V O L .  4.

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In  the  treatment  of  Catarrh,  Headache, 

MENTHOL  INHALER
Neuralgia, Hay Fever, Asthma, Bron­
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Colds, stands without an equal.

Air Mentholized by passing; through the Inhaler- 
tube, in which the Pure Crystals of Menthol are 
held* thoroughly applies this  valuable  remedy  in the 
most  efficient  way,  to  the  parts  affected.  It sells 
readily.  Always keep an open I »haler in your store, 
and let your customers try it.  A few  inhalations will 
not hurt the Inhaler, and will do more  to demonstrate 
its efficiency than a half hour’s talk.  R etail price 
50 cents.  For Circulabs and Testim onials address 

H. D.  Cushman,  Three Rivers,  Mich. 

Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., G’d Rapids, 
And Wholesale Druggists of Detroit and Chicago.

Trade supplied by

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for Beans, Picked or Unpicked.

W. T. LAMOBEADI, Alt

71 Canal Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE 

And Full Line W inter Goods.

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Jobbers and

Retailers óf

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We carry a large stock of  material,  and  have  every 

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before the stock is broken.
Geo. A. Hall & Co.

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GENTLEMAN  BROWN.

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Written Especially fo r T h e T radesman.

When first he opened up his store,

John Brown wns very poor,

Sparce was t in;  m ■ ck he had in trade,

And he could buy no more.
But he was happy as a lark 

And pleasant to all who came,

His smiles soon advertised his place 

And nuilt his up a name,

“1 go to Brown’s to buy my goods,”

Said Mrs. Grundy Smith.

“He’s such a splendid gentleman 

To do one’s trading  with,”

“Yes, yes,” responded Mrs. Bragg, 

“Although his goods are high.

He’s in his manners so polite,

I, too, go there to buy.”

And so it was. from near and far,

The people came to Brown,

Till soon his Btore led all th e rest—

The largest one in town.
From rooms above the store he moved 

To quarters large and new,

A modern home that ornaments 

A high-toned avenue. 

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You’ll see his turnout on the streets,

In fine and princely style,

John Brown is there, retired, rich 

And pleasant, with a smile.

'  What was his secret of success?

Pray answer, you who can.

Why, manners pleasant and polite.

That made the  gentleman.

M.  J. W b isl ey.

On the Road.

71 Canal St., Grand Rapids.
CHANGE  OF  FIRM.
The  copartnership  heretofore  existing  be­
tween  D.  Cunningham  and  Geo.  Sinclrir,  at 
Hudsonville,  has  been  dissolved  by  mutual 
consent.  The  business  will  be  continued  at 
the old place by  Geo. Sinclair.

D. Gunnim gaam,
Geo. Sin c l a ir.

172* 

From the Ironmonger.

I sat with another old drummer.
In a country hardware store,
Waiting for Jones (the owner).
Had waited an hour or more;
When in through the open doorway,
Came a youth with  a  brand  new “grip,” 
The faultless  styie  of  whose  clothes  and 

smile,

Said, “I’m out on my maiden trip.”

He wasted no time wqatever 
In letting himself be heard,
But “rattled” away at such a rate 
That we eouldn’t get in a word; 
I tried in vain myself to explain 
And to tell him that Jones was out;
But unheading he  clattered  and  spouted 

•

ahead,

So we quietly let him spout.

a n r s a w a   r o o t .
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
P e c k   B ro 'S .,  Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich.

WHIPS For Prices and terms, address
GRAHAM  ROYS,
EDMUND  D.  DIKEMAN,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Said he, “I’m here introducing 
The wonderful SNOWBALL stove,
The greatest of modern inventions,
As a trial will readily prove.
It’s the acme of hard coal heaters,
It will sell, sir, at sight, on the spot.
Has revertible flue and everything new. 
Such as high art, low feed and ‘jack pot.’

“It is mounted profusely with nickel,
Is plastered all over with tile.
It is made either round, square or oval, 
Thirty sizes all ‘chuck’ full of style;
It’s stem winding, self-setting, self-feeding, 
Self-shaking, self-dumping, beside 
It burns only four pounds of fuel 
Per day with all drafts open wide.

“It.s artistic casting’s unrivaled.
The irons the finest that’s made;
No old scrap, heap  and junk combination.
Such as commonly sells to the trade.
Our nickel, our mica, our moulding,
Are the finest that wealth can command. 
You are doubtless aware that our foundry 
Covers ninety-eight acres of land.

JEWELER.

44  CANAL  STREET,

MICH.

GRAND  RAPIDS,

Over Fourth National Bank.  Telephone 407. 

COMMERCIAL  LAW  &  COLLECTIONS.

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LUDWIG  WINTEDNITZ,
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The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast.

Manufactured by Iliverdale Diste Co.

106 K e n t  Street, G rand  R apid s,  M ich.

TELEPHONE  566.

Grocers, bakers and others can secure the agency for 
their town on this Yeast by applying to above address. 
None genuine unless it bears above label.

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36, 38,30 and 33  OTTAWA  ST.,  G’D  RAPIDS.
We carry » mP  Une of 
Seeds  of  every  variety, 
both for field and garden. 
Parties  in  want  should 
write to or see the

GRAND RAPIDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED CO.

71  CANAL STREET.

The CELEBRATED  EMERY  $3  SHOE
HATCH' &  EMERY,  Chicago  and  Boston. 
227 Jefferson Street. 

D.  G.  KENYON, Traveling Salesman,

MANUFACTURED  BY

Grand Rapids, Mich.

ALDEDT COYE & SON,
AWNINGS 3 TENTS

DEALERS IN

Horse and Wagon Covers, 

Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,

, Wide Ducks, etc.

F la g s & B anners m ade to  order.

73 CANAL BT., 

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GRAND RAPIDS.

“We sell them all over the world, sir.

SNOWBALL,

where,
lish,

East and  West, North  and  South, every­
To the French, Irish, Dutch, Spanish, Eng­
Indian, Scotch, Greaser, Turk and Corsair 
We are killing off all competition.
We’ve a ‘clean walk away,’ so to speak, 
Buyers  will  take  nothing  else  but  the 
.  And we’re selling a million a week.”
Then I rose and said, “My dear fellow, 
Your SNOWBALL  is great, no  mistake; 
But your wastingyour sweets on the desert 
For I’m here oh that very same ‘fake.’ 
Your modesty is  very refreshing,
Your story I greatly admire,
In return I’ll endeavor to show you 
That I am somewhat of a liar.”

Then I said, “I am here introducing 
The wonderful ICEBERG stove;
The greatest of modern inventions,
As a trial will readily prove.
It’s the acme of hard coal heaters,
It sells, sir, at sight, on the spot,
Has revertible flue aud everything new. 
Such as high art, low feed and ‘jack pot.’

“I t is m ounted profusely w ith nickel,
It is made either round, square or oval. 
It’s stem-winding, Belt-setting, self-feeding, 
It burns only two pounds of fuel 

Is plastered all over with tile,
Sixty sizes all ‘chuck full’ of style.
Self-shaking, self-dumping, beside 
Per day, with all drafts open wile.

“Its artistic castings’ unrivaled, 
The iron’s the finest that’s made;
No old scrap, heap and  junk  combination, 
Such as commonly sells to the trade.
Our nickel, our mica, our moulding,
Are the finest that wealth can command, 
You are doubtless aware that our foundry, 
Covers four hundred acres of land.

,

“We sell them all over the world, sir.

East and  West, North  and  South, every-
To the French, Irish, Dutch, Spanish, Eng­
Indian, Scotch, Greaser, Turk and Corsair. 
We are killing off all competition,
We’ve a ‘clean walk away,’ so to speak; 
Buyers’ll take nothing  else  but  the  ICE­

lish,

And we’re selling ten million a week.”
“Did he weaken?  No, nary a weaken;
Did he waver?  No, never a wave;
Did he color or wince, or in some way evince 
That he’d ‘tumble,’ or ‘drop,’ or ‘cave;’ 
Did he ‘pale at the gills’ or get ‘rattled,’ 
Look ‘sheepish,’ or queer, or ‘slim?’
No 1  He tackled the other old drummer, 
And ‘fired’ the same story at him.”

BERG,

The Wrong Book.

From the Detroit Free Press.

A bit of  a  boy who  had  a  bank  book  in 
his hand  seemed  greatly worried  as  he had 
a seat on a window-sill in the Postoffice cor­
ridor  yesterday,  and  a  gentleman  made in­
quiry:

“Are you trying  to figure  up the interest, 

sonny?”

“No,  sir.  What  worries  me  is  that  I 
must have brought  down  the  wrong  book. 
This is the one  I  started  with 10 cents,  and 
mam altered the Aggers  to  $10,000 to  show 
the neighbors.” 

«

The various  ways of  extinguishing credit 
or debts  are  by  release  or  acceptation,  by 
payment in money, by  renewal  of  transfer 
or novation, by set off or compensation.

G R A N D   R A P D S ,  W E D N E S D A Y ,  D E C E M B E R   29,  1886.

COFFEE.

and  Use.

Some Facts Relative to Its Origin,  Growth 

Coffee, which with tea and cocoa contests 
for the supremacy of the civilized world as a 
domestic beverage,  and the chemical virtues 
of which are practically  the  same  as those 
of its two rivals, appears to  be  making  de­
cided headway, judged by its constantly  in­
creasing  popularity.  This is to be account­
ed for partly from the steady increase  in  its 
production and  consequent  cheapness  from 
this cause. 
It is to be presumed,  however, 
that the chief reason for  its increasing pop­
ularity is the  perfection  that  has  been  at­
tained in preparing  it  for  use.  For  many 
years after coffee began to be a popular bev­
erage,  the  householder purchased  it  in the 
green state, roasted,  or burned it,  more pro­
perly,  in the  old-fashioned  frying  or  drip­
ping pan,  and either pounded it in a mortar 
or ground it in a hand  mill.  This  involved 
hard work,  tried tempers,  and  an  aroma  of 
scorched coffee all  though  the  house with­
out  producing  a  uniformly  satisfactory 
drink.  One  housewife  roasted  it  too little 
and another too much,  while  in  still  other 
households no two roastings would be alike. 
There were no  means  of  determining when 
the  process  of  roasting  had  reached  the 
state of greatest perfection, and the  general 
result was haphazard and without any fixed 
standard.  Within  the  past  twenty  years, 
however,  leading  coffee-dealers  have  em­
ployed chemists and  reduced  the process of 
coffee-roasting  to  an  exact  science.  The 
coffee is now sold  either  in  bulk  or pound 
packages all ready  for  the  mill, and the re­
tail grocer  generally  does  the  grinding,  so 
that all  the  housewife has to do is to study 
the art of preparing  the  delicious  aromatic 
beverage for the  table.  All the guess work, 
burnt fingers,  scorched faces, tried tempers, 
and tired arms  attendant on the old process 
of  roasting  and  grinding  are  done  away 
with.  From this more than any other cause 
the use of coffee  is  constantly  on  the  in­
crease.

Coffee, which is a native of Abyssinia and 
other  equatorial  districts  in  Africa,  first 
came into public notice in the fifteenth  cen­
tury.  The earliest written accounts of i ts use 
are by Arabian writers of that period. 
In the 
city of Aden'it became in the latter  part  of 
that century a very popular drink,  first with 
lawyers aud other  studious  persons  whose 
occupations  made  wakefulness  desirable, 
and soon after with all classes.  From  here 
its use extended gradually  to  the  cities  01# 
the  eastern  shores  of  the  Mediterranean, 
and from thence into  Europe. 
It was pub­
licly  sold  in  Constantinople  in  1554,  and 
reached  Venice,  the  great  trade  mart  of 
Europe,  in 161,5.  Burton,  in his “Anatomy 
of Melancholy” (1621), is supposed to be the 
first  European  writer to mention it. 
“The 
Turks,” he says,  “have a drink called coffee 
(for they use no wine),  so named of a berry 
as  black as soot and  as  bitter,  which they 
sip up as warm as they  can  suffer,  because 
they find by  experience  that  that  kind  of 
drink  so  used  helpeth  digestion  and  pro- 
cureth  alacrity.”  The  first  coffee-house 
was opened in London in 1652 by the Greek 
servant of a Turkish merchant, a Jew by the 
name of Jacob having opened one in Oxford 
the year previous.  By  the  end  of the cen­
tury  the  JSnglisli  consumption  of  coffee 
reached 100 tons.  The  first  cultivation  of 
coffee began in the province of Yemen, Ara­
bia,  from which the  little  real Mocha coffee 
that finds its way  to  market  at the present 
day is derived.  The Dutch  transplanted  it 
from  Arabia  to  Java  about  1680,  from 
which its culture soon extended through the 
entire  East  Indies. 
It  was  from  some 
plants sent from Java  to  Amsterdam  about 
1712 that the seed was procured from which 
the entire West Indian and South American 
product,  which now  amounts  to  four-fifths 
of all the coffee grown in the  world,  origin­
ated.

The finest flavored coffee  is  undoubtedly 
the Mocha grown  in  Yemen,  Arabia.  The 
Mocha berry is small,  round  and of a dark- 
brown color,  the  richness  of the color aris­
ing from its being allowed to remain on  the 
trees until so ripe that  it can be shaken off. 
There is very little,  if any,  of this  delicious 
coffee  that  ever  readies  the  English  or 
American markets,  the  entire  crop  of Ye­
men being consumed east and southward  of 
Constantinople.  The ordinary Mocha coffee 
of commerce is  the  selected  berries  of the 
Java and  Brazil  product,  which  resemble 
the^Iocha  in  size  and  shape,  the  higher 
price  which  it  commands  paying  for  the 
trouble of picking it out  from  the  mass  of 
ordinary  berries. 
In  flavor  it  is really no 
better than the ordinary  coffee  from which 
it  is selected.  Java  coffee  stands  next on 
the list in point of flavor, and as the Java pro­
duct is considerable,  and  the size and color 
of  the  berries  show  a  marked  difference 
from  the  American  coffees,  there  is  no 
great danger of an ordinary  good  judge  of 
coffee being  cheated  in  this  article.  The 
berry is larger than  that  of  the  American 
coffees, and of  a  color  varying  from  pale 
yellow, to brown,  while the smaller berry of 
the Rio coffee  has  a  bluish  or  gray tinge. 
The Java coffee is  chiefly  exported to Hol­
land and the United States,  England draw- 
iug  its  supplies  from  Ceylon  and  Brazil 
principally.

Although coffee is widely distributed  and 
its use  common  in  all  civilized  countries, 
the extent to  which  it  is  consumed varies 
greatly,  The total production of  coffee  for 
the year 1885  was  estimated by reliable au­
thorities  at  1,645,760,000  lbs.,  or  a  trifle 
over one  pound  per  capita  for  the  entire 
population  of  the  world. 
In  China  and 
Japan,  where tea is  the  common  beverage, 
the  use  of  coffee  is  practically  unknown, 
and it is probable that  among  the  millions 
constituting the population of European and 
Asiatic Russia  the  consumption  is  merely 
nominal.  The same  may  be  said of equa­
torial and Southern Africa,  where the  plant 
originated,  and where  it  now  grows in its 
wild state,  the natives neither  knowing nor 
caring  anything  about  delicious  qualities. 
This practically confines  its  general  use  to 
Eastern and Southern Europe,  Egypt,  Ara­
bia, Persia, Asia Minor, India and America. 
The per capita  consumption  of  Holland is 
the highest of  any  country,  being  twenty 
one pounds.  Denmark and Belgium follow 
next  in  order  with  thirteen  and  one-half 
pounds.  The  United  States  comes  third 
in the list with a per capita  consumption of 
nine and one-half for 1885,  and a steady  in­
crease  of  about  five  per  cent,  annually. 
Germany comes next  in  order,  closely fol­
lowed  by  France, 
as  coffee-consuming 
countries, while the  coffee  consumption  of 
England falls below that of any of the chief 
European countries and  is  on  the  decline. 
This is said to  be  chiefly due to the prefer­
ence for tea among the English  middle  and 
upper classes and  for  beer  and  ale among 
the  working  people. 
It  is  probable  that 
English pride in sustaining the tea trade,  in 
which  the  English  people  are  largely en­
gaged,  has more to  do  with  the  light con­
sumption of coffee than anything else.

It will be seen by the subjoined estimates 
of the world’s crop of  coffee for the present 
year that American coffee practically monop­
olizes the trade,"Imd its  cultivation in South 
and  Central  America  is  capable  of 
in­
definite  expansion.  The  quantities  have 
been reduced to the  equivalent  of  Rio  bags 
of 160 pounds each:
Bags.
4,250,0tM)
Rio.... 
Santos...................................................2,250,000
Bahia........................ 
110,000
Java.....................................................   529,000
Padang and other East India coffees...  300,000
Venezuela (Laguayra, Porto Cabello,
and Maracaibo)...............................  800,000
British East India.............................   103,000
Costa  Rico...............................................      200,000
Porto Rico..........................................          415,000
H ayti..................................................   600,000
Africa, New Grenada, Jamaica and
 
Guatemala..........................................  123.000
Mexican............................................... 
Ceylon................................................   200,000

Manilla.. > » . .. ♦ ..............  

300,000
  100,000

 

 

 

Total........................................ ........ 10,286,COO
The average price  of  Rio  coffee  by  the 
cargo was 9.01 cents per pound for the year 
1885,  the  lowest  point  reached  since 1852, 
when the average was 8.84.

SACCHARINE.

Speculations as  to  the  Future of the New 

Commercial  Product.

From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce.

Terrible things are threatened to the sugar 
trade  from  the  advent  of  “saccharine.” 
Some of the papers  engaged  in puffing That 
delectable product  are  actually proclaiming 
the  speedy  retirement  of  sugar  from  the 
field.  Glucose,  with a minute  dash of  sac­
charine,  is going to  take  its  place!  We do 
not  think  that  the  sugar  interest  will  be 
much  scared  by these  sensational  reports. 
Saccharine is pretty well understood.  It has 
been among the  laboratory novelties for the 
past seven  or eight  years. 
If  it  had  ever 
been destined to  hurt  the  sugar  trade Very 
much, the blow would have been felt before 
now. 
If there  are “millions  in  it” for the 
discoverer  and  patentee,  it would  not have 
been necessary to  leave  America to beat up 
capital  in  London  and  Antwerp.  Those 
cities now enjoy the dubious honor of being 
the double headquarters  of  a  company  or­
ganized  to  manufacture  saccharine. 
It  is 
by  the importations  of  their  product  that 
the sugar refiners  of  New  York  are to be 
thrown out of business  and  reduced to beg­
gary! 
If the company were  trying to work 
off some of their stock  on  the  New  York 
market we could better understand the game. 
But if the prospects of the company are half 
as good as they are claimed  to be,  no holder 
should part  with  his  shares  at  any price. 
It would take something more than the loose 
and  exaggerated  statements  of  careless 
newspapers  to float  any  of  the  stock  in  a 
country where the actual merits of  sacchar­
ine are  known.

Saccharine  is  a  derivative  of  toluene, 
which is a component of coal tar.  After the 
toluene itself has  been isolated,  the trouble 
only begins. 
It requires a number  of  diffi­
cult treatments  or  reactions  to  obtain  the 
saccharine in a crystalline form. In the chem­
ical department of Johns  Hopkins’  U niver- 
sity,  Baltimore,  where  it  was  discovered, 
these  crystals  have been  prepared  only  in 
small quantities, as  curiosities,  never rising 
to the dignity and importance of  a commer­
cial product.  So small is  the  yield of  sac­
charine to any bulk  of  coal  tar that  could 
be handled in an ordinary laboratory,  that a 
professor of chemistry in this country, being 
desirous to  procure for  his  cabinet a speci­
men of  the rare substance  sent,  during the 
past summer to Europe for  a gramme (only

N O .  171.

the  twenty-fourth  part  of  an  ounce)  of it, 
hoping to be  supplied  by  the chemists who 
were said to  be  undertaking  to  make it on 
the otiier side.  The order could  not be fill­
ed.  Of course it is possible  that in the few 
months past the well-known great obstacles 
in the way of extracting saccharine in a pure 
state from coal tar may have been overcome.
It is claimed for  the  company that they are 
to-day prepared  to  manufacture  and sell  it 
at $10 to $12 a  pound.  This  is  a low esti­
mate; but granting its truth, let us see what 
money tiiere is in it as  a means of  adulter­
ating  glucose  and  raising  its  sweetening 
power to that of cane sugar.

The sweetness  of  the  extraordinary sub­
stance, saccharine, has been estimated by in­
terested parties as  high as 230,  on the scale 
of 1 for cane sugar.  Others,  subjecting it to 
all the practicable  tests,  rate  its  sweetness 
at 200 times that of sugar, weight for weight. 
The price of glucose is now about $2.12 per 
100 pounds, and that  of  cane sugar (stand­
ard  centrifugal,  which  we  temporarily use 
for comparison)  is  $5.25.  We  will  make 
the  price  of  saccharine  $10  a  pound—the 
lowest estimate of those who are at the bot­
tom of  the mystery.  Now,  it is  a fact that 
glucose has only one-half or three-fifths the 
sweetening  power  of  cane  sugar.  We ac- 
accept,  also,  for  purposes-  of  comparison, 
the higher fraction.  Let us  now  see  how 
the adulterators would succeed in their treat­
ment of  100  pounds  of  glucose—their  ob­
ject being by the  addition  of  saccharine to 
raise its sweeteding power  to  that  of  cane 
sugar.

As glucose  is  only,  at  the  outside  esti­
mate, three-fifths as  sweet as cane sugar,  it 
is  evident  that  its  apparent  value (to  the 
taste) must be increased two-fifths  to make 
it  resemble  cane  sugar  on the  palate.  To 
supply this  deficiency,  the  equivalent of 40 
pounds  of  cane  sugar  (two-fifths  of  100 
pounds)  must be  added  in  the  form of the 
potential  drug,  saccharine.  According  to 
the comparison already made and still reck­
oning saccharine at  $10  pound, one-fifth of 
a pound of it, costing  at  least $2,  would be 
needed to produce the sweetening effectof the 
40 poA ls of cane sugar.  This would.make 
^he cost of the adulterated glucose $4.12 per 
100  pounds,  against  $5.25  for  the  same 
weight of the best  crystallized  cane  sugar. 
Here is an apparent  gain for  the  adultera­
tors—because  we  have  purposely  adopted 
the figures most  favorable  to  their  claims. 
But,  if  we  should  put  the  comparative 
sweeting power  of  glucose at only one-lialf 
that of cane sugar—which .is probably much 
nearer 
than  three-fifths—and 
should  take  the  lower-priced  nmscovadoes 
as the cane  sugar for comparison and make 
the price of  saccharine $12 instead of $10— 
then the profit on the operation is changed to 
a loss.

truth 

the 

We must  take note  that  the  addition of 
saccharine to  glucose  would  merely injpart 
a superficial flavor to  the  latter. 
It witould 
not make the small,  dull,  pellet-like grains 
of glucose look in the least like crystallized 
sugar.  The eye should be  able  to  detect a 
fraud  which might,  perhaps, cheat  the pal­
ate.  And the polariseope test would reveal 
it every time. 
If  saccharine is used  at all, 
as threatened, for purposes of  adulteration, 
it is more likely to be employed in doctoring 
glucose syrups,  to  counterfeit  the  sweeten­
ing power of the  cane-sugar  syrups.  This 
deception would be also revealed by the un­
erring test of the polariseope.

It is claimed that saccharine is a harmless 
substance.  That  remains  to  be  proved. 
We only now know that  it  is  in no sense a 
food—any more than alcohol. 
It cannot be 
assimilated by digestion.  Perhaps,  if made 
absolutely  pure,  it  may not  be  noxious to 
health.  But  its  purification  is  a very dif­
ficult  job.  There  is  a  clinging  metallic 
taste about it which must  be  removed with 
most scrupulous care before  the  marvelous 
sweetness of saccharine can be utilized, even 
as a flavor. 
Its title is a  misnomer,  so  far 
as it  implies  that  saccharine  is  the  same 
thing as sugar  concentrated  or  compressed 
to  one  two-hundreth  part  of  its  original 
bulk.  Saccharine has  not the basic proper­
ties of sugar.  Sugar of lead is also a sweet­
ish stuff,  looking somewhat like cane sugar; 
but  if  anybody  should  be  misled  by  the 
name and put  a  spoonful  of  sugar  of lead 
into his coffee, he would soon learn that ap­
pearances are  deceitful.  We  advise people 
to give themselves the benefit  of  the  doubt 
and not fool with saccharine because  some­
body who has put his money in it proclaims 
it harmless.

Saccharine may possibly prove  a valuable 
discovery for some legitimate purposes,  but 
these have  not  yet  been  made  to  appear. 
We  know it only as threatening  to  add to 
the  wide-spread  evils  of  adulteration,  and 
for that reason it  deserves  to be condemned 
and its fraudulent  use  should  .be  severely 
punished.

Have  nothing  that  will  plague  you  in 
times of panic.  Then  you  will  look upon 
business with  new  eyes  when it is  robbed 
of its risks,  and  consequently its  anxieties.
The principle  that  the  relation  between 
supply and demand is the  sole  regulator of 
value  will  explain  all  the  phenomena  wit­
nessed during a pressure on the money mar­
ket

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A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

Mercantile 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,  DECEMBER  29,  1886.

Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Association.
President,  L.  M. Mills;  Vice-President, S. A. Sears;  Sec­
retary and Treasurer, Geo. H. Seymour;  Board of Di­
rectors, H. S. Robertson, Geo.  F.  Owen,  J.  N.  Brad­
ford, A. B. Cole and Win. Logie.
CSy”  Subscribers  and others,  when writing 
to  advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub 
Ushers by mentioning that they saw the adver­
tisement in the columns of  this  paper.

BEGIN  TH E  NEW   YEAR  EVEN
Considering that the  subject  of arrearage 
is not  broached  in  these  columns  oftener 
than  once  a  year,  The  Tradesman  as 
sumes that  its  readeas  will  bear  with it in 
this appeal  for  the  amounts  due  on  sub 
scription.  About  two thousand subscribers 
are in arrears,  their  indebtedness  aggregat 
ing  between  two  and  three  thousand  dol­
lars.  T.o  each  of  these  the  amount 
small, but its payment will  enable the pub­
lishers to make the paper better and bright 
er,  and thus result to the  benefit of all con­
cerned.  Let there be a prompt  and general 
response to this appeal!

TAKE  TH E  DUTY  OFF  SUGAR.
During the recess of Congress,  there  was 
-evidence  of  a  growing  sentiment  among 
both protectionists and free  traders that the 
removal of the sugar duties is now the most 
practicable way to begin to solve the surplus 
problem.  The  self-evident  force of the ar­
guments  for  this  had  begun  to  tell  upon 
men like Mr.  Sherman,  who  probably  had 
not previously given  the  matter  serious at­
tention,  and  the  adhesion  of  prominent 
newspapers of  botli  parties  to the proposal 
showed that this was a point  on  which  the 
best elements of both parties would  be  able 
to agree.  The proposition received a severe 
set-back,  however, 
in  the  issuance  of  a 
special report  by  Secretary  Manning,  who 
opposes  the  proposed  reduction  on 
the 
ground that although  the  government  gets 
ten times as much revenue from this as from 
any other imported  article,  yet that almost 
all the tax levied  on  sugar  comes  into the 
treasury.  The fallacy of  such  a  course  of 
reasoning is apparent to any one of ordinary 
intelligence. 

■

To T he T radesman,  it appears that  tige 
strongest  argument for the abolition of  the 
duties on raw  sugar  is  one  which has not 
been brought forward at all  in Congress,  or 
in the general discussion  of  this  question. 
It is tiiat it may be so managed  as  to  revo­
lutionize our commercial relations  with  the 
sugar-producing  countries  to  the  south of 
us.  From the Windward  Islands  round  to 
Hawaii,  every  country 
is  anxious  for  a 
share  in  our  purchases  of  sugar.  This is 
true not only of  the  Spanish  West  Indies, 
from which  we  buy  forty-six  per  cent,  of 
the 1,143,500 tons we  import,  of  the  other 
West Indian islands,  from  which  we  buy 
fifteen per cent, and of Brazil,  from  which 
we  buy  12.69  per  cent.  These  countries 
ha A; our market, but they have  jealous  and 
eager  rivals  watching  for  a  share  of  it, 
and ready to embrace  any  oifer on our part 
by which they may secure  it.  We  are  the 
only great and wealthy  country  which  de­
pends upon the sugar-cane for our supply of 
sugar,  and our average  consumption a head 
of the people  is  greater  than  that  of  any 
other country.  And our consumption is  in­
creasing  rapidly—our  import  in  1885  ex­
ceeding that of 1880 by 149,818 tons.

