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STORE-KEEPIN’ ”  FARMERS. 

NO. 381.

W ritten for  The Tradesman.

Joseph  Watson  and  George  Holden 
It was fine 
were busy digging  potatoes. 
their  farms 
September  weather,  and, 
joining  each  other, 
it  was,  perhaps, 
natural that the neighbors had exchanged 
work  so  that  they  might  have  a  better 
opportunity to talk to each other.

They had  been  farmer  boys, and  each 
had,  years  before,  pre-empted  a  home­
stead  of  a  quarter  section.  Each  also 
had  from fifty to sixty acres  under  good 
cultivation;  the  balance  was  a  wilder­
ness.  The  land  was what  is  known  as 
“hard  timbered,”  the  soil  a  gravelly 
loam,  which needed, practically, nothing 
but a fair amount of water and attention 
to  make it yield  abundant  crops. 
It  so 
happened,  however,  that  the  men  had 
located a long distance from any market. 
The roads were  new and  rough, and the 
cost of  producing the crops seemed to be 
in excess of  the income.

At  that  period  railroads  were  few in 
number, and  the  nearest  shipping  point 
was  fully  fifteen  miles  distant;  but, 
within  five  years,  from  a  little  “four 
corners”  in  the  woods,  with  one  small 
hotel,  a general store  and a blacksmith’s 
shop, a village of 3,000 people had sprung 
up and was still in a flourishing condition. 
The  two  neighbors  were  often there  to­
gether,  selling  their  produce  and  pur­
chasing  their  family supplies.  Judging 
only  from  what  they  saw, the two  men 
believed  that  everyone  engaged  in  sell­
ing merchandise, of any kind whatsoever, 
possessed  a gold mine which never failed 
to  yield  immense  returns.  They  often 
held long conversations on the subject of 
“keeping  a  store,”  and  had  about  con­
cluded  that  more money  could be  made 
in  five years  in  that  business  than in a 
life time on their farms.

“Joe,” said  Holden,  resting a  moment 
on  the  handle of  his  hoe,  “you  say  we 
can’t start a general  store with  less than 
$2,000  cash.  You  know  you  and I  hev 
talked this thing over,  and we concluded 
we wouldn’t part with our farms, as they 
are  paid  for.  We  don’t  owe a dollar 
leastwise, I don’t.  Now,  I  reckon  $000 
or  $700  cash is  all  we  could  both  raise 
jest now, arter these pertaters is dug and 
marketed.  And,  now,  what’ud  be  your 
plan to raise the rest o’ the money?”

“We can raise the  money, George, and 
keep the  farms,”  said  Watson.  “I  sup­
pose  you  know  that  Judge Williams  is 
loanin’ money for York  State men,  don’t 
you?  He  offers to let me  have  $800 at 9 
per  cent,  and  take  a  mortgage  on  my 
place,  if I would  agree  to  let it run  ten 
years.  You see they want to loan money 
on long time, and that would be so much 
the better  for  us.  He  has  plenty  more 
to  lend,  and 1 think  would let  you  have 
it  if  you  say  the  word.  What  do  you 
say?”

“Somehow, Joe,  1  don’t  like  the  idee 
o’ puttin’  a  plaster  on  a  feller’s  hum 
stid,” said Holden.  “Fact is, wife asked 
me  last  night  if  I  had  thought  about 
doin’  that to raise  the  money.  You see, 
she was  a  school inarm  afore  I  married 
her,  and  what  she  don’t  know  about

mortgages  and  figures  and  interest  and 
sich  ain’t  wuth  a  cent. 
I’m  afraid  she* 
won’t  consent  to  put  her  name  onto  a 
mortgage.  She  says,  ‘interest  will  eat 
us  up,’  that  it’s  like  old  Pundason’s 
horse—eats nights as  well as days.’  She 
ays,  ‘mebby  you  and  Joe  won’t  do  as 
well  as them old  store  keepers in town’; 
and  she  finds a  great  many  excuses  for 
not  leavin’  the  farm,  and,  you  see,  1 
should hev to rent it.”

“Here  we  are,  George,  at  the  end of 
the  row,”  exclaimed  Watson.  “Let  us 
sit down here and talk a while.  We must 
not sell  our  farms—might  sumpun  hap­
pen,  you  know.  We’ll  just raise a little 
money on  them for a few  years;  then, if 
we  don’t  like  the  business,  we  can  go 
back  home. 
I  am  convinced,  George, 
that the  profits of  store-keepin’ are  very 
large,  and  the  work  seems  easier  than 
farming;  and,  then,  I  want  my wife  to 
take  life a little  easier.  1  tell  her  that 
she  works  like  a  slave  now. 
In  town, 
she  won’t  have  any  milk  or  butter  to 
take the care of, nor half  the work to do 
that she has on the farm.  You must talk 
to  your  wife a little, George,  and  show 
her  how  much  easier it will  be for  you 
both,  and that  you will  not  come  home 
at  night  so  tired  that she  will  be  kept 
awake for  hours by your groanin’  with a 
lame back.”
“My wife’s  pretty  sharp. Joe,  and she 
says  that  merchants  don’t  make  more 
than a cent  and a half  a  pound on some 
kinds  of  groceries,  for  instance,  sugar; 
that  store-keepin’  won’t  be  all  smooth 
sailin’;  that  we won’t  know  how to buy 
well,  and  that $2,000 won’t  buy much of 
a stock of goods, anyway.”

select 

“Oh,  pshaw,  George! 

I  know  how to 
manage  all  about  that  buyin’  bizness. 
I’ve  had a long  talk  with  Ben  Higgins, 
who  travels  for  a  big  Chicago  house. 
You know  Ben’s  fattier?  He  lived on a 
farm in this township years ago.  He’s a 
big lumber dealer  now and  owns several 
farms in Michigan.  I’ve been acquainted 
with Ben from a boy, and be lets me into 
the  secrets of  the  trade.  He  says that, 
by payin’  ‘the house’ $2,000 cash,  we can 
hev  $500  or  $1,000  more, on  sixty day’s 
time.  So,  you  see,  we can  have  all  the 
goods we want;  and Ben  also told me  he 
would 
the  stock  for  us  and 
wouldn’t charge a cent  for  doin’  so,  and 
it  would  save  us a trip  to  Chicago.  He 
says  that  we  mustn’t  expect  to  make 
large  profits on groceries,  but  that  they 
will  always  advertise  the  other  goods, 
and,  as he recommends us to keep a gen­
eral stock,  why, you know we shall have 
everything a man or woman could  want. 
He  cautions,  also,  against  expectin’  to 
become rich in a few years—says that the 
business is all right if we work for trade 
and  do  not  credit too much.  He thinks 
that is  the greatest  danger with new be­
ginners. 
‘Of  course,’ said  he,  ‘you  will 
have to be economical and not put on  too 
much  style.’  As  his  father  is  an  old 
friend  of  our  family,  he  says  that  ‘the 
house’ will permit  him to give us special 
prices and  that we shall save a good per­
centage  by  that.  You  know  what  I’ve 
always  said  George—‘A  penny saved  is

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two  earned.”  And  the  man laughed  at I 
his  own  joke.  “And,  now,” continued 
he,  “let us get  these potatoes  out of  the 
ground  as  soon  as  possible,  place  100 
bushels in the  basement of  our store for 
the  retail  trade,  dispose of  the  balance 
for cash  and  then get  into  town  and  to 
business before bad weather sets in.”

*   *   *

“We had a rather stormy  time  over  to 
?>ur house last night,  Joe,”  said  George 
Holden to his neighbor,  about two weeks 
after the  conversation  about  embarking 
in trade.

“ What  do  you  mean,  George?  Any­

thing going wrong?

“To speak  the  plain  truth,  Joe,  my 
wife won’t sign  the  mortgage,  nor  con­
sent in any way to my leaving  the  farm 
and goin’ into  trade.”

“ Well,  well!  I  vow!  Things  have 
taken  an unexpected turn,”  replied  Joe. 
“ Did  you  offer  her  a  print  dress  or 
something  if  she  would  sign  it?  You 
know it is customary to present a woman 
something of value when she signs  away 
her marriage rights.”

“Oh, yes,  1 offered her  the  best  dress 
she would  pick out,  but  she  only  said, 
‘Dresses  are  not  worth  much,  George, 
after one signs  away  a  home,  and  you 
may as well understand once for all  that 
1  shall  never  write  my  name  upon  a 
mortgage  of  any  real  estate  we  may 
own.’ ”

“Well,  in that case,  what  do  you  in­

tend to do?” queried Watson.

“There’s only one thing I  can  do,  Joe.
I shall hev to stay on the farm,  and  you 
can  be  the  store-keeper. 
I  will  surely 
be one  of  your  customers  and  will  do 
what I can  for you,  but I’ve got  to  back 
right out of this whole  thing.”

“All  right,  George,”  answered  Wat­
son.  “Of course,  I’m sorry you  can’t go 
in with me,  but I’m  goin’  ahead  with  a 
store if 1 have to go alone.

*  *  *

Joseph Watson  had  now  been  in busi­
ness in the  village of  Borden  about two 
years.  He  had  opened  with a stock  of 
goods  costing  §1,800 upon  which  81,000 
was paid in  cash at once,  and there were 
many  favorable  conditions  which  prom­
ised  success.  Thé  season  had  been  a 
prosperous  one,  apparently, 
for  all 
classes.  Farmers’  produce  was  high  in 
price  and was wanted,  both  at home and 
ab 'oad.  He had at first secured  the  ser­
vices  of  an  experienced  clerk,  and  his 
goods being all  new and  fresh,  the store 
presented  a very  attractive  appearance. 
As at first a new broom is said to “sweep 
clean,”  his  store  had  its  full  share  of 
custom, although he soon discovered that 
he had paid  too much  for his  goods and 
that his brother  merchants were enabled 
to sell  the same  articles  at  much  lower 
prices.  This  fact,  also,  soon  became 
apparent to his  customers,  and  there be­
gan  to be  a  falling off  of  the class  that 
invariably  paid cash.  Those who desired 
credit  hardly ever asked  about the price 
and  continued  to  patronize  him.  The 
aay of  payment seemed so far  away that 
it occasioned them no anxiety.  Mr. Wat­
son had  long since  paid  his first  indebt­
edness  for  stock,  but  from  time  to  time 
he  had  bought  more,  sometimes  paying 
all  or  part  cash,  at  others  none  at  all, 
and  now  at  the  end  of  two  years,  on 
taking  an  account of  stock,  he  found  it 
amounted to the sum of  about $900 only, 
with  $1,100 in  book  accounts,  and a bal­
ance of  cash on  hand of  $240.  His total 
indebtedness  at  this  time  was  $1,500.

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

Should payment be demanded, his failure 
would  be inevitable.  He  could  not  see 
where  the  profits  of  his  business  had 
gone.  To  be  sure,  he  had  been  obliged 
to  sell  some  goods  at  or  below  cost,  in 
order  to  compete  with  his  more  ex­
perienced and. prosperous neighbors, and 
that  he  had  constantly  paid  more  than 
he  ought  for  goods he  was  certain.  He 
had  not  at  first  intended  to give  much 
credit,  but  many of  his  customers  were 
his old  neighbors and acquaintances and 
as they paid  cash when they had  any he 
could not  refuse them  goods  when their 
purses  were  empty.  Now,  however,  he 
found  that  15 per cent, of  his  accounts 
were totally  worthless  and  20  per  cent, 
more  were  doubtful  and  that  not  more 
than  25  per  cent,  of  the  best  of  them 
could  be  collected,  if  enforced  payment 
was at once made.  Mr. Watson had also 
made one fatal error which inexperienced 
merchants  often  do — he  had  divided 
his patronage among too  many firms. 
It 
is always a suspicious circumstance when 
a merchant who is considerably indebted 
to  one  firm  is  noticed  purchasing  the 
same kind of goods and paying cash  from 
others.  His heretofore good credit would 
be impaired at once. 
If all  Mr. Watson’s 
indebtedness had  now been  to one house 
only,  that  one  would  in  all  probability 
have  carried  him along  until collections 
could  have been made,  but  now all  were 
pressing for their  money and $240  divid­
ed  among  four  or  five  firms  was  not 
satisfactory, so  that he  must  either  sell 
the  farm  to  save  his  business,  or  an 
assignment  must  be  made  at  once.  A 
preliminary survey bad  been made  for a 
railway,  parallel  with  the road  through 
Borden,  but  about  sixteen  miles  farther 
to  the  West,  running  near  Joseph  Wat­
son’s  farm.  This  step  in  the  direction 
of 
that  part  of  the 
country he had fondly hoped would cause 
a rise  in  real  estate which  for  the  past 
year  had  gone  lower  than  before, as  a 
late  rumor  that  the  projected  railroad 
might  not  be  constructed  had  caused a 
depression  in  farming  lands  and  only 
those  having  first-class 
improvements 
were  salable. 
In  this  emergency of  his 
affairs,  Mr.  Watson  consulted  his  friend 
and  neighbor,  Mr.  Holden,  who  had  re­
mained  on  his  farm.  Mr.  Holden,  al­
though an illiterate man,  was a kind and 
good  neighbor,  and  a  good  practical 
farmer  with  no  bad  habits,  and  blessed 
with a wife who was gifted with the best 
common sense, well educated,  intelligent 
and thoughtful,  and who had been a true 
helpmate  and  adviser  ever  since  their 
marriage.

improvement  in 

“Well,  Joe,” answered George Holden, 
after listening to a recital of his mercan­
tile  ventures,  and  his present embarrass­
ments,  “I  was  dredfully disa’pinted  an’ 
mighty cross at Lucy ’cause she wouldn’t 
sign that  mor’gage  an’ let me  take  hold 
with ye in  the store business.  But then, 
I guess it was better that she set her foot 
down  agin’  it,  as I’ve  made more  money 
on  the  farm  than  you  hev in the  store. 
That wife o’ mine, Joe, sees clear through 
one  year  and  ’way  into  the  next  one, 
every  time.  At  first  I  kinder  thought 
she was  of  no  ’count  ’cept  to  cook  the 
victuals,  and  take  care of  the  kids,  but 
lately I’ve took her in as confidential  ad­
visin’  partner  in  the  farmin’  firm  of 
‘George Holden and wife,’  an’ we’re doin’ 
a payin’  business.  Lucy perdicted  that 
pertaters  would  be  very  low  this  year 
and that  oats would be high,  an’ I put in 
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good oats at fifty-five cents a bushel piles 
up money fast.  Lucy struck it that time 
if she ever did, don’t you think so, Joe?” 
It  was “gall  and  wormwood”  to Wat­
son  to  listen  to  the  “fool  luck,” as  he 
called it, of  Geo. Holden  and contrast  it 
with his unsuccessful store- keeping, and 
he wished  to  hear  no  more  about  Lucy, 
and changed  the subject at  once.  “Is it 
not  possible,  George,  for  you  to  buy my 
farm?” interrupted Mr.  Watson.  “I must 
now  sacrifice  somewhere,  and -if  I  can 
sell  my  farm  and  save  the  store,  wife 
and I will  be  satisfied. 
I'will  take  less 
for the  farm  now  than I ever  would  be­
fore. 
It  is  worth  more to you  than any 
one  else,  as  our  lands  join,  and if  you 
will  assume  the  mortgage  of  8800  and 
pay me $1,000  in  cash,  you  may  have it.
“I  wouldn’t  like to‘tabe that price fer 
my farm, Joe,” replied  Mr.  Holden,  “an’ 
I hate to lose you  fer  a  neighbor,  but ef 
you’ve  made  up  your  mind  to sell  the 
land and  stick to  store-keepin’, I’ll  take 
the farm at your Aggers.  The timber on 
your land is growin’ in price  every year, 
and it will  pay me to keep it.”

Within the  following  two  weeks after 
this  conversation, George  Holden placed 
the  deed  on  record,  giving  him a clear 
title to his  neighbor’s farm of  160 acres, 
with  all  the  improvements thereon, and 
Mr.  Watson  was  in  quiet  possession  of 
his  business in Borden,  although not yet 
entirely free from debt.

it  is 

feet  wide.  As 

always good at drawin’—guess I told you 
she kept  school  once  in  the Wells  dee- 
strict, didn’t  I—so  she  mapped  out  the 
village  before I got  the  surveyor,  and it 
had  to  go  as she  fixed it.  She  laid  out 
every street  100  feet wide  and  every lot 
100 x 150  feet with  alleys  back of  every 
lot  20 
true  as  you 
live,  Frank, 
the  prettiest  laid 
out  village  you  ever  looked  at.  Wife 
had just been readin’ a book  called “Lu­
cile,” and nothin’ would do but  our  vil­
lage must hev that name, an’  it  sounded 
so much like Lucy  that  I  agreed  to  it. 
So, when  the  first  tavern  was  built,  I 
presented the landlord with  a  gilt  sign 
readin’,  “The  Lucile  Grand.” 
It’s  a 
three  story  brick  tavern, 60 x  100  feet, 
and as fine a buildin’  as  you  often  see. 
What  am  I  doin’  now?”  did  you  ask. 
“Why, I’m farmin’ yet,  and  speculatin’ 
some. 
I  hire  most  of  my  work  done, 
and kind of lay ’round  myself  an’  over­
see it and I go  West  with  a  carload  of 
produce  occasionally.  Folks  say  I  am 
live  without  work  now,  but 
able  to 
pshaw! 
I must allers hev  something  to 
do.  Goin’ after lumber,  was  ye?  Now 
why can’t you go hum  with  me  and  let 
me do better by you than you can  do  in 
the South? 
I’ve got a  mill  of  my  own 
that cuts 25,000 feet  every  day  when  it 
runs, and I can fill  a  few  cars  for  you 
with the oak you  want,  either  green  or 
dry.”

The  sudden death of  a  relative  called 
me  to  a  distant  state  where  business 
compelled  me  to  remain  for a period of 
nearly three  years. 
I  occasionally  saw 
a commercial  traveler  who  had  stopped 
at Borden  and  who  could  give  me some 
account  of  Mr.  Watson’s  business,  but 
he  knew  little  of  the  country  farther 
West,  near  the  scenes of  my  boyhood, 
except  that  he  had  heard  of  a  village 
called  Lucile, which  was  lately  attract­
ing considerable attention.  My business 
since the  death of  my relative  had  been 
purchasing  agent  for  a  manufacturing 
company,  which required large quantities 
of  red  and  white  oak  lumber, and  as  I 
was  one  day  preparing  for  a  journey 
South to purchase a few carloads of  that 
desirable wood,  who  should  step off  the 
cars  but  my  friend, George  Holden,  the 
farmer?  We greeted  each other warmly 
and I insisted  upon his going  home with 
me  and  remaining  over  night.  George 
was far more  corpulent than when I last 
saw  him,  was  more  fashionably dressed 
and much improved in both personal and 
general  appearance. 
I  thought  of  his 
school-teacher wife in a moment and how 
much that woman had done for him.  He 
was  just  returning  from  Denver,  where 
he  had  been  with  a  carload  of  butter, 
eggs and poultry.  Of  course, I obtained 
a  budget  of  news  from  him  concerning 
all my relatives and acquaintances in his 
vicinity.

“The  T.  &  A.  G.  Railroad,  first  sur 
veyed so long ago,” said  George,  “has at 
last been  built,  and  we are  now  joined 
with  the  out-side  world. 

I  say  we,

,  that track runs right across the 160 acres 
I  bought  from  Joe Watson. 
I  gave  the 
company two acres of land if they would 
build  a  station  on  my  farm  and  agree 
that  all  passenger  trains  should  stop 
there for ten  years to come.  Then Lucy 
took it into her head that there would be 
money in layin’ out twenty or thirty acres 
of  the  farm  for  a  village  an’ as she  is 
most  allers right, I  consented, got a sur 
veyor  an’  blocked  it  out.  Lucy  was

The result was that  I  visited  the  old 
familiar  place  once  more  and  had  the 
satisfaction of purchasing  a  quantity  of 
hardwood lumber  from  my  friend  Hol­
den,  which proved only the beginning  of 
a long, remunerative  business  for  both 
parties interested. I enjoyed a good  visit 
with Mr.  Holden and his family,  whom  1 
found in a fine new residence,  surround­
ed  with  all  the  comforts  and  luxuries 
that money  could  furnish.  A  thriving 
village  of  600 
inhabitants  occupied  a 
portion of his two farms and Lucile  bids 
fair to yet be the home  of  thousands  of 
people. 
I had occasiom to  visit  Borden 
and called upon Mr. Watson, who is now 
a fairly prosperous  merchant,  although 
he never  ceases  to  regret  having  been 
obliged to part  with  his  old  home  and 
farm.  He gave me quite a lecture  upon 
the  folly  of  any  man  mortgaging  any 
good farm, and  leaving it to  embark  in 
a new business with  which  he  is  unac­
quainted.  He believes  that  a  practical 
knowledge of any mercantile business  is 
quite  necessary  before  engaging  in  it, 
and adds that his own  tuition  has  been 
gained at a cost of thousands  of  dollars. 
He also believes that a far  greater  num­
ber of persons succeed in life by  remain­
ing  persistently  in  the  same 
locality 
where  they  begin  business  than  those 
who move from place  to  place,  looking 
in vaio for more desirable situations.

Ths  "Anchor”  Brand.

The  “Anchor” brand of oysters,  which 
is packed only by F. J.  Dettenthaler, has 
long maintained a  commanding  position 
and is likely to continue to do so, so long 
as  the  present  high  standard  is  main­
tained,  and the reputation of  the packer 
is  a  sufficient  guarantee  that the brand 
will never  be  permitted  to  deteriorate. 
Those  dealers  who  wish  to  handle  a 
brand  which can be depended  upon  for 
uniformity and merit  would  do  well  to 
communicate  with  Mr.  Dettenthaler 
without delay.

Belleville—Geo. Lower succeeds Henry 

Fehling in the boot and shoe business.

Manufacturers  of

Süow  Cases

Of  Every  Description.

WRITE FOR  PRICES.
First-Class  Work  Onlu-
G R A N D   R A P ID S .
W .H .M O R E H O U S E & C O
GRAIN, CLOVER and TIMOTHY
Red Top, 
Hungarian, 
Millet,  Alfalfa  or  Lucerne,  Blue Grass, 
Orchard Grass, Laiun Grass, POPCORN,etc.

Wholesale Dealers in

White Clover, 

CHOICE  CLOVER  and  TIMOTHY  SEEDS 

a specialty.

Orders  for  purchase  or  sale  of  Seeds  for  future  delivery 
W arehouses—3 2 5  & 3 2 7   E r ie  H t. 
|   r n m   i r i i o   n i l  m  
O ffice-46  P r o d u c e   E x c h a n g e d   TOA.IGUO.  o t i i u .

prom ptly attended to.  Correspondence solicited. 

6 3   a n d   65 C anal  St.,

SEEDS
---- AND----GRAIN

Mention  this  paper.

C.  N .  R A P P   &  CO.,

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Foreign  and  Domestic  Fruits.

9  No. IONIA  ST., GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

HEADQUARTERS  FOR

O R A N G E S, LE M O N S and  B A N A N A S .

BANKRUPT SALE

th e  

O f  S p o r t i n g   G o o d s .
H av in g   b o u g h t 

e n tire   stock  of 
S paldin g  &  C o ., 
lOO  M onroe  S t ,  of  th e 
assignee, it m u st  be  sold  out  a t  once  a t w a y  
b elo w  w h o le sale   prices.  A vail  y o u rselv es of 
th is o p p o rtu n ity .

1  Connection fi Ait  Crater  Trust.

Muskegon Cracker Co
L A R G E S T  V A R IE T Y  IN T H E  S T A T E
MUSKEGON,  MICH.
457  459,  461,  463  W.  WESTERN AVENUE, 

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  PAID  TO  MAIL  ORDERS.

CRACKERS,  BISCUITS  AND  SWEET GOODS.

C.  B.  JU DD.

- 

MOSELEY  BROS,

F ru its,  Seeds, O ysters« Produr, .

-----—W H O L E S A L E ------

An kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty.

