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ROOD  &  RYAN,

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C O N S E R V A T IV E , 

A   T A L E   O P  T W O   V A L E T IN E S.
Julius Caesar Podd was a clerk in a re­
tail  dry  goods  store. 
It  is  difficult  to 
imagine  that  an  individual  bearing  so 
historic a  baptismal name  should be de­
creed by fate to  wear it  in the common­
place  atmosphere  of  mercantile 
life, 
but thus it was.

To behold Mr. Podd on a Sunday after­
noon, or on some evening, after the mul­
titudinous affairs of  business bad ceased 
until the morrow, one would almost have 
been  led  to  believe  that  the  baptismal 
name was scarcely  adequate to the  man, 
for  when  Mr.  Podd  had  cast  aside  the 
enthralling  shackles  of  dependent  cir­
cumstances and  stood  forth  in the  full 
freedom of a small- salaried clerk off duty, 
he might readily have been mistaken for a 
railroad magnate, or a  bank official with 
an evident inclination toward some coun­
try where extradition law is not.

At such periods it  required an exceed­
ingly  imaginative  brain  to  grasp  the 
thought that the  individual who whirled 
past in the  newest,  and  most stylish of 
rigs—to  the  utter  annihilation  of  his 
week’s salary—or  who  occupied  one of 
a reserved pair of orchestral chairs, front, 
was but the same  person  who  smilingly 
tore down one side  of a dry goods estab­
lishment  to  enable  some  undecided 
female  to  select  a  spool  of  thread,  or 
who rewound yards  upon yards of Ham- 
burgs and other  decorative  goods which 
similar  consistent  creatures  had exam­
ined with a thoroughness  known only to 
the feminine mind.

these 

Mr. Podd cherished intentions,  which, 
if  rightly  matured,  as  they  certainly 
would be in the course of human events, 
would give to his  existence  that  coleur 
de rose which the poets affirm constitutes 
earthly felicity.
Divested  of 

intentions,  Mr. 
Podd would  have been a very  tame sort 
of  individual.  As  it  was,  they  urged 
him to an energetic cultivation of a timid 
and retiring mustache, to a lavish expen­
diture for pomades,  gloves,  cravats and 
numerous other auxiliaries  of the toilet; 
also  to  a  general  attempt  at  rendering 
himself as irresistible as possible.

Mr. Podd’s intentions  were of a matri­

monial  nature.

He loved.
In this case  the  sentiment  was a spe­
cies of mild  insanity  that  often attacks 
young  men  of  a  marriageable  age  and 
an unmarriageable  salary,  and Mr. Podd 
exhibited many of  the  symptoms  in  an 
aggravated form.

He took in  two or  three extra squares 
each  day  in  walking  to  and  from  his 
place of business that  he might pass the 
abode  which  sheltered  the  idol  of  his 
soul, and,  perchance,  be  rewarded by a 
smile  or  bow  of  recognition  from  the 
fair occupant.

On  one  occasion  Mr.  Podd  refrained 
from  purchasing  tickets  to  a  popular 
performance  in  order  to  lay  up  some­
thing  for  the  future,  when  he  should 
come to unburden  himself  of  the  great 
devotion  which  weighed  down his soul 
and lightened his pocket.

Bitterly did he  denounce his frugality

when  the  object  of  his  adoration,  and 
enforced  economy,  heartlessly  accepted 
the  escort  of  a  certain  Tom Jones,  for 
whom Mr. Podd  cherished  a great aver­
sion, but this was merely one of the cus­
tomary  ripples  which  ofttimes  disturb 
the  current of love’s youug dream.

The fair being who  thus  agitated  the 
placidity of Mr. Podd’s  existence,  was a 
Miss Melinda Smythe—her father spelled 
it Smith in bygone days.
This  maiden  dwelt  with  her  mother, 
whose  small  income  was  obtained  by 
working early  and  late at dressmaking.
Miss Melinda  led a lily-of-the-field ex­
istence, and  while her  mother drudged, 
and cooked, and sewed  in the little back 
room, her daughter received in the front 
apartment, or went  out  to  the  concerts 
and  theaters,  from  which  she  brought 
back lyrical souvenirs  to be distributed, 
with the aid of a cheap,  rented piano, to 
the neighborhood at  frequent  intervals.
From the deportment  of Miss  Melinda 
in public,  one  was  led  to regret that a 
life  of  fashionable  dissipation  had 
brought ennni  to so  young  a  creature, 
and  when  she  referred  to  “our  resi­
dence,”  it  was  in  a  tone  that  at  once 
suggested  a  brown-stone  front,  plate 
glass, and an extensive retinue.

In Mr. Podd’s  eyes,  her  bearing  was 
simply regal, and he  rejoiced in  the dis­
tingue  atmosphere  of  her presence, un­
mindful  of  any  doubts  of  its  genuine­
ness.

Miss  Melinda  had  gained  her  knowl­
edge  of  aristocratic  deportment  from 
theatrical  boards and  the  pages of that 
romantic school of literature she delight­
ed in devouring in prodigious quantities, 
but as Mr. Podd’s  ideas had been gener­
ated  by  the  same  equivocal  source,  he 
detected  none  of  the  flaws  patent  to  a 
more acute or less interested person.

Mr.  Podd’s  lodgings  comprised  the 
most  economical  part  of  his  existence, 
being in an obscure  street, in a building 
that wore the look of abject-genteel pov­
erty.  Considering  the  dispiriting  sur­
roundings,  it  is  little  marvel  that  Mr. 
Podd  frequently  sought  the  charming 
companionship of Miss  Melinda Smythe, 
or  entertained,  in  secret,  visions  of  a 
vine-embowered cottage, with this divin­
ity as its presiding  diety, for if there be 
any  excuse  for  a  rash  plunge  into  the 
tumultnous sea  of  matrimony  it is  that 
the  unfortunate  victim  leaps  from  the 
positive infelicity of the  typical obscure 
boarding  house  into  the  blissful  un­
known.

Mr. Podd’s sojourn  at these  lodgings, 
however,  was  a  matter  of  policy,  both 
on account of the  cheapness  of bed and 
board, and also on  the  score that, owing 
to the undisguised partiality of the land­
lady’s  daughter  for 
this  particular 
boarder the mother  was more  lenient in 
collecting  his arrears  and more  indulg­
ent in many of the minor workings of the 
establishment,  including  choice morsels 
at table and a thoughtful  supervision of 
his wardrobe and room.

Owing to these  several  advantages he 
lingered on, yet refused to allow his per­
verted heart to be  softened  by the blan-

dishmeots  of  the  daughter  mote  than 
was  essential  to  his  own  comfort and 
convenience as a privileged  boarder.

When he wished an extension of credit, 
or to  secure  some  especial  favor,  Mr. 
Podd was wont to  escort  his  landlady’s 
daughter,  in  whose  fashioning  nature 
had neglected to include any comeliness, 
to some place of  worship or  to an enter­
tainment where  the  price  of  admission 
was  most  moderate,  suffering  untold 
anxiety the while  lest  the  odious  Tom 
Jones should  be basking  in the sunlight 
of  Miss  Melinda’s  presence during  this 
voluntary exile on his part.

Mr. Podd’s finances were slowly recov­
ering  from  the  severe  drain  to  which 
they  had  been  subjected  during  the 
Christmas holidays, when  on  one lower­
ing evening in  February he was walking 
leisurely  from  business 
towards  his 
lodgings, calculating a method  by which 
he might  be able to  pay some bills, long 
since due, yet retain  a  sufficient surplus 
to treat the fair Melinda  to a sleigh ride, 
recklessly promised  at  a  time when the 
weather gave strong  and  almost certain 
indications of verging into balmy spring, 
while, with  a  perversity  known  in  no 
other thing save women,  it  now gave as 
positive  evidence  of  a  speedy  fall  of 
snow.

As he passed  down  the  street  his  at­
tention was drawn  to  a  crowd gathered 
before  a stationer’s  window and  promi­
nent among them was the ever obnoxious 
Tom Jones, who,  with  the  others,  was 
absorbed in  the  contemplation of  a dis­
play of valentines.

At once  the  green-eyed  monster  sug­
gested the  idea  that  this  exasperating 
rival was even  then engaged in selecting 
one of those dainty missives by means of 
which he might convey to  the  object  of 
their  common  admiration  an  accurate 
state of  his  feelings,  and  Mr.  Podd  at 
once decided  on  adopting  similar meas­
ures in an  avowal  of  the  passion  that 
alike consumed his soul and salary.

Now, it would seem that from  a  well- 
stocked  assortment  of  valentines,  one 
might readily make a  selection,  but Mr. 
Podd found a difficult task.

Many of  these  dainty  messengers  ap­
peared too  cold  and  indifferent  to  suit 
the critical taste of this customer;  others 
were of  too obscure  a  nature to portray 
the  proper  intensity  of  emotion  that 
stirred 
the  profound  depths  of  Mr. 
Podd’s soul.

Finally he  chose  one,  in which arrow 
pierced hearts  and very fat cupids—who 
were  evidently  in  the  same  plight  as 
Flora  McFlimsey—together  with  con­
genial  doves, clasped hands,  mottoes  of 
truth, fidelity,  constancy  and  devotion, 
with other symbols  representing  a  har­
monious state  of  affairs generally, were 
scattered prodigally over gilded paper in 
filigree design.

Added to this was  an  amatory sonnet, 
wherein dove, love, bliss,  kiss, etc., were 
worked up  in  several  lines  of  choicest 
machine poetry, while  the  finale  was  a 
suggestive sketch of a devoted couple be­
fore an altar, and  officiating  clergyman, 
with  another  fat  enpid  in  the  back-

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As Mr. Podd turned to  go his eyes fell 
on a pile  of  comic valentines which  lay 
near.

Someone has said that the destiny of a 
nation  turns  frequently  upon  a  small 
pivot.  That of an individual is  often as 
delicately poised.

This  careless  glance proved the turn 
ing-point which  overthrew  fortune,  and 
enthroned her  unwelcome kinswoman in 
the near future of  Mr.  Podd’s existence, 
The  topmost  valentine  portrayed  a 
spinsterly-looking  female,  seated  at  an 
antiquated piano which she was belabor­
ing in  a blood-curdling way in accompa­
niment to  some  operatic  gem, supposed 
to be issuing  from  her  very  extensive 
mouth.  An unhappy feline,  with arched 
back, distended eyes and enlarged caudle 
appendage  lifted  up  her  agonized wail 
from  an  adjacent  fence.  Below  this 
sketch was a verse, in which comparison 
between  the  two  singers  was  much in 
favor of the cat.

An evil thought,  perhaps,  born  of  a 
recent request for  arrears for board, en­
tered the mind  of  Mr.  Podd  to  bestow 
this  souvenir  of  St.  Valentine  on  the 
landlady’s daughter,  who also  thrummed 
the piano, and acting  on  the sudden im­
pulse he bought the missive.

When at  his lodgings he directed both 
valentines,  feeling  secure  on  the  one 
hand that  his  landlady’s  daughter  was 
not familiar  with  his  penmanship,  and 
writing on  the  sentimental  one the ini­
tials, J. C. P.  that  Miss  Melinda  might 
not mistake the sender.

On  St.  Valentine’s  Day,  Mr.  Podd 
arose  somewhat  later  than  usual,  and 
hurriedly went  down  to  breakfast, for­
getting the  two  missives lying upon the 
table in his room.

While  he was  eating  the  maid-of-all- 
work started  on  her  cleaning  tour, and 
with the  proverbial  acuteness  that  en­
ables members of her ilk  to  detect  any­
thing save dirt or  disorder,  the  two  for­
gotten valentines, in  their  white  wrap­
pers,  were  the first  things to attract her 
attention.

As they had  not  been  sealed,  it  was 
but  a  few seconds  until she was mirth­
fully  regarding  the  rival  musicians of 
the  one, and feasting her  eyes upon the 
prodigal  collection  of  love  tokens con­
tained in the other.

She had  scarcely  time, on hearing ap­
proaching footsteps,  to return the valen­
tines  to  the  wrappers,  unconsciously 
changing them, in her haste,  and  take up 
her broom  with  as  innocent  an expres­
sion  as  the  occasion  demanded,  when 
Mr. Podd  hurriedly entered,  picked  up 
the envelopes,  sealed  them,  and  thrust 
them into his  pocket,  totally ignorant of 
the exchange which bad been made.

That evening after  business Mr.  Podd 
sought the nearest tonsorial artist, under 
whose  especial  care  he  placed  himself 
for the next half hour,  then  he  wended 
his happy way to the abode of  his soul’s 
ideal.

Imagine the consternation  of  the hap­
less Mr. Podd,  who, on  presenting  him­
self  to  the  fair Miss Melinda, secure in 
the expectation  of  a  cordial  greeting— 
nay, perhaps  a  tender  one—found him­
self  met with chilling  scorn, while  that 
young  lady  dramatically  waved  him 
hence.

“Begone!  you villain,” she wrathfully 
exclaimed,  in  true  stage  parlance, and 
with another tragic wave of her hand.

tounded Mr. Podd.

“Don’t  ‘Miss  Melinda’  me,  you  base 
hypocrite,  you!”  screamed  the  young 
lady, allowing her  temper  to  overcome 
her predilection for  heroics.

“Great Jupiter!  My  dear  Miss  Melin­
da,”  stammered  the  unfortunate  Mr. 
Podd.

“Go!”  cried  Miss  Melinda,  in  still 
shriller tones.  “Must I have you ejected 
from this apartment?  Mar!”  she added, 
opening the door  leading  into  the back 
room,  “here is  this contemptible puppy. 
Podd.”

“Has  he  come  back  here agin?”  and 
the  irate  mother  appeared  upon  the 
scene.  “Maybe he come  to  see  if  your 
cat still out-squalled  you,”  she  said  in 
harsh  and  sarcastic  tones,  as  she con­
fronted the  bewildered  victim  of  their 
joint accusations.

“Or to have  my voice remind him of a 
file  on  a  cross-cut  saw,”  rejoined  the 
daughter  with  a  little  hysterical  sob. 
‘O, Mar!  drive  him away. 
I  can’t bear 
the sight o’ him.”

My child, don’t let  such  a  miserable 
creature disturb  you,” said  the  mother 
soothingly;  then  pointing  to  the  outer 
door, she said:

“Get right  out  o’  here,  an’ don’t  put 
your foot nigh this house agin. 
If I was 
a man I’d learn you how to insult unpro­
tected ladies,” she  added,  as  a  parting 
injunction,  when  Mr.  Podd,  with  his 
hand pressed to his  head in a dazed sort 
of way, turned  and  fled  into  the  dark­
ness.

An hour or  two  afterward, as he stole 
dejectedly into  his  lodgings,  he  met, at 
the door,  his  landlady’s  daughter,  who 
held  his  sentimental  valentine  in  her 
hand, and  beamed  upon  him  a  happy 
smile.

“Oh,  Mr.  Podd!”  she  tenderly  ex­
claimed,  “how can I ever thank  you  for 
this  too  awfully lovely valentine?  I’ve 
been watchin’ for you  ever since supper. 
Do come into  the  parlor,  where there is 
a nice, warm  fire  an’ things look cosy.” 
Poor  Mr.  Podd.  He  muttered  some­
thing about being consumed  by a raging 
headache  and,  declining  all  proffered 
remedies, he  went  hastily to  his  room, 
where, locking  himself  securely within, 
he gave himself  up fully to  the anguish 
of  the hour.

It is a cause  for  little wonder,  theie- 
fore, that any allusion to St.  Valentine's 
Day  now  causes  a  deep  depression  to 
settle on his  once  susceptible heart and 
a chill to pervade his sensitive being.
H en ry  Cle v e l a n d   Wood.
Why He  Scowled.

Harkins found Snooper standing at the 
door of  a large dry goods store the other 
day with a deep scowl on his face. 
“Whafs the matter. Snooper?” 
“Confound this rain!”
“It won’t hurt you.  Run for a car.” 
“It won’t  hurt me, but  my wife is  in­
side the store.”
“That’s  all  right.  She’s  dry  there. 
She can wait until the rain is over.” 
“That’s just the trouble.  She went in 
for  a moment  to get  a  paper of  pins or 
some such  inexpensive  purchase.  Now 
it’s going to rain for an hour or two, and 
she’ll stay there  till it’s over.”

“Well,  what of  it?”
“What  of  it?  It’s  easy to  see you’re 
not a  married  man.  Why, my dear  sir, 
she’ll  overhaul  the  entire  stock  in  the 
store, and goodness only knows what she 
won’t  buy.  Great  Scott,.man, this rain 
storm will cost me S50, at the very least.”
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and utilized  by the next  tenant.  This  arrangement 
enables  the  merchant  to  move  his  store  furniture 
more quickly and easily than he  can  move his stock, 
thus enabling him to resume  business  in a new loca­
tion  without loss of  valuable time.  Samples of each 
line  on  exhibition  at  office,  315  MICHIGAN 
TRUST  CO.  BUILDING.  If you cannot visit office, 
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are rapidly proving  the truth  of  the  statement,  and  knowing 
that  its  quality  is  carefully  maintained,  insist  upon  having 
this  brand.  This  accounts  for  the  fact 
that  the  leading  merchants  give preferenct 
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highest civilization that satire has found 
the greatest opportunity for its exercise. 
The highest civilization  means the high­
est luxury,  the  extremes  of  self-indul­
gence, the development  of  new diseases 
coexistent  with 
the  development  of 
novel methods  of enjoyment.  The chief 
demand  of  the  Emperor  Nero  was  for 
new pleasures,  and his procurer and pur­
veyor of infamous luxuries was the satir­
ical  Petronius.  Dr.  Nordau  may  have 
discovered  that  society  is  nearing  the 
state it reached  at  the  culmination  of 
civilization in the Roman Empire, but we 
prefer  to  believe  that  the difference is 
immeasurably vast  and  to  the credit of 
our age.  The Doctor  is doubtless a pes­
simist of the gloomiest  school, but he is, 
least, a  surgeon who  recognizes  a so­
cial ulcer, and when  he  is called  to  cut 

he cuts  deep. 

F ra nk  Sto w ell.

"G e t T here, E li.”

As a nation we love to hustle.  Every­
thing  has  to  go.  A  dromedary  ride 
would drive  us insane,  and on the stage 
coach of our grand fathers we would lose 
both our patience  and  our virtuous dis­
like of profanity.  Time is of more value 
than digestion, and we would rather lose 
our hair in making a mile a minute than 
add  a  year  to  our  lives  by  going  slow. 
The consequence is that the public craze 
to beat the record is  being commercially 
accommodated  by  purveyors  of  rapid 
transit.  Time  tables  are framed to the 
fractions  of  a  minute,  motor  men  and 
conductors, to retain their brass buttons 
and insure  their bread  and butter, have 
to  act  as  responsible  but  unfortunate 
tails to the  flying  kite. 
If a head or leg 
is found on the track  belonging  to any 
one  but  ourselves,  we  blame  the  poor 
devil  with  his  hand  on  the  motor,  but 
manage  all  the  same  to  formulate  an 
able-bodied  growl  if  the  clock  in  the 
office is a minute ahead of our dear hust 
ling souls.  We see  men who would  not 
come down a ladder  without thinking of 
their necks, or  descend  from a doorstep 
without  consulting  their  corns, 
leap 
from cars while in rapid  motion, and at 
tempt  the  acrobatic  feat  of  boarding 
trailer  going  at  ten  miles  an  hour.  A 
banana skin on a  crossing, or  an absent 
peg in the sole of a  shoe, now  and then 
lands  an  amateur  on  his  back or in an 
ambulance, and his friends in pious con 
sistency place a claim for damages in the 
courts.  So  long  so  this  kind of fool is 
in the majority, rapid  transit must meet 
his whims or lose his patronage.  As the 
public slowly  wakes up  to the fact that 
this  business  costs  more  than  it  earns, 
the regulation of speed will be something 
more than a dead letter on a city charter. 
This is possible when the public chooses 
to say so,  but  as  long  as  it acts on the 
maxim of “Get there, Eli!”  it  will  have 
its bones  to  risk  and  its dead  to bury. 
The remedy lies  in the  public apprecia­
tion of security as  being of more import­
ance  than  a  running  match  with  the 
town clock. 

F r ed  Woodrow.

THE END  OF THE  AGE.

A writer, under the name of  Max Nor- 
dau, has  just finished the last volume of 
a book of  criticism  upon  the  physical, 
moral and mental condition of the human 
race in modern Europe. 
It  is written to 
show that  the  leading  races  to-day, al­
though they may claim  to  be  advancing 
rapidly on  the  high  road  of  progress, 
have actually entered into a state  of  de­
generacy.  “Degeneracy” is  the  title of 
his book, which  is  said to  be a  remark­
able  product  of  scientific  knowledge, 
scientific deduction and incisive satirical 
criticism. 

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Judging  from  a  former work  by that 
author, “Conventional Lies,”  which  cre­
ated a  sensation  in  Europe  some  years 
ago, the later book  promises to be some­
thing striking.  Max Nordau is the pseu­
donym  of  a  Hungarian  doctor who has 
been living  in Paris.  He holds that  the 
European races that  claim  to  be  at  the 
summit of  civilization are in  every way 
on a down  grade, and  he  undertakes  to 
prove it from their art,  their  literature, 
their  sciences  and  their  diseases.  He 
holds  that  painting,  music  and  fiction 
have seriously declined.  The later prod­
ucts in  every  department  show  only  a 
striving after sensational effects and nov- 
treatment.  Unity,  congruity, 
harmony  of  development,  lofty  aspira­
tion and noble  sentiment are wholly dis­
regarded.  What  are wanted are new ef­
fects, new  sensations,  surprises  in  art 
monstrosity in  morals.  He  groups  Ro- 
setti, Swinburne, Tolstoi,  Ibsen, Baude 
laire,  Zola and others of  lesser note, and 
Wagner  and  his  imitators, as  the illus' 
trators of  the  end-of-the-century  liter* 
ture and music.  As for  the picture gal 
leries, the same striving after new sens* 
tions is just  as  apparent, and  the same 
disappointment, emptiness  and languor 
if  not disgust, are  the resulting impres 
sions  received  by  those  who  have  ex 
tracted excitement, but  not satisfaction 
from their perusal or consideration.

Turning to the diseases, insanities and 
crimes of the age, the reflex of  the char 
acteristics of  the writers and  musicians 
mentioned appears, and  he declares tnat 
medical specialists  of  to-day claim  that 
male hysterical  patients  outnumber the 
female;  he finds  even  the  symptoms  of 
diseased minds, of  idiocy in the peculiar 
tricks of  language and trains of thought 
that endear the writings  of  such men as 
Ibsen and  the  like  to sympathetic read 
ers.  The cause of  these symptoms thus 
revealed  in  writers  and  readers are  at 
tributed by Nordau to the present condi 
tions of life in Europe.  He  asserts  that 
men and women are handicapped at their 
start by heredity, by the  irritating  food 
and drink and stimulants of the men and 
women before them;  and  that the handi 
capped in turn constantly over-stimulate 
themselves.  Such  bodies  cannot  con 
tain sane minds, nor  can  the  minds en 
dure  the  grand  simplicity  of  classic 
models  in  art  and 
“The 
manias  of  literary  hunters  after  style 
delight  them;  they find  comfort  in  the 
expression of  a  thought  rather  than 
the  substance  of  thought;  their  inordi 
nate egotism  provoked  by insane  intro- 
spection leads them  to  accept the pessi 
mistic  gospel  of  Ibsen;  their  craze  for 
so-called  realism 
strong  doses  of  Zola;  their  hysteria  is 
turned into  lively  pleasure  when  they 
listen in  the  music  of  Wagner  for  the 
climax that never comes.”

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of a jeweler  in  Dubuque,  Iowa, with  a 
pearl which he  had  found  in  a  mussel 
picked  up  in  a  Wisconsin  river.  The 
jeweler gave him $3  for  it, and not long 
afterwards sold it to  a drummer for 820. 
The drummer went to Omaha and sold it 
to a jeweler there, who  gave him 850 for 
it.  The last purchaser did what the orig­
inal finder should have  done, and sent it 
to Tiffany’s, New York, to  have  it prop­
erly valued.  Tiffany offered  8500 for it, 
and got  it, and  will  probably sell  it  at 
still another  advance.

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write for samples.
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1  Our fall line of Pants from *9 to *42 per  dozen 
are  now  ready.  An  immense  line  of  Kersey 
Pants, every pair warranted not  to  rip.  Bound 
swatches of  entire line sent  on  approval to the 
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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

AMONG  THE  TRADE.

AROU ND  T H E   ST A T E .

Lansing—N. M. Pray has sold his jew­

elry stock to F. W. Lamphere.

Stanton—E. Epley  is  succeeded  by C. 

W. Sharp in the grocery business.

Ishpeming  —  I.  Gustafson  succeeds 

Gustafson Bros,  in the meat business.

Saginaw—Jehiel  Jackson  succeeds  E. 

Trahan & Son in the.grocery business.

Mayville—Geo.  Fox  succeeds  C.  E. 
Brown  in  the  hardware  and  furniture 
business.

Lansing—F. J.  Champion  succeeds  R.
A.  Bailey  &  Son  in  the  boot  and  shoe 
business.

Tekonsha—G.  L. Woodard  &  Co. have 
removed their general stock from Homer 
to this place.

Detroit—Boinay  &  Villerot,  grocers, 
have  dissolved, E.  W. Villerot  continu­
ing the business.

Ishpeming—Nelson  Majhannu  &  Co., 
general  dealers,  have  sold  their  meat 
business to A. J. Austin.

North Branch—W.  W.  Harrington  is 
succeeded  by  Harrington  <&  Weston  in 
the hardware and agricultural implement 
business.

Hastings—H. M. Erb and H. E. Carman 
have formed a copartnership and opened 
a grocery  store in  the building formerly 
occupied as a creamery.

Belding—Frank  Brown  and  Anthony 
Gasper  have  formed  a  copartnership 
under  the  style  of Brown & Gasper and 
opened a furniture store.

Detroit—The  Michigan  Confectionery 
Co.  has  given  the  Preston  National 
Bank  a  mortgage  for  $32,000  to  secure 
several promissory notes.

Bloomingdale—C.  E.  Merchant,  who 
recently  purchased  the  Merrifield  dry 
goods, grocery and boot and  shoe  stock, 
is removing it to Kendall.

Alpena—The  stringency of  the  times 
has not  affected the  construction of  the 
railroad  running  north  from  Alpena. 
Thirty miles have been graded  and three 
miles of iron have been laid.

Cadillac—The stock of dry goods own­
ed by C. J.  Shaw has  been taken posses­
sion of by Edson, Moore &Co., of Detroit, 
by  virtue  of a chattel mortgage.  Some 
of the stock has been replevined by other 
creditors.