JOIN  T H E   S T A T E   BO DY.

A  few  of  the  more  recently  organized 
local associations have  not  ydt  joined  the 
State  body. 
In  most  cases,  the  delay  is 
owing wholly to negligence, as the members 
of every  association  thus  far  formed  have 
expressed  themselves  as  unqualifiedly  in 
favor of affiliating with the parent organiza­
tion.  The  benefits  secured  through auxil­
iary membership are  manifold  and  impor­
tant and it is to be hoped that this reminder 
will  suffice  to  bring  about  the  desired  re­
sult.

T he T radesm an cannot  feel  otherwise 
than  flattered  at  the  frequent  quotations 
taken  from  its  columns.  Contemporaries 
are  always welcome to  anything  they con­
sider worthy of reproduction and are hereby 
given liberty to use the  same, with or with­
out  credit,  as  best  suits  their  purpose. 
Whenever reference is made  to  the  paper, 
however,  it is  especially requested  that the 
full name be used.  There are several other 
journals in the country named “Tradesman” 
and the “Grand  Rapids  Tradesm an” is a 
misnomer.  Tins Tradesm an  is  Michigan 
in name as well as  in  scope  and  purpose, 
and common courtesy should entitle it to all 
the credit attaching such  a  general  charac­
ter.

The holiday trade of Michigan was larger 
this  year than ever  before.  From  all over 
the State come reports to T he Tradesm an 
to this effect, none placing the increase over 
last season  at  less  than  25  per  cent,  and 
some at an even 100 per cent.  The situation 
is encouraging,  as a sure indication that the 
rigid  economy  which  has  been  the  rule 
among all classes of  people for three  years 
past  is  finally succeeded by an  era of  con­
fidence and plenty.

AMONG  TH E  TRADE.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Nicholas Pell  has  purchased  the  grocery 
stock of S. W.  Bush at  258  South  Division 
Street.

E.  J.  Bean  &  Co.  have  engaged  in  the 
grocery business at  the  corner  of  Wealthy 
avenue and East  street.  Cody,  Ball  & Co. 
furnished the stock.

H.  Munger  has  engaged  in  the  grocery 
business at Sullivan,  a new town on the line 
of the new M.,  G. R.  &  I.  Railway.  Amos 
S.  Musselman & Co. furnished the stock.

The  Grand  Rapids  Portable  House  Co. 
has lately received orders for  the Densmore 
veneer cottage  from  San  Antonio,  Texas; 
Stockton,  Cal.;  Melbourne, Australia;  and 
Deinara,  South Amexica.

John  C.  Dutmers,  formerly  with  the  old 
firm of Shepard,  Hazeltine  &  Co.,  but  for 
the past nine years with  L.  D.  Putnam  & 
Co., has concluded to embark in business on 
his own account and will  accordingly  open 
a drug  store  at  450  Soulh  Division  -street! 
about January 20.  The stock  will  be  pur 
chased here.

Amos  S.  Musselman  &  Co.  have  had  a 
$250 mortgage on the grocery stock of Chas. 
L.  Brown,  at  Middleville,  since  last  July. 
About  a week  ago,  Frank  Leonard  slipped 
down to  Middleville  and  secured  a  bill of 
sale of the stock in behalf of  II.  Leonard & 
Sons,  who held a  claim  of  $150.  Bulkley, 
Lemon & Hoops then bought  both accounts 
and took  possession  of  the  stock.  Other 
Grand Rapids creditors are interested in the 
affair to the  tune  of  about  $500,  but  the 
present outlook is not particularly glimmer- 
ecLwith hope.

A ROUND  T H E   STA TE.

B.  L.  Rudd,  grocer at Yandalia, has  sold 

out.

We now are  paying  some  $30,000,000  a 
year to the sugar producing  countries to the 
south of us,  and some  $20,000,000 a year to 
the ship-owners who bring this sugar to our 
ports.  And we have  taken  no  precaution 
whatever to  secure  any  corresponding  ad­
vantage to our export  trade or our shipping 
from  this  great  import.  These  countries 
use very little of  our  textiles or hardwares, 
or  even  of  our  farm  products,  although 
they  must  depend  on  other  countries  for 
much  of  their  consumption  of  all  three. 
Spain holds the trade  of  the  Antilles  jeal­
ously  in  her  own  iiands,  and  favors  her 
ships and goods to the disadvantage of ours. 
The British West Indies still are encumber­
ed by the restraints  laid  on their commerce- 
witli us half a century ago  or  more,  by  the! 
jealousy of the  mother  country.  We  have 
no such market  to  the  Southward  for our 
surplus  of  manufactures  and  food  as  our 
proximity and the  character of our products 
would warrant us  to  expect.  And  this  is 
due largely to  the  want  of  a  considerable 
merchant marine,  sailing  under the Ameri­
can flag,  and making both  voyages between 
our ports and the ports to the soutli of us.

The one sensible  thing to do is to connect 
the repeal  of  the  sugar  duties  with  such 
conditions  as  will  correct  this * grievance, 
and develop our trade with  our  Southward 
neighbors to its  normal  proportions.  The 
T r a d e s m a n   cannot  undertake  to  specify 
all the conditions which  should be imposed. 
But it thinks  that  we  ought  to  admit raw 
sugars  free  of  duty—or  nearly  so—when 
they come from countries  which lay our re­
turn  commerce  under  no  disadvantages 
whatever,  and  when  they  are  brought  in 
American  vessels,  or  in  vessels  built and 
owned  on  this  continent.  Under  such  a 
law  we  would  see  a  revival  of  our  ship­
building,  and  an  export  of  our  surplus of 
food and manufactures,  such  as  would  be 
secured by no other  proposal  that has been 
made in Congress.

Mrs. M.  Layman,  general dealer  at  Man- 

celona,  has sold out.

Weatherwax & Richardson have sold their 

general stock at Clare.

The wife  of  R. B.  McCulloch,  the Berlin 

druggist,  died last week.

Lyman  Buell,  grocer  at  Bronson,  has 

been closed by creditors.

John T.  Stitt, of the general  firm of Stitt 

Brosr at Stittsville,  is dead.

Wm. Joy succeeds  John  C.  Woodman in 

the grocery businesss at Bath.

E.  N.  Bennett  succeeds  W.  H.  Bilby  in 

the grocery business at Fenton.

Walworth & Soule  have  engaged,  in  the 

drug business at Eaton Rapids.

N.  Platt & Co., the Muskegon  dry  goods 

firm,  are advertising to dissolve.

A. O. Kelly,  dealer in "dry goods and gro­

ceries at Fostoria,  has sold out.

Robert Neil succeeds Geo. W.  Bartlett  in 

general trade at Ashland Center.

C.  II.  Felt succeeds  Hagerman & Felt  in 

the drug business at Constantine.

LaFlamboy & Freeman,  hardware dealers 

at Gagetown, are about dissolving.

A.  E.  Sill, a Marcellus  merchant, has pur­

chased a Chicago commission house.

A.  II. Church  &  Co.,  produce  dealers  at 

Detroit, have assigned to S. W. Clingau.

Nicholas Miller succeeds Miller  &  Co.  in 
the tobacco and cigar business at Houghton.
W.  D. Armstead succeeds H.  D.  Pruim & 
Co. in the jewelry business at Grand Haven.
Nathanson  &  Berman,  the  Kalamazoo 
grocers,  are  reported  to  be  about  selling 
out.

J. Y.  Akey has  sold  his  drug  stock,  at 
Colon,  to  Oliver &  Young,  late  of  Union 
City.

Coller & McVeigh succeed  Cora R.  (Mrs. 
E.  G.)  Johnson  in  the  drug  business  at 
Luther.

Fox & May succeed  Slauson & Co.  in the 
and  general  trade  at 

lumber  business 
Ogontz.

Leszezynski Bros.,  of  Oscoda,  who  made

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an assignment  recently,  will  be  permitted 
to resume business.

The assignee of the late  firm  of  Fleming 
&  Church,  at  St.  Louis,  advertises  to  ^11 
the stock on Dec.  30.

W.  P. Learn has purchased the interest of 
J.  Mijliken in the general stock of W.  C.  & 
J. Miliken,  at Kingston.

Strickland & Lee  have sold  their general 
stock,  at  Manton,  to  Farnsworth  &  Wil­
liams, who will continue the business at the 
old stand.

Caspar  Weber,  boot  and  shoe  dealer  at 
Detroit,  has  assigned.  His  assets  are 
$3,279.75 and his liabilities $3,933.98,  divid­
ed among thirty-one creditors.

David  D.  Shannon,  the  Ovid  dry  goods 
merchant,  has  been  arrested  by a detective 
from New Jersey on a charge of embezzling 
$1,000 belonging to his father’s estate.

S.  M.  Crawford,  assignee  for  Gifford  & 
Van  Drezer,  the  Saranac  general  dealers, 
writes  T he  Tradesm an  that  the  assets 
amount to $6,500 and  the  liabilities  aggre­
gate $10,700.

Ray & Co.,  whose store at St. Joseph was 
closed on attachment by Geo. P. Gore & Co,, 
have sued the  latter  firm  for  $5,000  dam­
ages,  alleging  tiiat  they  had tendered Gore 
& Co.  all money due  to date, which was re­
fused.

M A N U FA CTU RIN G   M ATTERS.

Bad Axe people  want a  roller mill  and a 

better produce market.

Chas.  L.  Gray & Co., the Poo Bah firm  of 
Evart, have bought  Chas.  A.  Waffle’s  plan­
ing mill at that.place.

Foreclosure proceedings  have  been  conir 
menced in  the  matter  of  L.  B.  Swartliout, 
foundryman at Three Rivers.

The  building  and  machinery  o f .  the 
Michigan  Axe  and  Tool  Co., at  Saginaw, 
has been sold  to  J. B.  Peters  for  $15,300. 
The factory employs fifty hands all the year 
round.

E. Bement & Son, manufacturers of  agri­
cultural implements and  stoves at Lansing, 
have  incorporated  under  the  same  style. 
The authorized capital is $300,000, of which 
$247,000 is paid in.  *

STRA Y   FA C T S.

The grain elevator at  Ridgeway  is  com­

pleted.

tion,  is dead.

this season.

John Crocker,  blacksmith at  Grand Junc­

Lapeer has shipped over 2,500 tons of hay 

E.  A.  Henneberry  succeeds  C.  E.  Allen 

in the hotel business at Big Rapids.

Belding now claims  1,000  population and 

wauts to be incorporated as a village.

The First  National  Bank,  at  Concord,  is 

succeeded by the Farmers’ State Bank.

Mellóse  &  Tolbert  succeed  Mellóse  & 

Gage in the grist mill business  at Vassar.

Richard  J.  West  succeeds  W.  W.  Van 
Brunt in  the  meat  business  at  East  Sagi­
naw.

Tuxbury & Son  succeed  Tuxbury & Van 
Allsburg iu  the furniture  business at Coop- 
ersville. 

Calvin Kingsley,  lumber and stave  dealer 
at Shelby,  lias assigned to liis brother,  Wm 
Kingsley.

E.  S.  Sprang succeeds  Sprang  & Jackson 
in the book, stationery  coal and business  at 
Menominee.

•

The new circular and band mill of Cobbs, 
Mitchell & Co.,  at Cadillac,  will.be  lighted 
by electricity.

The stockholders of  the .Cornell mine,  in 
the Upper Peninsula,  have  refused  an offer 
of $140,000 for the property.

Rock has been struck in the Grand  Ledge 
coal mine, under which it is believed coal of 
a still more superior quality  will  be  found 
in abundance.

South Lyon’s  improvements  during  1886 
have cost $50,000  and  the  citizens want to 
know what village of  1,000  inhabitants can 
show a better record.

The Chippewa Lumber Co.  has  a gang of 
210 men in  the  woods  at Chippewa  Lake. 
The  company • keeps  three  sprinklers  at 
work nights to make ice roads.

The Second National  Bank  of  Hillsdale 
has gone into voluntary liquidation,  and has 
been succeeded by the Waldron Bank, C. W. 
Waldron  president,  and  E.  L.  Coon  vice- 
president.

Cedar  Springs Clipper:  VanLiew  Bros, 
have closed their contract  and  cut with the 
Tompsett  mill  at  Pine  Lake,  and  Ward 
Bros,  have  leased  the  same  and  will  cut 
shingles this winter from  their own pine.

E.  E.  Lamoreaux,  representing Steglitz & 
Minnie,  cigar manufacturers  at Eaton Rap­
ids, was  in  town  last  week,  interviewing 
the jobbing trade.

A. H. Morehead,  late of Columbus,  Ohio, 
has gone on the road  for  the  Chase  Bros. 
Piano Co.  Mr.  Morehead is  a  son  of  ex- 
Governor Morehead,"of Kentucky.

A. F. Peake,  State  Agent  for  D.  B.  De 
Land & Co.,  of  Fairport,  N.  Y.,  was  in 
town last Thursday.  Mr.  Peake  is  spend­
ing this week  with his employers.

Wm. B. Edmunds has engaged  with Put­
nam & Brooks  for  another  year,  but  will 
give up a portion of his retail trade, to cover 
the  jobbing  trade  of  Ohio,  Indiana  and 
Michigan.

Willis  P.  Townsend, 

traveling  repre­
sentative  for  Eaton  &  Christenson,  was 
married  Sunday  to  Anna  Redd,  by  Rev. 
J-  W.  H.  Carlisle.  The  happy couple  will 
reside  for  the  present  at  495  Jefferson 
avenue.

Detroit  Journal:  The  Michigan  Com­
mercial Travelers’ Association now has about 
$15,000 in its reserve fund,  and some of the 
members  think  that  is  enough  for 
the I 
present;  so they are going  to try to get  the 
dues down from $10 to $3  this  year.  This 
is  where  the  fight  is  coming,  for  G.  L. j 
Sampson and his  friends  are  strong believ­
ers in a big resevre fund,  and  they  will  not 
consent to lower  the  dues  if  they can help 
it.  However,  the Association  lias been los­
ing members steadily for several  years,  and 
unless something  is  done  to  check  deser­
tions,  something is bound to drop.

The present indications  are that the third 
annual  social  party  of  the  Grand  Rapids 
traveling fraternity will be  by far  the most 
successful gathering of the kind ever enjoy­
ed by the traveling salesmen at this market. 
All  the  invitations  have  been  judiciously 
placed and  the  attendance  is  likely to  be 
nearly,  if not quite,  double tiiat of  previous 
years.  Elaborate  souvenirs—characteristic 
of the profession—will be presented to every 
lady  present  and  the  decorations  will 
the  elements  of  uniqueness 
possess  all 
and  patness.  Chairman  Mills 
requests 
to  state  that  all  the 
The  Tradesm an 
members  of 
the  Reception  Committee 
are expected  to  be  on  hand  promptly at 8 
o’clock.  The  Committee  comprises  L.  M. 
Mills,  W.  G.  Hawkins,  A.  D.  Baker,  W. 
H.  Downs,  Dave Kenyon,  W.  II.  Jennings, 
Chas. M.  Falls, John Uttman,  Sam  Morri­
son and Algernon E. White.

Detroit  Journal:  There  are  1,200  com­
mercial travelers  who go out of Detroit, and 
twice as many more who feather  their nests 
with down from  wholesale  houses in other 
parts  of the  State.  Between 500  and  600 
of these travelers maintain an insurance  as­
sociation which holds an annual meeting on 
the last day of every year,  at  Cleland  hall.
It is  a  jolly  day.  George  Warren  brings 
down from Flint  some  of  his  good cigars; 
Gray, Toynton & Fox  and  Thorp,  Hawley 
& Co.  furnish the candy,  and the  fight over 
the secretaryship usually furnishes the sport. 
Mr. Mortlock usually has a grievance,  Sam­
uel  Teichner  makes  a  dozen  or  more 
speeches, and James A.  Bassett  comes  out 
with a pocketful of parliamentary law, which 
he  empties  over the  assembly.  James  E. 
Day doesn’t  make  much  noise,  but  he al­
most always gets there; and the  Champlins, 
father and son,  hold down the seats in great 
shape.

The sawmill firm of  Stimson,  Fay & Co., 
of Lakeside, has been dissolved, T.|D.  Stim­
son  and  J.  J.  Fay  withdrawing.  W.  H. 
and  C.  D.  Stimson  will  now  carry  on  the 
business under  the  firm  name  of  Stimson 
Bros.

The  Flint  &  Pere  Marquette  directors 
have declared  a  dividend  of  2% per  cent., 
payable  in  January.  The  company  will 
have 200  box  cars  built  at  East  Saginaw, 
and bids will be  received for  the  construc­
tion  of  600  more  elsewhere,  Warehouses 
and docks  are  to  be  erected  at  Ludington 
and Manistee at a cost of $15,000.

Escanaba Delta:  The Sault  is  booming 
herself loudly.  St.  Ignace is doing the same. 
Marquette 
is  dignifiedly  self-congratula­
tory.  Villages,  hamlets,  and  four  comers 
of  the  Upper  Peninsula  are  setting  their 
houses in order for a grand influx of wealth, 
commerce  and speculation next  -year.  The 
new 
railroads  are  making  the  hearts 
of  the  heathen  beat  high  with  hope 
and happiness.  There will  be  a  boom  all 
over  the Peninsula next  year.  There  will 
be fortunes made and  it  is  not  impossible 
that the Peninsula will be  entitled to a con­
gressman of her very own in 1888—perhaps 
two of them.

Miscellaneous Dairy Nates.

B.  E.  Peebles,  the  Fairfield  cheese  man­
ufacturer, paid $10 per 1000 pounds for Sep­
tember milk.

Mann & Weston  Will build  a creamery at 
Albion as soon  as  the  weather  will permit 
in the spring.

A project is on foot for starting  a  cream­
ery at Middleville,  and $4,500 of  the  $5,000 
stock necessary t» start  the  enterprise  lias 
already been subscribed.

Samuel J. Wilson, general manager of the 
Flint Cabinet  Creamery  Co.,  at  Flint,  has 
been in town  a  couple  of  days.  He  says 
that the preparations  are  now  complete for 
the forthcoming  annual  convention  of  the 
Michigan Dairymen’s Association and that a 
hearty welcome will be accorded the visitors 
by the citizens of Flint.

The King of Prepared Foods.

The  jobbing  trade  of  this  market—and 
T he  Tradesm an  was  so  fortunate  as to 
be “on the  list”—were  the  recipients  last 
week of handsome reminders  of  Robert M. j 
Floyd in the shap'fc  of  packages  containing j 
an assortment  of  Hecker’s  celebrated  pre-! 
pared foods.  Mr.  Floyd is  a  jewel  of th e 1 
first water, but he’ll  have  to  try hard to b e ! 
as good as the goods he sells.

The Gripsack Brigade.

A.  Graham is  now  on  the  road  for  the 

Grand Haven Broom Co.

F.  W.  Goldsmith, late of Detroit, is work­

ing the city trade for Harris & Marvin.

Alby L.  Braisted and wife  spent  Christ­
mas with the latter’s  parents  at  Ypsilanti.
D.  E.  Newton has  engaged  to  travel  for 
Harris & Marvin, taking the Northern  trade 
as his territory.

Henry C. Lock,  a  well-known  traveling 
salesman, died at his father’s house in HSrt- 
land on the 23d.

M. B.  Field,  of Lansing,  has. engaged  to 
travel in this State for  W.  F.  McLaughlin 
& Co.,  of Chicago.

0.  A.  Perry,  traveling  representative for 
the Detroit Safe Co.,  is the  happy  father of 
a nine pound boy.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Advertisements of 25 words or  less  inserted 
in this column at the rate of 26 cents per week, 
or  50  cents  for  three weeks.  Advance  pay­
ment.
Advertisements  direction  that  answers be 
sent in care of this office must be accompanied 
by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, 
etc.

IpOR  SALE—A two-story store, 22x58,  almost 

new, second floor done  off*and  tenanted. 
Sell goods in store if desired.  Good  place  for 
dry  goods  and  groceries. 
In a  good  farm­
ing country.  For  particulars,  address  C.  E. 
Clapp, Martin, Allegan Co., Mich , whore  store 
is  located. 
W TANTED—A graduate in pharmacy, who can 
* * 
speak German, at  a  leading-  West  Side 
drug: store.  Apply at “The Tradesman” office.
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ANTED—Energetic young man who is fa­
miliar  with  the  coffee  and  spice busi­
ness, who can make bills and sell goods to city 
trade.  Address No. 10, care “The Tradesman’’ 
çfflee. 

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IX)K  SALE- 
-First-class  hand  laundry  at  a
_  _ 
This is a rare chance.  Address
17s*
Box 38, Big Rapids, Mich. 
I  TjM>R  SALE-A first-class water power at Lee
1.  L. Anderson,  formerly  engaged  in the  ,  ®tat,on on c. & w. M. R. R., or would take
in a pardner to build a grist mill on saino now-

M.  K.  Walton,  with  Curtiss,  Dunton  &
Co.,  is spending  the  holidays with his rela­
tives at Three Rivers. 
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grocery  business -at  Saranac,  has  gone  on j er.  Address D. J. Dokey, Lee, Mich.
the road for Snedicor & Hathaway, shoe job­
bers at Detroit.

bargain.

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FRED. D. YALE.

DANIEL LYNCH.

FEED. D. YALE & CO.
CHAS. s! YALE& BRO.,
Baliif Powders, Exiracts, Bluings,
GROCERS’  SUNDRIES.

w h o l e s a l e   m a n u f a c t u r e r s   o f

AND JOBBERS  OF

All orders addressed to the new  firm will re­

ceive prompt attention.

40 and 42 South Division St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS. 

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MICH.

Step  Thai  Bcok-Xaeping.

TALLIAFERKO
ev-ilutionize 
, with I hem.

a fair trial, 
faithful  of 
S am ple  t

Ccu

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return to thco! 
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them

’ A LLSA FE R R O ,
K a n s a s  U i v ,

IpOR  SALE—The  best  and  most  complete 
drug store in the thriving city  of  Muske­
gon.  Terms easy.  Address C. L. Brundage,  79 
w. ave., Muskegon, Mich. 
ij'OR  RENT—Desirable corner store, in  good 

residence locality, suitable for grocery or 
general trade.  Good living rooms  over  store. 
Rent, reasonable.  Enquire at S3 South Division 
street, Grand Rapids. 

169tf

173

fj^OR  SALE—At  Howard  City,  planing  mill, 

sash, door and blind factory. In  complete 
runnings order.  New  50-horse-powcr  engine, 
good boiler, new solid two-story building on R. 
R. track.  Will be sold at a bargain.  Price and 
terms of Geo. McDowell, Howard City, Mich.
_________   _ 
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IF  YOU  WANT—To get into business, to sell 

your business, to secure additional capital, 
to  get  a  situation,  if  you have anything for 1 
sale or want to buy anything, advertise in the 
Miscellaneous Column of The  Tr a desm an.  A 
twenty-five word  advertisement  costs  but 25 I 
cents a week or 50 cents for three weeks.

To Members of the M. C. T. A.

To enable members of the M.  C. T.  A.  to 
attend the  meeting  at  Detroit  on  Dee.  31, 
all the railroad have agreed  to  sell  tickets 
at one fare for the roimd  trip,  on  presenta­
tion  of  membership  card.  Tickets  good 
from Dec.  30 to Jan.  1.

E.  Mortlock,  President.

Detroit,  Dec.  18,  1886.

OIL & GASOLINE CANS,

W ith   W o o d   Jaoltot.

LATEST  IMPROVEMENTS  FOR  1887.

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WITH or WITHOUT 

JACKET.

IX. LEONARD <& SO NS,

GRAND  RA PID S,  MICH

Manufactured by the Adams & W estlake Mfg. Co.,  Chicago.
P E R K I N S   &  HESS,
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

DEALERS  IN

NOS.  182  and  124  LOUIS  STREET.  ORAM )  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN.

WE  CARRY A  STOCK  OF  CAKV  TALLOW  FOR  MILL  USE.

OLD  BARRELS

Setting about a store  are  unsightly,  besides  the  pi 
jeeting nails on them are dangerous  to  clothing.  The 
enterprising grocer realizes the value of handsome andfi 
convenient  fixtures,  and  to  meet  this  demand  the! 
WooiiSON  Sp ic e  Co.,  o f  Toledo,  Ohio,  have  designed! 
their

Ziion  Coffee  Cabinet,

Of which  the  accompanying  cut  gives  but  a  partial 
idea.  In this cabinet is packed 120 one-pound packages 
of Lion Coffee, ami we  offer.tiie  goods  at  a  price 
enabling the grocer to  secure  these  cabinets  without! 
cost to himself.  They are made air-tight, tongued and I 
grooved, beautifully grained  and  varnished,  and  are 
put together in  the  best  possible  manner.  Complete 
set of casters, with screws,  inside  this  cabinet.  Their | 
use in every grocery, after the coffee is sold out,  is ap-,1 
parent;  just the thing from  which  to  retail  oatmeal, 
rice, prunes, hominy, dried  fruits,  bread,  and  a  hun­
dred other articles.  Further,  they  take  up  no  morel 
floor  room  than  a  barrel,  and  do  away  with  these 
unsightly  things  in  a  store.  For  price-list  of Lion 
Coffee in these cabinets, see price-current in  this pa- 
say  as  to  the  quality  of
Lion Coffee.

Read  below  w hat  wt 

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COMBINED

This Coffee Cabinet Given Away.

A  GOOD  BREAKFAST

Is  ALWA1S  possible when a good cup of cof­
fee  is  served.  The  grocer  who  sells  LION 
COFFEE  to  his 
invariably  se­
cure  this  result  to  them.  LION  COFFEE 
is always uniform;  contains strength, flavor anti 
true  merit;  is  a  successful  blend  of  Mocha,
Java and Rio.  Packed only  in  one-pound  air-
tight packages;  roasted,  but  not  ground:  full 

trade  can 

j   net weight,  and is never sold in bulk. ’

A Beautiful Picture Card
In every package.  We solicit  a  sample  order 
for a cabinet filled with  LION  COFFEE.

For sale  by  all  Wholesale  Grocers  every­

where, and by the

Woolson Spice Co.

92 to  108  Oak St., Toledo, Ohio.

...  .  I  Yerkes  &  Plumb’s .....................
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Our Aromatic,  Carbonic Composition Fuel  is  so  cheap,  within  Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel...........

,  _ 

,  . 

.  , 

_  

_ 

, 

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. 

Cline’s  Portable  Heaters,!

We wish to  call  your  attention  to  CLINE’S  PORTABLE  FOOT  HEATERS  and 
AROMATIC,  CARBONIC,  COMPOSITION  FUEL, especially adopted for Street  Cans, ! 
Carriages,  Cabs,  Sleighs,  Buggies,  Wagons,  Offices and individual use in and  out  doors; 
being something entirely new to the public!  But in the short time  of  three  months  last | 
fall, there were made about twenty-five thousand,  all of which were sold and  gave  entire 
satisfaction.  The cost of the stove is very  low,  ranging  from  §1.50  to  §5,  being  made 
from Tin ami Galvanized Iron.  We also make a Register Heater, to  take  the  place  of  a 
Furnace in  Heating Small Rooms, especially Bed-Rooms, can also  be  used  in  the  finest 
Carriages with perfect Safety and in the summer the same can be used as a  ventilator by \ 
, 
removing the fire pan.  Our Aromatic,  Carbonic Composition Fuel  is  so  < 
the reach of everyone,  in boxes containing 35 and 50 days’ supply,  just think of it, to keep 
your feet and body warm all day at 2c,  without qny additional fuel to be put in the  stove, 
when once started requiring no  attention for 10 or 15 hours!  so simple,  so cheap and used 
without  Danger!  No  oil,  no  smoke,  no  blaze,  no  offensive  odor  and  has  been 
thoroughly tested and patented in the United States, England and Canada, under the fol­
lowing dates:  November 10,  1885,  March 31,  1886, April 10,  1S86, June  15,  1886.

No. 1, 6x8, Office Heater

For  Clerk’s,  Book-keepers,  Salesladies  and  for one and all 
that wish to keep sole and body warm.
Tin  .........................  
§1.75 each
Galvanized Iron........................................................... 2.25  “

No. 2, 6x10,

For Wagons,  Cabs, Sleighs and Carriage  Drivers,  will 
keep your feet, Warm all day for 2 cents.
>pjn  ............................................................... 83.00 each
Galvanized  Iron...................:........................  3.00  “

No. 3, 8x8, Round Cabinet Heater,

For Ladies,  especially used in parlors, with perfect  safety  and  will
ot soil the finest fabric.
.........§1.50 each
T in ....................
........2.00  “
Galvanized Iron.

