. Hardware merchandising 1895 . Metal Exchange quot-ed an advance to ,£13 16s. 3d. for good mer-chant brands. Antimony—The market was quiet, withprices steady at 7Y%r. for Halletts, 8 to Cooksons and 7c. for Japanese. Nickel—The range of prices is 36 to 40c,according to quantity. Tin Plate—There was hardly the life tobusiness that prevailed on Monday. Stillsmall orders from the interior were fairlynumerous, and interest in future deliverieswas sufficient to keep the tone of the marketsteady. Iron and Steel—The movement herein pig iron shows no change. Orders arealmost invariably of ro
. Hardware merchandising 1895 . Metal Exchange quot-ed an advance to ,£13 16s. 3d. for good mer-chant brands. Antimony—The market was quiet, withprices steady at 7Y%r. for Halletts, 8 to Cooksons and 7c. for Japanese. Nickel—The range of prices is 36 to 40c,according to quantity. Tin Plate—There was hardly the life tobusiness that prevailed on Monday. Stillsmall orders from the interior were fairlynumerous, and interest in future deliverieswas sufficient to keep the tone of the marketsteady. Iron and Steel—The movement herein pig iron shows no change. Orders arealmost invariably of routine type and in-volve no remarkable quantity of iron. Sell-ing pressure, although no greater than it hasbeen previously of late, is sufficient to keepprices low and weak. Nothing new in themarket for old material came to notice. Steel rail orders are few in this locality,and for comparatively small lots. Prices arenot changed. Track fastenings meet withmerely fair sale at about former rates. Highest Award at and SAUSAGEMACHINERY 67 Esplanade St. E., Toronto HARDWARE l? SPECIAL HALIFAX LETTER. T Halifax, March 22,1895. HE report of the meeting of theConsumers Cordage Company atMontreal caused considerable ex-citement here. I asked some people whoare supposed to know, and they tell methey have no idea of the correctness of thereport that President Stairs is to remove toMontreal. Certain it is, he has made nosuch intimation to that effect to his friendshere. It is understood the New Glasgow peoplewent into the nail combination by sendinga letter stating that they would agree. Al-though they are not bound hand and foot,they will likely be the last to go back on theagreement. Nails can be bought here to-day anywhere from $ to $ for lots of100 kegs and upwards. One dealer told meto-day that nails could be bought at retailfor 15c. less than the wholesale rate. The Halifax Hardware Association heldUs regular monthly meeting on Tuesdayevening. An effort is b
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