The Michigan Tradesman

GRAND  R A PID S.  M IC H IG A N /w EDNESDA Y,  OCTOBER  15,1884.__________________

23

NO. 56.

OYSTERS !

We duplicate Qhicago and Detroit prices and  | 
guarantee  as  strictly fresh  stock  and  as  well  i 
filled  cans  as  any  in  the  market—at toottom 
prices.

SX3X3DS !

Clover, Timothy and all kinds  field  seeds  at 
bottom prices.  Write for quotations  when in  | 
need of seeds.
Oranges and Zaenxons
Green and Dried Fruits, Butter, Eggs,  and  all 
kinds of Produce.

MOSELEY  BROS.,

123  Monro©  StrGGt,  Gmiid  Rflpids,  Michigan*

RETAILERS,

If you are selling goods to make 

a profit,  sell

L A V IN E

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.

HarM Clinical Co.
HAWKINS & PERRY
$. A. WELLING

STATE  AGENTS,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

MICHIGAN.

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WHOLESALE

—AND—

NOTIONS!

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.  Sprague,  J ohn  II.  E acker, 
L. R. Cesna, Geo. W. N. D e J onge. 
Frank Berles 
24 Pearl Street

Grand Rapids, Mich.

House Salesman.

STEAM  LAUNDRY

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43 and 45 Kent Street.

A. K. ALLEN, Proprietor.

WE  DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS  WORK ASO  BSE  NO 

CHEDCALS.

«

tended to. 

Orders by Mail and Express  promptly  at­

W. N.FULLER & CO

DESIGNERS  AND

Engravers on Wood,
Fine  Mechanical  and  Furniture Work, In­

cluding  Buildings, Etc.,

49 Lyon St., Opposite Arcade,

GRAND RAPIDS 

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MICH.

EDMUND  8.  DIKEMAN,

YOL. 2.

B - A J S n t T E P l S !
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-1 

ING, AWNINGS, TENTS,

ETC.,  ETC.

73  Canal  Street.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN.

A.  A.  CRIPPEX,

WHOLESALE

Hats, Gaps and Furs

54  MONROE  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICHIGAN.

We carry a Large Stock, and Guarantee Prices 

as Low as Chicago and Detroit.

—FOR  THE—

FIELD  AND  GARDEN,
WHOLESALE  AND  RETALE,

-----AT-----

—AT THE—

«TìTVP  STORE,

91  Canal St., Grand  Rapids, M idi.

JOHN  CAULFIELD

Is  our  Agent  in  Grand  Rapids  for  our 

FAMOUS

The best easy washer manufactured.

R. J. J ohnson & Co.,

MILWAUKEE.

WEATHERLY S CO.,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  Wholesale  and  Retail

IRON  PIPE, 

B rass  Goods,  Ikon  a nd  B rass F ittings 

Mantles,  Grates,  Gas  F ixtures, 

Plumbers,  Steam  F itters,
—And Manufacturers of—

Galvanized  Iron  Cornice.
THE  GRAND  RAPIDS

(Established  1866)  is  acknowledged to  be the 
most complete,thorough, practical, economical 
and truly popular school of its kind,  l^m and 
for its graduates  greater  than  the  supply. 
For particulars enclose stamp for College Jour­
nal.  Address  C.  G.  SWENSBEBG,  Grand 
Rapids, Mich.

DO  YOU  KNOW

—THAT—

XiOriUarcL’s  Clim 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?
Lorillard’s Bose  Leaf Fine Cut Tobacco 
is also made of the  finest  stock,  and  for  aro­
matic chewing quality is  second to none.
take first rank as a solid  durable  smoking to­
bacco wherever introduced.
Lorillard’s  Famous  Snuffs 
have  been  used  for  over  124  yeare,  and are 
sold to a larger extent than any others.

Lorillard’s  Navy  Clippings 

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STUMP  and ROCK

THE  GREAT

Z | - n y i 1 V i n a , t o r .  

SEND  FOB.  PRICES.

JOHN  CAULFIELD,

General Wholesale Dealer..

JEW ELER.

44  CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICHIGAN

W hy  Is it  So?

BY  FA T H E R   RY AN .

Some find work where some find rest,
And so the weary world goes on;
I sometimes wonder what is best;
The answer comes when life is gone.

Some eyes sleep when some eyes wake, 
Some hearts beat where some hearts break; 

And so  the dreary night hours  go;
I often wonder why ’tis so.

Some hands fold where other hands 
Are lifted bravely in the strife;
And so thro’ ages and thro’ lands 
Move on the two extremes of life.

Some feet halt while some feet tread 
Some struggle on where some have fled; 

In tireless march, a thorny way;
Some seek, where others shun,  the  fray.

Some sleep on while others keep 
The vigils of the true and brave;
They will not rest till roses creep 
'  Around their names above the grave.

Good  and  Bad  Salesmen—A  Comparison. 
From the Industrial Age.

The  failure  of  many  salesmen  may be  at­
tributed to a lack of thorough interest in their 
work.  In the business world  success depends 
very mueh on the itensity of thought and pur­
pose.  A man must believe in  the  superiority 
of his own goods before  he  can expect others 
to entertain a similar belief.  Not infrequently 
salesmen  are  found  who  believe  that every 
body else’s goods are better  than  theirs.  The 
faith  of  such  persons  is  constantly  being 
pinned  to  the  sleeves  of  their competitors. 
How  such  individuals  can  expect to make  a 
success in life we  fail  to  understand.  When 
one enters the arena of trade  he  must  expect 
to meet  with  opposition  and  go  prepared to 
encounter it.  He is a poor soldier who is ready 
to capitulate  when  first  confronted  with the 
enemy.  So he is a poor salesman  who  begins 
at once to loose faith in his own goods as soon 
as he chances to meet with  any  one  who  dis­
parages them.

We can imagine the case of A, who has start­
ed forth to sell a certain line.  He meets  B, to 
whom he attempts to make a sale.  Bis one of 
those negative persons who have always a bad 
word for everybody and everything.  He com­
mences to  run down A’s line, extols the goods 
of a competitor, and draws the most  unfavor­
able comparison between the  two. 
Immedia­
tely A’s heart fails him, and he concludes  that 
he is indeed handling the wrong line,  lntstead 
of manfully defending his goods he  lets B per­
suade him that they  are  inferior  to  those  of 
another, and thus allows himself to be  placed 
in a frame of mind precluding  the  possibility 
of selling B. or, for that matter,  any  one else, 
unless, perchance, he  afterwards  meets with 
some one who can impart to him a  little back­
bone.
A salesman should remember  that  all  criti­
cisms are not fair, nor just, and that those who 
go out of their way to speak  in derogation  of 
certain goods may have an axe of their own to 
grind.  The  best  articles  are  as  likely to re­
ceive adverse criticism as the  poorest.  Often 
those  who  essay  to  speak  in  contemptuous 
terms of an article are ignorant  of  its  merits 
or biased in their judgment.  Hence it is  fool­
ish to let such unfriendly  remarks  unduly in­
fluence the  mind.
A salesman should not set out to  make sales 
until he is pretty thoroughly  acquainted with 
the merits  of  his  goods,  and,  being  thus in­
formed, he should stand ready to maintain his 
ground against all opposition.  Men of strong 
wills and having a fair knowledge of the world 
will not be affected by any kind of  opposition, 
unless it be to spur them  on  to  greater exer­
tions.
Good salesmen will always be found to be be­
lievers in the  virtue  of  the  things  they  sell. 
There may be  exceptions  to  this rule, but  if 
such there be they are of rare occurrence.  The 
most successful business  men  are  those  who 
have the greatest faith not only  in  the  enter­
prises in which  they  engage,  but  likewise  in 
their ability to successfully carry through such 
enterprises.  Thus the trained salesman never 
starts out on a trip predicting failure.  He  be­
lieves  in  his  ability  to  master all difficulties, 
and it is this  very  self  assurance that makes 
success possible.  But the man who goes forth 
doubting his  ability  to  accomplish favorable 
results, doubting that his goods are of the right 
sort  and  as  good  as  they should be,  fearing 
that they  will  not  meet  with the purchaser’s 
equirements, will not succeed.  No man ever 
made a fortune who lacked faith in himself or 
his enterprise.  That salesman, it may  also  be 
said, is a failure, who, like a shuttel-cock,  can 
be  turned  by  every  breeze  of  opposition. 
Those who rise are men of  nerve  and  of self- 
reliance,  believing  in  themselves  and  in  the 
goods they sell.

Give  the  Boys  a  Chance.

From the American  Storekeeper.

If you have a  bright  young  fellow  in your 
employ, who has ideas of his own,  give  him  a 
chance to work them out and test them.  Don’t 
be jealous of him or think because you are old 
enough to be his father, there’s nothing he can 
possibly  have  discovered  that  you  have  not 
already encountered in your long experience 
He may have genius that will make him  more 
dollars in the next ten years than your experi­
ence of thirty will ever^make for you.  Consult 
him as to the tastes of the customers he meets, 
and take his advice to some extent before mak­
ing extensive purchases.  If he has any genius, 
your confidence will help develop it.  Let him 
arrange certain portions  of  the  stock  to  suit 
himself, and mark the result.

If  he  thinks  a  reduction  of  price on  some 
articles would increase their  sale,  try  it,  and 
test the younÿ  man’s  judgment.  Don’t shut 
yourself up with your ideas, like a clam, againt 
all the world.  The chance you  jÿve  him  may 
be his opportunity to show what he’s made of, 
and perhaps later on you’ll find it worth while 
to “take in” his ability with your capital.  Such 
“teams” are often the  most  successful  ones; 
your  experience  acting  as  a sort of balance 
wheel to steady the concern and give it dignity, 
while his energy and enterprise  will  keep the 
machinery well oiled and free from dust. If the 
young man has a natural ability in merchandis­
ing, you should be first to see and  profit by it. 
Give him a chance to show his  capabilities,  or 
else don’t wonder when you hear some day that 
he is estsblished in a distant town as  its  most 
prosperous merchant, why he  “never  showed 
any partic’lar snap ’round here.”

Glass shingles are now used  and  bid  fair to 
become  popular.  They  are  strong,  durable 
and cheap.

Office.

The  Sardine  Busi

The  Condition  of Trade.

The  Advantages  of  a  Longer  Tenure  of 

in  Lastern  Maine.
Some little time ago we took  occasion to say j  q'he sardine factories at Eastport and  vicin- 
in this journal that from the  then  existing in- j  ¡|y ttre  not  doing  so  large  a business as last 
Beyond doubt the  belief  is  gaining  ground 
dieations we had every reason to  believe  that j  year, but a  much  better  and more legitimate 
among the American people that the tenure of 
the coming fall and winter would  be one of in- j  business.  Like most all  new  enterprises,  the 
office in political positions in this country is at 
creased activity in  business  circles,  and  that j  }jrst inception of the business was  necessarily
present too  short.  The  people  are  learning 
crude  in  its  methods.  The  smoked  herring 
we might reasonably look forward  to a speedy 
that it is better to get a good  officer  and keep 
return to some semblance of our former  pros­
fishery having dwindled to small  fish  for sev­
him  long  in office than it is  to  be  constantly 
perous times. At that time when the merchants
eral years, the Idea of utilizing  them  for  sar­
changing.  The  great  cause  of  the  political
apathy that is so patent in  this  campaign  lies j  and bankers throughout the country had  ar  - 
dines was readily seized upon by  many  of the 
herring  packers,  and  the  markets were  soon 
in the fact that the people are bored  by  being |  ly as yet recovered from  the  then  recent  dis­
turbances in Wall street and the heavy, and in 
glutted by a new and experimental  article  of 
obliged to go to work  and  elect  a  new  presi­
dent when they already have  one  that  is  en- j  most  cases, 
entirely  unexpected  failure  of 
food, and for want of knowledge and  care,  in 
several large business houses,  had  almost en­
many instances a very inferior  article, having 
tirely  satisfactory.  The  average  man
no brand or trademark to fix the responsibility 
tirely dispelled  all  hope  of  a  near  return  to 
busy.  He has afiairs of his own to  attend  to, 
better times, our statement  may have appear- j 
of  fraud  and  imitation  where  it  belonged. 
plenty of them, and small odds is it to him what 
Hence the inevitable re-action in this business 
ed to some to be somewhat out of place.
man is elected, as long as he is a  good  officer. 
is now being realized, and the prospect is  that 
The people are tired of turning  out  and  mak­
the business will not reach the value of a  mil­
ing a big hurrah just to toot this  man  or that I 
lion or more dollars, as it did last year, at East- 
into office.  What they want is a good  govern­
port this season.
ment and little fuss about it, and time and lib-1 
But better methods are  being  adopted  by  a 
erty to attend to their own affairs.
majority  of  the  leading  packers.  Much  im­
provement has been made in the  process,  and 
every  box  now  put  up  bears  not  only  the 
trade-mark brand, but the name  of  the  pack­
ers.  And by the new process  these fish are as 
nice and palatable as the French sardines, and 
must eventually obtain a very  large  sale,  for 
this business has come to stay.

Then, again, when one looked about him and 
saw  the deplorable condition of several of the 
leading markets, particularly the coal andiron 
markets,  and  beheld  the  nervous, uncertain 
feeling which prevailed in others, he might be 
excused  if  he had  wondered  upon  what  we 
had based our prediction.  Again, the faetthat 
this was a presidential year, and that the cam­
paign gave promise of  being  one  of  unusual 
bitterness, in which men  would  neglect their 
business interests for political  purposes,  was 
also thought by some sufficient reason to make 
any improvement  in  business  this  fall  some 
what problematical, to say the least.

Besides this, the community is learning that 
it is not the greatest blessing  in  the  world  to 
be chosen to a political position.  Such  places 
are good enough while they last,  but  they  do 
not last so very long, at best,  and  when  they 
do  go  out  from  .under  their  occupants they 
leave them in a very unenviable position.  An 
office is an excellent place to step into.  It is a 
very hard place to step out of successfully.

The reason for this is manifest.  If a  man is 
a faithful officer he  devotes  all  his  time  and 
energies to the duties of the  office.  All  other 
affairs are neglected.  The world  outside  goes 
on, and the office-holder stays behind, so far as 
all business affairs not connected with  his  of­
fice are concerned.  He knows his  office  work 
well,  and  it is about all he does know.  From 
this work he is forced by the expiration of  his j 
term.  He goes out, but what has he to  go  in- j 
to?  Nothing.
So, for this cause also, the people  are  learn- j 
ing that it is better to make the terms of office 
longer and elections less frequent.

There  is  another  side  to this question,  the 
side made prominent by Mr. Herbert Spencer, 
who holds that in  a  Republic  it  is  necessary 
that  there  he  frequent  elections  and  that 
terms of office he short, lest public interest die 
out  of  the  hearts  of  the people;  but for the 
present there seems to be small danger on this 
side of the issue.  Too much,  rather  than  too 
little do our people now dabble in politics, and 
a large decrease on present attainments in this 
direction could  be  experienced  all  over this 
country witliouj; detriment to person  or  prop­
erty or the nation as a whole.  It is issues, live 
issues, that stir the people and  make them pa­
triotic,  willing  to  turn  out  and  endure  all 
things so that their side  of  the  question  may 
win, but merely  to  hurrah  and  march  about 
that  this  man  or  that  may occupy  a certain 
place,  for  this  they  have  little  care.  The 
chances are many to one that if  the  presiden­
tial office extended over a term of  eight years 
rather  than  four, 
if  representatives  were 
elected for four years  instead  of  two,  and if 
senators were chosen for twelve years instead 
of six, it would be  better  for  all  parties  con­
cerned.

The  Farmer’s  Private  Raiload  Station. 

From the Chicago Herald.*

“We  made  a  singular  discovery  the other 
day,” remarked an official of  a  road  running 
into Chicago.  “About  three  miles  beyond  a 
certain  station  on  our  line  there  is  a  farm 
house by the side of the  track.  Just  beyond 
the  farm  house  is  a  little creek, over which 
there is a small bridge.  About four years ago 
some repairs were  made  to  the  little  bridge, 
and, of course, the bridge gang put up  a sign­
board ‘Run Slow’ on either side during the day 
or so the  bridge  was  weakened.  When they 
had finished their work they went  off  and for­
got the signs.  The fret is, the boards  had  dis­
appeared, and they didn’t take  the  trouble  to 
hunt them up.
“Some weeks afterward, no one  knows just 
when, those signs reappeared in  their former 
places.  Nobody knew who put them  there  or 
for what.  Nobody cared.  If the  seetion  men 
noticed  them  at  all  they thought the bridge 
men had done  it. 
It  was  none  of  the  engi­
neers’  business; why  they  were  there—it was 
their duty  to  obsérve  regulations,  which re­
quired them  to  slow  down  at  all  such signs. 
Observe regulations they  did.  For about four 
years not a train  had  passed  over  that  little 
bridge without slowing almost to  a  standstill. 
The culvert, for that’s all it is, has been as safe 
as any part of the  roadbed,  and  yet  stopping 
and starting of trains there has cost this  com­
pany thousands of dollars.  You know, it costs 
money to stop and start trains.

“You are wondering how it all  comes about, 
of  course.  Well,  that  farmer  stole  those 
boards and put them up  again  at  his  leisure. 
For four years he has been going into town or 
coming from it on our trains, getting on or  off 
right at his own door.  It was a  slick  scheme, 
and how he must have  laughed  at  us  and en­
joyed it all the while.  But his game is up now, 
and the engineers are having their revenge by 
keeping  up  an  infernal  screeching  of  their 
whistles at all hours of the day or night when­
ever they pass that farm house.”

Report of the  State  Salt Inspector for Sep­

tember.

Bbls.

State  Salt  Inspector  Hill’s  report  of  the 
amount of salt  inspected  in  Michig'an during 
September is as follows:
Saginaw county...........................................
Bay county.. . . ............................................
Huron county.......
Iosco county........
Manistee county..
Midland county..
St. Clair county.............
Gratiot  county.............  

34^320
............................ 18,114
7,664
6,882
400
...........
Total.......................................................... 381,131
The inspection year commences December 1. 
The output  for the ten months of the present 
year is  a great increase over that of any simi­
lar period in previous years, aggregating 2,486,- 
411 barrels.  The  total  output  for the present 
year will probably exceed 3,000,000  barrels.

An inventory of the estate of the  late  Cyrus 
McCormick,  the  Inventor  of  the  harvester, 
shows a total valuation of  nearly  twenty  mil­
lions of dollars.  The executors of this colossal 
trust furnished a bond for thirty millions.

The average weight of a clock  movement is 
one and one-half ounces, of  which  ninety per 
cent.  Is  brass  and  the  remainder steel.  The 
value of the brass is thirty cents a  pound  and 
the steel sixty-three,

that 

There  is  considerable  of 

ingredient 
known to contemporaneous literature as “bun- 
come” about  any such statement  as  this,  for 
men may talk themselves hoarse extolling the 
virtues of the candidate  of  their  own  party, 
may parade their pedal extremities off  in  the 
j  processions, in honor of the “people’s choice,” 
and do  any  quantity  of  other  equally as pa­
triotic things, but when it comes to neglecting 
their business for any of  these,  aye,  even  to 
vote, very few of them,  indeed,  are  found to 
do so.  And yet, there is a certain element in a 
presidential campaign which does more or less 
affect business to a certain extent and  that is 
the  feeling  of  unsettledness  which  prevails 
pretty generally  until  after  the  result of the 
election is  definitely known and  the  dread of 
the effect upon business interests of the advent 
of a new party into power with its  consequent 
change in the policy of the government.

For all that, however, business among certain 
branches  of  trade,  has  steadily 
increased 
during the past month or two, and gives prom­
ise of being still better before the  year is  out. 
With few, exceptions, most of our patrons re­
port that they are now  doing  what  they  con­
sider  a  good  business,  and one  firm  reports 
they have received so many  orders  that they 
are greatly pushed to fill them in time  to  suit 
their customers, while another house  declares 
that they have all that they can do to keep up 
with the demands made upon them.  From one 
of our merchants comes  the  somewhat  bitter 
wail that he is so busy he cannot  find  time  to 
go out to eat, while not far from  him  another 
gentleman  in  a  different  branch  of 
trade, 
says  that  business  is brisk enough,  but that 
payments are not quite so lively.  One  of the 
largest dealers reports that his business during 
the past month was far in excess of that of the 
same month of last year, and that  he  expects 
during  the  present  month  to  do  still better. 
Such  is the nature of the answers which, with 
but few exceptions  we  have  received  to  our 
inquiries concerning the state of trade.  A sim­
ilar state of affairs appears  to  exist  in other 
business  circles,  and  there  is but little doubt 
that business  generally  is  in  a healthier and 
more satisfactory condition  to-day than it was 
three months ago.

California  appears  to  have  been  the  only 
state where the beet-root  sugar  industry  has 
been  successful  in  this  country,  says  the 
Shipping List, but even there  the venture does 
not  seem  to  make  much  progress.  Two  or 
three factories have been erected, but the most 
successful  one  is  that  located  at  Alvarado. 
During  the  third  season  of  that  factory the 
product was 1,301,688 pounds refined sugar and 
81,775 gallons molasses, the gross value of which 
was  $158,617.  The  manufacturing  expenses 
were  $109,358,  while  the  incidental  expenses 
were $4,324, leaving a profit  of  $44,926  for the 
year.  This factory  will  again  commence  op­
erations this month.  It is said to have secured 
20,000 tons of beets, or 25 per  cent,  more than 
in any former  year,  and  is  expected  to  pro­
duce about 2,000,000 pounds of refined  sugar.

The growthlof the South continues to  aston­
ish  the  people  of 1 the  sluggish t Eastern  and 
Middle States.  When  wealth is  accumulating 
in the South at the rate of  $160,000,000  a  year, 
when the railroad mileage is keeping pace with 
the increase of wealth, and when  the  number 
of spindles has been doubled since  theacensus 
year, when they read about such facts as these 
they begin to think that the South has a future 
and to wonder how such things can  be  out  of 
their  own  section.  Then,  too,  they see  that 
Southern cotton mills are dividing from fifteen 
to twenty per  cent,  on  the  capital  invested, 
when their own  mills  are  struggling  to  keep 
out of brnkruptcy.  Altogether, the  Southern 
side of the country is looking up.

The Government has advertised  for  propos­
als from dealers or manufacturers,  for paints, 
oils, varnish, alcohol, glass  and  carboline  oil, 
to be delivered at the navy yard,  Washington, 
D. C., within thirty days from  date  of  award, 
free of any expense  to  the  Government,  and 
subject to the usual inspection and conditions. 
Information  can  be  obtained  by  addressing 
Thos.  II.  Looker,  pay  director,  U.  S.  Navy, 
Washington, D. C.

Iowa claims to be the  greatest  pork-produc­
ing State in the Union,  and  the  claim  is  sus­
tained by the last census, which credits it with 
a grand total of 6,000,000 head  of  swine,  while 
Illinois has 5,170,266 and Missouri 4,533,133.

Such of the flint bottle factories as had  shut 
down temporarily have returned to  work, and 
there is now only one out in the  Pittsburg dis­
trict.  Trade with them is rather quiet,  but is 
better than it was a few weeks ago.

The Russian government has recently award­
ed a patent to the  inventor  of  a  new  match, 
which ignites with slight  friction  and  can be 
used several times over, or until the  match be 
entirely consumed.

There are in Holland nineteen  glass  works, 
all but one of which are engaged in the manu­
facture  of  the  peculiar square  glass  bottles 
used for bottling the Dutch spirits.

Mina  have  been  erected  in  Florida for the 
manufacture of paper from palmetto, which is 
a very fibrous plant,  and  furnishes  excellent 
material for the purpose.

The temporary  loss  of  sardine packing,  es­
pecially at Lubec,  is  largely  compensated  by 
the  revival  of  the  smoked  herring business. 
These fish are coming into the weirs of late  in 
larger numbers and of better quality than has 
been known in  the  past  nine  years;  and the 
numerous smoke houses and weirs are in such 
full blast as to give the old times  busy  aspect 
to the borders of the “Narrows,” and  the tour­
ists sojourning at the “Owen”  and Tyn-y-coed 
on Campobello, and the “Quoddy” at Eastport, 
as well as at the  private  mansions  at  Lubec, 
are  feasting  upon  large,  fat,  fresh  herring, 
which are nice and palatable when  well  cook­
ed fresh from the water.

The sardine fishery has given a good deal  of 
snap  to business  in  and  about  Eastport and 
Lnbec, since it has brought a new line  of sup­
plies, opened  employment  for  numerous  op­
eratives,  and  transportation  for  vessels and 
steamers, which, together with the  increasing 
influx of summer visitors to the attractive and 
picturesque  locality  of  so  much  grand  and 
beautiful scenery, and cool, delicious  climate, 
has  given  a  marked 
impetus  to  various 
branches of trade,  and  an  improved  appear­
ance to the locality.

Longer  Credits  Desirable.

Mr. J. Schcenhof discusses the  origin  of  the 
practice  of dating bills ahead and the relations 
of that practice of the credit system in a recent 
issue of Bradstreet's.  He shows that in  earlier 
times the necessity of an allowance of time  in 
which to effect liquidations upon  manufactur­
ed goods was recognized in the usage  of  trad­
ing on four or six months’ time against the ac­
ceptance or promissory  note  indorsed  by the 
seller  of  the  goods  and  discounted  by  the 
banks.  After  the  war  this  usage gradually 
gave place to the  so-called  cash  system—that 
of selling on ten or thirty days’ time.  Greater 
credits  were soon called for by the  shrinkage 
of prices and slower circulation, and the  time 
was somewhat extended, and finally the system 
of dating  ahead  was  resorted  to  in  order to 
maintain the fiction of a  cash  basis.  Among 
the results of the system have been the  disap­
pearance  of  regular business paper  and  the 
substitution  therefor  of  accommodation  and 
single-name paper, the  refusal  or  reluctance 
of  banks  to  buy  or  discount which left  bor­
rowers in  a  peculiarly  unfortunate  position. 
Mr.  Schcenhof  suggests  the  rejection  of the 
fiction of a cash basis and a return to the regu­
lar credit system of four and six months.  This, 
he thinks, is  demanded  by  the  necessities  of 
the situation.  He further advocates the aboli­
tion of the usury laws so that  whatever loans 
may be required from the banks  In  excess  of 
those guaranteed  by  regular  business  paper 
may  be  negotiated  freely  between  the  con­
tracting parties and  further  that  the  money 
lenders may be able to compensate themselves 
in the rate of discount for the risks  they take.

Decomposing  Sugar.

