VOL.  7.

GRAND  R A PID S,  W EDNESDAY,  A P R IL   16,  1890.

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The world is sympathetic.  The statement none 
When  A’s  in  trouble  don't  we  think  that  B 
Of course we haven't time ourselves  to  care  for 
But yet we hope that  other  folks will see that it 
We  want  the  grief  and  penury  of earth  to  be 
We’d have  the  battles  grandly  fought, the vic­
We do not care to take  the  lead,  and  stand  the 
At lifting we’re a failure, but  we’re splendid on 

The  Men  Who  Do  Not Lift.
can doubt;
should help him out?
any one.
is done.
relieved.
tories achieved.
brush and brunt,
the grunt.

And there are others, so we find, as  on  our wav 
Who want  to  do  their  lifting  on the small end 
They do n lot of blowing, and they strive to make 
That were there no one else  to  help,  they’d  lift 
if talking  were  effective, there  are  scores  and 
\Vt o’d move a mountain off its base and move it 
But as a class, to  state it plain, in language true 
They’re never worth a cent to  lift,  for  all  they 

we jog,
of the log.
it known,
it all alone.
scores of men
back again;
and blunt,
do is grunt.

THE  MASK  OF  TYRANNY.

Wm. Lloyd Garrison In the Arena.

The  Nationalist  movement,  with 

its 
rapid increase of  numbers and extending 
literature,  is one that, whether deserving 
or not,  commands  public  attention. 
Its 
leaders and disciples are drawn  not from 
the  victims of  social  wrongs,  but  from 
the cultivated and  well-to-do people who 
are  largely swayed by philanthropic mo­
tives.  A tinge of  romance gilds the new 
wave  of  socialism  which  comes  to  us 
with another name. 
It  is  the  sequence 
of  a  novel.  When  Edward  Bellamy 
wrote his book of fiction he little dreamed 
that  it  was to be taken  seriously as the 
gospel of  a new dispensation.  “Looking 
Backward,”  though  happily  conceived, 
was chiefly felicitous for its timely birth 
It  saw  the  light  at  a  period  of  great 
social discontent  and  found  an audience 
ready to be charmed  with  its  ingenious 
fancy and its exalted  spirit.  The gentle 
blast of  the author’s bugle  startled  him 
with  a  thousand  unexpected  reverber­
ations, and the  novelist,  in spite of  him 
self,  was  forced to assume  the  role of  a 
reformer.
•The  tendency of  the  times  is  unmis­
takably toward  industrial concentration 
One  after  another  of  the  great  staph 
commodities  of 
the  country,  subject 
heretofore to competitive production and 
distribution,  falls  into  the  control of  a 
trust.  The  avowed  purpose of  trusts is 
to destroy competition,  and  their  justifi­
cation  is  that  by the  lessening  of  cost 
possible  under  such  organization,  the 
consumers are better  and  more  cheaply 
served.
How can  competition  be  restricted to 
an extent  sufficient to prevent  injurious 
successes ?
Here  the  Nationalist  steps  up  confi­
dently with the answer :  “Nationalize all 
In  other  words,  in  place of 
industry.” 
many trusts  substitute  one,  which shall 
be  the  government.  Then  production 
will be multiplied,  labor  never idle,  and 
every citizen  be  assured a living,  with a 
minimum  of  work  and  a  maximum  of 
leisure.  The  travail  of  the  ages  will 
then  find  its  accomplishment  and  “the 
good time coming”  will be here.
Is it to be wondered  at  that  the  mul­
titude,  finding their  aspirations pictured 
in this  promise, follow the socialistic flag 
with enthusiasm ?
There is nodisagreement regarding the 
symptoms  of  social  discontent. 
In  an 
era of  marvelous  production and discov­
ery,  wheii the power to supply the neces­
sities  of  life  is  far  in  excess  of  the 
capacity of  the world’s market to absorb 
them—when,  instead of  the  Malthusian 
fear  of  population  pressing  upon  the 
means  of  subsistence, 
the  problem  is 
how to dispose of  the surplus products— 
we have the strange  phenomenon of  dis

contented labor and  widespread enforced 
idleness.  With an  unexampled  increase 
in the world’s aggregate  wealth,  we note 
increasing poverty, and through  unequal 
distribution a few  hands  are  enabled to 
grasp the lion’s share.
Were  this  the  natural  result  of  the 
competitive  system, 
the  Nationalists 
would have a granite premise.  But is it ? 
Beneath the symptoms  the  causes  lurk, 
and  the  skillful  physician  seeks  them 
before  prescribing  his  remedy.  Let us 
see if  competition  be  the  real  cause of 
our industrial woe.
Competition  at  least  deserves  to  be 
heard in its  own  defense. 
It can truth­
fully aver  that  by  and  through  its  in­
strumentality the enterprises,  inventions 
and  material  discoveries  of  civilization 
have  steadily  advanced. 
It  is  justified 
in  asking  why the  confusion  of  to-day 
should be laid to its door and the govern­
ment  be  invoked  to  crush  it out,  when 
mainly through the  blundering  interfer­
ence of  government the trouble has man­
ifestly come.  Competition, shackled and 
denied  its  natural  freedom,  has  been 
made the scapegoat of  the oppressor.
The  earth  groans  with  plenty.  The 
fields  yield  abundant  harvests of  grain, 
and  cunning  machinery  multiplies  the 
product  of  the  loom.  Yet  men  and 
women  starve  and  freeze  because  the 
natural  right  of  exchange  under  free 
competition is  denied by law.  They hud­
dle  together  in  cities,  and  barely  exist 
because  the  ranks  of  the  wage-earners 
are crowded,  while all  around  are  boun­
tiful  and  unused  acres, 
the  original 
source of  wealth,  and rendered almost as 
inaccessible to them  by monopoly, as the 
planet  Mars  is  by  nature.  Before  you 
sentence  competition,  first  try it  under 
the conditions of  freedom.
And what  records  do  human  govern­
ments  present  to  sustain  their right to 
the  assumption  of  further  responsibil­
ities? 
In  all  history,  wherever  they 
have  undertaken  to meddle  with  indus­
trial  functions,  disaster  has  followed. 
The  clumsy  feet  of  legislation  mark a 
pathway  of  woe.  Tn  despotic  govern­
ments the people have been  impoverished 
and fertile fields forced into sterility.  In 
partial  republics—for  no  real  republic 
has  ever  existed—the governing  power 
has  acted  on  crude  and  havoc-making 
theories of  commerce and finance.
Think of  the  irony of  the  proposition 
that a government  which  has  strangled 
its  foreign  shipping  by suicidal  tariffs, 
and now gravely proposes that the people 
shall be robbed to  pay subsidies to a few 
owners  of  unprofitable  vessels,  should 
be allowed to direct all commerce !  Con­
sider  for  a  moment  the  placing  of  all 
natural  industry in  the  hands of  a gov­
ernment  which  heaps  up  millions  of 
depreciated  silver dollars  just to benefit 
a  few  millionaires!  With 
the  same 
reason  it  might  buy  coal  or  cotton  to 
hoard. 
It should be voted leave to with­
draw  from  powers  usurped  and  duties 
incompetently performed.
It is complacently assumed  by Nation­
alism that all  will be  well  when govern­
ment is the one grand  monopolist. 
It  is, 
of  course,  to  be  an  ideal  government.
Perfection  Scale•

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T H E   M I C H I G A N   TRAADESMAJST.

If  men 

possessing  wisdom,  benevolence and the | 
highest  economic  sense.  But  is  it  not 
patent  that  in  a  democracy  the  repre­
sentatives of  the  people must reflect the 
intelligence of  the  average  voter?  The 
fountain  cannot  rise  higher  than 
its 
source. 
left  unhampered  to 
their own devices of  trades are  failures, 
how  can  similar  men  chosen to  govern 
for all be successes ?
It  does  not  follow  that  because  the 
great trusts  have  flourished, equal man­
agement can be secured for a government 
trust.  The  great  captains  of  industry 
are not to be had for  the  asking.  They 
are as rare as great  authors, generals, or 
men  of  science.  The  genius  to  grasp 
opportunities,  and to co-ordinate  masses 
of  materials  and  armies of  men  in har­
monious  production,  cannot  be  com­
manded by popular  vote.  Tested by our 
present  representatives, what  industrial 
success could be  predicated  with a Pres­
ident who  characterizes  economic think­
ers  and  observers  as  “students of  mar­
gins  and  not of  markets,”  and of  a Sec­
retary  of  State,  chosen 
to  match  Mr. 
Gladstone  in  discussion,  who  supposes 
that foreign imports are  paid  with  gold 
coin,  and not with  exported  products of 
domestic industry ?
Too  much  has been taken for granted 
in the  Bellamy scheme.  While  it is ob­
vious that trusts and  combinations,  both 
of  capital  and 
labor,  mark  the  social 
tendency of  to-day,  they are but  the  ex­
pressions of underlying causes.  Without 
the shield of protective tariffs, how many 
American  trusts  would  long  survive? 
Sugar would melt,  lead would  sink of its 
own  weight, and rubber be forced to sus­
tain  a  tension  not  yet  applied.  The 
Standard Oil  Trust  is  the  only one  not 
fostered  by  protection  and  as  yet  the 
exceptional success.
If  great  coihbiuations  like  the I'opper 
trust, opulent in brains and capital, came 
to  grief,  no  more,  or  rather  far  less, 
could  a  nation  organize  all  industries, 
regulate supply and  demand, and  create 
steady and remunerative occupation. 
In 
spite  of  the  Nationalist’s  protest,  his 
plan  must  include a power from  which 
there  is  no  appeal,  and which is despot­
ism,  call  it by whatever  soft  name  you 
may.
We  have  good  reason  to question the 
diagnosis. 
Instead  of  competition,  sup­
pose  we seek  for  the seeds of  industrial 
derangement  in  hindered  opportunity 
and  the  arbitrary  restriction  of  man’s 
power.
Is  not  there  too  much  paternalism 
already and too little individual  freedom?
Labor makes of  governments the same 
request  that  Diogenes  made  of  Alex­
ander,  “Stand out of my light.” 
It asks 
justice,  not  charity,  for  with  justice, 
alms-giving ceases.

the  worker?  By 

How does  government  limit the rights 
of 
the  socialistic 
assumption that he needs to be protected. 
Truly he  does,  but  from  governmental 
interference.  Socialism tells  him  there 
is only so much work to be  done  and  so 
much  capital  out  of  which  his  wages 
must be paid.  Common sense  tells  him 
that human needs are insatiable.
Land  and  labor  supply all needs  and 
produce  all  capital.  Allow  labor  un­
hindered  access  to  the  land,  with  the 
right to exchauge freely its product with 
any people of any country, and there can 
be  no  excess  of  workmen.  The  more 
workers the more  wealth.  Government 
can then attend to its proper  business of 
guaranteeing  fair  play,  and  the  toiler 
will take care of  his  own  interests  and 
get his just reward.  To quote Mr.  Emer­
son :  “Open the doors  of  opportunity to I 
talent and  virtue, and they will do them­
selves  justice,  and  property  will not be 
in bad  hands. 
In a free  and  just  com-! 
monwealth,  property rushes from the idle 
and  imbecile  to  the  industrious,  brave 
and persevering.”
What is there more indefinite than that 
which  we term  government ?  Like  the 
perception of  the Deity,  it varies accord­
ing to the mental  and moral  peculiarities 
of  men.  There is no hard  and  fast defi­
nition of  it.  State socialism  pictures it 
as  something  omnipotent  and  all-wise, 
which,  without levying upon  the people, 
has  yet  an  inexhaustible  reservoir  of 
wealth to dispense. 
In this view Bastiat 
defines it  as  “The great fiction  through

I which everybody endeavors to live at the 
expense  of  everybody else,”  and  adds: 
“ 1  contend  that  this  personification  of 
government has been,  in past times,  and 
will  be  hereafter,  a  fertile  source  of 
calamities  and  revolutions.”  The  in­
dividualists,  on the other  hand,  believe 
that  it  is  the  organized  power  of  the 
people for the  purpose  of  guaranteeing 
justice and securing to everyone his own.
Under freedom, no reasonable objection 
could be made to individual  combination 
and  association for facility and economy 
of production.  When, however,  such or­
ganizations use their privilege injuriously 
for the public good, then the government, 
in the interest of  individual rights, exer­
cises  a  proper  function  in  interfering. 
There are many enterprises, of themselves 
monopolies,  which  properly come under 
governmental control, to the end that the 
people  may be  protected from  the  cun­
ning machinations  of  the few.  The dif­
ficulty is to draw  the line accurately and 
justly. 
It  may  be  the  duty  of  a  city 
government to  preserve  the franchise of 
its streets for its citizens,  instead of  giv­
ing it away to  corporations  like the rail­
way,  the  gas  or  telegraph  companies, 
even  if  obliged,  in consequence,  to carry 
on these occupations.  All  benefit there­
by.  But this  affords no reason  why the 
business  of  private  individuals  or  cor­
porations, not antagonistic to the general 
welfare,  should be  disturbed by the gov­
ernment. 
In ordinary trade, natural sup­
ply and demand are better guides to pros­
perity than congresses or boards of aider- 
men,  however wise.  Hands off, except to 
arrest the individuals or  companies  who 
are laying hands on !  Guided by this rule 
the steps towards state control of any in­
dustry,  even  within  its  righful  scope, 
would  be slow and tentative, and evolved 
by careful and scientific  experiment.
The one  distinctive  merit  of  the  Na­
tionalist  agitation is  that it creates  dis­
cussion on matters of vital, social interest. 
Its injurious effect is to draw off  earnest 
people  from  direct  practical  endeavor. 
While scheming in the name of liberty to 
place new  bonds upon  the people, whose 
chief  sufferings  come from  restrictions, 
they do not help to loosen  chains  which 
Its leaders are indifferent to 
now offend. 
the  evils  of  tariffs,  because  tariffs  are 
directly  and 
logically  socialistic.  Al­
though in  professed  sympathy with  the 
single tax reform,  which seeks to lift the 
burden from  industry and  place it upon 
land  values,  which are created  and  be­
long  of  right to the people,  Nationalism 
deceives  itself  in  supposing  the  move­
ment to be in the direction of  goverment 
monopoly. 
Its purpose is far  otherwise, 
and all  it requests  of  government  is, to 
see to it that what is by nature  intended 
for the use of all,  shall  not be seized and 
held for speculation  in  the. interests  of 
the few. 
It is  an  anti-socialistic  move­
ment.
Itis vain to look todynastiesor popular 
governments for initiative progress of re­
forms which they only reflect and register. 
Individual freedom  will  alone bring the 
ideal government.
“For always in thine eyes, O Liberty!
Shines  that  high  light  whereby  the  world  Is
And though thou slay us, we will trust in thee.”

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The P.  of I.  Dealers.

The following are the P. of I. dealers who had 
not cancelled their contracts at  last accounts: 
Ada—L. Burns.
Adrian—Powers  &  Burnham,  Anton  Wehle, 
L. T. Lochner, Burleigh  Bros.
Allendale—Henry Dolman.
Almont—Colerick & Martin.
Altona—Eli Lyons.
Armada—C. J. Cudworth.
Assyria—J. W. Abbey.
Aurelius—John D. Swart.
Bay City—Prank  Rosman & Co.
Belding— L. 8. Roell, Lightstone Bros..
Bellaire—Schoolcraft & Nash.
Bellevue—John Evans.
Big Rapids—Verity  &  Co.,  A. V. Young, E. P. 
Shankweiler  &  Co.,  Mrs.  Turk, J. K. Sharp, A. 
Markson.

Blissfield—Jas. Gauntlett, Jr.
Brice—J. B. Gardner.
Burnside—.John G. Bruce & Son.
Capac—H. C. Sigel.
Carlton ('enter—J. N. Covert.
Carson City—A. B. Loomis, A. Y. Sessions. 
Cedar  Springs—John  Beucus,  B.  A.  Fish, B. 
Trinp.
Charlotte — John  J.  Richardson,  Daron  & 
Smith, J. Andrews,  C. P. Lock, P. H. Goodby. 
Chester—P. C. Smith.
Chippewa Lake—G. A. Goodseil.
Clam River—Andrew Anderson.
Clio—John W. Hurd.
Coldwater—J. D. Beniamin.
Conklin—Wilson McWilliams.
Coral—J. S. Newell & Co.
Dorr—Frank  Sommer.
Dushville—G. O. Adams.
Deerfield—Henry W. Burghardt.
Eaton  Rapids—Knapp  &  Rich,  II.  Kositchek 
Evart—Mark Ardis.E. F. Shaw, John C. Devitt. 
Fenwick—Thompson Bros.
Flint—John B. Wilson.
Flushing—Sweet Bros. & Clark.
Fremont—J. B. Ketchum, W. Harmon.
Gladwin—John  Graham,  J  D.  Sanford, Jas. 
Gowan—Rasmus Neilson.
Grand Ledge—Frank O. Lord.
Grand  Rapids—Joseph  Berles,  A.  Wilziuski, 
Brown & Sehler, Volinari &  Von Keppel, House­
man, Donnally & Jones, Ed Strueusee. 

Croskery.

& Bro.

Felton.

man.

Colwell <& Son, Fred Miller.
Bro.

Greenville—Jacobson & Netzorg.
Hart—Rhodes & Leonard.
Hersey—John Finkbeiner.
Hesperia—B. Cohen.
Howard City—O. J. Knapp, Ilerold Bros., C.  E. 
Hubbardston—M. H. Cahalan.
Imlay City—Cohn  Bros.
Ionia—II. Silver, Wm. Wing.
Jackson—Hall & Rowan.
Kalamo—L.  R. Cessna.
Kent City—M. L. Whitney.
Laingsburg—D. Lebar.
Lake  Odessa—Christian  Haller  &  Co.,  E.  F. 
Lakeview—11.  C.  Thompson,  Andrew  All  & 
Langston—F  D.  Briggs.
Lansing—Ii. A.  Bailey, Etta (Mrs. Israel)  Glie- 
Lapeer—C. Tuttle <& Son, W. II. Jeuuiugs. 
Lowell—Patrick Kelly.
McBride’s—J. McCrae.
Mancelona—J. L. Farnham.
Manton—A. Curtis.
Maple Rapids—L. S. Aldrich.
Marshall—W. E  Bosley, S. V. R. Lepper & Son. 
Mecosta—Robert D. Parks.
Milan—C. C.  (Mrs. H. S.) Knight, Chas. Gaunt­
lett. James Gauntlett, Jr.
Millington—Chas. H. Valentine.
Morley—Henry Strope.
Mt.  Morris—H.  E.  Lamb,  J. Vermett  &  Son, 
Mt. Pleasant—Thus. McNamara.
Nashville—H. M. Lee.
Newaygo—W. Harmon.
North Dorr—John Homrich.
N Ottawa—Dudley Cutler.
Ogden—A. J.  Pence.
Olivet—F.  H.  Gage.
Onondaga—John Sillik.
Orono—C. A. Warren.
Potterville—F. D. Lamb & Co.
Remus—C. V.  Hane.
Richmond—Knight  &  Cudworth, A. W. Reed. 
Riverdale—J. B.  Adams.
Rockford—B. A.  Fish.
Sebewa—P. F. Knapp.
Shepherd—H.  O. Bigelow.
Sheridan—M. Gray.
Shultz—Fred Otis.
Sparta—Dole & Haynes.
Spencer Creek—M.  M. Elder.
Spriugport—Powers  &  Johnson, Wellington & 
Hammond.
Stanton—Fairbanks & Co., Sterling & Co. 
Stanwood—F. M. Carpenter.
Traverse  City—John  Wilhelm,  S.  C. Darrow, 
l>. D. Paine.
Vassar—McIIose & Gage.
Wheeler—Louise  (Mrs.  A.)  Johnson,  H.  C. 
White Cloud—J. C. Townsend, N. W. Wiley. 
Whitehall—Geo. Nelson, John Haverkate. 
Williamston—1Thos. Horton.

Breckenridge.

F. II.  Cowles.

THE  GREAT

EDMUND B.DIKEMflfl
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Grand Rapids,  ■  f\±

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Som ething  New

Bill Snort

We  guarantee  this  cigar  the 
best  935  cigar  on  the  market. 
Send  us  trial  order,  and  if  not 
ENTIRELY  SATISFACTORY 
return  them.  Advertising mat­
ter sent with each order.

Charlevoix  Cigar  MTg  Co.,

CHARLEVOIX,  MICH.

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IS  THE  BEST  IN  THE  MARKET.

A  Question of Purity.

A ntrim County,  April 10,1890. 

Editor  Michigan  Tradesman:
While discussing  the  matter  of  food  inspec­
tion,  which  is  now  exciting  general  interest, 
suppose  that  the  matter  of a thorough seed in­
spection be thoroughly considered. 
It is surely 
of primary importance to our farmers.
The writer has lately seen specimens of clover 
seed, furnished by the  Agricultural Department 
of  Michigan,  which  contain seeds  of  the  rib- 
grass, or lance-leaved plantain (Plantago ianceo- 
lata.  L.)  If this seed is mixed with clover seed, 
it is often overlooked by the sower, and  is  diffi­
cult to separate from the pure  seed, but its  pres­
ence is very objectionable and  many  farms  are 
seeded  with  this  and  other  foul weeds, to the 
serious detriment  of  the  crops.  Yet  the  men 
who raise these crops  thresh  out  the  seed  and 
sell it to their neighbors to perpetuate  the  nuis­
ance.  Is this  right! 

Merchant.

SEND  A  TRIAL  ORDER  TO

JACKSON  CRACKER  CO.,
Jobbers  of  Candy, Nuts, Cheese and Cigars.

JACKSON,  MICH.

TII K   ISrTCTITOA^r  TRADESMAN

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Oyster and Mince Meat Business Running Full  Blast. 
Special  Bargain  in Choice 
Office and  Salesroom, No. 9 Ionia St., Grand Rapids,  Mid
We  are  receiving 
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GRAND  RAPIDS 

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Wholesale  dealer 

ill  Foreign,  Tropical  and 
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Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Workinp Machinery, 

Saws, Belting  and  Oils.

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DEALERS IN

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GRAND  RAPIDS

THTC  ISflCHia-AlSr  TRADESMAN,
Hesperia—Frank  Utley now  occupies 
his remodeled drug store and is as happy 
as a boy with his  first  pair of  boots over 
the changed conditions  uuder  which  he 
greets his friends.

Hastings—The Michigan  Whip Co. has 
begun the  construction of  an addition to 
its factory, 40  feet  long.  The company 
will shortly embark  in  the  manufacture 
of  rawhide mittens.

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AMONG  THE  TRADE.

ABOUND THE  STATE.

Greenville—Peter  Schrott will  shortly 

open a tailor shop.

Hartford—C. E. Osborne has moved his 

general stoek to Decatur.

Deep River—M.  F. Parker has removed 

his general stock to Standish.

Capac—S.  S. Brooker,  general  dealer, 

is succeeded by  Brooker & Baade.

Covert—S.  R.  Arthurs  succeeds E.  C. 

Shephard in the tinning business.

Denver—Porter  H.  McGahn  has  re­

moved his general stock to Hesperia.

Detroit— Kerr  &  Allerdyce  succeed 

Lount & Kerr in the grocery business.

Muskegon—C.  &  M.  Northuis  succeed 

Fred Stoner in the restaurant business.

Butternut—J.  C.  Bunnell  has  pur­
chased the grocery stock of  J.  S.  Dennis.
John F. Gauweiler,  the  Croton general 
dealer,  was in town a couple of days last 
week.

