The Michigan Tradesman.

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South  American  Quinine.

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CA RPETS.

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DRY  GOODS.

Packing  Company.

Weekly  Review  of  the  Business  Situation.

Salmon  That  Is  Not  Salmon  at  All— Bogus 

|   Sugars are  still  sick, having  declined  %c \ the initial processes. 

Trade is a  little quiet in both staples  and 
fancy goods.  Prices in the main are  steady 
and unchanged on cotton  and  some  miscel­
laneous fabrics, but the dullness  which  pre­
vails somewhat depresses the  confident  and 
almost buoyant tone which  prevailed  at  the
There is a
slight  downward  tendency  in  fine  dress 
goods, such as silks satins,  velvets  and bro­
cades, which is likely to become more mark­
ed during the coming month.

From the Oil, Paint and D rug Reporter.
According  to the  best  authorities  upon 
the commercial  and  industrial  position  of 
the cinchona products,  the  manufacture  of" 
quinine in South America does not  promise 
From the California Grocer  and  Canner.
great  success. 
Some  weeks  ago  we  an­
A brand of salmon has appeared upon the 
nounced the receipt of the first  shipment of 
market, which is in every respect  gotten  up 
quinine from the factory  lately  established 
to deceive and defraud  the  public.  The  la­
in  the  United  States of  Columbia, and  the 
bel reads as follows;  “ Columbia River  Sal­
commercial  importance  of  the  event  was 
mon, Packed  by  the  Union  Salmon  Com-. 
somewhat  magnified  by  a  lack  of  infor­
pany.  Fidelity  Brand,  Anderson  &  Sons,  opening of  the  present^ month. 
mation  concerning the quality  of the  mka- 
Agents,  Astoria,  Oregon.”  The  cut  upon 
loid.  Samples  shown  us 
shortly  after­
the label is that of two  clasped hands.  The 
ward showed the  article  to  be of  a  dark 
Union Salmon Company is a  figment  of  the 
reddish color not dissimilar  to  the  uncrys­
scheming brain of some packer  who  cannot 
tallised extract of the bark which is  obtain­
realize  money  fast  enough  by  legitimate 
ed in the initial  processes  in the  manufac­
means.  The  firm  of  Anderson  &  Sons,
ture of its alkaloids.  This  was said to  be 
Astoria, are of the same  flimsy  material  as 
In the Price  Current  this  week  will  be 
quinine in an impure state, but which  could 
the Union Salmon Company, and are too un- 
found a list of quotations on  staple  carpets
be rendered of  commercial  quality  by  re- 
! substantial to cast a shadow.  In other words, 
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and carpetings, and some grades of curtains. 
It  was  claimed,  with  ap-
crystallization. 
there neither exists such a  company  as  the 
reason 'that even if  the  manufactur-
This will be a regular feature  ot  the  paper. 
Union Salmon Company, nor such a  firm  at 
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process  were  carried  no  further^ in
hereaftei. 
Astoria as that of Anderson & Sons.  As for 
j South America  than it  had  been  in  this 
the  goods  thus  labeled,  they  are  “short 
1  cas6i the  saving in  the cost  of  transporta-
weight,” which is probably the only thing in
Trade is generally good, but  margins  are  tion on bark would be  so  considerable tnat 
their favor, and are known to a  few  people 
as  seconds.  The real packer of these goods,  very  meager  on  account  of  the  general j  the South American  factory  would  become 
who has sought to conceal  his  identity  be-  drooping  in  the  market  on  most  goods. | a source of profit even in confining  itself to 
If  the  first  receipts
hind so shallow an artifice, is the  firm of  A 
since our last report.  No  one  Arentures  to  are to be regarded as a fair indication  of the 
Booth & Co., of Astoria and  Chicago.  The 
state where the bottom has gone, but all are  quality of the product,  experts  regard  the 
reason  for  not  labeling  these  goods  with 
united in  declaring that  prices  cannot  go j saving in the cost  of  transportation  as  too 
their firm name is too obvious to require com­
much lower.  Coffees are still booming, and | trifling to offset the extra cost of re-working 
ment.  The firm evidently  belongs  to  that 
are growing stronger daily.  They have now i the extract and the  loss  that  is  evidently 
class  which  does  not  hesitate  to  realize 
advanced fully 2%c to 3c within  a  month,  being made  at the factory in the  first work- 
through the ivorst of  trade  frauds,  if  only 
Foreign dried fruits are easier on  the  arri-1 jug of the bark.  The  highest  analysis  vve 
tolerably certain of immunity from detection. 
val of  each  transatlantic  steamer,  Avith  a j  jiave seen of the extract gives it 10 per cent, 
We are informed,  from  a  trustworthy  and 
tendency to stiffen between steamers.  There  0f  quinine.  The  quinine  manufacturers 
reliable source, that the  fish  packed  under 
is  no  change 
‘absolutely 
the “ Fidelity” brand are the variety known 
is the usual cry about a prospective advance,  -worthless,”  and  while  this  may  not  be 
as steel-lieads, being neither  a  salmon  or  a 
literally  true, 
but too many  are  anxious to sell  to  allovy 
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sturgeon, but a sort of bastardized specimen, 
dealers to  take  much  stock  in it.  Retail j yjehl of quinine is not sufficient to  pay  tor 
combining the undesirable qualities of  both, 
working the bark, as compared  Avith  what 
dealers would do well  to buy  only  enough 
being white in color and dry  in  taste.  Our 
is obtained from working the  extracts  made 
for present wants.  Tobaccos are firm at the 
informant tells us that 5,000 cases  of  these 
by  our  domestic  factories. 
In  the  first 
late advance, Avith good  demand. 
Jobbers 
fish hai7e been packed, and are being  placed 
place the latter  are  working  richer  barks 
advise retailers to be  prepared  for  another 
on the market, if, indeed, they have  not  al­
than the South American, and they are  also 
advance shortly, as present stocks  are aaily 
ready found a market. 
It  is  reported  that 
able to extract  a larger  percentage  of  the 
growing less, and they must pay  the _ manu­
J.  K.  Armsby  & Co., of Chicago, bought a 
total salts than the Columbian factory  is ap­
facturers’ advance to replace  them;  in  fact 
lot of Booth’s “Columbia river,” for $1.05 per 
parently getting.  The latter  will  probably 
many have and are now doing  so.  On  ac­
dozen, which we are told Mr. Booth  denies. 
be able to overcome  any defect  in its  pro­
count of the  extraordinary  demand,  match 
We have just verified the report referred  to 
cesses and so far perfect them as to  be  able 
manufacturers have got  behind  Avitli  their 
above, and are in a position  to  assert  posi­
to recover all the available salt, but this will 
orders, and as it is impossible  for jobbers to 
tively that J. K. Armsby & Co., of  Chicago, 
not place it in a  position  of strict  equality 
fill orders promptly, they ask the indulgence 
have purchased either the whole or  a  large 
with  the  factories  here  and  in  Europe 
of the retail trade for a short time.
block of the “ Fidelity” brand of the Colum­
which are working the rich cultivated barks 
bia riA'er  salmon.  We  have  further  ascer­
of East India.  The best results are  said  to 
tained that they are offering  salmon  in  the 
! be obtained by working the  latter  m  com­
East at  $1.32%,  guaranteeing  it  Columbia 
bination with  the  South  American  barks, 
river, but refusing to name the brand. 
It is 
and such a combination in the South  Amer­
almost  beyond  belief  that  such  worthless 
ican factory would be out  of  the  question. 
stuff should find a  market  at  such  figures. 
At first sight, a factory located at  the  base 
We should  advise all those in  the  trade  to 
of bark supplies Avould appear to  have  the 
have  absolutely  nothing  to  do  with  any 
advantages which were  thought  to  before- 
brand of salmon unidentified with the  name 
shadowed by its first  shipment  of so-called 
or well-known label of some reputable pack­
quinine.  The fact  that the  quality  of the 
er.  This question of  fraudulent  manipula­
product Avas disappointing has led to a more 
tion of food supplies has become  the  night­
careful study of the  project, which  reveals
mare of trade, and it is a matter of  surprise 
little strength as a competitor  of the  estab-
that reputable houses Avill  lend  their  aid  to 
the  United  States  or
lished  factories  of 
enhance its hideousness.  Trade fraud seems 
Europe.
to be epidemic in Chicago,  and  in  falsifica­
tion, manipulation  and fabrification  of  food 
products, unfit to fatten the hogs from wliich 
they manufacture their rotten  lard,  Chicago 
need fear no rival.

The drug trade is quiet,  and marked  by a 
conservative spirit, both on the part  of  job­
ber and retaiier, that  cannot  fail  to  bring 
about  good  results.  Dealers  are  buying 
cautiously and  taking  advantage  of  every 
break 
are  conse­
quently able  to meet the  demands  of  the 
trade with somewhat  smaller  stocks,  pur­
chased at lOAver figures,  and give the retailer
the benefit of the  advantage.  Castor oil is 
booming,  in consequence of  a “corner”  on 
the staple in New York, and oil pennyroyal 
has advanced 40c.  Calomel, iodine,  corro­
sive sublimate  and balsam  peru  are  on  a 
downward  tendency.

Tea Culture  in the Southern  States. 

“Among  the  neAV  airenues 

There  here  pronounce 

it  is  practically  so. 

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to  note  in 

the  article 

Jobbers 

prices. 

DRUGS.

teas. 

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YOL.  1.
M1CH10AS  COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS’  ASSOCIA’N.
Incorporated  Dee. 10, 1877—Charter in  Force for 

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m e e tin g s :

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Thirty Years.

Candling  Eggs.

Geo.  W.  H ill,

l is t  o f  o f f ic e r s :

Very  Truly  Yours,

ous  Condition  of the  M.  C. T.  A.

self  to  Win  and  Keep  Customers.

LETTER  FROM  SECRETARY  HILL.

I  read j jnstances ruined the crop.

From the New York Commercial Enquirer.

Good  Words for  “ The Tradesman” — Prosper­

A  Drummer’s  Story  of  How  He Prepared  Him­

A  reporter  recently met  a  well-known 

It shows  not being worth cutting and husking, 

Regular  Meeting  for  1883—November  3,  De-
Annual Meeting—December 28, 1883.

President-JAMES  T.  P h il l ip s,  44  Jefferson 
Avenue, Detroit. 
Vice-Presidents—H. H. H odson, Detroit, J ohn 
H. McI n tyre, Grand  Rapids ; T hos. J .  H ay­
wood,  Ypsilanti;  Wm.  E.  Saunders,  East 
Saginaw;  T. J. P axton, Monroe.
Secretary and Treasurer—George W. Hill, 80 
Woodbridge Street, West, Detroit.
Board of Trustees, For One Year—R.W. HAW 
ley, Chairman, J. F. Co o per E. H. McCurdy, 
Detroit;  For Two  Years—Sam. B.  Sin c la ir, 
Geo. L. Sampson, W m. Saxby, Detroit.

Mr. Geo.  W.  Hill,  the  efficient  Secretary 
of the  Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’As- 
sociation. sends us the following  letter,  and 
as it refers mainly to the present condition of 
the Association—in which nearly every trav­
eling man in the State is directly interested 
we print it entire;

Brief  Reports from Various  Parts  of the  State. 
The apple crop is very short in Kalamazoo
^   Grand  Ledge  correspondent  writes: 
drummer carrying home an  armful of news-  corn ¡s less than a half-crop and many farm- 
papers and  magazines, and  got  from  him  ers have turned  their hogs into the fields,  it 
his methods of working up trade. 
The clover seed  crop  in  Tuscola  county 
how a man can  win  success  by  earnestly 
working for it and studying his business: 
wm not average to exceed one-half  the crop
“I will reveal a trade  secret, and one that  of last year.  The recent rains have in many 
I consider  a  very  valuable  one. 
every one of those papers nearly every week,  A report  from  Tekonsha  says:  Farmers
and a great many more not  included  in the  hereabouts  feel  blue  over  their  corn crop, 
list you see here. 
I read as  many  papers  Although the early frosts used it  up  badly, 
each week, in  all  probability, _ as  does  the j ygtit was thought that the partially matured 
editor of any daily paper, and  in  addition I  ear would  harden.  This  it  failed  to  do, 
keep up with the current  literature  of  the , however, and little huskiug will be done. _ 
day  and with  all theatrical,  musical  and 
From Ingham county comes the following 
sporting  events, and  am  constantly  ‘cram-  doleful report:  Very little clover seed.  Only 
ming’  up  on.  the  principal  events  of  the I here an(j there a field will be  saved  in  this 
day at home  and abroad. 
It is hard work,  county this year.  Farmers generally turned 
as you can well imagine,  but  I believe  it to j their  stock 
into  the  clover  fields  inime- 
be necessary, and also  believe that  it pays,  i diately after the frosts  of  September 8  and 
I know it has paid me. 
In the best fields  the  heads  are  poorly
j 9. 
‘When I went into the business of a com- \ hued, and would not be  worth  saving  in  a
mercial traveler I intended  to  make a  suc­
year of average yield.  The crop will be  far 
cess of it.  You know  that 1  have done it.
below that of last year.
Inquiry  among  farmers  in  all  parts  ot 
I had a love for the  business.  Most  men 
Gratiot county brings forth the fact that  the 
in the profession—for I  hold  that  when a 
It  is 
clover crop is almost  a total  failuie. 
business is  properly  done it  rises  to  the 
estimated at from one-tenth to one-twentieth 
dignity of a profession—devoted  their  leis­
ure time to story-telling, billiard-playing and 
of the usual yield,  the  early  frosts  having 
entirelv destroyed all but the earliest pieces. 
Detroit, Mich., Oct. 25, 1883. 
other recreations. 
I made up  my mind  to 
The only fields worth  harvesting  are  those 
master the business, so that I could not only 
E d ito r  M ic h ig a n   T r a d e s m a n :
which were  pastured  a  short  time  in  the 
get, but keep customers.  This was  a  score 
Dear Sir—I  take pleasure in acknowledg­
spring and then allowed to mature and ripen 
of years ago. * I  noticed  that  a  customer 
ing the receipt of several copies of your  val­
early, or those which were  taken  from  the 
was more pleased to meet a  drummer  who 
uable paper, and should ere this  have  done 
first growth.  Where a crop of hay was taken 
could talk intelligently  upon  some  subject 
so, had not a  press  of  business  prevented.
from the land and the second growh tleft for 
in which he was interested than  one whose 
I wish in behalf of the Michigan Commer­
seed,  in the usual way, the clover was killed 
merits, outside his  sample  trunk, consisted 
cial Travelers’ Association to thank you  for 
while in bloom and never reached  maturity. 
of his ability to  tell a  good  story  and  to 
the interest you  have  taken  in  it. 
I  have 
The.  purchasing  price  is  §5.50 per bushel 
buy unlimited cigars and drinks.  So  I be­
heard many expressions of good wishes, and 
gan to read.  The  daily  papers gave  me a 
kind words  for you, and the success of T h e 
for good.
Reports  from  various  parts  of  Oakland 
superficial knowledge ef  everything,  and 1 
T r a d e s m a n .  Long may it flourish, and be 
county are united  in  establishing  the  fact 
read both sides  politically.  The  newspa­
an important factor in  building  up  the  bus­
that the crop of clover seed  in  that  section 
pers of those  days didn’t  treat  matters so 
iness  of a city that is everywhere noted  for 
is very poor.  Early in the season there was 
its wide-awake and thorough  business  men 
fully  or  intelligently  as  they do  to-day. 
a fine prospect for a good crop, but the early 
Consequently I supplemented  the  informa­
—men who cannot but see that T h e  Tr a d e s- 
frosts killed the  seed.  Some  fields  which 
tion I got there  by  reading weekly  papers 
m a n  is just such a  paper  as  they  need  to 
Avere on high  ground  and  forward  yielded 
or  well  conducted  monthly  publications 
represent their interests.
and quarterlies which treated special  topics 
well, but the  average  crop  is  considerably 
The Michigan Commercial  Travelers  As­
exhaustively. 
I had  both  European  and 
behind that of last year.
sociation is in  a  very  prosperous  condition. 
American politics,  and social,  sectional, re-
Although the mortality  has  been  unusually
great this year, it is yet a very  cheap  insur-  Hgious, financial and a hundred  other topics 
ance  We have had seven deaths, made  six  at my fingers’ and tongue’s ends, 
assessments, and paid to the several benefic- 
“if I had a customer in view  I found out 
iaries the total of §17,500.  One death loss Avas  his peculiar hobby, called on him and talked 
naid from  the “ Reserve  Fund.”  We  have | with him about his  hobby.  That  pleased
paid from  the  ---------
him.  He became a  good fly for  the  very 
concessions from nearly all the  leading rail­
greedy spider.  Of course, I didn't  forget to 
roads of the State, and  many  members  are 
mingle with my  specialty  as a heavy  man 
compensated in this  way  far  beyond  what
the 
Ioav  comedian  element—that  is,  the
they have to pay for their assessments.  We 
story-telling and joke-cracking.  Nor did  I 
have a class of “ Social Members,” so-called, 
neglect the social part of  my  duties 
that s 
who are entitled to all the benefits, except to 
what  we  call  cigars  and  drinks.  The 
hold office and vote.  They  do  not  partici­
scheme  worked  admirably  and paid  well.
pate in the insurance class and are  not  sub­
I got neAv  customers  and  held  them,  be­
ject to assessment for death losses.  A large 
cause I kept pace with them on their  partic­
number of the members  reside in,  and  rep­
ular hobby.  Some of them, I really believe, 
resent the business houses of Grand Rapids.
were glad to see me  come around. 
I gave 
up my salaried position,  and went  to work 
on commission.  The general  plan  Avorked 
so well that in every city I  visited I made it 
a point to read the daily  papers  thoroughly 
for their local news alone  before  I visited a 
customer.  So far as I  could,  while  flying 
about  the  country, I  kept  track  of  what 
were  distinctively  matters  of  interest  to 
particular localities  only.  That paid, too.
It pleased customers,  because it made  them 
think I was  interested  in their  cities  and 
localities.
“My experiment  had  convinced me  that 
the  newspapers were  the great  educators, 
and from them I managed  to  keep  posted 
on art, literature, the sciences and  the thou­
sand and one topics which I deemed  it nec­
essary to  keep acquainted with to meet  the 
as many different hobbies of my  customers. 
There were among my victims a large  num­
ber  of  Germans  and  Frenchmen,  and  I 
Avanted to cultivate their trade, so I  went to 
Avork as methodically as I had  done  in my 
newspaper scheme  and studied  both  lang­
uages,  and 110AV  I  speak  both,  and  have 
added to my list of  papers  several  printed 
in those languages, and some of  them  pub­
lished abroad. 
I have also  learned  to read 
both Italian and Spanish,  and  to  speak  a 
little of each.  These accomplishments  are 
trump cards, 1 find, in  the  West,  where a 
merchant is pleased to have  you chat  with 
him in his OAvn language.
“It has proved beneficial  to  me in  other 
ways.  My knowledge of  these  languages I 
have kept a  secret  so far  as  my  associate 
drummers  are concerned.  Some  of  these 
are of  German  or  French  birth, and  are 
specially engaged to handle that trade in the 
West and South.  They  have  always  been 
free in talking about  their  business  plans 
and their engagements with persons of their 
own nationality,  but  selling other  lines of 
goods.  The  secrets  they  have  thus  un­
wittingly put me in possession of were often 
of much value.
“See what I carry around  with  me  just 
for use in case of an  emergency  among the 
merchants of the Southwest  exclusively. 
I 
know the record of  every  trotting horse in 
the country of any consequence, the exploits 
of every  running  horse,  the  standing  of 
every  base-ball  club and  every  individual 
player, and yet I very rarely  attend a  horse 
race or a ball game,  because I  don’t  have 
time.  Every merchant in that section  is up 
in  that sort of thing, though, and I  have to 
be prepared to meet and  talk with  them on 
these, their hobbies.”
“How in the world can you carry  all this 
information about Avith you?”
“It is  easy  enough  now.  My  first  ex­
perience when  I  adopted  my  newspaper­
reading plan got me into the habit of  mem­
orizing. 
It came hard  at  first, but  now it 
has become  a  second nature  with  me. 
I 
read rapidly, and  I don’t  believe  I  forget 
anything I read, though so far as  I  can see 
or knoAv I make no special effort  at  memo­
rizing or charging  my  mind with  anything, 
unless it is something of special importance, 
or which strikes  me  as  a  specially  good 
point on some subject  in  which I  knew  a 
customer of mine to  be  deeply  interested. 
The whole system is easy  when one  begins 
young and goes to  ivork  right. 
If  young 
drummers would adopt my plan, instead  of 
devoting their energies to  the  mysteries  of 
draw poker,  to  the  storing  up  of  shady 
stories, or the cultivation of a  capacity  for 
beer-drinking,  they  would  find  that  they 
could sell more goods, secure more  custom­
ers and draw larger salaries.

