Michigan  Tradesman

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN,  WEDNESDAY,  MAY  12,  1886.

NO.  138.

Albert  Coye  &   Son,
AWNINGS,  TENTS,

DEALER  IN

Horse,  W agon  and  Stack 
Covers, Hammocks and Spread­
ers,  Hammock  Supports  and 
Chairs, Buggy  Seat  Tops, Etc.

Send for Price-List.

*7 8  C anal  St.
JUDD  c*3  CO.,

And Full Line Winter Goods.

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE
108  CANAL  STREET._________
We carry a full  line of 
Seeds  of  every  variety, 
both for field and garden. 
Parties  in  want  should 
write to or see the

GRAND RAPIDS  GRAIN  ADD  SEED CO.

71 CANAL STREET.

PIONEER

PREPARED

PAINTS.

Order your  stock now.  Having just  re­
ceived a large stock of the above celebrated 
brand  MIXED  PAINTS,  we  are  prepar­
ed to fill all orders.  W e give the following

G-uarant© © :

When our Pioneer Prepared Paint is put 
on any building, and if within  three years 
it should crack or peel off, and thus fa il  to 
give  the  fu ll  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.

Hazeltine & PerMns Dmg Co.
EDMUND  D.  DIKEMAN,

GRAND RAPIDS,  MICH.

J E W E L E R

44  CANAL  STREET,

MICH.
GRAND  RAPIDS,
W E   L E A  D—O T H E R S   F O L L O W .
is  valuable.  The 
G r a n d   R a p i d s  
Business College is 
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practical  trainer 
and fits its pupils for the vocations of busi­
ness with all that the  term  implies.  Send 
for Journal.  Address C. G. SWENSBERG, 
Grand Rapids,  Mich.

í r ñ e / \

LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,
Pure  Apple Cider & W hite Wine

JOBBER  OF

VII^XSO-AH.S  !
As  th e  V inegar  season  is  now  beginning, those  in 
need  of  Vinegars  w arranted  full  strength  and  abso­
lutely pure should send  for  samples  of  my  goods,  or 
drop a postal card and X will call.  Telephone 5 6 6 . 
106 K ent St., Grand Rapids,  Mich.
GX2TSE1TG BOOT.
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
Peck Bros., Druggist!, (¡rand Rapids,Mich.

BELKNAP

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Spring, Freight, Express, 

Lum ber and Farm

W A G O N S !

Logging  C arts and Trucks, 

Mill  and  Dump  Carts, 

Lumbermen’s  and 

River TJpols.

We carry a large stock of  m aterial, and  have  overy 
RirSpecial  A ttention  Given  to  Repairing, Painting 

facility for m aking first-class W agons of all kinds.
and Lettering.

Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mioh.

STEAM  LAUNDRY

48 and 46 Kent Street.

STA N LEY   N .  A LLEN ,  Proprietor.
V i DD « I  FIRST-CLASS  WORK A l  USI 1
O rd e n   by M ail and Exprès» p rom ptly at^ 

crams.

tended to.

NEW  BRANDS
CIGARS!

OF

SUNSHINE,
STANDARD,
ROYAL  BIRD,
KEY  VEST,
LOVE  LETTER, 
BUNNY,
I  SHOULD  BLUSH, 
DICTATOR.
Coldwater Goods,

ABOVE  ARE  ALL

OF  WHICH  WE  HAVE  THE 

EXCLUSIVE  SALE.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Im porters,

Jobbers and

R etailers of

BOOKS,

20  and  22  Monroe  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Micè.

A. H. FOWLE,
FINE  W ALL  PAPER®,

House Decorator and Dealer in

Room Mouldings,

Window Shades,
Artist Materials

PICTURES,

PICTURE FRAMES,
Paints, Oil & Glass.

And  a full line of

Enamel  Letters,  Numbers  and'  Door 
Plates, and all kinds of Embossed, Cut and 
Ornamental Glass.

Special attention given to House Decorat­
ing and Furnishing,  and  teethe  designing 
and furnishing of stained gl^s.

37 Ionia Street, South of Monroe.

Granello,
MERCHANT 

TAILOR,

LEDYARD  BLOCK,

107 O ttaw a St.

Suitings for Manufacturers,

Suitings for Jobbers,

Suitings for Retailers,

Suitings for Traveling Men, 

Suitings for Clerks,

A N D

Overcoats for Everybody.

FOREIGN  AND  DOMESTIC  WOOL­
ENS  AND  WORSTEDS,  THE  BEST 
MANUFACTURED.  FINE  AND  SER­
VICEABLE  TRIMMINGS.

SUPERIOR  WORK  AND  THE  PROP 

ER  STYLE  FOR  THE WEARER.

ALL  AT  PRICES  THAT  WILL  IN­
DUCE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR ORDER

Why don’t you make your own

TO THE  RETAIL  GROCER
B alsln g  P o w d e r
And a hundred per cent, profit f  I have made mine for 
years.  Twelve receipts, including the leading powders 
of the day. with full directions for  preparing,—the re­
sult of 80 years’ collecting,  selecting  and  experiment­
ing, sent for A f t  postal note.  Address

C. P . B a rtle tt.  B aldw insville, H. Y.

CANE  SUGAR.

How it is Manufactured in the W est Indies.
The manufacture of  sugar  is  one  of  the 
most  important  industries  in  the  world. 
The growth of sugar cane  and  the grinding 
of it give employment to thousands  of  per­
sons,  and an immense amount  of  capital  is 
employed therein.  The  cane is grown very 
extensively in  the  West  India Islands. 
It 
differs very little in  appearance  from  corn 
stalk. 
It grows in precisely the  same way, 
and even the joints of the  stalk  are  almost 
exactly like those  of  the  other. 
In fact,  if 
the  two  were  growing  side  by side,  they 
could  hardly  be  distinguished  from  each 
other.  The cane is set out  from the  splits 
or sprout which start up around  the  parent 
stalk.  These are set out in drills very close 
together,  so that  when  they are  ready for 
cutting  they  form  a  cane  brake, through 
whicl^ it is impossible for a person to move. 
The  cane  grows  during  the  whole  year. 
The grinding  generally  begins  about  New 
Year’s, and in the  West  India  Islands  the 
inhabitants are grinding the cane  now,  and 
will continue to grind it until  about  the be­
ginning of J u E e .  About the same length of 
time  is  required  for  the  cane  to  grow as 
com.  The  cane  is  cut  off  close  to  the 
ground when green.  Its leaves are stripped 
off,  and the cane is done up in bundles  and 
placed in rude two-wheeled wagons,  drawn 
mostly  by  mules,  and  taken  to  the mills. 
The  canes  are  placed  singly between two 
rollers, which press out the juice.  Through 
a trough this juice passes into a vat capable 
of  holding  from  four  to  six  hogsheads. 
There are three of these vats in a  row  over 
furnaces.  They are generally made  of cop­
per.  These  vats  are  sometimes  called 
filters.  When this sap is  half  boiled  it  is 
filtered into the next vat,  the  filtration  pro­
cess consisting  of  skimming  off  the  foam 
and all sediment collected therein, which,  as 
the sugar thickens, rises to  the  top.  From 
the  second  vat  the  sap  is  filtered  into  a 
third vat and  there  boiled  until  it  is  cool 
when it forms sugar.  Before cooling, how­
ever,  it  is  dipped  out  into  a  fourth  vat, 
which is shallow.  There it is left  to  cool, 
and  the  sugar  thus  formed  is  of  a  dark 
brown color. 
It is then dipped  into a hogs­
head,  which stands on end, the  under  head 
being perforateti with a number of holes two 
or three inches  in  diameter.  These  hogs­
heads are set in tiers over another vat made 
on an inclined plane,  and  the sugar drained 
through  the  holes.  That  which  drains 
through these holes  forms  molasses, which 
can go through a second process  of  boiling 
and then sold as sugar drainings  to  the  re­
fineries.  That  which  is  left  in  the  hogs­
heads is sugar.  The  holes  are  then  filled 
up with plugs and the hogshead  of  sugar is 
ready  to  be  transported  to  the  shipping 
ports. 
In some places in Cuba where sugar 
is made to a great extent,  it  is  shipped  in 
cars to the different  ports  on  the  coast  of 
the island.  The large houses of the United 
States have agents at these  ports,  who  buy 
the sugar of the planters  who  make  it,  and 
cause it to be  shipped  from  there  in  both 
steam  and  sailing  vessels  to  the  different 
ports  in  this  country.  On  reaching  the 
United States it is  sold  mostly to the sugar 
refineries  for  making  white  sugar.  Some 
importing houses  have  sugar  refineries  of 
their own,  such  as  the Standard Sugar Re­
fining Co. and the  Revere Co.

On  the  plantations  in  the  West  Indies 
several  kinds  of  sugar  are  made.  The 
planters  make  what  is  called  crystallized, 
Muscovado and  clayed  sugar.  The  sugar, 
the process of whose manufacture  has been 
described,  is  “clayed”  sugar.  The  Musco­
vado sugar is a lighter sugar,  and  is formed 
after the drainage is dried.  The crystallized 
or centrifugal sugar is  formed  by centrifu­
gal force,  which  separates  the  sugar  into 
crystallized form.  Sugar is  shipped mostly 
in hogsheads, but a great deal  of  it  is  sent 
off  in  tierces,  boxes  and  bags.  Several 
years ago it used to  be  shipped  to  a  great 
extent in boxes.  The plantations  are  gen­
erally owned and operated  by the  planters. 
Some of these estates are as large  as  200 or 
300 acres.  The cane  is generally set out in 
lots containing four or five acres  and raised 
in the same place for a period of from three 
to  five years,  according to the quality of the 
soil.  The land becomes  drained  of its pro­
ductive capacity so that the cane  grown  on 
it will not yield a proper  amount  of  sugar. 
The land is then plowed up and left unculti­
vated for a few years, and  another patch of 
land is brought  ifito  requisition.  Thus  on 
every large plantation some  of  the  land  is 
uncultivated all the time. 
If only molasses 
is  to  be  made,  the  sap  of  the cane is not 
boiled as long as when sugar is  the  desired 
product.  The foam with its sediments that 
is skimmed off the top is placed  in  barrels 
and  hogsheads  and  sold  to  the  different 
estates to be utilized in the  manufacture  of 
rum.  Sugar is  not only made  in  the West 
Indies, but in the State of Louisiana in  the 
same way, in South America, in Manilla and 
the  Philippine  Islands. 
In Jamaica, Porto 
Rico and the larger West India Islands  the 
grinding machines  are  operated  by  steam; 
but it the smaller islands,  as  in  Barbadoes, 
the cane is ground by wind  mills,  and there 
when there is no wind there  is no grinding. 
These-wind mills  are operated  in  just the 
same way as oar old fashioned  grist  mills,

except that  instead  of  the  grinding  being 
done by two large circular  stones, it is done 
by two  rollers;  otherwise  they  are  exactly 
similar.  On soma plantations the ginding is 
carried on night and day.

Points for  Retailers.

If a business is  complete  in itself,  giving 
a full assortment of all kinds of goods kept, 
the  selection  of  the  locality most  conven­
ient to his customers  should  govern the re­
tail merchant, but if his stock  be limited he 
should endeavor to make one of a crowd.

The removal of business from one locality 
in a town to another  ought  always to be of 
serious consideration,  as  future  success  or 
failure often depends upon it.

Expenses  attending  the  purchases  of 
goods at the outside should not exceed 2 per 
cent,  of the amount bought.

It requires a master at the business to tell 
in the  opening  of  the  season  what  goods 
should rank as choice,  and  what  are  likely 
to be in limited supply.

Large purchases partake more of a specu­
lative  character,  while  lighter  purchases 
with  frequent  replenishing,  in  nearly  all 
cases are to be commended.

Young dealers should be cautious in their 
attempts to keep  a  greater  variety  of  sub­
divisions  of  goods  than  their  capital  will 
warrant.  Many  very  considerable  losses 
owe their origin to this source.

Every  experienced  retailer  knows  how 
difficult it is to close out all the stock in any 
one department  which  he  desires  to  cease 
dealing in. 
It is invariably done  with con­
siderable loss  after  the  assortment  is  un­
broken.

Many retailers who have been in business 
four  or  five  years  usually  have  unsalable 
goods on their shelves,  which would benefit 
them  and  inure  to  the  best  advantage  of 
their trade,  by selling  them  off  at  auction 
for whatever they  will bring and supplying 
their place with  something  more desirable.

Store Rules.

1.  No clerk of immoral  habits will be re­

tained or employed at the store.
2.  No idling  away of  time. 

If  not  em­
ployed in  waiting  on  customers,  attend to 
adjusting and dusting  of  goods;  after  this 
report  to  head  clerk  for  further  instruc­
tions.

3.  All goods sold must  be taken down on 
a piece of paper and bill rendered,  that is, if 
several articles are  purchased: and  when a 
written order is received  copy and fill  only 
from  blotter,  the  goods  to  be  checked up 
from blotter to drayman  by the  clerk  who 
sold the same.  Drayage  tickets to be issued 
only by the head clerk or book-keeper.

4.  No  clerk  shall  absent  himself  from 

store without giving  notice to head clerk.

5.  All freight  received  to  be checked up 
before  receipting in  full;  also,  weigh  and 
measure before receiving from railroad,  and 
receipt  accordingly.

6.  One price to everybody, and  rigid care 

as to quality and quantity.

7.  Only polite  and  attentive  clerks  will 

be retained.

8.  All goods sold will be  taken back that 
do not come up to representation,  or that do 
not give  entire  satisfaction  and  money re­
funded.

No Pools for Him.

“ Some folks  is  jist  too  smart  to  live,” 
said the old man, as  he  puffed  hard  at his 
clay pipe and wiped a tear  from  the end of 
his  nose.

“Anybody been  trying to  swindle you?” 
“Waal,  it looked that way.  A New York­
er came down  and  bought a  farm  next  to 
me, and he hadn’t been there a  week before 
he proposed a pool.”

“On what?”
“On milk  and  butter.  He  proposed  to 
put in fifteen head of cattle  against  fifteen 
of mine, hire the  milking done,  and  divide 
even on the sales of  butter.”

“That looks fair.”
“So it does,  and I was ready to go into it, 
when my old woman  hinted  that I’d better 
go over and see his stock. 

I went.” 

“Well?”
“Waal, there  was fifteen  head,  jist as he 
said, but bless my stars,  if  he hadn’t count 
ed in a bull, two stags and a steer  to  offset 
four  of  my  cows  which  average  fourteen 
quarts of  milk  apiece  a  day! 
I’ve  read a 
heap about  pools, but this  is  the  nighest I 
ever come to having one bite me.”

The Salmon Season.

The Pacific coast salmon season has begun 
on the Sacramento river, but there has been 
little  news so far except that the run is very 
light.  On  the  Columbia,  fishermen  have 
fixed prices at 65c. a fish  for  cannery boats 
and 75c. a fish  for  outside  boats.  From a 
production of over 1,100,000  cases in  1883, 
the pack dropped to  885,000  cases  in 1885, 
the shortage being mainly on the  Columbia 
and Sacramento.  The outlook  for the 1886 
pack is,  as yet,  impossible  to  figure  upon, 
but it is probable  that  Alaska may come to 
the front with  larger  supplies  than  usual. 
A year ago the price of  salmon  was  down 
to  90c., while  the  market  is  now  firm  at 
$ 1.02K@$1.05, with very little old stock on 
hand.  Firm  prices  and  a  clear  market 
should induce  renewed  activity in this sea­
son’s salmon trade.

V

A Combination of Western Starch Ma  kers 
From the New York Drug Reporter.

Reports from Chicago on Friday last were 
to the effect that the  manufacturers of corn 
starch were  in session  in  that  city for the 
purpose of forming a  combination  with the 
object  of  bettering  the  condition of trade. 
There are something  like  twenty-five  com 
starch manufacturers  in  the United States, 
and none  of  them  have  been making  any 
money,  while  excessive  competition  has 
steadily  reduced  the  selling  price  until  it 
now barely covers  the  cost  of  production. 
No effort has been made  to  curtail the pro­
duction,  and more starch is being turned out 
annually than the  consuming  trade has use 
for.  The  manufacturers  are  willing  to 
work on a small margin, but when so much 
competition exists  it is  impossible to  keep 
prices on a paying  basis.  Combination has 
been looked upon as the only effectual check 
to this unhealthy condition of trade, but the 
idea  of  combination  has  been  opposed  by 
several of the largest and  wealthiest manu­
facturers unless they can  have a controlling 
voice Jin  the  direction  of  affairs.  At  the 
Chicago meeting,  which extended  over two 
days,  there were  ten  mills represented, but 
the report does  not  say  whether any of the 
dissenting  manufacturers  referred  to were 
present.  Judging  from  the unsatisfactory 
results of the  first  session, it would appear 
that some of  these  gentlemen  took part in 
the proceedings.  None of the Eastern mills 
were represented, and the  sequel would in­
dicate  that  they  were  not  wanted.  The 
meeting adjourned  Friday, after  a decision 
to advance prices had been reached but as the 
amount of increase has been left  to the dis­
cretion of the  president  of  the association, 
it will probably not be made  public for sev­
eral days.

Among tho  trade  here  the  meeting was 
believed to be in the nature of a feeler.  The 
opposition to combination before mentioned 
would,  unless  entirely  overcome,  prevent 
any permanent  results, and  it  is  believed 
that the  contemplated  advance will not be­
come operative unless more of the manufac­
turers manifest a willingness to support the 
ten who have organized. 
In  any event  the 
Eastern manufacturei’S  are  not to  share in 
any improvement resulting  from this move­
ment,  it  being  given  out  that  one  of  the 
chief  objects  of  the  combination  is  to  ar­
range prices in the West on a basis that will 
admit of a profit  and at  the  same  time not 
encourage competition from the East.  The 
attempt to carry out this  somewhat difficult 
programme will be watched with interest by 
manufacturers  and  dealers  here.  There 
seems  to  be  no  immediate  prospect  of  a 
combination  among  the  Eastern  manufac­
turers though the  same  conditions, adverse 
to  the  manufacturing  interests, prevail  in 
this section to as  great an  extent  as in the 
West.  As  starch  cannot  be  produced  at 
two and a  half  cents,  even  at  the  present 
cost of coni,  and  yield  a  profit  to the  con­
sumer,  it is thought to be only a question of 
time before either  some  form of  organiza­
tion  is resorted  to  to  regulate  the produc­
tion,  or some of the manufacturers are com­
pelled to withdraw from the field.
Whom Not to Trust.

An old authority lays it down  as a gener- 
al rule that the retail dealer should trust on­
ly  under  peculiar  or  particular  circum­
stances,  and  then  never  to large  amounts, 
the following classes:

First—People  of  extravagant  and  idle 
habits  whose  means  of  support  are  not 
plainly visible.

Second—Those  who  are  intemperate  or 
the victims of  other  personal  vices, which 
disqualify them  from  properly attending to 
business.

Third—People  in  ill  health,  especially 

when life Is much endangered.

Fourth—Minors and married women who 
are not legally responsible  for  their obliga­
tions.

Fifth—Men without families  who find no 
trouble in making quick change of location.
Sixth—Strangers, either  with or  without 
families,  who drop down  into a community 
without anyone being able to learn who they 
are,  what they are,  what  they have done or 
are doing,  or what  their  resources are for a 
livelihood.

Seventh—Persons who live by speculative 
enterprises.where they have nothing to lose,, 
as moneyless  contractors, produce  specula­
tors, gamblers and the like.

Lastly—In general,  all those  who having 
lived to fifty years of age  show no desire to 
accumulate  anything  towards  sustaining 
themselves on the down hill of life.

Irish Lace.

The  first  competition  for  prizes  offered 
for designs of  Irish  lace  resulted  success­
fully.  Prizes are now offered to the amount 
of  about  $350  for  a  second  competition. 
There are some thousands of  crochet work­
ers  in  Ireland  whose  industry,  for  want 
of  such  careful  supervision  as  that given 
to the lace  makers  of  France,  is  at  a  low 
ebb.

In  Louisiana  rum  is  made  from  sweet 
potatoes.  Seven barrels of potatoes yield & 
barrel of rum. 

Dr. Parvin  says  that  physicians  should 

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Plug  Tobaccos.
.36 
SPRING CHICKEN .38 
.33
.35 
MOXIE 
ECLIPSE 
.30. 
.30
Above brands for sale only by

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Oln ey, Shields & Co.
Sweet  16

%  Laundry Soap
OBERNE, HOSICK & CO.

MANUFACTURED  BY

CHICAGO,  ILL.

&  GHRI

Agents for a full  line of

S. f. Venable & Co.’s

PETERSBU RG,  VA-,

PLTJC  TOBACCOS,
NIMROD,
E.  C.,

BLUE  RETER,

SPREAD  EAGLE,

BIG FIVE CENTER.

^   Big 5 Cents, 

.35 

CL/MAX-  
PLUG TOBACCO^ 
^ED  T IN  TAG.

STA TE  A G E N T   FOB

LUDWIG WINTERNITZ,
Ferm entum ,
Compressed Yeast.

T H E   ONLY  R E L IA B L E

Man’f’d by Rtverdale Dist. Co.

106 Kent  Street, Grand  Rapids, Michigan 

T E L E P H O N E   566.

Grocers, bakers and others can secure the agency for 
th e ir town on this Y east by applying to above address.

PLUG  TOBACCO.
TURKEY .39

p ainty  \ with each butt, f
All above brands for sale only by

BULtLBY, LEMON & HQOPS

WHOLESALE  GROCERS,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 
MICH.
W H IPS <& LASHES

AT  WHOLESALE  ONLY.

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Goods a t jobbing price» to any dealer who  comes  to 
G,  ROYS  db  OO.,

us or orders by m ail, fo r cosh.

M anufacturers’ agents,

2 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
GUSTAVE  A.  WOLF,

A ttorney,

Over Fourth National Bank.  Telephone  407. 

COLLECTIONS

Promptly attended to throughout the State. 
References:  Hart A Amberg,  Eaton & Christen­

son, Enterprise Cigar Co.

Wholesale Manufacturers

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Office  and  Factory—11,  13,  15  and  17 
Woodhrtdge street West.  Dealers cordially 
invited to call on us when in  town.

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IT'OR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—Farm  of 120 

acres in southern  Michigan, 100 acres  im­
proved.  Large  frame  house  and  barn,  and 
targe orchard.  Will sell  on  long  time  or ex­
change for a stock of boots and  shoes  or gro­
ceries.  Address  L.  B.  C.,  cure T h e  T rades­
141
man. 
IT'OR  SALE—A drug store’.  One of the hand- 
somest drug stores in  the  State,  doing  a 
1 
splendid  business, in  a  town  of 12.000 inhabi­
tants.  Stock, etc., will inventory about $3,500. 
Average cash sales, $25 a day  and  increasing. 
No  paint  and  oils  carried  in  stock.  Owner 
wishes to go  into  manufacturing  business  at 
once.  Address, for full particulars, Aloes, care 
TKADesMAN office. 

138tf

IT'OR SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—Two pieces of 

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ness street.  Will sell  cheap  or  exchange  for 

store property situated  on  a  main  busi­
stock of general merchandise.  Address  Fred. 
C. Yonker, box 1970, Muskegon, Mich. 

142

IT'OR  SALE—A  stock  of  groceries  and  flx- 

7 
tures  in  a  splendid  location.  Low  rent 
and a good trade.  Will sell for cash or trade for 
good city property.  Address  No. 10,  Trades­
man office. 

138tf

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splendid chance for a man with small cap­
ital.  Address  Dr.  Z.  Mizner,  Box  1517. Mus­
kegon, Mich. 

IT'OR  SALE—Drug  store  at  a  bargain.  A 
AGENTS  WANTED—For an  article  used in 

every house.  Icangivealive managood 
paying job in every town in the United States. 
For particulars, address with stamp, A. Retail, 
Pewamo, Mich. 

139*

148*

IT'OR  SALE—Desiring  a  change  of  climate, 

’  on account of poor health, 1 will sell  at  a 
bargain my stock  of  merchandise,  consisting 
of  dry  goods,  groceries  and boots and shoes. 
Stock will invoice about  $2,500.  I  will  sell  or 
rent store building on terms to suit purchaser. 
If you mean business, call on or address.  C. L. 
Howard, Clarksville, Ionia Co., Mien. 

142*

1 

J38*

fixtures in the growing part of city.  Rent 
low.  Location, the best.  New block, cor. Hall 
and Division.  W. D. Brewster. 

IT'OR  SALE—A neat, new grocery  stock and 
IT'OR  SALE—A general stock  situated  about 

twenty-two miles south on the L. S.  &  M. 
S. Railway.  Will inventory about  $1,500.  All 
new goods.  Address, F. B. A., care T h e T rades­
138*
man. 
IT'OR  SALE—At a bargain, a grocery and pro- 
vision  business,  located  in  a  thriving 
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northern county  seat. 
Ill  health  requires  a 
change of climate.  Inquire of A. T. Page, un­
der Fourth National Bank, Grand Rapids.  139*

IF YOU  WANT—To get into business, to sell 

your business, to secure additional capita), 
to  get  a  situation,  if  you have anything for 
sale or want to buy anything, advertise in the 
Miscellaneous Column of T h e  T radesman.  A 
twenty-five word  advertisement  costs  but 25 
cents a week or 50 cents for three weeks.

F O R   S A X i S ,

Saw Mill, Shingle Mill and 840 acres of timber 
land, situated in Osceola county.  The  land  Is 
estimated to contain 15,000,000 shingle  timber; 
550,000 feet green pine;  3,000,000  hemlock; 900,- 
000 red oak, birch and maple.  About  20 acres 
is covered with good cedar. The land is nearly 
all  suitable  for  farming  purposes.  Price  of 
land and timber, $5 per  acre.  Price of timber 
alone, $3 per acre.  The mill is  in  good  order 
and  is  now  in  operation.  It  will be sold  for 
$1,600,  one-third  down  and  balance  on  time 
with  good  security.  For  fuller  particulai'S, 
call  on  or  address, W.  L.  Beardsley, Hersey, 
Mich.

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apbles—Choice fruit  is- scarce, readily  com­

manding $2.56 per bbl.

Asparagus—40c per doz. bunches.
Beans—Local buyers pay 50c@75c  ¥   bn.  for 
unpicked  and  hold  ordinary hand-pteked for 
$L10@$1.15.

Beans—String, $2.50 per bu.
Beets—New, 70o $1 doz. bunches.
Butter—Michigan creamery has put in aa ap­
pearance, being held at 20c ¥' 5».  Dairy  is in 
fair demand at 14@15c.

Butterine—Solid packed is held, at 13@15e-- 
Cabbage Plants—40c $  160.
Carrots—30c ¥   do».
Cucumbers—8Uc If? doz.
Cranberries—Dull  and  featureless.  Theee 
having any on  hand  arc  trying  to  unloud. at 
any price offered.

Cheese—April full cream commands 12c. 
Dried Apples—Quartered and sliced,  3@3&c. 

Evaporated, 6H@7e, according to quality.

Dried Peaches—Pared, 15c.
Eggs—In  plentiful  supply  and. weak.  Job­

bers pay 9@10c and sell for 10@10f4c.

Honey—Easy at 13@14c.
Hay—Bailed is active and firm at $15 per ten 

in two and five ton lots-and $13 in-car lots. 

Lettuce—14c IP ft.
Maple Sugar—7@8c.
Mint—25c $  doz.
Onions—Green,  20«-  *8  doz.  bunches.  Ber­
mudas,  $2.75  ¥   hu.  orate.  Yellow  Danvers, 
$2.50 ¥  bu.