“Real  Jam,”  writing  to  the London  Times, 
thinks that “while the subject is  being  discuss­
ed,it may not be amiss to place before the public 
the simple fact that beet-root sugar decomposes 
fruits, while cane sugar  preserves  them.  As 
many people, by the advice of  Mr.  Gladstone, 
are at present turning their thoughts  to  mak- 
iag jam, it may be useful  to them to know bfc* 
forehand the false economy of using beet-root, 
sugar for that purpose.  Sugar,  too,  that  de­
composes jam cannot be so nourishing  to the 
human  frame.  Could  the  sale  of  these two 
classes  of  sugar  be  kept  quite  distinct  aid 
apart by act of parliament,  the  public  would 
soon learn to distinguish  the  genuine  article 
from the sham, at least that  portion  of  them 
blessed  with  eyes  and  noses  and brains suf­
ficient to judge the merits of an article  by  re-
ults, and not by the price paid for it.”

A  Substitute  for Rubber.

The  rubber  dealers  of  Eastern  Nicaragua 
think they have discovered a tree whose  gum 
will give us much satisfaction  as  rubber,  and 
will  in  fact  eventually  take  its place.  They 
say that the milk of the tuno furnishes a most 
excellent gutta-percha, equal to the bestfound 
in the tropics,  while  the  number  of  trees  is 
virtually  inexhaustible, and the  gum  can  be 
produced,  with  profit,  at  twelve  cents  per 
pound.  Specimens  of the  new  product have 
all the appearance of a first-class gutta perch«, 
possessing the  ductility  and  elasticity  of the 
rubber, but whiter and  much more solid.

A German industry is the coloring  of  meer­
schaums.  The pipe or cigar holder is suspend­
ed in  a  tightly  closed  box,  and  smoke from 
damp, strong, black tobacco is blown over and 
through it until the desired color is gained.

A mighty fortune  awaits  the  inventor  of  a 
process for fire-proofing  wood.  One  hnndred 
million dollars’ worth of property, through the 
combustible  nature  of  wood,  is  destroyed 
every year in the United States.

The  bank-note  paper  on  which  American 
legal tender, national bank note currency, and 
government bonds are printed is made entirely 
at Dalton, Mass.

It  is  said  that  Senator  Jones,  of  Nevada, 
thinks favorably of investing in  gold  and sil­
ver mining operations in the Upper Peninsula.

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A  JO U R N A L  DEVOTED TO  TH E

Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the State. 

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

Terms SI a year in advance, postage paid. 
Advertising rates madq known on application.

WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER 15,1884.

POST  A.

Organized at  Grand Rapids, June 28,1884. 

O F F IC E R S .

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

Retribution reaches out and  gathers them 
all in.  A  man who  played  the  accordion 
was hanged down in Indiana the  other day.

The cutter Corwin  has  discovered a new 
volcano  in  Alaska. 
If  there is  anything 
this country is particularly in need of it is a 
volcano.

The Chicago courts are after the  so-called 
quack doctors. 
It would  also  be  beneficial 
if they would  stir  up  the  quacks  in other 
branches of business in  that city.

The Northwestern Lumberman very per­
tinently remarks : 
“Lumber  is  king  this 
year with a vengeance and is ruling some of 
the manufacturers with a rod of pine.”

America is still young and we have  hard­
ly yet sampled the  great  resources  of  the 
land, yet the statistics tell us  that the Unit­
ed Sates  is  already  the  greatest  producing 
country in the world.

The honest farmer who insists upon being 
his own banker and hides his  money  under 
his bed always leeams  something, sooner or 
later. 
It cost a Pennsylvania farmer  81,100 
to learn it the other day.

The permanent  organization  of  the  Mer­
chants  and  Manufacturers’  Exchange  is 
gradually being effected,  the  project  meet­
ing with the cordial  co-operation  and  sup­
port of nearly every jobber and manufactur­
er at this market.

The steps  taken  by  the  pharmacists  of 
this city to effect an organization  are  to  be 
commended, no  matter  in  what  light  the 
matter is viewed. 
It is a move in the  right 
direction, and will assuredly meet  with  the 
success it merits, and be fruitful of  good re­
sults.

Grand Rapids has rather  more  than  the 
usual quota of reputable  attorneys,  but  the 
city is likewise  cursed  with no inconsider­
able number of shysters, who prey upon the 
credulity and  misfortunes  of  others.  Mer­
chants having occasion  to  negotiate  with a 
member of the legal profession should invar- 
ably select men of repute and standing.

The list of  patent  medicines  sold  under 
the Campion plan, which will be  found  en­
tire on the drug page, will be of use to every 
druggist and should  be  clipped  and pasted 
up in a convenient place for future reference. 
It is believed  that this is the  first  time  the 
list  has  appeared  in  any  paper,  it having 
previously existed only in the form of  circu­
lars in the possession of the jobbing trade.

The  following  prophesy  relative to  the 
winter will cheer the heart  and  broaden the 
countenance  of  every  coal  dealer  in  the 
country:  “According to the old Indian hor­
net sign, we may look for an extraordinaryly 
severe winter.  All the nests we have found 
this  year  in  the  woods  are  built  on  the 
ground.  When 
they are  suspended  from 
trees and  high up it is a sign of a mild win­
ter.  Our old prognasticators  say that  they 
have never known this sign to fail.”

Mr. Lambert’s second  communication rel­
ative to cheese poisoning has  been  received 
and w ill appear in these columns next week. 
In this paper the writer brings new proofs to 
the aid of his  theory, and  discusses a ques­
tion that has not heretofore  received any at­
tention from writers on that subject, viz, the 
dangers that  menace  the  dairy  interest in 
case the  butterine  manufacturers  make  a 
handle of the  frequent  cases  of  poisoning 
resulting from the use of  natural  milk  pro­
ducts.

“The location of  a  store,”  pertinently re­
marks an exchange, “has  much  to  do  with 
its success or  failure, and  we  believe  that 
retailers are often too careless  in  the  selec­
tion of their place of  business.”  To  locate 
on some side  street  becaase  rent  there  is 
cheaper is a fatal mistake, as  many a dealer 
has found out to his cost.  That  was  sound 
advice the  old  man  gave to  his  boy, who 
went on his  first  journey, “to  follow  the 
crowd.”  So, if  you want to do business, go 
where business is.

Retail dealers are taking  an  active  inter­
est  in  the  presidential  campaign—that  is, 
they  are  studying  every  means  of-hiding, 
chaining down and  locking  up  their  boxes, 
‘barrels and other materials that would  serve 
to make  campaign  bon-fires.  The  country 
must be saved.

Spain is the greatest lead-producing  coun­
try in the world.  America  has the  second 
place for this  product

AMONG THE TRADE.

IN THE  CITY.

E. C. Foot has engaged in the grocery bus­
iness  at  West  Carlyle.  Cody, Ball  & Co. 
furnished the  stock.

S. Billargeon has  engaged in the  grocery 
business at South  Boardman.  John  Caul­
field furnished the stock.

M. E. Sinclair has engaged in the  grocery 
business at the corner of  Plainfield  avenue 
! and Quimby street.  Cody, Ball &  Co. fur­
nished the stock.

“Are you selling Frank Chickering now?” 
asked one groeeryman of another a few days 
ago.  “Yes,” was the reply, “he is in  better 
shape now than he was before he failed.”

O. E. Norcross has purchased the building 
at Muskegon formerly  occupied  by  Henry 
Principaal and  the remnants  of the  latter’s 
grocery stock. 
Fox,  Musselman  & Lover- 
idge furnished the remainder of  the  stock.

C. 

G. McCulloch & Co.  have  settled  with 

all their  creditors on  the  basis  of  25  per 
cent., and the stock is now  in  their  posses­
sion.  Whether  they  will  close  it out,  or j 
arrangements will be made  to  continue  the 
business under another firm name, is not yet 
definitely settled.

timber,  elm  and  pine,  in  Grand  Traverse 
county the coming winter.

R. Connable & Son of  Petoskey  are  put­
ting up an article  of  spiced  whitefish  and 
trout  which is  said to  be  excellent  eating 
and meet with a ready sale.

Quite an extensive business will  he  done 
in Leelanaw county this winter  in  the  way 
of getting out rock  elm  timber  for  eastern 
markets, and  operations  have already com­
menced.

Wright & Davis’ mill,  at  Bradford Lake, 
will have cut about 7,000,000  feet of lumber 
this season, and the  firm  expects  to  put in 
about  5,000,000  feet  of  logs  the  coming 
winter.

Wright & Ketchara have begun operations 
on  the  Tittabawassee  &  Hope  Railroad. 
They expect to put into the river  for  differ­
ent parties 20,000,000  feet  of  logs  against 
40,000,000 feet last season.

A box  factory  is  being  erected  at  Bay 
City, the frame of which  is  100 x 150  feet, 
with 14 foot posts.  The engine  house  will 
be separated from  the  main  building,  and 
will be of brick and stone.

A. E.  Cartier advertises that  the  mill and 
lumber firm of  A. E. Cartier & Co., of West 
Troy, has  dissolved, A. D.  Ayres  retiring. 
On the other  hand, A.  D.  Ayers  advertises 
that the firm is not dissolved by mutual con­
sent and will not be until he is consulted.

An Edgerton correspondent  writes:  Po­
tatoes are coming into this market at the rate 
of 300 bushels per day, and  are  selling for 
I 25 cents per bushel for  choice  stock.  The 
crop is  exceedingly  large  in  this  section. 
About 40,000 bushels will  he  shipped  from 
this station.

Albert D. Botsford, Robert McMullen and 
Wm. L. Roseboom, doing  business  at  Alba 
under the firm  name of  the  Alba  Handle 
Co., dissolved partnership on the 6tli, Robert 
McMullen  retiring.  The  business  will  be 
continued by the remaining  partners  under 
the same name.

The  Roscommon  Lumber  Co.,  whose 
operations are in the Houghton Lake  region 
of  Roscommon  county,  has  several  new 
branches to  its  logging  railroad,  and  will 
operate this season  more  extensively  than 
ever. 
Its trains will be run  night  and day. 
It is the intention of the company to  put in 
35,000,000 feet of logs.

Crooked  Legal  Proceedings.

A certain legal firm in  this  city is in the 
habit of securing a list  of  the  creditors  in 
assignment  cases  and 
telegraphing  each 
creditor  for the  amount  of  his  claim. 
In 
many cases, the latter furnishes the  desired 
information  without  first  ascertaining  the 
identity of the persons asking for  the same, 
the natural supposition being  that  they are 
the  attorneys  for  the assignee.  The  firm 
then represents to the assignee that they are 
the legal guardians of the  claim  secured in 
such  underhanded  manner,  and  on 
the 
strength of such assertion frequently  induce 
the assignee to pay the them dividend declar­
ed from the proceeds of  the  estate.  They 
then subtract a considerable  percentage  for 
alleged traveling expenses in  looking  after 
the claim and commission for  collecting the 
dividend, and forward the remainder  to the 
claimant.  The latter  is naturally indignaut 
toward the legal firm for  usurping a  power 
they were never  authorized  to  possess, and 
subjecting him to an expense  for  which he 
received no  equivalent  and  which  was  en­
tirely unnecessary; but on looking the matter 
over and finding that the  men who  misrep­
resented and defrauded him  are  irresponsi­
ble, lie usually concludes to pocket  the  loss 
and say  nothing.

In their zeal to secure unearned  remuner­
ation, however, they  sometimes  meet  with 
rebuffs that would  crush  men  of  ordinary 
decency  and  modesty.  A  case  in  point 
will  suffice.  At  the  time  of  a  failure  in 
Ionia several  months ago  they  telegraphed 
the Detroit creditors for the amounts of  the 
latters’ claims,  and  secured  the desired  in­
formation.  The assignee, however,  refused 
to pay the dividends to  them,  but  remitted 
direct to the owners of the  claims.  There­
upon the latter were immediately in  receipt 
of letters setting forth the fact that  certain 
expenditures had been  made  for  traveling 
and other expenses, and that a check for 815 
would cover both expense and  commission. 
The matter was variously discussed  by  the 
Detroit jobbers, and several of them improv­
ed the occasion to invite the firm to perform 
an act of  osculation  not  usually  in  accord 
with the highest ideas of self  respect.

Declared a Dividend.

Assignee Fletcher has declared a first div- 
ident of 12K per cent, to the creditors of the 
Jas. E.  Furman  estate, and  checks  for  the 
respective amounts  due  each  creditor  have 
been  mailed.  As the  total  liabilities  are 
820,800, the dividend  involved  an  expendi­
ture of 82,600, leaving about 8400 still in the 
hands of the  assignee.  The  remainder  of 
the assets comprise two notes given by Dan­
iel  McCoy,  aggregating  83,400,  and  due 
December  1  and  April  1,  respectively. 
When they are paid a final  dividend will be 
declared, which will bring the total  amount 
received by the creditors up to  a  trifle  over 
30 per cent.  Considering the circumstances, 
it is thought the assignee has  preformed his 
duties to the satisfaction of all  concerned.

Temperance  Mucilage.

Irate  Prohibitionist—See  here, sir,  that 
stuff is a fraud and I want my money  back.
Stationer—Do you refer to  that  bottle of 

mucilage I sold you?

“I  certainly do. 

no use at all.”

It is a regular  humbug; 

“Why, my dear  sir, I thought  that  was 
It is called Temper­

just what you wanted. 
ance Mucilage.”

“Temperance Mucilage?”
“Yes; mucilage  without  any stick in it.”

MUSKEGON  MATTERS.

Facts and Faccies  Picked  up at that  Place.
Orser  & Smart,  tailors,  have  dissolved, 

Smart succeeding.

M. A. Olsen has moved into his new store 
building on the corner of Hudson and Mich­
igan avenues.

The Woodard Manufacturing Co. is enter­
ing upon the winter  campaign  with  energy 
and enterprise.

Wm. D. Carey & Co. are now  represented 
on the road by W.  H. Erwin,  who  is  meet­
ing with considerable success.

Actual count reveals the  fact  that  there 
are seventy-eight grocery  stores  in  Muske­
gon and the suburbs of the place.

The firm of Perkins  &  Pellow,  at  North 
Muskegon,  composed of G. W. Perkins and 
J. H.  Pellow,  has  been  dissolved,  J.  H. 
Pellow continuing.

W. S. Demorest, formerly  with  Orcutt & 
Co., is handling Hancock’s  celery, and  con­
templates engaging m the  commission  busi­
ness on his own account.

A dozen of  the  leading  business  men of 
Lakeside have concluded  to  visit  the New 
Orleans exposition in a body.  Most of them 
will be accompanied by their wives.

The firm of T. Hilkert & Co., composed of 
T. Hilkert,  T.  B.  James  and  Edward  D. 
Haines, was dissolved on the 8th  inst, 
Ilil- 
kert retiring.  The business will be continu 
ed by T. B. James & Co.

Wm. Averill, formerly engaged in  the re­
tail grocery business under the firm name of 
Averill  Bros.,  has  engaged  with  Andrew 
Wierefigo as traveling  salesman.  He will 
cover  the  city trade  and  contiguous terri­
tory.

Receiver Tate  states  that he has  closed 
out the entire properly of the late Evenwood 
Manufacturing  Co.,  with  the  exception of 
about 3,000,000 shingles and  100,000 feet of 
lumber.  As soon as they are disposed of he 
will make an  accounting and the court  will 
declare a final dividend.

A rather light-weight concern doing  busi 
ness under the firm name of  Ham  Bros., is 
likely to meet with disaster, and it is not un­
likely that one or more of the  partners  will 
land behind prison bars.  One of  the broth­
ers is alleged to have obtained  goods  under 
false  pretenses,  by  representing  that  the 
stock was free  from  incumbrance,  whereas 
it was  covered  by a mortgage.  A  number 
of other crooked transactions stamp the boys 
as  frauds,  unworthy  of  respect  or  confi­
dence.

E. R. Ford has lately suffered considerable 
losses through the  decline  in  lumber  and 
shingles, in consequence  of  which  he  lias 
been obliged to adopt the  usual  methods to 
protect his  creditors.  He appears to  have 
the sympathy of everyone in Ins present em­
barrassment,  and those  who are  acquainted 
with the true condition of  his  affairs  affirm 
that lie will yet come  out at the top  of  the 
heap, and pay every  creditor  100  cents on 
the dollar.

The Pembroke K nitting  Co.  is rushed  to 
its  fullest  capacity  to  keep  pace  with  its 
orders.  There are  now in operation thirty- 
five  knitting  machines  which  produce  a 
daily output of 100  dozen  pairs  of  ladies’ 
and misses’  hose.  The  working  force in­
cludes fifty-six girls and  women  who  work 
in the factory, besides thirty  others  who do 
piece work at  their  homes.  The  winding 
capacity will shortly be  doubled  by  the ad­
dition of  another  machine,  and  other  im­
provements of a similar character are in con­
templation.

“Muskegon can  present  the  best  record, 
as  regards  failures,  of any  town  in  the 
State,” said a  leading  business  man.  No 
assignment has been filed  with  the  county 
clerk  since  the  Schimmel  failure,  about 
eight months ago, and the  Schimmels  came 
here to fail, so that it ought not to  be charg­
ed up against us.  Considering the  depend­
ence we place on the lumber  industry,  and 
the depression that has  marked  that  busi­
ness during the past few months, I  consider 
our  freedom  from  failures of  a  disastrous 
nature as little less than remarkable.”

Said a well-known Muskegon  jobber:  “I 
never offer a man a cigar or  a  treat  of  any 
kind  for  the  purpose  of  influencing  his 
trade, and if I suspect a man is  offering  me 
a  treat  of  that  character  for  the  purpose 
of  bribing  me  to  buy  of  him,  1  ab­
solutely  refuse  to  have  anything  to  do 
with him or his house.  1  believe  in  goods 
being  sold  on  their  merits, and the sooner 
every dealer takes  a  decided  stand  on  the 
question,  the  better  it  will  be for all  con­
cerned.”  And there are thousands  of  busi­
ness men who will say “amen” to this senti­
ment.

The  Board  of  Trade,  which  was inaug­
urated with a great flourish of  trumpets less 
than a year ago, and  from  which  organiza­
tion no end of good results were anticipated, 
has failed to fulfill the promise of its "inaug­
uration, few if any tangible benefits  having 
been secured.  The fault seems to  lie in the 
fact that too much  dependence  was  placed 
on the ability of one of the officers, who  lias 
made a signal failure.  Again,  alluring  in­
ducements were held out to secure the  loca­
tion  of  manufacturing enterprises—induce­
ments which failed to materialize as soon as 
the business point was reached«

Daniel L. Root, who purchased the  crock­
ery stock of the  late  firm  of L. W. Schim 
mel & Co. of the assignee, has  closed it out, 
thus removing the last vestige of  that short­
lived house.  The firm  are  now  offering to 
compromise with their creditors on the basis 
of 50 per cent, cash, and  the  majority have 
agreed to accept  that  figure, providing  all 
the  creditors  come to time.  Two or three 
of the heaviest creditors,  however, refuse to 
accept anything less than  the  face of  their 
claims, so that  all  attempts at compromise 
will undoubtedly fail.  The  opinion  seems 
to be gain ing strength that the two Schimmels 
deliberately set about to swindle  their part­
ners  and  creditors  at  the  same  time, and 
while they may be able to  defeat  the  ends 
of justiceinthe former case it is not unlikely 
that  the  series of complications  in  which 
they have involved  themselves In the latter 
may compel them to  disgorge to the tune of 
100 cents on the dollar.

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Throughout  the  United  States  and  Canada

Pronounce it the FIN E ST  COFFEE they ever sold and testify th a t it has large­

ly increased their sales by its SU PER IO R  QUALITY.

The following’ testimonial coming as it does from one of the largest if not the  largest gro­

cers in the United States, is worthy of your consideration;

Cincinnati,  December 20th,  1883.

Messes. Chase  &  Sanbokn, Boston,  Mass.

Gentlemen—In reply to yours of the 18th  inst,  asking  our  views  in  regard  to  the 
general excellence of your “ STANDARD  JAVA,”  will say that our house was founded in 
the year 1840, and from that time to the present our earnest united efforts have been to se­
cure goods which represented the very highest grade of quality,  and  the  success  we have 
had and the reputation  we enjoy we attribute to this policy.

About a year ago our attention was called to  your  ‘ ‘STANDARD  JAVA,”  we  person­
ally tested it very carefully and to our mind  it  was  most  excellent.  We  then  ordered  a 
sample lot and placed it before our customers for approval, and it was pronounced by them 
a very fine Coffee.  Since then as you  know we have bought largely, and freely admit that 
it gives the best satisfaction. 
It is uniform in quality, and we have daily proofs from con­
sumers that it is richer, finer flavored and more uniform than the Coffee we  formerly sold 
which was the finest brand of Ankola or Mandeheling Java in the  market.

Yours  respectfully,

(Signed,) 

Jo!s a p l i   H .   F

o g I d I g s ’  Sons.

Send  for Sam ple Lot.

We guarantee to increase  your Coffe? trade.  W

e have  June  ¡1  »¡111  others;  we tan with ¡on.

Chase  & S anborn,

Importers,  Roasters  and  Packers,

Boston, Mass.,  TJ.  S.  A. '
MICHIGAN  AGENT.

CANADIAN  BRANCH, 

435  ST.  PAU L  STREET, 

M ontreal, P.  Q. 

T.  CliaSG,

Sweet’s Hotel,  Grand Rapids.

I 
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BODY,  BALL  &  GO.

SOLE OW NERS.

ENTERPRISE  CIGAR  CO.,

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR  THE  FAMOUS  AND  POPULAR  BRANDS

O L Y M P I A ,

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LA  BELLE  SEÑORA.

G rand Rapids, Mlob..

AROUND THE STATE.

B. Fink, clothier at Harrison, has  given a 

R. McKinnon has opened  a  meat  market 

J.  B.  Lampliere,  the  Dexter  hardware 

bill of  sale.

at Way land.

dealer,  is dead.

N. G. Burtt has moved into his  new store 

building at Cross Village.

J. F. Reeraer  succeeds J. J. Cretsinger in 

general trade at Richland.

Alex. Sessions will shortly open a clothing 

and notion store at Way land.

R. NT. Smith succeeds  Campbell  & Smith 

in the grocery trade at Luther.

Dewey & McLean  succeed  S.  M. Turner 

in the grocery business at Quincy.

H. H. Kelley  succeeds  Kelley  &  Franke 

in the meat business at Reed City.

Munger & Sullivan succeed  Geo. H. Judd 

in the clothing business at St. Johns.

Wayland dealers  have  shipped  over 500 

barrels of apples to Chicago this fall.

A. D. Loomis  has  moved  his  stock  of 

drugs from Cross Village to Levering.

Jap. Rowe & Bro. succeed  Rod.  Worden 

in the meat business at Benton  Harbor.

J. M. Flannagan succeeds  Yeiter  &  Cop- 
pens in the boot and shoe  business  at  Low­
ell.

H.  Harrington bid in the Havens clothing 
stock at St. Louis, and will continue the bus­
iness.

De Nike & Robison, grocers  at  Ypsilanti, 
will dissolve  partnership  and  retire  from 
business.

C. S. Gascoine, general  dealer  at  Gowan, 
has given his creditors back  stock to satisfy 
their claims.

Duval & Huelmantle  succeed  Clovis  Du­
val in thp  merchant  tailoring  business  at 
Traverse City.

J. M. Daineron, the  Bangor  groeeryman, 
is building  an  addition to  his  store,  18x30 
feet in dimensions.

A. D. Goldsberg, dry  goods  and  clothing 
dealers at Ludihgton,  have  been closed  un­
der chattel mortgage.

Hamlin,  Miller  &  Co.  succeed  Dawes, 
Hamlin & Miller in  the  wholesale  tobacco 
and oil business at Owosso.

Richards & Huntley, druggists at Saranac, 
have sold out to Mr. Winegar, formerly with 
Hunt & Hunter, at Lowell.

Fink & Knight, druggists at Edmore, have’1 
dissolved, C. S. Knight retiring.  The  busi­
ness will be continued by N. Fink.

D. J. Peacock, general dealer at Bridgton, 
has sold  out to Boon, Earle & Co., who will 
continue the business.  Dave  will reengage 
in business as soon as he can find a desirable 
location.

The firm of Castle & Huntly, composed of 
Alfred  C. Castle  and H.  W. Huntly,  meat 
dealers at  Ovid, has  been  dissolved  by  the 
retirement of Mr. Castle.  The business will 
be continued by Mr. Huntly.

An Edgerton correspondent  writes as fol­
lows of a lady whose fame as a poet eclipses 
her  success as a merchant:  Mrs. Julia  A. 
Moore was visiting friends  here last  week 
and trying to collect some of her  store bills. 
Some of the men  hid  away to avoid a dun. 
Such men ought to be advertised.

STRAY  FACTS.

Petoskey is to have a tannery.
The Leland iron furnace has  closed down 

Win. L. Marsh, saw mill operator  at Ros­

for the season.

common, is  dead.

E.  W. Elliott & Son  succeed  E. Baldwin 

in the hotel business at Ludington.

C. Merrill & Co., of  East  Saginaw,  will 

put in 20,000,000 feet of logs this season.

G. W. Dickinson succeeds  Roberts & Gas­
ser in the livery business at Harbor Springs.
Archie Brown will put  ihto  Otsego Lake 
6,000,000  feet of logs, to be  sawed  at  that 
point.

E. A. Reynolds  contemplates  starting  a 
factory at Milan for the  manufacture of  his 
improved cheese box.

The  Manistique  mills  are  running  full 
handed, and will do so night and  day  until 
the close of the  season.

The American Mineral  Paint Co,,  of Al­
legan makes nineteen shades of  color  from 
its paint deposits at Swan Creek.

It is estimated that 6,000,000 feet  of Eng­
lish deals have been this year  shipped  from 
ports on Lake Superior  and  Michigan.

J. H. Waller, a Canadian,  well  known in 
northern  Michigan,  will  operate  in square

Drugs & flftebicines
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.

O F F IC E R S .

President—Geo. W. Crouter, Charlevoix.
Pirst Vice-President—Geo. M. McDonald,
-B .  D.  Northrup,  Lan-
Secmid^iee-Preside. 
Thir^Vice-President—Frank  Wurzburg,  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.
Nex?Cplace  of  meeting—At Detroit, Tuesday, 

Rapids.

October 13,1885.

SUBTLE  SCENTS.

Perfumes that Have Been Popular for Cen­

turies.
From the Chicago Tribune.