No. 4, Carriage Heater,

Can be used for warming four persons at one 
time;  placing the feet on the incline  top,  so 
as  to  ride  with  perfect  ease  and  safety. 
Made from the very best galvanized iron. 
Price..............................................§5.00  each

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T.TffPIRAT.  DISCOUNT  AT  THE  TRADE.

Gentlem en:

After using your Heaters and Fuel in our carriages last winter, we cheerfully  say  the 
same gave our patrons such good satisfaction that they all compared  the  carriage  w ith  a 
comfortable room, and still more can be said as the heat was of great benefit to the carriage, 
keeping the same always dry and free from dampness.  Therefore, we  shall continue  the 
use of your Heaters and Fuel in the future.  Respectfully yours,

P. P.  Demaris, 2,971 State St.,
B.  McN e il,  2,911 State St.,
C.  G.  H oiiman & Co., 2,449, 2,451 and 2,453 State St.,
D. B.  Quinlan, Undertaker and Livery 3,119 State St.,
Jos.  Ciialifoux, Undertaker and Livery, 25 Blue Island Ave.

CHICAGO,  ILL.

FOSTER, STEVENS & 00.

10 and 12 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

GrENERAL  AGENTS,

EXPANSIVE BITS.

dar’8, small, §18 00;  large, $26 00.
Ives’, 1. $18 00 ;  2, *24 00;  3, §30 00, 

dis
dis

20

pil e s—New List.

 

12 

Hin g e s.

HANGERS.

60&10 
60&10 
60&10 
60&10 
55410 
504 5

13 
GAUGES.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.
HAMMERS.
Maydole & Co.’s .......................
Kip’s .

American File Association  List........dis
Disston’s .............. 
dis
New  American...................................... dis
Nicholson’s.............................................dis
Heller’s ..................................................dis
Heller’s  Horse  Rasps...........................dis
GALVANIZED IRON,
22 and  21,  25 and 26,  27
Nos. 16 to 20, 
14 
List 
15
Discount, Juniata 5G@10, Charcoal 60. 
50
dis
.dis 
,25
.dis 
25
.dis  4041U 
30 c list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track  50410
Champion,  anti-friction....................dis 
60410
Kidder, wood  track............................dis 
40
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3............................ dis 
60
State............................................perdoz.net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4M»  14
I  and  longer................................'  ........... 
3*
1054
Screw Hook and Eye,  54  .................. net 
Screw Hook and Eye * .....................net 
854
Screw Hook and Eye  \
.....................net 
754
Screw Hoolr and Eye,  %................... net 
754
Strap and  T ........................................dis 
65
HOLLOW  WARE.
30
Stamped Tin Ware.......................
25
Japanned Tin  Ware................................. 
Granite Iron  Ware................................... 
25
Grub  1  ............. !...............................$11 00, dis 60
Grub  2..............................................   11 50, dis 60
Grub 3.................................................   12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings........... dis 
45
Door, porcelain, jap.  trimmings...........  
45
45
Door, porcelain, plated  trimmings....... 
Door, porcelain, trimmings.................... 
45
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain......... dis 
70
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s .....................   40&10
Hemacite....................................  
dis 45
LOCKS—DOOR.
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list, .dis 
45
Mallory, Wheeler &  Co.’s.....................dis 
45
Branford’s ............................................. dis 
45
Norwalk’s  .............................................dis 
45
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ..'.................dis  70
Adze  Eye..................................... *16 00 dis 
60
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 40410
Coffee, P. S.&W.Mfg. Co.’s Malléables dis 40@10
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s ....... dis 40®1O
Coffee,  Enterprise......................................dis  25
Stebbin’s Fattern  ...................................... dis  70
Stebbin’s Genuine..............................  
Enterprise,  self-measuring......................dis  25

MOLASSES GATES.

MAULS.
MILLS.

MATTOCKS.

LEVELS.

KNOBS.

HOES.

 

 

NAILS.

Common. Bra  and Fencing.

lOdto  60d....................  ......................$  keg *2 20
8d and 9 d adv............................
50
6d and 7d  adv.
4d and 5d  adv........
3d advance...........
3d fine advance__
Clinch nails, adv... 
I  lOd 
Finishing 
Size—inches  f  3 
Adv. $  keg 
*1 2t 
Steel Nails—2 30.
Zinc or tin. Chase’s Patent.  . ................ dis60410
Zinc, with brass bottom........ ..................dis  50
Brass or  Copper.........................................dis  50
Reaper..................................... per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s .............................. ..................  50410

8d 
2*4 
1 50

6d

PLANES.

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy........... ..................dis  15
Sciota Bench............................ ..................dis  25
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy. ................... dis  15
Bench, first quality................................... dis  20
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood__ dis20410
Fry, Acme............................... .............. dis 50410
Common, polished................ ............: ,.dis60410
Dripping................................. ............. $  ft 
6
40
Iron and Tinned.................... ............. dis 
Copper Rivets and  Burs — ............. dis 
60
“A” Wood’s pateut planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10
“B” Wood’s pat,, planished. Nos. 25  to 27 
9

PATENT FLANISAED IKON.

RIVETS.

PANS.

Broken packs * c $  ft extra.

dis 70

NP.  I

N5> 2

NP.  3

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/pill

At the Store.

‘Twas at the dry goods counter 
1 saw the maiden fair.
Her eye was like the morning’s  sun e 
And grace was in her air;
Her cheeks are like June roses.
Her lips like cherries bright.
If m usic in her voice had dw elt 
She’d have been p erfe ct quite.
But it was squeaky, sharp and  shrill, 
And grated on the e ir.
And I was disenchanted  when 
1 heard her cry, “Ca-ash ’ere 1 ’

RANDOM  REFLECTIONS.

“Yes,  I am  just  as  wrathy  as  I  look,” 
said a well-known jobber the other day.  “I 
have been waiting here  ever  since morning 
for a  man  who  promised  to  come  around 
and explain the causes which led him to put 
a mortgage on his stock—and  leave me out. 
Another man promised to come  in  and giye 
his reasons for allowing a  thirty  bill to run 
sixty days—and  then  not  pay it.  Still  an­
other promised to write  me  yesterday,  stat­
ing when he would  be  able  to  be  in  town 
and fix up his long-overdue account.  None 
of  these  men  have  kept  their  promises. 
They  are  crazy  to  get  the  goods,  but  as 
soon as the bills  begin  to  come  due, they 
turn about  and  endeavor  to  ignore  me. 
I 
wish  I’d never gone  into the  jobbing  busi­
ness.”

*  *  *

I was walking along with an acquaintance 
the other day, when we met a mutual friend, 
who passed  by with  an  abstracted  look on 
his face  and failed  to  recognize  us. 
I re­
marked that he seemed  to be verj  intent on 
business,  when my companion  laughed out­
right  and asserted  that  the  gentleman re­
ferred to  had  lately gone  daft  on  the sub­
ject of fortune tellers. 
I  enquired whether 
the charletons  were  ever  able  to  put any 
money in his purse,  when my friend replied: 
“Oh,  yes,  once  in  a  while,  like  4-11-44, 
they sometimes  hit,  but  what  has  always 
appeared  to  me  so  ridiculous  about  the 
whole  fortune-telling  business  is  that  if 
they know the moves that are going to win, 
or where the  gold  lies  hidden*  why  they, 
themselves,  don’t go and make the  specula­
tion or go and find the gold themselves.  It s 
not human  nature  for  a  man  who  knows 
where a valuable treasure lies hidden not to 
go there himself and get it,  and not sell out 
the  information  for  a  dollar  to  somebody 
else.  But some people are bound to be fools 
anyway,  and there  is  no  use trying to con­
vince ’em.”

*  *  *

I had a talk the other day with one of the 
largest  manufacturers  of  shoe blacking  in 
the country,  and  in the  course of  our con­
versation I asked  him  the  component  ele­
ments  of  ordinary  blacking.  “They  are 
lampblack, oil  and  acid,”  said  the  gentle­
man,  “but the proportion in  which the var­
ious ingredients  are  used  is a  secret,  each 
manufacturer  working  under  a  different 
formula.  Most of the recipes are concocted 
by  Frenchmen,  and  I  may  say  that  the 
French people excel us in this  branch of in­
dustry.  They are  able to  present a  black­
ing which holds the shine for  an  indefinite 
period and  yet does not contain  a  sufficient 
quantity of acid to injure the leather.  This 
we are unable  to  do  in  this  country.  So 
far every increase in  the  shining properties 
of blacking  is  more  than  counterbalanced 
by the  added  destructibility induced by the 
use of acid.”

They tell  a  good  joke  on  John Shields, 
the handsome junior partner in the compar­
atively  new  firm  of  Olney,  Shields  &  Co. 
The house had a claim against  Groceryman 
Brown,  at Middleville, and John went down 
to get the money or its equivalent.  By mis­
take,  he  stumbled  into  the  store  of  Mr. 
Hodges ipstead,  and proceeded to “talk tur­
key” to that gentleman  in  the most approv­
ed fashion.  Mr.  Hodges  was  amazed  that 
any  creditor  should  have  the  temerity to 
climb  up his  neck in  that fashion,  but  his 
amazement  found  a  counterpart  in  Mr. 
Shield's surprise,  when  the  latter  came to 
realize his mistake.  Hereafter,- Mr. Shields 
will be sure he  has  caught  the  right  man 
before he begins dissecting operations.

if they didn’t repeat the quarter otf business 
down there and the  result is I’ve got §36.25 
in my pocket which I didn’t expect to have. 
Now,  what I want to  know  is  this:  Does 
this money belong  to  me  or  to my partner 
and sister?  Did I get  beat  when  I bought 
a coat and a cloak or are the parties beating 
themselves now?  What  kind of a town do 
you call it,  that has got one price one month 
and  another  price  the  next?” 
I  told  my 
friend that his questions were  stunners and 
that I wanted time  to think  them  over  be­
fore answering.  And 1 am thinking yet.

Association Notes.

T he T radesman  acknowledges  the  re-
ceipt of an  invitation  to  be  represented at 
the third  annual  meeting  of  the  Traverse 
City  Business  Men’s  Association,  which 
occurs  on  the  evening  of  January  4,  and 
will endeavor to avail  itself  of  the  invita­
tion.

Traverse  City  Herald:  “Frank  Hamil­
ton,  of this  place,  President  of  the  Michi­
gan  Business  Men’s  Association,  is  doing 
good  work in the organization line and say­
ing many good things to the business of the 
State,  from week  to  week,  in  the  columns 
of T he Michigan T radesman.”

A letter from Paul  P. Morgan,  the veter­
an Monroe  grocer, conveys the  welcome in­
telligence that he proposes to  call  the busi­
ness men of that place together for the pur­
pose óf forming  an  association.  Mr. Mor­
gan  will thus be doing  his fraters a  service 
which will redound  to  his credit and to the 
prosperity of the town.

The demand incident to the brisk holiday 
trade precluded  the  formation  of  any new 
organizations  last  week  and  the taking  of 
annual  inventories this  week will  probably 
have the same effect in the premises.  So far 
as heard from,  St. Charles, Chesaning, South 
Haven,  Plaiuwell, Monroe  and  Boyne City 
are  awaiting  convenient  opportunities  for 
effecting general organizations.

Cedar  Springs  Clipper:  Some  people 
have formed a wrong opinion  of  the organ­
ization* of the  Business  Men’s  Association.
It is not simply a scheme by which the mer­
chant or business  man  may hunt  down the 
dead-beat,  but it is of  mutual  benefit to the 
business man  and  the  best  interests of the 
entire village—its  prosperity. 
It unites all 
classes of business and people.

Editor Slusser,  of the Mancelona Herald, 
in referring to the  organization  of  an asso­
ciation  at  that  place,  recently  remarked: 
“All the time and  money expended  in this 
work will  pay in this one way—getting our 
business men together  long  enough  to get 
acquainted.  We are  too  much  inclined to 
keep our noses to the grindstone, but I con­
sider that we have taken a  new  lease from 
this hum drum life.”

Referring to the organization  of  four  as­
sociations  in Northern  Michigan,  week be­
fore  last,  President  Hamilton  writes:  “I 
think of our meeting with the business men 
“up  north”  with  much  pleasure.  Let  us 
all clasp hands at the next  State meeting in 
March.  Petoskey  will  be  there.  Charle­
voix  will  be  there.  Mancelona  will  be 
there.  Kalkaska  will  be  there.  And  do 
not forget that Traverse City will be there.” 
Allegan Journal:  “The  Business Men’s 
Association  met Tuesday  evening  and dis­
cussed  several  proposed  village  improve­
ments.  The next meeting will  be  held on 
Tuesday  evening,  January  4,  when  it  is 
hoped the  membership  will  be  largely  in­
creased.  Every  business  man  in  Allegan 
should become a member of this Association 
and give his advice  and  influence  to what­
ever  enterprise  may tend  to  build  up  the 
village.”

The third notification sheet  of  the  M.  B. 
M.  A.  is now in the press and  will be  sent 
to  the  associations  auxiliary  to  the  State 
body before the  end  of  the present  week. 
The  amount  of  good  which  has  resulted 
from the publication of these sheets borders 
on the marvelous,  and  those  local  associa­
tions which  have  not  yet  united  with the 
State organization  should do so without de­
lay,  as this is the  last  sheet  which  will be 
sent  them  by  the  courtesy  of  the  State 
officers.

VISITING  BUYERS.

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berry.

Cadillac.

The following retail  dealers  have  visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:
G. M. Huntley, Wright Center.
F. C.  Beard. Morley.
Mr. Scoville, Scoviile & Rich, Manistee. 
Robert F. Birdie, John Truemfcn & Co., New­
John Smith, Ada.
J. C. Benbow,  Cannonsburg.
S. Juistma. Grand Haven. 
,
Henry Harding, Bridgeton.
Mrs. J. Debri, Byron Center.
J. M. Reid, Grattan.
L. N. Fisher, Dorr Center.
J. F. Mann, Lisbon.
L. A. Paine, Englishville.
C. H. Deming,  Dutton.
J. W.  Robinson,  Stetson.
L. T. Wilmarth & Co., Rodney.
J. M. Gray, lb  -  >  ville.
Darling & ttooens,  Sparta.
Fred.  Tracy,  buyer  Cummer  Lumber  Co., 
D. Kelly, Lyons.
D. Cleland, Coopersville.
D. Fleming, Riverdale.
S- D. Kenney, Covert.
W. W. Woodhams, Plainwell.
W. T. Long, Vicksburg.
H. M. Lewis, Ionia.
A. B. Caldwell, Middleville.
G. S. Putnam, Fruitport.
E. B. Lapbam, Rockford.
S. K. Fisher, Pentwater.
Gus. Bergman. Bauer.
C.  K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
M. Minderhout, Hanley.
Smith 4  Bristol, Ada. 
John Giles & Co., Lowell.
Myers & Burton, Whitecloud. 
J. A. Spencer, Smyrna.
Geo. W. Bartlett, Ashland Center.
Robert Neil, Ashland Center.
G. J. Keitchen, Manton.
H. Baker 4  Son. Drenthe.
E. Roberts, Darling & Roberts, Sparta.
S. L. Alberts, Ravenna.
Pringle Bros., Muir
Moerdyk, DeKruif 4  Co., Zeeland.
Jay West, Sumner.
Ben E. West & Co., Lowell.
G. H.  Walbrink, Allendale.
Cutler & Wright, Morley.
H. M. Freeman,  Lisbon.
J. McPherson, Lowell.
H. Colby & Co., Rockford.
Henry Cliff. Sprint Lake.
Otto Bros., Middleville.
J. Q. Look, Lowell.
R. A. Hastings, Sparta.
A. M. Stebbins, Sheridan.
J. A. Shattuck, Sand.Lake.
J. Grutter, Grandville.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
Rutgers 4  Tien, Graafschap.
A. Steketee, Holland.
Win. Vermeulen, Beaver Dam.
Dr. John Graves, Wayland.
Dr. E. H. Lathrop,  Hastings.
J. N. Wait,  Hunsonville.
O. W. Messenger, Spring Lake.
Neal McMillan, Rockford.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
8. J. Koon, Lisbon.
Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia.
L. A. Scoville, Clarksville.
Den Herder & Tanis,  Vriesland.
G. C. Baker, LaBarge.
A. Purchase, South Blendon.
N. DeVries, Jamestown.
G. P. Stark,  Cascade.
Farrowe Bros., Allendale.
J. G. McElwee 4  Co., Big Rapids.
A. B. Foote, Hilliards.
John Damstra, Forest Grove.
R. E. Werkman, Holland.
Byron McNeal. Byron Center.
N. Bouma, Fisher.
J. M. Robinson, Stetson.
G. C. Messinger, Tustin.

Purely Personal.

Ludwig  Winternitz  spent  Christmas  in 

Chicago,.the guest of friends.

S. A.  Welling and wife  went  to  Detroit 
Friday to spend .Christmas with their daugh­
ter.

Mr.  Hovey,  representing  the  Standard 
Gig  Saddle  Co., of  Jackson, was  in  town 
Monday.

C.  H.  Lloyd,  for several years book-keep­
er for Dunham,  Peters & Co.,  at Chase,  has 
taken the same position with the  firm  here.
M.  S.  Goodman,  book-keeper for the Haz- 
eltine  & Perkins  Drug  Co.,  spent  Christ­
mas with his  parents  at  Kendallville,  Ind. 
He was accompanied by liis wife.

Homer Eaton was the recipient of a hand­
some Christmas  present  in  the  shape of a 
solid black walnut case for imported cigars, 
elaborately ornamented with  hand  carving 
of a high order of  merit.  The  present was 
the handiwork of Edwin Halloway.

Wm. Judson,  who was  an  active  partner 
in the  late  lumbering  firm  of  Barnhart  & 
Judson, but who was more recently engaged 
in  the banking business  at  Big Rapids, lias 
removed to this city and will shortly engage 
in business here.

Sumner M. Wells,  billing clerk for Clark, 
Jewell & Co., was  married  last  evening to 
Miss  Sadie  Stephenson,  daughter  of  Dr. 
Stephenson.  The  happy  couple  will  revel 
in the domestic pleasures  of  married life at 
the corner of Blakeley avenue  and  Lagrave 
street.

COOPERAGE.

D. Quay quotes as follows, f. o. b. at  Bailey: 

LUMBER. LATH  AND SHINGLES.

Uppers, 1 inch.................................. per M *44 00
46 00 
Uppers, 114, l 1/* and 2 inch.........................
35 00 
Selects, 1 inch...........................................
38 00 
Selects, 1*4,154 and 2  inch.........................
30 00 
Fine Common, 1 inch.................................
20 00 
Shop, 1 inch.................................. . 
.......
25 00
Fine, Common, 154. 154 and 2 inch...........
15 00
No. 1 Stocks,  12 in., 12,14 and 16  feet  ...
16 oO
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet.........................
17  00 
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet.........................
15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet........................   16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feeta.......................  17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12,  14 and 16 feet........   15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet..........................   16 00
17 00 
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20 feet..........................
12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......
13 00
No. 2 Stocks, i2 in., 18 feet.........................
14 00 
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet.........................
12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......
13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.........................
14 00
No. 2 Stocks. 10 in., 20 feet.........................
11 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12,14 and 16 feet........
12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet..........................
13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 feet.........................
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culls,  al
9 00 
widths and  lengths..........................8 00
33 00 
A and B Strips, 4 or 6 in ............................
27 90
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch....................................
15 00 
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths.......................
12 00 
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet...............
12 00
No. 2 Fencing. 16 feet.............................  •
15 00 
No. 1 Fencing. 4  inch.................................
12 00 
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch.................................
20 00
Norway C and better, 4 or 6 inch.............
18 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and  B..................
14 50 
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C............. ; — .........
9 0020 00 
Bevel Siding, 6 inch. No. 1  Common—
Bevel Siding,  6  inch.  Clear.....................
il 00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12.12 to 16 ft............
*1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
36 00 
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A.  B....................
29 00 
Dressed Flooring, 6 in.  C..........................
17 00 
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. 1, common.. 
14 00
Dressed Flooring 6 in., No. 2 common—  
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. *1 00 additiinal.
&5 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  Clear..
26 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 in.. C........... .......... . •
16 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 1  com n 
14 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 2  com n 
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, *1 00 additional.
3 10 
i X X X 18 in. Standard  Shingles.............
3 00
i  X X X 18 in.  Thin......................................
| X X X 16 in.................................................
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles.............
No.2or5 in. C. B. 16  in............................
Lath

1 75@ 2 00

Ib a rfcw a ve.

These  prices  are  for  cash buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

AUGERS AND BITS.

BELLS.

BALANCES.
BARROWS. 

Ives’,  old  style........................................
N.  H.C. Co...............................................
Douglass’................................................... ffisOO&lO
Pierces’  ....................................................
Snell’s ........................................................
Jennings’, genuine..................................j1-8»««.™
Jennings’, imitation................................disoOoelO
Spring..................................................................dm 40
„ „
Railroad...................................................... * g
Garden...................................................... net 3» 00
Hand..............................................dis  * 60&10&10
Cow..............................  
60410
dis 
Call................................................... dis 
30&15
Gong..................................................dis 
25
Door, Sargent.................................dis 
60&10
Stove................................................................ dis $ 40
Carriage  new  list..............................................dis 75
Plow  .......................................................dis
Sleigh Shoe................................... *. .dis
Wrought Barrel  Bolts.........................dis
Cast  Barrel  Bolts................................. dis
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs...................dis
Cast Square Spring.............................. dis
Cast Chain.............................................dis
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob..............dis
Wrought Square...................................dis
Wrought Sunk Flush...........................dis
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
...... dis
Flush...............
...... dis
Ives’  Door..........

30&1Ü
75
6Ü&10
60&10
60
60
60&10
60&10
60&10
60
60&10
60410

BOLTS.

__ dis $
Barber...............
__dis
Backus...............
__ dis
Spofford.............
.. ..dis
Am. Bali.............
Well, plain...................................................?
Well, swivel.................................................

buckets.

40 
50410 
50 
net

butts, cast.

Cast Loose Pin, figured..........-............dis
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed........ dis
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint..dis
Wrought Loose  Pin.............................dis
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip............dis
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned............dis
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
dis
Wrought Table...................................... dis
Wrought Inside  Blind......................... dis
Wrought Brass...................................... dis
Blind, Clark’s......................................... dis
Blind, Parker’s ...................................... dis
....................dis
Blind,  Shepard’s..

tipped..................... 

 

 

 

 

CAPS.

60&10 
60410 
60410 
60& 5 
6U& 5
60& 5 
10460 
10&60

CHISELS.

CATRIDGE8.

Ely’s 1-10............................................... per m $65
60
Hick’s C. F............................................  
G. D........................................................ 
35
Musket................................................... 
60
Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester  new llst50&10
Rim  Fire, United  States......................... dis50&10
Central Fire.............................................. dis30&10
Socket Firmer.......................................dis 
75
75
Socket Framing....................................dis 
Socket Corner....................................... dis 
,5
Socket Slicks.........................................dis 
75
Butchers’ Tanged  Firmer..................dis 
40
Barton’s Socket Firmers................... dis 
20
Cold........................................................net
Curry, Lawrence’s.......  ..................... dis  40&10
Hotcukiss  ............................................ dis 
25
Brass,  Racking’s ........................................ 
60
Bibb’s ........................................................ 
. 6 0
B eer................. 
40&10
.....................................................................  
00
Planished, 14 oz cut to size..................... fMb  28
14x52,14x56,14 x60— ...................................  31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..........................   22
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................................   22
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&10
Adjustable........................................... dis  % &10

elbows.

COPPER.

DRILLS

COMBS.

COCKS.

 

 

ROPES.

TACKS.

SQUARES.

SHEET IRON.

TIN  PLATES.

TINNER’S SOLDER.

5«
6
60
60
60
60
50
50
50
50
50
45
35
12 50
16 00
17 50

.......................  9*
Manilla.................................... .......................  13*
Steel and Iron........................ ............. dis 
70
Try and Be veis....................... ............. dis 
60
Mitre  ...................................... ............. dis 
20
Com. Smooth. Com.
$2 75
...........$4 20
2 75
...........  4 20
2 80
...........   4 20
2 90
...........   4 20
3 00
...........   4 40
............  4 60
Inches
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 2 

Nos. 10 to 14..........
Nos. 15 to  17..........
Nos. 18 to 21........
Nos. 22 to 24..........
Nos .25 to 26........
No. 27....................
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 fts, $   ft.........................
In smaller quansities, $   ft...............
dis
American, all  kinds.........................
dis
Steel, all kinds........... !......................
Swedes, all  kin ds.............................. 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
No. 1,  Refined.....................................
Market  Half-and-half...........................
Strictly  Half-and-half...........................
Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.
5 75
10x14, Charcoal..................................
IC. 
7 25
10x14,Charcoal.........................
IX, 
. •  6 25
12x32, Charcoal.......................
1C, 
7 75
12x12, Charcoal....................
IX, 
5 75
IC, 
14x20, Ch arcoa 1.........................
7 25
IX, 
14x20,  Charcoal........  ..............
8 75
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal.........................
10 77
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool......................
12 55
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal..................
15 50
IX, 
20x28, Charcoal.....................
6 50
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal................
8 50
I)X, 
100 Plate Charcoal................
10 50
DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal.................
.  12 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.............
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plato add 1 50  to 6 75 
Roofing, 14x20, IC...............................  
5 25
Roofing, 14x20,  IX .......................................   6 75
Roofing, 20x28, IC.........................................  H  00
Roofing, 20x28, IX .......................................   14  00
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terue................   5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne............  .  7 00
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne................ 11 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne............  14 00
Steel. G ame.....................................................60410
Oneida'Communtity,  Newhouse’s ..........dis  36
Oneida Community, Hawley 4  Norton’s. .60410
Hotchkiss’  .....................................................60410
S, P. & W.  Mfg.  Co.’s ..................................60410
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18c  doz
Mouse,  delusion.................................*1  50$ doz
WIRE.
.......dis  67*
Bright Market.....................
70
...  ..........dis 
Annealed Market................
................... dis  62*
Coppered Market................
.....................  dis  55
Extra Bailing.......................
..................dis  62*
Tinned  Market....................
..................... $  ft  09
Tinned  Broom— ,.............
...................$ ft 8*
Tinned Mattress........ .........
........... dis 40@40410
Coppered  Spring  Steel —
..................... dis  60
Tinned Spring Steel...........
....................$ f t 3*
Plain Fence..........................
Barbed Fence, galvanized.
:::::.".3*
painted.
__ ___ new  list net
Copper............................
............. new list net
Brass...............................

t in —le a d e d.

TRAPS.

rates.

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wire aooDS.

WRENCHES.

70410410
70410410
70410410
70410410

Bright.............................................. dis
Screw Eyes......................................dis
Hook’s .......................... - ............... dis
Gate Hooks and  Eyes.................dis
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s Genuine................   ....................dis 
60
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis  75410 
Coe’s  Patent, malleable..................dis 75410410
50
Birdcages................................................... 
Tumps,  Cistern...................................dis  70410
Screws,  new  list........................................ 
80
Casters,  Bed  and  Plate........ ............dis50410410
Dampers, American.................................  40410
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods. .6041045 
Copper Bottoms.......................................  
23c

MISCELLAN EOUS.

STAVES.
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“ 

,  “ 

HEADS.

HOOPS.

*  *  *

HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

Traverse  City  Herald:  At  a  special 
meeting of the Business Men’s  Association, 
Tuesday evening,  it was  decided  to  hold a 
banquet at Park Place,  on Tuesday evening, 
January 4th.  The annual  meeting  will  be 
held on that  evening,  at which time officers 
for the ensuing year  will  be  elected.  The 
members of the Association will  go to Park 
Place for supper.  E.  N. Carrier, S.  C.  Des- 
pres and  E.  W.  Hastings  were  appointed 
business  committee  for  the  occasion  and 
Thos.  T.  Bates,  L.  Roberts and J. A. Moore 
committee  on  programme.  After  supper, 
toasts and responses will aid digestion.

