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GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER  20,  1893.

NO.  535

HOP  LIGHT  LOO.

T he  H ou seh old   T elep h on e  an d   W h at 

C am e o f It.

It all  happened  through  John’s  tele 
phone!  He  would have it,  and  he would 
put  it  in  the  nursery.  When  he  first 
mentioned it a cold  chill crept  down  my 
backbone;  but  all  men are alike.  The 
best of them  will have  everything  their 
owu  way;  and what can a woman do,  es 
pecially after she is married?

Baby  was two years old,  and his nurse 
had  walked  off with  a  silver soup  ladle 
and some spoons.  I lay sick  with gastric 
fever, and could  not  move.  Aunt Jane 
had come in  from  the  country to  help 
She  did  it  by  giving  baby  her watch 
which  he  promptly immersed  in  a bowl 
of grnel,  and then  wiped  it  on his pina 
fore,  smashing crystal  and  hands  as  he 
did so.  1 gazed around in despair at the 
table full of medicine bottles, and John’ 
slippers floating in baby’s tub,  and I was 
vaguely  thinking  how  nice  and  clean 
angel babies look in pictures,  when cook 
came  in  and  said there was such a nice 
girl  in  the  kitchen.  John  came  in  as 
cook spoke,  and asked Aunt Jane  to  see 
the  girl;  but  I  said  no,  it was my baby 
that the girl was  to  take  care  of,  and  I 
would  engage  her.  The  girl  came  in 
looking pretty and  neat.  She  said  her 
name was  Peggy McCance,  and  that she 
was  twenty years old.

She said she had nursed  four  children 
for  six  years.  Just  then  baby  kicked 
Aunt Jane in  the stomach,  in  his rage at 
her getting some soap  in  his  eye  as  she 
was  bathing  him,  Peggy  ran  to  him 
washed his eyes out,  and was so deft and 
neat-handed  that  John  said,  ‘‘You  can 
stay,” and I agreed.

That was  seven  years  ago,  and a real 
treasure and comfort she  has  proved  to 
be;  always  ready,  always pleasant, and 
how the children loved her!

John sells books; that is, he is the “com­
pany”  in  Blank  Book  &  Co.,  wholesale 
booksellers at 31  Mulberry street.  John 
is a  good  man,  and  a  good  husband,  as 
husbands go;  but  what he can find so in­
teresting  in  Epicurus’ writings,  and  all 
those other dusty and musty old  books, I 
never could find out.

Many a long winter  evening when the 
rain and  wind were falling and howling, 
Peggy and I have sat  together  over  the 
nursery fire.  She  loved  my little  ones, 
and her ears were  as  sharp as her heart 
was  true. 
I shall never forget  how she 
nursed  baby through  the  scarlet  fever, 
and then  took  it  herself.  Her relations 
were  all in  Ireland,  and  she wasn’t  the 
girl to run around the streets.  She went 
to her church to  early mass on Sundays, 
and had  no  “followers,” and I congratu­
lated myself  that  she  was  going  to  be, 
like cook,  a confirmed old maid.

About two years ago,  John  announced 
the  fact  that  a telephone was to be put 
in the house. 
I begged him  not to do it; 
said:
“It will never do;  one of  the two chil­
dren will be sure to hang  the  other  one 
in the  hand-phone  cord;  and  then  in  a 
think  how  dreadful  it
thnnder-storm, 

would  be for you to hear  the  whole fain 
ily go  off with  a  pop,  before  you could 
call  ‘Hello!’ ”

This did not  touch  him.
“Every summer I read in the  newspa 
pers  how lightning  gets  in  telephones 
and  how  they crack.”  John  was  obdu­
rate.

“I shall never  answer  you when  you 

call,” I declared.

“There will be no necessity for  you  to 
trouble yourself about it at all,” John ex 
plained;  “I  have  made  every  arrange 
ment  to have it  placed  in  the  nursery 
Peggy will take charge of  it—I  will  give 
her my  instructions now.”

It  hadn’t  been  in  the house a month 
before I was  using  it  constantly. 
I did 
my  shopping and marketing  through the 
mouth of the telephone. 
I was delighted 
with  its  usefulness,  especially  in  bad 
weather,  but I never have acknowledged 
it to John;  and now 1 never will.

When John  was  in  the house I avoided 

it,  and sent Peggy to answer its calls 

When John, junior,  was five  weeks old 
I was lying on the sofa.  Baby was  read 
ing a fairy tale in  two syllables  to  Prod 
icus, our  second  boy,  and  John,  junior, 
was fast asleep in  the crib.  Peggy came 
in with  a waiter.

“Please,  ma’am,” she  said,  “here  is a 

nice cup of tea for you.”

1 took  the cup; 

it was the  best  tea  I 

ever tasted.

“Why,  this  is  excellent,  Peggy,” said 

I.  “Who  made it?”
“Hop Light Loo.”
“Hop Light who?” I asked.
Peggy bent  over  Prodicus,  rumpling 

his hair as she answered:

I have known him a long  time,  from 
talking  to  him  at the telephone.  He  is 
the clerk at the tea store  where you  buy 
your  tea. 
It  has  been  about  a  month 
that  Mr.  Loo  has  been  bringing  our 
parcels  himself, 
sending 
them by the cart.  He came this evening 
to bring cook and me a little  present  of 
yellowish-looking  tea,  and  he  brewed 
some for us. 
It was  so  good,  I brought 
you a cup.”

instead  of 

This was  the  beginning.  When I went 
downstairs,  two or  three times a week,  1 
would 
stumble  over  something  that 
looked  like  a  char-woman,  except  that 
char-women  are  seldom conspicuous for 
their  urbanity,  and  this person  bowed 
and scraped and smiled out of his almond- 
shaped eyes,  and was so  very polite  that 
be made me nervous.

One  night when John,  junior,  was six 
months old,  my  John  took  me  to  hear 
Patti sing.  When  we returned home  and 
entered our aursery,  there was Prodicus 
sitting up in his bed screaming, and John, 
unior,  in  his  crib crying. 
I gave John, 
unior,  to my John,  quieted Prodicus, and 
looked  around for Peggy—she wasn’t up­
stairs. 
I  looked  into  the  kitchen,  and 
there  she  sat  talking  to  that  heathen 
Chinee. 
I  wa9  so  angry,  I gave them a 
piece  of  my  mind  and  ordered him out 
of the house.  The next day Peggy looked 
sad,  but she did her work.  About a week 
after,  Peggy came to me and said:

“It  is  more  than  seven years since I 
I  love  every­
came here to nurse baby. 
body in  the house.  Each one of you has 
been so kind  to me. 
I am obliged to tell 
you that I am going  to  leave  when  the 
month is  up.”

“Why,  Peggy?  Why?”
“You ordered  Hop  Light  Loo  out  of 
the house;  we are  going to  be  married.” 
I screamed.  My good,  religious Peggy 
going  ito  marry  a  heathen!  1  forgot 
everything except  that  she  had  nursed 
my  babies,  and  been  faithful to me. 
I 
used every argument.  I  tore the  “Middle 
Kingdom” from  the book-shelf,  and  read 
her  the  most  dreadful  and  distressing 
anecdotes of the cruelty and  barbarity of 
the Chinese. 

It was of no avail.

“He is a heathen,” I argued.
“He may think me one,  too,”  she  re­

plied.

“He  may  want  to  go  back to China, 

and take you  there.”

“He has  been  in America as long  as  1 
have,  and 1 have no desire to take him to 
Ireland.”

“He is as yellow as a marigold.”
“I know how clever he  is,  and  what a 
I don’t  object  to his 

good heart he has. 
skin.”

“But his baggy clothes?”
“Are always nice, neat,  and  suitable.” 
As a last resort  I  tried  the  children, 
and asked her how she had  the  heart  to 
desert my sweet babies  for  a Chinese tea 
clerk?  She said:  “1  love him,”  and  left 
the room.

