Published Weekly.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.

GRAND  R A PID S,  FE B R U A R Y   10,  1892.

$1  Per  Year.
NO. 438

V O L.  9.
THE  GREAT  SEAL  CIGAR!
2 0   C E N T S   S T R A I G H T  !

Like Its Little Old Daddy

T H E   G R E E N   S E A L
Send  T our W holesaler an  Order.

Is  the Best of Its Kind Made.

M O SELEY   BROS.,

-   W H O L E S A L E  -

26, 28, 30 & 32 OTTAWA  ST,

G S-rand  R a /o icL s,  IsAioTi.
W.  H.  MOREHOUSE & CO.

FRUITS,  SEEDS,  BEANS  AND  PRODUCE,
SEEDS
---- AND----GRAIN

Clover, Ked  Top,  Millet,  Alfalfa o r Lucerne, 
Choice Glover # Timothy Seeds a Specialty
Orders  for  purchase  or  sale  of  Seeds  for  future  delivery 
Warehouses—325-327  E rie St. 
Office—46 Produce  Exchange,

Grain.  Clover  and  Tim othy,  H ungarian,  White 

Bine Grass, O rchard  Grass, Lawn Grass, 

promptly attended to.  Correspondence solicited.

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Popcorn,  Etc.

MENTION THIS PAPER.

TOLEDO,  O.

G -e t   t e c e   B e s t  I

Jennings’

Flavoring  E xtracts

SEE  QUOTATIONS.

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FOR  1892,

Before you sort up on seeds  this spring be sure  and  write for our  PRELIMINARY 
WHOLESALE  PRICE  LIST  OF  GARDEN  SEEDS  IN  BULK.  We  have  all  the 
novelties besides a full  line of  Standard  Sorts.  Our Vegetable Seeds'are the high­
est  grade and  perfectly reliable.  We  sell  what we catalogue  and  name prices as 
low as any good  seed  house in the country.  We  carry the largest  stock  and  most 
complete assortment of Garden Seeds in the State,  west of Detroit.
GRASS  AND  CLOVER  SEED.

A  special  feature in our  business  is  field  seeds, of  which  we  are  always in  good 
supply.  Lowest  cash  market values day of  shipment.  Prices  sent on application 
and samples forwarded free.

ONION  SETS  AND  SEED  POTATOES.

nd  seed  potatoes will  be mailed  upon  ; 
Prices on onion  sets and  seed  potatoes will  be mailed  upon  application.  We  are 
headquarters for these articles.
s articles.
GARDEN  IMPLEMENTS.

Wc carry a large  line of  seed  drills,  hand  cultivators,  etc.,  and will  make  close 
figures on anything in this  line.

Seed Catalogues  free  with an order of  $25 and  upwards.  We  solicit  your  corres­
pondence and quote prices with pleasure.

ALFRED  BROWN,

24-26 No. Division St., 

S E E D S M A N ,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

C.  A.  LAMB.

F.  J.  LAMB.

C .   A .   BÆMB &  CO ,

WHOLESALE  AND  COMMISSION

Foreign  and  Domestic  Fruits  and  Produce,

8 4   a n d   8 6   S o u th   D iv isio n   St.

TELFER  SPICE  COMPANY,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

S p ic e s  a n d   B a k in g   P o w d e r ,  a n d   J o b b ers  of 

T ea s, C offees a n d   G rocers'  S u n d ries.

1 and 3 Pearl  Street, 

BRAND  RAPIDS

Successors  to

MUSKEGON  BRANCH  UNITED  STATES  BAKING  CO.,
M uskegon Cr a c k e r   C o.,
Crackers, Biscuits^Sw eet Goods.

HARRY FOX,  Manager.

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  PA ID   TO  MAIL  ORDERS.

Something New!

Yon can always  find  som ething new and especially 
fine  by  ordering your  Candy  of

A.  E.  BROOKS  &  CO ,

Wholesale  Confectioners,

46 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids, Midi

Bolts  Wanted i

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.

No  Bogus !

“ 

Heaton 

GENUINE Peninsular Button Fasteners in  lot< of 10 gt.  gr.  at 
Fast Shank  Buttons,  best ou  the market at 
HIRTH  &  K R A U SE,  12-14 Lyon  St.,  G’d  Rapids.

45c per gt.  gr.
»* 
.7
40c  “

“ 

“ 

Headquarters for Shoe Store Supplies.

BALL

BARNHART 

PUTMAN  CO.

P

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î ü e B

Wholesale
Grocers.

If  you  desire to serve  your trade with  the  best  Oysters I 
the market  affords  specify  the  JP, 
B .   B r a n d   when 
ordering.  For  general  excellence and  uniform good  quality 
they have no equal.

-r 

Place your orders with any of  the Grand Rapids  jobbers 

or send direct to the packers.

o
v x   U O I T l p 8 . r i y ,

Manufacturers  of

Sbov  Cases

Of  Every Description.

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

Ï

6 3   and  6 8  C an al  St.,

IM P O R T E R S   A N D

Wholesale  Grocers

GRAND  RAPIDS

JOBBER  OF-------

F.  J.  D E T T E N T H A L E R
OYSTERS
POULTRY  i   GAME

SALT  FISH

Mali Orders Receive Prompt Attention. 

See Quotations in Another Column.

CONSIGNMENTS  OF ALL  KINDS OF  POULTRY  AND GAME  SOLICITED.

Diamond  C rystal 

'Table and  Dairy Salt,

9 9 .7   P U R E .

Put  up  in  pockets  and  wooden  boxes  and  sold at only’a 

slight advance over the price of inferior brands.

Order a sample  barrel or case of  your  jobber  and  be con­

vinced of the superiority of

Diamond  C rystal

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GRAND  R A PID S,  W EDNESDAY,  FEB R U A R Y   10,  1892

NO. 438

jB. J. Mason &  Co.,

PROPRIETORS OF

Olil Homestead Factory

G U f c ^ J S T T ,  M I C H .

MANUFACTURERS OF

Frait  Jellies  and  Apple  Boiler

Our  goods  are  guaranteed to be made 
from  wholesome  fruit and  are free from 
any adulteration  or  sophistication what­
ever.  See  quotations  in  grocery  price 
current.

Our goods are now all put up in patent 
kits,  weighing  5,  10,  20  and  30 pounds 
net.

ESTABLISHED  1841.

THE MERCANTILE AGENCY

R .   G .  D u n   &  C o .
Reference Books Issued  quarterly.  Collections 

attended to throughout United States 

and Canada

RETAIL  DEALERS’

Comercial  Agency

Furnishes semi-monthly lists and special reports 
which enable  subscribers to save  both time and 
money.  Especially  adapted  to  merchants, phy­
sicians, real estate dealers and all others dealing 
with the public.
Reporta  made with  the  greatest  possible  dis­
patch.  Collections  carefully  attended  to  and 
promptly reported.
We respectfully solicit an investigation of our 
system,  as  it  will  insure  your giving  us  your 
membership.

STEVENSON  &  CUMINGS
Cooper’s  Comercial  Agency,

PROPRIETORS OP

65  Monroe  St., 

Grand  Rapids.

Telephone  166.

J. L.  Strelitsky,

The Braflstreet Mercantile Agency.

The B radstreet  Company, Props.

Executive  Offices, 279, 281,283  Broadway, N.Y.

CHARLES  F.  CLARK,  Pres.

Offices in the principal cities of the United 
States,  Canada,  the  European  continent, 
Australia, and in London, England.
Grand  Rapids  Office,  Room 4, Widdicomb  Bldg.

H E N R I  IDEMA,  Snpt.
Wayne  County  Savings  Bank,  Detroit,  Mich.
$500,000  TO  INVEST  IN   BONDS
Issued  by  cities, counties, tow ns  and  sch ool  d istricts 
o f  M ichigan.  Officers  o f  th ese  m unicip alities  about 
to issue bonds w ill find  it to   th eir ad vantage to apply 
to  th is bank.  Blank bonds and blat k s fo r proceedings 
supplied  w ith ou t  charge.  All  com m unications  and 
enquiries w ill h ave prom pt atten tion.  This bank pays 
4 per cent, on dep osits, com pounded  sem i-annually.
8.  D.  EL WOOD,  Treasury.

O Y S T E R S  !
We quote: 

Standards, per gal........................................$1 05

B alk.

Solid  Brand in Cans.

E.  F...................... 20

Daisy  Brand  in Cans.

Selects.................. 25 
Standards............   18
Selects,................  22  Standards................  16
Favorites..............  14
Mrs.  W ithey’s Home-made Mince-Meat.
Large bbls...............6  Halfbbls..................6W
401b. pails  ............   6%  201b. pails  ................6«
101b.  palls..............  7
21b. cans, (usual  weight)..............$1.50 per  doz.
“ 
5 lb.  “ 
“ 
..............$3.50 per doz.
Choice Dairy  Butter..................................  
22
Eggs........ 
...................................................   21
Pure Sweet Cider,  in  bbls.,  ...  15__54bbl...  16
Pure Cider  Vinegar............................................io
Sweet  Florida Oranges.......................$2 50@3 CO
Lemons...............................................   3 75@4 25
Will pay 40 cents each for Molasses half bbls. 
Above prices are made low to bid for trade.
Let your orders come.

EDWIN  FALLAS 1 SON, 

Valiev City Cold Storage.

.THE.

P R O M P T ,  C O N S E R V A T IV E .  S A F E .

S. F. Aspinwall, Prest 

W. F red McBain, Sec'y.

THOS. E. WYKES,

WHOLESALE

Lime,  Cement,  Stucco,  H air,  F ire  Brick, 

F ire  Clay, Lath,  Wood,  Hay, Grain,
Oil  Meal, Clover and  Tim othy Seed, 

Corner Wealthy Ave. and Ionia St.

on M. C. R. R. 

Office, 45 S. Division.

Including the following celebrated brands man­
ufactured  by the  well-known  house of  Glaser,
Frame & Co. :
Vindex, long Havana filler.......................   $35
35
Three  Medals, long Havana filler........... 
55
E lk ’s Choice, Havana filler and binder... 
55
La F ior de Alfonso.................................. 
65
La Donneila de M orera,......................... 
La Ideal, 25 in a box................................ 
55
W. J . Florence........................................  
65
Also fine line  Key West goods at rock  bottom 
prices.  All favorite  brands of  Cheroots  kept in 
stock.
10 So.  Ionia 81.,  Grand  Rapids.
ITW ILLPAYYOU
GOOD  CHEER SOAR

lb  B u y A llen B.Wr is l e y 's

leading Wholesale Grocers keep it.

SCHLOSS,  ADLER  &  CO.,

MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF

Pasts, Slits, Overalls

----- a n d -----

Gents' Furnishing  Goods,

184,  186 & 188  JEFFEBSON  AVE.,

DETROIT,  MICH.

MONEY  AND  MATRIMONY. 

cloudless  sky—the  phenomenon 
hackneyed, 
the  expression 
failure of  Goshawk & Guldridge.

I offer, the  “consideration”  of  which,  in 
It was  like a clap  of  thunder  from  a j legal parlance,  had failed,  struck  him as 
the first thing to be  done  under  the  cir­
cumstances;  and  for  that  purpose  Seth 
presented himself  without  delay  before 
Uncle Walter,  whom he  found at his  of­
fice looking as  serene  as  if  nothing  had 
happened,  the imperturbable old stoic!

isn’t
is—the 

if 

Goshawk & Guldridge were  a  firm  of 
bankers in Hobblegate,  where their name 
was a f tower  of  credit.  “Governments” 
might decline  and  greenbacks  fluctuate, 
but  Goshawk & Guldridge  were  always 
at par.  They  might  have  gone  bail  for 
a brace of  millions,  without  ever  being 
asked  to  “justify.” 
Justification  by 
faith would have held good in their case. 
There was something in  the  very  curve 
of  Goshawk’s nose and in the broad folds 
of  Guldridge’s buff vest that  savored  of 
solvency.

“Have you heard the news?”
“What news?”
“Goshawk & Guldridge—”
“For Heaven’s sake, speak!”
“Totally  smashed!—debts  a million— 

assets nothing; partners absconded!”

It was a thunder-clap,  and no mistake, 
and every second or third man was struck 
by it.

Seth Dodge caught it in two directions. 
The  loss  of  his  own  money  was  bad 
enough,  but it was too provoking  to  see 
Kate Orville’s,  on which he had long cast 
tender  glances,  go  the  same  luckless 
road.  He  fairly  cursed  old  Orville’s 
stupidity  in  trusting  his  niece’s  entire 
fortune in the very  hands  in  which  he 
had himself  trusted and  lost the bulk of 
his own.

Seth had fallen in  love  with  Kate  at 
first  sight—of  her  grandfather’s  will, 
which  he  had read  over for  amusement 
in the probate office one day.  From that 
document he learned that she was heiress 
to a cool hundred thousand,  in  her  own 
right,  in  ready  cash,  which  her  uncle, 
Walter Orville,  was appointed trustee to 
keep till  her marriage or majority.  The 
money,  Seth knew,  was snug in the vault 
of  Goshawk & Guldridge,  and  the  ques­
tion was how  to  transfer  the amount to 
the credit side of  his own bank-book.

He lost no time in  declaring  the  state 
of  his  feelings,  which  Uncle  Walter 
seemed to  reciprocate,  if  Kate didn’t. 
I 
won’t say positively that Archie Warham 
had anything to do with the  coolness  of 
Seth’s reception  on her part.  Apparent­
ly he  hadn’t;  for  when  Seth  began  his 
visits,  Archie’s  suddenly  ceased,  and 
Kate tossed  her  pretty  bead  and  didn’t 
seem to care.

What  with  Uncle  Walter’s  backing, 
his own perseverance  and  Archie  War- 
ham’s demoralized retreat,  Seth felt that 
his chances were by no means desperate. 
He could afford to wait.  His own finan­
ces  were  easy,  and  as  long  as  Kate’s 
money  was secure there was no  need  of 
haste.  But a  terrible  awakening  came 
that  day  when  men  rushed  to  and fro, 
startling each  other  with  theiannounce- 
ment:

“Goshawk &  Guldridge  have  failed!” 
As I have intimated,  the  blow fell  on 
Seth with double force.  With the deple­
tion of  his own pocket departed all hope 
of  its  repletion from  Kate’s.  To with­
draw,  before  acceptance,  a  matrimonial

“I suppose you’ve heard the news,”  he 

began.

Uncle Walter had heard it.
Seth  felt  a  hesitancy  in  proceeding. 
It was rather  awkward  confessing  that 
money had anything  to do with a propos­
al in which he had  always  professed  his 
heart alone to be concerned.  He had no 
objection to the  truth’s  being “elegantly 
understood,”  but  blurting  it  right  out 
was a little embarrassing.

But Seth never shirked a duty—to him­
self.  With much circumlocution, and by 
ways that were indirect,  he  managed,  at 
last,  to make himself  understood by  Un­
cle Walter.

The old gentlemen  didn’t  seem  much 
taken aback.  There was a touch of con­
tempt in his tone as he thanked  his  vis­
itor for the  very  unnecessary  pains  he 
had taken,  and  when  he bowed  Seth  out 
the  latter  felt  considerably  “cheaper” 
than before he entered.

Uncle Walter got  home early that  ev­
ening. 
If  he was angry at finding Archie 
Warham there,  he didn’t show it.  Kate 
looked as  happy  as  though  she  hadn’t 
lost a penny,  but found instead,  a  treas­
ure worth all the world.

“Don’t  mind  it,  Uncle,”  she  cried. 
“You  see  1  don’t,  and  I’ve  heard  all 
about it.”

“And  I  suppose you’ve heard it,  too,” 
said Uncle  Walter,  turning  sharply  on 
Archie,  as  if  suspecting  that  he,  too, 
had come to  recant.

“Now, don’t be  angry,  Uncle,  dear,” 
coaxed  Kate.  “I’d  have  been  glad  to 
marry Seth Dodge to please you,  but”

“Confound Seth  Dodge!”  growled  Un­

cle Walter.

“But,  you see,  I  couldn’t  love  him,” 
love 

Kate  continued;  “and  I—I  did 
Archie,  and—and—”

Uncle  Walter  didn’t  break  out  in  a 
passion, and that encouraged  Kate  to go 
on.

“And Archie has asked me  to  be  his, 
without  any  money, 
and—and—Fve 
promised; and he  says  you’ll  live  with 
us, and he’ll  work  for  us both.”

“He’s a genuine  good  fellow!”  broke 
in  Uncle Walter, shaking Archie’s hands.
It was a quiet little  wedding,  that  of 
Archie and Kate. 
It came off  one bright 
morning,  while  all  Hobblegate  was  too 
much agog with the recent financial shock 
to think of  anything else.

When Kate kissed Uncle  Walter good­
bye,  before starting on her unpretending 
wedding tour, the old gentleman  slipped 
a folded  paper into  her hand.  She  op­
ened it with an exclamation  of  surprise. 
It was a check  on  one  of  the  first  city 
banks for a hundred  thousand dollars!

“You see,” said  Uncle Walter,  “I’d  a 
lurking  suspicion  that  all  wasn’t  right 
with  those  scamps,  Goshawk  &  Guld-

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TTTTfl  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

ridge,  and so  checked  out  your  money | THE PILING UP  OP  IDLE  CURRENCY, 
three days before they failed.” 
The return flow of  currency  from  the
About the same time  another wedding | country,  following the autumn movement 
took place.  Seth  Dodge kept his losses  of  the crops,  always  results  at  this sea- 
to himself,  and without  loss  of  time of- j son in  accumulation of  lawful money in 
fered his heart and hand to  Miss  Elvira j New York banks,  but  this  year  the  ac- 
Fengoose.  She  accepted  both  at  sight.  J cumulation has been extraordinary.  The 
Miss Flvira was  a  maiden  of  forty-odd  banks reported last Saturday averages of 
autumns,  and not to be called  handsome | 8113.192,600 in specie  and  $50,206,800  in
legal teuders,  making a total of §163,399,- 
—except on the  principle that handsome j 
400,  against a similar  total  of  $126,704,- 
is that handsome has.  Seth  knew her to 
300 a  year  ago,  and  of  $121,565,600  the 
be  the possessor  of  a  goodly  batch  of 
first  Saturday  of  February,  1890.  This 
bonds,  from  which she derived  a  hand- j 
amount  largely  exceeds  that  of  any re­
some income by  cutting off  the coupons.
serve heretofore  held  by  the  banks  of 
New York,  during  the  whole  course  of 
their history,  and it is to me a most strik­
ing and interesting fact.

The morning after  the  wedding,  Seth ! 
hinted—delicately,  of  course—that  cir­
cumstances over  which he had no control j 
had  left  him  a  little  short  of  cash  at j 
present; in fact,  and not to put too fine a 
point upon it, deuced ly hard up.  •

Elvira stopped  his mouth  with kisses, 

edging in  between them:

••Never mind,  hubby dear.  Why,  that 
rascally  Goshawk  &  Guldridge  ran  off 
with  all  of  my  bonds;  but  it  doesn’t 
worry me a bit.  now  that  I’ve  got  you, 
you know.”

I am afraid the Messrs.  Bonner  would­

n't like to print  what Seth said next.

J.  D.  E.  L a k e.

C has.  F.  M cLain— O b itu ary .

Of course,  it must  be  taken  into  con­
sideration  that  the general stock of cur­
rency  in  the  country  is  greater than it 
ever has  been  at  any  previous  period. 
Since 1878 we  have coined and  practical­
ly put  into  circulation  about  $400,000,- 
000  in  staudard  silver,  and,  under the 
act of July 14,  1890, we have issued, since 
that date,  $S0,000,000  in  silver  bullion 
notes.  Against  this  increase,  it is true, 
must be offset a diminution of  $170,000,- 
000 in the national bank circulation, but it 
still  leaves a net currency  gain  of  $310,- 
000,000,  without  counting  our  regular 
annual gold  coinage.  As  the  Secretary 
of the Treasury showed in his last report, 
so far from there being any reduction  in 
volume  and 
consequent  comparative 
scarcity of  our  circulating  medium,  as 
the stringency of last  autumn  seemed  to 
indicate, the amount of it on July 1,1891, 
was $1,497,440,707, or $23.41 per capita of 
population,  and at the date of the report, 
Dec. 1, it had increased to $1,577,262,070, 
or to 824.38  per capita.

“Charlie”  F.  McLain  was  born  near 
Springfield.  Ohio, Dec.  25,  1857.  A  few 
months later his parents moved to Tiffin, 
where his  boyhood  was  spent  until  he 
was  twenty  years  of age,  when he went 
to Wooster, Ohio,  to  attend  the  Univer­
sity at that  place.  He entered  the  clas­
sical  course,  but  was unable to continue 
his  studies  to  graduation on account of 
ill health.  He therefore went to  Teledo 
and took a clerkship for a year  with  the 
former house of  Taylor,  Kogers  &  Co., 
wholesale shoe dealers,  but subsequently 
entered the employ of the Empire Freight 
Line,  resigning in  1879  to take  the  posi­
tion of shipping clerk for Emerson A Co., 
wholesale grocers.  A year later he went 
on  the  road  for  the  house,  traveling in 
Ohio  for  seven  or  eight years,  when he 
severed  his  connection  with  the  house 
to take a similar position with Liggitt  & 
Myers,  of  St.  Louis,  covering  the same 
territory as before.  Jan.  1, 1889,  he came 
to Grand Rapids and entered the  employ 
of the  Ball-Barnhart-Putman  Co.,  with 
whom he was connected in the capacities 
of  traveling  representative  and  stock­
holder at the time of his death.  He  was 
assigned a territory by no means  easy  to 
work,  but  succeeded  in  building  up  a 
trade which was both creditable  to  him­
self and profitable to  the  house  he  rep­
resented.

The unusual  severity of  the  winter  at 
the West and South has  probably  some­
thing to do  with  lessening  the  demand 
for  currency  in  these sections and thus 
allowing more of it to come to us.  Snow 
storms,  blizzards,  and  continued  frosts 
have  stopped  a  great  deal  of  out-door 
work,  which could have been  carried  on 
in  milder  weather,  and  to  that  extent 
have made currency superfluous.  Then, 
again,  the preponderating  disposition  of 
the farmers and planters to use  the  pro­
ceeds of their  crops  in  paying  off  their 
debis instead of spendihg it in  purchases 
of goods or in farm  implements,  which, 
our  merchants  complain,  makes 
trade 
dull, releases a good deal of money which 
would otherwise  be kept  in  circulation. 
A similar cause is,  to  a  certain  extent, 
also  in  operation  here  at  the  East.  1 
think I can see all around  me  a  general 
prevalence  of  cautious  conservatism on 
the part of  moneyed  men,  which  indis- I 
poses them from embarking in new enter­
prises and thus giving circulation  to  the i 
money now piling up in the banks.  Three 
years ago,  under the pressure  of  the  en- 
ormous  Government  bond  redemptions, 
the  prices  of good securities went up  so 
that the  rate  of  interest  on  permanent 
I investments went down below 3 per cent
take 
Poor,  poor  man!  May  I  offer  you  this  large risks in order to secure a large,  in­
bunch of flowers? 
come, and resulted in an era  of  specula-
came to  end  early  with  the
mistake,  miss.  The  feller  that  killed
his  wife and children is in the next cell.  Baring collapse of November,  1890.  That 
catastrophe produced a revul4iou of feel-
I’m here for steaiin’ a cow. 
I xnSr, and  since its occurrence timidity has
supplanted confidence in  the minds of in­
vestors,  and has made them as over care­
ful as they  previously were over bold.

The  deceased  was  an  only  son,  four 
sisters constituting the remainder  of  the 
family,  as 
follows:  Mrs.  H.  Lucas, 
Shreve, Ohio; Mrs.  S.  J.  Sauerber,  Em 
poria,  Kansas;  Mrs.  B.  P.  Olmsted, 
Cleveland; Miss Fannie McLain,  Toledo. 
The  latter  is  a  teacher  in  the  public 
schools of Toledo.

Young  Lady  Visitor-{at  the  jail)—  This  made  capitalists  willing  to 

Man  behind  the  Bars—You’ve made  a j tion 

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 & Co.,  New York City.

Still  the  fact  is  undeniable  that  the 
I national  supply  of  currency  is  greater

Struck the Wrong  Man. 

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The  New York  Commercial 

reliable wholesale
News,  speaking of
C L O T H IN G   M A N U F A C T U R E R S ,

Michael Kolli & Sod,

one  of  the  oldest  and  most 

established 1838,  Rochester, N.  Y., says:

“The  clothing  industry  has  been  one | books  show a decided  increase  over  the 
of  the  leading  features  of  the  city  of | year  preceding.  The  outlook  for  the 
Rochester for  many years.  Many of  the  present  is  even  more  flattering  than  it 
present  firms  began  business  in  a very  has been for many years past.  Although 
modest  way,  but  have  since  developed  they manufacture a general  line of goods 
into  some of  the  leading  manufacturers  their  specialty  consists of  a  fine  grade, 
in  the  country.  So  extensive is the  in-  In  these  they  are  not  surpassed, 
the
strictest  attention  being  paid  to  every 
dustry carried  on  here  that a very large 
detail,  and  none  but  the  most  skilled 
per  cent,  of  the  city’s  inhabitants  are 
hands are employed in their manufacture. 
supported  by  it.  Good  hands  can  get 
As  a  guarantee  of  the  most  thorough 
plenty of  work  and  demand a fair  com­
workmanship and  finish  being  given  to 
pensation  for  their  labor.  One of  the 
goods  turned  out of  this  house,  it  may 
oldest firms  here engaged in the clothing 
be stated that  the  senior  member of  the 
trade is  that  of  Messrs.  Mic h a el  Kolb 
firm, Mr. Michael Kolb, devotes his whole 
&  Sox.  This  concern  was  established 
and  undivided  attention  to  the  manu­
thirty-four years ago  by the senior mem­
facturing  department  of  the  establish­
ber of  the  firm, and  has  enjoyed a won­
ment,  he having  been a practical  man  in 
derfully  successful  career.  They  have 
the  manufacturing  of  clothing,  and  is 
for  many  years  occupied  their  large 
eminently  fitted to fill  so  important and 
building  at  Nos.  135 and  137 North  St. 
responsible  a  position.  His  son,  Mr. 
Paul  street,  but  for want of  more  room 
Jacob  M.  Kolb,  attends  to  the  business 
and  improved  facilities  wiih  which  to 
on  the  road. 
In  connection  with  their 
better prosecute their extensive business 
manufacturing  they also do an extensive 
they have  resolved to erect a fine,  large 
jobbing  trade,  but  principally  in  fine 
building in the  spring, consisting of  six 
goods.  With a long and honorable career 
stories  above  ground, 
two  basements, 
this  firm has  established  a  demand  for 
and  with a frontage of  seventy-two feet. 
their  goods in almost  every State  in  the 
The structure is to  be  an  imposing  one 
Union,  and  enjoy the  most implicit  con­
and an  ornament to the  city,  and  one of 
fidence  and  esteem  of  all  with  whom 
which its owners  may  justly feel proud. 
they have dealings.”
As  a  further  evidence of  the  prosperity 
of  the clothing  manutacturers  Mr.  Kolb 
states  that  quite a number  are  contem­
plating building their own  houses, which 
will  probably occur  during the  present 
year. 
In  this  respect,  however,  he  does 
not propose to be outdone.  The business 
with this house for the past year has been 
all  that  could  be  desired.  Sales  have 
been  larger,  collections  easy,  and  their

Mr.  Tripp, a clothing traveler says:
“ Wm. Connor—There  can  be  no diffi­
culty selling Kolb’s goods, for they are as 
staple as flour,  and  that is why  you  sell 
so many.”
representative, 
William  Connor,  for  printed opinions of 
the leading clothing  merchants in Michi- 
gan.