Sec’y  M.  C. T. A.
A  Few  Characteristics  of Traveling  Salesmen.
Says a well-known Philadelphia merchant: 
The first  characteristic  of  our  commercial 
traveler is that he  is  a  man  of  wonderful 
faith in hnman  nature.  What  his  fellow- 
traveler tells him he lays by in  his  heart  as 
so much  gospel.  What  the  merchant  im­
parts to him in the way of information, as to 
bargains secured previous to his visit, he  be­
lieves implicitly, and keeps in everlasting re­
membrance;  and such  is  the  high  standard 
of his  faith  that  he  often  actually  believes 
what he says himself.  Another characteris­
tic of our traveler  is  his  well-known  meek­
ness.  He takes  whatever  room  is  assigned 
to him by the hotel clerk, without a murmur,
“ §5 a day. ”  Handing a fresh cigar  to  the 
baggage-master he pays  for  his  extra  bag­
gage with a pleasant  smile,  and  steps  into 
the car to occupy two seats until the conduct­
or comes along and offers him the use of the 
entire  car.  When  he  anWes  at  his  next 
stopping-place, he diligently  inquires if there 
are any commercial travelers in town, and if 
such proves to  be  the  case,  lie  quietly  re­
mains at his hotel  until  his  fellow-travelers 
have  entirely  finished  their  canvas  of  that 
particular  place;  and  he  has  never  been 
known to make the slightest  effort  to  upset 
a  sale  or  enconrage  a  countermand.  He 
never goes to  a  banquet  but  once  a  year. 
Then, too, our traveler  is  never  taken  un­
awares, but always ready 011 all occasions to 
take  advantage  of  Avhatever  circumstance 
j$tay turn up.  But the crowning characteris­
tic of our traveler  is  his  truthfulness.  Ask 
him for information and he at once tells you 
all he knows, and sometimes even more than 
he knows.  He will shoiv you his order book, 
will tell you the route  he  intends  to  take, 
and he has  no  hesitation  in  telling  you  the 
prices he asks for  his  goods.  Where  under 
the sun did there ever exist such a model  of 
all  that  is  modest  and  upright  as  our com­
mercial  traveler ? 
In  fact  he  is  a  typical 
George  Washington,  and  would  rather  tell 
a thousand lies than cut down a single  cher­
ry-tree.

An  egg  dealer  advertised  one  day t liis 
week for a man to candle  eggs.  “The busi­
ness of an egg candler,” said  the  dealer,  “is 
to hold the egg up  against a flame of gas or 
candle and  to  tell  from  the  appearance  of 
the egg whether it is good or bad.”
“Does it require much skill  to  be  an  egg 
candler?”
“It takes a quick eye and experience. 
It 
pays me to keep a  candler,  because  I avoid 
trouble with  customers. 
I  receive  no  just 
complaints about bad eggs. 
Some  people, 
you know, will come and tell  a  dealer  that 
two of the  last dozen  they bought were bad 
and ask for two good eggs in exchange.  They 
can’t play that on me.”
An importer, who gets eggs from Hungary, 
Turkey, Italy and Germany,  and  also  from 
distant  sections  of  this  country,  employs 
many candlers.  He said: 
“ We  get eggs 
affected with the water rot, black rot or spot. 
Water-rotten eggs come from sections of the 
country  recently  opened  and  not  properly 
drained, so that the eggs lie on damp ground. 
The  black  rot  results  from  the  action of 
gases when the egg lies too  long in the nest. 
The spots and ordinary  staleness are caused 
by age,  the  former,  however,  often by im­
proper transportation.  The great test of an 
egg’s quality  is  the  free  movement  of the 
yolk without  its  breaking  in  form.  This 
shows that the white is strong.  If it is weak 
the yolk will Aoav through it.  An air cham- 
ber4is usually a sign of age.  But sometimes 
an egg will show an  air  chamber because it 
has been badly skaken up.  An experienced 
candler can distinguish between  these.  He 
has a sharpened instinct, like the men in the 
Treasury Avho detect bad money.”

Extinction  of  the  Small  Makers  at  Sheffield.
The development of the  cutlery  business, 
Avhich has made  Sheffield  so  famous,  was 
due  to  the  labor  of  a  multitude  of  small 
workshops, where the labor was done by the 
proprietor and perhaps his boys and  two  or 
three hired  hands.  This led to  close  com­
petition in skill, and the whole host of small 
concerns struggled to eclipse their neighbors 
in the  character  of  the  work  turned  out. 
Emulation of this character had the  highest 
effect in improving the skill of  the  different 
artisans.  Of late years, labor-saving  mach­
inery has been by degrees putting the cutlery 
trade into the hands of large establishments, 
where  expensive  plant  could  be  provided. 
And  these  large  manufacturing  concerns 
have been favored by the  trade  associations 
of Great Britain, so  that  their  goods  were 
put upon the  market  in  preference  to  the 
productions of small concerns.  Under these 
circumstances the small cutlery  makers  got 
to depend upon  the  American  market  for- 
orders.  Of  late  the  American  cutlery  de 
mand has been supplied to a great and grow­
ing extent by the home makers, and  in  con­
sequence the extinction in Sheffield of  small 
makers is imminent.

It was a Chicago  drummer at one  of our 
restaurants  one  night  last week.  He  was 
sitting at a  table,  digesting the  hallucinat­
ing  dream—that  mockery  of 
restaurant 
mockeries—a modern oyster stew.  Calling
the  white-aproned  darkie to  his  side,  he 
pointed down into the dish, and said:  “This 
thing  must  be  investigated. 
It  appears 
that you have given me an oyster stew  with 
an oyster in it.  Come!  this is  hardly  fair. 
A n d  I am a stranger, too!”  “Hey?”  asked 
the  puzzled  waiter. 
“I repeat, you  have 
given me an oyster stew with an oyster in it. 
Must I pay anything extra for  the  oyster?” 
“jio—why—”  “Well, that’s  all right—I’m 
glad of it,” smiled the drummer,  straighten­
ing  up.  “Only I  don’t see  how  you  can 
make any money if you put an oyster  in the 
stew.  Well, it beats me how you can afford 
to do it!  I suppose you’ll be putting  chick­
ens  in  chicken-salad—ham in  ham  sand­
wiches—and veal in veal pie  next!”

It is a curious fact that so  firm  in  texture 
is the paper of a genuine Bank  of  England 
note that even  burning  can  hardly  destroy 
it.  The  authorities  have  in a little glazed 
frame, the remnants of a note which was  in 
the  great  fire  of  Chicago.  Though  com­
pletely charred and  black,  the  paper  holds 
together, and the note  was  sufficiently  legi­
ble to  establish  its  genuineness  and  to  be 
cashed.
Many business  firms  are  using  two-cent 
stamps, in place of one-cent stamps, in mail­
ing circulars, thus insuring more  certain  de­
livery.  We  feared  trouble.  Now  a  man 
can’t tell  whether  he  has  a  love-letter  or a 
dun, a remittance or a  patent  medicine  cir­
cular.  The  two-cent  stamp  will  promote 
profanity, and put back the march of  Chris­
tianity.—Merchant's Review.
I  The Manhattan is one  of  the  best  speci­
mens  of  magazine  literature  published  in 
this country. 
It is handsomely  printed,  on 
elegant paper, and profusely illustrated.  Its 
contributors include John G.  Whittier,  Jul­
ian  Hawthorne,  and  many  other  equally 
well-known names.  The office is at Temple 
Court, New York City.
The First National Bank  of  Chicago  has 
notified its 136 clerks that they must all pro­
cure bonds, which will range  from  $500  to 
$40,000 eacli, mid aggregate oyer $320,700.

The  Boston  girl  is  compelled  to  suffer 
many criticisms from the  illiterate  Western 
journalist on account of her superior culture. 
One of them recently  wrote that the  young 
lady is “ so awfully cultured that  she  Avont 
call it ‘the sweet  bye-and-bye.’  She  calls it 
tne ‘ sugared subsequently.’ ”

The  Western  Commercial Travelers’ As­
sociation  has  $2,116  in  funds  in  the  treas-
ury.

Sixty thousand commercial travelers make

life a burden in the United States.

Recklessness  at  a  Restaurant.

SEE  THROUGH  IT  NOAV.

to 

the 

Mr. Heman J.  Barlow,  with  Cody,  Ball 
& Co., who has the  reputation  of  being  as 
well posted concerning  the grocery business 
as any man  west  of  New  York, on  being 
questioned  relative 
fraudulent 
“Fidelity” brand, exclaimed,  “That  settles 
it!  We have been having no end of  trouble 
over the salmon business, and have been un- 
able to see through it.  We  are  unable  to 
sell our customers  a good brand  of  salmon 
for less than $1.60, yet  our  travelling  men j 
report a  dozen or so  cases  where our  cus­
tomers  have purchased  what  was  claimed 
to be “straight  Columbia River  salmon”  of 
Chicago  parties for $1.37%.  The  “Fideli­
ty is evidently Avhat they have bought,  and 
they are welcome to it.  The  retailer  will 
be the sufferer by it in the end, for the aver­
age buyer is not expert enough to detect the 
fraud, and upon the  table  the imposition  is 
calculated to destroy his taste for all salmon. 
It is nothing more or  less  than  a  Chicago 
fraud, and not half  as  slick  as  some  that 
have been originated there.”

“ ARM SBY  W IL L   M AK E  IT   R IG H T .”

Mr.  H. F. Hastings, the  elephantine  gro­
cery broker, said that he had  not  seen  any 
of the “Fidelity” salmon, but  kneAV  of  the 
purchase by Armsby,  although  he  had not 
been  informed  as  to  their 
true  quality. 
Armsby contracted with  Booth  for a  large 
amount  of  first-grade  salmon,  and  when 
the  time  for  shipment  arrived,  the  latter 
found that he had “sold himself  short.”  He 
accordingly  filled  out  the  order  with  the 
“Fidelity” brand.  Mr. Hastings, who  rep­
resents Armsby at this market,  said  that if 
anything was wrong “Armsby would  make 
it right,” and this statement was verified  by 
several  jobbers,  who  affirmed 
the 
Chicago dealer was always prompt  in  recti­
fying errors and  omissions,  and  invariably 
makes all trades satisfactory.

that 

EDITORIAL  CONCLUSION.

As Mr. Armsby  is  a  reputable  dealer— 
and more especially  as  the  quality  of  the 
“Fidelity” salmon  has been  made  public— 
he will undoubtediy dispose  of  the  hybred 
fish to some other Chicago dealer.  We  say 
“Chicago dealer,” because no jobber at  any 
other  market  would  undertake  to  handle 
such goods. 
In due course of time, Chicago 
drummers  will  be  offering 
the  Michigan 
trade “straight Columbia River  salmon”  at 
from 30 to 50 cents less than  Grand  Rapids 
wholesalers ask for goods that are “straight” 
in reality as well as in name, and it remains 
to be seen whether  the  trade  will  reprove 
such criminal duplicity by refusing  to  pur­
chase, or make themselves party  to  one  of 
the vilest frauds ever perpetrated  upon  the 
American  people.

How  He Guessed  Her  Weight.

A grocer grossly  insulted  Mrs. McGoffin 
the other  day  without  intending it. 
She 
was an immensely stout woman, and stepping 
upon  the  scales  playfully  requested  the 
grocer to weigh  her.  As he  adjusted the 
weights he remarked that  she  weighed 190 
pounds,  Avhich  proved  to  be  her  exact 
weight.  “How did you come  to  guess it?” 
she  asked.  “I  am  used  to  guessing  at 
weights.  I weighed hogs for  five  years  in 
Cincinnati.”

