Michigan Tradesman.

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VOL.  10.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.
GRAND  RAPIDS,  A PR IL   26,  1893.

$1  Per  Year.
NO.  501

F.  J.  BETTBNTHJLLER,

WHOLESALE  OYSTERS,  FISH  and  GAME,

LIVE  AND  DRESSED  POULTRY.

Consignments solicited.  Chicago and Detroit market prices guaranteed.

117  Monroe  St., Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

PLANTS,
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ETC.

For  1893
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Every  article of  value  known.  You will 
make  money  and  customers if  you buy our 
seeds.  Send for  wholesale price list. 
CLOVER and  GRASS  SEEDS, ONION  SETS and SEED 
POTATOES.  All the standard varieties in vegetable seeds.
ALFRED  J.  BROWN,  Seedsman,

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quality considered. 

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C N A S .  .A .  COYB,

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Having removed  the  machinery,  business  and good  will of  the  Ionia  Pants  and 
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giving us  four  times  the capacity of  our former factory at Ionia,  we are in a posi­
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the patronage of the trade is solicited.

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

FODHTH NATIONAL BUS

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LIGE,  THE PHILOSOPHER.

In a land of  military  titles  It  is  rare 
that a degree implying a  “peaceful pro­
fession” is  conferred,  but  in  southern 
Missouri old man Cliff was called  “Lige, 
the Philosopher.”  No  one  seemed  to 
know why this distinction  had  been  set 
upon Lige, and  surely  it was not on ac­
count of his learning, for not even on the 
day  of his greatest  mental  activity  and 
physical  nimbleness  could  he  have 
scrawled  anything that would  have  re­
sembled his own name.

Once, while the philosopher was loiter­
ing about in  a  neighborhood  which  ex­
tended somewhat beyond the lines of his 
own reputation,  he  was  arrested  for fir­
ing a gun on Sunday, and was  arraigned 
before  a justice of the peace.

“You are evidently a stranger  in  this 

community,” said the justice.

“I ain’t quite as  well  acquainted here 
as I mout be if I  had  come  sooner  and 
stayed longer,  and still, I’m  a good deal 
better acquainted than  if I hadn’t  come 
at all.”

“I reckon so.  The constable  tells me 
that you tell  him that  in your  neighbor­
hood  you  are  called  Lige,  the  Philoso­
pher.”

“Yes, that’s me.”
“Why do they call you a philosopher?”
“You’ve got me thar, jedge.”
“What have you ever  done?”
“You’ve got me  agin,  jedge;  and  say, 
you mout ask what  any  philosopher  has 
ever done?  I never hearn  of  any  phil­
osopher  doin’  nothin’—that  is,  except 
one that I’ve heard my daddy tell  about; 
and it appears that he  was  a  fiddler  or 
he couldn’t have done nothin’. 
I reckon 
it’s a  good  thing  for  a  philosopher  to 
have a little suthin within reach  that  he 
can pick up and brace himself with.”

“Yes, I suppose so,” said  the  justice, 
“but  we  needn’t enter into a discussion 
of the matter.  You  are  fined  ten dol­
lars.”

“All right, jedge,” Lige replied, taking 
out a large leather  pocketbook,  and  un­
winding a shoestring from around it, “I’ve 
got just fifteen  dollars,  and  I  was  won­
derin’ how much of it I’d git  home  with, 
and it was pesterin’ me  sorter,  but  you 
have settled it, and  thurfo’  relieved  my 
mind of worry.  Here’s your money.”

It was  about  this  time  that  I  became 
acquainted  with  Lige,  the  philosopher. 
I was interested in him, and  I  sought  to 
trace the source of his title.  He  knew, 
of  course,  and  other  people  in 
the 
community held 
the same  information, 
bnt no one was willing to tell.

“But why should there  be  any  secret 
about it,” I  asked,  addressing  the  car­
penter  and  builder  who  buried 
the 
community’s  dead,  and  who,  therefore, 
was a wise man.

“I might  ask  why  is  there  so  much 

interest in it,” he  replied.

“Well,  my  interest  is  based  on  the 
fact that I am somewhat of  a  student  of 
character, and also upon  the  belief  that 
this title was earned in some quaint way.”

“It was.”
“Tell me about It.”
Well, he did tell me, and I have learned

to 

that what > he  told  is an  absolute  fact. 
Here is what I learned:

A shrewd old  fellow  who  had  failed 
advantageously as a merchant in the city, 
the  village  of  Jesper,  and 
moved 
opened up a general store. 
It  is  singu­
lar what  wiles  a  skinflintisb  merchant 
can  employ  to  draw  trade  from  other 
houses.  But it is generally the case that 
the meanest man  socially—I  am  speak­
ing of village  merchants—is  the  surest 
to build up  a  trade.  This  old  fellow, 
Galvin J. Horn, was prosperous from the 
start.  He  soon  distinguished  himself. 
He turned a widow out of her house;  he 
levied on the only horse an old  man  had 
and ruined  his  growing  crop.  He  did 
many  mean  things,  and  yet  he  obeyed 
the law to the finest shading of the letter.
Shortly after Horn opened his  store  in 
Jesper,  Lige  Cliff  began  to  trade  with 
him.  A bad crop year followed and then 
came  a mortgage.  One  afternoon  while 
Lige was standing in the store, aimlessly 
looking at a lot  of  ax  handles  sticking 
out of a nail keg. Old man  Horn  stepped 
np to him and  smiling  in  that  thin  way 
which means  an  absence of  all  human 
feeling, said:

“Let  me  see  you  in  the  back  room, 

please.”

Lige followed him; and when they had 
entered the room  the old  man  shut  the 
door.

“Mr.  Cliff,  yon  doubtless  know  that 

the mortgage will be due to-morrow.” 

“Yes, sir, I’m sorry to say.”
“Ah yes; and it must be  attended to at 
once.  It’s  for  six  hundred  dollars,  you 
know.”

“Yes, I know  how  much it’s  for,  but 
say, can’t yon  let  it  run  along  a  little 
while?  I can’t  pay it  now—don’t  want 
to give up my farm.”

“It  must  be  settled  to-morrow,  Mr. 

Cliff.”

“Now, here, Mr. Horn,  when  we  was 
fixin’  up  the  thing  yon  said  that  it 
shouldn’t never bother me  none.  Don’t 
you ricolleck?”

“Oh, I don’t  exactly  remember  what 
was said—indeed, it makes no  difference 
what was  said.  We  are  now  to  deal 
with what was done. 
I  must  have  that 
money to-morrow or I’ll sell yonr  farm.” 
Lige  turned  toward  the  door.  “Do 
the  old  merchaut 

you  understand?” 
called.

“I’ll  see  you  to-morrow,”  Lige ans­

wered.

Pretty  early  the next  morning  Lige 
stalked into the store.  The old man was 
behind the counter, smoothing his calico. 

“Mr. Horn.”
“Ah, good morning, Mr. Cliff.”
“Let me see you  in  your  back  room, 

Mr.  Horn.”

“Yes, in  a minute.”
Lige stalked on into the room  and  the 
oli man soon followed him,  and when he 
entered,  Lige  took a  position  near  the 
door.

“Mr. Horn, you  said  that I  must pay 

you to-day.”

“Yes, to-day, Mr. Cliff,” the  merchant 
answered, cracking the joints of his thin 
fingers.

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THE  MIOHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

“All right;  and  now 

let  me  tell  yo 
what I thought of as I was  cornin’ on  to 
town this mornin’. 
‘I’ve got a  wife  and 
ten children,’  thinks I,  “and  I’ve  got a 
mortgage to lift to day or  out in the road 
they  go*  1  can’t  fix  up  the  mortgage 
and 1 can’t stand to see my family trudg­
in’ along the road.  What had 1 better do: 
kill my self?” ’

“Tut,  tut,”  the  merchant  broke  in. 

“I wouldn’t think of that.”

“Ah,  ha,  but 1  did  think  of  it,  but 
just then 1 ’lowed what would be the use 
of killin’ myself?”

“1 see,” the old man nodded.
“Why not kill the other fellow?”
“Good Lord!”  the merchant cried.
“Yes,” said Lige,  taking out a  pistol, 
“I thought  it was  better  to be a philoso­
pher than a  fool,  so 1  have  decided  to 
kill you.”

The old coward dropped on his  knees.
“It’s no use to pray to  me,  Mr.  Horn. 
1 prayed to you yesterday and that wan’t 
no use.  Yes, I’m  goin’ to  kill  you  un­
less you wipe out  everything  you’ve got 
standin’ again  me  un’  give  me  a  cl’ar 
receipt for the same—aud let me tell you 
that if  you  have me  arrested  or  say  a 
word about this I  will kill  you  anyhow. 
Do you understand?”

“Yes, merciful heavens, yes.”
“And understand  this,  too. 

I’m  not 
goin’ to beat you  out of  a cent,  but  I’ll 
be dinged if my people are a goin’ out in 
the road.”

chant.*

The old  man  wiped out  the debt, and 
within a year Lige  paid him  every  cent 
w ith  interest  added.  1  am inclined  to  be­
lieve th a t  he  was  som ething of a philoso­
pher. 
O p i e   R ea d.
Relation  of  the  Banker  to  the  Mer­
1 shail not  attempt  to go  into the his­
tory of  banks  more than to  note  briefiy 
some facts with reference to their origin, 
how they  came to exist, some of  the ob­
jects  and some  of  the  uses of  banks to 
the social fabric.
The  laws  given  by  Moses  against 
charging excessive rates of interest show 
that  money  operations were  engaged in 
when  the  world,  practically  speaking, 
was still young. 
In  the early history of 
a nation,  while its people are still chiefly 
engaged in  pastoral or  agricultural pur­
suits,  the  business  of  banking  would 
hardly  suggest  itself  to  anybody  as  a 
profitable  calling.  Not  until  the  pro­
gress of a community toward civilization 
and the extent of itscommercial dealings 
have become quite considerable is there a 
need for established  banks. 
In the time 
of  Demosthenes, the  Greeks  having at­
tained a high state of  civilization,  bank­
ing was  carried  on to a  great  entent in 
Athens.  They exchanged foreign money, 
received  deposits  at interest  and  made 
loans.
We can hardly discuss banks and bank­
ing intelligently  without  first  referring 
to  the thing  we  call  money.  We  have 
no evidence that in primitive ages of  the 
world there  was  such  a thing  as money 
in existence.  When  persons  traded  to­
gether,  they exchanged  the  products di­
rectly with one another.  This exchange 
of  product  for  product  is  called  “bar­
ter,” and the inconveniences of this mode 
of trading  are  apparent 
Imagine what 
higgling and  bargaining there  would be 
to  ascertain  how  much  leather  there 
should  be given  for  a  barrel  of  wine; 
how many cows for a stock of  groceries, 
or how many  chickens for  a spring bon­
net.  So long  as things  exchanged  were 
of equal  value,  there would  be no  need 
for money,  for, if  it  happened  that  the 
exchanges of  products  or  services were 
equal, there would be an  end of the mat­
ter.  But  it  would  often  happen  that, 
when one  person required  some product 
or service  from his  neighbor,  his  neigh-
*Paper read at last  meeting of  Retail Grocers’’ 
Association  by  C. B.  Kelsey,  Cashier  Peoples' 
Savings Bank.

bor would want nothing  from  him in re­
turn. 
If, then,  a transaction  took place 
with such an unequal result, there would 
remain a debt from the one buying to the 
seller;  and, if  the  sale  was  a  stock  of 
groceries,  which  would  amount  to  a 
large sum, and the seller had not a place 
to stable  200 cows  (the price of  a stock 
of groceries  in  cows),  there  would be a 
demand  at  once  for  some  evidence  of 
debt,  or  something  of  value  which  the 
seller could put in his  pocket and not  be 
compelled to  go into  the dairy business. 
Thus you will readily  see that  money is 
a  necessity, and  that  money  should be 
good goes  without  saying,  because it is 
the measure of value and, as such, should 
not be  subject  to fluctuations.  And  let 
me suggest, if you  want money that will 
not fluctuate, don’t get free silver.  Show 
me a country  without  a  currency and 1 
will  show you a  nation of  poor and un­
civilized beings.
Money paid by  the  debtor to  the cred­
itor  represents  a  credit.  Ninety-five 
per cent, of  the business of this country 
is  conducted  on  credit  and  only  5  per 
cent,  with  actual  cash.  This  you  will 
hardly  believe, but  it is true that drafts 
and checks bear  the brunt of  the burden 
of  this great  work.  Drafts,  bills of  ex­
change,  acceptances,  letters  of  credit, 
checks  and  notes  represent  credits  or 
debts as the  case may  be,  and  in  each 
case,  when  given or  received,  they  an­
swer 
the  same  purpose  as  money. 
Drafts, or  “exchange” as  termed by the 
banks, are of  very  ancient  date.  They 
came into use  because of  the liability of 
loss  the ancients  sustained  in  sending 
money about  the country. 
In  the  com­
merce that  existed  between  Persia  and 
Syria  in  the East  and  between  Greece 
and  Rome  in  the  West,  early  in  the 
Christian era,  certain merchants of  fab­
ulous  wealth  dwelling  in  Athens  and 
Rome, instead of sending gold and silver 
in payment for  merchandise,  issued let­
ters  of  credit  or  drafts,  which  were 
taken by  the caravans  to the  country to 
be  visited  and  given  in  exchange  for 
precious  stones,  Damascus  blades, oils, 
perfumes,  etc.,  and.  should the caravan 
chance  to  fall 
in  with  robbers,  there 
would be  no  loss to  be  suffered,  as the 
letter of  credit or  draft  could  be of  no 
use to the robber.  The same thing holds 
good today, and  this is  one  of  the  rea­
sons  why we  use  these  representatives 
of money.
Right here I would  urge every  grocer 
who has not a bank  account to open one 
at once, and to pay all bills by check and 
not with money from the till, as not only is 
that no way to build up your  credit with 
the  commercial  world,  for  they  look 
upon you as  small potatoes,  but neither 
can you  expect to  have  credit with  the 
banks  by  doing  business  that  way  as 
they  have no means of  finding out about 
you; besides, a check, when properly en­
dorsed,  is, in  itself,  a  receipt  for the 
amount  paid,  which  sometimes  is very 
convenient  when a bill  is  presented the 
seeond  time for payment.
As I stated  before,  drafts  or  bills of 
exchange  are  for the  purpose of  trans­
mitting a value from one point to another 
at  a  distance.  For  example,  we  will 
suppose that the  Peoples’  Savings Bank 
issues  to  your  honorable  President,  a 
draft  on its  correspondent  for  $100  in 
payment of  a bill  due in  San  Francisco 
for  canned peaches. 
(“Correspondent” 
is the  bank we  draw  on, or  keep an ac­
count with, in  New  York or Chicago,  as 
the case may  be, and is, in all  respects, 
the  same  as the  accounts  you  grocers 
keep with  the  local banks).  This draft 
which your  President  has  purchased is 
sent by him to San Francisco to the mer­
chant  from  whom  he  has  bought  the 
peaches,  who deposits  the same with the 
local bank.  The  bank, in turn,  sends it 
to  its  correspondent  in  New  York,  by 
which it is presented,  through the clear­
ing bouse,  to our  correspondent in  New 
York.  The draft is examined and, if the 
endorsements are found to be  correct, is 
charged to  the  account  of  the  People’s 
Savings Bank,  provided it  has sufficient 
balance on hand to pay it. 
In about one 
month the draft is  returned to us  and is 
checked  over with our books  to see that 
it  has not been raised  or altered  in any 
way. 
If found  correct, it  is filed  away 
for future reference  in case It  should be

POTATOES.

We have made the handling of Potatoes a “specialty” for many years and have 
a large  trade.  Can take care of all that can be shipped us.  We give  the  best  ser­
vice—sixteen years experience—first-class salesmen.

Ship your stock to us and get full Chicago market value.
Reference—Bank of Commerce, Chicago.

W M .  H.  THOMPSON  &  CO.,

Commission  Merchants,

166 So. W ater St., Chicago.

S im p le ,  D u ra b le,  P r a c tic a l.

U s e d   b y   H u n d r e d s   o f  F a r m e r s .

Works Perfectly in Clay,  Gravel  or  Sandy  Soil,  Sod  or  New  Ground. 

Plants  at any and Uniform Depth in Moist Soil.

(PAT.  MAY,  1888.)

F oe  Sale  by

FLETCHER, JENKS & CO., 
Price,  $24 per  Dozen. 

DKTfaOIT, MICH. 

FOSTER, STEVENS & CO.,
Liberal  Discount  to  Dealers.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

T E L F E R   S P IC E   C O M P A N Y ,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

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

T ea s, C offees a n d   G rocers* S u n d ries.

I  and  3 Pearl  Street.________________________ GRAND  RAPIDS
P r ic e .
P u r i t y .  

Q u a l i t y . 

Three  characteristic feature of our good swhich make them 

popular and  profitable  to  handle.

W E   A R E   T H E   P E O P L E   in   o u r   lin e .

THIS  JRUTNA.M  C ANDY  C O . 

HAVE  AN  ORIGINAL  DESIGN 

turnery.  I t don’t cost much.

W rite  to THE  TRADESM AN  COMPANY,  They Do It.

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THE  MICHIGAJSr  TRADESMAN,

h*  endorses 

needed,  which  sometimes  occurs.  For 
instance,  it may  happen  that a clerk of 
the San  Francisco  merchant  referred to 
the  draft  and  pockets  the 
money,  making no account  of  the draft 
^to  his  employer  in  any  way.  After  a 
time the merchant notifies your President 
M to remit at once.  He  replies that he has 
remitted  once,  and,  as  evidence of  the 
fact, goes to  the People’s Savings Bank, 
"feets  the  number  of  the  draft, date  of 
issue,  date  deposited  in  San  Fancisco, 
-  and  sends on  to the  unsuspecting  mer­
chant,  who  goes  to  his  bank  and  finds 
«that the debt was paid on the date named 
and that he has been  robbed.  But, your 
^ President  having  been  able to  produce 
' the draft,  evidence  is thereby  given  of 
the  money having  been  paid  and  he  is 
Nothing out.  This is  another one of the 
reasons why so much business is done by 
^   way of drafts.  Another item is  the sav- 
ing of  expense.  A  few  weeks  ago the 
I 
4  Government expressed  $2,000,000 in gold 
from San  Francisco  to  Washington at a 
cost of about $9,000.  There were twenty 
guards,  each  armed  with a  Winchester 
t 
rifle  and  a  revolver  to keep  away rob- 
1  “\>ers; but all that is required to send that 
amount in a draft is a 2-cent stamp.
Another important service rendered by 
banks is the  concentrating and  dispens- 
v irfg of  wealth.  The  bank is to the com­
mercial world  what the  reaper is  to the 
^  harvest—it  gathers  together  the golden 
treasure,  which,  garnered  in  the store- 
■  »fl°use>  is  as  seed  to  be  scattered  on 
the fallow  ground,  with  the  promise of 
1  rich  fruitage.
^  A bank does  not depend  on its capital 
chiefly for profits, but on its deposits.  It 
e must look for  aid to  you, Mr. Grocer, to 
other  merchants, and  to all  who  have a 
dollar to lay  aside.  As the deposits  in­
crease,  so do  the  earnings,  and  to  get 
these deposits is what taxes the ingenuity 
*of the  banker,  and it  is in  order  to get
them  that  the  banks  pay  interest,  and 
-  not  in  any  spirit  of  philanthropy,  as 
some bankers are apt  to think. 
Indeed, 
right here is  where the  bank  serves the 
business  interests  of  the  community 
M more than we imagine,  for it draws from 
all classes of  people,  in sums  large and 
small,  money  which  would  otherwise,
*  for  the most  part, be  out of circulation, 
doing  good to no  one.  Thus  the bank,
'in  working  for  its  own  interest, adds 
millions  of  dollars  to  the  circulation
-   which  helps to carry  on the  great busi­
ness  interests of  our land; and  thus the
^ money of  the laborer  helps  to  turn the 
wheels of the factory in which he  is em­
ployed,  enriching  the  banker,  the mer- 
chant and  the  laborer  himself alike. 
I 
trust I have made this plain, for it is one 
T)f the most  important services  the bank 
renders the  community.
People sometimes ask,  “What good are 
banks,  anyway?  They  make  nothing 
4 either of  beauty  or utility.  They  have 
nothing to  show  when  you  go  into  a 
j   bank; in  fact, they seem to live on other 
people’s money and misfortunes.”  What 
jire banks good  for?  I have  shown that 
they  collect  money  from  the  deep  re­
cesses  of  the sock and the cellar, as  the
-  bee  gathers  the  honey  from  flower  to 
flower and lays it in  store until a time of
^need.  Now  1  will  ask  the  question, 
“What  would  we  do  without  banks?” 
M  Well, you  grocers  would  have  a pretty 
hard time I’m sure if it  were not  for the 
Jianks.  When  you  were  short  of  cash, 
you would have to give sugar or potatoes 
in payment of  your  obligations, or  per- 
•%  haps you  could find  a friend who  had a 
few  dollars  you  could  borrow.  Next
• day you  would  need some  more  money, 
you would  hustle  around  and  find  an-
j,  other  friend,  and so  on until you finally 
would have borrowed from everyone you 
^now;  and, if  you  didn’t pay when due, 
of course you  would  have to  take to the 
back streets and alleys most of the  time, 
for your  creditors  would  be  numerous 
and dangerous.  Such a conditiou would 
•take  us back  to  a  century  when trade 
was barter; in  short,  the money, if there 
„ was any, would  be in  the pockets of the 
people  and  commerce  could  not  get it,
.and  we  would  be  a  poor  and  shiftless 
race,  for  “It  takes  money  to  make 
money” is as  true  to-day as  of  old, and 
Mr. Grocer, let me suggest to you that, 
in dealing with your banker,  it is always

**’  “To him that hath shall be given.”

•* 

; 

safe to let him  know  just  what  you are 
doing. 
If  you are making money,  show 
him  that  you are; if  you are losing, tell 
him so and  perhaps ask  his advice as to 
how  to  turn  the  tide—in  other  words, 
make a confidant of him, and you may be 
sure he will not betray you.  The officers 
of a bank  are, as a  general  thing,  good 
business  men,  and  advice  from  them 
should  be  heeded;  and,  although  the 
bank  may  at  times  seem  unnecessarily 
cautious,  it must  be borne  in mind that 
they have great  responsibility,  and that 
their  first  principle  must  be  safety. 
They  can  take  few  chances,  for  the 
money they control is not their own, and 
it is due to their patrons that they should 
be cautious.
In a short  paper like  this it is hard to 
treat  specifically  the  relations  of  the 
banks to the  grocers,  because  the  rela­
tions which  banks sustain  to  all classes 
of trade are  about the  same, and,  there­
fore, I have covered the ground in only a 
general way.
1  have  thought  that  perhaps  a  few 
hints in regard  to  how  to keep  in good 
standing with the banks  would not come 
amiss  and  might  open  a  new  field  of 
thought.
Overdrawn bank  accounts are  written 
in red ink on the books of the bank,  and 
are,  therefore,  very  conspicuous  to the 
banker.  They  indicate  carelessness  or 
danger.
Promiscuous endorsing of notes for the 
accommodation of  friends is  bad for the 
credit of  the  endorser, as  well as being 
exceedingly dangerous.
Past due obligations at the bank  jeop­
ardize  the  credit  of  those  who  permit 
them.
When  notes  are  discounted  at  the 
bank, a record of the time when they are 
due should be  kept,  and, if  they cannot 
be paid when due,  arrangements  should 
be made for the  renewal of  them  before 
the last day, and a  great effort should be 
made  to  pay  at  least  a  part,  for  that 
helps  the  looks of  the  case  much with 
the bank.
A great danger to  the business man of 
to-day lies in  the fact  that he tries to do 
too much.  Some new thing comes along 
which  promises  big  returns;  he  invests 
and  thus  “spreads  out,”  as  we  call  it, 
and, ten to one, when a man does this, he 
goes to pieces.  You can look around you 
and  see  many  wrecks  bright  men have 
made  from  this  very  cause.  Let  me 
urge you,  as a  friend, if  you  are doing 
well enough, don't spread out.

Commerce of the Great Lakes.

From the New York Tribune.
Opponents of  American  shipping  in­
terests, in lamenting  the  decline  of  the 
ocean carrying trade  under  the  flag,  al­
ways leave  out  of  account  the  magnifi­
cent fleet in the coasting trade and in in­
ternal waters.  That fleet  has a  tonnage 
of 3,761,241,  of  which  nearly  one-third, 
or 1,181,071  tons is  in the  Great  Lakes. 
There  has been  no  decline of  shipping 
prestige  in the  waters  where  American 
interests have been protected without in­
terruption for a hundred years.  Chicago 
and Buffalo  rank  next  to  New  York  in 
the handling  of  water  freight,  and  are 
surpassed by  only three European ports. 
It  is  a  commerce  rapidly  expanding in 
volume  and employing  the  resources of 
well  equipped  shipyards.  The business 
of  freightage  is  compressed  into  a sea­
son of eight months, but it is more profit­
able  than  ocean  traffic  even  with  the 
four months of  enforced idleness.  This 
is because  there  are  cargoes  each  way, 
grain,  ore  and  lumber  going  in  one di­
rection, and coal  in the  other,  so  that a 
vessel never returns in ballast, as so fre­
quently happens on the ocean.
One of  the  most  remarkable  features 
of this season’s operations will be the es­
tablishment of  a fast  passenger service. 
During  recent  years this  branch of  the 
business has  declined,  owing  to the im­
provement  of  railway travel.  Steamers 
are now  building  which  will accommo­
date  350  passengers, and  make the pas­
sage between Buffalo and Duluth in fifty 
hours.  As  the  distance  is  1,000  miles, 
these  steamers  will  have  to  equal  the 
speed of the  Teutonic and the Paris. 
If 
the  experiment succeeds  there will be a 
daily line of  these lake  greyhounds  be­
tween those  ports,  and possibly another

a 

oftener 

steamer  can 

so  many  marvels 

between  Buffalo  and  Chicago.  Indeed, 
rivalry with  ocean  steamships  in  maxi­
mum tonnage is only a question of  time. 
The  average  lake  steamer  is  already 
larger than  the  average  ocean steamer; 
and  as soon  as the  passage  ways  at the 
“Soo” and  the St. Clair River  are deep­
ened so as to admit of vessels of  heavier 
draught, the  maximum  ocean  liner will 
be reproduced in service between Buffalo 
and  Chicago and  between  Buffalo  and 
Duluth.  Steel  steamships  have  been 
profitable  from the  outset  in the  lakes; 
and  the bigger  and  the faster  they  are 
the  better.  The  short  season  makes 
rapid transit a  most  important  element. 
The 
run 
between terminal  points  when  freights 
are abundant each  way the  heavier will 
be the earnings for the season.
The probable future  of  the  commerce 
of the Great Lakes it would be hazardous 
to  forecast.  Enthusiasts  are  confident 
that it will ultimately force a passage  to 
the sea  by  a  deep-water  canal.  There 
are 
in  American 
material progress that it  is  hardly  pru­
dent  for  any  cautious  observer  to say 
that some new miracle  may  not happen. 
But  one  thing  it is safe to assume, and 
that is that Canadian shipping never  can 
be able to compete  with  American  com­
merce on the lakes.  So long as Canadian 
shipping is excluded  from  the  coasting 
trade  on  the  American  side 
it  will 
languish  from  lack  of  business. 
Its 
growth  is  insignificant  in  comparison 
with  that  of  the  American  fleet, and 
there  is  hardly business enough to keep 
it alive.  The lack of  flexibility in Cana­
dian commerce corresponds with the slow 
growth and laborious progress of Toronto 
and other towns on that side of  the line. 
The great Province of Ontario, lying  be­
tween Michigan and New York, and most 
favorably situated  for  the  development 
of industrial interests of  the first magni­
tude, does  not  and cannot compete with 
the adjacent American  States  nor  have 
any  appreciable  share  in their prosper­
ity.  The Canadians know why this is so. 
It is because they are not in the political 
system  where  nature  designed  them  to 
be.

