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The Michigan Tradesman.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN,  WEDNESDAY,  MARCH  5,  1884.

NO. 24.

IN  SMALL  QUANTITIES.

BU SIN ESS  LAW.

HE  RECEIPTED  THE  BILL.

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VOL.  1.

EIGHT  PAGES

ENLARGEMENT

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It is a source of pleasure to be able to  an­
nounce  that  the  support  accorded  The 
T radesm an has been so prompt and gener­
ous that a permanent  enlargement  to  eight 
pages will be made with the issue of  March 
26—the beginning of  the  second  half-year, j 
That  such  an 
improvement  is  rendered] 
possible—not to say necessary—is the strong­
est commendation for the paper and its  pol- j 
icy, and speaks far louder than words of the 
esteem in which it is held by the retail deal­
ers of Michigan.  That within the compara­
tively brief space of six  months,  over 1,600 
tradesmen has seen fit to contribute f t   each 
toward the support of  an  authorized repre­
sentative of their interests, nearly every one 
of whom has commended  the  paper  in  the 
strongest terms, is* proof positive that nearly 
all of the 2,600 additional names now on our 
mailing list will  shortly  be  transcribed  to 
our subscription books.  With a subscription 
list numbering 4,000 live  dealers,  we  shall 
have a backing infinitely  preferable  to  that 
of “house organs”  and  purely  advertising 
sheets;  and the fact that the paper is looked 
upon with respect and read with interest  by 
so  many  dealers renders it a  valuable  me­
dium  for  advertisers  to  reach  the  retail 
trade.

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man to serve the  retail  dealer,  faithfully
and profitably.  To our subscribers—and  to 
them alone—do we look for suggestions and 
advice.  To them only  are  we  ameniable. 
When the interests of both branches  of  the 
trade are identical, we stand for the  trade— 
when their interests are separate, w'e are for 
the  retailer  solely  and  absolutely.  The 
placing of an advertisement in our  columns 
does not include the right  to dictate the pol­
icy of the paper, nor does it render  the  edi­
tor accountable for any  statements  he  may 
make derogatory to  the  questionable  prac­
tices frequently resorted to by  certain  join 
bers.  As  we  come  to  better  understand 
the needs of the trade, we  shall  be  better 
able to conduct the paper in such a  manner 
as to meet the approbation of every  dealer. 
With the advent of the enlargement, several 
new features will  be added, and  other  im­
provements will be made as fast as they  are 
are deemed  desirable.  We  wish  to  make 
T he Tradem an  the  trade  paper,  and  so 
long as we  have  the  co-operation  of  the 
trade, we shall  spare  neither  labor  nor  ex­
pense to accomplish that end.

Another word to our readers who  are  not 
already subscribers.  The extra  expense  in­
volved in  the  coming  enlargement  is  no 
small matter, and renders it  necessary  that 
we should realize a  considerable  sum  from 
subscriptions, in order not to meet with  ab­
solute loss.  Non-suhscribers  have  been  so 
frequently notified that if they did not  wish 
the paper continued they were at  liberty  to 
order it  stopped—at  no  expense  to  them­
selves—and that otherwise it is  in order  for 
them to forward their Si—that no  one  who 
claims  to  be  an honorable  man  will  now 
think of writing without enclosing  the  sub­
scription price.

Fruit Jellies  Made Without Fruit.

M. Girard, director of the Paris  Municipal 
Labratory, says that the chemical knowledge 
applied to the concoction of  spurious  foods 
and drinks is  of  a  very  high  order,  and 
would suffice to  make  the  fortunes  of  the 
adulterators a dozen time over, if  applied  in 
an  honest  capacity.  The  matter  which 
seems to have {aroused him of late is a pecu­
liarly interesting thing  in  gooseberry  jelly 
It appears that the article is made entirely of 
seaweed.  The coloring matter  is  fuschine, 
and the flavor is given  by  a  compound  of 
acetic ether, tartaric acid, aldehyde, andaoen- 
anthic. 
Inspectors often  recognize  it  from 
the fact that it is “a little more elegant  than 
the genuine article.”  M.  Girard  ought  to 
send over to a Chicago jobbing  house  if he 
wants first-class jellies  of  all  kinds  made 
without the real fruit.

[  Tea.  Molasses,  and  Other  Groceries 

by  the  Penny’s  Worth, 

i From  the  New  York  Sun.
:  That some persons are so poor or improvi- 
; dent that they can buy only the very  small- 
; est quantities of  groceries,  even  a  penny’s 
! worth, at a time, is  made  manifest  by  in- 
! quiries of grocers and venders in almost any 
j  of the poor quarters. 
In one of the stores  a 
woman was the  vender.  Her  calico  dress 
was new and tidy, and  her  face  and  hands 
were clean.  Resignation was  the  principal 
expression in her face.  The counter, behind 
which she stood, was at one side,  extending 
nearly to a board partition dividing the room. 
Opposite the counter were a few boxes,  bar­
rels, and baskets,  some  full,  but  most  of 
them empty.  On the shelves along the walls 
were tin and wooden  boxes  containing  tea, 
coffee, spices, and starch, and a  few  bottles 
of bluing.  Hanging  in  conspicuous  places 
were advertising placards.  Under one shelf 
was a long wooden box, about the  size  of  a 
coal box, but not so  deep,  divided  into  two 
parts for brown  and  white  sugar.  On  one 
end of the counter was a small glass case, in 
which were a few loaves  of  bread,  and  ad­
joining it was a long,  narrow  one,  holding 
cheap candies.  At  the  other  end  of  the 
counter, and piled high above it, was a quan­
tity  of  kindling  wood,  while  opposite  it, 
leaving only room for the door to be opened, 
were two large cans of kerosene oil, and one 
of molasses.  On a shelf  above  them  were 
bars of brown soap,  and  the  smaller  cakes 
for laundry use.

“Have  you ever sold a  penny’s  worth  of 

tea?” she was asked.

“I have not, but I have heard of a  woman 
selling a cent’s worth, and measuring it by a 
thimble. 
I have  never  sold  less  than  an 
omice, which would cost four cents.”

“Would you sell a penny’s worth if called 

for?”

sell?”

“Yes, to oblige a customer.  But I should 
not as a rule sell it, for it would not pay me. 
I could not measure  it  exactly,  and  would 
probably give more. 
I have heard of selling 
a cent’s worth of molasses.”

“What is the least quantity  of  sugar  you 

“A quarter of a pound  I  sell  vrey  often.

“Are people so poor that they are  obliged 

to buy such small quantities?”

“Not as a rule;  but if they have a quarter, 
ten cents  of  it  sometimes  goes  for  beer, 
while the rest  will  be  spent  for  necessary 
things.”

“Do you cut a bar of  soap?”
“Oh, yes, 

I cut a large bar  and  sell  half 
for five cents, but  if  it  is  a  small  cake  I 
charge three  cents.  A  woman  wanting  to 
finish some washing will often run  in  for  a
three-cent piece, while----- ”

“Mother, can I have a  mouse?”  an  eight- 

year-old child interrupted.

“No you  can’t,  it’s  the  last  one  in  the 
case,”  referring  to  a  chocolate  imitation 
among the  candies.

“Mother-----”
“Stop?  These children always want some­
thing when I have a visitor.  They  think  I 
won’t refuse them then.  No,  I  don’t  keep 
eggs.  They bring five cents apiece now, and 
no one in this neighborhood can buy  them.” 

“Do you trust?”
“Some. 

I had one customer that  used  to 
buy $5 worth a week.  Sometimes she would 
pay for all,  at other  times  she  would  only 
pay in part.  For the  past  few  weeks  she 
has let it  run. 
I  heard  she  was  going  to 
move, and I asked her to pay up, but she has 
been putting me off.  She says it is  too  far 
to come to deal with me now;  but when she 
was hard up at times  she  did  not  think  it 
any trouble.  My old man is getting disgust­
ed.  He says he is working to support other 
people. 
If she don’t pay up soon  I’ll  bring 
her up to the crank.”

“Are there many such customers?”
“Yes, a good many.  1 know a poor widow 
who had to give up a  little grocery  because 
she trusted too much.  You  see,  I  have  to 
pay down for everything that  comes  in  the 
store.  Although I have dealt with my wood 
man for two years,  I  have  to  pay  for  the 
wood as soon as it is piled on  that floor. 
It 
is the same with the oil man. 
If  I  should 
owe fifteen cents oh a can, and not have  the 
cash ready the minute it was on the counter, 
he would take it right out.”

Another grocer in a much better neighbor­
hood  said he had sold half a pailful of  coal, 
also one egg, and very often a penny’s worth 
of parsley, one carrot,  one  leek,  and  one 
turnip;  but, of  course,  the  vegetables  are 
usually required  for  soup,  and  they  are 
bought by well-to-do people.  The poor  will 
often buy partly decayed vegetables,  cutting 
out the good, thereby getting them for almost 
nothing.

F. F. Adams & Co., of Milwaukee,  manu­
facture eight brands of chewing and eight of 
smoking tobacco.

, 

It is the highest ambition of The Trades-  That costs three cents.”
“Howmuchstarcli?w
“I usually  sell  half  a  pound  for  three 
cents, but sometimes a person wants  several 
things, and has  not  money  enough  for  all 
unless very small quantities are taken.  Then 
I sell a quarter of a pound  of  starch,  but  I 
have to charge two cents for  it;  so  you  see 
they lose by it, and it costs them more to live 
in the long run.”

of Last  Resort.

Agency.

In the employment of an agent the princi­
pal bargained for the disinterested skill, dilli- 
gence and zeal of the agent for his  own  ex­
clusive benefit.  There rests upon one becom­
ing an agent the duty of fidelity, to his employ­
er’s interest and of acting for the furtherance 
and advancement of the  business  in  which 
he engages, and not for its injury—Davis vs. 
Hamlin, Supreme Court of Illinois.

Chattel  Mortgage.

The recording of  a  chattel  mortgage  im­
parts notice  to  all  subsequent  creditors  of 
the mortgagor.—Long vs. Uhlich et  al.—St. 
Louis Court of Appeals.

A  description  of  property  in  a  chattel 
mortgage is sufficient if it will enable a third 
person, after reasonable inquiry, to  identify 
the property.  Oral testimony is  admissible 
to aid the  description.—Blake  vs.  Cabanne 
et al.—St. Louis Court of Appeals.
Arbitration  and  Award.

Where  matters  in  controversy  between 
two parties were submitted,  and the  parties 
in whose favor the award was made received 
money and notes from the opposite party  in 
full settlement thereof, knowing at the  time 
that there was a mistake in  the  calculation 
by which the  full  amount  of  interest  due 
him has not been allowed, it  was  held  that 
he could  not  retain  the  amount  received 
under the arbitration  and  also  sue  for  the 
balance claimed to be due  by  reason  of  the 
mistake.—Neel vs. Field, Supreme  Court  of 
Georgia.

Savings  Bank  Deposits.

The general depositors in a  savings  bank 
are not creditors of  the  bank.  They  stand 
in the same relation to the assets of the bank 
as stockholders in a bank of discount.  Upon 
the insolvency of a savings bank,  a  general 
depositor can not set off his  deposit  against 
a debt due from him to the bank.  A savings 
bank having received special deposits out of 
the ordinary course of business of a  savings 
bank, and appropriated such deposits for the 
use of the bank, is liable to repay the amount 
received,  and  to  that  extent  is  estopped 
to  claim  that  the  receiving  of  such  de­
posits was not authorized  by  its  charter.— 
Cogswell vs. Rockingham Ten Cents Savings 
Bank, Supreme Coart of New  Hampshire.

Round.

From the Detroit Free Press.

A citizen who  has  an  office  on  Monroe 
avenue has for the last three years been  ow­
ing a  grocery  bill.  The  grocer’s  collector 
called on him over 100 times to  secure  pay­
ment of the  debt,  but  was  always  put  off 
with some excuse or other.  At one  time  it 
was  death,  another  sickness,  another  bad 
luck, and so it went on until it really seemed 
impossible for the debtor to invent  any new 
pleas.  The  other  day  the  grocer  himself 
took the  bill  in  his  fist  and  cornered  the 
debtor in  his office.

“Yes, I know—very  sorry—hand you  the 
money a week from to-day,”  was  the  smil­
ing excuse.

“See, here!” said the grocer, as he  locked 
the door and pulled  off his coat,  “I ’ve been 
figuring on this matter.  This bill is for $15.
I can give you the worst licking a man  ever 
received and get off with a fine of  $10. 
I’ll 
then give you a receipt for the other five and 
the account will  be  closed.  Prepare  to  be 
pulverized!”

“But  suppose I  lick.. you—then  what?” 

queried the other.

“Then there won’t be  any  resort  to law, 

and you shall have a receipt in  full!”

“That seems to be fair,  and  I’ll  do  my 
best,” said the debtor, and at  it  they  went. 
The grocer expected to get  away  with  him 
in about a minute,  but  he  was  a  deceived 
man. 
It wasn’t over  three  minutes  before 
he was knocked over a  chair  and  rendered 
hors de combat.

“Is it a receipt in full?” asked  the  debtor 
as  he sat astride of the other and  kept  both 
hands fastened in his  hair.

“She is!”
“And you’ll pay  me $2  in  cash  for  the 

broken furniture?”
’  “Yes.”

“Then you may get  up,  and  i ’ll  reccom- 
mend you to a doctor who’lftfix your broken 
collar-bone as good as new inside a  week.

The grocer gave him a receipt for  the  ac­
count, and handed over $2 in cash, and later 
in the  day,  when  telling  the  story  in  his 
store, he explained:

“Gentlemen, I’ve sassed scores of citizens, 
abused dozens of hackmen, and  been aching 
for three years past for a chance to pulverize 
some one. 
It’s worth  $17  to  me  to  know 
that my grit gives out with  the first  round.”

Corporation  Contract.

The power to make contracts and transfer 
property conferred  upon  a  corporation  by 
legislative grant does not authorize the mak­
ing of  contracts  and  the  acquisition  and 
transfer of property in a business other than 
that which the corporation is created to con­
duct, but is incidental as a means of exercis­
ing the authority to cany  on  that  business. 
A corporation organized  under  the  general 
law of the State for the purpose of “the man­
ufacture and vending of stoves, tinware  and 
iron and tin work generally7,”  could  not  go 
into the market  and  buy  promissiory  notes 
and stock in other corporations and  enforce 
an executory contract for their  sales— Lith- 
gow Manufacturing Company vs.  Fitch,  Su­
preme Court^of Kentucky.

Common  Carrier.

In an action against an  express  company 
to recover for the loss of  three  packages  of 
furs in which ar  fraudulent  concealment  of 
the value of the packages is relied on  in  de­
fense, it was held that  although  the  clause 
in the receipt exempting the company  from 
any greater liability than $50 for a  package 
unless the value  be  truly  given,  may  have 
been known  to the plaintiff, and that it was 
intended to apply to the  packages  shipped, 
and although the  plaintiff  accepted  the  re- 
ceips with all this  knowledge  and  without 
objection thereto, and although the  plaintiff 
had agreed to pay a valuation charge  on fine 
furs, and omitted  to  state  a  valuation—all 
this would not constitute a defense.—Adams 
Express Company vs.  Boskwitz  et  al.,  Su­
preme Court of Illinois.

Wliat Constitutes  a W alnut Counter.
A  cabinet-maker,  in  a  written  contract, 
agreed  to make a .walnut counter for  one  of 
his customers;  but,  instead  of  using  solid 
wood,  he took for the top  and  door  panels 
white wood, and stained it to imitate walnut. 
The customer  refused  to  take  the counter, 
and in an action to recover the  price  which 
was to be paid the plaintiff  offered  evidence 
to show that it was customary in the trade to 
to make walnut counters with such materials. 
He offered to prove some understanding with 
the defendent,  outside  of  the  contract,  by 
which it was agreed that the counter  was  to 
be made injeonformity  with  the  order.  In 
this case (Greenstine vs. Borchard) 
the  Su­
preme Court of Michigan decided in favor of 
the defendent, saying that no evidence could 
be given outside of the contract to contradict 
it, and that no custom could be  proved  that 
white wood stained top and door panels to  a 
counter made a walnut counter.

A Somewhat Slippery Subject.

“Freddie, where’s that lard I' sent  you  to 
the grocery for?” said a Big  Rapids  woman 
whose  snapping  eyes  indicated  a state of 
suppressed excitement.

“Oh, mother, I  declare  I  forgot  it—the 
lard was so greasy it slipped  my  memory.”

Bound  to Sell  the  Pants 

“Them pants is too short,” said a huckster 

who was bargaining for a pair of trowsers, 

“But dey vill stretch  my  frent,  dey  vill 
stretch.  Yust hang veights on de  legs  imd 
stretch dem efery night;  dot keeps the  pags 
oudt of the knees.”

“They  are too dark,”  continued the  cus 

tomer.

“Dark,” said the  dealer,  “vat  matter  ish 
dot?  The color ish  not  fast,  und  dey  vill 
fade dree shades in two days.

“They are too wide in the legs,”  objected 
the huckster, and the accommodating  dealer 
in accommodating garments said:

“Yell, ven you stretch  dem  de  long  vay 
don’t dey get schmaller  sidevays?  De  more 
you weor dem de petter dey fits  you.”

“Look at that  big  grease  spot,”  said  the 

particular buyer.

“Oh, dot’s nothings, said the dealer.  “You 
vill  haf dem all over vaggin grease in less as 
von veek. 
I drow off den cents for dot spot 
You dake dem for a toller,

He took them.

Triumph  of Invention.

“Gentlemen, this is the greatest  invention 
of the  nineteenth  or  any  other  century,’ 
cried a vender in front of the office the other 
night.  “It is a rat trap and a  bill  file  com 
bined,” and he held up to  view  a  machine 
the size and shape of a double  row  of  false 
teeth, hinged at the back. 
In  place  of  the 
teeth were sharp spikes.

“Just put a piece of cheese on the hook in 
this machine and set it in  your  pantry  and 
you will find a rat fixed  in  its  jaws  in  the 
morning.  Take  it  to  your  office  in  your 
pocket, set it  on  your  desk  and  snap  the 
jaws on your bills all day.  • Oh, yes, it’s  the 
great triumph of invention.  Beats  the sew­
ing machine  and  telegraph,  for  neither  of 
them can do two different things with  equal 
facility,  and it only costs two cents'.”