Steiner—John  Kohler  succeeds Allen, 
Saddler <& Co.  in  the  grocery  and  hard­
ware business.

Mendon—L.  J.  Sherrod,  of  Decatur, 
has purchased the boot and shoe business 
of Mrs. J.  L. Wolford.

Muskegon—A.  N.  King  has  added  a 
line  of  furniture and  house furnishings 
to his stock of second hand goods.

Kalamazoo—Francis S. Stone,  a  prom­
inent  grocer of  this  place,  died  April 7 
from heart disease,  aged 72  years.

Mt, Clemens—F. Kracht & Bro., grocers ] 
and  dry goods  dealers,  have  dissolved.  ] 
F Kracht will continue the business.

Lyons—L.  E.  Johnson,  who  recently 
sold  his  meat  market to Fisk  &  Lester, 
will shortly open a new grocery store.

Detroit—Dewey,  Allan & Co., builders, 
have merged into a stock company, under 
the  style of  the  Dewey  &  Allan  Build- j 
ing Co.

Ravenna—O.  F.  &  W.  P. Conklin  are 
building a new  store,  24x70  feet  in  di­
mensions,  adjacent to the  store  building j 
they now occupy.

Benton  Harbor—F.  J.  Soule  has  en­
larged  his  stock of  merchandise  by the 
purchase of  the  John  A. Crawford  stock 
of  crockery and glassware.

Hudson—C.  B.  Stowell  has  purchased 
an  interest in  the dry goods firm of F.  H. j 
Brown  &  Co.  The  new  firm  will  be 
known as Brown,  Stowell & Co.

Manistee—J.  H.  McAnley  has  begun 
the  construction of  a solid  brick  build­
ing,  33x70  feet  in  dimensions  and  two j 
stories high,  which  he  will occupy with I 
his  grocery stock.

Muskegon—John  Wind wood, for many j 
years  cutter  for  C.  B.  Mann  & Co.,  has 
purchased  the  merchant  tailoring busi- 
ness of T.  W.  Lee,  and  will continue the j 
business at  the old stand.

Hart—Frank Cady has sold his interest 
in  the drug firm of  Cady & Gurney to his I 
partner,  who will  continue  the  business 
under  the  style  of  C. A. Gurney.  The ! 
retiring  partner  will  remove  to  Pent- 
water.
Alpena—A  reward  of  8100  is  offered j 
for tidings  of  John F.  Breighton, a boot j 
and shoe  merchant  of  this  place.  He 
hasn’t been seen since last Monday night, \ 
and it is feared he  has  come  to  an  un-1 
timely death.

Big  Rapids  —  S.  O.  Littlefield,  of I 
Lowell,  has  purchased  the  interest  o f! 
J.  G.  Cleugh,  in  the  hardware firm  of j 
Cleugh  &  Peirce.  The  new  firm  will 
continue  business  under  the  style  of 
Peirce &  Littlefield.

Ashley—The sale of the Wm. J. Barker 
drug stock,  which  was  advertised  to be 
sold  by  the  assignee  on  the  10th,  has 
been postponed until the 22d.  The stock 
inventories  8764.20  and 
the  furniture 
and  fixtures  are  appraised  at  8176.04. 
Both are covered by  a  chattel  mortgage, 
held  by  the  mother  of  the  assignor, 
amounting to 8486.

Battle  Creek—Frank A.  Harris, of  the 
grocery firm of  Gardiner  &  Harris,  fell 
in front of  a C.  & G.  T.  freight train one 
night  last  week  and had his left leg cut 
off  at  the  knee  and  his  right  foot was 
badly  smashed,  his 
injuries  causing 
death.  Mr.  Harris  was  22  years of  age 
and  his  home  was  in  Hubbardston,  to 
which place his body  was sent  for  inter­
ment.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Leonidas—Charles  F.  Espenhaim  has 

started  a saw and planing mill.

Charlevoix—Nicholls,  Lewis  &  Bates 
succeed John Nicholls in the lumber bus­
iness.

Grand Junction—Siggins Bros, succeed 
Rogers Bros.,  general  dealers  and  char­
coal manufacturers.

Muskegon—The Muskegon Cracker Co. 
will  begin  operations  next  week,  the 
machinery  having  been  all  placed 
in 
position.

Reading—Schermerhorn Bros., planing 
mill  and  lumber  dealers,  have dissolved. 
The  business will be continued by Chas. 
Schermerhorn.

Charlevoix—D.  C.  Nettleton  and  C. 
Budd  have  formed  a  copartnership  to 
engage  in  the  manufacture  of  a  new 
patent combination  kitchen  table.

Muskegon—The Ducey Lumber Co.  re­
ports a sale of 5,000,000 feet of lumber to 
S.  R.  Hamel 1.  The order consisted of  a 
quantity  of  boards  and  strips,  which 
were taken at 811.50.

Belding—The  Belding  Manufacturing 
Co.  will  shortly  begin  the  manufacture 
of  a  carpet  sweeper  invented  by  J. C. 
Perry, of  San  Francisco,  under the style 
of  the Belding Sweeper Co.

Manistique—R.  D.  Robinson  has  sold 
his interest in the shoe factory to Andrew 
Anderson  and  will  soon remove to Chi­
cago,  where  he  will  take  charge  of  a 
large  boot and shoe establishment.

Saginaw — The  shingle  mills  of  E. 
Andrews  and  Brand  &  Hardin  began 
operations  on  the  7th.  The sawmill of 
Merrill  &  Ring  has  been  running  two 
weeks,  and will  have a full stock of logs.
Saginaw—It is  rumored  that  Mitchell 
& McClure,  who  have  350,000,000 feet of 
timber  near  Duluth,  are  looking  for a 
mill  site 
there,  with  the  intention  of 
erecting  a  mill  of  30,000,000  feet  ca­
pacity.

Big Rapids—M.  M. Calkins  and G.  W. 

Warren,  the  surviving  partners  of  the 1 
Phelps  Lumber  Co.,  have decided to re­
tain the old firm name instead  of  chang­
ing to Calkins & Warren,  as at one  time 
determined  upon.

East  Tawas—The  J.  E.  Potts  Salt  & 
Lumber Co.  has  been  offered a bonus of 
820,000 to start a sawmill  at  this  place. 
The company  may accept  the  offer, as it 
owns  considerable  Canadian  pine which 
might  be  sawed  at  that  point. 
It has 
stock enough to run  the  Au Sable mill a 
long time.

Saginaw—Thomas  Merrill,  one of  the 
oldest of  Saginaw lumbermen,  is now on 
his  way from  California  to  Oregon and 
Washington, where,  with  his son,  he has 
made large investments in timber.  C.  H. 
Green,  also of  Saginaw,  has  put  consid­
erable  money in  timber  in  Oregon  and 
Washington.

Saginaw—A  number  of  vessels  are 
loading with lumber  in the river, princi­
pally for Ohio ports. 
It is expected that 
the  freight  rate  on lumber will open at 
81.75 to Buffalo and 81.50 to  Ohio  ports. 
A  large quantity of  dry lumber has been 
sold and  it  will be moved as soon as cir­
cumstances will  permit.

Manistee—R.  G.  Peters started up both 
of his mills April 2.  Buckley & Douglas 
started  up on  the 5th for day' run,  and as 
soon  as the circumstances  will  warrant 
it,  will  run  nights.  As a rule,  it takes 
them  all  day  to  saw out their bills and 
they  utilize the night for sawing out logs 
that will not go into bill  stuff.

Hudsonville—Rhodes & Jordan’s stave 
mill—an  establishment  which  was  se­
cured  through  the  co-operation  of  the 
Business Men’s Association—is now run­
ning to its full  capacity.  The  firm  has 
500 cords of  bolts on hand and  has  sold 
its entire cut of  ash staves to the Cream­
ery Package Manufacturing  Co., of  Chi­
cago.

Muskegon—C.  D.  Stevens  and  Samuel 
Moffett have gone to Gretna,  La.,  where 
they will  complete  the  saw  and  single 
mill  of  the  Santee  River  Lumber  Co. 
There are eleven boilers being  placed in 
this mill  and  a  refuse  burner  erected, 
making it one  of  the largest mills in the 
South.  Contractor  Moffett  expects  to 
have the mill completed by June 1.  when 
it will be started up to run continuously.
Adrian—The  mill of  the  Wilson Mill­
ing Co.  was  totally destroyed  by fire  on 
the night of  the 9th.  The mill was built 
in  1880  by  the  late  James  Berry,  at a 
cost of  833,000,  and  Whitney & Wilcox, 
the  present owners, obtained  possession 
on a mortgage.  As there was  an  insur­
ance of  815,000,  the  mill  will  probably 
be rebuilt.  Spontaneous  combustion  is 
the theory of  the origin.

Saginaw—Last  week  10,000  acres  of 
land in Sanilac,  Huron  and  Presque Isle 
counties,  being 
the  E.  &  J.  Erskine 
property,  were  sold  at  commissioner’s 
sale. 
There  were  many  tax  claims 
against it,  and other flaws  in  the  titles, 
so  that  it  went  at  a  low  figure.  The 
Presque  Isle  county lands sold to Byron 
Erskine for 8100,  the Huron county prop- 
I erty and one section  in Sanilac  county to 
Charles  Montague  for  84,400,  and  the 
balance,  about  3,500  acres,  in  Sanilac 
county,  to Allan Sheldon  for  85,000.  A 
portion of  the lands is timbered.

to  Charles  W.  McCorkle, 

Detroit—Barnes Bros,  sold  their paper 
stock 
taking 
therefor  his  notes  for  845,000.  The 
Mechanics’  Bank  sued  Barnes Bros,  and 
garnished McCorkle.  Barnes  Bros.,  ac­
cording to the sworn statement of Bowen, 
Douglass &  Whitiug,  the  bank’s  attor­
neys,  refused  to  tell  what  disposition 
they had made of  the  notes, or why they 
did  not  pay 
Judge 
Reilly, 
therefore,  made  au  order  for 
Barnes  Bros,  to  show  cause  why  they 
should not be  punished  for  contempt in I

their  creditors. 

refusing to tell  what they had  done with 
the notes.

Potts—The  J. E.  Potts  Lumber  Co.  is 
banking 500,000 feet of logs daily.  The 
logs are cut in Montmorency county,  and 
delivered at Au Sable by  the  company’s 
trains.  Eight  locomotives are kept busy 
hauling, the distance being seventy miles. 
Four camps are operated  and  50,000,000 
feet have been hauled since December  4, 
since which fourteen miles of  road  have 
been  graded,  ballasted  and.  the  track 
laid.  The  company proposes  to  build 
ten miles of  road north and fifteen miles 
south of the Au Sable  river  the  coming 
summer.  The  big mill of the company 
at Oscoda is running  night and day,  and 
the small mill at Potts is  cutting  20,000 
feet daily.

Association Notes.

Plafnwell Enterprise: 

“At a meeting  of  the 
Business Men's Association last Friday evening, 
J.  A. Sidle  was elected Secretary, to  succeed M. 
Bailey, deceased.”
Detroit News: 
“The  South  Haven  Business 
Men’s  Association,  after  a  Rip  Van  Winkle 
sleep, has got mad, elected  new officers and pro­
poses to make Rome howl.  Capitalists  looking 
for trouble should address the Secretary.”

The Middieville Improvement Association was 
organized at Middieville last  Friday evening.  It 
is well officered and fully equipped for business.
The time of holding the next State convention 
of  the  B.  M.  A. is now under consideration by 
the Executive  Board  and  will  probably  be de­
cided this week.  The  meeting  will  be held  at 
Saginaw.

Evart Review: 
“Would  it not be a good idea 
to revive  that  Business  Men’s  Association that 
has  been  so  quietly  slumbering  the  last  two 
years? 
If Evart is to get to the front in the way 
of manufacturing  enterprises,  it  must  have an 
organized force  to  push  its  advantages.  The 
Association should be kept alive.”

Dissolution  Notice.

Notice is hereby given  that  the  firm  of  Lep­
pink & Joldersma, dealers in coal and wood, has 
been this day dissolved by mutual consent.

H. L e p p in k ,
C.  H.  J oldersma. 

Grand Rapids, April 1,1890.

Copartnership  Notice.

Notice is hereby given  that  we have formed a 
copartnership, under the style of Leppink & Co., 
to continue the  business formerly conducted by 
Leppink & Joldersma.

H. Le p p in k ,
F.  P.  Himes.

Grand Rapids, April  1,1890.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

Advertisements will be inserted  under this head for 
two cents  a  word  the  first  insertion  and  one cent a 
word for each  subsequent insertion.  No  advertise- 
ment taken for less than 25 cents.  Advance payment.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

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OR  SALE—STOCK  OF  DRY  GOODS.  CARPETS, 
boots and shoes  in  town  of  1,200  inhabitants  in 
Southern  Michigan;  new  double  store;  clean,  fresh 
stock of about $8,000;  an established paying  business; 
junction  two  railroads;  good  reasons  for  selling. 
Address No. 16, care Michigan Tradesman. 
Fo r  sa l e—stock  o f  d r u g s,  m e d ic in e s  a n d
fixtures  in  town  situated  in a thriving  farming 
community, which is  also a growing summer  resort: 
ten  miles  distant  from  any  town  containing1  drug 
store; a good place to make money on a small capital; 
reasons for selling, other business.  Address  Druggist. 
Crystal, Mich._______  
OR SALE-STORE. DRUG  STOCK AND FIAT uRES, 
including  postoffice  fixtures,  for  sale  on  easy 
terms, owing to ill  health;  only drug  store  in  town, 
situated in center of  fine fruit  section.  Address  Dr. 
8. J. Koon, Lisbon. Mich. 
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TUTANTED—GROCERY  STOCK;  MUST  BE  CHEAP 
for cash.  Church & Fenn, Charlotte, Mich. 696
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IjiOR  SALE-HARDWARE  STOCK,  INVENTORINO 
about $4,000,  doing  a  very prosperous  business; 
can reduce the stock to suit purchaser; best of  reason 
for  selling.  Address A.  L.  Paine  &  Co.,  Reed  City 
508
Mich.___________________________ 

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HELP  WANTED.

\X7"ANTED—EXPERIENCED  CIGAR  8ALESMAN  TO 
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travel  in  Southern  Michigan  and  Northern 
Indiana;  must come  well  recommended.  Call  at  ISO 
Canal St.

MISCELLANEOUS.

OMPLETE  HISTORY  OF  THE  PATRONS  OF  IN- 
dustry, from the  inception  of  the  organisation; 
only a few copies left; sent postpaid  for  10  cents  per 
copy.  Address  The Tradesman Company, G’d Rapids
B e g in   t h e  n e w   y e a r   b t   d isc a r d in g  t h e
annoying  Pass  Book  System  and  adopting  in 
its place the Tradesman Credit  Coupon.  Send $1 for 
sample order, which will be sent prepaid.  E. A. Stowe
&  Bro. .Grand Rapids.____________
QAMPLES OF TWO KINDS  OF  COUPONS  FOR  RE- 
K-Z  tailers  will  be  sent free  to any dealer  who  will 
write for them to  the  Sutliff  Coupon  Pass  Book  Co., 
figqf
Albany, N. T. 

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

The  Grand  Rapids  Table  Co.  has 
merged its business into a stock company 
under the same style.

Cook & Bergthold have  removed  thpir 
s'iow  case factory from  106 Kent street to 
67 Canal street,  third floor.

Pierce  Bros.  & Shattuck,  the  Monroe 
street  merchant tailors,  are arranging to 
close out their business by July 1.

N. J.  Perry has engaged in the grocery 
business at  Lake  Odessa.  The Olney & 
Judson Grocer Co.  furnished the stock.

Wm.  Schneider  has  opened a grocery 
store at Maple  Rapids.  The  Ball-Barn- 
hart-Putman  Co.  furnished  the  stock.

Chas. A.  Hesse  has  sold his  hardware 
stock at 705  South  Division  street to D. 
S.  Howe,  who will remove  the  stock  to 
Battle Creek.

Ira Mitchell has opened a grocery store 
seven miles southwest of  Stanwood.  The 
stock  was  furnished  by  the  Olney  & 
Judson Grocer Co.

Morris H. Treusch &  Bro.  will  change 
their  location  on  May 1, occupying  the 
double  store  at  22 and 24  South  Ionia 
street, recently erected by Wm.  Miller.

E.  Fallas will  surrender  his  store at 9 
North Ionia street on the  21st and there­
after  conduct  his  business  at  his  cold 
storage warehouse on  Livingston  street.
Fred P.  Himes has  purchased  the  in­
terest of  C.  H.  Joldersma in the firm of 
Leppink  &  Joldersma,  coal  and  wood 
dealers.  The new firm will be known as 
Leppink & Co.

H.  C.  Horton  and  Guy  A.  Johnston 
have  formed  a  copartnership under the 
style of  Horton & Johnston to engage  in 
the hay and grain  business.  Their office 
is at 22 and 23 Weston building.

The  Grand  Rapids  Parlor  Furniture 
Co.  has  leased  the  new  building  to be 
erected this season at the corner of Canal 
and  Huron  streets  and  will occupy the 
same as a factory and  salesroom.

The Hogle Oil  Co.  and  Grand  Rapids 
Refining  Co.  will  shortly  remove  from 
their present  location  on  the  corner  of 
Waterloo  and  Louis  streets  to a vacant 
store  in  the  Ball &  Watters block,  fur­
ther south on Waterloo street.

The demand for vacant  stores on Mon­
roe  street  is  largely  in  excess  of  the 
supply.  A gentleman from Chelsea was 
in town last  week,  looking for a suitable 
location  for a dry goods  store,  but  was 
unable to find an opening anywhere.

Reports  having  been  current  for  the 
past  few  weeks to the  effect  that  Peck 
Bros,  would shortly embark in the whole­
sale  drug  business,  a  member  of  that 
firm  authorizes  T h e  T ra desm an  to 
state  that  the  report  is wholly without 
foundation;  that  such a project  has  not 
even been considered by the firm.

M. J.  Ulrich,  the  West  Bridge  street 
grocer and crockery dealer,  has uttered a 
chattel mortgage to his wife for an alleged 
consideration  of  $1,406.41.  As  he  has 
repeatedly  stated  to  representatives  of 
the  mercantile  agencies  and to his mer­
chandise creditors that he had no private 
debts,  it is not  unlikely that criminal ac­
tions will be brought against him.

Gripsack Brigade.

S.  W.  Smith  has  gone  on the road for 
the Marple-French-McGrath Co., of  Lan­
sing.

Frank  Dean, 

traveling  salesman  for 
the American  Eagle  Tobacco Co., of De­
troit, spent Sunday in the city.

Otto  Klein,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
glove business on Pearl street,  has taken 
the position of  city salesman for L.  Win- 
ternitz.

Wm.  R.  White,  the  jolly  representa­
tive of the Thompson & Taylor Spice Co., 
of Chicago,  was in town a couple of days 
last week.

J.  H.  Parker,  who  was  on  the  road 
many  years  for  Chandler  &  Taylor,  of 
Indianapolis,  is  now  lumber  buyer  for 
Wm.  Harrison.

C.  G.  Whitcomb,  Michigan,  Indiana j 
and  Ohio representative  for  the Chicago 
house of  Van  Houten & Co., is  in  town 
for a week or two.

E. W.  Campbell,  traveling  represent­
ative  of 
the  Grand  Rapids  Fruit  and 
Produce Co.,  is watching at  the  bedside 
of  his  wife,  who  is  seriously 
ill  at I 
Lansing.

H. Chambers, formerly engaged in gen­
eral trade at Cheboygan,  but now on the 
road for the S.  B.  Wilkins Co.,  of  Rock­
ford,  111.,  was in town a couple  of  days 
last week.

W.  H.  Goodspeed,  who  represents  the 
Woolsou Spice Co.  in  this  territory,  has 
removed  his  family from  Toledo to this 
city,  locating in  the  Peirce  tenement, on 
Ottawa street.

Ed.  McCurdy  put  in  a couple  of  days 
at  this  market  last week in the interest 
Jenness & McCurdy.  As  usual,  the  in­
terests  of  the  M.  C.  T.  A.  were  upper­
most in his mind.

B.  F.  Emery has  received  a  circular 
from Hobson & Svanoe,  the  Chicago fish 
jobbers,  announcing  the  sale  of  their 
business to Ben.  T.  Hosking & Bro.,  the 
River street fish jobbers.

J.  S.  Linton,  the  Otsego boot and shoe 
dealer,  has engaged to travel for J.  Rich­
ardson,  of  Elmira, N.  Y.,  taking the en­
tire Western portion  of  the  State as his 
territory.  His  boot  and  shoe  business 
will  be  managed in the  meantime by his 
father.

A drummer named  Spence,  represent­
ing  a  Detroit  fruit  house,  put  several 
hundred dollars  into  his  purse  a  short 
time ago by giving Ann Arbor,  Ypsilanti 
and  Saline  merchants a 10 per cent,  dis­
count on a considerable quantity of fruit 
if they would pay spot cash.  They paid, 
and since then Spence can’t be found.

Capt.  Bradford  attended  the  twenty- 
fifth  reunion  of  the  26th  Michigan  In­
fantry,  which  was  held  at Williamston 
last Wednesday.  He is  warm  in  praise 
of  the manner in  which the  Williamston 
people  treated  the  old  veterans  and  is 
happy over the  acceptance of  his invita­
tion  to  hold  the  next reunion in Grand 
Rapids.  The  meeting  will  occur  on 
April  9, 1891.

Good Words  Unsolicited.
O. M. Benedict,  tea  salesman,  Ionia: 

“I am 
certain it would be a source of pleasure  and  en­
couragement if you could hear the many expres­
sions  of  commendation  for  T h e  T ra d esm a n 
which I hear  from the dealers, as I make my tea 
visits.  It is filling a much felt vacancy in Mich­
igan journalism and is making fast friends very 
rapidly.  May  merited  success  attend  your 
labors in behalf of Michigan merchants.”

Bank  of  Quincy  to  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Quincy.  Mr.  Sutton  will go to 
Washington. 

'

T H E   M I C H I G A N   TT^TXESM A^NT.

5
EGG  C A S E S   &  PI EE E E S.

Having taken the agency for Western and  Northern  Michigan  for the LIMA 
EGG  CASES  and  FILLERS,  we  are  prepared to offer same to the trade  in any 
quantity.
Less than 100.
Lots of 100. 
35c.
No.  1—30-doz. Cases, complete.................................................  33  c. 
No.  1—Fillers, per set...............................................................   9%c. 
10c.
Parties ordering Fillers have to buy one Case with every 10  sets  of  Fillers  (no 
broken cases sold),making 10 sets with Case $1.25  (10 Fillers and S Dividing Boards 
constitute a standard set).  Strangers to  us  will  please  remit  money  with  their 
orders  or  give good reference.
W.  T.  LAMOREAUX,  71  Canal St., Grand  .Rapids,  Micb.

EqiJal  lo  Custom

It means  that  extra  care is taken 
Made means a great deal. 
in the  cut;  that  great  pains  throughout  is  required  in  the 
stitching;  that  every  portion  oi  one  work  must receive the 
closest attention;  that  the  garment  when completed shall be 
perfect.

You do not often get these qualities  in  the  shirts you buy. 
It is  just that fact  that  gives  us  (Michigan  Overall  Mfg. 

Co., Ionia, Mich.)  such a trade on our shirts.

W e not only try to turn out a perfect shirt, but we DO.
Our  shirts  are  immense  in  size.  Large  enough  to  fit  a 

double-breasted man, and fit him easily, too.

