The Michigan Tradesman.

^ ^ n A P r o T M I c S l ^ r W E D N E S D A Y ,  OCTOBER  8. 188L

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NO. 66.

VOL. 2.

EDMUND  B.  DIKEMAN,

JEWELER,

44  CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,.

MICHIGAN

OYSTERS !

We duplicate Chicago and Detroit Prices and 
guarantee  as strictly  fresh  stock  and as well 
filled  cans  as  any  in  the m arket—a t bottom 
prices.

SEEES !

THE  GREAT

STUMP  and ROCK
JOHN  CAULFIELD,

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General Wholesale Dealer.

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We are prepared to  get  up  on  short  notice 
Banners  and Transparencies of all kinds.  Let­
tered, with or without Portraits of Candidates 
Ropes to put  up  same  also  furnished.  State 
size you want and we  will quote prices.

J O B B E R S   O F

HORSE  COVERS,  OILED  CLOTH­

ING, AWNINGS, TENTS,

ETC.,  ETC.

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73  Canal  Street.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN.

A.  j A . .  CRIPPEN,

W HOLESALE

Hats, Caps and Furs

54  MONROE  STREET,

g r a n d   r a p i d s ,

M ICHIGAN.

TFe carry a Large Stock, and Guarantee Prices 

as Low as Chicago and Detroit.

Clover, Timothy and all kinds  field  seeds  at 
bottom prices.  Write for (fuotations  when in 
need of seeds.
Oranges stud X*@mons
Green and Dried Fruits, B utter, Eggs,  and  all 
kinds of Produce.

122  Monroe  Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

MOSELEY  BROS.,
RETAILERS,

If you are selling goods to make 

a profit,  sell

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I. T. LAIOMOI, 10M.
JOHN  CAULFIELD

Is  o u r  A gent  in G rand  R apids  for  our 

FAMOUS

This Washing Powder pays the Retailer a 
larger profit than any in the  Market,  and  is 
put up in handsome and attractive  packages 
with picture cards with each case.  We guar­
antee  it  to  be  the  best  Washing  Powder 
made and solicit a trial order.  See prices in 
Price-List.

STATE  AGENTS,

HAWKINS-& PERRY
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GRAND  RAPIDS, 

MICHIGAN.

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The best easy  washer m anufactured.

B .J.Johnson & Co.

M ILW AUKEE.

WHOLESALE

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NOTIONS!

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  Wholesale  and  Retail

IRON  PLPE, 

B rass  Goods,  I ron  a n d  B rass F itting s 

Ma n tles,  Gr a tes,  Gas  F ix tu res,

.  P lum bers,  Stea m   F itt er s,
—And  M anufacturers  of—

Galvanized  Iron  Cornice.
GRAND RAPIDS
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(Established  1866)  is  acknowledged  to  be  the 
most complete,thorough, practical, economical 
and truly popular school of its kind.  D em and 
for its g raduates  greater  th an   the  supply. 
For particulars enclose stamp forCollege Jour­
nal.  Address  C.  G.  SW ENSBERG,  Grand 
Rapids, Mich.

DO  YOU   K N O W

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XiorillarcL’s  C lim ax

PLUG  TOBACCO

With Red Tin Tag, is the best?  Is  the purest 
is never adulterated with glucose, barytes, mo­
lasses or any deleterous ingredients, as  is  the 
case with many other tobaccos? 
L o rlllard ’s Rose  L eaf F ine C ut Tobacco 
is also made of the  finest  stock,  and  tor  aro­
m atic chewing quality is  second to none.
take first rank as a solid  durable  smoking to­
bacco wherever introduced.
L orillard’s  Fam ous Snuffs 
have  been  used  for  over  124  years,  and are 
sold to a larger extent than any others.

L orillard’s  Navy  C lippings 

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PANTS,  OVERALLS,  JACKETS,  SHIRTS, 
LADIES’  AND  GENTS’  HOSIERY,  UNDER­
WEAR,  MACKINAWS,  NECKWEAR,  SUS­
PENDERS,  STATIONERY,  POCKET  CUT- 
TLERY, THREAD, COMBS, BUTTONS, SMOK­
ERS’  SUNDRIES,  HARMONICAS,  VIOLIN 
STRINGS, ETC.

I am represented on the  road  by  the  fol­
lowing well-known travelers:  J ohn D. Ma n- 
gum,  A.  M.  Spr a g u e,  J ohn  IL  E a ck er, 
L. R. Cesn a ,  Geo. W. N. D e J onge. 
F ra n k B e r i.e s 
24 Pearl Street

House Salesman.

STEAM  LAUNDRY

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43 and 45 Kent Street.

A. K. ALLEN, Proprietor.

WE  DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS  WORK  AND  USE  NO 

CHEMICALS.

Orders by Mail and Express  promptly  at­

tended to.

W. N.FULLER & CO

DESIGNERS  AND

E ngravers on  W ood,
Fine  M echanical  and  F u rn itu re  W ork, In ­

cluding B uildings, Etc.,

49 Lyon St., Opposite Arcade,

GRAND RAPIDS 

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MICH.

A  Good  D ruggist.
A man who kept a store 
Once wrote upon his door:
“Oh, I can make a pill 
That shall ease ev’ry ill!
I keep here a plaster,
To prevent disaster;
Also some ointment,
To soothe disappointment. 
When customers  applied, 
These words are what he cried: 
“Now, Patience is the pill 
That eases ev’ry ill;
Take-care is a plaster,
Which prevents disaster; 
Good-humor an ointment 
Soothing disappointment.

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COMMEKCIAL  CORRUPTION.

A  D em oralizing  Practice th a t W orks B oth

W ays.

From the Carpet Trade and Review.  *

The large num ber  of  discreditable  failures 
and  defalcations  of  great  or  small  degree 
which the press has had reason to chromcle ot 
late has prompted some  writers  to  wax  very 
eloquent in dissertations on the degeneracy of 
the  times. 
It  is certainly impossible to  deny 
the unfortunate prevalence of practically dis­
honest ideas among commercial men, hut it is 
probable  that  among  this  class  the average 
standard  of  morality  is  no lower  at  present 
than  it was  in  days  of  old.  Fifty  years  ago 
there  were  not so  many  newspapers  as  now, 
and those which existed  did  not  devote their 
principal  attention  to  trum peting forth the 
crimes and follies of their age.  But those who 
consult the journals and general  literature  of 
that period will find th at  mercantile  morality
was after all no better  than  it  is  now.  This 
was especially the case in the retail trade, 
present, a person who wishes to do  any  shop 
ping, whether the end in view is the  recarpet-1 
ing of a house or merely the purchase  of some 
trifling article, can usually count upon obtain­
ing what is desired at  a  reasonable  price  and 
without any long haggling or chaffing over the 
m atter.  There are exceptions, of  course,  but 
still the rule in this country is that the custom­
er can buy from the retailer without being im­
posed upon.  Fifty years ago the situation was 
rather different  according to all accounts. The 
“one price” stores, were, to say  the  least,  not 
conspicuous by their number, and the negotia­
tions  between  the  customer  and  the  store­
keeper were very much after the fashion which
now prevails among  the  old  “clo”  dealers in 
Baxter street.  Each party to the bargain con­
sidered the other as a rogue, and  made  no  at­
tem pt  to  conceal this impression.  Of course 
| there were exceptions, men whose words were 
I as good as their bond, but we  are  now  speak­
ing of the general run of storekeepers in those
days. 
In Great Britain and on the Continent of Eu­
rope no better state of affairs prevails at pres­
ent as regards the  retail  traders  generally,  a 
fair  number  of  exceptions  being,  of course, 
understood.  No American in  doing  shopping 
in Europe can venture to tru st the trader there 
as the average shopkeeper may  be trusted  in 
the United States.  And this is not  simply  be­
cause  the  European  trader  is doing business 
with a foreigner whom he may never see again. 
The attitude of the native  European  towards 
his tradesm an, as he calls the storekeeper who 
supplies his wants, is  usually that  of  distrust 
and suspicion.  It  is  not  necessary  to  go  to 
Europe to learn this, for every American store­
keeper who has had  dealings  with  foreigners 
th at  have  lately  arrived  in  this country has 
probably  noticed  their  extremely  suspicious 
dispositions  and  readiness  to imagine  deceit 
where none was  intended.

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As regards the relations between the  retail­
er and wholesalers, it may be admitted that  in 
France  the  standard  of  commercial honor is 
higher than it is here, or,  for  that  m atter,  in 
any  other  country.  The  business  man  who 
cannot pay  his debts in France  loses  not  only 
his standing in trade, but also his  social  posi­
tion; and,if his affairs will not bear the investi­
gation of the creditors,  he  quickly  finds  him­
self the inmate of*a jail or else a social  pariah, 
whose  position  is  equivalent to that of a  con­
vict in this country.  There  are  consequently 
comparatively  few  fx-audulent  failures  in 
France.  Some French m erchants  who  might 
not hesitate to engage in an intrigue  with  an­
other man’s wife would be utterly  horrified at 
the idea of  being unable  to  discharge  in  full 
all their business obligations.  It was this high 
and widely-diffused ideal  of  mercantile  honor 
which suggested to Blazac his novel of “Caesar 
Birotteau.”  It is the story  of a  French  shop­
keeper, who,  having  failed  in  business,  sur­
renders all his property  to  his  creditors,  and 
then devotes all his  energies to accomplishing 
the payment of the  debts still due by him.  He 
succeeds  in  this  purpose,  and  then  expires, 
satisfied with fate because at last his honor has 
been restored.  As a result of the  serious  im­
portance attached to  failures in France, defal­
cations are also much  rarer  there  than  here. 
The connection between the two is closer than 
some persons imagine.  To  illustrate:  Let  us 
imagine  the  case  of a trusted employe  in  an 
American mercantile house.  A  customer of 
the firm notifies them th at he is financially em­
barrassed.  Tbe members of the firm talk over 
the m atter in  their counting  room,  and come 
to the conclusion that the failure is fraudulent. 
Then the question  arises,  “Shall  the  law  be 
invoked?”  I t is  hardly  necessary  to  say that 
in  a  large  majority  of cases the  law  is  not 
called upon.  The creditors may  grumble  and 
threaten, but they usually end by accepting the 
term s most convenient for  the  bankrupt.  In 
the  interim, the person’s  conduct,  of  course, 
receives very severe criticism from the credit­
ors.  He is characterized as a thief, a swindler, 
a scoundrel for whom  the  State  prison  is  the 
only fitting abode.  But nevertheless the m at­
ter is compromised,  the creditors accept their 
twfcnty-flve cents, more or less, on  the  dollar, 
but are still  wrathful.  They  know  that they 
have been swindled, andintheirow ncounting- 
rooms  do  not  hesitate  to  say so.  But  a few 
months, perhaps only a few weeks,  afterward 
this  bankrupt  enters  the  counting-room  in 
w h i c h  our book-keeper is  employed.  The  lat­
ter, if unsophisticated, is thunderstruck at the 
m an’s impudence, h ut he  is  vastly  more  sur­
prised when he sees  the  “swindler”  received 
by the firm with as much respect as any other 
customer of the house.  The book-keeper may 
be pardoned for feeling somewhat puzzled.  It 
is queer that men who have often in  his  hear­
ing denounced this bankrupt as being  no bet­
ter  than  a  common  thief  should  suddenly 
change their tone when the thief presents him­
self again  as  a  customer. 
I t  is not only  the 
unsophisticated book-keeper who observes and 
w o n d e r s  a t this phenomenon;  it is  noticed by 
every employe in tbe establishment,  and  it  is

From the Boston Herald.

A vast amount has been written and printed 
in regard to glucose, a good deal of  it  by  per­
sons who know ^nothing  about  it,  but  appre­
hended because it was a  new  product  that it 
must be bad, and therefore condemned it with-1 
out a fair test.  To set at rest (or at  least  with
ulr.* 1  such intention) the apprehension of the public j 

Chem ical  Analysis  of its  C onstituents. 

was that the party notified Mr. Johnson  to get 
out, as Peterson  was  spotting  him.  As  soon 
!  as Mr. Peterson was wired the above  facts  he 
took the first train for home and  immediately 
|  cornereu his confidential clerk and  drew from 
j  him  a  confession  that  he  had  been stealing 
from  five  to  twelve  dollars per day, and that 
j  during the last three years his peculations had 
amounted to  at least $5,000.  This  remarkable 
story is probably without a parellel  in  the  re-
crockery  trade,  unless  there  are  other
in regard to this substance, the  commissioner |  dealers who have been made  the  unconscious
victims of over-confidence m  their clerks.  Mr. 
of internal  revenue  in  1882  requested  that  a 
Peterson is now an undoubted believer  in the 
committee of the National Academy of Sciences 
be appointed “to examine as to the composition, 
fact that the retail crockery  business  must  be 
watched very closely.  We  would  suggest  to 
nature and properties of  the  article  commer­
cially known  as  ‘glucose’  or  ‘grape  sugar,” ’ 
our readers that they place a wrapping counter 
and  information  was  especially  asked for  in 
close  to  the  cashier’s  desk,  where  all goods 
regard to “its deleterous effect when used as an 
m ust be wrapped, and the cashier given an op­
article of food or drink.”  The  committee  ap­
portunity  to  compare  the  salesman's  check 
pointed consisted of  Profs.  G.  F .  Baker,  Wil­
with the price mark on the goods.  As  things 
liam H. Brewer, Wolcott Gibbs, C. F. Chandler 
go now it is an easy m atter to steal both money 
andlraRem sen, and their  report was present­
and goods, excepting in  those  establishments 
ed early in the present year.  In commerce the 
where the above described system is  in  vogue 
term  “glucose” is applied to the liquid product, 
and the cashier sits close to the  common  exit.
and “grape  sugar”  to  the  starch product  ob­
tained by treating starch with an  acid.  It was 
prepared from starch by Kirchoff  in  1811,  and 
in 1819 Braconnot  prepared it from  vegetable 
fiber.  In France and Germany  potato  starch 
is the only available m aterial for the manufac­
ture of sugar, but in this country  Indian  corn 
is employed.  The process of m anufacture con­
sists in steeping the corn  in  w ater  until  soft, 
grinding it,  and  separating  and  washing the 
starch.  This  product  is  next  converted  into 
sugar  by  heating  with  dilute sulphuric  acid; 
the excess of acid is neutralized by  carbonate 
of lime,  and  the  liquor  is filtered and evapo­
rated.  There  are  29  glucose  factories  in the 
United States, with  a  total  capacity  of about 
43,000 bushels of corn per day.  The committee 
examined  19  samples  obtained  from various 
factories throughout the country.  “Carefulre- 
search was made for tin, copper and other me­
tallic impurities, but none were found.” 

F athers  and  Sons  in  Trade.

From the New York Sun.

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not strange that  some amonjj  them  draw  the 
inference  that,  if  a  debtor  may  abuse the j 
trust placed  in  him  by  his  creditor and  still 
command the  world’s  respect,  the  same  rule 
should apply to a clerk’s violations  of hts  em­
ployer’s confidence.  It is hardly advisable for 
a firm to give its employes such an impression, 
and yet what other can be  derived  from   such 
an incident as we  have  related?

The theory  that we suggest in t 

that failures and defalcations go  almost hand 
in hand.  Fraudulent debtors make  dishonest 
clerks, and m erchants who not only submit  to 
imposition,  hut  tacitly  encourage  it in  their 
creditors, can scarcely expect that their clerks 
will  see  such  things  and  not be  thereby de­
moralized.

A  Q uestion  of Business  Etliies.

From the Metal  Worker.

We have rather vigorously denounced the ef­
forts of some m anufacturers to  increase their 
profits or to cheapen their products by the use 
of inferior materials.  Adulteration is  an  evil 
practice, which, we are grieved to acknowledge, 
is not confined to  commodities  in which it will 
do slight harm, but extends to articles of  food 
or receptacles  for  food,  endangering  human 
health,  and  is  found  in structural material of 
various kinds, imperiling human life.  Buyers 
have, in  this  respect, a just complaint against 
sellers, which should lead them to be  cautious 
in their purchases, and rigid  in  inspection,  or 
the exaction of guarantees of  quality.

But grievances are not wholly on the part of 
the buyer.  The seller often needs to be on the 
watch against misrepresentations by those who 
are seeking to purchase at lowest prices.  It is 
a mark of a shrewd man-of business to be able 
to buy closely, and to obtain all the advantages 
possible.  A seller cannot justly complain of a 
customer  who  thoroughly canvasses the m ar­
ket in  order  to  ascertain  where  he  can  buy 
cheapest.  But there are practices which have 
been  made  use  of  to  beat  down  prices  un­
reasonably th at call for severe  condemnation. 
For instance, a v«ry common  occurrence,  but 
one that is now thoroughly understood,  is  for 
a buyer to write or telegraph to a  dealer  that 
he has an offer of goods at a certain  figure,  of 
course  below  the  bottom  prices,  and  asking 
whether that rate will he  met.

An auctioneer is now selling in Broadway to 
the highest bidders the great stock of a  bank­
rupt  dry  goods  firm;  but  the  sum  obtained 
from the sale, together  with  the  other  assets 
of the house, is likely to yield the  creditors  of 
the bankrupts only a small proportion of what 
is due them.  Yet  the  house  was  one of  the 
oldest in the trade in New York, and one of the 
It  was  a 
most respectable and most trusted. 
case  where  sons  had  inherited  from 
their 
father a spendid business and an unblemished 
credit,  One  generation  built  up  the  house 
from  small  beginnings,  and  gained  for  it  a 
trade  and  a  reputation  which  extended 
throughout the country;  the next  generation 
dissipated that trade in the course of  compar­
atively  few  years,  and  brought  the  firm  to 
bankruptcy and the vast stock of  goods to the 
auction  block.  The  fruits  thus gathered  by 
the fathers  were  thus  speedily  scattered  by 
the sons.  It is true that the house  encounter­
ed very bad times this spring, and was  unable 
to  sell  its  paper  or  get  it  discounted  at the 
banks;  but the  old  firm  had  passed  through 
even worse periods of business.  Of late years, 
too, great changes have taken place in the dry 
goods trade, changes  so radical that they have 
almost  revolutionized  the  business  in  New 
York.  The failures in the dry goods trade have 
been comparatively few, despite the many dis­
advantages from which it has suffered so long. 
It has withstood the shock of  declining prices 
with remarkable firmness, and other houses in 
the business ranking with this  bankrupt  con­
cern have all along maintained and j ustified un­
diminished confidence.  The sons do not  seem 
to have inherited along with  the  business  the 
ability  to  manage  it.  They  were  probably 
brought up  under  the  operation  of  circum­
stances very different than those their fathers 
had to contend  with.  They  were  surrounded 
with wealth, while the old people had  to  fight 
for their dollars.  This wide gulf of separation 
between the habits and aspirations of the  old­
er and younger generations is frequent in this 
country, and it has become  broader  since  the 
rapid increase of private  fortunes  during the 
last quarter of a century.  It is not improbable,, 
therefore,  that  we  shall  hereafter see  many 
cases where the unfitness, the negligence,  and 
the  folly  of  the  sons  bring to ruin the  great 
houses  established  by  the industry  and  pru­
dence of the fathers.  But there is  compensa­
tion.  Fresh  blood  and  fresh  industry  will 
have  the  better  chance.  Already  the young 
men who are trained to  work,  are  taking  the 
business prizes away from the more fastidious 
youth who have had a softer rearing.
W aiting  for  Custom ers.

When  in  his  norm ill  condition  man  loves 
leisure, but waiting for trade is not leisure.  It 
is hard work.  You recline against the wall  of 
your store, with every appearance of sans souci, 
and gaze upon the crowd passing and repassing 
in the streets beyond.  Still you are not at rest, 
and the condition wears  more on the  nervous 
system than trying to wait upon  half  a dozen 
impatient  customers  at  one  time.  Scores  of 
people will stop to admire the dressing of your 
show  windows,  making  you  feel  still more  * 
positive that you have goods  worthy  of  their 
patronage,  and increasing  your  unrest ; mak­
ing  keener  the  painful  labor  of waiting  for 
trade.  About this time you work yourself into 
a fever,  get  the  blues,  scowl at the salesmen 
waiting like yourself for  customers. ^Vlready 
you are wondering  how  the  trade  ^#1  enjoy 
reading the news  of  your  failure.  “Several 
more days like this,” you say to yourself, “and 
1 shall have to put up the shutters.”  You run 
your  eye  over  the  stock.  Will it ever  grow 
less?  A  glance  in  the  m irror  tells you that 
your face is getting thinner.  Here are hollows 
in  your  cheeks,  and  your  eyes  look  heavy. 
Your clerks catch your despondency,  and  the 
whole store contains  anything  but  an  era  of 
good feeling.  Besides,  the  day  is  hot.  Last 
night you did not sleep well.  Perhaps the baby 
was  indulging  in  one  of  those  peculiar noc­
turnal rackets incidental to an infant’s second 
summer. 
It is downright torture, this waiting for trade 
in a retail store, hut our suggestion is  to  keep 
up you pluck, and do not allow your  vexation 
to become evident  to  the  salesman.  Do  not 
give them  an  attack  of  melancholy. 
It  will 
interfere with them when  customers  do tm ter 
the store.  No one cares  to  buy  where  there 
are dark faces.
There is an art in waiting for trade graceful­
ly.  B u t  it is an a rt th at can be  acquired, and,
until it is, there will be no pleasure for  you in 
keeping store.  Learn to labor  and  wait,  and, 
above all, do not, if you are just starting in for 
y o u r s e l f ,  imagine that it pays  to  give  up  the 
idea  of  enterprise  because  custom  does  not 
keep on pushing.
If custom continues dull for  several  flays  in 
succession when it should be  active,  conclude 
that there m ust be a cause.  Root it  but.  Re­
arrange your stock, keep the best  and  newest 
goods forward  in  your  windows  and  display 
cases.  The re-action, if you merit  it,  will  set 
in, and patient waiting have  its  reward.

No m atter how dull the day  is,  do  not  allow 

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your tem per to take a peevish turn.

The  business  of  making  wooden houses  in 
the United States for custom  sale  is  stimulat­
ed by a  brisk  demand  for  these  products  in 
Brazil.  Several  large  shipments  have  been 
made  to  Rio  Janeiro,  and they were  all  sold, 
soon after their  arrival.

The following analysis shows the commercial

grape  sugar:
Dextrose.................................... . • • 
Pei‘ cent.
M altose.............................................jj-® Pf £ cent.
D extrine...........................................  ®*£ per

100.0

In the samples of glucose (liquid)  examined. I 
the amount of detrose varied foom 34.3 to  42.8 ] 
per  cent.,  the  maltose  from  1.3  to  19.3  per 
cent., and  the  dextrine  from  28.8  to  45.3 per 
cent.  The report  also  discusses  the  question 
whether glucose is injurious to  health.  Men­
tion is made of the experiments of A. Schmitz, 
Nessler and Freiherr von  Mehring.  The  two 
form er  scientists  concluded  that the  product 
obtained  by  ferm enting  potato  sugar  con­
tains  substances  injurious  to  health.  Frei­
herr von Mehring, on the other hand,  conclud­
ed that there was nothing objectionable in this 
product.  “It hence appears doubtful whether 
there are injurious substances in potatQ sugar.
*  *  *  Even though it should eventually be 
shown th at potato sugar is or is not objection­
able, it would not neeessarily  follow  th at the 
same is also true of maize  sugar.”  The  com­
m ittee conducted a series of experiments with 
glucose similar to those of Schmitz  and others 
with  potato  sugar,  and  it  failed to find any 
thing  injurious  to  health  in the extracts ob- 
tainad by ferm entation.  “In the experiments 
the experimenter took into  his  system every­
thing that could possibly he objectionable con­
tained in from 120 to 160 grains  of  glucose,  or 
grape sugar—i. e., from a quarter to a  third  of 
a pound.  It m ust be borne in  mind,  further, 
that  the  extract  which  was  taken  front the 
stomach m ust have contained anobjectiqnable 
mineral as well as organic substances  present 
in  the  glucose employed;  hence,  the  results 
seem to be final as  regards  the  injurious  na­
ture  of  gluseose,  or grape sugar, made  from 
maize.  The  conclusions  are  valid  only  for 
maize sugar as furnished by m anufacturers in 
this country.  I t should be  further  remarked 
that, although our experiments show conclus­
ively that the products of the ferm entation  of 
glucose  are  not  dangerous  to  the  health,  it 
does not necessarily follow that beer made  by 
the ferm entation of glucose is just as  good  as 
that made in the usual way.”  In  its  conclud­
ing  rem arks  the  committee  says; 
“That- 
though having at  best  only  about  two-thirds 
the sweetening power of cane sugar, yet starch 
sugar is in no  way  inferior  to  cane  sugar  in 
healthfulness, there being no  evidence before 
the committee that maize starch sugar,  either 
in its normal condition or fermented,  has  any 
deleterous effect upon the system,  even when 
taken in  large  quantities.”  The  report con­
tains,  in  on  appendix, a large num ber of  ex­
tracts on the subject from   journal  literature, 
as well as a very complete  bibliography.
B etrayals  of T rust  U nder  Sim ilar  C ircum ­

stances.

The following reference to  betrayal of trust 
on  the  part  of  a  clerk,  from  the New  York 
Crockery Journal, calls to mind the peculations 
of one Clarance Mexthan, while in the employ 
of H. Leonard &  Sons  several  yeai;s  ago,  and 
suggests 
the  thought  that  “Johnson”  and 
“Mexthan” may be one and the  same  person.
For the past three years Mr. G. A.  Peterson, 
one of the leading crockery  merchants  of  St. 
Louis, has missed sums of money from his cash 
drawer, and has in that time tried every known 
method employed by detectives to discover the 
identity of the thief.  He has had friends go to 
the  store  with  marked  money  to  purchase 
goods, but all to no purpose.  Every  clerk  in 
the store with one exception was tried  in  this 
way  hut the closest scrutiny of the  cash turn­
ed in with the check  failed  to  reveal  any  at­
tem pt  at peculation as the^goods  would  show 
after  the  supposed  purchaser  had  left  the 
store.  The one exception  to  the  careful  sys­
tem atic watchfulness of the proprietor was “a 
party by the name of Johnson,” as the  villain 
says in “The Lancashire Lass.”  W. S. Johnson 
was  regarded  by  Mr.  Peterson as one of  the 
best clerks in the establishment, a young  man 
with many influential friends, first in the store, 
first  on the  floor, and  first  in the hearts of the 
customers.  Hischaraeter  was  regarded  as 
above suspicion, and he was not called upon to 
answer any questions  concerning the mysteri­
ous  disappearance of the cash.  Accidentally, 
however, it was brought to the notice of the pro­
prietor that Mr. Johnson had  sold a lady some
goods amounting to $375 and  had  entered the
cash at 25 cents, pocketing the  difference.  He 
was watched  from   that  time,  and  while  Mr. 
Peterson was in New York two  weeks  ago  he 
w a s  overheard talking  the  m atter  over  with
some of the firms about the city, and the result

Recently a much  more  ingenious  plan  was 
attempted.  A buyer, whose name,  if publish­
ed, would be recognized as th at of  a m erchant 
of good standing and wide  business  acquaint­
ance, came to this city, and, entering A’s office, 
inauired the price of  certain  goods.  He  was 
told,  we  will  say,  $4.  “I  am sure I can find 
thfem for  $3.90,” herem arked.  But  A’s  price 
was firmly held, and the  purchaser  went out, 
promising to return if he found jie could do no 
better. 
In a few minutes he turned up in  B s 
place  of  business  and  asked the lowest price 
there.  “Four dollars,” said B.  “I am  offered 
them at $3.90,” said the buyer, taking A’s  bus-, 
iness card from his pocket and twirling it in his 
fingers so th at B can see it.  “Well,” remarked 
.B, “I am  sorry A is cutting his prices,  but we 
think that our goods are better than his, at any 
rate, and  we  hold  firmly to the figure  named 
you.”  Finding the scheme  did  not  work,  the 
buyer asked if the $4 rate would he kept  open 
the  next  day.  B  was  willing, the buyer de­
parted, and the next day he  sent  his  order in 
to B by mail.  The remarkable  fact about this 
transaction is that the effort to cut prices down 
did not succeed.
Now, in the existing  condition  of  business, 
prices are surely weak enough to  enable  buy­
ers to obtain advantages in the way of conces­
sions by legitimate business  methods, without 
resorting to questionable practices such aswe 
have described.  But some buyers have become 
so  accustomed  to  paying  a  little  less  every 
time they buy that when a seller  takes a reso­
lute stand against going  any  lower,  they  en­
deavor to circumvent him  by  all  means,  fair 
or foul.  Commercial honesty does not consist 
solely in paying bills as  they fall  due.  If  also 
comprehends  the  employment  of  honorable 
methods  in  conducting  business.  The  seller 
who  misrepresents  the  quality  of  the goods, 
and the buyer who misrepresents the term s he 
is offered, are equally guilty of  gross  offences 
against business morality.
Sugar  Produced  a t  One  Cent  P e r  Pound, 
From the San Francisco Journal of Commerce.
Many  may  doubt  about  the  possibility of 
producing sugar at the low price of one cent a 
pound, but it can be produc 
at this  price in 
the  Pochutla  District,  State  of Oaxaca.  The 
sugar  lands  are  not  in  want  of  irrigation. 
Building materials are abundant.  Labor is 75 
per cent, less in price than  in other  countries 
and 50 per cent, in the time  of  labor, because 
the  Indians  work  here  without  objection 
twelve  hours  per  day.  Besides,  the  sugar 
lands being very near the sea  the  transporta­
tion of machinery can be made at  a low price. 
A  sugar  cane  plantation  is very  easy  to  he 
made here.  I t is not necessary  to  plow  or  to 
make holes or excavations of any kind.  After 
clearing the land sugar cane m ust  be  planted 
only four  inches  in  the  ground  without  re­
moving stumps, stones and  burned  trees.  Of 
course such a labor is very easy to  be  done if 
the  seed  sugar  cane  in  pieces  is  near  the 
planter.  A  strong  man  can  plant one  acre 
per day.  So  the  labor  being  18 to 25  cents  a 
day the cost of planting an acre  is  from  18  to 
25 cents.  A new planter arriving begins  by re­
moving the trees.  Let us  see what the cost of 
preparing one hundred acres is:
Cutting  trees.................................................
Planting sugar cane......................................
Planting  corn and beans.............................
Cultivation of 100 acres tor one  year........
Cost of sugar cane for  seed.........................
Cost of corn and  beans............................... j
Total  cost............................................ ..