The leather trade is dull, though no worse 
than it has been for some time.  Dealers  do 
not anticipate a change for the better  before 
spring, even if it  comes then.  The  concli- 
tion of the  Michigan trade  is  attributed  to 
the general demoralization  of  the  business 
all over the country, to the failure of  crops, 
and the  present  nearness  to  tax-time,  the 
great “ bugaboo” with farmers.

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Cider—Selling freely at 20c ^  gal.
Celery—Active at 35c ^  doz.  The supply 
inexhaustable  and  the  quality  unsur­

is 
passed.

to  wealth 
crowding on the  opening steps of  Southern 
progress,” says the New Orleans Picayune, 
“is especially to be noted  tea  culture.  Mr. 
C. Menelas, whose  experiments  with  jute 
are known to all the  South, has already, on 
his Mississippi plantation, some  beautifully 
flourishing tea plants, and there is  undoubt­
edly  nothing  needed to  cause  the  culture 
to spring to immediate  success  on the Miss­
issippi except, as we  may so  phrase it,  the 
knowledge ot manipulating the product. 
It 
would be practicable  for any wealthy plant­
er, one willing  to expend  a  few  thousand 
dollars for the benefit of  his  neighbors,  to 
import a man from China or  India—say  on 
a five year’s contract—to instruct the neigh­
borhood;  and we venture  that  a pot  made 
up for the purpose by a number  of  planters 
would return  interest  in a few  years.  A 
little time and patience  are requisite. 
Tea 
culture ought to be practicable  anyAvliere m 
Mississippi where there is  a deep,  rich soil 
and  first-rate  drainage—the  latter  is  im­
portant. 
It ought to be successful  in  many 
parts of South  Carolina and Southern  Cali­
fornia.” 

_______

Cash  or  Credit.

selling at 6c.  @ 7c.

lb., and old fowls, 10c.

Eggs—Scarce at  22c @ 25c. 

Cabbage—Firm  at $1 ^  doz.
Clover Seed—Rather scarce at $6 ^  bu.
Timothy—Rather scarce at $1.65 ^  bu.
Siveet Potatoes—Jerseys,  $4.50 ^  bbl.
Grapes—Firm for  choice.  Concords are | 
Pears—California $4 ^  case.
Cranberries—Cape  Cod, $4 ^  bu.;  culti­
vated Wisconsin, $10.50 ^  bbl.
Poultry—Firm.  Spring chickens m  good 
demand,  but  old  rather  slow.  Dressed 
chickens,  12c 
Prices  are 
likely to go still  higher.  Jobbers  and com­
mission merchants are unable to fill half the 
orders  received.
Dried Apples—Quarters,  8c ^   lb.;  evap­
orated, 16c.
Honey—In comb, 15 @ 20c ^  lb.
Potatoes—Very plenty in consequence  of 
southern shipments.  Choice Rose and  Bur­
banks are quoted at 50c ^  bu.  Carload lots 
are sold at 45c on track.
Apples—Stronger.  Winter and fall  fnut 
are selling at $3 @  $3.25 
Butter—Good  demand,  firm  for  choice. 
Western creamery, 24c.;  dairy, 18c @ 22c.
O n io n s — Dull and slow.  Sales  of  choice 
yellow were made at $2.25  ^9 bbl.,  and  75c 
*39 bu. in sacks.
Quinces—New York  stste 
iruitj $3  pei 
bu., or $8 per bbl. 
„  _  0
Squash—Hubbard selling  at  2c @ 3c  per 
lb.
Buckwheat 
100 lbs.
“ Fitly Represents the Commercial Interests  of 

A correspondent of one of  our  exchanges 
thus relates his experience of  the  cash  and 
credit system: 
“ Eight  years  ago  I commenced business 
I then did a  credit  busi­
where I now am. 
ness. with a capital of $3,000, and  in  about 
six  years Avas almost busted. 
I had a  stock 
of  worthless  bills against A, B, C, or “ will 
pay when I get  ready.”  T avo  years  ago  1 
changed to the cash system; the consequence 
is I have a fine stock of goods perfectly fresh, 
for I have the money to  buy when old stock 
is gone.  Can,  and  do,  sell  five  per  cent, 
cheaper than when I did  a  credit  business, 
and that is drawing me more trade every day. 
Having one price to rich and poor alike, and 
keeping only first-class goods, is also gaining 
me trade. 
I feel as if success would  crown 
my efforts in the end, while I  think  that  a 
man, to do a  credit  business,  must  haiTe  a 
large capital to back him, and must make up 
his mind in the commencement that  he will 
j be  a  failure  in  ninety-nine  times  out  of 
Neiv York patent,  $4.60 per j a hundred, if  he  concludes  to  trust  Tom, 
Dick, and Harry.”

bbl.

, ,  

,

Grand  Rapids.”

From the American Furniture Gazette.
No one  among  the  newspaper  men  of 
Grand  Rapids  is  more  favorably  known 
than Mr. E. A. Stowe, of the Grand  Rapids 
Eagle and correspondent  of the  American 
Furniture Gazette, and his many friends in 
the  furniture  trade will  wish  him  much 
success in his new publication, T h e  Mic h i­
g a n  T r a d e s m a n .  This is a weekly  paper 
aiming to  fitly  represent  the  commercial 
interests of Grand Rapids and  vicinity,  and 
that it will do so thoroughly  and  well  the 
initial numbers prove beyond question.  Mr 
I stowe is a careful,  painstaking,  couscienti- 
!  OUS journalist, and his ability  and  industry 
will doubtless make his venture a successful 
and profitable one.

A seeing machine  agent  who  Avas caught 
courting the  wife  of  an  alleged “ invalid ” 
husband, says;—“Well, he was  the  healtlu 
est invalid I ever saw.  He was  about  nine­
teen feet high and had a  foot  like  a  fiddle 
box.  You say you never was in  a  cyclone ? 
Ever been  struck  by  lightning  or  a  pie- 
driver, or run through a stone-crusher ? ”

m

The  Rubber  Industry.

The rubber  industry of the United  States 
has no rival in foreign  countries.  There  is 
s o m e th in g  like $75,000,000  invested  in  the 
business  of  manufacturing  rubber  goods, 
$30,000,000 of which is confined to  the  rub­
ber boot and shoe industry.  The total num­
ber of employes is placed at 15,000,  and  the 
total number of factories at 120.  According 
to  a  recent  census  bulletin  the  value  of 
the annual product  is  $250,000,000.  Some 
30,000 tons of raw rubber are imported every 
year, which, when combined with other ma­
terials in manufacturing, amount to  300,000 
tons.  The market price of the raAV materials 
has been forced up to $1.25 per pound, while 
six years ago the price was scarcely 50 cents. 
In  consequence  of  the  advance  in  price, 
several  substances  have  been  prepared  as 
substitutes for it, of  which  celluloid  is  the 
most important.

The Chinese have become so well civilized 
as to invent systems of  adulteration  in  tea 
that are difficult to detect, and  no  doubt  by 
the time they  are  all “ Europeanized”  and 
enlightened, they will sell us all the wooden 
hams, imitation nutmegs, and oakleaf tea we 
desire.  This is a progressive age.

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WEDNESDAY, 00T.  31,1883.

The  New  York  Commercial  Enquirer 
says editorially:  Koffee is  King,  and  he 
rules right royally.”

Vanderbilt is worth about 4,000  times  his 
own weight in gold,  or  about  50,000  times 
his own weight in silver.

An eastern exchange, referring to the new 
assignment law in this State,  heads  the  ar­
ticle, “ A Code That Favors Criminals.”

A commercial exchange which prints a long 
article on “ Condensed Milk ”  is accused  of 
being  better  informed regarding condensed 
lie.

With an immense coifee crop last year,  of 
which a large amount is yet unsold, and with 
a good crop in prospect in Brazil, there is no 
reason—aside  from  speculative  ones—why 
the staple should have  advanced  nearly  50 
per cent, in six months.

The adoption ot uniform time by the  rail­
ways of this country may be expected  to  be 
followed by a general  use  of  railway  time 
in place of local time in many  of  the  larger 
cities.  As Grand Kapids people have already 
set their clocks ahead some ten minutes as a 
matter of public convenience,  they  will  not 
object to another change.  They are  getting 
accustomed so it.

Firms wrho fail, and prefer their wives and 
brothers and uncles, are getting  very unpop­
ular.  There is a  growing prejudice  against 
this method of making money,  on  the  part 
of all honest men.  What is needed  is a law 
which will cover  all  these  points,  so  that 
when a man fails, he  fails—in  other words, 
he loses all his money, and  does  not  simply 
put it out of one pocket into  another.  Such 
a law would lessen failures  very  quickly  in 
many cases.

The Merchant’s Review,  of  New  York, 
concludes an editorial reference  to  the  new 
assignment law in this State as follows:

Alabastine is the first and  only prepara­
tion made from  calcined  gypsum  rock,  for 
application  to  walls  with  a  brush, and  is 
fully  covered  by  our  several  patents  and 
perfected  by  many  years  of  experiments. 
It  is  the  only  permanent  wall  finish,  and 
admits  of  applying  as  many  coats  as  de­
sired, one over another, to any hard  surface 
without  danger  of  scaling, • or  noticeably 
adding to the thickness of  the  wall,  which 
is  strengthened  and  improved  by  each  ad­
ditional coat, from time  to  time. 
It  is  the 
only material for the purpose not dependent 
upon glue for its adhesiveness ;  furthermore 
it is the only  preparation that is  claimed 
to  possess  these  great  advantages,  which 
are  essential  to  constitute  a  durable  wall 
finish.  Alabastine is hardened on  the  wall 
by  age, moisture,  etc. ;  the  plaster  absorbs 
the  admixtures,  forming  a  stone  cement, 
while  all  kalsomines,  or  other  whitening 
preparations,  have 
inert  soft  chalks,  or 
glue,  for  their  base,  which  are  rendered 
soft, or  scaled, in  a  very  short  time, thus 
necessitating  the  well-known  great  incon­
venience  and  expense, which  all  have  ex­
perienced,  in  washing  and  scraping  off  the 
old  coats  before  refinishing. 
In  addition 
to the above advantages,  Alabastine  is  less 
expensive,  as  it  requires  but  one-half  the 
number of pounds to cover the same amount 
of surface with two coats, is  ready  for  use 
by  simply  adding  water,  and  is easily ap­
plied by  any  one.

-FOE  SALE  BY-

ÄXiXa  Faint  Dealers.

-----MANUFACTURED  BY-----

THE ALABASTINE COMPANY

M. B. OHTJBOH, Manager.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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A. R . P O W L E ,

PAINTER  AND  DECORATOR,

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DEPART.

TIME TABLES.

It certainly will place the business men of 
Michigan at  a  disadvantage  from  those  of 
other states in which a small capitalist is al­
lowed to pledge protection for money loaned
or  endorsements  given  to  help  him  ex-  Michigan  Central—Grand  Rapids  Division.
tend his business or tide over a difficulty, 
the law is not  changed  as  to  preferences  it 
Detroit Express......................................  6:20 am
will drive thousands of  small  traders out  of 
Day  Express..........................................12:45pm
New York Fast Line..............................  6:50 pm
business and  deter  young  enterprising  men 
Night Express........................................10:40 p m
from making a start.  But we predict its  re­
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peal.
Pacific  Express......................................  7:30 am
Local  Passenger............................................11:50 am
M ail........................................................   4:50pm
M ixed................ 
5:10 pm
Grand Rapids  Express.........................10:50 p m
The New York Fast Line runs daily, arriving 
at I »etroit at 11:40 p. m., and New York at 9  p. 
m. t he next evening.
Direct  and  prompt  connection  made  with 
Great  Western,  Grand  Trunk  and  Canada 
Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus 
avoiding transfers.
The Detroit Express leaving at 6:20 a. m. has 
Drawing  Room  and  Parlor  Car  for  Detroit, 
reaching that  city  at  noon,  New  York  10:30 
a. m., and Boston 2:40 p. m. next day.

The need of  a  National  bankruptcy  law 
has come to be so  generally  recognized  that 
a National convention to promote  such  leg­
islation  is  to  be  called.  The  New  York 
Board of  Trade  and Transportation has  re­
ceived  upward  of  100  friendly  responses 
from  commercial  organizations  throughout 
the country to the proposition to'hold  a  Na­
tional convention in furtherance  of  the  en­
actment of a  uniform  bankrupt  law,  and  it 
has  been  decided  to  hold  a  convention  for 
that  purpose in Washington  on  January  16 ! 
next.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

J. T. Schultz, Gen’l Agent.

GOING EAST.

ARRIVE.

 

American  manufacturers  of  gold  and  sil­
ver plate turn out some exquisite  workman­
ship, and in the main are credited with much 
artistic skill and taste in their designs.  Com­
plaint  is  not  infrequent,  however,  that the 
standard of value, or the  proportion  of  pre­
cious metals used in the wares,  is  not  very 
high.  This is occasionally discovered  when 
people take old plate or jewelry  to  a  pawn­
shop or jeweler to sell by weight.  The deal­
er will give but little,  and  the  customer  is 
informed that his  wares  were  not  rich  in 
gold or silver,  but  a  very  thin  alloy. 
In 
England the government exacts a  heavy  tax 
on all  articles of plate or  jewelry  manufac­
tured for sale in the kingdom.  No  such  ar­
ticle can be offered for sale unless it  has up­
on it the stamp of the government  assay  of­
fice, and this stamp is only affixed when the 
tax is paid and the quality of the ware shown 
to be up to the prescribed standard.

The expansion of the  field  of  rail  trans 
portation is not limited by the extent of new 
territory opened up to the  roads.  Formerly 
a very large variety of  perishable  commodi­
ties could not be transported any  great  dis­
tance  in  warm  weather.  Now  there  are 
some twenty kinds  of  refrigerator  cars  to 
meet this emergency.  Heretofore the advent 
of freezing weather in this rigorous  western 
climate has put an end to the safe  shipment j 
of potatoes, and the  like.  Produce  dealers j 
have gone into all sorts  of  experiments  and 
railroad  companies  have  built  dozens  of 
kinds of  frost-proof  cars,  but  nothing  has 
come into general use that proved  an  effect­
ive  protection to the  produce.  The  latest 
Yankee invention to  solve  the  question  of 
potato  transportation is a  car  with  double 
floor, sides, and ends,  and  a  kerosene  stove 
in a box underneath.  By an  automatic  ar­
rangement the flow of oil is governed entire­
ly by the temperature of  the  car.  As  the 
interior grows warm the fire dies  down, and 
as the car cools off  the  fire  increases,  thus 
maintaining a nearly even temperature.  The 
Eastern  Railroad  company  lias  contracted 
for 800 of these  cars, for  the  use  of  which 
shippers  will  pay a  royalty. 
If  successful 
this  invention will  no  doubt  come  into  ex­
tended use, especially in the W est

Arrives.
tSteamboat Express..........  6:36 am
tThrough  Mail.................... 10:40 a m
tEvening  Express.....................  4:05 pm
* Atlantic Express............... 10:05 p m
tMixed, with  coach...........

Leaves. 
6:45 a m 
10:50 a m 
4:05 p m 
11:00 p m 
11:00 a m

GOING WEST.

tMorning  Express.............   1:05 pm
tThrough  Mail....................  5:15 p m
tSteamboat Express.......... 10:25 p m
tMixed..................................
♦Night Express...................  6:40 a m

1:25 p m 
5:25 p m 
10:30 p m 
7:45 am  
6:00 a m
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  *Daily. 
Passengers  taking  the  6:45  a.  m.  Express 
make close connections at Owosso for Lansing 
and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 
10:00 a. m. the following morning.
Parlor Cars  on  Mail  Trains,  both  East  and 
West.
Limited  Express  has  Wagner Sleeping Car 
through to Suspension Bridge and the mail has 
a Parlor Car to  Detroit.  The  Night  Express 
has a through Wagner Car and  local  Sleeping 
Car Detroit to Grand Rapids.

D. P otter, City Pass. Agent. 
T homas  T andy, Gen’l Pass. Agent,  Detroit

GOING NORTH.

Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana.
Arrives.
Cincinnati & G. Rapids Ex.  9:30 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex.  9:50 a m 
Ft. Wayne & Mackinac Ex..  4:25 pm  
G’d Rapids  & Cadillac  Ac.
G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex.
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  4:35 p m 
Mackinac & Ft. Way r e Ex.. 10:55 a m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids  Ac.  8:20 p m 

GOING  s o u t h .

All trains daily except Sunday.

Leaves.
10:20 a m 
5:15 p m 
7:45 a m
7:00 am  
5:00 p m 
1:00 p m

SLEEPING CAR ARRANGEMENTS.

North—Train  leaving at  5:15  o’clock  p.  m. 
has Woodruff  Sleeping Cars for Petoskey  and 
Mackinac City.  Train leaving at 10:20 a. m. has 
combined Sleeping and Chair Car for Mackinac 
City.
South—Train leaving at 5 p. m. has Woodruff 
Sleeping Car for Cincinnati.

A. B. Le e t , Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Lake  Shore  &  Michigan  Southern.

(KALAMAZOO DIVISION.)

Arrives.  Leaves.
Express...............................   7:25 pm   8:00 am
M ail......................................10:00 am   4:25 pm
The  train leaving  at 4:25 p. m. connects  at 
White Pigeon with Atlantic Express  on  main 
line, which has Palace Sleeping  Coaches from 
Chicago  to  New  York  and  Boston  without 
change.
The train  leaving  at  8:00 a.m .  connects  at 
White  Pigeon  (giving  one  hour  for  dinner) 
with special New York express on main line.
R. E. Abbott, Gen’l Agent.

Chicago & West Michigan.

Leaves.  Arrives,
•(■Mail..................................... 10:00 am   4:35 pm
+Day Express.....................   1:15 p m  10:45 p m
♦Night  Express..................  9:00 pm   6:35 am
♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars  on  all  night trains. 
Through coach to Chicago on 1:15  p.  m.t  and 
9 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO DIVISION.

Leaves.  Arrives
Mixed............................... 6:20 am   4:00 pm
Express.................... ........3:10pm  10:10am
A. M. Nichols, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

The following are examples of  more than  1,000  similar  letters  of  commendation  from 

members of the Association on file at this office :

G. W. McCOLLOUGH,  St.  Ansgar,  Iowa 
—“I have nothing but words of praise for the 
management of the  Association.”

MARK  B.  WELLS 

(Wholesale  Mer­
chant),  Portsmouth,  Ohio— “I  am  well 
pleased  with  The  United  States  Mutual 
Accident Association and can heartily  rec­
ommend  it  to  parties  wishing  to  insure 
against  accident.”

WARREN E. CORY, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
—“I am well satisfied with the management 
of the Association, and believe  that  all just 
claims have been  cheerfully  and  promptly 
paid.”

J. R.  SOUTHARD,  Newark,  N.  J —“ I 
am  thoroughly  pleased  with  the  Associa­
tion.”

T. D. IVES, St. Louis, Mo.—“I cheerfully 
recommend  it  to those  I  come  in  contract 
with, and will do  what  I  can  to  swell  its 
numbers.”

D. GARDNER, Kendall Creek, Penn.—“I 
am well  pleased with the  workings  of  your 
Association.”

W. C. GREENWAY, Kansas City,  Mo.— 
“I am truly thankful and will  do  all  in  my 
power to further  advance its prosperity  and 
success.”

WM. MANIER,  Binghamton,  N.  Y —“ I 
am  perfectly  satisfied  with  my  insurance, 
and will always stick to it.”

A. H.  SMITH, North Bloomfield,  Ohio— 
“ Am very much pleased with  the  result  of 
my membership, in that I have been able  to 
secure protection against  the  financial  loss 
from accidents at about  one-half  the  cost  it 
would have been in a stock company.  I con­
sider  the  management  of  our  Association 
worthy the entire  confidence  of  the  public 
and membership.”

F. T. SCHWINDEN, Hudson, Mich — “I 
feel after an experience of many years in the 
accident  insurance  business,  that  yours  is 
the best as well as the cheapest.”

WM. YOUNGBLOOD, Cincinnati, Ohio— 
“I thank you for the  despatch  with  which 
you have settled my claim. 
I  have  had  a 
chance to see the  inside  workings  of  your 
company, and  feel  gratified  with  the  care 
you exercise in handling and paying out  the 
policy-holders’ money.”

A. E. SWIFT, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Accept my
cordial thanks for your prompt  settlement.”
(Manufacturer), 
Troy, N. Y.—“I am thoroughly well pleased 
with the working of the Association.”

PHILIP  M.  WALES 

THEO. M.  JOSLIN,  Hillsdale,  Mich.— 
“The association is  becoming  very  popular 
in our city. 
It meets squarely and promptly 
all its  obligations,  and  has  my  confidence 
and respect.”

GORDON N. SQUIRES, Rochester, N. Y. 
—“I have nothing but good words to  say  of 
The United States Mutual Accident Asso­
ciation.

CHARLES  W.  RANNENBERG,  Hart­
ford,  Conn.—“ I  consider  the  Association 
AA, A l.”
W.  R.  ELLIS  (Manufacturer),  Detroit, 
Mich.—The Association has  my  unbounded 
approval.  You have the reputation  of  hav­
ing the best managed institution of the kind 
in the United States.”

W. H. BELL (Manufacturer), Weedsport, 
N. Y. —“I am thoroughly satisfied with  the 
Association,  with  its  promptness,  fairness 
and good management.”

C. D. BROOKS,  Geneva,  N.  Y.—“I  com­
mend the Association for good  management 
and prompt business methods.”

AUSTIN T. READ, Jamestown,  N.  Y.— 
“I think the Association the best  institution 
of its kind in the  country. 
In  this  city  it 
has always adjusted its claims promptly.  It 
is the cheapest and safest  accident  associa­
tion that I know of.”

JOHN S. COSSIGAN,  Paris,  111.—“ The 
Association gives  the  very  best  satisfaction 
and is one of the  very  best  in  the  United

R. S.  TENNEY  CLOUGH,  Las  Vegas, 
N. M.—“The Association  is  honorable  and 
just and well deserves the patronage  of  the 
people.”
D. F.  YLVERSON, Canandaigua, N. Y.— 
“I am pleased with,the promptness and des­
patch with which the business  of  the  Asso­
ciation is conducted.”

GEO. S.  SANFORD,  Syracuse,  N.  Y -  
“Although an agent  for  a  stock  company 
and therefore a  competitor,  I  fully  believe 
the ‘United States’ is  the  leading  accident 
company in the United States to-day.

CAliEINTS  b b .o t h [e:r s .

97 OTTAWA  STREET,

Agents for  GUN  AND  BLASTING  POWDER,  and  Dealers  in

SHOT,  CAPS,  WADS,  CARTRIDGES,  FISHING  TACKLE,  01IS8,  REVOLVERS  and  OHS  GOODS.

DEALERS  SUPPLIED.

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Fire Brick and  Clay, Cement,

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ESTIM ATES  CH EERFU LLY  FURNISHED.

Office—7  Canal  Street.  Sweet’s  Hotel  Block.  Yards—Goodrich  Street,  Near  Michigan

Central  Freight  House.

Harris’  SENTINEL Plug,

Harris’ HONEY  SEE Plug,

And We  Particularly  Invite the Attention  of  Buyers  to these  Brands,  as THEY  POSSESS  REAL 

MERIT,  and  will  Please  Both  Dealer and  Customer.

-To Those who Appreciate a Eeally Pine Cheese, We Say, Buy Only the-

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Which  We  Guarantee  Equal  to  Any  Made,  Both  in  RICHNESS  OF  FLAVOR  AND 

KEEPING  QUALITIES.  Never  Buy  a  Cheap  Cheese for 

Winter Stock.

WE  KEEP  THEFINEST  AND  LARGEST  LINE  OF-----

TEAS, COFFEES, STPTJPS and  SPICES

In  the  City,  and  Solicit Your Orders When  in  Need  of Anything  in  Our  Line.

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CURRENT QUOTATIONS.

nnunsHED by leading dealebs.

STAPLE  DRY  GOODS.

Spring &  Company quote as follows :

WIDE  BROWN COTTONS.

And.’oscoggin, 94. .23 
Androscoggin, 84. .21
Pepperell,  74........16)4
Pepperell,  84........20
Pepperell,  9 4 ........2214

Pepperell, 104........25
Pepperell, 114........27)
Pequot,  74.............18
Pequot,  84.............21
Pequot,  9 4 .............24

CHECKS.

Caledonia, XX, oz.. 11 
Caledonia,  X, oz... 10
Economy,  oz..........10
Park Mills, No. 50. .10 
Park Mills, No. 60.. 11 
Park Mills, No. 70. .12 
Park Mills, No. 80.. 13

Park Mills, No. 90.. 14 
Park Mills, No. 100.15
Prodigy, oz............. 11
Otis Apron 
r— 10)4
Otis  Furniture.......1014
York, 1  oz...............10
York, AA, extra oz.14

OSNABURG,

Alabama brown—   7
Jewell briwn..........914
Kentucky brown.. 10J4 
Lewiston  brown...  914
Lane brown...........   914
Louisiana  plaid—   8

Alabama plaid.......8
Augusta plaid........   8
Toledo plaid............  71
Manchester  plaid..  7 
New Tenn. plaid.. .11 
Utility plaid...........   61

BLEACHED COTTONS.

Greene, G,  44........  6
Hill, 44....................  9
Hill, 7-8....................  8
Hope,  44................   714
King  Phillip  cam­
bric, 44.................1114
Linwood,  4-4..........9
Lonsdale,  44............914
Lonsdale  cambric. 12 
Langdon, GB, 44...  914
Langdon, 45............14
Mason ville,  44.........914
Maxwell. 44............1014
New York Mill, 4-4.1114 
New Jersey,  4-4—   8 
Pocasset,  P. M. C..  714 
Pride of the West. .1214 
Pocahontas,  44—   814
Slaterville, 7-8........  614
Victoria, AA............9
Woodbury, 44........   534
Whitinsville,  44...  714 
Whitinsville, 7-8—   614
W amsutta, 44 .........1114
Williams ville,  36... 1014

Avondale,  36..........814
Art cambrics, 36.. .1114 
Androscoggin, 44..  814 
Androscoggin, 54. .1214
Ballou, 4-4...............  714
Ballou, 54...............  6
Boott, 0 .4 4 ............  814
Boott,  E. 5-5............  7  1
Boott, AGC, 4-4.......914
Boott, K. 34............534
Blackstone, AA 44.  724 
Chapman, X, 44—   614
Conway,  44 ...........   724
Cabot, 44................   714
Cabot, 7-8................   614
Canoe,  34...............  4
Domestic,  36..........  714
Dwight Anchor, 44. ID
Davol, 44— ..........  914
Fruit of Loom, 44..  914 
Fruitof Loom, 7-8..  8}4 
Fruit of  the Loom,
cambric,  4-4........12
Gold Medal, 44..  ..  7
Gold Medal, 7-8.......614
Gilded A ge............. 8 \
Arm ory..................  7)4|Kearsage
Androscoggin sat 
Canoe River........
Clarendon. 
Hallowell  Imp. 
Ind. Orch. Imp. 
Laconia...........

814 Naumkeagsatteen.  8)4 
614 Pepperell bleached 814
614 Pepperell sat..........914
624 Rockport..................  714
6?4 Lawrence sat..........814
7!4|Conegosat...............  7

CORSET JEANS.

Albion,  solid..
Albion,  grey...........6 
Allen’s  checks....... 6
Ailen’s  fancy.........6
Allen’s pink.............614
Allen’s purple..........614
A m e r ic a n , f a n c y — 6
Arnold fancy........... 614
Berlin solid...............514
Cocheco fancy........614
Cocheco robes..........7
Gonestoga fancy— 6
Eddy ston e........ — 6/4
Eagle fancy.............5
Garner pink.............7

514 ¡Gloucester............... «
1 Glou ce8termourn’g . 6
i
Hamilton  fancy__ 6
Hartel fancy............ 614
Merrimae D ..............614
Manchester..............614
Oriental  fancy.........6
Oriental  robes.........6
Pacific  robes............7
Richmond.................614
Steel River............... (j
Simpson’s].................614
Washington fancy. .6 
Washington  bines..614

FINE BROWN COTTONS. 

Co,

dress

styles

DOMESTIC GINGHAMS.

WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS.

¡White  Manf’g
j  Earlston.......
¡Gordon.......
¡Greylock, 

Appleton A, 4 4....  8  [Indian Orchard, 40
Indian Orchard, 36
Boott  M, 44 ............7 
Boston F, 4-4..........814 Laconia B, 7-4.........
Lyman B, 40-in.. 
'Continental C, 4-3 
Mass. BB, 4-4 —  
■Continental D, 40 in 834 
Nashua  Ë, 40-in. 
Conestoga W, 4-4...  7 
Nashua  R, 4-4... 
Conestoga  D, 7-8...  514 
Nashua 0,7-8—  
Conestoga G, 30-in.  614
Newmarket N ... 
Dwight  X, 34........  6
Pepperell E, 39-ii 
Dwight Y, 7-8..........614
Pepperell  R, 4-4. 
Dwight Z, 4-4..........  7
Pepperell  O, 7-8. 
Dwight Star, 4-4r...  724 
Pepperell N, 3-4. 
EwightStar,40-in..  9 
Pocasset  C, 4-4..
Enterprise EE, 36..  614 
Saranac R..........
Great Falls E, 4-4...  714
Saranac E ..........
Farmers’ A, 44.......  624
Indian  Orchard, 4-4 714
Am oskeag.............  814 ¡Renfrew, dress sty 11014
Johnson  Manfg Co,
Amoskeag, Persian 
styles....................1014  Bookfold..............1214
B ates.......................  8  Johnson  Manfg Co,
Berkshire...............  7141  dress  styles..— 1214
Glasgow checks—   714 ¡Slaterville,  dress
Glasgow checks, f ’y 714)  styles.............1 3 /4
Glasgow 
checks,  White Mtg Co, stap  8 
royal  styles........  9  ¡White Mfg Co, fane 8
■Gloucester, 
standard 
Plunket... 
Lancaster 
.1214
Langdale.
Androscoggin, 74..21  ¡Pepperell.  10-4.......2714
Androscoggin, 8-4.. 23  Pepperell,  114.......«J)4
Pequot,  74..............21
Pepperell,  74........20
Pequot,  84..............24
.Pepperell,  84........2214
Pequot,  94..............271
.Pepperell,  94........25
Atlantic  A, 44.......  714 ¡Lawrence XX, 44..  814
Atlantic  H, 44.......714¡Lawrence  Y, 30....  7
Atlantic  D, 4-4.......6)iLawreuce LL, 44...  614
6  Newmarket N ........ 714
Atlantic P, 44........
514iMystic River, 4-4...  614
Atlantic  LL, 44—
714 ¡Pequot A, 44..........  8
Adriatic, 36.......
¿24 Piedmont,  38..........  7
Augusta, 44—  
7l4|Stark AA, 44..........  8
Boott M, 44. /..
724lTremont CC, 44—   6 
Boott FF, 4-4..........
Utica,  44................ 9
Graniteville, 44..
Indian  Head,44...'8  Wachusett,  44.......  724
Indiana Head 45-in.12141 Wachusett, 30-in...  624 
Falls, XXXX..........1814
Amoskeag,  AC A .. .15 
Falls, XXX............. 1514
Amoskeag  “ 44.. 19
Falls,  BB................ 1114
Amoskeag,  A ........14
Falls,  BBC,  36......1914
Amoskeag,  B ....... 13
Falls,  awning........19
Amoskeag,  C....... 12
Hamilton,  BT, 32.. 12
Amoskeag,  D ....... 11
Hamilton,  D ..........10
Amoskeag,  E ....... 1014
Hamilton,  H ..........10
Amoskeag, F .........10
Hamilton  fancy... 10
Premium  A, 44— 17
Methuen AA..........1414
Premium  B ...........16
Methuen ASA........18
.Extra 44.................16
Omega A, 7-8..........11
Extra 7-8........   .......1414
Omega A, 44..........13
Gold Medal 44....... 15
CCA 7-8...................1294 Omega AC A, 7-8— 14
Omega ACA, 4-4— 16
CT 4-4....................... 14
Omega SE, 7-8.........24
RC 7-8....................... 14
Omega SE, 4-4.........27
DFff-8....................... 16
Omega M. 7-8.........22
AF4-4....................... 19
Omega M, 4-4.......... 25
Cordis AAA, 32....... 14
Shetucket SS&SSW 1124 
Cordis ACA, 32....... 15
Shetucket, S & SW.12 
Cordis No. 1,32....... 15
Shetucket,  SFS— 12 
Cordis No. 2............14
Stockbridge  A .....  7
Cordis No. 3............13
Cordis No. 4...........1124 ¡Stockbridge  frncy.  8

HEAVY  BROWN  COTTONS.

