Michigan  Tradesman.

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G R A N D   R A P ID S .  M IC H IG A N ,  W E D N E S D A Y ,  M A Y   20,  1885.

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whole country are available for*the manufac-1 hawk’s neck,  and jist a  liftin’  him  in  the 
ture of paper,  and the price of labor in paper  air  and  swattin’  him  down  on  that  rock 
mills ranges from 25 cents to SI per day,  ac- ] yonder, like my old woman might whack the 
cording to the skill of tlie person  employed, j  dust out’» a door mat.  That  hawk  wa’nt 
fur from bein’ as big as the  rooster,  and the 
The wholesale price for paper for newspaper
Snorter found out that  he hadn’t tackled no 
purposes is from 20 to 25 cents per pound.
dum  squeakin’  rat.  The  hawk  thrashed 
his wings about, and clawed  with  his  toes 
till the  rooster’s  feathers flew around  that 
yard like dead leaves in a gale.  But Snort­
er had the grip o’ that iron jaw  o’ his on the 
hawk’s gullet,  and after ten  minutes or so 
the chicken  stealer’s  caloric  give  out,  and 
then tlie rooster soon pounded the life out’n 
him. 
I’m havin’ the  hawk’s  skin  stuffed, 
and tliat’11 be a scalp yvorth showin’.

The famous Colima coffee  is  one  of  the 
best coffees in the world,  and ranks with the 
Mocha in  flavor.  Any  investment  in  the 
culture of it must prove a success. 
In Jal- 
isco  there  is  an  area  of  from  150  to  200 
square miles capable  within  three  years  of 
landing  in  the  United  States  the  largest 
sugar crops from any single  locality  in  the 
world,  and it can be set down for a fact that 
at no very distant  day  there  will  be  larger 
fortunes made in that country than were ev­
er extracted from  the  big  bonanzas  of  the 
West.  The  men  of  nerve who first enter 
the field will reap  the golden harvest 

DUNHAM’S

W. N.FULLER & GO

DESIGNERS  AND

E ngravers on  W ood,
Fine  Mechanical and  Furniture Work, In­

cluding: Buildings, Etc.,

49 Lyon St., Opposite Arcade, 

THE  BEST  IN  THE  WORLD! 

GRAND RAPIDS 

- 

MICH.

PRICE  50 CENTS.

W ESTE!  HEM ME  CO,

GRAND RAPIDS.  MICH.

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Manufacturers  of

Fine Perfumes,

Colognes, Hair  Oils, 

Flavoring Extracts, 
Baking Powders, 

Bluings, Etc., Etc.

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.

71  CANAL STREET.

P E T E K   D O R A N , 

Attomey-at-Law,

Pierce Block, Grand Bapids, Michigan, 

Practices  In State  and United  States  Courts 
Special attention given to

MERCANTILE  COLLECTIONS.

EDMUND  D.  OIKEMAN,

ALSO  PROPRIETORS  OP
K . E M I N K ’ S

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Red Bark Bitters 

77

itH u H iir l

78  W est Bridge  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN.

J E W E L E R

44  CANAL  STREET,

TH E  TWO REPUBLICS 

Growth  of

Trade  Between 

Mexico  and

America.

The Mexican  consul  iii  Chicago,  Señor 
Joaquin A. Vargas, has  furnished  the  fol­
lowing interesting data of commerce between 
the two republics,  which  American  manu­
facturers  and merchants will find .valuable : 
There was exported to  Mexico  from  the 
United States for the year  ending June  30, 
1884, merchandise to the amount of $12,702,- 
292,  of which the following  articles  consti­
tuted the bulk:
Breadstuffs........ ................... .................
Cotton and manufactures of...............
757,553
Machinery.......................• •—  ..............
529,003
Manufactures of iron and steel...........
455,137
Lumber,  shingles,  etc — ....................
331.522
Gunpowder and other explosives.......
211,718
Mineral  oils............................................
211,102
Pork products...............  ...... ...............
297,018
Sewing-machines and parts of..........
202,119
Chemicals, drugs, dyes  and medicines
196,259
Quicksilver.............................................
172,803
Household  furniture............................ 
\
Hewed timber........................................ 
í¿n o»«
Freight  and passenger  cars................
I«,o60
Malt  liquors............................................  
Leaf  tobacco........................................... 
iio’ow
Saws and  tools........................................  100,610
Glass and  glassware..............................  10U,*»
Manufactures of wood,  etc..................
Coal  .  ............................................................. Oftjwo
Books, maps, engravings,  etc.............  
il’SS
Candles..................................................... 
ll'íiñ
Boots and shoes......................................
Paper and manufactures of.................
Sugar........................................................ 
Agricultural  implements..................• 
Carriages and horse cars, and parts of 
Sawed  timber.........................................  
Fancy articles, perfumery,  toys,  etc. 
Building hardware, locks, hinges,  etc 
Instruments  for scientific purposes.. 
W ire......................................................... 
Rubber and guttapercha...............
Vegetables
Grease and soap  stock........................... 
JcwclGry.......  ..................................  
 
Harness and  ieather.............................. 
Lamps and  chandeliers......................... 
Boilers and parts of engines............... 
Stationery................................................ 
Manufactures  of  wood......................... 
Tallow......................................................
Fruits........................................................
Paints  and  colors...................................
Dairy products.......................................  
Clocks and  watches...............................  
Manufactures of flax, hemp and  jute 
Musical instruments.............................. 
Stationery  engines  .............................. 
Printing presses, and parts of.............  
Brass, manufactures o f......................... 

48,406
45,7oo
44,937
41,701
41,694
41,169
39,887

n nS-
70,92 <
65,001.
57,8«1
50,¿91 
55,559 
52,000 
6LD?

In the matter of the reciprocity treaty Mex­
ico  offers  a  most  liberal  advantage  to  the 
United  States.  The  duties  conceded  by 
Mexico  amount  to  nearly  $700,000,  as 
against less than $200,000  conceded  by  the 
United States.  The petroleum interest alone, 
relieved of a duty of 32 cents a gallon, would 
find a much needed market.  Carriages and 
wagons which now pay an average  duty  of 
fully  100  per  cent.,  and  are  still  sold  at 
from 25 to 50 per cent,  profit, would,  under 
the reciprocity  treaty, be admitted free,  and 
it is needless to say that under such a  stim­
ulus  the demand  would largely and rapidly 
increase,  so as to reach  perhaps  $500,000  a 
year.  The United States can beat the world 
on these goods so  far  as  the  Mexican  de­
mand for them is concerned.

It should be clearly understood that every 
enterprise going into Mexico must  be amply 
supplied with capital.  There as elsewhere 
a poor man will find himself crowded.  The 
conditions of the country and people at  this 
time are highly favorable  to the  successful 
employment of large means.

Barry  County’s Premium Rooster.

“I  was  making  a  trip  through  Barry 
county last week,” said  a  veteran traveling 
man,  “and, driving  by a barn on a  farm,  I 
saw a lot of big rat skins nailed on the  side 
of it. 
I  stopped  and  counted ’em.  There 
were 21.

“ ‘Hello!  I  shouted  to the  farmer,  who 
‘What do you 

was at  work near  the barn. 
do with  these rat skins?’

“ ‘Nothin,’  said  he. 

‘Them’s  Snorter’s

35.139
33,700
27,665
26,937
25,022
24,074
20,790
On the other hand the imports from Mexi­
co to the United States during the year end­
ing June 30,1884, amounted to $21,824,400,- 
55,  of which sum $12,822,240.50 was in  the 
precious metals and  $9,002,160.05  in  other 
articles, whereas during the preceeding year 
ending June 30,  1883,  the imports  wei'e but 
$16,739,097.70.  This shows an increase for 
the last  year  of  more  than  30  per  cent., 
while during the same year England import­
ed from Mexico to the amount  of  $19,330,r.i scalps.’
152.15,  an  increase  of  but  12  per  cent.; 
Germany $1,218,276.13,  an increase of but 8 
per cent.; France  $2,881,998.98,  a  decrease 
of over 31 per cent.,  and Spain  $1,016,756.- 
59,  a decrease of nearly 50  per cent.

The total business of Mexico is  estimated 
to be equally divided between casli and cred­
it,  and the merchants and business men as a 
rule manifest more of the conservative spirit 
than do the Americans, and  are consequent­
ly  less  inclined to  go into debt or to extend 
their business on borrowed capital.  There 
exists among them a high sense  of honor in 
regard to pecuniary  obligations,  and  credit 
is less frequently abused than in  more spec­
ulative communities.  Bankruptcy  is  very 
infrequent. 
Formerly  credits  of  record 
were  rarely  given,  but  under  the  revised 
code of 1880 mortgages can be drawn  so  as 
to  bind  property  designated  therein,  and 
are only valid from date of record.  Mort­
gages have precedence over all other debts or 
claims against the property involved.  Judg­
ments against real property must  be record­
ed and rank with mortgages as  debts of the 
first-class.  The  national Monte de Piedad 
makes loans on  real  estate  and  the  Banco 
Hipotecario,  with  a  capital  of  $5,000,000, 
was expressly organized for the  purpose  of 
faciliating  loans  on  real  property. 
Judg­
ments against personal property  are not  re­
quired to be recorded,  and rank as  debts  of 
the third class.

Almost  everything  this  country quakes 
will in time find a  market  in  Mexico. 
In 
the  list  of  exports  machinery  takes  third 
place, and that the demand  for  it  will  rap­
idly increase there can be no  doubt,  as Am­
erican machinery is preferred to  that  made 
by any other  country. 
Flouring  mills  are 
few in number,  but  are  slowly  increasing. 
Sugar-mills are slowly  displacing  the  cum­
bersome wooden mills in use.  Last summer 
tlie  ‘San Marcos,’  one  of  the  largest  sugar 
factories on the  west  coast,  imported  over 
$200,000 worth of machinery from Germany 
and France through German  houses  in  Co­
lima.  Corn-mills and coffee-mills are most­
ly taken from the United  States.  Lumber 
is imported from tlie  American  gulf  ports, 
and commands from  $40 a  thousand  up  to 
two or three  times  that  sum,  according  to 
qualtity  and  location. 
in 
Guerrero fine boarding is worth  from $70 to 
$90 a thousand  feet,  cypress  $120  to $125, 
common  shingles  $10,  double  doors  for 
houses $15 to $25.  On all points reached by 
the Mexican Central  and Mexican  National 
railroads there will be a steady  demand  for 
lumber for new towns, for use  in the mines 
and for  bridge  building.  Pine  doors  and 
sash can readily  be sold.

For  instance, 

There are but six paper  mills  in  tlie  re­
public ; four in  tlie  City of  Mfexico,  one  in 
Vera Cruz, and  one in  Guadalajara,  so that 
virtually the whole country north of thecap- 
itol  is  without  any.  The  fibrous  plants 
the
which  grow  luxuriously 

throughout 

Oh!’ I said. 

‘Snorter’s your dog?

“ ‘No, he ain’t,  replied the fanner.  ‘Snort­

er’s my boss  rooster.’

“  ‘You  don’t [mean  to  say  you’ve  got a 

chicken that kills rats!’ I said.

“  ‘Them’s his skins,’ said the farmer.
“Well,  if there was a  rat-killing  rooster 
in tlie country I wanted to see it, so I asked 
the farmer if  lie  would  show  him to  me. 
He said he would,  and I jumped out  of my 
wagon and went  with  him.  He took me 
around to another barnyard and pointed out 
the rooster among a flock of liens and  other 
roosters.  The ratter was a big red  rooster, 
standing at least two feet high,  and looking 
as if he might be strong enough to get away 
with a  fox.

“ ‘Dunno what his pedigree is,’  said  the 
farmer. 
‘I bought an  old hen  three  years 
ago with a brood of three-weeks-old  chick­
ens.  The  Snorter  was  one  of  them  and 
there he is. 
I dunno how many  more  rats 
lie’s killed than  them  twenty-one  on  the 
barn,  for it’s only a year  ago  that I  found 
out that he was  a  ratter. 
I was  walkin’ 
along  by the  yard here  one day,  when  1 
heard a great cacklin’ ’mongst the chickens, 
and  the loud squealin’  of a rat  that  there 
wasn’t no doubt was in trouble. 
I  looked 
an’  see that the  big  rooster  was  tuggin 
away like mad  at a rat’s tail, which  he had 
ketclied as the rat was skippin’  into a  hole 
under the bam.  After two or three  steady 
jerks, out come Mr. Rat,  an’  quicker than I 
kin tell ye, the rooster swung it up over  his 
head and slapped  it with all his  might agin 
that big stone by  tlie side o’  the barn.  He 
whacked it three  times, an’  then  chucked 
the rat away.  There wan’t no more life nor 
backbone left  in  it than there is in  a  wet 
dish rag.  Since then we have found twenty 
more big rats in the  yard.  Every time w 
found one  we’d  find a  fresh  spatterin’ o 
blood on the big  stone,  and  so we  ltnow’d 
that Snorter  had  done it. 
So  we  nailed 
their skins on the  bam  as we got  ’em,  an 
they’re known all over the county  as Snort 
er’s scalps.’

“I noticed that there was a  big  patch of 
feathers  missing from  the  rooster’s  back 
and that they were pretty well  thinned out 
on his neck and  one wing. 
I  asked  the 
famier what had caused the damage.

“ ‘Big chicken  hawk,’  said the  farmer 
That was the  nicest  little tuSsel I ever see, 
Last  week one of  the biggest  hawks that 
ever lived was  hangin’ ’round here,  sailih 
about most o’  the time with  his eye on my 
barnyard.  One  day  I stood  over  in  that 
field there,  when  all  of  a  suddent,  I  see 
sumpin’ drappin’ down out o’ the sky like 
big  stone  square in  the  direction  of  the 
barnyard. 
In  a  second  I know’d  it  was 
that old hawk,  and  I stalled  on  a  ran  for 
the yard.  When I got there the  allfiredest 
hullabaloo  was goin’  on among the  chick 
ens that I ever  listened  to,  and there  was 
the Snorter with his jaws  fastened  on that

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICHIGAN

McALPIN’S

Plug  Tobacco

Is the  most  Delicious 
Market.

Chew  on  the

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m

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Prices down to the whale­
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Buy close and often.
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If you are selling goods to make 

RETAILERS,
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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.

M o r t C M M .
HAWKINS & PERRY

STATE  AGENTS,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN.

ALLEN’S  ABRIDGED  SYSTEM
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book-keeper.  No  new  books required,  r uil 
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WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Oiled  Clothing,  Ducks,  Stripes,  Etc. 

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SEND FOR PRICES.

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-  Grand  Bapids, Mich

Parties having potatoes in car load lots 

can  find  a  quick sale for them 

by writing us.

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GRAND  RAPIDS.

Proprietors of

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The Advantages of  Judicious  Advertising.
“If you want a  good  business,  advertise 
and get one. 
If you have one advertise and 
keep it,” said  one  of  the  most  successful 
merchants of Ills time.  This  was  not ad-  ‘ 
dressed to any particular trade, but  was  in­
tended  for  the  whole  commercial  world. 
Retail traders as a rule  do  less  advertising 
than any other part of the business  commu­
nity.  They  not only refuse to avail them­
selves of all modem mediums adapted to in­
creasing their trade,  but  the  majority  fail 
to  utilize  the  manny  channels  whieh  are 
near at hand and  comparitavely nominal  in 
cost.
At the present time,  when  trade  is  dull, 
many of our  readers  may  ask,  “In  which 
way shall we advertise?  Which  way  will 
give  the  best  results? 
Is  any  particular 
course especially  necessary  for  our  branch 
of  trade?” and a number of other  questions 
that will spring from the idea that their bus­
iness may be improved by expansion through 
advertising.

So much depends upon the nature  of  the 
business,  its surroundings, tlie constitutency 
catered to and other  matters  which  cannot 
be reviewed in a short article,  that it  is  im­
possible to mark out  any  arbitrary  line  of 
procedure.  Advertising is an art, and those 
who desire to obtain every  advantage  from 
its use must cultivate it in a similar  manner 
they »would if they  wrere  trying  to  solve  a 
serious problem.  So many outside influen­
ces have to be taken into account in devising 
means which will effectively attract  the  at­
tention of buyers,  that unless care  is  taken 
to guage their probable  course,  evil  instead 
of good will be the result.

Advertising is simply bringing your wares 
into notoriety. 
It has been done  suceeess- 
fully in many ways; oftimes in the most un­
likely manner.  Dickens tells  of  the  man 
who was engaged in the liquor business and 
was so disappointed in  love  that  he  would 
not touch anything about his  place  of  busi­
ness, but left it exactly as it was  on the day 
of his  disappointment.  His  place  became 
so notorious for its dirt that  people  flocked 
to it  in  crowds,  and  “Dirty  Dick,”  as  he 
was called,  amassed a large fortune.  Who 
woidd  ever  thought  of  such  a  plan  as  a 
means of advertising  their  business?  But 
in this case it succeeded.

Generally speaking,  the trader who is  de­
termined-to make his way in  the world will 
not omit to seize  every  opportunity  to  ac­
quaint his patrons and  others  that  he  has 
goods to sell at reasonable prices.  He will 
not hide his light under a  bushel,  but  will 
take good care that the world shall know lie 
is up and doing.  A retail dealer  lias abun­
dant  opportunities  of  advertising  without 
entailing any serious cost.  To begin with, 
there is liis window,  which may be made at­
tractive,  and is, beyond  question,  the  best 
of “salesmen,” if it is  only  utilized.  An­
nouncements made through this medium are 
always read with  interest;  but  in  order  to 
command attention they should be constant­
ly changed. 
If this system  is  carried  out 
vigorously,  the  public  will look for the an­
nouncements with interest.

Then there  is  the  qualtity  of  the  goods 
sold. 
Probably  there  is  no  single  thing 
that  advertises  a  store  so  thoroughly  and 
permanently as quality. 
It is an enviable 
notoriety to be able  to  command  the  confi­
dence of the public by a  reputation  for  ex­
cellence  of  goods  sold.  Yet  many  who 
possess it  are  not  sufficently  awake  to  its 
value as to use it for its worth.  Some may 
argue that there is no need  for it,  but  they 
neglect one of the best mediums for increas­
ing their business. 
Qualtity  in  food pro­
ducts  is  like  a  good  painting.  The  one 
makes the name of the artist, while the oth­
er builds? up the reputation of the  merchant. 
There has been a time in the  history  of  ev­
ery  artist  when  he  could  scarcely  sell  his 
works.  This was before his name was made 
or his work was appreciated.  Why not the 
merchant, then, make the most  of  his repu­
tation?  There  is  nothing to prevent him. 
Yet few do it.

It is almost a waste of space to  speak  of 
civility and good service, but they are so es­
sential to success that unless they abound in 
a fair proportion the  best  business  may  be 
mined.

If merchants would study all their actions, 
every incident in the  daily  routine  of  their 
store, combined with all articles  sold  as  to 
qualtity and price in the light  of  an  adver­
tisement, what a different tale  many  would 
have  to  tell.  Advertising  strictly  means 
nothing more than making a  store  popular, 
creating a demand for wares sold  and build­
ing up an unsullied  reputation.  Advertis­
ing, 
therefore,  does  not  mean  simply  so 
much space in a local  Journal,  or  so  many 
thousand  handbills,  circulars,  etc.,  but  a 
general conformity of  all  things  connected 
with a business with a view to  advertise  or 
popularize it.  The merchant who  acts  on 
these lines will,  in every case, render a good 
account of his stewardship and reap  a  per­
manent reward.

Invalids who depend upon  cod-liver oil to 
sustain their vital forces  should  be  careful 
to get a pure article.  Cotton-seed oil is now 
doing for the cod-liver product what it  long 
since accomplished in tlie matter of olive oil.
is  suc­

A woman of  Tuckertown,  Fla., 

cessfully running a saw-mill.

“ ‘Old  Snorter  won’t  have  no  figlitin’ 
goin’ on ’round his  premises  that he  don’t 
do hisself.  Sometimes some o’  the  young 
roosters tries  to settle  some  grudge  by  a 
little sparriii’ match  ’twixt  theirselves,  but 
if the old boss is around he breaks that fight 
up.  He just slides over to where the young 
fellows  is whackin’  away  atone  another, 
and  swats  one  this way,  and  t’other  one 
that way,  and  jaws  and swears  at ’em  as 
good as  if he  spoke  English.  The  other 
day lie broke up  a fight, but lie  hadn’t  no 
sooner walked aw ay when  the two  young­
sters was at it ag’in, tooth and  spur.  Then 
Snorter walked over and ketched one  of the 
roosters by the back o’ the neck  and carried 
him out o’ the yard, fly in’ on the fence with 
him and droppin’ him  on t’other  side.  He 
kep’ that  rooster  outside all day,  and the 
next day everything was as  peaceable  as a 
Sunday school picnic.

“ ‘He’s a  queer  old  cuss  about  family 
matters, too.  When a hen hatches  out her 
brood,  she’s got  to pass  the whole  lot  of 
’em right over into Snorter’s  charge,  and he 
looks after ’em like a mother.  This  rather 
breaks the hens all up,  and  so we  have  to 
take all the old hens with chickens  and put 
’em  away  by  themselves.  That» rooster
hain’t got his match  on the  American con­
tinent,’ said the farmer  ‘and the  man  that 
can buy him don’t li\e.’”

A Sure Read to Fame.

From the Philadelphia Call.

Father—My son, you are  now  laying  the 
foundation for your future career. 
I  hope 
you will study hard ;n  I make your  mark in 
the world.

Son—Yes,  father,  that  is  my  intention. 
In a few years my name  will  be  known  to 
all civilized nations.  My fame will be spread 
irougliout the land,  and  I  will  be  classed 
imong the great men of the country.

Father—A noble ambition,  my son.  But
hat profession have you  chosen  that  will 

so soon lead to all this greatness?
Son—I shall become a pugilist.

Too Sensitive.

“What are you  carrying  off  that  banana 
for?” bawled the proprietor of a fruit  stand 
to a suspicious looking customer,  who  was 
getting away with some fruit.

‘I am  accepting  voluntary  contributions 
for the Ladies’ Flower and Fruit Mission,but 
must decline to accept anything that is not 
tendered in the proper spirit,” and he  slam­
med the banana down on the fmit stand.

A  Useful  Trunk.

Manager:  “Well,  my dear, you  can dis­
pense with that lumbersonie trunk after  to­
day. 
I have had a new inside pocket put in 
my vest,  and can carry your costume there.” 
Actress:  “But  I cannot give up my trunk; 
’ve got to have that.”  “What for?”  “My 
press notices.”

People  who  enjoy  shopping  anil  getting 
bargains should go to Berlin  and join in the 
scramble  for  ‘.‘something  to  boot,”  which 
dealers in  that  city  gladly  give  to  attract 
trade.  Thus it is said :  “Confection houses 
Chinese  shawls,  hats  and  satchels; 
grocers bribe cooks with gifts of soap ; butch­
ers give extra slices of ham,  and  dry  goods 
dealers give dress patterns, valuable accord­
ing as  the value of the  purchase is much or 
little.  The practice is most general among 
booksellers,  who  give  toys,  dolls,  games, 
pencils,  and the like,  and  recently in one of 
the Berlin schools the police had actually to 
be called in, the  pupils  having  got  into  a 
violent quarrel over  some  fire-crackers  ob­
tained by one of them as  ‘boot 
in  a  book­
store purchase.

Here  is  the entertaining  prophecy  of  a 
Pittsburg m an: 
‘ ‘In  50 years,  or perhaps
in half that time,  coal  will  not  be  carried 
from the mines to its place  of destination in 
bulk,  but only its actual heat  energy will be 
transported,  and  that  by  wire,  a  process 
which,  he says, can be accomplished by con­
verting the coal into heat; the heat  into mo­
tion and the motion into ecleetricity; a stor­
age battery in Cincinnati would take it up as 
it generated at the mines,  and from this bat­
tery it could be taken and converted back in­
to motion and heat, or changed  into  light.” 
“Where’s my ice in tea?” asked the  travj 
eler.  The waiter pointed to a steaming cup; 
“That’s  Hyson  tea.  Can’t  you  C.  T?” 
One of that style is  good,  hut  a  couple  do 
better.” 
“What  kind  of  sauce, sir,  will 
you have?” asked  Mick. 
“Don’t  plate on 
m e; get me the kind of tea you drink.”  “Is 
it green you want?”  “N o; Mick’s tea.”

“If  I were  to  die,”  said  the  dude,  “I 
think  I  should  prefer to  die  of  dropsy. 
Dropsy is such a ‘swell’disease,  you know.”

A JO U R N A L DEVOTED TO TH E

Mercantile and Maimfactui imr Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY.  MAY  20,  1885.
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange.
Organized, at Grand Rapids October 8,1884.

President—Lester J. Rindge.
Vice-President—Chas. H. Leonard.
Treasurer—Wm. Sears.
Executive  Committee—President,  Y lce-Pres- 
ident and Treasurer, ex-offlcio; O. A. Ball, one 
year;  L. E. Hawkins and R. D. Swartout, two 
years.
Arbitration  Committee—I.  M.  Clark,  Ben  W. 
Putnam, Joseph Houseman.
Transportation  Committee—Samuel  bears, 
Geo. B. Dunton. Amos. S. Musselman.
Insurance Committe—John G. Shields, Arthur 
Meigs, Wm. T. Lamoreaux.
Manufacturing  Committee—Wm.  Cartwright, 
E. S. Pierce, C. W. Jennings.
Annual Meeting—Second  Wednesday evening 
of October.
Regular  Meetings—Second  Wednesday  even­
ing of each month.

Michigan Dairymen's  Association.

Organized  at  Grand Rapids,  February 35.  1885.
President—Milan Wiggins. Bloomingdale. 
Vice-Presidents—W.  H.  Howe,  Capac;  F.  C. 
Stone,  Saginaw  City;  A.  P.  Foltz,  Davison 
Station;  F.  A.  Rockafellow,  Carson  City; 
Warren Haven, Bloomingdale;  Clias.  E. Bel­
knap,  Grand  Rapids;  L.  F.  Cox,  Portage; 
John Borst, Vriesland;  R. C.Nash, Hilliards; 
D.  M.  Adams,  Ashland:  Jos.  Post,  Clarks­
ville. 
Secretary and Treasurer—E. A.  Stowe,  Grand 
Rapids. 
Next  Meeting—Third  Tuesday  in  February, 
1886.
Membership Fee—f  1 per year.
Official Organ—Th e Mich ig a n Tradesman.

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Post A., M.  C. T.  A.

Organized at  Grand Rapids, June 28,1884.

OFFICERS.

