. Hardware merchandising 1895 . yers operations are ofroutine character, and involve only moder-ate quantities of the metal, chiefly for earlydelivery. There is no pressure to sell, how-ever, nor evidence of other depressing in-fluence, aside from apparently studied effortto magnify the importance of the movementof foreign lead in this direction. At 3 common domesic, considerable businesscould probably have been done, but holdersstood out firmly for 3 52^ to , as todelivery and size of lot, and only ordinarybusiness transpired. London cable quoted;£io 135. 9!. for soft Spanish. Sp
. Hardware merchandising 1895 . yers operations are ofroutine character, and involve only moder-ate quantities of the metal, chiefly for earlydelivery. There is no pressure to sell, how-ever, nor evidence of other depressing in-fluence, aside from apparently studied effortto magnify the importance of the movementof foreign lead in this direction. At 3 common domesic, considerable businesscould probably have been done, but holdersstood out firmly for 3 52^ to , as todelivery and size of lot, and only ordinarybusiness transpired. London cable quoted;£io 135. 9!. for soft Spanish. Spelter—Cost in the primary market isequivalent to about to ^. deliveredhere, and business on that basis was report-ed to have been effected elsewhere than inthe New York market. A few carloads,mainly inferior brands, are still offered inthis market at less than present cost to re-place, or say at to ,^., but other-wise would appear to be inside price HARDWARE AND METAL 17 Crescent Steel Enamelled Ware. EVERY PIECE GUARANTEED Made of steel—light, strong, durable, impervious to very best that can be made. THE THOS. DAVIDSON MFG. GO. ™ MONTREAL for prompt and early shipments from thewest. Orders coming this way are invariablyfor rather small lots, and nowise cables quoted ,£15 7s. 6d. for goodmerchant brands. Antimony—There is little doing outsideof ordinary sales in a jobbing way, yet en-ough to hold prices qu;te steady at 8 to 8j£cfor Cooksons, 7% to 7XC- f°r Hilletts and7c. for Japanese, from store. Tin Plate—For light-weight cokes therecontinues to be a very fair demand, and salesare making for prompt and near future de-livery at full prices. In oiher descriptionsthe business passing is strictly of routinecharacter and moderate all told, but withonly fair stock on the spot prices remainquite firm. Iron and Steel—Sales ot pig iron areat present mostly on hand-to-mouth lines,since consumers are supplied in a good
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