Red oak flour bbl. staves..............M 
© 6 00
@ 5 25
Elm 
M 
@21 00
White oak tee staves, s’dand j’t.M 
*  M  19 50@2~, 00
White oak pork bbl.  “ 
@ 4 ¿5
Produce barrel staves....  ..  ...M  
@17 00
Tight bbl. and h’ds to match.......M 
Tierce, dowelled and circled, set—  
15®  16
*’ 
" 
12@  13
Pork, 
* * .... 
Tierce  heads,  square...............V M 23 09@26 90
Pork bbl. “ 
* 
...............^ M  19 00@~1 00
Produce barrel, set............................ 
@  *
“ 
Flour 
**  ............. .............  
@  4*
Cull  wood  beading............................  3*@  3*
White oak and hickory tee, 8 f’t.  M 11 00@12 60 
White oak and hickory  **  7*f’t.M  10 00@11 00
Hickory  flour  bbl..........................M  7 00@  8 25
Ash, round  “ 
“  ......................... M  6 00@ 6  <5
Ash, flat racked, 6*4 f  t ...............M  3 75@ 4 50
Coiled  elm.........................................  4 00@ 7 CO
White oak pork barrels, h’d m’d.M  1 00@  1 10 
86@  95
White oak pork barrels,machine.. 
White oak lard  tierces....................  1  15@ 1 25
Beef and lard half barrels.............  
75@  90
Custom barrels, one  head...............  1 00@ 110
30@
Flour  barrels. 
25@
Produce  barrels........

“What  kind  of  a d-----d  town  do  you
call  this,  anyway?”  enquired  a  Northern 
patron of The T radesman as  he  came in­
to the office, puffing  as a result of  the exer­
tion rendered necessary to mount two flights 
of  stairs. 
In  my  usually  mild  manner  I 
asked him  what  he  meant  by such  an ex­
pression,  when  he  proceeded  to unfold  his 
grievance:  “I  came  down  here  with  my 
wife  tiie  second  week  in  November to lay 
in  a full  stock  of  groceries  and  do  some 
smaller  trading.  My  wife  looked  around 
for  a plush  cloak,  and  finally found  what 
Mancelona  Herald:  In  order  that  our 
she wanted at Spring’s.  The price was §55, 
readers may all  have  a  more  clear  under­
which I paid without a murmur.  I occupied 
standing of the  objects and  benefits  of the 
my spare time  looking up an  overcoat, and
Business Men’s Association,  recently organ­
finally selected one a t ---------- 's,  for which
ized in this village,  we this week publish in 
they taxed me an even §50.  We went home, 
full the constitution and by-laws adopted by 
well satisfied  with  our  purchases, but  my
the Association. 
It is not  a  secret  organ ít
partner  swore he must have a coat just like
mine and  my sister declared  she must have | zation,  as  many have supposed,  but  its ob
jects and methods are  open  to  all.  While 
a cloak exactly like my wife’s. 
I  promised 
it  will  practically  shut  off  the  dead-beat j p^i^^oundwooiT6 
them I would  pick  out  duplicates  when  I 
....2  00
from further pursuing  his swindling opera-  Maple Bowls, assorted sizes.
went down to market  holiday  week. 
I ar­
.......... 2 50
.........1 00
tions,  it  will  not  prevent  an  honest  man  Butter Ladles......................
rived  in  town  on  the  morning  train  and 
from obtaining  favors  at  the hands of  ^
50
went directly to the  clothing store, where I 
merchants and  business  men,  the  same as  clothes Pounders.......................................2 25
found  just the coat  my partner  wanted. 
I 
in  the  past, and  no  man  who  keeps  Ms 
ill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!l!!" l <»
handed the clerk an L and just as I was go­
promises  and does  business  on the  square  washboards, single................................" ’o il
ing out he handed me back §12.50.  I asked 
need fear the organization in the least. 
him  what  that  was  for, when  he  replied 
that they were giving a quarter  off on over­
coats now.  My partner is  always bragging 
that he is a  luckier  man  than  I am,  and it 
made me mad  to  think  that  his  luck  had 
come  to  his  rescue  in  this  caSe. 
I  said 
nothing,  however,  and  walked  down  to 
I’ll  be  dammed
. Spring’s to get*the  eloak. 

COAL  AND  BUILDING  MATERIALS 
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:
1 00 
Ohio White Lime, per  bbl....................
86 
Ohio White Lime, car lots....................
1 30 
LouiBVille Cemeni,  per bbl..................
1  30 
Akron Cement per  Dbl.........................
1  30
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl......................
..................... 1 05@1  10
Car lots 
Plastering hair, per bu.........................  25®  30
Stucco, per bbl.......................................  
175
Land plaster, per ton............................  
3 50
Diamond  Market............................................   *0
Land plaster, car lots............................ 
.  2 50
Bushel, narrow band............. ....................... l 60
Fire brick, per  M.................................$25 @ $35
Very few merchants  can  commence with I Bushel, wide band...........................................l  <5
Clothes, splint,  No.'i'.” r.'.'.”.!'.. ..^  L L ... .3 50 iFire clay, per bbl................................ 
3 00
Clothes, splint,  No. 2...................................g oo  Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots. .$5 75@6 00
6 00  „ Anthracite, stove and  nut, car lota..  6 00@6 25@6 00
‘.\\ \ \ \ \ \ pVÂ OOffcannell, car lots..............................   @6 co
.  ...5176  BJossburg or Cumberland, car lots..  4 B0@5 00
......... ! 
‘‘  half b ii::::.:.'..'...................2 851 Portland  Cement...............................  3 50@4 00

enough ready money to pay for all their pur
chases,  and if   the  stream  of  circulation or I Clothesi sjiUnt^  No.,3....
production  were to stop until  the  consumer} clothes, willow  No! i
had paid  for the  goods  in  money,  it would  w2terT teht  bu 
be vastly diminished. 

The furniture factories  here  pay  as follows 
for dry stock:
Basswood, log-run.............................   @W 00
Birch, log-run...........................................1» 00@18 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2..............................  @~^ 00
Black Ash, log-run.............................   @13 00
Cherry,  log-run— .........................- .25 00@3o 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and 2.......................... 45 00@50 00
Cherry,  cull.........................................  @10 00
Maple,  log-run......................................... 13 00@15 00
Maple, soft,  log-run...........................12 00@14  00
Maple, Nob. 1 and 2..............................  @20 00
Maple, clear, flooring......................... 
@25 Oo
Maple, white, selected.......................  @25 On
RedOak, log-run................................. 
@18 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2................ 
@24 00
 
Red Oak, quarter  sawed..................  @35 00
Red Oak, No.  l,step  plank...............  @25 00
@55 00
Walnut, log-run........... -..................... 
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2..........................   @*5 00
Walnuts,  culls.................................... 
@25 00
Grey  Elm. log-run.........................t. . 
@13 00
White Ash,  log-run.................................14 00@16 00
Whitewood,  log-run..........................   @23 00

WOODENWARE.
........5
Standard  Tubs, No. 1.....................
........4 25
Standard  Tubs, No. 2...................
........3 26
Standard Tubs, No. 3.....................
Standard Palls, two hoop...............................1 35

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M O D EL  PL A T F O R M .

Constitution and B y-L aw s for  a  Business 

Men’s Association.

T he  Tradesman receives many requests 
for a model constitution  and  by-laws  for  a 
Business  Men’s  Association,  adapted  to  a 
town  in which the business men as a whole 
desire to imite in forming a  general  organi­
zation,  and herewith presents the following 
draft as embodying the best  thought  on  the 
subject up to the  present time:
PREAMBLE.
Wheekas, comparison of ideas and methods and con­
cert  of  action  are  necessary to the well being of any 
community,  and
Whereas,  We believe that a Business Men’s  Associa­
tion will accomplish these objects;  therefore 
Resolved—That we, the  business  men  of  Plainwell 
and  vicinity,  duly  assembled  on  January  7,  1887,  do 
hereby organize  ourselves  into  such  an  Association, 
and adopt the constitution and by-laws following; 

C O N ST IT U T IO N .

ARTICLE I.—NAME.

The name of this organization shall be the  Plainwell 

Business Men’s Association.

ARTICLE II.— OBJECTS.

The objects of this Association shall be to unite  mer­
chants and other reputable business  men  for  reform, 
development  of  Industries  and  work  for the general 
good and to promote by all legitimate means the social, 
moral and business interests of  its  members.  A m i*  
the  special  objects  sought  to  be  obtained  are  tne 
following:
1.  Concerted action in securing the location of man­
ufacturing and other public enterprises, and reductions 
in insurance, freight and express rates, when  exhorbi- 
tant.2.  Protection against unjust laws  affecting business 
men, and a careful scrutiny of all  legislation  relating 
to the same.
3.  Inspiring confidence between buyer and seller by 
doing business on legitimate principles.
4.  Protection against inferior and adulterated goods, 
short weights, counts and  measures,  fictitious brands 
and labels, and  misrepresentation  in  public  and pri­
vate.
5.  Abolishing the tendency to  indiscriminate  credit 
and stimulating the selling of  merchandise  for  ready 
pay.6.  Maintaining a collection department, for the col­
lection of doubtful accounts;  for receiving and impart­
ing prompt information as to the standing  of persons 
asking credit;  and the black-listing of  dead-beats  who 
prey upon the trade.
7.  Promoting kinder feelings toward honorable com­
petitors and  removing  the  inclination  to  berate and 
criminate neighbors in trade.
8.  Greater care to secure good helpers and make and 
keep them worthy by a livelier interest in their efforts, 
habits and comforts.
9.  The  proper  observance  of  all  national holidays 
and more frequent Intervals for rest and recreation.
10.  Shorter eours for doing business in and an honest 
fndeavor to educate the buyer to  make  his  purchases 
between 7 a. m. and 6 ». m., six days a week.
11.  To stimulate a determination to  render  the  title 
“Business  Man”  a  synonym  for  honor, firmness, pro­
bity, justice and high morals.

ARTICLE III.—MEMBERSHIP.

Any firm or individual doing an  honorable  business 
may  become  a member of this Association on the two- 
thirds  vote  of  the  members  present  at  any regular 
meeting,  by  payment  to  the Secretary the sum of $1 
membership fee, and agreeing to pay 25 cents quarterly 
dues in advance, and any  assessments  which  shall  be 
voted by the Association to meet  expenses.

ARTICLE IV.—OBLIGATION.

Every person or firm becoming a member  of this As­
sociation shall be honorably cound to  conform  to  the 
rules, regulations and by-laws.

ARTICLE  V.—NON-PAYMENT OF DUES.

Any member of this Association who shall neglect or 
refuse to pay his dues, or  any  assessment  ordered  by 
the Association, for three months after  such  sums  be­
come due, shall thereby forfeit his membership.

ARTICLE  VI.—OFFICERS.

The officers of this Association shall consist of a Pres­
ident, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and an 
Executive  Committee  of  five  members,  of which the 
President, Secretary and Treasurer shall be three;  and 
a Business Committee of three members.  These ofli 
shall lie elected annually by ballot and shall hold office 
until their successors are elected.

ARTICLE VII.—DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
Section 1—The President shall preside at all meetings 
if present;  in his absence, the Vice-President.
Section 2—The Secretary shall receive all  money  d«e 
the Association from any source and  pay  the  same  to 
the Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor;  keep  a  rec­
ord of all meetings;  conduct ail  correspondence;  keep 
a list of all members in a book provided  for  that  pur­
pose;  and notify all committees of their  appointment 
Section  8—The  Treasurer  shall  receive  all  monies 
from the Secretary, giving his receipt therefor; pay all 
bills when approved by the Executive  Committee,  and 
report the condition of  the  treasury  at  each  regular 
meeting.
Section  4—The  Executive  Committee  shall  have 
charge of the collection department and  the  compila 
tion and publication of the delinquent lists;  shall  pro­
vide rooms for the Association ;  audit all  bills  and  ex 
«mine the  books  and  accounts  of  the  Secretary anil 
Treasurer previous to each annual meeting.
Section 5—It shall be the duty  of  the  Business Com 
mittee  to  look  after  all  matters  pertaining  to  thé 
growth and well-being of Plainwell;  to use  all possible 
inducements to secure the location  of  mills,  factories 
and  other  improvements;  and  to  endeavor to secure 
any needed concessions in freight,  express  and  insur­
ance rates.

No compensation for service shall lie paid any officer 

ARTICLE V III.— COMPENSATION.

except the Secretary.

ARTICLE IX.—MEETINGS.

Section  1—The  annual  meeting  of  the  Association 
shall be held on the first Friday of each January.
Section  2—The  regular meetings of  the  Association 
shall be held on the first Friday of each month.  Special 
meetings shall be called by the President on the written 
request of five members.

ARTICLE X.—ORDER OF BUSINESS.
1.  Reading minutes of the last meeting.
2.  Admission of new members.
3.  Reports of standing committees.
4.  Reports of special committees.
5.  Reading of correspondence.
6.  Communications from State Association.
7.  Communications from local associations.
8.  Unfinished business. 
9.  New business.
10.  Election of officers  and  appointment  of -commit 
11.  Report of Treasurer.
12.  Adjournment.
This constitution and by-laws may be altered or  sus 
pended  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  those present at any 
regular meeting,  providing  a  written  notice  of  sue. 
alteration  or  amendment  has  been  presented  at the 
preeeeding regular meeting.

ARTICLE XI.—AMENDMENTS.

tees.

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ARTICLE  XIL—BY-LAWS.

By-laws not in eonfilict with this constitution may be 
established for the government  of  the  Association  on 
the two-thirds vote of the members present at any 
sion.

BY-LAWS.

Five members shall constitute a quorum for the trail 

ARTICLE L —QUORUM.

saction of business.

ARTICLE n.—EXPULSION.

Any member of this Association who shall  be  placed 
on the delinquent list shall stand expelled from the A 
¿relation :  and any member doing any act which tends 
to bring the Association into dispute shall  be  expelled 
by the two-thirds vote of the  members  present  at  any 
regular meeting.

RULES AND REGULATIONS.

Rule 1.  The special aim of this  Association  is  to  fa 
cilitate the collection of  doubtful  accounts  and othe 
debts  by  fair  and  honorable  methods  and  to  guar 
against the extending of credit to debtors found on in 
vestigation to be unworthy of it.
Rule 2.  The Association emphatically  asserts that 
hopes to collect all debts due the members without pub­
licity, and that it neither desires or intends, in  any  in 
stance, to permit it* members  to  intentionally  annoy 
or  persecute  any  person  indebted to members of the 
Association.
Rule 3.  That no injustice may be done  to, or  advan 
tage  taken  of  any  debtor,  by any member of the Ar 
soeiation, it shall be the duty of every member, befor 
reporting a person to the Association as  a  delinquent 
to send him the first offiical notification sheet, known as 
the "Blue Letter.” setting forth the fact that  he  owe 
the writer a stated sum and that he  is  granted  flftee 
days from the date entered on such letter  in  which  t 
pay the debt, or to satisfactorily  arrange  for  its  pay 
ment;  that if after the expiration  of  the  fifteen  dayi 
thus granted; the debtor shall have failed to pay  or  to 
have arranged for payment  the  member  shall  repor* 
him to the  Secretary (giving in each case his full name 
occupation and place of residence),  when  that  office; 
shall  mail  him  the  second  official notification sheet 
setnng forth the fact that he is indebted to the membe 
named in the sum stated, and that unless he pays, or ar 
ranges to pay the amount within ten days he will be r 
ported to the Executive Committee as a delinquent; and 
in the absence of extenuating circumstances, that Coin 
mittee  shall then place the  debtor's  name  oil  the  De 
linquent List.
Rule 4.  The second circular letter sent to the  debtor 
shall be enclosed in the authorized envelope of  the  A 
soeiation, on which shall be printed, “If not  called ft 
in  ten  days,  return  to the  Plainwell  Business  Men 
Association,” and the non-return of  any circular lette 
thus  mailed  shall  be  deemed  sufficient evidence that 
the said letter was received by the debtor addressed.
Rule 5.  Disputed accounts shall  be  investigated  by 
the Executive  Committee, whose  report  on  the  same 
shall be acted upon by the Association.
Rule 6.  Any member trusting a man whose name ap­
pears on the Delinquent List shall be fined $10.

*  MK HC A N TI I. K  JO U RN A L, PU B L ISH ED   EA CH  

W EDNESDAY.

K.  A.  STOWE  &  BRO., Proprietor».

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

Telephone No. 95.

lettered  at  the  Poxtvfflce  at  Grand  Rapid»  a» 

Sccond-rMix*  Matter. 1

WEDNESDAY,  DEECMBER  29,1886.

Michigan  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President—Frank Hamilton, Traverse City.
First Vice-President—Paul P. Morgan, Monroe.
Second Vice-President—E. J. Herrick, Grand Rapids. 
Secretary—E. A^Stowe, Grand Rapids.
Treasurer—Julius Schuster, Kalamazoo.
Executive Committee—President, First Vice-President, 
Secretary, N. B. Blain and W. E. Kelsey.
Committee on Trade Interests—Smith Barnes, Traverse 
City;  P. Ranney, Kalamazoo;  A.  W.  Westgate,  Che­
boygan. 
. 
.  „
Committee on Legislation—W. E.  Kelsey,  Ionia;  J.  V.
Crandall, Sand Lake;  J. F. Clark, Big Rapids. 
Committee on Membership—H. S.  Church,  Sturgis;  B. 
F. Emery, Grand Rapids;  the Secretary.

_   . 

_ 

Atla  Business  Men’s  Association, 
esident, D. F. Watson;  Secretary, Elmer Chapel.
Allegan  Business  Men's  Association. 

President, Irving F. Clapp ; Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.

Bella!re  Business  Men’s  Association. 
President, John Rodgers;  Secretary, G. J. Noteware.
Merchant’s Protective Ass’n of Big  Rapids. 
President, N. H. Beebe; Secretary, A. S. Hobart.

Burr Oak  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President, C. B. Galloway ;  Secretary, H. M. Lee.
Cadillac  Business  Men’s  As’n. 

President, A. W. Newark;  Secretary, J. C. McAdam.
Cedar  Springs > Business  Men’s  Association, 
President, T. W. Provin;  Secretary, L. H. Chapman.

Charlevoix  Business  Men’s Association. 

boygan.

President, John Nichols;  Secretary, R. W. Kane.
Business  Men’s  Protective  Union  of  Che­
President, A. W. Westgate;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer.
Coopersville  Business  Men’s  Association, 
President, E. N. Parker;  Secretary, R. D. McNaughton.
Retail Growers’Trade Union As’n of Detroit, 
President, John Blessed;  Secretary, H. Kundinger..
Dorr  Business  Men’s  Association. 
President, L. N. Fisher;  Secretary, E. S. Botsford.

East port  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President,  F.  H.  Thurston,  Central  Lake;  Secretary 

Geo. L. Thurston, Central Lake.

Elk Rapids Business Men’s Protective As’n, 
President, J. J. McLaughlin;  Secretary, C. L. Martin.
Freeport  Business  Men's  Association. 

President, Foster Sisson;  Sec’y, Arthur Cheseborough
Grand  Haven  Business  Men’s  Association, 
President, Fred. D. Voss;  Secretary, Fred A. Hutty.

Retail  Grocers’  Ass’n  of Grand  Rapids. 

President. Jas. A. Coye;  Secretary, E. A. Stowe.

Greenville  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President, L. W. Sprague;  Secretary, E. J. Clark.

Hastings  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President, L. E. Stauffer;  Secretary,  J.  A.  VanArman.

Holland  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President, Jacob Van Putten;  Secretary, A. Van Duren.
Ionia  Business  Men’s  Protective Ass’n. 
President, Wm. E. Kelsey;  Secretary,  Fred. Cutler, Jr.
Kalamazoo  Retail Grocers’ Association. 

President, P. Ranney;  Secretary, M. S. Scoville.

Kalkaska  Business  Men’s  Association, 

’resident, A. E. Palmer;  Secretary, C. E. Ramsey.
Business Men’s Protective As’n of Kingsley. 
President. Jas. Broderick;  Secretary, Qeo. W. Cliaufty.

Leslie  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President. Win. Hutchings;  Secretary, M. L. Campbell.
Lowell  Business  Men’s  Protective  Ass’n. 
President, N. B. Blain ;  Secretary, Frank T. King..

Luther Protective As’n. 

sident, W. B. Poot;  Secretary, Jas. M.Verity.

Lyons  Business  Men’s  As’n. 

President, A. K. Roof;  Secretary, D. A. Reynolds.

Maucelona  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President, W. E. Watson;  Secretary, C. L. Bailey.

Manton’s  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President, F. A. Jenison ;  Secretary, R. Fuller.

Muir  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President, L. Town;  Secretary, Elmer Ely.
Grocers’  Ass’n  of  the  City  of  Muskegon. 
President, H. B.Fargo;  Secretary, Wm. Peer.

Merchant’s  Union  of Nashville. 

President, Herbert SI. Lee;  Secretary, Walter Webster.

Oceaua  Business  Men’s  As’n. 

President- W. E. Thorp;  Secretary, E. S. Houghtaling-

/ 

Ovid  Business  Men’s  As’n. 

President, C. H. Hunter;  Secretary, Lester Cooley.

Petoskey  Business  Men's  Association. 

President. Jas. Buckley;  Secretary, A. C. Bowman.

Reed City Business  Men’s Association. 
President, C. J. Fleischauer; Secretary, H.W. Hawkins.

Rockford  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President, Geo. A. Sage;  Secretary. J. M. Spore.
St. Johns Merchants’ Protective Association. 
President, H. L. Kendrick;  Secretary, C. M. Merrill.
Business Men’s Protective Ass’n o f Saranac. 
President,  Geo. A. Potts:  Secretary, P. T. Williams.
Sparta  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President, J. R. Harrison ;  Secretary, M. B. Nash.
lio. Arm and K. Jordan  Business Men’s As’n. 
President. A. E. Pickard;  Secretary, John Leng.

Sturgis  Business  Men’s  Association. 
President, Henry S. Church;  Secretary, Wm. Jorn.
Traverse  City  Business  Men’s  Association. 
President, Frank Hamilton;  Secretary.C. T. Lockwood.

Tustin  Business  Men’s  Association. 
President, G. A. Estes;  Secretary, Geo. W. Bevins.

Way land  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President. E. W.  Pickett;  Secretary, H. J. Turner.
White  Lake  Business  Men’s As’n. 

President. A. T. Linderman, Whitehall;  Secretary,  W. 

B. Nicholson, Whitehall.
Woodland  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President, John Veite-,  Secretary, I. N. Harter.

Ketail  Dealer»’  Commercial  Agency. 

W. E. Cooper, Actuary, Grand Rapide.

G rand  R ap id s  B u tc h e r s’  U n ion . 

President, John Katz;  Secretary, Chas. Velite.

They  are Children  of  “ The  Tradesman.” 
Prom the Pittsburg Grocer.

We find T he Michigan  T radesm an on 
[>ur desk  this  week  filled  with  interesting 
matter.  Judging  from  the 
list  of  mer­
chants’  associations  published,  Michigan 
must be well  organized.  The  tone of T he 
Tradesm an  no  doubt  accounts  for  the 
fact.

“ They have deceived me  often in dealing 
rith them,” said  a  retailer;  “ now,  I  trust 
lothing but facts.”

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, 
SNOW-SHOVELS,
SLEDS, 
FIRE-KINDLERS.
FOR  SALE  BY

Curtiss,  Dunton  <&  Co,

Full  outfits  for  the  Collection  Depart­
ment of a Business Men’s Association, con­
taining all the late improvements, supplied 
to order for $15.  The outfit comprises: 

1,000 Notification Sheets,  for  member’s 

use,

500 Copyrighted  Record Blanks,
500 Association  Notification  Sheets, and 
500  Envelopes.
Money can be sent by  draft,  post-office 

or express order.

Fuller & Stowe Company,

49 Lyon Street, 

-  Grand Rapids, Mich.

Our Leader Smoking 

Our Leader Fine Cut 

O R D ER

15c per pound.

33c per pound.

Our Leader Slicrts, 

Our Leader Cigars, 

16c per pound.

$30 per M.
Til©  B est  in   tlx©  W o r ld .

Clark, Jew ell &  Co,

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

Dwinell, Hayward & Co.% Royal Java Coffee;  and 

O’Brien & Murray’s “Hand Made Cigar.”

H E S T E R  

FOX,

MANUFACTURERS’  agents  for

S A W  AXW  C R I S T   M3X.Ii  M A C H I N E R Y ,
Bend for 
Catalogue 
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STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS.
Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock 

for  immediate  delivery.

P laners, M atchers, M oulders and all k in d s o f W ood-W orking M achinery, 

Saw s, B eltin g  and Oils.

And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split  Pulley.  Large  stock  kept  on  hand.  Send  for  sample 

Pulley and become convinced of their superiority.

W r ite  fo r   P r ic e s. 

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GENERAL  D E A LE R S  IN

Fire and Burglar Proof

Combination  and Time Locks,

Grand Rapids, Micl.
See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­

11 Ionia Street, 

where in this issue and write for

G.  R.  MAYHEW,

JOBBER  OF

Woonsockets & Wales Goodyears.

CRA X TD   R A P I D S .

FULLER  &   STOWE  COMPANY,

D esig n ers

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Autographs, Etc., on Short Notice.

SAM PLES  TO  THE  TRAD E  ONLY.

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

Cards,  Letter,  Note and Bill  Heads and other Office Stationery a  Leading  Feature. 

At  M anufacturers’  P rices.

68  MONJLOE  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

3  Canal Street,  Basement,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Importers  and

Address as above 
49 Lyon Street, Up-Stairs, Grand Rapids, Mich.

E ngravers and Printers

House and Store Shades Made to Order. 
N elson  Bros.  &  Co.
H A R R IS  <&  M ARVIN,

Special  Prices in  Car  Lots, 
f  e are prepared to make Bottom Prices on anythin! we handle.
A. B. KNOW LSON,
Wal Paper; Window Shades BÜLKLEY,LEMON t HOOPS,
W holesale  Grocers.
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Celebrated Soaps. 
Niagara Starch Co.’s Celebrated Starch. 
Jolly  Tar”  Celebrated  Plug  Tobacco, 
Jolly  Time”  Celebrated  Fine  Cut  To­
Dwinell,  Hayward  &  Co.’s  Roasted 
Thomson  &  Taylor’s  Magnolia  Coffee. 
Warsaw Salt Co.’s Warsaw Salt.
Benton” Tomatoes, Benton Harbor.
“ Van  Camp ”  Tomatoes,  Indianapolis. 
“Acme ” Sugar Corn, Best in the World.
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,

RIHDGE, BEBTSCH & CO.,
BOOTS  AXTD  SHOES.

dark and light.
bacco.
Coffees.

33  NORTH  IONIA  STREET,

W h o le sa le  D ea lers In

GXLA2TD  R A P I D S , 

MANUFACTURERS  AND WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

S o le  A gents fo r

M IC H .

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

25,2 7 and 29 Ionia St. and 51,53,55,57 aid 59 Maid Sts.,

Grand. R a p id s, M idi.

Small  Slippers,  “Hob  Nail,” Assorted Colors, $1.35 
Large 
2 . 0 0
.85
Small Hats,
Medium “
2 . 0 0
3.00
Large 
“
Tooth Pick Holder, “Polka Dot,”  “
2 . 0 0
A Bottle of Perfume with each piece.

ALTO  A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF

Handkerchief  Perfumes!
Jennings  &  Smith,

In.  L a r g e   "V a r ie t y .

%

PERFUM ERS.

GRAND

,  MICH.

JOBBERS  OF

OYSTERS,.

And Manufacturers of

CANDY.

Every can wrapped in colored tissue paper with 

signature and stamp on each can.

% 

The Perfection of Butter.

One of the good things about the drift  of 
dairying is a tendency to discard  the  hold­
ing of butter for a rise in price  and  sell  it. 
fresh.  A great advance would  be  attained 
if it were possible for the maker and the con­
sumer to live “from hand to  month,”  so  to 
speak.  Then there would be  no  accumula­
tion of butter in the  market  to  get  strong, 
“off flavor” and rancid.  The  fancy  quota­
tions are for butter not  over  ten  days  old; 
and when one  hears  oi  “eighty  cents  per 
pound,” it means butter made  and delivered 
twice a week.

Every buttermaker knows that the  fancy 
in flavor of butter is a sort of  a  will-’o-the- 
wisp,  and it is doubtful if this exquisite fla­
vor can be depended upon over two weeks at 
the most; and,  as  it  is  this  fleeting  flavor 
that brings the ten  cents  extra  per  pound, 
dairymen must understand the  necessity  of 
shipping butter as fast as made.  A freshly- 
made butter, with dainty flavor, must always 
be sold in preference to a butter made three 
months before it is put on the market.

The dairyman  can  seize  upon  this  very 
f  act as a trademark.  No bogus butter  can 
be made with this delicate  aroma,  and  the 
consumer once put in possession of this fact 
can always protect himself from the counter­
feit butter.  The most patent damage  done 
to the dairy product is the  fear  of  the con­
sumer that he will have bogus goods  thrust 
upon him,  and he is suspicious, and  we  are 
from this very fact eating  less  butter  each
day-  The genuine butter, unless  conspicu­
ously fine, is looked upon with reserve,  and 
to-day cqpimon butter in the market  is  act­
ually classed with  the  bogus.  This  gives 
the dairyman  who  chooses,  the  chance  to 
make the finest  of  butter  and  supply  con­
sumers direct, and allows the bogus produc­
er no chance to come into  competition  with 
his compound.