PR O D U C TIO N .

100 acres planted with sugar cane can pro­
duce 1,000 fanegas of corn, at the lowest,
25 fanegas of black beans, at $4 each........

.$1,650

Total  production.
Actual cost...........................................  $®®
S o  that the plantation of  100 acres  of  sugar 
cane  costs  us  $1,660,  and  produced  the  first 
year  $1,600,  costing  $60  net  for one hundred 
acres planted.

Stove  Manufacturers  in  M ichigan.

The following is a list of the  stove m anufac­

turers in this  State:
Detroit Stove Works  ................................r!e+™it
Sherman  S. Jew ett & Co.........................iEfn? t

S

S

S

. c .0 v. v. v. : . : . '. v . v. '. : . d o w 1 S c
g T
E.Bement&Son  —  
.................paw paw
M. Snow & Sons..................................... raw  ^ aw

.

AMONG TH E TRADE.

IN  THE  CITY.

A.  H. Towne has engaged in  the  grocery 
business at New  Era.  Shields,  Bulkley  & 
Lemon furnished the stock.

Rindge, Bertsch & Co.  furnished the new 
boot and shoe  stock  for  Dewey D. Hawes, 
who has engaged in business  at  505  South 
Division street.

H. M. Rodenbaugh  has  engaged  in  the 
dry goods  and  grocery  business  at  Breeds- 
ville.  Spring  &  Company  furnished  the 
dry goods.  The grocery stock was also pur­
chased at this  market.

The Osterhout & Fox Lumber Co. will run 
its mill at Deer Lake on the eight-hour plan, 
rather than shut down, in order  to  give  its 
men employment  for  the  month  to  come. 
The  company  is  said  to  be  carrying  over 
$400,000 worth of stock.

All but three of  the  creditors  of  the  late 
firm of C. G. McCulloch &  Co.  have  agreed 
to the 25 per cent  cash  compromise  offered 
in  full  settlement, and  it  is  expected  that 
they will fall into line  before long.  The of­
fer is certainly very liberal,  considering  the 
preponderance of the liabilities over  the  as­
sets, and is more than the  creditors can rea­
sonably expect in case  the  stock  is  closed 
out at forced sale by the assignee.

A leadiug  grocery  jobber  compares  the 
present business depression  to a run  of  the 
typhoid fever, which will  continue  as long 
as there is any  strength  left  in  the  human 
organism on which to feed.  When  the sys­
tem is completely exhausted, the fever leaves 
and  the  patient  recovers.  The  jobber  in 
question expresses the opinion  that  the  de­
pression has  reached  its  lowest  point, and 
that from this time on the  recovery  will  be 
sure and steady.

AROUND THE  STATE.

Morse & Bell, hardware dealers at Monta­

gue, are closing out.

A. N. Heslop, book and stationery  dealer 

at Manistee, has sold out.

Geo. Parish succeeds S. A.  Gardner in the 

grocery business at Ithaca.

Wm.  Tooley succeeds  Tooley & Keeler in 

the drug business at Clare.

Geo.  Kidd  succeeds W. J.  Black  in  the 

feed business at Sand Lake.

LeBar &  Cornwell  have  engaged in the 

grocery business at Cadillac.

Sweet & Holden, grocers at  Howell, have 

dissolved, Sweet continuing.

Robt. Butler succeeds  Halpin & Butler in 

general trade at North" Branch.

Cook & Haynes succeed  Cook & Stone in 

the grocery business at Hillsdale.

S. H. Bissonette has engaged in the  musi­

cal merchandise business at Big Rapids.

Wesley H. Brinsmade succeeds Nathaniel 

White in the drug business at St. Louis.

M.  B.  Havens,  clothing  dnaler  at  St. 
Louis, has been closed  out on chattel  mort­
gage.

A. W. Nash will close up his  business  at 
Wayland about the 15th, and  remove to Me­
costa county.

G. W. Owen, general dealer at Keeler, has 
made an assignment to Frank Hill.  It is re­
ported that the creditors will  receive  about 
50 cents.

Wm. F. Stewart,  general  dealer  at  Sand 
Lake, has sold out to J.  L.  Barker, and  will 
remove to the seat  of  his  lumbering  opera­
tions west of Tustin.

W. J. Arnett has engaged  in  the  grocery 
business at Morley, purchasing the remnants 
of the J. M. Carr stock, and  adding  enough 
new goods to make the stock complete.

obliged to go into the woods at  such  wages 
as shall be offered, and  they  will  be  lucky 
to get any work at that.

The entire stock  of  ready-made  clothing, 
gents’ furnishing goods and merchant tailor­
ing-establishment  formerly  owned by  Geo. 
H.  Judd, or  “Little  Judd,”  at  St.  Johns, 
has been sold on  chattel  mortgage  for  $2,- 
500, by Brewster &  Stanton, of  Detroit,  as­
signed to them  bj  Upton  &  Pennell, of  St. 
Johns.  Brewester & Stanton  held a second 
mortgage of $800.  Two  other  parties  held 
third and fourth mortgages of $500 each.

Ludington A ppeal:  E. Cotton  still  con­
tinues to buy ginseng  root,  notwithstanding 
the war in China, where it is  consigned, has 
had a depressing effect  its  sale.  The  Chi­
nese look upon  this  root as possessing  the 
most extraordinary virtues  and as a remedy 
for almost all  diseases.  It has  frequently 
brought its weight in gold.  The root  grows 
in considerable quantities in this part of the 
country.  The  Indians  are  the  principal 
gatherers.  It brings  delivered  here, thirty 
cents a pound, and  affords a  handsome  in­
come to the 
industrious.  A  single  Indian 
has sold as high as $60 worth  at a time.

VISITING BUYERS.

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

Co., New  Era.

A. Engberts, Beaver Dam.
M. B. Nash, Sparta.
Baron & TenHoor, Forest Grove.
Thos. E. Streeter, Allegan.
F.  G. Thurston, Lisbon.
W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.
W. S. Root, Talmadge.
Paine & Field, Englishville.
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
B. M. Dennison, East Paris.
J. W. Mead, Berlin.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
C. O. Bostwick & Sons, Cannonsburg.
E. P. Barnard, buyer  for  New  Era  Lumber 
W. H. Hicks, Morley.
Alonzo Yates, Branch.
M. J. Howard,  Englishville.
J. Barnes, Austerlitz.
T. J. Smedley, of SmedleyBros., Bauer. 
Henry Fiinn, Big Rapids.
J. W. Fearns, Big  Rapids.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
J. w. Braginton, Hopkins.
J. S. Marr, Spring Grove.
N. de Vries, Jamestown.
D. W. Shattuck, Wayland.
D. R. Stocum, Rockford.
F. E. Davis, Berlin.
Heyboer Bros., Drenthe.
B. Kysor, Allegan.
W. F. Rice, Alpine.
G. H. Walbrink, Allendale.
Mr. Walbrink, of I. J. Quick & Co., Allendale.
H. Bakker, of H. Bakker & Son,  Drenthe.
G. J. Shackelton, Lisbon.
H. M. Patrick, Patrick &.Co., Leroy.
R. H. Woodin,  Sparta.
A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.
Kitchen & Brooks, Edmore.
Jacob DeBri, Byron Center.
Mr. Lillie, of Rice & Lillie,  Coopersville.
P. Needham,  Hubbardston.
L. M. Bain, Carpenter.
H. W. Rodenbaugh, Breedsville.
Andre Bros., Jennisonville.
Geo. *V. Shearer, Cedar Springs.
Henry DeKline, Jamestown.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
Scoville & McAuley,  Edgerton.
G. N. Reynolds,  Belmont.
C. E. Clark, Lowell.
W. J. Arnett, Morley.
Mr. Clark, Clark & Sample,  Lowell.
Lee Deuel,  Bradley.
Dr. G. B. Nichols, Martin.
S. Bitely,  Pierson.
Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia.
Kellogg & Potter, Jennisonville.
Theron Stafford, Ravenna.
Chester Messer, Hastings.
Jesse McIntyre, Fremont.
C. H.  Adams, Otsego.
E. S. Botsford, Dorr.
C. E. & S. J. Koon, Lisbon.
Purdy & Hastings,  Sparta.
Fred Hotchkiss, Hastings.
R. B. McCullock, Berlin.
Fred Nichols, with Henry Strope. Morley.
W. W. McOmber,  Petoskey.
Jacob Bartz, North Dorr.
John Gunstra, Lamont.
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.
R. Carlyle, Rockford.
C. H. Deming, Dutton.
Mr. Carpenter, of Colborn &  Carpenter.  Cal­
A. H. Towne, New Era.
J. E. Thurkow, Morley.
R. Steffin, Jamestown.
Chas. Delo, Bravo.
Mr. LaHuis, Herder & LaHuis, Zeeland.
D. J. Peacock, Bridgton.
G. Van Putten, G. Van Putten  &  Sons,  Hol­

edonia.

land.

The  G ripsack B rigade.

C. E.  Morgan  has  gone  out  on  a  three 
months’ trip through Indiana  and  Southern 
Michigan  in  the 
interest  of  Jennings  & 
Smith.

Saturday evening, October  25.  That date 
should be recorded in the  note  book  of  ev­
ery  traveler,  as it is the  time  for  the  next 
regular meeting of Post A.

The usual Pencil Portrait  has  been  omit­
ted for  the past two  weeks, not  on  account 
of a lack of material, but  because  of the  in­
born modesty of the travelers  who  were se­
lected as the victims of the occasion.

Gid. Kellogg has sold his  residence  at  88 
Coit avenue to  Arthur  B.  Wykes, who  will 
| present  it  to  his  daughter.  It  is  reported 
that Gid. has purchased  another  farm  near 
Kendall, Kalamazoo county, and  his friends 
declare that the time is not far distant when 
he will pay taxes on a whole township.

The  attention  of  the  chief of  police is 
hereby  directed to Gid.  Kellogg,  who  has 
lately uttered diverse  and  sundry threats of 
a murderous  nature  against  the  editor  of 
this  paper.  Considering  his 
enormous 
stature, and the muscular ability he possesses 
he is  a  dangerous  man  to  be  allowed  to 
run lo^se.

H.  A. Hudson, for several years traveling 
representative  for  I.  M. Clark & Co.,  and 
later  with Weissinger  &  Bate,  the  Louis­
ville tobacco manufacturers, has returned to 
the employ of Clark, Jewell & Co., and  will 
«over a territory within thirty  miles  of  the 
city, seeing  trade  heretofore  unvisited by 
any  of  the  other  representatives  of  the 
house.

At the  National  Convention  of  “Drum­
mers,” at Louisville last week, Joseph  Mul- 
hattan, of  Kentucky,  was  nominated  for 
president of  the  United  States, and  Z.  T. 
Collier, of Ohio, for  Vice  President.  The 
platform favors drummers, workingmen and 
prohibition, and the claim is made that they 
can poll about 5,000,000  votes.  The  report 
reads very much like a burlesque.

P urely Personal.

W. J.  Drew has  been  granted a patent on 

an  improved carpet sweeper.

Mr. Henry Spring has returned from New 
York, whither he has been  purchasing win­
ter goods.

G. Van Putten, the Holland  City  grocer, 
was in town last week for  the  first  time  in 
over ten years.

Mileage C. Russell and wife  have  return­
ed home after a week’s  sojourn  at  Chicago 
and other Illinois points.

Theo. A.  Rowley,  formerly  designer  for 
the Oriel Cabinet Co.,and until recently with 
the Berkey & Gay  Furniture  Co.  in  a  simi- 
liar capacity,  has  removed  to  Chicago  and 
opened  an office for the sale of original fur­
niture designs.  The venture promises to be 
a lucrative  one.

F rench  Candy.
Confectioner—Remember 
French candy is in this case.

that  all 

the 

New Clerk—How do you get it fresh?
“Fresh?  Why, we make it, of course.”
“But I thought French candy was import­

ed.”

“Oh, no, we make it ourselves/’
“But then why is it called French candy— 

do the-ingredients come from France?”

“Well, I don’t  know;  maybe  the  plaster 

of paris does.”

A  New  York M illionaire’s N ightly P recau­

tions.

New  York  Millionaire—“Are  the  girls 

locked up for the night, wife?”

“Yes.”
“Coachman chained?”  .
“Yes.”
“Has  the  patent  butcher-catcher  in  the 
front yard been oiled so that it works well?”

“Yes.”
“Well,  we  might as well chloroform  the 

gardner and go to  sleep.”

JOHN  CAULFIELD,

IM PORTER

Wholesale  Grocer,

85,  87,  80  C anal  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS 

- 

MICHIGAN.

I desire  to  call  the  attention  of  the  trade  to  the  fact  that  in the territory tributary 
to  Grand  Rapids,  I  cannot  and  will  not  be  undersold.  There  is  no  conceivable reason 
why  Chicago,  Detroit,  New  York  or  Boston  should  be  able  to place  groceries in Grand 
Rapids’  territory.  I  certainly  buy  my  goods  as  cheap  as  jobbers  located  elsewhere. 
Many  large  houses  still  purchase  extensive  blocks  of  goods  as  in  war  times. 
I  pur­
chase  as  the  wants  of  my  trade  demand,  and  am,  therefore,  in  the  existing  condition 
of  trade,  better  able  to  sell  goods  at  the  lowest  prices.  The  difference  in the percent­
age  of  cost  to  sell  goods  in  Chicago,  Detroit,  Boston  and  New  York, and  what it costs 
me  would  in  itself  make  a  handsome  profit.  I  am  anxious  to  obtain  as  large  a  share 
as  possible  of  the  near-by  and  home  trade;  and  shall  be  pleased  to  furnish  samples 
and  quotations.  Mail  orders  are  especially  solicited  and  lowest market prices on  every 
order  received  is  guaranteed.

Teas.

The  present  is  a  good  time  to  place  your  orders  for  Japan  Teas.  1  have  several 
invoices  in  transit,  including  basket fired and sun  dried,  my  own  importations.  Please 
send  for samples before purchasing elsewhere,  or  order  a  sample  chest,  subject  to  your 
approval. 
I wish to have it  understood  that  all  tea  orders  will  be  filled  subject  to  ap­
proval ;  and if not  satisfactory,  after  examination,  the  goods  can  be  returned  andlwill 
stand all expenses incurred, including outward  freight.

Coffees and Spices.

I have already called attention in the columns of The Tradesman to my new brands 
of Roasted Coffees.  The marked and deserved success of this department is the very best 
evidence of the merit of the goods.  I  devote  much  time  and  attention to the selections 
for  roasting  and  blending, and  guarantee  better  values  than  are  those  furnished by
Eastern parties, or no sale.

 

“ 

Home Roasted Rio......................................................................................  14
Prime 
16
Select Maracaibo.........................................................................................   18
Imperial Roasted  (a blended  Coffee).......................................................  18
O. G. Roasted Java.................................................... .................................  23
25
Mandehling 
Java and Mocha......................... 
28

............................. 

“ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I exercise great care in selection  and  grinding  of  spices,  and  can  especially  recom­

mend my two brandfe of

J, O-  S trictly  P u re  Grrou.nd.
J.  O.  Pur©  G-round,

Also my

J.  C.  B est  E n g lisli  M ustard.

Can put up ground goods at any price to suit the trade, and will guarantee  values.

Canned Goods.

9
I have a large and well assorted stock of Canned  Goods.  My Black  Diamond  brand 
of California Salmon is especially fine.  It is not a bad time to lay in a  stock  of  the  new 
pack of peaches.

* I have en route a car load of Country Standards,  all  Yellows,  which I will  sell  very 

A JO U R N A L  DEVOTED TO TH E

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid. 
Advertising rates made known on application.

WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  8,  1884.

POST  A.

Organized at  Grand Rapids, June 28,1884. 

O F F IC E R S .

President—Wm. Logie.
"Eirst Vice-President—Lloyd Max Mills.
Second Vice-President—Richard Warner. 
Secretary and Treasurer—L. W.  Atkins. 
Official  Organ—The  Michigan  Tradesman. 
Committee  on  Elections—Wm.  B.  Edmunds, 
chairman;  D.  S.  Haugh,  Wm.  G.  Hawkins, 
Wallace Franklin and J. N. Bradford. 
Regular  Meetings—Last  Saturday evening in 
each month.

The  gallery  of  frauds—Dunlap,  Mess- 

more, Brisbin.

It  is  the  opinion' of  sagacious  business 
men in all quarters that November will bring 
a decided 
improvement in trade and prices.

Brisbin  aspires to notoriety  through  the 
ownership of  fast  horses,  which  were  pur­
chased with money swindled  away from his 
creditors.

Messmore is  getting  $25 a night  talking 
pure and  undefiled  democracy, and  Brisbin 
won first  money in a horse  race  at  Berlin 
last week.  Their creditors,  however,  need 
have no fear that a dividend  will be deelar- 
ed. 

,

The association  of  jobbers  and  manufac­
turers is now  an  assured  fact, a permanent 
organization having been  effected.  The as- 
sociattfii was born of necessity, and is bound 
to play no unimportant part in  the  commer­
cial  transactions of this  market  in the  fu­
ture.

Brad street’s  record  of  failures  for  the 
nine months ending  September  30,  shows a 
total of 8,302 failures and $196,000,000 gross 
liabilities,  against 7,358  failures  and  $123,- 
000,000 liabilities for a like  period  in  1883. 
increase of only  13  per  cent,  in 
With  an 
number, there has  been  an 
increase of 60 
per cent,  in the total indebtedness.

Every farmer who  has  debts to pay does 
himself an  injustice and contributes  his  in­
fluence  to a continuance  to  the  country’s 
business  depression  if  he  holds  back  his 
grain from the  market.  Men  who  are  out 
of debt may be justified in holding back and 
“taking the chances” of future markets; but 
not so with those who are in debt—their first 
duty is to their waiting and  needy creditors, 
and the paying off of the latter is a contribu­
tion  of  lubricating  oil  for  the  healthier 
movement of the machinery of general com­
merce.

There will always be  strikes.  That  time 
will never come when the employer will not 
earnestly endeavor to secure all the labor he 
can for the least hire,  and the workman will 
strive for the  most  v'ages  for  the  fewest 
hours toil.  When one side or the other asks 
too  much, as will  always at  times  be  the 
case, a strike or a lockout  will  occur.  Pol­
itical  economists  may dive as  deeply  into 
the question as they  please,  but  the  stem 
fact of the strike will always  be  there,  and 
stare them in the  face till  doomsday.  And 
if we can not eradicate  strikes let us  devise 
the mildest and best natured  means of deal­
ing with them, and above  all,  let us see that 
the suffering which  they  always  entail  is 
duly provided for.

T urn the Rascals Out.

For some time past numerous  individuals, 
with no other capital than a superabundance 
of laziness and  cheek,  have  been  trying to 
conduct business  on  their  own  account, or 
with  the  assistance  of  wicked  partners. 
Some^f  them have not been successful, and 
more®er have lost  all  the  confidence  they 
enjoyed; and as it is now too late in the sea­
son to look about for  a new set of  partners, 
with  even  mildly  wicked  tendencies,  we 
w’ould advise  the  out-of-a-partnership  mer­
chants to go to work at their trade, and once 
more  enjoy  the  pleasure  of  making a liv­
ing without taking it from the  creditors’ as­
sets.  They may not accept this  advice, but 
they should be forced to take it  as  a  meas­
ure of self-defense.  These  unnecessary  in­
dividuals, good and  wicked  partners  alike, 
have been given every reasonable  chance to 
succeed on an honest basis; but  as  that  did 
not appear to  be  their  preference, it  would 
be well to change about and turn the rascals 
out.

Legal  Advice.

A new and  very  cheap  way of securing 

legal advice has been  discovered.

It consists of two acts and one tableau.
Act I—Employ a lawyer  to do sundry du­
ties, including  the drawing up of an  assign­
ment.

Act II—Make the legal  adviser  a  prefer­

red creditor for his sendees.

Tableau—As the lawyer is certain  to pre­
fer cash to credit, and is equally sure  to get 
all the law allows, the creditors who are left 
out in the  cold  may  bq  depended  upon to 
group the tableau with  the  happy debtor as 
the central figure.  The effect will be impos­
ing in the opinion of the creditors.

The list on rubber goods  has  been chang­
ed from.$2.05 to $2.15 formen’s snow exclud­
ers ; from $2.30 to $2.40 for men’s  snow ex­
cluders with solid heel  and  top;  and  from 
$1.58 to $1.65 for women’s  snow  excluders.

STRAY  FACTS.

Operations have been  resumed at the Cor­

unna coal mines.

The canning factory at Benton Harbor has 
put up an even half million cans of tomatoes 
to date.

The .Chicago Lumber Company is adding a 
50x60 foot lath mill  building to its  plant at 
Manistique.

The Woodard Manufacturing Co., of Mus­
kegon, will soon begin  making  their patent 
kindling again.

Prudenville is the name of  a  newly  plat­
It  has  two 

ted village on Houghton Lake. 
saw mills, three hotels and a drug store.

It is reported  that  on  the  headwaters  of 
Muskegon river contracts for putting in 250,- 
000,000  feet  of 
logs  have  already  been 
made.

Frederick  Smith,  shipping  clerk  for  the 
George F. Smith, Purifier Co.,of Jackson, has 
been  discovered in a number of petty thiev- 
ings and has left the state.

The  Dowagiac  Times  thus  booms  the 
cheese  factory  craze  in  that  vicinity:  A 
cheese factory, with prices lower  even than 
at present, beats wheat raising  all to pieces. 
The farmers of this  vicinity should  investi­
gate the subject.

W. S. Nelson,  of  Cedar  Lake,  Montcalm 
county, who has  become  financially  embar­
rassed,  lately sold 500  acres of pine  land to 
J. S. Crosby, of Greenville, for $80,000.  The 
amount of timber on the  tract  is  estimated 
at  20,000,000, feet.  Mr. Nelson  has  other 
pine in that vicinity.

In the northern counties of Michigan 7,329 
acres of wheat thrashed out  240,766 bushels 
of wheat, this year,  or  32.85  bushels  to  the 
acre.  Yet settlers pass by the timbered lands 
of Michigan as nearly  worthless to the  far­
mer, and settle on praire land that does well 
if it produces an  average of  20  bushels  to 
the acre.

It is the opinion at Ludingtou  that wages 
in the camps the  coming  winter  will  be as 
low as $16 a month.  During the  past sum­
mer wages  have  been  $22,  $24  and  $26  a 
month.  The proposed early  closing  of  the 
mills will turn loose many men  who will be

Good  W ords  Unsolicited.

Dibble  Bros.,  general  dealers,  Burnip’s 
Corners:  “We could not get along without the 
paper.  We  take  six  other  papers,  but Th e 
T radesman is the first we read.”

E. B. Sunderlin,general dealer,  Palo:  “T he 

Tradesman is an A 1 paper.”

Joseph Newman, general dealer, Dorr:  “It is 
a very useful paper.  Can’t  get  along  without 
it.”

Luther  Lance: 

“T h e  Mic h ig a n  T rades­
man has completed its first year, and is a strong, 
well-established  journal,  and  it grows  better 
with each issue.  It is appreciated here  in the 
north woods, and we wish it  a  long  and  pros­
perous life.”

Albert E. Smith, groceries and crockery, C ad 
iliac: “I consider T he T radesman the liveliest 
and best  paper  of  the  kind  I know of.  I am 
subscribing  for  a  number  of  other  trade 
journals, but I think  T h e  T radesman  better 
than any of the others and at a less price.” 

Theron  Stafford,  drugs  and  groceries,  Ra­
venna:  “Don’t see how I can get  along  with­
out your paper.  It has saved  me  many times 
the subscription price in buying goods.  I was 
most afraid at one time it would emit a strong 
Blain odor this fall, which would rule  me  out; 
but am glad to see your paper devoted to trade 
and its interests only.  The dead beat list strikes 
me as being the best scheme I  have ever seen. 
I  could  add  many  names,  mostly  of parties 
who still reside in this vicinity, and may do  so 
in the near future.”

A Georgia dairyman figures out the cost of 
good  butter  in  that  State  at  12% cents  a 
pound, where good pasturage can be had  on 
easy terms for ten months in  the  year,  and 
the  butter  sells  at  twenty-five  cents  per 
pound.

D idn’t K now  H is  Business.

“What are  you  doing  there!”  demanded 

cheap.

the grocer of the new clerk.

“I’m putting a little  sand  in  the  sugar. 

Ain’t that  right?”

“Right!  Great  Scott!  No.  You  take a 

little of the sugar and put it in the  sand.”

A  guileless  Hoosier  who  strayed into  a 
hand-me-down clothing store  in  Cincinnati, 
according to the somewhat  improbable story 
of ah Indianapolis paper, and finding nothing 
he wanted, was about to leave,  but  was com­
pelled by the proprietor  to  purchase  a  suit 
for $15.  On complaint to the authorities the 
money was refunded.  Customers  must  be 
even  scarcer  in  Cincinnati  clothing  stores 
than they are here.

Groceries in England are said to be 16 per 
cent, cheaper than in the United States; but 
meat, butter, eggs and vegetables are 23  per 
cent, dearer.  House rent in provincial Eng­
land is only about half what it is in Boston; 
in London it is about two-thirds.  Altogether, 
the cost of living in England is 17  per  cent, 
lower than in the United States.

ENTERPRISE  CIGAR  CO,

SOLE  AGENTS  EOE,  THE  FAMOUS  AND  POPULAR  BRANDS

O L Y M P I A ,

------j ß L N T * ------

LA  BELLE  SEÑ O RA .

Grand  Rapids, Mioh.

Imported  Groceries.

My  stock  includes  French  and  Turkish  Prunes, Patras  Currants, Loose Muscatels, 
London Layer, Valencia and Ondara Valencia Layer Raisins,  Citron, Prunells, Figs, Olive 
Oils, French Sardines, French Mustard, Crosse & Blackwell’s Pickles, Sicily Canary Seed, 
Italian Maccaroni, Condensed Milk, etc.

Soap and Starch.

I  keep  all  the  well  known  and  popular brands of soaps at lowest prices,  including 
Babbitt’s,  Kirk’s  standard  brands,  Fairbanks’,  Schultz’s  (Fatherland),  Simon’s  Con­
densed, etc.

I am agent for Gilbert’s Starch Factories, Des Moines and Buffalo.  Their goods have 
always been regarded as equal to any of the crack Eastern manufacturers, and have always 
held their own in the Eastern States.  I am now placing my second  car-load within thirty 
days,' and have yet to hear the first complaint with  regard  to  quality of the goods.  I  am 
able to compete with Western manufacturers in price, and  guarantee  quality equal to any 
in the market. 

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• 

Cigars and  Tobaccos.