Long, wide, ample, three big things in a shirt.
These  qualities,owhen  combined  in  a  well-made,  neatly- 
fashioned  garment,  make  shirts  that  sell—sell  easily  and at 
good profits.

Our line of fancy chevoits and domets range from $4 50 to 
$7.50 per dozen.  The styles are exquisite, all the new patterns 
and pleasing combinations of handsome coloring.

W e  should  like  to  have  you  ask  us  to  send  you, at our 
expense, samples  of  our line, that you can compare them with 
your present goods and see the difference in every way.

W ill  you?

L e m o n   &   P e t e r s ,

W H O L B S A B B

G R O C B R S .

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

L a u tz   B r o s •  &   Co.’s  S o a p s,

N iagara  S ta r c h ,

A m  b o y   O h eese

G E A N D   E A P I D S .

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T ir n ]   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

r n c e s   L u r r e n i .

UNBLEACHED COTTONS.

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7*4

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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

“ 
*• 
“ 
“  LL........

Atlantic A............ .  7 Clifton CCC......... .  6%
H............ •  6% Conqueror XX...... .4  3*
P ............ .  6 Dwight Star.......... ■  7%
D............ ■  0* Exeter A............... .  6%
Full Yard Wide  ... .  64
Atlanta A. A.........
6% Great Falls E ........
Archery  Bunting.. .  4 Honest Width........ 6%
Amory...................
5%
7% Hartford A............
Beaver Dam  A A.. 5% Integritv  XX......... .  5
Berwick  L............
6% King, E F .............. 6%
Blacks tone O, 32... 4'b “  E X .............. 6%
Black  Rock  .........
5%
“  EC, 32 in ...
6% Lawrence L L........ 5%
Boot, FF...............
“ 
2X...............
5
(» New  Market B......
“ 
C...............
Noibe R................
5%
“  Al,...............
7% Newton................
6
“  PL, 40 inch.. 8% Our Level  Best__ 6%
Continental, C......
7M Riverside XX........ 4§*
D,  40-in  8% Sea Island R.........
6%
E, 42-inlo Sharon B  .............
63*
W, 45-inll Top of the  Heap... 7%
H, 48-inl2 Williamsville........
Chapman............... 4 Comet,  40 in .........
8%
Coli asset A............
New MarketL,40in 7%
Comet....................
Amsburg..............
Glen Mills.............
Blaekstone A A__ 8 Gold  Medal........... 7%
Beats All............... 4% Green  Ticket........ 8%
Cleveland.............
Great Falls............ 6%
Cabot,  %...............
Dwight Anchor — 9 King  Phillip........ 73*
OP.... 7%
Edwards................ 6 Lonsdale Cambric. 10%
Empire.................. 7 Lonsdale...........  © 8%
Farwell.................
73* i Middlesex........   © 5
Fruit of the Loom. 8SNo Name............... 7%
Fitchville  ............ 7%'Oak View.............. 6
6% Our Own............... 5%
First Prize............
Fruit of the Loom %.  8 Pride of the West
12
Fairmount............
4% [Rosalind...............
Full Value............
63* Sunlight................ 4%
Geo. Washington.. 8%|Vinyard................
8%
Cabot..................... 7%| Dwight Anchor__ 8%
Farwell.................
Tremont N............
Hamilton N........... 6%
L...........
Middlesex  AT......
8
X...... .
9
No. 25... 9
BLEACHED CANTON  FLANNEL.

73k
5% Middlesex No.  1.  . 10
“  2... 11
“  3... 12
44  7... 18
“  8... 19

UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

63* Just  Out........  43*© 5

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

shorts 83*

“ 
“ 
44 
“ 

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“ 

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“ 
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..............

Hamilton 

27%
an
35"

CORSET JEANS.

Repp furn
robes..........

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
DRESS HOODS.

Hamilton N ........... 7% Middlesex A A...... 11
Middlesex P T......
12
A T ......
X A ......
X  F ...... 10%

2  ...
A O ...... 13%
4...... 17%
5...... 16
Nameless............... 20

6%
long cloth B. 10*4
century cloth 7

Biddeford.............
Brunswick............
Allen, staple.........
fancy.........
robes.........

...... 8
9
10%
3 6   Cashmere...... FI
Nameless.............. 16
18
6 
6%|Rockport...............
6%
PRINTS.
5% Merrim’ck shirtings.  4%
514
8%
5 Pacific fancy......... 6
American  fancy... 6
6%
American indigo... 5* Portsmouth robes.. 6
American shirtings 4*4 Simpson mourning. 6%
greys......
Arnold 
6%
“ 
solid black.  6%
“ 
c 8% Washington indigo 6
“ 
“  Turkey robes. 7%
“  gold seal__ 10% “  India robes... 7%
“  Turkey red. 10% “  plain T’ky X 3*  8%
“  X.. 10
“  oil blue....... 6% “  Ottoman  Tur
44 
44  green — 6% key red............... 6
Cocheco fancy......
6 Martha Washington
“  madders.. 6
Turkey red %__ 7%
Eddystone fancy.. 6 Martha Washington
Hamilton fancy.  .. 6% Turkey red.......... 9%
Manchester  fancy. 6 Windsor fancy......
6%
gold  ticket
Merrimack D fancy 6% indigo  blue........ 10%
Amoskeag AC A__ 12% AC  A.................... 12%
Hamilton N  ........... 7% Pemberton AAA... 17
D........... 8% York...................... 10%
Awning. 11 Swift River........... 6%
Farmer..................
8 Pearl  River........... 12
First Prize.............. 11% Warren.................. 14
Atlanta,  D......  ... 63* [Stark.....................
Boot....................... 651 “
O’lifton, K.............. 6%

staple... 5% Ri verpolnt robes... 5
new era.  6%

“ 
TICKINGS.

Berlin solids.........

COTTON DRILL.

7%
7
10

5% “ 

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8
9
9

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“

| Naumkeag satteen. 7%  1

No. 280_10*4

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“ 
SATINES.

Imperial.................10%
Black................9© 9%
.................   10%

Jeffrey....................11%
Lancaster  ..............12%
Lawrence, 9 oz........13*4
No. 220....13
No. 250.... 11 %

Amoskeag...............12%
9oz......14%
brown .13
Andover.................11%
Everett, blue.......... 12
brown.......12
Simpson................. 20
.................18
.................16
Coechco................. 10J4
Glenarven............   63*
Lancashire.............   6%
Normandie.............  8
Renfrew Dress........8
Toil du Nord.... 10@t0%
Amoskeag.............. 6 k
AFC....... 10%
Persian...................   8%
Bates.........................63*
Warwick.........  ...  8%
Peerless, white....... 18  I Peerless  colored

.  7 
Westbrook..............  8
.10
York..........................63*
Hampton.................6%
Windermeer...........   5
Cumberland........... 5
Essex......................4%
• 20%

“ 
GINGHAMS.
Lancaster,  staple...  63* 
“ 
“  Normandie  8% 

CARPET  WARP.

fancies 

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GRAIN  BAGS.

“ 

THREADS.

RED  FLANNEL.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

MIXED  FLANNEL.

KNITTING  COTTON.

...............8%®10

White.  Colored.
42
43
44
45

Valley City.............16
Georgia..................16
Pacific.................... 14
Burlap....................11%
Barbour’s............... 88
Marshall’s .............. 88

Amoskeag............  .17
Harmony................ 16%
Stark.....................   19%
American...............16 &
Clark’s Mile End... .45
Coats’, J. & P .........45
Holyoke..................22%|
White. Colored.
38 No.  14....... 37 
39
“  16....... 38 
40
“  18....... 39 
44  an___ 40 
41
CAM BRICS.

No.  6 ..  ..33
8 .......34
“ 
“  10 ....
..36
“  12. 
......4*41Washington ............  4%
Slater..
White Star............   4%|Red Cross.
Kid Glove...............4%  Lockwood.................. 4%
Newmarket............   4% Wood’s..................   4%
Edwards.................  4% | Brunswick...............4%
Fireman..................32%
T W........................22%
F T ..........................32%
Creedmore.............. 27%
J R F , XXX............35
Talbot XXX....... ...30
Buckeye.................32%
Nameless...............27%
Red & Blue,  plaid. .40  IGrey S R W............ 17%
Union R.................22%  Western W  ..............18%
Windsor.................18%  D R P .............  
  18%
6 oz Western  .........21  Flushing XXX.........23%
Union  B...........— 22%|Manitoba.................23%
......   9  ©10%
Nameless......  8  © 9%| 
12%
Black.
13
15
17
20
West  Point, 8 oz__10%
10 oz---12%
“ 
Raven, lOoz............12%
Stark 
............ 15
WADDINGS.

Slate.  Brown.  Black.ISlate.  Brown. 
9% 
10% 
11% 
12%  
Severen, 8oz..........  9%
May land, 8 oz........ 10%
Greenwood, 7% oz..  9% 
Greenwood, 8 oz__11%
White, doz............   25  I Per bale, 40 doz  ...17  50
Colored, doz...........20 
Slater, Iron  Cross...  8
“ Red Cross_____   9
Best ............ 10%
“ 
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Best AA...... 12%

Pawtucket...............10%
Bundle...................   9
Bedford...................10%
Valley  City.............10%
Coraline................19 50|Wonderful............ 64 75
Schilling’s ............   9 00| Brighton................4 75
Corticelli, doz........ 85

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
13
9% 
15
1U% 
11% 
17
12%  
20 

[Corticelli  knitting, 
per %oz  ball........30
No  1 Bl’k & White..10  I No  4 Bl’k & White.,15 
..20
.  25
No 2—20, M C......... 50  INo 4-15, F  3%........40

twist, doz. .42%|
50 yd, doz. .42%)
HOOKS AND EVES—PER GROSS.
“ 
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“ 
“ 

9% 13 
10% 15 
11% 17 
12%|20 
DUCKS.

..12 
" 8  
..12  |  “  10 

SEWING  SILK.

SILESIAS.

CORSETS.

PINS.

2 
3 

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3—18, S C ..........45  I

4

“
“

COTTON  TAPE.
“  10 
.15 
..18 
“  12 
SAFETY  PINS.

No  2 White & Bl’k..12  INo  8 White & Bl’k..20
.  23
..26
...... 28  INo 3................. ...... 36
NEEDLES—PER  M.
......1  50 Steamboat........ .......  40
.......1 35:Gold  Eyed....... ......1  50
TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
6—4.. .3 2515—4__1  95
“ 

A. James.
Crowely’s.
Marshall’s .............   1  00

.2 25 
.2  10

...3 10|

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A W N I N G S

AN 

TEN TS.

Flags, Horse and Wagon  Covers.  Seat Shades,  Large 
Umbrellas,  Oiled  Clothing, Wide  Cotton  Ducks, etc. 
CHAS.  A.  COYE,  11  Pearl  Street.

Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue.

Telephone  106.

Voigt, HomMeier & Go.,
D ry   G oods

Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy

Manufacturers of

Shirts,  Pants,  Overalls,  Etc.

Complete Spring  Stock  now ready for 
inspection.  Chicago and  Detroit  prices 
guaranteed.

48, 50 and 52 Ottawa St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

-  MICH.

Gook  X  Bergthold,
SHOW  CASES.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Prices  Lower  than  those  of 
any competitor.  Write for cata­
logue and  prices.

167 Canal St.,  GRAND RAPIDS,  MICH.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A. J.  B o w n e , President.

Geo. C. P ierce,  Vice President.

H. W.  Nash, Cashier
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general banking business.

Make a Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

of Country Merchants Solicited.

| 

Dry  Goods«

Selling:  Goods  Out of Season.

From the Dry Goods Chronicle.
lu recent  years  the  placing  of  spring 
fabrics  by  manufacturers  and  jobbers 
among the  trade  has been transferred to 
December and  January,  instead of  being 
done as formerly in February, March and 
April. 
It would  seem  that  competition 
is  such  with 
leading  manufacturers, 
agents and jobbers that they are not only 
forcing the season, but also forcing sales, 
upon  the  retail  trade  of  the  country 
earlier than  business  will  justify.  The 
retailer  hardly gets  in  his  winter stock 
and  begins  its  distribution  before he is 
solicited to place  orders  for  spring fab­
rics.
This,  of  course,  pertains  largely  to 
cotton  dress  goods,  yet  the  importing 
trade  are  quite  as early,  if  not more so, 
in soliciting  business  in  advance of  the 
season.
To see  spring  goods  displayed  in the 
windows  of  retail  establishments  on 
Broadway and Fourteenth  street  in  the 
early part of  January, or  even at Christ­
mas time, is now  no  unusual sight.  As 
the trade grows older it does  not seem to 
grow  any  wiser  in  this  direction. 
In 
fact,  the trade is forced to keep pace with 
the  aggressive  dealers  instead  of  tne 
progressive  ones. 
It  seems to be a race 
to see who can get his  goods  before  the 
public first.  We are not aware  that  the 
trade  of  the  country  has  changed  so 
materially as to demand this  innovation, 
although we must  confess that the retail 
dealer of  to-day is far in  advance  of  his 
predecessor  of  fifteen  or  twenty  years 
ago.
This placing of  fabrics  so  far  in  ad­
vance  of  orders,  of  necessity  forces 
dating ahead in order to secure the same, 
and  while many of  our  jobbers and com­
mission  merchants  claim  to  be  deadly 
opposed  to  the  dating  system,  they are 
evidently using  this  very  means to con­
tinue and further it.

They  Like  Bargains.

A rather  amusing  illustration  of  the 
eagerness  of  woman-shoppers  for  bar­
gains  was  witnessed in a Brooklyn store 
recently. 
In the  Sunday papers  an  ad­
vertisement  of  a  sale  of  silks  was 
printed, which was intended to announce 
that they would be  sold at fifty cents per 
yard, 
the  original  price  being  SI. 
Through  some  typographical 
inadvert­
ence,  the  advertisement  read  that  the 
silks would be sold  at  five  cents a  yard 
instead of  fifty.  The women in Brooklyn 
spent  a' restless  Sunday  night  for  fear 
they would not waken early in the morn­
ing  to  take  advantage of  the  generous 
offer.  One  lady cautioned  her  husband 
to call  her  early,  and murmured, as  she 
drifted  into  dreamland,  “I’ll  buy  two 
pieces  of  that  silk,  ’twill  be  nice  for 
linings.”  Early the next day, before the 
clerks  of  that  department  arrived,  the 
women  stood in line  waiting  grimly for 
the  opening of  the  sale.  The  different 
expressions  of  disgust,  disappointment 
and mortification on  their  faces  may be 
better  imagined  than  described  as they 
turned  and  filed  out of  the store again, 
leaving the embarrassed  salesman  alone 
with his confusion and his bargains.

Feel  Like  Saying:,  Amen!

Elm dale correspondence Lowell Journal.
T he  Mic h ig a n  T radesm an  tells  so 
many truths of  the  late  management  of ! 
the D.,  L.  & N.  ami  associate  roads th a t; 
we  feel  like  saying.  Amen !  We do not 1 
believe  there  is  another  railroad  in  the j 
State which has given  its patrons and the ' 
public so many snubs and so much abuse' 
as  has the  D.,  L.  &  N. and its tributaries, ! 
under the  management of  Mr.  Mulliken.  j
Annual  Meeting:  of  the  South  Haven 

Association.
South  Haven,  j» pril 11, 1890. 

i 

Editor Michigan Tradesman:
At the annual meeting of the  Business  Men’s 
Association  of  this place, held on the 10th inst., | 
E. J.  Lockwood was  re-eli cted President for the 
ensuing year, C. W. Barney secretary and S. Van j 
Ostrand Treasurer. 

Yours truly,
V olnet  Ross, Sec’y.

P. 

S T B K B T B B  &  SONS,

JOBBERS  OF

Dry  Goods  and  Notions.

Are  YoU 
;!  Using 
!: j  Coupons I

Note  quotations 
of  TRADESMAN 
COUPONS  in  the 
Grocery Price  Cur­
rent.

We  have  just  received  TWENTY  CASES  of  FANCY  PRINTS, 
Choice Styles,  including the following standard brands:  HAMILTON, 
SIMPSON,  MERRIMACK,  AMERICAN,  ARNOLD,  BLUE  and 
GOLD. 

Also a New  Large Line of Light Prints.

We are Selling  Agents  for  Valley City, Georgia and Atlanta Bags. 
Forty-inch,  8-oz.  Burlap.

Twines,  Batts,  Peerless Warp,  Waddings. 

and 

Send  in  sample 
order, 
put 
your  business  on 
a  CASH  BASIS.

If |iot, 
YoU  Are 
Losing 
Money!

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY, 

G rand  R ap id s.

Albion—M.  1).  Gallaway succeeds E. F. 

Mills & Co. in the dry goods  business.

83  jionne  and  10, 12, 14, 18  1 18  Fountain  Sts.,  GRIND  RIP1D8.

T H E   M IC H IG ^ Isr

Prices  C urrent.

These  prices  are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay prom ptly  and  buy  in  full  packages.
dig.
60
Snell’s........................................................... 
Cook’s ........................................................... 
40
Jennings’, genuine...............................7 7 . 
25
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................50*10

AUGURS AMD BITS. 

AXES.

First Quality, S. B. Bronze...........................1800
D.  B. Bronze...............................  12 50
S. B. S. Steel..........................   9 00
D. B. Steel...............................   14 00

“ 

dls.

dis.

barrows. 

bolts. 

BUCKETS.

Railroad...................................................  1 14 00
Garden.................................................   net  30 00

Stove.............................................................. 50*10
Carriage new list........................................  
70
Plow..............................................................40*10
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70

BUTTS, CAST. 

Well,  plain....................................................t 3 50
Well, swivel..................................................  400
dls.
Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................70&
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............. 60*10
Wrought Loose Pin.......................................60*10
Wrought Table............................................. 60*10
Wrought Inside Blind.................................. 60*10
Wrought Brass......  .................................... 
75
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70*10
Blind,  Parker’s .............................................70*10
Blind, Shepard’s .......................................... 
70

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.

Ordinary Tackle, Ust April 17,'85................ 

40

CROW BARS.

Grain.................................................... dls. 50*02
Cast Steel.............................................per lb  5
Ely’s 1-10.............................................per m 
“
Hick’s C. F ....................................... 
G. D . 
..........  “ 
Musket.
.........   “ 

65
60
35
60
Rim  Fire...................................................... 
59
Central  Fire............................................dig.  %

CARTRIDGES.

chisels. 

Socket Firmer...............................................70*10
Socket Framing............................................. 70*10
Socket Corner............................................... 70*10
Socket Slicks.......................................  7 "  70*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer..................  
40

dis.

 
dls.

combs. 

CHALK.
COPPER.

Currv,  Lawrence’s .....................................  
Hotchkiss.................... -............................... 

40
25

“ 

White Crayons, per gross..............12@12K dls. 10
28
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
26
14x52, 14x56,14x60 ....................... 
Cold Rolled, 14x56 ana 14x60................... 
26
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................................  
26
Bottoms........................................................ 
27
Morse’s Bit  Stocks.....................................  
Taper and straight Shank..........................‘ 
Morse’s Taper Shank............................... 
. 

drills. 

50
50
50

dis.

dripping pans.

Small sizes, ser pound................................  
07
Large sizes, per  pound.......................  ...”  6H

ELBOWS.

Com. 4  piece, 6 In...........................do*, net 
75
Corrugated.....................................dls. 20*10*10
Adjustable.............................................dis. 40410
dlS.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Clark’s, small, 118; large, #26....................  
Ives’, 1,118; 2,124; 3,830............................ 

30
25

files—New List. 

dls.

Disston’s .......................................................60*10
New American.............................................60*10
Nicholson’s ..................................................60*10
Heller’s ......................................................... 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps.............................  
50

GALVANIZED IRON

Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
List 
15 

12 

14 

Discount, 50*10

13 
gauges. 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ... 

dis.

28
18

50

H A J t U W J L t L B .

The  Folly  of  Misrepresenting  Goods.
From the St. Louis Age of Steel.
There is one feature of hardware, some­
what  unique in itself,  and  which  has a 
pleasant  side  to it—namely,  that  goods 
are almost always sold for just what they 
are.  Adulteration, in the strict  sense of 
the  word, is from  the  nature  of  things 
impossible,  but  experience  has  shown 
that  it  does  not  pay  to  misrepresent. 
Hardware  of  all kinds  comes  into such 
practical use that a fraud is soon  detect­
ed.  A  manufacturer  or  dealer  who 
should  sell  plated  goods  for  the  real 
article, or  cast iron for  wrought,  would 
soon find himself  without any trade,  and 
with a lot of returned goods on his hands. 
It does  occasionally happen  that in bids 
for  contracts, 
the  goods  specified  are 
one  thing  and  the  goods furnished  are 
another,  but this is only possible through 
the ignorance or connivance of the builder 
or  architect. 
It  is  a  very  dangerous 
method always, and sooner  or  later gets 
the guilty parties into trouble.
In no other branch of  business has the 
merit  of  an  article  so  definite a mone­
tary value.  A  good  brand is  a  certain 
income,  and  its  value  can  be  impaired 
only by something better being produced 
by  others  or  by  allowing  the  original 
standard of quality to be lowered.  Often 
the fame of  an article outlives its merit, 
and it  continues  to  be  called for  when 
the  shortsightedness  of  the  maker  has 
caused  him  to  be  indifferent  as  to  its 
quality. 
It is one of  the common exper­
iences in the  business  that a good  name 
is  the  most  valuable  possession  in" the 
trade.  We accept these things as a matter 
of  course,  but  when we turn  aside  and 
contemplate  the  adulteration  practiced 
in many branches—especially in food and 
drink  products—we  should feel rejoiced 
to know  that  when  we buy an artcle of 
hardware  we  get  exactly what is repre­
sented.

The Manufacture  of Brass.

thick.  The 

The business of brass making is a most 
difficult one,  and requires in its manipula­
tion  men  of  intelligence  and  scientific 
acumen.  The process of  manufacture is 
not in the least  uninteresting,  and  may 
be briefly described  here:  After weigh­
ing out the  proportions  of  metals,  they 
are  melted  in  crucibles,  holding  any­
where  from  twenty  pounds up in a  fur­
nace.  The fluid  metal  is  then  poured 
into  cast  iron  molds,  made  good  and 
strong,  and  thus  the  brass  ingots  are 
formed,  varying  in  size,  and  are from 
three to fourteen  inches  wide,  from one 
to five feet  long,  and from  one  to  four 
inches 
ingots  are  then 
trimmed by cutting  off  with a huge pair 
of  shears,  weighing  several  tons,  the 
rough  portions formed in casting  by the 
mouth of  the mold,  then  passed  to  the 
rolls,  which are of  chilled  iron,  twenty 
inches or  more  in  diameter,  and  three 
feet or  more  long,  and  are  reduced by 
degrees  to  the  required  thickness. 
It 
can  only be  reduced a little in thickness 
at each rolling.  After  passing  through 
the  rolls  once  it  becomes  hard  and 
brittle,  and  before  it  can  be  reduced 
further,  must be annealed.  The anneal­
ing  is  done  in furnaces  called  muffles, 
which are  shaped  somewhat like ovens, 
from 5x30 feet and upwards in width and 
length.  Each time  after  annealing,  the 
metal has to be cleared of  the smoke and 
oxide,  and  this is done by immersing  it 
for a time in  a  bath  of  sulphuric  acid. 
The temper  of  brass depends mainly on 
the manner of  rolling; the color,  ductil­
ity,  etc.,  upon  the  proportions  of  the 
ingredients.  Lead,  tin and antimony are 
sometimes added  in  small  quantities  to 
produce  brass  of  a  quality  suited  to 
peculiar work.

