VOL.  8
EÄTON,  LYON  X  C0„

JOBBERS OF

A  Complete  Line of

HAMMOCKS,

FISHING  TACKLE,

MARBLES,

==B A SE  BALL  GOODS=
Our new sporting goods catalogue will  be  ready 
E A T O N , L Y O N   & CO.f

about February 10th.

SO and SS  Monroe  St.

W m .  H .  W h it e   &  Co.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

HARDWOOD  LUMBER,

Maple,  Soft  and  Rock  Elm ,  Basswood, 

Mills a t Boyne City, on Pine Lake, and a t Boyne 

B irch  and  Hemlock.
Falls, on the G. R. & I. R’y . 

Correspondence Solicited.

BOYNE CITY, MICHIGAN.

B E A C H ’S

New  York  ßoffee  Rooms.

61  Pearl  Street.

Five  Cents  Each  for  all  dishes  served 

from bill of fare.

Steaks, Chops, Oysters and All  Kinds  of 

Order  Cooking  a  Specialty. 
FRANK  M.  BEACH,  Prop.

PEOPLE'S  SWINGS  BUNK.

Cor. Monroe and Ionia Sts.,

Capital,  $100,D00. 

Liability,  $100,000.

Depositors’  Security, $200,000.

OFFICERS.
Thomas Hefferan, President.
Henry F. Hastings, Vice-President.
Charles M. Heala, 2d Vice-President.
Charles B. Kelsey, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.

D. D. Cody 
S. A.  Morman 
Jas. Q. Mac Bri de 
Wm. McMullen 
D. E. Waters 
Jno. Patton, Jr. 
Wm. Alden Smith

H. C. Bussell
John Murray 
J. H. Gibbs 
C. B. Judd 
H. F.  Hastings 
C. M. Heald 
Don J. Leathers 

.  Thomas  Hefferan.

Four per cent. Interest paid on time certificates 
and  savings  deposits.  Collections  promptly 
made  at  lowest  rates.  Exchange  sola  on Hew 
York, Chicago, Detroit and all foreign countries. 
Money transferred by mail or  telegraph.  Muni­
cipal  and  county bonds  bought and  sold.  Ac­
counts of mercantile firms  as  well as banks and 
bankers solicited.
We  invite  correspondence  or  personal  Inter 
view with a view to business relations.

A llem  D u r f e e.

A. D. L e a v e n w o r t h.

108 Ottawa St.,  Grand Rapids.

A lle n   D u rfee  & Co.,
FUNERAL  DIRECTORS, 
IT WILL PAY YOU
GOOD CHEER SOAR

T b   B u y  A llen B.Wrisley' s

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le a d in g  W holesale G rocers keep it. I 

_____ J Reference Books issued  quarterly.  Collections

*U“ 'M  “  ‘SSS“S i S . c,”1“ d s“ “ '

GRAND  RAPIDS,  W EDNESDAY,  APR IL  1,  1891.
HARVEY  &  HEYSTEK,

A  PIONEER  TRADER.

Incidents  In  the  Early Days  of  H o u g h ­

Wholesale Dealers in

Wall  Paper

------AND------

Picture Frame Mouldings.
Also  a  complete  line  of  PAINTS,  OILS  and 

BRUSHES.

W arehouse,  81  & 83 Campau St.

Correspondence Solicited.
74176 Ottawa Si., GRIND  RAPIDS.

SEEDS!

Write  for  jobbing  prices  on 
Mammoth,  Medium,  Alsyke  and 
Alfalfa Clover,Timothy, Orchard 
Grass,  Red  Top,  Blue  Grass, 
Field Peas,  Beans and Produce.

G. AINSWORTH

76  So.  Division St., GRAND  RAPIDS.

GRAND  RAPIDS

Fire  Insurance  Company,

Prompt,  Conservative,  Safe.

W. F. M cB a im , Sec’y.  S. F. A s p in w a l l , Pres’t.

Millinery
HEADQUARTERS.
Wholesale  and  Retail.

Adams & Co.,

90  Monroe St.,  Opp.  Morton House.

SPRING  OPENING— March  26,  27  &  28.

Five-eighths in cash, rest on time.  The 
best paying drug  store  in  Michigan.  In­
voices about  $1,000.  Owner  wishes to re­
tire from active drug business.  Full par­
ticulars  to  those who  mean  business, no 
others need apply.  Address 1,000, care of 
M ic h io a n  T r a d e sm a n.

Grand  Rapids  Electrotype  Co.,

ELECTR0TYPER8

AND

STEREOTYPERE,

And Manufacturers of

Lends,  Slilgs,  Brass  Rille,  Wood  and

Metal  FtfrniWre.

6  and  8  E rie  St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

ESTABLISHED  1841.

THE MERCANTILE  AGEN CY

R . G. D u n   &  Co.

ton  County.

W ritten  fo r The  Tradesman.

Almost a  quarter  of  a  century  ago,  1 
was acting as clerk in  a general store not 
far  from  Indianapolis. 
I  had  been 
brought  up  on  a  farm,  but,  being  small 
in  size  and  slender  in  form,  my  father 
thought it best  to  give  me a fair  educa­
tion and  place  me in a store,  as  I  would 
be  better able  to  cope  with life  indoors 
than  battle  with  the  storms  and  hard­
ships of an out-door  life.  With a rather 
forced  education  for  one  so  young,  I 
entered  this store  as  general  boy of  all 
work at the age of fourteen years.

I  will  digress a little  to  speak  of  my 
childhood.  There  is  in  my  mind  no 
doubt  that I owe  most  of  my good fort­
une  in  life to the  constant  care and  ad­
vice  of  my  mother,  who  never  failed, 
when  we  met,  to hâve  one  of  the  most 
pleasant of  “talks”  with  me  privately, 
such  as  only a mother  can  evolve  from 
the  depths  of  her  loving  heart.  My 
father  was a kind,  affectionate  and  good 
man,  but,  in battling  with  the  world,  he 
had  not  the  time  to  spare  for  his  chil­
dren that a mother will always  find.  Her 
advice to me  was to begin  life  by  avoid­
ing expensive  habits of  any kind,  “for,” 
said she,  “by so doing  you  will find your 
small  savings  growing  by  and  by,  like 
the snow-ball  you  roll  upon  the ground, 
until even you yourself will be surprised 
at  the  size. 
It  will  probably take  you 
ten  or  fifteen  years  to  accumulate  the 
first  thousand  dollars,  but  your  expe­
rience and good name,  if  you are a good, 
honest,  faithful  boy,  will,  at the end  of 
that time, be worth as much more to you; 
so you  will  be on  the high  road to  pros­
perity  with  practically  $2,000  capital. 
By that  time  you  should  have  learned 
how to  be  careful of  and  how  to invest 
money to the best advantage, so as not to 
lose  it.  Never  boast  of  your  wealth. 
The  least  said  about  either  poverty  or 
riches, the  better. 
It  is  well  to  let  all 
know  that  you  are  not  a  dependent,  as 
there are those in the world so  unfeeling 
and  merciless,  if  they thought  you  were 
helpless,  as  to  take advantage  of  your 
condition and grind you to the  earth like 
a slave;  on the other  hand,  if  they knew 
you  possessed a sum of  ready  cash,  they 
would  devise  many schemes  to  filch  it 
from  you.  Have  your  spare  money  so 
invested that its place cannot be changed 
without  some  inconvenience.  Let  it  be 
known  among  your  associates  that  all 
your  money  is  invested  and  that  you 
never  carry  any money  about  with  you, 
except  just enough  for  present  necessi­
ties.  By such a course  much  annoyance 
and  loss of  small  sums  will  be  avoided. 
Remember  this—it  will  never  be  the 
amount of  money you  possess  that  will 
bring  you  happiness,  but  the  use  you 
make of it.”

The  dear,  loving  mother,  who  always 
held one of  my hands in  hers  and looked 
into my eyes as she  gave me good  advice 
like  this, is now sleeping  far away;  but, 
while  life and  memory  last,  those  sweet

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communions will  ever  awaken  the  most 
tender emotions of  my nature.

I  remained  in  the same  store which  I 
entered  when  a boy of  fourteen until my 
twenty-sixth year.  At that age my bank 
account showed a balance of  a little over 
$1,600  in  my favor.  1  had  gone  beyond 
the  first  thousand  my mother  so  fondly 
hoped  I  might  reach.  As  there  were 
some  important  changes to  be  made  in 
my  employer’s  business,  I  concluded  to 
leave  Indiana  and  seek a place  in  some 
new section of the country, where money 
is  always  worth  more,  and  where,  if  I 
was  satisfied with  the  society and  local­
ity,  I might permanently settle.  On con­
fiding  my plans to my  father,  his  advice 
was to go into  some portion of the Upper 
Peninsula  of  Michigan,  which,  at  that 
time,  was attracting much attention from 
capitalists,  miners  and  merchants.  My 
father  was  never  weary of  quoting  his 
favorite  maxims,  which  he  said,  in  this 
instance,  were  particularly  applicable, 
viz: 
“ If  you  wish  to  do  business,  go 
where  business is done;”  “If  you desire 
to  emigrate,  always  go  with  the  crowd, 
as  each  assists  the  other;”  “The  great 
river 
is  composed  of  drops  of  water 
only.”

“I  have  an  old-time  friend,”  said  he, 
“who,  you  will  remember,  was  at  our 
house a week when  you  were  ten  years 
of  age.  His  name is Eli  Hicks.  He  is 
not a relative  but  is a true  and  faithful 
friend.  He is engaged  in a general  mer­
cantile  business  in  a  small  mining  vil­
lage  in  the  copper  region  of  Houghton 
county.  He  would not  only give  you a 
hearty reception for my sake, but,  should 
you wish to remain  and obtain some bus- 
ness  situation,  you  could  rely implicitly 
upon his advice and  counsel,  as  it would 
not contain a single selfish  thought.  He 
would  not  pry  into  your  circumstances 
in order to take advantage of your youth, 
but would  prove a true  friend to you. 
I 
trust it may  be  for  your  interest  to  re­
main there,  for I would  feel that  you are 
not  far  from  me,  and,  if  ill,  you  would 
have  the same  good  care  you  would  be 
given at home, as my  friend would surely 
treat you as his own child.  If you should 
remain  with  him,  give  him  your  confi­
dence.  Show  him  that  you  appreciate 
his kindness and treat him  in all respects 
as  if  he  were  your  father’s  brother. 
I 
will  have  a  letter of  introduction  ready 
for  you to take  with  you.  His  children 
are  all  married  except  one. 
I  have 
heard  that  his  home  is  a pleasant  and 
happy one.”

With about $100 in money  and Chicago 
drafts  for  the  balance of  my  wealth  in 
my pocket, I shook hands with  my father, 
who  had  accompanied  me to  Detroit  to 
see  me  on  board  a steamer,  September 
10. 
I was  obliged  to land  at  Marquette, 
as,  at that time,  few steamers touched  at 
the  small  towns  on  the  cape formed  by 
Keweenaw and Houghton counties.  After 
remaining in Marquette  nearly a week,  I 
was  enabled to obtain  passage to the vil­
lage  of  Houghton  in  a  small  trading 
sloop  going  through  Portage  Lake  near 
the  head of  Keweenaw Bay. 
It was  my 
I first  trip  on  the  Lakes.  The  weather

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was perfect during my entire journey  up j 
Lake  Huron,  through 
the  St.  Mary’s 
river  and  into  Lake  Superior.  Every- j 
thing  was  new and  strange  to  me,  and  j 
the  wild scenery  along the south coast of j 
Lake Superior was gorgeous with autumn  | 
tints.  Altogether,  it  was  the  most  de-1 
lightful  trip I ever  experienced.  Arriv- j 
ing  at  Houghton,  then  a  rude  mining j 
village,  I  remained  there  over  night. 
Leaving  my  baggage  at  the  hotel,  1  set j 
out  on  foot  early the  next  morning  for | 
“Hicks’  Store,”  as  the  small  cluster  of 
buildings  around  the  mining  camp  was j 
called  where  my  father’s friend was  do- 
ing  business,  arriving  there  about  the 
middle  of  the afternoon.  Some time be- 
fore  my  departure  from  home,  a  letter 
from my father had  preceded  me,  briefly 
informing  Mr.  Hicks  that  I would  leave 
for  that  region  about  September 1,  and 
my  arrival  was,  therefore,  not unexpect­
ed.  The  interval of  years  since  he  had 
seen  me  had  made  strongly  marked 
changes  in  my  appearance,  but,  being I 
expected,  Mr.  Hicks  readily  recognized 
my father’s traits of  feature and bearing 
the  moment he saw  me.  Presenting  my 
introductory  letter,  I  met with  a  most 
cordial  reception,  and  we soon  after  re­
paired to his house,  where I was formally 
introduced  to  his  wife  and  daughter, 
neither of  whom I had  ever  met.  After 
a half hour’s conversation with the fami­
ly, Mr. and Mrs.  Hicks  informed me that, 
for the  present,  at  least,  they  would ex­
pect me to make their residence my home. 
Mr.  Hicks  also  added  that,  if  I desired | 
to  work,  he  would  esteem  it a favor if  I 
would  accept  a  situation  with  him,  in­
stead  of  going  farther,  as  he  had  been 
wanting just such a man to assist  him in 
his  business  as  he  believed  me  to  be. 
“ I  am  selling,”  said  he,  “ goods  to  the 
amount  of  about $14,000  a year,  but  am 
obliged  to  give  considerable  short  time 
credit,  although  my  losses  are  small. 
My  stock  comes  from  Chicago  and  De­
troit  and,  as  there are  no  railroads near 
us,  I  am  obliged  to  purchase  sufficient 
supplies  just  before the  close of  naviga­
tion  to carry me  through  the winter,  as, 
for  at  least  six  months in  the  year,  we 
are,  virtually,  an  ice-bound colony. 
In  I 
some  instances  for  five  or  six  weeks  at 
a  time we  find  ourselves  snowbound  as 
well,  and  we then  have  difficulty in get­
ting our mails.  Thus, you see,  it requires 
more  surplus  capital  in  order  to  meet 
even  ninety-day  bills,  and,  therefore, 
this is the most annoying feature of  bus­
iness in Northern Michigan.”

I  was  pleased  with  my  new-found 
friends,  and,  being  partial  to  pioneer 
life  in  a  wilderness,  I  gladly accepted 
the  offer of  a generous  salary  from  Mr. 
Hicks  and,  after  a  few  days’  rest,  com­
menced  my work  as  overseer  and  chief 
clerk  in  the store.  One other young man, 
a Swede  older than  myself,  and  a  stout 
boy of  17 constituted  our working force, 
with  what  little  time  Mr.  Hicks  could I 
spare  from  his  office  work  generally. 
There  were  short  periods  occasionally | 
during the year  when the  services of the I 
daughter,  Miss  Minnie  Hicks,  whose age 
was twenty-one,  were called  into requisi­
tion as assistant  in the  dry goods depart­
ment.

The first part of  October the last  ship­
ment of  the  season of  winter  and  early 
spring  supplies  arrived  at  Houghton  by 
boat  and  were thence  transferred  to the 
store by wagon.  At first,  I was naturally 
surprised  at  the vast  quantity of  every­
thing in  the  line  of  merchandise  arriv­

ing,  until  1  remembered  that  little  or 
nothing was  produced here  either to  eat 
or  to  wear.  To  be  sure,  there  was  a 
small  amount of  inferior  beef  and  some 
venison occasionally,  but  this  was not  a 
tithe  of  what  was  needed.  The miners 
could not  perform their hard  work with­
out  still  more  nitrogenous  food,  and, 
therefore,  pork in all its forms and other 
fat  and  oily foods  became  a  necessity. 
With  this 
last  shipment  was  received 
two and a half tons of butter alone.  This 
was  contracted  for  by  an  agent  of  Mr. 
Hicks from farmers along the line of  the 
old  Michigan  Central  Railway. 
It  was 
packed 
in  100-pound  kegs  and  was 
shipped from Detroit direct.  Nearly all 
of  this  was  made  in  September.  One 
article of food  was found  here,  of  which 
I was very fond. 
It was plentiful,  cheap 
and  “superior”  in  quality—this  is  not 
intended  as  a  pun. 
I  need  hardly  re­
mind the reader it was fresh fish.

Of Mr.  Hicks as a friend  and true gen­
tleman I  cannot  speak  too  highly.  He 
proved to be all, and more than,my father 
had  represented,  and 1 am  sure  that  my 
letters home expressed it in the strongest 
language.  When a  month  or  more  had 
elapsed  since my arrival  and  1 modestly 
intimated  to  the  family that I was  tres­
passing too long upon their kindness and 
would  now engage  board and  lodging at 
the  small  public  house  near  by,  they 
promptly vetoed  my proposed plans.

Said  Mr. Hicks, in the  presence of  his 
little  family,  “I speak for  us  all  when I 
say that  we cannot  entertain  any propo­
sition that will  not retain  you  as  one of 
our  family.  We  know  that,  so  far  as 
your  personal  comfort is concerned, the 
room  and  conveniences with  us  will  be 
better than our  poor  hotel can  give you, 
and,  if  you  can  feel  satisfied  with  the 
food we furnish  you,  we will be only too 
happy  to  have  you  remain.  Tour com­
ing has  brought  a pleasant change in the 
daily routine of  our  lives and  we do not 
like  to  contemplate  a  change. 
If,  how­
ever,  it  will  cause  you to  feel  more  at 
home  and  give  you  any  satisfaction,  I 
will  name  a  small  remuneration  per 
month  for  your  food  and  lodging, and 
then  please  allow  this  to  silence  your 
objections.”

The  appeal, more  in  actions  than  in 
words,  was  one  I  could  not  resist, 
especially  as  I  had  already  discovered 
that  there  was a reason  which  I  hardly 
dared  confess  even to myself  why  I  de­
sired  to  remain. 
I,  however,  felt  less 
embarrassment  as  a  permanent  paying 
boarder  in  Mr.  Hicks’  family than  as  a 
transient  guest,  and  1  inwardly  blessed 
the lucky stars which  had led  me to this 
pleasant home.

[c o n c l u d e d   n e x t   w e e k .]

Soap  from  Com.

Soap of  a very good quality is now  re­
ported  being  manufactured  from  corn. 
Experiments have shown that a bushel of 
corn  will  make  200  pounds  of  soap. 
There  is  probably no  cereal  which  can 
be put to more general use than this one. 
It  is  a  favorite  table  dish,  corn  starch 
being  one  of  its  valuable  productions, 
and  it  is  often  used in  making  whisky. 
Heretofore  it  may be said  to  have  been 
used  indirectly  in  the  manufacture  of 
soap,  being a principal  agent in forming 
' the  fat  on  ham  and  bacon,  but  never 
| until lately was it known that corn in its 
! natural state possessed some of  the most 
I important  requisites  for  soap  making.
1 Now  that  this  new  use  has  been  dis- 
! covered,  the  corn  fields need  not  neces- 
I sarily  be  more  numerous,  in  order  to 
[ satisfy  the 
increased  demand  for  the 
cereal,  but  the  cultivation of  this  grain 
will  certainly be none the  less profitable 
1 in  consequence.

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T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

MAKING  SUGAR.

The  Experience of Three  Boys, as Told 

by One of Them.

W ritten fo r The T radesman.

We were all boys in our teens, Al. Mul- 
ford, Fred  Norris  and  myself,  and  we 
had made up our  minds,  if  Grandfather 
Norris was willing,  that we would  make 
at least 100 pounds of  maple  sugar  that 
spring,  not so much for the profit  as  for 
the pleasure and romance  of  the  thing; 
for among all out hunting,  fishing,  boat­
ing,  “playing store”  and  other  out-door 
pleasures,  we  had  never  yet  included 
sugar  making.  Grandfather’s  consent 
to use his  sugar  bush  was  secured  and 
he also volunteered us much good  advice 
concerning the construction of our  camp 
and the gathering and boiling of the sap. 
He  also  advised  us  to  make  the  dry 
“stirred”  sugar,  instead of casting it into 
cakes,  as it would sell for a higher price, 
and he felt confident that three as  stout, 
healthy,  overgrown  boys  as  ourselves 
would far exceed the  100 pounds we  had 
stated as the minimum  quantity.  After 
purchasing a few needful things for  our 
camp  outfit,  our  aggregate  amount  of 
cash  on  hand  was  only  three  dollars, 
with  which  to  buy  provisions.  With 
this amount in our pockets,  we all  three 
repaired to the grocery  of  old  Mr.  Ste­
phens,  and laid our plans before him.

“Three  dollars  wont  go  far  toward 
feeding  three  big,  hungry  boys 
in  a 
sugar-bush,”  said Uncle Stephens,  as  he 
looked at the  money  we  placed  on  the 
counter before him,  “but  I’ll  help  you 
out,  if you will take my advice.”

That was  just  what  we  wanted,  and 
we looked at each other and laughed,  as 
the sound of our  voices  died  away,  for 
we had all repeated the sentence in  con­
cert.

“I  will  take  the  three  dollars,  boys, 
and open an account with you—Mulford, 
Norris & Go.,  that will  sound  like  busi­
ness, you see—and  who  knows  but  the 
time  may  arrive  when  that  same  firm 
will take  my  place  in  this  very  store! 
Stranger things than that have happened. 
As I said,  boys,  I  will  cred t  you  with 
this money and charge you with the goods 
which you get  from  time  to  time,  and 
you  shall  here  agree 
in  each  other’s 
presence to  both  collectively  and  indi­
vidually become  liable  for  the  amount 
and to pay the balance of the account  in 
‘stirred’  maple  sugar,  for  you  will  re­
quire six or eight dollars’  worth  of  gro­
ceries during the sugar  season.”

We  thought  we  would,  although  an 
ample supply of  flour,  butter  and  eggs 
had already been furnished  by  our  par­
ents.  The price for our  sugar was to  be 
12% cents a pound  from  Mr.  Stephens. 
Between the village  and  our  camp,  we 
were obliged to cross a wide but not very 
deep  stream.  Following  the  highway, 
we crossed on a bridge,  but further down 
the  stream and  much  nearer  our  bush, 
we could go over on a  large  tree  which 
had fallen across,  forming a  foot  bridge 
for the boys in dry weather, about twelve 
feet above the water.  Over  this  prime­
val bridge we generally passed  back  and 
forth.

It was the last  week  in  March  when 
we  tapped  our  trees.  We  intended  to 
tap an even  hundred,  but,  being short  of 
buckets,  did  not  reach  that  number. 
There was a foot of snow on  the  ground 
at the time, yet some of it melted  almost 
every day  as  the  sun  came  out  bright 
and warm,  with not a breath of  air  stir­
ring.  Every  night  was  freezing  cold.

We had an excellent  run  from  the  first i 
day and soon had to keep the kettles boil- ! 
I  would j 
ing at  night  as  well  as  day. 
like to give the reader a  picture  of  that | 
camp; and regret  that  I  cannot,  for  as 
boys  would say to-day,  “it was a dandy.”
I look back  to  it  now  as  the  happiest 
home I  have  ever  known;  for  had  we 
three not made it all  ourselves,  covered 
its roof  with  earth  and  made  it  warm 
and cosy?  For the first  two  weeks,  we 
simply stored our syrup,  and  at  the  ex­
piration of that time,  boiled it down  and 
stirred 
it  into  dry  sugar.  We  hardly 
dared  trust  ourselves  with  the 
final 
work required in its manufacture and per­
suaded an aunt of  mine  to  come  to  the : 
camp on the last day of  the  boiling  and 
superintend the process,  while  we  per­
formed  the labor. 
I neveri remember  of 
being  more  completely  used  up  with 
hard work than toward the close  of  that 
eventful  day,  as  we  finished  our  first 
batch of nearly seventy pounds of  beau­
tiful,  dry  and light colored maple  sugar. 
It was placed in two  clean  cotton  bags, 
with their mouths stoutly  tied  together, 
so that  when  thrown  across  a  pole  we 
could all assist in carrying it to the store. 
We were all  very weary,  but hopeful and 
elated with success,  and our future pros­
pects.