Write  our  Michigan 

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

and Saturday,  February 11,  12,  13,  with his full  line of  samples.

W.  H.  WHITE  &  CO.,

ManiMilrers  of  Hardwood  Lumber,

B O Y N E   C IT Y ,  M ICH.

We operate three mills with a capacity of 9,000,000 Let hardwood and 3,0J0,t00 feet hemlock, as 
follows:  Boyne  City  mill, 7,000,000;  Boyne  Falls  mill,  3,000,003;  Deer  Lake mill, 2,000,000.  Onr 
facilities for shipment are  unsurpassed, either by rail or water.

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| The  Finest  Quality  and  B est  Article  for  t- eneral 
| Cleaning know n in the W orld.

than it has been, and the prospect for the 
future  is  vastly in favor  of  its  further 
increase.  The act of July,  1890,  alone is 
adding $4,500,000  to  it  every  month,  the 
new coinage of  gold amounts  to  not less 
than  $20,000,000  a  year,  and  if 
the 
threatened disbursement of the $100,000,- 
000  so-called  legal  tender  reserve  gold 
fund in the Treasury for  the  current ex­
penditures  of  the  Government  should 
take  place,  that  also  would go to  swell 
the  mass.  By  the  way, I  observe  that 
the  old  and  often exposed  fiction of  an 
act of Congress creating this $100,000,000 
gold fund  and  making it unlawful to im­
pair  it,  has  recently  been  revived  by 
writers who have  not taken  the pains to 
inform themselves of  the truth, and who 
have  accepted  Secretary Manning’s arbi­
trary dictum on the point as law.  I think 
it  would be bad  policy  for  the  Govern­
ment to use  the fund in the  manner sug­
gested,  but that they have the legal right 
to do  it  is  beyond question.  Nobody,  to 
be sure, is likely to present the legal ten­
ders for redemption, and  if he should,  he 
would not be entitled to demand gold  for 
them.  They are  in  express  terms,  pay­
able “in coin,”  as any one  may see if  he 
will  read  what is printed  on  their  face, 
and  this gives  the  Treasury the right to 
pay  them in silver  if  its gold  should be 
exhausted.  But  a  run  on  the Treasury 
is possible,  and if  one should be precipi­
tated by the  disappearance of  the  exist­
ing $100,000,000 gold fund,  a stoppage of 
it by paying  out  silver would  be almost 
as  bad  as  a  suspension  of  specie pay­
ments altogether. 
It would at once make 
the bullion value of  the silver  dollar the 
unit  of  our  monetary  system,  and  al­
though I recognize that this is a result to 
which  we  are  slowly  drifting, 1  should 
hate  to  see  the  process  accelerated  by 
official action.  At  the  same  time, I  re­
peat,  what  I have so often  before assert­
ed,  that  the  mere  transition to a silver 
standard  would  not  create  a  stringency 
and a panic.  Gold  would,  indeed, cease 
to  circulate  from hand to hand,  but that 
is  of  no  importance.  The  bulk of  it 
would be retained by the banks who hap­
pened  to  hold  it,  and would  be counted 
as  part of  their  reserve,  just  as  it was 
during the war.  The  prices of  commod­
ities, on  the  other  hand,  would  rise  to 
meet  the diminution of  the  value of  the 
dollar and  thus an opportunity would be 
afforded for  speculation  such as resulted 
from the depreciation of the legal tenders 
soon  after  their  first  issue,  and  a  like 
temporary  era  of  seeming  prosperity 
would follow.

But this  is a digression. 

I  do  not  be­
lieve that  that the  Government will risk 
the consequences of disbursing the $100,- 
000,000 fund it has  so  long held in gold, 
even  though it has  held it for a purpose 
not  required  by law.  Public  sentiment 
and  public  opinion  are  quite  as  much 
feared  by  politicians  and  respected  by 
statesmen as legislative  acts  are,  and  at 
present they  both demand that  the legal 
tender shall be kept at a par with gold as 
long as possible.  Nor has the amount of 
silver bullion notes under the act of July, 
1890, yet  become  sufficient to threaten  a 
speedy swamping of gold by silver.  The 
immediate  danger  from  a  piling  up  of 
unused currency such as we are now wit­
nessing lies in  another direction. 
It con­
sists in the facility it offers for a renewal 
of  the  era of  speculation  which preced­
ed  1890, with  the  result  of  a  collapse, 
not merely like that of  1890,  but also ag­
gravated  by  a  sudden  depletion  of  the

swollen volume of currency which caused 
the inflation.

Abundaut currency leads to high prices, 
and  high  prices  attract  sellers. 
If  we 
keep  on  in  the way  we  are  going  this 
country will  soon  be, if  it is not  so  al­
ready,  the  best  market in  the  world  to 
sell  goods  in,  in  spite of  the  McKinley 
Tariff Act.  Already  the  friends of  that 
measure  are  exulting  over the  fact that 
since it went  into  operation our imports 
have  increased, not  perceiving  that  the 
increase tells  neither for  nor against the 
tariff,  but  indicates  only  our  ability  to 
buy.  At  present we are  paying  for  our 
imports  by  exports  of  breadstuff's  and 
provisions,  but the  stoppage of  gold  im­
ports  shows  that we  do  nothing  more. 
What  will  happen  another  year,  unless 
this year’s  extraordinary  conjunction of 
good  harvests  here  and  bad  harvests 
abroad  should  again  recur,  it is easy  to 
predict.  The  disappearance  of  gold, 
which  is  wrongly feared  as  the  conse­
quence of  a  simple  transition to  the sil­
ver standard, will  then work  actual mis­
chief.  Europe will  continue  to  send us 
goods,  and not  heeding  so  much food as 
she  does  this  year,  she  will  take  gold 
even if  she has  to  pay a premium for it. 
In this way our currency will  be reduced 
by  the  amount  of  the  gold  abstracted, 
prices will  fall, and speculators who have 
bought goods with  borrowed  money and 
have kept them for a  rise, will be ruined. 
Those only who  have  sold in season  will 
come  out  with  a  profit,  but  these  are 
usually the  exceptions.  Success  in  one 
venture leads to a renewal of  the experi­
ment, and  thus  men go on  and on  until 
they come out  no  richer than  they went 
in, if,  indeed,  they are not poorer.

I  write  all  this  with  no  expectation 
that it will have any effect in influencing 
the  action of  my  readers,  and  1  should 
be sorry if  it did.  Results in finance,  as 
in politics,  are the  outcome of  numerous 
causes, not all of which can easily be dis­
covered  at  once.  Often,  what  seems  to 
be  certain,  fails  to  occur,  and  what 
seemed very unlikely comes  in its  place. 
But  with  over  $100,000,000  of  currency 
piled up in our  banks,  and  money going 
a  begging  at  less  than 2  per  cent,  per 
annum  on  call,  and 4 per  cent,  and  less 
on  time, it will  be a miracle if  prices  of 
things that money can  buy do not rise all 
around.  Good-interest bearing securities 
are  already  exhibiting  an  upward  ten­
dency,  though,  as 1 said,  the  market  for 
new  ones is limited  by the  cautiousness 
of  investors.  Their  caution  must,  how­
ever,  ultimately give  way  to  confidence, 
as it has so often  done  before under like 
influences, and then they will not  be able 
to buy fast enough.

M a t t h e w   M a r s h a l l .

Rapid  Decrease in Membership.
From  th e Saginaw  Courier-Herald.
The annual  meeting  of  the  Saginaw 
county  Patrons of  Industry  was held  at 
Arbeiter Hall Jan.  29,  some  thirty-nine 
delegates being in  attendance  represent­
ing the different associations.  There are 
now said to be  less  than 1,000  members 
in this county,  as  against  2,800  a  year 
ago.  Efforts  to  establish  a  commercial 
union during  the  year  had  failed,  but 
there are still hopes  the  object  will  be 
aitained.

N otice to  S to ck h o ld ers.

The  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of 
the Grand  Rapids & Indiana Railroad  Company 
will be held at the  General Office, in the  City of 
Grand  Rapids, Michigan, on Wednesday, March 
2d,  1892, at  1  o'clock  p. m., for  the  election of, 
thirteen  directors to serve  for the  ensuing  year 
and  for  the transaction of  such other  business 
as may be presented at the meeting.

J. H. P. HUGHART, Sec’y.

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T I-TTC  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

AMONG  THE  TRADE.
ABOUND THE STATE.

Bismarck—Daniel Hulett succeeds Milo i 

Duel in general trade.

Cone — Thos.  Caswell  succeeds  Jos. 

Cone in general  trade.

Midland—Win. O’Brien  succeeds E.  O. 

Shaw in the bazaar business.

Alma—W. M.  Houser  succeeds Houser 

& Gregg in the grocery business.

Bay City—H.  L. Wirth & Bro.  succeed 

P.  L. Wirth in the meat business.

Shepherd—X.  K.  Wright  succeeds  C. 

N. Gleason in the meat business.

Hillsdale—John L.  Bates  succeeds W. 

M.  Dyke in the grocery  business.

Ispheming—Oliver  Beaudin  succeeds 

Theo Menard  in the meat business.

Jackson—J.  F.  Boucher succeeds C. W. 

Reed in the boot and shoe business.

Beaver Lake—John H.  Humphrey suc­

ceeds Davison Bros,  in general trade.

Ithaca—Marshall & Clark succeed Web­

ster & Marshall in the meat business.

Port Huron—J.  E.  Haywood  succeeds 

E.  Thompson in the grocery business. 

Negaunee— Samuel  Collins  succeeds 

Wm.  Henrickson in the  meat business.
□ Saginaw—John  Doyle  succeeds  Tal- 
mage & Doyle in the harness  business.

Flat Rock—S.  F.  Smith & Sons succeed 

Chamberlain & Smith in general trade.

I

Brown City—J. H. Knickerbocker, gen­
eral dealer,  has been  closed by creditors.
East Tawas—Jas.  E.  Dillon  succeeds 
J.  E. Dillon & Co.  in  the  drug  business.
Lapeer — Samuel  D.  Brown  succeeds 
John O.  Smith in the furniture  business.
Ypsilanti—Lewis  &  Horner  succeed 
Stowell & Palmer in the grocery business.
Battle  Creek — Henry  S.  Childs  suc­
ceeds Childs  &  Cole in the  grocery busi-1 
ness.

Benton  Harbor—Robert  Wheeler  suc­
ceeds W.  H.  Dunbar  in  the  meat  busi­
ness.

Coldwater—Watson  &  Holdridge  suc­
ceed  Robert  Watson  in  the  meat  busi­
ness.

Marquette—J.  H.  Lewis succeeds G. C. 
Preston  in the cigar and restaurant busi­
ness.

Grass Lake—W.  H. Walker, of the gro­
cery and drug  firm of  Walker  &  Son,  is 
dead.

Shelby—C.  H.  Rose,  confections  and 
cigars,  has given a bill of sale of his stock 
for 8350.

Muskegon—A.  P.  Kivits  succeeds  A. 
P.  Kivits  &  Co.  in  the  boot  and  shoe 
business.

Leslie—L. C.  Reynolds  &  Co.  succeed 
M. L.  Campbell in  the  drug and station­
ery business.

Foster’s—D. C.  Ashmun  has  opened  a 
store here,  handling  lines of  drugs,  gro­
ceries and  notions.

Jackson—J.  B.  Havens  &  Co.  succeed 
Nellie (Mrs.  H. B.)  Carr  in  the  grocery 
and meat business.

Petoskey—J. R. Davis has sold his mar­
ket and  is  now  wholesale  agent  for  a 
Chicago meat house.

Battle Creek—Cassius  Stuart  succeeds 
Wm.  W. Clark in the  cigar, tobacco  and 
confectionery business.

Cedar Springs—W.  S.  Field,  formerly 
at  Manistee,  has  bought  the  grocery 
stock of Mary T.  Fish.

Standish—J.  B. Sperry  succeeds  J.  B. 
Sperry &. Co.  in the hardware  and  agri­
cultural implement business.

Richmond—T.  S.  Weter &  Co.  succeed 
P.  H.  Doty  &  Co.  in  the  clothing,  boot 
and shoe and grocery  business.

Petoskey—Daggett &  Cook,  hardware 
dealers  of  this place,  have dissolved,  B. ; 
A. Cook continuing the business.

Elk Rapids—W.  H.  Mather has  rented 
the building formerly  occupied  by  Geo. ! 
Struble and will shortly open a bakery.

Marshall—The boot and  shoe  store  of j 
E.  A.  McHugh has been closed on a chat- j 
tel  mortgage held by the  First  National i 
Bank.

Manistee—Peter  Johnson,  who  has j 
been a shoemaker here  for  many  years, j 
recently added a stock of bvots and shoes j 
to his business.

Battle Creek—Garrett Gerauld has sold I 
his grocery business  to  B.  E. Cole & Co., 
and  bought  Preston  S.  Kellogg’s  boot j 
and shoe business.

West  Bay  City—W.  F.  Benson  & 
Son have merged  their  fish business into 
a stock  company,  to  be  known  as  the 
Saginaw Bay Fish  Co.

Shepherd—John  F.  Ryan,  Cashier  of 
the People’s Savings Bank  at  Mt  Pleas­
ant,  and  other  Isabella  capitalists  will 
start a bank at this place.

Adrian—B.  S. Barnes has sold his stock 
in  the  Adrian  Furniture Co.  to  Barker 
Bros., of  Detroit,  and  retired  from  the 
management of  the business.

Pentwater—Elva  F.  Plummer  and 
Nicholas  YanAllsburg  have 
recently 
opened a meat market at this place under 
the style of Plummer & YanAllsburg.

Cadillac — John  Kieldsen  and  Peter 
Rasnmson have purchased the meat  mar­
ket of Higgins & Messenger and will con­
tinue the business at  the  same  location.
Rockford—J.  W.  Clark  has  purchased 
the  grocery fixtures  owned  by  Lester & 
Co.  and  begun  business  in  one  side of 
the  store  occupied  by  Lester & Co.  with 
their dry goods stock.

Morley — Andrew  Ahl,  formerly  of 
Lakeview,  but  more recently of the firm 
Hicks  & Ahl,  meat dealers at this place, 
is now running a restaurant,  having suc­
ceeded N.  B.  Lewis in that  business.

Mason—The A.  L.  Vandercook grocery 
stock is now owned by Johnson & Wheel­
er,  of  Detroit,  by  virtue  of  a  chattel 
mortgage sale.  Business  is  being  con­
ducted under  the  management  of  J.  F. 
Greve.

Delton — Jno.  R.  Edgett,  formerly  a 
resident of McBrides, and in the  employ 
of F. D.  Hyde & Co., of  that  place,  and 
Durwood  M.  Hyde,  son of F.  D.  Hyde, 
are  erecting  a  store  and will engage in 
| the furniture business here in the spring.
Spring  Lake—The  hardware  firm  of 
Pruim &  Buckley  has  dissolved.  Enno 
J.  Pruim,  the senior partner,  will engage 
in  the  same  line  with  his  son,  John, 
under the style of  E.  J.  Pruim  &  Son. 
W.  H.  Buckley, his former partner,  will 
continue in the hardware,  furniture  and 
undertaking business.

Montague—The suit against the Herren 
Grocery & Stock Co.,  by the I.  M.  Clark 
Grocery Co., of  Grand  Rapids,  resulted 
I in a verdict for the latter firm.  The suit 
was for  the  recovery  of  a  quantity  of 
groceries  purchased by the Herren  Gro­
cery  &  Stock  Co.  from  W.  A.  Austin,
| which the Grand Rapids firm  claimed  to 
own, on the ground that their sale by W.
I A.  Austin was not a bona fide  one.  The 
case will be carried to the Circuit  Court.
Watervleit—S.  D.  Walden,  who  con- 
j ducts  a  general  store  here  and  a  real 
estate office at Chicago,  has been sued for 
i 827,734 
in  the  Circuit  Court  of  Cook 
county  by  Orvis  Olney  and  Lodema 
j Goodenough,  of  Ludington.  The  com­

plainants represent two-thirds of the  es­
tate of the late B. A. Olney, of  Hartford. 
The heirs of this estate,being unacquaint­
ed with  the values of  their late  father’s 
holdings,  allege  that  they  placed  their 
Chicago real estate in Walden’s hands for 
sale and that,acting under his advice,they 
deeded the same for a sum  total  of 853,- 
500 to various purchasers  whom they now 
claim  were  mere 
The 
charge  is  made, together  with  certified 
copies of the  deeds,  that  the actual  sale 
price was 895,100,  a difference of 841,600, 
and  the  complainants  want  their  two- 
thirds of same.  Mr.  Walden has  not yet 
replied  to  the  allegations  and,  until  he 
does so,  people should  withhold  forming 
an opinion in regard to the matter.

figureheads. 

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Clare—J.  Sexsmith  & Co.  succeed Sex- 
smith & Horning  in the  manufacture  of 
staves.

Bay  City—Meyer  &  Russell  succeed 
John  G.  Meyer  in  the  manufacture  of 
mattresses.

Bumip’s Corners—George Liens,  from 
North  Muskegon,  has  opened  a  black­
smith shop  here.

Clare—C.  U.  O’Donald  has  purchased 
J.  H.  Petejs’  shingle  mill,  at  Coleman, 
and will stock it for next season.

Detroit—The  N.  Wolf  Manufacturing 
Co.  (not  incorporated)  succeeds  Nathan 
Wolf in the  tinware  and  crockery  busi­
ness.

Ishpeming—The  machinery 

in  Wm. 
Johnston’s  planing  mill 
is  being  re­
moved to the new  building  erected  for it 
at Negaunee.

Dorr—The  grist  mill  at  this place is 
now  owned  by  J.  Aldrich  Smith,  of 
Grand  Rabids,  he having purchased it  of 
the  Grand Rapids Savings Bank.

Saginaw—The  Linton  Manufacturing 
Co.  handled  18,000,000  feet  of  lumber 
last year in the planing mill,  box factory 
and sash, door and  blind factory.

Marquette—The  Cleveland  Saw  Mill  I 
Co.  has  purchased  a  small  lot  of  logs | 
from  Schaeffer  &  Belknap,  at  Onota. 
They will be railed to this city  for  man­
ufacture.

Allegan—W.  R. Church,  formerly  en­
gaged  in manufacturing  road carts here, 
is now a partner in a firm engaged in  the 
same  line  of  manufacture  at  Grand 
Rivers,  Ky.

Delton—A.  A.  Aldrich,  of  Hickory 
Corners,  is  erecting a large  store  build­
ing at this place,  which will be  occupied 
by T.  A.  and A.  A.  Aldrich  as  a  hard­
ware store.

Hersey—Jno.  S.  Edwards  succeeds 
Edwards  &  Pierson  in the milling  busi­
ness at this  place. 
It  is  said  that  his j 
former partner,  E.  D.  Pierson, will  erect 
a grist mill at  Evart.

Marquette—Charles  Johnson  is stock­
ing his mill  at Rock River,  and  will  op­
erate it the coming season.  He  will put 
in  about  2,000,000 feet  of  pine,  besides 
considerable hemlock.

St. Clair—C. McElroy, who is interested 
in  Canadian  pine  lands,  is  reported  to 
j have negotiated deals recently  by  which 
Michigan  men  become  the  holders  of 
600,000,000 feet more  of  pine  timber  in 
the dominion.

West  Bay  City—The  West  Bay  City 
Manufacturing  Co.,  composed  of  S.  O. 
Fisher, F. P. Cole  and  A.  A. Crane,  has 
dissolved, Mr Cole  retiring.  The  busi­
ness  will  be  continued  by 
the  other 
members,  and  Mr.  Cole  will  engage  in 
j lumbering on his own account.

FOR SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

Advertisem ent« w ill be Inserted  under  th is  head for 
tw o  cents  a  word  th e  first  Insertion  and  one cent a 
word  fo r  each  subsequent  insertion .  No  advertise­
m ent tak en  fo r less than 25 cents.  Advance  paym ent.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

397

373

■   LIBERAL  CASH  BONUS  TO  THE  MAN 

conversant  with the manufacture of  some 
line of  furniture  or  refrigerator» who  will  in­
vest  ten to fifteen  thousand  dollars as working 
capital  and take  an active  part in the business. 
For particulars, address Lock  Box 138,  Middles- 
borough, Bell Co., Ky. 

IilOR  SALE —  FINE  STOCK  OF  BAZAAR 

goods.  Will  inventory  about  $2,000.  Well 
established trade.  For particulars, address J. F. 
Anson, admin’r for J. L. Neden Estate, 433 Main 
street, Menominee, Mich.______ ________382

■   DRUG, BOOK AND WALL-PAPER STOCK 

with  fixtures,  $2,600.  in  Washtinaw  Co., 
Mich.  Business established 30 years; stock clear 
and free from shopkeepers;  prosperous business, 
good community; will sell with or without build 
ing.  6. B. Mason.  Saline, Mich. 

■  GROCERY DOING THE  NEAREST  TO A 

cash  business  of  anything  in  the  city of 
Grand  Rapids  is  for  sale, as owner  must leave 
city before April 1.  Stock and  fixtures all new, 
as store has only been  running less than a year. 
Will  bear investigation.  “Grocer,” care  Michi­
gan Tradesman. 

poor health.  W. L.  Mead, Ionia  Mich. 

'  doing a good business  Reason for selling, 

lished  bakery;  good  location,  cheap  rent, 
good  reason for selling.  Excellent  chance  for 
the  right party.  For  particulars  address  393, 
care  Michigan  Tradesman.___________ 393

SilOK  SALE—A  CLEAN  GROCERY  STOCK, 
F or  sa l e—an  old  a n d  w e l l  e sta b-
F or  sa l e—good  n ew   stock  ok  boots
IjlOR  SALE—GROCERY  STOCK  IN  GROW- 
F~   OR  SALE—FIRST-CLASS  GROCERY  Bus­

ing  town of  about 1,800  inhabitants.  Only 
exclusive  grocery store in the county.  Owners 
engaged in other business, the reason for selling. 
Kritzer Milling Co., Newaygo, Mich. 

and shoes in best  town in Michigan.  Cause 
of  selling,  ill  health.  Address  No.  383.  care 
Michigan Tradesman.________________383

iness in the  best  town  of  5,600  inhabitants 
in Northern Michigan.  The purchaser can have 
a  trade of  $50,000 a year  at  the  start.  No town 
in  the  State has  better  prospects.  This  is  the 
chance  of  a  life  time.  Address  No.  363,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 

I IOR  ISALE  CHEAP  —  WELL  SELECTED 

drug stock — New and clean.  Address F. A. 

Jones.  M. D. Muskegon.  Mich.___________391

394.

395

363

385

SITUATIONS  WANTED.

SITUATION  WANTED  BY  A  YOUNG LADY 

competent to keep a set of books and willing 
to make  herself  generally  useful  about a store. 
One  year’s  experience.  Not  afraid  of  work. 
Wages low.  Good references,  Address No. 376, 
care Michigan  Tradesman. 

376

MISCELLANEOUS.

396

wants  steady  position  by  March  15,  in 
(irand  Rapids  or  vicinity.  Young  man,  refer 
ence  A  No.  1.  Address  396,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

Dru gg ist — r e g is t e r e d   ph a r m a c ist
DO  YOU  USE COUPON  BOOKS?  IF  SO, DO 
you buy of the largest manufacturers in the 
United States?  If you do, you  are  customers of 
the Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids.
EK)R  SALE—TWO  HUNDRED  ACRES  LAND  (160 IX- 

proved), located In th e fru it b elt o f  O ceana coun­
large  curb  roof  barn  w ith  underground  fo r  stock, 
horse barn and oth er n ecessary farm  b uildings.  New 
windm ill furnishes w ater fo r house and barns.  E igh t­
een acres apple b earing orchard, also 1,000 peach trees, 
tw o years old, loo k in g  th rifty .  Price, 335 per  acre, or 
w ill exchange for stock  o f dry goods.  I f any difference 
w ill pay cash.  A. R etan, L ittle Rock, Ark. 

ty ,  Mich.  Land  fitted  fo r  m achinery,  good  fences, 

I lOR SALE—CHEAP  ENOUGH  FOR AN  IN 

vestment  Corner  lot  and  5-room house on 
North  Lafayette  St.,  cellar,  brick  foundation, 
soft  water  in  kitchen.  $1,200.  Terms  to  suit. 
Address No. 187. care Michigan  Tradesman.  187
IjlOR  SALE-BEST  RESIDENCE  LOT  IN 
Grand Rapids, 70x175 feet, beautifully shad­
ed with  native  oaks, situated In good residence 
locality,  only 200  feet  from  electric  street  ear 
line.  Will sell  for $2 500 cash, or part cash, pay- 
ments to suit.  E. A. Stowe, 100 Louis St. 

354

341

343

who  can  pay cash  down.  Must  be  dirt 
cheap.  Address  No. 343, care  Michigan Trades­
man. 

■ ANTED—GROCERY  STOCK BY PARTIES 
IjlOR  SALE  OR WILL  TRADE  FOR STOCK 
I jlOR  SALE—ABOUT  100  POUNDS  OF  NON- 

.  of  merchandise,  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  block  in 
Sparta.  For  particulars, write to Box 219, Spar- 
ta, Mich.  Here’s a bargain I___________386

parell  type,  well  assorted  as  to  figures, 
fractious  and  leaders.  Just  the  thing  for  a 
country  paper  for  use in tax  sales  and  general 
work.  Laid in two cases.  Will  sell for 25 cents 
I per pound and $1 per pair for cases.  Tradesman 
| Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

stocks in  banking, manufacturing  and mer 
cautile  companies.  E. A. Stowe,  100  Louis  St., 
Grand Rapids.______________________ 370

F or  sa l e —good  d iv id e n d - pa y in g
■ ANTED—GOOD  PHYSICIAN TO LOCATE 

at  North  Muskegon, one  who  is  a  regis­
tered pharmacist preferred.  The town  has 1,500 
population and no doctor.  One drug store.  Good 
opening.  Address  Chas.  H.  Leslie,  druggist, 
North Muskegon. Mich. 

392

359

■ ANTED---- REGISTERED  ASSISTANT
drug  clerk.  State  age,  habits,  salary 
wanted and give reference.  Address Salol, care 
Michigan Tradesman,________________ 398
Na tio n a l  cash  r e g is t e r   a n d  g ro- 
399

cery store fixtures for sale cheap. 
I of Kritzer Milling Co., Newaygo, Mien. 

Inquire 

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

5

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

J. L.  Oliver has sold  his grocery stock 
at  the  corner  of  Third  and  Fremont 
streets to H. S. Towner and will return to 
Reed City,  his former  home.

The Grand  Rapids  Plaster  Agency  is 
quoting  land  plaster  50  cents  cheaper 
than a year ago, when the price was 82.50 
per  ton  in  carlots. 
Stucco  is  offered 
about the same as a year  ago, 81  to  1.50 
per  barrel.

