Show scarcity of ash harreld in brooklyn there Is a great scarcity of barrels in brooklyn ever since the people began coming back aiom their vaca alons the grocers have been overrun with requests for old barrels during the most ot the families were away lost their ash barrels are still used instead of ash cans in brooklyn and on their return there was a rush to get new ones ordinarily a request for a barrel from the grocer results in one being sent around right aw ay without charge but this year the demand so exceeded the supply that the grocers were obliged to buy barrels to supply their cus bomers the price has been twenty cents apiece new york |