Aunt Polly was  to  go  around  by  the 
road and across the bridge  and  have  us 
a hot supper at the house,  and  we  were 
to cross the foot-bridge with the  bags  of 
sugar..  The  snow  had  thawed  almost 
every day for the past fortnight  and  the 
stream had swollen far  above  its  usual 
depth,  and the water,  though placid  and 
still,  was  about  three  and  a  half] feet 
deep.  As we came to the  tree  we  were 
to cross upon,  myself and  Mulford  each 
took one end of the poll upon our  shoul­
ders  to  carry  the  bags  of  sugar  over 
alone,  while Norris followed  closely  be­
hind,  carrying our coats  and  hats.  T he 
pole was green  and  cut  longer  than  it 
should  have  been,  so  that  it  not  only 
sagged  with 
its  weight  in  the  center, 
but,  as we  started,  soon  commenced  to 
teeter and swing from side to  side  from 
the  motion  of  our  bodies  in  walking. 
When about half way over we  attempted 
to stop  for  an  instant,  which  was  the 
worst mistake we could  have  made,  for 
before the halt was completed,  with  one 
simultaneous yell of despair,  the bags of 
sugar, the pole and three  boys,  all  shot 
downward twelve  feet  Into  the  stream 
beneath.  Just how it  all  happened  we 
never could tell,  but the cord was jerked 
from both of the bags,  as they struck the 
water,  while Mulford and I each  held  to 
the pole and waded  out  with  it  in  our 
hands but our seventy pounds of sweeten­
ing had mixed with a thousand barrels of 
water and was  lost  to  us  forever.  We 
never shed a tear,  but as  we  waded  out, 
cold and wet to the skin,  we  all  uttered 
many words  which,  though  hardly  pro­
fane,  were  very  expressive.  We  were 
so thoroughly disgusted that  it  was  the 
| last of our sugar making and our  fathers 
had to finish up  the  business  that  year. 
There was $3.50  charged  against  us  on 
Uncle  Stephen’s  books  for  which  we 
were responsible and  which  we  offered 
to give our joint note for at once,  but the 
old  man  would  not  accept  it. 
I  am 
pleased  to  add,  however,  that  in  less 
than  two years from  that  time  we  pre­
vailed upon him to  accept  the  payment 
with  interest.

Use  “ Tradesman ”  Coupons.

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T H E   MTCHia^LlSr  TRADESMAN,

AMONG  THE  TRADE.
ABOUND THE STATE.

Allegan—Koloff  &  Franks  succeed  S. 

H.  Dowd  in the meat business.

Dexter—Geo.  C.  Smith  succeeds Smith 

& McClain in the meat  business.

Cheboygan — W.  M.  B.  Riggs  will 

shortly open a new grocery store.

Alpena—B.  D.  Kinseley succeeds  Ford 
& Kinseley in  the boot and shoe business.
Freeport—Warren  Foglesong  succeeds 
S.  R.  Hunt in the  undertaking  business.
Lansing — Carroll  &  Presley  succeed 
Stewart  &  Carroll  in  the  grocery  busi­
ness.

Lowell—John  Robertson  &  Co.  have 
sold  their  boot  and  shoe  stock  to Clark 
&  Winegar.

Alpena—John Weber  succeeds  S.  Ros­
enheim & Co.  as proprietors of the Model 
Clothing Co.

West Bay City—Osgood  & Co.  are  suc­
ceeded  in the  jewelry  business  by M. E. 
Flower & Co.

Vandalia—Bogue &  Bogue  succeed  P. 
F.  Kiblinger  in  the  hardware  and  gro­
cery business.

Iron  Mountain — J.  R.  Johnson  suc­
ceeds  Johnson  Bros,  in  the  merchant 
tailoring business.

Battle Creek—Buck & Hoyt, dealers  in 
furniture  and  undertakers,  have  sold 
their furniture stock.

Lansing—H.  T. M. Treglown has leased 
a  store  building  here  and  will  remove 
his dry goods stock from Grand Ledge to 
this place.

Belding—H.  T.  M.  Treglown has sold 
his  dry  goods  stock  to  W.  H.  Gardner, 
who  was  formerly  engaged  in the bank­
ing business at  Edmore.

Bridgeton—F.  R. Merrill has purchased 
an interest in the general  stock  of  Geo. 
H.  Rainouard.  The  new  firm  will  be 
known  as Rainouard  &  Merrill.

Nashville—W.  P. Stringham has traded 
his store and  stock of  groceries  to  J.  F. 
H.  Miller,  of  Battle  Creek, 
for  the 
latter’s farm near Battle Creak.

Frankfort—The  A.  E.  Banks  Co.  suc­
ceeds A.  E.  Banks and T.  C. Anderson  in 
the handling  of  lumber  and  timber pro­
ducts.  The  corporation  has  a  capital 
stock of $50,000,  over  $48,000  being paid 
in.

Charlevoix—M.  J.  Stockman  has  sold 
his hardware stock  to  H.  Lee  Iddings, 
who  will  continue  the  business  under 
the style of the Charlevoix  Hardware Co. 
The new  proprietor  was  in  partnership 
with Mr.  Stockman  from  1883 to 1889.

Coldwater — A  Toledo  dispatch  says 
that Hon.  Cyrus G.  Luce is trying to buy 
the  Luce  dry  goods  house  of  that city. 
The  liabilities of the  concern  are said to 
be $600,000,  and  the  ex-Governor  wants 
to pay 30 cents on the dollar  and get the 
business. 
It has been run  by C. L.  Luce, 
a  brother  of  his,  who  once  had  an 
enormous trade in northwestern Ohio.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Benton  Harbor—Spencer  &  Barnes 
will  remove their furniture factory  from 
Buchanan  to this place,  the incentive be­
ing an $18,000 bonus contributed  by  the 
Improvement Co.

Manistee—Canfield  &  Wheeler  will 
probably ship  the first  cargo  of  lumber 
from 
this  point,  as  their  docks  are 
crowded and they cannot start their  mill 
until they get  piling  room.  They  have 
500,000 feet sold that  must be moved  un­
der the contract before April  15.

Saginaw—Brown  &  Ryan  are  prepar­
ing to erect a small mill at  Beaverton,  a

new town at  the  forks  of  the  Tobacco 
j and  Cedar  rivers,  in  Gladwin  county. 
I They  contemplate  damming  the  river 
| and putting in a water power  mill,  with 
I a  switch  connecting  with  the  Flint  & 
Pere Marquette.
j  Cheboygan—Swift Brothers  have their 
sawmill  ready  for  business  and  will 
l begin making lumber just  as soon  as the 
{ booming  ground  becomes  clear  of ice so 
they  can  handle  logs.  They  expect  to 
employ  a  double  crew  and  run the mill 
night  and  day,  having  secured  a  full 
stock of logs to saw.

Lansing — The  Owosso  Cart  Co.,  of 
Owosso,  has  begun  suit  against  the 
Lansing  Wheel  Co.  on  a  contract  for 
wheels sold by the company before it was 
absorbed  by  the  trust. 
It  agreed  to 
furnish  wheels  at  a  certain  price  and 
gave  a  bond  to  the  Owosso company to 
that effect,  but the  trust  failed  to recog­
nize  the  old  price.  The  damages  are 
placed at $20,000.

Saginaw—The Saginaw  Lumber  Deal­
ers’  Association  will  endeavor,  among 
other things,  to bring  about  a  uniform­
ity in the grading and  inspecting of lum­
ber.  At present each  yard has a  system 
of its  own. 
It  is  conceded  that  if  the 
sorting and grading were  uniform  among 
all  local  dealers,  the  trade  would  be 
greatly  benefited,  and  the  competition 
with outside  points  is  so  close  that  if 
Saginaw would hold  its own,  stocks must 
be uniformly graded.

Meeting  of the  Local  Traveling Men.
About twenty-five of  the 500  traveling 
men who write Grand  Rapids after  their 
names met at Sweet’s Hotel Sunday noon 
to  discuss a number  of  matters  pertain­
ing  to  their  calling.  The  meeting  was 
called  to  order  by President Robertson, 
when  the  following  communication  was 
read by Secretary Seymour:

The following  preamble and resoltion, 
introduced  and  unanimously  adopted  at 
the last annual  convention of  the North­
western  Traveling  Men’s  Association of 
Chicago,  December  30,  1890,  is  herewith 
submitted for your prompt and favorable 
action.
W h er ea s,  The  United  States  govern­
ment having  authorized the holding of  a 
grand  World’s Columbian  Exposition  in 
1893,  in which  every nation  is invited  to 
participate;  and
W h er ea s,  The city of Chicago having 
been  selected  as  the  place  for  holding 
said World’s Columbian  Exposition,  and 
recognizing  the  fact  that  commercial 
travelers  have  been an  important  factor 
in  the development of  the country which 
has  made the  holding of  such an exposi­
tion possible;  and
W h er ea s,  The Northwestern  Travel­
ing Men’s Association, with headquarters 
in  Chicago,  should  take  the  iniative  in 
having one week during the World’s Fair 
designated  as  Commercial  Travelers’ 
Week,  during  which there  shall  be held 
j  a grand World’s  Congress of  Commercial 
Travelers;  therefore be it
Revolved,  That  a  committee of  fifteen 
members of this association be appointed 
by the  cha'.r and  that said  committee in­
vite  the  co-operation of  every  commer­
cial travelers’ organization in the United 
States by requesting them to appoint one 
of  their  members who  shall  be added  to 
I the committee of fifteen,  the whole form­
ing  a  general  committee  to  formulate 
| plans  and  by united  action  bring about 
i a successful gathering of the commercial 
! travelers  of  the  world,  as  herein  con­
templated.
In compliance with the above, the com- 
i  mittee of fifteen has been appointed  and 
I their names appended hereto.
1.  We desire to have  it  distinctly  un- 
I  derstood that the resident association  is 
I actuated solely in a  spirit  of  patriotism 
j  and  a  desire  to  make  the  commercial 
travelers as conspicuous a  figure  in  the 
j success of this great  enterprise  as  they

have been in making such a grand  expo­
sition possible through their  progressive 
and civilizing  influences.
2.  We believe the coming World’s  Col­
umbian Exposition  the  grandest  oppor­
tunity  ever  presented  for  bringing  to­
gether the  commercial  travelers  of  the 
world,  and  especially  of  America,  the 
intention  being to have one  week  during 
the  exposition  designated  as  Commer­
cial  Travelers’  Week  and  during  that 
week to hold a World’s Congress of Com­
mercial Travelers,  which would undoubt­
edly prove one  of  the  most  representa­
tive assemblages  convening  during  the 
exposition.
3.  In order  to  make  this  anticipated 
gathering national  in  its  character,  we 
earnestly solicit the  hearty  co-operation 
of every commercial  travelers  organiza­
tion in  the United States by selecting one 
of their number  (as provided  in  the  res­
olution,)  to be added to the committee of 
fifteen and the whole to act as a national 
committee 
in  perfecting  arrangements 
for the success of the gathering as herein 
contemplated and for the proper and  be­
coming  entertainment  of  our  foreign 
visitors.
the 
undertaking, 
is  es­
sential  to  success.  We  will,  therefore, 
expect  the  name  and  address  of  your 
representative  within  thirty  days  from 
the  receipt  of  this  communication,  and 
hope for the attendance of  your delegate 
at the first  and  most  important  meeting 
of this national committee in  the  City of 
Chicago,  June 10,  1891.

immediate  action 

Considering  the 

importance  of 

Geo.  H.  Seymour  was  unanimously 
chosen  as  the  committeeman  from  the 
local association.

A  letter  was  read  from  the Secretary 
of  the  Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’ 
Association,  stating that  a  special  meet­
ing of the organization  would  be held at 
Grand Rapids during the coming summer.
A.  B.  Cole,  Chas.  S.  Robinson,  Geo.  F. 
Owen, J.  N.  Branford and Wm. BoughtOn 
were  selected  to  act  as  an  executive 
committee,  with  power  to  appoint  sub 
committees  and  make  all  necessary  ar­
rangements for the meeting.

M.  K.  Walton  introduced  the  subject 
of a  more  compact  organization  and the 
maintenance  of  club  rooms,  his sugges­
tion  being  that  the  matter  be taken up 
whenever  100  traveling  men  agree  to 
contribute  $5  annually.  All  present 
agreed  to  obligate  themselves  to  that 
amount,  when  it  was decided to make a 
thorough  canvass  of  the  situation  and 
ascertain the sentiment of  the  fraternity 
on  this  subject,  and  meet  again  at  the 
same place next Sunday.

The meeting then  adjourned.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

Advertisements will be inserted  under  th is  head for 
two  cents  a   word  th e  first  insertion  and  one cent a 
word  for  each  subsequent  insertion.  #No  advertise­
m ent taken for less th an  <5 cents.  Advance  paym ent.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

retail street  in  Grand  Rapids.  Expenses  very  light 

Dr u g  st o c k —n e a t   a n d a t t r a c t iv e , a n d n e w  

hardwood  fixtures.  Excellent  location  on  best 
and  trad e  steadily  increasing.  Low  inventory,  ju st 
completed, $8,600.  On account  of  failing  health,  will 
sell  a t  invoice  or  for  $2,400  cash,  if  sold  by  March 
15.  Otherwise will hold it as an  investm ent.  A  genu­
ine  bargain.  Personal  investigation  solicited.  Ad­
dress “F.,” care Hazeltine Perkins Drug Co.  City. 197

f|H)R  SALE—CLEAN  GENERAL  STOCK,  EXCEPT 

drugs and hardw are, situated a t good country trad  
ing point, 22 n.lies  from   Grand  Raidds.  Stock and fix­
tures will inventory about $2,500.  Purchaser will g et a 
bargain, as owners have o ther business which requires 
th eir attention.  Postoffice in connection.  C.  Eddy  A 
Son, G rattan, Mich. 

205

IX)R SALE—LARGE  GENERAL  STOCK.  WELL  Lo­

cated, and carrying the good will of a  long  estab­
lished,  successful  business.  Goods  staple  and  all 
bought for cash.  This is a  g rea t  bargain  and  a   rare 
opportunity  for  anyone  lo o tin g   for  a   good  busi­
ness opening.  Phil M. Roedel, W hite Cloud, Mich. 204

221

ery, ice  cream   and  lunch  counter;  cash  trade. 
Failing h ealth only  reason  for  w anting  to  sell.  Ad 
dress No. 221, care Michigan Tradesman. 

i X)R SALE—AN OLD AND WELL-ESTABLISHED BAK- 
FOR  SALE—FINE  STOCK  OF  BOOTS  AND  SHOES 
I ¡'OR SALE—A GOOD CLEAN STOCK OF  HARDWARE 

special  line.  No  old  goods.  Everything  desira 
ble.  Good  trade,  m ostly  cash.  Excellent 
farm ing 
country. Address “Shoes,” care Michigan Tradesm an 214

and agricultural implements, situated in  a   good 
town  of  1,500  inhabitants  on 
the  Michigan  Central 
Railwav.  Good  farm ing  country  surrounding.  Has 
enjoyed and does now the leading trade.  Good satisfac­
tory reasons for selling.  This is a bargain for anyone 
with energy and push.  Address No. 218  care  Michigan 
Tradesm an. 

218

Fo r   s a l e —a  t h r iv in g   b u s in e s s  o f   g e n e r a l

merchandise,  located  on  line  of  K.  A  S.  R.  R. 
Established  tw enty  years.  Reasons,  proorletor  has 
o ther business, doing  a   trade  of  $1,500  to  $2,000  per 
annum , w ith small stock and expense.  Address  X.  Y. 
Z , care Michigan Tradesman. 

224

213

I ¡'OR SALE—COMPLETE DRUG  STOCK  IN  A  GROW- 

ing village on good line  of  railroad,  surrounded 
by as fine farm ing  country  as  there  is  anywhere  in 
Michigan.  Must quit the business  on  account  of  fail­
ing  health.  Address  No.  213  care  Michigan  Trades­
m an. 
XT'OR  SALE-WELL-SELECTED  DRUG  STOCK,  IN- 
Jj 
ventorying about $1,200, situated  in  good  coun­
try  town o f 500 people.  Reason for selling, proprietor 
has o ther  business.  Address  No.  173,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman.____________________________________173

Gr e a t  c h a n c e   t o  b u y   a  w e l l   e s t a b l is h e d

furniture  business  in  one  of  th e   best  cities  in 
M ichigan;$20,000  stock;  good  town;  good  trade;  no 
com petition; present owner  has  o th er  business.  For 
full  particulars  address  H.  C.  Ransom,  Jackson, 
Mich. 

tures;  stock well  assorted  can  be  bought  a t  a 
bargain.  Address for  particulars  S. P. Hicks,  Lowell, 
Mich.__________________________________________124

FOR SALE—A  COMPLETE  DRUG  STOCK  AND Fix­
■ ANTED—I  HAVE  SPOT  CASH  TO  PAY  FOR  A 

general  or  grocery stock;  m ust be cheap.  Ad- 

dress No. 26, care Michigan Tradesman.___________ 26

216

SITUATIONS  WANTED.

WANTED— POSITION  BY  REGISTERED  PHARMA- 

cist,  4  years  experience.  Address  H,  Fox,  238 

Jefferson St., City. 

ANTED—SITUATION BY REGISTERED^PH ARM A- 
cist.  Nine years experience.  Best of reference. 

Address O. I. N. T , care Michigan Tradesman. 

W"ANTED — SITUATION  IN  OFFICE  BY  YOUNG 

lady of 20, who  has  had  the  advantage  of  col­
legiate education;  does not  w rite  short  hand,  but  is 
good penm an; wages i o t so m uch an object as a pleas­
a n t place to work.  Address Z,  care  Michigan  Trades* 
m a n __________  

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122

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MISCELLANEOUS.

Good  Report  from  Sherwood.

S herw ood,  March  28—Sherwood  is  a 
wide  awake  town of  500  people,  but  its 
factories  employ  over  forty  able-bodied 
men.  Still it is not  satisfied,  for  its  B. 
M.  A.  is on the lookout for more.  Hard 
times  has not  hit the  town.  Everybody 
is busy.  The Michigan Central  Railway 
had  a  man  here  the  25th  to  see  about 
making  arrangements for a special  side­
track  for  the  convenience of  our indus­
tries.  There  is  not  a  vacant  house  or 
store  in  town  and  there are demands for 
more  all  the  time.  The  business  men 
are  united  in  the  desire  to  build up  the 
town.
Favors  a  Mass  Meeting1--Pertinent  En­
Gr o v e,  March  28—In  regard  to  the 
peddler,  I am in  favor of  the mass meet­
ing,  as proposed by  Mr.  Bouma.
Are  retail  dealers  going  to  keep  on | 
selling sugar at cost after April  1,  or will 
they  come  to  their  senses  and  have  a 
reasonable profit on the staple hereafter?

quiry.

De a l e r.

For the finest coffees in the world,  high 
grade teas,  spices, etc.,  see  J.  P.  Visner, 
304  North  Ionia  street,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.,  general  representative  for  E.  J. 
Gillies A Co.,  New  York City.

A  TTENTION—WANTED  GENERAL  MIXED  STOCK 
jQ .  m erchandise from   $6,000  to  $15,000.  If  offered 
cheap a t large  discount  to  close.  Will  pay  all  cash. 
Drawer 37, Sheridan. Mich. 

I TOR  SALE—BUILDING  32  x  116,  THREE  FLOORS, 

suitable for handling  produce.  Siding on C. A G. 
T. Ry.  Fine opening for pickle  works  or  iranufactu- 
ring.  Liberal inducem ents offered rig h t parties to  lo­
cate.  Correspond! nee solicited.  Address  Sec’y  Busi­
ness Men’s Association, Bancroft,  Mich. 

I TOR  SALE  OR  RENT—CORNER  LOT  AND 5-ROOM 

house on North  Lafayette st., cellar, brick found­
suit.  Cheap enough  for  an   investm ent.  Address  No 
187, care Michigan Tradesm an. 

ation  and  soft  w ater  in  kitchen.  $1,200.  Terms  to 

187.

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223

OOM AND POWER FOR RENT IN GOOD  LOCATION 
on railw ay track.  H. Radem aker A Sons,  Grand 

Rapids, Mich. 

SAMPLES OF TWO  KINDS  OF  COUPONS  FOR  RE- 

tailers  will  be  sent free  to  any dealer  who  will 
w rite for them  to  the  Sutliff  Coupon  Pass  Book  Co., 
Albany. N. Y. 
rpH O SE  WISHING  TO  BUY  PURE 
(APLE  8UGAR 
and pure m aple syrup would do  v  ¿11  to  write  to 
X  
F. N. Cornell. Sebewa,  Mich. 

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WA.NTBD.

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

If yon  have any  of  the  above  good, to 
■hip, or anythin],  In  the  Produce  line,  let 
ua hear  from  you.  Liberal  cash  advances 
m ade  w hen desired.

E A R L   BROS.,

C o m m issio n M e r c h a n t s
Reference: First National  Bank,  Chicago. 
Mic h ig a n  Tradesman, Grand Rapids.

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

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GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

K.  A.  Dagle  has  arranged  to  open  a 
grocery  store  at  South Boardman.  The 
Lemon & Wheeler Company  will furnish 
the stock.

J.  Courville  &  Co.  will  shortly open  a 
grocery store at Interlochen.  The Olney 
&  Judson  Grocer  Co.  has  the  order  for 
the stock.

C.  Burley &  Co.  will  open  a  grocery 
store  at  143  Livingstou  street.  The 
stock will be furnished by  the  Olney  &
J udson Grocer Co.

Norman  Odell  has  purchased the gro­
cery  stock  of  F.  L.  Blake,  233  South 
Division street.  Mr.  Blake will continue 
the  bakery  business at 231  South  Divi­
sion.

Epley & Devine have arranged to open 
a  grocery  store  at  Beechwood,  in  con­
nection  with their mill there.  The stock 
will be furnished by the Olney &  Judson 
Grocer Co.

Houseman,  Donnally  &  Jones  have 
closed  up their branch  at  Allegan,  con­
ducted  under the style of  the  Mammoth 
Clothing House,  aud  removed  the  stock 
to this city.

Chas.  M.  Goodrich  is  up  to  his  old 
tricks  again,  having 
lately  made  ten 
drafts on one  manufacturing  house here 
aud  several  more  on  other  houses. 
In 
each  case,  the  draft  was  cashed in Chi­
cago,  where Goodrich  is now residing.

Rumors  are  rife  to  the  effect that an­
other  wholesale  paper  house  will  be 
started  here  in  a  few  weeks  by  Mr. 
Cheeseman,  who is now  traveling for the 
Cleveland  Paper  Co.  His 
financial 
backer is said to be  J.  W.  Fales,  the De­
troit wholesale paper dealer.

The proposed partnership arrangement 
between  A.  T.  Slaght  and  H.  R.  Chope 
was  not  carried out,  the  latter  deciding 
to remain in  his present position at Sagi­
naw.  Mr.  Slaght will continue  the elec­
trotyping and  stereotyping  business  un­
der the  style of  the Grand  Rapids  Elec­
trotype Co.

Gripsack Brigade.

John  H.  Payne 

is  stopping  at  St. 
Mark’s Home for a  few  days,  receiving 
treatment for a lung trouble.

W.  J.  Richards,  the  Union  City  sales­
man, is now on the road for the Michigan 
Whip Co.,  of  Hastings.  He  is  traveling 
in the West.

Byron  Davenport  stayed  in  most  of 
the time last week on  account of  the  ill-
ness of his wife who is  ill  with  a  mild 
form of scarlet fever.

John  P.  Ostiug  passed  around  the  ci­
gars  last week in honor of  the  arrival of 
a  second  son,  being  the  third  child  to 
grace his family circle.

Alfred  Foster,  for  several  years  past 
on the road for Strauss,  Glaser  & Co.,  of 
Chicago,  has  leased  the  Pipp  House,  at 
Kalkaska,  and 
is  playing  the  “ mine 
host” act to the best of his ability.

W.  B.  Pierce, well known as a traveling 
representative  for  the  Peninsular  Paint 
and  Lead  Works,  of  Detroit,  died  the 
other morning through exhaustion short­
ly  after  seating  himself  in  a passenger 
coach,  which  he  had  made  a sharp run 
to  catch,  the  train  starting  just  as  he 
reached it.

Col.  O.  J.  Irish,  who  has a record on 
the road of thirty years’  duration,  put in 
Sunday at this market.  Mr.  Irish  repre-

in 

the 

jobbing  trade 

sented Fairbanks,  Peck  &  Co.  for fifteen 
years,  but  for  the  past  eight  years has 
called  on 
the 
interest of the Frazer Lubricator Co.  He 
is  remarkably  well  preserved,  consider­
ing his age and long  service on the road, 
and looks forward to  many  years of use­
fulness.  Few men  in  the  country equal 
his record as a traveler.
Seasonable  Suggestions  as  to  Early 

m  »  ».---------

Closing.