It  is  worthy  of  notice  that  the  cus­
tomer  and  the merchant who are always 
grieving  over  the  growing  tendency  to 
dishonesty on  the  part  of  the  people, 
are  so  distrustful  of  each  other  that 
they  never  swap  knives  “unsight  and 
unseen.”

JLa  Grippe

may attack but cannot overcome those protected 

by frequent use of

[Men t h o l  In h a l e r :
It destroys the microbes lodged on the mucous 
membranes and  arrests progress of  the disease. 
Unequalled  for  COLDS,  SORB  THBOAT,  CA­
TARRH,  HEADACHE  and  NEURALGIA.
The  first  inhalations  stop  sneezing, snuffing, 
coughing  and  headache.  Continued use  com­
pletes the  cure.  Sold  by all  druggists 50 cents. 
Registered mall 60 cents from
H.  » .  CUSHMAN, Patentee and Mfr., 

ThreesRivers.aMich.4U.  8. A.
Important to Commercial  Trav­

elers and Merchants.

The American Casualty Insurance and  Securi­
ty  Co.,  of  Baltimore  City, Maryland,  sells  the 
most liberal accident policy issued in the United 
States, furnishing more absolute protection than 
any  other.  Its  policy  is a short, plain  business 
contract, free from all objectionable clauses and 
conditions.  In  1892 it paid losses to policy hold­
ers and  their  beneficiaries  amounting to $1,103,- 
964, and had $2,607,675 in assets Jan. 1,1893.  The 
premium to  merchants  not  handling  goods and 
commercial  travelers  is  $4  for  each  $1,100  in 
surance  with $5 per week  indemnity during dis 
ability, not  exceeding 52 weeks, and  pays  one- 
half instead of one-third for loss of  one hand or 
one  foot,  as  paid  by  most  other  companies 
Telephone  No.  1,003,  for  best  policy  issued, or 
address  W.  R.  FREEMAN,  Agent, &I3  Crescen 
avenue,'Grand Rapids,‘.Mich.

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Established  1868.

H.  II.  M L D 3   i   SON,

W HOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Building  Papers,

Carpet  Linings,

Asbestos  Sheathing 

Asphalt  Ready  Roofing,

Asphalt Roof Paints,

Resin,  Coal  Tar, 

Roofing and Paving Pitch,

Tarred Felt, Mineral Wool 
Elastic Roofing Cement, 
Car,  Bridge  and Roof Paints, 

and Oils.

In Felt, Compositioa anä firavel,
Mich.
Grand  Rapids, 

Cor.  LOUIS and  CAMPAU  Sts..

Wm. Bnimmeler & Sons,

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

Phone 640

260 a   Ionia St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

NET PRICE LIST'OF SAP PAIRS PER 100.

IC  
10  quart..................................... $14 
12 
...................................  15 
15 
...  .............................  19 
1 gal. I C Syrup Cans, per 100...  10 25

“ 
“ 

IX
$17
18
22 50

These  goods are  full size  and are guaranteed 
not to leak.  The'pails are made almost straight 
flaring enough to pack  conveniently.

above prices.  Terms, 30 days net.

In  lots  of  500  we  will "allow  5  per  cent, off 
Send for price list of general  line of  tinware.

BURNED  OUT.

B ut w ill he  unning again by MAT  1st.

EVERYTHING  NEW.

Lasts and  Patterns  the  Latest.

SNEDICOR  &  HATHAWAY,

DETROIT,  MICH.

Dealers wishing to see the line address 
F. A. Cad well, 682  Jefferson  ave., Grand 
Rapids, Mich.

Your  Bank Account Solicited.

Kent  Conaty Savings

GRAND  RAPIDS  ,MICH.

Jso.  A.  Covodk  Pres.

H e n r y  Id em a, Vice-Pres.

J.  A.  S.  V e r d ie r .  Cashier.

K.  V a n H o p, A ss’tC ’s’r. 
Transacts a  General Banking  Rnsiness. 

Interest  Allowed  on  Time  and  Savings 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS:

Jno. A. Covode, D. A.  Blodgett,  E. Crofton Fox, 
T. J. O’Brien,  A. J. Bowne,  Henry Idema, 
Jno.W.Blodgett.J. A. McKee. 
J. A. S. Verdier.

Deposits  Exceed  One  M illion  Dollars.

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TEDE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

AMONO  THE  TRADE.

ABO U ND  TH E  STATE.

Glenn—G. A.  Eaton  has  sold his gro­

cery stock to G. B. Tourtellott.

Saginaw—John  Gehrls  succeeds C. L. 

Keinke in the grocery business.

Onsted—E. L.  German  &  Co. succeed 

Love & German in general trade.

Ishpeming—Mrs.  H. M.  Wendell  will 

retire from the dry goods business.

Portland—H. B.  Salford has purchased 

the grocery stock of Geo.  W. Seymour.

Saginaw—J. M. Croley  has  purchased 

the drug stock of Fred E. Langerman.

Sebewaing—Jno. G. Kundinger, dealer 
in pianos, has sold out to Geo.  W. Kemp.
Lake  Linden—G.  S.  Hebert  will  re­
move his drug stock  to South Lake  Lin­
den.

Drentbe—Thomas K. Lanning has pur­
chased the  general stock of  Henry Lan­
ning.

West  Bay  City—Ackerman  &  Koss, 
tailors, have  dissolved,  Koss  &  Mueller 
succeeding.

Charlevoix—Mason &  Berdan  are suc­
ceeded by  Mason  &  Ciaydon  in  the dry 
goods  business.

Monroe—Mrs. (M.  L.)  A.  E. Chapin is 
succeeded by Rose M.  Price  in  the  mil­
linery business.

Iron Mountain—J.  A.  Sindstrom  suc­
ceeds James  Anderson  in the  hardware 
and tinware  business.

Bay  City—McCauley  &  Co.  are  suc­
ceeded  by  McCauley  &  Larkin  in  the 
boot and shoe business.

Detroit—The E.  G.  Miles  Co.,  dealer 
in turf goods, has  changed  its  name to 
the Detroit Horse Goods Co.

Ithaca—A.  S. Barber  &  Co.,  succeed 
the Nelson & Barber Co.  in general trade 
and the lime and coal business.

Remus—Hawks  &  Servis  have begun 
the erection of  a new  store  building for 
the reception of their drug stock.

Traverse City—E. L.  Ransom has pur­
chased the old hame factory,  with all the 
elm logs on the shore  near it, for $3,300.
Port  Huron—W.  J.  Loder  has  given 
Chester  G.  White, of  Lapeer, a  chattel 
mortgage on  his  grocery  stock  for $10,- 
000.

Charlevoix—Dr.  G.  W.  Crouter  has 
leased his store building to F.  N. Chapel, 
of  Petoskey,  who will put  in a complete 
drug  stock.

Bay City—W.  E. See  & Co.,  crockery 
and wall paper dealers,  have  dissolved, 
W. E. See and }. M. Widman  continuing 
the business under the same style.

Wayland—Dr. A.  Hanlon has sold the 
Morse  drug  stock to W.  J.  Hayward, of 
Middleville,  who will  continue the busi­
ness under the  personal management  or 
Dr. E. O. Hanlon.

Traverse City—J. A. Morrell  has  sold 
a half  interest  in  his  grocery  stock  to 
Walter  Thurtle,  formely  engaged  in 
trade at Maple City,  The  new  firm will 
be known as Morrell & Thurtle.

Moline—Bates &  Troutman  have pur­
chased  the  creamery  at  Caledonia  and 
will eventually  convert it into  a  cheese 
factory.  This  makes  three  cheese  fac­
tories owned  and operated  by  this firm.
Thompsonville—The  Thompson Lum­
ber  Co.  has sold  its  general  stock to W. 
A. Anderson  and W.  W. Pearson—both 
of whom  hail  from  Fremont—who  will 
continue the  business  under the style of 
Anderson & Pearson.

Lansing—Curtis E.  Haughowont,  who 
has for a number of  years conducted one 
of the most  extensive retail  groceries in

the city,  has, because  of  ill-health, dis­
posed of  his  business  to R. B.  Shank & 
Co., who  will  conduct it  in  connection 
with the  two similar houses, which they 
have already established.

Lake Ann—L. F. Lane,  general dealer 
here, who  appropriated  about  $1,800 of 
the township  funds  to  his own use,  has 
made  a  settlement  with  the  township 
officials.  He is to pay the township $200 
per  month until all  claims  against him 
are  settled.  The  criminal  proceedings 
commenced against him will be dropped.
Amble—E.  E. Day  has completed  the 
erection  of  a  three-story  and  basement 
store building,  20x33 feet in dimensions, 
into which  he has  removed his  grocery 
stock,  and to  which he  will  add  a  dry 
goods stock  about May  1.  In the mean­
time he  is spending  a  couple  of  weeks 
visiting  friends in  Augusta  and  Battle 
Creek.

M ANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Adrian—The Adrian Packing  Co. suc­

ceeds Lambie & Humphrey.

Naubinway—Nelson Holland  has  fin­
ished cutting all the timber he owns trib­
utary to this point.

Alden—C.  Young  has  purchased the 
Coy  sawmill  and  will  add  shingle  and 
planing mill machinery.

Harrison—Cory  Bros,  have  sold  the 
machinery  of  their  sawmill  to  Wilber 
Merchant,  who will  utilize it  in the con­
struction of a  small  sawmill  to be oper­
ated in connection  with his  shingle mill 
here.

Manistee—Salt  packing,  which  has 
been at a standstill all winter because all 
the  sheds  were  full, 
is  again  in  full 
blast  at  most of  the  mills,  and  by  the 
1st of next  month  we  will  be  shipping 
out our full quota weekly.

Hesperia—O.  A.  Rowland  has  pur­
chased John  Lafayette’s  handle factory 
at Muskegon, and has  removed it to this 
place,  where he will run it in connection 
with his sawmill.  He  will manufacture 
mop handles and curtain poles.

Manistique—The interests held jointly 
between Abijah  Weston, of  Manistique, 
and General Alger,  have been purchased 
by Alger, Smith & Co., who will continue 
to lumber  on  the  Manistique under  the 
name  of  Manistique  Lumber  Co.,  in 
which  company  Abijah  Weston  held  a 
large interest.

Bay  City—C.  C.  Barker,  who  oper­
ates a  sawmill  here  and  one  at  Garth, 
Wis.,  is  building  a  large  sawmill  at 
Rapid River,  nearly  a  duplicate  of  the 
mill  here. 
It  will  be  ready  to  begin 
sawing  July  1.  Mr.  Barker  will  dis­
mantle his mill at Garth early in June.

Saginaw—Col. A. T. Bliss is operating 
the planing mill built by him  a year ago 
near his Carrollton mill.  It was operated 
last  season  by  Robinson  &  Jackson. 
They have  gone  out of  the yard  trade, 
and  Col. Bliss  has taken  the mill in his 
own  hands and will handle a  good  por­
tion of  the  product  of  his  mill  in the 
yard trade.

Saginaw—One Saginaw  lumberman is 
not so well healed by $20,000 as he would 
have been  had his  foresight  been  more 
acute.  Last fall he sold about 10,000,000 
feet in the Upper  Peninsula  for  spring 
delivery at a good round  price,  being of 
the opinion that  it  was  all  the  market 
would stand, and that there would  be  no 
advance.  If he  had  held  the  stock  be 
could have obtained $2 a  thousand  more 
for it at the present time.

Detroit—Articles of association of  the

Detroit  Chemical Works have been  filed 
with  the  county  clerk.  The  principal 
purpose of 
the company  is  to manufac­
ture  acid  phosphate of  lime  and  other 
chemicals.  The capital  stock is $25,000, 
divided  into 2,500 shares of $10 each,  of 
which 1,200 are  paid  in.  They are held 
as follows:  Robert  B. Davis, New York 
City, 600;  John Davis,  Detroit,  599; Jo­
seph M. Yinter, Detroit, one share.

Clare—Whitney  &  Remick  have  fin­
ished cutting their  pine in Clare county. 
Only a few million  feet were  put in last 
winter.  They  have  operated  on  Pine 
River and in  Clare  county a  good many 
years,  and  have  handled  a  number  of 
hundred million  feet of  good pine.  Mr. 
Whitney has made  extensive  purchases 
in the Northwest, in the  Menominee dis­
trict and in  the South,  and  has invested 
in a number of  hundred  million  feet in 
Canada.

Manistee—There  have  cleared  from 
this  port so  far  forty-seven  barges  and 
schooners loaded with lumber, the aggre­
gate of their loads being about 15,000,000 
feet,  which  makes , quite  a  hole  in  the 
stock on docks.  Wild  schooners coming 
in here for  loads, find  it rather  difficult 
to get anything to carry,  as the mill men 
do  not,  for  the  most  part,  control the 
shipments  this  season,  the  greater part 
of  it having  been sold on  the dock here.
Manistee—Pine  is an  extra  scarce ar­
ticle in Muskegon  at  present, nearly  all 
the logs going under the saw being  hem­
lock.  The booming company has hardly 
started  its  work,  though  the  rafting 
grounds and sorting pens present a  busy 
appearance.  The  mills  of  the  Thayer 
Lumber Co.  are  both  running hemlock, 
the little mill deadpiling for the Chicago 
market by  the water  route,  and the big 
mill sending  its cut into the  yard.  The 
Thayer  yard  is  sold  very  close  this 
spling,  and  this  is true  of  all the other 
yards in the city.

Manistee—There 

is  a  considerable 
movement  in pine  lands  on  this  river, 
and everyone who has any to  sell is get­
ting good  prices.  One  man  bought  all 
the cut lands that one company had, and 
already has  made a very good  thing out 
of selling them.  As an  instance  of  the 
way they  appreciate in value, he offered 
one  small lot  last  fall  at  $600,  but  the 
man to whom it  was  offered thought the 
price  too  high.  This  spring  when  he 
went to get a price  on  the same piece of 
land  it had  doubled,  and  he  was  glad 
enough to get it at that figure.

Saginaw—All  of  the  lumbermen here 
so  far  as  known  have  disposed  of  all 
their  last  season’s  stock,  and  the  only 
lumber  for  sale  outside  of  the  yard 
stocks is green that  the few mills  in op­
eration  are cutting,  and  a  considerable 
portion of this is sold.  Local buyers are 
hunting for  lumber on  the Huron  shore 
and  at ail  interior  points.  During  the 
winter  and  early  spring  a  number of 
million  feet has  been  brought here  by 
rail from interior  points, and  25,000,000 
feet or more bought at  Duluth and other 
Lake Superior points  is to be brought to 
this river fowlocal  yards as soon as nav­
igation opens.

South  Manistique—Hall &  Buell have 
put in a stock for their mill of 50,000,000 
feet,  30,000,000  of  which  has  already 
been sold to cut; also the entire output of 
mill culls.  Hall & Munson, who operate 
sawmills  at Bay  Mills,  and  also have a 
large sash,  door  and  blind  factory  and 
box factory, have  30,000,000  feet of  logs 
to cut  The Perry Lumber Co., of which

Lewis A. Hall  is  President,  has banked y 
about  10,000,000  feet  in  Canada,  all of 
which will be  towed  to Cheboygan to be 
manufactured.  About  one-half  of  this 
cut has been  sold.  Hall & Buell, unless  r 
they purchase more pine,  will  finish op­
erations at  South Manistique  within the  > 
next two years.

FOR  SALE.  W ANTED,  ETC.

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

HIJS1MËIW  CUANCJSS.

713

Dru g  stock  fo r  sa l e—lo ca ted 

in
small town on railroad  in  one  of  the  best 
farming  districts  in  Michigan.  Fine  location 
for doctor.  For full particulars address No.  713 
care Michigan Tradesman. 

F o r  s a l e—tw o-story  fr a m e  sto re
FOR  SALE—CLEAN  GROCERY  STOCK  ON 

building and dwelling at Levering,a thriving 
Northern Michigan town.  Property well rented. 
Will  sell  cheap or  exchange for  city  property. 
A. M. LeBaron, 65 Monroe St., Grand Rapids. 702
one of the best business streets of the  city. 
Stock and fixtures will be sold at inventory  val­
ue,  with  profitable  cash  trade  and  good  will  > 
thrown in.  For full information apply to  E. A. 
Stowe, 100 Louis S t, Grand Rapids. 

cash;  also store  building and  lot, including 
two dwelling  houses, on time.  Address No. 691, 
care Michigan  Tradesman. 

For  s a l e- stock  o f  g r o c e r ies  fo r
F OR SALE—CLEAN  GROCERY  STOCK  and 

fixtures.  Will sell together or separately, as 
desired.  Cheap for cash  Chas. E. Williams, 60 

700

691

*   *

683

693

Carrier street. Grand Rapids. 
THOR SALE  OR  TRADE  FOR CLEAN  STOCK 
J-  groceries—Handle factory.  Plenty of cheap 
timber.  Good shipping facilities.  Good chance 
right  parties.  Address  No.  683,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
m O   EXCHANGE—FOR  STOCK  OF CLOTH- 
A  ing or boots and shoes, two good hard  timber 
farms of eighty  acres  each.  Thirty-five  and 
seventy acres  improved.  Title  clear.  Address 
680
Thos. Skelton, Big Rapids. 
find drug  stocks for sale, but you-generally 
“find a nigger in the  fence.”  I have an elegant 
drug business for sale; stock about $4,000; bright, 
clean  and  oldest  established  trade.  Prominent 
location;  brick building;  stone walk: rent mod­
erate;  city  30,000;  reasons  for  selling  made 
known.  Suit  yourself  about  terms.  Address 
quick,  John  K.  Meyers,  Muskegon,  Mich.  670

E le g a n t  o f f e r —it ’s  no  tr o u b le  to

711

SIT U A T IO N S )  W A N T E D ,

■ ANTED—SITUATION  AS  CLERK 

IN 
boot  and  shoe,  hardware,  dry  goods  or 
general store by young man who has  bad  three 
years’ experience in general  store.  Best  of  ref­
erences.  Address Sherman  Wightman,  Monroe 
Centre,  Mich. 
WANTED—CLERKSHIP  OR  MANAGER 
by registered pharmacist  with  ten  years’ 
experience, and A1 references.  Address No. 710, 
Tradesman. 
XKTANTED—POSITION  IN  HARDWARE 
Tv  store by young man of  nineteen  who  has 
had one year’s experience.  Wages  reasonable. 
Bertrand  Collins,  care  Wm.  Morrison,  Grand 
Rapids,  Mich. 

■ ANTED—POSITION  AS  r BOOK-KEEPER 

by  steady young  man, with  family.  Un­
exceptional  references  furnished  and  satisfac­
tion guaranteed.  Address C. E. Weaver, Adrian, 
Mich. 

705

690

710

niN C K L L A N E O U H .

7]5

IN 
growing town.  Noj opposition  nearer  than 
ten miles.  Address R, postoffice box 74, Alanson 
Mich. 

I PHYSICIAN  WANTED—TO  LOCATE 
CREAMERY EQUIPMENT  COMPLETE—IN- 
I lORSALE—A MEAT MARKET AND BUILD’ 

cludlng 10 b. p. boiler (new) and engine, $200. 
Box 6, Milford, Mich. 
714
ing, ice and slaughter bouse  in  the  village 
of South Boardman. Michigan.  A  good  chance 
for a good butcher  to  make  some  money.  Ad- 
dress Q. B. Stanley, South Boardman, Mich.  716
time  to the  manufacture  of  medicines, ex 
tracts, etc., will sell my retail drug stock at a bar­
gain.  Stock  worth  between  $.’,00)  and  $3,000. 
Address Theo. Kern Ink, 83 West Leonard St.  7.7
cated in  good  residence  locality.  Will  In­
voice about $500.  Will rent or sell building with 
stock, as desired.  Reason for selling, owner has 
other business.  Address No. 718. care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

Fo r sa le—c lea n  g r o c e r y  stock,  lo-

F OR SALE—WISHING TO DEVOTE a ll my 

F or sa l e—$5,000  stock  o f  boots  a n d

shoes in good town of 1,500.  Only  stock  in 
town.  All new goods. 
I wish to sell, not trade. 
Object,  ill  health.  Don’t  answer  unless  you 
mean business.  Address No.  712 care Michigan 
Tradesman. 

F or  r e n t—sto re  w h e r e  t h e r e   is  a
good  opening  for  a  druggist.  Rent  low. 
Enquire at Michigan Tradesman office. 
686
SPOT CASH  FOR  WOOD—SEND FULL  PAR- 
ticulars as to price and  kind  of  wood.  Ad­
dress M  E. Lapham, 481 East Bridge  St.,  Grand 
Rapids, Mich 

fountain  and  complete  charging  apara- 
tus,  of  Tuft’s  make.  For  particulars  address 
F. D. Hopkins. Alba, Mich. 

F o r   s a l E—f ir s t -class  so d a w a ter
■ OR SALE—CLEAN STOCK OF DRY GOODS, 
boots and  shoes  and  groceries,  located  in 
best town  in  Michigan.  Rent  low.  Stock  will 
nvoice about $2,500; will takepartcash,balance) 
well secured.  W. E. Thorp, Hart, Mich. 
706

703

718

712

704

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r   ?

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

*  E. E. Day, grocer at  Amble, has added 
a  line  of  dry  goods.  Yoigt,  Herpol- 
sheimer & Go. furnished the stock.

^ 

The  retail price  of  granulated  sugar 
has been advanced  from 18 to 17 pounds 
for  $1.  The  pound  price  remains  the 
same as before—6 cents.

F.  E. Jebb,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
drug and grocery business at Climax, has 
arranged to  open a similar store on East
*  avenue,  Kalamazoo.  The  Hazeltine  & 
Perkins Drug  Co. has  the order  for the 
drug stock.

*  Adelbert L. Parks has retired from the 
firm of  Parks &  Pettit Bros., grocers, at 
the corner of Kent and  Hastings  streets. 
The  business  will  be  continued at  the 
same location by the  remaining partners 
under the style of  Pettit Bros.

C.  W. Payne,  house  salesman for  the 
Musselman  Grocer  Co.,  has  sold  his 
grocery stock at 237 Pine street,  Muske­
gon, to  his father and  brother,  who will 
continue the  business  at  the same loca­
tion  under  the  style  of  A.  B. Payne & 
Son.

a 

Gripsack  Brigade.

C.  W.  Hurd,  late  in  the  employ  of 
Lambert &  Lowman,  of  Detroit, will go 
on the road for  the Hazeltine &  Perkins

*  Drug Co. May 1.

A. B.  Hirth  was  married  April  18 to 
Miss  Florence  E. Mehl, of  Detroit,  the 
p  ceremony taking place in  Grace Church. 
The happy  couple came  directly to this 
city  and  began  housekeeping  in  their 
own home at 332 South Union street.

A.  Cornelius  Yonk,  of  the  Reeder 
Bros. Shoe Co.,  was compelled  to lay off 
last week  by  reason  of  a  too  close  ac­
quaintance  with  a  mustang  pony.  No 
bones  were  broken^  but  one  hand  and
•   one arm were temporarily laid up for re­

pairs.

W. F.  Blake and  family  will  remove 
from the Warwick to  their own home on 
South  College  avenue  next  week. 
In 
the meantime,  any of  Fred’s  customers 
who can  send him  a  desirable  servant, 
will get two  rebates with  their package 
coffee for the next six months.

In removing his  overcoat  from a hook 
in a  barber  shop  in  Caledonia,  a  few 
>  days  ago,  L.  M.  Mills  unintentionally 
and  unknowingly  lugged  the  hook  off
*  with him, it having caught in the loop in 
his collar.  His friends enjoyed the joke 
immensely and  permitted him  to peram­
bulate around town in that  condition for 
some time  before  informing  him of  the

^  cause of their merriment.

Warren  Y.  Barclay,  of  the  firm  of 
«<  Studley &  Barclay,  was  married at  De­
troit April 25  to Mrs. Maud  J. Fleming.
*  The happy  couple  are  spending  a  few 
days in Buffalo, when they will return to 
this city and  take up  their  residence at 
the  home  of  the  groom,  193  Jefferson 
avenue.  Mr.  Barclay is a  gentleman of 
excellent  character,  possessing  a  fine 
social  standing  and  superior  business 
qualifications, and the bride is to be con­
gratulated upon securing such a prize.

^  

P u re ly   P erso n al.

Geo. E.  Matthews  has  bought  a  half 
interest in the  new patent pencil pocket 
manufactured in this city.

W. Ralph Wagers, of the firm of  Skin­
ner & Wagers,  produce  dealers at  Fre­
mont,  was in  town a couple of  days last 
week.

THE  MICinO^JN'  TRADESMAN,
E. D. Hawley, of the firm of Hawley & 
Owen,  general  dealers  at  Stanton,  re­
cently suffered  a stroke of  paralysis af­
fecting his tongue and right side.

MICHIGAN  B A I  A l  LUMBER  CO ,

5

C.  B.  Atwood  has  retired  from  the 
management  of the  shoe  department of 
the  Hannah  &  Lay  Mercantile  Co., at 
Traverse City, and  will embark  in fruit 
growing.  His  successor is  A. L.  Bach- 
ant, who has  been clerk  in  that depart­
ment for several years.

The Hardware Market.

Trade  continues good  in all  lines, al­
though the recent severe weather has had 
a tendency to check it a little.  No special 
changes of note have occurred.

Wire  Nails—In  good  demand  and 
prices firmly held.  Old stocks bought at 
low  prices are  getting  reduced  and, as 
a result,  very little cutting  is done.  We 
still quote $1.80 base.

Cut  Nails—The  adoption  of  the  new 
card of  advances  seems to  give general 
satisfaction,  as the  advance  above base 
are  both  the same  on  wire  and  steel 
nails,  thus making only one set of figures 
to remember.