There is a subtle, seductive  something in 
a perfume that steals through the senses and 
breathes of beauty. 
It  is  the  acknowledg­
ment of a cultivated taste and a delicaie sen­
sibility, for as the apostle  of  sweetness and I 
light said:  “Only the gentle-born is able to | 
ignore the lotus or magnolia fat,  with  their I 
ow n sweetness for the  delicate  primrose or 
•violet whose perfume can  only be  detected 
during  moments  of  forgotten  modesty.” 
“That is one of the  differences,” he  contin­
ues, “between a lady  and  the  hoiden; one 
loves the  vuluptuous  tuberose  while  the 
chaste odor of the briar is one sense of imag­
ination and one source of pleasure.”

The  origin  of  perfumes  dates  back  to 
Moses, who designated the herbs and flowers 
to be used in scenting the  tabernacle.  This 
showed that versatile  patriarch to be a  man 
of very sensitive nostrils to whom the fumes 
and odors from sacrificed bullocks  and  neg­
lected carcasses of rams  and  sacred  calves 
were not agreeable.  By liis  direction  after 
the removal of the colossal  roasts, the altars 
were  perfumed, and  the  burning  incense 
was carried about  the  tabernacle in  brass 
censers.  Whenever the wise men wanted  a 
favor from their younger but more powerful 
confrere they brought myrrh  and  frankin­
cense and placed before  him.  The  ancient 
Chinese always mingled fragrant oils spices, 
perfumes  and  scented  woods  with  their 
pleasures as  we  now do flowers or  music. 
The ointments and perfumes of the Phenician 
are among the lost arts  and the old  love of 
the Romans for sweet smells is still preserv­
ed  by the  followers of their  creed.  They 
were so prodigal in the use of them that they 
reserved territory in Syria  for  the  cultiva­
tion of buds and blossoms, which  were  dis­
tilled or evaporated and used at the bath and 
in the sleeping and dining  apartments.  At 
the  funeral of Nero’s  wife  over a million 
dollars worth of Arabian perfumes were us­
ed, the consumption being so  great  that the 
air was heavy with ordorous vapors.

I based on the funereal tube, which, however,
I gets little or no favor among people of refin- 
j ed  taste, who  never  use a powerful  odor.
I They prefer the  chaste  scent of the  violet,
[ about which the willowy Oscar  Wilde  talk- 
} ed so much.  The vio’ a  odorata is the spec­
ies most used,  and the  harvest, which  lasts 
from Febuary to May, gives  employment to 
hundreds of women and  children.  Wild ol­
ives make a most  deliciously  delicate  per­
fume, made almost exclusively  in  Southern 
Europe ; whence also is  obtained  thyme, an 
old fashioned but very agreeable odor. Rose­
mary belongs  exclusively to  Sunny France; 
being  the  delicious  perfume  that it  is, to 
make no mention of  the  beauty  the  poets 
have woven round it, it is always in demand 
and always high-priced.  From  the  Malay 
Peninsula  comes a  curious  little  blossom 
called Patchouli of a most  powerful  odor— 
indeed a few drops of the oil  will go a long 
way in.a quart bottle of distilled water.

The verbena of our garden is never  used, 
as is generally supposed, for making the col­
ogne that bears its  name.  The  commercial 
verbena is extracted from the lemon  grasses 
of Singapore, but for all that  deception it is 
a favorite  with a great  many  connoisseurs.
lovely  Provence, * immortalized  in 
“Traviata,” cultivates millions and  millions 
of rose  geraniums,  fi’om  which is counter­
feited essence  of  African  geranium.  The 
substitute is  by  no  means  an  inexpensive 
one, as it takes 2,000  pounds of rose  geran­
ium to make two pounds of  African.

The 

Mignonentce is another agreeable perfume, 
and  a  general  favorite  among  fashionable 
club men.  Both lemon and orange oils make 
delicate toilet waters, which  are  most  used 
by the exquisites of thé tropics.

Lily of the valley is delicate but not dura­
ble ; however, nine out of every ten  fastidu- 
ous brides use it on their bridal  trousseaux. 
Heliotrope is another dainty fragrance, most 
effective when it emanates from a bit of rare 
old  lace, or is wafted to the  senses  by the | 
graceful sway of  some  antique  fan.  Cele­
brated beauties and old ladies who have had 
a romantic and varied girlhood  always have 
it in their for-ever-and-ever boxes, and every 
old love-letter, odd  glove, and  silken  souv­
enir  seems  breathing  forth  the  delicate 
scent. 
It seems almost sacrilegous to tell it, 
but the flower which figures so  conspicuous­
ly in all lovers’ floral albums does  not sacri­
fice its cluster  head for the  manufacture of 
the perfume that bears its name.  Heliotrope 
comes from a mixture  of  violet and vanilla, 
and much as it is prized, is  rarely to be had 
with these constituents unadulterated.

The seductive bergamot is made from lem­
on oil.  The fruit is picked while  green, 200 
being required to yield a six-ounce  bottle of 
perfume.  Most of this comes from Messina, 
and notwithstanding the fruit is  dirt  cheap 
the perfume finds all its admirers among the 
wealthy.

Napoleon had  such a passion  for  sweet 
odors that a shower of cologne-water follow­
ed his morning bath, and on retiring he mus­
ed his  night-robe to be sprinkled  with  ex­
tracts of wild  olives  until it  was so  damp 
that it ought to  have  sent a hundred  little 
chills and inflammatory  pains  chasing  one 
another over his  militarj  body.  The  per­
fumed baths of  Josephine  are  proverbial, 
while her toilet  washes of  sweet  oils  and 
fragrant extracts, taken from  luscious  nuts 
and luxuriant flowers, are authority with all 
the dealers and  manufacturers of toilet  ar­
ticles in the country.'

Perfumes are made from cheese, old leath­
er, tar, resin, and roots; but  good  perfumes 
are  made  only from  carefully-picked  and 
carefully preserved  flowers. 
In France, the 
great market of  rare  and  costly  odors, the 
jasmine is  extensively cultivated, and forms 
the basis of a number of perfumes.  Almost 
any variety will do, but the jasminum  gran- 
diflorum  is  preferred.  The  weather  has 
very  much to  do  with  the  success of the 
manufacture;  the  hotter  the  season  the 
stronger the  perfume  of the  jasmine,  and, 
consequently, that of the extracts  prepared.
The little purple lavender plant is another 
standby for the manufacturer, and from it is 
obtained not only scent, but several  distinct 
oils that are  invaluable  to  the  trade.  Eng- 
lish-women  especially  have  a  preference 
for this flavor, which they distil themselves. 
The  villagers  among  the  English  hills of 
Wellington formerly raised the  entire  crop 
used in commerce, but of late years the sup­
ply has grown small and the price of  laven­
der waters and perfumes has become so high 
that the  old  ladies  have  been  obliged to 
transfer their affections to some other  odor. 
English grades have always  been the stand­
ard, but the imitation  from Spain and Italy 
is often  masqueraded  as  the  genuine, and 
cosmetic dealers and  manufacturers  of  col­
ogne and extracts are readily deceived.  Bar­
bers have a weakness for lavender, which at 
best is a miserable mixture made  from  lav­
ender oil and orange water.

There is probably more  deception in attar 
of roses than in any other two  varieties put 
together.  As is well  known, the  very  best 
samples come from Turkey, done  up in gro­
tesque little bottles; but prominent  perfum­
ers about Chicago say that fully 90 per cent, 
of the Smyrna and Bulgarian  attar  is  made 
and bottled in the  enterprising  river  towns 
of  Connecticut  Along  the  Ganges  River 
great quantities are made annually, but even 
in the East  the  preparation  is  adulterated 
with  oil of  rose  geranium  and  Himalaya 
grass, which  latter ingredient has become so 
valuable that an  extensive  trade  is  carried 
on with it.  Only an expert can tell  real at­
tar of roses, and  then  the  test is chemical. 
It  congeals,  if  unadulterated, at 55 degrees 
Fahrenheit, and the  crystals  are  large  and 
almost transparent.  The  rose  from  which 
this precious oil is taken  is  the  Damascina, 
•   the leaves of which are used  for the  manu­

facture of rose-water.

Nearly all the  strong rose  perfumes  are

The State Pharmaceutical Association.
While in Muskegon last week,  a  reporter 
for  T he  Tradesman  called  on  Secretary 
Jesson and  found  that  gentleman  busy ar­
ranging and editing  the  proceedings  of  the 
late  convention,  which ^  will  appear  in 
pamphlet form in about six  weeks. 
It will 
make a volume  of  about 200  pages, and on 
account  of  its  paramount 
interest  to  the 
trade will be preserved  by every member of 
the Association.  Mr. Jesson states  that the 
regularly  installed  members  number  456, 
that ten  applications  for  membership  Inure 
been received since the convention, and that 
nearly every mail brings inquiries  regarding 
membership, etc.  There is every reason for 
thinking that  the next meeting  will  swell 
the membership to 600 or 650, the  latter fig­
ure representing exactly one-half  the entire 
drug trade of the State.  Mr.  Jesson  states 
that he regards  the  prospects as  excellent 
for the passage of the  legislative enactment 
the coming winter.  A centain candidate for 
Senator has agreed to introduce  and  cham­
pion  the  bill in  the  Senate, in  case of his 
election, and Mr. Wm. B. Wilson,who is run- 
nirif  for  Representative  in  the  Muskegon 
district—with good  prospect of an  election, 
it is said—will father the bill in the  House. 
Altogether, 
there is  reason for  encourage­
ment, although much vigorous work remains 
to be done.

Local  Druggists’  Organization.

In response to a call, the  following  phar­
macists  assembled  at  the  Morton  House 
Thursday evening for the purpose  of  effect­
ing a  preliminary  organization:  Frank  J. 
Wurzburg,  John  Peck, Ferdirnand Thum, 
Isaac Watts, J. S. Cowin, F. H. Escott, Wm. 
L. White,  Wm. E. White,  Adolph  Wilson 
and  C.  Bauer.  Frank  J.  Wurzburg  was 
elected chairman and Frank II. Escott secre­
tary.  An expression of sentiments revealed 
the fact’that all were heartily in favor of the 
proposed organization,  and a committee com­
posed of Messrs.  Watts,  Escott  and  Thum 
was  selected to prepare a  constitution  and 
bylaws and present them at the next meeting. 
Messrs. Wm. L. White and John Peck were 
constituted a committee on time  and  place, 
and  subsequently  selected  Thursday  even­
ing of the present week, as  the time for the 
next meeting, at the same place as before.

T he Tradesm an  bespeaks  for  the  pro­
posed organization the full measure  of  suc­
cess it deserves, and suggests to every  drug­
gist  in the  city  that  his  interest  demands 
that he identify himself  with  the  organiza­
tion at the outset, and lend it  every possible 
encouragement. •

Stro ng  Commendation.

Referring  to  the  proposed  enactment 
adopted by  the Michigan  Slate  Pharmaceu­
tical Association, the  Committee  on  Legis­
lation of  the  Illinois  State  Pharmacetical 
Association  recently  reported  as  follows: 
“We note that  Michigan  and  Indiana  are

both prepared to  submit  pharmacy  bills to 
their respective legislatures, and with  every 
prospect of success.  The Michigan bill em­
bodies every  feature  which  experience  in 
this  and other  states  has  proven  to  be of 
value, and if enacted its influence would un­
questionably promote  the  incorporation  of 
its merits in the legislation of other  states.”

THE  CAMPION  PLAN.

List of Medicines  Sold  on  tlie  Plan.

Price per  Price for 
Bottle. 
3 Bottles 
at one
Sale.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

•  Advanced—Insect powders.
Declined—Manna,  iodine,  camphor,  cuhebs, 
powdered  eubebs,  oil  pennyroyal,  Pattison’s 
carbonate magnesia calcined magnesia.

A CID S.

Acetic,  N o.8............................filb  9  0   10
Acetic,  C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040)........  30  & 35
Carlsc lie............................................   35  @ 40
Citric.................................................  
55
Muriatic 18 deg............................... 
3  ©  5
Nitric 36 deg....................................  H  ©  12
Oxalic.......................................'........  14)4©  15
3  ©  4
Sulphuric 66 deg.............................. 
Tartaric  powdered......................... 
48
Benzoic,  English....................$  oz 
20
Benzoic,  German............................  12  @  15
Tannic..............................................   15  @  17

AM MONIA.

Carbonate.................................f  8>  15  @  18
Muriate (Powd. 22c)*\.....................  
14
6  @  7
Aqua 16 deg or  3f...........................  
Aqua 18 deg or 4f............................ 
7  @  8

J. C. Ayer Co.’s Preparations. 

Cherry Pectoral......................$1 00
Sarsaparilla................................1  00
Ague  Cure............................. . -1 00
Hair Vigor.................................  ¿5
Pills, per  box............................  *5

Dr. D. Jayne & Son’s Preparations.

Expectorant.............................. 1 00
Hair  Tonic................................. 1 00
Alterative...................................1 00
Ague Mixture............................ 1 00
Carminative Balsam, Large...  50 
CarminativeBalsom,  small...  35
Tonic  Vermifuge.....................   35
Liniment  ..................................   50
Sanative Pills, per box.............   25

A. C. Meyer & Co.’s Preparations.

Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup, Large 1 00 
Br. Bull’s Cough Syrup, med..  50 
Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup,  small  25
Dr. Bull’s Baby  Syrup.............   25
Dr. Bull’s Pain Drops...............  25
Dr. Bull’s Diarrhoea Curative.  25 
Dr. Bull’s Cough Candy Drops  25
Dr. Bull’s Baltimore  Pills.......  25
Dr. Bull’s Recto  Mistura........  50
Dr. Bull’s Blood MLxture.........1 90
J. W. Campion & Co.’s Preparations.

Wishart’s Tar  Cordial...................1 00
Wishart’s Sugar Drops, per bx  25 
Foster, Milburn & Co.’s Preparations.
Thomas Electric Oil,  small—   50 
Thomas Electric  Oil, large —  1 00 
Burdock Blood  Bitters.............1 00 
Burdock Blood  Pills................   25 

Hostetter & Smith’s Preparation.

Hostetter’s  Bitters................... 1 00 

Tarrant & Co.’s Preparations.

|2 50 
2 50 
2 50 
2  10 
62

2 50 
2 50 
2 50 
2 50 
1 25 
90 
90

1

1

50

2 50 
65

1 25

2 50
2 50
63

BALSAMS.

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

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

B E R R IE S,

Cubeb,  prime (Powd 70c)...........
Juniper.............................................
Prickly Ash......................................1

EXTRACTS.

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

FLO W ERS.

2 50

Arnica...............................................
Chamomile,  Roman.......................
Chamomile,  German.....................

@1  10

©  65 
©  7

11

10

Tarrant’s  Aperient....................1 00 
Tarrant’s Ex. C. & C.................. 1 00 
Thorn’s Ex. C. & C., Sarsap—  1 50 
»Hoff’s Malt Extract................   37 

2  50
2  50
3  75
1  00
*In quantities of six or more dozens, this prepara­
Dr. J. H. Schenck & Son’s Preparations.
Pulmonic  Syrup.........................1 00 
Seaweed Tonic............................I  00 
Mandrake Pills, per  box........  25 

tion may be sold, at $3.50 per dozen.

2  50
2  50
65

Perry Dhvis & Sons’  Preparations.

Davis’ Pain Killer, large......... 1 00 
Davis’ Pain Killer, medium...  50 
Davis’ Pain Killer, small........  25 

2  50
1  25
65

G. G. Green’s Preparations.

2 00
30
2 00
30
1 25
2  50
One 
Six
Bottle.  Bottles.  Bottles 

Boschee's  Syrup.......................   75 
10 
Boschee’s Syrup, sample  size. 
August  Flower.........................  75 
August Flower, sample  size.. 
10 
Ague Conquerer, small...........   50 
Ague Conquerer, large.............1  00 
Three 
The Swift  Specific Co.’s Preparations.
4 50 
8 50
2 75 
5 00
One 
Three 
Bottle.  Bottles.

Large  size..................1  75
Small  size..................1 00

Prepar atio as.

Wash,  largo.
Wash, small.

nston Holloway &C
Hooiisrad’s German  Bitters.. .1 00
Hooflirad’s  German Ton c.......1 50
large.. .1 00
Hoofhind’s Greek Oil
ia.ll...
Hooiitrad’s Greek Oil
50
Hollo way's Ess. am
Da Costa’s  West Incla Tooth
50
Da Costa’s  West ine ia Tooth
Haas’ Expeetorant,
Haas’ Expectorant,
Hooli ind’s  Podophyllin Pills,
per box........
Con-
Hollo way’s  Vermif
fe ctions, in pape
Hollo way’s  Vermifuge Con-
tic>ns, in  glas
Kromer’s Hair Dye.
Heiskell’s  Ointir ent
Hollo way’s  A niica Piasters,

50
11....... 25

larj.

50
50

la rge.............

Holloway’s  Arnica Plasters
Holloway’s  Arnica Plasters

medium.......
sm all...........

20
15

2 50
3 75
2 50
1 25
1 25
1 25
65
1 25
65
65
65
65
1 25
1 25
65
For 6.
1 00
*  75
Five
Bottles.

Q©N

St. Jakob’s Oel (St. Jacob’s  Oil) 50
Liebig Malz Extract  (Malt Ex-
50
Dr. Worthington’sCholeraand
25
Diarrhoea Medicine...........
Vogeler’s  Klettenwurzel  Oil
(Burdock Boot Oil)............... 50
Vogeler’s Gen.  Carlsbad  Salts 75
50
Roman  Liniment.....................
Dr. Aug. Koenig’s Hamburger
Tropfen (Hamburg Drops). 50
One

Dr. Aug. Koenig’s Hamburger
Dr. Aug. Koenig’s Hamburger

Brustthee (Breast  Tea)__ 25
Pilaster  (Plaster)................. 25

Q©
1 00
2 00
3 00
2 00
2 00
Five
Package.  Pkgs.
1  00
i oe
One Three
Box. Boxes.

Fleming Brothers’ Preparations.

Dr. C. McLain’s Liver Pills__ 25
Dr. C. McLain’s Vermifuge... 25
One

60
60
Three
Bottle Bottles.

J. N. Harris & Co.’s, Limited, Preparations.

Allen’s Lung Balsam...............1 00 

C. I. Hood & Co.’s Preparations.

2 50

1  00 
1  00 
For 51 00 

2 50 
For 5 
For 3
1 25 
Five
Boxes 
For 3
2 50 

Three 
Bottles

2 50 
2 50 
2 50 
2 50

Hood’s Sarsaparilla..................1 00
25
Hood’s Tooth Powder, small.. 
50 
Hood’s Tooth Powder,  large..
One 
Box
Hood’s Olive Ointment, small.  25 
Hood’s Olive Ointment, large.1 00 
Hood’s Vegetable  Pills...........   25
One 
Bottle.

Hiscox& Co.’s Preparations.

Parker’s Tonic, large....................1 00
Parker’s Tonic, small...............  50
Parker’s Hair Balsam,  large.. 1  00 
Parker’s Hair Balsam, small..  50 

Brown Chemical Co.’s Preparations.

Brown’s Iron Bitters.................... 1 00
Curatine..........................................1 00
Brown’s Emulsion C. L.  Oil.. .1 00
Peruvian Ohill Cure......................1 00
Powell’s  Beef,  C.  L.  Oil  and
Pepsin........................................1 00
Dr.  Mettaur’s Headache Pills,
per box.................................  25
Seabury & Johnson’s Preparations.
Benson’s  Capacine  Plasters,

per plaster...........................   25

Snow & Earle’s Preparations.

Bilousine 

................................. 1  00

E. T. Hazeltine’s  Preparations. 

Piso’s Cure for Consumption.  25 
Piso’s Remedy for  Cartarrh..  50 

Dr Harter’s Fever  and Ague
Dr. Harter’s  Fever and Ague 

Specific...............................   75
75 
P ills......................................  75
25 

50
,
6‘
1 2i
The  Dr. Harter Medicine  Co.’s  Preparations
Fori
1 25
1 25
3 Boxes 
65
3 Boltles
fuge Candy..........................   25 
65
2 Bottles
125
15 
Dr. Harter’s Lung Balm, large
3 Bottles.
65
25 
Dr. Harter’s Lung Balm, small 
Dr. Harter’s Iron  Tonie..........1 00 , 
2 50
Dr. Harter’s Soothing Drops.. 
25 
65
Dr, Harter’s Liniment.............   25
Dr.  Harter’s  Elixir  of  Wild 
.1 00

Dr. Harter’s Liver  Pills..........
Dr.  Harter’s  German  Vermi­

Cherry............................ 

GUMS.

60©

28®

Aloes,  Barbadoes............................
18 
Aloes, Cape (Powd  24c)..................
50 
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c)..........
30 
Ammoniac........................................
60 
Arabic, extra  select.......................
60 
Arabic, powdered  select...............
50 
Arabic, 1st  picked..........................
40 
Arabic,2d  picked............................
35 
Arabic,c3d pickad............................
30 
Arabic, sifted sorts.........................
30 
Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35c)...
55@60 
Benzoin............................................
20®  23 
Camphor.....................................
13
Catechu. Is 04 14c, Ms  16c)...........
35®  40 
Euphorbium powdered.................
80
Galbanum strained........................
90®1 00
Gamboge........................................... 
35
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c).............  
20
Kino [Powdered, 30c]...................... 
10
Mastic................................................ 
40
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered  47e)... 
Opium, pure (Powd $6.00)............... 
4 25
30
Shellac, Campbell’s......................... 
26
Shellac,  English.......................... 
 
Shellac, native................................. 
*4
30
Shellac bleached.............................. 
Tragacanth......................................  30  @1 10

 

 

'  H ERBS—IN   OUNCE  PACKAGES.

Hoarhound.......................................................25
Lobelia.............................................................. ..
Peppermint...................................................... ..
Rue..................................................................... £0
Spearmint..........................................................
Sweet Majoram..............  
35
Tanzy.................................................................25
Thym e...............................................................3U
Wormwood.......................................................35
6 40 
20

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

IR O N .

@2 25 
@2 00 
@1 50 
@1 75 
@3 50 
@6 50 
@2  00 
©2 50

1 20 

©  50 
45 
2  00 50 
2  00 
@  194 
2 00 
75 
40 
85
1 25 
6  00 
1 60
2 00 
75

4 50 
1  00
2 50
1 90
3 50 
6  00
©1 20
2 50. 
©  67
9 75

30

LEA VES.

Buchu, short (Powd 25c)................   12
Sage, Italian, bulk (Ms & Ms, 12c)...
Senna,  Alex, natural.....................   18
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled..
Senna,  powdered............................
Senna tinnivelli...............................
Uva  Ursi...........................................
Belledonna.......................................
Foxglove..........................................
Henbane...........................................
Rose, red...........................................

LIQ U O R S.

O IL S .

do 
do 

M AGNESIA.

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
Brandy...............................................1 75
Catawba  Wines.............................1  25
Port Wines..................................... 1  35
arbonate, Pattison’s, 2 oz...........
_arbonate, Jenning’s, 2 oz.............
Citrate, H., P. & Co.’s  solution....
Calcined............................... ,...........
Almond, sweet.................................  45
Amber,  rectified..............................
Anise.................................................
Bay $   oz.........................................
Bergamont.......................................
Castor................................................  13
Croton...............................................
Cajeput............................................
Cassia.................................. ............
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c).......
Citronella........................................
Cloves................................................
Cubebs, P. &  W...............................
Erigeron...........................................
Fireweed...........................................
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, French...
Origanum,  No. 1............................
Pennyroyal......................................
Peppermint,  white.........................
Rose  $   oz........................................
Rosemary, French  (Flowers$5)...
Sandal  Wood. German..................
indal Wood,  W. I ............................
Sassafras...........................................
Tansy ...............................................
Tar (by gal 60c).................................  10
Wintergreen.................................
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $6.50).......
Savin.................................... ............
Wormseed.......................................
Cod Liver, filtered................ $  gal
Cod Liver, best...............................
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16
Olive, Malaga....................
Olive, “Sublime  Ita lia n ...............
Salad............. ...........................65
Rose,  Ihmsen s.......................¥  oz
Bicromate............................. • ■ $
Bromide, cryst. and  gran. bulk...
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 23c).............
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk.......
Prussiate yellow..............................
Alkanet a.........................................j.
Althea, cut.......................................
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s.....................
Arrow, Taylor’s, in Ms and Ms—
Blood (Powd 18c)........ ................... .
Calamus,  peeled........ c...................
Calamus, German  white, peeled..
Elecampane, powdered.. *.............
Gentian (Powd  14c).........................
Ginger, African (Powd 16c)............  13
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached............
Golden Seal (Powd 40c)..................
Hellebore, white, powdered..........
Ipecac, Rio, powdered....................
Jalap,  powdered.............................
Licorice,  select (Powd 12M)........
Licorice, extra select.....................
Pink,’ true.........................................
Rhei, from select to  choice.........1  00
Rhei, powdered E, 1........................110
Rhei, choice cut  cubes..................
Rhei, choice cut fingers............... 4
Serpentaria.....................................*
Seneka ..............................................
Sarsaparilla,  Honduras................

PO TASSIU M .

ROOTS.

.2.1

HAZELÏINE

18
10
25
20

13
5  @ 6
4  @ 44
11  © 129 00
2 25OX«•)
12
15
34©4  @ 44
8  © 9
54© 6
8
1 00
6  © 7 '
14

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

SEEDS.

Anise, Italian (Powd 20c)...............
Bird, mixed in lb  packages..........
Canary,  Smyrna..............................
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 19c)..
Cardamon,  Aleppee.......................
Cardamon, Malabar........................
Celery................................................
Coriander,  D e st  English................
F ennel..............................................

Mustard, white  Black 10c). 
Quince..................................
Worm,  Levant.

SPONGES.

Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage.......2 25
Nassau 
do 
do 
.......
.......
Velvet Extra do 
do 
.......
Extra Yellow do 
do 
.......
Grass 
do 
dc 
Hard head, for slate use................
.................
Yellow Reef, 

do 
M I8CELLA NEU S.