Frank  Men.

The most agreeable of all companions  is a 
simple, frank man, without any high preten­
tions  to an  oppressive  greatness;  one  who 
loves life,  and  understands  the  use  of  it; 
obliging alike at  all  hours;  above  all  of  a 
golden  temper,  and  steadfastly  at  anchor. 
For such a one we gladly exchange the great­
est genius, the most  brilliant  wit,  the  pro- 
foundest thinker.

“If the readers only knew how much work 
I  put on my articles and  how  hard  it  is  to 
write them”’  said  the  editor  of  a  grocery 
paper, “I think they would  read  them  with 
more consideration.”  “Yes,” replied  a  by­
stander, “and if you knew how hard it is for 
the readers to read your  articles,  blamed  if 
you would write them.”

Decorate you houses at  small  expense  by 

using Boralumine.

A  Word to  Young  Merchants.

No man can calculate the  mercantile  dis­
asters arising from the  preposterous  wishes 
of young men,  without  experience,  ability, 
connection or capital to rush  into  business 
for themselves.  Wise delay  in  such  cases 
is  promotive  of  success.  The  number  of 
principals is to great  in  proportion. 
It  is 
not every man who is formed to be a  leader, 
and some are clearly pointed out  for  subor- 
ordinate posts as long  as they  live.  But  as 
these are the very persons who will be slow­
est to recognize the truth, let it be the maxim 
of all to adventure  no  sudden  changes;  to 
wait for undeniable indications of  opportuir 
ity and discretion;  and,  above  all,  to  play 
the man in regard to the unavoidable annoy­
ances of a subaltern place.

Let the young man with such  aspirations 
understand well that it  costs  something  to 
be successful  and  honorable.  He  shourd 
firmly determine, at 
the  hazard  of  much 
weariness and  smart, 
to  pass  contentedly 
through the appointed stages and  become  a 
thorough merchant.  Consider  how  many  a 
man, now foremost in the mercantile  ranks 
came to this city with all his personal effects 
in one bundle, and with but  few  dollars  in 
his pocket.  Write, then,  as  the  motto  of 
your business life,  “Honest  Perseverance.” 
Crush every disposition to make changes, ex­
cept where they tend  to  moral  benefit,  or 
knowledge of business.  “It is ill transplant­
ing a tree which thrives  well  in  the  soil.” 
Dismiss  from your mind all belief in the  di­
vinity of modem  pagans,  called  luck,  and 
stake nothing on sndden  windfalls.  Under 
the general determination to  “succeed,”  be­
ware of  early disgusts, whether toward  per­
sons or work.  All new  trials  are  burden­
some;  all beginnings are hard and vexatious. 
He  that ascends the  ladder  must  take  the 
lowest round.  All who are above were once 
below.  “An’ two men ride of  a  horse,  one 
must ride behind.”

To consider anything'menial,  which  be­
longs to the career of training, is to be a fool. 
The greatest  merchants  and  the  greatest 
financiers have passed through toils as  hum­
ble and as galling.  Hard mbs are an  indis- 
pensible  part of education,  and it is best  to 
have the worst first.  Meet them  cheerfully 
and contentedly then, for the after hours, or 
days, or years of repose,  when  business  is 
let up, will be none the less  sweet,  for  you 
have taken  a  genuine  satisfaction  as  you 
went along.  You will not make the journey 
better, if, like the famous pilgrims to Loret- 
to, you put peas in  your shoes.

More  Scu li  Water Street  Rascality.

“Your reference to Horace  Tompkins’  ex- 
perience with a  car-load  of 
cabbages  re­
minds me of a similar  transaction  involving 
one of the South Water Street thieves,”  said 
a leading Canal street dealer,  the other day. 
“A few years ago Frank Collins, who is now 
on the road for John Caulfield, thought  that 
he could do a pretty good thiug for  himself* 
by buying apples on his  own  account,  and* 
accumulated a large quantity of the fruit ep 
at Sparta Center.  After correspondence with 
a South Water street  dealer, he consigned  a 
sample  car-load  which  was  accepted  and 
paid for, and ten car-loads more ordered.  Mo 
sooner did  the  second  consignment  reach 
Chicago, than the firm  telegraphed  Collins 
that it was refused, giving as a reason that it 
was not up to  the  sample  car-load.  There 
was no ground, whatever, for the  objection, 
as both shipments were made from one  pile 
of fruit  This is a  common  practice  with 
those fellows, as I have known of several in 
stances in which they have treated  shippers 
in this manner. 
It  frequently happens  that 
the consignor cannot go to Chicago to attend 
to the matter, in consequence of which he  is 
compelled to solicit  and  accept  any  offer 
which the  consignee  may  make  him. 
In 
Collins’ case, however, I paid a visit  to Chi­
cago in his interest, and succeeded in getting 
as  much  for  the  apples  as  he  agreed  to 
take in the first place.”

“Another piece of sharp practice frequent­
ly resorted to by  the  South  Water  street 
rogues,” said a prominent  fruit  dealer,  “is 
for the consignee  to turn a  fruit  shipment 
over to some friend, in the same line of busi­
ness, at from 50 cents to $1  a  package  less 
than the market price, and then  ‘whack up’ 
with the latter on the proceeds. 
If the ship­
per ‘kicks,’ as it is quite natural  he  should, 
the  commission  merchant  shows  up  his 
books.  This silences the  consignor, even  if* 
it does not satisfy him.”

A prominent produce  dealer  relates  the 
particulars of an unpleasant experience with 
one of the sharks.  He  was  in  Chioago  a 
few days ago and ordered a  carload  of  on­
ions, with the understanding that they  were 
to be as good as sample.  Very inferior veg­
etables were shipped, instead,  except  in the 
top of the car,  and  the  dealer  accepted  it 
and paid the freight  belore  he  discovered 
the true character of its  contents.  This is 
but one of the many games  resorted  to  by 
the South Water street thief.

Where the  Lead-Poisoning  Comes In.

From the Chicago Purchasing Agent.

There is entirely  too  much  talk  of  lead­
poisoning by hermetically sealed  cans.  The 
theory  of {a chemical action of  the  various 
contents contained in a  can  on  the  solder, 
creating this poison is the most  nonsensical 
humbug ever entertained, provided  cans  are 
truly hermetically sealed, in which event the 
atmospheric air  is  excluded,  and  without 
which  no  chemical  action  hurtful 
to 
health, can take place.  There is however  a 
very  serious hindrance to the use of tins for 
such purposes,  and  this  is  caused  by  the 
housewife or the domestics in a family, who 
attend to the culinary department.  If, when 
tins are cut, the can were  emptied  at  once 
into a porcelain, glass or any earthern vessel, 
lead-poisoning would be entirely  unknown; 
but we have seen cans of  peaches, strawber­
ries, tomatoes, etc., partially  used  for  one 
meal, set aside in a cooler for next day’s use, 
and there is where  lead-poisoning  comes  in 
play, as the acid in  the  fruit  or  vegetable 
will affect  the solder  as  soon  as  the  can  is 
cut.

Patents  Issued to  Michigan  Inventors.

The following patents have lately  been is- 

ued to Michigan inventors:

Absalom Backus, Jr., Detroit,  boiler  fur­
nace.
Frederick  T.  Wayward,  Detroit,  pillow 
sham holder.
Andrew J. Hoag, Battle Creek, assignor to 
Nicholas Shepard & Co.,  threshing machine.
W. W. Hosier, Petoskey, machine for bor­
ing tenons.
Chas. G. Tinsley, Grand Rapids, time indi­
cator for type-writing machines.
Bruno Martin, East Saginaw, hydro-carbon 
burner.
C. F. Conrad, Adrian,  pump  for  fire  ex­
tinguishers, etc.
H. C.  Pearson,  Ferrysburg,  screw  pro­
peller.
John S. Smith, Jackson, assignor  of  one- 
half to Theo. G. Bennett, tile machine.
Jas. A. Park,  Lansing,  assignor  of  one-] 
half to Puella E. Park,  buckle.
Fdward S. Smith, Ovid, vehicle spring. 
Warren J. Sampson,[Marcellus, cloth meas­

uring device.

“If I place my money in the savings bank,” 
inquired  one of the newly  arrived,  “when 
can I draw it out again?”  “Oh!” responded 
his Hibemiaii friend,  “sure an’ if you put  it 
in to-day, you can get it  out  again  to-mor­
row, by giving a fortnight’s notice.”

A  Detroit  man  brought  home  a  keg  of 
whisky  and hid it in  a  closet.  His  wife, 
going there, ran against it  in  the  dark  and 
slapped it so hard that she cut  her  hand  on 
a hoop.  She was under the impression  that 
her husband was trying to kiss her.

The* retail grocers of Boston  have  a  card 
rate for retailing sugar at which  price  they 
all sell and make a profit on this very  staple 
commodity.

Credit in  the  Grocery  Business.

From the Grocer and Canner.

To do a credit business does not neecessar. 
ily entail loss on a dealer. 
In  referring  to 
the credit plan, we do not have in  view  the 
dealer who does not have the courage to  say 
“no” to all comers, but the one  who  under­
stands the probable financial condition of not 
only his customers, but those who live in the 
vicinity of his place of business,  and  gives 
credit according to such  knowledge.  There 
is always more or less cash  in  a  eredit  sys­
tem, and it might be a good  plan  to  foster 
those who wish to pay by a discount or other 
manner to be decided upon.  The eredit sys­
tem has many things in  its  favor,  chief  of 
which is convenience to patrons, and its  im­
portance cannot be over-estimated.  A  cus­
tomer can order goods  by  servant, Child  or 
letter, and without running the risk  of  toss, 
which in many cases would occur where  the 
desired articles  could  only  be  bought  for 
cash.  There are  many  instances  of  like 
character, which  are apparent to all dealers, 
and to  mention  them  is  unnecessary. 
It 
goes without comment that.it is pleasanter to 
sell and buy on such conditions than  to  risk 
the snub of the cash dealer.

The time for settling  accounts  shou! d  be 
looked after sharply.  There are certain cus­
tomers who can settle ^accounts at the end of* 
each week, others  require  30  days,  and  in 
some cases a credit  of  three  months  is  re­
quired, but the “great unknown”  mast  pay- 
cash.  Each customer should know the  time 
at which he is expected to pay accounts, and 
if not paid at time agreed upon  (unless other­
wise understood)  interest should be  charged 
at current rates for  the  overtime.  This  is, 
we believe, the proper  way  to  conduct  the 
grocery business, so far as the cash or  credit 
system is concerned.

Grocery  Market.

Business is fair and  several  lines  are ad­
vancing,  noticeably  prunes  and  cheese. 
They are both going  up  to  stay.  Primes 
barely  pay  the  cost  of  importation  at 
to-day’s  prices.  Good  cheese  is  growing 
scarcer every day and will not be  lower un­
til new cheese,  sometime  in  May.  Loose 
Muscatels,Yalencias and currants are easier. 
Water  white  oil  is  off  Me, no change  in 
legal test.  Sugars are still sick, aud  quota­
tions are again reduced.  Syrups  are  easier 
and it would seem  that  they  had  touched 
bottom.  Refiners claim to be loosing  money, 
at present prices and it is extremely unlike­
ly that many of them will  make  European 
trips- on  this  winter’s  profits.  Teas  and 
coffees are firm and  the  demand  for  them 
good.  A London syndicate is  getting up an 
enormous comer on whole pepper, they hav­
ing purchased 1,000 tons, or 17,000  bags, in 
one lot. 
In  all  probability  they  will  he 
able to  bull  the  market,  and  force prices 
up several cents.

Boralumine will give you satisfaction.

M. B. Church “Bedette” Co.,
Manufacturer of I “Bedette.”

31  HURON  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOHIGAN.

PA TEN TED  JU N E  15, 1883.

This invention supplies a long felt want for a cheap portable bed, that can be put  away  in 
a small space when not in use, and yet make a roomy,  comfortable bed  when wanted.  Of the 
many cots that are in the market there is not one, cheap or expensive, on which a comfortable 
night’s rest can be had.  They are all narrow, short, without spring, and in  short no bed at all. 
While THe B e d e t t e  folds into a small space, and is as light as anything can be made for  dura­
bility, when set up it furnishes a bed wide and long enough for the largest man, and is as com­
fortable to lie upon as the most expensive bed.  It is so constructed that the patent  sides, reg­
ulated by the patent adjustable tension cords, form the most perfect spring  bed.  The canvas 
covering is not tacked to the frame, as on all cots, but is  made  adjustable,  so  that  it  can  be 
taken off and put on again by any one in a few minutes, or easily tightened, should it  become 
loose, at any time from stretching.  It is a perfect spring bed, soft and  easy,  without  springs 
or mattress. For warm weather it is a complete bed, without the additionfof anything ;|for cold 
weather it is only necessary to add sufficient clothing.  The “ BEDETTE ’’ is a household neces­
sity,  and no family after once using, would be without it.  It is simple in its construction, and 
not likely to get out of repair.  It makes a pretty lounge, a perfect bed, and the price is within 
the reach of all.

Price—36 in. wide, by 6% ft. long, $3.50;  30 in wide,  by 6%  ft.  long,  $3.00;  27  in. 
wide, by 4K ft. long, cover not adjustable, $2.50.  For sale  by  furniture  dealers  every­
If not for sale by your dealer it will be sent to any address  on  receipt  of  price.
where. 

SFRHTG  A COMPACT?

-WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN-

FANCY  -A.3ST3D

STAPLE DRY GOODS
CARPETS.

MATTINGS,

OIL  CLOTHS,

ETC..  ETO.

6  ancL  6  M onroe  Street,

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

A JO U R N A L DEVOTED TO TH E

HereaiitHe and Manufacturing Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor and  Proprietor.
Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid. 
Advertising rates made known on application.

WEDNESDAY,  MARCH  5,  1884.

Subscribers  and  others,  when  w riting 
to  advertisers, will confer a  favor on  the pub­
lisher by  m entioning th a t they saw th e adver­
tisem ent in th e colum ns of  th is  paper.

■

NEWSPAPER  DECISIONS--THE  LAW.

1.  Any  person who takes a paper  regularly 
from  the  post-office—whether  directed to  his 
name or another’s, aud  whether  he  has  sub­
scribed or not—is responsible for the payment.
2.  If a person orders his paper discontinued, 
he must pay  all  arrearages,  or  the  publisher 
may continue to 6end it until payment is made, 
and collect the whole amount, whether the pa­
per is taken from the office or not.

The feature of the week in the drug  mar­
ket has been the advance in  quinine, in con­
sequence  of  the  burning  of  Powers  & 
Wightman’s  mammoth  establishment  at 
Philadelphia.  The extreme figures  reached 
are indicated in our  Price  Current  on  sup­
plement. 

_____

‘Representative Brewer has  been  directed 
by the. House Committee  on  Manufactures 
to report favorably bis bill to  impose  a  fine 
of not more than $100, or punishment by im­
prisonment for three months, on any  person 
interfering in any  way with  a  commercial 
traveler selling goods by sample.

The  following good  word, from  the  cur­
rent number of the Cadillac  Times,  is  ap­
preciated all the more from the fact  that  it 
voices the sentiment of ever}' Cadillac  deal­
er:
The  Michigan  Tradesman  is  rapidly 
gaining ground, and is  destined  to  become 
the most popular trade journal in the  State.

The American hog is now declared  by  an 
official report to be generally a  healthy  ani­
mal and pork to be a wholesome meat.  The 
universality of the use of  pork,  bacon  and 
lard by the people  of  this  country  attests 
with far more ^emphasis than any official re­
port could the good character  of  these  arti­
cles as food.  The  people  of  the  United 
States eat pork and bacon and  are  healthy. 
We do not therefore anticipate anything  im­
portant as a result of this report.

A Northern  corre spoudent  notes  the  fol 
lowing contrast between the  past  and  pres, 
ent, from which an inference, too obvious for 
explanation, may be drawn:

Rond’s  Mill, a station on the Grand Rapids 
& Indiana Railroad, six miles north  of  Cad­
illac, three  years ago was a  town of 300  in­
habitants, with two saw mills and one  plan­
ing mill in full blast, two  stores,  post office, 
school house and  meat  market.  Now  the 
place is all gone.  No  signs  remain  of  its 
former prosperity,  and three  families  form 
its total population.  Numbers  of just  such 
I »laces are scattered through the pine region.

Literary  New s and  Gossip.

Few  purely  class journals exhibit  as  much 
general ability  and  special  knowledge  of the 
subject  treated  as  Building,  a  monthly  arch­
itectural  publication, issued  by  Wm. T.  Pow_ 
stock, P. O. Box, 27,  New York, at $1  per  year. 
Hie  illustrations  combine  both  the  practical 
and the  elaborate, and the other  contents  are 
articles relating  particularly  to  architecture, 
decoration and furnishing.

What  must  prove  a  useful  publication  to 
builders and those desiring to erect  houses of 
almost every description  is “Palliser’s  Useful 
Details,” published at  Bridgeport, Conn.  It is 
replete with drawings and  specifications  as  to 
the manner in which  a  building  can  be  con­
structed with all the modern conveniences at a 
small cost.

Secretary Folger decides the  contest  over 
the classification of rice meal and small  rice 
broken  into  small  particles  in  process  of 
cleaning. 
lie holds that these qualities  are 
subject only to a duty of 20 per  cent,  adva- 
lorem instead  of  2)4  cents  per  pound,  as 
charged upon cleaned  rice.

Commercial tra velers  or  drummers some­
times meet with a questioner  who paralyzes 
them.  A certain drummer  felt  all  tore up 
when,  in his boarding  house  at  the  dinner 
table,  his little nine-year old sister  from the 
country innocently  asked  him: “When  are 
you going peddling again?”

The latest project  on the tapis  in  Berlin 
is  the founding of  a  “share  company  for 
the removal  of  trichinae  from  pork.”  A 
patent is being applied for to  exploit a  re­
cently invented process to that  effect,  con­
sisting of pickling pork by means of  a high­
ly  heated  brine, 
in  which  muriatic  acid 
forms a large  ingredient,  which  process, it 
is claimed, will kill any  trichinae that  may 
be in the meat and preserve the latter perma­
nently.