Detroit—A. D.  Kirby & Co.,  furniture 
dealers  at  111  Michigan  avenue,  have 
given a chattel mortgage  on  their stock 
to the Peninsular Savings Bank to secure 
customers’ notes discounted by the banks. 
The total amount is $5,477.

J.  Heeringa, the veteran general dealer 
at East  Saugatuck,  was in  town one day 
last  week on  business  for  himself  and 
the Pleasant Valley Creamery and Cheese 
Co.,  of  which  he 
is  Treasurer.  Mr. 
Heeringa  was  one  of  the  promoters of 
the  creamery enterprise  and anticipates 
that  great  benefits  to  the  farmer  will 
result therefrom.

Bailey—A.  W.  Fenton  has  admitted 
his son to  partnership  in  the drug, gro­
cery and  hardware  business.  The  new 
firm  will be  known  as  A.  W.  Fenton & 
Son.  Mr.  Fenton  has  always  paid  100 
cents on the dollar and looked his credit­
ors squarely in the eye, and the new firm 
will  probably  pursue  the  same  course 
and enjoy the same unsullied reputation.
Big  Rapids—The  Herald  remarks: 
“A sensible man is Thos. J. Sharpe.  For 
months  and  months  he  has  found  the 
meat business dull, and not a dollar in it 
for his labor.  So he  has  shut  up  shop

for a month,  and should  things be more 
favorable  then,  will  open up;  if other­
wise. he will keep  out of trade until  the 
outlook  is better.  Like  other business, 
the meat trade in Big Rapids is overdone 
and there is no money in it.”

Detroit—S.  Simon  &  Co.,  wholesale 
dealers in furnishings,  have  placed  two 
chattel  mortgages on  their stock and ac­
counts.  The first is to secure the Ameri­
can Exchange National Bank for $14,500; 
the Peninsular Savings Bank for $24,500, 
and the Detroit National Bank for $2,500. 
The  second  given  is  to secure creditors 
to the  amount of $33,666.12, as  follows: 
To Wm. Saulson, $9,000; to Adolph Feld- 
heim, $7,000;  to Ernest  Kern, $5,000;  to 
S.  Goldman, $2,000;  to  Max  Lisburger, 
$1,483.51;  to  Bertha  Feibish, $2,000;  to 
Mrs.  Bertha Zenner,  $4,000;  to Richard
B.  Moore,  for wages  etc., $250;  to John 
H.  Eacker,  wages, etc., $118.90; to David 
Henderson,  wages,  etc.,  $858;  to T.  A. 
Haggerty,  of  Green  Bay,  Wis.,  wages, 
$100;  to Aaron  Mendelson,  bookkeeper, 
$528.71;  to  John  J.  Bagley  estate,  for 
rent,  $1,027  for  July,  August  and  Sep­
tember.

MANUFACTURIN'6   MATTERS.

Beaverton—A.  V.  Touchette  will  re­
move  his  shingle  mill  from  Tonkin, 
Clare county, to this place.

Saginaw—The  new  plant  of  the Geo. 
F. Cross  Lumber Co.  will  soon be ready 
for business. 
It  will  be  provided  with 
the latest improved  machinery.

Farwell—M. F.  Robinson  has  erected 
here what is said to  be the finest shingle 
mill in  Clare  county, and  it  begins  the 
manufacture of shingles this week.

Coleman—Eugene  Rounds,  running  a 
shingle  mill  on  Salt  River, near  this 
place, shut down  the mill  Thursday for 
repairs.  A new engine will be put in.

Oscoda—The  Oscoda  Lumber  Co.’s 
mill is still running, and the company ex­
press a determination to continue as long 
as  logs  can  be  obtained  and  arrange­
ments made for paying the men until cur­
rency becomes more plentiful.

Bay City—The  Michigan  box  factory, 
which  has  been shut  down  some days, 
has resumed with  a full crew.  The new 
Miller  &  Mosher  planing  mill  has  also 
started  business.  It  is  well  equipped 
and it is  expected  that  it  will  have  all 
the work it can attend to.

Belleville  —  Belleville’s  grist  mills 
have again changed bands.  J. M. Shack- 
elton,  who  bought the  mills about four­
teen  months  ago,  has  sold them to  his 
brother, J. H. Shackelton, of  Plymouth, 
who will  rebuild the dam  that went out 
about  two months,  ago  and  also fix up 
the mills in good shape.

Belleville—The  manufacture  of  the 
“All Right” egg crate, patented by B. F. 
Whittaker,  of  this place, has been com­
menced  at  C.  M.  Ford’s  factory.  The 
crate  meets with  the  hearty approval of 
egg  shippers.  The  fillers  are  made  of 
galvanized  wire, and  pressed  in such  a 
shape that  it is  impossible to  break the 
eggs.

Bay  City—One  of  the  effects  of  the 
business depression is  the closing  down 
of  the  planing  mills  and  factories  of 
Handy Bros, and the Crump Manufactur­
ing  Co. on account of the scarcity of  or­
ders, everything in that line having been 
filled.  Just  how long  they will  be idle 
is  a  matter of  uncertainty.  The  shut­
ting down of these industries has thrown 
a large number of men out of work, tem­
porarily, at least.

Alpena—All the sawmills  here  are  in 
operation, and thus  far  the  crews have 
been paid  regularly in  cash.  Currency, 
however,  is  almighty  scarce,  and  at  a 
meeting of mill men  a  plan of paying in 
certified checks was  considered.  Nearly 
all  of  the  Alpena  manufacturers  are 
wealthy and abundantly  able  to  manu­
facture  all  the  lumber  the  docks  will 
hold and carry it until the trade calls for 
it.  This they propose to do if the means 
of paying the men can  be secured.

Bay City—The  panic has  not  affected 
tjie sawmill firms as yet, except the diffi­
culty experienced by some of them in ob­
taining currency to  meet  their payrolls, 
and  they  are  piling  lumber  upon  the 
docks in the  expectation  that  it  will all 
be  wanted  later  on.  C.  C.  Barker  at­
tempted  to effect  a  reduction  of  15 per 
cent,  in  the wages of  his mill crew  and 
the men quit work.  An  adjustment was 
effected  whereby the  men continue work 
at eleven  hours a  day instead  of  ten at 
the same  wages  as  paid  for  ten  hours. 
The movement of  lumber by  lake is pro- 
vokingly  light and  cargoes  are  difficult 
to obtain.

Manistee—There was a slight improve­
ment in trade  last  week,  and  although 
prices are not  higher  there  is  more in­
quiry and a better feeling in  the market. 
Milwaukee buyers are  taking some  lum­
ber all the time, but  the  demand  is  not 
what it was before the failure of the Fire 
& Marine Bank.  Two of  the banks that 
failed about  that  time  are  about to re­
sume, and as finances  are  easier buying 
in volume will  probably be  resumed be­
fore the month  is  out.  Benton  Harbor 
and Michigan  City,  which  have felt  the 
light  trade,  are  beginning  to  resume 
business,  and cargoes have been shipped 
to those points recently.

continue to  curtail  their  productions to 
the  requirements  of  the  immediate fu­
ture.  Many are  still  closed  down, and 
those  who  are  running  are  usually on 
short  time.  A tendency in  the  curtail­
ment of credits is clearly manifested and 
little effort  is making  to sell  goods, and 
travelers who  are on the  road are  send­
ing in small orders.

Wire Nails—An  improvement  in wire 
nails is quite apparent.  As all mills are 
closed  down, the  breaking  of  stocks is 
being  felt  and  prices  are  materially 
higher, $l.50@1.55  at mill  being bottom 
and  $1.70(^1.80 from  store is  getting to 
be regular.  The  impression  is  gaining 
ground that the mill  men are coming to­
gether, and  are determined to get better 
prices when they again start up.

Barbed  Wire—There  is  little  to note 
in this market, as  the demand  is limited 
and prices are stationary.

In  window  glass, sheet  iron,  elbows, 
stoves,  bar  iron and  horse shoes,  prices 
remain as before, with no prospect of any 
change.

P u re ly   P erso n al.

A. Shook, senior member of the firm of 
Shook & Son,  general  dealers  at Coral, 
was in town Monday.

W. J.  Brophy, who  is engaged  in the 
retail grocery  business at  New Orleans, 
was in town several  days last  week, the 
guest  of  his  relative,  Mr.  Wilhelm,  of 
the  firm  of  Hirtb, Krause  &  Wilhelm. 
Mr. Brophy was  greatly surprised at the 
growth  and  prosperity  of  the  Valley 
City.

W. I.  Knapp, who  operates  a shingle 
mill and  general store  at Sherman City, 
was  in  town  Saturday  on  his  way  to 
Westboro,  Taylor  county,  Wis.,  where 
he owns a  tract of  timber, and  to which 
place  he  proposes  to  move his  shingle 
mill  next  spring. 
In  the  meantime he 
will get in logs for next season’s stock.

W eekly  R e p o rt  o f  S e c re ta ry   Mills.
Grand  Ra pid s,  Aug.  28—Certificates 
of  membership have  been issued  to the 
following new members:

3319  Thomas Denton, Saginaw.
3320  Chas. E. Smith, Allegan.
3321  Wm. Averill,  Muskegon.
The following hotels  have been added 
Emmet House, Harbor Springs.
Exchange Hotel, Carson City.
1  would call the attention of  our mem­

to the hotel list:

am  in receipt  of  a  letter  from J. C. 

I 

bers to the additional  list of  hotels pub­
lished in our official organ.
Detweiler,  of  Allegheny,  Pa.,  stating 
that he gave his application for member­
ship to  a  member  of  our Association at 
the hotel at Oxford, June  7,  whose name 
he  has  forgotten,  and  the  member  has 
forgotten to  forward  the same, |as it  has 
failed to  reach  this  office, and  this is  a 
reminder.
The  prompt  responses  to  the  second 
notice  of  assessments  No.  3  and  4 are 
very  gratifying  to  the  officers, and  the 
reinstatement  of  many  old  members, 
who had been delinquent  for some time, 
is positive proof  that the  preseut policy 
of the  officers is  meeting with  the mer­
ited approval  of  every member  who has 
given  thought  and  attention  to the best 
interests of  this most prosperous organi­
zation.
As  a  few  of  our  members  are out of 
employment,  temporarily, I would spec­
ially request  every member  to promptly 
notify W. V. Gawley, care  of  Vendôme, 
Detroit, chairman  of  Employment Com­
mittee, of  any  positions for  commercial 
men that may come to their notice.

L.  M.  Mil l s,  Sec’y.

The  H a rd w a re   M arket.

General  trade  continues  quiet.  All 
dealers  are  pursuing  the  conservative 
policy  which  they  have  followed  for 
some  time.  Retailers  and  jobbers  are 
ordering only in small quantities to keep 
up their assortments,  and manufacturers

FOR  SALE,  W ANTED,  ETC.

$2,000.  New stave  mill  to  be erected  and  only 

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

ceries  and  boots  and  shoes.  Inventory, 
store in town.  Cause for selling, to settle up an 
estate.  Inquire of Thomas Bromley, Jr., admin­
istrator, Alvin Shaver  estate,  St.  Johns,  Michi­
gan. 

FOR  SALE—General stock  of  dry goods, gro­
■  PAYING MILLINERY BUSINESS  FOR
sale at Ypsilanti, Mich.  C. A  Hendrick, 
232 Congress st., Ypsilanti, Mich 
771
Mil l in e r y   stock  fo r  s a l e ;  a  fr e s h
and complete stock  for sale, including fix 
tures,  with  lease  of  brick  store;  possession 
given immediately.  Address  box 1491, Ann Ar­
773
bor, Mich. 
For  sa le—t h e   Th eo d o r e  k e m in k

drug stock and  fixtures  on  West Leonard 
street.  Paying investment.  W. H. VanLeeuwen, 
Room 33, Porter Block, Grand Rapids. 
OR  SALE—SMALL  CLEAN  DRUG  STOCK 
for sale or will  exchange  for  stock of gro­
ceries.  Located on South Division street, Grand 
Rapids.  Address No. 775, care Michigan Trades­
man. 

776

775

774

769

Box 510, Gobleville, Mich. 

what you have.  Address No. 768  care Michigan 

property for  a  stock  of  goods.  Write  me 

Tradesman.__________________________ 768

J  pie orchard, in Van Buren County, for sale 
or exchange for stock of merchandise.  Address 

BtOOD  160 ACRE  FARM,  20 ACRES  IN  AP- 
1WISH  TO  EXCHANGE  FARM  OR  TOWN 
FOR  SALE—Drug stock  in  business  town of 

1,200 inhabitants in Eastern Michigan, trib­
freights;  only  two drug  stores  in  town;  rent. 
$200 per year;  stock  will  inventory $2,500;  sales 
$20 a day.  Reason  for  selling, owner wishes to 
retire  from  business.  Address  No.  752,  care 
Michigan Tradesman.__________________752

utary  to  large  farming  trade;  lake  and  rail 

block, Muskegon, Mich. 

store.  Address  C.  L.  Brundage,  opera  house 

capital, to take charge of a first-class drug 

■ ANTED—A  practical  druggist, with  some 
Bu sin ess  h ouse  a n d  stock  o f  gro
■OR SALE  OR  RENT—STORK  BUILDING 

cerles for sale  on  Union  street.  Will  sell 
at a bargain.  Address  box  634,  Traverse  City, 
Mich. 

at  Sparta.  Tip-top  place  for  hardware. 

Address No. 726, care Michigan Tradesman.  726

756

747

THE  MICHIGAN  TRATXESM^JST

5

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

GOTHAM  GOSSIP.

H. F. Campbell & Co. have arranged to 
open a drug store at  Sherman.  The Haz- 
eltine & Perkins  Drug Co.  has the order 
for the  stock.

Eness &  Parish,  grocers, 57 East Leon­
ard  street,  have  sold out to C. A. Lamb, 
who  will  conduct  the  business  at  the 
same location.

Albert  E. Boldt  has  opened  a grocery 
store  in  the  Barnard  block,  corner  of 
Shawmut  avenue  and  Winter  street. 
Hawkins & Company furnished the stock.
Geo.  W.  Nichols  has  sold  his  drug 
stock at 189  West  Bridge  street to Kuby 
S.  Walbridge,  who has  removed it to 141 
South Division  street.  A  chattel mort­
gage of $250  has been given on the stock 
to H. B.  Fallass  to  secure  the  lease  of 
the Division street premises.
G ripsack B rigade.

Frank  E.  Chase  returned  Saturday 
from the Cape  Cod  country and left  the 
same evening  for  Charlevoix,  where  he 
joined a fishing party.

J. Leo  Kymer is spending a  couple  of 
weeks at  the Fair.  He  is  accompanied 
by his mother and  sister,  Mrs.  E. A. and 
Miss Mina  Kymer, who  reside in Sussex 
county, New Jersey.

L. M. Mills and  family  have  gone  to 
Chicago  and  take  in  the  World’s  Fair. 
Mr.  Mills will  retnrn  home Wednesday 
night  and  resume  his  regular  visits  to 
the trade the day following.

Leroy Independent:  “B. N. Savidge, of 
Sawyerville,  and  James N. Bradford,  a 
drummer  of  Grand  Rapids,  went  on 
Beaver Creek and Pine River,  Thursday, 
after  trout.  Notwithstanding  the  fact 
that  they  had  fine  lines  and  hooks, 
plenty  of  silver  in  their  pockets,  and 
enticing bait (bottled), they did not get a 
trout.”

John  Cummins  has  been  under  the 
painful necessity of explaining  a certain 
questionable  transaction  to most of  his 
customers for  several  weeks  past.  On 
the occasion of  his last visit to Kingsley 
he drove  across to  Fife  Lake, meeting a 
monster skunk  on  the  way.  John was 
not at all  anxious to  make  his acquaint­
ance, but Mr. Skunk insisted on an inter­
view, greatly to  the  disgust  of  all con­
cerned.  On  arriving  at  Fife  Lake  the 
landlord  refused  to  furnish  him  a lodg­
ing unless he would advance the value of 
an  entire bed,  and  no amount  of  scrub­
bing  has  succeeded in entirely  eradicat­
ing the  delicate aroma of his skunkship.

T h ere  Is  D ay lig h t  A head.

From the New York Shipping: List.
There are unmistakable evidences that 
the business  world is leaving  the gloom 
of  night  and  entering  broad  daylight 
again.  A much  better  feeling  is  to  be 
noted  among  financiers,  manufacturers 
and merchants of all  classes;  when they 
commence to  experience  a  change there 
is strong  hope of  an  early revival of ac­
tive  business.  A  very  favorable  reac­
tion in sentiment has set in, and its grad­
ual extension  is  removing  much  of  the 
distrust which  characterized commercial 
undertakings.  A  cheerful  view  of  af­
fairs  can  materially improve  the  situa­
tion.
Saturday’s  New York  bank statement 
had  a  cheering  effect  upon  the  local 
financial mind, and the  belief was freely 
expressed  that  the  corner  has  been 
turned  for  the  whole  country.  Finan­
ciers are  confident  that the  time  is not 
by any means remote  now when scarcity 
of  currency,  occasioned  by  public  dis­
trust, will be succeeded by a plethora  of 
funds, and  lenders will again  be asking 
borrowers to  take money at  low rates as 
a business favor.

N ew s  from   th e   M etropolis— In dex  of 

th e   M ark ets.

Special Correspondence.
N ew  Yoke,  Aug. 26—After  the storm 
the sunshine.  We are  sizzling  in  a hot 
wave after a  storm that  had  no parallel 
in the memory of  the oldest  inhabitant. 
From  Wednesday  night  untik Thursday 
morning the floodgates were opened  and 
in twelve hours 8.8 inches  of rain fell in 
this  town.  Weathermaker  Dunn  says 
the  quantity  that  fell  on  Manhattan 
Island, as  measured  in his  cup, was ex­
actly  2,700,000,000  gallons.  Hundreds 
of  trees  were  overthrown,  chimneys 
blown  down,  plate  windows  caved  in, 
Coney  Island  almost  blown  away,  and 
the losses  ran  up  into  the  hundreds  of 
thousands  of dollars,  but  fai  more to be 
deplored  is  the  number  of  deaths  re­
ported.  The tides were almost like tidal 
waves, and thousands of cellars are being 
pumped  out.  One  compensation  we 
have,  however,  and  that  is  in  streets 
that  are  cleaner  than  they  have  been 
since they were  made.  Carloads of filth 
were swept away, and in a few days New 
York  will be  better  than  ever.  Trade 
has  been  temporarily  embarrassed,  as 
the telegraph wires were down all around 
the city,  but by Monday everything  will 
be working smoothly.
For  the  moment  the  storm  overshad­
owed the  financial  question,  yet  we are 
all  awaiting  the  balloting  on  the ques­
tion to take  place in  the  House on Mon­
day.  Everybody is  interested  and real­
izes  that the question is one of  the most 
important we have ever had to settle.
Cooper Union  was  packed to its utter­
most  on  Thursday to listen to  the open­
ing  gun  the  silver  men  were  tiring  in 
this city in  their campaign of  education 
now going on  in  the  Eastern  section of 
the country.  A more orderly crowd never 
assembled  together,  and  the  speeches 
were  calm  but  earnest.  No  “blood- 
to-the-bridles” 
remarks  were  made. 
At  the  close  resolutions  were  passed 
wherein it was stated that all the present 
trouble  arises  “from  the  greedily  in­
spired attempt to foist upon the commer­
cial  world  the  single  gold  standard, 
whereby the available supply of metallic 
money  will  be  reduced  to  one-half  the 
present  amount,  resulting  in  a  corre­
sponding  reduction  in the market prices 
of all kinds of property and the products 
of labor.”
The only wholesale  grocers who  have 
failed so far are C. D. Postel,  Jr.  &  Co. 
The firm was not an  extensive  one,  and 
the liabilities will not, it  is  thought, ex­
ceed $20,000.
The  Thurber-Whyland  Co.  has  been 
compelled to pass  its  4  per  cent, semi­
annual dividend, due August 1, owing to 
the stringency in the  money market,  but 
President  Thurber  is very hopeful,  and 
thinks a double dividend may be declared 
Feb. 1, 1894.  The  corporation, in  pass­
ing its dividend, is doing  no worse  than 
hundreds  of other concerns  of  all  sorts 
are doing.
The Hillis Plantation  Coffee Co.  at 521 
Washington street, has failed.  The con­
cern  manufactured  a  coffee  substitute, 
and for a while seemed  to  be  in a pros­
perous condition, but while there are sub­
stitutes for some things that  may  pretty 
well take the place  of the original, as  in 
the case of oleomargarine,  the  time  has 
not arrived for the “coffee substitute”  to 
be extensively used.
The Government receipts  since the 1st 
of July have  fallen  off  over $8,000,000, 
and two-thirds of  this  was  in  customs. 
If this thing keeps up  right along it will 
be eminently proper  to  ask,  “Where are 
we at?”  The uncertainty as to the future 
of the tariff  legislation  is  making itself 
felt.
Almost  every article in staple  grocer­
ies  is  well  held,  and  prices  on  some 
things show an advance.  Trade is surely 
picking up, and the sales of this week as 
shown among leading houses are such as 
impart a good  deal of cheerfulness.  Not 
only among  grocers is  this true, but the 
wholesale dry goods  men,  the  hardware 
men,  and  manufacturers  in  many lines 
all  speak  hopefully.  Of  course,  they 
say there  is  still room for improvement, 
but every day brings relief.
There have been  very large  deliveries 
from  warehouse  of  coffee  during  the

week to go West, from  which section or­
ders  of  late  have  come in very slowly. 
These  deliveries,  taken  in  connection 
with a reported firmer feeling at Rio, have 
caused an advance  of  about  lc in No. 7, 
at  which  it  is  firm.  Mild  coffees,  too, 
have  been  active,  good  Cucuta  being 
worth 20%c; Savanilla, 20%@22c; Mocha, 
2l@23%c.
Sugar  shows  no  signs  of  a  decline, 
though there  have  been very liberal re­
ceipts of  raws, and  the effect may be to 
fractionally depreciate  refined soon, but 
it is hardly likely until the present great 
demand is over.  Then, too, refiners must 
meet competition  from  abroad, and this 
may be a factor in reducing the price.
Dairy  products  have  advanced,  and 
best  butter  now  is worth  26c.  Cheese, 
colored.  State,  large  size,  9%c;  part 
skims,  6c.  Eggs  dull,  Western  being 
quoted at 15%c.
Canned  goods  are  showing more ani­
mation,  with tomatoes  creating the most 
anxiety.  New  pack  No.  3  are  worth 
about $1;  corn quiet, but holders are not 
forcing their holdings upon buyers.  Ad­
vices from points in  New York State in­
dicate that half a  crop is all  that can  be 
expected.
The fresh fruit market  is glutted,  and 
peaches are so plenty  we can  hardly get 
through the markets.  Prices nominal.
J a y .

G rains  a n d   Feedstuff's.

Wheat—The market  is  still extremely 
nervous  consequent  upon  the recent de­
pression.  Any  prediction  may or  may 
not  strike  right. 
It  will  be  just  as  it 
happens,  the  condition  of  the  market 
rendering any forecast mere guess work. 
However,  operators  are  hopeful, which 
means some thing.  There  was consider­
able fluctuation during the week, closing 
at 53 cents.

Oats—The  new  crop  has  depressed 
prices,  as  it  always  does.  Car  lots, 29 
and 30c, according to  quality; less quan­
tity, 34c.

Flour—Unchanged  and  steady.  Ac­

tivity is the prevailing characteristic.

Millstuffs—Bran,  screenings  and mid­
dlings are unchanged  and  active, every­
thing going. 

*

F ro m  O ut o f Tow n.

Calls  have  been 

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

J. Heeringa, East Saugatuck.
D. W. Shattuck,  Wayland.
A. J. White, Bass River.
L.  R. Lansing, Wayland.
J. Vinkemulder, Grandville.
W. T.  Hardy,  Sparta.
I.  D. Noah, Moline.
M. A. Mosher, Mill Creek.
A. W.  Fenton & Son, Bailey.
H. F. Campbell & Co., Sherman.
Sisson & Watson, Ada.
W. I. Knapp, Sherman  City.
F. A. Jenison, Manton.
Frank Smith, Leroy.

No  C red it  a n d   No  D elivery  W ag o n s.
Denmark must  be a  paradise  for gro­
cers in at least  some respects—there are 
no credit stores, no taking of  orders and 
no  delivery  wagons.  People  go  to  the 
stores and pay cash  for their goods,  and 
carry them  home with  them, or, if  they 
choose, hire  carriers  to  deliver 
them. 
There are licensed men who make  a bus­
iness of this kind of delivery.

Sugar—The  market on raw sugars has 
declined  %c,  but  refined  grades  are 
without  quotable  change,  except  low 
grades, which have been reduced to meet 
the  competition of  Scotch  yellows.  So 
strong has  become  the  demand  that the 
closed refiners have resumed opearations, 
stocks in dealers’ hands being utterly in­
adequate to  meet the  large consumptive 
demand which has been  produced by the 
large supply  of cheap fruit.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

PRODUCE  MARKET,

Apples—Golden  Sweet  and  Pippin are in fair 
demand at 75c per bu.  The demand  is  stronger 
than the supply, and there Is considerable strife 
among  local  dealers  to  get  anywhere  near 
enough stock to meet requirements.

Beans—Dry stock  is  so  scarce as to be practi 

cally unquotable.

Butter—The market is higher, with indications 
of still higher prices in the near future.  Dealers 
now  pay  21c  for  choice  dairy,  holding  at 23c. 
Creamery  is  in fair demand at 25c.
Cabbage—Home grown, $3 per 100.
Carrots—10c per doz.
Celery—Home  grown  commands  15c  per  doz.
Corn—Green, 5c per doz.
Cucumbers—50c per bu.
Eggs—Slightly higher.  Dealers  pay 13c, hold­

ing at 14c.
Green Onions—8®10c per doz. bunches.
Honey—W hite  clover  commands 1214c per  lb, 

dark buckwheat brings 10c.

Melons—Watermelons are in moderate demand 
at $15020 per  100.  Musk melons  are  in  ample 
supply and active demand, ranging from 50@90e 
per doz.

Peaches—Hale’s  Early  are  about  at  an  end. 
Barnards are beginning to  come  in,  command­
ing  $1@1.50  per  bu.  Early  Crawfords  are  ex­
pected  next week.

Pears—Bell  command  about  $1.25  per  bu. 
Flemish  Beauty  are  eagerly  sought  at  $1.5032 
per bu.

Plumbs—Lombard command $1.75@2.25per bu. 

Blue Damsons run  about the same.

Potatoes—50355c per  bu.
Squash—2c per lb.
Tomatoes—50@75c per bu.
Turnips—Home grown, 30c per bu.