Pop Corn—Choice new commands  2Hc  ¥   ft 

and old 3c ¥
Potatoes—Practically  no  market,  buyers 
generally  refusing  to  pay  more than 25c for 
either Rose or Burbanks.  New  potatoes-com­
mand $1.75 ¥  \  hu. curate.
;  Pieplant—2c ¥  ft-
T  Poultry—Scarce  and  high.  Fowls  sell for 
; 10@10*4e; turkeys,,12c.  Ducks-are out o£ mar- 
! ket.
1  Radishes—30c ¥>doz.

Spinach—80c ¥  hu.
Strawberries—§4 ¥  24 qt, crate.
Tomatoes—Florida, $2.25 ¥  54 hu. box. 
Tomato Plants—60c ¥  10<X 
Turnips—25c ¥  bu.

WHOLESALE

FULL  LINE  OF  ALL  STAPLE 

PLUGS  KEPT  IN  STOCK.

Sole Agents for Celebrated

F.  &  B.  Boquet,  Spanish  Fly, 

Pantilla, Rosa DeOro, Amer­

ican  Club,  Jim   Fox 

Clipper, Moxie.

76 South Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Exclusively Wholesale.
MOULTON & REMPIS,
SETTEES, ROOF CRESTING

Manufacturers  of

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X j- A - X ^ T I N r   V A S E S .

And Jobbers in Gray  Iron  Castings.

W R ITE  FO R  PR ICE-LIST.

51 and 56 North Front Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

GRAND  RAPIDS

SEED  MERCHANTS,

Office and  Warehouse:  71 CANAL ST.
Grand  Ra p id s, May 10,1886. 

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D ear  Sir s—Below  we  hand  you  jobbing 
prices for to-day:
Clover, Prime.................................. 60 ft bu  6 00
7 00

**  Mammoth  Prime.............  
“  W hite......................20c ¥  ft 
“  A lsyke....................20c  “ 
•*  Alfalfa or Lucerne20c 
“ 

12 00
9 00
12 00
Timothy, Prime..............................  45 ¥  bm  2 00
190
Fair to Good (if in  stock) 
90
Red Top............................................14  ft bu 
BlueGrass......................................... 
2 50
Orchard Grass..................................  
2 50
90
.48 ft bu
Hungarian  ...................................... 48 ft bu
90
Millet, common.....................
1  00
•*  German.....................
Buckwheat............................
. 60 ft bu 1  15
Peas, White Field...............
75
.56 ft bu
Rye, Winter..... .....................
«5
“  Spring..........................
.60 ft bu 1  10
Wheat,  Spring................................ 60  ft bu
..  ¥  cwt 1.50
Barley.
50
.33 ft bu
Oats, choice white....................
.»>»} ft bu 1  75
Corn, Early 8  Rowed Yankee.
1 50
“  Learning, Early Dent—
1
“  Red  Blazed.....................
Prices on Rape, Canary and  all  other  seeds 
00 application.
The above prices  are  free  on  board  cars in 
lots of five or more bags at a time.  Cartage on 
smaller quantities.
Wecarry the largest line of Garden Seeds in 
Bulk of any honae in the State west of Detroit, 
and would  be  pieased  at  any  time  to quote 
you prices, 
Ail Field  Seeds  are  spot  Cash on receipt of 
goods.
W. T. Lamoreaux, Agt.

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of.  Congress owes it  to the country not to 
adjourn  until  it  has  done its full duty by 
the unfinished  public  business.  Of  course 
if this can be accelerated  by  any change  in 
the rules, the rules should be changed.  But 
there is reason  to fear that such changes  as 
Mr. Morrison  has proposed will only waste 
time in getting them adopted, without really 
facilitating the progress of legislation.

Judging  by  the  letters  of  inquiry  pub­
lished in another column, East Saginaw will 
be the next city  in  Michigan  to  present  a 
determined front to the  deadbeat  and  ped­
dler.  When  East  Saginaw  is  organized, 
tally twenty-four associations for Michigan.

AMONG  TH E  TRADE.

IN   T H E   CITY .

Wm.  Hudson  has  engaged  in  the  dry 
goods business  at  Vriesland.  Voigt, Her- 
polsheimer & Co. furnished the stock.

The Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. is get­
ting out  the stock for C. E.  Westlake, who 
is shortly to engage in the drug  business at 
8 Canal street.

Anderson & Griffin have engaged  in  gen­
eral trade at West Troy.  Arthur  Meigs  & 
Co. 
the  grocery  stock  and 
Spring & Company the dry goods.

furnished 

W. H. Homing, of  the  firm  of  Homing 
& Hart,  sawmill operators  at  Otia, has  en­
gaged in the grocery business at that  place. 
Amos  S. Musselman  &  Co.  furnished  the 
stock.

L. D. Harris, of the wholesale paper house 
of Harris & Peck,  at  Detroit,  contemplates 
engaging  in  the  jobbing  of  paper,  twine 
and  printers’  stock  at  this  market.  Mr. 
Harris  is  a man of considerable  experience 
in  the paper business and will  undoubtedly 
succeed in the  new  undertaking.  He  will 
be associated with a business man of  ample 
capital.

of 

the 

contract 

Sheeran, 

expressly 

and  Dick 

and  one-eighth  of 

The  disagreement  between  W.  S.
the
Gunn 
lias  culmi­
Gunn  Hardware  Company 
nated  in  the application of Mr. Sheeran,  in 
a court of chancery at Detroit,  for  the  ap­
pointment of a receiver.  The trouble seems 
to have grown  out  of  a  serious  misunder­
standing  relative  to  the  nature  of  Mr. 
Sheeran’s  contract  with  the  house, which 
calls for a yearly salary  of  82,000  for  five 
years 
the  profits 
during  that  time.  Mr.  Sheeran  claims 
that 
states 
that  the  death  of  a  partner  shall  not 
render any of  its  provisions  invalid, while 
Mr.  Gunn claims that the death  of the  late 
Charles Gunn,  who  was  a  member  of  the 
firm,  compelled  the  concern  to  go  into 
lipuidation  and  virtually  annuled  Mr. 
Sheeran’s contract.  Mr. Sheeran  offered to 
compromise the  matter  and  surrender  his 
contract in consideration  of 85,000, but this 
offer Mr. Gunn refused to entertain.  Pend­
ing the final settlement  of  the  matter, the 
firm has been merged in  a  stock  company, 
the articles of association having been  filed 
on the  10th.  Business  will  be  continued 
under  the  same  style  as  formerly.  The 
capital stock is 8100,000, divided into  4,000 
shares.  The stockholders and  the  number 
of shares held by each are  as  follows:  W. 
S. Gunn,  2,080;  W.  A. Gunn, 920;  Frank 
A.  Berles,  200;  A.  S. Goodman, 200;  W.  S. 
Coleman, 200;  E.  F. Uhl, 400.

A ROU N D   T H E   ST A T E .

Cook  &  Haynes,  grocers  at  Hillsdale, 

have sold out.

John Barden succeeds John Frier in  gen­

eral trade at  Thomville.

J. S. Marr succeeds J. S. Manr &  Son  in 

general trade at Spring Grove.

O. C.  Russ &  Co.  succeed  J.  J.  Russ  in 

the drug business at Remus.

C.  L.  Cudworth  succeeds  D.  L.  Rapelje 

in general trade at Richmond.

A.  A.  Eddy succeeds Douglass & Eddy in 

the drug business at Augusta.

S.  Jacobson  has  removed  his  clothing 

stock from Chase to Ludington.

F.  G.  Seaman  has  purchased  the  H.  B. 

Sherman drug stock at Marshall.

A. B.  Graham succeeds Graham  &  Gaige 

in the drug business at Croswell.

Hartwell  &  Jenks,  general  dealers  at 

Elmira,  have dissolved partnership.

Geo. Cardinal, of S t Johns,  has  engaged 

in the grocery business  at Saranac.

Anson  Morehouse  succeeds  Hoffman  & 
Crane in the hardware business-at  Fenton.
Munger &  Goodrich  succeed J. W. Mun- 
ger in the hardware business  at Eaton Rap­
ids.

H.  Oppenheim & Son, clothing dealers at 
Buchanan,  have moved their  stock  to  Bay 
City.

G.  H. Blaker, hardware  dealer  at  South 
Toledo,  Ohio, has  put in  a  hardware stock 
at Toledo.

Geo. Lemke, general  dealer  at  Menomi­
nee, has  sold  out  and  will  engage  in  the 
cedar business.

M.  S.  Doyle,  cheese  manufacturer  and 
general dealer at Elsie, has sold his general 
stock to  C. R. Bailey.

A new wholesale  grocery  house  will  be 
established  at  Port  Huron  by  Silas Arm­
strong and A.  A. Granes.

John Crispe,  the Plainwell  druggist, con­
templates engaging  in  the  manufacture  of 
baking powder at that place.

C. J. Keyes,  after  selling  goods in Bron­
son for 33  years,  has  concluded  to sell out 
and retire from the mercantile business.

E.  Fisher has sold his  notion  and  glass­
ware stock,  at  Paris, to Mr.  Saunders, who 
will add lines of dry goods and groceries.

Henry E. Stover,  formerly  with  W.  H. 
Reynolds,  at  St.  Louis,  has  purchased the 
drug stock  of  H. F. Bonnard,  at Kalkaska.

J. Davis has sold  his  hardware  stock at 
Perrysburg  to  Halladay Bros,  and  has  en­
gaged in  the  hardware  business  at  Hills­
dale.

Stone & Burch,  who contemplated engag­
ing in general trade at Northport, have con­
cluded  to  postpone  operations  until  next 
season.

The Cassopolis drug  house  of  Bishop  & 
Freer,  has  changed  by  the  retirement  of 
Freer, who has sold out his interest to F. L. 
Griffith.

Henry  Randolph,  manager  of  the  N. 
White & Co.  drug  business,  at  St.  Louis, 
has purchased the  stock  and  will  continue 
the business.

G.  L.  Smith,  who  moved  his  general 
stock from Coral to Wood  Lake last  Janu­
ary,  is the recipient of  a  good trade at  the 
latter point.

Visner & Dendel, general dealers at Hop­
kins  Station,  have  dissolved, J. P. Visner 
retiring.  The  business  will  be  continued 
by Peter Dendel & Co.

F.  F.  Clark,  hardware  dealer  at  Muske­
gon,  has  assigned  to  H.  D.  Baker.  The 
liabilities are  about  81,500  and  the  assets 
$1,000.  All  local  creditors  were  paid  in 
full.

C.  N.  Leach,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
shingle  mill  business  at  Pierson, has pur­
chased the grocery stock of Wm. Alexander, 
at Howard City, and will  continue the busi­
ness.

R. W. Culver,  the South Haven  druggist, 
writes T he  Tradesm an that  he  has  com­
plied with all the requirements of the  State 
pharmacy  law  by  employing  a  regular 
licensed pharmacist.

W.  C. Lovelace has formed  a  copartner­
ship with his brother, J.  L.  Lovelace,  and 
will continue the general  business  of  Win­
chester & Lovelace,  at  Wyman,  under the 
firm name of W.  C.  Lovelace & Co.

Mr. Glass, formerly of the grocery firm of 
Glass & Sly, at Elm Hall, has formed  a co­
partnership with Dr.  Osborn under the firm 
name of Glass & Osborn and purchased  the 
drug stock of Geo.  II.  Oliver,  at  that place. 
The firm will also carry a line of  groceries. 
Mr.  Oliver will try his hand at farming.

M A N U FA C TU R IN G   M A TTERS.

The Dowel Manufacturing Co.,  at  Battle 

Creek,  has dissolved.

The  Harbor  Springs  handle  factory  is 

turning out 4,000 handles a day.

Hitchcock & Hillman  succeed  H. N.  Hill 

in the manufacture of pumps at Pontiac.

C. E.  Ring succeeds  Ring  &  Stevens  in 
the manufacture  of  shingles  at  East Sagi­
naw.

Geo. Maebs succeeds  Maebs  &  Andrews 
as proprietor of  the Peninsular  Cigar  Fac­
tory at  Detroit.

Hall & Buell’s mill, at  South Manistigsue, 
It  will 

is  fast  approaching  completion. 
contain a band  saw.

There is talk of  organizing a  company  at 
Jackson  for  the  manufacture  of  candy. 
Twenty thousand dollars is talked of as the 
amount that will be put into the venture.

STRA Y   F A C T S.

Elk Rapids  has  1,200  population  and no 

bank.

has sold out.

have sold out.

John  Blakslee,  blacksmith  at  Grattan, 

C. EL Root  &  €o.r  grocers at  Hillsdale, 

A.  H.- Ayers has  retired  frim   the  meat 

business at Coral.

Ri Mi  Smith,  grocer  and  meat  dealer at 

Luther, has sold out.

Henry ML. Keeper, coal  and  wood  dealer 

at Hillsdale, has sold out.

J. J.. Gunn> has removed his sawmill from 

Deanville to  Brown City.

E. Cherrytree,  meat dealer at Harrisville, 

has removed to B l»k River.

Ge»» Miller  succeeds  Miller  <fc  Weils In 

the hotel business at  Montague.

Jas- Holmes  succeeds  J . ML  Gaige<fc Co. 

in the banking business at Croswell- 

Wm- Beoker,.  of  Hastings, lias  teased  a 
half interest in the  flouring mill  at  Gales­
burg.

The  Gratiot  County  Savings  Bonk,  at 
Alma,  is  succeeded  by  PWlasky, WaMby 
& Co.

Chas- Fi. Parson succeeds Iftrson Bios, in 
implement  business  at 

the  agricultural 
Leslie.

The Elk Rapids Iron Co., of  Elk Rapids, 
used 23,000 cords of wood  foe  charcoal  be­
tween December 1, last, and April 20*

Govv, Mayo & Co., of Muskegon, have sold 
their entire season’s product of sawdust  for 
shipment  to» the terra  cotta works at  Pull­
man.

S. P. Cheasinger, formerly engaged in the 
banking and milling business at Maple Rap­
ids, is now  carrying  on  a  wholesale  drug 
business at Los Angeles, Cal.

A large steam scow has been  pnt  on  up­
per Platte  lake,  Benzie  county,  to be  used 
it towing and carrying hemlock  bark, cedar 
posts and telegraph poles  and  railroad  ties 
to the mouth  of  Platte*river  for  shipment 
by lake.

Muskegon News:  The business firms  of 
this eity have held their  own  in better pro­
portion than have the firms in any city in the 
State.  Failures  are  rarely heard  of in this 
city.  This is proof  enongh  of  the solidity 
of the business  enterprises  in  this  section 
of the country.

Benefitted by the Boycott.

In Kansas  City without  any preliminary 
agreement or drafting  of  resolutions, every 
boycotted firm now finds its  trade increased 
and the  people  have  commenced  to  show 
their opinion of  those firms that  have  sur­
rendered to the  boycotters  by withdrawing 
their  custom.

Mrs. W.  H.  Downs has gone to Hodunk, 

to spend the summer with her parents.

“By Gee” is recovering so rapidly that he 
hopes  to  start  out on  the  war  path  again 
about June 1.

Will the boys indulge in a  parade  on  the 
Fourth again this year?  is  a  question  fre­
quently asked  nowadays.

H. B.  Clark succeeds  Parker McAuley  as 
Northern Michigan  traveling representative 
for Eaton & Christenson.

D. A.  Harrison, Western Michigan travel­
ing representative  for  Farrand,  Williams & 
Co.,  has removed his family  from  Kalama­
zoo to Paw Paw.

Aaron B.  Gates, formerly engaged  in the 
grocery business at Rockford, is now on the 
road  for  D.  H.  McAlpin  &  Co.,  of  New 
York, covering the Michigan trade.

•Parker  McAuley, 

late  with  Eaton  & 
Christenson,  has  engaged  to travel for Fox 
& Bradford,  covering the Upper  Peninsula. 
He will make his headquarters at Mackinaw 
City.

Jas. McSkimin has engaged  to  cover  the 
Michigan trade  for  Ross W.  Weir & Co.,  a 
tea  and  coffee  importing  house  of  New 
York.  He  will  make  Grand  Rapids  his 
headquarters.
.  John  McLachlin,  the  Hudson  traveling 
man,  who was  arrested  at  the  instance of 
Evans & Walker, of Detroit,  on a charge of 
misappropriating  8600  of the firm’s money, 
had a trial last week and was acquitted.

John D. Mangum, Upper Peninsula trunk 
manipulator for Brewster & Stanton, of De­
troit, was in town last week,  on his way  to 
the North from Jackson.  He  says  he  will 
be on hand to march in the procession again 
on July 4.

Willis J. Mills,  who has been on the road 
for  Glover &  Nicol,  of  Detroit,  for  about 
six  months  past,  has  engaged  to  travel 
through  Northern  Michigan  for  Geo.  G. 
Steketee,  and started out on his  initial  trip 
for the new house on Monday.

A . Hufford writes T he T radesm an from 
Marquette:  “While at Harbor Springs this 
week  I  purchased  the  razor  once  used  by 
Father Marquette,  with  his  name  ami  the 
year  1670  on  it. 
I  purchased  it  from  a 
man  who  dug  it  out  of  an  Indian  grave. 
When I reach Grand Rapids  I shall place it 
on exhibition.”

A.  A.  Knopfel,  the  Bay  City  grocery 
broker,  put  in  Sunday  at this market,  the 
guest  of  his  friend,  B. F.  Hastings.  Mr. 
Knopfel began coming to Grand  Rapids  as 
a grocery  salesman  in  1868  and  notices  a 
very slight change  in  the  appearance  and 
business standing of the city during the past 
eighteen years.

W. P. Townsend  came  near  saying  his 
prayers for the last time  a week or  so  ago. 
He was driving from Grant to Bailey, when 
the horse was taken with the blind staggers 
while  driving  along  an  embankment. 
Horse,  driver and vehicle  were  ail  precipi­
tated to the ground,  but, luckily, all escaped 
with only slight  Injuries. 
It  was » narrow 
escape.

Purely Personal.

W. T.  LaanoreaiEC has  gone  to  Boston; to 

look over the wool prospects.

Wm:  T.  Bess is expected  back  from the 
East,  where he  has been  tarrying  about  a 
4ionth* Thursday.

Jas.  Fox  went  to  school  Monday.  He 
went  as  a  vMtor in Ms official capacity as 
member of the Board of  Education.

A.  T.  Lihderman,  of  the  Linderman  *  
Gray Manufacturing Co,, at Whitehall, was 
in town a couple of days last week.

B.  S.  Harris  has returned  from  Buffalte* 
and Rochester, where he spent  several days 
visiting old friendh and acquaintances.

Jas. Gilberd, patentee of the Gilberd fruit! 
jar,  was in'town, last  week, introducing his 
invention to the notice-of the jobbing trade.
Fred.  Bi  Clark, the  move or less  hand­
some  junior  partner  in  the  firm of  Clark, 
Jewell & C6.,  will wed Miss Cora Stores  in» 
the fall.

M.  J.  Mbriarty,  superintendent  of  the 
Michigan Shingle Co», at Muskegon, was in 
town last Stoirday  tor the purpose  of con­
sulting witinSeo.  C. Kimball relative to the 
merits of his new ear brake.
1  Frank Hamilton, of the firm of  Hamilton 
i & Milliken,  and President ©f  the  Traverse 
City  Business  Men’s  Association,  passed 
through the city last Monday  on his way to 
Saco, Me.,, where his mother is seriously ill.
Derk Eamm left  Monday  for  New York, 
whence he sails Saturday for Antwerp on the 
steamship Western  Land.  He  will  spend 
four months with old  friends  and  acquain­
tances ih Holland-,  returning  with  abloom»- 
ing bride.

C.  SL Edwards,  formerly  Judge  of  Pro­
bate of  Antrim County,  and  later  engaged 
in  th»-  grocery  business at Mancelona,  has 
concluded  to  remove  to Grand  Rapids tor 
the  purpose  of  engaging  in the real estate 
business and the publication of a real estate 
newspaper.  Mr.  Edwards  has  secured 
pleasant  office  rooms  at  Nos.  10  and  11 
Pierce  block,  and  will  be  in  readiness to 
transact business witliin ten days.

W.  F. McLaughlin, of  the extensive tea, 
coffee and  spice  house of W.  F. Me Laugh- 
lin  &  Co., of  Chicago,  was  in  town for a 
day last week,  and was given a pleasant re­
ception  at  the  hands of  the jobbing trade. 
An informal  meeting of the grocery jobbers 
was  called,  when  Mr.  McLaughlin  stated 
that  he  had decided  to place the control of 
XXXX  with  the  jobbers  for  the  coming 
six months and  if this arrangement worked 
as satisfactorily as  to solicit  both  the retail 
and jobbing trade,  it would be continued in­
definitely.

“Fermentum”  the  only  Reliable  Com­

pressed Yeast.  See advertisement.

A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

lercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY.  MAY  12,1886.
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange.
Organized, at Ghrand Rapids October 8,1884.

President—Lester J. Rindge.
Vice-President—Chas. H. Leonard. 
Treasurer—Geo. B.  Dunton.
Annual Meeting—Second  Wednesday evening 
Regular  Meetings—Second  Wednesday  even­
_______

of October.
ing of each month. 

Traverse City Business Men’s Association.

President,  Frank  Hamilton;  Secretary,  C. T. 

Lockwood;  Treasurer, J. T. Beadle.
Business  Men’s  Protective  Union  of 

Cheboygan.

President,  A.  M.  Wesgate;  Vice-President, 

H. Chambers;  Secretary, A. J. Paddock.
Luther Protective Association.

President, W. B. Pool:  Vice-President, R. M. 
Smith;  Secretary. Jas.  M.  Verity;  Treasurer, 
Geo. Osborne.
Ionia  Business  Men’s  Protective  As­

sociation.

President, Wm.  E.  Kelsey;  Vice-President, 

H. M. Lewis;  Secretary, Fred Cutler, Jr.

Merchants’ Union of Nashville* 

President, Herbert  M.  Lee;  Vice-President, 
C. E. Goodwin;  Treasurer, G. A. Truman; Sec­
retary and Attorney, Walter Webster.

Ovid Business Men’s Association.
President, C.  H.  Hunter:  Secretary,  Lester 

Cooley.

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

KNAVE  OR  FOOL,  WHICH?

Such  is  the  query  which naturally sug­
gests itself to the  reader  of  the  following 
communication,  which  appeared 
in  the 
<5rand Rapids Democrat of the 9th, over the 
-cowardly inscription,  “Pro Bono Publico:”
“A petition is being circulated among the 
retail grocers winch will be presented to the 
common  council  asking that  the license  of 
hucksters, peddlers of fish and vegetables be 
fixed at 850.” This is from your issue of Sat­
urday.  The common  council,  in  the event 
this  petition  is  presented to them,  want  to 
sit  down  on  it  very  hard. 
It  has for its 
foundation the avarice of  the retail  grocers 
and  avarice  is  the  foundation  also of  the 
present labor agitation.  The  object  of  the 
petition  is  to  crush out  the competition of 
the men who  go  through the streets selling 
fish  and  vegetables  from  wagons,  and  the 
fact  that  these  peddlers  are  content with 
lass  than 100  per  cent, profit is a thorn  in 
the retail grocer’s side.  Mark every  mem­
ber  of  the  council who  votes for this peti­
tion  as  the  enemy  of  the  mass  of 
the 
people.  What 
to-day 
is a public market,  where the producer may 
deal  directly  with  the  consumer.  This 
would enable the producer to obtain a better 
price  than  he is now forced  to accept from 
the combination of retail grocers and would 
still put produce in  the hands of consumers 
at a price far  below  what  the  combination 
► compels them to pay.

this  city  needs 

The writer of the above anonymous attack 
puts himself in a ridiculous  position  when 
he denounces the attempt on the part of the 
grocers to  regulate  the  miscellaneous  dis­
tribution of vegetables and fruits and in the 
same breath champions the establishment of 
a public market—a plan the  Retail Grocers’ 
long  advocated  and  is 
Association  has 
pledged  to  accomplish. 
In fact,  the  only 
reason why it is not already accomplished is 
the existence of a clause of the present  city 
charter which would render  such  an  ordin­
ance inoperative—a clause which cannot  be 
amended or repealed until the next meeting 
of the Legislature.

The  writer’s reference  to  the  “100  per 
cent,  profits” alleged to accrue the  the  gro- 
dxr needs no  denial,  but  stamps  him as  a 
'man utterly devoid of the truth—as  a  man 
who depends upon falsehood  to  bolster  up 
: a position  which no honest man  would  at­
tempt to  maintain.

The demagogical reference to “the avarice 
of the retail grocerf ’ would seem to indicate 
that the writer is an anarchist,  as no decent 
workingman—who  invariably  respects  his 
grocer as a friend and co-worker—would re­
sort to such logic.

That the incerdiary allusions in  the  com­
munication  and  the  threat  aimed  at  the 
aldermen,  were without effect is  evident by 
the unanimous  vote  cast  in  the  Common 
Council  Monday  evening  in  favor  of  the 
very measure  the  grocers  have  advocated. 
The  license  fee  required  of  huxters  was 
fixed at 810 to 850 per year,  in  the  discre­
tion of toe Mayor, and the tax  for  riinning 
■a meat wagon was placed at 815  to  850 per 
tyear, also in the  discretion  of  the  Mayor. 
And  if  T he  T radesm an  mistakes  not, 
Mayor Dikeman has sufficient backbone and 
enough knowledge  of  the  justness  of  the 
grocers’  claims  to  refuse  to  grant  any 
licenseat  a  less  figure than  the  maximum 
amount  named.

There is every  reason  to expect that  this 
session of Congress will  be a long one. 
It 
may not adjourn  before  August,  nor  is  it 
desirable that it should.  T he T radesm an 
has  no  sympathy  with  the  annual outcry 
against  a  long  session,  as  though  an  ad­
journment would  at  once secure a “revival 
of business.”  That  promise  has been held 
out  every  year for  thirteen years past, and 
In  every  instance  it  has  proved delusive. 
There are great arrears of  legislative  work 
which  ought  to  be  cleared  away.  There 
are important  measures  before both Senate 
and House,  each one of  which is entitled to 
a fortnight of  discussion.  There  are  cer­
tainties  of  collisions  between  the 
two 
¡houses which should not be lightly disposed

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The Gripsack Brigade.

MISCELLANEOUS.

GRAIN© AND MILLING PRODUCTS. 

Wheat—No.change.  The city  millers pay as 
follows:  Lancaster,  85;  Fulse,  82c;  Clawson, 
82c.

Corn—Jobbing generally at 44345c  in 100bu. 

lots and 38340c in carlots.

Oats—White, 40c in small lots  and 35(Q)36c  in 

car lots.

Rye—48@50c ¥  hu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.2» ¥  owt.
Flour—Noohange.  Fancy Patent, $5.50 ¥  hbl. 
in  sacks and  $5.75 in  wood.  Straight, $4.60  ¥  
bbl. in sacks and $4.80 in  wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 ¥  bbl.
'  Mill Feed—Screenings, $15  ¥  ton.  Bran, $15 
¥  ton.  Ships, $16 ¥  ton.  Middlings, $16 ¥  ton, 
Corn aad Oats, $18  ¥  ton.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hemlock  Bark—Local  tanners  are  paying 
$4.75  per  cord  for  old bark, and making con 
tracts for new bark on  the  basis  of  $5.50 per 
lord, delivered, cash.

Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  $1.75  ¥  

clean washed roots.
Rubber Boots and Shoes—Local  jobbers  are 
authorized to offer standard goods at  35  and 5 
per cent, off, and second quality at 35, 5 and 10 
per cent off.

for 

Da k iNG  ,
POWDER

This Baking Powder  makes  the  WHITEST 
LIGHTEST and  most  HEALTHFUL  Biscuits 
Cakes, Bread, etc.  TRY  IT  and be convinced 
Prepared only by the
Arctic Manufacturing Co.,  j|

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

mmy  ,n  ■ ■ j  rl a m  In 1 lb. cans, 60 cane in a case, price 35c per lb. or  $17.50  pep  case.  W ith  every  case  we  give

50 Elegant presents ofMosaic Table ware.  Send ft

case. a

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STATE  BOARD  OF  PHARMACY.
One Year—F. H. J. VanEmster. Bay City. 
Two Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Three Years—Janies Vernor, Detroit.
Four Years—Ottmar Eberbach. Ann Arbor. 
Five Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. 
President—Ottmar Eberbach.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jus. Vernor.

Michigan  Slat«  Pharmaceutical  Association.

OFFICERS.

President-H. J. Brown. Ann Arbor.
First  Vice-President—Frank  J.  Wurzburg,
SeconddV ^ P resid en t-A . B. Stevens. Detroit, 
Third Vice-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit. 
Secretary—S. E. Parkell, Owosso.
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit- 
Executive  Committee—Jacob  JesBon,  Geo. 
Gundrum. Frank Wells, F. W.  R.  Perry and 
John £   Pooke
Local Secretary—Will L. White, Grand Rapids. 
Next  place  of  meeting—At  Grand  Rapids, 

Tuesday, October 12,1886.
Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER 9,188*. 

OFFICERS.

President-Frank J. Wurzburg.
Vice-President—Wm.L. White.
Secretary—Frank H. Esoott.
& “ S ^ S - i S i d m “ vioe.Pre.lden«

EWwiiite
Van Leeuwen, Isaac  Watts,  Wm.  E.  White, 
C^m i^^onfpharm acy—M. B.  Kimm,  H.  E.
T nnVw»r And W1T1. E« WflltC»
Committee on Trade  Matters—John  E.  Peck, 
H. B. Fairchild and Wm. H. Van Leeuwen. 
Committee  on  Legislation—Jas.  D.  Lacey, 
Isaac Watts and A. C.  Bauer. 
.
Regular Meetings—First  Thursday evening in
Annual  Meetings—First  Thursday evening in
NextV Meeting—Thursday evening, June 3,  at 

“The Tradesman” office. 

.
Detroit P harm aceutical Society. 

Organized October, 1863.

OFFICERS.

month. 

President—Wm. Dupont.
First Vice-President—Frank Ingli8.
Second Vice President-J. W^Caldwell.
Secretary and Treasurer-F. W. R. Ferry. 
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—A. B. Salt-
Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June. 
Regular  Meetings—First  Wednesday in each 
_________
Jackson County Pharmaceutical Asso­

ciation.
OFFICERS.
President-R. F. Latimer.
Vice-President—C. D. Colwell.
Secretary—F. A.  King.
Treasurer—Chas. E. Humphrey. 
t
Board of Censors—Z.  W.  Waldron, C.  E.  Foot
Annual Meeting- FiratThursday in November. 
Regular  Meetings—First  Thursday  of  each 
______
Saginaw C ou n ty   P harm aceutical  So­

and C. H. Haskins.  _  

,, 
__

month. 

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. 

ciety.

President—Jay Smith.
First Vice-President—W. H. \arnall.
Second Vice-President—R. Brüske. 
Secretary—D. E. Prall.
Treasurer—H. Melchers. 
Committee on  Trade  Matters—W.B. Moore, 
H.  G.  Hamilton.  H.  Melchers,  W.  H.  Keeler
aiRegiifarBMeeting—Second  Wednesday after­
noon of each month. 
___________
Muskegon  Drug  Clerks’  Association.

____  , ,

<  OFFICERS.
President—Fred. Heath.
Vice-President-J. C. Terry.
Secretary and Treasurer-L.  Glover. 
Regular Meetings—Second and fourth Wednes­
« „ „ ii
Next Meeting-Wednesday evening, May 14.

day of each month. 

DRUGGISTS  IN  COUNCIL.

Mutual Insurance—Drugs  Subject  to  De­

terioration.

The  regular  monthly  meeting  of  the 
Grand 
liapids  Pharmaceutical  Society, 
vChich  was held  at T he T radesm an office 
on the 6th,  was well  attended.

The  question  of  entertaining  the  dele­
gates to the annual convention  of the Mich­
igan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association,  to 
be  held  in  this  city  in  October,  and  the 
selections of halls  for  meeting  and exhibit­
ing purposes was postponed until  the  June 
meeting.

The following communications  were read 

by the Secretary and laid on the table:

E vart,  March 29,  1880. 

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society:

Respectfully Yours,

D ea r Sir—Having  for  many  years  en­
joyed the benefits of the St. Joseph  County 
Mutual Village Fire Insurance  Co. while in 
the drug business at Sturgis,  and  feeling an 
interest in our  State  Pharmaceutical  Asso­
ciation  and  the  feeling  of  brotherhood al- 
ready  developed  by  the  organization,  I 
would like to  see  the  question  of  a  State 
Druggists’ Mutual discussed by the different 
societies of the State and  if  reported favor­
ably,  perhaps at our next  State  meeting we 
can  take  steps  to  organize.  Hoping  you 
will take it up at your  next  meeting,  I  re­
main, 
W hereas—We, the undersigned druggists 
of the State of Michigan,  members  in  good 
standing  of  the  Michigan  State  Pharma­
ceutical Association, desire a  reliable  home 
insurance company, and  believing that such 
a company can be formed  from  among  the 
members  of  our  State Association  with  a 
less rate of insurance than  we are now pay
ing;  and 
W h ereas—We  believe  a  mutual insur­
ance association is the true method to adopt 
in insurance;  therefore
Resolved—That  we  hereby  pledge  our 
selves  severally to  give it  our aid and sup 
port 
1 

F.  H ibbar d,
J acob J esson.

Frank H ibbard.

.

I

Dr. H.  E.  Locher was then called upon to 
read a paper on the subject  of  “Drugs  suh 
ject to deterioration and the best methods of 
* preserving same,” but not having  had  time 
to  prepare  the  matter  was given until the 
next meeting to do so.

A  discussion  relative  to  the  subject  fol 
lowed,  during  which  President  Wurzburg 
stated that he had had considerable difficulty 
in  keeping P.,  D.  & Co.’s  fluid  extract of 
geranium from gelatinizing.  He also stated 
that it had been impossible  for  him to keep 
whole cantharides.

Dr.  Locher  asked whether it  was  a  fact 
that  wood  alcohol  was being  used  In  the 
preparation of fluid extracts  by some manu
facturera. 

H.  B.  Fairchild  stated  that  deodorized 
Buffalo alcoholine  was  frequently used  for 

/

¡purpose.

Frank H. Eseott  said  he  once  used  the 
alcoholine  in  the'preparation  of  tlneture 
of iodine and on applying  some  to  his own 
wrist  experienced  excrutiating  pain,  the 
irritation  being three times  as  great  as  in 
the case of tincture made with grain alcohol.
Dr.  Locher asked if any one  present  had 
any  method  of  preserving  dandelion root, 
stating  that  he  was  compelled  to  throw 
away nine-tenths of all he bought.

Mr. Fairchild replied  that  he  had  never 
been  able  to  discover  a  remedy  for  the 
worms.  He thought the trouble was identi­
cal with that in  chestnuts.

John E.  Peck said  that  he  had been able 
to nearly obviate the trouble experienced  in 
handling  cod  liver  oil by  washing  out  all 
bottles  used  for that purpose  with sal soda 
and keeping the  preparation in the cellar as 
much as possible.  He  had  met  with  good 
success in keeping tincture  of  kino  by put­
ting in two-ounce vials  instead  of  keeping 
in  bulk.  He  said  nothing  gave  him  so 
much trouble as the various  maltine  prepa­
rations.

H. B.  Fairchild  stated  that  his  corpora­
tion  experienced  the  greatest  difficulty in 
keeping “Hydrolene.”  Out  of  every gross 
received,  fully three-quarters is  returned  to 
the manufacturers.

John E.  Peck stated  that  the proprietors 
of “King’s Discovery” would  not  cease  ad­
vertising sample bottles,  but  that  his  firm 
invariably refused  to furnish the same.  Ex­
pressions of opinion by the  other  druggists 
present  disclosed the  fact  that  no  sample 
bottles were being given out at any store.

Dr.  Locher  said  he  had  recently had  a 
call for “Smith’s Bile Bean” and “Murray’s 
System Exterminator.”

President Wurzburg  said  that Dr.  Gibbs, 
of  Six  Corners,  prepared  a  remedy under 
the caption of “Sawmill Pills.”

Mr.  Fairchild  gave  notice  of  the  intro­
duction  of  an  amendment  changing  the 
number necessary to a  quorum  from  seven 
to five, and the meeting adjourned.

H E   CAUGHT  T H E   T RA IN.

No  Easy  Task  to  Get  a  Drummer  off on 

Time.

“Yes,  I  keep  a  hotel down in the coun­
try,”  said  a  fat,  good-natured  passenger, 
who told stories and munched  apples at the 
same time.  “Lots  of commercial travelers 
stop  at  my  place,  and  I  never  had  any 
trouble with them.  They are all gentleman­
ly fellows—at  least, that’s the result of my 
experience.  The  only  thing  I  ever  had 
occur  in  my house  in  any way resembling 
trouble was last January, when Gus Henson 
you  know  Gus?—grocery man—came  in 
on the late  train one night  and gave orders 
to  be called  for the  5:30  train in the morn­
ing.

“ Landlord,’  says  he,  ‘I  am  a  sound 
sleeper;  you may have some trouble in get­
ting me awake, but if I don’t catch that 5:30 
train  I’ll  sue  you  for damages,  as sure  as 
you’re born,  and get ’em, too.  Bet I’ve lost 
the  sale of §50,000  worth of  goods  in the 
last  year  just  by  sleeping  too  late  or  by 
porters  failing  to  get  me up for  the train, 
and  so  allowing  those  infernal  Chicago 
drummers to  jump in ahead of me and take 
my trade away.  Mind,  now, I’m  to  go  on 
that 5:30 train or you’ll pay the damages.’

“ ‘All  right,’  says  I;  ‘you  shall  go  on 
that  5:30  train,  and  if  you don’t  I pledge 
myself to give you §100.  Good night.’ 

“Henson  went  to  bed, but I felt a little 
uneasy about my pledge.  My night porter 
had made one or  two failures,  and  I  knew 
if  he  broke  down on  Henson  I’d be in for 
the §100 sure.  The  more  I  thought  about 
it  the  more  it  worried  me,  and  finally  I 
decided  to  stay  up that  night  myself. 
It 
was  lucky  I  did,  for when I went to rouse 
Gus  1  found  it no  easy  job.  Rapping  on 
the door was no  good and  I had to use  my 
pass-key and go in and shake him up.  The 
more I shook,  it seemed to  me, the sounder 
he  slept. 
J  jumped  on  him,  pulled  the 
covers off, rolled  him  on  the  floor,  threw 
cold  water  in  his  face,  and  came  near 
throwing him out of the window;  but it was 
all  useless.  He  slept  right  along as if a 
summer  stillness  reigned  supreme. 
Just 
then  I  heard  the ’bus driving up the street 
to  get  passengers  for  the 5:30 train, and  I 
became  desperate.  Calling  the  porter,  I 
slipped Henson’s pantaloons on him, put on 
his  vest,  coat, collar, hat  and  everything, 
and  carried  him  down  stairs.  Then  we 
lifted him into the ’bus, got his grips, drove 
him  to  the  station, bought  him  a  ticket, 
stuck  it  into his  hat  band, and  when  the 
train came carried him in, dumped him with 
his  baggage  into a seat and left him sleep­
ing  sweetly. 
I  was  determined  to  save 
that hundred dollars and  the  reputation  of 
my house if  I  had to  kill him and express 
his body.

“Did he rouse up and stay by the Chicago 
drummers who were trying to beat  him out 
of his trade?”

“No!  he slept all  the way  to  Toledo and 
was  fired  by  his  employers  for  doing  it 
Rather  tough,  on him but I  did  my  duty 
When  down  my  way,  stop  over  with  me 
I’ll  give  you  my  hotel if  I let you miss a 
train,” 

_____  
_____
The  Drug  Market.

Business is fairly good and collections are 
better  than  could  reasonably  be expected 
Carbolic acid is hardening.  Quinine is dull 
at  the  reduction.  Chlorate  of  potash  is 
tending higher.  Other articles in the  drug 
line are about steady.

He  was  a  Good  Dog.

“What kind of a dog is that?”  asked  one 

of the boys of Geo. Owen the other day. 

“He’s part  terrier.”
“ And what’s the other part?”
“Oh* Just dog!” 

.

m m

An Explosive.

A  Vassar  graduate,  out  in  the country, 
went into the stable of a farm house.  “Dear 
me,  how close the poor  cows  are  crowded 
together,” she  remarked.  “Yes,  mum, but 
we  have  to  do  it.”  “Why  so?”  To  get 
condensed milk.”

A London peddler  sold  a  non-poisonous 
vermin-killer.  On examination it proved to 
be prepared chalk.

Gentleman,  stepping  into  a  drug  store: 
“Do you correct  mistakes  here?”  Urbane 
Clerk:  “Yes sir,  if the patient is still alive.”
Iodoform  and  nitrate  of  silver,  when 
mixed,  rapidly  decompose, and  this  rapid 
change is still more forcible  if carbolic acid 
is added.

Gelatine Test.

The Chemical News reports that the purity 
of gelatine can be readily  tested  by  adding 
ammonia to a ten per cent, nitrate  of silver 
solution until the precipitate  is  redissolved 
and  adding  an | equal volume of a  solution 
of the gelatine to the fluid thus prepared.  If 
the gelatine is impure the mixture will turn 
brown.

‘Fermentum”  the  only  Reliable  Com­

pressed Yeast.  See advertisement.

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MENTHOL INHALER

B

Neuralgia and Headache

Quickly Believed by Cushman’sMentbol Inhaler

Menthol has attained deserved notoriety by external 
application, but it rem ained for the Menthol Inhaler to 
so utilize the valuable rem edy as  to  get  th e  full  me­
dicinal effects.  The  a ir  passing  over  th e  Menthol  is 
ompletely saturated or mentholized, and  in this high­
ly concentrated and m inutely divided  state  is  applied 
directly to the delicate n et  w ork of  nerves  so  thickly 
distributed  throughout  the  nose  and  head,  giving 
quick relief from  neuralgia and headache.

All druggists should  keep  It.  Retail  price  50  cents. 

Sold by all jobbers of drugs.

A Simple Cure for Dyspepsia.

Probably never in the history of proprietary 
medicines has any article met success equal to 
that  which  has  been  showered  upon Golden 
Seal Bitters.  Why, such has been the  success 
of this discovery that nearly  every  family in 
whole neighborhoods  have  been  taking it at 
the same time.  Golpen Seal Bitters combines 
the best remedies of  the  vegetable  kingdom, 
and  in  such  proportions  as  to  derive  their 
greatest  medicinal  effect  with  the  least dis- 
turtance  to  the  whole  system,  In fact,  this 
preparation is so balanced in its  action  upon 
the  alimentary  canal,  the  liver, the kidneys, 
the stomrch, the  bowels,  and  the  circulation 
of the blood, that it brings about a healthy ac­
tion  of  the  edtire  human  organism that can 
hardly be credited by those who have not seen 
the remarkable results that have  followed its 
use.  Sold  by  Hazeltine  & Perkins Drug Co., 
Grand Rapids, Mich.

THE  OLD  RELIABLE

Perry  Davis  Pain  Killer,

Established 1840.

All Druggists Should Keep It.

PRICES  TO  THE  TRADE:

Small Size..................................   25 
Medium Size.......................—   50 
Large size..................................1 00 
Killer:  Get th e Genuine.

Beware of Im itations.  There is bu t One Pain 

Per Bottle.  PerDoz.
180
3 60
7 20

J.  N.  Harris  & Co., Ltd., Cincinnati, O.

P roprietors tor the Southern and W estern States. 

For Sale by all Medicine Dealers.

Allen’s Lung Balsam

The Great Remedy for during

COXTSTTMFTXOCT,

Coughs, Colds, Croup,

And  Other  Throat  and  Lung  Affections.
S3TWe  call  your  attention  to  th e  fact th a t the  old 
Standard  Remedy,  ALLEN’S  LUNG  BALSAM,  is  now 
p u t up in three sizes—25 cents, 50 cents and $1 per bottle.
Small..........................  
§1  75 per dozen
Medium........................................  3 50 
Large  ..............................  
7 00 
J.  N.  Harris & Co., Ltd., Cincinnati, O.

“
“

 

 

Golden  Seal  Bitters  is  meeting with grand 
success wherever used.  It is an article of great 
merit.  Every  family  should  have  it  in  the 
house.  It is the coming family medicine.

M id i  d m   M u d .

Mills &  Goodman, Props.

- 

sell at very reasonable price.

cation on  lake  shore  and  railroad.  Will 

;  Grand  Rapids.  Will  sell  for two-thirds 
cash and easy terms on balance if well secured

GRAND  RAPIDS, 
MICH.
WANTED—Registered  drug  clerks,  either 
pharmacists or assistants,who are sober, 
honest,  industrious  and  willing  to  work on 
moderate salary.
FOR SALE—Stock of about 8700  in  good Id 
IT'OR  SALE—Fine  stock  of  about  84,000 in 
IT'OR SALE—Stock of 87,000 in Grand Rapids 
IT'OR SALE—Desirable stock of  about  81,200 
IT'OR  SALE—The  finest  business  north  of 

: 
in south western portion of State.  Must be 
sold on account of other business;  terms very 
easy.

‘  well located and doing fine business.  Will 

‘  Grand  Rapids.  General  stock  of  about 
815,000.  Would prefer to sell whole stock,  but 

sell on liberal terms.

will sell any section separate.
IT'OR SALE—Stock of 83,000 in growing town 
JP  on the lake shore in midst of peach region. 
Will sell only with residence.  Doing business 
of 810,000 per annum.
IT'OR SALE—Very desirable  stock  of  86,000, 
T   well located  in  Grand  Rapids.  Will sel l 
whole stock on very easy terms, or  half inter 
est for cash.

LSO many other stocks, the  particulars of 
l  which we will furnish free on application

l

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d®   i n

No changes.

ACIDS.

 

Acetic, No.  8.................................... 
9  @  10
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040)........   30  @  35
Carbolic................................ 
34  ®  36
 
Citric...................................  
70  ®  75
Muriatic l8 deg...............................  
3  ®  5
11  @  12
Nitric 36 deg.................................... 
Oxalic...............................................   10  ®  12
Sulphuric 66 deg.............................  
3  ®  4
Tartaric  powdered.........................  50  ®  53
Benzoic,  English....................$ o z  
18
Benzoic, German............................  12  ®  15
Tannic..............................................   12  ®  15

 

AMMONIA.

Carbonate................................3P lb  12  ®  14
14
Muriate (Powd. 22c)......................... 
Aqua 16 deg or  3f............................ 
3  ®  5
Aqua 18 deg or 4f............................ 
4  ®  6

BALSAMS.

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

BARKS.

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

38®42
40
1 75
45

11
18
13
14
15
10
12
18
30
12

BERRIES.

Cubeb  prime (Powd 1  10c)............ 
@1  10
6  ®  7
Juniper............................................. 
Prickly Ash......................................  50  ®  60

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 25 lb boxes, 25c)... 
Licorice,  powdered, pure.............  
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 fi> doxes). 
Logwood, Is (25 lb boxes)............... 
............... 
Lgowood, Ms 
do 
Logwood, ¿8 
do 
............... 
Logwood, ass’d  do 
............... 
Fluid Extracts—25 
cent, off list.

FLOWERS.

27
37V
9
12
13
15
14

Arnica................ . .............................  13  ®  15
Chamomile,  Roman................... 
25
30
Chamomile,  German.................

GUMS.

60®  75 
Aloes,  Barbadoes.......................
12 
Aloes, Cape (Powd  20c).............
50
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c)....
28®  30 
Ammoniac..................................
80 
Arabic, powdered  select..........
80 
Arabic, 1st picked.....................
70 
Arabic,2d  picked.......................
60 
Arabic,  3d picked.......................
50 
Arabic, sifted sorts....................
20 
Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35c)
50®55
Benzoin.......................................
25®  27
Camphor........................................... 
13
Catechu. Is (Vi 14c, Vis 16c)............ 
35®  40
Euphorbium powdered..................  
80
Galbanum strained......................... 
80®  90
Gamboge........................................... 
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c).............  
35
20
Kino TPowdered, 30c]...................... 
1 25
IMftstic 
*•*••••**•••*•• 
40
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c")... 
Opium, pure (Powd 84 60)............... 
3 30
25
Shellac, Campbell’s ......................... 
22
Shellac,  English.............................. 
Shellac, native................................. 
20
30
Shellac bleached.............................. 
Tragacanth............  .......................   30  ®1 00

HERBS—IN   OUNCE  PACKAGES.

Hoarhound.......................................................25
Lobelia...............................................................25
Peppermint.......................................................25
Rue..................................................................... 4®
Spearmint........................................................ 24
Sweet Majoram................................................35
Tanzy .................................................................25
Thyme...............................................................30
Wormwood.................................................. ...25

IRON.

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

LEAVES.

Buchu, short (Powd 25c)................   13
Sage, Italian, bulk (Vis & Vis, 12c)...
Senna,  Alex, natural.....................   33
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled..
Senna,  powdered........ ..................  
Senna tinnivelli...............................  
Uva  Crsi........................................... 
BeUedonna..'.................................... 
Foxglove........................................... 
H enbane...,................ 
Rose, red ....................................... 

 

 

4 00
20
7
65

®  14 
6
®  35 
50
za
25
10
35
30
35
2 35

LIQUORS.

W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky.2 00  ®2 50
Druggists’ Favorite  Rye...............1 75  @2 00
Whisky, other brands....................1  10  ®1 50
Gin, Old Tom....................................135  ®1 75
Gin,  Holland................................ ..2 00  @3 50
Brandy..............................................1 75  ®6 50
Catawt»a  Wines........................    ..125  @2 00
Fort Wines.......................................1 35  ®2 50

MAGNESIA.

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

 
OILS.

22
37
2 25
65

 

 

6 00

Almond, sweet..................................   45  ®  50
Amber, rectified........................ 
45
Anise.................................................  
1  80
Bay V  oz.........................................  
50
Bergamont.......................................  
3 00
Castor.........................■......................  1 44®1 65
Croton................................................ 
1 75
Cajeput............................................  
75
35
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75oj....... 
Citronella....................................... 
75
Cloves...............................................  
1 *0
Cod Liver, N. F........................$  gal 
1 20
1  50
Cod Liver, best......................... 
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16 
Cubebs, P. &  W...............................  
9 00
1 60
Erigeron..................... ....................  
2 00
Fireweed........................................... 
Geranium  |) oz...............................  
75
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. 
35
Juniper wood..................................  
50
2 00
Juniper berries...............................  
Lavender flowers, French.............  
2 01
100
.............  
Lavender garden 
Lavender spike 
90
.............  
3 00
Lemon, new crop............................ 
Lemon,  Sanderson’s.......................  
2 75
Lemongrass...................................... 
80
OlivefMalaga..................... .'........... 
900100
Olive, “Sublime  Italian  ............... 
2 75
Origanum, red flowers, French... 
1 25
Origanum,  No. 1............................ 
50
1 00
Pennyroyal...................................... 
Peppermint,  white.........................  4 00®4 25
Rose $1 oz........................... 
8 00
Rosemary, French  (Flowers f l  50) 
65
Salad,$  g a l.................................... 
2 75
Savin.................  
 
1 00
Sandal  Wood, German.................. 
4 60
700
Sandal Wood, W. 1..........................  
Sassafras........................................... 
45
Spearmint.......................................  
@7 50
........4 00  ®4 25
Tansy.................................. . 
Tar (by gal 50o).................................  10  ®  12
Wintergreen................................. 
2 25
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure 84.00)....... 
3 50
2 00
 
Wormseed......................... 

do 
do 

 

 

 

 

POTASSIUM.

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

12® 14
37040
22
3 00
28

 

ROOTS.

 

20
Alkanet............................................  
Althea, cut.......................................  
25
17
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s .............. 
 
33
Arrow, Taylor’s, in Vis and Ms—  
12
Blood (Powd 18c).............................. 
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 26c)..................  
20
Hellebore, white, powdered.......... 
20
Ipecac, Rio, powdered.................... 
1 20
Jalap,  powdered.............................. 
30
Licorice,  select (Powd 15).............  
18
Licorice, extra select.....................  
20
Pink, true......................................... 
60
Rhei, from select to  ohoice..........1 00  @1 60
Rhei,powderedE. I ................... ; ..l 10  ®1 20
Rhei, choice cut  cubes.................. 
2 00
Rhei, choice out fingers.............. 
2 25
Serpentaria........ ...................... 
65
Seneka........................... .
Sarsaparilla,  Honduras...
Sarsaparilla, MeXtoan.....

 

 

 

Squills, white (Powd 35c)..-...........
Valerian, English (Powd 30c)........
Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28c)...
Anise, Italian (Powd 20c)...............

SEEDS.