I ran  to my bed-room and  had  a  good 
cry.  I didn’t mind  the lace and the fluted 
pillow-shams; they  were  quite  crushed 
beneath the weight of my  woe.

The  days  slipped  by.  Peggy  looked 
bright and was as good  as gold.  We had 
been  invited to a dinner-party at the resi­
dence of one of John’s business partners; 
after the dinner there  was to  be a dance, 
in honor of the sixteenth  birthday of one 
of the daughters.  In spite of Plato, there 
is nothing John likes better than  to  see 
young  people  enjoy themselves; and  we 
decided  to  go to the dinner,  and stay to 
see the dancing.

Aunt  Jane  promised  to  help  Peggy 
with the  boys. 
I had  never owned a set 
of  diamonds,  and John  knew  1 wanted a 
pair  of  solitaires more than  anything in 
the  world.  He had often heard me envy­
ing my neighbors.  The afternoon of the 
dinner-party,  John came to my room car­
rying a bag,  in  which  reposed four cases, 
each containing a set  of  diamonds;  and 
one was for me.  They  were  all so lovely 
was a long time selecting.  Cook. Peggy, 
Aunt Jane and  the three boys,  all had to 
come  in  and  see the  beauties.  One set 
was  finally decided  upon; the other three 
cases were securely locked  up,  to  be  re­
turned  to the jeweler in the morning.

I thought I should never  get  dressed. 
My solitaires  were so  much  larger  than 
those of  the lady with  whom  we  were to 
dine,  I  knew  how  bad  she  would feel.
The dinner was  excellent;  after  that 
was finished,  the young folks danced and 
their  elders  played  whist.  At 
twelve

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

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there was supper,  and it  was  after  two 
o’clock  before we reached home.

A  crouching  figure  in  the  door-way 

started up.

“Sir,  ma'am,  Chinee  man  wat.ihee— 
now go in,”  and  Hop  Light Loo followed 
us into the  house.

We  made  a  bee line  for  the  nursery. 
Aunt  Jane  was  sitting  bo!  upright in 
the center  of  the room,  a p >ker grasped 
tightlv in  her right  hand,  in  her left the 
hand-phone.  She  looked  ready  for  any­
thing.  Peggy  was rocking John, junior. 
Aunt Jane dropped  her instruments, and 
threw her arms 'round  my  neck.

“Cornelia,  go down on your knees, and 
thank heaven  that we are not all  lying in 
our  gore!  Peggy 
is  a  hero  and  Hop 
Light Loo is an  angel!  Some time  after 
you left, cook came up aud said a  friend 
had called  to  see  Peggy.  The  children 
were  all  asleep,  so  1  told  her to go  and 
stay as long as she  pleased,  and  1  would 
remain  in the  nursery.  The  house  was 
quiet,  my novel was trashy, the easy chair 
was soothing,  and before I  knew it  I was 
fast asleep. 
I suppose  it  was  10  when 
I  dozed  off;  it  was  almost  12  when  1 
awoke with a start.  1  ran downstairs to 
hunt  for  Peggy.  Cook  was standing in 
the hall-way. 

I  said:

“What are you doing?”
“Waiting to let Peggy in.”
“Where has she gone?”
“For the police.”
“What is the matter?” I gasped.
“A friend of ours heard that this house 
was to be robbed; he came  to  prevent it; 
we did not  want to  frighten  you. 
It  is 
all  over  now—you  can  see  for yourself 
in the parlor.”

1 looked  in.  A man lay  on  the  floor, 

face downward,  hands and  feet tied.

Peggy, escorting two  policemen,  then 

came  into the parlor.

The wretch  was  handcuffed,  and  the 
inquired  the  particulars  of 

policemen 
Hop  Light Loo.

Mr.  Loo waved  his  hand to Peggy,  and 
said:  “Youtalkee—Chinaman doee, doee, 
Melikan  talkee. talkee.”

Peggy thereupon explained to  the  po­
licemen:  “Mr.  Lon  came  here  and  told 
cook  aud  myself that  this house  was go­
ing to be entered to-night,  but  that  if  we 
would be quiet and  brave  and help  him, 
nothing  would  harm  us.  A  friend  of 
Mr.  Loo’s,  whose  name  is  Wing  Tee, 
went at 6  o’clock  into  an  eating-house 
on the wharf.  Near him,  at a table,  sat 
the porter of  Zircon,  Tourmaline  & Co. 
and  a  sailor.  Wing  Tee has been  here 
several  times  with  Mr.  Loo.  He heard 
the porter tel!  the sailor of  the valuable 
diamond:  which  were  to  be left here  to­
night; how  he overheard  my  master  tell 
Mr.  Zircon that  his  wife  would  wear one 
set  to  the  dinner-party;  that  he  would 
pay  for the set worn and return the other 
three sets,  valued  at §3,000.  in the morn­
ing.  The sailor was to  wait a block  be­
low and  give  warning;  the porter was to 
enter the house.  Wing  Tee  ran  all  the 
way  and  told  Mr.  Loo.  At  10:30  we 
darkened  the  house.  Mrs.  Armstrong 
was asleep  in the nursery.  According to 
Mr.  Loo's  instruction,  cook  sat  listening 
in the entry,  with  a roll  of  clothesline in 
her hand.  1  was in the front parlor listen­
ing, too,  Mr.  Lou  was  in  the back  room, 
and  the  boiler  was  on  the range filled 
with scalding  water.  Mr.  Loo  had  un­
barred and  unlocked  the parlor windows. 
At  11 we heard  the  thief  cautiously  ap­
proaching  tile  back  parlor  window;  I 
crept  to  the  kitchen,  and  quickly  re­

turned  with  a  bucket  of  scalding  salt i 
and  water.  We  could  hear  the  thief 
feeling  the  window;  to  his  surprise  it I 
yielded to  his  touch,  and  the rogue,  who j 
was kneeling on the window  sill,  slowly | 
raised  the  sash.  As  he  was raising it, 
Mr.  Loo  neared  him  as softly  as a cat, 
and, as the thief was about to  rise  from 
his  knees.  Hop  Light  Loo soused  him  in 
boiling brine,  cook  and  1  grabbed  him. 
and  before  we  could  count twenty  the 
thief  was  bound  and  on  the  floor.  1 
found  both of you  talking two blocks  be­
low,  and  brought you  here.”

Hop  Light  Loo bowed,  and  showed  his 
white  teeth.  The  policemen  took  the 
number  of  the house,  complimented  the 
girls,  and  told  the  three  to  appear  and 
testify  at  court  to-morrow.  The  thief 
had  been  cursing  and mourning all  the 
time.  He was scalded on his back, and on 
his  neck  and  head.  1 offered  him  a bottie 
of  ointment,  but  the  policemen 
inter­
fered.

1  looked  at John,  and  at my  boys,  and 
I  threw  my  arms  around  Peggy  and 
John,  junior.

“Take your  Hop  Light  Loo,  Peggy; be 
is  worthy  of  even you.  He  has  saved 
my children.  He is a  heathen,  but  we 
will  convert  him,  and  I  will  ask  Dr. 
Martin  to-morrow  if  anything  can  be 
done to whiten  his skin.”

The next day Hop  Light  Loo was tri­
umphantly  brought  in  by John,  as  our 
guardian  angel  and  champion  burglar- 
scalder.  The children adore him.  They 
have  had  more  colic  than  ever  before, 
but  “Hop-lo,”  as  they  call  him,  means 
well,  if he doesn't  know  exactly how to 
feed little  children.