If you are in market to buy or sell Clover Seed,  Beans or  Potatoes,  will b* 

26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa  St., 

pleased to hear from-you.
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GRAND  RAPII ii

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

of  the company at over  300,000,000  feet,  j 
including two tracts in Presque Isle coun- 
! ty,  where a railroad  will be necessary to j 
handle it.  There is a  large  quantity  of 
hardwoods on the  Potts  lands.  McDou- 
gall’s estimate is higher than that of men 
who looked over the pine for Alger & Co., 
their  estimate  being  about  250,000,000 
feet.

Cheboygan—A  Pennsylvania  concern 
has secured a 40 acre  tract for a  tannery 
site, also options on  100,•000 acres of hem­
lock. 
It also has options on an addition­
al tract of 35,000 acres.  The logs will be 
peeled and then  manufactured  into  bill 
stuff. 
It is understood that these parties 
are also  interested  in  the  Ocqueoc  Im­
provement Co., a concern which has  pur­
chased a large body of timber on  the  Oc­
queoc, estimated  at 100,000,000  feet, and 
proposes to erect a large gang and  circu­
lar mill at the mouth of  that stream  and 
a factory for  making  hemlock  bark  ex­
tract.

strange about the demeanor of the brother 
awakened a vague suspicion, which grew 
and  spread  until  an  investigation  was 
demanded.  To make the  story short the 
young man  was put on trial  for the mur­
der of  his  sister,  found  guilty,  and  sen­
tenced to the penitentiary for life.  There 
he  is  now,  wielding a pick  down  in  one 
of  the dark  and  narrow galleries of  the 
penitentiary coal mines,  which  reach far 
out beneath the  swift-flowing tide of  the 
muddy  Missouri.  His  mother  is  now a 
raving mhniac.
Such is the  story  of  a  new-found for­
tune. 
It  is  but  fair  to  say  that  many 
Atchison people, notably Senator Ingalls, 
believe  the  young  man  guiltless  of  the 
crime of  which  he  was  convicted.  But 
surely  among the  money  which  brought 
violent  death  to  a  young  girl,  wrecked 
the  reason  of  a  widowed  mother,  and 
condemned  a youth  to  spend his  life  in 
the darksome  galleries  of  a  prison  coal 
mine,  there  must have  been some of  the 
accursed  pieces  of  silver  which  Judas 
received,  and  which,  according  to  an 
old  superstition,  have  come  down 
the 
ages  bringing  dire  sorrow  to  all  into 
whose hands they fell.

Money  Sometimes  a  Curse.

FOR SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

4

AMONG  THE  TRADE.

ABOUND  THE  STATE.

Bay  City—The  W hite  P ine  K indling

Co.  has gone out of  business.

Detroit—John  Dick  succeeds 

John 
Dick & Son in the undertaking  business.
Mancelona—S.  Ladauceur has opened a 
harness  shop.  He  hails  from  Roscom­
mon.

Edmore—  Frank  Dreese  has  removed 
his dry goods stock  from Stanton  to  this 
place

Muskegon—P.  M.  Coale  has  sold  his 
meat market on  Apple street  to  D.  Van- 
dermade.

Detroit—Chas.  R.  Bryson  has  sold  his 
cigar and  tobacco  business  to  Geo.  E. 
Patterson.

Galesburg—W.  G.  Smith  succeeds  W. 
J.  Smith  &  Co.  in  the  boot  and  shoe 
business.

Pierpont—C.  W.  Perry  has  put  in  a 
sawmill to  run  in  connection  with  his 
grist mill.

Scottvilie—Sylvester  Lattin  has  sold 
his grocery and  hardware  stock  to Reed 
•&  Burghdorf.

Stanton—Trim  & McGregor  have  sold 
their dry goods stock to Geo.  M.  Dayton, 
late of Lansing.

Kalamazoo—A.  W.  Rowley  has  sold 
his  stock  of  agricultural  implements  to 
Preston F. Hackley.

Cheboygan — A.  L.  Fexer  succeeds 
Fexer  &  Barr  in  the  jewelry,  book  and 
stationery  business.

Coopersville—E.  F.  Tuxbury  has  as­
signed his  clothing  and  boot  and  shoe 
stock to C.  C.  Lillie.

Eaton  Rapids—Reynolds  Bros,  have 
sold their dry goods stock to Jonas  Man- 
che,  of Cleveland,  Ohio.

Otisco—The assignee advertises to sell 
the general stock  of  Wm.  J.  Snyder  at 
public sale on the T.th.

D etroit—Mumford, Foster & Co., whole­
sale  leather  and  findings,  are  succeeded 
by  E.  D.  Foster  &  Co.

Cedar  Run—Joseph  Poweli,  general 
dealer,  died on the 3d  from  injuries  re­
ceived in a runaway the day before.

Harbor  Springs—J.  L. Thompson  has 
sold his stock of boots,  shoes and  grocer­
ies to Cummings & Sicklesteel,  of  North 
Branch.

Stanton—E.  G.  Curtis, 
late  of  Mt. 
Pleasant,  has  purchased 
the  Wagar 
store building and  will  shortly  put  in  a 
grocery stock.

Kalamazoo—John Gibb has sold  his in­
terest in the drag and  book firm  of  Per­
kin & Gibb to his partner,  who  will  con­
tinue the business.

Bronson—D. W.  Post,  of  the  firm  of 
Kean & Post,  produce  shippers, died  on 
the 2nd.  He was a war  veteran  and had 
been sick a long  time.

Cadillac—Win.  Hodges  and  W.  W. 
Hodges have formed  a copartnership un­
der  the style  of Wm.  Hodges & Son  and 
engaged in the commission  business.

Belding—H.  P.  Whipple  has  sold  his 
dry goods stock to  H.  T.  M.  Treglown, 
who  will  remove  his  stock  from  Grand 
Ledge and  consolidate  it  with  the stock 
here.

Petoskey—Hankey  &  Foreman  have 
purchased the lumber  plant  of  the  De­
troit Lumber Co.  and  expect  to  handle 
6,000,000 or 7.000,000 feet of  lumber  the 
coming season.
Seth ton—G. 

I.  Hall,  who  recently 
sold his dry goods and  grocery  stock  to 
to
J.  W.  Waldon,  has  been  engaged 

. manage the grocery  stock  lately  put  in 
by S. Nolls & Co.

Midland—Just for a joke a local  store- 
| keeper  chalked  up  a  sign 
off.”  A 
; woman came  in,  bought a dollar’s worth 
j of goods and threw down 25 cents.  When 
I she  refused  to  see  the  joke,  the  store- 
i keeper took  the sign down.

St.  Ignace—J.  H.  Steinburg  has  pur­
chased the interest of  his  father  in  the 
I dry goods and clothing firm  of  J.  Stein- 
! berg & Son and  will  continue  the  busi­
ness on  his  own  account.  The  former 
i senior member of the firm has long  been 
I engaged in trade at Traverse  City.

hardware, 

Bailey—Mrs.  Sophronia  Porter,  moth- 
erin-law  of  A.  W.  Bailey,  dealer 
i in 
died 
residence  here  Thurs­
at 
day evening,  at  the  age  of  76  years. 
Death came suddenly while the deceased 
was sitting in  a  chair,  conversing  with 
friends.  The 
interment 
occur^d at Ravenna on Sunday,  the  de­
ceased having also been a  mother-in-law 
of  W.  P.  Conklin,  the  general  dealer 
there.

funeral  and 

family 

drugs 

and 

the 

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

St. Charles—J.  Freeman has purchased 
J.  C.  Shaver’s  saw  and  shingle  mill, 
near this  place.

Detroit—Lewis  &  Hampton  succeed 
the Lewis Cart  Co.  in  the  manufacture 
of spring seat bars.

Otsego—C.  D.  Stuart  &  Co.  is  suc­
ceeded in  the manufacture  of  chairs  by 
the Otsego Chair Co.

Williamsburg—D.  Vinton  &  Son  are 
building an addition to their sawmill  and 
adding to its equipment.

Gladwin—Cook  &  Cunningham  are 
succeeded by J.  H. Cook, Jr.,  in the  saw 
I and planing  mill  business.

Greenville—R.  J.  Tower has purchased 
the H.  M.  Fuller creamery  and  will  re­
sums operations in the spring.

Menominee—  The  Menominee  Hard­
wood & Shingle Co.  has  been  incorpora­
ted with a capital stock of $50,000.

Interlochen—E.  E.  Benedict has leased 
his sawmill to L.  F.  Hale for  a  term  of 
years for one-third of the net profits.

Sault Ste.  Marie—H.  B.  Nease,  Son  & 
Co., of  Saginaw,  have  completed  their 
| planing mill and  will soon  begin  opera­
tions.

Edgewater—The McDonald Lumber Co. 
is putting in considerable hardwood  logs 
around the.lake and will  tow them to the 
mill to be sawed.

Roscommon—The Alpena Lumber  Co. 
has purchased a complete outfit  of  saw­
mill machinery  having a capacity  to  cut 
60,000  feet daily.

East Tawas—The  East  Tawas  Salt  & 
Lumber Co.’s property has  been  sold  to 
Sibley  &  Bearinger,  of  Saginaw.  The 
terms  were private.

West  Troy—Seth  S.  Watrous  has  re­
tired from the firm of Watrous & Basford,
1 manufacturers of shingles and dealers in 
j general merchandise.  The business will 
i be  continued  under  the  style  of  F.  A. 
Basford  & Son.

Nessen City—John  Nessen  is  logging 
13;000,000 feet  of  pine  and  hemlock  for 
Jones <ft  Kennedy, of  Chicago,  and  will 
put in about 1,000,000  feet  of  hardwood 
i for himself,  which  will  give  him  all  the 
( stock he wants for his mill here.

Oscoda-John  McDougal, 

land- 
looker who has been looking over the pine 
lands of the  J.  E.  Potts  Lumber  Co.  for 
I the assignees, estimates the standing pine

the 

|  From the Chicago Mail.
A few  years  ago there  lived  in Atchi­
son, Kan.,  a  family, the  head  of  which 
was a man in comfortable circumstances, 
whose  cosy  cottage  on  one  of  the  best 
streets  of  the  town  sheltered  a  wife,  a 
son,  and a daughter,  the  latter a beauti- j 
ful  girl  just  budding  into  womanhood. 
The family stood well in the city and the 
boy,  bright in his  studies  and correct  in 
his habits,  was looked upon as one of the 
promising young men of  Atchison.  One 
day the  father fell  sick and  died after a 
brief illness.  When  it came  time to set­
tle  up  his  estate it was  discovered  that 
instead of  leaving his family in comfort- 
[ able  circumstances  he  had 
left  them 
almost  penniless.  The homestead and a 
few hundred dollars in  bank was all that 
could be found.  What he had done with 
the money he had earned none could tell, 
but  with stout  hearts the  bereaved ones 
set  about  earning  their  living  in  the 
world.  The  boy  went  to  work,  the girl 
gave music  lessons, and in the  little cot- I 
tage there was  plenty of  family affection i 
if but little money.  One day the widow, 
while ransacking a desk discovered a key. 
It had  a  strange  appearance  to  her. 
it 
fitted  no  lock  in  the  house,  nor  at  her 
husband’s  place  of  business.  A  vague 
suspicion entered the mind of  the widow 
that  this  might  be  the  key to the  place 
in which her  husband had  deposited  the 
earnings of a lifetime.  With Judge Hor­
ton  to aid  her  she  went to Kansas  City 
and  after  making  a  tour of  all  the  safe 
deposit  vaults  finally discovered  one  in 
which her husband’s name was registered 
as that  of  box-owner.  After  the  neces­
sary legal steps  had been  taken she  was 
permitted 11 try  her  key.  Sure enough, 
the  box  opened  and  to  the  astonished 
eyes  of  the  widow were  displayed  Gov­
ernment  bonds,  railway stocks,  and gold 
coin amounting to nearly $80,000.
It  was  a  happy  party  that  took  the 
train 
that  night  for  Atchison.  The 
widow  and  her  children  saw a new life 
opening  before  them;  the  days  of  pov­
erty  were  passed;  the  struggle  for  ex­
istence  was  over;  they  seemed  fairly  to 
walk  on air  and for  months  nothing  oc­
curred  to  mar  their  perfect  happiness. 
Then trouble came.  The boy, steady and 
industrious while  poor, became wild and 
I dissipated.  His follies were  the scandal 
of the town.  He scattered money  with a 
lavish hand. 
In vain his  mother  sought | 
to curb  him.  He  saw  only in  her a nig­
gardly  guardian  who,  having  gold  to 
give, doled him out silver.  His sister he 
regarded  as  one who  would  rob  him of 
half  the  money  that  ought  to  come  to 
him  at  his  mother’s  death.  Suspicion, 
jealousy  and  hatred  entered  into  the 
family circle  with the  newly  discovered 
wealth.
Well, one  morning Atchison  was  star­
tled to hear  that the  daughter had  been 
found  dead in  her  bed  with  an  empty 
I chloroform  bottle  by her  side.  “It  was 
suicide,”  said the  sorrowing  mother and 
brother,  and  as  a  suicide  the  town re- 
I garded  it  for  a  time.  But  something

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 26 cents.  Advance  payment.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

171

City, Mich. 

in  Michigan.  Cash  buyer  solicited.  Will  bear 

i W R  SALE-ONE OF  THE  NEATEST  D RU G   STORES 
closest  investigation.  Address,  Hull  A  Tilton,  Bay 
Fo r   s i l k —c le a n  sto c k,  c o m pr isin g  h a r d-

ware,  groceries,  crockery,  harness  and  general 
lrmberman's supplies.  Stock will inventory from $12,- 
000  to  $16,000.  To  a  purchaser  with  a  considerable 
quantity of cash, a great bargain  will  be given.  Pipp 
Bros. & Martmdale,  Kalkaska,  Mich. 
Fo r   sa l e—h o t el  l e a s e   a n d  f u r n it u r e   in
IX)R  SALE—A  CLEAN  GROCER  STOCK  AT  HART.

Grand Rapids.  Fine business  established.  Great 
chance for the right party.  Must be sold immediately. 
Freeman Lothrop, 49 Monroe St.  Gunn Block. 

1  County seat of Oceana  County  the  Banner  fruit 
belt.  Will invoice at about $1,200.  Good  reasons  for 
selling.  A  crisp  snap  for  a  live  man.  Sanford  A 
Henwood, Hart, Mich_________________________   JL72
ventorying about $1,200,  situated  in  good  coun­
has other  business.  Address  No.  173,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

Ti OR  SALE—WELL-SELECTED  DRUG  STOCK,  IN- 

try town o f 500 people.  Reason for selling, proprietor 

173

175

174

168

about $4,001, in  a  lumbering  town  in  Michigan. 
Only store in town.  Stock could be  reduced  if  neces­
sary.  Good chance.  Address P. O. box 165,¿Bay  City, 
Michigan. 

F or  sa l e—stock  o f  g e n e r a l  m e r c h a n d ise,
Fo r  sa l e—spo t c a sh c lo th in g a n d men’s f u r -
Fo r   sa l e —w e l l -se l e c t e d  d r u g  stock  and

nishing goods stock in live factory  town  of  2,000 
people.  No  competition  Expenses  light.  For  par­
ticulars write to  M.  J.,  437  West  Kalamazoo  avenue, 
Kalamazoo, Mich. 

new  fixtures  in  desirable  location  in  this  city; 
will sell  at  invoice  on  reasonable  terms;  reason  for 
selling,  owner  has  other  business.  L.  M.  Mills,  64 
South Ionia street,  Grand Rapids. 
p  RE AT BARG AIN-WILL SELL FOR CA8H AT GREAT 
v J   sacrifice, general  novelty  works,  consisting  of 
heavy saw mill, with lumber and log cars, trucks, etc.; 
set handle machinery, saw tables,  planer,  etc.,  tnirty- 
flve horse  power  engine  and  boiltr,  building 40 x 70, 
two story, situated in one of the most  pleasant  towns 
in  Southern  Michigan.  Splendid  shipping  facilities. 
Wm. H. Scott, Kalamazoo, M<ch. 

136

170

169

OR SALE—CLEAN  STOCK  AND  BE8T  COUNTRY 
trade in Michigan.  Beautiful new store and cottage 
for sale at half price.  Post  office  and  railway  ticket 
office goes with store.  Terms! easy.  Reason  for  sell­
ing, must retire  from  business.  No.  159,  care  Michi­
gan Tradesman. 
159

general  or  grocery stock;  must be cheap.  Ad­

dress No. 26, care Michigan Tradesman._________  26

tures;  stock well  assorted  can  be  bought  at  a 
bargain.  Address for  particulars  8. P. Hicks,  Lowell, 
Mich._________________________________________ 124

FOR 8ALE-A  COMPLETE  DRUG STOCK  AND Fix­
WANTED—I  HAVE  SPOT  CASH  TO  PAY  FOR  A 
Drucke. 16 Cresent avenue._____________________   168
FOR  SALE—FULL  LINE  OF  GROCERIES,  INCLÜD- 
IX)R  SALE—FIRST-CLASS  GROCERY  AND  CROCK- 

ing 150 bushels first class potatoes in a  good  loca­
tion.  Will  sell  cheap  for  cash.  Enquire  of  Wm. 

1  ery stand,doing a strictly cash business of $40 per 
day.  Stock will invoice  $3,600.  Terms  cash.  Reason 
for selling, owner has other business.  Frank O.  Lord, 
Grand Ledge Mich._____________________ _________ 165

SITUATIONS  WANTED.

WANTED — SITUATION  IN  OFFICE  BY  YOUNG 

lady of 20, who  has  had  the  advantage  of  col­
legiate education;  does not  write  short  hand,  but  is 
good penman; wages • ot so much an object as a pleas­
ant place to work.  Address Z,  care  Michigan  Trades- 
man 

122

MISCELLANEOUS.

A  BOLI8H  THE PASS  BOOK  AND  SUBSTITUTE THE 
i x   Tradesman  Coupon,  which is now in use by over 
5,000  Michigan  merchant»—all  of  whom are  warm in 
praise  of  its  effectiveness.  Send  for  sample  order, 
which  will  be  sent  prepaid  on  receipt  of  $1.  The 
Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids.___________ _

tailers  will  be  sent free  to  any dealer  who  will 
write for them to  the  Sutliff  Coupon  Pass  Book  Co., 
Albany. N. Y._______________________ ___________561

SAMPLES OF TWO  KINDS  OF  COUPONS  FOR  RE 
■OR  SALE-CLEAN  DRUG  STOCK.  8ITUATED  ON 

best retail street in Grand Rapids.  Expenses small 
good  paying  patronage.  Address  No.  162,  care Mich. 
182
Tradesman. 

Detroit—King,  Hubbard  &  Dingwall, 
who have  been operating in  the  lumber 
business in  Midland,  Bay  and  Gladwin 
counties,  have merged their business  in­
to a stock  company  under  the  style  of 
the Michigan  Land  &  Timber  Co.  The 
new  company  is  composed of  the  same 
parties.  There is no change in the capi­
tal employed,  and the  object  of  making 
it,  as stated  by  Mr.  Dingwall,  is  one  of 
convenience  for  the  sale  of  stock  to 
parties now  engaged in the  manufacture 
of lumber. 
It was  regarded as an easier 
way to  do the business  than  to  give  the 
parties an unlimited interest in  the com­
pany.  John E. King is President  of  the 
new  organization,  Geo.  Dingwall  Vice- 
President,  and Collins  B.  Hubbard  Sec­
retary and Treasurer.

To  Wall  Finish  Dealers.

Gra nd R a pid s,  Jan.  3,  1891.

We learn that, among the  many  false­
hoods in  regard to  this  Company, circu­
lated by  our  competitors  through  their 
representatives  and  by  other  means, is 
one to the effect that we will soon go  out 
of business.
We have heretofore paid little attention 
to these statements,  as they have  gained 
no  credence  among  our  customers  and 
have reacted  upon  the  parties  uttering 
them.
Our competitors are now seeking to sub­
stantiate their false statements by  circu­
lating the statements of persons  recently 
discharged from the employ of this Com­
pany,  and  whose  services  have  been 
eagerly secured by  our  competitors,  for 
obvious reasons.
We  pronounce  such  reports  without 
foundation.  We are  in  the  business  to 
stay,  and assure  our  customers  that  we 
are prepared to fullfil all  our agreements 
to the letter, and  that  our  facilities  for 
supplying  goods  of  guaranteed  quality 
were never so good as at present.
With these assurances on our part, and 
a reliance in the principle that good faith 
and fair dealing will not permit the slan­
derous reports which are  being  circulat­
ed  (and for which this Company will  hold 
the authors responsible according to their 
legal liability)  to interrupt  the  pleasant 
trade relations now existing between this 
Company and its  patrons,  we  beg  to  re­
main,
THE  DIAMOND WALL  FINISH  GO.

Yours truly,

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Speicher  &  Co.  have  removed  their 

drug stock from this city to Beliaire.

C. B. Metzger  has  concluded  to  aban­
don the style of  “Grand  Rapids  Fruit & 
Produce Co.”  and will  do business in his 
name only after February 1.

The  OIney  &  Judson  Grocer  Co.  has 
leased  the  corner  store  in  the  Gilbert 
block—now  occupied  by  the  Diamond 
Wall Finish Co.—and will  remove to  the 
new quarters next fall.

Walbridge  &  Co.  have opened  a  dry 
goods and  grocery store at  the  corner of 
East  and  Sherman  streets.  Spring  & 
Company  furnished  the  dry  goods  and 
Ball-Barnhart-Putman  Co. the groceries.
The  Grand  Rapids  School  Furniture 
Co.  has  turned  out  more  school  seats 
per year than any of  its  competitors  for 
three years  past, and  during  1890 it  dis­
tanced  ail  other  manufacturers  in  the 
world  in  the production of opera chairs.
Reports having  been  circulated  to  the 
effect that the Diamond Wall  Finish  Co. 
and the Gypsine Co.  propose to wind  up 
their business and retire from  the  field, 
T h e  T radesm an  is  authorized  to  state 
that such reports are entirely unfounded 
and possess no element of  truth.

Another  carpet  sweeper  factory 

is 
among  the  possibilities  of  the  future. 
Wm.  B.  Remington,  Fred  E.  Remington 
and Erastus  J.  Horton,  who  own  three- 
quarters  of  the  Raymond  patents,  are 
arranging the preliminaries to the organ­
ization of a stock company  to  engage  in 
the manufacture of the same.

The  Boyden  &  Wyman  Lumber  Co., 
which  owns  20,000  acres  of  hardwood 
timber near  Neelyville,  Mo., has  estab­
lished  a  supply  store at  that place,  in 
charge  of  Jeff  Darrah, formerly  of  Big 
Rapids.  The  company  has  a  circular 
mill now at work,  and another mill, with 
two band saws,  will be  in  operation  by 
April 1.

He  Stuck to  His  Old Razor.

“A person meets many curious people,” 
said  a  hardware  merchant.  “Now,  for 
instance,  1 sold  an  old  fellow  a  razor a 
few weeks ago and he returned it,  saying 
it  didn’t work.  1  asked  him  what  was 
the trouble with it.
“ ‘Well,’  he  says, 
‘it  ain’t  worth 
nothin’.’
“ ‘Don’t  it shave  good ?’  I asked him.
“ ‘I can’t tell  wheu  it does cut ’em off. 
Tou see my old  razor pulls an’  1 can tell 
when  the  hair is cut off,  but  this  thing 
don’t pull, an’ I don’t know if I’m shaved 
right  or  not.  An’  1  guess  I’ll  stick to 
my old one.”

another  violently 

Prof.  Victor  C.  Vaughan,  whose  dis­
covery  of  tyrotoxicon made  his  name 
known  wherever  chemistry 
is,  has 
found 
poisonous 
principle  in  cheese  entirely  different 
from tyrotoxicon. 
It’s  nature  has  not 
been fully established,  but  it  is  one  of 
the so-called tox-albumins.  Dr. Vaughan 
is continuing his researches.

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For  Sale  by  Leading  W holesale  Grocers

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MANCFACTUREÖ  BY

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A. E. BROOKS & CO.
The  Finest  Line  of  Candy  in  the  State. DROPS
CHANGE IN FIRM.
Grand Rapids, D ec.  24,  1890.
The  firm of Hawkins,  Perry & Co.  has  been  this 
day dissolved, Geo. R. Perry retiring.  The business 
will be continued by the remaining members of the 
firm,  Lewis  E.  Hawkins  and  Wm.  L.  Freeman, 
under the style of Hawkins & Company.
Bespeaking for the new firm a continuance  of the 
kindly  patronage  accorded  the  house  in  the  past 
and  wishing  our  patrons a happy  and  prosperous 
New Year, we are

WM. SEARS & CO.,

HA W KIN S  &  COMPANY.