©2 50 
2  00 
1  10 
85 
65 
75 
1  40

W holesale

8

do 
do 

.........................  45  @  70

do 
do Scherin’s  do  ...
do 

2 00
23£@ 3/a
3  © 4
32
44© 5
6  @ 7
402 25
00  @9 75
1 60
74© 9

Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.21) $  gal__
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref.
Anodyne Hoffman’s.......................
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution...........
Annatto 1 ft rolls............................
Blue  Soluble....................................
Bay  Rum, imported, best.............
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s.
Alum.........................................  <g) ft
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)...............
Annatto,  prime...............................
Antimony, powdered,  com’l........
Arsenic, white, powdered.............
Balm Gilead  Buds..........................
Beans,  Tonka..................................
Beans, Vanilla.................................
Bismuth, sub  nitrate.....................
Blue  Pill (Powd 70e).......................
Blue Vitriol  ....................................
Borax, refined (Powd  13e).............
Cantharides, Russian  powdered..
Capsicum  Pods, African...............
Capsicum Pods, African  pow’d... 
Capsicum Pods,  American  do  ...
Carmine,  No. 40...............................
Cassia Buds......................................
Calomel.  American.........................
Chalk, prepared drop.....................
Chalk, precipitate English...........
Chalk,  red  fingers..........................
Chalk, white lump..........................
1  60 
Chloroform,  Squibb’s....................
60 
Colocynth  applies............................
1 60 
Chloral hydrate,  German crusts..
1  70 
cryst...
Chloral 
1 90 
Chloral 
1 75 
Chloral 
crusts..
Chloroform......................................1 00
@1  10 
@  50
Cinehonidia, P. & W........
Cinchonidia, other brands.............  45  @  50
Cloves (Powd 28c)............................  20  @  22
Cochineal......................................... 
30
Cocoa  Butter................................... 
45
Copperas (by bbl  lc)....................... 
2
Corrosive Sublimate.......................  
65
Corks, X and XX—35 off  list........
Cream Tartar, pure powdered.......  38  @  40
15
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 ft box.. 
Creasote............................................  
50
24
Cudbear,  prime...............................  
Cuttle Fisn Bone.............................. 
24
Dextrine.......  .................................  
12
Dover’s  Powders............................ 
1  20
Dragon’s Blood Mass.....................  
50
Ergot  powdered.............................. 
45
Ether Squibb’s................................. 
110
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s ......................  
Epsom Salts...................................... 
2M@  3
Ergot, fresh...................................... 
50
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P .....................  
Flake white..............................................  
Grains  Paradise...................................... 
Gelatine,  Cooper’s................................... 
Gelatine. French 
Glassware, flint, 70 off,by box 60 off
Glassware, green, 60  and 10 dis__
Glue,  cabinet__ *............................  12  ©  17
Glue, white.......................................   17  ®  28
Glycerine, pure...............................   19  @  22
Hops  Ms and Ms.............................. 
25©  40
Iodoform $   oz.........................................  
Indigo...............................................  85  @1  00
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian...  25  @  30
'2 00
Iodine,  resubliraed......................... 
Isinglass,  American............................. 
1 50
9
Japonica........................................... 
London  Purple...............................  10  @  15
Lead, acetate............................................  
Lime, chloride,(Ms 2s 10c & Ms lie) 
9
Lupuline.................................................  
1 00
Lycopodium............................................. 
Mace.......................................................... 
Madder, best  Dutch.....................  
Manna, S.
Mercury..................... .*.....................
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........^ oz
Musk, Canton, H., P. & Co.’s........
Moss, Iceland............................^ ft
Moss,  Irish.......................................
Mustard,  English............................
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 ft  cans........
Nutgalls............................................
Nutmegs, No. 1.................................
Nux  Vomica....................................
Ointment. Mercurial, 4 d ...............
Pepper, Black  Berry.....................
Pepsin...............................................
Pitch, True Burgundy....................
Quassia.....................
Quinia. Sulph, P, & W
ft oz
Quinine,  German__
Seidlitz  Mixture.......
Strychnia, cryst........
Silver Nitrate, cryst.
$  ft
Red  Precipitate........
Saffron, American.  .
Sal  Glauber......................................
Sal Nitre, large cryst.....................
Sal  Nitre, medium  cryst...............
Sal Rochelle......................................
Sal  Soda............................................
Salicin...............................................
Santonin ...........................................
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch..........
Soda Ash Lby keg 3c].....................
Spermaceti.......................................
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s—
Soap, White Castile.........................
.........................
Soap, Green  do 
Soap, Mottled do 
.........................
Soap, 
do  do 
.........................
Soap,  Mazzini..................................
Spirits Nitre. 3 F ..............................
Spirits Nitre, 4 F ..............................
Sugar Milk powdered.....................
Sulphur, flour..................................
Sulphur,  roll....................................
Tartar Emetic..................................
Tar, N. C. Pine, M gal. cans  $  doz
Tar, 
quarts in tin...........
Tar, 
pintsjntin....... —
Turpentine,  Venice —  ........ ^ ft
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand............

6  ©  7
1  00©I 05 
1  00  @1  06 
28 
1 50 
©  82
80
35
© 2
10
9
33
24
2 00
6 75
38
4
25
44© 5
14
17
9
11
14
26  © 28
28  © 32
30
34© 4

12M@  13
Oo
3 05@3 30 
40

1 00 

do 
do 

2  ©

3®

F.

79

25
60
8

7  ©

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, winter....................................
Lard, extra.........................................
Lard, No.  1.........................................
Linseed, pure  raw............................
Linseed, boiled.................................
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained..........
Spirits Turpentine............................

V A RN ISH ES.

...............60
...50
...45
• • . üO
...25 
. ..30
...30
...6C
::;2Í
.1  40
Gal
85
~ 75
65
55
58
95
40

Bbl
80
64
52
55
90
36

No. 1 Turp  Coach....................................1  10@1 20
Extra  Turp..............................................1 60@1 70
Coach  Body.............................................2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furniture.............................1 00@1 10
Extra Turp  Damar................................ 1 55@1 60
70© I a
Japan Dryer, No.  1 Turp
Lb
9
10

PA IN T S.

Bbl
Boralumine, White  h u lk ]...........
Boralumine, 
5 fts I  ........
“ 
Boralumine, Tints hulk.  >50  off..
Boralumine  “ 
5 fts.  I ............
Red Venetian............................  14
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........   14
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  14
2M
Putty, commercial..........
Putty, strictly pure..................
Vermilion, prime American..
Vermilion,  English..................
Green, Peninsular....................
Lead, red strictly j|ure...........
Lead, white, strictly pure.......
Whiting, white Spanish..........
Whiting,  Gilders.....................
White, Paris American...........
Whiting  Paris English cliff..

1011

2© 3 
,2®  3 
2@ 3 
2M@ 3 
24@ 3 
13@16 
55@57 
16@17 
54 
54 @70 
@90 
1  10 
1 40

Druggists !

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

95  Lonis  Street.

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS  OF

and  D m ist’s

MANUFACTURERS  OF

ELEGANT  PHARMACEUTICAL  PREPARATIONS, 

FLUID  EXTRACTS  AND  ELIXIRS.

GENERAL WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR

Wolf, Patton & Co., and J ohn L.  Whit-: 
8

iNGr, Manufacturers  of  Fine 

69
14
25
90

Paint  a nd  Y arnish 

Brushes.

—Also for the—

Grand  Rapids  B rush  Co.,  Ma n f’rs  of 

H a ir, Shoe a n d H orse B rushes.

35

Druggists’ Sundries

Our stock in this department of  our  busi­
15
ness is  conceded to be  one  of  the  largest, 
best-assorted and diversified to be  found  in 
50
the Northwest.  We are heavy importers of 
60
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 drag trade. 
Our  special efforts in this direction have  re­
ceived from hundreds of  our  customers  the 
most satisfying recommendations.

Wiie and LiiorD epartal

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 & Go’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

Drraists’  Favorite

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

Gins, 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 Medicines,  etc., we  invite your cor­
respondence.

Mail orders always receive our special and 

personal attention.

HAZELTfflB. PEEKISS & CO

A MERCANTILE  JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH 

WEDNESDAY.

E.  A.  STOWE  &  ERO., Proprietors.

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

Second-class Matter. 1

WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER 15,1884.

How to Buy a Horse.

An old  horseman says:  “If you  want to 
buy a horse do not believe your  own  broth­
er.  Take no man’s word for it.  Your  eye 
is your market.  Do not buy a horse  in har­
ness.  Unhitch him and take  everything oif 
but his halter, and lead him  around. 
If he 
has a corn, or is stiff, or has any  other  fail­
ing, you can see it.  Let him go  by  himself 
a way, and if he staves  right  into  anything 
you may know he is blind.  No  matter how 
clear and  bright his eyes are he cannot  see 
any more than a bat.  Back him, too.  Some 
horses show their weakness at tricks'in that 
way when they do not in any other.  But be 
as smart as you  can, you  will  get  caught 
sometimes.  Even an expert gets  stuck.  A 
horse may look ever so  nice  and go a great 
pace, and yet have fits.  There is  not a man 
could tell it until  something  happens.  Or 
he may have a weak  back.  Give  him  the 
whip and then off he goes for a mile or  two, 
then  all of a sudden he  stops in the  road. 
After a rest  he  starts  again, but  he  soon 
stops  for  good, and  nothing but a  derrick 
could move him.

The weak points of a horse  can be better 
discovered  while standing than  while mov­
ing. 
If he is sound  he  will  stand  firmly 
and squarely on his limbs  without  moving 
any of them, the feet flatly upon the ground, 
with legs plump  and  naturally poised; or if 
the foot is lifted  from the  ground  and the 
weight  taken  from  it,  disease  may  be 
suspected, or at least tenderness, which  is a 
percursor  of  disease.  If  the horse  stands 
with his feet spread apart, or  straddles with 
his  hind  legs, there is a weakness  in  the 
lions,  and 
the  kidneys  are  disordered. 
Heavy pulling  bends  the  knees.  Bluish, 
milky-east  eyes  in  horses  indicate  moon 
blindness or something else.  A bad temper­
ed horse keeps  his  ears  thrown  back.  A 
kicking horse is apt to have scarred legs.  A 
stumbling  horse  has  blemished  knees. 
When the skin is rough and harsh, and does 
not move easily to the  touch,  the  horse is a 
heavy  eater  and  digestion is bad.  Never 
buy a horse  whose  breathing is at  all  im­
paired.  Place  your  ear at the  side of  the 
heart, and if a wheezing  sound is heard it is 
an indication of trouble.

Putty—How  it is  Made.

The best is made of raw  linseed  oil  and 
whiting,  the  latter  being  simply  chalk, 
ground in a mill  like  flour. 
It comes  out 
with a flue flint grit  in  it.  Before  making 
putty of it, a few old-fashioned men who be­
lieve in making the best of everything wash 
the grit out.  The fine  flour  is then  dried. 
If it is not dried perfectly, it  takes up more 
oil than is desirable or profitable.  From 500 
to 600 pounds—about 15 per cent, by weight 
of raw oil to 85  per  cent of  whiting—are 
put in a chaser and thoroughly mixed.  The 
chaser is an annular trough,  10 feet in diam­
eter.  From a vertical  shaft in  the  center 
two arms extend, on the ends  of  which  are 
heavy iron wheels  that rest in  the  trough. 
When the shaft revolves the  wheels  chase 
each other around the  trough.  When  mix­
ed it is packed in bladders  for  convenience 
in handling.  The  adulteration  of  putty is 
effected by mixing marble dust  with  whit­
ing. 
It  costs  about a quarter of a  cent  a 
pound, and whiting costs  twice  that.  Par­
affin oils are frequently used  instead of  lin­
seed oil.  The marble dust makes  the putty 
gritty, and  the  cheap  oil  makes it sticky. 
Cheap putty is  decidedly  cheap.  Putty  is 
neither imported nor  exported.  A  lot  was 
brought over a long time ago, but  that  was 
when oil was very high.

A superior article of putty is made by the 
further addition of white lead in  oil,  japan 
varnish, and a small quantity of  turpentine, 
which makes a hard cement  that  does  not 
shrink,  and when  dry can be rubbed  down 
with pumice stone or dusted  with  sand pa­
per, so smoothly will  it  cut.  Even 
in the 
common sorts of putty it is well to use some 
white lead if a hard putty is desired.

A Shaky  Foundation.

The  city  of  New  Orleans  is  built  on 
swampy, low land, almost in the delta of the 
Mississippi.  Many large buildings are slowly 
settling into the soft earth or getting  into  a 
leaning position.  The Custom House,  com­
menced so many years ago that  the memory 
of the oldest inhabitant does not  run  to  the 
contrary, has never  been finished,  stands to­
day without a permanent roof, is  sinking an 
inch in six years, and if the world  will  last 
long enough it is only a question of  time  as 
to when the officials in the  lower  floor  will 
have  to  move  up  one  story,  and  keep on 
moving at stated intervals until  they  get  to 
that part where the roof ought to be.

In Lower California there are four  moun­
tains of  pedhliar  composition.  Two are of 
alum, one of alum and  sulphur  mixed, and 
one of sulphur.  Both substances are almost 
chemically pure.  The amount of sulphur in 
the four mountains is estimated at  1,000,000 
tons and that of alum at 100,000,000 tons.

A new device for evading the Maine liquor 
law is to open the eyeholes of  young  cocoa- 
nuts, scald out the  interior,  and  refill  with 
-whisky.  The  meat  of  the  nut  is said  to 
pleasantly flavor and improve the  new  con­
tents.

Merchants of China  have  tried  to  export 

poisoned tea into France.

The last new  shape in bonnets  resembles 
the gambrel roof of a house  with the  gable 
end in front.

Immense numbers of paper cigars are said 
to be imported into Australia.  They  are so 
skillfully flavored that they cannot be distin­
guished from the genuine  article.

There are six hundred and ninety-five pot­
teries in  the  United  States, half of  which 
are in New Jersey.  The reason that Jersey 
holds the  balance of power in this  industry 
is attributed to the fact that  that State  fur­
nishes  nearly all  the  snuff  manufacturers 
with jars.

In Brooklyn  a  street  awning  which  its 
owner had neglected to empty of accumulat­
ed rain gave  way and  poured  its  contents 
upon a lady who was passing.  She sued for 
$250 damages.  The bill of  particulars  was 
made up as follows:  Bonnet, $12; dress  $9; 
gloves, $2; medicine, $7; loss  of  time, $95; 
bodily pain and suffering, $125.
TIME TABLES.
Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana.

GO ING  SOUTH.

GO IN G  NORTH.Arrives.  Leaves. 
Cincinnati &  Mackinac Ex  8:45 p m  9:00 p m 
Cincinnati &MackinacEx.  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 am
G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex. 
7:00 a m
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  4:05 p m  4:35 pm  
Mackinac & Ft. Wayne Ex.. 10:25 a m  11:45 p m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids  Ac.  7:40 pm  
,  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.

S LE EPIN G  CAR ARRANGEM ENTS.

C. L. L o c k w o o d , Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

All trains daily except Sunday.
The  strain 

(KALAMAZOO  D IV IS IO N .)
Arrive. 
Express............................... 7:00 p m 
Mail...................................... 9:35 am  

Leave.
7:35 a m
4:00 pm
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  at  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 e n n e y , Gen’l Agent.

A R R IV E .

D EPA R T.

Michigan  Central—Grand  Rapids  Division.
tDetroit Express....................................   6:00 am
+Day Express........................................ 12:25 p m
*New York Fast Line............................  6:00 p m
+Atlantic Express............................................ 9:20 pm
♦Pacific  Express............................................... 6:4 am
+Locai  Passenger...........................................11:20 am
tM ail.............................................   
3:30 
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  at 9 p. 
m. the next evening.
Direct  and  prompt  connection  made  with 
Great  Western,  Grand  Trunk  and  Canada 
Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus 
avoiding transfers.
The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has 
Drawing  Room  and  Parlor  Car  for  Detroit, 
reaching that city at 11:45 a. m., New York 10:30 
a. m., and Boston 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.

J. T. Sc h u l t z, Gen’l Agent.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

GOING  WE:s t .

GO ING EAST.Arrives.
Leaves.
tSteaimboat Express.......... 6:10 a i
6:20 a m
tThroiugh  Mail................... .10:15 a, m 10:20 am
+Eveiling  Express............. 3:20 p
3:55 p m
♦Atlantic Express............... 9:45 p m 10:45 p m
tMixe;d, with  coach...........
10:30 am
tMoriling  Express............. 12:40 p
12:55 p m
5:00 pi m 5:10 p m
tThrc•ugh  Mail..................
tStea;mboat Express.......... 10:30 pi m 10:35 p m
tMixe¡d.................................
7:10 a m
♦Night Express....................' 5:10 a, m 5:30 a m
tDaUy, Sundays exceptod.  *D¡lily.
Passengers  taking  the 6:20  a.  m..  Express
make close connections at
o 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  at  10:35  p,  m.  will  mak  con­
nection with Milwaukee steamers daily except 
Sunday and the train leaving  at 5:10 p. in.  will 
connect Tuesdays and  Thursdays  with  Good­
rich steamers for Chicago.
Limited  Express  has  Wagner Sleeping Car 
through to Suspension Bridge and the mail has 
a Parlor Car to  Detroit.  The  Night  Express 
has a through Wagner Car and  local  Sleeping 
Car Detroit to Grand Rapids.

D. P o t t e r , City Pass. Agent.
G e o . B. R e e v e , Traffic Manager, Chicago.

Chicago & West Michigan.
Leaves.
tMail............................................... 9:15 am
tDay  Express......................12:25 p m
♦Night  Express..........................  8:35 pm
Mixed............................................. 6:10 am

Arrives, 
4:00 p m 
10:45 p m 
6:10 a m 
10:05 p m
♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars  on  all  night  trains. 
Through  parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful  at­
tendants without extra charge  to  Chicago  on 
12:25 p. m., and through coach  on 9:15 a.m. and 
8:35 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO  D IV IS IO N .

Leaves.
Arrives. 
Mixed............................................. 5:00 am
5:15 p m 
8:30 p m 
Express.................................4:10pm
Express.................................   8:30am
10:15 a m
Trains connect at Archeravenue for Chicago 
as follows: Mail, 10:20 a. m.; express, 8:40 p. m 
The Northern terminus of  this Division is at 
Baldwin, where close connection is made  with 
F. &  P. M.  trains to and  from  Ludington  and 
Manistee.

.T. H . P a l m e r, G en ’l  P ass.  A g en t.

PORTABLE  AND  STATIONARY

E N G I N E S

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

^

88,90  and 92 South  Division  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN.

A P P L E S .

We have a large Western order trade  for  Apples  in  car  lots,  as  well  as  a 
good local demand, and also handle Evaporated and Sun-Dried  Apples  largely. 
If you have any of these goods to ship, let us hear from you,  and  we  will  keep 
you  posted on market prices and prospects.  We also handle Beans  and  Pota­
toes.  Liberal Cash Advances made on Dried Fruit, also on Apples in  carlots.

EARL BROS,  GfllliSSffl  lÄUtS,

160  S, W ater  sst,  Chicago,  111,

REFERENCE  FIRST NATIONAL  BANK.

Gandy 
Nuts
Cigars
Fruit

W e manufacture a full line, use 
the  best  material  obtainable,  and 
guarantee  our  goods  to  be  first- 
class.

•  W e  carry  an  immense  stock  of 
Virgidia  and  Tennessee  Peanuts, 
Almonds, Brazils, Filberts, Pea- 
cans,  ISTalnuts  and Cocoanuts, 
and compete with any market.

We are  agents  for  Gordon’s 
celebrated  W ag Jaws,  Olym­
pian, D. F-, and many other well- 
known brands and carry a full line 
of his goods at factory prices.
W e handle Oranges, Lemons, 
Bananas,  Figs,  Dates,  Btc.,  in 
large quantities from  first-hands  and 
are  headquarters  for  everything  in 
our line.

PUTNAM  &  BROOKS.

P E R K I N S   &  HESS,
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

.  ----- DEALERS  IN-----

NOS.  133  and  134  LOUIS  STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

Dff.  JONS  k  GO.

p m

Manufacturers  of

Fine Perfumes,

Colognes, Hair  Oils, 
Flavoring Extracts,
Baking Powders, 

Bluings, Etc., Etc.

ALSO  PROPRIETORS  OF

KLEMIKTIi’S

“ R ed  Bark B itters”

---- AND-----

78  West  Bridge  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN.

And Lashes of All Kinds and Prices. 

ORDERS  PROMPTLY  FILLED.

G. ROYS & CO., Gen’l Agents

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

PLEA SAN T TO TAKE, ACTS MILDLY, C U R E S  QUICKLY

DUNHAM’S  SURE  CURE  FOR  FEVER  &  AGUE.
One  Dose  taken during the Chili, 
i 
arrests  the  disease in 20 minutes.
i
NEVES KNOWN TO  FAIL.  Money re­
turned  if it does not cure.  Price, 
50c.  Ask druggist for it.  Sent pre­
paid for 60 cts.  Address, W e s t e r n  
M e d ic in e  Co.,Grand Rapids, Mich.

■
WESTERN  MEDICINE  CO.’S  TONIC  LIVER  PILLS.
Purely  Vegetable; contain  no  calomel,  mineral 
iison or quinine.  Act directly on the fever, “tone 
up” the  system,  aid digestion and 
urify the blood.  POSITIVELY CURE 
lEASACBE AND CONSTIPATION.  In­
valuable for  Biliousness,  Indiges­
tion, Hypochondria, etc.  Sent free 
on receipt of price, 35  cts.  Sample 
package free.  Westebn  Medicine 
Company., Grand Rapids, Mich.

J ennings  &  S mith

(Props. Arctic Manufacturing Go.,)

M AN UFA CTU RERS  O F

Fino  P e rfum e  s

—  \N D —

Toilet Articles.

JEXTXTHTCS’

Improved

ARCTIC
Balai  Powder,

Bluings,
Inks,

Mucilage,

Kid Dressing, Etc.

C. S. YALE & BRO.,
FLAVORING  EITRAGTS!

-Manufacturers  of-

BAKING  POWDERS,

BLUINGS,  ETC.,

40  and  43  South  Division St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICH.

We carry a full line  of 
Seeds  of  every  variety, 
both for field  and garden. 
Parties  in  want  will  do 
well  to  write  or  see  the

GRAND RAPIDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED CO.

91  CANAL STREET.

F. J. LAMB  &  COMPANY,

-WHOLESALE  D E A LE R S  IN-

Butter,  Cheese,  Eggs,

Apples, Onions, Potatoes, Beans, Etc.

State Agent for the Lima Patent Egg Cases and Fillers.

NO.  8  AND  10  IONIA  STREET,

OH.A3ST3D  RAPIDS.  -  MICHIOANT.

SPRING  <& COMPANY-

-W H O L E S A L E   D E A LE R S   IN-

F-AJsrcrsr  ajstd

STAPLE DRT GOODS

CARPETS,

M ATTINGS,

OIL  CLOTHS,

ETC..  ETO.

6  and.  8  Monroe  Street,

Grand Rapids,

Michigan.

REM O V A L !

Coal,  W ood,  Lime,  Cement, 

Sew er Pipe, Etc,

Office removed to 3 Canal street, Basement.

A l.  B.  PL 3ST  O W LSON.

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

Agents  for

’ AMBOY  CHEESE.

37, 39 & 41 Kent  Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.
KtNDCKE, BERTSCH & CO.,
BOOTS  &  SHOES,

MANUFACTURERS  AND,  JOBBERS  OF

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

It

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14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

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JOHN

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WHOLESALE

OYSTERS,  FISH ,

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CANNED  GOODS.

1 1 7   Monroe  St.,  G rand  Rapids,

IM PO RTER

A K T D

W holesale  Qrocer,

85,  87,  88  Canal  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS

MICHIGAN.

I will quote you until further notice a« follows:  Extra  Selects, 35 ;  Selects ,32; 

Standards, 22; Favorites, 20.

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E C C E   S I G N U M .

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BARBOUR’S  CAMPAIGN  TORCH

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

Small  space.

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

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

A  Child can Put them together in  one Minute.

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

WILL  BURN  FOR  FIVE  HOURS.
Ask for price or send for sample order.

FOSTER,  S T E V E N ’S  <&  CO.,

10  and IS Monroe Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

THE  “COOS  ENOUGH”  FAMILY

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  liandsomq 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...................................................... .........................
“  *................................................................................  16
Prime 
Select Maracaibo........................................................................  
18
Imperial Roasted (a blended Coffee)....................................................  18
Ü. G. Roasted Java.................................................................................  33
Mandehling 
.................................................................................   35
Java and Mocha.....................................................................................  38

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

mend my two brands of

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Also my

Strictly  Pure  G-round. 
Pure  Ground,

G O O D
E N O U G H

G O O D
E N O U G H

j.  o.  Best  Bnglisli Mustard.

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

Canned Goods.

Ö A K i N G
POWDER

School  Books

—AND—

School  S tationery

-A T -

W liolesale,

ETON, LYON  k  ALLEN,

22  an«l  24  Canal  Street,

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

CLOSED.

Oil & Gasoline Can.

OPEN.

EVERY LIVE  DEALER  SHOULD  SELL  THEM.

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

Cnol it M M  for to n n e , Cleanliness, G ilt

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

to suit the height of  any lamp.
No dropping oil on the floor or table.  No faucet to leak or get knocked open to waste  con­
tents or cause explosions.  In getting can refilled, no parts to.bc left at home to drain oil over 
floor or become injured.  No Corks to lose—Closes itself  perfectly  airtight  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.

W IH ST F

MANUFACTURED  BY

3D  M F G .  C O ,

J .

WARXlEKr,  OHIO.

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

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

“

Send  for  Oiroulars  cfc  Price-List.

Butts’ Patent Processed

“ H ulled Corn Flour ”
Griddle  Cakes,  Gems,  W affles,  E tc.,  E tc

-FOR-

Finest  and Best Selling Article of  the  Kind  ever  placed  on  the  Market. 
Guaranteed to be as Represented, or No Sale.  For  Sale by all Jobbers in Grand 

Rapids.Butts’  Patent  Processed  Buckwheat

Is Warranted to be the Straighest and Best Goods  Ever  offered  to  the  Trade

I have a large aud well assorted stock of Canned  Goods.  My Black  Diamond  brand 
It is not a bad time to lay in a  stock  of  the  new 

of California Salmon is especially fine. 
pack of peaches.

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

cheap.

Im ported  Groceries.

< 
]y[y  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 
I am now placing my second  car-load within thirty 
held their own in the Eastern States. 
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.

C igars 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.;  McAlpin’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 arid 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.

Yours  Truly,

JOFT3ST  OJATTILiF I E L iID.