Buildings,  Portraits,  Cards,  Let­

ter  and  Note  Headings,  Pat­

ented  Articles,  Maps 

and  Plans.

TRADESMAN  COflPANY,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

“The  Proof of the Pudding  is  Ask­

ing  for  More.”

SMOKERS  OECE  SMOKERS  AL­

WAYS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED

B e n   -   H u p ,

The great 10c Cigar, and

[ R e c o r d   f è r e  nicer,

The  Great  5c  Cigar.

Made on Honor. 

Sold on  Merit

First-Class Dealers  Everywhere.

CEO.  HOEBS  &  CO

M A N U FA C TU R EES ,

DETROIT.

TH K  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Dry Goods Price Current.

6

REPRESENTATIVE  RETAILERS.

G rocer.

A.  R asch, 

th e   V e te ra n   C an al  S tre e t 
Alois  Rasch  was  born  in  1840  in  the 
Province of Silicia,  in the then  Kingdom 
of Prussia,  but  which has since became a 
part of the great  German Empire.  Dur­
ing the fourteen years  following his birth 
he lived the life of  the  average  German 
boy,  getting  what schooling the  limited 
facilities of the day  and  place  afforded. 
In 1854  he came  to this country and for 
seven  years  resided  in Macomb county, 
in this State.  On  the  breaking  out  of 
the war, he enlisted in the 2nd Michigan 
Cavalry, and was with  this famous regi­
ment  in  all  the  important  battles  in 
which  it  was  engaged. 
It  was  while 
colonel  of  the  “Fighting  Second”  that 
General  Sheridan  earned  much  of  the 
reputation  that  made  him  famous  and 
afterwards  gave him  the rank of Major- 
General.  Mr. Rasch served from 1861 to 
1865  with  this  regiment,  receiving  two 
promotions, and was mustered out at the 
close of the war.  He then came to Grand 
Rapids,  and,  after  a  rest  of  several 
months, engaged as clerk with his broth­
er,  J.  F.  Rasch,  who  was  then  in  the 
grocery  business.  Six  years  later,  in 
1872, he was taken in  as  a  partner  and 
for  eight  years  the  business  was  con­
ducted by Rasch Brothers.  The death of 
J. F. Rasch, in February,  1880, dissolved 
the partnership,  and from that time un­
til  the  present  the  business  has  been 
owned and controlled by A. Rasch.

Mr. Rasch’s first visit  to Grand Rapids 
was made in 1861  when he came as a re­
cruit  to  the  2nd  Cavalry,  which was or­
ganized  here.  That  visit,  brief  as  it 
was, determined  his  choice  of this city 
as a place of residence,  when  the  close 
of  the  war  left  him  at liberty to settle 
down. 
It is  needless  to say that he has 
never had  occasion  to regret  his choice. 
Grand  Rapids  is  to  him,  what  it  is  to 
thousands of others,  the best city in the 
best State in the Union.

Mr.  Rasch  is  essentially  a  plodder, 
whose success is due entirely to untiring 
industry  and  systematic  economy.  He 
is an American citizen  in every sense of 
the word,  who believes  in America first, 
last,  and all the time.  Five  years of his 
young manhood were devoted to battling 
for her existence as a nation, and, though 
the  lapse  of  years  has  somewhat  sub­
dued his ardor,  he is as  ready to-day as 
he  ever  was  to  protect  her  rights  and 
preserve her autonomy.

Mr.  Rasch  was  married  in  1870  and 
has a family of seven  children,  five boys 
and  two  girls.  He  is an honored mem­
ber  of  the  German  Workingmen’s  Aid 
Association  and the  Retail Grocers’ As­
sociation and enjoys the respect and con­
fidence  of  all  who  share  his  acquaint­
ance.

S p o u ts  C arbonic  A cid.

A curiosity in  the shape of  a  gas well 
has  been  struck  at  Saratoga, N.  Y.  A 
well was being  bored for  mineral spring 
water on the Wilcox place, in  the south­
ern edge of  the town.  Water was found 
at the depth of  sixty feet,  but the borers 
were not satisfied and  went further.  At 
the depth of  ninety feet the water disap­
peared and  carbonic  acid  gas  made  its 
appearance  in  an  unprecedented  quan­
tity.  The gas  issues  from  the  six-inch 
iron tubing with a force that sounds like 
the escaping  steam of  a locomotive, and 
it can be heard for more than half a mile. 
The well  is  a great  curiosity and many 
people  are  thronging  to  see  it  One 
would think that  such a stream of  gas as 
that would soon smother the whole town.

U N B LEA C H ED   COTTONS.

Arrow Brand  5 
World Wide.  6
"  LL................44
Pull Yard Wide.......64
Georgia  A..............   6M
Honest Width........  6
Hartford A .............B
Indian Head...........  S4
King A A................ 6)4
King EC.................  5
Lawrence  L L........  4%
Madras che6se cloth 6M
Newmarket  G........SV
B........  5
N........  g*
D D . . . .   BV
X ...... BV

Adriatic................. 7
Argyle....................  6
Atlanta AA.............6
Atlantic A..............  6 V
“  H............6*
“ 
P .............  5*
“ 
D..............  6
“  LL..............  5
Amory.....................
Archery Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A ..  54 
Blackstone O, 32....  5
Black Crow............ g
Black  Rock  ...........g
Boot, AL................  7
Capital  A ................514
Cavanat  V..............  5*4
Chapman cheese ci.  3 V
Nolbe R..................s
Clifton  C R............ 514
Onr Level  Best......6
Comet..................... 64
Oxford  R...............   g
7
Dwight Star............  6vlPeqnot..T.. 
Clifton CCC...........  64 Solar......................... 6
¡Top of the Heap...!  7
Geo. Washington...  8
Glen Mills..............  7
Gold Medal............74
Green  Ticket.........84
Great Falls............... gv
Hope.......................754
Just  Out........4V<a 5
King Phillip.............7V
OP......74
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Lonsdale...........  @  84
Middlesex........   @5
No Name.................  74
Oak View....... ....... g
Our Own.................. 54
Pride of the West.. .12
Rosalind...................74
Sunlight..................  44
Utica  Mills.............. 84
“  Nonpareil  ..10
Vinyard....................84
White Horse...........  g
.8 4
84

A B C .  ...................8*
Amazon.................. 8
Amsburg.................654
Art  Cambric...........10
Blackstone A A......   74
Beats All.................  44
Boston...................  12
Cabot.......................  7J4
Cabot,  %.................   6\
Charter  Oak...........  54
Conway W..............   754
Cleveland.............  84
Dwight Anchor__   84
“ 
shorts  8
Edwards................. g
................... 7
Parwell...................74
Fruit of the  Loom.  8*4
Pitchvllle  ............  7
First Prize..............  7
Fruit of the Loom X-  74
Falrmount..............  4*
Full Value..............  6M
“  Rock__  
Cabot........................7}4|Dwlght Anchor
Parwell...................  8 

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTON8.

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

“ 

“ 

|

CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached. 
Housewife  Q ....
“ 
It....
8 ....
“ 
T ....
“ 
“ 
U__
V........
“ 
“ 
V ....
“ 
X....
“ 
Y....
Z......
“ 

••74
• ■84 
.9 4  
.10
• 114 
.124
• 134

Unbleached.
Housewife  A ... ....M i
B...
“ 
....54
C...
. . . 6
“ 
D...
“ 
...  64
E ...
....7
“ 
F ...
“ 
G  .. -...74
“ 
H...
....7M
“ 
I . . . • —8M
“ 
J . . . ...  84
“ 
K...
“ 
9M
L.  ..
“ 
...10
“  M  ........... 104
N ........... 11
“ 
“  
O ...........21
“ 
P ........... 144

C A R P E T   W A R P

“ 
DBEBB  GOODS.

“ 

Peerless, white.......18
colored— 20 
Integrity.................184
Hamilton................   8
................. 9
104
 
G G  Cashmere-....... 20
Nameless..............16
............... 18

“ 
“ 

“ 

Integrity  colored...20
White Star..............18
“  colored..20
Nameless................20
...........25
...........274
...........30
...........324
......... 35

OOB8KT8.

CORSET  JEANS.

Corallne..................69 50
Schilling’s ............... 9 00
Davis  Waists......   9 00
Grand  Rapids.........4 50
Armory..................   64
Androscoggin.........74
Blddefora..............   6
Brunswick..............64
Allen turkey  reds..  6
robes...........  6
pink * purple 6
buffs...........  6
pink  checks.  6
staples........  6
shirtings ...  6
American fancy__54
American Indigo...  6 
American shirtings.  14 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4
Arnold 
__ 6
Arnold  Merino......6

“ 

“ 

long cloth B.104 
“  C.  84
century cloth 7
gold seal......104
green seal TR104 
yellow seal.. 104
serge............ 114
Turkey red.. 10* 

Wonderful............64 50
Brighton......................4 75
Bortree’s ...................  9 00
Abdominal...........15 00
Naumkeagsatteen..  74
Rockport...................64
Conestoga.................74
Walworth................ ¿V
ITS.Berwick fancies__  54
Clyde Robes...........
Charter Oak fancies 44 
DelMarine cashm’s.  6 
mourn’g  6 
Eddy stone fancy...  6 
chocolat  6
rober__  6
sateens..  6
Hamilton fancy.__6
staple__6
Manchester fancy..  6 
new era.  6 
Merrimack D fancy.  6 
Merrim’ck shirtings.  4M 
“  Repp f urn .  84
Pacific fancy..........6
robes............64
“ 
Portsmouth robes...  64 
Simpson mourning..  6
greys........6
solid black.  6 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

" 

“ 

Ballou solid black..
colors. 
Bengal blue,  green, 
and orange...  6
Berlin solids...........  54
oil bine.......   6
“  green ....  6
Foulards__54
red M —  
7
“  X ...........  »4
“  4 4..........10
“  3-4XXXX 12
Cocheco fancy..........6
madders...  6 
XXtwills..  6
solids........54I Harmony

Washington Indigo.  64 
“  Turkey robes..  74 
“  India robes  ...  74 
“  plain Tky X V  84 
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red.................. 64
Martha Washington
Turkey red m ...... 74
Martha Washington
Turkey red..........   94
Rlverpointrobes  ...  54
Windsor fancy........  64
Indigo  bine......... 104

gold  ticket 

“ 

TICKINGS.

“ 
“ 

Amoskeag A C A.... 124
Hamilton N  ...........74
D............ 84
Awning..11
Farmer....................8
First Prise..............104
Lenox M ills...........18
Atlanta,  D..............  6M|Stark  A
Boot........................ 6K No  Name....
Clifton, K............... 7  ¡Top of  Heap...

AC A.................... 13
Pemberton AAA__16
York........................104
Swift River............   74
Pearl River.............12
Warren.................... 184
C 
og a..............16

COTTON  DBILL.

“ 
“ 

Amoskeag.............. 124
9o*...... 134
brown .13
Andover.................114
Beavercreek  AA...10 
BB...  9
“ 
cc....
** 
Boston Mfg Co.  hr”  7 
“ 
blue  84 
“  d a  twist  104 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue.......... 124
brown.......124
Haymaker blue......   74
brown...  7V
Jeffrey.....................114
Lancaster................124
Lawrence, 9oz........134
No. 250.... 114 
No. 280....104

Lancaster,  staple...  64 

Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19
Amoskeag...............84
“  Persian dress 8 
Canton ..  8
“ 
“ 
AFC........104
“ 
Teazle... 104 
“ 
Angola.. 104 
Persian..  8
“ 
Arlington staple__64
Arasapha  fancy__4M
Bates Warwick dres  74 
staples.  64
Centennial.............  104
Criterion................ 104
Cumberland staple.  54
Cumberland...........   5
Essex........................44
Elfin.......................   74
Everett classics......84
Exposition............... 74
Glenarie.................  ¿4
Glenarven................ 84
Glenwood.................74
Hampton.................. 84
Johnson Chalon cl 
4  
Indigo blue 94 
zephyrs__16

“  No. 220....13
“ 
“ 
OINOHAMS.
fancies ....  7 
“ 
“  Normandie  8
Lancashire.............   6
Manchester.............  54
Monogram..............  64
Normandie............... 74
Persian...................   8
Renfrew Dress..........74
Rosemont................. 64
Slatersvllle.............. 6
Somerset.................7
Tacoma  ...................74
Toll  duNord......... 104
Wabash.................... 74
seersucker..  74
Warwick............ .  7
Whlttenden............   8
heather dr.  74 
lndlgo'blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  64
Westbrook..............  8
..............10
Wlndermeer........... 6
York......................... 64

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

SBAIN  BASS.

Amoskeag....
154|Georgla.................. 15
Stark............
19
American................154

Clark’s Mile End__45  j
Coats’, J. A P ........ 45
Holyoke.................224!

Barbour's...............{6
Marshall’s ..............81

No.

KNITTING  COTTON.

White.  Colored.
38 No.  14. ..... 37
3S
“  16. ......38
40
18. ..... 39
41
“  20. ..... 40

..33
...34
...35
...38

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

White.  Colored
42
43
44
45
Edwards................  44
Lockwood................ 44
Wood’s..................   44
Brunswick.............  44

Slater......................   44
White Star............   44
Kid Glove...............  44
Newmarket.............  44

BED  FLANNEL.

Fireman................. 324
Creedmore..............274
Talbot XXX............30
Nameless................274

T W ........................224
F T ............ ............. 324
J R F , XXX........... 85
Buckeye.................324

NIXED  FLANNEL. 

Red A Blue,  plaid..40
Grey SR W.............174
Union R .................224
Western W  .............18W
Windsor................. 184
D R P ...................... 184
6 o* Western.......... 20
Flushing XXX........ 234
Union  B.................224
Manitoba................ 234
DOXET  FLANNEL.
Nameless...... 8  & 94| 
©104
84@10  I 
124
Slate.
Black.
Black.
»4
»M
104
104II4
104
11*
11*
12
124
12*
20
20
DUCKS.
Severen, 8 os...........  94
West  Point, 8 os__104
May land, 8oz..........104
10 os  ... 124
_ 
“ 
Greenwood, 74 os..  94
Raven, lOoz.............134
Greenwood, 8 os__ 114
Stark 
.............134
Boston, 8 oz.............104
Boston, 10 oz............124

CANVASS  AND  PADDIES.
Brown.
»4
104UK
I24

“
“
Slate

104H*12

I04H*12

Brown.

« 

20

WADDINGS.

«n.«an«

White, dos..............25  I Per bale, 40 dos
Colored, dos...........20  IColored  “ 
...
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
*  Red Cross....  9
“  Best..............104
Best AA.......124
“ 
L............................... 74
G...............................84
Corti celli, dos.

.68 50 
.  7 60
Pawtncket...............104
Dundle....................  g
Bedford...................104
Valley  City.............104
K K ......................... 104

[Corticelli  knitting, 
per 4 oz  ball........so

twist, doz. 
50 yd, doz.
HOOKS AND ETES—FEB SBOSS.
No  1 Bl’k A White..10 
“ 
“  2 
“ 
..12
“  8 
“ 
«• 
..12
FINS.
No 2-20, M C. 
50 
45  I
3-18, S C..

No  4 Bl’k A White.. 15
‘  8 
..ao
..26
10 
40

|No4—15  F  34 

SEWING  BILK.

“ 
“ 

" 
" 

COTTON  TAPE.
No  2 White A Bl’k..12 
INo  8 White A Bl’k..20 
..16
"  4 
.28
"  10 
..18
“  6 
..26
12 
SAFETY  PINS.
No 2.
• ■■•28  IN08.
.36
NEEDLES—PNB  M.

A. Ja m » ................ 1 401 Steamboat................   40
Crowely’s............... 1  35 Gold Eyed...............1 50
Marshall’s..............1 00| American.................1  oo
J5—4....1  65  6—4. ..2 80
5—4—   1  75  6—4... 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

OOTTONTWINNS.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown.....................12
Domestic................184
Anchor................... 16
Bristol.................... 13
Cherry  Valley........15
I XL.......................184
Alabama...................6ff
Alamance................. 64
Augusta...................7*
Ar  sapha..................6
Georgia.....................6M
Granite....................5v
Haw  River.............  5
Haw  J .................  6

Nashua.............  ...18
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
„ 
8-ply— 17
North Star.............. 20
Wool Standard 4 ply 174 
Powhattan............. 18

“ 

Mount  Pleasant....  64
Oneida....................  6
Prym ont................  5M
Randelman.............  6
Riverside...............   5K
Sibley A ............ 
6V
Toledo....................

PLAID  OSNABUBGS

Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co.,
SCHOOL  BOOK,
SCHOOL  SUPPLIES,

TABLETS,
SLATES.

AND  A  FULL  LINE  OF

STAPLE  STATIONERY,

20  &  22  Monroe  St.

Chas. B. Kelsey. Pres. 

E. B. Seymour, Sec’y. 

J. W. Hannen, Supt.

'‘Chicago” Linen Hinge and

Mullins Patent Flat Opening Books. 
Telephone 1243.  89 Pearl street,  Old  Houseman 

SPECIAL  BOOK  BINDING. 

Block,  Grand  Rapids, Mich.

“ r a g  

Ke”

Directly Opposite Union 

pot.

AME BICAN  PLAN
BATES,  62'FEB  DAY
STEAM  HEAT  AND  ELECTRIC  BELLS
F R E E   BAGGAGE  T R A N SFE R   FROM   UNION
DEPOT.

BEACH  i   BOOTH,  Props.

ÄTLÜ8  80AP

Is Manufactured 

only  by

HENRY  PASSOLT, 

Saginaw,  Mich.

For general  laundry and  family 

washing  purposes.

Only  brand of first-class laundry 

soap manufactured in the 

Saginaw  Talley.

Having  new  and  largely  in­
creased  facilities  for  manu­
facturing  we  are well  prepar­
ed  to fill orders promptly and 
at most reasonable prices.

THE  MïCTUGUUSr  TRADESMAN,

7

HAMMERS.

 

“ 
“ 
“ 

HINeES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUSE  PUBNISHINS  GOODS.

May dole  4 Co.’s.................................... dls. 
25
Kip’S.......................................................dls. 
25
Yerkes 4  Plumb’s..................................dls. 40410
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel........................goc list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand.  ..80c40410 
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ........ 
dls.60410
State...........................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook and  Strap, to 12 In. 4)4  14  and
longer.......................................................   334
10
Screw Hook and  Rye, %.......................... net 
96.................. — net 
8)4
96.......................... net  7)4
%.......................... net  7)4
Strap and T ............................................dig. 
50
dlS.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track.... 50410
Champion,  antl-frictlon.............................   60410
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
40
Pots-.............................................................. 60410
Kettles.........................................................  60410
Spiders.........................................................60410
Gray enameled..............................................40410
Stamped  Tin Ware...............................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new list 38X410
Bilght..................................................  70410410
Screw  Byes.............................................70410410
Hook’s .....................................................70410410
Gate Hooks and Ryes...................... 
70410410
levels. 
<Hs.7n
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s......................
ROPES.
larger...................... 
Sisal, )4 Inch aud 
9
Manilla.........................................................  13
„ 
dlS.
Steel and Iron..............................................  
Try and Bevels...................................  
Mitre............................................................  

75
go
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
$2 95
3 05
3 05
3 15
3 05
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Nos. 10 to  14...................................... $4 05 
Nos. 15 to 17........................................4 05 
Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4  05 
Nos. 22 to 24 ....................... 
4  05 
Nos. 25 to 26........................................4 25 
No. 27............................................... 4 45 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, '86  .....................................dls. 
Silver Lake, White A............................. list 
Drab A................................   « 
White  B..............................   < 
Drab B.................................   “ 
White C.................................“ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

WIRE GOODS. 

SHEET IBON.

50
50
55
50
55
35

SQUARES. 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

dls.

,  _ 

, 

 

 

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

TRAPS. 

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

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

Solid Ryes............................................ per ton $25
“ 
20
70
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot....  50
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot 
  30
“  Champion  and  Blectric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  root.............................................  30
Steel, Game................................................... 60410
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s  ... 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per doz
Mouse, delusion............................... $1.50 per doz
diS.
Bright Market..............................................   65
Annealed Market..........................................70—10
Coppened Market.........................................   60
Tinned Market.............................................  62)4
Coppered  Spring  Steel........................... 
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...........................  2 80
painted................................  2 40

WIRE. 

’ dls.

 

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

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

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1892..............  60410

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

....................... dls. 50402 j

Cast Steel............................................per»  5

CBADLES.

CROW BARS.

CAPS.

60 I
35
00

56
25

Hick’s C. F .........................................  
“ 
G. D ....................................................   “ 
Musket................................................  11 

CARTRIDGES.

CHISELS. 

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

dig.

dls.

Socket Firmer.............................................  70410
Socket Framing.............................................70416
Socket Comer................................................ 70410
Socket Slicks................................................ 70410
40
Butchers’Tanged Firmer............................ 

COMBS.

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

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

CH A LK .

C O PPE R .

“ 

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

D R IL L S . 

28
26
23
23
25
50
50
50

-  

 

D R IP P IN G   PA N S.

ELBOWS.

Small sizes, ser pound  . 
Large sizes, per pound.

....................... 
07
......................  6*
Com. 4  piece, 6 in............ .............   doz. net 
76
40
Corrugated.............................................dls 
Adjustable.............................................dls.  40410
Clark’s, small, $18;  large, $26...................... 
30
Ives’, 1, $18:  2, $24;  3,$30............................ 
25
Dlsston’s ........................................ .............60410
New American  ............................................60410
Nicholson's..................................................60410
Heller's  ........................................................ 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps  ..................................  
50

piles—New List. 

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

dls.

dls.

28
16 17

HALVANIZBD IBON

dls.
dls.

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

15 

13 
Discount, 60

12 

14 
gauges. 

locks—door. 

knobs—New List. 

50
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s...................... 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
55
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................. 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................  
55
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain................... 
Russell 4 Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
55
55
Mallory, Wheeler  4   Co.’s............................ 
Branford’s ................................................... 
55
Norwalk’s ....................................................  
55
Adze Rye..........................................$16.00, dlB. 60
Hunt Rye..........................................$15.00,  dls. 60
Hant’s ...............................  
$18.50, 
mauls. 
Sperry 4  Co.’s, Post,  handled...................... 
mills. 
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................  
“  P. S. 4 W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry 4  Cls rk’s.................  
“  Enterprise 
...................................... 

MATTOCKS.

dls.
dls.

dls.

 

H ypnotism   in  C rim inal  Ju risp ru d e n c e .
The Chicago exposition, besides  being 
a vast assemblage  of  the  visible  works 
of  human  industry  from  almost  every 
race and country in  the  world,  presents 
also a congress  of  human thought in  its 
various  departments.  One  section  of 
this  congress  recently  treated  medical 
jurisprudence.  This  is  an  extensive 
range of subjects, embracing  everything 
included in the  science  and  practice  of 
medicine  that  can  relate  to  crime and 
other  violations  of  law.  Formerly  the 
physicians only undertook the  treatment 
of  bodily ills, but  now  diseases  of  the 
mind come within the sphere of the med­
ical man, and his experience teaches him 
that mind  and body are so intimately as­
sociated,  and  they  respectively  exert 
such serious reflex  influences  one  upon 
the other and nice versa, that  mental op­
erations, both  healthful and  disordered, 
call for  a  large share of  the physician’s 
attention.

But if  the phenomena  of  intellectual 
action come into the domain of the medi­
cal practitioner,  they also  figure largely 
in the purview of  the student of medical 
jurisprudence  and  into  the  practice  of 
criminal law. 
Insanity is  a large factor 
in  criminal  jurisprudence,  and  within 
the past  few  years  hypnotism  has  be­
come a theme for the  doctors  of the law 
in  criminal  causes,  as  well  as  for  the 
In  the  Chicago 
doctors  of  medicine. 
congress  on  medical 
jurisprudence, 
Judge Dailey,  of  the criminal  bench  of 
New York, read a paper 011 hypnotism in 
its relations to crime,  a subject to which 
he had evidently  devoted  a  large  share 
of attention.

The Judge held that the ability to hyp­
notize is  something  more  than  a  mere 
juggling  trick. 
It  is  a  psychic  power 
which  one  intellectual  or  spiritual  or­
ganization can exercise over another.  It 
is possessed  by persons  of  both  sexes, 
and  sometimes  by  3’oung  children.  A 
person hypnotized  by another is entirely 
under the influence of the other, and this 
influence may be used  for  good  or  evil, 
indeed for the  most  criminal  purposes. 
Judge Dailey,  after  recounting  cases  of 
hypnotism  which  had  come  under  his 
notice, remarked  that “it  would  almost 
seem as  if  the  human brain, in its rela­
tion to the mind, is, after  all,  a  sort  of 
phonograph  out  of  which  all  that  has 
been spoken to and  beard  by  it  can  be 
called forth  by the proper  means.” 
lie 
discussed both the  benefits and the evils 
of hypnotism,  showing that, while it was 
possible to assuage pain and cure disease 
through  this  remarkable  power,  it was 
possible, on the other  hand,  for the hyp- 
notizer to direct his  subject  to  the com­
mission of frauds,  crimes and  immorali­
ties. 
In view of  the phenomena of hyp­
notism  and  the  evil  uses  to  which  it 
might be put. Judge  Dailey favored leg­
islation which would restrict its practice. 
He would not enact  laws  of  a  prohibi­
tory  character,  but  believed  in  giving 
every person who desired to submit him­
self to hypnotic influence for experimen­
tal or other legitimate  purpose the priv­
ilege  of  doing so.  For  the  wrong  em­
ployment  of  hypnotism, however, there 
should  be  heavy  penalties  fixed.  The 
subject he  considered  as  worthy of  the 
fullest  investigation,  and  he  hoped  it 
would receive  the  attention it deserved. 
In closing, he  expressed  the  belief that 
psychic discoveries  of  great importance 
are  yet  to  be  made.  Nobody  should 
stand back for fear of jeers and ridicule,

but the command which  has been given, 
“know  thyself,”  should  be  heeded  by 
everyone, and, insofar  as  possible, fear­
lessly obeyed.

Hypnotism  has  more  than  once been 
pleaded in extenuation  of  criminal acts, 
but there has  been  no  authoritative de­
liverance by any court  to  give  recogni­
tion to it as ap element in judicial condi­
tions. 
It is, indeed, too little understood 
for that;  but it  is  a  power  and  agency 
that may  be a  most  potential  factor  in 
criminal acts,  and it  will  be long before 
it can be allowed a definite place in med­
ical jurisprudence.  The time must come, 
however, and the subject  should receive 
the most profound  consideration  in  an­
ticipation. 

c. Sea r s.