Yours Truly,

GraGkBr  MamMilim,

87, 8 9  an d   41 K e n t St., G ran d   R apids.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T E A D E S M A N .
The  publication  of  the  article  on  the 
P. of  I.  selling  agency  has  been  post­
poned until next week.

5
A L F R E D   J.  B R O  W IT,

F ru it C o m m is s io n   M erch a n t,

SEEDSMAN  AND

We are direct receivers of  CALIFORNIA  and  FLORIDA  ORANGES  and  are  headquarters 

for BANANAS all the year round.  The leading features in our line just now are

M erries,  Grapes,  California  Fruit,  Bananas,  (ta p s,  Etc.,  Etc.

Parties having Clover Seed and Beans  to  offer  please  mail samples and we will endeavor to 

make you a satisfactory price.  '

THE  ALFRED  BROWN  SEED  STORE,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

F.J.DEYTEN THALER

JOBBER OF

Bulk and Canned

R I N D G E ,  B E R T S  C H  &  C O .,

18.  14  AND  16  PEARL  ST..  GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

II.  F.  Hastings  has  gone  to  Excelsior 
¡Springs,  Mo.,  for  a  couple  of  months. 
He is accompanied by his family.

Complaints  continue  to  reach  T h e 
from  grocers  who  have 
T radesm an 
taken the trouble to count  the pickles in 
a barrel and found  them  short  from  10 
to  25  per  cent.  T h e  T radesm an  will 
shortly publish a list of the packers  who 
put  less  pickles  in  their  barrels  than 
they  brand  on  the  heads,  and  dealers 
who have investigated the matter are  in­
vited to send the results of the investiga­
tion to this office.

And  Fresh and Salt

Lake Fish XOGean Fish

Mail  Orders  Receive  P rom pt  Attention. 

See quotations In another colnmn.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

We ask the trade to examine our line of Lumbermen’s Socks.  All  the  staple 
kinds, men’s and boys’,  at popular prices;  also  the best line of Felt Boots made, in 
prices from 89 to 814.  We can show you a fine line of Beaver Shoes and  Slippers, 
foxed and plain, turns and M. S.  Agents for the Boston Rubber Shoe Company.

Toil, HerpMeiir & Go.,

Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy

Dry Goods

NOTIONS AND HOLIDAY GOODS.

Manufacturers of

Shirts,  Pants,  Oileralls,  Etc,

Complete  rFall  Stock  now  ready  for 
inspection, including a fine line of Prints, 
Underwear, Pants, Gloves,  Mittens  and 
Lam bermen’s Goods.  Chicago and Detroit 
prices guaranteed.

48,50 and 52 Ottawa St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

-  MICH

W H O L E S A L E .

Carpets,  Linoleums, 
Mattings,  Oil  Cloths, 
Rugs  and  Mats,  Dra­
peries, Brass and Wood 
Poles,  Brass  Rings, 
Brackets,  Etc.
Send for circular and price list.

MUM H1TI0M Biffi

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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

1 D/A.  B  ODOBTT, Vice-President.

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

Transacts a general banking business.

Make a  Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

of Country Merchants Solicited.

DON’T   BE  AC
CHUMP

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IN  HANDKERCHIEFS,  MUFFLERS,  GLOVES,  NECKWlSAR, 
TABLE  COVERS,  NAPKINS,  SPLASHERS, APRONS, DOLLS, 
PERFUMES,  JEWELRY,  CLOCKS,  POCKETBOOKS, KNIVES, 
FANCY  SOAPS,  FANCY  CASES,  PAPETERIES,  AND  A 
COMPLETE  LINE  OF  FANCY  NOTIONS.

S T B K B T B B  & 

IMPORTERS  AND  JOBBERS,

1*. 

81  and  83  MONBOE  8T. 

10,  12,  14,  lg f  ig   FOUNTAIN  8T.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

BUT  USE

T radesman  Coupons

And avoid  the  losses  and annoyances  Incident 
to the pass-book system.  Samples and  price list 
sent free.

,

THE  TRADESMAN COMPANY,
I 

Grand  Rapids.

1 

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T H E   MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Prices  Current.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

Atlantic  A.7  ICliftonCCC...........................  63&
“  Arrow Brand 534
“  H...............  691 
“ 
p ...............   6  ! 
“  Worldwide..  7
“  D...............6% 
“  LI*................  6
“  LL.  5S£|Full Yard Wide.................... 6*
I Amory.71% Honest Width................................614
j Archery  Bunting...  434| Hartford A  ............   534
! Beaver Dam  A A ... 5%¡Madras cheese cloth 654
j Blackstone O, 32—   5  |Noibe R...................   51»
: Black  Rock  ...........  7  ! Our Level  Best....... 614
I Boot, AL.  734[Oxford  R  ..............................  634
Chapman cheese cl. 
Pequot....................  714
Comet.....................7 
¡Solar........................  614
Dwight Star............  734lTop of the Heap—   714

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

“ 

“ 

shorts.  8341 

IGlen Mills..............   7
Arnsburg................ 7 
Blackstone A A......  8  Gold Medal..............   714
Beats All................   414 Green  Ticket......... 834
Cleveland.............  7  Great Falls...............   634
Cabot...................... 714 Hope.........................   7J4
Cabot,  %.................  63k Just  Out........  43k@ 5
Dwight Anchor......  9  King  Phillip.............  734
OP...... 714
Edwards.................   6  Lonsdale Cambric.. 1014
Empire...................   7  Lonsdale...........  @ 834
Farwell..................   734 ¡Middlesex........  @5
No Name................   714
Fruit of the  Loom
Oak View!______ 6
Fitchville  .............714
Our Own................   514
First Prize..............614
Pride of the West.. .12
Fruit of the Loom %.  8
Rosalind.................714
Fairmount..............  434
Sunlight.................   414
Full Value..............  634
VInyard..................  814
Geo. Washington...  8)4

“ 

HALE  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

“ 
*• 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

Cabot......................  734|DwightAnchor......  9
Farwell..................   8  I
TremontN........... ..  534 Middlesex No.  1.
“
2.
Hamilton N......... ..  634
“  3.
L......... ..  7
“  7.
Middlesex  AT__ ..  8
“  8.
X....... ..  9
No. 25.. ..  9
BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

.10 
.11 
.12 
.18 
.19

Hamilton N ............ 7141 Middlesex A A..........11
Middlesex P T..........8
.12 
A T ........  9
.1314 
X A........  9
■ 1714 
X F ........ 1014
.16
8  Nameless............... 20
.................25
.................2714
................ 30
.................3214
..............  35

.................9
G G  Cashmere....... 21
Nameless  ...............16
............... 18

..............1014

A O.
4.
5.

DBESS  GOODS.

Hamilton

“ 
“ 

“ 

‘ 

‘ 
COBSET  JEANS.

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
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Blddeford...............  6  ¡Naumkeagsatteen..  714
Brunswick............. 634;Rockport.................. 614
Merrim'ck shirtings.  414 
Allen, staple...........  514
fancy...........  534
“  Repp fu n i.  814
robes...........  5
Pacific  fancy..........6
robes............  614
American  fancy—   534
“ 
Portsmouth robes...  6 
American indigo__534
Simpson mourning..  614
American shirtings.  414 
“  —   614
Arnold 
greys........614
solid black.  614 
long cloth B. 1014 
“ 
Washington indigo.  6 
“  C.  814
“ 
“ 
century cloth  7
“  Turkey robes..  714
“  gold seal......1014
“  India robes__714
“  Turkey red.. 1014
“  plain T’ky X 34 814 
Berlin solids...........  514
“  .  “ 
“  X...10
“  oil blue.......   614
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red................   6
“  green —   614
“ 
Coeheco fancy........6
Martha Washington
madders...  6
Turkeyred 34......  714
Eddy stone  fancy.
6  (Martha Washington
614  Turkeyred..........  914
Hamilton fancy.
534 Riverpoint robes__  5
staple.
Manchester fancy..  6  I Windsor fancy........  614
new era.  634 
gold  ticket 
indigo blue.........1014
Merrimack D fancy.  614!
Amoskeag AC A__1334IAC  A...................... 1214
Hamilton N............ 7141 Pemberton AAA 
16
D............ 814 York......................... 1034
Awning.. 11
Swift River............714
Farmer....................8
Pearl  River............1214
First Prize..............1114
Warren................... 14
Lenox M ills...........18
Atlanta,  D..............  634
Boot.......................... 634
Clifton, K...............   7*
SAI
Simpson.................. 20
.................18
.................16

Stark  A 
...........  8
No  N am e................714
Top of Heap........... 10
INES.
Imperiai..................1014
Black................  9@ 934
1014

COTTON  DRILL.

TICKINGS.

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Coechco..................1014

 

•• 
“ 

Amoskeag..............1214
9oz......1414
brown .13
Andover.................1114
Everett, blue..........12
brown...... 12

“ 

Glenarven................634
Lancashire.............  614
Normandie...............714
Renfrew Dress........734
Toil du Nord..„10@1034
Amoskeag..............   7
AFC........1014
Persian.....................814
Bates.........................634
Warwick...............   834
Peerless, wuite.

“ 

Jeffrey..............
Lancaster.........
Lawrence, 9 oz.. 
No. 220
No. 250
No. 280

-.1114
...1214
...1314
“ 
...IS
“ 
...1114
“ 
...1014
GINGHAMS.
Lancaster,  staple...  634
fancies. ..  7 '
“ 
“  Normandie  8
..  8
Westbrook..........
........
“ 
..10
York.................... ..  6*
..  634
Hampton..............
..  5
Winaermeer.......
..  5
Cumberland.......
Essex................... ..  434
colored.. .2014

CABPET  WABP.
__18  ! Peerless
GRAIN  BAGS.

“
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THREADS.

RED  FLANNEL.

MIXED  FLANNEL.

KNITTING  COTTON.

Amoskeag..............17  (Valley City..............1514
Stark......................2014 Georgia....  -...........1534
American...............1614iPacific....................1414
Clark’s Mile End....45  (Barbour s ............... 88
Coats’. J. & P ........ 45  Marshall’s ...............88
Holyoke.................22141
White.  Colored.
White.  Colored.
42
38 No.  14... ....37
..33
No.  6  .
43
“  16... ....38
39
8... ....34
“ 
44
“  18... ...39
40
“  10... ....35
45
“  20... ....40
41
.36
“  12...
CAMBRICS.Washington............  434
Slater......................  434
Red Cross...............   434
White Star............   434
Lockwood................ 434
Kid Glove...............  434
Wood’s..................   434
Newmarket............   434
Brunswick...........   434
Edwards.................  434
Fireman.................3214
T W ........................ 2214
F T ............ ............. 8814
Creedmore..............2714
JR F .X X X ............35
Talbot XXX........... 30
Buckeye.................3214
Nameless..............2714
Red & Blue,  plaid. .40  IGrey S R W ............ 1714
Union R.................2234 Western W  ..............1814
Windsor................. 1834 D B P .......................1814
6 oz Western..........21  Flushing XXX.........2334
Union  B................ 2234lMaaitoba................. 2314
9  @1014 
Nameless......8  @ 9341 
1214
| 
Slate.  Brown.  Black. | Slate.  Brown.  Black. 
914 
1014 
1114 
1214

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
13
13
934
15
15
1034
17
17
1134
20
20
1234
...  934 West  Point, 8 oz.. ..1034
8oz....
10 oz. -1234
...1034
, 8 o z . . .
Raven, lOoz............1334
Greenwood, 714 oz. 
914
............1314
Stark 
Greenwood, 8 os.
1114
WADDINGS.
White, doz............  25  [Per bale, 40 doz— 87 50
Colored,  doz...........20  |
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
“  Red Cross....  9
“  Best.............. 1014
“  Best AA........1214

Pawtucket...............1014
Dundie...................   9
Bedford...................1014
Valley  City.............1014
Coraline................19 50|Wonderful............34 75
Schilling’s ............   9 001Brighton............... 4 75
Corticelll, doz.........75  [Corticelli  knitting,

934 13
1054)15
1134117
12*|20
DUCKS.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

...... 814@10 

SEWING  SILK.

SILESIAS.

CORSETS.

..12  “ 8 
..12  |  “   10 

twist,doz..3714  per 14oz  ball........30
50 yd, doz.. 37141
HOOKS AND ETES—PER GROSS.
“ 
“ 
“  
“  

No  1 Bl’k & White..l0  |No  4 Bl’k & White..l5
“ 
..20
“  
..25
No 2-20, M C......... 50  INo 4-15, F  314........40
‘  3—18, S C..........45  I
No  2 White & Bl’k.,12  [No  8 White & Bl’k..20 
“ 
.23
“ 
..26
No2...................-....28  INo3.........................36

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

PINS.

2 
3 

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“ 
“ 

4 
6 

“ 

NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. James.................1  50 Steamboat.
Crowelv’s............... I  35 Gold  Eyed...............1  50
Marshall's..............1 00
5—4. ...2 25  6—4. ..3 2515—4....1  95  6—4. ..2 96 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“ 

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...3 10)

YMAS  HOODS

Dry  Goods.
Have  Women  Equal  Rights?

W r itte n   fo r  T ees  Tradesman.

“Are  you  an  advocate  of  women’s 

rights?” said a friend a few days ago.

“Why—yes,”  I answered, hesitatingly, 
“although  your  meaning  is  hardly  ap­
parent  in  your  question.  Do  you mean 
to  infer  that  women  have  not  already 
their lawful rights?”

It  was  now  my friend’s  turn  to  hesi­
tate.  “Well, no, not  exactly that, but  I 
think that they have  hardly equal rights 
with men.”

so 

“Let us examine this  subject a little,” 
I replied.  “I  notice that  many of  them 
occupy  the  position  of  merchants  and 
stockholders in their  own  right.  There 
are  also  women  engaged  in  the  profes­
sions in  trades  and in most of  the  occu­
pations  followed  by  the  opposite  sex. 
Now,  while  I  have  the  highest  respect 
for  women,  and  an  exalted  opinion  of 
their  capabilities,  also,  I  must  be  par­
doned  for  saying that I think  that  some 
of them are selfishly inconsistent in their 
desires,  and,  while  demanding  equality 
with their  brothers, they fall  back  upon 
the  effeminacy  of  their  sex  and  often 
give  cause  for  a  man  to  say,  *1,  too, 
must have equal rights.’  In certain cases 
.in  court  a  woman’s  evidence  is  given 
precedence  of  any  other,  often  to  the 
injury of  the defendant and then it is he 
who has  cause for  complaint. 
If  a lady 
speaks in a derogatory manner of a man’s 
business  or  character, 
that  he 
threatens  her  with  a  suit  for  slander, 
notice  how she  forgets her  equality and 
remembers that  she is simply an  ‘unpro­
tected  female’  and  replies  petulantly, 
‘I  think  that  you  are  no  gentleman  if 
you  bring  an  action  like  that  against a 
woman!’  As if  to say,  ‘Were I a man,  it 
would be  quite  different.’  1  am  not in­
cluding  all  ladies,  by  any  means,  when 
I say that very  many women  in  most of 
their business  transactions,  while  exact­
ing  equality  for  the  sexes, seem to con­
stantly remember  their  own sex  and the 
gentlemanly  courtesy  which it demands. 
If she be the proprietress of  a store, or a 
saleswoman,  she stands in the same posi­
If  at  a  public  gathering, or  in a 
tion. 
public conveyance, it is the same. 
In all 
these  cases  the  true  gentleman  never 
forgets  that she is  a  woman and  she has 
forgotten  all  about  the  equality !  She 
demands,  as her  right, that  she  shall do 
all that  a  man  does if she  pleases;  vote 
and  be voted  for;  fill  any office, place or 
position  bestowed upon  a  man;  fret and 
find  fault  and  be  given  the  choice,  if 
there  be  any—in  fact  be  treated  as  if 
upon  equal  ground  until  something oc­
curs  to  her  disadvantage,  when,  lo!  the 
equality  vanishes  and  she  exacts  the 
courtesy due to her  sex.”

An Accommodating Druggist.

From th e  Am erican A nalyst.
“Can I use your telephone a moment?” 
asked a lady,  stepping into a drug  store.
“Certainly,” said the polite drug  man, 
and he engineered her  to  the  back  part 
of the store,  past  counters  and  bottles, 
to the telephone  itself.
“ I cannot reach it,” she said, anxiously.
“Can I telephone for you?”  asked  the 
druggist,  with one eye on the store.
“ Yes.  Please call up Smith & Blank’s 
drug  store,  and  tell  them  to  send  Mrs. 
-----a  box  of  mustard  leaves  and  a  po­
rous plaster. 
I have an  account  there,” 
she  kindly  explained  to  the  paralyzed 
druggist.

Wheatland—A.  P.  Austin has sold 
grocery stock to Mrs.  Frank  Castle.

his

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7

HAMMERS.

 

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dis.

dis.

“ 
“ 
“ 

dis.
dis.

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

LOCKS—DOOR.

HOLLOW WARE.

wire goods. 
 

M ay dole  & Co.’s.......................................dis.  25
Kip’s....................................................  dis. 
25
Yerkes *  Plumb’s..................................dis. 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.80&10
State...........................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook and  Strap, to 12 In. 4V4  14  and
longer.......................................................   314
Screw Hook and  Eye, *4..........................net 
10
“  %........................  net  8V4
“ 
...........................net  7V4
“ 
“ 
“ 
“  %........................  net  714
Strap and T ...........................................  dis. 
70
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track ..  .50*10
Champion,  anti-friction.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track..................................... 
40
60
Pots............................................................... 
Kettles..........................................................  
60
Spiders  ........................................................  
60
Gray enameled...................................... 
40*10
HOUSE FURNISHING  GOODS.
Stamped  Tin Ware...............................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware.......................... 
25
Granite Iron W are.....................new list 3314*10
Bright............... 
70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............................................70*10*10
Hook’s .....................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes  ........ 
70*10*10
LEVELS.
Stanley  Rule and Level  Co.’s
knobs—New List.
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings........
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings
Door,  porcelsin, trimmings...........
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain......
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s...............
Branford’s ......................................
Norwalk’s ......................................
Adze Eye  ....................................... 416.00, dis. 60
Hunt Eye........................................ 115.0(1, dis. 60
................................... *13.50, dis. 20*10.
Hunt’s 
dlS.
50
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled..................   . 
dis.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s .............................. • • 
40
40
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables 
.. 
“  Landers,  Ferry &Clr  k’s ............... 
40
“  Enterprise 
25
Stebbin’s Pattern.....................   .................60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................ 60*10
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
25
NAILS
Steel nails, base..............................................1  *5
. . . »  0*7
Wire nails, base.................
Wire.
Steel.
Base
......... Base
...........................
go 
10
............................. ...........Base
50 
20
05
....................  ...... ........... 
40 
20
10
............................ ........... 
30 
30
15
....................  ......... ........... 
ao 
35
........... 
15
35
................................ ........... 
15
13 
40
............................... ...........  20
io 
50
................................... ............   25
8 
65
7 * 6 ................................... ............  40
90
............................... ............   60
4 
1  50
............................... ............ 1  00
3 
2 00
........................... ............ 1  50
g 
2 00
Ffil0 3 ............................... ............ 1  50
90
Case  10......................  — ............   60
1  00
“ 
1  25
«* 
.......................... ............   90
1  00
...........  85
1  25
............ 1  00
“ 
1  50
...........1  15
75
............   85
90
............ 1  00
1  00
............ 1  15
2 50
............ 1  75

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

Advance over base:

MOLASSES GATES. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

MATTOCKS.

diS.

dis.

ROPES.

9
dlS.

SQUARES. 

SHEET IRON.

Sisal, % inch and larger.............................  
Manilla........................................................   1254
Steel and Iron.............................................. 
75
Try and Bevels............................................. 
60
Mitre............................................................ 
20
Com. 
33 10 
3 20 
3 20 
3 30 
3 40 
3 50
All  sheets No. IS  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Com.  Smooth.
Nos. 10 to  14.................................... 34 20
Nos. 15 to 17.....................................  4 20
Nos.  18 to 21.....................................  4 20
Nos. 22 to 24 .....................................  4 20
Nos. 25 to 26 .....................................  4 40
NO. 27 ...............................................  4 60
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86..................................... dis. 40*10
Silver Lake, White A..............................list 
50
Drab A.................................   “ 
55
White  B...............................  “ 
50
DrabB..................................  “ 
56
White C.................................  “ 
35

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

dis. 05

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

saws. 

TRAPS. 

Hand........................................ 
Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot, 

dis.
“ 
.. 
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot—  
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot__ 
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  foot............................................  

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton 825
20
70
50
30
30
Steel, Game................................................... 60*10
Oneida Community, Newhonse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s ___ 
70
Mouse,  choker.................................18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion.............................. 31.50 per doz.
dis.
Bright Market..............................................  65
Annealed Market..........................................70—10
Coppered Market.........................................   60
Tinned Market............................................   6254
Coppered  Spring  Steel................................ 
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...............................  3 40
painted...................................   3 80

wire. 

diS.

“ 

HORSE NAILS.

dis.

wrenches. 

Au Sable.............................. dis. 25A10©35A10&05
Putnam................................................. 
N orthwestern..................... 
dls.lO&lO
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,....................  75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable...............................75*10
Bird Cages.............. 
50
 
Pumps, Cistern........................................  
75
Screws, N ew List.........................................  
50
Casters, Bed  and  Plate.......................... 50*10*10
Dampers, American............ 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods-----  
66
METALS,
PIG TIN.

MISCELLANEOUS. 
 

dis.

 

 

 

 

28c
30e

ZINC.

SOLDEB.

Pig  Large....................................................  
Pig Bars.......................................................  
Duty:  Sheet, 254c per pound.
754
680 pound  casks........................................... 
Per pound.................................................... 
754
18
54® 54...................... 
Extra W iping................................................  
'5
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market Indicated by private brands
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson........................................per  pound  16
13
Hallett's.
7 00
10x14 IC, Charcoal................................
7 10
14x20 IC, 
8  75 
10x14 IX, 
8 75
14x20 IX, 

TIN—MEL YN GRADE.

 

 

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“ 

8 ............................
5 
Finish 10............................
8  ..........................
Clinch; 10..........................
8...........  ............
6..........................
Barrel! %..........................
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................
Sciota Bench................................................  @60
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  @*>
Bench,first quality —         ............ -............  @®J
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood..........   *10
Fry,  Acme..........................................................¿2
Common,  polished................................. dis. 
7u
40
Iron and  Tinned..................................  —  
Copper Rivets and Burs............................. 
50
10 20 14x31 JLX.. 
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 
■
9 20 14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers.
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27... 

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN— ALLAWAY  GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

...... ..............................
....................  ..............
.................................
Each additional X on this grade, 81.75. 
10x14 IC, Charcoal................................
....................................
14x20IC, 
10x14 IX, 
....................................
14x20 IX, 
...........................
Each additional X on this grade 81.50. 
ROOFING PLATES
Worcester.....................

6 25
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
13 00 
20x28 IC, 
5 50
14x2010, 
7 00
14x20 EX, 
.............. 
11  50
20x28 IC, 
..............  14  50
20x28 IX,
14x28  IX....................................................  314 00
14x31  EX................................  ••.................... 15 50
14X60 lx,

• 
’ 
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

Broken packs 54c per pound extra. 

PATENT PLANISHED  IRON. 

Allaway  Grade.

8 6 25
6 25
7 75

- per pound

r iv e t s. 

PANS.

dis.

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“ 
“ 

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H E A D Q U A R T E R S   E O R

Prices  Current.

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay prom ptly  and  buy in  full  packages.

AUGUBS AND BITS. 

dis.

60
Snell’s........................................................... 
Cook’s ..........................................................  
40
25
Jennings’, genuine......................................  
Jennings’,  imitation....................................50*10

AXES.