Grand  R a pid s,  March 30.— I  am  glad 
to see T h e  T radesm an take  up the mat­
ter of early closing in the grocery stores, 
because  I  believe  it  can  effect a reform 
in the present method of keeping the gas 
burning  until  8:30  or  9  o’clock.  The 
average grocery store opens  at  6  o’clock 
in winter and 5 o’clock  in summer.  Why 
the hours of business should be extended 
longer 
than  13  hours  in  winter  and 
14  hours 
in  summer,  I  have  never 
been  able to understand,  except from the 
point of precedent.
A  man  who  wishes  to  buy  clothing, 
furnishing goods,  shoes  or  hardware ac­
commodates himself  to  the early closing 
plan  pursued  by  dealers  in  those lines. 
There  is  even  less  excuse  for  a  grocer 
keeping  open  after  established business 
hours,  for orders are solicited,  and goods 
delivered  to  the  customer’s  door during 
the day-time.  The more  I  think  of  the 
matter,  the  more  I  am  convinced  that 
the reason  why this evil  is  not remedied 
is because the grocers  are  afraid of each 
other,  lest  some  other  dealer get a little 
trade  which  they 
imagine  belongs  to 
them.
I  am  an  earnest  advocate of the early 
closing  plan  and  hereby  propose  that 
every grocer in the city—except those on 
Monroe  street,  who  now  close  by  that 
time of their own accord—sign an  agree­
ment  to  turn  the  lock  in  his  door  at  7 
o’clock sharp,  five nights in the week. 
I 
suggest  that  such  an  agreement  be 
displayed  at  T h e  T radesm an .office,  as 
the location is so central that  any dealer 
can drop in there without inconvenience, 
and that whenever 200 grocers  affix their 
signatures  to  the  document,  the  agree­
ment  be declared to be in  effect.  Such a 
plan  is  more  convenient  than  a general 
meeting,  aud  is  much  less  expensive, 
and ought to meet with general favor.
In  the language  of  T h e  T ra desm a n, 
“ Why be a slave ? ”

H enry J.  V in k em u ld ek.
Purely  Personal.

Abram Shook,  son of A.  L.  Shook,  the 
Coral druggist and grocer,  was  in  town 
Saturday.

W.  E.  Hardy, the Harbor Springs  gro­
cer and meat dealer,  was in  town  a  cou­
ple of days last week.

Smith Barnes,  General Manager of  the 
Hannah  &  Lay  Mercantile  Co.,  at 
Traverse City,  was in town last  Wednes­
day  on  his  way  to  Huntsville,  Ala., 
whence  he  goes  to  Asheville,  N.  C., 
Richmond,  Va.,  and  Old  Point Comfort, 
the trip covering  a  space  of a  fortnight.

Full  Weight  Hereafter.

The  manufacturing  confectioners  of 
the  country  have  all  agreed  to  put up 
their goods  full weight hereafter and the 
quotations  given  by  T h e  T radesm an 
this week are on that basis.  The change 
goes 
into  effect  to-day—April  1—and 
will  surely  be  appreciated  by  the trade 
at large.

Michael  Kolb  &  Co.’s  new  advertise­
ment,  on  another  page  of  this 
issue, 
speaks for itself.  The offer of the house 
to divide its closing out spring  and sum­
mer  bargaius  among  the  trade generally 
is  certainly  a  very  generous  one  and 
ought to meet the hearty  appreciation of 
the  trade.  Wm.  Connor,  the  general 
representative  of  the  house,  will  be  at 
Sweet’s  Hotel  on  April  16  and  17,  and 
will  undoubtedly  go  away  with  a  full 
order book,  as usual.

chants:

To  ClotMflg  and  General  Store  Mer­

It cannot be disputed that

lMael KoH &  Son,
Glothing pianilfactilrers

Wholesale

-— OF----

Rochester, N. Y.,

Box 346, 

w il l ia m   Co n n o r, 

Have  had  for  nearly 30 years  past  aud 
have  to-day one of  the largest  trades  in 
Michigan;  and  why?  Because  the  mer­
chants  who  handle  our  line  know  that 
when a customer  visits  their  store  they
can rely upon  good goods and  materials,
and a perfect fit.  Our  goods  are made so well  and our  prices so equitable that we 
fear  no competition,  not  even  from  manufacturers  making  inferior  garments  to 
catch the merchants with low prices.
We  commence  April  1st,

M arshall,  Mich. 

CLOSING  OUT

Our entire  line of  Spring and Summer  Goods at great  bargains and  prefer to offer 
the same to the general  trade  rather  than  to one or two  large houses. 
It  will  pay 
you to write our  Michigan  agent,  William Connor,  who resides  at  Marshall,  Mich., 
to call upon you and look at these

GREAT  BARGAINS  IN

(Hen’s,  Yoilths’,  Bop’  anil  Children's  Clothing

William Connor will  be at Sweet’s Hotel,  Grand  Rapids,  on Thursday and Fri­

day,  the 16th aud  17th days of April  next.

B o lts   W an ted.!

I  want  500 to 1,000  cords of  Poplar  Excel­

sior  Bolts,  18, 36 and  54  inches long.

I  also  want  Basswood  Bolts,  same  lengths 

as above.  For particulars address

J. W. FOX, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Pennsylvania  Lumberman’s.

The  best  fitting  Stocking  Rub­
bers in the market.  A  full line of 
Lycoming Rubbers on hand.  Try 
them.
GEO. H.  REEDER & CO.,

State  Agents for 

LYCOMING  RUBBER  CO.

158  and  160  East  Fulton  Street.

H eym an   &  C om pany,
Slot  Cases

Manufacturers  of

0 /  Every Description.

6 3   a n d   6 6   C an al  St.,

WRITE FOR  PRICES.
First-Glass  Work  Only.
G R A N D   R A P ID S .

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T H E   M ICHIGAN  TR^JDESM^AISr.

D ry   Goods•

P r ic e s  C urrent.

Carelessness in Handling1 Combs.

W ritten  fo r The Tradesman.

Some persons are either wilfully  care­
less or very ignorant of the  use  of  arti­
cles  they  have  been  acquainted  with 
ever  since  able  to  dress 
themselves. 
I notice  something  of  the  kind  almost 
daily.  A man walked  into  a store where I 
was sitting and  asked  to  look  at  some 
narrow raw horn  combs.  As  they  were 
shown  to him,  I  saw  they  were  of  fine 
finish  and  required  careful  usage.  He 
took one in both hands  (either of  which 
would seemingly have felled an  ox)  and 
tested its quality by bending it back  and 
forth.  Of course,  it snapped like a  clay 
pipe stem.  With  a look of surprise,  the 
customer exclaimed:

“Oh!  I had  no idea they were  so  rot­
look  at  some 

1  think  I  will 

ten. 
stronger ones.”

The embarrassed  merchant  proceeded 
to show him some of the heaviest kind, at 
the same time,  lecturing him  a  little  on 
the use of combs,  saying if used for their 
only legitimate  purpose,  even  the most 
slender would  not  often  break;  “but,” 
he continued “of  course,  by  bending  a 
comb  on  purpose,  I  could  break  the 
strongest made.  The more thin and nar­
row combs are made of the best  possible 
material and will  not  necessarily  break 
easily from actual use,  but often  outlast 
those with four times the weight  of  ma­
terial in  them.  None of the  better  qual­
ity of combs are ever  made  from  either 
faulty,  or,  as you  say,  ‘rotten’  horn  or 
other material.”

The man  paid  25  cents  for  a  strong 
comb,  well  worth  the  money,  but  said 
nothing about paying for the one he  had 
deliberately broken,  neither did the mer­
chant mention it.

“Not much profit in  that  sale,”  I  re­

marked,  as the customer passed out.

“None whatever,”  was the reply, “and 
had I spoken  of  the  broken  comb,  the 
man would probably never have  entered 
my store again.  As  it  is  now,  he  will 
return when he requires something  else. 
A  man  once  broke  two  for  me,  while 
looking at  them,  and  after  purchasing 
one,  he very reluctantly enquired  what I 
would charge him  for  the  accidental  (?) 
breaking of the  others. 
I  told  him  he 
might pay  exactly  what  they  cost  me, 
and 1  would  feel satisfied,  but even  then 
he went out  grumbling  about  his  hard 
luck—he should  have  said  hard  ignor­
ance.”
C ro ck ery   & G la ssw a r e

6 doz. in box.

LAMP  BURNERS.

No. 0 Sun...........................................................  45
No. 1  “  ...........................................................  50
No. 2  “  ...........................................................  75
Tubular............................................................   75

lamp  chimneys.—Per box.

 
 

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First quality.
“ 
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XXX Flint.
“ 
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No. 0 Sun..........................................................1  75
No. 1  “  ..........................................................1  88 |
No. 2  “  ......................................................... 2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top......................................... 2 25
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
No. 0 Sun, crimp top..........................................2 60
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled....................3 70
“ 
No. 2  “ 
....................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
....................4 70
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz.......................1  25
No. 2  “ 
....................... 1  50
No. 1 crimp, per doz...........................................l 35
No. 2  “ 

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La Bastic.

Pearl top.

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STONEWARE— AKRON.

Butter Crocks, per gal................................ 
Jugs, X gal.,‘per doz...................................   75
....................................  90
...*.......... *..................1  80
Milk Pans, H gal., per doz.  (glazed 75c)__   (5
i  “  90c)....  78
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06X

1  UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Adriatic.................  7
Arrow Brand  5X 
World Wide..  7
Argyle  ..................   6*4
Atlanta AA............   6%
“  LL...............   5
Full Yard Wide...... 6X
Atlantic  A..............7
Georgia  A..............  6)4
H..............  6*
Honest Width.........   654
P ..............6
Hartford A ............ 5)4
D..............  6«
Indian Head...........7)4
LL..............  544
Amory.....................7
King A  A............... 6)4
Archery  Bunting...  4 
King EC.................  5
Beaver Dam  A A..  5>4
Lawrence  L L ........  5)4
Blackstone O, 32__5
Madras cheese cloth 644
Black Crow.............. 6)4
Newmarket  G........6
Black Bock  ...........7
B........ 5)4
Boot, AL................  7)4
N ........ 6)4
Capital  A............... 5)4
DD....  5)4
Cavanat V..............5H
X ....... 7
Chapman cheese cl.  354
Noi be  R..................  5)«
Clifton C K............ 5)4 Our Level  Best....... 6)4
Comet.................... 7  Oxford  R..............  6)4
Dwight Star...........  7)£ Pequot...................  7X
Clifton CCC..........  6)4 Solar........................6)4
lTopofthe  Heap__7)4
Geo. Washington...  8
Glen Mills............  7
Gold Medal.........  7)4
Green  Ticket.......8)4
Great Falls..........  6)4
Hope.....................7)4
Just  Out........  454® 5
King  Phillip........ 754
OP......  7)4
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10)4
Lonsdale...........  @ 854
Middlesex........   @5
No Name.............   7)4
Oak View....... ....... 6
Our Own..............5)4
Pride of the West.. .12
Rosalind...............7)4
Sunlight..............   4)4
Utica  Mills..........8)4
Nonpareil  ..11
Vinyard...............  8)4
White Horse........   6

A B C ......................8)4
Amazon...................8
Amsburg.................7
Art  Cambric...........10
BlackBtone A A......8
Beats All................   4)4
Boston....................12
Cabot......................   7)4
Cabot,  * .................  654
Charter  Oak...........  5)4
Conway W..............7)4
Cleveland.............. 7
Dwight Anchor......844
shorts.  844
Edwards.................   6
Empire....................7
Farweil...................  734
Fruit of the  Loom..  844
Fitchville  .............7
First Prize..............6)4
Fruit of the Loom X-  8
Fairmount..............  4)4
Full Value..............634
Rock—  
Cabot......................   7541 Dwight Anchor
Farweil...................8  |
UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.
TremontN..............5)4
Hamilton N............ 6)4
Middlesex AT ! '..'  ! !  8
X.............  9
No. 25....  9

Middlesex No.  1. 
2 . 
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HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

9

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..11
-.12-.18
..19

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Hamilton N ......
Middlesex P T ..
A T ..
XA..
X F ..
Peerless, white..
Integrity...........
Hamilton 

...  7X Middlesex A A........11
...  8
2........12
...  9
A O ........13X
...  9
4........17X
5........16
...10X
CABPE1 WARP.
...18
Integrity, colored...21
colored ...20X White Star ..............18X
44 colored.. 21
.  ..18)4
DRESS GOODS.
....... ....  8 Nameless.
.............20
...........
44
...  9
..............25
44
........ •  .10X
..............27X
G G  Cashmere.. ...21
..............30
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Nameless.........
...16
..............32X
44
........
...18
.........35
COR8ET8.
Coraline............
........ $4 50
.. $9 501 Wonderful
Schilling’s ........
..  9 00 Brighton.. ...........4 75
CORSET JEANS.
Armory............
...  654 Naumkeag satteen..  7X
Androscoggin... ....  7)4 Rockport.
..............6X
Blddeford.........
...  6 Conestoga ..............654
Brunswick.......
....  6X Walworth .............  654
PRINTS.
Allen turkey  reds, 
)4
.  5541 Berwick fancies__ 
robes.
5)4 Clyde  Robes...........  5
pink & purple 6)4 Charter Oak fancies 4)4
buffs...........  6
{DelMarine cashm’s.  6 
pink  checks.  5)
mourn’g  6
staples  ........  5)4 Eddystone fancy...  6
shirtings 
chocolat  6 
4)4
American  fancy.. 
rober....  6 
554i
American Indigo
sateens..  6
554
American shirtings.  4X| Hamilton fancy.  ...  6
staple__5)4
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  454 Manchester fancy..  6 
Arnold 
“  —   6)4 
new era.  6
...  6  1 Merrimack D fancy.  6 
Arnold  Merino 
long cloth B. 10)4IMerrim'ckshirtings.  4)4 
“  Reppfurn.  8)4
“  C.  8)4 
century cloth 7  ’Pacific fancy..........6
gold seal......10)4 
“ 
robes.............6)4
green seal TR 10)4¡Portsmouth robes...  6 
yellow  seal. .10)4 Simpson mourning.. 6
serge............11)4 
greys.......... 6
Turkey red.. 10)4 ! 
solid black.  6
Ballou solid black..  5  Washington Indigo.  6
colors.  5)4
red and  orange
•  5X
Berlin solids........ ■  5X
“  oil blue__ ■  6X
44 
44  green ..
6X
“  Foulards .. •  5X
red 5£.........
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“  4 4........ .10
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2 40 !
.  6
3 40
“  madders. -  6
“  XX twills .  6)4
solids__ •  5)4
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Amoskeag ACA..
.13
Hamilton N .........
•  7X
D.........
•  8X
Awning.. 11
Farmer.................
.  8
First Prize............... 11)4
Lenox M ills...........18
Atlanta,  D...............  654 {Stark  A
Boot.........................   654 No  Name...
Clifton, K.................  7)4 (Top of Heap
Simpson..................20
.................18
.................16
Coechco..................io)4

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Turkey robes..  7)4
India robes___ 7)4
"  plain T’ky X 54  8)4 
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red................ 6
Martha Washington
Turkeyred 54........ 7)4
Martha  Washington
Turkeyred..........   9)4
Riverpointrobes....  5
Windsor fancy..........6)4
gold  ticket 
indigo  Dlue..........10)4

.  8 
•  7)4 
.10
Imperial..................10)4
Black................9® 9)4
.................... WX

AC  A.....................12)4
Pemberton AAA__16
York.......................10)4
Swift River............  7)4
Pearl  River............12)4
Warren...................14

Cocheco fancy....

COTTON  DRILL.

2 80
3 86 I

l 60

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Amoskeag.............. 12)4
9 oz...... 14)4
brown .18
Andover................. 11)4
Beaver Creek  AA... 10 
BB...  9
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CC....
“ 
Boston MfgCo.  br..  7 
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blue  8)4
“  d a twist 10)4 
Columbian XXX br.lo 
“ 
XXX bl.19

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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........12
brown....... 12
Haymaker blue........ 754
brown...  754
Jaffrey.....................11X
Lancaster................12)4
Lawrence, 9 oz........ 13)4
“  NO.220....13
“  No. 260....11)4
“  No. 280.... 10)4

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OINOHAMS.
“ 
fancies__7
Amoskeag................ 7)4
“  Normandie  8
“  Persian dress 8)4 
Lancashire.............   6)4
Canton  ..  8)4
“ 
Manchester............   554
AFC........12)4
“ 
Monogram..............  6)4
Arlington staple__6)4
Normandie............... 7)4
Arasapha  fancy—   454 
Bates Warwick dres 8)4 
Persian.....................8)4
Renfrew Dress........7)4
staples.  6)4
Centennial............   10)4
Rosemont................. 6)4
Slatersville............ 6
Criterion................10)4
Cumberland staple.  5)4
Somerset...................7
Cumberland........... 5
Tacoma  ................... 7)4
Toil  du Nord......... 10)4
Essex........................4)4
Elfin.......................   7)4
Wabash..................   7)4
seersucker..  7)4
Everett classics......  8)4
Warwick...............   8)4
Exposition............... 7)4
Whittenden............   654
Glenarie.................  6)4
heather dr.  8 
Glenarven................ 654
indigo blue 9 
Glenwood.................7)4
Hampton...................6)4
Wamsutta staples...  654
Westbrook..............  8
Johnson Chalon cl  X 
indigo blue 9)4
.......................10
zephyrs__16
Windermeer........... 5
Lancaster,  staple...  654
York..........................654
Amoskeag.............. 16)4|VaIley City...............15)4
Stark...................... 20)41 Georgia................... 15)4
American...............16)41 Pacific.....................14)4
Clark’s Mile End.... 45  I Barbour's................88 
Coats', J. & P .........45  Marshall’s.
Holyoke.................22)41
White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ....37
“  16... ....38
39
40
“  18... ...89
41
“  20... ....40
CAMBRICS.

..33
6  ..
8... ....34
10... ...35
12...
...36

KNITTING  COTTON.

GRAIN  BASS.

THREADS.

42
43
44
45

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No.

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Slater........................4)4
White Star............   4)4
Kid Glove...............  4)4
Newmarket.............  4)4
Edwards...................4%

Washington............  4)4
Red Cross...............   4)4
Lockwood.................4*4
Wood’s ..................   4)4
Brunswick.............  4*4

BED  FLANNEL.

Fireman.................32)4
Creedmore.............27)4
Talbot XXX...........30
Nameless...............27)4

IT W........................ 22)4
F T ............ ............. 32)4
J R F , XXX............35
Buckeye................. 32)4

MIXED  FLANNEL.

Red A’Blue,  plaid.. 40  I Grey S R W ............ 17)4
Union R ................. 22X Western W  ............. 18)4
Windsor..................18)4 D R P ..................  
6 oz Western...........21  Flushing XXX........23)4
Union  B.................22)4¡Manitoba................ 23)4

18)4

DOMET  FLANNEL.

Nameless...... 8  @ 9)41 
...... 8)4@10  I 

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.......9  @10)4
......  
12)4

13 
15 
17 
20 

9)413 
10)415 
11)417 
12)4120 
DUCKS.

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
9)4 
10)4 
11)4 
12)4 

Slate.  Brown.  Black. I Slate.  Brown.  Black. 
9)4 
10) 4 
11) 4 
12) 4 
Severen, 80Z..........  9)4
May land, 8 oz........ 10)4
Greenwood, 7)4 oz..  9)4 
Greenwood, 8 os — 11)4

13
15
17
20
West  Point, 8 oz.
• 10)4
IO 0 Z . .. .I M
Raven, lOoz............13)4
............13)4
Stark 
WADDINGS.

White, doz..............25  ¡Per bale, 40 doz__ 17 50
Coloreid,  doz...........20  |

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SILESIAS.

Slater, Iron Cross...  8
Best............. 10)4
Best AA.......12)4

“ Red Cross....  9
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Pawtucket...............10)4
Dundie....................  9
Bedford...................10)4
Valley  City.............10)4

SEWING  SILK.

Cortlcelli, doz.........75  [Corticelli  knitting,

..12  “ 8 
..12  I “  10 

twist, doz..87)4  per )4oz  ball........30
50 yd, doz.. 37X1
HOOKS AND EYES—PER GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k & White..10  [No  4 Bl’k & White..15
“  2 
..20
“  3 
..25
POTS.
No 2—20, M C........ 50 
|No 4—15  F  3X.........40
*’  3—18, S C ...........45  I
No  2 White & Bl’k..12  ¡No  8 White & Bl’k..20 
“  4 
.23
“  6 
..26
No2........................ 28  |No3.........................36

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

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NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. James.................1 501 Steamboat...............   40
Crowelv’s............... 1  35 Gold  Eyed.............. 1  so
Marshall’s .............. 1 00¡
5—4. ...2 25  6—4.. .3 25,5—4. ...1  96  6—4. ..2 96 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“ 

...3 10|
COTTON TWINES.

“ ....2 10 

T‘ 

Nashua................... 18
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
3-ply....17
North Star.............. 20
Wool Standard 4 plyl7X 
Powhattan.............18

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown....................12
Domestic...............18X
Anchor..................16
Bristol...................13
Cherry  Valley........15
I XL.......................13
Alabama.................  65f|Mount  Pleasant__ 6X
Alamance...............   6X Oneida....................  5
Augusta]......... . 
7X Pyrm ont................  554
An sapha...............   6  Randelman............6
Georgia...................  6*4 Riverside................  5*4
Granite................  554 Sibley A...................6)t
Haw  River............ 5  [Toledo......................  6
Haw  J......................6  I

PLAID  OSNABUBGS.

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DRY GOODS,

Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy

NOTIONS,

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CURTAINS.
Shirts,  Pants,  Overalls,  Etc.

Manufacturers of

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hams,  Toile  Du  Nord,  Challies,  White 
and  Black  Goods,  Percales,  Satteens, 
Serges,  Pants  Cloth,  Cottonades  and 
Hosiery now ready for inspection.

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19  So.  Ionia  St.,  Orand Rapids.

FOURTH NATIONAL BAM

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A. J. Bowne, President.

D/A.  B  i DGETT, Vice-President

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

Transacts a general banking business.

Make a Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

of Country Merchants Solicited.

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Prices  Current.

T H E   M ICHIGAN  THAHESMAJST.

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

AUGURS AND BITS. 

dls.

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

 

AXES.

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BABBOWS. 

First Quality, S. B. Bronze..........................I 7 50
D.  B. Bronze.........................   12 00
S. B. S. Steel.........................  8 50
D. B. Steel..............................   13 50
Railroad......................................................S 14 00
Garden.................................................. net  30 00
dls.
Stove..............................................................50*10
Carriage new list..............................  
70
 
Plow...... .......................................................40*10
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70

BOLTS. 

die.

 

BUCKETS.

Well,  plain...................................................f 3 50
Well, swivel......................................................  4 00

butts, cast. 

dls.
figured..........................70*

Cast Loose Pin, 
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 ..........................................
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85.
Grain.

CBOW BABS.

Cast Steel............................................. per lb
Ely’s 1-10............................................. per m
Hick’s C. F .........................................  
“ 
G. D .....................................................  “ 
Musket............................................... 
“ 

CAPS.

ou
35
60

cabtbidges.

50
Rim  Fire...................................................... 
Central  Fire........................................... dls. 
25
Socket Firm er..............................................70*10
Socket Framing............................................70*10
Socket Corner...............................................70*10
Socket Slicks...............................................70*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................ 
40

chisels. 

dis.

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

 

dls.

40
25

White Crayons, per  gross.................. 12@1254 dls. 10

CHALK.

COPFEB.

“ 

Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
14x52, 14x56, 14x60 ....................... 
Cold Rolled, 14x56 ana 14x60.......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................................  
Bottoms..............  .......................... .
Morse’s Bit  Stocks......................
Taper and straight Shank...........
. . .  
Morse’s Taper Shank..................
DSIPPING PANS.
___ 
Small sizes, ser pound
Large sizes', per 'pound................................  

DBILLS.

dls.

30
28
25
25

50 
50
50
07
654

ELBOWS.

