Published Weekly.

YOL.  10.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.
GRAND  RAPIDS,  SEPTEMBER  21,  1892.
J. L.  Strelitsky,

Successors  to

M u s k e g o n   C r a c k e r   C o .,

HARRY FOX,  Manager.

Crackers, Biscuits#Sweet Goods.

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  PA ID   TO  MAIL  ORDERS.

MUSKEGON,* MICH.

PEACHES! 

PEACHES! 

PEACHES!

Can Ship Them  1000 Miles

I  make a specialty of them.  Wire  for prices.  Am bound to please.  Give  me 

a trial and be convinced!

THEO.  B.  GOOSSEN,

Wholesale  Oommiseion,  33  Ottawa St.,  Grand  Rapids, Mich.

$1  Per  Year.
N O .  470

Includine the following celebrated brands, man­
ufactured  by  the  well known  honse of  Glaser, 
Frame & Co. :
Vindex, long  Havana filler.......................   $35
Three  Medals, long Havana filler........... 
35
85
E lk ’s Choice, Havana filler and binder... 
La Fior de Alfonso,................................  
55
La Doneella de M orera,................. 
35
La Ideal, 25 in a box  ............................... 
55
M adellena.........
SO
Flor de  Romeo.
35

Jobber of

10  So.  Ionia  St.,  Grand  Rapids.

Gr.  S.  BROWN,

-----------JOBBER  OF-----------

Foreign  and  Domestic  Prints  and  Vegetables.
Oranges,  Bananas  and  Early  Vegetables  a  Specialty.

Send for quotations. 

24-26 No. Division St.

If you have any beans and want to sell, 
we want them, will  give you full  mar 
ket  price.  Send  them  to  us  In  any 
quantity  up to car  loads, we want  1000 
bushels daily.

W .  T.  L A M O R E A U X   CO.,

128,  130 and 132  W.  Bridge St., GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Julius Berkey, Pres. 

S. S. Gay, Vice-Pres.  Wm. McBain, Sec’y. 

J   D. M. Shirts, Treas.

Grand  Rapids  Brush  Co.,
BRUSHES

M anufacturers of

O ur goods are sold by all Michigan  Jobbing Houses.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

NO  BRAND  OF  TEN  CENT

C O M P A R E S

WITH  THE

G.  F.  FAUDE,  Sole  Manufacturer,  IONIA,  MIOH.

The Green Seal Cigar
It is Staple and w ill fit any Purchaser.

Is the Most Desirable for Merchants to H andle because

8end Tour W holesaler an Order.

Retails for 10 cents, 3 for 25 cents.

D o n 't   F o r g e t   w h e n   o r d e r in g

NUTS,  FIGS, CANDY DATES, ETC.

A. E. BROOKS  &  CO.,  Mfrs, 46 Ottawa  St., Grand  Rapids.

Special pains  taken w ith fra lt orders.

To call on or address

WRITE  FOR PRICES ON 

H. E. MOSELEY & CO.

45  South  Division  8t..

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

Wisconsin,  Ohio and Michigan make, 

AMERICAN

IMPORTED

Limburger,  Swiss,  Fromage de Brie, 
D’Isigny, Camembert, Neufchatel and 
Caprera.  Also our  XXXX Orchard.

O.  N .  R A P P  
WHOLESALE 

FRUITS  HflD 

9 North Ionia St., Grand Rapids.

C O .,
PRODUGE.

Mail  Orders  Receive  Prompt  Attention.

P e a c h e s !

There has been marketed during the past week over

40,000 BUSHELS

And more  to  come.  Don’t  fail to call  on us  when in the  city, as we 
take from one-quarter to one-fifth of the entire receipts and are

Headq uarters 

order8 “ WM,eprlcea- 
ALFRED  J.  BROWN,

Quality  Fine  and  Prices  Low. 

24 and 26 North Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

TELFER  SPICE  COMPANY,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

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

T ea s, C offees  an d   G ro cers’  S u n d ries.

I and 3 Pearl  Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS

FRUITS,  SEEDS,  BEANS  AND  PRODUCE.

26, 28, 30 & 32 OTTAWA  ST, 

0 -r&.n_ci  IR-a/oicls,  A&iolx. 

&

1

I M P O R T E R S   A N D

Wholesale  Grocers

GRAND  RAPIDS

|

F.  J.  D E T T E N T H A L E R iV e W   F * r h lt S

JOBBER  OF

OYSTERS  A l s o  Fine L,ine of Robes

Received In all the Best  Well Known Brands.

OUTINGS,  WIDE  BLUES,  FANCY  SHIRTINGS,  DRESS 
GINGHAMS,  SATINES.

SALT  FISH

Mail Orders  Receive  Prompt  Attentlo i. 

POULTRY  l  GAME
STANDARD  OIL  CO.,

CONSIGNMENTS  OF  ALL  KINDS  OF  POULTRY  AND  GAME  SOLICITED.

See quotations in another column

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

DEALERS  IN

Illuminating and Lubricating

Dres s   G o o d s

Yarns, Blankets, Comforts, Underwear.  Overshirts,

IN  CHEVRONS,  WHIPCORDS,  BEDFORD  CORDS. 
STORM  SERGE  EFFECTS.

F\ STjBJCJSTJ^E  &   S O N .

Pants and Overalls.

Correspondence  receives  our  Personal  Attention.

H e y m a n   &  C o m p a n y ,

Manufacturers  of

S h o v  
C a se s
First-Gloss  Work  Only.

Of  Every  Description.

WRITE FOB  PRICES. 
G R A N D   R A P I D S .

0 3   and  6 8  C anal  S t .

NAPTHA  AND  GASOLINES.

Office, Hawkins Block. 

Works, Butterworth Ave.

GRAND RAPIDS, 
BIG  RAPIDS, 
ALLEGAN,

BULK.  WORE!  AT

MUSKEGON,
GRAND  HAVEN,
HOWARD  CITS, 

MANISTEE,

PETOSKEY,

CADILLAC,
LUDINGTON.

HIGHEST  PRICE  PAID  FOR

EMPTY  CARBON  l  8AS0LP"7  BARRELS,

W ho  u r g e s   you   to   k e e p

S a p o lio ?

T he Public l

By  splendid  and  expensive  advertising  the  manufacturers  create  a 
demand, and  only ask  the  trade to  keep the goods in  stock so as to supply 
the  orders  sent to them.  W ithout  effort on  the  grocer's  part the  goods 
sell  themselves,  bring  purchasers to  the  store, and  help  sell  less  known 
goods.

Anv Jobber will be Glad to Fill Your Orders.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  W EDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  21,  1892.

NO.  470

VOL. 10.
ESTABLISHED  1841.

THE MERCANTILE AGENCY

R . G. D u n   &  Co.

Reference Books Issued  quarterly.  Collections 

attended to throughout United States 

and Canada

GQHHGRGIAL CREDIT CO.

65  MONROE  ST.

Formed by the consolidation of the 

COOPER  COMMERCIAL  AGENCY,

AND THE

UNION  CREDIT  CO.,

And embodying  all  the  good  features  of  both 
agencies.
Commercial  reports  and  current  collections 
receive  prompt  and  careful  attention.  Your 
patronage respectfully solicited.

Telephones 166 and 1030.

L.  J.  STEVENSON, 

C.  A.  CUMINGS,

C.  E.  BLOCK.

iBARLOW BROV'm>BLANK BOOKS"
A T he  PHILA.PAT.FLAT OPENING BACK 
S  StNc 
prices GRAND  RAPID5.MICH.

.THE

Solid  Brand  Cans.

PROMPT,  CONSERVATIVE. 

F IR E  
I N S . 
CO.
8APB.
T. St e w a r t W h it e , Pres’t. 
W. Fred MoBain, Sec’y.__________________
OYSTERS!
Selects........................................................... $  30
Standards.................................................... 
22
E.  F ................................................................  24
Selects............................................................$  28
Standards......................................................   20
Favorites........................................................ 
18
Mrs. W lthey’s Home-Made Mince Meat.
Large  bbls..........................................  ..........6
40 lb  pails..........................................................6*2
101b  “ 
.......................................................7
% bbls............................................................... 6M
20 lb pails........................................................  6%
2 lb cans, usual  weight, per  doz.................Cl  50
4 lb  “ 
................3 60
Choice Dairy Butter...................................   18
Pure Sweet Cider  in bbls............................   16
“  Vinegar.........................  10
Choice Lemons,!300 and 360 .......................  7 00
New Pickles in bbls. 1200............................6 25
half bbls, 300.........................3 00
The  above* prices  are made  low to bid  for 

•« 
trade.  Let your orders come.

Daisy  Brand.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

EDWIN  FALLAS,

Prop’r of Valley City Cold S tate

215-217  Livingston St., Grand  Rapids.

lasoa’s Fruit Jam

Note  the  extreme  low prices at which 
we are  now offering  our Mason’s  Porce­
lain Lined Fruit  Jars.
Don’t  lose  any  orders  as  there  is  a 
good profit at the  price,  and the  demand 
has always been  heavier than the supply 
at this season.
Pints have  same size  month as quarts.

MASON’S 

DANDY
Covers. 

With  Boyd’s  Porcelain 
Best Jars with Glass 
Caps.  pr gr
pr gr
Pints........................ 6 75
Pints...........................10 50
Su arts.......-........... 7 00
Q uarts.................. 11  00
alf gallon............. 9 00
Half gallons..........14 00
No charge for package or cartage.  All 
Fruit  Jars  shipped  on  receipt of  order. 
Price  guaranteed.

H.  LEONARD  &  SONS,

Grand  Rapids, 

- 

Mich.

The Braflstreet Mercantile Agency.

ThefBradstreetJCompany, Props.

Executive  Offices, 279,281,288  Broadway, N.T

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.

HENRY  ROYCE,  Snpt.

Manufacturer's  Agent and Jobber of

F R A N K   H .  W H IT E ,
Brooms, Washboards, Wooden
Indurated  Pails  i  Tilbs,

AND

Womlrn  Bowls,  Clothespins  and  Rolling 

Pin«,  Step  Ladders,  W ashing  Ma­

chines, M arket, Bnshel and De­

livery Bas  ets,  B nilding 

Paper, W rapping

Paper, Sacks, Twine  and  Stationery.

Manufacturers  In  lines  allied to above, wish 
lng to be represented in this  market are request 
ed to communicate with me.

125  COURT  ST.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

i.  J.  SHELLMAN,  Scientific Optician, (5  Monroe Street.

Eyes  tested  for  spectacles  free of  cost  with 
latest improved methods.  Glasses In every style 
at  moderate  prices.  Artificial  human  eyes  of 
every color.  Sign of big spectacles.

S.  A.  MORMAN,

WHOLESALE

Petoskey,  M arble­

head  and  Ohio

A kron, Buffalo and Louisville

L j i L d i m ,
CEMENTS,

Stucco and Hair,  Sewer Pipe,

FIRE  BRICK  AND  OLAY.

W rite for Prices.

10 LYON ST., 

-  GRAND  RAPIDS,

DO  NOT FAIL  TO  VISIT

BELKNAP, BAKER  & CO.'S
Exclusive  Carriage  Repositorn

C a r r ia g e s,
S u r r e y s, 
JPhaetons,
^  B u g g ie s ,

AND INSPECT THEIR  LINE OF

5  A  7  N.  IONIA  ST.,

Grand  Rapids, Mioh.

A  BACKSLIDING  BENEDICT.

Raoul  had  certainly married  for  love, 
and he had thrown himself with such en­
thusiasm into his new life that,  in a day, 
all  his  relations  with  the  outer  world 
were shattered—like glass.  He shut him­
self in his  sanctuary, turned  the  key on 
the inside,  and tasted his happiness drop 
by  drop.  When  by  chance  you  en­
countered  him,  he  hardly  gave  you  a 
word;  he seemed to be afraid of his past, 
and  took  care  to  avoid  all  those  who 
could possibly recall it to mind.

Raoul was thus for some eight, months. 
Toward the middle of  the ninth he had a 
relapse into former habits.  One met him 
more  frequently.  He  had  resumed  his 
cigars,  walked  more  leisurely,  and  did 
not disdain  to  cast an  occasional glance 
at a pretty woman.

This was not  because he was  less hap­
py  in  his  home or loved  less  his  pretty 
little wife;  for  whenever  I  met him,  he 
assured  me  earnestly that  his  wife was 
‘a  treasure.”  When  a  husbaud  says 
this  so  positively, there  is  no  room  to 
doubt  that  he  is  still a lover.  You  do 
not  agree  with  me?  A  man,  yon  say, 
who  announces  thus  that  his wife  is  a 
treasure, is a man  who  blows  upon  tea 
ashes  already  cold.  Ah,  well,  per­
haps you are  right;  when the fire flames,
one  warms  himself  and  generally  says 
nothing.

To tell  the  truth,  Raoul  had  begun to 
blow upon  his fire.  The  sweetness  that 
had  intoxicated  him  nine  months  ago 
appeared to him  now a little insipid, the 
warm  temperature  about  him  a  little 
heavy;  and  when  his  wife  came  softly 
behind him and  kissed  him on the brow, 
he  began  to  notice  what  he  had  never 
noticed  before—that she ruffled  his hair. 
He  said  nothing,  but  he  was  irritated, 
annoyed;  all the  more so  that the tender 
little  woman,  seeing  nothing  herself, 
after  her kiss, would  close his eyes with 
her little  hands and  laugh like a  gleeful 
child.

“Come,  come,  Louise,”  said  he  one 
morning,  finding  it 
impossible  to  be 
silent  longer,  “do you  not  see that I am 
reading?”

“Then say,  ‘My dear little wife, I adore 
you!’  and  I’ll  let  you  go,”  Louise  re­
turned with the pout of an angel.

“Bat I have  said  it  five hundred  and 
one  times  already,  and,  to  be  frank, 
Lonise, I  decline  to  be  forced to  repeat 
it  every quarter  of  an  hour.”  And  he 
stooped for his book, which had fallen to 
the  floor, and  closing  as  it  fell, obliged 
him  to  lose  five  minutes  more  seeking 
the  place  where  he  had  left off;  which 
so  much  increased  his  bad  humor that, 
ten minutes later,  when they sat down to 
lunch  he  found  the  soup decidedly too 
salt,  and said so.

"Why, no, Raoul;  I do not find it so,” 

Louise returned, innocently.

“But I do;  and  that  settles  it,” Raeul 
declared  peremptorily,  pouring  water in 
his  bouillon  with  a  determined  air. 
“The fact  is,  my dear, your  cook knows 
no more of  seasoning than  she knows of 
finance.  This food  is  uneatable. 
It  is 
only  at a restaurant  that  a  presentable

diet  can  be  had.”  And  he  breathed  a 
sort  of  sigh  that  resembled a stifled re­
gret.

“But a month  ago  she  pleased  you,” 
urged  Louise,  who,  in  spite  of  her  love 
and  gentleness, did  not  lack  spirit;  “I 
do not understand it.”

“You  do  not understand!  Now, why 
do yon say that?  And such a tone!  The 
very minute, it  seems  to  me, that  I ob­
ject  to  anything,  you  jump  to the  con­
clusion that I am  content with nothing.”

“I did not say that.”
“You  leave  it  to  be  supposed, never­

theless.”

Silence fell  between  them,  but  mean­
while  Raoul, still  fuming,  thought  how 
presently they would  go to install  them­
selves in the sitting room, having neither 
theatre  or  ball  to  attend  this  evening; 
that he would open his paper, aud,  while 
reading, he  would  see over  its  edge the 
regular  movement of  his  wife’s  needle, 
plying  back  and  forth  in  that  eternal 
embroidery,  and  that,  after  the  paper, 
he  would  resume  his  book, yawn  three 
times,  look  at  the  clock,  and  then,  to 
keep  him  from  going to sleep  entirely, 
his  wife  would  appeal to him  with  the 
usual  question,  “Blue, black  or  red  in 
this  corner,  Raoul?  What  do  you  say,
pet?”

P et!”   An expression  th a t  had  once
brought  tears of  tenderness  to  his  eyes 
and that now seemed absurd.

All  these  thoughts came  one  by  one, 
and  gradually he felt  his bad  humor in­
crease,  until,  suddenly,  he  resumed, 
sharply:  “I do  not  see what  there is so 
extraordinary in wishing to  have a prop­
erly cooked  filet.”

Well,  I  was  wrong;  I’ll  see  to  the 
next,” Louise  answered,  with  manner  a 
little prim.

Raoul  laid  down  knife  and  fork  re­

signedly.

“My dear child,”  said  he,  “have I said 
that you were  wrong?  You  have a very 
singular mania  for  posing as an  injured 
person.”

At  heart  he felt  himself  unjust;  but 
anger was stronger than he, and mounted 
to his brain.

“If only you  would  be calm,  Raoul—” 

Louise began, gently.

“Be calm—be  calm,  you  say?  As if  1 
were  the one  who  has  lost his  temper! 
But, Louise,  this  is  perfectly  childish. 
What  else  have  you  for dinner  besides 
this filet?”

“I really do not know.”
The  meal  came to an  end in the  pro- 
Immediately  after­

foundest  silence. 
ward,  Raoul took his hat.

“You are going out, Raoul.?”  hazarded 

Louise, softly.

“If you will  kindly permit me?”
And out  he  went, but not with  an  as­
sured step.  On the  staircase he stopped 
to listen.

“She  did  not  ask  me, even,” thought 
he, wonderingly,  “if  I  were  going  to be 
late.  How  strange!  But it proves what 
I  believed—that  I have  been  too  weak 
with her In the  first  months of  onr mar­
riage.”
i  Once in the  street he paused  again,  ir-

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2

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

resolute,  uot  knowing  where  to  go;  but 
finally strolled  on  at  random,  buttoning 
his  gloves  and  still  uneasily reflecting. 
His  wife was  the  best  little  woman  in 
the  world,  but—he  had  been  too  weak 
with her, there was no doubt of it.

At  the  tobacconist’s  on the  corner he 
stopped to light his cigar.  On the boule­
vards  all  the  cafes  were  open, a crowd 
filling the  chairs.  Ah,  how  good it was! 
To stroll at one’s  ease in Paris  one must 
always stroll alone.

He passed  before  his old  club,  blazing 
with  light  and  astir  with  men,  but  he 
dared  not  enter,  though  he  had a  great 
desire  to  do  so:  he  dreaded  the  smiles 
that  would  greet  his  appearance,  and 
crossed to the opposite side.

Then,  too.  how  irritating it was,  when 
he gave  his arm  to  his wife, to have her 
make those long stops before the jewelers’ 
and  milliners’ that  always  made  him so 
furious.  Yes,  he  was  right—to  stroll 
agreeably in Paris one must be alone.

Nevertheless, 

two  hours  later,  filled 
with  remorse,  he turned  his steps  home­
ward, to find his wife with red eyes.

“Crying!” thought  he,  “actually  cry­
ing,  as  if  1  couldn’t  leave  the  house  a 
moment without her behaving as if I had 
really  deserted  her!”  And  instead  of 
embracing her, as he really wished  to do, 
he calmly mounted the stairs with an  icy 
little,  “Good night,  my dear! ”

Louise, on  her  side, was far  from stu­
pid;  her  husband  was  bored  with her— 
she  felt  it;  she  felt,  too, that  even  the 
rustle of her skirts irritated Raoul.  What 
should  she do?  The  best she  could,  at 
all events;  and  by  a  thousand  and  one 
little  wifely  ways  and  attentions,  she 
sought  to  re-establish  the  tender  little 
chats  and  jokes  and  joyous  laughter in 
the corner  by the  tire.  But  the very re­
straint  that  she  imposed  upon  herself 
made  the  effort  abortive.  Time  and 
again  she  opened a talk  with  him in the 
old,  light-hearted 
fashion,  only  to  be 
thrown  back  upon  herself  by a cold  or 
nonchalent  “yes”  or  “no”  from  Raoul, 
accorded without  even  raising  her eyes. 
More  than  all,  too,  she  was wounded  in 
her self  respect,  when  trying  on a dress 
or hat before him, on the effect of  which 
she had  counted,  to receive  only an  in­
different,  “No,  it isn’t  bad,  that  dress— 
or  hat—but  had  I  been  you,  I’d  have 
taken yellow in place of that blue.”

Proud  little  Louise!  Only  a  woman 
and a wife would know how she suffered.
This  state  of  things  had  lasted  per­
haps a month,  when  one  evening  Raoul, 
who was still at table, received a note all 
sealed and  white and  daintily perfumed.
“Allow  me,”  said  he,  addressing  his 
wife;  and  he tore  open  the  note,  which 
ran:

My  De a r   Raoul—Who  knows  if  it 
would  not  be  agreeable  to  you  to  find 
yourself again in that little restaurant of 
the  Bois de  Vincennes,  which  is  in  the 
middle of the water.
It  is  room  No.  3. is it not,  whose win­
dows  open  upon  the  lake? 
I  have  an 
idea  that  Tuesday  p.  m.  (to-morrow), 
that  room  will  be  free.  What  do  you 
think?  At  all  events  it  will  be well  to 
see.
Toward  7  o’clock  the  sun  will  have 
gone  behind  the  trees;  it  will  be  fresh 
and  cool  in  that  little  chalet,  and  the 
filet Chateaubriand  there  are  simply de­
licious.  Thine, 

A m anda.
“Amanda,  Amanda,”  said  Raoul 

to I 
himself,  “ where the devil  have I  known 
an  Amanda!” and  he  remained  ponder­
ing a moment.

“Is it bad news?” asked Louise quietly.
Then  he  remembered  his wife’s  pres­

ence,  and  answered  like  a  man  inter­
rupted by an importunate chatterer:  “No, 
no—only  from  my tailor.”  And,  as  he 
hurriedly  began  to  sugar  his  coffee  to 
escape  looking  his  wife  in  the  face,  it 
seemed  to  him,  from  the  corner  of  his 
eye,  that  she was  observing him  fixedly. 
Thrown off  his  balance,  he  did.  not tear 
up  the  note,  as  one  usually does  with 
tailor’s  effusions,  but  replaced  it  care­
fully in the  envelope and  slipped it  into 
his  pocket.  Stranger  still,  and  a  still 
more  difficult  thing  to  explain,  he  was 
charming all the rest of that evening.

That  letter  and  Amanda—whom  he 
could  not recall  the least in the world— 
roused  in  him,  apparently,  the  gayest 
fancies.  He  was  flattered,  though  he 
would never  have admitted it, that there 
were  some who  did not  believe the  old 
spirit entirely dead in him.

“I shall  certainly  go  to  that  rendez­
vous,” he  told  himself,  “and  it  is  well 
for  me  that  I  am  not  like  some  men. 
Very few,  indeed,  could  resist a moment 
of  madness,  which for  me will  be only a 
moment of  frolic.  To  go  on  as  I am  is 
to  rust out  like  iron.  Ah, how  lucky it 
is for  me, too, that  my  wife is an  angel. 
She  does  not  suspect,  poor darling;  not 
the  least  in  the world.”  He turned  to 
look  at  her  bending  tranquilly over  her 
embroidery,  and  murmured  again,  “ No, 
not  the  least  in  the  world.”  And  with 
swaggering  air  he  began  to  pace 
the 
room,  humming to himself with satisfac­
tion,  like  one  who is armed to the  teeth 
and  who tells  himself,  “I  kill  no one;  it 
is  only  because  I  am  good—how  good 
they do not  know.”  And  really,  feeling 
himself  at  that  moment  of  a  superior 
essence,  he was happy as a king.

Next morning while breakfasting Raoul
could  not resist  the tem ptation  to explain 
w hat a  filet  Chateaubriand  was and  how 
to cook  it.

“If  you  would  like one  this evening,” 
said  the young  wife,  “suppose I  try it.”
“No, thanks;  I spoke of  it,  but do not 
want it.  Moreover it would not be possi­
ble this  evening.”  And he thrilled  with 
pleasure at putting  his  foot on the  slip­
pery incline,  persuaded that  he,  at least, 
would not fall.

“But  why  not  this  evening?” Louise 

persisted.

“ Have  I  not  told  you,  then? 

I  met 
Paul Varennes  to-day  and  promised  to 
dine with him  to-night  His brother,  he 
says,  has  just  returned  from Mexico. 
I 
tried to excuse myself,  but he insisted so 
much that  I  couldn’t  get  out of  it,  you 
know.”

“Indeed!” said Louise.
Presently Raoul  rose,  kissed  his  wife 
and  started  out,  turning  carelessly  at 
the door to call back that maybe he would 
not go after all;  he really could  not tell.
the 

toward  5  o’clock 

Nevertheless, 

model husband returned.

“Pm going,” said  he;  “Paul  would be 
seriously vexed  if  I  failed  to  dine with 
him.  And you,  my little Louise, you are 
not  to  worry.  Besides,  I  thought  of 
something—go to your  aunt’s for dinner. 
Jean will  bring  you  home,  and  I’ll  take 
you  there  myself  before  I  start.  How 
does that suit you?”

“Perfectly;  but it is needless to trouble 
I can easily 

yourself to escort me there. 
go alone.”

Half an hour later, Raoul, fresh shaven, 
perfumed,  smiling,  carefully  dressed, 
jumped into a coupe, and  set out  for the 
Bois de Vincennes.

He was fifty pounds  lighter,  it seemed

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It itemizes money paid in on account.
It enables you to trace transactions In dispute.
It will  keep  different  lines of  goods separate.
It shows the transactions of each clerk.
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It  keeps  an  honest  man  honest  and  a  thief 
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i  him,  as  he  mounted  the  restaurant 
-teps.  But  then,  what  if,  after  all,  she 
did not come?  No matter;  he would not 
think  of  it,  but  continued  on, greeting 
, Again  with  pleasure  that  varied  odor 
peculiar  to  restaurants,  that  rattle  of 
plates  and glasses  clinked up  and  down 
the stairs  by hurrying  waiters, towel  on 
arm and  knives and  forks sticking  like 
quils from t ieir jacket pockets.

“Monsieur is alone?” asked one of them, 

, affably,  advancing to meet him.

“Yes;  but I  expect someoue.  No. 3 is 

free, is it not?”

“Yes,  monsieur.”  He  threw  open  the 

door and  Raoul entered joyously.

“And monsieur  will  not  order  now?” 
emanded the  man, depositing the  menu 
\?ith a flourish.

“Not  now;  I’ll  wait.”  And  he  threw 

down his hat and looked about him.

The same eternal  cabinet that  he  had 
:-een a hundred  times—red  paper,  leafed 
with  gold,  a  sofa  with  three  cushions, 
none too  soft, a clock in gilt  bronze, two 
dower  pots  without  flowers, an  upright 
piano,  out  of  tune,  a  carpet  where  all 
the  boots of  Paris  had a right  to  leave 
heir  traces,  and  a table  in  the  center, 
aid  with  covers  for  two.  The  forks 
were twisted and  tarnished  from service 
to hundreds of mouths, the crystal heavy, 
warranted  not  to  “nick,”  and  on  the 
:dges of  the plates  and  the  rest of  the 
“indestructible”  china  the  name of  the 
restaurant scrolled in gilt.

Something in the surroundings recalled 
to  Raoul  the  disgust  that  he  had  once 
felt,  but  would  certainly  feel  no  more; 
nevertheless,  he got up and  opened wide 
the  window to freshen  the  atmosphere, 
which was indisputably a trifle close.

“How  curious!” he  murmured;  “but  I 

had forgotten all this!”

And he began to whistle softly to chase 
away fancies, not  so  pleasant, that were 
coming to  mind.  Somehow  or  other his 
gayety,  too,  seemed  leaving  him.  He 
drew out his watch to see the time—7:15, 
and  he  was  distinctly hungry.  What if 
that letter, i  ter all,  was a joke?  A joke! 
He had  not  ’bought of  it that  way;  but 
maybe,  after  all, it was better  it  should 
be so.

Quiet  a« it was  now—not  to  say sad— 
in  No. 3, it was  very gay,  indeed,  in the 
adjoining  cabinet,  the  loud  clatter  of 
plates  and  clinking  glasses mingling  at 
times with gay bursts of laughter.

At  last  a  rustle of  skirts  approached 
in  the  corridor.  At  the  same  moment 
the  door  flew  back,  a lady entered  pre­
cipitately  and  fell, evidently  a  prey  to 
fear or embarrassment, breathlessly upon 
the sofa.