J

 

t

®

do 

do 
do 

SPONGES.

do 
do Scherin’s  do  ...
do 

15
5 ® 6
4 ® 4M
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd  20c).
15 © 18
Cardamon,  Aleppee.....................
1 lb
Cardamon, Malabar.......................
1 25
Celery..............................................
15
Coriander, Dest English...............
10
Fennel..............................................
15
Flax, clean.......................................   3X0
Flax, pure grd (bbl 3)4).................. 
4  ®  4
Foenugreek, powdered.................. 
7  ®  8
4V4®  5
Hemp,  Russian............................... 
10
Mustard, white  Black 10c)............ 
Quince.............................................. 
75
6  @  7
Rape, English..................................  
Worm, Levant................................. 
14
Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage.......2 25  @2 50
2 00
........ 
Nassau 
do 
do 
. . . .  
Velvet Extra do 
1  10
do 
Extra Yellow do 
do 
........ 
85
........ 
Grass 
do 
65
do 
Hard head, for slate use................
Yellow Reef. 
.................
1 40
MISCELLANEOUS.
Alcohol, grain (bbl 82.21; $  gai__
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref.
Anodyne Hoffman’s.......................
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution............
Annatto 1 lb rolls............................
Alum.........................................  ^Mb
2Vi®
3  ®
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)............... 
Annatto, prime..........................
Antimony,powdered,  com’l...  ..
4M® 
20
Arsenic, white, powdered.............  
6
®
Blue  Soluble....................................
!
Bay  Rum, imported, best.............  
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.'s. 
i
Balm Gilead  Buds..........................
Beans,  Tonka..............................  
)
Beans, Vanilla.................................7 00  01
Bismuth, sub nitrate.....................  
J
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c).......................
6®
Blue Vitriol  ....................................  
Borax, refined (Powd  11c).............  
9<
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 .................... 
Colocynth  apples............................
Chloral hydrate, German  crusts..
cryst...
Chloral 
Chloral 
Chloral 
crusts..
Chloroform...................................... 
@
Cinchonidia, P. & W........ ..............   18  ®
Cinchonidia. other brands.............   13  ®
Cloves (Powd 25c)............................  20  ®
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 lb 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 (bbl. IX)...................      2  ®
Ergot, fresh.....................................
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P ...............
Flake white......................................
Grains  Paradise..............................
Gelatine, Cooper’s..........................
Gelatine. French..............................  45 ®
Glassware, flint, 70 & 10, by box 60 & 10 less
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis__
Glue,  cabinet....................................   12 ®
17 
  16 ®
Glue, white........................................ 
28 
Glycerine, pure.................................  16 ®
20 
25®
Hops  Ms and J48.............................. 
40 
Iodoform $  oz.................................
40 ®1 00 
Indigo.................................................   85
Insect Powder, best  Dalmatian...  35 
®  40 
Insect Powder, H., P. & Co., boxes
®1  00 
Iodine,  resublimed.........................
4 00 
Isinglass,  American.......................
1 50
Japonica...........................................
London  Purple...............................
Lead, acetate....................................
8
Lime, chloride, (Vis 2s 10c & Vis 11c) 
l 00
Lupuline........................................... 
Lycopodium....................................  
50
50
Mace.................................................  
Madder, best  Dutch..................... 
12M®  13
75
Manna, 8.  F ...................................... 
60
Mercury............................................ 
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........ $  oz  2 35®2 60
40
Musk, Canton, H., P. &  Co.’s........  
Moss, Iceland............................$  lb 
10
12
Moss,  Irish...................................... 
Mustard,  English............................ 
90
18
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 9>  cans........  
Nutgalls............................................  
23
Nutmegs, No. 1................................. 
60
Nux  Vomica....................................  
10
Ointment. Mercurial, V*d............... 
45
Paris Green....................................  
17  ®  25
Pepper, Black  Berry.....................  
18
2 50
Pepsin...............................................  
7
Pitch, True Burgundy.................... 
‘  ®  7
Quinia, Sulph, P. & W........ ..  0)oz 75  0
80
Quinine,  German................
700 75
Red  Precipitate..................
85
28
Seidlitz  Mixture................
Strychnia, cryst..................
1 60
Silver Nitrate, cryst..........
74  ® 78
Saffron, American.  ..........
35
® 2
Sal  Glauber........................
Sal Nitre, large cryst........
10
Sal  Nitre,medium cryst..
9
Sal Rochelle........................
33
Sal  Soda...............................
2  ® 24
SaliciA
Santonin..................... .'...................  
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch..........
Soda Ash [by keg 3c].....................
Spermaceti.......................................
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s.... 
Soap, White Castile.........................
.........................
Soap, Green  do 
Soap, Mottled do 
.........................
Soap, 
do  do 
.........................
Soap, Mazzini..................................
Spirits Nitre, 3 F ..............................  26  ®
Spirits Nitre, 4 F .............................   30  ®
Sugar Milk powdered.....................
Sulphur, flour...................................  3)4®
Sulphur,  roll.................................... 
3®
Tartar Emetic..................................
Tar, N. C. Pine, V* gal. cans  $1 doz 
Tar, 
‘quarts in tin..........
Tar, 
pints in tin.............
Turpentine,  Venice................ V lb
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand............
Zinc,  Sulphate................................. 

10  ®

..  Ç ft

do 
do 

4Vi®

I 

2

1

1

6

VARNISHES.

85
25
55
7  ® 8
7
OILS
Bbl
Gal
70
75
Whale, winter...................
6(1
55
Lard, extra...........................................  55
55
45
Lard, No.  1
45
41
Linseed, pure raw..............................  41
48
44
Linseed, boiled..................................   44
9t
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained............  70
70
52
47
Spirits Turpentine.............................   47
..1 1001 20 
No. 1 Turp  Coach................................. 1 10@1 20
..1  6001 70
Extra  Turp........................................... 1  6001 70
Coach Body............................................2 7503 00
No. 1 Turp furniture...........................1 0001  10
Extra Turk  Damar.............................. 1  5501 60
700  75
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp.
PAINTS
Lb 
20  3 
2® 3 
20  3 
2Vi® 8 
23*0 3 
13016 
58060 
16017 
7® 7V4 
7® 7 Vi @70 
©90 
1  10 
1 40 
1 2001 40 
1 0001 20

Bbl
Red Venetian........ ..................   13*
Ochre, yellow Marseilles........   13*
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  13*
Putty, commercial..................  2)4
Putty, strictly pure..................  2M
Vermilion, prime  American..
Vermilion, English..................
Green, Peninsular....................
Lead, red strictly pure............
Lead, white, strictly pure.......
Whiting, white Spanish.......  .
Whiting,  Gilders’.....................
White, Paris American............
Whiting  Paris English cliff..
Pioneer Prepared  I aints.......
Swiss Villa Preparsr  Paints..

§  

OILS.

ILLUMINATING.

 

Water White..................................................... UX
Michigan  Test............................. 
10 X
LUBRICATING.
Capitol Cylinder.............................................. 36V*
Model  Cylinder.................................. ............3154
Shield Cylinder................................................26Vi
Eldorado  Engine................................................24 y,
Peerless Machinery........................................22Vi
Challenge Machinery......................................20Vi
Paraffine  ..........................................................20V4
Black. Summer, West Virginia.................... 10
Black, 26° to 80°.............................................U
Black, 15® C.  T...............................................11V*
Z ero.....!,..... 
.....13

...........  

2 l < ï

WHOLESALE

Druggists!

4a and 44  Ottawa Street and 89, g i,

93 and gs Louis Street.

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF

M A N U FA CTU RERS  OF

sp t  Pharmaceutical  Prepara­
tions,  Fluid Extracts and 

Elixirs

G E N E R A L   W H O LESA LE  A G N TS  FOR

W olf, Patton & Co. and John L. 

W hiting, M anufacturers  of 

Fine Paint and  Var­

nish Brushes. 
THE  CELEBRATED

*
V

ALSO  FOR  THE

Grand Rapids Brush Co., Manu­

facturers of Hair, Shoe snd 

Horse Brushes.

W E   A R E   SOLE  OW NERS  OF

Weatherly’s M iclip Catarrh Cure

Which is positively the best Remedy 

of the kind on the market.

W e  desire  particular  attention  of those 
about purchasing outfits for new  stores  to 
the fact of our  UNSURPASSED  FACIL­
ITIES 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  ef­
forts in this  direction  have  received  from 
hundreds or our customers the  most satis­
fying recommendations.

W e give our special and  personal atten­
tion to the selection of choice goods for the 
DRUG TRADE ONLY, and trust we merit 
the high praise accorded  to us for so satis-  „ 
factorily supplying the wants of our custom­
ers  with  PURE  GOODS  in  this depart­
ment.  W e CONTROL and are the ONLY 
AUTHORIZED  AGENTS for the  sale  of 
the celebrated

WITHERS DADE & CO.’S

Henderson Co., Ky.,

Sour  Mash  and  Old-Fashioned 

Hand-Made, Copper- 

D istilled

WHISKYS.

W e not only offer these  goods  to  be ex­
celled by NO OTHER KNOWN BRAND 
in the market, but superior  in  all  respects 
to  most  that  are  exposed  to  sale.  W e 
GUARANTEE perfect and complete satis­
faction and where this brand of  goods  has 
been once introduced  the  future  trade  has 
been assured.

W e are also owners of the

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

â

W e 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  quotations  on 
such articles as do not appear  on  the  list, 
such as

Patent  Medicines,

Etc., we invite your correspondence.
and personal attention.

Mail  orders  always  receive  our special 

Hazeltine 

& Perkins 

Drug Go.

JENNINGS’

Flavoring Extracts!
JENNINGS  &  SMITH

MANUFACTURED  BY

Props. Arctic Manufacturing Co., 

CXL&3TD RAPIDS,

MICH,

JOBBERS  IN

DRY  GOODS,

.Ajsro nsroTionsrs,

83  M onroe  St.,

AND  10,  12,  14,  16  AND  18  FOUNTAIN  STREET, 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers  j  1  QjippipltlT 
I  OjJCbiuilj.
American and Stark A Bags 

à. M ERCA N TILE  JO U RN A L, PU BLISH ED   EA CH  

W EDN ESD AY .

E.  A. STO W E  &  B B O ., P ro p rie to rs.

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

Telephone No. 95.

[Entered  at the  Postoffice  ab  Grand Rapide  as 

Second-class Matter A

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12,1886.

BETAIL.  GROCERS’ ASSOCIATION 

OF  GRAND  RAPIDS.
ORGANIZED  NOVEMBER  10, 1885.

_  

„  

,  _

Presidenfr-Erwin J. Herrick.
First Vice-President—E. E. Walker.
Second Vice-President—Jbb. A. Coye.
Secretary—Cornelius A. Johnson.
Treasurer—B. 8. Harris.
Board of  Directors—Eugene  Richmond,  Wm. 
H. Sigel, A. J. Elliott, Henry A. Hydorn and 
W. E. Knox. 
Finance  Committee—W. E.  Knox.  H.  A.  Hy­
dorn and A. J. Elliott. 
.
Boom Committee—A. J. Elliott,  Eugene  Rich­
mond and Wm. H. 8igel.
Arbitration  Committee—James  Farnsworth, 
M. J. Lewis and A. Rasch.
Complaint  Committee—J.  George  Lehman, 
Martin C. DeJager and A. G. Wagner.
Collectors—Cooper & Barber, 69  Waterloo  St., 
,  „
Eagle Hotel block. 
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Annual meetings—Second Tuesday in Novem-
Regu'lar  meetings—First  and  Third  Tuesday 
Next meeting—Tuesday evening. May 18.

Evenings of each month.

_  

, 

EARLY  CLOSING.

The Retail Grocers Resolve to  Shut  up  at 

Six O’clock.

The regular semi-monthly  meeting of the 
Retail Grocers’ Association, which was held 
on the 4th, was well attended.

F. H. Emery  was  elected  a  member  of 

the Association.

Samuel M.  Lemen not being  prepared  to 
address the Association  on  the  subject  of 
“Adulterated  Goods,”  E.  E. Walker  sug­
gested  that  other  gentlemen be invited  to 
address subsequent meetings on subjects  of 
interest to fhe Association.

President Herrick invited  every  member 

present to  “ speak out in  other  meeting” 
in other words,  to feel free to  take  part  in 
any discussion and introduce  for discussion 
any  subjects  of  interest  to  the  grocery 
trade.

The President requested the  Secretary  to 
read  the  gist  of  the  bill now before Con­
gress,  providing  for  the  licensing  of  the 
manufacture and sale of butter  substitutes, 
.and suggested that the Association  take ac­
tion in the matter.

Milo G. Randall opposed legislation tend­
ing to curtail the sale of butterine, claiming 
that it was more  wholesome  than  most  of 
the dairy butter offered for sale.  He would 
be glad to see the enactment of a  law  mak­
ing it an offense for a grocer  to  sell  butter 
substitutes  for  anything  but  what  they 
really are.

E. E. Walker agreed with Mr. Randall as 
to  the  wholesomeness  of  butterine,  but 
doubted whether it would sell  if  placed  on 
sale on its merits.

Mr. Randall said he had tried sellin/but- 
terine for butterine  and found little opposi­
tion  to  it.  As  covering  his views on the 
subject, he offered the following  resolution 
and moved its  adoption:

Resolved—That it be the sense of the As­
sociation that we recogonize the manufacture 
and  sale  of  butter  substitutes,  providing 
they are sold on their merits for  what  they 
really are;  that we favor  legislation provid­
ing a penalty for selling them for other than 
what they  are;  and that we ^ disapprove  of 
legislation placing a tax on either their man­
ufacture or sale.

E.  A. Stowe thought that it would  be un­
wise  for  the  Association  to put  itself  on 
record regarding a law  which  would  never 
be enforced, on account of its being  uncon­
stitutional, but the Association thought  dif­
ferently and adopted the resolution.

H. A.  Hydom suggested that grocers fol­
low  in  the  wake of  the  workingmen  and 
strike for shorter  hours.  He  said  it  was 
now half-past eight before he reached home 
and he saw no reason why the stores should 
not all be closed by 7 o’clock.

Mr.  Rebentisch  thought  that  8  o’clock 
would be soon enough to close in  the  sum­
mer time and 7 o’clock in winter.

Milo G. Randall favored shutting  up  at 6 
o’clock.  He said there would be no trouble 
in  closing  at, that  hour,  providing all  the 
grocers agreed to the change.

F. H. Emery suggested that  a  committee 
be appointed to go around  among  the  gro­
cers  and  ascertain  the hour best suited  to 
the majority.  For  himself,  he  thought  he 
could make more money by  going  home  at 
6 o’clock  than  by  burning gas for  another 
hour.

E. E. Walker favored closing at 0 o’clock.
Milo  G.  Randall  moved  that  it  be  the 
sense of  the  Association  that  the  grocers 
ought to close their places of business  at  6 
o’clock each evening,  except Saturday.

H. A.  Hydorn said he  thought  7  o’clock 

would be soon enough for the present.

A. Rasch, B. S. Harris and M. C. Goossen 
also thought 7 o’clock to be the better hour.
Mr. Randall’s motion was  carried, but  in 
putting the motion to a vote, President Her 
rick was particular to state that  the  action 
o f  t h e  Association did not  bind  any  mem­
ber and should not be regarded  as  compul­
sory.

E. E.  Walker  suggested  that  the  mem 
bers of the Association stand by  those  job­
bers who stand by the  grocers  by  refusing 
to sell at retail.

President Herrick  presented  the  follow' 
ing form for a petition which the Law Com 
mlttee will circulate among the  grocers  for 
signature,  previous  to  presenting  to  the 
Council:

oOTne City of Grand Rapids:
G e n t l e m e n — The  undersigned, 

To f^R.imorable Mayor and Common Council 
retail 
grocers of the city of Grand Rapids, hereby 
petition your honorable body to increase the 
licence  fee  for  peddling fruits, vegetables, 
butter, eggs or fish from house  to  house  to 
the same figure now required of the peddling 
butchers—viz., 850 per year.  And your pe­
titioners will ever pray.
Collector Cooper  reported  the  collection 
of 877.78 since the last meeting,  and  called 
the attention of the members  of  the  Asso­
ciation to the desirability  of  their  sending 
in the names of all old delinquents, in order 
that their names may be gotten on the lists.
The Treasurer reported a balance of820.70 

on hand,  and the meeting  adjourned.
OUR  ROLL  OF  HONOR.

We, the undersigned wholesale dealers of 
Grand Rapids,  hereby  pledge  ourselves to 
the Retail  Grocers’  Association, not to sell 
goods in our  respective  lines  to consumers: 

Olney,  Shields & Co.,
H aw kins & P erry,
F. J.  Lamb & Co.,
B ulkley,  Lemon & H oops,
A mos Musselm an & Co.,
F ox & B radford,
O.  W. B l a in,
Ir a O.  Green,
Moseley B ros.,
B unting & Shedd,
W.  F.  Gibson  & Co.,
S. C.  P eer,
Clark,  J ew ell & Co.,
Cody, B all  & Co..
J ennings & Smith,
J ohn Ca u l fie l d,
Fred D. Y a l e & Co.,
T elfer & Brooks,
Eaton & Christenson,
Ludw ig  Winternitz,
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.

TIME TABLES.
Chicago & W est Michigan.

Leaves.  Arrives,
TMail.................................... 9:00 am   4:30 pm
+Day Express..................... 12:35 p m  9:25 p m
♦Night  Express................. 10:40 pm   5:45 am
Muskegon Express.............   4:20 pm   11:20 am
♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars  on  all  night trains. 
Through parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful at­
tendants without extra charge to  Chicago on 
1:00 p. m., and through coach  on 9:15 a.  m. and 
10:40 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO DIVISION.

Leaves.  Arrives.
Express.......  ....................... 4:20pm  7:30pm
Express.................................8:00 a m  10:50 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. C a r p e n t e r ,  Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J.  B.  M u l l i k e n ,  General  Manager.
Detroit, Mackinac  & Marquette.

Going West. 
Going East.
7:30pm...........Houghton...........  
...8 :3 0 a m
3:00 p in, D......Marquette  .............A,  1:00 p m
2:05 p m, A ......Marquette.............. D, 1:40 p m
10:40 a in...........Seney....................................  4:50 pm
7:45a m ...........St.  Ignace...................   8:15pm
6:15 a m...........Mackinaw  City............. 9:30 p m
5:00 p m ...........Grand  Rapids............. 10:30 am
Express trains Nos. 1 and 2 make  close  con­
nections at Mackinac City with Michigan  Cen­
tral and G. R. & I. R. R.
Connections  also  made  at  St.  Ignace with 
steamers of the Detroit  and  Cleveland Steam 
Navigation Company and all lake steamers.
At Marquette with the Marquette, Houghton 
& Ontonagon Railroad, for  all  Lake  Superior 
points. 

Gen. Supt., Marquette, Mich.
Gen. Pass, and Ticket Agent, Marquette.

A. WATSON,
E. W. ALLEN,

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

(KALAMAZOO  DIVISION.)

Arrive,
Leave. 
N. Y.  N. Y
Ex. and  N. Y. 
Ex. 
Mail. 
Mail,
Mail, 
p. m 
a. m. 
a. m.
p. m. 
7:15 
7:50 Dp..Grand Rapids.. .Ar 9:50
4:40 
5:58 
9:07........Allegan..................  8:33
5:58 
5:00 
6:55 
10:05........Kalamazoo..............   7:30
3:30 
11:40....... White Pigeon............5:50
9:50 
a. m 
a. m. 
p. m. 
p. m.
10:40 
6:10........Toledo.......................11:15
4:15 
6:30 
9:30........Cleveland................  6:40
8:20 
p. m, 
p. m. 
a. m.
a. m. 
11:55 
3:30....... Buffalo  ....................11:55
~:40 
a. m 
p. m. 
p. m.
a. m.
8:50
8:00........Chicago............ Lv 11 30
:40
A local freight leaves Grand Rapids at 1 p. m 
carrying passengers as far as Allegan.
All trains daily except Sunday.

J .  W . M c K e n n e y , General Agent.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

GOING EAST.Arrives.
tSteamboat  Express..........
tThrough  Mail.................... 10:40 a m
tEvening  Express.......................3:40 pm
♦Limited Express...............  8:30 p m
tMixed, with  coach...........

Leaves, 
6:25 am  
10:50 a m 
3:50 p m 
10:45 p m 
11:00 a m

GOING WEST.

1:10 p m 
tMoraing Express.............   1:05 p m
5:10 p m
tThrough  Mail....................  6:00 pm
tsteamboat Express...........10:40 p m
7:10 am 
tMixed..................................
5:35 a m
♦NightExpress...........................   5:10 am
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  *Daily. 
Express
Passengers  taking  the  6:25  a.  m. 
make close connections at Owosso for Lansing 
and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 
10:00 a. m. the following morning.
The  Night  Express  has  a  through  Wagner 
Car and  local  Sleeping  Car Detroit  to Grand 
Rapids.

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

Grand  Rapids it  Indiana.

Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex  9:20 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex.  9:30 a m 
Ft. Wayne & Mackinac Ex  4:10 pm  
G’d Rapids & Trav. City Ac.
G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex.
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  5:06 p m 
Mackinac & Ft. W ay r e Ex.. 10:30 a m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids  Ac. 10:30 p m 

GOING NORTH.Arrives.  Leaves
11:30 a m 
5:05 pm  
7:00 a m
7:15 am  
5:30 pm 
11:45 am

GOING  s o u t h .  - 

All trains daily except Sunday.

BLEEPING CAR ARRANGEMENTS.

North—Train  leaving  at 6:05  o’clock  p.  m, 
has  Sleeping  and  Chair  Cars  for Petoskey 
and  Mackinac.  Train leaving at 11:30 a. m. has 
combined Sleeping and Chair Car for Mackinaw 
City.  * 
South—Train leaving at 5:30 p.m. has  Wood 
ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati.

C. L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

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Michigan  Central.

DEPART.

 

tDetroit Express......................................6:00 am
tDav  Express............................. 
12:46 pm
♦Atlantic Express...................................10:40 p m
+Way Freight.............................................6:60 a m
♦Pacific  Express..............................................6:00 am
tM ail..........................................................3:30 p m
+Grand  Rapids Express............ v ... .10:36 p m
Way Freight............................................ 5:16 pm

ARRIVE.

w

tDaily except Sunday.  *Daily.
Sleeping  cars  run  on  Atlantic  oad 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 York 10:30 
a. m.,and  Boston 3:05 p. m. next day.
A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily except 
Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv­
ing at Grand Rapids at 10:35 p. m.

Chas. H. Norris. Gen’l Agent

I

BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS,
■Wholesale  Grocers.
Daniel Scotten & Co.’s “HIAWATHA” 

Importers  and

S o le  A gents fo r

Plug Tobacco.

Lautz. Bros. & Co.’s SOAPS.
Niagara STARCH.
Dwinell, Howard & Co.’S ?°ya? Mocha and Java.

Royal Java.
Golden  Santos.

Thompson & Taylor Spice  Co.’s  “Mag­

nolia ” Package Coffee.
SOLE  PROPRIETORS

“J03LiI_.1T  TIAAEj”  Fine Cut

D ark and sweet, w ith plug flavor, the best goods 

on the m arket.

In addition to a full line  of staple groceries, we are the 
only house in Michigan which carries a complete assortment 
of fancy groceries and table delicacies.

Mail orders  are  especially  solicited, which  invariably 
secure the lowest prices and prompt shipment.  Satisfaction 
guaranteed.

25,27 and 29 Ionia St. ató 51,53,55,57 and 59 Island Sts.,

G-rand. R a p id s, M lcli.

PUTNAM &  BROOKS
Wholesale Manufacturers of

PURE  CANDY!

ORANGES,  LEMONS,

BANANAS,  FIGS,  DATES,

ItsTcits,  E to .

ABSOLUTE
SPICES. 
Warranted to be Pure Goods.
TELFER  &  BROOKS,

Manufactured Only by

46 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids.

WM. SEARS & CO.

Cracker  Manufacturers

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JOHN  CAULFIELD,

WHOLESALE

GROCER,

G r a - n d . P L a /p id s, LÆ ioIi.

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DIRECTIONS 

We have cooked the com in this can 
sufficiently.  Should  be _ Thoroughly
Warmed (not cooked) adding  piece ot 
Good Butter (size of hen’s egg) and gUi 
of fresh  milk  (prefertible  to. water.)
Season to suit when on the table. None
genuine unless bearing the signature of

[prefei.^  . . .

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CHILLICOTHE  IIL~

«¡V. a t   t h i s "eH0 *

Every can w rapped in colored tissue paper w ith 

signature and stam p on each can.

Successors to Foi, Mnsselman & Lovoridp,

Amos S. Musselman I Go.
Wholesale  Grocers.
musselmah’s corker plug and rum cigars.

AGENTS  FOR

The best and most attractive goods on the market.

Sen d  for  Sam ple  B urr.  Se e  Quotations  in   Price-List.

F. J. DETTENTHALER,
OYSTERS & FISH,

JOBBER  OF

B IJT T K R  A 3 S T 3 D   E G G S ,

CONSIGNMENTS  SOLICITED,

A gents  fo r

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

117 M0NR0E/ST., 

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

37, 39 & 41 Kent  Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Mip.hig’a.n,

Bii l e l a  M a s i

BUSINESS  LAW.

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts 

of Last Resort.

FO R G ER Y — NAM E  O F  D E C E A SE D   PERSO N .
Ill the case of  Billings  vs. State,  the Su­
preme Court of Indiana held that forgery of 
the name of a deceased  person for  the pur­
pose of defrauding his  estate was  as much 
the subject of  indictment  as the forgery of 
the name of a living person.

IN F A N T — HORSES  NOT  N EC ESSA R IE S.
The Supreme  Court  of  Indiana  held,  in* 
the case of  House vs. Alexander,  that  as a 
general rule a horse  was  not  necessary for 
an  infant,  though  it  was  intimated  that 
there might be some exceptions  to the rule, 
as, for  instance, where  the  use of  a horse 
had been recommended by a physician.

P A R T N E R S H IP — PO W ER  TO  B IN D   T H E   FIR M .
According to the decision of  the Supreme 
Court^)f Indiana,  in  the  case  of  Bays  vs. 
Conner,  one partner  cannot  in the  absence 
of express authority bind the firm or his co­
partner by  a note  executed  by him in  the 
firm name in a  transaction  wholly  outside 
the apparent and actual  scope  of  the part­
nership business, even  though  it might ap­
pear that the consideration for the note was 
applied to the payment of a firm  debt.

GOODS  SEN T  “ ON  SA L E  OR  R E T U R N .”
The proprietor  of  a veterinary  medicine, 
who was in the  habit of  sending out circu­
lars from his place of business at Sheffield to 
shopkeepers  in  various  parts of  England, 
inviting them to become  agents for the sale 
of his  medicine,  sent  such a  circular and a 
quantity of  medicine to a Worcester trades­
man  “on sale  or  return  for  six  months.” 
The medicine was left at the Sheffield Rail­
way Station on  April 10, but did not  reach 
the  Worcliester  tradesman  till  April  16. 
The latter kept the medicine for six months 
from the day he  received it,  and finding  no 
buyers for it returned it on October 16.  The 
Sheffield man {refused  to  receive  the medi­
cine,  alleging  that  the  six  months  had 
elapsed,  and  brought  suit  to  recover  the 
value of  the  medicine.  On  behalf  of  the 
Sheffield vendor it was argued  that delivery 
to the railway company was  delivery to.tlie 
customer,  and  that the  six  months  should 
be reckoned from the time  the company re­
ceived the  medicine.  The  Queen’s  Bench 
Division of the High Court of Justice,  how­
ever,  held  that, though  this  was  the  rule 
generally  applicable,  it  did  not  apply  to 
cases  of  goods  sent  “on  sale  or  return,” 
where, as in the present case, it appeared to 
have been intended that the customer should 
retain the goods  for six  months in order to 
test  their  market  value.  That,  the  court 
said,  plainly implied that  the customer was 
to have the goods for  six  months  from the 
time he received the goods,  so  that if he re­
turned them within  that  time  it  was suffi­
cient,  and here it was so.

TR A D E-M A R K — U SE  O F  A N O TH ER  NAM E.
The issue of  Th e T radesm an  for Sep­
tember  30,  1885,  contained  a  report  of 
the case* of Van Wyck  vs.  Horowitz,  decid­
ed at a Special  Term  of  the New York Su­
preme  Court,  where  an  injunction  was 
granted restraining the  defendant,  a former 
employee of the plaintiff,  from  using in ad­
vertisement and signs the  words  “late with 
James P.  Van Wyck.”  We called attention 
at the  time  to the  fact  that  the  question 
could not be  regarded as settled by this de­
cision.  A  General  Term  of  the  Supreme 
Court has just reversed the judgment of the 
Special  Term.  The  General  Term  holds 
that the defendant could not properly be re­
strained from making  the use  he did of the 
plaintiff's  name.  The  court  says:  “The 
defendant in no  way uses  the  name of the 
plaintiff.  He  simply  states,  what  is true, 
that  he  was  once  with  the  plaintiff.  He 
does not state or pretend that he was a part­
ner,  and there is  nothing  to  justify the in­
ference that he intended to  give  the  public 
such an idea. 
It  is  not  pretended  (as  has 
sometimes  been  done  in  such  cases)  that 
he conceals  the  words  ‘late  with,’ so as to 
make it appear that the store he conducts is 
that of the plaintiff. 
It  is  not necessary in 
this case to  consider  how  far  and  in what 
cases a  family  name  may  be  practically a 
trade-mark,  for the difficulty with the plain­
tiff’s case is  that  the  defendant  is  not as­
suming any name of the plaintiff.  To state 
that he  was  ‘late with J.  P. Van Wyck’ is, 
on the contrary, to publish to the world that 
he is not now with Van Wyck,  and that his 
store  is  not  at  Van  Wyck’s  store.  Thus 
there is not the  least  fraud  on  the  public, 
and not the least injury to the plaintiff,  aud 
no one  would be  justified in  inferring that 
the defendant was  representing  himself to 
have formerly been a partner of the plaintiff. 
In fact  the language  used is  generally un­
derstood to mean .that  the  person  is not a 
partner, but is in  the  employ of the person 
‘with’ whom he is said  to have  been.  The 
commercial agent commonly describes  him­
self as  ‘with’ his  employer.”