“ 
“ 
“ 

First Quality, S. B. Bronze...........................1850
D.  B. Bronze...........................  12 50
S. B. S. Steel............................   9 50
D.  B. Steel.............................   14 00
Railroad.....................................................I 14 00
Garden................................................  net  30 00

BARROWS. 

diS.

bolts. 

dis.

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

buckets.

butts, cast. 

Well,  plain.................................................. I 3 50
Well, swivel......................................................  4 00
dis.
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

 

Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85...............  

40

Grain.......................................................dis. 50*02

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

Cast Steel............................................ per a   5
Ely’s 1-10.............................................. perm  65
Hick’s C. F ............................................   “ 
60
G. D .......................................................   “ 
36
Musket..................................................  
“ 
60

CAPS.

Rim  Fire....................  ............................... 
Central  Fire...........................................dis. 

50
25

CARTRIDGES.

chisels. 

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

 

dis.

 
dis.

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

40
25

combs. 

chalk.

COFFER.

White Crayons, per gross..............12®12j£ dis. 10

“ 

Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
14x52,14x56,14x60 ..............  ......  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................................ 
Bottoms.......................................................  
Morse’s  Bit Stocks.........................  
Taper and straight Shank............................ 
Morse’s Taper Snank.................. 
DRIPPING PANS.

DRILLS. 

 

 

30
28
25
25
27
50
50
50

dis.

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

ELBOWS.

Com. 4  piece, 6 in........................... doz. net 
75
Corrugated..................................... dis. 20*10*10
Adjustable.............................................dis. 40410
dlS.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Clark’s, small, 318; large, 126....................... 
Ives’, 1,818; 2,324; 3, 330 ............................ 

files—New List. 

dis.
Disston’s ...................................................... 60*10
New  American...................................... — 60*10
Nicholson’s ..................................................60*10
Heller’s ......................................................... 
SO
Heller’s Horse Rasps...................................  
50
28
Nos  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
List 
15 
18

GALVANIZED IRON

30
25

12 

14 

Discount, 60

13 
GAUGES. 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s...................... 

50

dis.

h a jzd w jlr b.
The  Old  Fable In a New Dress.
“ See here—you’ve  made  a  mistake!” 
breathlessly  exclaimed  a  big,  fat  indi­
vidual, as  he  rushed  into the  office  of  a 
popular railroad and addressed the ticket 
agent.  “The train is ready to start, and 
I’m in  a  hurry!  You remember  1  pur­
chased a ticket of you a few minutes ago, 
and—”

“Pass right  along—pass  right  along— 
too  late  to  have  it  rectified  now.  Let 
those ladies come to the window,  please.” 

“But,  sir,  it is always right to—”
“Pass  right  along—pass  right along,” 
again interrupted the agent,  with a wave 
of his hand toward the train.  “We can’t 
rectify  mistakes  after  you have  left  the 
office.”

“All right—I’m  sorry,”  pleasantly  re­
plied  the  fat  individual,” and  he  again 
boarded his train.

Five  minutes  later  that  same  ticket 
agent was seen rushing through the train 
bare-headed and  looking  here and  there 
for some  particular  person.  At  last, he 
caught sight of  the fat stranger who had 
wanted his mistake rectified.

“Oh,  here  you  are,”  he  said,  “I  beg 
pardon,  sir,  but  I  gave  you a ten  dollar 
bill instead of a one and I—”

“Pass right  along—pass  right  along,’ 
said the man,  interrupting him and wav 
ing his hand in the direction of the door 
at  the  same  time  using  the  exact  tone 
which  the  agent  had used.  “I  cannot 
rectify  any  mistakes  after  leaving  the 
ticket office—pass right along.”  And, as 
the cars were  already in motion,  the dis 
comfited  agent  concluded to swallow his 
own  medicine and  pocket the  loss  him 
self without further parley.

The  Hardware Market.

Steel  and  wire  nails  are  still  dull 
Barbed wire is  still  sluggish.  The  for 
mation  of  the  window  glass  combina 
tion appears  to  be an assured  fact,  but 
no change in price is  like'y  to  be  made 
at  present._________

It pays to illustrate jo u r  business.

E N G R A V I N G

Portraits,
Cuts"  of  Business  Slocks,  Hotels,  Factories, 
Machinery,  etc.,  made  to  order  from  photo
gT&TUE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY, 

m PERFECTION

Orantl  Rapids,  Mich.

»  M e a t  C u t t e r

-  • 

Bh

- 

The  Latest, 
Best and 

Most  Improved 
tor  Family Use.

CUTS

Instead  of  Mashes.

E qualled 
by None for 
Family Use.

Simple to Use.

Easy to C lean.

Cannot get  Dull 

or Out of 

O rder.

No. 1—12.00.  No. 2—32.75.  No. 3—34.00.

Liberal discount to the trade,  and 
descriptive  circulars  on  application  to 
AMERICAN  MACHINE  CO.,
Lehigh Ave. and American St., Philadelphia, Pa.

MANUFACTURERS  OF  HARDWARE  SPECIALTIES,

JOHN  H.  GRAHAM  &  CO.,

---- OR  TO----
“ 3 Chambers St., New York.

**«. agents. 

° 

FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  CO.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MXCH. 

Sen  or Price List.

T H E   MICHXGA.N  TRADESM AN

The Michigan Tradesman

8

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men's Association.

A  W EEK LY   JO U RN A L  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail  Trade  of the Wolilerine State.

The  Tradesman  Company,  Proprietor.

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

strictly in advance.

Publication  Office,  100 Louis St.

Entered at  the  Grand  Rapid»  Pott  Office.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY.  JANUARY  7.  1891.

Gripsack Brigade.

S.  Nolls & Co.  have  arranged  to  open 
a grocery store  at  Sethtoa.  The  Olney 
& Judson Grocer Co.  furnished the stock.
M.  M.  Mallory took  orders for ten tons 
of  plug tobacco  from  the  jobbing  trade 
of Grand Rapids,  last  Friday  and  Satur­
day.

Geo.  F. Owen brought home his trunks 
from Detroit Saturday,  and  unfurled  his 
banner  to  the  breeze  at  Charlotte  Mon­
day morning.

J. Vanderwerp,  who  has  represented 
Hawkins & Company for several months, 
has  transferred  his  allegiance  to  I.  M. 
Clark & Son.

Jas. Wykes,  who has been on the  road 
several  years  for  the  Diamond  Wall 
Finish Co., has engaged with the Alabas- 
tine Co. for 1891.

Byron S.  Davenport now wears the belt 
at the  Olney & Judson Grocer Co.’s, hav­
ing had the largest  sales  daring  Decem- 
berof any of the road force.

John H. Jewett, formerly of  this  city, 
but  more  recently  city  salesman  for 
Barnes Bros., of  Detroit,  is  now  house 
salesman for the Chatfield &  Woods Co., 
at Cincinnati.

D.  B. Crater has  engaged  to  travel for 
1. M. Clark & Son, carrying lines of  teas, 
coffees,  spices  and  cigars.  Mr.  Crater 
lives  in  Jackson,  and  formerly  traveled 
for a Chicago spice house.

Corl,  Knott & Co.  have  engaged  W.  J. 
Deppen to represent them  on  the  road. 
Mr. Deppen hails from  Cadillac,  having 
acted as chief clerk for W.  M.  Gow  for 
the past eighteen months.

B.  F.  Emery,  formerly with  the  North 
American Provision Co., has  engaged  to 
represent the W.  H. Silberhorn Co., pack­
ers and jobbers of provisions at  Chicago. 
He will cover the  same  territory  as  be­
fore.

John  Cummins,  the  latest  acquisition 
to the road  force  of  the  Olney & Judson 
Grocer Co., is posting  up  this  week  and 
will  start  out  on  his  initial  trip  next 
Monday. 
In the meantime, the Northern 
route  is  being  covered  by Ad.  Morrison.
Wm. R.  White who covered  this  State 
many years for the Thompson  &  Taylor 
Spice Co.,  but who  now  visits  the  job­
bing trade of  the  Missouri  Valley,  Ne­
braska and  Iowa,  called  on  his  friends 
of  the  jobbing  trade  last  Friday.  He 
was as weleome as ever.

J.  P. Visner  has  returned  from  New 
York,  having  engaged  with  Edwin  J. 
Gillies & Co.  for another  year.  He  has 
a l s o   arranged  to represent Thos.  Stokes, 
fish  dealer,  and  Matthew  Dean  &  Co., 
dried fruit dealers,  both  of  New  York, 
in a brokerage capacity.

T h e  Tra desm a n  is  under  obligations 
to Albert  Antrim  for  a  unique  colored 
map of  California,  handsomely  framed. 
Beautiful as the map is to look  at,  how­
ever.  it is not half as interesting as  it  is 
to hear the  veteran  traveler  and  obser-

vet  relate  some  of  his  numerous  ex­
periences  in  the  Land  of  the  Golden 
Gate.

T h e  T r a d e s m a n   has  in  preparation 
its annual  roster  of  the  traveling  men 
representing local  houses  and  hopes  to 
be able to present it complete next week.
It will  show a material increase in  num­
bers over the list of 1890, just as  the list 
of that year was considerably longer than 
the list of the  year  before.  Corrections 
from  new  houses  and  new  men  are 
solicited.

H.  S.  Powell,  who  covers  the  Upper 
Peninsula  trade  for  I.  M. Clark & Son, 
was in town a couple of days  last  week. 
He reports the trade  of  that  section  in 
excellent  shape, 
the  year  just  passed 
having been one of  exceptional  prosper­
ity in all lines.  The  outlook  is  not  so 
promising  for  1891,  owing  to  the  cur­
tailment  in 
the  output  of  iron  ore, 
due to  the  prevailing  low  prices.  Mr. 
Powell  is  enthusiastic  over  the  pros­
pects of Marquette,  which has had  a  re­
markable growth during 1890  and  gives 
every promise of doubling its population 
during the next six or eight  years.

Albert Antrim,  who  left in  July for  a 
five months’ tour of the Pacific Coast, re­
turned  in  time  to  enjoy  the  Christmas 
holidays with his family.  He spent much 
of the time in  Washington  and  Oregon, 
in both of  which commonwealths he  has 
unbounded confidence as  to  the  future. 
His  son,  Fred,  who  was  formerly  en­
gaged  in business on Canal  street, is now 
managing the large general store  of  the 
J. M.  Weatherwax Lumber Co.,  at  Aber­
deen, Wash.,  at  which  point  two  other 
former citizens of Grand  Rapids,  Frank 
Drake and  John  Perry,  are  prospering 
finely.  Drake is engaged in the  real  es­
tate business and Perry is at the head  of 
a Chicago  syndicate which is  embarking 
in the manufacture of lumber  and  shin­
gles.  Mr. Antrim is confident that Aber­
deen is to become  the  Muskegon  of  the 
Pacific Northwest, as  her  harbor  is  su­
perior to that of any other  point  in  the 
two states named.

Purely  Personal.

Walter McBrien  is seriously ill with ty­

phoid fever at St.  Mark’s Home.

Homer  B.  Hanlon, 

the  Middleville 
druggist,  was married one day last  week 
to an estimable young lady of that place.
G.  I.  Hall,  manager  of  the  S. Nolls & 
Co. grocery store, at Sethton,  was in town 
last Saturday for the purpose  of  buying 
the first  stock.

J.  H. Thompson,  who  has  closed  out 
his spice  business  at  Detroit,  has  taken 
the  management  of  the  Midland  Coffee 
and Spice Co., at St. Joseph,  Mo.

Harry Fox, superintendent of the Mus­
kegon Cracker Co.,  was in town Monday. 
He reports a steadily increasing business 
and  contemplates  adding  three  more 
ovens in  the near future.

O.  A.  Ball  is  a  very  busy  man  these 
days, owing to the absence of Fred.,  who 
left  Monday  for  Henderson,  Ky.,  where 
he is  to  be  married  on  Thursday.  The 
happy couple will  return from their wed­
ding about the 28th.

J. W.  Miliiken, of  the dry goods house 
of  Hamiltou  &  Miliiken,  at  Traverse 
City, was in town last Friday on business 
for the potato planter company of  which 
he is the  official  head.  The  device  was 
patented  about three  years  ago and  has 
met  with  a  largely 
increased  demand 
every season.  Arrangements  are  being 
made  to  manufacture  the  planter  on a 
large scale the coming season.

THE  WHL8H-DE  R00  MILLING  GO.,

HOLLAND,  MICH.

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MORNING  STAR, 
DAILY  BREAD, 

Graham,

SPECIALTIES:
Wheatena,

Buckwheat  Flour, 

Rye Flour,

Bolted  Meal,
Rye Meal, 
Buckwheat Grits, 

Wheat Grits,

Pearl Barley,
Oat Meal,

Rolled  Oats.

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E.  B.  D1KEMAN.

77  CANAL  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

W h o le s a le   C igar  D ealers.

The  “TOSS  U P”  Cigar  is  not a competitor 
against  any  other 5c brands, but all 10c brands, 
because  it  is  equal  to  any  10c  cigar  on  the 
market.

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FUrnitüre

BicyGles,
TriGples,
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General Sporting Goods

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If so, address

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

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. Studlev,

4  Monroe  St.,

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Nelson, 

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Large  Variety. 

Prices Low.

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other vault resulted  in  the  loss  stated, 
and  that  their  transfer  from  the  truck 
again made a second similar  loss.

WALES GOODYEARS, 

38  and  6 

WOONSOCK ETS,

40 and  5 

CONNECTICUTS, 

38,  6 and  lO. 

RHODE  ISLANDS. 

40, 5 and  10. 

HOME  RUBBER  CO., 

60.

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Grand.  R apids.

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FINANCIAL.

Local  Stock  Quotations.

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Fifth National  ................................................ 100
Fourth  National  ............................................. 100
Grand Rapids National.................................... 140
Grand  Rapids  Savings.................................... 125
Kent County Savings.......................................131
National  City....................................................135
Old National.....................................................135
People’s Savings...............................................105
Grand Rapids Packing  and Provision Co.  ...103
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug C o ......................... 100
110
Telfer Spice Co.........................  
KANDVACTUBINO.
Aldlne Manufacturing Co...............  
60
Anti-Kalsomine  Co.......................................... 150
Antrim Iron  Co................................................ 115
Belknap Wagon & Sleigh Co............................100
Grand Rapids  Brush Co............................—   90
Grand Rapids Electric Light and Power Co...  75
Grand Rapids Felt Boot Co..............................110
Grand Rapids School  Furniture Co............... 110
Michigan Barrel Co.......................................... 100
New England  Furniture Co............   ............. 100
Phoenix Furniture Co........................................ 80
Sligh Furniture  Co..........................................  85
Alpine Gravel Road Co...................................   75
Canal Street Gravel  Road Co..........................   80
Grand Rapids Fire Insurance Co.................... 115
Grandville Avenue  Plank Road Co................150
Plainfield Avenue Gravel Road Co.................  25
Walker Gravel  Road Co  ................................   80

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Financial  Miscellany.

D. C. Oakes began business at Coopers- 
ville  on  January 2 under  very flattering 
auspices and predicts a successful career 
for his institution.

The  Northern  Kent  Bank,  at  Cedar 
Springs,  now  shows  deposits of  $26,000 
Mr.  Fuller is confident this sum could be 
doubled if  the  institution  were  merged 
into a State bank.

All of  the  wholesale  houses,  so far  a s 
heard from,  have  had  a remarkably  suc­
cessful  year  and  the  dividends  soon  to 
be paid by the furniture factories promise 
to  be  the  largest  in  the  history  of  the 
city.

Friends of the Fourth National Bank— 
and their names are  legion—are rejoiced 
to  see  a  4  per  cent,  dividend  declared 
and  to  be  assured that  the  Bank  is  in 
shape to pay dividends with semi-annual 
regularity hereafter.

The Antrim  Iron  Co,  which  increased 
its capital stock from $200,000 to $300,000 
last summer, has  lately  increased  it  an­
other  $50,000,  which  is  the  limit of  its 
issue.  The  new  stock  will  participate 
in the dividend of  next  June  and  has a 
market  value  of  115,  one  or  two  sales 
having been made at that figure.

The Kent  County Savings Bank paid a 
5 per  cent,  dividend  last week,  its state­
ment  df  December  31  showing  deposits 
of $512,518.82  and loans  $9,000 In excess 
of  the deposits.  As the  capital  stock  is 
only  $50,000,  this  showing  is  a remark­
ably flattering one and  clearly shows the 
confidence  in  which 
the  institution  is 
held.

The  recently  organized  People’s  Sav­
ings  Bank  is  already  transacting  some 
business,  the  officers  having  established 
their headquarters for the  present at the 
directors’  room  of  the  Michigan  Trust 
Co.  Several  transfers  of  stock  have 
already  occurred,  Cashier  Kelsey  and 
Don J. Leathers having each paid 105 for 
blocks of  the stock.

Bank  Notes.

The  West  Michigan  Savings  Bank of 
Bangor  declared  two  4  per  cent,  divi­
dends during  1890.

An exploding lamp set fire  to  L.  Budd 
& Son’s bank,  at Bronson,  Saturday,  and 
before  the fire  was  extinguished several 
hundred dollars’ damage was done.

The Supreme Court  has  decided  that 
the Ypsilanti Savings Bank must lose the 
$6,500  paid  on  the  famous  Preacher 
Earp’s  notes,  and  does  not  hold  Miss 
Henriques liable, because she signed  the 
papers in ignorance.

The new bank at  Alma,  organized  by 
Marcus Pollasky,will  be  known  as  the 
Gratiot County  Savings  Bank.  This  is 
the same style as the bank  he  organized 
some years  ago,  and  which  he  sold  out 
when he moved  to Chicago.  That  insti 
tution shortly  after  was  bought  by  its 
competitors,  and the name passed out  of 
existence.

A  N ew   Gam e.

From th e D etroit Journal.
A  stranger  walked  into  a  Michigan 
avenue  grocery  yesterday,  carrying  his 
left arm in a sling,  and asked the  grocer 
to give him a $5 bill in exchange for that 
amount in silver.  The  grocer complied 
and the apparent cripple  then asked him 
to place  the  $5  in  an  envelope  that  he 
might mail it.  This  was  done,  and  the 
envelope handed  to  the  stranger.  The 
latter  then  produced  a  lot  of  silver 
which,  when counted,  amounted  to  only 
$4.75.
The  stranger  ransacked  his  pockets 
but couldn’t find the other quarter.  He 
said that a friend had just given him the 
money and  made  a  mistake.  He  would 
go and rectify it.  Then  raking  the  sil­
ver into his pocket,  he gave the envelope 
to the grocer to keep until he returned.
Half an hour later  the  grocer  opened 
the  envelope. 
It contained nothing  but 
a note which read:
“Wishing you a happy new year,  I  am 
yours till death.

“Charles  August  Trapp.”

Pickles Put Up  Short Count.

Grand  Rapids,  Jan.  3.—1  recently 
purchased  a  half  barrel  of  pickles, 
through  the 
packed  by  J.  S.  Walker, 
wholesale grocery house of Musselman & 
Widdicomb.  The  package  was  guaran­
teed to be full count,  but  contained  102 
pickles  less  than  the  regulation  600. 
Enquiry  satisfies  me  that  the  jobbing 
house bought the  pickles  in  good  faith, 
having been deceived by the  packer.

J ohn  Snyder,  Grocer.

Whalebone  Whips  Advancing. 

Manufacturers of whips have advanced 
all grades of  whalebone stock from 10 to 
15 per cent.,  owing  to  the  scarcity  and 
hiirh orice of that article.

THE  WINFIELD  MANUFACTURING  CO.,

------- MANUFACTURED  BY —

AT  WHOLESALE  BY

WARREN,  OHIO.

Foster, Stevens & Co.,  Grand  Rapids.  Dandt,  Watson  &  Co.,  Saginaw. 
Curtiss & Co., 
“ 
Olney & Judson Grocer Co.,  “ 
Gunn Hardware Co.,
Geo. C.  Wetherbeb & Co.,  Detroit. 
Fletcher, J enks & Co.,
E. F.  Percival, Port Huron.
D.  Robeson, 
“
Robson Bros., Lansing.

Wells-Stone Merct. Co.,
Walz & Keller,
G.  W.  Bruske,
J ennison & Co., Bay City.
Walsh & Edinbobough, W.  Bay City.
H.  D. Wood & Co., Toledo.
Dunscomb & Co.,
Stallberg & Clapp,  “

•ENERAL.

The  American  Bell  Telephone  Co. 
earned 24 per cent, on its watered capital 
stock of $12,500,000 during 1890.
The American  Banker bluntly advises 
the  banks to “loan  up  to  the  handle,  if 
need be, to meet the requirements of sol­
vent merchants.”
By  careful  experiments  made  at  the 
United States  mint  it  has  been  shown 
that $5 was lost by  abrasion  every  time 
a million dollars in  gold  coin  was  han­
dled.  The experiments  were  conducted 
with bags containing $5,000 each,  and  it 
was shown  that  the  mere  lifting  of  the 
two hundred  bags  making  np  a  million 
dollars, to a truck to  be  removed  to  an-

H IR T H  &  KRA.USI5, 118  Canal  S t* ,  G rand R a p id s•

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D r u g s  0  M edicin es,

State  Board  of Pharmacy.

One  Tear—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo- 
Two  Years—Stanley E. Parkill, Owoaso.
Three  Years—Jacob  Jesson,  Musfeegon.
Poor  Years—James  Vemor, Detroit.
Wive Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor 
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Sec -etary—Jas.  Yeraor, Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo  McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Meetings  for  1891—Saginaw, Jan.  13;  Grand  Kapids, 
March 3;  Ann Arbor. May 5;  Star Island (Detroit) July 
7;  Houghton,  Sept. 1;  Lansing, Nov-1_____________ _

Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Ass’n.

President—D. E. Prall. Saginaw.
First Vice-President—H. G. Coleman, Kalamazoo. 
Second Vice-President—Prof. A. B. Prescott, Ann Arbor. 
Third Vice-President—Jas. Vemor, Detroit.
Secretary—C. A. Bugbee. Cheboygan.
Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Next Meeting—At Ann Arbor, in  October, 1891.________
G ran d   K a p id s  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S o c ie ty . 
President. W. R. Jewett.  Secretary,  Frank H. Escott 
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday evening of March, 

June, September and December.
G ran d  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  

President, J. W. Allen;  Secretary, W. F. Jackman.

Muskegon  Drug Clerks*  Association. 

President. C. S. Koon;  Secretary, A. T. Wheeler.

S p ecu lation  in D ru gs.

Written for T h e  T r a d e s m a n .

All  commercial  articles  of  whatever 
nature, are,  from various causes,  fluctua­
ting  in  price.  The  unalterable  law  of 
supply and demand is always the founda­
tion of this change.

Medicines,  as 

remedies  for  disease, 
sometimes advance in price out of all pro­
portion  with  other  merchandise,  for, 
“What will a man not give for his  life?” 
If certain epidemics spread over the coun­
try,  any  real  or  supposed  remedies, es­
pecially specifics, suddenly  run  wild  in 
price,  and the tendency to speculate upon 
the misfortunes of others obtains with all 
classes having ready cash with  which  to 
take advantage of  the  market.  Perhaps 
no other article on the face of  the  earth 
ever becomes quite so valuable as do cer­
tain medicines at certain  times. 
It  may 
not be generally known that there are in­
dividuals in the United States, say one in 
ten  thousand,  who  make  a  business  of 
speculating  m  rare  and  costly  drugs. 
Sometimes a  combination  of  them  con­
trols the entire product or output.  Many 
of these products would be  far  lower  in 
price were it not that they are  in  a  few 
hands.  Again, others are very expensive 
because nature has, thus far, furnished so 
little; or, the cost of obtaining them is so 
great.  Still another  reason  is  that  the 
highly skilled labor and profound knowl­
edge required in their  manipulation  and 
preparation for  use  commands  its  own 
price.

