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Title: Canadian grocer January-March 1918
Year: 1918 (1910s)
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Subjects: Supermarkets Grocery trade Food industry and trade
Publisher: Toronto : Maclean-Hunter Pub. Co. (1887)-
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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res will beprofitable. A HOPEFUL WORD^rT HERE seems to be one thing that American T people do not realize, said Mr. Hoover, theUnited States Food Controller, that is that inAmerica corn comprises, either directly or indirectly,one-half of the food supply. For three months wehave been facing a shortage that practically amount-ed to a corn famine. This condition has been reflectedin the prices of meats, bread, milk and other com-modities. Now we have a record crop of three and aquarter billions of bushels that is just beginning tocome into the market. One difficulty has been thatthe corn crop is four weeks late and another is thatthe crop is soft and takes time for maturity. Thenon top of this is the car shortage, which makes theproblem hard to solve. By January 15 the corn crop should be movingfreely and at reasonable price. The real fundamen-tal economic relief is coming with the movement ofthe corn crop. February 8, 1918, C A N A 1) I A N GKOC K K Current Events in Photograph—No. 6
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ONE OF WARS HARVESTS AN occupation not without its risks. Salvaging/ nne.rploded torpedoes and loading tin mfor transportation to a nearby supply station where they arc inspected and returned tothe front if found, to be in good condition. In the photo is seen a fine harvest of Fritzsaeroplane bombs, which, will be returned to him by the shortest possible route. righting Ontario Store Windows Prohibited Necessary Power Conservation puts a New Demand on Merchants Patience—Only Such Lights as Are Essential Permitted—Will Give New Impetus to Early Closing Idea that has been growing in favor in everypart of the province. THE order of Sir Henry Drayton,Power Controller, that becameoperative on January 8 last, cur-ailing the lighting of streets and un-ecessary store lighting, has been madetill more drastic by a new ruling thatecomes effective on February 5 thatn and after that date all window illu-lination throughout the Province of•ntario must cease, and that all ex-jrior and entrance

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