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Farmers, practice economy and  clear 
your land of stumps and boulders.  Main 
Office, Hercules  Powder Company, No. 
40 Prospect st., Cleveland, Ohio.
L. S. HILL & CO., AGTS.
(NIKS, AMMKITffl  & FISHING  TACKLE.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

WM. L. Eins & CO

B B . A N D

Baltimore  Oysters!

Do not be deceived.  Get the best.  No 
slack  filled  or fresh  water  snaps  sent 
out.  Any  Responsible Dealer  on  the 
line of the G. R. & I. or C. & W. M. R’ys 
can have his orders filled  promptly  di­
rect from the Baltimore packing house 
by  fast  freights  at  special  rates.  Ad­
dress all orders to  b—is _ i * 1.  E23ML— 
Agt., Grand Rapids, Mich. 

At home every Saturday.

A  Clerk W ho was  Satisfied f i t l i   Chicago. 
From Peck’s Sun.

A beautiful  young  man  of  twenty-two 
who had been clerk at the ribbon  counter in 
a Chicago store  for  several  years,  was  last 
spring offered the chief  clerkship of a large 
store in a Dakota  town, and he took his de­
parture for the Eldorado, and was  lost sight 
of until this  week,  when  he  appeared  in 
Chicago and was so changed from the effem­
inate dandy that he formerly appeared  to be 
that  hardly  anybody knew  him.  He was 
bronzed  and  horny  handed, and  wore  a 
checked  shirt,  and  his  clothes  were  old 
and  greasy, and  he  was discouraged.  He 
asked for his  old  position, and  while  the 
manager  was  talking  to  him, the  female 
clerks  gathered  around as though a tattoed 
man had come into the  store to trade.  The 
manager asked the clerk how he liked it out 
West, and  how he  came to leave.  He  hid 
his hands under his  coat  tails so the  girls 
could not see them, and said:

“O, Sir, 1 did  not like it at all, and I came 
away just as soon as  the  proprietor  could 
get somebody that could do the milking.” 

“Milking,” said  the  manager, while  the 
girl clerks  screamed at the idea,  “what has 
milking to do with clerking in a store?” 

the  town. 

“Why, a clerk out  there has to  do  every­
thing,” said the  ribbon  clerk.  “I  used  to 
milk when I was a boy, and like a fool I let 
the  boss  know it, and he  made  me  milk 
eight cows.  But that was not the  worst  of 
it.  I had  to  carry  the  milk  cans  around 
town on my shoulders morning  and evening 
and sell  milk.  You  see  a  country  store 
keeps  everything, and a clerk  has  to do all 
the business, as  the  proprietor is busy  sell­
ing land, and he was constable,and insurance 
agent,  and  surveyor,  and  kept  a  lumber 
yard, and in fact  run 
I had to 
keep the books with a lead  pencil on sheets 
or wrapping paper, sweep out, hitch  up and 
haul goods  from  the  depot,  unpack  them, 
and sell  them. 
I had to take in  eggs  and 
butter and pay in trade, then work  the  but­
ter over and pack it in  jars, grease the eggs 
and pack them in oats, weigh out  nails  and 
bar iron, measure boards in the lumber yard, 
buy  wheat, t(raw  sorghum  molasses, lease 
the hall over the  store  for  dances, be floor 
manager and  play  violin in  the  oichestra, 
pump  kerosene, sell  calico, and  do  every­
thing. 
I didn’t see the  proprietor  once in 
three weeks, and then I had to catch him on 
the run. 
In addition to all that I  had to do 
week days, I had toeing in the church choir 
Sundays, teach a class in Sunday school, act 
as librarian in Sunday  school, run  the  pic­
nics  and  sociables, and  the  4th of July I 
was chief marshall and  orator of  the  day, 
read  the  Declaration of Independence  and 
fired  off  the  fireworks at  night.  O, Sir,  I 
have been the  hardest  worked  man in the 
world, and I want a rest, and I want my old 
position. 
I could have stood the  work, but 
the proprietor made  me  board at his house 
and do all the  chores, and I  had  to  wring 
out the clothes washing  day and  help  hang 
them out, and sleep in the house  nights and 
watch  burglars.  Then 
the  proprietor 
wanted me to go out and break a setter  dog 
on  chickens,  and  marry  his  hare-lipped 
daughter who had a cataract on one eye  and 
a wen  on  her  head,  and I ^kicked. 
I was 
willing  to  do  anything in the  line of busi­
ness, and never shirked  when he  made  me 
brand a lot of cattle with  red  hot  irons, or 
drive a reaper, or go  and  help  him  arrest 
some  horse  thieves, and I helped  lynch a 
man once, and  considered  it  a  part  of  the 
business, but I couldn’t marry  that girl  and 
protect her from cyclones,  and  one  night I 
took passage on a  stock  .train  and  worked 
my passage to St. Paul.  O,  I do  not  want 
any more wild West  in  mine,  and  if 1  can 
once more have  my old position I will  live 
and die here.”

He was given his old position,  and is  the 

happiest man in Chicago.

The  Good  Collector.

From the St. Louis Grocer.

There is no more important department in 
a business than  relating  to  the  collections. 
The  bookkeeper  can  easily  make  out  the 
bills, but the collection  of  them  becomes a 
very  different  matter,  and  the  individual 
who is intrusted with  that  task  has a very 
delicate mission  to  perform.  Most  people, 
whether  consumers or dealers, dislike to be 
dunned, and  doubly so when  they  dp  not 
have the money to meet the demand.

The collector who can  press  payment  for 
a bill, and yet not give offense, is  little  less 
than a genius.  But such collectors  are rath­
er the exception  than  the  rule,  and we are 
confident that both wholesalers and retailers 
lose much valuable  trade  through  the  lack 
of  tact  exercised  by  their  collectors. 
In 
many cases especially in the cities, the work 
of collecting  is  often  given to  mere  boys, 
and as a natural  result  there  arises  much 
confusion and  complaint. 
Instructions  are 
misunderstood,  answers  are  incorrectly  re­
ported, and a wrong impression is thus  con­
veyed to all the parties concerned.

A good  collector  should  have  the quali­
ties of a good  canvasser, and  should  under­
stand how to approach men  without  giving 
offense, which  would  render a collection  a 
much  more  difficult  matter.  Beyond  all 
things, the collector  himself  must  not lose 
his self-control, as this would give the party 
dunned an excellent  excuse for  not  paying 
the bill.  A collector must be persistent and 
yet not offensive and lie must  put up with a 
good deal  of  undeserved  abuse. 
Iu fact,  a 
good collector needs the  judgment  and ex­
perience of a man.

SY RUPS.

TEA S.

Corn,  Barrels............... .'......................
32 
Corn, 54 bbls............................................
34 
Corn,  10 gallon kegs...........'...................
@  36 
Corn, 5 gallon kegs.................................
@1  85 
Corn, 414 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...............34 bbl
@  95 
Pure  Loaf Sfigar..................5 gal kegs
@1 85
Japan ordinary......................................
.24@30 
Japan fair..'.................................. .........
,32@35 
Japan fair to good................................
,35@37 
Japan fine...............................................
.40@50 
Japan dust.............................................
.15@20 
Young Hyson.......................... ..............
.25® 50 
GunPowder.................................. .
35@50
Oolong....................................................33@55@60
Congo............................................................  
30
TOBACCO—F IN E   CUT.
Brother  Jonothan....................*...........
Diamond  Crown............................. .
Rose Bud.................................................
O.  K.........................................................
Our  Bird.................................................
Peaches ...................................................
Morrison’s  Fruit....................................
Victor......................................................
Red  Bird.................................................
Opera Queen...........................................
Sweet Rose..............................................
Green  Back............................................
F ruit........................................................
0  So  Sweet..............................................
Prairie Flower.......................................
Climber [light and  dark].....................
Matchless................................................
Hiawatha...............................................
Globe........................................................
May Flower............................................
Hero.........................................................
A tlas........................................................
Royal Game............................................
Silver Thread.........................................
Seal...........................................................
Kentucky...............................................
Mule  Ear.................................................
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 Lifter............................................
I Old Glory, light......................................
Charm of the West, dark.....................
Governor, in 2 oz tin foil................
Big Sevens, dime cuts..........................
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  ......................................................
Durham...................................................
Silver Coin.......................... ...................
Buster  [Dark].......................................
Black Prince [Dark].............................
Black Racer  [Dark]..............................
Leggett & Myers’  Star..........................
[Climax........... ........................................
1  Hold F ast...............................................
McAlpin’s Gold Shield..........................
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 121b  cads..........
I Cock of the Walk  6s..............................
Black Spun  Roll....................................
Nimrod.......................... ........................
Acorn ......................................................
Red Seal...................................................
Crescent .................................................
Black  X ................’..................................
Black  Bass..............................................
Nobby  Spun Roll..................................
Spring......................................................
Grayling, all  styles..............................
Mackinaw................................................
Horse Shoe..............................................
Big Chunk or J.T ..................................
Hair Lifter..............................................
D. and D., black......................................
McAlpin’s Green  Shield.......................
Ace  High, black....................................
I Champion  A ...........................................
Sailors’  Solace........................................
Red Star...................................................
I Duck'........................................................
Jumbo..................... : ..............................
Applejack..............................................
Jack Rabbit............................................

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PLU G.

Groceries.

The  Invention  of Matches.

According to a German paper,  the  inven­
tor of lucifer matches was a political prison­
er who perfected his idea in 1833, within the 
walls of  a  State prison.  Kammerer  was a 
native of Ludwigsburg, and when sentenced 
to six  months’  imprisonment  at  Hohenas- 
perg he was fortunate enough  to  attract the 
notice and to gain the fayor of an  old officer 
in charge of the prison, who, finding  he was 
studying chemistry, allowed him to  arrange 
a small laboratory  in his  cell.  Kammerer 
had been engaged in researches with  a view 
of improving the defective steeping  system, 
according to which  splinters  of  wood, with 
sulphur  at  the  ends,  were  dipped  into  a 
chemical fluid in order to  produce  a  flame. 
If the fluid was  fresh  the result  was  satis­
factory, but,  as  it  lost  its  virtues  after  a 
time, there was  no  general  disposition to 
discontinue  the  old-fashioned  system  of 
using flint and steel.  After  many  failures 
Kammerer began to  experiment  with phos­
phorous, and had almost completed his term 
of  imprisonment  when  he  discovered  the 
right mixture and kindled a  match  by rub­
bing it against  the  walls  of  his  cell.  On 
coming  out  of  prison  he  commenced  the 
manufacture  of  matches.  Unfortunately, 
the  absence of a patent  law  prevented his 
rights from being secured, and  on  Austrian 
and other chemists  analyzing  the  composi­
tion, imitations speedily made their  appear­
ance. 
In 1835 the German States  prohibit­
ed the  use  of  these  matches,  considering 
them dangerous.  When they were  made in 
England and sent to the Continent these reg­
ulations were withdrawn, but  too  late to be 
of any benefit to the inventor,  who  died in 
the mad-liouse of his native town in 1857.

How  Pittsburg  Lard  is  Made.

A gentleman who was placed in a position 
to know what he was talking about, remark­
ed last week to a Pittsburg reporter: “I will 
tell  you  something  concerning  what  is 
known as prime leaf lard  such  as is  sold in 
the grocery stores.  Do you  know  that it is 
made in this city?  You  don’t:  well I will 
tell you  something about it.  Mr. Hoeveler, 
the proprietor of a shindrey  out in the East 
End, buys a great many hogs from the stock 
yard which die  from  accident  or  disease. 
These he  renders  into  lard at his  place of 
business.  The product he sells  to  the  lard 
oil men.  They extract the oil from it which 
leaves  what  is  called  steerings.  This  is 
taken and mixed with a quantity of other lard 
and packed in buckets and labeled ‘pure leaf 
lard,’ and sold as  such.  This I  know to be 
a fact. 
I also know that  the entrails of the 
diseased hogs uncleansed are  rendered  into 
lard when placed  in  a  cauldron,  and  after 
boiling and left to  settle, the  offal  and  dirt 
being  the  heaviest  will go to the  bottom, 
while the lard remains on top of the  vessel.
* This is skimmed off and sold  as ‘pure  clean 
lard.’  But any time you wish to prove what 
I have said  by  occular  demonstration  just 
visit  the  places  I  have  named  and I will 
show  you.  Remember, 1 don’t  blame  Mr. 
Hoeveler, as  he  does a legitimate  business 
in selling to the lard oil  men. 
It is the lat­
ter who do the rascality.”
Anniversary of  the  Petroleum  Industry.
Twenty-five years ago last month was ush­
ered  into  existence  the  most  distinctively 
American industry of petroleum  producing. 
Petroleum  and its  illuminating  properties 
had been widely known for centuries before 
on the  banks of  the  Irrawaddy, in  British 
Burmah; in Afghanistan,  in Persia, in Turk- 
istan,  in  Sicily, and  elsewhere,  but  it  re­
mained for the United States  to  produce it 
and place it among the  great  articles of the 
world’s  commerce. 
It is estimated  that in 
the last twenty-five years over  §400,000,000 
have been invested in oil producing  proper­
ty.  Within that time 38,000 wells have been 
drilled, of which 2,400 were  dry.  The prime 
cost of drilling these wells was §170,945,100, 
and the value of the product obtained  there­
from §425,000,000.  For the  last  ten  years 
about §10,000,000 have been invested annual­
ly in new  wells.  The  average  life of  the 
wells since Bradford was opened  has  been 
five and six years.  The average  daily  pro­
duction pf new wells is fifteen barrels.  The 
cost of sinking a well,  say in the  Bradford 
field, is between  §2,500  and  §3,000.  This 
of course does not  include  the  cost of the 
land.  The depths of wells vary from  1,000 
to 1,800 feet, though a few have been  drill­
ed between 3,000 and 4,000 feet.

Two  Methods of  Preserving Eggs.

Dr.  Shriver,  of  Bethany,  West  Virginia, 
writes to the Pan  Handle  Grocer  that  he 
has proven two  methods  successful  in  pre­
serving eggs fresh and good for  some  time: 
1st.  Candle all the eggs to be  packed  in  a 
dark room, holding  the  egg  between  the 
thumb and forefinger of the  left hand  with 
the candle behind.  See that  the  contents of 
the shell is a clear, reddish  cast. 
If so you 
can safely pack the eggs in  layers,  in  oats, 
small  end  downwards.  By  this  method  I 
have kept eggs in good condition for months, 
in fact, as long as it was  necessary to  keep 
them.  Another good method  is  to  varnish 
with copal varnish, and pack with small end 
downward in oats or bran.  When varnished 
they should be well dried before packing. 
I 
would  not  begin  packing  eggs  until  the 
weather becomes  cool.  Another  important 
fact:  After packing, until shipment or  sales 
over counter, the  packing  vessel  should be 
disturbed as little  as possible, as shaking or 
jarring seems to affect the contents.

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

PENCIL  PORTRAITS—NO.  30.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

C.  S.-W illcox,  the  Youngest  Groceryman 

out of Grand  Rapids.

Charles Stanton Willcox first saw the light 
of  this  world  at  Philadelphia  October 12, 
1858, and duly  celebrated  his  twenty-sixth 
birthday  last  Sunday.  He  lived  at  the 
Quaker City for about twenty  years,  where 
he obtained his early education, supplement­
ing it with a collegiate course at Swathmore 
College, at  Swathmore,  Pa.  When  about 
twenty  years  of  age,  he removed with  his 
parents  to Richmond, Ind., where he  enter­
ed the employ of J. N. Grubb & Co.,  whole­
sale  grocers.  After  remaining  with  that 
house about a year, be resigned  to  take  the 
management of Van D. Brown’s  retail  gro­
cery establishment.  A year and a half later 
he came to Grand Rapids and  engaged with 
the then firm of Freeman & Hawkins,  work­
ing a portion of the city trade and  taking in 
a number of outside towns.  On  the  retire­
ment of Dick  Warner  from  the  house, his 
territory was divided between  Messrs. Will­
cox and Ireland, the former putting in every 
Monday with the  city  trade, and  taking all 
available towns on the D., G. H. & M. as far 
east as Saranac, the Newaygo,  Baldwin and 
Big Rapids divisions of the C. & W. M* Rail­
way, and south on the G. R. & 1., C.& W. M., 
L. S. & M. C., and Michigan  Central  Rail­
ways, seeing his trade every two weeks.

Though one of  the  youngest  groceryinen 
in the city, Mr. Willcox has had rather more 
than the average amount of practical  exper­
ience, having handled  the line continuously 
for the past six or seven  years.  He  makes 
a  specialty  of  teas  and  tobaccos, both  of 
which lie has  made a study, so  that  he  is 
able to  judge  intelligently  of  their  merits.^ 
He had the  advantage  of  capital  training, 
and has  made  the  reputation he sustains, 
and holds the respect and  confidence  of his 
trade, by always telling him the truth about 
his goods and invariably shipping  the goods 
he sells.  Thoroughly honest and  enterpris­
ing, Mr. Willcox  possesses to a marked  de­
gree  the  characteristics  necessary to busi­
ness success, and  no  one  will  object to the 
assertion that he is on the rapid road to that 
desideratum.

Michigan  Hops.

From the Michigan Farmer.

A few Michigan  hops  have  been  offered 
the past week, but as a rule they were  poor 
stuff.  The crop throughout the  state is not 
only light but lacking in  quality.  The best 
offers made on samples were  from 15 to 18c 
per lb., and buyers did  not  appear  anxious 
even at those prices.  New Yorks cannot be 
purchased at less than 22 to 25c  per lb.  The 
eastern markets are all  dull  and  depressed, 
and  values  appear to  be  tending  steadily 
downward.  We believe  hops  are now be­
low their legitimate  level, arid  while  they 
may yet go lower,  they  will  finally  appre­
ciate again.  The New York  market is again 
lower, with the demand slow.

Grocers having steel knives which are not 
in general use can keep  them  from  rusting 
by dipping  them in a strong  solution of so­
da, one  part  water to four of  soda.  Then 
wipe dry, and keep in a dry place.

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—The  market  is  well  supplied  with 
fall  and early winter fruit,' which  commands 
from $1.50 to  $1.75 for choice cooking  and eat­
ing.

Beans—Buyers pay 80@90c  for  medium  un­
picked and sell for $1.25@$1.50  for picked,  the 
latter  figure  commanding  an  exceptionally 
tine quality.

Butter—Creamery 

is  very  scarce,  in  fact 
there  is  very  little  in  market  at the  present 
time.  It readily commands 32@35c, while dairy 
is  scarce  and  firm  at  18@22c,  according  to 
quality.

Butterine—Solid  packed  creamery brings 24 

@25c, and dairy 16@20c,

Beets—40c 13 bu. or $1.25 fl bbl.
Cabbages—$4@$5 $  100.
Celery—25c  bunch.
Cheese—Full  cream  is  still  firmer,  and  is 

jobbing at 11c for prime.

Clover Seed—Choice medium $5.55 ’{p bu., and 

mammoth at $5.20 $  bu.

Cider—Sweet, 12c $  gal.
Cranberries—Bell  and ¡cherry, $11@$12  ^ 100 

quart bbl.

command 18c.

Eggs—Scarcer and firmer.  Small lots readily 

Grapes—Delawares  are out of market.  Con­
cords  and  Isabellas  are nearly all  gone,  oc­
casional lots commanding 4@5c.

Hops—Brewers are paying 23c for choice new 

crop.

ed.

ity.

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

Onions—$2 $  bbl. for yellow or red.
Peaches—Very  few  in  the  market.  Small 
lots  are  coming  in  and  selling  at 50@75e  for 
one-fifth bu. baskets.
Quinces—$2@$2.25 

bu.  according to qual­

Potatoes—No  change.  Buyers  are  paying 
25c, and  shippers stand in readiness to  supply 
them at 35c.

Poultry—Chickens, 14@16c.  Fowls 12c.
Red Peppers—Out of market.
Squash—Hubbard, l@134c 
ft.
Sweet  Potatoes—Jersey,  $4  $1  bbl.  Balti­

more and Muscatine, $3 ]p bbl.

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

GRAIN’S  AND M IL L IN G   PR O D U CTS.

Wheat—White,  Fulse, Clawson  and  Lancas­

ter command 74c.
Corn—60c f?  bu.
Oats—White, 28@30c $  bu.
Rye—5S@54c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 $  cwt. for new.
Flour—Fancy Patent,  $5.50  $l«»bbl.  in  sacks 
and  $5.75  in wood.  Straight,  $4.50  $   bbl.  in 
sacks and $4.75 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $1.50 $  cwt.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14 
ton.  Bran, $13
ton.  Ships, $14 $1 ton.  Middlings, $17$ ton. 

Corn and Oats, $23 $  ton.

Sugar  has  gone  down  another %c, and 
knowing ones aflirm that the end  is not yet. 
Other articles in the  grocery line  are  about 
steady.

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B A K IN G   PO W D ER .

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BROOMS.

Frazer’s .........................................................   85
Diamond........................................................  60
M odoc__ $  doz...........................................  60
Paragon...  $  doz.........................................  70
Paragon, 20 ft  pails......................................  90
Arctic 36 ft cans.................................. ^ doz.  45
Arctic 34 ft cans......................................... 
75
Arctic 34 ft cans...................................................  1 40
Arctic 1 ft  cans...................................................  2 40
Arctic 5  B) cans....................................................12 00
Dry, No. 2............................................ doz. 
25
Dry, No. 3............  
45
doz. 
35
Liquid, 4 oz,........................................ doz. 
65
Liquid, 8 oz..........................................doz. 
Arctic 4 oz.........................................$   gross 4 00
Arctic 8  oz..................*...................................  8 00
Arctic 16 oz......................................................  12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box................................   2 00
Arctic No. 2 
 
 
Arctic No. 3 
2 50
No. 1 Carpet.............................................. 
2 25
No. 2 Carpet.............................................. 
No. 1  Parlor Gem....................................  
2  75
2 00
No. lH u ri.................................................  
1  75
No. 2 Hurl  ................................................ 
Fancy Whisk............................................  
1  25
Common Whisk.......................................  
85
Cove Oysters, 1  ft  standards........................ 1 10
Cove Oysters, 2  lb  standards....................  1  95
Cove Oysters, 1 lb  slack  tilled....................  75
Cove Oysters, 2 ft slack tilled........................ 1 25
Clams, 1 ft  standards..................................... I 65
Clams, 2 1b  standai-ds..................................... 2 65
Mackerel,lib  fresh  standards...........— 1 20
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh  standards.....................6 50
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3  ft................... 3 50
Mackerel,3 ft in Mustard...............................3 50
Mackerel, 3 ft broiled.......................... .......3 ÒU
Salenon, 1 to Columbia river............... ___ 1 60
2 60
Sarinon, 2 to Columbia river...............
Sabnon, 1 ft  Sacramento.................... .......ï 50
Sarinon, W in. Hume’s Eagle............... ....  1 85
Sarclines, domestic 34s.........................
lines,  domestic  34s.......................
12%
Surflines,  Mustard  34s.........................
12
15
Karrlines,  imported  3is.......................
20
Sarc
lines, imported 348.........................
32
lines, imported 34s, boneless.......
San
50
1 Sanlines, Russian  kegs.....................
3 00
Trout, 3 ft  brook
Apples, 3 ft standards.................................  90
Apples, gallons,  standards, Erie................2 50
Blackberries, standards...............................1 25
Cherries,  red...................................................1 10
Cherries, white  ...........................................   1  75
Damsons......................................................... 1 20
Egg Plums, standards 
.............................. 1  35
Egg Plums,  Erie............................................1 45
Green  Gages, standards 2 ft........................ 1 40
Green Gages,  Erie.........................................1 50
Peaches, 3ft  standards.................................1 75
Peaches, 3 ft Extra  Yellow..........................2 00
Peaches,  seconds...........................................1 65
Pie Peaches'3 ft..............................................l 15
Pears, Bartlett2ft  ...................................... 1  30
Pineapples,2 ft  stan d...,...........................140
Quinces...........................................................1 45
Raspberries,  2 ft stand................................ 1 25
Raspberries, 2ft Erie....................................1 40
Strawberries,  2 ft standards........................110  •
Apricots, Lusk’s.................................. 
2  65
Egg  Plums.............. 
2 65
Green Gages.................................................. 2 65
Pears  .............................................................2 95
Quinces...........................................................2 95
Peaches.................................’. ......................2 90
Asparagus, Oyster Bay................................ 3 25
Beans, Lim a.................................................   85
Beans, String................................................  90
Beans, Boston Baked....................................1 65
Beans,  Stringless.......................................... 1 00
Corn,  Acme.................................  —   .......1 10
Corn, Erie....................................................... 1 15
Corn, Revere...................................................1 20
Gorn,  Egyptian..............................................1 10
Corn,  Yarmouth............................................1 20
Corn Trophy........ ........................................ 1  15
Corn, Camden 
1  00
Mushrooms, French.....................................22@24
Peas, standard  Marrofat............................. 1 40
Peas, 2 ft  Early, small  (new).......................1 60
Peas, 2ft Beaver...........................................  75
Peas, French 2 ft.......................................  
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden....................................1 10
Succotash, 2 ft standards............................  85-
Succotash, 2ft B.&M....................................1 75
Squash, 3ft  standards.................................. 1 20
Tomatoes, 31b Dilworth’s.........................  ..1 05
Tomatoes, 3 ft Job Bacon............................I 05
Tomatoes, Red Seal.......................................1 00

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

CANNED  V EG ETA BLES.

CANNED  F R U IT S .

......  

 

 

23@26

CHOCOLATE. 

,

CO FFEE.

Boston  premium..................... :..............   @36
Baker’s premium........................................  @40
Runkles... >.................................................  @35
German  sweet.............................................  @25
Vienna Sweet..............................................   @25
Green Rio.................................................. 12 @14
Green Java................................................ 17 @27
Green Mocha.............................................25 @27
Roasted Rio...............................................12 @17
Roasted  Java........................................... 24 @34
Roasted  Mar.............................................17 @19
Roasted Mocha...........................  
  @34
Roasted Mex........................................... 1734@19
Ground  Rio.............................................  93&^17
Ground  Mex...: ....................................   @16
Arbuckle's.................................................   @15)4
X X X X ........................................................   @15)4
Dilworth’s ..................................................  @1514
Levering’s .................................................   @1514
Magnolia.....................................................  @1514

 

CORDAGE.

72 foot J u te .......  1 25  160 foot Cotton 
60 foot Jute.......1  05 
|50 foot Cotton 

175
1 50

FLA V O RIN G  EXTRACTS.

Lemon.