Just after the close  of  the  Rebellion, 
opium and its preparations  advanced  in 
price beyond anything known here  with­
in the past half century.  As high as $11 
per pound at wholesale was paid for it in 
Detroit,  and in some markets  it  was, for 
a time, even higher.  Morphia  was  then 
retailing at from $2 to $3  per  dram.  At 
the present time, these drugs are almost, 
if not quite, as low in price as they  have 
been in fifty years.  Excess of production 
and the low price of  the  labor  required 
are probably the cause.  Quinine is  now 
exceedingly low in  price,  within  a  few 
cents,  perhaps,  of  its  minimum  price 
since its discovery.  It is thought by many 
that this decline is  partly  owing  to  the 
fact that some other medicines have some­
what supplanted its use.  Quinine is now 
quoted at from 27  to  89  cents.  Thirty- 
five years ago, it was thought reasonable 
at $4 to $5 dollars an  ounce.  When,  not 
many years ago, the price fell to $1.50 an 
ounce,  many speculators, supposing  that 
the price  had  struck “rock  bottom,” to 
use a Western expression,  invested  in  it 
One man took a thousand ounces  at  that 
It did not  remain  long  at  $1.50
price. 

T H E   MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

! 

time 

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and  has 
price.

never  since  advanced 

to  that j gist’s fifty-dollar skeleton was gone.  We
went  in  tears  to  the  druggist  and  ex­
plained  the  matter.  We  couldn’t  have 
Numbers  of  persons  in  this  country 
raised  that  $50  in  250  years.  We  were 
have amassed large  fortunes  by  dealing 
getting  board  and  clothing  for  the  first 
year,  clothing  and  board  for  the  second 
in ginseng,  a root which is largely export 
j year,  and  both  for  the  third  year.  But 
ed to China and Japan,  to  be  used,  it  is
the druggist forgave us on  the  spot,  but
. 
said,  with, or as a  substitute  for,  smok-  he said he w ou]d  like us to let  him  have 
ing tobacco.  Year after year,  this  drug j our  skeletons  when  we  were  done  with
them.  There couldn’t  be  anything  fair­
is advancing  in  price,  and,  unless  it  is I 
er than  that;  we  spouted  our  skeletons 
soon produced by cultivation, it  must  go 
and went away  comfortable.  But  from 
much higher,  as the lands which  are  its 
that 
the  druggist’s  prosperity 
natural  habitat will  be used for  agricul­
ceased.  That was one of the most unfor­
tunate  speculations  he  ever  went  into. 
tural purposes.  Sometimes a  seemingly 
After  some  years  one  of  the  boys  went 
exorbitant  fee  is  charged  by  a  physi­
and got drowned;  that  was  one  skeleton 
cian for his  services,  when,  perhaps, he 
gone,  and  I  tell  you  the  druggist  felt 
has had to pay from $20 to $50 per  ounce 
pretty badly about it.  A few years after 
auother of the boys went up  in a balloon. 
for the medicine furnished.
He was to get $5  an  hour  for  it.  When 
he gets back they will  be owing him  $1,- 
000,000.  The  druggist’s  property  was 
decreasing  right  along.  After  a  few 
more years the third boy tried an  exper­
iment to see if a dynamite  charge  would 
go. 
It  went  all  right.  They  found 
some  of  him,  perhaps  a  vest-pocketful; 
still  it  was  enough  to  show  that  some 
more  of  that  estate  was  gone.  The 
druggist was getting along in  years,  and 
he  commenced  to  correspond  with  me.
I  have  been  the  best  correspondent  he 
has.  He  is  the  sweetest-natured  man  I 
ever  saw;  always  mild  and  polite,  and 
never wants to hurry me at all. 
I  get  a 
letter from him every now  and  then  and 
he never refers to my form as a skeleton, 
says: “Well,  how is it getting along—is it 
in good repair?”  1 got a night-rate mes­
sage  from  him  recently—said  he  was 
getting old and  the  property  was  depre­
ciating in  value,  and if  I  would let  him 
have a part of it now he could give  time 
on  the  balance. 
(Laughter.)  Think  of 
the graceful way in  which he does every­
thing—the  generosity  of  it  all.  You 
cannot  find  a  finer  character  than  that, 
it  is  the  gracious  characteristic  of  all 
druggists.

There is  a  long  array  of  very  costly 
drugs not in general  use,  the  price  of  a 
few of which was given  in T h e  T rades­
m a n  not long ago.  There are some  cost­
ly preparations made  from  the  calabar- 
bean; one is  physostigmine,  which  costs 
$138 per ounce.  Physostigmine  crystals 
are still higher,  a two and  a  half  ounce 
vial costing  $503.20.  A  package  of  six 
and  a  half  ounces  of  hydrastine  hy­
drochlorate  costs  $194.80.  A 
thirteen 
ounce bottle of papayotin,  which is  used 
in diphtheria, costs $189.50.  A bottle  of 
five and a half ounces of colocynthin costs 
$114.75.  The  comparatively  new 
local 
anesthetic, cocaine,  is  $120  per  pound. 
A quarter ounce vial of chelidonine, used 
in skin  diseases,  costs  $88, or $352  per 
ounce.  One other preparation of the  cal­
abar bean is worthy of note  as  the  most 
aristocratic  drug  knowu. 
Is  is  called 
physostigmine  salicylate  and  is  in  the 
form of crystals.  Those who wish to  in­
dulge in its purchase can obtain it at  the 
low price of $904,350 per ounce!

R igh ts o f P ed estria n s.

The  K in d-H earted  Drug-gist.

Mark Twain  was  present  at  the  ban­
quet  of  the  National  Wholesale  Drug­
gists’  Association  at  its  recent  meeting 
in  Washington,  and  in  return  for  his 
dinner related the following story:
About  a thousand  years  ago,  approxi­
mately, I was  apprenticed  as a printer’s 
devil to learn  the trade, in common with 
three  other  boys  of  about  my own  age. 
There  came to the village  a  long-legged 
individual  of  about  nineteen,  from  one 
of  the  iuterior  counties,  fish-eyed,  no 
expression,  and  without  the  suggestion 
of  a  smile—couldn’t  have smiled  for  a 
salary.  We  took  him  for  a  fool,  and 
thought  we  would  try  to  scare  him  to 
death.  We went  to  the village druggist 
and  borrowed a skeleton.  The  skeleton 
didn’t  belong to the druggist,  but he had 
imported it for  the  village  doctor.  The 
price  of  the  skeleton  at  that  time  was 
$50. 
I  don’t  know how  high  they  go 
now,  but  probably higher, on account of 
the  tariff. 
(Laughter.)  We  borrowed 
the  skeleton about  nine  o’clock at night 
and we got  this  man—Nicodemus Dodge 
was  his  name—we got  him  down  town, 
oat  of  the  way, and  then  we  put  the 
skeleton in his  bed.  He  lived in a little 
one-storied  log cabin  in  the middle of  a 
vacant lot.  We left  him to  get home by 
himself.  We  enjoyed  the  result  in  the 
light  of  anticipation;  but  by-and-by  we 
began to drop  into  silence;  the  possible 
consequences  were  preying  upon  us. 
Suppose that it  frightens  him into  mad­
ness, overturns his reason and sends him 
screeching through the streets.  We shall 
spend  sleepless  nights  the  rest  of  our 
days.  Everybody  was  afraid.  By-aud- 
by it was  forced to the  lips of  one of  us 
that  we  had  better go  at  once  and  see 
what had happened.  Loaded down with 
crime,  we  approached 
that  hut  and 
peeped through the window.  That long- 
legged critter was sitting on his bed with 
a  hunk of  ginger-bread in his  hand,  and 
between the bites played a tune on a jew’s- 
harp.  There  he  sat  perfectly  happy, 
and all around him on the  bed were toys 
and  jim-cracks and  striped  candy.  The 
darned  cuss,  he  had  gone  and sold  that 
(Laughter.)  Thedrug-
1 skeleton for $5. 

As the streets of the city  are  just  now 
in  a  muddy  and  disagreeable  condition 
for  pedestrians,  just  a  kindly  word  to 
merchants  may  not  be  out  of  place.  1 
saw to-day a dray backed up on the side­
walk  to  either  load  or  unload  some 
freight.  The  passage  was  completely 
obstructed  for  some  time,  and  several 
persons  were  obliged  to  go  out  into the 
mud  and  water  in  the  street.  At  last 
one  man,  possibly  knowing  his  rights, 
refused  to  go  around  the  dray  and  or­
dered the driver to  take  it  off  the  walk 
The driver  reluctantly  obeyed,  much  to 
the disgust of some others,  however.

In 

Chief Justice Mitchell,  of  Mew  York, 
has  lately  decided  that  “Sidewalks  are 
for the people only”; and,  while  all  ped­
estrians may not exact their  rights,  it  i 
well 
to  remember  that  the  law  is  on 
their  side. 
the  matter  of  street 
crossings,  also,  it  appears  that  pedes 
trians  have  the  first  right. 
It  is  the 
duty of the party in a  carriage  or  vehi 
cle, or on horseback, to be  on  the  look 
out,  not  the  duty  of  the  party  on  foot. 
Legislators  can  give  public  rights  in 
highways but not in private  ways.

I  once  saw  a  lady  and  gentleman 
crossing the street,  and a man  was  driv­
ing a horse and buggy along  as  if  quite 
oblivious of their presence,  and  was  lia­
ble to  run  over  them.  The  gentleman 
at  that  moment  raised  his  cane  and 
struck the animal  a  light  blow  on  the 
head.  At this the driver used  threaten­
ing  and  profane  language. 
“Never 
mind,  my friend,” coolly replied the ped­
estrian.  “I have the  first  right  to  the 
crosswalk, and it is your business  to  be 
careful and not run over me.”
Drivers, draymen,  laborers  and  other 
employes might,  by a little  care  in  this 
regard, save  much  annoyance  to  them­
selves and others,

The Drug Market.

Gum opium  is  dull  and  lower.  Mor­
phia  has  declined.  Quinine is firm  and 
tending  higher.  Carbolic  acid  is  ad­
vancing.  Balsam  pern  has  advanced. 
Linseed oil  has  declined.  Jalap  root  is 
lower.  Turpentine  is  lower.  Cloves 
have declined.  Oil cloves is lower.
Two Prosecutions at Belding.

J.  H. Einnane, attorney  for  the  State 
Board  of  Pharmacy,  has  lodged  com­
plaints  against  Will  Day,  of  the  drug 
firm of Ives &  Day,  and  Dr.  Moorman, 
an employe of the drug  firm  of  Spencer 
Bros.—both of  Belding—on  the  ground 
that they are selling  drugs  without  be­
ing duly  registered.  The  cases  are  on 
call at Ionia on the 6th.

Good  Words  Unsolicited.
R. L.  Willett,  general  dealer,  Altona: 

‘Can-
Frank  Smith,  general  dealer,  Leroy:  “Long 

not do witbout T he T r a d e sm a n.”

live T he  T r ad esm a n.”

S.  K.  Riblet,  general  dealer,  Newaygo:  “ I 
like  your  paper, because it is full  of  useful  in­
formation—in  fact, the best trade  paper I know 
of.”

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For Infanta and Invalids,
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Wholesale Price  Current•

Advanced—Balsam Peru.

Declined—Oil cloves, Jalap, Cloves, Qum  Opium. Morphia,  Linseed 

Oil, Turpentine.

Aceticum.....................  
8® 10
Benzoicum  German..  80@l  oo
Boracic 
....................  
30
Carbolicum.................   28® 38
Citricum......................  50® 55
Hydrocmor..................   3®  5
...................  10© 12
Nitrocum 
Oxalicum....................   11® 13
Phosphor! urn dii........ 
20
Salley licum ............... 1  40@1  80
Sulphurieum................ 
IK® 5
Tannieum.................. 1  40@1  60
Tartaricum...................  40® 42

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg...............  3H@  5
20  deg................5H@  7
Carbonas  .....................  W@ }4
Chloridum...................  12® 14

ANILINE.

Black........................... 2 
Brown...........................  80@1 00
Red...............................   45® 50
Yellow........................ 2 

00@2 25

50®3 00

BACCAE.

Cubeae (po. 1  50...........1 
Juniperus.....................  8® 10
Xanthoxylum..............   25® 30

60®1 75

BAL8AMUM.

Copaiba........................  60® 65
Peru............................  @2 00
----  40
Terabin, Canada  ......   35®
45
Tolutan......................  40®

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian.................  18
Cassiae  ...............................
Cinchona P lav a.................   18
Euonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica  Cerifera, po.............  20
Primus Yirglni....................  12
QuUlala,  grd.......................   12
Sassafras  ............................
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........  10

BXTRACTUX.

* 

Glycyrrhiza  Glabra...  24®  25
po...........  33®  35
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11®  12
is...............   13®  14
“ 
«*  Us..............  14®  15
2 s ..............  16®  17
•• 
FERRUM.
®  15
Carbonate Precip----
@3 50 
Citrate and Quinta..
®  80
Citrate  Soluble........
®  50
Ferrocy anidum Sol.. 
@ 15
______________  
Solut  Chloride
Sulphate,  com'l.........   1H@  2
7

pure....  @ 

“ 

FLORA.

A rnica......................  28®  30
Anthemis...................  20®  25
Matricaria.................  25®  30

FOLIA.

...................  20®

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin
“ Alx. 

nlvelly....................   25®  28
35®  50
and  H s...................  12®  15
8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  Hs
UraUrsl...................... 

“ 

6UMMI.

“ 
“ 

Acacia,  1st picked—   ®1  00
2d 
“ 
....  @  90
....  ®  80
“  3d 
siftedBorts...  @  65
“ 
“ 
po........  75@1 
00
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
“  Socotrl, (po. 60). @ 50
Catechu, Is, (Hs, 14 Hs>
16) ...............................  
@   1
Ammoniac.................  25®  30
Assafcetida, (po. 30)...  ®  16
Benzoinum.................   50®
52
Camphors...................  50®
Euphorbium  po  ........  35®
_  10
______________ 
@3 00
Gafbanum
Gamboge,  po..............  80®  95
Guaiacum, (po  40)  ...  @ 35
Kino,  (po.  25)............   @  20
Mastic.......................   @  90
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  @  40
Opii,  (po. 4 00)...........2 50@2 60
Shellac  ......................  28®  40
bleached........  *3®  35
Tragacanth................  30®  75

“ 
hkrba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Eupatorlum.........................  20
Lobelia.................................  25
Majorum........  ...................  28
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
“  V lr.........................  25
Rue.......................................  30
Tanacetum, V......................  22
Thymus,  v ..........................  25
Calcined, Pat..............  55®
Carbonate,  P a t.........   20®
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20® 
Carbonate, Jennlng5..  35®

MASNSSIA.

OLEUM.

Absinthium.....................5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amydalae, Am&rae— 8 00@8 25
A nisi............................... 1  90@2 00
Auranti  Cortex.........   @2 50
Bergamli  ...................3 75@4  50
Cajlputi......................  90@1  00
Caryophylll.....................1  20@1 25
Cedar.........................  85®  65
ChenopodU...............   @2 00
Clnnamonii.................... 1  20®1 25
CltroneUa...................  @  45
Conium  Mac..............  36®  65
Copaiba  ..................1 20@1 30

Cubebae..................... 12 00@12 50
Exechthitos...............   90@1 00
Erigeron..................... 1 90®2 00
Gaultheria..................2 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce......  @  75
Gossipii,  Sem. gal......  50®  75
Hedeoma  .................. 1  85@2 00
Juniper!......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90®2 00
Limonls......................1  80@2 80
Mentha Piper.............. 2 90@3 00
Mentha Verid.............2 50@2 60
Morrhuae, gal............   S0@1  00
Myrcia, ounce...........  @  50
Olive..........................   90®2 75
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
Rlcini..........................1  16@1 23
Rosmarlnl............ 
75@1  00
Rosae, ounce..............  @6 00
Succini.......................  40®  45
Sabina.......................  90@1  00
Santal  .......................3  50®7 00
Sassafras....................  45®  50
Sinapis, ess, ounce__  @  65
Tiglfi..........................  @1  50
Thyme.......................  40®  50
opt  ...............   @  60
Theobromas...............  15®  20
BICarb.......................  15®  18
Bichromate...............   13®  14
Bromide.....................   37®  40
Carb............................  12®  15
Chlorate, (po. 16)........  14®  16
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide......................... 2 80@2 90
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  30®  33
Potassa, Bitart, com...  ©  15
Potass Nitras, opt...... 
8®  10
Potass Nitras.............. 
7®  9
Prusslate....................  30®  33
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18

POTASSIUM.

“ 

RADIX.

Aconitum..................   20®  25
Althae........................   25®  30
Anchusa....................  15®  20
Arum,  po__ a ............  @  25
Calamus.....................   20®  50
Gentiana, (po. 15)......  10®  12
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 45)....................  @  40
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po...................2 40@2 50
Iris  plox (po. 20@22)..  12®  20
Jalapa,  pr..................   45®  50
Maranta,  Hs..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po.......   15®  18
Rhei............................  75@1  00
“  cut.... ................   @1  75
“  pv.......................  75@1  35
Spigeiia.....................   48®  53
Sanguinaria, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria.................  40®  45
Senega.......................  50®  55
Similax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40
M  ®  20
Scillae, (po. 35)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foeti-
dus,  po....................  @  35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  @  25
15®  20
ingiber a ..................   10®  15
Zingiber  j ......  
25

“  German... 

22® 

“ 

“ 

SEMEN.
Anisum,  (po.  20). 
.  @ 15
Apium  (graveleons)..  15®  18
Bird, Is.....................  
4®  6
Carui, (po. 18)............  
8®  12
Cardamon...................1  00@1  25
Corlandrum...............   10®  17
Cannabis Sativa......... 3H@
Cydonium..................   75@1  00
Chenopodium  ...........  10®  12
Dipterix Odorate........2 00®2 25
Foeniculum...............   @  15
Foenugreek,  po......... 
6®  8
L ini............................4  @ 4H
Linl, grd,  (bbl. 3H)...  4  @ 4H
Lobelia.......................  35®  40
Pharlaris Canarian—   3¡4® 4%
Rapa..........................  6®  7
Sinapis,  Albu............  8®  9
Nigra...........  11®  12

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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
“ 
.............l  7S®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

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage.................. 2 25@2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  .................
200 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage..................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .......................
Hard for  slate  use—
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se..........................

1  40

Accacia...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................  50
Ipecac..................................  60
Ferri  Iod.............................  50
Auranti  Cortes....................  50
Rhei  Aram..........................  50
Similax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................  50
Scillae..................................  50
“  Co...........................    50
Tolutan...............................  50
Prunus  virg..............  
50

“ 

“ 

 

TINCTURES.

“ 

“ 

F.

and  myrrh.

Aconitum Napellis R .........  60
50
Aloes...................................  60
60
Arnica................................  50
Asafcetida..............................  0
Atrope Belladonna...............   60
Benzoin................................   60
“  Co..........................  50
Sanguinaria..........................  50
Barosma.............................  50
Cantharides........................   75
Capsicum............................  50
Ca damon.............................   75
Co......................  75
Castor.................................1 00
Catechu...............................  50
Cinchona...........................   50
Co......................  60
Columba.............................  50
Conium................................   50
Cnbeba............................  
  50
Digitalis.............................  50
Ergot...................................  50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Guaica..................................  50
ammon..................  60
11 
Zingiber...............................  50
Hyoscyamus.......................  50
Iodine...................................   75
Colorless................   75
Ferri  Chloridum...............  35
K ino...................................   50
Lobelia..................................  50
Myrrh...................................   50
Nux  Vomica.........................  50
Opii......................................   25
“  Camphorated...............  50
“  Deodor.......................2 00
Auranti Cortex......................  50
Quassia...............................  50
Khatany  ...............................   50
Rhei.....................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol....................   50
Co..............  50
Serpentaria.........................  50
Stramonium.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian......................... 
 
Veratrum V eride...................  50

“ 

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MISCELLANEOUS.

‘ 
“ 

“ et Potass T.  55®  60

“ 
ground,  (po.

Æther, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  26®  28
“  4 F .  30®  32
Alumen....................... 2H@ 3H
7).............................  3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  60
4®  5
Antimoni, po.............. 
Antipyrin .................. 1 35®1 40
Antifebrin..................  @  25
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  @  75
Arsenicum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud......  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Hs
11;  Hs,  12)..............  @  9
Cantharides  Russian,
@1  75 
po............................
Capsici  Fructus, a f...
@  16 @  20 
@  15 
B po.
14®  15 
Caryophyllus, (po.  18)
@3 75 
Carmine,  No. 40.........
50®  55 
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......
38®  40 
Cera Flava.................
@  40 
Coccus .......................
@  20 
Cassia Fructus...........
@  10 @  45
Centraria....................
Cetaceum..................
Chloroform...............   60®  63
squibbs..  @1  10
Chloral Hyd Crst........1 5C@1 75
Chondrus..................   20®  25
Cinchonldine, P.  & W  15®  20
German  5®  12
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  .......................  @  60
Creasotum.................  @  50
Creta, (bbl. 75)
“  prep
precip. 
ubra
Ru'

©5®
9®
@

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Crocus.......................  30®  35
Cudbear......................  @  24
Cupri Sulph  ..............  6®
Dextrine....................  10®
Ether Sulph...............   68®
@
Emery,  all  numbers
1
55 
Ergota, (po.)  60 .........  50®
15
Flake  White..............  12®
Galla..........................  ®  23
Gambler.....................   7  @9
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   @  90
“ 
French...........  40®  60
Glassware  flint,  70 per cent, 
by box 60 less
Glue,  Brown.............. 
9®  15
“  White...............   13®  25
Glycerina..................18  @  25
Grana Paradisi...........  @
llumulus....................  25®
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..  @1  00
“  Cor ...  @ 90
Ox Rubrum  @1  1
Ammoniati.  @1  20
i0@  60
Unguentum. 
Hydrargyrum............   @ 80
.1  25@1 50
Tchthyobolla, Am. 
Indigo........................   75@1  00
Iodine,  Resubl..........3 75@3 85
Iodoform....................  @4 70
LupuUn......................  60®  65
Lycopodium..............  50®
Macis.........................  80®
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod.................  ®  27
Liquor Potass Arsinitis  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
2®  3
 
Mannia,  S. F ............   50®  60

1H).. 

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57
69
Spirits Turpentine__  42H  50
lb .
Red  Venetian..............IK  2@3
Ochre,yellow  Mars...  IK  2@4
“ 
Ber........IK  2@3
Putty,  commercial 
2H  2H@3
“  strictly  pure......2H  2K®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................
13@16
Vermilion,  English__
85@88
70@75
Green,  Peninsular......
@7K
Lead,  red....................
®7K@70 
Whiting, white Span. 
Whiting,  Gilders’
@96 
1 00
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
1  40
cliff.......................... 
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared
Paints..................... 1 00@1  20

«u , Lindseed,  boiled__   54 
@ 25
Seidlitz  Mixture.......
18  Neat’s  Foot,  winter
© 18
Sinapis.......................
strained...............  
50 
30
“  opt..............7..
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes....................... @ 35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes © 35
Soda Boras, (po. 13).  . 12® 13
Soda et Potass Tart.  . 3D® 33
Soda Carb................. 1H@ 2
® 5
Soda,  Bi-Carb............
Soda,  Ash.................. 3H@ 4
Soda, Sulphas............ @ 2
Spts. Ether C o........... 50® 56
@2 25 
@3 00
"  Myrcia Imp.......
*'  vini  Rect.  bbl.
2 23)........................   @2 33
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......  @1  10
Sulphur, Subl..............2H@ 3H
8®  10 I
Tamarinds................. 
Terebenth Venice......  28®  30
Theobromae..............  55®  60
Vanilla..................... 9 00@16 00
Zincl  Sulph...............  
7®  8

Morphia,  S. P. & W.  .2 30©2  55 
C. Co.......................2 20@2 45
Moschus Canton.......   @ 40
Myristica, No. 1.........  70®  75
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia....................  33®  38
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co...........................   @2 00
Picis  Liq, N.  C., H gal
doz  ........................
@2  00 
@1 00 
Picis Liq., quarts......
@  70@
pints.........
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)  .
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..
@©
Piper Alba, (po g5)  ...
Pix  Burgun...............
®14®
Plumb! A cet..........
Pulvis Ipecac et opii.. 1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......  @125
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  30®  35
Quassiae.................... 
8®  10
Quinta, S. P. & W......  39®  44
S.  German__  27®  35
Rubia  Tinctorum......  12®  14
VARNISHES.
@ 40
Sac ch arum Lactls pv
No. 1 Turp  Coach..
.1  10@1  20
00@2 10
OILS.
1 Extra Turp.............. . .166@1  70
Bbl. Gal j Coach  Body............ ..2 75@3 00
40® 50
.  70
®4 50 Whale, winter........
70 | No. 1 Turp  Furn....
.1  00@1  10
.  55
12® 14 Lard,  extra............
60  Entra Turk Damar.. ..1  55®1  60
.  45
10® 12 Lard, No.  1............
50  Japan  Dryer,  No. 1
@ 15 Linseed, pure raw  . .  51
6*  Turp...................... ..  70®  75

“  Roll..............  2H® 3

Santonine 
Sapo,  W ...