Com. 4  piece, 6 In...........  ..............doz. net 
75
Corrugated...................................... dls. 20*10*10
Adjustable.............................................dls. 40*10

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Clark’s, small, $18; large, $26....................... 
Ives’, 1, $18;  2, $24;  3, $36............................ 

p il e s—New List. 

d ls.

dls.

30
25

Dlsston’s ......................................................60*10
New  American............................................ 60*10
Nicholson’s ...,........................................... 60*10
 
Heller’s .......................................... 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps...................................  
50
GALVANIZED IBON

 

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

12 

14 

28
18

Discount, 60

13 
g a u g es. 

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

dls.

50

O rder.

A n  E x p la n atio n   from   Mr.  H ey d lau ff in 
Sn o w fla k e,  M arch  24—T he  itemized 
statem ent  of  Mr.  Heydlauff,  as  given  in 
T h e  T radesm an  of  F ebruary 25,  show­
ing the total  cost of  grow ing 180  bushels 
of w heat on  nine  acres of  land  to be  only 
$77.74,  and  giving a net  profit of  $75.26, 
if  true,  certainly  shows  a  rem arkable 
condition  of  prosperity  among  w heat 
grow ers.  As I  am  the  ow ner of  quite a 
tra c t of land, clear and  free from stum ps, 
b u t w hich originally  had  a heavy grow th 
of  hardw ood 
tim ber,  1  feel  som ewhat 
interested  in  determ ining  the  tru th   or 
falsity of  the  said statem ent.  As  1  have 
the figures  before me  of  one of  the  most 
experienced  w heat grow ers  in  this neigh­
borhood,  1  will  give  them   and  solicit a 
com parison  of  the  two  statem ents,  with 
a  view  to ascertaining w hich  is  the most 
reliable.
Interest on  $540 @ 7 per cent....................$ 37 80
14 bushels  seed @ 80c................................   11  20
2 days fitting  and  drilling.........................  5 00
2 24
16 pounds  twine @ 14c............................... 
Help to cut................................................ 
2 00
Help to haul and  stack.............................  
4 00
Help  to thresh...........................................   3 00
Cost of  threshing  ....  .............................   450
Cost of marketing 
.  .  .  .......................  8 00

Mr.  H eydlauff’s  statem ent  pf cost is:

Total  cost...................................................$77 74
Mr.  E ckhardt’s statem ent of cost  is:

Interest on  $510 @ 7 per cent....................$ 37 80
Taxes on 9 acres of land............................ 
3 00
18 bushels  seed @ $1 per bushel...............   18 00
Plowing 9 acres, 4H days  man and  heavy
team @$3.50.........................................   15  75
Fitting  and  drilling,  2  days  man  and
7  00
heavy  team @$3.50............................ 
16 pounds of  twine @ 14c.......................... 
2 24
Cutting with binder machine @ 75c.........  6  75
2 25
Shocking  9 acres @ 25c  ............................ 
Hauling and  stacking, 1  day's  work  of  3
men  and 1 team...................................  
5 50
Threshing—including 181 bushels @ 6e...  10 80
Cost of marketing....................................      8 00
Interest on money expended in producing 
the crop $61.49  average  time, 8 months
@7 per cent..........................................  2 87
Average annual cost of manuring and fer­
tilizing 9 acres of  land ® $2 per acre..  18 00
Total cost..............................................$138  96
Mr.  E ckhardt  also  says  th a t  w ith  the 
above expenditures  and  the  best of  skill 
and energy on  the p art of the farm er,  the 
average  crop  w ill  fall  considerably  short 
of  tw enty  bushels  per  acre.  He  thinks 
sixteen  bushels  per  acre  a good  average 
one  year  w ith  another.  T he  statistics 
furnished by  the  Secretary  of  State  show 
an  average  much  below  this  for  Michi­
gan.  A llow ing  tw enty  bushels  to  the 
acre  as  a reasonably  sure  average  crop 
and  80  cents  per  bushel  as  a reasonably 
sure average  price,  the  m argin  of  profit 
is  a  sm all  one  as  com pared  w ith  Mr. 
H eydlaufFs glowing figures.

W.  W.  J ohnson.

F ro n tier—Edwin  B rearly  has  sold  his 

general  stock  to Chas  Nigley  &  Son.
ICE  CREAM  FREEZER9.

If  v o u  w a n t  t o   s a t is f y  y o u r   C u st o m er s—- s e l l   t h e m  

THE  BE8T,  THE  MOST  CONVENIENT  AND

E c o n o m ical

D o n o t  allo w  y o u r s e l f  t o   b e  im po sed  u po n  b y   those

WHO  MAY  TRY TO  SELL YOU  OTHER  FREEZERS  BY 

TELLING YOU THEY ARE  “  JUST AS GOOD”  OR

“  J u s t t h e   s a m e  a s  t h e  GEM."

If Y o u  c a n ’ t   g e t  t h e   G em  from  yo u r r eg u la r  jo b b e r ,
WRITE TO US AND WE’ LL TELL YOU WHERE YOU CAN GET THEM 

OR GIVE YOU  PRICES AND DISCOUNTS.

D o u b le  A c t io n.  W h it e C ed ar P a il.

G earin g C o m p l e t e l y  C o v e r e d .  S e l f -A d ju stin g S c r a p e r . 

C a n s  F u l l S iz e . 

U se s L e a s t Ic e .

HAMMERS.

25

Maydole  *  Co.’s..................................... dls. 
Kip’s ................................................................. dls. 25
Terkes & Plumb’s ............................................ dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel......................... 30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand— 80c 40*10
Gate, Clark's, 1, 2 ,3 .............................. dis.60&10
State........................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4H  14  and
longer........................................................  3V6
Screw Hook and  Eye, V4.................................. net 10
“ 
“  %...........................net  8H
“ 
“ 
Si...........................net  7J4
“  %...........................net  7 54
“ 

HINGES.

“ 
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55

dls.

dls.

dls.
dls.

HANGEBS. 

levels. 

m a tto cks.

HOLLOW WABE.

wise goods. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

knobs—New List. 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Strap and T .......................................................dls. 50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track— 50*10
Champion,  anti-friction.............................   60*10
40
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
Pots............................................................... 
60
Kettles........................................................... 
60
Spiders  ........................................................  
60
Gray enameled..............................................40*10
Stamped  TinWare............................... new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new list3334*10
dls.
Bright...................................................... 70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............................................70*10*10
Hook’s ..  ................................................ 70*10*10
70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes...................... 
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s  ..................  
70
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
55
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................. 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................  
55
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain 
locks—DOOR.
Russell * Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new liBt
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ...............
Branford’s ......................................
Norwalk’s ......................................
Adze Bye.........................................$16.00, dls. 60
Hunt Bye.........................................$15.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s .......................  ............ $18.50, dls. 20*10
dlB.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled...................... 
dis.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................  
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry & CIf .k’s................. 
“  Enterprise 
.................................... 

50
40
40
40
25
Stebbin’s Pattern—   .................................. 60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................ 66*10
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
25
Steel nails, base....................................................1 95
Wire nails, base...................................................2 35
Steel.  Wire.
Base
60.....................................................Base
50.....................................................Base
10
05 
20
10 
20
30
15 
35
15 
35
15 
40
20 
50
.  25 
65
.  40 
90
.  60 
1  50
.1  00 
.1  50
2  00 
Fine 3...............................................1 50
2  0090 
Case  10.............................................  60
8..................................... 
75
1  00 1  25 
6.............................................  90
Finish 10..........................................   85
1  00 
1  25
8...........................................1 00
1  50 
6  ..........................................115
75 
Clinch; 10..........................................  85
90
8......................................... 1 00
6......................................... 1 15
1  00
2 50 
Barrell %......................................... 1 75
dls.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   @40
Sciota Bench................................................  @60
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  @40
Bench, first quality......................................   @60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood...........  *10
Fry,  Acme............................................ dls.60—10
70
Common,  polished................................ dls. 
Iron and  Tinned.........................................  
40
Copper Rivets and Burs.............................  
50
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

Advance over base: 

PATENT PLANISHED IBON.

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“ 
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MOLASSES GATES. 

NAILS

TLANES.

BIVETS. 

PANS.

Broken packs V$c per pound extra.

dls.

dls.

 

BOFES.

SqUABES.

SHEET IBON.

8
11H
dls.
75
60
20
Com. 
$3 10 
3 20 
3 20 
3 30 
3 40 
3 SO
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Sisal, 54 inch and larger.............................  
Manilla.
Steel and Iron..............................................
Try and Bevels.............................................
M itre............................................................
Com.  Smooth.
Nos. 10 to  14.....................................$4 20
Nos. 15 to 17.....................................4 20
Nos.  18 to 21.....................................4 20
Nos. 22 to 24.....................................  4 20
Nos. 25 to 26 .......................... 
..  4 40
No. 27 ...............................................   4 60
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86...................................... dlB.
Silver Lake, White A ..............................list 
Drab A.................................  “ 
White  B..............................   “ 
Drab B.................................   “ 
White C................................  “ 

SAND FAPEB.
SASH COBD.

50
50
55
50
55
35

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Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

TBAPS. 

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton $25
20

Hand........................................

“ 
Silver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,__
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot....
“  Champion  and  Blectric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot............................................

30
Steel, Game................................................... 60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s __ 
70
Mouse,  choker................................... 18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion.............................. $1.50 per doz.
dls.
Bright Market..............................................   65
Annealed Market..........................................70—10
Coppered Market.........................................   60
Tinned Market.............................................  62Vi
Coppered  Spring  Steel................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...............................  3 40
painted...................................   2 80

wise. 

dls.

“ 

WRENCHES. 

Au Sable.............................. dls. 25*10@35*10*05
dls. 06
Putnam.......................................... 
dls. 10*10
Northwestern................................ 
dls.
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, New List.......................................... 70*10
50*10*10
Casters, Bed  and  Plate................  
 
Dampers, American................................ 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods........ 
65

MISCELLANEOUS. 

dis.
 

 

HOBSE NAILS.

METALS,
FIG TIN.

 

6%
7

ZINC.

26c
28c

SOLD SB.

Pig  Large....................................................  
Pig Bars...........................................  
 
Duty:  Sheet, 254c per pound.
600 pound  casks...........................................  
Per pound.................................................... 
H@H.................................................................. 16
Extra W iping.................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cook son........................................per  pound  16
Hallett’s......................................  
“ 
13
TIN—MBLYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal.....................................
14x20 IC, 
.....................................
10x14 IX, 
......   ............................
14x20 IX, 
.....................................
Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.

7 50 
9 25 
9 25

“ 
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TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

10x14 IC, Charcoal....................................... $6 50
14x20 IC, 
..............................   ........  6 50
10x14 IX, 
.........................................   8 00
14x20 IX, 
.........................................   8  00
BOOPING PLATES

Each additional X on this grade $1.50.

“ Worcester..............................   6 50
14x20 IC, 
“ 
............................   8  50
14x20 IX, 
...........................  13  50
“ 
20x28 IC, 
1  Allaway Grade................  
5 75
14x20 IC, 
7 25
 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
...................   12 00
20x28 IC, 
“ 
 
15 00
20x28 EX,
BOILSB SIZE TIN PLATE.
14x28  IX......................................................  $14 00
14x31  IX......................................................... 15 50
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, i 
■ per pound
|
14x60 IX,  “ 

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We  have  taken  hold of this  line of  goods  with  our  ac­
customed  energy  and  shall  carry  a full  assortment  of  the 
best makes.  We  shall  be  glad to  give  full  information  and 
prices to any one desiring to secure an  agency.

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'I'H M  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

MichiganTradesman

•a  weekly  journal  devoted  to  thk

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s  Association.
Retail  Trade  of the Woliferine State.
The  Tradesman  Company, Proprietor.

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

strictly In advance.

Publication  Office, 100 Louis St.

Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Office.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY.  APRIL.  1,1891.

TRANSMUTATION  DAY.

is 

To-day is celebrated the  world over as 
All  Fools’  Day,  which  compasses  many 
surprising and annoying changes.  They 
always  have  occurred  and  probably 
always  will,  at  least  as  long  as human 
nature  finds  enjoyment  in  others’  dis­
comfort. 
It is a day  peculiar  to changes 
in  merchandise — even  market  changes 
are deceptive,  if you do not  consider the 
reporter  infallible to transmutation,  and 
must  be  viewed  with  suspicion.  The 
sober  old  merchant  at  his  desk,  with a 
pen  behind  his  ear  and  a  pencil  in  his 
hand,  will  be  transmuted  to  a  “ boy 
again ”  and  will  actually  smille  as  the 
office  boy,  wearing  a  more  serious  ex­
pression  than  usual,  carefully  deposits 
some  confectionery  on  his  table.  The 
kindly  old  man  purposely  bites  it,  to 
transmute  the  boy,  who 
instantly 
intent upon  holding  his  sides  with both 
hands,  while  with  wreaths  of  smiles 
upon  his  face  he  hurries  from  sight. 
The roguish son of a grocer will  inveigle 
you  into  carrying  home  a  neat  package 
of  granulated  sugar,  only  to  find  it has 
changed on the way to  granulated  sand! 
When you go to dinner that day a change 
has  taken  place 
in  your  disposition. 
You  are  irritable  and  out  of  patience 
with  all sorts  of  packages  lying  in  your 
path and,  approaching one neatly  tied  in 
a newspaper,  you give  it a spiteful kick, 
when  lo !  a  fearful  crash  ensues  and  a 
stench  of  sulphureted  hydrogen  greets 
your  nostrils,  while  a  yellow  map  of 
Europe  is  instantly  painted  upon  your 
right  trousers  leg  just  below  the knee, 
and  the Isle of Man,  in a lighter shade of 
the same color,  is  boldly  outlined on the 
right  side  of  your  nose.  Those  eggs 
were  back  numbers  some  unfortunate 
grocer  had  retained  too  long.  With  an 
exclamation  of  disgust,  you  start  to 
reach  your  store  by  going  down  the 
alley,  when  an  acquaintance  smilingly 
touches  his  hat  to  you,  and  a  moment 
later  kicks  a  small  package  from  his 
path,  which  resisted  the  insult with the 
force of a Hercules,  causing a transmuta­
tion  from  smiles  to  tears — a 
limping 
walk  and  a  torrent  of  invectives from 
his tongue.  The lemons  that  lady  pur­
chased  from  you  changed  to  clean  raw 
potatoes  between  your  store  and  her 
dwelling,  but the porter has crept in just 
behind  her  with  another  package  and 
smilingly  says,  “ Madam,  these  lemons 
have  not  changed  on the way.”  To the 
young  lady  who  asks  for  pickles,  you 
remark,  “ I  regret  they  have  all soured 
on  my  hands,”  and  as  she  soberly 
answers  “ I  don’t  want  ’em,”  then  you 
call  her  back  to  ask  if  it  were  sweet 
pickles she desired,  as  you  have  plenty 
of  those  also. 
It  behooves  all  to  be 
patient  on  “ transmutation  day.”  It 
comes  only  once  a  year.  On  that  day 
the erect, proud and  haughty  girl  stoops 
to — be  conquered.  She  picks  up  the

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old soiled purse to  find  it  made fat with 
brown paper,  while the smothered  laugh 
of  the  children  are  heard  around  the 
corner.  The  boy  stoops  for  the  penny 
which  is  screwed  fast  to  the  sidewalk, 
and  the  farmer  tries  to save that horse­
shoe which is nailed  to  the plank.  You 
can  eat  salt  for  sugar,  and  sugar  for 
salt, cotton in  your  cakes,  use  explosive 
matches to light a potato lampwick,  turn 
on the water to have it strike  you plump 
in  the  face,  and  jump 
into  bed  that 
night  to  spring  out  again  with  a  yell, 
because  an  artificial  snake  wriggled his 
cold folds about you.

It lasts but one day,  but it is  intensely 
interesting  to  the  “ other  fellow ”  from 
morning until  night.

The  Merchants'  Review  and  several 
other trade  journals  which  have  never 
enjoyed  any  actual  experience  in  fur­
thering and bolstering  up  local  organi­
zations are now clamoring for the  inaug­
uration of a National Retail  Grocers’  As­
sociation.  The ends sought to be accom­
plished  are  commendable,  but  in  the 
opinion  of  T h e  T radesm an—which 
ought to be  something  of  an  authority 
on  the  subject  by  this  time—they  can 
never  be  secured  in  the  manner  pro­
posed.  Not  one  grocer  in  a  hundred 
would  identify  himself with  the  organi­
zation,  and that one would  soon  become 
tired of  fighting  the  battles  of  ninety- 
nine others.  The plan  has been tried by 
the retail druggists  and  the  retail  boot 
and shoe dealers,  resulting in  utter  fail­
ure in the first case and  in  almost  com­
plete failure in  the  other.  The  reason 
is  obvious:  The  field  covered 
is  too 
large  and 
the  proposed  organization 
would be too  unwieldy,  with  too  many 
conflicting ideas and  plans,  to render  the 
undertaking  a  success. 
It  is  unfortu­
nate that such is the case,  but so long  as 
the great  majority  of  the  retailers  are 
content to  glide  along  in  the  old  way 
and make no  effort  to  avail  themselves 
of the benefits of organization,  by  means 
of which their business  could  be  revol­
utionized and their profits doubled, there 
is little hope for the ultimate  success  of 
local  and  state  organizations,  to  say 
nothing of so pretentious an undertaking 
as an association embodying the retailers 
of the largest  nation in the world.

securing 

The  bill  now  before  the  Legislature, 
providing  that  any physician  may prac­
tice  pharmacy  without 
the 
usual 
license  by  examination,  having 
been  recommended  by  the  committee  to 
which it  was  referred on introduction,  is 
likely  to  be  railroaded  through  by  its 
friends  at  any  time.  Druggists  would 
do  well  to  observe  the  warning on  an­
other  page  and  govern  themselves  ac­
cordingly.  _________________

T he  T radesm an  cheerfully  adopts 
the  suggestion  of  a representative retail 
grocer  of  Grand  Rapids,  as set forth in 
| another  column,  having  prepared  an 
agreement  for  the  signatures  of 
local 
grocers,  promising  to  close  their places 
of business at 7 o’clock p.  m.,  five days a 
I week.  The  reform  is  a  desirable  one 
I and  T h e  T radesm an  hopes  to  see  a 
prompt  and  general  response  to  this 
appeal.

The  Hardware  Market.

There  are  no  changes  of  special note 
in  the  hardware  market.  The  nail and 
iron  market  is  quiet;  also  the  glass 
market,  but  manufacturers  are  looking 
forward to better prices late in the spring.

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN

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store was a two-story one with a flat roof, 
had a small boy twelve years old sleeping 
in the room above,  the entrance to which 
was from  the inside.  One night this boy 
heard the voices of  strangers below and, 
although  badly frightened,  had sufficient 
presence of  mind  to feign  sleep.  As  he 
heard  them quietly ascending the  stairs, 
he  quickly  turned  upon  his  face.  He 
was thus  enabled to distinctly hear them 
whisper to each  other  as  they stood  not 
more than  ten  feet  from  his  bed.  “No, 
don’t kill  him,”  said  one.  “He’s  sound 
asleep.  Let’s take  what  we  want,  then 
set fire to the store and hurry away.  The 
neighbors will  save  the  boy and we  will 
get away with the goods.”  The moment 
he heard  the men  leave the building,  he 
ran  down and  took  from the  stock  two 
large brass dinner bells.  Running back 
upstairs  like  lightning,  he  climbed  up 
through  the  scuttle  onto  the roof  and, 
fastening it upon  the outside, commenced 
accompanied  by 
screams of  “Fire!”  This outcry quickly 
brought assistance.  The doors were burst 
open,  the  fire  extinguished  and, 
the 
thieves  having  only  a  brief  start  with 
their horses  and wagon,  were soon  over­
taken  by  men  on  horseback.  To  save 
capture,  they abandoned  everything  and 
sought safety in the forest near.

furious  ringing, 

As  1  said  before,  a  boy  will  often 
notice  what  a  person  of  mature  years 
will  not. 
I  recollect,  in one  store,  sev­
eral bank  notes had  mysteriously disap­
peared  from a cash drawer,  upon  which 
was a burglar alarm during  the daytime. 
Two  partners  and  two  clerks  were  at 
work in the store that day;  yet trade was 
quiet  and one  man could have  attended 
to all  there  was to be done.  The  small 
boy  had  no  access to  the  drawer.  The 
disappearance of the money caused much 
excitement and feeling among those four 
men  and  came  near  making  several 
changes in the  business.  Even the part­
ners  suspected  each  other.  The  loss, 
however,  was  kept  from  the  boy,  as it 
was not desirable that it should  be known 
to the public.  Nearly  six  months  after­
ward  the  boy  while  sweeping  out  the 
basement of  the  store  noticed  (what one 
man in a hundred  would  not)  some very 
small bits of green paper partially rolled 
up, mixed with the dirt,  and  picking out 
a  few  of  them,  curiosity  alone  caused 
him  to  carry  them  to a member  of  the 
firm.  They  proved to be portions of  the 
lost bank  notes,  which,  upon  further iu 
vestigation,  were  found  to  have  been 
dragged  through a knot  hole in  the back 
of  the  cash  drawer,  supposedly  by 
mouse. 
Meb c h a n t.

H E S T E R   &  FOX,

General  Machinery  Dealers,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

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The  Utility of  Boys.

W ritten for The Tradesman.

The employment of small boys in stores 
of any kind is a question requiring much 
thought  and  study. 
In  former  days  it 
was argued that it was a practical school 
for them,  even  should  they  in  after  life 
adopt  a  different  vocation. 
I  speak  of 
boys  from  the  age  of  ten  to  fourteen 
years,  while the  fact remains  that  some 
of our most successful merchants entered 
a store at this  early age,  and,  of  course, 
with little scholastic education,  the great 
majority in  this  position fall  out  by  the 
way  before  reaching  manhood  and  are 
stranded upon the shore of business.

Boys,  like  the  poor,  we  shall  always 
have with  us,  and  there  must,  of  neces­
sity,  be a place  for  them.  The opinions 
of  old  merchants  vary  materially  as  to 
the  value of  boys in  stores.  Many  will 
not  employ  them  under  any  circum­
stances,  while others  consider them very 
valuable,  but for  certain  purposes  only. 
When found to be faithful as errand boys, 
they will  frequently take  the  place of  a 
man  who  would  demand  three  or  four 
times their wages.

One merchant facetiously remarks that 
a boy of  nine or ten years is much  like  a 
raccoon in one respect—he is always pry­
ing into  everything and will notice  what 
a man  will  not,  and,  if  he has the  least 
idea  that  something  about the  business 
is being  kept  secret,  will  spare no pains 
to find  it  out.  While  many have  been 
discharged  for  indulging  curiosity,  the 
same  trait  has  proved of  value in other 
instances.  A  boy employed . in  a  store 
was once told to keep  out of  the  office— 
never to  go in  there  under  any circum­
stances whatever unless sent there.  This 
injunction  was  sufficient  to  arouse  his 
curiosity.  An  opportunity  offered  to 
look  in,  his  attention  would  invariably 
be attracted to the  large,  handsome safe, 
and  nothing  about  its  appearance  es­
caped  his  notice.  One  morning,  while 
almost  alone in the  store,  his  quick  eye 
caught  a  change  in  the  appearance  of 
that  safe,  and,  curiosity overcoming  his 
scruples  of  conscience  and  duty,  he 
cautiously entered and  examined it from 
very  inquisitiveness.  He  found  that 
several  holes had  been  drilled  near the 
hinges of  the door and then  filled with a 
soft,  black  substance.  He  at  once  be­
came  suspicious  that  something  was 
wrong.  Excited at the discovery, he for 
got  that  he  had  disobeyed  a  command 
and,  as  soon  as  possible,  informed  his 
employer.  When  questioned  as  to  his 
knowledge of  the  softness  of  the  black 
substance,  he  reluctantly  admitted  that 
he had  gone into the office and felt of  it. 
A  watch  was  set at the  office.  A  few 
nights afterward  two burglars  were sur­
prised while  completing their  work,  and 
both  the safe  and a considerable amount 
of money were saved.