We may also,  in time,  see  the  advantage 
of salting butter fa r less than we  do  now, 
which will give this delicate aroma of fresh­
ly-made butter  a  more  conspicuous  place. 
If we would churn the cream at the point of 
mild acidity,  thoroughly wash out  the  but­
termilk with weak brine and  then  salt  the 
butter in a brine-bath,  instead' of  working 
dry salt into the butter, the consumer would 
soon come to learn, that butter  has  a  flavor 
of its own,  independent of salt  and  butter­
milk; and when these two are  a  little  less 
conspicuous the real luxury of butter is  dis­
covered,  and,  when this occurs,  it is the fla­
vor that will be paid for.  Butter as  simply 
so much grease is a dear article of food, but 
as a table  luxury,  exquisite  in  flavor  and 
perfect in grain, it is well worth its advance 
cost.

We are also fast  finding  out  that  butter
needs only so much strong brine as  it  will
absorb while in the granular stage to give it 
keeping  properties.  When  free  of  butter­
milk—as it may be if  it  is  washed  out—a 
coating of liquid salt about each  little  glob­
ule is all that can ever be done  in  the  way 
of salt adding to the keeping of butter.  Then 
this brine will also fill all the minute spaces 
between tho globules and will keep  out  the 
air.  Such butter is perfection; and  the  de­
sire for more than one-third of an  ounce  of 
salt to the pound of  butter  is  an  acquired 
habit of taste—the  exchange  of  butter-fla­
vor for the sharper flavor of salt.

W hy a Preacher Gave up the Dairy  Busi­

ness.

“I’ll tell you a little story,  but I can’t give 
you any names,” said a Pittsburgh oleomar­
garine manufacturer,  according to  the  Dis- 
jxitch,  of that city.  “In  a  little  village  a 
few miles from this city lives a pious  Pres­
byterian  minister.  His  congregation  is  a 
poor one,  and in order to make a decent liv­
ing he started a dairy with three cows.  He 
has a great many friends in  Allegheny  and 
Pittsburgh, who were only too glad to patron­
ize him,  knowing that, coming from  the old 
pastor, they would  get  the  pure,  genuine 
country butter.  All his contracts  were  lor 
forty-five cents a pound all the year  round,  i 
His patrons were so delighted with the but­
ter that they told their friends about  it  and 
they told others.  The result was that in less 
than six months the parson,  with  his  three 
little cows,  supplied  ninety customers  with ! 
about 500 pounds of butter a week.”

“How did he get 500 pounds of butter from 

three cows in one week?”

“Well,  he bought just 500 pounds of oleo­
margarine of us every  Thursday.  He  paid 
fourteen cents a pound and sold it for forty- 
fivecents.  His profit was^about $150 a week. 
Pretty good for a preacher?  Well, I should 
say so.  But  he’s  given  up  the  business. 
Last week was  his last week, and he notified, 
all his patrons so two weeks ago.”

“ Why  does  he  quit?  Pangs  of  con­

science?” suggested the reporter.

“No, oleomargarine lav?,”  was  the  brief 

answer.

heretofore?”

“How will it affect him now any more than 

“Because the law requires eyery  package 
of oleomargarine to be branded in plain  let­
ters as such,  and imposes a penalty of $1,000 
in every instance where a retail dealer  does 
not brand the oleo,  and sell it for just  what 
it is.  He’s afraid of the penalty. 
I’m  sor­
ry, because he’s been one  of  our  best  cus­
tomers.  Ob, yes, lie’s only one of a hundred. 
We’ve been selling butterine to  farmers  all 
over the state,  who simply make it into rolls 
and sell it for pure, country butter.”

The word  “deposit” in banking  language 
means  the  credit  created  in  exchange  for 
money and bills.

H SCZSES’  SELF-RAISHTG  BUCKWHEAT.

Boxes holding 20  5  pound packages,  $4.50
$4.50
$4.30

40  21-2  “ 
32  3 
« 

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« 

“ 
« 

* 
“ 

Discount—On lots of 25 boxes or more, 50 cents per box.

TIME  TABLES.
Chicago & W est Michigan.
tMail........................................... 
,9:10am  
tDav  Express................................... 13:30 pm  
•Night Express..................................11:00 pm 
Muskegon Express....................... 
•Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains.  Through 
parlor car in charge of careful attendants  without  ex­
tra charge to Chicago on 12:50 p. m., and through coach 
on 9 a. m. and 11 p. m. trains.

Leaves.  Arrives.
3:55pm
9:45 p m
5:45 #m

6:00 

Newaygo Division.

Leaves. 
Express...............................................3:45 p in 
Express...... ......................................  8:00 am  

All trains arrive aud depart from Union Depot.
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.

W. A. Gavett, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J. B. Mulliken,  General  Manager.

Arrives.
4:60 p m

10:30 am

p m 11:00 a m

Grand Rapids & Indiana.
GOING  NORTH.
Arrives. 
Traverse City Express.................... 
Traverse City and Mackinaw Ex..  9:20 a m 
Petoskey anil Mackinaw Express..  3:40 pm 
Saginaw Express............................. 11:25am  
............................ 10:30 am. 

Leaves.
7:00 a in
11:30 a m 
5:05 pm
7:20am
4:10 pm
Saginaw express runs through solid.
7am  train lias chair car for Traverse  City.  11:30 a 
m train has chair car for Petoskey and Mackinaw City. 
5:06 p m train has sleeping and chair cars  for Petoskey 
and Mackinaw.
GOING  SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express........................  
Fort Wayne Express....: .............. 10:30 a m 
Cincinnati  Express........................4:40pm 
Traverse City and Mackinaw Ex. .11:00 p m 
7:15 a m train  has  parlor  chair  car  for  Cincinnati. 
:00 p m train has WoodruiT sleeper for Cincinnati. 
Aluskegon,  Grand Rapids & Indiana. 
Arrive.
Leave. 
7:25 am ....................................................... 
  9:15 am
1:00 pm ............................ 
1:00 pm
 
5:20 pm ................................................................  7:10 pm
Leaving time at  Bridge street depot 7 minutes later. 

7:15 am
11:45 a m
5:00 pm

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

. 

 

 

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
Arrive.
Leave. 

Kalamazoo  Division.  ■

N. Y. Mail.  N. Y. Ex.
Ex. & Mail.  N. Y. Mail. 
4:35 pm  7:45 a m. .GrandRapids.  9:46 a m  6:10 pm
5:55pm  9:02 a m. .Allegan..........8:28ain 
5:00am
7:05pm  10:06 a m. .Kalamazoo ...  7:30am  4:00pm
8:30 pm  11:35 a m. .White Pigeon.  5:55 am   2:20 pm
2:30 am   5:05 p m. .Toledo........... 11:00 pm  9:45 am
8:30 am   9:40 p in. .Cleveland.......6:40 pm  5:35 am
2:50pm  3:30 a in. .Buffalo........... 11:55am  11:10pm
5:40am  6:50 p m. .Chicago.-*.......11:30pm 
6:50ain
A local freight leaves Grand Rapids at 1  p  m,  carry­
ing passengers as far as Allegan.  All  trains  daily ex­
cept Sunday. 

J. W. McKenney, General Agent.
Detroit,  Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

Leaves.
6:25 a in
10:50, a in

11:00 a m
1:10 p m
5:05 p m

GOING  EAST.

Arrives.
tSteamboat  Express................
tThrough  Mail......................... __ 10:40 a m

imhhSf Vrpi 

.....................
tMixed, with  coach..................
tMorning  Express................... __ 1:05 p in
tTUrongh  Mall.......................... __   5;00 p m
tSteamboat Express.....................10:40pm
tMixed........................................
•Night Express......................... __   5:10 a in

GOING WI5ST.

5:35 a ill
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  *Diiily.
Passengers taking the  6:25  am   Express  make close 
connection at Owosso for Lansing,  and  at  Detroit for 
New  York,  arriving  there  at  10:30  a in the following 
morning.  The Night Express has a through Wagner ear 
and local sleeping car from Detroit to Grand  ltapids.
D. P otter, City Passenger Agent. 

Geo. B.’R eeve, Traffic M anager Chicago.

Michigan central.

DEPART.

ARRIVE.

Detroit Express.....................................................  6:15 a m
Day  Express............................................ ............   1:10 pm
•Atlantic Express.................................................. 10:10 p m
Mixed...........................................................■........ 6:50 am
•Pacific  Express...........................................................  6:00 am
Mail..........................................................  ............3:00  p m
Grand  Rapids Express................................................ 10:15 pm
Mixed.....................................................................  5:15 p m
•Daily.  All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars
run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from 
Detroit.  Parlor cars run on  Day  Express  and  Grand 
Rapids Express to  and  from  Detroit.  Direct  connec­
tions made at Detroit with all through trains East over 
II. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Div.)

Chas. H. Norris, General Agent.

Detroit, Mackinaw & Marquette.

Going West. 

7:00 a in  6:50 a m. .St. Ignace.......8:30 pm 
5:55 pm
12:20 pm  9:40 a in. .Seney.............  5:15 pm  12:35 pm
5:30 p ill  12:40 p m) 
<  2:15 pm  7:00 a m

Going East.

12:50 p m S  Marquetle ”  (  2:00 p m
1 -.40 p m. .Negaunee.......1:25 pm
1:55 p m. .Ishpeming*... .12:58 p in
5:30 p m. .Houghton__ 9:20 am
5:50 p m. .Hancock  .......9:01am
6:35 p ni. .Calumet........ 8:15 am

Mixed train leaver St. Ignace  at  7 am:  arrives  Mar­

quette 5:30pm. 
Gen. Pass, and Ticket Agent, Marquette.

/ 

E. W. Allen,

* 

The  accompanying  illustrations  reprents  the
Boss  Tobacco  Pail  Cover.
It will fit any pail, and keep  the  Tobacco  moist 
It will pay for itself in a short time.
You cannot afford to do without it.
For particulars, write  to

and fresh until entirely used.

ARTHUR  MEIGS  &  CO.

%

W holesale Grocers,

SOlo  Agents,

77

to  83ÌS0UTH  DIVISION  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

The S t a n d a r d  o f  E x c e lle n c e
KINGSFORD’S

Kingsford’s Oswego CORN  STARCH for Puddings, 

Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc.

T H E   P E R F E C T I O N   O F   Q U A L I T Y .

WILL  PLEASE  YOU  EVERY  TIME!

A LW A Y S  ASK  YOUR  GROCER  FOR  T H E S E   GOODS.

117  Monroe  St.,  Grand Rapids.
JOBBER  OF

F.  J.  DETTENTHALER,
OYSTERS,
FXSZZ
ANDCAME.

Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention.

See Quotations in Another Column.

Also Gpanö Rapids A pt for Cleveland Minn Co.’s

C rackers and Cookies.

Full Stock on Hand at all Times.

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How an  Attempt at Monopoly  Swelled the 

CO M PETITIO N   DID  IT.

BAXTER’S  CELEBRATED

FISH.

(Sroceries,

promptly and buy in full packages.

WHOLESALE  PEICE  CURRENT.

Cod, whole................................................. 4  @414
Cod, boneless..........  ................................... 5@«H
H alibut....................... ......... ........................9@10
Herring, round,  %  bbl.........................  @g 50
Herring,round,  %  bbl.........................1 50@1  75
Herring, Holland,  bbls............................. 11 00
These  prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay j  Herring, Holland,  kegs..............................  @75
Herring, Scaled............................................   @20
Mackerel, shore, No. 1, %  bbls..................6  50
..........1  00
...............  90
No.3. % bbls.......................... ,..3 25
Shad, % b b l............................................ 2 25@2 50
Trout, %  bbls..........%...................................3 50
10 ft  kits......................................!.!!  75
White, No. 1, Yt bbls..............................." .6 50
White, No. 1,12  ft kits............................. .1  00
90
0  White, Family, Yt bbls.................................2  15
45

Crown  .............
Frazer’s __ __
Diamond  X ...........   60|Fraziers,25 ft pails. 1
Modoc, 4  doz.........2 501

Acme, % ft cans, 3 doz. case................ /.
.  “  % ft 
....................
2 ft 
....................
“ 
B ulk..............................................
“ 
Princess,  %s..............................................

BAKING  POWDER.
“  2  “ 
“ 
1  “ 

fiOlParagon  ................ 2 10
90 Paragon 25 ft pails.  90

“ 
“  10  “ 

AXLE GREASE.

12 ft kits 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

kits.

MATCHES.

1 601  White, No. 1,10 ft kits.
3 00
.  1  25 
.  2 25 
.  4 25 
. 
28 
•
!  1 40 
.  2 40 
12 00 
.  2 00 
15

Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square...............
Grand Ha /en, No 9, square, 3 gro.....
Grand  Haven,  No.  200,  parlor...........
Grand  Haven,  No.  3Ò0, parlor...........
Grand  Haven,  No.  7,  round...............
Oshkosh, No. 2.'......................................
Oshkosh, No.  8.................................!"'
Swedish.................................... 
Richardson’s No. 8  square...!!!!!!!.!
Richardson's No. 9  do 
................”
Richardson’s No. 7%, round..........
Richardson’s No. 7 
do 
..................
MOLASSES.
Black  Strap............................................
Cuba Baking..........................
Porto  Rico.....................................„ .L
New  Orleans, good..........*...........
New Orleans, choice.........................! ”
New Orleans,  fancy.............................

; V ’

Yt bbls. 2c extra 

0ATJ4EAL.

....1  00 
...1  20 
....1  75
!!!!i so 
....1  00 
....1 50
!!!!i ob
....1 50 
....1 00 
....1 50
....15017 
. . . .25@28
----24030
....28034 
....44050 
... .52055

Our  Leader....... .......161
Mayflower........ . ..•.23H
Mule Ear....................2l!

Old Congress. 
May  Leaf....*

Corn,  barrels  .......
Corn, % bbls__ A..
Corn,  10 gallon kegs 
Corn, 5 gallon kegs.
Pure Sugar, bbl__
Pure Sugar, % bbl..

.......23
ÜÜ.20
24026
26028
@20
@31
23026
26030

SNUFF.

“ 

“ 

TEAS.

Lorillard’s American Qentlemen.
Maccoboy.....................
Gail & Ax’ 
.....................
Rappee..........................
Railroad  Mills  Scotch.............
Lotzbeek  .............................."!!!!!!
O l 30
Japan ordinary...............................
.18020
Japan fair to good................
25030
Japan tine..................................... . . ...........
35045
Japan dust.................................!!.'!!!!!!!"  15020
Young Hyson.................................. .  . . . . .  3ti@50
GunPowder................................. 
3505n
ooiong.......................................:::;:33®55©w
Congo...........................................................  25030
Ogr.
10
10
16

White Wine..................................   os
Cider........................ .................. !  C8
York State Apple........

/
JO gr.

VINEGAR. 

MI SUE LLANEOU9.

do 

Bath Brick imported............................
do 
American..................... ..
Burners, No. 1 ..............................
1  00 
do  No.  2.......................................
1  50
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand!!..!!!! 
,  .
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans..  . 
©s
Candles, Star.................................... 
' 
<ai
@11 
Candles.  Hotel..................... !!.!.!.
012 
Camphor, oz., 2 ft boxes  . 
.........
035 
Extract Coffee, V.  C__ !..!!!!..  .
080 
!
F elix...... 
©1  20 
Gum, Rubber  100 lumps.......
@25 
Gum, Rubber200 lumps. 
...  !..'.’
@35 
Gum, Spruce..................
30035
Hominy, 73 bbl__
03  GO 
Jelly, in 30 1b  paiis
4© 4)4 
Pearl  Barley........
%@ 3
Peas, Green  Bush 
O l  15 
Peas, Split  Prepar
O 304 00
Powder, Keg........
Powder, Yt  Keg... 
@2 25
Sage
Sauerkraut....................i!.!.!!!.!!!!!A 00@4 50

. Spruce..

5

“ 

“ 
“ 

bbl.

PIPES.

..5 50 
.*.3 00

PICKLES.

Rolled Oats, bbl....5 50'Steel  cut,  bbl 

Yt bbi.........................

“  Yt bbl.3 00
“  cases 3 25|
Medium..........................
Small,  bbl...............................................
Imported Clay 3 gross..........................
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross__
Imported Clay. No. 216,2Yt gross........
American  T. D.......................................
__6% ¡Java  ............
6
.......... 5K
__ 5% P atna...........
....4  ¡Rangoon__ ...  @5%
— 5  (Broken.
.. .334 @3 v%
............7%
SALEHATUS.
...  5% 1 Dwisrht’s ...
—  5  ¡Sea  Foam... ............5%
.. .5 
|Cap Sheaf...

06 00 
03 50 
©7 00
2503 00 
©2 25 
©1  85 
75©  90

Church’s  .......
Taylor’s G. M.

Table

RICE.

2  15 
2 35 
85 
1 45 
1 25

SALT.

SAUCES.

He less in 5 box lots.
60 Pocket, F F  Dairy.......................
28 Pocket................ . ..............................
1003 ft  pockets......................................
Saginaw or  Manistee................  .
Diamond C..............................................
Standard  Coarse.......................... >t,,"
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........
Ashton. English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........
American, dairy, Yt bu. bags...............
Rock, bushels.........................................
Warsaw, Dairy, bu.  bags.....................
_ 
Parisian, %  pints..................................   ©2  00
Pepper Sauce, red  small.....................  ©  70
Pepper Sauce, green  ............................  ©  ¿0
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring.............   ©1  25
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........ 
©1 50
Catsup, Tomato,  pints..........................   ©  03
Catsup. Tomato,  quarts  .....................   ©I 20
Halford Sauce, pints............................ 
©3 50
Halford Sauce, Yt pints.........................  ©2 20
Acorn......................3 851 Extra Chicago Fam-
M aster....................4  00 
2 94
New Process, 1  1b. .3 85 Napkin...............  4  75
New Process, 3 ft..3 96(Towel......................4  75
Acme,  bars........... 3 55 White  Marseilles..5 50
Acme,  blocks.......  3 05! White Cotton  Oil..5 50
Best  American___2 ¡«¡Railroad........
.3 50 
Circus  .................... 3  70 U.  G ....
.3 45 
Big Five  Center.. .3 85 Mystic White. ! .!  
.4 65 
Nickel.......................3 45|Saxon  Blue.
60
Shamrock...............3 15 Palmer’s, 100 bars.!5 50
Blue Danube__
London  Family.
Ground. 

2 301Star...................
SPICES.
Whole.
Pepper................18@25|Pepper................
Allspice..............12® 15 i Allspice.............
Cinnamon...........18@30 Cassia..................
Cloves  ...........   .. 15@25 Nutmegs,  No. i
Ginger................16@20 Nutmegs,  No. 2
Mustard.............. 15@30 Cloves  .............
Cayenne.............25@85|
Kings ford’s Silver Gloss, 1 lb pkgs__
“  6 ft boxes...
“  bulk  ............
Pure, 1 ft pkgs..................
Corn, 1  ft pkgs..................

.  @20 
.  8@10 
. io@n 
.  @60 
.  @50 
.  @28

ily .................. 

STARCH.

SOAPS.

“ 
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“ 

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SUGARS.

SMOKING

“  3 1b 
“ 

TOBACCO—FINE CUT

Royal. Gloss,  1 lb packages........

Firmenich, new process,gloss,  1 ft.

@ 7 @ 5Y 
“ 
bulk..........................
© 4 
“  Corn...................................
@  6 
Muzzy, Gloss, 1 ft  packages...!!!!!!!"
@ 5% 
“ 
.............
@ 5% @ 4 @ 6 
bulk...............................
“  Corn, 1 ft packages............... "
@ 554 
“ 
31b....
@ 5% 
“ 
6 1b___
@   6>4 
“ bulk, boxes or bbls 
@ 4 @ 6
“  corn. 1 ft...............
Cut  Loaf.................................  ............
.............................. @654
Cubes.......?...................................!!!!!!.
.............   @6%
Powdered................... 
!!!!!!!!!!
............  © 6%
G ran u lated.  Standard...........!.!!!!!!.!
........« ... 
@ 6  G6
Confectionery A ...............................
..............................  5X
Standard A ................................. ".!!!!!!!
.............   @  5%
No. 1, White Extra  C...........!!!!!!!!!!.
.............   @5 31
No. 2, Extra C....................... 
.............   5  O 5%
No. 3 C.................................. ......... .
O 454
No. 4 c ...............................................!!,!’
..........   @4%
IN  PAILS.
Cherry.....................60
Cross Cut., ................. 35
Five and  Seven......45
Old Jim....................... 35
Magnet......................25
Old  Time....................35
Seal of Detroit........’.60
U nderwood’s Capper 35
Jim  Dandy.............. 38
Sweet  Rose............... 45
Our  Bird..................28
Meigs & Co.’s StuunerSS
Brother  Jonathan.. .28 Atlas.......
__ 35
Our Block.................60  KoyalGame...
....38 
Jolly  Time............... 40  Mfile Ear.............
....65 
Our  Leader...»....... ¡«-Fountain...............
....74 
Sweet  Rose..............J2  Old Congress.......
....64
May  Queen..............65  Good Luck..........
Dark AmericanEagle67 j Blaze Away  .
....35 
The Meigs.................60  Hair L ifter......’.
...30 
Red  Bird...................50  Hiawatha........
....65 
State  Seal,...............60  G lobe...................
.... 65
Prairie Flow er....... 65!Bull  Dog...............
Indian Queen...........60 Crown  Leaf........
...68
May Flower..............70  H ustler...............
Sweet  Pippin........... 451 
»Delivered.
Our  Leader...............15|Unit  __ - ...................30
Old Vet...................... 30 Fight  H(mrs........ 
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
Dixie..........................28 Owl............................... ]6
Old Tar...................... 49|Rob Roy.......................26
Arthur’s  Choice.......22Uncle  Sam...............!!28
Red Fox.....................26|Lumberman...............25
Gold Dust..................261 Railroad Boy...............38
Gold  Block................30‘Mountain Rose........... 18
Seal of Grand Rapids  Home Comfort..........25
(cloth)..................25 Old Rip......................   60
Tramway, 3 oz.. . . . . .40ISeal of North Caro-
Minere and Puddlere.28
_ina, 2  oz.................48
Peerless  .................... 24
Seal or North  Caro­
Standard.................... 20
lina, 4oz...................48
Old Tom......................18
Seal of North  Caro­
Tom & Jerry..............24
lina, 80Z..................... 45
Joker...........................25
Seal of North  Caro­
Traveler.................... 35
lina, 16 oz boxes__ 42
Maiden......
.25|King Bee, longcut.. .22
Pickwick Club......... 40| Sweet Lotus..
...32
Nigger Head.............26  Grayling.......
...32
Holland.....................22  Seal Skin.......
...30
Germán.....................15  Red Clover.  ..
...32
K. of  L  ............... 42©46 Good Luck_
...26
Honey  Dew...............25!Queen  Bee. 
.
Star 
.................39
Old Solder..................37
Clipper  ..................... 34
Corner Stone.............34
Scalping  Knife........34
Sam Boss..................  34
N e x t.........................28
Dainty.......................44
Old  Honesty.............40
Jolly Tar................... 32
Jolly  Time................32
Favorite................... 42
Black  Bird................32
Live and Let  Live.. .32
Quaker.......................28
Hiawatha.................42; Ben  Franklin
Big  N ig ..................37
Spear Head.............. 39
whole Earth.............32
Crazy  Quilt........ ......82
P.  V ...........................40___ LI......................
Spring Chicken........38|Turkey....................

Splendid..................  38
Red Fox......................40
Big  Drive..............  ..40
Chocolate  Cream__ 40
Nimrod......................35
Big Five Center.........33
Parrot..........'........... 42
Buster....................... 35
Black Prince__ ... .\35
Black  Racer..............35
Climax  ......................42
Acorn  ...................»..39
Horse  Shoe............... 36
Vinco.........................34
Merry War.................23
....32
Moxie......................... 34
Blackjack.................32
Hiawatha...................42
Mussolman’s Corker. 30
Eclipse  ......................30
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PLUG.

2o. less in  hree butt lots.

CANDY. FRUITS AND  NUTS. 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows :

... 

do 
do

25 ft boxes. 

Standard, 
8%@ 9 
Twist, 
© 9 
Cut Loaf
OlO
Royal, 25 ft pails
@ 9 ©  8 
Royal, 2001b bbls......!
Extra, 25 ft pails....
@10 
Extra. 200 ft bbls....... !!!!!............
@ 9 
French Cream, 25 ft paiis!!!!!!!!!!!
@12 
Cut loaf, 25 ft cases................ !!
@10 @10 
Broken, 25 ft pails.......
Broken. 200 ft  bbls.......!!!!!!!!!!!!
© 9
FANCY—IN  5  ft  BOXES.
Lemon  Drops...........  
«,40
Sour Drops....................! ” !!...............   ©»4
Peppermint  Drops..........
Chocolate "Drops................. !.!!!  """"  **
H M Chocolate  Drops!!!!!!...
Gum  Drops  .................... 
......
Licorice Drops...!.!.!!!!!!!.!!!
A B Licorice  Drops
Lozenges, plain................  .!!!
Lozenges,  printed.....................
Imperials..............................
Mottoes.................... !"!!!!!......
Cream  Bar.............
Molasses Bar..........!!!!!!...........
Caramels.................!!!!!!!!!."!!
Hand Made Creams.......t ....!
Plain  Creams............ .!.!!!!!!!!!
Decorated Creams.............
String Rock....................
Burnt Almonds...........
Wintergreen  Berries..............   !
FANCY—IN  BULK.
Lozenges, plain in  paiis.............
Lozenges, plain in bbls.........” !’.
Lozenges, printed in paiis  ...
Lozenges, printed in  bbls.......”
Chocolate Drops, in paiis.......... .
Gum Drops  iu pails................
G um Drops, in bbls.........!...!
Moss Drops, iu paiis.........!!!!!!!
Moss Drops, in bbls  .......... .!.!  '
Sour Drops, in  pails.. .!!!!!!!.!'
Imperials, in  pails__........  A
Imperials  iu bbls.......... . . .  .  r.
. 
Bananas  Aspinwall...................
Oranges, California, fancy......!!
Oranges, California, choice.......
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls..............
Oranges, Florida..................
Oranges, Valencia, eases.
Oranges, Messina...................!.
Oranges,  Naples................!.!!
Lemons, choice.................. !!."."!
Lemons, faney................!!!!!.!!
Lemons, California.......
Figs, layers, new,  73 ft.........!!!!!
Figs, Bags, 501b.......................
Dates, frails do  ..................!!!!!!
Dates, % do  d o .................!!!!!!
Dates, skin......................... !!!!!!
Dates, %  skin............... !!!!!!!!!.
Dates, Fard 10 1b box ^  ft.....
Dates, Fard 50 ft box $  ft... . ... . .
Dates. Persian 50 ft box 79 ft...
Pine Apples, 73 doz....................
Almonds,  Tarragona

12
15
16 
15 
15 
13 
13 
18 
18 
17 
20
...13014
20@22
15
@12
@11
@13
©12@ 12%
.  6  @   6%
.  5  © 5% 
©10 @ U 
@12
@ 12%  
©11%

. U%@15 @  6 ® 5% @ 6%

.3 5003 75 
© 4 00 
4 00

OI0 
8%@ 9 
@  8

.4 00@4 2'j

FRUITS

• 

“
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“
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....18

NUTS.
Ivaca..................
California.............
Brazils .
Chestnuts. per bu..................
Filberts, Sicily....................;........... ....11
Barcelona.................
Walnuts, Grenoble...............
.... 15
Mar bo..................
French........................
California..«..........
,’exas, H. P..........
Missouri.............

Pecans,
CocoanutS, $100.............................
Prime  Red,  raw  <N  ft  .  ..
Choice
Fancy H. P. do 
Choice White, Va.do  ....................
Fancy  H P..  Va  do  ...........
H. P. Va.

PEANUTS.
d o .............
do  ................