Both Troubled in  the Same Way.

From the Norristown Herald.

“The  Boycott  Does  Not  Work”  is  the 
head  of  an  article  in an  exchange.  And 
this, by the way,  is what is the matter with 
the boycotter.  He neither works nor wants 
anybody else to work.

Liberty Preferable to Tyranny.

From the Springfield (Mass.) Union.

If the issue has come  between the liberty 
of the American Union  and  the tyranny of 
the trades union, we  rather  think  the boy­
cott will have to go.

YON BEHREN & SHAFFER,
WHITE  ASH  OARS.

Manufacturers of Every Style of

STRYKER, OHIO,

Spoon Oars made o f Best Spruce Timber« 

R0WIN6  SPOON  OARS  FOR  BOAT  CLUBS  MADE TO  ORDER.

FULLER  &   STOWE  COMPANY,

Engravers and Printers

D esig n ers

Engravings and Electrotypes of Buildings, Machinery, Patented Articles, Portraits, 

Autographs, Etc., on Short Notice.

Cards,  Letter, Note and Bill Heads and other Office Stationery a Leading  Feature. 
Address as above
49 Lyon Street, Up-Stairs, Grand Rapids, Mich.

L.  M.  CAKY.

C A R ? <& LOVERXDGE,

L.  L.  LOVE RIDGE.

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

F ire and Burglar Proof

Combination and Time Locks,

11 Ionia Street, 

■■ 

Grant! Rapids, Mid.

HALF  A  MILLION  GARDENS

ARE  ANNUALLY

SUPPLIED WITH

Our 8eod Warehouses, the largest iu 
I Now York, are  fitted tip with every ap- 
Ipliance  for  the  prompt  and  careful 
filling of orders

.  Our  Green-houso  Establishment at 
/Jersey  City  is  the  most extensive  In 
America.  Annual  Bales,  2>i  Million 
Plants.
Our  Catalogue  for 1886,  of 140  pages,  containing colored  plates,  descriptions  and  Illustrations 
h1®  NEWEST,  BEST  and  RAREST  SEEDS find  PLANTS, will  be mailed  on  receipt  of 

■ 6  cts.  (In  stamps)  to  cover  postage. 

PETER  HENPEhSON  A CO. 85

,

J.  T.  BELL  <&  CO.,

Saginaw  Valley  Fruit  House
And  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS,

Dealers in all kinds Country Produce & Foreign Fruits.

Reference:  Banks of East Saginaw. 
CONSIGNMENTS  SOLICITED.

East Saginaw, Mich.
o. w .  b l a i n   &  co., Proflnce Comission Merclants,
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pondence solicited.  APPLES AND  POTATOES  in car lots  Specialties. 

SPRING  &

COMPANY,

WHOLESALE DEALERS  IN

Staple and  Fancy

DRY  GOODS,
CARPETS,

MATTINGS,

OIL  CLOTHS

ETC.,  e t c .

6 and 8 Monroe Street,

Grand  Rapids, 

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M ichigan.

Manufactured by the

SMOKING  TOBACCO,
National K. of L. Co-operative Tobacco Co.,
Arthur  Meigs  &  Go.,

RA LEIG H ,  X.  O.

GZtAlTS  R A PID S,  MICH.,

Wholesale agent3 for the

STATE OF MICHIGAN.
This is the only  authorized  K.  of L. 
Smoking Tobacco on the market.  The 
stock  of this  corporation  is  all  owned 
by the K. of L. Assemblies in the U. S., 
and every member will not only buy it 
himself, but do  his  utmost  to  make  it 
popular.  Dealers will therefore see the 
advisability  of putting  it  in  stock  at 
once.  We will fill orders for any quan­
tity at following prices, usual terms:
2 OZ. 46;  4 oz. 44;  8 0Z.43;  16 oz. 42.
ARTHUR MEKS 4  CO.,
WholBsale  Grocers,
77, 79,81 anti 83 M  Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

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TWINES,

CORDAGE,

W00DENWARE.

Wool Twine, Binders’ Twine, Tarred  Felt, 

Tarred Board, Building Board, Etc. 

I-YOX  ST., 

-  QRAXD  RA PID S,

IDty  (Boobs.

Plaid.

Plain.

The following quotations are given  to show
relative values, but they may be considered, to
some extent, “outside prices,” and  are  not as
low as buyers of reasonable  quantities can, in
most  instances, obtain them  at.  It  will pay
every  merchant
to  make  frequent  visits  to
market, not only n  respect  to  prices,  but to
keep posted on  the  ever-changrinsr  styles and
fashions, many of which are never shown “on
the  road.”

WIDE BROWN COTTONS.

Androscoggin, 9-4 .17 Peppered, 104....... 19
Androscoggin, 7-4 .13k Peppered, 114....... W
Pepperell,  7-4__ .13 Peqùot,  74........... 14k
Pepperell,  8-4__ .15 Pequot,  84........... 16
Pepperell,  9-4....
.17 Pequot,  9-4............ 18
CHECKS.

Economy,  oz.......
Park Mills, No. 100.15
Park Mills, No. 50 .10 Prodigy, oz...........
8k
Park Mills, No. 60 .11 Otis Apron............ 8k
Park Mills, No. 70 .13 Otis  Furniture__ 8k
Park Mills, No. 80 .13 York,  1  oz.............
9k
Park Mills, No. 90 .14 York, AA, extra oz.l2k

OSNABURGS.

fbimhrift,  4-4

BLEACHED COTTONS.

FINE SHOWN COTTONS.

Alabama.............
6k
Georgia...............
.  8k Augusta...............
6k
Jewell  .................
.  8 Georgia................. 6k
Kentucky  ........... .  8 k Louisiana.............
6k
L ane....................
.  8k  1 Toledo.................... 6k
Santee................
.  7k
Avondale,  36.......
8k Gilded  Age...........
7k
Art  cambrics, 36.
.  . 5k
.  9k Greene, G  44 
Androscoggin, 4-4 •  7)4 Hid, 44..................
7k
Androscoggin, 5-4 • 12k Hid, 7-8..................
6k
Ballou, 4-4...........
.  5k Hope,  44............... 6k
.  6 King  Phillip  cam
Ballou, 54............
Boott,  0 .4 4 ........
brie, 44............... 9k
.  8k
Boott,  E. 5-5........
Linwood,  4-4........
7k
Boott, AGC, 44...
.  9k Lonsdale,  44........
7k
Boott, B. 34........
5k Lonsdale  cambric. 10k
Blackstone, AA 44.  6H Langdon, GB, 44..
8k
Chapman, X, 44.. ..  5k Langdon, 46.......... 11
Conway,  44...  .
..  6k Masonville,  44__ 7k
Cabot, 44.............
.  6k New York Mid, 4-4.10k
Cabot, 7-8.............
.  6 New Jersey,  44...
8
Canoe,  34...........
.  4 Pocasset,  P. M. C. 7k
Domestic,  36.......
.  7k Pride of the West. .10k
Dwight Anchor, 44.  8k Pocahontas,  44... 7$4
Davol, 44.............
8 Slaterville, 7-8....... 6k
Fruit of Loom, 44 ..  7k Woodbury, 44....... 6k
Fruit of Loom, 7-8..  6K Whitinsvllle,  44.. .  6k
Fruit of  the Loom, Whitinsvide, 7-8...
6
..11
Gold Medal, 44..
..  6k Wildamsville, 36.. .  8k
Gold Medal, 7-8... ..  5k
SILESIAS.
Crown..................
.17k Masonville S........ 11
No.  10..................
.11 Lonsdale............... 9k
Coin..................... ..10 Lonsdale A ........... 14
Anchor................ ..15 Victory  O.............
5k
Blackburn .......... ..  8 Victory J ..............
6k
Davol.................... ..14 Victory D.............
8k
.13k Victory K............. .10k
London................
Paconia............... ..13 Phoenix A ............ .19k
Red  Cross........... ..  7k Phoenix  B............. 10k
Masonville TS__ ..  8 Phoenix X X ..........
5
PRINTS.
RU
Albion, solid.......
..5k
Albion,  grey.......
..6 Gloucestermourn’g.òk
Allen’s  checks... ...5k Hamilton  fancy.. ..6
Aden’s  fancy__ ..5k Hartel fancy........
.5k
Aden’s pink........ ...5k Merrimac D.......... ..6
Aden’s purple__ ...5k Manchester.......... ..6
American, fancy.
. .5k Oriental  fancy__ ..5k
Arnold fancy.  ... ...6 Oriental  robes__ ..6k
Berlin solid__ 5..
Pacific  robes........ ..6
..6 Richmond.............
Cocheco  fancy...
.5k
Cocheco robes"__ ...6k Steel River...........
• 5k
Conestoga fancy. ...6
Simpson’s .............
6
E d d ystfie.......... ...6 Washington fancy .5
Eagle fancy........ ...5 Washington  blues 5
Garner pink........ ...5k
Appleton  A, 44..
Indian Orchard, 40 7
.  6
Bòótt  M, 44........
.  7$i Indian Orchard, 36 6
Boston  F, 44.......
.  6k Laconia  B, 74....... 13
Continental C, 44 .  6k Lyman B, 40-in__ »
Continental D, 40 in  7 k Mass. BB, 4 4 ........
5k
Conestoga W, 4-4.
.  6k Nashua  E, 40-in... 7k
Conestoga  D, 7-8.
.  4k Nashua  R , 44....... 6k
Conestoga  G, 30-in.  5 Nashua 0,7-8........
6
Dwight  X ,34....
.  4k Newmarket N ....... 5k
Dwight Y, 7-8.......
Peppered E, 40-in. 6k
Dwight Z, 4-4.......
.  5k Peppered  R, 44...
Dwight Star, 44..
.  6 Peppered  0,7-8... 5k
Dwight Star, 40-in .  7 Peppered  N ,34... 5k
Enterprise EE, 36 .  4k Pocasset  C, 44__ 014
Great "Falls E, 44.
.  6k Saranac  R.............
6
Farmers’ A, 44...
.  5k Saranac E.............
7k
7
Amoskeag..........
Johnson  ManfgCo
Amoskeag, Persian 9
Bookfold...........
i2k
styles................
Johnson  ManfgCo
.  6
Bates....................
dress  styles....... 10k
Berkshire...........
dress
6 Slaterville, 
Glasgow,  fancy..
styles..................
6
Glasgow,  royal... .  6k White Mfg Co, stap  6k
new White Mfg Co, fane 7k
Gloucester. 
standard ..........
Pi unket...............
7k
Lancaster...........
7
Langdown........... •  7 Greylock, 
Renfrew,  dress... .  9
styles  .......  ....... 10k
Androscoggin, 74 .15 Peppered.  104__ 23
Androscoggin, 84 .16 Peppered,  114__ 24
Peppered,  74....
.15 Peqùot,  74........... 16
Peppered,  84__ .17 Pequot,  84............ 18
Peppered,  9-4__ .19 Pequot,  94............ 20
Atlantic  A, 4-4...
.  6k Lawrence XX, 44.
6k
Atlantio  H, 44...
.  6k Lawrence XXX 40
.  ok Lawrence LL, 44.. 5
Atlantic  D, 44...
Atlantic P, 44__ .  5 Newmarket N....... 5k
Atlantic  LL, 44..
.  4k Mystic River, 44.. 5k
Adriatic, 36..........
.  7k Péquot A, 44........
6k
Augusta, 44........
.  6k Piedmont,  36........
6
.  6 Stark AA, 44........
Boott  M, 44........
6k
Boott  FF, 44......
.  6k Tremont CC, 44... 4k
Graniteville, 44..
.  5k Utica,  44.............. 10
Indian  Head, 44.
.  6k Wachu8ett,  44__ 6k
Indiana Head 45-in. 11k Wachusett, 30-in.. 5k
TICKINGS.
Amoskeag,  ACA.
.17 Fads, XXX............ 15k
Amoskeag  “ 44 .13k Fads,  BB............... Ilk
Amoskeag,  A __ Ilk Fads,  BBC, 36....... 10k
Amoskeag,  B __ .11 Fads,  awning....... 19
Amoskeag,  C__ ■ 10k Hamilton,  BT, 33. 9k
Amoskeag,  D__ .10 Hamilton,  D........
9k
Amoskeag,  E __ •  9k Hamilton,  H____ 8k
.  9 Hamilton  fancy..
Amoskeag, F.......
8k
Premium  A, 44..
.17 Methuen AA.......... Ilk
.16 Methuen ASA....... 16k
Premium  B ........
Extra 44...............
.16 Omega A, 7-8........ 10k
Extra 7-8...............
.14k Omega A, 44........ 12k
CCA 7-8................
,13k Omega ACA, 7-8... 13
.14 Omega ACA, 44... 15
CT 44....................
.14 Omega SE, 7-8........ 24
RC 7-8....................
.16 Omega SE, 44........ 27
BF7-8....................
.19 Omega M. 7-8....... 22
A F44...................
Cordis AAA, 33...
.14 Omega M, 44........ 25
Cordis ACA, 33...
.15 Shetucket SS&S8W Ilk
Cordis No. 1,33...
.15 Shetucket, S & SW.13
Cordis  No. 3........
.14 Shetucket,  SFS  ... 12
.13 Stockbridge  A __ 7
Cordis  No. 3........
Cordis  No. 4........
Ilk Stockbridge fancy 8
Fads, XXXX....... ■ 18k
Washington........
.  4k 1 Royal  Globe.......... 4k
Crown..................... 4k
S. 8. 4 Sons..........
American  A ........ 14k Amoskeag............. 14k
Stark A ................
Boston.... ............. .  6k  Í Otis CC..................
9
Everett blue........ .13 Warren  AXA........ 11
Everett brown__ .13  Warren  BB........... 10
.11 Warren CC...........
Otis  AXA...........
9
Otis BB................
.10 York,  blue........... 12k
Manville..........4k@5  IS. S. & Sons........4k@5k
Masonville.......5}4@6M ¡Garner..............4^<&5H
Red  Cross....... __ 6k ¡Thistle Mills............
Berlin.............
. . . .   6 Rose.......................
Garner...........
....  7
SPOOL COTTON.

.  7k 1 White  Manf’g  Co.
.  7k Eariston.............
Gordon..................
dress

GRAIN BAGS.
• 30k
DENIMS.

WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS.

HEAVY BROWN COTTONS.

DOMESTIC GINGHAMS.

SOFT  CAMBRICS.

PAPER  CAMBRICS.

WIOANS.

6
6k

Brooks............. ....50 Eagle and  Phœnix
Clark’s O. N. T. __ 55
Mills ball sewing. 30
J. & P.  Coats..
....55 Green  &  Daniels.. 25
Willimantic 6 cord.55 Stafford................ 25
Willimantic 3 cord. 40 Had & Manning... 28
Charleston bad sew
Holyoke................ 25

ing thread.... ....30

CORSET JEANS.

7 Kcarsage...............

Armory..........
6k
Androscoggin ....  7k Naumkeag satteen 6k
Canoe River... —   5k Peppered  bleached  8k
Clarendon.......
..5@5k Pepperell sat........
8
Hallowed  Imp ....  5k Rockport...............
6k
Ind. Orch. Imp ....  5k Lawrence sat........
6
Laconia..........

....  7

Money Rufunded.

The true remedy has at last been discovered.
It was long known in his practice as Dr. Pete’s 
Lung Food for Consumption.  It is now called 
Dr, Pete’s 35-cent Cough Cure.  It is the safest, 
the surest and the best.  No other Cough, Cold, 
and Consumption remedy is half its equal.  We 
warrant it and will promptly refund the money 
paid  fox  it  if  a beneficial effect is not exper­
ienced Dy the time two-thirds of  the  contents 
of the bottle is used.  Sold by the Hazeltine  & 
Perkins Drug Co., Grand Bapids, Mich. 

*

(Sroceiïes.

Grocers’ Association of the City of Muskegon.

OFFICERS.

_

President—H. "B. Fargo.
First Vice-President—Wm. B. Keift.
Second Vice-President—‘A. Towl.
Recording Secretary—Wm. Peer.
Financial Secretary—John DeHaas.
Board of Directors—O. Lambert, W. 1. McKen­
zie, H. B. Smith, Wm. B. Kelly, A.  Towl  and 
E. Johnson. 
Finance Committee—Wm.  B. Kelly,  A.  Towl 
and E. Johnson.
Committee  on  Rooms  and  Library—O.  Lam­
bert, H. B. Smith and W. L McKenzie.
Arbitration  Committee—B.  Borgman.  Garrit 
Wagner and John DeHaas.
Complaint  Committee—Wm.  B.  Keift,  D.  A. 
Boelkins, J. O. Jeannot,  R.  S.  Miner  and L. 
Vincent.
Law Committee—H. B.  Fargo,  Wm.  B.  Keift 
and A. Towl.
Transportation Committee—Wm. B. Keift, An­
drew Wierengo and Wm. Peer.
Regular meetings—First and third Wednesday 
evenings  of each month.
Next meeting—Wednesday evening, May 19.
Kalamazoo Retail Grocers’ Association. 
President, P. Ranney;  Secretary,  M.  8. Sco- 

ville;  Treasurer, Julius Schuster.

A Man’s Best Friend Is His Money.
As we are hustled through  this flying world, 
Queer things are daily occurring:
For a man is spanned by his cash in hand,
To this there is no demurring.
If he has the cash, he can cut a dash,
His days will be bright and sunny,
And he soon will find, if he’s so inclined,
A man’s best friend is his money.

Though man’s a tool, or a dolt, or a fool,
On his face a stain, even the mark of Cain, 
If he has the cash, he can make a mash,
Even he can see, though a dunce he be,

With no more brains than a fiddle,
And he parts his hair in the middle.
The girls will all call him “honey;”
A man’s best friend is his money.

ruled,

I 6ay it without ill feeling—

Woe be to the chap whom my song may slap— 
Though  he  be  well  schooled,  and be golden- 
.  And honest in all his dealing.
If he has no cash, he will eat cold hash,
He will And, alas!  as the moments  pa68,

And meat that is tough and bony;
A man’s best friend is his money.

He may have a wife, and his present life 
He may work at home, or afar off roam,
If he has no cash, his affairs will  clash,
This is just the way it is to-day—

May be serene and  attractive,
And ne may be strong and active;
His path will be rough and stony.
A man’s best friend is his  money.

If a man be poor, though he’s  good  and pure, 
There may hundreds stand upon  either  hand, 
You may think I write this just out of spite, 
But the truth I tell, as I know full well,

He will have few friends to back him.
But they will turn and attack him.
And say it is strange or funny;
A man’s best friend is his money.

Michigan Dairy Board of Trade.

Grand Ra pid s,  May 10,  1886.

All dairymen interested in  the  formation 
of a Michigan Dairy Board of Trade are  re­
quested to meet at the  office  of the “Michi­
gan  Dairyman,”  49  Lyon  street,  Grand 
Rapids, on Tuesday,  June 1, at 1 o’clock p. 
m.,  at which  time  an  organization  will  be 
effected and officers elected for  the  ensuing 
year.

The necessity of a reliable market for the 
dairy products of  Michigan  has  long  been 
manifest, and  it is to  be  hoped  that  every 
factoryman within reasonable shipping  dis­
tance of Grand Rapids will join in the move­
ment  The Merchant’s  Dispatch Transpor­
tation Col has agreed to run a dairy refriger­
ator car the day  following  the  day  of  sale 
and every other facility which  will  tend  to 
make the Board  a  success has already been 
secured.  Those who intend  to  be  present 
at  the  preliminary  meeting  will  please 
notify E. A.  Stowe,  Grand  Rapids,  imme­
diately on receipt of this invitation, in order 
that  the  necessary  arrangements  may  be 
made for their accommodation.

B y Order of Committee.

The  Grocery  Market.

The volume of trade is  fully  as  large  as 
could be expected and collections are  better 
than they were at the same time  last  year. 
Sugars are still acting in a mysterious  man­
ner, but the  indications  are  that  they will 
sustain another advance as soon as  the  de­
mand commences.  Retailers generally have 
been running their stocks down  as  low  as 
possible, in anticipation of  a decline, which 
will evidently not come right  away.  How­
ever,  T he  Tradesm an  would  advise  the 
trade to beware of  a  speculative  tendency. 
Package  coffees  have  advanced  J^c,  and 
trout  and white fish have  declined.  Other 
articles in the grocery line are about steady,
Candy is lower, on account  of the decline 
in  sugar.  Oranges  are  very  scarce  and 
high.  Lemons  are  in  fair  supply, but the 
demand is only moderate.  Nuts are steady.

Furniture Facts.

Thos.  Dennison,  furniture dealer at Rich­

mond,  has sold  out.

D. St.  John,  furniture 'dealer  at  Jones- 

ville,  has removed to Clinton.

The store of John Miller,  undertaker  and 
dealer  in  furniture  at  Albion,  has  been 
closed  on  a  chattel  mortgage  held  by his 
mother.

Austin  Barber,  of  Howard  City,  has 
bought  a  bankrupt  stock  of  furniture  at 
Stanton, added new goods, and will add un­
dertakers’  supplies.  He  may  take  up  his 
residence there,  but will  continue his furni­
ture  and  undertaking  business  at Howard.

Hides,  Pelts  and  Furs.

Hides  still  have  an  unsettled  feeling. 
Pelts are weak.  Wool  is  lower and weak. 
Tallow has  sustained  another  decline  and 
is  weaker.  Furs  are  depressed.  As  the 
season  is  about  at  an  end,  the quotations 
are withdrawn this week.

So  Say  W e  All.

From the Cheboygan Tribune.

Several  of  our  business  men  pronounce 
the  Protective  Union  recently  formed  a 
good  thing.  One  merchant  informed  us 
that he had collected  four  bills  through  it 
that he had considered n. g.

“Silver King” coffee is all the rage. 

(Me 
silver  present  given  with  every  X  pound

A Strike which Results in a Victory for the 

Strikers.

Cant Hook Corners, May 10,  1886. 

Editor  M i c h i g a n  T r a d e s m a n .

Dea r Sir—In answer  to  many thousand 
letters which have (not) come,  I  hasten  to 
say that the report that has  been  circulated 
that  Soliman  has  joined  the  eight-hour 
movement is utterly false.  For many years 
he has believed in and  been  a  follower  of 
the ate hour (three times  a  day  and  lunch 
at 10) process and no  doubt  Rilson  started 
the false report.  Last week Frank Conlon, 
John Buckley  and  Geo. McKay were here, 
transacting business  in their usually urbane 
manner,  when,  noticing a  crowd gathering, 
they followed and entered with the  rest  in­
to Judge Snooks’  office.'  A  young  woman 
was on trial for insanity,  and  although  she 
was  as  crazy as  a  bed-bug,  she  appeared 
thoroughly sane.  Well, the  three traveling 
men mentioned stood and gazed  for  a  mo­
ment and passed a few pitying remarks and 
passed out of  the  door,  and  stood  on  the 
sidewalk, giving tneir experience with other 
insane persons;  in a few moments the young 
woman was led out of the office on  her way 
to the cars.  As  she  passed  the  boys,  she 
turned and gave Frank  Conlon  a  tremend­
ous  slap  in  the  face.  Astonished!  Well, 
that would be a mild  way  of  expressing it.
Yesterday Bilson was bragging  about his 
expertness  in  balancing  canes  and  other 
things. 
I  think  such  feats  as  are  called 
legerdemain.  Well,  Crookstan  was  there 
and he said,  “Bilson,  I’ll bet you  the cigars 
that you can’t balance  a  half dollar on your 
forehead and then drop  it  into the  big  end 
of  a  funnell  stuck  into  your  waistband.” 
Bilson said he could, and so  they  all  came 
over to Sol’s and Bilson  stood  in  the  mid­
dle of the floor and  teetered  up  and  down 
on his toes, throwing his  head  far  back  to 
balance the half dollar.  They stuck the big 
funnel in his waist band and down came his 
head  and  he  missed the funnel.  Claiming 
another trial,  he once more threw  back  his 
head,  and  as  he  stood  balancing.  Crook, 
counted  “one—two—three,”  and  at  three 
some one poured about a gallon of ice water 
into  the  funnel.  Gasp?  Well,  did  you 
ever see a fish flop around on dry land?  Oh 
dear,  it  was  awful. 
I hear he has gone to 
the county seat  to try and get out a warrant 
for  the  whole  crowd for conspiracy,  but if 
he is as successful as those who  try to  stop 
the boycott by getting out the same  kind of 
warrants, there wont be much danger.

News  has  just  come  of  a  strike  at the 
grist  mill.  Two  men  and  a  boy are thus 
thrown out  of  employment.  The  strikers 
have  called  a  meeting  in  the  pool  room. 
The crowd is swelled by the addition of two 
tramps and a dog.  The strikers  demand  a 
raise of ten cents a day for the men and five 
for  the  boys.  The  mill  owner  refuses  to 
see their  committee.  The  feeling  is  very 
strong that there will  be a riot.  The strik­
ers are moving in a body on  the  mill.  The 
constable  has  fled  in  terror  and  Judge 
Snooks has called  out  the  guards,  who  are 
now  forming  in  the pool room.  The Cant 
Hook  guards  consist  of  four  men,  armed 
with  Queen  Anne  muskets.  The  strikers 
are parading  down  Damlongue  street  and 
the merchants are closing up their stores for 
fear of trouble.  The one-eyed  painter  has 
just  made  a demand for “more liberty and 
more beer,” and in the excitement some one 
threw  a  tin  can  at  him.  Things  look 
squally.

Later—The  only  bloodshed  so  far  was 
caused by one  of  the  strikers  blowing  off 
the end of his little finger by mistake.  The 
village  is  once  more at  peace.  The  mill 
owner has  closed  up  his  mill  and  moved 
away,  and  the  men  are  now  able  to  loaf 
around  the  streets  and  earn  nothing,  and 
brag about their victory.

Yours wearily,
Meiiitable  Snooks.

(Widow Spriggs  that was.)
The  Northern  Fresh  Meat  Trade.

“I  have shipped  more fresh  meat North 
the  past  winter  than  during  any  previous 
season,” said  JohnMohrbard the other day. 
“But  that  part of  the State will be practi­
cally self-sustaining,  so far as frseh meat is 
concerned, five years from now,  The Grand 
Traverse region already raises nearly enough 
cattle to supply the Traverse City market, be­
sides contributing more or less to the .markets 
at Petoskey, Mackinaw City and St.  Ignace. 
The high price of  hay  in  the  past  has in­
duced  the  farmers  to sell their grass crop, 
instead  of  feeding  it  to  stock,  but as the 
lumber business  decreases and  the demand 
for hay lessens,  more attention will be paid 
to the raising of cattle,  hogs  and  sheep  for 
market.  That  is  my  reason for thinking 
that the fresh meat trade of Northern Mich­
igan will  be controlled  by  local  operators 
within a half  dozen years.”

“Base is the Slave W ho Pays.”

A Grand Rapids collector recently received 
a bill for $7.51 from a Chicago hotel, claim­
ing that Arthur W.  Byme had  recently left 
the house  without  liquidating.  Mr. Byme 
claimed  that  he  was  connected  with  the 
Grand  Rapids  Lumber  Co.,  but  Wallace 
Gildings,  who is carrying on business under 
that cognomen,  puts in a vigorous denial  to 
that statement  The hotel is to be congrat­
ulated that it got off so easy.

East Saginaw to  the  Front.