Boys will  always  take more  notice  of 
what  is  transpiring  around  them  than 
will  many  grown  persons.  They  have 
their own  ideas of  right and  wrong  and 
are  ever on  the  alert to watch  anything 
they may regard  with suspicion.  I have 
known of several boys not more than  ten 
years  old  calling the  attention  of  their 
employers to the  fact  that a person then 
in  the  store  had  taken  valuable goods 
and  at  that  moment  had them  secreted 
about him.  Others  have saved their em­
ployers  from  great  loss  by quick  judg­
ment and presence of mind.  A merchant 
of  my  acquaintance  carrying  a  general 
stock of goods in a country village, whose

T a n b a rk   P ro sp ects.

“ Tanbark will  rule  fully  50 cents per 
cord higher than  last  season,”  remarked 
N.  B.  Clark  the other  day,  “ owing  to 
the curtailment in the peel last  year and 
the  consequent  smallness  of  stocks  in 
tanners’  hands. 
I  anticipate  considera­
ble  activity  in  the bark market and pre­
dict  active  competition  all  along  the 
line.”

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been overrun with  a  variety  of  medical 
quack  known  to  natural  history,  and if 
the  pending  bill  becomes  a law there is 
nothing  to  prevent  the  horse  doctor  or 
the faith cure doctor from having a nice, 
attractive  drug  store  sign  painted  and
commencing  to  deal  out  strychnine  in 
place  of  quinine.  The  better  class  of 
physicians  are  strongly  opposed  to  the 
bill,  but it  is  being  pushed  by small-fry 
doctors  who  find  themselves  unable  to 
earn a living by their practice.

California  Brandy  Cornered.

to  control 

The  San  Francisco  Chronicle  says an 
attempt  is being  made by a syndicate of 
local  jobbers 
the  brandy 
market.  The  agents  of  the  syndicate 
have  been  journeying  throughout  the 
wine  districts  and  buying  up  all  the 
brandy  in  sight. 
In  the  bonded  ware­
houses of the State  there  are now stored 
fully one million gallons of brandy made 
since 1889,  nearly  one-half  of this being 
held  by  the  syndicate.  Brandy  of  an 
earlier  vintage  is  not purchased. 
Inde­
pendent purchasers will fight the  brandy 
trust and it is  stated  that  they  will con­
vert the large quantities  of  wine now on 
hand into brandy.

The  Drug-  M arket.

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Gum  opium  is  firm.  Morphine  is un­
changed.  Quinine  is  weak  and  lower. 
lower.  Balsam  co­
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paiba  has  advanced  and 
tending 
higher.  Balsam  Tolu 
is  lower.  Pow­
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and 
brimstone  are  tending  higher.  Citric 
acid is weak.  Canary seed is advancing. 
Oil  cassia  has  advanced.  Oil  cubebs is 
lower.

advanced.  Sulphur 

Another  Candidate  for  the  Grave.
Sand  L a k e,  March 28—There is to be 
a new  store  opened at Grove  shortly by 
the Patrons of  Industry.  The new  con­
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It is a stock 
company. 
It  intends to carry  a  general 
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part of  the world. 

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One  T ear—Stanley E. P ark ill, Owosso.
Two  Tears—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Three  Tears—Jam es  V eraor, Detroit.
Four T ears—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor 
Five Tears—George Gundrum, Ionia.
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  V eraor, Detroit.
T reasurer—8. E. Parkill,  Owosso.
(Detroit) July 7;  H oughton, Sept. 1;  Lansing  Nov. A
Michigan State  Pharmaceutical  Ass’n. 

Meetings  for  1891—Ann  Arbor,  May  5;  S tar  Island 

President—D. E. P i all, Saginaw.
T in t Vice-President—H. G. Coleman, Kalamazoo. 
Second Vice-President—Prof. A. B. Prescott, Ann Arbor. 
Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detroit.
Secretary—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan.
Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Next Meeting—At Ann Arbor, in  October, 1891.

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society, 
President. W. R. Jew ett,  Secretary,  F rank H. Esoott 
R egular Meetings—First W ednesday evening of March, 
June, Septem ber and December.___________________
Brand Rapids Drug Clerks* Association, 
resident, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, W. Ç, Smith._______

Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. 
President, J. W. Allen;  Secretary, W. F. Jackm an.

Muskegon  Drug Clerks* Association. 

President C. S. Koon;  Secretary, A. T. W heeler.

O nly  a n   Incident.

W ritten f o r  The T r a d e s m a n .

I was  very  busy one  day,  hastening to 
complete some  condition  powders at  the 
farther  end  of  my  drug  store,  when  a 
gentleman  whom I  had  met a few  times 
entered  and  remarked  that  he  was  not 
feeling  at all  well,  did  not  wish  to take 
my  time,  and  asked  if  he  might  help 
himself to a tablespoonful of brandy from 
a  bottle which  stood  on a shelf  near the 
front  door. 
I  already  knew that  he  re­
fused  to  drink  spirits of  any  kind,  and 
therefore replied,  “Certainly,”  when, de­
positing  twenty cents  upon  the counter, 
he  passed  toward  the  front.  Although 
busy  with  my  work,  my  mind  and  eye 
was upon  the  man,  as  I  watched  to see 
that be  made no  mistake. 
I  could  have 
sworn  that  he  did  not,  and  I  saw  him 
pour—as  near as I could  judge from  the 
distance—about one and a half ounces of 
the  liquor into a glass graduate standing 
near,  which  he  then  slowly  drank,  and 
soon  after passed out into the street.  As 
the  man  placed  the  glass  to  his  lips, I 
admit  that  my eyes  were  off  him  for  a 
brief  period,  as  I  turned  to  open  a few 
drawers for something  1 wanted, and  was 
only reminded of  him  again as he closed 
the  front  door.  When,  about  ten  min­
utes later,  after my work was completed, 
I for the first time noticed that my friend 
had  not  replaced  the  bottle  and  going 
where  it  stood,  judge  of  my  horror  to 
find it  labeled  “laudanum,” and looking 
quickly  for  the  glass  be  had  drank  it 
from,  1  found 
I 
rushed to the  door,  looked  up and  down 
-the  street,  but,  of  course,  my man  was 
not 
in  sight,  and  1  did  not  know  his 
place^of  business  or  where  he  resided. 
That the  man  would die  and the  reputa­
tion of  my store  be  injured  or  perhaps 
worse,  I felt certain.

it  bottom  upward. 

Two  weeks  afterward—long  after  I 
supposed  the man  was  dead  and  buried 
—he  again  walked  into  my  store.  For 
an  instant I was  dumb  with amazement. 
Then I enquired if  he  had  been  ill,  and 
upon  his  replying  that  he  had  not,  I 
asked  for  an  explanation,  stating that  1 
found  the  bottle of  laudanum  where  he 
had left it after drinking.

“I  drank  brandy,  sir,”  he  replied, 
“from  a  bottle  on  the  shelf  above,  but 
having a severe headache, and seeing the 
laudanum  near  me,  I  took  that  bottle 
afterward,  poured  a  teaspoonful  in  my 
hand and bathed my forehead with it, and 
probably neglected to replace  the bottle.
I  beg your  pardon for  causing you  such 
a  fright  by  my  carelessness,  but  had  I 
not  once  been  familiar  with  this  busi­
ness,  I should never have asked the priv­
ilege of helping myself.”

"Wild  Squizzelem”  Heard  from  Again.

Sweetwater, Neb.,  March 21,1891.
D e a r   M i s t e r   D i o i c a —I writ  yew last 
October about the effex of your compound 
extract of  Wild Squizzelem.  1 want tew 
raise  the  roots  fer  yew  on  shares,  as  I 
think  it  the  best  medisin  fur  humans 
that we ever had in the house.  We can’t 
by  it  tew eney  drug store  here and  so  I 
send you ten dollars in  this letter fur tew 
more  bottles.  The  fact  is,  we’ve  got 
tew hev the  Squizzelem er giv up  house- 
keepin’,  but  we  hev tew  keep it  corked 
tight and  sunk  in  a pale of  water, so  no 
animils  will  git a snuff  of  it,  and  don’t 
yew fergit  it.  Somethin’  has got  tew be 
did with it,  Mister  Dioica,  on  account of 
its curus action on the animils.  I’ve had 
a  terrible time  with  it,  tryin  tew use  it, 
and  mehby I’ve  made a  discovery.  One 
day last  fall I was  experimentin’  with  a 
little  Sqnizzelem  by  mixin’  some  fetty 
with a little, tew see if I couldn t fool an 
old  goose  that  had  a  broken  leg,  and 
make her  think it was somethin’ else.  1 
first staked the critter  out by its neck on 
the  grass,  then  I  bound up the  leg  with 
a  rag,  and  poured  some  of  the  mixter 
over it.  Fur about a minit I thought I’d 
done it;  fur the way that goose made the 
feathers  fly  within  the 
length  of  her 
string  was  a  sight  to  see.  She  didn’t 
jerk  her  head  off,  but  that  broken  leg! 
La  suz! 
She  bustid  that  at  the  first 
jump,  and  she throwed  that  goose  foot 
and  the piece of  a  leg  twenty feet  off,  1 
dew believe.  But that  goose is well  and 
stubbin’  around  on  one  leg  and a  piece 
of  another, tew day.  She didn’t take on 
only about a minit, so I think  the mixter 
only made  the leg  smart. 
I  don’t  think 
she  smelled  it at all. 
I wish you would 
experiment a little  with  the  mixter  and 
see if  I  hav  made a discovery.  We hav 
to be dredful  careful in  using  the Squiz­
zelem  about  the  farm  and if  somethin’ 
can be did to prevent animils takin on so, 
it would make you rich aud me tew.  We 
had a settin’  hen  last fall  jest about tew 
come  off  with  fifteen  chickens,  in  fact 
part  of  ’em  was  out  of  the  shell.  My 
man  had  been usin  some  Squizzelem on 
his  lame hand,  and, of  course,  iie  forgot
tew wash  afterwards,  and  went  out  and 
fed  that  hen.  Before  he could  git  that 
pesky brute  by the  neck,  it had stomped 
every chicken tew deth,  and  broke every 
egg  in that nest. 
I don’t offen fergit and 
let my angry passions  rise,  hut  this time 
I was  mad clear  through.  Every one  of 
them  chickens was the  imported  kind,  I 
think  they  are  called  the  McKinly. 
I 
dew  think  you  should  send  me a extry 
bottle for having sich a misfortunate cir­
cumstance.  And now, in closin’  this let­
ter,  I must say dew try some of  the fetty 
tinctur’,  fur  ef  it  can  be  used  permis- 
cously fur  animils,  it’s  the  biggest  thing 
Tve seen.  Yourn most extensively,

Jebushy Dodge.

Should  Act  Promptly.

Every  Michigan  druggist  should  im­
mediately write  his  Senator  and  Repre­
sentative,  asking  them  to  use  their  in­
fluence  to  kill  the  bill  now before  the 
Legislature,  providing  that  physicians 
may practice pharmacy without examina­
tion.  The bill provides that any person, 
“entitled under the laws  of  this  State to 
practice  medicine  and  surgery”  on  pre­
sentation of proof of  the fact by his own 
affidavit or otherwise,  shall be registered 
by the  county clerk as a pharmacist,  and 
may practice pharmacy without examina­
tion  by  the  Board  of  Pharmacy  or 
other  proof  of  his  qualifica­
any 
tions. 
“Under  the  laws of  this  State”
anybody can  practice  medicine  and sur­
gery. 
In  fact,  the  State has no laws on 
the  subject  that  amount  to  anything. 

t h e   M i c m a ^ j s r   t r a d e s m a n
Perhaps  there  are  few  druggists who 
have  not at some  time  in their  lives had 
a  sudden  faintness,  caused  by a  similar 
discovery.  For myself,  I beg to  be here­
after  excused from  the  mental  suffering 
I experienced  from this trifling incident.

W. C.  T.

MANUFACTURED  BY

DILWORTH  BROTHERS,

PITTSBURGH.

TRADEfSUPPLIED BY

L M. CLARK  &  SON,

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

The  result  has  been  that  Michigan has Goilpon  Books Buy  of  the  Largest  Manufacturers  in  the 

The Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids

Country and  Save  Money.

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

Wholesale Price Current•
Advanced—Balsam  copaiba, African capsicum, oil cassia.
Declined—Foreign quinine, cubeb berries, balsam tolu, po. opium, oil cubeb.

AcrDtTK.

Aceticum...................  
8®  10
Benzoicum  German..  80@1 00
Boracic 
....................  
30
Carbollcom.................  23®  35
Citricum.....................   58@  60
HydroeMor.................  3®  5
Nitrocum 
.................   10®  12
Oxalicum....................  11®  13
Phospborium dll........ 
20
Salley licum...............1 40@1  80
Sulphuricum..............  1M@
Tannicum..................1  40@1  60
Tartaricum..................  40®  42

AMMONIA.

a 

Aqua, 16  deg..............  3M©  5
20  deg..............  5M@  7
Carbonas  ...................  12®  14
Chlorldum.................  12®  14

ANILINE.

Black..........................2 00@2  25
Brown.........................  80®1  00
Bed.............................   45®  50
Yellow....................... 2 50@3  00

BACCAE.

Cubeae (po. 1  40.........1  E0®1  60
Juniperus..................   8®  10
Xantnoxylum.............  25®  30

BAL8AMUM.

Copaiba......................  65®  70
Peru.................... 
  @1  80
Terabin, Canada......   35®  40
Tolutan......................  35®  50

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian...... ..........   18
Cassiae  ...............................  11
Cinchona Flava  .................   18
Bnonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrlca  Cerlfera, po............   20
Prunus Virgin!....................  12
QuUlala,  grd.......................   14
Sassafras  ............................  14
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........   10

EXTRACTUM.

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24®  25
po...........  33®  35
“ 
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11®  12
“ 
Is....  13® 
14
15
“  Ms....  14® 
“  Ms...   16® 
17

FERRTJM.

Carbonate Preclp........  ®  15
Citrate and Quinla —   @3 50
Citrate  Soluble...........  ®  80
Ferrocyanidum Sol__  @ 50
Solut  Chloride...........  ®  15
Sulphate,  com’l.........   1)4®  2
pure............   ®  7

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FLORA.

 
FOLIA.

Arnica...  .................  22©  25
Anthemls...................  20®  25
Matricaria 
25®  30

 

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin-

...................  20®  22
nlvelly....................  25®  28
Alx.  35®  50
and  Ms....................  12®  15
8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  Ms
UraUrsl...................... 

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OUMMI.

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“ 
“ 
“ 
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Acacia, 1st  picked—   @1  00
2d 
3d 
....  @  80
sifted sorts...  @ 65
po.................  75@1  00
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
“  Socotri, (po.  60).  @ 50
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 Me,
16)............................  @  1
Ammonlae.................  25®  30
Assafcetlda, (po. 30)...  ©  15
Benzolnum.................  50®  55
Camphorse...................  50®  52
Bupnorblum  po  ........  35®  lo
Galbanum.  ................  @3 00
Gamboge,  po..............  80®  95
Gualacum, (po  40)  ..  @ 35
Kino,  (po.  25)............   @  20
Mastic.......................  @  90
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  ©  40
Opll,  (po. 3 50)..........2  25@2 40
Shellac  .....................   28®  40
bleached........  13®  35
Tragacanth...............   30®  75

“ 
herba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Eup&torium.........................  20
Lobelia................................   25
Majoram.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
“  V lr.........................  25
Rue.......................................  30
Tanacetum, V......................  22
Thymus,  V..........................   25
Calcined, Pat..............  55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. A  M —   20®  25 
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36

MAGNESIA.

OLEUM.

“ 

RADIX.

POTASSIUM.

Cubebae.................. 10 50®11  00
Exechthitos...............   90@1  00
Erigeron..................... 1 90©J 00
Gaultherla..................2 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce......   ®  75
GOBslpil,  Sem. gal......  50®  75
Hedeoma  ...................1  85@2 00
Juniper!......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Limonis...................... 1  80®2 80
Mentha Piper.............. 2 90@3 00
Mentha  Verid.............2 50@2 60
Morrhuae, gal.............1  25@1  35
Myrcia, ounce............   @  50
Olive................................1 00®? 75
Plcis Liquida, (gal.,35)  10®  12
Ricini.............................. 1 04@1 20
Rosmarin!............  
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
TiglU..........................  @1  50
Thyme.......................   40®  50
opt  ...............   @ 60
Theobromas...............   15®  20
BiCarb.......................  15®  18
Bichromate...............   13®  14
Bromide......................  37®  40
Carb............................ 
ia@  15
Chlorate, (po. 16)........  14®  16
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide..............................2 8G@2 90
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  30®  33
Potassa, Bi tart, com...  ©  15
Potass  Nltras, opt......  8®  10
Potass Nltras.............. 
7®  9
Prusslate....................  30®  33
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18
Aconitum..................   20®  25
Althae.........................  25®  30
Anchusa....................   15®  20
Arum,  po....................  @  25
Calamus......................  20®  50
Gentiana,  (po. 15)......   10®  12
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 10)...................  @  35
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po....................... 2 40@2 50
Iris plox (po. 35@38) ..  32®  35
Jalapa,  pr..................   35®  40
Maranta,  Ms..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei............................  75@1  00
“  cut.....................   @1  75
“  pv.......................  75@1  35
Spigelia.....................   48®  53
Sangulnaria, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria.................  40®  45
Senega.......................  50®  55
Similax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40
M  @  20
Scillae, (po. 35)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fceti-
  @  35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ©  25
German...  15®  20
ingiber a ..................   10®  15
Zingiber  j .............. 
22®  25
SEMEN.
..  @ 15
Anisum,  (po. 20).. 
Aplum  (graveleons)..  15®  18
Bird, Is.....................  
4®  6
Carol, (po. 18)............  
8®  12
Cardamon........................1  00@1 25
Corlandrom...............   10®  12
Cannabis Sativa.........   4M®
Cydonium..................   75@1  00
Cnenopodium  ...........  10®  12
Dlpterix Odorate........2 00@2 25
Foenlculum...............   @  15
Foenugreek,  po.........   6®  8
L inl............................  4  @ 4M
Lint, grd,  (bbl. 3M)...  4  @ 4M
Lobelia.......................  35@  40
Pharlaris Canarian__3M@  4M
Rapa.........................     6®  7
Sinapis,  Albu............  
8®  9
Nigra...........  11®  12

dus,  po.............  

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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
1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  E ........ 1  75®2 00
Ipt.  Vini  Galli........... 1  75@6 50
Vini Oporto.....................1  2S@2 00
Vini  Alba....................... 1  25@2 00

SPONGES.

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

2 00
1  10
85
65
75
1  40

  @ 90

Absinthium.............. 5  00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amya&lae, Amarae__8 00@8 25
A nisi.......................... 1  70@1 80
Aurantl  Cortex.........   @2 50
Bergamli  ...................3 76@4 00
Cajfputl......................  90@1  00
Caryophylll...............1  20®1  25
Cedar  .........................  35® 65
Chenopodll...............   @1  75
Cinnamonli...............1  15®1  20
Cltronella..................   @  45
Conlum  Mao............ .  36®  65
Copaiba  .....................1*20@1 80

SYRUPS.

Accacia...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................  50
Ipecac..................................  60
Ferri  Iod.............................   50
Aurantl  Cortes....................  50
Rhei  Arom..........................   50
Similax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................  50
Sclllae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan.................. 
60
Prunus  vlrg.........................  so

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TINCTURES.
Aconltum  Napellls R. 
F.
Aloes..........................
and myrrh........
Arnica.......................
Asafœtida..................
A trope Belladonna....
Benzoin......................
“  Co.................
Sangulnaria...............
Barosma......... ..........
Cantharides...............
Capsicum...................
Ca damon..................
Co................
Castor.........................
Catechu....................
Cinchona...................
Co................
Columba.....................
Conlum.......................
Cubeba........................
Digitalis....................
Rrgot...........................
Gentian.......................
“  Co....................
Guaica........................
ammon............
“ 
Zingiber.....................
Hyoscvamus...............
Iodine..........................
“  Colorless...........
Ferri  Chlorldum.........
K ino............................
Lobelia.........................
Myrrh..........................
Nux  Vomica...............
°RU;Camphorated...............
“  Deodor.........................2
Aurantl Cortex....................
Quassia...............................
Rhatany  .............................
Rhei.....................................
Cassia  Acutlfol..................
Co..............
Serpentaria.........................
Stramonium.........................
Tolutan...............................
Valerian................. 
.......
Veratrum Veride.................

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MISCELLANEOUS.

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11 
ground,  (po.

Either, Spts  Nit, 3 F..  26®  28 
“  4 F ..  30®  32
Alumen.....................   2M@ 3M
7).............................  3®  4
Annatto.....................   55®  60
Antlmonl, po.............. 
4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antipyrin..................   @1  40
Antlfebrin..................  @  25
Argent!  Nltras, ounce  @  66
Arsenicum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud......  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
11;  Ms,  12)..............  @  9
Cantharides  Russian,
po ............................  @1  40
Capsici  Fructus, a f...  @  25
p o ...  @ 30
B po.  @  20
Caryophyllus, (po.  18)  13®  14
Carmine,  No. 40.........  @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. A F ......  50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus.......................  @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  @  20
Centraria....................  ©  io
Cetaceum..................   @  45
Chloroform...............   60®  63
squibbs..  @1  10
Chloral Hyd erst........1  40@1  60
Chondros..................   20®  25
Cinchonldlne, P.  A  W  15®  20
German 3M®  12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
60
cent  ...................... 
Creasotum...............   @  50
Creta, (bbl. 75)..........   @  2
“  prep..................  
5®  5
“  precip.............. 
9®  11
“  Rubra...............  @  g
Crocus.......................  28®  30
Cudbear......................  @  24
Cupri Sulph...............   6®  7
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Ether Sulph...............   68®  70
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
po..................   @  a
ErgotRjJpo.)  60.........   50®  65
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................  @  23
Gambier.....................   7  @8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   @  70
French...........  40®  60
“ 
Glassware  flint,  70 and 10. 
bybox60and 10
Glue,  Brown..............  9®  15
“  White...............   13®  25
Glycerine..................17  @  25
Grana Paradisl...........  @  22
Humulus....................  25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @  90
“ Cor ....  @ 80
Ox Rubrum  @1  10 
Ammonlati.  @1  10
Unguentum.  4i@  55
Hydrargyrum. 
@ 70
IchthyoDolla,
.1  25@1 50
Indigo........................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl.......... 3 7E@3 85
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulin......................  50®  55
Lycopodium..............  50®  55
Macis........................    80®  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnitis  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl 
154)..........................   2®  3,
Mannia,  S. F ..............  50®  60

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S. N.  Y.  Q. A

Morphia,  S. P. & W ...2 20@2 45 
C. Co.......................2 10@2 35
MoschuB Canton........  @ 40
Myrtstlca, No. 1.........   70®  75
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia....................  33®  38
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Fids Llq, N.  C., M gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Plcis Liq., quarts......  @1  00
pints.........   @  85
Pii Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__   @  3
Plx  Burgun................   @  7
Plumbi A cet...............  14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opll. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
A P. D.  Co., doz......  @1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv............  30®  35
Quassiae..................... 
8@  10
Quinia, 8. P. A W.......   35®  10
S.  German___21 M@  30
Rubia  Tlnctorum.......   12®  14
Saccharum Lactls pv..  @ 40
Salacin.....................1  80@1  35
Sanguis  Draconls.......   40®  50
Santonine  .................  @4 50
Sapo,  W.......................  12®  14
“  M........................   10®  12
“  G.........................  @  15

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Seidlitz  Mixture.......
@  25 
Sinapis.......................
@  18 ®  30
“   opt..................
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................  @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras, (po. 13).  .  12®  13 
Soda  et Potass Tart...  30®  33
Soda Carb.................  1M@  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb............  @  5
Soda,  Ash.................... 3M@  4
Soda, Sulphas............   @  2
Spts. Ether Co...........  50®  55
“  Myrcia  Dom......  @2 25
“  Myrcia Imp........  @3 00
‘  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
2 27).........................  @2 37
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......  @1  10
Sulphur, Subl............ 3  @4
“  Roll..............  2M@ 3M
Tamarinds.................  8®  10
Terebenth Venice......  28®  30
Theobromae..............  5C@  55
9 00@16 00
Zlncl  Sulph.
.  7® 8

Bbl. Gal
70
70
56
60
56
45
55
58

Linseed, pure raw

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paints. 