1 have not  converted  him  yet.  He is 
perfectly  polite,  and  never  contradicts | 
me; but he smiles and  remains  a heathen 
still.  Hop  Light  Loo  wanted  a  home 
where he could  respect  himself  and  be 
Peggy  wanted  him.  To­
respected. 
gether  they  had 
laid  up  $600.  Aunt j 
Jane has given them a cooking stove and 
four  chromos  of  the  Judgment  Day. 
John furnished two rooms and I supplied 
Peggy’s wedding clothes.  Peggy’s priest 
married them  this  morning.  Wing Tee 
has strewn their path with several pounds 
of  rice.  No  one  saw  whence  it  ema­
nated; 
it  arose in jerks  from the depths 
of his  baggy  trousers.  The  boys  cried 
audibly;  they do not  understand  Latin— 
they thought the priest  was  scolding. 
I 
tore them from  Peggy  and  brought them 
into the  nursery—and  the  sight  of  the 
telephone makes  me ill. 
I  hearProdicus 
and  Baby  fighting  over  John,  junior, 
while  the  new  nurse  vainly  tries  to 
soothe them.  John is absorbed  in Plato. 
Peggy  is in Chinese  bliss with  Hop  Light 
Loo.  and  1  am  moaning  because  John  ] 
would  have a telephone  in  Baby’s nurs­
ery. 

Ma r y  B e a l e  Bk a in e r d.

A n  E cc le sia stica l  P a w n   Sb op.

The Rev.  Dr.  Donaid,  Phillips  Brooks’  I 
successor  in  Trinity Church,  Boston,  is j 
proposing to  establish  an  ecclesiastical  j 
pawn shop  in that  city. 
It is to be con- ! 
ducted  on  the  same  lines  as any  other j 
pawn shop,  save that the rate of interest  j 
charged  will  be  4  per  cent,  a  year,  in­
stead  of the ruinous usury  at  which  the 
poor  usually  borrow  money.  A  collec- 1 
tion to aid in  the  establishment  of  the 
enterprise was taken  up in  the church on 
Thanksgiving day.

A  Davis  &  Rankin  creamery,  which 
cost the people  of  Lincoln  and  vicinity
some $5,000,  recently  sold  for $695.  This 
is tough on  the good  people  of  L incoln, 
but experience sometimes comes  high.

D O B S   IT PAY?

Certainly It 

s.
I  take  no  chances.  The qual- 
fik ity  is of the very best.  The NEW 
" I f  Y0BK  CONDENSED 
IV ILK 
limit  COMPANY  is  a very  responsible 

concern  and  guarantees  the

Gall Bo A  Eaila Brand

Condensed Milk  to  its customers. 
Besides  it  is  no  trouble  to  sell. 
The  majority  call  for  it  and  wont  take  any  other  brand. 
If  I  don’t  keep  it  my  customers  will  get 
it  elsewhere, 
Smaller  profit?  No,  I  gue  s  not; 
have tried both ways and found that 
it pays to sell  only the ‘‘BEST.”  It 
has  been  demonstrated  to  my  sat­
isfaction that the
GAIL  BORDEN  EAGLE  BRAND

HAS  NO  EQUAL.

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California
Raisins

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Bruit.

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THE  CREED  OF  B U SIN E SS.

The  idea  of  business as uppermost  in 
the  average  mind  is  that it is specially 
exempt from any incumbrances of a con­
science,  and  the  obligations  usually 
binding  on  private  citizens. 
It  is  sup­
posed as a matter of necessity,  to cover a 
multitude of sins,  and to  include  in  its 
ranks no small number of decent,  buggy­
riding and tax-paying rogues.

Store windows are an exhibit of decep­
tive wares,  and the art  of  selling a com­
mercial  way  of  telling  permissable  and 
well-laundried  lies.  Truth  in  such  a 
place has to be  looked for with a lantern, 
and  what  there  may  be  of  practical 
Christianity 
in  the  world  has  no 
place behind a counter.

left 

So current and  deeply  rooted  is  this 
idea of business morality  that the phrase 
“business  is  business”  atones  for much 
that  in  other  circumstances  would  lift 
the hair and  agitate  the  bile  of  even  a 
relapsed  moralist.  Few  persons  sup­
pose that an  honest or conscientious man 
can succeed even  in  selling soap  or  pea­
nuts,  or 
in  paying  rent  for  his  store 
without eventually  making  his  appear­
ance  in  what is tersely described as the 
“little end of the horn.”

To have the gifts of a horse trader and 
the  alert  but  wayward  instincts  of  a 
trickster,  a wholesale reserve of gall and 
a well lubricated tongue,  with a soul not 
larger  than  a  pea  and  a  conscience 
smaller  than  that,  is  the  generally  re­
ceived idea of a successful vender of cut­
lery,  dry  goods,  boots,  shoes  and 'gro­
ceries. 
It is to be confessed that gentle­
men  of  this minimized anatomy  are not 
all  moulded in  wax or  kept in  museums.
It is also unfortunately true that many 
business men in  dealing with  customers 
are tempted  to square  or  round the pegs 
according to the holes in the board.  The 
public,  whep  buying  goods  or  paying 
bills,  is not generally  so  honest or inno­
cent as it seems  to be  at  a  prayer meet­
ing,  while the  Golden  Rule has a Mason 
and Dixon  line when  the  pocket  of  the 
world is being drawn  upon.

It is more than  probable that business 
men know more of the weak side  of  hu­
manity than  doctors of  divinity,  philos­
ophy or physic,  and  much  that  to a su­
perficial or prejudiced  observer is incon­
sistent  or  delinquent  is  really but a fit­
ting of the shoe to the public foot.

It  has 

The world of business is not so godless 
or selfish as  some  suppose. 
its 
cardinal virtues  and  its  orthodox creed 
of success,  without which  it would sure­
ly come to the  dogs,  the  sheriff  and  the 
black  list. 
Integrity is  as  necessary  in 
building up a trade as in the construction 
of personal  character.

Dishonesty  is  as  reactionary in  busi­
ness as it is in  picking  pockets or steal­
ing a  horse.  Telling 
lies  in  selling  a 
pair of shoes  or  a  saw mill outfit comes 
in  for a spanking as  sure as it does  in  a 
school  house  or  over  a  family  chair. 
Idleness  has the same  results in commer­
cial life as it has in a corn field.  Extrav­
agance and waste tell  the same old story 
of having a  dry  tongue  when  the  keg 
runs dry,  while every other vice  that  in 
private life and personal character is dis­
astrous to body, soul  and spirit eventual­
ly makes  the same scrap pile  of  a  busi­
ness.

These facts  are  self  evident,  and  are 
as  well  understood  in  the  world of trade 
as  elsewhere.  Character  counts  every­
where.  Thieves  are  not  in  demand  as 
book-keepers or salesmen,  nor are adver-1

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I lisements for reliable men posted in gam- 
j bling dens or in  institutions  for  inebri- 
| ates. 
In  fact,  the need of sterling char- 
i acter  is  more recognized than ever,  and 
I in  all  commercial  affiliations,  however 
| much  smartness  and  shrewdness  is  ap­
preciated,  they are  practically  boycotted 
when not  in  association with  reputable 
personal character.

There may  be much of  the  devil  both 
with and  without  a  fig  leaf  in modern 
business,  but  as  a  rule  he gets into the 
hotel without stopping to  register.

F r e d .  W oodrow.

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Clothing 
Merchants  .

Can now buy balance of  nice  selections  of  Ul­
sters,  Overcoats,  double  and  single  breasted 
Suits at such low prices as  will  enable  them to 
be retailed at wholesale prices.  Write  our  rep­
resentative,
W I L L I A M  C O N N O R ,

B o x   3 4 6 ,  M arsh all,  M ic h ,

to call upon you, and  if  he  has  not  what  you 
want, will  thank you for looking, or write us.
A 1.1.  MAIL  ORDERS  PROMPTLY  AT­

MICHAEL  KOLB  &  SON.

TENDED  TO.

T he U tica  C h eese  M arket.