Chicago Hotel Reporter:  No hotel keep­
er should allow a guest to register  as  “Mr.
------- and lady.” 
If the guest’s companion
be his wife it must be  so  written,  or  the 
lady’s name registered in full;  if  liis  com­
panion  be not a member  of  liis  immediate 
family, then in  all  cases  the names  must
be written in full.  “M r.--------  and  lady” |
does not  look  or  sound  respectable,  and j 
should not be tolerated  in  any  respectable ] 
house.

When a railroad  company  finds its  divi- J 

dends too  large,  it waters its capital;  but as j 
public opinion  is not  favorable  now-a-days 
to such tricks, a new  dodge  has  just  been j 
successfully  worked  by  the  United  Pipe! 
Line Co., carriers of crude oil.  The  whole 
business  has been sold out to  another com-1 
pany having a much larger capital stock and, 
while possibly only moderate  dividends  on 
the latter will be earned,  the  effect  will be 
exactly equivalent to a watering transaction, j

Country  Produce.

bbl.

readily 

Apples—Firmer and scarcer.  Russets and 
command  $3.75@$4. 
Baldwins 
Extra fancy, $5.
Beets—Choice find ready sale at  $2.75  ^  
bbl.
Butter—Slow  sale  on  account  of  the 
amount  of  good  butterine  in  the  market. 
Good  dairy  rolls  are  firm  at  22@23c  and 
packed from 10c up.  Western creamery, 27 
@28c.
Butterine—Active at  18@20c  for  choice. 
There is no inquiry for the low grades at any j 
price.
Buckwheat—New York patent,  $3.50  per I 
100 lbs, and $6.75 
Beans—Prices are looking up, the Eastern S 
market  having  advanced  very  materially. 
Handpicked are firm at $2.25@$2.50 and un­
picked are in active demand  at  $1.75@  $2.
Barley—Choice $1.30 ^  100  lbs.
Cheese—Firmer and  stiffer.  Full  cream 
is active at 15c, and skim is in good demand 
at 12%c,
Celery—Winter stock is scarce and has ad­
vanced to 40@45c ^   doz.
Cabbage—Small quantity fair stock at $10 
@$15 
Cider—20c ^  gal. for ordinary.  Sand  re­
fined, $6.75 
Clover Seed—Choice medium  firm at $6@ 
$6.75 ^  bu. and mammoth in fair demand at 
bu.
$7@$7.25 
Cranberries—Choice cultivated Wisconsin 
are firm at  $13 
inferior 
fruit is held at $10.
Com—Local dealers stand in  readiness to 
supply carload lots of Kansas  com  at  from 
It is all of the same quality, 
45@60c 
but the former price  is  for  damp,  and  the 
latter for dry, stock.
Dried Apples—Quarters active at 7@9c ^  
lb,  and sliced  8@9e.  Evaporated  dull  and 
slow at 14@15c.
Eggs—Firm and somewhat scarce,  on  ac­
count of the prevailing cold weather and the 
advent of Lent.  Dealers are asking 22c,  al­
though a few warm  days  would  probably 
send the price down several cents.

100 heads.
bbl.

bbl.  Small 

bu. 

lb.

bu.

from 30@35c.

Honey—In comb, 18c 
Hops—Choice New York  25@28c  ^   lb ; 
low  and  medium  grades  18@24c;  Pacific 
coast 24@27e; Wisconsin 12@20c; Michigan 
20@22c.
Onions—Choice yellow 75c ^  bu. in sacks 
and $2 ^  3 bu. bbl.
Peas—Holland $4.25 
Potatoes—Only sm all  quantities moving a 
Parsnips—Fimi at $2.50 ^  bbl.
Poultry—Chickens and  fowls  are  in  the 
market  in  limited  quantities,  and  readily 
command  14@16c  and  14c,  respectively. 
Turkeys are very scarce at 17c.  Ducks  and 
geese are out of market altogether.
RutajBagas—Scarcely any stock in market 
Firm at $2 ^  bbl.
Timothy—Weaker.  Very  choice is held 
at $1.75  ^  bu.
Wheat—Local dealers are paying  82@88c 
bu. for No. 2 and 92@95c for No.  1.
Saur  Kraut—$10.50  IP  bbl  for  Globe 

brand, choice and warranted.

Best Spring Gear  Ever Invented.

The Spiral  Spring  buggy  has  withstood 
the test of constant use, and  stands  pre-em­
inent  and  above  all  other  competitors. 
It  has  not  attained 
that  distinction 
through  extensive  advertising  or  paid  rec­
ommendations, but by  reason  of  its wortli 
as a vehicle for everyday use.  Aside  from 
the superior merits of the spring, the  work­
manship  and  finish are  invariably  perfect.

TIME TABLES.

CENTRAL  STANDARD  TIME. 

 

A R R IV E .

DEPA R T.

Michigan  Central—Grand  Rapids  Division.
tDetroit Express............................................  6:05 am
+Day  Express............................... 
12:20 p m
♦New York Fast Line............................  6:00 p m
+Atlantic Express.................................... 9:20 pm
♦Pacific  Express............................................. 6:45 am
♦Local  Passenger.......................................... 11:20 am
+Mail..........................................................3:55 p m
+Grand  Rapids  Express........................10:25 p m
♦Daily except Sunday.  »Daily.
The New York Fast Line runs daily, ai-riving 
at Detroit at 12:35 a. m., and New York at 10 p. 
m. the next evehing.
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 6:05 a. m. has 
Drawing  Room  and  Parlor  Car  for  Detroit, 
reaching that city at 11:45 a. m., New York 10:30 
a. m., and Boston 6:05 p. m. next day.
A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily except 
Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv­
ing at Grand Rapids at 10:25 p. m.

J. T. Schultz, Gen’l Agent.

10:45 pm

4:55 pm

5:30 am

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

GO ING EAST.

Arrives. 

GOING  W EST.

Leaves.
♦Steamboat Express.......... 
6:15am
■(•Through  Mail......................10:10 a m  10:20 a m
+Evening  Express.................3:20 p m  3:35 p m
♦Atlantic Express................   9:45 pm  
+Mixed, with  coach...........  
10:00 a m
tMorning  Express............... 12:40 p m  12:55 p m
■(•Through  Mail.....................  4:45 pm  
♦Steamboat Express.......... 10:30 p m
■(■Mixed.................................. 
♦NightExpress.....................   5:10 am  
♦Daily, Sundays excepted.  »Daily.
Passengers  taking  the  6:15  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.  Tne  Night  Express 
has a through Wagner Car and  local  Sleeping 
Car Detroit to Grand Rapids.

8:00 a m

T homas  Tandy, Gen’l Pass. Agent,  Detroit.

D. P otter, City Pass. Agent.

Grand  Rapids  à  Indiana.

• 

GO ING  SOOTH.

GOING NORTH.Arrives.  Leaves.
Cincinnati & G. Rapids Ex.  9:02 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex.  9:22 am   9:50 am  
Ft.Wayne&MackinaeEx..  3:57 p m  4:45pm 
7:15 a m
G’d Rapids  & Cadillac  Ac. 
G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex. 
6:32 a m
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  4:05 p m  4:32 p m 
Mackinac&Ft.WayreEx..lO:25am  12:32 pm  
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids  Ac.  7:40 p m 

S LE EPIN G  CAR ARRANGEM ENTS.

All trains daily except Sunday.
North—Train  leaving at  4:45  o’clock  p.  m. 
has Woodruff  Sleeping Cars for Petoskey and 
Mackinac City.  Train leaving at  9:50 a. m. has 
combined Sleeping and Chair Car for Mackinac
UHJ.South—Train leaving at 4:32 p. m. has  Wood­
ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati.
C. L. L o c k w o o d , Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Chicago & West Miohigan.

Leaves.  Arrives,
■(Mail......................................9:35 am   4:00 pm
+Day  Express..................... 12:50pm  10:45pm
♦NightExpress..................8:35 pm   6:10 am

♦Daily.  TDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars  on  all  night trains. 
Through  parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful  at­
tendants without extra charge to Chicago  on 
12:50 p. m., and through coach on 9:35 a. m. and 
8:35 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO  D IV IS IO N .

Leaves.  Arrives.
Mixed....................................  5:00 am   3:00 pm
Express.................................  4:00pm 
Express.................................8:30 am   12:42 pm
W e  Northern terminus of this Division is at 
Baldwin, where close connection is made  with 
F. & P. M.  trains to  and  from Ludington and 
Manistee.

J. H. Palmer, Gen’l Pass."Agent.

4:00 pm

F. J. LAMB  &  COMPANY,

-WHOLESALE  D EALE R S  IN -----

B utter,  C heese,  Eggs,

Apples, Onions, Potatoes, Beans, Etc.

NO.  8  IONIA  STREET, 

*

Ç3-3EIA X D   R A P ID S .  -  M IOHIG AN

J±.  B.  K N O W L S O N ,

----- WHOLESALE  DEALER  IN-----

AKRON  SEWER  PIPE,

Fire  Brick  and  Clay,  Cement,  Stucco,

X.XM3C, XX&XR,  COAX  and WOOD.

ESTIM ATES  CH EERFU LLY  FURNISHED.

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

Central  Freight  House.

best goods.

n o n H u   We  manufacture all our stock 
L /u iliU -j  and  can  always  give  you  th®
Oranges
■  We  buy  in  large  lots  from 
first hands and  ship  only  in 
full car lots.  We handle 20,- 
OOO boxes of Oranges and 
Lemons
Lemons in a season and our 
facilities for buying and  han­
dling are  unsurpassed.
Nuts
We  carry  a heavy  stock  of Bra­
zils,  Almonds,  Filberts,  Walnuts, 
Pecans  and  Cocoa  Nuts, and  w ill 
sell  against any market.
P a a r m f c   We lately bought eight car 
loads  of  the  best  re-cleaned 
and  hand-picked  Tennessee 
and  Virginia  Nuts,  and  are 
prepared  to  fill  the  largest 
orders.

PUTNAM &  BROOKS

v5CM.l U  I/O 

THE  DEAREST TOBACCO

Is a Poor, Common or Low-Priced Article,

As It Gives Neither Pleasure 

Nor Satisfaction.

THE  PUBLIC  IS  NOT  SLOW TO LEARN  THIS FACT

Grand  Rapids,

Michigan.
BARLOW  BROTHERS,

B O O K   B IN D E U S ,

Blank Book Manufacturers

PAPER BOX MAKERS,

91  P earl  St.,  H ousem an  Block..

WHENEVER  IT  DISCOVERS  AN  ARTICLE  THAT  COMMENDS  ITSELF 

Send for Catalogue and Prices'  First Class Work Always.

TO  THE  TASTE  AND  OTHER  SENSES.

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

1111.1. «
  PLUG  TOBACCOS
OM-Fonrtl of All tlo Plug Tobacco Used in this Coitry!

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

Favorite  Brands  this  Year;  or  About

AND  AS THERE  ARE  BETWEEN  800  AND  900  O iH E R   FACTORIES  IN 

'  THE  IT.  S., IT FOLLOWS THAT THEIR  GOODS  MUST  GIVE

l O ^ T i )

Grand RapIds, Mich.

THAN  THE  BRANDS  OF  OTHER  MAKERS.

“CLIMAX,” with  Red Tin Tag, is their Best  Brand.

Supplement  to  THE  MICHIGAN  TFLAJDESLÆA.lSr—^Æa.ro3a  5,  1884.

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1Dr\>  (Boobs.
Spring  &  Company quote as r«w*wo : 

W ID E   BROW N CÔTTONS.

Androscoggin, 9-4. 
Androscoggin, 8-4.
Pepperell,  7-4......
Pepperell,  8-4......
Pepperell,  9-4......

■ Caledonia, XX, oz. 
Caledonia,  X ,oz..
Economy,  oz........
Park Mills, No. 50. 
Park Mills, No. 60. 
Park Mills, No. 70. 
Park Mills, No. 80.

¡Pepperell, 10-4.......35
.33 
. 31  Pepperell, 11-4....... 37 *4
.16*4 Pequot,  7-4.............18
.30  Pequot,  8-4.............31
.22*4 ¡Pequot,  9-4.............34
CHECKS.
. 11  Park Mills, No. 90.. 14 
. 10  ¡Park Mills, No. 100.-15
.10 
| Prodigy, oz.............11
.10  ¡Otis Apron.............1014
.11  Otis  Furniture......1014
(York,  1  oz.............10
.13 
. 13 
¡York, AA, extra oz. 14
OSKABUllG,

t

Alabama brown..,..  7  ¡Alabama  plaid.......  8
J e w e ll briwn..........914 Augusta plaid..........   8
Kentucky brown. . 1014¡Toledoplaid...........   7*4
Lewiston  brown...  954 Manchester  plaid..  7
Lane brown...........   914 New Team.plaip...ll
Louisiana  plaid__   8 

¡Utilityplaid...........   614

BLEA C H ED   COTTONS.

Avondale,  36..........
Art  cambrics, 36... 
Androscoggin, 4-4.. 
Androscoggin, 5-4..
Ballou, 4-4...............
Ballou, 5-4...............
Boott,  0.4-4...........
Boott,  E. 5-5...........
Boott, AGC, 4-4.......
. Boott, K. 3-4..........
Blackstone, AA 4-4 
Chapman, X, 4-4—
Conway,  4-4...........
Cabot, 4-4................
Cabot, 7-8................
Canoe,  3-4...............
Domestic,  36..........
Dwight Anchor, 4-4.
Davol, 4-4...............
Fruit of Loom, 4-4.. 
Fruit of Loom, 7-8. 
Fruit of  the  Loom.
cambric,  4-4........
Gold Medal, 4-4..
Gold Medal, 7-8......
Gilded  Age.............

614

¡Greene, G.  4-4........
¡Hill, 4-4....................
¡Hill, 7-8...................
¡Hope,  4-4................
King  Phillip  cam­
bric, 4-4................
¡Linwood,  4-4..........
Lonsdale,  4-4..........
¡Lonsdale  cambric. 
¡Langdon, GB, 4-4...
¡Langdon,  45...........
¡Masouville,  4-4.......
Maxwell. 4-4........ ■..
¡New York Mill, 4-4. 
¡New Jersey,  4-4—  
iPocasset,  P. M. C.. 
¡Pride of the West..
¡Pocahontas,  4-4__
j Slaterville»j'-8........
Victoria,  AA..........
¡Woodbury, 4-4........
Whitinsville,  4-4...
I Whit-insville, 7-8 —
! Wamsutta, 4-4........
Williamsville,  36...

CORSET JE A N S .

Armory..................  714 j Rears age................   8*a
Androscoggin sat..  8*4 Naumkeagsatteeu. 814
Cdnoe River...........   6  ¡Pepperell  bleached 85-4
Clarendon...............614 ¡Pepperell sat............  9*4
Hallowell  Imp.......6*4 ;Rockport..................   714
Ind. Orch. Imp.......614 ¡Lawrence sat............  814
Laconia..................  7!4;Coiiegosat...............  7

Albion,  solid.......
Albion,  grey.......
Allen’s  checks...
Allen’s  fancy----
Allen’s pink........
Allen’s pui-ple —  
American, fancy.
Arnold fancy......
Berlin solid..........
Cocheco  fancy... 
Cocheco robes —  
Conestoga fancy.
Eddy st o n e ..........
Eagle  fancy........
Garner pink........

PH  L NTS.
..514 ¡Gloucester...........
..6 
iGloucestermourn’j 
. .514 Hamilton  fancy..
. .5*4 Hartel fancy........
..eiilMerrimac D..........
. .6*4 ¡Manchester..........
. .514 Oriental  fancy —
.. 6  Orien tal  robes....
.  514 ¡Pacific  robes........
..6  ¡Richmond.............
..7  Steel River...........
..6  ¡Simpson’s .............
.. 6  ! Washington fancy 
. .5  Washington  blues ..8

¡Nash’uà  E. 40-in__ 9

F IN E   BROW N  COTTONS
, 4-
Appleton  A,
Boott  M, 4-4...........
Boston F, 44—
Continental C, 4-3..
Continental D, 40 in 
Conestoga W, 4-4...
Conestoga  D, 7-8...
Conestoga G, 30-in.
Dwight  X, 3-4........
Dwight. Y, 7-8..........
Dwight Z, 4-4..........
Dwight Star, 4-4....
Ewight Star, 40-in..
Enterprise EE, 36..
Great Falls E, 4-4...
Farmers’ A, 4-4.......
Indiait Orchard, t-4

8  ¡Indian Orchard, 40.  814
¡4 India11 Orchard, 36. 8
[Lacoilia  B, 74........ 16*4
% Lymiin B, 40-in....... 10*4
*4; Mass. BB. 4-4.......... 6*4
*4 Nashua  R, 4-4........ 7*4
*4 Nash’na 0 , 7-8.......... 7*4
Newinarket N ........ 7/4
*4 ! Pepperell E, 39-in.. 7*4
Peppereil  R, 44.... 7
?4 Peppereil  0,7-8.... 6*4
¡Pepperell N, 3-4 — 6*4
XjPoeai5set  C, 44...*.. 7
[Sarai:iac R............... 7Î4
54 ¡Sarailac  E............... 9
"(Vi I

DOM ESTIC GINGHAM S.

¡Johnson  Manfg Co,
..........  714'Johnson  Manfg Co,
dress

Am oskeag.............  8  ¡Renfrew, dress styll014
Amoskeag, Persian 
styles.^................ 10*4  Bookfold...............1214
Bates 
Berkshire”. ...........   6141  dress  styles......... 1314
Glasgow checks....  7  ISlaterville, 
Glasgow checks, f’y 714!  styles.. ...........  9
Glasgow 
royal  styles........  8  ¡White Mfg Co, fane  8
Gloucester, 
standard..............   714  Earlston................  914
Plunket..................  714 Gordon ...................... 8
Lancaster...............  8J£ Greylock, 
Langdale..................7*41  styles  ....................1314

checks,  White Mfg Co, stap  794

I White  Manf’g  Co,

.  dress

new 

W ID E BLEACHED COTTONS.