This has always been prominent in my trade, and has required much of my attention. 
I have the exclusive control in this State of some of the best brands of Cigars, Cigarettes,
Fine Cut, Plug  and  Smoking  Tobaccos, including  in  Plugs  Senour & Gage’s Celebrated 
Red Star and Old Five Cent Time;  Horseshoe and D. & D .;  MeAlpin’s.Green Shield  and 
Chocolate Cream;  Nobby Spun Roll and Ne Plus Ultra Black Spun Roll.  In  Fine  Cuts, 
Fountain, Old Congress, Good Luck, Good and Sweet, American Queen, Blaze Away, and 
Hairlifter.  In Smokings, Rob Roy, Uncle Sam, Mountain Rose,  and Gold  Flake  Cabinet. 
In  Cigars, Glaccum’s  Standard, Delumos, After  Lunch,  Our  Winners,  Little  Hatchets, 
Golden Spike, Josephus, Commercial and Magnolias, the champion cheap cigar.

Y o u rs  Truly,

jo m r  CAULFIELD.

PRO FITS  ON  PRESCRIPTIONS.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

Brugs&flfoebicineô
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.

O F F IC E R S .

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amazoo. 

President—Geo. W. Crouter, Charlevoix.
First Vice-President—Geo. M. McDonald,  Kal­
T AM
Second Vice-President—B.  D.  Northrup,  Lan-
T hinf Vice-President—Frank  W urzburg,  Gr’d 
Secretary—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. 
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit .
Executive  Committee—H.  J.  Brown,  A.  B. 
Stevens, Geo. Gundrum, W. H. Keller,  F.  W.
N extCplace  of  meeting—At Detroit, Tuesday, 

Rapids. 

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October 13,1885.

PHARMACY.

TJie Profession  and  its  R elation  to 

Medi-

cine.

The following is the full text of President 
Parker’s address before the Wisconsin Phar­
maceutical  Association  at its  recent  meet­
ing:

Had I undertaken to write upon pharmacy 
as a profession fifty  years  ago, yery  little 
could have been  said.  From  the  humble 
apothecary it has grown until  now it claims 
place  among  the  learned  professions.  In 
the  rapid  advance  of  modern  research  it 
has received  its  share of  attention.  From 
the old-time shop, with  its  dozen  or  more 
remedies, when the physician’s  prescription 
was  the  application  of  a  well-sharpened 
lance, we have progressed, until now are de­
manded large  and  well-stock  pharmacies, 
where the chemist s skill is  required  in  the 
accurate  compounding  of  his  remedies. 
From the traditional blue pill and  jalap, we 
have penetrated both the animal  and  veget­
able kingdoms in the production of  complex 
alkaloid and inorganic salt.  The new era of 
American  pharmacy  may be  said  to  have 
been inaugurated with  the 
introduction of 
the first U. S. Pharmacopoeia.  The pharma 
cist of  that  period,  owing  to  his 
lack  of 
knowledge, left to the physician the produc­
tion of the first  pharmacopoeia, and to them 
must be conceded  the  honor.  Nor  was  it 
until some years later  that  the  pharmacist 
took  any  active  part in its revision.  Pre­
vious to this there was  no recognized stand­
ard, and matters were  somewhat  confused. 
Pharmaceutical education was also unknown 
there being no college of pharmacy.  In lieu 
of this, the term  of  apprenticeship, with its 
inadequate  opportunities,  fitted them rather 
for the rank of a physician’s  assistant  than 
for that of an independent pharmacist.  How 
advanced  are  the  requirements of to-day! 
The examination  or  recognized  diploma, a 
test of one’s ability to pursue his chosen pro­
fession.  With our great  educational advan­
tages, our societies for mutual  improvement 
and the advocacy of pharmacy laws, we may 
with confidence, look for  still  greater  pro­
gress.  These great improvements have been 
stimulated by the constant and  vigorous  re­
search which  has  been  made in chemistry 
and the allied sciences.  The fact that phar­
macy is a profession is becoming well estab­
lished, having  already  been  recognized  by 
the  legislatures of states.  In passing  phar­
macy laws, we elevate  the  profession  and 
protect its members.  This protection is car­
ried still farther  by protection of the gener­
al public from the  practices of the  ignorant 
and incompetent.  Then why should we not 
demand pharmacy laws when the profession 
and laity are  equally benefited?  A law rec­
ognizing  intelligence, suppressing ignorance 
and  protecting  physicia'n,  pharmacist  and 
patient alike, should  receive  universal sup­
port.  But by the simple enactment of phar­
macy laws the desired  end  cannot be reach­
ed.  We must have the stimulus and enthus­
iasm of local and state societies, united with 
a desire for improvement on  the  part of the 
pharmacist to keep alive the  spirit  of  pro­
gression.

At the same time we may claim  thfi  sym­
pathy and aid of  the  physician.  Our  busi­
ness is the manufacture and compounding of 
medicines, and should be left in its  entirety 
to us.  We may emphatically say that  phy­
sicians should not compound their own med­
icines.  It is enough  that  they understood 
their physical, chemical and medicinal prop­
erties,  their  compatibilities,  and  so  far  as 
possible formulate their  prescriptions  with 
reference thereto.

This lack of knowledge on the part of the 
physician of materia medica  and  chemistry 
is to the pharmacist a serious annoyance.  It 
is generally expected by the physician (how­
ever incompatible his  prescription  may be) 
that the patent shall receive the same in the 
desired 
form.  Instances  could  be  cited 
wherein the  pharmacist  has  withheld  the 
prescription by some invented  excuse in or­
der that he might in the meantime  return it 
to the writer  for  correction.  I submit  the 
above as a plea for a  more  extended  know­
ledge on the part of the  physician  concern­
ing these particular  branches.  In  sustain­
ing what I have said, I quote  the  following 
from one of  their  number:  “We  have  in 
our medical  colleges  no  department worth 
considering  where  pharmacy is  taught  or 
even demonstrated.  The branch of  materia 
medica  and therapeutics  deserves no longer 
the title of the former; for the knowledge of 
drugs, their character and  preparation  has 
long since been left  out  of medical  educa­
tion ; so much is the latter the  case  that the 
physician of to-day knows  little of what  he 
is prescribing, nor could he at  any time dis­
tinguish good  from bad, or  judge  from in­
spection or analysis  of  the  quality  of  his 
medicines.  Scarcely,  if at all, does he know 
the strength of  regular  galenical  prepara­
tions.  The medical  profession  depends in 
this upon pharmacy  alone,  and yet are  un­
willing to give pharmacy its proper  recogni­
tion.” 

As coming  from a physician, we may con­
sider this a great  concession,  and  no  doubt 
those of you who have been  actively  engag­

•

ed in  pharmacy will  fully  appreciate  the 
above.  In connection  with  this  we  might 
mention  another  besetting  evil,  namely: 
That of compelling the  pharmacist  to carry 
in stock the  same  medicines as prepared by 
different  manufacturers.  In  this, emulsion 
of cod 
liver  oil, syrup  of  hypophosphites 
compound, elixir pills, etc.,  afford  good  ex­
amples.  Now, right here comes the demand 
for pharmaceutical  education.  Every phar­
macist should  make  his  own  preparations 
and be able to say:  “Doctor, my  emulsion, 
syrup or elixir are just as good as Phillipp’s, 
Scott’s or Wyeth’s, now  what  objection  is 
there to using them when they are to be dis­
pensed?”  Must we, after having spent years 
of time and  money in  preparing  ourselves 
for the profession, step down and  allow the 
wholesale manufacturers to absorb  the very 
vitals of our business?  If we are to be mere 
machines for the sale of these  so-called ele­
gant pharmaceuticals, then  there is no need 
of a higher standard  in  pharmacy.  An ex­
tended knowledge of chemistry and pharma­
ceutical  manipulation  or  an  acquaintance 
with “Johnson’s  rule”  are  not  essential  to 
the  dispensing of  Fellow’s  Syrup, Hydro- 
leine or Indian Cholagogue.  There must be 
no field in which the glib-tongued  represen­
tative of the Elixir manufacturer can ply his 
vocation.  Though we may look  upon  such 
a condition as being a millenium of pharma­
cy, yet we may not  unreasonably expect  an 
approach to it.  I do not  wish to be  under­
stood as charging to the physician  all of the 
abuses which have crept  into  pharmaceuti­
cal practice; no  doubt, in  many 
instances, 
they have been obliged to specify  the  prep­
arations of certain manufacturers with which 
they were  acquainted  in  order to  obtain a 
reliable article, for  there  are 
incompetent 
pharmacists, if such they may be called. We 
have spoken from the standpoint of pharma­
cy, its grievances are  ours.  Whatever evils 
exist through the agency of the  pharmacists 
he should be  untiring in  his  efforts to  re­
move them.  With  him, in a measure, rests 
the destiny of  the  profession.  The  enact­
ment of pharmacy laws will  aid, but the fu­
ture depends largely  upon  the  training of 
those now entering its ranks.  Those  aspir­
ing to  practice  the  profession  should  be 
graduated  pharmacists,  and  we  hope  ¿¡he 
time may soon come  when a  diploma  shall 
be imperative.  A knowledge of  the science 
on the part of  the  pharmacist, will  enable 
him to deprive the  wholesale  manufacturer 
of his most potent argument  in inducing the 
physician 
to  prescribe  his  preparations, 
namely:  The  inability  of  the  dispensing 
pharmacist to make them.  This  knowledge 
can be obtained  only  through  professional 
training, and this training should be of such 
a nature as to enable him to assume the pos­
ition both of manufacturing  and  dispensing 
pharmacist.  Those institutions  which afford 
the best chemical instruction should be most 
sought for.  To our  Alma  Mater  we  may 
point with personal pride.  The fact can not 
be disputed that no college  affords  superior 
advantages for scientific  pharmaceutical ed­
ucation.  Its  able  faculty,  well  equipped 
laboratory and extended course offer  advan­
tages  sufficient, if improved, to  enable 
its 
graduates to fill positions- that  will  reflect 
credit upon the profession.

Those of you who  now intend to  practice 
investi­
the theories which you  have  been 
gating must remember  that  upon  you  de­
volves a duty.  In your hands the profession 
must not lose caste.  Do  not  content  your­
self with being mere tradesmen and  dealers 
in fashionable novelties, but  give  your  at­
tention to those subjects which  tend toward 
’a higher professional standing.  By so doing 
you will add to its dignity, and  honor  your 
Alma Mater.

Not H eeding  Advice.

“I  say,  young  man,”  said  a  physician, 
stopping  him on the street.  “You  are  not 
well.  You face is flushed, and  you are in a 
high fever.  Let me feel your pulse.”

“I-I am all right,” protested the youth. 
“No, you’re not,” said the physician  posi­
tively.  “Your pulse is  over a hundred, and 
in less than two  i minutes you  will  be  in  a 
cold  sweat.  You  take  my  advice  and  go 
home.”

“1-1 can’t go home.  I am resolved  to ask 
old Jones for his daughter’s hand to-night or 
perish miserably in the attempt.”

“Wrong diagnosis,”  muttered  the doctor 

to himself.

A  D ruggist’s  B lunder.

Doctor—Well,  how is your ague now?
Patient—Worse and worse.  I’ve  had the 

shakes awfully every day.

“I can’t understand  that.  Did  you  take 

the medicine 1 prescribed?”

“Yes, but it did no  good.  Do  you know 
Doctor, I think that medicine might do good 
if I took it before  the  shakes  come  on in­
stead of after.”

“Why, of  course.  That is what I  direct­

ed.”

“It did not say so on the bottle.”
“Consarn those druggists.  What  was  on 

the bottle?”

“Well shaken before taken.”

Shopping  in the Country.

A young woman  entered a country  store 
in which drugs and  books  were  among  the 
objects kept for sale, and inquired:

“Have you any choice  extracts  from the 
works of  George  Eliot, or  Jeremy  Taylor, 
or Dean Stanley?”

“Well, no, mum,” the  proprietor  replied, 
“I hain’t got  any  of them  makes  on  hand 
jist at present, but I kin  give  y(|i  Lubin’s 
extracts in a’most any flavor.”

W. C. Arnold & Co., the former  an exper­
ienced and competent pharmacist, have  pur­
chased the drug stock and  business  of  Hib­
bard & Merriam, at Ludington.

A ble  A nsw er to  an  A ttack  on 

the  D rug-

gists’  Profits.

A recent issue of the New Idea, edited by 
Frederick Stearns takes issue with the Detroit 
Post, on the subject of  druggists’ profits, in 
the following racy and  instructive  manner:
In the Detroit Post of July 6 was  an arti­
cles with the above  title, which in  our  es­
timation contains so  many  errors  that  we 
take the privilege of  criticizing  the  article, 
and in doing so take the  paragraphs  to  be 
criticized each by itself.

“A few inquiries into  the  drug  business 
show that it probably pays  better  than any 
other business of a mercantile order.”

It is generally well known  that  the retail 
drug business partakes as  much  of a scien­
tific character as it does of a mere mercantile 
one.  It is expected that all retail  druggists 
who are  entitled to  the  confidence  of  the 
community  in which  they  live  should  be 
properly  educated therefor, not only  in  the 
ordinary branches of education, but in those 
specialized branches  appertaining  to  phar­
macy and  medicine, hence it is not  fair  to 
make any comparison between  thè business 
of a retail druggist aud that  of the grocer or 
dry goods dealer, a comparison  based mere­
ly on the mercantile character of both.

every drug that he sells.” 

“The druggist makes an immense profit on 
»
This paragraph conveys the wrong impres­
sion for the reason that  the  profit of the re­
tail druggist is  not  based, nor  should it be 
based, upon the mere cost of  the  drug  dis­
pensed, because it should also  include a fair 
equivalent for  the  responsibility, the  skill 
and the time  involved in  dispensing  medi­
cines and  prescriptions.  This  is  expected 
and allowed in all other  pursuits  that  par­
take wholly or in part of a professional char­
acter.

It is a common  thing to remark  that  the 
business  of a  retail  druggist, is all  profit. 
Now let us see how true  that is.  There are 
in Detroit  nearly, if  not  quite, 100  retail 
druggists.  We may assume  that  the  total 
receipts each of more than half of these will 
not average over $3,000  per  annum.  Now, 
suppose this were  all  profit  and  that  the 
drugs did not cost anything.  What  manner 
of return would that be to an honorable and 
learned profession, out of which  must come 
the support of a family, rent, clerk hire, fuel 
light, taxes and  other  incidental  expenses 
attending  any  business  of  a  mercantile 
character?  The fact is that  these  very men 
whom the article criticized would indicate as 
extortionists rarely earn more than a clerk’s 
salary, and it is only through habits of close 
economy that any- of them acquire  anything 
like a competence in a life-long  attention to 
their business.  We  assert  that  the  retail 
drug business is one of  those  most  poorly 
paid, considering the responsibility and time I 
involved. 
If  it  is  not  already  known, it 
should be, that  the  retail  druggist  has no 
leisure  hours, no  evenings, no  holidays, no 
Sundays.

“He has very little to fear from  his stock 
spoiling.  He is not compelled to suffer from 
the wasteful effect of the  weather  like  the 
grocer, or keep up with the thangeful  mood 
of capricious fashion like dry goods, clothing 
or shoe dealers.  His  stock  in trade is good 
from New Years to Christmas, through win­
ter, spring, summer  and  fall, and  however 
sudden the  change  may be in  the  weather 
there is always  an  ephemeral  besides  the 
regular staple demand  for  some  article  or 
other that adds to his cash balance  as  regu­
larly as the rise of a new moon.”

This is not true, because there is as  much 
depreciation in drug stock  in  proportion as 
in that of any other business.  In fact medi­
cines, both chemical and  vegetable (particu­
larly those which from slight  demand  may 
remain  sometime in  stock), are  prone  to 
change and  loss  and  there is much  more 
“capricious fashion” in  medicines  than the 
writer  of  the  article  criticized  imagines. 
There is the quack  nostrum  which  comes 
and goes in and  out  of  fashion, and  often 
leaves the shelves of the retailer loaded with 
its worthless,  saleless,  soulless  quackery, 
and there is the  new  and  unheard of drug, 
written about  by some  foreign  savant, the 
description  of  which  copied 
into  all  the 
journals of the  world, creates a  temporary 
demand  for it, which  must be  filled at any 
cost,  finally to drop  out of  use,  leaving on 
the shelf of the retailer enough of it to wipe 
out all the profit he may have made upon it. 
Then there is  the  pseudo-quackery,  which, 
through advertising, requires the druggist to 
keep sugar or  gelatine  coated  quinine pills 
of  a  half-dozen  different  manufacturers, 
when  those of  one  maker  may be fully as 
good as those of another.

The stock of the  retail  druggist is espec­
ially liable to damage  from  excessive light 
or excessive heat or excessive cold.  In times 
of depression or of financial  distress, the re­
tail druggist cannot force the sale  of a  dol­
lar’s worth of his goods by cheapening them 
as can the grocer and dry  goods  dealer;  in 
fact he could not even give them away.

The executive officers of the National  Re 
tail Drug  Association  have  issued  the  fol­
lowing address to the retail  druggists of the 
the country :

It is plainly evident that the success of the 
“Campion  Plan” of  protection  to  retailers, 
adopted at the earnest solicitation of the rep­
resentatives of the National Retail Drug As­
sociation, hinges at the  present  time  more 
than ever upon the active and honest  co-op­
eration of  the  jobbers.  The  fact  that  cub 
ters  are still getting  the  goods, show  that 
some jobbers are, at least,  indifferent to  the 
interests, in this matter, of their best friends 
—the legitimate pharmacists—and some  are 
known  to  be  positively  antagonistic  to  its 
provisions.  We therefore suggest  that  you 
bring the importance  of  this  matter  to  the 
notice of the  house  with  which ^ you  may 
deal, and  insist  upon  their  taking a stand 
either for or against it.

Advanced- -Cantharides.
A CID S.

9
Acetic,  N o.8........................... $  ft
30
Acetic,  C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040)........
35
Carla lie........ i.................................
C iti.c.................................................
Muriatic 18  deg............................... 
3  @
Nitric  36 deg....................................   11  @
Oxalic...............................................   14)4©
Sulphuric 66 deg.............................. 
3  @
Tartaric  powdered.........................
Benzoic,  English....................$  oz
Benzoic,  German............................  12  ©
T annic...............................................  15  ©

AM M ONIA.

Carbonate.................................ft  15  @
Muriate (Powd. 22c)........................
Aqua 16 deg or  3f............................ 
Aqua 18 deg or 4f............................ 

6  @
7  ©

10
35
40
55
5
12
15
4
48
20
15
17

18 
14

BALSAMS.

Copaiba............................................ 
F ir......................................................
P eru......................................i ...........
T olu.................... 
...........................
BA RK S.

Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20c)............
Cinchona,  yellow..........................
Elm,  select.......................................
Elm, ground, pure..........................
Elm, powdered,  pure.....................
Sassafras, of root............................
Wild Cherry, select.........................
Bayberry  powdered.......................
Hemlock powdered............. ...........
W ahoo..............................................
Soap  ground...  ..............................

&  50 
@
40 
2 50 
50

12
18
15
13
15
10
13
20
18
30
12

B E R R IE S ,

Cubeb,  prime (Powd 80c)...............
6
Ju n ip er............................................. 
Prickly A sh......................................1  00

©  7
@1  10

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 25 B> boxes, 25c)...
Licorice,  powdered, p ure.............
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 ft doxes).
Logwood, Is (25 ft  boxes)...............
...............
Lgowood, 14s 
do 
Logwood, 14s 
do 
...............
Logwood, ass’d  do 
...............
Fluid, Extracts—25 ^  cent, off list.

3714
9
12
13 
15
14

FLO W ERS.

Arnica...............................................   10
Chamomile,  Roman.......................
Chamomile,  Germ an.....................

* 

GUMS.

28©

Aloes,  Barbadoes.........................
Aloes, Cap§ (Powd  24c)...............
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c).......
Ammoniac....................................
Arabic, extra  select....................
Arabic, powdered  select...........
Arabic, 1st picked.......................
Arabic,2d  picked.........................
Arabic,L-3d picked........................
Arabic, sifted sorts.....................
Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35c).
Benzoin......................................... 
Cam phor...»....................................  
Catechu. Is (14 14c, 14s  16c)
Euphorbium powdered—
Galbanum strained
Gamboge........................................... 
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c).............
Kino [Powdered, 30c]......................
Mastic................................................
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)...
Opium, pure (Powd $6.00)...............
Shellac, Campbell’s.
Shellac,  English
B  B 
8   rV
Shellac, native.................................
Shellac bleached..............................
T ragacanth......................................  30
H E R B S—IN   OUNCE  PA CKA GES.

60©  75 
18 
50 
30 
60 
60 
50 
40 
35 
30 
30 
55©60 
'   24 
13 
40 
80
S0®1 00
35 
20 
10 
40 
4 25 
30 
26 
24 
30
@1  10

_ _
21®

 

H oarhound.......................................................25
Lobelia...............'..............................................25
Pepperm int.......................................................«jj
Rue.......................................................  
40
S pearm int..........................................................
Sweet Majoram.................................................35
T anzy................................................................^
W ormwood.......................................................2o
6  40 
20
80
65

Citrate and  Quinine.......................
Solution mur., for  tinctures........
Sulphate, pure  crystal..................
C itrate..............................................
P hosphate........................................

IR O N .

LEA VES.

Buchu, short (Powd 25c). 
............  12
Sage, Italian, bulk 04s & )4s, 12c)...
Senna,  Alex, natural.....................   18
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled..
Senna,  powdered............................
Senna tinnivelli..................... i ........
Uva  U rsi..........................................
Belledonna............................. "........
Foxglove....................... ...................
H enbane...........................................
Rose, red...........................................

©

11
6
20
30
16 
10 
35 
30 
35 
2 35

LIQ U O R S.

W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky.2 00
Druggists’ Favorite  Rye.................... 1 75
Whisky, other brands......................... 1 10
Gin, Old Tom......................................... 1 35
Gin,  Holland......................................... 2 00
B randy................................................... 1 75
Catawba  W ines.....................................1 25
Port Wines........................................1  35

@2 00 
@1  50 
@1 75 
@3 50 
©6 50 
@2  00 
©2  50

M AGNESIA.

Carbonate, Pattison’s, 2 oz—  —
Carbonate, Jenning’s, 2 oz.............
Citrate, H., P. & Co.’s  solution,...
Calcined............................................

O IL S.

do 
do 

Ahnond, sweet.................................  45
Amber, rectified..............................
Anise.................................................
Bay $   oz.........................................
Bergamont.......................................
Castor................................................  18
Croton................................................
C ajeput............................................
CrbsIr  .................. ...............
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c).......
Citronella........................................
Cloves................................................
Cubebs, P. &  W ...............................
E rigeron...........................................
Fi rew eed............. ...........................
Geranium 
oz........................ —
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c)..
Juniper wood..................................
Juniper berries...............................
Lavender flowers, French.............
Lavender garden 
..............
Lavender spike 
.............
Lemon, new  crop............................
Lemon,  Sanderson’s .......................
Lemongrass..................... • —  ■•••■
Origanum, red  flowers, F rench...
Origanum,  No. 1............................
Pennyroyal......................................
Peppermint,  w hite.........................
Rose  $   oz.............................. ••••••
Rosemary, French  (Flowers $a)...
Sandal  Wood. German..................
andal Wood,  W. I ............................
Sassafras...........................................
T an sy .........................................
Tar (by gal 60c)..........................
W intergreen................................
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $6.50).......
Savin.................................................
W orm seed.......................................
Cod Liver, filtered.................$  gal
Cod Liver, best.............................
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16
Olive, Malaga......................
Olive, “Sublime  I ta lia n ...............
S alad.........................................65
Rose,  Ihmsen’s .......................f o z

PO TASSIU M .

23 
37 
2 25 
70

Ì  50 
45 
2  00 
50 
2 00 
}  19)4 
2 00 
75  ' 
1  20 
40 
85
1 2o 
6  00 
1 60
2  00 
75 
40 
50
2  00 
2 01 
1  00 
90 
1  70 
1  75 
80 
1 25 
50
1 75
3 00 
9  75
65
4 50 
7 00
60 
4 50 
12
2 25 
4  50 
1 00
2  50
1  90
3 50 
6  00
@1  20
2 50 
©  67
9 75

10  ©

Bicromate.................................$  ft
Bromide, cryst. and gran. b u lk ...
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 23c).............
Iodide, cryst. and  gram bulk.......
Prussiate yellow..............................

ROOTS.

A lkanet............................................
Althea, c u t.......................................
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s .....................
Arrow, Taylor’s, in 54s and )4s—
Blood (Powd 18c).............................
Calamus,  peeled..............................
Calamus, German white, peeled..
Elecampane, powdered..................
Gentian (Powd  14c).........................
Ginger, African (Powd 16c)...........   13
Ginger, Jam aica  bleached............
Golden Seal (Powd 40c)..................
Hellebore, white, powdered..........
Ipecac, Rio, powdered....................
Jalap, powdered..............................
Licorice,  select (Powd 12)4)........
Licorice, extra select.....................
Pink, tru e ........................................
Rhei, from select to  choice..........1 00
Rhei, powdered E. I ........................1 10
Rhei, choice cut  cubes..................
Rhei, choice cut fingers................
Serpentaria......................................
Seneka..............................................
Sarsaparilla,  H onduras........ ...........

14 
35 
20 
1 25 
30

©

15 
27
17 
35 
12
18 
38 
23 
10
14 
20 
35 
22
110 37)4 
12
15 
35
@1 50 
@1 20 
2  00 
2 25 
50 
65 
45

Ia!

8

HAZELTINE,
PERKINS
a co.
Druggists !

W h o le sa le

65

50

32

42 and  44  Ottawa  Street  and 89, 91, 93  and 

95  Louis  Street.

IMPORTERS AND  JOBBERS  OFicali

MANUFACTURERS  OF

ELEGANT  PHARMACEUTICAL  PREPARATIONS, 

FLUID  EXTRACTS  AND  ELIXIRS.

GENERAL  WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR

Wolf, Patton & Co., and John L. Whit­

ing, Manufacturers  of  Fine 

Paint  and  Yarnish 

Brushes.

—Also for the—

Grand  Rapids  Brush  Co.,  Man f’rs  of 

Hair, Shoe and Horse Brushes.

Druggists’ Sundries

Our stock in this department of  our  busi­
ness is  conceded to be  one  of  the 
largest, 
best-assorted and diversified to be  found  in 
the Northwest.  We are heavy importers of 
many articles ourselves  and  can  offer  Fine 
Solid Back Hair Brushes,  French  and Eng- 
glish Tooth and Nail  Brushes  at  attractive 
prices.  Our line of Holiday  Goods  for the 
approaching season will be more full and el­
egant than ever  before,  and  we  desire our 
customers  to  delay  their  fall  purchasers 
of those articles until they have seen our el­
egant line, as shown by our accredited repre­
sentative who is now  preparing  for  his  an­
nual exhibition of those  goods.

We  desire  particular  attention  of  those 
about purchasing outfits  for  new  stores 
to the fact  of  our  unsurpassed  facilities 
for meeting the wants of this class of buyers 
without delay and in the most approved and 
acceptable manner known to the drug trade. 
Our  special efforts in this direction have  re­
ceived from hundreds of  our  customers  the 
most satisfying recommendations.

We give our  special  and  personal  atten­
tion  to  the  selection  of  choice  goods  for 
the drug  trade only, and trust we merit the 
high praise accorded us for so  satisfactorily 
supplying the wants of our  customers  with 
Pure Goods in this  department.  We  con­
trol  and  are  the  only  authorized  agents 
for the sale of the celebrated

Withers Dade & Co’s

Henderson  Co.,  Ky.,  SOUR  MASH  AND 
OLD  FASHIONED  HAND  MADE,  COP­
PER  DISTILLED  WHISKYS.  We  not 
only offer these goods to be  excelled  by  no 
other  known  brand  in  the  market,  but 
superior in all respects to most that  are  ex­
posed  for  sale.  We  guarantee  perfect 
and  complete  satisfaction  and  where  this 
brand of goods has once been introduced the 
future trade has  been assured.

We are also  owners of the 

J

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

18
10
25
20

SEEDS.

13
Anise, Italian (Powd 20c)..............
5 @ 6
Bird, mixed in ft  packages..........
4 © 4)4
Canary,  Smyrna..............................
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 19c).. 11 @ 12
Cardamon,  Aleppee
Cardamon,Malabar.................... 
2 25
Celery................................................ 
25
Coriander, Dest English.................. 
12
F en n el..............................................  
15
Flax, clean.......................................  
Flax, pure grd (bbl 334).................. 
Foenugreek, powdered........ .........  
Hemp,  Russian............................... 
Mustard, white  Black  10c)..................... 
Q uince...............................  
1 
Rape, English..................................  
Worm,  Levant................................. 

334©
4  © 
8  @  9
5)4©  6
00
6  @  7
14

SPO NG ES.

