Michigan Tradesman.

Published  Weekly.

VOL.  10.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MAY  3,  1898

$1  Per  Year.
NO.  502

G r a n d   R a p i d s   B r u s h   Co.,

M anufacturers  o f

BRUSHES

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Oar  good* are  sold by all  M ichigan  Jobbing  Houses.

C /fA S .  A .  C O Y IS,

A W N IN G S   and  T E N T S

M anufacturer  of

HORSE  AND  WAGON  COYERS

Jobbers of  Oiled  Clothing  and  Cotton  Ducks.

11  Pearl St.. Grand Rapids, Mich.

Send for Price  List. 

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BOOTS,  SHOES  and  RUBBERS,
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P E R K I N S   <&  H E S S
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GRAND  RAPIDS,  W EDNESDAY,  MAY  3,  1893.

NO.  502

CO M M ERCIAL  C R E D IT   CO.

Union Credit Co.

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GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

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facturers.

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John Widdicomb. 

N. A. Fletcher.

HANNAH’S  SHOPPINGP  EXEDITION.
The  report  started  in  Blake’s store. 
To  disbelieve a  report  that  started  in 
Blake’s store  was an  unheard-of  heresy 
at the Corners.  So, ' astonishing  as this 
was, the  Corners  received  it  without a 
shadow of  doubt. 
It  hardly  needed  to 
be known that Mrs. Goodrich herself was 
the authority.

She  was down  at  the  store  Saturday 
afternoon as  usual to  make  her  weekly 
purchases.  Anson  Blake,  who  never 
failed,  when  groceries were  purchased, 
to conduct the customer to the other side 
of  the  store  to  look  at  the  dry  goods, 
and, vice versa,  endeavored to  lead Mrs. 
Goodrich over to look at some  new  win­
ter goods.

Then it  came  out.  With a bit of par­
donable pride she let him know  that she 
had  no  need  to  look  at  fall  goods  in 
Witham  Corners  or  in Witham  Center, 
either, since “her  Hannah was going  to 
the city next  week to do  their fall shop­
ping; that  she,  Hannah,  had  an  aunt 
there who  had  the  whole  summer  been 
urging  her  to  come,  and  that  now she 
was going for a few days.”

Mrs.  Goodrich shook  her  large skirts 
and swept out—figuratively  speaking, of 
course, as her  garments  always escaped 
the floor by some inches.

Meeting was  hardly  over the next day 
before  Hannah  was  interviewed  as  to 
her  intended  trip,  and  the  ladies  who 
were not  present  in  the  morning  inter­
viewed her in the evening on the subject. 
They  were so  numerous  then and  kept 
her so long that Jerry  Downing, waiting 
patiently for  her outside,  concluded she 
had gone out  the back door  on  purpose 
to cut  him, and  walked  home with  an­
other  girl.  His  mother,  who  had  not 
been  on  speaking  terms  with  Mrs. 
Goodrich since that good lady made some 
remarks  on  the  strength  of  the  butter 
Mrs. Downing  brought to the  minister’s 
donation last winter, let Jerry know when 
he got home  of  Hannah’s intended trip, 
and  suggested  that  a girl  who couldn’t 
buy her winter dress  at the Corners, but 
must go to New York for it, was  too fine 
to be a farmer’s wife.  Jerry went to bed 
in  despair,  while  Hannah  was  crying 
herself  to  sleep,  wondering  how  she 
could have offended him.

The next  afternoon, when she came in 
from her school;  Hannah was more than 
surprised  to  find  Mrs.  Downing  in the 
sitting-room  with  her  mother.  As  the 
visitor had not been in  their house for  a 
year,  Hannah  was  sure  that  she  bore 
some  message from  Jerry,  and  greeted 
her  accordingly, wondering, meanwhile, 
why her mother looked so grim and  knit 
as furiously as if  the  whole family were 
barefooted and suffering.

It was  no  message  from  Jerry, how­
ever, that  brought  Mrs.  Downing  there 
to-day.  The lad  was  plowing  in a  dis­
tant field,  and did not know of his moth­
er’s call.

After her little remark last night about 
Hannah’s  city  shopping  tour,  she had 
thought best  to keep this  visit  a  secret 
from him.

“I was just telling  your  ma,”  she be­

gan, when Hannah,  flushed aud  expect­
ant,  was seated,  “that I’d been  down to 
Blake’s to get my winter  dress, and that 
there  wa’n’t a thing  there I’d put on my 
back.”

“Oh,  not a  thing!”  Hannah  assented 
quickly.  “I’m  going  to  New  York for 
our winter things.”

“So I  heard, and  I  was  telling  your 
ma  that, as  long as  you  were  going to 
town and were going  a-shoppin’, buying 
one  more  dress  wouldn’t  be  no  more 
trouble to you.”

Buying a  whole  wardrobe  for  Jerry’s 

mother would have been a delight!

“Oh, no trouble—a pleasure!” Hannah 

cried, despite her mother’s  frown.

“There’s  that  brown  merino  I  got 
three years ago last  fall,” Mrs. Downing 
went on.  “The  wear I’ve  had out of it 
just  beats  all. 
I’ve  worn  it  steady 
wherever  I  went;  I  was  telling  your 
ma  that  I didn’t  know  as  I  could  be 
suited better  than  to  have  another just 
like it.  So, if you won’t mind getting me 
ten  yards  of  dark  brown  merino—say, 
about eighty cents  a yard—or you might 
go as  high as  eighty-five—I’d  be  much 
obliged, and will do the same by you.” 

“Don’t  mention  it,”  cried  Hannah, 
taking out her  notebook  and adding  the 
small item to the long family list.

“The  money’ll  be  all  right,”  added 

Mrs. Downing.

“Of course it  will,”  Hannah  laughed. 
“Going to stay  long?”
“From Thursday  to  Monday only. 

I 

can’t leave my  school  longer.”

“I’ll  be  over,  then,  Monday  night 

after it.”

“Waal,  I  must  say,”  Mrs.  Goodrich 
burst out,  as  the door closed  after Mrs. 
Downing,  “she’s got brass!  The idea  of 
her asking  you to  lug  a  d.ess  up from 
the city  for her!  I  didn’t  give her  any 
encouragement  when  she  spoke  to me 
about it, 1 can tell you.”

“Oh, mother, I wouldn’t refuse for the 
world,” Hannah  returned.  “How could 
I?”

Tea  was  over.  Mrs.  Goodrich  was 
washing  the  dishes.  Hannah  was  dry 
ing  them,  when  the  kitchen  door  was 
unceremoniously  opened.  A tall, gaunt 
woman,  with  a  commanding  air,  as  if 
she were at the head of a disorderly regi­
ment, marched in.  It was Mrs.  Moore.

“I was down to  Mis’  Downing’s,” she 
began,  without  a  small  prelude  of  a 
greeting,  “fur a  dish  o’  tea  an’ a  few 
minutes’  set,  an’  she  was  tellin’  me 
that  Hannah was  goin’ to  the  city this 
week.”

“Yes,  on  Thursday,”  Hannah  an­

swered.  “Will you sit down?”

“I  hain’t no  time  fur  a  set.  Mary 
she’s  gone  over  to  her  grandmother’s, 
and  there ain’t  nobody  to  hum  to  get 
Moore’s supper.  Mis’ Downing was say- 
in’ you  was  goin’  to  get  her  a  brown 
mereener.”

“Yes.”
“I  s’pose  it  won’t  be  no  trouble,  as 
you’re buyin’, to buy me a black mereen­
er, too, at the same time?”

“None  whatever.”  Hannah’s  smile 

was getting  hollow.

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T H E   M IC H IG A N   TRA D ESM A N .

“How long be you goin’ to stay?”
“Till Monday.”
“I’ll  be  round  Monday  evenin’  with 
the  money.  You  can  get  me  seventy- 
cent stuff, about seven yards.”

She departed  with  as little  ceremony 

as she had entered.

“I told  you  so—I  told  you  so,” said 
Mrs.  Goodrich,  as she  lighted  a  candle 
and  went down  cellar  with  the  milk. 
“Ef you do fur one, you’ll have to do fur 
the whole town.”

Miss Brown, the  dressmaker,  dropped 

in a minute  later.

“I heerd only just now that  you’re go­
in’ to York,” she said,  as  if to  apologize 
for not coming  sooner,  “and  that you’re 
goin’ to get some things  for Miss  Down­
ing.”

“Yes,  a  dress,”  Hannah 

returned, 
while  her  mother  gave  a  tremendous 
“Ahem.”

“So I heerd.  I don’t  get to  York very 
often myself, and I’m afraid I’m  getting 
a  little  behind the  fashions. 
It  don’t 
pay, you know,  for  me  to  get  behind,” 
she  simpered.  Miss  Brown  was  more 
noted for her  simpers  than  for the  cor­
rectness of her styles.

Of course not.
“So I made bold to step round and ask 
you, as you’re goin’ to  the city  anyway, 
an’  will be lookin’ at the fashions, to just 
give a look fur me.”

“I shall  certainly  study  the  fashions 

well for my own benefit.”

“I can’t  say  exactly  how  many  pat­

terns I’d like you to buy me.”

“Oh, you want  me to buy patterns, do 
you?” Hannah asked quickly.  She  was 
one  of  the  most  obliging  girls  in  the 
world, but this sort of  thing was becom­
ing monotonous.

“As long as you’re in the city an’ goin’ 
right by  the  fashion  stores, I  s’pose  it 
won’t be no trouble  for  you  to  step  in 
and  buy a pattern  or so?  You  can  get 
whatever  you  think  is  pretty—some 
sacks,  bodies  and  skirts,  and  so  on. 
You can tell better’n I can when you see 
’em.  You might  get  about  five dollars’ 
worth.  1  think  it’ll  pay  you. 
I’ll  let 
you have the money when you know how 
it is, or I’ll sew it out.”

While Hannah  was  silently  making a 
their  next 

note  of  this  Mrs.  Dobbs, 
neighbor, came in.

“Pretty neighbors  you  are,”  was  her 
“Pretty  neighbors!  ’Melie, 
greeting. 
she just come from  the store. 
‘Ma,’  sez 
she,  ‘what do you think?  Hannah Good­
rich is goin’  to the  city  a-Thursday  a- 
shoppin’,  an’  is goin’ to get  Mis’  Down­
ing a dress.  I wonder  if  she  wouldn’t 
I’m sick an’  tired o’ 
buy me a felt hat. 
Miss  Miller’s  hats!’ 
‘Of  course  she 
would,’ sez I. 
‘A pretty  neighbor she’d 
be if she wouldn’t.’”

“Why, certainly,” said Hannah, trying 
to call up a smile.  It  was only  the ghost 
of one that responded, however.  “What 
kind of a hat will Amelia want?”

“She’s goin’ to leave that to your judg­
ment.  Somethin’ pretty and  dressy and 
stylish, and that’ll be becomin’ to you.” 
Hannah  was  dark,  with delicate  fea­
tures and very pretty.  Amelia was light, 
with coarse features and  homely.

“She’s willin’  to  go  as  high  as  $5,” 
Mrs. Dobbs went on.  “Still,  if you don’t 
have to spend so much  she’ll be  tickled. 
Lookin’ around a  leetle  and not  taking 
the  fust  thing  that’s  offered,  you  kin 
sometimes save as much as fifty cents.” 
The school where Hannah vainly strove 
each  day  to  make  the  Witham  youth

learned  was  some  distance  from  her 
home, and she.took  her  luncheon  with 
her.  She  had  just  settled  down  to  it 
the next noon,  when a delicate, withered- 
looking, long-ago-comely  woman entered 
the room.

Hannah  greeted  her  with  unfailing 
politeness, hoping against hope that  she 
had not heard of the intended trip.

Mrs. Guion would not  sit  down.  She 
had run  over  only  for  a moment.  She 
had just heard  that  morning  that  Miss 
Goodrich was going on  Thursday to  the 
city and wanted  to  know  if  she  would 
be willing to do the least bit of an errand 
there.  Would she be so kind?

Of course, Hannah  could  not  say  no, 
and  Mrs.  Guion  chose  to  consider  her 
embarrassed silence an assent, and  took 
from a bag  three  pieces  of  silk—blue, 
yellow,  and  green,  all peculiar  shades. 
Would  Miss  Goodrich  be so kind  as  to 
match them in zephyrs?  She had vainly 
tried here and  in  adjacent  towns  to do 
so, but then you never could do anything 
outside of  the  city,  and  you  could  get 
everything 
there.  Would  Miss  Good­
rich be so kind as to get  a half  pound of 
each?

The very small item of matching three 
peculiar shades of silk was added to Han­
nah’s list.

She  was  sewing  that  evening  when 
Mrs. Clark, the physician’s wife, came in. 
This lady was well off,  dressy,  but  eco­
nomical  and  very  fussy.  All  Witham 
knew that she was hard  to  please.  She 
would  not  burden  Miss  Goodrich  for 
anything, she  began,  if  she could  pos­
sibly find time  to go herself to  the city, 
or if she  could get  what she  wanted in 
Witham.

She had a piece of  brown  plaid which 
she  would  like  matched;  would  Miss 
Goodrich be so  kind  as to  get the  same 
quality  exactly  and  the  same  pattern? 
See?  There  was  that  fine  stripe—did 
she  notice  that?  It  was  bought  three 
yearg ago—Mrs. Clar k did not  remember 
now whether  it  was in  New  York  or 
Philadelphia;  she  had  paid  a  dollar  a 
yard for it, and she would like six  yards 
more.

Mrs.  Green  from  the  Corners,  Mrs. 
Drake  from the  Center,  Mrs.  Williams 
from North Witham, Mrs.  Johnson, Mrs. 
Jones,  Mrs.  Cole,  one  after  the  other, 
were ushered  into  the  sitting-room  and 
begged to have a piece of  goods matched 
or something big or  little bought  in the 
city.  They  all  knew 
it  would  be no 
trouble for her as long  as  she was  buy­
ing for herself,  and  not  one  offered  to 
advance the money for the purchase.

After supper  on  Wednesday  evening 
Hannah wrote  out  her  list in  full,  She 
was studying it, a little amazed and very 
much vexed, when her mother  entered.
“Ma, I’ve been counting up,” she said.
“Waal!”
“The things  I  am  requested  by  the 
neighbors  to  buy  amount,  at  a  rough 
guess,  to  $180.  They  would  easily  fill 
three trunks, and  the  work  of  hunting 
for them would occupy me at  least  four 
days.  Not one has offered  me a cent  in 
advance or the money to pay expressage. 
I have just $80 and two days  to spend in 
the city.”

“I told you so—I told you so.”
“What could I do?  I  should  have  of­
fended every  one of  them  if  I  had put 
the case to them as it is.”

“Waal,  what  air  you  goiug  to  do? 

You’re in for it, you see.”

“I’m  not  going—that’s  what  I’ll  do 
about it.  We’ll buy our  winter  dresses 
at Blake’s, as  the  rest  of  Witham  will 
for  all  me.  The  next  time I make  up 
my mind to  go to  New York  not a  soul 
in Witham will know it till  1  am  gone, 
if you please, ma.”

Mrs. Goodrich did please.  When Han­
nah  went  early  the  next  spring,  even 
Mrs. Downing  was not  told till the  last 
moment, and  then it  was  because Han­
nah changed  her  name to  Downing  the 
day she went,  and was  as pleased as be­
fore, of  course,  to  undertake  any com­
missions for Jerry’s mother.

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T H E   M IC H IG A N   TR A D E SM A N ,

8

THE  ANTI-TBUST  LAW.

The  Anti-Trust  Act,  passed  by Con­
gress in 1890, is  by far the  most  impor­
tant  law placed upon  the  statute  books 
for some years.  It is designed to protect 
the  country  against  combinations  and 
trusts formed for the purpose of destroy­
ing  competition,  limiting production, or 
in  any way  or  to  any  extent  hindering 
free commercial  intercourse between the 
various  states  or  with  foreign  nations. 
The first section  provides that
Every  contract,  combination  in  the 
form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, 
in restraint of trade or commerce  among 
the several States or with foreign nations, 
is hereby declared  to be  illegal.  Every 
person  who  shall  make  any  such con­
tract  or engage in any  such combination 
or conspiracy shall be deemed guilty of a 
misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, 
shall be  punished  by a fine  not  exceed­
ing $5,000, or  by  imprisonment  not  ex­
ceeding one year, or by both said punish­
ments, in the discretion of the court.
It  will  be  seen  at  a  glance  that  the 
above section is susceptible of very wide 
application. 
It  has  been  successfully 
applied to the Standard Oil Trust, which 
was forced to reorganize as a  joint stock 
company;  the  Sugar  Trust,  which  was 
dissolved  and  driven  out  of existence ; 
thé  Jellico  Mountain  Coal  and  Coke 
Trust, which  was likewise forced to sus­
pend  operations as a  trust.  Other com­
binations  were  indicted  under  the law, 
but  escaped,  some  through  defective 
complaints, and others because of  insuf­
ficient evidence.  The  latest  case is the 
outgrowth  of  the  organization  of  the 
Harrow Trust,  otherwise  known  as the 
National Harrow  Company.  It is  pecu­
liar in  that suit  is  brought,  not against 
the Trust, but  against  hardware dealers 
who have entered into agreement to pur­
chase exclusively  from the  Trust.  The 
outcome  will be  awaited  with  interest, 
as  it opens up an  entirely new  phase  of 
the question.

Viewed in the light of  the decisions in 
the  cases  mentioned,  there  can  be  no 
question  as to  the  practical  utility  and 
beneficence  of  the  law,  for it  is a  de­
fense,  not  only  against  trusts and com­
binations  as  ordinarily  understood, but 
also against labor organizations and even 
individuals who  attempt  to  restrain, or 
whose  acts  result  in  a  “restraint  of 
trade or commerce.”  In many instances 
where labor organizations attempt to en­
force  their  demands  by  a  strike,  they 
come  into  direct  conflict  with  the com­
mercial interests of  the  country.  Espe­
cially is  this  true of  railroad  and dock 
laborers’  strikes.  The  Anti-Trust Law 
makes  all such  strikes  illegal,  and  re­
gards  them as  conspiracies  against  the 
well-being  of  the  state,  and punishable 
as -stated  in  the  section  above  quoted. 
So  Judge  Billings, of  New Orleans,  in­
terpreted the  law on  this  very point, in 
a decision which for common-sense, fear­
lessness  and  legal  acumen  has  seldom 
been equalled in the history of American 
jurisprudence.

The second  section  makes  it  a  penal 
offense  to monopolize or attempt  to mo­
nopolize  “any part of  the  trade or  com 
merce among  the  several  states or with 
foreign nations,” and reads as follows.
Every person who shall monopolize, or 
attempt to  monopolize,  or  combine  or 
conspire  with any  other  person or  per­
sons, to monopolize any part of the trade 
or commerce among the several states, or 
with foreign  nations,  shall  be  deemed 
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on convic­
tion thereof,  shall be  punished by a fine 
not  exceeding  $5,000,  or  by  imprison­
ment not exceeding one  year, or by both

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court.
The  third  section  applies  the  provi­
sions of  the  Act  to  the  Territories and 
the  District  of  Columbia.  The  fourth 
and fifth sections invest the United States 
Circuit  Courts  with  jurisdiction  in  the 
premises, and  make it  the duty of  Dis­
trict Attorneys  to  institute  proceedings 
in equity to  prevent and  restrain  viola­
tions  of  the  law,  and  also  provide  for 
the summoning of  parties wherever they 
may reside.

The sixth section reads as follows:
Any  property  owned  under  any con­
tract or by any combination, or pursuant 
to any conspiracy (and being the subject 
thereof)  mentioned  in  Section 1 of  this 
Act,  and  being  in  the  course  of trans­
portation  from one  state to  another,  or 
to  a foreign  country,  shall  be forfeited 
to the United  States,  and may  be seized 
and  condemned  by  like  proceedings as 
those provided by law for the forfeiture, 
seizure  and  condemnation  of  property 
imported into the United States contrary 
to law.
The seventh  section  is important  and 

is also given in full:
“Any person  who shall  be  injured in 
his business  or  property  by  any  other 
person or  corporation by  reason of  any­
thing forbidden or declared  to be unlaw­
ful by this Act,  may sue therefor in  any 
Circuit Court of the United  States in the 
district  in which  the  defendant  resides 
or  is  found,  without  respect  to  the 
amount in controversy, and shall recover 
threefold  the damages by him sustained, 
and the costs of suit,  including a reason­
able attorney’s fee.”
It  will  be  seen  that  the  Act  renders 
any  restraint  of  trade  or  commerce 
caused by  a strike  conducted  by a labor 
organization,  unlawful,  and makes  the 
organization  a  conspiracy  within  the 
meaning  of  the  statute.  Every  officer 
and member of the organization is, there­
fore,  liable to  criminal  prosecution  and 
punishment; and  also liable in  damages 
to three times the  amount which may be 
sustained  by any  person  injured  in his 
business  or  property. 
It  only  remains 
to be  decided  what  strikes  or  lockouts 
are  in  restraint  of  commerce  or  trade. 
A great  many  have  had that effect, and 
some have had that  deliberate intention. 
If Judge  Billings’  interpretation of  the 
law  is  sustained,  it  is  not  easy  to see 
how far  the  application of  the Act may 
extend.

As to  the right of  the  Government  to 
thus assume control of a business carried 
on by private individuals, there can be no 
question.  Ours Is a  government by  the 
people, for the  people, and  the question 
is simply  whether  the  people  have the 
same  right  in  the  year  1893  to protect 
themselves against  oppression  and exac­
tions that they had in 1776.  No one but 
these oppressors disputed the right then, 
and what the  result of  that dispute was 
everybody knows. 
It is idle to ask what 
the outcome of  the present  dispute will 
be.  But  that  it  may  result  in a better 
condition  of  things, and more  harmoni­
ous  relations  between  the  conflicting 
parties is the hope  of  every true Ameri­
can. 

D a n ie l  A bb o tt.

Copy  Short.
It very often happens  that 

In making ready for the press 

There Is a corner to be filled—

An inch or two, say, more or less.

In such  a case, with copy short,
It’s  handy just to have about 

Some fellow who can write a verse,
Like this, to fill the column out.

There  is  never  any  risk  in  selling  to 
the  merchant whom  all  the  dead-beats 
in  the  town  pronounce  to  be  the  most 
incompetent business man there.

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   of  F a r m e r s .

As  N e c e s s a r y   to  F a r m e r s  a s  a   C o r n  

P l a n t e r .

Sure to  Sell,

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

Plants  at any  and Uniform  Depth  in  Moist  Soil.

(PAT.  MAT,  1888.)

F or  Sale  by

FLETCHER, JENKS & 00., 

DETROIT, MICH. 

FOSTER, STEVENS & CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Price,  $24 per  Dozen.

Liberal  Discount  to  Dealers.

TELFER  SPICE  COMPANY,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

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

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

)  and 3 Pearl  Street.

GRAND  RAPIDS

P u r i t y ,

Q u a lity .

P ric e .

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  line.

THE  PUTNAM  CA.NL>Y   C O .

POTATOES.

We have made the handling of Potatoes a “specialty” for many years a  hav 
se 

a large  trade.  Can take care of all that can be shipped us.  We give  the  b 
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.

AMONO THE TRADE.

ABOUND THE  STATE.

Cadillac—E.  Andre  succeeds  A.  H. 

Sack in the meat business.

Breedsville—B. J.  Robertson  has sold 

his general stock to A. Gaynor.

Paynesville—E.  J.  Keeler  succeeds 

Keeler Bros, in general trade.

Dansville—J.  Curry  has  purchased 

the harness stock of G. D. Main.

St. Ignace—J. B. Clark succeeds Clark 

& Murray in the meat business.

Gagetown—A.  A.  McKenzie  succeeds 

Jos. Gage in the furniture business.

East  Holland—L.  Kolkema  has  sold 

bis grocery stock to Klaas Dykbuis.

Manistee—E.  R. Welsh succeeds Welsh 

& Parsons in the hardware business.

Schoolcraft—Neeley  &  North succeed 

North Bros,  in the clothing business.

Baroda—P. L. Johnson  succeeds  Car- 

mody & Johnson in the drug business.

Sault Ste.  Marie—W. S.  Koyce  is  suc­
ceeded by Royce  &  Bacon  in  the  drug 
business.

Sault Ste.  Marie—N.  D.  Norrish  has 
removed his drug stock from Saginaw  to 
this place.

East Jordan—Dr. Warne has purchased 
the Calkins drug stock, at  Central  Lake, 
and removed it to this place.

St.  Ignace—Murray  Bros,  have  pur­
chased  the  grocery,  produce  and  fruit 
business of C. S. Carr & Son.

Hillsdale—Geo.  B.  Whitnew  is  suc­
ceeded by Morris G. Fowkes in the book, 
news and stationary business.

Menominee—Guensburg,  St.  Peter  & 
Co.  have  removed  their  clothing  stock 
from Iron River to this place.

Iron Mountain—Swanson & Lindstrom, 
general  dealers,  have  dissolved,  John 
Swanson continuing the business.
Ontonagon—Israel  Reinhert  has  re­
moved bis dry goods and  boot  and  shoe 
stock from Trout Creek to this place.

Gilbert—Andrew  Carlson  has  closed 
out his  lumber  business  here and  gone 
to Chicago to embark in the grocery busi­
ness.

Owosso—John  Kiefer  has  opened  a 
meat market at the corner of Stewart and 
Shiawassee  streets,  making  the  third 
market he conducts in this city.
Pierson—S. E. Bush & Co. have closed 
out their grocery sto ck and gone  on  the 
road in the  interest  of  the  McCormick 
harvesters,  Mr.  Bush  as  selling  agent 
and Mr. Twitchell to set up machinery.

Marquette—Geo.  L.  Burtis  has  sold 
his  stock  of  lumber,  about  4,000,000 
feet, to be shipped as soon  as navigation 
opens.  About 1,500,000 feet goes to Chi­
cago parties, the balance going East.

Onota—Schaeffer &  Belknap,  who last 
winter put in a sawmill  here to cut hem- 
ock,  have  captured  some  good orders. 
One of them is for  800,000 feet of  plank 
for  the coal  dock  of  the  South  Shore 
Railroad and another for 700,000 feet for 
the harbor  improvements at  Grand  Ma­
rais.

Morley—A.  W.  Dodge  and  Henry 
Strope  have  formed  a  copartnership 
under the  style of  Dodge  &  Strope and 
will open a new general store here  about 
May 15.  They have  purchased  the gen­
eral stock of  Curtis,  Cpoper &  Preston, 
at  Grass  Lake, and  will  remove  it  to 
this place as a nucleus.

St. Ignace—The Hulbert  Land & Man­
ufacturing Co., to buy and sell land, and 
manufacture  and  sell  products  from 
wood, etc.,  has been  organized  by Wm. 
D.  Hulbert,  Francis  R.  Hulbert,  Dia-

T H E   MICHIGAISr  TR A D ESM A N .

matha G. Hulbert, St  Ignace; Katherine 
G.  Hulbert,  J.  H. P.  Hughart,  Grand 
Rapids;  George  T.  Arnold,  Mackinac 
Island.  Capital stock, $50,000.

Detroit—Lambert  &  Lowman 

have 
sold their wholesale drug  stock  to  Wil­
liams, Davis,  Brooks  <&  Co.,  Farrand, 
Williams & Clark and  T.  H.  Hinchman 
&  Sons and  will  hereafter devote  their 
entire attention  to  the  manufacture  of 
pharmaceutical  preparations  and  per­
fumes.  This  leaves  but  three  whole­
sale drug houses in this market, whereas 
two  years  ago  there  were  five  houses 
competing for the trade of this territory.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Owosso—Louis  F.  Burck  and  Simeon 
M. Hodgins have formed a copartnership 
under the style of Burck  &  Hodgins and 
embarked in the  manufacture  of  cigars.
Gladstone—The  Wolfe  Lumber  Co., 
to manufacture and sell lumber, etc., has 
been organized  by A.  W.  Wolf,  agent, 
Tilden  N.  Wolfe,  Augustus  W.  Wolfe 
and  Minnie  A.  Wolfe.  Capital  stock, 
$ 12,000.

Death of Frank L. Kelley.

Frank L. Kelley, traveling representa­
tive for Carson, Pirie, Scott &  Co.,  died 
at  his family  residence  at  618  Wealthy 
avenue  at  midnight,  April  25,  after  a 
long  and  lingering  illness.  He  was 
taken sick in January of valvular disease 
of the heart,  resulting  from  the  severe 
rheumatic attacks  to which he  had been 
previously subjected.  The heart trouble 
resulted in afcites, or  abdominal dropsy, 
culminating in ulceration of the stomach 
and  a  general  breaking  down  of  the 
physical system.

The  deceased  was  born  in  Jackson 
county,  June  6,  1856,  subsequently re­
moving with  his  parents  to  Lawrence, 
Van  Buren  county,  where  he remained 
until about 10 years of age, when he went 
to Manton and  clerked a  year  for  J. E. 
Thurkow.  He  then entered  the employ 
of Spring & Company as traveling repre­
sentative,  remaining  there  six  years. 
Two years ago he  resigned that position 
to go on the road for Carson, Pirie, Scott 
& Co.,  with whom  he was  identified  at 
the time of his death.

While the deceased  was severely ham- 
gered of  late years  by  illness,  he  was, 
nevertheless,  enabled to  make a  record 
for himself  as a  faithful  worker  and a 
loyal  employe.  Whatever  he  did  was 
done with his  whole heart,  duty to him­
self and  his house  being his sole watch­
word.  He  was a man  of  strong attach­
ments  and  generous  impulses,  and  his 
loss will be severely felt by a large circle 
of  friends  among  the  trade  he  visited 
and the  fraternity to which he belonged. 
A  preliminary  funeral  was held at  the 
home  residence  Friday  morning  under 
the  auspices of  Grand  Rapids  traveling 
men,  conducted by Rev. Dan F. Bradley, 
the pall bearers  being  H. S.  Robertson, 
Hub Baker,  Geo. H.  Seymour,  Chas. S. 
Robinson,  Chas.  E.  Watson  and  H. 
Brink.  The  body  was  escorted  to  the 
depot by all the members of  the fratern­
ity who could  reach the city in time  for 
the funeral,  whence  the body was taken 
to  Lawrence  for  burial.  The  remains 
were  met  at  Hartford  by  a  delegation 
from the  Masonic  lodge of  Hartford, of 
which the  deceased was a  member,  and 
the regular funeral  at  Lawrence on Sat- 
day afternoon  was  conducted  under the 
auspices of the Masonic fraternity.

In the course of his remarks at the pre­

liminary funeral, Rev.  Dr. Bradley paid 
the  following  tribute  to  the  traveling 
fraternity:
The  nations  of  Europe  keep  large 
standing  armies  to  protect  their  trade 
and commerce,  but we in  America have 
a large army of  men,  not  standing, but 
moving incessantly to meet  the demands 
of trade.  This  moving  army is  not re­
cruited from the  ranks of  those who are 
idle and have nothing  else to do, but are 
among the  brightest  and  most  capable 
men in  the  land.  This development of 
our  trade through  the  medium  of  the 
commercial traveler is a remarkable one, 
and  has  resulted in  great  gain to every 
commercial and  business  interest.  The 
traveling man has made himself essential 
to  the  business  of  the  country and  is 
not treated now as  one who throws him­
self upon business men, unwelcomely so­
liciting  their  interest  in  his  particular 
line of business, but is welcome in every 
city  and  hamlet  in  the  land.  Hotels 
welcome the traveling man, and the rail­
roads,  as  well  as the  business  men, are 
glad to  see him  coming,  as  their  pros­
perity depends  upon his  regular  visits. 
The traveling  man is  not  only welcome 
abroad, but he  is welcome  at home, and 
and  it is a  matter of  great  satisfaction 
that the traveling men are men of homes, 
men who  love their homes,  and  who, as 
the  week  draws  to  an  end,  look  for­
ward to  the hearthstone  where they are 
gladly welcomed.  This  leads to  the re­
flection that  they are  men  of character, 
and, especially in  these  later  times, are 
developing  in  all  the  manly  traits  of 
generosity and  charity, of  geniality and 
integrity,  so that  they  have  the  honor 
and respect of their houses and  the com­
munity in which they live.
I am lead to speak in  this  way of  the 
traveling men because our  friend Kelley 
was a typical traveling  man,  who loved 
his  business  and  served  faithfully  his 
bouse and loved his  home, and  the trib­
ute of respect to his  memory paid by his 
house,  Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  &  Co.,  of 
Chicago,  and by the  traveling  men, his 
brothers,  who have gathered here to-day, 
and all  of  these  friends who  have left 
their work at the busiest time of the day 
to  show  their  respect,  indicate  the es| 
teem in  which he was held.  Mr. Kelley 
has made  his last  trip  and  has  gone to 
his long home  where,  we  believe,  he is 
welcomed.  But,  after  all,  we  are  all 
travelers  and  the  earth  is  but  an  inn 
where  we  tarry  for the  night,  and by 
and by we shall bend our way homeward, 
and  let us  so live  that  when  the  time 
comes for  us to go  home,  we  shall also 
be  welcomed.