Androscoggin, 7-4..31  ¡Pepperell.  10-4...... 3714
Androscoggin,8-4..33  ¡Pepperell,  11-4...... 3314
.Pepperell,  7-4........20  ¡Pequot,  7-4.............21
Pepperell,  8-4........22*4|Pequot,  8-4.............34
Pepperell,  9-4........35  ¡Pequot,  94.............3714

.  814 
.  7 
.  6

HEAVY  BROW N  COTTONS:

Atlantic  A, 44......
Atlantic  H, 44......
Atlantic  D, 44......
Atlantic P, 44........
Atlantic  LL, 4-4 —
Adriatic, 36.............
Augusta, 4-4...........
Boott M, 44...........
Boott  FF, 44.. : —  
Graniteville, 4-4—  
Indian  Head, 44.. 
ndiana Head 45-in.

7X4 Lawrence XX, 44. 
7 
¡Lawrence  Y, 30... 
614 Lawrence LL, 44..
594 ¡Newmarket N ......
514¡Mystic River, 4-4..
714 ¡Pequot A, 44........
614 Piedmont,  36........
7*4'Stark AA, 4-4........
794 Tremont CC, 4-4..
694 ¡Utica,  1-1.............
7*41Wachusett,  44__
Í314;Waehusett, 30-in.

Amoskeag,  AC A.. .15 Falls, XXXX........ 18*4
Amoskeag  “ 4-4. .19 Falls, XXX............ 15*4
Amoskeag,  A ....... 14 Falls,  BB............... 11*4
Amoskeag,  B ....... .13 Falls,  BBC, 36....... 19*4
Amoskeag.  C....... .12 Falls,  awning....... 19
Amoskeag.  D ...... .11 Hamilton,  BT, 32. 12
Amoskeag,  E ....... .10*4 Hamilton,  D ........ 10
Amoskeag, F ........ .10 Hamilton,  H ........ 10
Premium  A, 44... .17 Hamilton  fancy.. 10
Premium  B .......... .16 Methuen AA........ 14*4
Extra 44................ .16  (Methuen ASA....... 18
Extra 7-8................ .14*4'Omega A, 7-8........ 11
Gold Medal 44....... .15 Omega A, 4-4........ .13
.12*4 Omega ACA, 7-8... 14
CCA 7-8.......-........
CT 44..................... .14 Omega ACA, 44... .16
.14 Omega SE, 7-8....... 24
RC 7-8....................
.16 Omega SE, 44....... 27
BF 7-8....................
.19 Omega M. 7-8....... .22
A F44....................
.14 Omega M, 44........ .25
Cordis AAA, 32...
.15 Shetucket SS&SSW 11*4
Cordis  AC A, 32...
.15 Shetucket, S & SW.12
Cordis No. 1, 33...
.14 Shetucket,  SFS... .12
Cordis  No. 2........
.13 Stockbridge  A .... .  7
Cordis  No. 3........
.11*4 Stoekbridge  frncy .  8
Cordis  No. 4........

GLAZED CAM BRICS.

Garner.................. .  5 Empire  .................
Hookset................ .  5 Washington..........
Red  Cross............. .  5 Edwards................
S. S. & Sons...........
Forest Grove.......

4M
5
5

American  A. 
Stark A..........

G R A IN   BAGS.
__ 19  ¡Old  Ironsides.
__ 3314 ¡Wheatland —

Boston....................
Everett  blue......... 14*4 Warren  AXA.
Everett  brown......14*4! Warren  BB...
Otis  AXA...............12141Warren  CC....
Otis BB...................11*4 ¡York  fancy...

.1014
.12*4
.11*4
.10*4
.15

P A P E R   CAM BRICS.

6  jS. S. & Sons. 
6  ¡Garner .......
W IG AN S.

Mancille...........
Masgn ville......

Red  Cross....
Berlin...........
Garner..........

__ 7  ¡Thistle Mills..............
,t ..  7  ¡Rose.........................  8
__ 7  I
SPO O L COTTON.
__ 60  ¡Eagle  and  Phoenix

Mills ball sewing.30 
Greeh  &  Daniels...25
Merricks................40
¡Stafford................. 35
Hall & Manning— 30

Brooks — , ............—
Clark’s O. N. F.......55
J. a P.  Coats..........55
Willimantic 6 cord. 55 
Willimantic 3 cord. 40 
Charleston ball sew

ingthread........... 30  ¡Holyoke.

........17 
Crown..
No,  10..
Coin........................10
Anchor...................15
Centennial.............
Blackburn.............   8
Davol......................14
London...................12*4
Paeonia.................12
Bed Cross...............10

SILESIAS.
i Mason ville TS.........  8
12*4 Masonville  S .......... 10*4
Lonsdale...................9*4
Lonsdale A ..............16
Nictory  0 ...............  6
Victory J ................  7
Victory D ............... 10
Victory  K ............... 12*4
Phoenix A ...............  9*4
Phoenix  B ..........,10*4
nix XX ............15

à

(B roccries.

AXLE  GREASE.

M odoc__ #  doz  60  ¡Paragon...  #  doz  60
Diamond........ . 
60  ¡Frazer’s ...............  85
BLUING .

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

35
45
35
65

BROOMS.

No. 1 Carpet.............................................. 
No. 3 Carpet.............................................. 
No. 1 Hurl.................................................  
No. 3 Hurl  ...............................................  
Fancy Whisk............................................  
Common Whisk.......................................  

2  50
2 35
2 00
1  75
1 25
85

CANNED GOODS.

Pie Peaches........ 1 30
3fl>Standard 1 90@3 30
Apples, 3 ft........1  30
do.  6ft..... ..  3 00
Strawberries  @1  00 
1  35
Blackberries 
Raspberries  __   1  35
Cherries, red 
1 05 
Cherries white..  190
Pineapples........  1  60
Damsons............  1 30
Egg Plum s........  1 60
G ages................   1 60
Pears..................  1  65
Lusk’s Apricots.  3 95 
Tomatoes  ..1  05@1  15 
Corn,  Excelsior  1  10 
Corn, Erie........... 1  15

Corn, Trophy...  1 
Corn, Yarmouth  1
Peas__ 75@1 35@1
String Beans...
Lima Beans........
Lewis’ B’d Beans .1 
Pumpkin  ..1  10©1 
Succotash  ... 85@i
Oysters,  1 ft__   1
Oysters,  3ft —  1
¡Salmon__ 1 60@
Lobsters, Stars. .3
Sardines, Am......
Sardines  Inport. 
Corned Beef 3ft  3 
Cond. Milk, Eagle 

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

CO FFEE.

Roasted Mex.18  @30 
Green Rio__ 13  @15
Ground  Rio.. 10  @18 
Green Java.. .18  @38 
Ground  Mex.  @171-4
Green Mocha.36  @38 
..@T
Arbuckle’s.
Roasted Rio.. 13*4@18
..m vÀ
@35 
jXXXX....
Roasted  Java25 
. .@179¿
@1914 Diiwortb’s 
Roasted Mar. 18 
@35  !
Roasted  Mocha
CORDAGE.
¡60 foot Cotton__ 1  75
1 35 
1  10  ¡50 foot Cotton__ 1 50

73 foot Jute  . 
60 foot  Jute.

CAPS.

F IS H .

35  ¡Ely’s Waterproof  75
FR U ITS

2 60
....2  25@2 30 
.  @7 
@10
....  614 @6 94
__   6  @614
....  18@20 
8  @814

G.  D ... 
Musket.
London Layers, new...................
Loose Muscatels Raisins,  new..
New Valencias  Raisins...............
Oudaras.........................................
Turkey P runes............................
Currants.......................................
Citron............................................
Dried Apples  ........... ...........".—
Whole Cod....................................
Boneless Cod................................
Herring 14 bbls. 100 ft..................
Herring Scaled............................
Herring Holland.........................
White Fish 54 b b ls.....................
do  Kits..........................
Trout half bbls............................
do.  K its..................................
Mackerel half bbls No. 1...........
do. Kits  No. 1 .....................
Bloaters.........................................
Richardson’s No. 3  square........................... 2 70
..............................2 55
Richardson’s No. 3  do 
Richardson’s No. 5  do 
..............................170
Richardson’s No. 6  do 
..............................2 70
..............................1 70
Richardson’s No. 8  do 
Richardson’s No. 9  do 
..............................2 55
Richardson’s No. 4 round...................................2 70
Richardson’s No. 7  do 
..............................2 55
Richardson’s No. 714 do 
.:................................1 70
Electric Pailor No. 17............................... — 3 80
Electric Parlor No. 18......................................5 70
Gram]  Haven, No.  9.............................................2 25
Grand  Haven, No.  8.............................................1 60

...  494@6
.514@714@8*/s 
.. 2  75@3 00 
28@30
... 
...  @1 10 
7  50 
...  @1 05
4 25 
75 
6  75 
1  05
...  @1  00

MATCHES.

30 gross lots special price.

MOLASSES.

Black Strap........  @20|New Orleans  f'y.56@60
Porto  Rico..........32@35 Syrups, corn...  @31
New Orleans g’d.45@50lSyrups,sug27@35@45

do. 

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

OATMEAL.

Quaker 2 ft cases, 48 fts #   case............. 
do  5 ft cases, 60 fts $  case............... 
Imperial  bbls...................................... 
Quaker bbls............................................ 

1554
1294
75
1  00
75
1 00

2 30
2 50
5  75
6 75

P IC K LES.

Choice in barrels med..................................... 6 50
Choice in 14 
......................................4 00
small............................5 00
Dingee’s 14 
Dingee’s quarts glass fancy..........................4 25
do 
Dingee’s pints 
.........................  2 50
SUGARS.

do 
do 

Granulated............................................  
Cut Loaf.................................................  
Cubes.....................'............................... 
Powdered.............................................. 
Conf. A ................................................... 
Standard A ...........................:..............  
Extra C................................................... 
Fine C......................  
Yellow........... ........................................ 

 

 

@796
854@8?fc
@ 5%
8?4@8*4
@<%
7%®754
6%@7
614@694
9  @6*4

SOAP.

Kirk’s American  Family........... #  ft 
do. 
India..................... . —  .•........  
do.  Savon....................................... 
do.  Satinet..................  
 
do.  Revenue.................................. 
do.  White Russian.............................  
C ity............................................................  
Bell’s German Family......................... 
do.  Mono..............................................  
Goodrich’s English Family  ............... 
Princess............................ 
Proctor & Gamble’s Ivory

do. 

 

614
614
6
614
5%
5 40
3 50
514@594
4 00
514
414

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

box

Japan  Olive 
Town Talk
Golden Bar........
Arab....................
Amber................
Mottled  German

DeLand’s pure
Churh’s ..........
Taylor’s  G. M.

SALERATUS.
@ 5*4 ¡Cap Sheaf.......  @5*4
@ 5*4 Dwight’s ........   @5*4
@ 5*41 

TEAS.

Japan ordinary..26@30
Japan fair............ 32@35
Japan fair to g’d.'85@37
Japan fine............40@50,
Japan dust...........15@30j

Young Hyson— 25@50
Gun  Powder.......35@50
Oolong..........33@55@60
Congo..................  @30

TOBACCO—F IN E  CUT.

 

 

Wide  Awake..........................................  
38
32
Daisey  [In half barrels,  30c]............... 
69
Hiawatha..........  ..................................... 
70
Globe........................................................ 
May Flower...........................................  
70
Rose  Leaf................................................ 
66
Silver  Crown......................................... 
38
Owl  Club................................................ 
30
Hero........... .............................................   @45
A tlas...............:....................., , ..............   @35
Royal Gariie............................. 
@38
Silver Thread.........................................  @67
Old  Dog Tray....................................*...  @60
Seal...........................................................  @60
Kentucky............................................ : 
@30
Mule  Ear...%.........................................   @67
Peek-a-Boo..............................................  @33
Peek-a-Boo, *4  barrels...........................  @30
Clipper.....................................................  @30
Fountain............................■....................   @74
Old Congress...........................................  @64
Good Luck..............................................  @52
Good and Sweet.................................... 
    @45
Blaze Away............................................   @33
Hair Lifter........ *....................................   @30
Old Glory, light......................................  @60
Charm of the West, dark.....................  @60
Governor, in 2 oz tin foil..................... a   @60
Ripper, in  pails.............................................@30

PLU G.

 

 

Sentinel 17 ft and 28 ft cads..................•  @48
Climax.....................................................  @50
Honey Bee 38 ft  cads............................  @48
Hold F ast................................................  @48-
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.............   @33
My Choice 16 oz pieces........ .................   @33
Cock of the Walk  6s..............................  @37
Black Spun  Roll....................................   @38
Nimrod.....................................................  @50
Acorn......................................................   @50
Red Seal................................  
@48
Crescent.................................................   @44
Black  X ...................................................  @35
Black  Bass..............................................  @40
True Grit.................................................   @35
Nobby  Spun-Roll......................................  @50
Spring...................’................................   @50
Grayling, all  styles................................  @50
Mackinaw..................'............................   @47
Horse Shoe..............................................  @50
Good Luck..............................................  @50
Big Chunk or J. T..................................   @40
Hair Lifter..............................................  @37
D. and D., black......................................  @37
McAlpin’s Green  Shield.......................  @48
Ace  High, black...............................          @35
Champion  A ...........................................  @48
Sailors’  Solace........................................  @48
Red Star...................................................  @50
Shot Gun..................•.............................   @48
D uck................ -......................................  @48

SM OKING.

 

 

do 
do 
do 

Dime ... ,t.................................................   24@25
Peerless................................................... 
25
22
Standard.................................................  
Old Tom....................................../ ........... 
21
24
Tom & Jetry........................................... 
Joker........................................................ 
25
Traveler.................................................. 
35
Maiden.....................................................  ©26
T opsy...................................................... 
27
Navy Clippings...................................... 
24
Honey D ew ............................................  
25
Gold  Block..............................................  
32
Camp Fire  .................  
22
Oronoko.................................................  
19
26
Nigger  Head........................................... 
Durham, *4 f t .........................................  
60
*4 f t ......................................... 
57
*4 f t .........................................  
55
 
51
1 f t .....................................  
Holland...................................................  @23
German............................................... 
  @16
Long Tom...............................................   @30
National...................................................  @36
T im e........................................................  @26
Love’s Dream.........................................   @38
Conqueror..............................................  @23
Fox’s ........................................................  @23
Grayling..................................   
@33
Seal Skin................... 
@30
Dime Durham.......................................   @25
Rob Roy...................................................  @26
Uncle  Sam............................... 
  @28
Lumberman...........................................  @26
Railroad Boy...........................................  @37
Mountain Rose........................................  @20
Good  Enough............................... 
  @23
Home Comfort, }4s and  *4s........... 
  @25
Old Rip, long cut........  .......................   @60
Durham,  long cut.................................  @60
Two  Nickle, ¿ 5 ............................... 
  @25
Two  Nickle, *4&__ ‘................................ 
-@36
Star Durham...........................................  @25
Golden Flake Cabinet...........................   @40
Seal of North Carolina, 2 oz.................  @53
Seal of North Carolina, 4 oz................   @50
Seal of North Carolina, 8  oz......... ......  @48
Seal of North Carolina, 16 oz  boxes...  @50

 

 

 

 

 

SHORTS.

Mule Ear.......
Hiawatha__
Old Congress.

Pure  Cider.. 
White Wine.

YEAST.

Seneca Falls “ Rising S u n .
Twin Bros......
Gillett’s .

¡Wilsons........
National.......

Sidall’s .......................
Babbitt’s ....................
Dish Rag  ....................
Bluing.........................
Magnetic....................
New  French  Process
Spoon  .........................
Anti-Washboard.......
Vaterland..................
Magic..........................
Pittsburgh................
Bogue’s ........•............
White castUe  bars...
Mottled castile..........
Old  Style....................
Old Country...............

SPICES.

Ground Pepper,  in boxes arid cans...  16@23
Ground  Allspice....................................  12@20
Cinnamon...............................................   16@30
Cloves......................................................  20@25
Ginger......................................................  17@30
Mustard...................................................  15@35
Cayenne...................................................  25@35
Pepper *4 ft #  dozen.............................  
76
75
Allspice  *4 ft........................................... 
Cinnamon  *4 f t ............................... —  
75
Cloves *4  ft.........................• ................... 
75
Pepper,  whole............................... 
@18
Allspice...............................................  
@10
Cassia................................................... 
„  @12
Cloves...................................................  20  @22
Nutmegs,  No. 1.................................  70  @75

STARCH.

Special prices on 1,000 ft orders.

Muzzy Gloss 1 ft package..................... 
@7
@6*4
Muzzy Gloss 3 ft package.....................  
@7*4
Muzzy  Gloss 6 ft boxes......................... 
Muzzy Gloss bulk..................................  
@6
Muzzy Corn 1 1b......................................  7  @7*4
Kingsford  Silver Gloss......................... 
@8*4
Kingsford Silver Gloss 6 ft  box......... 
@9*4
Kingsford Corn......................................
Oswego  Gloss......................................... 
@694
Mirror  Gloss...........................................  @7
Mirror Gloss, com ......................  
  @7*4
Piel’s Pearl............. ................................  @4

 

60 P ocket................................................ 
28 Pocket.................................................  
Saginaw F in e........................................  
Diamond C.”............................................. 
Standard Coarse......................  

 

2 60
2 45
119
J  75
«  1 55

BALT.

SEEDS.

5*4
’ *»

H em p..........................................  
 
Canary............................................ ■-----  
R ape........................................................
Mixed Bird..............................................   5*4@6
Ju g s#   gallon......................................... 
@9
Crooks......................................................  
i ,  7
Milk Crocks.......................... •................ 
7
Rising  Sun gross..5 88
Universal.............. 5 88
I X L ---- - 
----- 6 fi0|

Dixon’s  gross__   .5 50
Above $  dozen.......  50

STOVE POLISH

STONEWARE.