H ints fo r C redit G ivers.
Is he married or  single?
Does he gamble or speculate?
Satisfy yourself in regard to the habits 
of his private  life.
Is he extragagant or disposed to live up 
to or beyond his means?
Is  he prompt  in settlement,  and  how 
does he stand in his own trade?
Record  and standing as  man and mer­
chant  should  also  be  considered  and 
thoroughly investigated.
Ascertain  if  there  is  anything which 
would  lead  him  to  spend  more  money 
than his business can afford.
Has he  ever  failed?  And, if  he  has, 
under what circumstances, and what was 
the character of  the  settlement made,  if 
any?
Banks are excellent  references.  They 
won’t tell  you  what a man’s balauce is, 
but they will tell you, as a  rule, in plain 
English, what they think of  him.
If you  can give a  hint or clue to your 
commercial agency don’t fail to do it. 
It 
often opens up  new developments which 
the creditor may be seeking to hide.
The amount  of credit  given should be 
governed  primarily  by  the  amount  of 
capital  invested  in 
the  business  for 
which  the  credit  is  sought  and  by the 
outside  resources  of  the person  or per­
sons  conducting the same,  providing,  of 
course, that  such  outside  resources are 
in  the  name  or  names of  the  party or 
parties in interest.

Joining th e  W hip T ru st.

The  Peck  &  Whipple  Co.  and  J.  C. 
Schmidt & Co., of Westfield, Mass., have 
gone  into  the  United  States Whip Co., 
making the  eleventh  Westfield  concern 
that has  joined  the  syndicate.  Among 
others who have been  recently  taken  in 
are  Comstock  &  Co. of Windsor, N, Y., 
and the Keystone Whip and Net company 
of York, Pa.,  while the Wells Whip com­
pany  of  Wellsville, Pa., and companies 
at Sydney, O., Three Oaks and Hastings, 
Mich., are to join  this  week,  making  a 
total of about twenty  concerns absorbed 
by the big company.
II. F. McFall, general dealer,  Solon:  “I  can­

not get along without T h e   T r a d e s m a n . ”  

Hanselman  Candy Co., jobbers of  confection­

ery, Kalamazoo:  “A good publication.”
Use  Tradesman  Coupon  Books.
Hardware Price Current.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

These  prices are  for cash, buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
dig.
60
Snell’s ........................................................... 
Cook’s ........................................................... 
40
Jennings’, genuine....................................... 
25
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................50410
First Quality, S. B. Bronze.......................... $ 7 00
....................  a  00

AXES.
D.  B. Bronze.. 
s.  B. 8. Steel..............................  8 €0
D.  B. steel................................  13 50

,T 
1 
» 

babbows. 

dls.

bolts. 

Railroad......................................................$ 14 00
Garden.................................................   net  30 00
Stove.  ........................................................... 50410
Carriage new list.......................................... 75410
Plow.............................................................. 40410
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70
.Well,  plain  ................................................. «3 50
Well, swivel.................................................   4 00
dlS.
Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................704
I Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............. 004.0

BUTTS, CAST. 

BUCKETS.

dls.

 

dig.

MAILS

wrenches. 

HORSE NAILS.

MISCELLANEOUS. 

MOLASSES SATES. 

“ 
Au  Sable......................................................... dls. 40410
dls. 20410.
dls.  05
Putnam.......................................... 
Northwestern................................  
dls. 10410
dls.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,..................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75410
dig.
Bird Cages.......................  
50
 
Pumps, Cistern........................................  
7E410
Screws, New List.......................................... 70410
Casters, Bed a  d Plate...........................50410410
Dampers, American..................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods....... 65410

50
40
46
40
30
Stebbln’s Pattern..........................................60410
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................ 66410
Rnterprlse, self-measuring..........................  
25
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, Dase................................................... 1 50
Wire nallB, base.....................................1  75@1  80
60.....................................................Base 
Base
Pig  Large....................................................  
50......................................................  
10
Pig Bars.......................................................  
40......................................................  
25
30......................................................  
25
Duty:  Sheet, 2%c per pouDd.
20.........  
35
 
660 pound  casks...........................................  
45
16......................................................  
Per  pound.................................................... 
12......................................................  
45
50
10...................................................... 
)4©)4...................................................................16
8.......................................................  
60
Bxtra Wiping.................................................   15
7 4 6 .................................................. 
75
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
4......................................................................... ... 90
solder In the market Indicated by private brand» 
3...............................................................  
1 20
vary according to composition.
2.......................................................  
ANTIMONY
Flne3...................................................................:. 160
Cookson........................................per  pound
Case  10............................................. 
Hallett’s......................................  
18
8............................................. 
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
6............................................. 
10x14 IC, Charcoal.......................................  $ 7
Finish 10........................................... 
14x2010, 
8...........................................  
10x14 IX, 
6........................................... 
14x20 IX, 
Clinch; 10.......................................... 
8.......................................... 
6.................. 
 

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

Bach additional X on this grade, ftl.75.

1  60
65
75
90
75
90
1  10
70
80
90

METALS.
PIG TIN.

“ 
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“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

SOLDER.

260
28c

6M
7

ZINC.

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

Bach additional X on this grade $1.50.

 
 

 

dlB.

PLANES. 

Barrel! %.................................................. 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   ©40
Sc! ota Bench.............................................  ©50
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  040
Bench, first quality.......................................  040
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s  wood........... 50410
Fry,  Acme............................................ dls.60—10
Common,  polished................................ dls. 
70
dig.
Iron and  Tinned.......................................... 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs...............................50—10

RIVETS. 

PANS.

PATENT PLANISHED IBON.

“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

Broken packs Ko per pound extra

ROOFING PLATES

“ 
" 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“  Worcester..........................  6 so
14x20 IC, 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
..........................   8 50
" 
20x28 IC, 
.........................  18 50
6 00
"  Allaway  Grade...............  
14x20 IC, 
7 50
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
12  50
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
“ 
15 50
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14x28 IX.........................................................$14 00
14x81  IX........................................................  15 00
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, 1
14x60 IX,  “ 
j- per pound__   10 00

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8

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Michigan Tradesman

A  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men.

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T h e   M i c h i g a n   T r a d e s m a n .

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  30,  1893.

A  “ WHY?” -ABOUT SILVER.

A  correspondent,  who  signs  himself 
Ignorant,  inquires why the United States 
Government does  not  make a silver dol­
lar  which  is  worth  as  much  as  a  gold 
dollar.

T h e T ra desm a n  has  no  authority to 
speak for the Government in any matter, 
but it has an  opinion on  this subject  to 
which  the  correspondent  is  welcome. 
All the legislation on the subject of mak­
ing and issuing money is left to Congress. 
Congress  has  long  been  under the con­
trol, as it is to-day, of the  silver miners. 
All legislation since 1878 has been in the 
interest of the silver miners.  Up to 1878, 
from the foundation of  the Government, 
only  8,000,000  silver  dollars  had  been 
coined.  There was no demand for silver 
money  except  for  change.  The  silver 
product of the Union up to 1871 had been 
small, not amounting  to more thah $12,- 
000,000 to $15,000,000  a year.  That was 
readily taken up for the coinage of small 
change. 
In  1871  the  silver  product  be­
gan a rapid  increase  on  account of  the 
discovery  and  opening  of  new  mines. 
In  1871  it  was  $23,000,000. 
In  1878  it 
was  $45,000,000,  with  signs  of  a  still 
greater  increase. 
It  became  necessary 
to  operate  on  Congress,  and  this  was 
done.

In  February,  1878,  Congress  author­
ized the purchase and coinage of $2,000,- 
000 per month  into  silver  dollars.  Sil­
ver was then worth only  18  to 1.  That 
is,  18  ounces  of  silver  were  worth  one 
ounce of gold,  but, in  order  to give the 
miners a profit on  their  silver,  the coin­
age was ordered  at  the  rate of 15.93, or 
about 16 to 1.  This means that, although 
it  required  18  ounces  of  silver  to  be 
equal  to  one  ounce  of  gold,  Congress 
fixed  the  ratio  at  16  to  1.  So  that  al­
though  the  stamped  value  of  a  silver 
dollar was about 89  cents, it would pass 
for 100.  In  this  way  the  miners could 
sell their silver for 100 cents when it was 
really worth only 89.

But  the  American  silver  mines  con­
tinued to increase  their  yearly  product 
until in 1870  it had  reached  to $70,000,- 
000.  The value of silver had gone down 
to a ratio of 19.76 to one of gold, and the 
commercial value  of  a silver  dollar had 
become  81  cents,  although  it  stood  for 
100.  The  law  which  provided  for  the

purchase and coinage of 2,000,000 dollars 
a month was not  sufficient  to dispose of 
the  large  product,  and so in July, 1890, 
the present, or Sherman, law was passed, 
providing  for  the  purchase by the Gov­
ernment of 4,500,000,  ounces.  This law 
only satisfied the miners for a short time, 
because the  increase  of the  silver prod­
uct continued  at  such a  rapid rate that 
the  Government,  under  the  law,  could 
not take all  that  was offered.  Now the 
miners  demand  free  coinage,  which 
means  that  the  Government  shall  take 
all that is offered.

The effect of  the  law has been to fur­
nish the American  silver  miners a mar­
ket for their silver. 
It  makes no differ­
ence whether that was  the object or not, 
that  is  the  effect  of  it.  People do not 
want silver  dollars,  and so they are left 
in the vaults of  the  Government,  while 
paper  money  is given out in their place. 
The  ratio  stiil  continues  at  16 to 1, al­
though a silver dollar  is not worth more 
than 56K cents  to-day  with  silver at 73 
cents an ounce,  a ratio of 28.30 to 1.

The silver legislation now in operation 
enables  the  miner  to  take  56>£  cents’ 
worth of his silver,  get  the Government 
stamp upon it  without  extra  cost,  and 
pay out the coin worth 56>£ cents for 100 
cents. 
If  the  miner  does  not  wish  to 
handle the coin, he  gets  for it a $1 note, 
which  is  good  for gold. 
If the Govern­
ment were to insist on putting 100 cents’ 
worth of silver into  a dollar it would be 
a  heavy  blow  on  the  miners;  it  would 
cut  down 
their  profits  enormously. 
Some of the Western  Senators are silver 
mining  millionaires.  Senator  Jones,  of 
Nevada, is one.  Senator Teller, of Colo­
rado,  is  another.  Senator  Stanford,  of 
California,  who  has  just  died,  was  an­
other. 
In all probability  there are more 
besides.  The  silver  interests  have  al­
ways been able to control  Congress, and 
the silver men get the benefit of it.

T h e  T radesm an  does  not know  why 
the Government  does  not  make a silver 
dollar  worth  as  much  as  a  gold  dollar, 
but  it  is  sure  that it never will so long 
as  the silver men control Congress.

that 

PRE-EMINENTLY  A  PEACE  NATION.
A world’s peace congress was recently 
held  at  the  Chicago Fair.  Hon. Josiah 
Quincy, of  Massachusetts,  made  one of 
the  speeches.  He  showed 
the 
United States  is  essentially a peace na­
tion,  except  where  its own citizens are 
concerned. 
It  has  spent  more mony in 
killing its own people  than in all its for­
eign  wars  a  hundred  times  multiplied. 
But where foreign nations are concerned, 
its desire for peace is so great that all its 
claims  are  submitted  to  arbitration  in 
preference to  maintaining them. 
In the 
course  of  his  address,  Mr.  Quincy  pre­
sented some interesting items concerning 
comparative military armaments

In the United States, with an area, ex­
cluding  Alaska,  of  2,970,000  square 
miles and a population  of 66,000,000, the 
standing army is  limited  to  25,000,  and 
not maintained at that.  During the war 
between the  States it equalled the  great 
military  establishments  of Europe, but, 
since it has no  longer  been  required  to 
kill our own people, it has been  brought 
down to a real peace establishment when 
we have one  soldier to  119 square miles 
of territory and to each 2,640 inhabitants. 
In Germany,  with  an  area  of  208,000 
square  miles  and  a  population  of  49,-
500,000, 
peace  footing  of  547,000,  or  over  two

there is  a  standing army on the 

soldiers to each square  mile of  territory 
and  one  soldier  to  each  ninety  inhab­
itants. 
In France,  with an area of 204,- 
000 square miles and a population of 38,-
300,000,  there  is  a  standing  army  on  a 
peace footing of  560,000, or nearly three 
soldiers to each square  mile of  territory 
and one soldier to  each 68 inhabitants.

If we  compare the  expense per capita 
of  the  population  of maintaining these 
standing armies, we  find that  Germany, 
with  an  annual  army  expenditure  of 
$115,000,000,  pays  $2.33  per  inhabitant, 
and France,  with an army expenditure of 
$129,000,000,  pays  $3.37  per  inhabitaut 
while the United States,  with its expen­
diture of $47,000,000,  pays  73  cents per 
head  of  population.  This  makes  our 
army  in  proportion  to  its  strength  the 
costliest in the world.

NEEDED  AT  HOME.

The National Bankers’ Association has 
issued  a  circular  letter announcing the 
abandonment of  the  annual  convention 
which  was  to  have  taken  place in Chi­
cago  next  week. 
It  has  been  known 
for  some  weeks  that  the  convention 
would be abandoned, owing  to the finan­
cial  troubles  which  would  necessarily 
keep bankers at their  posts of duty,  and 
thereby  render  the  convention  of  little 
importance, owing to slim attendance.

Owing  to  the  importance likely to be 
attached to some official utterance by the 
National  Bankers’  Association  at  the 
present time, the officers  of the Associa­
tion, realizing  that  the abandonment of 
the convention would prevent  the taking 
of appropriate  action  upon the existing 
crisis, thought it best  to supplement the 
informal announcement of the postpone­
ment  by  an  official  letter  announcing 
that  action,  and  urging upon the bank­
ers  and  merchants  of  the  country  the 
importance  of  an  urgent appeal to Con­
gress  to  promptly  repeal  the  Sherman 
law.

The letter of the  Bankers’ Association 
officers  attributes  the  present  panic  to 
the fears arising from the continued pur­
chase  of  silver  by the Government, for 
which notes are issued  that are uniform­
ly redeemed in gold.  The  repeal of this 
law, they claim,  would  greatly  help  to 
restore  confidence,  hence  the  banks  all 
over the country  are urged  by the Asso­
ciation to do their utmost  to arouse pub­
lic sentiment in favor of  the repeal, and 
to procure the  sending  of petitions  and 
letters  to  Representatives  and  Senators 
urging the repeal  of  the  obnoxious law.
CONTINGENCY  OF  GREAT  MOMENT.
While universal attention  is  drawn to 
the great  powers of  Europe,  because of 
the fact that upon them depend the peace 
and political equilibrium of Europe,  the 
condition of  some  of  the  smaller  coun­
tries  may well  deserve  some considera­
tion in  the  United  States  from  an eco­
nomic  point  of  view.  This  is particu­
larly so in relation to Spain.

M. Paul  Leroy  Beaulieu,  an  eminent 
French publicist and statistician, has re­
cently  published  in the  Paris VEcono- 
mi8te an article  on the  impending bank­
ruptcy of Spain. 
It has  been translated 
for  the  New  York  Literary Digest, and 
although  its scope  includes a  statement 
of  the financial condition of  such  other 
countries as  Italy,  Portugal and Greece, 
the United  States  are  only interested in 
M. Beaulieu’s  observations  of  the state 
of Spain.  This  authority declares  that 
unless there is an immediate accession of 
supreme energy,  with  extreme retrench­

ment and the imposition  of  heavy taxes, 
Spain is absolutely insolvent.

M. Beaulieu recites  that for  a number 
of  years  past  the  annual  revenues  of 
Spain have  suffered enormous and unin­
terrupted deficits.  During  the  last  fif­
teen years Spain has  regularly expended 
from 60,000,000 to 80,000,000 francs more 
than  she  has  received.  She  has  com­
mitted another  fault  in  allowing the ac­
cumulation of an enormous floating debt, 
amounting  to  between  700,000,000  and
800.000.  000  francs.  Two  years  and  a 
half ago  she  could  have  easily consoli­
dated this floating debt.  That would not 
have  rendered  her  situation  good, be­
cause  the  annual  receipts  would  have 
continued  to be  insufficient  for  the  an­
nual  expenses;  but  the  treasury would 
have had to face only the deficits of each 
year.  Perhaps there might  have come a 
favorable  moment  when  these  deficits 
could  have  been  consolidated.  Now, 
however, the weight of this floating debt 
is so colossal  that every  addition to it— 
and  an  addition  is  made  every day— 
threatens  to drown  the  whole, and  will 
end  by  drowning  everything. 
In  this 
state of  the  case, the  foreign  public re­
fusing to  touch a  Spanish loan,  and  the 
national public  subscribing a sum insuf­
ficient  for  new  loans,  nothing  can  be 
done but to  carry deficits from one  year 
to another  in the  hope  of  better  times. 
The  Government  makes  application  to 
the  Bank  of  Spain,  which  issues  con­
stantly  more  notes  that  depreciate  in 
value.  This  depreciation  increases  the 
deficits.

000  francs  in  gold  and 33,000,000 

Continuing,  the  authority quoted  de­
clares that it does not  help the situation 
that the  Bank of  Spain had in its vaults 
on  the  9th  of  July,  1893,  197,000,000 
francs in  gold  and 161,000,000  in silver, 
being  an  increase  in  twelve  month  of
8.000. 
in  silver.  Far  better  have  less  specie 
and fewer bank notes.  Of these last the 
amount outstanding on  July 8, 1893, was
918.000.  000  francs, being  an  increase of
83.000.  000  in  a  year.  Beyond  a  doubt 
the amount of circulation  next year  will 
be  more than  1,000,000,000 francs.  The 
bank notes were  from  12 to 16 per  cent, 
below their face value last year, and are 
20 per cent, below this  year.  Each new 
depreciation  causes an  enormous loss to 
the  treasury.  “Nothing,’  he  declares, 
“but  heroic  measures  can  now  save 
Spain  from  insolvency;  and  there  is 
hardly any probability that  the  Govern­
ment on  the one  hand and  the  Spanish 
capitalists  on the  other,  will make suffi­
cient efforts to save the  finances of  their 
country.”

Boyond  common  sympathy,  how does 
all this interest the United States?  Sim­
ply  to  this  extent. 
If  the  finances of 
Spain  be  as  represented,  the  supreme 
crisis will  come  some  day not  very  far 
distant. 
In  a  struggle for  existence,  it 
may become  necessary  to dispose of  the 
Spanish possessions  in  the West Indies. 
Cuba is greatly coveted by Great Britain, 
possibly  by  others. 
If  there  is  any 
statesmanship in this Union, it should see 
to it that when Cuba goes out of the pos­
session of Spain,  it should come into that 
of this country.  The master  of  Cuba is 
master  of  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  The 
United  States  cannot  afford  to  permit 
their Gulf ports and commerce to be per­
petually at the mercy of  any great Euro­
pean power.  That  is  why the  possible 
bankruptcy of  Spain is a matter of  con­
cern to the people of this country.

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THE  MICHIG^lSr  TBADESMAN.
Congress  should  repeal  the  Sherman 
law because that is  a  large cause of the 
general  distrust. 
It  should  also  enact 
the Voorhees bill  authorizing certain is­
sues of  national  bank bills.  The latter 
would put money into  existence, and the 
former would help to remove the distrust 
and induce  people who  have  locked  up 
their  money to  put  it into business and 
other  investments.  Slowly  the  closed 
doors  of  finance  would  reopen,  the 
wheels of  industry  would  begin  to  re­
volve,  and  commerce  would  commence 
its activity.  But  the  revival,  while de­
cisive,  would  not  be 
instantaneous. 
Prosperity, while  it would  slowly begin 
to reappear, would  still  bear the marks 
of many losses.  Nobody is  going  to re­
store the  wages  lost  by  all  the  stagna­
tion.  There will  be  no  recompense for 
the sufferings, the  hunger,  the  anxiety, 
the disappointments,  the humiliations of 
the long days  and weeks  of  waiting  for 
better times.  And  let  Congress do as it 
may, it will receive  and  doubtless merit 
many curses for  its  needless  wrangling 
and  delays. 
It  is  Congress  which,  by 
unwise legislation, has  precipitated this 
catastrophe.  Congress cannot really heal 
it.  What it can do is to remove the clogs 
and  obstructions  it  has  put  upon  the 
business of the country.  Let  it  do this, 
and leave the wonderful  activity  of  the 
American  people  and  the  unparalleled 
native wealth of  their  country to do the 
balance.  The process will be slow.  The 
financial trouble of  1893 will  be felt for 
a long time and remembered  for  a  cen­
tury. 

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WHEN WILL THE TROUBLE END?
“How long will  the  present  financial 
stress  last?”  is  a  question  more  easily 
asked than answered.

In order to give  any intelligent  reply, 
it is necessary to know  something of the 
causes  of  the  disease,  for  it  cannot  be 
attributed to any  one  cause.  So  far as 
it  has  resulted  from the collapse of ex­
cessive and improper business expansion, 
many months must  elapse before all the 
effects  of  the  trouble  will  be  removed, 
and then the marks and scars of disaster 
will  abide  for  a  long period where the 
collapse  was  most serious. 
In all cases 
of  exploded  booms  they must work out 
their own cures.  No legislation can give 
relief.  Many of the  sufferers have been 
wholly  bankrupted,  and  no  act  of  Con­
gress can reach  their cases. 
If they  are 
ever able to recover  from  their losses it 
will be through their own efforts,  Noth­
ing that  the powers  of  government can 
accomplish  will  avail  to  restore  the 
wealth they nave lost.

In regard to the powers of government 
to give relief from  a great  and  general 
financial  disorder  the  most  erroneous 
opinions  are  held  by  many  intelligent 
persons.  They  ought  to  understand, 
first, that the  Government has no means 
or  power of raising a dollar of money ex­
cept by collecting taxes from the people. 
But there is au outcry for the Government 
to  sell  bonds.  What  does  that  mean? 
Simply neither more or less than borrow­
ing.  The Government  borrows so much 
money  and  gives  bonds  for  its  repay­
ment  in  a  given time. 
If the borrower 
has good credit,  he can  secure a loan at 
an easy interest.  But the  act of borrow­
ing  necessarily  includes  repayment  at 
the time specified.  How is the money to 
be  got  for  this  repayment?  Why,  by 
taxing the people.

It is plain, then, that  the  Government 
has not a single  dollar that did not come 
out of the  people’s pockets  in the  form 
of taxes, and  it cannot  possibly  get an­
other  dollar  except  by  collecting  more 
taxes or  borrowing  on  the  basis of  col­
lecting those taxes.  Let us  come  to the 
second  part  of  the  proposition.  The 
Government  cannot  pay  out  a  dollar, 
save in obedience to an appropriation by 
Congress.  Congress has no right  to  dis­
pose of the people’s money, save for pur­
poses  of  public  benefit  and  utility. 
There is  no  rightful  power  to  give  out 
gratuitously 
the  people’s  money,  al­
though  it has  been  done  by  wrongful 
legislation, which is practically stealing. 
In the entire range of business, public or 
private, no man  has a  right  to  a  single 
dollar from any source except by earning 
it.  He must  earn  it from  the  Govern­
ment,  or  from  some  other  source.  He 
must give for it  value received.

How, then, is an act of  Congress to re­
lieve the poor  man or to restore the  lost 
wealth of the bankrupt merchant or man­
ufacturer?  Plainly,  it  is  powerless  to 
do anything of the sort.  All that can be 
hoped  from  Congress  is  that  it  will 
promptly  execute  such  legislation  as 
will restore confidence in all branches of 
legitimate  business  and  start  up  the 
various 
industries  which  have  been 
closed, and  re-establish a market for the 
products  of  industry.  This  cannot  be 
done at a single stroke.  A single dose of 
medicine  will not  heal  a  patient  whose 
sickness is of  long  standing.  But  even 
if  it  were  the  most  powerfull  remedy 
known  to  science,  the  process  of  cure 
must be gradual.

In  all  organizations  of  men  will be 
found  a  man,  and  sometimes  several 
men, who  can never  submit  to the  will 
of the  majority.  After  a  question  has 
been  fully  discussed,  pro and  con, and 
all  have  had  time  to  make  up  their 
minds,  and  a  majority  of  votes  have 
been  cast  one  way,  one  man  will  be 
found  who  will  not  have  it  that way. 
The majority must submit to him, not he 
to the majority.  He knows more than all 
the rest, and it must be his way or it shall 
not be any way.  The failure of many an 
organization  can  be  traced  directly  to 
the  pigheadedness  of  some  individual 
member who set up  his personal opinion 
in opposition to  the will of the majority 
and  not only refused  to  accept  of  the 
sense  of  the majority so  expressed, but 
kept  up the  fight, making  it  a  personal 
matter  between  himself  and those who 
could not see as he  did. 
Instead of sub­
mitting  gracefully,  and  not  only  ac­
quiescing in the decision of the majority, 
but joining  heartily to  carry that  deci­
sion into practical  effect, he (or they, as 
the case  may  be) regards  everyone who 
voted against  him as a  personal enemy, 
only “letting  up” when his  efforts have 
been successful  and  the  organization is 
no more.  The  only thing that  all mem­
bers ought to do is  to submit  cheerfully 
and heartily to the majority.  The major­
ity is,  practically,  the  organization,  and 
must  rule,  if  anything is  to  be  accom­
plished.  Let  every  member  give  ex­
pression to his opinion on  any and every 
subject  brought up  for  discussion,  but, 
when  once the  vote has  been recorded, 
there is  nothing  to  do but  to  carry out 
the will of the  organization as expressed 
in the vote.  The man  who will not sub­
mit  should  be “labored  with,”  and,  if 
that  has  no  effect,  then  turn him out. 
He can do more  harm inside than he can 
outside anyway.  Whatever  you  may or 
may not be, don’t be  a “kicker;”  but  if 
you must kick, go  out in the woods  and 
kick yourself, and  leave the  association 
in peace.

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T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N ,
their orders  accepting  the lower  priced 
articles  and  canceling  the  higher  does 
not  deserve 
treated  decently 
by  any  salesman  or the salesman’s em­
ployers.  Merchants who  persist in  this 
habit soon become victims of the retalia­
tory shrewdness  of salesmen  who think 
it only fair to take advantage of them by 
way  of  getting  square.  Our  idea  of  a 
satisfactory business  between buyer and 
seller is “mutual confidence,” and unless 
that exists, sooner  or later there  will be 
a breach somewhere.
After all  this,  we  say, treat the  trav­
eler  fairly.  Men  do  not  like  playing 
humbug to the tune  of every  capricious 
merchant. 
If  an  order  is  placed  for  a 
line of goods, have  confidence enough in 
the seller to abide by it.
What a deal of  trouble he saves  when 
he drops in to shake hands and say, “will 
see you during the  day.”  Think  of and 
appreciate  the  information  he  imparts, 
which  he  has  gleaned  by years of con­
tact with different  business  people, and 
recollecting  all  these  remember  that, 
though generous to a  fault, the traveling 
man  has  no  consideration  for  any  one 
who  monkeys  with  his order book, and 
he will  bide his time  to get square with

sales,  and 

the  merchant  by  whom  he  has  been 
fooled.