Florida sheeps’wool, carriage.......2 25  ©2 50
, ___  
do 
Nassau 
do 
2 00
......... 
Velvet Extra do 
1 10
do 
Extra Yellow do 
do 
85
....... 
dc 
Grass 
...............  
do 
Hard head, for slate use................. 
75
1  40
Yellow Reef, 
................. 

do 
M ISCELLANEUS.

4 )4

60

12
70

2)4@

do 
do 

2 50
20
18
4 00

do 
do Scherin’s  do  ... 
do 

Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.21) $  gal__  
2 29
1 50
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref. 
Anodyne Hoffman’s....................... 
50
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........  
27
12
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution...........  
30
Annatto  1 ft rolls.......................... 
 
Blue  Soluble............................................. 
Bay  Rum, imported, best. 
75
2 
2 00
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s . 
Alum .........................................  $ f t   234©  3)4
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)............... 
3  @  4
Annatto,  prim e........................................ 
Antimony, powdered,  com’l........  
4)4©  5
6  @  7
Arsenic, white, powdered.............  
Balm Gilead  Buds................. 
40
Beans,  Tonka.................................. 
2 25
Beans, Vanilla.................................7 00  @9 75
Bismuth, sub  nitrate.....................  
1  60
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c).............  
45
Blue Vitriol  ....................................  
7)4©  9
12
Borax, refined (Powd  13c)...  
Cantharides,Russian  powdered.. 
Capsicum  Pods, A frican..... 
18
Capsicum Pods, African  pow’d ... 
Capsicum Pods,  American  do 
... 
Carmine,  No. 40............................... • 
Cassia Buds............................ 
Calomel.  American..............  
5
Chalk, prepared drop...................... 
12
Chalk, precipitate English............ 
8
Chalk,  red  fingers........................... 
Chalk, white lum p..........................  
2
1  60
Chloroform,  Squibb’s .................... 
Colocynth  apples.................. 
1 60
Chloral hydrate, German  crusts.. 
1 70
Chloral 
cryst... 
Chloral 
1 90
Chloral 
crusts.. 
1 75
Chloroform ......................................1 00  @1  10
Cinchonidia, P. & W ........ *............   45  @  50
50
Cinchonidia, other brands.............   45
Cloves (Powd 28c)............................  20
22
30
Cochineal.........................................
45
Cocoa  B utter........   ......................
Copperas (by bbl  lc).......................
65
Corrosive Sublimate.......................
Corks, X and XX—35 off  list........
40 
Cream Tartar, pure powdered.......  38
15 
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 ft box..
50 
Creasote............................................
24 
Cudbear,  prim e...............................
24 
Cuttle Fish Bone..................... .......
D extrine...........................................
12 
1  20 
Dover’s  Powders............................
50 
Dragon’s Blood Mass.....................
45 
Ergot  powdered..............................
1  10 
Ether Squibb’s .................................
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s
8 
3 
Epsom Salts...................................... 
50 
Ergot, fresh......................................
69 
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P ...............
14
Flake  white......................................
Grains  Paradise..............................
Gelatine,  Cooper’s ..........................
Gelatine, French  ............................  45  @
Glassware, flint, 7') off,by box 60 off
Glassware, green, 60  and 10 dis__
Glue,  cabinet..................................   12  @
Glue, white........................................  17
Glycerine, p ure...
Hops  )4s and \ s
Iodoform 
Indigo................................................  85
Insect Powder, best  Dalm atian...  23
Iodine,  resublimed.........................
Isinglass,  American.......................
aponica...........................................
London  Purple...............................  10
Lead, acetate....................................
Lime, chloride,()4s 2s 10c & 14.3 11c)
L upuline...........................................
Lycopodium....................................
M ace.................................................
Madder, best  D utch.....................  
Manna, S.  F .................................... . 
M ercury............................................ 
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........oz  3 05@3 30
Musk, Canton, H., P. &  Co.’s.
Moss, Iceland............................$  ft
Moss,  Irish.......................................
Mustard,  English............................
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 ft  cans........
Nutgalls............................................
Nutmegs, No. 1.................................
Nux  Vomica....................................
Ointment. Mercurial, )6d...............
Pepper, Black  Berry.....................
Pepsin...............................................
Pitch, True Burgundy....................
Q uassia............................................
Quinia, Sulph, P. & W........... ft oz  1
Quinine,  German............................1 fi
Seidlitz  M ixture..............................
Strychnia, cryst...............................
Silver Nitrate, cryst.......................
Red Precipitate.......................$3 ft
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 
.........................
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.................................

19  ©  22
25©  40 
35
i  @1  00
2 10 
1  50 
9
©  15 
15 
9
1  00 
50 
60
12)4©  16
1 35
55
40 
10 
12 
30 
18 
20 
70 
10 
40 
18 
3 00
6  © 7
.  00©I 05
10  ©1 05
28
1 50
Ï9  © 82
SO
35
© 2
10
9
33
2 00
6 75
38
4
25
4)4© 5
14
17
if
14
36  @ 28
38  © 32
30
3)4® 4
3© 3)4
602 70
1  40
25
60
7  © 8

oz.................................

2  © 2)4

do 
do 

do 

...75
...60
...50
...45
...25
...30
...30
...6C
"21
1  40
Gal
85
75
65
55
58
95
40

Bbl
80
64
55
52
55
90
36

O IL S.

Capitol  Cylinder...............................
Model  Cylinder.................................
Shields  Cylinder...............................
Eldorado Engine..............................
Peerless  Machinery.........................
Challenge Machinery.......................
Backus Fine Engine.........................
Black Diamond Machinery.............
Castor Machine  Oil..........................
Paraffine, 25  deg...............................
Paraffine, 28  deg...............................
Sperm, winter  bleached................ .
Whale, w inter....................................
Lard, extra.........................................
Lard, No.  1.........................................
Linseed, pure  raw ............................
Linseed, boiled.................................
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained..........
Spirits Turpentine............................

V A RN ISH ES.

P A IN TS.

“ 
“ 

No. 1 Turp  Coach...............................
E xtra  T urp.........................................
Coach  Body........................................
No. 1 Turp F u rniture.........................
Extra Turp  Dam ar............................
Japan Dryer, No.  1 T urp..................
Bbl
Boralumine, White  bulk ] ............
5 fts I ............
Boralumine, 
Boralum ine,Tints bulk.  V50  off..
Boralumine 
5 fts.  1  ............
Red V enetian............................ 
l$i
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........   1M
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  1 \
Putty, com m ercial..................  2)4
Putty, strictly pure.................   2)4
Vermilion,prime  American..
Vermilion,  English..................
Green, Peninsular....................
Lead, red strictly  pure............
Lead, white, strictly pure.......
Whiting, white  Spanish..........
Whiting,  G ilders.....................
White, Paris American...........
Whiting  Paris English cliff ..

.1 10@1 20 
.1 60@1  70 
.2 75@3 00 
.1 00@I 10 
.1 55@1 60 
.  70©  75
Lb
9
10
10
11
2© 3 
2© 3 
2© 3 
2)4© 3 
2M@  3 
13@16 
55@57 
16®17 
5% 5M 
@70 
@90 
1  10 
1 40

Which continues to have  so  many  favorites 
among druggists who have sold  these  goods 
for a very long time.  ‘Buy our

Giis, Branflies & Fine Wines.

We  call  your  attention  to  the  adjoining 
list of  market  quotations  which  we  aim  to 
make  as  complete  and  perfect  as  possible. 
For special quantities and for  quotations  on 
such articles as do not appear on the list such 
as Patent Medioines, etc.,  we  invite your cor­
respondence.

Mail orders’always receive our special and 

personal attention.

HAZELTINE, PERKINS & CO

è

We manufacture a full line, use 
the  best  material  obtainable,  and 
guarantee  our  goods  to  be  first- 
class.
We  carry  an  immense  stock  of 
Virgidia  and  Tennessee  Peanuts, 
Alm onds, B razils, Filberts, Pea- 
cans,  W alnu ts  and  Cocoanuts, 
and compete with any market.

We are agents for  Gordon’s 
celebrated  W ag  Jaw s,  Olym ­
pian, D. IP., and many other well- 
known brands and carry a full line 
of his goods at factory prices.
We handle Oranges, Xiemons, 
B ananas,  F igs,  Dates,  Etc.,  in 
large quantities from first-hands  and 
are  headquarters  for  everything  in 
our line.

PUTNAM  &  BROOKS.
FOX, MUSSELMAN &  LOVERIDGE,

Fruit

<v°

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  

W E D N E S D A Y .

E.  A.  STOWE  &  ERO., P roprietors.

OFFICE  IN  EAGLE  BUILDING.  3d  FLOOR.
[Entered  at  the  Postofflce  at  Grand  Rapids  as 

Second-class Matter .1

WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  8,  1884.

Disadvantages of D isorderly  Stores.
A writer in the Criterion, who signs him­
self “Eugene,” has  recently been visiting in 
this State, and  called at the  stores of  some 
of the retailers in this State.  As a result of 
what he saw and heard our  readers  will be 
able to learn by reading  the  following,  fur­
nished by him:

“1  always  dislike to enter  a  disorderly 
store. 
I do not  desire to trade  with or buy 
goods  of  a grocer,  particularly  for  home 
consumption, that  are  not  kept in  cleanly 
places or handled  with  cleanly  hands  or 
store utensils.  I  hate to  see  the  molasses 
measures swarming with  filthy flies, or  the 
dried  fruits  and  other  goods  left  unpro­
tected and uncovered. 
I do not  like  to  see 
the  counters used for seats or the floors and 
stove-hearths  for spittoons.  Yet  there  are 
few country villages that do not contain one 
or more places where  just such  unpleasant 
features exist.  I have been in country stores 
where rustic loafers were accustomed to con­
gregate and sit around  until a late  hour  of 
the night—loafers whose language  was foul 
and unfit  for  refined  and  decent  ears.  No 
ladies like to enter  such a place; no  gentle­
man  will  buy his  supplies  there if  he can 
advantageously  obtain  them  at  any other 
place. 
It does not  pay  the  general  store­
keeper to tolerate  such  nuisances or permit 
such abuses.  His  store  becomes a place of 
moral corruption  for the young  lads of  the 
village. 
I can  conceive  of  nothing  more 
vile and indecent than an  old reprobate in a 
' »untry store filling the  innocent  mind of a 
-  young boy with the  disgusting  details of a 
stamty story.  1 have been in stores and ho­
tels  where  coarse,  loud-mouthed  boys  dis­
cussed  base-ball,  horse-racing, boxing  and 
other ¡^ptcting matters, until they became an 
.  intolerable nuisance to every patron, custom­
er or guest.  I have  many times 
longed  to 
see the storekeeper  or  landlord  request or 
assist them, to go out.  I wonder that respect­
able business, men  endure  such  abominable 
nuisances.  . I wonder  that  the  parents  of 
these boys, allow .them to congregate at such 
places. 
If,boys.were willing  to  work  half 
as hard at some useful  occupation  as  they 
eagerly do at these-so-caMed  athletic  sports, 
¡they would be of. far .more  consequence  to 
their  parents in youth ;and to themselves in 
maturer years.  It does not  pay any man to 
keep a  disorderly  store.  The  merchant  or 
general  dealer  ivho  permits  tliese  abuses 
continuously in or about  his .premises  loses 
.  custom and  fails  to  make  /money*  These 
habitual  loafers do.not'generally buy much 
of  anything.  The  storekeeper  loses  more 
1  by .their petty pilfering alone than he makes 
\^A'§uaying' their favor.

k e  W anted  a Corkscrew .

He went a dozen times to buy a corkscrew 
¡but, having associated a corkscrew with wint, 
Mbtring he could not get his  own consent to 
ask for such an article in the  stores  where 
he was  well  known, or  in  establishments 
where there was a chance of his being recog­
nized.  But he had set his  mind on &  cork­
screw, and while driving one day is  the out­
skirts of the city be came across a hardware 
store  and determined  to make his purchase. 
He walked in and  asked  with  affected  un­
concern for a  corkscrew^ taking  comfort  in 
the thought that in this out-of-the-way place 
no one would know Mm.  But scarcely were 
the words oat of his mouth  when  the clerk 
said:  “What kind shall it be, doctor?”  He 
had struck a member of his Bible  class.

A correspondent  of  the  London  Times 
says that New York  is  the  most  expensive 
city in the world.  For a  lunch,  including a 
pint of  cider  and a cup of black  coffee, he 
was charged a dollar  and a quarter.  At the 
hotels he could not get decent  service  after 
paying the highest rates, without tipping the 
servants, and that not in a small way either, 
as in England, for nothing  less than a quar­
ter is received writh  any grace.  One  dollar 
in London will go as far  as  two  dollars in 
New York, he declares, and the  clerk  who 
gets 82,500 a year in  New  York is no  more 
comfortable than the  Londofi  clerk who re­
ceives  81,250.  This  correspondent  Would 
find the  cost  of  living  vastly  cheaper  in 
Western  cities. 
In Grand  Rapids, for  in­
stance, a most desirable meal can be secured 
at a number of restaurants for a quarter and 
a meal fit for  a king  for a  dollar  at  any of 
them.  Other necessaries cost in proportion. 
If it be true that New  York  is  the  dearest 
city  in the  world, it is also  probably  true 
that Grand Rapids is relatively the  least ex­
pensive.

A Massachusetts Bay oyster  planter pays 
boys a  cent for every starfish  caught on his 
beds.  He saves 81,000 a year  on  the  oys­
ters which would  be  otherwise  destroyed, 
besides a profit of two cents  on  each  star­
fish, which he dries and  sells.

Needed by every retail  grocer  or  confec 
tioner,  one  or  more  of  Kenyon’s  Patent 
Spring Paper  Bag  Holders.  Each  has  ca­
pacity of containing about fifty bags.  Their 
great convenience can be learned  by  having 
one mailed for 30c, four for 81, or one dozen 
expressed for 82.50 from  Kenyon  Brothers, 
Wakefield, Rhode  Island.

Dealers purchasing supplies of  field seeds 
should consult the Grand Rapids Seed  Co/9 
quotations, in another  part  of  this  week’s 
paper.

COAL AND  BUILDING  MATERIALS.
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows;
1  05
Ohio White Lime, per bbl.................... 
90
Ohio White Lime, car lots.................... 
Louisville Cement,  per bbl.................. 
1  40
1  40
Akron Cement per  bbl......................... 
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl.........<.........  
140
Car lots.....................................................1  05@1  10
Plastering hair, per bu .................. . 
25®  30
Stucco, per bbl.................................... 
1 75
Land plaster, per ton............................ 
3 75
Land plaster, car lots............................  _  300
Fire brick, per  M...................................@ $35
Fire clay, per  bbl................................... 
3 00
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots. .$6 00@6 25 
Anthracite, stove and  nut, car lots..  6 25@£ 50
Cannell,  car lots................................... 
@6 75
Ohio Lump, car lots............................  3 25@3 50
Blossburgor  Cumberland, car lots..  4  50@5 00

COAL.

LUM BER, LATH  AND SHINGLES.

 

18 feet.................. 

The Nrwaygo Company quote f . o. b. ears  as 
follow:
Uppers, I inch...................................per M $44 00
Uppers, l%r\Vt and 2 inck.........................  46 06
Selects, 1 insb........ ....................................   35 00
Selects, Hi, lifc and 2  inch...........  
........  38 00
Fine CommoiN, 1 inch.................... 
..... ..  30 00
Shop, 1 in ch....,,............................ 
.....  20 00
Fine, Common!,. H i, H4 and 2 inch.  ----..  32 00
No. 1 Stocks,  12in., 12,14 ancf 16  feet....  15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 
16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 i«.r 20feet....................       17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 
14 and 16 tee t.......  15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in.,,18 feet......................... 
J6  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in.,-20feet.........................  17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18;, 14 and 16 fe e t........   15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., ISfeet...........................  16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 294teet........................      1» 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12,-14 and 16 feet
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18’fteet....................... 
13 50
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 ffeet.....................•••••  14r50>
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12, M and 16 fe et.......  12 50
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 ftssfc..................... 
13 50
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet:........................   14. 50
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12,14 aaid-JS feet........   11  50
No. 2 Stoeks, 8 in., 18 feet*........ ...............      12-50
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 feet*.---- ------ ------  18. 50
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culls, *11
widths and lengths----------   -.........8-00®  9 00
A and B Strips, 4 or 6 i n — .------- ----------  35 00
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch............... ....... •...........  28 00
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths-------------------  15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 32,14 and 1®  fleet'..-........ . 
12 00
No. 2 Fencing, 16 feet-------------- -------- 
12 00
No. 1 Fencing, 4  inch------ ---------------- -  75 00
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch-------------------------  12 00
Norway C and better, 4 or 8 inch,...........  20 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and  R ................ 
18 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C.................— ....... -  14 50
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No. 1  Caimnen.... 
9 00
Bevel Siding, 6  inch,  Clear............ ........-  S-0 00
Piece Stuff, 2*4 to 2x12,12 to l» f t... ¡0  CO@l 0 50
$1 additional fo r each 2 feet above 16 f t
86  00 
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A.  B ---------- -----
29 00 
Dressed Flooring, 6 in.  C--------------- —
17 00 
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. Leom iaon.. 
14 00
Dressed Flooring 6in.,No. 2 common......
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00  adriltiinail.
35 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and.  Cteanr..
26 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., C.................... - ...-
16 Of 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No; 1  e©nYn 
14 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., Noj 2  corn'll 
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additkaiaL
3 50
i X X X 18 in. Standard  Shingles.............
1 XXX 18 in.  Thin...................................... 
“ ™
I XXX 16 in............................. .................... 
»00
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingies— ....... 
2 00
No. 2 or 5 in. C. B. 16  in .........— -................. 
1*5
Lath  .............................................................  
* 0O

A M ighty  Mean  Man.

"Yes/’ said young Hardup, with an air of 
•disgust, “there are some mighty  mean  men 
¡in the world, but  old  Moneybags is a  little 
•bit lower down than anybody 1 know of.” 

“What has Moneybagsdone that is so very 

/mean?”

“You know 1 worship his daughter?”
“I have heard you say so.”
“Yes I love the very ground she walks on. 
'Well, sir, I asked  the  old  fellow  for  her 
¡hand the other day and he was mean enough 
ito ask me if I had a sufficient income to sup­
port her.  What do you think  of  that  for a 
man worth over 82,000,000.?”

He D idn’t Take  E verything.

“The funds  all  gone?”  shouted  the  de­

positors.

“Every cent,” replied the President.
“Are you sure that he left nothing?”
“He left nothing but the country.”

Dealers are advised to look  out  for  coun- ] 
terfeitten  cent  pieces.  They  are  brighter 
than the genuine  ones,  having a glazed  ap­
pearance, as if coated with quicksilver.  The 
wreath is clumsily executed, and  under  the 
words “one dime,” are  engraved  two  “Cs.” 
The counterfeits thus  far  seen  are  dated 
1875.  They are  extemely soft  and  easily 
cut with a knife.

A cigarette factory at La Honradez, Cuba, 
said to be the largest in the world, turns out 
2 520,000 cigarettes a day.  All  the  govern­
ment factories in France do  not  produce  so 
many,  600,000,000 being named as the annu­
al product. 

_  _____

A Ludington furniture-dealer  says he can 
never  sell  an  Indian a second-hand  article. 
'  They want the best and  will  put  up  with 
nothing  not  strictly  first-class..  They  are 
more particular in this respect than the pale­
faces.

PLEASANT TO TAKE. ACTS MlLOtTi CUBES OSttCKLY
M INIM 'S  SUEE  CURE  EOtíETOE  ÍA 6 U E
to n e   D ose  token during the  CML, 
arrests  the  disease in 20 minutes..
NEVES  KNOWS TO FAIL.  Money se- 
tumed if it does not cure.  Prase, 
50c.  Ask druggist for it.  Sent pre­
paid for 60 ets.  Address, Westsrn 
Medicine Co.,Grand Rapids, Mach.

WESTERN  MEDICINE  CO.’S  TUNIC  LIVER  PffilS.
Purely  Vegetable: contain  no  calomel,  mineral 
ison or quinine.  Act directly on theX-irer,  tone
--------3-----W ’ the system,  aid dtgeshm  ana
purify the blood.  FOSITIVKKF CUES 
HEADACHE AND CONSTIPATBtN.. In­
valuable  for  Biliousness,.  Indiges­
tion, Hypochondria, etc.  Sent free 
on receipt of price,  25  cts.  Sample 
package free.  Western  Medxcinb 
Company., Grand Rapids, Mich

Blaine I I :

By Whits,
«

And Lashes of All Kinds and Prices. 

ORDERS  PROMPTLY  FILLED.

6. BOYS & CO., Gei’l ¿pnts

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

W M . SEA R S & CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers!

A gents  fo r

AMBOY  CHEESE.

37, 39 & 41 Kent  Street,  Grand Rapids,  Michigan.
F. J. LAMB  &  COMPANY.

-WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN-

Butter,

Apples, Onions, Potatoes, Beans, Etc.

State Agent for the Lima Patent Egg Cases and Fillers.

NO.  8  AND  10  IONIA  STREET,

GRAND  R A PID S.  -  MICHIGAN.

PEC K   BROS.,

W h o le s a le  D ru g g is ts

A Complete Stock of all that pertains to the wants of the Retail Druggist.

We  Employ  No  Travelers.  Send  for  Prices.

129  and  131  Monroe Street,

G rand  R a p id s

Mieli.

SPR IN G   <& COMPANY1

—WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN-

F A N C Y   -A-HSTID

STAPLE

GOODS

CARPETS,

M ATTINGS,

OIL  CLOTHS,

DTCm  e t c .

P i s

WHOLESALE  GROCERS,

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

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

, CRiei Crescent

Our  stock  of Teas,  Coflfees  and  Syrups 

is  Always  Complete.

T otoaccos,  V in eg a rs  and.  S p ic e s 

—WE  MAKE SPECIAL  CLAIM  FOR O T O -

OTJEiMOTTO:  “ SQ U A 1E  D EA LIN G   BETW EEN   MAN  AND  M AN.”

C O R R E S P O N D E N C E   S O L IC IT E D .

BARBOUR'S  CAMPAIGN  TORCH

The  only  Torch  that  can  be  taken  apart  and  shipped in  a 

Small  space..

300 to 500 Torches complete (erscept handles)  can  be packed  in  one 

barrel, thus making the freight or express charges very low.

A  ChiM  can Put them together in one. Minute.

As  good  as  any  Torch  Made.  The  Cheapest  in  Price.

WILL  BURN  FOB FIVE  HflURS.
Ask for price or serwii for sample-order.

F O S T E R ,  S T E V E N S   A   CO,

10  and 13 Monroe Street,. Grand Rapids, Mich.

J.  DETTENTHAER,

WHOLESALE

OYSTERS,  FISH,

-AND-

CANNED  GOODS.

H  *7  M onroe  St-,  G rand  R a p id s

O  a n d   8  M onroe  Street,

I will quote you until further notice as follows:  Extra Selects, 38;  Selects, 33; 

Standards, 25 ; Favorites, 22.

Jett  tir  ty 

aliti  Cetani 
1)1,118 Mirata
D f tit, MaiiMees 
tf  H s   Fee

I S B

O f.

ECCE  8I0HTXTM.

Grand  Rapids,

M ichigan.

REM O V A L !

Coal, Wood,  Lime,  Cement, 

Sewer Pipe, Etc,

Office removed to 3 Canal street, Basement.

3.  K N OWL S O N .

Jl

Manufacturers  of

Fine Perfumes,

Colognes, Hair  Oils, 
Flavoring Extracts,
Baking Powders, 

Bluings, Etc., Etc.

ALSO  PROPRIETORS  OF

KEMIKTHL’S

“Red Bark Bitters”

---- AND-----

78  W est  B ridge  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  

MICHIGAN.

C. S. YALE & BRO.

—M anufacturers  of—

BAKING  POWDERS,

BLUINGS,  ETC.,

40  and  42  South  D ivision  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

-  

MICH.

Jennings  &  Smith,

(Props. Arotio Manufacturing Co.,)  *

M AN UFA CTU RERS  O F

Fin©  P e r f u m e s

— AND—

T oilet A rticles.

J E 2 T 2 T X 2 T G S ’

FLAVORING  BITRACTS! 
A RCTIC

Im proved

.   P

Bluings,
Inks,

Mucilage,

Kid Dressing, Etc.

SEEDS!

W e w ill se ll  to  the 
Trade  for Spot  Casia, 
u ntil  further  notice:

$1,55
.15

Delivered free on board cars in lots of 
5 bags or  more.  Cartage  charged  on 
smaller quantities.

GRAND  RAPIDS  SEED  CO.

91 CANAL STREET.

School  Books
School  Stationery

-  AND—

- A T -

"W iiolesale,V

EATON,  LION  k  ALLEN,

22  and  24  Canal Street,

The  only  general  jobbing  house  in 
Michigan  in  our  line.  Send  for cata­
logues and terms.

k  

'MPROVED

B a k
i n g
powder
WM. L. ELLIS & CO

-21

MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF

We are agents for the Boston  Rubber Shoe  Co. and keep a fullnne of their Celebrat­
ed Goods—both Boston and Bay State.  Our fall samples of Leather Goods are now ready 
for  inspection.

RINDGE, BERTSCH & GO.,
BOOTS  &  SHOES,
Our Goods are Specially Adaoted fer die Michigan Trade.
FIR ST   ON  DECK

14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

W ith  OYSTERS, as usual.  W e 
sh a ll receive the first shipm ent  from   B al­
tim ore on Sept. 4th, of the Old R eliable

MANOKEH  BRANDJ

w h ich   are  the  best  filled  cans  in  m arket, 
and  w ill  continue  to  receive  them   daily 
bo  exp ress.  P resent  price  w ill  be  25 cts 
for  Standards and  35 cts  for  S elects.

A lso  A gent  for  M urphy  c&  Edgett’s 

Celebrated D eviled  Crabs.

T ours Truly,

I.  O.  C3-PLH3E 2ST.

G rand  R a p id s,  M idi.

Fall 1884-Wnter 1884-85.

Hats by the Dozen or Case,

Caps by the Dozen or Case,

Mackinaw  Shirts,

Winter Underwear,

Fall Suits,

Winter Suits,

Overcoats.

I M  Go* to  tut  H i t s   as  Low as tnsy caa Gar

I.  C.  L E V I ,

36,  38,  4 0   an d   42  C anal  Street,

Grand Rapids, Michigan.

T H U  

“ G O O D   E N O U G H ”  

F Ä H S . ?

••'G O O D,; 
ENOUGH

CLOSED.

Oil A

GOOD
ENOUGH

OPEN.

EVERY LIVE  DEALER  SHOULD  SELL THEM.
C a t  it M M   [or  G n t i n ,  Gltainss, c n M

This is the Most Practical Family Can ever Offered to the Trade.

Lamps are filled direct by the Pump without lifting the Can; the Discharge  tube adjusting 

A

to suit the height of  any 
No dropping oil on the floor or table.  No faucet to leak or get knocked  open to waste  con­
tents or cause oxplosions.  In getting can refilled, no parts to be left at home to drain oil over 
floor or become injured.  No Corks to lose—Closes itself  perfectly  air  tight—No Leakage—No 
Evaporation. 
The dealer in selling this can is  enabled to make a good profit, and in a measure  avoid the 
annoyance  of  the  small can, while you  guarantee  your  customer  absolute  safety  and  the 
greatest possible convenience.

*

MANUFACTURED  BY

WTISTFIEX-iID  IMIFGi-.  C O ,

WARRFNT,  OHIO.

* 

FOR  SALE  TO  THE  TRADE  BY \ FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  CO., 

i H.  LEONARD  &  SONS,  GRAND  RAPIDS.
( GEO.  C.  WETHERBEE  &  CO.,  DETROIT.

“

S en d   fo r   C ircu lars  tfc  F rioe-L ist.

NOVEL  PROPOSITION.

R elief from  Overproduction  by  the  Gov­

ernment.

