toward tlie Mediterranean goes the credil ro,- giving this luscious fruit to the Western world. Described early as the "Persian Apple." tho peach Is Wholly unlike the apple In the respect thai It does not keep well In Its fresh slate. The old W »rld peaeh was at Its best a watery fruit thai would dry into a hard, tasteless, fussy mass. It is onl) it down vour*** ago that the California Peach and Fig Growers' A sail "a1 Ion ioir*d moms whereby lhe unsightly in-/.*/, could be removed from the pencil. Any grocer who has been In husiness since Iflt" will remember the sensation that was created when this big corporative association brought out liie fli's! "prncilrally pooled peacheR." The flavor ol" peaches Is most unusual. It Is not approach ,,*i hv anv ether dried or fresh Iru-t. The Blue Ribbon Peach p. nre all thorough')' ripened no the trees, which gives them thai full luscious Inrtee-s thill adds so much to otherwise Lrilniirv'foodi The ac'd tartness changes to a blslc or alka- ,',,.,,„,, when 't tM nbswheel la'n Ihe. Wood. «o peaches, i, Snn.Mald Ra's'ni Sml WW" n'Mww Ak» bave a tend* JJcy to counteract Ilka acidity produced by n diet too heavy In proteins and starches . 34 The Fine Quality of WESTERN GLASS attracts customers. POLISHED PLATE GLASS MIRRORS :: WINDOW GLASS The Dependability of Our Service is Available to All Merehanta. Western Glass Co. Ltd. 158 Cordova St. Weat, Vancouver 8EY. 8887 Sealea, Slieere, Cuttere and Cabin- ate—New. Rebuilt and Second Hand. Caeh or Terms. The Scale Shop Ltd. Sey. 2881 SSS Cordova St W., facing Homer. BULLETINS PRICE LISTS SPECIAL SALE ANNOUNCEMENTS Mult'graphed, Mimeographed Addreeaed, Mailed. Mail Campaigns Handled Efficiently Wrigley Dinetorlis, LM. 188 W. Hastings. Phone Sey. 1008 VANART FOR FLAVORING CAKES CUSTARDS LIKE VAMllA ONLY NICER W. A. JAMESON COFFEE CO. Victoria—Vancouver T. D. STARK F. W. STERLING Telephone Sey. 8357 STARK * BURLING MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS 1150 Hamilton Street VANCOUVER, B. C. "A CANDY THAT AIDS WCISTKHt' (Made In France) "A Prostatic Line to Handle." Bsmpl« slid Priew furnlihed all Jobber. Talsphent Seymour 7121 BjrIiIm SiIn Gompany 4SS RICHARD8 at., VANCOUVER (Boned M-s-6c. "Ad" cards supplied) THE RETAILER BRITISH OOLUMBIA-ALBKRTA-TUKON Rhone: High. IDEAL CONE COMPANY Manufacturera af ICE CREAM CONIS Pureet Made Coot Leaa SSS PRINCESS AVE. Vancouver. ttmiam SERVICE TO OUT OF TOWN SUBSCRIBERS. MThe Retailer" will be pleaeed to furnieh subscribers tbe namee and addreeeee it repreeentatlvee or agente of Eaetern manufacturere In Vancouver. We will alee advlea where their commodltlee can ba purchased. Manufacturers' Agents (Vancouver, unleee otherwieo etated). (Insertions under this beading are charged at the rate of $1.18 a line, for all months, payable In advance). DRVOOODS Atlantic Underwear Ltd.. Moneton. ND-K. 11 Walsh A Co. Ltd. SIS Homer Street. Sey. 8587. Chlpman llolton Knitting Co. Ltd.. Hamilton. Ont -K H. Walah k Co. Ltd.. 318 Homer Street. Sey. 8587. The Gall Knitting Co. Ud.. Oalt. Ont.-J. J. MacKay. 804 Dower Dldg. Sey. 3091. The Kay Manufacturing Co, Montreal.