E a s t S a g in a w ,  Mich., May 6,  1886. 

Mr. E. A. Stowe,  Grand Rapids,  Mich.

Dea r  Sir—We are  organizing  an  asso­
ciation  of  the  business  men of East Sagi­
naw.  Can we get from you a  copy of  con­
stitution and by-laws  of such an association 
in Grand Rapids? 
.......  

,.........  D. !e .  Pr a ll.

Yours truly,

SEED  CORN

W hile our stock lasts, we of­

fer to  the trade FOR  SEED:
Learning Early Dent, Corn, 56 lb to bu. for $ 1.50
Red Blazed, 8 Rowed.......... 
1.75
Yellow Yankee, 8Rowed... 
1.75

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GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

FRED. D. YALE.

DANIEL LYNCH.

SUCCESSORS  fO

W i. D. YALE 4 CO.
CHAS. S. YALE & BRO.,
Baiini Powflers, Extracts, BMnp,
GROCERS’  SUNDRIES.
All orders addressed to the new  firm will re­

W H O LESA LE  M A N U FA CTU RERS  OF

A N D   JO B B E R S  OF

ceive prompt attention.

40 and 42 South Division St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICH.

BULL  DOG

Tobaccos.

TRADE  UNION

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LABOR  UNION,

The largest amount of good tobacco for the 

least money.

A N D   E X TR A   GOOD

FINE  OTTTS

These goods are all UNION  MADE,  and 
each box is duly  stamped  with  the  Union 
Label.  No  s c a b  work goes from  this  fac­
tory.  Every employee  is a Union man and 
a K.  of L.

If your jobber don’t sell it,  your order  di­
rect will be filled promptly at prices quoted, 
and delivered to your railroad  depot free  of 
freight.

Bull Dog Tobacco W orks,
Covington,  Ky.

For easy  ironing use  “ Electric Lustre’’I 
torch,  ft is  all prepared for immediate f 
Starch
cluurea, 'which 
nee in One Pound P a ct
goat far aa two pounds of any other Starch. [
Ask your  Grocer for it.
The Electric Lostre Starci Co.
]204 Franklin St.,  Hew York.

JO E N  o  ATJUraaU D  

W holesale Agent,

G R A N D   H A PÍD S,

M ICH.

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BLUING.

a x l e   g r e a s e .

BAKING  POWDER.

These prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay 

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BROOMS.

Paragon.................2 10
Paragon 25 lb pails.  90 
Fraziers, 25 lb pails. 1  25

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promptly and buy in full packages.
Challenge...............  80!
Frazer’s ................. 
90
Diamond  X ...........   60
Modoc, 4  doz..........2 50
Thompson’s  Butterfly, bulk.........................  25
6 or 10 lb cans........   27
doz. in  case...  95
%, 2  “ 
...195
J. H. Thompson & Co.’s Princess, %s..........1 25
“  %s..........  2 25
Is............4 25
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bulk.......  28
45
Arctic, % ft cans, 6 doz. case....................... 
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75
.......................   1 40
.......................2 40
......................12 00
Silver Spoon, 60 cans....................................10 00
Victorian. 1 B> cans, (tall,) 2 doz..................2 00
Diamond,  “bulk,”......................................... 
15
Dry, No.2........
Dry, No. 3........
Liquid, 4 oz,__
Liquid, 8 oz. ...
Arctic 4 oz.......
.  8 00
Arctic 8  oz.......
12 00
Arctic 16 oz.......
.  2 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box............................
.  3 00
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Arctic No. 2 
.  4 00
Arctic No. 3
No. 2 Hurl........ ....2   00 Parlor Gem.......
..3 00
No. 1 Hurl........ ....2  25 Common Whisk.
..  90
No. 2 Carpet__ ....2  50 Fancy  Whisk__ ..1   00
No. 1 Carpet.... ....2  75
Clams, 1 lb, Little Neck................................1 30
Clams, 2 lb. Little Neck........................... 
Clam Chowder,  3 lb.........................  .......... 2 15
Cove Oysters, 1  B> standards......................1 00
Cove Oysters, 2  lb  standards.....................  1 75
Lobsters, 1 lb picnic......................................1  75
Lobsters, 2 lb, picnic.................................... 2 50
Lobsters, 1 lb star.........................................2 00
Lobsters, 2 ft star.........................................3 00
Mackerel,lib  fresh  standards..................1  10
Mackerel, 5 lb fresh standards..................4 25
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 B)................ 3 00
Mackerel,3 lb in Mustard............................3 00
Mackerel, 3 lb  soused.................................. 3 00
Salmon, 1 lb Columbia river.......................1 50,
Salmon, 2 lb Columbia river....................... 2 35
Sardines, domestic %s................................. 
6
Sardines,  domestic  %s............................. 
12
Sardines,  Mustard  %s.................................  12
Sardines,  imported  %s...............................   14
Trout, 3 lb  brook.................................—   4 00
Apples, 3 ft standaros.................................  75
Apples, gallons,  standards..................... 
.2 
Blackberries, standards..............................  95
Cherries,  red  standard...............................   95
Damsons........................................................  90
Egg Plums, standards 
..............................1 25
Green  Gages, standards 2 ft........................1 25
Peaches, Extra Yellow................................1 90
Peaches, standards...................................... 1 60
Peaches,  seconds..........................................1 25
Pineapples, Erie........................................... I 50
Pineapples, standards..................................1 40
Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced......................2 60
Pineapples, Johnson's, grated...................2 75
Quinces..........................................................1 25
Raspberries,  extra...................................... 1 35
Strawberries  ............................................... 1 35

CANNED FRUITS.

CANNED FISH .

2 00

 

CANNED FRUITS—CALIFORNIA.

Lusk’s.  Mariposa.

 

 

2 25

25 2 00
2 00
1 80
2 00
2 20

Apricots..............................  
2 
Egg Plums..................................2 10 
Grapes.........................................2 10 
Green Gages...............................2 10 
Pears............... 
.2  50 
Quinces.......................................2 50
Peaches.......................................2 35
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay................................3 00
Beans, Lima,  standard...............................  80
Beans, Stringless, Erie...............................   95
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked......................1 65
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy............................... 1  00
“  Acme...................................................1  00
“  Maple Leaf.........................................  90
“  Excelsior.............................................1  00
Peas, French..................................................1  65
Peas, Marrofat, standard, Erie...................1  50
Peas  ...............................................................  70
Peas, Fink, Dwyer & Co............................ 
75
Pumpkin, 3 fi> Golden................................. 
75
Succotash, standard.......................................75@1 40
Squash............................................................1 00
Tomatoes, standard brands................ 1  15@1  20
Michigan  full  cream............................  @12
Half skim............................................... 9  @10%
Skim ........................................................5  @ 6
Baker’s ..................37%|German Sweet.......... 23
Runkles’ ....................35|Vienna Sweet  .......... 22

CHOCOLATE.

CHEESE.

@3754@28
@26
@27
@28
@20

COCOANUT.
Schepps. cake box.................
54s............................
Maltby’s 1 lb  round...............
assort  .....................
54s..............................
Manhattan,  pails..................
COFFEES.

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Green.

Roasted.

R io............. .......9@12 R io...............
...7@15
Golden Rio. ............12 Golden Rio.. ........ 16
........17
Santos..........
Santos........ ........... 13
Maricabo...............13 Maricabo__ ........ 17
,24@26
J a v a .......... __ 20@25
Java.............
0. G. Java.. ........... 24 O. G. Java...
........ 28
M ocha....... ............25 Mocba..........
........ 28

60 lbs 100 lbs 300 lbs

COFFEES—PACKAGE,
Dilworth’s ..................... .............  
1354  13
Lion  .............................................. 
1354
X X X X ............................................1354  1354  13
Arbuckle’s  ...................................13%  1354  1354
German......................................... 
Magnolia........................................1354  13%  13
Silver King.
M exican....................................... 16

1354
21

60 foot Jute.......1 00
72 foot J u te........ 1 25
iOFootCotton__ 1 50

50 foot Cotton__ 1  60
60 foot Cotton....!  75 
72 foot Cotton__2  00

CRACKERS AND  SWEET GOODS.

X  XXX  $ ft
654

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854
854
1254
854

454

454
454

KenoshaButter......................... 
Seymour Butter....................... 
Butter......................................... 
Fancy  Butter............................ 
S.  Oyster.................................... 
Picnic......................................... 
Fancy  Oyster............................ 
Fancy  Soda............................... 
City Soda....................................  
Soda  ........................................... 
Milk............................................  
Boston.................................................... 
Graham..................................................  
Oat  Meal................................................. 
Pretzels, hand-made................. 
Pretzels...................................... 
Cracknels................................... 
Lemon Cream............................ 
Frosted Cream..........................  
Ginger  Snaps..f ....................... 
No. 1 Ginger Snaps.................. 
Lemon  Snaps............................ 
Coffee Cakes.............................  
Lemon Wafers..........................  
Jumbles...................................... 
Extra Honey Jumbles.............  
Frosted Honey  Cakes.............. 
Cream  Gems.............................. 
Bagleys  Gems...*.................... 
Seed Cakes................................. 
S.&M. Cakes............................ 

754 
754 
754

FISH.

754

1154
954
1554
854

1354
1154
1254
1354
1354
1354
1254
854

Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth......................  @75
Cod, whole..................................................354@454
Cod,Boneless..........  .....................................5@654
H alibut..........................................................10@11
Herring, round,  54  bbl.......................2 00@2 25
Herring .round,  %  bbl...............................1 25
Herring, Holland,  bbls...................*......... 11 00
Herring, Holland,  kegs............................. 80@95
Herring, Scaled............................................20@22
Mackerel, shore, No. 2, 54 bbls..................5 50
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No. 3. 54 bbls...............................3 60
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121b  kits...........................   62
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“  10  “ 
Shad, 54 b b l.................................................. 2 50
Trout, 54  bbls........................................ 3 5003 75
 
White, No. 1,54 bbls............T......................5 85
White, No. 1,12  lb kits.................................  80
White, No. 1,10 lb kits.................................  70
White, Family, 54 bbls.................................2 25

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

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

Lemon.  Vanilla.
1 40
4 oz..........................................1 50  2 60
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6 oz.......................... 
 
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No. 2 Taper.........................125 
150
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No. 4 
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.  No.  8. .. . .......................,...3  00  4 26
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DRIED  FRUITS—DOMESTIC.

DRIED  FRUITS—FOREIGN.

Apricots, 25 lb boxes.............................   @  25
Cherries, bitted, 50 lb  boxes................   @  12
Egg plums, 25 lb  boxes.........................  @  20
Pears, 25 lb boxes..................................   @  15
Peaches,  Delaware. 50 lb boxes..........  @  28
Peaches, Michigan.................................  @1254
Raspberries, 50 lb boxes.......................  ©  23
Citron......................................................  ©  24
Currants,  new.............: . ......................   @ 7%
Lemon Peel............................................  @  14
Orange Peel............................................   @  14
Prunes, French, 60s...............................1254@
Prunes, French, 80s...............................   854@
Prunes, Turkey......................................  @ 454
Raisins, Dehesia....................................  @3 75
Raisins, London Layers.......................3 00@3 20
Raisins, California  “ 
.......................   @2 40
Raisins, Loose Muscatels.....................   @2 00
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s............................  @1354
Raisins, Sultanas......................................  @10
Raisins, Valencia...................................10%@10%
Raisins,  Imperials.................................  @3 50
Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square.............................. 1 00
Grand Haven, No 9, square, 3 gro......................1 20
Grand  Haven,  No. 200,  parlor...........................1 75
Grand  Haven,  No.  300, parlor.......................... 2 25
Grand  Haven,  No.  7,  round..............................1 50
Oshkosh, No. 2................................................. 1 00
Oshkosh, No.  8..................................................1 50
Swedish............................................................   75
Richardson’s No. 8  square.............................100
Richardson’s No. 9 
............................ 150
Richardson’s No. 754, round...........................1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 
............................ 150
Black Strap...................................................15@19
Cuba Baking..................................................25@28
Porto  Rico.....................................................34@38
New  Orleans, good......................................38@42
New Orleans, choice.....................................48@50
New Orleans,  fancy.................................... 52@55

MOLASSES.

MATCHES.

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54 bbls. 2c extra.

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PICKLES.

OATMEAL.
Steel  cut................ 5 25| RolledOats,Shields'3 25
Steel Cut, 54 bbl 
3 00 Rolled Oats, Acme.3 25
Rolled  Oats........... 5 75 Quaker, 48' lbs.........2 25
Rolled Oats, 54bbl..3 00 Quaker, 60 lbs........ 2 85
Rolled  Oats, cases.3 25|Quakerbbls............6 25
Medium...................................................  @5 00
54 barrels ................................  @3 00
Small........................................................  @3 00
Imported Clay 3 gross.......................... 2 25@3 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........   @2 25
Imported Clay, No. 216,254 gross........  @1 85
American  T.D.........................................   75@ 90
Choice Carolina...... 654! Java  .................
Prime Carolina...... 554 P atna........................ 554
Good Carolina........5  Rangoon........... 5%@5%
Good Louisiana...... 5  IBroken. 
........ 3%@3%
DeLand’s pure........5% [Dwight's....................5%
Church’s  ................ 5%; Sea  Foam..................554
Taylor’s  G. M..........5%¡Cap Sheaf..................5%

SALERATUS.

PIPES.

RICE.

20

%c less in 5 box lots.

SALT.

SAUCES.

60 Pocket, F F Dairy............................. 
28 Pocket.................................................  
100 3 ft  pockets.......................................  
Saginaw or Manistee............................ 
Diamond C.................................................  
Standard Coarse........................................ 
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........  
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__  
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........  
American, dairy, 54 bu. bags............... 
Rock, bushels......................................... 
Warsaw, Dairy, bu.  bags.....................  
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2  15
2 35
90
1 
1 
75
2 75
70
25
28
45
25

Parisian, 54  pints..................................   @2  00
Pepper Sauce, red  small.....................   @  70
Pepper Sauce, green  ............................  @  80
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring.............   @1  25
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........   @1 50
Catsup, Tomato,  pints..........................   @  80
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  .....................   @1  20
Halford Sauce, pints............................  @3 50
Halford Sauce, 54 pints.........................  @2 20
Acme,  bars......... 3 751 Napkin....................4 85
Acme,  blocks.......  3 22 Towel.....................4  75
Best  American__ 3 08!White  Marseilles..5 60
Circus  ....................3 75|White Cotton  Oil..5 60
Big Five  Center...3 90lShamrock.............. 3 30
Nickel.....................3 45! Blue Danube..........2 95
Gem........................ 3 ■35! London  Family__ 2 60

SOAPS.

Ground. 

SPICES.

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STARCH.

SMOKING

 
SYRUPS.

laundry......................................  4  ©  5

Pepper................16@25!Pepper..................  @18
Allspice.............. 12@15l Allspice................  8@10
Cinnamon...........18@30|Cassia....................10@U
Cloves  ................ 15@2o!Nutmegs,  No.  1..  @60
Ginger................16@20:Nutmegs, No.2..  @50
Mustard.............. 15@30[Cloves  ..................16@18
Cayenne.............25@35l
Electric  Lustre......................................  @3 20
Niagara,  Laundry.................................3%@ 4
Niagara, gloss.......................................   @5%
Niagara, corn.........................................  @  6%
Royal,  corn............................................  @  554
Quaker, laundry, 561b............................  @4 50
Cut  Loaf.................................................  @  7%
Powdered...............................................   @  75^
Granulated,  Standard..........................   7%©  7%
Confectionery A....................................  6%@  6%
Standard A ................................................6%@  6%
No. 1, White Extra  C............................  @654
No. 2, Extra C.........................................  @ 6
No.3 C......................................................  @5%
No. 4 C.....................................................  @ 5%
No.5 C.......................  
@  5%
Corn,  barrels  .......................................  
22@28
Corn, 54 bbls............................................  
24@27
@29
Corn, tO gallon kegs...............................  
1  35
Corn, 5 gallon kegs................................. 
Pure  Sugar, bbl...................................... 
22@26
Pure Sugar, 54 bbl..................................  
24@28
Pure Sugar  5 gal kegs..........................   @1 50
TOBACCO—FINE CUT-IN PA1L8.
Our  Leader.............. 33; Old Time.....................35
Our Block................. 60 Underwood’s Capper 35
Yum  Yum................25 Sweet  Rose................ 45
Sweet  Rose.............. 32 Meigs & Co.’s Stunner35
May  Queen..............65  Atlas...........................35
Jolly  Time................40  Royal Game............... 38
Dark AmericanEagle67 Mule Ear.................... 66
The Meigs................. 62  Fountain.................... 74
Red  Bird................... 50  Old Congress..............64
State  Seal................. 60|Good Luck..................52
Prairie Flow er........ 65[Blaze Away................35
Indian Queen...........60 Hair Lifter..................30
Bull  Dog..................*57 Jim Dandy.................38
Crown  Leaf.............. 66;Our  Bird..................... 28
Hiawatha..................62[Brother  Jonathan...28
G lobe........................65iSweet  Pippin............ 45
May Flower.............. 70|
♦Delivered.
Ou»  Leader.............. lolUnit  ............................30
Old Vet...................... 30! Eight  Hours...............24
Big Deal.....................27 Lucky  ........................ 30
Ruby, cut  plug.........35
Boss  ...........................15
Navy Clippings.........26
Two  Nickel............... 24
Leader........................15
Duke’s  Durham.......40
Hard  Tack.................32
Green Corn Cob Pipe 26 
D ixie...........................28
Owl......................... ...16
Old Tar.......................40
Rob Roy......................26
Arthur’s  Choice.......22! Uncle  Sam..................28
Red Fox.....................28jLumb©rman...............25
Flirt.......................... 28 Railroad Boy................38
Gold Dust..................26 Mountain Rose........... 18
Gold Block................30! Home Comfort...........25
Seal of Grand Rapids 
lOld Rip........................60
(cloth)..................25! Seal 01 North  Caro-
lina, 2  oz..................48
Tramway, 3 oz..........40 
Miners and Puddlers.28 Seal of North Caro-
lina, 4oz................... 48
Peerless  ....................24 
Standard....................20! Seal of North  Caro-
Old Tom..................... 18 
lina, 8oz................... 45
Tom Sc Jerry............. 24 Seal of North  Caro-
Joker.......................... 25| 
lina, 16 oz boxes___42
Traveler....................35!King Bee, longcut...22
Maiden.......................25;Sweet Lotus................32
Pickwick Club..........40 Grayling.....................32
Nigger Head............. 26 Seal Skin.....................30
Holland..................... 22 Red Clover..................32
German  ....................15 Good Luck..................26
K. of L................ 42@46|Honey  Dew............... 25
Quaker....................... 28iTrade Union............ *36
Hull  Dog...................*38|Labor Union............ *30
Hiawatha.................. 42 Splendid...........  38
plei
Jolly Tar....................32
Old Solder...................40
Jolly Time.................32
Money........................44
Favorite....................42
Red Fox......................42
Black  Bird................ 32
Big  Drive...................40
Live and Let Live.. .32 Seal of Grand Rapids 40
Punch....................... 36 Patrol...........................40
Big  Nig.................... 37 Jack Rabbit.................38
Spear Head..............39 Chocolate  Cream....44
Old  Honesty............40j Nimrod....................... 40
Whole Eartn............32|E.C............................... 38
Crazy  Qnilt..............32; Spread  Eagle..............38
P.  V ....,...................40 Big Five Center.......... 33
Spring Chicken.......38 Parrot  .........................42
Eclipse  ..................... 30 Buster........................35
Moxie........................34 Black Prince............... 35
Blackjack............... 32 Black  Racer............... 86
Hiawatha.................. 42 8ta r.............................39
Musselman’s Corker. 30 Climax  ......................42
Turkey......................39 Acorn  .........................40
Dainty......................44;Horse  Shoe.................3«
2c. less In three butt lots.
♦Delivered. 
SHORTS.
Our  Leader........... *.16lHiawatha............... .22
.SB Old Congress............. 23
Mayflower........... 
G lobe,..,...................22 May  Leaf
Mule E ar....,..,.... .231 Dark........

PLUG.

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CANT  HOOK  CORNERS.

TEAS.

Japan ordinary............................................18@20
Japan fair to good.......................................25@30
Japan fine......................................................35@45
Japan dust....................................................15@20
Young Hyson...............................................30@50
GunPowder.................................................. 35@50
Oolong.................................................... 33@55@6C
Congo............................................................ 25@30
Lorillard's American Gentlemen.......  @  72
Maccoboy............................  @  55
Gail Sc Ax’ 
@  44
Rappee.......................... . 
@  35
Railroad  Mills  Scotch..........................   @  45
Lotzbeck  ...............................................   @1 30
50 gr.
10
10

White Wine..................................   08 
Cider..............................................  08 

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VINEGAR.

SNUFF.

30 gr. 

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Bath Brick imported............................ 
96
American.............................  
do 
75
Burners, No. 1 ........................................ 
100
do  No.  2........................................ 
l 50
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand.............  
7  75
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 lb cans.............   15@25
Candles, Star...........................................  @12%
Candles,  Hotel.......................................   @14
Extract Coffee, V.  C..............................  @80
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.......................   @25
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.......................   @35
Gum, Spruce...........................................  30@35
Hominy, $  bbl.......................................   @3 50
Jelly, in 30 lb  pails.................................  @4%
Pearl  Barley...........................................2Ji@ 3
Peas, Green  Bush.................................  @1 25
Peas, Split  Prepared............................  @ 3
Powder, Keg...........................................  @3 00
Powder, %  Keg......................................  @1 90
Sage  ........................................................  @  18

F elix........................... 

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CANDY, FRUITS AND NUTS. 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follow s:

45
26

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FANCY—IN  BULK.

FANCY—IN  5 ft BOXES.

STICK.
Standard, 25 9> boxes............................. 9  @  9%
Twist, 
.............................   9%@10
Cut Loaf 
10%@11
 
MIXED
Royal, 25 lb  pails....................................9  @9%
Royal, 200 lb bbls...................................... 8%@ 9
Extra, 251b  pails.................................... 10%@I1
Extra. 200 ft bbls....................................   @10
French Cream, 251b pails......................12%@13
Cut loaf, 25 ft cases...............................  @12%
Broken, 25  1b pails................................10  @10%
Broken, 2001b  bbls...................................9%@10
Lemon  Drops.............................................13@14
Sour Drops.................................................  @14
Peppermint  Drops..................................   @15
Chocolate Drops.......................................  
15
HM Chocolate  Drops.............................. 
18
Gum  D rops..............................................  
10
Licorice Drops........................................... 
22
A B Licorice  Drops................................. 
12
Lozenges, plain......................................... 
15
16
Lozenges,  printed.................................... 
Imperials................................................... 
15
Mottoes...................................................... 
15
Cfeam  Bar............................................. . .13@14
Molasses Bar.............................................. 13@14
is
Caramels..................................................... 
Hand Made Creams................................   18@19
Plain  Creams............................................  
17
Decorated  Creams.................................... 
26
String Rock................................................ 
14
Burnt Almonds.......................................   20@22
Wintergreen  Berries.............................. ’. 
13
Lozenges, plain In  palls...................... 12  @12%
Lozenges, plain in  bbls........................11  @11%
Lozenges, printed in pails....................  @13
Lozenges, printed in  Dbls....................  @12
Chocolate Drops, In pails......................12%@13
Gum  Drops  In pails................................ 6  @ 6%
Gum Drops, in bbls..................................5  @ 5%
Moss Drops, in  pails..............................  @10
Moss Drops, in b b ls..............................  @ 9^
Sour Drops, in  pails..............................  @12
Imperials, in  pails................................. 12%@13
Imperials  in bbls.................................11%@12
Bananas  Aspinwall..............................
Oranges, California, fancy..................
Oranges, California,  choice................
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls.........................
Oranges, Florida....................................
Oranges, Valencia, cases.....................
Oranges, Messina..................................
Oranges,  Naples....................................
Lemons,  choice..................................... 5 75©6 00
Lemons, fancy.......................................6 2o@6 50
Lemons, California............................ 4 50©5 00
Figs, layers, new,  $  ft..........................12%@16
Figs, Bags, 50 ft......................................  @7%
Dates, frails do  ....................................  @4%
Dates, % do  do  ....................................  © 5
Dates, skin..............................................
Dates, %  skin.........................................
Dates, Fard 10 ft box ^  1b....................  @10
Dates, Fard 50 ft box 
1b..................... : 8%@  9
Dates, Persian 501b box 19ft............... 
@ 8
Pine Apples, ¥   doz.............................   2 25@2 50
PEANUTS.
Prime  Red,  raw  $   1b...........................   4  @  4%
Choice 
do  ............................  @ 5
Fancy H.P. do 
do  ............................  @  5%
Choice White, V a.do.............................   5 @ 5%
Fancy H P„ Va  do  ............................  6K@  7
H .P .V a...................................................  @ 6
Almonds,  Tarragona..............................15 @16
Ivaca......................................   @15
California............................14  @15
Brazils........................................................8 @ 9
Chestnuts, per bu..................................
Filberts, Sicily....................................... 11%@12
Barcelona..................... ;........10  @11
Walnuts,  Grenoble................................14%@15
Mar bo.....................................
French..................................  8  @11
California..............................  @12
Pecans,  Texas, H. P .................................9 @13
Missouri.................................8%@  9
Cocoanuts, $  100...................................  @4 50

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NUTS.

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PROVISIONS.

PORK  IN   BARRELS.

The Grand Rapids Packing Sc  Provision  Co. 

quote  as  follows:
Mess, Chicago packing, new.........................jo 25
Clear,  S. P. Booth.........................................n   00
Short Cut, now..............................................’ jj qq
Back, clear, short  cut.......................1III1I 12 50
Extra family clear, short cut.............. 1111M 00
Clear,  A. Webster, new  ............................. 12 50
Extra clear pig, short cut....................  ..H l2 75
Extra clear, heavy....................................... 12 75
Clear quill, short  cut.......................... .13 00
Boston clear, short cut.................. .13 00
Clear back, short cut.................................| .13 00
Standard clear, short  cut, best............. ...13 25

6%

Short Clears, heavy...................................... 

Hams, heavy................................................. 
 

DRV  SALT MEATS—IN  BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy................................. 
medium.............................. 
“ 
lig h t....................................  
do.  medium...............................  
do. 
light...................................... 
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR  PLAIN.
**  medium........................................   

6
6
6
6%
6%
 
10
10%
Boneless  Hams, best...................................... 10
Boneless  Hams..................................................9
Boneless Shoulders............................... .
Breakfast  Bacou....................................... 
 
Dried Beef, extra quality.............. .. 11.1III 10%
Dried Beef, Ham pieces..................................12%
Shoulders cured  in sweet pickle..................    6%
Tierces  .......................................................... 
e%
30 and 50 ft iSibs........................................... 
6%
501b Round Tins, 100 cases............. ..."  

ligh t........................................... 

LARD.

6%

9^

74*

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

20 ft Pails, 4 pails in  ease....................... 
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case................................... 
5 1b Palls, 12 in a case...................................  
10 ft Palls, 6 in a case................................... 

6%
7
6%
6%

BEEF IN BARRELS.

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 lbs...........   8 50
Boneless,  extra..............................................13 00
Pork  Sausage...................................................
Ham  Sausage............................................... ..
Tongue  Sausage......................................... .
Frankfort  Sausago.................................... .
Blood  Sausage...........................................
Bologna, straight.............................. ...I.III!
Bologna, thick.........................................
Head  Cheese........................................ 1IIIII1I
In half barrels...............................................   3 50.
In quarter barrels............................... . .. . ’*

PIGS’  FEET.