Jennings’2 oz....................................,$   doz.  1 00
1 50
4 oz. 
2 50
6 oz. 
3 50 
8 oz.
No. 2 Taper.................................
1 25 
1 75
No.  4 
..................................
54 pint  round........................................4 50
1 
...............................   9 00
No.  8.....................................................3 00
No. 10..................................................   4 25

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

,r 
“ 

Jennings’ 2 oz......................................$  doz.  1  40
4 oz...............................................    2 50
6 oz......................................................... 4 00
8 oz.. ...............;.............................   5 00
No. 2  Taper..................................   150
No.  4 Taper.........................................  3 00
14 pint round......................................  7 50
1 pint  round....................................... 15 00
No.  8....................................................  4 “
No.  10.....................................................6 00

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Vanilla.

FISH,
Whole Cod.........................
5@7@8
Boneless Cod......................................... 
Herring 34 bbls. 100 ft................ ....2  50@3 00
Herring Scaled............................. ....... 
@24
Herring Holland.......................... ....... 
@90
White, No. 1,34 bbls.................... ....... 
5  75
2 25
White, Family, 34 bbls................. ....... 
95
White, No. 1,10 to kits................ ....... 
1  05
White, No. 1,12 ft kits................. ....... 
5 00
Trout, No.  1, 34  bbls.................... ....... 
90
Trout, No. 1,12' ft  kit%................ ....... 
Mackerel, No. 1,34 bbls............... ....... 
5 00
Mackerel, No. 1.12  ft  kits.......... ....... 
1  00
175
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic.....................
2 20
Lobster's, 1 ft star.........................
3 00 
Lobste
FR U IT
3 25
London Layers, crop 1884.
London Layers, crop 1883.
@2 90 
Loose Muscatel, crop  1884 
@2  50 
Loose Muscatel, crop 1883
Valencias, crop 1884..........
@1014 
Valencias, crop  1883........
@ 7 
@3 25 
Dehesia.............................
Ondaras.............................
@10 
Turkey P n m es......................................
@514 
Currants, crop  1884...............................
@634 
Currants, crop  1883...............................
@5}4 
@35 
Citron......................................................
Dried Apples, York State,  evap., bbls 
@714 
Dried Apples,  York State,  evap., box 
@10

: ft star.

MATCHES.

Grand  Haven,  No.  9, square.................
Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square.................
1  50
Grand  Haven,  No.  200,  parlor.............
2 50
Grand  Haven,  No.  8u0, parlor.....................3 75
Grand  Haven,  No.  7,  round........................2 25
Richardson’s No. 2  square............................2  70
55 
do
Richardson’s No. 3 
.1 70 
do
Richardson’s No. 5 
.2 70 
do
Richardson’s No. 6 
.1 70 
do
Richardson’s No. 8 
.2 55
do
Richardson’s No. 9
Richardson’s No. 4  round........... -................ 2 70
Richardson’s No. 7  do 
..............................2 55
Richardson’s No. 714 do 
.............................. 170
Richardson’s No. 30, 3 gro..............................2 00
Richardson’s No. 312 gro....................... ....... 1 25
Electric Parlor No. 17...................................... 3 20
Electric Parlor No. 18...................................... 4 64

MOLASSES.

Black  Strap..................................................10@18
Porto  Rico.................................... *.............. 24@28
New  Orleans,  good...................................... 40@50
New Orleans,  fancy.....................................56@60

OATM EAL.

O IL .

do. 

185 ftpkgs...............
362ft pkgs...............
Imperial  bids........
Quaker bbls...........
Steel  cut................
Kerosene  W. W.............................
Legal test.....................
Sweet, 2 oz. square........................
Sweet, 2  oz. round.........................
Castor, 2 oz.  square.......................
Castor, 2 oz. round.........................
Choice in barrels med....................
Choice in 14 
....................
small..........
Dingee’s 14 
Dingee’s quarts glass fancy........
Dingee’s pints 
do 
........
American qt.  in Glass..................
American pt. in Glass....................
C. & B. English  quarts.................
C. & B. English  pints....................
Chow Chow, mixed and Gerkins,
Dingee & Co.’s C. C. M. & G. Eng.

P IC K LES.

3 00
4 50

do 
do 

Imported Clay 3 gross..................
Imported Clay, No.  216.................
American  T. D...............................

P IP E S .

R IC E .

@3 75 
@3 25 
@5 50 
@6 75 
@5 75
13541396
i  ob 
75 
1  00

.................5  76
.................3 50
.................4 25
.................4 25
...............  2 25
.............2 00
"ÜÜÜ.Ü6 00
.................3 60
quarts...6 00
. pints__ 3 60
style,qts.4 50 
pts..2 75
.......2 25@3 00
.......  @1  85
.......  90@1  00

Choice  Carolina. 
Prime  Carolina.*.
Java  ....................
P atna..................
Rangoon .............
Broken  ...............

SA LERA TUS.

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

SALT.

60 Pocket................................................
28 Pocket.................................................
100 3 ft pockets.......................................
Saginaw Fine.........................................
Diamond C..............................................
Standard  Coarse....................................
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__
American, dairy, 14 bu. bags...............
Rock, bushels.........................................

SA UCES.

Lee & Perrins Worcestershire, pints. 
Lee & Perrins Worcestershire, 36 pts.
Pieadilly, 14 pints..................................
Halford Sauce,  large............................
Pepper Sauce, red  small.....................
Pepper Sauce, g reen ............................
Pesper Sauce, red large ring...............
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........
Catsup, Tomato,  pints.........................;
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  .....................
Horseradish,  14 pints............................
Horseradish, pints.................................
Capers, French surflnes.......................
Capers, French surflnes, large............
Olives, Queen, 16 oz  bottle..................
Olives, Queen, 27 oz  bottle..................
Olive Oil,  quarts, Antonia &  Co.’s__
Olive Oil, pints,  Antonia & Co,’s........
Olive Oil, 14 pints, Antonia & Co.’s__
H em p......................................................
Canary .....................................................
Rape........................................................
Mixed Bird.............................................

SEEDS.

SOAP.

Lautz Bros. & Co.

■ @ 514 
-@ 534 
.@ 534 
.@ 534 
.@ 534 
.@ 514 
.® 534
2 50 
2 35
2 65 
1  00 
1 75 
1 55
80
3 20 
25 
30

@5 00 
@3 00 
@1 50 
@3 75 
®  75 
@  90 
@1  30 
@1 60 
®  90 
@1 30 
@1  00 
®1  30 
@2 25 
@3 50 
@3 85 
@6 50 
@7 00 
@4 00 
@2  50

41
5!4@6

Goodrich’s English Family 
Princess...........

Acme, 701 ft  bars..................................
@ 634 
Acme, 25 3 1b bars...................................
@ 634 
Towel, 25 bars  .......................................
@5 25 
Napkin, 25  bars......................................
@5 25 
Best American, 601 ft blocks...............
@  6 
Palma 60-1 ft blocks, plain....................
® 594 
Shamrock, 100 cakes, wrapped............
@3 70 
Master, 100-94 ft cakes.......................
@5 00 
Steariue, 100  % ft cakes
@4 85
Marseilles, white, 100 94 ft  cakes
@6 25
Cotton Oil, white, 100 94 ft  cakes
@6 25
Lautz’s 60-1 ft blocks, wrapped...
@- 7
German  Mottled, wrappecl..........
@, 634
Savon, Republica, 60 ft box........
@
Blue Danube, 60-1 ft blocks..........
@ 5%
London Family, 60-1 ft  blocks__
@
London Family, 3-lb bars 80 ft__
@100
London Family, 4-ft bars 80  ft__
@.4 00
Gem, 100 cakes, wrapped........... .
@3  85
Nickel, 100 cakes, wrapped........
@3 75
Climax, 100 cakes,  wrapped........
@
Boss, 100 cakes, wrapped...........
@¡2 30
Marseilles Castile, Toilet,3 doz in1  box @1 25
A 1  Floating, 60  cakes................
@4 20
Kirk’s American  Family...........
6M
do. 
India..................................
594
do.  Savon...............................
534
do.  Satinet..............................
5%
do.  Revenue...........................
534
do.  White Russian..................
034
434
6 75
5
3 60
4  10
3 40
3 75
4  20
@3 40 
@3 20 
@3 05 
@ 634 
@4 20 
@1894 
@  16 
@6 75 
@4 20
3 00 
5 50
4  15
5 00 
4 20
4 50
5 00
5 00
3 25
4 20 
4 00
6 75 
V
534

r & Gamble’s Ivory.................
do.
Japan  O live........
Town Talk  $  box
do.
do.
Golden Bar...........
do.
Arab.......................
do.
Amber....................
do.
Mottled  German..
Procter & Gamble’s Velvet.................
Procter & Gamble’s Good Luck..........
Procter & Gamble’s Wash  Well..........
Badger........................................... 60 fts
Galvanic.................................................
Gowan & Stover’s New Process 3 ft br
Tip Top...................................... 3 ft bar
Ward’s White Lily.................................
Handkerchief.........................................
Sidall’s ...................................................
Babbitt’s ................................................
Dish R ag................................................
Bluing......................................................
Magnetic..................................................
New  French  Process............................
Spoon  ......................................................
Anti-Washboard....................................
Vaterland.......................................".___
Magic..........•............................................
Pittsburgh..............................................
Bogue’s ...................................................
White castile bars.................................
Mottled castile.......................................
Old Country............. •..............................

12 

5 10

do. 

SPICES.
Whole. 

•

Pepper........................................................
Allspice......................................................
Cassia..........................................................
Nutmegs.....................................................
Cloves  ........................................................

Ground.

Pepper........................................................
Allspice......................................................
Cinnamon  .................................................
Cloves.........................................................
Ginger.........................................................
Mustard......................................................
Cayenne..................... . ...............................

STARCH.

“ 
*• 
“ 
“ 

Special prices on 1,000 ft orders.

Gilbert’s Gloss 1 ft....................................
“  3 ft cartoons....................
“  crates............................  •
“  bu lk.................................
Corn, 1 ft...................................
Niagara Laundry, 40 ft box,  bulk.......
Laundry, bbls, 186  fts...........
“  Gloss, 4011b packages...........
“  Gloss,  36 3 $   packages..........
“  Gloss, 6 ft box, 72 ft crate__
“  Corn, 401 ft  packages...........
Muzzy Gloss 1 ft package.....................
Muzzy Gloss 3 ft package.....................
Muzzy  Glos8 6ftboxes.........................
Muzzy Gloss bulk..................................
Muzzy Corn 1ft......................................
Kingsford  Silver Gloss.........................
Kingsford Silver Gloss 6 ft  box..........
Kingsford Corn......................................
Oswego  Gloss.........................................
Mirror  Gloss...........................................
Mirror Gloss, corn.................................
Piel’s Pearl..............................................
American Starch Co.’s
1 ft  Gloss.................................................
10 oz  Gloss..............................................
3 ft  Gloss.................................................
6 ft Gloss, wood  boxes..........................
Table Corn...................................... 40 ft
Table  Corn 
........ .................... 20  ft
Banner, bulk...........................................
Rising  Sun gross..5 88|Dixon’s  gross..
Universal.............. 5 88 Above $  dozen.
IX  L ...................... 5 50

STOVE P O L IS H .

 

SUGARS.

Cut Loaf..........
Cubes  .............
Powdered........
Granulated  ...
Conf. A ...........
Standard A __
Extra C white.
Extra C...........
Fine C.............
Yellow C........

.18@20 
.  9@10 
.  @10 
,60@70 
.15@18

.I6@25 
.12® 18 
.16@30 
,15@25 
.16@18 
.15@30 
.25@35

634
634
534

@5
@494
@634
@6
@7
@7
@694
@634
@734
@534
@7
@ 8
@834
@8
@634
@634
@694
@4
@634
@394
@6
@7
@634
@7
@4
..5 50 
..  50

3734

@634 
@634 
@634 
594@6 
534@5 94 
534@534 
5  @534

@35
@15
@18
@30
@26
@22
@25
@30
@28
@30
©24
@15
@18
@47
@90
@90
18@25
@25
@22
@21
@24
@25
@35
@26
@27
@26
@25
@32
@22
@19
@26
@60
@57
@55
@51
@22
@16
@30
@26
@26
@28
@23
@22
@32
@30
@25
@26
@28
@26
@37
@20@23
@25
@55
@55
@25
@26
@25
@40
@50
@48
@43
@42
@27
@24
@22
@24
@24
@24
@28
@25
24
23
23
20

SM OKING.

Ruby, cut Cavendish.  3  oz..................
B oss.........................................................
Peck’s  Sun..............................................
Miners and  Puddlers............................
Morning D ew ........................................
Chain  ......................................................
Seal of Grand  Radids............................
King........................................................
Flirt.........................................................
Pug...........................................................
Ten Penny Durham, 34 and 34.............
Amber, 34 and lf t ..................................
John  Gilpin,  granulated.....................
Lime Kiln  Club......................................
Blackwell’s Durham Long  Cut...........
Vanity  Fair...........................................•
Dim e.......................... !...........................
Peerless...................................................
Standard .................................................
Old Tom...................................................
Tom & Jerry ...........................................
Joker........................................................
Traveler.............................-.....................
Maiden....................................................
T opsy................................................
Navy Clippings,  Leidersdorf’s ...........
Honey D ew ............................................
Gold  Block.............................................
Camp Fire  ............................................
Oronoko.................................................
Nigger  Head...........................................
Durham, 36 ft 
f t . 
34 ft 
lf t

do 
do 
do

Holland................................................
German................................................
Long Tom............................................
National................................................
T im e.....................................................
Love’s Dream........ ............................
Conqueror............. ..................’.........
Fox’s ....................................................
Grayling..............................................
Seal Skin................. ............................
Dime Durham....................................
Rob Roy...............................................
Uncle  Sam...........................................
Lumberman.......................................
Railroad Boy.......................................
Mountain Rose....................................
Good  Enough......................................
Home Comfort, 34s and  34s...............
Old  Rip, long cut...............................
Durham,  long cut, No.  2..................
Two  Nickle, 345..................................
Two  Nickle, 36s..................................
Star Durham.......................................
Golden Flake Cabinet........................
Seal of North Carolina, 2 oz.............
Seal of North Carolina, 4 oz.............
Seal of North Carolina, 8 oz.............
Seal of North Carolina, 16 oz  boxes.
Big Deal, 34s  longcut.........................
AppleJack, %s  granulated.............
King Bee, longcut, J4s and 34s........
Milwaukee Prize, 34s and 34s...........
Good Enough, 5c and 10c  Durham..
Durham, S., B. & L, 34s and 34s........
Rattler, longcut............. ...............
Windsor cut plug.......................... .
Mule Ear..............................................
Hiawatha........ ..................................
Old Congress.......................................
Acme....................................................
Pure  Cider..
White Wine............................................
1776 $  f t ...................................................
Gillett’s ip f t ...........................................
Soapine pkg............................................
Pearline $  box.......................................
Lavine, single boxes, 481 ft  papers...
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 481 ft pap’rs 
Lavine, single  boxes, 100 6 oz papers.
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 100 6 oz  pap 
Lavine, single boxes, 80 36 ft papers..
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 80 36 ft paprs
Twin Bros..........1  65  IWilsons................ 1 75
Gillett’s ............. 1  75  [National...............1 65
Blacking.........................................30, 40, 50@60
do  waterproof............................ 
1  50
Bath Brick imported............................ 
95
American
do 
@3 
Barley.........................
Burners, No. 1 ..........
1  10 
do  No.  2..........
1  50
20 00
Bags, American A ................................. 
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand.............  
8 00
Condensed Milk,  Swiss......................... 
7 50
Curry Combs $  doz............................... 1 25@

W ASH ING PO W D ERS.

M ISCELLANEOUS.

VIN EGA R.

SHORTS.

YEAST.

10@12
10@12
@1034 
@  734 
@10 @4 50 
@4 50 
@4 25 
@4 50 
@4 25 
@4  15 
@4 00

‘ 

do 

@273»

Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans.............   @25
Candles, Star...........................................  @15
Candles,  Hotel.......................................   @16
Chimne/ Cleaners $   doz.....................   @50
Chimneys No.  1.......................... ..........   @38
No.  2......................................  @48
Cocoanut,  Schepps’ 1 & 34 ft  do  . 
Extract Coffee,  v. c...............................  85@90
F elix .......................... l 28©
Flour S ifte^ P  doz...............................3 00@
Fruit Augura each.................................1 25@
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.......................   ©JO*
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps. 
...................  @40
Gum, Spruce...........................................  30@35
Hominy, $   bbl.......................................   @4 50
H. C.  Flour, 18 3 ft pkgs., ip box............  @2 80
H. C. Flour in bulk, ip c w t..................  @4 50
Ink $  3 dozen  box.................................1 00@
Jelly in Pails...........................................  @534
do  Glass Tumblers $  doz........ .........  @70
Lye $  2  doz. cases.................................  @1 55
Macaroni,  Imported..............................  @13
Domestic............................................ 
@35
French Mustard,  8 oz $  dozen..’..'!.’.’.'  @75
Large  Gothic............  @T 35
Oil Tanks, Star 60  gallon.....................   @10 00
Peas, Green Bush..................................   @1  75
do  Split prepared............. ...............   @ 33&
Powder,  Keg...........................................4 oo@
34 Keg......................................2 50@
Sago  ........................................................ 
Shot, drop............................... ».............. 1  6o@
do  buck.............................................. 1  so®
Sage.........................................................   @15,
Tobacco Cutters each........................... 1  25@
Twine......................................................   18@25
Tapioca................................................... 
5©#,
Wicking No. 1 *p gross..........................   @40
do  No. 2  ......................................  @65
do  Argand................................... l 50®

m do, 

5@6.

do 

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*

do 
do 

CANDY, FRUITS AND  NUTS. 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

Fancy—in  Bulk.

FANCY—IN 5 ft BOXES.

STICK.
..............................  @934
MIXED.

Straight, 25 ft  boxes....................... 
@  9
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
.....................   @12
Royal, 25 to  pails....................................  @io-
Royal, 200 ft bbls....................... 
934
Extra, 25 ft  pails......................... 
11
Extra, 200 ft bbls...............................................10
French Cream, 25 to pails.......................’!!!.” ! !l4
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases.................................!!! 13
Broken, 25 ft  pails..........................................!ll34
Broken, 200 ft  bbls...........................................103*
Lemon Drops................................................... 14
Sour Drops........................                                      .15
Peppermint  Drops........... .. [.... . . . . . . . . ... 15
Chocolate  Drops.............................................. 16
H M Chocolate  Drops.....................................20-
Gum  D rops..................................................... 10-
Licorice Drops..................... .. [. 
.........2 0
A B  Licorice  Drops............................. . 
. !l2
Lozenges, plain........................................... 
 
Lozenges,  printed........................................... 16
Imperials.........................................................*15
Mottoes.......................... ! .! ................. .15
Cream  Bar........................................................ 14
Molasses Bar............................. . 
14
Caramels............................ . . ! . .  .20
Hand Made Creams..............                                 22
Plain  Creams................................................... 18-
Decorated  Creams..................!!.!!..!". 1!. [ .23
String Rock.......................................................15
Burnt Almonds.........................!'.!*. 1
  22'
Wintergreen  Berries........... [!" 1 [ .15
Lozenges, plain in  pails................................. 14
Lozenges, plain in  bbls............................... . .13
Lozenges, printed in pails......................"! .15
Lozeuges, printed in  bbls..............................14
Chocolate Drops, in pails................................14
Gum  Drops, in pails............................ 
8
Gum Drops, in bbls........................................... 7
Moss Drops, in  pails.......................... !!!!!!! ill
Moss Drops, in bbls..................... 934
Sour Drops, in  pails........................................12
Imperials, in  pails................................... !.!.!l4
Imperials  in bbls............................. .. . . . . 
13
Oranges $  box........................................ 5 oo@6 5»
Oranges OO  box.................................
Oranges, Jamaica, #   bbl........!*!” *! ’7 50@8 OO
Oranges, Imperials, $   box..................
Oranges, Valencia^  case..................
Lemons,  choice..................................  
4 50@5 00
Lemons, fancy.........................................5 50®« 00-
Bananas ^ bunch..................................
Malaga Grapes, $  kegT............
Malaga Grapes, % bbl..................
Figs,  layers  ^ ft....................................  12@16
Figs, fancy  do 
....................................  18@20
Figs, baskets 40 to $  ft..........................
Dates, frails 
do  ......................[..
Dates, 34 do 
d o .....................!
Dates, skin.......................................... ['
Dates, 34  skin........................................ '
Dates, Fai-d 10 ft box 
ft................ . .
Dates, Fard 50 ft box $  ft.....................
Dates, Persian 50 to box $  ft................
PEA NU TS.
Prime  Red,  raw  <p  ft...........................
Choice 
d o ...........................
Fancy 
do  .....................
Choice White, Va.do  .......................... .
Fancy H P„  Va  do  ........................],
Almonds,  Torragona,$)to...................
d o ..................
A1 monds, loaca, 
do 1..................
Brazils, 
do  ...................
Peeons, 
do 
Filberts, Barcelona 
Filberts, Sicily 
do
Walnuts, Chilli 
do
Walnuts, Grenobles 
do
Walnuts, California 
do
Cocoa Nuts, $   100 
Hickory Nuts, large $   bu.
Hickory  Nuts, small  do  .

19@20
17@1S
fc@10
1U@14-
13@14
15@16

@1234 @ 5 
@ 6 
@  5 
@ 9 
@ 7 
@ 634-

@  7 
@  7 
@  734 
@ 834.

@  6 

@4 50
1 25

FRUITS.

do 
do 

NUTS.

PROVISIONS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing  &  Provision  Co 

quote  as follows:

PO R K   IN   B A R R ELS.

Heavy Mess, old........................................... $16
Heavy Mess,  new.........................................
Back, short cut, old......................................  16
Pig, short cut, new,  better than  m ess...  17
Extra Family Clear,  new............................  is
Extra Clear Pig, new, Chicago  packing..  19
Extra Clear, new, Chicago packing..........
Clear Back, new, Chicago packing..............19
Standard Clear, the best..............................
Boston Clear.................................................
Tierces  ............................................
30 and 50 ft Tubs............................
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases...........
LARD IN  T IN   P A IL S .
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....................

LARD.

50*

m  
8% 
8%

934
994
934.
994.

SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  OR  P L A IN .

Haras cured in sweet pickle, heavy__
Hams cured in sweet pickle medium..
light........
Shoulders,  boneless...............................
Shoulder, cured in sweet  pickle..........
Extra Clear Bacon..................................
Dried Beef,  Extra..................................

do. 

1394.
14
1434.
834,
12

B E EF IN  BA RR ELS.

SAUSAGE—FR ESH  AND  SMOKED.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts........... 11  OO
Extra  Mess,  Chicago  packing....................

Pork  Sausage.................................................. 10
Ham  Sausage..................
...............15-
Tongue  Sausage.............
............  11
Liver Sausage..................
...............  8
Frankfort  Sausage........
.............10
Blood  Sausage................
Bologna,  ring..................
...............  834
Bologna, straight...........
...............  834
Bologna,  thick................
............... 834
Head  Cheese....................

............. 8
............. 8

P IG S ’  FEET.

In half barrels  ................................... ..........  3 90-
In kits..............................................................
In half barrels.................................... ..........$3 75-
In quarter barrels.............................. ..........  2 00-
In kits................................................... .......... 
95-
Prices named are  lowes 
at time of going to 
press, and are good only 1 
that date,  subject.
to market fluctuations.

T R IP E .

OYSTERS  AND  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

OYSTERS.

New York Co u nts...............................................40»1-
F. J. D. Selects  ...................................................35
Selects.................................................................32'
F. J. D .................................................................. 22-
Favorite...............................................................2n
Medium............................................................... 18
Prim e.................................................................. 16
Selects, per gallon.......................................... i  75
Standards.........................................................l  10

FR ESH   F IS H .

Codfish............................................................... 10
Haddock............................................................  7
Sm elts...............................................................  5
Mackinaw Trout...............................................  g
Mackerel..................:......................................[15
w hiteflsh.....................................................;;;7@gi
Smoked WRiteflsh  and Trout...................    .12
Smoked  Sturgeon......................................!! ] 12

■0r\>  <5ooòs.

¡Excuses  and  Expedients  P e cu lia r  to  the 

h o s i e r y .

M anufacture.

In answer to the general complaints of col­
ored hosiery .merchants make various excuses 
and suggest several expedients.  The dealers 
in cashmere hose claim that dress  goods  do 
wash, and it is admitted that good cashmere 
hose, of the standard colors cardinal, brown, 
navy blue and wine color, in  the  hands of a 
good laundress, do keep their  color, and are 
a marked  exception.  Satisfactory  as  these 
goods are, however, they constitute so small 
a portion of the hosiery sold that  their  ex­
cellence only brings out the demerits of oth­
er makes.

Cashmere—that  is,  wool—hose  can  be 
worn  only a small  part  of  the  time, and 
most persons, especially women, never wear 
wool at all, objecting to the warmth, the sen­
sation in contact with the skin, or the thick­
ness which  fills  up the  shoe.  Probably it 
would be  well, in a sanitary  point of  view, 
if most persons  would  wear  woolen in the 
cold weather, but, since they do not and will 
not, the unfading cashmere hosiery does not 
solve the stocking problem. 
It is often said 
that ingrain hose will wash  and  will  keep, 
their color.  This is simply not true.  These 
makes are probably  somewhat  less  prompt 
and thorough in parting with their  coloring 
matter,  there is a better  chance  of  finding 
among them something  that  will  not fade 
badly, but this is all  that  can be said  with 
truth.  We hear the  excuse  that  anything 
fades a little  after  repeated  washing, and
hosiery  cannot be expected to be an  excep­
tion. 
It is not,however, to the slight loss of 
brilliancy that allusion is made, and  that  it 
need be only slight the  durability of  indigo 
and Turkey red prints, and  of  prints  of  all 
other colors, attests; nor do the  goods  com­
plained of require repeated washing to fade. 
The very first contact with  water is fatal to 
their appearance, and many times while dry 
they crock any thing with which  they come 
in contact.  Often they come from the laun­
dry, not only faded, but so  changed as to be 
absolutely unrecognizable—the  clear blue a 
dirty drab, the prints an ugly “pumpkin col­
or.”  Buyers  are  recommended  to  confine 
themselves  to  black  hosiery.  This,  it  is 
true, fades less than  colors:  but this  is the 
best that  can be  said. 
It soon  acquires a 
brownish shade.  Silk  hosiery is offered  as 
a resource; but  this  is necessarily  confined 
to the few—the lower grades of silk  not on­
ly crocking and fading, but  becoming in the 
wash a gummy mass, useless and  worthless. 
As to the more expensive  grades, they  are 
not reliable, and this, together with the cost, 
puts them out of the question.