The  Future  State  of  Superior.
Sumner  Wells,  of  the  I.  M.  Clark 
Grocery  Co.,  returned  recently  from a 
business trip  through the  Upper Penin­
sula.  He  visited,  among  other  places, 
Marquette,  Ishpeming  and  Negaunee. 
Mr. Wells  states  that  business  is quiet 
in the  Superior  country  at present, but 
that the  prospects  for  the  season  just 
opening  are  excellent.  The  country 
traversed is known as  the “iron region,” 
and  iron,  “piled  mountains  high,”  is 
seen at the three  points  named, the pro­
duct of the  winter’s work,  awaiting the 
opening  of  the  shipping  season.  A 
large portion of  the retail trade is in the 
hands  of  the  mine  owners.  The  soil, 
being very rocky, is not  adapted to agri­
culture, so  that about  all of  the  neces­
saries  of  life  must  be  imported  from 
other  sections  more  highly  favored  in 
•this  respect.  Wages  are  high,  but  so 
are living  expenses, so  that  a  working 
man is  no better off  in  Ishpeming  with 
$4  a day,  than  he  would  be  in  Grand 
Rapids  with  $2.50.  Mr.  Wells  thinks, 
as does  almost everyone  who  has  been 
there, that the possibilities of the Upper 
Peninsula  are  unlimited,  and  that  the 
people of Lower Michigan do themselves 
an  injustice  in  not  cultivating  closer 
social  and business  relations  with their 
brethren the other side of the Straits.

changed.

The  Drug  Market.

Gum  opium  is  very  firm  but  un­

Morphia is steady.
Quinine is unchanged but firm.
Alcohol has declined 2c and is weak. 
Balsam  Peru  is  scarce  and  has  ad­

vanced.

Canary seed is weak and low. 
Turpentine has declined.

FOR SALE, WANTED.  ETC.

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

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

721

712

F or  s a l e  or  e x c h a n g e—f r u it   e v a p -
orator  and  cider  mill  located  at  Jackson, 
Mich.  Will  sell  cheap  or  trade  for  timbered 
land, city property or anything I can use; reason 
for selling, have other  business.  Lock  box  18, 
Byron, Mich._________________________ 720
F or  s a l e—o n l y  h a r d w a r e  stock  in
town of 6,00  inhabitants  in  Central  Michi­
gan.  Four factories in place.  Good schools and 
churches.  Sales, 1892,  ¿7,000.  Best  of  reasons 
for selling.  A rare chance for person with small 
capital.  Address No. 721, care Michigan Trades­
man. 
F or  s a l e—85,000  stock  o f  bo o ts  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. 

For  s a l e —tw o-sto r y  f r a m e  sto r e

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
F o r  s a l e—c l e a n  g r o c er y  stock  o n
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 St., Grand Rapids. 
F or  s a l e - stock  o f  g r o c e r ie s  f o r
cash;  also store  building and  lot, including 
two dwelling  houses, on time.  Address No. 691, 
care Michigan  Tradesman. 
F OR  SALE—CLEAN  GROCERY  STOCK  and 
fixtures.  Will sell together or separately, as 
desired.  Cheap for cash.  Chas. E. Williams, 60 
Carrier street, Grand Rapids.  _____  
F or  sa l e  or  t r a d e   f o r  c l e a n  stock
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- 
-L  ing or boots and shoes, two good hard  timber 
farms of eighty  acres  each.  Thirty-five  and 
seventy acres  improved.  Title  clear.  Address 
Thos. Skelton, Big  Rapids.________________ 680
El LEG ANT  OFFER—IT’S  NO  TROUBLE  TO 
i  find drug  stocks for sale, but you  generally 
“find a nigger in the  fence.’’  I have an elegant 
drug business for sale; stock about 84,000; 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

693

683

700

691

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SITUATIONS  WANTED.

■ ANTED—A SITUATION  AS  HARDWARE 
clerk.  Four years experience ; best of ref­
erence given.  Address E. J.  Goodrich,  Benton 
Harbor, Mich. 
■ ANTED—CLERKSHIP  OR  MANAGER 
by registered pharmacist  with  ten  years’ 
experience, and A1 references.  Address No. 710, 
Tradesman. 
■ ANTED—POSITION  AS  BOOK KEEPER 
by  steady  young  man, with  family.  Un­
exceptional  references  furnished  and  satisfac­
tion guaranteed.  Address C. E. Weaver, Adrian, 
Mich. 

690

719

710

MISCELLANEOUS.

c
REAMERY  EQUIP M F .ff COMPLETE—IN- 
cluding 10 h. p. boiler (new) and engine, 8200. 
Box 6, Milford, Mich. 
714
F or sa l e—a  m e a t m a r k e t a n d  b u il d
ing, ice and slaughter house  in  the  village 
of South Boardman, Michigan.  A  good  chance 
for a good butcher  to  make  some  money.  Ad­
dress G. B. Stanley, South Boardman, Mich.  716

F or s a l e- w is h in g  to d e v o t e a l l my

time  to the  manufacture  of  medicines, ex 
tracts, etc., will sell my retail drug stock at a bar­
gain.  Stock  worth  between  81,001  and  83,000. 
Address Theo. Kemink, 83 West Leonard St.  717
FOR  SALE—CLEAN  GROCERY  STOCK,  Lo­
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. 

Enquire at Michigan Tradesman office. 

good  opening  for  a  druggist.  Rent  low. 

For  r e n t—sto r e  w h e r e  t h e r e   is  a
SPOT CASH FOR WOOD-SEND FULL PAR 
tlculars as to price and  kind  of  wood.  Ad­
dress M. E. Lapham, 481 Bast Bridge  St.,  Grand 
Rapids, Mich. 
F or s a l e—c l e a n  stock o f d r y  g o o ds,

boots and  shoes  and  groceries,  located  in 
best town  In  Michigan.  Rent  low.  Stock  will 
nvoiceabout82,500; will t&kepartcash,balance) 
well secured.  W. E. Thorp, Hart, Mich. 
706

686

704

718

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GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Morey Bros,  have  opened a  meat mar­

ket at 263 Straight street.

D.  Stowell  has  opened  a  boot  and 

shoe store at 151 West Bridge street.

O.  H.  Robinson  has  contracted  with 
the  Elliott  Button  Fastener  Co.  for a 
quantity of his bottle washers.

Frederick  P.  Thome  has  arranged  to 
open a grocery store at 93 Fremont street. 
The I. M. Clark Grocer  Co. furnishes the 
stock.

The  Elliott  Button  Fastener  Co.  has 
arranged with its Chicago represensative, 
T. H.  Traver, to  manage  its  exhibit  at 
the World’s Fair.

D. Aldershof, formerly  engaged in the 
grocery  business  on  Wealthy  avenue, 
has opened a  grocery  store  at Zeeland. 
The  Musselman  Grocer  Co.  furnished 
the stock.

F. E. Hartwell, grocer at 140 Ellsworth 
avenue,  will  remove  his  stock  to  the 
store at the  corner  of  Cherry  and  East 
streets, now  occupied  H.  M.  Liesveld, 
the latter removing his stock to the Gau­
thier store.

The Hester Machinery  Co.  has  sold  a 
60 horse  power  engine  to  Macomber  & 
Bale, of Lakeview; a 20 horse power  en­
gine and boiler to the Vulcan Iron Works; 
a 20 horse power  engine  to the  Stickley 
Bros. Co. and a 35 horse power engine to 
S. E. Parker.

Ezra  J.  Ware  and  F.  H.  Olin  have 
formed a copartnership  under  the  style 
of Ware & Olin and engaged in the  man­
ufacture of brushes.  R. R. Walker,  for­
merly with John L.  Whiting  &  Son,  of 
Boston, will have charge of the  mechan­
ical portion of the business.

Gripsack  Brigade.

Guy P. Smith, traveling representative 
for  the  Ball-Barnhart-Putman  Co.,  has 
purchased a residence on Arthur avenue, 
between Fulton and Lyon streets.

Geo. W.  Turner  has gone  on the road 
for J. B. Graves & Co., wholesale lumber 
dealers  at Beaton  Harbor,  covering the 
retail  trade  of  Southern  Michigan and 
Indiana.

Rumors are rife  to  the effect  that the 
trouble  in  the  official  ranks  of 
the 
Knights of  the  Grip is  likely to  culmi­
nate in the enforced  retirement of an of­
ficer of that organization.

The late Frank L.  Kelley carried $4,500 
life  insurance—$2,500  in  the  Michigan 
Commercial  Travelers’  Association  and 
$2, 000 in the MasonicMutual Benefit As­
sociation of Western Michigan.

W.  M.  Gibbs  has  severed his  connec­
tion with the J. M. Bour  Co.,  of  Toledo, 
and taken a position with W. E.  Illings- 
worth,  of  Buffalo.  Mr.  Gibbs  was  in 
town a couple of days  last  week  in  the 
interest of a  real  estate  deal  in  Buffalo 
with which he is connected.

Four Grand Rapids traveling men have 
gone to their reward  since  January  1— 
Edward Pike, Henry Burleson, Frank  L. 
Kelley and Edward Menzer.  Three were 
members of the Knights of the Grip  and 
one was affiliated with the Michigan Com­
mercial Travelers’  Association.

Mrs. Adele  M.  Graef,  who  has  spent 
about a month among  the  physicians  of 
the city,  introducing the  pharmaceutical 
preparations of Reed & Carnrick, of New 
York, has completed  her  work  here  and 
gone to other fields.  Considering her sex

and the fact that the duties  of  traveling 
salesman are  new  to  her,  she  met  with 
remarkable  success.  Mrs.  Graef  im­
pressed all who met  her  as  a  woman  of 
tact and  judgment  and  the  calling  she 
has chosen to sustain  herself  is  honored 
by her association therewith.

Wm.  Connor,  the  versatile  clothing 
salesman,  writes  T h e  T r a d e sm a n  as 
follows:  ‘Tn all  my  travels,  I  visit  no 
town where  honor  and  promptness  are 
more  practiced  than  in  Grand  Rapids 
(and I may add  throughout  Michigan) 
Hence it is always my desire to get  back 
to the State as soon as  possible.  I  think 
that trade generally has  been  good  this 
spring.  At any rate,  I have no  occasion 
for  complaint,  and  I  trust  that  warm 
weather  will  soon  set  in,  for  I  feel 
sure that we will then see  smiling  coun­
tenances among the  retailers. 
In  view 
of the attractions incident to the World’s 
Fair, I am glad to see that the people,  as 
a rule, believe in encouraging home trade 
and that they  seem  determined  to  buy 
articles  of  home  consumption  of  local 
retailers and confine their  visits  to  Chi­
cago to seeing the sights.” 

1 

Geo. W. Stowits, traveling  representa­
tive for the Western Suspender  & Neck­
wear Co.,  of  Mansfield,  Ohio, celebrated 
the tenth  anniversary of his marriage to 
Miss  Jessie  Bogardus, at  their home  at 
155  Thomas  street,  April  20.  Regrets 
from  friends  out of  town  were accom­
panied  by  tin  remembrances.  All  who 
were fortunate  enough to be  able to  at­
tend  took  something in the tin line, and 
those  who  were  not  sent  their  regrets 
with  the  same  material.  The  gifts in­
cluded  nearly  everything  in  that  line 
from a rattle box  to a wash boiler.  The 
latter  will  be  found  very  useful,  but 
George is in a  quandry  what to  do with 
the  former.  The  invitations were very 
unique,  consisting of  the regulation  ‘‘at 
home” card neatly  fastened  by its corn 
ers to  a tin  panel  three  by  four  inches 
in  size  with  rolled  edges.  Light  re­
freshments were served during the hours 
of  the reception  and the  table was very 
prettily trimmed  with greens  and roses 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stowits  received  their 
guests in a charming manner, and the af­
fair was pronounced one of the pleasant 
est of its kind of the season.

Sample  Case:  Among  our  most wel 
come  exchanges we  number the  Mic hi­
g a n  T r a d e sm a n,  which 
reaches  us 
regularly,  and  as  regularly  contains 
good substantial  pabulum for  the  busi­
ness man.  We  fully  realize  the  spirit 
and  the  occasion  which  prompted  the 
production  of  the  editorial  “It  Is  no 
Light Task,” which appeared in its issue 
of  March 15th.  We  know  from  experi 
ence  the  difficulties  and  delays  which 
surround and happen to one who has the 
selection  and  compilement  of  events 
ideas and items  of  interest pertinent  to 
the  particular  class  or  profession  to 
whose  interest  his  journal  is  devoted 
Harping  on  one  string  often  becomes 
distasteful  to the  player and  tedious to 
the listener,  and it  takes a Paganini-like 
pencil pusher to produce  harmonies that 
will suit both the time and  the  occasion 
But  as  a hint  to pur  esteemed  contem­
porary we would suggest  that in case he 
desires to  stretch  another  string  in his 
journalistic  instrument,  there is a good 
chance in  his  taking  up as  a topic  the 
World’s Fair Assemblage of  Commercial 
Travelers.  That  is  a  string  he  has so 
far left untouched, although he promised 
us  months ago  he  would  tune  it  up to 
concert pitch.

Edward  Menzer, traveling  representa­
tive for  Wm.  Barker,  of  Troy,  N.  Y., 
died at  Anderson,  Ind.,  April  28,  and 
was buried from the family  residence in 
this  city,  May  1.  Deceased  was  born 
Aug.  14,  1859,  at  Goodrich,  Genesee 
county,  where his  boyhood  was  spent 
and where he  received  his  early educa­
tion.  He  subsequently  attended  the 
high  school  at  Flint,  clerking  nights, 
mornings and  Saturdays  in  Browning’s 
furnishing goods  store.  On  completing 
his education,  he  entered the employ of 
a  furnishing  goods  house in East  Sagi­
naw,  afterward  removing  to  Chicago, 
where he worked as clerk in several sim­
ilar  establishments.  About  nine  years 
ago he  engaged  with  Wm.  Barker, the 
Troy collar and cuff manufacturer, work­
ing  the  Chicago  ciiy  trade  for  about 
three years,  when he  went on  the road, 
covering the  trade of  Michigan  and In­
diana  and a  portion  of  Minnesota  and 
Wisconsin.  About  four  weeks  ago  he 
was stricken  with typhoid-pneumonia at 
Anderson,  Ind., 
and  his  employer 
promptly sent  one  of  his traveling  rep­
resentatives, Chas. Wilner, and a skilled 
nurse to  attend him  in his  illness.  He 
was so much better at  the  end of a week 
that  Mr.  Wilner  resumed  his  regular 
route,  returning  to  Anderson  a  few 
hours too  late  to  meet his  friend alive. 
Mr.  Wilner  accompanied  the  body  to 
this city, where  it was  met at  the train 
by a delegation  of  traveling  men Satur­
day evening, and  escorted to  the family 
residence  at  117  East  street.  The  fu­
neral  was  held on  Monday  afternoon, 
Rev. Chas.  Fluhrer  officiating  and Geo. 
F.  Owen, J.  A. Gonzalez,  Jas. B. Mcln- 
nes, Eben N.  Thorn,  Jos.  H.  Roseman 
and Arthur  Fowle  acting as  pall  bear­
ers.  The interment was  made in Valley 
City  cemetery.  Deceased  was  married 
in this city  June 25, 1890, to Miss Addie 
Ernst,  who  survives  him,  as  well  as 
a bright lad of 18 months, who was their 
only child.  Mr. Menzer was a man of ex­
cellent  character  and  made 
friends 
wherever he  went, although  he was not 
widely acquainted in this  city,  owing to 
the long trips he  took away  from home. 
Deceased was a member of  the Michigan 
Knights  of  the Grip, and  carried $1,000 
insurance in the National  Union.

Sugar—-Edgar  &  Son  summarize  the 
situation as follows:  Refined sugars ad­
vanced l-16c on  nearly; all  “hards”  and 
on Columbia A and  Windsor  A  early  in 
the week and on  Friday  every  grade  of 
refined was  advanced  )£c.,  with  indica­
tions of still  higher  prices  in  the  near 
future.  Refiners apparently do not  care 
to advance prices too fast and the  parity 
of refined sugar is still  l-16@l-8c below 
the present raw  basis;  any  further  ad­
vance, therefore,  in  raws,  must be  fol­
lowed by an  upward  movement  in  re­
fined.  There are no new features  in the 
situation,  the advances  noted  being the 
natural outgrowth of the strong  position 
of the raw market.  There is a good  and 
increasing demand,  and it daily  becomes 
apparent that many dealers  who  bought 
liberally on the first advances  have  sold 
out their surplus, and now prefer “sorting 
up,” to buying largely at present  prices; 
we therefore look for  a  steady  increase 
in the volume of business  as  the  season 
advances.  We have now entered the peri­
od  of  larger  consumption,  strawberries 
already being abundant and  remarkably 
cheap for so early in  the  season.  Alto­
gether, the  position  is  such  as  inspires 
confidence, and we can safely advise  our 
friends to carry full stocks.

“The  Proof of the Pudding  is  Ask­

ing  for  More.”

SMOKERS  ONCE  SMOKERS  AL­

WAYS  OF THE  CELEBRATED

B e n  -  H  u r ,

The great 10c Cigar, and

f¿Gcord  ££reaker,

The  Great  5c  Cigar.

Made on Honor. 

Sold on M e rit

First-Class Dealers  Everywhere.

MANUFACTURERS,

D E T R O I T .

MICHIGAN

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Organised  1881.

DETROIT,  MICHIGAN.

Fire & Marine I «
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1 SELF-MEASURING

Q  j  j   H p  Q  j Q  ^  Measuring  one quart
and half  gallon  at  a 
single stroke.

Pomps.

NET  PRICE  LIST.
First floor  Tanks  and 
1 bbl......................*13 00
2 bbl........................15 00
3 bbl.....................   18 00
4 bbl.....................   22 00
5 bbl.....................   27 00
Cellar Tanks & Pumps.
1 bbl..................... *14 00
2 bbl.....................   17 00
3 bbl....................... 21 00
4 bbl.....................  25 00
5 b b l...................  30 00
Pump  without  |
Tank.............  9 00

First Floor Tank and Pump.

Manufactured only by the 

WAYNE  OIL  TANK  CO., 
Fort  Wayne, Ind.

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  *1,000  in 
surance  with *5 per week  indemnity daring 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, 373  Crescen 
avenue, Grand Rapids, Mieh.

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T H E   M IC H IG A N   TR A D ESM A N .

Dry Goods Price Current.

DN1LIACHID  COTTUNB.

A rrow Brand  5i^
Argyle......................  6
Worldwide.  6
Atlanta AA.......... 
6
«  LL.................454
Pull Yard Wide.......614
Atlantic  A ..............   634
Georgia  A ............... 614
H...............654
“ 
Honest Width..........614
P .............   5*
“ 
HartfordA..............6
D ..............   6
“ 
Indian Head............  7
“  LL................  5
King A  A.................614
Amory.......................634
King EC ...................  5
Archery  Banting...  4 
Lawrence  L L........   5
Beaver Dam  A A..  554 
Madras cheese cloth 634
Blackstone 0 , 32—   5
G___
534
Black Crow..............6
B ...... ..  5
Black Rock  ............654
N ___..  654
Boot, AL.................  7
DD.. ..  554
Capital  A .................514
X  ... ..  6*
Cavanat V ............... 554
Noi be R....................  5
Chapman cheese c l.  334
Clifton C R ................5M Our Level Best.........614
Comet......................... 634 Oxford  R .................6
Dwight Star.............  6* Pequot......................  7
CliftonCCC...........614 S o la r ..................... 6
|Top of the  Heap—   7
Geo. Washington...  8
A B C .  ...................... 814
Glen Mills...............  7
Amazon.................... 8
Gold Medal..............714
AmBburg..................7
Green  Ticket.......... 854
Art  Cambric........... 10
Great Falls..............   654
Blackstone A A. —   714
Hope..........................754
Beats A ll.................. 414
Just  Out........   454® 5
Boston..................... 12
King Phillip............734
Cabot........................   714
OP.......714
Cabot,  %.....................63£
Lonsdale Cambric..10
Charter  Oak............514
Lonsdale............  @ 854
Conway W ................. 714
Middlesex.........   @ 5
Cleveland................7
No Name..................714
Dwight Anchor.......814
Oak View.................6
shorts.  8
Our Own..................  514
Edwards...................6
Pride of the West.. .12
Empire......................7
Rosalind...................714
Parwell.....................714
Sunlight...................   414
Fruit of the  Loom.  854
Utica  Mills..............814
PltchvlUe  .............. 7
“  Nonpareil ..10
First Prize...............7
Vlnyard....................  854
Fruit of the Loom X.  714
White Horse............6
Fairmount................. 414
“  Rock..............814
FuU Value............... 654
Cabot........................   754|Dwlght Anchor.......814
Farwell.................... 8  I

h a l f  blea ch ed  cottons.

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

“ 

CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached. 
Housewife  Q ....
R .......

Amoskeag.

.............. 1814
9 o s .......1354
brow n .13
Andover..................1114
Beaver Creek AA... 10 
B B ...  9 
CC.... 
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7
«« 
blue  814 
“  d a  twist  1014 
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Colombian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19

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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue............1254
brown........1254
Haymaker blue.......  734
brown...  734
Jeffrey..................... 1154
Lancaster  ...............1254
Lawrence, 9 os........ 1354
No. 220....18
No. 250....1154
No. 280.... 1054

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eiNOHAVS.

11 

Amoskeag..................614
1  Persian dress 8 
1 
Canton ..  8
* 
AFC........ 1014
‘ 
Teazle...1014 
Angola..1014 
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Persian..  8 
Arlington staple....  654 
Arasapha  fancy—   454 
Bates Warwick dres  714 
staples.  614
Centennial..............  1014
Criterion..................1014
Cumberland staple.  514
Cumberland............ 5
Essex.......................... 414
Elfin..........................  714
Everett classics...... 814
Exposition.................754
Glenarie...................  654
Glenarven..................654
Gienwood...................714
Hampton.................... 614
14 
Johnson Chalon cl 
Indigo blue 914
zephyrs.... 16

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Lancaster,  staple...  654 

fancies....  7 
Normandie  8
Lancashire...............  6
Manchester..............  534
Monogram................. 654
Normandie................ 754
Persian.....................  8
Renfrew Dress.........754
Rosemont...................654
Slatersville................6
Somerset.....................7
Tacoma  .....................754
Toll  duNord.......... 1054
Wabash....................  754
seersucker..  754
Warwick.................  634
Whlttenden.............   8
heather dr.  754 
lndigo'blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  634
Westbrook............... 8
..............10
Wlndermeer............ 6
York  .......................... 634

GRAIN  BASS.

Amoskeag................16541Valley City.................1554
Stark.......................  1834 Georgia.....................15J4
American.!.............15341Pacific........................

THREADS.

Clark’s Mile End... .45  I Barbour 8.................81
Coats’, J. & P ..........45  Marshall’s ..................81
Holyoke...................22541

No.

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

KNITTING  COTTON.

White.  Colored. 

White.  Colored
42
43
44
45

14...........37 
16...........38 
18...........39 
20 ......... 40 

No.

38
39
40
41
CAHBKICS.

The  Coming  Thread  War.

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From Retailer and Jobber.
The slogan  has sounded, and  we may
shortly expect  to see  the  fiery  Scots of  Adriatic
the thread trade rush into the fray which, 
sooth to  tell, has been  provoked  by the 
belligerent  policy  of  the  English rivals 
of Paisley,  says a foreign exchange.  For 
many years  certain firms on the English 
side of the  border  have, by  their action, 
invited the Scotch thread lords to “tread 
on the tail of their coat.”  That garment 
has been trailed  so invitingly before the 
eyes of the Paisley folk that there is now 
a prospect  of  the  challenge  being  ac­
cepted.  The gage  of  battle  once taken 
up, the thread trade may  expect to enter 
upon an era of diminished profits and re­
duced dividends.  Paisley  finds that the 
policy of  treating its  English opponents 
with silent  contempt does  not pay,  and 
we are in for  a war  of  rates.  Whether 
Chadwick’s  or  Lees’  or  Haworth’s  or 
others  have  been  the  prime  movers in 
this policy of  treading on  the lion’s tail, 
is  not  for  us  to  say;  but  the  lion  has 
roared  unmistakably.  Mr.  Archibald 
Coats, speaking at the meeting of J. & P. 
Coats, held recently, stated  that the firm 
had  not  so  far  considered  it  politic  to 
meet  the  underselling  of  other  makers 
by partial  reductions  only;  but  the  ag­
gressive policy—of  one company  in par­
ticular—would  compel them to  abandon 
their present  reserve, and  that  possibly 
before very  long.  Mr.  Coats  was quite 
satisfied that the  company was in  an ex­
ceptionally  strong  position  as  regards 
cost of production, efficient  and econom­
ical distribution, and the esteem in which 
its goods are held  by the  consumer; and 
he was, therefore, not  in much doubt re­
garding the  ultimate outcome of  such  a 
struggle as the  competitors  referred  to, 
judging  from  the  great  provocation 
given, were evidently desirous of  bring­
ing  about.  English  makers  are  deter­
mined  not to let  Paisley have thngs  its 
own way;  and  Paisley,  having ^gotten 
into the habit of  regarding  itself as  t  he 
supreme arbiter  in all  matters  concern­
ing the thread business, is getting angry. 
Since the sounding of the above slogan a 
spirit of peace has been developed among 
the thread men  which is a  harbinger  of 
that happy time  when  the lion  shall lie 
down  with the  lamb  and  shall  have no 
craving  at  all  for  mutton.  The  man­
ufacturers  have  a  good  business,  and 
it is sure to  continue if there is no spirit 
of fight developed.
The  Value  of  an  Attractive Package.
The  next  thing  to  a  good  name  is a 
good  appearance.  It  is  doubtful,  in­
deed, if the  majority of  people give sec­
ond place to appearance.  At ail  events, 
it is very  frequently made  to  do service 
in default  of  a good  name,  aud  often 
with  success.  The  part  that attractive 
labels play in  trade is an important one. 
Manufacturers  recognize  this to  a  very 
great  extent,  and  usually  mark  their 
package  with  wrappers 
that  appeal 
strongly to  one’s sense of  beauty.  The 
demand for any given class of goods may 
have  its  fundamental  basis  on  another 
sense entirely, yet the sight is  sought to 
be captivated, as it  is  well  known to be 
an  important  selecting  influence.  The 
relation between taste and  sight is close 
and made the most of.  Hence, manufac­
turers  of edibles  put  up  in  packages, 
rarely  neglect to  dress up  the  exterior 
with  a  captivating  label.  Our  canners 
go in for  handsome  labels,  and the  de­
velopment of  labels  in  this  country has 
made quite  satisfactory  progress  in the 
main, though there is  still room  for  im­
provement.  Some  very  appetizing  de­
signs are embodied in labels  now in use, 
while others are defective in tbis quality. 
The canner should take a  leaf out of the 
variety show  manager’s  book.  The lat­
ter advertises by  means of  pictures that 
are suggestive in a certain way; they are 
objectionable,  to be  sure,  but they sug­
gest feelings  that are the basis on which 
such  concerns  are  maintained.  The 
canner  ought  to  aim  to  have  pictorial 
labels as seductive to the appetite, labels 
that suggest a longing to eat of  the  con­
tents  of  the  package.  The  goods  will 
seem  tempting,  succulent,  toothsome, 
and  month-watering, if  labels  are made 
the  most  of.  Thus  they  will  pro­
mote  business,  and 
the  grocer,  as 
well as  the canner,  will  appreciate  the 
effect of art in labels.

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Slater........................  5
White Star.............   5
Kid Glove................  434
Newmarket..............5

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

RED  FLANNEL.

Fireman...................8254
Creedmore...............2754
Talbot XXX............ 30
Nameless.................2754

T W ..........................«54
F T ..............  
8254
J R F , XXX............ 85
Buckeye..................8254

NIXED  FLANNEL.

Grey SR  W............ 1754
Western W ............ 1854
D R  P ........................1854
Flushing XXX.......2854
Manitoba................2354
9  @1054 
1254
Black.
1054
1154
12
20

Red A Blue,  plaid..40
Union R ...................«54
Windsor...................1854
6 oz Western........... 20
Union  B ..................«54
DONET  FLANNEL.
Nameless.......8  @ 9541 
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854010  I 
Slate
Black.
Slate.
954
1054
954
1054
1154
1054
1154
12
1154
20
1254
1254
T>TTmra
West ;Polnt, 8 os... .1054 
Severen, 8oz...........   954
10 oz  ...1254
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Mayland, 8 oz..........1054
Raven, IO01..............1354
Greenwood, 754 os..  954 
Stark 
..............1854
Greenwood, 8 os. ...1154 
Boston, 10 oz.............1254
Boston, 8 oz............. 1054

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
Brown.
954
1054
1154
1254

Brown.
1054
1154
12
20

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WADDINGS.

SILESIA 8.

White, doz.............. 25  IPerbale,40 doz....C8 50
Colored,  doz...........20  IColored  “ 
........... 7 50
Pawtucket................1054
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
Dundle.....................   9
Red Cross....  9
Bedford.................... 1054
Best...............1054
Valley  City..............1054
Best AA........ 1254
K K ............................1054
L..................................754
G.............................-.-854
Cortlcelll, doz.......... 85  ICortlcelll knitting,

per 54oz  ball___..30

twist,doz..40 
50 yd, doz..40  1 
HOOKS AND ETES—PER GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k A White..10  INo  4 Bl’k A White..15 
..20
..25
No 2-20, M C.......... 50  INo 4—15 F  854........... 40

..12 “ 8 
..12 
PINS.

SEWING  BILK.

I “  10 

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2 
3 

•  8-18,S C ............45  I

4 
6 

COTTON  TAPE.
“  10 
..15 
..18 
I “  12 
SAFETY  PINS.
No 2...........................28  INo3..

No  2 White A Bl’k.,12  INo  8 White A Bl’k.,20
.28
..26
.86

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NEEDLES—PER  M.

COTTON TWINES

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

A. James.................. 1 401 Steamboat.................  40
Crowely’s.................1  35 Gold  Eyed................1 50
Marshall's................1 00|
5—4. ...2 25  6—4... 3 2515—4 ... 1  95  6 -4 .. .2 95
“ .,..2  10  “  ...8  10|
Cotton Sail Twine
Crown......................12
Domestic.................1854
Anchor.................... 16
Bristol..........   .........18
Cherry  Valley........ 15
I X L ....................... 1854
Alabama...................63k
Alamance.................. 654
Augusta.....................754
An sapha.................  6
Georgia.....................63i
Granite....................  534
Haw  River..............  5
Haw  J ...................5

Mount  Pleasant__ 654
Oneida......................  5
Prymont  .................  534
Randelman..............6
Riverside.................  534
Sibley  A ..................   634
Toledo......................

Nashua............... 
18
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
S-ply....l7
North Star............... 20
Wool Standard 4 plyl754 
Powhattan.............. 18

PLAID  OSHABURGS

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Peerless, white........18  I Integrity  colored... 20
colored....20  White Star............... 18
Integrity...................18541 
“  colored..20
Nameless..................20
Hamilton..................8
............25
...................9
............2754
 
............30
G G  Cashmere........20
............3254
N am eless...............16
............35
.................18

DHEBB  GOODS.

1054

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PRINTS.

CORSET  JEANS.