TICKINGS.

CARPETS  AND  CARPETINGS. 
Spring & Company  quote  as  follows: 

60

THREE-PLYS.

EXTRA SUPERS.

ALL  WOOL  SUPERFINES.

WOOL FILLING AND MIXED.

@ 90
@ 90
@ 85
@ 70
@ 65
@ 8224
@ 70
@ 8224
@ 65
@1 00
@1 00
@1 00
© 9724
@ 7724
@ 8224
@ 7724
60  @  6224 

TAPESTRY BRUSSELS.
Roxbury  tapestry..........................
Smith’s 10 wire.................................
Smith’s  extra..................................
Smith’s B  Palisade.........................
Smith’s C  Palisade.........................
Higgins’  **.......................................
Higgins’  ***......................................
Sanford’s extra...............................
■Sanford’s Comets............................
Hartford  3-ply.................................
Lowell 3-ply......................................
Higgins’ 3-ply..................................
Sanford’s 3-ply.................................
Hartford..........................................
Lowell............................  .................
Other  makes....................................
Best cotton chain............................
Best  2-ply.........................................   §714@
Other grades 2-ply..........................   5294@
All-wool  super, 2-ply.....................   50  @
Extra heavy double cotton chain.  4224®
Double cotton chain.......................   35  @
Heavy cotton and wool, double c.  30  @
Half d’l chain, cotton & wool, 2-ply  2724®
.Single cotton chain.........................  19  @
3-ply, 4-4 wide, extra heavy...........   2724®
B, 4-4 wide.........................................  
@
imperial, plain, 4-4 wide................. 
@
@
D, 33  inches...................................... 
No. 1,4-4,5-4,6-4 and 8-4.................. 
@
No. 2, 
.................. 
@
No. 3, 
.................. 
@
@
No. 4, 
.................. 
6224
@
Best all rattan, plain....................... 
5224
@
Best all rattan and cocoa, plain... 
50
Napier A .........................................  
@
40
@
.Napier  B....................................... . • 
Opaque shades, 38 inch.................. 
@  1
.Holland shades, B finish, 44.......... 
@  1
Pacific  Holland, 4-4........................  
@  I
Hartshorn’s fixtures, per gross...  @36
Cord fixtures, per gross................  
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OIL CLOTHS.

CURTalNS.

MaTTINGS.

HEMPS.

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CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE.

H. Leonard & Sons quote as follows:

ONE  CRATE  WHITE  GRANITE  WARE. 

“

44
4*

44
44
44

44
44
44
“

54
66
78
90
78
90
1  05
1  44
2  10

Diamond C.
.5 inch
6 doz Plates................
..6  “
3 4* 
,7  “
20 44 
.8  “
44 
.3  “
3 “  Bakers...............
..5  “
24 44 
..6  “
24 44 
..7  “
24
44 
h H 
..8  “
1 “  Bowls...............* .No. 36
.  “  30
1
44 
.  “  24
1 44 
“  Cov’d Butters.. .5 inch
24
“  Indiv’l  “
■2)4  “
“  Cov’d Chambers.No. 9
24
1
“  Uncov’d 
44 
44
“ Cake  Plates.......
24
“  Restaurant Creams..........
24
3
“  Cup  Plates........
24 “  Casseroles.......... . .7 inch
24 “ 
..8  “
“  Dishes................. ..3  “
..9  “
2a
44 
.10  “
2a
44 
.11  “
44 
1-6 “  Ewers and Basins, No 9...
“  Fruit Saucers... . .4 inch
5
Barrell  Mugs... .36  “
24
“  Scollops............. 224  “
. .5  ‘‘
24
44 
..6  “
1
44 
1
44 
1/
2 10
..8  “
44 
..  1 26
“  Jugs, No. 36__
..  1 50
...................20....
24
..  3 06
24 •*  “ 
“ 12....
..  4 80
1-6 “ 
“  6....
“ 
..  1  80
“  Shell  Pickles...
..  3 15
“  Sugars. No. 30..
24
..  1 80
24 “  Spoon  Holders.
lÂ gross Un’hd Coffees 12 sets in g 6 30
4 80
3
1

Knowles,  Taylor  &  Knowles—Cable  Shape- 
3 24
1 98
15 60
2 70
2 34
45
52
72
52
75
90
1 10
1 05
£
3 07
4 20
1  05
37
90
1 27
1 43
1 44
50
72
95
1 65
1 75
’  42
1 20
45
1 14
1 50
1 05
63
75
76
80
90
79
45
3 15
14 40
6 00
$86  11

4 20
27
6 15
.  4 20
75
. 
30
5 10
5  70
72
1  50
2 16
2 85
.  9 90
35
81
60
90

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ASSORTED  PACKAGE  MAJOLICA--NO. 33.

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1 Tea  Set,  44  Pieces,  Shell...........
...........
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1 dozen Sauce Plates, 
........... 2 00
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2 Fruit Sets, 7 Pieces 
............ 75
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4 Covered Butters 
............ 30
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3 Hand Teas 
40
3 Hand Coffees 
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50
3 Hand Moust. Coffees  “ 
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3 Molasses Cans,  Sunflower............ 55
18
6 Bread Plates,  Strawberry..........
37
6 Bread Plates. Oak........................
58
3 Pitchers, No. 12, Rose..................
31
3 
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“ 30  “ 
21
3 
“  42  “ 
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17
3 
“  54  *• 
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58
“  12, Fern..................
3 
42
25
“  36  “ 
3 
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62
6, Cor’l..................
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42
3 
“  24  “ 
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21
3 
*•  42  “ 
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15
12 Begonia Leaves............................
50
2 dozen Individual Butters............
67
2 Bread and Milk Sets, Shell..........
54
2 Cuspadores,  Sunflower...............
i Tea Pot, Sugar and Cream, Shell
1 
Caulf

6 50
1 25
4 00
3 00
90
1 20
1 50
1 65
1 08
2 22
1  74
93
63
51
1 74
1 26
75
1 86
1 26
63
1  80
1 00
1 34
1 08
1 25
1 00
$42 08
..  4 20
$37 88
Package, $1.
Packages  assorted  or repacked to order.
ONE ASSORTED PACKAGE ROCKINGHAM AND YEL­

Less 10 Per Cent..

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LOW WARE.
Diamond H.
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Mixing Bowls, 

8  “ 
9  “ 
10  “ 
11  “ 
12  “ 

Î4  doz.. Rock. Chambers,  No. 4__ $4 50
“ 6 ... ..325
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1'  “
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“  6... 
. .2 25
“  9...
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“  12... ..150
H  “
“  30...
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“  IS... . 400
H  ” Tea Pots, 
“  24... . 3 25
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“  30... . 2 75
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li  “
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ì£  “
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14  “
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.. 150
Ü  “
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8  “ 
li  “
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9  “ 
li  “
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li  *J Nappies,  7 inch...............
.  125
8  “ 
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li  “
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9  “ 
Ü  “
.............. .  185
10  “ 
li  “ü   “
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11  “ 
................ .2  80
12  “ 
34  ”
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1  “ Plates,  8 inch 
95
9  “ 
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.................... .  105
10  “ 
2  44
450
14  “ “Our New” Pitcher, No. 6
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li  “
“ 24 ..1 7 5
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Î4  u
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14  “
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14  “
Yellow Bowls, No. 36....... ...  40
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“ 30....... ...  50
“ 24....... ...  60
XA  44
Nappies,  6 inch....................  75
U
....  90
H  44
............... ....110
§1  **
................ ... 1 40
14  “
................ ...  1 70
34  “ 
Chambers,  No. 4 ............... ...400
34  “
“  6 ............... ...  300
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60 days $25 20.

$113
243
125
100
75
50
65
100
81
69
26
31
39
46
58
70
30
38
45
56
26
31
39
46
58
70
85
190
210
112
69
44
50
75
100
125
80
100
30
25
30
36
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43
100
2 25
112
$36 06

HANGING  LAMPS.

Price  Complete,  with  New  Style Drip  F ou n t.
Our pendants are  all  manufactured  by the 
Bradley &  Hubbard  Manufacturing  Co,  and 
will give  better satisfaction  than  any  others 
in the market.  Send  for complete catalogue 
of chandelier goods.
F  Bronze  No  366, per doz..............................34 00
Silver and blue No 366  do 
Ebony &  gold No 366  do 
Nos.  465,  or  466  French
Verde  bronze 
do 
Verde and Fr  bronze  do 
do 
Silver bronze 
do 
Silver and  blue br.
do 
Ebony and  gold 
do 
Extra gilt bronze 
do 
Gold or pol.  bronze 
dants in  one order.

.........................27 00
.........................30 00
per doz.........................27 00
......................... 27  00
27 00
.......... 
.........................30 CO
.........................30 00
........... 
,.33 00
.........................33 00
.........................45 GO
Special prices for  two  dozen  or  more pen­

bronze, 

CHANDELIERS.

No .W 2 light for  stores,  complete  with 7

in c h  s h a d e s ,  e a c h ...............................................-.1   75
Over K'O styles of chandeliers  constantly on 
hand.  We  have  all  the  new  and beautiful 
Brass pendants and Chandeliers.

Special quotations made for churches.

LAMP BURNERS.

No 0 A n y   s ty le   p e r  doz..................................   75
No l 
..................................   *
.................................. 1 35
No 2 

do 
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GLASSWARE.

Heavy  Figured  “ Horseshoe”  Pattern.

Sets, $   dozen...............................................   $3 00
Pitchers, 24 gallon.......................................  
j» oo
Bowls, 7 inch, and covers..........................   « uu
g  85
B ow ls, 8 
3 bO
Bowls, 9 
Comports, 4  inch......................................... 
«o
Goblets......................................................... 
go
W ines.............................................................  o f f
Salvers...........................................................  « w
Nappies,  4 inch............................. ^  gross  2 25

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Package at cost-

i  COAL  AND  BUILDING  MATERIALS.

A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:
1  10
Ohio White Lime, per bbl.................... 
1 00
Ohio White Lime, car lots.................... 
Louisville Cement,  per bbl.................. 
I 40
I  Akron Cement per  bbl. ........................ 
J
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl....................., 
»
Oat lots...................................................1 lo@l 20
Plastering hair, per bu.........................  35@  38
Stucco, per^bbl.......................................  
J 7®
Land plaster, per ton............................ 
g 7»
3 00
Land plaster, car lots............................ 
Fire brick, per  M...................................$27 @.$35
Fire clay, per bbl................................... 
3 00

COAL.

Anthracite, egg and grate..................$6 50@6 75
Anthracite, stove and nut..................  6 75©7 00
Cannell coal......................................... „ 
J®
Ohio coal........................................... 
3 50@3 75
j  Blëssburgôr Cumberland................  5 00@5 25

STAPLE  GROCERIES.

AXLE  GREASE, 

doz  60  ¡Paragon...  $  doz

60  ¡Frazer’s 
BLUING.

Modoc... 
Diamond

Dry, No. 2........
Dry, No. 3........
Liquid, 4 oz,... 
Liquid, 8 oz.

BROOMS.

No. 1 Carpet.................................
No. 2 Carpet.................................
No. 1 Hurl....................................
No. 2 Hurl  ..................................
Fancy Whisk..........................
Common Whisk..........................
CANNED GOODS.

..doz. 
.. .doz. 
.. doz. 
.. .doz.

2 50 
2 25 
2  00

Corn, Trophy...  1  15 
Corn, Yarmouth  1 35 
Peas.... 75@1 25@1 50 
String Beans. .  
85
Lima Beans........  85
Lewis’B’d Beans.1 70
Pumpkin........... 1 25
Succotash  ... 1 65@90
Oysters,  1ft__   110
Oysters,  2 f t __ 1 85
Salmon__ 1 60@
Lobsters, Stars.. 1 75
Sardines, Am......   8
Sardines, Inport.  13 
Corned Beef 2 90® 
ConduMilk, Eagle 

Pie Peaches........1 25
3IbStandard 2 00@2 25
Apples, 3 ft........1 25
do.  6 ft..........2 15
do.  gallons...  3 40 
Strawberries  1 @110 
Blackberries —   1 15 
Raspberries  —   1 40 
Cherries, red—   1 25 
cherries white..  1 90
Pineapples........  1  75
Damsons...........   1 25
Egg Plum s........ 1 50
G ages.................  1  50
Pears................   1  35
Lusk’s Apricots.  2 95 
Tomatoes ..1  05® 1 20 
Corn,  Excelsior  1 10
Green Rio__ 12  @15  Roasted Mar.  @181;
Green Java.. .18  @28  Roasted Mex. 18  @20 
Green Mocha.27  @29  Ground  Rio..10  @16 
Roasted Rio.. 1124@18  Ground  Mex.  @17 
Roasted  Java23  @32
72 foot J u te ....... 1 20  160 foot Cotton... .2 00
60 foot Jute.......1 00  ¡50 foot Cotton... .1 75
G.  D.....................   35  ¡Ely's Waterproof  75

case....................8  10

CORDAGE.

CAPS.

FRUITS.

London Layers....................................
Loose Muscatels Raisins, old...........
Loose Muscatels Raisins,  new........
New Valencias  Raisins.....................
Turkey Prunes..................................
Currants..............................................
Citron...................................................
Dried A p ples__ , ..............................

FISH.

Whole Cod...........................................
Boneless Cod.......................................
Herring 14 bbls....................................
Herring Scaled..................................
Herring Holland................................
White Fish 14 bb ls............................
do.  Kits.......  .......................
Trout half bbls..................................
do.  K its.........................................
Mackerel half bbls No. 1..................
do. Kits  No. 1 ............................

MaTCHES.

2 50 
1  75 
1 95 
814® 824 
624@714 
654® 
18@20 
8Ü@9
614@7
6@914
3 25 
31
1  10 
6  00 
85@90
4 85 
85
6 50 
1 00

Richardson’s No. 2  square........................... 2 70
Richardson’s No. 3  do 
..............................1
...............................170
Richardson’s No. 5  do 
Richardson’s No. 6  do 
..............................2 70
Richardson’s No. 8  do 
..............................170
Richardson’s No. 9  do 
..............................3 55
Richardson’s No. 4 round............................. 3 70
Richardson’s No. 7  do 
  ........................... 3 o5
Richardson’s No. 714 do 
.............................1 70
Electric Pailor No. 17......................................$ 80
Electric Parlor No. 18......................................5 70

20 gross lots special price.

MOLASSES.

Black Strap........ 19@20|New Orleans fy.62@65
Porto  Rico..........  @35 Syrups, corn...  @35
New Orleans g'd.  @45|Syrups, sugar. ,3o@45 
1614
1314
1  00 75 
1  00

|  Kerosene  W. W.....................................
Legal test.............................
Sweet, 2 oz. square.................................
Sweet, 2  oz. round.................................
Castor, 2 oz.  square...............................
Castor, 2 oz. round.................................

OIL.

do. 

OATMEAL.

do 
do 

PICKLES.

Quaker 2 ft cases, 48 fts $   case...........
do  5 ft cases, 60 fts $  case...............
Imperial  bbls.......................................
Quaker bbls............................................
Dingee’s barrels med............. ..............
Dingee’s 14 
............................
Dingee’s 14 
small..................
Dingee’s quarts glass fancy................
Dingee’s pints 
do 
................
SUGARS.
Granulated............................................
Cut Loaf.................................................
Powdered..............................................
Conf. A ...................................................
Standard A ............................................
Extra C...................................................
Fine C....................................................
Yellow....................................................
Kirk’s American  Family........... ft

S$>AP.