....  4

.. ..  53

....IS
....10

do 

44

@20
@18%
@ 12
@12 
@ 9
o n

12%

@17 
@13 
@  9 
@5 50
@ 4% 
@  4% 
©  5 
@ 5% 
@  6 
6

PROVISIONS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing &  Provision  Co. 

quote  as  follows:

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

....10 50 
....11  00 
....II  75
__12 00
:...13 00 
....13 60 
....13 50
__ 13 50
.... 14 00 
....14 00 
....14 25

Mess, Chicago packing, new................
Mess, new...............................................
Short Cut, new..................................... .
S. P. Booth, clear..................................
Clear,  A. Webster, n e w .....................
Extra clear nig, short cut....................
Extra clear,'‘heavy.................................
Clear quill, short  cut............................
Boston clear, short cut........................
Clear back, short cut.......................... .
Standard clear, short  cut, best..........
DRY  SALT MEATS—IN BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy...............................
medium.............................
light..................................
Short Clears, heavy...............................
medium.............................
light.....................................

“ 
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do. 
do. 
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR  PLAIN.

6%
6%
6% .

Hams, average 20  fts....................................10%
16  fts....................................!l0%
“ 
12 to 14 fts.......................
-.11%
“  picnic  ............................................
“  boneless.......................................
!!  9% 
“  best  boneless.......................... ...
..10% 
Shoulders...................................................
..  6% 
Breakfast Bacon, boneless............. !!...
..  9 
Dried Beef, extra......................................
. .   8 % . 
ham  prices..........................
.11%
Tierces  ..................... ..............................
6%
30 and 50 ft Tubs......................................
6%
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases.......
654

LARD.

“ 
“ 

“ 

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

6%
65S£
7'

BEEF IN BARRELS.

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

20 ft Pails, 4 pails in  case.......................
3 1b Pails, 20 in a case..............................
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case............ .................
10 ft Pails. 6 in a case.............................  
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts...........   8 OO
Boneless,  extra............................................. 12 00
Pork  Sausage.................................  ...............
Ham  Sausage.......................................!!!!!.!!
Tongue  Sausage.........................................
Frankfort  Sausage.........................................
Blood  Sausage.................................................
Bologna, straight....................................!.!.!
Bologna,  thick........................................... ..."
Head  Cheese..........................................:....!!
In half barrels.......................................... ..  3 50
In quarter barrels............................... . 
.  1  8&

PIGS’ FEET.

The  Retail  Apostles of Purity.

From the American Analyst.

There seems to be a  certain  class of peo­
ple who imagine  themselves  so  pure  that, 
contrary to the language of the  proverb,  all 
things to them  are  adulterated.  We  refer 
to the complacent  little  clique  who are  at­
tempting just  now  to  work  themselves  to 
the front by inveigling the retail  grocers  of 
the  country  into  a  proposed  organization 
with a platform of hostility to adulterations. 
The absurdity of  the  proposition  is  patent 
to  everybody  familiar  with  the  ways  of 
business.  The  day  has  not  arrived  yet 
when  the  retail  grocer  can  undertake  to 
maintain a chemical  laboratory  in his store 
in which to test the  purity  of  his  mustard 
and pepper aud oil  and  soap before accept­
ing his customer’s  change  across the coun­
ter.  Who wa$ it  tljat brought  oleomargar­
ine into  legislative  disfavor  by  palming  it 
off upon the community as creamery butter? 
Certainly not  the  manufacturers,  for  they 
have all along been  anxious  to  extend * the 
fame  and  popularity  of  their  commodity. 
Aud the grocers’  trade  journals,  whose cir­
culation 
is  exclusively  'among  the  retail 
dealers,  would find it embarrassing to effect 
a  subscription  or.  an  advertising  contract 
with  a  storekeeper  whom  they  had  felt 
constrained the week  previous  to denounce 
as a dealer in  commodities  that  would  not 
stand  analyzing.  The  promoters  of  the 
convention  scheme  have  seized  every  op­
portunity  to  misrepresent and villify  those 
who have refused to fall in with their ideas. 
When our  co-operation  was originally  sol- 
licited we suggested two  things in response j 
—first,  that we had  been  for  many months 
carrying  on  precisely 
the  war  against 
adulterations  that  was  then  proposed  as 
seriously as though  it  was a new idea; and, 
second,  that  the  only  way  in  which  the 
trade jounals in  question  could offer a con­
sistent  opposition to adulteration would  be 
by exposing the impurity  of  goods  sold  by 
the wholesale  houses  which in many  cases 
are especially  and  pecuniarly  interested in 
these journals.  For that reply the Analyst 
is denounced  as  an  “obstructionist,” a title 
which the whole community of medical adul­
terators,  food sopliisticators and commercial 
frauds  (Retail  Grocer's  Advocate  not  ex­
cepted) are free to apply to  those  who pur­
sue  a  consistent course.  And  the  present 
display of vindictive spleen  on  the  part  of 
the Advocate is a part of its programme!

Michigan’s  Annual  Salt Product.

The seventeenth annual report of the State 
Salt Inspector for the fiscal year ending Nov- 
cnitierjM), shows the total  inspected product 
for the year to  be  3,677,357  barrels,  which 
is an increased inspection of  79,854  barrels 
over  the  preceding  year.  The  output  of 
each of the nine  counties  in  which  salt  is 
produced was as follows:
District No.
1.  Saginaw  county...................
“ 
...................
2.  Bay 
....................
“ 
3.  Huron 
*• 
4.  St. Clair 
............... 
,
5.  Iosco 
...................
“ 
“ 
6.  Midland 
...................
7.  Manistee  “ 
...................
8.  Mason 
“ 
....................
...................
“ 
9.  Gratiot 

Barrels. 
...1,313,764 
...  907,884 
..  240,669 
...  250,602 
..  235,143 
67,121 
...  084,941 
79,231 
350

The grades inspected were as follows:

 

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nn

Barrels.
Fine bulk...................................................  497,223
Fine.............................................................3,061,506
Coarse....................................  
 
38,933
Packers....................................................
2,221
Solar  .......................................................
31,177
Second  quality......................................
71,235
The salt in manufacturers’ hands 
De­
cember l was estimated as follows:
Closely estimated in  bins......
in barrels  ..

Barrels. 
.  933,970 
.  575,100
Total.................................  ............1,509.070
The  report  reveals  the  fact  that  R.  G. 
Peters, of Manistee,  is the greatest salt man­
ufacturer in the State, having produced 197,- 
483 barrels.  The Manistee Salt  &  Lumber 
Co. stands second on the list,  with  112,729 
barrels, and the Marine City Stave Co. third, 
with 100,363 .barrels.  The heaviest Saginaw 
producer turned out  71,831  barrels  and  the 
largest Bay City producer turned out  73,160 
barrels.

Bellaire Takes a Stand  for  Justice and  Re­

form.

Beixaibk,  Dec.  22,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dear Sin—At  a  meeting  held  on  Tues­
day evening,  Dec. 21,  to consider the advis­
ability of forming  a  Business  Men’s  Asso­
ciation,  a  permanent  organization  was  ef­
fected.  A  constitution  and  by-laws  were 
adopted  and  the  following  officers  were 
elected:

President—John  Rodgers.
Secretary—G. J.  Noteware.
Treasurer—Ira Adams.
Executive  Committee—President,  Secre­
tary and Treasurer.
Business  Committee—Geo.  W. Albrecht, 
W. J.  Nixon and A. J.  Dole.
The Secretary was  instructed  to  procure 
an outfit for  the  collection  department,  as 
advertised  in  The  Tradesman,  and-the 
meeting adjourned for one week.

Yours very truly,

O. J.  Notewake, See’y.

Good W ords  Unsolicited.

Geo. Weitz, boot and shoe dealer, Caledonia: 

“I like It.”

like your paper.”

“I like your paper.”

O, Trumble, general  dealer, West  Olive:  “I 

A. A. Knoppel, mechandisebroker, Bay City: 

Andrew Metheany, general dealer, Waverly: 
“The  Tradesman is a welcome visitor.  I high­
ly endorse its principles.”

Geo. W. Noble, boots and  shoes,  Buchanan: 
“Your paper is a welcome visitor, full of inter­
est  as  to  its  news  items  and general topics. 
May you and it live long and prosper.”

The  Grocery  Market.

Hard sugars are  down  a  sixpence  again, 
but  nearly  everything  else  in  the  grocery 
line is taking an opposite course.

U. S.  Exchequer.

From the Detroit News.

The latest  internal  revenue  report shows 
largely increased  receipts  from the tobacco 
traffic,  while  those  from,  the  liquor  trade 
shows a  great  falling  off. 
Inquiry  among 
leading  wholesale  dealers  of  Detroit gives 
an explanation  for  this  that  would  not be 
inferred  from  the  facts. 
It  is  not,  they 
say,  because  of  an  increased  consumption 
of tobacco. 
In  fact  the  rising  generation 
seems to be given over  to the cigarette,  and 
the  number  who  chew  the  weed  is  small 
compared with that of  five  years ago.  The 
money realized  by  dealers in the obnoxious 
narcotic has built up some massive fortunes, 
notably in too  cases  of  the  Lorillards and 
the McAlpins.  The head  of  the latter firm 
is a stiff Scotch presbyterian whose  word is 
worth full  face  value  and  wrhose  gifts  of 
charity have  aggregated  a  munificent  for 
tune.  Two or three  hundred  per cent,  was 
the profit in the good  old  days  of lively de 
mand and easy  competition.  This  attract­
ed others to the  business  until  the  former 
easy road to fortune  was  crowded  with  to­
bacco manufacturers.  All  flourished ’ for 
time,  until the  old  firms  with  untold  mil­
lions at  their  back,  concluded  that  it was 
high time to freeze out the smaller concerns. 
There is an alleged combination to this end, 
but  thus  far  their  purpose  is  unattained. 
This  is  apparently  not  the  fault  of  the 
would-be monopoly,  which  may  eventually 
triumph.  The price of tobacco has been di­
minished  by increasing the size of plugs,  as 
well as cutting down  the  charge per pound, 
but  the  comparatively  small 
fry  have 
weathered the  storm  by  largely  increased 
sales.  “There lies the  secret of the greater 
revenue receipts,”  said  Manager  Brown  of 
the  Lorillards,  whose  extensive  headquar­
ters are in the Michigan  Exchange building. 
“The retail  dealers  have  stocked  up  way 
beyond their means.  Why,  lots  of  grocers 
in Michigan have  more  tobacco  than sugar 
on  hand.  They,  have  been  caught  by 
schemes as numerous and  ingenious as man 
can devise.  Clocks,  stepladders,  fancy ad­
vertisements,  coins  and  other  inducements 
have been employed,  and  have  succeeded. 
There  were  niuty-three  outside  traveling 
men working Michigan,  and  you  can imag­
ine that  nothing  got  away.”  The  smaller 
manufacturers  caught  their  full  share and 
are still in the ring,  but  sales  must inevita­
bly fall off as a result of surplus stocks, and 
the freezing  out  process  may  prove a suc­
cess.  The government has reaped the bene­
fit of a lively fight,  but  this  only  means  a 
decreased income from  the  same  source  in 
the future, for  there  is  lots  of  tobacco  on 
the  shelves  to  be  chewed  before  more  is 
needed.

The King of Counterfeiters.

One of the most  successful  counterfeiters 
in the country has  baffled  the  Treasury for 
over five  years. 
lie  has  adopted  such an 
original role that  thus  far  no  trace of him» 
has  ever  been  reached.  His  name,  even, 
is  not  known.  A  fairly  good  description 
of him  has  been obtained,  but beyond that 
the Secret-Service  Bureau  has  no  positive 
information.  This  counterfeiter  works 
alone.  He has  no  apparatus beyond a pen 
and a bottle of ink,  aud,  having no accom­
plices,  is not in any danger of being  betray­
ed.  His method of  proceeding is very sim­
ple.  He will take a ten,  twenty or a fifty of 
the greenback or National  bank  issue,  and 
in the shortest possible  time can make such 
a successful copy of  it  iu  pen and ink as to 
defy detection  from  anybody  but an expert 
with a glass. 
I saw  a  fifty  dollar  note  at 
the Treasury made  by  him,  of  the  green­
back issue.  The general appearance of this 
bill is perfect.  The  lines  about  all  of the 
portrait work will  bear  the  closest  inspec­
tion under a glass.  The letter work is abso­
lutely correct,  and  the  signatures  miracu­
lous reproductions.  Even the Treasury seal 
is faultless.  The  artist  that  produces  this 
class of  work  rarely  ever  counterfeits  tiie 
same issue  twice  during  the  same  period. 
It is,  therefore,  not  possible  to  put  bank 
people  on  their  guard  against  him.  He 
skips about from issue  to  issue,  and,  while 
he rarely goes below twenty dollars,  yet  he 
has descended to  make  a  ten  dollar  note. 
He is apparently  always  on the wing.  His 
first  note  was  detected  in  New  Orleans. 
Other issues  have  been  found  in Southern 
cities along  the  Mississippi  river,  and then 
again they would be found in  Chicago or the 
extreme  West.  His-  counterfeiting .  can 
never reach a  very  large  amount.  He  ap­
parently travels about  a  great  deal and de­
frays the expenses of his traveling  with  his 
knowledge of the pen.  He is a man of such 
talent that  he  could  certainly  command  a 
handsome salary  in  a  legitimate  business. 
He has thus far  been  so  successful in put­
ting his wares on  the  market,  that  by the 
time his note is detected  the  slightest  trace 
of its author is  gone.  This  is  one  of  the 
romances  of  the  Secret Service.  There is 
notan  officer  connected  with the  Service, 
but who firmly  believes  that  even this eva­
sive counterfeiter will be caught in the  end. 
It will be a  hard  job  to  find  him.  He  is 
only one of sixty  millions  of  people,  with 
no connections or  relations  with  the  other 
members  of  the  human  family  to  betray 
him.  And  yet  every  successful  counter­
feiter this country has thus  far  known,  has 
been brought to punishment in the end.

M ISC E L L A N E O U S.

Hemlock Bark—Tanners all have large  sup­
plies.  Dealers are paying $5 for good bark.
Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  *1.50  $  ft  for 
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 36, 5 and 10 
per cent off.

This famous brand  is now  handled by the 
leading druggists and  grocers  of  Michigan. 
In towns where  the  cigar  is not handled,  I 
am prepared  to give the  exclusive agency to 
good parties, druggists preferred.

J.  L.  STRETITSKY,

ST A T E   A G E N T ,

128 Canal Street, Grand Rapids
GERMAN
MUSTARD.

L.  Winternitz,
Grand  Rapids,  Mich,

106 Kent St. 

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—The best winter varieties are scarce 

at *2.75®«3 $  bbl.

$  bu., and city picked  «1.40.

Beans—Country hand-picked  command «1.25 
Beets—45e $  bu.
Buckwheat—2%c $  ft.
Butter—Michigan  creamery is  in  good  de­
mand  at 25@28e.  Dairy  is  in  fair  demand at 
18@20c.

Cabbages—$4@$5 $  100, according to  size.
Carrots—45c $   bu.
Celery—Grand Haven or  Kalamazoo, 20@25c 

$  doz.

Arm at 13@13%c.

Cheese—Fall stock of Michigan full cream is 
Cider—10c $  gal.
Cranberries—Choice  Bell  and  Bugle  and 
Cape Cod command  |d@$9.50  $   bbl.  Jerseys 
«3 $  bu.

Dried  Apples—Evaporated,  12@14c  $   ft; 

quartered and sliced, 6%c $  ft.

Dried Peaches—Pared. 15c.
Eggs—Scarce  and  high.  Strictly fresh  are 
hard to get,  readily  commanding  22@23c  and 
pickled  and cold storage stock are in good de­
mand  at  18@l9c.

Grapes—Malagas, *4.503*5 $  keg.
Honey—Firm at 12@13c.
Hay—Bailed  is  moderately  active  at  «15 
per ton  In two and five ton lots and  «14  in car 
lots.

Onions—’Scarce and high, good stock  readily 

commanding «2.75 73 bbl.

Potatoes—Buyers are paying 35c at this mar­
ket and towns within convenient shipping dis­
tance of this market.

Pop Corn—2%@3c 73 ft.
Sweet Potatoes—Kiln dried Jerseys, «4 73 bbl.
Squash—Hubbard, 2c 

ft.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—No change.  City millers pay 75 cents 
or Lancaster and 72  for  Fulse  and  Clawson.
Corn—Jobbing generally at 46@47c  in 100 bu. 

lots aud 42@43e in carlots.

Oats—White, 38e in small lots  and 82@33e  in 

ear lots.

Rye—48@50e $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay «1.25 73 cwt.
Flour—Lower.  Patent,  «5  $   bbl.  in  sacks 
and  «5.20  in  wood.  Straight,  «4  73  bbl.  in 
sacks and «4.20 in  wood.

Meal—Bolted, «2.75 73 bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $13  73 ton.  Bran, «13
ton.  Ships, «14 73 ton.  Middlings, «15 $  ton. 

Corn aad Oats, «18  73 ton.

HIDES, PELTS  AND  FURS.

Perkins & Hess pay as follows: 

hides.

Green —  ^ ft 6  @ 6% ¡Calf skins, green 
Part cured...  7  ©714  orcu red....7 
Full cured....  8^t©  8)4 Deacon skins,
Dry hides and
“1 piece.......20

kips .,........   8  ©12

SHEEP PELTS.
ft........25
..................................   g

Old wool, estimated washed 
©28
Tallow............... 
@ 3M
WOOL.
Fine washed 7? ft 25©28jCoarse washed.. .20024 
Medium  ............. 27©30jUnwashed............ 
2-3

© 9 
©50

FURS.

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4 
3 
2 
1 

“
“ 
“ 
“ 

Is.........................•  .......
bulk...................................
Arctic, % ft cans, 6 doz. case...........
•  “  % 
..........
“  % 
1 
“ 
.............
“ 
5 
...........
Victorian, 1 ft cans, (tall,) 2 doz.......
Diamond,  “bulk,” ..................... .......
25
Dry, No. 2............................................doz. 
Dry, No. 3........................................... doz. 
45
Liquid, 4 oz,....................................... doz. 
35
Liquid, 8 oz......................................... doz. 
65
Arctic 4 oz.........................................$   gross 3 50
iirctic 8  oz.......................................................  7 20
Arctic 16 oz....................................................   12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box................................  2 00
Arctic No. 2 
3 00
Arctic No. 3 
4 00

BLUING.

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“ 
“ 
BROOMS.

  90
No. 2 Hurl...............1  751 Common Whisk 
No. lH url— 2 00@2  25iFaney Whisk...........I 00
No. 2Carpet.............2 25!Mill............................... 3 75
No. 1 Carpet.............2 50[ Warehouse  ........... 2  75
Parlor  Gem.............3 00|

CANNED FISH.

Clams, 1 ft. Little Neck.....................................1 10
Clam Chowder,  3 ft...........................................2 15
Cove Oysters,  1  ft  standards............... 90@1 00
Cove Oysters, 2  ft  standards....................  1  75
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic........................................... l 75
Lobsters, 2 ft, picnic...,................................2 65
Lobsters, 1 ft star......................................... 2  00
Lobsters. 2 ft star.............................................. 3 00
Mackerel, lft  fresh  standards........................1 50
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh  standards....................... 5 25
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3  ft......................7 00
Mackerel,3 ft in Mustard..................................7 00
Mackerel, 3ft  soused................................... 7 00
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river........................ 1 60
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river........................2 80
Sardines, domestic %s................................. 7@8
Sardines,  domestic  %s..............................  10@12
Sardines,  Mustard  %s.................................  10
Sardines,  imported  %s...............................   12
Trout. 3 ft  brook...............................  .....   4 00

CANNED FRUITS.

Apples, gallons,  standards..........................2 25
Blackberries, standards..............................  90
Cherries,  red standard.................................1 10
Damsons..........'.  ..........................................l  00
Egg Plums, standards 
.............................. 1 25
Gooseberries................................................... 96@1 00
Groen Gages, standards 2ft.............................1 25
Peaches, Extra Yellow......................  
Peaches, standards........................................... 1 60
Peaches,  seconds..................... 
 
Pineapples, standards.......................................1 40
Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced...........................2 60
Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated....................... 2 75
Quinces...............................................................1 15
Raspberries,  extra.......................................... 1 20
Strawberries  ................................................1  25
Whortleberries............................................   90

  2 00
l  45

CANNED VEGETABLES.

 

Asparagus, Oyster Bay.....................................3 50
Beans, Lima,  standard..............................  
  75
Beans, Stringiess,  Erie.................................  90
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked...........................1 60
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy.....................................l 00
’*  Morning  Glory.......................................; 00
‘  Acme...................................... 
1  10
1  00
*  Maple Leaf.......................... 
*  Excelsior............................................1  00
Peas, French.......................................................1 50
Peas, extra marrofat............................1  20@1  40
Peas, soaked...................................................  75
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden..............................     |   00
Sudcotash, standard.......................................85@1 10
Squash.................................................................1 00
Tomatoes, standard brands.............................l 05
Michigan full  cream...........................13
York  State, Acme.................................  •

CHEESE.

 

© 13%
0 1 3 %

CHOCOLATE.

COCOANUT.

Baker’s .....................37 German Sweet..
Runkles’ ................... 35 j Vienna Sweet  ..
Schepps, Is..............................................
Is aud  %s...............................
“ 
“  %8..............................,*.....
Is in tin  pails..............' .........
“ 
“ 
.........................
>48 
Maltby’s,  is............................................
“ 
Is and  %s.................... 
....
%s.............................. .......
“ 
Manhattan,  pails..................................
Peerless  .................................................

“ 

R io................ 15  @17
Golden Rio.. .17  ®19
Santos..........15  @17
Marieabo.................10
J a v a ........... ...23025
O. G. Java__ 20  @22
Mocha  .................... 23
CRACKERS  ANI

Roasted.

.  | 

COFFEES.
IRio
Golden Rio..
¡Santos..........
¡Marieabo__
¡Java.............
O. G, Java...
¡Mocha...........'£
I  SWEET GOODS.

Green. 

@25
@26
@27
@27%
@28%
@23%
@24
@24%
@20
@18

6  @18 
8  @20
.......20
.18@20 
.25® 26 
3  @25 
@28

f  Jsher..........  .......................... 
k1/1* ..................................   

iJear  .....................................................10  00015 00
Heaver...........................................   4.00©  6 00
75©  1 00
;................................................ 
Wild Cat......................................... 
50@  75
10@  20
House Cat....................................!.!. 
box, red................................................   1 qo®  j 40
‘  cross.............................................  3 oo@  5 00
g r a y ...........................................  1 qo@  1 25
4 
 
3  00®  8 00
30©  70
O tter...................................................   5 00®  8 00
Coon.....................................................  
4<@  1 00
Skuuk...................................................   i oo®  i 10
Wolf.
00® 3 00
Muskrat,  winter......................  
12®
_  “ 
  06®
5®
Deer,  $  ft................................................ 

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

 
fall......................................  

These prices are for prime skins only.

 

OYSTERS  AND  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

OYSTERS.

New  York  Counts....................................
H. F. H. & Co.’s Selects..................... . !. !
Selects.......................................................
Anchors  ............................................
Standard  ........................................ !".!".!'.!
Favorite........................................!.!".!'.!!!
Prime  ................................
Selects, bulk, Tji  gal........................!'.!!!!!
Standards, bulk,  gal........................
New York Counts, §  100..................
shell, ^100........
100................ ..................
Clams, shell, 
FRESH  FISH.

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

Cod  .........................................................
Haddock............................... •....!.!!!."!
Mackerel........................... ....
Mackinaw Trout..'................
Perch......................................
Smelts 
Whiteflsh

-----15

...10

........ 33
........28
.........22
........ 18
........ 16
......14
.........12
....J  50 
....1  10 
....1  25 
....1  40 
....  80

@10 
@ 7 
020 
©  8 
O 3 
©11 
O 9

OILS.

ILLUMINATING.

LUBRICATING.

Water White..........................................
11%
Michigan  Test..................................! ..! ... ,io%
Gasoline............................................................. u
Capitol Cylinder..............................! !..!!!. !36%
Model  Cylinder..............................................
Shield  Cylinder..............................................26)4
Eldorado  Engine............................................23
Peerless Machinery..................................!..20
Challenge Machinery............................. 
.19
Paraffine  ...................................................!!!.20%
Black. Summer, West Virginia..................!  9
Black, 25° to SO3 .............................. 
io
Black, 15° C.  T.................................!.!".!!.!!ll
Zero................................................
FRJSSH  MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides...............................  5 @ 6
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters................   5 @ 6Yt
Dressed Hogs...............................................5%
Mutton,  carcasses............................. 5%@ 6
Spring Lamb.................................. 
  @ 5%
veal......................... 
7@7 %
Pork Sausage.......................... j........  @7
Bologna.............................................   © 6
F ow ls................................................................. 
®   s
Spring Chickens.......... ...................... 9 @10
Ducks  ...............................................  @10
Turkeys  ............  
10 @11

 

 

 

oo© 8 00

Kenosha Butter.....................
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........................
Sugar Cream..........................
Frosted Cream.......................
Ginger  Snaps.........................
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.........................
* 
CORDAGE.
60 foot Jute.......1  00
72 foot J u te ........ 1 25
40 Foot Cotton__ 1  50
COFFEES

X X X X .............................
Arbuckle’s  .....................
Dllworth’s ........................
Standard  .........................
German............................
Lion..................................
Lion,  in cabinets...........
Magnolia..........................
Royal................   .............
Eagle..................................
Silver King...................
M exican............................

X  XXX

4%

4%.

5%

13%
6%

6%

8
8
1 1 %
9 %15%

8%

13%
11%
12%
13%
13%
13%
12%
8%

60fts 100 lbs 300 lbs

19
19

50 foot Cotton___1 60
60 foot Cotton___1  75
72 foot Cotton__ 2 00
PACKAGE.
..............19%  19 
...............19%  19 
.............  
1814
1854
..............  
1854
..............  
1854
............... 
19%
............. 
1854
1774
............... 
.................1854  1854
.............. 
24
18
.............  

17%
18%
24

DRIED  FRUITS—FOREIGN.

Citron......................................................22  @  25
Currants.................................................   6%@  6%
Lemon Peel............................................   @  12
Orange Peel............................................   ©  12
Prunes, French,60s...............................  @  9%
Prunes, French, 80s.......................... . 
@ 9
Prunes, Turkey, new............................  6  @6%
old..............................  5%@ 6
Raisins, Dehesia.1...................................  @3  50
Raisins, London Layers.......................  @2 50
Raisins, California  “ 
.......................   @2 i5
Raisins, Loose Muscatels.....................   @l  90
Raisins, Ondaras,  28s...........................9  @9%
Raisins.  Sultanas............................ *..  @8%
Raisins,  Valencia, new  .......................  7  @7%
Raisins,  Imperials.................................  @3 20
Lemon.  Vanilla.
1 40
2 50 
4 00 
6 001 50
2  75 
7 50
15 00 
1 65 
4 25 
6 00

“ 4 oz........................... 150
“  60Z...... ....................2 50
“ 80Z...............................8 50
“  N0.2 Taper............125
“  No. 4 
...........175
“  % pint, round.........4 50
“  I 
“  No. 3 panel............110
“ No. 8 
.......2 76
“ No. 10 
....;.....425

Jennings’ D. C.,2 oz.............doz. 1 00

FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

“  “ .......9 00

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B ru g s & flftefricines

Sta1e  Hoard  of Pharmacy.

One Year—F. H. J. VanEmster, Bay City.
Two Years—Jacob Jesson. Muskegon- 
Three Years—James Vemor, Detroit.
Four years—Ottmar Eberbacli, Ann Arbor.
Five Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
President—Ottinar  Eberbach.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next Meeting—At Grand Rapids, March 1.

Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Ass’n. 

President—Frank J. Wurzburg. Grand Rapids.
First Vice-President—Mrs. C. W. Taylor. Loomis. 
Second Vice-President—Henry Harwood, Ishpeming. 
Third Vice-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit.
Secretary—S. E. Parkill, Owosso.
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—Geo. W. Crouter, J. G. Johnson, 
Local Secretary—Guy ML Harwood, Petoskey.
Next Place of Meeting—At  Petoskey, July 12,13 and 14.
Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society. 

Frank Wells, Geo. Gundmm and Jacob Jesson.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  9, 1881.

President—Geo. G. Btekettee.
Vice-President—H.  E. Locher.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry  B. Fairchild.
Board of  C e n s o rs —P r e s id e n t,  Vice-President  and  Sec-
Boardof Trustees—The President.  John K. Peck,  ML  B. 
White, 
ek, H. B. Fair-
Committee on Trade Matters—John E. 1 
MeWilliams,  Theo.
Committee  on  Legislation—
.
Committee on Pharmacy—W. L. W hit©, A. C. Bauer and
.
Regular  Meetings—First  Thursday  evening  in  each 
Annual Meeting—First Thursday evening in November. 
Next Meeting—Thursday evening, Jan. 6, at The Trades­

Kimm. Wm. H. VanLeeuwen and 0. H. Richmond, 
wen, Isaac Watts. Wm. K. White and Wm 
child and Hugo  Thum.
Kemink and W. H. Tibbs. 
Isaac Watts. 
_ 
month. 