Herald, Dec.  12:  There is nothing new 
to be said about  the cheese market of last 
week.  Prices remained just the same as 
before,  except  that  a  few  small  full 
creams were sold at a fraction  above  the 
best public quotations.  But  while  busi­
ness is very dull  and  exporters  are  not 
taking any  interest  in  American cheese, 
it is noticeable that all  holders  of  stock 
are  firm  in  their views,  and are neither 
urging  sales  nor  offering  any  induce­
ments  in  the way  of lower  prices. 
If  a 
customer wants  cheese  he  must pay its 
value;  if there is no customer the holders 
are  not  worrying;  the  stock  will  keep 
and is good  property to  hold.  The mar­
ket at Cuba, Allegany county,  is  closed, 
only three lots remaining unsold  in that 
region.  This is two weeks  earlier  than 
the same market closed  last year.  Navi­
gation on  the  St.  Lawrence  has  closed 
for the season,  and there will be no more 
direct  shipments  of  cheese  from  Mon­
treal.  One  of  the  last  shipments sent 
out consisted of more than 50,000  boxes, 
and it was also one  of  the 
largest  ever 
consigned  from  that  port.  The  total 
shipments from Canada have been by  far 
the heaviest in the history of  her cheese 
trade,  viz.,  1,605,426  boxes,  or  31,043 
boxes more  than  last  year.  New York 
has  shipped  thus  far  this  season  only 
1,246,883 boxes,  or  nearly 340,000  boxes 
less  than  Canada.  But  this 
is  385,000 
boxes  less than  we had shipped last year 
at this time,  and it is not likely that in  a 
season  of good  production and  low prices 
Canada  would  outstrip  us.  Two  facts 
are to be noted in this connection:  First, 
that a good many cheese  from  Northern 
New York have gone to Montreal  to help 
to swell  the volume  of  shipments  from 
that city;  and  second,  that  for the last 
two months and a half  American  cheese 
has stood on  the same plane with Ameri­
can  butter.  Hence,  consumers  would 
pay more for it  than  foreign  trade,  and 
consequently  foreigners got  only  a small 
amount  of  the 
lower  grades  of  stock. 
The great bulk of American cheese stays 
at home  and  is  consumed  by  our  own 
people;  probably four-fifths of the Cana­
dian  product is obliged to  seek a foreign 
market.
C ogen t  R ea so n s  for  A b an d on in g  th e  

C red it  B u sin ess.

A 

leading  hardware  firm  thus  an­
nounces its reasons for adopting the cash 
system:

A  long  experience  in  the  hardware 
business has convinced  us  that  the  sys­
tem of selling goods on credit,  to  be paid 
for when  convenient,  is  a  most vicious 
one.  The increased expense  of  doing a 
credit business, on accouut of book-keep­
ers and collectors, the amount of inevita­
ble losses every year on  account  of  bad 
debts,  which will occur  notwithstanding 
the most careful  discrimination,  and  the 
loss of interest in having a large  amount 
of capital  tied  up  in  book  accounts,  all 
render  necessary  a 
larger  margin  of 
profit,  which  has  to  be  considered  as 
business expenses and  be paid  for by the 
cash buyers.  Besides this,  the  bad feel­
ings constantly occurring  because credit 
is given  to one customer and  refused an­
other,  and  the disagreeable  necessity of 
being obliged  to  dun  customers for  past 
due  accounts,  confirm  us  in  our  deter­
mination  in  the  future to sell  for cash. 
In  these times of  close competition cash 
buyers  expect  and  are  entitled  to  the 
very lowest prices,  and  should not be re- 
quired  to  pay  the  losses 
incident  to  a 
credit business.

R O C H E S T E R ,  N   Y .

....... ...... .  L m ,

V eg etab le  S co o p   F o rk s.

In shoveling potatoes or other vegetables from  wagon  box  or  floor with, 
the forks as  they have been made,  either  the  load  on  the  fork  must  be 
forced up hill  sharply,  or  the  head  of  the  fork lowered as the push con­
tinues. 
If the head of the fork is  lowered  the  points  will  be  raised  and 
run into the potatoes.  The sharp edge of oval-tined forks  will  bruise pota­
toes aud beets,  and the ordinary points will  stick into them.

These difficulties are entirely  overcome  by  our  SCOOP  FORK. 

It  has 
IT WILL  LOAD TO THE HEAD WITH­
It also  holds  its  load  and  hangs  easy  to 

round tines and flattened  points. 
OUT RAISING THE POINTS. 
work.

The superiority  of  our SCOOP FORK over  the wire  scoop is in  its much 
It is  all made from one piece of steel 

greater  durability  and  handiness. 
and will last for years.

The  utility  of  this  fork  is not limited to vegetables. 

It will  be found 
excellent for handling coal,  lime,  sawdust,  fine manure  and a great  variety 
of  uses.

M O N R O E

S T .

AMONG  THE TRADE.
AROUND THE  STATE.

Borculo—Bouwman  & Co.  have opened 

a general  store.

Ganges—Geo.  Leland  succeeds  Brown 

& Co.  in  general trade.

Clare—A.  J.  Doherty  succeeds  S.  C. 

Kirkbride in  general trade.

Grant—B. J. Hill is succeeded  by  Leon 

Reddy  in the meat  business.

Utica—Sweitzer & Haines  succeed  H. 

J.  Sweitzer in the grocery  business.

Coopersville—D.  O.  Watson 

is  suc­

ceeded  by Jos.  Walsh in general  trade.

Concord—G.  M.  Lamb  succeeds  Clar­
ence & Rickard in  the  grocery  business.
Battle Creek—Frolich & Kapp succeed 
Torongo & Jensen  in  the  tailoring busi­
ness.

Bay City—James  Melon  is  succeeded 
by Mrs.  Lucy Canfield in the  book  busi­
ness.

Worth—J.  H.  Arrison  has removed his 
general  stock  from  Standish  to  this 
place.

Alpena—John Gauvreu has  purchased 
the boot  and  shoe  stock  of  Fontaine & 
Lalonde.

Muskegon—Gus  H.  Neumeister is suc­
ceeded by Mrs.  L. A.  Johnson  in  the  hat 
and cap  business.

Alden—John  P.  Smith  has  leased  a 
store building  and  will  shortly  open  a 
flour and feed store.

stock 

Jackson—The  hardware 

of 
Claude W. Whitmore  has been closed out 
on chattel mortgage.

Kalamazoo—Loelier  & Whalen,  drug­
gists,  have  dissolved,  Philip  ri.  Loefler 
continuing the business.

Greenville—W.  J.  Gould  &  Co.  have 
foreclosed their mortgage on  the grocery 
stock of Leroy  Van  Wormer.

Belding—Wm.  Reynolds  has  leased  a 
store in the  Huelster  block,  in  which  he 
will open a grocery store about Jan.  1.

Thompsonville—I. J.  Quick,  formerly 
engaged  in  general  trade  at  Allendale, 
has  purchased  the  general 
stock  of 
Rogers Bros,  and  added  largely thereto.
Detroit—The  Victor Cash  Register Co. 
has filed articles  of  incorporation.  The 
capital stock  is §50,000 of  which  §40,000 
is paid in.  The incorporators are William 
G.  Latimer,  Alanson  S.  and  Stanley 
Brooks.

Ironwood—Olson  Bros.  &  Co.,  dealers 
in  groceries,  provisions,  crockery  and 
feed,  have made an assignment to Ed.  D. 
Nelson,  President of  the  First  National 
Bank.  The total  liabilities are§8,173.55, 
divided among fifty  four  creditors.  The 
largest creditor is  M.  Forslund, of  Iron- 
wood,  whose  claim 
is  §1,668.47.  The 
only creditor in the  Lower  Peninsula  is 
the Tradesman Company,  of  Grand Rap­
ids.  No statement of the assets  has  yet 
been  made public.