Three Harvest Excursions 

Via the Chicago,  Milwaukee  & St. Paul 
Railway  to  all  of  the best farming sec­
tions of the West and Northwest, will be 
run on August 22,  September 12 and Oc­
tober  10.  Return  tickets  good  for  20 
days.  Low rates.  Apply for further in­
formation to nearest  ticket agent, or ad­
dress Geo. H.  Heafford,  General Passen­
ger  Agent,  Chicago,  111., or Harry Mer­
cer, Michigan Passenger  Agent, 82 Gris­
wold Street, Detroit.

C onsider tb e  R aw  M aterials.

From the Indianapolis  Journal.
“I can’t see why  bread should  remain 
at the same price  when wheat  and flour 
have come down so.”
“My  dear  boy,  the  main  things  in 
bread are water and air.  Neither one is 
a cent cheaper than it was at the close  of 
the war.”

People  who  have  no  charity  for  the 
faults of others are generally stone blind 
to their own.

IO
Drugs I& M e d ic in e s .

State  Board of Pharm acy,
One  Year—James Vemor, Detroit.
Two  Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor 
Three  Years—George Gnndrnm, Ionia.
Fonr Years—C. A. Bngbee. Cheboygan.
Five Years—S. E. Farkill, Owosso.
President—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.
Secretary—Stanley E. Par kill, Owosso.
Treasurer—Geo. Gnndrnm, Ionia.

Next Meeting—Marquette,  Aug. 29, 9 a. m.
M ichigan  S tate  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  Asa’n. 
President—A. B. Stevens, Ann Arbor- 
Vice-President—A- F. Parker, Detroit.
Treasurer—W. Dupont,  Detroit.
Secretary—S. A. Thompson, Detroit.
Grand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical Society. 
President, John D. Muir;  Sec’y, Frank H. Escott.

E arly  D ay s In th e   Oil R egions.

Continuing  his  reminiscences  in  the 
Philadelphia Enquirer,  the  first  part of 
which we  gave last  week,  Mr.  Martin- 
dale  says:  “In 
the  wide  distrust  of 
stocks of  banks, or moneyed  institutions 
generally that  now exist  and  the conse­
quent hoarding of  money,  in  the figura­
tive  ‘stocking’—out of  sight,  out of  use 
—and  therefore  doing no good,  it is  re­
freshing to  look back to  the palmy days 
of  ’69 
in Venango  county,  Pa.,  when 
money was plenty,  lavishly spent,  where 
poverty  and  want  were  unknown—for 
if any special  case of moneyed distress or 
actual  suffering was discovered,  the gen­
erous hearted oilman  at  once opened his 
heart as  well  as his  pocket to  relieve  it. 
A  few  weeks after becoming  proprietor 
of the  ‘Chequered  Store’  in  Oil  City,  a 
customer  bought a few  dollars’ worth of 
goods  to take  out  to a  well  be was drill 
ing.  and  handed  me  a  thousand-doliar 
note in payment. 
It fairly and  squarely 
took  my  breath  away to  handle  such  a 
greenback.  1 bad never had such a sized 
bill in  my  hands  before,  and  very,  very 
few of  them  since,  for  that  matter.  1 
apologized to the man  for the fact of  my 
inability  to  change 
the  bill,  because 
I had  ‘just sent my deposit  to the bank,’ 
etc.,  and  then  started  down  the  street 
with it  to  get  the savings bank to  ‘bust 
it,’  when  1 met William  Dwyer who kept 
a small  hotel  and eating  house  near-by. 
Now here  was a chance  for a good joke, 
so 1 stopped him  and  said:  ‘Billy,  I am 
going  down  to  get  the  cashier,  Hughy 
Stephenson to change  this greenback for 
me,  but  1  guess  you  can  do  it  as  well, 
and save time.’ 
‘I think I  can  do it for 
you, Tom,’ he said.  He  took  the SI,000 
note in  his hands,  looked  at it,  folded it 
up and put  it  in  his vest  pocket,  asked 
me how I would  like to  have the change 
—in  what  sized  notes. 
I  told  him  it 
made  no  difference  so  that  I  could  get 
$10 out of it.  He then  went  down  into 
bis pants pocket and  pulled out a roll  of 
$100  bills,  handing  me  nine  of  them; 
then into another pocket  and from a roll 
of twenties he handed me four,  and from 
still another roll he  gave  me  two  tens; 
all  of  this  without  a smile on his face, 
for 
the  joke  was  not  on  him  by  any 
means,  and  then  he  said  be  would  be 
glad to change any  bills  I might have in 
the future,  just to save me the trouble of 
‘walking to the bank,  you know.’  ‘Billy’ 
was in his shirt sleeves  with an old straw 
bat  on,  his  pants  tucked  in  his  boots, 
and no one  would  have taken  him for a 
walking  national  bank,  but money  was 
plentiful and  be only had  bis share of it,
I presume.  But I am  led to ponder over 
the query of  how  many men  there  are 
now in  Oil City  in  these  days  of  ‘half 
dollar  oil’  who  could  in such an  emer­
gency  be  equal  to  the  occasion.  Alas!
1 fear there be not  many,  for  flood and 
fire,  the  infatuation  for  silver  mining 
schemes on the  ‘bottom floor,’  gambling 
on  the exchange margins,  exhaustion  of 
the adjacent territory  of  its  oleaginous 
treasures,  and  the  octopus  grasp of the 
Standard Oil Company— squeezing, suck­
ing and  crushing the  resources,  the am­
bitions and  the very  life out of the ever- 
hopeful 
‘operator,’  have  worked  sad 
havoc  and distress  in  this  once opulent 
region.
“ Having  gotten  myself  fairly  estab­
lished  in  business and  paid  off  all the 
old  bills  of  my  predecessor,  who  bad 
confined  his  purchases  principally  to 
nearby points like Erie,  Corry and Titus­
ville,  I  came  to  the  conclusion  that  as 
the jobbers  in these  towns  had  to have 
their  profits  after  paying  freight  and j 
other  expenses,  the  correct  thing  to do i

“ This,  my  first 

would be to purchase from  Philadelphia 
and New York. 
I put  Philadelphia first 
in  the  list,  because  I  dealt  largely in 
canned goods,  and  Philadelphia then,  as 
now,  held supremacy in this line of mer­
chandise  over  the  whole  country. 
I 
therefore  made a trip  East,  and came to 
Philadelphia.
in  purchasing 
goods,  was  of  great  advantage.  1 saw 
and  bought  a  great  many  new  things 
which  had  never  been  kept  in  the oil 
country before;  gained  confidence in my 
own judgment in  buying,  and it was not 
very  long  until  customers  came  to  me 
from all  parts of  the town. 
I  fitted up 
the front window with a fountain,  where 
I displayed  fresh  lettuce with other veg­
etables,  brought  by express  from  Cleve­
land  and  Pittsburg;  fresh  shad  from 
Philadelphia  (express  rates, $3 per hun­
dred  weight);  pineapples  by  express, 
peaches  and  berries  by  express,  Ber­
muda  potatoes  by express;  the  first as­
paragus,  the  first  fresh  tomatoes,  etc., 
by express,  and such of the luxuries that 
would  be improved  by  the  spray  from 
the  fountain  were  placed 
in  the  open 
window,  and  never  failed 
to  attract 
attention  and  make 
the 
modest little  business soon grew  to such 
proportions that  the  question  of  a  free 
delivery  became  every  succeeding  day 
one of  prime importance.  For instance, 
one day a  lady from  the  top of  Cottage 
Hill  (tbe  then  fashionable  part  of  the 
town,  distant  from  my  store a  mile  at 
least),  who  had  been 
in  the  habit  of 
walking  over  frequently  to  purchase 
some  little dainties,  carrying  them home 
with her in a m arket basket,  told  me if I 
had  any way to  send  a  barrel  of  flour 
over  the  ‘creek’  and  up  to  her  house, 
that she  would  buy  one.  1 took  her or­
der,  and then tried to hire some teamster 
to take  it over  for  a  moderate  charge, 
but 
it  was  no  use.  So  I  borrowed  a 
wheelbarrow,  loaded the  barrel of  flour 
upon  it,  put  a  strap  on  the  handles  to 
place  over  my  shoulders,  and  started 
merrily on the  journey.  The  sidewalks 
were anything but  good,  and where they 
were broken  I had  to  take  to  the  road. 
The mud  was a  ‘holdfast,’ and  the  barrel 
bad to be  frequently unloaded  to enable 
me to get the wheelbarrow  on  terra firma 
again.  This was in the business part  of 
the city,  but when 1 commenced to climb 
the winding road up  around Cottage Hill, 
then the  work began in  real,  dead earn­
est,  and  long before the top was reached 
I  was dripping with perspiration in front 
of  the  customer’s  house.  There was  a 
huge flight of  steps from  the road  up to 
the  front  door  to  be  surmounted. 
I 
got 
top  all  right, 
knocked  at  the  door,  and  the  look  of 
amazement on the  good  woman’s  face I 
will never forget when  she  saw how her 
order had been delivered.  But my work 
was still undone, as she  wanted the flour 
carried up another  flight of stairs and put 
out on  a platform built  against the back 
of the hill.  The stairs were narrow and 
tortuous, as well as  steep,  and it was an 
awfully hard job,  but it was at last com­
pleted.  and the run back to the store was 
a frolic compared to the slow and labori­
ous  ascent. 
I  found  I  had  been  gone 
nearly 
three  hours.  My  clothes  were 
covered with flour and mud,  hands blist­
ered and  shoulders raw from the chafing 
of the strap;  and that settled it. 
I found 
that  I  must,  some  way  or  other,  get  a 
horse and  wagon, and that without delay. 
King  Richard  offered  a  ‘kingdom  for  a 
horse,’  but  I  had  no  Kingdom  to  give, 
and  very,  very little money.”
Canceling  Orders.
From the Grocer and Commercial Review,

the  barrel  to  the 

Perhaps the  meanest man  in the  esti- 
mation  of a  commercial  traveler is  the 
merchant who makes a habit of canceling 
orders.
There are times,  however when a mer­
chant may feel,  on mature consideration, 
that  he  would  be doing  justice to him­
self to  reduce the  amount  of the  order 
given,  because of some unforeseen devel­
opment  which  would  materially  reduce 
the demand for  certain lines during  the 
prospective period of their being in stock. 
When  such  is the case  and an  explana­
tion  is  given  as  to  his  action,  we  com­
mend  his  good  judgment,  but  the  man 
who buys from A, B and  C promiscuous­
ly,  and afterward compares the copies of

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8®  10
Acetlcum................... 
Benzoicam  German..  65®  75
Boracic 
..................... 
30
Carbollcum..............  25®  35
Cltrlcum...................  52®  55
Hydrochlor................  3®  5
Nltrocum  ..................   10®  12
Oxallenm...................  10®  12
Phosphorlum dll........ 
20
Sallcylicum.................1 
8ulphuricum..............  IX®  5
Tannlcum....................1 
Tartarlcum................  30®  33

3G@1 70
40@1 60

AMMONIA.

n 

Aqua, 16  deg..............  3>4@  5
20  deg................5)4®  7
Carbonas  ...................  12®  14
Cblorldum.................   12®  14

ANILINE.

Black........................... 2  00®2 25
Brown.........................  80®1  00
Red.............................   45®  50
Yellow........................ 2  60@3 00

BACGAE.

Cubeae (po  40)........  3f @  40
Junlperas..................   8®  10
X&ntnoxylum............   25®  30

BALSAMUM.

Copaiba......................  42®  45
Pern............................  @1  80
Terabln, Canada  ....  45®  50
Tolutan......................  35®  50

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian.................  18
Caaalae  ...............................  11
Cinchona F lav a.................   18
Enonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica  Cerifera, po.............  20
Primus Vlrginl....................  12
Quillala,  grd.......................  10
Sassafras  ............................  12
UlmuB Po (Ground  15)........  15

EXTBACTUM.

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24®  25
“ 
po...........  33®  35
Haematox, 151b. box..  11®  12
Is..............  13®  14
“ 
“  Mis............   14®  15
)4s............   16®  17
VERRU

Carbonate Preclp........  ®  15
Citrate and Qulnla....  @3 50
Citrate  Soluble...........  ®  80
Ferrocyanldum Sol....  ®  50
Solut  Chloride...........  ®  15
Sulphate,  com’l .............. 0®  2
pure.............  ®  7

" 

FLORA.

 
FOLIA.

Arnica.......................  18®  20
Anthemis..................   30®  35
Matricaria 
50®  65

 

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

...................  18®  50
nlvelly........  ..........  25®  28
Alx.  35®  50
and  )4s....................  15®  25
...................  8®  10

Salyla  officinalis,  Ms
UraUrsl 

“ 

“ 

SUMMI.
“ 
“ 

“  2d 
“  3d 
“ 
“ 

®  60
Acacia, 1st  picked.... 
.... 
a   40
....  ®  30
sifted sorts...  @  20
po.................  60®  80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
"  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
Soootrl, (po.  60).  ®  50
Catechu, Is, (Vis, 14 Kb,
16)............................  ®  1
Ammoniac.................  55®  60
A88afCBtlda, (po. 85)..  30®  35
Bensointun.................  50®  55
Camphors...................  55®  58
Buphorblum  po  ........  35®  lo
Galbanum...................  ®2 50
Gamboge,  po..............  70®  7b
Gualacum, (po  35)....  ®  30
Kino,  (po  1  10).........   @1  15
Mastic  ... 
................  @  80
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  @  40
Opll  (po  3 75)............2 60@2 65
Shellac  ......................  35®  42
bleached......   33®  35
Tragacanth...............   40®1 00

“ 
herba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Bupatorium.........................  20
Lobelia.................................  25
Majorom.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................   23
v i r .........................  25
Rue................................  80
Tanaoetum, V......................  22
Thymus,  Y..........................   25

«• 

MA0NEBIA.

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

OLEUM.

Absinthium................ 3 50®4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amydalae, Amarae— 8 00@8 25
Anlal........................... 1  70®1 80
Aurantl  Cortex.......... 2 30®2 40
Bergamii  ....... 
3 25®3 50
Callputl....................  60®  65
Caryophylll................  75®  80
Cediar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodli................  ®1  60
Clnnamoall...............   90®1  00
Cltronella...................  @  45
Conlum  Mao..............  85®  65
Copaiba  ....................   80®  90

 

Cubebae......................  ® 300
Exechthltos..............  2 50@2 75
Brlgeron.........................2 00@2 10
Gaultherla......................2 00®2 10
Geranium,  ounce......   ®  75
Gosslpll,  Sem. gal......   70®  75
Hedeoma  .................. 2 10@2 20
Juniperl......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Limonls.......................... 2 40@2 60
Mentha Pi per...................2 75®3 50
Mentha Verld................. 2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal.............1  00®1  10
Myrcla, ounce............   @  50
olive..........................  85@2 75
Plcls Liquida, (gal.,35)  10®  12
R ld n i............................  1 22@1 28
Rosmarinl............  
75®l 00
Rosae, ounce...............6 50®8 50
Sucdnl........  ..............   40® 45
Sabina.......................   90@1  00
Santal  ........ 
3 50@7 00
Sassafras......................  50® 55
Slnapis, ess, ounce__  @  65
Tlglfi..........................   @  90
Thyme.........................  40® 50
opt.................  @  60
Theobromas.................  15® 20

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POTASSIUM.

BICarb.........................  15® 18
Bichromate.................   13®  14
Bromide......................   38® 42
Carb..............................  12® 15
Chlorate  (po  23®25)..  24®  26
Cyanide.......................   50® 55
Iodide..............................2 9G@3 00
Potassa, Bltart,  pure..  27®  30
Potassa, Bltart, com...  @  15
Potass Nltras, opt......  
8®  10
Potass Nltras................   7®  9
Prusslate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po................  15®  18

RADIX.

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 20@2 30
Iris plox (po. 35®3S) ..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr...................  40®  45
Maranta,  Xs..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhel......................... 
“  Cut......................  ®1  75
“  pv.......................   75@1  35
Spigella......................  35®  38
Sangulnarla, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentarla.................  30®  32
Senega.......................   55®  60
Slmllax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40
M  @ 25
Scillae, (po. 35)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fcetl-
dus,  po....................  @ 35
Valeriana, Bng.  (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
Inglbera.................... 
18® 20
Zingiber  ) ................... 
18® 20

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  75@1 00

SEMEN.

Anlsum,  (po.  20)___  
  @  15
Aplum  (graveleons)..  15®  18
Bird, Is.......................... 
4®  6
Carul, (po. 18)..............  10® 12
Cardamon........................l  00®1 25
Corlandrum.................   10® 12
Cannabis Satlva.........   4® 
5
Cydonlum....................   75©1 oo
Cnenopodlum  .............  10® 12
Dlpterix Odorate........ 2 25®2 50
Foenlculnm...............   ®  15
Foenugreek,  po.........   6®  8
U n i............................4  @4)4
Uni, grd,  (bbl. 8)4)...  4  @4)4
Lobelia.........................  35® 40
PharlarlB Canarian__ 
4®  5
Rapa.............................  6®  7
Slnapis  Albu............ 11  ®13
‘r  Nigra...........  11®  12

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SPIBITUa.
Frumentl, W..D.  Co..2 00®2 50
D. F. R .......1  75@2 00
 
1  25@1  50
Junlperls  Co. O. T __1  65@2 00
.............1 75®3 50
“ 
Saacharum  N.  B........ 1  75@2 00
Spt.  Vlnl  Galll........... 1 75®6 50
Vlnl Oporto.................... 1  25®2 00
Vlnl  Alba....................... 1 25@2 00

SFONOES.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................... 2 50@2 75
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
oarrlag8  ................. 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........  
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage................... 
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .......................  
Hard for  slate  use.... 
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se..........................  

2 00
1  10
85
65
75
1  40

STRUTS.

Accacia...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferrl Iod......................... 
  50
Aurantl Cortes....................   50
Rhel Arom..........................   50
Slmllax  OfficlnallB..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................  50
Scillae..................................   50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan...............................  50
Prunus  vlrg.........................  50

“ 

“ 

TIN C TU R ES.

“ 

“ 

“ 

™ 

Aconitum Napellls R .........   60
F .........   50
Aloes....................................  60
and myrrh.................  60
“ 
A rnica.................................  50
Asafcetlda............................  o
A trope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................   60
“  Co...........................  50
Sangulnarla.........................  50
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharides.........................  75
Capsicum............................  so
Ca damon............................   75
Co......................   75
Castor.................................1 00
Catechu...............................  50
Cinchona............................  50
Co......................   60
Columba.............................   50
Conlum...............................  50
Cubeba................................   50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot....................................  50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Gualca.................................  so
ammon..................  60
“ 
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamus.......................   50
Iodine.......................  
  75
Colorless................   75
Ferrl  Chlorldum...............  35
K ino....................................  50
Lobelia................................   50
Myrrh..................................   50
Nux  Vomica.......................   50
O pll......................... 
gs
11  Camphorated................  50
“  Deodor........................2 00
Aurantl Cortex....................   50
Quassia...............................  50
Rhatany.............................   50
Rhel.....................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol...................  50
Co..............  50
Serpentarla.........................  50
Stramonium.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian.............................   50
VeratrumVerlde.................  50

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M ISCELLANEOUS.

 

“ 

“ 

“ 

‘ 
“ 

either, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  28®  30 
“  4 F ..  32®  34
Alumen......................2x@ 3

“ 
ground,  (po.

squlbbs.. 

“ et Potass T.  56®  60

7).............................   3®  4
Annatto......................  56®  60
Antlmonl, po.............. 
4®  5
Antlpyrln..................   @1 40
Antlfebrin..................  @  25
Argentl  Nltras, ounce  ®  55
Arsenicum.................  5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............2 20®2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, ()4s
12;  Xs,  14)..............  @  11
Cantharldes  Russian,
po............................  @1  00
Capsid  Fructus, af...  @  26
“ 
po....  @  28
“  B po.  @  20
Caryophyllus, (po.  15)  10®  12
Carmine,  No. 40.........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. A F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  88®  40
Coccus.......................  @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  @  25
Centrarla....................   @  10
Cetaceum...................  ®  40
Chloroform................  60®  63
0125
Chloral Hyd erst........1  3601  60
Chondros....................  20®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  A  W  15®  20 
German 3  ®  12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
60
cent  ....................... 
Creasotum..................  @  35
Creta, (bbl. 75)............  @  2
“  prep...................   5®  5
"  preclp.............. 
9®  11
“  Rubra...............   ®  g
Crocus......................  40®  50
Cudbear.......................  @  24
CuprlSulph................   5 ®   6
Dextrine.....................  10®  12
Ether Sulph................  70®  75
Emery,  all  numbers..  ®
po...................  @  6
Ergota.jfpo.)  75..........   70®  75
Flake  white...............  12®  15
Galla...........................  ®  23
Gambler......................7  ® s
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   @  70
French...........  40®  60
Glassware  flint, by box 70 <& 10. 
Less than box 66#
Glue,  Brown...............  9®  16
“  White...... .........  18®  25
Glycerine....................14)4®  20
Grana Paradlal............  @  22
Humulus.....................   26®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  ®  85 
“  Cor....  ®  80
Ox Rubrum  @  90 
Ammonlati..  @100 
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum.............   @  64
Ichthyobolla, Am..  ..1 2S®1 50
Indigo.........................  75®1 00
Iodine, Resubi..........3 80@3 90
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulin......................  @2 25
Lycopodium...............  66®  70
M ads..........................  70®  75
Uquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
afarg Iod..................  @  27
Uquor Potass ArslnlUs  10®  IS
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Mannia,  8. F ..............   60®  68

IX ).............................2)4® 4

“ 
“ 
11 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

S.  N. Y. Q.  &

Morphia,  5° P. A W.  2 20@2 45 
C.  Co.................  2 10@2 35
Moschus Canton........  ®  40
Myrlstlca, No  1 ........  65®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia....................  20®  22
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Plcls  Llq, N.*C., )4 gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Plcls Llq., quarts......   @1  00
pints..........  @  85
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__   @  3
Pix  Burgun...............   @  7
Plumb! A cet..............  14®  15
Pulvls Ipecac et opll. .1  10@1  20 
Pyre thrum,  boxes  H
C & P. D.  Co., doz......   @1 25
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  20®  30
Quasslae....................  8®  10
Quinta, S. P. & W......   29®  34
S.  German....  20®  30
Rubla  Tlnctorum......   12®  14
SaccharumLactlspv. 
20®  22
Salacin.......................1  7S@1  80
Sanguis  Draconls......   40®  50
Sapo,  W......................  12®  14
M.......................   10®  12
“  G.......................   @115

“ 

Seldlltz  Mixture........  @  20
Slnapis.......................  @  18
“   opt...................  ®  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................   @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .  10®  11 
Soda  et Potass Tart...  27®  30
Soda Carb.................  1)4®  2
Soda,  Bl-Carb............   @  5
Soda, Ash.................... 3)4®  4
Soda, Sulphas............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o...........  50®  55
“  Myrcla  Dom......  @2 25
“  Myrcla Imp........  @3 00
••  Vlnl  Rect.  bbl.
....7 ........................ 2 19@2  29
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal......1  40@1  45
Sulphur, Subl............ 2X@ 3
“  Roll..............  2  @ 2)4
Tamarinds.................  8®  10
Terebenth Venice......   28®  30
Theobromae..............45  @  48
Vanilla.....................9 00@16 00
Zlncl  Sulph...............   7®  8

O ILS.

Bbl.  Gal
Whale, winter...........  70 
70
Lard,  extra.............. 1  10  1  15
Lard, No.  1...............   65 
70
Unseed, pure raw__  44 
47

 

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faints. 

Unseed,  boUed.........  47 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............   80 
Spirits Turpentine__  34 

50
85
38
bbl.  lb.
Red Venetian.............ix   2@8
Ochre, yellow  Mars__IX  3@4
“ 
Ber........IX  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2#  2)i@3
“  strictly  pure......2)4  2X@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ................. 
  13016
Vermilion,  English__ 
65@70
Green,  Peninsular......   70075
Lead,  red....................  6X@7
“  w hite............... 6X@7
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  GUders’........ 
®9C
White, Paris  American 
1  0 
Whiting;  Paris  Eng.
cliff..........................  
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  VUla  Prepared 
Paints.....................1 00@1  20
No. 1 Turp  Coach__ 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................ 160@1  70
Coach  Body...............2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  Furo........1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp......................... 
70®75

V A R N ISH ES.

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils it Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

Sole A gents for the  Celebrated

SWISS  VILLA  PREPARED  PRINTS.
Line  of  Staple  Dmgmsts’  M ie i

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatherly’s  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

W e R ave m  Stock and Offer a  F a ll O n e of

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

GINS,  WINPS,  RUMS,

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

HAZET-TiUK  & PEH IS DRUG CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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T H E   M IC H IG L A J S r  T E ^ D E S M ^ I S r .

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 
It is impossible to give  quotations  suitable for all conditions of  purchase, and those 
going to press  and are an accurate  index of  the local  market. 
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.

XX  wood, white.

No*1,6.............................   165
No. 2, 6.............................   1  50
No. 1, 644..........................  1  35
No. 2,644..........................  1  25
644  ...................................   1 00
6........................................ 
95
Mill  No. 4.........................  100
FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

Manilla, white.

Coin.

Farina.
Hominy.

100 lb. kegs................... 
3M
Barrels.................................800
Grits.........................................3 50
Dried............................  

Lima  Beans.

444

Maccaronl and Vermicelli.

Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
55
Imported.....................1044@i  44

Oatmeal.

Barrels 200 .......................  4 60
Half barrels 100....................  2 40

Pearl Barley.

Kegs.............................   ..  25£

Peas.

Rolled  Oats.

Green,  bu.............................  2 00
Split  per l b ..................2fc@3
Barrels  180.................  @4  60
Half  bbls 90..............  @2  40
German.............................   444
East India..........................   5
Cracked..............................  

Wheat.

Sago.

5

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

Kegs....................................3 50
Half  kegs...........................2 00
Quarter  kegs.....................1  15
1 lb  cans.............................   30
J4 lb cans............................  18
Kegs....................................4 50
Half  kegs........................... 2 50
Quarter kegs......................1 40
1 lb cans.............................   34
Kegs 
............................. 1100
Half  kegs  .........................  5 75
Quarter kegs......................3 00
1  lb  cans............................  60
Sage.................................... 15
Hops....................................15

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

HERBS.

