Wares noun \ˈwer\
a : manufactured articles, products of art or craft, or farm produce : goods —often used in combination <tinware
b : an article of merchandise
In the street below a peddler was crying his wares.
The Story of An Hour paragraph 5
Thinking a peddler is a man peddling a boat him screaming his ‘wares’ to me meant that he was screaming at people to beware. Turns out a peddler is a merchant and he was letting people know what merchandise he has.