Holland—Monday evening John Scab­
bing,  the  Hamilton  hardware  dealer, 
came in on  the Grand  Rapids train.  He 
had a package of  revolvers  and  cutlery 
and also five cross-cut saws with him and 
while waiting  for  bis  traiu  he  stepped 
in  the  waiting room  for  a  few  minutes. 
When  he  came  out  again  the saws had 
disappeared  and,  as  Scabbing  did  n ot\ 
want to miss  his train,  he could not trace 
them  that  evening.  Tuesday  morniug; 
he came  here  to investigate,  but no clew 
to  where the saws went could  be obtained 
and he  was obliged  to go and order some 
more saws.

Detroit—Dr.  L.  S.  Harvey,  Food  In-1 
spector for  the  Board  of  Health,  had  a 
narrow  escape  on  Monday  afternoon!

T H E   M IC H IG A lS r  T R A D E S M A N .

I from  eating  poisoned  cheese.  He con- 
I demned  the cheese on the central market 
| and  took  a  piece  with  him  to  make a 
j chemical  test of  it.  He ate a small  por- 
j  tion, but it had no bad effect and on Mon­
day afternoon  he took some  more.  Soon 
after  he  was  taken  with violent  pains 
and other symptoms developed which  as­
sured him  that  he  had  been  poisoned. 
The doctor  immediately sent  for  Dr.  P. 
M.  Hickey,  who worked on  him  for  sev­
eral hours before he  was  out  of  danger. 
Wednesday he was able to get  up,  but  is 
very weak.  The cheese will  be analyzed 
and the authorities will look up  the fac­
tory  where it was made.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS,

Pincouning—Estey  &  Calkins  have 
manufactured and shipped 4,000,000  feet 
of lumber since April,  and have 3,000,000 
feet on hand.  A planing mill is operated 
in  connection  with  the  sawmill,  and 
hardwood  finishing  is  a  specialty.  A 
force of fifty men are employed.

Alpena—The 

lumbering  season  has 
closed  with  a good outlook  for next year 
from  a  manufacturing  point  of  view. 
There is nowon  the mill docks 50,000,000 
feet  of  lumber,  the  largest  stock  ever 
carried  over,  and  there  are  80,000,000 
feet of logs  in  the  stream.  About  35.- 
000,000  feet  of  Canadian 
logs  will  be 
rafted over next season  to Alpena mills, 
being about 6,000,000  feet  greater  than 
the quantity brought over the  last season. 
Operations 
in  cedar  are  being carried 
forward  extensively,  the  new Alpena & 
Northern Railroad opening up a new sec­
tion,  and  much  more  cedar  will  be 
shipped  from Alpena next season than in 
any  previous  year.  Alger,  Smith  & Co. 
will also bring a  large  quantity of  logs 
by  rail to Alpena  daring  the winter  and 
next season.

Gripsack Brigade.

J.  A.  Gonzalez  returned  from  New 
York Saturday night,  having signed with 
the Owl Cigar Co.  for another year.

M.  Small,  Michigan  representative for 
S.  F.  Bowser  &  Co.,  oil  tank  manufac­
turers,  of  Fort Wayne,  was  in  town  a 
couple of days last week.

The  Travelers’  Club  of  Detroit  has 
made an assignment to  Delos  D.  Jayne, 
with a debt of §2,156.  The assets amount 
to §1,388,  mostly  in  furniture.

Post A  (Lansing), Michigan Knights of 
the Grip,  has  been organized by the elec­
tion of  J.  J.  Frost  as  chairman  and  T. 
Knox Jeffreys as secretary and treasurer.
James N.  Bradford is  becoming  quite 
an adept in speaking broken English a  la 
Ole  Oieson,  and  contemplates a tour of 
the State as the star attraction of an ama­
teur concert company.

W.  J.  Williams,  formerly  on  the  road 
for the defunct firm of Eaton & Christen­
son,  and  now  traveling  representative 
for  the  American  Cigar  Co.,  of  Cold- 
water,  was in town over Sunday.

B.  F.  Parmenter  has resigned his posi­
tion  with the Ball-Barnhart-Putman  Co., 
to take effect Jan.  1.  His  successor has 
not yet  been  decided  upon,  nor has Mr. 
Parmenter effected  any  arrangement for 
next year.

W.  F.  Blake has resigned  his  position 
with Hawkins & Company,  to  take effect 
January  1.  He  declines  to  state  what 
his intentions are in  regard to the future, 
but  current  report  identifies  him  with 
another wholesale grocery house  at  this 
market.

Major  Jacklin,  traveling  representa­

tive  for  Freeman,  Delamater  &  Co.,  of 
Detroit,  was  in  town  a  couple  of days 
last week. 
It appears  to  be  a  foregone 
conclusion  that  Grand  Rapids will sup­
port  Mr.  Jacklin  for  the  presidency of 
the Michigan  K.  of G.,  >n  return  for  De­
troit’s support of Mills for the  secretary­
ship.

J.  P.  Visner,  who  has covered  the city 
trade the past four years for E. J.  Gillies 
& Co.,  of New  York,  will sever that con­
nection January  1,  to take  a  similar  po­
sition with  the  John  A.  Tolman  Co.,  of 
Chicago.  The place  made vacant  by his 
retirement will be taken  by  his  brother, 
Chas.  R.  Yisner,  who  will join the ranks 
of the city salesmen January  1.

At  the  meeting  of  Post  E,  Michigan 
Knights of the Grip,  held  at  the  Morton 
House Saturday evening,  it was  decided 
to go to the  Saginaw convention  via  the 
Detroit,  Lansing  &  Northern  Railway, 
leaving in  a special car or  cars  attached 
to the  regular  train  leaving  the  Union 
depot at  7:40 Tuesday  morning,  Dec.  26 
From  present indications from  100 to 200 
people will attend from  this city.  A res­
olution was adopted,  inviting  the  Kala­
mazoo,  Grand  Haven,  Muskegon and  Big 
Rapids  members  of  the Association  to 
accompany the Grand  Rapids delegation.
D.  S.  Haugh,  who  has  covered  the 
trade of Northwestern Michigan the past 
ten  years for  the  Ball-Barnhart-Putman 
Co.,  will  be in  a position  to make another 
alliance January  1.  He has several offers, 
but  says  he  is,  as yet.  undecided which 
one to accept.  Wm.  F.  Bowen,  who  has 
assisted  Geo.  R.  Perry for the past two 
years in the merchandise brokerage busi­
ness  here,  takes  the  position rendered 
vacant by the retirement of  Mr.  Haugh.
“A queer  thing  happened  to  me  last 
trip,”  said a shoe salesman.  “1 had just 
sold  a big  bill  of  goods  to  an A No.  1 
customer  and  was  feeling  fine  as  silk, 
when  a  stranger  hailed  me.  He said: 
‘Young man,  are  you  a  shoe salesman?’ 
I admitted the impeachment.  He looked 
steadily in  my eyes an  instant  and  con­
tinued: 
‘Do  you  use  rights or lefts  for 
samples?’  I  said:  T  carry  lefts,  but 
why do you ask?’  A soft light crept into 
his eyes as he  answered: 
‘My  little girl 
is a cripple;  foot  crushed  when  she  was 
a baby  by a  runaway  horse.  1  like  to 
buy something nice  for  her  but she can 
only  wear one  shoe;  the  doctors  cut  off 
the right  foot.  Then,  it’s  expensive  to 
buy a  pair every  time,  and,  besides,  the 
sight of an empty shoe  about  the  house 
makes us all  feel  sad.  Could  you  sell 
me  a  sample  you  have  no further use 
for?’  the  man 
appealingly. 
“Well,”  continued  the  salesman,  “you 
can just gamble  L  fitted the  man  up  to 
the Queen’s  taste,  and—was it a mascot? 
I  should  think  so;  I’ve  been  dodging 
customers ever since.  Why, if  this luck 
keeps  up,  I’ll  be 
in  the  firm  in  two 
years.”

added, 

From Out of Town.