The Hardware  Market.

Nails and  wire  continue weak and are 
on the downward grade.  The axe makers’ 
association has advanced  prices  50c  per 
dozen.  The rope  market is firm.  Tin is 
weak.

Detroit—H unton,  Myles &  Weeks  are 
succeeded  by A.  F.  Hoyt  &  Co.  iu  the 
lumber business.

HAMMERS.

.. 

"dls.

dis.

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARE

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

........................................'  __  

Maydole  & Co.’s ....................................dls. 
25
Kip’s.......................................................dis. 
25
Yerkes *  Plumb’s..................................dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel........................80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel. Hand 
.  30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3 ..............................dis.60&10
State...........................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4%  14  and
longer.......................................................   3#
Screw Hook and  Bye, H.....................   net 
10
“  %........................net 
814
34........................net 
“ 
714
“  %.......................  net  714
Strap and T ...........................................  dls. 
70
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track..  .50*10
Champion,  anti friction.............................  60*10
Kidder, wood track...................... 
40
Pots.
60
................................................... 
_  
Kettles..........................................................  
go
60
Spiders 
Gray enameled...................................................... ' 40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware...  .................. new list 70*10
Japanned Tin Ware......................... 
25
Granite Iron W are.................. new list 3314*10
dls.
LEVELS. 
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s 
70
wire goods. 
dls.
Bright.....................................................70*10*10
Screw  Eyes............................................. 70*10*10
Hook’s .....................................................70*10*10
70* 10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes.......  
knobs—New List. 
. 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings 
. 55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........... 
55
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..................  
70
Russell * Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list 
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s .........  . 
55
Branford’s .................................................  
55
Norwalk’s ...................................... 
 
55
Adze Eye  ........................................#16 60, dls. 60
Hunt Bye...................................  
#15.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s ...................................... #18.50, dis. 20*10.
diS.
_ 
Sperry A Co.’s, Post,  handled................. 
50
„  _  
dis.
... 40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s .......................  
40
........................ 40
25
dis.
60*10
Stebbin’s Pattern.................................. 
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................ 60*10
Enterprise, self-measuring...............  
25
Steel nails, base................................................... 2 15
Wire nails, base.....................................7 7 72 70
Steel.  Wire.
Base
60......................................................Base 
50......................................................Base 
10
20
  05 
40................................................. 
30..................................................... 
10 
20
30
15 
?0.........  
35
J6.....................................................  
15 
12..................................................... 
15 
35
10.....................................................   20 
40
50
8-;--..................................................   25 
65
” * 6 ..................................................  40 
4 .......................................................   60 
90
3 ..................................................... 1  00 
1 50
2 00
2 . . . . ...............................................1  50 
2 00
Fine 3.............................................. 1  50 
90
Case  10 .............................................  60 
8.............................................  75 
1 00
90 
1 25
6....... 
85 
1 00
1 25
8..........................................1  00 
1 50
•  .........................................1 15 
Clinch 19...........................................  85 
75
8......................................... 1  00 
90

“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables 
“  Landers,  Ferry * Clr  k’s
“  Enterprise 
.................... 
MOLASSES GATES. 

Finish 10................................. 

Advance over base: 

MAULS. 
mills. 

LOCKS—DOOR. 

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“ 
‘ 
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MATTOCKS.

NAILS

diS.

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SAWS. 

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

SQUARES. 

SHEET IRON.

Discount, 10.

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

Sisal, 54 Inch and larger.........  
Manilla.........................................16
Steel and Iron......  
......................  
...... 
Try and Bevels................... 
Mitre.......................................7 7 7 7 . 7 ;;; 

,
«
?2
Com. 
#3  10 
3 20 
3 20 
3 30 
3 40 
a  u
3 50
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Com.  Smooth
Nos. 10 to  14.................... 
*4  -Mi
Nos. 15to 17..........................7 .7 7   4 20
4 on
Nos.  18 to 21................. 
INTns  1ft i n  91 
j
Nos. 22 to 24.................. J 20
Nos. 25 to 26.......................... 
4  46
No.27.............................................   4  60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
,  , 
List acct. 19,’86...................................... dis  40410
Silver Lake, White A..........................  
ust  jq
« S
White  B........................ 
DrabB.............................  
«  «
White C................. 
oj.
8A8H WEIGHTS.

“ 
“ 
“ 
„  „  ,  „  
801,(1 Eye8............................................ per ton #25
_  
Hand........................................250a 5*5
70 
50 

Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot 
Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot 
Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot 
‘  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth 
Cuts,  per  foot....................................

X
28
dls.
Steel, Game
60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ............... 
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s
70
Mouse,  choker...................................18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion..............................#1.50 per doz
dls
Bright Market.........................
Annealed Market.
..............  W
Coppered Market.......................................‘
Tinned Market
62 V4
Coppered  Spring  Steel
3 95
Barbed  Fence, galvanized........... 
painted 
3 25
.............................. dls- **10#26*10*06
dis. 06
dis. 10410
dis
‘wi
2,
............  
75 
5*10
dis

HORSE NAILS.
Putnam 
............... - 
Northwestern
.....................  
„  
WRENCHES. 
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled 
Coe’s  Genuine...............  
......... ............
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, 
Coe’s  Patent, malleable
... 
Bird Cages........  ........... 
Pumps, Cistern.................
iX
Screws, New List........... 
Casters, Bed  and  Plate...............   7.7 50*10*10
Dampers, American......... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods! 7 
66

MISCELLANEOUS. 

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

renuine. 

TRAPS.

WIRE. 

...

. 

M ETALS.

PIG TIN.

ZINC.

Pig  Large......................................
PigBars.......................................7 7 .  ” 7
Duty:  Sheet, 2%c per pound.
680 pound  casks....................... 
Per pound...........................  
SOLDER.
m % ...........................................
Extra W iping......................................
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONT.

»u
7

TIN— MELTN GRADE.

Ha?feu’s 7.:::::::::: 7 7 7 .7  7 7 7 per  ??nnd  \i
10x14 IC, Charcoal........
14x20 IC, 
10x14IX, 
14x20 IX, 

............
......................
Each additional X on this grade, 6L75.
Ch" COal  ............................. 

“ 
“
“ 
TIN—ALLA way  SHADE.

... 

I 6 60 
6  60 
8 35 
8 35

14x*0 IC) 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 ix, 

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... 
 
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rLANES. 

dls.

PANS.

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................
Sciota Bench................................................\  @50
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy............7 .7 7   @30
Bench, first quality......................................   @50
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, w ood.........  &10
60
Fry,  Acme...........................................  dls. 
Common,  polished.................................. dis. 
70
Iron and  Tinned........................................ 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs............................. 
50
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27 
9 20

patent planished iron.

rivets. 

Broken packs He per pound extra.

"dls.

Each additional  X on this grade #1.50. 

ROOFING  PLATES

 

 

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14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 

“  Worcester  ............ 
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........ 
“ 
20x28 IC, 
“ 
20x28 IX, 
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BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
_  
14x28  IX......... 
14131  re.................. 
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers. 1
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T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

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l  h e  Michigan Tradesman

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s  Association.

A  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail  Trade  of the Wolilerine State.
The  Tradesman  Company, Proprietor.

Subscription Price, One  Dollar per year, payable 
Advertising Rates made known on application.

strictly in advance.

Publication Office,  100 Louis St.

Entered at  the  Grand  Rapids Post  Office.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL  16,  1890.
FREAKS  OF  FINANCIERS.

It was a sign of  the  times  when a Cal­
ifornia millionaire proposed in the Senate 
to lend  the  national  surplus to farmers 
at a low  rate  of  interest.  Mr.  Ingalls, 
on  behalf  of  the  Farmers’ Alliance, has 
presented  another  bill,  which  proposes 
that the Nation shall become a banker on 
the  largest  scale,  with  branches  at  its 
postoffices.  Money  is  to  be  lent  “on 
security,”  of  what  kinds  it  is not said; 
and when  there is a default on the inter­
est,  the  security is to be  sold to pay the 
loan.  The money needed is to be furnished 
by the  Treasury,  while  its  management 
is  to  be  controlled  by a Department of 
Banking,  with  one  Secretary  and  four 
assistants.  We do not suppose that these 
five gentlemen  are to make all the loans. 
Are  the  postmasters,  then,  to  be  en­
trusted  with  the  responsibility  of  de­
ciding  who  shall be allowed to borrow ? 
The  scheme  has the air of  being a fresh 
attempt  to  float  the  Greenback  theory, 
but it certainly is the weakest  and  least 
practical  proposal  we  have  heard from 
that quarter.

Mr. Stanford’s proposal  has much more 
support behind it, and, curiously enough, 
it  has  gained  some  strength  from  the 
proposals  of  Mr.  Balfour  to  enable  the 
Irish tenants  to  become owners of  their 
through  advances  made  on  the 
lands 
credit of  the  British  Government. 
It is 
said  that if  20  per  cent,  less  than  the 
present rent, when  paid for  thirty years, 
will  suffice  to convert  the  Irish  tenant 
into a land owner,  through the difference 
of  the rate at which the Government can 
borrow and that which  exists for private 
borrowers,  why not avail ourselves of the 
same principle to convert our  mortgaged 
farmers  into  actual  instead of  nominal 
owners?  One  difference  is  that  Irish 
land is a very small  investment  in  com­
parison with  the collective wealth of  the 
United Kingdom, and the British Govern­
ment would  take little risk of  impairing 
its credit  in  undertaking  its transfer on 
the  terms  proposed. 
It  would  be very 
different  if  it  undertook  a  transaction 
which might involve  all  the  real  estate 
of  the  two  islands;  and  Mr. Stanford’s 
bill  would  involve  the  Nation  in  still 
heavier risks  than  this.  No surplus and 
no  credit  would  avail  to  enable  us  to 
carry that burden.

What  the  farmers  do  want  is  some 
equivalent  for 
the  Land  Banks  of 
Europe,  which  would  enable  them  to 
borrow on much  more  reasonable  terms 
than  their  present  mortgages. 
It is our 
misfortune that our banking  system  has 
learned  nothing  and  borrowed  nothing 
from  any system  but  that  of  England, 
even the admirable Scotch system having 
no instruction  for our bankers.

The newspapers of  New  York are now 
assuming towards the Chicago Exhibition 
that  amiable  attitude  which  they  dis­
played toward the Centennial of 1876 un­

til  it  was  an  assured  success.  Every 
small dissention and difficulty in  the way 
of  making the exhibition of  1892 a pros­
perous undertaking is carefully reported 
and magnified,  on  the principle that the 
Western city is not to be forgiven for the 
offense of having rivalled  “the metropo­
lis”  successfully.  At one time  Chicago 
was little better  than a Western  suburb 
of New York—the chief  Western agency 
for the distribution of  the goods of  New 
York  importers.  But in the last twenty 
years the city has changed  its  character 
completely. 
It  has  attained to an inde­
pendent  business  existence  through the 
rapid development of its local industries, 
and it no longer  sneezes  whenever New 
York takes snuff.  This fact first dawned 
on  the  New  Yorkers  when  they found 
that the money they sent West to pay for 
pork and grain  no  longer  came  back to 
them  in payment for dry goods and hard­
ware,  but  was kept in the  West.  And 
now that Chicago assumes to be every bit 
as good as its rival on the  seaboard,  this 
is resented as a fresh instance of what an 
upstart it has become in later years.

the  Detroit  breweries 

The  collapse  of  the  syndicate  which 
purchased 
is 
probably the  forerunner  of  many other 
failures of a similar character.  There is 
money in  American  investments,  when 
the  investors  are  Americans,  but  the 
people will  see  to  it  that  Johnny Bull 
gets very meager  returns for  the money 
he sends to America.  What with paying 
twice  what the properties are worth,  and 
receiving  no  returns on the still further 
watered  stock  of  their  “limited”  com­
panies, our  cousins  across the  water are 
likely  to  receive  a  needed 
in 
Yankee shrewdness.

lesson 

From  every  part  of  the  State  comes 
reports  of  discord  within the  ranks  of
the P.  of I.  The truism to the effect that 
a house divided  against  itself  must fall 
will prove true in the case of the P.  of I. 
With no  reasonable  basis for  existence, 
internecine warfare will make short work 
of the fragile fabric.

Six  years  ago  the  Birmingham  Im­
provement Society  was established there. 
It  was  made  up  of  twenty-five  young 
folks,  ranging  from  six to sixteen years 
of  age,  and  the  object  was  to work for 
the improvement and  beautifying of  the 
village.  The  Society  has  done  good 
work.  By  collecting  from  citizens  and 
giving  entertainments,  they  secure  the 
money necessary for their  wants.  They 
bought and set up  the  forty street lamps 
which illuminate the town at night;  they 
secured the new depot, and will surround 
it with flowers and shade trees this  year; 
they  agitated  the  water  question  until 
the village  authorities  took  up the mat­
ter,  and  the  fine  system  now  building 
will  be  in  operation  July  1;  they have 
secured the old gravel  pit  and  will  con­
vert it into a park, and  800  trees will be 
planted as soon as spring opens. 
If  any 
other village in Michigan  can do as well, 
now is the time to speak.

VISITING  BUYERS.

S J Koon, Lisbon 
E S Botsford, Dorr 
Barry A  Co.. Rodney 
Carrington A North.  Trent 
O C Russell & Co. .LkOdessa 
A J White. Bass River 
H P Dunning. Allegan 
Dr H S Baron, Forest Grove 
G Ten Hoor.  Forest  Grove 
C A Barnes, Otsego 
H gby A  Fox. Delton 
J F Gauweiler, Croton 
C C Tuxbury, Sullivan 
F J Pomeroy, Lisbon 
J M Cloud, Cadillac 
E H Foster, Manton 
J H Bradley, Sebewa 
E N Parker, Coopersville 
M H McCoy, Gr&ndviile 
D R S toe uni. Rockford 
L Maier, Fisher Station 
J Raymond, Berlin 
H Ade, Conklin 
D W Shat tuck, Way land 
Struik Bros,  Byron  Center

Forest Grove 

H Van Noord,  Jamestown 
John De Vries,  Jamestown 
John K&mps.Zupthen 
Smallegan & Pickaard.
8 Sheldon, Pierson 
Smith A Bristol, Ada 
P Bresnahan. Parnell 
Ezra Brown, Englishville 
G M Huntley, Reno 
Geo A Sage. Rockford 
Eli Runnels, Coming 
John Gunstra. Lamont 
L E Paige, Sparta 
Daniel E Rogers, Saranac 
W L Squires, Plain well 
A Boelhuis, Muskegon 
Geo P Stark, Cascade 
Jno Farrowe. So Blendon 
A Purchase. So Blendon 
J L Purchase, Bauer 
L Cook, Bauer 
L M Wolf, Hudsonville 
Robt Johnson, Cadillac

P.  of  I.  Gossip.

Sylvenus  Weed,  of  Belding,  has been 
placed  in  the  Kalamazoo  asylum.  He 
imagined that  he  was  going  to  open  a 
P.  of I.  store in his woodshed.

Coopersville Observer:  “The Patrons of 
Industry met at Conklin on  Tuesday and 
decided  to  build  a  mill  at  that  place. 
They  now  have  subscribed  500  $10 
shares.”
The  Patrons of  Industry  run  a town­
ship  ticket  at  Lee,  Allegan county, but 
every  man  on  the  tiket  was  defeated. 
One Patron  made a mistake  and  depos­
ited  his  certificate of  membership along 
with his ticket.

Marshall  Statesman:  “Our  P.  of  I. 
friends  of  North  Marshall  and  South 
Convis are puzzled to know how they are 
to  save  money  by paying  their  supply 
agent 95  cents  per  barrel  for  salt, and 
draw  it  from  Ceresco,  when the dealers 
of  Marshall  sell  it  now,  and  have  for 
many months, at 90 cents per barrel.”

The  Kent  county organization  of  the 
P.  of  I.  is in  a turmoil over the actions 
of  John  Chalmers,  who  has  been  re­
garded as a shining  light  of  the  order. 
He was recently superceded as  Secretary 
of  the  organization  by  Mrs.  Kutts,  of 
Rockford,  but  positively refuses to turn 
over the books and records  of  the office. 
This  naturally leads  the  Patrons to the 
belief  that  there is a shortage in his  ac­
counts which he does not  propose to dis­
close  and  resort to legal  proceedings  is 
under contemplation.

at the district school house last Saturday 
night,  and,  as the  meeting  was a secret 
one and as he was  not a member, he was 
requested  to 
leave  the  school  house, 
which he refused to do,  claiming  that he 
was a taxpayer  and bad as much right to 
stay in as any of the others.  After some 
argument,  he  was  put  out  by  force. 
Arming himself  with  a  good  club  and 
possessing  some  of  his father’s  brawn, 
he forced his way into  the  school  house 
and  drove  every man  and  woman  out, 
and held the fort in spite of them.

themselves 

Fenton Independent:  “A  Patron  went 
to one of our hardware dealers this week, 
and after trying  for some time to buy an 
article for five cents less  than  the  deal­
er’s  price—the  dealer  wanted  25  cents 
and the Patron  wanted  the article for 20 
cents—gave  it  up  and  went to another 
store,  where he got what he wanted, after 
considerable argument.  He then hitched 
his team and invited four  other  farmers 
to ’come  and  take  something,’  and they 
betook 
to  a  neighboring 
saloon.  After  spending the best part of 
an hour in the saloon,  the Patron started 
for  home,  considerably  the  worse  for 
wear.  This  man  worked  hard  to  save 
five  cents  and  then  spent probably the 
greater  part of  a  dollar  at  the  saloon, 
where  he  paid  full  price for all he got. 
Of  course, this is the  farmer’s  business, 
but  you can put him  down as one of  the 
foremost  to  complain of  the  hard lot of 
the  farmer,  and  to  roundly  abuse  the 
merchant  for his extortionate  charges.”
It  is  reported  that  Capt.  Webb  will 
christen his new boat,  which  will ply on 
Grand Traverse Bay,  the  Traverse Paint, 
in  honor  of  the  summer  resort of  that 
name.  As  Traverse  Point  will  be  the 
best  patron  of  the  vessel,  aside  from 
Traverse City,  the  name  will be well be- 
1 stowed.

Hartford  correspondence  Kalamazoo 
Telegraph:  “One of  the solid farmers of 
Van  Buren  county lives on  the line be­
tween Hartford and Lawrence townships. 
His  name  is  Alex  Stockwell,  and  his 
weight is  385  good  avoirdupois pounds, 
and he has always been an active farmer, 
too.  One of  Stockwell’s boys,  a  young 
man, attended a meeting of  the P.  of  I.
Infants9 Genuine  Chamois  Moccasins.
These  goods  are  all  worked  in 
SILK  and  WARRANTED  NOT  TO 
SHRINK. 
Sent  post  paid for $2.25 
per  dozen.

Send  for  our  catalogue  and  note 
our  specially  low  price  on  Shoe 
Dressings.
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“OiJr  Leader”  Goods.

Having stood the test of time and the  battle  of  competition  and 
come  off  victorious,  we  have  no hesitation  in  recommending  to  the 
trade our line of

MICH.  COMMERCIAL  TRAVELERS’ 

ASSOCIATION.

The  Membership  on  the  Gain.

D etroit, April 11, 1890. 

Editor Michigan Tradesman:
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
the M. C. T. A., held Saturday, April 5, proofs of 
death  of  Samuel Ekstein, of Lansing, and E. P. 
Griswold, of  Grand  Ledge, were  presented and 
approved.  The  Secretary  was  directed to pay 
the beneficiary of Mr. Ekstein from the benefici­
ary fund, and an  order  was  ordered  drawn on 
the trustees of the reserve  fund to pay the bene­
ficiaries of Mr. Griswold.
Assessment No. 2 for  1890 was ordered, to bear 
date of May 10 and to expire on June 9.
The  membership  is  having  a  steady  and 
healthy growth of  from  two to five applications 
at each  meeting  of  the  Trustees,  the  total  in­
crease since January 1 being  twenty-one.  The 
semi-annual,  or  April  dues  are  being  paid 
promptly,  the  membership  taking  more  pains 
with their remittances in giving the membership 
number  and  address,  which  is  appreciated by 
the  Secretary, as  it  assists  him very materially 
in giving  each  the  proper  credit  and  enables 
him to avoid errors in sending receipts.
The  following  resolution  was  unanimously 
adopted:
Resolved,  That Wood’s Official  Railway Guide 
be  and  is  hereby  endorsed  and  recommended 
by this Association.
Members of the Association should not  fail  to 
recognize and appreciate  Ph e T radesm an in its 
new form.  In its pages are always  many  items 
of interest  to  them, and a careful perusal of Its 
columns  may  give  them  many  pointers;  its 
“Gripsack Brigade” and “Personal” departments 
are not without interest to commercial travelers; 
Its price currents are valuable alike to  salesmen 
ana buyers;  its miscellaneous  reading matter is 
clean and entertaining.  Issue No. 336 contained 
a list of 300 traveling representatives  of  the en­
terprising jobbers and manufacturers  of  Grand 
Rapids.  The list is  of  value in more ways than 
one. 
It gave the M. C. T. A. a valuable pointer. 
Boys, keep an eye on T he T rad esm a n.

M. J. Matthews, Sec’y.

A Wrong1 W ay to  Fall.

One day last fail a German grocer, who 
was doing business in a small town about 
twenty miles  from  Pittsburg, sent word 
to a  jobber in  the city that he had failed, 
and  could  only  pay  fifty  cents  on  the 
dollar of  his  indebtedness.  A man  was 
at  once  dispatched 
to  the  scene.  He 
fouud the store shut up,  with a notice of: 
“I  Vhas  Failed  For 2 Weeks,”  on  the 
door,  but the grocer was easily found.
“Well,  Mr.  Schmidt, how is this?”  was 
asked.
“ Poor trade und bad collections.”
“ We  didn’t  think  it  as  bad  as  this. 
Let’s look over the books a little.”
In the course of half an hour the agent 
began to smell a rat,  and he finally made 
discoveries which caused him to exclaim: 
failed 
at a ll!”

“Mr.  Schmidt,  you  haven’t 
“No ?  How vhas dot ?”
“Why,  you  owe  only  $800,  and  here 
you  have a stock  valued  at  $5,000  and 
over $2,000 cash in the  bank.”
“ Yes,  but  doan’  you  see  dot  sign  on 
der  door,  und  doan’  I  close  oop  my 
place ?”
“That’s  nothing  to do with it.  Why, 
instead of  fifty cents  on  the  dollar, you 
can  pay 125.”
“Dunder!  but  vhas  dot  so ?  Dot 
shows bow  much  my poy Shake  knows. 
He says we can fail und  make two thou­
sand dollar.  Let me call him.”
He went to the  front  door  und called 
the  young  man  off  his  roost  on  a  salt 
barrel  and  explained  the  matter to him, 
and added:
“Und  now  how  vhas  she?  I  left  it 
mit  you,  und  you said it vhas all right.” 
“Vhell,  you  see, fodder,  I  vhas  going 
to sharge up dot $2,000 to profit und loss, 
but 1 was oxcited  and  put it all down to 
profit.”

“Und we doan’  fail?”
“Not now.”
“Und we continues peesness ?”
“Yes.”
“Vhell,  you  take  down  dot  sign und 
open  der  plinds,  und 1 pays  Mr.  White 
125 cents on der dollar.  Dot vhas a h—11 
of  a way to fail,  und  if  you  know  vhat 
vhas good for  you,  you vhill  keep avhay 
from me until 1 vhas cooled off.”

Not Sugar,  But Meat.