6  00

___5  75
....3 50 
....4 50 
....4 25 
....2 50

9
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9148%
814
7 % @8
7ii@724
6V4@7

do. 

SPICES.

do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do.

do. 
India.........................................
do.  Savon.......................................
do.  Satinet......................................
do.  Revenue..................................
do.  White Russian........................
Bell’s German  Family........................
do.  Mono.................................. ........
Goodrich’s English Family  ...............
Princess............................
Proctor & Gamblers Ivory  . 
Japan  O live........
Town Talk  ^  box
Golden Bar...........
Arab.......................
Amber....................
Mottled  German..
I  Sidall’s ...................................................
Babbitt’s ...............................................  
5 5
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Dish R ag................................................ 
J
White castile  bars................................. 
Mottled castile.......................................  
1
Old  Style...............................................   *  @
Ground Pepper,  inboxes and cans...  16@2
Ground Allspice....................................  12@20
Cinnamon...............................................   16@39
Cloves......................................................  20@25
Ginger......................................................
Cayenne.........................................
Pepper 24 lb $  dozen...................
Allspice  24 ft...............................
Cinnamon  24 f t ............................
Cloves 24  ft..................................
Pepper,  whole.............................
Allspice.......................................
Cassia...........................................
Cloves............................................
Nutmegs,  No. 1..........................
Muzzy Gloss 1 1b package..........
Muzzy Gloss 3 ft package..........
Muzzy  Gloss 6 ft boxes.............
Muzzy Gloss bulk......................
Muzzy Corn 1 ft..........................
Kingsford  Silver Gloss.............
Kingsford Silver Gloss 6 ft  box
Kingsford Corn..........................
Oswego  Gloss.............................
Mirror  Gloss...............................
Mirror Gloss, corn.....................
60 P ocket...............................................  
28 Pocket.................................................  
Saginaw F in e......................................... 
H em p...................................................... 
Canary....................................................  
Rape.......................................................  

70
¿5
70
75
@18
@12
@12
@22

STARCH.

SEEDS.

SALT.

@7
@624
@724
@6
@724

@7
@724
§ 5o
* 40
1  16
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Sentinel 17 ft and 28 ft cads..................  @48
Climax.....................................  
  @60
Honey Bee 28 ft  cads............................  @48
Hold F ast................................................  @48
“76” .........................................................   @48
Dog On I t ................................................  @87
McAlpin’s Gold Shield..........................   @48
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 ft cads..........  @51
Chocolate Cream 4 and 8 ft cads..........  @50
My Choice 3 oz pocket  pieces.............   ©34
My Choice 16 oz pieces..........................   @33
Cock of the Walk  6s..............................  @37
Nimrod..................... 
@*°
Acorn......................................................   @48
Red Seal...................................................
Crescent..................................................  @%
Black  X ...................................................  @35
Black  Bass..............................................  @*0
True Grit.................................................   @35
Nohby  Spun  Roll...................................  @18
D im e........................................................  25@2fi
j"
Peerless................................................... 
Standard.................................................
Old Tom................................................... 
I»
Tom & Jerry........................................... 
33
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Joker........................................................ 
Traveler................................................... 
35
T opsy.....................................................  
38
Navy Clippings...................................... 
34
Honey D ew .......
34
Gold  Block........
Camp F ir e ........
Oronoko
Nigger  Head... 
Durham, 14 ft ..

SMOKING.

£  rh;
do 
do 
do 

24 ft
24 ft
1ft

51
@21
@15
@28
@26
@26
@28
@23
@22

do 

YEAST.

do 
do 

MISCELLANEOUS.

Holland.................................
German.......................... —
Long Tom.............................
National.................................
T im e......................................
Love’s Dream.......................
Conqueror...........................
Fox’s ......................................
SHORTS.
Mule Ear...............................
23
Hiawatha.............................
VINEGAR.
Pure  Cider....................................................   12
White Wine...................................................  1-
Seneca Falls “ Rising Sun ”.....................   1 80
Twin Bros..........1  75 
¡Wilsons............. 1 75
Gillett’s ...............175 
¡National............. 185
Blacking.........................................30, 40, 50@60
do  waterproof............................ 
160
Bath Brick imported............................ 
95
65
do 
American........ - ................ 
Barley......................................................  224® 3
110
Burners, No. 1 .......................................  
1  75
do  No.  2.......................................  
Bags, American A ................................. 
20 00
Baking Powder, bu lk ..........................  10@22
Beans,  medium...................................... 
2 30
Beans, hand picked...............................  
2 75
Butter......................................................  20@24
Butterine................................................  19@23
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans.................  @26
Candles, Star...........................................  @1524
Candles,  Hotel.......................................   @1694
Chocolate, Baker’s ...............................  @40
German sweet....................  @27
Cheese full cream ehoice.....................   13@1324
Catsup quarts f)  dozen.........................1 35@
Cocoanut,  Schepps’ 1 ft packages. 
@2524
Cocoanut,  Schepps’ 1 & 24 ft  do . 
Extract Coffee,  v. c........................ 
F elix.............................1  0@
Flour, Star Mills, in bbls.......................6  0@
in Sacks........................ 5  5@
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps........... ..........   @25
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.......................  
_@40
Gum, Spruce...........................................  35@40
Chimneys No.  1......................................  @35
No« 2......................................  @45
Indigo...................................................... 1 00®
Ink #  3 dozen  box................................1 00@
Jelly in Pails...........................................  @724
do  Glass Tumblers f) doz..................  @85
Licorice...................................................  20@80
Licorice  Root.........................................   @12
Lye $  2 doz. cases...................................1 56@
Macaroni,  Imported.............................   @13
Domestic..............................  @ 6
French Mustard,  8 oz f)  dozen...........   @85
Large  Gothic___ ___ 1 35®
Oil Tanks, Star 55  gallons................   12 00@
Oil Tanks, Patent 55 gallons....................... 14 00@
Pipes, Imported Clay 3 gross........................2 25®
do  American  T. D........................   90@1  00
Pepper Sauce.........................................  90@1  00
Peas, Green Bush........................................... 1 50@
do  Split prepared.............................   3  © 324
Powder,  Keg................................................... 5 50®
24 Keg.............................................. 3 00@
R ice............................................................  
5@ 7
Sago  ...........................................................   @ 6
Shot, drop........................................................ 1 90®
do  buck.............................................. 2 15®
Sage...................................................... 
 
Curry Combs f! doz................................1 25@
Molasses Gates each.................................   @45
Measuring Faucet ea ch ....................... 2 75®
Tobacco Cutters each...........................1 25@
ChimneyCleaners f)  doz........................ 
Flour Sifters $  doz................................3 00®
Fruit Augurs each..................................1 25®
Tapioca......................................................   @ 6
Washing Crystal, Gillett’s box............1  50@1 65
Wicking No. 1 f) gross..........................   @40
do  No. 2  ......................................  @65
do  Argand................................... 1 50@

Washing Powder, 1776 $  f t ........ .........   @1024
Gillett’s $   ft..........  @724
Soapine pkg............ 
7@10

do 
do 

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do 

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do
do
do

Lemon
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 

Boraxine $  box...................................... 3 75@
JENNINGS’  DOUBLE  CONCENTRATED  EXTRACTS. 
Packed in 1 Dozen Paper or 2 Dozen Wood Box. 
2 ounce B. N. Panel  f) dozen.................... ...1 00
.................... ...1  75
4  do 
.................... ...2 75
6  do 
.................... ...3 T5
8  do 
.................... ...1  25
No. 2 Taper Panel
.................... . . . 2   00
do
No. 4 
.................... ...4 50
24 pint round
.................... ...9 00
i 
do
.................... ...3 25
No. 8 Panel
.................... ...4 5o
No. 10  do
2 ounce B. N. Panel $   dozen.................... ...1  50
.................... .. .2,75
4  do 
.................... ...4 00
6  do 
.................... ...5 00
8  do 
.................... ...1  75
No. 2 Taper Panel
.................... ...3 00
No. 4 
do
.................... ...7 50
24 pint round
.................... ..15 00
l 
do
.................... ...4 25
No. 8  Panel
.................... . . . 6   00
No. 10  do

do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 

Vanilla.

do
do
do

JENNINGS TRUE FLAVORINGS.

Full Measure—Wrapped.

Lemon.

24 Pint 2 ounce  $  dozen................................1 50
24 Pint 4 
do  do 
.................................. 2 50
do  do 
24 Pint 8 
.................................. 5  00
94 Pint 12  do  do 
............ 
7  50
Vanilla.
dozen..................................2 25
24 Pint 2 ounce 
do 
................................. 4 00
24 Pint 4  do 
do 
................................. 8 00
24 Pint 8  do 
................................12 00
do 
94 Pint 12  do

PROVISIONS.

PORK.

The Grand Rapids Packing  &  Provision  Co. 

quote  as  follows:
New Heavy Mess Pork................ *tR  bbl $13 00
Old Heavy Mess  Pork............................  111224
New Family Clear P ork.........................  15 00
New Extra Clear Pork, A. Webster’s ..  15 00
New Extra Clear Pork............................  16 00
New Boston Clear Pork..........................   16 00
New Standard Clear P ork.....................   16 00
On orders less than five bbl. lots 25 cts. 

extra.

DRUGS,  DYES  AND  CHEMICALS.

Advanced—Oil Pennyroyal, Castor Oil. 
Declined—Balsam Peru,  Calomel,  Corrosive 
Sublimate,  Roman  Chamomile  Flowers,  Oil 
Bergamont, Iodine, Red  Precipitrate.

Hazeltine, Perkins &  Co. quote as follows: 

ACIDS.

! Acetic,  No. 8............................$ f t   9  @
■ Acetic,  C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040)........  30  @
| Carbolic............................................
Citric.................................................
| Muriatic 18  deg............................... 
3  @
Nitric 36 deg....................................  H  @
Oxalic................................................  1424@
Sulphuric 66 deg.................  
3  @
 
Tartaric  powdered.......................:
Benzoic,  English....................f) oz
Benzoic,  German............................  12  @
Tannic...............................................  15  @

 

AMMONIA.

Carbonate.................................f) ft  19  @
Muriate (Powd. 22c).........................
Aqua 16 deg or  3f............................ 
6  @
7  @
Aqua 18 deg or 4f............................ 

BALSAMS.

Copaiba............................................ 
Fir......................................................
Peru................................................... 
Tolu...................................................

@
2

12
Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20c)............ 
Cinchona,  yellow..........................  
18
Elm,  select.......................................  
15
13
Elm, ground, pure..........................  
15
Elm, jjowdered,  pure.....................  
Sassafras, of root............................ 
10
12
Wild Cherry, select......................... 
Cubeb, prime (Powd  $1)................  
1 00
Juniper...............................................  
6 @  7
Prickly Ash......................................1 25  @1 35

BERRIES.

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 25 ft boxes, 25c)... 
Licorice,  powdered, pure.............  
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 ft doxes). 
Logwood, Is (25 ft  boxes)............... 
............... 
Logwood, 24s 
do 
............... 
Logwood, J4s 
do 
Logwood, ass’d  do 
............... 
Fluid Extracts—25 $  cent, off list.

FLOWERS.

27
372
9
12
13
15
14

Arnica...............................................   11  @  12
Chamomile,  Roman....................... 
25
Chamomile,  German.....................  
24

GUMS.

Aloes, Cape (Powd  24c).................. 
18
50
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c).......... 
Arabic, extra  select....................... 
45
50
Arabic,  powdered select............... 
40
Arabic, 1st picked..........................  
Arabic, 2d picked.......;................... 
32
27
Arabic, 3d pickad............................ 
18
Arabic, sifted sorts......................... 
30
Assafcetida, prime (Powd 37c)....... 
24®  25
Camphor........................................... 
Catechu. Is (24 s 14c, 14s 16c).......... 
13
35
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c).............  
40
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... 
Opium, pure (Powd $5.40)............... 
3 90
4p
Shellac, Campbell’s ......................... 
Shellac,  English.............................. 
33
28
Shellac,  native................................. 
Tragacanth......................................  30  @1 10

, @2624

Citrate and  Quinine....................... 
Solution mur., for tinctures........ 
Sulphate, pure  crystal.................. 

6 40
20
7

LEAVES.

Buchu, short (Powd 25c)................   16  @  17
6
Sage, Italian, bulk (24s & 24s, 15c)... 
Senna,  Alex, natural.....................   18  @  20
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled.. 
30
Senna,  powdered.................  
22
 
10
Uva  Ursi........................................... 

 

LIQUORS.

W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky.2 00  @2 25
Druggists’ Favorite  Rye.............. 1 75  @2 00
Whisky, other brands................... 1  10  @1 50
Gin, Old Tom................................... 135  @175
Gin,  Holland................................... 2 00  @3 50
Brandy.............................................1 75  @6 50
Catawba  Wines.............................. 1 25  @2 00
Port Wines.......................................1 35  @2 50

MAGNESIA.

Carbonate, Pattison’s, 2 oz...........  
Carbonate, Jenning’s, 2 oz.............  
Citrate, H., P. & Co.’s  solution__  

OILS.

23
37
2 25

do 
do 

Almond, sweet.................................  45  @  50
48
Amber,  rectified.............................. 
Anise.................................................  
2 10
Bergamont.......................................  
2 20
Cajeput............................................  
1 00
@15
Cassia..............................y...............  
95
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c)....... 
40
Citronella.......................................  
90
1 25
Cloves...............................................  
Cubebs, P. &  W............................... 
6 00
40
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. 
Juniper wood..................................  
50
2 25
Juniper berries...............................  
Lavender flowers- French.............  
2  40
Lavender garden 
............. 
1  00
Lavender spike 
.............  
90
Lemon, new  crop............................ 
2 00
2 20
Lemon,  Sanderson’s....................... 
Origanum, red  flowers, French... 
1 25
50
Origanum,  No. 1.............................. 
3 00
Pennyroyal...................................... 
Peppermint,  white......................... 
2  85
Rosemary, French  (Flowers $5)... 
65
Sandal  Wood, German.................. 
5 00
8 00
Sandal Wood, Turkish  Dark........ 
Sassafras........................................... 
65
„*69
T ansy................................................ 
Tar (by gal 60e).................................  10. @  12
Wintergreen.................................... 
2 35
5 00
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $7.50)....... 
Cod Liver, filtered......  . 
. $  gal 
Cod Liver, best..............................  
4 00
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16 
Olive, Malaga.................... 
@1 20
2 50
Olive, “Sublime  Italian’  . 
—  
Salad...................... ...........................  65  @  67
Rose,  Ihmsen’s .......................$  oz 
10 50

1 75
6 00

POTASSIUM.

Bicromate.................................f! ft 
Bromide, cryst. and gran. bulk... 
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 23c)...............  
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk....... 

18
33
20
1 35

27
Althea, cut.......................................  
17
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s ................... 
35
Arrow, Taylor’s, in )4s and 24s—  
Blood (Powd 18c).............................  
12
Calamus,  peeled.............................  
18
38
Calamus, German  white, peeled.. 
Elecampane, powdered..........................  
13
Gentian (Powd  17c(......................... 
Ginger, African (Powd 16c)...........   13  ®  14
20
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached...........  
Golden Seal (Powd  40c).................. 
35
Hellebore, white, powdered.......... 
18
Ipecac, Rio, powdered.................... 
1  10
372
Jalap,  powdered.............................  
Licorice,  select (Powd 1224).......... 
1?
Licorice, extra select.....................  
15
Pink, true......................................... 
.,  35
Rhei, from select to  choice......... 1 00  @1 50
Rhei, powdered E. 1........................1 10  @1 20
Rhei, choice cut  cubes.................. 
2  00
Rhei, choice cut fingers................  
2 25
35
Sarsaparilla,  Honduras................. 
18
Sarsaparilla,  Mexican.................... 
10
Squills, white (Powd 35c)............... 
Valerian, English (Powd 30c)........  
22
Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28c).... 
20

SEEDS.

STONEWARE.

TEAS.

SALERATUS.

STOVE POLISH.