Barbed and  Plain  Wire—The  demand 
still  keeps  up  and  it is  with  difficulty 
that stocks are  kept  full,  but  manufac­
turers are doing  their utmost to keep up 
with  orders.  The  prices  of  $2.40  for 
painted  and  $2.80  for  galvanized  are 
still being quoted.

Gas Pipe—A change in the list of small 
sizes has recently been made.  The pres­
ent prise is  14%c for 
black,  and 19c 
for 1% galvanized,  subject to a discount 
of 50 and 10  in  black,  and 40  and  10 in 
galvanized.

Doors and  Sash—The  demand is very 
large and prices  are much firmer.  Man­
ufacturers  report great  difficulty in get­
ting  material.  Forty-five  per  cent,  on 
doors  and 60  per cent,  on sash  are the 
present discounts.

Shot—Owing to  the  high price  of  pig 
lead,  there  is  no  indication  of  any de­
cline in  shot,  present  prices being $1.50 
for drop  and $1.75 for  B and  larger, in­
cluding buck.  The market is firm.

Window  Glass—The  recent  advance 
has come to stay, and all  manufacturers 
and  jobbers  report  a  good  volume  of 
business.

Rope—No change to note.  The market 

is a little weak.

Post  Hole  Diggers—In  this  line  of 
goods the demand  has  just  commenced. 
We quote as follows on the following:
Little  Giant.............................   ................. 8 5.50
Hercules.........................................................13.00
Schiedler......................................................   16.50
Vaughan.......................................................  7.50

From Out of Town.

Calls  have  been  received  at  T h e 
T radesm an office during the  past  week 
from  the  following  gentlemen  in  trade: 

Frank Hamilton, Traverse City.
C. Billman, Solon.
I.  Gibson, Petoskey.
G. O. Adams, Dushville.
Nelson F. Miller, Lisbon.
E. ,T. Lockerbye, Keno.
E. E. Day, Amble.
Gustavus Stern,  Amble.
Wm. Hazen, Clarksville.
O. A. Rowland, Hesperia.
W. H. Hawkins, Reed City.
Eli Runnels,  Corning.
C. F. Walker, Glen Arbor.
Skinner & Wagers, Fremont.
Jno. Gals ter, Boyne Falls.
Bates & Troutman,  Moline.
J. W. Milliken, Traverse City.
Houghton—C. F. Hall has retired from 
the  lumber  and  commission  firm  of 
Pryor, Hall &  Co.  The business will be 
continued under the style of Pryor & Co.

18  and  19
Widdicomb  Building.

We are  now  ready  to  make 
contracts for the season of 1893.

Correspondence
Solicited.

BANANAS!

L a r g e   B u n ch es.
C lean ,  P lu m p   F ru it.

T H E   P U T N A M   C A N D Y   CO.

CA.TCI1  ON.

Special Direct 
Inport orders for you.

Fall in  line  and  engage  some  of  our 
new first pickings May, 1893, Japan Tea, 
the only perfect tea of the season.
Bargain now for the  first  that  will  be 
in  and  obtain  values  among  our  well- 
known reliable proprietary brands, which 
cannot  be  matched,  under  our  special 
inducement from first boat load  that  we 
will  unload  and  distribute  from  dock, 
thus  avoiding  the  expense  of  storage, 
cartage, etc.

EDWIN  J.  GILLIES  &  CO.,

New  York.

J.  P .  V IS N E R , A gt.,

129  Canal St.,  Grand Rapids.

F.  H .  W HITE, 

Manufacturers’ agent and jobber of

PAPER  AND  WOODENWARE,

125 Court St., Grand RapidB, Mich.

“The  Proof of the Pudding  is  Ask­

ing  for  More.”

SMOKERS  ONCE  SMOKERS  A L ­

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The great 10c Cigar, and

R e c o r d   ££rea.ker,

The  Great  5c  Cigar.

Made on Honor. 

Sold on Merit

First-Class Dealers  Everywhere.

BEO.  MOEBS  A  CO.

MANUFACTURERS,

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MICHIGAN

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Organised  1881.

DETROIT,  M ICHIGAN.

Wayne county savings Bonk,  Detroit, Mien.

$500,000  TO  INVEST  IN   BONDS
Issued by cities,  counties,  towns  and  school districts 
of Michigan.  Officers  of  these  municipalities  about 
to Issue bonds will and  It  to their advantage to apply 
to this bank.  Blank bonds and blanks for proceedings 
supplied  without  charge.  All  communications  and 
enquiries wUl have prompt attention.  This bank pays 
I  1 per cent, on depesite, compounded semi-annually.

8. D, ELWOOD,.Treasurer,

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DANGER  OF  TOO  HIGH  W AGES.
The recent decisions of Judges Billings 
and Ricks, defining the rights of striking 
workmen in  the  law,  are  likely  to  be 
leading subjects  of  discussion  for  some 
time to come. 
It  is  more  than probable 
that out of these appeals to the courts by 
employers against striking employes will 
come legislation  designed  to  protect  on 
the  one  hand  strikers  in their efforts to 
enforce their demands, and  on  the other 
the public in general from the inconveni­
ence and loss to which labor quarrels ex­
pose it.  Already  Senator  Yoorhees  has 
offered a resolution in the  United  States 
Senate looking to a  modification  of  the 
Inter-State  Commerce  act  in  favor  of 
strikers, and the  dispute  in  New  York 
between  the  clothing  cutters  and their 
employers  has  brought  to  notice  some 
hitherto unsuspected provisions  in  New 
York statutes which allow men receiving 
wages to combine against  the  payers  of 
wages,  but  make  it  a  crime  for these 
latter  to  combine  in  turn  against  the 
wages  receivers.  Evidently  there  will 
have to be an amendment of  the statutes 
in  order  to  secure justice,  but precisely 
what it should be it is hard to say.

Thus far  the  tendency  of  legislation 
has  been  clearly  in  favor of those who 
receive wages and against those who pay 
them.  The  preponderance  of  public 
opinion is that the only limit to  the com­
pensation of  tha employed  is the ability 
of employers to resist demands for an in­
crease.  Hence,  lawmakers  are  willing 
to cripple this power of  resistance as far 
as possible, and to  encourage  efforts  to 
overcome it on the part of  the wages  re­
ceivers.  Theorists like  Karl  Marx,  who 
has  many  followers  in  fact,  though not 
in name, in this  country, openly proceed 
upon  the  assumption  that  neither  the 
owners of the capital invested  in a busi­
ness nor those who manage it are entitled 
to  any  greater  share  of its profits than 
their  workmen  are, and  that,  if  justice 
were  done,  the  whole  mass  of  profits 
would be divided into  equal  sbares, and 
one share allotted to  each  individual  in 
the  establishment.  Consequently,  it  is 
asserted that every  one  who  gets  more 
than one of  these equal  shares  defrauds 
in  some  way  his  fellow  workers, and 
should be prevented from doing it.

One  of 

the  fundamental 

fallacies 
underlying  this  doctrine  is  that  wages 
are paid out of the profits  of  a  business 
and  should  be  regulated  according  to 
those profits,  whereas  they  are simply a 
part of the cost  of  the  articles  for  the 
producing  of  which  they  are  paid,  and 
must  be paid,  whether  the  articles  pro­
duced  can  or  cannot  be  sold for more 
than cost.  Another  is,  that  no  matter 
how high the cost of  a  product  may  be 
forced  up  by  forcing  up wages, it can 
always be sold at an  advance  upon  this 
cost.  Another  fallacy,  and  the  most 
mischievous of all is, that  the  capitalist 
who supplies capital for  a  business  and 
the  manager  who  directs  it, contribute 
no more to its success  than the men who 
merely obey  orders.

A great deal is said by otherwise intel­
ligent people  aboat the atrocity of  beat­
ing down wages, the injustice of  permit­
ting  an  employer  to  grow  rich  while 
those  whom  he  employes  remain  poor 
all their  lives, and  especially  about the 
terrible  danger  to which  society  is  ex­
posed  from  the  great  accumulations  of 
wealth  in  the  hands  of  individuals of 
which  this country  furnishes  so  many 
examples.  Frequent  suggestions  have

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Dry Goods Price Current.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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Arrow Brand 5>4 

BLXACHXD  COTTONS.

Adriatic.................7
Argyle  ...................  6
Atlanta A A.............6
Atlantic A..............  6%

••  World Wide.  6
“  LL............... 4H
Full Yard Wide...... 654
Georgia  A..............654
H
P ............
“ 
Honest Width.........654
D..............
“ 
H artford A ................ 6
Indian Head...........  7
«  LL..............
Amory....................
King A  A................654
Archery  Bunting... 
King EC.................  5
Lawrence  L L ........  5
Beaver Dam  A A .. 
Blackstone O, 32....
Madras cheese cloth 654
Black Crow............ 6
Newmarket  G........&54
Black Rock  ...........  654
B........ 5
Boot, AL................  7
N ........654
Capital  A................5Ü
DD....  554
Cavanat V................554
X ....... 654
Nolbe R..................  5
Chapman cheese cl.  34i
Clifton  C R .............. 5*
Our Level  Best...... 654
Oxford  R............... 6
Comet.....................
Dwight Star..............6^
Pequot....................7
Clifton CCC...........614
Solar....................... 6
Top of the  Heap....  7
ABC..................854
Geo. Washington...  8
Glen Mills..............  7
Amazon...................8
Amsburg.................7
Gold Medal............ 754
Art  Cambric.......... 10
Green  Ticket......... 854
Blackstone A A___ 7&
Great Falls.............   654
Beats All.................4M
Hope....................... 754
Boston................... 12
Just  Out........  454® 6
Cabot......................   714
King  Phillip...........754
Cabot,  %.................654
OP.......754
“ 
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Charter  Oak...........  554
Conway W..............  7*41 Lonsdale
® 854
Cleveland.............. 7
Middlesex
No Name................ 754
Dwight Anchor...... 854
shorts.  8
Oak View............... 6
Edwards................. 6
Our Own................   554
Empire....................7
Pride of the West.. .12 
Farwell...................754
Rosalind.................754
Fruit of the  Loom.  854lSnnllght..................  454
FltchvUle  ............. 7
Utica  Mills.............. 854
First Prize..............7
“  Nonpareil  ..10
Vlnyard..................  854
Fruit of the Loom X.  754
White Horse...........6
Falrmount...... ........454
Full Value..............654
Rock............  854
Cabot......................   7541 Dwight Anchor
854
Farwell...................8 

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

|

CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached.

Housewife  g ............654
S'"!!"l754
T ........... 854
U............954
V ............10
W..........1054
X..........1154
Y..........1254
Z........... 1354

Unbleached. 

Housewife  A........... 554
B...........554
C...........6
D...........654
E .......... 7
F .......... 75*
G ..........754
H .......... 754
1.........85*
J ...........854
K.........954
L.  ____10
M  ..........1054
N ........... 11
O........... 21
P ........... 1454

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Amotkeag..............1254
9oz...... 1354
brown .18
Andover.................1154
Beaver Creek AA... 10 
BB...  9
OC....
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 

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bine  854 
“  d a twist 1054 
“ 

Colombian XXX  br.10 
XXX  bl.19

“ 

Amoskeag................ 654
“  Persian dress 8 
Canton ..  8
“ 
AFC........1054
“ 
Teazle...IO54 
“ 
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Angola..1054 
“ 
Persian..  8 
Arlington staple....  654 
Arasapha  fancy....  454 
Bates Warwick dres  754 
staples.  654
Centennial..............1054
Criterion............... 1054
Cumberland staple.  654
Cumberland........... 5
Essex........................454
Elfin.......................   754
Everett classics......854
Exposition............... 754
Glenarie.................  654
Glenarven................ 654
Glenwood.................754
Hampton.................. 654
Johnson Chalon cl 
54 
Indigo bine 954 
zephyrs__16

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Lancaster,  staple...  654 

Colombian brown.. 12
Everett, bine...........1254
brown....... 1254
Haymaker bine........ 754
brown...  754 
Jeffrey.....................1154
Lancaster.............. 1254
Lawrence. 9 os........ 1354
No. 220. ...18
No. 250....1154
No. 280....1054

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“ 
fancies....  7 
“  Normandie  8
Lancashire.............   6
Manchester.............  554
Monogram................654
Normandie...............754
Persian..................... 8
Renfrew Dress........754
Rosemont................. 654
Slatersvllle.............. 6
Somerset...................7
Tacoma  ...................754
Toll  du Nord......... 1054
Wabash.................... 754
seersucker..  754
Warwick................  654
Whlttenden............8
heather dr.  754 
Indigo bine 9 
Wamsutta staples...  654
Westbrook..............8
....................... 10
Wlndermeer........... 6
York......................... 654

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GRAIN  BASS.

Amoskeag...............1654! Valley City...............1654
Stark......................1854 Georgia.....................15JS
American............... 1554 Pacific....................

THREADS.

Clark’s Mile End....45  ¡Barbour's................81
Coats’. J. & P.........45  Marshall’s................81
Holyoke..................22541

KNITTINS  COTTON.

No.  6  ..
“ 
8...
“  10...
“  12...

White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ....87
“  16... ....38
39
40
*•  18... ....39
41
“  20... ....40
CAMBRICS.

White.  Colored
42
43
44
45

..88
...34
...85
...36

RED  FLANNEL.

MIXED  FLANNEL.

Slater......................6
White Star............   5
Kid Glove...............4M
Newmarket.............5
Fireman.................3254
Creedmore............. 2754
Talbot XXX........... 30
Nameless............... 2754
Red & Bine,  plaid..40
Union R................. 2254
Windsor................. 1854
6 oz Western.......... 20
Union  B.................2254
Nameless...... 8  ® 9541 
.......  854Ô10  I 

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Edwards................  5
Lockwood.................5
Wood’s ..................   5
Brunswick...............5

T W........................2254
F T ............ ............. 8254
J R F , XXX............85
Buckeye.................8254
Grey SR W.............1754
Western W  .............1854
D R P ............ .........1854
Flushing XXX........2354
Manitoba................ 2354
®1054
1254
Black.
1054
1154
12
20

Brown.
10H
UH
12
20

CARPET  WARP.

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Peerless, white....... 18  ¡Integrity  oolored...20
colored. ...20  White Star..............18
Integrity..................18541 
“  colored..20
Hamilton................8
Nameless................20
..... %
...........2754
...........30
...........8254
...........85

DBESS  GOODS.
..  9 
.1054
G G  Cashmere....... 20
Nameless..............16
.18
CORSETS.

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CORSET  JEANS.

American fancy....  554 
American Indigo...  654 
American shirtings.  154 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  454 
Arnold 
....  654
Arnold  Merino...... 6
long cloth B.IO54 
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“  C.  854
“ 
century cloth 7
“  gold seal__.1054
“  green seal TR1054 
“  yellow seal.. 1054
“ 
serge............ 1154
“  Turkey red.. 1054 
“ 

Corallne................. 69 50|Wonderful............64 50
Schilling’s . .  .........  9 00 Brighton...............  4 75
Davis  Waists......   9 00 Bortree’s .................... 9 00
Grand  Rapids.......   4 50| Abdominal........... 15 00
Naumkeag satteen..  754
Armory...................654
Androscoggin.........754
Rock port...................654
Conestoga.................754
Biddeford..............   6
Walworth................ 654
Brunswick..............654
PRD
ITS.
Allen turkey  reds..  6
Berwick fancies....  554
robes...........6
Clyde Robes...........
pink * purple 6
Charter Oak fancies 454 
buffs...........  6
DelMarlne cashm’s.  6 
pink  checks.  6
mourn’g  6 
staples  ........6
Eddy stone  fancy...  654 
shirtings...  6 
chocolat  654 
rober  ...  654 
sateens..  654 
Hamilton fancy. —   654 
staple....  6 
Manchester fancy..  6 
new era.  6 
Merrimack D fancy.  6 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  454 
“  Repp fu rn .  854
Pacific fancy..........6
“ 
robes............654
Portsmouth robes...  654 
Simpson mourning..  654
greys........654
solid black.  654 
Washington Indigo.  654 
“  Turkey robes..  754
“  India robes__ 754
“  plain T’ky X 54  854 
“ 
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“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red................ 654
M artha  W ashington
Turkey red 54 ........  754
Martha Washington
Turkey red..........954
Rlverpolnt robes....  554
W indsor fa n c y ..........654
Indigo blue..........1054

Ballou solid black..
“  colors.
Bengal blue,  green, 
red and  orange...  6
Berlin solids...........554
“  oil blue....... 654
“  green ....  654
“ 
“  Foulards__  554
“  red 54............. 7
“  X ...........   954
“ 
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“  44 
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Cocheco fancy........6
“  madders...  6
“  XXtwills..  6541
solids........554
“ 
Harmony................  5
Amoskeag AC A .... 1254
AC A....................13
Hamilton N............ 754
Pemberton AAA.... 16
York........................1054
D............ 854
Awning.. 11
Swift Rlvef...............754
Farmer....................8
Pearl  River.............12
First Prise..............IO54
Warren....................1854
Lenox M ills...........18
C 
o g a ..............16
Atlanta,  D..............  654¡Stark  A 
..............8
Boot........................  654 No  Name...........  ...  754
Clifton, K............... 7  ¡Top of  Heap............  9

COTTON  DRILL.

gold  ticket

T IC K IN G S .

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DOMET  FLANNEL.

CANVASS  AND  PADDINO.
954
1054
1154
1254

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Slate. Brown. Black. Slate
954 10H
954
1054 UH
1054
UH 12
1154
1254 20
1254
DUCKS.
Severen. 8oz..........   954
Mayland, 8 oz..........1054
Greenwood, 754 os..  954 
Greenwood, 8 os.... 1154 
Boston, 8 oz.............1054

WestTPolnt, 8 os.... 1054 
10 oz  ...1254
“ 
Raven, lOoz.............1854
.............1354
Stark 
Boston, 10 os........... 1254
WADDINGS.

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2 
8 

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siLBBiAB.

White, dos............. 25  ¡Per bale, 40 dos 
Colored, dos..........20  [Colored  " 
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
Red Cross....  2
Best.............1054
Best AA...... 1254
L............................. 754
G..............................854
Corticelli, dos.........85  [Cortlcelll  knitting,

83 50
..........7 60
Pawtucket...............1054
Dundle...................   9
Bedford...................1054
Valley  City.............1054
K K .................................1054

SEWING  BILE.

..12 
“ 8 
..12  I  “  10 

per 540z  ball........SO

twist,doz..40 
50yd,dos..40  I
HOOKS AND ETES—PER G BOSS.
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No  1 Bl’k A White..10  |No  4 Bl’k A White..15 
" 
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“ 
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No 2—20, M C...... ..50  ¡No4—15  F  854........ 40
*'  8-18.8C ...........45  I
COTTON  TAPS.
No  2 White A Bl’k.,12  ¡No  8 White A Bl’k..20 
.28
" 
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..15 
..18 
“ 
..26
“ 12 
SAFBTT  FINS.
NO 2.
....28  INofi.........................86
NEEDLES—PER  M.

OOTTOH TWINES.

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

A. James................ 1 40| Steamboat................  40
Crowely’8............... 1 85 Gold  Eyed...............1 50
M arsh all's.................. 1  001
5—4__2 25  6—4.. .3 2515—4....1 95  6—4...2 95
“ ....2 10  “  ...8 101
Cotton Sail Twine..28
Crown....................12
Domestic................1854
Anchor................... 16
Bristol.........   ........18
Cherry  Valley....... 16
I X L........................1854
Alabama.................6K
Alamance...............  654
Angusta.................754
A r sapha................  6
G eorgia......................  6 >4
Granite..................  6)4
Haw  River.............  6
Haw  J ...................6

Mount  Pleasant....  654
Oneida....................  5
Prymont................  554
Ran del mau............   6
Riverside...............   554
Sibley  A.................  614
Toledo....................

Nashua............ — 18
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
8-ply__ 17
North Star.............. 20
Wool Standard 4 plyl754 
Powhattan............. 18

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7

been  made  of  schemes  for  preventing 
by  law  such  accumulations  beyond  a 
fixed limit,  and for  confiscating tbe sur­
plus.  It  is  only  a  few  weeks  since  a 
conspicuous  citizen  of  New  Tork  de­
clared in  a  public  address  that  super­
fluous wealth  may  properly be made  by 
taxation 
the 
cure  of  pauperism,  and  to  provide 
institutions  of  learning,  charity,  and 
recreation.  The  idea  seems  to be  that 
the possession of  great  wealth is a great 
crime,  which  should  be  repressed,  like 
other crimes, by penalties adapted to the 
end in view.

contribute 

toward 

to 

If these opinions were allowed to have 
full  sway,  no  great  "aggregatiosn  of 
wealth would be permitted to exist either 
in the hands of individuals or in those of 
corporations, for certainly  the wealth of 
a corporation,  wielded  as  it  necessarily 
must  be by a single  head, is  just as ob­
jectionable  as that  belonging  to  a nat­
ural  person.  Then  would  come  tbe 
question, where shall the line be drawn? 
To some men  $10,000  seems an immense 
capital, and to some  even $1,000  is afflu­
ence, but  whatever  maximum  was fixed 
it  certainly would  fall  below  that  re­
quired to  carry on our great  manufacto 
ries,  railroads  and  mining  enterprises. 
The  industries  of  the  country  would 
either  be  destroyed  entirely,  or  they 
would be cut  up into  innumerable petty 
fractions  working  at  an 
immensely 
Increased  expense;  and  with  a  great 
waste of labor.

Under tbe  existing  much  decried sys 
tern,  millions  of  working  people, both 
men and women, go, day by day, to their 
daily tasks,  with no risk  and no concern 
for  the  result  of  their  work,  and  they 
get at  stated  periods  the  compensation 
for which they have stipulated.  Whether 
a factory is making money for its owners 
or is losing it, whether a  railroad is run 
by  a company or is in the hands  of a re 
ceiver, whether the market for goods falls 
or rises,  wages run  on steadily, and the 
payment of  them is  put ahead of that of 
all other claims.  It is plain that, without 
employers possessed of enough capital to 
sustain  enterprises  through  thick  and 
thin, and to  pay wages  week after week 
without getting an  immediate return for 
the  outlay,  the  lot  of  working  people 
would be  infinitely worse than it is now. 
To  see this  we  have  only  to  fancy the 
present army  of  workingmen  doing  in 
their  own  homes  such  jobs  as  their 
neighbors  could  furnish  them, or  wan­
dering  from  place  to  place  looking  for 
employment,  like the  traveling  artizans 
of  India  and  Persia,  and,  during  the 
Middle Ages, of Europe.  Capital  in the 
great  masses  in which  it  is  combined 
nowadays in civilized countries gives oc­
cupation to more people, pays them more 
wages, and furnishes them with more for 
their wages when  they  spend them than 
was ever before  known  in the history of 
the world.  In spite,  too, of  the  alleged 
grinding oppression of employers against 
which the  aid  of law, philanthropy,  and 
religion  are so earnestly invoked, wages 
have  risen  for  the  last  twenty  years 
higher  and higher,  population  has  in­
creased, and the aggregate material com­
forts of life have been made more abund­
ant all  around.

The  danger  now  is,  that  under  the 
pressure  of  popular  prejudice  against 
capitalists and employers, the process of 
hampering  great  industrial  enterprises 
by  measures looking  exclusively  to the 
benefit of  wages  receivers  may  be  car-

ried so far as to drive capital out of busi­
ness, and thus  kill the goose  which lays 
golden  eggs  for  millions  of  people. 
There is a limit of  the cost at  which ar­
ticles of use and luxury can be profitably 
made and sold, and even a near approach 
to  that  limit  will  restrict  production, 
and thus restrict the demand for the labor 
engaged in it.  Already in Oreat Britain 
workmen  complain that  great  numbers 
of them are out of work, and the explan­
ation  of  the fact is  that British employ­
ers, with the high wages and short hours 
imposed upon them by the trades unions, 
cannot  compete  with 
their  German 
rivals, who  get more  work  done for the 
same  money.  That  high  wages  and 
costly materials have  reduced  the build­
ing of ships in this country to the supply 
only of the coasting trade is well known, 
and it suggests  what may  happen in the 
case of other industries  which  are hang­
ing upon the verge of extinction

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

“The Increase in Wages.”

Gra nd Ra pid s, April 19—I am pleased 
to note  T h e  T radesm an’s  editorial on 
“The Increase of Wages” in  the issue of 
April  19, as it  meets  my  views exactly 
The  claim of  the trades  unionists  that 
their organizations—acting through their 
twin infamies, the strike and the boycott 
—tend to  raise  the  standard  of  wages 
flnds a fitting rebuke in  the result of the 
recent  labor  disturbances  in  Australia 
in 1890 and 1891.  The strikes  started in 
Queensland  among 
the  union  sheep 
shearers and were taken up by the union 
dock laborers  and union seamen of  Syd­
ney, with the  result of  completely para­
lyzing the shipping business of that port 
The  union  bakers,  union  bootmakers, 
and union  brickmakers in  Victoria next 
struck  on  their own  account,  and after 
them the  workmen  of the various build­
ing  trades.  The  result  was  almost  a 
complete  suspension  of  business every­
where in  Australasia  for  nearly  a year, 
and the country has evidently not yet re­
covered  from the  injury  thus  caused to 
its  prosperity,  while  the  wages  of  all 
classes of laborers are fully 25  per cent, 
lower than  they were  before the  strikes 
were  inaugurated.  All  reports  of  an 
authoritative  character 
that 
unionism  has received its death blow  in 
Australia, as workingmen in  all parts of 
the country are beginning  to realize that 
the union  is the  worst  foe  they have to 
contend with. 

indicate 

Ra d ix.

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Hardware Price Current.

These  prices are  for cash  buyer»,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
d lS .
Snell’s ........................................................... 
60
Cook’s ........................................................... 
40
J en n in gs’, g e n u in e ..................................................
Jen n in g s’,  Im ita tio n ..............................................50410
First Quality. 8. B. Bronze.......................8700

AUGURS AND BITS. 

AXBS.

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D. B. Bronze................................  12 00
S. B. S. Steel................................  8 60
D. B. Steel.....................................13 50

BARROWS. 

dl8,

b o l t s . 

Railroad......................................................# 14 00
Garden.................................. .............  net  80 00
d ls .
Stove.............................................................50410
Carriage new list......................................... 75410
Plow............................................................. 40410
Sleigh shoe...................................................  
70
Well,  p la in ................................................. I 8 50
WeU, swivel..................................................  4 00
dls.
Cast Loose Fin, figured............................... 704
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............604J

BUTTS, OAST. 

BUCKBTS.

«0
85
60

50
35

dls.

dls.

Wrought Loose Pin...........................................60410
Wrought Table................................................. 60410
Wrought Inside Blind......................................60410
Wrought Brass................................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s...................................................70416
Blind,  Parker’s................................................. 70410
Blind, Shepard’s 
70

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BLOCKS.