FRESH  MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides..................................... 5%@ 7%
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters...................  8  @ 9  '
Dressed Hogs............................................ 5%@ 5^
Mutton,  carcasses....................................7i4a  sw
vea i.......................................................;;  6  § 7
Pork Sausage............................................ 7  @ 7%

......................................... 
"ucks  ................................................

  6%@  7
........................................................13  @14
ke52-ii ” -....................... . 1, 11111111m   @14

News and Gossip  Furnished  by  Our  Own 

OUT  AROUND.

Correspondents.
East Saginaw.

J. T. Bell  &  Co.,  the  well-known  com­
mission and produce merchants,  have estab­
lish«! branch houses at Alpena and Lansing.

Hersey.

Hall & Manning’s new  lumber  mill,  near 
Luther, is completed  and  recently sawed in 
nine'hours 35,000 feet.  The capacity of the 
mill is 40,000 per day.  The  mill  will  also 
■start on shingles this  week.  The  firm  ex­
pects  to  cut  30,000  shingles daily.  Their 
lumber mill at  Hersey is also running.
Will L.  Beardsley’s shingle  mills  are  all 
the  shingle  mills  now  running  between 
Reed City and Evart.  He has a two  years’ 
stock of timber.
The  shingle  mill  at  Foreman  has  shut 
down,  having cut out all the timber.
The  Cat  creek  mill  is  rented  to  John 
Sweet,  of Hersey,  who has given up the sa­
loon  business  and  joined  the shingle shed 
union.

T r a v e r s e   City.

“Fred. S. Reed,  of  Cadillac,  has  entered 

the employ of D.  E. Carter.
M u s k e g o n .

M 

J.  Moriarty,  superintendent  of  the 
Michigan Shingle Co., has  invented and se­
cured a patent on a car brake, consisting  of 
a screw at the  end of the  brake rod,  which 
moves  the  brake  vertically on  top  of  the 
wheel,  instead  of  on  the  side,  as  is  the 
usual method.  The device is evidently des 
tined to meet a wide use.
About twenty-five of the mercantile clerks 
•of  the  city met  last  Monday night and or­
ganized  a  Muskegon  Salesmen’s  Associa­
tion.  A  constitution  and  by-laws  were 
adopted  and  the  following  officers  were 
elected:

President—John Murdock.
Vice-president—Win. Conner.
Secretary—Ed. Waters.
Treasurer—A. J.  Ralston.
The  society  intends  to  enroll among its 
•members  all  the  salesmen of  the  city and 
with this end  in view appointed the follow­
ing committee on membership:  Ed. Kelly, 
to  see  the  dry goods  clerks;  Ed.  Waters, 
drags and book stores;  Will.  Conner,  furni­
ture  stores;  A.  J.  Ralston, jewelers;  A. 
Bergeron,  shoe stores;  O.  Haven, groceries.
Membership  will  not  be  limited  to  the 
men, but will include  the women  clerks  as 
well.

Elmira.

The  new  handle  factory is in successful 
operation.  The  factory has the  largest ca­
pacity  of  any  concern of  the  kind  in  the 
United States.

The stave mill is running full blast.
There  is  not a vacant house  in  Elmira, 
and  there  is  an  excellent  opportunity for 
those  who desire to  improve  their fortunes 
by  taking  advantage of  the steady advance 
in values.
There  is a good  opening  here  for a first 
class furniture  store and  the man who puts 
in a good stock is sure to be the recipient of 
a lucrative business.

B ig  R apids.
_ 

,

his  grocery
___________  
N.  H.  Beebe  is  closing  out
business,  but will continue in the feed, flour 
and hay business. 
J.  Platt Underwood  is  having  the  old 
Tioga double store plastered and renovated
The  court  house  is  completed  and  has 
been accepted  by the  Building  Committee 
H.  F. Burch has  placed  §20,000  insurance 
on the same for five years.
The G.  A.  R.  Association  will  at  once 
commence the erection  of  a §3,000 hotel on 
the park grounds at Chippewa Lake.
George H. Gotshall,  once  of  the  firm  of 
Cannon & Gotshall, proprietors  of  the  iron 
works, has gone to Woodville to take charge 
of the West Michigan  Lumber  Co.’s  office. 
Mr.  Smith,  the present bookkeeper,  goes  to 
Battle Creek to keep  books  for  a  knitting 
company in which he is a stockholder.  Mr 
Grobeck also quits the West Michigan Lum 
ber Co. to take an  active  part  in  the  same 
knitting factory, in which he is also a stock­
holder. 
The  grocery  firm  of  It.  L.  Hale  &  Co. 
has  dissolved  partnership,  J.  B. Matthews 
•continuing  the  business.
Big Rapids is  endeavoring  to  organize  a 
county  fair  to  include  several  adjoining 
counties.  Dr.  Burkhart  Herbert  Ladner, 
W.  E.  Overton,  J.  T.  Escott  and  H.  M. 
Trussell are a committee  to  look  into  the 
project.

.  TT  .  B  n

Miscellaneous  Dairy Notes.

0.  Lewis  has  engaged  with  the  Spring- 
dale cheese  factory,  at  Hilliards,  as  sales­
man for the season.

Baker & Paddock have  their creamery at 
It has a capacity 1,800 

Concord completed. 
pounds of butter  daily.

The White Elephant,  Cassopolis,  cream­
ery was not built according to contract, and 
will not be accepted by the company.

Walter Boardwell has changed his cheese 
factory  at  Olivet  into  a  creamery,  and  is 
now running under the new arrangement.

The Holly creamery now turns  out  2,200 
pounds of butter a week, and by June 1 will 
increase this amount to 1,000 pounds a day.
The Vicksburg creamery did not start last 
■week as expected,  on account  of  the share­
holders refusing to accept the building from 
Davis & Rankin.

Wm.  C.  Williamson  and  David  Butters 
have  contracted  with  Davis  &  Rankin  to 
have a creamery in operation at Port Austin 
within forty days.

Alexander  Lobban,  the  Davison  Station 
cheese  manufacturer  and  farmer,  has  as­
signed to H.  C.  Spencer,  of  Flint.  His af­
fairs  are badly involved.

1. J. Quick, the Allendale  general dealer, 
is anxious to have a creamery at  his  place, 
and will extend such an undertaking all the 
encouragement at his command.

Chauncey  Babcock  and  Adam  B.  Sherk 
have formed a copartnership  under the firm 
name of Babcock & Sherk  to engage in  the 
creamery  business  at  Caledonia.  A brick 
veneered  building  will  be  erected.  The 
outfit will be furnished by Davis & Rankin, 
C.  B.  Lambert placing the order.

Never to our knowledge  has  any  medicine 
met with the success as  has  Golden  Seal  Bit­
ters.  It  comprises  the best  remedies  of the 
vegetable kingdom so as to derive the greatest
wonderful 
medicinal  effect,  and  Is  making  ------
135
eures.

The  Hardware  Market.

Business and  collections  gte  both  satis­
factory.  Nails have sustained  another  de­
cline and,  as  usual,  the  downward  move­
ment has'decreased  the  demand.  Barbed 
wire has declined,  and is firm  at  4%  cents 
for galvanized  and  3%  cents  for  painted. 
Tinners’ stock is  unchanged  either  in  de­
mand, which is for small lots,  or In  values, 
which are  ordinarily  steady.  Some  weak­
ness is apparent in files and  in  stocks  and 
dies, concessions from buoted figures  being 
announced  on the latter.  There  has  been 
no improvement in the tack  market,  which 
continues demoralized.  The manufacturers 
of stove hollow-ware  have been  conferring 
in regard to  prices,  and  as  a  consequence 
an advance of 5 per cent,  is announced.

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,  D en iso n ,

88,90 and 92 South  Division  Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN.

.  H ESTES  c2s  FOX,

M anufacturers’  Agents for

Saw and G rist Mill  Machinery,
Planers,  Matchers,  Moulders  and  all 

kinds of W ood-W orking Machin­

ery, Saws, Belting and Oils.

Depot for independence  Wood  Split  Pulley.  Large 
ptock kept on hand.  Send  for  sam ple  pulley  and  be­
come convinced of th e ir superiority*  W rite for prices. 
130 Oakes St., 
-  .  Grand Rapids, Mich.

OYSTERS  AND  KISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: 

OYSTERS.

New  York  Counts............................................. 40
Selects.................................................................35
FRESH  FISH.
Cod 
.................................   @10
Haddock........ ..  ....................................  @ 7
Mackerel................. . 
—  ’....12  @124
Mackinaw Trout....................................  @  7
Perch........................................................  @ 4
Smelts  ..................................................10  @11
W hiteflsh...... . 
.................  @ 8
COAL AND  BUILDING  MATERIALS.
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:

“ 

“ 

1  00
Ohio White Lime, per  bbl.................... 
85
Ohio White Lime, car lots.................... 
Louisville cement,  per bbl.................. 
1 30
1  30
Akron Cement per  bbl........................  
1 30
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl......................  
..................... 1 05@1  10
Car lots 
Plastering hair, per bu.........................  25@  30
Stucco, per bbl.......................................  
1
Land plaster, per ton — .....................  
3 50
2 50
Land plaster, car lots............................ 
Fire brick, per  M.................................. §25 @ $35
Fire clay, per  bbl..................................  
3 00
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots..$5 75@6 00 
Anthracite, stove and  nut, car lots..  6 e0@6 25
Cannell,  car lots.................................. 
@6 00
Ohio Lump, car  lots........   .................  3  10@3 25
Bio8sburg or Cumberland, car lots..  4 50(055 00 
Portland  Cement.................................  3 50@4 CO

COAL.

COOPERAGE.

STAVES.

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

Quay, Killen &  Co.  quote  as follows, f. o. b, 

at Grand  Rapids.
Red oak flour bbl. staves............. M  6 50@  7 00
Elm 
............. M  5 50@ 6 00
White oak tee staves, s’d and j’t.M  20 00@23 00 
White oak pork bbl. 
44  M  18 50@20 00
Tierce, dowelled and circled,set.... 
15@  16
4" 
Pork, 
" 
.....  12®  13
Tierce  heads,  square...............$  M 23 09@26 90
Pork bbl. 44 
...............V M  18 00@20 00
Basswood, kiln dried, set.................. 
4®  44

HEADS.

44 

“ 

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HOOPS.

White oak and hickory tee, 8 f t .  M  11 00@12 50 
White oak and hickory  44  7 4 ft. M  10 00®J1 00
Hickory  flour  bbl.........................M  7 00®  8 25
6 25® 7 00 
44  .........................M
Ash, round  44 
3 50® 4 25
Ash, flat racked, 64 f t ............. .. M

BARRELS.

White oak pork barrels, h’d m’d.M 
1  00®  1  10 
95
“  
White oak pork barrels, machine.. 
mm
White oak larct  tierces....................  1  ¡5® 1
75®  90
Beef and lard half barrels........ 
Custom barrels, one  head...............  1 00® 110
Flour  barrels.................................... 
30®  37
Produce  barrels............................... 
23®  25

HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

The furniture factories  here pay  as follows 
for dry stocks 
^
Basswood, log-run..............................  @13 00
Birch, log-run.....................................16 00@20 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2 . .. ................  @25 00
Black Ash,k>g-rtm.     ......................  @13 00
Cherry,  log-run............. ..-................. 25 0G@30 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and 2.......................... 45 00@50 00
Cherry,  cu ll....................................... 
@10 00
Maple,  log-ruu....................................15 00@17 00
Maple, soft,  log-run.......................... 12 00® 14 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2.......................7.. 
@20 00
Maple, clear, flooring......................... 
@25 00
Maple, white, selected.......................   @25 0q
RedOak, log-run.................................  @18 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2...............  —   @22 00
Red Oak, No.  1, step plank...............  @25 00
Walnut, log-run..................................  
@55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2..........................   @75 00
Walnuts,  culls....................................  @25 00
Grey  Elm, log-run..............................  @13 00
White Ash,  log-run........................... 14 00@16 00
Whitewood,  log-run..........................   @23 00

Ibarbware.

These  prices  are  for cosh buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

AUGERS AND BITS.

BELLS.

BARROWS.

BALANCES.

Ives’,  old style......................................... dis60&10
N.  H. C. Co................................................diseo&lO
Douglass’................................................... diB60&10
Pierces’  .....................................................dis60&10
Snell’s ........................................................dis60&10
Cook’s  ...................................................... dis40&10
Jennings’,  genuine.................................. dis 
25
Jennings’, imitation................................disoO&lO
Spring.........................................................dis 
40
Railroad....................................................... $ 13 00
Garden.......................................................net 33 00
Hand.............................................dis  $ 60&10&10
Cow.................................................... dis 
60&10
Call....................................................dis 
30&15
Gong..................... 
25
dis 
Door, Sargent..................................dis 
60&10
Stove......................................................dis $ 
40
80
Carriage  new  list................................dis 
Plow  ......................................................dis  30&11
Sleigh Shoe............................................dis 
75
Wrought Barrel  Bolts........................dis  60&10
Cast  Barrel Bolts................................dis  60&10
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs................... dis 
60
Cast Square Spring.............................dis 
60
Cast  Chain............................................dis  60&10
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob.............dis  60&10
Wrought Square..................................dis  60&10
Wrought Sunk Flush..........................dis 
60
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush.................................................. dis  60&10
Ives’ Door............................................. dis  60&10

 
BOLTS.

BRACES.

40
Barber...................................................dis$ 
Backus...................................................dis  50&10
Spofford.................................................dis 
50
Am. Ball................................................ dis 
net
Well, plain................................................... $  3 50
Well, swivel.................................................  
4 00

BUCKETS.

BUTTS. CART.

Cast Loose Pin, figured...................... dis  70&10
Ca6t Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed........dis  70&10
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed.. dis  60&10
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint..dis  60&10
Wrought  Loose  Pin........................... dis  60&10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip...........dis  60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned...........dis  80& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
tipped.......................*............. ..........dis 60& 5
Wrought Table.......................... ..........dis
10&60
Wrought  Inside  Blind............. ..........dis
1Ü&60
Wrought,Brass.......................... ..........dis
75
Blind, Clark’s............................. ..........dis 80&10
Blind, Parker’s........................ . ..........dis SOMO
Blind,  Shepard’s ....................
70

..........dis

CAPS,

Ely’s M0....................................
Hick’s C. F .........................................
G. D........................................................ 
Musket................................................... 

m $ 65
60
35
60

CATRIDGES.

CHISELS.

Kim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester  new  list50&10
Rim  Fire, United  States.......................dis50&10
Central Fire.............................................. dis30&10
Socket Firmer..................................... dis  75&10
Socket Framing.................................. dis  75&10
Socket Corner......................................dis  75&10
Socket Slicks.........................................dis 
75
Butchers’Tanged  Firmer................. dis 
40
Barton’s Socket Firmers...................dis 
20
Cold....................................................... net

COMBS.

40&10
Curry, Lawrence’s..............................dis 
Hotchkiss  ............................................ dis 
25
Brass, Racking’s........................................ 
60
Bibb’s .......................... .............................  
60
B eer............................................................   40&10
Fenns’.......................................................... 
60

COCKS.

COPPER.

18

12 

DRILLS

HINGES.

ELBOWS.

HANGERS.

EXPANSIVE BITS.

files—New List.

55&10 
55&10 
55&10 
55 A10 
55&10 
55&10

13 
GAUGES.
HAMMERS.

GALVANIZED IRON,
14 

Planished, 14 oz cut to size.....................$} ft  28
14x52,14x56,14 x60........... .  ..........................  31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..........................   21
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................................   19
Morse’s Bit  Stock...................................dis 
40
Taper and Straight Shank..................... dis 
40
Morse’s Taper  Shank............................. dis 
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  in............................doznet
$.85
Corrugated.............................................dis
20&1Ú
Adjustable.............................................dis
4&10
Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00.  dis 
20
Ives’, 1. $18 00 ;  2. $24 00;  3, $30 00.  dis 
American File Association List........dis
Disston’s ................................................dis
New  American...................................... dis
Nicholson's.............................................dis
Heller’s ..................................................dis
Heller’s  Horse Rasps...........................dis
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 

22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27
15
Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..............dis
50
Maydole & Co.’s ...................................dis 
25
25
Kip’s .....................................................dis 
Yerkes  &  Plumb’s............................. dis  40&10
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  50&10
Champion,  anti-friction....................dis  60&10
Kidder, wood track............................dis 
40
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3............................ dis 
60
State........................................... per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  44  14
and  longer................................   ..........
Screw Hook and Eye,  4   .................. net
Screw Hook and Eye %...................... net
Screw Hook and Eye  K.....................net
Screw Hook and Eye,  %................... net
Strap and  T .......................................dis
Stamped Tin W are....................................
Japanned Tin  Ware.................................
Granite Iron  Ware..................................
Grub  1.............................................. $11 00, dis 60
Grub  2...............................................   11 50, dis 60
Grub 3.................................................   12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.......... dis
Door, porcelain, jap.  trimmings...........
Door, porcelain, plated  trimmings.......
Door, porcelain, trimmings....................
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain........dis
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.....................
Hemacite.............................................. dis
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list, .dis
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s.................... dis
Branford’s __ :......................................dis
Norwalk’s  .................................. 
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ....................dis
Adze  Eye.....................................$16 00 dis
Hunt Eye.....................................$15 00 dis 
60
Hunt’s.........................................$18 50 dis 20 & 10
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled..................dis  50
Coffee,  Parkers  Co.’s............................dis 40&10
Coffee,P.S.&W.Mfg.Co.’sMalleables  dis 
60
Coffee, Landers, Ferry &  Clark’s ........ dis 
60
Coffee,  Enterprise.....  ..............................dis  25
Stebbln’s Pattern..................................... dis  70
Stebbin’s Genuine..................................... dis  70
Enterprise,  self-measuring.....................dis  25

LEVELS.
mattocks.

MOLASSES GATES.

HOLLOW  WARE.

MAULS.
mills.

LOCKS—DOOR.

70
40&10
45

KNOBS.

HOES.

dis

 

nails.

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

lOdto  60d............................................ $1 keg $2
20
8d and 9 d adv...............................................  
25
6dand7d  a d v .............................................  
50
4d and 5d  adv........ .....................................  
75
3d advance............................. ......................  1 60
3d fine  advance...........................................  3 00
Clinch nails, adv.........................................   1 75
Finishing 
Size—inches  (  3 
Adv. $  keg 
Steel Nails—2 35.
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent......................die60&10
Zinc, with brass bottom...........................dis  50
Brass or  Copper........................................dis  50
Reaper.....................................per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s .................................................   50&10

I  lOd 
$1 25  1 50  1 75  2 00 

8d  6d  4d
14

OILERS.

24 

2 

PLANES.

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy..............................dis  15
Sciota Bench.............................................. dis 
25
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy....................dis 
15
Bench, flrstquality...................................dis 
20
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood__ dis20&10
Fry, Acme............................................... dis 50&10
Common, polished................................... disOO&lO
Dripping................................................. ft 
6
Iron and Tinned........ ,........................dis 
40
Copper Rivets and  Burs....................dis 
60

RIVETS.

PAN$.

“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 
44B” Wood’s pat. planiBhed, Nos. 25  to 27 
9

Broken packs 4 c $  ft extra.

ROPES.

Sisal, 4  In. and  larger..................................   84
Manilla.............................................................  15
Steel and Iron..........................................dis 
Try and Bevels........................................dis 
Mitre  .....................................................dis 

70
60
20
SHEET IRON.Com. Smooth.  Com.

SQUARES.

 

TACKS.

rates.

TIN  PLATES.

$2 80
2 90
3 00
3 10
3 30

All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 30 inches 

54
6
60
60
60
60
50
50
50
50
50
45
35
12 50
15 00
16 50

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 3-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, $   Jb............................ 
In smaller quansities, $   ft.....................  
American, all  kinds..............................dis 
Steel, all kinds__ *.................................dis 
Swedes, all  kinds.................................. dis 
Gimp and  Lace......................................dis 
Cigar Box  Nails....................................dis 
Finishing Nails......................................dis 
Common and Patent  Brads................ dis 
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks.dis 
Trunk and Clout Nails..........................dis 
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails............dis 
Leathered Carpet  Tacks.....................dis 
TINNER’S SOLDER.
No. 1,  Refined..................................
Market  Half-and-half....................
Strictly  Half-and-half.....................
Cards for Charcoals, $6
10x14, Charcoal....................
IC, 
25
10x14,Charcoal...................
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal.................................  6 25
IC, 
12x12, Charcoal...............................  7 75
IX, 
IC, 
14x20, Charcoal.................................  5 75
14x20,  Charcoal................................  7 25
IX., 
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal................................   8  75
IXXX, 14x20, Charcool.................................. 10 77
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal............................  12 55
20x28, Charcoal.................................  15 50
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 
Roofing, 14x20, IC.........................................  5 25
Roofing, 14x20,  IX.......................................   6
..  11  00 
Roofing, 20x28, IC....................................
Roofing, 20x28,  IX..................................
..  14 00
...  5 50 
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne..........
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne........
...  7 00 
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne..........
...11  00 
.  14 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne........
...60&10
Steel, Game..............................................
OneidajCommuntity,  Newhouse’s............dis 35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10
Hotchkiss’  ....................................................60&10
S, P. & W.  Mfg.  Co.’s.................................. 60&10
Mouse,  choker. >.....................................18c #  doz
Mouse,  delusion.................................$1 50 $5 doz
Bright Market.................................................  dis 674
Annealed Market..............................................dis 70
Coppered Market..............................................dis 624
Extra Balling............................................  dis  65
Tinned  Market................................................. dis 624
Tinned  Broom...........................................$  ft  09
I Tinned Mattress........................................$  fi> 84
Coppered Spring  Steel............... dis  40@40&10
Tinned Spring Steel.....................................dis  50
Plain Fence....................................................ft 34
Barbed Fence, galvanized............................... 44
painted.................................... 3K
Copper................................................new  list net
Brass...................................................new list net
Bright.............................................. dis  70&10&10
Screw Eyes...................................... dis  70&10&10
H ook's.............................................dis  70&10&10
Gate Hooks and  Eyes................dis  70&10&1Q
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
60
Coe's Genuine........................................dis 
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis  75&10
Coe’s  Patent, malleable...................dis75&10&10
Birdcages..................................................  
50
Pumps,  Cistern....................................dis  70&10
Screws,  new  list........................................ 
83X
Casters,  Bed  and  Plate.................... dis50&10&10
Dampers, American.................................  40&10
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods. .60&10&5 
Copper  Bottoms.......................................  
1?C

MISCELLANEOUS.

TIN—LEADED.

WIRE GOODS.

WRENCHES.

TRAPS.

WIRE.

“ 

LUMBER. LATH  AND SHINGLES.

The Newaygo Manufacturing Co,  quote f . o. 
b. cars  as follows:
Uppers, 1 inch..................................per M $44 00
Uppers, 14,14 aud 2 inch........................   46 00
Selects, 1 inch..............................................  35 00
Selects, 1 4,14 and 2  inch........................   38 00
Fine Common, 1 inch.................................  30 00
Shop, 1 inch.................................................  20 00
Fine, Common, 14 ,1 4  and 2 inch...........   25 00
No. 1 Stocks,  12 in., 12,14 and 16  feet__   15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet........................   16 n0
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........  II  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 90
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths.........................  15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet...............  12 00
No. 2 Fencing. 16 feet.................................  12 On
No. 1 Fencing, 4  inch.................................  15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch.................................  12 qO
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............  11 00
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A.  B....................  38 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. fi 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.
( XXX 18 in. Standard  Shingles.............  
3 10
3 00
1 X X X 18 in.  Thin.....................................  
2  75
( X X X 16 in................................................. 
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles.............  
1 75
No.2or5in. C. B. 16  in.............................. 
140
Lath  ....................................................   1 75® 2 00

HIDES. PELTS AND  FURS.

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

Green ....» f t  
Part cured...
Full cured 
  8
Dry hides a«l 
kips...........   6

Calf skins, green 
Deacon skins,

or cured....  8  @10 
¥  piece.......20  @50

HIDES.

@  6 
7® 74 
@ 84
@  8
SHEEP PELTS.

Old wool, estimated washed V ft........20  @22
Tallow........................ ............................  24®  3
Fine washed 
Coarse washed... 18@22|

ft 20@22|Unwashed...........  

WOOL.

2-3

WOODEN WARE.

Standard  Tubs, No. 1......................................7 00
Standard  Tubs, No. 2..................................... 8 00
Standard  Tubs, No. 3......................................5 00
Standard Pails, two hoop...............................1 40
Standard Pails, three hoop............................1 65
White Cedar, three  hoop ............................. 2 00
Dowell Pails......................................................1 90
Dowell Tubs, No. 1...........................................800
Dowell Tubs, No. 2.......................................... 7 00
Dowell Tubs,  No. 3.........................................6 00
White Cedar, No. 1...........................................7 50
White Cedar, No. 2.......................................... 6 50
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes.......................... 2 00
Butter Ladles.................................................. 1 25
Rolling Pins......................................................1 00
Potato Mashers...............................................   76
Clothes Pounders...........................................2 25
ClothesPins......................................................  85
Mop Stocks....................................................... 1 25
Washboards, single........................................ 1 75
Washboards, double.......................................2 25
Diamond  Market............................................  40
Bushel, narrow  band.....................................1 60
Bushel, wide band..........................................1 75
Clothes, splint,  No. 1.....................................3 50
Clothes, splint.  No. 2.....................................3 75
Clothes, splint,  No. 3.....................................4 00
Clothes, willow  No. 1.................................... 5 tO
Clothes, willov^  No. 2.................................... 6 00
Clothes, willow  No. 3.............   ..................... 7 00

BASKETS.

The  Tyranny  of  Trades  Unions. 

From Puck.

Hardware  Stores.

From the Industrial World.

There exists quite  a  diversity  of  opinion 
The  time  has  come  when  the  working­
in regard  to  the  care  requisite  in  keeping
men  of  this  country  must  fight  for  their
liberty,  for  their  rights,  for  their  self-re-  up a store devoted to the sale  of  hardware, 
spect  * Their fight is not with their employ-  Some  think  that  as  heavy  articles, 
like 
e rs -it  is  with  the idle, the worthless,  the  stoves, bulky ones like tinware  and  coarse 
vicious,  the  intemperate,  the  ignorant  of  ones like nails comprise in  part  the  stock, 
their  own  number.  The  industrious,  able,  there is not that need for the  observance  of 
sober working-man  is  to-day  suffering  un-  neatness and order that  seems  requisite  in 
der  a  tyranny  worse  than  any  possible  stores  devoted  to  the  sale  of  dry  goods, 
tyranny of capital or monopoly—the tyranny  notions or clothing.  Others, however,  con- 
of the trades-unions and  the  so-called labor  tend that the quality of the  stock  has  little 
organizations.  There  was  a  time  when  to  do  with  determining  the  manner  in 
such  associations  protected  the  working-  which it ahould be displayed;  so  long  as  it 
man.  That time  has  gone  by.  The  only  can be kept in  a  neat  and  orderly  manner 
working-men  they  protect  to-day  are  the  While stoves, nails and  pitchforks  may  be 
idle and the incompetent.  For the  sake  of  less inviting to the eye than  laces,  silks,  or 
these  men—a  curse  to  any  class—the  true  fancy work,  yet they may be so arranged as 
working-men  of  the  country  are  suffering,  to form an attractive display,  and  being  so 
arranged  are  much  more  easily sold,  both
and have been suffering for years. 
All men are not  created  free  and  equal,  seller and buyer being better  pleased  when 
Free they are,  by the laws  of  this  country,  store and stock are in  a  presentable  condi- 
and by natural right  But no law can make  tion. 
It is but  stating  a truism  to  remark 
them equal.  The  man  bom  without  ordi-  that  every  one  should  take  a  pride  in  his 
nary intelligence,  as some  men  are bom,  is  business.  The  old  saying, 
not the equal of the  man  bom  with  brains  worth doing at all is  worth  doing  well, 
is 
and  with  the  will  to  use  them.  The  man  as true to-day  as when  first  uttered.  That 
born  with an  inherited  inclination  to  vice,  a  hardware  store  can  be  made exceedingly 
the  man  born  to  laziness,  the  man bom  attractive  goes  without  saying.  Scores  of 
without ambition—these  men  are  not  the  such stores may be found in  every  State  m 
equals of the men who get on in  the  world,  the Union, and as a general thing when such 
and  they  never  can  be.  They  were  not  stores are pointed out it will  be  discovered 
created equal,  and no trades-union can legis-  that nine out of every ten are  doing a  pros­
late  them  into  equality.  We  hold  these I perous business, 
things to be self-evident truths. 