Wonderful.  ..........84  50
Brighton........................4 75
Bortree’s ...................... 9 00
Abdominal.................. 15 00

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American  fancy....  534 
American Indigo...  654 
American shirtings.  454 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  454 
“  —   654
Arnold 
Arnold  Merino.......6
long cloth B. 1054 
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“  C.  854
“ 
11  century cloth  7
gold seal.....1054
“ 
«  green seal TR1054 
“  yellow seal.. 1054
“ 
serge........... 1154
“  Turkey red.. 1054 
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Coraline....................... 89 50
Schilling’s .....................9 00
Davis  Waists.......  9 00
Grand  Rapids.........4  50
Armory............... . 
634|Naumkeagsatteen..  754
Androscoggin.......... 754 Rockport.................... 654
Blddeford................  6  Conestoga.................. 754
Brunswick...............  6541 Walworth..................634
Berwick fancies....  554
Allen turkey  reds..  6
Clyde  Robes............
“ 
robes.............. 6
Charter Oak fancies 454 
“  pink a purple  6
DelMarlne cashm’s.  6 
“  b u ffs.............   6
mourn’g  6 
“  pink  checks.  6
Sddystone fancy...  654 
“ 
staples  ..........6 
chocolat  654 
“ 
shirtings...  6
rober....  654 
sateens..  654
Hamilton fancy.......654
staple....  6 
Manchester  fancy..  6 
new era.  6 
Merrimack D fancy.  6 
Merrlm’Ck shirtings.  434 
Repp furn .  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 34  854 
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“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red..................  654
Martha Washington
Turkey red 34.......754
Martha Washington
Turkey red...........   954
Rlverpointrobes....  554
Windsor fancy........ 654
Indigo  Dlue...........1054
Harmony...................  5
AC A ......................13
Pemberton AAA.... 16
York..........................1054
Swift River.............   754
Pearl  River............. 12
Warren.....................1854
C 
o g a ............... 16
...............8
iTopof Heap.............9

Amoskeag A C A .... 12541
Hamilton N ............. 754
D............. 854
Awning..11
Farmer......................8
First Prise...............1054
Lenox M ills............18
Atlanta,  D ................  6341Stark A. 
Boot...........................  634 No Name....................754
Clifton, K...................7 

Ballou solid black..
colors.
Bengal blue,  green, 
red and  orange...  6
Berlin solids............554
“  oil blue.........654
“  “  green —   654
“  Foulards ....  554
«  red 34.......   7
“ 
“  X ..........   954
“  4 4......... 10
“ 
“  “  3-4XXXX 12
Cocheco fancy........   6
“  madders...  6
“  X Xtwills..  654
solids......... 554
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necessitating rearranging;  not a pleasant task.

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Having  new  and  largely  in­
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facturing  we  are well  prepar­
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at most reasonable prices.

We are state agents for the

Retail price, $ 2 0  each.
Agents wanted in every town in the state.

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The Business  Man’s Creed.

From the New York Herald.
The average clergyman and the average 
business man  have  very  different  views 
of  what  is  necessary  in order to get to 
heaven.  The  secular  mind,  disciplined 
and  trained  by  practical  experiences, 
underestimates  the  theological  dogmas 
which  the  church  deems  so  important. 
The  church  responds  by appraising the 
qualities which  underlie  all  commercial 
transactions at something less than their 
intrinsic value.
Business  and  religion  are  not  en rap­
port, don’t pull together, are  not on inti­
mate terms, and haven’t entire confidence 
in each other.  The business man spends 
his time in trying to make money and the 
pulpit 
tells  him  every  Sunday  that 
money-making  imperils his soul.  So re­
ligion  and  business  bow  to  each other 
with  polite  courtesy,  maintain  an  out­
ward  attitude  of  mutual  respect  but 
never go arm in arm up  the  broad  aisle 
or down the street.
While the man of affairs is  tugging  to 
draw his loaded sled up hill, the minister 
remarks  that  this  world  ought  not  to 
occupy  his  attention.  The reply is that 
he has boys to send to college, girls to fit 
for a position in life and a family to sup­
port.  Whether  or  no  money is the root 
of all evil, he  and  his  loved  ones  will 
have a rough time unless he gets some of 
it.  There  is  an  element  of sarcasm in 
his  added  statement  that  the very man 
who denounces money making requires a 
large  salary  to  meet  his  personal and 
domestic  wants.  You  have,  therefore, 
this  curious  anomaly—that  the  church 
was  built  with  money, that  it is main­
tained  by  money, that  the  occupant  of 
the pulpitis constantly calling for money 
to  support  charities  and  missions,  and 
yet  the  preacher  warns  the  givers  of 
these  gifts  not  to  devote their years to 
making money, because  it  can’t  be  car­
ried into the next world.
Hence it happens that the  church  has 
a creed which the merchant regards as of 
minor importance  and the merchant  has 
a creed  which  the  church  looks  upon 
with more or less of disfavor.  What the 
former  is  has  been  made known by the 
various  conventions  where  heresy  has 
been discussed;  what  the  latter  is  may 
be told in a very few words.  If you were 
to  ask  a  thoughtful  business man what 
he thinks necessary to salvation he would 
tell you in a.trice as follows:
It  is  the 
First, commercial integrity. 
rankest  kind  of  heterodoxy 
to  be 
the  acqui­
lieve 
sition  of  wealth  will  pay  in  the  long 
run.  The  man  who  grabs  at  every 
thing will probably  be buried by  contri­
butions.  There  is  such  a  thing  as  a 
business conscience, and it  is possible to 
conduct business on the principles which 
conscience lays down.  Thievery is not a 
short cut to  success,  neither is  it neces 
sary that someone  should  be made  poor 
in order that you may become rich.  The 
strongest  firms are  those  in  which the 
business world has confidence, and wh ose 
word is the equivalent of  a bond.  Com­
mercial  deviltry  ruins  your  credit, and 
if  you keep  it up  for  twenty  years  you 
will  be  poorer  than  when  you  started 
There is nothing so much to be prized as 
sterling  honesty in your various transac 
tions,  and if  the goods  you  ship are not 
like  the sample  you may  think  yourself 
smart,  but  you  are  a  fool.  The  best 
kind of religion is that  which makes you 
a square man and then keeps you square 
Second, a recognition of your duties to 
your  fellows. 
If  you  have  something 
you ought to give something.  There are 
many  institutions — such  as  charities 
hospitals,  retreats,  asylums—which the 
State cannot be reasonably  asked to sup 
port.  They are  absolutely  necessary in 
a  self-respecting  community,  but  they 
must depend  upon the  generosity of the 
rich.  If fate or good fortune has singled 
you out  and given  you  much  instead of 
little you are  under certain  serious obll 
gations to  those whom the Masker spoke 
of as your  “neighbors.”  The welfare of 
society  depends  partly on  you,  and,  if 
you are  niggardly,  suffering  will be  in 
creased,  because  it will  not  be allayed 
Riches  and  duties  run  side  by  side  in 
double  harness.  The  man  who  is  rich 
and mean is a heretic and should be con 
signed to the stocks  to be  jeered at  and

trickery 

that 

in 

pelted.  The  man  who  has  money  and 
gives  it  is the  ideal  citizen,  the  thor­
oughly orthodox  citizen, whose  creed is 
true blue.
There  are  other  details  which  we 
might mention, but if  you start out with 
the determination  to be rich,  honest and 
charitable,  you will  have all you can at­
tend  to for  some  time  to  come.  With 
these qualities of character forged in the 
hot fires of  competition  and  shaped  by 
the  hammer of  persistent  struggle,  you 
need have  no fear  of  what  may happen 
in the next world.  There isn’t an honest 
man in hell and there isn’t a  sneak thief 
in  heaven.  Those  two  facts  form  the 
basis of ethical  philosophy.  If you will 
accept them you will begin right, and, if 
you  govern  yourself  accordingly,  you 
will keep right to the end.
That is  the business  man’s creed, and
it is worth thinking about.

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Rabbits’  Feet  in Demand.

It is  reported that  a  firm  in Raleigh, 
N. C., which  makes a  specialty of  deal­
ing  in  rabbit  skins  and  handles  large 
quantities  of  them,  has  received  from 
some  Northern house an  order  for 100,- 
000  rabbits’  feet—hind  feet  preferred. 
This  is  supposed  to  indicate that some 
enterprising genius is preparing to spring 
the  lucky  rabbit  foot  on  the  country, 
probably in some  wa,  taking  advantage 
of the  presentation of  a rabbit’s  foot to 
Vice-President  Stevenson  while  he was 
canvassing  North  Carolina 
last  fall. 
Probably  a  good  many  people  may  be 
fooled  into  buying 
these  feet,  who 
know 
traditional
little  about 
the 
superstition.  Those who are acquainted 
with it are not likely to take any of these 
100,000  feet,  however  nicely  mounted. 
Any  negro can  tell them  that  the  only 
rabbit  foot that  gives good  luck  is  the 
left  hind  foot  of  a  graveyard  rabbit, 
killed  at  miknight  in  the  dark  of  the 
moon.

When You Get Tired

Buying  rubbish, send for our catalogue of  win 
dow  Screens,  Screen  Doors,  Btc.  Goods  well 
made from best materials.

Prices seldom higher.

A . J .  PH ILLIPS  &  CO.,

Fenton,  M ich.

F.  H.  WHITE,

Manufacturers’ agent and jobber of

125 Conrt St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

PAPER  AND  WOODENWARE
Wayne county savings Bank, Detroit  Mien.
$500 OOO  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 will have prompt attention.  This hank pays 
4 per cent, on deposits, compounded semi-annually. 
______________________ 8. D. EL WOOD. Treasurer.
HATCH CHICKENS  BY STEAM
With_tbj Impro.eJ £,ce|S{gr |||C|M 0r, 
Simple,  Perfect,  Self-Rtgu- 
latina.  Thousands in suc- 
cesaful operation.  Guaran 
teed to natch a larger per­
centage of  fertile  eggs at 
less  cost  than  any  other 
Hatcher.  Lowest  priced 
first-class  Hatcher  made, 
GEO- H. BTAHL Quincy,HI

Hardware Price Current.

d ll.

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AXES.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

These  prices are  for cash buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
Snell’s ................................................................
Cook’s ................................................................
Jennings’, genuine..........................................
Jennings’,  Imitation...................................... 50*10
First duality. 8- B- Bronxe.............................$ 7 00
D.  B. Bronze...............................  1» 00
8.  B. S. Steel...............................  8 00
D.  B. Steel.................................   13 50
Railroad.............................................................. l* 00
Garden......................................................  net  j® TO
dls.
Stove...................................................................50*10
Carriage new list............................................. 75*10
Plow...................................................................40*10
Sleigh Bhoe........................................................ 
70
Well,  plain  ......................................................•  8 50
Well, swivel...........................................................  $ 00
dlB.
Cast Loose Pin, figured............  .....................70*
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast j o i n t 66*.0

BUTTS, OAST. 

BARROWS. 

BUCKETS.

bolts. 

dls.

- 

'fH E   MTCETIG^Llsr  TB A D ESM A N .

75 Yerkes *  Plumb’s................................................. dls. 40*10

50

_  

70 

„   .   .

hinges. 

CBASLBS.

hammers.

CBOW BARS.

5
65
60
35
60

Grain......................... 

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

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1892

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

Cast Steel.................................................per 1) 
Biy’sl-10..................................................perm 
Hick’s  C. F ................................................  “ 
. D ............................................................  “ 
Musket.......................................................  “ 

Wrought Loose Flu.......................................... 60*10 
Wrought Table...................................................60*10 Xaydole  A Co.’s ....................................................dls. 86
Wrought Inside Blind.......................................60*10 Kip’s ........................................................................dls. 85
Wrought Brass................................................... 
Blind.  Clark’s.................................................... 70*18 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel............................ SOc list 60
Blind,  Parker’s...................................................70*10 Blacksmith’s Solid CaBt  Steel  Hand— 30c 40*10
Blind, Shepard’s 
1  Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ..................................dls.60A10
State...............................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4tf  14 and
3tt
10
H............ ............. net
%............ ...... .......net
8V4
X ............ ..............net
7*
* ............ ............. net
7*
50
............dls.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50*10
Champion,  antl-frictlon................................  60*10
Kidder, wood track......................................... 
40
Pots..................................................................... 60*10
Kettles................................................................ 60*10
Spiders  .............................................................. 60*10
Gray enameled..................................................40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware..................................new list TO
Japanned Tin Ware........................................  
25
Granite Iron W are........................new list 3314*10
Bright........................................................... 70*10*10
Screw  Eyes................................................. 70*10*10
Hook’s ..........................................................70*10410
Gate Hooks and Eyes...........................  
70*10*10
dls.7o
Stanley Buie and Level  Co.’s ........................
Sisal, % Inch and larger................................ 
9
Manilla..............................................................   13
dls.
Steel and Iron................................................... 
Try and Bevels.................................................  
Mitre.................................................................. 

Socket Firmer...................................................70*10
Socket Framing.................................................70*16
Socket Comer.................................................... 70*10
Socket Slicks.................................................... 70*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................... 
40

Curry,  Lawrence’s..........................................  
40
Hotchkiss.......................................................... 
25
White Crayons, per  gross...............12Q12K dls. 10

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

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

CHALK.
copper.

levels. 
ROPES.

HOLLOW WARS.

WIRE GOODS. 

CABTBineBS.

HANGERS. 

SqUABSS. 

obisxls. 

combs. 

(US.

dlB.

dls.

dls.

50
25

“ 

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

 
drills. 

 

dls.

28
26
23
23
95
50
50
50

dripping pans.

Small sixes, ser pound.................................... 
Large sixes, per  pound........................... 

07
  %'A

ELBOW S.

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

75

expansive bits. 

dls.

files—New List. 

Clark’s, small, $18;  large, $26........................ 
30
Ives’, 1, $18:  2, $24; 3,$30............................... 
25
Disston’s ............................................................60*10
New American.........  ...................................... 60*10
Nicholson’s .......................................................60*10
Heller’s ............................................................... 
50
60
Heller’s Horse R asps...................................... 
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
28
17
16 
List 

GALVANIZED IRON.

dls.

13 

12 

15 

Discount, 60

14 
GAUGES. 

dls.
dls.

dls.

locks—door. 

knobs—New List. 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ....................... 
60
55
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings......................  
Door,  porcelain, jap, trimmings................... 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...............  
55
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings...........................  
Drawer  and  Shatter, porcelain....................  
70
55
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  ..........  
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s ..............................  
55
55
Branford’« ........................................................ 
Norwalk’s .........................................................  
55
Adze Bye.............................................$16.00, dls. 60
Hunt n e .............................................$15.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s .........................................$18.50, dls. 20*10.
dlB.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
50
dls.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................... 
40
“  p. s. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables.... 
11  Landers,  Ferry *  Cle rk’s ................... 
40
“  Enterprise 
.........................................  
30
Stebbln’s Pattern..............................................60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine............................................ 60*10
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25

MOLASSES GATES. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

dlB.

NAILS

 

 

 

Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, oase........................................................ 1 50
Wire nails, base........................................ 1  80@1  90
60........................................................Base 
Base
50...........................................................  
10
25
40............................................................ 
30............................................................ 
25
20...........................................................  
®
45
12.........  
50
10.................................... 
8.............................................................  
60
7 * 6 ....................................................... 
TO
4 
...................................................   „ 
90
1  20
............................................................... 
1  60
2 ...........................................................  
160
FlneS.................................................... 
Case  10.................................................  
65
8............................................... 
75
a 
9Q
......... 
90
$................................................ 
6................................................ 
1  10
TO
CUncbglO.............................................. 
8.............................................. 
80
6.............................................. 
»0

Finish 10.’.'.'.’..’".’’.’.’.... ...'.

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dls.

flames. 

Barren %......................................................  
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy....................................  040
Sdota Bench..................................................   O60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................   0*0
Bench, first quality..........................................   O f)
Stanley Buie and  Level Co.’s, wood............  *10
Fry,  Acme.................................................dis.60—10
Common,  polished................................... fils. 
TO
dls.
Iron and  Tinned.............................................. 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs................................  50—10
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
"Bn Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

rivets. 

FANS.

Broken packs Ho per ponnd extra

 

SHEET IKON.

75
60
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
$2 95
3 05
3 05
8 15
825
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to  14..........................................$4 05 
Nos. 15 to 17 .........................................  4  05 
Nos.  18 to 21.......................................  4  05 
Nos. 22 to 24 ........................................   4  05 
Nos. 25 to 26........................................   425 
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 ..................................   ‘ 
DrabB.....................................  “ 
White C.......  .................... 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

50
50
56
50
56
“  35

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Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

traps. 

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

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

Solid Byes.................................................per ton $25
20
70
50
30
30
Steel, Game........................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................. 
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton's.... 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18c per dos
Mouse, delusion.................................. $1.50 per dox.
dls.
Bright Market...................................................  65
Annealed Market..............................................70—10
Coppered Market.............................................   60
Tinned Market.................................................  62K
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanised.............................  2 80
painted..................................  2 40

ired  Spring  Steel.................................... 
<■ 

wire. 

dls.

HORSE NAILS.

wrenches. 

An  Sable...............................................................dls. 40*10
dls. 05
Putnam.............................................. 
dls. 10410
Northwestern...................................  
dls.
Baxter’s Adjnstable, nickeled...................... 
80
Coe’s  Genuine................................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,....................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.................................. 75*10
dig.
Bird Cages........................................................ 
50
Pumps, Cistern............................................  
75*10
Screws, New List..............................................70*10
Casters, Bed a  d Plate............................. 50*10*10
Dampers, American......................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods........ 65*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

METALS,

FIG TIN.

SOLDER.

Pig  Large.........................................................  
Pig Bars............................................................. 
Duty:  Sheet, 2V4c per pound.
680 pound  casks...............................................  
Per pound......................................................... 

ZINC.

260
280

65i
7

........................................................................ 18
Extra W iping......................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder m the market Indicated by nrivate brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.
Cookson...........................................per  pound
Hallett’s .......................................... 
18
TIN—MELYM GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal............................................ $7
14x2010, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

..............................................  7  0
..............................................  9 26
..............................................  9 25

Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.

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TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
“ 
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10x14 IC,  Charcoal..........................................$ 6 75
1 75
14X20IC, 
..............................................   6  75
10x14 IX, 
..............................................   8  25
14x20 IX, 
..............................................   9 25
ROOFING PLATES

Bach additional X on this grade $1.50.

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14x20 IC, 
“ Worcester......................................   6 50
.............................  8  50
14x20 IX, 
« 
20x28 10,  ” 
...........................   I8 60
6 00
"  Allaway  Grade.................  
14x2010, 
7  50
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
12  60
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
15  50
“ 
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14X28 IX............................................................»1*  M
14x81  IX............................................................  16 00
9 B° " e n ’ } P «   P°n n d  • •  ’  10  00
î £ w  IX. f “r 

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T H E   M IC H IG A N   TR A D E SM A N .

Michigan Tradesman

there are still others  who do not  conde­
scend  to  make  known 
the  mysterious 
sources of their alleged  revelations.

A  W EEK LY   JO U RN A L  DRV OTRI)  CO  TH B

Best  Interests of  Business  Men.

Published at

lOO  Louis St., Grand Rapids,

— BY  THB —

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^ f ”When  writing to  any of  our  advertisers, 
please  say that you  saw  their  advertisement in 
The Michigan Tradesman.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  MAY  3,  1893,

WEATHER  PROPHECIES.

There is scarcely any  sort of prophecy 
that  would  possess  as  much  economic 
value to the  human  race as  that  which 
would give beforehand a true knowledge 
of the  weather.  The  Biblical  story  of 
Joseph,  who 
interpreted  Pharaoh’s 
dream about the seven  fat  cattle  which 
were succeeded by  seven  lean  cattle  to 
be a  prediction  of  seven  years of  good 
crops, to be followed  by  seven  years of 
drought and famine in Egypt, presents an 
interesting picture  of  the  importance of 
knowing in  advance  the  nature  of  the 
seasons and the character of the weather 
which is to come.

The great value of being able to secure 
accurate  foreknowledge  of the weather 
has  induced  the  chief  nations  of  the 
earth to  undertake  under  governmental 
authority the study of fweather phenom­
ena and climatic laws.  At  the  bead  of 
this  branch  of  physical 
investigation 
stands  the  Government  of the  United 
States.  By  means  of  observation  sta 
tions  in every part of the  country,  con­
nected by electric wire  with  the  central 
office at Washington, it has become  pos­
sible to discover  important  atmospheric 
phenomena as soon as they occur  in any 
quarter of the country and to trace  their 
progress  and development  from  day  to 
day, and to predict with much  accuracy 
the general movement of meteoric forces. 
This weather  service is extremely  valu­
able  as  far  as  it  has  progressed,  and 
many  interesting  additions  have  been 
made to the  stock  of  weather  science, 
but it has been impossible  to  make  any 
reasonable forecasts of the  seasons  long 
in advance of  their  appearing. 
If  this 
could  be  done, 
then  weather  science 
would be perfect, indeed.

It is not  strange  that  the  importance 
of the subject has  produced  a  plentiful 
crop  of  weather  prophets.  There  is 
scarcely a locality that does not  have its 
weather-wise man.  Sometimes he works 
by  the goosebone,  sometimes  he  bases 
his forecasts  from  the  behavior  of the 
groundhog, or he founds  his  science  on 
matters more occult and abstruse.  Then 
there are others  more  pretentious,  who 
work out their weather lore from  the in­
fluence of  the heavenly  bodies,  such as 
sun spots and planetary positions,  while

Notwithstanding  the  timely  caution 
given the Toronto  Merchant  a couple  of 
weeks ago, that journal still proceeds on 
the assumption that Canadian merchants 
must  fight  the  Patrons  of  Industry. 
Such a position is wrong in point of both 
policy  and  principle.  No  organization 
thrives  so  much  on  opposition  as  the 
Patrons of Industry, and no organization 
dies so  quickly  and  quietly  where  the 
movement is utterly  ignored by the mer­
cantile  classes. 
In  some  localities  in 
this State the merchants foolishly formed 
offensive alliances to  prevent unjust en­
croachments  on  their  trade.  A knowl­
edge  of  such  action—and,  somehow or 
other, the action always reached the ears 
of  the  persons  against  which  it  was 
aimed—invariably  made  matters  worse 
by creating an impression  that the unifi­
cation of the trade was due to mercenary 
motives.  On the contrary,  those  locali­
ties  where  the  merchants  ignored  the 
movement, without  indulging  in harsh­
ness of  statement  or  bitterness  of  de­
nunciation, were soon rid of the pestifer­
ous  ideas  inculcated  by  the  venal  and 
unscrupulous organizers of the order.

The statistical position of sugar is now 
really  stronger  than  it_  has  been  for 
years.  Prices in all the primary markets 
are relatively  higher than in  the United 
States, yet this country must for the next 
six  months  be  the  principal  purchaser 
in the world’s markets.  The Cuban crop 
which is  the  main source of  supply for 
the United States, is now  admitted to be 
at least 18  per cent,  short  of  last year 
while the other West India  crops are ex­
pected to fall  short at  least  10 per cent 
The high figures  which Java  cane sugar 
has reached in London indicate that sup 
plies of  cane  sugar other than  West In­
dian are  not promising,  while,  with re­
spect to beet sugar, not only  is the stock 
much  below  last  year,  but the prospect 
for the next  crop is  by no means flatter 
ing.  The  weather  on  the  continent of 
Europe  has been  very  unfavorable,  too 
cold  in the  north,  and  too  dry  in the 
south, so that not only is a very late crop 
a certainty, but the  influence of the poor 
start  on the size of  the yield is bound to 
be considerable.

The Chicago coffee importers are  very 
much incensed with one  W. R. Garrison 
who is in charge  of the Japanese  exhibit 
at the  World’s  Fair.  Mr.  Garrison  has 
been saying that it is next to  impossible 
to get real Java  coffee  in  this  country 
He asserted  that  all  the Java  coffee  in 
the United  States  was  bought  in  Hoi 
land or England, and was seriously adul 
terated before  it  saw  our  shores.  The 
Chicago coffee  men  say  that  the  state 
ment is false  and  malicious;  that  they 
import large  quantities  of  coffee  direct 
from  Java  and  Sumatra,  often  buying 
whole plantations  direct  through  their 
agents.  Some of their coffees from Sum­
atra  and  Celebes,  they  say,  would  be 
considered  adulterated 
if  Java  coffee 
were mixed with  them.  Michigan  deal­
ers will corroborate  T h e  T r a d e sm a n’s 
statement that if there is  any  adulterat­
ing to be done, Chicago men  are equal to 
the occasion.

T h e  T r a d e sm a n  regrets the necessity 
of speaking so hashly of one  of  its  sub­
scribers at Chase, but  the  failure  lqpks 
on the face  of it as  though  it  deserved

heroic treatment, and  it  is  to  be  hoped 
that the wholesale dealers  who are inter­
ested  in  the  fiasco  will  sift  the  matter 
thoroughly  and  deal  out  justice  with 
an  impartial  hand,  in  case  it  is  found 
that a gigantic steal has been undertaken.

The Hardware Market.

The trade for the past week  has  been 
interfered with, owing  to  the  disagree­
able weather, but dealers, as a rule, have 
very little fault to find.

Wire Nails—The market  remains  firm 
at  the  prices  named  last  week.  The 
manufacturers held a meeting  last  week 
and, while a  number  were  in  favor  of 
advancing prices, the majority were not, 
so no change was made.  The  mills  all 
reported plenty to do, but did  not  think 
an advance advisable  as  yet.  Whether 
they will be able to  do  it  later  on  is  a 
question. There is no doubt there is a loss 
at even the present price, but  the  capac­
ity to produce is so great, it  may  be  im­
possible  to  advance  them  much  more. 
The present quotations  are  $1.60  at  the 
mill and $1.80@$1.90 from stock.

Cut Nails—The demand is limited  but 
the price is stationery.  The new card of 
advances  seems  to work satisfactory and 
with $1.50 rate  for  60d  nails,  it  makes 
that size 30c  less than  bar  iron. 
It  is 
quite evident something is  wrong  some­
where.
Sash and Doors—Manufacturers report 
a  large  demand  for  this  product,  and 
great difficulty  in securing  dry  stock  to 
make up.  A discount of 40  and  10  per 
cent,  in  doors  and  60  per  cent, in  sash 
now seems to be the extreme price.

Glass—The market is firm,  with  some 
talk of a change in the  list 
If  this  is 
done it will mean  an  advance.  Eighty 
and 5 per cent, by the box and 75  and  10 
by the  light  are  the  bottom  quotations 
in lots of less than 100 boxes.

Bark Spuds—As  the  time  is  near  at 
hand  for  peeling  bark,  a brisk inquiry 
is being made for bark spuds.  We quote 
L. & J. White’s at $12 per doz.

Poultry  Netting—The  demand 

this 
year is larger than ever and dealers  find 
it difficult to keep up with  orders.  The 
present price is 60c for  100  feet  in  full 
rolls and 75c when cut is  quoted.

Wire Cloth—The condition of the wire 
cloth markets is deplorable.  The trouble 
is but few have any stocks.  Where it has 
all gone nobody seems to know.  A large 
Chicago  jobber  offered  a  manufacturer 
$1.50  for  three  carloads,  but  could not 
get any, as they  were  already  oversold 
The  recent burning of  the Clinton Wire 
Works will also cause  a  large  shortage 
as they  were very  large  manufacturers 
One dollar and  seventy five  cents  to  $: 
is being  asked  in some  markets,  but  at 
present $1.50 @$1.60 is  the price quoted 
in this market.

Barbed Wire—The  demand  keeps  up 
and manufactures  have  not  yet  caught 
up with their orders.  Two  dollars  and 
forty cents for painted,  $2.80  for  galva 
nized is still held firm.

Purely Personal.

Thos.  S. and  W.  L.  Freeman,  were 
called to  Freeman,  Ont.,  last week,  by 
the death of their father.
D. B. Miller, grocer at 300 Weft Fulton 
street,  died April  22 from  the effects of 
dropsy.  The  funeral  was  held  on  the 
25th.

C.  L.  Bennett,  formerly  manager  of 
the  Converse  store,  at  Newaygo,  has 
taken  a position  with  Pearson Bros., at 
Fremont.

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Kate Van Kirk, of  Bloomingdale, who 
conducted  a  millinery  store  at  Martin 
for several seasons,  died  a few days ago 
as the result of an abscess in the head.

Ed. Wagner has gone  to  Cleveland  to 
take  a  position  with  the  Fermentum 
Compressed Yeast.  This makes six Grand 
Rapids men this company  has  located in 
other fields.

Ed. H. Luce,  general dealer  at  Berla- 
mont, who has been confined to his  room 
for  four  months  by  pneumonia  and  a 
succession of  relapses therefrom, is able 
to be about again.

Jno. Galster,  general  dealer at  Boyne 
Falls, was in town  last week on his way 
home from Goshen, Ind., where he spent 
several  days  with  friends.  His  health 
was  greatly  improved  by  his brief  res­
pite from business  cares.

Geo. H. Myhan, the  South  Haven tan­
ner, was in  town  three  days last  week, 
being  called  here by  the  death of  his. 
brother-in-law,  Frank  L.  Kelley.  Mr. 
Myhan  discarded  the  use  of  hemlock 
bark  in his  tannery  a  couple  of  years 
ago,  since  which  time  he  has  used ex­
tract solely, with very gratifying results.

The Ball-Barnhart-Putnam Co.  has ar­
ranged  to  run  a  special  train  to  the 
World’s Fair,  leaving  this city  June 19 
and  connecting with  one  of  Graham & 
Morton’s best  steamships at  St. Joseph. 
A round trip  ticket is  given to  any cus­
tomer of the  house  who  purchases  500 
Gold Medal”  cigars, which  sell for $35 
per thousand.

It  is  the  troubles  of  to-morrow  that 
make people heavy laden to-day.
While the disciples were clamoring for 
the highest  place,  not  one  of  them de­
served the lowest one.
The  man  who  claims  that  the  world 
owes him a  living generally  has trouble 
in collecting the debt.
It never adds  anything  to the force of 
a Christian’s testimony to carry a revolv­
er in his hip  pocket.
It is as  cowardly  to talk  about a man 
behind his back  as it is to  throw  stones 
at his house in the dark.

produce:  m a r k e t .

Apples—Weak  and  featureless. 

Spys  hav 
declined another 25c, being now held at $2.50 per 
bbl.  Baldwins command $2.75 and  Russets  are 
held at the same price as  Spys.

Beans—Handlers pay $1.75  for  country-picked 
and hold at $2.  C ity  hand-picked are quoted  at 
10@25c above these figures.

little  weaker  and  a  trifle  lower, 
choice dairy having  declined  about  2c  per  lb. 
and factory creamery being lc lower.

Cabbage—Old stock  Is  practically  out  of  the 
market.  New Mobile stock commands $1 per doz. 

Butter—A 

Carrots—25c per doz.
Cider—13@15c per gallon.
Cucumbers—$1.25 per doz.
Eggs—Little lower and weaker, owing to larg 
quantity shipments  coming  into market.  Dea 
ers pay about 13V4c, holding at 14J4C.

Green Beans—$2.50 per bu.  Wax  $4.50  per  bu. 
Green Peas—$1.50 per bu.
Honey—White  clover  commands  16c  per  lb. 

dark buckwheat brings 13c.

Lettuce—Lower, commanding 9@10c per  lb. 
Maple Sugar—Jobbers pay 8@8%c and hold  at 

10c per lb.

Onions—Old are In small demand at $1  per bu. 
Cuba stock Is In  ample  supply  at  $2.50  per  bu. 
crate and Bermuda stock is In fair demand at $3 
per bu. crate.

Parsnips—40c per bu.
Pieplant—4c per lb.
Pineapples—Common,  $1.50 @ $2.50  per  doz 

Sugar loaf, $3.50@$4 per doz.

Potatoes—The market is about  the  same  as  a 

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

Radishes—30c per doz. bunches.
Spinach—50c per bu.
Squash—6c per lb.
Strawberries—$3.50 per case of 24  qts. 
Turnips—Mississippi  stock,  25c  per  dozen 

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SHOP  GIRL  LIFE.