Mr. J. Schoenhof  in a  communication  to 
the New York Drg  Goods Bulletin writes:
It is rumored that a movement is on  foot 
to organize a syndicate which is to take  care 
of all of the surplus of mill products  which 
cannot  find a market  through  the  ordinary 
channels of trade.  The  intention is to peti­
tion 
the  general  government  to  build 
storehouses  in  Washington  and  to  store 
therein unsalable odds-and-ends of  our  tax­
ed industries, paying full  market  price  for 
them.  The plan has its  merits  from  more 
than one point of view.  First, it would  ad­
mirably fit in as a crowning  piece, a sort  of 
cupola, giving an artistic finish to our whole 
protective edifice.  As the tax  on  raw  ma­
terials acts as a kind  of  prohibition  against 
selling any surplus of our manufacturing in­
dustries to countries beyond the border line, 
common equity ought to compel the^govern- 
ment to take care of manufactures for which 
we cannot find profitable markets  at  home. 
intention  of  our  revenue 
In this wise the 
laws  could be  carried  out to the 
letter, to 
protect our home industries by guaranteeing 
a profit to the manufacturer and high  wages 
to the laborer.  The Potomac flats could not 
be put to better use than  erecting  buildings 
for this purpose upon them.  A combination 
of the useful  with  the  ornamental  should 
not be lost sight of in  the  execution of this 
patriotic  idea.  The  sanitary  condition of 
Washington  could  be  greatly ‘improved  by 
transforming the flats into  gardens  and  ex­
tend the public gardens all around  these na­
tional warehouses,  which  in  time  might be 
stretched from the  navy  yard  to  George­
town, and become a vast industrial  museum 
affording instruction both to the  archaeolog­
ist and the  customer.  The  originators  of 
this plan are  emboldened in  their  view by 
the previous action  of  the  government  to­
ward the  miners  and  smelters  of  silver. 
They hold that inasmuch as the government 
buys up annually from one-half to two-thirds 
of all the silver produced in this country (as 
it cannot find a market outside of the United 
States, on  account of its demonetization  by 
other countries,)  the manufacturers of  other 
commodities  have  a  right  to  expect  lik 
treatment from a government based on equal 
rights and  equal  justice to all its  citizens, 
They hold  that  they are  entitled to  even 
more consideration  from  the  government, 
They say the shortened markets for  our sil­
ver- are the outgrowth of a conspiracy.  The 
inborn  hatred which  European  despotism 
bears toward this  republic is equally poten­
tial in turning our silver front its  doors, and 
in the treatment accorded to our  hogs  there 
is simply a display of  the  ill-will of foreign 
powers.  The accumulation of  our mill pro­
duct in storehouses, the dumping of  woolen 
goods, blankets,  flannels,  cloths,  etc., into 
the auction room, however,  is caused  by the 
direct action of our own  government in put­
ting a penalty upon their exportation equal in 
amount to the  tax  upon  the  raw  material. 
The government makes the  export of  goods 
so affected an  impossibility, and in addition 
causes the prices of all merchandise alike to 
be depressed.  They  hold,  therefore,  that 
the government is the djrect cause of  short­
ened  markets  and  consequent  losses, and 
that the duty of giving relief is far more im­
perative upon the government  in the case of 
manufacturers  than in  the  case  of  silver 
miners.  As it is of  importance to maintain 
the American  tariff  system in all its  full­
ness, the plan here described is the very best 
yet brought  forward.  By  its  adoption  the 
surplus revenue would be taken care of  in a 
very  efficacious  way.  We  should  evade 
thereby all  costly  foreign  entanglements, 
now eagerly looked  for  in  certain  quarters 
as a means of relief, and perhaps  hasten the 
solution of a great economic problem, which 
some of our ablest thinkers have so far vain­
ly endeavor to disentangle.

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get along without it.”

A. Young &  Sons,  general  dealers,  Orange: 

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Wood & Hunt, grocers,  Lake City:  “We are 

well pleased with T h e T radesman,”

E. Hodge, hardware, Elmira:  “The paper is 
well worth the money to any one in business.” 
8.  Biteley,  lumber  and  shingles,  Pierson: 
“ Your valuable papfer  fll^ an important niche 
in our business.”

T. H. Christian,  druggist,  Detroit: 

“Value 
the paper more than any of similar nature that 
I have ever seen before!”

Simonds Manufacturing Co., saws and knives, 
Fitchburg, Mass.:  “Think  a  subscription  for 
your paper would help us.”

Spring & Lindley, general dealers, and A. W. 
Fenton & Co., druggists, Bailey:  “We can not 
do without it at the price.”

Myers  Bros.,  general  dealers,  Gobbleville: 
“We notice our subscription  has  expired,  but 
can’t let it stop as long as we can scrape  up  a 
dollar.  Get lots of common sense, with fun and 
spice thrown in.  Let it come another year.” 

John  Dursema,  grocer,  Fremont: 

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dealer I have ever seen. 
I  admire  your  out­
spoken m anner of handling mercantile abuses 
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port so long as  I remain in business.”

S. E. Faxon,general  dealer,  Ada:  “Enclos­
ed find postal note for $2, oneyeardueandone 
year in advance.  When  the  paper  started,  I 
did not subscribe,  for  I  thought  it  would  be 
short-lived.  But as you are giving a good thing 
to the trade, it will command respect and  sup­
port.

H. W. Burkholder, druggist, Berlamout: “En­
close you herewith remittance of $2 to pay  for 
the past year and year to come.  Have thought 
several times that I would pay  past  dues  and 
discontinue the pappr, but think I  would  miss 
its weekly visits from the family of four other 
trade journals th at I am taking now.  W ish you 
success.”

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Griddle  Cakes,  Gems,  Waffles,  Etc., Etc
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More About Rich Debtors.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Groceries.

CHEESE  POISONING.

Mr.  Lambert’s  Theory  as  to  the  Whey 

Tank.

FROM   T H E   STA TE  B O A R D   O F  H E A LTH .

, 

mNSiNG, Sept. 25,1884.

Editor Michigan Tradesman:

Dea r Sir —Yours of Sept. 25, in regard to Mr.
'  Lambert’s theory of the cause of  cheese  pois­
oning is at hand.  This theory can not be made 
to fit the facts; for atthe factory at Fruitridge, 
Mich., where the bad  cheese  th at  caused  the 
late  trouble  was  made,  “the  patrons  of  the 
factory do  not draw whey  home in  milk  cans 
or otherwise, as the whey is all fed from a large 
tank situated about forty  rods  from  the fac­
tory.”  Factories  from  which  patrons  carry 
home  whey  in  cans  are  known  which  have 
never had a case of “sick  cheese.”  There  are 
several theories of the cause  of cheese-poison­
ing more plausible than that advanced  by Mr. 
Lambert, and  one  especially  which  puts the 
blame upon some weed eaten by the cow.  Mr. 
Horton, the m anufacturer of cheese a t  Fruit­
ridge,  and  I  both  thought  of  this  possible 
cause independently of  each  other,  and  even 
think  of  the  plant  which  might  cause  the 
trouble.  1 have not learned yet  the  name  of 
the plant he suspects; and I do not now care to 
mention the one I suspect,  until  experiments 
have been made on it.

I t will not do yet, hpwever, to  fasten  to  any 
one theory in regard  to cheese poisoning.  Mr. 
Horton said, in a recent letter:  “I have never 
heard  a  theory  advanced  concerning  this 
trouble  but  th at  circumstances  and  known 
facts could be called up to say it can not possi­
bly be that.”  One main wish now is to  collect 
facts,  which  are  more  useful  to  us  than 
theories, although we must use  theories  until 
we find the right one.

Yours  respectfully,

H en ry B. Ba k er,  Sec’y.

F U R T H E R   PR O O F S   PR O M ISED .

E ast Sagin a w , Oct. 2,1884. 

Editor Michigan Tradesman ;

Dear Str—I should like to know if you think 
it would be advisable for me to give to the pub­
lic further proofs of the whey  tank  being the 
cause of cheese  poisoning. 
I  can  give  more 
positive proof than I did  before.  I  have just 
returned from Chicago, and while there  found 
where whole carloads  of  cheese  had  been  re­
turned, with the  report  that  whoever ate  of 
them   were  taken  very  sick.  There are also 
other bits of information  which  I  picked  up. 
Would it not be well to  give  to  the  public  in 
the same article the facts as to the danger  the 
dairy interest is in should the butterine manu­
facturers take this cheese  poisoning into their 
hands?

Yours respectfully,

C. B. Lambert.

Mr. L am bert has been assured  th a t  th e  col­
um ns o f T h e T radesman are open  to  him  on 
all subjects pertaining to  the  dairy  interests, 
and his  com m unication  will  undoubtedly  ap­
p ear n e x t week.

T H E  W H EY  A B E N E F IT .

Grand  Ra pid s, October 6. 

Editor of The Tradesman:

Dear  Sir —As a  practical  cheese  m aker  of 
eighteen years’ experience, I  have  found  the 
draw ing of the w hey from   the  factory  in  the 
m ilk cans to be a benefit, ra th e r th a n   a  disad­
vantage  as  th e  w hey  tends  to keep th e m ilk 
w hich adheres to the  sides of  the  cans  moist, 
and consequently m akes it easier to   wash  the 
cans.  This  is  especially  a  benefit  in  w arm  
w eather, w hen th e m ilk is liable to  dry  on  the 
I  have heard this subject 
sides  of  th e  cans. 
discussed  a t  conventions  of  cheese-m akers, 
tim e and tim e again,  and  th e  conclusion  was 
invariably reached th a t less danger  w as  to   be 
feared w here  the  whey  was  retu rn ed   to  the 
farm ers in the sam e cans in which they brought 
th e  m ilk th an  if separate cans or  barrels w ere 
provided for th a t purpose.
Y ours  truly,

F ra nk  J .  Lamb.
y 
The following is a list of the cheese  factories 

Cheese  Factories in  M ichigan. 

From the Detroit Free Press.

The  complaint of a  blacksmith  in  the 
Free Press, the other  day» answers  equally 
well for the grocery trade,” said a retail gro­
cer the other day.

“Are you bothered with rich debtors?” 
“More than you dream of.  It is a curious 
fact that our richest customers  are the poor­
est pay where small accounts are concerned.” 

“What is your experience?”
“Well, a  citizen  worth  anywhere  from 
$30,000 to $100,000 comes in here and orders 
a bill of goods.  He is perfectly  good  and I 
know it.  He may order $25  worth of goods 
and hand me the cash or a check, or he may 
want it booked.  No matter  how  he  starts 
off, if he gives me his  patronage  for  three 
months he is in  my debt more or less.  The 
debt is good, mind you, but how to  collect it 
is the nextr thing.”

“Why, send  him a bill.”
“Exactly, but in nine  cases  out of  ten it 
is handed to the servant and  laid  upon the 
shelf to keep.  The  wife  may  receive  and 
mislay it, and  the gentleman may  receive it 
and forget all about it.  To send a second is 
a sort of insult and we cannot afford to keep 
a collector.  I have accounts  here of $3, $4, 
$6,  and  up  to  $10  against  wealthy  men 
which I may as  well  charge  to  profit  and 
loss.”

“That seems hard.”
“Not an hour ago I  presented a little  bill 
—about  $4.50—to  agentleman wortli  all  of 
$60,000.  That  account  is  ten  months  old. 
He pocketed  the bill  with the remark that 
he would  look it over.”
“And he will pay it?”
“Not one hope  that he  will.  Even if he 
looks it over and finds one charge of a paper 
of starch, another of two bars of soap, and a 
third of a scrubbing brush, what wiser will he 
be? Why didn’t he pay it on the spot or ques­
tion my account?  That  little account repre­
sented more profit than I can  make  on  five 
barrels of  sugar.  We  have  to  work 
like 
slaves, and competition has cut profits down 
to the last figure, but we could all do ten per 
cent, better if the  rich  people  paid  their 
debts as well as the poor ones.  1 had rather 
give credit to a  man  earning  $25  per  week 
than to any millionaire  in  Detioit—that  is, 
for a small  amount—and I  would  give big 
odds that my  money  would  come in  with 
greater promptness”

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—The  m arket  is  well  supplied  with 
fall fruit, which commands from $1.50 to  $1.75 
for choice cooking and eating.  The warm and 
windy weather of the past  week  has  brought 
thousands  of  dollars  worth  of  fruit  to  the 
ground, most of which will be a complete loss, 
as the m arket  is  overstocked  with  windfalls 
and other inferior grades.

Beans—Buyers pay  $1  for  choice  unpicked 
and sell for $1.25@$1.50  for  picked,  the  latter 
figure commanding an exceptionally fine qual­
ity.

Butter—Creamery 

is  very  scarce,  in  fact 
there is none in m arket at the present time.  It 
readily commands  30c,  while  dairy  is  scarce 
and firm at 16@22e, according to quality.

Butterine—Higher  and  firmer, 

in  conse­
quence of the high price of genuine butter and 
lard,  particularly  the  latter.  Solid  packed 
creamery brings 26c, and dairy 16 and  20c.

Beets—40c 11 bu. or $1.25'1? bbl.
Cabbages—$4@$5 $  100.
Celery—25c $  bunch.
Cheese—Full cream is firmer,  and is jobbing 

at 10)4@11 for prime.

Clover Seed—Choice medium $5.55 $  bu., and 

mammoth at $5.20 1) bu.

Cider—Sweet, 12c fl gal.
Eggs—Scarce and firm a t 18.  There will prob­
ably be no further decline this  season,  unless 
the warm weather should hold  on  for  a  fort­
night longer.

Grapes—Delawares  are  scarce  and  readily 
command  8c.  Concortls  and  Isabellas  and 
scarce—not enough in  the  m arket  to  supply 
one-quarter of the demand—a t 6c.

Hops—Brewers are paying 25c for choice new 

Honey—Choice new is firm a t 15c.
Hay—$12@$14 for new, and $13@$15  for bail­

ed.

crop.

in this State:
Clark, Baker & Co., (severalfactories).. Adrian
Theobald  Rottach............................Anchorville
J. B.  Tornay........................................Anchorville I
Hiram  Barrows........................................Armada
Leopold Mayer........................................   Athlone |
E.F. Preston...........................................Bismarck
Augustus  Haven...........................Bloomingdale
W arren Haven & Co......................Bloomingdale
Martin Wait &  Sons.................................. Butler
Capac Cheese  Co......................................... Capac
E. J.  Savage......................................Coopersville
J. T.Hendeson......................................... Croswell
Potter & Co............................................... Davison Station
Jam es  Skinner.........................................Davison Station
Jacob  B eller.............................................-Detroit
Regenmorter &  Demstra........................Drenthe
Wilkerson Bros..........................................Dundee
Durfee & Flinn................................................Elm
Davis  Wildy.....................................................Elm
Wildy &  Katon................................................Elm
M. S.  Doyle.....................................................Elsie
Rufus  Baker........................................... Fairfield
Theodore  Rottach............................ Fair Haven
Wm. Allen."....................................... Farmington
Calvin  Lapham.................................Farmington
Samuel  Locke.................................. Farmington
A rthur  Power.................................. Farmington
Asa  Smith 
...................................... Farmington
H.  Goliver...............................................Fostoria
James Webb...........................................Goodsells
K. B.  Edgell.............................................Hopkins
Frank E. Pickett.....................................Hilliards
S. M. Eggleston  (Springdale)............... Hilliards
John  Elliot.....................................................Iosco
J.Joslin.......................................................Livonia
L. Joslin..................................................... Livonia
Lynn Cheese M’f’g Ass’n ............................ Lynn
Frank W hite.............. ................................ Mason
A. J.  Colvin........... ....................................Medina
P. S.  Lee................................................... Morenci
Henry  Pelgrim .... f.......................................New Holland
W alter Board well................................ •' —  Olivet
J. S.  Griswold.................................. Parshallville
W. A. Smith....................................... Plank Road
John  Varsen..................................... Plank Road
Raisin Union Cheese Co  ..............Raisin Center
Cheese and Butter Ass’n ................ Rawsonville
Fuller &1 Gleason...............................•> Richmond
Peter  Blake.......................................River Bend
J. Q. Walling.........................................Salt River
J. O. Chapin & B ro.......................... 
  Saranac
Davis & Brown........................... South Fairfield
A. E.  Johnson............................................ Sparta Center
Stryker & Dugan.........................................Stark
Geo.  W ard....................................... - - ........Tyner
H. W.  Dikeman..............................Vermontville
John Borst (Faiwiew)......................... Vriesland
I. B.  Sm ith.............................................. Wayland
M. C. Haywood & Co................................Weston
L. S. Cobb..................................................Winfield
Davenport &  McIntyre.............................. .York
yuba
Lamb, Brouwers & Louckes (Amber).. .Zeeland 
S. H. Oatrnan (Clover Hill).................... Zutphen

.............................  

The  H onest Farm er.

From the Coopersville Observer.
Our m erchants are complaining  that  but­
ter-m akers put too much salt in  the  bottom 
of butter crocks.  They say that  it  has  be­
come a habit—and  a  bad  one—to  throw  a 
handful of salt  (and  many  tim es  a  larger 
quantity)  in the bottom of the  crock.  This 
salt adheres to the  butter  when  taken  out, 
and causes considerable waste. 
I t is  also  a 
dishonest practice.  No  one  wants  to pay 
tw enty cents a pound for salt.  The  person 
who buys a crock of butter with a  pound  of 
salt in the bottom is cheated out of nineteen 
and one-half cents, and the person  who  puts 
the salt in  the crock is guilty of stealing just 
th at am ount

Onions—$2  bbl. for yellow or red.
Peaches—Pretty  nearly  played  out.  Small 
lots  are  coming  in  and  selling  at 50@75c for 
one-fifth bu. baskets.

Pears—About out of market.
Potatoes—Almost impossible  to  move them 
at any price.  Buyers are paying  25®30c,  and 
not at all anxious to handle many even at that 
price.

Poultry—Chickens, 14@16c.  Fowls 12c.
Red Peppers—90c $  bu.
Squash—Hubbard, l)4@2c f! ft.
Sweet  Potatoes—Jersey,  $4  $   bbl.  Balti­

more and Muscatine, $3 

bbl.

Turnips—35c $  bu.
Timothy—Choice is firmly held at $1.55 $  bu. 
Tomatoes—About out of m arket.

G R A IN S  AND  M IL L IN G  PR O D U CTS. 

Wheat—White,  Fulse, Clawson  and  Lancas 

ter command 74c.
Corn—60c $   bu.
Oats—White, 28@30c $  bu.
Rye—52@54c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 $  cwt. for new. 
Flour—Fancy Patent,  $5.50  $   bbl.  in  slicks 
and  $5.75  in wood.  Straight,  $4.50  3?  bbl.  in 
sacks and $4.75 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $1.50 $  cwt.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14  $  ton.  Bran, $13 
$  ton.  Ships, $14 $  ton.  Middlings, $17 $  ton 
Corn and Oats, $23 $  ton.

The Grocery  Trade.

Business in the grocery line has been fair 
ly good during  the  past  week,  collections 
having been w ilier above the average.  Gran­
ulated sugar has gone down  another  notch 
in spite of  declarations  on  all  sides  that 
itcoulctaot  go 
lower.  The  arrival  of  the 
new crop of raisins and currants necessitates 
the quotation of both new  and  old  fruits, 
The  corner in  citron, gotten  up  by  Hills 
Bros.,  the  New  York  fruit,  importers,  has 
forced the price up to an almost  unheard of 
figure.  Other  articles  in  the  grocery  line 
are  about  steady.

Butts’ patent processed hulled  com  flour 
advertised on  another  page, is  all  that  is 
claimed for it,  and  is  bound  to  meet  with 
hearty appreciation and sale at the hands of 
the trade.

A X LE  GREASE.

Frazer’s .........................................................  
jj®
Diamond........................................................  60
Modoc  ....  $ d o z .........................................  60
Paragon...  ^  doz    ......................................  <0
Paragon, 20 ft  pails......................................  90

B A K IN G   PO W D ER .

Arctic % ft cans.................................. 3? doz.  45
Arctic 14 ft cans.............................................. 
75
Arctic )4 ft cans.....................................................1 40
Arctic  1 ft  calls.....................................................2 40
Arctic 5  ft cans....................................................12 00

BLU IN G .

 
 

“ 
“ 

CA NN ED  P IS H .

“ 
“ 
BROOMS.

Dry, No. 2.......................'................... doz. 
25
Dry, No. 3..........................................doz. 
45
Liquid, 4 oz,.................................... -  doz. 
35
Liquid, 8 oz........................................doz. 
6o
Arctic 4 oz.........................................¥   gross  4 00
Arctic 8  oz......................................................00
12  00
Arctic 16 oz....................................... 
 
Arctic No. 1 pepper box.........................  
  2 00
 
Arctic No. 2 
3 00
Arctic No. 3 
* «0
 
No. 1 Carpet.............................................. 
2  50
No. 2 Carpet.............................................. 
2 25
No. 1  Parlor Gem....................................  
2  75
No. 1 H url.................................................  
2 00
No. 2 Hurl  ................................................ 
J  7o
Fancy Whisk............................................  
125
Comn&m W hisk........................................ 
85
Cove Oysters, 1  ft  standards..................... 1  15
Cove Oysters,«  ft  standards....................  1 95
Cove Oysters, 1 ft  slack  filled....................  75
Cove Oysters, 2 ft slack filled...........................1 2o
Clams, 1 ft  standards...........................  
I  65
Clams, 2 ft  standards........................................2 6a
Mackerel, 1 ft  fresh standards....................... 1 20
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh  standards....................... 6 50
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3  ft......................3 50
Mackerel, 3 1b in M ustard................................. 3 50
Mackerel, 3 ft broiled........................................3 50
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river.............................1 60
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river............................ 2 60
Salm on.lib  Sacramento................................. 1 50
Salmon, Wm. Hume’s Eagle........
Sardines, domestic %s...............................
Sardines,  domestic  )4s..............................
Sardines,  Mustard  )4s...............................
Sardines,  imported  %s..............................
Sardines, imported )4s...............................
Sardines, imported )4s, boneless.............
Sardines, Russian  kegs............................
Trout, 3 ft  brook.......................................

...  J  85

CANNED F R U IT S .

90
Apples, 3 ft standards...............................
Apples, gallons,  standards, E rie............... 2 50
Blackberries, standards.............................. 1  25
Cherries,  red..................................................I  JO
Cherries, w h ite ...........................................1  m
Damsons.........................................................J  20
Egg Plums, standards 
..............................1 3o
Egg Plums,  E rie...........................................1 4»
Green Gages, standards 2 ft........................1 40
Green Gages,  E rie........................................1 50
Peaches, 31b  standards................................1  <5
Peaches, 3 ft E xtra Yellow......................... 2 00
Peaches,  seconds.........................................1 6o
Pie Peaches 3 ft.............................................}  b
Pears, Bartlett 2 ft............. *....................... 1 30
Pineapples, 2 ft  stand..................................140
Q uinces..........................................................J 45
Raspberries, 2 ft stand................................l  *5
Raspberries, 2ft Erie................................... 1  40
Strawberries,  2 ft standards........................1  10
Apricots, Lusk’s ................................................2 65
Egg  Plum s...............................................••••2 6d
Green Gages.......................,........................2 65

CANNED  F R U IT S — C A L IF O R N IA .

OATMEAL.

 

 

o i l .

do. 

18 5 ft pkgs...............................................   @3 75
362ft pkgs...............................................   @3 25
Imperial  bbls.........................................  @5 50
Quaker bbls......................  
@6  75
Steel  cu t..................................... 
  @5  75
Kerosene  W. W..................................... 
13)4
Legal te st.............................. 
13%
Sweet, 2 oz. square................................. 
75
1  00
Sweet, 2  oz. round........... 
................. 
Castor, 2 oz.  square...............................  
75
Castor, 2 oz. round.................................  
1  00
Choice in barrels med...........................................5 75
Choice in )4 
...................................... 3 50
small................................. 4 25
Dingee’s 54 
Dingee’s quarts glass fancy................................4 25
Dingee’s pints 
.........................  2 25
do 
American qt.  in Glass......................................... 2 00
American pt.in Glass............................... :.. .1 25
C. & B. English  quarts..................................6 00
C. & B. English  pints.....................................3 60
Chow Chow, mixed and Gerkins,  q uarts.. .6 00
pints__ 3 60
Dingee & Co.’s C. C; M. & G. Eng. style,qts.4 50 
pts..2 75

PIC K L E S .

do 
do 

“ 
“ 

“•  

" 

“ 

Im ported Clay 3 gross.......................... 2 25@3 00
Imported Clay, No.  216.........................  @1  85
American T. D.......................................  90@1  00

P IP E S .

R IC E .

Choice  Carolina................................................6)4
Prime  Carolina........... .....................................714
Java  ....................................................................6>s
Patna  ...................................................................6
Rangoon............................................................. 5%
Broken  ............................................................... 3%

SA LERATUS.

DeLand’s pure...............................................@514
Church’s  .......................................................@514
Taylor’s G.  M............................................ ..@514
Cap  Sheaf............................................ 
@514
Dwight’s ........................................................@ 514
Sea  Foam .......................................................@514
S., B. &L.’s  Best...........................................@  514

SALT.

60 P o ck et................................................ 
28 Pocket.................................................  
100 3 ft  pockets.......................................  
Saginaw F in e ......................................... 
Diamond C..............................................  
Standard  Coarse....................................  
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........  
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__  
American, dairy, 14 bu. bags.................... 
Rock, bushels..............................................  

2 50
2 35
2 65
1 00
1 75
1 55
80
3 20

SA UCES.

Lee & Perrins  W orcestershire, pints.  @5 00 
Lee & Perrins Worcestershire, 14 pts.  @3 00
Picadilly, 14 pints..................................   @1 50
Halford Sauce,  large............................  @3 75
Pepper*Sauce, red  small......................  @  75
Pepper Sauce, green.............................   @  90
Pesper Sauce, red large ring...............  @1 30
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........   @1 60
Catsup, Tomato,  pints..........................   @  90
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  .....................   @1 30
Horseradish,  14 pints............................  @1*00
Horseradish, pints.................................  @1  30
Capers, French surflnes.......................  @2 25
Capers, French surflnes, large...........   @3 50
Olives, Queen, 16 oz  bottle............. ..  @3 85
Olives, Queen, 27 oz  bottle..................  @6 50
Olive Oil,  quarts, Antonia &  Co.’s __   @7 00
Olive Oil, pints,  Antonia & Co,’s ........   @4 00
Olive Oil, 14 pints, Antonia & Co.’s __   @2 5o

SEEDS.

H em p ......................................................  
C anary..................................................... 
R ap e..................... 
Mixed Bird............................................. 

 

5
414
7
514@6

25
30

Peaches....................................... 

2  90

CANNED VEG ETA BLES.

Asparagus, Oyster Bay.....................................3 25
Beans, L im a.................................................   8a
Beans, S tring................................................  90
Beans, Boston Baked................................... 1 65
Beans,  Stringless..........................................1 00
Corn,  Acme.................................. ................ 1  1|)
Corn, E rie.......................................................1  1®
Corn, Revere..................................................l 20
Corn,  Egyptian.............................................1  10
Corn,  Yarmouth...........................................1 20
Corn Trophy..................................................1  15
Corn, Camden 
............................................ 1  00
Mushrooms, French.....................................22@24
Peas, standard  M arrofat................................. 1 40
Peas, 2ft  Early, small  (new)...........................1 60
Peas, 21b Beav#r...........................................  75
Peas, French 2 ft.................................... .• .23@26
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden........................................ 1 10
Succotash, 2 ft standards............................  85
Succotash ,2 ftB .& M ................................... 1  75
Squash, 3ft  standards................................. 1  20
Tomatoes, 31b Dilworth’s.............................1  05
Tomatoes, 3 ft Job Bacon.............................1 05
Tomatoes, Red Seal...................................... 1  00

CHOCOLATE.

 

Boston  prem ium ......................................  @36
Baker’s prem ium ......................................  @40
R unkles............................’•........................  @35
German  sweet...........................................  @25
Vienna Sweet.......: ..........  
@25
CO FFEE.
@14
Green Rio...............................................12
@27
Green Jav a............................................. 17
@27
Green Mocha...........................................2a
@17
Roasted Rio.............................................12
@34
Roasted  Jav a..........................................24
@19
Roasted Mar........................................... 17
@34
Roasted Mocha.......................................
Roasted Mex........................................... 17!4@19
Ground  Rio— ......................................  9)4@17
Ground  Mex............................... 
@16
Arbuckle’S..............................................   @1514
X X X X .....................................................  @1514
Dilworth’s ..............................................   @1514
Levering’s ..............................................   @1514
Magnolia..................................................  
  @1514

 

72 foot J u t e ....... 1  25  160 foot Cotton— 1 75
60 foot Ju te .......1  05 
|50 foot Cotton— 1 50

CORDAGE.

FLA V O RIN G  EXTRACTS.

Lemon.

 

 

 

 

“ 
“ 

Vanilla.