Since useless excuses are all that the deal­
ers have to offer, the purchasers  are  driven 
to various expedients to get  some  wear  out 
of their purchases.  Some  wear, under  the 
colored hose, the very thin white  ones  pre­
serving the skin from discoloration, and les­
sening the necessity of washing, the  colored 
hose being shaken,  beaten and  hung  out in 
the air; but this troublesome and unsatisfac­
tory  makeshift is confined to  few.  Others 
purchase light  colored  hosiery and  have it 
dyed at a reliable  dyeing  house.  This,  by 
the way, is proof, if any  were  needed, that 
hosiery can be  dyed  satisfastorily; but  the 
process  requires some  weeks, is expensive, 
and the color may not suit  the  taste of the 
possessor. 
If there were  some  recognized 
authority, whose  stamp on  hosiery  should 
show that it dbuld be depended  on, the  evil 
would  be  eradicated, since  the  unreliable 
goods would then be, as  they  should be  al­
so unsalable.  In the absence of such author­
ity as endorsement(except in the case of ope 
New York firm, which  guarantees a certain 
make of cotton  hosiery  and  sells  them at 
two dollars  pair in  consequence) 
there  is 
absolutely no sure or even  probable  way of 
getting good colored hose.

Making  Floor Oil  Cloth.

The Philadelphia Ledger  thus  describes 
the manufacture of floor oil  cloth, as carried 
on  at an extensive works in that city:

goods goes to the varnishing machine, where 
a number of  arms, with  brushes  attached, 
and worked in almost  exact  imitation  of a 
painter’s arm, are passed over  it, giving it a 
complete and evenly-distributed  coat, when, 
after drying  and  trimming  the  article  is 
ready for market.”

VISITING  BUYERS.

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

J. H. Moores, Lansing and Moorestown. 
Purdy & Hastings,  Sparta.
M. V. Wilson, Sand Lake.
Dr. John Graves, Wayland.
R. G. Beckwith,  Hopkins.
Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia.
S. Bitely, Pierson.
C. E. & S. J. Koon, Lisbon.
G. C. Baker, Lebarge.
S. T. Colson, Alaska.
Walling Bros., Lamont.
Dr. G. B. Nichols, Martin.
Nicholas Bouma, Fisher.
Jos. Newman, Dorr.
A. W. Blain, Dutton.
R. V. McArthur, Rockford.
John Walbrink, I. J. Quick &  Co.,  Allendale. 
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
G. P. Stark,  Cascade.
Kellogg & Potter, Jennisenville.
Andre Bros., Jennisenville.
C. G. Jones,  Olive Center.
John Spring, of Spring & Lmdley, Bailey.
C. A. Robinson,  Rothbury.
Linhart & Fryfogle,  Suntield.
G. A. Estes, Tustin.
C. F. Sears & Co., Rockford.
Sisson & Lilley, Lilley Junction.
John J. Ely, Rockford.
Fox & Fisher, Zeeland,
Harvey Bromley,  Hesperia.
I. S. Boise,  Hastings,
J. E. Mailhot. West Troy.
Jacob DeBri, Byron Center.
O. E. Norcross, Muskegon.
L. A. Gardner, Cedar Springs.
E. C. Foot, West Carlyle.
John Seholten, Overisel.
C. Cole, Ada. 
Mr. Chaufty, Whipple & Chaufty, Kingsley. 
Geo. A. Sage,  Rockford.
J. A. Liebler, Caledonia.
Robert Carlyle, Rockford.
C. E. Blakeley, Coopersville.
Blakeley Bros., Fife Lake. 
Gringliaus Bros., Lamont.
Win. Hesler, Rockford.
Holland & Ives, Rockford.
Thos. Smedley, Smedley Bros., Bauer.
B. M. Dennison, East Paris.
L. L. Maxticld, Fruitport.
Baron & Ten Hoor, Forest Grove.
W. S. Root, Talmadge.
W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.
J. Barnes, Austerlitz. 
E. P. Barnard, buyer New  Era  Lumber Co., 
A. M. Church,  Sparta.
O. F. Conklin, O. F. & W. P.  Conklin,  Raven­
,
Jorgensen & Hemingsen, Grant.
Walter Sclioemaker, Cannonsburg.
G. H. Walbrink, Allendale.
Norman Harris, Big  Springs.
D. T. Hersey, Wayland.
J. Omler, Wright.
Theron Stafford, Ravenna.
M. J. Howard,  Englishville.
Mr. Colborn, of Colborn  &  Carpenter,  Cale­
G. J. Shackelton, Lisbon.
A. B. Sunderland, Lowell.
S. Billargeon, South  Boardman.
A. F. Doddridge, Vestaburg.
Wm. Parks, Alpine.
W. F. Rich,  Alpine.
John M. Cloud, Cadillac.

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New Era.

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donia.

The  Gripsack Brigade.

A considerable  number of  the  traveling 
men will  come in this  evening to  see  and 
hear the Plumed Knight.

“Innocence  Abroad.”  Walter  McBrien 
took a portion of  Dr. Evans’ D., G. II. & M. 
trip last week, on  account  of  the  illness of 
the latter.

Ad. Sharp has lately been making a study 
of the feline family,  and  is  reported  to  be 
proficient in ail cases of sickness incident to 
the household pets.

Joseph Mulhattan, who has  been  nomin­
ated for the presidency by the  drummers of 
the United States, enjoys  the  dis  motion of 
being the most versatile liar in America.

Harry  Nelson,  the  handsome  traveling 
representative  for  D.  H.  McAlpin &  Co., 
Sundayed in the city,  leaving  Tuesday  for 
Detroit.  Several fluttering hearts are left dis­
consolate.

II. T. Chase, Michigan  representative for 
Chase & Sanborn, the Boston tea  and coffee 
house, is in town for a  few  days  interview­
ing the retail  trade.  He reports a big  busi­
ness, and presents proof to  substantiate the 
claim.

C. Crawford, foremrly engaged in the drug 
business at Caledonia, but for  the  past  few 
months traveling  representative  for  A.  N. 
Wright,  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  has  returned 
home after an extended trip  through Michi­
gan and Ohio.

II. Richard Savage has been  employed by 
C. W. Allen, the  Chicago  tobacco  manufac­
turer, to introduce  his  goods  to  the  trade 
tributary to Grand Rapids, and  will  turn in 
all orders to Shields, Bulkley & Lemon, who 
are the manufacturer’s  agents  for  Western 
Michigan. “Dick” iscapable and enterprifing 
and his friends all wish him  success.

the 

Purely Personal.

John  H.  McIntyre, 

viewed the Muskegon trade last week.

Charley Yale is spending the week at Chi­

Wm. T. Hess, of  Perkins  &  Hess,  inter­

irrepressible, 
makes the following  appeal  for  mercy by 
postal card:  “Please come off.  Give  some 
one else a whirl. 
I am getting weary.  Too 
much notoriety  may spoil me.”  Mr. McIn­
tyre is hereby informed that his  mantle has 
fallen on the elephantine  form of Gid. Kel­
logg, who will  hereafter  receive the atten­
tion bestowed upon his predecessor.

“In making floor oil cloth, the  process re­
quires almost as many  manipulations in the 
way of painting and polishing  as a fine car­
riage body.  The body of all floor  oil  cloth 
is burlap.  The material is first sized, which 
is  done  by treating it to a saturation of  dis­
solved glue. 
It passes then through  fifteen 
heated wire rollers, which not  only dries it, 
but presses the glue water  into  the  porous 
material and removes all inequalities of sur­
face. 
It then passes to  the  paint  room to 
receive its first and many subsequentcoats of 
paint, the principal  ingredients of  which is 
ochre, of which, it is said, thirty tons are us­
ed weekly.  The  paint is  liberally put  on, 
and the cloth, after passing under a roller to 
press out  superfluous  paint, is run on long 
tacks through a room 150 feet long, in which 
are heated steam pipes.  After remaining on 
the racks a prescribed number of  hours  the 
cloth is run through  a  machine  where it is 
pumice-stoned down to a perfect  smootness. 
It then receives a second coat of  paint  and is 
again pumicestoned and soon until the requis­
ite number of coats are put on both sides. The 
well-prepared  material now  goes  into the 
hands of the printer.  This work is done by 
hand, and it requires considerable  experiuce 
on the part of the  workmen to make a good 
job.  Every  color  requires a  separate  im­
pression, the  blocks in  the  hands  of  the
workmen being about eighteen inches square
and great care must be taken that the  block I  Fresh  Beef, sides...................................  6
_  RQir>a  Fresh  Beef, hind  quarters............... »  8
is placed in  the  proper  place,  as 
a  nair s |  Dressed Hogs
breadth displacement would show (also, that  Mutton, 
• the proper blocks  are  taken up in their or­
der.  After being well dried in  steam  heat­
ed chambers, the now nearly-finished piece of

Green.............................................................. @ 7
Part  cured............................................ .  8  @ 8%
Full cured................................................8%@  8%
Dry hides and kips.................................  8  @12
Calf skins, green or cured..............— 10  @12
Deacon skins............................*P piece20  @50
Shearli ngs or Summer skins ip piece.. 10  @20
Fall pelts................................................ 30  @50
Winter  pelts....................................... 1 00  @1 25
Fine washed *p ft............................. 
24@  26
Coarse washed............................... ........18  @20
Unwashed.............................................. 2-3
Tallow........................................................ 5%@ 5%

John  Mohrhard quotes the trade as follows:
@ 9
@7%
carcasses.................................6  @ 6%
..................................................................  9%@10
F ow ls...................................................  
11@12
Chickens................................................. 14  @16
Pork Sausage........................................10  @10%
Bologna.....................................7............  @10

cago, combining business and pleasure.

Perkins & Hess quote as foLows:

HIDES, PKLTS AND  FUKS.

FRESH  MEATS.  '

S H E E P  PELTS.

H ID ES.

W OOL.

 

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Spring &  Company quote as Wuu 
W ID E  BROW N COTTONS.

Androscoggin, 9-4. .23 
Androscoggin, 8-4. .21
Pepperell,  7-4......16%
Pepperell,  8-4......20
Pepperell,  9-4......22%

Pepperell, 10-4.........25
Pepperell, 11-4............27 %
Pequot,  7-4..............18
Pequot,  8-4..............21
Pequot,  9-4..............24

CHECKS.

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

Park Mills, No. 90.. 14 
Park Mills, No. 100.15
Prodigy, oz............ 11
Otis Apron............ 10%
Otis  Furniture......10%
York,  1  oz........V ..W
York, AA, extra oz. 14

OSNABURG,

Alabama brown—   7%
Jewell briwn..........9%
Kentucky brown.. 10% 
Lewiston  brown...  9%
Lane brown...........   9%
Louisiana  plaid.^..  8

Alabama  plaid.......8
Augusta plaid........ 8
Toledo plaid...........   7%
Manchester  plaid,
New  Tenn. plaid.. .11
Utility plaid...........   6%

1-4

.12%

PRLNTS.

S IL E S IA S .

...16%
10%

8% 8

.12%

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, drc 
Mai 
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Mai 
style

F IN E BROW N  COTTONS.

.  8 4 Greene, G 4-4

Earlston............... 9%

Ni
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'T 
' 
>% Nai 
1% Nas 
i  Nei
¡Pepi

Km#  Phillip
4-4 !

B L Ä tC H E D   COTTONS.
Avond ale,  36.
Art  ca mbrics, 36L .1 1 V% Hill, 4-4...
Androscoggin 4-4. .  8 /
72 Hill, 7-8...
•.....   1»
Andros eoggin 5-4. .1 2 4 Hope,  4-4
cam-
Ballou 4-4....
bnc, 4-4.
Ballou 5-4....
..... 11%
........  9
y* Linwood,
Boott, 0.4-4..
_.nsdale,  4-4............8%
Boott,  E. 5-5...; —
Lonsdale  cambric. 11% 
Boott, AGC, 4-4.......
Langdon, GB, 4-4...  9%
Boott, R. 3-4..........
Langdon,  45........... 14
Blackstone, AA 4-4. 
Masonville,  4-4.........9%
Chapman, X, 4-4—
Maxwell. 4-4............10%
Conway,  4-4............
New York Mill, 4-4.10% 
Cabot, 4-4................
New Jersey,  4-4—   8 
Cabot, 7-8................
Pocasset,  P. M. C..  7% 
Canoe,  3-4...............
Pride of the West. .12% 
Domestic,  36..........
Pocahontas,  4-4—   8%
Dwight Anchor, 4-4.
Slaterville, 7-8........   6%
Davol, 4-4...............
Victoria, AA..........  9
Fruit of Loom, 4-4..
Woodbury, 4-4....... 5%
Fruit of Loom, 7-8
Whitinsville,  4-4..
'1%
Fruit of  the Looin,
12 Whitinsville, 7-8... 6%
Gold Medal, 4-4.. r.  7 Wamsutta, 4-4....... 10%
Gold Medal, 7-8. .. ..  6% Williamsviüe,  36.. 10%
Gilded Age.......... ..  8%
Crown.................. ..17 Masonville TS....... 8
No.  10.................. ..12% Masonville  S........ 10%
Coin..................... ..10 Lonsdale............... 9%
Anchor................ ..15 Lonsdale A ........... 16
Nictory  O.............
Centennial..........
Blackburn .......... ..  8 Victory J ...............
Davol.................... ..14 VictoVy  D .............
2%
Victory  K ...........
Paconia............... ..12 Phoenix A ............. 19%
Red  Cross............ ..10 Phoenix  B ............. 10%
..16 Phœnix X X ........... .5
Social  Imperial.
Albion,  solid__ . ..5%|Gloucester............ ..6
Albion,  grey — . ..6 Gloucestermourn g.b
6
...5% Hamilton  taney..
Allen’s  checks..
.H
Ailen’s  fancy — .. .5V¡á Hartel fancy........
.6
...6% ¡Merrimac D..........
Allen’s pink.......
.6
.. .6% Manchester..........
Allen’s purple...
American, fancy ... 5% Oriental fancy — ..6
Arnold fancy — . ..6 [Oriental  robes—
.6
..  5%¡Pacific  robes........
Berlin solid........
.6
. ..8 ¡Rifchmoud.............
Cocheeo  fancy..
.5%
...6% 1 Steel River...........
Cocheco robes...
.6
Conestoga fancy ...6
| Simpson’s .............
[Washington fancy
...6
Eddystohe.......
.. .5 Washington  blues -.7%
Eagle fancy.......
...6% 1
Garner pink.......
Annleton A, 4-4__ 8 
ilndian Orchard, 40
Indian Orchard, 36
Boott  M, 4-4...
I Laconia  B, 7-4.
Boston F, 4-4..........  8 
.
Continental C, 4-3..  7& Lyman B, 40-m. 
Continental D, 40in  8^ Mass. BB, 4-4... 
101  lAftt
Conestoga W, 4-4 
4-4... 
R,
Conestoga  D, 7-8 
0 ,7-8.... 
Conestoga  G, 30-i 
rket N ... 
Dwight  X, 3-4—
61 E, 39-ii 
Dwight Y, 7-8 —
ill  R, 4-4. 
Dwight Z, 4-4.... 
;11  O, 7-8. 
Dwight Star, 4-4. 
>11  N, 3-4. 
Ewight Star, 40-ii 
t  C, 4-4..
Enterprise EE, 3< 
:  R..........
Great Falls E, 4-4 
!  E..........
Farmers’ A, 4-4.. 
Indian  Orchard,
Amoskeag........ .. •  8
Amoskeag, Persian
styles.................... m
Bates.......................  7*>
B erkshire...........  6‘,
Glasgov 
r checks, f’ 
Glasgov 
r 
check 
Glasgov 
.  8 White Mfg Co, fane 8
styles—
royal 
Glouces
w  
standard ..........
.  7}4 Jordon .................... 8
Plunket...............
dress
.  8% Jreylock, 
Lancaster.............
12%
styles  ..................
Langdale.............
■■  j x l
ED  COTTONS.
IPepperell.  10-4....... ¿ i V z
.21 
Androscoggin, 7-4, 
Pepperell,  11-4....... 3234
.23
Androscoggin, 8-4,
.20 Pequot,  7-4............. 21
Pepperell,  7-4-----
24
.22% Pequot,  8-4.............
Pepperell,  8-4......
Pen n o t..  9-4.............
27%
Pepperell,  9-4....
BROW N  COTTONS.
HEAVY 
.  7*4 Lawrence XX, 4-4.. 
Atlantic  A, 4-4... 
Lawrence  Y ,30.... g ü
Atlantic  H, 4-4... 
.  6/4 Lawrence LL, 4-4.. 5%
Atlantic  D, 4-4... 
.  5% Newmarket N ........... 734
Atlantic P, 4-4.... 
Mystic River, 4-4...
Atlantic  LL, 4-4..
.
•  7/4 Pequot A, 4-4..............
Adriatic, 36..........
Augusta, 4-4........
.  f i l/ 2  
.  734 Stark A A , 4-4.............. 7H
Boott  M, 4-4........
.  724 Tremont CC, 4-4.... 524
Boott  FF, 4-4.......
. .   624 Utica,  4-4....................
Graniteville, 4-4.. 
. .   7%Wachusett,  4-4.... 7/4
Indian  Head, 4-4 . 
1 . 1 ¿ 7 2 W achusett, ¿0-in..
Indiana Head4o-n
6%
TIC K IN G S.
..13% Falls, XXXX........
Amoskeag,  AC A .. 
18%
..19 Falls, XXX ................ 15%
Amoskeag  “ f 
.13 Falls,  BB.................... 11%
Amoskeag,  A.. 
..12 Falls,  BBC, 36....... 19%
Amoskeag,  B .. 
..11 Falls,  awning....... 19
Amoskeag,  C.. 
12
..10% Hamilton,  BT, 32. 
Amoskeag,  D .. 
Hamilton,  D ........
..10
9%
Amoskeag,  E.. 
Hamilton,  H ........
9%
Amoskeag, F ... 
..17 Hamilton  fancy.. 10
Premium  A, 4-1 
..16 Methuen A  A ........ 13%
Premium  B ...
..16 Methuen ASA....... 18
Extra 4-4..........
..14% Omega A, 7-8........ 11
Extra7-8..'—
..15  ¡Omega A, 4-4...,.. .13 
Gold Medal 4-4.
. .12%!Omega ACA, 7-8— 14
CCA  7-8...........
Omega ACA, 4-4__ 16
CT 4-4...................... 14
Omega SE, 7-8___,.24
RC 7-8...................... 14
Omega SE, 4-4.........27
BF 7-8..................•••  16
Omega M. 7-8.........22
AF4-4......................19
Omega M, 4-4.......... 25
Cordis AAA, 32......14
Shetucket SS&SSW 11% 
CorTlis  ACA, 32......15
Shetucket, S & SW. 12
Cordis No. 1,32......15
Shetucket,  SFS__ 12
Cordis  No. 2...........14
Stockbridge  A .......7
Cordis  No. 3.......... 13
Stockbridge frncy.  8
Cordis  No. 4...........11%
Garner....................o  Empire  ...................
Hookset..................  5  Washington.............  4%
Red  Cross...............  5  Edwards...................   5
ForeBt Grove.......... 
|S. S. &Sons............  5
American  A ..........19  I Old  Ironsides.........15
Stark A ................... 23%|Wheatland..............21
Boston................ '■  7%lOtis  CC.....................10%
Everett blue..........14  Warren  AXA ....... 12%
Everett brown......14  Warren  BB............ 11%
Otis  AXA.............. 12% Warren CC.............. 10%
Otis BB...................11%| York  fancy............ 15
Manville..................   6  IS. S. &Sons...............  6
Masgnville.............  6 
|Garner....................   6
Red  Cross...............  7% ¡Thistle Mills...........
Berlin.....................  7% Rose.........................   8
Garner....................  7% I
Brooks.................... 50
Clark’s O. N. F .......55
J. & P.  Coats..........55
Willimantic 6 cord.55 
Willimantie 3 cord. 40 
Charleston ball sew 
ing thread........... 30

I Renfrew 
Johnson 
Bookfi 
[Johnson 
dress 
Slatervi 
stj
White Mfg Co, stap
iWhite  Manf’g  Co,

Eagle  and  Phoenix 
Mills ballsewing.30 
Greeh  &  Daniels...25
Merricks.................40
Stafford...................35
Hall & Manning__ 30
Holyoke...................25
Kearsage.................  8%
Armory..................  7%
Naumkeagsatteen.  8% 
Andro8cogginsat..  8%
Pepperell  bleached 8%
Canoe Ri ver...........   6
Pepperell sat..........9%
Clarendon...............6%
Rockport..........'....  7
Hallowell  lm p.......6%
Lawrence sat..........  8%
Ind. Orch. Imp.......I
7%1'Conegosat...............  7
Laconia
MICHIGAN  COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS’  ASSOCIAI
Incorporated Dec. 10,1877—Charter in  Force for 

GLAZED CAM BRICS.

P A P E R   CAM BRICS.

CORSET JE A N S .

SPO OL COTTON

G R A IN   BAGS.

W IG AN S.

DENIM S.

Thirty Years.

LIST OF OFFICERS:

President—Ransom W. Hawley, of  Detroit. 
Vice-Presidents—Chas. E. Snedeker,’ Detroit; 
L. W. Atkins, Grand  Rapids;  I. N. Alexan­
der, Lansing;  U. S. Lord, Kalamazoo; H. E. 
Meeker, Bay City.
Secretary  and  Treasurer—W.  N.  Meredith, 
Detroit.
Board  of Trustees,  For One  Year—J. C. Pon­
tius, Chairman, 8. A. Munger, H. K. White 
For Two  Years—D. Morris,  A. W.  Culver.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

AUGERS AND B IT S .

Prevailing  rates  at  Chicago  are as follows: 
50
Ives’, old  style.................................... ...dis 
55
N. H. C. Co........................................... ...dis 
50
Douglass’ ............................................ ... dis 
50
Pierces’ ....................................   ........ ...dis 
50
Snell’s ................................................... ...dis 
.....................   .................. ...dis40&10
Cook’s 
25
Jennings’, genuine............................ ...dis 
Jennings’, imitation.......................... ...dis40&10
25
Spring................................................

BALANCES.

...dis 

Railroad..............................................
Garden.................................................

BARROW S.

....$   15 00
.. net 33 0O

BELLS.

Hand.................................................... dis  $ 60&10
Cow.......J............................................. dis 
6n
Call........................................................ .dis 
15
Gong.................................................... .dis 
20
Door, Sargent...................................... .dis 
55

BOLTS.

Stove.................................................... .dis $ 
40
Carriage  new  list..............................
.dis 
75
Plow  ..................................................
. dis  30&1C
Sleigh Shoe.......................................
.dis  5Ü&15
Cast Barrel  Bolts............................... .dis 
50
Wrought Barrel Bolts....................... .dis 
55
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs.................. .dis 
50
Cast Square Spring........................... .dis 
55
Cast  Chain........................................... . dis 
60
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob..........
. dis  55&10
Wrought Square...............................
.(lis  55&10
Wrought Sunk Flush........................ .dis 
30
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush................................................. .  50&10&10
Ives’  Door...........................................
. dis  5Ü&10

BRACES.

Barber  ...............................................
.dis $ 
Backus................................................. .dis 
Spofford...............................................
. dis 
Am. Ball..............................................
. dis 

-40
50
50
net
Well, plain........................................... .......$  4 00
Well, swivel.......................................
4 50

BUCKETS.

....... 

BUTTS,  CAST.

60
Cast Loose Pin, figured....................
.dis 
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed__ .dis 
60
60
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed . dis 
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint ..dis  50&10
Wrounht Loose. Pin.........................
.dis 
60
60& 5 
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip...........dis
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned...........dig
60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
tipped............................................ .. .dis 60& 5
W rought Table................................. ...dis
60
Wrought Inside  Blind.................... ...dis
60
Wrought Brass................................. ... dis 65&10
Blind. Clark’s.................................... . ..Tiis 70&10
Blind, Parker’s ................................. .. .dis 70&10
Blind,  Shepard’s............, .............. , ...dis
70
Spring for Screen Doors 3x2%, pei• gross 15 00
..pergross  18 00
Sprinj ■ for Screen Doors 3x3.

CAPS.

Ely’s 1-10............................................... per  m $ 65
Hick’s C. F............................................  
60
G. D........................................................ 
35
Musket................................................... 
60

CA TRIDG ES.
Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester  new list 
50
..........dis 
50
Rim Fire, United states...........
..........dis  %
Central Fire..........

C H ISELS.

.......dis  65&10
Socket Firmer__
.......dis  65&10
Socket Framing..
.......dis  60&IO
Socket Corner.......
.......dis  65&10
Socket Slicks.......
.......dis 
40
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer........
Barton’s Socket Firmers........... .......dis 
20
........ net
Cold.......................

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

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

33%
25

COMBS.

COCKS.

Brass,  Racking’s.
Bibb’s ..................
Fenns’....................
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........ ........... f  ï>  37
39

.............   40&10
............  49&10
.............  40&10
...........  
60

CO PPER .
14x52,14x56,14 x60...........
DRILLS
Morse’s Bit  Stock.............
Taper and Straight Shank.
Morse’s Taper  So5nk........
ELBOWS
Com. 4 piece, 6  in...............
Corrugated.......................................
Adjustable.......................................

__ doz net $ 1  10
..........dis  20&10
..........dis  40&10

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

EX PA N SIV E B ITS.

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

dis
dis

20

F IL E S .

American File Association  List........dis
Disston’s ................................................dis
New  American...................................... dis
Nicholson’s.............................................dis
Heller’s ..................................................dis
Heller’s Horse Rasps...........................dis
Nos. 16 to 20,  22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27
12 
List 
15
Discount, Juniata 45, Charcoal 50. 

GALVANIZED IR O N ,
14 

13 
GAUGES.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.
HAMMERS.
........dis
Maydole & Co.’s .......................
........dis
Kip’s .........................................
___dis
Yerkes &  Plumb’s ..................
........30 c list 40
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel.......
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis  50
Champion, anti-friction— ...............dis 
60

HANGERS.

.......dis

• 

HOLLOW   W ARE.