Myrcia  Dom

white .

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We bave in stock and ofler a full line of

W hlskies,  Brandles,

Gina,  W lnes,  Rum«.

W e are  Sole  Agents  in  Michigan  for  W . D. & O o, 

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.

ftoltine 4 Perkins  Drill}  Bo,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

T H E   MICHIGAN  TRADESM AN

Care in Consigning Goods.

St.  J ohns, Jan. 2—I note what you say 
in this week’s paper in  relation  to  mer­
chants holding checks and  drafts  sever­
al days,  instead of  putting  them  in  the 
bank  on  deposit  or  for collection.  You 
might,  with equal  cause,  preach  a  ser­
mon  on  the  foolishness  of  some  mer­
chants in consigning produce  and  other 
goods to dealers about whom they  know 
nothing, either  financially or  otherwise.
I have seen a good many  losses incurred 
through this method  of  doing  business, 
but some merchants appear to be  unable 
to  learn  even  by  experience.  The  first 
firm which  promises  retu rn s  above  the 
market price gets  the  goods,  no  matter 
how rascally or irresponsible it  may  be. 
It has been  my  experience  that  a  job­
bing house  with  whom  I  deal  will  al­
ways  undertake  to  ascertain  the  relia­
bility of any firm about  whose  standing 
1 am in doubt; and when I  once  find  an 
honest and energetic commission  firm,  1 
usually stay by that concern  until  I  am 
positive I can do better elsewhere.  Per­
haps 1 am a  little  behind  the  times  in 
this respect,  as  most  merchants  nowa­
days appear to be actuated by a desire to 
see how many houses they can deal  with, 
both in buying  and  selling,  but  1  still 
maintain that a tried friend is preferable 
to an untried  stranger  and  govern  my­
self accordingly. 

Grocer.
Wool  Higher—Hides  Quiet—Tallow 
Wools  are  selling  again  close  to  the 
prices ruling  in  October  and  November, 
with  stocks  firmly  held  for  still  higher 
prices, with a short supply visible.  The 
goods  market  will  not  warrant  higher 
prices being  paid,  but a cold  winter and 
the large  volume of  goods having disap­
peared,  gives  manufacturers  hopes  on 
the future.

W eak—Furs  Quiet.

Hides  remaiu  quiet,  with  a  slight  ad­
vance  on  light.  Tanners  are  willing  to 
pay  this  advance,  but  anything  beyond 
it  is refused.  A  short  supply  and  the 
high prices of  bark,  and  a quiet trade in 
leather, will  make  prices  keep  down  on 
hides.

Tallow is weak  and  down,  with ample 

supply and fair demand.

The catch  in  furs in many localities is 
light,  but  the  average  throughout  the 
states is fully up to that of other seasons. 
There is considerable  strife  among deal­
ers in new stock, but sales to dressers are 
light, and hard to make at a profit.  The 
outlook  for  London export  is  not  good 
and  such  goods  as  must  go  there  are 
bought low.

The Grocery  Market.

PRODUCE  MARKET.

Apples—Green, $3.50@4.50 for choice eating and 
S3 for cooking stock.  Evaporated are firm at 13$ 
1334c, with a small advance in prospect.
Beans—The market is hardly as strong as it has 
been. Handlers pay Sl.6GQl.80 for country picked 
and  find  no  difficulty in  making  sales  at  $2.05 
@2.10 for city picked.
Beets—50c per bn.
Butter—Dairy  is firm and in  good  demand  at 
I7@20c per lb.  Creamery finds moderate sale at 
25@26e.

Cabbages—'0c  per doz. or $4 per 100.
Carrots—2fl@25c per bu.
Celery—20@25c per doz.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, SI.25;  produce barrels 
25c.
Cranberries—Michigan  berries are  in  fair de­
mand at S3 per bu.  Cape Cod  commands $11@13 
per bbl. and Bell and Cherry are held at $10.
E ggs—Fresh are com ing in  a little m ore freely, 
dealers pay 20c  and  h oiin g at 22c.  Cold storage 
and  pickled  stock  are in good dem and at 20c.
Field Seeds—Clover, mammoth,  $4.60  per  bu.; 
medium, $4.30@4.4Timothy, $1.51 per bu.
Game—Venison, 13c per  lb.:  Rabbits,  75c  per 
doz.;  Partridges, 25c per pair.
Grapes—About out of market.
Maple  Sugar — 8@10c  per  lb.,  according  to 
Maple Syrup—75@85c per gal.
Onions—The  market  is  steady;  dealers  pay­
ing 80c and holding at $1.
Potatoes—The market is steady and  shipments 
are still made  in  lined  refrigerator cars  and  in 
cars kept warm with stoves.  Dealers pay 80@85c 
at this market and 75@80c at the principal buying 
points in the potato district.

Squash—134c per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—Kiln  dried  Jerseys  have  ad­
vanced to $4 per bbl.  All other varieties are now 
out of market.

quality.

Turnips—30@35c per bu.

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new....................................................   It  00
Short c u t.....................................................   11  00
Extra clear pig, short cut............................  12 50
Extra clear,  heavy......................................
Clear, fat back............................................   12 00
Boston clear, short cut  ...............................  12 50
Clear back, short cut...................................   12 25
Standard clear, short cut. best....................  12 50

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

lard—Kettle Rendered.

.......................................  734

Pork Sausage...................................................6%
Ham Sausage...................................... ............  9
Tongue Sausage..............................................9
Frankfort Sausage 
Blood Sausage.................................................   5
Bologna, straight.............................. .............   5
Bologna,  thick................................................5
Headcheese....................................................  5
Tierces............................................................   63£
Tubs.................................................................  7
501b.  Tins...................................................... 7
Tierces.............................................................53*
30 and 50 lb. Tubs.......................  
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case....................................   65£
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case......................................6%
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case......................................6%
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case...........■........................  634
501b. Cans........................................................6
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs.....................   7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.......................  7 00
Boneless, rump butts.....................................  8 75

lard—Family

BEEP  IN  BARRELS.

..............6

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

Hams, average 20 lbs......................................834
16 lbs........................................   9
12 to 14 lbs................................  934

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Shoulders........................................................
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..............................  8
Dried beef, ham prices..................................   834
Long Clears, heavy..........................................  534
Briskets,  medium.  ........................... ............  6

Clams,
Scallops,

1  50 
1  50

FRESH  MEATS.

Swift and Company quote as follows:
“ 
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Beef, carcass..........................................  4  @  634
@ 834
@ 7 
@  6

hindquarters...............................  5  @6
fore
loins, No. 3.................................  8
ribs.............................................
rounds........................................  5
tongues.......................................
Hogs......................................................... 4
Bologna.................................................
Pork loins..............................................
“  shoulders— ................................
Sausage, blood  or bead.........................
liver.................................  
...
Frankfort.............................
M u tto n  
............................................................ ..
V e a l........................................................................

@ 5 
@7 @ 5

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CANDIES,  FRUITS and  NUTS.

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

STICK  CANDT.

Standard,  per  lb...................................   @8
“  H.H...........................................  @8
“  Twist  .......................................   @8
pails or packages, net  weight.........  834
“ 
24) -lb. bols  ..........................................8
“ 
Boston Cream  ................................................10
Cut  Loaf.........................................................
Extra H. H..................................................... 10

fancy—In 51b. boxes. 

MIXED  CANDT. BblB. 
Boxes.
8
Standard, per lb............................734 
8
Leader...........................................734 
Special.......................................... 8 
834
Royal............................................ 8 
834
Nobby..............................................................  954
Broken...............................................................934
Midget...........................................................10  ,
English  Rock.............................................  . •  934
Conserves.......................................................10
Cut Loaf..........................................................
Ribbon............................................................
Broken Taffy...................................................  934
Peanut Squares................................................1034
Extra..............................................................  11
Kindergarten...... ..........................................
French Creams................................................ 12
Valley  Creams................................................ 14
Per Box
Lemon Drops................................................. 60
Sour Drops.....................................................60
Peppermint Drops............................................90
Chocolate Drops...............................................75
H. M. ChocolateoDrops....................................90
Gum Drops................................................40@50
Licorice Drops................................................... 1 00
A. B. Licorice  Drops................................. ....80
Lozenges, plain................................................70
printed........................................... 75
imperials......................................................... 70
Mottoes............................................................ 75
Cream Bar........................................................60
Molasses  Bar................................................... 60
Caramels................................................... 16@18
Hand Made  Creams.................................... 9f@l 00
Plain Creams.............................................. — 80
Decorated Creams............................................. 1 00
String  Rock.....................................................7=1
Burnt Almonds................................... 1  0C@1  10
Wintergreen  Berries.......................................70
Lozenges, plain, in  pails.................................12
printed, in pails..............................13
Chocolate Drops, in pails.................................13
Gum Drops, in pails........................................   6
Moss Drops, In palls.........................................10
Sour Drops, in pails.........................................10
Imperials, In pails..................... 
12
Floridas, fancy 250-200 17t-150...........$4 00©$4 25
138-126........................  3 75@4 00
96...............................3 25® 3 50

fancy—In balk.

ORANGES.

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Russets, fancy 200-176-150-138..............
126-112..........................
Valencias, choice to fancy 420..
“
Messlnas, 

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300-240
200............

3 25

T 2

G R O C E R IE S .
The Merchants Then and  Now.

W ritten for T h i  T r a d e s m a n .

in  regard 

“Did you ever stop to  consider,”  said 
an  old  gentleman  friend  of  mine  the 
other day,  as we went from floor  to  floor 
through  a  large  grocery  house,  “how 
little  the  people  of  to-day  realize  the 
condition  of  their  grandparents  of  the 
eighteenth  century 
to  the 
matter  of  food  and  clothing?  We  see 
about us to-day hundreds  of  articles  of 
almost daily use that  were  not  then  in 
existence.  Others  were  so  rare  and 
costly as to be classed with  the  luxuries 
of the wealthy, and  only  in  exceptional 
cases were  they  found  in  the  homes  of 
the farmer  or  laborer. 
I  recollect,”  he 
continued,  “ that the spices now  in  com­
mon use were  only  used  in  my  grand­
father’s family on  holidays,  weddings  or 
on festive occasions.  The  first  allspice 
I ever remember seeing, my grandmother 
placed  in  some kind of  leather  bag  and 
instructed me to pound  it  with  a  ham­
mer for  fifteen  minutes  or  more.  All­
spice was  bought  especially  for  pump­
kin pies.  The entire  mode  of  living  is 
so changed that  the  present  generation 
cannot realize why it was that people  at 
that day did not desire a greater  variety 
of food and, in  fact,  all  kinds  of  goods 
as now.  They did desire many kinds  of 
goods then  kept  in  the  store,  but  they 
could  not  always  be  obtained  without 
money,  and of that they  did  not  always 
have an  abundance.  There  was  only  a 
very small  quantity  of  money  then  in 
circalation.  and  some  other  means  of 
exchange was  uecessary. 
It,  therefore, 
became customary to  exchange  or  ‘bar­
ter’  one  product  for  another.  There 
was hardly a merchant worthy the  name 
in those days but who was also, more  or 
less,  a  buyer  and  shipper  of  domestic 
products, notably grain,  pork  and  beef; 
and 
the  most  prosperous  mercantile 
houses were  those  that  could  purchase 
and  dispose  of  to  advantage  the largest 
amount  of  farmer’s  produce. 
In  this 
way not only a large  business  could  be 
profitably  carried  on,  but* also  a  large 
demand  for the goods from foreigu coun­
tries be obtained.  All the groceries we see 
here,” anjl he  waved  his hand about  the 
room,  “are now  so common  with us  that 
the appetite is satiated, and fully one-half 
the  gratification  which  our  forefathers 
enjoyed is lost.  But  this  is  an  age  of 
progress  and  wealth,  and  I  am  glad 
that  it  is  so,  for  each  generation  can 
enjoy  life  better  than 
the  preceding 
one.”

Thurber, Whyl&nd & Co. to be Merged 

into a Corporation.

Arrangements  have been  perfected  to 
merge  the  wholesale  grocery  house  of 
Thurber,  Whyland & Co. into  a  corpora­
tion  under the style of the Thurber-Why- 
laud Co.  The concern will have  a  capi­
tal  stock  of  83,000,000—81,500,000  pre­
ferred,  8  per  cent,  cumulative,  and 
81,500,000  common  stock.  Of  the  pre­
ferred stock,  H. K. Thurber  takes  8500,- 
000,  in  lieu of his  special  capital  in  the 
old firm, and the remainder will be offered 
to the public.  Of the common stock, two- 
thirds will be subscribed for by members 
of the present firm and  their friends, and 
one-third remains in the treasury  of  the 
company. 
It is understood  that  the  or­
ganization will  be  completed by  Feb.  1, 
at which time the present partnership ex­
pires by limitation.

FISH  and  OVSTERS.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

FRESH  FISH.

light.

The sugar  market  is a little  firmer for 
white grades.  Spreckles advanced gran­
ulated a sixpence Saturday and  the New 
York refiners advanced soft A grades the 
same  amount  the  same  day.  Package 
coffees  have declined  J^c and  Arbuckle 
Whitefish.
gives  notice  that  the extra  discount  of 
SI
“  
! Tront.
J^c on  300 pound  lots  terminates  on the | Halibut
15th. 
tomatoes  are  a  little  Ciscoes 
............
Flounders...........
stronger.  The reduction of  the duty  on  Bluefish  ............
manufactured  tobaccos  has not  brought | codU^?!  ... .....
California salmon
about  a corresponding  reduction  in  the 
price,  the  manufacturers  keeping  same 
at the old figure in lieu of an advance.

Canned 

Minor Notes from Leroy.

o y s t e r s—Cans.
Fairhaven  Counts.......................
F. J. D. Selects.............................
Selects  .........................................
F. J. D..........................................
Anchors.
L eroy,  Jan.  3—Business is good in Le- I Standards 
roy.  From one to  two  cars  of  potatoes ' ”aTorite8- 
are  loaded  here a  week at  75  cents  per 
bushel.  We have no sleighing yet.  Hink- 
ley & McDonald  have  put  in  a  shingle 
mill  on  Rose  Lake.  The  shingles  are 
brought here and handled by Frank Smith.
E.  Gawley  has  erected  a  lumber  and 
shingle mill on  Pine  River,  the  product 
of which will be shipped from this point.
For the finest coffees in the world, high 
grade teas,  spices, etc., see  J.  P. Yisner, 
17 Hermitage block, Grand Rapids,  Mich. 
Agent for £. J. Gillies & Co.,  New  York 
City. 

Oysters, per  100. 
Clams, 
Standards,  pergal. 
SelectB,
Scrimps,

SHELL  GOODS.

BULK  GOODS.

362tf

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LEMONS.

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NUTS.

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50-lb.  “ 

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OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

Messina, choice, 360.............................3 50@  3 '
fancy, 360...........................   @4
choice 300...........................  3 75@ 4
fancy 390 
4
Figs, Smyrna,  new,  fancy  layers.......   18@20
“ 
  @16
“ choice 
“ 
“ 
1234@14
“ 
box..........................  @10
“ Fard, 10-lb. 
........................   @8
“ 
Persian, 50-lb.  box......................  534®  6
“ 
@18 
Almonds, Tarragona......................
@17 
Ivaca.............................
@17 
California......................
@17 
B razils..........................................................
@1134 @16 
Filberts...........................................
Walnuts, Grenoble........................
“  Marbot..............................
@12 
@1054 @16 
Chill..................................
“ 
Table  Nuts, No. 1..........................
@1434 
No. 1........................
14@16 
Pecans, Texas. H. P  ....................
@5 00
Cocoanuts, full sacks  .................
Fancy, H.  P., S u n s.......................
“  Roasted 
......
Fancy, H.  P., Stars 
.............
“  Roasted  ........
Choice, H. P.,  Ex Prime  —
“  Roasted  .........
Fancy, H. P., Steamboats..............
Roasted..

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PEANUTS.

“ 

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@ 10 @ 8 
@ 9 
@18 
@ 4 
@ 9 
@10 @25 
@10 
@22

@35
@28
@23
@22
@20@18
@16

.1  25@1  50 
.  75@1 00
@1  25 
@1  65 
1  50

C U R T I S S   &
WHOLESALE

C O .,

Paper  Warehouse.

FLOUR  SACKS,  GROCERY  BAGS,  TWINE  AND  WOODEN  WARE.

Houseman  Block, 

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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

13

scales—Perfection.
“  brass  “ 
“  5-lb, 
“  “  brass  “ 

Tea, 2-lb,  tin  scoop......... 8 6 50
..........  7 25
tin  scoop...  8 75
..........  8 75
Grocers’, 11-lb,  tin scoop.  11  00
“  brass  “  ..  12 25
“  ..  13 25
brass  “  ..  14 75

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22-ft,  tin 
STARCH.
Corn.

 

 

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20-lb  boxes..........................  6V4
40-lb 
694
Gloss.
1-lb packages  ......................  6
34b 
.......................6
6-lb 
694
 
40 and 50 lb. boxes......... ..  494
Barrels  ...............................  494
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
...3 20
Old Country, 80.............
...3 50
Uno, 100.........................
...3 00
Bouncer, 100..................

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

SODA.

SEEDS.

--- 59»

Boxes..........................
Kegs, English..............
SAL  SODA.
Kegs..............................
IK
...  2
Granulated, boxes........
Mixed bird.................  494® ®
Caraway...............................  9
Canary.................  ............ 394
Hemp...................................  394
Anise....................................13
Rape...................................   6
Mustard...............................  7V4
Common Fine per bbl.  ...  @95
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks......  27
28 pocket.................................. 1 75
60  “ 
................................2 00
100  “ 
 
2  15
Ashton bu. bags.................  75
Higgins  “ 
75
 
Warsaw “ 
 
35
.................  20
Diamond  Crystal,  cases  ... 1  50 
28-lb sacks  25
50
56-lb  “ 
60 pocket .2 25
28 
.2 10
barrels ..  .1  75

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SALT

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SALERATUS.

Church’s, Arm & Hammer.. .594
Dwight’s Com........................5V4
Taylor’s .................................594
DeLand’sCap  Sheaf......— 594
pure.........................5V4
Our Leader........................   5
Corn, barrels.................... 
25
27
one-half barrels—  
Pure  Sugar, bbl................30@40
half barrel— 3 J@42

SYRUPS.

SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps.............. 
Sugar Creams............  
Frosted  Creams.........  
Graham  Crackers...... 
Oatmeal Crackers.... 
SHOE  POLISH.
Jettine, 1 doz. in  box.............75

7
894
8
8
8

TEAS.

japan—Regular.

F air............................  @20
Good...........................  @22
Choice..........................24  @29
Choicest.......................32  @36
D ust......................... ..10  @14

SUN CURED.

Fair . 
Good

Dust.................
BASKET
F air.................
Choice...............
Choicest...........
Extra choice, wire leaf
GUNPOWDER.
Common to fair—  
Extra fine to finest.
OOLONG.

..  1  30
Bolted...  .
@2t-
Granulated.
1  75
@22
@29
24
FLOUR.
Straight, in sacks  ........ ..  5 00
32 ©■'6
..  520
barrels.  ...
10 @14
“ sacks......... ..  6 00
Patent 
».
“ barrels......
« 
..  6 20
@20
4 8'i
@26 Graham  “ sacks........
..  200
Rye 
“ 
........
' @35
MILL8TÜPP8.
@40
..  18 50
Bran..............................
.  16 i0
25 @35
Screenings .
20 00
50 @65 Middlings  .
..  21  50 
75 @8f Mixed  Feer 
..  21  50
Coarse meal
@57
1  20 
1  15

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IMPERIAL.

Common to  fair...........25  @30
Superior to  fine...........30  @50.
Fine to choicest...........56  @65
Common to fair...........20  @35
Superior to fine............ 40  @50
Common to fair...........18  @2i
Superior to  fine...........30  @40
F air.............................25  @30
Choice..........................30  @35
Best.............................55  @65
Tea Dust.......................8  @10

ENGLISH  BREAKFAST.

YOUNG  HYSON.

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

 

D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands.

Hiawatha  .................  
£0
Sweet  Cuba................ 
34
to b a c c o s—Plug.
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good.................... 37
Peach  Pie  ................. 
34
“Tobacco” ..............................35
Hector.................................. 17
Plow Boy, 2  oz.
4 oz.
16 oz..  .  ■
VINEGAR.

 
to ba cc o s—Smoking. 

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PAPER.

TWINES.

40 gr. 
50 gr.
PA PER & WOODEN W AR! 
Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol 
lows:
Straw 
................................ 165
Rockfalls............................. 190
Hardware.............................2V4
Bakers................. 
2V4
Dry  Goods...............   594®“»
Jute  Manilla................ 6V4@6
Red  Express 
No. 
No.  2 ............. 4
48 Cotton............................  25
Cotton, No. 1....................... 22
“  2....................... 18
Sea  Island, assorted.........  40
No. 5 Hemp.........................18
No. 6  “ ................................ 17
Wool...................................   8
Tubs, No. 1.........................  8 00
“  No. 2.........................7  00
“  No. 3.........................6  00
1 50
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop—   1 75
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes —  
50
Bowls, 11 inch.....................  1 00
13  “ 
.....................   1 25
15  “ 
.................... 2 00
....................   2 75
17  “ 
assorted, 17s and  19s 2 50 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
Baskets, market.................   35
bushel.................. .1  50
“  No.2 6 25
“  No.3 7 26
“  No.l  3 50
“  No.2 4 26
“  No.3 5 00
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF* 

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“ 
“ 
“ willow cl’ths, No.l  5 75
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WOODENWARE.

splint 

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“ 
‘ 
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WHEAT.

W hite......................... 
90
Red............................ 
90
All wheat bought  on 60 Ib. test.

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HAY.

NO. 1. 
No. 2.
Sm all  lots. 
Car 
.
Small  lots........................   52
Car 
“  ...........................  48
No. 1..................................  9 00
No. 2..................................  8 00
HIDES,  PELTS  and  FURS.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 
lows, nominal:
Green..........................  4 @5
Part  Cured.................  @5
Full 
Dry.............................  6  @7
Kips,green  .  .............. 4  @5
“  cured..................  5 @594
Calfskins,  green  ......  5  @6
cured.........  5 @ 7
Deacon skins............... 10 @30

5  @ 594

HIDES.

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No. 2 hides 94 off.
PELTS.

 

 

1.  5

FURS.

WOOL.

Shearlings....................10 @26
Estimated wool, per ft 20  @28
Washed...................... 
20@30
Unwashed................ 
10@22
Outside prices'are for No. 1 only
Badger.........   ........10 20@$1  00
5 00@25 00
Bear....  
Beaver....................  2 00@i8 H)
05©  25
Cat,  house.............. 
Cat, wild................. 
10 n.  50
Coon 
...............  
25®  80
Fisher..................... c4 00@ 6 00
Fox,  cross  ............  2 00©  5 00
Fox,  red  ...............   1  00 5  1  50
Fox,  gray...............   40©  76
Lynx....  ...............   2 00© 3 00
Martin, pale and yel­
low  .....................  
40©  75
Martin, dark...........   1  50© 3 On
25©  1  00
Mink....................... 
Muskrat..................   07 
15
Opossum................. 
05 
15
Otter.......................  3 00  8 00
Skunk.................... 
10  1  00
Wolf  ......................  100  300
Beaver castors, per
l b .........................  2 00  5 00
Thin and green....................  10
Long gray............................  2*>
Gray.................. 
20
Red and  blue......................  35
Tallow..................—   3  @3%
Grease  b u tte r...........1  @2
Switches....................  1V4@ 2
Ginseng.................. 2 5*®3 0>

deerskins—Per  pound.