President—Wm. Logie.
First Vice-President—Lloyd Max Mills.
Second Vice-President—Stephen A.  Sears. 
Secretary and Treasurer—L. W. Atkins. 
Executive  Committee—President  and  Secre­
tary,  ex  officio;  Chas.  S.  Robinson,  Jas.  N. 
Bradford and W. G. Hawkins.
Election Committee—Geo.  H.  Seymour,  Wal­
lace  Franklin,  W.  H.  Downs,  Wm.  B.  Ed­
munds and D. S. Haugh.
Room  Committee—Stephen  A.  Sears,  Wm.
Boughton, W. H. Jennings.
Regular  Meetings—Last Saturday evening in 
each month.
Next  Meeting—Saturday  evening,  May  30, 
at “The Tradesman” office.

Grand Rapids Post T.  P. A.

Organized at Grand Rapids, April 11,1885.
President—Geo. F. Owen.
Vice-President—Geo. W. McKay.
Secretary—Leo A. Caro.
Treasurer—James Fox.
Next Meeting—Saturday  evening, May 23, at 
“The Tradesman” office.

The war between  rival  oil handlers  has 
esulted in reducing  the price  of the staple 
■onsiderably below living  rates.  As  now 
[noted, the price is only K  cent  a  gallon 
tbove  Cleveland  quotations,  whereas  the 
he cost of inspection and  transportation in 
¡arload lots is \K   cent.  Somebody  else’s 
oss is the retailer's  gain.

That  “hunger of the soul,  forever  unsat­
isfied,”  which  George  Eliot so  graphically 
portrays  in  one of her novels,  finds a simi- 
liar,  though  cruder,  illustration in  Soliman 
Snooks’ present letter.  The prevalent  dis­
content is not confined to any class of  men, 
but seems to be as characteristic of one as of 
another—the feeling that one’s own business 
requires more hard work than his neighbor’s, 
and that the latter’s duties are  but  play  in 
comparison.

Mr.  Win. H. Allen favors T he  T rades­
man  with a copy of his  new  publication, 
“An  Abridged  System of  Book-keeping,” 
which  the  author  claims will  save  more 
than half the work of posting,  as  all post­
ing is to individual  account,  except  at the 
end of the month, when  it is  neccessary to 
post  the footings  of  other  pages.  The 
work  is carefully  compiled,  well  printed 
and  bears  an  attractive  appearance. 
It 
will doubtless find  a large sale.

The  humorous  sketch  entitled  “Grand 
Rapids  Bananas,”  published  on  another 
page, is from the pen of  Thos.  A.  Kennett, 
formerly  on  the  staff  of  the  New  York 
World, and one of the  brightest  writers in 
the country.  As the  Gotham editor  of the 
American Furniture Gazette and  the Iron­
monger,  he has held up  his end with  won­
derful alertness and success,  and  has  done 
much  effective work  in  preventing  trade 
journalism from  sinking  to the paste  and 
scissors  level.

The  Anwi'lcan  Artisan 

favors  T he 
T radesman with a copy of its  “Cost Price 
List of Tinware,” which  is  of great  value 
to this office, ranking in importance with its 
Choctaw  Bible  and  Sanscrit  dictionary. 
Looked at from the tinner’s point of view,  it 
would seem to be a work of  paramount im­
portance  and an  object of  frequent  refer­
ence.  The  compilation  is the work  of  a 
Michigan  man,  Mr.  D.  II.  Metcalf,  of 
Battle Creek,  who  has  thus done  himself 
and his craft a good sendee.

he article published last week relative to 
proper way to cut  up  pork,  is  supple- 
tted this week  with  a similiar article on 
subject of  mutton,  to  be  followed  by 
jles  of  like  nature  on  beef  and  veal, 
series is the work of J.  W.  Lynch,  edi- 
of the  American  Marketman,  of  Chi- 
>, and who was for many years  a  retail 
t dealer  in Philadelphia.  Mr.  Lynch’s, 
srience in the business  renders  him  an 
oubted authority on the subject  treated, 
serves to  make  the  articles  peculiarly 
table to the meat trade.

TH E GRAXTE R A PID S  RODDER  3ÆXDDS

MANUFACTURE  A

The  Favorite  Brands are

“ SNOW-FLAKE,” AND “ LILY WHITE  PATENT,” AND 

FANCY  PATENT  “ ROLLER  CHAMPION.”
Prices are low.  Extra quality guaranteed.  Write for quotations.

EAST  END  BRIDGE  ST.  BRIDGE,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

V A L L E Y   C IT Y   M IL L IN G   C O ,
D.  W.  Archer’s  Trophy  Corn,
D. W. Archer’s Morning Glory Corn,
D. W. Archer’s Early Bolden Drop Corn

NO.  2.  AND  3  CANS.

YOUNG,  TENDER  AND  SWEET,

NATURAL  FLAVOR  RETAINED. 

GUARANTEED  PURITY.

$1,000  IN  GOLD.

NOT SWEETENED WITH SUGAR. 

NO  CHEMICALS  USED.

NOT  BLEACHED  WHITE. 
NO  WATER  IN  CANS.

The Trade supplied by Wholesale Grocers Only.  Respectfully,

THE  ARCHER  PACKING!  CO., Chillicothe, Ills.
TO  THE  TRADE.

We wish to call the attention of the trade to the fact that we  are  manufacturing  a  line  of
OVERALLS,  SACK  COATS,  JUMPERS,  ETC.

Which we guarantee to be superior in make, fit and quality to be any in the market.

OUR  OVERALLS  AND  SACK  COATS

Comprise  all the best points it takes to make up good, durable and desirable goods.  The main 
points in our Overalls are the superior cut and nigh waist, making them perfect hip  fitting,  so 
that no suspenders need be used to keep them up in place.

OUR  SACK  COATS

Are cut full so as not to bind in any part and large enough for any man.

EVERY  GARMENT  IS  WARRANTED  NOT  TO  RIP.

If in any case they should rip or not give perfect satisfaction, give the purchaser another  pair 
and charge to us.
than  any  other factory  making  first-class goods.  All dealers will find it to their  interest  to 
send for samples and prices before placing their orders elsewhere.
M id iigan  O v era ll Co., Io n ia , M icli,

OUR □ PRICES  ARE  UESS

No convict labor used in the manufacture of our goods.

West  Michigan  Oil  Company

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(SUCCESSORS  TO  STANDARD  OIL  CO.,)

63 Monroe Street,  Grand Rapids, Mich.

Jno.  C.  Bonnell,  Pres. 

J.  H.  Bonnell, Sec’y.

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Model 
Shield 
Eldorado Engine  - 
Backus Fine  “ 
Peerless Machinery 
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Challenge 
Black  Diamond 

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Rose Leaf, Fine Cut, 
Navy Clippings 
and Snuffs

.751 Parafine,  25°

-  .60|Summer,  West  Va

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THE  COOLEY  CAN,

Improved by the Lockwood Patent.

the  patrons 

Used  in  the creamery for butter  only, they 
paid 
in 
July,  1884, 60e  and  the 
»skimmed  milk  per  100 
"lbs.  Lowest  price  of 
the year.
In  the  creamery for 
gathered  cream  they 
paid  the  patrons from 
15c  to  27c  per  cream 
gauge for the year 1884.
In  the  factory  for 
butter and cheese they 
paid  the  patrons  $1.75 
per 100 fi>s. avorage, for 
the season.  They show 
better  results  iu  dol­
lars  and  cents  than 
anything yet  invented.
actual 
Write 
for 
figures  fur­
working 
nished  by  successful 
I creamery  men 
of 
known reputation, who 

have used them as above.

JOHN  BOYD,

Sole Manufacturer, 199 LAKE  ST., CHICAGO.

Profitable Advertising.

Advertising Agent (to merchant)—So you 
think it pays better  to  advertise  on  fences 
and flagstones than in the newspapers?

Merchant—It has paid me better.
Advertising  agent—But  you  have  just 

failed?”

Mexico is shipping  considerable fruit,  es­

pecially  oranges,  to this country.

Merchant—I  know  it,  but  I  settled  for 

thirty cents on the dollar.”

AMONG  TH E  TRADE.

IK  THE  CITY.

Wm.  J.  Long,  Jr.,  succeeds  Long  &

Freligh in the lumber business.

Wm. E. Beeson has retired from the firm of 
Wood, Beeson & Co.  Wood & Lynch suc­
ceed. 

________________

Chas.  Gooderman has engaged in the gro­
cery  business at  Sun  postoftice,  Newaygo 
comity.  Cody,  Ball  &  Co. furnished  the
stock. 

________________

F.  S.  'Loomis, dry  goods  and  clothing 
dealer at Vermontville,  has added a  line of 
groceries,  Cody,  Ball & Co.  furnished  the
stock. 

________________

The Wentworth & Cannon  grocery  stock 

to  be 

lumber  firm, 

the  busted 
suc­
ceeded by a joint stock  company  under the 
name of the  “H. M.  Patrick Co.”  The in­
corporators are H. M. Patrick,  his wife and 
a sister of the latter, Miss A.  L.  Barklay, of 
Lowell.  The  officers  are  H.  M. Patrick, 
President and Treasurer,  and  Miss Barkley, 
Secretary.  The capital stock  of the corpo­
ration is $30,000, only $10,000 of which is paid 
in.  The  liabilities of  the concern are $6,- 
000 borrowed money,  $3,750 due to Byles & 
Phelps,  assignees  for  Kellogg,  Sawyer  & 
Co.,  and about $6,000 commercial  indebted­
ness,  or  a  total  indebtedness  of  $14,750. 
The company expects  to  issue $3,000  more 
capital stock and  reduce  the  stock  in  the 
store,  so as to pay off some of the liabilities. 
Whether the management  will  continue  to 
lumber  firm

second  fiddle  to  the 

is advertised to be sold at  sheriff’s  sale  to- j play 
day by the assignee,  Geo.  W.  Shannon,  of  remains to be seen. 
Penyan, N.  Y.

The  following  new  grocery stocks  have }

M A N U FA CTU RIN G   M ATTERS.

The saw mill at Elk Rapids has started up 

lately  been  furnished  by  a  Grand  Rapids  £or the seas0n’s  work.
jobbing house :  Sackett & Regus,  Edmore ;  A pump factory is the  latest  addition 
S. A.  Caldwell,  Yates ; E.  Smith,  Hersey;  Owosso’s manufacturing list.
G.  H.  Bennink,  Muskegon,  Delos  Bui- 
rows,  Bravo ; F,  Yoorhorst & Co.,  Overisel.  ed up their Round  Lake milL

Cobbs & Mitchell,  of Cadillac,  have start- 

to

Edwin Densmore returned Saturday from 

Cameron  &  Merrill  have  rebuilt  one  of 

St.  Ignace,  whither he had been  to arrange  their steam salt blocks at Saginaw, 
for the placing of  veneer and  drying  ma-  W.  W.  Starkey has lately  added  a  forty 
chinery in  the  St.  Ignace  Manufacturing j horse power  engine  to  his  tub  factory  at 
Co.’s establishment.  The  company  started I Ionia.
up its saw mill on the 14th,  and has  now a 
double  block Perkins  shingle machine  in 
operation.  The  veneer  machinery will be 
shipped from this city the latter  part of the 
present week,  and It is expected that  it will 
be in operation within a  month.  The  first 
ore was shipped from  the  docks at  St.  Ig- 
nace on the  14th,  and the prospects are ex­
cellent for a profitable season’s business.

Geo Richards  has  purchased  an  interest 
in the cigar manufacturing business of S. Z. 
Barney,  at Plainwell.

Nester &  Sullivan have succeeded  in get­
ting their board pine  into  booms  at  Grand 
Marais. 

Geo.  C. Walter  and  E.  L.  Booth are  the 
names of the gentlemen who have purchased 
the Allegan paper mill of Peck & Streeter.

It will be rafted down the lakes.

The foundry and machine shop  has  been 
started up by  Wm.  Gilbert,  at  Litchfield, 
for casting parts to agricultural implements.
E.  P.  Shankwiler  has  purchased  D.  L. 
Garling’s  interest  in  the  Mecosta  County 
Flouring Mills at Big Rapids,  and  will con­
tinue the business alone.

Hastings Banner:  Decker  &  Jones,  of 
Wayland,  have leased the red  mill  in  this 
city of J.  S.  Goodyear.  They took  posses­
sion the first of the month.

The  Michigan  Stave  and  Barrel  Com­
pany’s stave mill at Crystal Lake, burned on 
the 15tli.  Loss $3,000; no insurance.  The 
boiler exploded during the fire.

A  project  is  on  foot  to  build  a  logging 
railroad  in  Presque  Isle  county,  from  the 
center  of  town  33,  north  to  Rogers  City, 
traversing a section containing  about 6,000,- 
000 feet of timber.

The mill owners at  Ontonagon  have  de­
cided not to  commence  sawing  before  the 
first of June,  and consequently a large num­
ber of  men have  had  to  look  for  employ­
ment elsewhere.

The Gripsack Brigade.

The veteran Crook is  nursing a  felon  on 
the  middle  finger  of  his  right  hand  this 
week.

W.  P.  Townsend,  Eaton & Christensen’s 
new traveling  man,  started out  on  his in­
itial trip Monday.

S.  J.  Gottlieb,  representing  the Kentucky 
Railroad Tobacco  Col,  Covington,  Ky.,  is 
in town for a week or ten days.

Lee Lay,  traveling agent for the Michigan 
Buggy Co.,  of  Kalamazoo,  is in  town  for a 
day or two in the interest of  his house.

Frank  E.  Chase  and  family will  leave 
about June 1 for /a   two months’  vacation, 
which they will spend at their old  home on 
Cape Cod.

John L.  Bradford,  the  well-known  trav­
eler, has accepted a position as salesman  in 
the Newaygo Manufacturing  Co.’s  store  at 
Newaygo.

G. H.  Burt,  Michigan  agent  for Kings- 
ford’s starch, put in  a couple of days at this 
market last week.  He favored T iie Trades­
man office  with a call.

Eugene  Austin,  who  held  down  the 
sidewalks of Grand Rapids  about  ten days 
for the Atlas Engine  Works,  has  returned 
to his home at Indianapolis.

O.  S.  Whitmore,  formerly engaged in the 
lumber  business  at  Cadillac,  has  gone  on 
the road for  Ross,  Bradley &  Co., 
lumber 
manufacturers of Bay  City.

Joe F.  O.  Reed  and  Chas.  E.  Watson 
tried their luck at fishing last  Saturday and 
took home big strings of black  bass.  How 
large an  expenditure  the fish 
involved,  is 
not mad» public.

G.  T.  Moore,  of  the  firm  of  Graves  & 
Moore, manufacturers’  agents for  hardware 
specialties and tools,  of  New York,  put  in 
three  days  at  this market last week.  He 
reports booming trade  all through  the Wol­
verine State.

Gid.  Kellogg,  of  F.  Raniville & Co.,  has 
been spending a week among the machinery 
houses of Chicago.  He will visit Dubuque, 
St. Paul,  Minneapolis  and  other  Western 
cities before returning.  He is  accompanied 
by his big feet.

Purely Personal.

John Allgier,  receiving  clerk  for  Cody, 
Ball & Co.,  is to be married a week from to­
morrow,  to a  young lady  residing near Ber­
lin.

Christian  Bertsch  is  spending  several 
weeks in the  shoe  manufacturing  districts 
of  the  East,  selecting  goods  for  the  fall 
trade.

R.  D. McNaugliton,  the Coopersville gen­
eral dealer,  was  in  town Saturday  on  his 
way to  Middleville,  where  he  spent  the 
Sabbath.

W.  T.  Lamoreaux has gone  to  Boston to 
look up the wool prospects  for the  season. 
He will be absent about a  fortnight,  return­
ing by way of New York.

The first new cheese of the season  put in 
its  appearance  at this  market last  week. 
In appearance and quality,  it is  fully up to 
the new product of previous  years,  but the 
price is considerably below  the average, on 
account of the great amount of old stock on 
hand. 
“I wish  all  the  factorymen  had 
agreed not to  begin  operations  until» June 
1,” said a local dealer.  “That  would  have 
given us an opportunity to work off  the old 
stock.  As it is, the old cheese  is  going to 
injure the sale of the new,  and t  look  for a 
dull and not very profitable season.”  Com­
petent  authorities estimate  the amount  of 
old cheese now in the hands of the  jobbers 
at this market at 1,000 boxes.

A ROU N D   T H E  STA TE.

Frank Jourden  succeeds  Jourden  &  Hud­

son,  atManton.

business at Ovid.

Derve Fuller has  engaged  in  the  notion 

Dingman & Bowers have engaged  in gen­

eral trade at McBrides

Parker Bros,  succeed J.  C. Heenan in the 

drag business at Dryden.

W. J. Andre has sold  his  (hug  stock  at 

Luther to C.  R. Johnson.

Bunce & Angers succeeds  H.  W.  Bunce 

in general trade at Scofield.

Charles Clement, of  Colon,  shipped  11,- 

000 dozen of eggs last month.

Graff & Whorley succeed  Graff  &  Coney 

in the meat business at Ionia.

S.  K.  Northam has  engaged  in  the  hard­

ware business at Traverse City.

Dettman & Binder succeed Carl  Dettman 

in the meat business at Jackson.

C. L.  Snyder succeeds D.  S.  Peterson  in 

the hardware business at Horton.

Augus  McManus  has  engaged 

notion business at Traverse City.

in  the 

Kelley S.  Beals  succeeds Beals & Colvin 

in the grocery business at  Adrian.

in the banking business at St.  Charles.

Chester  Conklin  has  purchased  C.  C. 

Carpenter’s grocery stock at Hartford.

J.  C.  Bostick  succeeds  J.  C.  Bostick  & 

Co.  in the dry goods business at’ Manton.

Frank  S.  Loomis,  clothing  merchant  at 
Vermontville,  has added a line of  crockery.
Lester & Hurd succeed Hitchcock &  Les­
ter in the dry goods business at Union City.
Dan.  Parker has engaged  in  the  confec­
tobacco  and  notion  business  at 

B. S.  Coryell succeeds Coryell  &  Lemley !  such an one will do well there.

The Cummer Lumber Co.  has graded and 
is laying the rail on  a  mile  and  a  half  of f  
track branching from its  logging  road  and 
reaching  about  6,000,000  of  pine,  which 
will be manufactured at its mill  in Cadillac.
James Washington, of  East Saginaw,  re­
cently visited Grand Marais for  the purpose 
of selecting a site for a large saw  and  shin­
gle  mill  that  will  be
summer by a syndicate of  Saginaw  capital- 
I ists,  it is reported.  The mill will be run by 
! water-power,  and  the  plant  will 
include 
I three shingle machines. 
It  is claimed  that 
it will be one  of the best mills on the upper 
! peninsula.

Chas.  H.  McConnell,  book-keeper  for 
Shields, Bulkley & Lemon,  put in  a  couple 
of days at his  old  home  at  Tecumseh  last 
week.  Besides slinging  a  handsome  quill 
and keeping a set of books which would ex­
cite the  envy  of  Spencer  himself,  Charley 
can rattle up more type and  turn  out  more 
erected  during  the I job work than half the printers now  in  the
business.  About a dozen years ago the chief 
engineer  of  T he  Tradesman  served  as 
“devil”  in  the  office  over  which  Charley 
presided,  and the  clean appearance  of T he 
Tradesman is due in  no  small  degree  to 
the artistic ideas imbided  from  the  master 
during the period of apprenticeship.

STRA Y   FA C T S.

The bank of A. Young & Sons,  at Mance- 

Big Sale of Cotton Goods.

has

lona,  is now open for business.

in the meat market business  at Clinton,

Muir & Adams succeed E.  F.  Muir &  Son 

Frank  Martnek,  of  Traverse  City, 
opened a jewelry store at East Jordan.

Foote & Taylor succeed  Foote  &  Beylea 
in the blacksmith business at North Adams.
L.  E.  Lindsley,  the  Big  Rapids  grocer, 
wishes to ascertain the whereabouts of John 
Rowland.

The largest sale of cotton goods ever made 
Mancelona wants a  good  shoemaker,  and I ju a single day in this country took place  at
New York last Thursday. 
It was made by 
Bliss, Fabyan & Co.,  and  was  peremptory. 
All of the leading dry goods  houses  of  the 
United States were represented  by  buyers. 
There were  sold  515  lots,  embracing  20,- 
000  cases,  or  30,000,000  yards  of  goods. 
The auction was  very  spirited.  The  lots 
included  Salisbury  and  Pepperell  brown 
and  bleached  sheetings,  Otis  checks  and 
Pepperell jeans, Androscoggin  sateens,  La­
conia sheetings, corset jeans, selesias, fancy, 
plain,  light  and  heavy  chiviots  and  doe­
skins,  Marseilles,  damask,  and  crochet 
quilts,  towels,  sacque rings,  fancy  brown, 
drab,  and blue ducks,  Beaver Creek, Colum­
bia,  Otis,  Greenville,  Bradford,  and Pacific, 
Thorndike,  and  Warren  designs,  stripes, 
fancy and feather  tickings,  Norman,  shep­
herd,  and cashmere suitings  and brown cot­
ton flannels.  The prices obtained averaged 
per  cent,  below  the  regular scale, 2)4 
per cent, below the best price.  Twenty-five 
hundred packages of Pepperell  sold  within 
IK   per  cent,  of  the  usual  selling  price. 
Checks  brought  5  per  cent.  off.  Wide 
bleached goods, corsets  and  jeans  sold  for 
nearly as much as on regular  sale.  Andro­
scoggin goods went for $6, a half-dollar less 
than the store price.  Fifteen hundred cases 
of quilts brought 5 per cent, under.  Blanket­
ing was 3 per cent,  less than current  value. 
Tickings  sold  for  $3.75,  the  current price 
being $6.50.  Cotton dress goods, being un­
seasonable, were sold from 10 to 15 per cent, 
below regular price.  Cornelius  Bliss  esti­
mated  the aggregate amount of the sales at 
$1,600,000,  while  the  auctioneer  said  that 
the proceeds would reach $2,000,000.  Staple 
goods were up  to  nearly  wholesale  prices, 
but  undesirable  brands  sold  low.  The 
average,  however,  was  excellent.  L.  G. 
Woodhouse,  of  Marshall  Field  &  Co.,  of 
Chicago,  said that the auction  was the most 
successful ever held in  cotton  goods.  The 
prices,  in many cases,  he  said,  were  up  to 
the lowest in private sales.  Five  per  cent, 
was about the average falling off.

S.  C. Armstrong, furniture  dealer at Cass 

Furniture Facts.

A solid bed of salt,  34 feet thick, has been 
struck  at Manistee  by  Wheeler,  Magill  & 
Co.,  at a depth  of  1,987  feet.  They  will
Hannah L. Merick succeeds W.  H.  Cleve-  soon begin making 300  barrels  of  salt  per 

tionery, 
Sparta.

land in the grocery and produce business  at  day.
Adrian. 

A stock company  has  been  organized  to
J.  L.  Walford succeeds  Wakeman & Hoi-1 explore the  silver find  at  Tawas  City.  A 
lingshead in the boot and  shoe  business  at  perpendicular shaft is  to be sunk,  and three 
tons of the  ore  taken  out  and  sent  to Chi-
Mention. 

Bush Bros.,  dealers in pictures, house fur- j cago for assaying, 

nishing goods, etc.,  at  Saginaw  City,  have I  Norfhivestem Lumberman:  Grand Hav- 
assigned. 
en is answering  the  question  “What  shall
Herbert A.  Fisher has purchased the drug : we do when the pine is all gone?”  by  start- 
stock and  business  of  A  McBain,  Sr.,  a t ! ing  a  broom  factory,  and  moving  for  the
; establishment of a fruit cannery.  That  will
Lake City.
do for a drop in the bucket,  but  it is  a very 
small  drop to  make  up  for  the  vanishing 
of the lumber business.

VanBurger  &  McCain  succeed  J.  L.  ! 
Benjamin  in  the  restaurant  business  at 
Romeo.

J.  D.  Embury succeeds Caffery & Embury 
in the  agricultural  implement  business  at 
East Saginaw.

Harris &  Harris,-  druggists  and  general j City, has assigned to N.  L.  McLaclilan.

| dealers at Linden, have sold their drag stock I  Bunseh Bros., cabinet makers and  dealers 
I to Burr & Laugworthy. 
j at Saginaw,  have been  closed  by  creditors,
j  A  Bower,  grocer  and  manufacturer  of j  Geo.  W.  Gay and D.  W. Kimball,  of  the 
! chewing  gum  at  Pokagon,  has  sold  his | Berkey & Gay Furniture Co.,  have returned 
i grocery stock to A.  C. Wood. 

j from a fortnight’s Eastern trip.

Ephraim  Wilson  is the  name  of 

John Turner,  the Cadillac furniture  deal- 
| gentleman who has purchased L.  F. Stuch’s  j er, has purchased ground preparatory to the 
j erection  of a two-story  brick  block,  25x100
! drag stock at Hopkins  Center. 

the I 

W.  It.  Grant  has  purchased  the  interest, feet in dimensions, 

j of L.  M.  Handy in the drag firm of Carpen-  G. B.  Lewis,  of the New England  Fumi- 
the | ture Co.,  returned  last Friday  from  an  ex­
| ter  &  Handy,  at  Mancelona,  and 
tended Eastern trip, and started out Monday 
firm  name  will  hereafter  be  Carpen­
for a tour of the West.
ter & Grant.

The copartership  heretofore  existing  be­
tween H.  M.  Patrick and  Kellogg,  Sawyer 
& Co.,  at Leroy, under the fimTname of H. 
M.  Patrick  &  Co.,  has  been 
ter­
of
withdrawal 
minated 

the 

by 

Heywood&  Francisco,  furniture  dealers 
and undertakers at  Constantine,  have  dis­
solved.  Francisco continues in  the  under­
taking business and Heywood  &  Knapp  in 
the furniture business.

Brnos &flftebicine$
Michigan  State  Phannaceutical  Association.

O F F IC E R S .

T

amazoo. 
sing- 
Rapids. 

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President—Geo. W. Crouter, Charlevoix.
Mrat Vice-President^-Geo. M. McDonald,  Kal­
Second Vice-President—B.  D.  Northrup,  Lan­
.
T hird V ice-President—F ra n k   Wurzburg,  Grd
Secretary—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. 
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, DetVoit.
Executive  Committee—H.  J.  Brown,  A.  B. 
Stevens, Geo. Gundrum, W. H. Keller,  F.  W. 
Fincher. 
Next  place  of  meeting—At Detroit, Tuesday, 
October 13,1885.

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Grand Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society.

O R G A N IZED   OCTOBER 9,1S84.

O F F IC E R S .