Thos.  E.  Wykes has given  up his office 
at the  Builders  and  Traders’  Exchange 
and resumed business in his own block at 
45 South  Division  street.  He  still  re­
tains  his  warehouse .at 
the  corner  of 
Wealthy  avenue  and  South  Division 
street.

The  daily  papers  recently  gave  cur­
rency to the report  that a barber  named 
Isaac Seaman was poisoned  by  medicine 
obtained at W. A.  Swarts  &  Son’s  drug 
store  on  West  Bridge  street. 
T h e 
T radesm an is in receipt of a letter from 
Dr.  Kierstead,  who  treated  the  barber, 
denying  the statement in toto.

T.  H. Atkins, general  dealer  at  West 
Carlisle,  was arrested Monday at  the  in­
stance of  J. F.  Hacker,  who  conducts  a 
general store at Cornith,  on a charge  of 
peddling without a license.  Mr. Atkins 
has been in the  habit  of  calling  on  his 
trade once a week,  soliciting  orders  for 
goods,  which were delivered the day fol­
lowing.  How any man  of  sense can call 
such a method of doing business peddling 
is more than T he  T radesm an can imag­
ine,  and how  the  Prosecuting  Attorney 
of this county ever  issued  a warrant  un­
der  the circumstances,  on  the complaint |
of  such  a person as  Hacker,  is  suscept- 
ible of  explanation.  The case is set  for  j^y 
examination  before Justice  Westfall  on 
the  17th,  Atkins  having  been  released 
from custody on furnishing a bond in the 
sum of  8200.

Purely Personal.

Fred  H.  Ball  is  expected  home  from 

Bermuda this week.

John  M.  Wheeler,  of  Toledo,  was in 
town  over  Sunduy, 
the  guest  of  his 
brother,  Austin K. Wheeler, Treasurer of 
the Lemon & Wheeler Company.

Ed. B.  Wright has returned from  Wil­
low Springs,  Mo.,  whither he went about 
three weeks ago to inspect the operations 
of the South Missouri Land Co. and South 
Missouri Lumber  Co., being  manager  of 
both corporations.  The  land  company 
had  originally 250,000 acres  of  Southern I suit.
pine and  still  has  209,000  acres.  The 
lumber company operates  one  mill  and 
has six  others  under  contract,  conduct­
ing general stores at Willow Springs and 
Bartlett.  The  latter  company  cut  26,- 
000,000 feet of  pine during 1891, and has 
18,000,000 feet still on hand.

Martin Cuncannan,  prescription  clerk 
for W.  A.  Swarts  &  Son,  druggists  on 
West Bridge street,  was arrested one day 
last week for selling liquor to a minor.  Mr. 
Cuncannen claims  to  have  witnesses  to 
prove that the young  man  procured  the 
liquor by asserting  that  he  was  of  age 
and that it  was  intended  for  medicinal 
use,and a record to that effect was made in 
his liquor register.  The prosecuting offi­
cer  will  probably  drop 
the  matter  as 
soon as he learns the  facts  in  the  case, 
but there is no provision  of  the  law  by 
which a person  wrongly  prosecuted  can 
be 
time  and 
money spent in defending such action.

recompensed 

the 

for 

The  Sale  of  Cheese  By  Sample. 
Judge  Reilly,  of  the  Wayne  Circuit 
Court,  recently made an important ruling 
in  a  case  involving  the  sale  of  some 
cheese which  was  not  paid  for  because 
the defendant,  Gilbert  W.  Lee,  did  not 
consider that  it  had  been  suitably  de­
scribed by an  agent before he  purchased 
it.  The plaintiff in the case was George 
N.  Potter.  The question involved in the 
case, or one of  the most  important  ones, 
was  whether  a  seller’s  honestly  ex­
pressed, but incorrect opinion  as  to  the 
amount,  quality  and  value  of  goods  he 
sells is sufficient  upon  which  to  base  a 
defense for fraudulent representations if 
the buyer sees the  property.

John C.  Potter,  an agent  of  the  plain­
tiff,  told the defendant that he had fifteen 
cheese  at  the  Brush  street  depot;  that 
they were July aud  August  cheese  and 
that  he wanted  to  sell  them at the best 
price he could get.  The  defendant  was 
requested  to go to the depot and examine 
them,  but he asked Potter to bring  up  a 
sample aud the latter  did  so.  He  was 
asked if  the fifteen were as  good as  the 
sample,  and  replied  that  if  they  were 
not  he  did  not  know  it.  The  cheese 
were delivered,  but  the  defendant  was 
dissatisfied  with them, finding that  they 
crumbled,  and 
twenty-six  days  after- 
wan: s complained  of  the  quality  of  his 
purchase.  Mr.  Potter  insisted that the 
cheese had been fairly sold and sued Lee 
to recover the value of  it.  Judge  Reilly 
charged the  jury  that  if  it  was  found 
that if  the defendent remained silent for 
twenty-six days after  the  purchase  and 
that cheese is perishable  property,  then 
in such  a case  the  defendant  could  not 
rescind his contract, citing  his  interpre 
tation of  the law in the following terms
“Where the purchaser has an opportun 
examine the bulk of  the goods sold
him,  but instead of so  doing  neglects  to 
do so and elects to examine  only a small 
sample or portion  of  the goods which he 
requests the seller to bring him from  the 
bulk which is near at  hand  the  maxim, 
‘Let  the  purchaser  beware,’  applies 
The seller  not  warranting  the  bulk  of 
the goods to be like the  sample,  that 
to say, the purchaser  must  beware,  and 
in such a case he cannot  interpose  a  de 
fense that the goods were sold by sample 
and are  not  like  the  sample  exhibited 
The purchaser cannot release himself and 
charge the seller on the  ground that  the 
examination will occupy time and  is  at 
tached with  labor and  inconvenience,  if 
it is practicable, no matter how inconven­
ient the rule  applies.”
Acting  under  the  above  charge,  the 
jury promptly brought  in  a  verdict  for 
the full amount  claimed,  with  costs  of

Abandoned the  Agency System.

The  Liggett  &  Myers Tobacco  Co.  is 
out with a circular to the trade, announc 
ing their abandonment of the agency sy 
em as follows:
With a view of getting at the  facts  i 
some  months  since determined,  as  near 
as possible,  to ascertain what proportion 
of our goods was sold by our agents at less 
than card prices.  Our investigations hav 
been careful,  searching  aud  persistent 
and,  we regret to say, show beyond ques 
tion  that the greater part of our tobacco 
is  sold  by  our  agents  at  less than card 
prices,  demonstrating  conclusively  that 
the agency system is no longer a source of 
protection,  but a  positive  injury  to  all 
who  have,  without  deviation,  fulfilled 
their undertakings with us as to our sell­
ing prices.
Therefore  to  the  end  that all may be 
absolutely on the same basis,  we  hereby 
revoke all agency appointments concern­
ing selling prices of  our  goods,  and  we 
shall  hereafter  until  further notice dis­
pose of our product  by  outright  sale  at 
the prices  named  on  the  price-lists  we 
will issue from time to time.

Patented  1887.

Why Wanted.
It’s  the  original  of  its 
class. 
It’s  the  favorite 
with Druggists, Clothiers, 
Shoe  Stores, Hatters, Gro­
cers,  Hardware  Dealers, 
General  Merchants,  Bak­
ers, Butchers, Millers, Ho­
tels, Dairymen, Laundries 
and  in  fact  every  retail 
dealer  who wants  correct 
methods.
Write us this day for de­
scription and prices.
State  and  local  agents 
wanted.

STOP

and investigate the Amer­
ican Cash  Register before 
purchasing.  YOU  will 
probably say as this  party 
loes:
Dear Sins:  We will say 
that  for  our  business  we 
reatly prefer your “Desk 
ashier”  to  the  National, 
ren at the same price, for 
every business selling bills 
of  goods, or  odd  number 
sales your Desk Cashier is 
referable to the National, 
lot considering price.  We 
are so well pleased with it 
that with our three  Desks 
we consider  our  cash sys 
tern almost complete.
C h a s.  K c e d k b c s c b   Co., 
Mayville,  Wis.

General Merchants.

Yours truly,

AHEHIGAN CASH REBISTER GO. 169 Jackson St.

Royal  In “.  Bldg ,

Sole M anufacturers In Michigan of the

MULLINS  PATENT  FLAT  OPENING  BLANK  BOOK.
G rand  R a p id s,  M ich

Flat Opening Ledgers and Journals always on Hand.

29-31  Canal  St.,

ELSIE  ROLLER MILLS
Our  Best  Patent  Straight. Granulated Meal,

A.  SCHENCK & SON,  Elsie,  Mich.

Buckwheat  Flour,

OUR  BRANDS:

Old-fashioned  Graham, 
Feed.
Prompt attention to Mail orders.

SPECIALTIES—A o . th e  Above.

Gmlpon  BooksBuy  of  the Largest  Manufacturers  in  the 

The Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids

Cout try  and  Save  Money.

C .  G .  A .  V O IG T   &  CO .,

Proprietors of the

S T A R   R O L L E R   M I L L S .

OUR  BRANDS;

i- 

■ 

:^ 5 i t   u ^  

JCr^® O U R   PATENT.
STAR.

GILT  EDGE.

CALLA  LILY.

GOLDEN  SHEAF,

PEARL. 
BOSS.
PATENT  ROLLER  FLOUR.

BAKERS’  CHOICE,

SPEC U LTIES:

GRAHAM,  RYE  and  BUCKWHEAT 
GRANULATED  and  BOLTED  MEAL.

FLOUR,

P rom pt attention given to m ail orders.
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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The  Traveling  Men  of  Flint.

Y.

land.

Flint.

Co., Detroit.

Co.,  Rochester.

Co.. Charleston. West Va.

Co., Cleveland.
Co., Saginaw.

Co., Chicago.
Flint.
troit.

Co.,  Rochester.
Co.,  Rochester.
Rochester.
Chicago.

Through the courtesy of  D.  C.  Slaght, 
T h e  T radesm an  is able  to  present  the 
following complete list  of  the  commer­
cial travelers of  Flint:
Fred Anderson,  Flint Cigar  Co.,  Flint.
D.  S.  Archer,  Singer  Manufacturing 
C. C.  Ballard,  Stone,  Atwood  &  Co., 
11.  A.  Bartlett, S.  A.  James & Co.,  De­
Gus Bassett, Bassett Leather Co., Flint.
R.  E.  Beggs,  Foote,  Reed & Co.,  Cleve­
J. X. Blake, Stone, Atwood & Co., Flint.
Wm.  E.  Braman,  Flint Cigar Co., Flint.
H.  A.  Brownell,  Vulcan Road Machine 
J.  H.  Buell.  H. W. Watson & Co., Flint.
E.  F.  Bush,  American  Eagle  Tobacco 
L. Church,  Flint Wagon Works.  Flint.
M.  P. Cook,  Mobile & Ohio R. R., Flint.
C. G.  Cornwell.  Wm.  Taylor,  Sons  &
Geo.  L. Crawford,  Geo.  T.  Warren  & 
Dallas Dort,  Flint Road Cart Co., Flint.
E.  R.  Day, Day Bath Tub Co.,  Detroit.
J.  W.  Duane,  F.  A. Perrin, Cohoes,  N.
A.  E.  Dube, J. A.  Frise,  Flint.
J.  C.  Duliam, Duilam Bros.,  Flint.
W.  C.  Durant,  Flint  Road  Cart  Co.. 
T. S. Edington, W. S. Melcher,  Toledo.
E. M. Eldridge, W. 11. Whitridge, Lynn.
Fred.  A.  Eldridge,  A.  J.  Johnson  & 
I.  Monty  Eldridge,  A.  J.  Johnson  & 
John  11.  Eldridge,  Curtis  &  Wheeler, 
Tracy  Foote,  Western Publishing Co., 
J.  A.  Frise,  Flint Music Co.,  Flint.
M.  F.  Ganey,  Flint Pants Co.,  Flint.
Jacob  Gorton,  Strong,  Woodbury  &
E. H.  Ball,  B. G.  Morris & Co., Detroit.
S. L.  Harrington,  11. D. Edwards & Co., 
Geo.  Haskins,  S.  E.  Barrett  Manufact­
S. B.  Hayward, Sweetser,  Pembrook & 
Chas.  Ilewes,  H.  W.  Watson  &  Co., 
Chas.  Hinkle,  Flint Mattress Co., Flint.
A.  E.  Horton,  Travelers’  Accident  In­
M.  W.  Horton,  Chase  Bros., Grand 
Edwin Hudson,  Daniel  Scotten  &  Co., 
C.  W.  Hurd,  Lambert  &  Lowinan,  De­
E.  S.  Johnson,  Singer  Manufacturing 
Ed.  U.  Lee, Home Cigar Co., Flint.
C. G. Lewis, Childs, Groff & Co., Cleve­
J.  G.  Mallory,  Star  Implement  Co., 
Geo.  McConnely, Marder,  Luse & Co., 
L.  ilcGlinchey, Samuel  Moffett,  Flint.
D.  E.  Meade, G.  W. Cady & Co., Cleve­
W.  C.  Monroe,  Wm.  H.  Edgar  &  Son, 
S.  B.  Montague, S.  A.  Munger  &  Co., 
W.  R.  Morse, Wm.  Resor  &  Co.,  Cin­
Albert  Myers,  A.  G.  Monnieh  &  Co., 
A.  J.  Nichols,  Day  Bath  Tub  Co.,  De­
Geo.  A.  Nichol,  Davis,  Brooks  &  Co., 
C.  W. Partridge, Partridge Bros.,  Flint.
H.  E.  Partridge,  Partridge Bros., Flint.
J.  F.  Partridge,  Partridge Bros.,  Flint.
W. J.  Pegg,  Flint Table Co.,  Flint.
C.  T.  Perry, Bassett Leather Co., Flint.
C.  H.  Phillips,  Tuckman  &  Colton, 
Henry Pier,  Favorite Stove Co.,  Piqua, 
S.  G.  Pierce,  Gray,  Toynton  &  Fox, 
M.  H.  Putnam,  Romain, Putnam & Co., 
E.  S. Randolph,  Dyer,  Rice & Co., Bos­

surance Co.,  Hartford.
Rapids.
Detroit.
troit.
Co., Chicago.

Detroit.
uring Co., Chicago.
Co., New York.
Flint.

land.
Detroit.
Detroit.
cinnati.
Flint.
troit
Detroit.

Rochester.
N. Y.
Detroit.
Flint.
ton.

land.
Flint.
Chicago.

'I ’H h~  M IC H IG A JS r  T R A D E S M A N .
Dry Goods Price Current.

W H O L E SA L E

Dry  Goods. Carpets £ Cloaks.

We  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, 

Guilts & Live Geese Feathers.

Overalls  of  oilr  own  ManiifacMre,
Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s 

Socks.

48,  50 and 52 Ottawa St. 

Voigt, irfloMelier k Co..
mine Corset Go ’s

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

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Send for Illustrated  Catalogue.  See  price list 
in this journal.
SCHILLING  CORSET  C0.f

Detroit, Mich, and Chicago, 111.

Do  Y ou  Desire  to  Sell

By Sam ple?

Send for olir Spring catalogue

SMITH  &  SANFORD,

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

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Atlanta AA............
Atlantic A..............
“  H............
“ 
P ..............
“ 
D........  ...
“  LL..............
Amory....................
Archery  Bunting... 
Beaver Dam  A A.. 
Blackstone O, 32—
Black Crow............
Black  Rock  ...........
Boot, AL...............
Capital  A —   ........
Cavanat V..............
Chapman cheese cl.
Clifton  C R............
Comet.....................
Dwight Star............
Clifton CCC...........

iCHED COTTONS.
7
654
654
Full Yard Wide...... 654
ex Georgia  A.............. 634
6 Honest V idth......... 6X
6X Hartford A  ............ 5
554 Indian Head........... 754
7 King A  A................ 654
4 King E C................. b
554 Lawrence  L L........ 534
5 Madras cheese cloth 6V
634 Newmarket  G........ 6
B  ...... 5 Vi
N........ 654
734
DD.... 554
534
X ...... 7
3JÍ Nolbe R.................. 5
534 Our Level  Best...... 654
Oxford  R............... 634
7Î4 Pequot.................... 754
654 Solar....................... 654
Top of the  Heap__ 754
8
ABC...................8*
Geo.  Washington
Glen Mills.............   7
Amazon.................. 8
Gold Medal............  754
Amsburg.................7
Green  Ticket......... 834
Art  Cambric..........10
Great Palls.............   6*4
Blackstone AA......  8
Hope.......................  7J4
Beats Ail................   454
Just  Out......   43£© 5
Boston...................12
King Phillip...........  7*£
Cabot......................  7
Cabot,  X.................6îi
OP......754
Charter  Oak...........  554 Lonsdale Cambric.. 1054
Conway W..............  7J4 j Lonsdale...........  @  854
Cleveland..............   7  ¡Middlesex........   @5
Dwight Anchor......8& No Name..................   754
shorts.  854 Oak View......   ...... 6
Edwards.................   6  Our Own.................  554
Empire...................   7  ¡Prideof the West.. .12
Farwell...................  754 Rosalind...................754
Fruit of the  Loom.  834jSunlight.................   454
Fitchville  .............7  Utica  Mills.............. 854
First Prize..............  654 
“  Nonpareil  ..11
Fruit of the Loom X- 
Vinyard..................   854
Falrmount..............  454 White Horse...........6
Full Value..............65£l 
“  Rock.............. 854
Cabot......................  754[Dwight Anchor...... 9
Farwell...................8 
...  554 Middlesex No.  1. .. .10
TremontN........
2 . . . .11
Hamilton X ......
...  654
“  
“  3... .12
L......
“  7... .18
...  8
Middlesex  AT..
“  8... .19
...  9
X ....
No. 25 ...  9
BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

HALT  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Hamilton N......
“ 
Middlesex P T .. ...  8
“ 
...  9
A T ..
“ 
...  9
X A..
I P -
..1054
“  
CABPET  WARP.
Peerless, white..
...18
Integrity................. 18541 
Hamilton 

Middlesex A A...... .11
2...... .12
A O ...... .1354
4...... .1754
5 ...... .16
Integrity, colored.. .21
colored__2054¡White Star..............1854
“  colored..21
Nameless................20
I.......... 25
...........2754
...........30
...........3254
......... 35

............. S
.................9
..............1054
G G  Cashmere........21
Nameless  ...............16
............... 18

DRESS  GOODS.

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“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

|

CORSETS.

“ 

“ 

PRINTS.

CORSET  JEANS.

“ 
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“ 
“ 

Wonderful.  .........84 50
Corallne..................... 19 50
Brighton......................4 75
Schilling’s .................  9 00
Bortree’s ...................  9 00
Davis  Waists___  9 00
Abdominal............15 00
Grand  Rapids........4 50
Armory.................. 65£|Naumkeagsatteen..  754
Androscoggin.........7^. Rock port.................... 654
Blddeford...............  6  ¡Conestoga.................654
Brunswick..............  654! Walworth................ 654
Allen turkey  reds..  554|BerwIck fancies—   54
“ 
robes...........554 Clyde Robes.............  5
pink & purple  654 Charter Oak fancies 454
“ 
“  Duffs...........  6  DelMarine cashm’s.  6
pink  checks.  554 
“ 
moum’g  6
“ 
staples........  554 Eddystone fancy...  6
“ 
shirtings...  354 
chocolat  6
American  fancy....  554 
rober—   6
American indigo__5!¿ 
sateens..  6
American shirtings.  354¡Hamilton fancy.  ...  6 
staple—   554
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4)4'Manchester fancy..  6 
Arnold 
new era.  6
Arnold  Merino......6  ; Merrimack D fancy.  6
long cloth B.1054 Merrim’ckshirtings. 4 
“ 
Repp Turn .  854
“ 
“  C.  854 
“ 
century cloth 7  ¡Pacific fancy..........6
“  gold seal......1054 
robes............  654
“  green seal TR1054¡Portsmouth robes...  6
Simpson mourning..  6
yellow seal.. 1054
greys........8
“  serge............1154
solid black.  6 
“  Turkey red.. 1054 
Ballou solid black..  5 
Washington Indigo.  6 
“  Turkey robes..  754
“ 
“  colors.  554
Bengal blue,  green, 
“  India robes__754
“  plain T’ky X £   854 
red and  orange...  554
“ 
“  X-.10
Berlin solids...........  554
“  Ottoman  Tur­
“  oil bine........   654
key red................   6
“  green —   654
“ 
Martha Washington
“  Foulards....  554
Turkeyred \
........ 754
“   r e d  54................  7
"X  ..........954
“ 
Martha Washington 
Turkeyred..........   954
4 4......... 10
“ 
“  3-4XXXX12  Rlverpolnt robes....  5
Cocheoo fancy........6  ¡Windsorfancy..........  654
“  madders...  6 
“  XX twills..  6541  Indigo blue...........1054
“ 

i 
solids.........5?41

gold  ticket

....  6541 

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“ 

TICKINGS.

Amoskeag A C A.... 1254| A C A ..................... 1254
Hamilton N............   754 Pemberton AAA— 16
D............   854 Y ork......................1054
Swift River............   754
Awning.. 11
Pearl  River............ 12
Farmer....................8
Warren................... 18
First Prize..............1154
Lenox M ills...........18
COTTON  DRILL.
Atlanta,  D..............6M[Stark  A 
.............  8
Boot........................62£ No  Name................. 754
Clifton, K............... 6*4¡Top of Heap............ 10
Simpson..................20  [Imperial..................1054
.................18  Black.................  9© 954
“  BC...........  @10
.................16 

SATINES.

“ 
“ 

1 Coecheo.................10541

“ 
“ 

Amoskeag.............. 1254
9 oz...... 1354
brown .13
Andover................. 1154
Beaver Creek  A A... 10 
BB...  9
CC....
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 

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blue  854 
“  d a  twist 1054 
Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19

“ 

Amoskeag................ 754
“  Persian dress 854 
Canton  ..  854
“ 
AFC........1254
“ 
“ 
Teazle... IO54 
“ 
Angola..1054 
“ 
Persian..  854 
Arlington staple—   654 
Ar&sapha  fancy—   454 
Bates Warwick dres 854 
staples.  654
Centennial............   1054
Criterion..............  1054
Cumberland  staple.  544
Cumberland........... 5
Essex......................   454
Elfin.......................  754
Everett classics......854
Exposition................754
Glenarie.................  654
Glenarven................ 65S4
Glenwood.................754
Hampton.................. 654
Johnson Chalon cl 
54 
indigo blue 954
zephyrs__16

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DEMINS.

“ 
“ 

Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, bine...........12
brown....... 12
Haymaker blue........ 754
brown...  754
Jaffrey.....................1154
Lancaster................1254
Lawrence, 9 oz........1354
No. 220— 13
No. 250...1154
NO. 280.... 1054

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GINGHAMS.
fancies__7
“ 
“  Normandie  8

Lancaster,  staple...  654

Lancashire............... 654
Manchester............   554
Monogram..............  654
Normandie............... 754
Persian..................... 854
Renfrew Dress..........754
Rosemont................. 654
Slatersville............6
Somerset...............  7
Tacoma  ...................754
Toll  duNord......... 1054
Wabash.................... 754
seersucker..  754
Warwick...............   854
Whlttenden............   654
heather dr.  8 
indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  654
Westbrook..............  8
............ 10
Windermeer............. 5
York..........................654

GRAIN  BAGS.

Amoskeag............  . 1654 |Valley City..............1554
Stark.....................   1954 Georgia.................. 1554
American...............I654 [Pacific......................1454

THREADS.

No.

KNITTING  COTTON.

Clark’s Mile End....45  ¡Barbour s  ..............88
Coats’, J. & P .........45  Marshall’s................88
Holyoke................. 22541
White.  Colored.
38 No.  14.... -37
-33
6  .
ft _ 34
“  16....
..38
39
■-  18.... .39
40
10... ....35
“  20.... „.40
41
...36
12...
CAMBRICS.
...  4 Edwards.

White.  Colored.
42
43
44
45

..  4
Lockwood.................4
Wood’s..................   4
Brunswick............  4

White Star.............  4
Kid Glove...............  4
Newmarket.............  4
Fireman.................3254|T W..........................2254
Creedmore............. 2754 FT. ■ ■■ — . —............. 8254
Talbot XXX...........30  JR F , XXX............. 35
Nameless...............2754 ¡Buckeye.................. 3254

BED  FLANNEL.

r —

MIXED  FLANNEL.

 

“ 

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“ 

DOMET  FLANNEL.

|Grey S R W ............ 1754
Red & Blue,  plaid. .40 
Union R ................ 2254 Western W ............. 1854
Windsor.................1854 D R P- ■ ... . . 
..........1854
6 oz Western..........20  Flushing XXX.........2354
Union  B................2254'Manltoba.................2354
Nameless......8  © 9541 
...... 9  ©1054
  854@10  I 
1254
....... 
CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
Slate.  Brown.  Black. | Slate.  Brown.  Black. 
954 
954 
1054 
1054 
1154 
1154 
1254 
1254 
Severen, 8 oz..........   954
Maylana, 8 oz.........1054
Greenwood, 754 oz..  954 
Greenwood, 8 oz— 1154 
Boston, 8 oz............1054
White, doz.............25  I Per bale, 40 doz
Colored, doz..........20 
SILESIAS.
8 
Slater, Iron Cross 
9
“  Red Cross.

95413 
1054 15 
1154 17 
1254120 
DUCKS.West  Point, 8 oz— 1054 
10 oz  ...1254
“ 
Raven, lOoz.............1354
Stark 
.............1354
Boston, 10 oz............1254

Pawtucket...............IO54
Dundle....................  9
Best.............10541Bedford....................1054
Best AA......1254 Valley  City..............1054
K K ..........................1054

13 
15 
17 
20 

13
15
17
20

WADDINGS.

.>7 50

“ 

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75 
8541

SEWING  SILK.

Cortlcelll, doz.........75

Cortlcelll  knitting, 
per 540Z  ball........30

twist, doz..3754 
50 yd, doz.. 3754
HOOKS AND EVES—PER GROSS.
“ 
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No  4 Bl’k & White.,15 
-2 0
-25
PINS.
|No4—15  F  854.........40

No  1 Bl’k & White..l0
“  2 
..12
“  3 
-12
No 2—20, M C.........50 
<’  S-18.SC...........45  I
COTTON  TAPE.
[No  8 White & Bl’k..20
No  2 White & Bl’k..12 
|* ;r 10  "
“  4 
. 2 3
- 1 6
“  6
“   12 
..2 6
- 1 8
SAFETY  PINS.
|No3............ ...........36
No 2.
...2 8

8 
10 

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NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. James.................1  40| Steamboat...............   40
Crowely’s................1 85 Gold  Eyed...............1  50
Marshall’s .............. 1 00|
5—4....2 25  6—4.. .3 25|5—4---1  95  6 -4 .-2  95

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“ 

.. .3 10|
COTTON TWINES.