Its Duties,  Salary,  Opportunities,  and 

one immoral or  dishonest  woman might 
cast  on all  the others, 
in  some  stores 
this investigation is less  comprehensive, 
and a lower grade of  girls, a  lower tone 
in the standard,  a  different  atmosphere, 
From the New York  San.
results.  Occasionally  a  girl  passes  a 
Have you seen the march of the women 
slight examination in  the  making out of 
in the new  anvil  chorus?  Every morn­
checks  and the  computing  of  numbers, 
ing,  between  the hours  of  7  and 8,  the 
but all girls can write fairly well,  and if 
actors  in  the  pageant  hurry  over  the 
one  fails  in  the  reckoning,  if  she  is 
Brooklyn bridge  and  across  the ferries, 
good, bright saleswoman, she is removed 
rush  down  from  Harlem  and  drift  in 
to a department where goods  are sold by 
from the East Side and the West  Side to 
the piece  instead of  by  the  yard.  Hav­
join the great procession that crowds the 
ing satisfied  the  conditions, a girl  is  as­
shopping district, throngs  Sixth avenue, 
signed  to  the  department  she  is  best | 
and swells  the congestion of  Fourteenth 
adapted  for, or  in  which  there is  a va­
street.
cancy. 
If she has had no experience she 
There are fifty  women to a single man 
is put in  charge  of  stock,  or  takes  her 
—women of all ages, from the little cash 
place amoug the  cash  girls,  where  sala­
girl,  with  her  sharp,  pert  face,  to  the 
ries are  small,  but  promotion is  always 
gray-haired reads of  departments,  alert, 
the  result  of  ability  and  faithfulness. 
keen  and  commanding,  like  generals 
The  preference  in  promotion  is always 
long  in  the  service.  Brave,  earnest 
given to the  cash  girls  in the  employ of 
women  these;  self-reliant,  self-respect­
the firm, which makes  it difficult, except 
ing  and  self-sufficient.  The  coming 
at busy  seasons, to  obtain a  foothold  in 
man  that  keeps up  with this procession 
higher  departments in any of the better- 
in the mercantile world will need to step 
class stores where  salaries  are generous 
lively.  Few  of  its  departments  are 
and conditions agreeable.”
elosed against the women, while in many 
It is  interesting  to  note  how  the  old 
they have entirely crowded  the men out, 
traditions  are  confounded  by the fin de 
and in  those  establishments  where  the 
It has  been said 
8iecle business women. 
greatest  proportion  of  women  are  em­
that  women  in  business  were  less  am­
ployed  you  hear the  highest  praise  of 
bitious, less  responsible, and  less inter­
their  ability  and  conscientiousness. 
It 
ested in  their  work  than  men,  because 
has been said that  in the hiring of  these 
their years of service were shorter on ac­
women the preference is always given to 
count  of  marriage,  and  because  they 
those who  have  a home,  and that  some 
looked upon  any  avocation as  a  tempo­
houses refuse to employ  women who are 
rary matter  to  tide over  the interval be­
drifting about  from  one  boarding house 
tween school days  and the wedding. 
In 
to another,  which  regulation  seems un­
New York shops  there are  women, mar­
duly meddlesome and arbitrary.
ried  and  unmarried,  who  have  been 
“And  why  have  we  the  right,”  said 
eighteen and twenty years in the employ 
one of the men  in charge of  the  women 
of  the  same  firm,  and  have  risen from 
employes of  a large business  house,  “to 
the ranks of the cash girls to be heads of 
cast  unjust  suspicion  upon  a  working 
important departments.  They are as keen 
woman without a home any more than to 
and shrewd in business matters and even 
discriminate against  the man  without  a 
more devoted  to their  work  and  fonder 
family  who  seeks  employment?  The 
of business life than men.  Again,  i* has 
average morality of the women is better, 
been said that women were more honora­
the standard  higher.  The  very  fact of 
ble than  men,  less addicted  to breaking 
a  girl’s  seeking  employment  shows  in 
the  eighth  commandment 
than  their 
many  cases  the  lack  of  a  home  and 
brothers.  The  reason  for  this has been 
friends to support her, and demonstrates 
variously given that girls had less  nerve 
most effectually her  desire to  be an hon­
than men,  were more  fearful  of  results 
orable,  respectable  member  of  society. 
because women  are  more severely  pun­
In the case of  cash girls,  who enter  the 
ished than  men  for  all  offenses. 
It has 
stores  very  young,  we  do  prefer to  en­
been suggested by young  men that wom­
gage those who have parents for two rea­
en can  afford  not  to steal  because  they 
sons:  One  is  the  extreme  youth  and 
don’t have  to take  the  girls  out  or sup­
lack of experience and fixed principles in 
port  extravagant  wives.  However,  the 
the  girl herself;  the  other  is  that  the 
concensus of opinion among the different 
small  salary paid  to the  cash girl is  in­
superintendents  in  the  shops  is  that 
sufficient  to  support  her  and  provide 
while  the  average  amount  stolen  by 
suitable clothing for her work, unless she 
women  is  smaller  than  that  stolen by 
has a mother to attend to her sewing aud 
men,  more  cases  of  theft  are  found 
a home where her  board can be supplied 
among the  women  than among the men. 
at small cost.
Women  do  not  play  the  races,  they  do I 
“Our method of hiring girls aud women 
not gamble,  they are  not, as  a  rule, in­
is simply this:  If a girl applies for work 
temperate, and. according to the employ- j 
who  has uever  had  any  experience,  we 
ers,  have  less  extravagant  tastes than 
take her name and address and the num­
men.  Consequently their pilfering  is in
ber of the school which she has attended.
Then the matter is put into the  hands o f: smaller sums, less  difficult of  detection
and, in case of  discovery, punishment is 
the regular  department which  looks  up 
mitigated because they are women.  Dis­
references.  The same  man who investi­
charge is certain, but the employer rarely 
gates the standing of the lady who comes 
interferes with a  woman’s obtaining  an­
in her  carriage  and  opens  an  account, 
other situation  by  publishing  her guilt. 
investigates  the  standing,  social  and 
It is  because  the  average  man  shrinks 
moral, of  the girl  who  serves  her  from 
from punishing a  woman, and  also from 
behind the  counter. 
Inquiry is  made at 
fear that the one unreliable girl will affect 
the  school  of  the  teachers;  inquiry  is 
her  associates,  that  this  discharge  is 
made in the house where the girl lives of 
quickly settled  upon  when  suspicion  of 
other families occupying the  same house 
dishonesty is aroused.
or families  liviBg  in  the  neighborhood. 
A  proprietor  of  one  of  the  largest 
The  house  itself  or  the  boarding place 
stores in the city said of the comparative 
may be visited,  and long  experience has 
value  of  men  and  women  in  business 
made  the  reference  man’s  observation 
that  the  average  woman  was  smarter 
keen,  his  judgment  exact.  The  facts 
than  the  average  man, more  conscien­
collected are kept on  record in the store, 
tious,  quite  as  capable,  and  had more 
and to them are added such items as may 
nerve  and  cunning  in  carrying  on  her 
from time to time seem important in case 
small pilferings.  Except  in the  silk de­
of promotion,  or if  the girl  leaves  or  is 
partment and in cloths,  where the train­
discharged and  afterward  applies again 
ing  required  amounts  almost  to  a  pro­
for a place in the store.
fession  and  demands  special  practical 
“If  a  girl  has  had  experience  she 
experience,  women are  equally as capa­
shows her references, if she has them, or 
ble as  men, while  in  the  cloak  depart­
gives the  names of  the  firms  where she 
ment and in  ready-made garments of  all 
has been  employed.  Many of  the  first- 
descriptions  for  women,  at  the  glove 
class  firms  keep  an  exchange  list, and 
counters  and  notion  counters,  in  the 
furnish  all  Information  to  each  other. 
handling of  ribbons  and  laces  and mil­
Each case is investigated and the history 
linery, women have  practically crowded 
traced  as far  back  as  is available,  and 
men  out of  the  business. 
In  many  of 
this  record is  also  put  on  file  and pre­
the stores the same scale of wages is paid 
served.  The  careful  investigation  and 
to women as  to men.  Three  dollars per 
inquiry,  while it may seem unreasonable 
week is the lowest salary paid, and from 
at the  time, is  in reality  the  best safe­
$25 to $50  is  the  maximum  for  regular 
guard to  the  girls  themselves,  insuring 
saleswomen.  One  woman  who does the 
them  against  unworthy  associates,  and 
foreign buying for a large firm has a sal-
protecting them from the suspicion which

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ary of $3,000 a year, and a  few  heads of 
departments in  another  first-class  shop 
receive  even  higher  salaries  than  this. 
Salaries of $3,000  and $4,000  are not un­
common for capable women in  charge of 
dressmaking  departments,  and  in  some 
stores women are  employed  as  cashiers 
-and floor walkers at a generous figure.
No regulation is  generally enforced in 
New York  with  regard  to  the  dress  of 
the girls, though the uniformity of color­
ing  sometimes  noticeable  among  shop 
girls is the result of  an unwritten law in 
every  establishment  as  well  as  of  the 
good taste of the woman themselves.  So 
long as  genteel  black,  simpiy  made,  is 
the business  dress  of  the  superiors,  the 
other  women  will  model their costumes 
on the same  lines.  Obviously  cash girls 
must  wear  the  made-over  garments  of 
older  people,  and  stock  girls  on  small 
pay often  need to  make a  Sunday gown 
do service as a  business dress  during its 
second season, but  the  prosperous sales­
woman  chooses  the  garb  of  black,  and 
always wears it, though it would not  an­
swer to make this dress arbitrary.
“Why  have  the  employers a  right to 
interfere with what we wear or where we 
live?” said a  pretty girl,  with  a  defiant 
toss of her head.  “This isn’t an asylum. 
We are not  charity wards.  The  propri­
etors don’t take care of  us.  We are just 
as  independent  as  they  are.  We  earn 
our  money and  they  earn  theirs.  We 
work and they work, and I don’t see that 
they  have  any  right  to  dictate  to  us 
where  we shall  live  or  what  we  shall 
wear.  You  don’t  refuse  to  employ  a 
teacher because she  boards and  hasn’t a 
home.  You don’t tell  her what  color to 
dress in.  People  seem to  think a  shop 
girl is a sort  of  machine  that everybody 
has a  right  to  experiment  with  and in­
quire into and find out about.  The fash­
ionable  ladies  would  make  dear  little 
pets  of  us,  and  are  offended  when we 
won’t entertain  them  with our personal 
affairs.  The  newspapers  write  sensa­
tional gossip about our trials and wrongs. 
The  philanthropists  get  out  their mag­
nifying  glasses and study us as microbes 
or specimens, and put us all in one class; 
and 1 suppose if  there should be another 
flood, they’d  march a pair of  us into the 
ark along with  the other animals to pre­
serve the  species.  We  are  women  just 
like  other  women,  only  shrewder,  per­
haps, from seeing human nature without 
It  is the  customers, 
its best clothes on. 
not the  employers, that  are  hard on  us. 
Our  hours  are  long,  but 
if  women 
wouldn’t shop until straight 6 o’clock,how 
quickly  the shops  would  close  at 5 and 
give us a  chance to  get home  and  wash 
up for  dinner  instead  of  putting  away 
stock until  6:30.  We  do have  to stand, 
but if  we sat  down  the  office  would be 
flooded with complaints from women who 
thought we were negligent.
"You  see  every  woman  is  tired and 
hurried and cross  when she  is shopping. 
She comes  in  on  a  catch-a-train hustle. 
Probably she hasn’t eaten any  breakfast 
nor any luncheon except a cup of tea and 
an  eclair,  her  head  aches  and  things 
don’t match, and  her change doesn’t  get 
back, and she sputters  and scold*, never 
realizing that  we’ve had  a procession of 
just such  women  fretting  at us  all day. 
If  we  aren’t  awfully  interested  in  her 
particular  sample,  off  she  goes  with  a 
complaint,  and  that may  mean a  fine or 
a discharge  to us.  If  I  was a  man  and 
wanted to see  what  disposition  a  wom­
an had,  before 1 married her I’d go shop­
ping with her  just  a  day.  Some of  the 
men that think their best girls are angels 
ought to see  them when they  are trying 
to match ribbons and things.  They’d be 
surprised to  see how  nasty  they  can be. 
Ladies, too, they call themselves.
“And then  there  are  the  women that 
don’t bay  anything  and don’t  intend to. 
They are the worst. 
I  know one woman 
who  goes  into the  stores  and  tries on 
ready-made  dresses  to get  an  idea how 
to make her things every year.  The girl 
loses a good customer  while she is doing 
this, you know.
“Half  the  women  do  the  same  with 
hats; they keep a girl  trying on hats  for 
an hour,  and  then, without  even thank­
ing her,  rush  off  for fear  they’ll  forget 
the style,  buy  the  materials  in  a cheap 
place, and make ’em up themselves.  But 
even  they  aren’t  so  bad as the  woman 
who jnst comes to ’look around.’  In one

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store on  Sixth avenue  there  is a woman 
who has been in that place every day for 
eighteen  years,  except  during  three 
months when she  was sick.  Now, don’t 
you  see,  if  the  good  folks would  just 
try to reform customers a  bit and let the 
shop  girls  rest,  it  would do  more good 
than legislation and petitions and things? 
You  see,  if  we  aren’t  up  on  etiquette, 
London  style, we  know  good  manners 
from bad, and could teach some swells  a 
little  plain  American  politeness  that 
would be  good for  ’em to  learn, even  if 
we  are smart  enough  to  earn  our  own 
living and have  sense  enough to  open a 
door for ourselves without a man in but­
tons to  do it for  us.  Two  to  one, if we 
changed places  we  would  get  on better 
in  the  carriage  than  they  would wres­
tling  for the  wherewithal  to  pay  board 
bills, or bolding  onto  their  dispositions 
when  some of  the reformers  came in to 
ask ’em how it felt to be a shop girl.”

Will  Retailers  Ever  Agree?

From the Retail Grocers’ Journal.
The  above query,  though  only  com­
posed of  a few words,  means considera­
ble to  the grocery trade  in  general, and 
the longer a merchant  revolves the same 
in his mind the more will he become con­
vinced  that  retailers  ought 
to  agree 
much  better  thau  they  have  done  for 
years past  There was a  time when the 
downfall  of  one  or  the  other merchant 
was regarded by his neighbors as a bless­
ing to them, inasmuch as  they  expected 
to gain  some of the patronage he had en­
joyed.  That envious  feeling does not at 
the present time  exist  so  generally, and 
instead of  pitying the  unfortuuate mer­
chant  after  his  failure,  instances  have 
happeued where one merchant has given 
the  other  substantial  financial  aid,  so 
that  the  dreaded  calamity  might  be 
avoided.
Such  favors,  however,  will  never be 
extended to those  who conduct  their af­
fairs on the “dog-eat-dog”  principle, nor 
should such be done.  This class of mer­
chants are  possessed  of  selfish  natures, 
and imagine that their business can only 
be extended  through  the  misfortunes of 
others.  What a  fallacious  idea for men 
of business to build upon!  Every failure 
brings into the  field  a  healthier, and, at 
times, much  more  dangerous rival,  who 
will stop  at nothing to  gain  trade  from 
his opponents, so that he might not have 
to  close  his  doors  as  others  have done 
before him.  Perhaps this time the form­
erly victorious  storekeeper gives way to 
the  newcomer.  And  so  it  continues 
from one to  another, until  now many of 
the  grocers,  with  capital  invested  and 
working  long hours,  are  barely  able to 
meet current expenses.
This state of  affairs  does  not exist be­
cause  there  are  too  many  grocers  en­
gaged in the  business,  but  is  the result 
of  this constant  desire  on the  part of a 
few to be contrary  and unwilling to join 
with  their  brethren  in  elevating  the 
standard of the grocery  trade, instead of 
bearing it  down  as they  are  invariably 
doing.  There  is  no  difference  between 
men engaged in the grocery business and 
those engaged  in other  trades. 
In men­
tal ability as much is required of the gro­
cer  as is of  other  men  engaged  in  any 
line of commerce, and about the only dif­
ference there  is at  all noticeable is that 
it (requires  more  grocers  to  serve  the 
needs of  a  community  than any  other 
lines of business.  This, however, ought 
not  to bring  about the  intense antagon­
ism that exists among them.
Would it not  be an advantage to many 
storekeepers  if  their  entire  volume  of 
business  was  reduced  by  at  least  one- 
third,  and  that  they  should  receive  a 
profit on the  two-thirds  remaining?  As 
it now is it reminds one of the story where 
a  merchant  informed  a  purchaser that 
the goods  were sold  below  cost, and on 
being asked how he could afford to sell at 
a loss,  he  blandly  answered,  “I  sell so 
much, you know.”  The storekeeper who 
figures  to make  up in  quantity of  sales 
at cost the  profit that  he ought  to make 
will not be in business for any  length of 
time,  but still,  he  will  be  there  long 
enough  to  injure  the  trade.  Retailers 
can agree if they  so choose.  Those who 
claim the contrary are too weak-kneed to 
be  engaged  in  the  business  and  are  a 
detriment  to those  who believe  that the 
laborer is worthy of his hire.

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K ILm iO O  PINT i  OVERALL GO.

SSI  E. M atnaSt., K alam azoo, M ich.

Chicago salesroom with Silverman & Opper, 

Corner Monroe st. and  Fifth ave.

Our specialties:  Pants from <7.50 to tw   per doz. 
warranted  not  to  rip.  Shirts  from  <9 50 to 115 
per doz.  Spring line  now ready,  samples  sent 
on approval.

till,  M K. HIGAN  TR A D ESM A N .

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THE PACK-PEDDLER.

Had Its Day.

Reminiscence of a Business Which  Has 
If it was your fortune to be acquainted 
with the  districts  remote  from  railroads 
twenty years ago you will  remember  the 
pack-peddler.
He came with the birds in spring, while 
the ground was still soft from the  recent 
thaws  and  the  atmosphere  was  suggest­
ive of the sunny side  of  an  iceberg;  and 
he disappeared with the frosts and snows 
of  autumn,  though  now  and  then  one 
remained, like a stray robin,  to  pick  up 
the crumbs that had been left.
Through  the  summer  months  he  was 
often  to  be  met  with  along  the  dusty 
highways.  He was a little man who car­
ried upon his back a pack nearly as large 
as himself.  As he trudged  along,  bend­
ing under his heavy  load  which  bobbed 
up  and  down  with  every  step,  he  re­
minded the  stranger  of  a  human  camel, 
and on many days the little man  himself 
would have agreed that the hot, dry path 
he trod was  much  like  the  sands  of  a 
desert.
“How do, ma’am?  Want  to  buy  any 
things to-day, ma’am?”  was  the  saluta­
tion in broken English to  the  housewife 
who answered the  knock.  But  he  had 
already sidled in without  waiting  for  an 
answer.  With  a  shrug  the  shoulders 
were slipped out of  the  straps  and  the 
load was deposited upon the floor.  Then 
he seated himself,  mopped his face  with 
a red bandana,  and  proceeded  to  undo 
the  pack.
It did not matter to him if he  was  told 
that  “Nothing  is  wanted  to-day.  Can’t 
buy.  No time to look.”  He always  ex­
pected such a greeting  and  was  seldom 
disappointed.  But  he  also  understood 
human nature, and knew that no  woman 
was  so  lacking  in  curiosity  that  she 
would not take  a  look  at  his  stock  in 
trade.  The straps were quickly unbuckled 
and the white cloth covering, brown with 
dust,  thrown  open,  when  the  contents 
were spread out.  Laces, linen  handker­
chiefs, and various articles known to  his 
trade as “Yankee  notions,”  were  piled 
upon the floor until the humble pack was 
transformed into one of those magic bags 
of  the  “Arabian  Nights” 
tales,  that 
would  yield  a  never-failing  supply  of 
good things.
And  his  trouble  was  not  usually  in 
vain.  The temptation to trade is one  to 
which the ordinary mortal readily yields 
“I really do need some needles and pins,” 
was the mental comment of his customer, 
while a few  spools  of  thread  might  as 
well be purchased now,  so  as  to  “help 
the poor man along.”  “Six tschillings,” 
says he, holding  up  a  pretty  silk  hand­
kerchief.  “No?  Very  nice.  Nottings 
more?  Forty-five tcent.  Tankee, ma’am.” 
The  miniature  bazaar  is  speedily  re­
packed, and with a polite “Goot tay,” he 
was off, equally as well  satisfied  with  a 
dime as  with  a  dollar,  and  if  he  sold 
nothing at  all  he  was  grateful  for  the 
few moments of rest
Those  who have  seen  the  roads  in  a 
new country know that they are  neither 
easy nor  pleasant  to  travel afoot.  The 
highways  are  merely  belts  of  land  on 
which every tree that mignt afford a little 
welcome  shade  has been  cut  down and 
destroyed.  The pioneer looks upon trees 
as enemies  to be  exterminated  as  thor­
oughly as possible.  The rows of beauti­
ful maples and elms  that line  the pleas­
ant  drives  of  the  older settled districts 
are an afterthought of  this same old set­
tler,  and  were  set  out  and  cultivated 
after the original forests were destroyed. 
The path,  worn and  cut into  deep  ruts 
by the  passage of  heavy  wagons, winds 
around  among  the  stumps  and  rocks, 
now and  then  crossing a  marsh that be­
comes 
rain. 
Through the hot days of summer the sun 
beats mercilessly down  upon the cleared 
fields, where the surrounding woods keep 
out such  breezes  as  might  refresh  the 
parched  earth.  The  strong  odor  of 
burnt stumps and logs  is a continual re­
minder that the “clearing up” process is 
going  on  in  the  fields  around,  while 
clouds of  smoke frequently fill the air.
Such roads were not inviting to the or­
dinary  traveler,  but 
to  the  itinerant 
tradesman,  with  the  bulky  bundle  on 
his back, they  were doubly  difficult and 
the  little  man
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never complained,  but stoically accepted 
these  disagreeable  features  as  though 
they  were  necessary  to  the  business. 
But  his  cheerful  pace  of  the morning 
gradually  became  slower,  and  he  bent 
under the  load as the  hours wore on,  so 
that a close observer might have told the 
time of day  by the arch of  his  back and 
the number of steps a  minute.
When night came he was sure of a wel­
come under the  nearest roof,  for rare in­
deed was the farmer  who would  not en­
tertain a  stranger from  the outer world. 
Much that has passed for hospitality has 
been prompted by curiosity  and a desire 
for  a  change  in  the  dull  monotony  of 
daily  life, and  these  strangers,  though 
careful of  their  words through the  day, 
would loosen  their tongues at  night and 
become  agreeable visitors  in  the homes 
where new faces  were seldom seen.  He 
had  come  from  Kussia  or  the  eastern 
provinces of Germany, and  stories about 
the  customs  of  those  distant  people 
would excite the interest of his listeners, 
while the  accounts of oppression  would 
arouse  their pity  and  indignation,  and 
make them more  than ever  thankful for 
this “Land of the Free.”
In the morning he would measure off a 
few yards of lace to pay for the hospital­
ity  he  had  received,  as  he  always  in­
sisted  upon  ‘doing,  and  after  a  hearty 
handshake all  around,  in which  he was 
careful  to  include  the  baby,  who had 
climbed out of  the cradle to  see him, he 
would again be on the way.  “Call again 
when you come this way,” says the free­
hearted  hostess. 
“Tankee,  ma’am. 
Good tay.”
In a year or too he would have enough 
money saved  so  that  the  pack  could be 
laid  aside  and  a small  store  opened in 
one of  the  new  towns  that  were  con­
stantly springing  up.  He  always pros­
pered and always remembered the friends 
he  made  when  a  wandering 
trader 
through the country.  Many  of  the suc­
cessful merchants of  the  West  are men 
who  first  obtained  a  knowledge  of 
business by  carrying a  pack, and have a 
store of  reminiscences of  the days when 
they were at the foot of the ladder.
But the  business,  like  many  another, 
had  its  day.  As  the  country  became 
towns  were 
thickly  settled,  and  the 
within easy reach of  all, there was little 
trade  left for  the man  who  carried his 
wares  from  door to door,  and the pack' 
peudler, like Othello,  found  his  occupa­
tion gone.

Does  Flour Improve  with  Age?
From the Milling World.
Flour fresh from the mill is  in its best 
state.  Flour left for weeks or months in 
bins or  barrels  may  take  on  new hues 
new scents and other new attributes,  but 
these  are  not  “improvements.”  They 
are the results of partial  decomposition 
of  absortion  from  surroundings  and of 
changes that  necessarily  carry  the flour 
away  from  the  normal.  Flour  may  be 
“aged” exactly  as cheese  is “aged,” but 
flour that is  “high” from the  absorption 
of moisture,  from  the  decomposition of 
starch,  from the weakening of  its gluten 
and from  the  growth  of  bacteria is cer 
tainly not  “improved.”  Bakers  tell me 
that  flour  is  most  easily  bandied and 
makes  the  best  and  longest  keeping 
bread when  it  is  newest.  1 have  never 
yet  heard  a  first-class  baker  say  that 
flour is “improved” by keeping it until it 
has  changed  perceptibly  in  color  and 
odor.  Buckwheat  flour,  rye  flour  and 
cornmeal are familiar  examples  of  what 
takes place with  “aging,” and in  wheat 
flour  the  deterioration  is  simply  less 
marked.  Much that is called  “improve 
ment” is a  matter of  taste merely in the 
consumer.  One  likes  fresh  butter  and 
new cheese,  while  another  prefers  ran 
cid  butter  and  “high”  cheese.  The 
latter  claims that  “age improves  butter 
and  cheese.”  Just  the  same  way  age 
“improves”  flour,  by  changes  that 
troduce  new  features.  But  is  it  “im 
provement?”

You may be thankful  that you haven 
time to count your blessings and sorrows 
for while one  competitor  is  celebrating 
the former, aud another is grieving  over 
the latter, you are doing the business.
Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons.

A r e  

You
G oing  to  th e  
W o r ld ’s  F a ir?

If so,  you  want  this  Harvard  Leather  Bag.  Leather 
ined, frame leather bound, latest  improved  patent  fastening.
W e  w ill  m a k e   you  a  p r e s e n t  o f  o n e •

Write for particulars.

e S S f e -
If You  Are  Going

to 

inform  yourself  on 

the  subject, so 

To  THE  WORLD’S  FAIR  you should  begin  at 
once 
that you may  use  your  time  there  to  the  best 
advantage.  You  will not  be  able  to  see every­
thing—you  may  see  what  you  are  specially 
interested in if  you  go  there  informed  at  the 
beginning.

If You Are Not Going

To  THE  WORLDS  FAIR  you  should  do  the 
next  best  thing—know  as  much  as  possible 
If  you  can’t  see  it  you can  at least 
about  it. 
read  about  it.

In either event you imperatively need a daily 
paper from the  World’s-Fair  city—you need a 
Chicago  daily,  and

The  Chicago  Record

Will  meet  your  need.-

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T T - f lf i 

T K ^ D J í S J V L A í N

Symbolism  of  the  Cake  of Soap.
I  suppose  there is  no one, the  world 
over,  who  reads  newspapers  and  the 
magazines, who  has not at  some time or 
other smiled  over the  very realistic rep­
resentation  of  that  forever-advertising 
soap firm, in  which a  sprawling  baby is 
reaching  after  a  bit  of  their  vaunted 
soap, and  “won’t be  happy  till  he  gets 
it.”  But how many of  the smiling read­
ers have  stopped to think  that there’s a 
kind of  moral to be  found in  that  baby 
and his  longed-for prize?  I  didn’t,  for 
one, until  I lay  awake  last  night,  with 
an over-active  brain presenting first one 
picture and  then another,  till at  length j 
the wee man  stood out  before me  in the 
darkness, and all of a  sudden it came  to 
me, how we are all, more or less, playing 
the baby,  and stretching eager, grasping 
hands after  some  paltry  cake  of  soap. 
And then  I  thought  a  most  interesting 
query—if only it might truly be answered 
—would  be:  What’s  your special cake? 
Tours,  madam, is  easily guessed. 
It is 
to  mount,  rung  by rung,  the  ladder of 
fashionable society, until  that  elevation 
is reached where your status is  assured, 
your  social  supremacy  unquestioned. 
Your  neighbor’s is  success in  his  busi­
ness or profession; the  acquirement of  a 
fortune,  which  will  place  his  children 
miles ahead of  the  point at  which  their 
parents were content  to start  their race. 
To  the artist  and  literateur  it  is  such 
achievements of brain and eye and  hand 
as  will win  name  and  fame  which may 
perchance  survive  their  creator.  To 
this bright,  breezy  example of  sensible, 
healthy  maidenhood,  the little oval cake 
takes  the  guise  of  college  honors,  and 
afterward a  career more  ennobling than 
a daily studying of chiffons and a restless 
seeking  after  amusement.  Her  older 
sister’s prize looks like a brilliant settle­
ment in life, to  be  secured by  means of 
an eligible  parti in  marriage, or  it  may 
be she  is one of  those  sentimental dam­
sels who look  forward  to  an ardent,  ro­
mantic lover as the  one thing lovely and 
altogether desirable.  Then to the youth 
it appears in the  shape of  distinction in 
the college crew or  foot-ball team,  or  in 
his not always successful transformation 
into  a  sham  Englishman  or  a  foolish, 
empty-headed dude,  whom  it would take 
twice  nine  tailors  to  make  a  man of. 
Well,  in  time,  some  sooner  and  some 
later,  after  much  wriggling  effect  and 
consequent weariness of spirit and body, 
we most of  us reach  and  grasp  our pre­
cious cake, or some phantom which looks 
like  it;  and  then  what?  Milady,  with 
nerves unstrung, and  in a  state of mind 
which makes it  mockery  to ask  deliver­
ance from “envy, malice and  all unchar­
itableness,”  perches  upon  her  narrow 
rung, and looking down upon the jostling 
throng  who are  climbing  up to  dispute 
its  possession,  thinks  how  much  more 
comfortable  and  satisfactory  life might 
have been  had she  been content  to stay 
upon the  solid earth  at the  foot  of  the 
ladder.  Her  male  counterpart,  who 
strove  to grasp  worldly  success and ad­
vancement,  finds  them  not  worth  the 
holding when  youth and  health and the 
power to enjoy are all things of the past. 
The  girl  has  made  what  is  termed  “a 
good marriage,”  and  too often  finds she 
must content  a starved  heart  with vain 
show and wearying frivolity; or she went 
in for  sentiment  and  illusion  and  too 
soon learns that her  ideal was  a figment 
of  her  imagination;  that  her romantic 
lover  never  was  what  her  rose-tinted

glasses  made  him;  and  even  if  he had 
been, the  husband  he  turned  into  is  a 
very  different  and  much  more  prosaic 
object.  The  youth did  distinguish him­
self in his  favorite sports,  but his brain 
is  weakened by  inaction,  or  his  health 
breaks  down  from  overtraining;  while 
the Anglo-maniac and  the dude have be­
come poor  despicable  nondescripts—the 
jest  and  scorn  of  all  sensible  people. 
And  the end  of  it  is  just  this—not the 
infant’s  unrefiected  happiness  when 
“he’s got it,’' but some day, early or late, 
the bowed  shoulders, the  head  dropped 
upon  outflung  arms,  and  the  heartsick 
question:  What has  it all  amounted to? | 
The  fret, worry and  strife  were all for 
naught,  and  my  prize  is really  nothing 
more valuable  or  lasting  than  the soft, 
unsubstantial  white soapsuds,  which in 
a  moment is  but  so many drops of  dirty 
water, to be flung contemptuously away. 
Yet the cake  looked  smooth  and tempt­
ing, and the  suds it  made was  soft  and 
! white and  creamy  to the  touch, and you 
| could blow  beautiful  iridescent  buDbles 
out of it;  and, after all,  tell me, friends, 
is  life  worth  living  unless  there  lies 
somewhere  in  the  foreground  one  of 
those  symbolic  cakes  of  soap  to  be 
grasped  after  and  idealized  and  held 
precious  for a while?