H IN G ES.
............dis 
60
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2,  3............
... per doz, net, 2 50
State......................................
Screw Hook and Strap, to L2  in.  4%  14
3%
.................... 
and  longer.......................
10%
...............net 
Screw Hook and Eye,  %  ..
8%
Screw Hook and Eye % — ...............net 
Screw Hook and Eye  M — ...............net 
7%
Screw Hook and Eye,  %... ...............net 
7%
Strap and  T......................... ................ dis  60&10
Stamped Tin Ware............. .....................   60&10
Japanned  Tin  Ware.......... ......................  20&10
25
Granite Iron  W are.......... ........ *........... 
HOES.
........... $11 00, dis 40
Grub  1.................................
...........   11  50, dis 40
Grub  2.................................
Grub3.................................. .............   12 00, dis 40
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings........$2 00, dis 60
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings—   2 50, dis 60 
Door, porcelain, plated trim­
mings.........................................list,  7 2o, dis 60
Door, porcelain, trimmings  list, 8 25, dis 
60
60
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain......... dis 
Picture, H-. L. Judd &  Co.’s .................  . d 
40
Hemacite................................................dis 
60
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s reduced list dis  60
Mallory, WhecWir &  Co.’s.........................dis  60
Branford’s ...................................................dis  60
Norwalk’s .....................................................dis  60

LOCKS—DOOR.

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  26

MATTOCKS.

Adze  Eye......................................$16 00 dis 40&10
Hunt Eye.. . .......\ ....................... $15 00 dis 40&10
Hunt’s .........................................$18 50 dis 20 & 10

N A ILS.

Common, Brad and Fencing. 

•
lOdto  60d............................................ ¥  keg $2  35
25
8dand9dadv...............................................  
50
6dand7d  adv................................................ 
75
4d and 5d  adv................................................ 
J  50
3d advance.................................. 
3d fine  advance............................. 
3 00
Clinch nails, adv............................. 
1
I  lOd 
Finishing 
Size—inches  j  3  <
Adv. $  keg 
$1
Steel Nails—Advance 10c from above prices. 

8d2%1 50

4d 
1% 
2  00

 
 
 

6d

 

M OLLASSES GATES.

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

S p e r r y  & 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
Olmstead’s ................................................. 
50

PLA N ES.

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................dis
Sciota Bench................................................ dis
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy......................dis
Bench, first quality.....................................dis
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s,  wood  and 
Fry, Acme................ , .........................
Common, polished...".........................
Dripping...............................................

PA N S.

. 

.. dis 40&10 
. .dis 
60 
..¡P fl> 
8

R IV E TS.

Iron and Tinned.................................
Copper Rivets and Burs....................
PA TENT  FLA N ISA ED  IRON.
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. i 
¡4 to 27 10% 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 
to 27 
Broken packs %c $1 tt> extr
a.

.dis 
.dis 

40 
40

9 

RO O FIN G  PLA TES.

R O PES.

SQUARES.

..........  5 75
:i2 ¿0 
..........16 90
*........  9

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne__
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne...
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne__
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne...
Sisal, y2 In. and  larger..................... -
Manilla..............................................
Steel and  Irog..............................................dis  50
Try and Bevels............................................. dis  50
Mitre  ............................................................dis  20
Com. Smooth.  Com.
$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.

SH EET IK O N .

In casks of 600 lbs, 
lb............................ 
In smaller quansities, sp  lb..................... 

T IN N E R ’S SOLDER.

No. 1,  Ei,efined...........................................
Market Half-and-half............................
Strictly Half-and-half...........................

6%
7

13 00
15 00
16

T IN   PLA TES.

Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.
10x14, Charcoal..........................
..  6 50
10x14,Charcoal...................
..  8 50
12x12, Charcoal.......................... ...  6 50
12x12,  Charcoal  .........................
..  8 50
14x20, Charcoal..........................
..  6 50
14x20,  Charcoal..........................
..  8 50
14x20, Charcoal..........................
..  10 50
14 50

IC,
IX,
IC,
IX,
IC,
IX,
IXX,
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool....................................  12 50
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal.................  
20x28, Charcoal....................................  18 00
IX, 
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
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s__   60
Hotchkis
60 
S, P. & W. Mfg.  Co.’S................
60
Mouse, choker............................
__ 20c *p doz
Mouse,  delusion........................
.. $1 26 ^ doz
Bright Market............................
.......dis  60
Annealed Market.......................
........dis  60
Coppered Market.......................
........dis  55
Extra Bailing.............................
........dis  55
Tinned  Market..........................
.......kis  40
.......$  ffi»  09
Tinned  Broom............................
..... fl tt> 8%
Tinned Mattress........................
Coppered  Spring  Steel...........
.......dis 37%
"Tinned Spring Steel..................
.......dis 37%
Plain Fence.................................
.......V «>  3%
Barbed Fence............................
.. new  list net 
Copper..............................'..........
..new  list net
Brass............................................
W IR E  GOODS.
Bright.........................................
Screw Eyes..................................
Hook’s .........................................
Gate Hooks and  Eyes............. .

. .dis 
.tdis 
. .dis 
..dis

W l’ENCHES.
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled
Coe’s  Genuine.......................... .
Coe’s Pat Agricultural,  wrong
Coe’s Pat.,  malleable..................
M ISCELLANEOUS.
Pumps,  Cistern............................
Screws...........................................
Casters, Bed and  Plate...............
Dampers,  American....................

ht.

.dis  50&10
.......dis  65
.......dis  70

. .dis 60&20 
70
50 
33%

dis 

STEVENS 
&  GO..
HARHAM!

—WHOLESALE—

IO  and  13  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.

AG ENTS  FOR  THE

Riverside Steel Nail

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

they cost but a trifle more.

We are receiving  three  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.

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

Foster,Stevens ! Go.

Ibarbware.

¿■Grinding Materials.

The  finest  of  emery  cuts  and 

leaves 
minute scores in ttie  metal,  particularly  if 
the metal be  soft;  it is  impossible to  pro­
duce a  good,  polishable  surface  on  silver 
with flour of  emery;  burnishing  would be 
necessary to make a surface, and  even then 
it would present  a’ striated  appearance un­
der  reflected  light.  Other  grinding  sub­
stances are required for some fine  surfacing 
work.  Molding sand that has been  used in 
the foundry for some time  makes an  excel­
lent material for surfacing light brass—brass 
that  contains  a  large  proportion  of  zinc. 
Some excellent  results  are  gained  by the 
levigation of the  sand—rubbing  it under a 
mullsr on a stone  (marble)  slab,  as  paints 
are. ground for the  artist.  By  this  means 
the foundry sand may be  reduced to  an im­
palpable  powder,  which,  however,  retains 
much of its abraiding  quality.

There is a manufacturer of fine tools in an 
Eastern city who uses coal ashes to give the 
last surface, before polishing, to  his harden­
ed-steel tools.  He  takes  the  ashes  of Le­
high coal, pours them into a  tub  of  water, 
stirs them up violently, and,  when  the wa­
ter is turbid with the fine ashes held hi  sus­
pension,  he draws it off into  a shallow tank 
and allows it to settle.  The  sediment is his 
polishing powder. 
If  a  higher  degree  of 
fineness is required,  the  operation  of  stir­
ring, and washing  and settling  is  repeated. 
The  material thus obtained makes an excel­
lent surfacing  material.

It  is 

In the manufacture  of  silverware  (solid 
silver)  the  surfacing  before  burnishing  is 
done  by  a  blue  clay,  technically,  called 
‘grit.” 
found  in  several  localities, 
particularly in the Connecticut  river  valley 
up to  fifty  miles  from  its  mouth,  in  the 
vicinity of Middletown and Hartford.  This 
clay appears to be  the  substance of  which 
blue slate is formed, but is usually  obtained 
in a semi-liquid form, and  is dried for  use. 
It is not surface clay, being found below the 
alluvium  and  sometimes  below  gravel, its 
depth or thickness of bed  having  been dis­
covered, by boring for artesian  wells,  to be 
in some places  more  than  sixty  feet. 
Its 
identity with slate substance  appears  to be 
suggested by its behavior under  heat,  it as- 
summing a stratified, porous form. 
It does 
not scratch pure silver, nor  copper, nor  mar 
coin gold, but it will not  give  a  polish. 
It 
grinds  without  leaving  a  shining  surface; 
this is produced by burnishing,  by  rubbing 
with whiting chalk, or even  with  the  bare 
hand.

Asbestos  is  becoming  a  valuable  and 
much used mineral. 
It has been  lately dis­
covered in its purest form in lower  Canada, 
and the  quantity  is  said  to  be  practically 
without limit.  The  fibres  are  long,  pure 
white, and as fine  as silk,  and  the  district 
covered comprises two counties near Quebec, 
to which city the product  is  brought  to be 
crushed and cleaned, and from  which point 
large shipments are now being made to Eng­
land and the  United States.  The  possibili­
ties of this mineral range over a field that is 
simply marvelous.  Fireproof  paper,  rope, 
an ink that resists the action of  fire as well 
as the weaving  of  textile  fabrics,  such as 
table  clothes,  asbestos  cloth,  gloves,  etc., 
while in the  range  of  building  materials, 
fireproof paint, packing for safes, floor dead­
ening, roof  protection,  covering  for  steam 
pipes,  etc.,  are  among  its  most  common 
uses.

The old-fashioned method of  testing  tool 
steel is as good a practical method as that of 
a careful chemical analysis.  It is simply  the 
heating  and drawing under  the  hammer to 
a slender  point, plunging  while red hot in 
cold water, and when chilled striking it with 
a  hammer across the  edge of the anvil. 
If 
the steel  will  harden it will  break,  under 
these conditions, without bending  back and 
forth.  Steel that  will  not  harden  under 
these conditions is not fit to temper find will 
not retain a  cutting  edge.  Steel  that is so 
“high” that it cannot be heated  red  hot and 
chilled in water without  flying  may do for 
some purposes, and retain a sufficiently  rig­
id edge by air hardening. 
If a piece of steel 
can be forged into a cold chisel, be  harden­
ed, tempered, and  used, such  steel is  good 
steel, and may be relied  upon for  all  ordi­
nary shop  purposes.

Foster,  Stevens & Co., have  made a great 
success of their Barbour campaign torch, or­
ders for over 5,000 having been  received on 
a single day.  The firm are  rushed  with or­
ders for the torch, but they are  able to keep 
pace with them by working an  extra  force.

MISCELLANEOUS.

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of 25 cents per week, 
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Bt. W. T. Lamoreaux, Agt.
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TT'OR EXCHANGE—A 
Jb  gage, a $1,250  land 
gage. a $1,250  land  contract,  40  acres  of
wild timber land, and  a  good  livery  stock, 
will exchange for stock of dry  goods,  clothing 
or groceries.  Address O.  W.  Kibby,  Bellaire,
or grocer 
59*
Antrim Co., Mich.

WANTED—A competent book-keeper,  with 

eight years’ practical experience,  desir­
es a situation with a  jobbing  or  manufactur­
ing house.  Can give  best  of  city  references. 
Address, Book-keeper, care “The Tradesman. ’

ItioR SALE—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. 
W J ANTED—An office desk and a dozen office 
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chairs.  Inquire at “The Tradesman” of-
flee.

ItiOR EXCHANGE—I have 80 acres  of choice 

‘  hard 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. Underwood.

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

Tlie  liage in Suspenders.

“It is not the coat  that  makes  the  man 
now, it is his suspenders,” said a  prominent 
dealer to a reporter.  And it  would  appear 
from the very large variety of that very use­
ful article adorning the store  windows that 
there is much truth  in the statement.  “The 
latest and best  suspender in  the  market is 
the French,” he  continued.  “It is made of 
the most select goods, contains some elastic­
ity, and will wear from three  to  five  years. 
Such suspenders are  purchased  at $5 a pair 
by men in easy  circumstances.  The  Berlin 
suspenders are  also  new, but  much  wider 
and  fancier  than  the  French.  We  have 
them in various colors.  Shrimp  pink, terra 
cotta, cardinal and  bird’s-eye  blue are  the 
most popular.  They are quite  easy on  the 
shoulders, and are  very hard to wear  out— 
that is, they will last a long time.  The ends 
are of leather, handsewed,^and  the  price is 
$1.25.  Besides these, we have  hand-paint­
ed goods which, although  of  old  style, are 
much worn.  Nearly every young man about 
to be married prefers  the  hand-painted sus­
penders because they  are  more  attractive. 
I am always sorry when I hear  that  one of 
my  regular  customers  is  about  to take to 
himself a wife, for I know  what  it  means. 
No more fancy furnishing  goods  for  him. 
After the first year  anything in the  way of 
cravats and suspenders will do for him.  He 
will make his wedding gallowses do him for 
all  time to come.  As  soon  as  there  is a 
‘Well, dear, my  suspen­
break or  rip it is: 
ders have burst again.’ 
In ten minutes they 
are mended.  Still  the  loss of  sucli  trade 
has been fully made up in the  past  year or 
two by what  I  call  the  suspender  craze. 
Everybody wants the latest and  loudest  ar­
ticle.  Young men with rather  shiny coats, 
glossy pants and fringed cravats  have come 
into this store recently  and  planked  down 
$1.25 or  $1.50  for  suspenders, where  two 
years  ago  some  of  them  were  hunting 
around for twenty-five cent  goods, thinking 
fifty cents too  much to give  for any such ar­
ticle of dress.  The reason of  this change  I 
do not know, except that there  may be more 
young men getting married now than before. 
At any rate, I am satisfied with the  change.
♦Do you know that  there  are  many  gentle­
men in this city who  spend  more  time  and 
money on their under-clothing  than on their 
outer clothes?  There  are  also  men in ex­
cellent  circumstances  who  buy  the  very 
cheapest under-clothing they can find, spend­
ing as high as $40 for a suit of  clothes.  The 
claptrap suspenders from the  east,  made of 
corils to work  by pulleys, wheels,  etc.,  sold 
well for a time, but there is no sale for them 
now.”

The  Way  Oyster«  Breed.

Professor H. J. Rice  gives  the  following 
very  interesting  statements relating  to  the 
oyster:

“A female oyster in a  ripe  condition  has 
from 25/100,000 to 50,000,000 of eggs.  A large 
oyster has as many as 100,000,000.  It is some­
what difficult to procure ‘ripe’ oysters. 
In a 
bushel  I can only average from six to twelve. 
It is not difficult to distinguish  with the eye 
the male from the female, nor to select those 
that are  ripe.  The  eggs  and  the  milk  are 
placed in a pan of pure water.  Several mil­
lions of eggs only discolor the water as if by 
a few drops of cow’s milk.  The impregnation 
occurs at once.  The water is changed several 
times, and in from four to ten hours the oys­
ters can swim about. 
I discover  when  this 
action takes place by  the  microscope.  The 
oysters  are  then  placed  in  a  large  tank, 
through which the salt water circulates. 
In 
about two days the oyster  will attach  itself 
to  either  the  tiles,  oyster  shells,  rags  or 
stones suspended in the tanks.  In from four 
to seven weeks they can be seen by the  eye. 
Generally in five weeks the young  oyster  is 
about half the size of a  finger  nail.  They 
can  then  be  transported  and planted  any­
where.”

The Camphor Tree.

Camphor laurel, a native of China, Japan, 
Formosa, and Cochin  China, the  tree  from 
which most of the  camphor of  commerce is 
obtained,  has recently been  introduced into 
California. 
It grows to considerable height, 
and is valuable for  timber,  the  wood  being 
light and durable, not  liable to injury  from 
insects, and much in favor for carpenter and 
cabinet work.  Every part  of  the  tree, and 
especially  the  flowers,  smells  strongly  of 
camphor.  With  respect  to  the  growing of 
the camphor tree  in California it is said that 
it is easily propagated from seeds or cuttings 
and does especially well along the^oast.  A 
tree at Sacramento  has  attained ¡nieight of 
30 feet.  The cinnamon tree is another spec­
ies of laurel.

Wisconsin is the leading  cranberry State, 
Michigan is second.  The average yield of a 
marsh is 150 to 200 bushels to the acre.  The 
picking season  lasts  two  weeks,  and  three 
bushels is  a good day’s  work.  Seventy-five 
cents a  bushel  is  the  picker’s  pay.  The 
Wisconsin crop is nearly all  shipped to Chi­
cago  commission  houses  at  $2.75  to $3 a 
bushel.  A well-managed marsh  containing 
400 acres of vines will  yield  about  $50,000, 
and with a very large crop  the  sum  can be 
nearly doubled.  The  entire  crop  of  the 
United States is consumed at home.

It is reported that ergot of  rye, associated 
with phosphate of  soda, produces, when  ad­
ministered, a hilarious  excitement like  that 
caused by laughing-gas.

The  Enormous  Profits  of  Store-keeping.
Many a man is carried away by the appar­
ent ease of a store-keeper’s life, and by what 
he hears of the profits obtainable  in a  coun­
try store. 
It is plain sailing,  he  thinks, for 
“all I have to do is to  make  from  10  to 50 
per cent, profit on everything I sell, and that 
I can surely do.”  Let us see  whether  this 
is so:

A storekeeper  buys a book for 75cents and 
sells it for $1;  he  makes  25  cents  profit. 
But he cannot put that 25 cents in his  pock­
et; he has to pay rent, taxes, clerk hire, fuel, 
etc., out of his  profit.

If he could sell 50 such  books a  day, rep­
resenting a profit of $11.50, he would  make 
money  over  and  above  expenses, 
but 
he can sell only two, which  means 50 cents 
profit.  Take  an  article  yielding a smaller 
percentage, say  tobacco, at a profit  of  two 
cents per plug; how  many  plugs  must  he 
sell to pay for the fire which warms the feet 
of the loafers who  surround his stove?  But 
there is tea, says a  sanguine  critic; he can 
make from 15 cents to 30  cents  per  pound 
on that.  Ah, yes, he  will  have  to  sell a 
chest of it every  week to pay his  rent, and 
it takes a great  many two-ounce  packages, 
and  quarter-pounds  and  half-pounds 
to 
make  up a chest.  Dry  goods, we  are  re­
minded by another pay good  profits, and are 
universally sold.  True, some  dry  goods do 
pay a decent  profit,  even  now-a-days, but 
gray and bleached cottons  are hardly among 
them;  all a country  retailer  would  make 
in a year off these would not pay his  taxes.
And so we might go on.  Profits of 50 per 
cent, are rare; ten per cent, ones  are  more 
near the  average, and  unless  the  sum  of 
these  amounts to  more  than  the  running 
expenses of his store, how is the  storekeep­
er to keep  house  and  clothe  his  family? 
There are lumbers of storekeepers, in towns 
and cities, striving to  make a living  put of 
transactions  whose  aggregate  profit  will 
hardly pay pew rent.  And  there are coun­
try dealers carrying stocks  worth  $2,000 to 
$5,000.  “To turn over” this stock once in a 
year,  implies sales of $6,60  per  day in  the 
one case, and, say $16 per  day in the  other. 
An average profit of 28 percent on this,would 
yield tiaily, $1.30 and $3.20 respectively, out 
of which to pay for  rent, fuel,  light,  house­
hold  expenses  and  clothing!  Suppose  a 
livelier trade, turning over  the  stock  twice 
a year, at a close profit.  Then, 15 per  cent, 
on $10,000 per  annum, equals  $4.78  profit 
per day, to cover all the  expenses of a busi­
ness  and a family  establishment,  interest, 
depreciation and bad debts.  The  man must 
be an economist who  can  lay ,by much  out 
of even this performance.  No; the life of a 
retail storekeeper  to-day, is  not,  as a rule, 
either an easy or a prosperous  one, and it is 
a mistake to encourage ignorant experiment­
ers in it.  Wholesale men, as well as  retail, 
may study with advantage  such analyses  as 
these.

Next to the Latest.

“This is the latest  agony in bonnets,” she 
remarked to her  husband, as  she  tried  its 
effect in the mirror.

“Is it paid for?” he asked.
“No, I had it charged.”
“Well, it isn’t the latest agony in bonnets, 

then,” he said, with a groan.

Needed by every retail  grocer  or  eonfee 
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 $1, or one dozen 
expressed for $2.50 from  Kenyon  Brothers, 
Wakefield, Bhode  Island.

COAL AND  BUILDING MATERIALS. 
A. B. Know Ison quotes as follows:

Ohio White Lime, per bbl.. 
A  05 
Ohio White Lime, car lots.. 
90 
Louisville Cement,  per bbl,
1 40 
AkrOn Cement per  bbl......
1 40 
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl..
1  40 
1  05@1 10 
Car lots..................................
Plastering hair, per bu......
25®  30 
1 75 à 75 
Stucco, per bbl.....................
Land plaster, per ton..........
3 00 
Land plaster, car lots........ .
Fire brick, per  M................
$25 @$35 
300
Fire clay, per bbl................
COAL.
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots.. $6 00@6 25 
Anthracite, stove and  nut, car lots..  6 25@6 50
Canneti,  car lots.................................  @6 75
Ohio Lump, car lots.........................  3 25@3 50
Blossburg or Cumberland, car lots..  4 50@5 00

LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES.

The Newaygo Company quote f . o. b. cars as 
follow:
Uppers, 1 inch.................................. per M $44 00
Uppers, l\i, lYt and 2 inch.........................  46 00
Selects, 1 inch..............................................  35 00
Selects, Ibi, 1*4 and 2  inch.........................  38 00
Fine Common, 1 inch.................................  30 00
Shop, 1 inch....................................  
.......  20 00
Fine, Common, 114, lVi and 2 inch...........   32 00
No. 1 Stocks,  12 in., 12,14 and 16  feet__   15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet.........................  16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet.....................•..  17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......  15  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.........................  16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet.........................  17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12,  14 and 16 feet........   15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet..........................   16  00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20 feet..........................   17  00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......  12 50
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet.........................  13  50
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet.........................  14  50
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and )6 feet.......  12  50
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.........................  13 50
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet.........................  14  50
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12,14 and 16 feet........  11  50
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet..........................   12  5p
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 feet.........................  13 50
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culls, all
widths and  lengths.......................... 8 00@ 9 00
A and B Strips, 4 or 6 in ........... ...............  35 00
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch....................................   28  00
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths.........................  15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet...............  12 00
No. 2 Fencing, 16 feet.................................  12 00‘
No. 1 Fencing, 4  inch.................................  15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch.................................  12 00
Norway C and better, 4 or 6 inch.............   20 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and  B ..................  18 00
BevelSiding, 6 inch, C...............................   14 50
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No. 1  Common__  
9 00
Bevel Siding,  6  inch.  Clear.....................   20 00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12,12 to 16 f t ... !0 00@10 50 
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A.  B ................ ..  36 00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in.  C..........................   29 00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. 1, common..  17 00
Dressed Flooring 6in., No. 2 common__   14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00  additiinal.
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  Clear..  35 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., C..........................   26 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 1  com’n  16 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 2  com’n  14 00 
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1  00 additional.
( X X X 18 in. Standard  Shingles.............  
3 50
3 40
i  X X X 18 in.  Thin...................................... 
IX X X 16 in.................................................  
3 00
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles.............  
2 00
No. 2 or 5 in. C. B. 16  in.............................. 
1  75
Lath  ............................................................. 
2 00

MUSKEGON  BUSINESS  DIRECTORY.

S.  S. MORRIS 4   6(10.,
Jobbers  of  Provisions,

PACKERS

—AND—

CANNED  MEATS  AND  BUTTERS.

Choice  Smoked  Meats  a  Specialty. 

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Stores in Opera House Block, Packing and Warehouse Market and WatejStreet.

MUSKEGON  NOVELTY  IRON  WORKS
W illiam s’  P aten t  N ovelty  Pipe  W rench

Manufacturers  of  the

Best,  Strongest  and  Most  Durable  Made.

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

Shop, Blacksmith,  Foundry and Boiler  Shop  Business. 

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361  Western  Avenue.

W . D. CA REY  & CO.

O Y S T E R S ,

—AND  JOBBERS  OF—

Fru-its and Produce.

ORDERS  PROMPTLY  FILLED.  BEST  GOODS  AT  LOWEST  PRICES.

Kline’s  P aten t  Candler  and  E g g   Carrier.

Tlie  Best  on  tlie  Mar]iet,

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.
ORCUTT  <fc  COMPANY,

WHOLESALE  AND  COMMISSION

Consignments  Solicited. 

MUSKEGON, MICH.

CLARK,  JE W E L L   &  CO.,
Groceries  and  Provisions,

WHOLESALE

S3,85 aid 87  PEARL  STREET and 111, 116,118 and 120  OTTAWA  STREET, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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-  MICHIGAN.

Choice  Butter a Specialty!

BANANAS,  LEMONS, EGGS,  CHEESE,  VEG­

ETABLES,  APPLES,  CIDER.

Careful  Attention  Paid  to  Filling  Orders.

M. C. Russell, 48 Ottawa St., G’d Rapids.
I R A   O.  G R E E N .
O ysters  and  F ruits.

WHOLESALE

SOle  Agent  for

M ANOKEN  BRAND.

30 and 32 Ionia Street 

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

Tlie  Old HelialDle

Pioneer  Cigar  Factory, 

H. SCHNEIDER & CO.,

Proprietors.

21  Monroe Street, 

Grand Rapids.

The  following  brands  are  our  own  make and Union labelled goods:  Dick and George, 
Peninsular Club,  Lbs Dos,  Sehr Fein, Louise,  Mocking Bird,  Evening Star  and  K.  T. 
We are jobbers of all kinds of Tobaccos ann  Smokers’ Articles.

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

-AJXTID

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  ttie  I’acifie 
Steamers San l^iblo and City of Kio de Janeiro.  Tiiese  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 tlie Trade that we are the Sole Agents in this market'for  the  well- 
tnown and popular Soaps of LAUTZ  BROS.  &  CO., Buffalo, N. Y.  Below we  mention 
a few of their best-known brands:
Acme,
Palma,
White Cotton Oil, 
Blue Danube, 
Master, etc.

Best American, 
White Marseilles. 
Boss,
Savon  Republique,

Towel,
Shamrock,
Gem,
Mottled German,

Napkin, 
Nickel, 
Stearine, 
Lautz Soap,

These goods we sell regularly at tlie Manufacturers' Prices, and deliver them|in|10* 
box lots and upwards to all rail points in Michigan, freight  prepaid.  Please send for’price- 
lists 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.  L 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  Groceries.

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 Leaches.

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Breakfast  Cocoa.

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‘*  Green  Gages.
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Apricots.
Egg Plums.  •
Pears.
Quinces.
Grapes.
Cherries.

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“  Mushroons.

Italian Macarroni, 1  lb pkg.

“  Vermicella.

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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.

Ciiina Preserved Ginger, all size jars,

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