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1893................. 

50

Grain...........................................................dls. 50403

CSiDUiB.

CROW RARS.

Cast Steel................................................ per lb 
5
Ely’s 1-10.................................................per m  65
m ck’s C.  F ............................................ 
“ 
G. D ..........................................................  “ 
M usket....................................................  
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CAPS.

Rim  F ire...........................................................  
Central  F ire................................................dls. 

OABTBXDOBB.

ohisbls. 

Socket F irm er.................................................. .70410
Socket Fram ing................................................. 70416
Socket Corner.....................................................70410
Socket Slicks.....................................................70410
Butchers’ Tanged Firm er...................  ......... 
40

Curry,  Lawrence’s..........................................  
40
H otchkiss.......................................................... 
25
White Crayons, per  gross...............12Q12H dls. 10

combs. 

CHALK.
copper.

“ 

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

DBILLS. 

38
26
33
23
25
50
50
50

 

dripping PAHS.

Small sizes, ser p o u n d .................................... 
Large sixes, per  pound.................................... 

07
6ft

ELBOWS.

dls.

Com. 4  piece, 6 in .............................. dos. net 
75
40
Corrugated................................................dls 
Adjustable.................................................dls. 40410

EXPANSIVB BITS. 

die.

piles—New List. 
 

Clark’s, small, 8i8;  large, 826........................  
30
Ives’, 1, 818 :  2, 824 ;  3,830  ............................... 
25
dls.
Dlsston’s ............ .............................................. 60410
60410
New American  ........ 
N icholson's......................................................60410
Heller’s ............................................................... 
50
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps  .....................................  
28
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
List 
16 
17

GALVANIZED IRON.

12 

15 

13 

Discount, 60

14 
sauobs. 

dls.

dls.

locks—door. 

knobs—New List.

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ........................ 
50
55
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings......................  
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................... 
55
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...............  
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................... 
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain....................  
70
Russell 4  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new l i s t ..........  
56
Mallory, Wheeler  4   Co.’s..............................  
55
55
Branford’s ........................................................ 
Norwalk’s ........................................ 
55
 
Adze Bye..............................................816.00, dls. 60
Hunt Bye............................................. 815.00, dls. 60
Hnnt’s .........................................818.60, dls. 20410.
dlS.
Sperry 4  Cc.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
50
dls.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................... 
40
P. 8. 4  W. Mfg. Co.’B  Malleable«.... 
Landers,  Ferry 4  Clark’s ................... 
40
Enterprise 
......................................... 
30
Stebbln’s Pattern..............................................60410
Stebbln’s Genuine.......................................... *.66410
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25

MOLABSBS GATES. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

MATTOCKS.

dlS.

 

N A I L S

HAMMERS.

dls.

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

Maydole  4  Co.’s ...................................................dls. 25
Kip’s ....................................................................... dls. 35
Yerkes 4  Plumb’s .................................................dls. 40410
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.................... — 80c list 60
Blacksmith's Solid Cast  Steel  H and— 30c 40410
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3 ..................................dls.60410
State............................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12  In. 4M  14  and
354
10
54............ ............. net
% ............ ..............net
854
X ............ ..............net
754
% ............ ............. net
7*
50
............dls.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50410
Champion,  antl-frlctlon__ .*.........................  60410
Kidder, wood tra c k ............... : .......................  
40
Pots..................................................................... 60410
Kettles.................................................. 
60410
Spiders  .............................................................. 60410
Gray enameled..................................................40410
Stamped  Tin W are..................................new list 70
Japanned Tin W are........................................  
25
Granite Iron W are....................... new list 3354*10
Bright........................................................... 70410410
Screw  Eyes................................................. 70410410
Hook’s ..........................................................70410410
Gate Hooks and Eyes...........................  
70410410
dls.70
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ........................
Sisal, H inch and la rg e r................................ 
9
M anilla..............................................................   13
dls.
Steel and Iron..................................................  
Try and Bevels................................................. 
M itre.................................................................. 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOOBB.

LEVELS. 
ROPES.

HOLLOW WABB.

WIRE GOODS. 

SqUARES. 

75
60
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.

SHEET IRON.

dls.

 

82 95
8 05
8 05
8 15
8 25

8  36
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 80  Inches 

Nos. 10 to  14..........................................84 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
List acct. 19, ’86  ........................................ dls. 
Sliver Lake, White  A .................................list 
Drab A ....................................  “ 
White  B ..................................  * 
Drab B.....................................  “ 
White C.............................. 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

60
50
55
50
55
“  35

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

 

Discount, 10.

BASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

traps. 

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

Solid Eyes.................................................per ton 825
“ 
H and............................................ 
20
70
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot 
  50
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot....  30
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot..............................................  
  30
Steel, Game.......................................................60410
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................. 
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley a Norton’s —  
70
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18c per dos
Mouse, delusion.................................. 81.50 per dos.
dls.
Bright Market...................................................  65
Annealed Market..............................................70—10
Coppered M arket.............................................   60
Tinned Market.................................................  62H
Coppered  Spring  Steel...................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanised.............................  2 80
painted..................................  2 40

wire. 

dls.

“ 

HORSE nails.

WRENCHES. 

Au  Sable...............................................................dls. 40410
Putnam .............................................. 
dls.  06
Northwestern...................................  
dls. 10410
dig.
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled...................... 
30
Coe’s  G enuine................................................. 
50
75
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought.............  
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.................................. 75410
dls.
Bird C ages........................................................ 
SO
Pumps, Cistern............................................ 
75410
Screws, New L ist..............................................70410
Casters, Bed a  ,d Plate............................. 50410410
Dampers, American......................................... 
40
ForkB, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods........ 65410

miscellaneous. 

 

 

 

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Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, base........................................................ 1 50
Wire nails, base........................................ 1  80@1  90
go......................................................... Base 
Base
50...............................................  
M
25
40............................................................ 
25
30...........................................................  
35
20...........................................................  
16...........................................................  
«
45
12...........................................................  
10...........................................................  
50
60
8............................................................. 
7 4 6 ......................................................
4 
90
..............................................................  
120
160
a ............................................................. 
Fine 8............................................................ 
Case 10.......................................  
65
75
8.................................................  
90
6.................................................  
75
Finish 10............................................... 
8................................................ 
90
................................................. 
1  10
CllncbjlO.............................................. 
70
80
8.............................................. 
»
6.............................................. 
Barrell %..................................... 
175
dls.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ....................................  040
Sdota Bench.................................................- 
060
Sandusky Tool  Co.’l, fancy...........................   040
Bench, first quality..........................................   080
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’z, wood............  410
Fry,  Acme.......... ......................................dls.60—10
Common,  polished................................... dls. 
70
dls.
Iron and  Tinned.............................................. 
40
Copper Rivets and B u n .................................. 60—10
"A”  Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
"B" Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

flakes. 

RIVETS. 

FANS,

«• 
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Broken packs g o  per pound extra

METALS,
FIG TIN.

6%
7

ZINC.

26c
28c

bolder.

Pig  Large.........................................................  
Pig Bars............................................................. 
Duty:  Sheet, 2Hc per pound.
680 pound  casks...............................................  
Per  pound......................................................... 
H © K ^ - v ...............................................................J6
Extra W iping...............................................  ...  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder In the market Indicated by private brand* 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
1 60
Cookson..............-............................per  pound
HaUett’s .......................................... 
13
TIN—MXLYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal............................................8 7
14X20IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

10x1410,  Charcoal..........................................8 6  75
6  75
14x20 IC, 
10x14 EX, 
8  25
14x20 EX, 
9 25

TIN—ALLAWAY GRADX.
“ 
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7  0
9  25
9 25

Bach additional X on this grade 81.50.

 
 
 
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•• 
“ 
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BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x20 IC, "   Worcester....................................  6 50
14x20 IX, 
.............................  8  60
...........................   18  60
20x28 IC, 
6  00
14x2010, 
7  50
“ 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
12  50
“ 
20x28 IX, 
“ 
15  50
14x28 EX..........................................................  114  ftn
.
14x81  E X .
- y ..........................   16 00
14x5» IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I _ _   nonna 
* 
10 00
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14x60 EX.  “ 
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MichiganTradesman

A  W BBKLY  JO U RN A L  D EVOTED  TO  ( H I

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men.

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E. A.  STOWE, Editor.

Written for The Tradesman.

WEDNESDAY,  A PRIL  26,  1893.
A nice  legal  question  is  likely  to  be 
started  in  the  State  of  Washington, 
where  ageDts of  tobacco  companies  are 
urging  the  retail  dealers  to  continue 
buying and selling  cigarettes in defiance 
of  the State  law to the  contrary.  They 
say that the law cannot be enforced; that 
each package of cigarettes is an “original 
package,” and that its sale cannot be in­
terfered  with  under  any  State  law. 
About  10,000,000  packs  of  cigarettes a 
month are said to be sold in that State.
The Increase in the Cost of Living.
That the cost of living has enormously 
increased  during the  past  quarter  of  a 
century  is  so  palpable  a  fact  that  it 
hardly needs to be  said.  Of course, this 
cannot  be  said of those peoples who re­
gard  even the fig  leaf  as  a  superfluous 
covering, and  whose  sole  diet  is  herbs 
and roots. 
Indeed, it is true of no other 
people  but  our  own,  except  to  a  very 
limited extent.  Now, why this increase? 
It is not  because  the  necessaries of  life 
cost  more,  for in no civilized country in 
the world  are  they  as  cheap  as  in the 
United  States,  while  in other  countries 
wages  are at  a minimum,  and here they 
have almost  reached the  maximum rate. 
There are several  reasons  why  the  cost 
of living has increased.  One is found in 
the greater variety of food articles which 
enter  into the daily  consumption of  the 
people.  What  a  few  years  since were 
luxuries  indulged  in  only  by  the  rich, 
are now, to a large  extent,  common nec­
essaries.  Then,  we  are a pleasure-seek­
ing  people  today.  “All  work  and  no 
play” is not,  as it  was  a few  years ago, 
the  rale.  Shorter  hours  for  work  and 
numerous  holidays give all classes more 
time  for  pleasure,  and  pleasure,  as 
everybody  knows, costs  money.  There 
are  others,  bat  these  are  the principal 
reasons  for  the  increase  in  the  cost  of 
living.

*  #  #

The question naturally presents itself: 
“As the cost of living has increased, and 
the  people  are  consequently  spending 
more money,  who has  reaped  the  bene­
fit?”  The  people  have  received  more 
money,  bnt  they  have  expended  more, 
and  while  some  few  may  have  saved 
something, the great majority are no bet­

TH E  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.
being  so 
jealous  of  their  good  name 
are careful of it only because they  know 
no  one  would  take  it  from  them  if  its 
real  valoe  should  have  to  be  proved.
The  heart is the  largest thing  in  the 
world,  because  it  takes  more  than  the 
world  to fill it.
REEDER  BROS.  SHOE  CO.,

ter off,  financially,  because  of  their  in­
creased  earnings. 
It  is  not  the  retail 
dealer; for, as  has been  said, the cost to 
the consumer of  the  individual  articles 
of consumption  is  less  to-day  than  for 
years past,  and  the profit of  the retailer 
is, on an average, less. 
It cannot, there­
fore, be said that the retailer has profited 
by the increase in the purchasing  power 
of the people, for,  thongh the volnme  of 
business has been  constantly increasing, 
with  lower  prices,  and the  greater  ex­
pense incurred in handling the business, 
retailers  have  made  less  money  than 
when prices were higher and the amount 
of business smaller.

Boots  and  Shoes,

Felt Boots and Alaska  Socks.

State Agents for

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Who, then, has  received the  benefit of 
the  increase  in  wages?  I  believe that 
the  theatres,  and  pleasure resorts,  and 
saloons  have  received  the  lion’s share. 
There  can  be  no  fanlt  found  with the 
spending  of  money for legitimate pleas­
ure  and  recreation,  but  that  portion of 
the people’s money  which  goes  into the 
coffers of the  saloons—and it is no small 
portion,  either—is  worse  than  wasted, 
for  no  return  is  given  for  the  money, 
which  goes  to  enrich  a  class  whose 
business is  utterly at  variance  with the 
best interests of the community.

*  

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One more  question:  “Why  have  not 
retail  dealers  profited  by the  increased 
purchasing  power  of  their  customers?” 
Without  doubt  because  of  the  ruinous 
competition to  which  business  has been 
subjected. 
It seems such a simple thing 
to the uninitiated,  this  buying  and sell­
ing goods, and such an easy way to make 
money, that  hundreds  have  rushed into 
the grocery  business,  especially, only to 
find  in  a  few  months,  at  the  farthest, 
that  they  have  egregiously  blundered. 
But, notwithstanding the  numerons fail­
ures—and by failures is  not meant those 
only who have gone into bankruptcy, but 
those also who, fearing bankruptcy, have 
either sold out or gone out of  business— 
young men continue  to rush into  “busi­
ness”  as if  it  were  the  only  road  to 
wealth or the only way to make a living. 
Competition  has been  so keen  and com­
petitors  so  numerous,  that  prices  have 
been cut  almost  to the  starvation  point 
in order to secure a portion of  the trade. 
Business cannot be done  as cheaply as it 
could a few years ago.  Rents are higher; 
so  are taxes;  light  and  fuel  cost  more; 
wages are  higher;  almost  all  the  neces­
sary  accessories  to  business  are  much 
more  costly. 
In  addition  to  the  enor­
mously increased expense of doing  busi­
ness, is the “drop” in retail prices, which 
is out of all proportion to the decrease in 
wholesale  prices.  Only  five  men  in  a 
hundred  are  successful 
in  business. 
Why?  Because  the  other  ninety-five 
have “set up shop” for themselves with­
out any previous experience in or knowl­
edge  of the business, and the  successful 
ones have  spent  a  lifetime  learning  it. 
The successful  dealer  pays  no  more at­
tention to  his neighbor’s  prices  than  is' 
absolutely  necessary,  while  the  other 
fellow  is  always  ready  to  cat  prices in 
order to win  a portion of  his  neighbor’s 
trade.  The  remedy for  the  present de­
plorable  condition  of  things  will  be 
found  in  organization.  Retail  dealers 
must  “get together” if  business is to be 
pulled out of  the hole into which the de­
structive  “business  tacties”  of  the past 
have plunged it. 

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The  Inspection of Weights  and  Meas­
I am greatly interested in the subject of 
the paper read at the last  meeting of the 
Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association 
by Edwin White, the Sixth street  grocer. 
The subject is one of great importance to 
dealers  and  the  public  generally,  for, 
without doubt, there are occasional deal­
ers  who  are  dishonest  enough  to  give 
their  customers  short  weight,  thereby 
robbing the people who trade with them, 
and  damaging  the  reputation  of  every 
honest  dealer.  It is  certainly to the in­
terest of the trade that it should be made 
as difficult  as possible for  crooked deal­
ers to rob their  customers, but there are 
some glaring defects in the methods pro­
posed by Mr. White, which would nullify 
the  provisions of  such  a  law,  however 
desirable  and  right.  That  gentleman 
suggests  the  appointment  of  an  officer 
from the police force as inspector, which, 
of  course,  would  place  him  under  the 
control  of  the  police  department. 
In 
my opinion it  would be  unwise to place 
the  inspector  under  the  control  of  the 
police  department.  He should  have no 
connection with  any department  of  the 
city government,  but should  be  a State 
officer  deriving  his  authority  from  the 
State executive, and having his functions 
clearly  defined  by  statutory enactment. 
He should be appointed only after an ex­
amination that will sufficiently attest his 
fitness for the position.  Once appointed, 
he  should  not  be  removed  except  for 
cause.  Mr. White  further suggests that 
the dealer notify  the inspector  when he 
is ready to  have  his  weights  and  meas­
ures  inspected. 
In  that  case  the  in­
spection would amount to nothing; for the 
dishonest  dealer would  be sure  to have 
his weights and measures in condition to 
bear  inspection. 
It  should  never  be 
known  when  the  inspector  would  call. 
Neither should he  have any  stated time 
for making his rounds, but should  make 
them at  irregular  intervals.  He should 
be clothed with police powers, and should 
have little discretionary authority.  Then 
there  should  be  no  fees  in  connection 
with the office, but a stated salary should 
be paid.  Mr.  White’s  suggestion that a 
law should be passed compelling all man­
ufacturers  of  weights  and  measures  to 
have them properly  tested and  stamped 
before being  offered  for  sale, is  a good 
one, and is an indispensable part of  any 
efficient  system of inspection.  Why the 
brass nails,  used on  counters  for meas­
uring dry  goods,  should  be  stamped, it 
is hard to see.  The use of brass nails in 
counters  should  be  prohibited  by law, 
and  only a properly  tested yardstick al­
lowed. 

F r a n k Sto w ell.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The market has  sustained two 
advances of a sixpence each on all grades 
above Columbia A.  The market is strong 
and further advances are looked for.

Coffee—There was a smash in coffee at 
New York last Tuesday, the price break­
ing over l>ic  per  pound,  making a  de­
cline for  two  days  of  almost  8c  per 
pound.  The  failure  at  New  York  of 
Thomas G, Barr & Co.  made  it  look  to 
everybody in  the  trade  as if the  clique 
which has  been  running  the  coffee  all 
over  the  world  had  burst.  This  New 
York concern  has been  regarded as  the 
representative in this country of Kalfen- 
bach,  the  Parisian  operator,  who  has 
been at the head  of the  coffee  manipul­
ation in Brazil,  Havre  and  New  York.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

9

time 

Kalfenbach began  his  deal  a  year  ago, 
when coffee was selling  for  about  12c a 
pound.  He was favored by small  stocks 
and poor crops  and  got  the price  np to 
18c in  March,  since  which 
it 
has gradually  declined,  selling  back to 
13c.  Conservative  dealers  predict  a 
rally in the price, but the  market as yet 
is dull  and sluggish,  with no immediate 
prospect of  an  advance,  either  in  this 
country  or  in  Europe.  Manufacturers 
of  package  brands  have  reduced  their 
quotations lc.

Fish—Cod and halibut are both higher.
Cheese—New  goods  are  beginning to 
come in  freely.  The  quality  is, neces­
sarily, poor,  but the  cheese  meets with 
ready sale and  is grabbed  up as  soon as 
it arrives.

Bank  Notes.

Church, Bills & Co., bankers at Ithaca, 
who were  obliged to close their doors  in 
December last on  account of the Bills  A 
Koch and  O. P.  Bills  &  Co.’s  failures, 
have already paid 75 cents on the dollar, 
and will soon pay every depositor in full.
C. W. French,  Cashier of  the Oakland 
County Savings Bank; J. H. Ruel, of  Pe~ 
wamo, and  Frank Hale  and S.  W. Web­
ber, of Lyons, have formed a  copartner­
ship under  the style of  French,  Hale & 
Co.,  and  opened  a  bank  at  Rochester. 
This is the  twenty-third  bank Mr. Web­
ber  has been  instrumental  in  founding. 
Frank  Hale,  who  was  Cashier  of  the 
Carson  City Savings Bank  when it went 
into  liquidation,  will  be Cashier of  the
Rochester concern.

An Amiable Employer.

From the Grand Traverse (Traverse City) Herald.
The other evening after closing hours, 
J. W. Milliken  called all  his  employes, 
eight in  number, into  his  private office. 
They went wonderingly, and a little anx­
iously,  and  after  a little  preamble  de­
livered in a sober way which might mean 
that  almost  anything  was  coming,  Mr. 
Milliken  announced  to  them  that they 
were each  and all  to have the  privilege 
of  going  to  the  Columbian  Exposition 
this  summer,  at  bis  expense, so  far  as 
transportation was concerned, rooms fur­
nished them  free while  there, and their 
pay to go on during their absence, which 
would  be for  ten  days  or  two weeks. 
One can  fancy how  this  royal offer was 
received. 
It is no wonder Mr. Milliken’s 
establishment  is  noted  for  the faithful 
service  rendered the  public  and him by 
all in  his employ.__________________

A.re You

G oing to the 
W o r ld ’s  Fair?

If so,  you  want  this  Harvard  Leather  Bag. 

Leather 
lined,  frame leather bound, latest  improved  patent  fastening.
Wo  will  malte  you a  present  of one•

U nited  S t a t e s   B aking  C o.,

M u sk e g o n   B ra n ch

M u sk eg o n ,  M ich.

O rig in ato rs  of  th e  C elebrated  C ake,  “ M U SK EG O N   B R A N C H .” 

Write for samples of New and Original Crackers and  Cakes, before 
purchasing for your Spring trade.

Mail orders a specialty. 

H A R R Y   F O X ,  M a n a g er.

PRODUCE  M ARKET.

Apples—Lower  and  weak.  Russets  have 
dropped to $2 50 per bbl. and Spies and’BaldwIns 
to $2.75.
Beans—Handlers pay $1.75  for country-picked 
and hold at $2.  City hand-picked are quoted  at 
10@25c above these figures.

Butter—The scarcity continues.  Jobbers  find 
no difficulty in getting 28c for  choice  dairy  and 
30c for factory creamery.

Cabbage—Old stock  is  practically  out  of  the 
market.  New  Mobile  stock  commands  $1.25 
per doz.

Cider—13@15c per gallon.
Eggs—Still Bcarce and high, owing to the great 
amount absorbed by the picklers  and  cold  stor­
age operators, dealers pay 14c and hold at 15c.

Honey—'White  clover  commands  16c  per  lb. 
dark buckwheat brings 13c.
Lettuce—Lower, either hot  bed  or  hot  house 

being held at \ i%c per lb.

Maple Sugar--Very little is coming into market 
and stocks in jobbers' hands are about exhausted.
Onions—Old are in small demand at $1  per bu. 
Cuba stock is in  ample  supply  at  $2 50  per  bu. 
crate and Bermuda st  ok is in fair demand at $3 
per bu. crate.

Parsnips—40c per bu.
Pieplant—4c per lb.
Potatoes—The market is about  the  same  as  a 

week ago, buyers paying 50 @ 55c per bu.

Radishes—35c per doz. bunches.
Spinach—75c per bu.
Strawberries—Lower 

in  price  and  better  In 
quality.J^Texas stock commands 16.® 18c per qt,

HAVE  AN  ORIGINAL  DESIGN 

tionery.  I t  don’t cost m uch.

w rite   to THE  TRADESM AN  COMPANY,  They Do it.

ÎO
Drugs  Medicines,

State  Board of Pharm acy.
One  Year—James  Vernor, Detroit.
Two  Y ean—Ottmar Eberb&ch, Ann Arbor 
Three  Year»—George Gundrum, Ionia.
Four Y ean—C. A. Buybee.  Cheboygan.
Five Y ean—S. EL Parkill, Owosso.
President—Ottmar Eberb&ch, Ann Arbor.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, Detroit.,
Treamrer—Geo. Gondnim, Ionia.___________________
M ic h ig a n   S ta te   P h a r m a c e u tic a l  A rs’d . 

President—Stanley E. Parkill. Owot so.
Vice-Presidents—I.  H.  L.  Dodd,  Bach an an;  F.  W.  R.
Perry, Detroit;  W. H. Hicks. Morley.
Treasurer—Wm. H. Dupont,  Detroit.
Secretary—C. W. Parsons, Detroit.
Executive  Committee—H.  G.  Coleman,  Kalamazoo; 
Jacob Jesson, Muskeg-on:  F.  J.  Wurzburg and  John 
E. Peck, Grand Rapids;  Arthur Bassett,  Detroit. 
Local Secretary—James Vernor.
Next  place  of  meeting—Some  resort  on  St.  Clair 
River;  time to be designated by Executive Committee.
Grand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical Society. 
President, John D. Muir;  Sec'y, Frank H. Escott.

HOW TO  PROMOTE  GENERAL  PROS- 

PERITY.

Written for The Tradesman'.

A certain writer  has given the highest 
measure  of  praise  to  him  who  causes 
“two blades of grass to grow where only 
one  grew  before.”  At  first  sight  this 
achievement  would  seem  neither  won­
derful  nor  deserving  of  special  com­
mendation, since it is  each year involun­
tarily  performed  by  tens  of  thousands 
with  little  thought  of  attaching  any 
merit  to  the  deed,  and  by  many  who 
would  not  deem it  deserving  of  fame. 
The  beneficence  of  duplicating  a  tiny 
blade of grass that is  scarcely noticed in 
the  great  infinity of vegetable profusion 
does  not  lie so  mnch  in the  purpose  of 
the agent as in the results, multiplied  as 
they are a millionfold  by the  simple ac­
tion of putting  together proper chemical 
elements  that,  unseen,  effect  the  ulti­
mate good.  Nature, in  her  processes of 
multiplication,  needs  but  little  help 
from man; bnt that  help,  coming timely 
or otherwise, makes all the difference be­
tween success and failure.

thus  duplicates 

As a corollary  to the statement  above 
quoted one may truly  remark that he  by 
whose  hands  one  dollar is  made  to do 
the  average  work  of  two or  more,  as a 
factor in the  dispatch of  the world’s ex­
changes,  is  also  worthy of  commenda­
tion.  Whoever 
the 
Dower  of  money,  either  by  promptness 
in its  use in  an emergency or by making 
it serve  relatively  greater  interests,  in­
creases  the  sum  of  human  happiness 
equally  with the  one  who  doubles  the 
products of the soil by adding  the neces­
sary constituents to Nature’s laboratory. 
There are men who  keep money  moving 
and  who often  get undue  credit  for  it 
from  thoughtless  persons;  but  they  are 
not, on the  whole,  business  benefactors 
in  any  true  sense.  Gamblers,  boomers 
and  other  speculators  often  succeed  in 
producing lively  and large exchanges  of 
money,  while  no  one  is  permanently 
profited  by  their  peculiar  methods.  In 
fact,  there is  always  a  serious  loss of 
time for  which  no  individual  winnings 
can compensate;  besides,  the temporary 
gain loads the incky one with an accursed 
craving  to  repeat  an  experience  that Is 
almost sure to end in  poverty.