F r a n k  S tow elx.
Co-operative Stores in England.
From the National Grocer.
The  co-operative  system of  distribut­
ing the necessaries of  life has been tried 
in this  country,  but  with  little  success 
up  to  date,  except  in  several  cities  in 
New England,  which  contain  co-opera­
tive  associations  that  are  in  a  fairly 
prosperous  condition.  The  farmers’ 
organizations  have tried  the experiment 
several  times, but  since the first Grange 
store  was  started,  nearly  twenty years 
ago, the record of  co-operative  distribu­
tion among  our  agriculturists  has  been 
almost  uniformly  disappointing  to  the 
sanguine  promoters. 
In  England, how­
ever,  co-operation  has  flourished 
for 
many  years, and the  retailers  and mer­
chants, especially the  grocers,  have suf­
fered very severely in consequence.  Not 
only the  retail but  wholesale  establish­
ments  on  the  co-operative  plan  have 
prospered there, the annual sales of both 
classes  of  stores  aggregating  enormous 
figures. 
It  has  appeared  to  be  only  a 
question of time when  the reports of the 
success  in  England  would  induce  the 
American wage-earners to follow  the ex­
ample of  their English  brethren and es­
tablish co-operative stores in  great num­
bers here; and it is possible that this will 
yet be done, to the  greater or less injury 
of the retail grocery trade, notwithstand­
ing the  co-operative  idea  appears  to be 
losing  its  charm  for  the  masses across 
the Atlantic,  according to  the  latest ad­
vices.  Trade  journals in London report 
a falling off in the business of  the larger 
co-operative institutions in that city, and 
state  that the  managers  are  anxiously 
appealing to the  shareholders for a more 
active and earnest support.  An English 
grocery  trade  journal,  discussing  the 
cause of  the diminished trade of  the co­
operatives,  attributes it  to  the  superior 
abilities and  facilities  of  the  retail gro­
cers rather  than  to the  general business 
depression  which  prevails in that coun­
try. 
It  says:  “We  can  tell the  Chair­
man of the Junior and Army Navy Stores 
what has caused the diminished business 
of  which  he  complains;  it  is  the  more 
systematic and intelligent competition of 
the  ordinary  traders.  The  large stores

Some  merchants  display  such  a  deep 
in  order 
anxiety  to  keep  everything 
that the people don’t  like to  buy  their 
goods  for fear of disturbing  them.
The silence that is  most often  golden 
is that  silence  we should  have used  at 
the time we let  our  tongue  run  away 
with our brains.

Ose Tradesman Coupon Books.

Farming  3 a Failure.  We have tried it in this community for twenty yeara

Farming Is a grand success.  We  have  a  Butter  and  Cheese  Factory that was built flvv 
years  ago  and  has  made our  community  what  it  is  now.  Should  you need  a Butter and 
Cheese Factory in your community correspond with 
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Co-operative Stores in England.
[Below is the completion of the article 
under  the above head, begun on the pre­
ceding page.]
have  now  to  compete  with  concerns 
which do  not  charge the  public any fee 
for  the  privilege  of  admission,  which 
offer them  conveniences  that  the stores 
do not supply, and which sell  high-class 
goods at such prices as defy co-operative 
competition.  They  have  now  more op­
position, and  are  scarcely  equal  to  the 
occasion.  The public, ever quick to recog­
nize where they  can buy  best, naturally 
go to the cheapest market in order to lay 
out their  money, and  they  do  not go  to 
the stores.  We  find  the  same  results 
more or  less  abundantly exemplified  in 
the  provinces.  The  co-operators  are 
falling back and their trade is dwindling. 
Do what they  will, they  cannot keep up 
their returns.  Many  of  them  are quite 
unable to pay their  way, and  are gradu­
ally  extinguished.  The  reason  is  that 
the local traders are too strong for them, 
and sell better  goods all round  at lower 
prices.  It does not, therefore, appear to 
us that the co-operative outlook just now 
is a particularly bright one, or that those 
concerned in  this  movement  have much 
reason to smite the tinkling cymbal vain- 
gloriously, as though  assured of  contin­
uous and overflowing prosperity.”
The word  “stores”  is  applied  to  the 
co-operative  establishments,  to  distin­
guish them from the stores of the regular 
tradesmen, whose  places of  business are 
termed “shops” in England.  After many 
years  of  bitter  experience  the  English 
grocers have, it  appears,  discovered the 
secret  of  successfully  competing  with 
their powerful rivals.  Their efforts have 
been assisted  by the fact  that the co-op­
erative  establishments  have held out to 
subscribers  the  bait  of  large dividends, 
and in order to meet this heavy tax upon 
their  resources,  have  been  forced  to 
charge higher prices  than the  independ­
ent dealer of  large  means  and thorough 
experience.  Their  managers,  too,  have 
lacked  the  spur  of  personal  interest 
which the  independent  trader feels con­
stantly.  They  do  business  with  other 
people’s capital; he has invested his own 
money, and, therefore, has much more at 
stake than the  co-operative  store  mana­
gers have.
In view  of  the  above  explanation  of 
the success of  the  English grocers, in  a 
struggle against  great odds,  there  is no 
reason for American retailers to feel  dis­
couraged because  some  farmers’  organi­
zation  has  established  a  co-operative 
store,  or  because  dry  goodsjdealers are 
adding  a  grocery  department  to  their 
business.  Whatever the form of  compe­
tition  the  grocer  is  suffering  from, 
it 
ought not  to prove  disastrous if  he  has 
the  making  of  a  successful  business 
man and adopts improved  methods.

Has a Bad Look.

The J. E. Wells & Son failure, at Chase, 
has a  decidedly bad  appearance  on  the 
face of it, as recent developments disclose 
some features it  will  bother  the  bank­
rupts \o explain  in  a  plausible  manner. 
During the last six or  eight  months  the 
firm has purchased over $20,000  worth of 
goods, yet the stock now on hand  inven­
tories  only  $5,500,  with  an  appraised 
value of $3,300,  with  $800  in  book  ac­
counts,  worth  about  25  cents  on  the 
dollar.  This places  the  total  assets  at 
$3,500,  with  $19,000  liabilities.  This 
condition naturally suggests three  ques­
tions:

What  did  Wells  &  Son  do  with  so 

many goods?

Where have the assets gone?
How is it possible for them  to  receive 
so many goods, yet have so little  to  pay 
with,  except  through  the  medium  of 
financial crookedness?

A partial  answer to the above  queries 
is found in the connection of  a  brother- 
in-law of the eider Wells,  who  came  to 
Chase a  couple  of  months  ago  without 
any apparent means.  He  subsequently

paid $1,700 dollars  in  cash  for  a  farm, 
which has been  magnificently  equipped 
with horses, cattle, machinery, carriages, 
barbed  wire  and  all  other  equipment 
necessary for the comfort of a  well-to-do 
farmer.  No notes have  been  given  the 
firm for these goods, so far as  the  assets 
show, nor is there  any  account  against 
the brother-in-law on  the  books  of  the 
firm.  He  evidently  “paid  cash”—but 
where did he get the cash?

A short time before Hie failure,  Wells 
& Son bought $300  worth  of  carpets  of 
Voigt,  Herpolsheimer  &  Co.,  alleging 
that they were for a friend  of  the  firm. 
It is now found that the carpets  rest  on 
the  floors  of 
the  Wells  homestead. 
Possibly this  feature  of  the  failure  in­
volves  a  criminal  action  for  obtaining 
goods under false pretenses.

A day or two  before  the  failure,  five 
barrels of granulated sugar  reached  the 
firm.  No granulated sugar was found in 
the store after the failure, but one barrel 
rests serenely iu Wells’ cellar and another 
finds lodgment in the  cellar of  the  con­
venient brother-in-law.  Evidently Wells 
and  his  brother-in-law  anticipated  an 
advance in sugar  and  thought  it  would 
be well to lay in a stock before the  price 
went  any  higher.  The  house  which 
shipped  the  sugar  will  appreciate  the 
situation when it receives its  small  per­
centage on its claim.

In the light of such  developements,  it 
looks decidedly dark  for  Wells  &  Son, 
and it behooves the creditors of the firm, 
both here and elsewhere, to sift the  mat­
ter to the bottom, with a view of making 
an  example  of  the  bankrupts,  if  it  is 
found that they have resorted to  dishon­
esty  to  defraud  their  creditors.  The 
wholesale trade owe this much  to  them­
selves  and 
their  customers,  as  it  is 
manifestly unfair to permit  any  firm  to 
indulge  in  thievish  practices  without 
meeting with a prompt and  effective  re­
buke.  Unless the wholesale  trade  pur­
sues  this  course,  such  events  are  but 
examples for others to follow.

The sale of stock and accounts  was  to 
have occurred on April 27, but was post­
poned two weeks  on  the  representation 
of the attorney  of  Wells  &  Son  that  a 
brother of the senior  partner  had  come 
on from the West to  assist  his  relatives 
in effecting a settlement.  This  turn  in 
the affairs is  probably  due  to  the  fact 
that  the  creditors  are  alleged  to  have 
located some property  belonging  to  the 
firm not included in the  general  assign­
ment, 
In  the  mean  time,  the  junior 
member of the firm has  absented himself 
from  home—presumably  for  his  health.

From Out of Town.

Calls  have  been  received  at  The 
Tradesman office during the  past  week 
from  the  following  gentlemen  in  trade:

Jas. McConnell, Jennings.
Jas. D. Felton, Burnip’s Corners.
H. E. Hogan, South Boardman.
Dodge & Strope, Morley.
John Galster, Boyne Falls.
Anderson  &  Pearson,  Thompsenville.

John  Butler,  the  Sand  Lake  grocer, 
has  presented  Hawkins  &  Company 
i  with  a  jug  bearing  the  name  of  L. H. 
f  Randall.  The  container  Is  a  relic  of 
f  the time  when the  wholesale grocers of 
Grand  Rapids  carried  stocks of  liquors 
s  as  well as  staples  in  the  grocery  line. 
-  Mr.  Hawkins  says  he  remembers  the 
o  identical  jug  presented him by Mr. But- 
t  ler, and  proposes  to  give  it  a  place of 
f  honor in his establishment.

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Drugs & Medicines»

Stale Board of Pkarmacjr.
Oat  Year—James  Vein or. Detroit.
Two  Y ean—Ottmar Kberbach, Ann  Arbor 
Three  Y ean—Oeorge Oundrum, Ionia.
Foot  Years—C. A. Bogbee. Cheboygan*
Five Y ean—B. K. Park ill, Owosso. 
President—Ottmar Kberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, Detroit.,
Treasurer—Qeo. Guiidrum, Ionia.__________

Bfftebisaa State Pharmaceutical  Am’b. 
President—Stanley E. Parkiil, Owotso. 
Vice-Presidents—I.  U.  L.  Dodd,  Buchanan;  F.  W.  R.
Perry, Detroit;  W. H. Hicks. Morley.
Treasurer—Wm. H. Dupont,  Detroit.
Secretary—C. W. Parsons, Detroit.
Executive  Committee— H.  G.  Coleman,  Kalamasoo; 
Jacob Jesson, Muskegon:  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 Pharmaceutical Society. 
President, John D. Muir;  8ec*y, Frank H. Escott.

Formula for Gun Cotton.

Perhaps no other formula given in  the 
U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia  has  proven  so 
unsatisfactory  in  results  in  the  hands 
of the majority of pharmacists as the one 
given for making gun cotton.  What  the 
result would be has always  been  au  un­
certainty with even the most careful  and 
experienced  manipulators.  Sometimes 
the fiber  would  appear  unaffected  after 
long exposure to the action of  the acids. 
Again, it would disappear  entirely,  hav­
ing been dissolved  without  so  much  as 
coloring  the  mixture.  Still  again,  it 
would, under  appareutly  similar  condi­
tions, assume a hard, granular structure, 
being  insoluble,  and  equally  as  disap­
pointing as if  it  bad  disappeared  alto­
gether.  Sometimes success  would crown 
the  careful  effort.  So  uncertain,  how­
ever, have been the  results  that  by  far 
the largest number of  pharmacists  have 
entirely  abandoned  the  practice of  pre­
paring  their  gun  cotton.  This practice 
may be well enough  from  a  commercial 
point of view, but is not up to the present 
standard of intelligent pharmacy.
Having occasion to prepare this article 
frequently  and  in  considerable  quanti­
ties,  we  began  some  two  years  ago  a 
series  of  careful  experiments  with  the 
view of arriving at  something  like  cer­
tainty and uniformity in its manufacture. 
We made, in all, thirty-six  experiments, 
and what we have to offer is the result of 
the most careful observations taken  dur­
ing  these  experiments.  We  have tried 
every formula we could find in priut  and 
followed  up  every  suggestion  and hint 
we  could  find,  as  given  by  those who 
have  experimented  before.  We  have 
used  mixtures  of  sulphuric  acid  and 
uitric  acid, suiphuric  acid  and nitrates, 
acids of different  degrees  of  concentra­
tion  and  iu  different  proportions  were 
tried, etc.,  but  we  soon came to the con­
clusion that the difficulty did not  all  re­
side  in  the  strength  of  the  oxidizing 
agents nor in the relative proportions  in 
which they were exhibited.
The  process  by  sulphuric  acid and a 
nitrate we abandoned as objectionable in 
every way. 
It is very offensive, tedious, 
inelegant and too expensive for practical 
use.  We  also  soon  found that onr acid 
mixture might be of  correct  proportions 
and of proper strength, and  still  failure 
result from other causes.  Not only must 
the acid mixture be of sufficient strength 
and correct proportions, but the tempera­
ture must be just right;  the cotton  must 
be free from grease and perfectly dry;  it 
must be introduced into  the  acids  in  a 
proper manner;  taken  out  at  the  right 
time, washed and dried as it should be, if 
success is to be assured  every  time.  To 
neglect any of  these points  is  to  invite 
failure;  to observe them ail  is  to  insure 
success.
Before beginning  this  paper  we  pre­
pared eleven samples by the instructions 
given below;  all were readily  soluble  in 
the D. S. P.  mixture of alcohol and ether 
and  each  one  yielded a brilliant limpid 
collodion of very  superior  quality.  We 
found by repeated tests that  five  ounces 
prepared  by  this process would make as 
much collodion as eight onnees  prepared 
according to the instructions given in the 
Ph armacopceia.
We used a mixture consisting of twelve 
parts of concentrated sulphuric acid;  six 
parts of concentrated nitric acid, and one 
part  of  absorbent  cotton.  In  working 
with  these  proportions  observe  closely 
the  following  directions:  Poor  the  sul­

the 

phuric acid  into  an  open  stone  jar  in 
which the nitric acid has previously been 
placed.  When 
temperature  has 
fallen  to  about  35 degrees C., place the 
jar in  a  larger  vessel  and  surround  it 
with broken ice.  Allow the temperature 
to  fall  to  15  degrees C.  Then take the 
cotton, a small portion  at  a  time,  and, 
having carefully loosened  up  any  com­
pact masses, lay  it  carefully on the sur­
face of the acid and  with  a  clean  glass 
rod press it below the surface.  Keep the 
thermometer in the  acid  and  watch  the 
temperature closely.  Continue the addi­
tions of cotton until all is under the acid. 
If  at  any  time  the  temperature  rises 
above 16.5 or 17 degrees C. stop the addi­
tions  of  cotton  till 
the  thermometer 
registers  15  degrees  again.  Allow  the 
jar to remain in the ice without cover for 
about five hours.  Now drain off as much 
of the acid as possible, using a glass  rod 
to press it out.  When, as  near  as  pos­
sible, all the acid has been removed, pro­
tect the  hands  with  rubber  gloves  and 
take up the cotton in small portions  and 
wash it quickly in a large vessel  of  cold 
water.  As  soon  as  the  cotton  reaches 
the  water, move  it  about  quickly  and 
pull it apart to prevent too great  an  ele­
vation of  temperature.  Wash in several 
portions of cold water.  Wring  out  well 
and spread on clean boards  or  paper  to 
dry.
Do not rinse in  hot  water  or  dry  by 
artificial  heat.  You will greatly  injure, 
if not completely  spoil, your  product  if 
you  do.  We  have spoiled several fairly 
good  samples  by  placing  in  hot water. 
As soon as dry, the  cotton  is  ready  for 
use, and  if  the  above  directions  have 
been  observed  faithfully  it  will  be all 
that can be desired.  If any portion is to 
be kept for future use place it in an open 
jar  and  cover  with  distilled  water. 
Cover the jar loosely.  Do  not  keep in a 
tightly  closed  container; 
it  will  make 
trouble.
The U. S. Pharmacopoeia is very faulty 
in the matter of temperature.  We proved 
to  our perfect satisfaction that anything 
above 17 degrees  C.  will  always  be  in­
jurious  and  often  disastrous.  The pro­
portion of nitric acid  prescribed  in  the 
Pharmacopoeia  is  much  too  large  for 
good results.  If the temperature be kept 
down  as  indicated  above, the same acid 
mixture  may  be  used  repeatedly.  We 
have used it successfully four times.
For nearly a year we have  been  work­
ing by the above process, sometimes pre­
paring  five  pounds  at  a time, and have 
always  had  perfect  success.  By  using 
the  acids  several  times over, the cost is 
materially reduced.  The offensive fumes 
that are given off  when a nitrate  is used 
are  avoided.  A cotton with strong fiber 
is  secured  and  a  brilliant  collodion of 
superior quality obtained.

J. G.  F l i n t ,  Ph. C.

Written (or The Tbadkshan.

Business Healthier in the Country.
Recent interviews  with traveling men 
would  seem to  indicate  that  the  retail 
business pulse beats  more  calmly in the 
villages and small country towns than in 
the city of Grand  Rapids.  This denotes 
a healthier  condition  of  things  among 
the country  retailers  than is  observable 
among onr city  dealers.  It is the quiet, 
conservative  old 
towns  and  villages, 
where  the people  do  not  try  to sport a 
boomlet,  or try  to put  on  metropolitan 
airs,  which  are  said  to  be  the  most 
healthy.  It is  in these  staid, unassum­
ing  rural  trade  centers  that the  fewest 
complaints  are  heard  and  where  there 
are  the strongest  evidences  of  satisfac­
tion.

| 

It is  not difficult to  find the  cause for 
this state of affairs.  To  simply say that 
competition,  being  stronger  and  much 
more  bitter in  the  cities  and  so-called 
booming small  towns,  is  the cause does 
not fully express it.  Why is Grand Rap­
ids so  overstocked with  retail  stores of 
all kinds?  Where  does this great  army 
of  small  retailers  come  from?  They j 
j come  from the  farms,  the  villages and ]

the  small  country  towns  of  this  and 
other states, and a very  large sprinkling 
of  them  come  from  foreign  countries. 
They come  to Grand  Rapids  from every 
point of  the  compass.  They  come here 
to grow up with the city.  Grand Rapids 
pie is good  and  big and  growing all the 
time,  but it doesn’t grow fast  enough to 
give  every  fellow  who  comes  here  a 
chance to stick his finger in it.  This sur­
plus  supply  of  retailers  outgrew  their 
country surroundings and  became enam­
ored with the  glitter  of  the  city.  The 
village became too  slow going for them. 
They  thought  that  Grand  Rapids  was 
growing at a lively rate, and all that was 
necessary to  suddenly expand their own 
importance was  to become a part of  the 
city and  expand with it.  The only “ex­
pansion,” I  might  say, 
that  has  taken 
place in  a majority of these cases is that 
of  experience.

There  are  a  few  retailers,  however, 
who have not yet hung out their signs in 
the  city  of  Grand  Rapids.  These  few 
are to be  found in  the  smaller  country 
towns.  They are  patiebt,  persevering, 
contented  and  reconciled  to  existing 
conditions.  Their  mental  equilibrium 
has never  been disturbed  by  the insane 
desire to run  before they learn  to creep. 
They are wise enough to let well enough 
alone and remain where they are.

In  this  delineation  will  be  found,  I 
think,  the true  cause  for the  greater in­
clination to  grumble  observable  on  the 
part of  our city  retailers.  They  growl 
not  so  much  because  every  inch  of 
ground is hotly contested by numerous— 
quite frequently  unprincipled—competi­
tors, as  simply  because  it  is  their  na­
tures to  “kick.”  The  city  retail  trade 
(I refer to a  majority in  numbers)  is  as 
shifting as  the sands  of  the sea.  Com­
ing into the city for reasons above given, 
they  soon  learn  that  mercantile  suc­
cess is a plant of slow  growth even in  a 
rapidly  growing  city.  This  is  a great 
disappointment,  and it makes  them sen­
sitive  and  irritable.  They  “kick”  at 
everything in sight until, after spasmodic 
spurts in  different lines  and in as many 
different  locatities,  they  “kick”  them­
selves entirely out  of business.

The  condition  of  the  retail  trade in 
any rapidly  developing city  or booming 
town must, of necessity, be an unhealthy 
one.  Such  a  city  or  town  always  at­
tracts a surplus of  this generally incom­
petent  floating  element,  made  up  of 
fickle  and  disgruntled  country  dealers 
and  worn-out  one-horse  farmers.  This 
element is always on the qul vive.  They 
are never  satisfied with  their  surround­
ings,  and,  at the  first  intimation  of  a 
boom  somewhere  else,  either  real  or 
prospective, they  are ready  to  pack up 
and migrate.  Yes, the  retail  trade will 
be found healthier, more stable  and less 
tumultuous 
in  the  quiet,  unassuming 
trade  centers  in  the  country  than  in 
Grand  Rapids,  so  long  as  we  maintain 
our “go ahead” reputation.

K. A. Owen.

There  is  something  wrong  when you 
feel  spiteful  whenever  you  see another 
woman wearing a better bonnet than yon 
can afford.
There  are  plenty  of  places  where  a 
preacher’s  testimony  will  do  the Lord 
more good than in a  patent  medicine ad­
vertisement.
There  are  thousands  of  people  who 
would die before they would steal chick­
ens,  who are downright  robbers in other 
ways that are not so risky.

Use  Tradesman  Coupon  Books.

Calculating Discounts.
to 

We  have  a  good  story 

From  Business.
tell  at 
the expense of  people who use discounts 
and also at the  expense  of  people  who 
buy goods at a discount from  list.  At a 
certain time certain  goods  were  sold  at 
25 per  cent,  discount,  and an  iron-clad 
agreement  was  entered  into  by  the 
manufacturers and  principal  jobbers to 
the effect that no  goods  should  be  sold 
at better rates than 25 per cent, discount. 
In a certain town in the territory covered 
by this agreement 
there  was  a  young, 
ambitious and enterprising  dealer,  who, 
prior to this cast-iron rule,  had done an 
excellent business  in  the  goods  named. 
The publication of these  rates, however, 
was likely to have  the effect  of  catting 
off  his trade,  and he was  under the  ne­
cessity, therefore, of devising some  plan 
by which it  could  be  continued.  There 
was also  the  necessity  of  his  keeping 
within the contract,  or else  his supplies 
would be cut  off  by  the  mannfactnrer. 
This is what he did:  He  issued a circu­
lar to the small trade  he had been in the 
habit of  supplying  to  the  effect  that 
whenever $100 was remitted  with an or­
der he would send  goods  to the  amount 
of $133.33.  The  effect was  magical.  His 
orders  came  in  in  even  hundreds  and 
multiples thereof,  and  wagon-load after 
wagon-load,  and  finally  car-load  after 
car-load  of 
goods  were  unloaded 
at his warehouse only to be reshipped to 
points all over the  country,  and some of 
them into  territory  that  geographically 
speaking did not belong to him.
Such a trade  as this  could not  fail to 
attract attention.  Finally it came to the 
notice of the manufacturers and the  job­
bers  who  had  entered  into  this  agree­
ment.  A  committee  was  appointed  to 
wait upon the dealer.  He received them 
with ever possible courtesy and inquired 
their errand.  “You  are  violating  the 
agreement on these goods, and such prac­
tices must be  stopped.”  “Indeed,” said 
the young dealer,  “I am  not  aware that 
I have violated any  agreement.”  “Well, 
you have;  there is  the  agreement.  You 
are selling under the price that has been 
fixed, and this must be stopped.”  “I am 
not aware that 1 have been selling under 
the price that  has been  fixed,” was  the 
reply.  “Well,”  said  the  spokesman  of 
the committee,  “the price is 25 per cent, 
off list, and yon are selling 33% per cent, 
off list.”  “I  am not,”  replied the young 
dealer,  much  to  the  confusion  of  the 
committee and greatly  to  his  own  de­
light.  “I  think,”  he  continued,  “that 
if you  will  make  a  simple  calculation, 
and one that will not occupy  many min­
utes of yonr time, you will find that 33% 
on list is not  very different  from 25  per 
cent, off list.  1 am not  selling  goods at 
33% off  list,  but  am  charging  net  for 
goods, with 33%  added to  the  list.  Do 
I make  myself understood?”  The  com­
mittee 
that  he 
did, and declared the joke was  on them. 
They did  not further  attempt to  molest 
his trade, and it only ceased  when  buy­
ers  had it  forced  upon  them  that  they 
made no more money on goods bought in 
this  way  than  upon  goods  received  in 
the regular way at 25 per cent, off  list.

reluctantly  admitted 

Went  a  Little  Too  Far.

The Wholesale Grocers’ Association of 
Nashville, Tenn., has  been  declared,  by 
the State  Supreme  Coart,  an  unlawful 
combination.  The rules of  the  Associa­
tion required its members to refrain from 
buying  goods  from  jobbing  houses  or 
others that  sold  to  retailers.  A  local 
retail grocer felt aggrieved, and sued the 
Association,  claiming  heavy  damages. 
The  court  held  that  the  Wholesalers’ 
Association  attempted  to  restrain  open 
competition  and  declared  the organiza­
tion au  unlawful one.  The  plaintiff  in 
the case was given judgment for whatever 
amount  of  damages  he  could  show he 
had sustained.

Empress  Josephine Face Bleach

Is the only reliable cure for 

freckles and pimples.

HAZKLTINE St PERKINS  DRUG  CO., 

Gr a n d R a p id s,  Mich.,

Jobbers for Western Michigan.

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Spts. Ether C o............  50©  55
“  Myrcla  Dom.......  ©2 25
“  Myrcla Imp........   ©3 00
*•  Vlnl  Rect.  bbl.
....7 .........................2 2102 31
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal.......1 4001  45
Sulphur, Subl............. 2M@ 3M
Tamarinds..................  
8©  10
Terebenth Venice.......  28©  30
Theobromae...............45  ®   48
Vanilla.......................9 00@16 00
Zlnd  Sulph................. 
7®  8

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

OILS.

Bbl.  Gal
Whale, winter............  70 
70
Lard,  extra................1  10  1  15
Lard, No.  1.................   65 
70
Linseed, pure raw....  51 
64

“ 

faints. 

Undseed,  boUed  ....  54 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained .....'..........  80 
Spirits Turpentine....  36 

15
57
85
40
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian............... 1M  208
Ochre, yellow  Mars__ 1M  204
“ 
Ber.........1M  2©8
Putty,  commercial 
2M  2M©3
“  strictly  pure.......2M  2r ©8
Vermilion Prune Amer­
13016
ican ............................. 
Vermilion,  English.... 
66@70
Green,  Peninsular.......  70075
Lead,  red......................6M07
“  w hite................. 6M®7
Whiting, white Span...  ©70
.. 
Whiting,  Gliders’ .
©90
White, Paris  American 
1  0
Whiting,  Paris  Bng.
Cliff............................. 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20©1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints....................... 1  0001  20

VARNISHES.

No. lTurp  Coach....1  1001  20
Extra Turp..................16001  70
Coach Body................2 7508 00
No. 1 Turp  Furn........1  0001  10
Butra Turk Damar__1 56©1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp...........................  
70075

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils & Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

Sole Agents for the Celebrated

SWISS  VILLI PREPARED  PRIKTS.
lie   of  Staile  Druggists’  Sundries.

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatherlu’s  Michigan  Catarri  Remedy.

W e H ave in  Stock and Offer a F u ll Line o f

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

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

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

HAZELT1E  & F E D  DIG CO,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

4

> L Phosphorlum dll.......

*  ■  ^

M

•\ A*

• A

ŸÎ*

Advanced—Balaam  Peru. 

8©  10
Aceticum...................
Benz oleum  German. .  65©  75
20
....................
Boradc 
27©  38
Carbolicum .  ............
50©  52
Citricum....................
3©  5
Hydrochior...............
.  10©  12
Nltrocum 
.................
Oxallcum................... .  10©  12
20
Salicÿlicum............... .1  3001  70
Sulph urlcum.......... .. .  1M®  6
Tannlcum................... .1  4001  60
30®  33
Tartarlcum.................
AMMONIA.
.  3M@  6
Aqua, 16  deg..............
.  5M@  7
20  deg..............
Carbonas  ................... .  12©  14
.  12©  14
Chloridum.................
ANILINE.

Black............................2 0002 25
Brown.............................  8001 00
Red..................................  450 50
Yellow.........................2  5003 00

" 

BACCAB.

Cubeae (po  40)...........  
40© 45
8© 10
Junlperua....................... 
Xanthoxylum................  25© 30

BALSAXUX.

Copaiba..........................  45© 50
Peru............................. •*  ©1  95
Terabln, Canada.......  60©  65
Tolutan..........................  35© 50

COBTBX.

Abies,  Canadian...................  18
Caaslae  ..................................  11
Cinchona F la v a ...................  18
Bnonymua  atropurp............  30
Myrlca  Cerifera, po..............  20
Prunua Ylrglnl......................  12
QnUlaia,  grd..........................  *®
Sassafras  ............. 
“
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)......... 
lo

 

 

EXTBAOTUN 
| ©   *
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra.;; 
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11©  12
is ..................   13© 14
vis...............  14©  16
2 s .................  16© 17
TEBBU

» 
«• 
» 

Carbonate Preclp........ 
®  15
0350
Citrate and Quinla.... 
®
Citrale  Solu b le........ 
©   60
FerrocyanldumSol.... 
Solut  Chloride...........   ®   16
Sulphate,  com’l ................* 9
©

pure...

>i 

FLORA.

Anthemls  .......................  30© 35
Matricaria 
..........   40@ 50

FOLIA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin-

18®  80
g g   ®

“ 
11 

*« 
ii 
i* 

Salvia  offlclnallB,  M»
UraUrsl 

and  * 8 ........................  15® f
8® 10

.......................  
eUVKL
Acacia, 1st  picked—

Socotrl. (po.  60). 

2d 
jd 
sifted sorte... 
po 

....  @  45
....  @  30
©  25
 
.  60©  80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50©  60
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ©   12
0   50
Catechu, la, (V(b, 14
..............................  © L
Ammonlae.....................  55© 60
Assafostlda, (po. 35).. 
30©  g
Bensolnum....................   50© 55
Camphors......................   55© 58
Buphorbium  po  ..........   85©  10
Gafbanum..................... 
ÎP2 80
Gamboge,  p o ..........  70©  7b
Gualacum, (po  30)  ...  @  »5

Bar.*.!?::::::: 

§’ §

Shellac  .................... 
  « ©  «
bleached....... 
33©  35
Tragacanth...................  4001 00

“ 
hbbba—In ounce packages.

 

Absinthium...........................   j®
Bupatorium...........................   »0
Lobelia....................................  25
Majorant................................  28
Mentha  Piperita...................  23
“  V it...........................   ®
Hue..........................................
Tanacetum, V ........................
Thymus,  V .............................  <®

HAONESIA.

Calcined, Pat...............  55©  60
Carbonate,  Pat............  20©  22
Carbonate, K. A  M—   20©  25
Carbonate, Jennings..  35©  36

OLEUH.

Absinthium..................3 5004 00
Amygdalae, Dulc........   45©  75
Amyaalae, Amarae— 8 00@8 25
A nlsl.............................. 1 70©1 80
Aurantl  Cortex............2 30©2 40
Bergamll  .....................3  2503 50
Cajlputl...................... 
60©  «
Caryophyill.................  85©  90
Chenopodll.................  ®1  60
Clnnamonli.................  9001  00
Cltronella....................   ©  45
Coni am  Mao...............   86©  65
Copaiba  ......................  80©  90

3 60

Declined—Alcohol, canary  aeed, turpentine.
Cubebae...........................  © 
Bxechthltos...............   2 50©2 75
Brlgeron......................2  25©2  50
Gaultheria...................2  00@2  10
Geranium,  ounce.......  ©   75
Gosslpll,  Sem. gal.......  70©  75
Hedeoma  .....................2  10®2  20
Junlperi..........................  50®2 00
Lavendula....................   9002 00
Limonls....................... 2  40©2 60
Mentha Piper...............2  7503 50
Mentha Verld............. 2  20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal............. 1  00©1  10
Mvrcla, ounce..............  ©   50
O live..............................   90@2 75
Plcls Liquida, (gal.,35)  10©  12
R lclnl.........................   1  22®1  28
Rosmarinl................... 
Rosae,  ounce...............6  5008 50
Succlnl..........................   40© 45
Sabina...........................   90@1 00
3 50@7 00
Santal  ......... 
Sassafras........................  50© 55
Slnapls, ess, ounce.... 
©  65
Tlglfi.............................  ©   90
Thyme.........................   40©  50
op t...................  ©   60
Theobromas.................  15©  20

75©1 00

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TINCTURES.