Jennings’2 oz......................................$   doz- 1 9®
4 oz................................................... 1 50
6 oz................................................... 2 50
8 oz...................................».............3 50
No. 2 Taper...................................  1  25
No.  4 
1  75
54Y>int  round................................. 4  50
1 
............................... 9 00
No.  8................................................3  00
No. 10............................................   4  25
Jennings’ 2 oz............. ....................... ¥  doz.  1  40
4 oz.................................................. 2  50
6 oz.............. 
4  00
8 oz...............................................    5 00
No. 2  Taper..................................   1 50
No.  4 Taper...................................  3  00
14 pint  round...............................   7  50
1 pint  round................................. 15 00
No.  8..............................................  4 25
No.  10............  
6 00
F IS H .
Whole Cod..................«..........................  43i©614
Boneless Cod........................................ 
5@7@8
Herring 14 bbls. 100 ro.........................2 50@3 00
@24
V  "  ' 
Herring Scaled.
@90 
Herring Holland..................................
5  75
White, No. 1,14 b b ls............................
White, Family, 14 bbls.........................
95 
White, No. 1,10 ft k its.........................
1  05 
White, No. 1,12  ft k its.........................
5 00 
Trout, No.  1,14  bbls............................
90 
Trout, No. 1,12  ft  k its.........................
5 00 
Mackerel, No. 1,14. bbls.......................
1  00
Mackerel, No. 1,12  ft  k its..................
London Layers, crop 1884 .....................  
3
London Layers, crop 1883 .....................  
2 75
Loose Muscatel, crop  1884....................  @2 90
Loose Muscatel, crop 1883....................  @2 50
V alencias. crop 1884...............................  @10
Valencias, crop  1883..............................  @ 7  __1
D ehesia...................................................  @3 25
O ndaras...................................................  @10
Turkey P ru n e s..........................................  
Currants, crop  1884...............................  
@634
Currants, crop  1883...................  
@514
 
C itron......................................................   @25
Dried Apples, York State,  evap., bbls 
©714 
Dried Apples,  York State,  evap., box  @lo 

F R U IT S .

@514

M ATCHES.

Grand  Haven,  No. 9, sqilare..............................2 25
Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square.............................. 1 50
Grand  Haven,  No.  200,  parlor...........................2 50
Grand  Haven,  No.  300, parlor............. '.....3  75
Grand  Haven,  No.  7,  round............. .......... 2 25
Richardson’s No. 2  square...........*................2  70
do 
Richardson’s No. 3 
............................2 55
................*...........170
do 
Richardson’s No. 5 
do 
Richardson’s No. 6 
............................ 2  70
Richardson’§ No. 8 
do 
.............................170
do 
Richardson’s No. 9 
............................ 2 55
Richardson’s No. 4  ro u n d ...................................2 70
Richardson’s No. 7  do 
.............................. 2 55
Richardson’s No. 714 do 
..............................1  70
Richardson’s No. 30,3 gro...................................2 00
Richardson’s No. 3,2  gro.....................................1 25
Electric Parlor No. 17........................................... 3 20
Electric Parlor No. 18........................................... 4 64

M OLASSES.

Black  Strap.......................... ................... ‘
Porto  Rico..............................................
New  Orleans,  good...................................... 40@50
New Orleans,  fancy................................i..56@60

SOAP.

Lautz Bros. & Co.

Acme, 701 ft  bars...................................  @  6)4
Acme, 25 3 ft bars...................................  @  614
Towel, 25 bars  ...................................—.  @5 25
Napkin, 25  bars......................................  @5 25
Best American, 601 ft blocks...............  © 6
Palma 60-1 ft blocks, plain....................  @534
Shamrock, 100 cak^f, wrapped...........   @3 70
Master, 100-%; ft c ak e s....................... 
@0 00
Stearine, 100  34 ft cakes.......................  @4  85
Marseilles, white, 100 34 ft  cakes........   @6 25
Cotton Oil, white, 100 34 ft  cakes........   @6 25
Lautz’s 60-1 ft blocks, wrapped............  @7
German  Mottled, wrapped..................   @614
Savon, Republica, 60 ft box..................  @ 534
@ 534
Blue Danube, 60-1 ft blocks................. 
London Family, 60-1 ft  blocks.......... 
@ 5
London Family,3-lb bars 80ft........ . 
-@1 00
London Family, 4-ft bars 80 ft.............   @4 00
Gem, 100 cakes, wrapped.....................   @3 85
Nickel, 100 cakes, wrapped..................  @3  75
Climax, 100 cakes,  wrapppd................   @3 25
Boss, 100 cakes,  wrapped.....................   @2 30
Marseilles Castile, Toilet,3 doz in  box  ©1 25
A 1  Floating, 60  cakes..........................   @4 20
Kirk’s American  Fam ily........... ft 
6)4
5%
5%
.534
514
514
414
6  75
5
3 60
4 10
3 40
3 75
4 20

do. 
In d i$ .........................................  
do.  Savon........................................ 
do.  S atin et...................................... 
do.  R evenue................................... 
do.  White Russian......................... 
Goodrich’s English Family  ............... 
P rincess............................ 
r & Gamble’s Iv o ry .................
Japan  O live........
do.
Town Talk  $  box
do.
Golden Bar...........
do.
do.
Arab.......................
Amber....................
do.
Mottled  German..
do.

5  10

do. 

Procter & Gamble’s V el vet......................  @3 40
Procter & Gamble’s Good Luck..........  @3 20
Procter & Gamble’s Wash  Well..........  @3 05
Badger............................................ 60fts  @614
G alvanic.....................................................  @4 20
Gowan-& Stover’s New Process 3 ft br  @18%
Tip Top....................................... 3 ft bar  @  16
Ward’s White Lily.....................................  @6 75
Handkerchief.............................................  @4 20
Sidall’s .......................................................  
3 00
Babbitt’s ....................................... 
4 15
Dish R a g .................................................... 
Bluing.......................................................... 
5 00
Magnetic........................................  
New  French  Process.*.............................  
4 50
5 00
Spoon.......................................................... 
5 00
Anti-Washboard........................................ 
 
V aterland........................................... 
 
Magic...........................................................  
4 20
P ittsburgh.................................................. 
4 00
Bogue’s ....................................................... 
6 75
White castile bars...................................... 
Mottled castile............................................. 
Old Country............................................. 

12
10
514

 

 

SPIC E S.
Whole.

Ground.

P epper............................................................18@20
Allspice..........................................................  9@10
Cassia.............................................................  @10
N utm egs........................................................ 60@70
Cloves  ............................................................15@18

P epper........................................... 
Allspice................................................. 
12@18
Cinnamon  .............................................  
16@30
Cloves........ .................................................... 15@25
Ginger..............................  
16@18
M ustard..........................................................15@30
Cayenne.........................................................25@35

 

STARCH.  *

Special prices on 1,000 ft orders.

614
Gilbert’s Gloss 1 ft.................................... 
“ 
“ 3ft cartoons.................... 
6%
7
“ 
“  crates............................  ‘ 
514
“ 
“  b u lk ................................. 
Corn, l f t ...................................  
“ 
7
@5
Niagara Laundry, 40 ft box,  bulk....... 
@434
•* 
Laundry, bbls, 186  fts...........  
@6)4
“  Glos*, 401 ft packages............  
@6
“  Gloss,  36 3 $   packages........... 
“  Gloss, 6 ft box, 72 ft crate___ 
@7
@7
“ 
Corn, 401 ft  packages...........  
@634
Muzzy Gloss 1 ft package...................... 
Muzzy Gloss 3 ft package.....................  
@6)4
@7%
Muzzy  Gloss 6 ft boxes......................... 
Muzzy Gloss b u lk ...  ............................  
@514
@7
Muzzy Corn  1 ft...................................... 
@8
Kingsford Silver Gloss......................... 
Kingsford Silver Gloss 6 ft  box.......... 
@8)4
@8
Kingsford Corn...................................... 
Oswego  Gloss......................................... 
@6)4
@6)4
Mirror  Gloss........................................... 
Mirror Gloss, corn.................................  @634
@4
Piel’s Pearl.. . . ........................................ 
American Starch Co.’s
l f t   Gloss........................................*........ 
@6)4
10 oz  Gloss..............................................  
@3%
3 ft  Gloss.................................................   @6
6 ft Gloss, wood  boxes..........................  
@7
* @6)4
Table Corn...................................... 401b 
Table  Corn..................................... 20  ft  @7
Banner, bulk........................................... 
@4
Rising  Sun gross..5 88|Dixon’s  gross........ 5 50
U niversal...............5 88 Above $  dozen.......   50
I X  L ....................... 5 501

s t o v e  PO L IS H .

SUGARS.

Cut Loaf.................................................  
C ubes..................................................... 
Powdered..............................................  
Granulated  ........................................... 
Conf. A ...................................................
Standard A ............................................
E xtra C white.........................................   6  @6)4
Extra C................................................... 
5%@6
Fine C................................................. .. 
5 )4 @5 34
Yellow C..................................................  5  @5)4

@7)4
@734
@7)4
@6  %

a

SY RUPS.

 

TEA S.

32
Corn,  Barrels.........................................  
Corn, 14 bbls............................................  
34
Corn, 10 gallon kegs...............................   @  36
Corn, 5 gallon kegs............................... .  @185
Corn, 4)4 gallon kegs..............................  @1 65
Pure  Sugar.......................................bbl  22®  38
Pure Sugar Drips.........................14 bbl  30@  36
Pure Sugar  Drips................ 5 gal kegs  @1  85
Pure Loaf Sugar Drips...............14 bbl  @  95
Pure  Loaf Sugar..................5 gal kegs  @1  85
Japan ordinary.............................................24@30
Japan fa ir.......................................................32@35
Japan fair to good........................................35@37
Japan fine........ ..............................................40@50
Japan dust..................................................... 15@20
Young Hyson................................................25@50
Gun Powder................................................... 35@5o
33@55@60
Oolong.......................................... 
30
Congo
TOBACCO— F IN E  CUT.
Brother  Jonothan.................................
Diamond  Crown....................................
Rose Bud.................................................
O.  K .........................................................
Our  Bird.................................................
Peaches...................................................
Morrison’s  F ruit....................................
V ictor......................................................
Red  Bird.......................... .....................
Opera Queen...........................................
Sweet Rose..............................................
Green  Back............................................
F r u it........................................................
O So  Sweet..............................................
Prairie Flower.......................................
Climber [light and  dark].....................
Matchless................................................
H iaw atha.................................... ..........
Globe........................................................
May Flow er............................................
Hero.........................................................
A tlas......................................................
Royal Game............................................
Silver Thread.........................................
Seal...........................................................
K entucky................................................
Mule  E ar..................... ............................
Peek-a-Boo.............................................
Peek-a-Boo, 14  barrels..........................
Clipper, Fox’s.........................................
Clipper, Fox’s, in half barrels.............
Fountain..............................................
Old Congress...........................................
Good Luck..............................................
Good and Sweet.....................................
Blaze Away............................................
Hair L ifter............................................
Old Glory, light......................................
Charm of the West, dark,..................
Governor, in 2 oz tin foil.....................
Big Sevens; dime c u ts..........................
Black Diamond......................................
Old Time, nickel cuts............................
Trotter, rum  flavor...............................
Boot  ........................................................
B. F. P .’s Favorite.................................
Old Kentucky.........................................
Big Four,  2x12.......................................
Big Four, 3x12.........................................
Spearhead, 2x12 and 3x12.....................
Turkey, 16 oz.,  2x12...............................
Blackbird. 16 oz.,  3x12..........................
Seal of Grand Rapids............................
Glory  ......................................................
D urham ...................................................
Silver  Coin..............................................
Buster  [Dark].......................................
Black Prince [Dark]..............................
Black Racer  [Dark]..............................
Leggett & Myers’  Star..........................
Clim ax.....................................................
Hold F a s t.................................1.............
McAlpin’s Gold Shield..........................
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 ft  cads..........
Cock of the Walk  6s..............................
Black Spun  Roll....................................
Nimrod.................................•..................
Acorn ......................................................
Red Seal..................................................
C rescent..........................■.......................
Black  X ...................................................
Black  Bass.......................... ...................
Nobby  Spun Roll...................................
Spring......................................................
Crayling, all  styles...............................
Mackinaw...............................................
Horse Shoe..............................................
Big Chunk or J.T ..................................
Hair L ifter............................................ .
D. and D., black......................................
McAlpin’s Green  Shield.......................
Ace.High, black....................................
Champion  A ...........................................
Sailors’  Solace........................................
Red Star.................................................
D uck........................................................
Jum bo......................................................
Apple Jack ................ •...........................
Jack Rabbit........... ...............................

@32
©60
@50
@45
@30
@38
@50
@60
@o2
@40
@45
@38
@33
@31
@65
@62
@65
@69
@70
@70
@45
@35
@38
@67
@60
@30
@67
@32
@30
@32
@30
@74
@64
@52
@45
@35
@30
@60
@60
@60
@45
@35
@38
@70
@46
@48
@48
@48
@48
@46
@48
@35
@48
@50
@48
@50
@36
@36
@36
@50
@50
©48  ,
@48
@51
@37
@38
@48
©48
@46
@44
@35
@40
@50
@50
@50
@47
@44
@40
@36
@36
@47
@35
@48
©48
@50
@48
@40
©50
@42

PLU G .

SM OKING.

 

4 20

5 50

I6@25

do 
do 
do 

Ruby, cut Cavendish.  3  oz..................
@15
Boss  ........................................................
@18
Peck’s  Sun..............................................
@30
Miners and  Puddlers............................
@26
Morning Dew.........................................
Chain  ......................................................
@22
@25
Seal of Grand  Radids............................
@30
King.........................................................
@28
F lirt........................................................
@30
Pug....................... ............... ......... .........
@24
Ten Penny Durham, 14 and %.............
@15
Amber, 14 and l f t ..................................
@18
John  Giipin,  granulated.....................
@47
Lime Kiln  Club......................................
@90
Blackwell’s Durham Long  Cut............
@90
Vanity  Fair.
D im e.................;.....................................   18@25
@25
Peerless
Standard....................................
@22
Old Tom............................... .
@21
@24
Tom & Je rry ..............................
@25
Joker...........................................
Traveler....................................
@26
Maiden........................................
@27
T opsy ............................v .........
@26
Navy Clippings,  Leidersdorf’s 
@25
Honey D ew ...............................
@32
Gold  Block.........................................
@22
Camp F ir e .........................................
©19
Oronoko..............................................
@26
Nigger  Head......................................
@60
Durham, 14 f t ....................................
@57
14 f t .....................................
3 25
@55
14 f t .....................................
@51
l f t ..................................
@22
H olland..............................................
©16
G erm an..............................................
@30
Long Tom...........................................
@26
National..............................................
@26
T im e ...................................................
@28
Love’s Dream....................................
@23
Conqueror .........................................
Fox’s ........................................................  @22
  @32
G rayling.................................................. 
SealSkin........ ..........  
@30
Dime D urham ........................................  @25
Rob Roy...................................................  @26
Uncle  Sam.................................................   @28
L um berm an..............................................   @26
Railroad Boy..............................................   @37
Mountain Rose.......................................   @20
Good  Enough.................................... . 
@23
Home Comfort, %s and  )4s..................  @25
Old  Rip, long c u t...................'..............   @55
Durham,  long cut, No.  2.....................   @55
Two  Nickle, 145......................................  @25
Two  Nickle, 148......................................  @26
Star Durham .....................................  
Golden Flake Cabinet............................  @40
Seal of North Carolina, 2 oz....................  @50
Seal of North Carolina, 4  oz................   @48
Seal of North Carolina, 8  oz................   @43
Seal of North Carolina, 16 oz  boxes...  @42
Big Deal, 14s  longcut...............................   @27
Applejack, 14s  granulated....................  @24
King Bee, longcut, 14s and 14s............  @22
Milwaukee Prize, 14s and 14s...............  @24
Good Enough, 5c and 10c  Durham __   @24
Durham, S., B. & L, 14s and )48...........   @24
Rattler, longcut.........................................   @28
Windsor cut plug..................... ............  @25
Mule E a r.................................................  
24
23
H iaw atha................................................ 
Old Congress............................... 
 
23
Acme........................................................ 
30
10@12
Pure  Cider.............................................. 
White  W ine............................................  
10@12
1776 $  f t ...................................................  @1014
Gillett’s $  f t ..............................................   © 714
Soapine pkg...............................................  
7@10
Pearline $  box...........................................  @4 50
Lavine, single boxes, 481 ft  papers...  @4 50
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 481 ft pap’rs  @4 25 
Lavine, single  boxes, 100 6 oz papers.  @4 50 
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 100 6  oz  pap  @4 25 
Lavine, single boxes, 80 14 ft papers..  @4  15
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 80 )4 ft paprs  @4 00
Twin Bros..........1 65  1 W ilsons................ 1 75
Gillett’s ............. 175  [National...............165
B lacking.........................................30, 40, 50@60
do  w aterproof............................ 
150
  95
Bath Brick im ported........................ 
 
75
American............................ 
do 
@3
Barley......................................................  
1  10
Burners, No. 1 ........................................ 
do  No.  2.......................................  
1  50
Bags, American A ................................. 
20 00
8 
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand................. 
Condensed Milk,  Swiss........................  
7  50
Curry Combs $  doz............................... 1 25®

W ASH ING PO W D ERS.

M ISCELLANEOUS.

V IN EGA R.

SH ORTS.

YEAST.

 

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Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans.................  @25
Candles, Star..............................................  @15
Candles,  Hotel...........................................  @16
Chimney  Cleaners $   doz.........................  @50
Chimneys No.  1.....................................   @38
No.  2......................................  @48
@27)4
Cocoanut,  Sehepps’ 1 & 14 ft  do 
Extract Coffee,  v. c................................   85@90
F e lix ...........................1 28©
Flour Sifters 
doz............................... 3 00©
Fruit Augurs each.................................1 25@
Gum, Rubber 100 lum ps.......................  @30’
Gum, Rubber 200 lum ps.......................   @40
Gum, Spruce.............................................  30@35
Hominy, $  bbl.......................................   @4 50<
H. C. Flour, 18 3 ft pkgs., ^  box...........   @2  80
H. C. Flour in bulk, 
c w t..................  @4 50
Ink $  3 dozen  box.................................1 00®
Jelly in Pails...........................................  @5)4
do  Glass Tumblers $  doz..................  @70
Lye 
2  doz. cases.................................  @1 55
Macaroni,  Im ported.............................   @13
Domestic.................................................  @65
French Mustard,  8 oz ^  dozen...........   @75
Large  Gothic............  @1  35
Oil Tanks, Star 60  gallon........................  @10 00
Peas, Green Bush..................................   @1  75
do  Split prepared..............................  @3)4
Powder,  Keg..........................................4 00@
'A Keg.....................................2 50@
Sago  .................................................  
Shot, drop............................... :.............. 1  60@
do  b u c k ..............................................1^80®
Sage..........................................................  @15
Tobacco Cutters e ac h ..........................1 25@
T w ine....................................  
Tapioca................................................... 
5@6
Wicking No. 1 $  gross..........................   @40
do  No. 2  ......................................  @65
do  A rgand..................................1 50@

5@6

do 

do 

 

..!... 16

CANDY,  FRUITS AND  NUTS.

do 
do 

  @10)4

Putnam  & Brooks quote as follows:

FANCY—IN 5 ft BOXES.

STICK.
Straight, 25 ft  boxes............................   @10
Twist, 
............................. 
Cut Loaf 
..............................  @12
MIXED.
Royal, 25 ft  pails.......................................   @10)4
Royal, 200 ft bbls............. ...............................10
Extra, 25 ft  pails.............................................. 1114
Extra, 200 ft bbls..............................................ll
French Cream, 25 ft pails............................. !l4
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases......................................... 14
Broken, 25  ft  pails........... ............................... 1114
Broken, 200 ft  bbls........................................... lo)a
Lemon  Drops.................................................. 14
Sour Drops........................................................15
Peppermint  Drops........   ..............................16
Chocolate Drops..............................................IX
H M Chocolate  Drops.......................   .......... 20
Gum  D ro p s.....................................................12
Licorice Drops................................................. 20
A B   Lihorice  Drops....................................... 14
Lozenges, plain................................................J0
Lozenges,  printed...........................................17
Im perials......................................................... 16
M ottoes............................................ 
Cream  B ar......................................................[15
Molasses B ar.................................................... 14
Caramels...........................................................!.. i20
Hand Made Creams................................  
[23
Plain  Creams................................................ ” 20
Decorated  Creams..........  ...............¡..... . " a
String Rock.................................................. !.. 16
Burnt Almonds..........................................."*24
W intergreen  Berries................................... 1  16
Lozenges, plain in  pails................................. 14
Lozenges, plain in  bbls................................... 13-
Lozenges, printed in pails..............................15
Lozenges, printed in  bbls.............................. 14
Chocolate Drops, in pails................................14
Gum  Drops, in pails........................................  8
Gum Drops, in bbls.........................................   7
Moss Drops, in  pails........................................ll
Moss Drops, in bbls.........................................  9)^
Sour Drops, in  pails.......................................12
Imperials, in  pails........................................... 14
Imperials  in bbls........................................ ” !l3
box............................
Oranges 
Oranges 0 0  $  box.....................
Oranges, Jamaica, 
bbl..........
Oranges, Imperials, ]9  box.......
Oranges, V alencia^  case........
Lemons,  choice..........................
Lemons, fancy............................
Bananas $  bunch.......................
Malaga Grapes, 
keg...............
Malaga Grapes, $  bbl................
Figs,  layers 
ft.........................
........................
Figs, fancy  do 
Figs, baskets 40 ft ^  ft...............
Dates, frails 
do  ...............
Dates, )i do 
do  ..............
Dates, skin..................................
Dates, 14  skin.............................
Dates, Fard 101b box ^   f t........
Dates, Fard 50 ft box 
ft........
Dates, Persian 50 ft box ^3 ft__

.......  12@16
.........  18@20
.........  @13)4
.......  © 6
........   @7
........   @ 6
........   © 7)4
........ 10  @11
........   7  @ 8
........   6)2©  7

Fancy—in  B ulk.

00®6 56 
@3 06

4 50@5  00* 
.5 50@6 06

FRUITS.

PEANUTS.
'do  ,
do  .

NUTS.

do 
do 

........  @  T
........  @ 7
........  @7)4-
........  @ 814:

Choice 
Fancy 
Choice White, Va.do
Fancy H P„  Va  do  ..................
Almonds,  Terragona, $  ft.......... ........  18@19
Almonds, loaca,
do  .......... ........   16@17
Brazils,
do^...........
........   fe@10
Pecons,
d o ...................   10@lt
Filberts, Barcelona
d o ..........
Filberts, Sicily
d o ...................  13@14
Walnuts, Chilli
do  ........... ........   @12)4
Walnuts, Grenobles
do  ........... ........  14@15
Walnuts, California* do  . 
..
Cocoa Nuts, &  100
........  @4 56
Hickory Nuts, large 38  bu ..........
Hickory  Nuts, small do  .......... ........  
1 25.

. 

PROVISIONS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing  &  Provision  Ca- 

quote  as  follows:

PO R K  IN   B A R R ELS.

Heavy Mess, old...............................-...........$16 56
Heavy Mess,  new.........................................
Back, shortcut, new..........  .......................   17  06
Pig, short  cut, new,  better  than  m ess...  17  00
Extra Family Clear,  new............................  13  50-
Extra Clear Pig, new, Chicago  packing..  19 00
E xtra Clear, new, Chicago packing..........  20 50
Clear Back, new, Chicago packing........ 19 25-
Standard Clear, the best..........................
Boston  Clear.................................................
DRY  SALT MEATS—IN   BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy, 500 ft.  Cases.......... 
do. 
Half Cases.............  
Long Clear medium, 500 ft  Cases.......... 
Half Cases.......... 
do 
Long Clears light, 500 ft Cases............... 
Half Cases............... 
do. 
Short Clears, heavy.................:..............  
medium.............................. 
light....................................  
Extra Long Clear Backs, 600  1b  cases.. 
Extra Short Clear Backs, 600 ft  cases.. 
Extra Long Clear Backs, 300  ft  cases.. 
Extra Short Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.. 
Bellies, extra quality, 500 ft cases........  
Bellids, extra quality, 300 ft cases........  
Bellies, extra qulaity, 200 ft cases........  
Tierces  ..................................................... 
30 and 50 ft T u b s...................................... 
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases   ..................  

1014
10%
1014
10%.
1014
10%
11
11
11
11)4
12
11%
12
11)4-
11%
12
8%
8)4
814 ■

do. 
do. 

LARD.

LA RDV N  TIN   P A IL S .

  @25

20 ft Round Tins, 80 ft  racks.................. 
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case.............................. 
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case.............................. 
10 ft Pails, 6 in a case.............................. 

8%
9%
9)4.
9

13%
14
14%
914
8)4
12
12)4

SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  O R  P L A IN .

Hams cured in sweet pickle, heavy__  
Hams cured in sweet pickle m edium ..  . 
light........  
Shoulders,  boneless...............................  
Shoulder, cured in sweet  pickle.......... 
Extra Clear Bacon..................... ............. 
Dried Beef,  E xtra................................... 

do. 

B E E F  IN  BA RR ELS.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts............11  06
E xtra  Mess,  Chicago packing....................10 25

CANNED B E EF.

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

incase.....................................................  18  00
do. 
2 ft cans, 1 doz. in case__   2  75
Armour & Co., 14 ft cans, 14 doz in case  18 00 
do. 
2 ft cans, 1 doz. in  case..  2  75 
do.  2 ft Compr’d Ham, 1 doz. in case 4  00

SAUSAGE—F R ESH  AND  SMOKED.

Pork  Sausage...................................................  9'
Ham  Sausage....................................................15-
Tongue  Sausage...............................  
Liver Sausage...................................................  8
Frankfort  Sausage..........................................10
Blood  Sausage....................................................8
Bologna,  ring...................................................   8)4 .
Bplogna, straight...........................................;  8)4
Bologna,  thick....................................   .......... 8)4
Head  Cheese.....................................................  8

 

 

P IG S ’ FEE T.

  3 96

 

In half barrels............................................ 
In quarter barrels.................................. *....  2 16
In kits...............................................................
In half barrels................................................$3  75
In quarter barrels.........................................    2 06
In kits............................................................... 
95.
Prices named are  lowest  at tim e of going to 
press, and are good only for th at date, su b ject. 
1 to m arket fluctuations.

T R IP E .

00

18@25

11

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Prevailing  rates  at Chicago are  as  follows: 

AUGERS AND B ITS.

50
Ives’, old  style............................. ..........dis
55
N. H. C. Co.................................... ..........dis
50
..........dis
Douglass’ ......................................
..........dis
50
Pierces’ .........................................
50
Snell’s ............................................ ..........dis
..........dis40&10
Cook’s  .........................................
25
Jennings’,  genuine..................... ..........dis
..........dis40&10
Jennings’,  imitation................
BALANCES.

Spring...........................................

..........dis

25

R ailroad....................................... ............. $  15 00
Garden.......................................... ..........net 33 00

BARROWS.

BELLS.

BOLTS.

H and............................................
Cow..............................................
Cad...............................................
G ong............................................
Door, Sargent..............................

....d is  $ 60&10
.......dis
60
.......dis
15
.......dis
20
.......dis
55

.......dis
.......dis
.......dis
.......dis
.......dis

S tove...:....................................
.......dis $
40
Carriage  new  list....................... ........dis
75
Plow  ............................................ ........dis 30&1C
Sleigh Shoe.................................. ........dis 50&15
Cast Barrel  Bolts.......................
50
W rought Barrel Bolts...............
55
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs..........
50
Cast Square Spring....................
55
Cast  Chain...................................
60
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob... ........ dis 55&10
Wrought Square......................... ........ dis 55&10
Wrought Sunk Flush................
30
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated Knob
Flush......................................... ........   50&10&10
Ives’  Door.................................... ........ dis
50&10
Barber ......................................... ........ dis $
Backus......................................... ........ dis
Spofford..........................
........ dis
Am. Bad......................................
........ dis

40
50
50
net

BRACES.

.......dis

BUCKETS.

Well, plain................................... ...............$ 4  00
Well, swivel.................................
4  50
BUTTS, CAST.

Cast Loose Pin, figured............. ........ dis
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed ........ dis
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 
W rought Narrow, bright fast  joint..dis
W rounht Loose  P in .............................dis
W rought Loose Pin, acorn tip ............ dis
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned............ dis
W rought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
tip p e d ..................................................dis
W rought Table...................................... dis
Wrought In side Blind......................... dis
W rought Brass...................................... dis
Blind. Clark’s..........................................dis
Blind, Parker’s...................................... dis
Blind,  Shepard’s................................... dis
Spring for Screen Doors 3x214, per gross
Spring for Screen Doors 3x3 
per gross

60
60
60 
50&10 
60 
60&  5 
60& 5
60&  5 
60 
60 
65&10 
70&10 
70&10 
70 
15  00 
18 00

CAPS.

Ely’s 1-10.....................................................per m
Hick’s C. F ............................................
G. D ........................................................
Musket............................................ .

CA TRIDG ES.

Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new list
Rim Fire, United  States........................dis
Central Fire............................................. dis

CH IS ELS.

