The total sales of the Co-operative Society during the last year show an increase of about $5,000 over the sales of the year '95-'96. In detail, however, the report shows that the sales of the Cambridge branch have fallen somewhat short of those of the previous year, while those of the Medical School branch, which last year moved into new quarters, have been more than doubled. It is impossible to account accurately for this decrease in the Cambridge sales or for the decrease or increase in the different departments. Many of the men who previously bought in Cambridge used the Medical School branch last year. In the separate departments the falling off in purchases seems to have been due to the recent hard times and a consequent necessity for economy. In the clothing department for instance athletic goods have been sold by the piece, rather than by the complete outfit; in the book department, there has been more demand for small dictionaries than for the larger lexicons and reference books. Owing also to the hard times the society was able to make cheaper purchases than usual. The membership increased last year by from five to six per cent.
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