INDIGO.

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

JELLY .
17  lb. pails.................  @ 5 0
30  “ 
................  @j 75

55
50

“ 
LICORICE.

Pure.....................................   30
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  12

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

“ 

MATCHES.

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

MINCE  MEAT.

AXLE GREASE.
doz
......   55
60
.... 
......   50
.... 
75
......   65
......  55

Aurora...........
Castor Oil......
Diamond........
Frazer’s.........
Mica  ............
Paragon 
..  ..

gross
6 00
7 00
5 50
8 00
7 £0
6 00

“  2  “ 

B> cans 6 doz  case.........  

Arctic.
“ 4 doz  “ 
“ 2 doz  “ 
“ 1 do*  “ 
Fosfon.

BAKING  POWDER.
Acme.
45
U lb. cans, 3 doz................ 
2  “  ................  85
Klb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
1  “  ..................  1 00
Bulk....................................  10
55
14 lb 
...........   1  10
.............2 00
1  B> 
5  1b 
.............9 00
5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case...  80 
“ 
16  “ 
.. .2 00
40
Bed Star, 14 lb cans........... 
“ 
...........  75
...........   1  40
“ 
45 
“  ..  85
“ 
“  ..  1  50
“ 
45
14 lb cans........  75
1 lb cans.........1  50
Dr. Price’s.
per doz
Dime cans..  95
.1  40 
4-oz
2 CO 
6-oz
8-oz
.2 60 
.3 90 
12-oz
.5 00 
16-OZ214-lb
12 00 
18 25 
lb
4- 
22 75 
5- 
lb 
41  80
10-lb

pgmcefe
ICHIAMI
Ba k i n g
ñ o w d e n

H*>  “ 
1 ft  “ 
J4 lb. 
“ 
1 lb.  “ 

Our T.eader, la lb cans...... 

Teller’s,  14 lb. cans, doz. 

uu.'«n»pN 

BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen In case.

“ 

8 oz 

BEUING. 

English.........................—   90
Bristol..................................  80
Domestic.............................   70
Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals...............  3 60
“ 
..............6 75
“  pints,  round...........9 00
“  No. 2, sifting box...  2 75 
“  No. 3, 
...  4 00 
“  No. 5, 
...  8 00
“  1 oz ball  ..................  4 50
Mexican Liquid, 4 oz........  3 60
“ 
8 oz......... 6 80
Jo. 2 Hurl...........................  1 75
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet........................  2 25
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem.......................... 2 75
Common Whisk.................  90
.................1  15
Fancy 

“ 
BROOMS,
 

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BRUSHES.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Store, No.  1.......................   125
10.....................  1 50
15.....................  1 75
Bice Boot Scrub, 2  row—   85
Bice Boot  Scrub, 3 row —   1  25
Palmetto, goose..................  1 50

BUTTER PLATES. 

Oval—SO in crate.

No.  1....................................  60
No.  2...................................   TO
No.  3...................................   80
No.  5.........................................1 00

CANDLES.

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes.............   10
Star,  40 
 
Paraffine  ............................ 10
Wicking  .............................. 24

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CANNED  GOODS. 

Fish.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

“ 

Little Neck,  lib ................l  20
“  2 lb................1  80
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 8 lb.....................2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb................... 1  00
21b................... 185
Lobsters.
8tar,  1  lb...........................2 50
“  2  lb...........................3 50
Picnic, 1 lb..........................2 00
“ 
21b..........................2 90
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb.....................1 25
2  lb................... 2 10
Mustard,  21b.....................2 25
Tomato Sauce,  21b............2 25
Soused, 2 lb........................2 25
Columbia River, flat..........1  80
tails..........1 65
Alaska, Red........................l 45
pink........................1 25
Kinney’s,  flats................... 1  95
Sardines.
American  14s.................  @5
As..............  .5440 7
Imported  44s.....................10@ll
44s.....................15016
Mustard Ms......................  07
Boneless.......................... 
21
Brook, 8 lb..........................2 50

Salmon.
“ 

“ 
“ 

Trout

“ 
“ 

Fruits.
Apple*.

Gages.

g5
3 00

Peaches.

Cherries.

Aprlcots.

3 lb. standard............ 
York State, gallons.... 
Hamburgh,  *•
Live oak...................... 
1  75
Santa Cruz................. 
1  75
Lusk's......................... 
1  75
Overland..................  
l  75
Blackberries.
B. A  W....................... 
95
Red............................  1  10O1 30
Pitted Hamburgh...... 
1  75
W hite......................... 
1  59
Brie............................ 
1  20
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
1  10
E rie............................ 
California................... 
1  TO
Gooseberries.
Common.................... 
1  25
Pie............................  
1 25
Maxwell....................
1 65
Shepard’s ..................  
California..................  
2 20
Monitor 
................. 
1  65
Oxford.......................
Pears.
Domestic.................... 
1  20
Riverside.................... 
2 10
Pineapples.
Common.....................1  00@1 30
Johnson’s  sliced........ 
2 50
2 75
grated........ 
Booth’s sliced............  @2 50
grated........  .  @2 75
Quinces.
Common.................... 
1  10
Raspberries.
Red............................. 
1  30
Black  Hamburg.........  
1 50
1  30
Erie, black  ............... 
Strawberries.
1  25
Lawrence................... 
Hamburgh................. 
1  25
Erie............................ 
1  25
Terrapin.......................  
1  10
Whortleberries.
Blueberries...............  
1  00
Corned  beef  Libby’s.........1  75
Boast beef  Armour’s.........1  70
Potted  ham, 44 lb...............1  40
“  14 lb.................  85
tongue, 44 lb...............135
14 lb..........  85
“ 
chicken,  141b..........  95
Vegetables.

Meats.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Peas.

Com.

2 00
“ 
“ 
2 50
“ 

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 35
Picnic Baked.......................1 00
Hamburgh..........................1  40
Livingston  Eden...............1  20
Purity..................................
Honey  Dew..........................1 40
Morning Glory...................
Soaked...............................  75
Hamburgh  marrofat...........1  35
early June........
Champion Eng.. 1  50
petit  pois..........1  75
fancy  sifted....1  90
Soaked.................................  75
Harris standard...................  75
9
VanCamp's  marrofat.........1  10
early June......1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom__1  35
French................................2 15
French.............................. 1*@22
Erie................................ 
  95
Hubbard.............................1 25
Hamburg.............................1 40
Soaked.................................  85
Honey  Dew.........................1 50
Erie.....................................1  35
Hancock.............................
Excelsior...... .....................
Eclipse.................................
Hamburg.............................
G allon................................3 75

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

Tomatoes.

“ 

Beans.

CHOCOLATE.

Baker’s.

CHEESE.

German Sweet.................. 
23
Premium..........................  
37
43
Breakfast Cocoa.............. 
Amboy.......................   @1144
Acme..........................  @114«
Lenawee....................  @11
Riverside..................  
1144
Gold  Medal  ..............  @1044
Skim..........................   6@ 7
Brick..........................  
11
Edam  ........................  
1  00
Leiden....................... 
23
Llmburger.................  @10
Pineapple...................  @25
Roquefort...................  @35

Sap Sago....................   @22
Schweitzer, imported.  @24 
domestic  ....  @14

“ 

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

“ 

Triumph'.Brand.

Half  pint, 25 bottles.......... 2 75
Pint 
...........  4 50
Quart 1 doz bottles............3 50
Half pint, per  doz............. 1  35
Pint, 25 bottles....................4 50
Quart, per  d o z .................3 75
5 gross boxes................. 40@45
351b  bags......................  @3
Less quantity...............   @344
Pound  packages........... 6M@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
Interior.............................. 25
Private Growth..................27
Mandehling...................... 28
Imitation........................... 25
Arabian..............................28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

Roasted.

 

Package.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 44c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
M cLaughlin's  XXXX..  22  45
Bunola.............................  21  85
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case—   22 45 
Valley City 44 gross........... 
75
Felix 
1  15
Hummel’s, foil, gross........  1  50
“  -----   2 50
“ 

Extract.

“ 

tin 
CHICORY.

Bulk............. .......................5
Red......................................7
Cotton,  40 ft.

CLOTHES  LINES.
“ 
“ 
" 
“ 
" 
“ 

50 ft........
60 ft........
70 ft.......
soft........
60 ft........
72 f f ......
4 doz. in case.

.per doz.  1 25
1 40
1  60
1  75
1  90
90
1  00

CONDENSED  MILK. 

••
**
Jute

N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands
Gail Borden Eagle............   7  40
Crown................................   6 25
Daisy....................................5 75
Champion..........................  4  50
Magnolia..........................   4
Dime....................................3 35

COUPON  BOOKS.

..'g

 

“Tradesman.
“  “ 
“ “ 
“  “ 
“  “ 
“  “ 

, per hundred...............   2 00
2 50
, 
....................8 00
, 
8 OP
, 
, 
4 00
, 
5 00

, per hundred...............   2 508 00

"Superior.”

 
 
 

 
 

 

3 50
4 00
5 00
6 00

mi

“ 
" 
“ 
“ 
“ 

1  1, per hundred..............  83 00
8 2, 
................3 50
8 3, 
................  4 00
8 5, 
...............   5 00
810, 
................   6 00
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 represent'any 
denomination  from 810  down. |
20 books.... ....................8  1  00
2 00
50 
100 
3 00
250 
6 25
10 00
500 
1000 
17 50

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

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CREDIT  CHECKS.

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

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX......................6
Seymour XXX, cartoon......644
Family  XXX.....................   6
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 Wafera 
........11
S. Oyster  XXX....................  6
City Oyster. XXX.................  6
Farina  Oyster.................... 6

Oyster.

CREAM  TARTAR.

Strictly  pure......................  30
Tellers Absolute..............  3)
Grocers’............................ 15@25

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.

Apples.

“ 

Peaches.

Apricots.

quartered  “ 

Sundried, sliced in  bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
California in  bags........
Evaporated in boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes......................
Nectarines.
TO lb. bags.......................
251b. boxes.....................1044
Peeled, In  boxes...........
Cal. evap.  “ 
“ 
In bags........  944
California in bags......  1044
Pitted  Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
...................
25  " 
Prunelles.
30 lb.  boxes.........   ......
Raspberries.
In barrels......................
501b. boxes....................
......................
251b.  “ 
Raisins.

...........10

“ 

“ 

5
944 

Loose  Muscatels In Boxes.
2 crown............................. 1  45
3 
.............................   1 65
2  crown...............................  544
3 

“ 
Loose Muscatels in Bags.
“ 
............................... 6

Foreign.
Currants.

“ 
“ 

@8

Peel.

“ 
25 “ 
25 “ 
“ 
Raisins.

Patras,  In barrels............  
In  44-bbls..............  4
in less quantity__ 

3M
444
Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  20 
Lemon 
“ 10
Orange 
“ 11
Ondnra, 29 lb. boxes..  @ 6M
“ 
Sultana, 20 
Valencia, 30  “
Prunes.
California,  100-120..............  9
90x100 25 lb. bxs.  944
80x90 
.10
70x80 
1044
60x70 
.11
644

“ 
“ 
“ 
Turkey......................... 
Sliver..........................
Sultana...............................
French,  60-70......................
70-80......................
80-90......................
90-10'....................
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. 1, 644..........................   « 7 5
No. 2, 644..........................   1  60

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth...........................
Pollock..........................  
Whole, Grand  Bank..... 
Boneless,  bricks...............6@8
Boneless, strips................6@8

344
544

Smoked...................... 1044@11

Halibut.

Herring.

£5 

“ 

!! 

Holland, white hoops keg 
bb‘
Norwegian.......................
Round, 44 bbl 100 lbs........  2 85
14  “  40  “  ........  1  45
Scaled............................... 
17

“ 

“ 

Mackerel.

No. 1,  100 lbs......................8  50
No. 1, 40 lbs.......................   3 70
No. 1,  10 lbs.......................  1  05
Family, 90 lbs....................   6 00
10  lb s.................   70
Russian,  kegs....................   65

“ 

Sardines.
Trout.

No. 1, 44 bbls., lOOlbs...........6 00
No. 1 >4 bbl, 40  lbs..............2  70
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   80
No. 1, 8 lb  kits...................     68

Whlteflsh.

No. 1

Family 
J4 bbls, 100 lbs...........87 00 82 75
14  “  40  “ 
......3  10  1 40
101b.  kits................... 
90  48
8 lb. 
"    .................  75  42
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

 

Boudens’.

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

Regular
Grade
Lemon.

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

Regular
Vanilla.

doz
2oz---- 81  2J
4  oz.....2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz........81 50
4 oz.......  3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 o z.........81 75
4 oz.........3 50

Jennings.
Lemon. Vanilla 
2 oz regular panel.  75 
120
4 oz 
...1  50 
2 00
6 oz 
.. .2 00 
3 00
No. 3 taper...........1  35 
2 00
No. 4 taper...........1 50 
2 50

“ 
“ 

3 doz. case...................... 2 75
6 doz. case................. .
5  50
12 doz. case...................... 11  00
MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon............................ 81  75
Half  gallon.....................
1  40
Q uait...............................
TO
P int..................................
45
Half  pint  .......................
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon............................ 7 00
Half gallon...................... 4 75
Q uart............................... 3 75
Pint........................... 
... 2 25
MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

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

16

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

New Orleans.

F air..................................
Good.................................
Extra good.......................
Choice..............................
Fancy...............................

One-half barrels, 3c extra. 

20
80

18
22
27
32
40

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200 count...  @5 00
Half bbls, 600  count..  @3 00

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

6 00
3  50

Small.

PIPES.

Clay, No.  216........................1  75
“  T. D. full count..........   75
Cob, No. 8.............................1  26

POTASH.

48 cans in case.

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

RICE
Domestic.
Carolina head...................... 5
No. 1....................444
No. 2...................  4
Broken...............................   3

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Imported.
Japan, No. 1.........................544
No. 2....................544
Java....................................  6
Patna..................................   5

“ 

Root Beer  Extract.
“ 

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

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

“ 

“ 
Pure Ground in Bulk.

Allspice................................io
Cassia, China in mats........  7
“  Batavia in bund.... l&
Saigon in rolls........%
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna................ssa
“ 
Zanzibar......   ........12
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy...................75
“  No.  1....................... 70
“  No. 2....................... 60
Pepper, Singapore, black.... 10 
“  white...  .20
shot......................... 16
Allspice............................... 15
Cassia,  Batavia...................18
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon....................35
Cloves,  Amboyna.............. 22
Zanzibar................18
Ginge
jer, African...................1«
Cochin...................20
“ 
Jam aica................. 22
Mace  Batavia......................71
Mustard, Bng. and Trieste. . 22
“  Trieste....................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................75
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 16
“  white......24
“  Cayenne..................20
Sage....................................20
''Absolute” in Packages.
. 
K® 

SAL  SODA.

#®
Allspice......................  84  155
Cinnamon..................   84  155
Cloves.........................  84  1  55
Ginger,  Jam aica......  84  1 55
“  African...........  84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  1  55
Pepper.......................   84  1 55
Sage............................   84
Kegs.................................  
1)4
Granulated,  boxes..............  13&
Anise.........................  @12%
Canary, Smyrna.........  
Caraway.................... 
Cardamon, Malabar... 
Hemp,  Russian.........  
Mixed  Bird  .............. 
Mustard,  white.........  
Poppy........................  
Rape.......................... 
Cuttle  bone...............  
STARCH.

6
10
90
4)4
5)4
10
9
6
30

SEEDS.

Corn.

 

 

“ 

" 
“ 

SNUFF.

Gloss.
 
 

20-lb  boxes..........................  534
40-lb 
5)4
1-lb packages.......................  5)4
8-lb 
5)4
6-lb 
534
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  A%
Barrels................................  334
Scotch, in  bladders............37
Maccabov, In jars...............35
French Rappee, in Jars......43
Boxes....................................5H
Kegs, English....................... 4M
SALT.
100 3-lb. sacks.................... 12  25
60 5-lb.  “ 
.................... 2 00
2810-lb. sacks...................  1  85
2014-lb.  “ 
....................   2 25
24 3-lb  cases......................  1  50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.. 
32
drill  “  16  18
28 lb.  “ 

SODA,

Warsaw.

32
56 lb. dairy in drill  bags... 
28 lb.  “ 
18
.. 
56 lb. dairy in linen sacks..  75 

Ashton.

H 

“ 

56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks.  75 

Higgins.

Soiar Rock.

56 lk>.  sacks.......................   27

70
70

Common Fine.

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

Packed 60 lbs. in box.

SALERATUS.
Church’s .....................
DeLand’s ....................
Dwight’s ......................
Taylor’s.......................
SOAP.
Eaundry.

“ 

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Dingman Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

Old Country,  80  1-lb............3 2.)
Good Cheer, 601 lb...............3 90
White Borax, 100  34-lb.........3 65
Concord.............................  3 45
Ivory, 10  oz.........................6 75
6  oz...........................4 00
Lenox.  . .: .......................   3 65
Mottled German................. 3  15
Town Talk.......................... 3 25
Single box...........................3  95
5 box lots, delivered......... 3  85
10 box lots, delivered........3  75
Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s Brands. 
American  Family, wrp'd..$4 00
plain...  3 94
N. K. Fairbanks & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.......................  4  00
B,;-in, 60 bars.................... 2 40
80  b a rs....................3 25

“ 
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.

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

“ 

“ 

...  5)4 F air...
....  5Ü Choice.
....  5)4 Best...
....  5

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels........................ 
 
Half bbls..............................23
Pure Cane.
F air.....................................   19
Good....................................  as
Choice..................................  30

SWEET  GOODS.

Ginger Snaps.............. 
Sugar Creams............. 
Frosted Creams.........  
Graham Crackers...... 
Oatmeal Crackers......  
VINEGAR.

8
8
9
8H
8)4

40 gr..............•.............. 7  @8
50 gr............................8  @9

tl for barrel.

WET  MUSTARD.
Bulk, per gal  ................... 
30
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...  1  75 
Magic,.......................................1 00
Warner’s  ............................ 1  00
Yeast Foam  ........................1  00
Diamond.............................   75
Royal..................................   90

YEAST.

TEAS.

japan—Regular.

BA SK ET  F IR E D .

F air........................
@17
Good.........................
@20
Choice....................... 24 @26
Choicest.................... 32 @34
D ust......................... 10 @12
BUN C U R ED .
F air..........................
@17
@20
Good.........................
Choice....................... 24 @26
Choicest.................... 32 @34
Dust.......................... 10 @12
F air.......................... 18 @20
@25
Choice.......................
@35
Choicest....................
Extra choice, wire leal @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
......................18 @22
......................24 @28
......................40 @50
TOBACCOS.

EN G LISH   B R E A K FA ST.

YOUNG  HYSON.

G U N PO W D ER.

IM PE R IA L .

OOLONG.

Fine Cut.

Pails unless otherwise noted
Bazoo.........................  @30
Can  Can......................  @27
Nellie  Bly..................27  @24
Uncle ben............ — 21  @22
60
Hiawatha................... 
Sweet  Cuba................ 
34
McGlnty....................  
27
“  % bbls.......... 
25
Dandy Jim .................  
29
24
Torpedo..................... 
23
in  drums.... 
Yum  Yum  ................ 
28
1892............................  
23
“  drums................. 
22

“ 

Plug.

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

41
29
41
26
38
34
40
32

OILS.

21
The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes 
as  follows,  in barrels,  f. o.  b. 
Grand Rapids:
8H
Eocene......................... 
XXX  W.  W.  Mich.
Headlight................ 
7)4
Naptha.......................  @ 6)4
Stove Gasoline...........  @7%,
Cylinder................... 27  @36
E ngine.....................13  @21
Black, 15 cold  test__  @  8 >6

•* 

HIDES  PELTS  and FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay as  fol-

lows:
HIDES.
Green.......................
Part Cured...............
Full 
...............
Dry............................ 4 @ 5
Kips, green  .............. 2 © 3
“  cured...............
@ 4
4 @  5
Calfskins,  green......
cured......
4 @  5)4
Deacon skins............ 10 @25
No. 2 hides X off.
PELTS.

2@2>/,
@ 3  j
@ 3)4

Shearlings................. 10 @  20
Lambs 
.................... 15 @  25

“ 

WOOL.

Washed.................... 12 @18
Unwashed...............
e @14

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow...................... 3 @  3X
Grease  butter  .........
1 @ 2
Switches................... 1)4@ 2
Ginseng.................... 1 5@2 06

GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF?

WHEAT.

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

MEAL.

Bolted.... ..................
Granulated...............
FLOUR.
Straight, In  sacks —
“  barrels...
“ 
Patent 
“  sacks__
“  barrels...
“ 
Graham  “  sacks...
Rye 
“ 
...
M IL L ST U FF8.

“ 

53
53

.  1  40
.  1  65

.  3 30
..  3 55
.  4 30
.  1  70
.  1  70

Bran..............*14 00
Screenings__  13 00
Middlings......  15 00
Mixed Feed...  18  00
Coarse meal  ..  17 50

Less
Car lots quantity
*15 00
13 00
16 00
18  50
18 00

CORN.

Car  lots......................
Less than  car  lots__

OATS.

Car  lots....................
Less than car lots —

...42
...45

...30
...&3

No. 1 Timothy, car lots.. ..11  «0
No. 1 
..13 00

“ 

H AY.
ton lots

FRESH  MEATS.

“ 

Beef, carcass..............5  @7
“  hindquarters...  6)4@  8
fore 
“ 
... 3)4@ 5
loins,  No.  3... 9  @11
'* 
“ 
ribs......  7)4®  9
'• 
rounds.  6  @7

Bologna......................  @6
Pork loins.................  @10

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

13

Thompson & Chute Brands.

Silver..................................3 65
Mono.................................. 3 35
Savon Improved................. 2 50
Sunflower.......................... 3 05
Golden................................ 3 25
Economical  ........................2 25
Scouring.
Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz...  2 50
hand, 3 doz......... 2 50

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SUGAR.

The  following  prices  repre­
sent the actual selling prices in 
Grand Rapids, based on the act­
ual cost in New  York,  with  36 
cents per 100 pounds added  for 
freight.  The  same  quotations 
will not apply to any townwhere 
the freight rate from New York 
is  not  36  cents,  but  the  local 
quotations will, perhaps, afford 
a better criterion of the  market 
than to quote .New York  prices 
exclusively.
Cut  Loaf.................................$6 30
Powdered.................................6 23
Granulated..............................5 67
Extra Fine Granulated__  5 80
Cubes.....................................  6 23
XXXX  Powdered...............6 42
Confec. Standard  & ..........5 61
No. 1  Columbia A..............   5 54
No. 5 Empire  A ................542
No.  6  .................................. 5 26
No.  7.........................................5 30
No.  8........................................ 5 23
No.  9........................  
No.  10.....................................  5 11
No.  11.....................................  5 05
No.  12.................................  4 98
No.  13.....................................  4 61
No 14..................................  4 11

 

Smoking.

Scotten’s Brands.

Catlin’s  Brands.
Kiln  dried................. 
  17
Golden  Shower...................19
Huntress  ................ 
26
Meerschaum....................... 29
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle  Navy........................40
Stork  ............................ 30@32
German............................... 15
F rog....................................33
Java, %a foil.......................32
Banner Tobacco Co.'s Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish.............. 38
Gold Cut  ............................ 28
Warpath.............................. 15
Honey  Dew......................... 30
Gold  Block......................... 26
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co,’s 
Peerless............................... 26
Old  Tom..............................18
Standard..............................22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade...........................41
Rob  Roy..............................26
Uncle  Sam.....................28@32
Red Clover...........................32
5 17
Tom and Jerry.....................25
Traveler  Cavendish........... 38
Buck Horn.......................... 30
Plow  Boy...................... 30@32
Corn  Cake...........................16

Leidersdorf’s Brands.

Spaulding & Merrick.

Brands.

@8

1 00

“ 

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shoulders  ___   @ 754

Sausage, blood or head  @ 7
liv e r............   @7
Frankfort__  @ 8
Mutton  ......................5  @6
Lamb...........................6  @7
Veal............................ 6)4@ 7*4

FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

follows:

1254

....  

F R E S H   F IS H .
Whlteflsb 
.................  @;o
T ro u t.........................  @10
Brook  Trout  ............   2j@35
Black Bass........ 
Halibut.......................   @15
Ciscoes or Herring__  @ 5
Blueflsh......................  @12)4
Fresh lobster, per lb.. 
20
Cod.............................  
10
No. 1 Pickerel............   @10
Pike............................  @8
Smoked  White..........   @8
Red  Snappers...............  
13
Columbia River  Salmon 
20
Mackerel....................... 20@25
oysters—Cans.
Falrhaven  Counts__  @40
F. J. D.  Selects.........   @40
Oysters, per  100........1  50@l  75
Clams. 
.........1  25@l  50

SH E L L   GOODS.

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BULK.

Scallops.........................
2 CO
Shrimps  .......................
1  50
PA PER & WOODEN WARE

PAPER.

Straw 
............................ ...134
Rockford.........................
Rag sugar  ....................... ...2)4
Hardware. 
................... ...234
Bakers............................. ...234
Dry  Goods...................5 @S
Jute Manilla...............
@6)4
Red  Express  N o.l.........
..  5)4
N o .2 ........
...4)4

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TWINES.

“ 

48 Cotton.......................... .  20
Cotton, No. 1.............. ..  . ..17
“  2.................
..15
Sea  Island, assorted........ .  30
. .15
No. 5 Hemp.....................
No. 6  “ .............................
. .15

WOODENWARB.

Tubs, No. 1....................... .  7 00
“  No. 2....................... .  6 00
“  No. 3....................... .  5 00
1  35
“  No. 1,  three-hoop  .. .  1  eo
40
so
13  “  ................... .  1  00

Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes... . 
Bowls, il Inch.................. . 

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

“ 
“ 
splint 
‘ 
“ 

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

shipping bushel..  1
.. 1
full  noop  “ 
“ 
No.2 6
No.3 7
“ 
“  No.l 3
“ 
No.2 4
“ 
No.3 4
Pails..................................  3
Tubs,  No.  1........................13
Tubs, No. 2.........................12
Tubs, No. 3.........................10

IN D U R A TED   W A RE.

POULTRY.

Local dealers pay  as follows: 

L IV E .

D R E SSE D .
Fowl..........................
Turkeys.....................
Ducks  .......................
Live broilers 15£lbs. to 2 lbs.
Live broilers less than  1- 1)4 
Spring Chickens........   9 @10
Fowls.........................   7 
Spring turkeys............10 @12)4
Spring Ducks.............  9 @10

each, per  doz.........
lbs.  each  per doz...