It was “settling day” at a general store 
in a Louisiana  hamlet.  Between  sixty 
and seventy negroes  were on hand to see 
how  their  accounts  stood,  and the pro­
prietor and his clerk were very busy with 
the books.  As  the  name  of  each  was 
called he came forward,  and  the conver­
sation ran about thus:

“Well,  Henry, you have had 100 pounds 
of  meat, 300 pounds of  meal,  50 pounds 
of  flour,  20  pounds  of  sugar,  a pair  of 
shoes,  a pound of tea, and a hat.  Deduct 
this from your cotton,  and I owe  you ten 
dollars.”

“Yes, sah.”
They had got to the tenth  man  before 
any one kicked,  and then  it  was  an  in­
telligent-looking  black  who had a mem­
orandum book in  his hand, and who said: 
“I hain’t  dun  had  no  sugar  of  you, 
Mars’. Thompson.”
“You haven’t? ”
“No, sah.  What’s de date of  it ?” 
“The 17th of last month.”
“We all was dun gone away from home 
from  de  15th to de 20th  an’  dat  charge 
hain’t right.”
“What!  Do  you  dispute my books?” 
“I has got to,  sah.”
“Then I’ll—!  Hold on, William;  1 am 
wrong.  Yes, I have made a mistake. 
It 
isn’t  sugar,  but  meat.  That  makes— 
let’s  see—that  makes  forty  pounds  of 
meat, instead of twenty pounds of sugar, 
and you owe me $5.”
He had scratched out the false  charge, 
and falsified the amount of meat to offset 
it, cheating  the man out of  $4, but  Wil­
liam 
turned  to  his  companions  and 
proudly waved the book on high and said: 
“Haven’t I dun  stuck to it dat eddeca- 
shun puts money in  yo’  pockets?”

Purely  Personal.

C.  A.  Barnes,  the  Otsego  grocer,  was 

in town a couple of  days last week.

Henry C. Gregory,  of  the firm of  C. S. 
Gregory  &  Son,  bankers  at  Dexter,  is 
dead.

J.  B.  Bright,  President  of  the  Mer­
chants’ Tobacco Co.,  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  is 
in town for a couple of days.

E.  W.  Locke  has  invented  a  spring 
suitable  for  bed  and  upholstered work 
and has  applied for a patent  on  the  de­
vice.

M. S.  Goodman,  book-keeper  for  the 
Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co.,  spent 
Sunday  with  his  parents  at  Kendall- 
ville, Ind.

It is reported  that  Ex-Manager Mulli- 
ken has  engaged  to  go  to Chattanooga, 
Tenn.,  to  develop a  large  mineral  and 
timber  tract  near  that  city,  owned  by 
Gen.  Alger and other  Detroit capitalists.
C.  II.  Barlow,  of  Leroy,  who has writ­
ten several articles for The  Tradesman 
during the past half dozen years, died on 
the 6th and  was  buried on the 8th.  He 
was a patient sufferer for  several  years, 
enjoying Uncle  Sam’s  bounty by reason 
of  wounds  received at the front  during 
the rebellion.
Concluded  to  Give  Him  More  Time.
Proprietor—Mr.  Behindtime,  1  have 
decided  to  make a very liberal  increase 
in  your  salary.  Don’t  you  think  you 
have merited it ?
Mr.  Behindtime—Thank  you,  sir. 
I 
have tried hard to deserve  your favor.
Proprietor—Y es!  You were  punctual 
at the ball games and have  been  faithful 
in theater  attendance, careful  not to get 
to the office first  in  the morning,  always 
ready to have  your  fellow-clerks rectify 
your errors.  You have  been  diligent in 
spreading the report that the  firm  could 
not  get  on  without  you,  and  I shall re­
ward  you by trying it.
Mr.  Behindtime—Why,  sir,  wliat  do 
you mean ?
Proprietor — Simply 
this.  Time  is 
money, and  we  shall  give  you  so much 
of  it that  you cannot  work  in our office. 
I Here is  your check.  Good  morning, sir.

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Drugs 0  Medicines*

State  Board of Pharmacy.

One  Tear—Geo. McDonald. Kalamazoo.
Two  Tears—Stanley E. Parkin, Owosso.
Three  Tears—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Four  Tears—James Vernor, Detroit.
Five Tears—Ottmar Eberbaoh, Ann Arbor.
President—Jacob  Jesson. Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor. Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo.  McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Meetings  during  1890—Star Island,  June 30 and July 
1;  Marquette, Aug.  13  and 14;  Lansing, Nov. 5 and  0.
Michigan State Pharmaceutical Asa’n. 

President—Frank Inglis,  Detroit.
First Vice-President— F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.
Sec’d Vice-President—Henry Kephart, Berrien Springs 
Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detroit.
Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan;  E. T. 
Webb, Jackson;  D. E. Frail,  East Saginaw;  Geo. Mc­
Donald, Kalamazoo;  J. J. Crowley. Detroit.
Next Meeting—At  Saginaw, beginning third Tuesday 
of September,  1890._________________________________
G -rand  R a p id *   P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S o c ie ty . 
President. J. W. Hayward, Secretary, Frank H. Escott.
Grand Rapids Drug Clerks’ Association. 
President, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, W. C. Smith._______

D e t r o it   P h a r m a c e u tic a l  s o c ie ty  

Less 

Muskegon  Drug Clerks’  Association. 

President, J. W. Allen;  Secretary, W. F. Jackman.
President. C. 8. Koon; Secretary, J. W. Hoyt,
Dunning Postal  Cards.
From  the  New  Tork Herald.
than  two  years  ago  Congress 
passed  an  act  making  it a criminal  of­
fense  to  mail a  postal  card  containing 
written or printed  matter of  a  “libelous, 
scurrilous,  defamatory  or 
threatening 
character, or calculated and obviously in­
tended  to  reflect  injuriously  upon  the 
character  or  conduct of  another.”  The 
penalty  for a violation  of  the  law  is a 
fine not  exceeding  $5,000,  imprisonment 
for  not  more  than  five  years,  or  both 
fine and imprisonment.
Under this statute a St.  Louis business 
man was indicted  for  mailing these two 
postals to a customer:
“Please call and  settle  account,  which 
is long past  due,  and  for  which our col­
lector has called several times.”
To this  the customer evidently paid no 
attention,  as  the  following  was sent to 
him six days later:
“You  owe  us  $1.80.  We  have called 
several  times  for  same. 
If  not paid at 
once  we  shall  place same with our  law 
agency for collection.”
The United States  District Court holds 
that the sending of  the first was not,  but 
that  the  mailing of  the  second  was,  a 
criminal  offense.  The  reason  giveu for 
the  distinction  is  that  the  second con­
tained a threat to sue,  which  was “both 
calculated and intended to humiliate and 
injure  the  person  addressed  in  public 
estimation,” while the first was not open 
to  this  objection.  Of  the  first,  Judge 
Thayer says:
“The  language  employed  is  not of  a 
threatening  character,  and,  in  my opin 
ion,  no  jury would be warranted  in find­
ing, in  view  of  its  contents, that it was 
obviously intended  by the  writer  to  re­
flect  injuriously on the character or con­
duct of  the  person  addressed, or  to  in­
jure or degrade  him  in  the  eyes of  the 
public.
“It  is  true  that  it contains a demand 
for the payment of  a debt and  says  that 
it is long  past  due  and  that a collector 
has called several times, but it is couched 
in respectful terms,  and  no  intent is ap­
parent  to  put  it  in  such form as to at­
tract public notice or to make it offensive 
to the person addressed.”
In  view  of  this  decision,  which  we 
think is carrying the law  to  an  extreme 
hardly warranted, business men will find 
it prudent either to enclose  demands for 
money in sealed envelopes, or to be care­
ful  about  what  they  write  on  postal 
cards.

The  Man with  One  Idea.

To say of a man that  he  has  but  one 
idea  is,  usually,  a mode  of  sneering  at 
his supposed mental  shortcomings,  yet a 
moment’s  reflection  will  show  that the 
world  owes  an  enormous  debt  to  men 
whose  lives  were dominated by a single 
object,  and their unwavering faith in the 
soundness of their idea and their untiring 
patience  in  working  it  to  a  successful 
issue  proved  their  faith well grounded. 
A  score  of  men  might  be  mentioned, 
whose names are held  in grateful esteem 
by their fellow men for the benefits their 
“one idea” has conferred  on  the  world.
This  is  just  as  true  of  the  business 
world as of  the scientific,  and almost in­
variably we find the  successful  men  are 
those  who  have  chosen a single  line of

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N ,

endeavor  and  have  bent  every effort to 
the  business  of  succeeding  in  it.  A 
divided  allegiance  invites  to  personal 
disaster. 
It is the man  who knows what 
he wants and sets out with the fixed pur­
pose  of  getting  there,  that wins reputa­
tion  and fortune.  As an individual,  he 
learns every detail of the business he en­
gages  in;  as a member  of  a  branch  of 
trade,  he interests himself in its  general 
welfare.  He  conducts  his*  affairs  sys­
tematically,  does  well  whatever  he  has 
to do, cultivates self-reliance, is alert for 
opportunities and ready for emergencies, 
gathering  force  of  character  from  the 
passing years and ability and shrewdness 
from experience.
Too many business  men  scatter  their 
interests  and  waste  their  energies,  as 
well as  multiply their cares,  by dividing 
their  attention  among  several  different 
businesses,  in the vain  belief that out  of 
variety must come  prosperity.  The best 
examples  of  success,  however,  indicate 
clearly  that  the  average  man who con­
centrates his mind and  energies  upon  a 
single purpose,  and fights it out  on  that 
line, though  he  may  not  rush  at  once 
into prosperity and fame,  will  reach  his 
goal finally.

Beyond Price.

In a majority of  cases men come  to  a 
true understanding of the value of a good 
reputation through the  travail  of  bitter 
experience.  Young  men  rarely have a 
realizing sense of  the  worth  of  such  a 
business attribute,  but  by-and-by,  when 
the edge has been  taken from their  con­
ceit,  and self-complacency has given way 
before  the  revelations  of 
sharpened 
powers of  observation and introspection, 
they will have  learned  that to be known 
as possessed of  an  unflinching integrity, 
unquestioned  honesty,  and  unfailing 
honor,  is to be  the  owner  of  an  estate 
that  cannot be lost  except by one’s own 
folly.  The  capital  contained  in a good 
reputation is  an  influence  that  reaches 
far  beyond  the  personal  circle  of  the 
owner. 
It  is felt  in  the  community in 
which he lives, and in other places where 
he  may have  business  and  social  rela­
tions,  and  wherever it alights its presence 
is a beneficence. 
It may be said, further, 
that a good reputation lives after he who 
created it has passed  away, always oper­
ating  as  a  check  upon  unwholesome 
tendencies,  and  as  a  barrier  to  evil 
methods.  “His  word  is as good  as  his 
bond”  is a patent of  nobility doubly val­
uable  because,  in tile nature  of  things, 
it must  be  conferred by one’s  everyday 
associates and neighbors,  and  that it is a 
patent every man, young and old,  should 
covet and strive for,  is as obvious as it is 
true.

Announcement to  the  Drug  Trade.
Having sold our  entire  stock  and  the 
good-will  of  our  business  to  Messrs. 
Farrand,  Williams  &  Clark, a firm com­
posed of  gentlemen  long  and  favorably 
known to the entire business community, 
we desire to thank  our  many friends for 
the liberal patronage they have bestowed 
during the past twenty  years,  and  at the 
same time express the hope that our suc­
cessors may be even  more  favored  than 
we ourselves have  been.
Yours respectfully,
Detroit,  April 5, 1890.
Supplementary to the above announce­
ment,  we  take  pleasure  in  stating that 
Mr. John J. Dodds retains his connection 
with the  Drug  Trade of  Michigan by ac­
cepting a position with us,  and we invite 
most  cordially  all  his  friends  to  meet 
him  at  our  place of  business,  where he 
will do his utmost to promote their inter­
ests, and continue the  pleasant  business 
and friendly relations  that  have existed 
in the past.

J ohn  J.  Dodos  &  Co.

Your Friends,

F a rra n d,  Willia m s  <Sk  Cla rk.

Detroit,  April 5,  1890.

□ The statement is made that Dr.  Knorr, 
of  Germany,  made  more  than  a million 
dollars during  the winter’s epidemic,  by 
the discovery of antipyrine, the great grip 
remedy.  The medicine sells for $1.40 an 
ounce, and for  every ounce  sold  he  re­
ceived sixty cents.  The  demand for the 
medicine was very great.

FARRAND,  WILLIAMS  &  CLARK,

SUSPENDED!

Wholesale Druggists, 32 and 34  Wood­

ward  Avenue,  Detroit.

From “ The Industries  of  Detroit.”

Though it  may seem  paradoxical,  it is 
nevertheless  true, 
that  the  wholesale 
drug  house  of  Farrand,  Williams  & 
Clark is both the oldest  and  newest rep­
resentative of  this important commercial 
industry in Detroit. 
Its  proprietors  are 
old  and  well known to the business,  the 
location of  the enterprise  and  its  entire 
stock are  entirely new.  Sixty  years is a 
long time for  one  individual to continue 
in  one  line of  business  and in one city, 
yet  such  is  the  record  of  Mr.  Jacob S. 
Farrand,  the head of  this  firm. 
In 1830, 
as  a  boy  of  fifteen  years,  he  came  to 
Detroit  and  entered  the  employ of  Mr. 
Edward Bingham,  a dealer in drugs.  Six 
years  later  he  became a partner  in  the 
business,  and from  that date to the pres­
ent the name of  Farrand has been insep­
arably connected  with  the  development 
of  all  that  was  progressive  in the drug 
trade,  as well as with that of  the general 
interests  of  Detroit.  On  February 6, of 
the  present  year,  the  firm  of  Farrand, 
Williams  &  Co. having  been  dissolved, 
Messrs.  Jacob  S.  Farrand,  Harvey  C. 
Clark, Kichard P.  Williams  and Jacob S. 
Farrand, Jr.,  withdrew  from  the  house 
and  formed  the  new  firm  of  Farrand, 
Williams  &  Clark,  which,  by  the  time 
this  reaches the  eye of  the  reader,  will 
have  been  ready to  supply their  exten­
sive and wide-spread  trade  with  every­
thing  in  the  line  of  drugs,  chemicals, 
medicines,  paints  and  oils,  druggists’ 
sundries, etc.,  in  the  same  prompt  and 
enterprising  manner  as  has always dis­
tinguished  their  operations  during  the 
past.  The  new premises of  the firm are 
embraced in a handsome and commodious 
five-story  and  basement  building,  cen­
trally  and  conveniently  located  in  the 
heart of the wholesale district, which has 
been  newly  fitted  up,  and  is  provided 
with every convenience for the accommo­
dation of  an enormous stock and the sys­
tematic transaction of the business.  The 
trade needs  no  introduction to the  mem­
bers  of  this  firm,  nor  to  the  methods 
which  have  been so long in vogue  with 
it.  The  junior members of the firm have 
long  been  the  active  managers  of  the 
business, and none are better qualified to 
conduct it, and  the  senior, though  now 
past  the  allotted  age  of  man,  is  still 
“Ixion-like”—“the man  at  the  wheel.” 
Throughout the entire territory in  which 
this firm’s business  radiates, the trade in 
contemplating 
important  change 
made, may rest assured  that  the  future 
of  the  new  house  will be fully in keep­
ing with the record of  its projectors.

the 

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0 2   *3 
t  6 e® 
i
5  pc £
l* l2 5 0

-i
S tO .

o *5 
?  ©
J E T T I N E .

Warranted  not  to  Thicken,  Sour  or  Mold in 
any climate.  Quality Guaranteed Against Injciy 
by Freezing.  All  others  worthless  after fret i 
lug.  See quotation.  MAKTELL;BLACK J> < 
CO., Sole Manufacturers, Chicago, 111.

Baton,  Lyon  1  Go.,

JOBBERS  07

Fishing  Tackle, 

Base B allsand 

Supplies, 
Croquet, 

H am m ocks, 

L aw n Tennis, Etc.

State  Agents  for  A .  J.  Reoch  A  Co.'s 

Sporting  Ooods.

Send  for  Catalogue.

EATON,  LYON  &  CO.,
90  Sc  22  Monroe  St.,  Grand  BapidB

“THE  W EAR  IS  THE  TRUE  TEST 

OF  VALU E."

We still have In stock  the well-known brand

P io n e e r

P r e p a r e d

P a in t.

MIXED  READY  FOR  USE.

Having sold  same  to  our  trade  for  over  ten 
years, we  can  say It  has  fulfilled the manufac­
turer’s guarantee.  Write  for  sample  card  and 
prices before making your spring purchases.
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

SOLE  AGENTS

POLISH IN A THE!™™RE

Courteous  to  Every  One.

A merchant  on  South  Division  street 
is very particular in instructing  his chil­
dren to speak  politely on  all  occasions. 
The result of  his  teachings is sometimes 
amusing.  This was the case one day last 
week,  when  he was putting the  youngest 
of  four through  his  preparatory course. 
The question was asked:  “Who  tempted 
Eve ?”
The  little  fellow,  after  a  moment’s 
thought,  with  an  air  of  confidence, re­
plied :  “It’s the gentleman  who  lives in 
hell;  I’ve forgotten his name.”

The Drug  Market.

Quinine,  opium  and  morphia  are 
steady.  Sulphur and brimstone have de­
clined.  Oil peppermint is advancing.

We pay the highest price for it.  Address

G X X T S X X r G   R O O T .
FECK BROS.,  WOKAND RAwf)^*
Do  You  Observe  the  Law?

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

If not, send $1 to
For their combined

LIQUOR i POISON RECORD.

T H E  M O S T  R E L I A B L E  F n n l
11 Ya I J/ si  F°r Infants and Invalids
S I  1 1  1 1 1  R J lU ie il  everywhere,  with  unqualifii 
'  N R  ■ I  I ( J  ^ R ^ in cceu .  Jm  a medicine, hut.  .tear 
K ,  
cooked  food,  suited  to  the  weak.
V 1 1 1  J stomach.  Take  no  other.  Sold  I
■  
W  W  ■  V 1 * 1   ^druPL-ints-  In cans, 3Sc. and upvar
—-OOLBiCB-&<Co^onevergJbb<

F.J. WURZBURG, Wholesale Agent,

GRAND  RAPID8.

TTTT]  MTCHTGAN  T P v A P E ^ r A ^ .

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“ 

Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .2 
S. N.  Y.  Q. &
C. Co.......................2
Moschus Canton........
Myristica, No. 1.........
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..
Os.  Sepia....................
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co.... .......................
Picis  Liq, N.  C., )4 gal
doz  .........................
Picis Liq., quarts......
pints.........
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80).. 
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..
Piper Alba, (po g5)__
Pix  Burgun...............
Plumbi A cet..............
Pul vis Ipecac et opii. .1 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......
Pyrethrum,  pv...........
Quassiae....................
Qulnia, S. P. & W 
...
S.  German__
Rubia  Tinctorum......
Saccharum Lactis pv.
Salacin.......................1
Sanguis  Draconis......
Santonine  .................
Sapo,  W......................
“  M.......................
“  G....................

“ 

85©3  li Seidlilz  Mixture........
©  25
Sinapis.......................
©  18
85@3 10
“  opt..................
©  30
©  40 Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
70©  75 Voes....................... @  35
©  10 Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes ©  35
32©  35 Soda Boras, (po. 13).  . 12©  13
Soda  et Potass Tart... 30©  33
©2 00 Soda Carb.................
2© 2)4
Soda,  Bi-Carb............
©  5
@2 00 Soda,  Ash..................
4©  5
@1  00 Soda, Sulphas............
©  2
©  70 Spts. Ether C o........... 50@  56
©  50
“  Myrcia  Dom......
©2 00
©2 50
“  Myrcia Imp........
©  18
“  Vini  Reet.  bbl.
©  35
2 05).........................
©2 15
©  7
14©  15
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
10@1  20 Strychnia  Crystal...... @1  10
Sulphur, Subl............ 2)4© 3)4
@1  25
30©  35 Tamarinds.................
8©  10
8©  10 Terebenth Venice...... 28©  30
41@  46 Theobromae.............. 50©  55
30©  36 Vanilla..................... 9 00@16 00
12®  14 Zinc!  Sulph...............
7®  8
@  25
S0@2 00
40©  50
Bbl.  Gal
©4 50 Whale, winter........... 70 
70
12©  14 Lard,  extra...............
60
55 
8©  10 Lard, No.  1...............
45 
50
©  15 Linseed, pure raw  ...
62 
65

“  Roll.............. 2)4@ 3

OILS.

“ 

paints. 

...  65 
strained.................  50 

11
Lindseed,  boiled 
68
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
69
Spirits Turpentine__  47)4  55
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian..............134  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars...  1%  2@4
“ 
Ber........1%  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2%  2)4@3
“  strictly  pure......2)4  2%@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
13@16
ican ..........................  
Vermilion,  English__ 
75®80
Green,  Peninsular  __   70@75
Lead,  red....................  @7)4
“  w hite................  @7)4
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
White, Paris  American 
1  00 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff.......................... 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1 4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints............   ...... 1 00@1  20

VARNISHES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach__1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................ 1  60©1  70
Coach  Body...............2 79©3  00
No. 1 Turp  Furn....... 1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turn.......................  70©  75

Wholesale Urice  Current•

Declined—Brimstone,  Sulphur.

ACIDUM.

Aceticum...................
8®   10 
Benzoicum  Oerman..
80©1 00 30
Boracic 
....................
40©  45 
Carbolicum...............
50©  55 
Citricum....................
Hvdrochlor................
3©  5
Nitrocum...................
10©   12 
12©  14 
Oxalicum...................
Phosphorium dil........
20
46©1  80 
Salicylicum.... ...........1
m®  5
Sulphuricum
Tannicum........................1 40@1 60
Tartaricum.................  35©  38

AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg.............. 
3©  5
IS  deg..............  4®  6
Carbonas  ...................  11©  13
Chloridum.................  12©  14

ANILINE.

Black............................... 2 00@2 25
Brown........................   80@1  00
Red.............................   45©  50
Yellow............................ 2 50@3 00

BACCAB.

Cubeae (po. 1  60—   ..1 75®1  85
Juniperus...................  8©  10
Xanthoxylum............   25©  30

BALSAMUM.

Copaiba......................  TO©  75
Peru............................  @1 30
Terabin, Canada  ......  45©  50
Tolutan......................  40©  45

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian.................   18
Cassiae  ...............................  11
Cinchona F lav a.................   18
Euonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica  Cerifera, po............   20
Prunus Virgini....................  12
Qulllaia,  grd.......................   12
Sassafras  ............................  J*
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........  10

“ 
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EXTRA CTtJM.
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra..
po.........
Haematox, 15 lb. box.
Is.
Hs.........
148..........
FERRUH.
Carbonate Precip......
Jitrate and Quinia...
titrate  Soluble.........
?errocyanidum Sol...
Jolut  Chloride.........
Sulphate,  com’l........
pure.........
FLORA.

“ 

24©  25 
33©  35 
11©   12 
13©  14 
14©  15 
16©  17

©  15 
©3 50 
©  80 
©  50 
©  15 
114©  2 
©  7

A rnica.......................   14©  16
Anthemis...................  30©  35
M atricaria.................  30©  35

FOLIA.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

OUMMI.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

Salvia  officinalis,  )4s
CraUrsi...................... 