President—Frank J. Wurzburg. 
Vice-President—Wm. L. White.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild.
Board of Censors—John Peck,  Chas.  P.  Bige­
low, Jas. S. Co win.
Board  of  Trustees—The  President,  Wm.  H. 
Van Leeuwen, Isaac  Watts,  Wm.  E.  White, 
,,  _
Wm.L. White. 
Committee on Pharmacy—Hugo Thum,  M.  B.
Kimm, A. C. Bauer. 
„
Committee on Legislation—Isaac Watts,  O.  H.
Richmond, Jas. S. Co win.
Committee on Trade  Matters—H. B. Fairchild, 
John Peck, Wm. H. VanLeeuwen.
Regular Meetings—First  Thursday evening in 
each month.
Annual  Meetings—First  Thursday evening m 
November, 
.
Next  Meeting—Thursday  evening,  Jnne  4, 
at “The Tradesman” office.

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Three Colors in One Bottle.

From the American Druggist.

colored  by 

For  the  bottom  layer  glycerine  may  be 
used, or colorless glucose sirup, or any other 
colorless  liquid  of  high  specific  gravity. 
These  may  be 
chromic 
acid,  picric  acid,  indigo  blue,  caramel,  or 
some aniline color.  The middle layer  may 
be  water,  for  the  coloring  of  which  any 
water-soluble  color  may  be  chosen.  The 
kind of color depends upon individual fancy. 
For the top layer oil of turpentine or naphtha 
may  be  selected.  But  it  should  be  re­
membered  that  both  of these  liquids  and 
their vapors are  highly  inflammable;  hence 
the close proximity of a gaslight,  as  is  cus­
tomary  with  show-bottles,  involves  a  cer­
tain amount of  risk.  A  better  plan  is  to 
use turpentine as the middle layer  and alco­
hol as the top layer.

Sometimes cudbear and alkanet have been 
recommended  for  coloring  the  turpentine. 
The coloring matter of the former, however, 
is nearly insoluble in the liquid, and the lat­
ter only slightly soluble. 
It is much better 
to use a resinous substance, such as dragon’s 
blood,  or  one  of  the  vegetable  oleoresins, 
which are quite resisting to daylight, as, for 
instance,  oleoresin of  capsicum,  which  im­
parts  a  reddish to  reddish-yellow  tin t;  or 
oleoresin  of  male  fern,  which  imparts  a 
greenish tint.

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.
At the meeting of the Grand Rapids Phar­
maceutical  Society,  held  at  T he  Trades­
man office last Thursday  evening,  the  fol­
lowing members were in attendance:  Presi­
dent  Wurzburg,  Secretary  Escott,  John 
Peck, Ferdinard Thum, Jas.  D.  Lacey,  M. 
B.  Kimm,  H. E.  Locher and A.  Sanford,

Applications  for  membership  were  re­
ceived from J.  W. Hayward and J. E.  Hun­
ter,  and referred to the proper committee.

W.  L.  White was elected a member of the 

Society.

Discussion followed on  matters  of  trade 
and professional interest, at the  conclusion 
of  which 
the  meeting  adjourned  until 
June 4.

Perfumes of the Orange.

From the  orange,  Citrus  aurantium  and 
C. bigaradia,  are  obtained five distinct and 
valuable  perfumes: 
1.  The  true  orange 
flower  essence,  obtained  by  digesting  the 
flowers with lard.  2.  Oil neroli peUdc,  or 
oil neroli bigarade, by distilling the flowers 
of the sweet and bitter  orange  respectively. 
3.  Oil neroli petit  grain,  obtained  by  dis­
tilling the leaves and  unripe  fruit.  4.  Oil 
orange of Portugal, obtained by  rolling the 
fruit in a metal eu]y covered with  spikes  on 
its inner suriace  (known  as  eeuelle), which 
wounds the  rind,  and  causes the  essence to 
flow from  the  oil  glands.  5.  Commercial 
oil  of  orange,  obtained  by  expressing  or 
distilling orange peel.

The Drug Market.

□Business and collections have held up to a 
fair average,  and the prospects are excellent 
for a good summer’s trade.  The  sensation 
of the week has  been  the  drop  in  quinine 
and cinchonindia, owing to a  fight  between 
the  American  and  foreign  manufacturers. 
One hundred ounce tins of the  German best 
brands of quinine  are  selling  at  70  cents, 
and cinchonidia in same quantity is down to 
20 cents. 
Iodine and iotlide potash are very 
firm,  and a further  advance  is  shortly  ex­
pected.

Taking  the  Chances.

From the Ne w York Times.

‘T w-want two'g-grains of  q-quinine  an’ 
four  o-ounces  of  w-whisky,”  shivered  a 
man with malaria to the drug clerk,  “an I’ll 
take it n-now.”

“Isn’t that rather  a small dose?” suggest­
ed the clerk ;  “you seem to have got it bad.”
• T d-don’t know but w-what it is.  M-make 
it e-eight ounces of  w-whisky,  an  I’ll  run 
the risk.”

Travelers  in  Dalmatia  some  years  ago 
noticed large  tracts  of  land  covered  by  a 
wild flower, near which not a sign of  insect 
life was visible.  The  bloom was the pyreth 
rum, whose odor deals  death  to  the  lower 
forms of life,  and  whose  powdered  leaves 
form the basis of  “insect  powders.”  The 
seed of this flower  has  been  distributed  in 
the United States, and a Dalmatian has been 
growing it with great  success  in  Stockton, 
Cal.

Gum Camphor  in Demand.

“There has  been a great  increase  in the 
sale of camphor lately,” said a leading drug­
gist.  “My sales have doubled since the pa­
pers  noted  the  fact  that the  homoeopathic 
physicians recommended camphor as a chol­
era medicine.  People are  wearing the gum 
in little bags suspended  over  the chest by a 
ribbon  around  the  neck. 
It  is  selling  at 
from 30 to 35  cents  a  pound,  and  in  some 
stores for more.”

“Where does the stuff come from?”
“The camphor sold in  this market comes 
chiefly from Japan.  Formosa  and  Borneo 
furnish some. 
It is obtained by  cutting  up 
the camphor  plants,  leaves  and all and dis­
tilling them.  There is another  kind  found 
in the heart of an enormous tree which grows 
in the mountains of Borneo.  The  trees are 
cut  down  and  split  open,  and the  gum  is 
picked from  the  center.  Sometimes lumps 
a yard long and three inches thick are found, 
but twenty pounds is  a  good  quantity  for 
the average tree.  The Chinese have a great 
liking for this quality, and have been known 
to pay as high as $30 a pound for it,  though 
the difference between it and  common cam­
phor is  mostly imaginary.  The crude cam­
phor has to  be  redistilled  before  it  can be 
used.”

The Medical World reports  a  case,  now 
under observation,  in  which  the  patient’s 
hair, which had  become  prematurely  gray, 
is slowly returning to its original  color  un­
der the internal administration of phosphor- 
ized cod  liver  oil.  The  World  had  pre­
viously noted similiar restorations under the 
same treatment.

Dr.  Rose,  of  Ann  Arbor,  has  devised a 
scheme for  making  peptonized  beef,  here­
tofore costing  $2.50 per  pound,  for  $1  per 
pound,  and claims he has  a  silver  mine  in 
the process.

VISITING  BUYERS.

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ster.

tion.

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

nonsburg.

C. W. Ives, Rockford.
Dean Bros., Freesoil.
Neal McMillan, Rockford.
Walling Bros., Lamont.
Lee Deuel, Bradley.
J. P. Yisner. Visner & Dendell,  Hopkins Sta­
Dr. H. S. Baron, Forest Grove.
Baron & TenHoor, Forest Grove.
E. S. Bor6ford, Dorr.
J. B. Watson. Coopersville.
Parkhurst & Clark, Middleville.
Nagler & Beller, Caledonia.
C. Stocking,  Grattan.
Thatcher & Hanville, Ravenna.
N. G, Jepson, Clarksville.
Jacob Liebler, Caledonia.
Geo. H. Force, Morley.
Lon. A. Pelton, Morley.
C. W. Armstrong, Bowen’s Mills.
W. A. Palmer, Carson City.
G. B. Norton, Otsego.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
H. B. Irish, Lisbon.
G. B. Nichols, Martin.
'  O. F. Conklin, O. F. & W. P. Conklin, Ravemia. 
Geo. P.  Stark, Cascade.
S. E. Curdy, Hadley Bros. Mfg.Co., WesOiiin- 
D. C. Pelton, Nirvana.
A. Hanna, Casnovia.
J. C. Townsend, White Cloud.
Jas. Colby,  Rockford.
C.  L.  Bostwick,  C.  O. Bostwick & Son. Can- 
John Otis, Mancelona.
Chas. A. Brott, Canada Corners.
Paine & Field, Englishville.
C. F. Sears & Co., Rockford.
Notier & Lokker, Grafs chaps.
W. S. Root, Tallmadge.
Bartz Bros., North Dorr.
G. H. Walbrink, Allendale.
M. J. Howard, Englishville.
E. Murray, South Boardman.
S. Wolcott, Shelbyville.
Silas Millis. Denver.
Putnam & Barnhart Lumber Co., Leng Lake. 
Byron McNeal, Byron Center.
T. H. Peacock. Reed City.
G. McMullen, Wood Lake.
H. E. Grand-Girard, Big Rapids.
Nelson Pike, Morley.
L. K. Gibbs, Gibbs Bros., Mayfield.
A. Wallbrecht, Douglass.
H. M. Harroua, MeLain.
Wm. Vermeulen, Beaver Dam.
M. P. Shields, Hilliards.
Geo. H. Hobart, Newaygo Mfg. Co., Newaygo. 
Louis Kolkema, Holland.
A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudeonville.
Jas. Darling, Darling & Smith, Fremont.
G. Ginghaus, Lamont.
Mrs. E. Deacon, Cedar Springs.
M. VanderBosch,  Zeeland.
Geo. Carrington, Trent.
DenHerder & Tannis, Zeeland.
J. W. Mead, Berlin.
N. DeVries, Jamestown.
R. G. Smith, Wayland.
F. Boonstra, Drenthe.
John Gunstra, Lamont.
A. L. Burnett & Co.,  Lisbon.
Miss K. L. Kinney, Maple Hill.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
Kennedy Bros.,  Allegan.
Thos. Cooley, Lisbon.
B. M. Denison, East  Paris.
C. Bergin, Lowell.
Morrison Bros., WestTroy.
Gaylord & Pipp, Pierson.
Walter Sbhoemaker,  Cannonsburg.
Mrs. Jacob Debri, Byron Center.
A. M. Church, Sparta.
W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.
T. J. Sheridan & Co., Lockwood.
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
S. M. Wright, Big Springs.
Wm. Karsten, Beaver Dum.
J. Barnes, Austerlitz.
S. Cooper,  Parmalee.
Walter Winchester, Winchester  &  Lovelace, 
O. P. McClure. Spencer’s Mill.
H. W. Potter, Jennisonville.
G. N. Reynolds, Belmont.
Henry Henkel, Howard City.
M. M. Robson, Berlin.
N. W. Mills, Otsego.
Snow & Cook, Moline.
Joshua Colby, Colby & Co., Rockford.
James  Callahan,  Wagar  &  Calhthan,  Cedar 
S. S. Dryden, S. S. Dryden & Sons, Allegan.
S. Bitely, Pierson.
FURNITURE  BUYERS.
Robert Keith, Kansas City, Mo.
H. F. Roediger, Kalamazoo.
Wm. Bergman, St. Joseph,  Mo.

READ!  BEAD! READ!

HAZELTINE,  PERKINS  &  CO.  have 

Wyman.

Springs.

Sole  Control of our Celebrated

The ONLY Paint sold on a GUARANTEE.

Read it.

When our Pioneer Prepared Paint is  put on 
any building, andif within three years it should 
crack or peel off, and thus fail to give  the  full 
satisfaction  guaranteed,  we  agree to repaint 
the  building  at  our expense,  with  the  best 
White Lead, or such other paint as  the  owner 
may select.  Should any case of dissatisfaction 
occur, a notice from the dealer will  command 
our prompt attention.  T.  H.  NKV1N  & CO.
Send for sample cards  and  prices.  Address

Hazeltine, P e ris & Co.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

MICH.

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WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Advanced—Linseed oil, licorice root, German 
Declined—Quinine,  cinchonidia,  oil  pepper­

chamomile, iodide potash.
mint, oil wormwood.

A C ID S.

Acetic, No.  8.................................... 
9  @  10
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav.  1.040)........  30  @  35
Carbolic............................................   36  ©  40
Citric............................... , ................  60  ©  65
Muriatic 18  deg...............................  
3  ©  5
11  @  12
Nitric 36deg.................................... 
Oxalic................................................  14tA@  15
3  ©  4
Sulphuric 66 deg.............................. 
Tartaric  powdered.........................  52  @  55
Benzoic,  English....................$  oz 
18
Benzoic,  German............................  13  @  15
Tannic...............................................  12  ©  15
15  ©  18 
14
5  © 
6
0  @  .  7

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

AM MONIA.

BALSAMS.

BARKS.

Copaiba............................................
Fir......................................................
Peru...................................................
Tolu............................. '•...................
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.........................
Wataoo..............................................
Soap  ground.  .  ..............................

BERRIES.

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 25 fl> boxes, 25c)...
Licorice,  powdered, pure.............
Logwood, bulk (12 and25 lb doxes).
Logwood, Is (25 lb  boxes)...............
...............
Lgowood, V£s 
do 
Logwood, J4s 
do 
...............
Logwood, ass’d  do 
..........
Fluid Extracts—25 f) cent, off list.

FLOWERS.

Cubeb  prime (Powd 80e)............... 
@  75
*  @  J.
Juniper............................................. 
Prickly Ash......................................  50  ©  60

50©55
40
2 00 
50

37 VA 
9 
1213 
15
14

11
25
25

Arnica................................................  10
Chamomile,  Roman.......................
Chamomile,  German.....................

GUMS.

 

Aloes,  Barbadoes............................ 
60®  75
17
Aloes, Cape (Powd  24c).................. 
Aloes, Soootrine (Powd  60c).......... 
50
*8©  30
Ammoniac........................................* 
Arabic, powdered  select............... 
6t»
Arabic, 1st picked..............  
60
50
Arabic,2d  picked............................  
Arabic, 3d picked............................ 
45
35
Arabic, sifted sorts......................... 
2o
Assafeentida, prime (Powd 35c)... 
Benzoin............................................  
55@60
20®  22
Camphor........................................... 
Catechu. Is (VA 14c, V4s  16c)............ 
13
35©  40
Eup-horbium powdered.................. 
Galbanum strained......................... 
80
 
Gamboge............................   
90@1  00
 
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c).............  
35
20
Kino (Powdered, 30c].....................  
Mastic..............................................
40
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... 
3  90
Opium, pure (Powd $5.40)............... 
30
Shellac, Campbell’s ................ 
^6
Shellac,  English.............................. 
Shellac,  native................................. 
~4
_  30
Shellac bleached.............................. 
Tragacanth....................................   30  @1 00

 

HEllBS—IN  OUNCE PACKAGES.

Hoarhound.......................................................25
Lobelia...............................................................25
Peppermint.........................*............................ 25
Rue......................................................................40
Spearmint.........................................................24
Sweet Majoram................................................ 35
Tanzy.................................................................25
Thym e............................................................... 30
Wormwood......................... 
25
IRON.

 

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

LEAVES.

6  40
20
7
80
65

Buchu, short (Powd 25c)................   13  ®   14
6
Sage, Italian, bulk ()4s & VAs, 12c)... 
Senna,  Alex, natural....................  18  ©  20
30
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled.. 
Senna,  powdered............................ 
22
Senna tinnivelli...............................  
16
Uva  Ursi........................................... 
10
35
Belledonna........................................ 
30
Foxglove........................................... 
Henbane........................................... 
35
Rose, red........................................... 
2 35

LIQUORS.

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

MAGNESIA.

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

22
37
2 25
65

OILS.

Almond, sweet................................  45  @  50
Amber,  rectified.............................. 
45
Anise.................................................  
1  85
Bay 
oz......................................... 
50
1 80
Bergamont.......................................  
Castor..............................................   18  @  1944
2 GO
Croton................................................ 
Cajeput............................................  
75
1  00
Cassia................................................ 
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c)....... 
35
Citronella........................................ 
75
Cloves...............................................  
1  20
Cod Liver,  filtered................ $  gal 
1 50
3 50
Cod Ljver, best......................... 
6 00
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16 
7 00
Cubebs, P. &  W............................... 
1 60
Erigeron........................................... 
Fireweed........................................... 
2 00
Geranium  <j£  oz...............................  
75
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. 
35
50
Juniper wood..................................  
Juniper berries...............................  
2 00
Lavender flowers, French.............  
2 01
1 00
Lavender garden 
.............  
Lavender spike 
90
.............  
Leman, new crop............................ 
1  40
Lemon,  Sanderson’s.......................  
1 50
Lemongrass...................................... 
80
Olive, Malaga.................... 
@1  10
2  75
Olive, “Sublime  Italian  . 
Origanum, red  flowers, French... 
1 25
Origanum,  No. 1............................ 
50
1  75
Pennyroyal...................................... 
4  50
Peppermint,  white......................... 
Rose  $   oz......................................... 
8  50
Rosemary, French  (Flowers $1 50) 
65
Salad................................................   65  ©  67
100
Savin.................................................. 
4 50
Sandal  Wood. German..................  
Sandal Wood, W .1..........................  
7 00
Sassafras........................................... 
55
Spearmint.......................................  
@7 00
Tansy................................................4 50  ©5 00
Tar (by gal 50c)................................  10  ©  12
Wintergreen................................. 
2  10
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $4.00)....... 
3 50
Wormseed........................................ 
2 00

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POTASSIUM.
Bicromate. . ...................... .... 
ft 
Bromide, cryst. and gran. bulk... 
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 23c).............  
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk....... 
Prussiate yellow.............................. 

ROOTS.

14
40
19
3 00
28

Alkanet............................................  
20
Althea, cut.......................................  
25
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s.....................  
17
Arrow, Taylor’s, in V4s and (As__  
33
Blood (Powd 18o).............................  
12
20
Calamus,  peeled.............................. 
36
Calamus, German white, peeled.. 
Elecampane, powdered..................  
20
10
Gentian (Powd  15c)......................... 
Ginger, African (Powd 14c)............  11  @  12
17
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached............ 
Golden Seal (Powd 30c)..................  
25
Hellebore, white, powdered.......... 
25
Ipecac, Rio, powdered.................... 
1  10
30
Jalap,  powdered.............................. 
Licorice,  select (Powd 15).............  
.  18
Licorice, extra select.....................  
15
Pink, true......................................... 
35
Rhei, from select to  choice..........1  00 @1 50
Rhei, powdered E. I ....................  110  @1 20
Rhei, choice cut  cubes.................. 
2 00
Rhei, choice cut fingers................  
2 25

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

HAZELTINE

SEEDS.

Anise, Italian (Powd 20c).............
Bird, mixed in ft  packages..........
Canary,  Smyrna.....................  
..
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 20c).
Cardamon,  Aleppee.....................
Cardamon, Malabar.......................
Celery..............................................
Coriander, Dest English...............
Fennel............................................
Flax, clean......................................
Flax, pure grd (bbl 3Vi) ................
Foenugreek, powdered................
Hemp,  Russian..............................
Mustard, white  Black 10c)..........
Quince............................................
Rape, English.................................
Worm,  Levant...............................
SPONGES.
Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage.......2
do 
Nassau 
........
do 
Velvet Extra do 
. . . .
do 
ExtraYellow do 
do 
.......
dc 
Grass 
do 
........
Hard head, for slate U6e................
Yellow Reef, 
.................

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M ISCELLANEUS.

15
5  @  6
4  @  4V4 
15  @  18 
1  50 
i  75 
20 
10 
15

4  ©  4VA 
7  @  8
4VA©  5 VA 
8

6  ©

25

14
@2 50 
2  00 
1  10 
85 
65 
75 
1  40

6

45

25®

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Seherin’s  do 

s 3a 
18 2*> 
18 
4 00 
12

2VA@ 
3  @
4VA© 
6  @

2 36
1 25 
50 
27 
12 
45
3V4
4 
45
5 
7
50
2 75 
2  00
40
1 35 
©9 75
2 30 
50

82
1 60 
60 
1 50 
1 70 
1 90 
1 75 
85
@  90
23  ©  28 
23  ©   28 
18  ©  20 
40 
45 2 
70
©  40 
15 
50 
24 
24 
12 
1  10 
50 
45 
1  10 
8
2  ©  3
50 
60 
14
90
70

Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.26; $  gal__
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref.
Anodyne Hoffman’s.......................
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution...........
Annatto  1 ft rolls............................
Alum.........................................  ^ ft
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)...............
Annatto,  prime...............................
Antimony, powdered,  com’l ........
Arsenic, white, powdered........
Blue  Soluble....................................
Bay  Rum, imported, best.............
Bay Rum, domestic, H.,P. & Co.’s.
Balm Gilead  Buds..........................
Beans,  Tonka.......................;.........
Beans, Vanilla.................................7 00
Bismuth, sub  nitrate.....................
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c).......................
Blue V itriol....................................  
Borax, refined (Powd  13c).............
Cantharides,Russian  powdered..
Capsicum  Pods, African...............
Capsicum Pods, African  pow’d ... 
Capsicum Pods,  Bombay  do  ...
Carmine,  No. 40...............................
Cassia  Buds......................................
Calomel.  American.........................
Chalk, prepared drop.....................
Chalk, precipitate English...........
Chalk,  red  fingers..........................
Chalk, white lump..........................
Chloroform,  Squibb’s ....................
Coloeynth  apples............................
Chloral hydrate, German  crusts.. 
do  cryst...
Chloral 
Chloral 
Chloral 
do  crusts..
Chloroform......................................
Cinchonidia, P. &  W....*.............
Cinchonidia, other brands.............
Cloves (Powd 23c)............................
Cochineal.........................................
Cocoa  Butter...................................
Copperas (by bbl  lc).......................
Corrosive Sublimate.......................
Corks, X and XX—40 off  list........
Cream Tartar, pure powdered.......
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 ft box..
Creasote............................................
Cudbear,  prime...............................
Cuttle Fish Bone..............................
Dextrine__ ....................................
Dover’s  Powders............................
Dragon’s Blood Mass.....................
Ergot  powdered..............................
Ether Squibb’s.................................
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s .............
Epsom Salts......................................
Ergot, fresh......................................
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P ...............
Flake  white......................................
Grains  Paradise..............................
Gelatine,  Cooper’s ..........................
Gelatine, French  ............................
Glassware, flint, 79 off,by box 60 off
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis__
17 
Glue,  eannet...................................
28 
Glue, white....................................
Glycerine, pure...............................
20 40 
Hops  Vis and Vis..............................
40
Iodoform $   oz.................................
85  ©1 no
Indigo........ :.....................................
35  @  40
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian...
4 00
Iodine,  resublimed.........................
1 50
Isinglass,  American.......................
Japonica...........................................
10  ©  15 
London  Purple...............................
Lead, acetate....................................
15 
Lime, chloride, (VAs 2s 10c & ¿8 lie)
8
Lupuline...........................................
1 00 45 
Lycopodium....................................
50
Mace.................................................
Madder, best  Dutch.....................
12VA©  13 75 
Manna, S.  F ......................................
Mercury............................................
60
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........sp oz
3 00@3 25 
40 
Musk, Canton, H., P. & Co.’s ........
Moss, Iceland............................$  ft
10 
Moss,  Irish............................... .
12 30
Mustard,  English............................
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 ft  cans........
18 23 
Nutgalls............................................
60 
Nutmegs, No. 1.................................
Nux  Vomica....................................
10 45
Ointment. Mercurial, VAd...............
17  @  25 
Paris Green.................................
Pepper, Black  Berry.....................
18
2 50 
Pepsin................................................
7
Pitch, True Burgundy....................
Quassia.............................................
ft  7 
ft  82 
Quinia, Sulph, P, & W........... ft oz
ft  82 
Quinine,  German............................
83 
Red  Precipitate.......................^ ft
28 
Seidlitz  Mixture..............................
1 60 
Strychnia, cryst...............................
ft  80 
Silver Nitrate, cryst.......................
35 
Saffron, American.  .......................
Sal  Glauber......................................
ft  2 
Sal Nitre, large  cryst.....................
10 
Sal  Nitre, medium cryst...............
9 
33
Sal Rochelle......................................
Sal Soda............................
2 15
Salicin.. .*..........................................
Santonin....................................... ..
6 50
Snuffs, Maoooboy or Scotch..........
38
Soda Ash [by keg 3c].....................
4
Spermaceti.......................................
35
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s __
4H@ 5
Soap, White Castile;.......................
14
.........................
Soap, Green  do 
17
Soap, Mottled do 
.........................
9
Soap, 
do  do 
.........................
11
Soap,  Mazzini..................................
14
Spirits Nitre, 3 F.............................. 26  © 28
Spirits Nitre, 4 F .............................. 30  @ 32
35
Sugar Milk powdered..................
Sulphur, flour...................................
3M@ 4
3© 3H
Sulphur,  roll....................................
Tartar Emetie..................................
60
Tar, N. C. Pine, Vi gal. cans  $  doz
2 70
Tar, 
quarts in tin..........
1 40
Tar, 
pints in tin.............
85
Turpentine,  Venice................ $ ft
25
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand...........
55
Zine,  Sulphate.................................
7  © 8
OILS.
Capitol* Cylinder..................
Model  Cylinder....................
Shield  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..............................
No. 1 Turp  Coach...............................
Extra  Turp.........................................
Coach  Body........................................
No. 1 Turp Furniture.........................
Extra Turp  Damar............................
Japan Dryer, No.  1 Turp..................
Bbl
Red Venetian............................  1&
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........  1%
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  1%
Putty, commercial..................   2V4
Putty, strictly pure..................  2VA
Vermilion,prime American..
Vermilion, English..................
Green, Peninsular....................
Lead, red strictly pure............
Lead, white, strictly pure.......
Whiting, white  8pamsh..........
Whiting,  Gilders*.....................
White, Paris American............
Whiting  Paris English cliff..
Pioneer Prepared  Paints.......
Swiss Villa Prepared  Paints..

................ 60
.................50
.................35
.................30
............... 25
.................30
..................30
...............6C
........... 15VA
...................21
.1 40 
Bbl
Gal 
70
75 
,  60 
70 
50 
60 
61 
54 
54 
57 
70 
90 
36
40
.1 10@1 20 
.1 60@1  70 
.2 75@3 00 
.1 00@1 10 
.1 55@1 60 
.  70©  75
Lb 
2© 3 
2© 3 
2® 3 
2VA© 3 
2 3  
13@16 
60@65 
16@17 Mi 
5  & 
@70 
@90 
1  10 
1 40 
1 20@1 40 
1 00@1 20

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Druggists I

42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 89, 91, 

93 and 95 Louis Street.