“ ....2 10 

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown....................12
Domestic...............1854
Anchor.................. 16
Bristol................... 13
Cherry  Valley........15
I XL....................1854
Alabama................. 6%
Alamance............... 654
Augusta.................754
At- sapha................  6
Georgia..................   654
G ranite..................  53£
Haw  River............ 5
Haw  J ....................5

“ 

Nashua................... 18
Rising Star 4-ply— 17 
3-ply....17
North Star.............. 20
Wool Standard 4 ply 1754 
Powhattan  ..  .........18

Mount  Pleasant__ 654
Oneida....................  5
Prym ont................  634
Randeima 11............   6
Riverside...............   534
Sibley  A...........  ...  634
Toledo....................  6

PLAID  OSNABUBGS

Flint.

Flint.
Toledo.

Co., Stony Creek,  Mich.
Buffalo.
Baking Co., Detroit.
land.

J.  Randolph,  H.  W.  Watson  &  Co., 
C.  H. Rood, Bolton & Bradley, Chicago.
Geo.  Rowland,  Stony  Creek  Woolen 
C. S. Scofield,  Earner,  Heugerer & Co., 
D.  C.  Slaght,  Depew  Branch  U.  S. 
C.  H. Smith,  Standard  Oil  Co.,  Cleve­
H. M.  Sperry,  Flint Cigar Co., Flint.
Geo.  L. Spillane, Dullam  Bros.,  Flint.
W. F. Stewart, Flint Body Works, Flint.
D.  T.  Stone,  Stone,  Atwood  &  Co., 
J. W.  Straughn, Childs, Lee & Dunlap, 
F.  R. Streat, Clasen & Streat, Flint.  ^
Wm. Tracy, Thorp,  Hawley & Co.,  De­
F.  C. Twitchell, Fleming  Manufactur­
Jacob Yeit,  Bassett Leather Co.,  Flint.
G. T.  Warren,  Geo.  T.  Warren  &  Co., 
Saginaw.
rC .  H.  Watkins,  Brown,  Eager  &  Hull, 
Toledo.
H.  W.  Watson,  H.  W.  Watson  &  Co., 
Flint.
T. P. Webster, W.  A. Patterson,  Flint.
W. C.  Wells,  W. J.  Gould  &  Co.,  De­
J. L.  Willet,  Home Cigar Co., Flint.
Ed.  O.  Wood, Hackett,  Carhart & Co., 

troit.
ing Co., Fort Wayne.

troit.

New York.

How to  Handle  Customers.

The following  is  from  an  old  and  ex­
perienced salesman:
First—Be  ready  to  receive  customers 
with a gracious,  cordial and friendly  ad­
dress;  not too  forward,  but  in  a  quiet, 
easy manner cause your customer to  feel 
that he has come  to the  right  place  and 
in the right  time.  Do  not  be  backward 
in  introducing  business, but  in careful, 
delicately chosen  words  find,  as  soon  as 
possible,  the  wants,  wishes  or  require­
ments of your customer.
Second—Never,  under  any  circum­
stances,  assume to know the  business  of 
your customers better than they do.  Seek 
in every  way  to  build  up  pride  in  your 
customer as well as maintain  a  dignified 
amount of genuine  pride  yourself  as  a 
salesman. 
It matters not how well  you 
can judge,  you will  many  times  be  mis­
taken  as  to the final result  if you  place 
much reliance on the appearance of your 
customer.
Third—Treat your  customer  with  re­
spect—in  fact,  honor  him  in every way 
possible,  since  he  has  honored  you  by 
calling.
Fourth—Use  diligence  and  persever­
ance in showing goods  and  their  merits 
in a scientific manner,  at the  same 
time 
humoring your customer  until  you  have 
gained so much of his confidence that  he 
will tell you just what he wishes;  he may 
allow,  at  this  juncture,  a  selection  to 
be made for him as to style,  color, etc.
Fifth—The crowning point is to fill the 
bill with  a  true  artist’s  eye  and  sober 
candid  judgment.  Fill  the  bill  to  the 
very letter, or to the  very  best  of  your 
ability, as to quality and price, for future 
sales are at stake.
In conclusion—Thus,  with  frankness, 
honesty and uprightness in every particu 
lar, with native ready wit to  adapt  him 
self to the wants of each  individual  cus 
tomer, the ambitious salesman will  have 
gained  lasting customers,  well  satisfied, 
as  well as the reward of having sold far 
more than, at the commencement, he had 
anticipated.

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

AUGURS AND BITS. 

dlS.

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

AXES.

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BARROWS. 

First Quality, S. B. Bronze......................... C 7 50
D.  B. Bronze..........................  12 00
S.B.S. Steel...........................   8 50
D. B. Steel..............................   13 50
Railroad......................................................* 14 00
Garden.................................................. net  30 00

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

b o l t s. 

dlS.

BUCKETS.

BUTTS, CAST. 

Well,  plain..................................................8 3 50
Well, swivel......................................................  4 00
dlS.
Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................70*
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............. 60*10
Wrought Loose Pin.......................................60*10
Wrought Table.............................................60*10
Wrought Inside Blind.................................. 60*10
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70*10
Blind,  Parker’s.............................................70*10
Blind, Shepard’s .......................................... 
70

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

60

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

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

Cast Steel............................................ per 1b  5
Ely’s 1-10............................................ per m  65
60
Hick’s C. F ..........................................  “ 
G. D ....................................................   “ 
35
Musket................................................  “ 
60

CAPS.

CARTRIDGES.

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

50
25

c h is e l s. 

dis.

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

40
Curry,  Lawrence’s. 
25
Hotchkiss..............
White Crayons, per  gross..............12©12ft dis. 10

c o m bs. 
.................................... 
.................................... 
CHALK.

 
dis.

COPPER.

“ 

DRILLS.

28
26
23
23
25
50
50
50

Planished, 14 oz cut to size........ per pound 
................ 
14x52, 14x56, 14x60 ....
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60__ ................ 
................ 
Cold Rolled, 14x48......................
................ 
Bottoms..............  ....................
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks....................
Taper and straight Shank.........
Morse’s Taper Shank.................
DRIPPING PANS.
Small sizes, ser pound.............. ................. 
Large sizes, per pound..............
...............  
Com. 4  piece, 6 in....................... ...dos.net 
75
40
Corrugated................................
............. dlS  
Adjustable.................................. ......... dis.  40*10

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

ELBOWS.

07
6ft

dis.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

dlS.

p il e s —New List. 

Clark’s, small, 818; large, 826 .......................  
Ives’, 1, 818; 2, 824 ; 3, fee........................  
Dlss ton’s .......................................................60*10
New American.............................................80*10
Nicholson’s ..................................................80*10
50
Heller’s.
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps...............................

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

30
25

d is .

GALVANIZED IRON

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

12 

15

13 
Discount, 60

14 
GAUGES.

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

 

HAMMERS.
Maydole  & Co.’s ................. 
25
dis. 
25
Kip’s ....................................................  .dis. 
Yerkes & Plumb’s...................................dis. 40*10 j
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel..........................30c list 60 j
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel. Hand— 30c 40*10 i
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2 ,3 ...............................dls.60&10
State...........................................per doz. net, 2 50 I
Screw Hook and  Strap, to 12 In. 4ft  14  and
r’
3ft
ft.............. ......... net
10
%.............. ......... net
8ft
X.............. ......... net
7ft
%.............. ......... net
7ft
......... dig.
50

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

dlS.

Sisal, 14 Inch and larger............................ 

ROPES.

814

dis.

SHEET IRON.

Steel and Iron.. 
Try and Bevels. 
M itre...............

75
60
20
Smooth. Com.
82 95
...84 05
...  4 05
3 (5
..  4 05
3 (5
..  4 05
3  15
3 25
..  4 25
...  4 45
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 22 to 24 . 
Nos. 25 to 26 .

wide not less than 2-10 extra

SAND PAPER.

SASH CORD.

-dis.
Silver Lake, White A..............................list
Drab A .................................  “
White  B.............................   “
Drab B................................   “
White C...............................  “

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50

 

“ 

dis.

dis.

levels. 

WIRE GOODS. 

MATTOCKS.

Discount, 10.

locks—door. 

MAULS. 
MILLS. 

MOLASSES GATES. 

knobs—New List. 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Bam Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track— 50*10 I l m  acct. 19, ’86.
Champion,  anti-friction...............................  60*10 '
Kidder, wood track..................................... 
40
HOLLOW  WARE.
Pots...............................................................  W
Kettles......................................... 
 
60
Spiders  ........................................................  
60
Gray enameled............................................. 40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware...............................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware...........• .......................  
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new list 3314*10
Bright...................................................... 70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............................................70410*10
Hook’s .....................................................70*10*10
70*10*11
Gate Hooks and Eyes.....................  
dis.
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s  ..................  
70
dis.
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, Jap. trimmings................. 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................  
55
70
Drawer  and  Shntter, porcelain..................  
Russell * Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
55
55
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ............................ 
Branford’s ................................................... 
55
Norwalk’s ................................................... 
55
Adze Eye......................................... 816.00, dis. 60
......................................815.00, dis. 60
Hunt Eye 
Hunt’s ...................................... 813.50, dis. 20*10.
dis.
50
Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled...................... 
dis.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................  
40
40
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry A d e n ’s................. 
40
“  Enterprise 
...................................... 
30
Stebbln’s Pattern..........................................60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................ 68*10
Enterprise, self--measuring.......................... 
25
Steel nails, base................................................... 1 80
Wire nails, base................................................... 2 00
Steel.  Wire.
go..................................................... Base 
Base
50..................................................... Base 
10
20
0510
20
30
15
35
15
35
1520
40
50
25
65
40
90
60
1  50
.1  00
.1  50
2  00 
Flne3...............................................1 50
2 00
90 1 00 
Case  10.............................................  60
75
90
1  25 1 00 
85
1  25
8 ......................................................................1  00
1  50 
6  ...................................1 «
75 
Clinch; 10..........................................  §5
901 00
8.........................................................................100
6.................................... 1  15
2 50 
Barrell %......................................... 1  75
dis.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................  @40
Sclota Bench................................................  @60
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  @40
Bench, first quality......................................   0*0
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood...........  *10
Fry,  Acme............................................ dls.60—10
Common,  polished................................ dis.  ™
dis.
Iron and  Tinned.........................................  
40
Copper Rivets and Burs............................. 50—10
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 
Broken packs ftc per pound extra.

8....................................  
^ 

Finish 10.'.’. '. . .  . ... 

Advance over base: 

p a t e n t  p l a n is h e d  ir o n .

rivets. 

NAILS

PLANES.

*6.

PANS.

dlS.

“ 
K 

“ 

“ 

“  

“  

 

 

 

 

SAWS.

wire. 

traps. 

SASH WEIGHTS.
Solid Eyes..................................

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

“ 
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__ 
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot__ 
“ 
champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot............................................. 

. per ton 826 
dis.20
50
30
30
dis.
Steel, Game................................................. 6C&10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s —  
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per doz
Mouse, delusion............................... 81.50 per doz.
dis.
Bright Market.................................. 
65
Annealed Market..........................................70—10
Coppered Market.........................................   60 ■
Tinned Market.............................................  62ft
Coppered  Spring  Steel................................  
50
Baroed  Fence, galvanized..........................  3 00
painted...............................  2 50
An Sable...............................dis. 25&!0©25&10*05
Putnam.......................................... 
dig. 06
dis. 10*10
Northwestern................................ 
dis.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,..................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.............................  75*10
50
Bird Cages................................................... 
Pumps, Cistern........................................
Screws, New U st.........................  
70*10
 
Casters, Bed a  d Plate.........   ...............50*10*10
40 
Dampers, American.
65
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods.

miscellaneous. 

wrenches. 

HORSE NAILS.

dis.

 

 

METALS,
PIG TIN.

ZINC

26C
28C

SOLDER.

Pig  Large.............................................
Pig Bars.
Duty:  Sheet, 214c per pound.
6^
680 pound  casks.....................................  ■. 
Per pound.................................................. 
7
ft@ ft^..................................................... If
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
Cookson......................................   per  pound  16
Hallett’s......................................  
13
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10xl4IC, Charcoal....................................... 8 7 50
7  50
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
9  25
14x20 IX, 
9 25

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

“ 

 
 
 

 
 
 

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

 
 
BOOPING PLATES

 
 
 

 

10x14 IC, Charcoal......................................8 6  75
6 75
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
8  25
14x20 IX, 
9  25

Each additional X on thlB grade 81.50.

 

“  Worcester................................  6 50
“ 
“ 
“ Allaway  Grade.................... 
“ 
“ 
“ 
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
..........................   8 50
.........................  13 60
20x28 IC, 
6 00
14x20 IC, 
7 50
14x20 IX, 
12  50
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
15 50
14x28 IX....................................................  814 09
14x31  IX.................................... 
J g g  j f  ’1°r N°-1 Bo?,ers- \ per pound 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

15
10

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. 

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
Hardware Price Current.

P O S T ’S   S A P  S P O U T S

no. a —A c t u a l   S i z e

A  Valuable  Clerk.

A man  who  bad  tarried  long  at  the 
shrine  of  John  Barleycorn dropped into 
a West  Side  drug  store  the  other  day, 
when  the  apprentice  happened 
to  be 
alone,  and  asked  for  a  “bracer.”  The 
apprentice sold  him a three-dollar shoul­
der brace, an eight-dollar abdominal  sup­
porter,  and  a  dollar-and-a half  suspen­
sory bandage,  and the customer left  con­
tented.  The proprietor has decided such 
a boy is too valuable to remain longer an 
apprentice,  and  has  made  him  chief 
clerk.

We  a»e agents  for  this  Spout and  carry  a fnll 

stock.

We  also  have  the  ANCHOR  SAP  SPOUT.

8

MichiganTradesman

Official O rg an  o f M ichigan B usiness Men’s  A ssociation.

A  w n iL T   JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail Trade of the Wolilerine State.
The  Tradesman  Company, P roprietor.

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

strictly in advance.

Publication  Office,  100 Louis St.

Entered at the Grand Rapid$ Poet Qp.ce.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY.  FEBKCARY  IO, 1893.

A comparison  of  some  of  the  leading 
items in the export  trade  of  New  York 
for  two  years  shows  that  during  the 
twelve months  ending  December  31  the 
exports of  wheat  amounted to 45.639,000 
bushels as compared with 12,857,000 dur­
ing  the  previous  year,  and  of  cotton 
there was exported 813.000 bales  against 
768.000 bales in  the previous year.  Corn 
exports  amouuted to 12,000,000  bushels, 
which is not equal to one-half the amount 
exported  in  1690.  Flour  exports  were 
about 500,000 barrels  larger,  but  in  pe­
troleum.  lard, cut meats,  dairy products, 
and  manufactured  tobacco  there  was a 
heavy  decline.  The gains in wheat and 
cotton  made  good  the  losses  in  other 
directions.

into 

An  annoying  error  crept 

the 
Matthew  Marshall’s  article on  “Life  In­
surance  Profits”  in  last  week’s paper. 
Speaking of  the New  York  Life  Insur­
ance Company,  the  types made  him  say 
that the alleged losses on the Paris prop­
erties of  the corporation were  from  $4,- 
000,000 to  §600,000,000.  whereas  he  evi­
dently  mean tto say that they were  from 
§400,000 to §800,000.  T h e  T radesm an 
gladly makes this  correction and  hereby 
apologizes to Mr.  Marshall and the  New 
York  Life  Insurance  Company  for  the 
erroneous  impressions 
the  error  may 
have conveyed.

The American Tobacco Co., which man­
ufactured 98  per  cent,  of  the  cigarettes 
made  in  this  country  last  year,  paid  8 
per cent, on  its  preferred  stock  and  12 
per cent, on its common  stock—§35,000,- 
000  in all—and  had still  remaining a net 
surplus  of  §1,293,994.93  on  the  year’s 
business.  The total  output of cigarettes 
in number was 2,450,000,000.

D eplore  th e   L oss  o f  a   F riend.

The following  letters  from  customers 
of the late Chas.  F.  McLain show the  es­
teem in  which he was held by  the  trade: 
G.  M.  Wirick,  Allegan—“It  is  with 
surprise and deep regret that we aekowl- 
edge the  receipt  of  your  announcement 
of the death Chas.  F.  McLain.”

Ball & Co., Grand Haven—“We are very 
sorry  to  learn  of  the  death  of Chas.  F. 
McLain. 
It was a shock  to  everyone  at 
our  place  of  business  when  we  re­
ceived the Grand  Rapids paper announc­
ing his  death.  Our  relations  with  Mr. 
McLain  were  always of  the  kindest  na­
ture,  and  we  feel  as  though  we  had 
lost a friend.”
Vissers & Son,  Holland—“We are very 
sorry to bear the sad tidings of  the death 
of Chas.  F.  McLain.  Your firm  loses an 
honest and true  man,  and  a  good  sales­
man on the road.”

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugars are  without  particular  change. 
Pickles  are  weaker  and  lower.  Cali­
fornia  prunes  are  J^c  higher.  Canned 
peaches, corn and tomatoes are firmer.

THE  MICHIGLAJSr  TRADESMAN.

it 

JIBLETTS.

W ritten fo r Th e  Tradesman.

darkness  has  been  frightened  away by 
the  light  of  the  day,  Jibletts  may be 
seen at McCracken’s  barn  getting things 
in  shape  for  the  day’s  work;  and  long 
after the store  is  closed  at  night, while 
McCracken  is  playing  pedro  with  his 
chosen friends, Jibletts  may  be  seen—if 
the  night  is  not  too  dark—delivering a 
bale  of  hay,  a  bag  of  feed  or a cord  of 
wood.  But the long day ends at last and 
Jibletts  turns  in. 
It  is short,  however, 
for  he  simply  crawls  into  bed  on  one 
side, turns  over  and  slides  out  on  the 
other  side and  starts on the  run for Mc­
Cracken’s  barn.

Who is Jibletts?  Go out into a certain 
new section of the city of  Grand Rapids, 
and  any  man,  woman or  child  will  tell 
you  who Jibletts  is.  He  is  Peleg  Mc­
Cracken’s  all  around,  general  purpose 
man Friday,  and  he is the  most  popular 
and best known  character in  that section 
of the city.  He is the motor which runs 
McCracken’s  business,  and  McCracken’s 
business  is  very much complicated.  He 
runs a grocery  store,  deals in wood, hay, 
straw  and  feed,  does  a  general  parcel 
delivery  business,  carries  passengers 
about the  city, deals in horses,  plays the 
banjo and  holds  himself  in  readiness, at 
a  moment’s  notice,  for  anything  else 
which  has a dime  attached to it—that is, 
he holds Jibletts in readiness,  for he it is 
upon whom  McCracken’s  hopes  depend. 
Jibletts is the adhesive  agent  that  holds 
together  this  aggregation  of  interests 
which constitutes  McCracken’s business. 
He it is who is expected to woo,  win  and 
retain the good will and patronage of the 
various conflicting elements which  go  to 
make  up  what  is  commonly known  as 
“the people.”  He is expected to win the 
good  will  of  the  saintly  matron  who 
withholds  her  patronage  from  the  un­
godly  from  a  strict  sense of  duty,  and 
bestows  it  upon  the  righteous where  it 
will react for the good of  the cause.  He 
is  expected to secure the  big,  fat  orders 
of  the  saloon and  hotel  trade  by  ways 
and  means  known  only to the  initiated. 
He is expected to collect the shekels from 
the  heads of  many  households by capti­
vating  the  hearts of  the  young  female 
members  of  aforesaid  households.  He 
is  expected to win  the  solid  support  of 
the rank  and  file  by performing  a  thou­
sand and one little  obliging acts, such as 
splitting a little  wood,  .pumping  water, 
moving the stove, putting up  the clothes­
line,  killing  the  cat,  holding  the  baby 
and turning the domestic crank generally. 
He is expected to mourn  with  those who 
mourn and grieve with those who grieve. 
He  is  expected  to  reconcile  every  dis­
gruntled old  kicker  in  the neighborhood 
when 
the  butter  proves  to  be  some 
vile concoction,  or  the codfish  is covered 
with  cat  hairs, or  when  the  gallon  of 
kerosene has  evaporated to three quarts, 
or the 22 pounds of granulated sugar has 
dried out to 20 pounds.

Just  before  the  great  Allerton  and 
Nelson race, McCracken, in  common with 
hundreds of  others, became imbued with 
the  idea  of  rapid  transit  by  way  of 
horse flesh. 
If  he could  procure  some­
thing  young, rangy  and  of  respectable 
parentage,  he  might,  w ith  his  superior 
knowledge  of  horsemanship—and  with 
Jibletts’  assistance — develop 
into 
something valuable.  An enterprising P. 
of  I.  living near town,  who possessed an 
eye  to  something besides  cabbages  and 
timothy hay, hearing of McCracken’s new 
and  fatal  malady,  resolved  to  get  even 
with him  by doing a little stroke of busi­
ness for the advancement of  the P.  of  I. 
cause.  He  owned  a  fine  looking  mare 
colt  that  could  kick  blue blazes  out of 
the  planet  Jupiter.  McCracken  sized 
the  mare  up  and  bought  her at a great 
bargain (?)  after considerable dickering. 
The day of  the  races  he hitched  her up 
for the  first time  and,  inviting  a  friend 
to accompany  him, drove  out to the  fair 
ground.  Many  were  the  admirers  and 
many were the  times he gave  vent to his 
feelings of  pride  and  satisfaction,  as he 
rehearsed to his  friend  what  a  bargain 
he had, and how he managed  that  P.  of 
I.  in  the  transaction.  On  the  return 
trip  he  thought  he  would  surprise  his 
friend with an  exhibition  of  the  mare’s 
speed. 
It  was  a  great  success.  His 
friend was  intensely  surprised—so  was 
McCraken.  The  friend  turned  a doable 
back  summersault  and  landed  on  his 
head and shoulders in the  middle  of  the 
street.  The  dashboard  of  the  buggy 
came next,  passing over him and landing 
on the  roof  of  a Polock’s  hencoop  over 
on the  next  street.  McCracken,  where 
was he?  Badly  disfigured,  but  still  in 
the ring.  What he said to that mare,  as 
he looked her  in  the  face  and  contem­
plated  the ruin all around him, shall not 
be  recorded  here.  Suffice  it  to  say,  it 
made the  mare  blush.  With  his  pride 
crushed,  his shins barked,  his  best  suit 
of  clothes disjointed and parted  asunder 
and his brain  dumfuddled,  he  gathered 
up  the  remains,  went  home  and  turned 
the gay  and  festive  quadruped  over  to 
the tender mercies  of  Jibletts,  who  has 
used her on his regular  order beat every 
forenoon  since. 
It  is  needless  to  say 
that Jibletts enjoys  life  better  than  be 
used to,  for,  if  there  is  any  one  thing 
more than  another  which  he  likes,  it  is 
an adventure  with a  young  and  frolic­
some animal. 
If  you take  a  ride  about 
the city and enter McCracken’s neighbor­
hood,  the first thing  the  driver  will  say 
is,  “Now, keep your eye  peeled  for  Jib­
letts and the P. of I.  mare.”  When a lady 
goes out for a drive out  in  that  district, 
the last  warning  from  her  husband,  as
In all of these things Jibletts stands at  he hands  her  the  straps,  is,  “Now  look 
the head of his profession.  He is always  out for Jibletts and,  if  you see him com- 
on  the  alert, never  sleeps  and  very  sel-  ing, be sure and turn off  on  a side street 
dom eats, that is,  he does  his  eating and | or into an alley in time.”  When children 
| sleeping on the  wing.  Long  before  the j out in  that  neighborhood  are  about  to

It is along the  above line that  Jibletts 
gets in  some of  his  finest work,  as  it  is 
only  an  expert in the  business  who  can 
explain,  in  a  perfectly satisfactory man­
ner,  the  effect  that the  ever varying  at­
mosphere  has  on a stock  of  groceries— 
especially  after  the  goods  are  weighed 
and tied up in parcels.  Jibletts takes the 
orders, delivers  the  goods  and,  as 1 say, 
collects the pay,  and it is  while  engaged 
in the  latter  performance that  his  most 
brilliant  accomplishments  are  brought 
into  play.  The  ordinary  mortal  is  so 
prone  to  forget that  he  ever  ordered or 
received 
this,  that  or  the  other  thing 
that  sometimes,  no  doubt,  be  would  be 
inclined  to  act  a  little  arbitrarily  and 
persist in his mistaken ideas,  did not the 
collector  understand  his  business,  or 
were  he  not  able  to  explain  to the  de­
luded person the scientific cause of those 
strange hallucinations  and  mental  aber­
rations.

start  for  school, 
their  mothers  warn 
them to keep  one  eye  out  for  Jibletts, 
If  he  is  seen  approaching  a  house,  the 
mother  catches  up  her  offspring  and 
drags them up two  flights  of  stairs  and 
gives  her  order  for  groceries  from  the 
attic window.  You see all this  precau­
tion is made necessary on account of  the 
extreme fickleness  and  perverse  nature 
of  this P. of  I.  beast.  No  man knoweth 
the day or the hour when  this  animated 
piece of  mare flesh  will  take  it  into her 
head to have  a  little  fun  with  Jibletts. 
Whenever she is seized with the impulse, 
she does  not sit down quietly  and  think 
it over,  bnt acts,  in the  twinkling  of  an 
eye, by standing on her head and sending 
her hind  feet  on  an  expedition  among 
the little  stars.  Her  next  move,  after 
said hind feet have returned to  earth,  is 
to lie down  and  roll  over,  after  which 
she  proceeds  to  divest  herself  of  the 
leather bands which encompass her, turn 
herself  inside  out  and  perform  several 
other innocent little antics, until Jibletts 
is fully satisfied and they both  go  home 
for  repairs.  McCracken  finds  it  much 
more profitable to scatter Jibletts than to 
scatter groceries;  so  a  horse  of  steady 
habits,  constant  as  hard times  and cer­
tain as la grippe,  is put  on  the  delivery 
wagon.  But  Jibletts  is  never  happy 
when delivering goods—it is too slow and 
monotonous;  it  is only when taking  or­
ders  with  the  mare  that  he  finds  life 
worth living.

One meets with many peculiar  charac­
ters in the business  world,  but  a  more 
unique personage than this versatile Jib­
letts  it would be hard to find. 
Country  Callers.

Calls  have  been 

received  at  T h e 
T radesm an office  during  the past week 
from the following gentlemen in trade;

Zen o.

Louis F.  Lane,  Lake Ann.
S. E. Bush &  Co., Pierson.
Bates & Troutman,  Moline.
J.  E. Thurkow, Morley.
T. J. Torrence, Muskegon.
T.  H. Atkins, West Carlyle.
M. Y. Gundrum & Co., Leroy.
Frank Smith, Leroy.
F.  G. Rice, Six Lakes.
J. W. Clark,  Rockford.
E. Walter, Central Lake.
Lester & Co., Rockford.
J.  R.  Harrison, Sparta.
Hamilton & Milliken,  Traverse City.
L. M.  Wolf,  Hudsonville.
Frank Narregang, Byron Center.
N.  B. Blain,  Lowell.
Marquette—Radford Bros.  & Co.  have 
purchased from M.  Gauthier  300,000 feet 
of  logs  near  Escanaba.  The  logs  run 
about five to  the thousand,  and the price 
is understood to be between $8 and  $9  a 
thousand on the cars.  They  will go  to 
Oshkosh for manufacture.