It has  been  claimed by  men  of  large 
mercantile experience that a saloon adds 
to the  prosperity  of  a  town,  because it 
brings  an  inflow  of  money  that  would 
otherwise  be  spent  elsewhere,  with  a 
proportionate  loss  of  trade  to  every 
dealer.  There  are instances  that seem, 
in  some  slight  degree,  to  sustain  the 
troth  of  that  assertion. 
In every com­
munity a certain amount of money comes 
into the  hands of  men  who, on  one pre­
tense or  another,  are  in  the  habit  of 
throwing  it  away  whenever  the  mood

seizes them. 
If  the  saloon  did no  more 
than receive their surplus funds spent in 
moderation, the evil  and the  good might 
be  pretty  evenly  balanced;  but  humaD 
nature  ever  tends  downward  when cut 
loose from the strict rule of sobriety,  and 
society suffers  both  morally  and  pecu­
niarily,  in the long run, by loosening the 
bonds  which  experience  has  proved 
most  effective.  Money  that  is  spent 
where  no  equivalent  is  received  can 
never tend  to the  permanent  prosperity 
of any community.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
The exchange of both money  and  pro­
ducts, if not interfered  with, always  be­
comes a source of benefit  to  society.  If 
they would only see things in  their  true 
light,  the men who have  only  dollars  to 
spend  can  as  well  keep  the beneficent 
machinery of  mutual  exchanges  in  mo­
tion  as  those  who  invest thousands at 
their command.  Every sum sent out  by 
capitalists into the channels  of  business 
enterprise must ultimately  return  to  its 
source, if  the  investment is to be profit­
able in the highest degree.  This will en­
able capital to be continually duplicating, 
with advantage to the public, the process 
of distribution;  just  as  the  clouds  dis­
tribute  rain  on  the  earth, to  be  again 
gathered  by  solar  influence  from lake, 
river and ocean, ever  repeating  the pro­
cesses of nature so necessary to vegetable 
growth.

There  are  even  business  men  who, 
with  the  best  intentions,  set  in motion 
enterprises requiring the  expenditure of 
large sums  of  money,  expecting  the  re­
sult  will  be  an  increment  of  wealth  to 
all in any  manner concerned,  as  well  as 
to  the general  public; but,  for  lack  of 
careful foresight or  of  executive  ability 
in  subsequent  management,  the  plans 
projected fail to reach the point of  prof­
itable investment, and net only the capi­
tal used in the enterprise,  but also other 
capital  and  labor  depending  on  it  be­
come involved in a common loss.

In a time of general prosperity  it  will 
be noticed that  the  little  financial  rills 
are freely  flowing.  The  oftener  money 
changes  from  hand  to  hand  for equal 
values,  the  surer  indication  it  is  that 
business prospects are good.  At the first 
cry of panic, however,  the  natural  feel­
ing  of  everyone  is  to  retrench,  and, 
whether this be done on a large scale  by 
the manufacturers, or  by  the  employes, 
the  result is felt far and wide  in a ratio 
corresponding  to  their  respective  out­
lays.

To two classes of  people  may  usually 
be attributed the blame  for  habits  that 
affect general prosperity.  The  first  buy 
extravagantly and thoughtlessly  far  be­
yond  their  means,  compelling  creditors 
to  wait  indefinitely  and  perhaps lose a 
large per  cent, of  their  accounts.  The 
other  class  do  not  buy  profusely, but 
they use their credit to  supply  ordinary 
needs  when  perfectly  able  to pay cash 
for every purchase, thus  making  credit­
ors carry burdens that ought never to  be 
imposed;  and this is done as deliberately 
and  selfishly  as  any  scheme  of  trust 
backed  by  millions  that  checks  the 
volume  of  exchange.  The  tightness  of 
the  money  market  is  often due to such 
people in a greater degree  than is gener­
ally supposed.  On  the  other  hand, the 
prompt payment of debts by the majority 
who  have  little  to spend, eases wonder­
fully the painful effects  of  a  stringency 
in the money market.  A  dollar  used in 
payment  of  one  small  obligation  may 
have, according as it is kept  in  constant 
motion, the power of  a  hundred  in  ad­
justing  accounts.  Most of  the dullness 
in trade  comes  from  ignoring  this  im­
portant fact.  The stagnation of business 
is the result, quite  as  often,  of  waiting 
for the reluctant dollar that sticks in the 
hands of thoughtless  or  dishonest  debt­
ors as of the lack of a demand for  goods. 
Every  prompt  debt payer, therefore, be­
comes an active factor in promoting good 
times, whether  he  disburses  dimes, dol­
lars or thousands of  dollars.  To the old 
saying,  “A  penny  saved  is  a  penny 
earned,” may  well  be  added  the  later 
truism, “A dollar paid when due is worth 
ten that are only promised.”

There are some men  in  business  who 
have a faculty of making one  dollar  pay 
three or four indebtednesses;  but they do 
not  deserve  the  commendation referred 
to at the beginning of this article.  Some­
how  they  never  succeed  in  making  a 
creditable  record  for themselves, nor  is 
their sagacity  of  the  kind  required  in 
honest  business  transactions,  since  it 
consists, principally, In deceiving credit­
ors who use only ordinary  business  pre-

As a  rule,  the  man  who  has  or  can 
control the  most  money  is  able  to exert 
the  greatest  influence  on  the  general 
prosperity;  but  also, as  a  rule, the man 
who makes his  money go the  farthest in 
that direction is not the one who controls 
the largest amount of capital.  The man 
whose  possessions can  be  reckoned  in 
eight figures and upwards is so busy try­
ing to reach  the ninth figure  that he has 
no time to consider plans of expenditure, 
except as  they  tend  to  immediately  in­
crease  the  aggregate.  Those  who have 
earned  thousands  by  personal  exertion 
are the ones who keep  their money mov­
ing so as  to  benefit the  largest number. 
Of  such  the  manufacturers  comprise  a 
large part,  without  whose help  the vast 
army of  the  unemployed  would  be  in­
creased tenfold.

Those  who  exchange  and  distribute 
products  are  equally  useful,  and  they 
both, directly  and  indirectly,  affect  the 
comfort and happiness of millions of em­
ployers  and  their  natural  dependents. 
The wheels  within  wheels  that  control 
some  of  the  largest transportation com­
panies employing labor represent a  self­
ish  element, it  is  true, though  no  more 
than can be found in the same number of 
men picked at random from the most  in­
telligent  class  of  society.  A  spirit  of 
discontent, born  of  motives no less self­
ish than those charged to  the  managers, 
is growing against such corporations.  In 
the  meantime, the  improvements which 
capital has made in speed and  cheapness 
of  travel  better  the  condition  of  the 
people in general, since  they  are shared 
b y even the poorest citizen, and no one is 
deprived  of  his  proportionate  benefit 
unless he voluntarily  relinquishes  it  by 
taming  hermit.

In noting the  causes  that  go  toward 
producing prosperous business conditions 
one is compelled to give the  most  credit 
to  those  who  keep  their  capital so em­
ployed as to benefit the  largest  number. 
This  credit  is  justly due them, even if, 
while thus doing the public valuable ser­
vice, their own fortunes increase rapidly. 
But money flowing out in large  channels 
is soon divided into innumerable smaller 
streams as it reaches  second  hands. 
If, 
in these smaller  channels, it  is  checked 
by  the  selfishness  and  parsimony  or 
wasted  by  the  prodigality  of  the  re­
cipients, the resalts  react on the general 
prosperity.

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cautions 
in  dealing  with  customers. 
These brokers in bankruptcy are exceed­
ed  in  skill by pickpockets and bnrglars. 
Their methods resemble those of default­
ing  bank  officers  and  mark  a peculiar 
financial disease of which no expert com­
mercial  physician  has  made  intelligent 
diagnosis, and  for  which  no one, unfor­
tunately,  has  been  able  to  propose  a' 
practical  remedy.  Luckily, these  raids 
on legitimate  dealers  are  circumscribed 
by mercantile agencies  and  eternal vigi­
lance.  They are mentioned in my theme 
only to show that  there  is  a  wrong  as 
well  as  a  right  way  to doable the effi­
ciency of  money as a medium of  paying 
debts. 

S.  F .  W i i i t m a k s h .

The  Drug Market.

The  opium  market  is  unsettled  but 
strong.  The  largest  holders  will  not 
sell  large  lots  at  our  quotations.  An­
other advance is  possible in  the near fu­
ture.

Morphia is unchanged.
Quinine  is in good demand and firm.
Balsam copaiba is tending higher.
Balsam Peru  is firmer  at the advance.
Buchu leaves are weak  and lower.
American  saffron  is  low.  The  prin­
cipal  holder has  come  into  market, and 
is offering at a reduced price.

Extract  of  logwood  has advanced  Kc 
per pound on account of scarcity of wood.
When  a  man  talks  loud  and  often 
about his honesty, it is  generally wise  to 
shut upon  him  the  doors  of all  transac­
tions  that  he  can  make  profitable  to 
himself by dishonest methods.
While you are  trying  to  make it  clear 
that  your  competitor’s  success  is  due 
entirely  to  good  luck,  the  bad  lack  he 
bas driven  away  slips  into  your  store 
and makes room for all its relations

Empress  Josephine Face Bleach

Is the only reliable cure for 

freckles and pimples.

HAZELTINE & PERKINS  DRUG CO., 

Gran d R a p id s, Mich.,

Jobbers for Western Michigan.

INDUCEMENT

TO  THE

AND

R e t a i l   ZDie.xro-o-xsT’e

G - E N E R A i i   S t o r e s .

Do  Yoil  Sell

DIAMOND  TEA?

We want one live dealer in every 
city and  town to handle  and  push 
the sale of Diamond  Tea, the great 
remedy  for  Constipation,  Sick 
Headache and Liver and Kidneys 
and we offer  the following induce­
ment:
To  every  dealer who  will  send 
us  an  order  for  3  doz.  25c  size 
packages of  Diamond  Tea at 81.90 
per  doz., which  amonnts  to  only 
85.70, we  will  send free of  charge 
an  additional  1  doz. packages, be­
sides sufficient sample  packages to 
sample  your  whole 
town.  By 
stamping your name on each pack­
age yon will thus receive full  ben­
efit of the advertising.
It will  pay hustlers  to  take  ad­
vantage of  this  offer, before  their 
competitors get ahead ef them.
DIAMOND  TEA  CO.,

DETROIT,  MICH.

Diamond  Tea is sold  by all whole­

sale druggists.

THE  MICmGAlSr  TRADESMAN.

11

Wholesale T*rice  Current•

Declined—Buchu leave, saffron.

“ 

x  

S.  M. Y. Q.  A

Morphia,  «  P. & W.  2 20@2 45 
C.  Co....................  2  10@2 35
Moschus Canton........  @  40
MyrlsUca, Mo  1 ........  65®  70
Mux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia....................  20®  22
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
@2 00
Picis  Llq, M.tC., M gal
doz  .........................
@2  00 
Picis Llq., quarts......
@1  00 
@  85 
pints.........
Pii Hydrarg,  (po. 80).. 
@  50 
Piper Migra, (po. 22).. 
®  1 
Piper Alba,  (po g5)__
@ 3
Pix  Burgun................  @  7
Plumbl A cet..............  14®  15
Pulvls Ipecac et opll.. 1  10@1  20 
Pyre thrum,  boxes  H
A P. D.  Co., doz......   @125
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  15®  25
"luasslae....................   8®  10
(ulnla, S. P. & W......   29®  34
S.  German....  21®  30
“ 
Rubia  Tlnctorum......   12®  14
Saccharum Lactls pv.  20®  22
Salacln.......................1 75®1  80
Sanguis  Draconls......   40®  50
Sapo,  W......................  12®314
G.......................   © .15

  50

Seldlltz  Mixture........  @  20
Sinapls........................  @  18
"   opt..................   ®  80
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................  @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras, (po. ll) .  .  10®  11 
Soda et Potass Tart...  27®  30
Soda Carb.................  1M@  2
Soda,  Bl-Carb............   @  5
Soda, Ash.................... 3M@  4
Soda, Sulphas............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o...........  50®  55
“  Myrcla  Dom......   ®2 25
"  Myrcla Imp........  @3 00
••  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
....7 ....................... 2 23@2  33
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal...... 1 40® 1  45
Sulphur, Subl..............2M@ 3M
Tamarinds.................  8®  10
Terebenth Venice......   28®  30
Theobromae............ 45  @  48
Vanilla......................9 00@16  00
Ztncl  Sulph...............   7®  8

^   Roll..............  2M@ 3

OlLSs

Whale, winter...........  70 
Lard,  extra...............1  10 
Lard, No.  1................  66 
Linseed, pure raw —   51 

Bbl.  Gal
70
1  15
70
54

“ 

paints. 

Undseed,  boiled__   54 
Meat’s  Foot,  winter
strained............... ,  80 
Spirits Turpentine__  38 

57
85
43
bbl.  lb.
Red Venetian..............IK  2@3
Ochre, yellow Mars— IK  2®4
“ 
Ber........IK  2@S
Putty,  commercial__2M 2M®3
“  strictly  pure......2M 2K®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English__  
65@70
Green,  Peninsular......   70®75
Lead,  red....................6K®7
“  w hite................6K@7
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
1  0
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Bng.
(¡Ujp..........................  
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20®1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints.....................1 00@1  20
VARNISHES.
Mo. 1 Turp  Coach....1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................160®1  70
Coach  Body...............2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furn.......1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar— 1  56®1  60 
Japan  Dryer,  Mo.  1 
Turp......................... 
70®75

50

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints. Oils ^  Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

Sole Agents for the Celebrated

SWISS  VILLI  PREPARED  N UITS.

M   Line of  Staple  Druggists’  S ites.

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatherly's  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

W e Have in Stock and Offer a F o il Line of

WHISKIES, 

GINS,  WINES, 

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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*

HAZELTIE  & PEBfflS DM  CO,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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Acetlcum.................
Benzolcum  German..  65® 75
20
Boraclc 
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36
27®
50®
52
Citrlcum...................
3® 5
HydrocUior.............. . 
.  10® 12
Oxalicum................. .  10® 12
20
Phosphorium dll...... .1 30@1
70
Sallcÿllcum..............
IK® 5
Sulph urlcum.........   . - 
Tannicum................. .1 
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30® 33
Tartarlcum................
AMMONIA.
3>4<a
Aqua, 16  deg..............
20  deg..............
Carbonas  ...................
Chlorldum.................

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ANILINE.

Black..........................
Brown.........................
Red.............................
Yellow....................... :

BACCAB.
Cubeae (po  40)........
Juníperas...................
Zanthoxylum.............
BAL8AMÜM.

40®  45 
8®   10 
25®  30

Copaiba......................  45®  50
Peru............................  @1  "»
Terabln, Canada......   60®  65
Tolutan......................  35®  50

Abies,  Canadian...................  18
Casslae  ...............................
Cinchona F lav a...................  18
Buonymus  atropurp.............  30
Myrlca  Cerifera, po..............  20
Pranas Vlrginl......................  12
Quill ala,  grd.........................   10
Sassafras  ...........-----..........   }“
Ulmus Po (Ground 15)..........  15

BXTRACTUX.

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24®  25
po...........  83®  35
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Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11®  12
is...............  19®  14
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•*  Ms.............   14®  15
«  Ms.............   16®  17

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Carbonate Precip........  ©  1»
Citrate and Quinla....  @3 50
Citrate  Soluble........  @  =0
Ferrocyanldum Sol... •  ©  jo
Solut  Chloride...........  @  15
Sulphate,  com’l ..............*®
pure...........   ©

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FLORA.

FOLIA

A rnica......................   18®  j-0
Anthemis...................  8f@  S>
Matricaria 
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Cassia  AcuOfol,  Tin-

Salvia  officinalis,  Mb
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........... . • • • •  18®  50
nivelly.................  •  25®  28
“  All-  35® 50
and  Ms....................   I®®  ®
...................  8®  10
®@  45 
Acacia,  1st picked  ...
2d 
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®  30 
Sd 
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@  25
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sifted sorts... 
po.................  60®  80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
©  50
8ocotrl, (po.  60).
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 Ms,
®  1 
1 6 )..;......................
55®  60 
Ammoniac.................
30®  35
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AssafOBtlda, (po. 85). - 
Bensolnum.................  50®  55
Camphors...................  55®  5»
Bnphorblum  po  ........  85®  10
Galbanum...................  @2 50
Gamboge,  po..............  70®  7a
Gualacum, (po  30)  ...  @  25
Kino,  (po  1  10).........   @1  15
Mastic.... 
................  @  80
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  @  40
Opll  (’po'4  50)........3 3003  40
Shellac  ......................  80®  38
bleached......   33®  35
Tragacanth................  40@l  00

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POTASSIUM.

Cubebae...................  @ 3 60
Exechthltos..............  2  50@2 75
Brigeron..................... 2  25©2 50
Gaultheria..................2  00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gossipll,  Sem. gal......  70®  75
Hedeoma  ...................2  10®2 20
Juniperl......................  50®2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Llmonls......................2 40®2 60
Mentha Piper.............. 2 75@3 50
Mentha Verid.............2 20@2 30
MoTrhuae, gal.............1  00@1  10
Myrcla, ounce............   @ 50
Olive..........................   90@2 75
Picis Liquida, (gal..35)  10®  12
R ld n i........................  1  22@1 28
Rosmarlnl............  
75@1 00
Rosae, ounce.............. 6 50®8 50
Succinl.......................   40®  45
Sabina.......................   90@1 00
Santal  ........ 
8 50@7 00
Sassafras....................   50®  56
Sinapls, ess, ounce....  @  65
Tiglfi..........................   @  90
Thyme.......................   40®  50
o p t.................  @  60
Theobromas...............   15®  20
BiCarb.......................   15®  18
Bichromate................  13®  14
Bromide....................  36®  40
Carb............................  12®  15
Chlorate  (po  23®25)..  24®  26
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide..............................2 98@3 00
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  27®  30 
Potassa, Bitart, com...  ®  15
Potass Nitras, opt......   8®  10
Potass Nitras..............  7®  9
Prusslate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po................  15®  18
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) .  85®  40
Jalapa, pr...................  40®  45
Maranta,  Ms..............  @  85
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei............................  75@1  00
cut......................  @1  75
jv.......................   75@1  35
8pigeita ......................  35®  38
Sanguinarla, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria.................  30®  32
Senega.......................  65®  70
Simllax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40
M  @ 25
Scillae, (po. 85)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fostl-
dus,  po....................   @ 35
Valeriana, Bng. (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
ingibeTa................. 
18®  20
Zingiber  j ...............  
18®  20
sbxin.
@  15 
Anlsum,  (po.  20)..
15®  18
Aplum  (graveleons).. 
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Canil, (po. 18)............   8®  12
Cardamon...................1  00®1 25
Corlandrum...............   10®  12
Cannabis Sativa.........   3M®4
Cvdonium...................  76®1  00
Chenopo
Dlpterix Odorate........ 2 25®2 E0
Foenlculum...............   ®  15
Foenugreek,  po.........   8®  8
L ini............................4  O 4M
Uni, gTd,  (bbl. 8M) - - •  4  ® 4M
Lobelia.......................  85®  40
Pharlarls Canarian—   6  @ 6M
Rapa..........................   6®
Sinapls  Alba............ 11  @13

,r  Nigra...........  11®  12

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Frumenti, W., D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R ...... 1 75@2 00
1 25@1  50
 
Junlperis  Co. O. T....1 66®2 00
Saacharnm  M.  B ........ 1  75®2 00
Spt. Vini  Galli........... 1 75@6 50
Vini Oporto.................... 1 25@2 00
Vini  Alba....................... 1  25@2 00

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Aconltum Napellls R.........   60
F ..........  50
Aloes.....................................   60
and myrrh.................  60
Arnica..................................   50
Asafcetlda..............................   0
Atrope Belladonna................  60
Benzoin.................................  60
*  Co............................  50
Sanguinarla..........................   50
Barosma...............................   50
Cantharldes..........................   75
Capsicum..............................  50
Ca damon..............................  75
Co..........................   75
Castor...................................1 00
Catechu.................................  50
Cinchona.............................   50
Co..........................   60
Columba...............................  50
Conlum.................................  50
Cubeba..................................   50
Digitalis........................... 
Ergot.....................................   50
Gentian.................................  50
Co..............................  60
Gualca..................................   50
ammon......................  60
Zingiber...............................  50
Hyoscyamus.........................  50
Iodine....................................  75
Colorless....................   75
Ferri Chlorldum...................  35
K ino.....................................   60
Lobelia..................................   50
Myrrh....................................  50
Nux  Vomica.........................  50
O pii.......................................  85
“  Camphorated.................   50
Deodor.........................2 00
Auranti Cortex...... ...............   50
 
lussala...........................  
[hatany...............................  50
Rhei.......................................  50
Cassia  Acutlfol....................   50
Co................  60
Serpentaria..........................   50
Stromonium..........................   60
Tolutan.................................  60
Valerian...............................   50
VeratramVerlde...................  50

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“  4 F ..  32®  34
Alomen..............  2M@ 
ground,  (po.
J) .....................   3® 
4
Annetto..............  56® 
60
Antimoni, po......  4®
et Potass T.  56®  60
Antlpyrln...................  @1  40
Antifebrln..................  @  25
Argenti  Mitras, ounce  ®  60
Arsenicum.................  5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud.... 
38®  40
Bismuth  S.  M............ 2 20@2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Mi
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12;  M*.  14)..............
Cantharldes  Russian,
po............................
@1  00 
@  26 
Capsid  FructUB,af...
®  28 ®  20 
po.
14®  15 
Caryophyllus, (po.  18)
03 75
Carmine, Mo. 40.........
Cera  Alba, S. *  F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus.......................  @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  ©  25
Centraria....................  ©  10
Cetaoeum...................  ©  40
Chloroform...............   60®  68
squibbs..  ®1  25
Chloral Hyd C m ........1 86®1  60
Chondrus...................  20®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  A W  15®  20
German  8  @  12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
60 
cent  .......................
@  35 
Creasotum.................
@  2 
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........
5®  5
prep
9®  11
precip. 
nbra...............   @  8
Rtf
Crocus.......................  75®  80
Cudbear......................  ©  24
CuprlSulph...............   5 ®   6
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Ether Sulph................  70®  75
Emery,  all  numbers..  ®
po...................  @  6
Brgota, (po.)  75.........   70®  75
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................   @  23
Gambier......................7  ® 8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   @  70
French...........  40®  60
Glassware  flint, by box 70 A 10. 
Less than box  66 X
Glue,  Brown..............  9®  15
“  White................  13®  25
Glycerins...................14M®  20
Grana Paradis!...........  @  22
Humulus....................   25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  ®  85
@  80 
®  90 
@1 OO 
45®  55 
@  64 
Hydrari
lydrargy
..1 25®1 50
ihthyobt
Indigo  .......................  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 80@3 90
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulin......................  ©2 25
Lycopodium..............  60®  65
Mads 
.......................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy­
drarg Iod  ...............   @  27
Liquor PotsssArslnltl*  19®  12
MagneHla  Sulph  (bbl
Mannla,  S .F ..............  60®  63

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Ox Rubrum
Ammoniatl..
Unguentum.
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olla, Am.

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Bupatorlum.........................  20
Lobelia................................   *
Majorum.............................   2 ,
Mentha  Piperita.................  28
“  Y lr.........................  25 J
Hue.......................................
Tanacetum, V .......................   22
Thymus,  ............................   26

XAONESIA.

Calcined, Pat..............  56®  60
Carbonate,  P a t........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. A  M —   20®  25 
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36

OLBUM.

Absinthium...............3  50®4 00
Amygdalae, Dale........  45®  75
Amyaalae, Amarae— 8 00®8 25
A nlsl.... .....................1  70@1  80
Auranti  Cortex.........2 30®2 40
Bergamll  ...................3 25®3 50
Cajlputl.................... 
60®  65
Caryophylii...............   85®  90
Chenopodil...............   @1  60
Cinnamon»...............   90@1 00
Cltronella...................  @  45
Conlum  Mao..............  35®  65
Copaiba  ....................  80®  90

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage.................. 2 50®2 75
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  .................
2  00 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
110
wool  carriage.........
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage...................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage .......................
Hard for  slate  use__
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se..........................

1  40

STROPS.

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferri  Iod.............................   50
Auranti  Cortes....................  50
Rhei  Arom..........................   60
Simllax  Officinalis..............  60
...  50
Senega................................   50
Sdllae..................................  50
co.............................   50
Tolutan...............................  60
Pranas  virg.........................  50

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

G RO CERY   PR IC E   CU RREN T.

The prices quoted in this list are for the  trade only, in snch quantities as are usually purchased by retail  dealers.  They are prepared just before 
going to press  and are an accurate  index of  the local  market. 
It is impossible to give  quotations  suitable for all conditions of  purchase, and those 
below are given  as  representing  average  prices  for average  conditions of  purchase.  Cash  buyers or those of  strong^ credit  usually  buy closer than 
those who  have poor  credit.  Subscribers  are  earnestly requested to  point  out  any  errors or omissions, as it is our  aim to make  this feature of  the 
greatest possible  use to dealers.

AXLE GREASE.
doz
Aurora........... ........  55
Castor Oil...... ........  75
Diamond........ ........  50
Frazer’s......... ........  80
Mica.............. ........  75
..  .. ........  55
Paragon 

gross
6 00
9 CO
5 50
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BAKING  POWDER. 
Acme.
M lb. cans, 3 doz...............  
45
2  “  ................  86
Klb.  “ 
1 
lb.  “  1  “  .................   1  00
Bulk.................................... 
10
Arctic.
V lb cans...........................   60
1  20
 
K b  
2 00
lb 
ft 
 
9 60
Fosfon.
5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case...  80 
16“ 
...2 00
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Red Star, K ft cans........... 
40
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14 lb  “ 
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“ 
1  ft 
“ 
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45 
Teller's,  K lb. cans, doz. 
85
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Hib.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
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lb cans...... 
45
14 lb cans........  75
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1 lb cans......... 1  50
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per doz 
Dime cans..  90
.1  33 
4-OZ 
1  90 
6-OZ 
8-oz 
..2 47 
12-oz 
.  3 75 
16-oz 
-.4 75 
11  40 
2)4-lb
18 25 
lb
4- 
21  60 
5- 
lb  
41  80
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BLUING.

BATH  BRICK. 
2 dozen in case.
English......................
Bristol.............................
Domestic.......................
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals...........
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“  pints,  round........
“  No. 2, sifting box.
“  No. 3, 
“  No. 5, 
“  1 oz ball  ..............
“ 
8oz......

..  90
..  80
..  70
Gross
.  4 00
.  7 00
.10 50
.  2 75
.  4 00
.  8 00
.  4 50
Mexican Liquid. 4 oz — .  3 60
“ 
.  6 80
BROOMS.
itfo. 2 Hnrl....................... ..  1  75
....................... ..  2 00
No. 1  “ 
.  2 25
No. 2 Carpet....................
.  2 50
No. 1 
“ 
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.  2 75
Parlor Gem.....................
90
Common Whisk..............
.............. ..  1  15
Fancy 
.  3 25
Warehouse.....................
.  1  25
Stove, No.  1....................
.  1  50
“  10....................
.  1  75
“  15....................
85
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row..
.  1  25
Rice Root  Scrub, 8 row..
.  1  50
Palmetto, goose..............
Oval—250 in crate.
No.  1............................... . ..  60
..  70
No.  2......................  .  ...
No.  8............................... ...  80
..1 00
No.  5...............................

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BUTTER  PLATES.

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Hotel, 40 lb. boxes.........
.  10
........... ..  9
Star,  40 
Paraffine  ....................... ..  11
W icking........................ ..  24

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Fish.
Clams.