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF

oflicines, Chemical! 
 Varnishes, 
. »
ani  Druggist’s

MANUFACTURERS  OF
PHARMACEUTICAL  PREPARATIONS, 

ELEGANT 

FLUID  EXTRACTS  AND  ELIXIRS.

GENERAL  WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR

Wolf, Patton & Co., and John L. Whiting, 

Manufacturers of Fine Paint and 

Varnish Brushes.

—Also for the—

J  Grand Rapids Brush Co., Manufacturers of 

Hair, Shoe and Horse Brushes.

Druggists'  Sundries

Our stock in this department of  our  busi­
ness  is  conceded  to  be  one of the largest, 
best-assorted and diversified to  be  found  in 
the Northwest.  We are heavy importers of 
many articles ourselves and  can  offer  Fine 
Solid Back Ilair Brushes, French  and  Eng­
lish  Tooth  and  Nail  Blushes at attractive 
prices.

We  desire  particular  attention  of  those 
about purchasing outfits  for  new  stores  to 
the fact of our  UNSURPASSED  FACILI­
TIES for meeting the wants of this class  of 
buyers  WITHOUT  DELAY  and  in  the 
most approved and acceptable manner known 
to  the  drug  trade.  Our special efforts  in 
this direction liave received  from  hundreds 
of our customers the most satisfying recom- 
mmdations.

tient

We  give  our  special  anil 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  satis­
factorily supplying the wants of our custom- 
tomers with PURE  GOODS in this  depart­
ment.  We CONTROL and are  the  ONLY 
AUTHORIZED AGENTS  for  the  sale  of 
tlie celebrated

Withers Dade & Co's

Henderson  Co.,  Ky.,  SOUR  MASH  AND 
OLD  FASHIONED  HAND  MADE,  COP­
PER  DISTILLED  WHISKYS.  We  not 
only offer these goods to be excelled by  NO 
OTHER  KNOWN  BRAND  in the market, 
but superior in all respects to most  that  are 
exposed for sale.  We  GUARANTEE  per­
fect  and  complete  satisfaction  and where 
this brand of goods has been once introduced 
the future trade has been assured.

W e are also owners of the

Druggists’  Favorite  Rye,

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

(jins, BranUies & 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 correspondence.

Mail orders always receive our special and 

personal attention.

HAZELTINE, PERKINS & GO

The Growl of a Pessimist.

The world is growing better every day 
This fact is piain, so hopeful people say.
It may be, but the keen observer sees 
That pepper still is largely made of peas.
The pump still aids to swell the  milk  supply 
And “prime old port” we get from logwood dye.
The bottom of the strawberry box  draws near 
And nearer to the top each passing year.
The finest apples, cherry cheeked and round 
Still at the top of apple bar’l’s are found.
(Ah, who would dream beholding such a show. 
So many rotten ones were hid below!)
“Pure dairy butter;” much of this I ween,
Is still composed of  oleomargarine.
The world is growing better people say—
New rogueries are developed every day.
The world is as’t has been since it began:
Man studies still to cheat his fellow man.

THE  LOUNGER.

I saw an item in  a  newspaper  the  other 
day  that  “England  sends  to  the  United 
States half a  million dollars’ worth of musi­
cal  instruments  annually.”  This  certainly 
does not include  the  English  * ‘lyres”  that 
come over to this country every  year.  They 
number over half a million alone.

*

4lii acquaintance  told  me  a  gopd  story 
the other day  anent druggists’ prices.  He 
was troubled with  sore eyes,  and went  to 
a physician for a  prescription.  He had  it 
put up at a  friend’s drag  store.  The pro­
prietor being absent,  the  young man  in at­
tendance  charged him the  modest  sum  of 
$1.25.  A week afterward,  lie had  occasion 
to liave the bottle refilled,  which  was done 
by the proprietor  himself,  who  refused to 
take any pay for the medicine.  When ask­
ed why lie would not  take even  the cost of 
the stuff, the proprietor replied:  “Well,  salt 
doesn’t  cost  much,  and  water  is  pretty 
cheap this year.”

I venture  the  above story with  a  good 
deal of fear and trembling;  for I liave learn­
ed,  to my sorrow,  that it  is no trifling mat­
ter to joke with a druggist  on the  score  of 
prices.  You can banter a groeeryman about 
sanding Ins sugar or watering  liis  vinegar, 
about  short  weights  or  small  measures. 
You  can  laugh  at a dry  goods  man  for 
selling fabrics which  are  warranted not to 
fade,  or flannels which are  guaranteed  not 
to  shrink.  You can swear  at a  hardware 
dealer  about  stove pipe  which  was  not 
made to go together,  or stoves  which  posi- 
ively refuse to draw.  You  can  blow up a 
boot and shoe dealer who sells you a pair of 
boots  which  wear  well for  a month  and 
then give out  entirely.  You  can  do  all 
these tilings,  and liave them  taken  in good 
part by the dealer accused.  But tlie minute 
you attempt a little pleasantry  with a drug­
gist about tlie elevated prices  lie is suppos­
ed to maintain,  you stir up  a  hornets’ nest, 
and wish you were in Guinea or some other 
place equally distant from the scene of con­
flict,

I rode to Muskegon  tlie oilier  day  with 
G.  T.  Moore,  who  is one  of a  New  York 
firm  which  makes  a  business of  selling 
hardware specialties from  first hands'.  He 
told me that lie travels all over the country, 
and that he finds  the  hardware  merchants 
of  Michigan  several  steps  above 
their 
brethren in most other  states. 
lie is par­
ticularly partial to the trade  of tlie  North­
ern States,  as tlie men as a class are  a long 
way  ahead  of the Southern  dealers,  who 
seem content to follow the  trade,  not  lead 
it.  After a new improvement  in their line 
has been introduced and a  demand created, 
they are willing to  handle it;  but not until 
then;  whereas a Northern dealer  is shrewd 
enough to pick up every new thing of worth 
that comes along and push  its  introduction 
and sale by  personal effort.  More  North­
ern  energy  and foresight  are  all that are 
needed to render the South happy and pros­
perous.

“I can tell directly when I  see him  light 
his cigar whether a man'is  going  to  enjoy 
his smoke  or, 
indeed,  whether  he  knows 
how to do so,” said a prominent tobacconist. 
“I often smile when  I see a  man  looking 
wisely through a bundle of cigars and pick­
ing out one, under the fond  impression that 
he  is  making me  think  lie  is  a  judge. 
There is an old  story of a ,  man  who went 
into a store and asked for the best cigar the 
dealer  had.  He was  handed  a ten  cent 
cigar.  That didn’t satisfy him;  he  wanted 
a more expensive one.  He was  shown sev­
eral,  ranging  fifteen, 
twenty,  twenty-five 
and fifty  cents  apiece, but he always  pre­
tended  they  were  not good  enough,  al­
though any of them was an excellent article, 
the most expensive being so only on account 
of  its brand  and  perhaps  its perfume  or 
some  little matter of  that  kind. 
.  At last 
tlie 
store-keeper  became  annoyed  and 
wearied,  so  he  determined to  settle  the 
matter. 
‘I have a cigar  here which  I sel­
dom sell,  because I have only  one box left; 
they  are  a  dollar  a cigar  and  are  very 
choice.’ 
‘Why didn’t you bring ’em out be­
fore?’ said the customer.  Accordingly the 
dealer  handed  him one  of  his  five  cent 
cigars, pocketed the  dollar,  and  tlie  man 
I  don’t 
went  away  perfectly  satisfied. 
think that is an exaggerated case. 
I  know 
that in nine cases out of ten  where  people 
ask for a very expensive cigar  it is only be­
cause they  happen to  be  a little flush  of 
money and want to  brag  of the price  they 
have paid for their smoke.”

A  Novel  Fabric.

A11  exchange  says  that  a  new  kind  of 
cloth is being made in Lyons from the down 
of  hens, ducks  and  geese.  Seven  hundred 
and fifty grains of feathers make’one square 
metre  of  a  light  and  very  warm  water­
proof cloth, which can be dyed in all shades.

JEXmilTCS  <&  SMITH,
Arctic  Manufacturing  Co.,

PROPRIETORS  OF  THE

20  L yon   St-,  G rand
ASK  YOUR  JOBBER  FOR
Jennings’  Flavoring  Extracts,

RapidLs.

AND-

P o w d e r .
^ A r c t ic   B a k i n g  
See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­

where in this issue and write for

The Old Reliable
M R O

FHiXTO  TOBACCO

Is  for  S ale  by  a ll  Grand Rapids  Jobbers.

SAMPLES  FURNISHED  ON  APPLICATION.

$.  W.  Venable  &  Go.,  Petersburg,  Va.
O ysters |G  J 
and  Fishl  ‘ 117  MONROE  ST.

Special  Prices in  Oar  Lots.
We are prepared to make Bottom Prices on anything; we handle.  Sp e r k i n s   <&  h b s s ,
A. B. K N O W LSO N ,
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

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prices  and  fur­
ther  information.

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in  Store  F urnish­
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the  old 
style  wherever  : 
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W ID E   BROW N COTTONS

s i l e s i a s .

OSNABURG.

BLEACHED  COTTONS

Peppered, 104........25
Peppered, 114........27k
Pequot,  74.............18
Pequot,  84.............21
_  - 
9 4 .............24
CHECKS.
Park Mdls, No. 90.. 14
Park Mills, No. 100.15
Prodigy, oz..............11
Otis Apron..............10 Vi
Otis Furniture.......10 Vi
York, 1  oz............... 10
York. AA, extra oz. 14
Alabama  plaid.......7
Augusta plaid........ 7
Toledo plaid............  7
Manchester plaid..  7 
New Tenn. plaid.. .11 
Utility plaid...........   6V4
Greene, G, 44........5V4
Hill, 44....................  7Vi
Hill, 7-8......................6k
Hope,  44.................. 6k
King  Phillip  cam­
bric, 44................11 Vi
Linwood,  4-4..........  7Vi
Lonsdale,  44..........7k
Lonsdale  cambric. 10Vi 
Langdon, GB, 44...  9V4
Langdon, 45...........14
Mason ville,  44.......8
Maxwell. 4-4........... 9 Vi
New York Mill, 4-4.10VÎ 
New Jersey,  4-4—   8 
Pocasset,  P. M. C..  7Vi 
Pride of the West. .11 
Pocahontas,  44—   7k
Slaterville, 7-8........  6 Vi
Victoria, AA..........9
Woodbury, 44........ 5k
Whitinsville,  4 4 ...  7Vi 
Whitinsville, 7-8—   6Vi
W amsutta, 44........ 10Vi
Williams ville, 36.. .lOVi

Androscoggin, 94. .23 
Androscoggin, 84.. 21
Pepperell,  74.......16Vi
Peppered,  84.......20 
Peppered,  94 .......22k ¡Pequot,
Caledonia, XX, oz. .11 
Caledonia,  X, oz... 10
Economy, oz..........10
Park Mills, No. 50. .10 
Park Mills, No. 60..11 
Park Mdls, No. 70.. 12 
Park Mills. No. 80.. 13
Alabama brown—   7
J e w e d   briwn..........9V4
Kentucky  brown. .10Vi 
Lewiston brown...  9Vi
Lane brown.. ........9k
Louisiana plaid—
Avondale,  36..........  °k
Art cambrics, 36.. .11 Vi 
Androscoggin, 44..  8Vi 
Androscoggin, 54. .12k
Ballou, 4-4...............  6k
Ballou, 5-4...............  6
Boott, 0 .4 4 ........... 8V4
Boott, E. 5-5...........   7
Boott, AGC, 44.........9V4
Boott, R. 34........ -  5Vi
Blackstone, AA 4-4.  7
Chapman,X,^4-"*  6
Conway,  44..............7
Cabot, 44.................. 6%
Cabot, 7-8................   6
Canoe,  34...............  4
Domestic,  36.........   <k
Dwight Anchor, 44.  9
Davol,44......... 
  9
Fruit of Loom, 44..  8% 
Fruit of Loom, 7-8..  7k 
Fruit of  the Loom,
cambric,  44 .........11
Gold Medal, 44..  ..  6%
Gold Medal, 7-8.........6
Gilded Age.............
Crown......................17
No.  10.....................12^4
Coin......................... 10
Anchor.................... 15
Centennial.............
Blackburn.............   °
Davol........................1|
Paconia...................J"
Bed Cross.......••••AO
Social  Imperial— 16
Albion, solid............5Vi
Albion,  grey............6
Allen’s  checks.........5k
Aden’s  fancy...........5Vi
Allen’s pink..............6k
Allen’s purple.......... ok
American, fancy.... 5k
Arnold fancy........... 6
Berlin solid.............   5k
Cocheco fancy........ °
Cocheco robes..........ok
Conestoga fancy.... 6
Eddystone...............6
Eagle fancy............. 5
Garner pink............. ok
Appleton A, 44.
Boott  M, 44...........   «31
Boston F ,44 — ...  <k 
Continental C, 4-3..  6k 
Continental D, 40 in 8k
ConestogaW,4 4 ...  6k
Conestoga  D, 7-8...  5k 
Conestoga G, 30-in.  6
Dwight  X ,3-4../...  5k NewmarketN 
Dwight Y, 7-8..........  5k
Dwight Z, 44 ............6k
Dwight Star, 4 4 ....  7 
Ewight Star, 40-in..  9 
Enterprise EE, 36..  5 
Great Falls E, 44...  7 
Farmers’ A, 4 4 .....  6 
Indian  Orchard  14  ik
Amoskeag............. VklRenfrew  dress styl 7 k
Amoskeag, Persian 
styles.....................10k 1  Bookfold .... ..1. .12k
dress  styles........ 12k
Slatervide, 
styles....................  7k
White Mfg Co, stap 7k 
White Mfg Co, fane 8 
White  Manf’g  Co,
Earlston...............  8
Gordon....................  7k
dress 
Greylock, 

MasonvilleTS........   8
Masonville  S...........10Vi
Lonsdale.................9Vi
Lonsdale A ............. 16
Nictory  O...............
Victory J .................
Victory D ...............
Victory  K ...............2k
Phoenix A ............... 19V4
Phoenix B ............... 10Vi
Phoenix X X ............ 5
Gloucester...............6
Glou cestermoum’g . 6
Hamilton  fancy__ 6
Hartel fancy.
Merrimac D __
Manchester__
Oriental fancy. 
Oriental  robes. 
Pacific  robes... 
Richmond...
Steel River.. 
Simpson’s ... 
Washington fancy.. 
Washington blues.  1

Indian Orchard, 40.  8 
Indian Orchard, 36.  7k
Laconia B, 74.........16k
Lyman B, 40-in.......10k
Mass. BB, 4-4..........5k
Nashua  E, 40-in—   8k
Nashua  R, 44........   7k
Nashua 0,7-8
...  6k 
Pepperell  R, 44—   7k 
Peppered  O, 7-8—   6k 
Pepperell N, 34—   6k
Pocasset  C, 44.......6k
Saranac  R...............  7k
Saranac  E...............9

c *'  Pepperell E, 39-m..  7

Johnson  Manig Co, 

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F IN E  BROW N  COTTONS

DOM ESTIC GINGHAMS,

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12k

TIC K IN G S

styles  .............. 

HEAVY  BROW N  COTTONS.

W ID E BLEACHED COTTONS

Berkshire.............   6k
Glasgow checks....  7 
Glasgow checks, f y 7k 
Glasgow 
royal  styles........  »
Gloucester, 
standard...........  7k
Plunket..................  < V4
Lancaster...............  «
Langdale.................7 k
A ndroscoggin, 74.. 21 
iPepperell.  104.......2
Androscoggin, 84. .23  Pepperell,  114.......32k
Pemierell.  74........20  Pequot,  74.............21
PenEerell  84........22k Pequot,  84............. 24
pIppErell  94......25  IPeiuot.  94............. 27k
Atlantic  A ,44.......7k|LawrenceXX,44..  7k
Atlantic  H, 44.......7  Lawrence  Y, 30... •  7
Atlantic  D, 4-4.......6k Lawrence LL, 44...  5k
Atlantic P ,44........  5k Newmarket N ^ ....  6k
Atlantic LL, 4 4 ....  5k Mystic River, 44...  &k
Adriatic, 36.............   7k Pequot A, 44..........  7k
Augusta, 44............6k Piedmont, 36............6k
Boott M, 44...........
Boott FF, 44..........7k Tremont CC, 44 ....  5k
Granite vide, 44—   5k Utica,  44 
.......9
Indian  Head,4-4...  7  Wachusett,  4 4 .....  7k 
Indiana Head45-in.l2klWachusett, 30-in.. 
Fads, XXXX.......... 18k
Amoskeag,  ACA... 14 
Falls, XXX.............15k
Amoskeag  “ 44.. 19
Falls,  BB................Ilk
Amoskeag,  A ........ 13
Falls,  BBC, 36........19k
Amoskeag,  B ........12
Falls,  awning....... 19
Amoskeag,  C........11
Hamilton,  BT,32.. 12
Amoskeag,  D........10k
Hamilton,  D ............9k
Amoskeag,  E ........10
Hamilton,  H ---------9k
Amoskeag, F ..........9k
Hamilton  fancy... 10
Premium  A, 44— 17
Methuen AA..........13
Premium  B ........... 16
Methuen ASA........18
Extra 44 .................. 16
.  14k|Omega A, 7-8........... 11
Extra7-8! ! ! ! 
|Omega Aj44 l. .....13
Gold Medal44........ 15 
Omega ACA, 7-8— 14 
CCA 7-8....................12k
Omega ACA, 44— 16
CT 4-4.......................14
Omega SE, 7-8.........24
RC 7-8.......................14
Omega SE, 44.........27
BF 7-8.......................16
Omega M. 7-8.........22
AF4-4.......................1?
Omega M, 44.......... 25
Cordis AAA, 32...... 14
Shetucket SS&S8 W Ilk  
Cordis AC A, 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...........Ilk
GLAZED CAMBRICS
Empire
Garner......................o
Washington............  45
Hookset..................  5
Edwards...................   5
Red  Cross...............  5
S. S. &Sons............  5
Forest Grove........
American  A ........18 001 Old  Ironsides.........15
Stark A ....................22klWheatland..............21
Boston....................  6%iOtis CC....................10k
Warren  AXA.........12k
Everett blue...........13k
Warren  BB............Ilk
Everett brown....... 13k
Warren CC..............10k
Otis  AXA............... 12k
York  fancy............13k
Otis BB.................... UV4
Manville..................  6  IS. S. &Sons.............   6
Masgnville.............   6  ¡Garner......................b
Red  Cross...............  7k ¡Thistle Mills............
gerlin.....................   7k¡Rose.........................  °
arner....................  7k I
Brooks.................... 50
Clark’s O. N. F.......55
J. & P.  Coats..........55
Willimantic 6 cord. 55 
Willimantic 3 cord. 40 
Charleston ball sew 
ing thread............30
Armory..................  7k
Androscoggin sat..  8k
Canoe River...........   6
Clarendon.  ............  6k
Hallowell  Imp.......6k
Ind. Orch. Imp.......7
Laconia..................   7 k

Eagle and  Phoenix 
Mills ball sewing.30 
Greeh  &  Daniels...25
Merricks.................40
Stafford...................25
Hall & Manning... .25 
Holyoke...................25
Kearsage.................8k
Naumkeagsatteen.  8k 
Pepperell bleached 8 k
Pepperell sat..........9k
Rockport................   7
Lawrence sat..........8k
Conegosat...............  7

P A P E R   CAM BRICS.

SPO O L COTTON.

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A. MERCANTILE  JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH 

WEDNESDAY.

E. A. STOWE  & BRO., Proprietors.

Office in Eagle Building, 49 Lyon St., 3d Floor. 

Telephone No. 95,

I Entered,  at  the  PostoMce  at  Grand  Rapids  as 

Second-class Matter .1

WEDNESDAY.  MAY  20,  1885.

PHILANDER  BILSON.

Mr.  Snooks’  Competitor 

Comes  to  the

Front.

Cant  H ook  Corners, May 15,  1885. 

Editor of The Tradesman :

Dea r Sir—I think that it is a shame that 
you should print old Sol.  Snooks’ letters, as 
you do every week, and as I am a subscriber 
to your paper I think I ought to put in a re­
monstrance against them.  But if  you  pei- 
sist in printing them right along,' in spite of 
my  feelings  to  the  contrary,  I shall insist 
upon your giving place  to  letters  from  me, 
giving the true version of happenings at the 
Comers,  as Snooks has  preverted facts and 
reported matters in a wrong light just about 
long enough.

In the first place,  he has carried  the  idea 
that his stock is bigger than mine,  whereas 
the facts of the matter are that with the ex­
ception of tobacco and whisky, my  stock  is 
four  times  as  big  as his is. 
I suppose he 
will also beat me in the millinery line,  as  I 
understand from reliable sources that he has 
seduced  the  W idow Spriggs into occupying 
one comer of his ranch with a stock of  bon­
nets and ribbons, and  that  the  Widow  has 
gone  to  Grand  Rapids  to  buy  the goods.
This  “ arran g em en t,” as Snooks  calls  it,  is
causing no little talk  in  the  neighborhood, 
but I think his real intention is  to  get  hold 
of what little property the Widow  lias,  and 
jump the country.

You would think from  Snooks’ picture of 
the  Comers  that  his  store  was  as  big as 
mine,  but it  aint.  My  store  is 21x87,  and 
his is only 18x66.  So you see  my  building 
is a great deal the  biggest.  And,  besides, 
my  shelves  are  nearer  together and wider 
than  his  are,  and  I  carry dozens where he 
carries  single  articles. 
I  discount  all  mj 
bills, too,  and lie lets liis run as long as  the 
houses will allow them to,  and then  gets an 
extension.  The traveling men say that they 
sell me more goods in a week than  they  do 
him in a  month,  and  they  ought  to  know.
I  tell  you  old  Snooks  is  a fraud,  and  the 
better you know him the  more  you  will  be 
convinced of this fact.

The  poetry  Snooks  sent  you  was funny 
enough  to  make  a  horse  laugh.  But  he 
didn’t write it myself.  He  hired  a  fellow 
named Job Strong to  do  the  job,  and  paid 
him  in  groceries. 
Job  says  lie  agreed to 
give  him  a  gallon  of  his best molasses for 
that poem on  the  “ Pious  Drummer  of  St 
Joe,”  but  after  it  was  done,  Snooks  went 
back on his word and wouldn’t give Job any 
thing  but  black-strap.  This  made  the 
young  fellow  boiling mad,  and he immedi 
ately came over  and  told  me  all  about  the 
I  was  so  glad  to get  such  t 
transaction. 
pointer on the old man that I  gave  the  fel 
low the molasses myself,  and  he  agreed  to 
keep me  posted  on  all  of  Snooks’  poetical 
movements in the future.

The next time a photograph wagon comes 
to town I intend to  have  my  picture  took 
and then I want  you  to  put  it  at  the  top 
of my letter,  same as you do Snooks’.  And 
the next time a  surveyer  comes  along  this 
way, I shall have him  make  a  correct map 
of the Comers, which you can print in place 
of the one Snooks sent you.

I didn’t intend to give the  old  man  away 
in this letter,  but a clever  drummer  named 
Mallory was in the store  a  little  while  ago 
and told me a story that is too good to keep. 
It is about Snooks’ process for  making  pep­
permint esssence. 
I wouldn’t vouch for the 
truth  of  the  statement,  for  it  seems  too 
small bussiness, but as  Mallory insists  that 
he  saw  the  transaction  verbatim  ad  libi­
tum   you can take it for what it is worth.

A pleasant chap named Roys, from Grand 
Rapids, who deals in  whips,  had  a  lot  of 
first-class pepperment  oil in  his long wagon 
where he carries his samples and Sol. bought 
some of him.  Mallory says Snooks always 
buys in  the  meanest,  stingiest  quantities, 
and he only took a pound of the oil.  Snooks 
told in Mallory’s presence  (after  Roys  had 
gone out) that that amount would  last  him 
five  years;  and  no  wonder,  for,  Mallory 
says,| the]  way  he  makes  his pepperment 
essence  is  to  dip the cork  in  the  oil  and 
fill the bottle up with alcohol.  Snooks says 
’he always brings out the bottle and  sort  of 
quietly sticks  it  under  a  customer’s  nose. 
The person buying it would naturally  get a 
little whifi from  the cork,  and buy^the  bot­
tle without  a  further  investigation  of  the 
contents.  That’s where they get left.

But I have told  you  enough  to  convince 
you that Snook’s is  not  half  the  angel  he
ill  give  you  further 
pretends to be,  and I v 
it  next week.
proofs to the same effe
Yours for Truth

P hilander  Bilson.

“Nellie,  let’s  you  and  I play inventor.” 
“How shall we  do  it,  Tommy?” 
“Why, 
you be the inventor and go in and get  some 
cookies out of the box,  and I’ll be  capitalist 
and eat them all.”  “But what will I get out 
of it?” 
“Why, you’ll get all  the fame; I’ll 
tell mamma  it was you who  took the  cook­
ies.”

“Why do you stop at the gate with George 
every  evening?”  asked  a  Sheldon  street 
mamma.  “He always presses me so I can t 
help it,” was the.truthful answer.

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Ohio White Lime, car lots..................
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Akron Cement per  bbl.......................
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Buffalo Cement,  per bbl................... .
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Plastering hair, per bu........ ..............
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Stucco, per bbl....................................
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Land plaster, per ton.........................
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Land plaster, car lots
Fire brick, per  M.................................. $25 ® $35
Fire clay, per bbl................................... 
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on French chops you  have  your  trimmings 
for the trouble of preparing. 
In trimming, 
every  particle  of  fat  should  be  removed, 
leaving nothing but the back roll on the rib.
6, the flank,  is thrown in the fat.  Nobody 
wants to buy mutton tallow  in  that  shape.
7, the neck,  is sold on the rack,  or  chopped 
in slices for pot-pie or stewing.

MUTTTON.

How to Cut it up to  the  Best  Advantage.
From the American Marketman.

There are two roasts  cut by  the  English 

The illustration published  this  week  re­
quires very little explanation, as mutton is cut 
up nearly the same all over the country.  In 
this  city [Chicago] the demand for shoulders 
is so  limited  among  housekeepers  that  our 
dealers seldom take them out,but cut the low­
er shoulder, j oint and shank on the breast, to 
be sold for stewing pieces for whatever they 
will bring—two,  three or four cents a pound.
One reason for this is the extra  demand  for 
chops, and another the  unsightly  piece  the 
majority of cutters  make  in  taking  off  the 
shoulder.  A  little  more care in making it 
look presentable would increase the demand 
to double that of the present.