Socket Firm er........................................dis
Socket Fram ing.....................................dis
Socket Corner........................................ dis
Socket Slicks..........................................dis
Butchers’ Tanged  Firm er...................dis
Barton’s Socket  Firm ers.................... dis
Cold......................................................... net

Curry, Lawrence’s................................dis
Hotchkiss  .............................................dis

COMBS.

65&10
65&10
65&10
65&10
40
20

3314

.  COCKS.

Brass,  Racking’s ........................................  40&10
Bibb’s ............................................... 
49&10
B e e r.............................................................  40&10
60
Fenns’............................................

 

Planished, 14 oz cut to size.......
14x52,14x56,14 x60.....................

C O PPER .

,.$B>

D R IL LS.

Morse’s Bit  Stock................................ dis
Taper and Straight Shank................... dis
Morse’s Taper  So5nk.....................'... dis

ELBOW S.

Com. 4 piece, 6  in ............................doz net $1  10
Conjugated.............................................dis  20&10
A djustable.............................................dis  40&10

*  

EX PA N SIV E B IT S .

Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00. 
dis 
Ives’, 1, $18 00;  2, $24 00 ;  3, $30 00.  dis

F IL E S .

American File Association  L ist........dis
Disston’s ................................................dis
New  American........ a ___, ..................dis
Nicholson’s ........................ . ..................dis
Heller’s .................................................. dis
Heller’s Horse Rasps........................... dis
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 

22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27
12 
15
Discount, Juniata 45, Charcoal 50. 
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ..............dis 

GA LV ANIZED IR O N ,
14 

13 
GAUGES.

20

50
50
50
50
30
•33^
28
18

50

HAMMERS.

15
Slaydole & Co.’s .....................................dis , 
Kip’s 4.................................. ..................dis 
25
Yerkes &  Plumb’s ................................dis 
30
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel......................30 c list 40
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 

H A NG ERS.

Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis  50
Champion, anti-friction......................dis 
60
Kidder, wood  tra . k ..............................dis 
40

H IN G ES.

Gate, Clark’s, 1,2,  3..............................dis 
60
State............................................ per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  414  14
and ¿longer..............................................
314
Screw Hook and Eye,  14  ...................net
1054
Screw Hook and Eye %..................... net
8
Screw Hook and Eye % ......................net 
714
714
Screw Hook and Eye,  %.....................net 
Strap and  T .................................. : ___dis  60&10

HO LLO W   W ARE.
Stamped Tin W are..................... .
JapannedjTin  W are..................
Granite Iron  W are................................... 

60&10
20&10
zi>

HO ES.

Grub  1............................................... $11 00, dis 40
Grub  2...............................................   11  50, dis 40
Grub 3.................................................   12 00, dis 40

k n o b s .

Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings........$2 00, dis 60
Door, porcelain, jap. trim m ings__   2 50, dis 60
Door, porcelain, plated trim ­
mings..........................................list,  7 25, dis 60
60
Door, porcelain, trimmings  list, 8 25, dis 
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain..........dis 
60
Picture, H. L. Judd &  Co.’s....................d 
40
50
H em acite................................................dis 

LOCKS—DOOR.

Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s reduced list dis  60
Mallory, W heelnr  &  Co.’s ..........................dis  60
Branford’s .................................................... dis  60
Norwalk’s ......................................................dis  60

LEV ELS.

M ILLS.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s .....................dis  65

Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ..................................dis  45
Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables dis  45
Coffee, Landers, Ferry &  Clark’s .............dis  45
Coffee, .Enterprise.......................................dis  25

©rg  (Boobs.

W oolen  M ills  In  M ichigan.

The following is a list of the ^manufacturers 

of woolen goods in this State: 
Buller B ro s............................................... 1 ilS?«
Joseph Ambler......................................... "Aimont

•

 

Bailey &  McCoy.................................. U ”   aS S
Cornwell & French....................................... Aibor
Hiram Storms......................................
McKee & Chidester..................................
G. M.  Huntley.................................... ••• • ,“ er“ n
J. W.  Sumner..............................................Rapids
Drumm Carding Mills. . ......................... Rancrort
Clinton Woolen Mfg. Co........................  .Clinton
Amsden & W eeden..................
L. A. Eaton................ ..............Church’s Corners
Michigan Knitting Co....................... 
Detroit
R. Schaarschmidt...................................... Detroit
L. Palm er & Son.................................... . • • Bexter
La G. Knitting Mill.......................... - • .Dowagiac
Dan’l F. Murphy........................... East Saginaw
Sam’l H orner................................. Eaton Rapids
Flint Cotton & Woolen Mills....................... * “ nt
Stone, Atwood &  Co.................... •—  •
S. G. Stadon....................... 
Grand Rapids
J . E.  Phillips.......................................Grand ville
H.  Gibson.............................................G!u
Welcome Marble............................... . • • S??
J .  D. Lickey.........................................  Jefferson
Lyman S  White &  Co..................... .. Jonest ule
Bush & Patterson.............................. Kalumazoe
Lansing Knitting  Works........................Lansing
Irtl Green............................................... 
  VaP®fr
J. L. i'ead & Son.................................. Lexi ^ 2 n
Clark  Bros................................................... V*"®“
A. Amden &  Son...................................  . ..L jons
Wm.  Pigott..........................................LaGrauge
Wm. Van Riper...................................LaG range
Lapeer Woolen  Mills.............................  -Eapeer
Wm. Craig............................................. ..M arietta
AVm. Brown & Co................................. Marquette
Jacob P eters...............................................xiKi015
Robert Forsyth................ 
-"Dltord
Reed & Leavenworth.............................. Mendon
Cyrus Stiles............................................   Monroe
Pembroke Knitting  Co......................Muskegon
J. W. Pow les..........................................Nashville
Mortimer  Smith.....................................Newajrgo
Snelhouse & Peck..................................Parkviue
Geo. Birkenshaw ..................................P**w P aw
C. E. Wakeman & Co................................Pontiac
D. G.  Williams..............................................  Port Huron
Schloss B ros...................................... Rawsonville
D. S. Schrag........................................... Reed City
S. H.  Richardson................................. Rochester
Philander Ewell................................... Rochester

 

S. A. Cliff & Co...................................... Richmond
Albert  Thiel...........................................
Nicol Woolen Mill Co..........................-St.  Clair
W. Cooper &  Co..................................St. Joseph
J. H.  Willis...................................... Summerville
Murdo  Matheson...................................... Tuscola
.Tuscola
O. B. Tobey &  Co................................. 
H. E. Stout &  Co...................................Tecumseh
North & Selden.................................... • 
» assar
Hay & Todd.............................................Ypsilanti

The Trade Prospect.

From the New York Times.
Almost without exception the  statements 
made by gentlemen  prominent in the manu­
facture and sale of clothing, in the dry-goods 
trade, in the boot and shoe trade, in millinery 
and hats, in general  groceries,  in  the  hard­
ware and in the  drug  trades,  were  marked 
with confidence and hope.  The view is gen­
eral that, though  the  margin  of  profits  is 
smaller and the money  value  of the sales  is 
less, the amount of  goods  sold  this  year is 
nearly as great  as  last  year, and  in  some 
eases  considerably  greater.  Purchases  are 
made in  smaller  quantities  but  more  fre­
quently.  Credits are  notably  reduced,  but 
payments are more prompt and  sure.  Great­
er  caution is observed as  to  overstocking, 
but the demand is steady and the  movement 
Tegular  and  healthy.  The  expectation of 
those most  familiar  with  the  situation is 
that the  net  result of the  year’s  business, 
when the usual annual inventory is taken in 
January, will be decidedly more satisfactory 
than it has  been  for  the 
last  two  years. 
Whether  “hard-pan” has been  touched  in 
Wall street or not it is impossible to say, but 
that it has  been  reached  in  general  com­
merce, and that  the  tendency is now  defi­
nitely and decidedly  though not’strongly, in 
the  opposite  direction  there is  no  doubt. 
Ultimately the  course of prices  on the  ex­
change will follow in the  same  way.  Hap­
pily there is not  much  prospect of immedi­
ate and rapid rise, and  the  chance  for  any­
thing like an  extensive  “bull”  speculation 
in the strest is remote.  But the evidence  is 
■clearly prepondering in favor of the substan­
tial value of the  principal  securities  there. 
The difficulty of obtaining money for  legiti­
mate trade upon available collateral is likely 
to diminish rather than increase.  The  gen­
eral prospect is now more definitely  encour­
aging than it has  been in  the  last  twenty 
months.

She  Exposed the  Deception.

“What a pretty hat you’ve  got!” exclaim­
ed Miss Daisy as they stood beside  the  sea. 
“What funny rough straw.”

“Yes,” said  Dandy Jack, as he carelessly 
twisted the fifty cent hat  which  the  tight­
ness of the money market had forced him to 
purchase,  “yes,  I am  very  particular  about 
my hats.  I have them made in London and 
imported expressly for me.  This is the  lat­
est thing in hats, don-cher-know,  among the 
boys in London.”

“Ah, you don’t say so,” said  Miss  Daisy. 
•“Let  me  see it again.  Oh, here  is a  little 
piece of thread hanging from the  crown:  let 
me break it off.”

She string, hauls out about  four  yards  of 
cheap  cotton  thread,  and  then  the  crown 
■dropped off; and in the solemn silence which 
followed the little  wavelets  could be  heard 
upon the  sands.

The  Dry  Goods  Market.

A fairly good  business  marked  the  dry 
goods trade here the past week although the 
unreasonably warm weather  has  had a ten­
dency to check  business.  The  outlook  for 
prints is very unpromising, and the Everett, 
Dannel and Richmond companies have  shut 
down for the beason.

Owing to the  depression in woolen goods, 
due to the large stock of woolen  cloths now 
in  market,  113  woolen  mills,  representing 
963 sets of  cards, have  concluded  to  lessen

will

the  demand.  This 
2,000,000  suits  of  i

der  to  improve 
repsesent  about 
clothing.  Many 
running on short time, and will  not start up 
again to their full capacity until the demand 
improves so as to insure cost of  production.

The looms used in the State of  New  Jer­
sey for the manufacture of  home-made  silk 
are almost fac-similies of those  employed in 
China and India for the same purpose.

In this country  the  annual  consumption 
of imported and domestic  cigars  is  sixty to 
every man, woman and child.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Spring &  Company quote ab ìuxxuwo :

WIDE BROWN COTTONS.

CHECKS.

OSNABURG,

Androscoggin, 94. .23  113epperell, 10-4....... 25
:3epperell, 11-4....... 2754
Androscoggin, 84. 21 
Pc^perell,  .74........ 1654 :3equot,  7-4........... 18
Peppered,  84........ 20  13equot,  8-4........... 21
Pepperell,  9 4 ........ 22541]5equot,  9-4............ 24
Park Mills, No. 90. 14
Park Mills, No. 100.15
:Prodigy, oz........... 11

Caledonia, XX, oz. 11
Caledonia,  X, oz.. 10
Economy,  oz........ 10 
Park Mills, No. 50. 10 M s Apron............ 1054
Park Mills, No. 60. 11  1M s  Furniture__ 1054
fo rk ,1  oz............. 10
Park Mills, No. 70. 12
STork, AA, extra oz. 14
Park Mills. No. 80.. 13
Alabama brown... 754..Alabama  plaid__ 8
94 Augusta plaid....... 8
Jewell briw n........
Kentucky brown. 1054 Toledo plaid.......... 754
Lewiston  brow n.. 854 Manchester  plaid. 7
Lane brown.......... 954 Vew  Tenn. plaid.. h
Louisiana plaid...

BLEACHED COTTONS.

8 Utility plaid.......... 654
854 Greene, G.  4-4....... 5V&
Avondale,  36........
Art  cambrics, 36.. 114 Sill, 4-4..................
854
754
Androscoggin, 44. 854 dill, 7-8..................
Androscoggin, 5-4. 1254. Hope,  4-4............... 754
754 Sing  Phillip  cam-
Ballou, 44.............
brie, 4-4............... 1154  1
Ballou, 54............. 6
854 binwood,  4-4..,__ 9
Boott,  0.4-4..........
Lonsdale,  4-4......... 854
7
Boott,  E. 5-5..........
Boott, AGC, 44---- 954 Lonsdale  cambric .1154
Boott, R. 34........... 5% Langdon.GB, 4-4.. 954
Blackstone, AA 44 .  754. Langdon, 45........... .14
Chapman, X, 4-4... .  654 Mason ville,  4-4__ .  954
Maxwell. 4-4........... .1054
Coûway,  44........... .
.  7V4 New York Mill, 4-4.1054
Cabot, ’44 ..............
Cabot, 7-8................ .  654 New Jersey,  4-4...
Pocasset,  P. M. C. .  754
Canoe,  3-4.............. .  4
Domestic.  36......... .  754 Pride of the West. .1254
Dwight Anchor, 44.  954 Pocahontas,  4-4... .  854
Davol, 44 ................ 954 Slaterville, 7-8....... .  654
Fruit of Loom, 44. .  8%f Victoi’ia, A A ...... .  9
F n iito f Loom, 7-8. .  8k Woodbury, 4-4....... • 554
Whitinsville,  4-4.. .  75*
Fruit of  the Loom,
cambric,  4-4....... .12 Whitinsville, 7-8... .  65*
Gold Medal, 4-4..  . .  7 Wamsutta, 4-4....... .1054
Gold Medal, 7-8— .  6M Williamsville,  36.. .105*
Gilded  Age............ .  834
Crown..................... .17 Mason ville TS....... .  8
No.  10..................... .1254 Masonville  S......... .105*
Coin........................ .10 Lonsdale................ .  95*
Anchor................... .15 Lonsdale A ............ .16
Nictory  O  . . . .......
Centennial............
Blackburn ............ .  8 Victory J ................
Davol....................... .14 Victory  D ..............
London................... .1254. Victory  K .............. .  254
Paconia................. .12 Phoenix A .............. .195*
Red  Cross.............. .10 Phoenix  B .............. 1054
Social  Im perial... .16 Phoenix X X ........... . 5
..6
Albion,  solid......... ..554 G loucester...........
Albion,  grey......... :.6 Gloucestermourn g . 6
..6
Allen’s  checks..,. ..554. Hamilton  fancy.
..6
Hartel fancy.......
Aden’s  fancy__ _
..6
..854 Merrimac D.........
Allen’s pink.........
Allen’s purple — ..6% M anchester.........
..6
..554. Oriental  fa n cy ...
American, fancy.
..6 Oriental  robes...
..654
Arnold fancy.......
..6
.  554 Pacific  robes.......
Berlin solid...........
..6
..6 Richmond............
Cocheco  fancy...
Cochecorobes— ..654 Steel River...........
. .5V6
. .6
Simpson’s ............
..6
Conestoga fancy .
. .6 Washington tancy..
Eddystohe.......  .
..5 Washington  blues..754
Eagle fancy.........
Garner pink .........
. .654

S IL E S IA S .

P R IN T S .

8

F IN E  BROW N  COTTONS.

dre SS

T IC K IN G S.

DOM ESTIC GINGHAM S.

HEAVY BRO-1VN  COTTONS.

¡Tremont CC, 4-4.. ..

W ID E  B jE A Ç I ED  COTTONS.

Earlston............ ..  95*

.  8
.  754 Indian Orchard, 36.  8

■Lawrence  Y, 30..
¡Newmarket N __ ..  7Î4

Indian Orchard, 40.  854
8 Laconia  B, 7-4__ . 16*4
.1054

Slaterville, 
¡white Mtg- Co, stap  7%
(White  Mani’g  Co,

.  < lá
•  < L/2 Gordon................. ..  8
.  • 941  styles  ................ ..1254
.¿i 72
.32^4

Appleton A, 4 4 ..
Bòótt  M, 44.........
Boston  F, 44.......
Continental C, 4-3 .  7% Lyman B, 40-in...
Continental D, 40 in 834 Mass. BB, 4-4.......
.  7 Nashua  É, 40-in..
Conestoga W, 4-4.
.  554 Nashua  R, 4-4__
Conestoga  D, 7-8.
.  / li
Conestoga  G, 30-in.  654 Nashua 0,7-8.......
Dwight  X, 34__ .  6 Newmarket N __ .  7 \
.  654 Peppered E, 39-in .  7^4
Dwight Y, 7-8.......
Dwight Z, 44 ....... #  7 Peppered  R, 4-4..
.  754 Peppered  O, 7-8..
Dwight Star, 4-4..
.  6 tz
Ewight Star, 40-in .  9 Peppered  N, 3-4..
.  6^4
Enterprise ÉE, 36 .  554 Pocasset  C, 4-4...
Saranac  R ............
7
Gi’eat Falls E, 44.
.  6% Saranac  E ............
Farmers’ A, 4 4 ...
Indian  Orchard, 44 754
8 Renfrew, dress st ^1  V72
A m oskeag...........
Johnson  Mantg Co,
Amoskeag, Persia
.1054 Bookfold.......... -.125*
styles.................
.  iVi Johnson  Manfg Co,
B ates.....................
dress  styles__ ..125*
B erkshire............
dress
Glasgow checks..
G lasgow checks, f y  7541  styles................. ..  9
Glasgow 
check
royal  styles — ..  8 \ White Mfg Co, fane 8
Gloucester, 
ne
standard  ...........
P lu n k et................
L ancaster............ ..  83Í Grey lock, 
Lamgdale..............
Androscoggin, 7-4 .21 ¡Peppered.  10-4...
Peppered,  11-4...
Androscoggin, 84 ..23
Pepperell,  7-4— ..20 ¡Pequot,  7-4........... ..21
jPequot,  8-4........... ..24
Peppered,  8-4 —
IPequot,  9-4........... ..2754
Peppqfell,  9-4 —
.  7M Lawrence XX, 44 ..  854
Atlantic  A, 4-4...
Atlantic  H, 4 4 ...
•  8^4¡Lawrence LL, 4-4. ..
Atlantic  D, 44...
Atlantic P, 44— ..
.  5/4 Mystic River, 4-4.
Atlantic  LL, 4 4 ..
.  iVt Pequot A, 4-4.......
Adriatic, 36..........
Augusta, 4-4......... ..  6/4 Piedmont,  36.....
Boott  M, 44........ ..  i  Stark AA, 4-4.......
Boott  FF, 44....... ..
Granite ville, 4-4.. ..  6M Utica,  4-4..............
!  Indian  Head, 44. ..  7/4 Wachusett,  44... ..  7Yt
Indiana Head 45-i [1.1254[Wachusett,  30-in. ..  634
*
[Falls, XXXX....... ..1854
^ m n fik p s ig ,  A H A .
“ 44 ..19 Fads, XXX.......... . ,lö/4
Amoskeag 
I  Amoskeag,  A __ .. 13 Fads,  BB.............. ..115*
|  Amoskeag,  B __ ..12 Fads,  BBC, 36.... . .19 Vi
Fads,  aw ning.... .19
Amoskeag,  C .... ..11
Amoskeag,  D — ..1054 Hamilton,  BT, 32..12
Amoskeal,  E .... ..10 ¡Hamilton,  D ....... ..  954
..  9 Vi
Amoskeag, F .......
Premium  A, 44.. ..17 ¡Hamilton  fancy. ..10
Premium  B ......... ..16 Methuen AA....... ..135*
Extra 4-4............... ..16 Methuen ASA.... ..18
Extra 7-8................ -.1454 ¡Omega  A, 7-8....... ..11
Gold Medal4-4.... ..15 ¡Omega A, 4-4....... ..<13
..14
CCA 7-8................. . .1254 Omega ACA, 7-8.
..16
CT 44 ..................... ..14 Omega ACA, 44.
RC 7-8..................... ..14 Omega SE, 7-8__ ..24
. .16 Omega SE, 4-4....
1  BF 7-8...................
|  AF4-4..................... ..19 Omega M. 7-8  ....
..14 Omega M, 4-4.......
Cordis AAA, 32..
Shetucket SS&SSW 1154
..15
Cordis AC A, 32..
Shetucket, S & SW.12
Cordis No. 1,32.* ..15
Shetucket,  SFS.. ..12
Cordis  No. 2.......*. ..14
Stockbridge  A ..
Cordis  No. 3......... ..13
Cordis  No. 4......... . . i i y Stock bridge  frncy.  8
Garner .................
Hookset................ ..  5 Washington......... ..  43Í
Red  Cross............ ..  5 Edwards................ ..  5
|S. S. & Sons......... .  5
Forest Grove.......
BRAIN  BAGS.
American  A ....... ..19 ¡Old  Ironsides__ ..15
.2354 ¡W heatland.......... ..21
Stark A .................
DENIM S.
B oston................. ..  7/4iOtis  CC................. . .1054
Everett blue....... ..14 ¡Warren  AX A __ . • 1254
Everett  brown... ..14 ¡Warren  BB......... ..115*
.. 105,
Otis  AX A ...........
..15
Otis BB................
..  6
Man ville..............
..  6
Masgnville.........
Red  Cross.. . . . . .
B erlin.................
G arn er................
Brooks................. . .50 Eagle  and  Phoenix
Mills bad sewing.30
Clark’s O. N. F ... . .55
. .55 Greeli  &  Daniels ..25
J. & P.  Coats....
Widimantic 6 cord.55 M erriéks.............. . .40
Willimantic 3 cord.40< Stafford..............
..35
..30
Had & Manning.
Charleston ball s í
ing th r e a d ..... ..30 Holyoke..............
..25
..  75 Kearsage............
..  8»
A rm ory..............
Androscoggin sat..  854 Naumkeag satteeu.  8\
..  6 Peppered  bleached  854
Canoe Ri ver.......
..  65 Pepperell sa t__ ..  95,
Clarendon.  .......
..  6% Rockport............
..  7
Hallowed  Im p..
7 Lawrence sa t__ ..  85,
Ind. Orcli. Im p..
..  75 Conegosat...........
..  7
Laconia ..............
MICHIGAN  COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS’  ASSOCIA’N.
Incorporated Dec. 10,1871—Charter in  Force for 

.. 12541'Warren CC.........
..115îlYork  fancy.......
..  6 IS. S. & Sons.........
..  6 ¡G arner................
W IGAN S.
..  754 ¡Thistle Mills.........
..  754¡Rose.....................
..  754!

¡Empire.................

Hamilton,  H ....

GLAZED CAM BRICS.

P A P E R   CAM BRICS.

SPO OL COTTON.

CORSET JE A N S .

..  8

Thirty Years.

LIST OF OFFICERS:

President—Ransom W. H aw ley, of  Detroit. 
Vice-Presidents—Ch a s. E. Sn ed eker, Detroit; 
L. W. At k in s, Grand  Rapids;  I. N. A lexan­
d er, Lansing;  U. 8. L ord, Kalamazoo; H. E. 
Meek er, Bay City.
^Secretary  and  Treasurer—W.  N.  Me r e d it h , 
Detroit.
Board  of Trustees,  For One  Year—J. C. P on­
tiu s, Chairman, S. A. Mu nger, H. K. W h it e 
For Two  Years—D. Mo r r is,  A. W.  Cu lv er.

Ibacbware.

One of the latest forms of fireless  locomo­
tives, as  described in Engineering,  is quite 
in advance of other devices for this purpose, 
as the engine will run  and  work  anywhere 
without any  conductive  connection  with a 
station  being  necessary.  When  the  boiler 
has  been  charged, the  engine is ready  for 
use and works like an  ordinary engine; but 
after the  steam has  performed its ordinary 
duty in the  cylinder, it  supplies, by  becom­
ing condensed, the  heat  which  produces  a 
fresh portion of steam, and the more  quick­
ly the piston t^orks  the  more  force  will be 
liberated, the engine thus appearing to be its 
own source of power.  The limit  of  action, 
from want of coal in the  ordinary case, here 
sets in  with  want  of  strong  caustic  soda, 
which by the continuous absorption of steam 
finally becomes diluted.  When  the  engine 
has thus  exhausted  itself,  both  the  water 
and the soda solution have to be drawn  off, 
the soda to be concentrated again by evapor­
ation, and the boiler to be refilled  with  wa­
ter of the required temperature.  A continu­
ous process is therefore  not  possible  with 
the arrangement in  question.

A  Cashier  Who  Wanted  It  All.

Bank President—You  know  our  cashier 
ran away with $450,000 of the bank’s  funds 
a week ago?

Friend—Yes, I  know,  too, that  every ef­
fort has been made to find him, but  without 
success.

President—Well, I’ve found him.
Friend—Is  that  so?  Where is he, and is 

he well?

President—I  should  say  he  was.  You 
know he entirely cleaned out  the  bank and 
closed it up, but we  had $5,000 to our credit 
in a bank in Canada.  He writes  from Can­
ada and wants an order to  draw  the  $5,000 
deposited there.  Says he entirely overlook­
ed it.

The  Tariff Question  a  Drawback.

“Why don’t you goto wrork?” a gentleman 

asked a very ragged tramp.

it?”

“I am anxious  and  willing  to work,” re­
plied the bummer,  “but what’s the  use of it 
until they settle the tariff question.”

“What  has the tariff to do with 
“A great deal.  Suppose I  went  to  work 
and accumulated a small capital by industry 
and economy.  Well, its natural I’d want to 
go into business for myself—manufacturing, 
probably; but I’d be afraid to put my money 
in anything until the tariff is settled.  It cer­
tainly is a great  hindrance  and  drawback, 
but the safest policy is to wait.”

Accepting a Small  Retainer.

Smith—Jones  refuses to pay a little debt 
he owes  me, and I want  you to bring  suit 
against him for the money.

Lawyers—All  right;  but  lawyers,  you 
know, always expect  something in  the way 
of a retainer.

Smith—Certainly; how much will it be?
Lawyer—About fifty dollars,  I guess.
Jones—Fifty dollars?  Why,  Jones  only 

owes me twenty-five dollars.

Lawyer—Oh, well, call it  twenty-five dol­

lars then.

Facts About Platinum.

When  pure, platinum is as soft  as  silver, 
but by the  addition of  iridium  it  becomes 
the hardest of metals.  The  great  difficulty 
in  manipulating  platinum  is  its  successful 
resistance to heat.  A temperature that will 
make steel run like water and melt down fire ‘ 
clay lias absolutely no effect  upon  it.  You 
may put a platinum wire not  thicker than a 
human hair into a  blast  furnace  where  in­
gots of steel are melting  down all around it 
and the bit of wire  will  come  out as  abso­
lutely unchanged as if it had  been in an ice 
box all the time.

A  Commercial  Robiu.

From the W hitehall Forum.

The robin which about a month  since en­
tered Ruggles’ store as a wandering refugee, 
still refuses to leave its  chosen  home in the 
store.  It is becoming so tame that it will fly 
out doors, alight on  Mr.  Ruggles’  shoulder 
and come back into the store with him while 
all day long it flits chirping from  object  to 
object in the room.  Mr. Ruggles  would not 
part with his pet for a small fortune.

Loss  of a Valued  Friend.

An undertaker came into the  house  look­
ing despondent, and  presently  tears  welled 
into his  eyes.

“What is  the  matter?”  asked  his  wife. 

“Something gone  wrong at the office?”

“You knew that Dr. B. had  been sick for 

a day or two?”

“Yes.”
“He died this morning.”

Trying  to  Take Things  Ea%y.

“How is our old friend Brown making out 

in the  West? 

lining well?”

“I guess so.  He certainly must have been 

taking things easy from what I hear.”

“What’s that?”
“He’s  in  the  penitentiary  for  picking 

pockets.”

A well-known bank president has  written 
for  a  Chicago  weekly  an  article  entitled 
“Where Has the  Money Gone?”  Regarded 
from a literary point of view,  it  may  be all 
very well, but as a conundrum it is too easy. 
—Boston  Post.

There are about  500  white  persons  em­
ployed in the manufacture of cigars  in  San 
Francisco, Cal., and  about  7,000  or  8,000 
Chinese.  The  white  men  receive  $11 to 
$22.50 a week, and the Chinese  $5.

An English firm has begun  the  manufac­
ture of casks and barrels of steel.  They are 
lighter than wood, and, of course  more  dur­
able.

• 

PLA N ES.

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy..................... :........dis  15
Sciota Bench................................................. dis  25
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy.......................dis  15
Bench, first quality..................................... dis  20
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s,  wood  and 

PANS.

Common, polished.....................

..dis40&10
60
. .dis
8
.$  a»

dis
.dis

40
40

PA TEN T FLA N ISA ED  IR O N .

“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  1014 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 

9

Broken packs 14c ft B> extra.

RO O FIN G  PLA TES.

R O PES.

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne.................5  75
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne...........   .*  7  75
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne.................12 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne...............16 90
Sisal, 14 In. and  larger..................... ji..........  9
Manilla.............................................................  1514
Steel and  Iron.............................................. dis  50
Try and Be vels.......................... 
dis  50
Mitre  ............................................................dis  20
Com. Smooth.  Com.

SH EET IR O N .

SQUARES.

