. Hardware merchandising 1895 . follows, thesame furnaces being represented as in for-mer months. It does not. however, includethe stocks of the large steel companies: Feb. r Mar. 1. April 1. Stocks— Tons. Tons. Tons. Anthracite pig ... 100,371 106,915 105,582 Coke pig 392,108 446,038 450,752 Charcoal pig 225,594 234,319 229,858 Totals 718,073 787,272 786,192 RETIRING SMALL FURNACES. The process of retiring the smaller ironfurnaces from service appears to be goingon all the time. The number of furnaces inblast has, says N. Y. Journal of Commerce,diminished thirteen since December i, butthe cap
. Hardware merchandising 1895 . follows, thesame furnaces being represented as in for-mer months. It does not. however, includethe stocks of the large steel companies: Feb. r Mar. 1. April 1. Stocks— Tons. Tons. Tons. Anthracite pig ... 100,371 106,915 105,582 Coke pig 392,108 446,038 450,752 Charcoal pig 225,594 234,319 229,858 Totals 718,073 787,272 786,192 RETIRING SMALL FURNACES. The process of retiring the smaller ironfurnaces from service appears to be goingon all the time. The number of furnaces inblast has, says N. Y. Journal of Commerce,diminished thirteen since December i, butthe capacity of the furnaces in blast has notdiminished in the same ratio. The averagecapacity of furnaces in blast December iwas 917 tons, and the average capacityApril 1 was nearly 925 tons. The increasewas small, but the change is constantlygoing on in the same direction ; two and ahalf years ago the average capacity wasscarcely more than 700 tons. See our newMalleableHandle moreBrokenHooks norLost DOWSWELL BROS. & GO. HAMILTON, ONTARIO Eastern Agents & SON, - Montreal RAMSAYS Furniture VarnishBrown JapanInside VarnishOutside Varnish In Handy Cans IS THE PROPER LINE. A. RAMSAY & SON MONTREAL. C orrespondent AT ST. JOHN, Wanted The Canadian Hardwareand Metal Merchant Address :MANAGING EDITOR Canadian Hardware and 146 St. James St. MONTREAL Metal Mercham Be Sure The brandreads JOHN LUCAS & And you will getthe old . Original andOnly ReliableAnd DurableGreen Imperial French Green -OF THIS NAME 22 HARDWARE BUSINESS CHANGES. DIFFICULTIES, ASSIGNMENTS,COMPROMISES THE Pottery and Terra Cotta Com-pany, Victoria, , is being woundup. E. McDonald & Son, general store, Rip-ley, Ont., have assigned to Chas. S. Scott. The estate of the late D. S. Baird, gen-eral store, Fitzroy Harbor, Ont., is embar-rassed. Hiram Mosser, general store, Allan Park,Ont, has assigned to C. B. Armstrong,London. L. W. J. Payment, general store, GrandFreniere, Que.,
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