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ordered white willow from various firms in England and have never yet 
ee the right suff, I now feel certain they do not know where to 
obtai 
A am of tue merchants in the City writes: * We have made 
several inquiries, but find that the demand for white willow is so great 
that there is sedi deeable difficulty in procuring any, the large bat makers 
IA always men scouring the country trying to pick up what they 
“One man, however, has been in to-day to ame us some. "The 
pei would be 5s. per cubic foot where the wood lies. It seems a ver y 
long EG but most of our friends tell us we should: not be able to get 
any ata 