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Little Neck,  1 lb............ ...1  20
“  2 lb............ ...1  90
Clam Chowder.
Standard. 3 lb................. ...2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb............... ...1   00
21b................ ...1  85
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb....................... ...ft 50
"  2  lb....................... ...8 50
Picnic, lib ...................... ...2 00
21b...................... ...2 90
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Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb................. ...1 25
2  lb............... ...2  10
Mustard,  21b................. ...2 25
Tomato sauce,  21b........ ...2 25
Soused, 2 lb....................
.2 25
Salmon.
Columbia River, fiat — ...1  90
“ 
tails...... ...1  75
Alaska, Red.. 
.............. ...1   45
pink.................... . .. 1  25
Kinney’s,  flats............... ...1  95
Sardines.
American  )4s................. @ 5
A t ......................614® 7
Imported lii.................. 10@11
148.....................15@16
Mustard  K i......................  @8
Boneless..........................  
21
Brook, 8 lb......................... 2 50

Trout.

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Apples.

1  05
8 00

Cherries.

3 lb. standard............  
York State, gallons.... 
Hamburgh,  “ 
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Apricots.
Live oak..................... 
1  75
1  75
Santa Crus................. 
1  75
Lusk’s......................... 
1  75
Overland................... 
Blackberries.
B. A W ....................... 
95
Red............................  1 io@l 20
Pitted Hamburgh......  
1  75
W hite......................... 
1  50
Brie............................ 
1  20
Damsons, Bgg Plums and Green 
Brie............................ 
1  10
California..................  
1  TO
Gooseberries.
Common.................... 
1  25
P ie............................  
1  25
Maxwell....................
1  65
Shepard's..................  
Califomla..................  
2 20
Monitor  ....................  
1  65
Oxford........................

Peaches.

Gages.

Pears.

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2 10

Domestic.................... 
Riverside.................... 
Pineapples.
Common.....................1  00@1 30
Johnson’s  sliced........ 
2 50
2 75
grated........ 
Booth's sliced............  @2 50
grated...........  @2  75
Quinces.
Common.................... 
1  10
Raspberries.
Red.............................  
1  30
1  50
Black  Hamburg.........  
1  30
Brie,  black................. 
Strawberries.
1 25
Lawrence................... 
Hamburgh................. 
1  25
Brie............................  
l  25
1  10
Terrapin.......................  
Whortleberries.
Blueberries...............  
1  00
Corned  beef,  Libby’s.......... 2 10
Roast beef,  Armour’s.......... 2 10
Potted  ham, V4 lb.................1 30
“  54 lb.................  80
tongue, )4 lb..............135
Jilb .........   85
chicken, K lb...........  95

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Meats.

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Corn.

Hamburgh  stringless...........1 25
French style......2 25
Limas.................1  35
Lima, green..........................1 40
soaked......................  is
Lewis Boston Baked............1 85
Bay State  Baked.................. 1 35
World’s  Fair  Baked............ 1 86
PicnlcBaked.........................1 00
Hamburgh............................1 40
Livingston  Bden.................1 20
Purity..................................
Honey  Dew..........................1 50
Morning Glory...................
Soaked...............................  75
Hamburgh marrofat...........1  35
early June.........
Champion Eng.. 1  50
petit  pole...........1  75
fancy  sifted....1  90
Soaked.................................  75
Harris standard...................  75
VanCamp’s  marrofat..........1  10
early June......130
Archer’s  Early Blossom__ 1  35
French.................................2  15
French.............................17@22
Brie............................... — .  95
Hubbard..............................1  25
Hamburg..............................1  40
Soaked.................................  85
Honey  Dew......................... 1  50
Erie..................................... 1  35

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

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Hancock.............................
Excelsior............................1 25
Eclipse.................................l  25
Hamburg............................ 1  40
Gallon.................................8 50

CHOCOLATE. 

Baker’s.

German Sweet..................
Premium..........................
Breakfast Cocoa..............

CHEESE.

Amboy.......................   ©
Acme..........................  @
Riverside...................  ©

Gold Medal...............   ©12)4
Skim..........................  9  @11
Brick.............................  
11
Edam  ........................ 
100
Leiden....................... 
23
LImburger  ...............   @10
Pineapple...................  @25
Roquefort...................  @85
Sap Sago....................  @22
Schweitzer, Imported.  @24 
domestic  ....  @14

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

“ 

Triumph Brand.

Half  pint, 25 bottles.......... 2 75
Pint 
............ 4 50
Quart 1 doz bottles 
.........3 50
Half pint, per  doz..............1  35
Pint, 25 bottles................... 4 50
Quart, per  doz  .................. 3 75
5 gross boxes.................  @40
35 lb. bags......................  @3
Less quantity...............   @3)4
Pound packages...........614@7

CLOTHES  PINS.
COCOA  SHELL8.

COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.

Santos.

Fair.................................... 17
Good...................................18
Prime................................. 20
Golden............................... 20
Peaberry............................22
Fair....................................18
Good...................................20
Prime.................................21
Peaberry...........................22
Mexican and Guatamala.
Fair....................................21
Good...................................22
Fancy.................................24
Prime.................................23
Milled............................... 24
Interior..............................25
Private Growth................. 27
Mandehling......................28
Imitation...........................25
Arabian..............................28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

Roasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add )4c. per lb. for roast 
lng and 15 per  cent,  for shrink 
age.
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX..  21.80
Bunola....   ......................
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__

Package.

Extract.

Valley City H gross...........  76
Felix 
..........l  15
Hummel’s, foil, gross........1  50
“ 
........2 50

“ 

“ 

tin 
CHICORY.

Bulk.................................... 5
Red......................................7

CLOTHES  LINES.

Cotton,  40 ft......... perdoi.  1 25
“ 
1 40
“ 
160
“  1  75
»  1  90
“ 
90
“  1  00

“ 
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“ 
“ 
Jute 
" 
CONDENSED  MILK.

60ft..........  
60ft........... 
70ft........... 
80ft..........  
60 ft.........  
72ft-......... 

4 doz. In case.

Bagle.................................   7 40
Crown.................................625
Genuine Swiss...................7 7
American Swiss..................6 7

COUPON  BOOKS.

6  1, per hundred..............  63 00
3 50
I   2, 
4 00
6  8, 6 5, 
5 00
610, 
6 00 
7 00
620.
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 or over............5 per  cent.
500  “ 
........... 10 
1000  " 
...  ...... 20 
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS.'
1 Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from 610 down. |
20 books...  .................. 6 1  00
“ 
50 
100  “ 
...........................  8 00
“ 
250 
500 
“ 
1000 
“ 

 
 
 
 

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CREDIT CHECKS.

500, any one denom’n ......63 00
.......5 00
1000,  “ 
2000,  “ 
....... 8 00
Steel  punch....................... 
75

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CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX...................... 6
Seymour XXX, cartoon......6)4
Family  XXX.....................   6
Family XXX,  cartoon........6)4
Salted XXX..........................6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ..........6)4
Kenosha.............................  7)4
Boston...................................  8
Butter  biscuit.....................6)4

Soda.

Soda, XXX.........................  6
Soda, City............................. 7)4
Soda, Dnchess......................8)4
Crystal Wafer.....................10
Long  Island W afers.........11
S. Oyster  XXX....................   6
City Oyster. XXX..................6
Farina  Oyster.....................  6

Oyster.

CREAM  TARTAR.

Strictly  pnre......................  30
Tellers  Absolute..............  30
Grocers’............................ 15@25

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.

Apples.

“ 

“ 

Peaches.

Apricots.

 
Pears.

quartered  “ 

Blackberries.
Nectarines.

7)4 
Sundried, sliced In  bbls. 
7)4
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes  @11 
California In  bags........ 
16)4
Evaporated In boxes.  .. 
17
In  boxes.....................   8  @9
701b. bags.......................  
15
251b. boxes..................... 
15)4
Peeled, In  boxes........... 
16
Cal. evap.  “ 
 
14
“ 
In bags........ 
18)4
California In bags......
Pitted Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
...................
85 “ 
Prunelles.
30 lb.  boxes..................
Raspberries.
In barrels...................... 
501b. boxes.................... 
251b.  “ 
.....................  
Raisins.

22
23
24
Loose Muscatels In Boxes.
2 crown............................. 1  50
8 
............................. 1 65
2  crown.................................5)4
3 
.................................6)4

“ 
Loose Mnscatels in Bags.
“ 

“ 

Foreign.
Currants.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Patras,  in barrels............   4

Peel.
“ 
25 
25 “ 
“ 
Raisins.

In  )4-bbls..............  4)4
In less quantity__ 
4)4
Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  20 
Lemon 
“ 10
Orange 
11
Ondnra, 29 lb. boxes..  @8
Sultana, 20 
..  8)4@ 9
“ 
Valencia, 30  “ 
@7
Prunes.
California,  100-120.............. 10)4
90x10025 lb.  bxs. 11)4
..12)4
80x90 
13)4
70x80 
60x70 
.14
Turkey.............................. 
8
Silver..........................   14@15
Sultana.................................9)4
French,  60-70...................... 18
70-80...................... 12
80-90.......................U
90-10......................10
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. 1,6)4...............................  61 75
No. 2,6)4............................  160

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“Tradesman.’

 

 
 

“ 

“ 
“ “ 
“ “ 
“ 
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, per  hundred............... 2 00
, 
2 50
.....................8  00
, 
.....................  8 00
, 
, 
4 00
, 
5 00
, per  hundred.............   2 50
“ 
, 
3 00
,  “ 
3 50
“ 
, 
4 00
I 
“ 
5 00
, 
“ " 
....................   6 00

“ 
“ 
“Superior.”
“ 
“ 
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“  
 
 

‘Universal.’

XX  wood, white.

No. 1,6.............................   165
No. 2, 6.............................   1  50
No. 1,6)4..........................   135
No. 2, 6)4..........................  1  »
6)4  ..........................   ......   1 00
- 
95
Mill  No. 4.........................  100
FARINACEOUS GOODS. 

Manilla, white.
 

 
Coin.

Farina.
Hominy.

100 lb. kegs................... 
354
Barrels............................ 3 00
Grits.................................. 8 50
Dried............................ 
4)4

2 00
6 25
10 00
Maccaronl and Vermicelli.
17 50

Lima  Beans.

Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
55
Imported................... 10)4@i  )4

Oatmeal.

Barrels 200 .......................  4 75
Half barrels 100 ................  2 50

Pearl Barley.

Kegs..................................   2*

Peas.

Rolled  Oats.

Green,  bu........................  2 00
Split  per l b ..................2M@3
Barrels  180.................  @4 50
Half  bbls 90..............  @2 38
German.............................   4)4
Bast India..........................   5
Cracked.............................. 

Wheat.

Sago.

5

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

 
Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

Kegs......................................... 3 50
Half  kegs.................................2 00
Quarter  kegs........................... l 15
1 lb  cans......................  
30
)4 lb  cans............................  18
Kegs..........................................4 50
Half  kegs.................................2 50
Quarter kegs.............................1 40
1 lb cans..............................  34
Kegs  .................................. 11  00
Half  kegs  ...........................5 75
Quarter kegs............................ 3 00
1  lb  cans............................   60
Sage......................................15
Hops.....................................15

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

HERBS.

INDIGO.

Madras,  5 lb. boxes.........  
S. F., 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 

JELLY .
17  lb. palls.................  65@  70
30  “ 
................  90®  95

55
So 

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LICORICE.

Pure......................................  80
Calabria...............................   25
Sicily....................................  12

LYE.
Condensed, 2 doz............... 1 25
4 doz............... 2 25

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MATCHES.

No. 9  sulphur..................... 1  65
Anchor parlor.....................1  70
No. 2 home..........................1  10
Export  parlor..................... 4 00

MINCE  MEAT.

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth...............................   1 40
3)4
Pollock..........................  
6
Whole, Grand  Bank......  
Boneless,  bricks.............  @8
Boneless, strips.............. 
7

Halibut.

Smoked...................... 10)4@U

Herring.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Holland, white hoops keg 

75
bbl  11  50
9 oo
“ 
Norwegian............................  12 00
Round, )4 bbl 100 lbs........  2 85
)4  “  40  “  .......     1  45
Scaled............................... 
17

“ 

Mackerel.

No. 1,  100 lbs...........................12 00
No. 1,40 lbs..............................5 05
No. 1,  10 lbs..............................1 35
Family, 90 lbs...........................8 25

10  lb s.................   95
Russian, kegs....................   65

“ 

Sardines.
Trout.

No. 1, )4 bbls., lOOlbs........... 6 75
No. 1 M bbl, 40  lbs...................3 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   85
No. 1,81b kits....................  70

Whlteflsh.

No. 1

Family 
34 bbls, 100 lbs...........68 00 65 00
)4  “  40  “  ...........  3 45  2 25
101b.  kits...................  95  65
8 lb.  “ 
...................  80  55
FLAVORING  EXTRACT8. 
Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. 
Bestin the world for the money.

Bonders’.

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon, 

doz
2oz  ....6  75 
4 oz........ 1  50

Regular 
Vanilla.

3  or 6 doz. In case  per doz..  95 

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon............................61  75
Half  gallon......................  1  40
Q nait...............................  
70
P int..................................  
45
Half  pint  ........................ 
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon.......................... .  7 00
Half gallon.................... .  4 75
Q uart............................. .  3 75
Pint................................. .  2 25

Sugar bouse.................... .  14
Ordinary.........................

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Prim e.............................
Fancy............................
New Orleans.
F air...............................
. 
Good............................... . 
Extra good....................
Choice..........................
Fancy.............................

. 
One-half barrels, 3c extra,

16

20
30

18
22
27
32
40

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200 count... @6 50
Half bbls, 600  count.. @3 75

Small.
Barrels, 2,400 count.
Half bbls, 1,200 count
PIPES.

8 00
4 50

doz
clmmtT  I H  — oz.......61  20
■uaenfialH 4 01...........  2 40

Clay, No.  216.................
Cob, No. 8....................

...1  75
“  T.D. full count__ ...  75
...1  25

M

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Lemon.

  XX Grade 
J M  2 oz.......61  50
SriPSSk ! ■  4 oz......   3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 oz.......61  75
___4 oz..........3 50

Jennings’ D  C.
Lemon. Vanilla
1  20
2 oz folding box...  75 
150
...100 
3 oz 
2 00
...1  50 
4 oz 
6 oz 
...2'00 
3 00
8oz 
...8.00 
4 00

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POTASH.

48 cans In case.
Babbitt’s .......................
Penna Salt  Co.’s...........

RICE.
Domestic.

Carolina head...............
“  No. 1...............
“  No. 2...............
Broken.............. ............

Imported.

4 00
.  3 25

...5
•-•-4)6 
...  4
..  3

....5)4
Japan, No. 1..................
n  No. 2.......................... 5)4
Java....................................  5
Patna..................................   5

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SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

“ 
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Allspice...............................10
Cassia, China In mats........  7
Batavia In band.... 15
Saigon In rolls........32
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar..................12
Mace  Batavia.....................80
Nutmegs, fancy..................75
“  No. 1.......................70
“  No. 2.......................60
Pepper, Singapore, black — 10
<• 
“  whlte-----20
11 
shot..  ................... 16
Pure Ground In Balk.

Allspice................................15
Cassia,  Batavia................... !8
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon....................35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
*'  Zanzibar................. 18
Ginger, African...................16
Jam aica................. 22
Mace  Batavia......................70
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste..22
“  Trieste.................... 25
Nutmegs. No. 2 ...................75
Pepper, Singapore, black.... 16
“  Cayenne..................20
Sage..................................... 20

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“Absolute” In Packages.

Ms  Ks
Allspice......................  84  155
Cinnamon............. 
  84  1 55
Cloves.........................  84  1 55
Ginger,  Jam aica......   84  1 55
“  African...........  84  1  55
1  55 
Mustard......................  84
1  55
Pepper.......................   84
Sage............................   84

SAL  SODA.

IK
Kegs.................. ..............
Granulated,  boxes............. 1*

SEEDS.

10

A nise............................   @12«
Canary, Smyrna........... 
Caraway................ 
Cardamon, Malabar... 
Hemp,  Russian...........  
Mixed  Bird  ..............  
Mustard,  white...........  
Poppy .........................
Rape...................... 
Cuttle  bone........... 
STARCH.

6
90
4«
5«
10

6
80

Corn.

“ 

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

.......................... 5X
Gloss.
1-lb packages.......................5«
8-lb 
....................... 5«
6-lb 
........................6
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............4«
Barrels................................ 5«

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SNUFF.

Scotch, In  bladders...........37
Maccaboy, In jars..............35
French Rappee, In Jars.....43

SODA,

Boxes....................................5Vs
Kegs, English....................... 411

SALT.
 
 

100 3-lb. sacks......................32 25
2 00
60 5-lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks...................  1  85
2014-lb.  “ 
2 25
24 3-lb  cases........................ 1 50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags..  32
281b.  “ 
drill  “  16  18

Warsaw.

56 lb. dairy in drill  bags...  82
281b.  “ 
18
56 lb. dairy in linen sacks..  75 

“  ™   •• 

Ashton.

Higgins.

56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks.  75 

Solar Rock.
56 lu   sacks............... 
Common Fine.

Saginaw..........................  
Manistee.......................... 

 

SALERATUS.

27

85
85

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

Church’s ...........................   5«
DeLand’s ..............................gX
Dwight’s ..........  ...................5«
Taylor’s...............................5

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SUGAR.

Scouring.
Sapollo, kitchen, 3  doz...  2 50
hand, 3 doz.......... 2 50
The  following  prices  repre­
sent the actual selling prices In 
Grand Rapids, based on the act­
ual cost In New  York,  with  36 
cents per 100 pounds added  for 
freight.  The  same  quotations 
will not apply to any townwhere 
the freight rate from New York 
Is  not  36  cents,  but  the  local 
quotations will, perhaps, afford 
a better criterion of the  market 
thanRo quote New York  prices 
exclusively.
Cut  Loaf...............................66  11
Pow dered............................... 5 73
G ranulated........................... 5  42
Extra Fine Granulated —   5  54
C ubes..................................... 5  78
XXXX  Powdered...............  6 06
Confec. Standard  A .......... 5  36
No. 1  Columbia A ................  5 23
No. 5 Empire  A .....................5 11
No.  6 ........................................5 05
No.  7........................................4 98
No.  8........................................4 92
No.  9........................................4 86
No.  10......................................4 80
No.  11......................................4 80
No.  12..................................  4  73
No.  13....................................   4 42
No 14...................................   4  30

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Pure Cane.

SW EE T  GOODS

Barrels.................................... 2j
Half bbls.................................23
F a ir.........................................  19
Good.......................................  25
Choice.....................................   30
Ginger Snaps................ 
8
Sugar Creams.............. 
8
Frosted Creams..........  
9
Graham Crackers....... 
8«
Oatmeal Crackers....... 
8«
V INEGAR.
40 g r...................................7  @8
50 .....................................8  @9

61 for barrel.

W E T   MUSTARD.
Bulk, per g a l ....................  
30
Beer mug, 2 doz In case...  1  75 
M agic,...................................1  00
Warner’s  .............................. 1  00
Yeast Foam  ......................... 1  00
Diamond................................   7j>
R oyal.....................................   90

YEAST.

TEAS.

J a p a n — Regular.

SUN CURED.

b a s k e t   f i r e d .

F a ir...............................  @1J
Good.............................  @20
Choice.............................24  @26
Choicest......................... 32  @34
D u st............................... 10  @12
F a ir...............................  @17
Good.............................  @20
Choice.............................24  @26
Choicest.........................32  @34
D ust.................... 
10  @12
F a ir.......... ................... 18  @20
Choice..........................   @25
Choicest........................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to  fa ll............ 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
Common to fair............18  @26
Superior to  fine............30  @40
F a ir................................18  @22
Choice.............................24  @28
B est................................40  @50

oolong. 
IMPERIAL.

BHSLISR BREAKFAST.

TOUNS HTSON.

GUNPOWDER.

TOBACCOS.

F in e  C ut.

Palls unless otherwise noted
Bazoo...............................  @30
Can  Can...........................   @27
Nellie  Bly.....................27  @24
Uncle ben..................... 21  @22
60
H iaw atha..................... 
Sweet  Cuba.................  
84
27
McGlnty............... 
%  bbls........... 
25
Dandy Jim ................... 
29
Torpedo....................... 
24
in  drum s.... 
23
28
Yum  Y u m ................... 
1892 ............................... 
23
“  drum s................... 
*2

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SOAP.
Laundry.

“ 

Allen B. Wrlslev’s Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

Old Country,  80  1-lb...........3 50
Good Cheer, 601 lb.............. 3 90
White Borax, 100  M-lb........8 95
Concord...............................3 45
Ivory, 10  ............................ 6 75
6  oz....................     4 00
Lenox...........................   * 22
Mottled German...............3 60
Town Talk...........................8 25
Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s Brands. 
American  Family, wrp'd..64 00 
plain...  3 94
N. K. Fairbanks & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.........................4 75
Brown, 60 bars.................... 2 85
80  b a rs...................3 50

“ 
Lautz Bros. A Co.’s Brands.

“ 

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Acme........................................4 00
Cotton OU.................................6 00
Marseilles...............................  3 J®
Matter  .................................4 35

Plug.

Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead.................  
Joker.........................  
Nobby Twist................. 
Scotten’s Brands.

Valley City................ 
Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty..............  
 
Jolly Tar:............ 

Smoking.

Catlln’s  Brands.

38
^9
39
i
34
40
32

Kiln  dried...........................17
Golden  Shower................... 19
Huntress  ........................... 26
Meerschaum................
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy..................••••40
Stork.............................30@32
German............................... 15
Frog.................................... j®
Java, «s foil....................... 32

Brands.

Scotten’s Brands.

Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish.............. 38
Gold C u t............................ 28
Warpath..............................15
Honey  Dew.........................30
Gold  Block......................... 26
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co,’s 
Peerless............................... 26
Old  Tom..............................18
Standard..............................22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade...........................41
Rob  Roy..............................26
Uncle Sam.....................28@32
Red Clover...........................A!
Tom and Jerry.....................25
Traveler  Cavendish........... 38
Buck Horn...........................30
Plow  Boy...................... 30@32
Corn  Cake...........................16

Leidersdorf’s Brands.

Spaulding & Merrick.

OILS. .

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes 
as  follows,  In barrels,  f. o.  b. 
Grand Rapids:
Eocene......................... 
8«
Water White, old test.  @ 7«
W.  W.  Headlight, 150° 
7
Water  White  Mich..  @ 6«
Naptha.......................   @ 6«
Stove Gasoline...........  @ 7«
Cylinder....................27  @86
E ngine......................13  @21
Black, 15 cold  test....  @ 8«

HIDES.

HIDES  PELTS  and  FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 

lows:
Green............................2«@3K
Part Cured.................  @ 4
Full  “ 
© 4«
Dry................................ 5 @ 5
Kips,green  ................. 3  @5
“  cured.................  @5
Calfskins,  green.........  4 @ 6
cured.......... 7 @  8
Deacon skins............... 10 @30

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No. 2 hides X off.
PBLTB.

Shearlings....................W @  25
Lambs 
......................25  @1  50
Washed...................... 20 @28
Unwashed..................10 @20

WOOL.

MISCELLANEOUS.

FURS.

Tallow.......................  3«@  4«
Grease butter  ...........I f *
Switches......................1K@ 2
Ginseng......................2 00@2 71
Outside prices for No. 1 only.
l e a f . . . ...................15 00@25 00
Beaver............................3 00@7 oo
Cat, wild......................  40@ 50
Cat, house...................  10@ *5
Flsiier..............................4 00@6 00
Fox,  red......................... 1 00@1 60
Fox, cross....................... 3 00@5 00
Fox,  grey....................   50@1 00
Lynx  ...  ...................2 00@3 00
Martin, d a rk ..........l  00@3 00
pale A yellow.  50@1  00
Mink, dark...................  40@2 00
Muskrat............................  08® 17
Oppossum..................._  15®
Otter, dark......................5 00@3 00
Raccoon..........................._  26@ 90
Skunk.....................1 00@1  25
Wolf  ......................... 1  00@3 00
Beaver  castors,*lb....2 00@5 00 
Thin and green............
Long gray, dry..............
Gray, dry 
...................
Red and Blue, dry........
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF8 

deerskins—per pound.

“ 

WHEAT.

MEAL.

FLOUR.

No. 1 White (58 lb. test)
No. 2 Red (60 lb. test)
Bolted...............................  J
Granulated.......................  
i
Straight, In sacks.............   3
“ barrels...........   3
“ 
Patent 
“ sacks . ............  4
“ barrels...........   4
« 
sacks...........  1
Graham
.........  1
“ 
Rye
MILLSTUFFS. Less
Bran............... 615 00 
615
14
Screenings....  14 00 
Middlings......  17 00 
17
19
Mixed Feed...  18 60 
19
Coarse meal  ..  18 00 
Car  lots................ ............. 45
Less than  car  lots............. 50
Car  lots............................... 38
Less than car lots................40
HAT.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots.... 12 
No. 1 
ton lots  .......13

CORN.

OATS.

“ 

Car lots  quantity

f r e s h   m e a t s .
Beef, carcass..............6«@
“  hindquarters...  7  @
fore 
“ 
6HQ
loins,  No.  3... 10  @11
“ 
ribs...................8  @
“ 
" 
rounds..............6«@
Bologna......................  ©
Pork loins.................  @HM

“ 

shoulders...........  @ 9«
Sausage, blood or head  @ 7
liv e r.............  @ 7
Frankfort  ....  @9
Mutton  ....................... 7«@  8«
Veal.......................................7 @8

FISH  and  OYSTERS.

@10 8

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 
@ 9 
@ 9 
@15 
@  6 
@ 10  
20 
@12 
@  9 
@ 8 

follows:
FRESH  FISH.
Whltefisb 
.................
T ro u t...........................8
Halibut.......................
Ciscoes or Herring—
Blueflsh......................
Fresh lobster, per lb —
Cod..............................10
No. 1 Pickerel............
Pike............................
Smoked White...........
Finnan  Haddies...........
Red  Snappers...............  
Columbia River  Salmon 
Mackerel.......................
oysters—Cans. 
Falrhaven  Counts —
J. D.  Selects.........
Selects.......................
Anchor.......................
Standards...................
SHELL  OOODB.
Oys
Clai

I iters, per  100  ........1  50@1  75

12
20
15
@40
@33
@28
@23
@20

......... 1 00@1  25

ams, 

“ 

BULK.

Counts, per gal.............. 
2 20
Extra  Selects...............  
1  75
1  20
Standards.................... 
2 00
Scallops......................... 
Shrimps  ....................... 
1 25
PA PER A WOO DENWARE
Straw 
................................IX
Rockford............................2
Rag sugar  ............................2«
Hardware........................... 2«
Bakers.................................2«
Dry  Goods...................5  @6
Jute Manilla...............   @6«
Red  Express  No. 1..............5«
No. 2.............. 4«

PAPER.