$3 00
3 00
3 00
3 00
3 20
3 40
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over  30 inches 

Nos. 10 to  14....................................$4  20 
Nos. 15 to  17 ..................................   4  20 
Nos. 18 to 21..................................   4  20 
Nos. 22 to 24 ..................................   4  20 
Nos .25 to 26 ..................................   4  40 
No. 27 ..............................................  4 60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SH EET  ZINC.

 

In casks of 600 H>s, ^   B>............................ 
In smaller quansities, ft  lb.....................  

T IN N E R ’S SO LDER.

No. 1,  Refined........................................... 
Market  Half-and-half............................ 
Strictly  Half-and-half............................ 

654
7

13 00
15  00
16

T IN   PLA TES.

Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.
10x14, Charcoal..............................  6  50
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal..............................   8  50
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal...............................  6  50
IC, 
12x12,  C harcoal..............................   8 50
IX, 
IC, 
14x20, Charcoal............... 
6  50
IX, 
14x20,  Charcoal..,...........................  8 50
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal................................  10  50
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool...............................   12  50
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal.................................  14 50
IX, 
20x28, Charcoal................................  18 00
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal.................................  6 50
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal.................................  8 50
DXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.................................  10 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.............................   12 50
Redipped' Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to  6 75 

 

rates.

TR A PS.

W IR E .

Steel,  Game......................................................
Onaida Communtity,  Newhouse’s ............ dis 35
O neida Community, Hawley & Norton’s __   60
Hotchkiss’ ........................................................  60
S, P, & W. Mfg.  Co.’s......................................  60
Mouse, choker.......................................20c  $  doz
Mouse,  delusion................................. $1 26 $  doz
Bright  M arket.............................................  dis 60
Annealed M arket..........................................dis 60
Coppered M arket..........................................dis 55
Extra Bailing................................................ dis 55
Tinned  M arket.............................................kis 40
Tinned  Broom.............................................f(B>  09
Tinned M attress........... ...........................$  fi> 814
Coppered  Spring  Steel........................... dis 3714
Tinned Spring Steel..................................dis 3754
Plain Fence................................................ft ft 314
Barbed  F ence.................................................
Copper.......................................................new  list net
Brass.......................................................... new list net

A  HAT FOB A  RIDE.

How  Johnny  McIntyre  Beat  a  Railway 

Conductor.

He entered  the  coach  like  a  man  who 
owned stock in the road, and dropped  into a 
seat.  When the train  started he took  from 
his pocket a little piece of  cardboard, which 
he stuck in the band  of  his hat.  Presently 
the  conductor  entered  the  car.  The  man 
with the hat was  interested  in  the  scenery 
and did not look rtmnd.  When  the conduc­
tor got within two seats of  him  his  interest 
in the  landscape  became  greater,  and  he 
stuck his head and hat out of the window in 
order to get the full  benefit.  The  manipu­
lator of the punch  tapped  the  scenery stu­
dent gently on the shoulder with  the  usual 
request:  “Ticket,  please.”  Like  a  man 
suddenly  aroused  from a deep  reverie, the 
passenger started and quickly drew his head 
in.  This operation was only  partially  suc­
cessful, however, the  sash  striking his hat 
and knocking it off his head and out  of  the 
car.

“What do you mean?  You have  lost  my 
hat!  Stop the car and let me get out at once 
or I will sue  you for damages!” 
irately re­
marked the traveler.

The train wTas going forty miles  an  hour, 
and to stop and back would have  caused the 
loss of  at  least  fifteen  minutes.  This was 
out of the question.  The conductor  consid­
ered and concluded he could  not  stop.  He 
once more asked for the ticket, but in a mild 
hesitating manner, as if he didn’t know what 
else to say.

“My ticket!” said the man of the  lost hat. 
“My ticket?  Didn’t  you see it  sticking  in 
the band of the hat you bunglingly, careless­
ly knocked out the window?  Oh, you  have 
nerve, you have!  But I shall report  you to 
the superintendent,  and have you dismissed,
I shall.”

And  the  conductor  passed  trembling  on 
his dreary way, while the man whose friend 
was the general manager spread himself out 
on two full seats and took a nap.  When he 
left the car, a little slip of paper was  found 
lying on the  seat  he  had  occupied.  On it 
was scribbled:

Mr.  Conductor:  This is an old trick, but 
it worked all  right.  The  hat  cost  me  50 
cents.  The  fare  was  $5.50.  I am in just 
$5.

J ohn  McI n ty r e.

W IR E   GOODS.
Bright.......................................................... dis  70
Screw Eyes............................. 
tdis  70
Hook’s ........................................................... dis  70
Gate Hooks and  Eyes................................. dis  70

W l’ENCHES.

Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s  Genuine.......................................dis  50&10
Coe’s Pat Agricultural,  w rought............. dis  65
Coe’s Pat.,  malleable...................................dis  70

M ISCELLANEOU S.

Pumps,  Cistern.................................... dis  60&20
70
Screw s........................................................ 
Casters, Bed and  Plate.......................... dis 
50
Dampers,  American................................. 
3314

FOSTER, 
STEVENS 
&  CO
HARDWARE!

-WHOLESALE-

10  and  12  MONROE  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICHIGAN.

Detroit  and  Chicago  prices  duplicated  al­
ways, and freights in our favor and shipments 
more prompt make Grand Rapids the cheapest 
market.

WE  SOLICIT  THE

DEALER’S  TRADE,

And NOT the Consumer’s.

AGENTS  FOR  THE

Riverside Steel Nail

The Steel  Nail  is  the  Coming  Nail.  All 
dealers who have once had  them  will  have 
no  other.  Why?  They  are  stronger;  they 
are lighter; they will  not  break;  carpenters 
they  are  worth 
insist  on  having  them; 
twenty-five  per  cent,  more  than  the 
iron 
nail; 

they cost but a trifle more.

We are receiving  thre *  car  loads  a  week 
and  are  still  behind  with  our  orders.  We 
have  promise  of  more  frequent  shipments 
and  now  hope  to  keep  up  on  our  orders 
for 

sample  order  or  ask 

Send 

for 

price.

Mrs. Jones  Knew.

Jones bought  a  new  hat.  On  the  inside 
was the motto  Moveo et profteio.  He  took 
pains to find out the  meaning of the  words, 
and at’an evening party introduced the  sub­
ject; but when he attempted  to  translate  it 
he couldn’t remember it, and appealed to his 
wife.

“Maria,” he said,  “do you remember what 
was in my hat  when I brought it home  Sat­
urday?”

“Perfectly,” said  Mrs.  Jones  with  com­

posure.

“And  what  was  it?”  he  asked 

looking 
around on the company as  much  as  to  say, 
“Now you will see  what a scholar  my wife 
is.”

“A brick.”
A fall fashion item says:  “There is little 
change in coats.”  It is the  same  way with 
pantaloons.  There is  very  little  “change” 
in them, especially in the pockets.
OYSTERS AND  FISH .

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: 

OYSTERS.

New York Counts................................................40
F. J. D. Selects  ................................................... 35
Selects.................................................................. 32
F. J. D ...................................................................22
Favorite............................................................. ..20
Medium........... *..................................................18
P rim e .............................................................. 
Selects, per gallon..............................................1 75
Standards......................................................110
Codfish................................................................  8
Haddock........... , .............................................   7
Smelts........... ....................................................   5.
Mackinaw T rout..!...........................................  7
Mackerel.............................................................15
Whiteflsh  ........................................................  
  7
Smoked Whiteflsh  and T rout........ ............. 12
Smoked  Sturgeon...................................... 
12
 
HIDES, PELTS  AND  FURS. 

FR ESH   F IS H .

Perkins & Hess quote as fol.ows:

16

H ID ES.

854 
854®  854 

Green............................................... $  fl>
Part  cured..............................................  8
Full cured......................................
Dry hides and kips.................................   8
Calf skins, green or cured.................... 10
Deacon skins............................$  pieCe20
Shearlings or Summer skins $  piece. .10
Fall pelts..................................................30
Winter  pelts....................................... 1 00
Fine washed 
Coarse washed.........................................18  @20
Unwashed............................................... 2-3
Tallow................................................. .  514@ 534

@12 
@12 
@50
@20 
@50 
@1  25
ft....................................  24@  26

SH E E P PELTS.

W OOL.

FRESH  MEATS.

John  Mohrhard quotes  the trade as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides...................................  6  @754
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters..................   8  @ 9
Dressed  Hogs............. *..........................   @754
Mutton,  carcasses.................................   6  © 654
Veal..........................................................  954@10
Fowls......................................................  
11@12
Chickens..................................................14  @16
Pork Sausage..........................................10  @1054
Bologna...................................................   @10

MISCELLANEOUS.

Advertisosnents  of 25 words or  less  inserted 
in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, 
each and every insertion.  One  cent  for  each 
additional word.  Advance payment.

55*

W ANTED—Situation  as  book-keeper  or 

salesman  in  general  store.  Can  give 
good references.  Address Edgar Welch, Alba, 
Antrim Co., Mich. 
rpHUTH, TRUTH—Wishing to quit  the  busi- 
JL  ness, I will sell my entire stock  at  a  bar­
gain;  or,  failing  to  find  a  purchaser for my 
whole intrest, sale will begin in 30 days  to  the 
public at prices that will sell the  goods.  Any 
one wishing to find an opening  for  trade  will, 
do well to call and look this  town  over. 
It  is 
one of the most desirable homes  in  Michigan, 
good school close at hand, churches enough to 
make itpleasant, and the  prospect  of  a  rail­
road a ti o  distant date all add to the  desirable 
qualities of the place for business  and  a  resi­
dence.  All  inquiries  by  mail  promptly  and 
truly answered.  H. M. Freeman, Lisbon, Mich.
-I  have a fine new store building 
dwelling
house and 40 business  and dwel­
ling lots in Elmira for sale on easy  terms.  D. 
C. Underwood.

F o r s a l e -
I?OR EXCHANGE—I have 80 acres  of choice 

‘  hal’d wood land lying within  three  and a 
half miles of Tustin, six acres cleared and 150,- 
000 of cork  pine  standing  on  same,  which  I 
will exchange for city lots in Grand  Rapids or 
sell on reasonable terms.  D.  C. Un&erwood.

MATTOCKS.

Adze  Eye.................  
$16 00 dis 40&10
Hunt  Eye............................................................$15 00dis40<Scl0
H unt’s .........................................$18  50 dis 20 & 10

N A ILS.

Common, Brad and Fencing;

lOdto  60d.............................................$ k e g $ 2   35
8 d a n d 9 d ad v ................................................ 
25
50
6d and 7d  adv................................................ 
4dand5d  a d v .......................... 
75
fid advance.....................................................  1  50
3d fine Advance.............................................  3  00
Clinch wiils,  adv...........................................  1  75
Finishing 
Size—inches  )  3 
Adv. W keg 
Steel Nails—Advance 10c from above prices.

I  lOd  8d 
2lA 
$1 25  1  50  1  75  2 00 

6d  4d
2 
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M OLLASSES GATES.

Stebbin’s Pattern  ............ :........................dis  70
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................dis  70
Enterprise,  self-measuring........... * __ dis  25

Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled................   dis  50

M AULS.

O IL E R S .

Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent..............  
  dis  55
Zinc, with brass bottom .............*.............. dis  50
Brass or  Copper...........................................dis  40
Reaper......................................per gross, $12 net
Ounstead’s . . ..............................................  
50

We are carrying to-day  as  large  a  stock, 
and filling orders as complete, as  any  house 
in Michigan.

Foster,Stevens; Co.

TIME TABLES.

Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana.

GO ING  SOUTH.

GOING NORTH.Arrives.  Leaves. 
Cincinnati &  Mackinac Ex  8:45 p m  9:00 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex.  9:20 a m   10:25 a m  
Ft. Wayne&G’d Rapids Ex 3:55 p m 
G’d Rapids  & Cadillac  Ac. 
7:10 a m
G. Rapids & Cincinnati E x. 
7:00 a m
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  4:0c p m   4:35 pm  
Mackinac & Ft. Wayr e E x.. 10:25 a m  11:45 p m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids  Ac.  7:40 p m 

SLE EPIN G   CAR ARRANGEM ENTS.

All trains daily except Sunday.
North—Train  leaving  at  9:00  o’clock  p.  m. 
has  Woodruff  Sleeping Cars for  Petoskey  and 
Mackinac City.  Train leaving at 10:25 a. m. has 
combined Sleeping and Chair Car for Traverse 
City.
South—Train leaving at 4:35p. m. has  Wood­
ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati.

C. L. L ockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

All trains daily except Sunday.
The  atrain 

(KALAM AZOO  D IV IS IO N .)
Arrive. 
Express................................7:00 p m 
Mail.......................................9:35 a m  

Leave.
7:35 a m
4:00 p m
leaving  at 4 p. m. connects  at 
White Pigeon with  Atlantic  Express  on Main 
Line, which has Palace Drawing  Room  Sleep­
ing Coaches  from  Chicago  to  New  York  and 
Boston without change.
The  train  leaving  a t  7:35  a. m. connects  at 
White Pigeon (giving one hour for dinner) with 
special New York Express on Main Line.
Through  tickets  and  berths  in  sleeping 
coaches can be secured at  Union Ticket office, 
67 Monre street and depot.

J. W. McK en n ey, Gen’l Agent.

A R R IV E .

D E PA R T.

Michigan  Central—Grand  Rapids  Division.
tDetroit Express............................................  6:00 a m
+Day  Express..................................... 
  12:25 
♦New York Fast Line..............................6:00 p m
tA tlanticExpress..................................9:20 p m
♦Pacific  Express............................................... 6:4 am
tLocal  Passenger...........................................11:20 am
•♦Mail..........................................................3:20 p m
tGrand  Rapids  Express........................10:25 p m
tDaily except Sunday.  *Daily.
The New York Fast Line runs daily, arriving 
at Detroit at 11:59 a. m., and New York  a t 9 p. 
m. the next evening.
Direct  and  prom pt  connection  made  with 
Great  Western,  Grand  Trunk  and'  Canada 
Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus 
avoiding transfers. 
The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has 
Drawing  Room  and  P8rlor  Car  for  Detroit, 
reaching that city a t 11:45 a. m., New York 10:30 
a. m., and Boston 3:05  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.

1

J. T. S c h u l t z , Gen’l Agent.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

GOING  EAST.

GOING  W EST.

Leaves.
Arrives. 
tSteamboat Express.........6:10 a m  
6:20am
•♦Through  Mail.................. 10:15 a m   10:20 am
•♦Evening  Express............. 3:20 p m   3:55 p m
♦Atlantic Express...............  9:45 p m   10:45 p m
tMixed, with  coach...........  
10:30 a m
■♦Morning  Express............. 12:40 p m  12:55 p m
5:10pm
•♦Through  Mail........... ,...  5:00pm 
tSteamboat Express..........10:30 p m  10:35 p m
tM ixed..................................  
7:10 a m
♦NightExpress....................  5:10 am   5:30 am
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  ♦Daily.
Passengers  taking  the  6:20  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.
Train leaving  a t  10:35  p,  m.  will  mak  con­
nection with Milwaukee steamers daily except 
Sunday and the train leaving  at 5:10 p. m.  will 
connect Tuesdays and  Thursdays  with  Good­
rich steamers for Chicago.
Limited  Expresfe  has  Wagner Sleeping  Car 
through to Suspension Bridge and the mail has 
a Parlor Car to  Detroit.  The  Night  Express 
has a through Wagner Car and  local  Sleeping 
Car Detroit to Grand Rapids.

D. P otter, City Pass. Agent.
Geo. B. R eev e, Traffic Manager, Chicago.

6:10 a m

Chicago & West Michigan.
Leaves.  Arrives,
tM ail......................................9:15 a m  
4:00 pm
+Day  Express..................... 12:25 p m  10:45 p m
♦Night  Express..................  8:35pm  
10:05 p m
Mixed.................................... 6:10 am  
♦Daily. 
Pullman Sleeping  Cars  on  all  night  trains. 
Through  parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful  at­
tendants without  extra charge  to  Chicago  on 
12:25 p. m., and through coach  on 9:15 a.m. and 
8:35 p. m. trains.

tDaily except Sunday.

NEWAYGO  D IV IS IO N .

.................................5:00 a m  

Leaves.  Arrives.
Mixed 
5:15 p m
Express................................  4:10 p m   8:30 pm
Express.................................  8:30am  10:15am
Trains connect at Archer avenue for Chicago 
as follows: Mail, 10:20 a. m.; express, 8:40 p. m 
The  Northern term inus of  this Division is at 
Baldwin, where close connection is made  with 
F. &  P. M.  trains to  and  from  Ludington  and 
Manistee.

J. H. P alm er, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

PORTABLE  AND  STATIONARY
E N G I N E S

From 2 to 150 Horse-Power,  Boilers, Saw  MillB, 
Grist Mills, Wood Working  Machinery,  Shaft­
ing,  Pulleys  and  Boxes.  Contracts  made  for 
Complete Outfits. 
W .  O,  D en iso n ,

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88,90  and  92  South  Division  Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN.

Qranfl  Rapids  Wire  Worts

Subscribers  and others,  when writing 
to  advertisers, will confer a favor on  the pub­
lisher by  mentioning that they saw the adver­
tisem ent in the columns of  this  paper.

RICH  MEN’S  OLD  SHOES.

Forgetfulness  Which  Brings  Money to  the 

Pockets  of the  Cobblers.

“Yes, I’ll take those  shoes,” said a corpu­
lent old gentleman to a  shoe-dealer one day 
last week, “and I’ll leave  these I have on to 
be repaired.”

“Have ’em  lialf-soled?’,  asked  the  mer­

chant.
□  “Yes, and heeled too.  They are worth it,
I guess.”

“When will you call for them?” 

inquired 
the dealer, as he  marked  the  directions in 
chalk hieroglyphics on the soles.

“Oh, any time  will do.  I’m in no  hurry 
I’ll stop in and  get  them  some 

foMhem. 
time when I’m passing here.”

After  stopping a  moment  in  front  of a 
pier-glass to admire  the  shape of  his new 
purchase, the old gentleman walked  creaki- 
ly out of the door, and a moment  later was 
lost to view in the crowd of  pedestrians  on 
the street.

“Do you think that old gentleman will ev­
er call for these,”  asked the  merchant of a 
prospective customer who was  warming one 
end of  the sofa.

“1 guess so.  He looks as if  he  was  able 

to pay for them when the work is done.”

“That is not the question,”  continued  the 
dealer.  “He is able to buy half a dozen shoe 
stores and keep them for  his  own  custom. 
He is the president of the  bank on the next 
corner.  Of course he can pay for them, but 
do you think he will ever remember  to  call 
for them?”

“I don’t know.  An old  business  man is 
generally supposed to remember anything he 
orders  done.”

“That may be a general rule, but the shoe- 
store  order is an exception.  I’ll bet  ten to 
one that he will mever mention  those  shoes 
again.”  *

“Then you won’t repair them  until  they 

are called for?”

“Indeed I will.  Suppose he  should  hap­
pen to send for  them  next  week.  If they 
weren’t  done,  I  should  lose  his  custom. 
Bankers  always  expect  their  tailors  and 
shoemakers to be prompt”

“What will you do?” 

inquired the young 
man, who was now interested in discovering 
how the dealer was to escape  from  his  ap­
parent dilemma.

“I shall do as 1 have with him three times 
a year for the past  twenty years.  1 will re­
pair them as soon as the  cobbler  gets  spare 
time.  Then I’ll  put  them  away  until  he 
comes in to buy a new  pair.  If  he  dosen’t 
mention them, then I will  sell  them.  You 
see they are not half worn  out, and  as they 
were originally  made of  the  finest  kind of 
stock they will  be  worth  fully  half-price 
when they are once put in  first-class  condi­
tion.  Come here, and I’ll show  you,”  con­
tinued the merchant, as he led the  customer 
to the  rear  of  the  store, where a series of 
pigeon-holes covered one  entire  end of the 
room.  “Every one of those holes contains a 
a pair of shoes or  boots 
left  here to be re- 
q  paired.  These  are  carefully  looked  over 
every few weeks,  and those that  have  been 
lower 
here six months are  put  into  these 
great  many 
shelves  to be  sold  again. 
times,”  he  continued,  “young  men 
leave 
their boots and never  call  for  them.  Per­
haps they can’t raise the money, maybe they 
forget where  they  left  them, but  usually 
they don’t need them until their  new  boots 
are worn out.  Then when  they call we tell 
them it has been  so  long  they  have  been 
sold.”

“What  proportion of shoes  left  here are 

ever called for?”

“About  three-quarters.  I can  sell  you a 
a nice pair  of  second-hand  shoes  for  half- 
pricq that will just  suit  you.  They  were 
worn by one of the richest young men in the 
city. 
I made them myself, and  they are  as 
goodjas new.  What size do  you wear?”

But the young man  was  not  proud if he 
was  poor, and  preferred a cheaper  pair of 
new goods, and thereby probably missed the 
only chance he  will  ever  have of stepping 
into a rich man’s shoes.

A movement has been  started in Chicago 
called the Chicago Grocery  Clerks’  Benevo­
lent  Association,  which is to admit  all  ex­
perienced grocery clerks to membership. 
It 
will endeavor to raise a fund to  provide  for 
the sick and distressed members, to help the 
unemployed to situations  and  to  help  the 
members toward mutual, social and  literary 
improvement

About 140,000 of  the  1,100,000  employes 
in the textile factories of  Great  Britain are 
under 13  years  old.  In her  worshops  the 
United  States  employes  nearly  3,000,000 
people, of whom about 90,000 are  in woolen 
goods, 40,000 in silk goods,  180,000 in cotton 
goods and 22,000 in carpets.

Acid drinks during cholera  epidemics are 
recommended by Dr. Koch.  A chemist says 
in this regard that  the  workmen  in  vitrol 
manufactories, who use as a beverag#diluted 
sulphuric acid sweetened  with  sugar or mo­
lasses, have never been  known to be attack­
ed by diseases.

A business card of the trader occasionally 
placed in the basket, when goods are leaving 
the store or accompanying  the  order  to its 
destination, no matter  what  the  purchase 
may be, often  does  good  service.  Dealers 
should not be afraid of using  business cards 
generously.

Manufacturers of Ail Kinds of

W IR E  W ORK !

92  MONROE  STREET.

BANANAS,  LEMONS, EGGS,  CHEESE,  VEG­

ETABLES,  APPLES,  CIDER.

Careful Attention  Paid to Filling  Orders.

M. G. Russell, 48 Ottawa St., G’lj Rapids.

XÆTJS2SSCOXT  B U SIN E SS  DIRECTORY.
ANDREW  WIERENGOT

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tun a ii

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W h o le sa le

G R O C E  R,

Pine Street 

WIEBENGO  NEW  BLOCK
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Muskegon, Mich.

TO FRUIT GROWERS

MUSKEGON 

BASKET  FACTORY !

Is  now  in  full  operation  m anufacturing  all 

kinds  of

p m

Prices the Lowest.

Quality Guaranteed.

FRUIT  PACKiGBS, ETC.
MUSKEGON  NOVELTY  IRON  WORKS
Williams’  Patent  Novelty  Pipe  Wrench

Manufacturers  of  the

Best,  Strongest  and  Most  Durable  Made.

We also build Mill and Marine Engines and Boilers  and  conduct  a  General  Machine 

361  Western  Avenue.

Shop, Blacksmith,  Foundry and Boiler  Shop  Business. 

S. $. MORRIS  &  BRO,
Jobbers  of  Provisions,

PACK ERS

—AND—

CANNED  MEATS  AND  BUTTERS.

Choice  Smoked  Meats  a  Specialty.

Stores in Opera House Block, Packing and W arehouse M arket and W ater Street.

W . D. CA R EY  & CO.

*  Successors  to  Carey  &  Lander,

OEKTERAL

Commission Merchants

-AND  JOBBERS  0F-

Fru-its and Produce.

ORDERS  PROMPTLY  PILLED.  BEST  GOODS  AT  LOWEST  PRICES.

Kline’s  Patent  Candler  and  Egg Carrier.

TUe  B est  o n   tlx©  M arket,

Consignments  Solicited.

WHOLESALE  AND  COMMISSION

Can be made any Size, Round or Square, with any Capacity.  State  Territory 
for Sale by G.  C. SAYLES, Sole  Agent  for  the  United  States, P. O. Box  1973, 
Muskegon, Mich.
OPtCTJTT  <&  OOAÆFAJSnT,
Bnutr, E its, CliResR, Frnll Gratt, lar. Bbbi; Port, Profluci
CLARK,  JEWELL  &  CO.,
Groceries  and  Provisions,

W H O LESA LE

MUSKEGON, MICH.

83,85 aid 87  PEARL  STREET and 111, 116,118 and 120  OTTAWA  STREET,

* 
GRAND  RAPIDS,

Choice  Butter a Specialty!

MICHIGAN.

I M P O R T E R S
Wholesale  Grocers,

■ A J K T D

Cor. Ionia & Island Sts., Grand Rapids.

N ew  Japans.

We invite the special attention of the trade to several large invoices  of  the  new  crop 
of 1884-5 Japan Teas,  including all  grades  of  Pan  Fired, Basket Fire and Sun Cured,  and 
embracing  about  1,200  chests  in  all,  which we  have  recently  received  per  the  Pacific- 
Steamers San Pablo and City of Rio de Janeiro.  These  Teas  are  positively  our  own im­
portation,  and  we  believe  we  are  safe  in  saying  that  they  are  the  first  Teas  ever  im­
ported  to  this  market  direct  from  Japan.

They are selected with a view to the wants of Michigan trade and our friends will  do 

well to send for samples and  quotations  before  buying  new  Teas.

Soaps.

* 

Again we remind the Trade that we are the Sole Agents in this market  for  the  well- 
known and popular Soaps of LAU.TZ BROS.  &  CO., Buffalo,  N. Y.  Below we  mention, 
a few of their best-known brands:
Acme, 
Palma, 
White Cotton Oil,  Gem, 
Blue Danube, 
Master, etc.

Best American, 
White Marseilles, 
Boss,
Savon  Republique,.

Napkin,
Nickel,
Stearine,
Lautz Soap,

Towel, 
Shamrock, 

Mottled German, 

These goods we sell regularly at the Manufacturers'  Prices, and deliver thenijinjlb 
box lots and upwards to all rail points in Michigan,‘freight  prepaid.  Please send forfprice-, 
list's and  samples.  See quotations on Grocery Page.

Starch.

We are also the Sole Agents here for the NIAGARA  STARCH  WORKS’  Starch,  of’ 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  which  we  sell  at  the  manufacturers’  prices,  freights  prepaid  on]  ali 
shipments  of  10  box  lots  and  upwards  to  all  railroad  points  in  Michigan.  C Send  for- 
price lists.  See prices on Grocery page of this paper.

V alue  Cigars.

We have received the  agency for the new Value  Cigar, the  best  fivej cent  on  earth., 
and are prepared to furnish every merchant who buys the  same  with  presents  for  every 
purchaser of a single cigar, consisting of  elegant Seth  Thomas  clocks,  fine  meerschaum, 
and briar pipes, gold and silver plated tobacco  and  match  boxes, etc., etc.  These  cigars- 
we furnish to the trade at $35 per 1,000,  in lots of 1,000.  Express  prepaid on all mail or­
ders.  Send in your orders for a trial lot of 1,000.

F an cy  G roceries.

We carry not only a complete line of staple goods, but also a full assortment of every­
thing in the Fancy Grocery department,  and are  now  considered headquarters in this line.. 
Please send for Circulars and Price-lists relative to this department.  Parties desiring new” 
stocks will find it to their decided advantage to come and see us before purchasing.
Crosse & Blackwell’s English Pickles,
Lea & Perrins’ English  Sauce.
Holford’s 
Piccadilly 
Colman’s 
James Epps’ 
Choice Brands of French Peas.

Curtis Bros.’ Salad Dressing.
Durkee & Co.’s  “
A. Lusk & Co,’s California Peaches.

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“  Mustand..
“ 

Breakfast Cocoa..

Egg Plums.
Pears.

Green  Gages.

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“  Apricots.
“ 
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“  Quinces.
“  Grapes.
‘‘  Cherries.

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u  Mushroons..

Italian Macarroni, 1  lb pkg.

“  Vermicella.

Queen Olives,  16 oz’ and 27 oz., bottles..
French Capers,  genuine  imported  in  bottle.  Knowles & Anderson’s Jams and Jellies. 
Choicest Salad Oil, Antonini & Co., Leghorn..

China Preserved Ginger, all size jars,

We are sole, agents for the Rochester Ready Cooked Food Co.’s Desicated and Cooked! 
Oat Meal, Hominy, Wheat, Beans and Peas.  Send us a trial  order: for  these goods.  All; 
correspondence and mail orders receive prompt attention.

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