A  lady? — undoubtedly.  Uneasy  and 
puzzled—why,  he  knew  not—Raoul  ad­
vanced to meet her.  She raised her head, 
the veil was  off,  and—Louise was  before 
him!

Louise,  serene,  smiling,  unruffled  as 

ever and sweetly murmuring:

“I was  dying,  you  see,  Raoul,  to taste 
a filet Chateaubriand properly prepared.” 
How they  settled it and  what explana­
tions were made I have not an idea.  But 
one  thing  is  certain,  Raoul  no  longer 
“kicks over the  traces,” is as  happy and 
content as  the  day is long,  and  Louise, 
as  generous as she was  wise,  has  never 
once,  since that  little dinner in a restau­
rant,  so  much  as  whispered “filet  Cha­
teaubriand”  in  her  husband’s presence.

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THK  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

8

Diligence in Business.

In these  days of  hurry  and  strife  for 
the  first  places  in  the  race of life  it  is 
even  more  important  than  in  former 
years that a man be  diligent in his busi­
ness and look after its every detail close­
ly-
We  see  among  our  greatest  business 
men of  to-day  those who  started  in life 
as poor  boys  and  who have now become 
the heads  of large  establishments.  How 
have they come  to  do this?  Was  it  be­
cause they  had  better  chances than  are 
now  held out to the average young man? 
That has not  been  so  in the majority of 
cases,  but  they  have  striven  after their 
high  positions  and  have  endured  hard­
ships to overcome  obstacles.  They have 
been  diligent  in  business  and are  now 
reaping a richly  deserved reward.
In some respects it  may be harder  for 
a  young  man,  or, in  fact,  any  man  in 
business, to  make  a  great  success,  be­
cause of  the  great  amount  of  competi­
tion that  has  to  be  met. 
It needs men 
who  will  not  give  up  for  anything  to 
battle against this  competition.
Close  attention  must  be  given to  the 
slightest  detail  and  everything  has  to 
be  done  carefully.  The  cost  must  be 
measured  in  every  transaction.  Appli­
cation  is necessary 
if  you would attain 
the best results.
Look out  for  the  little  things.  They 
do  not  seem  to  count  at  the time,  but 
every  item  helps  to  count  up on either 
side of  the  balance sheet.  By that it  is 
not meant that  one  should be  close,  but 
he should be careful.
The “tricks  of  the  trade” ought to be 
let  alone.  They  do  not help any in  the 
If  a customer finds that he is 
long run. 
not being  treated  fairly he  will leave  in 
It  is  fair  to  say that there 
an  instant. 
is very  little  underhanded  business  be­
ing done. 
It  does  not pay and business 
men have come to see it.
Give  all  you  can  for  the  money and 
you  will  hold a customer  and  gain  oth­
run  down  another  man’s 
ers.  Don’t 
stock in  order  to  make a sale. 
If  your 
neighbor  has  poor  stock  the  customer 
will find it out if he tries.  Businessmen 
should work  together  as  much as possi­
ble  and  try  to  make  the  standard  of 
business principle as high  as  possible.
Let a man start  out  with  fixed princi­
ples and  with  determination  to  win  by 
the practice  of  fairness  toward  all  and 
he  is  bound  to  succeed.  He  needs  to 
look  out  for  his  business  and  see  that 
those  under  him  are  as  honorable  in 
every  way.  A man  who  does that  will 
find  friends  both  with  customers  and 
fellow business men.
All lines of  business must  be  run sys­
tematically  in  order  to  obtain the  best 
It will  not  do  to let one thing 
results. 
after  another  pile  up  until one is liter­
ally  snowed  under. 
It  is  best  to  go 
through with  everything in a systematic 
manner.  Take up each Item  in its regu­
lar  order  and  work  while  you  work. 
Recreation  that  is  taken  when  you are 
conscious  that you  have  done the work 
of the day faithfully is  always  sweetest.
Always be on  the  lookout  for chances 
to improve methods in business and keep 
up  with  the  times  in  all  lines.  There 
are new articles coming  up  continually. 
Some  of  them  possess  merit  and  some 
do  not. 
It  is  a  study  by  itself  to  find 
out which are the best  to handle.  Much 
may be gained or lost in this respect.
There  are  numerous  ways  in  which 
business  must  be  watched.  One  must 
love the  business  he  is  engaged  in  and 
seek to  make  it  all  that  it  should  be. 
The mark of excellence cannot be placed 
too high.  Reward for  his  labors is sure 
to  come  to  the  diligent  man  and  that 
was  well  known in the time of Solomon 
who said,  “Seest  thou a man  diligent  in 
his  business?  he  shall  stand  before 
kings;  He  shall  not  stand  before  mean 
men.”

Lansing—Wm.  Webster  &  Co.  have 
purchased the grocery stock of N. J. Roe.

P A M P H L E T S

OUTS for BOOM  EDITIONS
For the beat work, at  reasonable prices, address 

THE  TRADESM AN  COMPANY.

THE DAILY PRESS

Is a mighty  power to right  wrongs,  to diffuse  knowledge  and  to  bring  to  justice 

offenders against our laws,  but when power is needed on the 

head of an apple barrel it

Js  No  Good.

Realizing  this  fact,  and  knowing  the time  for  packing  and  shipping  apples  has 
arrived,  we have purchased a large stock of

APPLE  PRESSES

Both lever and  screw,  and  are  now prepared to furnish 
you any quantity you want.  Extended remarks concern­
ing  the  utility  and  convenience  of  these  machines  is 
unnecessary,  as all  packers of  fruit are  acquainted with 
their merit. 
It  will  be  sufficient  to  say that, as  usual, 
we have the best of the kind in the market.

We have something else  also to talk  about this  morn­
ing entirely different,  but  fully  as  useful, and  which is 
many times employed in connection with the Presses. 

The article we  refer to is

The  Little  Giant  Potato  Scoop

Made  of  malleable  iron in one  piece.  They  are  much 
stronger  than any wire  scoop  can  be. 
If  you have the 
strength  you  can  lift a man  with  one of  them  without 
bending or breaking the  scoop.  Any  tine  in  the  scoop 
can  be bent  up in the  shape of  a  watch spring without 
breaking. 
It  is  made  deeper  than  any  other  scoop, 
therefore  strength is added, as the center tines  brace up 
the sides.  There  being  no sharp  corners or edges  they 
never bruise  or  scratch  potatoes or apples  in  handling. 
The  front  edge  being  smooth  and  reasonably  sharp, 
farmers use them to pick up corn or potatoes in the field.
The  above  are  but a few of  the  many  points  of  ex­
cellence  that  make  the  Little  Giant  the  best  potato 
scoop on earth.

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AMONG  THE  TRADE.
ABOUND THE STATE.

Muskegon—S.  L.  Richor  succeeds  the 

grocery firm of Richar & Co.

Belding—Joseph Martin has purchased 

the meat market of  Geo.  Hauck.

Petoskey—L.  J.  Ingals  has  sold  his 

baking business to  J.  M.  Treadeli.

Crosswell—L.  C.  Stirling  has  pur= 

chased the drug stock of  B.  W.  Boyd.

Nashville—Truman  &  Banks  succeed 
Geo. A. Truman  & Son in  general trade.
Caro—F.  C.  Johnson  has  purchased 
the confectionery stock of W.  H.  Parker.
Ann Arbor—Andrews & Son have pur­
chased the grocery  stock of  F.  D.  Stimp 
son.

Ishpeming — E.  Jaderholm  succeeds 
Jaderholm & Sodergren  in the drug bus­
iness.

a  grocery  store  on  Vine  street  a  few 
months ago,  has made a rather  discredit­
able  failure,  showing  assets  of  about 
$1,800  and  liabilities  of  $4,044.88.  Al­
bert  Krueger,  Mr.  Peterson’s  brother-in 
law,  who has worked for  him,  was given 
a chattel  mortgage for  $1,235.25,  for  al­
leged  borrowed  money  and  for  labor. 
This,  deducted  from  the  assets  and  his 
statutory  exemption  of  $250, will  more 
than use up  the assets,  leaving  nothing 
whatever  for  the  general  creditors,  of 
whom 
thirty-three,  whose 
claims range from $8.54 to  $256.10.  The 
Daisy Roller Mills, at Holland, are in  for 
¡230,  Pitkin  &  Brooks,  of  Chicago,  for 
$193.97  and  the  Uibbard-Spencer-Bart- 
lett  Co.  for  $198.71.  The  Valley  City 
Milling  Co.  is  the  only  Grand  Rapids 
creditor.

there  are 

Hart—W.  Hart & Son are succeeded by 
Fuller & Fuller in  the  meat and grocery 
business.

Benton Harbor—Johnson & Wentworth 
are succeeded by Wentworth & Brown in 
the hardware business.

Battle  Creek—Keys  &  Sherman,  gro­
cers,  have  dissolved,  W.  H.  Sherman 
continuing the business.

Milan—W.  R.  Needham  is reported to 
have  succeeded  J.  L.  Hitchcock  in  the 
bakery and confectionery business.

Holland—Irving  F.  Clapp,  formerly 
engaged in the grocery  business at Alle­
gan, has opened a similar store here.

Chesaning—A.  B.  Clough is succeeded 
by Clough & Walker in the grocery,  drug 
and agricultural implemeut  business.

Hart—Hart & Son have sold their meat 
market  to  Wm.  H.  &  F.  L.  Fuller,  who 
will  continue  the  business  at  the same 
location.

Burlington—J.  M.  French has  sold his 
grocery  stock  to E.  L.  Me I’herson.  who 
will  continue  the  business  at  the same 
location.

Hamilton—Kolvoord  & Teravest  have 
sold their stock  of  general  merchandise 
to Klomparens &  Brower,  who  will  con­
tinue the  business.

Eaton Rapids—E.  E.  Trayer  has  sold 
his book and stationery  stock  to  Strong 
& Putman.  The former is  from  Buffalo 
and  the latter from Flint.

Owosso—Chas.  Lawrence  has conclud­
ed to  resume  the grocery business,  hav­
ing opened  for business  in the Dimmick 
block under the  style of  the  New  York 
Tea Co.

Lakeview—Edwin  C.  Davis,  grocer, 
committed  suicide  by  shooting  himself 
one day  last  week.  He  stood  before  a 
mirror, so  as  to make  sure  of  his  aim. 
Failing health and financial  troubles  are 
said to be the cause.

Lakeview—C.  Newton  Smith,  the  en­
terprising  hardware  dealer,  publishes  a 
card  in the  local  paper, offering  to  con­
tribute  $50  annually  for  five  years for 
the  purpose  of  improving  the  country 
roads leading into the  village,  providing 
the other business men of  the  place will 
make similar  contributions  to  the fund.
Saginaw—Swinton & Reynolds, dealers 
in wall  paper, stationery and books,  have 
organized  a  stock  company  under  the 
style of the Swinton, Reynolds Co.,Limit­
ed, to engage in the same line of business 
at  Flint.  The  new  corporation  has  a 
paid-up capital of $8,000 and the business 
will  be under  the  personal  management 
of C.  F. Vincent,  who has  been  associat­
ed  with  Swinton  &  Reynolds  in  their 
store here for several  years.

Manistee—J. C. Peterson,  who  opened

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Negaunee—W.  J.  Bent,  for  some time 
past  superintendent of  Johnston’s  plan­
ing mill  here,  will  shortly put  in  a com­
plete planing mill at Ewen.

West Branch—Charles Woods will  put 
in 6,000,000 feet of logs on what is known 
as  the  Miller  &  Lewis  Switch  of  the 
Hauptman  branch,  for  parties  at  Bay 
City.

Saginaw—S.  W. Tyler & Son are stock­
ing a lumber  yard in this  city,  and  will 
carry about 4,000,000 in  the yard,  having 
some  time not  entirely absorbed in their 
shingle mill at Crow Island.

Alpena—Lumbermen here who propose 
to operate in  Georgian  bay  waters  this 
fall  and  winter  state  that  provisions, 
hardware,  blankets and in  fact nearly all 
kinds  of  camp  supplies  cost  more  in 
Canada than in Michigan.

Saginaw—The  Saginaw  Improvement 
Co.  has closed a contract with the Frazier 
Hoop Mill Co., calling for the removal of 
the plant from  St.  Louis  to  this city  by 
January  1. 
It is  claimed  that  the new 
enterprise  will  furnish  employment  to 
from seventy-five to  one hundred  hands.
Manistique — Gen.  Alger has  purchas­
ed the one-half interest of his co-partners 
in the property of  the  Manistique  Lum­
ber Co.,  the consideration being $700,000. 
Included in the deal  was a well equipped 
logging railroad extending from the Man­
istique River a distance above Manistique 
and  into  the  pineries.  The  logs  were 
banked in the river and  rafted  down  to 
the mill.  Gen. Alger has been  consider­
ing a project to extend the railroad north 
to  Lake  Superior  and  south  to  Lake 
Michigan,  and,  it is said,  has  concluded 
to extend  it to Lake Michigan  in order to 
get the logs out independent of the river.
Marquette—George McDonald  Is  saw­
ing  about  500,000  feet of  large  logs  at 
Three Lakes for  E. G. St. Clair.  About 
¡,000,000 feet of logs gotten out last win­
ter by  J.  C.  Brown  for  W.  H.  Sawyer, 
and for some  time  lying in boom  behind 
the  South  Shore  lumber  dock  at  this 
place,  broke  away  during  the  heavy 
blow,  a few days ago, and were scattered 
all along the  beach.  A  tug  with a crew 
of  men  is  now picking  them  up. 
Isaac 
Tieado has  taken a contract  to  put in  a 
lot of  timber  on  Iron  River  for  W.  H. 
Sawyer,  and  has  some of  his  camps  al­
ready in.

Saginaw—Nelson  Holland,  of  Buffalo, 
has been in the city several days, closing 
the deal  by which he and  Temple Emery 
acquire  the entire  interest of  the Emery 
Lumber  Company.  Mr.  Holland  is  also 
looking  after  the  deal  by  which  he ac­
quires  the  Bearinger  mill  premises  at

East  Tawas,  and to which  point his mill 
here  will  be transferred  at the  close  of 
the  season.  The Holland  mill  here  has 
had  a  long  and useful  career.  As long 
ago  as  1863  it  was  operated  by  F.  P. 
Sears,  and  manufactured  7,000,000  feet. 
In  1867 the  firm was  styled Sears & Hol­
land.  Subsequently  Mr.  Sears  died  and 
the  firm  name  was  changed  to  Nelson 
Holland.  Years ago the mill was rebuilt 
and  the  capacity  increased.  From  1880 
to  1891  inclusive  the  mill  turned  out 
193,245,000  feet of  lumber,  and  for  the 
decade  preceding  1880  the  product was 
as  much  more,  the  entire  output  since 
1863 approximating 500,000,000 feet.  Mr. 
Holland  also  owns a large mill  at  Nau- 
binway,  and  is a member of  the  firm  of 
Holland,  Graves  &  Montgomery,  one  of 
the largest  lumber concerns  at  Buffalo. 
It is  understood  that  the  output of  the 
Holland mill  at  East Tawas,  when  it  is 
in operation there,  will  be shipped  to the 
yard of this firm at Buffalo.  Luther Hol­
land,  brother of Nelson,  is the local man­
ager of  the plant, and another  brother is 
at Naubinway.

From Out of Town.

Calls  have  been 

received  at  T he 
T radesm an office during the  past  week 
from  the  following  gentlemen  in  trade 

Lamoreaux & Beerman,  Fruitport.
C.  A. Brott,  Moorland.
A.  Bergy, Caledonia.
Miss Susie McLellan,  Denison.
J. L.  Handy,  Boyne City.
L. Cook, Bauer.
E.  A.  Phillips Vermontville.
Randall & Frost,  Manistee.

PRODUCE  MARKET.

Apples—Maiden Blush are in fair demand and 
supply  at $2 per  bbl.  Pippins  command  about 
$1.75 per bbl.
Beans—Dry stock is in small supply and active 
demand.  Dealers  pay $1.50@l.b0  for  unpicked 
and hold city handpicked at $1.8531.95  per bu

Beets—50c per bu.
Butter—Higher  and  firmer.  Dealers  pay  18c 
for choice dairy  and hold at 20c.
"Cabbages—50c and 60c  per dozen, according to 
size.
Celery—Choice home grown commands 20325c 
per dozen  bunches.
Cranberries—Cape  Cods are  coming in  freely 
dealers holding at $8 per  bbl.  They are large in 
size and fine in quality.
Dried  apples—Evaporated  is  firmly  held  at 
8@9c;  sundried is strong at 5@6c.
Eggs-Higher  and  hard  to  get.  Dealers  pay 
18c and hold at 20c  per doz.
,  Grapes—Concords, 4c per  lb.;  Niagaras, 3c per 
lb.  The yield is generally large  and the quality 
fine. 

'

Green Corn—8@10c per doz.
Honey—14c per lb.  Very scarce.
Musk  Mellons—Osage,  $1 per  crate;  nutmeg 
6’
75c per dozen. 
Onions—Dry stock is scarce, small  in  size and 
fair in quality, commanding $1.10 per bu.
Peaches—The quantity marketed  here  during 
the past week  probably exceeds  100,oon bushels 
and the  wind up, a couple of  weeks  hence, will 
probably witness a grand total of one third more 
peaches than was ever marketed  In  Grand Rap- 
Jds  during a single  season.  The  coming  week 
Chilis and  Late  Crawfords will  be  the  leading 
varieties, probably commanding $l@$i 50 per bu
Pears—Bartlett’s  bring  about  $1.75  per  bu.' 
Clapp s  and Flemish  Beauties  ate about  out of 
market.

Peppers—Green, 50@60c per bn.
Plums—Lombards  command  $1.75@$2  per bu. 
Potatoes-Higher  and  strong.  Dealers  pat  60 
Sweet  Potatoes—Jerseys  command  $3.25  per 
Tomatoes—The market is higher again, choice 
Watermelons—In  fair  supply  at  $30  per 100.

Green Gages and Damsons are out of market
@65c and hold at 70c. 
’  J
bbl. and Baltlmores $2.75.
stock commanding 75c per bu.

K e n t . ”

rpB IS  new  and  handsomely  furnished  hotel. 
A   located directly across  the  street  from  the 
Union  Depot, is  now open  to  the  public.  It  is 
conducted  entirely  on  the  European  plan 
Rooms with steam  heat and  electric bells  range 
from 50 cents  to $1 per  day.  First-class  restau­
rant and dining room in connection.  Free trans­
fer of baggage from Union Depot.
The patronage of  traveling  men  and  country 
merchants is  earnestly solicited, as  we  are con­
fident our hotel  and its  service  will  commend 
themselves to all seeking clean, quiet, and home­
like accommodations.

BEJCH  i  BOOTH,  Props.

FOR  SA L E ,  W AN TED ,  ETO.

Advertisements  will  be  inserted  under  this 
head for two cents a word the first Insertion and 
one  cent a word  for each subsequent  Insertion.  ^  
No advertisements  taken for  less  than 25 cents.  ”  
Advance pavment.

BUSINESS  CHANCES. 

£

ng 
580

GOOD  CHANCE  FOR  AN  A  NO.  1  QRO-  » 
eery  business.  Reason  of  selling,  poor
health.  W. I,. Mead, Ionia, Mich.______ 576
F
IOR  SALE—AT  ONE-HALE’  ITS  VALUE, 
the valuable woodenware  factory plant for­
merly owned  by  the  Shepherd  Clothespin  Fac­
tory  Co , located  at  Shepherd,  Isabella  county,  * 
Mich., where all kinds of timber in any quantity 
T*’ 
oi liiuuci m au)  quiuuuv
'•an be bought at  lowest  know 
n «e bought  at  lowest  known  prices.  Build- 
ings and  machinery  new and
ings and  machinery  new and  well  adapted for _ 
any wooden  ware  factory work.  O. H. Stanton, *  
Jackson, Mich. 
'

—  ..

' 

*

583

5gj 

582 

1

HAVE  PAID-UP  STOCK  IN  A  MANUFAC- 
turing establishment in a live  town in Michi­
gan which I would exchange for a hearse, worth 
not less than five hundred dollars.  Address No. 
583, care Michigan Tradesman. 
TJiOR  SALE—$3,sOJ  DRUG  STOCK  IN  THE  » 
A   most central  location  in  a  thriving  city  in 
Michigan.  Population about 20,000.  First-class 
business established.  Reason  for  selling,  pro­
prietor not a druggist.  Address 581, care  Michi A  
gan Tradesman.  ________ 
“
OR  SALE—A  STOCK  OF  GENERAL  HER-  ►
chandise  in  LeRoy,  Michigan.  Stock  will 
invoice $10,000,  but we  will  reduce  to  any  de­
sired amount.  We  court a thorough  investiga­
tion.  as  we  offer  an  established  trade  and  a 
profitable  investment.  Will  rent  or  sell  the 
building.  M. V. Gundrum & Co. 
XCELLENT OPPORTUNITY  FOR  A  BUS- 
iness man with $5,000 to $10,000 ready money 
to  embark in the  wholesale  business in  Grand 
Rapids  and  take  the  management  of  same. 
House well established.  Investigation solicited 
from  persons  who  mean  business.  No others 
need apply.  No. 556, care Michigan Tradesman.
__________________________________ 556
T   WANT TO  QUIT  WORK, BUT CAN’T DO IT 
A  because I have a first-class stock of drugs on 
my hands.  If  there is a man in  Michigan  who 
wants to buy I can give him a bargain  Address 
“Quinine,”  care  Michigan  Tradesman,  Grand 
Rapids. 
DIOR SALE—A FINE AND WELL-ASSORTED 
A  stock of  dry  goods, boots,  shoes,  hats, caps 
and gents’ furnishing goods, in live railroad and 
manufacturing  town of  from 500 to 600 inhabi­
tants.  Only business of the kind In the locality. 
Other and more  important business requires the 
attention of the proprietor.  We court a thorough 
investigation  and  will  guarantee  a  profitable 
Investment.  Address  No.  571,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
~C!OR  SALE  OR  EXCHANE—CLEAN  STOCK 
a   of  dry goods  and  gents' furnishing  goods. 
Good point for  trade.  Reason for  selling, other 
business  requirts  our  attention.  Address  No. 
568. care Michigan Tradesman. 
"DIOR  SALE—NEW  AND  FINE  CLOTHING 
. 
traae.  Rent moderate.  In the fast growing city 
of Holland, Mich.  A good Investment for a man 
of  some  capital.  Address  Box  2167,  Holland, 
Mich-_____________ ____________  

j a n “rnishing  goods  stock.  Good  cash  *. 

57“

568

551

579

SITUATIONS  WANTED.

YX7ANTED—POSITION  BY  YOUNG  LADY 
T T  as  book-keeper  or  assistant  book keeper  • 
and cashier.  Can furnish good references.  Ad- 
dress No. 586, care Michigan Tradesman. 
588 

f

MISCELLANEOUS.

YOU  USE  COUPON  BOOKS?  IF  SO, DO 
o.b!?y 
lar8e8t manufacturers in the 
S“ 5£_ §tates*  If you do, you  are  customers of 
the Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids.
■CIOR  SALE-GOOD  DIVIDEND-PAYING 
a   stocks in  banking, manufacturing  and mer 
G r a n d C X  
DIOR  SALE — BEST  RESIDENCE  LOT  IN 
A   Grand Rapids, 70x175 feet, beautifully shad- 
nati v eoaks, situated in gool  residence
i 
fronl  e'ectric  street -car 
Will sell  for $2.500 cash, or part cash, pay- 

8'  *  A- »‘«we,  100  Lou*  St.,  w.

menta to suit.  E. A. Stowe. 100 Louis St.  S54
rr 'n » , ^ E8H)ENC1l   LOTS  IN  VILLAGE  OF 
a   Belding  to  exchange  for  grocery  stock 
cash.  Address  No. 470, care  Michigan  Trades- 
man- 

»¿»J  to  $1,500.  Will  nay  difference  s   v 
fc*

w ANTED -  A  FIRST-CLASS  TINSMITH.' 
Address  E.  J.  Merrifleld,  Bloomingdale 
’
F OR  SALE—a  s e t  OF  GOOD  TINNERS’ 
tools, or will exchange  for  a  safety bievclc 
w _ _ I L Ü
E. J. Merrifleld, Bloomingdale. Mich. 
ILL EXCHANGE A GOOD YOUNG HORSE 
for  safety  bicycle.  Address  E.  J.  Merri-587
field, Bloomingdale, Mich.
■ E  h a v e  a  spec ia lt y  f o r   DRUM  —
mers  side  line,  and  will  make  liberal 
arrangements with  those  calling upon  the  drv 
goods  and  grocery  and  boot  and  shoe  trade 
Address N. P. Co., 96 State street, Chicago. 
584 
—A  GOOD  DRUG  CLERK.  ONE 
v v  who has had  some experience as manager  * 
or  buyer  preferred.  State  age, experience  and 
J  Han- 
send  references, also  salary  expected 
selman, Manistee. Mich. 
535

687 

570 

587

» 

DISSOLUTION  NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given  that  the  copartnership 
ore.eifi8ti£? af der the name of Kolvoord
a 
& Teravest has  this day been  dissolved  by mu- 
tusil consent.  All accounts due to and from the 
firm will be settled by A. Kolvood. 
e

A. Kolvoord.

Hamilton, Mich., Sept. 12,1892. 

Tbbavmt-

THE  MICHIGAN  "TRADESM^ISr

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

H. S.  Towner,  grocer  at  93  Fremont 
street, has sold his  stock  to H.  W.  Reid.
0.  A. Johnson & Co., notion dealers  at 
Whitehall,  have put in a line of groceries. 
The Olney  & Judson Grocer Co.  furnish­
ed the stock.

There  was passed  through  the Grand 
Rapids custom  house  last week two car­
loads of  toys  and  china  from  Germany 
and two carloads of decorated ware from 
England for H.  Leonard & Sons.

Herold, Bertsch & Co.  have  decided to 
merge their  business  into a  corporation 
under  the  style  of  the  Herold-Bertsch 
Shoe Co.  It is  reported  that the capital 
stock will be  placed  at  $70,000.  Christ­
ian  Bertsch  will  be  the  largest  stock­
holder and will serve as president of  the 
corporation and  general  manager of the 
business.

The  insurance  adjusters  have  settled 
the loss on  the confectionery stock of A. 
E.  Brooks & Co.  and  the  firm  has  been 
manufacturing  stock  for  several  days 
past  and  will  start  its  representatives 
out on  the  road  again  next week.  The 
damage to the building is  being repaired 
as rapidly as  possible and within a week 
every  vestige  of  the  fire  will  probably 
have disappeared.

W.  F.  Wurzburg and W.  M.  Wurzburg 
have  received  official  notification of  the 
granting of a patent on the  cash register 
on  which  they  have  been  working for  a 
couple  of  years  past.  The  mechanism 
of the new invention is said to be so sim­
ple that the register can be manufactured 
and  sold  at  one-quarter  the  price  now 
asked for similar devices.  A stock  com­
pany  will  probably  be  formed  soon  to 
manufacture the  register and place it on 
the market.

Gripsack Brigade.

M.  A.  Massie sold  4,100  pounds of  to­
bacco in  four and a half days  last week.
J.  B.  Yeiter,  of  Lowell,  has  gone  on 
the  road  for  the  wall  paper  house  of 
Jakeway & Co., of Jersey City.

Fred  W.  Fuller,  who  recently  retired 
from  the retail  grocery  firm of  Fuller & 
Anderson,  will  hereafter  cover  the  city 
trade for Theo.  Eemink.

Traveling Salesman:  The  conditions 
which environ a man on the road are such 
as to demand for him more consideration 
than is customarily given to  employes in 
the home office.  He is away  from  home 
and  friends,  and  is  deprived  of  that 
counsel and  sympathy which  come  from 
these, and which all men at all times feel 
to  be almost  indispensable.  To  harass 
him,  therefore,  with  carping  criticism 
and fault-finding on the slightest shadow 
of excuse, is calculated to take the  heart 
out of him,  make him  discontented  with 
his position and cause him to cast about for 
a  connection  with  some  other  house. 
To err is human,  and  as  the  traveler  is 
not any  nearer  angelic  than  men  are  in 
general,  it should not be expected that he 
will  not  make  a  mistake. 
It  is  well 
enough to  appraise him of his error,  but 
he should  never  be  “nagged”  at.  The 
mere mention of an error in a kiudly way 
will have a better effect towards prevent­
ing its repetition than if you intimate  he 
is  a  stupid  blunderer.  The  gentle  re­
minder will not arouse his wrath, but the 
ill-natured sneer will  beget  resentment. 
The  conscieutious  man 
feels  keenly 
enough his mistakes,  and it is not  neces­

sary for the house  to  either  request  or 
warn  him  not  to  allow  it  to  happen 
again.