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

Phin Smith,  Hastings.
L.  Henderson,  Holland.
Clarence  N.  Menold,  Fennville.
Bates & Troutman,  Moline.
W.  M.  Briggs,  Shelbyville.
B.  W.  Ellison & Son,  Alma.
H.  M.  Lewis,  Ionia.
Sid V.  Bullock,  Trufant.
Klomparens & Brower,  Hamilton.
J.  D.  Noah,  Moline.
Adam Newell,  Burnip’s Corners.
J.  H.  Lowell & Co.,  Wacousta.
A.  C.  Barclay, Crosby.

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Too  H ard  W ork.

Victim—I’ll  give  you  50 cents not to 
Barber—Beg  pardon,  sir,  I  can  earn 

talk while you shave me.
my  money easier than  that.

In  the midst of  the hard times there is 
one  consoling  thought—the  supply  of 
Columbian  postage  stamps  will  soon  be 
used up.

PRODUCE  M ARKET.

Appleg—Home grown stock  is  almost entirely 
exhausted, so that dealers are compelled to go to 
New York and West Virginia for  their supplies. 
The New  England  crop  has  been  pretty  well 
picked up, and  the  crop  of  the Empire State is 
believed  to  be  nearly  exhausted.  Baldwins, 
Greenings,  Ben  Davis  and Wine  Sap  varieties 
command $1@4.25 per bbl.

Beans—Quiet  and  dull.  Handlers  pay  $1.10 
for country cleaned and $1.25 for country picked.
Butter—Lower  and  duller  than  a  week  ago. 
Dealers  pay 17@18e for  choice  dairy, holding at 
19@20c.  Creamery  is  dull  and  slow  sale  at 
22@24c.

Cabbage—Home grown, $5®6 per 100.
Carrots—20c per bushel.
Cranberries—Cape  Cod  are  a  little  weaker, 
commanding  $2.25  per  tu.  and  $0  per  bbl.  Jer­
seys are in moderate demand at $5.75.

Celery—Home  grown  commands  15@l8c  per 

doz.

Eggs—The  market  is  a  little  stronger than a 
week  ago.  Handlers hold  fresh  at  22c  and 
pickled at 20c per doz.

Grapes—New York Concords  are about played 
out.  The same is true of  Catawbas.  California 
Tokays are in fair demand at $2.25@2.50 per crate 
of 4 5-lb. baskets.

Honey—White  clover  commands  17c  per lb.‘ 
dark  buckwheat  brings  14c.  Both  grades  are 
very scarce and hard to get.

Lettuce—Grand Rapids  forcing, 12}4c per lb.
Nuts—Walnuts  and  butternuts,  75c  per  bu. 

Hickory nuts, $1.10 per bu.

Onions—Handlers  pay  40c,  holding  at  50c 
per bu.  Spanish  are  in  small  demand  at $1.25 
per 40 lb. crate.

Potatoes—There is no  change in the condition 
of the market  from  a  week  ago.  Dealers  con­
tinue to pay 40c here and  35c  at  outside buying 
points, the jobbing price to the retail trade being 
50c.  Considerable  quantities  of  Red  Rose  are 
being stored away for the seeding demand when 
it starts up in the South a  little  later.  There is 
no indication of higher prices in the near future.

Squash—Hubbard  l*ie per lb.
Sweet  Potatoes—Kiln dried  Jerseys  command 
Turnips—25c per bu.

$4  per bbl.

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wishing a  small  stock  of  holiday goods 
will find it  to  their  interest  to  call  at 
once  at

May’s Bazaar,

41  and  43  Monroe  St.

Our  stock  is  complete,  and  the  largest 

and finest  In  the city.

T H IS   MTCTHG-AJNT  T R A D E S M A N .

GRAND  RA PID S  GOSSIP.

Mrs.  O.  Chapel  has  opened  a grocery 
store at Talmadge.  The  Ball-Barnhart- 
Putman Co.  furnished the stock.

Wilbur H.  Tardee, dealer in  dry  goods 
at Freeport, has added a line of groceries. 
The Olney & Judson Grocer Co. furnished 
the stock.

Mrs.  Geo.  H.  Oliver has  decided  to re­
move  her  drug  stock  from  1035 Gilbert 
street  to  Coats’  Grove,  where  she  will 
continue the business.

A.  J.  Patterson,  grocer  at  1207  South 
Division street,  has  sold  his  stock  to  F. 
L.  Merrill,  who  will  continue  the  busi­
ness at the same location.

E.  J.  Herrick  has  leased  the  three- 
story and basement building at  111  Mon­
roe  street  and will  remove  his  grocery 
stock to that location January 1.

H. L.  Carter has purchased the  under­
taking  stock  of W.  Bartak,  at Traverse 
city,  and  will  shortly  remove  to  that 
place to  take  the  management  of  the 
business.  Mr.  Carter  came  to  Grand 
Kapids  twenty-five  years  ago,  spending 
two  years  in  a  photograph  gallery  on 
Monroe street,  and has been  in  business 
in  Kent  county ever  since.  He  is well 
known  to the business men  of  this  city 
and  his word  and  note  are  considered 
good.  With  fifteen  years’  experience in 
the furniture and  undertaking  business, 
and  having been under the instruction of 
the best funeral  directors of  the city,  he 
is  well qualified  for the business.

pointed,  and  at  the  receiver’s  sale the 
property  was  bid  in  by  the  Ball-Barn­
hart-Putman Co.,  which thus established 
its undisputed  right to the property.  The 
moral  to  be drawn  from  this  transaction 
is that merchants cannot make statements 
on which  lines  of  credit  are based  and 
subsequently  annul  those  statements  by 
swearing  to  a  contrary  condition  of 
things  in  court.  The  case  was  stub­
bornly contested  on  both  sides  and  the 
outcome is a decided  victory in  the inter­
est of honesty and justice.

S ta te m e n t  from   Mr.  W arren.

Frank  D.  Warren,  city  salesman  for 
the Valley City  Milling  Co.,  sends  T he 
T radesm an  a communication in reply to 
the  communication  of  Daniel Viergiver 
in  last week’s paper,  in  which  he  states 
his willingness to place $100 in the hands 
of J.  Geo.  Lehman,  Treasurer of  the Re­
tail  Grocers’ Association,  providing  Mr. 
Viergiver  will  place  $10 
in  the  same 
hands,  the  $100  to  be  forfeited  to  the 
treasury of  the  Retail  Grocers’ Associa­
tion  in case Mr.  Viergiver can  substanti­
ate  his  assertion  that  Lily  White  flour 
has been  sold  in  this  city for  less  than 
$1.55 per hundred  pounds. 
In  case  Mr. 
Viergiver cannot  substantiate his claim, 
his  $10  is  to  be  forfeited  to  the  same 
cause.

With  this  statement  T he  T radesm an 
closes the discussion,  so  far  as  its  news 
columns  is  concerned.  Anything  fur­
ther  under this head  will  appear  in  our 
advertising  columns  and  be  subject  to 
our usual  advertising rates.

mand;  also  navy, reds and blacks in  25c 
Henriettas. 
Fancy  dress  ginghams, 
which formerly jobbed at  Sj^c,  are  now 
being cleaned up  at 6>£c.

A   “ B rief”  on  L a w y er s.