 

Aconltum Napellls R..........  60
F ..........   50
Aloes.......................................  60
and myrrh..................   60
Arnica...................................   50
Asafcetlda..............................  
0
Atrope Belladonna...............  60
Benzoin..................................  60
Co.............................  50
Sanguinaria...........................  50
Barosma................................  50
Cantharides...........................  75
Capsicum...............................  50
Ca damon.................* .........  75
Co...........................   75
Castor......................................1 00
Catechu..................................   50
Cinchona..............................   50
Co...........................   60
Columba................................  50
Conlum..................................  50
Cubeba...................................   50
D igitalis...................... 
  50
Brgot.......................................  50
Gentian..................................  50
Co..............................   60
Gualca....................................  50
ammon......................  60
Zingiber................................   50
Hyoscyamus..........................  50
Iodine.....................................   75
Colorless....................   75
Ferri  Chloridum...................  35
K ino.................... 
50
Lobelia...................................   50
Myrrh.....................................   50
Nux  Vomica.........................   50
O pii........................... 
85
“  Camphorated.................  50
Deodor...........................2 00
Aurantl Cortex......................  50
Quassia..................................  so
Rhatany................................  so
Rhel.........................................  50
Cassia  Acutlfol.....................  50
Co...............   50
Serpentaria...........................   50
Stramonium...........................   60
Tolutan..................................  60
Valerian................................   50
VeratrumVeride...................  50

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS.

“ 

“ 

“ 

‘ 
“ 

Æther, Spts  Nit, 8 F ..  28© 
“  4 F ..  32©
Alumen......................... 2M@  3

ori
32©  34

®©5©

ground, 

squlbbs.. 

(po.
7)................................ 
3©  4
Annatto........................  55©  60
Antimoni, po............... 
4©  5
et Potass T.  55©  60
Antipyrin....................   ©1 40
Antlrebrin....................  ©   25
Argenti  Nltras, ounce  ©  60
Arsenicum..................  
5©  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__  
38©  40
Bismuth  S.  N ..............2 20©2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
12;  Ms,  14)............... 
©  11
Cantharides  Russian,
p o ..............................
@1  00 
Capslcl  Fructus, af...
©  26 
©  28 ©  20 
‘PO.
Caryophyllus, (po.  18)
14©  15 
Carmine,  No. 40..........  
....
@3 75
Cera  Alba, 8. A F .......  50©  55
Cera Flava..................   88©  40
Coccus.........................  ©  40
Cassia Fructus............ 
©  25
Centrarla......................  ®   10
Cetaceum....................   ©   40
Chloroform.................   60®  68
©1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst........ 1 3501  60
Chondrns....................  20©  25
Clnchonidlne, P.  A W  15©  20
German 8  ©  12 
Corks,  list,
dls.  per
cent  .............
Creasotum___
Creta, (bbl. 75). 
“  prep.......
“  Rubra.........

9©  11 
®
Crocus.........................   75©
Cudbear........................  ®  24
Capri Sulph.................  5 ©
Dextrine......................  10©  12
Bther Sulph.................  70©  75
Bmery,  all  numbers..  ©
po....................   ©
Brgota, (po.)  75..........   70©
Flake  White...............   12©  15
Galla.............................  ©  23
Gambler........................  7  ©  8
Gelatin,  Cooper..........   ©   70
French............  40©  60
Glassware  flint, by box 70 A 10, 
Lessthan box  66 M
Glue,  Brown...............  
9©  15
“  White.................  13©  25
Glycerins.................... 14M©  90
Grana Paradlsl............  ©   22
Humulus......................  25©  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  ©   85 
“  Cor .... 
©   80
Ox Rubrum  ©   90
Ammonlatl..  ©100 
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum..............  ©   64
IchthyoboUa, Am ..  ..1  25©1 50
Indigo...........................  7501 00
Iodine, Resubl............3 80@3 90
Iodoform......................  @4 70
Lupulln  ......................  @2 25
Lycopodium...............   60©  66
Made 
Uquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod...................  ®  27
Uquor Potass Arslnltls  10©  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Mannla,  S. F .............. 

1M)...............................2H©  4

.........................   70©

60©  68

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

FOTASSTUX.

BICarb.........................   15©  18
Bichromate.................  13©  14
Bromide...................... 
36©  40
Carb...............................  12©  15
Chlorate  (po  23025)..  24©  26
Cyanide........................  50©  55
Iodide...........................2  9003  00
Potassa, Bltart,  pure..  27©  30 
Potassa, Bltart, com...  @ 1 5
Potass Kltras, opt....... 
8©  10
Potass Nitras...............  
7©  9
Prusslate..................... '  28©  30
Sulphate  po.................   15©  18

BAD IX.

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 3002 40
Iris  plox (po. 35038)..  35©  40
Jalapa,  pr....................   40©  45
Maranta,  Ms...............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........   15©  18
Rhel.............................   7501 00
cut........................  ©1  75
pv.........................   7501  35
Splgella........................  35®  38
Sangulnaria, (po  25)..  ©   20
Serpentaria...................  30©  32
Senega.........................   65®  70
Slmllax, Officinalis,  H  ©   40 
M 
©  25
Scillae, (po. 86)............  10©  12
Symplocarpus,  Foetl-
dus,  po......................  ©  35
Valeriana, Bng. (po.30)  ®   25
German...  15©  20
Ingiber a................... 
18©  20
Zingiber  j ................. 
18©  20

u 

“ 

©  15
. 
Anlsum,  (po.  20).. 
Aplum  (graveleons)..  15©  18
Aplum  (graveleons).
Bird, is ............................ 
4©  6
Carol, (po. 18)................  
8© 12
Cardamon.................... 1 0001  25
Corlandrum...................  10® 12
Cannabis Satira..........  3M©4
Cydonlum......................   75©l 00
Cnenopodlum  ..............  10© 12
Dlpterfx Odorate..2 2502 50
Foenlculum.................  ©   15
Foenugreek,  po..........  
6®
U n i.." ...........................4  ©4M
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 8 * )...  4  ©  4M
Lobelia...........................   86® 40
Fharlarls Canarian—   5  ® 5M
Rapa...............................  
6©
Slnapls  Albo..............11  ©18

•r   Nigra............  11©  12

 

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BFIBITU8.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R.......1  75@2 00
JunlperlB  Co. O. T .... 1  6502 00
Saacharum  N.  B ........ 1  7502 00
Spt.  Vini  GalU............1  75@6 50
Vini Oporto................. 1 2502 00
Vini  Alba.....................1  25©2 00

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................2 5002 75
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
2 00
carriage  ............... .. 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage..........  
110
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage....................  
85
Grass sheeps’wool car­
riage  .........................  
j»
75
Hard for  slate  use —  
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
1  40
u se .............................

8YBUPS.

A ccad a..................................  6b
Zingiber  ................................  60
Ipecac.....................................   60
Ferri  Iod................................  50
Aurantl  Cortes......................  50
60
Rhel  Aram................. 
Slmllax  OfflclnallB...............   60
CO.........  60
Senega....................................  60
ScHlae.....................................   60
“  CO................................  60
Tolutan..................................  60
Pranas  rlrg...........................  60

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1 25@1 50

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T H E   M IC H IG A N   TR A D ESM A N

G RO CERY   PR IC E   CU RREN T.

The prices quoted in this list are for the  trade only,  in such 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.

Gold  Medal.................  ©12ft
Skim.............................  9  ©11
Brick................................ 
11
1  00
Bdam  ..........................  
Leiden.........................  
23
Llmburger  ................. 
©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 
............8  50
Half pint, per  doz...............1  35
Pint, 25 bottles......................4 50
Quart, per  d o z .................... 3 75
5 gross boxes...................40@45
351b . bags........................  @3
Less quantity.................  ©344
Ponnd  packages............ 6S£@7

CLOTHES  PINS.
COCOA  SHELLS.

COFFEE.

Green.
Rio.

Santos.

Fair.........................................17
Good.......................................18
Prime.....................................20
Golden................................... 20
Peaberry............................... 22
Fair........................................18
Good...................................... 20
Prime.....................................21
Peaberry  ...............................22
Mexican and Guatemala.
Fair........................................21
Good.......................................22
Fancy.....................................24
Prime.....................................23
M illed...................................24

Maracaibo.

Java.

Interior................................. 25
Private Growth....................27
Mandehling.........................28
Imitation.............................. 25
Arabian................................. 28

Mocha.

Roasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 44c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per cent,  for shrink­
age.
M cLaughUnV^sSxkx..  21.80
Bnnola................................
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__

Extract.

Valley City 44 gross............ 
75
...........1  15
Felix 
Hommel’s, foil, gross.........1  50
“ 
.........2 50

“ 

“ 

On 
CHICORV.

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

5

CLOTHES  LINES.

Cotton,  40 ft..........per do*.  1  25
140
1  60
1  75
1  90
90
100

50 ft...........  
60 f t ...........  
70ft...........  
80ft...........  
60 ft........... 
72 i f .......... 

“ 
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“ 
“ 
Jute 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
11 
“ 

CONDENSED  MILK.

4 doz. In case.

Eagle....................................   7 40
Crown................. ................. 6 25
Gennlne Swiss.................... 7 70
American Swiss...................6 70

COUPON  BOOKS.

“ 
n 
“ 
“ 
“ 

< 1, per hundred............... 83 00
8 2, 
.................3  50
8 8, 
..................4  00
.................5  00
8 5, 
..................6  00
810, 
820. 
.................7  00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 or over................5 per cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS. 
[Can  be  made to repres^t any 
denomination  from 810  down. |
20 books...  .................... 8 1  00
2 00
50 
100 
3 00
250 
6  25
500 
10 00
17  50
1000 

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

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“
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CREDIT  CHECKS.

500, any one denom’n .......83 00
1000,  “ 
.......5 00
2000,  “ 
........ 8 00
Steel  punch.........................  
75

“ 
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“ 
“ 

CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX.......................6
Seymour XXX, cartoon.......644
Family  XXX.......................   8
Family XXX,  cartoon........ 644
Salted XXX...........................6
Salted XXX,  cartoon.........644
Kenosha..................................744
Boston.....................................8
Butter  biscuit......................  644

Soda.

Soda, XXX...........................  6
Soda, City..............................744
Soda,  Duchess........................844
Crystal Wafer.......................10
Long  Island W afers..........11
S. Oyster XX X......................  6
City Oyster, XXX.................. 6
Farina  Oyster......................  6

Oyster.

CREAM  TARTAR.
30
Strictly  pure......................
39
. 
Tellers  Absolute..............
Grocers’.............................. 15©25
D RIED  FRUITS.

Domestic.

Apples.

“ 

“ 

Pears.

Snndried. sliced In  bbls.
744
quartered  “
744
Evaporated, 60 lb. boxeB  ©11 
Apricots.
California In  bags..
1644
Evaporated In boxes. 
.. 
17
Blackberries.
8  ©9
In  boxes.......................
, 
Nectarines.
15
70 lb. bags......................... 
251b. boxes....................... 
1534
Peaches.
Peeled, In  boxes__
16
___
Cal. evap.  “ 
14
“ 
In bags...
1344
California in bags.......
Pitted  Cherries.
Barrels............................
50 lb. boxes....................
.....................
25 “ 
Prunelles.
301b.  boxes....................
Raspberries.
In barrels........................ 
501b. boxes...................... 
251b.  “ 

22
23
24
Loose  Muscatels In Boxes.

 
Raisins.

2 crown................................1  50
3 
................................  1  65
2  crown....................................544
3 
....................................644

“ 
Loose Muscatels In Bags.
“ 

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No. 1,6................................  165
No. 2, 6................................  I »
No. 1,644.............................  I ®
No. 2,644............................   1  ®

XX  wood, white.

Manilla, white.

Coin.

Mill  No. 4...........................  1  00
FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

Farina.
Hominy.

100 lb. kegs..................... 
3S4
Barrels..................................* 99
Grits..................................... 3 50
Dried............................... 
444

Lima  Beans.

Maccaronl and Vermicelli. 

Domestic, 12 lb. box.... 
56
Imported......................1044©t- A

Oatmeal.

Peas.

Pearl Barley.

Kegs.....................................   244

Green,  bu...........................  2 00
Split  per lb ................... 244@3
Rolled  Oats.
Barrels  180...................  @4  50
Half  bbls90...............  
©2 38
German................................  444
Bast India.............................  5
Cracked................................  

Wheat.

Sago.

5

FISH—Salt.
Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth..............................   1 40
Pollock............................. 
344
544
Whole, Grand  Bank....... 
Boneless,  bricks..............  ©8
Boneless,  strips...............  
7
Smoked........................ 1044@U

Halibut.

Herring.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Holland, white hoops keg 

75
bbl  11  60
9 00
“ 
Norwegian..........................  12 00
Ronnd, 44 bbl 100 lbs........   2 85
44  “  40  “  .........  1  45
Scaled.................................. 
18

“ 

Mackerel.

No. 1,  100 lbs.........................12 00
No. 1,40 lbs............................ 5 05
No. 1.  10 lbs..........................   1 35
Family, 90 lbs.......................  8 25
95
65

10  lb s...................  
Russian,  k eg s................... 

Sardines.

“ 

Trout

No. 1,  44 bbla., lOOlbs............6  75
No. 144 bbl, 40  lbs...............3 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs...................   85
No. 1,81b  kits......................  70

Whltefish.

No. 1

Family 
)4 bbls, 100 lbs...........88 00 84 50
M  “  40  “  ...........  3 45  2 05
101b.  kits....................  
60
81b.  “ 
50
.......  ..........  
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

95 
80 

Sonders’.

Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. 
Best In the world for the money.

Fruits.
Apples.

 

1  05
3 00

Cherries.

3 lb. standard.............. 
Tork State, gallons.... 
__
Hamburgh,  “ 
Apricots.
1  75
Live oak..................... 
Santa Crus.................  
1  75
Lask’s ...........................  
1  75
1  75
Overland....................  
Blackberries.
B. A W .........................  
95
Red..............................   1  10@1  20
Pitted Hamburgh....... 
1  75
W hite........................... 
1  50
Brie..............................  
1  20
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
Brie..............................  
1  10
1  70
California....................  
Gooseberries.
1  25
Common...................... 
P ie............................... 
1  25
M axwell......................
1  65
Shepard’s ....................  
California....................  
2 20
Monitor.......................  
1  65
Oxford... 9 ...................

Peaches.

Gages.

Pears.

1  20
2  10

Domestic......................  
Riverside...................... 
Pineapples.
Common....................... 1  00@1  30
Johnson’s  sliced. * ... 
grated.........  
2 75
Booth’s sliced.............  @3 50
grated............ 
©2 75

“ 
“ 

2 50

Quinces.

Beans.

1  10

Common......................  
Raspberries.
Bed................................ 
1  30
Black Hamburg..........  
1  50
1  30
Brie,  black................... 
Strawberries.
Lawrence....................  
1  25
1  26
Hamburgh................... 
Erie..........................  
1  25
 
1  10
Terrapin.........................  
Whortleberries.
1  00
Blueberries................. 
Corned  beef,  Libby’s ...........2 10
Roast beef, Armour's...........2 10
Potted  ham, 44 lb.......................1 30
“  44 lb...................  80
tongue. 44 lb................... 1 35
44 lb ........... 
85
chicken, M lb........... 
96

Meats.

“ 
Vegetables.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peas.

Corn.

Hamburgh  stringless...........1  25
French style........ 2 25
Limas..........................1 35
Lima, green.................................1 40
soaked.........................  75
Lewis Boston Baked.............1  35
Bay State  Baked........................ 1 35
World’s  Fair  Baked............ 1  85
Picnic Baked............................... 1 00
Hamburgh.................................. 1 40
Livingston  E den.......................1 20
Purity.....................................
Honey  Dew.................................1 50
Morning Glory....................
Soaked.................................. 
75
Hamburgh  marrofat.............1 35
early June.........
Champion Eng  . 1 50
petit  pols............ 1 75
fancy  sifted....1  90
Soaked....................................  75
Harris standard....................   75
VanCamp's  marrofat.........1  io
early June.......1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom__ 1  35
French.................   ...............2  15
French.................................17®22
Brie................................... 
  95
Hubbard......................................1 25
Hamburg......................................1 40
Soaked....................................  85
Honey  Dew.................................l 50
Erie.............................................. l 35

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

Tomatoes.

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

gross
6 00
9 00
5 50
9 00
8 00
6 00

 

 

Arctic.

'*  2  “ 

BAKING  POW DER. 
Acme.
U lb. cans,  3 doc............... 
44 lb.  “ 
2 “  ................. 
lib . 
“ 
Bulk....................................... 
M ft cans............................... 
3  ft  “ 
« 
“ 

45
86
1  “  ...................  1 00
10
60
.............................  1 20
200
 
.............................9 60
Fosfon.

a> 
ft 
5 ox. cans, 4 doz. in case 
“
16  “ 
Bed Star, % ft cans........
“ 
.......
.........
“ 
Teller’s,  M lb. cans, doc
“ 
“
“ 
“
“ 
“ 

80 
2  00 
40 
75 
H lb  “ 
1  40 
1 ft  “ 
45 
85 
3  lb.  “ 
1  50
1 lb.  “ 
Our Leader, 34 lb cans....... 
45
75
44 lb cans......... 
1 lb cans..........1  50
TVr. Price’s.
per doz
90 
..1  33 
1  90 
.2 47 
.3 75 
.4 75 
11  40 
18 25 
lb
21  60 
lb
41  80

psmcns
I CREAM
b a k i n g
pow der
■¡RO HENS CUR*

__ 
Dime cans 
4-oz 
6 oz 
8-oz 
12 oz 
16-oz 
254-lb
4- 
5- 
10-lb

BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen In case.

English............................   90
Bristol....................  ..............  80
Dosvetlc...........................  70
BLUING.  Gross

 

“ 

8 oz 

Arctic, 4 oz  ovals......................4 00

“ 
7 00
“  pints,  round............ 10 50
“  No. 2, sifting box...  2 75 
. . . 4  00
No. 3, 
“ 
“  No. 5, 
. . . 8  00
“  1 os ball  ...................4 50
Mexican Liquid, 4  oz........ 3 60
“ 
Soz..........   6 80

‘7 
“ 

AO. 2 Hurl..................................  1 75
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet..............................   2 25
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem..................................2 75
Common Whisk.............. 
Fancy 

2 00
2  50
90

...................1  15

“ 

 

“ 
BROOKS.
 

 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

BRUSHES.
Stove, No.  1.........................   125
10.......................   1 50
15.......................  1 75
Rice Boot Scrub,  2 row—  
85
Rice Boot  Scrub, 3 row__   1  25
Palmetto, goose..........................1 50

Oval—250 In crate.

BUTTER  PLATES. 
No.  1.................................  60
No.  2.................................  to
No.  3.................................  80
No.  5............................................ 1 00
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............10
Star,  40 
9
Paraffine  ............................... 11
W icklng.................................24

CANDLES.

“ 

 

 

CANNED  GOODS. 

Fish.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

Little Neck,  l i b .........................1 20
“  2 lb........................ 1 90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb.............................2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb............................1 00

21b......................185
Lobsters.

“ 
Star, 
1  lb.................................2 50
2  lb.......   ................. 8 50
“ 
Picnic,1 lb.................................. 2 00
21b................................. 2 90
“ 

Mackerel.
Standard,  1 lb......................1 25
2  lb.................... 2 10
Mustard.  2 lb..................... 2 25
Tomato Sauce,  21b...................2 25
Soused, 2 lb............................... .2 25
Salmon.
Columbia River, flat............ 1 90
“  »alls............ 1 75
Alaska, B ed.. 
.....................l 45
pink.................................1 25
Kinney’s,  flats............................1 95
Sardines.
American  fcs..................  © 5
A s.................644© 7
Imported  &s.......................10@ll
3 a .......................0016
Mustard  5£s........................  08
Boneless............................. 
21
Brook, 8 lb.................................. 2 50

" 
*• 

Trout.

“ 
“ 

Hancock................................
Excelsior 
Kell pee......................................... 1 25
Hamburg......................................1 40
Gallon  .................................... 3 50

....... 

1 25

CHOCOLATE.

Baker's.

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

CHEESE.

Amboy —
Acme........
Riverside

“Tradesman.’

 
 
 
 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“Superior.”

per hundred................ 2 00
2 50
“ 
3 00
“ 
3 00
“ 
“ 
4  OU
“ 
5 00
per hundred.................  2 50
3 00 
8 50
4 00

 
 

 

5 006 00

“Universal.

Foreign.
Currants.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peel.
25 
“ 
25 “ 
“ 
Raisins.

Patras,  in barrels................ 
In  44-bbls.................. 
in less quantity__  

4
444
444
Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes  20 
Lemon 
“ 10
Orange 
11
Ondura, 29 lb. boxes..  © 8
“ 
Sultana, 20 
..  844© 9
Valencia, 30  “ 
© 7
Prunes.
California,  100-120................1044
90x10025 lb. bxs. 1144
“ 
..1244
80x90 
“ 
70x80 
13M
.14
“ 
60x70 
Turkey........................... 
8
Silver............................   14@15
Sultana...........................  
 
French, 60-70..........................18
70-80........................12
80-90.........................11
90-10»........................10
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. 1,644............................  81  75
...............   1  60
N o.2,644- 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon.

doz
2oz  ...  8  75 
4oz........  1 50

Regular 
Vanilla.

doz
2 oz........ 81 20
oz......2 40
4 
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz........ 81 50
lo z ........  3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 oz........ 81 75
oz......3 50
4 

944

Jennings' D  C.

Lemon. Vanilla
2 01 folding box ...  75
1 20
3 os 
...1 00
1  50
4 os 
2 00
...1  50
6 os 
...2 00
3 00
8 os 
...3 00
4 00

“
“
“
“

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

17  lb. palls...................  65©  ’’’0
30  “ 
.................   90©  95

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dnpont’s.

Choke Bore—Dupont's.

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

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

HERBS.

60

INDIGO.

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

55
5o

JELLY.

" 
LICORICE.

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

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

“ 

MATCHES.

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

M IN C EM EA T.

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

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

 

1  gallon.............................. 81  75
Half  gallon........................  1  40
Quart..................................  
70
Pint......................  
45
 
Half  p in t.......................... 
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon...............................  7  00
Half gallon........................  4  75
Quart............  ...................   3 75
Pint......................................  2 25

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.

Sugar house........................  14

Ordinary............................. 

Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Prim e..................................  
Fancy..................................  

New Orleans.

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

16

20
30

18
22
27
82
40

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200 count... 
Half bbls, 600  couut.. 

Small.

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

©6 50
©3 75

8 00
4 50

PIPES.

Clay, No.  216...........................1 75
“  T. D. full count............  75
Cob, No.  8................................1 25

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

Babbitt’s .............................   4 00
PennaSalt  Co.’s ................  3 25

BICE.
Domestic.

Carolina head........................ 5
“  No. 1.........................444
"  NO.2....................... 4
Broken..................................   3

Imported.

Japan, No. 1........................... 544
“  N o.2............................644
Java.......................................  5
Patna.....................................   6

T H E   M IC H IG A N   TR A D ESM A N .

“ 

shoulders............ @10)4

@ 7
Sausage, blood or head 
@ 7
liv e r ..............
Frankfort  — @  9
Mutton  ......................... 7)4©  8)4
Veal................................7 @  8

“ 
“ 

FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as

FRESH  FISH.
..................

follows:
@  9
Whiteflsh 
T rout...........................  8 @  9
Halibut......................... @15
@  6
Ciscoes or Herring—
Blueflsh........................ @10
20
Fresh lobster, per lb —
Cod................................10 @12
No. 1 Pickerel.............. @  9
@  8
Pike..............................
@10
Smoked  White...........
8
Finnan  Haddies............
12
Red  Snappers.................
20
Columbia River  Salmon
15
Mackerel.........................
oysters—Cans.
@40
Fairhaven  Counts —
@33
F. J. D.  Selects..........
@28
Selects.........................
@23
Anchor.........................
Standards..................... @20
SHELL  WOODS.
Ovsters. per  100........ 1  5G@1  75
Clams. 
.......... 1 00@1  25

“ 

PROVISIONS.

BULK.
Counts, per gal..  ..
2 20
1  75 
Extra  Selects........
1  20
Standards...............
Scallops...................
2 00 
1  25
Shrimps  .................
PA PER  A WOODEN WARE
Straw 
1M
Rockford.................................2
Rag sugar  ...............................2M
Hardware................................ 2%
Bakers......................................2%
Dry  Goods.................... 5  @6
Jute  Manilla.................  @654
Red  Express  No. 1................5)4
No. 2................4)4

.......... 

PAPER.

“ 

 

TWINES.

“ 

WOODBNWARB.

48 Cotton.................................20
Cotton, No. 1..........................17
“  2..........................IS
Sea  Island, assorted..........  30
No. 5 Hemp............................15
No. 6  “.............................. 
15
 
Tubs, No. 1............................  7 00
“  No. 2............................. 6 00
“  No. 3.............................5 00
.  1  35 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop —   1  60 
40
80
........................ 1  00

Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes —  
Bowls, 11 inch...................... 
.  “ 

13  “ 

“ 
• 

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

Baskets, market................... 

1  60 
2 25
17  “ 
19  “ 
3 00
21  “ 
35
shipping  bushel..  1  25 
..  1  35
full hoop  “ 
“  No.2 7  £0
“  No.3 8 60
“  No.l  3 50
“  No.2 4 25
" 
.No.3 5 OC
Pails..........................................  3 15
Tubs,  No.  1...............................13 50
Tubs, No. 2................................12 00
Tubs, N o.3................................10 50

“ 
“ 
“ willow cl’ths, No.l  6 25
“ 
• 
“ 
“ 
“ 

INDURATED WARE.

splint 

“ 
“ 
‘ 
“ 

POULTRY.

Local dealers pay  as follows:

DRESSED.

LIVE.

Fow l..............................12  @14
Turkeys...................... 16  @18
Ducks  .......................... 16  @18
Chicken........................ 13  @15
Live broilers lib to l)4lb
each, per  doz..........5 C0@6 00
Live broilers less than
lib each, per doz__ 2  50@3 50
Chickens,.....................12  @12)4
Fowls............................11  @12
Turkeys........................10  @14
Duck.............................11  @13

\ 4’  I

>i4

>  L
»4

n  l

* 

| *

i f

*  -}•*

4  ■■»

\   *

4 J  >►

« 4

K  4
■

y
%  ■"*

i   W
Jv.
m

9  4

R oot B eer  Extract.
“ 

Williams’, 1 doz..................   1  75
3 doz.................... 5 00
Hires’, 1  doz........................  1  75
“  3 doz.......... ...............5 00

8PICES. 
Whole Sifted.

“ 

“ 

" 
" 
" 

10
Allspice...................................iu
Cassia, China In mats.........  7
Batavia In bnnd— 15
Saigon In rolls........ 32
Cloves,  Amboyna..................22
Zanzibar....................12
Mace  Batavia........................80
Nutmegs, fancy.....................75
No.  1........................70
No.  2........................ 60
1r, Singapore, black.... 10
Pepper
white___ 20
shot..  ..................... 16
" 
Pure Ground In Bulk.
Allspice...................................15
Cassia,  Batavia.....................18
and  Saigon.25
“ 
“ 
Saigon..................... 35
Cloves,  Amboyna..................22
11  Zanzibar...................18
rer, African.....................16
Ginge
Cochin...................  20
“ 
Jamaica.................. 22
Mace  Batavia........................ 70
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste..22
“  Trieste......................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 .....................75
— 16
Pepper, Singapore, 
“  Cayenne...................20
.................................20
Absolute” In Packages.
Ms 
...  84

)4s 
1  56
Allspice...................
Cinnamon............. . ...  84 1  55
Cloves...................... ...  84 1  55
Ginger,  Jamaica... ...  84 1  55
African....... ...  84 1  55
Mustard................... ...  84 1  55
Pepper ..................... ...  84 1  55
Sage.............. ...............  84
Kegs.......................................  1V4
Granulated,  boxes............... lit

SAL  SODA.

Sage.

“ 

SEEDS.

A nise...........................   @12)6
o
Canary, Smyrna.......... 
Caraway............................ 
l®
90
Cardamon, Malabar... 
Hemp,  Kusslan..........  
4)4
Mixed  Bird................. 
5)4
Mustard,  white..........  
10
Poppy ...........................
Rape...................... 
6
Cuttle  bone.............. 
30
STARCH.

Corn.

“ 

20-lb  boxes.............................  6
40-lb 
.............................8X

Gloss.
1-lb packages........................... 5)4
8-lb 
 
£)4
....................... 4
6-lb 
40 and 50 lb. boxes................. 4m
Barrels....................................5)4

“ 
“ 

SNUFF.

Scotch, In  bladders..............87
Maccaboy, In Jars................. 35
French Rappee, In Jars.......43

Boxes......................................W*
Kegs, English........................ 4M

SODA.

SALT.

1003-lb. sacks............................#2 25
60 5-lb.  “ 
........................ 2  00
2810-lb. sacks..........................  1 85
2 25 
2014-lb.  “ 
“
 
1  50 
24 3-lb  cases........................
32 
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags..
18
28 lb.  “ 
drill  “  16

Warsaw.

56 lb. dairy in drill  bags... 
281b.  “ 
• •
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks.. 

Ashton.

n 

“ 

Higgins.

Solar Rock.

56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks. 
56 lb.  sacks.......... .........
Saginaw.............................
Manistee............................

Common Fine.

SALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.
Church’s ..............................
DeLand’s .............................
Dwight’s .......... 
..  ............
Taylor’s ................................

SOAP.
Laundry.

27

85
85

5)4
5*
5)4

“ 

Allen B. Wrlsley’s Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

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

“ 
Lautz Bros. A Co.’s Brands.

Acme....................................   4  00
Cotton Oil...............................6 00
Marseilles.............................  3  95
Matter  ....................................4  35

“ 

“ 

“ 

SUGAR.

Scouring.
Sapolio,kitchen, 3  doz...  2 50
hand, 3 aoz.......... 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, aiford 
a better criterion of the  market 
than’.to quote New York  prices 
exclusively.
Cut  Loaf...............................81  17
Powdered.............................. 5 92
Granulated........................... 5  51
Extra Fine Granulated —   5  65
Cubes........   ........................5 92
XXXX  Powdered...............   6  17
Confec. Standard  A ............ 5 44
No. 1  Columbia A ...............   5 42
No. 5 Empire  A .....................5 23
No.  6  ...  .............................5  17
No.  7........................................5  11
No.  8....................................... 5 05
No.  9..............  .....................4  98
No.  10...................................   4  92
No.  11......................................4  92
No.  12..................................  4  86
No.  13....................................  4  54
No 14...................................   4 42

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Pure Cane.

SWEET  GOODS.

Barrels.................................... 2t
Half bbls.................................23
Fair.........................................  19
Good.......................................   25
Choice.....................................  30
Ginger Snaps...............  
Sugar Creams.............. 
Frosted Creams..........  
Graham Crackers....... 
Oatmeal Crackers....... 
VINEGAR.
40 gr.......... .....................7  @8
50 gr...............................8  @9

8
8
9
8)4
814

81 for barrel.

WET  MUSTARD.
Bulk, per g a l..................... 
30
Beer mug, 2 doz In case...  1  75 

YEAST.

SUN CURED.

Magic,.....................................1  00
Warner’s  ...............................1  00
Yeast Foam  ..........................100
Diamond................................  75
R oyal.....................................   9®

BASKET  P1BBD.

Japan—Regular.

TEAS.
Fair....................... 
  @17
Good.............................  @20
Choice..............................24 @26
Choicest..........................32 @34
D ust................................ 10 @13
Fair...............................  @17
Good .............................  @20
choice............................. 24 @26
Choicest..........................32 @34
Dust.................................10 @12
Fair.................................18 @20
Choice..........................   @25
Choicest...........................   @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40 
Common to fall............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
Fair................................18  @22
Choice............................ 24  @28
Best............................... 40  @50

OOLONG. 
IMPERIAL.