There  must,  of  course,  be  a  discrimi­
nation between excusable error and care­
less blunders,  or  willful  disobedience of 
orders and disregard to instructions. 
In 
the  latter case there is  but  one  alterna­
tive, and there can  be  no  advantage  in 
preparing the way for it by  lengthy  cor­
respondence.  The house will  find  it  to 
its advantage to let  the  traveler  under­
stand  from time to time that  it  appreci­
ates bis services.  One  of  the  best  men 
a certain house ever had  in  its  employ, 
and one  whom it  was  very  desirous  of 
retaining,  recently tendered  his  resigna­
tion for no other reason than that it  had 
never written  him anything but the cold­
est and most formal business letters. 
In 
the three years he had  been  with  it,  he 
informed the proprietor, he had never re­
ceived the slightest word showing  appre­
ciation of his work.

Purely Personal.

R.  G.  Lamoreaux,  of  the firm of  Lam- 
oreanx  &  Beerman,  general  dealers  at 
Fruitport,  was in town one day last week.
S.  M. Frost, of the book and stationery 
firm  of  Randall  &  Frost,  was  in  town 
Sunday and Monday.  His  wife is under­
going treatment  at  the Frost sanitarium 
on Kellogg street.

Wm.  Logie  leaves  in  a  few  days  for 
Boston,  where he will put in two or three 
weeks  selecting 
the  spring  line  for 
Rindge,  Kalmbach  & Go.  His wife  will 
accompany him as far as New  York City 
and return home with  him.

W.  A.  Townsend,  formerly  manager 
of  the  house  furnishing  goods  depart­
ment of  H.  Leonard &  Sons retail store, 
but  for  some  time  past  with  Conger & 
Baumann,  at Kalamazoo,  has returned to 
Grand Rapids and  taken  the  position of 
manager of the crockery and fancy goods 
department of H.  Leonard & Sons whole­
sale store.
The Cholera  Scare—Its  Effect on Busi­

ness.
W ritten for Thb Tradesman.

An  ancient  Eastern  parable  relates 
that a man met  the  Plague  going into  a 
city and enquired of it how many victims 
it would  claim.  The  answer was,  “Ten 
Thousand.”  Weeks later the  same trav­
eler met the Plague leaving the city and, 
asking  how  many  had  died,  was  told, 
“Sixty thousand.”  “ Then  you have not 
kept your word,” said the traveler.  “ Yes, 
but  1  have,”  said  the  Plague,  “for,  of 
the sixty thousand  who  died,  I  claimed 
but  ten  thousand;  the  balance  died  of 
fright.”

It  would  be  well  for  the  people  of 
Michigan to bear  this parable in mind  at 
the present  time.  A  very  considerable 
amount of  space  in  the  public  press is 
devoted to cholera and rumors of cholera. 
With a finger always on the public pulse, 
the press, especially the  sensational por­
tion  of  it,  fills  its  columns  with  dark 
forebodings  and  grave  apprehensions 
whenever  the  great  public mind is in  a 
receptive condition,  as at  present.  This 
is all wrong. 
If  there  is  any  one great 
duty devolving  upon  the newspapers  of 
this  country, it  is  that  of  allaying  all 
needless alarm on the part  of  the people 
in just  such a time  as  this.  Any news­
paper  that  wantonly  publishes  whole 
columns of inflammatory matter based on 
pure  vagueness is an enemy  to the busi­
ness interests  of  the  country  and  to so­
ciety.

Past cholera  visitations  are  historical 
events, the details of which are as access­
ible as  any other matter of  history;  and 
yet,  now,  when the business of the coun­
try is threatened  by  a cholera  scare,  the 
papers persist,  with an apparent fiendish 
delight,  in  stuffing  their  columns  with 
the sickening details of  plague-stricken, 
densely  populated  cities  of  other times 
and  in  other  climes. 
If  these  many- 
times-published historical narations were 
strictly  authentic,  it  would  still  be un­
wise to feed them to the people,  but  as a 
matter of  fact,  whole  columns  are pub­
lished  one  day  based  on  nothing but  a 
sensational rumor, and  the  next day the 
whole thing is contradicted in a half  inch 
space.  But the  object  has  been  accom­
plished—the  public  mind  has been  dis­
turbed,  and the public  appetite has been 
whetted 
for  the  next  batch  of  space 
slush.  The  people  are  warned  against 
the  use  of  overripe  fruit;  they  are  ad­
vised to  prepare  themselves  by abstain­
ing from fresh  meats,  and to avoid vege­
tables as much as possible,  etc.  One pa­
per informs us that California fruit grow­
ers are agitating the question of petition­
ing the authorities at Washington to take 
immediate  steps to  quarantine all fruits 
coming  into  the  country,  so  fearful  are 
these California  fruit  men  that  outside 
competitors will ship fruit into the coun­
try which will act as a cholera feeder.

It 

is  evident  that  a  cholera  scare  in 
this  country  would  demoralize trade  in 
many ways.  Of  course,  the  rigid dicta­
torial  treatment  to  which 
the  people 
would  be  obliged  to  submit  would  cut 
down  consumption  enormously.  This 
would  close  up  thousands  of  supply 
agencies of  various  kinds  and  force  an 
army  of  people 
into  idleness.  The 
masses would shun the  great  trade  cen­
ters and avoid travel.  From every point 
of view,  a panic of this kind would strike 
a serious blow  at the  commercial indus­
tries of  our  country,  and  it is high time 
that the daily press  prove its  patriotism 
by refusing to  publish  sensational  mat­
ter  which 
tends  to  unduly  excite  the 
people.

When  all  the  facts  relating  to  past 
cholera  scourges  in  this  country,  and 
present improved  means  of  fighting  the 
disease,  are  thoroughly  understood,  it 
will  be seen bow  little real danger  there 
is for the  cholera  to obtain a foothold in 
such  a  country  as  ours.  Cholera  is  a 
disease  that  loves  torrid  climates  and 
the crowded  haunts  of  squalor,  poverty 
and vice to  be  found  only  in  the  great 
cities. 
It cannot flourish  among  sturdy, 
cleanly Americans in  this climate.

The  sanitary  arrangements  of  our 
towns and cities  should  be  put into  the 
best possible condition at  once.  This  is 
the  most  important  safeguard  against 
cholera,  or any other disease, and should 
never be neglected,  cholera  or no cholera. 
In the next place,  it  is  to  the  best busi­
ness interests of  the country  that  every 
citizen  keep  himself  in  as  healthy  a 
condition as he possibly can.  This means 
wholesome,  well-cooked  food, plenty  of 
sleep  and  exercise,  cleanliness  and  a 
total  abstinence  from  all  intoxicants. 
Let  every  man,  and  let  every  village, 
town  and city corporation in the State of 
Michigan become panic-stricken  at once, 
so far  as  adopting  these  precautionary 
measures is concerned;  but  for the  sake 
of our business interests, let us stop cry­
ing  “Wolf,” simply because  quadrupeds 
of  that kind  are  numerous  away  off  in 
Russia. 

E. A. Owen.

5
Fire & larme Insarance Go
Fair  Contracts,

MICHIGAN

Organized  1881.

EpitaMe  Bates,

Prompt  Settlements.

The  Directors  of  the  “ Michigan”  are 

representative business men of 

our own State.
D.  WHITNEY,  JR.,  Pres.

EUGENE  HARBECK,  Sec’y.

SOLD  MEDAL,  PALIS,  1878.

W. Baker & Co/s
Breakfast 
Cocoa
Unlike  the
Dutch Process

a n d  it is  Soluble.

I s   A b so lu tely  P u n  

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  d escrip tio n   of  th e   chocolat* 
!ant, a n d   of th e  v ario u s cocoa anc 
hocolate  p re p a ra tio n s  m anufac- 
u re d   by  W alter  B ak er  &  Co.,  wil 
>e  sent 
to   an y   d e a le r  or 
p p licatlo n .  ________
V.  BAKER  &  CO.,  Dorchester,  Mass

free 

ASPHALT

FIRE-PROOF  ROOFING

This  Roofing  is  guaranteed  to  stand  in  all 
places where Tin and Iron has failed;  is super­
ior to Shingles and much cheaper.

The best Roofing for covering over Shingles 
on  old roofs of  houses, barns, sheds, etc.;  will 
not rot  or  pull  loose, and  when  painted  with 
our

FIRE-PROOF  ROOF  PAINT,

Will last longer  than shingles.  Write the un­
dersigned  for  prices  and  circulars, relative to 
Roofing  and  for  samples  of  Building  Papers, 
eta

ft. M. REYNOLDS & SON,

Practical Roofers,

dor. Lonii and Oampan 8ti., Grand Baplda, Mich.

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R em iniscences o f  A. T. S te w a rt.

A former employe of  A.  T. Stewart re­
cently  gave  to  the  Denver  Republican 
some  interesting  reminiscences  of  that 
merchant.  She said:  “I was  one  of  the 
first women  to be  employed  by Stewart, 
and remained  with  him until  his death. 
He was aware  that  English  saleswomen 
are required to dress in tight-fitting black 
gowns without jewelry or furbelows, but 
he did not dare to exact  that  Americans 
should  wear  a  livery;  nevertheless,  it 
amounted  to  that,  and  this  is  how  he 
managed it.  He kept his eye upon us all 
the time. 
If  a girl wore a  light-colored 
dress, he  wouldn’t  appear  to  notice  it, 
but  would  wait  until  she  happened  to 
appear in a black dress.  Then he would 
burry to  her,  and  with  a pleasant  smile
would  say:  ‘Why, Miss  ----- ,  how  well
you  look  in  black!  Quite  charming. I 
declare!  And I take  it as a  compliment 
to myself, for you  know  black is my fa­
vorite  color,  above  all  for  a  business 
woman.’  You  may  be  sure  that  that 
girl never  afterward  wore  anything but 
black while in his service.
“And as  for jewelry!  There  were,  of 
.course,  no restrictions upon our  wearing 
it,  but  he  was  as  clever  in  letting  us 
know  his  ideas  upon  our  wearing it as 
what was  his ‘favorite  color.’  If  a girl 
wore a  bit  of  jewelry,  a  breastpin  or  a 
bracelet, his eyes would be sure to fasten 
upon  it in the course of  the day,  and  he 
would  say  to  her—always with a smile 
and pleasantly,  “I see you are wearing a 
pretty brooch,  but  don’t  you  think that 
jewelry is rather matronly for youth and 
looks  like  yours?’  Mr.  Stewart 
good 
had  pronounced  ideas  about  colors and 
their  appropriateness, not  only  to 
the 
complexion,  but to the age of women.  If 
a new  girl, not  knowing  his  tastes,  ap­
peared  some  warm  day  in a pink dress, 
be  would  take  occasion  to  pass  her 
counter  and  mutter  to  himself 
loudly 
enough for her to hear:  ‘Pink, eh!  pink! 
Pink’s for youth,  little girls and extreme 
first  youth.  No  woman  over  sixteen 
should wear pink—kills  the  complexion 
—pink!  bah! ’  He was a sly old fox, was 
Stewart,  and  in this adroit  way he man­
aged  that  we  should  wear a regulation 
costume of  black,  with a  simple bow  of 
ribbon at the throat for sole ornament.
“Stewart  was the first merchant to in­
troduce  dressmaking  and 
ready-made 
clothes  into  a  dry  goods  store  in  this 
country.  This  occurred  many years af­
ter the advent of  saleswomen.  His  first 
modiste was  a  Miss  Hudnutt,  whom  he 
sent  twice a year  to  Paris  and  London 
for  fashions.  Miss  Hudnutt  is  well- 
known nowadays as Mme. Connelly.  To 
test 
their  business  capacity,  Stewart 
tried women in every branch of  his busi­
ness.  He was  first to  send  them out  as 
drummers — silk  drummers,  but  they 
were not a success with him.”

W h a t  th e   F u tu re   H as  in  S tore. 

From the Fancy Goods Graphic.
With his  cash  register,  his  cash  and 
parcel  carriers  and  other 
labor-saving 
appliances,  what an advancement  is  the 
modern storekeeper to the one  long  ago! 
And who shall say in this connection that 
before the present century  has  rounded 
itself out innovations still  more  marked 
shall not have been produced?  We may 
yet see a customer enter a store,  walk up 
to one of  many  automatons  behind  the 
counter,  press  a  certain  button  after 
patronizing the slot,  and  receive  in  re­
turn 
securely 
packed,  the correct  change  and  a  card 
bearing  the 
inscription  “Thank  you; 
call again.”  Or  it  may  be  possible  to 
order by telephone,  without  leaving  the 
house,  and in a few  moments  take from 
the pneumatic  tube  at  the  side  of  the 
door the package  of  purchases  and  the 
receipted  bill.  Thus  will  the  millen­
nium be brought closer to us.

the  necessary  article 

H.  Leonard  &  Sons  are  showing  the 
finest  and  most  complete  line  of  dolls 
ever shown to  the trade  in this  country. 
It embraces  every  grade,  from  the  best 
to the cheapest,  and such an  assortment, 
together  with  their  holiday  goods  of 
every  kind,  must  enable  merchants  to 
make the best possible selections.

Once and You aie our Customer 

for life.

STANTON, MOREY & CO., Mfrs.

DETROIT,  MICH.

Gso. F. Owen, Salesman for Western  Michigan, 

Residence, 59 N.  Union St., Grand  Rapids.

Selim Corset Co’s
COSSETS

f
THE

MODEL
(Trade Mark.)
FORM.
m
Greatest  Seller  oo  Earth!

SCHILLING  CORSET  CO.,
Detroit, Mich, and Chicago, 111.

U S E

Best  Six  Bord

— FOR —

Machine  or  Hand  Use.

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL

Dealers  in  Dry  Roods & Notions

THE  MICHIOAJT  TRADESMAN
BDY  THE  PENINSULAR
Dry Goods Price Current.
Pits,  Sits,  a i   Overalls

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

A driatic.................  7
Arrow Brand 5>4 
Argyle  ...................  6
World Wide.  6
Atlanta AA.............6
“  LL...... ..........4)4
Atlantic  A__ ..........6»
Full Yard Wide......6)4
Georgia  A................634
H...............  6*
“ 
Honest Width.........   6)4
“ 
P ............   5V4
D...............6
“ 
Hartford A ............   5
“  LL................ 6
Indian Head...........  7
Amory................  6V&
King A  A..................6)4
Archery  Bunting... 4
KlngBC.................5
Beaver Dam  A A ..  5X
Lawrence  L L ........4%
Blackstone O, 38_5
Madras cheese cloth 634
Black Crow.......... 6
Newmarket  G........  534
Black  Rock  ...........6
B  ....... 5
Boot, AL.............   7
N........ 634
Capital  A ............5)4
DD....  534
Cavanat V...........5X
X ........634
Chapman cheese cl. 334
Nolbe R..................5
Clifton C R ......... 514
Our Level  Best......6)4
Comet..................6I4[
Oxford  R ...............   6
Dwight Star.  6î£ Pequot...............................  7
Clifton CCC...6)4 Solar.................................   6
|Topofthe  Heap__7

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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

“ 

A B C .8J4|Geo.  Washington...  8
Amazon...... 8  Glen Mills...........................   7
Amsbnrg... 7  Gold Medal............................  7)4
Art  Cambric...........10
Oreen  Ticket......... 834
Blackstone A A...... 7
Great Falls.............   634
Beats All.................4=4
Hope....................... 734
Boston.................... 12
Just  Out......   434®  5
Cabot.......................7
King  Phillip...........734
Cabot,  * .................   6=4
OP......  7)4
Charter  Oak........... 5)4
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Conway W..............  7)4
Lonsdale...........   ® 834
Cleveland.............. 7
Middlesex.........  @ 5
Dwight Anchor......  8=4
No Name................   7)4
shorts.  8
Oak View...............   6
Edwards..................6
Our Own................   5)4
Empire....................7
Pride of the West.. .12
Farwell...................7)4
Rosalind................. 7)4
Fruit of the  Loom.  8)4
Sunlight..................  4)4
Fitchville  ............. 7
Utica  Mills............ 8)4
First Prize..............7
“  Nonpareil  ..10
Fruit of the Loom X.  7)4
Vlnyard..................  8)4
Falrmount..............434
White Horse...........6
Full Value..............634
Rock.............. 8)4
Cabot......................   7  I Dwight Anchor...... 834
Farwell...................8  |

HALT  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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CANTON  PLANNEI..

Unbleached.
Housewife  A........
B........

Bleached.
Housewife  Q__R.....

.... 8 

. . .   8=4
......9)4
....10 
...10)4 
....11)4 
....14
CARPET  WARP.

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DRESS  GOODS.

CORSET  JEANS.

Peerless, white.......17)4[Integrity  colored...20
colored— 19)4 White Star.............. 18
“  colored..20
Integrity................ 18)4| 
Hamilton................   8
Nameless................ 20
.  9 
......... 25
.10)4
......... 27)4
G G  Cashmere........ 20
......... 30
Nameless............... 16
......... 82)4
18
......... 35
CORSETS.

Wonderful.............64 50
Brighton..................4 75
Bortree’s ................ 9 00
Abdominal...........15  00
Naumkeagsatteen..  7
Rockport...................6)4
Conestoga.................634
Walworth................ 6=4
ITS.
Berwick fancies__  5)4
Clyde Robes...........
Charter Oak fancies 4)4 
DelMarine cashm’s.  6 
mourn’g  6
Eddystone fancy...  6
chocolat  6
rober  ...  6
sateens..  6 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  6 
staple....  6 
Manchester fancy..  6 
new era.  6 
Merrimack D fancy.  6 
Merrlm’ck shirtings. 4)4 
“  Reppfurn .  8)4
Pacific fancy..........6
robes............6)4
“ 
Portsmouth robes...  6 
Simpson mourning..  6
greys........6
solid black.  6 
Washington Indigo.  6 
“  Turkey robes..  7)4
“  India robes___ 7)4
“  plain Tky X <4  8)4 
“ 
“  X.. .10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red................ 6
Martha Washington
Turkeyred 34........ 7)4
Martha Washington
Turkeyred............ 9)4
Rlverpolntrobes....  5)4
Windsor fancy..........6)4
Indigo bine..........10)4
Harmony.................  434
AC A....................12)4
Pemberton AAA__16
York.......................10)4
Swift River............ 7X
Pearl River............12

Corallne..................... C9 50
Schilling’s ...................9 00
Davis  WalstB......   9 00
Grand  Rapids........ 4 50
Armory..................   634
Androscoggin......... 734
Blddeford..............   6
Brunswick................6)4
PRU
Allen turkey  reds..  6 
robes...........6
Elnk* purple 6
u ffs...........  6
pink checks.  6
staples........6
shirtings...  4)4 
American  fancy—   534 
American Indigo....  6 
American shirtings.  4)4 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  5 
“  —   6)4
Arnold 
Arnold  Merino. . . .   6 
long cloth B. 10)4 
‘ 
‘ 
“  ,  C.  8)4
‘ 
century cloth 7
*  gold seal......10)4
1  green seal TR 10)4 
“  yellow seal.. 10)4
“  serge.............11)4
“  Turkey red.. 10)4 
Ballou solid Slack..  5 
11  colors.  5)4
“ 
Bengal blue,  green, 
red and  orange...  5)4
Berlin solids...........5)4
“  oil blue........ 6)4
“  “  green ....  6)4
“  Foulards ....  5)4
“  red <4...........   7
“  “  X  ........ 9X
“  4 4......... 10
“ 
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“ 3-4XXXX 12
Cocheco fancy........  6
“  madders...  6
“  XXtwills..  6)4
solids.........5)4
“ 
Amoskeag A C A.... 12)4
Hamilton N ............ 7)4
D............ 8)4
Awning.. 11
Fanner....................8
First Prize..............11)4
Lenox M ills.......... 18
Atlanta,  D..............  634[Stark  A
Boot........................ 6=4 No  Name................734
Clifton, K...............   6J4|Top of Heap...........9

Warren...................138

COTTON  DRILL.

gold  ticket

TICKINGS.

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Amoskeag.............. 12)4
9oz...... 13)4
brown .13
Andover............... 11)4
Beaver Creek A A.. .10 
“ 
BB...  9
1« 
nn__
Boston MfgCo.  tor..  7 
blue  8K
“ 
“  d a  twist  10)4 
Columbian XXX br.10 
“ 
XXX  bl.19

“ 

Amoskeag...............7)i
“  Persian dress 8)4 
Canton.  834
“ 
AFC........10)4
“ 
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Teazle... 10)4 
“ 
Angola. .10)4 
“ 
Persian..  8)4 
Arlington staple....  6)4
Arasapha  fancy__434
Bates Warwick dres 8)4 
staples.  6)4
Centennial.............  10)4
Criterion......... . 
10)4
Cumberland staple.  5)4
Cumberland........... 5
Essex........................4)4
Elfin.......................   7)4
Everett classics......834
Exposition............... 734
Glenarie.................  634
Glenarven................ 634
Glenwood.................734
Hampton...................6)4
Johnson Chalon cl  X 
indigo blue 9X 
zephyrs  ...16

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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........12)4
brown....... 12)4
Haymaker blue......   7=4
brown...  7=4
Jeffrey.....................11)4
Lancaster................12)4
Lawrence, 9 oz........13)4
No. 220....13
No. 250....11)4
No. 280.... 10)4

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Lancaster,  staple...  7 
fancies ....  7 
“ 
“  Normandie  8
Lancashire.............   6X
Manchester............   5=4
Monogram..............6X
Normandie............... 7X
Persian..................... 8X
Renfrew Dress........7X
Rosemont................. 6X
Slatersville.............. 6
Somerset...................7
Tacoma  ................... 7 X
Toll  du Nord......... 10X
Wabash.....................7X
seersucker..  7X
Warwick................  834
Whlttenden............   6=4
heather dr.  8 
indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  634
Westbrook..............8
........................10
Wlndermeer........... 6
York  ........................ 6=4

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GRAIN  BAGS.

Amoskeag...............16341Valley City............... 15
Stark......................  1934 Georgia...................15
American...............16 
j Pacific...................... 13

THREADS.

Clark’s Mile End....45  [Barbour's................88
Coats’, J. & P .........45  Marshall’s................88
Holyoke..................22Xl

KNITTING  COTTON.

No.

6  ..
8...
10...
12...

White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ....37
39
“  16... ....38
40
“  18... ....39
41
“  20... ....40
CAMBRICS.

White. Colored.
42
43
44
45

..33
...34
...35
...36

Slater......................   4X
White Star.............  4X
Kid Glove...............  4X
Newmarket.............  4X

Edwards................  4X
Lockwood.................4X
Wood’s..................   434
Brunswick.............  4X

BED  FLANNEL.

Fireman.................32X
Creedmore............. 27X
Talbot XXX...........30
Nameless............... 27X

T W .........................22X
F T .......................... 32X
J R F ,  X XX.............. 35
Buckeye................. 32X

MIXED  FLANNEL.

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Red & Bine,  plaid..40
Grey SR W.............17X
Union R .................22X
Western W .............18X
Windsor.................18 X
D R P ............ ......... 18X
6 oz Western..........20
Flushing XXX........23X
Union  B................ 22X Manitoba
 
............  
28X
DOMET  FLANNEL.
Nameless...... 8  @ 9X| 
9 @iox
...... 8X@10  I 
12X
Brown. Black. Slate. Brown. Black.
13
15
17
20

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
13
9X
15
lox
17
11X
12X
20

“ 
Slate.
9X 
10X 
11X 
12X
Severen, 8 oz..........   9X
May land, 8 oz..........10X
Greenwood, 7X oz..  9X
Greenwood, 8 oz__ 11X
Boston, 8 oz.............10X

West  Point, 8 oz.... 10X 
10oz  ...12X
“ 
Raven, lOoz............13)4
.............13X
Stark 
Boston, 10 oz...........12 X

934 13
10X 15
11X 17
12X 20

“ 

White, doz............ 25 
Colored, doz.......... 20 
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
“  Red Cross....  9
“  Best.............10X
“  Best AA......12X
7X 
8X

WADDINGS.

8ILE8IA8.

|Per bale, 40 doz___ 67 50
|

Pawtucket...............10X
Dundle....................  9
Bedford...................IOX
Valley  City.............MX
K K ........................ 1034

SEWING  SILK.

2 
3 

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Cortlcelll, doz.........75  (Cortlcelll  knitting,

..12 
“ 8 
..12  J “  10 

twist, doz.. 37X  per Xoz  ball........30
50 yd, doz..37X1
HOOKS AND EYES—PER GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k & Whlte.,10  [No  4 Bl’k & White..l5
..20
..25
|No4—15  F  3X........ 40

No 2-20, M C......... 50 

8-18,8 0 ...........45  j
COTTON  TAPE.
|No  8 White & Bl’k  20
No  2 White <& Bl’k..l2 
.23
..15 
“ 10 
..18  I “  12 
..26
SAFETY  PINS.
No 2........................ 28  IN0 8 ..........................86

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PINS.

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4 
6 

NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. James.................1  401 Steamboat................  3
Crowelv’s................1  36 Gold Eyed............... 1 1
Marshall’s ...............1 00|
5—4....2 25  6—4...8 25|5—4....1  95  6—4...2 1 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“ 

...8 10|
COTTON TWINES.

.2 10 

Cotton Sail Twine..28
Crown.................... 12
Domestic............... 18X
Anchor.................. 16
Bristol................... 13
Cherry  Valley........15
I X L .....................18X
Alabama.................  6=4
Alamance...............   6X
Augusta...................7x
Ar  sapha...............   6
Georgia.................. 6)4
Granite..................  534
Haw  River............ 5
Haw  J ....................6

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

r* 

Mount  Pleasant__ 6X
Oneida....................  5
Prymont................  534
Randelman............ 6
Riverside...............   534
siDiey  i  
Sibley  A.................  634
Toledo.

PLAID  OSNABURGS

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

7

Wrought Loose Pin.......................................60*10
Wrought Table.............................................60*10
Wrought Inside Blind.................................. 60*10
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
70*10
Blind,  Clark’s......................................... 
Blind,  Parker’s.............................................70*10
Blind, Shepard’s 
70

....................................... 
BLOCKS.

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1892............... 

50

Grain.......................................................dls. 50*02

CBASLBS.

CROW BABS.

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

Rim  Fire...................................................... 
Central  Fire........................................... dls. 

50
25

CABTBIDSB8.

chisels. 

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

Curry,  Lawrence’s...................................... 
40
Hotchkiss..................................................... 
25
White Crayons, per gross..............12@12& dls. 10

combs. 

CHALK.
COPPER.

dls.

dls.

“ 

Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
14x52,14x56,14x60 ....................... 
Cold Rolled, 14x56 ana 14x60.......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................................  
Bottoms........................................................ 
Morse’s Bit  Stocks.....................................  
Taper and straight Shank.................................  .. 50
Morse’s Taper Shank.................................... 

28
26
23
23
25
50
50

drills. 

dls.

DRIPPINS PANS.

Small sizes, ser pound................................  
07
Large sizes, per pound................................   6)4

ELBOWS.

Com. 4  piece, 6 In............................dos. net 
OamigHted....................................................... dls 40
Adjustable....................................................... dls. 40*10

75

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Clark’s, small, (18; large, <26.......................  
Ives’, 1,118; 2,124;  8,130............................ 

30
26

dls.

dls.

HAMMERS.

 

dls.

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HINGES.

HANHERS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUSE  FURNISHINH  HOODS.

May dole  *  Co.’s .................  ................. dls. 
25
Kip’S........................................................dls. 
25
Yerkes * Plumb’s.............................................dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel......................... 30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel. Hand__30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 .............................. dls.60*10
State........................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4H  14  and
longer.................................................  3H
Screw Hook and Eye, H.................... net 
10
H........................n et  8V4
“ 
X..........................net  7H
“ 
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net  7V4
Strap and T ............................................dls. 
50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50*10
Champion,  antl-frlctlon.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
40
Pots..............................................................  60*10
Kettles........................................................... 80*10
Spiders......................................................... 60*10
Gray enameled..............................................40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware...............................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are.....................new list 33)4*10
d ls.
Bright...................................................... 70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............................................70*10*10
Hook’s .....................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes...................... 
70*10*10
dls.7o
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .....................
Sisal, V4 Inch and larger.............................  
Manilla................................   ......................  13
d ls.
Steel and Iron..............................................  
 