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

PO R K   IN   B A R R ELS.

Mess,..................................................  
Short c u t..................................................... 
16 00
Extra clear pig, short cut..............................17  50
Extra clear,  heavy......................................
Clear, fat back..............................................  17 50
Boston clear, short cut........  .......................  17 00
Clear back, short cut....................................   17 50
Standard clear, short cut. best...................  
17 50

 

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

L A R D .

.......................................  8V4

Pork Sausage...................................................
Ham Sausage...................................................  9
Tongue Sausage..............................................   9
Frankfort Sausage 
Blood Sausage.................................................   7
Bologna, straight............................................   6
Bologna,  thick................................................  6
Head Cheese...................................................... 7
Kettle  Rendered.............................................1014
Granger..........................................................
Family............................................................   734
Compound......................................................  714
50 lb. Tins, !£c advance.
“
20 lb.  pails,  14c 
10 lb.  “  Me  “
Xc  “
5 lb.  “ 
31b. 
l c   “
" 
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................7 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.....................   7 50
Boneless, rump butts.....................................12 50

B E E F   IN   B A R R ELS.

“ 
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“ 
“ 
“ 

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.
 

Hams, average 20 lbs.......................... 

11&
16 lbs...................................... 11>4
12 to 14 lbs................................1134
picnic..................................................   954
best boneless......................................   13
Shoulders........................................................   8 34
Breakfast Bacon  boneless..............................1314
Dried beef, ham prices.................................... loy,
Long Clears, heavy.........................................
Briskets,  medium.  ........................................

light............................................... 11

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

STIC K   CANDY.
Cases

“ 
“ 

..  8)4
..  8)4
CANDY.

Standard,  per  lb.........
H .H ...............
Twist  ............
Boston Cream.........—
Cut  Loaf......................
Extra H .H ...........  . 
.
M IX ED
Bbls.
Standard.......................
.6
Leader..........................
.6
Royal............................................614
NoDby...........................................7
English  Rock..............................7
Conserves....   ..............................7
Broken Taffy................... baskets
Peanut Squares................. 
“  8
French Creams.............................
Valley  Creams.............................
Midget, 30 lb. baskets.........................
Modern, 30 lb. 
..........................

“ 
fancy—In bulk

Bbls. Palls.
6)4
7)4
6)4
7)4
6)4
7)4
8)4

Palls.
7
7

8 8 8 8 

9 
10 
13
.................................  8
.................................  8

 

 

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fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

Palls.
Lozenges, plain............................................   10
printed.........................................   11
Chocolate Drops............................................   1114
Chocolate Monumentals...............................  13
Gum Drops....................................................   514
Moss Drops....................................................   8
Sour Drops....................................................   814
Imperials.................... 
10
Per Box
Lemon Drops................................................... 55
Sour Drops...................................................... 55
Peppermint Drops........................................... 60
Chocolate Drops...............................................65
H. M. Chocolate Drops....................................90
Gum Drops................................................40@50
Licorice Drops..............................................1 00
A. B. Licorice Drops.......................................80
Lozenges, plain........................... 
60
65
Imperials......................................................... 60
Mottoes............................................................ 70
Cream Bar........................................................55
Molasses Bar........................................ 
55
Hand Made  Creams.................................. 85@95

printed.................. 

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“ 

3 
2 
3 

“ 
“ 
“ 

LEM ONS.

ORANGES.

O TH ER   FO R EIG N   FR U IT S .

“ 
“ 
“ 
BANANAS.

Plain Creams............................................. 80@90
Decorated Creams............................................. 1 00
String  Rock....................................................65
Burnt Almonds................................. 
Wlntergreen  Berries...................................... 60
15 00
CARAM ELS.
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes.........................  34
 
No. 1, 
51
No.2, 
 
28
No. 3, 
.........................
Stand up, 51b. boxes...................................
Small.......................................................j  50® 1 75
Medium................................................. 2 00@2 50
Large  ....................................................
California Riverside Seedlings.........   ,
St  Michaels............................................4 E0@5 00
Rodis.......................................................5 00@5 00
Messina, choice  360............................. 
4 00
fancy, 360.............................  5 00@6 OO
choice 300.............................  4 50@4  50
fancy 300
5 00
Figs, fancy layers, 6B>..........................   @12V4
“  101b ..........................  @12)4
141b.......... ...............  @14
“ 
“  20 lb..........................  @15

“ 
extra 
“ 
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box........................ .  @ 7V4
..........................  @  6<£
“  50-lb.  " 
Persian, 50-lb.  box...................4H@  5)4
N U TS.
Almonds, Tarragona.............................  @18)4
Ivaca.......................................  @17)4
California.............................  @18)4
Brazils, new...........................................   @8)4
Filberts.................................................   @11)4
Walnuts, Grenoble................................   @13)4

“  Marbot....................................  @
Calif.......................................11  @13
“ 
Table Nuts,  fancy................................   @13
choice.............................   @12
Pecans, Texas, H.  P.,  ..........................  @14
Cocoanuts, full sacks...........................   @4 00
Fancy, H.  P., Suns................................   @ 6)4
“  Roasted................   @  8
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...............................  ©  7)4
“  Roasted.................  @ 9
Choice, H. P.,  Extras...........................   @ 5
“  Roasted.................  @6)4

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“ 
CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE. 

“ 
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“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

P E A N U T S.

“ 
“ 

“ 

F R U IT   JA R S .

Pints............................................................9  5 50
Ouarts..........................................................   6 00
Half Gallons................................................  8 00
Caps.............................................................   2 75
Rubbers..................................... 
45
LA M P  B U R N E R S.
No. 0 Sun.........................................................  45
No.l  “  .........................................................  50
No.2  “  .........................................................  75
Tubular......................................... 
75

 

 

 

lamp chimneys.  Per box.

6 doz. In box.

 

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“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“   
“   

“ 
“   

La Bastle.

“ 
“ 
Pearl top.

First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
“ 

No. 0 Sun.......................................................   1
No. 1  “  .........................................................1
No.2  “  .........................................................2 90
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top.. ....................................2 25
No. 1 
2 40
No.2 
3 40
No. 0 Sun, crimp top...................................   ..2 60
2 80
No. 1 
No. 2 
3 80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled....................8 70
“ 
No. 2  “ 
....................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
....................4  88
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz...................... 1  25
No.2  “ 
....................... 150
No. 1 crimp, per'doz....................................... l  35
No.2 
“ 
160
No. 0, per  gross..............................................   23
28
No. 1, 
 
No.2, 
38
 
No. 3, 
75
 
Mammoth, per doz..........................................  75
STONEW ARE— AKRON.
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal.............................  06
“ 
)4 gal. per doz......................  60
Jugs, )4 gal., per doz...................................   70
*'  1 to 4 gal., per gal................................   07
Milk Pans, )4 gal., per doz..........................   60
“ 
.........................  72
Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal..........................  07
Milk Pans, )4 gal...........................................   65
.......................   78

1  “ 
STONEW ARE— BLA CK  GLA ZED .

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

LAM P W ICK S.

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TH. hi  MICHXGAJSr  TRADESM AN.

which could  only be  served  by unity of 
action, the time  seems  ripe for reorgan­
izing on a new basis.  With  higher aims 
and a  fuller  comprehension  of  what  is 
necessary to success  in  carrying out the 
purposes of organization, there is no rea­
son why the  fullest  measure  of  success 
should  not  crown  the  efforts  of  the 
friends  of  legitimate  trade.  Let  none 
stand aloof  because  of  doubts as to the 
future  of  the  organization.  Let  every 
man in the business make  the  aims and 
purposes  of  the association  his own, do 
his best for  its  success, according to the 
light that is in him,  and  the  result will 
not be a moment in doubt.

Da n ie l Abbott.

However  loudly  Mrs.  Lease  may j*ll 
“calamity,”  she  is  taking  good  care  of 
nnmber  one.  Since  she started in with 
the  populist  movement  she  is  said  to 
have cleared off  considerable  mortgages 
on  her  farm  and  her  husband’s  drug 
store, purchased a city  home in  Wichita, 
and  sent  her  children 
to  expensive 
schools.  Her husband,  by the way, is a 
sad-eyed man, who speaks in a low voice 
and acts  as if some great  calamity were 
hanging over him.

Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons.

Your  Bank Account Solicited.

to t  County Savings  Ml

GRAND  RAPIDS  .MICH.

J no. A.  Covode,  Pres.

H enry  I dema, Vice-Pres.

J.  A.  S.  Ve r d ie r,  Cashier.

K. V an H o f, Ass’t C’s’r. 

Transacts a General B anking  Business. 

Interest  Allowed  on  Time  and  Savings 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS:

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

Deposits  Exceed  One  m illion  Dollars.
H o w   to  K e ep   a  S tore.
By  Samuel  H.  Terry.  A  book  of  400  pages 
written from the experience and  observation  of 
an old merchant.  It treats of Selection  of Bnsl 
ness.  Location.  Buying,  Selling, Credit, Adver­
tising, Account Keeping, Partnerships,  etc.  Of 
great interest to every one in trade.  $1.50. 
THE  TRADESMAN  CO., Ag’ts.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

n u r v r r o   PECKHAM’S  CROUP  REMEDY 
1 / i l i U U r   is  the  Chil.iron’s Medicine for 
Colds,  Coughs.  Whooping-Cough,  Croup, 
Pneum onia,  Hoarseness, 
the  Cough  of 
Measles, and kindred complaints of Childhood. 
Try Peckham’s Croup Remedy for  the  children 
and be convinced of its  merits.  Get a bottle to­
day,  you  may  need  it  tonight!  Once used  al-
WHOOPING  COUGH
My customers are well  pleased with  that  in­
valuable  medicine—Peck ham's  Croup Remedy. 
I recommend it  above  all  others for children.” 
H. Z. C a r p e n t e r ,  Druggist, Parksville, Mo.

“Peckham’s Croup  Remedy gives the best sat­
isfaction.  Whenever  a  person buys  a  bottle  I 
will  guarantee  that  customer will  come  again 
for more, and  recommend  It  to  others.”  C. H. 
P h i l l i p s , Druggist, Girard, Kansas.

MOCCASJJVS.

TsM t^SOULIETTA "Mark 
© \a  

r js   u  e\£>

New  Styles  for  Fall  and  Winter.

HIRTH,  KRAUSE  X  C0„

Children’s Shoes and Shoe Store supplies. 

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

FOUETH NATIONAL BANS

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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

Gao.  W.  Gat. Vice-President.

W m. H. A n d e r so n ,  Cashier. 
J no  A. Seymour, Ass't Cashier

C apital,  $ 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 .

DIRECTORS.
D. A. Blodgett.  Geo. W. Gay. 
S. M. Lemon. 
A. J. Bowne.  G. K. Johnson. 
C. Bertsch. 
Wm. H. Anderson.  Wm. Sears.  A. D. Rathbone 

John Widdlcomb. 

N. A. Fletcher.

F.  H.  WHITE, 

Manufacturers’ agent and jobber of

PAPER  AND  WOODENWARE,

125 Court St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

P E C K ’S

HEADACHE
P O W D E R S
Pay the best profit.  Order from your jobber.

I

Catarrh, 
Hay Fever, 
Headache,
Nenraliia,  Colds,  Sore  Threat.

The first inhalations  stop  sneezing,  snuffing 
coughing  and  headache.  This  relief  is  worth 
the  priee  of  an  Inhaler.  Continued  use  will 
complete the cure.

Prevents and cures

Sea  Sickness
The  cool  exhilerating  sensation 

follow­
ing its use is a luxury to  travelers.  Convenient 
to carry in the pocket;  no liquid to drop or spill; 
lasts a year, and costs  50c  at  druggists.  Regis­
tered mail 60c, from

On cars or boat.

H.  D.  CUSHMAN, M anufacturer, 
Three  Rivers,  Mich.

f3T°Guaranteed  satisfactory.

Agents  for  Wales-Geodyear  Rubber  Co.
Orders  by mail  given  prompt attention
S .   A .   M O RM AN ,

Wholesale  Petoskey, Marblehead 

and  Ohio

LIM E,

Akron, Buffalo and Louisville

C E M E N T S,

Stucco and Hair, Sewer Pipe,
Fire Brick and Clay.
W RITE  FOR  PRICE8.

10  LYON  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

The Evils of “Phantom Money.”
Of  the utility of banks  as depositories 
of money, and as intermediaries between 
borrowers and  lenders, there  can  be no 
question.  By  discounting  notes  given 
for merchandise  they furnish  the  seller 
with  means  to  make  fresh  purchases, 
and by the transfer of  money from debt­
ors  to  creditors  through  the  use  of 
checks they are  wonderful  labor-saving 
agencies.  Unfortunately,  they are  also 
contrivances for earning  profits for their 
stockholders, and  in  the pursuit of  this 
end they are liable to woeful abuse.  When 
confidence prevails  and rates of  interest 
are  low their officers  make up in the in­
creased  volume  of  their  loans for  their 
diminished percentages, and  then,  when 
an era of distrust arrives, they set out to 
protect  themselves, as they are  now do­
ing,  by calling in  loans and  fighting off 
depositors. 
In  the  grand  financial  de­
bauch in which the  country has been en­
gaged ever since the resumption of specie 
payments in  1879  the  banks  have  fur­
nished the  principal means  of  intoxica­
tion, and  have  stimulated  the  excesses 
into which their customers have plunged. 
It is  the fashion to  make  the  Sherman 
act the scapegoat, and to  lay upon it the 
blame  of  the  revulsion  from  which we 
are now  suffering, but the  Sherman act, 
vicious  as  it  is,  has  not  done  one-half 
the harm  that has resulted from  the ex­
cessive  loans  of  money  made  by  the 
banks  and their  subsequent contraction. 
The statistics of the New York  banks on 
this point are  little less than  appalling. 
From July 1, 1891, to  July 1, 1892, there 
was an  increase  of  deposits  amounting 
to  $160,172,600 upon  an increase of  real 
money of only $52,341,300, and an expan 
sion of loans of $113,529,400, the addition 
to both the deposits  and the  loans being 
that of  mere credit, or  of  what  the late 
James  Fisk,  Jr.,  would  call  phantom 
money.  The inflation of this and the pre­
vious years both promoted excessive stock 
speculation, as  the  records of  the Stock 
Exchange  amply  demonstrate, 
and 
brought  into  existence  a  mushroom 
growth  of  industrial enterprises.  Then 
came  during  the  past  few  months  the 
process of contraction,  the lawful money
shrinking  more  than  one-half  and  the 
deposits  nearly  one-third,  while 
the 
loans were reduced by about one-sixth.

Though the banks  of  New York  have 
been the chief sinners in assisting specu­
lation,  they have not been the only ones. 
The  reports  of the  Comptroller  of  the 
Currency  show  that  from  July 9, 1891, 
to  July  12,  1892,  the  deposits  of  both 
State and national banks throughout the 
whole country increased from $2,291,007,- 
000  to  $2,700,000,000,  or  $409,000,000, 
while their reserves of  lawful money in­
creased only from $598,200,000, to  $755,- 
200,000,  or  $157,000,000.  During  the 
same  year  their  total  loans  increased 
from $2,576,000,000  to  $2,812,000,000, or 
$236,000,000.  How much of this phantom 
money was lent to  stock and  other spec­
ulators  may  be  inferred  from  the  fact 
that of the $344,199,941 loans reported on 
Sept. 30, 1892,  by  the  national  banks of 
New  York  City  alone, $183,324,222 was 
upon  collaterals,  and  only  $160,875,714 
consisted  of  discounted  commercial 
paper.  The same  analysis  of the loans 
of  the  State  banks  is  not  given,  but  it 
may  be  presumed  that it would show a 
corresponding result.  More than half of 
the money lent by New York  banks has, 
therefore, until  lately, gone  to promote 
Stock Exchange operations, and less than

one-half to the uses  of commercial busi­
ness.  Enormous  amounts of stocks and 
bonds have thus been  put upon the mar­
ket  at high prices,  and kept  there until 
the test of experience demonstrated their 
comparative worthlessness.

The complaint Is frequently made that 
members of  Congress have little  respect 
for the opinions of bank officers on finan­
cial subjects,  but are  rather disposed to 
do  precisely  the  opposite  of  what  they 
recommend.  The reason is, that although 
they  are  not  well  acquainted  with  the 
statistics  of  banking,  they have a well- 
grounded  conviction  that a bank Presi­
dent is only  a man  like other  men, and 
that he looks out for his own interests on 
all occasions.  Hence  they resent his as­
sumption of superior knowledge and vir­
tue, and maintain their  own views with­
out respect for his.  It is a pity that this 
is the case, but it is so nevertheless.

Ma tth ew   Ma r sh a ll.

Growth  of Grocers’  Associations. 

W ritten for The Tradesman.

Nothing  is  more  auspicious  for  the 
grocery trade of Michigan than the rapid 
multiplication  of  class  organizations in 
all parts of the State. 
It is  to  be hoped 
that  the  good  work  may  go  on,  until 
every  town  of  any  importance  has  its 
grocers’  association,  each  working  for 
its own interests  as a local organization, 
and yet each  doing  its  share  in the im­
provement of the grocery trade generally. 
Failure in the past to accomplish the de­
sired results through  organization  is  no 
argument against  organization  now. 
It 
may be an argument  in  its  favor.  Gro­
cers  are  better  acquainted  with  each 
other  now  than  they  were;  there  is  a 
more  general  recognition  of  existing 
grievances on the part  of  those engaged 
in the business than was the case in past 
years;  there never was a time in the his­
tory of  the  retail grocery trade when  it 
had so much to contend with  as  at pres­
ent;  so far  from  improving,  the  condi­
tion  of  the  grocery  trade  has  steadily 
grown worse, and must continue to do so 
unless  the grocers  themselves unite  for 
its improvement;  existing laws and ordi­
nances,  made for the protection of  legit­
imate trade, are persistently disregarded, 
both  by those whose  interests are appa­
rently  opposed  to  regular  trade,  and, 
what  is  infinitely  worse,  by  those  en­
trusted with their enforcement;  no atten­
tion whatever is paid to  the voice  of  in­
dividuals,  when  raised in protest, an in­
dividual not  counting  for  much  in  the 
estimation of  the average public official, 
who is accustomed to viewing the  public 
in the light  of  a  possible  majority  on 
election day.  For these, and many other 
reasons which might  be cited, retail gro­
cers must organize, and compel  a  recog 
nition  of  their claims,  which, in all jus 
tice  and  fairness,  should  be  conceded 
without compulsion.  The  organizations 
of the past were not total failures by any 
means.  They paved the way  to  success 
by  bringing  the  grocers  together  and 
making  acquaintance  with  each  other 
possible.  Without  this  better acquaint 
ance  with each  other nothing could ever 
have  been  accomplished, 
the  old  rut 
would  have  been  pursued,  and  each 
would have considered the other his mor­
tal enemy and his legitimate prey.  Now, 
however,  because  they  had  met  each 
other as members  of  the same organiza­
tion,  talked  over  their  grievances, and 
together discussed the  remedy for them, 
and found that they had identical Interests

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

MEN  OP  MASK.

then 

Herpolsheimer  Sc Co.

John Snitseler, Junior Member of Voigt, 
John Snitseler, manager  of the whole­
sale department ot Voigt, Herpolsheimer 
& Co’s, dry goods  business,  was born in 
Vriesland,  Ottawa  county, 
in  1853. 
His father,  Bernardus  Snitseler,  whose 
ancestors were German,  was, by birth,  a 
Hollander, emigrating  to this country  in 
1847, and settling in the section of Michi­
gan  where his  son was  born.  John  at­
tended school in Vriesland until his 13th 
year, when he  entered  Hope College, at 
Holland, one of the  best educational in­
stitutions of its class  in the State,  where 
he remained four years, taking the usual 
course.  He 
taught  a  country 
school  for  one  term;  but “teaching the 
young idea how  to shoot” was  not at all 
to his liking, and one term was enough— 
for both  scholars  and  teacher. 
In 1870 
he  came  to  Grand Rapids, and, casting 
about  for  something  to  do,  engaged  as 
clerk in the  dry goods  store of C. B. Al­
len,  now  of  Rockford,  111.  Mr.  Allen 
sold out five months  later, and Mr. Snit­
seler “went behind the counter” in Voigt, 
Herpolsheimer &  Co’s,  dry  goods estab­
lishment.  The jobbing  business of that 
firm, which was somewhat  limited when 
Mr. Snitseler became  connected with it, 
has grown until to-day it is one of the lar­
gest in the State.  Ability  and  industry 
are the characteristics  which win in this 
work-a-day world,  and the  firm was not 
slow  to  recognize that the “man for the 
place” at the head of  their wholesale de­
partment  was  “on  the  ground,” and it 
was not  long  before  Mr.  Snitseler was 
made  manager.  He  was  admitted  to 
partnership in 1880.

Mr. Snitseler  was  married  in  1874  to 
Miss Jennie Van  Dyke, of  Hudsonville, 
and has a family of  three  children,  one 
boy and two girls.  His son, Bernard,  17 
years  of  age,  is  in  the  store  with  his 
father.  Gracie,  aged  10,  the  second 
child, has developed  considerable elocu­
tionary talent,  and  is remarkably profi­
cient  in  her  studies,  considering  her 
tender years.  Marion, a little tot of two 
years, completes  the family circle.  Mr. 
Snitseler resides  in a  pleasant  home on 
Lake avenue,  which he recently erected, 
and  also  owns  valuable  residence  pro­
perty on Lyon street.  He puts in a large 
portion of the heated  term in his cottage 
at Harrington's Landing, on Black Lake, 
where,  with the  latest  improved  imple­
ments  he  “woes  the  finny  denizens  of 
the  deep.”  Unfortunately,  John  never 
tells  fish  stories,  and  so  his feats with 
rod and reel have  never become history. 
When John stopped  growing, which was 
some years ago, he  bad  reached a height 
of six feet and three  inches, from  which 
altitude he looks down  on  a  world  with 
which  he  is  upon  excellent  terms,  his 
happy  temperament  and  genial,  hearty 
disposition making him friends wherever 
he  is  known.  He  weighs  235  pounds 
now, but says the  hot  spell has reduced 
him to his  present  slender  proportions. 
When the dog days are past, by strict at­
tention  to  diet  and  the  observance  of 
other  rules  which  are  generally  pre­
scribed for the benefit of thin people who 
are dissatisfied  with  their  condition, he 
hopes to regain much that he has lost.

Saginaw—The Allington-Curtis  Manu­
facturing  Co.  will  occupy  its  new  fac­
tory  this week, with  increased facilities 
for carrying on  its extensive business in 
manufacturing dust separators.

The Undesirability of Blind Credits.
The system  of  business  credits, how­
ever necessary and  essential to commer­
cial activities, can be abused. 
In recent 
years this  abuse has had  more or less of 
a free bridle,  and its effects have been as 
logical  as  its  encouragement was blind 
and injudicious. 
In  many  instances  it 
has  reached  the  point  of  recklessness, 
it  being  possible  for  men with little or 
no means  to  obtain  credit  at perhaps a 
dozen  different 
sources  of  supply. 
Where  this  has  been  exceptional  there 
has, however, been a very elastic margin 
for  the  obtaining  of  credit  of  several 
times  the  amount  of  cash  resources. 
Creditors in buying in  excess of capital, 
while  not necessarily  doing so with any 
fraudulent  intent,  were  assuming  risks 
not warranted by any established maxim 
of sound and honest  business. 
In  some 
cases ventures of this  kind  have proven 
to be wise and successful,  but as  a  rule 
it  has in habit  and influence  been  both 
vicious and demoralizing.  The risks in­
volved,  though  generally acknowledged, 
are, 
if  criticised,  seldom  protested 
against.  This  really abnormal  state of 
affairs,  if  searched  down  to  its  bottom, 
shows it to  be located  in the  rabid con­
ditions of business competition, and also 
the pressure coming in various directions 
from personal  cupidity  and  the modern 
madness of attempting to get rich in less 
time  than  it  takes  to  incubate  an  egg. 
There  can be no  legal  interdict  of this 
practice, nor can  it  ever be  entirely re­
moved  as  a  disturbing  factor  from  the 
business  world.  Men  will  always  be 
found who are  willing  to start pyramid 
building on a borrowed brick, and others 
will  always  be  equally  ready  to  repeat 
the  miracle  of  doing  business  on  the 
basis  of  unpaid  bills.  So  long  as  the 
pump and the  bucket  are together, they 
will both be in business till the well runs 
dry.  The misfortune of this association 
is that iii the financial tangle consequent 
to loose methods of  doing business, men 
of wiser heads  and  worthy  of  a  better 
fate  are  the  victims  of  other  men’s 
follies.

It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  acute  and 
searching  nature  of  the  present  strin­
gency may re-teach the lessons forgotten 
in  prosperous  times.  Business  will  be 
less of the katy-did order.  Conservatism 
and  judicious  caution  will  replace  the 
incoherent  and  blind  recklessness  that 
for some years has characterized too much 
of  American  business.  Credits  will  be 
more  carefully  scrutinized.  There will 
be less faith in good  luck  and  more  in 
cash in the system of credits.  Men buy­
ing  goods  to  the  full  amount  of  their 
capital  from  a  selected crowd of differ­
ent houses,  expecting  magical results— 
two  chickens  from  an  egg  and  cocoa 
nuts  from  gooseberry  bushes—will  be 
left  to  work  miracles  at  their  own  ex­
pense. 
It is not to be expected that sell­
ing  for  cash  can  ever  be  generally 
adopted,  nor  that business  men will be 
either prophets or  mind readers  in deal­
ing with their patrons,  but that an added 
pinch  of  the  salt  of  common  sense  is 
necessary to keep the business body from 
the flies, few, if any,  will deny. 
In this 
sense,  the  present crisis,  if  not without 
its stern lessons,  may not be without its 
future practical benefits.

F ra nk  Sto w ell.

Dangerous  Dress  Goods.

There  is a  certain dress  goods fabric 
manufactured in France  under the name 
of Filou,  or American  flannel,  which  is

said to be almost as inflammable as gun­
powder, and extremely dangerous. 
It is 
made of cotton, and its inflammability is 
ascribed to the  chemicals  with which it 
is prepared.  A  French writer says that 
recently he  was dining  at the table of a 
lady  who  was  clothed  in  this  material. 
In the act of saturating an omelette with 
rum, to which she set  fire with a match, 
a drop of the burning  liquid was  spilled 
on  her  dress,  which  in  an  instant  was 
ablaze  from top  to bottom,  as if it  had 
been made of gun-cotton.  The lady had 
the presence of mind to throw herself on 
the floor,  thus putting  out the fire  with 
the aid of those present,  who smothered 
the flames with covers,  etc.  An examin­
ation of the dress after  the fire had been 
put  out  showed  that  its  aspect  had 
changed but little, except that the velvet 
softness  peculiar  to  the  material  was 
gone  from  every  spot  that  had  been 
burned.  The  weft  was  intact.  It  is 
possible that under less favorable circum­
stances, lack  of aid  and  self-possession 
on the part of the victim, the clress might 
have been  burned entirely.