Young Hyson— 25@50
Gun  Powder.......35@50
Oolong........ .— 33©55
Congo..................  @30

Jugs f)  gallOH.........................................  @8
Crocks...................................................... 
7
Milk Crocks............................................  
7
Rising  Sun gross..5 88|Dixon’s  gross........5 50
Universal...............5 88 Above $  dozea.......   50
IX  L .......................5 50|
DeLand’s pure  @ 624 ¡Cap Sheaf.......  @ 524
Churh’s ..........  @ 594 Dwight’s ........   @ 524
Taylor’s G. M.  @ 5241
Japan  ordinary..23@25
Japan fair............25@30
Japan fair to g’d.30@37
Japan fine............40@50
Japan dust...........14@20
TOBACCO—FINE CUT.
Wide  Awake....................................
Daisey...............................................
Hiawatha........................................
Globe...............................................
May Flower....................................
Rose  Leaf.......................................
8ilver  Crown..................... A........
Owl  Club.......................................
Ripper............................................
Ripper in 24 bbls............................
Hero.................................................
A tlas........... . , ................................
Royal Game..................................
Silver Thread................................
Old  Dog T ray..............................
S e a l...,.,........................................
@30
Kentucky
Clipper,. . . .j. ,'Jt .......,...............  @30

@35
@38
@65

LARD.

do. 
do. 

DRY SALT MEATS—IN  BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy, 500 ft.  Cases.......... 
7
Half Cases.............  
do. 
7)4
Long Clear medium, 500 ft  Cases.......... 
7
Half Cases.......... 
do 
724
Long Clears light, 500 ft Cases............... 
7
do. 
Half Cases............... 
724
Short Clears, heavy................................. 
7)4
medium.............................. 
724
light....................................  
724
Tierces  ..................................................... 
1%
30 and 501b Tubs...................................... 
824
501b Round Tins, 100 ft  Racks............... 
824
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case.............................. 
8^
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case.............................. 
894
101b Pails, 6 in a case.............................. 
824
Hams cured in sweet pickle medium.. 
J.424
light........  
1494
724
Shoulders cured In sweet pickle.......... 
Extra Clear Bacon...........................................10
Dried B eef................................................ 
11
Extra Dried B eef....................................  
13
Extra Mess Beef Chicago packed $  bbl.  11 50
Libby, McNeil & Libby, 14 ft cans, 24 doz.

SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  OR  PLAIN.

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

CANNED BEEF.

BEEF.

do. 

incase............................... ......................  19 00
2 1b cans, 1 doz. in case—   2 85
do. 
Armour & Co., 141b cans, 24 doz in case  19 00 
do. 
2 ft cans, 1 doz. in case..  2 85 
do.  2 ft Compr’d Ham, 1 doz. in case 4 50 
Kansas City, 141b cans, 24 doz in case... 18 50 
press, subject always to Market changes.

Price s named are lowest  at time of going to 

13
Anise, Italian (Powd 20c)............... 
Bird, mixed in ft  packages...........  
5  @  6
5
Canary,  Smyrna.............................   „   „  
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 19c)..  11  @  12
Cardamon,  Aleppee....................... 
2 20
2 50
Cardamon, Malabar........................  
Coriander, best English................  
12
334® 4
Flax,  clean..................................
4  @ 4)4
8  @ 9
4)4® 5
8
1 00
7)4® 8
14
@2 50 
2 00 
1 10 
* 85 
65 
75 
1 40

Hemp,  Russian.....................
Mustard, white (Black 10c)..
Quince....................................
Rape, Lnglish.........................
Worm,  Levant.................................
SPONGES.
Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage.......2 25
.......
Nassau 
do 
do 
.......
Velvet Extra do 
do 
Extra Yellow do 
.......
do 
do 
Grass 
.......
do 
Hard head, for slate use................
Yellow Reef, 
.................

do 
MISCELLANEUS.

Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.24) $  gal.... 
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref. 
Bay  Rum, Imported, best........ . 
Bay Rum, domestic, fl., P. & Co. s. 
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)........*.. 
Annatto, prime................... ..........
Antimony, powdered,  com 1........  
Arsenic, white, powfiered..... Mm ■  »
.
Beans,  Tonka— .. ..... . . , 
Beans,' V a n i l l a . r ........I “| . “

3  @
424@

<
J
-
<

2 60 
@975

| 

@

72

do 
do 
do 

do 
do 

80 @ 85
20 @ 22
38g
60
37 @ 39
15
50
24
26
8
«
21/4@ 3
50
69
90
45 @ 70

!  Bismuth, sub nitrate.....................
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c).......................
j  Blue Vitriol...................................... 
i  Borax, refined (Powd  15c).............
Cantharides, Russian  powdered..
Capsicum  Pods, African..............
Capsicum Pods, African  pow’d ...
Capsicum Pods,  American  do  ...
Carmine,  No. 40...............................
Cassia  Buds.....................................
Calomel.  American........................
Castor  Oil.........................................  17
Chalk, prepared drop.....................
Chloral hydrate, German  crusts..
cryst...
Chloral 
Chloral 
Scherin’s  do  ...
Chloral 
crusts..
Chloroform.....................................1 00
Cinchonidia.....................................
Cloves (Powd 28c)............................
Cochineal.........................................
Copperas (by bbl  lc).......................
Corrosive Sublimate.......................
Corks, X and XX—35 off  list........
Cream Tartar, pure powdered.......
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 ft box..
Creasote............................................
Cudbear,  prime...............................
Cuttle Fish Bone.............................
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s .............
Epsom Salts......................................
Ergot, fresh......................................
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P ...............
Gelatine,  Cooper’s ..........................
Gelatine. lY ench............................  45
Glassware, flint, 60 off,by box 50 off 
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis—
12 © 17
Glue,  cabinet..................................   12
17 © 28
Glue,white.......................................   17
25 @ 28
Glycerine,  pure.......................
85 @1 00
Indigo...............................................   85  @1 00
32 © 342 30
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian..
Iodine,  resublimed.......................
1 50
Isinglass,  American....................... 
jj
Japonica........................................... 
Lead, acetate.................................... 
16
Lime, chloride,(24s 2s 9c & 24s 10c). 
J)
Mace.................................................
Madder, best  Dutch.......................
Manna, S.  F ......................................
Mercury............................................
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........^ oz
Musk, Canton, H., P. &  Co.’s........
Moss, Iceland............................$  ft
Moss,  Irish.......................................
Mustard,  English............................
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 ft  cans........
Nutgalls............................................
Nutmegs, No. 1.................................
Nux  Vomica....................................
Ointment, Mercurial, 94d...............
Pepper, Black  Berry.....................
Pepsin...............................................
Pitch, True Burgundy....................
Quassia..............................................
Quinia, Sulph, P, & W........... ft oz
Seidlitz  Mixture.............................
Strychnia, cryst...............................
Silver Nitrate, cryst.......................
Red  Precipitate.......................f) ft
Saffron, American..........................
Sal  Glauber......................................
Sal Nitre, large  cryst.....................
Sal  Nitre, medium cryst...............
Sal Rochelle......................................
Sal  Soda............................................
Saliein...............................................
Santonin..........................................
Snuffs, Maecoboy or Scotch..........
Soda Ash [by keg 3c].....................
Spermaceti.......................................
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s__
Soap, White Castile........................
Soap, Green  do 
........................
Soap, Mottled do 
.........................
Soap, 
........................
do  do 
Soap,  Mazzini..................................
Spirits Nitre, 3 F .............................
Spirits Nitre, 4 F..............................
Sulphur, flour..................................
Sulphur,  roll....................................
Tartar Emetic..................................
Tar, N. C. Pine, 24 gal. cans  $  doz
Tar, 
quarts in tin..........
Tar, 
pints in tin.............
Turpentine,  Venice................ $ f t
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand...........
Zinc,  Sulphate.................................

26  @ 
28  @ 
324®

79  @

1224®

do 
do 

424®

6  @

®

@

48
35
40
10
12
30
18
20
«x>
10
4.)
18
00
i
7
85
28
50
82
SO
37
2
10
9
3324
224
50
25
38
4
23
14
17
9il

@   8

CANDY,  FRUITS  AND  NUTS. 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

STICK.
Straight, 25 ft  boxes.......
Twist, 
......
Cut Loaf 
.......

do 
do 

...... 11  @1124
.......1124@12
.......  @1224

Royal, 25 ft  pails....................................11  @1124
Royal, 25 ft bbls................................................ 1024
Extra, 25 ft  pails.............................................. 1224
Extra, 25 ft bbls................................................1124
French Cream, 25 ft pails................................15
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases......................................... 15

FANCY—IN 5 ft BOXES.

4 50

Lemon Drops................................................... 34
Sour Drops........................................................ 15
Peppermint  Drops......................................... 16
Chocolate  Drops.............................................. 17
H M Chocolate  Drops.................................... 20
Gum  Drops  .....................................................12
Licorice Drops................................................. 20
A B  Licorice  Drops........................................14
Lozenges, plain................................................17
Lozenges,  printed...........................................18
Imperials..........................................................17
M ottoes.............................................................16
Cream  Bar........................................................ 15
Molasses Bar.....................................................14
Caramels............................................................20
Hand Made Creams......................................... 23
Plain  Creams................................................... 20
Decorated Creams...........................................23
String Rock.......................................................17
Burnt Almonds................................................24
Wintergreen  Berries...................................... 17
FRUITS.
Oranges, $   box.....................
Oranges, f) case.....................
Oranges, f) bbl.......................
Lemons, fair to  good...........
Lemons, choice to fancy —
Bananas $  hunch..................
Malaga Grapes, $  keg..........
Malaga Grapes, ft bbl...........
15@16 
Figs,  layers  ft ft....................
....................
Figs, fancy  do 
18 
Figs, baskets 30 ft ft ft..........
1824 
Dates, frails 
do  ..........
@   624 
Dates, 24 do 
do  ........
@   724 
Dates, skin.............................
@   624 
Dates, 24  skin.........................
@   724
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $   ft....................  @1424
PEANUTS.
Prime  Red,  raw  $   ft............................
do 
Choice 
do  .............................
do 
Fancy 
do  .............................  @10
do  .............................  @10
Choice White, 
Fancy H P,.  Va  do  .............................  @
23
Almonds,  Terragona,: 
Almonds, Ioaca, 
Brazils,
Peeons,
Filberts, Barcelona 
Filberts', Sicily 
Walnuts, Chilli 
Walnuts, Grenobles 
Walnuts, California 
Cocoa Nuts, 
Hickory Nuts, large ^ 
Hickory  Nuts, small

$ f t ...................20
@21 
@19 
do  ...................18
do  ... 
@122 
.11
do  ... 
@122 
do  ... 
@112 
. 1224@13 
do  ... 
do  ... 
@14 
.  @15
do  ... 
@14 
do  ...
.5 00@
.1  75@

:::io so®
....5 50 
....6 00 
....2  00@3 50

NUTS.

100 

HARDWARE  GOODS.

Prevailing rates are as follows:
Anvils—Peter Wright’s, 
ft.................... 
Augurs—40  and 10 per cent. off.
Babbett—XXX, $ f t ..................................  
B., D.  &  Co.,  No.  X, 
ft.................... 
B.. D. &  Co., No. 2, $  ft....................... 
Chain—3-16 inch Lake Superior, fl ft....... 

do
li
5-16 do
% do
y„
do
do
34

do
do
do
do
do

1124
30
21
12
1024
724 
624 
524 5
.  4 70

cent. off.

Forks—Hay and Manure 50 per cent off. 
Hammers—Maydole’s 15 per cent off.
Hinges—Strap and T 60 per cent off.
Horse Shoes—Burden’s $4.35 per keg.
Horse  Nails—Au Sable  30  and 10 per 
Iron—Flat Bar $2 rates.
Sheet No. 24 $3 rates.
Swede’s bar 524c f! ft.
Padlocks 30 per cent. off.
Lead—Pig $   ft............................................  
£
6
Sheet $   ft.............................................. 
6
Pipe $   ft...............................................  
Bar  $  ft............................................ • 
7
Rope—Manilla fl  ft...............................13  @1*
Sisal $  ft..........,................................10  @J1
J u te # ft............................................   824@ ®54
3

Sash Weights $  ft.......................................  
Shot—Buck  $2.15.
Solder......................................................
Steel—Best cast tool $  ft.......................... @13
Round Machine fl® ............................@8
Spring f  ft............................................ @afy*
ft...........................................  @26
Barf)  ft............................................   @28
@ 

Drop $1.80.

Tin—Pig 

THE DEAREST TOBACCO

Is a Poor, Common or Low-Priced Article,

As It Gives Neither Pleasure 

Nor Satisfaction.

TO  THE  TASTE  AND  OTHER  SENSES.

--------THE  REMARKABLE  SALE  OF--------

WHENEVER  IT  DISCOVERS  AN  ARTICLE  THAT  COMMENDS  ITSELF 

THE PUBLIC IS NOT SLOW TO LEAON THIS FACT
LOIILURD’S  FLUE TOBACCOS
O iiM  of All tto PH Mateo M  in this Coitry!

Is  Ample  Evidence of  Tkis.  This  Concern will  Sell over  20,000,000 Pounds  of  their 

Favorite  Brands  this  Year;  or  About

AND  AS  THEBE  ARE  BETWEEN  800  AND  900  OTHER  FACTORIES  IN 

THE  U.  Si,  IT  FOLLOWS THAT THEIR  GOODS  MUST  GIVE

THAN  THE  BRANDS  OF  OTHER  MAKERS.

“CLIMAX,” with  Red Tin Tag, i3 their Best Brand.
H.  LEONARD  &  SONS,
H O LID A Y  GOODS

16  MONROE  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

— -DIRECT  IMPORTERS  OF------

MAMMOTH  STO C El.

PRICES GUARANTEED AS LOW AS ANY HOUSEIN THE COUNTRY.  SEE LEADING SPECIALTIES BELOW

HAZELTINE, PERKINS & 00.,

Wholesale  Druggists,

AND  DEALERS  IN  LUBRICATING  AND  CARBON  OILS.

Manufacturers’  Agents,

-----IMPORTERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF-----

DRUGGISTS’  SUNDRIES  <& BRUSHES,

Nos.  42  and  44  Ottawa  Street.,  89,  9 1 , 9 3   and  95  Louis St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  - MICETIGAX. ^  

Agents for STEWART BRUSH CO. and GRAND RAPIDS. BRUSH CO.

FOX, MUSSELMAN & LOVERIDGE,

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

A   M ERCA N TILE  JO U R N A L , PU B L ISH ED  EA CH  

W EDN ESD AY .

E.  A.  STOWE. Editor and  Proprietor.

OFFICE  IN  EAGLE  BUILDING, 3d  FLOOR.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31,1883.

AMONG  THE  TRADE.

or  T H E   CITY.

John J. Ely, the busy Rockford tradesman, 

looked over the city trade Monday.

Frederick E. Rice, of  Rice  &  Moore,  re­
turned yesterday from a brief  pleasure  trip 
to New York.
Mr. Sid Bullock, of Hathaway &  Bullock, 
the crack druggists of  Howard  City,  spent 
yesterday in the city.  He was accompanied 
by his wife.
¿shields, Bulkley &  Co.  expect  to  be  all 
moved to their new quarters  by  to-morrow, 
after which they will be “ at home” to their 
friends and patrons.
Wentworth  &  Cannon,  lately  of  Ionia, 
will  open their new store at  92 Canal street 
the latter part of  this  week.  One  man  is 
now out for the firm, and another  will  take 
the road soon.
Mr.  James  Fox,  of  Fox,  Mussel man  & 
Loveridge, left this morning on  his  regnlar 
fortnightly trip down the  Chicago  &  West 
Michigan.  Mr.  Loveridge  goes  down  the 
Lake Shore Friday  morning.

I. C. Levi, of  the  Star,  Clothing  House, 
left for New York Saturday night, where he 
proposes to take  advantage  of  the  present 
demoralized condition of the clothing market 
and  purchase  largely,  especially  of  over­
coats.

ABOUND  TH E  STA TE.

Milan is making large  shipments  of  pota­

Apples are quoted at $3 per barrel  at  Elk j 

toes.

Rapids.

Van Buren county sends apples to Dakota 

by the car load.

The  plow  factory at Union City has shut 

It did not pay.

down. 
his store at Cedar  Springs.

Geo. W. Sharer is building an  addition  to 

The catch of wliitefish  is  largely  increas­
The Muskegon mills  will  begin  shutting 

ing in Little Traverse Bay.
down about the 20th of November.