MISCELLANEOUS.

OILS.

follows:

The Standard Oil  Co. quotes as 
Water White..............  © 994
Michigan  test 
.........   @ 894
Naptha.......................  © 794
Gasoline.....................  ©  99£
ylinder................... 27  @36
E ngine.....................13  @21
Black, 15 Cold  Test. 

@1094

W h olesale l*rice  C u rre n t.

The  quotations  given  below  are  such  as are ordinarily offered cash buyers irho 

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

Tapioca, fi’k or p’rl...  5  @6
Wheat, cracked.........  @5
Vermicelli,  import—   @11
domestic...  @55
FISH—SALT.

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“ 

“ 

“
1  00 
...1  50
“ 
...2   00
“  
“ 
...3 00
GUN  POWDER.

Cod, whole...................514® 594
“  bricks...............  734® 794
“  strips 
.................7X@ 8
5 25
Herring, gibbed,  bbl 
 
3 00
“ 
“ 
94 bbl.. 
“  Holland,  bbls..  12 00
75
- “ 
“  kegs, 
... 
20
“ 
Scaled  ........... 
Mackerel, No. 1, 94 bbl.. 
12 00
“ 
10 lb kit  .l  10
Trout,  V4  b b ls................  @4  75
“  10  lb.  kits.................  80
White,  No. 1, 34 bbls..  @6 50
10 lb. kits......  90
“ 
Family,  94 bbls........3 00
“ 
*■ 
kits...............  60
FLAVORING E X T R A C T S-JenningS’
DC  DC
Lemon. Vanilla
1
2 oz folding box
1  50
3 oz 
4 oz 
2  00
3 00
6 oz 
4  0
8 oz
.5 50
Kegs
Half  kegs...........................3 00
Sage.. 
...............................1C
Hops............................  
2>
Chicago  goods....................594
No.  ... 
30
No. 1...................................   40
No. 2...................................  50
Pure.....................................  30
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily...................................   18
Condensed, 2 doz................1  25
No. 9  sulphur.......................... 2 00
Anchor parlor.....................1  70
No. 2 home  .........................1  10
Export  parlor...........................4 00
Black  Strap...................... 
17
Cuba Baking.................... 
22
Porto  Rico....................... 26@33
35
New Orleans, good........... 
choice........ 
40
fancy.........  
£0
One-half barrels. 3c extra

LAMP  WICKS.

MOLASSES.

MATCHES.

LICORICE.

JELLIES.

HERBS.

LYE.

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OATMEAL.

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PICKLES.

ROLLED OATS.

Barrels  ...............................6 7
Half barrels......................... 3 50
Barrels......................  @6  5.
Half bbls....................  @3  50
Medium................................   87 50
94 b bl......................... 4 25
Small, bbl.................................9 00
V4  bbl..............................5 60
3 OP
Clay, No.  216............................ 1 75
4 00
T. D. full count— —   75 
5 00
Cob, No.  3.................................1 25
Carolina head...................... 7
No. 1.......................694
No. 2............... 6  @
Japan, No. 1......................... 7
“  No. 2..........................6

PIPES.

RICE.

SAUERKRAUT.

Barrels..................................... 5 25
Half barrels............................. 3 00
Kitchen,ffdoz.  inbox......  2 50
...... 2 50
Hand 
Snider’s  Tomato......................2 40

SAPOLIO.
“ 
SOUPS.

3  “ 

spices—Whole.

“ 

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Allspice...............................10
Cassia, China in mats........  8
Batavia in bund — 15
Saigon in rolls........35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar..................!6
Mace  Batavia..................... 80
Nutmegs, fancy.................. 80
“  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,  Amboyna...............26
Zanzibar................20
Ginger, African..................1294
Jam aica................18
Mace  Batavia.....................90
Mustard,  English................22
and Trie..25
“ 
“  Trieste....................27
NntmegB, No. 2 ........... •— 80
Pepper, Singapore, black — 18
••  white......30
Cayenne................25
SUGARS.

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s  

“ 

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APPLE  BUTTER.

“ 
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AXLE  GREASE.

Chicago goods....................
Frazer's  .............................K 40
Aurora...................................... 1 75
Diamond............................ 1  75
Wise’s .....................................  2 25
BAKING  POWDER.
Thepure, 10c packages...... SI  20
  1  56
 
Ji lb. 
2 28
 
6 oz. 
 
94 lb. 
2 76
4 20
 
12 oz. 
......   5 40
lib. 
26 CO
51b. 
 
Less 20 per cent, to retailers. 
.1  00

Absolute, K lb. cans, doz 

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BLUING. 

Vi lb. 
“ 
1 lb.  “ 

Arctic, J4 ft can s.............. 

“ “  ...1 90
“ “  ...3 5i,
Acme, 94 lb. cans, 3 doz  ... 
2  “ 
1  “ 

English, 2 doz. in case.. 
Bristol,  2  “ 
American. 2 doz. in case
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals..................   4 00

V4 lb. 
1 lb. 
“  % lb.  “ 
lib .  “ 
•• 
“ 
bulk.................   10
Telfer’s,  94 lb. cans, doz.. 
“ 
“ 
“  Vi ft  “ 
“ 
1 6   “ 
5 lb  “ 
“ 
Vi ib 
“ 
1 ib  “ 
•• 
BATH BRICK.

45
....  85
.... 1  10
45
“  ..  85
“  ..  1  50
60
............   1  20
...............  2 00
9 60
......... 
Red Star, V ft cans............  40
“  
80
...........  1  50
80 
75 
70
Gross
................7 00
“ 
“  pints,  round  ......... 10 50
“  No. 2, sifting box...  2 75
“  No. 3, 
...  4 00
“  No. 5, 
...  8 00
“  1 oz ball  ...................   4 50
No. 2 Hurl..........................   1 75
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet......................... 2 25
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem...........................2 75
Common Whisk................. 
90
Fancy 
.................  1 20
Mill ....................................   3 25
Warehouse.........................2 75
BUCKWHEAT  PI.OUR.
Rising Sun  ......................... 5 00
York State..........................
Self Rising............................... 4 50
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................10
Star,  40 
..............  JVi
Paraffine............................  “
Wlcking......................-  •••  25

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CANDLES
“ 

8oz 

CANNED  GOODS.

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FISH.

2 00

Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck......1  10
Clam Chowder, 3 lb................. 2 10
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. Btand.... 1  25 
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic........... 1  90

“ 
2  lb.  “ 
2 65
i ib.  Star.................... 2 50

21b.  M  ....2 25

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FRUITS.

“ 
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“  2 1b. Star........  -3®
Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce 3 50
“ 
1 lb.  stand  ...........1  20
“ 
2 lb. 
« 
3 lb. in Mustard.. .3  50
“ 
31b.  soused......... 3 50
Salmon,1 lb. Columbia 1  75@1  90 
“ 
1 lb.  Alaska..  @1  60
Sardines, domestic  Vis........ 
6
“ 
Vis........® 8
“  Mustard Vis........  @10
imported Vis...11  @12
“ 
“ 
spiced,  Vis  .........  
10
Trout, 3 Id. brook  ............  2 50
Apples, gallons....................
Apricots  ............................. " “0
Blackberries........................l  lo
Cherries, red —   ................1  30
pitted....................1  40
Damsons.............................
Egg  Plums..........................1  33
Gooseberries.......................1  10
Green  Gages.......................;  to
Peaches,  pie.......................l 85
seconds.................2 30
“ 
stan d ....................2 65
“ 
“  California.............2 85
Pears................................... 1  60
Pineapples, common.......... 1  25
sliced 
..............2 75
grated................3 00
Quinces..............................110
Raspberries, black............. 1  30
red..................1  40
Strawberries.......................J  ®
Whortleberries................... 1  40
MEATS.
Corned  beef 
..................... 2 00
Roast........ 
.......................1  75
Beans, soaked  Lima...........  85
“  Green  Lima.......... @1  60
“  String................... ©  90
“  Stringless...................   90
“  Lewis’Boston Baked.. 1  40 
Corn, stand,  brands..1  00@1  25
Peas,  soaked.......................   75

VEGETABLES.

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@1  75

“  marrofat.......................@1 30
“  stand June........................1 40
“  sifted  ‘ 
“  fine French......................2 10
Mushrooms...............................1 80
Pum pkin.............................. @1 00
Squash......................................1 10
Succotash, soaked...............  85
standard..................1 30
Tomatoes, stand br’ds  @1  00
CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.
German Sweet.................. 
22
34
Premium........................... 
Pure.............................   •• 
38
Breakfast  Cocoa.............. 
40

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Bulk.............  
4
Red........................................7
Fancy Full  Cream.... 11  @11 Vi 
Good 
....10  @lCVi
Part Skimmed............  8  @ 9
Sap Sago....................  @22
Edam  ........................  @1  00
Swiss, imported........  24©  25
domestic  __  15©  16
Limburger..........................   15
CHEWING  GUM.
Rubber, 100 lumps................30
200  “ 
40
Spruce, 200 pieces................40
Snider’s, Vi pint........................1 35
pint........................2 30
quart........................ ..3 50
CLOTHES PINS.

 
CATSUP.

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COCOA  SHELLS.

COFFEE EXTRACT.

c o f f e e—Green.

5 gross boxes..................... 50
Bulk.............................4  @4Vi
Pound  packages...........  @7
Valley City......................... 
75
Felix....  ..............................1  15
Hummel's..........................  
65
Rio, fair......................  ©21
“  good.................... 21  @22
“  prime..................   @23
“  fancy,  washed...  @24
“  golden................. 23  ©24
Santos.........................22  @23
Mexican A Guatemala 23  @24
Java,  Interior.............24  ©26
“  Mandheling  ...27  ©30
Peaberry.................... 22  @24
Mocha, genuine......  26  @28
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add Vic. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
Bunola................................2494
.  2494
McLaughlin’s  XXXX....24%
Lion  ................................... 249*
in cabinets  ................25*4
Durham..............................24V4
Cotton,  40 ft.........per doz.  1  35
150
175
2 00
2 25
1  00
1  15
Eagle.................................   7 50
Anglo-Swiss.............6 00@ 7 70

CLOTHES  LINES.
“ 
50 f t.......... 
“ 
60 ft.......... 
70 ft.......... 
“ 
“ 
80 ft.......... 
60 ft.......... 
“ 
72 ft-........  
“ 
CONDENSED MILK.

c o f f e e s—Package.
in cabinets  ...... 

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Jute 
“ 

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2 
“ 
2 50

00

COUPONS.
“Superior.”

 
 
 

Tradesman.”

8  1  per hundred..............  2 50
3 00
$   2, 8 5. 
4 00
5 00
810, 
820,
6  00
8  1, per hundred...............   2 00
8 2!  “ 
...............   2 50
8 5| 
810, 
820, 
Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts :
200 or over..............5  per  cent.
500  “ 

“  “ 
“  “ 
“  “ 

...........................20 

1000 

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CRACKERS.
“ 

Kenosha Butter.................   7V4
Seymour 
594
Butter....................................594
“  family...........................594
“  biscuit......................... 694
Boston....................................7V4
City Soda............................... 7*4
Soda.....................................6
S. Oyster............................... 594
City Oyster, XXX.................  594
Strictly  pure......................  38
Grocers’............................. 
25
DRIED  FRUITS.

CREAM TARTAR.

W “

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PEEL.

evaporated..

DOMESTIC...  8  @  9 
Apples, sun-dried.
..13  @14
Apricots, 
“  — 20  @21
.... 
Blackberries “ 
10
Peaches 
“ 
...... 20 @22
PRUNES.
Turkey.......................  @ 8V4
Bosnia........................   @9
18
Lemou.. 
18
Orange.
@18
In drum...............
In boxes...............
@20
CURRANTS.
@ 5M 
Zante, in  barrels........
@ 594 
in  V4-bbls........
in less quantity
@  6
RAISINS
B a g s........
2 25
London Layers,  2 cr’n 
2 50
3  *■ 
2 75
fancy. 
2 o0
Muscatels.2crown  ... 
2 25
.... 
Valencias................... 
8
Ondaras..................... 8V4@ 9
Sultanas......................16  @20
Farina, 100 lb. kegs............   04
Hominy, per  bbl................4 00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box....  55
Imported......  @11
Pearl  Barley..............3  @ 894
Peas, green.................  @1  10
“  split.................   @ 3V4
Sago, German............   @ 5

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

3  “ 
Foreign.

-California

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El.  P uritano  Cigar.
ThePiKtlOGentGip

EL  PURITANO

ON

E A R T H

MANUFACTURED  BY

DILW0RTH  BROTHERS,

PITTSBURGH.

TRADE  SUPPLIED BY

I.  M.  CLARK  &  SON,

Grand Rapids.
BRADDOCK, BATEMAN  & CO., 
Bay  City.

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Cut  Loaf....................  @ 794
Cubes.........................  @ 694
Powdered..................   @ 694
Standard  Granulated. 6.18® 694
Fine............6.18® 694
Confectioners’  A........  @ 6.06
White Extra  C...........  @594
Extra  C ..........................  @ 594
C ............ 
@ 594
Yellow 
....................  @ 594
Dark  Molasses...........  @ 5
Less than 100 lbs.  94c advance.

 

 

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

DEALERS IN

NOS.  188  and  184  LOUIS STREET. GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN.

WE CARRY A  STOCK  OF  CARS TALLOW  FOR  MILL  USB.

January 11801

THU!  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

14
R em in iscen ces  o f  ‘iS h in p loster  D a y s.
Written for Thi Tradesman

I  notice in your  journal  of  December 
24  an  article  entitled  “Profit  in  Paper 
Money.’’  which  recall?  a singular condi­
tion  of  money matters  thirty  years ago, 
or just previous to the war.

I was then a resident of Clinton county, 
Iowa,  about  twenty  miles  north  of  the 
(now)  city  of  Davenport.  There  was 
some profit in paper  money at that  time, 
and  there  were  also  lossess,  but  just 
where  the  losses  came  in  is  not  very 
apparent,  and  few  ever  seemed to know 
or  care.  That  section  of  our  country 
was  then  considered  a part  of  the  Far 
West  and  had  comparatively  little  to 
boast of  in  the  way of  wealth,  if  we ex­
cept its rich virgin lands.  The  impend­
ing  trouble  between  the  Northern  and 
Southern States was  pretty clearly  fore­
seen,  and  the  coin  of  the  realm  was 
slowly being withdrawn  from circulation 
and paper money substituted.  All  silver 
coin in fractional parts of  a dollar  read­
ily  commanded  a  premium  of  20  per 
cent., the  banks  holding  the  bulk  of  it 
and  refusing to pay  it  out. 
It  soon be­
came a troublesome  matter  to make  any 
change in making small  purchases at the 
various  stores.  Merchants  seemed com­
pelled  to  give  credit  until  at  least a 85 
note  would  cancel the  account,  when  it 
would  usually  be  paid;  or,  where  the 
parties desiriug goods  were  unknown,  a 
85  note  or  more  would be received  and 
placed  to  their  credit on the books  and 
be  “traded out” a little  at  a time, as  re 
qnired.

It will  be remembered  that there were 
no  national  banks  at  that time  in  the 
country but  many private  ones more 'or 
less responsible.  Previous to this period 
there had  been sufficient  small  silver in 
the  country  for  ordinary business  tran 
«actions,  but,  with  most  of  this  now 
withdrawn and  rapidly going into stock 
ing  legs  to  be  buried  from  sight  for 
future  dire  extremity,  the  annoyance in 
the  retail  stores  became  unbearable. 
There appeared to be no law against any 
party issuing paper  money,  and the only 
question  was  whether  others  could  be 
found who would  accept it as  such.  At 
length,  some  prominent  firm  in  one  of 
our river  towns  had a thousand or  more 
blanks printed, reading as follows:  “The
• firm o f--------  hereby  agree  to  pay  the
sum  of  twenty-five  cents  in  goods  for 
this note  when presented at our store, or 
it will  be redeemed at our  office  in sum 
of  one  dollar  and  upward  in  current 
paper money.”  These first  notes  issued 
were poorly pointed, the paper, however 
being  of  fair  quality.  They were  from 
four to five inches long and two and one 
half  wide and  were dated  and signed by 
the  firm  with  pen  and  ink  and  issued 
from their office.  These small “promises 
to  pay” were  soon  found  to “fill a long 
felt  want,” and,  the  parties  being  well 
known,  this  fractional  exchange,  crude 
as it was, soon left the parent  house and 
was  accepted  by  merchants  and  others 
all over the county.  The idea not having 
been copyrighted, many other merchants 
soon issued  “shinplasters,”  as  they were 
called, of  the  nominal  value of  five, ten 
and twenty-five cents  each.  A few  hav 
ing  no  financial  standing  conld  hardly 
drive these “ children of  their creation 
from  their  doors,  while  those issued  by 
others  better  known  would  be  taken 
without question.  After making his pur­
chases, a  customer  might  often  be  seen 
with  two  or  three  dozen  notes  of  the

kinds  mentioned  in  his  hand.  Laying j 
them ou  the  counter,  he  would  ask  the j 
merchant  to  select  such  as  he  would 
accept for  his pay.  Among  them would 
be some that would be rejected.

This  method  of 

issuing  currency 
opened a still  wider  field  for  those  en­
gaged  in  heavier business, or  who might, 
through  their  cupidity,  desire  to  turn 
rascal and  rob the  publio by exchanging 
new  lamps for old,” or, in other  words, 
poor  currency  for  good.  One  firm  in 
particular.  Burrows  &  Prettyman,  of 
Davenport,  Iowa,  it was said issued over 
20,000,  largely  in  five  and  ten  dollar 
notes. 
I  think  they  were  engraved  by 
an  eastern  bank  note  company;  at  all 
events, they were well executed.  Whether 
anyone ever  lost  by  this “wild-cat  cur­
rency” of  B.  & P.  1 never knew.  To all 
those  desiring  more  capital  to  use  in 
their  business, even  if  intending  to  re­
deem  every  dollar,  the  temptation  was 
great  to  borrow  funds  by  this  means. 
Such parties  really had the use of  what­
ever paper  they could thus  put in circu­
lation  without  paying  interest  or  fur­
nishing legal  security.

1  was  at  this  time  confidential  clerk 
and cashier for a relative who was  doing 
large  business  with  a general  stock of 
merchandise  at the  county  seat of  Clin­
ton  county.  My  employer  had  noticed 
that this  “private currency,”  so to speak, 
was  either  regarded  with  confidence  or 
discredit  according  to  the  perfection  of 
the work  and quality of  the  paper  upon 
which  it  was  printed.  He  proposed, 
therefore,  to  issue  a  few  hundred  dol­
lars,  which  should  be  printed  on  good 
bond  paper  the  exact  size  of  ordinary 
bank  notes, each  representing  the  sum 
of  twenty-five cents and  with the medal- 
ions engraved on the two upper corners, 
The work  was  really good  for  that day 
and,  as  an  extra  precaution  against 
counterfeiting them, the words  “Twenty- 
five  Cents”  were  printed  in  carmine 
large, delicately  lined  letters  across  the 
face of  each  note.  The paper  and work 
of  engraving and  printing cost  fifty dol 
ars  in  Chicago.  Like  all  others,  they 
were  promises  to  pay  in  goods  at  the 
store  where  issued,  or  in  sums  of  one 
dollar  and  upward  on  demand.  The 
paper  being  of  far  better  quality  than 
that  of  those  generally  in  circulation 
and  the  notes  having  more of  an  air of 
respectability  and 
the  appearance  of 
money,  they  were  readily taken  by both 
customers  and  merchants  and  passed 
current for a radius of  fifty  to  one  hun 
dred  miles.  The  president  of  the  com­
pany  himself  was  an  old  anu  respected 
citizen  and  was  known  for  many miles 
around.  These  notes were  also  eagerly 
sought  after as curiosities,  and scores of 
them were  mailed to friends in the East­
ern States as souvenirs.  One-half of this 
issue was very soon in circulation and in 
a  few months  nearly  all  of  it. 
I  am 
pleased  to  say  that  they  were  taken  as 
good  currency  long  after  many  others 
had returned to their  owners  to  remain.
There  were  some  amusing  incidents 
connected  with  such  a circulating  cur­
rency.  The  least  rumor  regarding  its 
soundness would  send it all  home on the 
run.  Some busybody about twenty miles 
away  at  one  time  started  a report  that 
our “red  lined  notes,”  as the  issue  was 
called,  were about to be repudiated.  We 
heard of  it  in time  and  at  once  set  to 
work to devise  some  scheme  to  prevent 
a “run”  on  the  bank.  A  happy exped­
ient served  to  bring  about  the  desired

B E G I N   T H E   N E W   Y E A R  

R I G H T

Write  for  Samples  and  Prices, Stating  abodt  what  Yotl  Want.

Our  Stock of  Stationery and  Paper is so large  and varied  that we do not  send a complete line 
of  samples in response to requests, but send a few of  the  papers  best  adapted to the  needs of  the 
customer.

COUPON  BOOKS.

n i m u p   p n rn   In  .pw ial  r o a . h i i i . r j  
i l u  ! i l l  IT  i   U 1 
for  j!,*  manufacture 
of  Coupons,  we  are  prepared  to  quote 
low  prices  and  guarantee  accuracy.  We 
mak  all  kinds  and  va'leties  of  Coupons, 
the  “ Trade-man”  and  “ Superior”  Cou­
pons  being  most  in  demand.

We  are  the  largest  manufacturers  of 

Coupons in the country.

It  pays to Illustrate your 

Business

ILLUSTRATIONS  OF  ALL  KINDS 
STATIONERY &CATALOCUE PRINTING

' 
CR4WD RAPIDS,MICHIGAN.
Use  a  cut  of  your  building  on 

stationery.

O D D   E O T   N O .  1.

We  have  several  thousand

8  P o u n d   N ote  H eads,  <3 3 -4   x  9  Inches.
T h isis  not a'job  lot. but  an  extra  heavy  stock.  As  we  carry  no other  stationery 

as  heavy  and  need  the shelf  space_we  offer  it at  same  price  aw  our  7  lb.  stock.

5 0 0   a t  $1*85 
lOOO  a t  2.75 
2 0 0 0   a t  5 .0 0

Printed  and  blocked  in  tabs  of  lOO  each.  We  cannot  duplicate  this  lot  when 
present  supply  is  gone.

Statements and Bill-heads.

LETTER  PAPER.

HIYKT  m 
l  se a  note  head  for a bill  head. 
n U i l   1  ^   properly  ruled  heading  will
cost  yon  no ¡more, and  It  w ill  look  more 
business-like.  We  furnish  1,000  state­
ments  for  $1,25  upward,  and  1,000  bill 
heads $2.50 upward.

We  can save yon niBney.

■nfilTIfn  Use unprinted Letter Paper.  In
D u l l   1  writing to  a  new house, you  are
judged by your stationery.

We furnish  1,000  note  heads for  $2.25
*

I upward.

We  buy  paper of  the  makers  and  save 
| all  unnecessary  handling  and  transporta­
tion.

Goods  can be  delivered to any  job­
bing  house  for  shipment  with  your 
goods.

Think that above is all we can  do.  We have  four  floors  occupied by our En­
graving,’Printing and Binding Departments, and  carry a full stock of paper 

materials bought of first hands.

TAGS.

ENVELOPES.

DON’T :Use a  bit  of  wrapp ng  paper  in

may get torn off and you  know how easy it 
is to get your claim allowed by the railroad 
company.

DON’T nercard ensures return to  you of 

a  missent  letter  instead  of  to  the  dead- 
letter office.

We can print you 1,000 white envelopes 

We  print  1,000  of  the  usual  size  tags 

for $2.00 upward.

for  $1.50—5,000 at 80 cents per 1,000.

We  buy of the  maker  and  sell  at job­

We buy of the maker In jobbing quantities

ber’s  price,  or  less.

T H E   MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

A  Salesman  Backed  Up  by  His House.
M a r s h a l l ,  N o v .  2 8—It  has  well  paid 
my  firm  to  advertise  their  business  in 
your  paper and  you  will  surely  receive 
another  order  from  them  next  season. 
You  have  my  permission  to  make such 
use  of  this  acknowledgment  as  you see 
fit or refer anyone to my house.
Traveling  Representative  for  Michael 

Wm.  C o n n o r , 

Kolb & Son.