The  Cost of a Misplaced  Comma.
Twenty  years  or  so  ago,  when  the 
United  States  liy its Congress was mak­
ing a tariff bill, one of the sections enum­
erated what articles  should  be admitted 
free of duty.  Among  the  many articles 
specified were “all foreign fruit-plants,” 
etc., meaning plants  imported for trans­
planting,  propagation,  or  experiment. 
The enrolling  clerk  in  copying the  bill 
accidentally changed  the  hyphen in the 
compound  word,  “fruit-plants,” 
to  a 
comma,  making  it  read,  “all  foreign 
fruit, plants,” etc.  As the result of this 
simple mistake,  for a  year, or until Con­
gress could  remedy the  blunder,  all the 
oranges,  lemons,  bananas,  grapes,  and 
other  foreign  fruits were  admitted free 
of duty.  This little mistake, which any­
one would  be liable  to  make, yet could 
have  avoided  by  carefulness,  cost  the 
government  not  less  than  two  million 
dollars.

Use Tradesman Coupon  Books.

Grand Rapids & Indiana.
Schedule  In  effect Aug. 17,1893.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

Arrive from   Leave going 
North.
7:20 a ra
1 1 5 p m
10:50  p m

South. 
For M’kinaw.Trav. City and Sag. 6:50 am  
For Cadillac and Saginaw............................ 
For Petoskey & Mackinaw.........8:10 p m 
From Kalamazoo...........................9:10 a m
From Chicago and Kalamazoo..  9:40 p m 
daily.  Others trains daily except Sunday.
does not run to Traverse City on Sundays.

Trains arriving  from south at 6:60 a m  and  9:10 a m 
Train  leaving  north  at  7:20 a. m. daily.  This  train 

Arrive from Leavegoing
South. ~
7:00  a m
10.05  am
2:00  pm
6:00  p m
11:20 p m

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.
North.
For Cincinnati.............................
6:30 a m
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago...
For Fort Wayne and the  East.. 11:50 a m
For  Cincinnati.............................
6:15 p m
For Kalamazoo  &  Chicago....... 10:40 p m
From Saginaw............................... 11:50 a m
From Saginaw........................ 10:40 p m
Trains leaving south at 6:00 p :m and  11:20 p. m. runs
daily;  all  other  trains  daily ex ceptSunday.
C hicago v ia G. R .  Sc I. R. R.

10:05 a m 2:00 p m
£:10p m
9jl0 p m_

I l:20 p m
6:50 a m

Lv Orand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

10:05 a m train through Wagner  Parlor Car.
11:20 pm   train  daily, Wagner Sleeping Car.

10.00 p m
Lv  Chicago 
6:50  am
Arr Grand Rapids 
4:20  p m   solid  train  with  through  Wagner  Parlor 
Car.  10:00 p m  train  daily,  through  Coach  and Wag­
ner  Sleeping Car.

4:20 p m 
9:40 p m 

For Muskegon—Leave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
10:15 
6:65 a m 
11:25 am  
4.40 
5:40 pm  
9:10 

From Muskegon—Arrive

Sunday train  leaves  for  Muskegon  at  7:45 a  m, ar­
riving at  9:15  a  m.  Returning,  train  leaves  Muske 
gon at  4:80 p m, arriving at Grand  Rapids at  6:50 p m.

General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  & 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee 
R’ys  offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  be­
tween Grand Rapids and Toledo.
V IA   D ., L .  &  N.  R ’Y.

Time Table in effect May 14, 1893.

Lv. Grand Rapids at......7:10 a. m. and 1:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t ............   1:15 p. m. and 10:45 p. m.
Lv. Grand Rapids at......6:50 a. m. and 3:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo at..............  1:15 p. m. and 10:45 p. m.

v i a   d .,   e .   h .  a   x .   r ’y .

Return connections equally as good.

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

16

CHICAGO

AND  WEST  MICHIGAN  R»Y.

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

 

TO  AND FROM   M USKEGON.

VIA  ST.  JO S E P H   AND  STEA M ER.

T R A V ER SE  CITY  CH A RLEV O IX   AND  PE T O SK E Y .

RETURNING  PROM  CHICAGO.

Lv.G’d  Rapids.  7:25am 8:50am  1:25pm  *11:30pm 
Ar. Chicago— 12:20pm 3:55pm  6:50pm  *6:30am 
Lv. Chicago —  8:25am  9:G0«m  5:45pm  *11:35pm 
Ar.G’d Rapids. 1:20pm 3:55pm  10:55pm  *6:10am 
Lv. Grand  Rapids....................1:25pm  +6:30pm
Ar. Chicago............................. 8:3upm  2:00am
Lv. Chicago 9:30am... Ar. Grand Rapids 5:25 pm
Lv. Grand Rapids.......  8:50am  1:25pm  5:45pm
Ar. Grand Rapids....... 10:45am  3:55pm  5:25pm
Lv. G  R......5:45pm 
 
11:15pm
7:30am 
............   4:50am
Ar.Manistee.lO :44pm 12:10pm 
.........................
Ar.Trav.C’y. 11 • 10pm  12:40pm 
7:20am
Ar. Charlevoix........ 
 
3:15pm 
 
 
Ar.  Petoskey.........  
3:45pm 
 
7:50am
Ar.  Bay View  ..........  3:55pm  .........  
8:00am
Trains  stop  at  Traverse  City for  dinner  and 
supper.
Arrive from Bay View, etc.,  6:00 a. m., 11:40 a. 
m., 10:00 p. m.
Lv. Grand Rapids...  8:50am  5:45pm 
Lv. Ottawa Beach...  7:00am  3:50pm 
leaves Ottawa Beaeh 6:30 p. m.
To Chicago, lv. G. R ..  7:25am  1:25pm  *11:30pm
To Petoskey .lv.G.R..  7:30am 
.........   11:15pm
To G. R. .lv. Chicago.  8:25am  *5:45pm *11:35pm
To G. R. .lv. Petoskey 
1 :30pm  t8:20pm
.........  
tExeept Saturday.  Other trains 

............
9:40pm
Sunday train  leaves  Grand  Rapids 9:30 a. m., 

Free Chair Cars for Manistee 5:45 p m.
♦Every day. 

PA R LO R   AND  S L E E PIN G   CARS.

OTTAW A  BEACH.

week days only.
DETR O IT, 

JULTa>-18l>’
LANSING &  NORTHERN R.  R.

GOING  TO  DETROIT.

Lv. Grand Rapids........  7:00am *1:45pm  5:40pm
Ar. Detroit.................. 11:40am *5:50pm 10:25pm

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv.  Detroit..................   7:45am *1:45pm  6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids....... 12:45pm  *5:40pm 10:45pm

TO  AND  FROM   SAGINAW ,  ALMA  AND  ST.  LO U IS.

Lv. GR 7:20am 4:15pm  Ar. G R.ll:50am 10:40pm

TO  LOW ELL  VIA  LOW ELL  A  H A STINGS  B .  R.

Lv. Grand Rapids.......... 7:00am  1:45pm 5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell..............12:45pm 5:40pm  ..........

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.

M ig h ig a n  (T e n t r a l

“  The Niagara Falls Route/*

(Taking effect  Sunday, May 28, 1893.) 

Arrive. 
Depart
10 20d m...........Detroit  Express............6 55pm
6 00 a m ......»Atlantic and  Pacific.......10 45 p m
1 00pm ....... New York Express........  5 40 p m
»Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific ex­
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave for  Detroit at 6:55 am; re­
turning,  leave  Detroit  5 p m, arriving  at Grand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
Direct  communication  made  at  Detroit  with 
all through  trains east  over  the  Michigan Cen 
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.)
A.  A lm q u ist, Ticket Agent,

Union Passenger Station.
D e t r o i t ,  g r a n d   h a v e n   &  Mi l ­
Depot corner Leonard  St. and Plainfield Ava.

w a u k e e   Railway.

a m
pm
pm

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

EA STW A RD .

+No.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 tNo.  82
7 40pm
6 45am
7 40am 
8 45am
9 42am
S 25am 
900am
10 25am
10 50am
11 32am 
10 05am 
1205pm
10 53am
11 50am
W ESTW ARD.

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 
ô 05pm 
8 00pm 
8 37pm
7 05pm
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

1  uOpm 
; 2  10pm

jtNo. 15
¡10 20pm 
11 20pm 
6 30am

Trains Leave  jtNo. 81 ;tNo. 111 n1
4 55pm 
G’d Rapids,  Lv 
6 00pm 
G’d Haven,  Ar 
6 20am 
Milw’keeStr  “ 
1  6 00am 1
Chicago Str.  “

1  7  ¡25am 
8 30am
1  4 00pm
tDaily except Sunday
Sunday  only train  leaves  Grand  Rapids  at 8 
a. m.  for Spring Labe and Grand Haven;  and at 
7 p. m.  to connect with  Sunday night steamer at 
Grand Haven for Chicago.
Trains arrive from the east, 7:20 a.m., 12:50 p.m., 
4:45 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
Trains  arrive from  the  west, 6:40 a. m.,  10:10 
a. m., 3:15 p.m. and 9:35 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlor  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor  Car.
Westward—No.  1  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Parlor Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffet car.
J a b .  C a m p b e l l , City Ticket Agent.

23 Monroe Street,

Jackson  Grocers’ Union.

M inneapolis G rocers  P lea se d   W ith th e 

C oupon B ook   S y stem .

R egu lar  M eetin g  o f  th e   G rand  R apid s 

R etail  G rocers’  A sso cia tio n .

NOTICE  TO  CUSTOMERS.

Grand Ra pid s,------ -189—

ciation.

W est Side  (Saginaw) R etail Grocers’ Asso­
President, C. F. Alderton ; Secretary, John Doerr.
Bay County Retail Grocers’ Association. 
President, Thos. Walsh; Secretary  S. W. Witters.

16
Grand  Rapids  Retail Grocers’ Association. 
President,  J.  A.  Smits;  Secretary,  E. A. Stowe. 

Official  Organ—M i c h i g a n   T r a d e s m a n .

President,  D. S. Fleming;  Sec’y, W. H. Porter.
Grand  Haven  Retail  Grocers’  Association. 
President, John Boer; Secretary, Peter VerDuin.
Muskegon  R etail  Grocers’  Association. 
President, D. Christie;  Secretary, F.  B. Aldrich.

The special Committee on Circular met 
immediately 
after  adjournment  and 
adopted  a  draft  of  circular,  several 
thousand of which have been printed for 
distribution by those who will call at the 
Secretary’s office for them.  The circular 
is as follows:

J. F. Ferris suggested  that one way to 
curtail credit  transactions  was to have a 
definite  understanding  with  the  cus­
tomer at the beginning,  as  to how large 
the  account  was  to  be and how long it 
should run.
President Smits appointed A. Rasch to 
take the place of David P. Van Every on 
the Committee on Trade Interests.
There  being  no  further  business  the 
meeting adjourned.

We beg leave to call  your attention to 
the fact that  since the  times have hard­
ened,  manufacturers  and  wholesalers 
have shortened their credits very materi­
ally,  in  consequence  of  which  we  are 
compelled  to  pay  for  provisions  within 
10  days  and  other  goods  in  proportion, 
produce and fruits being absolutely cash.
This impels us to  inform  you that we 
must now insist on the immediate settle 
ment  of  all  outstanding  accounts,  and 
that hereafter all  accounts must be paid 
in full as often as once a month.
We  give  you  this  notice, that no one 
may  be  disappointed  by  being  refused 
credit  in  case  the  conditions  above 
named are not fully  complied with.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
J. Geo. Lehman enquired what the As­
sociation  would  do  with  a  man  who 
wants to get more  than  the  established 
price for his goods.
Mr. Hart replied that the object in fix­
ing prices was to influence  others  not to 
ask less, not to prevent those who wished 
to from  getting more.
Mr.  Herrick referred to the  objections 
of  some  of  the  suburban  grocers when 
the Monroe street  merchants asked more 
for sugar than the Association  price.
A. J. Elliott said  he distinctly remem­
bered a blessing he received at the hands 
of O. Emmons for selling sixteen pounds 
of  sugar  for  $1, when  the  Association 
price was seventeen pounds.
E.  White said  he considered the sugar 
agreement  more  in  the  interest  of  the 
suburban grocers than  dealers  on  Mon­
At  the  reg u lar  m eeting  of  the  Grand 
roe street, as it  tended  to  prevent  the 
R epids R etail  G rocers’  A ssociation,  held 
centralization of  trade, necessitating the 
Monday evening,  Aug.  21,  the  m inutes of 
sale of sugar  at  cut prices by the larger 
the last meeting were read and approved. 
retailers.
P resident Sm its  then  read  his  inaugural 
The amendment of Mr. Van Anroy was 
address as follows:
not concurred in, but the original motion 
We have entered  upon another year of 
of Mr.  Hart was adopted as offered.
existence, with  a  record  of which none 
D. Viergiver moved that  the city mill­
of  ns  need  feel  ashamed.  Our  plans 
ers be invited to attend the next meeting 
were  well  laid  and  carried  out to  such 
with a view to ascertaining whether they 
an  extent  that  we  may  ail  be  satisfied 
would  not  be  willing  to  enter  into an 
and feel assured that we are in a position 
agreement  with  the  Association  not  to 
to accomplish  what we  undertake,  pro­
sell to any retailer  who  cuts  the  estab­
vided we act together and stand together 
lished price.
like men, for, as the old saying goes,  “In 
Mr. Herrick questioned the advisability 
unity there is strength,” which has been 
of entering into such an  agreement.  He 
verified  time  and again.  Let us, there­
said the millers had  agreed before not to 
fore, stand together  and we shall he able 
sell flour  at  retail  and  had  broken  the 
to  accomplish  anything  reasonable  we 
agreement as fast as made.
may  undertake,  and  bear  in  inind  that 
Mr.  Elliott  asserted  that  the  millers 
we have organized for our mutual benefit. 
would enter into a  contract of that char­
We cannot, therefore, afford to look after 
acter if  the  retailers would  bind  them­
our neighbor  and  neglect our own busi­
selves to buy all their  flour  of  the  city 
ness.
millers.
Still,  there  is  another thing we must 
E. A. Stowe introduced  the  subject of 
bear in mind, and that is  to  have  more 
curtailing the credit  transactions  of  the 
confidence in one  another,  so that when 
grocery trade,  suggesting that some plan 
we agree on any one  subject here at our 
be adopted by which such a reform could 
meetings,  we will feel  assured that each 
be carried into effect
and everyone  will stand  by it,  and thus 
Mr. Smits thought it  a  bad time to at­
show our colleagues in  business that we I 
tempt such a reform  during  a  period of 
are  strong  enough  to  accomplish  what 
financial stringency.
we undertake.
J. J.  Wagner thought  it  a  good time. 
We have gained a  victory, to a certain 
He  asserted  that  the  grocers  ought  to 
extent,  over  the  peddler;  but,  because 
talk it up and educate their customers, to 
we have gained that victory, we must not 
the end that credits  may  be  shortened.
for  a  moment  think  that  our  work  is 
Mr. Elliott said  he  had received a call 
done,  but  keep  right  on  and  gain  still 
within a few days from a lady who asked 
greater victories.
that  her April  bill  be  held  over  until 
Our  membership  one  year  ago  was 
September, as  she  intended visiting the 
smaller  than  at  present.  The  increase 
fair in the meantime.  He  informed her 
in our membership ought to convince our 
that he might wish  to go to the fair him­
fellow grocers that there  must  be  some 
self, and the suggestion  seemed so perti­
good  derived  from  our  Association,  or 
nent that the lady informed  him that he 
there would not be  a  steady  increase in 
could go to her husband  for  the money, 
our  numbers.
which he did.
Let,  therefore,  each and every one of 
Mr. Herrick  thought  that,  now while 
us do our duty and  perform the work as- j 
money  was  being  hoarded,  the  people 
signed  to  us.  Let  us  ah  keep  living 
should be  stimulated to  pay  their  bills 
prices  on  our  goods,  especially  those 
more promptly  by  appeals  through  the 
fixed from time to  time in our meetings, 
daily papers.
for we all know we  cannot do a success­
B. S. Harris  moved  that  an  unsigned 
ful business unless we sell goods at a liv­
circular be dyiwn  up  notifying the cus­
ing  profit,  there  being  no  particular 
tomers  of  each  grocer  in  the  city that 
benefit derived from cutting prices.  Let 
credits are  to  be  materially  shortened.
us by all means make it a point to attend 
H. J. Vinkemulder  endorsed  the  mo­
our  meetings  as  promptly  as  possible. 
tion of Mr.  Harris.  He said he had been
Be brief and  talk  to the  point.  Let us 
ending  out  personal  letters, asking his
get together, work together,  stay togeth-
er and vote together. 
customers to settle past due accounts im-
Chairman  Viergiver,  of  the  special  mediately,  and  hereafter  make  regular 
Committee on Flour, suggested  that  the  settlements.  He  had also pasted up the 
Committee be instructed  to call on those  S^PS sent out by the  jobbers  so that his
customers  would  know  how  rigid  the 
who cut  prices  on  flour  and  endeavor 
wholesale trade was in insisting upon its 
to persuade them to desist.
money within certain well defined limits. 
Thos. H.  Hart  moved  that the matter 
He thought the grocer should be as strict 
be  referred  to the  Committee  on  Trade 
with his customers as the  jobber is with 
Interests,  and that  the Committee be in­
the grocers.
structed to add all brands of city flour to 
Mr.  Wagner  favored  the  sending  out 
the contract list.
of the  circular,  as  he  thought  it would 
B.  Van  Anroy  moved  as  an  amend­
have a good effect.  He finds the greatest 
ment that soap and kerosene oil be placed 
trouble with old customers,  who get into 
on the contract list, also.
the habit of paying doctor’s bills and for 
E. J. Herrick opposed both  motion and 
goods bought on the installment plan be­
amendment  on  the  ground  that grocers 
fore liquidating the grocery bill.
themselves reduce  prices  to  gain  trade 
and  that  the  evil  is  due  to  this  cause 
The  motion  was  adopted,  when  Mr. 
more than to the people demanding lower 
Viergiver  moved  that  a  committee  of 
prices.  He  said  he  had  not sold a gal­
three be appointed  to draw  up a proper 
lon of oil less than 12 cents, either in one 
circular  and  have  several 
thousand 
or five gallon lots, and did not propose to 
printed at the expense of the  Assciation 
give away all his profits.
to enable every member to have as many 
Mr. Viergiver  said  he believed in get­
as he can use to  advantage.  The motion 
ting good prices,  but couldn’t do it. 
In 
was adopted, and the  chairman appoint­
his  opinion,  the  Association  had  been 
ed as such committee Messrs. Vinkemul- 
run more for  the  benefit  of  the grocers 
der, Wagner and  Viergiver.  On motion 
on Monroe street  than  for  those  in the 
of Mr. Wagner, the  Secretary was added 
suburbs.
to the committee.

At the last meeting of the Minneapolis 
Retail  Grocers’  Association,  President 
Pratt asked for  expressions  from  those 
present who had adopted the cash or cou­
pon system in their  business.  Mr. Stef- 
fel said Steffel «& Kreuter  had started on 
that  basis  and  when  a  customer  asked 
for a pass book they  presented a coupon 
book.  Some accept it and sign the note; 
others  show  their  backs,  which  is  just 
what they wanted if  they would not buy 
for  cash.  They  were  well  satisfied  so 
far  and  were  heartily  glad  they  had 
adopted the system.
P. W. Wirth said the coupon book was 
excellent for limiting credit; when a cus­
tomer  asked  for  $10  worth  of  credit  it 
was plain when  they  had  received that 
amount, while with the pass book it was 
uncertain.  When the $10 book was gone 
the customer cannot send a child or a ser­
vant  around  for  groceries,  as  is  done 
when the limit of credit has expired with 
a pass book;  he either  comes in and set­
tles for the book or else the loss $10, not 
$18, $25 or more.  Then  the  note in the 
book made no trouble  about collecting it 
when  the  dealer  requires  it  signed,  as 
should  be done.  There  are no disputes 
over items not entered on  the pass book. 
The book is used  and  that  is the end of 
it.  The  pass  book  has  always  been  a 
giant evil and source of  great loss to the 
grocer  and  it  should  be  downed.  The 
coupon book did it.  He had  used  them 
for four years  and  spoke  from personal 
experience of their value.
President  Pratt  said  he  started  on  a 
cash  and  coupon  basis  Aug.  1  aud  his 
trade dropped off  about $25 per day, but 
it  was  ail  on  the right side.  His cash 
sales had increased while his sredit sales 
fell off.  He was well pleased with it.
H. J. Bornkamp,  of  Bornkamp Bros., 
had feared there would be trouble in the 
attempt  to  shut  off  all  credit,  but  had 
found  that  good  customers  are  glad  to 
take the coupon  book,  as they intend to 
pay anyway and know the note is as good 
as  paid.  He  thought  a  good  step  had 
been taken and  one  which would result 
to  the  benefit  of  the  trade.  He  said 
many grocers lacked courage in refusing 
credit,  but with the use  of coupon books 
they would find it easy.
President  Pratt  said  that  one  of  his 
oldest customers and  friends—Col. J. H. 
Stevens—predicted  that  the adoption of 
the  coupon  system  would  result  disas­
trously,  but  has  changed  his  mind  and 
come out strongly in favor of the coupon 
plan.

T r a v e r se  Cit y ,  Aug.  25—The  meat 
dealers of this place  met  to-day and de-

N o  M ore  P a ss  B ooks.

cided  to  discard  the  pass book Sept. 1. 
A few of the best customers will be given 
short-time credits through the medium of 
coupon books and  the remainder will be 
asked to pay spot cash.

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M eeting  o f  S a g in a w   G rocers.

Saginaw,  W.  S.,  Aug.  26—The West 
Side Retail Grocers’ Association met last 
evening to  enable  the  members to  sign 
the membership roll and pay their initia­
tion  fees.  The  next  regular  meeting 
will be  held on  Friday evening, Sept. 8.

J ohn Doerr, Sec’y.

FIRE-PROOF ROOFING

ASPHALT

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

The best Roofing for covering over Shingles 
on old roofs of houses, barns, sheds, etc.;  will 
not rot  or  pull  loose, and  when  painted  with 
our
FIRE-PROOF  ROOF  PAINT,
Will last longer than  shingles.  Write the un­
dersigned  for  prices and  circulars, relative to 
Roofing  and  for  samples  of  Building  Papers, 
etc.
A.  M.  REYNOLDS & SON,

Practical Roofers,

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for life.

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DETROIT,  MICH.

Geo. F. Ow e n , Salesman for Western Michigan, 

Residence 59 N. Union St., Grand Rapids.

MUSKEGON  BAKERY

United  S t a t e s   B aking  C o ., 

CRACKERS,  BISCUITS,  CAKES.

O rigin ators  o f  th e  C elebrated  C ake,  “ M U SK E G O N   B R A N C H .”

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

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

Spring & Company,

IM PORTERS  A N D   W HO LESALE  D E A LE R S  IN

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

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

assorted stock at lowest  market  prices.

MILTON  KERNS9

Spring & Company.
El  Puritano  Cigar.
10 Gent Cipr on Eartl

T H E   F IN E S T

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P e r fe c t éôil^l

TRADE  SUPPLIED  BY
B A T EM A N   &  FO X,
B.  J.  REYNO LDS,
R  OPPENH EIM ER,

Bay City.

Grand  Rapids.

D etroit  T obacco  C o.,

East Saginaw.

Detroit. Mich.

W H O L E S A L E

Dry  Goods. Carpets and Cloaks

W e  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

Geese  Feathers.

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

OVERALLS  OF  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

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S E E   Q U O TA TIO N S.

Fall  Ovenhirts  and  Underwear.
IS  SOLICITEE.
THE 
P. 8TEKETEE ì 80N8

INSPECTION  OF  THE  TRADE 

W H O L E S A L E

D R Y   G O O D S ! N O T I O N S
O YSTE R S.

WHEN  YOU  ARE  READY  TO  BEGIN  HANDLING  THEM  REMEMBER

THAT  OUR

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

DEALERS IN

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

WE CARRY A  STOCK OF  CAKE TALLOW  FOR  MILL  USE.

Gradar  Chests. 

Glass  Covers  for  Biscuits.

as

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

« UR new glass covers  are by far the 

N E W   N O V E L T IE S

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

CINNAMON  BAR. 

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.

T H E   N EW   YORK  BISC U IT  CO.,

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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Corner  Ottawa  and  Lyon  Streets,

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STATE  AGENTS  FOR  THE  CELEBRATED

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BRUSH  GOMP Y,
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FBUIT  JABS

-----FOR-----

B—4 the prices  advance, which  they are 
sure to do a little later in the season.  We 
will hold  the  following quotations  open 
until the next issue of T h e  T r a desm a n:
One pint Mason cans, packed, 6 doz. in a case..................................................  $6  00
One quart Mason cans, packed. 8 doz. in a case................................................  6  50
One-half gal.  Mason cans, packed, 6 doz. in a case...........................................  8  50
One pint Mason cans, packed,  1 doz. in a case..................................................  7  75
One quart Mason cans, packed, 1 doz.  in a case................................................  8  25
One-half gal.  Mason cans,  packed, 1 doz. in sl case...........................................  10  25

Don’t delay but send your order at once to

II.  Leonard  &  S o n s |

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M ICH.

AGNES  BOOTH  CIGARS.

WE  CARRY  ALL  SIZES AND  SHAPES.

This world-famous brand is for sale  on  the  World’s  Fair  Grounds  In  the  only buildings  set 

apart for smokers.  No advance over regular retail prices.
The Following-------

Is the best line of Coffees in the State.  All roasted by CHASE 
&  SANBORN.

IF  YOU  WANT  THE  BEST

THESE  ARE  THE  COFFEES  FOR  YOU  TO  BUY.

J e w e ll’s  A r a b ia n   M och a,
J e w e ll’s  O ld  G o v e rn m e n t  J a v a , 
J e w e ll’s  O ld  G o v e rn m e n t  J a v a   a n d  

M o ch a ,

W e lls ’  P e r fe ctio n   Ja v a ,
W a lls ’  J a v a   a n d   M och a,
W e a v e r ’s  B len d ,
S a n to r a ,
Id eal  G olden  R io ,
C o m p o u n d   C ru sh ed   Ja v a .

Above are all in 50-pound cans.
Ideal Java and Mocha in one and two pound cans.