Try and Bevels.................................... 
M itre............................................................  

75
60
20
Com. 
<2 95 
3 05 
3 05 
3  15 
3 25 
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Nos. 10 to  14.....................................<4 05
Nos. 15 to 17.....................................4 05
Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4 05
Nos. 22 to 24 .....................................  4 05
Nos. 25 to 26 .....................................  4 25
No. 27 ................................................  4  45
wide not less than 2-10 extra
SAND PAPER.
List acct. 19, ’86.........................
d ls.
SASH CORD.
Silver Lake, White A..............................list 
Drab A.................................  “ 
White  B ..............................  <■ 
Drab B..................................  “ 
White C.................................“ 

l e v e l s. 
r o p e s.

Com.  Smooth.

w ir e  hoods. 

50
50
55
50
55
35

SHEET IRON.

SQUARES. 

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Discount, 10.

CONCERNING  PARTNERSHIPS.

cal  Point of View.

The  Division  of Profits,  from a  Practi­
A  partnership  is  one  of  the  greatest 
possible business risks. 
It is  only when 
the partners are entirely congenial,  both 
in their personalities  and  in  their  busi­
ness  temperaments,  that  a  partnership 
proves an unmixed  blessing. 
It requires 
great breadth of mind  to  meet  and  suc­
cessfully  pass  the  multitudinous  points 
of friction which occur in the partnership 
relation; and,  if the  spirit  of  concession 
does  not  obtain  in  both  partners,  the 
prospect is altogether without  hope. 
In 
very mai\y ways an association of two  or 
more men in  the  same  enterprise  is  not 
only more profitable than individual  ven­
ture,  but productive of greater happiness 
and comfort  as  well;  for  a  partnership 
divides responsibility and labor,  and  its 
conclusions,  which are the  joint  wisdom 
of several  minds,  are  presumably  riper 
than the  single  judgment.  But,  on  the 
other hand,  if there should be  an  inborn 
antipathy between the partners, or  wide 
difference  in  mental  or  moral  fibre,  or 
much variance in  methods  and manners, 
then,  as in the case of the ill-sorted mar­
riage, the association becomes hateful and 
intolerable.
It is not the intention in this article  to 
discuss the  partnership  relation  per  se, 
for the subject is too large to crowd  into 
the limits of  a  single  article.  We  shall 
only herein draw attention to a  question 
which is often misunderstood by partners, 
and which,  consequently,  is  interpreted 
unjustly for  the one or the other.
When  partners invest exactly the same 
amount of capital in a  business,  give  to 
it the same amount of time, and the qual­
ity of their service  is  exactly  the  same, 
the obvious proper division  of the profits 
would be an equal sharing.  When, how­
ever,  their  capital  investments  are  un­
equal, each giving,  as  before,  the  same 
amount and quality of personal attention 
to the business,  the  profits  of  the  busi­
ness,  are  shared  unequally,  but  should 
not be divided on  the  basis  of  the  rela­
tive amounts of the capital invested only. 
This fact is often overlooked, and in such 
cases always works  an  injustice  to  the 
partner having the smaller money invest­
ment; and this is why:
Capital, in  any  successful  enterprise, 
earns a  certain  income,  the  amount  of 
which  varies  slightly,  but  not  largely, 
from the standards fixed by the legal rate 
in the community.  The  excess  of  earn­
ings  over  the standard is earned by  the 
wit or skill of tfe person or firm employ­
ing the capital; and this  ability  must  be 
equally recognized in  the  division of the 
profits  with  the  earning  power  of  the 
capital itself.  For  instance,  two  differ­
ent firms are engaged in the same  line of 
business,  with the same amount  of  capi­
tal,  and under exactly  the  same  general 
conditions.  The one shows a net profit of 
$5,000 a year, representing,  say,  a return 
of 20 per cent,  on  a  capital  of  $25,000. 
The other shows a  net  profit  of  $6,250, 
representing a return of 25  per  cent,  on 
the same  capital. 
It  is  evident,  there­
fore,  that  the  second  employed  better 
management in its affairs,  and its greater 
skill represents  an  increased profit  of  5 
per cent.  The  earnings  of  the  capital 
in  each  case  were  exactly 
the  same, 
and 
profits 
the  greater  business 
was  earned  by 
ability.
Applying this premise  to  the  division 
of the profits betwen partners  who  have 
unequal investment  in  the  capital  of  a 
business,  it follows that before the  earn­
ing  of  the  capital  is  considered  there 
should be account taken of  the  earnings 
of skill, or  labor,  or  capacity,  or  what­
ever  term  stands  for  the  brain  invest­
ment.  Therefore, the respective partners 
with unequal  money  investment  should 
each first receive a salary for his services 
out of profits and then the balance of the 
profits should be divided pro rata on  the 
basis of their respective investments.
In the instance cited above let us  sup­
pose that the partners in the firm earning 
$6,250 are A and B,  and that their respec­
tive interests in the aggregate capital are 
two-thirds and one-third. 
If they divide 
the profits on  the  basis  of  their  capital 
investments only their shares will be  re­
spectively $4,165.67 and $2,083.33.  Now,

the  difference 

the 

in 

if their personal services in the  business 
are of exactly equal value this division is 
manifestly  unfair  to  the  one  partner. 
But if each receive a salary of, say,$1,500 
out of the profits in payment  of  his  ser­
vices the balauce for  division  would  be 
$3,250, and the  total  incomes  from  the 
business would be respectively  $3,666.67 
and $2,583.33,  which would  be  equitable 
and right.  Capital  would  thus  receive 
its due recognition,  but it would be after 
the brains in the business (without which 
the capital would  have  been  unproduc­
tive)  had been rewarded.
Of course, if the  interests  of  the  two 
partners with respect to capital  and  ser­
vices  are  exactly  identical  there  is  no 
need for a salary consideration.  Again, 
if the value of  the  personal  services  of 
the  respective  partners  is  unequal  the 
fact must bear on the question of the  di­
vision  of  profits. 
If,  for  instance,  a 
practical  mechanic  without  any  capital 
joins  with  a  small  capitalist  who  also 
gives his  services,  the  skilled  partner’s 
technical knowledge  may  be  considered 
as an offset  to  the  other’s  capital,  and 
they might share alike,  unless  the  capi­
talist manifested unusual  capacity  as  a 
merchant  and  manager,  and  thus  con­
tributed an equal  share  and  quality  of 
service  with  the  mechanic  toward  the 
success of the business,  when the propor­
tionate  earnings would become unequal.
The whole subject,  with all the  collat­
eral questions which are concerned there­
in,  is worth intelligent  consideration  by 
firms whose  members  hold  unequal  in­
terests 
investment  or 
who  contribute  different  shares  to  the 
aggregate success.

in  the  capital 

The  Field  of Gettysburg;

is to the  old  soldier  and the student the 
most interesting of  all the earth’s  battle 
grounds.  Those who  go  to  Washiugton 
to attend the encampment of the G. A.  It. 
in September,  will  have the  best  oppor­
tunity of  visiting Gettysburg  by  taking 
the line of the Michigan Central,  and the 
Northern Central,  which  includes  a  side 
trip to Gettysburg either going or return­
ing.  For  those  who  wish  to  return  by 
way of  Philadelphia,  all  return  tickets 
will be honored  either via  the short  line 
or  via  Philadelphia,  allowing  stop-over 
at  Baltimore,  Philadelphia  and  Harris­
burg.  The stop at Philadelphia will  per­
mit of  a  side  trip to New York  and  re­
turn at the low rate of $4.
During  the  summer  season the  Michi­
gan Central  gives the  privilege of  stop­
ping over  at  Niagara  Falis at any  time 
within  the  life of  the  ticket  returning, 
upon  depositing it with  the ticket  agent 
there,  affording  a  valuable  opportunity 
to see the  beauties of  the great  cataract 
and vicinity at leisure.
Tickets  are  also  sold  to  Washington 
via Toledo  and  the lines  south and  east 
therefrom.
The Michigan Central  is  the  shortest 
route, the best  route,  and  offers  induce­
ments  that no other  line can  give.  For 
any additional information apply to near­
est Michigan Central  ticket  agent  or  to 
J.  S.  Hall,  Mich.  Pass.  Agent, Jackson, 
Mich. 

470

Use Tradesman Coupon Boohs.

Hardware Price Cnrrent.

AUGUBB AND BITS. 

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
dlS.
60
Snell’s...........................................................  
Cook’s ........................................................... 
40
J  ennlngs’, genuine....................... .'............. 
25
Jennings’,  Imitation.................................... 50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze..........................I 7 50
D.  B. Bronze...............................  12 00
S. B. S. Steel............................  8 50
D. B. Steel...............................  13 50
dlS.
Railroad......................................................• 14 00
Garden................................................. net  30 00
die.

BABBOWS. 

Stove.  ........................................................... 50*10
Carriage new list.......................................... 75*10
Plow?.............................................................40*10
Sleigh shoe  .................................................. 
70

b o lts. 

AXXS.

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• 

BUCKETS.

Well,  plain................................................... I 8 50
Well, swivel......................................................  4 00

dlS.
| Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................70*
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............. 60*10

BUTTS, CAST. 

piles—New List. 

Dlsston’s .......................................................60*10
New American.............................................60*10
Nicholson’s ..................................................80*10
Heller’s......................................................... 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps.................................... 
60

GALVANIZED IBON.

28
16 17

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

15 

13 
Discount, 60

12 

14 
8AUSE8. 

dls.

d ls.

dls.

dls.

NAILS

LOCKS—DOOR. 

WA TTAPEB

MOLASSES HATES. 

MAULS. 
m il l s. 

k n o bs—New List. 

Advance over base: 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s...................... 
50
55
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings.................  
55
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................  
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain................... 
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
55
55
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ............................ 
55
Branford’s ................................................... 
55
Norwalk’B................................................... 
Adze Eye...............................*........<16.00, dls. 60
Hunt Bye..........................................<15.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s...................................... <18.50, dls. 20*10.
d ls.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post, handled...................... 
50
d ls.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................  
40
“  P. S. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables.... 
40
“  Landers,  Ferry & Cls t'k’s................. 
40
30
...................................... 
“  Enterprise 
Stebbln’s Pattern..........................................60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine........................................ 60*10
25
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
..1  85 
Steel nails, base......................................
..1  90 
Wire nails, base......................................
Wire.
Steel.
60..................................................... Base
Base 
50..................................................... Base
10 
25 
40.....................................................  06
25 
10
30..................................................... 
35 
20.......... 
15
45 
16....................................................  
15
45 
12....................................................  
15
50 
10......................................................  20
60 
8........................................................  25
75 
7 * 6 ..................................................  40
90 
4........................................................  60
1  20 
3....................................................... 1 00
1  60 
2....................................................... 1  50
1  60 
Flne3.............................................. 1  60
65 
Case  10.............................................  60
75 
8.............................................  75
90 
6.............................................  90
75 
Finish 10..........................................   85
90 
8...........................................1  00
1  10 
6...........................................1  15
70 
CllnchllO..........................................  85
80 
8......................................... 1 00
90 
6................  ....................... 115
1  75 
Barrell %......................................... 1  75
dls.
.  ©40 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy..........................
Sclota Bench.........................................
.  060 
.  ©40
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.................
.  5*0 
Bench, first quality................................
.  *10
Stanley Rnle and  Level Co.’s, wood.  .
Fry,  Acme.............................................dls.SO—10
70
Common,  polished.................................dls. 
Iron and  Tinned.........................................  
40 I
Copper Rivets and Burs.............................   50—10
"A” Wood’s patent planished, Noe. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

PATENT PLANISHED IBON.

“ 
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“ 

PLANES.

BIVBTS. 

Broken pecks He per pound extra.

PANS.

dlS.

 

 

SASH WEIGHTS.

die.

w ir e . 

sa w s. 

t r a p s. 

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

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

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton <25
20
70
50
30
30
Steel, Game................................................... 60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s __ 
70
Mouse,  choker................................... 18c per doz
Mouse, delusion...............................<1.50 per doz.
d is.
Bright Market..............................................   65
Annealed Market........................................ 70__10
Coppered Market.........................................   60
Tinned Market............................................   62)4
Coppered Spring Steel................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized..........................   3 00
painted...............................  2 55
Au  Sable...........................................dls.  40*10
Putnam.......................................... 
dls. 06
N orthwestern................................  
dis. 10*10
d ls.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled....................  
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,..................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75*10
dlS.
Bird Cages........................  
 
50
Pumps, Cistern........................................  
7f&10
Screws, New List.......................................... 70*10
Casters, Bed a  d Plate...........................50*10*10
Dampers, American..................................... 
40
Forks, hoes,  rakes  and all steel goods...... 61 *10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

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ZINC.

METALS.
FIG TIN.
Pig  Large...............................
26c
Pig Bars..................................
28c
Duty:  Sheet, 2Hc per pound.
680 pound  casks......................
6X7
Per pound...............................
SOLDER.
H@H................................................................. 16
Extra W iping.................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder m the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson........................................per  pound
Hallett’s......................................  
“ 
TIN—MELTN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal.....................................
14x2010, 
.....................................
10x14 IX, 
.....................................
.....................................
14x20 EX, 
Each siddltlonal X on this grade, <1.75.
10x14 IC,  Charcoal.........................  ........
.....................................
14x20 IC, 
10x14 EX, 
.....................................
14x20 EX, 
.....................................
Bach additional X on this grade <1.50.
“  Worcester.......................
14x20 IC, 
“ 
.......................
14x20 EX, 
.............
“ 
20x28 IC, 
“  Allaway  Grade..............
14x2010, 
..............
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
..............
20x28 IC, 
20x28 EX, 
“ 
..............
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14X28  EX.....................................................
14x81  IX.....................................................
14X56IX, for No. 8 Boilers,) 
f per pound  ..
14x601x1  «  “  9 

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TIN—ALLA WAT GRADE.
“ 
•* 
“ 

8 50 
18 50 
6  00 
7 50 
12 50 
15 50
<14 00 
.15
10

< 6 75 
6 75 
.  8 25 
.  9 25

< 7 50 
7 50 
9 26 
9 25

ROOFING PLATES

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

8

Michigan Tradesman

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association.

A  W EEK LY   JO U RN A L  DEVOTED  T O   T H E

Retail  Trade  of the Voltferine State.

Published at

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E.  A.  STOWE, Editor.

W EDNESDAY,  8EPT EMBER  21,  1892.

ORIGIN  A N D  PROGRESS OP CHOLERA
While  cholera  is  a  theme  of  intense 
general  interest,  people  read  with  at­
tention  all  that  is  written  on  the  sub­
ject,  and,  unfortunately,  much  that  is 
given to the  public  on  the  pestilence  is 
a  mass  of  tedious  details,  or  a  lot  of 
frivolous  observations  which  have  but 
little practical value.

An interesting article  in  the Philadel­
phia  Medical  World  contains  several 
matters from  which some  important gen­
eralizations may  be  gathered.  Cholera 
belongs  to  India. 
It  has  its  origin  in 
human  filth,  in  the  complex  and  com­
plicated  uncleanliness  of  a dense popu­
lation  herding  together  under  the  con­
tinued heats of  a  tropical  sun,  and  dis­
regarding  every  law  of  hygiene  and 
every dictate  of  personal  purity.  Once 
in  every  six  years  the  Braminical  re­
ligion of  the  Hindoos  imposes  on  them 
the  duty  of 
repairing  to  the  sacred 
shrine of Hurdwar on  the Upper Ganges, 
and  every  {twelfth  year 
the  devout 
people  must  gather  and  celebrate  some 
special 
their 
religious  belief.  On  these  occasions as 
many as 3,000,000  of  people  assemble at 
the sacred place.  This  enormous aggre­
gation  of  men,  women  and  children, 
embracing  people  of  every  station  in 
life  and  every  degree  of  social  caste, 
constitutes  a  hotbed  of  international 
pestilence.  For  weeks  the  multitudes 
remain  encamped  around  the  object  of 
so  much 
interest,  polluting  the  river 
from  which it is necessary to  draw their 
water  supply,  and  in  which  every indi­
vidual is enjoined to bathe.

in  pursuance  of 

feast 

The filth  created  by these millions  of 
people  with  their  innumerable  camels 
and other beasts of  burden, creates  con­
ditions of  physical  vileness  indescriba­
ble,  unspeakable.  All  this  takes place 
under 
the  burning  sun  of  India,  and 
that some  dreadful  and  deadly  disease 
should  result  seems  a  necessary  conse­
quence. 
that 
every  twelve  years  immediately  suc­
ceeding  these  vast  assemblages  of  pil­
grims  at  Hurdwar,  there  is  a  general 
outburst  of  cholera  among a  swarming 
population of 300,000,000 of people.

It  has  been  established 

Thus it appears that the cholera  is  the

direct offspring of  periodical  Braminical 
pilgrimages of the Hindoo population  to 
Hurdwar, on the Ganges River, while the 
plague which formerly devasted Asia and 
Europe had  its  beginnings  in  the  vast 
gatherings of Mahometan pilgrimages  to 
the holy city of  Mecca.  Of  coarse,  the 
religion of the people in itself  had  noth­
ing to do with  disease,  but it brought to­
gether the enormous assemblages, and es­
tablished the  conditions  which  brought 
the pestilence into deadly activity.

The first visitation of cholera in Ameri­
ca was at Quebec, Canada, April 28,1832. 
It was first heard of in Asia,  in 1827, and 
and it required  five  years  to  reach  the 
Western Hemisphere.  The next appear­
ance of cholera on this side of the Atlan­
tic was in December,  1848,  when it reach­
ed  New York  and  New  Orleans  simul­
It started  on  Its  travels  in 
taneously. 
1846,  reaching  us  in  two  years.  The 
next  epidemic  of  cholera  started  from 
Asia in  1865,  and  reached  us  in  1866, 
breaking out in New York in May of that 
year.  The next visit was in 1873,the pesti­
lence  having  reached  us,  after a lapse of 
five months,  the same year it appeared in 
Asia.

With  the  establishment  of  swifter 
methods  of  transit,  cholera  is  able  to 
travel as fast as steam can  carry  it.  At 
first the time of its progress from Asia to 
America was five years.  Then the period 
was  shortened  to  two  years,  then  one 
year,  and finally a few weeks only  inter­
vene from  its appearance  in  the  Orient 
and  its  arrival  in  the  Occident  Not 
many  weeks have elapsed  since  cholera 
was reported in  the  country  around  the 
Caspian Sea.  To-day it is  prevailing  in 
a  half  score of ships in New York Bay. 
Fast steamers and through railway  trains 
are the medium of transportation.

Past  experience  proves  conclusively 
that cleanliness is  of  far  greater  value 
than lime or sulphur,  that  a  strict,  un­
yielding quarantine is  worth  more  than 
fasting  and prayer,  and that pure living, 
temperance in food and  total  abstinence 
from strong drink  are  the  best personal 
safeguards.

All sanitary officers should be disinter­
ested officials of the Government  (prefer­
ably details from  the  regular  army  and 
navy)  and not  prejudiced  local  authori­
ties of easy conscience,  anxions only that 
disease  may  not  affect  their  particular 
city,  while they pass it  through to  other 
localities.  We must also realize the fact 
that a sanitary officer who proves venal in 
his neglect of  duty  is  a  more  miserable 
traitor than he who would betray an army, 
as he knowingly and corruptly condemns 
thousands of innocent  men,  women  and 
children  to  a  horrible  death  and  the 
country to an  almost  entire  suspension 
of business  for  an  indefinite  length  of 
time.

THE  STRUGGLE  FOR  POWER.
In the conflicts of  nations the  country 
which  possesses  the  money  power  and 
knows  how to use  it  will  always be the 
ruling  member of  the  great community.
Nations  practice  different  methods  of 
gaining wealth.  Some  get it by outright 
conquest  and  robbery,  as  did  Rome  in 
every  age,  and  France  under  the  great 
Napoleon.  Holland  got  it  by  honest 
trade, England, partly by trade and part­
ly by conquering and  colonizing in every 
quarter of  the  world.  Spain,  from  one 
of  the  feeblest  nations  of  Europe,  be­
came  the  most  powerful 
the 
enormous wealth drawn from Mexico and

through 

Peru.  But when  this wealth was squan­
dered,  Spain  became  as  she  is  now,  a 
nation which  has  little or nothing to say 
in the affairs of Europe.  And this is the 
inevitable rule;  with  wealth  power  may 
be gained;  with the loss of wealth comes 
loss of national power.

England  is  the  richest  country 

in 
Europe, but doubtless she has reached and 
passed  beyond the summit  of  her glory. 
Her Indian Empire has yielded its richest 
harvests of plunder;  all the gold of  Aus­
tralia  has been gathered  and the  indus­
trial competition of  other nations  is  de­
priving England of much of the enormous 
income  derived • from  making  the  won­
derful little  island  the  workshop of  the 
world’s  products.  England’s  profits  are 
in  peace,  while  the  other  nations  of 
Europe  are  too  poor to engage  in a des­
perate  conflict  that  may  bring  ruin  to 
all of them.

The  United  States  is  the  richest  in 
resources,  and  Is  evidently  destined  to 
become the  first of  nations in productive 
wealth.  This will  be when our political 
managers shall  turn  from a war  of  sec­
tions  and  classes  and  from  schemes  of 
internal  disorder and  disorganization,  to 
a grand policy of  securing  for the  great 
republic  a  paramount  influence  in  the 
affairs of  all  the  countries of  our hemi­
sphere north of the equator,  if not of  the 
hemisphere itself.

The  American  nation,  in  the  contest 
for power,  is much like the native Amer­
ican  people  as  compared  with 
their 
naturalized foreign fellow citizens in the 
race  for  wealth.  They  see  foreigners 
from every country come into our towns, 
villages and  country places  and  prosper 
and  grow rich  and  rise  to  the  head  of 
affairs in business and politics, while our 
own people,  unable  to  compete with the 
newcomers,  sink  into  subordinate  and 
nnimportant  places.  This  is  from  no 
inferiority of  intelligence  or  enterprise, 
but it all  results  from  a  lack  of  thrift, 
disinclination  to begin with  small things 
and practice economy until independence 
and prosperity are attained.  On the con­
trary,  commencing  with  a  weak  desire 
for indulgence or display and a contempt 
for  economy and small  savings,  many of 
our young men  thoughtlessly or extrava­
gantly make away with what should have 
given them  excellent  starts  in  life,  and 
they  end in the  obscurity  and  frugality 
in which  they should  have  been  willing 
to have commenced.

THE GROWTH OF PRIVATE WEALTH.
It is by no  means  an  infrequent  thing 
for statements to be published of the com­
parative wealth of nations,  and of the ag­
gregate value of their commerce,  but  fig­
ures  showing  the  individual  wealth  of 
the  people  composing  such  nations  are 
more rare,  and are seldom referred  to  in 
statistical compilations.  And yet a state­
ment of national  resources is  incomplete 
without the individual possessions of the 
people  being  taken  into  consideration. 
This  fact is  strikingly illustrated  by  an 
article in the latest number of the Finan­
cial and Commercial  Chronicle,  of  New 
York,  a financial publication of high rep­
utation. 
In this  article  a comparison is 
made between  the  individual  wealth  of 
the  people  of  Great  Britain  and  the 
United States,  as shown  by  the  individ­
ual deposits in  the  banks  and  financial 
institutions of  the  respective  countries.
The  Chronicle  secures  its  figures  of 
British  deposits  from  an  article  by  a 
James Dick in the London Journal of the

Institute of Bankers. 
In this article the 
deposits in Great  Britain  are  placed  at 
£994,643,000,  the total  including  the  de­
posits not only in the London banks,  but 
in private  banking  institutions,  savings 
banks  and  private  country  banks. 
In 
1883 the deposits  in  Great  Britain  were 
£760,496,000,  thus showing a gain in eight 
years  of  £234,147,000,  or  30  per  cent. 
This result Mr. Dick is quoted  as  saying 
represents  “a monument of industry,  of 
latest stored-up labor of head  and hand” 
in the United Kingdom.

In order to make the  comparison  with 
Great Britain,  the Chronicle presents  the 
deposits reported in the latest official  re­
ports of the 3,759 national  banks  of  the 
country  as  furnished  by  the  Treasury 
Department.  To these are added the de­
posits  of  the  savings  institutions, 
the
State banks and the trust companies, the
result  showing  that  the  individual  de­
posits  in 1882 were  82,460,181,421,  while 
ten  years  later  they  had  increased  to 
$4,395, 574,759.  These figures  show that 
the  individual  deposits  in  the  United 
States have increased in ten years $1,935,- 
393,329, or not far from 80 per cent.

While, 

therefore,  the  individual  de­
posits in Great  Britain  increased  30  per 
cent,  in  eight  years,  they  increased  in 
the  United  States  80  per  cent,  in  ten 
years. 
If,  then,  the  showing  in  Great 
Britain is  considered  so  satisfactory  to 
British 
should  be 
thought  of  a  showing  which  indicates 
a development twice  as  rapid,  the  more 
particularly as the incentive to  store  up 
money in  a new country whose industries 
are not yet developed to their full extent, 
cannot be as  great  as  in  Great  Britain, 
where the conditions are  different.

financiers,  what 

Although the showing of individual de­
posits in this  country  presents  so  large 
an  accumulation  of  wealth,  money  still 
earns twice,  and  sometimes  three  times, 
as  much  in  this  country  as  in  Great 
Britain,  which proves the existence  of  a 
far greater degree of prosperity and busi­
ness expansion in the United States  than 
is the case in Great Britain.

THE  COUNTRY’S  LOSS  BY FIRE.
In past years the statistics of losses by 
fire, published  from  time  to  time,  were 
of importance only to insurance interests, 
and were not  watched to any extent out­
side of  the circles of the actual losers by 
fire.  Lately,  however, it has  come to be 
recognized that  fire  losses,  whether cov­
ered  by insurance  or  not,  really amount 
to  a  considerable  drain  upon 
the  re­
sources  of  the  country,  and  must  be 
charged  against the commercial progress 
noted  from  year  to  year.  Statistics of 
fire losses  are,  therefore,  more  generally 
watched.

There  is  no  doubt  that  the  great  in­
crease  in  the  volume of  these  losses of 
recent  years  has also  been  responsible 
for  the  greater interest  attracted  to the 
matter.  Of  course,  with  the  develop­
ment of  the  country, its increase in pop­
ulation  and  the  expansion of  its  com­
merce  and  manufactures,  an  increased 
percentage  of  loss by  fire  was  to  have 
been  expected,  but  it  is  generally  con­
tended  that the  losses  have actually in­
creased  in  a  larger  proportion than  the 
country has developed.

The  fire  losses in  the  Union  for  the 
eight months of  the present year, ending 
with  August,  aggregated  $87,112,550, 
which  is  but a little more than a million 
short of  the  figures  for  the  same  eight 
months  last  year,  when  exceptionally

large  totals  were  reached.  Should  the 
rate  which  has  prevailed  for  the  past 
two months  be  kept up,  there  is  every 
probability that  the total  losses  for  the 
present  year  will  exceed  those  of  last 
year.  The  losses  during  August were 
quite  extensive,  aggregating $10,145,300. 
There were during the month 174 fires of 
a  greater  destructiveness  than  $10,000. 
Of  this number the  loss in ten  cases ex­
ceeded  $200,000,  the  greatest  single loss 
being  the  Metropolitan  Opera  House in 
New York,  which  is  put down  at  $400,- 
000.

All  this destruction  by fire  represents 
an  actual  and,  in a measure,  irreparable 
money loss  to  the  country,  and,  because 
of  its  large  proportions,  is  matter  for 
serious  consideration.  The fire  loss has 
in fact  become a factor in business  mat­
ters and should  form as important a por­
tion of  the season’s commercial statistics 
as  the  figures  of  business 
liabilities, 
shrinkage  or  gain in  the  value  of  com­
modities  and  all  other  data upon which 
the business movement is gauged.

