Hardware merchandising January-June 1897 . ish Columbia, and has increased inthe year by over 1,000,000 pounds, but adecreased market price of 8 per cent, lessensthe total value by $28,582. Natural gasshows a decrease in value of $146,761, orabout 34 per cent., which would seem to bedue to a heavy falling off in the productionof the Welland gas field. Ontarios nickel production is reducedduring the year by nearly 400,000 poundsand shows a decreased value of over $200,-000. British Columbia shows an output ofsilver amounting to 3,135,343 ounces,valued at $2,100,689, an increase duringthe past t
Hardware merchandising January-June 1897 . ish Columbia, and has increased inthe year by over 1,000,000 pounds, but adecreased market price of 8 per cent, lessensthe total value by $28,582. Natural gasshows a decrease in value of $146,761, orabout 34 per cent., which would seem to bedue to a heavy falling off in the productionof the Welland gas field. Ontarios nickel production is reducedduring the year by nearly 400,000 poundsand shows a decreased value of over $200,-000. British Columbia shows an output ofsilver amounting to 3,135,343 ounces,valued at $2,100,689, an increase duringthe past twelve months of 1,429,660 ouncesin quantity and in value nearly $1,000,000. NEW HARDWARE STORE. A new hardware store has been started inFenelon Falls. John H. McGee, who hasresided for many years in that place and iswell and favorably known, is the McGee will carry a full line of hard-ware, stoves, tinware, paints, oils, etc. Hehas got a nice and attractive store as wellas a good stock. Hardware and Metalwishes him The above cut shows the wholesale paintwarehouse of Sanderson Pearcy & Co as itappeared before the recent fire, and as itwill appear again shortly when the work ofreconstruction, which is now being rapidlypushed, is finished. The firm expects tobe back in its old premises in about threeweeks. The firm nas obtained the full in-surance on the stock and 50 per cent, of theinsurance upon the building. A business man can no more misrepre-sent goods and reap success than can afarmer sow tares and reap wheat. A LESSON TO THE GOVERNMENT. IT is most regrettable from a businesspoint of view that the Dominion Govern-ment has found it necessary to defer theopening of Parliament till March 25th, twoweeks later than it was called for. With the revision of the tariff, the chief-business of the House it was necessary thatParliament should meet as early as and merchants do not thinkthere will be many drastic changes, yet theydo not know
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