Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 11-1917

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Goods foys Statlo lelY Drapery Hosiery Clothing etc
(SpecIal Price. quoled lor Chantable Gift,)

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JACKSONS' CORNERS, OXFORD ST. ani BRANCHES, READING.

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MAXIMUM MEAT PRICES (RETAIL.).
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up to 98 cockerels to 58 IOd ducke to 85 Ii arty
tl rea lots of eggs were orrered (? 200 eggs)
averagmg 48 8d per dozen

BASINGSTOKIl CATrD)!: MARKE1
WHDNF.SPAY

At tlle salo )a.rd of Hugh E
RRynb rd Rnd
Sons Ltd there WM '" supply of 79 rat beasts
694 fut .sheep 137 store 8100p 177 hel I of dlt. ry

eows 1 Clfers and store cathie 41 r",t nod 5uc.kl ng
enlves 34 fat and stor<l p gil 30 lots of po Iitry
and m ~elln.neOu!1I dead fnrm BLock Ii at cattle
\<lro In full supply tJ e quahty moatlv excellent
"n<1 "he clema.1 d bl'J.l!k at higher prlC<',s
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LONDON POIATO MARKET
thorougl bred maTe (gIven by • gentleman to pur
fBUnSDAl:
cha..~ .:I. p ano for We-gt Ham Soldiers Hosp tal)
S uppl £os oont nue on n In.rgo scale ()J}(l
rea.hffed 15 gume&s WIth 5, g I neas subscribed
no l'8.nge /Vi low M £5 lOs per tOt
lthout by fI X gentleu en total1 ng 20! gu e..' \s Thero
IONcvcr attrnetlnR: n laTger number of buyer&.
WD8 flo larger entry for fa.t sheeD
v th 1\ rt'n.dy
(or weIght and no reductio on Inl
LO NDON HAY AND SIRAW MARKET
l\{ l.cIl cows and I (,Ifers vere n de.mand
TH11R8DA'\:
extreme pr eM lZ £.69 £61 £5Jj £M
A 1\ la-ble 151 1 pi es conl nuO, n sn n.1I compMS
to £40 etc Storo ca.ttle vere &.gD
and '" goo I dom d pre n led n.t hill rateS
a.mana, selhnp:: ve rv veil F nt co.l eft wero l\Ueadow I ~\V rnngos from 12,fJS to 1508
ben
s Pily and 11011 rendllv and .... ell
Pat
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fn r 10 good 130s 10 1458
nronor pigs ....-cro n ~ho rt !;UppJy nnd were d sposed of
to 1:109
I1Jl xtUl'C'S and f;omfo n
l:lO8
to I\t the controllEd pr ce of 18
per FOOTe I ve
pf'r to a d .strn ~ 4as to 52s per lon.d we ght Store }}IJ(S we re d spo!led of lp to 289
Ideli".Ced.
6ri Est mn,led 'rul ng vlI.lles
Best f"lt beusts

RUSSIADEMOB I L1SING
A w reless message from the Russ an Gov
ornment announces the publIcation of a decree Signed by Len n stat ng that t has been
dec ded to l.Inderta!c.e the reduct on of arm as
w thout delay and order ng to beg n With
the release from military dut es all Citizen
Instructions
sold 81'S conscripted n 1899
concern "11 the ( berat on of other classes w It
be Issued .later

t5J-d to IfJld III

second quahtv rhlLo 13d 1.0

1M Ib ~t ht shaPf) lR;\d to 17~ Ib F.<'("ond
q 1\1 ty dlt.to Uld to tad lb
fa t (l/\ VB
111
per lb

A·'R"'I::S~O"'F":F":,."C"'IA L

There was art Ilory act v ty
n J uv "court
and Cerny reg on where we stopped enemy
attack on pOSit ons won on Wednesday

WANfAGE MARKEr
WKD.MSD"

TI ere o;n.s It. l otter sunplYI or ca.lw-s '" 11
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fnst" , ,,,,I.
l'r ceo rnn~.rl from ~~.
to £0
(or 1\ 00 roa.n cow cl\lf 11erc wns !\ good d.e :'! J
or CJlC temcn t M to t1 c no" P g Ordf'r rellir cl ng
II 0 pr co to 18, per scor. I c we ~I t nIl t ho""
o offer mllde t.1 n.t p; n
a.nd R. hrcoo g o
fct.chcri £6 55 Rt.ore!'l n fldf' from ISs
to 3 11S
(0 Jg from I s 11« to ~b 6d for c()('ke:rcls ~nd