“ 

TWINES.

“ 

WOODENWARE.

48 Cotton.............................20
Cotton, No. 1...................... 17
“  2.......................13
Sea  Island, assorted..........30
No. 5 Hemp........................15
No. 6 “ ......................  ........15
Tubs, No. 1........................   7 00
“  No. 2.........................  6 00
“  No. 3.........................5 00
.  135
“  No. 1,  three-hoop—   1  60 
40
80
13  “  .................... 1  00

Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes —  
Bowls, 11 Inch............... 

“ 

.....................   1 60
‘  15  “ 
‘  17  “  ..................... 2  25
19  “ 
> 
...................2  75
...................3  00
21  “ 
Baskets, market.................   35
shipping  bushel..  1 25
.  “ 
“ 
..  1 35
full  noop  “ 
“ willow cf’ths, No.l 6 25
“  No.2 7 50
“ 
“  No.3 8 50
■ 
“  No.l 3 50 
“ 
“ 
“  No.2 4 25
“ 
“ 
.No.3 5 0C

splint 

“ 
“ 
1 
“ 

INDURATED WARE.

Palls......................................   3 25
Tubs,  No.  1............................ 14 00
Tubs, No.2............................. 12 00

POULTRY.

Local dealers pay as follows:

DRESSED.

LIVE,

Fowl.......................... 12  @14
Turkeys..................... 16  @18
Ducks  .......................16  @18
Chicken......................13  @15
Live broilers lib to l«lb
each, per  doz......... 5 C0@6 00
Live broilers less than 
lib each, per doz— 2 50@3 50
Chickens,.................. 12  @12«
Fowls.........................11  @12
Turkeys.....................10  @14
Duck..........................11  @13

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

PORK  IN  BARRELS.
...........................................   IS

Mess............... 
Short c u t.....................................................   18 50
Extra clear pig, short cut............................
Extra clear, heavy......................................
Clear, fat back.............................................K!
B oston clear, short c u t ..........................................  *}  ™
Clear back, short cut......• - -    ..................... “X
Standard clear, short cut. best................. 
22 oo

sausage—FreBh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage................................................... ^
Ham Sausage.....................................................8
Tongue Sausage................................................8
Frankfort Sausage  ........................................
Blood Sausage.................................................   7
Bologna, straight.............................................. 8
Bologna, thick.......................................  
 
Headcheese............................<«¿£1  .............  7
Kettle  Rendered...  ....................................... }|X
8«
Family............................................................  S
Compound......................................................  0

LABD.

lb. Tins, « c advance, 
lb. palls, «c 
lb.  “  Xc 
»c 
lb.  “ 
lb. 
l c  
" 

“
“
“
“

BEEP  IN  BARRELS.

Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................  9 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.......................  ®
Boneless, romp butts................................... 14 80

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain,

Hams, average 20 lbs...................................... JfX
16 lbs.......................................}4
19 to 14 lbs............................... If
picnic
10«
best boneiess......................................   };}«
Shoulders.
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..............................J3
Dried beef, ham prices.............................  • • •lu*
Long Clears, heavy..........................................
Briskets,  medium............................................,,

light............................................  

11

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

STICK  CANDY.
Standard,  per lb........................ 
i«  H.H.............................. 
>•  Twist  ..........................  
Boston Cream.................  8«
Cut  Loaf......................... 
Extra H.  H......................  8«
MIXED  CANDT.

Cases  Bbls.  Pails.
6« VA
6« 78
6« IX
8*

Bbls. 

Palli
Standard...................................... ® 
I
Leader..........................................8 
L
?•
Royal............................................5« 
8
Nobby.......................................... 7 
English Rock.............................. 7 
8
Conserves...........................7
Broken Taffy....................baskets 
8
PeanutSquares.................  
»
8 
j“
French CreamB.............................  
18
Valley  Creams............................. 
Midget, 30 lb. baskets.....................................8
 
Modern, 30 lb. 

 

“ 
fancy—In bulk

“ 

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

Palls.
Lozenges, plain.............................................  1®
printed...........................................  1}
Chocolate Drops.............................................
Chocolate Monumentals...............................  18
Gum Drops....................................................   “
Moss Drops....................................................   2.,
Sour Drops.....................................................  8>*
Imperials.......................................................   lu
Per Box
Lemon Drops.................................................. j®
Sour Drops..................................................... 22
Peppermint Drops...........................................“¡J
Chocolate Drops............................................. 88
H.M.Chocolate Drops..............................--v88
Gum Drops............................................•■•4°@50
Licorice Drops..............................................1 88
A. B. Licorice Drops......................................88
Lozenges, plain.........................  .................... 88
printed..........................................“
............................................................w
Mottoes...........................................................jo
Cream Bar...................................................... 2?
Molasses Bar.............................................¿¿¿¡.22
Hand Made  Creams.................................. 85@95

» 

5

7 

“ 
“ 
“ 

|  
1 
1 

@3 25

LEMONS.

ORANGES.

BANANAS.

CARAMELS.

3 
“ 
2  “ 
3  “ 

Plain Creams............................................ 80@90
Decorated Creams....................................... 1  00
String  Rock.................................................-.65
Burnt Almonds............................................1 00
Wlntergreen  Berries.................................... 60
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb. boxes.........................   34
....  .................   51
No. l! 
No.2, 
.........................  28
No.3. 
.........................
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes...................................
Small......................................................J  50@i 75
Medium................................................ 2 0C@2 50
Large....................................................
Florldas, fancy...............................
Messinas, 200s..................................
300s...................................
@3 50 
Messina, choice, 360.........................
@4 00
fancy, 360..........................
choice 300..............................  3 50@3 1
4 00
fancy 390  .............................. 
Figs, fancy  layers, 65)..........................   @12«
“  105).........................  @12«
“  145)...........................  @14
“  205)...........................  @15
Dates, Fard, 10-lb. box...........................  @ 7«
..........................   @ 6«
Persian, 50-lb.  box......................4«@ 5«
NUTS.
Almonds, Tarragona.............................  @19
Ivaca.....................................  @18
California.............................  @18«
Brazils, new...........................................   @ 9«
Filberts.................................................   ©11«
Walnuts, Grenoble................................   @13«

OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

•  Marbot...................................   ©
‘ 

Calif....................................... 11  @13
Table Nuts,  fancy................................   @13«
choice.............................   @12
Pecans, Texas, H.  P-,  .......................... 12  @14
Cocoannts, full sacks............................  ©4 25
Fancy, H.  P., Suns................................   @8
“  Roasted....................  @  9«
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...............................  © 8
“  Roasted...................   @ 9«
Cbolce, H. P.,  Extras............................  @ 6«
“  Roasted.................  @ 8

“ 
“ 
“ 

50-lb. “ 

PEANUTS.

“ 
“ 
*• 

extra 

“ 
'* 

‘‘ 
1 

“ 

' 

CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE.

FRUIT  JARS.

Pints............................................................*
Quarts..........................................................
Half Gallons.....................................   ........
Caps..............................................................
Rubbers................................... ...................
No. 0 Sun.........................................................  «
No. 1  “  .........................................................  “
No.2  “  .........................................................   75
Tubular...........................—  ........................  70

LAMP  BURNERS.

lamp chim neys.  Per box.

6 doz. Inbox.

First quality.

No. 0 Sun................. 
.............. ....................J  go
No. 2  "  .........................................................2 90
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top......................................2  25
“ 
No. 2  “ 
“ .......................................8  40
XXX Flint.
No. 0 Sun, crimp top..................................... 2  60
“ 
“  .......................................2 80
No. 1  “ 
8
“  ...................................... 3 80
“ 
No! 2  “ 
pearl ^op<
No  1 Sun, wrapped and labeled....................3 70
.................2™
f  
no.2j : 
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
.................... 4  88
.  „
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz.................• • • • J  *5
.............. *.......1  50
wa  2  “ 
No’. 1 crimp, perldoz.......................................J  *®
No.2 
160
“ 
No. 0, per  gross..............................................  »

;; 
,, 
“ 

La Bastle. 

LAMP WICKS.

;; 

u 

“ 

11 

 

3 

“ 

..............................................................
STONEWARE—AKRON.
«  gpl. per doz......................

Mammoth, per doz..........................................  75
Batter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal..............................  06
“ 
Jugs, «gal., per doz...................................  ™
“  1 to 4 gal., per gal. ...............................  «7
Milk Pans,«  gal., per doz..........................   go

“ 

STONEWARE—BLACK GLAZED.

Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal..........................  07
Milk Pans, «  gal..........................................
........................................  78

1  “ 

“ 

“ 

1 4
_ _  
W hat  the Future  Has in  Store  for Us.
We are so in the habit of dwelling upon 
our country’s wonderful increase in pop­
ulation  and  in  wealth,  and  we  are  re­
minded of  it so  frequently by  our writ­
ers  and  speakers,  that  we  take  it for 
granted that it  is  going to  continue for­
ever.  Every  census, 
has 
shown, as a whole, larger and larger  fig­
ures, and  in the  contemplation  of  this 
whole  we  neglect  to  scrutinize  the  de­
tails and  to observe the points  in which 
they differ from  the  aggregate.  The re­
sults of  the  census of 1890  have not yet 
been completely published, but those  re­
lating to  population,  of  which one vol­
ume  has  just  appeared,  reveal  some 
shadows in  the  brilliant  picture  of  our 
imagination, and  furnish food  for  seri­
ous reflection.

th u s 

far, 

Thus,  the  entire  population  of  the 
United  States  in  1890  was  62,622,250, 
against  50,155,783  in 1880,  the increase 
being  12,466,467,  or  about  24  per cent. 
But the  census  does not  tell  us that  of 
this increase  5,447,663 souls  were Immi­
grants from  other countries,  so that the 
actual increase from the  excess of births 
over  deaths  of  native  inhabitants  was 
only 7,018,804, or about 14 per cent.

Again,  while  the  United  States,  as  a 
whole, has  increased largely  in popula­
tion,  particular  sections  of  it  have  in­
creased  very  little,  and  many  have  di­
minished.  The  State  of  Maine  for  ex­
ample,  showed in  1890  a  population  of 
only  661,086,  against  648,936  in  1880. 
Vermont  showed  332,422,  against  332,- 
286; Delaware,  168,493,  against 146,608; 
Virginia,  1,655,980,  against  1,512,565; 
Indiana, 2,192,404,  against 1,978,301, and 
Kentuckv,  1,858,635,  against  1,648,690. 
Parts  of  States,  furthermore,  have suf­
fered an actual  decrease. 
In five  coun­
ties of  Maine the population shrunk, be­
tween  1880  and  1890,  from  160,903  to 
149,126. 
In  eighteen  counties  of  Ohio 
the decrease during the  same period was 
from 479,402 to  454,056, and  in  twenty- 
three counties of the State of  New York 
it was from 1,029,484 to 978,924.

These  figures  are  not,  indeed,  very 
alarming,  and  they  are  explainable by 
reference to special causes  which do not 
affect  all  parts  of  the  country  alike. 
Maine and Vermont have  furnished pop­
ulation  for  States  at  the  West.  The 
counties  in New  York  which  have  de­
clined in numbers  are  agricultural,  and 
have  lost  inhabitants  through  the  at­
tractiveness  of  newer  and  more  fertile 
localities.  The  same, probably, may be 
said of the counties of Ohio which are in a 
similar plight, as well as of Delaware, Vir­
ginia, Indiana and Kentucky, the growth 
of which in population has not kept pace 
with that of the rest of  the Union.  The 
fact  remains, nevertheless,  that  the nu­
merical  increase  of  which  we  boast is 
not  universal,  and  it  awakens  an  un­
comfortable  suspicion  that  as  popula­
tion is  declining now in a  few  places, it 
may do  so in  more, and,  finally, every­
where.

That  like causes tend  to produce like 
effects, and that when  a cause ceases, its 
effect ceases with  it, are propositions no 
less true of  human affairs  than they are 
of  physical  science.  The  wonderful 
growth of  this  country has  been due to 
its  superior  soil, climate,  and  freedom 
from  oppressive  taxes,  which  have fa­
vored the multiplication of human beings 
within its  boundaries,  besides attracting 
to it, as  the  figures I have  already men­
tioned indicate,  millions of  immigrants.

T
But whatever  we  have  gained  by immi­
gration other  countries have lost, just as 
the newer States  of the  Union are  gain­
ing at  the  expense  of  the  older  ones. 
That a long time  must elapse  before the 
country  becomes,  as it  were, saturated 
with human  life and  liable  to  depreda­
tions  from  o ther  quarters,  there  is  no 
doubt;  but time is  not eternity,  and the 
longest period of  it has  an end.  As the 
capacity of  the country to  sustain popu­
lation nears its  limit, its population will 
grow more  and more  slowly  until it be­
comes stationary.

All of  us have  read  in  our  schoolboy 
days about the mighty nations of old and 
of  their disappearance  from  the face  of 
the  earth,  bnt  we  think  of  them  as  if 
they  never had  any  real  existence, and 
as  if  their  fate,  though it  has been  for 
ages the theme of  moralists  and preach­
ers, could never possibly be  ours.  Lord 
Macaulay’s picture of  some future  New
Zealander  sitting  on a  broken  arch of 
London Bridge to sketch the ruins  of St. 
Paul’s Cathedral,  provokes a smile by its 
grotesque improbability, yet, until lately , 
the very sites of Nineveh and of Babylon, 
which in  their day were cities relatively 
as  important  as  London,  hadjibecome 
nearly  obliterated.  The  empires  of 
Alexander  the Great  and of  the Caesars 
have long ago  crumbled  into fragments. 
Persia,  which  once  sent  out  under 
Xerxes,  to  invade  Greece,  an  army  of 
nearly 2,000,000, and a fleet of over 1,500 
ships,  has  dwindled  to  a  country  of 
9,000,000  inhabitants,  with  an  army of 
only  20,000  or  30,000  men.  The  Chris­
tian era has seen the rise of the Venetian 
and the Genoese  republics,  of  Spain,  of 
Holland, and of  Sweden to  the positions 
of  first-class  powers,  and  their  subse­
quent decline to their  present unimport­
ance.  They owe their  comparative ruin 
to changes  in the  channels  of  trade  ef­
fected by the discovery of America which 
are not  likely again  to  occur, but  other 
causes,  now 'unknown  and  unexpected, 
may  arise  to  work  a  similar  downfall
for us.

In suggesting these warnings I know I 
am  rather  fanciful  than  prudent. 
I 
am like  the  slave who,  when a triumph 
was  accorded  a  Roman  General,  was 
stationed behind him in his chariot as he 
paraded  the  streets  of  the  Eternal City 
and received the applause of  the crowds 
along  his path,  to  whisper  in  his  ear 
from time to time:  “Remember, thou art 
but a man.”  Or, perhaps  I am a victim 
of the vulgar  superstition  that boasting 
of good luck invites ill  luck, and when I 
hear  people reckoning so  confidently, as 
many do,  upon  the  continuance  of  the 
country’s  onward  and  upward career, I 
cannot 
from  pointing  out 
that  their  expectation  is  not  so  well 
grounded  as 
is,  and 
that they  have  no  right  to  assume that 
the future has not  in store for us evil as 
well as good.  Ma t t h e w  Ma r sh a ll.

think  it 

refrain 

they 

He buttonholes the kings of trade,

The  Drummer.
His sample case unrolls,

And talks until the love of life 
Grows  feeble in their souls.
The bolted doors swing wide for him,

He heeds no locks nor bars,

And fears not any face of man 

Beneath the sun of stars.
Before  granting  credit 

to  the  new 
customer,  who  is  careful  to  tell  you 
that  yonr  competitor’s  goods  are  of 
inferior  quality,  it  may  be  well to  ask 
him  what 
in  his  account 
that  led to  a  misunderstanding between 
him  and  your  competitor.

there  was 

'PH h'.  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

Spring & Company,

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

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

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

assorted stock at lowest  market  prices.

Spring & Company.
R I N D G E ,  K A L M B A C H   &  CO.,

M anufacturers  and  W holesale 

Dealers In

Boots, Sloes and

M iras.

12,1 4  and 16 Pearl Street.

Our Styles, Qualities and Prices 
are Right.  Give us a trial.
We carry the best Tennis Shoes 

Agents for the  Boston  Rubber 

made.

Shoe Co.

Y O U   W A N T

A  C h e a p  F in e   Cut,

B u t it  m u st  be  U p   in  Q u a lity .

Try

CwO m   M b p a i ,

The Price is away down,  but  the  quality  is  “out  of  sight.”

Ba ll  ----— ^

a rn h a ft
Putm anCo.

Grand  Rapids R etail Grocers’ Association. 
President, A. J. Elliott;  Secretary, E. A  Stowe. 

Official  Organ—Michigan  T rad esm a n.

Jackson  Grocers’  Union.

President, D. S. Fleming; Sec’y, O. C. Leach.
Grand Haven  Retail  Grocers’ Association. 
President, John Boer; Secretary, Peter VerDnln,

tion.

Grand Rapids Retail  Grocers'  Associa­
At the regular  meeting  of  the  Grand  Rapids 
Retail Grocers’  Association,  held  at Protective 
Brotherhood Hall  on  the  evening  of  April  17, 
seven applications for membership were received 
and the  applicants accepted,  as  follows:  Peter 
V olkers, corner of Diamond and  Grove  streets; 
Evert  Boersma,  219  Kalamazoo  avenue;  Jacob 
DePotter, Burton avenue; F. A. Rice,  490  South 
Union street; P. J. Pasma,857 Clancy  street;  L. 
Vander Veen, Burton avenue, and H.  E,  Finch, 
666 Wealthy avenue.
Chas. B. Kelsey read a paper on “The Relation 
of the Banker to the Merchant,” which  is  given 
in full elsewhere in this paper.

J. F. Ferris, of the Committee on Trade  Inter­
ests,  stated  that  the  schedule  price  of  sugar 
would be changed as soon  as  another  wholesale 
advance in sugar occurs.  Accepted.

The Municipal  Committee  reported  progress, 

and was given farther time.

J. H. Goss, of the special Committee on  Flour, 
stated that the employes of the city mills admit­
ted that the millers sold flour at retail,  although 
the millers themselves claimed that such  is  not
the case.  The conflict  between  the  statements 
of the millers and the employes was commented 
upon and Messrs. Voigt and Rowe  were  invited 
to appear before the next  meeting  and  explain 
the situation.

E. White then read a paper  on  “Weights  and 
Measures,"  which will be found  in  full  in  an 
other column.
The paper provoked a lively discussion, which 
was participated in by Messrs.  Herrick,  Elliott 
Vlnkemulder, Goss, Ferris, Brink and others.

A. Brink moved that a  representative  of  Sco 
field,  Shurmer  &  Teagle  be  invited  to address 
the next meeting, which was adopted.

Mr. Stevenson reported the result of  visits  to 
the city grocers not members of tne Association 
which was accepted.
E. White introduced the subject of early  clos 
Ing,  suggesting  that  the  stores  dose  at  five 
o'clock p. m. one night a week during  the  sum 
mer  months.  A  somewhat  lengthy  discussion 
followed the introduction of this  proposition,  a 
large majority  of  those  present  favoring  such 
an innovation.  As  a  few  were  opposed  to  it, 
however, the matter was not brought  to  a  vote 
as it is not  the  intention  of  the  Association  to 
take  any  step  which  is  not  endorsed  unani 
mously, or practically so.

There being no further business,  the  meeting 

adjoui ned.

W eig h ts a n d   M easures.*

Is the present system of sealing weights 
and  measures  satisfactory?  Decidedly 
not;  in  fact,  it  is  an  imposition,  as  the 
sealer collects for something he does  not 
do.
By  “seal”  I mean  what the term  origi 
nally implied—to mark with  a  stamp  as 
evidence of standard exactness.  Person­
ally,  I  have  not  a  weight  sealed  or 
stamped and the officer has  received  pay 
for what he has not done.
Every  weight should  be  stamped  with 
a  steel  stamp,  and  there  should  be  a 
place in the  back  of  each  weight  where 
hot lead is run,  in such a way  that  there 
can be no possibility of  tampering  with 
them.  The same  with  scales;  the  hole 
where the shot is  put  into  the  balance 
should be  properly  sealed  with  molten 
lead,  then stamped in the lead,
There  should  be  appointed  from  the 
police  force  an  inspector  whose  duty  it 
would be to  call,  once  or  twice  during 
the year,  in stores,  or places  of  business 
of any kind  where  scales,  weights  and 
measures are  used,  and  test  said scales, 
weights,  etc.,  so  that  if  he  found  such 
scales,  etc.,  being  used  without  the 
government  or  state  stamp  upon  them, 
or if any of such scales or measures were 
found incorrect,  It should be his  duty  to 
warn the dealer to have such weights and 
measures properly  fixed.  Then if, on  a 
second visit,  after a reasonable  interval, 
he should  find  a  dealer  still  using  such 
scales, etc., he ought to be fined.
In the  first place,  a jobber’s scales may
•Paper read at the last meeting  of  the  Grand 
Rapids  Retail  Grocers’  Association  by  Edwin 
White.

not be correct,  and,  if  we  have  not  the 
time, or it  is  not  convenient,  to  weigh 
packages,  we  may  be  receiving  short 
weight all the time; it may not be  inten­
tionally so on the  part  of  the  jobber— 
we will give him the benefit of the doubt. 
But  there is greater satisfaction in doing 
business if  we  are  getting  just  weights 
and measures.
The office of sealer should be under the 
police departm ent,  as  I  have  said,  and 
not an office created for some office seeker 
to get fat on.
1 certainly advocate that every  person 
who uses scales,  weights  and  measures 
for the purpose of  buying  or  selling  be 
compelled to register that  he  uses  such 
scales,  weights,  etc  ; also would  make  it 
illegal for any person to sell from a wood 
rack that was not sealed.  A postal  card 
could be sent to the officer by each dealer 
informing him that said dealer’s weights, 
scales, etc.,  were at his  disposal  for  in­
spection.  There  could then be no possi­
bility  of  only  about  one-fourth  of  the 
umber  of  dealers  in  the  city  having 
their scales, etc.,  tested.  For  instance, 
there may be a dealer buying and selling 
goods in a basement,  or  on  a  second  or 
other high floor of  a  building,  and,  be­
cause  the  inspector  is  ignorant  of  the 
existence  of  such  a  place  of  business, 
this dealer is allowed to go on year  after 
year  weighing  and  measuring  without 
ever having had his scales,  weights  and 
measures tested.
Any person who has  in  his  possession 
unjust scales,  etc.,  not  intended  to  be 
used,  should  either  have  them  marked 
“condemned”, or put them entirely away 
from where he is doing business,  for  the 
suspicion  would  certainly  arise  in  the 
mind  of the inspector  that  such  scales, 
etc.,  would be  apt  to  be  more  or  less 
used,  and he could not know the  charac­
ter of every dealer—who would and  who 
would not  be  honest  about  the  use  of 
such scales, etc.  And if such scales, etc. 
are found to  be  in  use  without  having 
been adjusted,  such  scales,  etc.,  should 
be liable to be seized.
There should be a state law compelling 
every  manufacturer  of  scales,  weights 
and  measures 
to  have  them  properly 
sealed before they are put on the  market 
for sale.  Even the  brass  nails  used  for 
measuring on dry goods counters  should 
be  inspected and stamped.
We have had a talk from a  representa 
tive of the Fruit Growers’ Association on 
the most desirable package  in  which  to 
handle fruit;  I would  say  that  I  think 
this is more of a question for  us,  as  re­
tailers, to settle—of more importance  to
us than to the fru it  growers.  They  sell
by the bushel or  basket;  we  sell  a  large 
quantity in small amounts.  I have heard 
it stated th a t the so-called bushel baskets
we  use  hold  only  seven-eighths  of 
bushel. 
If this be true,  we ought  to  be 
stirring in the matter  and  have  certain 
standard sizes;  a  bushel and  other sizes 
ought  to  be  legal  gauge. 
It  is  sheer 
nonsense for a dozen fruit growers’  asso 
ciations to  have  baskets  to  suit  them­
selves; it is not a question  for  them  but 
for us  to settle.
There are farmers who supply families 
with butter by the season and often make 
ridiculously low  prices in order to induce 
them to  buy  of  them  the  year  round 
The butter is  weighed  at  home,  and  ] 
have had several  instances  come  under 
my  observation  where  the  weight  has 
been considerably less than  the  amount 
marked on  the  package.  Farmers  who 
sell in  this  manner—weighing  at  home 
and  marking  packages  themselves  and 
then selling to families according to their 
own “say  so”—should  be  compelled ^ t<~ 
bring their scales to  be  tested.  An  in 
stance, on Saturday a farmer brought  to 
town in his wagon two crocks  of  butter. 
He stopped in front of the store,  came in 
and asked if he could sell me a couple "* 
jars of first-class butter.  1  asked him 
see them weighed.  He  thereupon made 
some trivial  excuse  to  leave  the  store 
and didn’t come in again.
I wish it were  possible  for  us  to  sell 
all our vegetables by weight,  it would l'~ 
much more satisfactory,  all around,  as 
large number of people seem to be of the 
opinion that they are entitled to  all  you 
can pile on a measure.

Use T radesm an or Superior Coupons.

Are now ready for business with 
full line of Wooden ware and 
would  ask for a small share  of 
trade,  and  will  endeavor,  by 
fair dealing, to  merit more.

Lairiii Voodenware  Co.,

Lansing, Mich.

GINSENG  ROOT.
We pay the highest price for It.  Address 
O T n V   D D H C !  W holesale  Druggists 
fllOJi. DttUOij  GRAND  RAPIDS.
/Michigan (Tentral

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”

(Taking effectaSunday, Nov. 20, 1892.) 

•Dally.  All others dally, except Sunday.

Arrive. 
Depart
10 00 p m ..........Detroit Express............6 55 p m
4 30 p m...................Mixed  .................   700am
10 00am ..............Day Express  ...........   120pm
6 00a m ......»Atlantic ana  Pacific.......10 45 p m
1  O0p m ........New York Express.........  5  40 p m
Sleeping cars run on Atlantic  and  Pacific  ex 
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at  6:55 am ;  re 
turning, leave Detroit 4:40 p m, arriving at Grand 
Rapids 10:00 pm. 
Direct  communication  made  at  Detroit  witn 
all through  trains east  over  the  Michigan Cen 
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.)
Tickets on sale at Union  Ticket Office, 67 Mon 
roe street a n d  Union  I>epot.

j

TOLEDO

NORTH  MICHIGAN 

RAILW AY.

_  
In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  & 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee 
R’ys  offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  be 
tween Grand Rapids and Toledo.
VIA D., L. .  N. N'T.

Time Table in effect January 29,1893.