...................  10®  12
nivelly....................  25©  28
Alx.  35©  50
and  )4s....................  10©  12
8©  10
Acacia,  1st picked—   @1  00
2d 
....  ©  90
....  ©  80
3d 
sifted sorts...  @  65
po........  75@1 
00
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50©  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ©  12
“  Socotri, (po.  60).  ©  50
Catechu, Is, (Hs, 14 54s,
16)..........................  
©  1
Ammoniae.................  25©  30
Assafcetida, (po. 30)...  @  15
Benzoinum.................  30©  55
Camphorse...................  60©  65
Eupnorbium  po  ........  35©  lo
Galbanum...................  @3 00
Gamboge,  po..............  86©  95
Guaiacum, (po. 55)  ...  @ 50
Kino,  (po.  25)............   @  20
M astic.......................  @1  00
Myrrh, (po  45)...........  @  40
Opii,  (pc. 5 20)...........3 75@3 90
Shellac  .. 
25@  35
bleached........  27©  35
Tragacanth...............   30©  75

“ 
herba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.............. .........   25
Eupatorium............. .........   20
Lobelia...................... .........   25
Majorum.................. .........   28
Mentha  Piperita...... .........   23
“  V lr.............. .........   25
........  30
Rue............................
Tanacetum, V........... .........  22
Thymus,  V............... .........  25
MAGNESIA.
Calcined, Pat............ .  55©  60
Carbonate,  Pat  ........
20®  22
C a rb o n ate, K. &  M... .  20©  25
35©  36
Carbonate, Jenning5.

 

 

OLEUM.

Absinthium.............. .5 00@5 50
45©  75
Amygdalae, D a le .
Amydalae, Amarae... 8 00®8 25
A nisi........................ .1  90@2 00
@2 50
Auranti  Cortex........
Bergamii  ................. .2 80@3 25
Cajiputi.................... .  90@1  00
Caryophylli.............. .1  25@1  30
Cedar....................... .  35©  65
Chenopodli  ..............
@1  75
Cinnamon!!............
.1  35®1 40
Citronella.................
©  75
Conium  Mac............ .  35©  65
Copaiba......................1  20@1  30

80@2 90

20@1 30
10@2 20

60@1 75

50©7 00

50@1 80
00@2 10
50@2 60

25@2 75
20@1 32

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POTASSIUM.

Cubebae.................. 16 00@16 50
Exechthltos...............   90@1  00
Erigeron..................... 1 
Gaultheria..................2 
Geranium,  ounce......  @  75
Gossipii,  Sem. gal......  50©  75
Hedeoma  ...................1 
Juniper!......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90©2 00
Limonis.......................1 
Mentha Piper...............2 
Mentha Verid............. 2 
Morrhuae, gal............   80@1 00
Myrcia, ounce............   @  50
Olive........................... 1 
Picis Liquids, (gal..35)  10©  12
Ricini..........................1 
Rosmarini............  
75©1  00
Rosae, ounce..............  ©6 00
Succini.......................  40©  45
Sabina.......................  90@1  00
Santal  ....................... 3 
Sassafras....................  50©  55
Sinapis, ess, ounce__  ®  65
Tiglii..........................  @1  50
Thyme.......................   40©  50
opt  ...............   @  60
Theobromas...............  15©  20
Bi Carb.......................  15©  18
Bichromate...............   13©  14
Bromide.................... 
37©  40
Carb............................  12©  15
Chlorate,  (po. 18)........  16©  18
Cyanide......................  50©  55
Iodide..........................2 
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  28©  30
Potassa, Bitart, com...  ©  15
Potass  Nitras, opt----   8©  10
Potass Nitras..............  7©  9
Prussiate...................   25©  28
Sulphate  po................  15©  18
Aconitum  ...................  20©  25
Althae.........................  25©  30
Anchusa....................  15©  20
Arum,  po....................  @  25
Calamus......................  20©  50
Gentiana,  (po. 15)......  10©  12
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16©  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 45)....................   @  40
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15©  20
Ipecac,  po....................2 
Iris  plox (po. 20®22) ..  18©  20
Jalapa,  pr..................   38©  40
Maranta,  >4s..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15©  18
Rhei............................  75@1  00
“  cut......................  @1  75
“  pv.......................   75®1  35
Spigelia...............   48© 
53
Sanguinaria, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria...........  40© 
45
Senega.................  45© 
50
Similax, Officinalis,  H  ©  40
©  20
M 
Scillae, (po. 35)....   10© 
12
Symplocarpus,  Foeti-
dus,  po....................  @ 35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ©  25
German...  15©  20
Zingiber a ............   10© 
15
Zingiber  j .............. 
22©  25
SEMEN.
@ 15
Anisum,  (po.  20). 
Apium  (graveleons)..  15©  18
Bird, Is................... 
4®  6
Carui, (po. 18)......   8© 
12
Cardamon........................1  00@1 25
Corlandrum..........  10© 
12
Cannabis Sativa.... 3)4® 
4
Cydonium...................  75@1  00
Cnenopodium  ...........  10©  12
Dipterix Odorate........ 1  75®1 85
Foeniculum..........  @ 
15
Foenugreek,  po........  
6®  8
L ini............................4  @ 4)4
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4 )...  4)4@ 4)4
Lobelia.................   35© 
40
Pharlaris Canarian_3)4® 
4)4
Rapa....................   6© 
7
Sinapis,  Albu.......  8© 
9
Nigra.....  11© 
12

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25@2 35

“ 
“ 
“ 

SPIRITUS.
Frumenti, W.. D.  Co. .2 00@2 50
D. F. R.......1  75@2 00
1  10@1  50
 
Juniperis  Co. O. T __ 1  75©1  75
“ 
.............1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  E ........ 1  75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli........... 1  75@6 50
Vini Oporto.....................1  25©2 00
Vini  Alba....................... 1  25@2 00

SPONGES.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................... 2 25@2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ................. 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........  
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage................... 
Grass sheeps' wool car­
riage  ....................... 
Hard for  slate  use__ 
Yellow  Reef, for  slate 
u se......... -...............  

2 00
1  10
85
65
75
1  40

 

SYRUPS.
Accacia.............................   50
Zingiber  ............... 
50
Ipecac..................................  60
Ferri  Iod.............................   50
Auranti  Cortes....................  50
Rhei  Arom...........................  50
Similax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Scillae..................................   50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan...............................  50
Prunus vlrg.........................  50

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TINCTURES.

 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Aconitum  Napellis R.........   60
F .........   50
Aloes...................................   60
and  myrrh.................  60
A rnica................................   50
Asafcetida............................  00
Atrope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................  60
“  Co..........................   50
Sanguinaria  .......................   50
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharides..  ....................   75
Capsicum............................  50
Cardamon............................  75
Co.......................  75
Castor................................. 1 00
Catechu........................ 
50
Cinchona...........  ..............  50
Co.......................  60
Columba.............................   50
Conium...............................  50
Cubeba................................   50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot...................................   50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Guaica................................   50
ammon..................   60
“ 
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamus.......................  50
Iodine..................................  75
Colorless.................  75
Ferri  Chloridum...............   35
K ino...................................   50
Lobelia................................   50
Myrrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
O pii.....................................  85
“  Camphorated...............   50
“  Deodor........................ 2 00
Auranti Cortex....................  50
Quassia.........................  ...  50
Rhatany  ..............................  50
Rhei..  .................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol..................   50
Co..............  50
Serpentaria.........................  50
Stromonium..."...................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian.............................   50
Veratrum Veride.................  50

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MISCELLANEOUS.

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‘ 
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ground,  (po.

ASther, Spts  Nit, 3 F..  26©  28 
“  4 F ..  30©  32
Alumen....................... 2)4® 3)4
7).............................   3©  4
Annatto......................  55©  60
Antimoni, po.............. 
4©  5
et  Potass T.  55©  60
Antipyrin....................1  35@1 40
Antifebrin  .................  ©  25
Argent!  Nitras, ounce  ©  68
Arsenicum................. 
5©  7
Balm Gilead  Bud......  38©  40
Bismuth  S.  N.............2  10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, ()4s
11;  Ms,  12)..............  ©  9
Cantharides  Russian,
75
po............  @1 
Capsici  Fructus, af...  ©  18
po....  ©  16
B po.  ©  14
Caryophyllus, (po.  20)  15©  18
Carmine,  No. 40.  ©3 
75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......  50©  55
Cera Flava.................  33©  35
Coccus.......................  ©  40
Cassia Fructus...........  ®  20
Centraria....................  ®  io
Cetaceum...................  @  35
Chloroform...............   50©  55
squibbs..  @1  00
Chloral Hyd Crst.........1  50@1 75
Chondrus..................   20©  25
Cinchonidine, P.  &  W  15©  20 
German  4©  10
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  .......................  ©  60
Creasotum.................  ©  50
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........  ©  2
“  Prep..................   5©  5
8©  10
“  Rubra...............   @ 
s
Crocus.......................  35©  38
Cudbear......................  ©  24
Cupri Sulph...............   8©  9
Dextrine....................  10©  12
Ether Sulph...............   68©  70
Emery,  all  numbers..  ©  8
.
Ergota, (po.)  60 .........   50©  65
Flake  White..............  12©  15
Galla........................  
©  23
Gambier......................  8  @9
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   ©  90
French...........  40©  60
“ 
Glassware  flint,  75 per cent, 
by box 62% less
Glue,  Brown..............  9©  15
“  White...............   13©  25
Glycerins..................   22©  25
Grana Paradis!...........  ©  15
Humulus....................  25©  40
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @  95 |
“ 
Cor ...  ©  85
@1 05
Ammoniati.  @1  15
Unguentum  45©  55
Hydrargyrum............  ©  80
Ichthyobolla,  Am........1  25©1 50
Indigo........................   75@1  00
Iodine,  Resubl............3 75@3 85
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulin.....................   85@1  00
Lycopodium..............  55©  60
Macls.........................  80©  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass ArslnitiB  10©  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
154)..........................   2©  3 1
Mannia,  S. F ............   45©  50

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“ Ox Rubrum 
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po  .................  © 

precip...............  

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H A Z E L T IN B l

<£  P E R K IN S

D R U G   CO.

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

- - D R U G S - -

Chemicals  and  Druggists’  Sundries.

Dealers in

Patent Medicinas, Paints, Oils, l/arnisliBs.

Sole  Agents  for  the  Celebrated  Pioneer  Prepared  Paints.

We are Sole Proprietors of

WEATHERLY’S  MICHIGAN  CATARRH  REMEDI.

We have in stock and offer a fall line of

W h i s l s i e s ,   B r a n d i e s ,

G i n s ,   W i n e s ,   B u m s .

W e are  Sole  Agents  in  Michigan  for  W. D. & Oo.t 

Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour Mash 

W hisky and Druggists’ Favorite 

Rye  W hisky.

W e sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.
W e give our Personal Attention to Mail  Orders  and  Guar> 
All orders are Shipped and  Invoiced  the  same  day we re­

antee Satisfaction.
ceive them.  Send in a trial order.

taeltine i  Perkins  Drug  Bo,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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From the American Grocer.

GKCJCISrtllSS.
Salmon an Inexpensive  Luxury.
Rarely have  retailers  had such an op­
portunity as the present for pushing  the 
sale  of  fresh  canned  salmon,  now  an 
inexpensive luxury.  The best  brands of 
red Alaska salmon  can  be retailed at 20 
cents per tin  and  afford retailers a large 
profit.  Some brands of good quality can 
be retailed 35 cents for two tins, and give 
sellers a liberal margin.  Would  it  not 
be well for dealers  to impress upon con­
sumers  the  fact  that  canned  salmon is 
equally as valuable  an article of  food as 
fresh  beef  or  mutton? 
It  furnishes a 
large amount of protein,  in  which  vege­
table  food is deficient,  therefore  salmon 
is palatable  and  serves  well  with rice, 
potatoes and all vegetable products.  The 
nutritive  value  of  a  can  of  salmon  is 
more than double  that  of  one pound of 
sirloin beef.  Fish  of  white  flesh are of 
far less value than red fish.
It is also  far  cheaper  than  fresh sal­
mon,  for  one  pound  of  canned salmon 
contains 50 per  cent,  more  of  nutritive 
materials  than  one  pound of  fresh sal­
mon.
There is very little  waste as compared 
with fresh fish,  besides  the  time,  labor 
and expense of cooking may be dispensed 
with. 
If  desired,  hot  salmon  may  be 
cooked  in over 100 different  ways,  as ad­
mirably shown in a little book of  recipes 
issued a year or two ago by T. J.  Murray, 
a well-known chef.
Impress upon  consumers  that  salmon 
are  canned  fresh  from  the  water,  and 
therefore  retain  the  delicious flavor for 
which the fish are noted.
Put  the  facts  we  have  given  before 
your  customers,  quoting  such  eminent 
authority  as  Prof.  W.  O.  Atwater,  of 
Middletown  University,  regarding 
the 
nutritive  value  of  fish  with  red  flesh. 
Push  the  sale  of  the  article  at  a  fair 
profit. 
In this way a steady and  perma­
nent  demand  may  be  created.  Then 
there is the added satisfaction of  render­
ing customers a good  service by showing 
them a new  way to  tickle  their  palates 
and nourish their bodies at minimum cost.
Salmon can be  made a popular  leader 
during the next four months  if  retailers 
are so disposed.

Wool,  Hides,  Tallow  and  Furs.

Wool is weak and  lower,  but is selling 
at the decline, as manufacturers are com­
pelled  to  buy to  fill  orders.  They  are 
indifferent  buyers,  however,  with no or­
ders  ahead  on  their books, or any wool 
in  stock,  in  case  orders  should  come, 
which is not likely.  Our  clothing  deal­
ers  have  large  stocks  piled  up,  which 
they  have  carried  since  the  season  of 
’87,  and  are  more  anxious  sellers than 
buyers.  Consequently,  manufacturers 
have  it  their  own  way in  buying what 
little  they want.  Large  blocks of  wool 
are  being  held  from  last  season’s pur­
chase,  with no hopes of  bringing cost.

Hides  are  scarce  and  firm  on  light 
weights,  at  a  slight  advance,  which 
makes it difficult for the  tanners to see a 
profit,  as  they  can  get  no  advance on 
leather.  Most  tanners  are  sufficiently 
well stocked to last until June  and  will 
not  buy at any advance  over  one  week 
ago.  Heavy hides are J£c lower and are 
plenty.  Calfskins have advanced, mostly 
from scarcity, but as  this  is  the  season 
for taking off, they are coming freely and 
will soon decline to old figures.

Tallow is firm,  with  ample  supply for 

the demand.

Furs are dead  and  all  prices are nom­
inal,  with immense stocks  on  hand  and 
no market.

Write  J.  P.  Visner,  17  Hermitage 
block, Grand Rapids, for  jobbers’  prices 
on teas, coffees, spices,  syrups,  etc.  The 
house  he  represents, E.  J.  Gillies & Co., 
of  New  York,  is an immense  establish­
ment and can do you good.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .
More than He  Bargained  For. 

@ 3 50

“Well,”  said  the  merchant  to  his 
young  clerk  whom  he had sent out col­
lecting,  “did  you have any luck ?” 

“Some.”
“I  suppose  you  got  the  amount  Mr. 
Fatherington owes.  You  said  he  was a 
personal friend of  yours.”

“No, I didn’t get  the  money;  the  fact 
is,  I don’t exactly know  what to make of 
my experience there.”

“How was it?”
“I went in and said,  ‘Mr. Fatherington, 
I  called  to  speak  about  a  matter—’ 
I 
didn’t  get  any further,  when  he put in 
with,  ‘That’s  all  right,  my  boy;  she is 
yours;  take her and be happy.”
The  Grocery  Market.

Sugars  have  taken  an  upward  turn, 
having  advanced a sixpence  during  the 
past  two  days, with  every indication of 
still  higher  prices,  as the  market is ad­
vancing.  Currants are firmer and prunes 
are  scarcer.  Gallon  apples  have  ad­
vanced  25c  per  dozen,  an  export  order 
for 600 cases at  §2.75  per  dozen  having 
been refused last Saturday.  Oatmeal and 
rolled  oats  are lower.  Pickles are very 
scarce  and  are  a  little  higher.  Dried 
fruits  continue  firm  and  are subject to 
further advances.

The  Restraining Influence. 
pocket an apple from that barrel ?”

“Boy,”  said a grocer, “didn’t I see you 
“No, sir.”
“Look o u t!  you  were acting very sus­
picious. 
“Yes,  1 knew  you  were,  and that’s the 
reason  I  didn’t  make  a  grab  and  run 
for  it.”

I was watching  you.”

Misunderstood the  Question.

Judge—Do  I understand  that  you pre­
Grocer—No,  sir.  I prefer  to  have him 

fer a charge against this man ?
pay  cash.

“Brush” soap,  which was  put  on  the 
market  about  three  months  ago  by the 
Central  City  Soap  Co.,  of  Jackson,  is 
meeting  with  a  large  sale. 
It is a de­
cided novelty.  Sold by all  jobbers.

[Established  1780.]

26c.

PRODUCE  MARKET.
Apples—Golden or  Roxbury  russets or North­
ern Spys command $3.50@$4 per bbl.
Beans—Dealers  pay  $1.40  for  unpicked  and 
$1.50 for picked, holding  at  $1.65@$1.75  per  bu. 
The market is firm.
Beets—40c per bu.
Butter—The market is easier, except for strictly 
choice.  Creamery is in fair demand at 26c.  Choice 
grades of  dairy  are  in  active  demand,  dealers 
paying  15@lsc  and holding at 17@18c

medium, $3.50.  Timothy, $1.50 per bu.

Buckwheat Flour—$1.75 per ICO lbs.
Cabbages—$J@$5 per crate, for new stock.
Cheese—Fair  stock  of  full  cream commands 
ll@12c.
Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels 
Cucumbers—$1.50 per doz.
Dried  Apples — Evaporated  are  held  at 10® 
11c  and sundried at 6@6c54.
Eggs—Dealers  now pay 10c and  hold atll@12c.
Field  Seeds—Clover, mammoth, $3.50  per  bu.; 
Honey —Scarce and nearly out of market.
Lettuce—12@.15c  per  lb.  for  Grand  Rapids 
Maple  Sugar — 8@10c  per  lb.,  according  to 
Magle Syrup—75@85c per gal.
Onions—Green, 25c per doz.  Bermuda, $3.50® 
Parsnips—60c per bu.
Pieplant—7c per lb.
Pop Corn—4c per lb.
Potatoes—The market is still firm, but is likely 
to be  a  little  weak  for a few days, when prices 
will probably go still higher.  Buyers are paying 
50c per bu. here and 45c at most  of  the  leading 
shipping points throughout the State.

Radishes—35c per doz bunches.
Spinach—$1 per bu.
Squash—Hu  bard, 2c per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—A few lots are held  at  $5  per 
bbl.
Tomatoes -Early Southern stock commands $1 
per peck (7 qts.) box.
Turnips—25c per bu.
Vegetable Oysters—40c per doz.
PROVISIONS.

grown.
quality.

$3.75 per crate.

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.

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Lemon Drops..................................................12
Sour Drops..................................................... 13
Peppermint Drops.......................................... 14
Chocolate Drops............................................. 14
H. M. Chocolate Drops...................................18
Gum Drops..................................................... 10
Licorice Drops................................................ is
A. B. Licorice  Drops......... ............................ 14
Lozenges, plain............................................... .14
printed............................................15
Imperials................................   ......................14
Mottoes........................................................... 15
Cream Bar.......................................................13
Molasses Bar.......................................’.......... 13
Caramels...................................................16@18
Hand Made  Creams....................................... 18
Plain Creams.................................................. 16
Decorated Creams.......................................... 20
String  Rock...................................................’15
Burnt Almonds...............................................22
Wintergreen  Berries......................................14

 

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Lozenges, plain, in  pails................................1254

fancy—In bulk.
in bbls................................. 11
printed, in pails.............................12
Chocolate Drops, in pails................................12
Gum Drops, in pails.............................  
in bbls...............................  
Moss Drops, in pails....................................... 10
in bbls................................... 
Sour Drops, in pails........................................12
Imperials, in pails...................................I.TI111

in bbls.............................. 1154
a54
554
  954

in bbls.......................................... 111054

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Oranges, Messina, choice....................  @

FRUITS.
fancy.....................  @ 4 00
Florida, choice.................. 3 75@ 4 00
fancy...................... 4 5C@ 4 75
Riverside, fancy....................3 75© 4 00
Mountain,  “ 
“ Wash.  Navals, fancy.....................  @
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Valencias,  large.....................  @

Lemons,  Messina, choice, 360...............  @3 50
300...............3 75® i 00
fancy,  360...............  @4 00
300...............4  25@4 50
_.  “ 0 
Figs, Smyrna, new,  fancy  layers.......   @16
.......13  @  14

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NUTS.

“  50-lb.  “ 

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

California........................... . 

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

Dates, frails, 50 lb.......................... .......   @

The Grand Rapids  Packing and Provision Co. 

“ 
“  choice, 7 lb....................................
quotes as follows:
“  M frails, 50 lb..............................
Fard, 10-lb. box......................... 
“ 
Mess,  new.  ....*............................................   11 50
@10
;; 
..........................  @8
Short c u t............................................ . . . . ..  11  50
Persian, 50-lb.  box.......................  554@
Extra clear pig, short cut............ ."HIIIIIII  12 75
Extra clear,  heavy......................................   j-j  75
Clear, fat back...............................................13  75
Almonds, Tarragona.............................   @16
Boston clear, short cut.................. . 
13  00
Ivaca.......................... .....II  @15
Clear back, short cut....................................  13  00
California....................... 
a i 4
Standard clear, short cut, best.....  ............   13  00
Brazils..............................................  
@1154
Walnuts, Grenoble......................... 
<aie
Pork Sausage.....................................................7
a i 3
Ham Sausage............................................... 
Pecans, Texas, H. P ...............................u   @14
9
Tongue Sausage............................. . . . 
.  9
Frankfort Sausage......................................             8
Fancy, H.  P., Bells  ..............................   @ 9
Blood Sausage................................................... 5
“  Roasted  ..................  @1054
Bologna, straight.............................’ 
5
Fancy, H. P., Suns  ...............................   @9
Bologna,  thick...............................I.!"".!....... 5
“  Roasted 
...................  @1054
Head Cheese.............................................               
5
§   8
Choice,  H. P„  G...................................  
“  Roasted............ .....   @955
Tierces 
7*
Tubs.
501b.  Tins.................................................... ”  754
Tierces............................................................  59/
30 and 50 lb. Tubs............................................. 5*
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case....................... . . . . . . 
6«
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case..............................   ”  sk
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case................................ . ’'  gf|
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case.......................... ......."   g
50lb. Cans.................................................. ....6%
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................  7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.......................  7 00
Boneless, rump butts.....................................
sxoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.
Hams, average 20 lbs......................................   93/

Old Homestead Factory
Preserves, Evaporated Apples 

B #   J .   Mason  <6  C o .

MANUFACTURERS  OF

lard—Kettle Rendered.

GRANT,  MICH. 

lard—Family.

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

Proprietors of

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PEANUTS.

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16 lbs....................................,]io
12 to 14 lbs.................................. 10 V
picnic................................................ 
7  ■
best boneless..........................................354
Breakfast Bacon, boneless........................ ’’  gu
Dried beef, ham prices..................... I.'.'III.'II  g
Long Clears, heavy.......................... . . . . . . . . . .  6
Briskets,  medium.  ....................... 
g
light..................................................6

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OYSTERS and  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

FRESH  FISH.