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THE PRICE OF BEER IN READING

times the '\liar AJld Tea that

they get
They do DOt ha_ tc
compete for cuatomera. Cuatomen
compete for good••
Why do not Grocer. ute their
opportunity to put bu.mell on a
better basIS? Too much credit,
too many small deliveries, and theroundsman callmg for order. are
wasteful-bad for the Grocer and
not good for the Customer. ComWhy
petition brought them In
not cut them out?
Ordenng ..t the door IS bad
Cuttomers would
housekeepmg
save by abohshmg It They ought
to take home small parcel.
If
they paId cash the Grocer could
gIve them better value. he could
buy for cash
Salmons Tea and Sahnons Coffee
are exceptional value - not cheaper
than other Tea and Coffee. not
sold at "cut prIces," but value for
money-because Salmons Agent.
pay cash for them
Cli'eolt, bad
debts and book-l<eepmg expenses
would have to come out of the
quahty If Salmofto Ltd gave credIt.
Th
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Th
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value IS In the goods-sold by
Sal
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mons gents WIt Salmons sIgn
On theIr shops

Salmon Ltd.

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DANBURY CORN MARKET
'I'HunSDAY

A ra ll (Or ootte r RllJ ulv or corn 0 nrrf'r II. I :\
br k t !lode V1l9 c ft'~tR. 1 at. (Tovernn en t pI' CcS
Dnrley wa<l u. so owl a t slowc trad e U a I lor
otl er ccreah;

Packet Tea Dealers at Wholesale,
ReadIng November 24. 1917.

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SUGGESTION.

Useful Xmas Gifts.

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HANDKERCHIEFS. or
LACE NECKWEAR

no case be allowed to exceed the max mum prices prescribed In the Schedule
ln i [lttm tlO l S Co-'l.lled to t l c fwt t In t tic h;; g of th S sel ed Ie of n fiX m I
retn I p ccs QOCS
l ot el e vo nv b ltehe r of 1 i! os ponHlbll ty for worklng It! n the 2~d ller lb 0 20 pe r rent
Ilargm 0 1 t he ,holcs< Ic Dlnx IDIUll 1 r en 0 the actual cost pr to of U~ mcut to I wsclf
cl ove
Ii the Jess
Will 11\

HEMING & TUDOR,

\ N O N OTIC} J8 ALSO JmREB'Y GfVEN tI tJ B tt.ehars are reqp- '(!ri to 1 !'<pI Y n n oon sp C
nns POI> lion on thur
eU ISCban l oree14'..arly v blo to t he): lb c a l !It
tI e I reoorl.lC{1 forn
of r c of nl e u s of eat 0 S/. 10 0 U c r I ro lllSet;., 1I,l d a. cOl 1 of :,Jucl pr ceG 15 to be posted

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RETAIL PRICES OtF MILK.

TO ALL INrEIlESTED IN

Archltecture, Archmology
B~dlng

SEND FOR A COpy OP

LEADING JOURNA.L

THE ARCHITECT,
'i<L Subsen:ption. 19a:

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the nmo mt to .£10 and
nn odtnte li8(lharJ;:e

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who lo.ve

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JUVENILE FOREST,RY

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BERKS BUCKS AND OXON PROVINCIAL
FEDERAUON
A meeting of tlo Berks Bud s n.nd OXOI
I ro\u 0 1 \l Ju cn Ie Fe(lemt ou of the \.n Cl ll.1 t
Order of 1 orestor::; took place n t the Loynl

WALTER PARSONS & SONfl,

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Of BLAGRAVE STREET. READING.
Good pr ces qu ck (I1ea.rane(J
lettlement g ven
Cash ad\a.nced if reqwred.

CAKES aDd SCONES made '.Ith
Dunlop's
POLIENT
A(Maize) EI.OUR II- ~~~1~;~;;;:1~~~~o~~i~~
ReQUlre less
Lard or Butter In the malnDIl
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DUNLOP'S,
OXFORD ROAD,

".ut CASUALTIES -

IN STOCK

Co ut Room Uoynl Blcnhe m

rho Ihw C II T' nrons

has been scot I OlUe

3. Speoahty

EDGEllILL DISTRICT MINERALS LIGHT
RAILWAY

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Station Road, Reading.

READING TRAMWAY CONDUCTOR
SUIIMONED

Reading's Old Bill.