As to the causes of the increased losses 
by fire there  are  many opinions,  and the 
discussion of the  matter is probably best 
left  to  the  technical  journals,  but  that 
the  increased  size of  the  buildings,  the 
more extensive use of machinery and the 
rapid  increase  in  the  employment  of 
electricity are  in some measure responsi­
ble seems  to  be  generally conceded. 
It 
must  not at the  same time  be  forgotten 
that  the  appliances  for  defense against 
modern  fire  risks  are  being  yearly per­
fected,  so  that  it  is  probable  that  the 
proportion  of 
losses  will  soon  be  cut 
down to a more reasonable level.

The  statement  of  an 

irresponsible 
morning newspaper, to the effect that the 
recent advances in  sugar  are  due  to  a 
deal  between the refiners and the jobbing 
trade, contains  about  as  much  truth  as 
could  be expected from the character and 
standing of the paper.  The  observation 
of the Irishman to the  effect  that  when­
ever he opened his mouth he put his foot 
in it aptly applies to  all  the  statements 
volunteered by the  Daily  Press  on  sub­
jects  akin  to  business  and  commercial 
matters.  Perhaps it would be asking too 
much to expect any other  result  from  a 
journal advocating the 2 per cent govern­
ment loan.

The  Hardware  Market.

General  Business—The  trade  is  mov­
ing on in good volume and all dealers re­
port  it  satisfactory,  and  give  a  hopeful 
view  for  the  remainder  of  the  season. 
Seasonable goods, especially,  are in good 
demand. 
In  the  matter  of prices, there 
is  little  of  change  to  report,  and  hard­
ware,  as a rule, remains low,  and,  owing 
to  the  active  competition,  margins  of 
profit are narrow  for both  manufacturer 
and  jobber.

Tig Iron—The demand has been  active 

and prices are fully  maintained.

Copper—The  advance  recently  made 
is not held,  and dealers can secure better 
figures for good orders.

Tin—The  market  in  tin 

is  tending 
downward,  and  in  tin  plates,  and  es­
pecially  as  regards  roofing  plates, 
the 
American  plate  is  becoming quite a fac­
tor.

Bar Iron—No  change to note.  Stocks 

are coming forward in good quantities.

Sheet  Iron—The  scarcity  still  contin­
ues.  Mills have not, as yet,  been  able to 
commence  shipping,  so  it  has been im­

TRADESMAN.

9

THE  MICHIGAN
possible for the  jobbers  to  get  in  their 
supplies.

Wrought  Iron  Pipe—Several  large or­
ders for pipe have  been  placed  with the 
mills,  which,  in a  measure,  have  firmed 
up prices,  although no advance  has been 
made.

Rope — The  sisal  and  manilla  rope 
market are both weak,  but if  the cholera 
scare  keeps  up, so as to prevant the im­
portation  of  the  raw  material, we  may 
look for higher prices.

Wire  Nails—$1.85  to $1.90 is the pres­
ent  price,  with  a  tendency  downward. 
Why, it is  hard to  say, as  the  nails  are 
now  in  some  instances  lower  than  the 
wire before it is made into nails.

Steel Nalls—But few  mills are making 
cut  nails,  which  makes  them  scarce  as 
well as higher.

Pig Lead—Not  firm.  Prices low.
Shot — The  manufacturers  maintain 
their price on shot,  and dealers  need not 
look  for  any  lower  prices  much before 
December  or  January.  $1.50  for  drop 
and  $1.75 for B B and buck  are the pre­
vailing  prices.

The  Grocery  M arket.

Sugar—The market has advanced 3-16c 
since a week ago and is in a very demoral­
ized condition.  The  refiners stopped re­
ceiving orders Thursday, but commenced 
again  late  in  the  day  and continued to 
take orders until Friday afternoon,  when 
they  were  again  refused,  except  when 
soft grades were  also  ordered.  The  re­
finers  issued a card to  the trade,  stating 
that,  in order to prevent  undue  specula­
tion in sugars, orders  will  be  taken sub­
ject to pro-rata  distribution  among  cus­
tomers,  pending  the removal  of  the  em­
bargo  on  beet  sugar. 
It  is,  therefore, 
not so much a  matter of  price as  a ques­
tion of getting sugar at all,  which affects 
the jobbing trade, and retailers will have 
to exercise  patience in  case their orders 
are not  filled  as  quickly and completely 
as could be desired.  The quotations giv­
en in the  Price  Current  this  week were 
revised up  to the hour of going to press, 
but  cannot  be  relied  upon  during  the 
week,  as  further  changes  are  likely  to 
occur.

Pickles—The  price  is  firm  at  quota­
tions  and  is  well  maintained. 
In  all 
probability the  price  will  be at  least $1 
higher before thé end of the year.

Syrup — Corn  goods  are  lc  higher. 
Cane goods  are stronger,  on  account  of 
the firm position of  sugar.

Oranges—There  will  be  no  fruit  in 
market  until  Louisianas  arrive  in  Oc­
tober  and  Floridas  begin  to  come  in  a 
month later.

Lemons—In  a  little  better  supply. 

Prices are gradually working off.

Bananas—Demand only  limited.

Dry  Goods  Market.

Prints  are  very  firm,  cambrics  and 
Cottons  are 

silesias  are  advancing. 
steady.

New goods, such as Malteese  Chevrons 
and  Edinboro  cords  and  Bedfords,  find 
ready  sale  in  printed  effects  and  wool 
goods.

Write your Jobber for Prices or Address 

T .   S .   i - 1 J-^.T=rS~N/r A  ~KT  D istributing  Agent, 

lO l  OTTAWA  STREET  Telephone  414-1R, 

- 

- 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MI OH

HESTER  MACHINERY  CO.,

AGENTS  FOB

Plain  Slide Valve  Engines w ith T hrottling
■__)
Automatic Balanced Single Valve Engines.

Governors. 

Horizontal, Tubular and Locomotive

BOILERS.

U pright  Engines  and  Boilers  for  Light 

Power.

Prices on application.

45 S.  Division St„ 

Grand Rapids.

SGQLOSS,  ADLER  &  GO..

MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF

OUR  NEW  LINE  OF

Tablets,
Fall  Specialties 
Scbool Supplies 
Etc.,

ABE  NOW  BEING  SHOWN ON  THE  BOAD  BY

OF  OUR  FIRM.

MR,  J. L,  KYMER.
MR.  GEO.  H.  RAYNOR,
MR.  WALTER B.  DUDLEY, 
MR.  CHAS.  E.  WATSON, 
MR.  PETER  LUBACH.
EATON,  LYON  &  CO.
G.  E.  MATHEW,

Grand Rapids, Mich.,

JOBBER  OF

Wales Goodyear Rubbers,
Felt Boots and Alaska Socks.

Woonsocket Rubbers,

A t Sw eet's H otel  Thursday and Friday.
Wm. Connor will open Michael Kolb & 
Son’s full  line of clothing at Sweet’s Ho­
tel on Thursday and Friday of  this week 
and respectfully invites the inspection of 
the trade.

REMOVED  TO

2 3 - 2 6   L-arned  St., E a st 

DETROIT,  MICH.

The  business  man  who  marries  his 
typewriter will find  that  he has done all 
his dictating before marriage.

Dealers wishing  to  look  over our line are  in­
vited  to  address  our Western  Michigan  repre­
sentative,  Ed.  Pike, 272  Fourth  avenue, Grand 
Rapids.

WOOD  WANTED!

We will  pay  cash  for  dry Beech  and  Maple 
Wood,  delivered  on  cars  within  150  miles  of 
Grand Rapids.  Correspondence solicited.
S.  P.  BENNETT  FUEL  &  ICE  CO., 

Grand Rapids.

I O
D r u g s   M e d ic in e s .

State  Board of Pharm acy.

One  Year—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Two  Years—Jam es Yernor, Detroit.
Three  Years—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor 
Pour Y ears—George Gundrum, Ionia.
F ire Years—C. A, Bugbee.  Cheboygan.
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Yernor. Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.
November 1.

Meetings  for  1898 — M arquette,  Aug.  SI;  Lansing, 

Michigan State  Pharm aceutical  Ass’n. 
President—Stanley E. Park ill. Owoeso. 
Vice-Presidents—I.  H.  L.  Dodd,  Buchanan;  F.  W.  R.
Perry, D etroit;  W. H. Hicks. Morley.
Treasurer—Wm. H. Dupont,  Detroit.
Secretary—C. W. Parsons, Detroit.
Executive  Committee—H.  G.  Coleman,  Kalamazoo; 
Jacob Jesson, Muskegon*.  F.  J.  W urzburg and  John 
E. Peck, Grand Rapids;  A rthur Bassett,  Detroit. 
Local Secretary—Jam es Yernor.
Next  place  of  m eeting—Some  resort  on  St.  Clair 
River;  tim e to be designated by Executive Committee.
Grand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President. W. R. Jew ett,  Secretary,  Frank H. Escott, 
Regular Meetings—First W ednesday evening of March 

June, Septem ber and December,
Grand Rapids D rug Clerks* Association. 
President, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, W. C. Smith.

Muskegon  D rug Clerks*  Association. 

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

(Gutta 

percha)

W hat the  Drug-grist  Must  Know.
E. G. Boyson, of Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  has an 
interesting  collection  of  queer  orders. 
Here are a few of them:
Dear Sir:  Please to give this boy some­
thing for a sore Jin  (chin).  No  plaster. 
that  will  heel 
Something  for  rubbing 
soon and oblige.

Black goods.

(Powdered Borax.)

(Senna.)
(Horehound.)

Quirsote.
Soap Bark Soap or  the  chips  to  wash 
Epitack.
Please give bearer  10c.  worth  of  gum 
quack instead of what’s in  the  package. 
Tir Aconight.
Ceinett Pootasium.
1  oz.  Nature  of  Calipurche. 
10 cts.  worth Cross, assuplemett.
E W Pilla.?
Will you  please and give  this  boy  10c 
woard of musk extract and  but  it  in  an 
bottel and when it is empty I will send it 
down again if you please.
R.  R.  R.  Refie Radi Reffi.
Syrup of Epacack % ox.
Perry Gorrick % oz.
Rocky Candy 5  cts. worth.
Talbrothers Salt.
5 cents worth ceanie 
tea
Ceanie Tea. 
5 cts.  Peragoric 
5  “  Horron 
2 oz. Gumgowac.
5 cts.  Crus, of sipulemt.
10  cent  worth  or  Pollarise  Barkes. 
Lowbilla ground seed.
Vasoline Saif.
Borras Plaster.
Bostoncompeter.
Nucks Yomika. 
houp pirts.
5 cts siver seeds.
Murcnrial Safe.
Garbelli Weselinn.
10c Anquinton. 
Mr. Boysen.  Please give this  boy  five 
sents worth of rose water and  10 sents of 
quins fiossoms,  and  10 cents  of  cammer- 
mile.
Will you please give  him  5c  worth  of 
Jacklet club colone if you  please  and  if 
you don’t Answer.
Give this girl something to kill  vermin 
on the bead,
1 Dose Saltz.
One pagage of dimon dye.
A non-explosive fumigator. 
clO Balsom Compeevia.
5c Costaral.
2 per cent cokan solution.
Smallpox plaster. 
A hole niple cork class  and  all  for  10 
5c worth Tryp Lye. 
5cts worth bogamud.
Cotan baten spunch.
Safe to kill Incect of the hat.
Lb.  Bottle of Godfry Corgle.
Wieschet.
5 cents worth of the extract of  pictula. 
(Patchouly.)
3 cents of rochell salse.
hery Packteral. 
5 cents Slippre Allem  wood.
Sallow sillic Acid.

(Ayer’s Cherry Pec­

(Blue ointment.)

(Allcock’s.)

(Tripoli.)

cents.

toral.)

amonia).

(Gasoline.)

(Carbonate

(Camphor oil.) 

K new W hat  He  W anted.

There was a  puzzled  look  on  his face 
when he entered  the drug store,  as if  he 
wasn’t quite sure he knew what he want­
ed.  But he walked boldly up to the clerk 
and said:
“Give  me a bottle  of  mutton,  tin  and 
rum.”
“I don’t  understand  the order quite,” 
replied the puzzled clerk.
“Confound it!  I  never  can remember 
the name  of  things.  Perhaps  it’s  veal, 
copper and gin.  Got any of that?”

doubt,  the majority do—are handicapped 
by others who feel no moral obligation to 
obey the  orders  of  their  employers  and 
who  resort  to  questionable  methods  to 
gain trade.¡In self-defence,as well as from 
a moral point of view, the right course to 
pursue is to  report  every  case,,  and  the 
salesman who is endeavoring to  act  con­
scientiously in this  matter  ought  to  re­
solve to do all in his power to put a  stop 
to the custom of giving rebates on limited 
goods,  by reporting every case he  learns 
of, and by inducing other salesmen  to do 
so also.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,
Fore  A  Ladi  1  setteling  powder  40 
years old.
Mr.  Boysen  Please  give  this  man  1 
smalt Box of Savour of Life.
1 bottle Gasmalcan. 
5cts.  worth of Magnischa.
Glor. lime 1 box.
5 cts.  Worth of Pallacorie.
Setling  Powdre.
5c spirit of nitrig.
5c cume camfed. 
converoll. 
Californium for 10 cents.
For 5 cts.  Carpolic  asid.
Bottol of Solvasean oil.
1 onz carpet omonia. 
1 onz.  salt tarter.
Tow Pakages of Bonnsett.
Pala Dona.
4 cents worth of hymonia.
10 c woorth Canfer ice.
Prikey.
Fur 5  cts.  LausSalb.  Fur kopf Laus. 
Pink Ruth.
5 Sent irich Moss.
10 cts.  worth Tartaregosite.
Penerile tea.
5c clone.
Clori de. Potash  for  to  gargle  a  soar 
Drugg  Store.  Please  give  the  little 
5 cts worth Clorde Potash for to Gargel 
Ernicka for a Sprain.
Blueing  5.
Flaak Weed 5.
Paricorik 5 
Aragicum  5 
10 cts.  vasloline save.
5cts worth of  Gumatrajig.
Excursion Plaster 10c 
Rubarb Cream a Tartar.
Rheubarb Liccquich. 
iodenpottoseum.
Give this  boy  a  pucke 
(puke)  for  a 
Please give  this  boy  10  cts  worth  of 
10 cts worth of  Alcahal.
5  “ 
“  Camphir.
A Scrence  for  to  put  tropes  in  ices. 
(Syringe  to put drops in eyes.)
Tinger of Myear and canfer.
Wide  Wabde.
Stromoneou« leaves.
Perregorrig.
Glicirin Oil.
5c grease lean. 
5cts essence of salts.
Nops Fomicker. 
lOcts Love Powder.
Gaballieyset 
White liknoit Pirl.
Thommes ellectrick  Oil.
Sweet niter.

“No,  sir.  Try again.”
He walked up and  down the door a lit­
tle  while  and  got  madder  and  madder. 
Presently he burst out  fiercely:
“See here.  The  name  of  the thing is 
corned beef,  brass and  whisky,  or some­
thing like that. 
It’s full  of  meat,  metal 
and  alcohol.  Confound  your stupidity, 
you must know what it is.”
The clerk felt  like signaling  for a fool 
catcher, but  he  restrained himself,  vent­
uring  his  aroused  energies  in  pulling 
downa lot  of  empty bottles and  putting 
them  back again.
The  customer  began  figuring  it  out 
with himself.  “Let  me see,” he mused. 
“Is  it  pork, silver  and  brandy?  No,  it 
isn’t that.  Chicken,  lead  and  mercury? 
No,  that  doesn’t  sound  like  it.  Ham, 
gold  and  alcohol?  No;  confound  the 
blankety da-----”
Just  then  his  eyes  lighted  on a sign. 
He  gave a grin and,  pointing  to it,  said 
to  the  clerk:  “Give  me  some  of  that,” 
and the clerk took his money and handed 
him  a  bottle  of  beef,  iron  and  wine. 
“What stupid  people  drug  clerks are,” 
he soliloquized as he left the store.

Throat.
girl 5 cents worth of Rock Armoier.
a soar Throat 

Carbolic  Acid—Scarce  and  higher, on 
account of  the  heavy demand in Europe 
for disinfecting purposes.

man which is drunk.
Grimotarter.
“ 

(Nux Vomica.) 
(Carbolic salve.) 

Chloride of Lime—Also affected by the 

German  Chamomile  Flowers  —  Ad­

vanced, on account of short crop.

The  Drug:  M arket.

same causes.

(Glycerine.)

Chlorate  of  Potash—Advanced  and  is 

tending higher.

Castor  Oil—Advanced. 

It  is  believed 
that  the  manufacturers  have,  at  last, 
come  to  an  agreement  and  that  prices 
will be still higher.

Ipecac Root—Advanced.
German Quinine—Very  firm at the  ad­

An  Open  Letter to Traveling Salesm en.
There seems to have grown  up  among 
traveling salesmen an idea that it  is  not 
quite the honorable thing to report  cases 
of cutting prices  on  articles  which  are 
known  as “limited goods.”  Those sales­
men who try to maintain prices  are  con­
stantly writing  to  their  employers  that 
this  and  that  article,  on  which  it  is 
understood prices are to  be  maintained, 
is being cut.  They  seem  to  think  that 
the  house  they  represent  ought  to  be 
able to stop this, and yet they are  unable 
to give any information which would  en­
able  the  house  to  do  so.  Either  they 
think it  is  dishonorable  to  give  names, 
dates and facts, or else they  regard it  as 
not  being  good  policy. 
Probably  the 
latter is  the  better  explanation.  They 
are afraid to offend customers by  report­
ing the information they get  This  view 
of the matter is  entirely  wrong.  Those 
salesmen who  cut prices on goods which 
they are morally bound to sell  at  certain 
fixed figures,  are  acting  in  bad  faith  to 
their fellow  salesmen  and  to  the house 
they represent and it is the duty of every 
other  salesman  who  is  trying  to  obey 
orders  and  maintain  prices  to  report 
every such case.  All traveling  salesmen 
who are under orders for their respective 
houses  to  sell  certain  goods  at  certain 
prices, ought to  have  an  understanding 
with each other that they will  faithfully 
and promptly report  every  case  of  this 
kind with full particulars,  and make affi­
davits to the fact if necessary.  As mat­
ters now stand those salesmen who try to 
carry  out  their  instructions — and,  no

$100--Reward--$100.

The  readers of  this  paper will  be  pleased  to 
learn  that  there is at least  one dreaded  disease 
that science has been able to cure in all its stages 
and  that is catarrh.  Hall’s Catarrh  Cure is the 
only  positive  cure  now  known  to  the  medical 
fraternity.  Catarrh  being  a  constitutional  dis­
ease, requires a constitutional treatment.  Hall’s 
Catarrh Cure is taken  internally, acting directly 
upon the blood  and mucous  surfaces of the sys 
tern, thereby  destroying  the  foundation  of  the 
disease,  and  giving  the  patient  strength  by 
building  up the  constitution  and  assisting  na­
ture in doing its work.  The proprietors  have so 
much faith In its curative powers that they offer 
One Hundred  Dollars  for  any case  that  it  fails 
to cure.  Send for list of testimonials.  Address 

P J CHENEY  &  CO, Toledo, O.

JE5P”Sold by Druggists, 75c.

WE  ARE  HEADQUARTERS

BEND FOR PRICE LIST.

Daniel  L p b ,

19  S. Ionia St., Grand  Rapids.

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THE  TRADESMAN  CO,

Engravers  and  Printers,

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

FDDRTH NATIONAL BANK

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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

Gxo.  W.  Gat, Vice-President.

Wm. H. A n d e r so n ,  Cashier.
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general banking  business.

vance.

Gum Opium—Steady.
Morphia—Unchanged.
Copperas— In 
scarce and higher.

large  demand  and  is 

American  manufacturers  have  com­
bined  and  advanced  the  following  arti­
cles,  all of which have been sold at about 
cost  for some  time: 
Iodine,  iodide  pot­
ash,  iodoform,  iodide  sodium,  iodide am­
monium,  Bismuth  sub.  nit.,  Bismuth ox 
chlor, Bismuth sub.  carb., salicylate sod­
ium.

The W ine Crop in France.

In a recent report Consul  Knowles,  of 
Bordeaux, says the wine  crop  of  France 
for 1891 is the largest in point of quantity 
that has  been  barreled  in  seven  years. 
It amounts to 663,058,000 gallons,  the  re­
sult of the cultivation  of  4,354,610  acres 
of vineyard,  and shows an  average  yield 
of 152 gallons per acre of land. 
In 1890, 
he adds,  there was a total  production  of 
603,425,160 gallons.  There  were 4,541,- 
360 acres given over to the  vine,  and  an 
average yield of 133 gallons per acre.

Make a specialty of collections.  Account« 

o f country m erchants solicited.
GZ2TSZ2TG  R O O T .
We pay the highest price for It.  Address
PECK BROS., wo " Ä  SM ?“

MICHIGAN  MINING  SCHOOL.

uoai  instruction in m ining  and allied  subjects  He 
sum m er schools In surveying, Shop practice and  Flel 
Geology.  Laboratories,  shops  and  stam p  m ill  we 
equipped.  Tuition  free.  For catalogues apply to th 
Director, Houghton, Michigan. 

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W h o le sa le   P r i c e   C u r r e n t*

Advanced—Carbolic  acid, German  chamomile,  castor oil, chlorate  potash,  iodide  potash  do 
^  '

ipecac root, sub. nitrate Bismuth, chloride lime, iodine. 

p 

11

Llndseed,  boiled  __   44
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained................  50
Spirits Turpentine....  34

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b b l. 

p a in t s. 

lb .
Red  Venetian.............. 1M  2@8
Ochre,yellow  Mars...  1M  2@4
Ber........ 1M  2@3
Putty,  commercial....2M  2(4@3
“  strictly  pure......2(4  2v@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................  
13@16
VermUlon, English....  65@70
Green,  Peninsular......  70@75
Lead,  red...................... 7  @7M
“  w hite..................7  @7M
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........ 
®90
White, Paris  American 
1  0
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
1  40
cliff.......................... 
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20®l£4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints.........  ......... 1 00@1  20

VARNISHES.

No. lTurp  Coach  ... 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................160@1  70
Coach  Body...............2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  Furn.......1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
70®75

Tururp.

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S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Morphia,  S. P. &W...1  6C@1  85 
C. Co.......................1  50@1  75
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myristica, No. 1.........   65®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia....................  20®  22
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
@2  00
Pieta Üq, N.Vcl, M gäi
.......................   @2 00
Plcls Llq., quarts......  @1 00
pints.........   @  85
Pll Hydrarg,'(po. 80)..  @  50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @  1
Piper Alba, (po g5)....  @  3
Pix  Burgun................  @  7
Plumb! A cet..............  14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opU.. 1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......   @1 »
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  30®  35
Quasslae....................  8®  10
Qulnia, S. P. & W......  27®  32
S.  German__20  ®  30
Rubia  Tlnctorum......   12®  14
Saccharum Lactis pv.  29®  30
Salacln.......................1  50@1  60
Sanguis  Draconls......  40®  50
Sapo,  W...................... 
ia@  14
"  M.......................  10®  12
“  G.......................  @  15

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Seldlltz  Mixture........  @  20
Slnapls.......................   @  18
,r  opt...................  ®  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................   @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .  10®  11 
Soda et Potass Tart...  27®  30
Soda Carb.................  1M@  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb............   @  5
Soda, Ash....................3M@  4
Soda, Sulphas............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o...........  50®  55
“  Myrcia  Dom......   @2 25
“  Myrcia Imp........  @3 00
*'  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
...7........................2 25@2 35
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......   @1  30
Sulphur, Subl..............2(4®  3(4
„   “  Boll..............  2M@.3
Tamarinds.................  8®  10
Terebenth Venice......   28®  30
Theobromae............. 40  @  45
Vanilla..................... 9 00@16 00
Zlncl  Sulph...............   7®  8

Whale, winter...........  70 
Lard,  extra...............   6t 
Lard, No.  1...............   42 
Linseed, pure raw  ...  41 

Bbl.  Gal
70
68
48
44

TINCTURES.

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Aconltum Napellls R.........   60
B1.......  50
and myrrh...................  60
A rnica..................................   50
A saf oetlda............................ 
0
Atrope Belladonna................  60
Benzoin...............................  60
_  “  Co..........................   go
Sanguinarla.........................  50
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharides.........................  75
Capsicum............................  50
Ca damon............................  75
Co.........................  75
Castor..................................1 00
Catechu...............................  50
Cinchona............................  50
Co...........................  60
Colomba.............................   50
Conlum...............................  50
Cubeba................................   50
D igitalis..,.........................  50
Ergot...................................   50
Gentian...............................  50
Co............................  60
Gualca................................   50
ammon......................  60
Zingiber...............................  50
Hyoscyamus.........................  50
Iodine....................................  75
“  Colorless....................   75
Ferri  Chlorldum...................  35
Kino.....................................   50
Lobelia..................................  50
Myrrh....................................  50
Nux  Vomica.........................  50
Opil.......................................  85
“  Camphorated.................   50
Deodor............... ........ 2 00
Aurantl Cortex......................  50
Quassia.................................  50
Khatany...............................   50
Rhei.......................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol....................   50
Co................  50
Serpentarla..........................   50
Stromonlum..........................   60
Tolutan.................................  60
ValeriaD...............................  50
VeratrumVeride...................  50

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8®  10
Acetlcum.................... 
Benzoicum  German..  65©  75
Boraclc 
....................  
an
Carbolicum.................  33©  45
Cltrlcum...................  50®  52
Hydrochior.................  3®  5
Nltrocum 
.................  10®  12
Oxallcum....................   10®  12
20
Phosphorium dll........ 
Salicylicum................ 1 
Sulphuricum.............. 
Ili®  5
Tannlcum....................1 
Tartaricum.................  30®  32

36®1 70
40®1 60

AMMONIA.

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

ANILINE.

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

Cubeae (po  60)........ 
50®  60
Juniperus...................  8®  10
Xanthoxylum............   25®  30

BAL8AHUM.

Copaiba......................  45®  50
Peru...................  .......  @1  30
Terabln, Canada......   35®  40
Tolutan......................  35®  50

Abies,  Canadian.................  18
Casslae  ...............................  11
Cinchona F lav a.................   18
Ruonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica Cerifera, po.............  20
Primus Virgini....................   12
QuUlaia,  grd.......................   10
Sassafras  ............................  12
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)........  15

EXTRACTUM.

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

FERRUM.
®  15 
Carbonate Precip...
®3 50 
Citrate and Quinta.
®  80 
Citrate  Soluble......
®  50 
Perrocy anidum Sol.
®  15 
Solut  Chloride........... 
va
Sulphate,  com’l ......... 1(4®
2 
7
pure............   ®

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Arnica.......................   15®  16
Anthemi8...................  3f@  35
Hatrlcarla 
30®  35

 

. FLORA.

 
FOLIA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

...................  16®1 00
nivelly....................   25®  28
Alx.  35®  50
and  Ha....................   12®  15
8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  Mb
TTraUrsl...................... 

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16)....................... 

Acacia, 1st  picked—   @  75
2d 
....  ®  50
....  @  40
3d 
sifted sorts...  @  25
po..........  60® 
80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
Socotrl, (po.  60).  ©  50
Catechu, Is, (Vis, 14 Mb.
©  1
Ammoniac.................  55®  60
Assaf oetlda, (po. 35)..  30®  35
Benzoin uni.................  50®  55
Camphor»..................   50®  53
Bupnorbium  po  ........  35®  lo
@3 50 
Galbanum.
0®  75
Gamboge,  po.........
Gualacum, (po  30)
®  25
®  35
Kino,  (po  40)........
@  80
Mastic...................
JUIUU, 
d   40
Myrrh, (po. 45).
Opli,  (po  2 60)............1  8f©l »)
Shellac  .....................   25®  35
bleached......   30®  35
Tragacanth...............   30®  75

“ 
berrà—In ounce packages.
Absinthium....................   25
Bupatorlum....................   20
Lobelia............................  25
Majorum.........................  28
Mentha  Piperita............   23
»  V Ir....................   25
Rue..................................   30
Tanacetum, Y.................   22
Thymus,  V......................  25

w/ .... .... 

MAGNESIA.

Calcined, Pat  ............   55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20®  25 
Carbonate, Jennlng5..  35®  36

OLEUM.

