. Hardware merchandising September-December 1916 . the ton lot price for buyers whocan take five tons. The white lead market has been very unsettled manytimes since the outbreak of the war. It has not been un-common to hear of quotations made by jobbers, whichwere considerably lower than the prices being quoted forlae same goods by manufacturers. The jobbers making-concessions, of course, were those who had and have heavystocks purchased at much lower prices than prevailingmarket values. A Remarkable Procedure In the issue of May 29, 1915, HARDWARE ANDMETAL in referring to the pig lead market
. Hardware merchandising September-December 1916 . the ton lot price for buyers whocan take five tons. The white lead market has been very unsettled manytimes since the outbreak of the war. It has not been un-common to hear of quotations made by jobbers, whichwere considerably lower than the prices being quoted forlae same goods by manufacturers. The jobbers making-concessions, of course, were those who had and have heavystocks purchased at much lower prices than prevailingmarket values. A Remarkable Procedure In the issue of May 29, 1915, HARDWARE ANDMETAL in referring to the pig lead market stated in part,Lead has advanced in price during the past week and inmany quarters higher prices are predicted. It is remark-able that with all other metals having so sensationallyadvanced, lead should to-day be only about Y^c per poundhigher than before the war began. It is interesting tonote that there has lately developed a movement for theuse of lead instead of spelter in the manufacture of lead- September 30, 1916. HARDWARE AND METAL 45 D D.
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