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

YOUNG HYSON.

GUNPOWDER.

TOBACCOS.

F ine Cut.

Palls unless otherwise noted
B a zoo............................  @30
Can  Can...........................   @27
Nellie  Bly.....................27  @24
Uncle ben..................... 21  @22
60
Hiawatha..................... 
Sweet  Cuba................. 
34
27
McGinty............... 
V4 bbls..........  
25
29
Dandy Jim................... 
Torpedo....................... 
24
in  drums.... 
23
Yum  Yum  ................. 
28
23
1892............................... 
“  drums................... 
*2

»* 

“ 

 

Flag.

Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead................... 
Joker............................ 
Nobby Twist................... 
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo............................... 
Hiawatha.....................  
Valley C ity.................  
Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty................ 
Jolly Tar......................  

Sm oking.

Catlin’s  Brands.

38
39
39
26
38
34

40
32

Kiln  dried............................. 17
Golden  Shower..................... 19
Huntress 
..............................26
Meerschaum..........................29
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy...................• ” •*
Stork................................30@32
German.................................. 1»
Frog.......... -...........................33
Java, Ms foil.........................32

 

Brands.

Banuer Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner....................................16
Banner Cavendish................38
Gold C u t........................ 
28
Scotten’s Brands.
Warpath.....................  
15
Honey  Dew........................... 30
Gold  Block............................36
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............................. 32
Tom and Jerry.......................25
Traveler  Cavendish............ 38
Buck Horn............................. 30
Plow  Boy........................30@32
Corn  Cake............................. 16

Leidersdorfs Brands.

Spaulding A Merrick.

OILS.

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes 
sb  follows,  In barrels,  f. o.  b. 
Grand Rapids:
Eocene...........................  
8M
Water White, old test.  @  7*4
W.  W.  Headlight, 150° 
7
Water  White  Mich..  @6%
Naptha........................:  @  6)4
Stove Gasoline............  @  7t*
Cylinder..................... 27  @36
E ngine....................... 13  @21
Black, 15 cold  test....  @  8J6

HIDES.

H IDES  PELTS  and  FURS
Perkins  A  Hess  pay  as  fol­

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

No. 2 hides M off.
FELTS.

©_ 25
........................ 25  @1 50

Shearlings..................... 10 
Lambs 
Washed........................20
Unwashed..............10
MISCELLANEOUS.

WOOL.

@28
@20

FURS.

Tallow.....................  • •  3  @414
Grease  batter  ..............1  @ 2
Switches......................M4@ #
Ginseng.............................2 00@2 75
Outside prices for No. 1 only.
Badger.........................   50@1 00
B ea f......................... 15 00@25 00
Beaver...............................3 00@7 00
Cat, w ild......................  40@  50
Cat, h ouse...................  10@„ 25
Fisiier.................................4 00@6 00
Fox,  red............................1  00@1 60
Fox, cross......................... 3 00@5 00
Fox,  grey.....................  50@1 00
Lynx  ...  .....................2 0003 00
Martin, dark.....................1 00@3 00
pale A yellow.  50@1 00
Mink, dark..................   40@2 00
Muskrat........................  03@  17
Oppossum....................   15@„  30
Otter, dark........................5 00@B 00
Raccoon......................
Skunk................................1  00@1 25
W olf.................................. 1  00@3 00
Beaver  castors,;ib— 2 00@5 00 
Thin and  green.............  
10
Long gray, dry...............  
20
Gray, dry 
................•••
Red and Blue, dry........
GRAINS and FEED8TUFF8

deerskins—per pound.

“ 

WHEAT.

No. 1 White (58 lb. test)
No. 2 Red (60 lb. test)

MSAL.

 

 

FLOUR.

Bolted..................................  1  40
Granulated.........................   1 w
Straight, In sacks..............   3 60
“ barrels.............  3 85
“ 
Patent 
“ sacks..............  4 60
* barrels.............  4 80
“ 
Graham
1  90
Rye

sacks............  1
MILLSTUFFS. Less

•• 

Car lots  quantity
#15 00
14 00
17 00
19 50
19 50

Bran................ «15 00 
Screenings....  14 00 
Middlings.......  17 00 
Mixed Feed...  18 50 
Coarse meal  ..  18 50 
Car  lots............-.................... 47
Less than  car  lots...............50
Car  lots..................................38
Less than car lots................. 40
HAY.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots.... 13  00 
No. 1 
ton lo ts .......14  00

CORN.

OATS.

“ 

FRESH  MEATS.

“ 

Beef, carcass..............6)4@ 8

»*  hind quarters...  7  @  9
fore 
“ 
...  5)4® 6
loins,  No.  8... 10  @11
11 
" 
ribs................. 8  ® 9
•» 
rounds............ 6)4@ 7

Bologna......................  ®  8
Fork lo in s...................  @12)4

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

FORK  IN  BARRELS.

 

Mess................... 
jjS
Short c u t.............................................................21 00
Extra clear pig, short cut...............................
Extra clear, heavy..........................................
Clear, fat back........................................................ ”0
Boston clear, Bhort cut..................................... j* j~
Clear back, short cut.........................................**
Standard clear, short cut. best..................  
ou

sausaoe—Fresh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage.......................................................40)4
Ham Sausage........................................................  "
Tongue Sausage.....................................................»
Frankfort  Sausage  ..............................................»7»
Blood Sausage......................................................  <
Bologna, straight...................................................J
Bologna,  thick....................................................   8
Headcheese.........................................................   •
Kettle  Rendered................................................. 1JM
Granger................................................................ “
Family..........................................  
  §*
Compound........................................................8
50 lb. Tins, Me advance.
20 lb. palls, )4c 
101b. 
“  3£c 
51b. 
“  %c 
'*  1  c 
31b. 

LARD.

“
“
“
“

BEEF  IN  BARBELS.

Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs........................9 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing................................ jj 00
Boneless, rump butts..............................................15 00

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

“ 

Hams, average 20 lbs...........................................J4)4
16 lbs...........................................14X
12 to 14 lbs...................................15
picnic.................................................—
best boneless........................- ..................}»ji
Shoulders.....................-...................................... J1J4
Breakfast Bacon, boneless................................ JJn
Dried beef, ham prices.......................................10)4
Long Clears, heavy.................................
Briskets,  medium..................................
ligh t................................ ........

.11

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

STICK  CANDY.
Cases 
Standard,  per lb......................... 
H.H................................ 
T w ist........................... 
Boston Cream..................... *8)4
_  . 
Cut  Loaf...........................  
Extra H.  H...............  
•  8)4
MIXED  CANDY.

]
Bbls.
..6
Standard........................................6
..6
Leader........................................... 6
..6)4
Royal...................................
..7
Nobby................................................7
7
English  Rock....................
7
Conserves......................... .
ts
Broken Taffy......................baskets
8
Peanut Squares................... 
“
French Creams.............................
Valley  Creams............................
Midget, 30 lb. baskets.................
“ 
...................
Modern, 30 lb. 
fancy—In bulk

Bbls.  Palls.
6)4 7M
6)4 7X
6)4 7M
6)4

Palls.
7
7
7)4
8
8
8
8
9
10
13
.......  8

*• 

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

Palls,
Lozenges, plain.................................................  10
printed.............................................  11
Chocolate Drops.................................................  JiTi
Chocolate Monumentals..................................  13
Gum Drops.........................................................   5)4
Moss Drops.........................................................   3
Sour Drops.........................................................   ,37*
Imperials.............................................................  1U
Per Box
Lemon Drops........................................................88
Sour Drops........ .................................................. ¡*
Peppermint Drops.................................................
Chocolate Drops..................................................
H.M.Chocolate  Drops.................................••••»{
Gum Drops.................................................... *@50
Licorice Drops..  ..............................................1 ™
A. B. Licorice  Drops............................................
Lozenges, plain.......................... 
“J
Imperials...............................................................¡~
Mottoes..................................................................™
Cream Bar............................................................
Hand Made  Creams..................................... 85@95

 

“ 
“ 
“ 

CARAMELS.

Plain Creams................................................. 80@90
Decorated Creams........................................... 1 00
String  Rock..........................................................65
Burnt Almonds................................................1 00
Wlntergreen Berries.......................................... 60
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb. boxes............................   34
...........................   51
No. 1, 
No.2, 
...........................   28
No. 3, 
...........................
Stand up, 51b. boxes.......................................
Small...........................................................1  50@1  75
Medium.....................................................2 00@2 50
Large.........................................................
Florldas, fan cy.......................................
Messinas, 200s............................................  @3 25
300s.............................................

“ 
“ 
“ 
BANANAS.

ORANGES.

3 
2 
3 

‘ 

LEMONS.

 

‘‘ 
‘ 
* 

NUTS.

extra 

“ 
“ 
" 

OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

Messina, choice, 360.......... ....................   @3 50
fancy, 360................................ 
@4 00
choice 300...............................   3 50@3 75
fancy 390  ................................  
4  00
FigB, fancy layers, 6ft............................  @12)4
“  10ft..........................   @12)4
14ft..........................   @14
“ 
“  20ft.....................  @15
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box.............................  @7)4
50-lb.  “  
@6)4
Persian, 50-lb.  box........................4>%© 5)4
Almonds, Tarragona................................  @19
Ivaca.........................................  @18
California................................  @18)4
Brazils, new...............................................  @ 9)4
Filberts......................................................  @11)4
Walnuts, Grenoble....................................  @13)4

11  Marbot.......................................  @
“ 
Calif....................................T__II  @13
Table Nuts,  fancy...................................   @13)4
choice........ .......................   @12
Pecans, Texas, H.  P.,  .............................12  @14
Cocoanuts, full sacks..............................   @4 25
Fancy, H.  F., Suns...................................   @  8
“  Roasted......................   @9)4
Fancy, H.  P., Flags..................................  @ 8
“  Roasted.....................  @ 9)4
Choice, H. P.,  Extras..............................   @ 6)4
“  Roasted...................  @ 8

PEANUTS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

'* 
• 

“ 

CROCKERY  AN D   GLASSWARE.

FRUIT  JARS.

LAMP  BURNERS.

Pints................................................................. #
luarts................................................................
talf Gallons.........................................  .........
Caps...................................................................
Rubbers.............................................................
No. 0 Sun..............................................................   45
No. 1  “  ..............................................................   50
No.2  “  ..........................................- ........ 
75
Tubular................................................................   75
6 doz. in box.
No. 0 Sun...............................................  1 80
No. 1  “  ...............................................................1  90
No. 2  “  ...............................................................2  90
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top..........................................2 25
No. 1 
No. 2 
No. 0 Sun, crimp top..........................................2 60
No. 1 

First quality.
“ 
“ 

LAMF  CHIMNEYS.  Per bOX.

XXX Flint.

................................................. |  80

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

 
 

.

“ 
Pearl top.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Y Hustle

LAMP WICKS.

No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled......................3 70
“ 
No.2  “ 
......................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
......................4 88
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz......................... 1  25
No. 2  “ 
..........................1  50
No. 1 crimp, per .doz...........................................1  35
No. 2  “ 
........................................... 1  60
No. 0, per  gross..................................................   23
28
No. 1, 
 
No.2, 
38
 
No.3, 
75
 
Mammoth, per doz..............................................  75
STONEWARE— AKBON.
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal................................  06
)4 gal. per  doz........................  60
1 
Jugs, )4 gal., per doz.......................................  70
“  1 to 4 gal., per gal...................................   07
Milk Pans, )4 gal., per dos.............................  60
••  m 
...........................   72

i  “ 
STONEWARE—BLACK GLAZED.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal.............................  07
Milk Pans, )4 gal..............................................  65
............................................  78

1  “ 

“ 

11 

 
 

 

 

2 40
8 40

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T H E   M IC H IG A N   TRADESM A N.

THE  B A N K   A N D   THE  BORROWER.
It  is  through  the  credit  department 
of a bank that it realizes the greater por­
tion of its  profits, and it  is also through 
this  medium  that it  incurs  most  of  its 
losses.  By  one  mistake  in  credit,  we 
may wipe out the  accumulated profits of 
many months of  labor.  Fortunately  for 
our business,  the goods  we  have  to sell 
are  always  fashionable,  and  there  is 
never a time  when there  is not some de­
mand  for  our  wares;  consequently  it 
seems to me that we should always be on 
the alert for information that strengthens 
our knowledge of credit.  The  merchant 
many times has a stock of goods left over 
and has closing  out  sales in which he is 
willing to take a risk in selling to a party 
who will perhaps take the job lot off  his 
hands; but with  us the  Almighty Dollar 
is  always  in  demand,  and  we  should 
scrutinize  whatever  investment is made 
of it with the greatest of care,

I am aware that there is on the part of 
many  borrowers  a  strong  aversion  to 
having  their  credits  investigated.  A 
man who wishes to borrow money from a 
bank  should  have the  same  feeling  to­
ward that institution as  a merchant who 
goes to a wholesale  dealer to  buy goods. 
The latter  has a  commodity to  sell, and 
before  shipping it  requires a  statement 
of  the  purchaser’s  condition,  together 
with any facts that  will aid in determin­
ing the line of credit to be granted.  The 
bank officer  has  a  commodity  to  sell 
money;  and he should be doubly  sure of 
the responsibility  of  the party to  whom 
he is  loaning  or  selling  it,  because the 
money does not belong to him.  A   banker 
has  the  right to  expect  the  fullest con­
fidence on the part of  the borrower, and 
the borrower  should furnish him  with a 
complete and  detailed  statement of  the 
condition  of  his  affairs,  as well  as any 
other facts which  the banker  may deem 
necessary, in order to determine the pro­
priety of making the loan.

There seems to be a  disposition on the 
part of  a large  number  of  people  who 
borrow from banks or sell  their paper in 
open market, not to give the banks a full 
statement  of  their  condition.  To  me 
this  seems a  false  position  for  men to 
take, and I  contend that  no  matter how 
sound  a firm  may be,  when they  desire 
to  borrow  from  the  institution  where 
they keep  their account, or to  sell their 
single  name  paper—which  is  mer  iiea 
promise  to  pay  a  certain  amount  of 
money at a given time without collateral 
they  should  be  willing,  without any 
hesitancy, to make a full and frank show­
ing of  their  condition  in  writing  over 
their signature;  and when  declining  to 
do so, I  believe  that we  should give no 
consideration  to  their  application  for 
discount.  After  gathering  careful  sta­
tistics  on this  subject,  I  have  reached 
this  conclusion—that  where a  borrower 
refuses  absolutely to  give any  informa­
tion in  this way,  his credit is  impaired, 
and  it is  only a question of  time  when 
misfortune will  overtake him.  Custom­
ers  of  banks  should  always  recognize 
that  by  making  a  statement,  and  thus 
securing the  good will  of  the  officers, it 
will be the means of  procuring  for them 
much  higher  line  of  credit  with 
all
they
trade than they might otherwise receive. 
They  should  look  upon  the  bank  as  a 
man does upon his family physician. 
If 
he  is ill, he  goes to  him  and  tells him 
frankly his condition, concealing nothing 
from  him.  There  is  no  concern  that

parties 

whom 

with 

does  any  amount  of  business  that  at 
some time in its history does not need the 
help, confidence  and  co-operation of  its 
bank, and  if they have confidence in the 
institution where they  do their business, 
they  should  feel  towards it  as  a  man 
teels towards his  physician, and conceal 
nothing.

One of the  most annoying  features  of 
the  banking  business is the necessity  of 
the banker,  occasionally,  to  refuse  ac­
commodation after careful investigation. 
I  have  in  mind  one  firm  who,  on  the 
first of the year,  always made  a magnifi­
cent showing, with small liabilities; but, 
on  investigating  carefully,  they  were 
found to have a large number of branches, 
carried, of course,  by the  parent house, 
and  just  before  the  beginning  of  the 
year these  branches  would  make paper 
which would be  endorsed by  the parent 
house and  discounted, and its direct lia­
bilities all  taken  up with  the  proceeds* 
Another case  was that  of a manufactur 
ing  concern  which,  after  perhaps  a 
month’s  investigation, was  found never 
to have  charged  off  anything  from  its 
plant, but added to  the value of  its real 
estate  each  year  the cost  of  its  plant, 
stating that the  real estate  increased al­
ways as much as they put into  the plant. 
This was  only  discovered  after  having 
an appraisement  made by a  confidential 
appraiser of certain  real estate  reported 
in the  statement. 
In  another establish­
ment one of  the parties  was  discovered 
as  being  an  inveterate  gambler,  fre­
quenting  some  of  the  worst  gambling 
houses in New York and hazarding large 
stakes;  while  in  another  one  partner 
was away and  the other  partner  was at 
home, and  they each  made a statement, 
which,  by  comparison,  showed  a  differ­
ence of  several  hundred  thousand  dol­
lars. 
In still another, the book accounts, 
in their statements  for successive  years, 
showed very little  variation, and a care­
ful investigation  disclosed the  fact that 
a large  majority  of  them were  old and 
worthless.  And  in the last case which I 
will  cite  the  parties  were  keeping  a 
large number of  bank  accounts  and ex­
changing paper with  three other parties, 
so that the number of combined bank ac­
counts  of  the three  concerns amounted 
to  fifteen,  in  all  of  which  institutions 
they  were  floating  large  amounts  of 
paper simply on wind.

If the amount of money which the bor­
rower has  at the  risk of  the business is 
small,  and he is  likely to be a large bor­
rower, his  credit  should  be  based  pro­
portionately.  We  should  next consider 
his record  and standing in the  commun­
ity as a  merchant  Has he  ever failed? 
If  so,  what  were  the  circumstances? 
What settlement  did  he  make  with his 
creditors?  What  are  the  habits of  his 
private  life?  Is  he  extravagant—does 
he live beyond his means?  Is he a  gam­
bler—a  speculator?  Is  there  anything 
which  would  lead  him  to  spend  more 
money than  he can safely  take from his 
business?  We should  next look into his 
business  record.  Does  he pay his  bills 
promptly?  And how does he stand in the 
trade  which  he 
represents?  These 
points, it seems  to me,  should define the
position  occupied as to the line of credit 
granted.

We should  also consider  his  claims t 
credit.  What are the  characteristics  of 
the borrower?  Has he  ability?  Has he 
a reputation for honesty?  Does he show 
that his business is properous?  Is he up 
and abreast with the modem  methods of

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Our Styles, Qualities and Prices 
are Right.  Give us a trial.
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arnhaft 
Putin anCo.
i   SOU,

BCBIE  KOLB 

wnoiesoie  Clothing Monuiociurers,

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

Established 36 Tears.

Mail  orders  promptly attended to.  or 
write our  Michigan  representative,  Wil­
liam  Connor,  Box  846,  Marshall,  Mich., 
who  will  show  you  our  line,  and  if  we 
don’t happen to have what yon  want  we 
will thank  you  for  the  opportunity  you 
gave us in sending for him.

We always guarantee excellent fits and 

well made garments.

WILLIAM   CONNOR.

transacting business, or is his business on 
the down  grade?  And,  finally,  what is 
his  present  financial  condition?  This 
should  be  gathered  from  a  statement 
over  his  signature,  giving in  detail his 
assets  and  liabililies.  This  statement 
should be given to the bank,  bearing the 
firm name, its  location, its business  and 
its  branches,  if  .any. 
It  should  state 
that it  is made  for the  purpose of  pro­
curing credit with the bank for  its nego­
tiable paper,  and that  it is a fair and ac­
curate showing of the financial condition 
of  the firm  on a given day  of  the year, 
t should also show  a list of  assets as to 
Cash.
Bills receivable.
Good accounts  receivable.
Merchandise (and  especially  how val­
Whether any real estate.
Also, machinery and fixtures, if any.
And  should specify  any other  assets, 
and  whether  any  of  the  assets  are 
pledged  as  collateral.  The  statement 
should  furthermore  show  the  liabili 
ties,  as

ued).

Bills payable for merchandise.
Bills payable to banks.
Open accounts.
Loans or deposits.
Mortgages or liens on real estate.
It should  also  specify any  of  the lia­
bilities which are secured  by  collateral, 
and, by  deducting  the  liabilities  thu3 
stated  from  the  assets,  show  the  net 
worth.
If there  are partners  in  the  concern, 
the statement should also show  the indi­
vidual worth of  the  respective  partners 
outside of the business; also 
The names of  the general  partners  in 
full.
The  names  of  the  special  partners, 
with amounts  contributed  by each,  and 
until when.
Contingent  liabilities, such  as accom­
modation 
indorsed 
bills receivable, outstanding.
It should show  the connection of each 
partner in other business, if any.
Insurance carried on  merchandise and 
on real estate.
The amount of  sales preceding year. 
Expense  of  conducting  the  business 
preceding year.
Time  the  present  firm  has  been  in 
business and  whom it  succeeded, giving 
the date  of trial  balance  proof  and the 
regular time of balancing books.

indorsements  and 

This statement should be signed by the 
borrower, and  should show  his financial 
condition based upon his  last inventory. 
It should  also  indicate  whether  the in­
ventory was an actual one or an estimate 
—if an actual  one, by whom  taken; and 
if  an  estimate,  by  whom  made.  We 
should  also  consider  the  external  cir­
cumstances of the borrower, such  as the 
line of business  in which he is engaged, 
whether  it  is  extremely  hazardous,  or 
whether it is  a one-season  business or  a 
business in which  long-time  credits  are 
given, or anything pertaining to this sub­
ject; also  the locality where  he  resides, 
and the  situation of  his store  as  to the 
general business of the city or town 

Old  stock is the  easiest  thing  in the 
world  to accumulate.  Merchandise  is a 
quick asset at the  current  market  price 
only in those lines of  trade in which the 
articles themselves are generally used as 
collateral,  such  as  stocks  and  bonds, 
grain,  cotton,  bullion,  etc.  Therefore, 
of  the concerns that  come before us  for 
our  consideration  in  the  granting  of 
credit, few of  them have stocks of  mer­
chandise that can be  turned into cash in 
twenty-four hours.  The easy negotiable 
value of a stock of  merchandise depends 
In the  staple lines,
upon its  character. 

like groceries, a stock consisting  largely 
of sugar,  coffee,  tea,  rice,  provisions, 
etc., can  be  converted  into  cash  upon 
very short notice  at a slight  concession, 
say 5 per cent., from the  current market 
quotations.  Wool,  iron,  leather,  raw 
silk and rubber belong to the same class, 
and where  merchandise  consists of such 
assets we  can  take  them  in  the  state­
ment very close  to the par value.  Such 
stocks  of  merchandise,  however,  as 
woolens,  lumber,  hardware,  glass, car­
pets, boots and shoes and dry  goods,  we 
must estimate at a less percentage to the 
inventory  value than  the  other  articles 
referred  to.  But  these  are  all  good 
staple assets if the stocks  are kept clean 
and handled with  ordinary  intelligence* 
They  cannot  be  turned  into  cash  in 
twenty-four hours,  but  can be  disposed 
of in a short time at  some  sacrifice from 
the ruling trade prices.

The liquidating value of “accounts re­
ceivable”  and “merchandise” in a state­
ment, in  case of  failure, is  very hard to 
determine, but one of  the best  informed 
men on this subject,  D.  T.  Mallett,  has 
furnished  me with  the  following table, 
which,  from  my  experience,  I  should 
judge to be about right:
Per Cent. 

Accounts Receivable  Merchandise 

Per Cent.

Hardware...............   72 
Boots and shoes...  80 
Dry goods...............   67 
Furniture...............   70 

80
65
70
j»

These figures are based on the liquidat­
ing value  per dollar  for  claimed  assets 
where  correctly  rendered  and  would 
show the  probable amount  which would 
be  secured  under  proper  management. 
The  depreciation  is the  difference  be­
tween what the owner thinks he is worth 
and  the  amount  at  which  his  paper 
would be acceptable at the bank.

Machinery and fixtures, as we all know 
are not a bankable  asset  upon  which to 
base  credit. 
If  this  item  appears  for 
any considerable  amount in a statement 
we should find out whether it is  the cus 
tom to  charge  off  each  year  a  certain 
amount from  this  item, and whether fe 
pairs and ordinary  additions for a slight 
increase  in  business  are  charged 
to 
expense  account  or added  from  time to 
time to that  account.  Some  time since 
a large concern  was  refused  credit who 
made an excellent  statement,  but put in 
their  plant  at  a  very  high  figure,  and 
upon careful  investigation it  was found 
that nothing  was charged  off  from year 
to  year,  and  additions  from  time  to 
time, for increased  capacity, were added 
always to plant account; but this state of 
affairs can only be  ascertained by yearly 
statement.

Other very  important  items, and vital 
ones, are  expenses  of  conducting  busi­
ness and  the  annual withdrawals of  the 
partners.  One firm that  came under my 
notice  submitted  a  statement  showing 
withdrawal  by  the  partners  of  nearly 
$100,000,  with business  expenses within 
a  few  thousand  dollars  of  the  same 
amount. 
It would be a remarkable busi­
ness that could  stand  for any  length of 
time a drain like  this.  One of  our lead­
ing mercantile  agencies made  some spe­
cial investigations in the  matter of busi­
ness expenses for me, with the following 
result^ Eleven concerns, not more  than 
two in any line of  business, doing an an­
nual  trade  of  $109,000,000,  showed ex­
penses of an average of 8M per cent.

I also had the same  statistics made up 
from statements  made  direct  from  ten 
leading houses In  representative lines of

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T H E   M IC H IG A N   TR A D ESM A N .

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G rand  R apid s  & In d ian a.
Schedule  In effect  January  99* 1893.

T RA INS  GOING  N O RTH .

Arrive from  Leave going 
North. 
"   m
7:20 & m 
1:10 pm 
4;16 p m 
10:10  p m
Train arriving from  south at  6:45 a m  and  9:00 a m 

South. 
For Traverse City  and Saginaw  6:15 am  
For Traverse City & Mackinaw  9:00 a m
For Cadillac and Saginaw.........  2:20 p m
For  Petoskey & Mackinaw.......   8:10 pm
From Chicago and  Kalamazoo.  8:36 p m  
daily.  Others trains daily except Sunday.

TRA INS  GOING  SO U TH .
NortT
North.
6:30 a m
For  Cincinnati.............................   6:301
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago...
11:50 a m
For Fort Wayne and the  East..  11:60 am
6:16 p m
For  Cincinnati.............................   6:16 pm
10:40 p m
For Kalamazoo  &  Chicago.......10:10 pm
11:60 am  
From Saginaw.................................11:50 am
10:40 p m
From Saginaw.................................10:40 p m
m and  11:20 p.  m. runs
daily;  all  other trains  daily except Sunday.

Arrive from  Leave going 
South.
7:00 a m
10:05  am  
8:00 p m
6:00  p m
11:80 p m

Trains leaving south at 6:00 p m and  11:20 p. 

SLEEPING  A  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

NORTH 7:20 a m  train  has  Parlor  Car .toiTravers 
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  am t r a in .—Parlor chair car 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.

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C h icago v ia  Q. R.  Sc I. R. R.

10:05am 
3:86 p m 

Ly Grand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

11  20 p ni
0:60 am
10:05 a m train through Wagner Parlor Car.
11:80 p m train daily, through Wagner  Sleeping Car. 
U :46pm
6:45  a m
ll:45p  m 

3.10p m  
Ly  Chicago 
Ait Grand Rapids 
3:35 p m  
3:10  p  m  through  Wagner  Parlor  Car. 
train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car.

8:00pm 
9:00pm 

7:08am 
8:20 pm 

For Muskegon—Lea Ye. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
6:56  am
11:85 am 
5:30 pm  

From Muskegon—Arrive

i:£ pm
9:06 pm

Sunday train  leaves  for  Muskegon  at  9:06 a  m, ar­
riving at 10:80  a m.  Returning,  train  leaves  Muske 
gon at  4 ;S0 p m, arriving at Grand  Rapids at 6:45 p m .
Tnrough tickets and full  information  can  be 
had by calling upon A.  Almquist, ticket agent at 
Union  Station,  Telephone  606,  Grand  Rapids,
M1C“ ' 

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

CHICAGO

General Passenger and Ticket Agent.__
NOV.  20,  1892
AND  WEST  MICHIGAN  R’V.

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

Lv.GR’D RAPIDS........ 8:50am  1:25pm  *11:35pm
Ar. CHICAGO...............3:55pm  6:45pm  *7:05am

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

TO AND FROM MUSKEGON.

Lv. CHICAGO..............9:00am  5:25pm *11:15pm
Ar.  GR’D RAPIDS.......3:55pm  10:45pm  *7:05am
TO  AND  FROM  BENTON  HARBOR, AND  ST  JOSEPH
Lv. G  R ...........  8:50am  1:25pm 
.........   *11:35pm
A r .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  ..............................
Ar.  Traverse  C ity ...................... 12:35pm  10:59pm
Ar'.  Charlevoix.........................................   C;'55Pm  ...
Ar. Petoskey  ..................................3:30pm  . . . . —
Ar.  from  Petoskey,  etc.,  10:00  p  m.;  from 
Traverse City 11:50 a m, 10:00 p m.

TRAVERSE CITY  MANISTEE  & PETOSKEY.

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
Depot corner Leonard  St. and Plainfield AvB.

W AUKEE  Railway.

EASTWARD.

Trains Leave 
G’d  Rapids,  L v!
Io n ia ............Ar
St.  Johns  ...A r
Owosso........ Ar
E. Saginaw..Ar
Bay City.......Ar
F li n t............Ar
Pt.  H uron...A r
Pontiac........ Ar
Detroit......... Ar

jtNo.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  l8|*No.  82
11 oc pm
6 50am
12 41 am 
7 45am
2 0tam 
8 30am 
3 10am
905am
6 40am
10 50am
7 15am 
11 30am 
540am 
1005am 
7 30am 
1205pm
5 37am 
10 53am
7 00am
11 50am
WESTWARD.

10 20am
11 25am 
1217pm
1 20pm
3 45pm
4 35pm 
3 45pm
5 50pm
3 05pm
4 05pm

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm 
305pm 
800pm 
8 37pm
7 05pm
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

Trains Leave

•No. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13
10 50am
10 45pm
5  10pm
7 05am
6 15pm
8 25am

6  50am
1  OOpm
2 10pm

Lv. Detroit.....................
G’d Rapids,  L v ---------
G’d Haven,  A r............
Milw’keeStr  “ ............
Chicago Str.  “  ............
•Daily.  tDaily except Sunday 
Trains arrive from the east, 6:40 a.m., 12:60 a.ra.,

P Eastward—No! 14  has  Wagner  Parlor  Buffet 
car  No. 18 Chair  Car.  N o. 82 Wagner  Sleeper 
W estward-No.  81  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
C hair Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffet car.
Jab. Ca m pbell, City Ticket Agent.

23 Monroe Street

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

Lansing; Woodenware  Co.,

Lansing, Midi.

GINSENG  ROOT.
We pay the highest price for it.  Address 
TVDnT7-  T m n o   W holesale  D ruggists, 
r L U n .   ■ D li.U o .j  GRAND  RAPIDS.

M ic h ig an (Tentral

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”

(Taking effectaSunday, Nov. 20, 1892.) 

•Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.

Arrive. 
Depart
10 00 Dm...........Detroit  Express.............6 55pm
4 30pm .................... M ixed....................   7 00am
10 00a m ...............Day Express..............  120pm
6 00 a m .......»Atlantic and  Pacific.......10 fip m
1  00p 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  6:5a am ;  re­
turning, leave Detroit 4:40 p m, arriving at Grand 
Rapids 10:00 pm. 
...
Direct  communication  made  at  Detroit  with 
all through  trains east  over  the  Michigan Cen 
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.)
Tickets on sale at Union  Ticket Office, 67 Mon­
roe street and Union  Depot.

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WV9IH3IN  H1Ü0N

o a sn o j.

In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  A 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven A Milwaukee 
R’ys  offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  be­
tween Grand Rapids and Toledo.
VIA D., L. *  » . R’Y.

Time Table in effect January 29, 1893.

Lv. Grand Rapids at...... 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.

VIA D., G. H. A M.  R’V.

Return connections equally as good.

W.  H.  B e n n et t, General Pass. Agent, 
Toledo. Ohio.

DETROIT,

JAN.  22,  1893
LANSING  St  NORTHERN  R.  R.
GOING TO DETROIT.