11
61
Llndseed,  boiled  ....  58 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
69
strained...............   50 
SplritsTurpentlne__  44M  60
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian..............1M  2@3
Ochre,yellow  Mars...  1M  2®4
“ 
Ber........1J£  2®3
Putty,  commercial__2M  2M®3
“  strictly  pure......2M 2M®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English.... 
85@88
Green,  Peninsular......  
70@75
Lead,  red....................  @7M
“  w hite................  @7M
Whiting, white Soan...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
1  00 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff......................... 
140
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1 4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints..................... 1  00@1  20
No. 1 Turp  Coach__ 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................ 160@1  70
Coach Body...............2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furn.......1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp.........................  70®  75

VARNISHES.

HAZEL, TINE

&  PERKINS

DRUG  CO.

Importers and Jobbers of

CHEMICALS  AND

D  A r p P A T r p   M P T Y r r i T N T P C !
rA lU IN  1  IVI £1 JJlu IIN  HiD.
Paints, Oils % Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

Sole Agents for the Celebrated

SWISS  VILU  PREPARED  MINTS.

F i  Liie of  H e  D in ts’ Soeies.

We are Sole  Proprietors of

Weatherly’s  JM ip n   Catarrh  Remedy.

W e Steve in  Stock and Offer a  F a ll t i n s  o f

W H ISK IE S,  B R A N D IE S ,

G IN S,  W IN ES,  R U M S .

We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.
We give oar Personal Attention to Mail Orders and Guarantee Satisfaction.
Ali orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we receive them.  Send in  a 

trial order.Jlaieltine S Perkins Drug Co.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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TH E   MICHIQ^LlSr  TRADESMAN,

G R O C E R IE S .

A Hardware (?) Store.

W ritten for Th e Tradesman.

Old  “Cy.”  Thompson  was  known  as 
“The Teamster,” and was  the  strongest 
apostle of temperance  in  the  village  of 
Aylmer, Ontario. 
In fact,  he  had  such 
an antipathy against intoxicating liquors 
that,  although his residence  was in  Ayl­
mer, he gave most of his influence in  the 
way of trade to Temperanceville,  a  ham­
let of half a dozen buildings only  a  few 
miles west on the same  king’s  highway. 
On all other  subjects  Uncle  “Cy.”  was 
good-natured.  He  would  enjoy  a  joke 
upon himself and  rack his old  brains  to 
return  it  with  interest;  but  you  could 
never joke him but once  on temperence; 
that was too sacred a  subject to  be made 
light of,  and he would get  as  mad  as  a 
wasp on an August  afternoon.  He  was 
a  very  reliable  teamster,  and  in  those 
days,  with not a mile of  railroad  in  the 
provinces,  such  a  personage  was  not 
only in good demand but  very  valvable.
One  spring  day  when  the  sleighing 
was liable to  disappear  at  any  time,  a 
merchant of Aylmer introduced  a  stran­
ger  to  Uncle  “Cy.”  and  told  him  the 
man  was  about  to  open  a  new  store 
there and wanted a sleigh  load  of  hard­
ware brought from London.  Of  course, 
Uncle  “Cy.”  was  the  man,  and,  as  he 
was reasonable in his charges,  a  bargain 
was struck at  once.  The  stranger  told 
him that,  as it was liable to  rain  at  any 
time—the snow was then  melting  a  lit­
tle—he might  put  some  horse  blaukets 
in the sleigh to cover the goods  with  on 
the return,  as he desired them to be kept 
dry.  This was done.  The two men  left 
on  their journey the following  morning. 
Arriving in  London  abouc  dusk,  Uncle 
“Cy.”  was told where to leave the sleigh 
and then put up his horses, and the clerks 
would attend  to  the  loading  according 
instructions.  Next  morning  at 
to  his 
breakfast,  he  was 
that  he 
might hitch  up,  as  the  load  was  ready 
and  they  would  return.  The  blankets 
were  well  roped  down  over  the  hard­
ware,  as 
it  already  looked  like  rain. 
About 4 o’clock that day,  they had  made 
the thirty-eight miles aud  driven  to  the 
empty store which  the  stranger  was  to 
occupy.

informed 

“Please  drive  under  that  little  shed 
just  back  of  the  store,  Uncle  ‘Cy.,’” 
said the  man,  “and  leave  your  sleigh, 
and I will  have  my  man  unload  it  to­
night or early in the morning and  I  will 
take good care  of  your  blankets.  Here 
is your S6,  as I may as well pay you now 
as any time,  and  I  shall  hope  to  have 
more work for you in the future.”

talking 

Next day was too wet to leave town and 
“Cy.’’ was engaged in  button-holing  his 
friends  and 
temperance,  as 
usual; but he noticed that they were  not 
enthusiastic  and  received  him  rather 
coolly.  At last,  as  three  or  four  were 
gathered around listening, one old friend 
remarked,  “See here,  Thompson,  all  this 
temperance talk comes with a poor grace 
from a man  who  brings  boxes  of  hard­
ware from London  for $6,  covering  them 
from  sight  with  blankets,  and,  during 
the night,  the boxes change  to  barrels  of 
whisky!  We thought better of you  than 
that,  ‘Cy.’  Thompson!”

If a bomb had exploded  in  the  room, 
Uncle  “Cy.”  could  not  have  jumbed  to 
his feet any quicker.  He was a  profane 
mac when angry,  and,  as he went  rapid­
ly through his vocabulary of  oaths  with

paragraphic exactness  and accentuation, 
the air fairly turned blue  for  a  minute. 
Then  the  crowd  roared  with  laughter 
that was heard  a  block  away.  Finally, 
all agreed never to mention  “hardware” 
again  in his presence,  if  he  would  fur­
nish five pounds of raisins for the crowd. 
He furnished the raisins  but,  whenever 
afterward 
anyone  wanted  hardware 
transported,  Uncle  “Cy.”  was  always 
particular to specify that it must  not  be 
the liquid kind, or he would horsewhip the 
owner if  he was killed while doing it.

A ddison

W ools  S te a d y — H ides  L ow er— P elts 

A ctive— F u rs  Dull.

It  is  a  steady  market  on  wools,  with 
little  change.  An  advance  in  prices  is 
not  looked  for,  as  it  is  so near the new 
clip,  with  no  advance  in  cloths to war­
rant  paying  more  for  wool.  Manufac­
turers  have  used  Australian  largely  to 
mix  with  Territory,  and  prefer 
it  to 
State  fleece,  on  account  of  condition of 
fleece.  They  prefer  fleece  unwashed at 
the price to the washed.  Growers  alone 
are  to  blame  for  this  and will  find that 
tariff alone will not help them out.

Hides  are  lower  East and dull of sale. 
Ohio  is  offering  at  6J£@6K,  which  is 
%@}4  below the idea of Western dealers. 
Tanners  claim  to  be  well  stocked,  as a 
rule,  but  this  is  denied by dealers,  who 
look  to  quite  an  advance  during  the 
coming month.

Pelts  are  in  good  demand  and  light 
supply,  as  but  few  sheep  have  been 
killed for mutton  aud few lost by winter­
ing.

Furs are  dull  and  much  lower.  Ex­
porters got a scorcher at the late London 
sales  on  most  goods  and  now feel like 
retrieving their losses,  which  is  hard to 
do  when  skins  are  the  poorest  of  the 
season.

T he  G rocery  M arket.

Sugar and confectionery  go down  with 
a dull  thud  this  week,  but  the  dealer 
who gets all the sugar  he  wants  before 
the middle of the month  will  be  an  ex­
ceedingly lucky individual.  The indica­
tions are that more sugar will be handled 
the first week of April than  was ever  be­
fore  handled  during  the  entire  month 
and that April shipments will amount  to 
more than  the  shipments  of  any  three 
months in  the  previous  history  of  the 
country.  Rolled  oats  are  higher  and 
quotations will probably be advanced  to 
87 next week. 
If the high price of  corn 
continues,  vinegar will  surely  advance. 
Pollock are scarce and  higher.

The  Procter  &  Gamble  Company  an­
nounces  a  quarterly  dividend  of  2  per 
cent,  on the preferred stock.

Books for Merchants

FOB SALE BT

The  Tradesman  Company.

HOW TO  KEEF  STORE, by  Samuel H. Ter 
ry;  embodying  the conclusions of  thirty years’ 
experience in merchandizing.  Price, $1.50.
HOW TO  DO  BUSINESS,  by  Geo.  N.  Me 
Lean.  The secret of success in retail  merchan­
dizing.  Price, $2.
COMPLETE  BUSINESS  REGISTER  for  U) 
years. Practical and systematic form for keeping 
summary record by which the business of a day, 
week, month  or  year  can be  seen  at  a  glance. 
Price, $3.75.
LIQUOR  AND  POISON  RECORD,  com­
bined, for druggists.  Can  be  used for liquor or 
poison sales or both.  100 pages.  Price, $1.

Any book pertaining  to merchandizing can be 
furnished through this office at publisher’s price.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY, 

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

PRODUCE  MARKET.

is really no market.
unchanged.

Apples—So meagre are the offerings, that there 
Beans—The market  is dull  and quiet.  Prices 
Beets—50c per bu.
Butter— The  market  is  weaker  as stocks  are 
increasing every day.  Jobbers now pay 18c and 
hold  at  20c, but  the  price is  sure  to  go  lower 
soon.

Cabbages—50c  per doz. or $4 per 100.
Carrots—20@25c per bu.
Celery—20@25c per doz.
Cooperage—Pork barrels,$1.25;  produce barrels 
25c.
Cranberries—Cape Cods are nowout of market. 
Bell  and  Cherry  are  held  at  $9  and  Jerseys 
at $9.50.
Eggs—The  market  went  to  pieces  the  latter 
part  of  last  week,  jobbers  having  sold  eggs 
which  cost  them  19c  as  low  as  15c,  which  is 
about the market at the present  time.  The mar 
ket  will  probably  go  to a  shilling  inside of  a 
week or ten days.

Honey—Dull at 16@1S for clean comb.
Lettuce—13c for Grand Rapids Forcing
Onions—Scarce  and  firm.  Dealers  pay  $1.25 
for all offerings of choice, holding at $1.50.
Potatoes—The  market  is  strong  and  high, 
handlers  now paying $1 at most of the principal 
buying points throughout the  State.  While  the 
price  will  probably touch  $1.25 in  June, it will 
hardly pay the grower to hold  longer,  owing  to 
the shrinkage which will ensue as soon as warm 
weather comes.

Squash—l%c per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—Kiln dried Jerseys are in good 
Turnips—30@35c per bu

demand readily commanding  $3.50 per bu.

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

FO R K   I S   B A R R ELS.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new....................... ■..........................   12 00
Shortcut.................................................. ].  is o>
Extra clear pig, short cut............................  13 00
Extra clear, heavy......................................
Clear, fat back.........................................."   13 00
Boston clear, short cut...........................  H oo
Clear back, short cut............................. .. ”  13 00
Standard clear, short cut. best....   ........ 
13 25
s a u s a g e —Fresh and Smoked.
Pork Sausage...................................................  7
Ham Sausage........................................9
Tongue Sausage..........................................9
Frankfort Sausage 
............................"___714
Blood Sausage...................................... . . . . . . .  5
Bologna, straight.................................... .. [ ’ ]  5
Bologna,  thick.........   ...........................5
Head Cheese.............................................. ' ’ ”  5
Tierces............................................................  71^
Tubs 
501b.  Tins

lard—Kettle Rendered.

lard. 

Family. 

Com-
pound.
6
6S£
6%
6U
e

Tierces...................................... 6
0 and 50 lb. Tubs......................6)4 
31b. Pails, 20 In a  case..............7 
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case............... 6% 
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case...............6%
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a  case..............6% 
» lb . Cans..................................6)4 
BEEF  IN  BARRELS.
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs..........................  7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing................... ] '  6 75
Boneless; rump butts...........................................n  00
Hams, average 20 lbs............................

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

16 lbs........................................  ou
12 to 14 lbs............................  
gy„
picnic......................................................
«¡2
best boneless...................................  
Shoulders........................................................ ; 5«
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.............................   g
Dried beef, ham prices................................ ..." gu
Long Clears, heavy..........................................’ ev
Briskets,  medium.  ............................ 
¿S
Hght................................................ ; d !

“ 
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“ 

“ 
“ 

FISH and OYSTERS.

FRESH  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
Whitefish..............................................
Trout.................................................
Halibut.................................................
Ciscoes.................................................
Flounders............................................
Bluefish  ..............................................
Mackerel.........................................
Cod..................................................
California salmon................................
Fairhaven  Counts...............................
F. J. D. Selects.....................................
Selects............... .............................
F. J. D.................................................;
Anchors.............................................

oysters—Cans.

SHELL  GOODS.

BULK  GOODS.

“

Oysters, per  100. 
Clams, 
Standards,  per gal. 
Selects,
Scrimps,
Clams,
Scallops,

@10 
© 9 
@18 
@ 5 
@ 9 
@12 @25 
@12 
@20
@38
@30
@25
@25
@22Q

2S@1  50 
75@1  00
@1  25 
@1  75 
1  50 
1  50 1 50

FRESH MEATS.

“ 

Swift and Company quote as follows:
Beef, carcass..........................................  6  @7)4
“  hindquarters...............................   @8
fore 
“ 
...............................  @4)4
loins, No. 3..................................  @12
“ 
ribs..............................................  @10
“ 
rounds..........................................  @
“ 
tongues.........................................  @10)4
“ 
Bologna.................................................   @5
Pork loins..............................................   @7)4
“  shoulders.......................................  @5)4
Sausage, blood  or head.........................  @5
liver.........................................  @5
Frankfort.................................  @ 7)4
Mutton.............................................. .  7H@8
Veal........................................................  6)4® 7

“ 
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CANDIES, FRUITS and  NUTS.

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

STICK  CANDY.
Full  Weight.

“  H. H... 
“ 
Twist 
Boston  Cream  .

Bbls. Pails.
7)4
7)4
9)4
8)4
8)4

...... 6)4
......   6)4
...... 6*2
...... 7)4
...... 7)4

MIXED  CANDY.
Full Weight.

Standard.

Bbls.
.6)4
..6)4
..7
Royal.............................................7
Nobby.......................................... 7)4
Broken.........................................7)4
English  Rock..............................7)4
Conserves....................................7
Broken Taffy............................... 7)4
Peanut Squares.............................
Extra...................................... '....
French Creams............................ 8
Valley  Creams..........................   .9

fancy—In bulk.
Full Weight.

Pails.
7)4
7)4
8
8
8)4
8)4
8)4
8
8)49
10
10)4
13)4

“ 

“ 

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

Pails.
Bbls.
11) 4
Lozenges, plain................................ 10)4
12) 4 
printed.............................11
12)4 
Chocolate Drops................................
Gum Drops........................................   5
69
Moss Drops.......................................... 8
Sour Drops........................................   8)4
9)4
imperials..........................................................10)4 11)4
Per Box
Lemon Drops....................................................55
Sour Drops.......................................................55
Peppermint Drops............................................J>5
Chocolate Drops...............................................70
H. M. Chocolate Drops....................................90
Gum Drops............... 7..............................40@50
Licorice Drops............................................... 1 00
A. B. Licorice Drops.......................................80
Lozenges, plain................................................ 65
printed............................................70
Imperials..........................................................65
Mottoes........................ 
75
Cream Bar........................................................60
Molasses Bar................................................... 55
Caramels................................................... 15@17
Hand Made  Creams......   ......................... E5@95
Plain Creams.................................  
80@90
Decorated Creams......................................... 1 00
String  Rock.....................................................70
Burnt Almonds..............................................1 00
.65
Wintergreen  Berries..........................
3 00 
California,  128....................................
3 50 
150..................................
3 50
176-2  0-226 ......................
“ 
“  300-240...
“  200............
“ 
Messina, choice, 360...........................
fancy, 360...........................
choice 300...........................
fancy 380..........................
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.
Figs, Smyrna, new,  fancy  layers —
“  __

Messinas, 

ORANGES.

choice 

LEMONS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

 

3 75
4 50 
4 00 
4  50
18@20 
@16 
@12)4 
@10 
@  8 
@  6

Fard, 10-lb.  box....................
...................
Persian, 50-lb.  box......................4

“  50-lb.  “ 

NUTS.

 

“ 
“ 

Almonds, Tarragona............. 

  @17)4
Ivaca.....................................   @17
California.............................   @17)4
Brazils, new..........................................  8)4® 9
Filberts..................................................  @11
Walnuts, Grenoble................................   @15
“  Marbot...................................   @12
“ 

Chili.......................................   @

Table Nuts, No. 1..................................  @15)4
No. 2..................................  @14
Pecans, Texas, H. P ...............................  15@17
Cocoanuts, full sacks.
PEANUTS.
Fancy, H.  P., Suns.................
“  Roasted  ...
Fancy, H.  P., Flags  ..............
“  Roasted
Choice, H. P.,  Extras— ......
“  Roasted..

@4 00
@ 5)4 
@ 7)4 
@ 5)4 
@ 7)4 
@ 4)4 
@ 6)4

“ 
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“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

OILS.

The Standard Oil  Co. quotes as follows :

Water White........   ...............................  @9
Michigan  test........................................   @ 8)4
Naptha...................................................  @7)4
Gasoline................................................   @. 934
| Cylinder................................................27  @36
I Engine  ................  ...............................13  @21
j Black, 15 Cold  Test...............................  @9)4

CURTISS  &  CO.,

Paper  Warehouse.

WHOLESALE

FLOUR SACKS,  GROCERY  BAGS,  TWINE  AND  WOODEN  WARE.

Houseman  Block, 

- 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

 

 
 

Genuine Swiss.................... 8 10
American Swiss...................7 00

COUPONS.
“Superior.”
“ 
“ 
“ 

f  1. per hundred...............   2 50
3 00
$ 2, 
4 00
# 5, 
*10, 
5 00
*20, 
....................6 00

 
“Tradesman.”

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ “ 

#  1, per hundred.................2 00
“ 
*2, 
2 50
“ 
# 5, 
3 00
4 00
“ 
#10, 
#20, 
“ 
5 00
Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts :
200 or over..............5  per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 

10 “
“

“ 
“ 
“ 
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............ 20 
CRACKERS.
“ 

 

Kenosha Butter..................   7*
Seymour 
5*
Butter....................................5*
“  family...........................5*
“  biscuit.........................6*
Boston....................................7*
City Soda...............................7*
Soda.......................................6
S. Oyster............................... 5*
City Oyster. XXX.................  5*
Strictly  pure......................  30
Telfer’s  Absolute..............  35
Grocers’............................ 10@15

CREAM TARTAR.

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Apples.

PEEL.

PRUNES.

California Evaporated.

Sundried....................  @11*
Evaporated...............14  @14*
Apricots...................... 
19
Blackberries.............. 
10
18
Nectarines.................  
Peaches’ ....................  
20
17
Pears,  sliced.............. 
Plums......................... 
19
Prunes,  sweet............  
13
Turkey.......................  @  9
Bosnia.........................  @10
French......................  @11
Lemon........................  
18
Orange........................ 
18
In drum.........   .........   @18
In boxes.....................  @20
Zante, in  barrels........  @ 5*
in  *-bbls........  @ 5*
in less quantity  @ 5* 
r a is in s —California.

CURRANTS.

CITRON.

Bags...........................7
London Layers,  2 cr’n 
3  “ 
fancy. 
Muscatels. 2 crown  ... 
.... 
Valencias...................  
Ondaras..................... 8  @ 8*
Sultanas.....................16  @17

3  “ 
Foreign.

2  10
2 35
175
7%

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“ 

JELLIES.

 

Chicago  goods............  4*@5
LAMP WICKS.
No.  ... 
 
No. 1.......................... 
 
No. 2.....................................   50
LICORICE.
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 25

MATCHES.

LYE.

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar house........................ 
Ordinary.............................. 
Prime..................................  
Fancy..................................  
F air.....................................  
Good.................................... 
Extra good........................... 
Choice................................. 
Fancy................................... 
One-half barrels, 3c extra

New Orleans.

OATMEAL.
B arrels...................  
6  75
Half barrels............................3 50
ROLLED OATS.
Barrels......................  @6  75
Half bbls....................  @3 50

 

PICKLES.
Medium.

Small.

Barrels, 1,200 count........... #7 50
Half  barrels, 6C0 count___ 4 25
Barrels, 2.400 count  .........   9 00
Half barrels, 1,200 count ...  5 00
Clay, No.  216........................1  75
“  T. D. full count...........  75
Cob, No.  3............................ 125

PIPES.

 

40

“ 
“ 

Gloss.
1-lb packages.......................6
.......................6
3-lb 
30
6-lb 
 
6*
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  4%
Barrels................................ 4%
Scotch, in  bladders........... 37
Maccaboy, in jars.............. 35
French Rappee, in Jars......43
Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

SNUFF.

SOAP.

... 

SALT

SODA.

SEEDS.

Old Country, 80...................3 20
Uno.100.............................. 3 50
Duuuuer, luu..................  .. .0 uu
Boxes.......................... ........5*
Kegs, English.............. ....... 4%
SAL  SODA.
Kegs...........................
1%
16
Granulated,  boxes...... ......2
19
Mixed bird................. 4*@ 6
Caraway....................... ...... 9
19
Canary......................... ...... 3*
23
Hemp............................ ...... 4*
Anise............................ ......13
17
Rape............................ ......6
20
Mustard......................
......7*
26
30
Common Fine per bbl.....  @95
36
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks ......  27
28 pocket.....................
...... 1  75
...... 2 00
60 
......................
...................... ...... 2 15
100 
Ashton bu. bags.........
......  75
......   75
.........
Higgins “ 
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
“ 
Church’s, Arm & Hammer.. .5*
■5* 
Dwight’s Cow
Taylor’s ...............
•5% , 
DeLand’s Cap  Sheaf
■ 5* 
•5*
pure............
Golden Harvest........
SYRUPS.
Corn.

“ 
“ 
*  bu  “ 

SALERATUS.

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

RICE.

Domestic.

Carolina head....................... 7
“  No. 1........................6
“  No. 2...............   @5

Broken...............................
Japan, No. 1..........................6*
“  No. 2...........................5*
Java....................................
Patna..................................

Imported.

SAUERKRAUT.

2 20
1 60

Barrels.................................5 00
Half barrels.........................2 75

Kitchen,3 doz.  inbox......  2 50
Hand 
...... 2 50
Snider’s  Tomato...  ............2 40

SAPOLIO.
“ 
SOUPS.

3  “ 

Chicago  goods.............. 7*®8

“ 
“ 

Frazer’s.

APPLE  BUTTER.
AXLE GREASE. 
Wood boxes, per  doz  ...
3 doz. case.
“ 
per gross...
“ 
25 lb. pails,......................
15 lb.  “ 
....................
Aurora.
Wood boxes,  per  doz.... 
3 doz. case.
per  gross..

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Diamond.

80
.  2 40
.  » 00
.  1  00
75
. 
60
.  1  75
.  6 00

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Peerless.

Wood boxes,  per doz  ... 
3 doz. case.
per  gross..
25 lb. pails....................
BAKING  POWDER.
Acme, *  lb. cans, 3 doz  .
*  lb.  “ 
2  "  ..
1 lb.  “ 
1  “  ..
bulk.....................
Telfer’s,  *  lb. cans, doz
“
“
Arctic, *  9» can s...........

90
.  1  50
.  5 50
90
. 
45
85
.  1  10
.  10
45
85
.  1  50
60
. 
............ .  1  20
............ .  2 00
............ .  9 60
Red Star, *  9> cans.........
40
80
.........
......... .  1  50

*9»  “ 
19»  “ 
5 9)  “ 
*  9»  “ 
19)  “ 
BATH BRICK.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

*  lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 

2 dozen in case.
..  90
English..........................
..  70
Bristol.............................
..  60
Domestic.......................
Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals..  ......
.  4 00
............ .  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
BROOMS.
No. 2 Hurl.......................
.  1  75
.  2 00
.......................
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet....................
.  2 50
No. 1 
“ 
....................
.  2 75
Parlor Gem......................
90
Common Whisk..............
.  1  20
Fancy 
..............
M ill.................................
.  3 25
Warehouse....................... .  2 75
BUCKWHEAT  FLOUR.
..5 00
Rising Sun......................
York State.......................
Self Rising......................
..4  50

BLUING.

8oz 

“ 

“ 

Dairy.