M ISCELLANEOUS.

do 

do 

do 
do 

Blacking.........................................30, 40, 50@60
1 50
do  waterproof............................ 
Bath Brick imported............................ 
95
do 
American............. .............. 
75
Barley............. ........................................   @ 3
1  10
Burners, No. 1 .......................................  
150
do  No.  2......................................  
Bags, American A ................................. 
20 00
10@22
Baking Powder  bu lk......................... 
Beans,  medium 
...............................   @3  10
Beans, hand picked. ‘............................. 
2 40
Butter......................................................   18@30
Butterine................................................  18@31
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans.............   @35
Candles, Star...........................................  @15*4
Candles,  Hotel.......................................   @16*4
Chocolate, Baker’s ...............................   @40
German street....................  25@26
Cheese full cream choice...................... 14*4@15
Catsup quarts #   dozen.........................1 40@1 60
Cocoanut,  Schepps’ lft packages. 
@26*4
Cocoanut,  Schepps’ 1 & *4 1b  do 
@27*4
. 
Extract Coffee,  v. c............................... 
95
F elix.................................... 1 30@
Flour, Star Mills, in bb ls..................... 5 75®
in Sacks................................5 50@
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.......................  @35
Gum, Rubber 300 lumps.......................   @40
Gum, Spruce...........................................  35@40
Chimneys No.  1......................................  @35
No.  2......................................  @46
Indigo......................................................1 00@
Ink #  3 dozen  box................................ 1 00@
Jelly in Pails...........................................  @ 6
do  Glass Tumblers #  doz..................  @75
Licorice, Sicily......................................  @30
Licorice, Calabra..................................   28@30
Licorice  Root.........................................   @12
Lye #  2  doz. cases.................................1 55@
Macaroni,  Imported..............................  @13
Domestic............................... .*................  @5*4
Mince Pies, 1 gross cases, #  case........  @6 00
French Mustard,  8 oz $   dozen............  @80
Large  Gothic.............. 1 35@
Oil Tanks, Star 60  gallons................   12 00©
Oil Tanks, Patent 60 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 4Q@
do.  Split prepared..............................  @3*4
Powder,  Keg........................................... 5 50@
*4 Keg...................................... 3 00®
Rice........................................................ 6@6*4@7*4
Sago  ........................................................ 
Shot, drop.........................................................1 90@
do  buck.......................................................2 15®
Sage...................................................... .*.  @15
Curry Combs #  doz................................1 25®
Moltwses Gates each..............................  @45
Measuring Faucet each ........................4 50®
Tobacco Cutters each.................>........1 25®
Twine......................................................   18@23
ChimneyCleaners #   doz.......................   @50
Flour Sifters #  doz........................................3 00®
Fruit Augurs each......................................... 1 25®
Tapioca...................................................  
5@6
Washing Crystal, Gillett’s box............1 50@1 65
Wicking No. 1 #  gross..........................   @40
do  No. 2  ......................................  @65
do  Argand................................... 1 50®

5@6

do 

do 

Washing Powder, 1776 #  f t ..................  @10*4
Gillett’s #   ft..........  @7*4
Soapine pkg.......................... 7@10

Boraxine #  box...................................... 8 71
Pearline #  box..............................  

do 
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Advanced—Quinine,  Morphia,  Cinchonidia.
’ Hazeltine, Perkins & Co. quote as follows for 
quantities usually wanted—for larger amounts 
write them for quotations:
A C ID S.

Acetic,  No. 8............................#  ft  9  @  10
Acetic,  C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040)........  30  @  35
Carbclic............................................ 
35
Citrit................................................  
57
3  @  5
Muriatic 18 deg............................... 
Nitric 36  deg..................................  11  @  12
Oxalic..............................................   14*4®  15
3  ©  4
Sulphuric  66 deg.............................  
Tartaric  powdered......................... 
48
RenZoic,  English....................#  oz 
20
j Benzoic, German..............................  12  @  15
i Tannic...............................................  15  @  17

AM MONIA.

Carbonate.................................#  ft  17  @  20
Muriate (Powd. 32c)......................... 
15
6  @  7
Aqua 16 deg or  3f............................ 
| Aqua 18 deg or 4f............................ 
7  @  8

BALSAMS.

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

BARKS.

Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20c)...........  
Cinchona,  yellow........... ..............  
Elm,  select.......................................  
Elm, ground, pure..........................  
Elm, powdered,  pure.....................  
Sassafras, of root...........................  
Wild Cherry, select.......:................ 
Bay berry  powdered....................... 
Hemlock powdered......................... 
Wahoo  ........... ........ .......................  
Soap  ground.................................... 

@  50
40
2 00
60

12
18
15
13
15
10
13
30
18
30
13

B E R R IES,

Cubeb, prime  (Powd $1 30)............ 
@1 00
Juniper............................................. 
6  @  7
Prickly Ash......................................1 00  @1  11

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 25 ft boxes, 35c)... 
Licorice,  powdered, pure.............  
Logwood, bulk (12 and 35 ft doxes). 
Logwood, Is (35 ft  boxes)............... 
Lgowood, *4s 
do 
...............  * 
Logwood, *4s 
do 
............... 
Logwood, ass’d  do 
.............’. 
Fluid Extracts—35 #  cent, off list.

37
37*4
9
13
13
15
14

FLO W ERS.

Arnica...............................................  10  @  11
Chamomile,  Roman....................... 
25
Chamomile,B German.....................  
25

GUMS.

Aloes,  Barbadoes............................ 
60®  75
Aloes, Cape (Powd  34c).................. 
18
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c).......... 
50
Ammoniac__ '.................................  
28@  30
Arabic, extra  select....................... 
60
Arabic, powdered  select............... 
60
Arabic, 1st  picked..........................  
55
Arabic,2d  picked............................ 
45
Arabic,13d pickod..........:................ 
40
Arabic, sifted ports......................... 
35
Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35c)... 
30
Benzoin............................................  
55@60
Camphor........................................... 
33®  35
Catechu. Is (*4 14c, *4s  16c)............ 
13
Euphorbium powdered.................. 
35®  40
80
Galbanum strained......................... 
Gamboge...........................................  1 00@110
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c).............  
35
20
Kfno [Powdered, 30c]...................... 
Mastic............................................... 
110
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered  47c)... 
40
Opium, pure (Powd $5.50).......!___ 
4ul0
Shellac, Campbell’s ........................  
4o
33
Shellac,  English............................. 
Shellac,  native................................. 
38
Shellac bleach ed.............................. 
35
Tragacanth......................................  30  @1 10

 

HERBS—IN   OUNCE  PACKAGES.

IR O N .

Hoarhound............. .’.......................................35
Lobelia............................................................  .35
Peppermint................ 
35
Rue..................................................................... 40
Spearmint........... ............................................34
Sweet Majoram........... ................................... 35
Tanzy................................................................ 25
Thym e...............................................................30
Wormwood............................................. 
  25
Citrate and  Quinine....................... 
6 40
30
Solution mur., for tinctures........ 
Sulphate, pure  crystal.................. 
7
Citrate.............................................. 
80
65
Phosphate........................................ 
l i
Buchu, short (Powd 35c).................  13  @ 
Sage, Italian, bulk (*4s&*4s, 13c)... 
6
Senna,  Alex, natural.....................   18  @  30
30
Sqpna, Alex, sifted and  garbled.. 
Senna,  powdered............................ 
23
16
Senna ti nnivelli...............................  
10
Uva  U rsi.......................................... 
35
B e lle d o n n a ................................... 
Foxglove........................................... 
30
Henbane........... ..............................  
35
2 35
Rose, red........................................... 

LEAVES.

■ 

LIQ U O R S.

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....................................1 35  @1 75
Gin,  Holland......................................2 00  @3 50
Brandy................................................1 75  @6 50
Catawba  Wines................................. 1 35  @2 00
Port Wines..........................................1 35  @2 50

M AGNESIA.

*

40

50

O ILS.

8 00

do 
do 

75
40
85 
1 25
1 60
2 00
75
50
2 25

23
Carbonate, Pattison’s, 2 oz............ 
Carbonate, Jenning’s, 3 oz.............  
37
Citrate, H., P. & Co.’s  solution__  
2 25
70
Calcined............................................  
Almond! sweet.................................  45  @  50
Amber,  rectified.............................. 
45
Anise..................... :.......................... 
2 10
B ay#  oz................................. 
Bergamont.......................................  
2 00
Croton................................................ 
2 00
Cajeput..................................  
Cassia...............................................  
1 35
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c). 
Citronella............................. 
 
Cloves...................................... 
Cubebs, P. & W ............................... 
Erigeron................................. 
Fireweed................................. 
Geranium  #   oz.....................  
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. 
Juniper wood........................  
Juniper berries.....................  
Lavender flowers- French.............. 
2 40
Lavender garden 
1 00
.............  
90
Lavender spike 
.............  
1  85
Lemon, new  crop............................ 
3 00
Lemon,  Sanderson’s.......................  
Lemongrass............................ 
1 25
Origanum, red flowers, French...  ) 
Origanum,  No. 1............................  * 
50
2 00
Pennyroyal...................................... 
Peppermint,  white........ ............... 
2  85
9  75
Rose #   oz......................................... 
65
Rosemary, French  (Flowers $5)... 
Sandal  Wood, German........ 
Sandal Wood, Turkish  Dark........ 
8 00
Sassafras................................  
Tansy............................................... 
„3 75
| Tar (by gal 60c).......................^........  10  @  12
2  26
' Wintergreen......................   
 
Wormwood, No. l(Pure $6.50)....... 
4  50
1  00
ormseed........................................ 
2 50
190
. #  gal 
Cod Liver, filtered— ,  . 
4 00
Cod Liver, best......................... 
6 00
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16 
Olive, Malaga.................... 
@1  20 ,
Olive, “Sublime  Italian’  .  —  
2 50
Salad.................................................   65  @  67
Rose,  Ihmsen’s .......................#  oz 
,  9 75
Bicromate.................................#  ft  & 
16
31
Bromide, cryst. and gran. bulk. 
w 
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 23c).......•.... 
20
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk....... 
1 30
Prussiate yellow.............................. 
30

t,vm.................................................  

5 00
60

POTASSIUM .

80

ROOTS.

Alkanet............................................
Althea, cut.......................................
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s .....................
Arrow, Taylor’s, in *¿s and *4s—
Blood (Powd 18c).............................
Calamus,  peeled..............................
Calamus, German  white, peeled..
Elecampane, powdered..................
Gentian (Pfewd  17c(........................
Ginger, African (Powddfic)...........  13
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached.. «..'...
Golden Seal (Powd  40c)........... .
Hellebore, white, powdered..........
Ipecac, Rio, powdered....................
Jalap,  powdered.............................
Licorice,  select (Powd-12*4).......
Licorice, extra select.....................
Pink, true.........................................
Rhei, fv6m select to  choice..........1 00
Rhei, powdered E. 1........................110
Rhei, choice cut  cubes...................
Rhei, choice out fingers........... 
■
Serpentaria......................................
Seneka............................... .............
Sarsaparilla.  Honduras..■

Sarsaparilla,  Mexican.................... 
Sqtrills, white (Powd 35c)............... 
Valerian, English (Powd 30c)........  
Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28c)__  

18
10
25
20

SEEDS.

Anise, Italian (Powd 30c)............... 
13
5  @ 
Bird, mixed in ft  packages...........  
6
4*4@  5
Canary,  Smyrna............................ 
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd  19c)..  11  @  13
Cardamon,  Aleppee....................... 
2 20
2 50
Cardamon, Malabar......................... 
30
Celery................................................ 
Coriander, pest English................  
12
F ennel..............................................  
15
Flax,  clean.......................................  
3*£@  4
Flax, pure grd (bbl  394).................. 
4  @  4*
Foenugreek, powdered.................. 
8  @  9
Hemp,  Russian............................... 
5*4@ 
6
Mustard, white; Black  10c)............ 
8
1 00
* 
Quince..............................................
Rape, Lnglish..................................
7/4@ 8
14
Worm,  Levant.-...............................

SPONGES.
Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage.......
.......
Nassau 
do 
do 
.......
Velvet Extra do 
do 
Extra Yellow do 
.......
do 
.......
do 
Grass 
do 
Hard head, for slate use................
Yellow Reef, 
................

do 
M ISCELLANEUS.

25  @2 50 ,
g 60
1 10
85
65
75
1 40

 

1

14

13

60

7*4@

38  @

do 
do 

do 
do Scherin’s  do  ... 
do 

36
Alcohol; grain (bbl $2.36) #  gal__
50
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref.
50
Anodyne Hoffman’s ......................
27
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........
12
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution...........
30
Annatto  1 ft rolls............................
o 50
Blue  Soluble....................................
Bay  Rum, imported, best........
2 35
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s.
Alum. /..:  ...............................  #  ft
2M@ 3*
3  @ 4
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)...............
33
Annatto,  prime...............................
4*4@ 5
Antimony, powdered,  com’l ..__
6  @ 7
Arsenic, white, powdered.............
2 40
Balm Gilead  Buds........................ .
25
Beans,  Tonka..................................
Beans,  Vanilla................................7 00  @9 75
Bismuth, sub  nitrate.....................  
3 30
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c)..........
Blue Vitriol........................
Boralumine, White  bulk]
10
“ 
Boralumine, 
5 fts I ............ 
10
Boralumine, Tints bulk.  *40 ff 
.. 
11
Boralumine  “ 
5 fts. j ............: 
Borax, refined (Powd  15c)...  
3 00
Caotharides, Russian  powdered.. 
18
Capsicum  Pods, African............... 
20
Capsicum Pods, African  pow’d ... 
18
Capsicum Pods,  American  do 
... 
Carmine,  No. 40 ............................... 
4  00
Cassia  Buds............................ 
Calomel,  American........................  
70
Castor  Oil.........................................  17*4®  19
Chalk, prepared drop........... ,........ 
5
12
Chalk, precipitate English............ 
Chalk,  red  fingers..........................  
8
Chalk, white lump.......................... 
2
1  60
Chloroform,  Squibb’s.................... 
Colocynth  apples..................  
Chloral hydrate, German  crusts.. 
1  60
Chloral 
cryst... 
17#
Chloral 
190
Chloral 
crusts.. 
175
Chloroform.....................................1 00  @1 05
Cinchonidia, P. &  W........  ........... 1 20  @1 25
Cinchonidia, other brands.............  85  @  90
Cloves (Powd 28c)............................  20  @  23
Cochineal.................. 
*  30
Cocoa  Butter..................................  
45
Copperas (by bbl  le k .....................  
3
Corrosive Sublimate.......•..............  
60
Corks, X and XX—35 off  list........
Cream Tartar, pure powdered__ _
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 ft box..
Creasote............................................ 
50
24
Cudbear,  prime...............................  
33
Cuttle Fish Bone.............................. 
Dextrine.......................... :.............. 
12
Dover’s  Powders...........................  
1  20
50
Dragon’s Blood Mass.....................  
45
Ergot  powdered.............................. 
1  10
Ether Squibb’s................................. 
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s.............  
8
2*4@  3
Epsom Salts...................................... 
50
Ergot, fresh...................................... 
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P ............... 
69
14
Flake  white...................................... 
Grains  Paradise.............................. 
35
Gelatine,  Cooper’s.........................  
90
Gelatine, French............................  45  @  70
Glassware, flint, 60 off,by box 50 off
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis__
Glue,  cabinet..................................   13  @  17
Glue, white.......................................   17  @  28
Glycerine,  pure...............................   23  @  26
Hops  *4s aud *£s.............................. 
25@  40
Iodoform #   oz........... ....................  
35
Indigo...............................................   85  @1  00
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian...  32  @  34
Iodine,  resublimed........................  
2 30
Isinglass,  American....................... 
150
Japonica............................. 
9
15
Lead, acetate.................................... 
9
Lime, chloride, (*4s 2s 10c & *£s 11c) 
1 00
Lupuline........................................... 
Lycopodium....................................  
35
Mace............. :.................................. 
60
Madder, best  Dutch.......................  12*4®  13
Manna, S.  F ..................................... 
1 25
Mercury..................................... 
48
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........#  oz  4 25@4 50
Musk, Canton, H., P. & Co.’s ........ 
40
Moss, Iceland.......................... # f t  
10
12
Moss,  Irish.......................................  
30
Mustard,  English............................ 
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 ft  cans........  
18
Nutgalls............................................ 
20
Nutmegs, No. 1................................. 
75
Nux  Vomica.................................... 
10
40
Ointment, Mercurial, *4d............... 
Pepper, Black  Berry.....................  
18
Pepsin...............................................  
3 00
Pitch, True Burgundy.................... 
7
Quassia............................................ 
6
ft oz  2 45®2 50
Quinia, Sulph, P. & W.......
@9 oon 
.......1  95
Quinine, other brands.......
38 
Seidlitz  Mixture................
1 50 
Strychnia, cryst..................
@  83 
Silver Nitrate, cryst..........
80 
Red  Precipitate..................
40
Saffron, American.......................
Sal  Glauber..................................
Sal Nitre, large  cryst..................
Sal  Nitre, medium  cryst...........
Sal Rochelle..................................
Sal  Soda.........................................
Salicin............................................
Santonin ........................................
Snuffs, Maccoboy 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 ..........................
Sugar Milk powdered..................
Sulphur, flour...............................
Sulphur,  roll.................................... 
Tartar Emetic........................................... 
Tar, N. C. Pine, *4 gal. cans  #  doz 
Tar, 
quarts in tin.......... 
Tar, 
pints in«tin...................... 
Turpentine,  Venice................# ft 
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand........... 
Zinc,  Sulphate__ • ......................... 

o
2 70  .
1 40
25
60
7  @  8

28,  @ 
3*4®

do 
do 

4*4®

# ft

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Capitol  Cylinder..................................................75
Model  Cylinder..:...............................................60
Shields  Cylinder.......................................... :... 50
Eldorado Engine...................’........................... 45
Peerless  Machinery........................................... 35
Challenge Machinery.................  
35
Backus Rne Engine........................................... 30
Black Diamond Machinery................................30
Castorine...............................................................60
Paraffine,25  deg...........................................  ...32
Paraffine, 28  deg..................................................21
Sperm, winter bleached..«............................1 40
Bbl Gal
v 
Whale, winter...................................................  75 80
Lard, extra........ K................................  78 
Lard, No.  1................ .........................  65 
Linseed, pure  raw...........................................  56 60
Linseed, boiled................................................  59 63
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained.........................  90 95
Spirits Turpentine...........................................  41 50

80
70

V A RN ISH ES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach.................................. 1 10@1 20
Extra  Turp........................................ ..1 60@1 70
Coach  Body............................................2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furniture............................ 1 00@1 10
Extra Turp  Damar................................1 55@1 60
JapanJDryer, No.  1 Turp......................  70®  75

PA IN TS.