. 
,  „  

, 

, 

, 

.

man office.

Saginaw  County  Pharmaceutical  Society.
President—Jay  Smith.
First Vice-President—W. H. Yamall.
Second Vice-President—R. Bruske.
Secretary—D. E. Prall.
Treasurer—H. Melchers.
Committee on Trade Matters—W. B. Moore, H. G. Ham­
Regular  Meetings—Second  Wednesday  afternoon  in 

ilton, H. Melchers, W. H. Keeler and R. J. Birney. 
each month.

Detroit  Pharmaceutical  Society. 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER, 1883.

President—A. F.  Parker.
First Vice-President—Frank Inglis.
Second Vice-President—J. C. Mueller.
Secretary and Treasurer—A. W. Allen.
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—H. McRae. 
Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June.
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in each month.
Jackson  County  Pharmaceutical  Ass’n. 

President—R. F. Latimer.
Vice-President—C. D. Colwell.
Secretary—F.  A. King.
Treasurer—Chas. E. Humphrey.
Board of Censors—Z. W. Waldron, C. E- Foot and C. H. 
Annual Meeting—First Thursday in November. 
Regular Meetings—First Thursday in each month.
Muskegon  Drug  Clerks’  Association.

Haskins.

President—I. C.  Terry.
Vice-President—P. ValiDiense.
Secretary and Treasurer—Geo. L. LeFevre.  _
Regular Meetings—Second  and  fourth  Wednesday  of 
Next  Meeting—Wednesday evening, Jan. 12.

each month.

Oceana County Pharmaceutical Society.

President—F. W. Fincher.
Vice-President—F. W. VanWickle.
Secretary—Frank Cady.
Treasurer—E. A. Wright.

Mason  County  Pharmaceutical  Society. 

President—F. N. Latimer.
Secretary—Wm. Heysett.
Treasurer—W. H. Taylor.
Meetings—Second Wednesday of each month.
Miscellaneous  Drug  Notes.

The drug clerks of  Denver  have  formed 

an association.

Some of the drug  clerks’  associations are 
agitating the subject of forming  a  national 
association.

The  California  Pharmaceutical  Associa­
tion has  adopted a  pharmacy law  and will 
endeavor to secure its enactment at the com­
ing session of the Legislature.

Royal  Arctaium  hall,  on  North  Ionia 
street,  has  been  secured  for  the  examin­
ation session  of  the  State  Board  of  Phar­
macy,  which  will  be  held  here  March  1 
and 2.

The  Connecticut  State  Pharmaceutical 
Association has adopted  a  code  of  ethics, 
which is  substantially the  same  as the Da­
kota  code,  published  in  T ir e   T r a d e s m a n  
of December 15.

A new occurrence  of  vanilline,  the  char­
acteristic base in  vanilla,  has  been recently 
shown. 
It can be extracted from asafoetida 
by ether  and  is  easily purified.  The  pro­
duct is.  however,  not large.

A man wrote to a resident of Slight’s Sid­
ing  to find our  whether  there  was a prom­
ising opening for a drug store at  that point. 
The reply was:  “As there never was a per­
son sick in this  section,  the chances are not 
very good.”

A Chicago  physician  states  that  in  his 
opinion bromide of  sodium  should  be sub­
stituted  for  bromide  of  potassium  in  the 
majority of cases where  the  latter  is used. 
He claims  the  toxic  effects  of  the  former 
bromide  are not so  great  as in the bromide 
of which potassium is the base.

II.  M.  Whelpley,  editor  of  the  National 
Druggist, favors T h e   T r a d e s m a n   with  a 
copy of “Clinical Lecture Notes,” taken from 
Prof.  C.  U.  Curtman’s  lectures  at  the  St. 
Louis College of Pharmacy,  which has  been 
referred  to  T h e   T r a d e s m a n ’s  scientific 
editor for review.  The price of  the volume 
is $1,  and it can be  obtained  by  addressing 
the author at St.  Louis,  Mo.

Farrand, Williams  &  Co. in  a  New  Role. 
From the Detroit Journal.

Farrand,  Williams  &  Co.  are  about  to 
-open what will be  known as the Peninsular 
White Lead and  Color  Works.  A contract 
has been made for a lot  between Wight and 
Leib  streets,  fronting  125 feet  on the river 
and  800  feet  deep. 
It  is  crossed  by  the 
Transit Railway.  The works will thus have 
every advantage  in  shipping.  White  lead 
will be produced  by the  “old  Dutch” meth­
od,  and tike  factory will  also  turn  out  all 
sorts  of  mixed  paints.  The  factory  will J 
employ several  hundred  men  and  a  large 
capital.  Dry colors and  colors  in  oil  and 
varnishes will be mostly dealt in.

The proprietor of a large establishment at 
Philadelphia,  which  employs  a  woman  as 
head  book-keeper,  on  being  asked  if  the 
reason was because she would work cheaper 
than  a  man,  replied:  “No,  we pay her as 
much as we  would  a man,  and  she is much 
more reliable and her  work  is  inucii better 
done.  When  it  conies 11 o’clock she  does 
not go out after a drink as some book-keep­
ers have to do; she never comes to the office 
worn out by an ail-night’s spree and jumbles 
up the business of  the day.  This is why I 
prefer a lady.”

'  He Had His Room to  Himself.

From the Boston Record. 

•

A Frenchman hail been assigned to a very 
comfortable room,  and was about to  disrobe 
when there came a rap at  the  door.  Upon 
opening  it,  the  announcement  was  made 
that, owing to an unusual arrival of  guests, 
etc.,  the proprietor would be obliged to  put 
another  gentleman  into  the  room,  and  a 
cockney English man appeared.  The French­
man was disgusted,  of  course,  and  at  once 
set his wits to work to devise means to oust 
the intruder upon his comfort.  Pretty spoil 
the  Englishman  touched  the  call  button, 
and.  when the summons was answered, said:
“Portah,  bring me a pair  of  large?  clean 

towels.”

towel.”

The  door  was  hardly  closed,  when  the 
Frenchman touched  the  button,  and,  upon 
the boy’s appearance,  said:

“Garcon, bring me two  pair  large,  clean 

The other frowned,  performed  his  ablu­
tions,  followed by the Frenchman,  when  he 
again touched the button.

“Portah,  send me up abottleof Bass ale.”
Frenchman followed suit at once, demand­
ing “two  bottle  Bass  ale.”  The  English­
man  was  now  annoyed,  but  he  held  his 
peace, and a little later made another call up­
on the porter, which was immediately double 
duplicated by the Frenchman.  Then he be­
gan to lose his temper,  and after a fonrth de­
mand and another—to him—insult from the 
Frenchman,  he struck the button so violent­
ly that  the  porter  appeared  again  in  hot 
haste.

“Boy,” he said angrily,  “go  to  the  pro­
prietor at once and tell him I  must  have  a 
bed in a room by myself where I can rest in 
peace.”

The  boy  had  hardly  reached  the  stairs 
when the frenchman called him  back,  and 
gesticulating wildly,  made known his wants 
as follows:

“Garcon,  garcon,  vill you tell ze  proprie- 
taire to come  here  ver  quick?  By  gar,  I 
moost have two bed in two room  ver  I  can 
rest myself in two pieces.”

That settled the Englishman,  and his tor­
mentor had the room to himself without fur­
ther trouble.

Cod  and Cod  Liver Oils.

A  writer in a foreign  coutemporary  says: 
“ The supposition that cod oil is pressed from 
the head and thtf  body  of  the fish  is an  en­
tirely  wrong  one.  Genuine  cod oil  is pro­
duced from the liver of the codfish and noth­
ing else,  by a  more  simple  and  less exten­
sive  process  than  that  employed  in  the 
manufacture of steam refined  cod  liver  oil. 
A t  the  low  prices  prevailing  last  season 
steam refined cod liver oil  was employed for 
many purposes for which  it never  had  been 
used  before,  and  this,  together  witli  the 
fact that America  acted  as  an  exceptionally 
large  buyer,  considerably  reduced  stocks, 
which  at  the  present  moment  are  by  no 
means  large,  and  lienee  it stands to reason 
that prices will  further  advance  before  the 
new season’s oil comes *in;  and as  far as the 
prices of the  coming  season  are concerned, 
it is  beyond  doubt  that  unless  the fishing 
shows  an  extraordinary  good  result,  the 
value of the  article will be  considerably  be­
yond last  season’s  this  more  especially  so 
because  on  account  of  the  extremely  low 
prices  of  Norwegian  cod  liver  oil  only  a 
very limited quantity  of  steam  refined  coil 
liver oil V as produced at the Newfoundland 
fishing this season.”

1  Thinking of His Sweetheart.

A  patient  of  a  local  physician  received 

from  him the following prescription:

R.  Tine.  Jennie,  oz.  iv.
Sig.  Shake and apply externally.

D r .-----------------.

It was given to a drug clerk to be put up, 
but he did not know what  “tincture of  Jen­
nie”  was,  and  it  was  given  to  the  head 
clerk,  who knowing  that  the  name  of  the 
doctor's  betrothed 
is  Jennie,  smelled  a 
large-sized  mouse.  He  took  it to the doc­
tor’s  office,  and  confusedly  the  latter  ex­
plained that  he  was  writing a letter  when 
the patient  called,  and  must  have  written 
tiie word in the  prescription  which  he was 
about to write in  the  gentle  missive when 
interrupted.

The Drug Market.

Cloves,  mace  and  pepper  have  advanced 
about fifteen per cent,  and  oil of  cloves has 
taken  a  corresponding  advance.  Opium 
and morphine are  very firm  at the advance. 
Iodine and  preparations  therefrom have all 
declined.  The  corroders’  association  has 
fixed the price  of white lead for 1887 at the 
same price as ruled this year.

Yellow for Floors.

White lead  and  linseed  oil,  mixed  with 
some French yellow and a little chrome yel­
low to brighten;  and  some  red  lead,  burnt 
white vitriol and litharge added,  to give it a 
drying  .quality;  mixed  with  equal  parts 
boiled oil and turpentine, and use thin.

An English exchange says  that  owing  to 
the scarcity  and  consequent  high  price  of 
cubebs, 
it  is  necessary  to  examine  them 
carefully for admixtures.  One that  is  very 
liable to be  overlooked  has  lately  been re­
cognized. 
It is a berry  exactly  resembling 
cubebs  in  color  and  size,  but  has no pedi­
cle,  and the base of the  fruit  shows a calyx 
having five minute  teeth.  On  cutting open 
the fruit it is seen  to  be  two-celled,  and  it 
may be most easily  recognized  by  the  fact 
that it has  two  vertical  depressions  on the 
sides and two  slightly  prominent  ridges  at 
right  angles  to  them.  We  have  not heard 
of this admixture  in  this  country,  but our 
readers will do well to  watch for it or some 
similar drug.

Maxims for Merchants.

From the Dry Goods Chronicle.

Politeness is  a  necessity to  the  business 

man.

Old as the hills is the  maxim that  “ Union 

is strength.”

Apply the pruning  kuife if a  you  want a 

healthy business.

Some old authorities hold that it is foolish 
for a shop-keeper to be  also a manufacturer, 
and vice versa.

“ Whatsoever ye would,  etc.,”  is  as  easy 
in business matters as  in  any  other  depart­
ment of human  life.

Credit  has  precisely  the  same  effect  as 
money in  circulating  goods  from  the  nun- 
chant to the consumer.
'  “ He  that  withholdeth  corn,  the  people 
3hall curse  him;  but  blessing  shall be upon 
the head of him that selleth  it.”

It is always not  only important  to have a 
full-sized  show-room  for  goods,  but  also 
some strikingly handsome goods.

To be successful a retailer must have both 
tact and .talent;  he  must  also  be  punctual, 
pleasant  and  polite,  and  above  all  be  re­
spectable.

One of the main  principles  of currency is 
its negotiability.  A   negotiable  instrument 
means  a  document  of  which  the  property 
passes  by delivery.

A   tradesman  should  possess  siifficrent 
capital,  business  capability,  a  good temper, 
a gracious  manner,  abundant  patience  and 
a  well-selected stock.

To buy on credit and  wait for remittances 
is a dear plan.  The  manufacturers  always 
stick  it  on,  and,  when  busy,  always  serve 
their cash customers  first.

There i.s a  large  class  of  legitimate  and 
necessary business  transactions  which can­
not be regulated by any commonly recogniz­
ed natural or market price.

With your facilities and stock,  your name 
ought to  be  before  the  public  every  day. 
Faith  in the virtue of  judicious advertising, 
practically carried out,  always pays.

Indebtedness 

is  a  dangerous  thing  to 
shoulder.  Again  and  again it maybe safely 
done,  but sooner or later there comes a time 
when  it proves  neither  profitable nor pleas­
ant.

“ I must,  of  course,  go  to  the  cheapest 
market,  but am  quite  willing  to  give  you 
the  preference,  provided  you are  as  «cheap 
as others,”  was  the  reply of  a  well-known 
dealer when solicited to buy.

While it is not right  for  a  dealer  to  at­
tempt to decoy n  customer  to  buy  what he 
does not want,  nor to supplant his rivals  “ by 
any indirection,” he may honorably outstrip 
them by serving the public better.

Whether a bill  Ik; a  good and  safe one has 
no  reference  to  whether  it  represents  the 
past or a  future  transaction,  hut  whether It 
is a safe  and  judicious  one  itself,  and  the 
parties be able to meet their liabilities.

When  capital  is  to  be  hard  on  too  easy 
terms  it fosters to an extravagant extent the 
fatal propensity of embarking in  all  sorts of 
wild speculations and  pushing  trade far*be­
yond  the possibility of  being  remunerative.
“ I shall  be  glad,”  writes  a  dealer  to  a 
wholesale house,  “ to  have  your best terms 
on  the  goods  stated,  so  that  I  may  see 
whether your can offer any advantages  I do 
not  at  present  possess,  that  might  induce 
me to place some orders  with you.”

The would-be successful  merchant should 
adopt and abide by the cash  system  in  both 
buying and  selling. 
If  he has  been  giving 
and receiving credit,  let  him  systematically 
set about shortening up  long credits  and re­
ducing to cash  the short ones.

Wood Oil.

Wood oil is now made on a large  scale in 
Sweden,  from the  refuse  of timber cuttings 
and forest cleanings, and  from  stumps  and 
roots.  Although  it  cannot  well be burned 
in common lamps,  on  account  of the exces­
sive amount of  carbon  it  contains,  it  fur­
nishes a satisfactory  light  in lamps special­
ly made for  it,  and  in  its  natural  state is 
the cheapest of all illuminating  oils.  Thir­
ty  factories  produce  about  forty  thousand 
litres of the oil daily.

The  peppermint,  spearmint,  tansy  and 
wormwood oil crops of St.  Joseph and Cass 
counties  amount  this  season 
to  80,000 
pounds,  and  w'ere  handled  in  5,000  cans, 
manufactured  by  local  tinners.  Essential 
oils  are  taking  a  front  rank  among farm 
products in these counties.

Mills &  Goodman, Props.

800 inhabitants in eastern part of State.

357  South  Union St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.
YITANTED—Registered  drug  clerks,  either 
” ”  pharmacists or assistants,who are sober, 
honest,  industrious  aad  willing  to  work on 
moderate salary.
F ~OR SALE—Stock of about  ¥1.400 in town of 
FOR  SALE—Stock of about $5,000 in town  of 
0,000  inhabitants  in  Texas.  Doing  fine 
business.  Terms liberal.
FOR  SALE—Stock of $1,800 in town of .13,000 
inhabitants in central Wisconsin.  Can be 
bought on very liberal terms.
FOR  SALE—Stock of $700 in town of ;i00. 
No
other drug store within seven miles.
TfiOK  SALE—Stock of about $1,600 in town of 
800 inhabitants in northern Illinois.  Terms 
liberal.
FIO li  SALE—Stock of $800  in  small  town  in 
FOR SALE—Stock of $1,200 in an inland town 
in  midst  of  tine  farming country.  Will 
either sell or rent building.  Terms easy.
LSO—Many  other  stocks,  the  particulars 
*■  of which we will  furnish  on  application.
SO  DRUGGISTS—Wishing to  secure  clerks 
we will furnish the  address  and  full  par­
ticulars of those on our list free.

western Indiana.  Terms easy.

M ichigan D rug Exchange,

857 South Union St., 

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Grand Rapids.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

 

 

 

 

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seal.

Advanced—^Oil  cloves, cloves,  mace,  golden 
Declined—Iodine, iodide potash.

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FERRUM.

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EXTRACTUM.

pure..........................
GUMMI.
Acacia,  1st  picked....................
.......................
2nd 
Sifted sorts................
n o ...................  ................

“ 
“ 
“ 
“  Cape, (po. 20)..........
“  Socotrine,  (po. 60)....................... 

ACIDUM.
Aceticum...............................
8® 10
.  80@1 00
Benzoicum,' German...........
33® HO
Carbolicum............................
.  70® 75
Citricum.......................... ......
3® 5
Hydrochlor...........................
Nitrocum...............................
10© 12
.  10® 12
Oxalicum...............................
1 85@2 10
Salicylfcum............................
.1  40@l  60
Tannicum............. .................
Tartaricum............................
50® 53
AMMONIA.
5
Aqua, 16 deg..........................
3® 
6
18  deg..........................
4®
14
Carbopas..............................
12®
12®
14
Chloridum............:................
BACCAE.
35@1 50
Cubebae  (po.  1 35..................
6® 7
Juniperus  ..............................
30
Xanthoxylum.......................
BALSAMUM
45® 50
Copaiba....................................
Peru.........................................................   ©1 50
Terabin,  Canada........... ........................  38®  40
Tolutan...................................................  45®  50
CORTEX.
Abies,  Canadian....................
Cassiae  ..................................
Cinchona Flava.....................
Edonymus  atropurp...........
Myrica  Cerifera, po........... •.
Prunus  Virgini.....................
Quiilaia,  grd..........................
Sassfras  ............................... .
Ulmus......................................
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)..........
Glycyrrhiza Glabra...............................   24®  25
po.......................................   83®  35
Haematox, 15 lb boxes..........................  
8®  0
Is.........................................  @  12
Vt s  ......................................  ®  13
Ms  ......................................  ®  15
Carbonate Precip.................................  @  15
Citrate and Quinia................ ................ 
©3 50
Citrate Soluble.......................................   @  80
Ferrocyaniduin Sol...............................   ®  50
Solut  Chloride........................................  @  15
Sulphate, com’l,  (bbl. 75).....................   1V4®
..........  @  7
_____  @1 00
..........  @  on
..........  @  65
..........  75(0)1  on
Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60)...............................   50®  60
„   __
Ammoniac  ............................................   25®  30
Assafoetida,  (po. 25).............................   @  15
Benzoinuui.............’..............................   50®  55
Camphorae............................................   24®  27
Catechu, Is,  (%s,  14; 54s. 16)................   @  13
Euphorbiuin,  po....................................  35®  40
Galbanuin...............................................   @  80
Gamboge, po.....................  
75®  80
Guaiacum, (po. 45).................................  @  35
Kino,  (po. 25)...........................................  @  20
Mastic......................................................  @125
Myrrh, (po. 45).........................................  @  40
Opii, (po. 4  75).........................................  @3 50
Shellac............... 
18®  25
“ •  bleached...................................  25®  30
Tragacanth............................................   30®  75
h er b a—In ounce packages.
Absinthium  .......................
O R
Eupatorium  ....................... .................. 
20
25
Lobelia  ...............................
28
Majorum  ............................ .................. 
Mentha Piperita................
25
“  V ir.........................
R u e ........... .........................
30
Tanacetum,  V ....................
22
Thymus. V ..........................
M AGNESI A.
Calcined,  Pat..................... ............. . 
Carbonate,  Pat.....................
Carbonate,  K. & M..............
Carbonate,  Jennings..........
OLEUM.
Absinthium...........................
Amygdalae, Dulc........ *___
Amydalae, Amarne.............
Anisi  ......................................
Auranti  Cortex....................
Bergamii........................
Cajiputi  .............................
Caryopbylli..........................
Cedar......................................
Chewopodii  ..........................
Cinnamomi..........................
Citronella  ............................
Coniura  Mae.........................
Copaiba.................................
Cubebao .................................
Exechthitos..........................
Erigerou........... ...................
Gaultheria............................
Geranium, 5..........................
G ossipii, Sem, gal................ .
Hedeoma...............................
Juniperi................................
Lavend ula ...........................
Limonis.................................
Lini, gal.................................
Mentha  Piper............... .. 
.
Mentha Verid.......................
Morrhuae,  gal.....................
Myrcia,  ;..............................
Olive.......................................
Picis Liquida, (gal. 50)........
Ricini....................................
Rosmarini....................,....
Rosae,  5..................................
Succini  .................................
Sabina..................................
Santal....................................
Sassafras...............................
S inapis,  ess, ».......................
T iglii......................................
Thym e..................................
o p t.............................
Thoobromas..........................
Bichromate
Bromide................
Chlorate, (Po. 2.2)...
Iodide.....................
Prussiate...............
RADIX.
A lthae....................................
Anchusa.................................
Arum,  po...............................
Calamus..................................
Gentiana,  (po. 15)..................
Glyehrrhiza,  (pv. 15).............
Hydrastis  Canaden,  (po. 35).
Hellebore,  Alba,  po.............
Inula,  po.................................
Ipecac, po...............................
Jalapa,  pr...............................
Maranta,  *48..........................
Podophyllum,  po..................
Uhei  .......................................
“  cut..................................
“  p v ..................................
Spige.ia  .................................
Sanguinaria, (po. 15).............
Serpentaria............................
Senega....................................
Smilux, Otiicinalis, H ...........
Mex.......
Scillae,  (po. 35).......................
Symploearpus,  Foetidus, po 
Valeriana,  English,  (po. 30).
Gorman..............
SEMEN.
Anisum, (po. 20).....................
Apium  (graveolens).............
Bird,Is....................................
Carni,  (po. 20)........................
Cardomoin.............................
Coriandrum............................
Cannabis  Sativa....................
Cydonium...............................
Chenopodium  .......................
Dipterix  Odorate................
Foeniculum..........................
Foenugreek, po.....................
Lini..........................................
Lini, grd, (bbl, 3)...................
Phalaris  Canarian................
Rapa.......................................
Sinapis,  Albu.........................
Nigra.......................
SPIRITUS.
Frumenti,  W.,  D. & Co........
Frumenti, D. F. R..................
Frumenti...............................
Juniperis Co.  O. T................
Juniperis  Co..........................
Saacnarum  N. E....................
Spt. Vini  Galli. 
Vini Oporto. 
Vini  Alba...
Florida sheeos’ wool, carriage__
do 
Nassau 
__
do 
Velvet E x t  do 
. . .
do 
Extra Ye  :  do 
.......
do 
do 
Grass 
.......
do 
,for slate use................
Hard ! 
Yellow Reef, 
...............
MISCELLANEOUS.
ACther, Spts Nitros, 3 F ..................
Ait her, Spts. Nitros, I F ................
A lu in e n ...............  .......................
Aluinen,  ground, (po, 7)................
Amiatto  7.........._____ ;.................

55®  60
20®   22 
20©  25 
35®  36
i 50@4 00 
45®  50 
7 00@7 50 
00@2  10 
®2 50 
00@2 75 
@  75 
@2 00 
35®  65 
@1 50 
■  @  75 
@  75 
35®  65 
@  80 
50® L0  (0 
90® l 00 
1  20® 1 30 
i  30@S 40 
@  75 
55®  75 
90® t 00 
50@2 00 
90@2 00 
1  75@2 25 
42®  45 
3 00@3 75 
6 00@7 00 
80@l  00 
@  50 
1 00®
10® 12
l  42@1 60
75® 1 00
@8 00 
40® 15
90® l  00
J 5C®7 00
45® 50
•  @ G5
®l  60
50
40®
60
©
15® 20
72® 14
36® 40
20® 
2 25@2 35
25® 28
25® 30
15® 20
@ 25
20® 50
10® 12
16® 18
Û 30
15® 20
20
l 00® 1 10
25® 30
35
@
15®
18
75© 1 00
75® 1 35
60® 65
@ 10
50® 60
@ 40
® 20
10® 12
® 25
@ 25
15® 20
@ IT
12® IS
4® 6
12® 15
L 00@1 25
10® 12
3*4® 4
75@1  00
10® 12
1  75@l 85
© 15
6® 8
4
3*4© 4
4  @ 4)4
5® 6
8@ 9
8® 9
00@2 50
L  75@2 00
L  10@1 50
.  75@1 75
[  75@3 50
1  75®2 (X)
i  75@6 50
1  25@2 (X)
[  25@2 00
2 25 @2 50 
2 00 
1  10 
85 
65 
75
1  40.

26®   28 
30®  32 
2)4®   3*4 
3®  
i  
55®  60

POTASSIUM.

do 

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less.

2 15@2 

4® 5
55® 60
@ 68
5® 7
38® 40
© 209
@
15
@
16
© 14
30® 33
@3 75
50© 55
2c@ 30
@ 40
@ 15
© 10
50
38® 40
•  @l 00
1 80© l 75
10® 12
13® 15
P© 14
40
® 50*>
6
8® 10® 8
25® 30@ 24
e® 7
10® 12
68® 70
@ 8@ 6
60
50®
-15©
12®
23
7®
8© 15
40® 60
9® 15
23® 28
@ 15
25® 40
® 75@ 65
@1 00@ 40
@ 65
1  25® l 50
75® 1  00
@2 85@ no
@ 27
10® 12
60
60®
65
2® 3
90@1 00
2 35@2 60
© 40
@ 60
@ 10
18® 20
@2 00
@2 70
@1 40
@
85
no
@
@ 18
@ 35
@ 7
14® 15
© 40
© 15
S@ 10
7® 9
1  10® 1 20
@1  00
33® 35
8® 10
65® 70
60®
65
12®
13
35
©
2 15@2
40® 50
©4 50
12® 14
8® 10
@ 15
@ 18
@ 30

.. 
Bt>l
70
55
45
38
41
70
42

..  8® 10
..  28® 30
@ 40
7® 8
Gal
75
60
55
41
44
90
47
Lb
2® 3
2® 3
2® 3
2*4® 3
2%@ 3
13®I6
6ii®70
trt@17
7@ 7H
7® 754
@70
@90
1  10
140
1  20@1  40
1000120

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Antimoni,  po..................
Autiinoni et Potass  Tart.
Argenti  Nitras,  j .............
Arsenicum........................
Balm Giload  Bud.............
Bismuth  S.  N...................
Calcium  Chlor,  Is, (Hs,  11;  \ s ,  12)
Cantharides  Russian, po.......
Capsici  Fructue, af................
Capsici Fruetus, po................
Capsici Fruetus, B, po...........
Caryophyllus,  (po.  35)...........
Carmine, No. 40.......................
Ci ra Alba. S. &%F....................
Cera  Flava...............................
Coccus  ......................................
Cassia Fruetus........................
Centraria.................................
Cetaceum................................
Chloioform..............................
Chloroform,  Squibb».............
Chloral Hydrate  Cryst..........
Chondrus .................................
Cinchonidine, P. & W.............
Cinchonidinc,  German..........
Corks, see list, discount,  per cent
Creasotum...............................
Creta, (bbl. 75).........................
Creta  prep...............................
Creta, precip............................
Creta Rubra.............................
Crocus  ......................................
Cudbear........................ ...........
Cupri Suiph........... •.................
Dextrine..................................
Ether Suiph.............................
Emery, all  numbers...............
Emery, po...-............................
Ergota. (po. 60).........................
Flake  White............................
Gal la .........................................
Gambler..................................
Gelatin, Coopor.......................
Gelatin, French.......................
Glassware Hint, 70&10 by box.  60&H
Glue,  Brown...........................
Glue, White.............................
Glyeerina.................................
Grana  Parudisi.......................
Humid u s .................................
Hydrarg Chlor.Mite...............
Hydrarg  Chlor.  Cor...............
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrurn........
Hydrarg  Ammoniati.............
H y d rarg U ngu ent uni.............
Hydrargyrum........................
Iehtliyocolla, Am  ..................
indigo.......................................
Iodine,  Resubl........ ................
Iodoform.  5.............................
Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg lod
Liquor Potass  Arsinitis........
Lupuline  .................................
Lycopodium............................
Macis.........................................
Magm --in. Suiph, (bbl. 1)4)__
Mamd  1, S. F.............................
MorpM-v,  S, P. & W................
Mosul;  -s Canton.....................
Myrist ira. No. 1.......................
Nux  - omica,  (po. 20).............
Os.  Sepia..................................
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Co...
Picis Liq,  N. C.. Vi  galls, doz.
Picis Liq.,  quarts....................
Picis Liq., pints.......................
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..............
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)  .............
Piper  Alba, (po. 35)................
Ptx  Burgun.............................
Piumbi  Acet............................
Potassa, Bitart, pure.............
Potassa,  Bitart.com.............
Potass.  Nitras, opt..................
Potass  Nitras..........................
Puivis Ipecac  etopii.............
Pyrethrum, boxes, H. &P. D.Co., do
Pyrethrum, pv.....................
Quassiae.............................
Quinia, S, P. &  W................
Quinia, S, German...............
Rubia Tinetormn................
Saccharum  Lactis, pv........
Salacin..................................
Sanguis Draconis................
Santouine..........-..................
Sapo,  W................................
Sapo,  M................................
Sapo, G..................................
Seidlitz  Mixture................ .
Sinapis..................................
Sinapis,  opt...........................
Snuff,  Maecaboy,  Do. Voes1 
Snuff, Scotch,  Do. Voes..
Soda Boras, (po.  10).............
Soda et Potoss Tart.............
Soda  Curb.............................
Soda,  Bi-Carb.......................
Soda,  Ash  .............•.............
Soda  Sulphas.....................
Spts. Ether  Co.....................
Spts.  Myrcia  Dom...............
Spts. Myrcia Imp...........
Spts. Vini Rect, (bbl.  2 25)..
Strychnia, Crystal..............
Sulphur, Subl.......................
Sulphur,  Roll.......................
Tamarinds............................
Terebonth  Venice..............
Tbeobromae........................
Vanilia  ................................
Zinci  Suiph.......1. .................
OILS.
Whale, winter.......................
Lard, extra.......................... .
Lard, No.  1.:........................
Linseed, pure  raw..............
Linseed, boiled...................
Neat's Foot, winter  strained.
Spirits Tureen tine.........