A good many butchers think it amounts to 
nothing,  and anyhow they haven’t  the  time 
to skin the membrane of  the loin  and  rack 
when cut up  for chops. 
If  you want your 
customers to enjoy their broiled  chop,  take 
time and never let one go  out  of  the  store 
before skinning it,  as it has  an  unpleasant 
taste, and further,  it is  too  much  like  ask­
ing people to chew parchment.  See that the 
shoulder is skewered up by  the  dresser,  as 
it makes a more compact piece.  Light mut­
ton should be set with back sticks, as it thick­
ens up the loin, leaving  less  flank to  waste. 
Never in summer or winter have  the  kidney 
fat set up with skewers; in summer it spoils 
butchers  which are seldom  or  never found I ^ie  tenderloin,
and  at  all  times  tears  it,
on our  own market,—the  saddle, which, un-1 Sp0iling the chop through which it is driven, 
like our saddle,  has  the  legs  off;  in  other  jj00k out for the thick cords and milky ewes, 
words, the loins are not split apart, the legs j  jor fjiey  are gore to be rank, 
it is often
and flank being cut off.  Again,
difficult to get a  cheap  roast  large  enough 
for a big family, as few like the  whole  fore 
quarter on account of the trouble in carving. 
The English butcher gets a large, thick roast | 
from the fore saddle by cutting off the breasts | 
and lower part of  the shoulder.  This cut is | 
a difficult one to crack for  carving  with our j 
tools, hence their use of a kind of wide chis­
el, laying the rack roast on the  block  back 
down, and cracking the chine bone from the 
inside.  The neck is chopped off or not,  ac­
cording to the price paid.

Dealers wishing seeds of any kind are re­
ferred  to  the  advertisement  of  the  Grand 
Rapids  Seed  Store,  in  another  column of 
this issue.
DRYDEN & PALMER’S 

Unquestionably the best in the  market.  As 
clear as crystal and as transparent as diamond. 
Try a box.
J o h n  Caulfield.,
Sole Agent for Grand Rapids.

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is not

A (“smash up the clothes boiler,” “throw away the wash-board,” “wash without labor”) Soap; 
A (grand piano, gold  watch, house and lot with every bar,  “save  the  wrappers  )  Soap;  is  not 
A (towel, napkin, dish-rag, dry goods store thrown in)  Soap;  is not 
A (here to-day and gone to-morrow)  Soap; is not
A (sell a quarter of a box, and have the balance left on your hands) Soap;

-------BUT IS-------

The very best article in laundry and general family Soap ever put on the market.
Big and lasting trade.  Good margins to dealers.  Grocers, if you  have  never 
tried “QUEEN ANNE SOAP,” buy a sample box and you will always continue 
to handle it.

CODY,  BALL

&  CO.,

Wholesale Agents for “Queen Anne” and all 

of Detroit Soap Co.’s Standard Brands.

BRAND RAPIDS  M'F'G CO.,

Grand Rapids.

MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF

The Niagara  Falls (Route.

DEPA R T.

♦Detroit Express..............................................6:00 am
+Day  Express..........................................12:45 p m
+Atlantic Express............................................ 9:20 pm
A R R IV E.
♦Pacific  Express.............. 
6:00 am
tM ail..........................................................3:20 p m
tGrand  Rapids  Express............................... 10:25 pm

 

tDaily except Sunday.  *Daily.
Sleeping  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific 
Express.
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 Yorkl0:30 
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. Schultz, Gen’l Agent.

Chicago & West Michigan.
Leaves.
tMail......................................  9:15 am
tDay  Express......................12:25 pm
♦Night  Express..................   9:35 pm

Arrives, 
4:05 p m 
11:15 p m 
6:00 a m
♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars  on  all  night trains. 
Through  parlor  car  in  eharge  of  careful  at­
tendants without  extra charge to Chicago  on 
12:25 p. m., and through coach  on 9:15 a.m. and 
9:35 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO D IV IS IO N .

Leaves.  Arrives.
Express....................................4:15 pm   4:05 pm
Express.................................   8:05 a m  11:15 a m
All trains arrive and depart from Union  De­
pot.
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.

J. H. Carpenter.  Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J.  B.  Mulliken,  General  Manager.

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HERCULES !
A n n ih il a t o r  !

The Great Stump and Rock

Strongest and Safest Explosive Known 

to the Arts,

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

GUNS,  AMMUNITION  & PISHING  T A C M ,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

STEAM  LAUNDRY

43 and 45 Kent Street.

A.  K.  ALLEN,  PROPRIETOR.

WE  DO O SH  FIRST-CLASS  WORK AND  OSE  KO

Orders  by Mail and Express promptly at­

tended  to.

FARMING  TOOLS  OF  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS  !

Dairy  Implements  a  Specialty.

Factory—Corner Front and Earl streets.  Office and Sales­

rooms—10,  12  and  14 Lyron street,  Grand  Rapids.

S a n d s’  P atent  T rip le  M otion

WHITE  MOUNTAIN

ICE  CREAM 

FREEZER

!

The  only  Freezer  ever  made  having  three  distinct 
motions,  thereby  producing  finer,  smoother  Cream 
than  any  other  Freezer  on  the  market.  Acknowl­
edged  by  every  one  to  be the best in the world.  Over 
300,000  in  use  To-day.  Outside Irons Galvanized, but 
all inside the  can  coated  with  Pure  Block  Tin.  Tubs 
water-proof;  easily  adjusted  and  operated.  We  also 
carry  large  stock  of  Packing  Tubs, Packing Cans,  Ice 
Crushers, etc.  Send for Price List and  Trade  Discounts. 

AddressFoster. Stevens & Co..

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Agents for Western Michigan.

BlRlPLE MOTI Of* 
i¡f«»TE  MOUNT* 
S ;  CREAM

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

(KALAM AZOO  D IV IS IO N .)
Arrive. 
Express...............................7:00 pm  
Mail.......................................9:35 am  

Leave.
7:35 am
4:00 pm

All trains daily except Sunday.
The  ntrain 

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 Moure street and depot.

J. W. McKenney, Gen’l Agent.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

GOING W EST.

GOING EAST.Arrives.
Leaves. 
6:20 a m 
tSteamboat Express..........
10:20 a m 
tThrough  Mail.....................10:10 a m
3:35 p m 
tEvening  Express.......................3:20 pm
19:45 p m 
♦Atlantic Express......................   9:45 pm
10:30 a m
tMixed, with  coach...........
12:55 p m 
tMorning  Express..............12:40p m
5:15 p m
^Through  Mail..................  5:10 p m
tSteamboat Express...........10:40 p m
7:10 a m 
tMixed..................................
5:30 a m
♦NightExpress....................  5:10 a m
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  ♦Daily.
Passengers  taking  the  6:20  a.  m.  Express 
make close connections at Owosso for Lansing 
and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 
10:00 a. m. the following morning.
Parlor Cars  on Mail  Trains,  both  East  and 
West.Train leaving  at  5:15  p.  m.  will  make  con­
nection with Milwaukee steamers daily except 
Sunday.
The mail has  a  Parlor  Car to Detroit.  The 
Night  Express has a through Wagner Car and 
local  Sleeping Car Detroit to Grand Rapids.
D. P otter, City Pass. Agent.
Geo. B. Reeve, Traffic Manager, Chicago.

going north.

Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana.
Arrives.
Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex  8:45 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex.  7:00 am  
Ft.Wayne&Mackinac Ex  3:55 pm  
G’d Rapids  & Cadillac  Ac.
G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex.
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  4:05 p m 
Mackinac & Ft. Way r e Ex.. 10:25 a m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids Ac.  7:40 p m 

GOING  SOUTH.

Leaves.
10:25 a m 
5:00 p m 
7:10 a m
7:00 a m 
6:15 p m 
11:45 p m

SLE EPIN G  CAR ARRANGEM ENTS.

All trains daily except Sunday.
North—Train  leaving  at 5:00  o’clock  p.  m. 
has  Woodruff  Sleeping Cars for Petoskey  and 
Mackinac City.  Train leaving at 10:25 a. m. has 
combined Sleeping and Chair Car for Traverse 
City.
South—Train leaving at 4:35p. m. has  Wood­
ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati.

C. L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Detroit,  Maekinao  & Marquette.

STATIONS.

EAST
Ac. J  Ex.

Ishpeming  Dep. 1 30

---------------------------------GOING'

GOING
WEST
Ac. Ex.
PM.
4 50 A r. 
1 40 AM.
PM. 4  40 ........... Negaunee..............
3 30 ........... Marquette............. 2 20 7 30
3 08 1 27 ............  eedsboro ............ 4  19 11 05
D 5 45 1 10
12 00 A 
A 5 30 12 40
1  10 12 15 D 
11 25 11  02 ...........   Newbury............ 6 38 2 40
PM.
7 30 AM.
8 30 Dep....... St. Ignace___Ar. □9 00 6 30
7  00 Ar.  Mackinaw City  Dep. 9 30
PM.
9 00 Dep.  Grand Rapids  Ar. 7 00
AM.
9 35 ...............Detroit................ 3 30

Senev 
Seney 

Connections made at  Marquette  and Negau- 
nee with the M. H. & O. R.R. for the iron, gold 
silver and copper districts; at Reedsboro  with 
a daily stage  line for  Manistique;  at  Seney 
with tri-weekly stage for Grand  Marais; at St. 
Ignace with the M. C. and G. R.  & I.  Railways 
for all points east and south; also  daily  stage 
line to Sault St. Marie.

F. Milliga n, G. F. & P. A.

Grinrl  your* own Bone,
IIIU  TMTU4>1  Dvfltpr  Nhplla.
Steal.  Oyster  S h e l ls , 
¡GRAHAM  Flour  and  Corn 
'in the  H A N T D  M I L L
/F.  Wilson's  Patent). 
lOO  per 
eent. more made in keeping poul­
try.  •  Also  POWER  MILLS  and  FARM 
FE£D MILLS.  Circulars  and Testimonials sent
on application. 
\V IL S O X  B R O S ., B a s tó n , P a .

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,
-  MICHIGAN.
GRAND  RAPIDS, 
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SALT.

ONONDAGA F. F. SALT
AMERICAN  DAIRY  SALT  CO.

Sole Manufacturers.

(Limited.)  Chemically purified and Warrant- 
ed pure as any in the market.  Used by a great 
majority of the Dairymen of the country.  Un­
excelled for Butter, Cheese, the Table  and  all 
Culinary  purposes.  Got medal at Centennial 
“for  purity  and  high  degree of  excellence.” 
Dairy goods salted with it took first premiums 
at New Orleans  World’s  Fair,  N.  Y.  Interna­
tional Fair, Milwaukee Exposition, and always 
wins  when  there  is  fair  competition. 
It  is 
American, and cheaper  and better than any 
foreign salt.  Try it.  Address
J. W. Barker, Sec’y, Syracuse, N. Y.

T E S T E R

C R E A M
With six glasses for testing six  cows’  milk  at 
same  time.  Price  SI;  large  size  glasses  $2, 
either free by mail.  Agents wanted. Circulars 
with  full  particulars  for  stamp.  WYMAN 
L.  EDSON,  Union  Center.  Broome  Co., N. Y.

W I L S O N ’S

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WlltOi’S CAB!»

AND  ALL  D A IR Y   S U P P L IE S .

Caitinet Creamery and Barrel Churn
il

To  first pur­
chaser  in  new 
locality,we will 
give  s p e c i a l  
terms.
The woman’s 
friend. It saves 
three-fourth 8 
of the  labor in 
bu t t er - m a k ­
ing;  easily op­
e ra t e d;   you 
raise 
s w e e t  
cream  f r o m  
s w e e t   milk: 
you have sweet milk to feed  which  trebles its 
value.  Send  for  circular.  Agents  wanted. 
Address,  FLINT  CABINET  CREAMERY 
CO.,  FLINT,  MICH.

Vf

boned for filling,  makes  a  desirable  roast, 
but on account of the time required, and low 
price paid, few dealers will take  the trouble 
to prepare it this way. 
It is not  to be won­
dered at,  as it is a thankless job  at  best;  a 
fellow can cut himself more times while pre­
paring a mutton roast than at  any other one 
thing around the stall; and beside this, many | 
are the black looks  lie gets from  the  house­
keeper if his knife sli ps,  making  a hole  for 
Yet,  with a stout,  j 
the stuffing to run out. 
wide-pointed  trimming  knife  and  a  little | 
practice,  a man will soon be able to  bone  a I 
shoulder  of  mutton  in  from  two  to  four 
minutes, which does not amount to  much if j 
you keep open till 10 o’clock at night through 
the week and 12  o’clock on Saturday.

The  quartering  proper  is  between 

the| 
eighth and ninth rib  (from  neck),  although ] 
this is varied,  all the ribs being  left  in  the 
fore quarter, especially where  many  rib  or | 
French chops are needed.  No.  1 is sawed j 
and cut from inside along the  solid line and j 
trimmed up as shown in the dotted line.  2 j 
is the loin, for roast  or  chops,  the  two  to- | 
3 is j 
gether making the saddle  (English). 
the shoulder,  with leg on,  showing  how  it j 
should be cut  to  look  like  anything  when j 
turned over on your table. 
4 is the breast,  { 
part of  which  extends  up  and  under  the 
shoulder.  A t best,especially out of fat sheep, 
it is a good cut to chop up  for  fat  and  get 
rid of.  Some cook books  say  it  makes 
nice  potrpie;  but  they  say  a  good  many j 
things which are there for no other  purpose j 
than to fill the book up. 
5 is  the  rack,  a i 
good salable cut,  if not too  fat,  as  after the j 
shoulder is out it can be cut  into  plain  and i 
French chops for breading,  also a good roast J 
or stewing piece. 
If you can get a good run j

itm m
C. S. YALE & BRO.,

-Manufacturers  o t—

BAKING  POWDERS,

BLUINGS,  ETC.,

40  and  42  South  Division,  St..

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

a  SHIPPING  BASKETS  ANÇ  BOXES

M A N U F A C T U R E D   A T

ST. JOSEPK, MICH.
SEND'FOR’ILLUSTRATED  PRICE,

PURE  CANDY

AND  DEALERS  IN

Oranges,  Lemons,
Bananas,  Figs,  Dates, 

NUTS,
E   T   O.

-  MICHIGAN.

FREE—A  HALL  TYPE-W RITER!

PRICE  $40.

Enclose stamp  (two cent)  for  partic­

ulars  to

J.B .B m r.diiiE i

Grand Rapids, Mich.

N. B.—This offerogood  for one month. 

Mention  this  paper.

m

(Groceries.

Early Strawberries.

,

and leaky gum.
spring at last has come—
mansions in the west,
little rest: 
up the street he goes,
nice, sweat berrioes!”

When we throw aside the flannel and the worn 
And  the  croaking  of  the  bullfrog  tells that 
When the plumber and the gas-man seek their 
And we feel that we’re entitled now to have  a 
Then here comes the cheeky huckster,  and all 
Loud  he  yells  from  his wagon, “Here’s your 
*
Then our mouths  are sure to water as we con­
Of the luscious fruit last season, with its sugar 
And in haste we trade our ducats for the sour- 
Only to repen t at leisure as each puckered face 
And our youngest hopeful tells  us,  while  our 
“That’s the feller that once sold us  them  ban­

jure up a dream
and ice cream,
drops tilled with sand,
is scanned; 
cup of woe o’erflows,
anas what was froze 1”

,  ,

The Oil Situation.

The feature of the week in the oil market 
lias  been  the  purchase,  or  rental,  of the 
Globe Oil Co.’s tank line by Curtiss, Dunton 
& Co., who announce that this  arrangement 
will enable  them  to  supply  the  wants  of 
their  customers  better 
than  heretofore. 
They will  carry  the  usual  lines  of Water 
White and Michigan Test  oils,  and  also  a 
liner  brand  than  the  former,  known  as 
“Electroleum.”  They claim to stand in the 
same position to the Globe Oil Co. that Man­
ager Bonnell does to the Standard,  as  gen­
eral distributing agents,  and  express  little 
concern as to the course the market may take.
Mr. Jno.  C. Bonnell, the  manager  of  the 
Standard Oil Co.’s interests in  this  district, 
announces  still  another  decline  in  prices, 
which  will  enable  the  jobber  to  sell  the 
Standard oil for 10M and 8% cents,  respec­
tively for W.  W.  and M.  T. 
In  case  the 
jobber refuses to sell at these prices, beholds 
himself in readiness to fill orders  from  the 
retail trade at the prices  named,  being  de­
termined to hold all the business  heretofore 
given to his company, no  matter  what  the 
hazard.

Miscellaneous Dairy Notes.

Chicago quotes full cream cheddar  cheese 

at 9c, and 91{ for  flats.
|g[ Frank E.  Pickett, proprietor of  the Cold­
spring factory,  at  Billiards,  was  in  town 
last Thursday and  made  arrangements for 
the handling of his season’s product.

John Preston, Michigan representative for 
Moseley  &  Stoddard,  of  Pultnev,  Vt.,  has 
received an invitation to visit the firm at the 
home office,  and  leaves  shortly  for  a  two 
weeks’ trip to the Green Mountain State.

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Wayland 
cheese factory,  E.  P.  Ilersey  was  elected 
salesman,  J.  W.  Humphrey,  secretary  and 
Perry  Dodge,  treasurer.  Clyde  Williams, 
the new maker,  is  said to  be  having  first- 
rate luck.

E.  J.  Savage,  the  Cooper,sville  factory- 
man, was in town Saturday.  His  factory 
will begin operations to-day, with the  milk 
of about 300 cows.  D.  Cleland,  R.  D.  Mc- 
Naughton  and  Albert  Lawton have  been 
elected salesmen by the  patrons.  There is 
every  prospect  of  a  successful  season’s 
business.

The first annual  report  of  the  Michigan 
Dairymen’s Association,  containing  a  full 
report of the February meeting,  is  now  in 
the bindery,  and will  be  ready  to  mail  to 
those entitled to the same in about ten days. 
Those not members of the  Association  can 
become such by sending SI  to the Secretary, 
who will promptly return a  receipt  for  the 
money and a certificate of  membership,  to­
gether with a copy of the proceedings.

The  April  report  of  the  Michigan  Dairy

Co. is as follows:
Total amount of milk obtain!
Number cows milked...........
Total amount butter made..
Amount milk fed to calves..
Amount butter sold...............
Amount butter on hand.......
Number of men on farms__
Total number of meals  issu<id'..;
Average cost per meal..........

.  .53,124
...  147
...  1,629
...  2,562
...  1,653
...  648
:::  d i
.0734
.. 
In  the  Louden  Grocer, M. Nik mtinski
states that the weight of the  a?h  is a  very
fair test of the qualtity  of the tea.
Good
Shanghai  teas  gave  5.16 per cent ,  green
“brick” tea 6.87, and Orenberg teas which
were known to  have  been adulterated with
rose leaves, yielded from  7.87 to  10.42  per
cent, of ash.

The  Grocery  Market.

Business has been  good, and  collections 
have held their own, during  the past week. 
Sugars have suffered  another  advance,  the 
boom being due in great part to an  increas­
ed home demand and a heavy export  trade. 
The brokers assert with  a good deal of con­
fidence that  granulated  will touch 7  cents 
before the advance stops,  but  jobbers gen­
erally  are not inclined to agree  with  this 
opinion.  Oil is more  or  less  demoralized, 
so far as  prices  are  concerned,  and  it is 
thought  best to  omit  quotations  for  this 
week,  as there is no  agreement  among the 
jobbers as to a uniform price and  concerted 
action is out of  the  question.  The  other 
changes  in  the  grocery line  are  without 
special significance.

A dispatch from San Francisco,  says  that 
that city  is  swarming  with  Eastern  drum­
mers,  and one  of  the  Pacific  coast  papers 
says that thanks to railway competition and 
the cheapness of  labor on  the  Atlantic  sea­
board,  these representatives of great Eastern 
manufactories  and  commission  houses  are 
able to put their  goods  on  the  market  at a 
price against which  local  makers  and deal­
ers are utterly unable to cope.

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—Russets are firm at $2.50®$3.  Choice 

Baldwins command $3.50@$4 and  are scarce.

Asparagus—75c 19 doz. bunches.
Beans—Unpicked  command  75@90c,  and 
choice picked  find  good  shipping  demand at 
$1.25@$1.35.

Butter—Dairy has greatly improved in qual­
ity, the supply now  being fully  equal  to the 
demand.  Dealers hold choice solid  packed  at 
16.  Michigan creamery finds moderate sale  at 
19c.

Butterine—“Good-bye” for the season.
Clover  Seed—Good  local  shipping demand. 

Dealers quote prime at $5.50.

Cabbages—Old stock is about played out, and 

new cabbage is not yet fit to ship.

Cheese—New  full cream Michigan is held  at 
10c, while old cheese is in small demand at 11c.
Cider—12c $  gal. for  common  sweet  and 15c 

for sand refined.

Cranberries—Out of market.
Cucumbers—80c@ $ldoz.
Dried  Apples—Evaporated,  7@8c;  common 

quarters, 4@4)4c.

Eggs—Market  fairly  well  supplied,  dealers 

holding their blocks at ll@12e.

Green Onions—22c <p doz. bunches.
Green Beans—$2.50 $  box.  V?ax beans, $3.50 

©$4 <p box, according to size.
Green Peas—$2.50@$3 19 box.
Honey—Choice new in comb is firm at 13@14c.
Hay—Bailed, $13@$14.
Lettuce—16c <p ft.
Onions—$3.25 <p bbl. for  yellow or red.  Ber­

mudas command $3.75 ]8 crate.

Parsnips—30c  bu.
Pieplant—4c 19  ft.
Pop Corn—Choice commands 4c 19 ft.
Potatoes—Jobbers  still  pay  25c  for  small 
quantities for local trade,  which they  hold  at 
35c.

Poultry—Very scarce.  Fowls, 9@10c.  Chick­

ens, 12@13c.  Turkeys, 14c.

Radishes—35c $  doz.  bunches.
Spinach—75c $  bu.
Strawberries—$5@$5.50 $  crate of 24  quarts. 
-•Turnips—25c $  bu.
Timothy—Good  shipping  demand,  dealers 

holding  at $1.80 for choice.

Vegetable Oysters—35c $  doz. bunches.
G R A IN S  A S l)  M IL L IN G   PR O D U CTS.

Wheat—2c  lower.  The  city  millers  pay as 
follows:  Lancaster,  1.00; Fulse,  97c;  Clawson, 
98c.

Corn—Jobbing generally at 5Sc in 100bu. lots 

and 55c in carlots.

Oats—White, 45c in small lots and 41c@41)4 in 

carlots.

Rye—56c *¡9 bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 19  cwt.
Flour—No change.  Fancy Patent, $6.50 $  bbl. 
in  sacks and $6.75 in wood.  Straight,  $5.50  $  
bbl. in sacks and $5.75 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 <p bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $15  <p ton.  Bran, $16 
$  ton.  Ships, $17 $  ton.  Middlings, $18 $  ton. 
Corn and Oats, $22 $  ton.

OYSTERS  AND  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows : 

OYSTERS.

F. J. D. Selects................................................. 35
Standards  ........................................................-.30

FR ESH   F IS H .

Mackinaw Trout................................................ 8
Whiteflsh  ..........................................................   9
Black Bass........................................................  9
Run  Fish.............. 
5
Rock Bass.........................................................   5
P erch................................................................  4
Duck Bill Pike................................................... 6
Wall-eyed  Pike................................................  7
Smoked W hite Fish..........................................12
Smoked Trout................................................... 12
Smoked Sturgeon.............................................12

 

A  woman  vifliit  into  a  grocery  store,  in 
Lafayette, IikL,  and secreted about two doz­
en eggs in a large pocket made for such pur­
pose beneath her panier.  The clerk detected 
her, and without  saying  anything  about it, 
slipped up as she  passed  out  the door,  and 
administered a smart  spank  with  a  barrel 
stave.  She painted the town  yellow on her 
homeward way.

The  Valley  City  Milling  Co.  is  running 
its  mill  night  and  day,  with  increased 
capacity,  so  that  its  total  output  is  now 
about 6,000 barrels per month', but the man­
agers still  find  it  difficult  to  keep  up  with 
the orders.

It  is  calculated  that  to  every  hundred 
pounds of green tea consumed in this  coun­
try the consumer drinks  more  than  half  a 
pound of Prussian blue ami gypsum.

Kerosene oil can be converted  into  a sub­
stance which looks  like  tallow,  and the lat­
ter is good material  for  the  making of can­
dles.

San Bernardino,  Cal., expects to raise this 
year 1,000 tons of grapes  in  excess of what 
the wineries can use.

There promises  to  be a  plentiful  supply 
of  bananas and Mediterranean  fruits  this 
year. 

Blackberries are ripe down in Florida.

*

Creamery Butter.

I am now receiving Choice Creamery But­
ter,  which I am prepared to furnish my cus­
tomers from tips time on,  either in  large or 
small tubs. 

M.  C.  Russell.

Grand Rapids Grain & Seed Co

S E E D   M E R C H A N T S .
o f f i c e :

W A R EH O U SE S:

71  Canal  St.,  and  Cor.
Ionia and  Williams 

Streets.