Bbl 
Red Venetian............................  13£ 
Oohre, yellow  Marseilles........   19£ 
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  1*14 
Putty, commercial..................  2*4 
Putty, strictly pure..................  3*4 
Vermilion, prime American.. 
Vermilion, English..................  
Green, Peninsular.................... 
Lead, red strictly  pure........... 
Whiting, white Spanish.......... 
Whiting» Gilders^...................... 
Whitb, Paris American............ 
Whiting, Paris English cliff.. ■ 

Lb
2@ 3
2@ 3
2® 3
2*4@ 3
394® 3
13® 16
55@57
16@17
@ 6
cwt
@70
@90
110
1 W

The  Grand Rapids Tacking  &  Provision  Co 

PROVISIONS.
•

PORK.

quote  as follows: 
Heavy Mess  Pork...................................
Back  Pork,  short  cut............................
Family Clear Pork, very cheap...........
Clear Pork, A.  Webster packer...........
S. P. Booth’s Clear Pork, Kansas City.
Extra Cl#ftr Pork....................................
Boston  Clear Pork, extra quality........
Standard Clear Pork, the best...............
Extra B  Clear Pork...............................
Clear Bac&  Pork, new............................
All the above Pork is Newly Packed,
DRY SaLT MEATS—IN BOXES.
Extra Long Clear Backs, 600  ft  cases..
Extra Short Clear Backs, 600 ft  cases..
Extra Long Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases..
Extra Short Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases..
Long Clears, heavy, 500 ft.  Cases..........
Half Cases.............
Long Clear medium, 500 ft  Cases..........
Half Cases..........
Long Clears light, 500 ft Cases..............
Half Cases...............
Short Clears, heavy.................................
medium.............................
ligh t..................................

do. 
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do. 

LARD.

$18 75 
.  19 00 
.  30 00 
.  30 50 
.  21 50 
.  21  00 
.  22 00 
.  22 50 
.  21 50 
.  32 00

93£
10

Tierces  ...............................................
30 and 50 ft Tubs......................................

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

30 ft Round Tins, 80 ft  racks..................
50 ft Round  Tins, 100  ft  racks...............
3 ft Pails, 30 in a ease.............................
5 ft Pails, 13 in a case.............................
10 ft Pails, 6 in a case.............................

10
10
109*
10*4TO?*
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR  PLAIN. 
14
14*
99
li*
15
  17

Hams cured in sweet pickle medium.. 
ligh t...... 
Shoulders cured in sweet  pickle.......... 
Extra Clear Bacon.................................. 
Dried B eef.................................................... 
Extra Dried B eef....................................... 
Extra Mess Beef Chicago packed #  bbl.  13 00

BEEF.

do. 

 

CANNED BEEF.

Libby, McNeil & Libby, 14 ft cans, *4 doz.

incase......................................................  30 50
do. 
.  3 ft cans, 1 doz. in case__   3 30
Armour & Co., 14 ft cans, *4 doz  in case  20 50 
2 ft cans, 1 doz. in  case..  3 20 
do. 
do.  2 ft Compr’d Ham, 1 doz. in case 4 50 

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

........... 10
........... 12*4
..........  11
...........   8
........... 10
............  8
...........   8
...........   8
...........   8

Pork Sausuge Meat, 50 ft tubs..........
Ham  Sausage.....................................
Tongue  Sausage.................................
Liver Sausage.....................................
Frankfort  Sausage............................
Blood  Sausage........  .........................
Bologna,  ring.....................
Bologna,  straight.............
Bologna,  thick.......................
Head  Cheese.......................
PIGS’ FEET.
In half barrels__
In quarter barrels..................
..........  2  10
In kits................................................... ..........  1  00
TRIPE.
In half barrels.....................
In quarter barrels....................
In kits................................................... .......... 
press, subject always to Market changes.

..........  2  00
95
Prices named are  lowest  at time of going to 

FRESH  MEATS.

John. Mohrhard  quotes the trade as follows:
.  7  @ 9 
.  9  @10*4 
.9   @9*4 
.  7  @  8 
.  9  @10*4 
.  14@16 
.  14@15 
,10*4@11 
@10*4

Fresh  Beef, sides................
Fresh  Beef, hind  quarters.
Dressed  Hogs.......................
Mutton,  carcasses...............
Veal.......................................
Spring  Chickens.................
Fowls......................................
Pork  Sausage.......................
Pork Sausage in bulk..........
Bologna.................................

OYSTERS  AND  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: 

OYSTERS.
New York Counts, per can.
40
Extra  Selects..__ -............................................ 35
Plain  Selects................... .'....................... 
38'
H. M. B. F........................................................ ;  31
Favorite F ........................ ^ ............................... 18
Prim e..........................  
16
x x x ...........................................................;........15
New York Counts, solid meats, per gal.......2 50
Selects, solid  meats, per gallon__   .. ‘  @1 75
Standards, solid meats, per gallon__   @1  10
Can pi ices above are for cases and half cases.

 

 

FR ESH   F IS H .

Codfish........:......................................... 
1214
Haddock............................... ..........................   8
Smelts................................................................ 13 *4
Herring.............................................................  8
Mackinaw Trout...............................................10
Mackerel...........................................................15
W hiteflsh..........................................................1314

CANDY,  FRUITS AND  NUTS.
Putnam & Brooks quote as follow s:

Straight,' 25 ft  boxes............................. 10  @11
Twist, 
Cut Loaf

STICK.
..............................10*4@11*4
............................. 12  @12*^
MIXED.

FANCY—I# 5 ft BOXES.

Royal, 35 ft  pails.................................. ;i0*4@ll
Royal, 300 ft bbls..............................................10
Extra, 25 ft  pails..............................................12
Extra, 300 ft bbls..............................................11*4
French Cream, 251b pails...............................15
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases.........................................15
Broken, 35 ft  pails.......................................... 11*4
Broken, 200 ft  bbls.......................................... 11
Lemon Drops.................................................. 14
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................................................16
Lozenges,  printed.......................................... 17
Imperials.........................................................16
M ottoes............................................................16
Cream  Bar....................................................... 15
Molasses Bar....................................................14
Caramels...........................................................20
Hand Made Creams........................................ 23
Plain  Creams.................................................. ¿0
Decorated  Creams..........................................23
i  String Rock..................................................... 16
j  Burnt Almonds............................................  34
i  Wintergreen  Berries.....................................16
I  Lozenges, plain in pails................................14
Lozenges, plain in  bbls................................. 13
Lozenges, printed in pails..............................15
65
Lozenges, printed in  bbls........................... 14
Chocolate Drops, in pails..........................m.. 15
Gum Drops, in pails.......................................   9
85
Gum Drops, in bbls.........................................  7*4
Moss Drops, in  pails...................................... 11*4
Moss Drops, in bbls........................................10*4
Sour Drops, in  pails...................................... 13
Imperials, in  pails........................................... 14
Imperials, in bbls.............................................13

Fancy—in  Bulk.

FRUITS.

Oranges—Cases are higher.

Oranges #  box....................................... 3  00@3 50
Oranges OO #  box..................  ............3 00@3 50
Oranges, Imperials, #   box..................4 25@4  50
Oranges, Valencia#  case....................6 50@7 00
Lemons,  choice...................................  2 75@3 25
Lemons, fancy.......................................   @3 50
Bananas #  bunch..................................
Malaga Grapes, #  keg..........................
Malaga Grapes, #  bbl............................
Figs,  layers  #  ft....................................  12@16
Figs, fancy  do 
....................................   18@30
Figs, baskets 40 ft #  ft..........................   14@15
Bates, frails 
do  ...........................  @ 6
Dates, *4 do 
do  ...........................   @ 7
Dates, skin..............................................   @ 6
Dates, *4  skin.........................................  @7*4
Dates, Fard 10 ft box #   ft................... 10  ©11
Dates, Fard 50 ft box # f t .....................  8  @ 9
Dates, Persian 50 ft box #  ft................  
7©  8

PEANUTS.
Advancing.
Prime Red,  raw  #   ft............................
Choice 
do  ............................  ©  8
Fancy 
do  ............................  8*4© 9
Choice White, Va.do  ............................  9*4@li
Fancy H P,.  Va  do  .............................1034@11

do 
do 

NUTS.

Brazils are lower.

Almonds,  Terragona, #  ft
Almonds, Ioaca,
Brazils,
Pecons,
Filberts, Barcelona 
Filberts, Sicily 
Walnuts, Chilli 
Walnuts, Grenobles 
Walnuts, California 
Cocoa Nuts, #   100 
Hickory Nuts, large #   bu 
Hickory .Nuts, small  do

..........  @20
d o   ............................18  @ 19
do  ....................  @11
do  .................... 10  @17
d o .......................   @18
d o ....................  14@15
d o ........ ............12 *4 @14
d o ....................  15@16
d o ......................... 

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PENCIL  PORTRAITS?— NO.  3.

Richard W. Warner, Better Known as  ‘-Dick.”
Richard W. Warner  was  born  in  Grand 
Rapids in  1849, and  was  educated  in  the 
public schools of this  city. 
In  his youth, 
he learned the trade of photographer, which 
he followed for eight years. 
In 1869  he en­
tered the  employ  of  L. H.  Randall & Co., 
beginning at the  bottom  and  working  his 
way steadily  to  the  position  of  traveling 
salesman, which he assumed  in  1871,  and 
filled  acceptably  until  1875.  At  various 
times during  that period he  covered  the en­
tire territory worked by  the  house,  which 
included  all  the  towns  East,  South  and 
West within fifty miles  of the  city  and  to 
the Straits of Mackinaw on  the North. 
In 
1S75, he formed a co-partnership with James 
McSkimin, under the firm name of McSkim- 
in & Warner, and engaged in the  coffee and 
spice business at 91 Canal street,  inaugurat­
ing the Enterprise Coffee  and  Spice  Mills, 
which continued in existence under  various 
owners  until a few months  ago.  Tiring of 
the business in about three months, he  sold 
out his interest in the business to  his  part­
ner, and returned to  the  employ  of  L. H. 
Randall & Co., working  all  the  contiguous 
towns and the city trade, remaining with the 
firm through its various changes until  April 
9, 1883,  when  he  resigned  to  accept  the 
position of manager for the new  firm of  L. 
H. Randall & Co., a position he  still  holds 
under the present  firm  of  1. E. Messmore.
Mr. Warner’s personal characteristics  are 
a matter of common knowledge with almost 
every dealer who buys  at  this  market.  A 
German by birth, and a fluent  conversation­
alist in that language, he  has a  large  trade 
among German tradesman, which he  is able 
to hold indefinitely.  His  aggregate  sales 
daring 1882—the last year he was  with the 
firm  of  Freeman,  Hawkins  &  Co.—were 
$156,764.65, and his  collections  during  the 
same period amounted to $115,165.09, which' 
is one of the best—if  not  the  best—records 
ever made by a Grand Rapids  traveler.  He 
was one of the first members of  the  Michi­
gan Commercial Travelers’ Association, was 
the second vice-president of that body elect­
ed from this city, and has always been iden­
tified with every  move  intended to  benefit 
the “boys,” by  whom  he  is  held  in  high 
esteem. 
In addition  to  his  inside  duties, 
he still continues  regular visits to the  trade 
at Sand Lake, Morley, Lowell  and Saranac, 
besides holding his city trade.

On the Easel—J. A.  Crookston,  A.  C.  Sharp, 

J. H. McIntyre.

Delinquent  Debtors.

Owosso.

|  A. T. Thomas  writes:  Your  dead-beat plan 
when carried out will be worth many times the 
subscription cost to every retail dealer.

M iddleville.

E. C. Whitney writes:  Your lastjissue speaks 
about a dead-beat column.  I think it would be 
a good thing, if every patron would contribute 
his share, otherwise the one  would  profit  by 
the other’s experience.  The greatest objection 
would be it might crowd other matter out,  un- 
the paper was  enlarged.

Lyons.

Spalding & Thayer report:  We want  to  add 
another name to  the  list  of  dead-beats:  Mr. 
James Hall left this place a few days  ago  con­
siderably  in  debt,  not  making any provision 
for payment, or even  saying  he  ever  would 
pay.  He stole  away  and  is  now  at  Saranac. 
We were fortunate in losing only $5 by him.

Cadillac.

Dr. John Leeson  has  adopted  an  a  very  in­
genious method  of  bringing  delinquents  to 
time.  Under the  head  of  “Assignments,”  he 
publishes a list of bad-pay customers, with the 
amounts owing by each,  in  the  local  papers, 
offering to assig* the accounts to any one at 50 
cents on the dollar.  New  names are  inserted 
every  two weeks,  and  other  delinquents  are 
warned to call and settle to avoid publicity.  We 
have written to Dr. Leeson, asking him  to give 
our readers his opinion of  the  merits  of the 
scheme he has adopted, and to  state  whether 
the practical benefits derived are  sufficient to 
warrant the undertaking, and^hope to have his 
answer by next week.

Business  Enterprise at Cadillac.

A  Cadillac correspondent writes:  McCoy 
& Ayer, of Grand  Rapids,  have  bought of 
D. A. Blodgett several sections of pine, and, j 
as soon as the weather permits,  will  erect a | 
large saw mill with a capacity of 50,000 feet) 
per day.  Theyjestimate a five years’ cut.

An agent  of Ohio  capitalists  has  been 
here this week with the view of  purchasing 
the Michigan Iron Works and beginning the 
manufacture of agricultural  implements.

J. Cummer & Son, of Cadillac,are making 
active preparations toward  extending  their 
logging road to Lake City. This new line will 
tap a tract of 125,000,000 feet,  at 
least a  10 
years’ cut.

Watered  Milk  to  be  Made StillT  hinner. 

From the Muskegon News.
N. A. Barney, of the Occidental,  is having 
an artesian well put down near the  kitchen, 
with the intention  of  supplying  his  hotel 
with pure  water.  The  test  made  showed 
the well to be a great success.

In the name of numerous  victims, we  in­
sist that it is time to call a halt.  The water 
supply at that hotel has always  been  out of 
proportion to the dairy capacity,  and under 
the new arrangement the cows will stand no 
show at all.

S. E. Wait, druggist,  Traverse City:  “It 
is just  what  every  Michigan • business  man 
needs.”

A. W. Fenton  &  Co.,  druggists,  Bailey; 
“T he Tradesm an is  the  paper  for  every 
man in business.  Success to you.”

E. C.  Whitney,  grocer,  Middleville:  “1 
think it would be a serious loss to miss even 
one number of your valuable paper.”

McNitt  Bros.,  general  dealers,  Haring: 
“We have been in receipt of  The  T rades­
man for some time, and have learned to like 
it.  We want T he  Tradesm an  while  you 
hold your present position in regard  to  gen­
eral business.  We can see  no  reason  why 
trade should not be clean and  honorable.”

Orders by Mail and Express  promptly  at­

tended to.

Boralumine will please you.

Some Objections to “ The Tradesman.”
m
So frequent and numerous have  been  the 
good words showered  upon  The  Trades­
man of late that we had come to  look upon 
an adverse opinion as an  impossibility;  but 
the monotony has been at length relieved by 
the receipt of two letters—one an illy-spelled 
scrawl, which  is reproduced vebatim. 
It is 
a source of no small  satisfaction  to  know 
that the first objection to  the  paper  canm 
from a man of no  education  and  even  less 
honesty.  R. H. Cadwell,  of  Ithaca,  writes 
as follows:

“Sur—I hey bin receivang your  Paper for 
the past month  the Tradesman  if  you  quit 
now we will call it squire if not i shal charge 
you box rent which I consider worth more to 
me than your paper yours truly”

Instead  of  receiving  the  paper  “ one j 
month,” this  Cadwell has  been  receiving  it 
nearly six months, and his screed is evident­
ly written for the  purpose  of  eluding  the 
payment of 50 cents-—a very small thing  for 
any man to do.

J. P. Yisner, of  Hopkin’s Station, writes: 
“We had reason to suppose from what you. 
said from time to time  that  you  made  no 
charge for it.  If times were better, we would 
take it, but under the  circumstances  we  do 
not acknowledge that we owe you, and  pre- 
for you would stop the  paper.”

If Mr. Yisner can find  any  expression  in 
any Tradesman of any date to substantiate 
his first statement, he will be presented with 
a paid-up subscription for twenty-five years. 
It is a peculiar species of reasoning  that be­
cause times are hard, he does not owe for  a 
paper he  has  perused  with  pleasure  and 
profit for nearly  six  months,  whereas,  “if 
times were better,” he would pay  for it.

There never has been—and never  will  be 
—any intention on our  part  to  make  any 
man pay for a paper he has not ordered  and 
does not want.  But when  a  man  has  re­
ceived a paper six months,  and  during  that 
period has been notified a half  dozen  times 
that if he does not wantj  it  enough  to  pay 
for it, he is at liberty to stop  it—at  no  ex­
pense to himself—it is not now in  order  for 
him to stop it without paying for it  for  the 
time he has received it;  and any further  at­
tempts to accomplish that end will stamp the 
man as “dishonorable,” and insure the  pub­
lication of his name in a black-list.

Visiting  Buyers.

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

dale.

bury.

Sutton’s  Bay.

