Skip navigation Skip hierarchy
Sainsbury Archive Logo
Summary of stores' charges to grocery, poultry, sugar department, stores and warehouse for wrapping and packaging and summary of profit and loss on all commodities. The figures are mostly given on a weekly basis and are a summary giving totals for all branches and the depot (there is no information relating to individual branches).

The volume contains the following tables:
Summary of stores charges to grocery: Date; Description (eg "Stores Debit"); reference number of stores debit; total; Cartons & Containers etc; Slips & Labels; White & Blue Papers & Bags; Brown Paper Rope & String; Nails & Tacks; Tallies & Packing Tickets.

Summary of stock profit & loss [the total profit and loss for each week on various categories of product]: Date, Bacon, Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Lard, Poultry, Grocery, Can[ned] gds, Tea, Sugar, Lamb, Beef, Cream, Marg, Total

Depot profit & loss (summary) [total profit and loss for each week]: Date, Bacon, Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Marg., Lard, Poultry, Gorcery, Tea, Sugar, Lambs, Beef etc, Cream, C Goods. Figures for "Special Credits" and "Special Advertising" are also included for each month.

Summary of stores charges to poultry: Date; Description (eg "Stores Debit"); reference number of stores debit; total; Paper & String; Nails, Tacks & Tallies; Skewers.

Summary of stores charges to Sugar Dept: Date; Description (eg "Stores Debit"); reference number of stores debit; total; Bags & String; Nails, Tacks & Tallies; Wires.

Summary of stores charges to W'House: Date; Description (eg "Stores Debit Cream"); reference number of stores debit; total; Paper & String; Nails, Tacks & Tallies/

Total Summary: Date; Description (eg "Grocery Dept"; Packing Materials; String & Paper; Wires; Sundries

Some loose papers relating to profits and losses on stocks are enclosed.