71  CANAL  ST.
Grand Rapids, May 19,1885. 

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»

“  No. 2............................. ........ 
“ 
“  Mammoth Prime..................  “ 
•*  White......................25o 
ft  “ 
“  A lsyke..................  25c f   ft  “ 
Alfalfa or Lucerne 25c <p ft  “ 
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.............45 ft bu
Timothy,  Choice................
............ 
Prime  ..  .............
Hungarian Grass.............. ............48 ft bu
Millet, common.................. ............ 
“  German.................. ............ 
Red Top............................... ............14 ft bu
Blue Grass.......................... ............ 
Orchard Grass.................... ............ 
Buckwheat......................... ............. 48 ft bu
Peas, White Field............. ..............60 ft bu
Rye, Winter....................... .............56 ft bu
“  Spring......................... ...........  
W’heat, Spring.................... ............ 
Barley, Spring.................... ............48 ft  bu
Oats, White Russian........ ............. 32 ft bu
Corn, Yellow Yankee....... ............. 561b bu

Dear  Sirs—Below  we  hand  you  jobbing 
prices for to-day:
Clover, Prime.................................. 60 ft bu  5 50
5 40
6 00
12 00
12 00
15 00
1 80 
1
1 00 
1 00
1 25 
80
2 00 
2 50 
1 00 
1 25
85 
1  00 
1 25 
70 
60 
1 00 
“
“  Red Blazed............... .............  
1 00 
“
“  Pony Dent................ .............  
1  00 
80 
Potatoes, White  Star....... ............. 60 ft bu
60 
Onion Seed,  Yellow Globe Danver 
ft
“  Large Red Wether fie Id 
ft 
“ 
60 
Onions, Sets  Yellow  ..................................
5 00
English  Multipliers.....................   4 60
“ 
Mangel Wurtzel. Long Red...........19 ft 
25
25
“  Yellow.................. |lf t  
“ 
Ruta Bage, Imp’d Purple Top or
Yellow Sweed.............................<p ft 
25
Turnip, Purple Top Strap leaved.. fl ft 
25
Prices on Rape, Canary,  Hemp and all other 
seeds on  application.
The above prices are  free  on  board  cars  in 
lots  of  5  or  more bags  at  a  time.  Cartage 
o r  smaller quantities.
All  Field Seeds  are spot Cash on  receipt of 
goods.
SPECIAL  NOTICE—To  avoid  disappoint­
ment, please  note  that  above  prices are  for 
to-day  only;  subject  market  fluctuations. 
Orders will be  filled low as market on  arrival. 
Will make firm offers by wire when requested.

W.  T.  LAMORKAUX,  Agt.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Advanced—Sugars, Higgins’ salt.
Declined—Ondara  raisins,  sultana  raisins, 

kerosene, trout,  whiteflsh.

 
 

BLU IN G .

CA NN ED  F IS H .

A X LE  GREASE.

CANNED F R U IT S .

BA K IN G   PO W D ER .

These prices  are  for  cash,  buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.
Frazer’s .................  2 801 Paragon  ..................1  80
Diamond................ 1 75 Paragan25ft pails.1  20
Modoc.....................1 65|
Arctic % B^cans 
  45|Arctic 1 ft cans— 2 40
Arctic % ft cans__   75 Arctic 5 ft cans— 12 00
Arctic )4 ft cans.  .  1 40|
Dry, No. 2............................................ doz. 
25
Dry, No. 3............................................doz. 
45
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  “ 
3 00
Arctic No. 3  “ 
“ 
4 50
BROOMS.No.  2 Hurl............... 175
No. 1 Carpet.......... 2  50
Fancy  Whisk...........100
No. 2 Carpet.......... 2  25
CommonWhisk__   75
No. 1  Parlor Gem.. 2 75
No. lH url..............2  00
Clams, 1 ft  standards........................................ 1 40
Clams, 2ft  standards........................................2 65
Clam Chowder,  3 ft........................................... 2 20
Cove Oysters, 1  ft  standards...........................1 10
Cove Oysters, 2  ft  standards....................  1 90
Cove Oysters, 1 ft  slack filled....................  75
Cove Oysters, 2 ft slack filled...........................1 05
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic........................................... 1 75
Lobsters, 1 ft star.............................................. 2 25
Lobsters, 2 ft star...............................................3 10
Mackerel, lf t   fresh standards........................1 00
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh standards........................6 50
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ft......................3 25
Mackerel, 3 ft in Mustard................................. 3 25
Mackerel, 3 ft broiled........................................3 25
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river.............................1 55
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river............................ 2 60
Salmon. 1 ft  Sacramento.................- ........ 1 35
Sardines, domestic 34s.................................
1314
Sardines,  domestic  14s.............................. 
Sardines,  Mustard  14s.................................  12
Sardines,  imported  14s...............................   1414
Sardines, imported 14s.................................  20
Sardines, imported 14s, boneless...............  32
Trout, 3ft  brook.......................................   2 75
Apples, 3 ft standards.................................  90
Apples, gallons,  standards, Erie............... 2 50
Blackberries, standards.............................. 1  05
Blackberries.  Erie........................................1 45
Blackberries, Hamburg.............................. 1 55
Cherries, Erie, red........................................ 1  00
Cherries, Erie,white wax............................ 1 70
Cherries,  red  standard...............................   90
Damsons......................   
1  00
Egg Plums, standards 
.............................. 1  40
Green Gages, standards 2 ft.............................1 40
Green Gages,  Erie.............................................1 50
Peaches, Extra Yellow...................................2 40
Peaches, standards............................1  7o@l 95
Peaches,  seconds...............................................1 50
Pineapples, Erie................................................2 20
Pineapples, standards.......................................1 70
Quinces........................... 
Raspberries, Black,  Erie................................. 1 45
Raspberries,  Black, Hamburg........................1 80
Raspberries, Red,  Erie................................1 35
Strawberries, Erie........................................ 1 30
Apricots, Lusk’s.. .2 40]Pears............................ 3 CO
Egg Plums.............2 50 Quinces........................ 2 90
Grapes....................2 50 Peaches  ..................3 00
Green Gages..........2  50|
Asparagus, OysterBay.....................................3 25
Beans, Lima.  Erie............................................. 1 20
Beans, String, E rie........................................... 1 05
Beans, Lima,  standani...................................75
Beans, Stringless, Erie...............................   95
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked...........................1 60
Corn,  Trophy................................................1  05
Peas, French.......................................................1 75
Peas, Marrofat, standard..................................1 70
Peas, Beaver.................................................   90
Peas, early small, sifted.............................. 180
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden.................................  85@95
Squash, E rie.......................................................1 10
Succotash, Erie..................................................1 20
Succotash, standard.....................................  90
Tomatoes, Trophy.............................................1 00
Boston.............
Baker’s  ...........
Runkles’ ..........
Green Rio........
GreenJava.......
Green Mocha...
Roasted Rio —
Roasted Java  ..
Roasted Mar...
Roasted Mocha.28@30
72 foot J u te ....... 1  25  172 foot Cotton___2  25
60 foot Jute.......  1  00  60 foot Cotton___ 2  00
40 Foot Cotton__1 50  150 foot Cotton— 1  75
Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth......................  75
Cod, whole..................................................... 4)4@5
Cod,Boneless................................................. 6@7
Cod, pickled, 44  bbls........... ........................ 3 50
Halibut  ..  .......................................................  12
Herring 44  bbls............................................ 2 50
Herring,  Scaled.............................................18@20
Herring,  Holland.........................................  65
Mackei’el, No. 1,44 bbls...............................5 50
Mackerel, No. 1. 12  ft  kits..........................1 00
Mackerel, No. 1, shore,  44  bbls.................6 25
Mackerel, No. 1, shore,  kits.......................1 00
Shad, 44 b b l................................................. 2 50
Trout, No.  1, 44  bbls....................................4 00
Trout, No. 1,12  ft  kits.................................  90
White, No. 1,44 bb ls....................................6 00
White, Family, 44 bbls.................................2 50
White, No. 1,10 ft kits.................................  85
White, No. 1,12 ft kits.................................  95
Lemon.  Vanilla.
1  40
4 oz.......................................... 1 50  2 50
6 oz.......................................... 2 50  4 00
8 oz.......................................... 3 50  5 00
No. 2 Taper............................1 25  1 50
No.  4 
3 00
44 pint round.........................4 50  7 50
......................e oo  is oo
i 
No.  8.......................................3 00  4 25
No. 10 ....................................4 25 
6 00

9®13 ¡Roasted M ex.. 17@20
17@27 Ground  Rio... 9@n>
©13%
23@25 Arbuckle’s __
x x x x ............ ©13%
10@15
23©3G Dilworth’s __ @13%
17@18 Levering’s __ @13%

Jennings’ 2 oz............................19  doz.l 00 

16!German  Sweet 
18 Vienna Sweet

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

FLA V O RIN G  EXTRACTS.

CANNED V EG ETA BLES.

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CHOCOLATE.

::::::23

CORDAGE.

CO FFEE.

1  75 

1 45

F IS H .

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FR U ITS

Apples, Michigan..................................   4)4@5
Apples, Dried, evap., bbls.................... 
©754
Apples, Dried, evap., box.....................  
@844
Cherries, dried,  pitted..........................  
@16
Citron..........................................................  @25
Currants...................................................... 
@5
Peaches, dried  ...................................... 
12@13
Pineapples,  standards.........................  @1 70
Prunes, Turkey, new............................  5)4@5)4
10@13 
Prunes, French, 50 ft  boxes.
Raisins, Valencias.......................... ,
@944 
T
@ 9% 
Raisins,  Layers...
Raisins,  Ondaras..................................
@1144 
Raisins,  Sultanas..................................
8@ 844 @2 50 
Raisins, Loose  Muscatels............. ......
@3 20 
Raisins, London Layers.......................
@4 25 
Raisins, Dehesias..................................
@2 40
Raisins, California  Layers..................
Raisins, California Muscatels.............
Water White........ 
Grand Haven,  No.  9, square.........................1  75
Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square........ *...............1  50
Grand  Haven,  No.  200,  parlor........................ 2 25
Grand  Haven,  No.  300,  parlor.........................3 50
Grand Haven,  No.  7,  round.........................2 25
Oshkosh, No.  2.......................................................1 10
Oshkosh, No.  8.......................................................1 60
Swedish.................................
Richardson’s No. 2  square.
do 
Richardson’s No. 6 
.
Richardson’s No. 8 
.
do 
do 
Richardson’s No. 9 
........
Richardson’s No. 19,  do 
.......
Black  Strap..................................
Porto  Rico....................................
New  Orleans,  good.....................
New Orleans, choice....................
New  Orleans,  fancy....................
44 bbls. 3c extra.

75
.......................2 70
......................2 70
.......................1 70
.......................2» 55
........................1 75
..............14@16@18
.................... 28@30
..................,.38@42
.................... 48@50
........... 52@55

| Legal  Test.............

K E R O S E N E   O IL .

M OLASSES.

M ATCHES.

OATM EAL.

do 

P IC K L E S .

Steel  cut.................6 251Quaker, 48  fts......... 2 35
Steel Cut, 44 bbls.. .3 35 Quaker, 60 fts......... 2 50
Rolled  O ats...,__ 3 60[Quakerbbls............. 6 50
Choice in barrels med.............  
.................. 4 50
Choice in 44 
......................................2 75
P IP E S .
Imported Clay 3 gross.......................... 2 25@3 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross............  @2 25
Imported Clay, No. 216,244 gross........   @1  85
American  T.D.......................................   @  90
Java  .................6}4@6%
Good Carolina....... 6
P atna.......................6
Prime Carolina......6)4
Rangoon...........5>4@6%
Choice Carolina......7
Broken.................,..3%
Good Louisiana......5%
DeLand’s pure....... 514 ¡Dwight’s .................... 534
Church’s  .................534 Sea  Foam.................&54
Taylor’s  G. M.........5J4lCap  Sheaf.................534.

8A LERA TU S.

'   R IC E

SALT.

SOAP.

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SA UCES.

2 25
2 20
2 45
98
1 60
1 55
78
2 80
80
25
28

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy............................ 
28 Pocket.................................................  
100 3 ft pockets.......................................  
Saginaw F ine......................................... 
Diamond C.............................................. 
Standard Coarse.................................... 
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........ 
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__  
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........  
American, dairy, 44 hu. bags............... 
Rock, bushe Is........................................  
Parisian, 44  pints..................................   @2  00
Pepper Sauce, red  small.....................   @  75
Pepper Salice, green.............................   @  90
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring.............   @1 35
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........   @1  70
Catsup, Tomato,  pints..........................   @1 00
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  .....................   @1  35
Horseradish,  44 pints............................  @1  00
Horseradish, pints.................................  @1  30
Halford Sauce, pints............................  @3 50
Halford Sauce, 44 pints.........................  @2  20
Salad Dressing, Durkee’s, large..........  @4  85
Salad Dressing, Durkee’s, small........  @2 90
Detroit Soap Co.’s Queen Anne..........  @4  85
“  Cameo......................   @3 30
“  Monday...................   @3 45
“  Mascot.....................  @3 45
“  Superior, 601 ft bars  @3  60
3 60
3 30
315
3 30
3  15
4  85

Kirk’s American Fam ily....................  
do.  India.......................................... 
do.  Savon  ........................................ 
do.  Satinet...................................... 
do.  Revenue...................................  
do.  White Russian.......................... 
Proctor & Gamble’s Ivory................. 
Japan  O live......... 
Town Talk..............  
Golden Bar............. 
Arab........................ 
Amber....................  
Mottled  German.. 

6 75
2 80
3 60
4 10
3 35
3 60
3  60

Procter & Gamble’s Velvet..................  @3 15
Procter & Gamble’s Good Luck..........  @3 20
Procter & Gamble’s Wash  Well..........  @3  00
Badger.......................................... 60fts 
@644
Galvanic.................................................   @4 05
Gowan & Stover’s New Process 3 ft br  @18%
Tip Top....................................... 3 ft bar  @  16
Ward’s White Lily.................................  @6  75
Handkerchief.........................................  @4 20
Babbitt’s ................................................ 
Dish R ag................................................ 
Bluing...................................................... 
Magnetic.................................................  
New  French  Process........................... 
Spoon...................................................... 
Anti-Washboard.................................... 
Vaterland............................................... 
Magic........................................................ 
Pittsburgh.............................................. 
Whole.

5 25
4 00
5 00
4 10
4 50
5 00
5 00
3 25
4 00
4 00

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

Ground. 

SPIC E S.

Pepper........ .......16@25
Allspice....... .......12@15
Cinnamon... .......18@30
Cloves  ........ .......15@25
Ginger  ........ .......16@20
Mustard....... .......15@30
Cayenne  __ .......25@35

Pepper.................  @19
Allspice...............  8@10
Cassia..................   @10
Nutmegs  ........... 60@65
Cloves
@18

STARCH.

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■d’s, 1

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pkgs.,  pure..................
3ft pkgs.,  pure...................
lf t  pkgs., Silver Gloss 
6 ft pkgs., 
“  __
1 ft pkgs., Corn  Starch__
(Bulk) Ontario..................
Muzzy Gloss 1 ft boxes............................
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3 ft boxes............................
•“ 
6 ft boxes............................
“ 
“  bu lk......................................
“ 
“  Corn, 20 ft.......................................
“  40 ft.........................................
“ 
Gilbert’s Gloss, 1  ft..................................
“ 
“  6 f t ...................................
Linen Gloss, 3  ft......................
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Crystal  “  bulk...................
“ 
Corn, 1 $ ....................................
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@644
@644
@ 8
@844
@ 8
@5
@6
@5%
@644
@444
@644
©6 Ki
@5%
@6
@5%
@4
@6

SUGARS.

TEA S.

SY RUPS.

TOBACCO—F IN E  C U T - IN   P A IL S .

@  744 
@  7 
@ 6% 
@ 6% 
@ 644 
@ 6 
@ 5% 
@ 544 
@  5

, .45 Medallion.......
.. 491 Sweet Owen... 
PLU G .

Cut  Loaf.................................................
Cubes  ......................................................
Powdered................................................
Granulated,  Standard..........................
Confectionery A ....................................
Standard A ..............................................
Extra C, White.......................................
Extra C.....................................................
Fine  C......................................................
Yellow C...................................................
28 
Corn,  Barrels.........................................
30 
Corn, 44 bbls............................................
Corn,  10 gallon kegs...............................
@  32 
Corn, 5 gallon kegs.................................
@1 60 
Corn, 444 gallon kegs..............................
@1 45 
Pure  Sugar....................................... bbl
23@  35 
30@  38 
Pure Sugar Drips....................... ,44  bbl
@1  96 
Pure Sugar  Drips................ 5 gal kegs
Pure Loaf Sugar Drips............. 44 bbl
@  85 
Pure  Loaf Sugar..................5 gal kegs
@1 85
Japan ordinary.............................................22@25
Japan fair to good........................................30@35
Japan fine.......................................................40@50
Japan dust.....................................................15@20
Young Hyson................................................ 30@50
GunPowder................................................... 35@50
Oolong........ ............................................ 33@55@60
Congo............................................................. 25@30
State  Seal..................60¡Atlas.......................... 35
Prairie Flower..........65 Royal Game...............38
.65 
Climber.................... 62 Mule Ear.
..74 
Indian Queen...........60 Fountain...............
. .64 
Bu 11  Dog...................601 Old Congress........
. .52 
Crown  Leaf..............661 Good Luck............
. .35 
Matchless.................65 Blaze Away..........
..30 
Hiawatha..................67lHair Lifter...........
.60
Globe  .........................70 Governor
May Flower...............70 Fox’s Choice............   63
.......35
Hero 
Old  Abe.
....... 66
@62
Piper  Heidseiek....................................
Punch......................................................
@10
@46
Chocolate Cream....................................
@46
Woodcock  ..............................................
@46
Knignts of  Labor.................................
@46
Arab, 2x12 and 4x12...............................
@37
Black Bear..............................................
@46
King 
......................................................
@38
Old Five Cent Times.............................
@62
Prune Nuggett, 12 ft.............................
@46
Parrot  ....................................................
@38
Old Tim e.................................................
@48
Tramway................................................
@46
Glory  ............................................ t-----
@48
Durham.................................................
@50
Silver  Coin............................................
@36
Buster  [Dark]......................................
@36
Black Prince [Dark]............................
@36
Black Racer  [Dark]............................
@46
Leggett & Myers’  Star.........................
@46
Climax...................................................
@46
Hold F a st..............................................
@46
McAlpin’s Gold Shield.........................
@51
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 ft  cads. «—
@37
Cock of the Walk  6s............................
@46
Nobby Twist.........................................
@46
Nimrod..................................................
©46
Acorn .................................................
@44
Crescent ................................................
@35
Black  X .................................................
@40
Black  Bass............................................
@46
Spring.....................................................
@46
Cray lin g ...............................................
@45
Mackinaw..............................................
@44
Horse Shoe............................................
@36
Hair Lifter............................................
@36
D. and D., black................ ...................
@46
McAlpin’s Green  Shield......................
@35
Ace  High, black...................................
@46
Sailors’  Solace.....................................
2c. less in four butt lots.
.......28
Tramway, 3 oz..........40Uncle  Sam..
Lumberman..............25
Ruby, cut Cavendish 35
Railroad Boy..............38
Boss  .......................... 15
Mountain Rose...........18
Peck’s Sun.................18
Home Comfort.......... 25
Miners and Puddlers.28
Old Rip........................55
Morning  Dew...........25
Seal of North Caro­
Chain......................... 22
lina, 2  oz.................48
Peerless  ....................25
Seal of North Caro­
Standai'd...................22
lina, 4oz...................46
Old Tom.................... 21
Tom & Jerry............ 24¡Seal of North  Caro-
lina, 8oz...................41
Joker...
Seal of North  Caro­
Traveler.................... 35
lina, 16 oz boxes__ 40
Maiden....................... 25
Big Deal......................27
Pickwick  Club.......... 40
Apple Jack.................24
Nigger Head..............26
King Bee, longcut.. .22
Holland......................22
Milwaukee  Prize__ 24
German......................16
Rattler........................28
Solid Comfort............30
Windsor cut plug...
Red Clover.................32
.......16
Zero
Long Tom...................30
Holland Mixed.......... 16
National.................... 26
Golden Age............... 75
Tim e...........................26
Mail  Pouch............... 25
Conqueror.................23
Knights of Lai or__ 30
Grayling.................... 32
Free Cob Pipe............27
Seal Skin.................... 30
Rob Roy......................26
Globe.......................... 21| Hiawatha...........
. . . . 2 2
Mule Ear....................23| Old Congress..............23
Michigan  Chief.
@ 60  00
Roma............................
@ 60  00 
American  ..................
@ 57  00 
La  Industria...............
@ 50  00 
Parker .........................
@ 50  00 
Promenade.................
@ 35  00 
Old Judge....................
@ 35  00 
Pam ina.......................
@ 25  00 
Comforter..................
@20 00

SMOKING

SH ORTS.

CIG A RS.

SN U FF.

“ 

VIN EGA R.

W ASH ING PO W D ERS.

@1 30 
.  8@12
@3 75 
@1054 
@ 7% 
@4 50 
@4 50 
@4 25 
@4 50 
@4 25 
@4 15 
@4 00 
@3 60 
@3  84 
@4 20

Lorillard’s American Gentlemen.
“  Maccoboy.......................
Gail & Ax’ 
.....................
“ 
Rappee............................
Railroad  Mills  Scotch....................
Lotzbeok  .........................................
Pure  Cider..........8@12 White Wine.
Boraxine  .................................... ..........
1776 $  f t ....................................... ..........
Gillett’s $  f t ...........................................
Pearline <p 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 )4 ft papers..
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 80 )4 ft paprs
Soapine, No. 1.........................................
Soapine, No. 2.........................................
Soapine, No. 3.........................................
Twin Bros..........1 65  ¡Wilsons............
.. 1  65
Magic.................1  75  ¡National...............1  65
M ISCELLANEOUS
Bath Brick imported................
95 
American................
60 
Barley...........................................
@3 
1 00 
Burners, No. 1 ............................
do  No.  2............................
1  50 
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand........
8  00
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans.............   15@25
Candles, Star.
@13)4 
Candles,  Hotel....................
@14 
Extract Coffee, V.  C..........
@80 
F elix.......
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps... 
@30 
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.
@40 
Gum, Spruce.......................
30@35 
Hominy, 
bbl...................
@4 00 
Jelly, in 30 ft pails.............
@ 5 
Peas, Green Bush...............
(§d  35 
Peas, Split prepared..........
@ 3% @3 5Ô 
Powder, Keg.......................
Powder,  )4 Keg..................
@1 93

YEAST.

1  25 

do 

do 

CANDY, FRUITS AND  NUTS. 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

 

do 
do 

FANCY—IN   5 f t   BO XES.

STIC K .
Straight, 25 ft  boxes............................  10)4@10
Twist, 
............................... 9  @10)4
 
Cut Loaf 
@12
M IX ED .
Royal, 25 ft  pails......................................10 @1014
Royal, 200 ft bbls........................................  @9%
Extra, 25 ft pails........................................11@11)4
Extra, 200 ft bbls....................................... 10@10)4
French Cream, 25 ft pails................................13
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases......................................... 13
Broken, 25  ft  pails.....................................11@1114
Broken, 200 ft  bbls........................................... 10)s
Lehaon Drops................................................... 14
Sour Drops........................................................ 15
Peppermint  Drops........................................ 15
Chocolate Drops.............................................. 16
H M Chocolate  Drops.....................................20
Gum  Drops  ..................................................... 10
Licorice Drops..................................................20
A B   Licorice  Drops........................................12
J5
Lozenges, plain........... .............. 
Lozenges,  printed........................................... 16
Imperials.................................................. 
15
M ottoes............................................................. 15
Cream  Bar.............
................14
Molasses Bar.................................
............... 13
Caramels........................................
................20
Hand Made Creams.....................
................20
Plain  Creams...............................
................17
Decorated Creams.......................
................. 22
String Rock..................................
............... 15
Burnt Almonds............................
Wintergreen  Berries................
.................15
FANCY—IN   BU LK .
Lozenges, plain in  pails.............
.......12J4@13
Lozenges, plain in bbls...............
.......1154®12
Lozenges, printed in pails..........
.......13H@14
Lozenges, printed in  bbls..........
12)4@13 
Chocolate Drops, in pails..................... 13
@14
Gum  Drops  in pails.......
l/s@ 8
Gum Drops, in bbls
m
Moss Drops, in pails.............................10)4@11)4
Moss Drops, in bbls.........................................  9
Sour Drops, in  pails........................................12
Imperials, in  pails................................ 13@  14
Imperials  in bbls.................................  @12
Bananas,  Aspinwall.............................2 50@4 50
Oranges, Messina and  Palermo..........3 50@4 50
Oranges, California....................
Lemons, «choice.
4 00@4 50
Lemons, fancy...............................
Figs,  layers new,  $  ft.................. .......  @12)4
Figs, baskets 40 ft ^ ft.................. .......  @ 8
Dates, frails 
do  .................. ....... 
©  4
Dates, 34 do 
d o .................. .......  ©  6
Dates, skin...................................... .......  © 4»/2
Dates, 34  skin................................. .......  @5
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $   ft........... .......8)4@ 9
Dates, Fard 50 ft box ^ ft......................  @ 7
Dates, Persian 50 ft box ^ ft........
@6)4
Pine Apples, <¡8  doz....................... ...  .2 25@2 50
PEA NU TS.
Prime  Red,  raw  «p  ft...........................  
4)4
Choice 
do  ................... ........  @5
Fancy 
do  ............................  5)4@  5!4
Choice White, Va.do  ............................ 
5@ 5)4
Fancy H P,.  Va  do  ............................  6  @ 6)4
Almonds,  Terragona, 19 ft....................  18@18(4
do  .......
Brazils,
fc@ 8)4
.......... 
do  ........ ...... :. 
Pecons.
9@12
d o ........ ..........12)4@14
Filberts, Sicily
d o ........ ...........12)4@15
Walnuts, Grenobles
“  ........ ...........Il)4@12i4
Walnuts, French

FR U IT S .

do 
do 

NUTS.

.  . 

_  

HIDES. PELTS  AND  FURS. 

Perkins & Hess quote as fol.ows: 

Green__ $  ft  6
Part cured...  7
  8
Full cured 
Dry hides and 
kip s............  8

H ID E S.

@ 6)4 
@  714 
@  8%

Calf skins, green
Deacon skins,

or cured__   @10
$  piece.......20  @50

S H E E P  PEL TS.

mer skins

Shearlings or Sum­

W OOL.
S22| Unwashed............ 
........ 
S K IN S .

Fall pelts..............30@50
peel0@20lWinter  pelts...60®l 25 
2-3
Fine washed 19 ft 2<  _
Coarse washed...16@18¡Tallow 
6%
Bear.............   @12 J0| Muskrat....... 
2@  10
Fisher  ........ 2 00@ 4 00| Otter............1  00@ 4 00
Fox, red.......  25@  1  00 Raccoon....... 
5@  75
Fox,  gray...  15@ 1 00 Skunk  ........   15@  75
M artin........  25@ 1 001 Beaver, f f t . l  00@ 2 25
Mink............ 
10@  30

5@  40|Deer,  ^llb... 

FRESH  MEATS.
John  Mohrhard  quotes  the 
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides.........................
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters........
Dressed Hogs...............................
Mutton,  carcasses.......................
Veal................................................
Pork Sausage...............................
Bologna.........................................
Chickens.......................................
Tui’keys  .......................................
PROVISIONS.

trade  selling
......6  @8
.......8  @9)4
.......5)4@ 6
......... 7  @ 7 1 4
.........   7  @   8
. . . . . 8   @9
.......9  ©10
___.11  @15
.......  @15

do. 
do. 

