Hardware merchandising (January-June 1902) . -ces should do likewise. The feature of most extensive influenceon the index number appears in the the largest decline being supplied by oats,while both wheat and corn reacted slight-ly. The latter, however, is still stub-bornly supported at a position that isabnormal, and until the new crop beginsto move the index number must reflectthe exceptional scarcity of this , rye and peas are strong. Meats advanced 6 per cent, duringMarch, a somewhat exceptional occur-rence considering the easier level of fod-der. Live hogs and beef, mess pork,
Hardware merchandising (January-June 1902) . -ces should do likewise. The feature of most extensive influenceon the index number appears in the the largest decline being supplied by oats,while both wheat and corn reacted slight-ly. The latter, however, is still stub-bornly supported at a position that isabnormal, and until the new crop beginsto move the index number must reflectthe exceptional scarcity of this , rye and peas are strong. Meats advanced 6 per cent, duringMarch, a somewhat exceptional occur-rence considering the easier level of fod-der. Live hogs and beef, mess pork,bacon, ham and lard all secured a mate-rially higher position, and the changeis doubtless due to the fact of earlierhasty marketing in order to avoid feed-ing stock during the winter and the re-sultant diminished arrivals of full-weightanimals. Cured meats have also had thefurther support recently of large pur-chases for use by the British army. 1901, but cotton and wool rose slightly,while hides, leather, boots and shoes allaveraged Paint Display used by James S. Neill at the Fredericton, ,Provincial Fair. division embracing dairy and garden pro-ducts, where the decline amounted to cent. Most of this change was dueto the fall in eggs, amounting to KUc. adozen, since the per capita consumptionis heavy. Milk and butter also becamecheaper, though fluctuations were lessviolent, and a decline occurred in theaverage of potatoes, apples, hay, andsome minor articles. Coal was also sharply reduced on April1, and its large use made a drop in themetals class of nearly 3 per cent., not-withstanding the moderate advance inthe list of iron and steel products. Anadvance in tin was about balanced by afall in copper, while petroleum remainedunchanged. Breadstuffs lost percent., A slight net decline appears in the mis-cellaneous food products, due to lowerfigures for tobacco and spices, but hopsand malt both advanced a shade. Noneof the changes in this class were importa
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