We do not mean to say that  the  only  re-
They  are  not,  however,  self-evident  to  quisite to the doing of a  good business is to 
the  men  who  to-day  organize  and  control  properly  keep up  the stock, for such an as- 
trades-unions  and  labor-leagues,  and  who  sertion  would  be  foolish,  but  the  proper 
trying  to  make  the  laborer  who  is  care of stock is one  of  the essentials to  the 
worthy of his hire pay tribute to the laborer  fullest  success.  The  man  who  sees  that 
who  is  not.  That  is  precisely  what  these  goods are  properly arranged  and  displayed
organizations are doing.  If the public knew  to  the  best  advantage  generally
the whole  inside  business  of  trades-union-  pretty clear idea of  the  state  and  condition 
ism and labor knighthood and the rest of it,  of  his  stock.  This  every  dealer  canno 
there would be such an uprising of indigna-  claim.  The frequent cases  of  overstocking 
tion as would  sweep  the  whole  system out  which are  observed  arise  from  the  lack  of 
of existence. 
an in m ate  knowledge  of  what  goods  are
We read in the papers that such and such  on hand—a knowledge which  seems  essen 
a body of working-men has struck for high-  tial,  and which would be gained if  the mer­
er wages,  by command of  such  and  such  a  chant were  in  the  habit  of  having  a  place
union.  Popular sympathy is at once aroused  for  everything  and  seeing  that  everytnng
in behalf of the  underpaid  laborer  and  the  is in its place, 
benevolent union that  has  taken  charge  of 
It requires care and unusually  good  taste 
his  interests.  But  the  public  does  not  to arrange the stock in a  hardware  store  to
know that the union which  orders  that  the  the  best  advantage.  But  those  who  give 
workman’s pay shall be so high  also  orders  the matter proper  attention  are  simply  re- 
that it shall be no higher.  When the union  warded for their labors.  Shelf hardware in 
says to the employer:  “You  shall  pay this  particular should be  arranged  with  a  view 
man two dollars a day,”  it  likewise  says to  of making the best  display possible,  for  by 
the man:  “You shall not receive  more than I so doing sales,  as  we  have said,  are largely 
two  dollars  a  day. 
In  fact, many kinds  of  goods 
more from your employer,  every man in the  in this department could  hardly  be  sold  in 
place must receive a  proportionate  increase I any  quantities  without  making  such  dis- 
in his wages,  or you must give the ten cents I play 
If you do not  obey us, we  will  fine  We are glad to know that within the  last 
back. 
you. 
If you will not pay  the  fine, we  will  few  years  hardware  merchants  have  been 
turn you out of the union.  We  will not let  giving this  subject  much  greater  attention 
you  work  in  any  office  where  there  are  than formerly.  The result is that  the  Am- 
union  men. 
If  you  get  work  in  a  non-  erican hardware store  of  to-day  has  no  su 
union  shop,  we  will  boycott  you,  we will  perior anywhere.  There  is room, however, 
boycott your  fellow  working-men,  we  will  for  great  improvement  yet,  and  our  liard- 
boycott  your  employers,  we  will  boycott I ware dealers are on the right road  to  reach 
every man who sells you food  or  gives  you J this much  desired end. 
lodging.”

If you  take  ten  cents  augmented. 

, 

VISITING  BUYERS

,  Frank Hamilton, Hamilton & Milliken, Trav-

That is just what  the  union  says.  That I 
is just what  the  union  does,  when  it  can. 
T}xe f0n0Wing retail  dealers  have  visited 
You do not believe it?  You cannot imagine  the market during the past week and placed 
that men could  be  guilty  of  such  criminal I orders with the various houses: 
G. L. Smith, Wood Lake.
folly?  Well,  find  out  for  yourself.  Go 
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
among  any set  of  able,  industrious,  ambi­
A. T. Linderman & Co., Whitehall.
John Crispe, Plainwell. 
tious  workmen,  in  any trade,  and  inquire
how  many  of  them  joined  the union will-  erse City.
ingly, or render it  anything  but  the  obedi­
ence of fear.  This is the side of the matter 
that the public  never  sees.  Only  the  poor 
victims  know  it. 
Iu  one  of  the  largest 
printing-offices  in  this  city,  only  a  short 
time ago, the compositors  were  ordered  by 
their union to  strike for  lower  pay.  They 
were getting more  than  other  men  in  the 
union—because they were better skilled and 
more  capable.  They  refused  to  obey  the 
order,  and  they  were  strong  enough,  as  a 
body, backed by a brave and  just employer, 
to defy the union.

erative Association. Dimondale.

_

Smith  & Bristol, Ada.
John Giles &Co., Lowell.
Chas, McCarty, Lowell.
Freeman  G. Pray, manager  Windsor  Co-op­
M. Carman, Mecosta.
K. T. Rohler,  Muir.
0. Lewis, Hilliards.
G. TenHoor, Forest Grove.
Wm. Hudson, Vries! and.
A. M. Church, Alpine.
Herder & LaHuis, Zeeland.
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
M. Lutz, Caledonia.
R. G. Smith, Wayland.
H. Callner, Muskegon.
Moerdyk, DeKruif & Co., Zeeland.
E. W. Pickett, Wayland.
Geo. Carrington, Trent.
T. R. Hayward, Casnovia.
S. T. Colson, Alaska.
Henry Mishler, Freeport.
Cole & Chapel, Ada.
John Kamps, Zutphen.
H. A. Crawford, Cadillac.
J. D. Champlain, Cadillac.
Mr. Horning, Horning & Hart, Otia.
1. J. Quick, Allendale.
John J. Ely,  Rockford.
Scoville & McAuiey, Edgerton.
C. Durkee, Altona.
G. W. Hatch, Morley.
G. F. Cook, Grove P. O.
O. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
Den Herder & Tanis, Vriesland.
M. Minderhout, Hanley.
S. M. Wright, Big Springs.
C. O. Bostwick& Son, Cannonsburg. 
Paine & Field, Engllshville.
Joshua Colby, Rockford.
John Koopman, Falmouth.
Ed. N. Parker, Coopersvllle.
A. J. Provin, Cedar Springs.
J. Omler, Wright.
R. McKinnon, Wayland.
Mrs. A. A. Sherlock, Dingman.
E. Lauting, Holland.
E. A. Wilkinson, Saranao.
E. Nash, Bowne Center.
W. V. Heidt, Detroit.
G. B. Chambers,  Wayland.
E. M. Reed, Coopersvllle.
Henry DeKline, Jamestown.
F. C. Stone, Cedar Springs.
J. L. Handy, Woodstock.
Geo. W. Sharer, Cedar Springs. 
Neal McMillan, Rockford.
J. N. Waite, Hudsonville.
R. A. Hastings, Sparta.
Dr. John Graves, Wayland.
J. F. A. Raider, Newaygo.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
P. J. Welch, Sbaytown.
Walling Bros.,  Lamont.
Narragang & Son, Byron Center.
J. R. Dibble, Burnip’s Corners.

The union had to yield,  in  that particular 
instance.  But  the  union  is  stronger  than 
any single individual,  and  where  it  makes 
such  a  demand  upon  any  one  man,  lie  is 
helpless,  and  must  submit.  And  these 
unions actually do this  very  thing  in  hun­
dreds of cases—are  doing  it  all  the  time. 
And this is the worst  evil  of  trades-unions. 
The boycott business  is bad.  But  it  is  an 
extravagant,  monstrous,  impossible  thing, 
that  the  law  of  a free country must crush 
out,  sooner or later.  This other  evil  flour­
ishes  in  secret  and  strikes at the laborer’s 
honest ambition and self-respect.

It is part of  such  a  tyranny  as  no  em 
ployer  or body of employers  ever  dreamed 
of  establishing.  Every  working-man  who 
wants to do something,  to  be  something  in 
the world—something better  than  the  spy 
ridden slave of a secret society—should rise 
up to fight it.  There is no need  of  general 
organization  for  this  purpose.  Wherever 
one brave man,  or a handful of  brave  men, 
stands boldly up and insists  on every man’s 
natural right to make his own  price  for his 
labor,  to sell it for what he choses to  sell it 
for,  a blow will  be  struck  in  the  cause  of 
the  laboring-man’s  independence.  And  it 
rests with the laboring-man  to work out his 
own salvation.

Good Words Unsolicited,

A. E. Tracy, hardware, Sturgis:  “It is a good

E. J. Gover,  general  dealer,  Leaton :

“The

A Stranger  W ith  No  Rights  in  America. 
From the Chicago Journal.

paper.

The boycott is  a foreigner and  has  never  paper is a good one and I wish you success.

It lias no rights 
been lawfully naturalized. 
under  a  Government  'of  peace, 
law  and 
human  liberty,  which  demands  allegiance 
everywhere within its jurisdiction.

“ Fermentum” the only reliable compress­

ed yeast.  See advertisement.

Mrs. H. M. Buchanan, general dealer, Ensley: 
•It is a first-class paper.  I wish you success.’’ 
J,  Dehn,  general  dealer,  Wood’s  Corners: 
•Every merchant ought to  subscribe for your 
valuable paper.”
A.  C.  Barkley,  general  dealer, Crosby:  “1 
consider T h e  T radesman  a  valuable  paper, 
but Soliman Snooks is getting  a little stale.”

“JOLLY  TAR”  PLUG  TOBACCO.  BULKLEY,  LEMON  &  HOOPS.

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PRICE  LIST.  HOUSEHOLD  IDEF-AJRTIMIEIlSrT.  PART  4.

Terms cash.  Thirty days allowed on approved credit.  One per cent discount for cash in ten days.  W e present a continuation of  our  “Specialty  De
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partm ent” Price-List, showing only staple and quick  selling articles, our immense assortm ent  of which we should be pleased to 
the city.  Duplicate Price-Lists of Tinware, and Gasoline Stoves in parts 1, 2 and 3 sent on request.

19  an d   20.

Household Hardware.

Five, Ten and Twenty-Five Cent Goods.

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No 2 Brass Toy Bells, 
Call  Bell, Silver  Plated,  large  size 

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on  foot, musical.......................... 2 00

$  doz.  Gross. 
. . 7 0  
8 00

2 2

Ostrich Dusters.

! doz.  Gross.

6 in. Osirich  Feather..........................2 00
7 
2  40
8 
3 25
9 
4  50

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Shoe Brushes.

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28

$ldoz.  Gross.

24

Combs.

Basting Spoon, 11 inch. Wood Handle, retinned bowl.

.. 

13  ..

Doz.
39
45

Gross.
4 50
5 40

Basting Spoons, 13 inch, Wrought iron handle, all retinned'.

35

4 00

Jute  Clothes Line.  Full  lengths, 
standard quality, 1 doz. in pack­
age, 30 feet....................................   44 

5 00
60 feet......................................  88  10 00
120 feet.................................... 1 75

Patty  Pans Tin, 3%  inch, scolloped 
5  Cent  Coffee  Pot  Stand.  Bright

standard wire, large  size...........   43 

Broiler and Toaster, bright wire, 6x9

inches............................................   44 

Broiler and Toaster, 8x9 in.  A use­
for  the  kitchen.

ful  article 
Strong and new............................  85  10 00

80

4 90

500

W ood Tooth Picks.

2,500 in Neat Box.

No. 10.  Veneered top, tampico cen­
ter.  The largest size for the ten
cent  department.........................  87  10 00

No. 38.  Varnished Veneered Top, 5 
rows, all black  bristles, 11%  in. 
as  good  as  anybody sells for a
“quarter,” ....................................1 44

No. 80. A larger and stronger brush 
six rows, all black, pure bristles.
Full body and top........................ 1 90

No. 82.  Same  size  as  No.  80.  Six 
rows,  mixed  white  and  black, 
pure  bristles,  triple  veneered
to p .......................................................1 90

I No. 232.  Triple veneered, finely fln- 
ished top.  Nine yery  full rows, 
| 
alternate black and white, “war­
ranted pure” bristles and  horse
hair, new neat  shape....................... 4 25

No. 220.  Very  extra  brush,  finest

stock, 1% inch  bristles.................... 6 00

No. 240.  8%  inch  of  solid  1%  inch 
bristles.  A brush that  will  last
a  lifetime........................................... 7 25

Dauber, red veneer back, long thick

black  bristles................................  85  10 00

Hair Brushes.

No. 408.  Large  full,  mixed  white 
and black stock. B.Walnut back,
finely finished  handle.................190

No. 909.  IXL Brush.  Elegantly fin­
ished. cherry back, strong, stiff, 
black  bristles.  A  regular  50c
brush......................................... .. .2 35

No. 409.  Veneered  red  back, extra 
large  size,  very  full  and  stiff, 
mixed  stock  with  row  white
bristles  ..........................................2 35

No. 413.  Beautiful oval shape, black 
white mixed pure bristles.  Fine
and  stiff.......................................... 3 50

No. 516.  A perfect  gem,  Superior 
finished back and  handle,  pure,
white, stiff  bristles...................... 3 75

No. 611.  Extra  size,  polished  ve­
neered back, mixed stock, black
bristles  ..........................................4 00

Sash or Glaziers’  Brush,  No. L, red

ferruled white bristles...............  30 
No. 2, same only larger size.............   35 
No. 5, same only very large size__   72 

The sales of these are constantly increasing, 
and our Picks are the finest  and  strongest on 
the market.  It is only by the largest purchas­
es that this price can be offered.

Softwood..................................   48 
Hard  “ 
..................................   55 

$  doz. 
Case of 
boxes.  100 boxes.
3 75
4 25

Dusters and Brushes.

No  more  useful  or  staple  goods carried  in 
stock  than  those  in  this department, and  no 
line in which our  quantity  purchases  enable 
us to present lower prices.

Turkey Dusters.

$  doz.  Gross.
5 25
............  90  10 50
............120

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Black  “ 
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5 inch Feathers, Red Handle...........   45 
6  “ 
7  “ 
10  “  Large  Family  Duster.  The
regular  50o  house  size.  Black 
screw handle.  Not one made up 
on purpose to sell  for  a  “quar­
ter,” 

........................................2 40

 

10 50

8 50

10 50

10 60

Horse  Brush.  The  well-known 
“Mexican,”  wood  back,  mixed
tampieo  stock.............................   89 

Horse Brush.  No. 501.  Leather em­
bossed  back.  Yellow  stiches, 
close, firm black stock with row
white bristles.  A  staple...........190

Horse  Brush.  No.  420.  Harness 
leather back.  A  solid  firm and 
stiff brush, of  the  most ¡durable 
grey mixed stock, leather hand­
le, yellow stiched........................3 65

Horse  Brush.  No.  445.  Elegant 
smooth  finish  fine  and  pliable 
leather  back, close,  stiff,  white 
bristle  and  horse  hair stock,  a 
perfect  finish  and  a  perfect
brush..........................................’..5 50

Scrub. No. 6, double  wing  tampico

stock..............................................   75 

Scrub, No.  4,  extra  size,  wire  fas­

tened..............................................  89 

Scrub, No.  30,  extra  large,  double 
wing, full black stock, 11 inches
long.  A regular 25c brush.......1 25

Stove,  No.  4,  handled,  black  and 
white stock, dark  veneered  fin­
ish...................................................  89 

Stove, No. 3,  extra  long  stock  and 
very solid, firm and  everlasting
brush....................  

Whitewash, No. 40,7 in. brush, wire 
fastened.  Will outlast any com­
mon whitewash brush.................  80
Counter Duster, No. 0, all bristles. .2 25 

1 65

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No. 1,  all  tampico,

double thick, redwood  handle..2 25 

Counter Duster,Hat or Boston shape, 
very full mixed black and white 
pure bristles. (Retail price75c). .4  75

$  doz.  Gross.

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7  “ 

Black  5  in.  pocket  comb  and case 
Rubber  Combs.  Agents  for 
Butler  Hard  Rubber  Comb Co.
No. 500,6 inch metal back..........  40 
46 

No. 520,6inch,fancy oval, moun­
tain ribbed top..............................  43 
No. 522.7% idch, fancy swell top__   63 
No. 602, 7 inch, very heavy dressing, 
double  thick  swell  top.  The 
very best “10 cent” comb in  the 
trade.  Sold by druggists at 20c.  70 

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No. 599,  8  inch,  very  large,  strong 
and well liked.  Swell or  moun­
tain  top.......................... 

 

 

No. 600, 7% ined.  A most convenient 
dressing  comb.  Arched  swell 
top.  Strong enough for anybody  72 

No. 715, 7Y% inch, elegant and heavy,

arched swell and fancy top.......1  20

No.  620,  8  inch,  extra  large  and 
strong teeth, triple weight, high, 
corrugated and fancy  back...  . 1 50 

Pocket  Comb  and  Case.  (See  cut

'68 

4 80
5 50

5 00
7 20

8 00

7 90

8 50

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above.............................   ............  65 
Fine Rubber Comb,  No. 115.............   23 
No. 40, double  weight  25 
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No. 42, 
30 
32 
No. 43, 
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No. 168, fancy“ 
35 
No, 20, Clear Horn  Dressing, 6% in.  36 
No. 1, 
75 
No. 2, 
No, 305,  raw  horn  dressing,  metal

7 50
2 65
2 65
3 00
3 35
4 12
3 50
8 50
7 in.  89  10 00

“  swage back“ 
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back, 7  inch.................................. 1 25

Amber  fine,  double  weight,  very

fine  ...............................................   46 

5 25

Whisk Brooms, a good article, black 
handle.  Bought lot  before  the
advance.........................................  89  10 50

Toy  Brooms, fancy painted handle.

Very best full  stock....................  89  10 50

3 50
4 00
8 50

Braid Pins.

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No. 51, black, smooth and handsome 
No. 48, ahell, extra size, oval ends.. 
No. 48, black, 
No. 47, shell, larger size, fancy ends 
No. 355, black  rubber, cut  steel  or­
naments  .......................................
large,  orna­
mental fancy  ends.....................

Mo.  43, s hell  finish, 

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80

Ladies’ and  Children’s Set Floral Tools.

Cast Iron Spade, Hoe rnd Rake.  30 inch handles..............................................$  doz. sets

Doz.  Gross

Flower Pot Bracket, bronzed finish, 
6 inch  arms  and  5  inch  plate
swinging

.1  50
Wardrobe Hooks, Iron, 3 arm..........  38
Folding  Yard  Measure,  36  inches, 

pocket size....................................  ^

4 50

Towel  Roller, turned  maple, 20  in.

long, iron ends.  Retail price, 20c  89 

Five  Cent  Pocket  Knife,  ebony 

handle.  Bright and strong blade  46 

Barlow Knife, steel blade, thorough­
ly  good  English  pocket  knife 
for boys.......................................   85

Boxwood  Pocket  Rules,  brass
bound,  1  foot............................... 
Boxwood  Pocket  Rules,  brass
bound, 2 foot.................................  85 

730

10  00

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No.O Brass Toy Bells, ebony handle  38 

1 75

10 50 

5 50

10 00

4 50

Maxims for  Merchants.

Ve are apt to see the pleasant side of bus- 
ss when we  look  at it  simply from  the 
side.  The  disagreeable  work  has often 
>e done in the backrooms. 
ls  regards  any  business,  when  the re­
ts of a sufficient  number  of dealers, tak- 
the fortunate with the  unfortuhate,  can 
averaged, the conclusions reached are apt 
)e fairly reliable.
’he most simple truths  sometimes fail of 
ir  proper  influence  at first,  because we 
not see how  to  apply them  to  any con- 
iplated action until we  are taught by ex- 
ience.
t is said that  probably one-half  of those 
v engaged  in business  had no  practical 
>wledge of it at the outset.
Vealth is rarely accumulated in any other 
ys than by persistent and continuous effort 
me direction.
ipasmodic and  speculative  efforts  to get 
i often do more to retard than  hasten it, 
diverting  the  attention  from  the  sober 
l practical routine  of  details  essential to 
cess.
l merchant ignorant of the  details of his 
iness has  no  right to  expect  success in

Irdinary prudence ought naturally to lead 
ry merchant  to  inquire  into all the min- 
e of  every proposed  transaction  or vfen- 
8.
n the contraction  and  expansion  of cur- 
cy permitted in this country, there would 
m to be  a periodicity in  the  whole busi- 
s of the  nation; having  its rise  and ex- 
ision  through  five  to ten  years,  and its 
line and contraction in two to five years.

Beauties of Arbitration, 

im Puck.
‘How much is the shoes?”
‘Five dollars.”
‘Five!  That’s more’n I’ll  pay. 
two.”
‘No.”
‘No? 
’ 
‘Well,  I won’t take two.  Move on.” 
‘Faith, I’ll not! 
I’ll  shtan’  here till  ye 
e two.  “An’ ef yez don’t take two,  we’ll

I say I will give ye two.”

I’ll give 

Cheap  Enough, 

m the New York Times.
How much is these raisins wuth?”  ask- 
i fanner as  he  dipped  into  a  box  for a 
iple.
Five cents,” said the grocer.
Five cents for how many—a pound?” 
No,  for those you’ve got in  your  hand.”

A Repulsive Kind of Tyranny, 

m the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, 
he boycott is a piece of imported tyranny 
, sort  peculiarly  repulsive  to  American 
ions. 
It cannot thrive  in  this  country. 
) victim here gets more sympathy than the

Seconds Brands Packed  in  Baltimore. 

From the Baltimore Price List.

Below  will  be  found  a  list  of  seconds 
brands packed at this  market  which go out 
under  fictitious  names.  Our  purpose  in 
keeping these  latter  before  the  public is to 
prevent unscrupulous  meddlemen  from im­
posing them  on  buyers  as  standards, after 
having bought them as seconds:

Carroll Co. Packing Co.
Frank Albert.
Brown, Tatem & Co.
Barnes & Connor,
H. Byer—Cambridge,
-----Beckwith,
Chesapeake,
Chester River,
Dexter & Co.,
C. R.  Dayton & Co.,
Edwards & Perry,
Elder, Brewster & Co.,
J. Greenwood & Co.,
Samuel Hodges & Co.,
John Hall & Co.,
C.  C.  Lawrence & Co.,
Lord & Wallis,
Marsh & Brown,
M. Martyn & Co.,
Nunley,  Hynes & Co.,
Ross & Co.,
Stewart Bros.,
Stanley Bros. &  Co.,
R. Scott  & Co.,
J. B. Thomas & Co.,
Tyler & Dolman,
J.  T.  Williams &  Co.,
R.  Williamson  & Co.,
P. Wheeler & Co.,
J. Walker &  Co.,
Harry Webster,
McShowfaith & Co.,
Archer, Allen & Co.,
Baker & Brown,
J. M. Berry,
II.  Brill & Co.,
Coltingham Canning Co.,
J. W. Durham  & Co.,
W.  H.  Elmore & Son,
John Fisher & Co.,
Griffith Preserving Co.,
J. Jones & Co.,
E.  H.  Lyons & Co.
L.  Lutz,
Wm.  Maxwell,
W.  H.  Myer,
H.  Nelson &  Co.,
Russell & Bros.
John Sheppard,
Spencer Wright,
Somers, Foote & Co.,
Vinton,  Baker  & Co.,
P.  Werner & Co.,
Webster & Co.,
Winfield & Co.,
W.  Young & Co.

W hy the Boycott is Oppressive.

From the New Haven Journal and Courier.

King Boycott is  hostile  to  good  govern­
ment and public  welfare  because he denies 
the right of private judgment.

A husband who had incurred the anger of 
his wife,  a terrible virago,  seeks  refuge un­
der the bed.  “Come out  of  that, you brig­
and, !you rascal, you assassin!” screamed his 
gentle  companion.  “No,  madam,” he  re­
plied,  calmly, “I won’t come out 
I am go­
ing to show you  that  I  shall do as I please 
in my own house!”

PERKINS  <Ss  HESS,
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

D E A L E R S  IN

NOS.  1 2 2   a n d   1 2 4   L O U IS  ST R E E T .  G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H IG A N .

WE  CARRY A  STOCK OF  CAKE TALLOW FOR  MILL  USE.

E.  FALLAS,

Makes a Specialty of

Butter and Eggs, Lemons and Oranges,

Cold Storage in Connection.  All Orders  receive Prompt and Careful Attention. 

CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED.

No. 1 Egg Crates  for Sale.  Stevens’ No. 1 patent fillers used.  50 cents each.

87  and 99 Canal Street, 

- 

Grand Rapids, Michigan

POTATOES.

W e m ake the handling of POTATOES,  APPLES and BEANS 
in car lots a special feature of our business. 
If you have any of 
these goods to ship, or anything in the produce line, let us  hear 
from you, and w ill keep you posted  on  m arket  price  and  pros­
pects.  Liberal cash advances made on car lots when desired.

Agents for Walker’s Patent Butter Worker.

EARL  BROS.,  Commission  Merchants.

1 5 7 S . W a ter St., C hicago, 111.

R e fe r e n c e :  F IR S T   N A T IO N A L   B A N K .

where in this issue and write for

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­
Special  Prices in Car  Lots. 
We are prepared to male Bottom Prices on anythin! ve handle.
A. B. KNOWLSON,
RINDGE. BERTSCH 
CO.
BOOTS  AND  SHOES.

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

O R D ER

Our Leader Sm oking 

15c per pound.

Our Leader F in e Cut 

33c per pound.

Our Leader Skcrts, 

Our Leader Cigars, 

16c per pound.

$30 per M.
T lie  B est  in   tlx©  W o rld .

Dwinell, Hayward & Co.’s Royal Java Coffee.

Clark, Jewell & Co.,
CO.,
OLNEY, SHIELDS 
w h o l :

SO L E   A G E N T S  F O R

And  IM PORTERS  OF  TEA S.

Our Stock is complete in all branches.  New, fresh and bought 

a t latest declines and for cash.

by no other jobbers in the city.

W e  have  specialties  in  TOBACCOS  and  CIGARS  possessed 

SOLE  AGENTS  FOB

HVEo-A.lp>iXT’s Peavey Plug.

The P. V. is the Finest Tobacco on the m arket.

ALSO  SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

MS2TDRL  <&  BROS.’  Celebrated  CIGARS,

Finer quality and lower prices than any handled 

in the m arket.

VISITING  BUYERS  ARE  CORDIALLY  INVITED  TO  CALL  AND  EXAM­
INE  OUR  STOCK,  AND  MAIL  ORDERS  WILL  RECEIVE PROMPT AND CARE­
FUL  ATTENTION.

5 and 7 Ionia Street,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

F. J. LAMB & CO.,
Fruits,  Vegetables,

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, 

-  Grand Rapids, Mich.

Butter, JEls&s, C heese, Eto. 

W holesale Agents for the Lim a Egg Crates and Fillers.

8 and 10 Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