BUTTERINE.
Creamery.
Solid packed..............
Bolls..........................
Solid packed..............
Rolls..........................
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes......
Star,  40 
......
P a ra ffin e ..........................
Wicking.....................

CANDLES
“ 

13 *
14
11
1154
10*
10*
1225

CANNED  GOODS. 

nsB.

“ 

“ 

“ 

Little Neck, T ib”8'...............1  10
2 lb.................1  90

“ 
Clam Chowder.
Cove Oysters.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Standard, 3 lb...........................2 30
Standard,  1 lb.....................1 15
2 lb.....................2 20
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb............................2  50
“  2  lb............................3  50
Picnic, 1 lb...........................2  00
2 lb  ......................... 3 00
“ 
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb...................... 1 20
2  lb.....................2 00
Mustard,  31b...................... 3 00
Tomato Sauce,  3 lb.................3 00
Soused, 3 lb..............................3 00
Salmon.
Columbia River, fiat............ 1  85
“  tails..............1 60
Alaska, 1  lb.............................. 1 35
21b.......................... 2  10
Sardines.
American  %s....................   5®. 6 I
* s ....................... r@ 8
Imported  * s .....................11@12
* s .....................13@14
Mustard  %s...........................6@ 7
Brook, 3 lb............................... 2 50

Trout.
FRUITS.
Apples.
York State, gallons —
Apricots.
Santa  Cruz.................
2 no
Lusk’s.........................
2 35
Overland..................
Blackberries.
P. &  W.......................
1  10
Cherries.
Red.............................
1  20 
Pitted Hamburg.........
1  40 
1  60 
W hite.........................
1  30
E rie............................
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
E rie............................  @1  60
Common......................... 
P ie............................. 1  60® 1  re
Maxwell......................... 
Shepard’s .......................  
California.................. 2 60®2 75
Domestic...................
1  25
Riverside...................
2 25
Pineapples.
Common....................
1  30
2 40 
Johnson’s  sliced......
grated......
2 65
Quinces.

Gooseberries.

Peaches.

Gages.

Common......................... 

Pears.

4 00

“ 

1 10

2 25
2 25

1 10

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Peas.

NEATS.

Corn.

Raspberries.
l  30
Red............................. 
Black  Hamburg.........  
1  40
l  40
Erie, black................. 
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................  
i  io
2 00
Hamburg.................... 
Erie............................ 
l  50
Whortleberries.
Common.................... 
1  40
l  25
P. &  W....................... 
1  30
Blueberries...............  
Corned  beef,  Libby’s..........2  10
Roast beef,  Armour’s..........1  75
Potted  ham, *  lb.....................1 10
65
tongue, *  l b ............ 110
*  l b .........   65
chicken, *  lb............  95

“  % lb............ . 

’* 
VEGETABLES.

Squash.
Succotash.

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.

Beans.
String..................................  85
Stringless 
.........................  90
Lima, green..............................1 30
soaked.......................  90
Lewis Boston  Baked........... 1  35
Bay State  Baked...................... 1 35
World’s  Fair.............................1 35
Tiger'.........................................1 00
Purity.......................................1 10
E rie...........................................1 15
Soaked................................   65
Harris  standard.................  75
Van Camp’s Marrofat 
.1  10
Early June........130
Archer’s  Early Blossom__ 1  35
French..................................... 1 80
French.............................17© 18
E rie.....................................   90
Hamburg............................   99
Hubbard...................................1 30
Soaked.................................  85
Honey  Dew.............................. 1 60
Hamburg.............................
Van  Camp’s.............................. 1 10
No. Collins................................1 10
Hamburg................................. 1 10
Hancock...................................1 05
2 75
Gallon............ 
CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.
German Sweet.................. 
22
Premium..........................  
34
Pure.............................. . 
38
Breakfast Cocoa.............. 
40
Bulk.....................................  4*
Red......................................  7
Fancy Full  Cream  ...11  @11*
Good 
....10  @1C*
Part Skimmed............  8  @9
Sap  Sago....................   @22
E dam .......................  @1  00
Swiss, imported........  24®  25
domestic  __  15®  16
Limburger...........................  15
CHEWING  GUM.
Rubber, 100 lumps................35
200  “ 
 
Spruce, 200 pieces................40
Snider’s, *  pint........................1 35
pint............................ 2 30
quart.......................... 3 50
CLOTHES PINS.

Tomatoes.

5 gross boxes........................40
Bulk................................  @4
Pound  packages...........  @7

COCOA  SHELLS.

CHICORT.

CATSUP.

CHEESE.

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

 

COFFKE.
GREEN.
Rio.

Fair.............................. ......20*
Good............................ ...... 21
2P4
Prime..........................
Golden.........................
22 Ì6
Peaberry  ....................
......23
F air............................. ......20*
Good............................ ......21
Prim e.......................... ...... 21*

Santos.

Mexican and Guatamala.
Fair.....................................22
Good....................................23
Fancy..................................25
Maracaibo.
Prime. 
............................22
Milled
............................24
Interior.......................   .....25
Private Growth.................. 26
Mandehling.......................29
Imitation........................... 25
Arabian.............................. 2

Mocha.

Java.

ROASTED.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted- 
coffee, add *c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
PACKAGE.
M cLaughlin's  X X X X ....2A
Lion  ...................... 
..........25%
“  In cabinets  ................26*
Durham................  
25*
EXTRACT.
Valley City......................... 
75
Felix......  .......................... 1  15
Hummel’s, foil...................  1  50
ti n ....................  2 50
Cotton,  40 ft......... per doz.  1  25
1  40 
1  60 
1 re
1  99 
90 
1  00
Eagle.................................   7 40
Crown..................................  650

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

Jute

“ 

@30

Pure Cane.

Barrels................................30
Half bbls.............................32
Amber...................... 23
Fancy drips.............. 28
SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps..............
Sugar Creams............
Frosted Creams.........
Graham  Crackers......
Oatmeal Crackers__
SHOE  POLISH.
Jettlne, 1 doz. in  box—
japan—Regular.

TEAS.

@17
@20@26
@34

F air............................
Good..........................
Choice....................   -.24
Choicest......................32
Dust...........................10
SUN CURED.
@17
F a ir............................
Good..........................
@ 20@26
Choice......................... 24
@34
Choicest......................32
Dust............................. 10 @12
BASKET  FIRED.
F air............................18  @20
Choice........................   @25
Choicest......................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
@35
Common to  fair..........25
@65
Extra fine to finest__ 50
@85
Choicest fancy........... 75
Common to fair..........23
@26
@30
Superior to  fine..........28
Fine to choicest...........45  @55
Common to fair...........23  @26
Superior to fine............30  @35
Common to fair...........18  @26
Superior to  fine...........30  @40
F air............................. 18  @22
Choice..........................24  @28
Best.............................40  @50

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

YOUNG HYSON.

GUNPOWDER.

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG.

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

“ 

“ 

Pails unless otherwise noted.
60
Hiawatha................... 
34
Sweet  Cuba................ 
McGinty....................  
24
*  bbls.........  
22
Little  Darling........... 
22
*  bbl
1791.........................
20
1891, *  bbls............
19
33
Valley  City............
27
Dandy Jim ..............
Plug.
39
Searhead.................
24
Joker......................
Zero.........................
22
L. AW ....................
Here  It Is...............
28 31 
Old Style.................
Old  Honesty...........
4 ■33 
Jolly Tar.................
37
Hiawatha.........   .  ..
34
Valley City............
Jas. G. Butler A  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good.................... 37
Peach Pie..................... 
34
“Tobacco” ..............................35
...  155V 
Boss..................................
__ 13
Colonel’s Choice...........
Warpath....................... ....1 4
Banner......................... __ 14
King Bee....................... . . .  20
Kiln Dried.................... ....1 7
Nigger Head................. ....2 3
Honey Dew.................. __ 24
Gold  Block............
....2 8
Peerless.................
...2 4

Smoking.

 

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

Farina.
Hominy.

4

40
100 lb. kegs................... 
Barrels.................................3 75
G rits.................................
Lima  Beans.
Dried............................ 
6
Maccaroni and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
60
11
Imported...................... 
Pearl Barley.
Kegs..............................3*@3%
Green,  bbl...........  ............. 1  10
Split..........................................5 50
German.............................  
East India........................... 
Cracked..............................  

Wheat.

Sago.

Peas.

5
5
5

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Halibut.
Herring.

Yarmouth.........................
Whole...........................6  @6*
Bricks...........................7  @8
Strips............................ 8  @9
Smoked...................... 
10
Scaled......................... 
24
Holland,  bbls............  
11  00
kegs............. 
80
2 75
Round shore, *  bbl... 
*   bbl.. 
1  50
No. 1, *  bbls. 90 lbs............12 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs..................J 25
Family, *  bbls., 90 lbs......   -

Mackerel.

“ 
“ 

“ 

kits, 10  lbs...........

.

Whitefish.

Pollock.
Sardines.
Trout. 

“ 
FLAVORING EXTRACTS. 

Fancy.......................   3 5Q@4 00
Russian,  kegs....................
No. 1, *  bbls., 90 lbs.......... .5 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   80
No. 1, *  bbls., 90 lbs........... 7 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................  80
Family, *  bbls., 90 lbs........3 00
kits, 10  lbs.............  50
Jennings’ D C.
Lemon. Vanilla
125
2 oz folding box...  75 
1 50
...1  00 
3 oz 
“ 
2 00
...1  50 
“ 
4 oz 
“ 
6 oz 
...2 00 
3 00
8 oz 
.. .3 00 
4 10
“ 
GUN  POWDER.
K egs....................................5 60
Half  kegs............................ 3 00
Sage......................................15
Hops........................ ■-............25

HERBS.

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Allspice......................, ....... 10
Cassia, China in mats........  7
Batavia in bund__ 15
Saigon in rolls........ 35
Cloves,  Amboyna................25
Zanzibar..................15
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy...................80
“  No.  1.......................75
“  No. 2.......................65
Pepper, Singapore, black — 15 
“ 
.25
white... 
shot.........................19
“ 
Pure Ground in Bulk.
Allspice............................... 15
Cassia,  Batavia...................20
and  Saigon.25
Saigon....................35
Cloves,  Amboyna................30
Zanzibar................20
Ginger, African...................15
Cochin..................,18
Jam aica................. 20
Mace  Batavia...................... 80
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste. .25
“  Trieste....................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................75
Pepper, Singapore, black — 20
“ 
white........ 30
“  Cayenne..................25
Sage..................................... 20
“Absolute” in Packages.
*8
84 1  55
84 1  55
»4 1  55
.  84 1  55
84 1  55
,  84 1  55
84 1  55
.  84

Cinnamon.
Cloves......
Ginger, Jai 
“  Af. 
Mustard...
Pepper  __
Sage.........

*8

“ 

SUGAR.

Cut  Loaf.......................   @ 5*
Cubes............................   @ 5*
Powdered......................  @ 5*
Granulated................. 
4%
Confectioners’ A........ 
4*
White Extra  C...........  @ 4*
Extra  C.........................   @ 4*
C ....................................  @3%
Yellow..........................   @ 3%
Less than 100 lbs.  %c advance 
Tea, 2-lb,  tin  scoop........# 6 50
...........  7 25
“  5-1b,  tin  scoop.........   8 75
...........  8 75
“ 
Grocers’, 11-9»,  tin  scoop.  11  00 
brass  “  ..  12 25
“  ..  13 25
brass  “  ..  14 75 I

scales—Perfection.
“  brass  “ 
“  *. brass  “ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

22-9»,  tin 
STARCH.
Corn.

20-lb  boxes..........................   6*
..........................   6%
40-lb 

“ 

PAPER.

VINEGAR.

yeast—Compressed,

18
Rob  Roy..............................25
Uncle  Sam...........................28
Tom and Jerrp.....................25
Brier Pipe............................ 30
Yum  Yum...........................32
Red Clover...........................30
Navy.................................... 32
Handmade...........................40
F rog....................................33
40 gr.....................................  7*
50 gr.......................................8*
Tin foil cakes, per doz..........15
Baker’s, per  lb...................... 30
PA PER A WOODEN WARE
Curtiss  A  Co.  quote  as  fol­
lows:
................................1%
Straw 
Rock falls............................. 2
Rag sugar.............................2*
Hardware.............................2*
Bakers..................................2*
Dry  Goods.....................5*@5
Jute  Manilla................. 6*@8
Red  Express  No. 
1....5
No. 
TWINES.

WOODENWARE.

48 Cotton............................  25
Cotton, No. 1.......................22
“  2..................... 18
Sea  Island, assorted.........   40
No. 5 Hemp......................... 18
No. 6 “ .................................17
Wool................................ .  7
Tubs, No. 1.......................... 7 00
“  No. 2...........................6 00
“  No. 3.......................... 5 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
17  “ 
......................2 re
assorted, 17s and  19s 2 50 
“  15s, 17s and 19s 2 75
Baskets, market.................   35
bushel..................  1  50

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

“ 
“  No.3 7 25
“  No.l  3 50
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
‘ 
** 

splint 

“ 

“ 

2.4

No.2 6 25

No.2 4 25
No.3 5 00

“ 

RYE.

MEAL.

FLOUR.

WHEAT.

GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF8
W hite......................... 
97
Red.............................  
97
All wheat bought on 60 lb. test.
Bolted...............................  1  60
Granulated......................   1  70
Straight, in sacks.............  5 10
“  barrels...........   5 30
“ 
Patent 
“  sacks.............  6  10
“  barrels...........   6 30
“ 
Graham  “  sacks............   4 90
Rye 
“ 
...........  2 25
MILLSTUFFS.
Bran....................................£1 00
Screenings.......................  18 to
Middlings.........................  22 00
Mixed Feed..........................   28 50
Coarse meal..........................   28 75
Milling................................   80
F eed....................................  60
Brewers, per  100  lbs................ 1 25
Feed, per" bu.......................   60
  76
Small  lots..................... 
Car 
“  .........................  74
Small  lots............................ 58
Car 
“  ............................ 55
NO. 1.................................  11  00
No. 2.......................................  10 00
HIDES, PELTS  and  FURS.
Perkins  A  Hess  pay  as  fol 
lows, nominal:
Green..........................  4  @5
Part Cured.................  @ 5
Full 
......... .—   5  @6
Dry..............................   6  @ 7
Kips,green.................. 4  @5
“  cured..................  5  @6
Calfskins,  green.......... 5  @ 6
cured.......... 6  @ 8
Deacon skins...............10  @30

BARLEY.

HIDES.

CORN.

OATS.

HAY.

“ 

“ 

No. 2 hides *  off.
PELTS.

Shearlings................... 10  @25
Estimated wool, per 9) 20  @28
WOOL.
.......................20@30
Washed.. 
Unwashed........................ 10@22
FURS.
Outside prices are for No. 1 only
Badger.................... *0 20@S1  00
Bear.........................5 0U@30 00
Beaver....................  2 00@ 8 00
Cat,  house.............    05©  25
Cat, wild................. 
10 a   50
Coon.......................  25@  80
Fisher....................  4 00® 6 00
Fox,  cross..............  2 00@ 5 00
Fox,  red  ...............   1  00@ 1  50
Fox,  gray...... ......... 
40@  76
Lynx....................  2 00@ 3 00
Martin, pale and yel­
low ......................  40@  1 00
Martin, dark...........  1  50® 3 00
Mink.......................  25@  1 00
Muskrat....................  07 
20
Opossum.................  05 
15
Otter.......................   3 00  10 00
Skunk.................... 
10  1  10
Wolf  ......................  100  3  00
Beaver castors, per 

l b .............................   2 00  5 00

1 4

T E T E   M I C H I G ^ L l S r   T R A D E S M A N .

PURE  FOOD  LEGISLATION.

What  Other  States  Have  Done  in  this 

Direction.

The following paper was read  by Hon. 
E.  N.  Bates, of Moline,  at the recent con­
vention of  the  Michigan  Dairymen’s As­
sociation :

The onward march of all human efforts 
in  the  accomplishment of  good  things  is 
characterized  by a series  of  movements 
or motions  rather than  by a gradual  and 
steady  progress  from  one  point  to  an­
other.  We often  seek to accomplish  too 
much  in  too  short a time.  We  get  im­
patient to see results and,  because we do 
not  see  them  following  speedily  in  the 
wake  of  our  efforts  for  reform,  we  are | 
apt to  judge  harshly and  rashly the mo- j 
tives of  those who  are  really engaged in 
a  good  work.  We are  too  apt  to  think 
that  because  the  progress «and  effect of 
our  efforts are not  visible  to  us  to-day.  | 
there is  really no progression.

The  age  in  which  we live  has  Its  pe-1 
culiar  characteristics. 
It  is  an  age  of 
money getting.  It is characterized  by its 
sharp, 
shrewd  scheming  men — men 
whose 
life  fairly  consists  of  hustling 
around  to  secure  an  advantage  some­
where  over the less  ambitious people by | 
whom they are surrounded.  This feature | 
of our day is confined  to no class or clan,  j 
It  invades  every  trade  and  finds its dis  i 
ciples in every rank and grade of society, j 
The inventions and discoveries of to-day, 
making possible the accumulation of  im- j 
mense  fortunes in a legitimate way  have | 
been  the  immediate  fostering  father  of 
this state of things;  the desire for power 
and  rank,  its  mother.  The  opening  of 
our immense fertile areas have furnished 
room for the sustenance of the profligacy 
of  progeny from  this  prolific  pair  until 
late  years,  when the  limitation  of  acres 
has  caused  an  overflow of  its aggressive 
offspring  from  the  occupation  of  legiti­
mate  fields  to  that  forbidden  ground 
which has  been guarded  only by the law 
of  justice and equality between man and 
man,  until  to-day  we  find  ourselves  in 
convention  assembled  considering  the 
all  important  question as to  how  others 
have  succeeded 
in  circumscribing  or 
rounding  up  this  rampant  herd  and  by 
the  light of  their  experience  to  decide 
what course is best for  us to pursue that 
we may  make to our people  following in 
the course of honest labor a new guaranty 
that  they  shall  be  protected  and  pre­
served in pursuing  the legitimate  avoca­
tion of  their choice.

Connecticut,  New  York, Ohio,  Wiscon­
sin and  Minnesota have all  enacted laws 
for  securing to its  people  purity of  the 
foods  which  they consume and  have fol­
lowed up these enactments by appointing 
officers  to  see  that  their  provisions are 
complied  with.  Before  we  pass  to  the 
examination of these laws,  their enforce­
ment and  effect,  let us stop and  consider 
for  one  moment  the  result  of  enacting 
laws  without  providing  adequately  for 
their  enforcement.
As  an  expression  of  the  attitude  of 
public  sentiment,  all  laws  of  this  kind 
have  a  certain  use,  so  does  all  of  the 
resolutions  passed  by  our  various  con­
ventions,  assemblies and  congresses that 
voluntarily get together for that purpose, 
but,  as a restraint  upon  crime these laws 
that are not enforced or that are enforced 
spasmodically  and  by  individual  effort 
are  an  ignominous  failure.  A  law,  to 
have  its  best  effect,  should  be  enacted 
only because it is demanded by universal 
public  sentiment  and  should  be  put  in 
force,  not  by A or  B  simply because  it 
will  put  into  their  pockets a few  more 
dollars,  nor  because  they  have  a  little 
personal  enmity that  they wish  to  even 
up,  but  should  be  enforced  by  officers 
whose sole duty should be to see that the 
terms  of  the  enactment  are  complied 
with, and his efforts in such a case would i 
have a very different effect upon the peo- j 
pie  universally  from  that  produced  if j 
enforced  simply from  personal  motives.
Look  for  one  moment at the  time and 
money spent to keep  men from manufac­
turing  counterfeit  money. 
Is  there any 
doubt  in  the  minds of  any  person  here 
but  what our  people  are,  as  it  were,  a 
unit  upon  that  question  and that  they! 
believe  that  all  counterfeits  and  their j 
makers  should  be  promptly  prosecuted I

and  summarily dealt  with in accordance 
with  strong,  nay,  even  rigorous  provi­
sions of  law?  Yet how would we fare if 
the enforcement of this statute,  wise and 
just as it may be,  was  left  to  individual 
effort?  The  result  cannot  be  doubted. 
We should submit to the loss of here and 
there a few dollars.  We should do some 
kicking,  considerable  “ resoluting”  and 
an  enormous  amount  of  growling,  and 
keep  right  along  about  our  business. 
There  is 
in  existence  to-day  statutes 
upon the prohibition of  the manufacture 
and  sale  of  cigarettes  in  not  less  than 
twenty-nine  states  of  this  Union,  and 
they have  been  put  there in answer to a 
demand  which  is  wholesome,  right  and 
proper.  Yet  the  manufacture  and  sale 
of  this  little, 
innocent-looking,  paper- 
covered  package is on the  increase and, 
in  spite of  protests,  resolutions  and  en­
actments,  its  sale  has  been greater,  and 
the profits from its use larger in  the year 
of our Lord 1890 than ever before.

The  wants of  mankind  are  so  varied 
and call for so many exchanges and such 
a variety  of  manipulations  that  oppor­
tunity  is  offered  for the  imposition of  a 
great  many kinds of  fraudulent  articles 
and  our  subject is  concerning the many 
articles of this kind  that appear upon our 
market  under  the  guise  of  names  they 
are  not entitled to and  their  effect upon 
our  general  market. 
In  the  State  of 
Ohio,  the  Dairy and  Food  Commissioner 
reports that  the laws  for the  prevention 
of  the manufacture  and sale of  adulter­
ated  food,  with  the  exception of  imita­
tion  butter,  is  quite  generally  complied 
with,  after  a  severe  struggle  for  their 
| enforcement.  As an instance of what he 
| has  done,  we will cite  the vinegar  busi- 
j  ness.  The law simply prohibits any per- 
| son from manufacturing,  selling or offer- 
! ing  for  sale  as  cider,  apple  or  orchard 
! vinegar  any  article  not  the  legitimate 
I product of  pure apple  juice and contain- 
i ing not  less  than 2 per  cent,  of  vinegar 
solids;  also  prohibits  the  sale  of  any 
vinegar  containing  any  preparation  of 
lead,  copper,  sulphuric  acid  or  contain­
ing  artificial  coloring  matter;  demands 
! that  casks  and  kegs  shall  be  branded 
j  with the name and residence of the man- 
j ufacturer and the  kind of  vinegar.  The 
] dealers  in  adulterated goods  first  came, 
voluntarily  offering  a  sample  of  their 
goods,  requesting  an  analysis;  and,  if 
found  pure,  they  then  desired  a certifi­
cate from the Commissioner,  stating that 
j their brand of  goods  was  pure.  This he 
I declined to do.  They  then  pooled  their 
issues  and  served an injunction  to  pre­
vent  the  Commissioner from  interfering 
| with  their  business.  They  were  dis­
solved and  by the vinegar men appealed.
I  In summing up,  the Commissioner  says: 
“Two things are established:  One is that 
j distilled  viuegar will  not  sell  upon  its 
I merits  and  the  other is that  the  dealers 
of  the  State are resolved  to  support the 
Commissioner.”  Continuing,  the  Com­
missioner  recommends  that  the  law  be 
I amended so that all food adulterations be 
| included  and  controlled.  Cream  tartar, 
j which was sold from  a drug store as pure 
! and sold mostly for  medicine,  was found 
| upon  analysis  to  contain 54 per cent,  of 
j  alum  and  19  per  cent,  of  corn  starch.
| This  brand of  cream  tartar was  from  a 
| wholesale  house in the State  which  sold 
! to  retailers  5,000  pounds  yearly  and 
whose  annual  profit  upon  this  article 
; alone  was  $800.  The  element  of  fraud 
! in  this  case was  not  the worst,  nor  the 
j  most important feature.  This tartar was 
sold  and  used  mostly for medicine  and 
| many  physicians  testified  that  the  dif- 
| ference  in  results in administering  such 
| drugs  was  “possibly  the  difference  be­
tween  the  recovery  and  death  of  the 
j  patient,  thus  showing  that  adulteration 
is not only a fraud that robs,  but a crime 
that kills.”