Detroit—The  entire  plant  of  the  An­
chor Manufacturing Co.,  which  has been 
the subject  of  litigation  in  the  Wayne 
Circuit Court  for  a  long  time,  will  be 
sold under a decision  by  Judge  Gartner 
for  the  benefit  of  the  holders  of  100 
§1,000 bonds in the hands of Emory Wen­
dell and William J. Gray as trustees.

How’s This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any 
case of  Catarrh  that  cannot be cured  by  Hall's 
Catarrh Cure.

F. J. CHENEY A CO., Props., Toledo, O.

We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney 
for  the last 15 years, and  believe  him  perfectly 
honorable  in  all business  transactions and  fin­
ancially  able to carry oat  any obligations made 
by their firm.

West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, 
Toledo, O.
Walding,  Klnnan & Marvin,  Wholesale 
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting 
directly  upon  the  blood and  mucus surfaces of 
the  system.  Price  75c  per  bottle.  Sold  by all 
| Druggists.  Testimonials free.

T H E   MX C H I G A N   T K A D E S M A N ,
17 Years of  Development

HAVE  RESULTED  IN  THE

0

Great Feat!

He has  great  feet, but  they  are  nothing  like 
the  great feat  that Wadham’s  Graphite  Axle 
Grease  can  be  relied  upon  to  perform  every 
time.  To  try it once Is to become  an  ardent ad­
vocate of  it.  To  praise it too highly is  impossi 
ble.

Gripsack Brigade.

E. G. Warner, formerly with  Brown  & 
Sehler,  is  on  the  road  for  that  house 
again.

Milton  Kerns, traveling representative 
for Dilworth Bros.,  is billed  to  arrive at 
Grand Rapids on February 16.

R. B. Orr  has engaged to travel for the 
Thompson & Taylor  Spice Co., of  Chica­
go, taking  the  Western  portion  of 
the 
State as his territory.

Byron  S.  Davenport  is  laid  up  this 
week with  an  attack  of  la  grippe.  His 
route is being covered  in  the  meantime 
by Geo.  H.  McWilliams.

Henry  Smith,  formerly  tea  salesman 
for the former firm of  Lemon,  Hoops  & 
Peters, but for the past  three  years  tea 
buyer for W.  F.  McLaughlin  &  Co.,  of 
Chicago,  has opened a tea  house  on  his 
own account in the Windy City.

B. F. Leiser, formerly on  the  road  for 
IL  C.  Fisher,  of  Chicago,  has  engaged to 
travel  for  the  Lemon  &  Wheeler Com­
pany,  covering  Southern  Michigan  and 
Northern  Indiana.  Mr.  Leiser  now  re­
sides  at  White  Pigeon,  but  he  will  re­
move  to  Sturgis  and  make  that  town 
headquarters herafter.

Geo.  H.  Seymour  has  returned  from 
Willow Springs, Mo.,  whither he went to 
attend the wedding of his brother, Henry, 
who is now located  at Willow Springs as 
the  local  representative  of  the  South 
Missouri  Land  Co.  E.  B.  Wright  and 
David Holmes were at Willow Springs at 
the  time  and  initiated  George  into  the 
mysteries  of  tobasco  sauce  and  “ frozen 
absence.”  He  brought  back  with  him 
an osculant  farewell  from the land-lady 
and  a  “forget  me  not”  cup  from  the 
table waiter.

A Mount Pleasaut correspondent writes 
as  follows: 
“A  number  of  traveling 
men,  who  met  casually  in  the  dining­
room of the Bennett House at this  place, 
discussed with every  evidence  of  regret 
the reported sale  of the D.,  L.  &.  N.  and 
C.  &  W.  M.  lines  to  the  L.  S.  & M. S. 
There were fourteen in  the party,  which 
included  some  of  the  best  known  and 
most influential members of the tourists’ 
profession  in  the  State,  and  in  a  most 
unanimous manner and in most unmistak­
able terms,  they denounced  the  reported 
deal as prejudicial  to  their interests and 
to the interests of the public as a  whole. 
There  were  individual  expressions  of 
kindly  appreciation  for  the  uniform 
fairness, courtesy and liberality accorded 
them by the management of the D., L.  & 
N.  and C.  & W. M.,  and  pointed  expres­
sions of disgust at the course opposed  to 
all  sense  of  square-dealing  pursued by 
. the  L.  S.  &  M.  S.  The  concensus  of 
opinion was that for red tape,  exasperat­
ing  annoyances  and  general  public-be- 
damned  style,  the  L. S.  &  M. S.  takes 
precedence of all other roads in America.” 
E. M.  Woodruff,  traveling  representa­
tive for a buggy trimming  house of  New 
York,  was  arrested  at  Kalamazoo  one 
day last  week  on a charge  of  obtaining 
money under false pretenses. 
It appears 
that he had contracted a debt in Saginaw, 
and had presented in  payment  an  order 
on a person who  afterward  claimed  not 
to owe him  anything.  The  bill amount­
ed to $27.84.  The creditor swore out the 
warrant above  mentioned and started an 
officer after the  traveler.  Mr.  Woodruff 
protested that he had no time to return to 
Saginaw,  as  it would delay  him  several 
days.  The officer offered to let  him  set­
tle the bill on  payment  of  costs.  The 
costs consisted of  officer’s fees,  traveling

expenses and hotel  bills,  and  the  total 
footed up over $70.  Woodruff,  although 
claiming that he  was  innocent,  decided 
to  settle,  rather  than  go  to  the  de­
lay and expense  necessary  to defend the 
charge.  He procured  what  money  was 
necessary  to  make  the  settlement  and 
was  discharged  from  custody.  Mr. 
Woodruff visits Kalamazoo regularly and 
has several friends in business there who 
think he was treated outrageously.

Bob  Burdette,  editor,  humorist  and 
lecturer,  knows the  drummer  from  con­
stant contact with him,  and thus happily 
describes that numerous individual:  “He 
looks over my shoulder as I register after 
him,  and hands me his card  with a shout 
of recognition; he  peeps  over  the  regis­
ter again  and  watches  the  clerk assign 
‘Ninety-nothing!’ 
me  to  ninety-three. 
he  shouts. 
‘Who’s  in  fifteen?’  The 
clerk says he  is saving fifteen  for Judge 
Dryasdust. 
‘Well,  he  be  blowed,’  said 
my cherry  friend. 
‘ Give  him  the  attic 
and put this gentleman in fifteen.’  And, 
if the clerk  hesitates,  he  siezes the  pen 
and  gives  me  fifteen  himself,  and then 
he  calls  the  porter  and  orders  him  to 
carry up my baggage and put a fire in fif­
teen, and in the same breath adds,  ‘What 
time will  you  be  down  to  supper,  Mr. 
Burdette?’  And  he  waits  for me;  and, 
seeing that I am a  stranger  in the  town, 
he  sees  that  I  am  cared  for;  that  the 
waiters  do  not  neglect me; he  tells  me 
about the town,  the people  and the busi­
ness; he is  breezy,  sociable,  full  of  good 
stories,  always  good-natured;  he  frisks 
with  cigars  and  overflows  with  1,000- 
mile tickets; he knows all the best rooms 
at the hotel; he  always has a key for the 
car seats,  and  turns  a  seat  for  himself 
and friends  without troubling the brake- 
man; but he will ride on the wood-box or 
stand  outside  to  accommodate  a  lady, 
and  he will  give  up  his seat  to  an old 
man. 
I  know  him  pretty  well.  For 
three years  I  have  been  traveling  with 
him,  and  I  have  seen  the  worst  and  1 
know  the best  far outweighs  the worst. 
I could hardly get along without  him. 
I 
am glad he is so numerous.”
D eath   o f  th e   S enior  M em ber  o f  M ay 
Clio,  Feb.  6—Wm.  R.  May,  senior 
member  of  the  banking  firm  of  May 
Bros., died Jan. 31, after  an illness  of  a 
week,  having been  stricken with paraly­
sis on Jan.  22.  The  deceased  was  born 
in Columbus,  Canada,  Sept.  2,  1844.  He 
learned the printer’s trade  in  the  Vindi­
cator  office, Oshawa,  and  came  to  this 
country sometime  during  the  war.  He 
located in Mt.  Clemens in 1870, where he 
engaged  in  the  woolen  manufacturing 
business.  He was married at that place, 
in  1872, to Miss Isabella S. Oliver,  the de­
voted  wife  who  survives  him. 
The 
woolen business not  proving as  success­
ful as  he  wished,  he  went to  Petoskey, 
where, in company  with  John  R.  Davis, 
he engaged in  the  meat business.  Here 
he made other  investments  that  proved 
highly  fortunate.  He  afterwards  went 
to  Mackinaw  City  and  Cheboygan,  at 
which  places  he  held  the  position  of 
manager of Hammond & Standish’s meat 
business  in  northern  Michigan. 
He 
moved to Clio in  the  fall  of 1886, where 
he and his brother,  Chas.  H., had  a  year 
before engaged in the  banking  business 
under the firm name  of  May  Bros.  He 
leaves no children, but a wife and a host 
of friends mourn his untimely death.
In the death of  Mr.  May Clio loses one 
of its most vigorous and progressive citi­
zens.  By his jovial  disposition  and  up­
right character he had  won  the affection 
and esteem of all  of his  fellow  citizens, 
among whom his  death is looked upon as 
a calamity from which Clio will not soon 
recover. 

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given to the customer, the  duplicate to the cash­
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record, and  can be taken  out at any time for ex­
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carelessness.  It is alike a protection  to  the cus­
tomer, the salesman and  the merchant.

See Wliat  is  Said  of It.

Apr il 25th, 1881.

Wadhams Oil <k Grease Co., Milwaukee:
Dear Sirs—For the past year 1 have been using 
your  Graphite  Axle  Grease and  have  found it 
will do better work than any other  grease in the 
market. 

Yours truly,

Phillip Scharett, Barn Foreman, 

Jos. Schlitz Brew ing Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

lapn  Jack  Free!

We  are  sending  to  every  dealer  who 
handles  “ GRAPHITE  AXLE  O* EA^E.” 
one  Daisy  Wagon  Jack,  w orth  $1,  to  be 
given  to  the  holder of  the  printed  order 
contained in one of the 1-lb. boxes  in each 
case  of one-third  gross, on presentation of 
said order to your dealer,  FREE  of charge.
For sale by all  Grocers, H ardw are Dealers, 
Harness D ealersand by the M anufacturers.

Wadhams  Oil  &  Grease Co.,
Milwaukee, Wis. and  Seattle, Wash.

These  Machines  are  rented,  not  sold, and 

the saving in cost of Each 20,000 
SUITABLE  FOR  ANY  BUSINESS.

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W. Vernon Booth, 

Pres’t. 

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Pieced &  Stamped Tinware,

260  S. IONIA ST.,

T e l e p h o n e   640.

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jles and are prepared to sell your shipments 
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ve you quick returns.Wc also receive and sell
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TEDE  MICHIGLAJNT  TRADESMAN

IO
Drugs  Medicines*

State Board of Pharmacy.

One  Y ear—Jacob  Jess on,  M uskegon.
Two  Y ears—J a m es Yernor, D etroit.
Three  Y ears—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor 
Four Years—G eorge Gundrum. Ionia.
F ire Years—C. A. Bug bee,  Cheboygan.
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Yernor, Detroit.
Treasurer—G eo. Gundrum, Ionia.
land  (D etroit),  Ju ly  5;  M arquette,  Aug. SI;  L ansing,  j 
Novem ber 1.

M eetings  for  1892—Grand  Rapids,  March  1:  Star Is­

Michigan State  Pharmaceutical  Asa’n. 
President—H. G. Colem an, K alam azoo. 
Vice-Presidents—8.  E.  P arkill,  O w osso;  L.  P auley, St.
Ignace;  A. S. Parker, D etroit.
Secretary—Mr. Parsons, Detroit.
Treasurer—W m. Dupont. Detroit.
E xecutive C om m ittee—F. J. W urzburg,  Grand Rapids; 
Frank  In glis  and  G.  W.  Stringer,  D etroit;  C.  E. 
W ebb. Jackson.
N ext place  o f  m eeting—Grand  Rapids, Aug. 2, S and 4. 
Local Secretary—John  D. Muir.____________________ ___
Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. 
President. W. R. Jew ett,  S ecretary,  Frank H. E scott, 
R egular M eetings—First W ednesday evenin g o f March 
June, Septem ber and Decem ber.
Grand Rapids Drug Clerks* Association. 
resident, F. D. K ipp;  Secretary, W. C. Sm ith.

| 

Detroit Pharm aceutical  Society. 

President, F. Rohnert;  S ecretary,  J. P.»Rheinfrank.
M u s k e g o n   D r u g   C le r k s *   A s s o c i a t io n . 

President. N. Miller;  Secretary, A. T. W heeler.

CONVENIENCES  IN TEE PHARMACY.
It is no uncommon thing iu these  mod­
ern  days  to  see  pharmacies  which  are 
beautiful  with  silver,  plate  glass  and 
polished  wood,  but  often the proprietor 
spends  so much  on  mere modern  adorn­
ment  as  not  to  feel  like  buying  many 
things which are not only of the greatest 
convenience,  but  are  almost  indispen­
sable.  I have in mind a store once owned 
by  an  excellent pharmacist  (theoretical­
ly),  which,  though quite deficient in  ap­
pliances  and  conveniences,  was further 
ornamented  by  the  proprietor purchas­
ing,  on  his  visit  to New York,  an  angel 
of cast iron and heroic size,  to  be  placed 
in front of his establishment.

I do not propose in this brief  paper  to 
draw  your  attention  to  all  of  the con­
veniences which should be a part of every 
well-equipped  pharmacy;  for  to  do that 
I should have to write a  book,  and  have 
we not already “Remington’s Pharmacy”? 
I simply desire to draw your attention  to 
a few  of  the  conveniences  which  have 
been helpful to me.

The first one is indexing or cataloguing 
the store.  For years,  like  most pharma­
cists, I got  along  without  it,  but  since 
doing  so,  I have found it of the greatest 
convenience, although previously having 
the  bottles  and  drawers  alphabetically 
arranged.  My  shelving  is  divided  into 
sections,  like  that  of most other stores. 
On  the  cornice  ovel  each  section 
is 
cemented  a  one  inch  porcelain  letter, 
which is large enough to be seen distinct­
ly,  and yet is not unpleasantly obtrusive. 
The first  section  is called  A, the  second 
B,  and so on, the shelves being numbered 
from above downwards.  Any closet in a 
section is designated by  the  letter C;  if 
there is a lower one by  the  letters  C  C. 
For cataloguing I use Nelson’s  price-list, 
although any full  one  would do as  well. 
If a  new  clerk  (temporarily in  charge) 
should  wish  to find pomade vaseline,  he 
turns to the  pricelist, finds the name,  and 
following  it  sees  Sec.  B, C, S. 2,  which 
means  section  B,  closet,  shelf 2.  The 
index is of great  use  in  finding  articles 
which are but seldom  called for,  which I 
hardly know whether in  stock  or  where 
placed.

A convenient arrangement is the keep­
ing of the drugs which are to  be  sold by 
weight in  the  front  part  of  the  store, 
handy to the scales,  and  the  liquids  in 
the  rear,  convenient  to the prescription 
counter, also to have duplicates of nearly 
all powdered drugs upon the prescription 
counter.  Upon  the  bottles  containing

those  potassium  salts  most  frequently 
dispensed  I  have  large  capital  letters, 
which catch the eye at once,  viz:  A  for 
the acetate,  B for the bromide, C for  the 
chlorate, I for the  iodide  and  N for  the 
nitrate.

By the pill tile,  which is imbedded in a 
slide at the end of the precription counter,
1  have  a  row of small bottles containing 
powd.  liquorice root,  powd. gum Arabic, 
powd.  gum  tragacanth,  lycopodium  and 
rice flower; and also small jars containing 
glycerite of starch and glycerite  of  trag­
acanth,  to be used as excipients.

that 

It is hardly necessary to say that I keep 
poisons in a closet  entirely distinct  from 
the  prescription  counter;  but  I  do  not 
have a bell upou the  doors,  the  ringing 
of which  will  announce  to  some  timid 
customer 
I  am  about  putting  a 
poison  in his prescription.

The glass labels of my shelf-ware  that 
contain preparations  poisonous in  small 
doses have a  black  background,  and  the 
others a white one; the black label catches 
the eye at  once and puts the dispenser on 
his guard.

to 

arranged 

Upon the inside of the  glass  doors  of 
the  poison closet,  I  have  fastened  min­
tables  so 
imum  and  maximum  dose 
It 
as  to  be  read  from  the  outside. 
according 
is 
the 
classification  of 
the  U.  S.  Pharma­
copeia,  but is not confined to the articles 
in  it.  This  convenience for quick and 
accurate dispensing  is  greatly  appreci­
ated by my clerks.

Another  great  convenience 

is  the 
method of filing prescriptions  by  means 
of a binding case of special size,  7}^x9 
inches, each one holding  about  750  pre­
scriptions. 
It is cheap,  does not take up 
much room when open upon the counter, 
and gives easy access to the prescriptions, 
any one of which  can  be  readily  taken 
from the file.

I also exhibit to you two ointment tiles, 
which consist of pieces of plate glass 12x 
12,  one painted black  upon  the  back  for 
mixing light-colored ointments upon,  the 
other white for dark ointments,  and each 
imbedded  in  a  walnut  slide. 
It would 
have made a neater finish if the wood had 
been painted instead of the glass.

I  also call your attention to a container 
for  ointments  which  are  most  largely 
used,  such as cold cream.  It  holds about
2  pounds,  resembles  a  small bucket,  is 
made  of heavy tin,  and has a slot  in  the 
lid for the spatula, each  can  having  its 
own  spatula,  which saves the  time  ordi­
narily  spent  in  cleaning 
the  spatula 
after using.

A convenience which  I  hope  to  have 
when  provided  by  some  enterprising 
manufacturer,  will  be  a  hard  rubber 
spatula for mixing those ointments which 
act upon  metal;  horn  spatulas  are  ab­
sorbent and soon warp.

Another convenience which,  if “Clean­
liness is next to Godliness,”  should  have 
been placed first,  is an  abundant supply 
of hot  water, which 1 obtain by  utilizing 
the  store  heater.  Three  stout pieces of 
heavy iron pipe, about twelve inches long, 
are connected parallel with each other by 
short  elbows  and  placed  in  the  heater 
above the  fire pot  on  one  side;  this  is 
connected  with  a  circulating boiler and 
gives all of the hot water  needed  iu  the 
laboratory,  at  the  soda  counter  and  in 
the prescription department, and has cost 
nothing for repairs for some eight years.
In  the  corner  of  the  store  adjoining 
the sink,  and arranged to drain into it,  I 
have a small counter covered  with  zinc,

and  overhead  a  part  of it is a hood con­
nected with a flue running into the chim­
ney,  while gas is  conveniently  arranged 
for  heating  and  lighting.  Many minor 
operations which cause unpleasant odors 
or gases can be carried on in this place.

Other  conveniences  might  be  men­
tioned,  but  perhaps 
already 
brought to your  attention  are  sufficient 
to show that the store in which the phar­
macist spends most  of  his  life  offers  a 
wide range for inventive genius.

those 

Cl e m e n t   B.  L o w e.
Thirty-Eight  Out  of  Forty-Eight.
At  the  recent  examination  session  of 
the  State  Board  of  Pharmacy,  held  at j 
Bay  City,  there  were  forty-eight  candi- j 
dates  for  registration. 
Twenty-four 
passed above 60 per cent, and were given 
certificates as registered pharmacists and 
fourteen  were  given  assistants’  certifi­
cates,  having  passed  between 40 and  60 
per  cent.  The  successful  ones were  as 
follows:

Registered  pharmacists — Andrew  E. 
Anderson,  Ironwood;  Wm.  R.  Bacon, 
Sault  Ste. Marie;  Elliot  T.  Broms,  Hub- 
bardston;  Claud  D.  Bronner,  Detroit; 
John J. Campbell,  Port Huron;  Fred.  W. 
Dearlove,  Mayville;  John S. Duffle, Yale; 
Herbert  E.  Earle,  Lansing;  Edmond  A. 
Fox,  Elsie;  John Groos,  Escanaba;  Chas. 
L.  Grabe,  Saginaw;  Chas. T.  Gustin, De­
troit;  Thos.  W.  Hiller, Detroit;  Wm. Mc­
Allister,  Detroit;  Fred  A.  McKee,  Sagi­
naw;  Oscar A.  Marfleus,  Lapeer;  Nicho­
las  D.  Moorish,  Sault  Ste.  Marie;  Rich.
A.  Patrick,  Saginaw;  Fred.  A.  Pfannen- 
schmidt,  Detroit;  Paul  E.  Rice, Detroit; 
Henry  Richel,  Grand  Rapids;  Joseph 
Schulte.  Detroit;  John Stewart, Marlette; 
Edwin H.  Whedon, Saginaw.
Assistants — Will  E.  Banister,  Sagi­
naw;  Brooks  T.  Bearss,  Yale;  Wm. T. 
Charboneau,  Chatham,  Ont.  ;  Wm.  A. 
Conley,  Lapeer; Fred W. Dresch,  Adrian; 
Louis  Forger.  Bay  City;  Leland  G. 
Gardner, Jackson;  Wm. W.  Haines, Mar­
lette;  Homer T.  McLean, Chatham,  Ont.; 
John  F.  Padock, Detroit;  Emil  Richlir, { 
Saginaw;  Glen  L.  Williams,  Lapeer; 
Wm.  A.  Smith,  Detroit;  Herman J.  Zirn, 
Saginaw.

The  New Proprietary  Plan.

Retail druggists should note that many 
of  the manufactures of  patent medicines 
now  compel  the  jobber  to  add  10  per 
cent, to quantity of  less  than 
dozen. 
The following proprietors  have  already 
adopted the plan:
J. C. Ayer & Co.
N.  K.  Brown & Co.
Brown Medicine Co.
H.  D. Cushman.
B.  S.  Fahnestock.
J. H. Guild.
A.  S. Hines.
Hiscox & Co.
B. J. Johnson & Co.
Gargling Oil Co.
Peruna Medicine Co.
Rad way & Co.
C.  W.  Snow & Co.
Swift Specific  Co.
World’s  Dispensary  Medical  Associa­
tion.
Trommer Malt Co.
- W.  H. Tutt.
C.  A. Vogeler  Co.
O.  F. Woodward.
E. T.  Hazeltine requires an order of  at 
least  }4  dozen,  assorted,  to  secure  the 
dozen price.

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Quinine  is  steady.  Opium  is  lower. 
Morphia is unchanged.  Tartaric acid is 
weak.  Cream  tartar,  pure, 
is  lower. 
Cocoaine has  declined.  Cocoa  butter  is 
lower.  Roman  chamomile  flowers  are 
lower.  Prime assafoetida is higher.  Ly­
copodium  is  advancing.  Oil cajiput is 
lower.  Malaga  olive  oil  is  lower.  Oil 
peppermint has declined.  Oil lemon has 
advanced.  Solacine has advanced.

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Declined—Tartaric acid, Roman chamomile, gum opium, gum  opium  po., oil cajiput,  oil pepper­

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Acetlcum...................  8®  10
Benzoicum  German..  50®  6o
Boracic 
SO
Carbollcum...............   22®  30
Citricum..................   43®  53
Hydroehlor...............  
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.................  10®  12
Nitrocum 
Oxalicum...................  10®  12
Phosphorium  dii........ 
20
Salley licum .....................1  30@1 70
Sulpnuricum..............  19i@  5
Tannicum........................1  40@1 60
Tartaricum.................  36®  38

AMMONIA.

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Aqua, 16  deg..............  f?4@  5
20  deg..............  5V4®  7
Carbonas  ...................  }2@  14
Chloridum.................  12®  14

aniline.

Black...............................2 00®2 25
Brown.........................  80@1  00
Red 
..  .................   45®  50
Yellow............................2 5003 00

BACCAX.

Cubeae (po.  90)........  90®1  10
Juniperus..................   8®  10
Xanthoxylum.............  25®  Ju

balsamum.

Copaiba......................  50@  55
Peru............................  @1  30
Terabin, Canada  ......   35®  40
Tolutan......................  35@  50

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian...... ..........   18
Cassiae  ............................... 
il
Cinchona Flava  .................
Euonymus  atropurp...........
Myrica  Cerifera, po.............  20
PrunusVirgini....................
Quill ala,  grd.......................
Sassafras  ...........• ••••.........  ”
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........  10

EXTBAOTUM.

» 

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Glycyrrhiza  Glabra...  24®  25
po...........  «xX©  oO
Haematox, 15lb. box..  11®  J*
is ..............  13®  14
u s .............   14®  »
(¿s.............   16®  17
febbum.

Carbonate Precip.......  ®  15
Citrate and Quinia....  @3 50
Citrate  Soluble........  @
Ferrocy anldum boi....  ®
Solut  Chloride..........   ©
Sulphate,  com’l .........   itt®   ~
pure............   @  7

flora.

 
POLLA.

Arnica.......................  
§1
Anthemls...................  2o@  »
Matricaria 
 
2o@  30

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

...... ••••••••  20@  75
nivelly ....................   25<®  28
Alx.  35®  50
Salvia  officinalis,  Ms 
„
and  Hb....................  If®  1»
UraUrsl......................  8®  10

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Acacia,  1st picked....  @ 80
2d 
  @ 
55
....  ®  40
3d 
sifted sorts...  @  25
po.........  60® 
80
Aloe,  Barb,' (po. 60)  ..  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  @ 12
11  Socotrl, (po.  60).  @ 50
Catechu, Is, (tts, 14 Me.
161 
.........................  @  1
Ammonlae........55@
Assafratlda, (po. 35).. ■  ©  30
Benzoinum.................  ¿0®  5»
Camphor»..................   50®  M
Euphorblum  po  ........  35®  10
Gaibanum..................   @3  "
Gamboge,  po..............  *2® 
is
Gualacum, (po  30)  ...  @  «
Kino,  (po. 25)............   ®  *
Mastic.......................   ®  80

l

c

e

h

l a

S
30®  35
Tragacanth...............   30®  75

HBBBA—In ounce packages.
Absinthium.........................  j®
Bupatorlum.........................
Lobelia................................   f®
Majorum.............................   ~
Mentha  Piperita.................  ¿3
“  V lr.........................  »
Rue....................................... 
jg
Tanacetum, V......................  gf
Thymus, V ..........................   25

MAGNESIA.

Calcined, Pat..............  55®  60
Carbonate,  P a t....—   20®  22 
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20®  25 
Carbonate, Jenning5..  35®  36 

OLEUM.

Cubebae........................  @ 
Bxechthltos..............  2 5002  75
Erigeron.........................2 2502 50
Gaultherla......................2 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gosslpii, Sem. gal......   50®  75
Hedeoma  ...................1  40® 1  50
Juniper!.......................   5002 00
Lavendula..................   90@2 00
Limonis.......................... 2 50@3 00
Mentha Piper...................2 75@3 50
Mentha Verld................. 2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal..................1  00@1 10
Myrcia, ounce................  ® 50
Olive............................  80©2 75
10© 12
Picis Liquida, (gal..35) 
Ricini......................... 1  08@1  ?4
Rosmarlnl............  
75® 1  00
Rosae, ounce..............  @6 50
Sucdni.......................   40®  45
Sabina.......................  90®1  00
Santal  ....................... 3 50@7 00
Sassafras....................  50®  55
Sinapls, ess, ounce__  @  65
TiglU..........................  @100
Thyme.......................  40®  50
opt  ...............   @  60
Theobromas...............  15®  20

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POTASSIUM.