Absinthium.................3 50®4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc. . . . .   46®  75 
Amydalae, Amarao— 8 00@8 25
Anisi............................1 75@1 80
Aurantl  Cortex...........2 75®3 00
Bergamll  ...................3 2S®3 50
Cajlputi....................  60®  65
Caryophylll................  65®  75
Cedar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodil...............   @1  60
Clnnamonll.................1  10®1 15
Cltronella...................  @  45
Conlum  Mac..............  35®  65
Copaiba  ....................  90©i  co

! Cubebae...................  .  @ 4
Exechthitos..............  2 50®2
Erlgeron.................... 2 25@2
Gaultherla................. 2 00@2
Geranium,  ounce......   ®
Gosslpll,  Sem. gal......  50® 
..
Hedeoma  ...................2 70@3 00
Junlperl........................  50@2 00
Lavendula...................  90@2 00
Limonis......................2 50@3 P0
Mentha Piper.............. 2 75@3 50
Mentha Yerid.............2 20@? 30
Morrhuae, gal.............1 00@1  10
Myrcla, ounce............   ®  50
Olive..........................   75@2 75
Picis Liquida, (gal.,35)  10®  12
R idnl.  . . . . . . . . . ...........  1  04@i 21
Rosmarlnl.................  
75@l 00
Rosae, ounce.............. 6 50®8 50
Succinl.........................  40® 45
Sabina.........................   90@1 00
Santal  ........................3 50@7 00
Sassafras.  ...................   50® 55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__  @  65
Tiglii..........................   @  go
Thyme.......................   40®  50
o p t.................  @  60
Theobromas...............   15®  20
Bi carb.......................  
is®
Bichromate................  13®
Bromide....................  24®  26
Carb............................  12®  15
Chlorate  (po  22)........  20®  22
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide..............................2 90@3 00
PoUssa, Bitart,  pure..  24®  28
Potassa, Bitart, com...  ®  15
Potass Nitras, opt......  8®  10
Potass Nltras..............  7®
Prussiate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18

POTASSIUM.

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Aconitum..................   20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchusa....................  12®  15
Arum,  po....................  ®  25
Calamus......................  20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)...... 
8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)...................  @ 30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po.................. 2 30@2 40
Iris  plox (po. 35@38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr...................  50®  55
Maranta,  Ms...  ........  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei............................  75@1  00
“  cut......................  @1  75
“  pv......................   75@1  35
Spigella......................  35®  38
Sangulnarta, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentarla.................  30®  32
3enega.......................  40®  45
Simllax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40
M  @  25
Scillae, (po. 85)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fostl-
  @ 35
 
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
lngibera...................  12®  15
Zingiber j .............. 
18®  22
SEMEN.
®  15
Anlsum,  (po.  20).
Apium  (graveleons). 
22®  25
"in '  1
Bird, Is.........  
-
4®
6
Carni, (po. 18)
8®
12
_
Cardamon.... 
1  00®1 25
Corlandrum...............   10®
10® 12
3H®4
75®1 00
Chenopodlum  ...........  10®
10® 12
Dlpterlx
2 50@2 75
Foenlculum__
® 15
Foenugreek,  po 
6® 
8 
Lini
4  9  4M
4  @ 4M
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 3(6)... 
_
Lobelia.......................   35®
®  40
Pharlarta Canarian__5Vj@  6
R apa..........................   6®  7
Slnapls,  Albu............   8®  9
—  Nigra...........  11®  12

dns,  po............. 

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s f h u t u s.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co..2 00®2 50
D. F. R........1 75@2 00
..................1 
Junlperls  Co. O. T ___1 75@1  75
“ 
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Saacharum  N.  E .........1 75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli............ 1 75@6 50
Vini Oporto.................1 
Vini  Alba....................1 

10®1 50
75@3 50

25@2 00
25@2 00

 

Florida  sheeps*  wool
carriage.................. 2 25@2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  .................
2 00 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage..................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .......................
Hard for  slate  use__
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se..........................

1  40

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferri Iod.............................   50
Aurantl  Cortes....................  50
Rhei  Arom..........................   50
Simllax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Scillae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan...............................  50
Pranas  * ir g .........................  so

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Importers  and  Jobbers  of

MISCELLANEOUS.

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ground,  (po.

@  40 @  22 @  10 

.¿Ether, Spts  Nit, 3  F ..  26®  28
“  4 F ..  30®  32
Alumen....................... 2M@  3
7).............................   3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  60
Antimoni, po.............. 
4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antipyrin...................  @1 40
Antlfebrln..................  @  25
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  ©  58
Arsenicum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud.... 
38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 23@2 26
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
13;  Qs,  15)..............  @  12
Cantharides  Russian,
PO............................
@1  00 
Capslcl  Fructus,af...
®  20 
@  20 @  20 
ipo.
10®
Caryophyllus, (po.  14) 
_
Carmine,  No. 40.........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus
Cassia Fructus.........
Centrarla...................
Cetaceum.................
@  40 
Chloroform..............
60®  63 
squlbbs. 
____
@1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  20@1  40
Chondrus..........  20® 
25
Clnchonldlne, P.  *  W  15®  20
German  3  @  12
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ......................
60 
Creasotum................
@  35
■reta, (bbl. 75)...........
@  2
prep..................
5®  5
precip..............
9®  11~ 
Rubra.......  @
8
Crocus...............  33®
___35
Cudbear......................  @  24
Cuprl Sulph  ..............  5 ®   6
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Ether Sulph...............   68®  70
Emery,  all  numbera..  @
po...................  @  6
Ergota, (po.)  65.........   60®  65
Flake  White..............  12©  15
Galla..........................   @  23
Gambler......................7  @8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   @  70
French...........  40®  60
Glassware  flint,  75 and 10. 
by box 70
Glue,  Brown..............  9®  15
“  White...............   13®  25
Glycerins...................15M®  80
Grana Paradlsl...........  ©  22
Humulus......................  26®  56
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @ 85
“  C or....  @ 75
Ox Rubrum  @ 90
Ammonlatl.. @100
Unguentum.  45® 55
Hydrargyrum............   @  64
Ichthyobolla, Am..  ..1 25@1  50
Indigo..........................   75@1 00
Iodine, Resubl...........3 80@3 90
Iodoform....................  ©4 70
Lupulin.......................   60®  65
Lycopodium................  50®  55
M ads...........................  75®  80
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
ararglod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arsinltls  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
1M)..........................   2®  8
Manilla,  S. F ................  30@33

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Paints, Oils ^  Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

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SWISS  VILLA  PREPARED  PAINTS.

M   Line of  Staple  liMists’  S ite .

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatherly’s  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

W e Have in Stock and Offer a  F u ll Line of

W H I S K I E S ,  B R A N D I E S ,

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

We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only.
We give our personal attention to mail orders and guarantee satisfaction.
All orders shipped and invoiced the same day we receive them.  Send a trial order-

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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G r o c e r y   JPrice  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.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRAJDESMAJST,

Acme.

AXLE GREASE.

Aurora....................  55 
Castor Oil...............   75 
Diamond.................  50 
Frazer’s...................  80 
Mica.......................  75 
Paragon 
...............   55 
BAKING  POWDER.

doz  gross
600
9 CO
5 50
9 00
8 00
600

)4 lb. cans, 3 doz.........   ... 
14,1b.
Jib.
Bulk.
14 lb cans. 
14 lb  “
1  lb  “

Arctic.

45
85 
1  60 
10
60 
1  30
................................... 2 00
..........................   9 60
TVr. Price’s.
per doz 
Dime cans..  90
4-oz
.1   33 
6-oz
1  90 
.  2 47 
8-oz
.  3 75 
12 OZ
..4 75 
16-oz
214-lb
11  40 
41b
18 25 
51b
21  60 
10-lb
41  80

pBPHICE's
CREAM
baking
bowdeb
**usnrBU*

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8 oz 

40
Red Star, ü  lb cans........... 
14 fi> “ 
80
........... 
...........  1  50
1 9)  “ 
45
14 lb. cans, doz. 
H lb. “ 
85
“ .. 
1 lb. “ 
“ ..  1 50

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Teller’s, 

BLUING.

BATH BBICK.
2 dozen in case.
English.........................
...  90
Bristol............................. ...  80
Domestic.......................
...  70
Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals........... ..  4  00
“ 
........... ..  7 00
“  pints,  round  ...... ..10 50
“  No. 2, sifting box. ..  2 75
“  No. 3, 
“
. .  4 00
“  No. 5, 
“
..  8 00
“  1 oz ball  .............. ..  4  50
BROOMS.
No. 2 Hurl....................... ..  2 00
No. 1  “ 
....................... ..  2 25
No. 2 Carpet....................
..  2 50
No. 1 
“ 
....................
..  2 75
Parlor Gem..................... ..  3 00
Common Whisk.............. ..  1  00
Fancy 
.............. ..  1  20
Warehouse..................... ..  3 50
Stove, No.  1.................... ..  1  25
“  10.................... ..  1  50
“  15....................
.  1  75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row....  85
Rice Root Scrub, 3 row..
.  1  25
Palmetto, goose.............. ..  1  50

“ 
BRUSHES.

“ 
“ 

CANDLBS
“ 
 

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................10
Star,  40 
9
Paraffine..............................H
Wlcklng..............................   24

 

CANNED  GOODS.

VUE.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

Little Neck,  l i b ...................... l 15

“  2 lb..................1  90
Clam Chowder.
Cove Oysters.

Standard, 31b...........................2 00
Standard,  l lb....................   85
21b....................1  66
Lobsters.

Mackerel.
2  lb........ 

Star,  1  lb.................................2 40
“  2  lb.................................3 30
Picnic, 1 lb............................... 2 00
“ 
21b............................... 2 90
Standard, 1 lb...........................l 05
1  90
Mustard,  2 lb ............   " '. .2 25
Tomato Sauce,  21b................. 2 25
Soused, 2 lb......................  
2 25
Columbia River, flat........... 1  85
tails........... 1 75
Alaska, 1  lb..............................l 40
21b................................1 go

Salmon.
“ 

“ 

“ 

Sardines.

American  14s ............... 4fe@ 5
t 
6)4® 7
Imported  )4s .................... 11©12
K*  ................... 15@16
„   “ 
Mustard  44s ....................... 7©8
Boneless.......................... 
20
Brook, 3 lb...............................2 50

Trout.
f r u it s.
Apples.

-

3  lb. standard............
York State, gallon*  ... 
3 60 
Hamburgh, 
2 75
Apricots.
Live oak.....................
2 00 
Santa Crus.................
2 00 
Lusk's.........................
2  00 
Overland...................
1  90
Blackberries.
B. A  W.......................
95
Cherries.
d .............................
1  20 
Pitted Hamburgh......
1  75 
W hite.........................
1  90 
Brie.
1  20
Damsons, Bgg Plums and Green

Gages.

Peaches.

Brie............................
California...................
Gooseberries.
Common....................
P ie..............................
Maxwell....................
Shepard’s ...................
California..................
.................
Monitor 
Oxford  ......................
Pears.

“ 

Domestic....................
Riverside....................
Pineapples.
Common.....................
Johnson’s  sliced.......
grated.......
Quinces.
Commo n ....................
Raspberries.
Red  ............................
Black  Hamburg.........
Brie,  black 
...
Strawberries.
Lawrence...................
Hamburgh..............
Erie............................
Terrapin......................
Whortleberries.

@1  25 
1  70
1  20

1  30
2 00
1  85
2  10 
1  85

1  20 
2  10
1  302 50 
2 75
1  10
1 30 
1  50 
1  25
1  25 
1  25 
1  30 
1  25

COFFEB.
GREEN.
Rio.

Fair...................................... 16
Good.................................... 17
Prime...................................is
Golden.................................20
Peaberry ...  ....................... 00

Santos.

Fair......................................16
Good.................................... 17
Prime.........................  
  18
Peaberry  .............................20

Mexican and Guatamala.

Maracaibo.

Fair......................................20
Good.................................... 21
Fancy................. ............... 23
Prime...................................19
M illed.................................20
Interior..  .......................... 25
Private Growth................... 27
Mandehling........................28
Imitation.............................23
Arabian............................... 26

Mocha.

Java.

ROASTED.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add He. per lb. for roast 
Ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink 
age.

PACKAGE.

A rbnckle’s A rlosa........  20.80
M cLaughlin's  XXXX  20.80
Bnnola  ............................  20.30
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case....  20 80

Common..............
1  10 
F. &  W.....................
1  15 
Blueberries...........
1  10
MEATS.
Corned  beef,  Libby’s..........1  90
Roast beef,  Armour’s..........1  75
Potted  ham, 54 lb.............130
“  K lb.............."   80
tongue, )4 lb  ..........-.135
Q lb ........ 
.  “ 
85
chicken, >4 lb........ 
95

v eg e ta b le s.

Beans.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Mn 

Peas

“ 
“ 
“ 

Corn.

CHICORY.

extract.

Bulk. 
Red..

soaked...................  80

Valley city % gross  .  __
......... 1  15
Felix 
Hummel’s, foil, gross........1  50
“ 
........2 50

Hamburgh  stringless..........1  25
French style.........2 25
Limas....................1 40
Lima, green......................... 1  25
Lewis Boston Baked........... 1 35
Bay State  Baked................. 1 35
World’s Fair  Baked........... 1 35
Picnic Baked  ....................  1  00
Hamburgh  .........................
Livingston  E den...............  1 20
Purity.................................
Honey  Dew........................,’j  so
Morning Glory..................
Soaked...............................  1  15
Hamburgh marrofat........... 1  35
early June...........
Champion Eng. ..1  50
Hamburgh  petit  pols 
.......1  75
fancy  sifted.......l  go
Soaked................................   ¡55
Harris  standard  ..  ...........  75
Van Camp’s Marrofat 
. 1  10
Early June........ 1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom. . .  1  35
French..................................... 1 80
French.............................. 15®20
Erie......................................  go
CRACKERS.
Hubbard...................................1 20
_ 
Butter.
Seymour XXX........... 
g
8eymour XXX, cartoon  ..."  6)4
Hamburg  ............................ 1  40
Family  XXX  ....................  «n
Soaked.................................  80
Family XXX,  cartoon........  gu
Honey  Dew.............................. 1 60
Salted XXX....................... .  g
E rie.......................................... 1 35
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ... 
6V4
Kenosha 
jS
Boston....................................g7*
Butter  biscuit... 
' ''  gj$
Soda.

CLOTHES  LINES.
40 ft......... perdos.  1  25
50 ft 
1  40 
60 ft 
1  60 
70 ft 
1  76 
80 ft 
1  90 
60 ft 
90 
72 ft
1  00

_  
®f£le..................................  7 40
Crown........................... . 
6 25
Genuine Swiss.............  ’  1  8 00
American Swiss.............. 7 00

Tomatoes.
Hancock............................  1  05
Excelsior 
......................... 1  10
Eclipse...................................... 1 10
Hamburg.................................. 1 30
Gallon......................................2 60

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

CONDENSED MILK.
4 doz. In case.

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

Jnte

CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.
German Sweet.................. 
Premium.......................  
Pure..............................  
Breakfast Cocoa.............. 

 

22
35
38
40

CHEESE.

Amboy.......................   © liu
Acme..........................  @11
Riverside..................   ®11H
Gold  Medal  ..............
Skim..........................   6  @9
Brick.............................  
10
Edam  .......................  @1  00
Leiden . — . . . . . . . __ 
99
Llmburger  .........
11
Pineapple...................
©25
Roquefort...........  
Sap Sago............. 
Schweitzer, Imported.  ©24
domestic  __   ©14

Sas
2 9

“ 

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

Half  pint, 25 bottles..........2 75
Pint 
...........  4 ¿0
Quart 1 doz bottles............8 50
5 gross boxes....................... 4g

CLOTHES PINS.

“ 

COCOA  SHELLS.

»  lb. bags......................  ©3
Less quantity  ..............  @3)4
Pound  packages........... 64i@7

Oyster.

g
Soda, XXX...................... 
Soda, City....................... "
..........«2
Soda,  Duchess........ 
Crystal Wafer................  " m *
Long  Island Wafers 
. ...".’ll 
, 
S. Oyster  XXX........... 
g
City Oyster. XXX............... .  g
Farina  Oyster....................   g
Strictly  pure...................... 
Telfer’s  Absolute.......... 35
Grocers’.......................20@25

CHEAM TABTAB.

30

DRIED  f r u it s . 

Domestic.

APPLES

“ 

APRICOTS.

quartered  “ 

Sundried, sliced in’bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes
California In  bags.........
Evaporated in boxes.  .. 
BLACKBERRIES.
In  boxes........................ 
NECTARINES.
70 lb. bags.......................
251b. boxes................... [
Peeled, In  boxes........... 
Cal. evap.  “ 
 
“ 
In bags........ 
California in bags ’....

PEACHES.

“ 

 

PITTED C HERBIES.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
...................
25 “ 

» 

PRUNELLE8.

301b.  boxes................... 

RASPBERRIES.

In  barrels...................... 
50 lb. boxes.................  
251b.  “ 
................... 
F o re ig n .
CURRANTS.

10H

21H
28
23

Patras, in barrels........  © 4

in  H-bbls........  © 4>4
in less quantity  © 4H

“ 
“ 

PEEL.

Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes  20 
Lemon 
10
u
Orange 

25  “ 
25 “ 

“ 
« 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“  

Domestic.
London layers,  2 crown__1  65
3  “ 
....1  85
f a n c y ............. 2 00
L oose M u scatels, b o x e s ......... 1 60
Ondnra, 29 lb. boxes.. 
©  9)4 
Sultana, 20 
“ 
©
Valencia, 30  “
© 8J4

Bosnia........................
California.  100-120......

PRUNES.

©
90x100 25 lb. bxs. 
80x90 
70x80 
60x70 

“
“

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Turkey. 
Silver

ENVELOPES,
XX rag, white.

Manilla, white.

XX  wood, white.

No. 1, 6H ..........................  31  75
go- 2, 6H  .........................  1  60
g o -J .f.............................   165
No. 2, 6..........................  1 go
No. 1,6)4.........................  1 »
N0.2.6H..........................   125
fK  ...................................   1  00
6........................................  
95
Coin.
Mill  No. 4  .........  
100
FARINACEOUS GOODS. 
1001b. kegs................... 
3j£
B a rre ls .....................  300
G rits...................................3 50
Dried............................  
4
Maccaronl and Vermicelli. 

Farina.
Hominy.

Lima  Beans.

Domestic, 12 lb. box.... 
Imported..............10H©11H
Pearl Barley.
Kegs...............................   q 2H

55

Peas.

Green,  bu...........................j  86
Split  per  l b .......................3 00
German.............................   4
East India......................5
Cracked.............................. 

Wheat.

Sago.

5

FISH—Salt.
Bloaters.

“ 

Cod.

.........  

Halibut.
Herring.

Yarmouth..........................
Pollock.......................
Whole, Grand  Bank...  @5
Boneless,  bricks........6H©8
Boneless, strips...........6)408
Smoked...................... 
12
Glbbed, *4 bbl,.................   3 25
Holland,  bbl....................  9 00
65
kegs 
Round Shore, H  bbl........  2 75
“  M  “  ........  1  55
„ 
Scaled............................... 
jg
Mackerel.
No. 1,40 lbs....................... 4 25
No. 1, kits. 10 lbs..............!  1  25
No. 2,40 lbs......................  3 go
No. 2,  10 lbs................. 
”  1  05
Family, H bbls., 100 lbs....  5 00
“  Kits, 10 lbs........... 
65
Russian, kegs....................  
45
No. 1, H bbls., lOOlbs...........6 50
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs..................  go
No. 1, H bbls., lOOlbs...........7 50
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   95
Family, % bbls., 100 lbs  ...  3 00 
kits  10  lbs.............  40

Sardines.
Trout

Whitefish.

“ 

HEBBS.

“ 

INDIGO.

Sage.....................................16
Hops....................................15
Madras,  5 lb. boxes.........  
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
17  lb. palls....................... 
30  “ 

55
50
JELLY.
85
......................  1  20
LIC0RICR.

Pure.....................................   30
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  12
LYX.
Condensed, 2 doz............... 1 25
4 doz............... 2 25
MATCHES.

No. 9  sulphur..................... 1  25
Anchor parlor.....................1 70
No. 2 home..........................1  10
Export  parlor.....................4 00

.  “ 

MINCE  MEAT

t e

a

8 or 6 doz. In case  per doz

MEASURES.

Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon........................... 31  75
Half  gallon.....................   1  40
Q uart...............................
P int.................................. 
45
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

M0LA88KB.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar house......................  14
Ordinary..........................
Prime............................... 
Fancy............................... 

New Orleans.

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

20
30

is
20
25
30

OATMEAL.

Barrels 200.................  ©5 60
Half barrels 100.................... @2 95

ROLLED OATS.

Barrels 180.................  ©5  60
Half  bbls 90..............  ©2  95

PICKLES.
Medium.

Pepper, Singapore, black__20
“  white........ 30
“ 
Cayenne..........25
“ 
Sage.................................... 20
“Absolute” in Packages.

 

. 

* s 

... 
x*
Allspice............. 
84  156
Cinnamon...........  ....  84  1  55
Cloves.........................  84  1  55
Ginger, Jam..............  84 1 55
“  At................   84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  1  55
Pepper.......................   84  156
Sage............................   84

SAL  SODA.

Kegs.................................. 
ih
Granulated,  boxes..............  ly

SEEDS.

Anise.........................  ©1254
Canary, Smyrna......... 
Caraway....................  
Cardamon, Malabar... 
Hemp,  Russian.........  
Mixed  Bird  .............. 
Mustard,  white.........  
Poppy......................... 
Rape.......................... 
Cuttle  bone  .............. 

6
8
90
4%
4*4
6
9
g
30

STARCH.
Corn.

 

 

“ 

“ 
“ 

SNUFF.

20-lb  boxes.........................  g
40-lb 
5*

Gloss.
 
....................... 6

1-lb packages.......................   5«
8-lb 
5)4
6-lb 
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  4V
Barrels.................................  5%
Scotch, In  bladders........... 37
Maccabov, In jars...............35
French Rappee, In Jars.....43
Boxes....................................gw
Kegs, English....................... 414
SALT,
100 3-lb. sacks......................32 25
60 5-lb.  “ 
...................... 2 00
2810-lb. sacks...................  1  85
2014-lb.  “ 
 
2 25
24 3-lb  cases.......................  1 50
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags.. 
32
is 
28 lb.  “ 

drill  “ 

SODA.

 

 

 

Warsaw.

“ 

“ 

56 lb. dairy in drill  bags...  31 
18
28 lb.  “ 
.. 
56 lb. dairy Ih linen sacks., 
re 
75 
56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks. 

Ashton.

Higgins.
Solar Rock.

56 lb.  sacks.......................  

Common Fine.

Saginaw..........................  
Manistee.......................... 
Packed 60 lbs. in box.

SALERATUS.

Church’s ..........................  83 30
DeLand’s ...............................  3 15
Dwight’s ......... 
.................3 30
Taylor’s.............................   300

27

80
86

SOAP.
LAUNDRY.

Small.

Barrels, 1,200 count........... 16 00
Half  barrels, 600 count___ 3 50
7 00
Barrels, 2,400 count. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count 
4 00
Clay, No.  216............................ 1 75
Cob, No. 3.................................1 26

PIPES.

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

POTASH.

“  T. D. full count...........  75

Old Country,  80  1-lb...........3 20
Good Cheer, 601 lb.............. 3 90
White Borax, 100  5£-lb........3 60
Concord...............................2 80
Ivory, 10  oz......................... g 75
Babbitt’s ..............................   4 00
_ 
6  OZ;.................................4  00
Lenox...............................  3 65
Penna Salt  Co.’s ..................   3 25
Mottled  German................. 3  15
Town Talk.......................... 3 00

Proctor & Gamble.

48 cans In case.

ROOT BEER
Williams,  per doz.............  1  75
3 aoz. case......... 5  00

“ 

SCOURING AND POLISHING.
“ 

Sapolio,kitchen, 3  doz...  2 50 
hand, 3 aoz......... 2 50

BIOS.

Domestic.

Carolina head...................... g
“  No. 1...................... 5

Broken.............................. 

No. 2...............   © 4JA
3g

Imported.

Japan, No..l.................. 
g
r>  N0. 2. . . . .............
Java....................................  5
Patna.......................... 5

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..................[«0
“  No.  1........................re
“  No. 2........................85
Pepper, Singapore, black.... 15
“  white...  .25 
shot......................... 19

“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.

Allspice............................... 1
Cassia,  Batavia...................’20
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon.................... 35
Cloves, Amboyna.................so
“  Zanzibar................. 20
Ginger, African................... 16
K  Cochin..................   is
Jamaica..................2P
“ 
Mace  Batavia...................... go
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste. .2b
“  Trieste.................... 27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................ge

** 

SUGAR.

“ 
, “ 

Cut  Loaf....................   @  g
Cubes......................... 
a   5)4
Powdered XXXX......   6K0   6 V
Standard..  @5)4 
Granulated, medium..  5)4©5 56
„ 
fine.......  5)405:56
Confectioners’ A......   @5*6
Soft A.........................  5  (as ng
White Extra C...........
Extra  C......................  @
ft
Golden 
Yellow....................... 
a
Less than  bbls. Qc advance

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Pure Cane.

Barrels............................ 
07
Half bbls............................Í29
Fair .
Good...................................  qk
Choice.....................................30
SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps.............. 
Sugar Creams............  
Frosted Creams.........  
Graham Crackers...... 
Oatmeal Crackers......  

o
g
g
giz
g)J

VINEGAR.

40gr............................. 7  @8
60 gr............................8  ©9

31 for barrel.
WET  MUSTARD.

Bulk, per g a l................... 
39
Beer mug, 2 doz In case...  1  75
Magic, per box....’. .........   100
Warner’s  “ 
-  —1  00
Yeast Foam, per box___" . .1  00

YEAST

6
5*
©8H

ig
4;

19
14
13

PLAVOBING EXTRACTS. 

2oz folding box
3 oz 
4 oz 
6 oz 
8 oz 

Lemon. Vanilla
1  25
1  50
2  00
3 00
4 00

Jennings’ D C.
75
“
.1  00 
“
.1  50 
“
.2  00 
“
.3 00
Gunpowder.
Austin's Rifle, kegs...........  5 00
“  H kegs........2 75
Crack Shot, kegB . .5 00 
H kegs 2 75
_  
Club Sporting  “  6 00 
H  “  3 25

“ 
“ 
** 
“ 

“ 
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See  th a t  this  Label  appears 
on  every ^package, as  it  is  a 
guarantee of the  genuine  a r­
ticle.

THE  ONLY  RELIABLE

FERMENTUM
COMPRESSED YEAST

Sold  in  this  market  ior  the  past  Fifteen  Years.

Far Superior to any other.
Correspondence or Sample Order Solicited. 
Endorsed Wherever Used.

JOHN  SMYTH,  Agent Grand  Rapids, Mieli,

Telephone 566.

106  Kent St.

See  th at  this  Label  appears 
on  every  package, as  it  is  a 
guarantee  of 
the  genuine 
article.

THE P & B BRAND

Will  again this  year,  as in the  past, be the very best  procurable  and  packed daily 
from the sweetest  and  best  stock.  Regular  season opens  Sept.  15.  Start in with 
us and do the Oyster business of your town.

THE  PUTNAM  CANDY  CO.

SOCIETIES

COMMITTEES

t
À

TEAS.

Japan—Regular.

P air............................  @17
Good..........................   @20
Choice......................... 24  @26
Choicest...................... 32  @34
D ust............................10  @12
P air............................  @17
Good..........................   @20
Choice...................... 24  @26
Choicest.......................32  @34
Dust.............................10  @12

SUN CUBED.

BASKET  FIRED.

g a ir.............................is  @20
Choice.......................   @as
Choicest......................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40

GUNPOWDER.

Common to fair...........25  @35
Extra fine to finest.  ..50  @65
Choicest fancy............ 75  @85
@26
Common to fair...........23  @30
Common to fair...........23  @26
Superior to fine............30  @35

oolong. 

IMPERIAL.

YOUNG HYSON.

Common to fair...........18  @26
Superior to  fine...........30  @40

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

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

TOBACCOS.

Pine Cut.