A  line  of  spices  was  examined from 
one large store and every article  save  in 
one instance was found to be pure,  while 
from  a  neighboring  store  a  similar ex­
amination showed every article save  one 
to  be  adulterated. 
In  both  cases,  all 
were  sold  as  pure.  The  articles  most 
used as adulterants are cottonseed  meal, 
red  ochre,  timothy seed,  cocoanut shell, 
alum,  clay and clove  stems. 
I  heard an 
expert  say  of  a  spice  sold in a store in 
this  State  as  pure  clove  spice  that  it 
contained  not  one  ounce of cloves, only

clove  stems.  The  Ohio  Commissioner 
now  recommends  that  the  law  be  so 
amended  as  to  absolutely  prohibit  the 
use of all  deleterious  substances  as  an 
adulterant, and  compel  all mixed  goods 
to be labeled with its true  name  and the 
per cent,  of each ingredient.

for 

improvement 

Minnesota has had  a  Dairy  and  Food 
Commissioner  for  four  years  and  the 
change  in  favor  of  pure  foods  since 
his  appointment  has  been  wonderful. 
Not  only  has  the innocent purchaser of 
foods been protected,  but  the  producer 
has  seen  a  marked 
in 
prices  and  ability  to  sell  his  goods. 
Speaking  of  milk,  he says  when he as­
sumed  the  duties  of  his  office,  69  per 
cent,  of the milk  offered  in  the markets 
in St.  Paul and  Minneapolis  was adulte­
rated and,  although he has been opposed, 
threatened and hindered in various ways, 
-still  the  adulteration  of  milk has  been 
reduced  to  four  per  cent,  within  the 
State.  Oleomargarine,  dressed 
in  the 
garb of creamery  butter or  dairy  butter, 
has been driven from the State;  but  the 
inventive genius of the manufacturers of 
a fraudulent butter,  having  their  appe­
tites  once  whetted 
the  unusual 
profits  afforded  by  such  business,  were 
not long in discovering that  the  natural 
butter fat in cheese might be  supplanted 
by a much cheaper  and  inferior  article, 
so  the  milk  which  was  brought to the 
factory  was  first  run  through  the  ex­
tractor  and  every  ounce  of  the  cream 
was  taken  out  and  cheap  grease  or 
neuter  oil  was  made  to  take its place. 
The mixture was made  into  cheese  and 
sold  as  full  cream  cheese.  As neutral 
oil  costs  only  3  cents  per  pound, 
its 
substitution  for  the  natural  butter  re­
duced  the  cost  of  making  cheese  one- 
half.  Profits  were  doubled  and  those 
manufacturers  who  continued  to  make 
an unadulterated article were discouraged 
without knowing the true cause  of  their 
difficulties and  many  of  the  small  fac­
tories  closed  up. 
In  1888  a canvass of 
the books of  the  cheese  dealers  in  the 
State  revealed  the  startling  fact  that 
three-fourths  of  the  cheese  consumed 
within the State  was  imported  and  the 
larger  part  of  this imported cheese was 
adulterated or filled  cheese.  On  taking 
charge  of  his  department,  Assistant 
Commissioner Howard at once proceeded 
to  check  this  unnatural  and  unequal 
state of affairs.  Samples of all  the  sus­
pected  cheese  were  secured  and  sub­
mitted to the State Chemist  and  such an 
array  of  evidence  was  found  that  he 
went before the grand jury  and present­
ed  the  names  of  nine  firms  for indict­
ment for selling spurious goods.  As all 
of the parties plead ignorance of theolaw 
and 
immediately  ceased  selling,  their 
cases  were  allowed  to  stand.  A  com­
plete canvass of the State  was made and 
every village within his  jurisdiction was 
visited,  the  law  explained and samples 
of suspected articles were taken,  one  of 
which  was  marked  “ Plymouth 
(Wis.) 
Selected Full Cream,”  which  showed  90 
per  cent,  of  foreign  grease.  _  Several 
thousand  pounds  were 
immediately 
seized and condemned,  most  of  it  being 
sold  on  commission.  Another  sample, 
marked  “ Selected  Cream Cheese,”  was 
found  to  contain  only  6)4  per cent,  of 
butter fat  (one-half of that being foreign 
grease)  and  was  seized  and  destroyed. 
Now notice the result!  The demand for 
State cheese Increased,  the  manufactur­
ers  of  a  good  article  were encouraged, 
and all  were made to see and  understand 
that it did not pay  to  make  an  inferior 
one.  The  sale  of  cheese in  the State in 
1888,  before the creation of the  office,  or 
before  the  law  was  enforced,  stood as 
follows:  State cheese,  582,000  pounds; 
foreign  cheese,  727,000  pounds;  total,
1.309.000  pounds.  After  the  enforce­
ment of the law,  there was sold of cheese 
manufactured in the  State  1,456,000,  or
145.000  pounds  more  than of both State 
and foreign of the year  previous;  while 
of  foreign  manufacture,  only  294,000 
were sold—less than one-half of  that  of 
of  the  year  previous.  Two  principal 
causes  are  assigned  for  the 
increased 
consumption :  (1)  The public had more 
confidence  in  the  purity  of  such  food 
and  (2)  the  cheesemakers were striving 
not to see how poor a cheese  they  could 
make,  but  how  good  a  one,  and corre­
spondence showed that with both dealers j

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and  makers,  prices,  food  and  general 
results were better.
The  decrease  in  the  adulteration  of 
milk  has  been  brought about to a large 
extent  by  a  system  of  inspection,  not 
only of the product offered  for  sale  but 
of the feed and  water given to the cows, 
the  ventilation  and  general  surround­
ings,  and  this  is  published in the daily 
papers,  and  no  item  of  news is looked 
for more eagerly or watched  more  close­
ly  by  the  housewife  than  this column. 
If  she  finds  the  statement  that feed or 
water is filthy,  stables not  well  cleaned, 
or  ventilation  poor,  she  is  not long in 
reminding her milkman of the  fact  and, 
if  improvement  is  not forthcoming,  she 
takes  her  daily  supply  of  milk  from 
those  who  will  pay  more  attention  to 
these surroundings.
I  might  continue  this  kind  of repre­
sentation until  I  had included the work 
of  the  Commissioner  of  New York,  the 
Hon.  J.  K.  Brown,  and  those  of  other 
states;  but it seems to me  unnecessary. 
Let us,  however,  turn our attention from 
the state regulation of these  goods  to  a 
more general  view.  Take,  for instance, 
the lard question, over  which our people 
are  much  more  stirred  up  than  many 
suppose.  “ Pure refined  lard ”  was  an 
article of superior merit,  whose make-up 
was indicated by  its name, one which our 
people willingly  bought  and  paid  for at 
such prices that the  manufacturers grew 
rich.  Not content with such  gains,  they 
have changed the  process,  until  to-day, 
instead  of  getting  a  pure  and  refined 
article  of  lard,  we  get  under the same 
name a mixture of  all  kinds  of  grease, 
including vegetable oils,  all for  the pur­
pose  of  increasing  the  profits of an al­
ready well-paid enterprise !  The partits 
participant  in  this  immense  steal  are 
among the most earnest advocates  of the 
“ let alone”  theory.  Congress halts and 
hesitates over matters  where  it seems as 
if there was but one plain  path  of  duty.
In closing this paper,  I beg leave to go 
outside  of  the  subject  which  has been 
assigned me by the  committee  and  look 
for  the  results of legislation in our own 
State, making,  at least, one recommenda­
tion.  We  have  already  upon  our  sta­
tutes  laws  against  the  adulteration  of 
milk,  vinegar,  candy and foods of nearly 
every  kind.  These  laws  may  be  very 
good  ones,  but  they  are  nearly a dead 
letter  upon  our  statute  books.  Other 
states have been,  or  are  going,  through 
the  tedious  process  of  finding whether 
their  laws  will  stand  the  test  of  the 
court  of  last  resort,  and  enough  have 
been  affirmed  so  that  in  amending  or 
remodeling  our  own,  we may benefit by 
their  example and experience,  shunning 
those' extreme  positions  which  often 
bring  a  good  cause  into  disrepute and 
only demanding that which must  be  for 
the good of the people at large.

The dairy interests in  Michigan are  in 
a bad position to-day and,  unless  we  get 
relief  in  a  legal  way,  they will be in a 
much  worse  one.  Never  before  since 
the  manufacture  of  cheese  has  been 
carried on  in  our  place  has  it  been  so 
difficult for us to dispose of  our  product 
as  it  has  this  last  fall and winter,  and 
never before have prices been so  low  as 
this  season.  There  has  been  one  con­
tinual glut,  and as an index to the  cause 
of  this  condition,  let  me relate the fol­
lowing  true 
incident.  A  commercial 
traveler was trying to sell some  goods to 
a  certain  firm  and  they,  in turn,  were 
trying to sell  him  some  cheese,  but  he 
did not bite very  voraciously,  finally  re­
marking  that  his  house  could  buy  a 
cheese  in  Chicago  which  he  could sell 
for 8 cents per pound  and  then  make  a 
larger  profit  than  they  could  on  the 
Michigan  make.  “ Yes,”  retorted  the 
merchant,  “ but that was  filled  cheese.” 
‘‘ Of  course,”  replied  the  commercial 
man,  “ but it makes a very  good seller.”
A friend of mine,  living in the  central 
portion of  Illinois, tells  me that  there is 
a large  cheese  factory  in  his  neighbor­
hood in which  three  extractors or cream 
separators  are  run,  manufacturing filled 
cheese exclusively.
Without the adequate protection which 
other states have provided for their dairy 
interests,  Michigan is fast  becoming  the 
dumping  ground  for  the  product of  all 
the  fraudulent  schemes  that  inventive 
genius  can  devise.  We  should  have  a

Dairy and Food Commissioner, appointed 
by the Governor of this State, whose sole 
duty it should  be to see  that the  laws of 
this great commqpwealth are put in force 
and  there  should  be enacted  at  this ses­
sion  of  the  Legislature  such  laws  as 
should  positively  prohibit  the  manufac­
ture  of  all  adulterated  foods  that  are 
injurious to the health of our people and 
that should  compel all  adulterated foods 
which  are  not  injurious to health  to  be 
sold  as  such,  and  plainly  marked  or 
branded  with  the  percentum of  the  in­
gredients used in  their composition.
Edward  Atkinson  has  said  that with
the  use of  modern  machinery seven men 
can  raise  enough  for  sixty  to  subsist 
upon. 
If  this  be  true,  it  would  seem 
hardly possible that the other thirty-three 
of  each  100  who  are  able  bodied  men 
could  be profitably and  permanently  en­
gaged in making the exchanges and other­
wise providing for the  comforts and con­
veniences of their fellowmen,  so that the 
question  as  to  how we  shall  keep  some 
of these fellows out of  mischief  becomes 
a pertinent one.

L u th e r’s  A d v a n ta g e s  S uccinctly  S et 

F o rth .

L u tiiek,  March 21.—Luther is situated 
in  about  the  center  of  Lake  county,  on 
the  Grand  Rapids  &  Manistee  Railway. 
Although it has  been  settled  only a few 
years,  it  already  has  a  population  of 
1,500. 
It  has  four  hotels,  fifteen  stores 
of  all  kinds,  blacksmith  and  wagon 
shops,  tin  shop,  harness shop,  etc.  Here 
is  located  the  large,  double  sawmill  of 
Tucker,  Hoops & Co.,  which  has a capa­
city of 30,000,000feet a year, and employs, 
when running to its full  capacity in mill 
and  yard,  about sixty men.  The Luther 
Chemical  Works  has a large  plant  here 
and  turns  out  an  immense  amount  of 
products  yearly.  The  yearly  output  of 
charcoal  is  300,000  bushels;  acetate  of 
lime,  450,000  pounds;  wood  alcohol, 24,- 
000  gallons,  using  in  their  manufacture 
6,000 cords of  wood yearly.  The Chemi­
cal  company also  owns a hardwood  mill 
which is now running to its full capacity 
—10,000  feet  per  day.  We have  also  a 
brick  yard  and a wood  turning  factory, 
and more soon  to  come.  We have  three 
churches,  two fine schools,  and about 350 
school children in  the  district.
While  the  past  of  Luther  has  been 
closely  identified  with  the  pine  lumber 
interests,  its  future  is to be  worked  out 
through its great hardwood interests.  To 
the  north,  west  and  east  are  immense 
tracts of  beech  and  maple,  interspersed 
with  pine,  hemlock,  birch,  elm  and 
basswood,  which  come  up  to  our  very 
doors,  stretching  away for  miles in each 
direction.  A  considerable  quantity  of 
fine birdseye  maple is also found around 
here.  To  the  users  of  hardwood,  hem­
lock,  basswood or elm,  these  vast forests 
offer  employment and  material for years 
to come.  These lands  at  present can  be 
bought very cheap,  although the increas­
ing  demand  made  on  the  hardwood  of 
Michigan  is  gradually raising  the  price 
thereof.  These 
lands,  when  cleared, 
make splendid  farms,  serving  as  cheap 
and  excellent homes  for those  who have 
small means and  plenty  of muscle.
To  shippers we  can  say that  the Man­
istee branch of our railway is now graded 
to  within a few  miles of  this  place  and 
next  summer  we  will  have  direct  com­
munication  with  Manistee  and  the  lake 
ports,  thereby  giving  every  opportunity 
for cheap freights.
Speculators  are  already  figuring  for 
our  hardwood,  knowing  the  certain  rise 
which  will  follow  the  boom  this  new
road will give us.
Our  people  are wide  awake  and  will 
do  anything  reasonable  to  assist  any 
manufacturing  establishment  in  coming 
here.  We invite correspondence and any 
one  desiring  to  know  more  of  our  ad­
vantages  will  be  promptly  answered on 
addressing 

E r n e s t   N i c h o l s o n , 

Sec’y Business Men’s Association.

J.  P. Visner, broker for Thomas Stokes, 
New  York  City,  jobber  of  salt  fish, is 
headquarters  for good  values.  Address 
17 Hermitage  block,  Grand  Rapids,  for 
prices on full weight and reliable quality.

M i c h i g a n C e n t r a l

“ The Niagara Falls Route.’*

DEPART.  ARRIVE
D etroit Express....................................  7:20 a m   10:00 p m
Mixed  ....................................................6:80 a m.  6:00 p m
Day  Express........................................12:00am   10.00a m
•Atlantic A Pacific Express..............11:15 p m 
6 :0 0 a m
New York Express.............................. 6:40 p m 
1:15 p m

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

•Daily.
All other daily except Sunday.
Sleeping  cars  ru n   on  A tlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
P arlor cars run  on  Day  Express  and  Grand Rapid 
F r e d  M. Br ig g s , Gen'l Agent. 86 Monroe St.
G. S. H a w k in s , Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Guo. W. Mu n s o n , Union Ticket Office. 67 Monroe St. 
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TIME  TABLE

NOW  IN  EFFECT.

EASTWARD.

Trains Leave +No.  14 +No.  16+No.  18 *No.  28
10 55pm 
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
12 37am 
Ionia...........Ar
1 55am 
St.  Johns  ...Ar
3 15am
Owosso....... Ar
E.  Saginaw..Ar
Bay City......Ar
F lin t...........Ar
Pt.  Huron...Ar
Pontiac....... Ar
Detroit.........Ar

3 45pm
4 52pm
5 40pm
6 40pm
8 45pm
9 35pm 
8 0i pm
1030pm
8 55pm
9 50pm

6 50am
7 45am
8 28am
9 15am 
11 05am 
11 55am 
11 10am
3 05pm
10 57am
11 5sam

I  20am
II 25am 
12 17am
1 20pm
5 (0pm
6 25pm 
3 55pm 
6 50pm
3 05pm
4 05pm

5 40am 
7 35am 
5 50am 
7  20am

WESTWARD.

Trains Leave

Grand  Rapids,  Lv 
Grand  Haven.  Ar 
Milwaukee Str, Ar 
Chicago Str,  Ar

*No. 81 +No. 11 +No. 13
5  10 pm
7 05 am
6  15 pm
8 50 am

1  00 pm
2 15 pm

♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.

Trains arive from the east,6:40 a. m., 12:50 p. m., 
5:00 p. in. and 10:25 p. m.
Trains  arrive  from  the west,  10:10 a. m., 3:35 
p.m. and 9:50 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parle r  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Chair  Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleeper.
Westward —No.  81  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Chair Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffetcar.
J o h n W. L o u d , Traffic Manager.
B e n  F l e t c h e r , T ra v . Pass. Agent.
J a s.  Ca m p b e l l, City Ticket Agent.

23 Monroe Street.

+8

DEPART FOR

CHICAGO

*11:35 
+1:00 
§11:35 
+1:09 
+11:35 
+1:00 
+11:35
+1:00 
+5:051
+1:00 t  5:05 
+5:05 
+5:05 
+5:051 
+5:05 
+1:00 t  5:05  +8 
+1:00|+ 5:05|  +8

JANUARY 4, 1891.
&  WEST  MICHIGAN  RY.
A. M. I  P.  M.  P. M.  P.M.  I  P. M
+9:00
+9:00
+9:00
+7:25
+9:00
+7:25
nil+9:00
+9:00|

Chicago............
Indianapolis__
Benton Harbor.
St. Joseph.........
Traverse  City...
Muskegon.........
Manistee  .........
Ludington.......
Baldwin  ......... .
Big Rapids.......
40
Grand  Haven... 
10 *11:35
Holland............
tWeek Days.  »Every day.  § Except Saturday.
A. M. has through chair car to^Chica- 
9:00 
go.  No extra charge for seats.
1:00 
P. M.  runs  through to Chicago  solid 
with Wagner buffet car;  seats  75 cts. 
P. M. has  through free  chair  car  to 
5:05
Manistee,  via M.  & N. E. R. R.; solid 
train to Traverse City.
P. M. is solid  train  with Wagner pal 
11:35
ace sleeping  car  through to Chicago
DETROIT,

NOVEMBER 30,  1890.
Lansing & Northern R R

P. M.

A.  M.

DEPART  FOR

P. M.
Detroit  and  East................... +7:25 +1:20 *6:25
Lansing................................
+7:25 +1:20 *6:25
Howell................................... +7:25 +1:20 *6:25
*6:25
tl :20 
Lake Odessa.......................... +7:2:
*6:25
+1:20
Plymouth..  .......................... +7:25 +1:20 *6:25
Howard  City......................... +7:30 +4:30
Edmore................................. +7:30 +4:30
Alma...................  
........... +7:30 +4:30
St.  Lonis  ...............................
+1:30
+4:30
Saginaw  City.........................
»Every Day.  +Week Days.
r j .O K   A  M. runs through to Detroit with par- 
I  »¿dO lor car;  seats 25  cents.
I.t) A   P. M.  Has  through  Parlor  car  to  De- 
troit.  Seats, 25 cents.
6.tkpr  p. M. runs through to Detroit  with par­
c e l   lor car, seats  25  cents.
For  tickets  and  information  apply  at  Union 
Ticket Office, 67 Monroe  street, or Union station.
Geo.  DeHaven, Gen. Pass’r Agt.

t7:30
+7:30

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.

7:00  a m  
11:16  a m  
6:40 p m 

For Muskegon—Leave. 

From Muskegon—Arrive.
10:10 a m
3:46 p m
Through tickets and full inform ation  can  be had by 
calling upon A. Almquist,  ticket  agent  a t  Union Sta­
tion,  or  George  W.  Munson,  Union  Ticket  Agent, 67 
Monroe street. G rand Rapids, Mich.

8:45 p m

General Passenger and Ticket Agest*

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

1 5

G ran d   R apids  St In d ian a.

In effect F ebruary 1,1891.
TRAINS  GOING  NOBTH.

For^Saginaw, solid t r a i n ..........  
For.Traverse C ity..........................|  5:15 a m  
Foi\Tra verse  City & Mackinaw!  9:20 a m 
For Saginaw, solid tra in ............ 
r Cadillac.................................... t  2:15 p m  
For Mackinaw................................ f  7:45 p m 
From Kalamazoo...........................t  8:55 p m

Arrive from   Leave going 
North.
f 7:90 a m
t  7:05 a  m
t ll  :30 a  m
t   4:80 p m
t  5:00 p m
|10:30 p m

South. 

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

Arrive from   Leave going 

North. 
For  C incinnati............................. Ei  6:00am  
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago.. .f!0:l5 a m 
From Saginaw...............................  11:45 a  m
For F ort W ayne and the  E ast.. 
For Cincinnati...............................f 5:30 p m  
For Kalamazo and  Chicago.... t!0:00 p m 
From Saginaw...............................f 10:30 p m

South.
t   7:00  a m
fl0:30 a  m
t  2:00  p m
j|  6:00  p m
p i  -.05  p m
Trains m arked (jj) run daily; (t) daily except Sunday. 
Sleeping and parlor car  service:  North—11:30  a   rn 
train , p arlor  chair  car  for  Mackinaw C ity;  10:30 p m  
for  Mackinaw  City. 
train ,  W agner  sleeping  car 
South—7:00 a  m train , parlor chair car fo r  C incinnati; 
10:30 a  m train , through parlor coach to Chicago: 6 p m  
train, W agner Sleeping car for  Cincinnati;  11:05  p  m 
train, W agner sleeping car  for Chicago.

Toledo,  Ann  A rb o r  St  N o rth   M ichigan 

R ailw ay.

In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  & 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee 
offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  between 
Grand Rapids and Toledo.

VIA D., L. a  N.

Lv. Grand Rapids a t......7:25 a. m. and 6:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t............... 1:10 p.m. and 11:00 p. m.

VIA D., 9.  H.  A M.

Lv. Grand Rapids at......6:50 a. m. and 3:45 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t............... 1:10 p. m. and 11:00 p.m.

Return connections equally as good.
.  W. [H.  B e n n e t t, General Pass. Agent, 
Toledo, Ohio.

Fürnitüre

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Nelson, 

M atter 
&  C o.’s

S ty le s   N e w ,  C heap, 
M ed iu m   a n d   E x p e n ­
sive.
Large  Variety. 

Prices Low.

Parties  having  beans  or  clover  seed 
for sale will find a purchaser,  if  samples 
and prices are right.

We  also want
P o ta to e s  a n d   O n io n s
In car lots.

We pay  highest market  price  and  are 

always in the  market.
W. T.  LAM0 REAUX  &  0 0 .

128,130 and 132  West Bridge St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  

MTCII.

G Z 2 T S S 2 T G   H O O T .

We pay the highest price for It.  Address

nrniT D U  no  Wholesale Druggists, 
ri.UA.  JjItU lO .,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

The Muskegon Improvement Co.

Announces:

That  in  addition  to  the  S E V E N   large  brick  factories  now  completed  or  in 
course of  erection at the celebrated addition of  “ Muskegon Heights,” they w ill 
start between April  1  and May  15, next,

Five More Large Brick Factories.

Among them the Alaska  Refrigerator Works, the  largest establishment in this line in  the United States, and the Shaw Elec­
trical  Crane Works.  These two will  have a capacity to work 800 men.  In addition to above two others are under  contract 
and  will  be  started  soon  as  plans  are  ready.  One  of these  is  a  Linoleum  Company,  from  Manchester,  England.  Their 
plant will require  eight buildings, with combined floor space of over forty thousand square feet.  Every one of these concerns 
has an established trade.

A L im ited   N u m b er  of  C h o ice  L ots are  now on sale in the  “ Muskegon  Heights”  addition,  which 
plat of  ground is pronounced  by good  judges to be as fine  as  any city in the  country can  show;  covered  with  fine  natural 
shade trees.  It is seventy feet  above the level of  Muskegon  Lake, Mona  Lake or Lake  Michigan, centrally located  between 
them  and  slopes  almost  imperceptibly towards  each.  Has  fine  paved  streets  leading into center  of  the city;  has Electric 
Street Railway, 10 minutes from City Hall, 44 cars each way daily.

Send for plats and prices, or call on

or  G B O .  L.  E R W IN ,  T ru ste e . 

H.  J.  M  cD  ON A L U ,  Sales A g en t,

Occidental  Hotel  Block.

y o   DEALER  EVEB  LOST  A  CUSTOMER  BY  SELLING  HIM

THE  FRAZER

A L W A Y S   U N IF O R M .

K N O W N   E V E R Y W H E R E . 

N O   T A L K   R E Q U IR E D   T O   S E L L   IT .

O F T E N  

IM IT A T E D .

N E V E R   E Q U A L L E D .

C ood C rease M akes Trade 

Cheap Crease Kiljs Trade.

One Pound Decorated Tins

1  DOZ.  IN   A  CASE.

FRAZER HARNESS SOAP 
FRAZER HARNESS OIL 
FRAZER  MACHINE OIL