“ 

@ 754 
@ 8 

Whitefish...........................................
smoked.............................
Trout.................................................
Halibut........................................... ’ ’
Ciscoes.  ..........................................’
Fairhaven  Counts...............................
Selects..  ...............................................25  @28
F. J.  D. 
.......................................  @22
Anchors
.......................................  @20
FRESH  MEATS.

oysters—Cans.

© 6 @15 @ 4

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Swift and Company quote as follows:

Beef, carcass..........................................   554@ 654
...............................  4  @ 454
@855

hindquarters................................  7  @g
fore 
loins, No. 3..................................  @10
Jibs........................................... 
tongues.........................................  8  @10
f o p .......................................................   555® 6
Pork loins..............................................   @ g
“  shoulders.........   ...................... 
@ g
Sausage, blood  or head...................... 
@ 5
liver.........................................  @ 5
Frankfort................................   @ g
Mutton...................................................  @9

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CANDIES,  FRUITS and  NUTS.

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

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STIC K .
i Standard, 25 lb. boxes.....................................  9
.................................  ’’  9
25 
Twist, 
1 cut Loaf, 25 
..............................;:.:.To55
MIXED.
Royal, 25 lb. pails........................................... 9
Extra,25lb.  pails..................................... "."in
French Cream, 25 lb.  palls........  ................1155

2001b.  bbls............................................. gu
2001b.  bbls....................................954

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Jellies  anil  Apple  Batter

Our  goods  are  guaranteed  to  be  made 

from wholesome  fruit  and  are  free 

from any adulteration or  sophis­

tication. 

See quotations in 

grocery  price current.

The Grand Rapids  trade  can  be  sup­
plied  by  GOSS  &  DORAN,  138  South 
Division street.  Telephone,  1150.
- A *  JD, Spangler &  C o

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

FRUITS roPRODUGE

And General Commission Merchants. 

E AST  SAGINAW,  MICH.

We buy and sell all kinds of  fruit  and 
produce and solicit  correspondence with 
both buyers and  sellers.

(Successors to Steele A  Gardner.) 

Fehsenfeld  &  Grammel,
B R O O M S !

Manufacturers of

Whisks,  Toy  Brooms, Broom Corn, Broom 
Handles, and all Kinds  of  Broom Materials. 
10 and IS Plain Held  Ave.,  Grand  Rapids.

“LA  BELLE  CHOCOLATliRE.” 

w. BAKER &  CO.’S  R e g ist e r e d  T ra d e-M ark.
No Chemicals are  used  in 
any of Walter Baker & Co.'s 
Chocolate and  Cocoa Prep­
arations.

These  preparations  have 
stood  the test of  public  ap­
proval  for  more  than  07ie 
hundred years, and  are  the 
acknowledged  standard  of 
purity and  excellence.

THE  MTCHTGrATST  TRADESMAN,

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Wholesale Price  Current•

The  quotations  given  below  are  such  as are ordinarily offered cash buyers v ho 

[ pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.
r)

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BAKING  POWDER.

*4 lb.  “ 
lib .  “ 

APPLE  BUTTER.
AXLE GREASE.

Acme, % lb. cans, 3 doz__ 

E. J. Mason & Co.'s goods..  6
Frazer’s........................... 82  60
Aurora.............................  l  75
Diamond............................1  60
Absolute, % lb. canB, 100s. .11  75 
50s..10 00
508  .18 re
75
“  % lb. 
....  1 50
....  3 00
1 lb. 
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bulk.........................  20
45
90
...........  1 60
Teller's,  %' lb. cans, doz..  45
“  ..  85
“  ..  1  50
80
75
70

English, 2 doz. in case...... 
Bristol,  2  “ 
 
American.'2 doz. in case... 
Mexican,  4oz.

%lb.  “ 
lib. “ 
% lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
BATH BRICK.

Our Leader, %lb. cans.....  
......  

bluing.  Dozen

“  2  “ 
“  1  “ 

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21b.  “ 

BUTTERINE

rolls  .. 
CANDLES
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8  oz................... 
16 oz.................  

60
90
BROOMS.
No. 2 Hurl..........................  1  75
..........................   2 00
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet.......................  2 25
No. 1 
“ 
.......................   2 50
Parlor Gem........................ 2 75
Common Whisk................. 
90
Fancy 
.................  1  20
M ill....................................  3 25
Warehouse.........................2 75
Dairy, solid packed...........12%
rolls.........................  13
Creamery, solid packed__  13%
..  14
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............  10
Star,  40 
..............   9%
Paraffine............................ 
10
Wicking.............................  
25
CANNED GOODS—Fish.
Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck......1  20
Clam Chowder, 3 lb...........2 10
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand —  1  15 
....1  95
“ 
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic.......... 1  75
“ 
2  lb.  “ 
...........2 65
“ 
1 lb.  Star.............. 2 25
“ 
2 1b. Star.............3 15
Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.2 85
“ 
1 lb.  stand............1  20
“ 
2 lb. 
...........2 00
“ 
3 lb. in Mustard.. .2  85
“ 
31b.  soused..........2 85
Salmon, 1 lb.  Columbia..  ..2 00
1 lb. Alaska..........1  90
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Sardines, domestic  %s........ 
5
“ 
%s........@9
“  Mustard %s........  @  9
.  “ 
Imported  %s...l0%@16
“ 
spiced,  %s.........  
10
Trout, 3 Id. brook........... 
2 60
CANNED GOODS—Fruits
Apples, gallons, stand........ 3 (X)
Blackberries,  stand............   80
Cherries,red standard 1  10@1  20
pitted................... 1  40
Damsons.............................1  15
Egg Plums, stand...... 1  15@1  35
Gooseberries...................... 1  00
Grapes................................
Green  Gages..............1  15@1  35
Peaches, yellow, standi  75©1 85
seconds........1  10@l  45
Pie........................100
Pears...................................1  25
Pineapples..................1  10@1  50
Quinces.............................. 1 00
Raspberries,  extra............. 1  75
red...................1  40
Strawberries...............1  15@1  35
Whortleberries....................   75
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay........
Beans, Lima,  stand............   85
“  Green  Limas—   @1  20
“  Strings................   @ 90
“  Stringless,  Erie..........  90
“  Lewis’Boston Baked.. 1  40
Corn, Archer’s Trophy........  90
“  Morn’g Glory.  90
“ 
“ 
“  Early Golden.  90
Peas, French........................1  68
“  extra marrofat...  @125
soaked........................   80
“ 
“ 
June, stand................ 1  40
“ 
“  sifted.......... 1  65@l  85
“  French,extra fine...  .150
Mushrooms, extra fine........2  15
Pumpkin, 3 lb. Goldenl  25@1  35
Succotash,  standard__90@1  40
Squash.................................1  10
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  @1 00 
Good Enough  @95
BenHar  ... 
@95
stand br 
@95
 
CHEESE.
Fancy Full  Cream..
@12
Good 
@11%
Part Skimmed......... ..  9 @10
Sap Sago................. .1 9 @20
E dam .....................
German Sweet........
Premium................
Pure.........................
Breakfast  Cocoa__
Broma.......................
Rubber, 100 lumps..............25
................35
Spruce................................25
Bulk.....................................  6
Red......................................   7%

CHEWING  GUM.
200 

CHOCOLATE—BAKER'S.

CHICORT.

22
35
38
40
37

@1  00

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“

COCOA  SHELLS.

coffee—Green.

Bulk.............................4  @4%
Pound  packages........... 5%@6
COFFEE EXTRACT.
Valley City...................... 
85
Pelix..................................   1  10
Rio, fair......................  @21
“  good......................21  @22
“  prime..................   @23
“  fancy,  washed...  @24
“  golden.................. 23  @24
Santos..........................22  @23
Mexican & Guatemala 23  @24
Java,  Interior..............24  @26
“  Mandheling___27  @30
Peaberry..................... 22  @24
Mocha, genuine......  26  @28
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add %c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 pier  cent,  for shrink­
age.
McLaughlin’s  XXXX....25%
Durham...............................25
Lion  ....................................25%

coffees—Package. 

“  in cabinets (%c above)

Cotton,  40 ft......... per doz.  1  25

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Jute 
“ 

CLOTHES  LINES.
50 ft........  
“ 
“ 
60 ft........  
70 ft........  
“ 
80 ft........  
“ 
60 ft.........  
“ 
7 2 ff........ 
“ 
CONDENSED MILK.

coupons.

1  15
Eagle.................................   7  50
Anglo-Swiss............ 6 00@ 7 60

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

“
“

“ 
“ 
“ 

coupons—“Superior.”

•• 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ “ 

coupons—“Tradesman.”

 
10 
............ 20 
CRACKERS.
“ 

$  1. per hundred...............   2  50
8 2, 
3 00
$ 5, 
4 00
5 00
810, 
$20, 
...................   6 00
8 1, per hundred...............   2 00
“ 
2 50
8 2, 
3 00
“ 
8 5, 
“ 
810, 
4 00
“ 
820, 
5 00
Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts :
200 or over.............. 5 per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “  * 
Kenosha Butter.................   7%
Seymour 
5%
Butter....................................5%
“  family.........................  5%
“  biscuit.......................  6
Boston..................................  6%
City Soda.............................   7%
la.....................................  7%
S. Oyster.............................   5%
City Oyster, XXX.................  5%
Picnic....................................5%
Strictly  pure......................  38
Grocers’.............................  
25
dried fruits—Domestic.
Apples, sun-dried......  6  @6%
“ 
10@U 
Apricots, 
“
@19 
Blackberries “
5  @6 
Nectarines  “
........15
Peaches 
“
....... e@i8
Plums 
“
------- 10
Raspberries
.30
dried fru its—Prunes.
614
Turkey................. .... 
Bosna................... • ■ • •  ©
California............ . . . 1 0   @11
Lemon..................
18
Orange.................
18
In drum...............
@23
In boxes............... ---   @25
DRIED FRUITS—-Currants.
Zante, in barrels........  @6

DRIED  FRUITS-—Citron.

DRIED  FRUITS—Peel.

CREAM TARTAR.

evaporated.

“ 

“ 

@  6

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

dried fru its—Raisins.

in less quantity  @ (%
Valencias......... .............  @10
Ondaras......................  @11%
Sultanas....................  10  @12
London  Layers,  Cali­
fornia....................   2 60@3 00
London Layers, for’n.  @ 
Muscatels. California. 1  90@2 25
Farina, 100 lb.  kegs............   04
Hominy, per  hbl......................3 00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box....  60
imported.
@  9% 
Pearl  Barley...........
@ 2% 
| 1300
Peas, green..............
“  split.................
Sago,  German.........
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’rl.
Wheat,  cracked......
Vermicelli,  import.. 
domestic.
FISH—SALT.

@10
@60
Cod, whole.................  5  @ 6
“  boneless..............  6%@ 7%
H alibut....................   @10%
Herring,  round, % bbl.. 
2 90
gibbed.............. 
2 75
Holland, bbls..  12 00
“  kegs, new  @  75
Scaled...........20®  22
sh’s, No. 2, %  bbl  12 00
“ 
12 lb kit..130
“ 
“ 
..1 20
“ 
Trout,  %  bbls............ 4 00@4 25
“  10  lb.  kits.................  60
White,  No. 1, % bbls..5 50@5 75
“ 
12  1b. kits.......100
10  lb. kits......   80
“ 
“ Family,  % bbls...............2 50
kits..............  50
“ 
K egs.................................... 5 25
  2 88
Half  kegs......................... 

“ 
GUN  POWDER.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Mack, 

“ 
“  10 

“ 
“ 

“ 

1 50
1 75
2 00
2 25
1 00

HERBS.

JELLIES.

Sage..................................... 9
Hops.................................... 14
E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods..  6 
Chicago  goods....................  3%
No.  ... 
 
No. 1......................................  40
No. 2.....................................  
50
Pure.....................................   30
Calabria.................................  25
Sicily.....................................   18

LAMP WICKS.

LICORICE.

 

LTE.
! doz.
MATCHES.

.1  25

Condensed,
No. 9  sulphur.......................... 2 00
Anchor parlor.......................... 1 70
No. 2 home  ......................... 1  10
Export  parlor.......................... 4 00
Black  Strap...................... 
20
Cuba Baking.................... 24@25
Porto  Rico....................... 30@35
New Orleans, good........... 24@28
choice........30@35
fancy..........42@45

MOLASSES.

One-half barrels. 3c extra

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

OIL.

OATMEAL.
Muscatine, Barrels__
Half barrels
Cases.........2
ROLLED OATS
Muscatine, Barrels....
Half bbls.
Cases.......
Michigan  Test.........
Water White............
PICKLES.
Medium.................
“  % b b l........
Small, bbl...............
“  %  bbl............
PIPES.
Clay, No.  216............
“  T. D. full count. 
Cob, No.  3.................
PRESERVES.

......5 00
......2 65
15@2 25
@5 Of) 
@2 65 
15@2 25

.......   9%
...... 10%
.@7  00 
..  4 00 
. .  7 50 
. . .4 25
.1  75 
.  75 
1  25

RICE.

E. J. Mason & Co.’s  goods..  8
Carolina head..................... 6%
“  No. 1......................5%
“  No. 2............... 5%@
“  No. 3......................5

Japan......   ...................5%@6%
Scotch, in  bladders........... 37
Maccaboy, in jars...............35
French Rappee, in Jars......43

SNUFF.

SOAP.

Detroit Soap Co.’s Brands.

Superior..............................3  30
Queen  Anne...................... 3  85
German  Family..................
Mottled  German................. 3 00
Old German.........................2 70
U. S. Big  Bargain................2 00
Frost, Floater......................3 75
Cocoa  Castile  ....................3 00
Cocoa Castile, Fancy...........3 36

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Happy Family,  75................2 95 I
Old Country, 80....................3 30
Una, 100................................3 65
Bouncer, 100.........................3 15

I

I

SAL  SODA.

Kegs.................................  
1%
Granulated,  boxes..............   2
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in box......  2 50
Hand  3  “ 
...... 2 50

SAPOLIO.
“ 

spices—Whole.

Allspice...............................10
Cassia, China in mats........  8
“  Batavia in bund__ 15 
Saigon in rolls........ 35
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar..................16
“ 
Mace  Batavia......................80
N utmegs, Taney.................. 80
“  No.  1......................75
“  No.  2......................65
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 16
“ 
“  white...  .26 
shot........................20
“ 
spices—Ground- In Bulk.
Allspice...............................15
Cassia,  Batavia.................. 20
and  Saigon.25
“ 
Saigon...................42
“ 
Cloves,  Ambovna................26
“ 
Zanzibar................20
Ginger, African...................12%
“  Cochin................... 15
“ 
Jam aica................18
Mace  Batavia...................... 90
Mustard,  English................22
and Trie..25
Trieste...................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................80
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 18
“  white.......30
Cayenne................re
SUGARS.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Cut  Loaf....................  @ 7%  I
Cubes.........................  @6%
Powdered..................   @ 6%
Standard  Granulated.  @ 6?»
Fine...........  @6%
Confectioners’ A____  @6.18
White Extra  C...........  @516
Extra  C......................  @5%
C ................................   @5%
Yellow.......................   @ 5% 1

SEEDS.

 
 

SALT

SALERATUS.

“  % bu  “ 

Mixed bird.................  4%@ 6
Caraway...............................  9
Canary................................   3%
Hemp...................................3%
Anise....................................  8
Rape....................................  6
Mustard...............................7%
Diamond  Crystal,  in  cases
24  packages..................... 1  50
Common Fine per bbl.........   80
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks......  27
28 pocket..............................1  90
“ 
60 
............................. 2 00
30
............................. 2 15
100  “ 
Ashton bu. bags.................  75
“  
Higgins  “ 
75
Warsaw “ 
“  
35
..................  20
Church’s, Arm & Hammer.. .5%
Dwight’s Com.............. 
5%
Taylor’s .................................5%
DeLand’s Cap  Sheaf.. . . ___5%
pure.........................5%
Our Leader.........................  4%
Corn,  barrels....................  @24
one-half barrels__  @26
Pure  Sugar, bbl..............  26@35
“ 
half barrel— 28@37
8
8%
8%
8
8

SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps.............. 
Sugar  Creams............  
Frosted  Creams.........  
Graham  Crackers...... 
Oatmeal Crackers__ 
Boxes............  ...................... 5%
Kegs, English........................4%
Jettine, 1 doz. in  box.............75

shoe  polish.

SYRUPS.

SODA.

“ 

“ 

TEAS.

TOBACCOS—Plug.

S. W. Venable & Co.’s Brands.
Nimrod, 4x12 and  2x12........... 37
Reception, 2 2-5x12,16 oe........36
Vinco, 1x6,4% to  f t................30
Big 5 Center, 3x12,  12 oz........34
Wheel, 5 to  f t.........................97
Trinket, 3x9, 9 oz...................re
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good..................   38
Double P edro........................35
Peach  P ie ..............................36
Wedding Cake, blk................35
“Tobacco” ..............................37

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

“ 
“ 

D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands.

$1 for barrel

tobaccos—Smoking.

Hiawatha  ................. 
63
36
Sweet  Cuba...............  
Our Leader........... 
35
Our  Leader......................... 16
Hector.................................. 17
Plow Boy, 2  oz.................... 32
4 oz.....................31
19 oz..............
.32
VINEGAR.
40 gr...............................
50 gr...............................
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cocoa Shells,  bulk........
4@5
PA PER & WOODENWARF 
Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol 
lows:
Straw....................................160
“  Light  Weight..............200
Sugar.................................... 180
Hardware..............................2%
Bakers.................................. 2%
Dry  Goods............................ 6
Jute  Manilla.........................8
Red  Express  No. 1.............   5

PAPER.

“ 

No. 
TWINES.

ja pa n—Regular.

SUN CURED.

GUNPOWDER.

BASKET  FIRED.

F air............................. 14  @16
Good............................18  @22
Choice.......................... 24  @29
Choicest.......................32  @38
F air............................. 14  @15
Good............................16  @20
Choice.......................... 24  @28
Choicest.......................30  @33
F air............................  @20
Choice........................   @25
Choicest......................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to fair...........re @35
Extra fine to finest___ 50 @65
Choicest fancy.............75 @85
Common to fair........... 20 @35
Superior to fine.............40 @50
Common to  fair........... 18 ©2G
Superior to  fine........... 30 @40
Common to  fair........... 25 @30
Superior to  fine........... 30 @50
Fine to choicest........... 55 @6f 
F air..............................25 @3o
Choice...........................30 @35
Best..............................55 @65
Tea  Dust......................  8  @10 I

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

YOUNG  HYSON.

im perial.

OOLONG.

j

“ 

48 Cotton..................... 
22
Cotton, No. 2....................... 20
“  3........................18
Sea  Island, assorted.........  40
No. 5 Hemp......................... 18
No. 6  “ .................................17
Wool...................................   8
WOODENWARE.
Tubs, No. 1...................
7 00 
“  No. 2..................
6  00 
“  No. 3..................
5 00 
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
1  50 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop
1  75
Clothespins, 5 gr.  boxes_____  35
Bowls, 11 inch...................   1 00
......................  125
13  “ 
“ 
15  “ 
“ 
......................2 00
17  “ 
“ 
......................  2 75
assorted, 17s and  19s 2 50 
“ 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
“ 
Baskets, market.................  40
“ 
bushel..................  1  50
“  with covers  1 90
“ 
“  willow cl’ths, No.l  5 75
“ 
6 re
“ 
7 25
“ 
“ 
“ 
4 25
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
5 on
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS
WHEAT.
W hite................. 
Red..................... 
All wheat bought on 60 lb.  test.

“ 
f.No.2 
“  No.3 
“  No.l 3 50
“  No.2 
“  No.3 

splint 

80
80

MEAL.

“ 
“ 

OATS.

CORN.

FLOUR.

Bolted....................................  1 20
Granulated.......................  1  3j
Straight, in sacks  ............  4 30
“  barrels............  4 50
Patent  “  sacks.............   5  30
“  barrels...........  5 50
MiLLSTUFFS.
Bran..................................  14 00
Ships.................................  15 00
Screenings.......................  12 00
Middlings.........................  15 00
Mixed Feed..........................   15 50
Coarse meal......................  15 50
Small  lots.........................  42
Car 
“  .........................  38
Small  lots............................ 32
“  ............................ 28%
Car 
No. 1.................................  
40
No. 1..................................  1  10
No.2.................................   1  06
No. 1..................................  10 00
No.2............  ..................   900
HIDES,  PELTS  and  FURS.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 
lows:
HIDES.
Green.........................4
@  4% @ 4 
Part Cured..............
Full 
..............
@ 5%
Heavy  steers, extra.
Dry.............................  5
@ 6 
Dry  Kips  .  ................  5
Calfskins,  green........  3  @ 6
cured........4%@ 6
Deacon skins..............10  @20

@ 6

BARLEY.

HAY.

RYE.

“ 

“ 

% off for No. 2.

PELTS.

11 

“ 

16

50

pale & yellow  60@

furs—10 per cent. off.

Shearlings...................10  @*
Estimated wool, per ft 20  @28
Mink, dark.................  10@
pale.................  
5@
Raccoon......................  20@
Skunk................  ...... 
5@
Muskrat......................  05@
Fox, red...........................1  25@1 50
“  cross....................... 2 00@5 00
“  grey....................  25@  50
Badger.......................  50@  75
Cat, wild....................  15@  50
Fisher..............................4 00@5 00
Lynx...........................  50@1  50
Martin,  dark...................1  25@3 00
Otter, dark......................4 00@6 00
Wolf................................2 00@3 60
Bear...............................  400@12 00
Beaver  ................ 
 
2 00@4 00
Oppossum...................   02@  15
Deerskins, per lb........ 
io@  20
Above  prices  for  No. 1 skins
only.
Washed........................... 20@25
Unwashed......................  10@18
Tallow........................  3 @3%
Grease  butter...........   1  @2
Switches....................  1%@  2
Ginseng 
for immediate delivery only.

................2 on@2 ro
ibove prices are nominal and 

MISCELLANEOUS.

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Piltnain  Bandy

IIEADOI'AKTERS  FOR

Oranges,

Lemons,

Bananas,
Bigs,  Dates,  Nuts,

TIME  TABLES.
Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

|  

e t c .

Arrive. 

Leave.
7:10 a m
11:30am
4:10 pm
0:30 pm
Through coaches for Saginaw  on  7:10 a m and 4:10 p 

Traverse City A  Mackinaw................ 
Traverse  City  Express.....................  9:20a m  
Traverse City & Mackinaw...............3:25 p m 
From Cincinnati.................................9:15 p m
Cadillac  (Mixed)..................................  
m train.
GOING  SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express........................ 
Fort Wayne Express........................ 11:45 a m 
Cincinnati  Express..........................5:30 p m 
From Mackinaw A  Traverse City..10:40 p m 
From Cadillac........................................9:55 a m

7:15 am
12  25 p m
6:00 p m

Ionia P an ts & O verall Co. Train leaving for Cincinnati at 0 p.  m.  and  arriving 

from  Cincinnati  at 9:20 p. m.. runs daily,  Sundays  In­
cluded.  Other trains daily except Sunday.
Sleeping and Parlor Car  Service:  North—7:00 a. m. 
and 4:10 p. m. trains have  sleeping and parlor cars for 
Mackinaw  City.  South—7:16 a. m. train has chair car 
and 0 p. m. train Pullman sleeping car  for  Cincinnati.

E. D.  Voorhees,  Manager.

14

BUYING  RETAIL  AT  WHOLESALE.

One  Way  in  Which  a  Wholesale  Mer­

chant’s  Friends  Annoy  Him.