Bi Carb.......................   15®  18
Bichromate................  13®  14
Bromide....................  25®  27
Carb............................  12®  15
Chlorate, (po. 16)........  14®  16
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide..............................2 80@2 90
Potassa, Bitart, pure.. 
26® 30
Potassa, Bitart, com... 
© 15
Potass Nltras, opt......  8®  10
Potass Nltras..............  7®  9
Prussia te ....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18

RADIX.

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Aconitum..................   20®  25
Althae.........................  25®  30
12®  15
 
Anchusa............ 
Arum,  po....................  @ 25
20®  40
Calamus.............  
 
Gentiana, (po. 15)......   10®  12
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15).. 
16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 40)...................  @  35
Hellebore,  Ala,  po—  
15® 20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac, po........................2 2502 30
Iris plox (po. 35@38).. 
35® 40
Jalapa,  pr..................   42®  45
Maranta,  !*s..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei............................  75©1 00
“  cut......................  @1  75
“  pv.......................   7501  85
Splgella.....................   48®  53
Sanguinaria, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria.................  35®  40
Senega.......................  40®  45
Simllax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40
M 
0   20
ScUlae, (po. 35)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fceti-
dus,  po....................  @  35
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
Ingiber a ..................   10®  15
18®  22
Zingiber  j ...............  
SEMEN.
..  @ 15
Anisum,  (po.  20).. 
20®  22
Aplum  (graveleons).. 
Bird, Is...................... 
4®  6
Carui, (po. 18)............   80  12
Cardamon........................1  00@1 25
Corlandrum...............   10®  12
Cannabis Sativa.........  
4(405
Cydonlum...................  75@l  00
Cnenopodium  ...........  10®  12
Dlpterix Odorate........ 2  1002 20
Foeniculum...............   ®  16
Foenugreek,  po.........   6®  8
L in l............................4  ©4M
Lint, grd,  (bbl. 3)4)-.•  4  @4)4
Lobelia.......................  35®  40
Pharlarls Canarian—   3)4® 4)4
R apa..........................  6®  7
Sinapls,  Albu............   8®  9
Nigra...........  11®  12

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SPIRITUS.
Frumentl, W., D.  Co. .2 00@2 50
D. F. R ......1  75©2 00
1  10@1  50
 
Junlperls  Co. O. T — 1  7501  75
Saacharum  N.  E ........ 1  75@2 00
Spt.  Vlnl  GalU........... 1  75@6 50
VIni Oporto.....................1  25@2 00
Vlnl  Alba....................... 1  25@2 00

SPONSEB.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................... 2 2502 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

Absinthium.................... 3 50@4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amydalae, Amarae— 8 00@8 25
A nlsl..........................1 S0@1  9.1
Auran ti  Cortex..........2 50®2 75
Bergami!  ...................3 75®4 00
Caryophyili...............   90®  95
Cedar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodi!...............  @1  75
Clnnamonli.....................1 20@1 25
Cltronella..................   ®  46
Conium  Mac..............  35®  65
Copaiba  .................... 1 10@1  20

SYRUPS.

Accacia...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................  60
Ferri Iod.............................   50
Aurantl  Cortes..............—   50
Rhei  Arom..........................   50
Simllax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................  50
ScUlae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan...............................  50
Prunus  vlrg.........................  50

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TINCTURES.

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cjq............................  

Aconitum Napellis R.........   60
F .......  50
Aloes.....................................   60
and myrrh.................  60
Arnica..................................   50
Asafoetida............................  0
Atrope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................  60
“  Co..........................   50
Sanguluarla.........................  50
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharldes...........................  75
Capsicum............................  50
Ca damon..............................  75
Tg
Castor................................. 1 00
Catechu...............................  50
Cinchona.............................   50
Co......................   60
Columba.............................   50
Conium.................................  50
Cubeba................................   50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot....................................  50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Gualca................................   50
ammon..................   60
“ 
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamus.......................   50
Iodine..................................  75
Colorless.................  75
Ferri  Chloridum...............   35
K ino...................................   50
Lobelia................................   50
Myrrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
.........................  85
Camphorated.................   50
Deodor........................2 00
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
60
60
50
50

Aurantl Cortex..............
Quassia........................
Rhatany  .......................
Rhei..............................
Cassia  Acutifol...........
Co.......
Serpentaria.................
Stromonlum.................
Tolutan.......................
Valerian.......................
V eratrum V eride..........
M ISCELLANEOUS.
Æther, Spts  Nit, 3 F.. 
“ 
“  4 F ..
Alumen......................i 2K® 3
ground,  (po.
4
7).............................
30
Annatto...................... 550 60
4® 5
Antimoni, po..............
et Potass T. 55® 60
Antipyrin...................  @1  40
Antifebrin..................  @  25
Argenti  Nltras, ounce  @  64
Arsenicum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud......  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, ()4s
11;  Hs,  12)..............  @  9
Cantharldes  Russian,
po........................
@1  20 
Capsicl  Fructus, af...
@  20 @  25 
(po.
@  20
Caryophyllus, (po.  15)
12®  13 
@3 75
Cannine,  No. 40.........  
_
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus.......................  @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  @  22
Centrarla....................  @  10
Cetaceum...................  @  40
Chloroform...............   60®  63
squlbbs..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  25@1  50
Chondrus...................  20®  25
Clnchouldlne, P.  4 W   15®  20
German 3  @  12
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
60 ®  50 
cent  ......................
Creasotum...............
@
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........
5®
“  prep.............  

28
2 8®
300 32

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;ubrà...............   ©  8
Crocus.......................  30®  35
Cudbear......................  ©  24
CupriSulph...............   5 ®  6
Dextrine....................  IT
Ether Sulph...............
Emery,  all  numbers..
po...................  @  6
Ergota, (po.)  85 .........   85®  90
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................  ®  23
Gambler......................7  @8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   @  70
French...........  40®  60
“ 
Glassware  flint,  75 and 2)4. 
by box 70
Glue,  Brown..............  9®  15
“  White...............   13®  25
Glycerins...................15)4®  20
Grana Paradis!...........  ©  22
Humulus....................  25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..
“  Cor___
Ox Rubrum
Ammonlatl..
Unguentum.
Hydrargyrum............
Ijnthyobolla, Am..  ..
Indigo........................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 75@3 85
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulin......................  35®  40
Lycopodium..............  40®  45
Macis.........................  75®  80
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
dr arg Iod................. 
0   27
Liquor Potass Arslnitis  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
1)4)..........................   2®  8
Xannla,  S. F ............   38®  40

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S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .1  9502 20 
C. Co.......................1  85@2 10
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myrlstlca, No. 1..........   70®  75
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia.....................  22®  25
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Picis  Llq, N...C., K gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Picis Liq., quarts......   @1  00
pints.........   @  85
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__   @  3
Pix  Burgun................   @  7
Plumbl A cet...............  14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opii. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
&P. D.  Co., doz......  @125
Pyrethrum,  pv............  30®  35
Quasslae.....................  8®  10
Quinia, S. P. & W.......   31®  36
S.  German___22  @  36
Rubla  Tinctorum.......   12®  14
Saccharum Lactls pv.  @ 28
Salacin.......................1  75@1  80
Sanguis  Draconls.......   40®  50
Santonine.................... 
4 50
Sapo,  W.......................  12®  14
,r  M........................  10®  12
  @  15
“  G.............  

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Seldlltz  Mixture........  @  25
Sinapls.......................   @  18
“  opt..................   ®  30
Snuff, ‘Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................  @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35
Soda Boras, (po. 12).  .  11®  12 
Soda  et Potass Tart...  30®  33
Soda Carb.................  1)4®  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb............   @  5
Soda, Ash....................3)4®  4
Soda, Sulphas............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o...........  50®  55
“  Myrcia  Dom......   @2 25
“  Myrcia Imp........  @3 00
•'  Vinl  Rect.  bbl.
....7 ........................ 2 27@2 37
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......  @1  30
Sulphur, Subl............ 3  @4
“  Roll..............  2?£© 3)4
Tamarinds................. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice......  28®  30
Theobromae..............38  @  43
Vanilla..................... 9 00016 00
Zincl  Sulph...............   7©  8

OILS.

Whale, winter...........  70 
Lard,  extra...............   55 
Lard, No.  1 .............   45 
Linseed, pure raw —   36 

Bbl.  Gal
70
60
50
39

 

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faints. 

Llndseed,  boiled  ....  39 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............   50 
SplritsTurpentine__  39 

1 1
42
60
45
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian..............155£  2@3
Ochre,yellow  Mars...  15£  2@4
“ 
Ber........1M  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2>4  2)4®3
“  strictly  pure......2)4  2)(®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ................. 
  13016
Vermilion,  English__ 
70075
70075
Green,  Peninsular...... 
Lead,  red....................7  @7)4
“  w hite................7  @7)4
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @60
White, Paris  American 
1  0 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff..........................  
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  2001  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints......................1 00@1  20
VARNISHES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach__ 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp.................160®1  70
Coach  Body............... 2 7503  00
No. 1 Turp  Furn........1  00@1  10
Sutra Turk Damar__ 1  5501  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp.........................  70®  7

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CHEMICALS  AND

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Paints, Oils  Varnishes.

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We sell Idqaor* far Medicinal Purposes only.
We give oar Personal Attention to Mail Orders sed Quran tee Satisfaction. 
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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

G r o c e r y   P r ic e   C u r r e n t•

The  quotations given below are such as are  ordinarily offered  buyers who pay promptly 

and  buy in  full  packages.

CATSUP.

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Half  pint, common............   80
Pint 
........... 1  GO
Quart 
............ 1  50
Half  pint, fancy.................1  25
Pint 
..................St 00
Quart 
...............  3 00
5 gross boxes.......................40

CLOTHES PINS.

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COCOA  SHELLS.

35 lb  bags.....................   03
Less quantity 
Pound  packages......... 64407

.............  @354

COFFEE.
GREEN.
Rio.

Santos.

Fair..................................... 16
Good....................................17
Prime..................................18
Golden................................20
Peaberry............................ 20
Fair.....................................16
Good...................................17
Prime................................. 18
Peaberry  ............................ 20
Mexican and Guatamala.
Fair.................................... 20
Good................................... 21
Fancy................................. 23
Prime.................................19
M illed................................20

Maracaibo.

Interior............................... 25
Private Growth................. 27
Mandebling......................28

Java.

Mocha.

Imitation...........................23
Arabian............................. 26

ROASTED.

PACKAGE.

To  ascertain  cost  of  rGasted 
coffee, add He. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per cent,  for shrink­
age.
Arhucfele’s A rlosa......  . .19.3
M cLaughlin’s XXXX .  .19.3
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case....... 19 3
Cal'i nets
containing 
120 1-pound 
packages 
(similar to 
accompany 
ing illustra­
tion) sold at 
case  price, 
with an  ad­
ditional 
charge of 
90 cents  for 
cabinet.

S f i i i

Valley City........
Felix  .................
Hummel’s, foil.. 
t i n . . .

..............  75
...............  1  15
..............  1  50
..............  2 50

Bulk...
Red...

CHICORY.

............... 4M
................   7

CLOTHES LINES.
Cotton, 40 ft....
50 ft....
“ 
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60 ft....
“ 
“
70ft... .
**
“  
M 80 f t . . .
“ 
60 ft  .  .
Jute
“ 
11
72 ff
“ 

.. per doz.  1  25
1  40
1  60
i r e
1  90
90
1  00

COUPON BOOKS.

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200 or over............5 per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 

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COUPON  PASS  BOOKS.

.............10 
...  ..... 20 

(Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from 810  down. I 
20'books........................$ 1  00
! 00 
50
100
3 00 
6 25 
250
500
10 00 
17 50
1000

CONDENSED MILK.
4 doz. in case.

Eagle.
Crown...............................   6 25
...  8 OO 
Genuine Swiss. 
...  7 00
American Swiss..

CRACKERS.
Butter.

Seymour XXX..................... 6
Seymour XXX, cartoon......  614
Family  XXX.....................   8
Family XXX,  cartoon........  6H
Salted XXX.........................6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........  6*4
Kenosha 
..........................  7M
Boston..................................  8
Butter  biscuit...................   6H

Soda.

Oyster.

.  .  6
Soda, XXX..................
Soda, City.................... —   7v4
Soda.  Duchess  ...........
....  SM
Crvstal Wafer..............
....10
Reception  Flakes........
....10
S. Oyster  XXX............ __  6
City Oyster. XXX......... ...... 6
Farina  Oyster............. ...... 6
Strictly  pure......................  30
Telfer’s Absolute..............  35
Grocers’............................ 10015

CREAM TARTAR.

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.
APPLES.

“ 

APRICOTS.

NECTARINES.

BLACKBERRIES.

quartered  “ 

Sundricd. sliced in  bbls. 
5 
5
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes  07 
California in  bags......... 
8
Evaporated in boxes.  ... 
844
4M
In  boxes...... 
........... 
701b. bags....................... 
7M
25 lb. boxes...................9  @9M
Peeled, in  boxes  ......... 
12
Cal. evap.  “ 
.  ........ 
s
in bags........7  0  8)4
“ 
PEARS.
California in bags  ...... 
FITTED CHERRIES.
Barrels.......................... 
501b. boxes..................  
25  “ 

u
il m
12

PEACHES.

07

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PRUNELLES.

30 lb.  boxes................... 

RASPBERS1ES.

In  barrels...................... 
501b. boxes.................... 
...................... 
25 lb.  “ 
Foreign.
CURRANTS.

12M

17
17H
18

Patras, In barrels........  @4

in  M-bbls.
In less quantity

0  4M 
‘   4M
Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes  21
Lemon
Orange

PEEL.
re
1 
25 “
RAISINS.
Domestic.

London layers.  2 crown.

“ 
“ 

Foreign.

fancy.........1  85
Loose Muscatels, boxes......1  25
70 lb  bags  ©5M
Ondura, 29 lb. boxes..  7M©  7M 
.11  <ai2
“ 
Sultana, 20 
..  6M0 *>M
Valencia, 20  “ 
Bosnia........................  
0
California, 90x100 25 lb ?bxs.
,.9M
“ 
“ 
,.9M
“ 
. ,9M
Turkey...............................  6

80x90 
71x80 
60x70 

PR U N E S.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“Tradesman.”

8  1, per hundred...............   2 00
2 50
 
9 2, 
..  ............3 00
« 3.  “ 
3 00
 
• 5, 
»10,  “ 
................ 4 00
120, 
 
5 00

“  “ 
“ 
“  “ 
“ 
“  “ 
“Superior.’
C  1, per hundred......
.....
“ 
12,  “ 

 

ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

XX  wood, white.

No. 1, 6M..........................  *1  75
No. 2, 6H..........................   160
No. 1 ,6 ............................  165
No. 2, 6  ............................  1  50
No. 1, 6M..........................  1  35
60  No. 2, 6M..........................  125
3 00 
3 50  6H.....................................  1  00
4 00  6 ........................................ 
95
5 00 I 
Mill  No. 4........................   100

Manilla, white.

Coin.

0©13
@12M0010
13
0 1   00 ©10 
©25 
035 022 
©30 
©15

ga*uij.i:ss
“Universal.”
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

$ 1, per hundred..............  S3 00
................3 50
S 2, 
$3, 
................4 00
»5, 
................5 00
810, 
.................6 00
820, 
................7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:

FARINACEOUS GOODS. 

Farina.
Hominy.

100 lb. kegs................... 
4
Barrels.............. ................3 75
Grits.................................. 4 25

Lima  Beans.
Dried............................ 
4
Maccaroni and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
55
Im ported.................1OM011M

APPLE  BUTTER

40 lb. pails  .  ......................  5
20 lb. pails.........................  5/4
Mason's,  10, 20 or 30 lbs —   6 
...  7

51b................ 
AXLE GREASE.

“ 

Graphite.

“ 

“ 

M gr. cases, per  gr............ $8 50
12V4 lb. pails, per doz  ......   7 50
25 lb. 
......... 12 00
100 lb. kegs, per lb.............  4
250 lb- M bbls., per  lb........  3Ji
400 lb. bbls., per lb ............  3M
gr. cases, per gr —  
$6  50 
lb. pails, per doz. 
.  7  GO 
.10 50
lb. 
00 lb. kegs, per  lb  ...........  3M
50 lb. M bbls., per  lb.......   3M
400 lb. bbls., per lb............   3

Badger.

“ 

“

BAKING  POWDER.

45
Acme. >4 lb. cans, 3 doz  ... 
85
“  A lb .  “ 
2  “  .... 
1  “  ....  1 00
lib.  “ 
“ 
bulk........................  
“ 
10
Arctic, M lb can s.............. 
00
“ 
y. 
..............  1  20
“ 
1 lb  “ 
•« 
..............  2 00
5 B>  “ 
..............  9 60
per doz

gsPRiCEs
CREAIS
ÌAK’J f

T*r  Price's.
90
_Ttimh /ijitic 
Dime cans.
1
“
6 oz 
.. .2
“ 
S-oz 
. .3
“ 
12-OZ 
“  •.4
16-oz 
2M-lb  “
h
18
“
4-lb 
21
“
5-lb 
41
10-lb 
“
cans.........
.........
Teller’s.  54 lb. cans,  doz.
“  •
“  ■

Red Star, M lb 
M B>
l b   “ 
M lb.  “ 
lib .  “ 
BATH BRICK.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

90

2 dozen in case.

English...............................  90 j
Bristol..................................  <«
Domestic.............................   60
Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals..............4 GO
“  Soz 
................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

bluing. 
“ 

“ 
“ 

BROOMS.
 

 

 

 

“ 

No. 2 Hurl..........................  2 00
2 25
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet..................... -  2 50
No. 1 
“ 
2  75
Parlor Gem.......................... 3 00
Common Whisk.................  1  00
Fancy 
.................  120
Mill  ..................................  3 25
Warehouse.......................... 3 00
Stave, No.  1.......................  1  25
“  10.......................  1  50
“  15......................   1  75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row—   85
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row —   1  25 
Palmeto, goose..................   1 50

BRUSHES.

“ 
“ 

BUCKWHEAT  FLOUB.
Rising Sun...............................5 00
York State..........................
Self Rising, case..................... 5 CO

H o tel, 40 lb . b o x es..................   9
S tar,  40 
..................  9
P a r a f f in e ....................................1054
W ic k in e ......................................25

“  

CANNED  GOODS.

PISH.
Clams.

“ 

Little Neck,  li b .......................1 10
“  2  lb...................... 1 90
Clam Chowder.

Standard, 3 lb......................2 30

Cove Oysters.

“ 

Standard,  1 lb..........................1 00
21b ......................... 2 00
Lobsters.

Star,  1  lb.............................. 2 45
2  lb..............................3 45
Picnic, 1 lb............................... 2 00
21b...............................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  90
tails........... 1  re
Alaska, 1  lb..............................1 45
21b ............................... 2 10

“ 
“ 

Sardines.
American  Ms.................... 4M© 5
Hs.................... 6*40 7
Imported  Ms.....................11012
Ms.................... 13014
Mustard M»......................  08

“ 
“ 

Brook, 3 lb..........................   50

Trout

FRUITS.
Apples.

York State, gallons—  
Hamburgh,  “  —  

Apricots.

Live oak..................... 
Santa  Cruz................. 
Lusk’s ......................... 
Overland................... 
Blackberries.
B. &  W ....................  

Cherries.

2 50
2 50

2 25
2 00
2 50
1  90

90

1 75

Red  ...........................  
1  20
Pitted Hamburgh  . . .  
White......................... 
1  60
1  30
Erie  .............. 
 
Damsons. Egg Plums and Green 
E rie............................  @1  25
Gooseberries.
Common.................... 
1  10

Gages.

I 

Peaches.

“ 

Pears.

P ie.............................  S0@l 00
Maxwell.................... 
1  50
Shepard’s ..................  
1  30
California..................   @2 25
Domestic.................... 
1  20
Riverside....................  
2 00
Pineapples.
Common..................... 
Johnson’s  sUced.......  
grated.......  
Quinces.
Common.................... 
Raspberries.
DoH 
Black  Hamburg.........  
.......  
Erie, black 
Strawberries.
Lawrence...................
Hamburgh.................
Erie............................
Whortleberries.
Common.................... 
F. &  W.......................  
Blueberries...............  

1  30
2 50
2 75
1  10

1  «1
1  50
1  40

1  40 I
1  25
130

MEATS.

Corned  beef,  Libby's..........1  80]
Roast beef,  Armour’s..........1  75
Potted  ham. M lb................1  SO
“  14 lb.................100
tongue, M lb.............1  10
14 lb............   95
chicken, M lb............   95

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

VEGETABLES.
Hamburgh  stringless..

Beans.

.1  25
French style....... 2 25
Limas..................1  40

“ 
“ 

“ 

Lima, green.  ....................1 30  „  ..
Lewis Boston  Baked...........1  35
Bay State  Baked.................1  35
World’s  Fair.......................1  35

soaked......................  90  5 ? «
“  

Corn.

“ 

Peas

“ 
“ 
“ 

Hamburgh.......................  .1  25
Livingston..........................100
Purity................................. 1 10
Honey  Dew.........................1  10
Hamburgh marrof a t ...........1  35
early Jane......... 1 50
Champion Eng... 1  50
Hamburgh  petit  pois.........1 75
fancy  sifted......1 90
S o a k e d .............................................   65
H a rris  s ta n d a r d ........................   75
.1  10 
V a n   C am p’s  M a rro fa t 
.1  30 
E a rly  J u n e ..
.1  35 
A r ch er’s   E a rly   B lo sso m
French...........  ............
.1  80
French..............................17018
Erie................. ............. ....  90
Hubbard....................... ....1  30
Hamburg  ...................... ....1  40
Soaked .......................... ....  85
Honey  Dew................... ....1 60

Squash.
Succotash.

Mushrooms.

Tomatoes.
Excelsior 
................... . . . . 1   00
Eclipse.......................... ....1  00
Hamburg...................... ....1  30
Gallon ...  .................... __ 2 55

CHOCOLATE—BAKI
German Sweet............
Premium..................
Pure............................
Breakfast  Cocoa........

CHEESE.

Amboy.......................
Herkimer...................
Riverside..................
Allegan ......................
Skim..........................
Brick..........................
Edam  ........................
Limburger  ...............
Pineapple...................
Roquefort...................
Sap Sago....................
Schweitzer, imported. 
domestic  ....

“ 

Pearl Barley.

Kegs...............................3  @4

Peas.

Green,  bn.................................1 £0
Split, bbl.................................. 5 00
German.............................   4H
East India..........................   514
Cracked.............................. 
5

Wheat.

Sago.

PIPES.

Clay, No.  216.......................1  75
“  T. D. full count...........  75
Cob, No. 3........................... 1 25

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

Babbitt’s ..........................  4 00
Penna Salt  Co.’s  ............   3 25

BOOT BEER
Williams, per d o z ............ 1  75
3 doz. case......... 5  00

“ 

RICE.

Domestic.

Carolina head...................... 7
“  No. 1...................... 6
“  No. 2...............   0  5

Imported.

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

SAUERKRAUT.

Silver Thread, bbl...........  $4  00
M bbl........  2 50

“ 

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

Allspice................................10
Cassia, China In mats........  8
“  Batavia In bund — 15
Saigon in rolls........ 35
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
“ 
Zanzibar..................13
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy...................80
“  No.  1.......................75
“  No. 2.......................65
Pepper, Singapore, black — 15 
“  
»  white...  .25
“ 
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 ...................65
Pepper, Singapore, black — 20
“  white...... 30
“ 
“  Cayenne..................25
Sage......................................20
“Absolute” in Packages.
Ms
.......  84
1  55 
1  55
....  84
......  84 1  55
......   84 1 55
......  84 1  55
......  84 1  55
1  55
___  84
........  84

Allspice...........
Cinnamon.........
Cloves...............
Ginger. Jam ......
“  Af.........
Mustard............
Pepper  ..............
Sage............ 
...

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth...............................   1 10
Pollock.......................  
3}4
Whole, Grand  Bank...  6  @6%
Boneless,  bricks........714@8
.  71408
Boneless, strips
Smoked...................... 
12
Scaled......................... 
Holland,  bbls............  
kegs............. 
Round shore, M bbl... 
“  M  bbl.. 
Mackerel.

Halibut.
Herring.

20
10 50
75
3 00
1  50

“ 
“ 

No. 1, M bbls. 90 lbs............11  00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.....................  1 25
Family, M bbls., 100 lbs....  5 50
75
Russian,  kegs....................   45

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

“ 

Sardines.
Trout.

No. 1, M bbls., lOOlbs........... 6 50
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   90

Whitefish.

No. 1, M bbls., lOOlbs...........8 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs................. 1  10
Family, M bbls., 100 lbs—   3 50 
“  "  kits  10  lbs.............  50

PLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Jennings’ D C.

Lemon. Vanilla

2 oz folding box.
3 oz
4 oz 
6 oz
5 oz

.1  00 
...1 50
. ..2   00
...3 00

“ 
“  
“ 
GUN  POWDER.

.5 50
Kegs
Half  kegs............................3 00

HERBS.

Sage.....................................15
Hops..................................
Madras,  5 lb. boxes  ........
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes..

INDIGO.

55
50

JELLY.

m

6

Chicago  goods............
Mason’s,  10, 20 and 30 lbs.
51b......................
Pure..................................
Sicily........
Condensed

LICORICE.

LY E.
2 doz.....................1 re
4 doz.................... 2 25
MATCHES.
No. 9  sulphur...........................1 25
Anchor parlor..........................1 70
No. 2 home  ......................... 1  10
Export  parlor...........................4 00

.  30
.. 
re
18

MINCE  MEAT

SEEDS.

Anise.........................  @12K
Canary, Smyrna.  ......  
3M
Caraway....................  
8
Cardamon, Malabar... 
90
Hemp,  R ussian.......  
4M
Mixed  Bird 
............ 4)40 5)4
8
Mustard,  w h ite........ 
9
Poppy......................... 
Rape..........................  
6
Cuttle  bone  .............. 
30

STARCH.
Corn.

 

 

“ 

“ 
“ 

20-lb  boxes..........................  6M
40-lb 
6M

Gloss.
1-lb packages  ......................  6
3-lb 
....................... 6
6-lb 
6M
 
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  444
Barrels................................  444
Scotch, In  bladders............37
MaccaDoy, In jars...............35
French Rappee, in Jars......43

S N U F F .

 

SODA.

Boxes................................... 5M
Kegs, English....................... 444

SAL  SODA.

Kegs...........................   . . .   1M
Granulated,  boxes..............  144
100 3-lb. sacks......................... 82 25
2 00
60 5-lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks...................  1  85
2 25
2014-lb.  “ 
24 3-lb  cases..........................   1 50
50
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags.. 
28 lb.  “ 
.. 
18

SALT.
 