PAINTS

Red  Venetian............................  134 
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........ 
l^i 
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda.......... 
l^i 
Putty, commercial..................  2)4 
Putty, strictly pure..................  2)4 
Vermilion, prime  American.. 
Vermilion, English.................. 
Green, Peninsular.................... 
Lead, red strictly  pure...........  
Lead, white, strictly pure....... 
Whiting, white  Spanish.......... 
Whiting,  Gilders’.....................  
White, Paris American...........  
Whiting  ’Pa’-’s English cliff  . 
Pioneer Prepared  J aints  .... 
Swiss Villa Prepare•  Paints.. 
VARNISHES.

No.  i Turp  Coach..................................1  10@1 20
Extra  Turp...........   ............................. 1  60@1 70
Coach  Body................ ...........................2 75®3 00
No.  1 Turp Furniture..........................  1  00@1 10
Extra Turk  Damar ..■...........................1  55® 1  60
Japan Dryer, No. 1  Turp.....................   70®  75

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Always  Reliable. 
Indispensable  to  LADIES. 
Send 4 eent3  for Sealed Circular.
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WHOLESALE

Druggists!

42 and 44  Ottawa Street and  89,  91,

93 and  95  Louis Street.

IMPORTERS  AND JOBBERS  OF

P its, Oils, Tarnishes, 
anfl Druggists 

Sundries.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Elept  Phannacentical  Prepara­

tions,  Fluid  Extracts  aid 

Elixirs

GENERAL  WHOLESALE  AGNTS FOR

Woflf, Patton & Oo. and John L. 

Whiting, Manufacturers  of 

Pine Paint and  Var­

nish Brushes.
THE  CELEBRATED 

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' ALSO  FOR  THE

Grand Rapids Brush Co., Manu­
facturers of Hair, Shoe snd 

Horse Brushes.

W E  A R E   SOLE  OW NERS  OF

¥ eatlerly’s Michigan Catarrh Core

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  U N SU RPASSED   F A C IL ­
ITIES for meeting the wants of  this  class 
of buyers W IT H O U T   D E L A Y  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 T R A D E  ONLY» and trust we merit 
the high praise accorded  to us for so satis­
factorily supplying the wants of our custom­
ers  with  PU R E   GOODS  in  this depart­
ment.  W e CO N TR O L and are the O N LY 
A U TH O R IZE D   A G E N T S for the  sale  of 
the  celebrated

WITHERS DADE&C0.’S

Henderson  Co.,  Ky.,

Sour Mash  and  Old-Fashioned 

.Hand-Made, Copper- 

Distilled

WHISKYS.

W e not only offer these  goods  to  be ex­
celled by  NO O TH E R  K N O W N   B R A N D  
in the market,  but superior  in  all  respects 
to  most  that  are  exposed  to  sale.  W e 
G U A R A N T E E  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

Druggists’  Favorite  Rye,

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

Gins, BraMies & File Wines.

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 asPatent  Medicines,

Etc.,  we invite your correspondence.

Mail  orders  always  receive  our special 

and personal attention.

Hazeltine 

&  Perkins 

Drug  Co.

Smaìethe “L*C.B.” & “Fox” Ciiar.

' tSÉalSi

sü ;

EXCLUSIVELY

FOX  &  BRADFORD,
WHOLESALE
CIGARS!

76  South Division  St., 

Grand Rapids, 

-  Mich.

PORTABLE AND  STATIONARY
E   3ST  G - I 3 S T   E S
Prom 2 to 150 Horse-Power,  Boilers, Saw  Mills 
Grist Mills. Wood Working  Machinery,  Shaft 
ing,  Pulleys  and  Boxes.  Contracts  made for 
Complete Outfits.

m a s

'¡¡¿»SI

'W *   C*, 
□ GRAND  RAPIDS, 

88, 90 and  92 South  Division  Street, -
MICH.

J D o jt i is o i i,

- 

99

" CANDEE
Bubl.  :
B O O TS

DOUBLE  THICK 

WITH
BALL.

Ordinary Rubber Boots 
always wear out first on 
the ball.  The CANDEE 
Boots  are  double  thick 
on  the  ball,  and  give
DOUBLE  WEAK.
Most economical Rubber 
Boot  in  the  market. 
Lasts  longer  than  any 
other boot and the
PRICE NO HIGHER.
Call  and  ex­
amine  the 
goods.

FOR  SALE BY
E.  G.  STUDLEY  &  CO.,

No. 4 Monroe St., Grand Rapids.

Largest and flnest stock in the State of

Rubber Goods,  Mill Supplies, Fire Depart­

ment Supplies and Sporting Goods.

WM. L. ELLIS & CO.

BRAND

Wholesale Deoot,

B. F. EMBRY,
•  M  Rapids.
3ï  Canal St., 

STATE ‘MANAGER,

Bound to Sell«.

From the Detroit Free Press.

First Drummer—How  do  you  find  busi­

Second  Ditto—Rather  dull.  How  is  it 

F.  D.—About  the  same  as  usual.  You 

see my goods are staple and have to sell.

S.  D.—What sort  of  goods  do  you  han­

F.  D.—Coffins.  You  see  folks die,  hard 

times or no hard times.

ness?

with you?

dle?

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 in  respect  to  prices,  but to 
keep posted on  the  ever-changing  styles and 
fashions, many of which are never shown  “on 
the  road.”
Androscoggin, 9-4. .1 
Androscoggin, 7-4.. 134
Pepperell,  7-4........ 13
Pepperell,  8-4........ 15
Pepperell,  9-4........ 17
Economy,  oz..........
Park Mills, No. 50  .10 
Park Mills, No. 60.. 11 
Park Mills, No. 70.. 12 
Park Mills, No. 80. .13 
Park Mills, No. 90. .14

Pepperell, 10-4........19
Pepperell, 11-4........22
Pequot,  7-4.............144
Pequot,  8-4.............16
.18
Pequot.  9-4..
Park Mills, No. 100.15
Prodigy, oz............... 854
Otis Apron............... 854
Otis  Furniture.......8>4
York, 1  oz.................9?4
York. AA, extra oz.124 

WIDE  BROWN COTTONS.

CHECKS.

Plain.

OSNABURGS.

Plaid.

SILESIAS.

styles..........

BLEACHED COTTONS

DOMESTIC GINGHAMS.

FINE BROWN  COTTONS.

Alabama...................6%
Augusta.................  6%
Georgia..................   64
Louisiana.................614
Toledo....................  64

Gilded Age............... 714
Greene, G  44 
. . .   6J4
Hill, 44....................  714
Hill, 7-8...................  614
Hope,  44.................. 614
King  Phillip  cam­
bric, 44.................. 914
Linwood,  44..........  714
Lonsdale,  44............75l£
Lonsdale  cambric. 1054 
Langdon, GB, 44...  814
Langdon,  46........... 11
Masonville,  44.........714
New York Mill, 44.1054
New Jersey,  44__   8
Pocasset,  P. M. C..  714 
Pride of the West. .1014 
Pocahontas,  4 4 ....  714
Slaterville, 7-8........   6)4
Woodbury, 44........   514
Whitinsville,  4 4 ...  614
Whitinsville, 7-8__ 6
Wamsutta, 44........   954
Williamsville,  36...  814

Alabama................  654
Georgia..................  8*4
Jewell  ....................8
Kentucky  .............   84
L ane.......................  84
Santee....................  74
Avondale,  36........   8*4
Art  cambrics, 36...  9*4 
Androscoggin, 4-4..  714 
Androscoggin, 5-4. .124
Ballou, 4-4...............5 4
Ballou, 5-4...............  6
Boott,  0.4-4...........   84
Boott,  E. 5-5...........   7
Boott, AGC, 4-4.......9 >4
Boott, R. 3-4..........  514
Blackstone, AA 4-4  6}4
Chapman, X, 4-4___ 514
Conway,  4-4..............64
Cabot, 4-4.................. 614
Cabot, 7-8................6
Canoe,  34...............  4
Domestic,  36..........  714
Dwight Anchor, 44.  8I4
Davol, 44...............  8
Fruit of Loom, 44..  7 
Fruit of Loom, 7-8..  654 
Fruit of  the Loom,
cambric,  44 ........11
Gold Medal, 44..  ..  6I4
Gold Medal, 7-8.......5>4
Crown................. ...1 7 4 ¡Masonville  S__ ...11
No.  10................ ...11  Lonsdale.......... ....  94
Coin.................... ... 10  Lonsdale A ............14
Anchor............... ...15  ¡Victory  O........ ....  54
Blackburn........ . .. 8  
| Victory J .......... ....  654
Davol.................. ...14 
j Victory  D........ ....  84
London.,........... ...124  Victory  K........ ....104
Paconia............. ...12  ¡Phoenix A ........ .  .  194
Red  Cross.......... ...  74:Phoenix  B........ ...1 0 4
Masonville TS... . .. 8   ¡PhoenixXX___.  ..  5
Gloucester...............514
Albion, solid............514
Gloucestermourn’g .64
Albion,  grey............ 6
Hamilton  fancy__ 5
Allen’s  cheoks.........5*4
Hartel fancy............514
Allen’s  fancy...........514
Merrimac D.............6
Allen’s pink.............51%
Manchester.............6
Allen’s purple..........514
Oriental  fancy........514
American, i'ancy__ 514
Arnoldfancy........... 6 
lOriental  robes.........614
Berlinsolid.............  5  ¡Pacific  robes............6
Coeheco  fancy........6  ¡Richmond..................514
Cocheco robes..........614 Steel River................514
Conestoga fancy__ 6  Simpson’s .................6
Eddystone...............6  Washington fancy..6
Eagle fancy.............5  Washington  blues.  5
Garner pink............. 5141
Appleton  A, 44__   6  ¡Indian Orchard, 40.  7
Boott  M, 44...........   754Ündiau Orchard, 36.  6
Boston  F, 44..........  854jLaeonia  B, 74........ 13
Continental C, 44..  6*4ILyman B, 40-in.......9
Continental D, 40 in  754 ¡Mass. BB, 44..........  614
Conestoga W, 44...  654 Nashua  E, 40-in—   714
Conestoga  D, 7-8...  43£ Nashua  K ,44........6)4
Conestoga  G, 30-in.  5  Nashua0,7-8..........  6
Dwight  X ,34........  454 ¡NewmarketN........ 514
Dwight Y, 7-8..........51*| Pepperell E, 40-in..  654
Dwight Z, 44..........5lï Pepperell  R, 44....  6I4
Dwight Star, 44__   6  Pepperell  0, 7-8__   554
Dwight Star, 40-in..  7  Pepperell N, 34___ 514
Enterprise EE, 36..  454 Pocasset  C, 44.........654
Great Fails E ,44...  64¡Saranac  R...............  6
Farmers’ A, 44.......514¡Saranac  E.................  714
Amoskeag.............  7  I Johnson  ManfgCo,
Amoskeag, Persian 9 
|  Bookfold..............1214
Johnson  Manfg Co,
, dress  styles........ 1014
Bates.......................6
Slaterville, 
dress
Berkshire.............   6
styles....................  6
Glasgow,  fancy—
White Mfg Co, stap  654 
Glasgow,  royal__ 614
White Mfg Co, fane 714
Gloucester, 
new
Plunket........... ......714  Earlston.................  714
Lancaster.................7  Gordon.....................7
Laugdown............. 7  Greylock, 
|  styles  ..................104
Renfrew,  dress—   9 
Androscoggin, 74. .15 
¡Pepperell.  104......22
Androscoggin, 8-4.. 16  Pepperell,  114.......24
Pepperell,  7-4.........15  Pequot,  74............. 16
Pepperell,  84.........17  Pequot,  84..............18
Pepperell,  94 .........19 
|Pequot,  94.............20
Atlantic  A, 44.......614¡Lawrence XX, 44..  6*4
Atlantic  H, 44.......614¡Lawrence XXX 40.  754
Atlantic  D, 4-4.......  554 i Lawrence LL, 44...  5
Atlantic P, 44........  5  Newmarket N........ 514
Atlantic LL, 44__ 454 ¡Mystic River, 44...  654
Adriatic, 36.............   714 j Pequot A, 44..........  654
Augusta, 44...........   654¡Piedmont,  36..........  6
Boott M, 44...........   6 
¡Stark AA, 44..........  614
Boott  FF, 44..........  0*4 Treinont CC, 44___ 454
Graniteviile, 44__   554'Utica,  44................10
Indian  Head,4-4...  634¡Wachusett,  44.......64
Indiana Head 45-in. 11541 Wachusett.  30-in...  554 
TICKINGS.
AmoBkeag,  ACA... 17 
| Falls, XXX............ 1514
1254 Falls,  BB................1114
Amoskeag 
1114 ¡Falls,  BBC, 36........1914
Amoskeag,  A..
11  Falls,  awning....... 19
Amoskeag,  B ..
1054 Hamilton,  BT, 32..  914
Amoskeag,  C..
10  Hamilton,  D..........  914
Amoskeag,  D ..
954 Hamilton,  H............814
Amoskeag,  E..
9  Hamilton  fancy...  814
Amoskeag, F ...
17  Methuen AA...........1114
Premium  A, 44 
16  Methuen ASA.........164
Premium  B ...
16  Omega A, 7-8.......... 101%
Extra 44...........
1434 Iomega A, 44.......... 124
Extra 7-8...........
1314 Omega ACA, 7-8__ 13
CCA 7-8.............
Omega ACA, 44 ,... 15
CT 44 ...................... 14
Omega SE, 7-8.........24
RC 7-8...................... 14
Omega SE, 44.........37
BF 7-8.....................   16
Oqiega M. 7-8.........22
AF44...................... 19
Omega M, 44.......... 25
Cordis AAA, 32......14
ShetucketSS&SSW II4  
Cordis ACA, 33......15
Shetuoket, S & SW.12 
Cordis No. 1,33......15
Shetucket,  SFS 
..12
Cordis  No. 3...........14
Stockbridge  A .......7
Cordis  No. 3...........13
¡Stoekbridge fancy.  8
Cordis  No. 4...........1114
Falls, XX XX.........1854
W ashington..........454IRoyal  Globe............  44
S. 8. & Sons............  454lCrown..................... 44
American  A ..........145!i| Amoskeag..............1454
Stark A ...................3041
B oston ..................   64 ¡Otis CC................... 9
Warren  AXA.........11
Everett blue...........12
Warren  BB............ 10
Everett  brown....... 12
Warren CC............... 9
Otis  AXA............... 11
Otis BB.................... 10
York,  blue...........124
Manville........... 454©5  IS. S. A Sons—   45Si®54
Masonville.......5J4@334 ¡Garner..............454©54
Red  Cross............... ‘64 Thistle Mills............ 6
Berlin......................  6  Rose........................  64
Garner....................  7 
Brooks.................... 50
Clark’s O. N. T.....55
J. & P.  Coats..........55
Willimantie 6 cord.55 
Willimantie 3 cord. 40 
Charleston ball sew 
ing thread............30
Armory..................7
Androscoggin......74
Canoe River...........   54
Clarendon........... 5@5J4
Hallowell  Imp......5M
Ind. Orch. Imp.......554
Laconia.................  T

|
Eagle  and  Phoenix 
Mills ball sewing. 30 
Green  &  Daniels...25
Stafford...................35
Hall & Manuing__ 28
Holyoke...................25
Merrick...................55
Koarsage...................6%
Naumkeagsatteen.  654 
Pepperell bleaohed  854
Pepperell sat..........8
Rockport.............   64
Lawrence sat......... 6

standard.......,....  7141 White  Manf’g  Co,

WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS.

HEAVY  BROWN  COTTONS.

PAPER  CAMBRICS.

SOFT  CAMBRICS.

SPOOL COTTON.

CORSET JEANS.

GRAIN  BAGS.

WIGAN8.

DENIMS.

dress

4-4.

POTATOES.

We make 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 will keep you posted  on  market  price  and  pros­
pects..  Liberal cash advances made on car lots when desired.

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

Agents for W alkers Patent Butter Worker.

157 S. W ater St-, Chicago, 111.

EARL  BROS.,  Commission  Merchants.
W l .  S E A R S  &   CO.
Cracker  Manufacturersi

Agents  for

AMBOY  CHEESE.

37, 39 & 41  Kent  Street.  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.  A
PURE.

NEW  PROCESS  STARCH.

SWEET.
This Starch having the  light  Starch  and  Gluten 
One-TliircL Less

removed,

i Can be used than any other in th e M arket.

Manufactured by the

FIRMENICH  MNFG. CO.

Factories:  Marshalltown,  Iowa;  Peoria,  Ills.

Offices at  Peoria,  Ills.

STRONG. I  Clark,  Jewell  &  Co.

FOR  SALE  BY

SURE.

JOBBERS  IN  •

DRY  GOODS,

AUSTID HXTOTIOHSTS,

8 3  Monroe  St„

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

GRAND  RA PID S,  M ICH.

Peerless 
Amer

rless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers  \  k  Q lip p in ]fiT  
jrican and Starji A Bags 

1 A OJJuulullj.

F. J. LAMB & CO.

STATE  AGENTS FOR

D. D. Mallory & Co/s

DIAMOND  BRAND  OYSTERS,
Also  Fruits  and  Country  Produce.
OBERNE,  HOSICK  &  CO.,
M aifactars of FINE  LAUNDRY aid TOILET

120 Micliigan St., Chicago, 111.

W e m ake th e following brands:

HARD WATER, Linen, German Family, Sweet 16, W hite Satin, 

Country  Talk, Mermaid, it will float, Silver Brick, Daisy, 

W hite Prussian, Glycerine Family, Napkin, Royal.

Our  HARD  W ATER  Soap can be  used  in  either  hard  or  soft  water,  and  will go 
one quarter farther than any  other  Soap  made. 
getting orders for it now from all parts  of  the  country.  Send  for  a  sample  order.  Wev 
pay all railroad and boat freights.  Our goods are not in Michigan Jobbing houses,

(Trade  mark,  girl  at  pump.)  We  areA. 

A. HUFEORD, General A gent, Box 14,  GRAND  RA RID S,  MICH.

W r ite   m e   fo r  P r ic e s.POTATOES!  ,

OAR  LOTS  A  “SPECIALTY.” 

#

We offer Best Facilities.  Long Experience.  Watchful  Attention.  Attend  Faith­
fully to Cars Consigned to us.  Employ  Watchmen  to  see  to  Unloading.  OUR  MR. 
Issue  SPECIAL  POTA- 
THOMPSON  ATTENDS  PERSONALLY  TO  SELLING. 
TOE  MARKET  REPORTS.  KEEP  OUR  SHIPPERS  fully posted.  OUR  QUOTED 
PRICES  CAN  BE  DEPENDED  UPON.  WE  DO  NOT  quote irregular or anticipated 
prices.  Consignments Solicited.  Correspondence Invited from  Consignors  to  this  mar­
k et  References given when requested.

WM.  H. THOMPSON & CO., Commission Merchants, 

*
-   OHIOAOO, XXjXju

166  SOUTH  W A TER   ST., 

Regular  Meeting  of  the  Retail  Grocers’ I 

Association.

There was a fair attendance at the regular ; 
semi-monthly meeting of the Retail Grocers’ j 
Association, held  on  December  21.  After j 
the usual  routine  business  had  been trail- j 
sacted, the  Committee  ou*  President’s  Ad­
dress presented the following report:
Mr. President and Members of the  Retail Gro- j
cers’ Association:
Your  special  Committee  on  President’s 
Address,  to  whom'  was  referred  the  in­
augural  address  of  President  Coye,  beg 
leave t«#report that we have considered  the 
same and advise the following action on the 
several recommendations:
Relative to a revison of  the  constitution,  j 
we heartily agree with our executive  in the 
opinion that  it needs  careful  and  thorough 
revision  and  the  incorporation  of  several 
desirable features,  and  we  recommend that 
the matter  be  taken  in  hand  immediately I 
after the  March  meeting  of  the  Michigan! 
Business Men’s  Association.
The recommendation  relative  to  the  ne­
cessity for  increasing  our  membership  fee | 
and  dues  also  meets  our  hearty approval. 
The  delinquent  list  now  furnished  every 
hew member  is worth  many times  the ini­
tiation  fee  and  the  advantages  obtained 
through membership in  the  Association are 
greatly  in  excess  of  the  paltry  quarterly 
dues.  We are unable to find any Similar or­
ganization  which  is  maintaining  an exist­
ence on so economical a  basis  as our  Asso­
ciation,  the initiation fee in  most  cases be­
ing §5 and the  monthly dues  50 cents.  As 
we are beginning to  see  the  necessity for a 
surplus, on  which  we  can  draw  in case of 
an  emergency,  we  would  recommend  that j 
beginning with January  1,  1887—except  in 
the case of those who have  paid their  dues 
in advance—the  initiation  fee be  placed at 
82 and the dues  be made 25  cents a month,  i 
payable in  advance.
Regarding  the  adoption  of  a  collection i 
blank or notification  sheet  for  the  use  of 
members, previous to  reporting  the  names 
to the Actuary, we recommend the adoption 
of  the  President’s  suggestion  in  tiiis  re-1 
spect.  We advise that the blanks  be print- j 
ed  on  a  note  sheet,  on  blue  paper,  and j 
couched in as  mild terms as  are  consistent 
with the dignity of the Association.  We do 
not think  it  ought  to  be  incumbent  upon 
every member to send the  delinquent a blue 
sheet  before reporting  him to the  Actuary, 
but  recommend that it  be  used  in  all cases 
w^ere  the member has reason  for  thinking 
that mild measures will accomplish the same 
results  as harsher  means.

E.  A.  Stowe,
E.  J. H erkick.

C.  L.  Lawton,  the  third  member  of  the 
committee,  agreed  with  the  others  on  all 
questions except the  raising of  the dues,  on 
which he presented a verbal minority report,  j 
in which he claimed that some of the subur- j 
ban grocers woidd oppose such a change.

A. J. Elliott  suggested  that  if  any  one 
class, more than  another,  had  been benefit- 
ted by the Association,  it had  been the sub­
urban  grocers,  whereupon  Jas.  Farnsworth ! 
stated that from  the  appearance of  the de- j 
linquent list,  the names reported had mostly 
come from the  so-called  suburban  grocers, 
the main streets not  being well represented 
in its pages.

President Coye stated that the  delinquent 
list  had  recently  saved  him  So  worth  of 
goods, which  were  already done  up for de­
livery to an applicant  for  credit.  A glance 
at the list prevented the  loss  of  the  goods 
and the loss  of  an additional $5 fine,  which 
he would  have  been  compelled to forfeit to ! 
the Association as the  penalty of  trusting a j 
man whose name was on the list.

C.  L.  Lawton  suggested  that  the  Secre­
tary stir up the  grocers on the  main streets 
to the necessity of  their  contributing  their 
full quota to the  lists of  re]>orted names,  in 
order that the sealskin cloak and silk stock­
ing  brigade may be fully represented on the 
delinquent list.

The report  of  the  Committee  op  Presi­
dent’s Address was made  the  special  order 
of business for  the  next  meeting  and  the 
Association adjourned.

Another Firm Espouses the  Cash  System.

L a k e sid e,  Dec.  14,  1880.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dtau Sir—We have been forced,  in  self- 
defense,  to  shut  our  business  down  to  a 
strictly cash basis.  We feel that this is  the 
best thing to do,  not only for  ourselves  and 
the wholesalers who have been our  friends 
but also for our patrons. 
If you  can  say  a 
kind word for us to your subscribers, through 
the medium of The Tradesm an, we would 
be  grateful.  Prospects  are  good  here  for 
the winter trade. 

Yours,

J ohnson B ros.

The firm announces its change of front in 

the following terms:

to our many patrons:

L a k e sid e,  Dec.  13,  1886.

The fact has become apparent  to  us  after 
a three years’ experience in the  credit  busi­
ness that the only safe and successful meth­
od of conducting  a  retail  trade  is  upon  a 
strictly cash basis.  The merchant who sells 
for cash only, saves his discounts, and there­
fore can sell you goods from three to ten per 
cent, cheaper than the one who sells for cred­
it.  Taking these things into consideration, 
we have decided on  and  after  Wednesday, 
December 15, to sell goods only for  cash  or 
its equivalent.  Thanking our customers for 
past patronage, and hoping for  a  continua­
tion of the same,  we are,

Respectfully yours,

J ohnson B ros.

The  Allegan  County Peach Crop.

An  Allegan  county  patron  of  T he 
T radesm an  writes  that  the  peach  crop 
of  that  county  aggregated  over  2,000,000 
baskets this year,  as is  shown by the  ship­
ments made  at  the various  markets,  as fol­
lows:
Saugatuck, Douglass and Piercove.......1,000,000
South Haven................................................500,000
Fennville.......................................................500,000
Total......................................................2,000,000
As the fruit brought  the  grower an aver­
age price of 25 cents  per basket,  aside from 
package,  freight and  commission, it is easy 
to see that the peach  crop of Allegan  coun­
ty netted the  growers  a  cool  half  million 
dollars.

XTHFtTH  Sc  KRAUSE,

.  DEALERS  IN 

Furs  and  Tallow ,

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Prompt returns made on  Consignments.

X18 Canal St., G-rana Rapid.».

nUbLC 06 ulli Legal Test Oils.  Manistee and Saginaw 
im p) C  £   D ll  Jobbers  Michigan  W ater  W hite  and 
Salt.  Agricultural Salt.  Warsaw  Salt; pockets, all  sizes,  and 
barrels.  W est Michigan Agents for  Prussing’s Celebrated Vin­
egar  works.  W rite  for  quotations.  ftJ||OI/rpnM  MIPU 
’ m UuM LuUllj  III lull l

Warehouse:  Lee’s  Ferry Dock, 

E.  F A L L A S ,

Makes a Specialty of

Butter  and  Eggs,  Fruits  and  Oysters.

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

We Handle the Celebrated “ROCK BRAND” Oysters.

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

97  and 99 Canal Street, 

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Grand Rapids, M ichigan

o. w. b l a in  & co., Prote Commission
Foreign  aid  Domestic  Fruits, Sontlorn  VtetaMes, Etc.

We handle on Commission BERRIES, Etc.  All orders filled at lowest market price.  Corres­
NO.  9  IONIA ST.

pondence solicited.  APPLES  AND  POTATOES  in car lots  Specialties. 

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O a r   L o t s .

Shippers looking for a better market than near-by markets 
afford will do well to write or wire us for prices before consign­
ing elsewhere.  All goods sold on arrival and remitted for. 

Commissions, 5 per cent.

C. J. B U B  k GO. 1002 N. TOM SI. ST. LI

Order a sample case of

HONEY BEE COFFEE.

PRINCESS  BAKING  POWDER,

Equalto the Best in the market.

J. E. Tll!SOflM,“

69  Jefferson  ave., Detroit, Mieli.

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