P O R K   IN   BA RR ELS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing &  Provision  Co. 

7 
7
7
7)4
7%
7%
8*4
7
734
7)4

SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  OR  P L A IN .

quote  as  follows:
A. Webster, packer, short cut.........................12 75
Clear back, snort cut.............................— 14 50
Extra Family Clear.............................................13 00
Clear, A. Webster  packer................................. 14 00
Standard Clear, the  best...................................15 00
Extra Clear,  heavy.............................................14 75
Boston Clear.........................................................14 25
DRY  SALT  MEATS—IN   BOXES.
Short Clears, heavy................................. 
.
medium.............................. 
light.................................... 
Long Clear Backs, 500 ft  cases.............  
Short Clear Backs, 600 ft  cases.............  
Long Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.............  
Short Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.............  
Bellies, extra quality, 500 ft cases........  
Bellies, extra quality, 300 ft cases........  
Bellies, extra quality, 200 ft cases........  
Boneless  Hams................................................10
Boneless Shoulders.........................................  7
Breakfast  Bacon............................................  8%
Dried Beef, extra quality............................H
Dried Beef, Ham pieces................................12)4
Shoulders cured in sweet pickle..................6)4
7)4
Tierces  ..................................................... 
30 and 50 ft Tubs...................................... 
7%
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases.....................  
7%
20 ft Round Tins, 80 ft  racks.................. 
8
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case.............................. 
8)4
5 ft Pails, 6 in a case................................ 
8%
10 ft Pails. 6 in a case.............................. 
8)4
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts........... 11  25
Boneless,  extra.............................................15 00
Pork Sausage...................................................  7
Ham  Sausage....................................................19)4
Tongue  Sausage...........................................  10
Frankfort  Sausage.........................................10
Blood  Sausage.................................................   6)4
Bologna, straight............................................   6)4
Bologna, thick................................................... 634
Head Cheese...................................  
634
In half barrels  ..............................................  3 25
In quarter barrels.........................................  1 75

SAUSAGE—FR ESH  AND SMOKED.

LARD  IN  T IN  P A IL S .

B E E F  IN  BA RR ELS.

P IG S ’  FEE T.

LARD.

 

A Converted Grocer.

Old Bardels kept a country store 
A mixing beans with coffee and 

And made his money by
Some other tricks as  sly.

One night he got religion and 
Commenced to sing and shout
And so disturb the meeting that 
They had to put him out.

Next morning at the table he.
Prayed that his sinning family 

With long and pious face,
Might follow him to grace.

X

Then, with a wink, young Bardels, 
Ground up the beans with coffee and 

Who, as confidential clerk.
Did all the dirty work,

Said, “ Fadder, will I mix de beans 
Now in der coffee, for
You said to grind a peck  apiece 
Each mornin’ for de store?”

The old man gazed astonished at 
“Why not, my son?” he stammered 

The little sinner  meek.
Just as soon as he could speak.

“ ’Cause, dad. you’s got religion  now,’ 
To prove it, boy!  Darn the  expense. 

“B’Gosh!  I hev—and means
Take out a quarter of the beans.”
GRAND  RAPIDS  BANANAS.

Mahogany  Cocoanuts,  Basswood  Plan­

tains, and Cocobola Yams.

New  York Correspondence  American  Furni­
ture Gazette.
One  sees  so  much  that  is  new  on  the 
streets of New York that  hardly  anything, 
no matter how strange, excites  great  atten­
tion.

1 have seen an honest  bank  cashier  pass 
along without exciting attention.  A furni­
ture manufacturer who  would  confess  that 
he ever made a dollar in any year since 1G20 
has even been known to walk Broadway for 
a mile before being pointed out as a remark­
able  individual. 
Red  headed  negroes, 
wealthy  newspaper  men,  poor  plumbers, 
peaceable Irishmen and all sorts of  impossi­
ble characters awaken  little curiosity.

But the other day when the licensed vend­
ers drove their wagons through Canal Street, 
yelling—as only a Comanche  or  a lincensed 
vender can—“Here's your nice,ripe G-r-a-n-d 
R-a-p-i-d-s  bananas  only  two  for  a  cent 
apiece,” there was instant commotion.  Mr. 
Baldwin,  of the Phoenix Co.,  rushed  to  the 
door in amazement.  Frank Rhoner jumped 
into the street without  remembering  to put 
on his new hat. 
Foster’s  folks came tear­
ing around the corner as if shot out of a gun 
and Geo. Henshaw,  who was  trying  to post 
Burns & Frechet’s books, stopped everything 
and came down two steps at a time.

At last some had the courage—or the coin 

—to buy one.

“It looks like a  banana!  it  tastes  like  a 
banana!!  it is  a  banana!!!  by  Jehosophat!” 
said  the  purchaser, after  an  examination. 
And still the wonder grew how such  purely 
tropical fruit could have been raised  in  the 
chilly atmosphere of the  Michigan furniture 
metropolis.

And yet the vender had the  bill  of  a  re­
putable importer to prove that they were the 
genuine Grand Rapids brand.

They had to give it up.
“Never mind,” said  one,  “the  Furniture 
Gazette  will be along in a  day  or  two  and 
tell us all about it.”

Of  course  everybody  knows  that  Grand 
Rapids must have a new craze about once in 
five years.  The first was the furniture man­
ufacture.  The  mania  once started spread 
through the community like wild fire.  Every­
body had it—and had it bad.  Bank cashiers 
resigned to become superintendants  of  fac­
tories,  clergymen stopped preaching, school 
superintendants vacated their offices, plough­
shares were beaten  into  planing  machines. 
Men on the housetops  came down,  pitchers 
were left at wells—or  at  the  “Family  En­
trance”—fishers  dropped 
their  nets—in 
Reed's Lake—and gave up all to follow  the 
furniture business  Some  of  them are fol­
lowing it yet—at a long distance.

Then came the mahogany craze.  President 
Zahlivar, of Honduras,  visited  the  United 
States to establish  “commercial  relations,’” 
as  it  is  called  whenever  an  impecunious 
Central America Republic wants  to  unload 
on a confiding Yankee.  He got no bites un­
til somebody advised him to go to Grand Rap­
ids.  The Michigan men took hold  of  it  at 
once.  Here was a scheme.  Already  the 
greatest furniture town  of  its  size  in  the 
West,  it had  been  obliged  to  purchase  its 
mahogany  from  New  York,  Cincinnati, 
London,  Peoria,  or other noted rivals.  They 
would buy Honduras  and  grow  their  own 
mahogany. 
If the  product  was  not  large 
enough for the needs of the  great  furniture 
town, they could buy seed from San Domin­
go or Mexico and grow  more.  Again  the 
town had its craze.

Lacey, Robinson, Weston,  Withey, Hoden- 
pyl, Fox, Morris and others went at it  with 
a will and are at it  yet.*

The result is the  Honduras  Tropic  Fruit 
Co., with headquarters at Tela, and of which 
Chas.  W.  Milis  is  President;  E  Crofton 
Fox, Vice-President,  and W.  M.  Robinson,. 
Secretary and Treasurer.  And  it  was  in 
this way that Grand  Rapids  became  inter­
ested in the manufacture of  bananas,  yams, 
cocoanuts, plantains and other tropical fruits. 
The banana factory already covers  two hun­
dred acres with the most  unproved  modern 
machinery.  Several novel  designs  in  ban­
anas are about  to  be  introduced  and  some 
specimens  of  Eastlake  cocoanuts  which 
have reached New York have met with great 
approbation.

*  Joking apart,  recent  information  gives 
reason to believe that the  venture  of  these 
enterprising gentlemen  is  destined  to meet 
with the reward it deserves.  A few logs have 
already arrived in New York,  and it is  said 
the Pullman Co.  have offered to buy a  large 
quantity  of  wood  if  as  good  as  the first 
specimens.  And  out  of  this  springs the 
Grand Rapids Banana.  Once hi Honduras, 
and away from the furniture  fever,  Charlie 
Mills  was cured of the  mahogany  malaria.
The  manufacture  of  broom  corn  tooth 

picks is a growing  Kansas industry.

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Tbarbware.

The Enterprising  Hardware Dealer. 

From the Industrial World.

The hardware trade of a  town  is  largely 
what the dealers make it.  To a certain ex­
tent they create the demand  for  the  goods 
they sell.  Their method of buying presup- 
poses  this  fact.  Otherwise  dealers  would 
consult their customers before making selec­
tions.  True,  many articles are bought with 
a view to anticipate the wants of 
the  pur­
chaser, but there is a large share of the stock 
which  the dealers  buy  on  their own judg­
ment, and with a view of inducing the trade 
to concur in their choice.  Thus,  in the mat­
ter of stoves,  they select such  styles,  kinds 
and make,  as they deem either  the  best  or 
the  most  easily  sold,  relying  upon  their 
ability to make their  patrons  purchase  the 
same on  their recommendation.  There  are 
merchants  whose  power  of  persuasion  is 
^   greater  than  others,  and  whose  voice  in 
controlling  the  choice  of  articles  by  their 
patrons is very  potential.  Such  dealers are 
an authority in their several lines.  To reach 
this position it is necessary that one  have a 
thorough knowledge  of  the  business,  and 
full information relative  to the  comparative 
merits of various articles coming  into  corn­
i l  petition.  The  dealer  would  make  a  poor 
show in attempting to sell a new  lock  at  a 
higher price than for those ordinarily kept in 
stock who could not explain to the purchaser 
wherein the new lock  was  superior  to  the 
old.  Some feign a knowledge in such mat­
ters that they do not possess,  but  they  are 
^  likely  to  come  to  grief,  as  such  shallow 
™  pretences are sooner or later discovered.

|j j  purchasers on account of their novelty. 

The merchant often is called upon  to  in­
troduce an  entirely  new  thing.  Here  lie 
certainly is an innovator,  and  must rely up­
on his powers of persuasion  in  bringing  it 
into use. 
The mistake which  many  mer­
chants make is in thinking that it is better to 
ifc follow their trade than lead  it.  This  con­
servatism might  have  done  in  early  days, 
when competition was not rife,  but  it is no 
longer safe to follow  this  course,  for  fear 
that some enterprising competitor will  step 
to the front and carry off the business.  New 
things  are  very  taking.  They  often  .find 
It 
is a good reputation for a  store  to  have  it 
generally said that in it are kept  all  of  the 
new articles in its line.  Customers find this 
out  much more rapidly than many suppose. 
If a merchant once  gains  a  reputation  for 
enterprise it becomes a part  of  his  capital. 
^ H e  can do much  toward  cultivating  a  cor- 
^ r e c t public taste.  But he cannot sell silver 
plated butts or other  ornamental  hardware 
imless he keeps them.  He  cannot  induce 
his customers to have faith in  such  articles 
unless he himself has  faith in  them. 
It is 
not always easy  to sell  new  things  to  the 
first customer,  but after a  while,  when  the 
^fctrade  has  been  sufficiently  cultivated,  the 
them­
^trouble ceases and  the  goods  sell 

selves.

It is not such a  difficult  task  after  all— 
that of guiding and directing  the  course  of 
the  tastes in  one’s  trade.  A  few  timely 
words,  a fair stock in hand to show,  a  few

■sales  for  reference,  and the  ice  is  broken. 

Why so many dread to introduce  new  arti­
cles is the doubt and uncertainty  about their 
being favorably received  at first.  Yet not a 
few merchants  have  confidence  enough  in 
themselves to assert that they can  sell  any­
thing—which,  so far as they are  concerned, 
is probably the truth, for  a  good  salesman 
Ajhvho has sufficient hope  and  assurance  can 
sell almost anything he  undertakes  to  dis­
pose of.

should 

The  hardware  merchant 

take 
pleasure in being  the  cause  of  introducing 
new and improved articles to his trade. 
If 
by his means the homes of  his  patrons  are 
^beautified and made  more  secure,  the  toils 
*  f the housewife lessened or the comforts of 
the home increased, the  labors  of the  farm 
made lighter,  and turned  into  more  useful 
and economical channels,  certainly  his  en- 
deavers have borne  good  fruit.  When  a 
man can  be  a  public  benefactor  and  still 
make money by so being,  it  should  require 
l i t t l e  pressure to induce him  to become one. 
To be enabled to  educate  the  public  taste 
is a matter  of no  small  importance.  The 
quiet  and  unobtrusive  work  of  the  mer­
chant is no less  beneficial—often  far  more 
so than that of a  noisy orator.  The dealer 
too often forgets that he is  something  more 
^Lilian a  mere  merchant—he  is  part  of  the 
community; he is an important factor in the 
civilization that surrounds him ;  he  can  be 
useful to his neighbors and  those who dwell 
within 
the  circle  of  his  usefulness. 
He  should 
is 
something  higher  than  the  mere  mat­
ter  of  money  making. 
the  con­
d u c t of his  business  he  should  strive  not 
alone to amass riches,  but to  be  serviceable 
to his friends—to the community about him. 
Having this in  mind  he  becomes  a  useful 
member  of society,  an  aid in  the  elevation 
of the taste  and comfort of his fellow  men. 
Dealers imbued  with  such  a  spirit  would

remember 

there 

that 

In 

«sek to introduce the best and most  service- 

)le  articles—would  strive  to  cultivate  a 
better taste  among  their  followers—would 

endeavor to give not only value  received for 
every dollar dropping into their tills, but the 
best value received which  they  could  give. 
A trade built up in  such a  spirit  would  be 
^profitable alike to seller and purchaser.

Directions for Operating  Stoves.

In a recent stove catalogue are to be found 
several essential points to be observed to se­
cure the proper working of stoves  and  ran­
ges.  There may be nothing new in the sug­
gestions,  but  their  importance  warrants 
their frequent iteration:

To secure good operation  in  cook  stoves 

and ranges,  see:

1st.  That the flue stopper is  in its place, 
that the flue strips are in  their  places,  and 
that the flues are open and clear,  so that the 
smoke can pass through them.

2d.  That the front grate and linings are 
in  place  and  fit  well,  so  that  the  air  is 
forced through the fuel, and not  allowed to 
pass over it,  and thus supply the draft with­
out securing good, combustion.

3d.  That 

the  dampers  operate,  a n d

THAT YOU KNOW HOW TO  SET THEM.

See that no accident has befallen the stove 
in transit,  and disarranged  any of  its parts 
—AND THAT YOU  UNDERSTAND  ITS  CON- 
8TRUCTION.

If you have all  these  parts  properly  ad- 
j listed,  open the direct draft damper and see if 
you can get a good fire in the stove,  togeth­
er with a strong draft. 
If  the  stove  will 
not burn well then,  the trouble is not  in the 
stove, butjabove it.  .Then look carefully
AND  PERSISTENTLY  FOR  THE  THINGS 
THAT SHOULD SECURE GOOD DRAFT.  See :
1st.  That the chimney is .clear and has a 
good draft.  The  common  test  of  burning 
paper at  the  pipe hole  is  insufficient,  as a 
breath will move a paper blaze.  The chim­
ney should be  perpendicular  and  not  ang­
ling.  I nclining  a chimney from  a  per­
pendicular  IS CERTAIN  TO  INJURE  THE 
draft.  Many chimneys are made too low 
and draw better when  a  “smoke  stack’’  is 
put on them.

2d.  That the  pipe fits closely on the stove 
and in the chimney.  No air  should go into 
the chimney outside of the pipe.

3d.  That the pipe does not go too  far  in 

the chimney.

4th.  That  no  ashes  from  chimney get 

into the end of the  pipe.

5tli.  Avoid having  the pipe telescope at 
the elbow. 
If you are trying a  stove -with­
out a hot water reservoir,  and  have  every­
thing in good order as heretofore  described, 
it cannot possibly fail  in  operation  if  you 
close the direct draft damper and  throw  all 
the heat around the oven.  Time should be 
given to get the  oven  hot  before  trying  to 
bake. 
If you have a stove with a reservoir, 
be sure that the  damper  (if  one  is  in  the 
stove)  to force the heat under  the  reservoir 
is closed,  so that all the heat must go around 
the  oven.

6th.  Be  sure  that you know how to set 
the dampers,  so they may not be open  when 
you think they are closed.

We have known many persons  who  have 
tried to use such stoves with the damper un­
der reservoir open,  when  they  thought  it 
was closed.  On that account the oven would 
not heat, but worked well when they  closed 
the damper.

7th. 

If  the fuel is hard (anthratic)  coal, 
have the size of the coal adapted to the stove 
—not so large that the air passes  through it 
without  giving  good  combustion,  nor  so 
small that it packs down in the  fire box and 
prevents  good  circulation.  The  oven  is 
heated by the products of combustion, there­
fore see that the  condition  of  the  fire  box 
gives you good  combustion.  This  will de­
pend on the draft and on the  fuel—different 
kinds of fuel require different  treatment—a 
coal fire cannot be treated like a  wood  fire.

Be Prepared for the Tramps.

T he T radesman has heretofore referred 
to the gang of  itinerant  hardware  scalpers 
who make this city "their  headquarters  and 
send out  wagons  in  all  directions  for  the 
purpose of peddling out cheap hardware and 
vile tinware.  The goods  are shipped from 
Grand Rapids as  the  peddlers  need  them, 
and whenever a town is struck the plunder is 
auctioned off at  prices  considerably  below 
those for which straight goods  can  be sold. 
The  men  who  pursue  this  business  are 
shysters as well as tramps,  and  no  reliance 
is to be placed on their statements or  prom­
ises.  Here to-day and there to-morrow, they 
represent  the  most objectionable feature of 
modem  trade—one  of  the  worst obstacles 
the  reputable dealer has to contend with.

The object of the present  reference  to  a 
matter which has received attention  hereto­
fore is to warn hardware dealers everywhere 
to be on the look-out for the scamps  and to 
be prepared to shut them out  of  the  town, 
by using the proper means to  prevent  their 
getting a license. 
If  they  attempt  to  do 
business without a license,  see that they are 
arrested  and  punished. 
Something  more 
than the good of the  hardware  trade  is  at 
stake in this matter,  for if the  scamps  suc­
ceed in their present attempts,  they w;ill,  in 
all probability,  add  lines  of  crockery  and 
glassware,  fancy groceries, staple dry goods, 
and anything else in which  it is  not easy to 
distinguish between good and poor goods.

Let the hardware  men  do  their  duty  in 

this respect!

The Modern Vice.

“So you’ve failed in business?”
»“Yes.”
“Made  an  assignment  and  gone  back  to 

clerking?”
‘‘Yes.”
“What  was  the  trouble?  Too  much 

drinking?” 

’

One of the largest steel  manufacturers  in 
Pittsburg,  Pa.,  expressed  the  opinion  the 
other day that a year  hence  not  a  solitary 
keg of iron nails will be made  that  side  of 
the Mississippi River.

A putty  of  starch  and  chloride  of  zinc 
hardens quick and will last as a  stopper  of 
holes in metals for months.

“No.  Too much rinking.”
Butternut wood is largely  used  for  mak-1 
ing shoes to  wear  in  breweries  and  other 
damp places.  Butternut  is a beautiful wood 
for other uses,  especially for interior cabinet 
work. 
The color mellows witli  age into a 
rich yellowish brown.

Place.

O.  Lambert’s new building on Pine  street 

has reached the second story.

Geo.  Wheeler  has  purchased  the  drug 

stock and business of Stamp & Bergeron.

F.  II.  Robarge & Co. have removed  their 
flour and feed store from Webster  to West­
ern avenue.

Horton & Farr are arranging to  close out 
their stock as fast as possible,  with  a view 
to retiring from business.

Moses Deauquett  will  shortly  engage  in 
the grocery business in the new Zimmerman 
building,  on Western avenue.

C. J. Dunheim has engaged in the  whole­
sale and retail cigar  business  in the store in 
Vos’ block,  formerly occupied  by F. Jirocli.
F. Jiroch is  now  running  five men  and 
expects to double his  force  shortly.  Cor­
nell DeYoung represents  him on  the road.
Frank Orcutt has purchased the stock and 
good will of Orcutt & Co.  from  C.  R. King, 
and will continue the business  at  the  pres­
ent location.

The  case  of  E.  A.  Stowe vs.  Elizabeth 
Root,  involving  the matter of  partnership 
in the  Wm.  D.  Carey & Co. matter,  is  set 
for trial on May 27.

S.  A.  Howey,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
hardware business at North  Muskegon,  has 
re-engaged  in  the  trade at the  corner  of 
Pine street and Webster avenue.

John Otis on the Business  Situation.
John Otis,  the Mancelona  iron man,  was 
in town last Friday on  his way  home from 
Fort Wayne and Chicago,  whither  he went 
to  bid  on  extensive  pig  iron  contracts. 
When  asked  as  to the  condition  of  the 
iron business,  he said:

“I  don’t see  any  possibility  of  an  im­
provement before  another  season.  Every 
large manufacturer with whom  I have talk­
ed and corresponded seems to be  undecided 
as to future operations,  the general  opinion 
being  that no  important  business  move­
ments will  be undertaken  until  after  the 
dominant party puts itself on record  on the 
tariff question. 
I  expected that  President 
Cleveland would  outline the  policy  ofjliis 
administration before this  time,  but  all his 
executive ability  seems  to be  expended in 
parceling out  the  offices  at  his  disposal. 
No hint has been dropped as to what  stand 
he proposes to  take  on  the tariff,  or  any 
other great question of public concern.  No 
new idea has been advanced, no  suggestion 
made as to the  remedy  for  the  prevailing 
business  depression.  As  a  consequence, 
the public distrust of free trade  and its  at­
tendant revolution  in  prices and  values,  is 
heightened  to  an  alarming  extent,  and 
large business operations will  be postponed 
until the party declares either for free trade 
or protection. 
It is  not  a matter of  great 
concern to me which system is adopted,  but 
the  country  wants  the  matter  definitely 
settled. 
If it is to be  protection,  business 
will be resumed on its former scale of  mag­
nitude. 
If it is to be free trade,  it  will  be 
neccessary to readjust values in every direc­
tion—we  must  get  our ore  and  charcoal 
cheaper,  and  freights  and  wages must  be 
greatly reduced. 
I think free ¡trade will be 
an accomplished fact fifty years from  now; 
but for the present,  while we are developing 
the latent resources of our country, it seems 
to me that the  best  govermcntal  policy to 
pursue is to extend every  encouragement to 
our  manufacturing  and  agricultural 
in­
terests.”

Mr.  Otis says that the  best  charcoal iron 
is now offered in  the Chicago  market  for 
$17.50 per ton.  He has  held  his  product 
at $18,  having sold  considerable  quantities 
at  $18.50,  and is  not  inclined to  make  a 
large amount the coming  season  with  the 
probability of the price going still lower.

Boots and  Shoes.

Thus far this spring has been favorable to 
dealers in rubber goods.  It is an ill rain that 
pours no good upon  any one.

A  tannery  has  been  started  in  Orange 
Park, Florida,  in which saw palmetto  is  to 
be used as tanning material.

White  satin  slippers  adorned  by  bows, 
with  a  buckle  of  pearl  beads  or  brilliant 
Rhine-stones in the  center,  are  worn  with 
white costumes,  and  by brides.

Codfish skins are successfully tanned,  and 
the leather manufactured into  gloves,  hand 
satchels,  etc.

The tanning trade  is  better  than  it  has 
been for years past and  all  Allegheny  tan­
neries are running in full operation. 
It  is 
thought that  the ¿boom  will  last  for  some 
time.

The knell has been sounded for  the  high 
Louis XV heel,  as the aristocratic elegantes 
are now adopting the half French heel, which 
gives a fine curve to the instep without  dis­
torting the foot.

It has been  noticed  that,  man  for  man, 
the English are not such  heavy  shoe  wear­
ers as they were.  Cheap railway traveling 
may doubtless be held partly responsible for 
the change.

The  Hide  Market.

Hides  are  dull and slow  sale,  as  large 
stocks are accumulating  on buyers’  hands. 
Tanners seem  to be  overstocked,  and  ex­
press  no disposition to  buy.  Calf  skins 
are also  weaker.

A firm in Glasgow,  Scotland,  is now man­
ufacturing ribbon wire for electric purposes. 
It is nearly rectangular in section,  and  thus 
can  be  w'ound  into  a  smaller  space  than 
round  wire,  while  its  greater  flexibility 
renders it far more easy to manipulate. 
It 
is marked.with  the  same  numbers  as  the 
corresponding sizes of  round  wire,  and  is 
delivered on wooden bobbins.

MUSKEGON  MATTERS.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Facts and Fancies Picked up at that  Busy 

Prevailing  rates  at  Chicago  are  as  follows: 

augers and b it s.

dis $ 

BOLTS.

BARROWS.

Ives’, old  style...........................................dis 
60
N.H.C.CO................................................. dis 
60
Douglass’ ...................................................dis 
60
Pierces’ ...................................................... dis 
60
Snell’s ..........................................................dis 
60
Cook’s
...dis40&10 
Jennings’, genuine....................
...dis 
25 
Jennings’, imitation.................
...dis40&10
BALANCES.
Spring...........................................
...............dis 
25
Railroad........
................. $  13 00
Garden...........
..............net 33 00
Hand...............
..........dis  $ 60&10
Cow................
fio
..........dis 
Call..................
15
..........dis 
Gong...........
..........dis 
20
Door, Sargent.
55
..........dis 
Stove...............
40
Carriage  new  list................................ dis
75 
Plow  ......................................................dis
30&1C 
Sleigh Shoe............................................dis
73 50 
Cast Barrel  Bolts.................................dis
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..................................dis
55&10 
Wrought Sunk Flush.......................... dis
30
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush...................................................  50&10&10
Ives’  Door.......................... ................... dis  50&10
Barber..................................................dis$ 
40
Backus.................................................. dis 
50
50
Spofford................................................ dis 
Am. Ball..................... §......................... dis 
net
Well, plain...................................................$  4 00
Well, swivel.................................................  
4 50
Cast Loose Pin, figured......................dis 
60&10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed....... dis 
60&I0
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed.. dis  60&10
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint..dis  50&10
Wrounht Loose  Pin........................... dis 
60
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip.......... dis 
60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned.......... dis  60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
60& 5
tipped................................................dis 
Wrought Table.....................................dis 
60
Wrought Inside  Blind........................dis 
60
65&10
Wrought Brass.................................... dis 
70&10
Blind. Clark’s........................................dis 
Blind, Parker’s.....................................dis 
70&10
Blind,  Shepard’s..................................dis 
70
Spring for Screen Doors 3x214, per gross  15 00
Spring for Screen Doors 3x3 
per gross  18 00

BUTTS,  CAST.

BUCKETS.

BRACES.

. 

CAPS.

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

—  per  m $ 65 
60
60

CA TRIDG ES.

50

40
20

50
50
%

COCKS.