 

drill  “ 

 
 

56 lb. dairy in drill  bags...  35
281b.  “ 
18

.. 

“ 

“ 

Warsaw.

Ashton.

Higgins.
Solar Rock.

56 lb. dairy in linen sacks..  75 
56 lb. dairy in linen  sacks.  75 
56 lb.  sacks........ 
25
 
Saginaw and Manistee. 
Common Fine  per bbl......  
90

 

SALRRATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. in box.

Church’s .........................   83 30
DeLand’s ...............................  3 30
Dwight’s ......................—   3 30
Taylor’s..................................  3 00

3 or 6 doz. in case  per doz.. 1  00

Tin, per dozen.

MEASURES.
.........................  $1 75
1  gallon 
Half  gallon.........  .........   1  40
Q uart........  ....................  
70
P int..................................
Half  p in t......   ..............  
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon............................  7 00
Half gallon  ....................   4 75
Q uart...............................  3 75
Pint..................................  2 25

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar house......................  13M
16
Ordinary..........................  
16
Prim e...............................  
Fancy............................... 
20

New Orleans.

Fair..................................  
Good............................— • 
Extra good.......................  
Choice.............................. 
Fancy................................ 
One-half barrels. 3c extra

OATMEAL.

14
17
22
27
35

Barrels 200.................  ©4 40
Half barrels 100.................... ©2 30

ROLLED OATS.

Barrels  180.................  ©4 40
Half  bbls 90..............  @2 30

PICKLES.
Medium.

Small.

Barrels, 1,200 count........... 84 00
Half  barrels, 600 count__  2 5G

Barrels, 2.400 c o u n t ■..  5 00 
Half barrels, 1,200 count...  2 75

TTTTTI  MICHIGAN  TRAlDESMAIST.

1 3

FISH and  OYSTERS.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as

FRESH  FISH

OYSTERS—Bulk.

o y s t e r s—Cans.

@10 
@10 @17 
@ 6 
@10 
@12

©18 
@10 
@  8 
© 8 
1  75
*1  10 
1  60 
1  25 
1  25 
1  75

@35
@30
@20
@18
@16
@14

“ 

F  J. D..
Standards  ...........
Favorites..............
Oysters, per  100  ........1  25@1  50
Glams. 
.-  75@1  00
HIDES,  PELTS  and  FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 

SHELL  GOODS.

lows:
Green...........................-3)4@454
Part Cured...............   4H@  4&
Full 
© 5
Dry.............................   5  @ 6
Kips, green  ...............   354©  454
“  cared.................  @5
Calfskins,  green.........   4 © 5
Deacon skins................10 @30

cured.........  5 @ 654

HIDES.

“ 

- 

 

 

No. 2 hides >4 off.
PELTS.

MISCELLANEOUS.

......................50  @1 30

Shearlings....................10 @25
Lambs 
WOOL.
Washed.. 
................20  @25
Unwashed............ — 10 @20
Tallow.......................  354© 4
Grease butter  ...........  1  @2
Switches....................  154@ 2
Ginseng......................2 00@2 50
Outside prices for No. 1 only.
Badger.......................  50@1  00
Bear.........................15 00@25 00
Beaver....................... 3 00@7 00
Cat, wild....................  40©  50
“  house.................  10©  25

FURS.

“ 

Fisher.................................. 4 00@6
Fox, red............................... 1 00@1
“  cross............................3 00@5
“  grey....................   5Q@1
Lynx....................................2 00@3
Martin,  dark.............. 1 Of @3
pale  & yellow  50@1
Mink, dark.................  40@1
Muskrat......................  03©
Oppossum...................   15©
Otter, dark.......................... 5 00@S
Raccoon......................  25©
Skunk...................................1 00@1
Wolf.....................................1 0O@3
Beaver castors, lb......2 00©3
d e e r s k in s—Per pound
Thin and  green  ..................
Long gray..............................
Gray 
...................................
Red and  b lu e .................—
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS 

WHEAT.

No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 1 Red (60 lb. test) 

MEAL.

88 
88

FLOUR.
barrels...
sacks__
barrels... 
sacks...

Bolted...............................  1  60
Granulated.......................  1  80
Straight, In  sacks  ...........  4 60
4 70
5 60 
Patent
5 70 
Graham
2  20 
2 65
Rye
MILLSTUFFS.
Rrftn...........................
Screenings.................
Middlings..................
Mixed Feed...............
Coarse meal...............

...  16 00
...  14 00
...  20 00
...  18 00
...  17 00

CORN.

......4454
Car  lots......................
Less than  car  lots — .......46
Car  lots  .....................
Less than car lots............... 37

OATS.

No. 1 Timothy, car lots.
No. 1 
.

HAY.
ton lots 

“ 

.14 00 
.15 00

P O U L T R Y .

Local dealers pay  as  follows 

for dressed  fowls:
Spring chickens......... 10  @12
Fowl...........................  9  @11
Turkeys.......................12  @14
Ducks 
.....................12  @13
Geese..........................11  @12

PA PER & WOODEN WARE 

PAPER.

................................. 114

Straw 
Rock fu lls  .
Rag sugar.
Hardware..............................2)4
Bakers.................................. 254
Dry  Goods..................   5)4@8
Jute  Manilla................  @654
Red  Express  No.-l..........   554
No. 2............ 4)4

“ 

TWINES.

WOODKNWABE.

48 Cotton......
Cotton, No. 1.
Sea  Island, assorted.
No. 5 Hemp..............
No. 6  “ ......................
Tubs, No. 1.........................
“  No. 2.........................
“  No. 3.........................
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
“  No. 1,  three-hoop—  
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes —
Bowls, 11 Inch....................
13  “ 
....................
....................
15  “ 
....................
17  “ 
assorted, 17s and  19s 
“  15s, 17s and 19s
Baskets, market.................
shipping  bushel., 
full  hoop  “
bushel.................
willow cl'ths, No.l 
No.2
No.3
No.l
No.2
No.3

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

splint

7 00 
6  005 00 
1  35 
1  60
50 
1  00
1  25
2 00 
2 75 
250
2 76 
35
1  20 
1  30 
1  50
6 25
7 25
3 50
4 25
5 0C

OIL8.

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes 
as  follows,  in barrels,  f. o.  b. 
Grand Rapids:
W.  W.  Headlight,  150
fire test (old test)......  @8
Water White,  ...........  @7)4
Naptha.......................   © 7
Gasoline....................  © 854
Cylinder...................27  @36
E ngine.....................13  @21
Black, 25 to 30 deg—   © 7%

SOAP.
LAUNDRY.

“ 

“ 

Thompson & Chute  Brands.

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Silver,  10012 oz......................$3 65
Snow, 100 10 oz...............   .  5 00
Mono, 10012oz  ...................3 35
German Family, 601 lb —   2 55
7511b......3 10
Laundrv Castile, 75 1 lb __  3 05
Marbled, 75 1 lb  ................. 3 05
Savon Improved, 60  1 lb...  2 50
Sunflower, 1U010 oz ..  ........ 2 75
Olive, 100 10 oz.........................2 50
Golden, 80 1 lb  ..  ..  ..........3 25
Economical, 30  2 lb.............2 25
Standard, 30 2 lb  ................2 35
Old Country,  80  1-lb...........3 30
Good Cheer, 601 lb ...................3 90
White Borax, 100  %■l b ........3 GO
Concord  ............................2 80
Ivory, 10  oz....................... 6 75
-  * 
6  oz.........................4 00
Lenox 
............................  3 65
Mottled  German............... 3  15
Town Talk........................ 3 00
Snow, 100 6-oz 
.............3 75
Cocoa Castile, 24  lb................. 3 00
Silverine, 100 12 oz...................3 50
50 12 oz...............   1  10
Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz —   2 50
hand, 3 doz......... 2 50
Potash Flakes, 72 10 oz...... 5 00

SCOURING  AND POLISHING.
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Proctor & Gamble.

TOILET.

SUGAR.

 

Cut  Loaf....................  @  5H
Cubes.........................  @ 4%
Powdered..................   © 4%
Granulated.. 
  © 454
Confectioners’ A........  © 4%
Soft A ..........................  @4
White Extra  C............   © Z%
Extra  C......................  ©  32£
C ....................................  @3%
Yellow....................... 3.44© 3)4
Less than  bbls.  54 c advance

STEP LADDERS.

3 feet................'...........  
5  “ 
6 
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8  “ 
10 “ 
12 “ 

60
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1 50
 
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SYRUPS.
Corn.

Barrels................................ 22
Half bbls............................. 24
F air......................  
19
Good...................................   25
Choice..................................  30

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SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps..............
Sugar Creams............
Frosted Creams.........
Graham  Crackers......
Oatmeal Crackers......
WASHBOARDS.
Good Luck..................
Northern  Queen.........
Peerle s single............
double......... .
Universal  Protector... 
Water  Witch 
............

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.2 50 
.2 50 
3 00 
2 25 
.2 25

TEAS.

j a p a n —Regular.

SUN CURED.

F air............................  @17
Good..........................   ©20
Choice...........................24 @26
Choicest........................32 ©34
D ust............................. 10 @12
F air............................  ©17
Good..........................   @30
Choice...........................24 @26
Choicest....................... 32 @34
Dust..............................10 @12
F air..............................18 @20
Choice.........................  @25
Choicest......................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  ©40 

BASKET  FIRED.

GUNPOWDER.

oo lo n g. 

Common to fair........... 25 @35
Extra fine to finest— 50  @65
Ch oicest fancy.............75 @85
©26
Common to fair...........23  ©30
Common to fair...........23  @26
Superior to fine............ 30  @35
Common to fair...........18  @26
Superior to  fine...........30  @40

YOUNG HYSON.

IMPERIAL.

ENGLISH  BREAKFAST.

F air............................. 18  @22
Choice.......................... 24  @28
Best.............................40  @50

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

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Pails unless otherwise noted.
Hiawatha  .................  
60
34
Sweet  Cuba...............  
24
McGinty....................  
14 bbls.........  
22
22
Little  Darling........... 
54 bbl.. 
20
1791............................  
20
1891, 54  bbls................ 
19
Valley  City................ 
33
Dandy Jim ................. 
27
Tornado...................... 
20

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Plug.

Smoking.

40
Searhead............................
19
Joker...................................
22
Zeno.......................................
L .  & W .................................
28
Here  It Is...................
Old Style....................
31
Old  Honesty..............
4!
32
Jolly Tar....................
Hiawatha...................
37
34
Valley City................
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
...38
Something-Good..............
...26
Toss Up............................
.25
Ont of Sight....................
Boss................................................
12%
.13
Colonel’s Choice....................
Warpath.....................................
.14
Banner.......................................
King Bee.......................... ..........
.20
Kiln Dried................................. -17
.23
Nigger Head.............................
.24
Honev  Dew...............................
.28
Gold  Block...............................
.24
.28
.30
.32
.32
32
.40
33

Uncle  Sam.................................
Tom and Jerry........................
Brier Pipe.................................
Yum  Yum.................................
Red Clover.................................
Hanilmade.................................
Frog .............................................

VINEGAR.

40 gr............................................... ..  8
50 gr.............................................. . . . 9

$1 for barrel.
WET  MUSTARD.

Bulk, per gal  ..........................
Beer mug, 2 doz in case. .
t e a s t —Compressed
Fermentum  per doz. cakes..  15 i

30
1  7T

per U r ......... __ 25

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FRESH  MEATS.

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Swift  and  Company  quote as
follows:
Beef, carcass..............  454©  654
hindquarters  ..  6 
...  3)i, @   6)4
fore 
L@  354
loins, No.  3 ___
@   9
ribs........................  8 ©   8)4
rounds............ 4 @   4)4
tongues..............
©
Bologna  ....................
@  4)4
@   75SÍ
Pork loins...................
shoulders...........
@   -554
Sausage, blood or head 
@454
.
@   4)4
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liver........ 
Frankfort — @7
Mutton  .......................  1 @ 8
Veal.......................................   7 @ 8

HILLSIDE  JAVA!

{jrX*oeerymen • 

.A r e   y o u   e n t i r e l y   s a t i s f i e d  
o f   H ig h   G r a d e   C o f f e e s ?

'w i t h   y o u r   Sciles

A r G   y o u   s u r e   t h a t   y o u   a r e   s e l l i n g   t h e   b e s t   to  b e   o b t a i n e d   ? 
Hillside  Java 
is  a   s c i e n t i f i c   c o m b i n a t i o n   o f   P r i v a t e   P l a n ­
t a t i o n   C o f f e e s ,   s e l e c t e d   b y   a n   e x p e r t ,   a n d  
is 
p o s s i b l e   to   m a k e   a   b e v e r a g e   t h a t   w i l l   p l e a s e   y o u .

f r o m   w h i c h   it 

C u p   q u a l i t i e s   a l w a y s   u n i f o r m ,   a n d  
it ?

i n t r o d u c e d .   D o   y o u   s e ll 

w h e r e v e r  

is  a   t r a d e   w in n e r  

Roasted and  Packed only by

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m o   S u m m i t   S t .,  T o le d o ,  O.,  a l s o   D e t r o i t   &   N e w   Y o r k .

We are represented in Michigan as foUows:  Eastern  Michigan, P.  V. Hechleb;  Southern  Michigan and  Northern
Indiana, M.  H.  Gasser;  Western  Michigan, Thos. F erguson  [“ Old  Fergy  ].

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

PRODUCE  MARKET.

Apples—Dull and slow of  sale.  Dealers  hold 
at Sl.75@S2.25 per bbl., according to quality.
Beans—Easy  and  quiet.  Dealers  now  pay 
$1.30@1.40 for 'unpicked  and country picked ana 
hold at S1.05@1.75 for city picked pea or medium.
Butter—Lower and in smaller demand. Choice 
dairy is  in  moderate  demand  at  18@20c.  Fac­
tory creamery is held at 25c.
Celery—20c per doz.
Cabbages—3o@40c per doz.
Cider—Sweet, 12@15c per gal.
Cranberries — Repacked  Cape  Cod are in  fair 
Dried Apples—Sundried  is held at 5@5J4c  and 
Eggs—Fresh are beginning to come in  slowly. 
Honey—i5c per lb.
Onions—Dealers  pay 59©G0c  and  hold at G5@ 
70c, extra fancy commanding about 80c.
Potatoes—Local  buyers  are  paying  13@20c, 
shipping almost altogether to theSoutbern States 
for seeding purposes.

demand at $6 50 per  bbl.
evaporated ac6t4@7c.
Dealers pay 20c  and hold at 22c.

Squash—Hubbard, l$4c per lb.
Sweet  Potatoes—$3@3.25  per  bbl.  for  choice 
Turnips—25c per bushel.

Muscatine stock.

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

P O R K   IN   B A R R ELS.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new....................................................   12 25
Short c u t.....................................................   11  SO
Extra clear pig, short cut............................  14 00
Extra clear,  heavy.......................................
Clear, fat back.............................................  13 50
Boston clear, short cut................................  13 50
Clear back, short cut...................................   13 50
Standard clear, short cut. best................. 
14 00

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage................................................... 7
Ham Sausage...................................................  9
Tongue Sausage.............................................. 9
Frankfort Sausage 
.......................................  7}4
Blood Sausage.................................................   5
Bologna, straight............................................   4V4
Bologna,  thick................................................4V4
Headcheese.................................................... 4%
Tierces............................................................8
Tubs................................................................ 814
501b.  Tins....................................................... 814
7
Tierces........................................................ 
50 lb cases..................................................  
714

lard—Kettle Rendered

G R A N G E R .

8
Corn-
pound.
5*4
5*
614
6*6
614
6
5)4

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l a r d . 

Family. 

Tierces......................................5)6 
30 and 50 lb. Tube.....................6 
3 lb. Pails, 20 In a  case............. 6)6 
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case...............656 
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case.............. 614 
20 lb. Palls, 4 in a  case............. 61» 
501b. Cans................................. 6 
B E E F   n r   B A R R ELS.
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs............................ 6 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing............................  6 50
Boneless, rump butts.......................................... 10 00
Hams, average 20 lbs........................................ 914
16 lbs.......................................9)4
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12 to 14 lbs...............................10
picnic.....................................................614
“ 
“  Dost boneless........................................  814
Shoulders........................................................6
Breakfast Bacon, boneless............................. 814
Dried beef, ham prices...................................814
Long Clears, heavy..........................................654
Briskets,  medium..........................................   7
light................................................7

sm o ked  m ea ts—Canvassed or Plain.

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CUTS for BOOM  EDITIONS

---- OR----

P A M P H L E T S

For the best work, at  reasonable prices, address

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY.

CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS.
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

STICK  CANDY.
Full  Weight. 

Standard,  per lb................................  6
“  H.H.......................................6
Twist  ...................................6
“ 
Boston  Cream  ..............20 lb. cases
Cut  Loaf............................................. 7
Extra H.  H...............................cases 7

Bbls.

Palls.
7

mixed  candy.
Full Weight.

Bbls.

Palls.

 

 

 

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714

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

“ 
fancy—In bulk 
Full Weight. 

Standard.......................................6
leader.......................................... 6
Royal............................................ 614
Nobby...........................................7
English  Rock.............................. 7
Conserves.................................... 7
Broken Taffy....................baskets
Peanut Squares................. 
“  8
French Creams.............................
Valley  Creams.............................
Midget, 30 lb. baskets....................................... 8
8
Modern, 10 lb. 
Palls.
Lozeuges, plain.............................................  10
printed..........................................  11
Chocolate Drops.............................................  1114
Chocolate Monumentals...............................  13
Gum Drops......................................................   514
Moss Drops.....................................................  8
Sour Drops......................................................   814
Imperials....................  
18
Per Box.
Lemon Drops................................................... 55
Sour Drops...................................................... 55
Peppermint Drops............................................60
Chocolate Drops...............................................65
H. M. Chocolate  Drops....................................90
Gum Drops......................................... — 40@50
Licorice Drops..............................................1  00
A. B. Licorice  Drops.......................................80
Lozenges, plain................................................ 60
printed............................................65
Imperials..........................................................60
Mottoes.............................................................70
Cream Bar........................................................55
Molasses Bar................................................... 55
Hand Made  Creams.................................. 85@95
Plain Creams............................................. 80@90
Decorated Creams........................................1  00
String  Rock.....................................................65
Burnt Almonds............................................ 1  00
Wlntergreen  Berries.......................................60
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes.........................  34
51
No. 1, 
No. 2, 
28
No. 3, 
42
Stand up, 51b. boxes....................................  90
Floridas,  fancy.....................................2 75@3 00
@2 50
m  35
3 50
3 00
4 25 
2 50 
2 75
@4  00 
@4 25 
@4 00 
@4 50

choice.
russets.................................
Tangerines...........................
California«,  Riverside  ......................
Navals  ...........................
Messinas, choice 200............... ..........
“ 
300...............................
Messina, choice, 360............................
fancy, 360.............................
choice 300............................
fancy 390..............................
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

CARAMELS.
 
 
 

ORANGES.

LEMONS.

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3 
2 
3 

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extra

“  50-lb.  “ 

Figs, fancy layers, 69>.......................... 12

10B>.
14ft.........
2 0 ft..........
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box........
........
Persian,50-lb.  box...
HUTS.
Almonds, Tarragona...........
Ivaca...................
California.

.14 @15 
@16 
@1714 @ 9 
@  8 
@ 5
@17
o
@16
Brazils, new...........................................   7H@ 8
Filberts..................................................  @13
Walnuts, Grenoble................................   @14
“  Mar hot...................................   @
Chill.......................................   @10
“ 
Table Nuts,  fancy................................. 
013
choice............................... 11  @12
Pecans, Texas, H.  P .,.........   .............. 14  @16
Cocoanuts, full sacks............................  @4 CM

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PEANUTS.

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Fancy, H.  F.,Sons................................   @  5)4
“  Roasted.....................7  @  714
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...............................  @ 514
“  Roasted........... ........ 7  @ 714
Choice, H. P.,  Extras...........................  @414
Roasted...............   6  @6

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DEALERS IN

P E R K I N S   <&  H E S S
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,
S S E E DS.

NOS.  122 and  124 LOUIS STREET. GRAND  RAPIDS. MICHIGAN.

WE  CARRY  A  STOCK  OF  CARE TALLOW  FOR MILL  USB.

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set 

Poppy,  packet..................15c.
Koses,  Wahan  and  IMiraw,  both' for  5 0 c. 
6  Rare Chrysanthemums,  each  5 0 c .:
„ 
......................... ................. 4*2.50
fi  Choice Geraniums,  each  £ 5 c  
Sweet  Com   “ Golden  N ugget,7 
A ny one not now  a sul*scri5>c 
worth  from  us  before  M ay  1st.

Garden  Pea  “ Charmer,”  packet........ J5 c.
Potato •* American W o n d e r p e r  lb.,  3 0 c . 
Pansies, our superb strain, look almost
human  packet................... ..............5 0 c.
1 .0 0   I  Pansy,  Extra choice,  packet..................‘-¿5c
cket  1 5 c .   I
an   h ave  Vic k ’s M a g a z in e  one year free,  who orders S I

[ S FLORAL  GUIDE, 1892. i

One writer says :  “  Stands at head 
j of all charmer catalogues.**  Every 
person  interested  in  Plants,  Flowers  or'Vegetables,  should  have  one.  Price only ten 

interested  in  Plants,  Flowers  or  Vegetables,

ch may be deducted from first order, 

packet of 40-?b.  O nt  F R E E   with  each  order when  desired.

For Bakings  of fill Kinds  Use

eisetimann  1  Go’s
Unrivaled Compressed Yeast.

SUPPLIED

To Grocers Everywhere.

Special attention is invited to onr
YELLOW  LABEL
which is affixed  to  every  cake 
of our Yeast, and which serves 
Our Goods from worthless  Imitations.

TO  DISTINGUISH 

Ì n V   V V "V v  a  

n   a

Is the Fact that the

C O F F E E S

—  So  Nearly  Meet  the  Wants of  the  Consumer.

LION  COFFEE  -  -  0.  D.  JAVA, 
-STANDARD  MARACAIBO-

Coffees of  every description are roasted  by the Woolson Spice Co., of Toledo,  O., 
who  are  veterans in that  business  and  invite a trial of  the  above  named  grades. 
All  are  guaranteed to please.  Lion Coffee  is  composed of  Mocha,  Java  and  Rio, 
sold only in 1-lb.  packages,  with a picture card in every package. Write your jobber 
for prices, or address

L.  W I N T E R N I T Z ,

RESIDENT  AGENT,

106 Kent St.

Grand Rapids.

I n c i - p r o v e d   I T lm e   S c r a p e r .

THE  BEST  ON  THE  MARKET.

HESTER  &  FOX,  Sole Agents,  Grand Rapids,  Mich.

The  Reclamation of  Waste  Lands 

in  Michigan.

In  all  extensive  tracts  of  territory 
there is great  variation  of  soil,  timber 
and conditions,  varying  from  mountain 
heights  to  level  plains;  from  the  most 
productive  to the most barren soil;  from 
timber of  great value to the most scrubby 
and scant vegetation;  from  perfect  con­
ditions of  exposure,  moisture  and  con­
venience to those  of  a  deficiency  or  ex­
cess of  water,  inaccessibility,  unhealth- 
fulness of  climate  and the thousand cir­
cumstances that make  a  country more or 
less habitable and desirable.

The  growth  of  population  and  the 
natural  laws  of  development,  until  re­
cently unaided by  science  and law,  have 
arranged the territories of the Old World 
as we now find them, in many cases prob­
ably to  the  best  general  good  of  those 
countries.  The  civilization  of  the  pre­
sent day  and  the  onward  march  of  pro­
gress can hardly wait  for  a  similar  de­
termination  of  the  relations  of  these 
territories in our own land,  and  we  find 
everywhere great interest in  the subjects 
of  forestry,  drainage and irrigation, 

Without going into  a  history  of  what 
has  been  and  is  being  done  in  other 
countries  and  states,  or  discussing  the 
general  subjects, it  is  sufficient  to  say 
that Michigan has  her  own  problems  on 
these lines,  and it is  to  their  considera­
tion 1 invite your attention.

In the nature of  things  the  individual 
can consider only  his  own  interests  or, 
at most,  those of  his  children  or  grand­
children; hence,  his  plans  must  be  but 
limited  and  temporary.  On  the  other 
hand,  the life of  the state, in some  form 
or other, is perpetual,  and  the state may 
well,  and should,  study the  problems re­
lating  to  its  conditions  in  the  distant 
future and  care  for,  plant  and  protect 
for conditions that  will  exist  at  a  time 
beyond  the  life  of  the  present  genera­
tion.  For that reason it supports schools, 
erects permanent buildings  for  its  capí­
tol,  builds its  asylums,  its  universities, 
fosters railroads,  builds  canals  and  un­
dertakes  enterprises that are  beyond the 
scope  of  individuals  or  corporations, 
frequently  taxing  the  future  by  the  is­
suance of  bonds to  be  paid  by  the  com­
ing generations.

The  study  of  the  question  before  us 
and the adoption of  some plan or system 
in relation to its  stump  and  plains  land 
are surely  subjects  that  should  interest 
the  state. 
It is  not  only for the future, 
however,  that these  questions  should be 
studied. 
If, as 1 think,'it is a  fact  that 
the present  system,  or  rather,  want  of 
system,  is  expensive,  extravagant  and 
the  cause  of  an  annual  and continuous 
waste of  money  in considerable  amount, 
besides inducing  conditions that may  be 
still  more  detrimental,  it  would  seem 
that the time is ripe for a thorough study 
of  the subject and the  adoption  of  such 
a  system as  will  save this  annual  waste 
of  money and lay the  foundation for the 
future advantage of  the  state.

It is probably a fact that Michigan was 
originally timbered with a greater amount 
and more valuable timber than any other 
area  of  the  same  size  in  the  Union. 
This  timber  has  mostly  been  removed, 
in  many  sections  to  our 
giving  place 
finest farms. 
In  many  cases,  however, 
particularly of  the pine  lands,  the  tim­
ber has been  removed,  the  lands  aban­
doned,  no taxes paid,  although  annually 
assessed,  advertised and  returned to  the 
State  as  unpaid  and  unsold.  The  ex­

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

penses of  this assessing,  advertising and 
sale are paid by the  State  at  a large  an­
nual  outlay.  This is a part of  the prob­
lem  before  us.  The  fact  that  some  of 
these lands have been occupied and made 
into farms and others  will  be,  does  not 
affect the general  statement,  for  no  one 
of  observation deems it possible that the 
greater part of  these lands  will,  within 
reasonable  time,  be  other  than  waste 
lands.  There are  other  large  tracts  of 
plains, of  such character  that  they  are 
conceded to be worth less under any known 
or  practicable  system  of  husbandry. 
Many  acres  attractive  in  appearance, 
and in  some  ways  resembling  the  val­
uable “oak openings,”  were settled upon 
by  the  homesteader  or  cash  purchaser 
and,  after  weary  years  of  unrequited 
labor, were abandoned and through fruit­
less taxation became  an  expense to  the 
State.  The  primary  school  system  and 
the  Agricultural oCollege,  both  in  the 
trusteeship of  the  State,  are  holders  of 
considerable areas of  these lands.  Many 
sections are held  by the  land  grant  rail­
roads, and,  although  nominally  held  at 
prices  that  would  indicate  good  land, 
they are  practically  out  of  the  market, 
as  they  are  covered  by  the  mortgages 
on the roads  and  could  not  be  disposed 
of at less than the  listed  price,  if  there 
were  buyers  at  any  price,  which  there 
are not

poses of  a  summer  range,  they  can  be 
well  utilized.