Langston & Sons,

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Mtudenhead wns chosen for the
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exeelhmt concert I'~: """"'"'·:;.~.~~3~::~~~~~~i~
given a.tATtheYY.11MeA
Dldcot
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by In_ S8lst R S J,&bonr Company. aud '""'
Attended by a.n audience of cOn8lderably over 800
Mlllor Clongh presided
Among those pr88EInt
110 ore L ot'lt.~l
Young Lleut.. Col AloEn) e
Cn.pt. StrIde Ca~t the :Rev N P Sanderson

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Capt Benyo. CapL M. .

otug L18Ut GriI1ths Lieut. Leilton ....d othen
Tholl' concerts &1'8 greatly ,ap~ted by the
m~ and oft'era fZ'Olll~ pa'itill :willing to pfO-

Tid. same ",U ~
Hardt ?lara, Y J,[

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1 ..""plod Q.r Mr E
Didcot.

Wilt ReadiIr .....

Cork St. Comer, 537 Oxford
West St. Corner,
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~h.o follow ng offiearA were elected ...... Prssldent
Bro E B Dcadma P D C R (Rea IlnJf) VIcepresident Bra T G CollUlgs C S (N gh Wv
combe) Federal Commltteel:l-Ber.k" Bros A W
Sh~rwood
T C W ute T E l>ovey E C
LIddmrd E Meadowcroft J G F nn BnckRBros J BrItnell. G JI Tny10r J Barney J W
Webb (Wltl\ power toO add two more members)
Oxon-Bros G n TIMth R C R F J NlUIh
J Ward C llo"W;l.rd W ilawJnlls ~hstar L M
Hunt hon secretary Bra W E Bl\unsdon

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I> h e Regin ent un I WIlS trnnslorre I to t1 0 Oxon
Qnd Buchs L I IJlst YOIl.r "~kllloo m udion
dunng the recent (fen He I\round Ypres

D~DCOT

ENGINE and PLAN'l'~ REPAIRS

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AGENTS l'OR

MASSEY HARRIS IMPi.;EMENTS

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bullet wo u d tbro gh both Icgl:l
IS It Ul.ly.
Coopers Hosp tal H n;: loJ P rk W ncbeEiter JIQ
Yo liS recentlY' mentlo e-I
81 Do glu~ Hal['S d ISP tcboo -Charloo P nter who JC e I tbe De 0 1

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READI~.

PLOUGHS.
CULTIVATORS,
DRILLS,

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Hotel St Ebbe s Sbreot Oxford on Sa.turd y
afternoOi
'lhe pr c m 1 buslness was the
armngement of n 1 ragr.lllIlllle of prop!: &nnda work
to be a hml ttcd to the E C
WIth 1\ 'lew of
Ch~rl.sl ahtnmu K
grt nt for the purpose of carrYlhR'
tl s out Bro} B Doodrua;n P D C R Court
Secret.'l y 19G} ROIl,d ngo preSided nnd there wa.s
a goo I ttendanco of d(Jl~ tos Au onJ::'~ those
pre8eJlt vore Bra" G r[ R ei t Il HeR (Oxford)
W E Brnntl-don D T C S (Hon F edernl SeCretary and Agent, of TIeadlllg) A W Sherwood
Sister E Goddard S.D C R
Bro8 E
D,C-R
P~vey P D C R. W MiICR IDe R E Meadow
et:oft P D C R 9.l d J 'rurner IDe R (ReI: dm"
~•.• - .. C<I Dlstr ct)
It l\ lS announced thot lotters regTetti.ng 10
o.bihty to be present hod boon recOlved from
Bros J' Britnell D C It
Stokenchuroo nn I
J
rney 1 rcs dent of the Stokonehl rch JuvenIle

OIL ENGINES,
sou:

GORING
curate at the churcl

CORN uiI COAL MERCHANTS.

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Old Bill refers to us as .. a 'ole"
naturally m a kindly sense, for
hterally we are no hole. Two
bIg. extensive corner stores, nght
III the centre of thc town, with
a Branch m West Readml!,
packed full of Wmter Comforts
for Men and Bo) s. All of our
customers arc gettmg their
wants well hlled. Our Stock
of Winter Clothmg has never
reached such a Size as It IS at
present. The Icadmg features
thIS week are :CardigllD Jackets. Wool Gloves.
Wmter Underwear.
Heavy Flannel Shirts.
NEW OVI:RCOATS
and Boots.

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FARMERS and OTHERS.