W HA T  T H E   HOUSE  SAYS.

Ro chester,  N.  Y., Dec.  18—Enclosed 
find SI for  renewal  of  our  subscription 
for your valuable paper for one year.
We  have  added  much  new  trade  in 
Michigan as  a  result  of  our  advertise­
ment in your paper and  have  instructed 
our Mr.  Conner  to  renew  the  same  at 
once. 

Mic h a el  Kolb  & Son.

15
Michigan (Tentpal

“  The Niagara Falls Route.’*

DEPART.  ARRIVE

Detroit Express....................................7:20 a m   10:00 pm
Mixed  ....................................................6:30 a m   5:00 pm
Day  Express............ ..........................12:00 a m  10:00 a m
"Atlantic A  Pacific Express.............11:15 p m 
6:00 am
New York Express...............................6:40 pm  
1:15 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 run  on  Day  Express  and  Grand Rapid 
Frkd M. Briggs, Gen'l Agent. 85 Monroe St.
G. S. H a w k in s , Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
G r o. W. Mu n so n, Union Ticket Office. 67 Monroe St. 
O. W . R u g g l k s. G. P.  A   T. Agent., Chicago.

FIT  FOR

A Minus
T able:

All goods bearing the 

name  of

THURBER, WHYLAND  &  CO.,

OB

ALEXIS  GODILLOT, JR.

Grocers visiting New  York  are cordially invited 
to  call and  see us, and if they  wish, have  their 
correspondence addressed in our care.  We shall 
be glad to be of use  to  them in any way.  Write 
us about anything you wish to know.

THdBBER, WHYLAND  & 00.,

West Broadway, Baade & Hudson Streets 

New York Oity

WA.NTBD.

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

If yon have  any  of  the  above  goods to 
ship, or anything  in  the  Produce  line,  let 
ua hear  from  yon.  Liberal cash advances 
made when desired.

E A R L   B R O S . ,

C o m m issio n M e r c h a n t s

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

Reference: F ir s t   N a t io n a l   B a n k ,  Ohicago. 
Mic h ig a n  T r a d e sm a n . Grand Rapids.
4et  Circular  and Testimonials.  S e n t   F r e e .   3  
3EFORE  BUYING  GRATES^
Economical.  Sanitary.  Cleanly  and  Artistic.  §j 
AL0INE  FIRE  PLACE,  GRASP RAPID , MIl’H.g

For  Portable  or  Stationary  Engines,  1 
to 500 Horse Power,  Portable or Station­
ary Boilers, Saw Mills, Shafting, Pullies, 
Boxes,  Wood-working Machinery,  Plan­
ers,  Matchers, Moulders,  etc., call on
W .  C.  D E N IS O N ,

Manufacturers’  Agent,

88,  90, 92  So.  Division  St., Grand  Rapids, 

Estimates given on Complete Outfits.

UCtRoTYPfRS. A f

result.  We  sent  quietly away  and  pur­
chased a large quautity of  fractional sil­
ver.  One  morning very  soon  after  this 
there  appeared a large  tray  of  silver  in 
one of our show-cases in plain sight near 
the front door,  and,  as our  notes came in 
for  redemption  that  day,  whether  in 
sums  of  two  or  twenty,  I  promptly 
stepped  to  the  tray and  paid  their  face 
in specie.  The  puzzled expression upon 
many  faces  at  this  denouement  was  a 
study, and many enquired what it meant, 
as  the  notes  were  not  redeemable  in 
coin.  “ It  has  no  particular meaning,” 
would  be  the  quiet  reply,  “only  that, 
having  plenty  of  silver  on  hand,  we 
might  just as well  pay  it  out and  show 
our  customers that  they will not  be per­
mitted  to  suffer  loss  on  any  currency 
issued  by  us.”  The “run” did  not  last 
many hours,  as  the  report  rapidly  went 
out  that  the  “red  lined  notes”  were  as 
good as gold, and  that,  while only prom­
ising to pay  in bankable paper,  we  were 
actually redeeming  them  in  silver in all 
amounts received.  As this  was the only 
scrip  in the  State  for which  specie  had 
been voluntarily paid without a question, 
its  credit  at  once  became still  greater. 
Its area of  circulation  was  also  greatly 
widened,  and  almost  before  we  were 
aware of  it our  notes  were  commanding 
a  premium equal  with  silver.  The gen­
eral  government soon  after  commenced 
the  issue  of  fractional  money  for  the 
universal  accommodation of  the  people, 
and all  private  issues of  this  kind were 
obliged  to  be  withdrawn  from  circula­
tion.  Our  bank  books  showed  some 
sixty or seventy dollars outstanding long 
after our  call  was  issued  to  redeem  the 
last  of  our  notes,  more  than  its  first 
cost being retained by the public.  Even 
in after years the president never refused 
to  redeem  one  of  his  notes  promptly if 
presented. 
I  know  of  several of  these 
red lined  notes  still  in  existence which 
are  worn and soiled by extensive use but 
which 
twenty  times  their  face  value 
would not purchase.  It is quite probable 
that currency of  this kind will  never  be 
issued again. 
Additions to the List of Cash Merchants
The  advent of  every  New Year  marks 
numerous  additions  to  the  list of  mer­
chants  who  bid  good bye  to  the  credit 
system.  Among those who have adopted 
the  cash  plan  this  year is  J.  S. Toland, 
the  Ross general  dealer,  who  announces 
the change  to  his  customers  in  the  fol­
lowing manner:

Addison.

Commencing  January  1,  1891,  I  shall 

STRICTLY  CASH

sell goods for
only.  Should  responsible parties  desire 
credit  for  a  short  time,  I will,  if  satis­
factory,  issue  coupon books  in  sums  of 
one, two  aud  five  dollars on  good  notes 
for thirty days, to bear interest after ma­
turity. 
I  take  this  course,  believing  it 
will enable me to
to  my 
and  give  better  satisfaction 
patrons.
Thanking  you  for  your  past  liberal 
patronage,  and  soliciting  a continuance 
of the same,  1 remain,

SE L L   GOODS  CLOSER

Yours truly,

J. S. T o la n d.

Graham  Roys  has  engaged  to  travel 
for  L.  H.  Beals  &  Co.,  of  Westfield, 
Mass., for another year,  beiug the seven­
teenth  year  he  has  represented  that 
house  on  the  road.  His  territory .has 
been enlarged so as to give  him  the  en­
tire  State  hereafter.  Mr.  Roys  is  a 
faithful worker, as  is  evidenced  by  his 
long association with one house.

Grand  Rapids & Indiana.

In effect December 7,1890.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

South. 
For Saginaw, solid t r a in ........... 
For Traverse City........................|   6:15 a m  
For Traverse  City A  Mackinaw g 9:20 ara 
For Saginaw, solid train............  
For Cadillac.................................. t 2:15 pm  
For Mackinaw...............................t  8:50 p m 
From Kalamazoo..........................t 3:55 p m

Arrive from  Leave going 
North.
t 7:30 am
t 7:06 am
tll:30 a m
t 4:30 pm
t  5:00 p m
1110:30 p m

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

Arrive from  Leave going
South.
North.
t   6:30  a m
. 1  6:00 a m
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago.
tlO  30  a m
,,t  0:15 a m
From Saginaw...........................
.  11.45 a ra
t  2:00  p in
For Fort Wayne and the  Fast.
1  6:00  p m
For Cine: nnati.............................
t 5:30 p m
011:05  p ill
tlO.OO p m
For Kalamazo and  Chicago...
From Saginaw..............................110:30 p m
,tl0:30 p ra
Trains marked (||) ran daily; (t) daily except Sunday. 
Sleeping and parlor car  service:  North—11:30  a  ra 
train, parlor  chair  car  for  Mackinaw City;  10:80 pm  
for  Mackinaw  City. 
train,  Wagner  sleeping  car 
South—6:30 a m train, parlor chair car for  Cincinnati; 
10.-30 a ra train, through parlor coach to Chicago: 6 p m  
train, Wagner sleeping car for  Cincinnati;  11:05  p  m  
train, Wagner sleeping car  for Chicago.

For Muskegon—Leave. 

From Muskegon—Arrive.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
7:00  a m 
10:10 a m
11:15 a m 
3:45 p m
5:40 pm  

8:45 pm
Through tickets and full information  can  be had by 
calling upon A. Almquist  ticket  agent  at  Union Sta­
tion,  or  George  W.  Munson,  Union  Ticket  Agent, 67 
Monroe street. Grand Rapids. Mich.

General  Passenger and Ticket Agent.

C. L. LOCKWOOD,

D etroit, G rand H aven  & M ilw aukee.

GOING W RST. i

Arrives.
fM om lng Express................................ 12:50  p m
,12:50 p m
tThrough Mall................................... 5:00 p m
.  5:00 p m
. 10:25  p m
tGrand Rapids  Express......................10:25  pm
"Night Express......................................6:40
.  6:40 a m
tMixed................................................
GOING  BAST.
tDetrolt  Express............................
.10:10 a m
tThrough Mail....................   .......... 10 :10 a m
.  3:35 p m
fEvening Express................................  3:35  p
"Night Express......................................9:50 
.  9:50 p m

Leaves
1:00 p m
5:10 P Hi
7:05 am
7:30 a m
6:50am
10:20 a m
3:46 p m
10:55 p ED
tD&ily, Sundays excepted.  "Daily.
Detroit Express  leaving 6:50 a m has Wagner parlor 
and buffet car attached, and Evening  Express leaving 
3:45 p m has parlor car  attached.  These trains make 
direct connection in Detroit for all points East.
Express leaving at  10:55  p  m  has  Wagner  sleeping 
car to Detroit, arriving in Detroit  at 7:20 a m.
Tickets  and 
car  berths  secured  at

sleeping 

p m

The  North Shore Limited.

Which runs  between  Chicago  and  New 
York  and  Boston,  over  the  Michigan 
Central,  New York  Central  and  Boston 
&  Albany  railroads,  has  probably  ex­
cited  more  comment  of  most  favorable 
character  from  the traveling  public 
in 
general and metropolitan press in particu­
lar, 
than  any  other  train  on  wheels. 
The New York World says:  “The train is 
made of Wagner buffet, smoking  and  li­
brary. sleeping, dining and drawing-room 
cars  built  expressly  for  this  service. 
They  represent  the  best  possible  out­
come of the car-builder’s art,  and  every 
appliance|for ease and  safety  has  been 
drawn  upon in the construction of  these 
rolling  luxuries.  Once  on  the  flying 
trip  the  passenger  does  not  suffer  the 
least annoyance,  passing  over  such  an 
easy graded and curveless,route as  these 
two roads  combine  to  make.  The  ves­
tibule arrangement  of  the  train  makes 
it thoroughly comfortable and  luxurious 
from end to end  and  the  day'  spent  on 
the trip  between the sea-side  metropolis 
and the  great  city  by  the  lakes  could 
not pass more pleasantly at the  best  ap­
pointed  hotel.  The  meals  served  are 
from choice menus,  with all  that  is  sub­
stantial and delicious in  the  great  mar­
kets  at  either  end  of  the  line.  The 
sleeping 
include  well 
heated,  ventilated and  lighted  cabinets, 
where the utmost privacy aud  ease  may 
be enjoyed.”
By the recent change in the  time  card 
of the Michigan Central’s  Grand  Rapids 
division,  the  train  which  formerly  left 
Grand Rapids at 11:55 a.  m.,  now  leaves 
at 1:20 p.  m.,  except  Sundays,  arriving 
at Jackson 4:20 p.  m.  aud Detroit at  6:45 
p. m.,  connecting with the  North  Shore 
Limited,  bringing  the  passengers  into 
the Grand Central depot at New York  at 
4:00 p.  m.  and Boston  at  6:00  p.  m.  on 
the following day.  No  extra  charge  is 
made for this  magnificent  and  sumptu­
ous service nor for the  wonderful  speed 
with which the passenger  is  safely  and 
luxuriously carried.
For accommodation and any information 
desired,  apply  to  G.  W.  Munson,  City 
Ticket Agent, 67 Monroe St., or to F.  M. 
Briggs,  General  Agent,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.
C r o c k e r y   & G l a s s w a r e
§¿2  “  I::::;;;;:::;:::::::::::::::::::  ::::  g  DETROIT,

11:30 

arrangements 

LAMP  BURNERS.

Toledo,  Ann Arbor Si 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  and  all  prom) 
nent points on connecting lines.
CHICAGO 

OCTOBER 5, 1890.
&  WEST  MICHIGAN  RY.

A. J.  P a is l e y , Gen’l Pass.  Agent

A. M.  !  P.  M.  I  P. M.
DEPART  FOR
+9:00|  +1:00*11:35 
Chicago...........
+1:09|§11:35 
Indianapolis ... 
+9:00  +1:00 +11:35 
Benton Harbor.
+9:00!  +1:00|tll:35|
St.  Joseph........
Traverse  City.
+ 7:-i5  +5:051+11:3+
+9:00!  +i;00!+ 5:05 
Muskegon........
+7:25  +5:05 
Manistee  ........
+7:25  +5:05!
Ludington......
+7:25  +5:05+11:30 
Baldwin  .........
+7:25;  +5:05 
Big  Rapids  ..  . 
+9:00  +1:00 + 5 
Grand  Haven.. 
+9:00  +1:00 + 5:u5|  +8:  «»1*11
Holland...........
fWeek Days.  * Daily.  § Except Saturday
9:00
1:00
5:05

A.  M. has through chair car to Chica­
go. 
P  M.  runs  through to I hicago  solid 
with Wagner buffet car :  seats  75 cts. 
P.  M. has through chair car to Manis­
tee. via M. & N.  E  R.  K. ;  solid  train 
to Traverse City.
P  M. solid train has  sleeper for  Tra­
verse City.
P. M. is solid  train  with Wagner pal­
ace sleeping  car  through to > hicago, 
and also a combination sleeping  and 
parlor  car  through  to  Indianapolis, 
via Benton Harbor.

i  o extra charge for seals.

11:35

“ 
“ 

Tubular

6 doz. in box.

LAXP CHIMNEYS.—Per bOX.

First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.

No. 0 Sun.........................................................  45
75 
No. 0 Sun.......................................................   1  75
No. 1  “  ....................................................... .1  88
No. 2  “  ....................................................... 2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top......................................2  25
No. 1 
“  ......................................2 40
No. 2 
“  .......................................3 40
No. 0 Sun, crimp top.......................................2 60
No. 1 
“  .......................................2 80
“ 
No. 2  “ 
“  ........:.............................3 86
Pearl top.
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled....................3 70
“ 
No. 2  “ 
...................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  ** 
....................4 70 i
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz.......................1  25 j
NO. 2  “ 
....................... 150
No. 1 crimp, per doz....................................... 1  35
No. 2  “ 
........................................160
Butter Crocks, per gal................................  06V4 I
Jugs, 54 gal., per doz...................................   75 
I
...................................   90 
i
..................................  1  80
  65
“ 

Milk Pans, 54 gal., per doz.  (glazed 66c) 

“ 
STONEWARE—AKRON.

“  1  “ 
“  2  “ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
1  “ 

“  90c).  ..  78  1

La Bastic.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

( 

NOVEMBER  30,  1890.
Lansing A Northern R R
A  M. P  M. P.  M.
DEPART  FOR
Detroit  and  East.................. +7‘."¿5 +1:20 *6:25
+7:25 +1:20 *6:25
Lansing................................
Howell................................... +7:25 +1:20 *6:25
Grand  Ledge......................... +7:2. +1:20 *6:25
Lake Odessa.......................... +7:2 +1:20 *6:25
Plymouth............................... +7:25 +1:2fl *6:25
Howard  City......................... +7:30 +4:30
+7:3 « +4:30
+7:30 +4:30
St. Louis  ............................... +7:30 + t:30
Saginaw  City......................... +7:30 +4:30

tEvery week day.

♦Daily. 
*7.Skpr  A  M. runs through to Detroit with par- 
lor car;  seats 25  cents.  Arrive at New
I 
York 10:55 a. m.
1 .D A   P. M. runs  through to Detroit with par- 
. •— lor  car,  seats 25 cents  Arrive  at  New 
York 4:00 p. m.
6.SYJT  P. M. runs through to Detroit  with par 
lor car, seats  25  cents.  Arrive at  New 
York 8:50 p. m
For  tickets  and  information  apply  at  Union 
Ticket Office, 67 Monroe street, and Union depot.

Geo. D e Ha ve n, Gen. Pass.  Agt.

r H E   MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

Written  fo r  T h *  T radesman.

Som e P hases o f the Clerk  Question. 
“ Where did you get the shoes you have 
there?”  I asked of a lady friend from the 
country  who was visiting in  the city  last 
week.

“ I  cannot give you the name of the firm, 
as I am a stranger here,” was  her  reply, 
“but I know of one man who  lost  a  sale 
to-day by his churlishness and ill nature.”

to-morrow!’  That 

“ How was that?”  I asked.”
“ Well,  l  walked into a large  shoe store
and asked a gentleman if he kept--------’s
shoes,  manufactured at Rochester, and he j 
very  curtly  replied,  ‘No! I  never  heard  j 
of such a shoe,  but  I have all other kinds 
just as good or better.  Do  you  want  to 
look  at any shoes?’  And  he  jerked  out 
the question as if  his  time  was  worth  a 
dollar a minute,  and,  before 1 had time to 
reply,  he laid  a pair of shoes on the coun­
ter before me.  They were certainly very 
fine shoes.  They  had  extra  counters— 
something 1 always like to find in a shoe— 
and they seemed perfect in  every  partic­
In my mind I decided to take them, 
ular. 
caring little about the cost. 
‘What is the 
price of this pair?’  I asked. 
In the same 
quick,  out-of-patience  tone,  he  replied, 
‘They are four dollars to-day but will  be 
last  snappish 
five 
speech settled the  question  with  me. 
I 
had expected  to pay five dollars for  such 
shoes as I wanted,  and those  be  showed 
me would have been cheap  at  that; but, 
had he then offered me them for two dol­
lars,  I  would  not  have  taken  them.  1 
may as well confess that, by  this  time, I, 
too,  had  lost  my  temper—or found it— 
and,  with  a  ‘Good  morning,  sir,’ I  left 
the store.  Entering  another  shoe  store 
not far  away,  I  found  a  salesman  who 
was more obliging and from  whom I pur­
chased the shoes you  are  looking  at,  al­
though I  would have preferred those with 
the extra counters.  This gentleman said 
at once,  ‘If we haven’t the shoes you wish 
and  you  can  wait,  we  can  order  them 
from  the  factory.’  I  am  willing  to  be 
charitable regarding ill-natured salesmen 
of either sex,  and  there  may  have  been 
good reasons for the  first  man  being  so 
snappish 
to  me  this  morning;  but  he 
should have known that, in such  a mood, 
he was out of  place  as  a  salesman, and 
should have kept away from the store un­
til he was in a different humor.”

»  #  *

“I wanted a certain shade  of  silk  rib­
bon,” said a lady to me one day when  we 
were discussing the subject of  courteous 
attention given to customers in the various 
stores.  “I  am  generally  able  to  judge 
something  of  the  desire  to  speak 
the 
truth, or  the  don’t-kuow-and-don’t-care- 
ativeness  implied  in  a  clerk’s  answer. 
Having been a number of times annoyed, 
when purchasing ribbon in the small town 
in which I live,  by finding cotton  in  rib­
bon which had been sold  to  me  for  ‘all 
silk,’ I thought that I  would try  and  see 
if I could  find what I wanted  in  a  Grand 
Rapids store.  Entering one of the largest 
ones here, I found a young  lady  attend­
ant at the ribbon counter. 
‘I would like 
some  pink  ribbon,  number  twelve,  all 
silk,  if you please,’  I said to her,  naming 
the  desired  shade. 
(This  I  said  in  a 
pleasant tone of voice.)  She soon  found 
it, and,  holding it between myself and the 
light, I examined it  closely.  As  it  was 
nearing dusk and the  store  was  not  yet 
lighted, I could not satisfy myself  as  to 
the  quality.  During  all  this  time  the 
girl had  not  uttered  a  word—not  even 
when she handed  me  the  bolt—but  had 
stood  looking at me with a  sneer  on  her

I face.  Wishing to be certain that she had 
i
understood me, I said to her,  ‘Is  this  all 
silk?’ 
‘That’s what you  asked  for,’ was 
i  her withering reply.  Looking her square­
ly in the eye,  I  said,  ‘You  have  not  an­
swered  my  question. 
I  asked  you,  “Is 
this all silk?” ’  Not a whit abashed, she 
! answered in  the  same  vinegar-like  tone 
she had used before,  ‘I s’pose so!’  ‘Well,’ 
said I,  ‘as 1 already have a stock on hand 
| which is useless,  I do not propose to buy 
any more upon  supposition.  Good after- 
I noon.’  And I walked out.”

*   *   *

This  circumstance reminded me  of  an 
j  amusing incident which another lady  re­
lated to me not long ago, and which indi­
cates another  side  to  this  discourteous 
clerk question.  Said she:

“ I was having a cloak made a t--------’s
this winter,” naming one of our large dry 
goods  stores.  “ I  had  an  appointment 
I with the cloakmaker for 12:30,  on  a  cer­
tain day. 
I was there on time and walked 
I at once into the cloakfitting  room.  Lay­
ing aside my wraps, I silently  submitted 
myself  to  the  pleasure (?) of  the  cloak- 
maker.  Pinching  in  a 
too  exuberant 
scam here and there,  she  continued  her 
work,  there being nothing said  by either 
of us,  I knowing her to be  competent  to 
do her work without any  suggestions  on 
my part.  The shop girls  and  evidently 
some of the clerks from downstairs  were 
eating their lunch  in  the  workroom  on 
the  other  side  of  the  partition.  They 
were chattering away as only overworked 
girls can  when they ger a little breathing 
spell from the hourly grind.  One of  the 
clerks was relating her  experience  with 
a recent customer. 
‘I  waited  on  a  lady 
this morning who was actually the  polit­
est customer that  ever  came  to  my  de­
partment!  She was  so stylishly dressed, 
and her furs were magnificent!  But,  al­
though apparently so rich,  she  wasn’t  a 
bit haughty in  her  manners,  but  was  so 
gentle and  unassuming,  and  she  treated 
poor,  insignificant  me  as  if  I  was  her 
equal in every respect.  She seemed  act­
ually distressed that I had to open half a 
dozen boxes before I found the shades  of 
the gloves she wanted; and she bought  a 
lot of me, too,  which is  more  than  most 
of them do,  and they make me open every 
box  on  the  shelves  for  them,  besides! 
And, just before she left my counter, she 
turned and  thanked  me  so  sweetly  for 
“the trouble she had put me to.” ’  Then 
several of  the  other  clerks  told  of  the 
trials which they had had in  serving  the 
dear public,  when one of them  spoke  up 
in a blunt tone of  voice. 
‘ HumphP said 
she,  ‘it’d  knock  me  down  if  anybody’d 
thank me for anything I showed ’em.”

“Well,” said the narrator of the  above 
conversation  “that  rough  speech  was  a 
revalation to me.  The girl was probably 
not the most suave person in the world to 
wait upon a customer,  but  she  evidently 
possessed, beneath the  rough  exterior, a 
heart capable  of  feeling  a  slight.  Girl 
clerks do not,  as a rule, receive an alarm­
ingly remunerative salary.  Added to this 
the  fact that they  are  on  their  feet  all 
day long, hurrying about here and  there, 
waiting on  four or five  persons  at  once, 
as I have many a time seen them  do,  and 
subject to the whims and caprices of  the 
spoiled darlings of fashion,  it is  no won­
der that  they  sometimes  give  short  an­
swers  to  our  questions, which, perhaps, 
seem to them foolish and irrelevant.  And, 
when I heard what that  girl  said, I then 
and there mentally  registered  a  solemn 
vow that I would never accept a service— 
no matter how  trivial—from  a  clerk  in 
any store  without  a  kind  ‘Thank  you.’ 
It  would  cost  me  nothing  and  might 
brighten someone’s life for a whole day.”

O R D E R

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