C. Teachout & Son  have  engaged  in  the 

meat market business at Big Rapids.

The  Commercial  House at Fremont is be­

ing refitted and made more attractive.

Feams & Ferguson, dealers in groceries at 
Big Rapids, are succeeded by J.  W.  Feams.
Shirk Brothers, bankers of Petoskey, have 
sold their business to Curtis,  Wachtel & Co.
Bellaire has a  potato-masher  and rolling- 
pin factory.  Bad place  for  husbands,  that.
Safe  breakers  obtained  $138  from  C.  C 
Moulton’s grocery at Muskegon on the  25th.
J. R. Abbott has engaged  in  the  grocery 
and  restaurant  business  on  Front  street, 
Howard  City.

Promising indications of oil have been dis­
covered  on  the farm of  Eugene  Spaulding 
near Norwood.
The  Marcellus  apple  jelly  factory  runs 
night and day.  They pay 25 cents per bush­
el for cider apples.
The salt brine  at Marine City averages  90 
per cent.  The company  has  already  made 
4,000 barrels of salt.
Petoskey has a  Business  Men’s  Associa­
tion, whose aim  is to advance  the  interests 
of the place in every possible way.
Hubert Fuller’s store at Wales was  burn­
ed last Thursday  night, with a total  loss on 
building and contents of $2,600  and  an  in­
surance of $1,175.
A factory is  being  established  at Lapeer 
for  the  manufacture  of  the  Moses  patent 
wagon.  Two  wagons  a day is to be the ca­
pacity of the works at first.

Several places in the State want glass fac­
tories, because they have plenty of sand.  A 
man near Indiantown gives this as  a  reason 
for asking a large price for his farm.

Cleugh, Peirce & Co. succeed G. Cleugh & 
Co. in the stove and tinware business at Big 
Rapids.  Shelf goods have been ordered and 
a general hardware business will be  carried 
on.
Reed City business men have perfected an 
organization to be known  as  the “ Citizens’ 
Business  and  Industrial  Association,”  the 
avowed obj ect being to induce manufacturers 
to locate at that  place.
The Star Match Factory  at  Grand  Haven 
has a daily capacity of 500,000 gross, and em­
ploys  fifty  men,  yet  cannot  fill  its  orders. 
John Caulfield, of this city, is financially  in­
terested in the concern.

LESSEN IN G   TH E  CASH  DISCOUNT.

Mr. C. S. Hazeltine, of Hazeltine, Perkins 
& Co., is a  member  of  the  Standing  Com­
mittee on Credits and Cash Discounts of the 
National Wholesale Drug Association, which 
recently held its annual convention in  New 
York.  The Committee reported in favor  of 
fixing the term of credit on drugs and  medi­
cines at 30 days, with a discount not  to  ex- 
eed 1 per cent, for cash;  and that  such  ar­
ticles as  alcohol,  linseed  oil,  quinine,  cin- 
chonidia, mbrphine  and  opium  be  held as 
net  cash goods.  The  report  was  accepted 
and adopted.  Such  a  system  has  been  in 
operation in this State  for  some  time,  and 
has worked to the advantage of both  jobber 
and retailer.

V IE W   IT   W IT H   DISTRUST.

Mr. L. J. Rindge, who has  just  returned 
from a business  trip to  Detroit,  says  that 
the wholesale dealers of that  place  express 
great distrust of  the  new State  assignment 
law, and predict its repeal.  While  it  is in 
force, however, it will  result  in  shortening 
credits, and  restrict  selling only  to  those 
having good ratings, as there is no means of 
enforcing collection  except  to bring  about 
an assignment, and a  consequent  deprecia­
tion of the creditors’ claims.

V ISITIN G   BUYERS.

The following retail dealers  have  visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:

W. W. Pierce, Moline.
G. W. Reed, Stanwood.
G. Thompson,  Gowan.
F. H. Rogers, Chippewa Lake.
E. W. Pickett, Wayland.
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
Waite Bros., Hudsonville.
Hudson & Earl, Maple Hill.
M. P. Shields,  Hilliards.
John Dildine, Edgerton.
L.  W. Stiles, Cedar Springs.
R. J. Quick, Allendale.
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John A. Beamer, Dorr, 
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Jacob Bartz, North Dorr.
I  C. F. Sears,  Rockford.
Geo. H. Force, Morley.
F. C. Brisbin, Berlin.
Calvin Durkee, Lakeview.
Fred Taylor,  Pierson.
C. E. Kellogg, Grandville.
M.  B. Gascoigne, Gowan.
R. McKinnon,  Wayland.
H. T. M. Treglown,  Caledonia.
A. & L. M. Wolf,  Hudsonville.
Pangborn & Canfield, Sand Lake.
John J. Ely, Rockford.
Geo. Carrington, Trent.
R. G. Bruce, Bellaire.
Fred Ramsey, White Cloud.
A. M. Church, Englishville.
I. S. Boice, Hastings.
F. G. Thurston, Lisbon.
C. O. Bostwick & Son, Cannonsburg.
G. Bron & Ten Hoor, Forest Grove.
J. Onler, Wright.
T. W. Provin, Cedar Springs.
S. M. Wright, Big Springs.
W. S. Root, Talmage.
James E.  Rogers,  of  James  E.  Rogers  & 
U. S. Monroe, Berlin.
Paine & Field, Englishville.
McLeod & Trautman Bros., Moline.
Wm. McMullen, Wood Lake.
J. H. Moores, Fife Lake.
W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.
G. W. Walbrink, Allendale.
H. B. Irish, Lisbon.
Smeadlev Bros., Bauer.
Sid  Bullock,  of  Hathaway  &  Bullock, 
Morley Bros., Cedar Springs.
Mrs. E. Deacon, Cedar Springs.
H. Kepper, Zeeland.
A. C. Stetson, Bird P. O.
A. B. Foote, Hilliards.
H. Baker, of H. Baker & Son,  Drenthe. 
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.
O. W. Messenger,  Spring Lake.
C. E. & S. J. Koon, Lisbon.
D. H. Lord, Howard City.
O. S. Richards, Clarksville.
C. & F. Delo,  Bravo.
Mr. Lindley, of Spring & Lindley,  Bailey 
Fred K. Hotchkiss, Hastings.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
C. Crawford, Caledonia.
J. D. F. Pierson, Pierson.
O. L. Davis, Cadillac.
W. H. Hicks, Morley.
R. Y. McArthur, Rockford.
M. Y. Wilson,  Sand Lake.

Co., Chippewa Lake.

Howard City.

TR A D E  CHANGES.

Bradstreet’s Mercantile Agency  furnishes 
The Tradesman  with  the  following  busi­
ness changes, embarrassments, etc., occurring 
up to the hour of going to press:

Alma—Wood & De Witt,  agricultural  im­
plements, gone out of business.
Argentine—F.  M.  Bond,  general  store, 
closed on chattel mortgage.
Battle Creek—S. Adams, fancy goods, sold 
out to Mrs. H. K. Winnie.
Big Rapids—Geo. A. Rumsey &  Co.,  lum­
ber, succeeded by Rumsey Lumber Co,  Au­
thorized capital,  $100,000;  paid  in, $80,000.
Burr Oak—Dunn &  Ilagenbaugh,  millers, 
succeeded by Hagenbaugh & Allen; Lowden 
Bros, saw mill, sold out to Nelson Farquahr.
Charlotte—J. T. Wilson,  agricultural  im­
plements, succeeded by Wilson & Spaulding.
Elmira—T. S. Jordan,  general  store,  sold 
out to C. H. Smith.
Greenville—Geo.  W.  Crosby,  agricultural 
implements, sold out to Geo. F. Lewis.
Grand Haven—Van  Den  Bosch  &  Rys- 
dolph, furniture, selling out at auction.
Harbor Springs—C.  S.  Crandall,  general 
store, sold out to W. J. Cronk.
Howell—Isaac W. Bush, grocer, sold out to 
Wm. L. Brown.
Hubbardston—Geo.  F. Roberts, boots and 
shoes,  partially burned out.
Kalamazoo—L. C. Lull  &  Co.,  manufac­
turers feed  cutters  and  agricultural  imple­
ments, Allen  Jr.  retires,  style  firm  same; 
Doyle & Sclieid, grocers, dissolved, each con­
tinues.
Lyons —Dougherty  &  Gleason  general 
store, dissolved, Francis T. Gleason, succeed­
ing.
Marpuette — Foard  Bros.,  general  store, 
assigned.
Plymouth—J. L. Gale, drugs and groceries, 
sold out to Chas. Miller.
Paw Paw—G. W. Longwell &  Co.,  drugs, 
dissolved, G. W. Longwell,  continuing.
Reed City—M. Gunsolus,  grocery,  closed 
under chattel mortgage.
Rockwood—Wm. Spedding, general store, 
sold out.
Shelby—Ashman & Fuller, furniture,  dis­
solved, Fuller succeeding.
Traverse  City—Despres  Bros.,  hardware, 
succeeded by Despres & Montague.
A  MODEL  ESTABLISHMENT.

Something  About  Voigt,  Herpolsheimer  &

Co.’s  Two  Stores.

Visiting buyers  and others  interested are 
cordially  invited  to call  and  examine  the 
stock or send for wholesale prices of carpets, 
cloaks,  underware and dry goods  generally. 
Each  stock is  replete with  all  the  latest 
styles and qualities of goods,  and prices are 
warranted to be  as low  as  at any  market 
west of New York, and in some cases  lower 
than the prices prevailing at that great mer­
cantile center.  The  wholesale  dry  goods 
establishment, which now occupies  an  en­
tire building from cellar to garret, is crowd­
ed to overflowing  with  staples  and  fancy 
goods.  The former were  purchased  before 
the recent advance in some grades of goods, 
and consequently are sold  lower  than  they 
now command at the  manufactories.  Coun­
try buyers are coming to realize that  Voigt, 
Herpolsheimer & Co.’s store is headquarters 
for everything in the dry goods line, and are 
governing themselves accordingly.

SUTFIN  ACQUITTED.

Sutfin, the traveler who is alleged to  have 
embezzled $1,200  from  Putnam  &  Brooks 
about eight years ago,  was  discharged  from 
custody at  Ionia  yesterday.  Have  we  no 
laws in this country ?

NEW  FIR M   A T   SHERM A N , 

Bradstreet’s  reports  that  W.  Rutherford 
&Son  have  engaged  in  general  trade  ai 
Sherman.  They will  carry  groceries,  dry 
goods, boots and shoes,  and  crockery  and 
glassware.

“ Will  Fill  the  Bill.”

From the Buffalo Mercantile Review.
T he Michigan Tradesm an,  as  its title 
indicates is a journal devoted to  mercantile 
and  manufacturing  interests,  published at 
the flourishing city of Grand  Rapids, Michi­
gan, has been  laid  on our  table.  Grand 
Rapids’ people can well afford  to encourage 
a  publication  of  this  nature,  and  The 
Tradesman  bears  evidence of  being  an 
ably edited paper, and one  that  will fill the 
bill.  We welcome it to oflr  exchange  list, 
and wish its manager all  the  suoeess he  is 
bound to  deserve.

Dolls!  Dolls!  Dolls!

One Hundred Styles, in  Wax, China, Bis­
que,  Paper  Mache,  Rubber,  Leather  and 
cloth.  Dressed  and  Undressed. 
Dolls’ 
Heads and Bodies Separate.  Bathing Dolls, 
French Dolls, Crying and Sleeping  Dolls.

Bohemian  Glassware.

Cologne  Sets,  Card  Receivers,  Vases, 

Mugs, Bouquet Holders, Etc.
Lava  Ware.

Smoking Sets, Tobacco  Boxes,  Spittoons, 
Cuspadores, Match Boxes, and  Many  Other 
Articles.

Tin  and  Wooden  Toys.

Great  Variety,  Both  Imported  and  Do­

mestic.

Bisque  Figures.

Lovely  Goods, from $2 to $24  per  dozen.

Motto  and  Shaving  Cups.

Fifty Styles, 30 cents to $12.50 per  dozen.

Silver  Plated  Ware.

Immense  Stock  of  useful  and 

fancy 
articles, from the  best  makers,  fully  war­
ranted and  sold  at  manufacturers’  prices. 
Castors, Cake  Baskets,  Tea  Sets,  Water 
Sets,  Pickles,  Butter’s,  Card  Receivers, 
Napkin Rings, Knives, Forks, Spoons etc.

Fancy  Cups  and  Saucers.

Three Hundred Styles,  from  75  cents  to 

$6  per dozen.

Majolica  Ward.

Immense  Assortment Pitchers, Creamers, 
Sugars, Fruit Sets, Butter  Dishes,  Begonia 
Leaves, Bread Plates, Bread and Milk  Sets, 
Molasses  Jugs,  Fruit  Plates, Salad Bowls, 
Etc., Etc.

Mechanical  Toys.

For  Show  Windows.  Dancing  Figures, 

Walking Figures, Bears, Etc.

WHOLESALE  GROCERS,
Niirofl, Aeon, Chief, Crescent k M  Seal Plug Tohaccos.

44,  46  and  48  South  Division  Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

---- WE  ARE  FACTORY  AGENTS  FOR-----

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is  Always  Complete.

Holiday  Goods.

Tin  Toys.

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OUR  MOTTO:  “ SQUARE  DEALING  BETWEEN  MAN  AND  MAN.”

CORRESPONDENCE  s o l i c i t e d .

P U T N A M  

&  BRO O K S,

WHOLESALE

Gandy, Fruit and Nuts«

03  and  03  Canal  Street,

Call  and  See  Us  When  in  the  City.  We  Are  Headquarters  for  Staple  Crockery 

Glassware,  Lamps,  Chimneys,  Lanterns,  Etc 

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Grand  Rapids, 

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Michigan*

R.  J.  KIRKLAND,  M.  D.,

SPECIALIST  IN  DISEASES  OF THE

Ear, Eye and Throat

WITH DRS. JOHNSON & BOISE,

72  Ottawa  Street,  Corner  of Monroe  Street.

Office  Hours:  9 a. m. to 12 m. ; 2 to 5 p. m.

STEAM  LAUNDRY

43 and 45 Kent Street.

A.  K.  ALLEN,  Proprietor.

IB   DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS  WORK AND  USE  NO

Orders by Mail and Express  promptly  at­

tended to.

W anted.—A first-class grocery salesman 
to travel through northern Michigan.  Must 
be well acquainted wilh the trade,  and  fur­
nish best possible references.  Address XYZ. 
care Tradesman office.

COMMERCIAL  PRINTING

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M M lu d d n iii!
Eaton, Lyon & Allen,

49  Lyon  Street.

Having  purchased  the  Eagle  Job  Printing 
Establishment, and having added largely to its 
facilities,  we  would  respectfully  announce 
that we are  prepared to execute in flrst-class 
style  such orders  for Book and Job Printing 
and Blank Book Manufacturing as may be en­
trusted to us.

Eaton, Lyon & Allen,

BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS

PRINTERS, and

BLAN KëPO O K  MANUFACTURERS.

Captured the  Whole Town.

From the Cedar Springs Clipper.

Mr. E. A.  Stowe,  of  the  Grand  Rapids 
Tradesm an, was in town Friday,  and pro­
cured many subscribers for his valuable new 
paper.

w h o l e s a l e  

H A T  &   GAP  STO RE

PRICES G U ARAN TEED  

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AS  LOW  AS  CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK!

GOOD  FUR CAPS, $22.50  PER  DOZEN.  —  WOOL  HATS,  $4.50  AND  UPWARDS. 

GENUINE  FUR  HATS,  $13.50  AND  UPWARDS.

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----- LARGE  LINE  OF-----

Imported.  Sootoli  Caps,

Lum'toermen’s  Goods, 

Macls-inaw Sliirts tfc Drawres.

----- AGENCY  FOR  THE-----

Pontiac  Fulled  Mitts, Socks  and  Boots 1»

E V E R Y   ONE  W ARRANTED .

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Clothing  and  Gent’s  Furnishing  Goods.

DUCK  OVERALLS, THREE  POCKETS, $3.50  PER  DOZEN.

231F  Terms—17 per cent, off in 10 days;  5 per cent, in 30 days;  net in 60 days. 

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