—Thus. Conlan, 318 Homer St. Hey. 1977. Monarch Knitting Co. Ltd.. Ill Homer Street—8. D. Stewart k Co. Ltd. Phone Sey, 7535. Penmana Ltd., Parts, Ont—J. J. Thompson, 615 Hastings West. Soy. 7377. Rock Island Overall Co., Rock Island, Que— R. A. Slme. Ill Homer 81. C. Turnbull Co. Ltd., Oalt, Ont — S. D. Stewart k Co. Ltd.. Ill Homtr 81 reel. Sey. 7535. GROCERIES. The Boek-n Co., Ltd.—Montreal, Que.—Local office, 333 Water Street. Hey. S383. James Wood. Manager. Canada Biscuit Co.. Ltd., London, Ont. Local office, 1160 Hamilton Bt. Sey. 3413. (hasA. Tinsman. Manager. August, 192" GROCERIES—Continued. Canada Colora and Chemicals Ltd, Toronto— Stark k 8t»rltng. 1150 Ham' llton Street. Soy, 1357. Canada Starch Co. Ltd.. Montr*,.! -R. H. Rowntree, 307 Hastings W Sey. 59. Canadian Postum Cereal Co. Ltd Toronto— McNeeley's Lid., 525 Sey. mour Street. Sey. 9337. Carnation Milk Products Co. Ltd - Oppenhelmer llros, Ltd.. 134 Abbott Street. Phone Sey 3390. W. Clark Ltd.. Montreal, Que -c P. Stark. 433 Hamilton 81. 8ey. S040 E. W. Gillett Mfg, Co. Ltd L MrParlane. 500 llealty 81. Hey. \\m Kellogg Co of Canada Lid, London, Ont.-L. p. Mason k Co. 510 Unit Ings West. Hey. 3908. Uke of Ihe Woods Milling Co I.M -1300 Richards 8lre«l. Sey. 1138, W. II. DArcy. Jr.. manager. Palmolive Company of Canada Ltd, Toronto. Ont—Dean Armstrong. 1811 Ureh Street. Bay. 501L The Quaker Oala Company- Local office. 525. 510 Hastings West. 0 S Thompson. Hales Manager. Rowntree k Co. (Canada) Ltd . T> r onlo. W. R Really k Co. Ltd |tS Howa Street. Vancouver. STORE EQUIPMENT 4 SUPPLIES. Bartram Paper Producla Co., Ltd., 1280 Homer Street Norfolk Pipef Co. Ltd. I3f Water Street. Hey TS68 and 7819. Canadian Toledo Sealea to Ui Wlndeor. Ont.~R. 8. Chambers. 'M Smythe Street. Sey. llll. Continental Paper Products. Ltd., Ottawa. Ont,~8mllh, Davidson k Wright. Sey. 9585. International Business Msrhlnei Co. Lid.. Toronto -Local office. e«l Seymour SI. Sey. 385. Pacific Waied Paper CO.--Counter Halea Books and Waied. Paper 310 Davie Streel. Hey. 2885. T. I> i>wl Tho Hcalo Shop Ltd.. for Besln Meat Hllcera. Choppera, Cash Regi« lers. ('offen Mills, Cheese Cutt**rs. elf large stock new and used; free calu logue. Terms--355 Cordova Wr«** Sey. 2881. J. C. Wilson. Ltd.. Lachute, Que Ural office, 10S0 Homer It, Bay. 711. W. T. Raa. Manager. Largest sardine packers in the British Empire. CONNORS BROS., LIMITED BLACK'S HARBOUR, N.B. REPUTATION! There must be. something unusually good sboul a product that can reach an annual sales-total of 15.t)00.lMK) tins ench year. That's where Brunswick Sardines arc now ■~wheri iheir reputation as a fine, whole* some sardine, economically priced has placed them, ;i.h! is keeping them. firoeers! Profit hy this popularity. / Coiiis^' BRUNSWICK BRAND SARDINES *g 1 / M > V 7j SWIFT'S "PREMIUM" SUMMER SPECIALTIES For the Picnic Basket Now is the Season to stock a good full Hne of our Summer Cooked Meat Specialties, including our Premium" Cooked Hams, both round and flat style. Your trade will find any of our Summer Specialties ideal for Sandwiches and other Picnic purposes. Ready to serve. Absolutely delicious and satisfying. You will ilnd these products a winner with your trade, and a prolit maker for yourself. ALL OUR PRODUCTS ARE GOVERNMENT INSPECTED. 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