In the other portions  of  the State  the 
lands are almost entirely  devoted  to  the 
raising  of  grain,  corn  and  grass,  and 
there  is  frequently  a  large  surplus  of 
hay,  straw and corn fodder that the stock 
kept  is  unable  to  consume. 
It  seems 
that a good business  might  be  done  by 
summering. the  surplus  and  growing 
stock on the  ranges  of  these  plains  and 
stump lands, and  driving  them  back  to 
cultivated lands after the season  is over, 
to consume the surplus  hay,  straw  and 
fodder.  The summer ranges  would con­
stantly  be  increasing  in  fertility  by the 
manure dropped in the season,  while the 
older lands  would also be  kept  in  their 
present  condition,  if  even  their fertility 
were not increased,  by  the manure made 
during  the  period  of  consumption  of 
these fodders,  thus adding to the  wealth 
of  the  country,  by  the  increase  of  the 
quantity  of  stock  grown and fitted  for 
market, 
fertility 
of  these  now worthless  plains.  Proba­
bly this could  not be profitably done on a 
small scale, but the selection  of  a  suit­
able  range  and  the  gathering  from  a 
neighborhood  of  the  surplus  stock  in 
the spring,  to be driven to the ranges for 
summer pasturage,  and  the returning of 
the stock at the end of  the season, would 
seem entirely practicable.

increased 

and 

the 

The marshes in  the State are generally 
not so  extensive  as to  call  for  especial 
study and  have,  besides,  been  the  sub­
ject  of  considerable  legislation  and  im­
provement,  and  ordinary  questions  of 
drainage are,  very properly,  relegated to 
municipalities in which they are located. 
In the consideration of  the  general  sub­
ject, however,  they  should not  be  over­
looked.  There is  little  doubt  but  that 
the stump lands,  with proper care, could 
generally be  rehabitated  with  valuable 
timber. 
The  present  owners  cannot 
enter it.  The length of  time required to 
mature a crop,  the expense  of  planting, 
of  watching  and  caring  for  the  same, 
the constant annual assessment for taxes, 
at a rate likely to increase  as  the  lands 
become more valuable by the  growth  of 
the new timber, preclude their taking any 
practical interest in  the project.

The  experiments  being  made  by  the 
State through  the  Agricultural  College 
as to the  “plains”  are  of  great  interest, 
and it is to be hoped will result in point­
ing out crops that may  be grown to some 
purpose on some of  these lands; but it is 
quite too much to expect them to become 
desirable homes for  our  people.  There 
are,  however,  possible  uses  to  which 
they may be put that are worth consider­
ing.  These  lands  are  annually  visited 
by numbers  of  hunters  and  sportsmen, 
and the quantity  of  game  taken  is  con­
siderable. 
It  is  noticed,  too,  that  the 
venison  obtained  is  uniformly  in  good 
condition, from  feeding  on  the  natural 
grasses  and  herbage  growing  on  them, 
and this leads one to think that, perhaps, 
these lands have an  adaption for the pur­
pose  of  game  preserves  and  stock 
ranges. 
In  visiting the stock  ranges  of 
the West one observes that only  in  very 
rare  instances  the  feed  compares  with 
the pastures of  our farms,  and he  natur­
ally concludes that  their  great  value  is 
due  to the  great  extent  of  the  ranges.
While  the  character  of  our  winters 
precludes the use of  these  lands  in  ex­
actly the same manner as the great ranges 
of  the West,  we are  possibly so situated 
that, if  they are at all adapted to the pur­

I have indicated some  of  the  possible 
uses for these lands; others will doubtless 
occur,  and  surely  the  whole  subject  is 
deserving of  very careful  and  thorough 
study and consideration.  For this study 
amrconsideration,  I  would  suggest  an 
act of  the Legislature  appointing a com­
mission with considerable  powers,  say a 
commission  of  five  men—men  who  are 
broad viewed,  fair  minded,  enterprising 
and,  at the same time,  wisely  conserva­
tive,—to take this whole subject into con­
sideration. 
I should  say  that this  com­
mission  should  consist  of  a  farmer,  a 
lumberman,  a scientist,  a  lawyer  and  a 
business man.  The  commission  should 
be authorized to have all the information 
and help needed from  the  Auditor  Gen­
eral’s office in the study  of  the  question 
of  the taxes and tax sales,  and  from the 
office of  the Secretary of  State  such  in­
formation  as has been there accumulated. 
The county records  and  the  services  of 
the  county  surveyors  of  the  different 
counties  should be  at  the  command  of 
the  commission  for  such  assistance  as 
might be  needed from  them.  The  com­
mission should  be  authorized  to  confer 
with  the  land  grant  railroads,  should 
there seem to be occasion in the prosecu­
tion of  their studies,  and,  in fact, should 
have every facility for making a thorough 
and exhaustive study  of  the  whole  sub­
ject.

It should make a report to the Legisla­
ture embodying the results of its studies, 
and  should formulate  such bills  for  the 
consideration of  the Legislature as would 
seem desirable in the endeavor  to  make 
the  most of  the situations  observed. 
It 
seems more than likely  that the commis­
sion might arrive at  the  conclusion  that 
the State should reacquire the title to the 
abandoned stump and plains  land,  there­
by saving the annual waste of  the assess­
ment, advertising and sale of these lands. 
Possibly  it  might  discover that  certain 
of  them were adapted to  the  growth  of 
timber,  and  devise  plans  whereby  the 
State might wisely plan  for  the  coming 
generations a supply of  that  commodity 
w h ic h  to our fathers w a s  a   burden,  and

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Booling Materials,
Coal Tar and 
Asphalt Products.

We  make a specialty  of  the  seamless  asphalt 
ready roofing and  two-ply coal tar  ready roofing 
which  is  far  superior  to  shingles  and  much 
cheaper.
We are practical  roofers of  twenty-five  years’ 
experience which  enables us to know the wants 
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we want them, will  give you full  mar­
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quantity  up to car  loads, we want  1000 
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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

which we, perhaps, have wasted  with  a 
lavish  prodigality. 
It  might  discover 
that  certain  of  these  lands  would  be 
adapted,  within a reasonable time, to the 
occupation of  settlers, and would  be the 
making  of  good  homes  and  farms. 
It 
might conclude that,  by the  inducement 
of  exemption from  taxation  for  a  series 
of  years,  under proper  regulations,  the 
owners would, in  some cases,  undertake 
the  retimbering  of  certain  tracts. 
It 
might find that many tracts were adapted 
to  summer  pasturage,  but that  the  in­
dividual could  not  make  the  necessary 
outlays to carry on the business  success­
fully, on account of  the  constant  recur­
rence  of  the  annual  tax,  but  that,  if 
owned by the State,  the lands  might  be 
leased in suitable tracts, the State receive 
a revenue,  the lands be kept  under  con­
trol and every  interest  thereby  be  ben- 
efitted. 
It might appear that the setting 
aside  of  and  caring  for  considerable 
tracts as State parks and game preserves, 
and  the  protection  of  the  timber  and 
game with  license  to  hunt  and  fish  at 
certain times for a reasonable fee,  would 
be a  desirable  and  for  the  State  a wise 
investment.  Possibly,  too, such  a  com­
mission might look into the tenure of the 
marshes bordering some  of  the  streams, 
looking  forward  to  the  time  when  the 
press of  population  and  the  accumula­
tion of  wealth would warrant the dyking 
and  drainage of  these  lands.  The  util­
ization of  some of  these  lands has  been 
suggested as possible,  if  the  water  from 
some of  the  streams  could  be  used  for 
irrigation,  and the  consideration  of  this 
subject, 
too,  would  come  within  the 
scope of  the commission.

There is  another  subject quite akin to 
these  which  is  worthy  of 
thorough 
thought and study—I refer  to  the  sand 
dunes  and  encroaching  sands  on  our 
coasts.  Michigan  has  a  more  extensive 
coast line than  any  other  state, and  has 
great cause  to  carefully  study  this  sub­
I  am  not prepared with  sufficient 
ject 
data 
to  estimate 
these  encroaching 
sands,  but I believe that  a  survey  with 
reference  to  their extent would reveal  a 
startling  condition  and  much  greater 
damage than  even  a  thoughtful  person 
would  imagine.  As  the  timber  along 
the shore is taken off, the evil is extended, 
growing timber serving as  a wind  break 
and  largely  preventing  the  blowing  of 
the sand.

The subsidence  of  the  waters  in  the 
lakes  now  rapidly  going  on,  whether 
caused by  a  deficiency  of  rainfall,  the 
deepening of  the channels  (as  in the St. 
Clair Flats and Detroit  river),  a gradual 
geological upheaval of the earth’s surface 
or the seeping and drainage of the waters 
of  the lakes into the  subterranean  voids 
made by  the  vents  of  the  innumerable 
gas and oil wells  in adjacent  territories, 
has added  many  feet  and  rods  even  of 
open  beach  around  almost  the  entire 
State.  This  widened  shore  exposes  a 
new and wide surface  of  sand  which,  as 
it dries  out.  becomes  the  plaything  of 
the wind,  to  be  blown  inland  by  every 
gale.

Should the commission find  some feas- 
able method  of  keeping  these  encroach­
ments  in  check,  and  suggest  effective 
legislation  to that end,  they  would  de­
serve the gratitude of  the State; and any 
expenses that the commission might have 
made  would  be  trivial  in  comparison 
with the benefits rendered.

I  am  aware  that  the  Legislature  of 
1887,  by  Act  259,  established  an  Inde-

pendent  Forestry  Commission,  which 
gave much time  and labor to the consid­
eration of  some of  these subjects.  Their 
single  report  is  a  document  of  very 
great interest and value  and will  be  in­
dispensable in  the further study of these 
subjects.  Subsequent Legislatures were 
fully  occupied  with  the  consideration 
of  other subjects,  and the interest seems 
to  have  lapsed.  Let  us  hope  it  only 
slumbers, to be revived  at  an  early  day 
and brought to practical  results.

These suggestions  seem  to  carry  the 
subject  farther  than  was  contemplated 
under the original act and,  while I would 
commend in the highest terms  the  work 
of  the  Independent  Forestry  Commis­
sion,  I still  think  the  constitution  of  a 
new  commission  about  as  has  been 
pointed  out,  and  a  prosecution  of  the 
work  as  suggested,  broadening  it  into 
the lines indicated,  with sufficient means 
for its thorough prosecution, would com­
mend itself  to  all  classes of  our people, 
and  they  would  be  interested  in  it  as 
likely to  produce  tangible  and  valuable 
results. 

S.  S. Walker.

P B N m S  U L A .R

RUERYBODY  WEARS  W
Pants,  Shirts, aid  O m its.
STANTON, MOREY & C0„

IF  NOT,  WHY  NOT ?

DETROIT, MICH.

Geo. F. O w e n , Traveling Salesman, 59 N.  Union 

St., Grand  Rapids.

FOURTH NATIONAL BAM

G r a n d   R a p i d s ,   M ic h .

D. A. B l o d g e t t, President.

S. F. A s p in w a l l , Vice-President.

Wm. H. Anderson, Cashier.
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general banking business.

Hake a Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

of Conntry Merchants Solicited.

GOLD  MEDAL,  PABIS,  1878.

W. Biker i t a
Breakfast

Ts  A b so lu tely  P ure 

a n d  it is Soluble.

Unlike  the
Dutch Process

N o  a lk a lies  oi
other  chem icali
o r d y e s  a re  usee 
in   its  m an u fac­
tu re.

A  description  of  the  chocolate 
¡ant,  and  of the various cocoa anc 
hocolate  preparations  manufac- 
ured  by  Walter  Baker  &  Co.,  wfl 
>8  sent 
to  any  dealer  or 
ipplicatlon.  ________
|V.  BAKER  &  CO.,  Dorchester,  Mass

free 

I M P O R T A N T   To  Commercial  Trav-
j ln llU n  1 ¿111 1  elers and Merchants:

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

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  American 
Casualty  Insurance  and  Security Co., of  Balti- 
| more City, Maryland, is furnishing the most  lib­
eral  accident  policy,  affording  more  protection 
| for  the  money than  is  given by any other com- 
I pany or association doing business in the United 
| States.  Its  policy  is  short  and  simple, is  free 
i from all  objectionable and  unnecessary clauses 
I and  conditions, and is an  absolute  contract  se- 
| cured  by a cash  capital of  $1,000,000, with  over 
! $500,000  surplus,  hence  there  are  no  contln- 
| gencies  as  to  amount to be paid  the  insured or 
| his beneficiary, as in  all  association certificates 
I Those wishing the best policy issued, should call 
i up telephone 1003, or address

W.  R. FREEMAN, Agent, 
Grand Rapids, Mich.

G rand  R apids  & In d ian a. 
Schedale  in effect  January 10,1892.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.
Arrive from  
South.
For Saginaw  and  C adillac..........  6:15 a  m
For Traverse C ity A  Mackinaw 
9:20 a  m 
For S aginaw  A   Traverse  C ity ..  2:00 p m
For  P etoskey A  M ackinaw ........  8:10 p m
From  K alam azoo and C hicago.  8:35 p m 
Train  arrivin g a t 9 :20  daily;  all  other 
excep t Sunday.

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

Arrive from  

North.
For  C incinnati................................  6:20 a m
For K alam azoo and  C h icago...
For F ort W ayne and th e  B a st..  11:50 a m
For  C incinnati................................  5:30 p m
For  C hicago....................................... 10:40 p m
From S aginaw ....................................10:40 p m
a ll other trains d aily excep t Sunday.

T ra in s lea v in g  a t 6:00 p. m. and 11:06 p. i 

North. 

L eave going 
05  t m  
SO  a  m 
15  p m 
:30  p m
trains  d aily

Leave going 
South. 
7:00  a  m 
10:30  a z 
2:00  p m 
6:00  p m 
11:05 p i
a. run daily;

For M uskegon—L eave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
10:10 a m
7:00 a m  
11:85  a m  
5:40 p m 
0:05 p m

From M uskegon—Arrive.
4:40 p m

SLEEPING  A   PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

NORTH

11:30 a m train.—P arlor ch air  car  G’d 
Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
10:30 p in train.—S leeping  car  Grand 
Rapids  to   P etoskey and Mackinaw. 
SOUTH— 7:00 am train.—P arlor chair car Grand 
Rapids to C incinnati.
10:30 am   train.—W agner  Parlor  Car 
Grand Rapids  to  C hicago.
6:00  pm train.—Wagner Sleeping Car 
Grand Rapids to Cincinnati.
11; 05 p m train.—W agner S leeping Car 

___________Grand Rapids to  Chicago.

L v Grand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

Chicago via G. R.  & I. R. R.
8:00 p m  
9:00 p m  

11:05 p m
0:60 a m
10:30 a  m train  through W agner Parlor Car.
11:06 p m train  daily, through  W agner  S leeping Oar. 
10:10 p m
6:15  a m
10:10  p  m 

3:10 p m  
Lv  Chicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
8 .3 5 p m  
3:10  p  m  through  W agner  Parlor  Car. 
train daily, through W agner S leeping Car.

10:30 a m  
3:55 p m  

7:05 a m  
8:00 p m  

R ailw ay.

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

Through tick ets and fu ll inform ation  can  be had by 
ca llin g  upon A. Alm qulst,  tick et  ag en t  a t  Union Sta­
tion ,  or  G eorge  W.  Munson,  Union  T icket  A gent, «7 
Monroe street. Grand Rapids. Mich.
_______________ General  P assenger and T icket Agent.
Toledo,  A nn  A rb o r  <5s  N o rth   M ichigan 
In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  & 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven A Milwauk  e 
offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  betwe  n 
Grand Rapids and Toledo.
Lv. Grand Rapids at...... 7:25 a. m. and 6:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t ............... 1:10 p. m. and 11:00 p. 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.

V IA   D .,  O .  H .  &  M.

VIA d „  t .  A  N.

Return connections equally as good.

W.  H.  Bennett, General Pass. Agent, 
Toledo, Ohio.
C ro ck ery   & G la ssw a r e

LAMP  BURNERS.

First quality.

6 doz. In box.

No. 0 Sub................................................
No. 1  “  ................................................
No. 2  “  ................................................
Tubular................................   ...  ........
lamp chimneys.—Per box.
No. 0 Snn................................................
No. 1  “  ................................................
No. 2  “  ................................................
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top.............................
No. 1  “
No. 2  “ 
No. 0 Snn, crimp top.............................
No. 1  “ 
tF..............................
No. 2  “ 
“  ..............................
No. 1 8un, wrapped and labeled.........
“ 
No. 2  “ 
...........
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
...........
No. 1 Snn, plain bnlb,  per doz..............
No. 2  “ 
..............
No. 1 crimp, per doz..............................
No. 2 
“ 
...............................

«
XXX Flint.
“ 
“ 

La Bastfe.

Pearl top.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

LAMP WICKS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

No. 0, per  gross.....................................
No. 1, 
......................................
No  2, 
............................ “
No. 3, 
.......................................
Mammoth, per doz.................................
STONEWARE—AKRON.
Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal.................
3 to 6 gal....................... .
Jugs, H gal., per doz..............................
:::::::::::::::::::: 
Milk Pans, % gal., per dos.  (glazed 75c) 
r   “  9oc)
“ 

“  * 
“ 
“ 

*• 
i  “ 

"  

•* 

“ 

45
50
75
75

.  1  75 
■ 1  88 
.2 70
.2 25 
.2 40 
.3 40
.2 60 
.2 80 
.3 80
.3 70 
4 70 
.4 70
1  25 
.1 50 
.1  35 
.1  60

23
28
38
75
90
.  06 
..  06)4 
..  75 
..  90 
..1  80 
..  60 
..  78

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”

_  
D EPA RT.  A RRIV E
D etroit E xpress........................................  7:00 a m   10:00 p m
N ixed 
4:30  p m
........................................................ 7:06a m  
Day  E xpress...........................................   1:80 p m   10:00 a m
■Atlantic A Pacific E xpress............... 10:30 p m  
6:00 a m
New York Express.................................. 5:40 p m   18:40 p m

•D aily.
All oth er d aily excep t Sunday.
S leeping  cars  run  on  A tlantic  and  Pacific  E xpress 
trains to  and from  Detroit.
E legant  parlor  cars  lea v e Grand  Rapids on D etroit 
E xpress a t 7 a. m .,  returning  leave  D etroit  4:45 p. m. 
arrive in Grand  Rapids 10 p. m.

Fred M. Briggs, Gen'l A gent. 36 M onroe St.
A. Almqujst, T icket A gent, Union  Depot.
Geo. W.  M u n s o n ,  Union T icket Office, 07 Monroe St. 
O. W. R u g s l e s   G. P.  A   T. A gent., Chicago.

fîTUfflfH TIME  TABLE

NOW  IN  EFFECT.

EASTWARD.

Trains Leave +No.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 S
iCO6»
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
10 55pm 
Ionia...........Ar
1237am 
St.  Johns  ...Ar
1 55am 
Owosso........Ar
3 16am 
E. Saginaw..Ar
8.45am 
Bay City......Ar
7.£0am 
F lin t...........Ar
5  40am 
Pt.  Huron...Ar
7 30am 
Pontiac....... Ar
5 37am 
Detroit.........Ar
7  00am

6 50am
7 45am
8 28am 
903am
10 45am
11 30am
10 05am
11 55am
10 53am
11 50am
WESTWARD.

10 20am
11 25am
12 17pm 
1 20pm 
3 05pm 
3 45pm
3 40pm 
6 00pm 
305pm
4 05pm

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm
6 65pm 
810pm 
845pm
7 05pm
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

Trains Leave

G’d Rapids,  Lv...........
G’d Haven,  Ar...........
Mllw’keeStr  “ ...........
Chicago Str.  “ _____

•No. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13
5 10pm
6 16pm

1  00pm
2  10pm

8 35am

»Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Trains arive from the east,6:40 a. 
12:60 a. m„ 
5:00 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
Trains  arrive  from  the west,  10:10  a. m„ 3:16 
p.m. and 9:50 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlcr  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 ohn W. Loud, Traffic Manager.
Ben F letcher, Trav. Pass. Agent.
J as. Cam pbell, City Ticket Agent.

23 Monroe Street.

CHICAGO 

J A S ’T 3

AND WEST MICHIGAN R’Y.
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

RETURNING FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv.GR’D RAPIDS......... 9:00am 12:05pm *11:35pm
Ar. CHICAGO...............3:65pm  5:15pm  *7:05am
Lv.  CH IC A G O ....................9:00am   4:45pm   *11:15pm
A r.  G R ’D  R A P ID S ..........3:55pm  10:10pm  *6:10am
TO  AND  PROM  BENTON  HARBOR,  ST.  JOSEPH  AND 
Lv. Grand Rapids.  ...  9:00am  12:05pm  *11:35pm
Ar. Grand  Rapids......*6:10am  3:55pm  10:10pm

INDIANAPOLIS.

For Indianapolis 12:05 p m only.

TO AND FROM  MUSKEGON.

Lv.  G. R....... 10:0Cam 12 05pm  5:30pm  8:30pm
Ar.  G. R........10:55am  3 55pm  5:25pm 
..........
TO  AND  FROM  MANISTEE, TRAVERSE CITY  AND  ELK 
L v. Grand  Rapids.....................7:25am  5:17pm
Ar. Grand  Rapids.....................11:45am  9:40pm

RAPIDS.

THROUGH CAR SERVICE.

Between  Grand  Rapids  and  Chicago—Wagner 
Sleepers—Leave Grand Rapids *11:35 p m. ; leave 
Chicago 11:15 p m.  Drawing  Room Cars—Leave 
Grand Rapids 12:05 pm ;  leave Chicago 4 ;45 p m. 
Free Chair Cars—Leave  Grand  Rapids 9:00am ; 
leave Chicago 9:00 a m.
Between  Grand  Rapids  and  Manistee—Free 
Chair Car—Leaves Grand Rapids 5:17 pm; leaves 
Manistee 6:50 a m.
DETROIT, 

-JA ” ’Y 3 - 1898
LANSING & NORTHERN R. R.
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv. GR’D  RAPIDS......7:15am *1:00pm  5:40pm
Ar. DDTROIT..............12:00 m  *5:16pm  10:40pm
Lv. DETROIT..............7:00am  *1:15pm  5:40pm
Ar. GR’D  RAPIDS......11:50am *5:15pm 10:15pm
To and  from  Lansing  and Howell—Same as to 
and from Detroit.
TO AND FROM SAGINAW,  ALMA AND  ST.  LOUIS.
Lv. Grand  Rapids......................7:05am  4:15pm
Ar. Grand  Rapids......................11:50am  10:40pm

TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL A  HASTINGS R.  K.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Lv. Grand Rapids...........  7:15am  1:00pm 5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell..............11:50am 5:15pm 
........
Between  Grand  Rapids  and  Detroit—Parlor 
cars on all trains.  Seats 25 cents.
Between  Grand  Rapids  and  Saginaw—Parlor 
car  leaves  Grand  Rapids  7:05  am ;  arrives in 
Grand Rapids 7:40 p m.  Seats 25 cents.

♦Every day.  Other trains  week days only.

GEO. DeIIAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.
STUDY  LAW

AT  HOME.
Take a  course in  the 

Sprague  Correspon­
dence School of Law 
[incorporated].  Send  ten 
cents [stam ps] fo r p articu ­
lars to  
J.  COTNER, Jr.,  Sec’y, 
Ho.  S76 W hitney Block, 
DETROIT,  -  MICH,

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STANDARD  OIL  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

DEALERS  IK

Illum inating and  Lubricating  j

Spring; & Company,

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

R ib b o n s, 

D ress  G oods,  S h a w ls,  C loak s, 
N o tio n s, 
H o siery , 
G lo v es,  U n d e r w e a r ,  W o o le n s , 
F la n n e ls,  B la n k ets,  G in g h a m s, 
P r in ts a n d   D o m estic C otton s

We invite the attention of the trade to our complete and  well 

assorted stock at lowest market  prices.

Spring & Company.

P. STEKETEE & SONS
DRY GOODS 1 NOTIONS

W H O L E S A L E

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Grand Bails Stone & M a i  Co.,  ¡ a

Wintßr 81., between Shawmilt Âne. and W. Pillion 81.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

General  Warehousemen  and  Transfer  Agents.

COLDoSTORAGE  FOR  BUTTER,  EGGS,  CHEESE,  FRUITS,  AND 

ALL  KINDS  OF  PERISHABLES/,

Dealers and  Jobbers in Mowers,  Binders  Twine,. Threshers,  En­

gines, Straw Stackers, Drills, Rakes, Tedders, Cultivators, 

Plows, Pumps, Carts, Wagons, Buggies, Wind Mills 

and Machine and Plow repairs, Etc.

Telephone  No.  945. 

J.  Y.  F.  BLAKE,  Sup’t.

NAPTHA  AND  GASOLINES.

Office, Hawkins Block. 

Works, Butfcerworth Aye. j

BULK  WORKS  AT

GRAN D  R A P ID S , 
B IG   R A PID S, 
A L L E G A N ,

M USKEGON. 
GRAN D  H A V EN , 
HOW ARD  CITY ,

M A N IST EE,

PET O SK EY ,

CA D ILLA C,
LTTDINGTON.

HIGHEST  PRICE  PAID  FOR

EMPTY  CARBON  i   GASOLINE  BARRELS.

RINDGE,  BERTSCH  &  CO.

Manufacturers of Boots  & Shoes.

Agents for the Boston Rnbber Shoe Co.

Send  us  your  mall 
orders  and we will  try 
and  fill  them  to  your 
satisfaction.  We  have 
the new line of j

Storm Slips

in cotton and wool lined 
for ladies;  also the
Northwest 
Roll  Edge

or

line  of  lumberman’s in 
Hurons and Trojans.

Olney  &  Judson  Grocer  Go.,

Sole Agents for the Justly Celebrated

“ TVT  C .   O . ”   Cigars.
TffE flEW YORK  BI8BUIT  GO.,
Manuf,
Cracker 

S.  A.  SEARS,  Manager.

87, 89 and 41 Kent St., 

- 

Grand  Rapids.

IF  YOU WANT

The B est

ACCEPT  NONE  BUT

Sauerkraut.

Order  this Brand  from Your W holesale Grocer!

E V E N   N ew   D esigns

of  Table  Glassware  in  assorted  packages  and  open 
stock.

All new and  direct  from the factories.  As we find it imprac­
ticable to mention  Here  all the different  styles and  prices— 
suffice it to say that  no  efforts  have  been  spared  to  obtain a 
collection  that  will  appeal to all.  They  are  the  latest  pro-’ 
duetions of  the various  factories and  our prices are calculated 
Extremely  Low.

We purchase only of  manufacturers and  pay no  commis­
sions, thus enabling  us  to  supply the  trade  at  lowest market 
prices, and on  as liberal  terms as can be obtained of  any first- 
class crockery and glassware house in this country.

_ Correspondence solicited.

H.  LEONARD  &  SONS,

Grand Rapids.