Palls unless otherwise noted
Hiawatha................... 
62
Sweet  Cuba................ 
36
McGinty....................  
24
“  H bbls.......... 
22
Valley  City................ 
32
Dandy Jim .................  
27
Torpedo...*............... 
20
in  drums__  
19
Yum  Yum  ................ 
26
Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead.................  
Joker......................... 
Hobby Twist................. 
Oh  My........................... 
Scotten’s Brands.

38
26
39
29

Plug.

“ 

Kylo............................  
Hiawatha................... 
Valley City................ 
Plnzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty............. 
Jolly Tar....................  

25
40
34
40
32  .

Middleton’s Brands.

28
Here It Is................... 
31
Old Style....................  
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good................... 38
Out of Sight..........................25
HIDES  PELTS  and  FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 

lows,  prices nominal:

HIDES.

Green............................ 2)4@3)i
Part Cured...............   @
Pull  “ 
.................   @ 4H
Dry...............................  5  @ 5
Kips, green  ............... 2)4@ 3*4
“  cured.................  @4)4
Calfskins,  green........  4  @ 5
cured........  @ 7
Deacon skins............. 10  @30

“ 

Ho. 2 hides % off.
FELTS.

WOOL.

Shearlings....................10 @25  -
Lambs 
......................25  @  90
Washed.......................20 @23
Unwashed.................. 10 @20
Tallow.......................  3)4@ 33i
Grease  butter  .............1  @ 2
Switches....................  m@  2
Ginseng  .        ...........2 oo@2 75

MISCELLANEOUS.

GRAIN’S and FEEDSTUFFS

“ 

FLOUB.

Ho. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
Ho. 1 Red (60 lb. test)
Bolted........
Granulated.
Straight, In sacks.............  4 20
“ 
“ barrels...........  4 40
Patent 
“ sacks.............  5 20
“ 
“ barrels...........  5 40
Graham  “  sacks...........  2 00
“ 
Rye 
...........  2 30
MILL8TUFF8.
Car lots
Bran...............$14 00
Screenings__  15 00
Middlings......16 00
Mixed Peed...  20 50 
Coarse meal  ..  20 00
Car  lots................................52
Less than  car lots...............54
Car  lots  ..............................38
Less than car lots................40

Less 
quantity 
$15 00
15 50
16 50 
21  00 
20 50

COBH.

OATS.

Hew oats, 2c less.

HAY.
Ho. 1 Timothy, car lots__10 00
Ho. 1 
ton lots........12 00

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FISH and  OYSTERS.

P.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

follows:
FBBSH  FISH.
Whlteflsh 
...................8  @9
T ro u t............................8  @9
Halibut.......................  @15
Ciscoes or Herring__  5  @6
Bluefish....................... 11  @12
Fresh lobster, per lb.... 
Soft crabs, per doz........ 
Shrimp, per gal............  
Cod...............................10  @12
Ho. 1 Pickerel............   @8
Pike............................  @ 7
Smoked  White...........  @7

20
1  00
1  25

oysters—Cans. 

O IL S .

SHELL  GOOD8.

Falrhaven  Counts—   @40
P. J. D.  Selects.........   @35
Selects.......................   @25
Anchor.......................   @23
Standards...................  @20
Oysters, per  100........l  25@i  50
C lam s.__“ 
...... 1 oo@i 25
The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes 
as  follows,  in barrels,  f. o.  b. 
Grand Rapids:
Eocene......................... 
8*4
Water White, old test.  @ 8
W.  W.  Headlight, 150° 
7
Water  White  ...........  @  6M
Naptha.......................   @ 7
Stove Gasoline...........  @ 6%
Cylinder..................... 27 @36
E ngine....................... 13 @21
Black. 25 to 30 deg 

.  @ 7*4

FRESH  MEATS.

“ 

Swift & Company quote as fol­

lows:
Beef,carcass...............  5 @6

“  hindquarters...  6  @ 6)4
fore 
“ 
...3  @3)4
loins,  Ho.  3...  9 @9)4
“ 
“ 
ribs..................   7 @8
rounds..............  5 @  5)4
“ 
Bologna......................  @4)s
Pork loins..................   @9
........  @
Sausage, blood or head  @ 4)4
liv er............   @4)4
Frankfort__  @7
Mutton  ....................... 7  @ 8
Veal...............................6 @7

shoulders 

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POULTRY,
Local dealers pay aiî  follows:
DRESSED.
Fowl.......................... ,  8 @ 9
@12
Turkeys.....................
Ducks  ....................... @12
Chickens,.................. 10 @11
Fowls......................... 7 @ 8
Turkeys...................... 11 @12
Spring Duck.............. 10 @11

LIYE.

RINDGE,  KALMBACH  &  CO,

12,  14,  &  16  PEARL  ST.

Pall  S ea so n   1892.

GIVE  US A  CALL  AND  SEE  OUR COMPLETE  STOCK.

FACTORY  GOODS.

Mne and can shoiv you
L A J ,   all the novelties of  the season at prices

We carrV a 

T f Y R ’R T T t f  f w  
"  v y jJ J J A A Y  VX 
we know will be satisfactory.
TJTT  A  U M   p T n n n < ?  

XXAViALL  V J i w / V / i /R j .  and buskins, also felt boots and socks.

never to*** 80 n^ce °  

° f shoes, slippers

Lj T T T 3   L-?  | i ’ l j  
*** ^  ^   " ■* JÜ A 1»  V J v / V / l / l O .   Shoe Co.* 8.  Satisfaction guaranteed.

M ^ T V Q   We  sell  the  best,  the  Boston  Rubber 

Our  Fall  Fines  o f

Oil  Cloths,  Garpets  and  ßitrtains

Now  ready.  Write for  prices,

SMITH  &  SANFORD,  68  Monroe St.

Flags,
B a n n ers
and.
S tre a m e r s.

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t h e   MICHlOAlsr  TRADESMAN.

STICK  CANDT.

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LARD.

s
8k.
sy.
8SSi
9

quotes as follows:

Boston  Cream
Cut  Loaf...... .
Extra H.  H...

HOW   HERRING  BECOME SARDINES. 
Gustav Kobbe in Christian Union.

If  the herring  were  consulted  in  the 
matter,  he  would  doubtless  remain  a 
herring.  But, unfortunately for him, his 
view of the case is not taken  into consid­
eration.  That portion of the human race 
which dwells upon the shores of  the Bay 
of  Fundy  and  its  adjacent  waters  has 
found it profitable to convert the herring 
into a  sardine,  and he  is,  therefore, con­
verted.  He  cannot  protest,  because  by 
the time he discovers  what is being done 
to him he is too exhausted  to  lift  up his 
voice against his conversion.  Hence it is 
that some nine  hundred  million  herring 
are  annually  converted  into  sardines, 
without  having  any  voice in  the matter 
at all.
The  herring  is  doubtless  a  perfectly 
moral fish,  but  he is stupid.  Therefore, 
perhaps his fate is not such a regrettable 
matter  after  all.  The  percentage  of 
stupidity  in  the  world  is  entirely  too 
much in  excess of  the  intelligence,  and 
the reduction of this excess should be en­
couraged.  Hence  all  those  engaged  in
the conversion of herring into sardines_
from the wholesale  shipper  down  to the 
amusingly 
fierce-looking  youths  who, 
with dirk  knives thrust  into  their belts 
or boots, hang  around the  street corners 
of  Eastport  waiting for a  job as cutters 
—are  deserving  of  approbation.  They 
are aiding in  the  elimination of  stupid- 
Ity,  unconsciously, no  doubt,  but  never­
theless  effectively.
The herring’s mode of  capture is pred­
icated  upon  his  stupidity. 
Imagine  a 
prisoner left in a prison the door of which 
is left wide open and unguarded.  This 
exactly what the herring  does.  Herring 
are caught in weirs.  A weir  consists  of 
water with a fence around it.  The fence 
is the sine qua non of the weir,  for with­
out it there would be  so many  fathoms of 
water—good,  clear,  cold salt water,  it  is 
true,  but  with nothing  to  distinguish it 
from the rest of  the  flood  of  water that 
rushes in and out of the Bay of Fundy at 
a  ten-knot  rate  with  every  tide.  Not 
every stretch of  water is  worth  fencing 
off, and to  select a  good  “privilege”  re­
quires nice  judgment  When  you see a 
resident of  Campo Bello,  N.  B.,  Can., 
wandering thoughtfully along the shores 
of the Bay of Fundy,  he is not pondering 
over the question of annexation, or specu­
lating on the possible profits of smuggling 
alcoholic beverages into prohibition East- 
port.  He  is closely  spanning  the coves 
and passages  with a view  of  locating  a 
good  “privilege” to lease from his govern­
ment at $5  per annum,  with the right  of 
renewal. 
If he can discover a cove where 
the  herring  “play  in,”  or  a  passage 
the  tide 
through  which  they  follow 
he  proceeds  to  lease  it,  and  then  to 
raise  the  necessary  capital — $500 
to 
«2,500,  according  to  the  depth  of  the 
water,  which  may  vary  from  eight  to 
twenty  feet.  Usually  he  is  obliged  to 
cross  over  into  Eastport  to  accomplis 
this,  for,  while 
the  herring  play  i„ 
along the English shore, the money plays 
in on the American side.
The lessees of the privilege  proceed to 
fell  birch and maple  trees for the fence 
If ^ the  bottom  is  soft,  the  trees  can  be 
driven in;  if not,  it becomes necessary to 
baild them in  piers  on a  floor, which  is 
then  weighed  with  stone  and  sunk 
somewhat expensive proceeding.  Below 
low-water mark the weir is  strengthened 
by a wattling of woven brush, for, as this 
part cannot easily be got at for repairs, it 
is necessary  to make  it so strong that it 
will not  readily be broken.  Above low- 
water  mark  the “fence” is  divided  into 
three  tiers  by  horizontal “ribbons,” be­
tween  which  the  brush is set  vertically.
It is thus held tightly in place, and can be 
easily  pulled  out  if,  for  instance,  it  be 
comes  necessary  to make  an opening to 
allow  free  passage  for ice,  which might 
otherwise destroy the weir.  The brush is 
carried  up  to  high-water  mark.  The 
nicest  judgment is  required  in deciding 
where to place the mouth of the weir 
It 
must  lie  exactly  in  the  course  of "the 
heiTing, or they will not enter it.  A weir 
will sometimes  work  admirably  for sev- 
eral years, when a sudden change in tides 
will give an  equally  sudden  turn  to  the 
course of the fish.
The herring strike  against  the outside 
of  the  weir,  follow  it  down
into  the

mouth, and  then circle  around from side 
to side, the whole school of fish being de­
flected  as if  it  were  a  rubber  ball,  and 
never by  any chance  escaping,  althongh 
the  door by  which they  entered is  wide 
open.
“Many a  time,”  said a  weir  fisherman 
to me,  “I’ve sat and watched the herring, 
and wondered atwh  at fools  they were.” 
At low  water  the  fishermen  row  into 
the weir,  and  dip the  herring  with nets 
some four  feet  wide  at the opening  and 
ten feet  deep.  A line is attached  to the 
bottom,  and  when  the  net  is  full,  its 
mouth  is raised to  the gunwale and the 
contents dumped into the boat by pulling 
in the bottom line. 
In the deeper weirs a 
purse seine is used.
Herring  are  caught  most  plentifully 
from  August  to  December,  and  on  low 
tides  between  5  and  9  a.m .  They 
are 
measured  at  the  weirs  in  basket: 
s,  of
which there are ten to the  hogshead.
On some tides  one  weir  will  catch  as 
many  as  a  hundred  hogsheads;  but  the 
supply  fluctuates  greatly.  The  price 
varies accordingly, ruling at times as low 
as SI,  and having risen to S75 a hogshead. 
A price  like that  last  named involves  a 
heavy loss  on  every  can  manufactured; 
but the manufacturer may have contracts 
to fulfill, and will  be obliged to  compete 
in bidding for the herring with others  in 
a similar predicament  Hence  the small 
supply will go off  at  large  prices.  For­
tunately for  the  manufacturer,  the  her­
ring is not intelligent enough to appreciate 
the advantage  there would  be in  making 
himself  scarce,  and,  therefore,  the  aver­
age price rules at from $10 to $15 a  hogs­
head. 
B
It is a feature of  the  sardine  industry 
that,  while the  seasou  lasts, the  various 
If  it  con­
employes  make  big  money. 
tinued through the year they  would soon 
grow rich.  As it is, the industry has been 
the making of Eastport, or rather it is the 
only  thing  that  keeps  it  alive;  for,  as 
nearly  all the help is local,  and the New 
Brunswick weir owners do most of  their 
trading in Eastport, it brings considerable 
money  into  circulation  there.  Of  the 
amount which the manufacturers received 
for the 900,000 cases shipped last season, 
about $1.10 to a case went for local labor 
which aggregates a pretty  large  sum for 
a sparsely settled  district.
The first to profit after the weir owners 
are the boatmen  employed  by the manu 
facturers  to  sail from  weir  to  weir and 
buy herring.  A boatman  receives $1 for 
every hogshead he delivers at the factory 
wharf,  and  as  his  business  will  often 
amount to  15  or  20  hogshead  a day,  he 
surely  has  nothing to  complain of.  He 
often  has  to  do  considerable dickering, 
and at times  competition is so fierce that 
me fish are put up at auction at the weirs. 
This is regularly the case at the mouth of 
the  Irish  channel  in  the Quoddy  river. 
There are a number  of  fine weirs in this 
channel,  but,  as  sailing  vessels  cannot 
venture through at low  tide, they gather 
at the mouth of the channel and wait for 
the fishermen to bring the  catch down in 
small boats.  Sometimes  a  hundred  sail 
will  be  waiting,  and only  50  hogsheads 
come down the river, and then there will 
be lively  competition.
At the  wharves  they  are  delivered  to 
the youthful desperadoes  above referred 
to,  who are aided and abetted  by women 
and girls, also  armed  with  dirk  knives 
but not  so  conspicuously.  The  cutters’ 
standing at tables, proceed  to  decapitate 
the fish,  and  to “clean  them  out,” so  to 
speak; or, if the fish are too small to nicely 
fill  the length of the can,  the  cutter tem­
pers  his ferocity sufficiently to omit cut­
ting off the heads,  and lengthens them by 
pinching. 
J
The cutters throw  the  decapitated  or 
pinched fish  into  the  boxes,  which  are 
carried into the factory—a cutter  receiv­
ing five cents for each box he  fills,  mak­
ing at this rate about $2.50 a day. 
In the 
factory the herrings are dumped into tubs 
of running  water  and  thoroughly  clean­
sed.  Then  follows  the  process  called 
‘striking with salt,” the fish  being  dip­
ped  into  tubs  of  brine  until  they  are 
slightly pickled,  when they are taken out 
in dip-nets and laid out on
flakes”  with
screens.  Part ef the  plant of  a  sardine 
ractory  is  large  ovens  similar  to  those I Alm°nds, Tarragona....................... 
used in  cracker bakeries.  The fires  are 
on the ground floor,  and above  them,  on  Brazils, new _ 
the  second  floor,  where  the  flaking  | 8 1 

_ 
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box.... 
Persian.50-lb.  box.
n u t s

160...........***
„  
Messina, choice, 360................. 

“ 
“  201b............  

. .8k
..............  8k
MIXED  CANDT.

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

BANANAS.

extra 

50-lb.
.50-1 h 

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A. B. Licorice Drops...........  ......................  an
Lozenges, plain............... 
....................... S,
Imperials.......................  
!£
Mottoes.......................... " ! .............................Ex
Cream Bar....................  
«
Molasses Bar................  
«

 
 

 

.  

CARAMELS.

m
Decorated Creams........ 
String  Rock................... 
   S’
Burnt Almonds.............................................j ’S
Wintergreen  Berries...........!!.'.*!!!.".’! " " ! .  60
-  
»0. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes.........  
u
&
no. 2, 
 
No. 3, 
75
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes.................... 
90
„ 
Small.........................................
Medium.................................................1

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3 

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Califormas, 9 6 ......  

ORANGES.
126...................‘ 
.........
150  ....................................
Messinas, choice  200.........  
........ 
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a,

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LEMONS.

. 
eta nn
fancy, 360...............  . . . ...... 
W  00
choice 300..........................
.......  @7 50
8 00
....  
fancy 390  Maioris............ .
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.
Figs, fancy  layers, 61b..........................   @13

14f t....................... 

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

is
5
es au.
9   ®k
© 6k

ai9

CMHo™ia.................... I ”
.............................

.  _ 

q. 
Standard....................................... ..
L ead er.................  - 
..........g

Bbls.

English  Rock........................... "   7
Conserves..................  
..........7
Broken Taffy................... baskets
Peanut Squares................. 
*•  a
French Creams.........................
Valley  Creams............... !" " * ’**
Midget, 30 lb. baskets............... "  
Modern, SO lb. 
....................  

“ 
..............2
fancy—in bulk....................

«

 

 

P «}8'
Lozenges, plain............................ 
„   “ 
printed..........................................if
Chocolate Drops.............................  
iiw
Chocolate Monumentals.....'.’...................... is
¡Tv,
Gum Drops........................... 
 
 
g*
Moss Drops.......................... 
 
 
Sour Drops.................. 
¡¡w
Imperials......................... .!".!.’"!.'.’!!!!!! 
10
Per Box
T 
Sour Drops.............. 
..............................«
Peppermint Drops...........................................IS
Chocolate Drops.................... *........................x;
H. M. Chocolate D rops..!"...........................on

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

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PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

Mess, new.  .'................................................  12 25
Short c u t.....................................................   14  50
Extra clear pig, short cut......... i5 
50
Extra clear, heavy......................................
Clear, fat back..................................15 
50
Boston clear, short cut....................... 16 
50
Clear back, short cut...................................   15 50
Standard clear, short cut, best................. 
15 50
Pork Sausage......................................................
Ham Sausage............................'..J.!,'."!."!!.'  9
Tongue Sausage.............
Frankfort  Sausage  ......
Blood Sausage...........................................
Bologna, straight....................5
Bologna,  thick................................ ...............5
Headcheese.................. !....... 5

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

Kettle
Rendered.  Granger.
Tierces......... ay, 
501b. Tins...8k 
80lb. Palls..  9 
9* 
51b. 
.. 9%
.. 9k 
31b. 
Extra Mbsb, warranted 200 lbs......................  6
Extra Mess, Chicago packing...........,..! 
g
Boneless, rump butts................................ 9
Hams, average 20 lbs...................... 

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.'"

Family.
6*
6k
6*
7
7k 
7ii

BEEP  IN  BABBSLS.

Com
pound.
6
6k
6k
6k

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16 lbs.......................... 12
12 to 14 lbs.......................  

Picnic................................................. ‘
best boneless...............

Shoulders..........................................................8k
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..... '..!".".*."!” .!!! 10
Dried beef, ham prices........................... 
av/
Long Clears,heavy.........  
 
71
Briskets,  medium..........
light.................

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11
12k

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

Standard,  per lb.................. Cases

Bbls.  Palls 
6k

Palls

“  Marbot........ ..................... 
“ 
“ 

Walnuts, Grenoble............................   @ib
S~
Chill..................................   @io
Table Nuts,  fancy...........................  &13H
choice.........................  @1254
Pecans, Texas, H.  P.,  .......................12  @14
Cocoanuts, full sacks........................   @4 25
Fancy, H. P., Suns............................   @ 5V4
“ Roasted..................  @ 7k
_  “  _  “ 
Fancy, H.  P., Flags..........................  
§ 6M
“  Roasted................   @714
_  “ 
“ 
Choice, H. P., Extras........................   @ 414
“  Roasted...............  © 6k
_ 
,  “ 
California Walnuts............................... 
igyj
C ro ck ery   & G la ssw a r e

PEANUTS.

FRUIT  JARS.

Pinte............................................................ .. g 75
Quarts..................  
7 Q0
 
Half Gallons.....................................  
900
Caps.............................................. !..." .!."   2 75
Rubbers...........................................  
40

 

 

 

LAMP  BURNERS.

No. 0 Sun...........................................  
N0.1 
Tubular.............................  

45
; ; .............................................. ;  ;;;;;  w
«

 
lamp chimneys.—Per box.

 

 

6 doz. in box.

“ 

“ 

9 QA

“ ..............................!!!!!!.2 4o
“ ............... ............... 

La Bastfe.

Pearl top. 

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

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

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

1  «
No. 0 Sun.................................. 
g j j   : : .......................................:::::: : : : : : .i 8i
« to
no.« 
First quality.
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top......................................... 25
S°-l  “ 
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No. 2 
1 
340
XXX Flint. 
No. 0 Sun, crimp top...................................... .. 60
“ ....................... .'.!!.'!.!!!2 88
“ 
NO. « 
“  
“  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
3 70
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled.........  
•• 
No. 2  “ 
.............  "'470
..........  . 4  88
No. 2 H inge,.......................  
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz......... 
1  25
No.2  “ 
.............. ....!!ls o
No. 1 crimp, per doz........................".'.."."!!!. !!l  35
No-2  “ 
...................................!.’l  60
No. 0, per  gross.................................... 
93
.... 
No  2, 
no. 3, 
.............. .................................   s
Mammoth, per doz............................. !!!!!!!."  75
STONEWARE—AKBON.
nsu
Butter  Crocks,  1 and 6 gal.............. 
.  75  *
Jugs, k  gal., per doz.........................!" 
on90 
1  80
glazed........ 
75
glazed...............  90

Milk Pans, k  gal., per doz................

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

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

k   ‘‘t 
1  “ 

LAMP WICKS.

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THE  BOSTON

TEiZCOFFEE

IMPORTERS,

Are now  receiving  by  every 

Overland,

incoming  steamer  and 
Hew Crop  Teas
importations, 
of  their  own 
which  means  that 
in  pur­
chasing  from  them  you  get 
Teas of special  character and 
at only one  reasonable  profit 
above actual  cost of importa­
tion.

You are surely  paying two 
or  more  profits in  buying of 
the  average  wholesaler.

Chase  &  Sanborn,

IM P O R T E R S ,

BOSTON. 

CHICAGO-

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to 

done, are  frames  revolving  like  paddle 
wheels.  The 
flakes  are  placed  upon 
these and allowed to remain in the  ovens 
until the fish are cooked.  The flakes are 
then  carried 
the  packing  tables. 
Women  and  children  do  the  packing. 
Piles  of empty cans are on the tables, and 
also pails of cottonseed oil,  each  with  a 
ladle measuring the exact quantity  of oil 
needed in a can.  The oil  is  first  ladled 
into the can, and then the fish are packed 
in.  The  larger  herring  are  packed  in 
mustard.  The packers  also  put  on  the 
can heads,  receiving 15 cents per case  of 
oils (100 cans),  and 13 cents  per  case  of 
mustards, of which there are fewer  cans 
to a case.  Packers earn from $15 to  $18 
a week.  When a packer has disposed  of 
all the herring on the  flakes  last  placed 
upon  her  tables,  she  calls  out  “Fish!” 
very much as  the  saleswomen  in  stores 
call out  “Cash!”  From the packers  the 
cans go  to  the  sealers,  who  receive  35 
cents per  case  sealed,  but  are  fined  a 
penny for each leak,  the leaks  being  de­
tected  by  experts  employed  for 
this 
special purpose.  Each sealer has a mark 
by which the  leaking  can  is  debited  to 
him,  but in spite of lapses  a  sealer  will 
usually  earn about $5 a day.
The cans are now ready  to  be  packed 
in cases and shipped.  Finally,  however, 
this questisn  suggests  itself; 
Is  it  the 
process above described,  or  the  French 
name on the  cans,  which  has  converted 
the herring  of the  Bay  of  Fundey  into 
sardines.

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Som e Bad  M ustard.

It is not generally known that the mus­
tard family is of  such  large  proportions 
as is  said  to  be  the  case by Prof.  C.  B. 
Waldron, of the Government Experimen­
tal  Station  for  North  Dakota.  Prof. 
Waldron states that the  family embraces 
about  1,600 members,  100  of  which  are 
natives of  this  continent.  The valuable 
members  of  this  smart  family  are  of 
European and Asiatic origin, and  include 
the  turnip,  cabbage,  kale,  cauliflower, 
etc.
Prof. Waldron’s  pamphlet  deals  with 
the  unworthy  members  of  the  family, 
and  their  name  is  legion.  The  weeds 
known as  wild  mustard,  tansy mustard, 
treacle  mustard,  worm  seed  mustard, 
false flax, shepherd’s  purse,  pennycress 
and pepper-grass  so  familiar  to farmers 
in  different  sections,  are  exceedingly 
hard to exterminate when they once have 
a  foothold. 
It  is  very  important  that 
only clean seed should be sown for crops, 
as,  if any of  the seed of  these  mustards 
be mixed with it.  trouble is bound to  en­
sue.
The simple cleaning of the seed is cheap­
er than to go over the  land to pull one or 
two weeds  to  the acre, even  were  there 
no  special  danger  in  letting  the weeds 
get the first  foothold.  When any of  the 
mustard  tribe  once  get  a  foothold  the 
remedy  lies  between  hand-pulling  and 
plowing the  crop  and  weeds  all  under. 
For the larger of the plants described the 
cost  of  pulling  cannot  well  exceed  the 
value of the crop,  and this process should 
be followed out most completely and con­
scientiously.  No  permanent  headway 
can be made unless all the  weeds are de­
stroyed.  The  writer  tells  of  a farm of 
5,000  acres upon  which  the cost of pull­
ing the mustard five  years ago  was $700. 
It  has  gradually  diminished  since  that 
time  till  last  season  the  cost  was  only 
$50. 
If but three or four  plants  to each 
acre had been left to seed, it  is not prob­
able that the $700 would have been  much 
reduced by this time.
In  conclusion,  Prof.  Waldron  says,  it 
should be kept  in mind  that  while it  is 
very  difficult  and  expensive  to  rid  the 
land of weeds that  have obtained a foot­
hold,  it  is  comparatively  easy  to  keep 
the land free from  weeds if all  will unite 
in the  effort.  Since  all may not  bp able 
to see the force of  this, it may  be neces­
sary  to  clear  their  vision  with  a  little 
wise  and  effective  legislation  upon  the 
subject. 
If  the  present  laws  may  be 
judged by  their  very  imperfect results, 
all will agree that there is much need for 
further legislative  action  upon the  sub­
ject of noxious weeds.

Sw iss Cheese Industry.

Gheesemaking  is  the  most  important 
agricultural  occupation  in  Switzerland,

as  upon  it depend  the  prosperity of  the 
milk  industry,  the  rearing of  milk  cows 
and  the  value  of  pasture  land.  The 
country is not  adapted  to  the  fattening 
of cattle in sufficient numbers  to  supply 
the  wants  of  the  population,  and  the 
Swiss  consumer  is  to a great  extent  de­
pendent  on  foreign countries  for  meat. 
There  is  a  brisk  business  in  sending 
young  cattle to  fatten  on the  other side 
of  the frontier  and in reimporting them.
According  to  a  recent  British  report 
from Berne, during the past  year 325,509 
animals of  all  kinds,  of  a  total value of 
£2,440,239,  were  imported  into  Switzer­
land,  while  71,930,  value  £649,440  were 
exported.  Austria-Hungary, France and 
Italy supplied  the greater number of  the 
cattle imported for slaughter, while those 
imported from  Germany were  rather  for 
farming  purposes.  The  total  export of 
cheese  last year  amounted to £1,528,288, 
and of condensed milk to £529,797.  The 
price  of  cheese  rose  during  the  year, 
owing  to  a  deficient  supply  caused  by 
the  difficulty of  obtaining  milk  cows  in 
sufficient numbers.  Swiss milk cows are 
in  great  demand  in  Germany,  and  the 
fact of  their exportation to that country, 
coupled  with  the  increased  quantity  of 
milk  required  by  the  condensed  milk 
factories,  hampers  the  development  of 
the cheese industry.
The  best  market  for  Swiss  cheese  is 
France, where the hard Emmenthal cheese 
are  much  sought  after,  the  total  value 
exported to that country in 1890 amount­
ing to  $£126,564.  Germany  and  Austria 
import  the  soft  and  juicy  Emmenthal 
cheese,  while  those  imported  by  Italy 
are,  for  the  most  part,  of  an  inferior 
quality.  The  question  of  the  duties 
levied  by  foreign  countries  on  Swiss 
cheese  is  one  which  naturally occupies 
an important place in the negotiation for 
the  renewal  of  the  Swiss  commercial 
treaties.