Intercourse  with 

is 
application; 

A banker is a better,  or rather,  a more 
pleasant  backer  than  a lawyer.  A law­
yer is infinitely superior to a banker as a 
skirmisher. 
lawyers 
instead  of  being  dreaded  would  be  a 
pleasant anticipation  if  had at the right 
time.  Of  the  “ives” for which  lawyers 
are  used,  their  offeus“ives”  and  de- 
fens“} ves” should  never  be  considered 
prior to  their  preventives.”  Lawyers 
should  never  be  used  as a necessity to 
alleviate the calamity,  but  previously as 
a preventive.  Lawyers are  most  needed 
when  their need  is not apparent  to  pro­
vide the preventive that  you  hope  will 
never  be  needed.  A  lawyer’s  services 
are  most valuable  when  used  as  fore­
sight,  and most expensive when  used as 
hindsight.  A lawyer’s advice  is like in­
surance,  sometimes  a  seeming waste of 
money,  but when  least  expected  turns 
out a most valuable investment.  A law­
yer should be used as  a warrior uses  his 
shield,  always  in  front  to  receive  and 
avert trouble,  remembering that by com­
parison the service is about  as valueless 
as a reserve force.  A  poor  shield costs 
little and is worth  as much;  the same is 
true of lawyers.  A good  lawyer, through 
good character,  good  training  and  good 
industry,  gets  good  understanding  of 
what 
incontrovertible  fact;  makes 
good 
searches  beneath 
where you and  I look; gives good advice; 
conscientiously  renders  not  only  good 
but excellent service in  the  results,  and 
will  charge  a  fee  in  accordance  which 
you  will think a  good  fee,  but  you  will 
find that you  have  “value  received.”  A 
cheap  lawyer is like a cheap horse, likely 
to  prove  inefficient  when  most  needed. 
Don’t save at the spigot and  lose  at  the 
bung.  A good  lawyer  is  known,  by  his 
associates  at  the  bar and the judges on 
the  bench,  to  be  absolutely honest  and 
above trickery,  so that  his  cases  receive 
prompt  attention,  courteous  treatment, 
and just and  merciful administration  by 
the court.  A good  lawyer  has  had  the 
experience of—well,  say a  hundred  dif­
ferent  businesses  and  men  laid  before 
him  in confidence,  and  has  given advice 
and  seen  the  result,  qualifying  him— 
outside of  his  legal education—to make 
an excellent business adviser.
If your business  has  been  profitable, 
and yet not  as profitable  as  you  think  it 
should,  and  you  are  not  too  proud  to 
own  up that you do not  know  where the 
trouble 
lies,  and  are  not  too  lazy  for 
for close  application  of  good  advice,  a 
good  fee  from  those  profits and a good 
lot  of  your  time  teiliug  a good  lawyer 
about it  will  probably secure you enough 
hints and suggestions to make the advice 
and opinions cheap.  A good lawyer will 
surprise you  with  how much  he  knows 
about the peanut business,  and the rules 
and guides which he lays  down  as  pre­
cepts for your practice  can  be  followed 
with  implicit  faith  and  perfect  safety. 
Beware of lawyers  for  they are  not  all 
good.

Su it  A g a in st  th e  A drian  C ream ery.
Ad r ia n,  Dec.  15—Burnap  &  Burnap, 
of  Toledo,  have  given  notice  that  the 
stockholders of  the creamery in  the city 
will  be called  upon to  settle  the  $1,500 
deficiency due them on stock not paid  in. 
Those who  have  paid  are  looking  and 
wondering what  right the Toledo people 
have to call on them  to  make up  the de­
ficiency in  the delinquents.

FOR  SA L E .  W A N TED ,  ETC.

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

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

OR  SALE—BAKERY  AND  CONFECTION- 
ery business in  Big  Rapids, Mich., with or 
without  property;  doing  a  first class  paying 
business.  Ill  health  the only cause for selling. 
Address D. F. Emerson, Big Rapids, Mich.  838 
F or sa le or ex c h a n g e—sto re b u il d -
ing and  fixtures  also  dwelling  house,  in 
good location in  Saginaw county.  Address No. 
839 
839, care Michigan Tradesman. 

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F or  ex c h a n g e—fo r c ity or coun try 
real estate, a new stock of clothing and fur-
j nishlng  goods,  invoicing  from  S5,'J0J to $6.UK). 
I -^-ddress No. 832, care Michigan Tradesman.  832
I  tor  sa l e—la n d  su it a b l e  fo r  svm-
mer  resort,  comprising  50 acres, with  210 
I rods of water front, on one of  the  inland  lakes 
near Petoskey.  Excellent brook trout;  bass and 
pickerel fishing;  flue  shore  for bathing or boat­
ing.  A  better  investment  for  capital  than  a 
campaign fund.  Address Resort, care Michigan 
I Tradesman. 
WIDOW  WHO  HAS BEEN LEFT A STOCK 
•of general  merchandise  by  the  death  of 
her husband, and who has not the necessary ex 
perience to conduct  the  business  successfully, 
wishes to correspond with a widower  or  gentle­
man  of middle age, with  a  view to matrimony. 
Correspondent must be experienced  in  mercan­
tile business and able to conduct a general store 
in a country town.  Address  stating  age,  busi­
ness experience and financial condition, No. 836, 
care Michigan  Tradesman.
OR »ALE—RETAIL MILLINERY BUSINESS 
in Stanton,  Mich.  Good  location.  Estab­
lished business.  For terms  and  particulars ap- 
ply to Macauley &  Company. Detroit. Mich.  r37
■ OSITION  WANTED—BY  REGISTERED 
assistant pharmacist of  five  years’  experi­
ence.  Best of references.  Address No. 526, care 
826
Michigan Tradesman. 
OR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE-STOCK  OF 
general  merchandise.  Address  222  Wash- 
ington ave.. North. Lansing. Mich.______ 830
I  TOR  SALE—ONE  YALE  POST OFFICE 
case, containingonehundred and fifty nine 
call boxes, twenty four lock boxes, and six large 
drawers.  Will  sell  for  one half  its  cost.  II. 
833 
Bird, Jr., postmaster. Douglas,  Mich. 
CLEAN  STOCK  OF  GROCERIES  FOR 
Sale;  good  trade,  cheap  for  spot  cash; 
the only delivery wagon in  town.  Stock  about 
$2,500. 
Investigate.  Address  box  15,  Centre- 
ville,  Mich. 
UPO  EXCHANGE—FOR  STOCK  OF  CLOTH” 
A 
ing or boots and shoes, two  good hard  tim­
ber farms of eighty acres each.  Thirty-five and 
seventy acres  improved.  Title  clear.  Address
Thos. Skelton, Big  Rapids._____  
IMPROVED 
HAVE  SEVERAL  GOOD 
farms  and  Lansing  city  property  to  ex­
change for  merchandise.  Address  F.  C.  Bris- 
bin,  Lansing,  Mich. 
TA f ANTED-WOODEN WARE  FACTORY  OR 
V V  Saw Mill, with good power, to locate here. 
Substantial  aid will  be  given  the  right  party. 
Address S. S.  Burnett, Lake  Ann  Mich. 
819 
HANCE  OF  A  LIFETIME  TO  SECURE  A 
business at a  great bargain—millinery and 
fancy goods.  Write for particulars.  H. T  Cole, 
Administrator. Monroe, Mich. 
OR  EXCHANGE—h OR  GRAND  RAPIDS 
real estate, a new stock of clothing and fur 
mailing  goods,  invoicing  from $5,000  to  $6 000. 
Address No. 815, care Michigan Tradesman,  815 
A  good  clean  STOCK  OF  DRY  GOODS, 
bonts, shoes and groceries to exchange for 
Lansing  city property  or  improved farms.  Ad­
dress F.  C  Brisbin, Lansing, Mich. 
'IXTANTED—-TO  EXCHANGE  A  VALUABLE 
▼ » 
farm of 160 acres  for merchandise or per­
sonal  property.  The  farm  is  located  near  a 
thriving town, 45 acres  improved, balance heav­
ily timbered.  Address  No.  805,  care  Michigan 
Trade-man. 
¿05
■ 7-ANTED—TO  EXCHANGE,  DESIRABLE 
Kalamazoo real  estate  for  merchandise. 
806
Ca'vin Forbes, Kalamazoo, Mich. 

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821

SITUATIONS  WASTED.