Waite Bros., Hudsonville.
U. S. Monroe,  Berlin.
Paine & Field, Englisbville.
Smeadley Bros., Bauer.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
.  L. W. Stiles, Cedar Springs,
C. E. Kellogg, Grandville.
Barker & Lehneri, Pierson.
J. Walbrink, of I. J. Quick &  Co.,  Allen­
S. M. Wright, Big Springs.
McLeod & Trautman Bros., Moline.
E. C. Whitney, Middleville.
G. A. Estes,  Tustin.
John D. Merritt, Olive Center.
A. Chapin, Morley.
Geo. Shearer, Cedar Springs.
G. P. Stark, Cascade.
G. J. Shackelton, Lisbon.
Anna Bohnlein, Muskegon.
Mr. Johnson,  of  Johnson  &  Hitchcock, 
D. E. Rice, Croton.
John Smith,  Ada.
Jacob Bartz, North Dorr.
Mr. Adkins, of Robinson & Adkins, Roth- 
S. G. Isaman, South Arm.
J. L. Every, St. Louis.
R. S. Hubbard, Boyne City.
Waite Bros., Hudsonville.
W. S. Root, Talmage.
Geo. W. Bevins, Tustin.
S. T. Kinney, Covert.
G. W. Joscelyn,  Yentura.
E. B. Sunderland, Palo.
Johnson & Leibert, Caledonia.
C. R. Herrick,  Fenwick.
Geo. W. Bartlett, Ashland Center.
N. H. Tinby & Co., Sheridan.
S. M. Leisure, Spring Lake.
Daniel Lynch, Blanchard.
S. D. Webster, Hesperia.
Colburn & Carpenter, Caledonia.
Calvin Durkee, Lakeview.
Delzene Bros., Petoskey.
J. S. Marr, Spring  Grove.
E. LaGrange, Mecosta.
Spring & Lindley, Bailey.,
R. W. Finch,  Sumner.
E. B. Slocum & Co., Hesperia.
G. H. Trefry, Muir.
A. Young & Sons, Ionia.
P. Medham,  Hubbardston.
G. Gringhaus, Lamont.
F. Boonstra, Drenthe.
Hadley Bros., Paradise.
G. Bron & Ten Hoor, Forest Grove.
John Gunstra, Lamont.
F. C. Brisbin, Berlin.
Mrs. M. Deacon, Cedar  Springs. *
Walter Struik, Forest Grove,
B. DeVries,  Allendale.
J. H. Toren, Jennisonville.
J. O. Sabin, Luther.
L. E. Paige, of Paige & Anderson, Sparta. 
Henry Henkel, Maple Hill.
H. VanWoerkom, Grand Haven.
Chas. Cole, of Cole Bros, Ada.
T. W. Provin, Cedar Springs.
Mr. Gibbs, of Gibbs Bros., Mayfield.
M. Roys, of Roys Bros., Cedar Springs.
E. Pangborn, Sand Lake.
Jay Marlatt,  Berlin.
E. H. Ingraham, Plainwell.

The  Fruit  Market.

Oranges remain scarce and prices continue 
to advance, especially Valencias.  Still high­
er prices are looked for soon, although  a re­
action may take place after the  arrivals  be­
come heavy again.  Lemons are  steady and 
firm at about former  prices.

Dates are  cheaper  at  the  present  time 
than for many  years—in  ■ fact  some  kinds 
never before reached so low  a figure.  Frails 
are selling at 6Kc, Skins 6c in  whole  pack­
ages, 50 ft Persians 7c, 50 ft> Fards 8 @ 8>£c, 
and 10 tt> Fards  10c.  At  these  very  low 
prices, a lively demand must  be  the  result, 
and possibly higher prices in the  spring.

M. C.  Russell has secured  the  agency  for 
Grand Rapids and Western  Michigan of  the 
celebrated Sand Refined Cider, a very choice 
article, which he  is  prepared  to  furnish  to 
dealers at $6.75 per barrel.

Late  Business  Changes.

The  following business changes,  failures, 
embarrassments,  etc.,  occuring  up  to  the 
hour of going  to  press,  are  furnished  The 
Tradesm an'by the mercantile agencies:
Battle Creek—Freer  &  Palmer,  foundry, 
succeeded by Freer & Case; John N. Candee, 
dry goods, sold out to Reynolds  Bros.
Centerville—I. B. Quivy,  drugs  and  gro­
ceries, succeeded by I. B. Quivy  & Co.
Dexter—Chas. Smith, drugs, sold  out;  T. 
C. Etcliell, dry goods and notions, closed  on 
chattel mortgage.
Ithaca—O. F. Jackson, hardware,  selling 
out.
Whitehall—A.  T.  Linderman,  mill  and 
general  store,  mill  burned.  Loss,  $8,000, 
partly insured.
Hastings—John W. Custer, grocer,  closed 
up and gone out of business;  L. D. Warner, 
grocer, sold out.
Howard  City—H. G.  &  F.  W.  Cobum, 
hotel, offering to compromise as 25 per cent
Maple Rapids—O.  F.  Peck,  hardware as­
signed.
Muskegon—Corwin,  Hardy  &  Co.,  dry 
goods, succeeded by W. D. Hardy & Co.
Saranac—Hawley  &  Anderson,  meat 
market, succeeded by Hawley &  Abbott.

Boralumine is the best  wall  finish  manu­

factured.

CARPETS  AND  CARPETINGS.
Spring  & Company quote  as follows: 

TA PESTRY BRUSSELS.

@

®

90
90
86
70
65
82%
70
82%
65

ALU WOOL  SUPERFINES.

WOOL FILLING AND MIXED.

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.....................
TH REE-PLY S.
Hartford  3-ply..........................
@1 00 
Lowell 3-ply.............................
@1 00 
Higgins’ 3-ply............................
@1  00 
Sanford’s 3-ply..........................
©  97%
EXTRA  SUPERS
Hartford....................................
@ 77%
Lowell.........................................
82%
nvt
Other makes.............................
62%
Best cotton chain.....................
..................   60  @
Best  2-ply.........................................   57%@
60
Other grades 2-ply..........................   52%@
55
All-wool  super, 2-ply.....................   50  @
55
Extra heavy double cotton chain.  42%@
45
Double cotton chain.......................  35  @
40
Heavy cotton and wool, double c.  30 @
32%
32%
Half d’l chain, cotton & wool, 2-ply  27%@
Single cotton chain.........................  19  @
25
3-ply, 4-4 wide, extra heavy...........   27%@  30
@  22
B, 4-4 wide.................  
 
Imperial, plain, 4-4 wide................  
@  18%
@  17
D, 33  inches.....................................  
No. 1, 4;4, 5-4,6-4 and 8-4.................. 
@  45 
@  37%
.................. 
No. 2, 
No. 3, 
@ 3 0
..................  
No. 4, 
@ 2 5  
.................. 
@  62%
Best all rattan, plain....................... 
@  52%
Best all rattan and cocoa, plain... 
Napier A ........................................... 
@  50
Napier  B ........................................... 
@  40
CURTaiNS.
Opaque shades, 38 inch.......... 
@ 15
Holland shades, B finish, 4-4.......... 
@  18
@  10
Pacific  Holland, 4-4........................  
Hartshorn’s fixturer., per gross... 
@36
Cord fixtures, per gross................  
@10

HEMPS.
 

OIL CLOTHS.

MaTTINGS.

do 
do 
do 

HIDES, PELTS AND  FURS,

Perkins & Hess quote as fol.ows:

H ID ES.

FU RS.

W OOL.

S H E E P  PELTS.

Green.........................................
ft 6
Part,  cured.................................
@   7 ‘/  
Full cured................................................  7;
i@   8 
Dry hides and kips.................................8
@12 
Calf skins, green or cured..................10
@12 
Deacon skins............................$  piece20
@50
Shearlings or Summer skins ip piece.. 10
@20
Fall pelts...............................................30  @50
Winter  pelts...................................... 1 00  @1 50
Fine washed ipib..................................30  @32
Coarse washed......................................22  @25
Unwashed............................................. 2-3
Mink, large................................................  60@ 80
Mink,  small............................................   25@  40
ln@ 15
Muskrat, Winter.....................................  
Muskrat,  Fall............................................ 
8@ 11
Muskrat,  kits............................................ 
3@  4
Raccoon.....................................................  40@1 00
Skunk, black.............................................  90@1 00
Skunk, half stripe...................................  60@ 70
Skunk, narrow stripe..............................  25@ 35
Skunk,  broad.........................................  10@ 15
Red Fox...................................................1 00@1 25
Gray Fox...................................................  60@ 85
Marten,  yellow........................................  75@1 00
Fisher....................................................4 00@8 00
Otter..........  ...........................................6 00@7 00
Bear.......................................................5 00@12 00
Deer skins, red and blue, dry__ ^  ft  30@  35
Deer skins, gray and long  haired.......  12@  25
Beaver, clean and dry  ip  ft............. ».2 00@3 50
Above prices are for  prime  skins  only—un­
prime in proportion. 
6@ 6%
Tallow......................................................... 

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COAL  AND  BUILDING MATERIALS.
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:

Ohio White Lime, per bbl...................  
l  10
95
Ohio White Lime, car lots.................... 
Louisville Cement, per bbl.................. 
140
1 40
Akron Cement per  bbl......................... 
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl..................... 
140
Car lots.................................................... 1  15@1 20
Plastering hair, per bu........................   35@  38
175
Stucco, per bbl.......................................  
Land plaster, per ton............................ 
6  75
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
7  00
Cannellcoal........................................... 
Ohio coal...............................................  
40@3 60
Blossburg or Cumberland................ 
00@5 25

EXTRACTS.

JE N N IN G S ’  DOUBLE  CONCENTRATED  EXTRACTS. 
Packed in 1 Dozen Paper or 2 Dozen Wood Box. 
Lemon.
2 ounce B. N. Panel  $  dozen.........................1 00
....1 
do 
do
4 do
do 
do
....2 75 
6 do
do 
do
....3 75 
8 do
do 
No. 2 Taper Panel 
...1 25 
....2 00 
do 
No. 4 
do 
do 
....4 50 
% pint round 
....9 00 
do 
do
do 
. . . 3 25 
No. 8 Panel 
do 
....4 50
No. 10  do
dozen..........................1 50
2 ounce B. N. Panel1
do
do 
.........................2 75
4 do
do 
.........................4 00
do
6 do
.........................5 00
do 
do
e do
do 
......................... 1  75
No. 2 Taper Panel 
.........................3 00
do 
No. 4 
do 
do 
......................... 7 50
% pint round 
do 
....................... 15 00
1 
do 
do  ............................. 4 25
No. 8 Panel 
do 
......................... 6 00
No. 10  do

Vanilla.

JE N N IN G S ’ TRUE FLAVORINGS.

Full Measure—Wrapped.

Lemon.

% Pint 2 ounce  $  dozen..................................1  50
% Pint 4  do 
................................. 2 50
% Pint 8  do 
................................. 5 00
Pint 12  do 
............................v .7 50

do 
do 
do 

% Pint 2 ounce  ^ dozen...: ................................2 25
% Pint 4  do 
% Pint 8  do 
% Pint 12  do 

................................. 4 00
................................. 8 00
................................12 00

do 
do 
do 

Vanilla.

DRUG  STORES  FOR  SALE.

kins  stock  and  business  at  Fife Lake. 
Address H. B. Fairchild, Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

DRUG STOCK  FOR  SALE.  The F. D. Caul- 
DRUG  STORE  FOR SALE  in Grand Rapids, 

OFFER  THE  FOLLOWING

SPECIALTIES

T H IS  W E E K :

Large Assorhnent Chas.  Meakins’ Cups and Saucers.
SELECTED  T H IR D S.
Teas, Unhand, per set...................
__ 27cts
..................
“ 
Teas, Hand, 
....33
Coffees, Unhand  “ 
..................
....33
Coffees, Hand 
“ 
..................
....40

Sold in any quantities.

Best  White  Granite  Cups and Saucers.

J. W. Pankhurst & Co., per set....................35cts
These are equal to any made and  are  worth 
40ct8.

Barrel  Assorted  Glass  Table  Sets.

4 Victoria Sets, per set,,............................... 19cts
4 Plain Handled Sets, per s e t ..................... 30
4 L’ge Figured Sets,  pe.i  set........................ 34

Barrel, 35cts.

No charge for box.

Lamp  Chimneys— Good  Common. 
No. 0 Sun  $   box...........................................
No.  1 
...........................................
No. 2 
................................. .........
Best  Common.

do 
do 

.1 90 
.2 00 
.3 00

Each Chimney Labeled First Quality.

No. 0 Sun  $   box................................................... 2 10
No. 1 
No.  2 

.............................................. 2 25
.............................................. 3 25

do 
do 

The  Engraved  Globe  Chimney. 

Crimped  Top  only  75ets  per  dozen.  Former 

Dithridge Flint Glass.
price $1‘25 per dozen.

A  Good  Tubular  Lantern 

For $7.50 per dozen.  Regular price  $9 per doz.

Nutmeg  Night  Lamps

Only  $1.75 per doz.  Regular price  $2  per doz.

Illuminator  Bases.

Seven inch, to fit any burner, $1 per  dozen, 
dozen in barrel.  Sold for $1.25 everywhere.
Prices  of all  Crockery,  by the Crate  or  Repacked, 

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All mail orders given 
careful attention.
H.  LEONARD  &  SONS,
Crockery  Etc.

16  MONROE  STREET.

H. Leonard & Sons quote as follows:

ON E  CRATE  W H IT E   G R A N ITE  W ARE. 

“

“
“
$s
“
«4
44

50
61
72
87
72
83
96
1  32
1  93

Knowles,  Taylor  &  Knowles—Cable  Shape- 
Diamond C.
6 doz Plates................ . .5 inch
3 00
3 “ 
..6  “
1  83
20 “ 
. .7  “
14 40
3 “ 
. .8  “
2 61
3 “  Bakers.............. ...3  “
2 16
% “ 
..5  “
42
. .6  44
48
%
% 4i 
7  “
66
% 44 
41’
...8  “
69
“  Bowls................ . .No. 36
1
44
** 
..  “  30
83
1
1 44  “
1  02
..  “ 24
% “  Cov’d Butters.. ..5 inch
3 85
98
2
22
44
“  lndiv’1  “
..2%  “
5 63
2 82
% “  Cov’d Chambers.No. 9
“  Uncov’d 
.  “  “
3 85
1
96
% “  Cake  Plates__
..  3 &5
75
38
“  Restaurant Creams..........
Vi3
30
.. 
90
4  68
% “  Casseroles........ .. .Tinch
1 17
5 25
...8   “
1 31
\
“  Dishes............... ...3  “
1 32
66
Ü 44 
1 38
...9  “
46
% 44 
2 00
..10  “
67
% 44 
2 61
..11  “ -
87
1-6 “  Ewers and Basins. No 9... ..  9 00
1  50
% “  Barrell  Mugs.....No. 36
38
77
35
“  Fruit Saucers...,. .4 inch
1 75
5
2
“  Scpllops............. 2%  44
60
1 20
83
K
41
“ 
..6  “
1 05
1
44 
7  44
1 38
1
96
...8  “
193
%
..  1 16
% “  Jugs, No. 36__
58
..  1 38
69
“  30....
“ 
%
“ 
.  “ 12......
73
..  2 90
%
1-6 “ 
“  6__
..  4 40
73
83
% “  Shell  Pickles...
..  1 65
..  2 90
“  Sugars. No. 30..
73
45
% “  Spoon  Holders.
..  1  80
6 sets Unhandled Coffees,........... .. 
3 00
50
12 96
“ 
36
36 “ 
.. 
Teas
“
12 “  Handled 
5 61
47
Crate........
2 00 
$81 66

“ 
“ 
“ 

44
44
44

“
44

ASSORTED  PACKAGE GLASS  SISTS—NO. 35.

4 Victoria  Sets, plain.
4  Sippo  Sets, plain__

■a Barrel, 35c.

........19
......30

76
1 20
1 36

CH AN DELIERS.

No 500 2 light for  store 

complete  with

inch shades, each..................... ........ ..........1  75

LAMP  BU RN ERS.

No 0  A n y  style  per doz....................... ..........  90
No 1 
....................... ..............1  00
....................... ..........1 50
No 2 

do 
do 

do 
do 
GLASSW ARE.

Heavy Figured  “ Horseshoe”  Pattern.

Sets, 
dozen...............................................   $3 00
Pitchers, % gallon.......................................  3 00
Celeries.........................................................   2 00
Bowls, 7 inch, and covers..........................   3 00
Bowls, 8 
3 85
Bowls, 9 
3 60
Comports, 4  inch......................................... 
30
Goblets.........................................................  
45
W ines............................................................  
35
Salvers.........................1.................................  3 00
Nappies,  4 inch... . .......................$  gross  2 25

“ 
no 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

 
 

 
 

Package at cost-

GLASS O IL  CANS.

“ Queen” or  “ Daisy.”  No  charge  for box.
% gal.  per doz...................................................... 3 50
..................................................4 50
lg a l 

do 

TUBULAR  LANTERNS.

No 0 New wire lift for lighting,  per doz__ 9 00
No 0 Hinge for lighting, per doz................. 7 60

E.  J.  KIEKLAND,  M.  D.f

SPECIALIST  IN  DISEASES OF THE

for  $2,500  or  invoice.  Owner has other 
business.  Address  Hazeltine,  Bfcrkins  & Co., 
Wholesale Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
________________________________________________  
ttvrug store Fofl sALE at  Otsego,  Mich. I  73  Ottawa  Street,  Corner  of Monroe  Street, 
JLJ  $2;000.  Address Hazeltine, Perkins & Co., | 
Wholesale Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

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

Sax, Eye  and Throat

W IT H  D B S. JO H N SO N   & B O IS E ,

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JOHN

CAULFIELD

Wholesale
Grocer

85,  87  and  89  Canal  Street?
' 
m

All in -

The best goods for the least money can be 
had only at such places where  expenses  are 
in proportion to the amount of business done 
and this is  where  THE  OLD  RELIABLE 
has the  advantage  over  competitors.  The 
secret of our success is that we buy goods as 
low as cash can produce them.  We are thus 
prepared to place staple and fancy Groceries 
on the market at such prices as obtains the. con­
fidence of the close  buyer who is desirous 
of  getting  full value for his money.  Then, 
again,  we  are  under  no  extravagant  ex­
penses, nor enormous rents,  nor  supernum­
erary expensive  agents  to  tax  and  annoy 
customers with, besides not having the profit 
to divide between three, four or six partners, 
we can afford to be liberal sellers.

-HEADQUARTERS  FOR-

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Mei  Peate,  Ailes, 

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SU G A R S.

Cut Loaf Cubes........................... 
8 ^
Powdered  Standard..................................8%
Granulated Standard................................ 7-84
Standard Confectioners’  A..................... 7-44
Standard  A...............................................7-31
Extra White C............. »...........................7
Extra Bright C .................................6%@6%
Extra  C..........................................6K@6M
Yellow C.......................................  6)^@63fi

CANNED  GOODS

Are still the absorbing question.  Our friends 
are taking them liberally at our close figures 
and making  leadfrs.  Remember  gallon 
apples will surely go higher.  We  continue 
our
CLOSING OUT  SALE
for  the  Next  Thirty  Days.  3 , 0 0 0  
Cases Canned Goods of Staple and Standard 
Brands, 1883 packing, quality guaranteed.