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

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv  DETR.......................  7:45am *1:30pm  6:05]
A r.G  R ...........................12:55pm *5:25pm  10:30]
TO AND FROM SAGINAW, ALMA  AND ST. LOUIS.

Lv. GR 7:20am 4:15pm  Ar. GR. 11:50am 10:40pm 

TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL A HASTINGS R. R.

Lv. Grand Rapids...............7:10am  1:25pm 5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell................ 12:55pm 5:25pm ...........

THROUGH  CAR SERVICE.

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

•Every day.  Other trains  week days only.

GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen.  Pass’r Ag’t.

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business, with the  following results:
Total annual business............................118,693,000
Total  expenses........................................ 
900,000
Percentage of expenses to annual busi­

ness, a small fraction over 7 per cent.

view 

It will thus be seen that the matter  of 
annual expense on  amount of sales  is  a 
very important item, and should be care­
fully  looked after, as it  is likely  to sap 
the resources of  a  firm before  one real­
izes it.  Another  important  question is, 
what  disposition  is  made  of  bad  and 
doubtful  accounts  each  year.  The an­
swer  will  draw  out  your  customer’s 
characteristics  in  handling  this  side of 
his  business.  Find  out,  if  possible, 
what proportion, if any, of accounts and 
bills receivable are past due, extended or 
renewed.  The  shape in  which  a state­
ment is made  up,  I think, is  one of  the 
best  indications  to  be  had  from  an 
outside 
business 
methods  in the  office  of  your applicant 
for  credit.  Some  statements  come  to 
hand clean, comprehensive  and  clear as
day,  others so  mixed  up  and  befogged 
that you feel that  you  know  less abo ut 
the maker’s condition after  you have ex­
amined his  statement  than you did  be­
fore  it  was  received,  You  may  know 
less  about his  condition,  but you  know 
more  about  his  characteristics.  The 
books of  a merchant  are his  guide, and 
if  a transcript  from  his  books  fails  to 
show  you his  position,  it will  also fail to 
show him.

In  asking  for  statements  a  banker 
sometimes comes across a man  who wiil 
not  answer  all  of  the  questions  pro­
pounded,  but he  will  give  a statement 
which, to the  banker’s mind, is  entirely 
satisfactory.  Some  time  ago  I  had oc­
casion to ask a gentleman who resides in

of 

the 

T H E   M IC H IG A N   TR A D ESM A N .

the State of  Pennsylvania,  not  far from 
Philadelphia, for a  statement of the con­
dition of  his  affairs,  and  I  received  a 
reply, which I read to you:

Gentlemen,  answering your  questions 
in a lump,  will  say that I  am worth one 
hundred  dollars over  and above my lia­
bilities.  Am  at  my  business  ten hours 
per  day,  six days in  the week, drink  no 
rum,  play no cards, gamble in no stocks, 
am  trying  to  make  some  money, and 
think  I  am  succeeding,  all  of  which I 
trust will be satisfactory to you.
I need not say that  from the character 
of  this  gentlqman,  which  I  had  looked 
up in  other  directions,  I  was  entirely 
satisfied upon the receipt of such a state­
ment from him in regard to the condition 
of his  affairs.

There are very few large  or  reputable 
concerns doing  business  to-day without 
borrowing,  and  I  am  unable to  recall 
more  than  one  or  two  instances  of  a 
firm  or  company  of  any  prominence 
which does not borrow directly, or use its 
credit  in  some  other  way.  There  may 
possibly be  a few concerns  in the coun­
try whose  surplus  is  so  large  that they 
find  it  unnecessary  to  use  their credit, 
but such cases are rare exceptions. 
In a 
conversation recently with the represent­
atives  of  two of  the  largest  houses  in 
New York  regarding  the  immense  out­
put of paper,  a  friend of  mine was  told 
in both instances that they  could not af­
ford to  withdraw their  names  from the 
street,  even  though the  money obtained 
through this source wa9 lying idle in the 
bank. 
It is now a prevalent idea among 
merchants that a concern which does not 
place its paper in the open market or use 
the facility of its bank is not a first-class 
credit. 
It  almost  seems,  sometimes, as 
if  a  firm’s  credit  were  based  on  the

amount of  paper it is able  to realize on, 
instead of  its assets or  liabilities. 
If  a 
house that has been in  the habit of  put­
ting  out  considerable  paper  suddenly 
ceases  to  use  its  credit  in  this  way, 
there is immediately  a clamor  that their 
credit must have  been impaired or busi­
ness curtailed.  ---  J am es  G. Ga n n o n.

P red icts a  Coming- M illenium .

I am  not wise or  learned in  things  to 
be,  but will  venture  a few  predictions: 
In the first  place,  our  government  will 
be  less  complex  and  go  forward  year 
after  year with less  friction  and  better 
results—like an improved machine.  We 
will cut off the foreign vote, the ignorant 
vote and the verdant  vote.  As we grow 
better in body  and  mind  venerable men 
will have their place of honor,  as of old. 
If  a  good  man,  by  temperance  and 
healthful  toil  and  wise  care, preserves 
his body and  mind,  like  Gladstone,  for 
example, he  has saved the life of at least 
one  citizen, a  brave  thing  to do of  old. 
And it is not  fit that such a  man should 
be put in a prize ring  to fight with lusty 
young  adventurers  for  his  place  in the 
Senate. 
It is  already his by right.  Let 
10,000  entirely  qualified  voters,  repre­
senting at least  100,000 people,  send up 
to  the State  Capital  their  oldest  man, 
and  it is  all  on  the  register.  Let  the 
State  then  send to  Washington  its^two 
oldest Gladstones as  Senators, and so on 
up to  the President, and  so on  down to 
the  Justice of  the  Peace.  What  a sav­
ing of  time,  temper,  manhood,  money! 
When we have grown a generation or two 
of  Thurmans,  Blaines.  Gladstones,  we 
will leave elections in the bands of  God, 
where we found  them.  This is my plan, 
my  prophesy.  As  for  cities,  we  will 
build new  ones,  on  pleasant,  beautiful 
sites,  as men  now  build  hotels.  Even 
now  milliens are  waiting  for those who 
will build  a new  city, complete  sewers, 
pipes,  pavements,  all  things complete, 
and empty  the  unclean  and  rotten  old 
into  the  healthful  and  pleasant  new. 
We are  going to  have great  cities, such

as have  not been.  Whereabouts  I don’t 
know, but all the world is going to town. 
Machinery  has  emancipated  man from 
the  fields.  What  about  big  fortunes? 
Well,  I think we  will some  day require 
the bulk of the rich  man’s  money, when 
he  is done  with  it,  of  course, to build 
national parks  with, and  in  other ways 
help  the  Nation  which  helped  him  to 
get  hold  of  it.  As for  literature,  our 
writers will surely soon turn back to the 
oriental or ideal, as  against the*realistic 
school, and  remain  there.  They cannot 
very well  improve on the Bible, Arabian 
tales or Shakspeare.  Meanwhile the sen­
sational and  personal  newspapers of to­
day will  disappear  down  the sluice and 
sewer  of  indictable nuisances.  Discov­
eries?  Truly  it seems  to  me  that very 
soon some new Columbus will come from 
among  us  to launch his  airships on  the 
great  high  seas  and  gulf  streams that 
surge  and  roll  above  us.  Yet  maybe 
this faith is  founded  on  what  has been 
rather than on any sign of  what is to be. 
Who  will  be  best  remembered?  Why, 
Edison, of  course.  Yes, most  certainly 
we  will  be  handsomer,  healthier,  hap­
pier, too, and ergo, better,  for man is not 
a bad animal at all if  he only  has half a 
chance to be good.  And he certainly has 
such a chance to be  good now,  and to do 
good,  too, as  never  was  known before. 
And he will do his best with it.

J o a q u in Meller.
The Army  of Railway  Employes.
There  is an  army  of  men  employed 
upon the railroads of the United States— 
an army  of  784,000.  They  are  not  en­
gaged in idle manceuvers, dress  parades, 
barrack  drills  or  preparation  for  war­
fare,  but by  their diligence,  energy and 
toil*contribute immensely  to the wealth, 
well-being  and  development  of 
the 
country, the interchange of  its products, 
the  diffusion  of  information,  and  the 
prompt  transportation of  vast  numbers 
of  passengers,  with  a  remarkably  low 
percentage  of  casualties.  The  number 
of passengers  carried last year was  530,- 
000,000.  The  passengers  killed  were 
293.

DEALERS  WILL  FIND  TANGLEFOOT  THE  MOST PROFITABLE 

AND  SATISFACTORY  FLY  PAPER.

SELL  WHAT  WILL  PLEASE  YOUR  TRADE  BEST.

O.&W.THUM CO.

GRAMDQAPIDS, 

MICH

The price for Tanglefoot in the United States east  of  the  Rocky  Moun­
1  Box............................................................................................... ..  45
1  Case (10 boxes).............................................................................   j   75
5  Cases at one  purchase....................................................per case,  3  65
10  Cases at one  purchase...................................................  
3  55

tains:

“ 

T A N G L E F O O T
S tick y Fly  Paper.

S E A L E D

NEW  STYLE.

IN  NEW  PACKING.

NEW  PRICE. 

WITH  NEW  HOLDERS.

Each double sheet  of  Tangle* 
foot 
is  separately  sealed  with 
our Wax Border, which, while it 
permits  the  easy  and  ready 
separation  of  the  sheets,  abso­
lutely prevents  the  sticky  com­
position from running  out  over 
the  edges.  This  Border  pre­
serves each  sheet independently 
and indefinately  uttil  used  and 
prevents all loss and  annoyance 
to the dealer.

Each  box  of  Tanglefoot  will 
contain  25  double  sheets  of 
Tanglefoot  and  two  Tanglefoot 
Holders—15 loose double sheets 
and two  packages  each  consist­
ing of a Holder  containing  five 
double sheets.

Push  the  new  package with 
your family trade,  they will  all 
buy it if it is  brought  to  their 
notice. 
It  will  increase  your 
sales  of  Tanglefoot  by  encour­
aging a more liberal  use  among 
your  trade.  Your  customers 
will  appreciate  the  new  pack­
age and will coon ask  for it.

W H O L E S A L E

Dry  Goods, Carpets and Cloaks

W e  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

G eese  Feathers.

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

OVERALLS  OF  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

Voigt, HirpolsheimBr & Ce„48> 1°»®! 

PYRflfMD  PILE  CURE.

st-j

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:
Ge n t l e m e n—Your  Pyramid  Pile  Cure  is  without  an  equal;  it  cured  me in 30 
days or a much shorter  time.  1 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  1 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.  1  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. 

R a l U l l g   P O \ \   C l C l \

ARCTIC  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

T o   P l e a s e   Y o u r   C u s t o m e r s

O rder  o f Y ou r  Jobber  a  C ase  of

“JAVA”  LONG  GUT  SJflOKP

F u ll Set o f T ickets for  a  w a tc h  
w ith   ev ery   F o rty -E ig h t  P o u n d s.

MANUFACTURED  BY

AMERICAN  EAGLE  TOBACCO  GO..

D etroit,  M ich.

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 S T   M F G .  C O .,

TOLEDO.  OHIO

Crate  C M . 

Glass  Covers for Biscuits.

'TT'HESE  chests  will 

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

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«1  from  flies,  dirt  and  prying  fingers in a short  time to pay 
for themselves.  Try them and be convinced.  Price, 50 cents each.

o UR new glass covers  are by far the 

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

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

CINNAMON  BAR. 

ORANGE  BAR.

CREAM  CRISP. 

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

the best selling cakes we ever made.

THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

F .  J .  

D E T T E N T H A

WHOLESALE  OYSTERS,  FI8H  and  GAME,

LIVE  AND  DRESSED  POULTRY.

Consignments solicited.  Chicago and Detroit market prices guaranteed.

117  Monroe  St., Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

“Leonard’s 1 1

We have them, and these  prices  are  below  any­
thing we have ever offered.  Constant re luction is 
the order of the day.  No charge  for  packages  or 
cartage on anything  except  Crockery.  Glassware 
or l.amp Goods.  Terms, 30 days on  Bargain  line
or <  per cent, discount  for  cash  in  ten  days. 
It' 
you  haven’t  our Complete  Catalogues,  showing 
nearly everything we offer, ask for them.________

No.  1  Electric..............
Little  Gem.........  .......
9 in.  “ 
.....................
03 Crimpers.................
Globe  pincers............
French  Lever.............
Chicago  Wager..........
Ideal.............................
H am m ers.
8 Coppered.................
25 Tack........................
16 Ladies’....................
No.  1  Bronze...............
U) I A  L ........................
Solid  steel...................
96
H atchets.
1  18  4 OToy.........................
........................
1  80  450  “ 
2 Bronzed...................

70

If you are strangers to us,  please give  reference 

to a house with whom you have credit.
Sign your name here......................................................................
Town.........................................   Ship via  .............
H.  UONMRU l S3N8. Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Tear off page aud  mail  to

achilie Oils. 
1 oz.  Sperm.....................

90 
2  00

»I arbles.

I Gray  .000 Box.............
! polished......................
Fjns............
No.  1 Glass 100  oox---

per box 
.... 
50

‘  4 Glass 50  box----
’  5  “ 
...

13  “ 

Pi.t Chains.

“ 

“ 9 

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

32
No.  1 W ire........................
48
“  2  Wire........................
64
Hauole..............................
P otato  M ashers.
21
No.  11  Wire  .....................
68
Wood..................................
33
Hotel wood....................... ..  3 34
Toy wood.........................
37
36
18  Retinned......................
82
20 in.  Nicfeel.....  ............
Police  W histles
5001 222.............................. .. 
5001-182.............................
;> 0- Cuckoo......................

Poker«.

35
35
30

1  Flint 25 box...............
i  Imitation  Agate  100.
“ :
3 
“ 
1  C hina  100 box.......
“ 
I 
............
3 
.........
“ 
“ 50 box.........
4 
“  2i  box  . 
Figured 12 box.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“

“ 

White Ballots 100  box.
Black 
0 Glazed 300  box................. 
1 
“  200 b o x ................ . 
2 
”  100 box.................... 
3 
“  50  box.................... 
”  36  box.................... 
4 

20
60
60
60
60
60

Mincing  Knives.

 

Pails.

M ouse  Traps.

No. 3 Single.......................... 
••  4 Double........................ 

34
65
8 Single.........................   2  50
Double  uem ......................  2  50
990..........................................  1  50
2 Hole.................................... 
20
4 H o le .................. 
40
No.  3.....................................   1  20
Delusion.................................1  25
5  Qt  T in ............................... 
tO
...............................  1  10
...............................  1  45
..............................   1  85

25 g
30 10
35 14
10 “  1 x Dairy........
40 10
12 
65 M
“  
...............
12 
“  Strainer...
8 Qt. Galv Iron.......
10 
-  ...
...........
35 »*
2 Qt.  Round  Dinner  Pails  1  75
60
30 4
“ 
3  “ Square 
“ 
6 
3 Tray  Nestable
4

“
“

“ 

“  

1  50

H arness snaps.

 

 

 

 

H at Racks.

H a t H ooks.

H am m ock Hooks.

No. 22 % eye...............pergr  1  40
“  23 1 in.  eye.........pergr  1  50
I 
“  25 1*4  in.  eye —  per gr  2 65
I 
i 
“  26 1*4 in.  eye__ per gr 3 50
, 98  Screw.......................  70
' 98  Plate................................ 
70
156...................................  
45
 
2603Qin.  Iron..........pergr  1  00
115 2*4 Wire..............  “ 
1  00
4  Hook....................................... 43
63
6  *' 
Gem.............................   65
!  1  Pins.................................  
84
Nickel Daisy........................  1  78
4 Hook  U dell.....................   2  70
3 80
6  “ 
|  139-12..................................... 
40
1 704-76.....................................  
55
«   716..........................................  
75
f?  323-10....................................... 
90
to  444 1 10...............................   1  0<
22  508-10....................................  1  75
¡3,  444-21-10..............................  2  00
XX  1001-10...................................  2  25
qq  36-574  Celluloid....................2  75
,n  7432-5 ....................................... 
„2  7432-6 ....................................... 
XX  7432-7....................................... 
22  414............................................ 
72  56.............................................  
**. 508........................................

“ 
H arm onicas.

H arps—Irish .

 

Horns.

02 T in....................................... 
14 in. Colored.......................... 
18 in. P i....................................  
25 in. Colored.......... ...........  1 

Iro n   B rackets.
4x5 Shelf.............................
............................
5x6  “ 
6x8  “ 
...........................
7x9  “ 
............................
7x9 Fancy..........................
Pot W all.............................
Rival  Swing......................
J u m p in g   Ropes.

.. 

P lay in g   Cards.
40
999 steamboat.................
50
101  Tiger....................
80
155 Tourist......................
80
999 Gilt  edge...................
85
22 Rambler......................
808 Bicycle....................... ..  1  20
..  1  35
23 Rambler......................
..  135
133 Columbia...................
188  Capitol............... — ..  1  60
..  1  75
134  Columbia...................
..  1  80
808 x Bicycle...................
. . 3 * 0
603 Aimy aud Navy.......
..  4  40
404 Congress....................
..  4 40
505 Army and Navy.......

Flyers.

“ 

Gas

K ules.

R at T raps.

90
5 in Steel Flat  Plyers...
..  1  75
6 
..  2 00
Combination steel  “
24
Cast  Pincers................... ... 
R o llin g  Pins.
39
Toy wood........................
60
Regular...........................
Bakers............................: ...  4  75
Glass................................. ...  4  90
80
Terrier.............................
1-1  Foot......................
47
... 
68
2-2  “
..  1  40
4-1  “ 
...........................
.......................... ...  1  88
14-2  “ 
...  1  75
5-1  “ 
...........................
........................... ...  2 35
15-2  ” 
Bad  Irons.
OU Tov............................ ... 
40
6 Toy................................ ...  2 25
4 Toy................................ ...  4  00
2 Sensible........................ ...10 00
...10 80
New  Potts’....................
(Join polished  2%  lb.  Gem
bottoms........................ ...   3  60
No.  14  Stands................. ...  
34
Scoop«.
44
34 Retinned...................
... 
... 
44
13 
.................
87
39 
.................
...  1  75
20 Grocers.....................
...  2 OO
30

’• 
“ 

Scales.

18 Spring...............................24  00

Markham
Daisy.......
King........
Columbia.

.  9 00 
.  9 00 
. 10 50

G raters.

14
30
36
75
75
90

Nutmeg................................... 
O  K.......................................... 
Wood Handles....................... 
No.  2........................................ 
Victor......................................  
R ajah......................................  
H ard w are  Sundries.
Pinking Irons...................... 
64
56
Cabinet Clamps..................  
Glass  Cutters  ....................... 
42
Iron  Soaps.............................. 
36
23
Cage  Springs......................... 
Solder Kit.............................  2  25
Gns  C leaners.......................  
75
5 in Pincers.......................  
*4
Veg.  Parers.........................  
34
Paste Jaggers......................... 
34
Door Bolts.............................. 
28
Door Chucks.........................  2 .5
Weeding books.....................  
63
Flesh  Hooks........................ 
40
Forks........................ 
28
Button  Hooks......................... 
45
Door Stops.............................. 
20
Gas B urners........................   4 20
60
Hitching  Rings................... 
Shutter  Knobs..............Gro  1  50
14 Screw  Hooks............  “ 
40
20
113 Screw  Eyes............  “ 
“  Hook  straight  “  3 ■
113 
10 
’* 
“ 
40
“ 
51 Cup  Hooks............... 
90
“ 
Gas Hooks.............. per doz  60
Nail  Pullers........................12 00
Pie Crimpers........................... 
Apple Corera.......................... 
Insect  Guns........................... 

“ 

“ 

Penholders.

“ 

“ 

 
“ 

Peus.
 

P en n y   Goods. 
 

1309 7 in ...........................
2110...................................
2511 Black........................
S ill Red...........................
0303  Fancy......................
2 C row n...................... ..
Asst  box.........................
1250 Arrow......................
86.1 Automatic.................
1450 Fountain.................
1 W allace.........................per gro 28
“ 28
4+4 
Superior Falcon__  
28
Copy ist........................  
“  28
“  28
Bank............................ 
333................................. 
“  49
048 Esterorook__ _ 
60
P eu cil  Boxes.
Red Wood................per gro  1  00
Cherry............................... per doz 35
Lock.............................  
“  45
Gro
4*4 Trumpet................ 
  90
 
Big. Beads...........................  1  00
shell Whistles.....................  M)
Cigar 
..................... 
t0
1*2 in.  Magnets..................  
90
3 in.  Trumpets....................   1  00
4*4  Wood Whistle...............   1  00
Monkey on stick.................  
75
Wood  Rattles...................... 
90
China Pitchers.................... 
90
75
Return  Ball.........................  
Toy  Rings........................... 
80
Police W n is ties...  ............ 
90
2 Jack  Stones...................... 
25
1*4 
.................... . 
20
Dust  Pans...........................   1  00
No. 1 Tinned......................
......................
“  4 
“  2  G ilt...........................
P ic tu re   H angers.
5 x  Brass...........................
3
9  Copper............................... 
11
17 Nickel., 
3 in Nails.

“ 
P ic tu re   W ires.

“ 

“ 

” 

50 “ 

S pring  Balances.
No. 10 Weighs 24  lbs.........
No. 51 
.........
No. 5 10 in.  Ideal...............
“  2 6 in. 
.................
“ 35 10 in.  Ebony.............
Sewing Machine.................

Screw   D rivers.

“ 

1  30
75
62
20

S haw l Straps.

46
902 Leather...........................
80
224  Safety............... .............
Perfection........................... 1  60
2  00 
918 Leather...........................
4  75
951 
Wood  handle....................
Magic..................................

“
Sink  C leaners.

34
45

Skim m ers.

“  12 

F la t.....................................
No.  9  Pierced.....................
“  ......................
W ire....................................
8 teak   P ounders.
W ood..................................
2  Iron..................................
Steel Tweezers...................

18
42
62
38
68
1  15
33

S trin g  T ickets.

“ 
“ 

..........

Stove P olish.

76c per  M ...........................
40
42c 
...........................
50
39C 
...........................
60
............................ .  1  00
33c 
I 10CC........................ 
65
D ixon's............................... . 
50
| Lapage's Glue.................... . 
85
Freeze’s Cementine...........
90
| Mucilage.............................
42
1 Silver Cream..............  ...
1  75
Putz  Pomade....................
60
Borsum’s  Polish.............
.  210
Leonard’s.......................... .  1 75
90

28
30
12  In k ............... per box 3  doz 

S undries

K ey  Kings.

K ey Chains.

 

Ladles.

W atch  Keys.

K nife  Boxes.

“ 
|  
Lead Pencils. 

80
1092  Asst............................... 
22
680 .......................................... 
75
100 Brass............................... 
Wood..................................... 
75
Embossed............................. 
90
Wire......................................  2 00
Kd Covered.........................   4  00
139 Retinned........................ 
39
29 
63
......................  
73
21 
 
Gro 
PI  Cedar............................... 
29
140 Perfection...................... 
85
342  Progress.........................   1  90
547 Herald.............................2 25
321 Mercantile......................  2 90
337 Pilot  ..............................   2 90
3  25
339  “ 
Red and Blue............... Doz  20
431 Carpenters..............   *• 
20
128 Asst  box........................  1  50
Twin Tin..............................  
28
No. 30 Iron...........................  
30
Daisy T in...........................  
40
302 Fancy.............................  
40
Luminous..................................  1 00
264  Fancy.............................  1  35
271 
1  75
1  75
101*4 
266 
...................’.........2 0(
3056 
2  0(
M agnets.
328  A.
328 D

M atch Boxes.

“   
“   
“ 
“   

 
 

 

 

 

30
31
42

37
37
68
73
62

....  9  00 
.... 10  67 
per doz
47

11  “ 
...................
7 Nickel....................
nippers.
1  qt.  Stamped..........
2 qt.  Reiiuned........
2 qt.  Pieced............
2 qt.  lx ......................
2 qt. x x x ...................
2 qt.  Snos.................
51 Cup.......................
Dripping  C
8x10...........................
8x12...........................
9x14.........................
10x15  .......................
12x17.  ......................
23x19 .......................
5*2x912x2i W................................ 
Doughnut Cutters,
3 Pieced................................  
3  French............................... 
No. 29 Asst........................... 
No. 1 

Dog  Collars.
“ 
E gg  B taters.

20
33
79
...........................2 00

“ 
“ 

Fruit  Cresses.

44
Surprise............................... 
No.  2..................................... 
60
Dover Spoon........................ 
80
0 ............................................ 
84
Genuine  Dover....................  1 20
Cup........................................  1 50
Silvers...................................  6 60
No. 1 Keystone.....................  9 tin
No. 20 Keystone....................10 80
0 Queen City............... each  1  40
2 
...............each  2 40
4 
...............each  3 25
Silvers  Fruit  Presses  , doz  3 00
Flags.
No.  1  13j x3......................Gro  22
2 2QX4............................  “  ~
3 3Hx6  ..........................  “
5*i  7x11**......................   “
7  Il*-;xi8........................  “
8  17*2xl7*i.....................  “
10 28*-x43...:.................   “
11  31x50...........................   “
11*4  35x58........................  “
1 -3 pcs.................................
55-3 pee................................
60-3 pee  ..............................
5-4  pee...............................
70-4 pee................................
<>a'den Trowels.
No.  19  Coppered...............
6 Ebony..............................
No.  10 Iron.........................
No.  12  Wood......................

Floral Tools.

Gim lets.

G um   Labels. 
243 per thousand............

If you are not  coming  to  the  market  at  once, 
mark your order on the dotted lines, tear  off  sheet 
and send to us; we will return a  printed  copy  by 
first mail, and ship the goods ordered immediately. 
Don’t delay, and don’t fail to keep  up  your  stock,
as it is the little things your customers ask for that 
are the easiest to s
. ________ __ ____
605................................
B ase  B alls. 
201...................
405................................
165...............................
Can Openers. 
No. 3 Cast Steel......
Sensi hie Jap’d ..........
Sprague......................
No. 30  Perfection —
No.  200.
'0 .

l
e
per  doz
O K ........................................ W 4-
Boys’  League...................... 
S5
Champion..................
1  25
Star.............................
A talanta...............................  2 «at
35
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B alls—R ubber.

C » k .

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3 00
3 50
4  00

 

 

 

 
 

 
 
 

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“ 
“ 
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B all  B ats.

B oy’s  R eins.
“ 
 
“ 

4  Sponge...........................  
6 
.............................. 
15 Fluted............................  
35 
.............................
1
45 
 
115  Inflated.......................... 
„
13> 
"
175 
*  50
205 
14 Basswood........................ 
70
12 Ash....................................
10 PI Ash................................  1 *
Pol Basswood....................  1 “
. Men's Willow..................  2 00
g s 
A 32 In.  Long......................   ■"5
 
B 40 
85
Fancy...............2 00
H 49 
Bov’s V elocepedes.  Each
No. 1 Japan............ 
1  40
1  ®
 
No. 2 
 
No. 3 
1  *>
No. 4 
........................  2  15
No  5 
..........................  2  40
Boys’ W heelbarrow s.  Per dz 
No. o Varnished..................  2 00
No. 2..........
4 00 
No. 3..........
6  00
No. 1  Gard  n 
No. 2  Gard  •”
20-13 in. Iron  Hd.................
012 Flat  Hd..........................
1-11 in. Wood  Hd...............
1-13 
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o u  
............................
14 in.  Iron.........................
16 
..........................
18 
......................
12 in. Wood......................
Iii*cnftt  C utters.
2i4  in.  Peed......................
3 in.  Peed...........................
3 in. Stamped.....................
3 in.  French......................
4*4 in.  Scolloped...............
Rotary.................................

B asting  Spoons.

28
32
34
4a
38
58
68
30
50

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B rushes.
80
........................... .  1  25
........................... .  1  40
............................ 2  00
............................ .  2  50
............................ 4  25
........................... .  6  00
75

3-0  Shoe.............................
10 
lOO 
061 
331 
2*20 
No. 55  Daubers.................
T.  M.  C. .. 
34  Nail. . .
1 
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17-3 Tooth. 
5  43-3  “
1  7 5 
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“ 

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128 Sh- 
260

No  7  Dust. 
1  counter..

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0 
12 in.  Floor...................
D  I) Window................
XX  
...............
Pope’s eye....................
Tampico.......................
White Wash.
Tampico............................. 
84
A  A 8 in ................................  2  00
X X .......................................  420

H orse B rushes.

411 Corn................................ 
80
Rice Root.............................  1  75
Leather Back......................  1  92
Palmetto..............................   2 00
109 Leather  Back...............   3  50
445 Leather  Back...............   4 50

S crub B rushes.

Holland................................ 
35
44
X X Corn..............................  
78
Tam pico............................... 
30 Block................................  1  25
No.  11....................................  2  00

B ath  B rushes.

X X  Straight.............................  4 75
Bent..............................................4 75

C lothes  B rushes

164 ! 
298.

I'a rp e t Tacks.

8 oz.  Polished........... per gr  96
10 oz. T urned........... per gr  96
Honest  eoun 
...  per box  1  00

« a rp e t B etters.

 

 

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C ham ber Pails.

C h erry  F itte rs.  .

• “  
Cage H ooks.

Steel W ire............................   1  50
25 in.  Wicker........................  1  25
30 in. 
.......................   1  T5
Screw ...................................  
25
25
887  Swing............................. 
866  “ 
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11x0 Swing.........................  
“2
11x8 
"2
No.  l ..................................... 
65
C h an d elier H ooka.
202H-2U  Plate.....................
“ 
•203-3 
......................
702-6 Screw...........................
...........................
702-8 
‘ 
702-10  “ 
...........................
70512 “ 
....................  !• «
No.  13  G ilt...........................  2 25
10 qt.  Painted......................  3 00
12 
........................3  60
12 qt.  Galv...........................4  25
10 qt Slop  ............................. 3 38
10 qt.  Anti  Slop..................   5 63
Goodell................................   4 75
Enterprise Jap 'd ................  t 75
Tinned.............   7 25
30 foot  Ju te .........................  
41
80
60
50 foot Cotton......................  1  28
Ju te .........................   1  60
120  “ 
I  100  “  Hemp.......................  3  25
75 
•  W ire........................  1  88
100  ’ 
..............................  2  E0
Wood......................per  box  40
I xj 8 ........................per  gross  60
34) 6 B ar................................ 
35
2-8  “ 
65
| 314-6  Bars............................. 
75
■ 856 6  “ 
00
..............................  
407- 
“ 
..............................  1  25
I Cattle Cards.........................  
67
No. 2 Iron.
Common Sense..................
Princess.............................
Alcohol..............................
I ups and  Mugs.
1  75  ‘j pt.  Pieced  ....................
75 
l'pt.  Stamped....................
40  1 pt.  Pieced.......................
75  Hammered.........................
1  35  O Gem.................................
1  75  Crown.................................

C u rry   Combs.
 

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Clothes  Lines.

12
15
20
28
34
85

 

Cover  L ifter.

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C ork Screws.

3  oil I  302 Coppered......................
.  ™.  Black handled.................
U !   N o.lN ickled...
2  qq 
5 go  Garden City.......................
3 75  No.  4050-23.........................
5  on I  No. bOO on  card...............
512 Pocket.........................
9 no I
82 Newark.........................
618 
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6  00 
......................
636 
5  00 ! 
050 A sst...........................
4 00 1
24 W illiam s....................
Coffee M i'ls.
135 Wall  Jap’d ...............
3 0  Wall  cop 
...............
118 Lap............................
...........................
314  •* 
430  “ 
...........................
797 Colored.....................
White  School...............
C roquet Sets.
No.  5..............................
No.  10............................
x  5 ..................................
A .....................................
x A .................................
6.......................
1 ..............................................

C rayon.

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C rum b T ray an d  B ru sh . 

3  A s s t..................................  1  85 lxL  Single...............................  
4 Shell...................................  3  50 ( 3  Single..................................  
No.  50  Brass.......................  3  90 i 06  Double............................. 
No.  5  Shell........................  4 
50 I A  double.............................  
10 Fancy...............................   6 00 1 010 M ustache.......................... 

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