Mince Pie in Litigation.

The great  American  viand,  mince  pie, 
has been  hauled into  the  courts,  where, 
if  it should  be devoured,  as  most  things 
are that get there,  what would become of 
the American  people?  The complainant 
in the  case  is  the  American Preservers’ 
Company, of West Virginia, which brings 
suit for damages and  injunction  against 
three  great  firms  of  Chicago,  P.  D. Ar­
mour & Co.,  Libby,  McNeil & Libby, and 
Reid,  Murdoch & Co.,  who,  it  is  alleged, 
have stolen a patented process for making 
mince meat,  which  was  purchased  at  a 
high  price  from  one  Julian  A.  Allen, 
the  inventor.
Something  like  a  year  or  so  ago  the 
American  Preservers’  Co.  bought  the 
patent  from  T.  E.  Dougherty,  and 
in 
prosecuting  the  suits  established  his 
rights  under the  patent  as  the  original 
legal  manufacturer of  condensed  mince 
meat.
This is a case that clearly calls  for the 
intervention of  the National  authorities. 
A  process  so  necessary  to  the  general 
weal  should be  purchased at  the  public 
expense, and published pro bono publico.

From  the Mouth of the Pere M arquette.
L u k in g t o n ,  Sept.  17—H.  N.  Morse, 
buyer for the  Big  Store  Mercantile  Co., 
has resigned and is  succeeded  by  C.  P. 
Bucklin,  formerly buyer for  the  Butters 
& Peters Salt and Lumber Co.
The  clothing factory of the  Mendelson 
Manufacturing Co. now occupies its  new 
building,  a  three  story  and  basement 
brick block,  50x100 feet in dimensions.
The Whitaker Manufacturing Co., from 
Wellsville,  Ohio,  is ready  to  occupy  its 
new plant here.  The company manufac­
tures turnings and enameled wood goods.
The Development Co. of Ludington has 
transferred its  business  to  the Citizens’ 
Development Co.  The  new  officers are 
as  follows:  President,  A.  E.  Cartier; 
Treasurer,  Geo. N.  Stray;  Secretary,  D. 
W.  Goodenough.
The Durham Shade Cloth Co.  is  laying 
the foundation for a new building.  T.

The Controller of the Currency has de­
clared a third dividend of 15 per cent,  in 
favor of the creditors of the National City 
Bank of Marshall,  making in  all  85  per 
cent,  on  claims  proved,  amounting  to 
$155,048.

M i c h i g a n  (T e n t r a l

“ The Niagara Falls Route.”

D etroit Express....... ..............................7
Mixed  ......................................................7
Day  Express..........................................1
•Atlantic & Pacific Express................ 1
New York Express.................................5

D EPA RT.  A RRIV E 
00 a m  10:00 p 
06 a m  4:30  p m 
20 p m   10:00a m  
00 pm  6:00 am 
40 p m   10:46 p

•Daily.
All o ther dally except Sunday.
Sleeping  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
train s to and from  Detroit.
Elegant  parlor  cars  leave Grand  Rapids on Detroit 
Express a t 7 a. m..  returning  leave  D etroit  4:46 p. m. 
arrive in Grand Rapids 10 p. m.

Fred M. Briggs, G en'l Agent, 86 Monroe St.
A. Almqujst, Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Geo. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office. 67 Monroe St.
O. W. Ruggles  G. P.  &  T. Agent.,Chicago.

TIME  TABLE

NOW  IN  EFFECT.

Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.
Schedule  In effect July  3,1898. 

Sunday.

t r a i n s   so m e   n o r t h .
.. 
Booth. 
For Traverse City A Mackinaw  6:50 a  m 
From  Kalamazoo  ......................   0:80 a m
For Traverse City A Mackinaw  1:60 p m 
For  Traverse  City....................... 
For  Petoskey A M ackinaw.......  8:10 p m  
From Chicago and  Kalamazoo.  8:35 p  m
For Saginaw................................... 
For Saginaw 
........................  

Arrive from   Leave going
North.
7:20 a m
2:00  p m
6:15 p m
10-60  p m
7 -.20 a  m
6;15pm
 
Train a rriving from   south a t 6:50 am   and departing 
a  m d aily;  all other  trains  daily  except

^

 

TRAINS GOING  SOUTH.

Arrive from   Leave going
South. 
7:00 a m  
10:06  a m  
2:00 pm 
6:00  p m 
11:20 pm

_  _ 
North.
For  Cincinnati.............................   6:20 a m
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago...
For Fort W ayne and the  E a st..  11:60 a  m
For  Cincinnati.............................   5:20 p m
For Chicago.....................................10:40 p m
From Saginaw................................  11:50 
From Saginaw................................   10:40 
Train arriv in g  from  the  north a t 6:20 p m  and  leav­
ing south a t 6:00 p. m, also tra in  leaving south a t 11:20 
p. ra. run daily;  all other  trains  daily except Sunday.

a m
p m

Trains Leave
Lv.  Chicago__
Lv. Milwaukee. 
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
Ionia...........Ar
St.  Johns  ...Ar
Owoss j ........Ar
E. Saginaw  .Ar
Bay City......Ar
Flint  ...........Ar
Pt.  Huron...Ar
Pontiac....... Ar
Detroit.........Ar

EASTWARD.

•No.  14ltNo.  16 tNo.  18 •No.  82
7 30pm 
830pm
6 50am
7 45am
8 30am
9 05am
10 45am
11 30am 
10 05am
12 05pm
10 53am
11 50am
WESTWARD.

10 20am
11 25am
12 17pm 
1 20pm
3 45pm
4 35pm 
3 45pm 
6 00pm
3 05pm
4 05pm

12 05am
1 ldam
2 14am
3 05am
6 40am
7 15am
5 40am 
7 30am
4 57am
6 00am

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm
6 05pm 
8  0pm 
8 45pm
7 05pm
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

10 50am
5  10pm
6  15pm 
6 30am 
6 00am

4 05pm
10 20pm
11 20pm 
6 30am

Trains Leave
Lv. Detroit......
G’d Rapids,  Lv 
G’d Haven,  Ar 
Milw’keeStr  “ 
Chicago Str.  “

•No. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13 ©
10 45pm
7 06am
8 35am

6  50am
1  00pm
2  10pm

¡
3

•Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.

Trains arive from the east, 6:40 a. m., 12:50 a. m. 
5:00 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
Trains  arrive  from  the west,  6:45  a  m,  10:10 
a. m., 3:15 p.m. and 11:55 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlor  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Chair  Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleeper.
Westward—No.  81  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Chair Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffetcar.
J o hn W. L o u d , Traffic Manager.
B e n  F l e t c h e r , Trav. Pass. Agent. 
J as. Ca m p b e l l, City Ticket Agent.

B T H ,  OMISE 4  GO,

23 Monroe Street.

JOBBERS  OF

C h i l d r e n ’s  

S h o e s
Leather and Shoe Store Supplies.

12-14  LYON  ST.

G R A N D   R A P ID S

Geo. H. Reeder & Co.,
BOOTS  & SHOES
Felt Boots and Alaska Socks.

JOBBERS  OP

State’Agents for

1 5 8  4k  160  Fountaln^St. ¿G rand  R apids.

SLEEPING  A  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

N O R TH

7 :2 0   a  in  tr a in ,—-Parlor chair car Grand 
Rapids to Traverse City  and  Grand  Rapids 
to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
2aOO  p  m   tra in   has  parlor  car  Grand 
Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
1 0 :4 0  p  m   tr a in ,—Sleeping  car  Grand 
Rapids  to  Petoskey and Mackinaw. 
SO U TH —7 :0 0  am  tr a in ,—P arlor chair car Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
1 0 :0 5   a m   t r a i n , —W agner  P arlor  Car 
Grand Rapids  to  Chicago.
6 :0 0   p m   tr a in .—W agner Sleeping  Car 
Grand Rapids to Cincinnati.
11; 20  p m  tr a in ,—W agner Sleeping Car 
Grand Rapids to Chicago.

Chicago via G. R.  & I. R. R.

LvG rand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

2:00pm   U :20pm
9:00 p m  
6:50 a m
10:05 a m train  through W agner P arlor Car.
11:20 p m tra in  dally, through W agner  Bleeping Car. 

10:05am 
3:35 p m  

3:10 p m  
Lv  Chicago 
A rr Grand Rapids 
8:35 p m  
3:10  p  m  through  W agner  P arlor  Car. 
train  daily, through W agner Sleeping Car.

7:05 am  
1:60 pm 

10:10 p m
6:50  a m
10:10 p  m 

For Muskegon—Leave. 

M u s k e g o n , G r a n d  R a p i d s  A I n d i a n a .
6:66  a m 
11:26 a m  
6:30  p m  

From  Muskegon—Arrive.
10:00 a m
6:60 p m
8:06 p m
Through tickets and full Inform ation  can  be had by 
calling upon A. Almqulst,  tick et  agent  a t  Union Sta­
tion,  or  George  W.  Munson,  Union  Ticket  Agent. 07 
Monroe street. Grand Rapids, Mich.O. L. LOCKWOOD,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
CHICAGO

SEPT. 11,  1892.
A N D   W EST  M IC H IG A N   R ’Y.
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

Lv.GR’D RAPIDS........8:50am  1:25pm  *11:35pm
Ar. CHICAGO..............3:35pm  6:45pm  *7:05am

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

TO AND PROM MUSKEGON.

TRAVERSE CITY, MANISTEE  & PETOSKEY.

Lv. CHICAGO..............9:00am  5:25pm *11:15pm
Ar.  GR’D RAPIDS..... 3:55pm  10:45pm  *7:05am
Lv Chicago.............................   9:30am 
9:30am
TO  AND  FROM  BENTON  HARBOR, ST  JOSEPH  AND 
INDIANAPOLIS.
Lv. G  R ...........8:50amol :25pm 
..........*11:35pm
G R  ......... *6:10am 3-55pm 
........   10:45pm
Lv. G. R ...........  8:50am  1:25pm  5:40pm  3:55pm
Ar.  G.  R..................... 10:45am  3:55pm  5:20pm
Lv.  G  R......................... 
  7:30am  5:35pm
Ar.  Manistee............................. 11:20pm 10:24pm
Ar.  Traverse  City......................12:35pm 10:59pm
Ar.  Charlevoix  .........................  2:55pm
Ar. Petoskey  ...............................3:30pm
Ar.  from  Petoskey.  etc.,  10:00  p  m. ;  from 
Traverse City 11:50 a m, 10:00 p m.
Wagner  Parlor Cars  Leave Grand  Rapids 1:25 
Wagner Sleepers—Leave Grand  Rapids *11:35 
Free Chair Car for Manistee 5:35 p m.
•Every day. 
week days only.

pm, leave Chicago 5:25 p m.
pm;  leave  Chicago *11:15  pm.

tExcept Saturday.  Other trains 

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

 

DETROIT,

SEPT  11,  1892
L A N SIN G   &  N O R T H E R N   R .  R .
GOING TO  DETROIT.

Lv. G  R ....  7:00am  *1:25pm  5:40pm  *11:30pm 
Ar  DET —  11:50am  *5:25pm  10:35pm  *7:30am

RETURNING FROM  DETROIT.

Lv. DETR—   7:50am *1:35pm 5:15pm  *11:00pm 
Ar. GjR......... 12:55pm *5:25pm 10:20pm  *7:06am
Lv. G R 7:20am 4:15pm  Ar. G R.ll :50am 10:40pm

TO AND PROM SAGINAW,  ALMA AND ST. LOUIS.

TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL & HASTINGS R.  B.

Lv. Grand Rapids...........  7:00am  1:25pm  5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell..............12:55pm  5:25pm  ..........

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Parlor  Cars on all  day trains  between  Grand 
Rapids and  Detroit.  Wagner Sleepers  on  night 
trains.  Parlor cars to Saginaw on morning train. 
•Every day.  Other trains  week days only

GEO. DbHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.

Railway.

Toledo,  Ann  Arbor  &  North  Michigan 
In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  A 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Mllwauk  e 
offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  betwe 
Grand Rapids and Toledo.
Lv. Grand Rapids a t......7:15 a. m. and 1:00 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t............   12:55 p. m. and 10:20 p. m.
Lv. Grand Rapids a t......6:50 a. m. and 3:25’p. m.
Ar. Toledo at..............12:55 p. m. and 10:20 p. m.

VIA D„ G. H.  A M.

VIA d ., l . a  N.

Return connections equally as good.

W. ,H.  Bennett, General Pass. Agent, 
Toledo, Ohio.

1 6

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

General  Outlook as to  Crop Prospects 
Potatoes—The  acreage  is about 7  per 
cent  less  than in  1891  and  the prospec 
tive yield shows a much  greater discrep 
ancv.  The yield of  1892 may not exceed
150.000.  000  bushels  and  certainly  not 
more  than  175,000,000  bushels  as  com 
pared with 235,000,000 bushels  last year
124.000.  000  bushels in  1890 and 190,000, 
000 bushels in  1889.  The early crop was 
generally short  and  the  later  crop  will 
yield  better. 
In  the  middle  states  and 
along the Mississippi  river potatoes  will 
not be up to  the mark,  Ohio having only 
about  enough  for  home  consumption 
Kentucky  has  a good  crop,  Indiana suf­
fered  from  drouth,  Kansas  from  rust, 
Arkansas  from  early  rains. 
Iowa  and 
Wisconsin will have a fair  yield and Ne­
braska and Michigan a three-fourth crop. 
In Missouri the  tubers  are small and  of 
poor quality  in  many  sections,  and Illi­
nois reports from Cook county, its potato 
center,  a  poor  condition  owing  to  wet 
spring  and  subsequent  excessive  heat. 
Tennessee has a full area and an average 
crop, some  sections  being  above the av­
erage.  On  the  Atlantic  coast and Gulf 
of Mexico the harvest  was  below the av­
erage. 
In  the  Dakotas  and  along  the 
Canadian  borders,  reports  are more en­
couraging.  New York state has a slight­
ly  smaller  acreage  than  in 1891  with  a 
condition of only 82 as compared with 98 
a  year  ago.  The  New  England  states 
have  also  a  smaller  area  than  in  1891 
with  an  average  condition  of  75,  but 
Rhode Island has  a slight  excess  with  a 
condition  within  5 points of  last  year’s. 
Later  New  England  advices  point  to 
further damage from heavy August rains 
except  in  Connecticut,  where  the  pros­

pects  have  brightened a little,  as  above 
indicated,  would  be  the  case.  To what 
extent similar damage may have occurred 
elsewhere we are not at present in a con­
dition to state, but it is clear that the  to 
tal  1892  crop  will  be  fully 25 per cent 
short  of  last year’s,  which,  while prom­
ising  no  sudden  or  great  increase 
ir 
values,  points  to a firmer market  condi­
tion without  the  undue  depression  that 
has of late months been  its chief charac 
teristic.

Sweet  Potatoes—Since  the  extraordi­
nary  high  prices  which  were  paid  for 
sweet  potatoes  two and three years ago, 
a  much  larger  area  has  been  planted. 
The extra yield,  combined  with  the  low 
prices of whites last year, brought values 
down  to  a  low average, yet  the  indica 
tions  are that the  new crop will  be fully 
up  to  that  of  1891,  but  values  may  be 
slightly  higher  owing to the shortage in 
the crop of white potatoes.

Onions—The  onion  crop  will  be fully 
20  per  cent,  less  than  last  year.  This 
shortage will be  more  directly  felt later 
in the season because a large  proportion 
of the crop is soft and of inferior quality, 
and  cannot,  therefore,  be  held  for  the 
winter’s  market.  The  result  will  be 
that  the  poor  stuff  will  be  rushed  for 
sale at any price,  thus tending to depress 
present values,  while there will  be great­
er  scarcity  later  in  the  season  than  is 
even anticipated by our reduced estimate 
of the crop.

Beans  Beans  will  be  scarce  because 
there has been a reduced area  planted  to 
this  crop,  and  because  the  condition  is 
poor in some sections. 
In California the 
lima bean crop has been  largely  reduced 
both in  area and  yield.  Special  reports

show  a  decreased  acreage  in  Ind.,  111., 
Neb.  and  Kan.,  but  with  a  generally 
good condition.  Ohio, Mich., Pa.  and N. 
J. have about the same acreage and pros­
pects as in  1891. 
In Western New York, 
the medium and pea beans  section, there 
are fewer  acres  and  the  crop  has  been 
troubled some by rust 
In New England 
condition 
is  good  except  in  Vermont. 
Beans are  always a good staple crop and 
should do better  in  market  this  coming 
year than they even did last  year.  Each 
year  we  are  depending  more  upon  our 
domestic supply and  importing  less for­
eign beans, our 1891  imports  amounting 
to 1,657,000 bushels,  whereas for the year 
ending  June,  1892,  they  were  only  874,- 
000 bushels, a decrease of 780,000 bushels 
in one year.  On the  other  hand,  we  ex­
ported  387,000  bushels  more  this  year 
than  last.  Both  these  facts, 
together 
with the certainty of a smaller  yield, are 
encouraging for good  prices.

Cabbage—The  cabbage  crop  shows  a 
decrease in yield of  the  early  varieties, 
as  compared  with  1891.  According  to 
the special  crop  reports,  both  Michigan 
and  Wisconsin  have a  smaller  acreage, 
while  Nebraska  holds  its  own  and  re­
ports an increase  of  50 per  cent,  in  the 
area planted to cabbages in Cedar county. 
The crop is generally reported as good in 
all Western  and  Southern  states  except 
Virginia  and  Minnesota  and 
in  Cook 
county,  Illinois,  where  the  crop  will  be 
only  about  half  as  large  as  last  year. 
New  York  has  a  smaller  area  in some 
counties,  but the crop is of  good quality. 
The  New  England  states  report  a  de­
creased  area  ranging  from  10  per cent.
Massachusetts  downward  in  other 
states,  except in Maine,  where there is  a

full  area,  but  a  condition  of  only  79. 
The shorter supply of early  cabbage will 
doubtless net better prices to the farmer, 
as, last year there was an oversupply and 
shipments very frequently did not realize 
enough money to pay  the freight.

Squash—Squashes are doing  better  in 
the Western  than in  the  Eastern  states. 
Illinois and Nebraska report a  full  acre­
age and prime condition,  Minnesota  has 
doubled her acreage with a condition,  of 
80,  and Michigan has the same  condition 
with a decrease  of  20  per  cent,  in area. 
New Jersey  will  be  short.  New  York 
has a fair condition with a large shortage 
in area.  New England  generally  has  a 
reduced  area  and  poor  condition.  The 
low prices that have ruled for  squash  of 
late years have no doubt influenced farm­
ers in reducing the area this year.  Con­
sumption will  not  be  smaller  and  fair 
prices are in prospect.

Beets—Beets are plenty in all  sections 
and in good condition,  and with the usual 
range of values likely.

Turnips—The  crop  will  be  less  than 
last year,  but of better quality, with indi­
cations of better prices.

Tomatoes—The area planted is  not  so 
large as last year and the yield hardly so 
prolific.  Canners’  pack  will  not  be  as 
large as in  1891, and any  change in values 
should be upward.

"Prosperity  and  Progress.”

From the Grand  Rapids  Daily  Eagle.

With its  last week’s  issue T h e   M i c h i­
its  ninth 
g a n   T r a d e s m a n   completed 
volume.  The history of this journal has 
It 
been one of  prosperity and progress. 
fills  most  efficiently  and  usefully  its 
chosen field in the newspaper  world. 
It 
is a worthy monument  to  the enterprise 
and ability of its editor and founder, Mr. 
E. A. Stowe.

H ave You  S een   It?

T H E   M O S T   R E M A R K A B L E   B A R G A I N

E V E R   O F F E R E D  IN   T H E   J E W E L R Y   L I N E

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12  Canal St.,  12-14 Arcade, Grand Rapids, Mich

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Ba ll-Ba r n h a r t-Putm an  Co.
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 rin ts  and  D o m estic  C ottons.

W e  invite  the  attention  of  the  trade  to  our complete  and  well 

assorted  stock  at  lowest  market  prices.

Spring  Company.

Crate  Chests. 

Glass  Covers  for  Brails

rT"*HEi>E  chests  will 

soon 
pay for themselves  in  the 
breakage they avoid.  Price $4.

will  save  enough  good*'  from  flies 
for themselves.  Try them and  be convinced.

B UR new  g!a>s covers  are by far the 

h a n d S " in e .t  ever  offered 
to  the 
trade.  They  are  made  to  fit  any 
of  our  boxes  and  ran   lie  changed  from 
one box  to  another in  a moment  They 
dirt  and  prying  fingers  in  a short  time to pay 

Price,  50 cent~ each.

N E W   N O V E L T I E S

We call the attention of the trade to the following new novelties:

CINNAMON  BAR. 

ORANGE  BAR.

CREAM  CRISP. 

MOSS  HONEY  JUMBLES.
NEWTON,  a rich  finger with  fig  filling.  This  is  bound  to  be  one  of 

the best selling cakes we ever made.

THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,
GRAND  RAPIDS.

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 

Y o u   can  t a k e   y o u r   c h o ic e

Best  Flat Opening  Blank  Bo:>ks

OF  TWO  OK  ini';

In   t h e   M a r k e t.  <  «-gt m>  m o r e  th a n  t li e  o fcl  "»ty le  I '»   »  k  Wri te  (

GRAND  RAPIDS  BOOK  BIND  NG  CO.,

2 9 -8 1   Canal  St., 

Grand  R a p i d s   Mich.

HERCULES  POWDER

SEND
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DESCKtPTIVH
p a m p h l e t .

ßttunp before a blast.  I Fragments after a blast,

STRONGEST anil SÏFËSTÎÏPLOSIVI
POWDER, FUSE, CAPS,
E lectric M ining G oods

K n o w n   t o   t l i e   A r t s .

fob  sals  by  t h i

and all tools fob stump blasting,
HERCULES  POWDER  COMPANY,
j .  W . w i l l a k d , M a n a g e r,

10 Prospect Street,  Cleveland,  Ohle, 

¡ B B F I O U Z j B B i  
I  TIBÍ GRuAT STOMP and bock 
ANNIHILATOR.

MICHIGAN  BARK  & LUMBER  COM

Successors  to

N.  B.  Clark  &  Co.

18  and  19  Widdicoiub  Building.

We are now ready to make contracts for the season of  1892.  Correspondence solicited.

VOIGT, HERPOLSHEIMER  k  CO.,
Dry  Goods,  Carpets and Cloaks

W H O L E S A L E

W e  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

Geese  Feathers.

M a c k in a w   S h irts  a n d   L u m b e r m e n ’s  S o ck s. 

OVERALLS  OF  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

Voiat, Horplsloiir & Go. 4 8 , 8 0 ,  8 2   O tta w a   St., 

G rand  R ap id s.

Agents  for

Western  Michigan,

W RITE  FOR  PRICES

HOLIDAY  SEASON  1892  NOW  OPEN.

Oar  Sam i  Room  Ready  to  Show  Visitors  Daring  i t  Vest  Mm  Fair,

Give us a call  and  see the  i< ost  complete  line of  Holiday Goods ever presented.  Our  sample  tables are  crowded with  best 

selling goods from every country.  All purchases made direct from manufacturers in

United States,  England,  Germany, Austria, France.

No middle profits to pay.  Our experience of many years in the best Holiday lines shows us the  safest  and  most satisfac­
tory lines to buy.  Our  assortment was never  so  great, our stock  was  never so heavy, our prices never so low as in thja Holi­
day season.  Our personal and direct  purchases from foreign and domestic factories show a grand assortment of the following 
goods:

Fancy China  Decorated Ware.

Novelties  from  Many Countries

The Children’s Favorites

The Children’s  Favorites

A.  D.  Coffets

Moustache Cups and Saucers 

Fruit  Saucers 

Ice Cream Dishes 

Ice Cream Sets 
Plate Sets
Creams

Bread and  Milk Sets 

Jewel Cases
Dominoes
Blocks

Aluminum Goods
Aluminum  Fans

Aluminum Placques

Aluminum Photo Frames

Aluminum  Mirrors

Dressed Dolls
Doll Bodies
Doll Heads
Kid Dolls

Bisque Dolls

China Babies
Patent Dolls

Water  Jugs 

Toy Tea Sets 

Fancy Match Safes 

Toilet  Sets.

Plush Mirrors
Steamboats
Campaign or Chinese Lanterns

Playing Cards

China  Limb Dolls

Bisque Babies
Paper Dolls

Dolls’ Hammocks

Ash  Receivers 
Smoking Sets 

Butter Dishes 
Cracker Jars 
Ornaments 

Bric-a-Brac 

China Vases

Candles

Ten  Pins

Campaign  Horns
Money Safes

Tran>parent Slates

Banks

Motto Cups and  Saucers 

Fruit Plates 
Tea Sets 

Dinner Sets

Weeden’s Guaranteed
Mechanical Banks
lc,  2c, 5c.  10c, 25c, 50c Picture  Books

Chatter  Box

Steam Toys

Plash and  New  Fancy Wood 

Boxes

Terms  on  this  line  of  Christmas  Goods, 5  per 

cent, discount if paid January 1st.

Dressing Cases 

Comb,  Mirror and  Brush Sets 

Shaving Sets 

Smokers’ Sets

Photograph Albums 
Photograph Boxes 

Infants’ Sets 

Work Boxes 

Manicure Sets 
Jewel C.tes 

Collar and Cuff Boxes 

Whisk Broom Holders 

Odor Bottles in Silver Frames 

Glove and Handkerchief Boxes 

Crescent Mirrors 

Silver Ink Stands 

Card Cases

Oliver Optic Anuuai
Doll Carriages 

Zig Zag Series

Drums

Silver Hand Mirrors

Silver Novelties
.  Parcheesi

Picture Blocks

World's  Fair Games

10c Games

25c Games

50c, 60c,  75c, $1 Games

Playing Cards
Perfumery
Scissors

Purses

Silver Plated Ware
Glass Novelties

Baskets
Vases

Handled Bowls

New,  Rich and Rare Colors in Bohemia

Glass,  Water Sets,  Lemonade Sets.

Grocery Stores 
Bellows  Toys 
Paint Boxes 

Photo Frames 

Pewter Tea Sets 
Laundry Sets 

Scholars’ Companion 

Tin  City Cars 

Tin Fire Engines 

Tin Locomotives 
Tin Animals 
Tin Horses 

Tin Wagons

Iron Bell Toys 

Iron Carts

iron Sad  Irons 

Iron Cat and Mouse Bauks 
Iron Trains,  12 kinds 
Iron  Fire Engines 
Iron Chemical

Iron Steamboats 

Iron  Hose Carriages 

Iron Hook and Ladder 
Iron Chief’s Wagon 
Pop Guns,  Pistols 
Carved Animals 
Harmonicas 
Jews Harps

Christmas Tree Ornaments 

Wheeling Toys 
Penny Goods 

Snakes 
Bears

Booby Prizes 
Wooly Sheep

Menageries
Animals

Swallowing Toys 
Toy Trumpets 

Doll Houses 

Song Trumpets 

Rattles 

McGinty Watches 

Toy Watches 
Marbles 
Agates

Agate  Railways

Dolls’ Shoes

Dolls’  Arms

Dolls’  Wigs

Dolls’ Rubbers

and Waterproofs
Dolls’  Chairs
Dolls’  Spoons

French  Dolls

Japanese Dolls
Negro Dolls

Papa-Mama Dolls 

Mechanical  Dolls
Toy Trunks
Toy Desks

Dolls’ Worsted Shoes

Dolls’ Worsted Jackets

Black Boards

Tables,  Beds,

Chairs

Washboards

Noah’s Arks
Tool Chests

Croquet Sets

Rocking  Horses

Shoo Flies

Magic  Lanterns

Doll Furniture
Toy Casters
Pianos

Mettaliaphones

Fireman Sets

Policeman Sets
Soldier Sets
Helmets
Ships

Mosquito Drums

We have made our terms on Holiday Goods DUE  JANUARY  1st, so  that  you can buy early while stock  and assortment 
is fhll, and  pay for them at the same time, as if you bought in December.  Remember your experience, the demand will surely 
come.  Prepare for it by leaving us your order.  Satisfaction guaranteed.

H. LEO N A RD  & SONS

1 3 4 ,  1 3 6 ,  1 3 8   East Fulton Street, Grand Rapids,  TVTicb