HAY

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6-11 Impon:\l BUlldlngs Ludgai:o Cirtro.s London
Free b:r Post

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Gone are tbe days when my "togs" were
bnght and gay,
Now I m dressed m mud whIch from FrllIte
I ve brought away ,
But I know.of a sbop whIch I hopes II
ngbt here sbll,
There alDt no better ole for dotheJ,
Says our Old BIll
I m commg so's Alfred
Tbough IS tastes IS hard to flU
Langstous' shop I. tbe ole for cl~thea
Says poor Old BIll
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BOROUGH POLICE COURT

THE ARCIDTI!lC!r

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OfFICER GII1:S EVIDEN CI

BBRNAIUJ A COl l IN S
E:... ecui (J Officer

READING BANKRUPTCY COURT

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DAffiY F A.RM SOLD A I LAMBOURN
M~'I6rs A W Ncntn n d So s offered o.t
H gcrrord 0
W ednosd ny Woodlfl ds Lo<I):t:e
1 I rm L nmbonrn WOodl.:u ds oon pm, I II P ardR
of 42 acras re!!ldenee fU d bu II 1 g!l Tt
p rcl ascd b) tho tEll ant Mr Bush for £930

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PUBLICATIONS

BLOUSE.

PRETT\

A NEW GOWN
AflornooJl, or Evcn,"!:

t!i'lcl 6d to 8d
CI. cl 4s 1.0 7s

T J 0 forego ng 1 r ecs I\. pi;) to e lO b sales o'\'"or tI 0 00 nmr 'VI cre -<lei
!tl"cn 1 su ~ ot (>xcccd ng \ I pc r Ib may be cl nryoo I ndd ton

a r Stroct R~ d ng
No cm l~r Hli

,>(.. Icolled

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6d sow and !PIgs £19
On e h ndroo tmd
D nt'tecn lots or pOllltr\ were pennE'd 1 e !18 !len DB

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HOG ltlJ 11 , til ortbOl e
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Hnrond

l ong e:; 11 (>1
1:n l:l:~; c 1 <.: klc 1
S heol s H ends
Hen ts
K IneylS
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SVicotbrc dIS
C 1 CIS :h et

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Sheep met

T II euy to aelI, bard to bay,
now
Crocer. could .n t.J

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.uckle.. Irom 310

good demand fa.t
tegs sellmg to 90s fat ewes up t.o 1M"
P gs
ware a good supply at the controlled price or
l8s per score ltve "eIght stoYBS from 198 to

to £5 178 3d

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A BETTER BUSINESS BASIS.

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from £28 11M to £47 lOs b,.rren CO .. B P to £~
yeq,rl Dg 1 clfers to £13 15.1 store catLle to £17
cow nnd CIl.tr £50 Calvea wore In ROOd numbel'S

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MUTTON OR LAMB

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Beer or all deaonpUon. !De! a .cry firm

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Hunlo. and Son , weekly ..I. there

an exoollent supplr ot oattle

trade "t full values Polled bullocks sold from
£38 t.o £4-2 158 shorthorn bullocks and helrfl~

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ITALIAN OFFICIAL
An enc rcl ng attack on ASlano plateau
ceded by tOar shell bombardment and
cont Munlty rcnewod forces was repulsed Our
troops held all pos tons firmly
captur ng
two hUndred prsoners
There vas a fierce
struggle a I day between Brenta and Plave
Several pos tons were lost more than once
but we e promptly recaptured

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merCial men Will leave fqr I!.ondon next week
to confer With the British Government on the
matter of shipP ng dur ng the war

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DESCN l?TION

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A delegation of d plomats and Swell sh com-

SIR JULIANBYNG HONOURED

confer red upon tI om by the 1\1 cat (Max tl
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P (:12 5
o ler 191 have dm vn I tl 0 follo. ng Sc he I 10 of"P r ce:,J a>l t l 0 mUIn 11 ret 1 l? cell <:barge
ablo
tl o lJlStr ct frow tho 26th J ~ of Nor em ber }917 until further notICe for tI u
901 u co.t speCified -

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SWEDEN AND SHIPPING
STOCKHOLM