Lv. Grand Rapids a t...... 7:10 a. m. and 1:25 p. m
Ar. Toledo a t ............   1:10 p. m. and 10:30 p. m
Lv. Grand Rapids at......6:50 a. m. and 3:25 p. m
Ar. Toledo at..............  1:10 p. m. and 10:30 p. m

v ia  o „  a .  b . a   m.  r ’t .

Return connections equally as good.

D E T R O IT ,

W.  H.  B e n n ett,  General Pass. Agent, 
Toledo. Ohio.
JAN.  22,  1893
LANSING A  NORTHERN  R.  R
GOING TO  DETROIT.

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

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

TO AND FROM  SAGINAW,  ALMA AND ST. LOUIS

Lv  DETR.......................7:45am »1:30pm  6:05pm
Ar"G  R........................ 12:55pm *5:25pm 10:30pm
Lv. GR 7:20am 4:15pm  Ar. GR. 11:50am 10:40pm
TO LOWXLL VIA LOWELL A HASTINGS R. R.
Lv. Grand Rapids...........7:10am  1:25pm 5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell..............12:55pm 5:25pm  ..

THROUGH  CAR  8ERYICB.

Parlor  Cars on all trains  between  Grand Rap 
Ids and Detroit.  Parlor cars to Saginaw on morn
ing train. 

•Every da/.  Other trains  week days only.

GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.

.  _ 

,

'TTTTC  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

he

Lansing

CO.

16

Grand  Rapids  S§ Indiana.
Schedule  In effect  January  89,1893.

TRA INS  GOING  N O RTH .

Arrive from  Leave go ing 

South. 

North.
7:20 am
1:10 p m
4;15pm
10:10 p m
Train arriving  from  south at  0:46 a m   and  9:00 a m  

For Traverse City  and Saginaw  0:45 a m 
For Traverse City A Mackinaw  9:00 a m 
For Cadillac and Saginaw.........  2:80 pm  
For Petoakey A  Mackinaw........  8:10 p m 
From Chicago and  Kalamazoo.  8:35 p m 
dally.  Others trains daily except Sunday.

T RA IN S  GOING  SO U TH .

North. 
North.
6:30 a m
For  Cincinnati.............................   0:30 am
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago...
11:50 am
For Fort Wayne and the  East..  11:50 am
6:15 pm
For  Cincinnati..............................  6:15 p
10:40 p m
For Kalamazoo  A   Chicago.......10:40 p —
11:50 a m
From Saginaw.................................11:50 a m
10:40 p m
From Saginaw.................................10:40 p
m and  11:80 p.  m. runs
Trains leaving south at 0:00 p m and  — —  w 
daily;  all  other trains  daily except Sunday.

Arrive from  Leave going 
South.
■  Bj
7:00 a m
10:06  am
8:00 p m
6:00 p m
11:80 p m

N O R T H  

SLEEPING  A   PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE.

_

7:80 a m train  has  Parlor  Car .to, Travers 
City.
1 : 1 0   p   m   t r a in   has  parlor  car  Grand 
Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
1 0 : 1 0   p   m   t r a in .—Sleeping  ca  Grand 
Rapids  to  Petoskey and Mackinaw.

S O U T H —7 : 0 0  a m  t r a in .—Parlor chair oar Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
1 0 :0 5   a m   t r a in .—Wagner  Parlor  Car 
Grand Rapids  to  Chicago.
6 : 0 0   p  m   t r a in .—Wagner Sleeping  Car 
Grand Rapids to Cincinnati.
1 1 ; 2 0   p  m  t r a in .—Wagner Sleeping Car 
Grand Rapids to Chicago.

C h ic a g o  v ia  Ch  R .  &  I . R . B .

Lv Grand  Rapid» 
Air Chicago 

10:05 am  
3:55 p m 

2:00 pm  
9:00 p m  

1120 pm
6:60 am

10:05 a m train through Wagner Parlor Car.
11:30 p m train dally, through Wagner  Sleeping Oar. 
11:16pm
6:15  am
11:15 p  m 

S:I0pm  
Lv  Chicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
8:35 p m  
3:10  p  m  through  Wagner  Parlor  Car. 
train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car.

7:05am 
3:20 pm 

For Mnokegon—Leave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids A In diana.
10:00 am
6:56 am 
11:35 am  
1:10 pm
6:30  p m 
*:06 p m

From Muskegon— Arrive

Sunday train  leaves  for  Muskegon  at  9:05 a  m, ar­
riving at 10:30  a  m.  Returning,  train  leaves  Mnske 
gon at 1:30 p m, arriving at Grand  Rapids at 5:16 p m .

General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

C H IC A G O

NOV.  20,  1892

A N D   W E S T   M IC H I G A N   R ’Y .
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv.GR’D RAPIDS........8:50am  1:25pm »11:35pm
Ar. CHICAGO...............3:55pm  6:45pm  »7:05am
Lv. CHICAGO.............9:00am  5:25pm *11:15pm
Ar.  GR’D RAPIDS......3:55pm  10:45pm  *7:05am
TO  AND  PROM  BENTON  HARBOR, AND  ST  JOSEPH
Lv. G  R _____ 8:50am  1:25pm 
...........*11:35pm
Ar.  G R .......... »6:10am 3‘55pm 
........   10:45pm
Lv. G. R ............  8:50am  1:25pm  5:35pm  8:45pm
Ar.  G.  R ..................... 10:45am  3:55pm  5:25pm
*
Lv  G  R ....................................................7:30am  5:35pm
Ar.’  Manistee 
.............................12:15pm  10:29pm
Ar. Traverse City................... 12:35pm 10:59pm
Ar.  Charlevoix.............................2:55pm 
..
.....................................3:30pm  . . . . . . . .
Ar.  Petoskey 
Ar.  from  Petoskey,  etc.,  10:00  p  m.;  from
Traverse City 11:50 a m, 10:00 p m.

TRAVERSE CITY  MANISTEE & PETOSKEY. 

TO AND PROM MUSKEGON.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

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

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.  Other trains week days only.

■ ETROIT,  GRAND  HAVEN  &  MIL­

WAUKEE  Railway.

Depot corner Leonard  St. and Plainfield Ava.

Trains Leave 
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
Ionia...........Ar
St.  Johns— Ar
Owosso........Ar
B. Saginaw..Ar
Bay City......Ar
F lin t...........Ar
Pt.  Huron...Ar
Pontiac....... Ar
Detroit.........Ar

itN o.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 »No.  62
6 50am
n  oc pm
12 42MO 
7 45am
200 am 
8 30am 
3 10am 
905am
6 40am 
10 50am
7 15am 
11 30am 
5 40am 
1005am 
730am 
1205pm
5 37am 
10 53am
700am
11 50am
WESTWARD.

10 20am
11 25am 
1217pm
1 20pm
3 45pm
4 35pm 
3 45pm
5 50pm 
305pm 
406pm

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm
6 05pm 
8 00pm 
8 37pm
7 05pm
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

Trains Leave

T.tt  Tlotmit 
G’d Rapids,  Lv 
G’d Haven,  Ar
Chicago Str.  “

•No. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13
6  50am 10 50am
5  10pm
1  00pm
6 15pm
2  10pm

.................... 10 45pm
7 05am
8 25am

•Dally.  tDaily except Sunday 

Trains arrive from the east, 6:40 a.m., 12:50 a.m.t 
5:00 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
Trains  arrive  from  the west,  10:10 a. m., 3:16
p.m. and 9:45  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 
C hair Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffet car.
jab. Campbell, City Ticket Agent.

_

23 Monroe Street-

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
able to point out to its  readers so  signal 
an example of success as that  shown  by 
the subject of this  sketch.  Joining Mr. 
Shattuck  under  circumstances  which 
would be considered entirely prohibitory 
by  most  men, so  far  as  any  possible 
chances for success  were  concerned,  he 
succeeded in twelve short years in becom­
ing not only its sole proprietor, but in en­
larging  and  expanding  it to its  present 
dimensions.

II  REVOLUTION 1)1 HEATING.

T h e   B a c k u s  
Patent 
Steam 
Radiator 
and Heater.

The maximumCof  heat,  cheerfulness,  cleanliness  and  comfort 

with the minimum  of cost, labor and attention.

THE  BACiDS  BEAMS

Utilize every unit of heat in the fuel.  There 
is no waste, no odor,  no smoke,  no  flues  nor 
chimneys.  The Backus Heater is a miniature 
steam plant, combining in one piece a highly 
ornamental steam radiator in the form  of  a 
mantel-piece or tiling to fit into any ordinary 
mantel  and open fire-place with  logs.  The 
upper  log  contains  sufficient  water  when 
vaporized to fill  the  radiating  surface  sur. 
rounding It.  The lower  log  is a peculiarly 
constructed  burner  in  which  gas  is  con- 
umed,  making perfect  combustion.

E C O N O M I C A L .

They will cost no more to run than a  coal  burning  apparatus,  and therefore, 
when it Is taken into consideration that there is no waste of fuel, no ashes to  carry 
away,  no dust or dirt to fill your rooms,  and that at all times you have  perfect  con­
trol of the heat,  the desirability of  the  Backus  as  a  heating  medium,  ts  clearly 
seen.  The Backus Heaters are  artistic  and  ornamental  in  appearance,  healthful, 
efficient, safe and easy of operation. 
In a word,  a combination  of  the  advantages 
of all other methods of heating with none of their defects.

OSTER&TtVENS
&

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16

REPRESENTATIVE  RETAILERS.

Grand Rapids.

E.  J.  Herrick,  the  Fancy  Grocer  of 
Every  model  city  should  possess  a 
model grocer.  Grand Rapids is  a model 
city and she  possesses a model  grocer in 
the  person  of  E.  J.  Herrick.  Mr.  Her­
rick belongs  to the select  5 per  cent, of 
the grocers of  his time who have made a 
success of the grocery  business.  Where 
nineteen  or  twenty  have  failed  to  win 
success,  Mr.  Herrick  has, by  close  ap­
plication  to  business,  steady  persever- 
ence in  guarding and  extending  his in­
terests, and  by  his  upright,  sterling in­
tegrity and fair, honorable dealing, built 
up  his present extensive and systematic­
ally  arranged  business  from  small,  in­
significant  beginnings.  All  men do not 
possess  the  faculty  of  pleasing  others, 
and it is but an act  of  simple  justice to 
those of Mr.  Herrick’s  competitors  who 
have  failed  to  win  success,  to  frankly 
admit that the large degree of  patronage 
enjoyed by  this model  grocery is due to 
the  genial,  gentlemanly  manners  and 
hearty good-fellowship of  its proprietor.
Mr.  Herrick  was  bom April  23,  1844, 
at  Twinsburg, Ohio.  Like  most oi  our 
representative  business  men,  he  was 
reared  on the farm,  where  early  habits 
of industry and frugality are inculcated. 
His  education was  acquired at the little 
district school  house, near  the old  farm 
house, and  although  not classical  in its 
nature, it contained the hardy rudiments 
of a simple,  practical  education  which, 
when combined with a  vigorous  manual 
training, is worth more in the dollars-and- 
cents  business  world,  than  the  super­
ficial  cramming which passes  for educa­
tion to-day.

At the age of  28 Mr.  Herrick  left  the 
old  farm  and  entered  mercantile  life. 
His capital  consisted  of  a  horse, buggy 
and a $75 note.  This was converted into 
a  small  general  stock,  and  the retired 
farmer commenced his mercantile career 
at Ridgeville,  Ohio,  where  he  also  be­
came deputy postmaster.  This first ven­
ture  proved  a  success  in  a  small way, 
but Mrs. Herrick’s brother lived in Grand 
Rapids, and in  the fall of 1873  Mr. Her­
rick was induced to  come here also.  He 
remained  iule  during  the  winter  and 
'•  me out “spring  poor,” his  small capi- 
t  having  been pretty much all used up 
the expense of moving and the period 
b 
o.  *<' leness following.

T 

the spring he secured a situation as 
If 
-aler in  A.  B. Long  &  Son’s  mill, 
w 
c-ii  position  he held  during the sum- 
m 
In  the fall of  1874, he entered  the 
grocery store of  Stewart  Bros,  as clerk, 
remaining with them for three years.  He 
next joined W. D. Frost in a box factory, 
but nature had designed Mr.  Herrick  for 
a  groceryman,  and  she  understood  her 
business too well to permit a box factory 
or any other concern to step in  and frus­
trate her designs.  So,  after six months’ 
experience  in  the  box  factory,  he  re­
turned to his  old  love.  J.  A. Shattuck 
kept  a  grocery where  E. J.  Herrick’s 
establishment  is  now  located,  116  and 
118 Monroe street, 3,n<FMr. Herriek being 
offered  a one-half  interest in  the  busi­
ness, with the  privilege of  paying for it 
as circumstances  permitted,  accepted it 
This act of acceptance was the stepping- 
stone to success.

In these  days  of  keen  and  poignant 
competition,  when  the  grocery  ladders 
leading up to success seem  so very  diffi­
cult to climb,  it  certainly  is a  pleasure 
on the part  of  T he  Tradesman  to  be

The  following  spring  Mr.  Shattuck 
sold  his  remaining  interest to  Milo  G. 
Randall.  The firm of Herrick & Randall 
continued for about twelve years,  at the 
end of which  time  Mr.  Herrick  become 
sole owner.  No small share of  the  suc­
cess of the firm of  Herrick &  Randall is 
due to the valuable services  rendered by 
their faithful  and popular  assistant, W. 
R. Meech.  The firm was grateful  to ap­
preciate this valuable service,  and  suffi­
ciently generous  to reward  it.  For  his 
fidelity to the firm  of Herrick & Randall, 
Mr. Meech was given a  one-fourth inter­
est in  the  business,  which  also  passed 
into Mr. Herrick’s hands simultaneously 
with that of Mr, Randall’s.

Since the entire  business  passed  into 
Mr.  Herrick’s  hands, the premises  have 
been enlarged and two new  departments 
have been  added—one  devoted  to  con­
fectionery and  the  other  to  the  manu­
facturing of family  pastry.  The  manu­
facturing is  done  on  the  second  floor, 
where  the best appliances  are  used and 
the most expert skill obtainable is employ­
ed and nothing is spared to make this feat­
ure of the business a  success.  The pay­
roll at  this  beehive  of  Industry  shows 
the names of sixteen employes, including 
three heads  of  departments,  a  cashier, 
book  keeper  and  a telephone  operator. 
Three  delivery  wagons  are  used  and, 
like everything else  connected  with the 
house, are models of neatness.

in 

the 

store 

state.  The 

The store proper is 34 feet wide and 72 
feet deep, with an  elevated  space in the 
rear, whereon are located the  offices.  It 
has a plate glass frontage of 34 feet mak­
ing it one of  the  best  lighted  grocery 
stores 
is 
equipped  with  a  cash  railway  system, 
and its general arrangemen  t is  modern, 
neat,  methodical  and  artistic. 
It  is  a 
striking illustration of the fact,  unrecog­
nized by so many well meaning but crim­
inally  careless  grocers,  that a  grocery 
store can be kept just as  clean  and tidy 
and arranged quite as artistically as  any 
other kind of a  store—not  even  except- 
in an art gallery.

Mr. Herrick caters to the  best  trade of 
the  city.  His  motto  is  “Fair  dealing, 
fair  profits, and best  quality.”  The vol­
ume of his business is done on a basis  of 
credit, but  is  confined  principally  to  a 
constituency 
and  pays 
promptly.

that  pays, 

With  greatly  increased  facilities and 
quadrupled capacity, the O. &  W. Thum 
Co., has again effected a reduction In the 
cost  of  manufacturing Tanglefoot,  and, 
as usual, it  announces  a reduction of 25 
cents per case in the  price.  Besides re­
ducing  the price,  they are  packing two 
holders  in  each  box.  Each  holder  is 
made up into a  package with five double 
sheets.  These  packages  will  prove  a 
convenience to the  dealer, and  will also 
encourage the purchase of larger parcels 
by  customers,  who  will appreciate  the 
greater economy and the free holder.

The  First  Commercial  and  Savings 
Bank of  Wyandotte  will  soon  be  doing 
business  in a  $23,000  building  which is 
now  being erected  by J. T. Hurst, Vice- 
President of the Bank.

W ILLIAM   CONNOR.

William Connor will be at SWEET’S 

and two following days.

MICHAEL  I0LB  A  SOB,

Wholesale Clothing  Manuiaciurers,

ROCHESTER, N .  T . 
The oldest firm in the  city  of Rochester.

Established 36 Years.

Mail  orders  promptly attended to,  or 
write our  Michigan  representative,  Wil­
liam  Connor,  Box  346,  Marshall,  Mich., 
who  will  show  you  our  line,  and  if we 
don’t happen to have what you  want  we 
will thank  you  for  the  opportunity  you 
gave us in sending for him.

We always guarantee excellent fits and 

well made garments.
HOTEL,  FRIDAY,  NEXT,  APRIL  28st,

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B A R C U S   BR O S.,

MANUFACTURERS  OF  CIRCULAR

Glass  Covers  for  Biscuits.

Squalled by few  and  excelled  by none.  All  our  saws  are  made of  the  best  steel by the  mose 
skillful  workmen, and  all  saws  warranted.  Burnt  saws  made  good as  new for  one-fourth  the 
list price of new saws.  All kinds of

Saw  R e p a ir in g

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Done as cheap as can be done  consistent  with good  work.  Lumber  saws  fitted  up ready for use 
without extra charge.  No charge for boxing or drayage.  Writ •  or prices and discounts.
M I C H I G A N .

M U S K E G O N ,

W H O L E S A L E

Dry  Goods, Carpets and Cloaks

W e  M ake a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

G eese  Feathers.

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OVERALLS  OF  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

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PYRAMID  PILE  GURE.

A new remedy which  has created a sensation  among physicians by its wonderful 
effects in speedily  curing  every form of  piles. 
It is the  only remedy  known  (ex­
cept a surgical operation)  which can be relied on to give instant relief and a lasting 
cure in Itching, Protruding, Bleeding or Blind Piles.
Briefly stated,  it has  the  following  advantages  over a surgical operation  or  any 
other  pile  cure:  It  is  absolutely painless;  it contains no mineral  poisons nor in­
jurious  substance;  it gives  immediate  relief  from  the first  application:  it  can be 
carried in the  pocket and  used while  traveling or anywhere  without  the  slightest 
inconvenience or interference with  business;  and, last,  but  not  least,  it  is  cheap, 
costing but a trifle.
The following  letters  speak for  themselves  and  need no comment  except to say 
we have hundreds of  similar ones and  could fill this paper with them if  necessary:
Gen tlem en—Your  Pyramid  Pile  Cure  is  without  an  equal;  it  cured  me in 30 
days or a much shorter  time. 
I waited 15 days or more to be sure I was  cured  be­
fore  writing  you, and can  now say I have  not the  slightest  trace of  piles and am 
much surprised at the rapid and thorough effect of the remedy.  Truly yours, J. W. 
Rollins, Marmaduke Military Academy, Sweet Springs, Mo.
I  only used  one  package 
of  the Pyramid Pile Cure  and 1 can state to the  whole world  that it has cured me, 
and I had them so bad I could  hardly walk; and I would  have them now if  my wife 
had not insisted on my trying it, and I kept it some time before she could get me to 
use it, but I now thank  God such a remedy was  made, and  you can  use this  letter 
in any way it will do the most good.
Mrs. Mary  C. Tyler, of  Heppner,  Ore., writes—One  package  of.; Pyramid  Pile 
Cure entirely cured me of  piles  from  which 1  had  suffered  for years, and ¡'I have 
never had the slightest return of them since.
Mr.  E.  O’Brien,  Rock  Bluffs,  Neb., says—The  package  of  Pyramid  Pile Cure 
entirely removed  every trace of  itching piles. 
I  cannot  thank you  enough for.it.
Ask  your  druggist for the  Pyramid  Pile  Cure,  and a single  trial will  convince 
you that the  reputation of  this  remedy was  built up on its  merits as a permanent 
cure and not by newspaper puffery.

From  J. W.  Waddell, Zulla, Va.— I  am a cured  man. 

It is the surest, safest and cheapest Pile Cure sold.
It has come to be an established fact that this  is  the  best  Pile  Remedy  on  the 

market, and every live druggist has it in stock.
New Prices

RED STAR

SEE  QUOTATIONS.

Bakins; Powder.
ARCTIC  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  Grand  Ranids,  Mich.

rT"lHESE  chests  will 
soon 
A  pay for themselves  in  the 
I breakage they avoid.  Price $4.

UR new glass covers  are by far the 
handsomest  ever  offered  to  the 
trade.  They  are  made  to  fit  any 
of our  boxes  and can  be  changed  from 
one box  to  another in a moment.  They 
will  save  enough  good®  from  flies,  dirt  and  prying  fingers in a short  time to pay 
for themselves.  Try them and be convinced.  Price, 50 cents each.

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N E W   N O V E L T IE S .

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

CINNAMON  BAR. 

CREAM  CRISP. 

NEWTON, a rich  finger with  fig  filling, 

the best selling cakes we ever made.

ORANGE  BAR.

MOSS  HONEY  JUMBLES.
This  is  bound  to  be  one  of

T H E   N E W   Y O R K   B IS C U IT   CO.,

S. A. Sears, Mgr- 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

THE  W.  BINGHAM  CO.,  Cleveland,  0.,

Have  had  such  flattering  succes in handling our Bicycles  that  they have  bought 
our entire  output for  1893.  They have  taken up all  negotiations  pending for the 
purchase of cycles, and we respectfully solicit for them the good will of our friends.

T H E   Y O ST   M F G .  CO.,

TOLEDO.  OHIO.

BEANS If you have any beans and want to sell, 

we want them, will  give you full  mar 
ket  price.  Send  them  to  ns  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.

A  FEW SEASONABLE REMARKS.

OFFICE  OF

H.  LEONARD &  SONS,

Jobbers and  Maoiffactiirers,

G rand  R a pid s,  M ich.

Gentlemen-----

The Cream of the Summer Trade is the  Gasoline  Stove  business. 
If the stoves we offer you are not  the  best,  do 

You  need the best stove. 
not buy them, but at least let us tell you why we think they  are.

A practical  merchant will investigate anything that  appears  to  be  an 
improvement on old  methods.  Please  take  our  circular  describing  the 
Grand Rapids Junior Stoves, and note the selling points.

In the first place, you know there have been  no  selling points on  the 
Junior Stoves, heretofore.  Your competitors’ stoves were the same as yours. 
You had to cut the price to make  a  sale.  You  can  sell  this  new  Grand 
Rapids Junior Stove at  list  price every time, and what’s more, you can sell 
every Junior that will be sold  in your town. 
No one  would  buy the old 
fashioned stove after seeing  this  one.  The  price  is  the  same  as  other 
stoves.  With a gas  light attachment  there is a small additional cost.

We would be pleased to send you samples of  these  stoves,  which  are 
guaranted to work satisfactorily, and  give you the agency lor their  sale, if 
suitable arrangements can be made.  Send for Catalogue.

The  Stove  “PAR  EXCELLANCE”  for  18113,  is  undoubtedly 

the Standard Lighting Co.’s “ NEW  PROCESS.”

This stove is so well known  it will be  unnecessary  to  more  than  call 

your attention to it.

That it is the first choice of all  “New Process” stoves, every merchant 
who is familiar with  this  line  of  business  knows. 
In  fact  every  other 
manufacturer pays a royalty to this company to use its patents.  The  im­
provements over last year’s stoves, and over ALL OTHER STOVES are— 
The sliding oven.  You can  slide  it  back  on to  a  rest  while  you  use the 
oven burner for other purposes than baking.  The oven is of Asbestos, and 
gives very little heat in the room.

It is the most perfect baker ever made.  The stove  has  a  sight  feed, 
copper and brass pipes.  Removable burner  caps  with  ground  edges,  en­
abling you to show the mechanism of the stove  to  a  customer  with  little 
trouble.  The hot air pipes are of cast iron near the  burner,  not  of  tin  as 
heretofore.

It  stands on six castors,  and  is  head  and  shoulders  above  all  other 

stoves in appearance.

If you do Dot  handle gasoline stoves, you are missing the best trade of 

the  season—in fact of the whole year.

Your  customers will have them and must go to other towns for them. 
If you will order samples and take the agency for this stove,  you  will  sell 
more than you now think possible. 
Such  is  the  experience  of  all  who 
have tried it.

Do not be an old fogy.  Remember there is  no  competition  between 

Junior Gasoline Stoves and the famous “New  Process.”

Have you noticed our line of “Model” Iron Cooks and  Ranges.  This 
line  is  positively  as  we state  in  our  Circulars  and  Catalogue  No.  110 
—the best—best baking and  vastly  the  cheapest  stove  for  the  quality 
ever  made.  You can now secure the agency by ordering samples from us.
Our line of  “OAK  STOVES”  of  the  same  manufacture,  is  very 
handsome  in appearance and  Lower  in  price  thau  any  “OAK”  on  the 
market.  Order a sample and  examine our statement  for yourself.

Finally, when you buy refrigerators  why  not  take  one  you  do  not 
have to  talk  your  customer  into  a  state  of  exhaustion  to  sell.  The 
“LEONARD  CLEAN ABLE" 
is known  all  over  the  United  States, 
and  in many other  countries. 
It  is  the  best  looking,  best  known,  best 
made and best selling Refrigerator. 
It has forty selling points  over  any 
other.  Our factory is the largest and  more convenient to you  than  any
other. 
If you cannot carry a stock of  sizes,  order  a  few  and  sell  from
our Catalogue.

We earnestly request you  to  take  hold  of  and  push  any  or  all  the 
If  you  do  you  will 

articles we have specially called your  attention  to. 
make money, and that’s what we are all in business for.

Drop us a postal card for  our Catalogue  No.  110,  showing  all  these 

goods and many  other staple

Summer  L e a d e r s ,

S h o w i n g   th e

o n d e r f u l

“ N  e w   P r o c e s s ’’  A s b e s to s   O v e n .

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The Asbestos Oven is the most perfect Baker and Roaster 
ever  produced.  Unlike  metal  ovens  will  Never  Rust,  but 
will last for years.

Asbestos being  a  n o n -co n d u cto r,  heat  from  the  oven  is 
not radiated into  the  room,  but  saved  and  utilized,  and  the 
kitchen is kept much cooler than when a  metal  oven  is  used.

The  oven  is  made  in  sections  and  to  absolutely  insure 
against  damage  in transit,  which  has  always  been  a  source 
of annoyance and expense to dealers and  manufacturers,  it  is 
shipped  “Knocked Down,”  and, being  easily  put  together, 
the dealer is well repaid  for  the  slight  extra  trouble,  by  al­
ways receiving the oven in perfect  order.  Should  any  piece 
meet  with  an  accident,  the  damaged part is easily replaced 
with a new one.

fl.  LEONARD  it  SOP.

Wholesale Selling Agents. 

GRIND  SAPIOS,  MICH.

N.  B.—If there is no agency  in your  town  [send  for  price 
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list aud make an  application. 

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