JOB  BACON’S  TOMATOES 

Have the Highest  Endorsement of  the  best 
dealers in the country.
3 ft) Job Bacon’s  Tomatoes, Standard. .1  10
3 ft) Smith & Wicks’ Tomatoes............. 1  00
2 lb Sweet  Corn, Erie........................ 1  12X
2 ft) Sweet  Corn, Mitchell’s..................1  10
2 ft) Sweet Corn, Fredonia....................1  00
2 ft) Com, F. & D.’s................................  80
2 ft) Peas, Extra  Early......................   85
2 ft) Peas, Platts’ Erie........................... 1  10
2 ft) Peas,  YanCamps....... ....................1 00
2 ft) Peas, Ex. F. V. Canning  Co.........1  20
2 ft) Lima  Beans, Standard...................  85
2 ft) Lima  Beans, Extra........................1  00
2 ft) String'Beans, Shawnee,white wax.  90
3 !b Climax  Pumpkin, Standard........... 1  20
2 ft) Succotash,  Standard......................   90
2 ft) Succotash,  Yarmouth....... ............. 1  48
3 ft) Boston Baked Beans........................1 60
Apples, Gallons,  Erie.............................3 00
Apples, Gallons, Extra  Erie County.. .3  00
3 ft) Peaches,  Standard........................... 1 75
3 lb Peaches, All  Yellow....................... 2 00
2 ft) Peaches, Kensett’s Standard...........1 20
3 lb Erie Pie  Peaches................ 
1  25
2 lb Blackberries*  Madison....................1 05
2 ft) Blueberries, Detroit......................... 1 35.
2 lb Red Cherries,  Standard..................1  10
2 ft) Green  Gages, Extra.........................1  50
2 ft) Egg  Plums, Extra........................... 1  50
2 ft) Strawberries,  Extra............. 1  25@1  50
3 ft) Bartlett Pears, Eehert’s Standard. .1  25 
The  response  to  our  advertisement  in
the late issues  of  The  Tradesman  from 
country merchants for canned goods was lib­
eral beyond our expectation.  Several of the 
orders were from  localities  where  we  are 
not  represented by an  agent, and  for  other 
goods in our line.  Mail orders  on  this  ac­
count, are all the more appreciated, with care- 
and prompt attention given them.
Readers  of  The  Tradesman  will  find 
it  to their interest to  keep  a  business  eye 
on this column headed  STANDARD  QUO­
TATIONS.  Mail orders solicited and  care­
ful attention given thereto.

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A  M E R C A N T IL E   .JO U R N A L ,  P U B L IS H E D   E A C H  

„ 
We d n e s d a y . 

STBAY  FACTS.

Ionia is agitating the roller-mill  question.
Coloma is to have a berry basket  and  box

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; factory.

E.  A.  STOWE, Editor and  Proprietor. 

The  Adrian Excelsior  pearl  button  fac-

OFFICE  IN  EAGLE  BUILDING, 3d  FLOOR.
LEntered  at  the  Postoffice  at  Grand  Rapids  as 

Second-class Matter. 1

WEDNESDAY,  MARCH  5,  1884.

AMONG  THE  TRADE.

IN  THE  CITY.

Mrs. M. C. Kimball,  millinery, 

has  sold

out to Mrs. A. L. Lord.

The Eagle Clothing House  has  opened  a 
branch  at  Luther,  with A. Marcus as man­
ager, 

__________

Geo. B. Mather,  with  C. S. Yale &  Bro., 
left Tuesday for a three weeks’ tourtlirough 
Southern Michigan.

“He laughs best who laughs last.” 

It  is 
“Dr.” Evans’ turn to laugh this  time.  Sharp 
has smoked the loaded cigar.

Wm. G. Herpolsheimer  is expected  home 
to-day from Indiana, where he has  been the 
past three weeks recruiting his health.
H. B. Fairchild paid  a flying visit to  Fife 
Lake Saturday, in the interest of the  F.  D. 
Caulkins’ drug stock,  of  which  he  is  the 
assignee.

Chas. H. Leonard and  Fred  H.  Leonard, 
of H. Leonard &  Sons,  are  in  New  York 
this week, giving orders for European goods 
for the fall trade.

Geo. Herrick, formerly  of  this  city,  but 
now of  the lumber firm of Olsen & Herrick, 
Cadillac, pulled  T he  T radesm an’s  latch­
string one day one day last week.

John D. Mangum,  with  Welling  &  Car- 
hart,  has returned from a ten days’  trip  to 
Jackson, and started out on an eight  weeks’ 
tour of the northern trade of the firm.

Putnam  &  Brooks  are  placing  on  the 
market a new article in the shape  of orange 
marmalade,  made  by  themselves,  which 
they confidently expect  will  reach  a  large 
sale.

Any business house desiring to secure the 
services of  a competent type writer  in  the 
person of & young lady of education and  ex­
perience can  be accomodated by  addressing 
this  office.

Wm. B. Edmonds, with Putnam & Brooks, 
started South Monday for a fortnight’s  tour 
through Southern Michigan  and  Northern 
Indiana.  Chas. C. Drew, of the  same firm, 
started East on the same day.

Shields, Bulkley &  Lemon  have  put  in 
two new  grocery  stocks  during  the  past 
week.  One for  M.  Knoohuizen,  who  has 
just engaged  in trade at Muskegon, and an­
other for  D.  Seegmiller,  who  has  begun 
business at the  corner  of  Gold  and  West 
Fulton streets, west  side.

tory is to be enlarged.

B. H. Byram, retail clothier,  of  Petoskey, 

has assigned to Watson Snyder.

The Hudson  butter  tub  concern  has  de­

clared a dividend of 30 per cent.

The Page Manufacturing  Co.,  at Kalama­

zoo,  will build a new factory next year.

The  Detroit Saw Works,  at Detroit, have 
just organized with a capital  stock  of  $30,-
I 000.
I  The attempt to establish  a  carnage manu­
factory at White Pigeon is pronounced a fail­
ure.

The Upton Threshing Machine Works will 
leave Battle Creek if they  connot  get  side 
track privileges.

S.  A.  Nicholson  and  L.  Peterson  have 
joined hands and engaged in the bakery bus­
iness at Big Rapids.

J. D. Ryan, Holly, goes to Greenville, hav­
ing sold out his interest in the clothing store 
to his partner, Platt.

Save up  a  supply  of  pins  to  pick  your 
teeth.  The Harbor  Springs  tooth-pick  fac­
tory is temporarily closed.

Saginaw has 22 salt blocks with a capacity 
for 3,000 barrels per day, and seven  shingle 
mills with a capacity of 56  millions^per  sea­
son.

Correspondence  has  been  opened  from 
Muskegon with  a  match  manufacturer  in 
Maine who is understood to desire to change 
his location.

O. P.  Richardson, a  prominent  Charlotte 
business man, is  seriously  ill, and the phy­
sicians at the Battle Creek  Sanitarium  give 
no hopes for his recovery.

J. G. Gunsolus and W. H. Squier have pur­
chased the old Lew Green mill at  Big  Rap­
ids, of S. H. Gray & Co., and will convert  it 
into a wooden bowl factory.

David Ward is getting out  6,000,000  feet 
of cork pine logs on the Manistee,  that will 
run two and a quarter logs to the  thousand, 
and run 45 per cent, to  uppers.

Many of the hardwood mills of the  Grand 
Traverse district have secured a  full  stock 
of logs, the season having been  remarkably 
favorable for the work,  and  operations are 
ceasing.

Luther  Lance:  Several  new  business 
blocks are to  be  erected  as  soon  as  the 
weather will permit, and quite  a  number of 
others  have already been decided on for the 
summer.

The firm of Meyer & Brix, hatters and fur­
riers of East Saginaw, has been dissolved by 
the death of Mr. Frederick  Meyer,  and  the 
business is continued by Mr. H. H. Brix, un­
der his own name.

Manistee has expended  $200,000  in  the 
development of  her  salt  resources.  The 
cost of each well was from  $10,000 to  $15,- 
000, and the time occupied  in  sinking each 
from one to three years.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Sam. B. Ardis is building  a  new  stora  at 

Gideon  Noel  has  purchased  A.  E.  Hal­

Lake City.
bert’s drug business at Palo.

The grocery firm of  J. F. Clark & Co.,  at 
Big Rapids, has been dissolved,  E. P. Clark 
retiring.
Steele & Co., dealers in drugs  and  grocer­
ies at Muir, have  removed  their  stock  and 
business to Ionia.

Jacob Bartz,the North  Dorr  dealer,  who 
was recently burned out,  will  re-build  and 
resume business.

Bennett Bros.,  produce  dealers  at  Cadil­
lac, have removed to  a  new  lecation,  and 
will put in a stock of groceries.

Muskegon merchants  are “on  the  move” 
this spring, no less than  eleven  having  ar­
ranged to change their locations.

Pierce Bros., general dealers  at  Dowling, 
have sold out to David  and  Anson  Boyes. 
The firm name will be Boyes &  Son.

A. C. Adams, the Ashton  general  dealer, 
proposes to rebuild in  the  spring.  The  di­
mensions of  the building will be  26x70.

W.  J.  Bonnett,  wholesale  baker  of 
Charlotte, has taken in  partnership  Albert 
H. Barie, of Detroit.  The firm  will  be W. 
J. Bonnett & Co.

C. W. Mills has retired  from  the  firm  of 
E. C. Whitney &  Co.,  dealers  in  groceries 
and provisions, Middleville.  E. C.  Whiney 
will continue the  business.

N.  H.  Rowe  and  Mr. Squibbs, provision 
dealers at Muskegon, will join hands April 1 
and  do  business on  a  larger  scale,  occu­
pying two stores in the opera honse block,

Our Mancelona correspondent  writes:  L. 
W. Coon, dealer in  hats,  caps  and  men’s 
furnishing goods, has sold his  stock  to  W. 
O. Watkins, of this  place.  Mr.  CoOn  will 
engage in other business.

A. M. Cheney, the •Charlotte bankrupt, has 
brought suit for $10,000 damages against M. 
Weil, of Buffalo, N. Y.,  because  the  latter 
attached his stock of clothing and  virtually 
drove him out of business.

Jas. E. Bussey, for 25  years  a  prominent 
business man of Fenton, has  purchased  the 
hardware stock of Whiting & Richardson, of 
Flint, and will commence business as soon as 
an inventory of the stock is completed.

A. Patterson, the genial general  dealer  at 
Martin, has admitted.to partnership his  two 
brothers-in-law, Wm. Shepherd  and  D.  W. 
Shepherd, who have long been  in  his  em­
ploy.  The  firm will  hereafter  be  A.  Pat­
terson & Co.  '

C. M. Woodard has sold his entire stock of 
goods at Grant Station, also  his  store  and 
lot, to parties from Muskegon, who will con­
tinue the business  at  the  old  stand.  Mr. 
Woodard will continue the  tin  business  in 
all of its branches.

The chemical works being  tom  down  at 
Bangor will be removed to Elk Rapids.  The 
Progress says  that 10  round  kilns  of  the 
iron company will furnish the chemical com­
pany with the  properties  needed  in  their 
works.

The Sagindw Courier  publishes  a  lugu­
brious letter from  a  correspondent  at  Bay 
City on the waning brilliancy of  the  latter 
city’s record as a  business  town—owing  to 
an alleged diminution in the  lumber  supply 
(which  supplies  her  saw  mills)  and other 
causes.

A. E,  Cartier & Co., of  West  Troy,  own 
4,000 acres of land in that vicinity, on which 
there is estimated to be  50,000,009  feet  of 
pine.  One circular in their  mill  has  been 
run all winter.  The company has an  order 
for 500,000 feefr of bill stuff for  the  exposi­
tion building at St. Louis.

The West Michigan Lumber  Co. 

is  pre­
paring to do a large  business  at  Diamond 
Lake next season.  The company liasjput in 
9,000,000 feet of logs this  winter  and  they 
had 6,000,000 left  over,  which  makes  15,- 
000,000 feet in the lake for  the  coming sea 
son’s mill work.  Logging  operations  have 
been suspended, and 165 men  discharged.

A  Manistee  correspondent  writes 

that 
Chas. Reits struck salt brine last  week  at a 
depth of 1,925  feet,  with 35  feet  of  isolid 
rock salt.  The brine is  100  per  cent,  and 
is as clear and white as a crystal.  The  salt 
block has a capacity  of  450 barrels  a day. 
There are two other  salt  blocks  in  active 
operation, each  making  250  barrels a day. 
Two other wells are down to a  depth of  1,- 
000 feet each, and  with  fair  prospects  of 
striking salt brine in about  a month.

Muskegon News:  The new  log  crop  for 
the Muskegon mills is estimated by  reliable 
lumbermen to be fully 450,000,000 feet,  con­
siderably more than was at first  contempla­
ted.  The  favorable  winter  accounts  for 
this increase in a large measure.  With  the 
old logs in the river the stock for  the  mills 
will be ample for a full  season’s  operations 
and a busy time may therefore be  expected 
next summer in the city.  For all of  which 
the merchants and the  workingmen  will be 
glad.

Late  Furniture  Gossip.

Battle Creek talk points to  a  large  furni­

ture factory soon.

N. F. Kritzer will  start  an  excelsior  fac­

tory at Battle Creek in the  spring.

The Charlotte Manufacturing  Co. will en 
gage in the manufacture of furniture, and  is 
getting machinery Suitable for  that purpose.
Mr. Yliet will engage  in [the manufacture 
of extension tables  at  Big  Rapids  in  the 
spring, a portion of the machinery having al 
ready been ordered.

Boralumine is simple, cheap and  durable.

Send for Prices.

HAZELTIHE,  PERKINS  &  GOHPANT

"WHOLESALE  DRUGGISTS,

42 and  44  Ottawa  St.,  and  89,  91,  g3  and  g5  Louis St., Grand Rapids,  Mich.

Z M F O R T S E S   JELND  J O B B E R S   OF

Pits.  Oils.  V nbes.  Glassware,

El

And.  D r iis s is ts ’  S u n d r ie s.  A ls o   M a n u fa ctu rers  o f

FOX, MUSSELMAN & LOVERIDGE,

—I  WOULD  CALL  THE  ATTENTION  OF  MERCHANTS  TO  MY—

Spring  Styles  of Fine  Hats,

Spring  Styles of Wool Hats,
Spring Styles  of Stiff Hats, 
Spring  Styles  of Soft  Hats,

%

Wool Hats  $4.50  to  $12  per Dozen,

Fine Hats  13.50 to  $36  per Dozen, 

Straw Hats for  Men,

Straw  Hats for Boys,

Straw Hats  for Ladies,

Str&w Hats for Misses.

Hammocks  Soli hy  tM Dozen  at  New  York  Prices!!
Clothing  and  Gent’s  Furnishing  Goods, 

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

Gottonade Pants  and Hosiery.

WHOLESALE  GROCERS.

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

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

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DUCK  OVERALLS,  THREE  POCKETS,  $3.50  PER  DOZEN  AND  UPWARDS.

Call and get our prices and see how they will compare with those of firms in larger cities.

I.  O.  L E V I ,

3 6 ,3 8 ,40  and  42  CANAL  STREET, 

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

A t  M a n u fa ctu rers’  P r lo e s.

SAM PLES  TO  THE  TRAD E  ONLY.

68  Monroe  Street, Grand  Rapids.

House  and  Store  Shades Made to  Order. 
N ELSO N   BROS.  <& CO.
R ISIN G   SU N   V E A ST

BEST  ON  THE  MARKET.  EVERYONE USES IT. 

Factories, Seneca Falls, New York.

Sold by all Wholesale Grocers.

J. C. COLE <& CO.,
Fresh and  Salt Fish

. Wholesale  Dealers in

OYSTERS  AN D  CANNED  GOODS.

5

Our  stock  of Teas Coffees  and  Syrups 

is  Always  Complete.

—WE MAKE SPECIAL CLAIM FOR OUR—

T o b a c c o s,  V in e g a r s  and.  S p ic e s  

0DR  MOTTO:  “ SQUARE  DEALING  BETWEEN  MAN  AND  MAN.”

Fruit & Produce at Wholesale

CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED.

Choice Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Mince  Meat, Maple 
Syrup,  Jellies,  Buckwheat Flour,  and  Foreign  and 
Domestic Fruits  and  Vegetables.
Careful Attention  Paid to  Filling  Orders.
M. C. Russell, 48 Ottawa St., G’d Rapids.

The Largest House, and Only General Jobbing House

of the Kind in Michigan.

C. S. YALE & BRO.,

-Manufacturers  of-

BAKING  POWDERS, 

BLUUSTQ^S,  ETC.,

40  and  42  South  Division  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICH-

E M , LYOE  i  ALII,

20 and 22 Monroe  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN,

Respectfully announce to the Trade that they 
are better then ever prepared to supply all ac­
quirements in the line of

For Fresh and Salt Fish of  all  kinds, Oysters 
In bulk and cans, call  on J. C. Cole &  Co., who | 
are wholesale and retail dealers of all  kinds of 
salt fish.

31  CANAL STREET, 

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GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN.

ALBEBT  COTE  1  SOI,
Awnings,  Tents,

•  —Manufacturers and Jobbers of—

Horse, Wagon and Stack Covers, 

Flags, Banners, Etc.

Ali  Ducks  and  Stripes  Kept  Constantly  on  Hand.

*  73  Canal  Street.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN. 

j f l L Y S T K r O T J I S 'O E S

As their facilities are unsurpassed,  and their 
stock will be kept in in such  condition  as will 
give  entire  satisfaction,  both  in  the line  of 
staples and novelties.

NO  COARSE
Miscellaneous

-FOR  BOXING  ON-

Merchandise

In Future, to Take Effect February 13,1884.

—FOR  THE—

FIELD  AND  GARDEN,

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WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,

-A T  TH E-

S E E E   S T O R E ,

91  Canal St., Grand  Rapids, Mich.

W. T.

O. P . BIG -ELOW ,

-WHOLESALE  DEALER IN—

AND-

APPLIANCES,
NO. 8  CANAL  STREET,

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