From the New York San.

importer  of 

A wholesale  merchant  was  sitting  in 
his office in the first loft of  a  big Broad­
way building  one day last  week,  busily 
figuring  on  an  important  contract.  He 
had  been  rushed all day long,  and  was 
now  endeavoring to make up for time he 
had been compelled to waste in attending 
upon several  large  customers  who  had 
come in about  noon,  whom  he  had felt 
constrained to take out to lunch. 
It was 
getting late in the afternoon,  and he had 
a great many things to do before he could 
leave the office.  For  one  thing,  he had 
found  it  necessary to finish  his figuring 
and have the terms  of  the  contract pre­
pared,  so that they might  be  mailed the 
same day.  He had also made an engage­
ment  to  meet  a  friend  at  his  club for 
dinner,  and  his  wife  expected  him  to 
escort  her  to  a  reception  later  in  the 
evening.  Naturally,  therefore,  he  was 
anxious to be undisturbed. 
In the midst 
of  the more important part of  his work, 
however,  his  bookkeeper  stuck his head 
into the office and said  in  an  apologetic I 
tone:
“ Mrs.-----wants  to  see  you,  sir. 
I
told her  you  were busy,  but she insisted 
upon my telling you she was here.”
“Great Heavens !”  exclaimed the mer­
chant  in  despair,  “that  woman  here 
again ?  What does she want now ?”
Almost  the  same  instant  the  woman 
referred to appeared at the door, and the 
merchant assumed as pleasant an expres­
sion as he  was  capable  of  and  stepped
forward  to  meet  her.  Mrs.-----was  a
friend  of  his  wife,  a woman  of  wealth 
and social  standing,  whom he could not 
well afford  to  slight.  She was a woman 
of  middle age,  fashionably dressed,  and | 
with that calm  self-possession  which  is 
the distinguishing trait of  the women of 
the  world.  Although  possessed  of  a
considerable 
fortune,  Mrs.  -----  was I
known  to  be  of  a  saving  disposition. 
Knowing  the  merchant  to  be  a  manu­
facturer  and 
fine  plush 
goods, she was in the habit of  coming to 
his place  whenever she  wanted anything I 
in  his  line. 
She  was  not  a  welcome 
visitor, for she insisted upon  seeing more 
samples than  a customer  who  wanted to 
buy §5,000 or §10,000  worth,  whereas her 
purchases  never  amounted to more than 
about §25.
“I know you are busy,” said Mrs.-----,
with  what  under  other  circumstance 
might have  been  considered a charming I 
smile,  “but  then,  you  have  such  good 
taste, and I know I can  rely on whatever 
you  say.  1  want  to  get  a  handsome I 
toilet case for  one  of  my nieces,  who is 
my  especial  favorite,  and  I  want  the 
poor  child to have  the  very best  I  can I 
find for  her.  Now,  haven’t  you  some­
thing  real new  among  your  recent  im- 
portations ?”
Finding  that it would be useless to en-1 
deavor to hurry the woman, the merchant 
had a clerk  accompany them,  and pulled | 
down one after another of the best things 
in his place.  There  were  some samples 
on one of  the shelves which had not  yet 
been  shown  to  anybody,  and  had  been 
imported for  the next  Christmas season. 
In this business  it  was  necessary to use 
great caution in allowing  new designs to 
be  seen,  especially where they were im­
portations that could  not be copyrighted, 
and 
therefore 
kept them secret  until  the  time  should 
come  when he was  ready to show  them 
to  his  customers.  M rs.-----,  while  de­
liberately surveying  the  various designs 
shown  to  her,  happened  to  espy  the 
others in their paper  wrappers, and,  sus- ! 
pecting  that  they might be  newer  than 
anything she had seen, she calmly pointed 
to them and said,  archly:
“Now,  M r.-----, I suppose it is wrong
for me to say so,  but I have an idea that 
you  must  have  something  very  choice 
stowed away on that  shelf.  They are so 
carefully wrapped  up  that it strikes me 
they  must  be 
something  very  nice. 
Won’t you let me see them ?”
“I must warn you, M rs.-----,” he said,
“that  although I can let  you see these it 
will be impossible to  let  you  have  any, | 
as  we  have only single  samples,  which j 
we must keep to show to our customers.”
“Now,  Mr.  ----- ,”  she  said,  looking '

the  merchant 

had 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. 

Leave 
Arrive.
7:00 a m ...................................................................10:16 a m
11:16 a m .....................................................................   3:46 pm
6:40 p m . 
....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6:46 p m
Leaving tim e at  Bridge street depot 7 minutes later. 
Throngh tickets and full  information  can be had by 
calling upon  A.  Almqnist,  ticket  agent  at  depot, or 
Geo. W. Munson, Union  Ticket  Agent.  67  Monroe  St 
Grand  Rapids, Mich.
O. L. Lockwood. Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING WIST.

tMorning Express............................ 12:50 p m
tThrough Mail....................................4:10 pm
tGrand Rapids  Express.................. 10:40 p m
'Night Express...........................................0:40 am
tMixed.................................................
GOING BAST.
tDetroit  Express.............................
tThrough Mail...................................10:10 a m
tEvenlng Express......................................8:86 pm
•Night Express.................................10:30 p m

Leaves. 
1:00 p m 
4:20 p m
7:00 am  
7:30 a m
6:50am 
10:20 a m  
3:46 p m 
10:55 p m
tDaily, Sundays excepted. 
Detroit Express  and  Evening  Express  have  parlor 
cars attached and make direct connections  in  Detroit 
for all points East.
Morning express and Grand Rapids express have par­
lor cars attached.  Night express has Wagner sleeping 
car to Detroit, arriving in Detroit at 7:20 a.  m.
steamship 
sleeping 
tickets  and 
secured  at 
D.,G. E.6M .R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and at the depot.
Jab. Campbell, City Passenger Agent. 
Jno. W. Loud, Traffic Manager, Detroit.

Through  railroad  tickets  and  ocean 

car  berths 

'Daily.

Toledo,  Ann Arbor &  Northern.

For Toledo and all points South and East, take 
the Toledo, Ann Arbor &  North  Michigan  Rail­
way from Owosso Junction.  Sure  connections 
at above point with trains of D., G. H. & M., and 
connections at Toledo  with  evening  trains  for 
Cleveland, Buffalo, Columbus,  Dayton,  Cincin­
nati, Pittsburg, Creston, Orville  aud  all  promi 
nent points on connecting lines.

A. J. Paisley, Gen’l Pass.  Agent

Michigan (Tentimi

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”

DEPART.  ARRIVE
Detroit Express....................................6:46 a m  10:15 p ra
5:30 pm
Mixed 
...................................................6:50 a m  
Day  Express........................................11  55 a m  10:00 a ra
"Atlantic & Pacific Express..............10:46 p m 
6:00 a m
New York Express...............................5:40 p m 
1:35 p m

trains to and from Detroit.
Express to  and  from  Detroit.

•Daily.
All other daily except Sunday.
Sleeping  cars  ran  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
Parlor  cars ran  on  Day  Express  and  Grand Rapids 
F r e d  M.  B r ig g s , GezTl Agent. 85 Monroe St.
G. S. H awkins, Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
G e o . W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St. 
O. W. R u g g l e s . G . P.  &  T. Agent., Chicago.

D R IN K
LION
COFFEE

A True Combination  of  MOCHA, 
Picture  Card  Given
With every pound  package.  For 
Sale everywhere.  Woolson Spice Co.,Toledo, 0.

JAVA and RIO.

get Circular and Testimonials,  d e n t   F r e i   .

I B E F O R E   B U Y IN G   G R A T E S

Economical,  Sanitary,  Cleanly  and  Artistic. 
ALPiWE  FIRE  PLACE,  GRASP RAPID j  MICH.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Pants,  Overalls,  Goats,  Jackets,  Shirts,  Etc.

Warranted  Not to Rip.

Fit  Guaranteed.

Workmanship  Perfect.

Mr.  Voorhees’  long experience in the manufacture of  these  goods  enables him 
to turn out a line especially adapted to the  Michigan  trade.  Samples  and  prices 
sent on application.

IONIA,  MICH.

WATER

D IR E C T IO N S

We have cooked the corn in this can 
Should  be  Thoroughly 
sufficiently 
Warmed (not cooked) adding  piece ot 
Good Butter (size of nen’s egg) *nd gill 
of fresh  milk  (preferable  to  water.) 
Season to suit when on the table. None 
genuine unless bearing the signature ot
Davenport  Canning  (Jof 
.JDavcnporVIa  ■*
. 
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  AT  THIS  C**0-

W H O  

U R G B S  Y O U

T O   la ^ E E P

THE  P U B L IC !

By splendid and expensive advertising  the  manufacturers ere 
ate  a  demand,  and  only  ask  the  trade  to  keep the goods in 
stock so as to supply the orders sent to  them.  W ithout effort 
on the grocer’s part the goods  sell themselves,  bring  purchas­
ers to the store, and help sell less known goods.
ANY JOBBER WILL BE GLAD TO FILL YOUR ORDERS.

A.  H I M E S ,

Wholesale aud  Retail Dealer in

F ire Brick, etc. 

Main Office, 54 Pearl St., Grand Rapids,  Mich. 

G. R. & I.,  C. & W.  M.  and L.  S.  & M.  S.  Rys.

--------ALL  SHIPMENTS  MADE  PROMPTLY.--------

GOAL  AND  WOOD.

Yard  and Warehouse on  Line of 

Tirp]  MTCHTOAlSr  TEA D E 8 MAN,
Restore goods to their proper places as 
soon after using as possible.
Soap and water  are  cheap,  but soil on 
goods is expensive.
A  customer  secured  is  a  promise  of 
greater salary in time.
A reputation  for  truthfulness is indis­
pensable  to  permanent  and  satisfactory 
success.
Work can  always  be  found  in  a  store 
without a double-million microscope.
Rivalry,  open,  fair,  good  natured  and 
enterprising,  is the life of business.

Duplex 

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GEO. H. REEDER,

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and Jobber of

Lycoming  Rubbers
Medium Price Shoes.
Grand Rapids, Micb.
W ag o n

him  squarely  in  the  eyes,  “you  must 
really let  me  have  this  or I shall never 
forgive  you. 
If  you can’t  let  me  have 
just  this  one,  then  you  can  make  one 
just  like  it  for  me. 
I know enough of 
your  business  to  know that  you can do 
that,  and  you  will  certainly  forfeit  all 
my friendship if  you  don’t do it.  What 
is the use of  having friends if they won’t 
oblige  you?”
The merchant thought over  the matter 
for  an  instant,  and  came  to  the  con­
clusion  that  it  would  be  much  more 
profitable  to  grant  her  wishes,  than to 
spend any more  time  with  her  in argu­
ment  or  further display of  the samples.
“Well,  Mrs.-----,”  said  the  merchant,
“I don’t  think that I would  do  this  for 
anybody else,  but I will  have  to  submit 
to  you.”
But  if  the  merchant  had  expected to
get  rid  of  Mrs.  -----   now  without  any
further  talk,  he  was  much  mistaken. 
Having accomplished her object,  she was 
still  in  no  hurry to go,  and  keenly rel­
ished the embarrassment she was putting 
him  to.  The  employes  were  getting 
ready to lock  up  when  she  finally bade 
the  merchant  a  sweet  good-night  and 
went down to her carriage.  He was com­
pelled  to  abandon  his  engagement  to 
dinner,  and  to  remain  in  his  office all 
alone during the evening.  He arrived at 
his  residence at a late  hour,  to  find  his 
wife  pouting  and  much  incensed at his 
having kept her waiting beyond  the time 
agreed upon.
This  sort  of  experience,  while,  for­
tunately, not  frequent in all its unpleas­
ant details, is what  most  wholesale mer­
chants  have to put  up  with  in  less ag­
gravated forms. 
In strolling  up  Broad­
way it is no  uncommon  sight  to  see  in 
the windows and doors of a big wholesale 
establishment  signs to the effect  that no 
goods will be sold  at retail.  The  prohi­
bition applies to the  general  public,  but 
does  not  meet  the  cases  of  numerous 
friends,  wno  take  great  pleasure  in 
saving  small  sums  by buying at whole­
sale.  They not only save  the  difference 
between the prices  charged by the  man­
ufacturer and the  retailer,  but they also 
secure  the  novelties  ahead of  the  time 
that they are placed  upon the retail mar­
ket.  Very few wholesalers  will  sell  at 
retail  to  the  general  public,  although 
some  firms  are  not  averse  to  making 
small  sums  in  that  way; 
they  always 
charge  a  good  round  price  for  their 
wares,  however,  frequently as  much as 
the  retailer.  But  it  is  an  understood 
thing  among  merchants,  that  one  mer­
chant  shall  be  able  to purchase at cost 
from  another,  such  little  things  as  he 
may desire  for  his  personal  use  or the 
use of  his  family. 
It  is,  therefore,  no 
infrequent  thing  for a merchant  to  tell 
his  wife  when  she  wants  to  purchase 
materials for a dress  to go to this or that 
merchant, say that  she  is  his  wife,  and 
secure whatever she wants. 
In speaking 
of  this,  a merchant  said,  the  other day :
“While no wholesale  merchant of  any 
prominence  cares  to  sell  at retail,  very 
few  object to obliging a fellow-merchant 
or his  family, and there is no  reason for 
so doing.  A merchant  tells  his  wife to
go down and see Mr.”----- ,  in the  leather
goods  business,  and  pick  out  such  a 
shopping satchel as  she may desire.  He 
also lets her know that  she  must not in­
trude at the  busiest  time of  day,  nor in­
terfere with  the  conduct of  the business 
any more  than  is  absolutely  necessary. 
If  the merchant himself wants anything, 
he  simply  drops  around,  explains  just 
what  he  wants,  perhaps  looks  over the 
stock  for  himself,  and  decides  very 
quickly.  He never  requires any waiting 
upon  or  anything  of  that  sort,  and  is 
ready to return the favor at any time.  In 
fact,  where merchants know  each  other 
well,  it is not at  all  unusual  for them to 
refuse to charge each  other  anything for 
small purchases.”

Sensible Suggestions for Clerks.

The object of business is to make profit­
able sales.
A feather duster disperses but does not 
remove the dust from the store.
The faculty to make  friends  and  con­
ciliate enemies, being  all  things  to  all 
men,  is inherent in  the  first-class  sales­
man.
Goods conveniently located  save  time, 
money and temper in showing.

H A R D W O O D   LU M B E R .

The furniture factories here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls 
out:
Ash, Black, log-run.................................14 00@16 00
Ash, White  log-run.................................14 00@16 00
Basswood, log-run.................................. 13 00@15 00
Birch,  log-run..........................................15 00@18 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2.................................. 22 00@24 CO
Cherry, log-run........................................ 30 00@40 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2............................... 60 00@65 00
Cherry, Cull........................................  
Elm, Grey, log-run.................................. 12 00@13 00
Maple, log-run.........................................12 00@13 00
Maple, soft, log-run.................................11  00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2.............................   @20 00
Maple,  clear, flooring.........................  @25 00
Maple,  white, selected.......................25 00@30 00
Red Oak, log-run................................ 20 00@22 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2.........................26 00@28 00
Red Oak, M sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40 00
Red Oak, \  sawed, regular.................30 00®32 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.................  @25 00
Walnut, log run..................................  @55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2.......................... 
@75 00
Walnuts, c u ll.....................................  @25 00
Whitewood, log-run.................................20 00@22 00
White Oak, log-run.................................. 17 00@18 00
White Oak, M sawed. Nos. 1 and2... .42 00@43 00

@12 00

WA.NTBD.

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

If you have any  of  the  above  goods to 
ship, or anything In the  Produce  line, let 
us near  from you.  Liberal cash advances 
made when desired.

EARL  BROS., 
C o m m issio n   M e r c h a n t s
157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

Reference: First National  Bank,  Chicago.
Michigan Tradesman. Grand Rapids.
WA Y N E   COUNTY  SA Y ING S  B A N K , 

D E T R O IT ,  M IC H .

500,000 TO  INVEST IN  BONDS 

Issued by cities, counties, towns  and school dis­
tricts of Michigan.  Officers of these municipal! 
ties  about  to  isme  bonds  will  find  it to their 
advantage to apply to this  bank.  Blank  bonds 
and  blanks  for  proceedings  supplied  without 
charge.  All communications ana inquiries will 
have prompt attention.

January, 1890. 

S. D. ELWOOD, Treasurer.

N elson , 

M atter 

&  Co.,

FOR-

Furniture.

See  w h a t  they can  do 

for  you.

One of the most perfect  wagons  ever produced, combining strength, durability 
and cheapness of price. 
Just the wagon for light delivery, farmer’s run-about, or 
for pleasure.  Send for price list and  description.
THE  BELKNAP  WAGON  &  SLEIGH CO., Grand  Rapids.
O ur “Bijah.”

THE  KING  OF  PLOW  SHOES!

Made from fine Kip.
Full double sole, Standard Screw. 
Solid, durable,  fits perfectly.
Bellows tongue to exclude  dirt.
Kept iu stock constantly on F last.
The Name BIJAH  Is Registered,

No.  10,848.

PINGREE X SMITH, Detroit.
Manufacturers of Reliable Foot-Wear.
E  Price, $1.60

SAMPLE  CASE

SEND  FOR

W M . S E A R S   &  CO.,

GraBker  Manufacturers,

37, 39 and 41 K ent St., G rand  Rapids.

C U R T IS S   &  CO.,

WHOLESALE

Paper  Warehouse.

EXCLUSIVE  AGENTS  FOR  THE  KEYSTONE  BINDERS’ 

Houseman  Block, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

TWINE.
- 

The  Fine  Frosting  Sugar  now being sold in this 
market is the finest goods known  for  frosting  fine 
cakes,  and all  pastry  work,  and  easily  used..  To 
prepare  icing,  simply  mix  the  sugar  with a little 
warm milk  or. water to the proper consistency and 
flavor  to  taste.  No  trouble to make, no eggs,  no 
beating or boiling to be done.

The  Fruit  Powdered  Sugar,  for all kinds of  table use,  especially  for  fruit, 
berries, Jellies, etc.,  and for lemonades and all kinds of summer  and  winter  drinks, 
It dissolves quickly, and when once introduced is always in demand. 
has no equal. 
These Sugars are warranted strictly pure, and sold in pails, half-barrels and barrels 
by all the wholesale grocers in Grand  Rapids.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .

Good-Bye  to tbe P. of I.

The following are some of  the merchants who 
have been under contract  with the P. of  I.,  but 
have found the level  profit  plan a delusion and 
a snare:

Blanchard—L. D. Wait.
Bridgeton—Geo. H. Rainouard.
Casnovia—John E. Parcel!
Cedar Springs—L. A. Gardiner.
Central Lake—H. Sissons.
Chapin—J. I. Vanderhoof.
Clio—Nixon & Hubbell.
Dimondale—Elias Underhill.
Eaton Rapids—G. W. Webster.
Fremont—Boone & Pearson.
Grand Ledge—A. J. Halsted & Son.
Grand Rapids—F. W. Wurzburg. Van Driele & 
Kotvis, John Cordes, Huntley Russell.
Harvard—Ward Bros.
Howard City—Henry Henkel.
Kent City—R. McKinnon.
Lake Odessa—McCartney Bros.
Lowell—Charles McCarty.
Marshall—John Fletcher, John  Butler, Charles 
Millbrook—T. 0. (or J. W.) Pattison. 
Millington—Forester &  Clough.
Minden  City—I.  Springer & Co., F. O. Hetfield 
Nashville—Powers & Stringham.
Olivet—F. H. Gage.
Otisco—G. V. Snyder & Co.
Ravenna—R. D. Wheeler.
Reed City—J. M. Cadzow.
Rockford—H. Colby & C \
St. Louis—Mary A. Brice.
Sand  Lake—C.  O.  Cain,  Frank  E.  Shattuck. 
Sparta—Woodin & Van  Wickle.
Si ringport—Cortright  & Griffin.
Sumner—J. B. Tucker.
Williamston—Michael Bowerman.

Brayman & Blanchard.

Fletcher.

& Son.

He  Was  an  Honest  Farmer.

“I  never  saw a greater  rascal  in  my 
life  than  old  Smith  is,”  remarked  a 
farmer.
“What makes  you  think so?”  queried 
a friend.
“Why,  he  said  that  the  first  sack of 
oats that 1 sold  him  was  too  light,  so 1 
put a large iron  wedge in the  next  sack 
of  oats,  just  to  please  him,  you know 
and—”

“Did he kick against the  wedge ?”
“No, he would have split his foot if he 
had  kicked  against  the wedge.  He did 
worse.”

“Did worse ?”
“Yes;  the  blamed  old  thief  kept  the 

wedge.”

Remus  Ro ller  Mil ls, 

Remus,  Mich., Jan.  20,  1890. \
Martin’s Middlings Purifier Co.,  Grand  Rapids,
Mich.:
Gentlemen—The roller  mill  put  in  by 
you Uist August has  run from  twelve  to 
fifteen  hours  every  day  since  it started 
and is giving entire  satisfaction.
Your Purifier  and  Flour  Dresser  are 
I  have used nearly all  the  best 
dandies. 
purifiers and bolting machines made, and 
can  say yours discounts them all.
A ny miller  who  intends  making  any 
change in his mill will  save money to use 
your  machines,  for  They  Can  Do  the 
Work. 

Yours truly,

D.  L.  GARLING.

S.  K.  BOLLES.

E.  B.  DIKEMAN.

S.  K .  H o lies  &  Co.,

77  CANAI<  ST..  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

"W h o le sa le   C ig a r  D e a le rs.

i i T O S S   U P T 99

W e  w ill  forfeit  $1,000  if  the  “TOSS  UP” 
Cigar  is  not  a  Clear  Long  Havana  Filler 'of 
excellent quality,  equal  to  more  than  the  aver­
age ten cent cigars on the market.

Bicples,
Tricples,
Velocipedes
General Sporting Goods

Agents for A. G. Spalding & Bro.’s 
Sporting  and  Athletic  Goods  and 
American Powder Co.’s Powder.

F.J  DEHENTHALER

JOBBER  OF

F resh  and  Salt

Lake  Pish

S We  respectfully  call  your  attention 

to the fact that  we carry the most 
in 
Western  Michigan.  Send

complete  stock  of  seeds 

We have on hand a complete line of Columbia. 
Victor and other  cheaper  bicycles, also a splen­
did assortment of  Misses'  Tricycles,  Children's 
Velocipedes and small Safety Bicycles.
E. G. Studley,

4  Monroe S t,

GRAND RAPID S

Call and  see  them 
or  send  for  large, 
i l l u s t r a t e d   cata­
logue.

foean Fish

Mail  orders  receive  prompt  attention. 

See quotations  in another column. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

II.  J  LE O N ARD  & 

,

Grand.  Rapids,   Mich•

NEAR  UNION  DEPOT.

134  TO  140  FULTON  ST. 
W e  are the

M A N U FA C TU R ER S’  AGENTS 

F o r both the

New Process and Quick  Weal  Gasoline  Stones,
Exclusive Agencies given  for  Either 

Line

ASK  FOR  QUOTATIONS.

We  are 

Headquarters 

on

Refrigerators,
Oil  Stoves,
Coolers and Filters,
Ice Cream Freezers,
Velocipedes,
Bicycles,
Safties,
Wagons and  Carts,
Doll Carriages,
Croquet,
Lawn  Mowers,
Balls,  Marbles, etc.
Crockery,
Glassware,
Fruit Jars,
Silver-plated  Ware 
Bazaar Goods, Etc.

f(EW  PROGESS  Gasoline  Stone.

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