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a.ggregB.te 1 065 tone 88 aga Dst
1 188 tons lau;t Thursda.y nnd 1 387 to .!I a. year
ngo .Fa r euppl eB moderate P,8lIland
priceR
little we aker Q8lleC ttlly for poor qualIty l'rl088
(per stone or 8 Ib ) -B r t 51 and Ir 81 E glud
long I!J.des 8s Irl81 10 g SIdell as Scotch long
SIdes 88
Seotol 81 ort SIdes 8s 8(1 veal 7s
10d Enghsh mutton a.nd Ian b Il'Ish mutton 1\1 d
lamb Scotch mutto fUld III nb &..
8d
I>prk
9)j 6d Imported SantI Am e ru~a.n chIlled hmd
qua.rter.s 7s 8d
dltlo for equnrt ers 68 4d
Br.azlh{\Jl chilled 1 l1dqua.rt.cl'8 7s 8d
d tto
forequarters 6a ~
South Amerlc&
frozen
lundquartel"l3 78 81 d tto fo~q n.rterfl 66 4d
Dra.z I an el1iled hIndquarters 7s 2d dltto fore
qUll:I'ters 6s
SnuU Afr enn froz e h I dquarten,
7s 3d dltlo for eq nrt.ers 68 <)d
Al Stt-:.lo.."'Ila
lamb 75 SoutI An cr clin mutton "s 8d d tto
lamb 1." 8d

The King ha~ approvi!tl the promot On of
S r Jul an Byng to the $ubstant ve rank of
General In recogn t on of distinguished sal'
VI(:es n recent operat OlS

tJ at the Loci 1 Food Control Corum Hee fo r tI e BradSe] 1 Ruml

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Suppites

Tea Customen.

BRACKNELL MARKET

LONDON MEAT MARKE'r

Deutsche Ze tung
the ol"'uan of the Pan
Gennan parry has been suppressed

POW('.TS

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BULGARIAN OFFICIAL

PAN GERMAN ORGAN SUPPRESSED
~MSTERDAM Friday

RETAIL PRICES OF MEAT.

BEEF

(By Tel'l!1"nph)

East of Monastlr p.nd south east of Dorian
there was lively artillery acllv ty aulaarolan
detachments penetrated the enemy'l advanced
trenches north of Monas.br near DuldJel
captur ng a quant ty of war mater al

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FRIDAY

Market firm EngliBh foreIgn ,.00 ArneI' C6n
wheat firm
Town 80ur £iron.
CoUI try and
Am~mca,n etrenlC
Gnndmg bDrley e.nd. malting
firm Bntltlh phlte a.nd AmerIcan oa.ts firm
MaJZe nom mal Bea ns Is to 2s dearor
Peas
firm Lc his nomlDal No arnv&>ls unhl Mon
dltoy next

We advanced our line slightly aouth....t
Off Vpres HOItIi. raids attempted north Wilt
o Pontruet north west of St Uue.ntln
and
aouth of Neuve Chapelle were repulled IIIV
Ina prisoners In Our hands
South west of
Cambra I there llii no change

Kerensky whtl despite contrary rumours
KOl"'n loff 5

LOCAL FOOD OFFICE.

DESCRIP.TIO~

CENTRAL NEWS SPECIAL WAR $EftVICE

The Grocer-ud his

3e4d 10 3e 9d ~ doze. bopey from II 4d 10
la 7d a Ib Ponmpo o.d apples f.lohod good
prices and there wu .. readl' Ba.le !:r the dead
,look A large eomp ... y 01 bqy\U'8 .... pr,".1

LONDON CORN MARKET
YB8TBRDAY

st II busy 1'8 s ng SUppOrters
ported to be In Moscow

BRADFIELD RURAL DISTRICT.

IS J:IERJ BY GI\ EN
NOTTCI
D strt ct acl ng vur
t to

THE POSITION IN READING

IlVllIlKa

KERENm STILL ACTIVE
COPENHAGEN Friday
Bel'l ngske T dende
learns from Hapar
anda that an encounter IS expected between
BolsheViks, and the followers of Kaledm and

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BHITISH OFFICIAL

SPECIALLY SUITED FOR CHRISTMAS.

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H Is Time now, and we are
prepa..... for Christmas Shopping.

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At the moment We lre "ble to offer a i<lrge v'f'et y of Good.

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\Ve urgently ad, lse our Customers to secure thelr Chnstm,as Gifts early

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NEWBURY MARKET PLACE SALE
fIroR8DAY

Messrs Day and Porter,. entrlB8i for the abo'9o
s41e comprl6ed 696 head of poultry 102 rabbit.
19 Ib honey 5 040 new IBld egRS &- quantity of
pannilp~ and e.pples &lid about 100 loU! of deAd
stock. TheN WM a. brisk trade for tbe poultry
beat chIcken making lrom lOt fd to 166. a
I_~"".""! cookerw.. from &. to 191 I. oouple, pulletofl
lad. to 10, he", be.1 quolity from
100 eaCh lM'I(!ond qnaUty from ill 6d
3s 8d each rabbi~ .lh..a! from Is 7d
to
3d each ditto dead I.e 8d W 2B 4d NCll.

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