33%
25

COMBS.

C H IS ELS.

COPPER.

Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester new list
Rim Fire, United  States............... ........ dis
Centrai Fire...................................
Socket Firmer............................... .......dis
Socket Framing............................ .......dis
Socket Corner........................................dis
Socket Slicks................................. ...... dis
Butchers’ Tanged  Firmer........... __ dis
Barton’s Socket Firmers............. __ dis
Cold................................................. .......net
Curry, Lawrence’s.......  ............... —  dis
Hotchkiss  ...................................... __ dis
Brass,  Backing’s.........................
Bibb’s ...........................................
B eer..............................................
Fenns’............................................
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........ ........$ a> 30
14x52,14x56,14 x60.....................
36
Morse’s Bit  Stock....................... .......dis
35
Taper and Straight Shank.......... .......dis
20
Morse’s Taper  SoSnk.................. .......dis
30
Com. 4 piece, 6  in............................doz net $1  00
Corrugated............................................ dis  20&10
Adjustable............................................ dis ^à&10
Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00.
dis
20
Ives’, 1, $18 00 ;  2, $24 00 ;  3, $30 00.
25
dis
American File Association List....... .dis
60
Disston’s ............................................
.dis
60
New  American............................
.dis
60
Nicholson’s....................................
.dis
60
Heller’s .......................................
dis
30
Heller’s Horse Rasps....................... dis
33%
Nos. 16 to 20, 
28
List 
18

GA LV ANIZED  IR O N ,
14

22 and  24,  25 and 26.

Discount, Juniata 45@10, Charcoal 50@10. 

EX PA N SIV E B ITS.

ELBOWS.

DRILLS

P IL E S .

12 

15

13 
GAUGES.

H IN G ES.

HA NG ERS.

HAMMERS.

HO LLO W   W ARE.

50
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s................dis 
20
Maydole & Co. ’s ...................................... dis 
25
Kip’s ........................................................ dis 
40
Yerkes&  Plumb’s ................................. dis 
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel......................30 c list 40
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis  50
Champion, anti-friction........................dis 
60
Kidder, wood track................................dis 
40
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3................................ dis 
60
State.............................................perdoz.net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4%  14
and  longer.............................................. 
3%
1054
Screw Hook and Eye,  %  ...................net 
Screw Hook and Eye %........................net 
8*4
Screw Hook and Eye  %........................net 
7%
Screw Hook and Eye,  %...................... net 
714
Strap and  T.............................................dis  60&10
Stamped Tin Ware....................................   60&10
Japanned Tin  Ware.................................. .  20&10
Granite Iron  Ware................................... 
25
Grub  1...............................................$11 00, dis 40
Grub  2................................................  11  50, dis 40
Grub 3.................................................   12 00, dis 40
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings__ $2 70, dis 66%
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings..  3 50, dis 66% 
Door, porcelain, plated trim­
mings.....................................list,10  15, dis 66%
70
Door, porcelain, trimmings  list,1155, dis 
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain...........dis 
70
Picture, H. L. Judd &  Co.’s .....................d 
40
Hemacite.................................................dis 
50
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list.. .dis  66%
Mallory, Wheelnr &  Co.’s ..................... dis  66%
Branford’s ................................................dis  66%
Norwalk’s............................... .................dis  66%
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ................... dis  65
Coffee,  Parkers  Co.’s............................ dis 40&10
Coffee, P.S.&W.Mfg. Co.’s Malleables dis 40&10
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s........ dis 40&10
Coffee,  Enterprise......................................dis  25
Adze  Eye............................... !... $16 00 dis 40&10
Hunt Eye......................................$15 00 dis 40&10
Hunt’s.........................................$18 50 dis 20 & 10

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

LEV ELS. 

KNOBS.

M ILLS.

HOES.

•

N A ILS.

Common. Bra  and Fencing.

M AULS.

1  lOd  8d 
2% 
$1 25  1 50  1  75  2 00 

lOdto  60d............................................ «  keg $2  35
25
8d and 9 d adv................................................ 
6d and 7d  adv................................................ 
50
4d and 5d  adv................................................ 
75
3d advance.....................................................  1  50
3d fine advance.........................................      3  00
Clinch nails, adv...........................................  1  75
Finishing 
6d  4d
Size—inches  ( 3  
2 
154
Adv. $  keg 
Steel Nails—Same price as  above.
MOLLASSES GATES.
Stebbin’s Pattern  ...................................... dis  70
Stebbin’s Genuine.......................................dis  70
Enterprise,  self-measuring.......................dis  25
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled....................dis  50
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent.........................dis  55
Zinc, with brass bottom..............................dis  50
Brass or  Copper...........................................dis  40
Reaper......................................per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s . 
50
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy.................................dis  15
Sciota Bench................................................. dis  25
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy.......................dis  15
Bench, first quality......................................dis  20
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s,  wood and 
Fry, Acme............................................... dis 
50
Common, polished.................................. dis60&l0
Dripping........... ...................................$} fi>  6@7
Iron and Tinned...................................dis 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs..................  dis  50&J0
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10% 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 

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

PA TEN T FLA N ISA E D  IR O N .

PLA N ES.

R IV E T S.

O IL E R S.

PA N S.

9

Broken packs %c $  lb extra.

ROOFING PLATES.

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne...................5 75
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne.................7  75
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne................ 12 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne...............16 90
Sisal, % In. and  larger............................!...  7%
Manilla.............................................................  14%
Steel and  Iron.....................................   dis 
60
Try and Bevels...................................... dis  50&10
20
Mitre  ..................................................... dis 

SQUARES.

ROPES.

SHEET IRON.

Com. Smooth.  Com.
$2 80
2 80
2 80
2 80
3 00
3 00
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.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, 
fi>............................ 
In smaller quansities,  B>.....................  
No. 1,  Refined........................................... 
Market  Half-and-half........................ 
Strictly  Half-and-half............................ 

6
6%
13 00
15 00
16

tin n e r’s so lder.

 

TIN  PLATES.

. 

Cards for Charcoals, $6  75.
10x14, Charcoal............................   6 50
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal....................................  8 50
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal..................................  6 50
IC, 
12x12,  Charcoal............................   8 50
IX, 
14x20, Charcoal............................   6 50
IC, 
IX, 
14x20,  Charcoal....  .....................   8 50
IXX, 
14x20, Charcoal............................  10 50
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool..............................   12 50
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal.................................  14 50
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.

TRAPS.

WIRE.

Steel, Game......................................................
Onoida Communtity,  Newhouse’s............dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s __   60
Hotchkiss’ ..................................................  
S, P. & W. Mfg.  Co.’s................................    i.  60
Mouse, choker....................................... 20c ^ doz
Mouse,  delusion.................................$1 26 $  doz
Bright  Market.....................................   dis  60&10
Annealed Market................................ dis 
70
Coppered Market................................. dis  55&10
Extra Bailing.............................................   dis  55
Tinned  Market.............................................dis  40
Tinned  Broom.......................................... $  fl>  09
Tinned Mattress....................................... sp u> 8%
Coppered Spring  Steel................ dis 40@40&10
Tinned Spring Steel..................................dis 37%
Plain Fence............................................... »  Ib 3%
Barbed  Fence...................................................
Copper...............................................new  list net
Brass..................................................new list net
Bright..................................................... dis  70&10
Screw Eyes............................................. dis  70&10
Hook’s ....................................................dis  70&10
Gate Hooks and  Eyes..........................dis  70&10
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s Genuine........................................dis  50&10
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 
65
70
Coe’s Patent, malleable...................... dis 
Pumps,  Cistern.................................... dis 
70
Screws, new  list........................................ 
g
Casters, Bed  and  Plate...........................dis50&10
33%
Dampers, American................................. 

MISCELLANEOUS.

WIRE GOODS.

WrENCHES.

MISCELLANEOUS.

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

IT'OR  RENT—New store and basement,  22x80 

feet,  on  Pine  street. Muskegon.  Excel­
lent location for dry goods store, as there is no 
business  of  that  kind  on the street.  Tenant 
can have second story, if he desires.  Address, 
O. Lambert, Muskegon, Mich. 
89*
TYTAhTED—A  situation  by  a  young  man.
Can  write  short-hand,  and  use  type­
writer;  also has  knowledge  of  book-keeping. 
Address G, this office.

i^OR SALE -  Hotel in one of the finest towns 

of southern Michigan.  Any one  wishing 
to engage in a well-established business can do 
so with a small amount of capital, as the own­
er is going west.  For full  particulars address 
Hotel,” care 36  West  Leonard  street,  Grand 
Rapids, Mich. 

89*

81tf

U. Blom, Holland, Mich. 

patent ice-box.  As good as new.  Address, 
----

FOR  SALE—T wo pool tables and  a  Stevens’ 
I^OR  SALE—Our  stock  of  drugs, boots  and 

shoes, dry goods, groceries and hardware. 
Also  brick  store  building,  23x75,  warehouse, 
dwelling,  stable,  good  well  and  cistern  and 
one  acre  of  land.  Will  sell the buildings  for 
$2,500 and the stock at cost.  A.  Young & Sons, 
Orange, Mich. 
OITUATION  WANTED—By young man  in  a 
grocery or general  store,  four  years’  ex­
perience.  Best  of  references.  Address Box 
96, Fremont, Mich. 

90*

91*

Good Words Unsolicited.

L.  E.  Lindsley,  grocer,  Big  Rapids:  “The 

T radesman is a welcome visitor here.” 

Farnham & Willemin, general  dealers,  Wet- 
zell:  “We believe this dollar is well invested.” 
60
Peter  Jeannot  &  Co.,  general  dealers. Dia­
mond  Lake: 
“Would  not  be  without  T he 
T radesman.”

Frankfort  Express:  The  Grand  Rapids 
T radesman  is  radiant  in  a  new  spring 
suit.

Howard  Record: 

T iie  Michigan 
T radesman has donned a  new  dress  and 
looks very handsome.

Plainwell Independent:  Th e Michigan 
Tradesman  says 
two  more  commercial 
travelers will  make  Plainwell  their  home. 
They make good citizens, and Plainwell offers 
many attractions  for the location  of  desira­
ble families.

Mancelona Herald: 

Few  Michigan  pa­
pers have,  in the same length of  time,  met 
with such  an  abundance  of  well-deserved 
success  as that newsy Michigan  T rades­
man,  and now  that it nas  donned  a  bright 
new  dress of type the paper will continue to 
advance with a hop, skip and jump towards 
increasing favor and popularity.

FORK’S  PATENT.

“Poor,” was  the reply. 

Two gentlemen met on  a certain business 
street.  Said one  to  the  other,  “How  is 
business?” 
“I 
met with a  little  accident.  Night  before 
last burglars broke 
into my store,  but left 
without taking anything.  Everything was 
marked so low they came around next morn­
ing and made purchases.”

LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES.

The Newaygo Manufacturing Co,  quote f. o. 
b. cars  as follows:
Uppers, 1 inch.................................. per M $44 00
Uppers, 1%, 1% and 2 inch........................   46 00
Selects, 1 inch..............................................  35 00
Selects, 1%, 1% and 2  inch.........................  38 00
Fine Common, 1 inch.................................  30 00
Shop, 1 inch.................................................  20 00
Fine, Common, 1%, 1% 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 pO
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 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet.........................  13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet........................   14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......  12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.........................  13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet.........................  14  00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12,14 and 16 feet........  11  00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet..........................  12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 feet......................      13 00
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culls,  all
widths and  lengths.......................... 8 00® 9 00
A and B Strips, 4 or 6 in .......................  ..  33 00
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch....................................  27 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
Bevel Siding, 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 ft............  10 00
$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 6 in., 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 30
-( X X X 18 in.  Thin.....................................  
3 20
2 80
| XXX 16 in................................................. 
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles.............   2 00
No. 2 or 5 in. C. B. 16  in.
1 60
Lath  .................................................... -1 75@ 2 00

S. A. WELLING

WHOLESALE

FISHING  TACKLE
N O T I O N S !

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.

Particular  attention  given  to  orders  by 

mail.  Goods shipped promptly to any point.

I am represented on the road bv  the  fol­
lowing  well-known  travelers: 
John  D. 
Mangum, A. M. Sprague, John H. Eacker, 
L. R. Cesna and A. B. Handricks.

24 Pearl Street 

-  Grand Rapids, I C *

Foster,  Stevens  &  Go.,  Agts. 

The Hubert Patent

S±£m
187 k

pat: dec: 23.

Foster,

Stevens 
&  Co.

-AGENTsV

10 and 12 Monroe St.,  Grand Rapids.

Send for Circulars and Prices.

Those who deal in  bibles are just as  cute 
as those who deal in  razors.  A great many 
people bought the new version  of  the  Hew 
Testament  when  it  appeared, 
flattering 
themselves  that  they  would  buy  the  Old 
Testament when it came out,  and thus have 
both parts!  The English  publishers,  how­
ever,  do not proposd to issue the Old  Testa­
ment separately,  and to obtain it purchasers 
will be obliged to buy the bible.

S. M. Yinton, the Leetsville general dealer, 
writes T he  Tradesman as follows:  “Any 
one in search of a location for a  handle fac­
tory could do no  better  than  to  look  the 
ground oyer here,  as we  have  the  best  of 
hardwood timber and lots of it.”

vide off  the  millinery  department from  the 
hardware and crockery.

By the way, I just got a  letter  that  says
that a certain lady in Casanova, thought I was 
casting slurs on her in one of my items  tak­
en from the  ilRipper.,, 
She  is  mistakenj, 
Sol. does not cast slurs at any one intention­
ally.  And  if  thar  is any human bein’ on 
this  green  earth  that  has  unbounded  re­
spect for the female sect,  and  in  particular 
for one who stands up for liberty and rights, 
it is 

Yours truly,

S o lim an Snooks,

G. D., J. P.  and P. M.

Try the Crescent Mills “All Wheat” flour, 
made  by  an  entirely  new  process.  Voigt 
Milling Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.________

C. G. A. VOIGT & CO.
STAR  MILLS,

Proprietors  of the

Manufacturers  of the  following  pop­

ular  brands  of Flour.

“ STAR,”

“ GOLDEN  SHEAF,"

“ LADIES’  DELIGHT,” 
And “OUR PATENT.”

We  have  a  choice  lot  of 
Early Dent,Eight-Rowed Yel­
low,  Red  Blazed  and  White 
Flint Seed Com that we  offer 
to the trade at $1 per bu.

'^3SS

SOLIMAN  SNOOKS.

A  Peculiar  Frailty  of Poor,  Human  Na­

ture.

Ca n t  H ook Co r n ers,  May 17,  1885.

Mister Editer of Traidesman.

Dear Sir—I   was  pondering last  night, 
after a hard  Saturday’s work  in  the store, 
over the strange fact in human  nature, that 
most everyone has a sort of an idea that the 
bizness  follered by other  men is  a  much 
better snap than the particular bizness  they 
happen to foller themselves.

For instance,  the  chap  that works  in a 
saw mill  comes in at night and sets around 
the store and spits on the  stove and  thinks 
to himself:  “What a perpetual  picnic these 
fellers have tending  store!”  Then  he says 
to one of the  clerks, as  he cuts  off a  chaw 
of plug tobacker:  “Say, Bill, aint  yer glad 
you don’t have  to work fer  a livin’?”  Bill 
smiles in a knowin way and nods  his  head 
a s  he thinks how he  has been  on the  hop 
ever since 6 a. in., and its now  9 p.  m.,  and 
how his legs ache as if they wood break off.
But does Bill  give it  away?  Oh,  no,  he is 
perfectly willing that the mill  hand  should 
envy him.

Then the fanner thinks, as he bends  over 
the row of com, with  the  hot  sun  pelting 
down on his  back  strong enuff  to  make  a 
thermometer blow its top  off : 
“What an 
easy job them mill hands have working thar 
in the shade.  Look  at  that  head  sawyer 
standin’  thar  cool  as  a  cow-cumber,  with 
nothin’ to do  but  pull  them  little  handles 
backerd and forerd—why, the masheen does 
all the wqrk.  What a perfect pic-nic.”

go it goes.  That farmer little thinks 
of "the real labor devolvin upon that sawyer.
The  farmer  cannot  see  the  strain  on  his 
mind,  to see  that  everything  goes  right— 
that the saw runs just as  it  ought,  that  the 
log be turned just in time  to work into lum­
ber to the best advantage, and a dozen other 
things.  The  fanner  little  thinks that the 
head sawyer, with his “easy job” is as  tired 
at 6 o’clock as the slab wrestler is.

Then the sawyer  cannot  understand  any 
better why  the  merchant  should  get  tired. 
Why,  the  idea  is  perfectly  preposterous. 
Nothing to do but to talk to the ladies as he 
tears off prints.  Gossip with the men as he 
weighs out fine-cut to ’em.  Show dry goods 
to the pretty girls,  and all that. 
Pshaw! I 
would  like  no  better  fun  than  to  do  that 
while  I  am  resting.”  But  that  merchant 
thinks, as he lays awake that night, because 
lie  is ' so tired  that  he  can’t  go  to  sleep: 
“What a dog’s life this is, I wish I was back 
on the old farm.”  And lie dreams,  when he 
does get to sleep, of great piles of dress goods 
that are poked over and pulled to  pieces  by 
lady  customers,  while  lie  must  stand  by 
smiling and talking as pleasant as if  he  did 
not know from past experience that she will 
say: 
“Well, I  like  that  seal  brown,  and
guess I will get some after a while, if it aint 
gone, but 1 saw a piece over  to  Bilson’s  to­
day that I think is full as good as  this,  and 
9 cents less.”

And  next  day  the  merchant  says  to  his 
wife: 
“Say,  Sally Ann,  1 think I had bet
ter sell out and go into  the  newspaper  biz- 
ness.  That is  the easiest thing I kno’  of— 
nothin’ to do but print off a paper each week 
and set there on my easy chair  and  rake  in 
the sheckels for  subscriptions  and  advertis­
ing-” 
.
But how is it with the  editor?  He sets in
his office looking over his  unpaid  subscrip­
tions and figuring  up  the  amount  of  dead 
beat accouts and thinking a big think : 
I
wonder if I  can  ever  make  enough  at  this 
bizness to get out of  it  and  get  into  some 
easy thing!  Confound the luck,  I am almost 
sorry I quit driving street  cars to go into the 
newspaper bizness.”

The lawyer wishes he was a school ma’in 

. 

the school ma’m wishes she  was  a  doctor. 
The doctor wishes,  when he is called up out 
of a warm bed at 1 A.  m.  to  plod  out  thro 
*  five miles of mud to  see old Mrs. Jones, that 

he was any thing but a doctor.

And to sum it  all  up—The  boy  wishes 
lie was a man—the man wishes he was a boy 
again—the girl she was a woman—the wom­
an she was a man—the poor cuss wishes  he 
was rich—the rich man lie was  poor,  if  he 
could  have  his  old  appetite  back  again. 
And so  it  goes,  as the  Apostle said in  his 
first epistle to the Ephezers :

All the world’s a stage 
All mankind are striving.
Some bang on behind 
Some of us are driving,

But he who by the plow would thrive 
Must hire a man to hold and drive.

Well, I must stop  now,  coss I  am  tired 
most to death. 
I  have been hard at  work 
putting in new fixings and a  partition to di

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

PAOKLBKD

-AND— -

CANNED  MEATS  AND  BUTTERS.

CHOICE  SMOKED  MEATS  A  SPECIALTY.

Stores in Opera House Block, Packing and Warehouse Market and Water Streets.

TO FRUIT GROWERS
Factory
Muskegon  Basket 

-THE-

Having resumed operations for the season is prepared to supply all kinds of

FPL XT IT  P A C K A G E S  !

At Bottom Prices.  Quality Guaranteed.

W E  MAKE  A  SPECIALTY  OF  PEACH  AND  GRAPE  BASKETS.

MUSKEGON  S A W   AXTD FILE W O RK S
FILES  AND  RASPS  OF  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS,
And Repairer, of Saws.  Our tong m erlen ee
¿ e “ R td g ^ ” ron Mamgactifrt.g C ./. Shops. Mnetegon.

Manufacturers  of

jd T v i i  tT u   eft?  H a z l e t t ,   J P r o p i ,i© 1 < o i? s .

ANDREW VEREN60

I  LEONARD & SONS

16 Monroe Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

THE  CELEBRATED

Mason  Fruit  Jar.
YOU  ALL  KNOW  IT.
Cartage  Eree  on Emit Jars.

Order of us while  stock  is  plenty  and 

prices remain at the bottom.

Gasoline  Stoves—Four  Hole Top. 

“ Monitor”  Oil  Stoves—Absolute Safety.

SOLD  AT  MANUFACTURERS  PRICES.

*  

These are becoming necessary in every household  and  by  #  

buying of us you will be trying no experiments.  Our goods 
are  standard  and  guaranteed  in  every  respect  Write for 
our Price  List.

R E F R I G E R A T O R S .
THE  LEONARD

G E T   T H E   B E S T

Cleanable, with Movable Flues,
Carved Panels, Hardwood, war­
ranted First-Class, Elegant and 
Durable.  We  challenge  the 
world to produce its  Equal,  in 
Merit or in Price.

REFRIGERATORS

-AND-

IGE  BOXES.

¡WE  ABE  THE  MANUFACTURERS  OF THE 

Easiest  Selling  Refrigerator 

in 

the  Market,  because 

it

I S   T H E   B E S T .

W e  gladly  furnish  catalogue  and  discount  on  application. 

Notice our new GROCER’S  ICE  BOX.

F U L L   L I N E   O F   S H O W   C A S E S   K E P T   I N   S T O C K .

WIERENGO  BLOCK,  PINE  STREET,

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

M anufacturers  o f the  Celebrated

T. R. HARRIS & CO., C0H0CT0N, N. Y.
“B rook T rout” Cigar.
Eaton  <&  Christenson,

FOR SALE  BY

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR  MICHIGAN.

RJNDGE, BERTSCH &  CO.,
BOOTS  AND  SHOES.

MANUFACTURERS  AND WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

Our spring samples  are now ready for inspection at prices as 
low as tlie lowest.  We make  a Gent’s Shoe to  retail  for  $3  m 
Congress, Button and Bals that-can’t be beat.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Choice  Butter a Specialty!
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.
js , Lem s, Bananas, Apples, Cranberries, Cider, El
CareM   A ttention  Paid  to  Filling  Orders.
M. C. Russell, 48 Ottawa St,, G^d Rapids.
W M . SEA R S & CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers,

Agents  for

A M B O Y   C H E E S E .

37  39 & 41 K ent  Street.  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan

E .  F A L L A S ,
M s a li  t  Gosnissioi-Batisr  1 E on  a

Choice Butter always on hand.  All Orders  receive Prompt and Careful Attention. 

The  New  Table  Glassware.

W e  have  colored  lithographs  of  the  new  goods in COLORED  GLASSWARE 
If not already received, writh to  us  for  a  set 

which we are very anxious to show you. 
with  net prices and see what is revolutionizing the trade for nice table glassware.
for o m X l ^ S e ^ p t e r o L T 'w B   HAVE^ARGAINS S h QUICK  SELLIN^GOODS.

H. LEONARD & SONS,

16  MONROE  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.
CLARK,  JEWELL  &  CO.,
Groceries  and  Provisions,  *

WHOLESALE

83,85 ni 87  PEARL  STREET and 114, 116,118 and 120  OTTAWA  STREET,

MICHIGAN.
GRAND  RAPIDS,
BLANCHARD BROS. & CO
M O D E L   M I L L S .
Git  E la   Pitnt  art  ffla   Loaf  B rais  «1  Bonr.

-MANUFACTURERS  OF-

----------p r o p r i e t o r s ---------- 

Good Goods and Low Prices.  We invite Correspondence,

pull Roller Process.

Corner Winter and West Bridge Streets,

Grand Rapids, Mich-

H E S T E R   Sc  F O X ,  
Prices« ATLASIC 

ENGINE
WORKS

MANUFACTURERS  AGENTS  FOR

and 

IMI

Send for 
Catalogue 

M A N U F A C T U R E R S   O F

INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.,  U.  S. A.
(STEAM EHSIHES & BOILERS
ICarry Engines and Boilers In Stock 

for  immediate  delivery.

^

*

S A W  A3TD GRIST MXXX MACHINERY",

Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Machinery, 

Saws, Belding and Oils.

W rite  for  P rices.

130  OAKES  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

IF1  IF1.  .A.  ID -A. JML S   &  O O . ’S

Fine Cut Cheiini T otal) is the very lest dark pods on the Market^

DARK  AROMATIC
Eaton k CMstenson, Aits.,

Mieli,

. 
97  and 99 Canal Street,

. 

CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.

. 

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand. Rapids,

The “WHITE STAR" takes 
the  lead.  We  have  a  fine 
stock that we offer to the trade 
at $2 for a 3 bu. bbl.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

GRAND RAPIDS  SEEL CO,
Luminous  Bait

t h e   o n l y

IN   THE  WORLD.

Patented Feb. 13,  1883.  Be-issue  Aug.  28, 1883.

FISHING SURE CATCH DAI OR NIGHT.

FEATHERED, 60c each. 

HARD  AND  SOFT  BUBBEB  MINNOWS. 
No  7. 70c each;  No. 8, 80c each; No. 9,90c each.
FLYING  HELGRAMITES.  No.  0,  80c each; 
No. 1, 85c each;  No. 2 ,90c each;  No. 3,  $1 each. 
Samples of above Baits  sent post paid on re-
i r f f i D ' i L ^ M W S w t ' ^ P L B   HOOK
TRIPLE  HOOK
SOFT  RUBBER  GRASSHOPPERS,  SINGLE
SOF^^RUBBER  DOBSON,  SINGLE  HOOK,
DEXTER TROLLING  SPOON AND MINNOW 
Combined, Triple  Hook  Feathered, 60c each. 
AKRON  TROLLING  SPOON,  Triple  Hook 
Feathered, No. 1, 50c  each;  No. 
55c  each, 
No. 3 ,60c each;  No. 4,65c  each.
Send for descriptive circulars and testimonials. 
Liberal discount to the Trade.

Enterprise  M i Co., Akron,  Ohio.

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„ 

ORDER  A  SAMPLE  BUTT  OF

McALPIN’S

PLUG.

A  RICH  NUTTY CHEW.

Cl

GRAND  RAPIDS.

THE  AMERICAN

MARKETMAN,

Published  Every  Tuesday by 

J.  W.  LYNCH,  Editor and Proprietor.

Devoted  to the  General 

Packing, Canning, Market, Provision, Pro­

duce and Grocery Trades.

$2  P E R   A N N U M .

195  and  197  Washington  Street,  Chicago,  111.