\ I T  ANTED—SITUATION  IN A FIRST-CLASS
V V 
drug store,  with  view  of  purchasing  a
half or whole  of  business  after  six  or  eight 
months.  Address No  828, care Michigan Trades- 
man. 
828
YVTANTED—POSITION~AS  WINDOW  TRIM- 
v V  mer,  book-keeper or  salesman,  by young
man of five years’  experience  in  general  store. 
References  if  desired.  Address  No.  829.  care
Michigan Tradesman.______________  
TXT ANTED—A  practical  druggist, with  some
V V 
capital, to take charge of a first class drug
Btore.  Address  C.  L.  Brundage,  opera  house 
block, Muskegon, Mich. 

829

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A Big D r iv e
IH ALL  SILK  (SAT.  EDGE)  R M S .

Having purchased  a  large lot of 
All  silk  Ribbons  at  the  great per­
emptory sale in  New York for cash, 
we are enabled  to offer you the fol­
lowing bargains:
5..................................40c
No. 
No. 
7..................................52«
No. 
9 ..................................68c
No.  12..................................84c
Or we will  assort you a box each 
of Nos. 5, 7, 9 and  12, at  5254 c  aver­
age, and  you  can  select  your own 
colors.
We make  a  specialty of Ribbons, 
and you will  find  that we  have the 
largest and  most complete  stock of 
these goods in the State.
We  solicit  your  inspection  or 
mail orders.

Corl,  Knott &  Co.,

20-22  No. Division  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  HICH.

The Ball-Barnhart-Putman  Co.  is now 
the  owner of  a hotel  at Saranac,  having 
obtained  possession  of 
the  property 
through  a  long  and  tedious  legal  pro- 
ceedure.  For two years  prior to Novem­
ber,  1891,  Elizabeth  Holmes  conducted a 
general store at Saranac,  under the style 
of Holmes & Co.  The business was man­
aged  by  her  daughter,  Rose Rudd,  who 
made a statement  in  November,  1891,  to 
the effect that Elizabeth  Holmes was the 
sole  owner  of  the  business.  On  the 
strength  of  that statement,  the firm was 
given  lines  of  credit  by  the Ball-Barn­
hart-Putman  Co.  and Rindge,  Bertsch  & 
Co.,  amounting to  $1,099.31.  The  busi­
ness was continued  in  this manner  until 
November,  1891,  when  Rose  Rudd  sold 
the entire stock  to Franklin  King,  in ex­
change  for  King’s  hotel  and  furniture 
and $500  in  cash.  Mrs.  Rudd  took  the 
title of the  hotel  in  her  own  name  and 
claimed  to  own  it  as  her  own  on  the 
ground that she and her mother had been 
partners  in  the merchandising business 
and that the firm  was  composed  of  her 
instead  of  Elizabeth 
and  her  mother, 
Holmes alone. 
In addition  to  her claim 
to a partnership interest  in  the  business, 
she claimed  that her  mother  was largely 
indebted to her and  that she had  a  right 
to  the  property  because she  used  it as a 
homestead.  She,  therefore, occupied the 
premises  and  defied the creditors to dis­
possess  her  by 
legal  means.  Rindge, 
Bertsch & Co.  assigned their claim  to the 
Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co.,  and  May 25, 
1892,  the latter obtained judgment in the 
Circuit  Court  of  Ionia  county  against 
Elizabeth  Holmes for $1.009.31 and costs. 
The  execution  was  returned  unsatis­
fied,  when the  plaintiff  brought  suit  in 
Chancery  Court  by  a  bill  of  equity  to 
gain  possession of  the hotel  property  on 
the ground that it really belonged to Mrs. 
Holmes.  The case  was decided in favor 
of the  plaintiff  and  a  receiver  was  ap- 1

The  H ard w are  M arket.

General  trade—With  the  close  of  the 
Some 
line  are  moving 

year  trade  in  general  is  light. 
goods  in  the  holiday 
quite freely.

Wire  Nails—Dull.  Many  orders  are 
being  booked  for shipment  in  February 
and March  on  a basis of $1.20 at the mill. 
We quote  from stock at $1.60  rates.

Barbed  Wire—The  tendency  in  price 
is  downward.  Many  orders  are  being 
placed  for  spring shipment on  the  basis 
of  $2.85  for  painted  and  $3.25  for gal­
vanized.  No change to note from  stock.
Crosscut  Saws — In  our  report  two 
weeks ago,  the discount as named  of  25 
per  cent,  only  applied  to  the 
list  on 
Simonds’  saws.  The  prices  on  Atkins’ 
and Lumberman’s Pride were net and not 
subject to any  discount.

Hand  Sleds  and  Snow  Shovels—In 
great  demand,  and  the  makers  have 
found  it impossible to keep  up with their 
orders.

T he  D rug  M arket.

Opium  has recovered from  its  depres­
sion and is advancing.  One  case  can  be 
bought in  New York at a less price  than 
five.  Higher prices are looked for.

Morphia is unchanged.
Quinine is firm and a  further  advance 

is probable.

Oil  peppermint has advanced.
Sperm oil has declined.
Saffron  is higher.
Linseed oil has advanced,  with  an  up­
ward  tendency  on  account  of  higher 
prices for seed.

T he  D ry  G oode  M arket.

All wash  ginghams,  formerly sold  at 
lOJ^c, have been reduced to 8}£c.  Light 
prints are receiving  considerable  atten­
tion.  The present price  is  4c,  which is 
very low. 
Indigo blues are  now quoted 
at 5}^c.  Cambrics are  ^ c higher.  Dress 
tricots to  retail  at  25c,  are  in  good  de­

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Dry Goods Price Current.

D E V IN S .

U SE   A N D   A B U SE   OF A   GUARANTEE.
W r i t t e n   f o r  T h e  T k a d is h a k .

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Amoskeag 

U N BLEA C H ED   COTTONS.

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, Atlanta AA...............6 

In the sharp competition of the present  Adriatic 

Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue.......... 1234
brown....... 12 34
Haymaker bine......  7*
brown...  7*
Jaffrey.....................1134
Lancaster  .............. 1234
Lawrence, 9 oz........ I834
No. 220__13
No.250.  .1334 
No. 280... 1034

“  Arrow Brand  4*
day, when  manufacturers and dealers at
“  World Wide.  6
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luxury,  the  custom er  w ith  money  in  liis 
hand is inclined  to  be exacting in  regard  j ^
to  his  purchases;  and,  in  fact,  is  virtu-  j BeaverDam  A a !”  j J S M i w   L l .!\”  434 
5  ¡Madras cheese cioth 6*
ally  m aster of  the  situation.  He  can  be 
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ty of everything offered  w ithout  fear of  Capitaf a
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losing a bargain  by delay, or through the 
eagerness  of  some  other  buyer.  The 
rapid  depreciation  of values  in  nearly 
every  line of trade has  rather stimulated 
than  abated the  ardor  of  purchasers  to 
make  unreasonable  demands,  and  to se­
cure every  possible advantage.

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9 oz__
brown___
Andover  ................1154
Beavercreek  AA...10 
BB. ..  9
CC....
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Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 
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blue  834 
d & twist  1034
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XXX  bl.19
GINGHAM S
Amoskeag..............  634
Lancaster,  staple... 6
“  Persian dress  7 
“ 
fancies__  7
Canton ..  7
“ 
“  Normandie 8
AFC........IO34
“ 
Lancashire............   6
Teazle... 1034
Manchester............  5*
Angola.. 1034¡Monogram  ............ 634
Persian..  7  Normandie.............  734
Arlington staple  ... 6*  Persian................... 7
A rasa ph a  fancy—   4* Renfrew Dress........734
Bates Warwick dres  734!Rosemont...............634
Centennial............   1034
Criterion..............  1034
Cumberland staple.  534
Cumberland............. 5
Essex........................434
Elfin.......................   734
Everett classics  ___834
Exposition............... 7*
Glenarle...............   g*
Glenarven................ 6*
Glenwood.................734
nampton.................. 634
Johnson Chalon cl 

Cavanat V..............5«  
Chapman cheesed.  3* Nolbe R.......... ..‘." '5
Clifton  C R ............ 1534 Our Level  Best..........6
Comet....................  63* Oxford  R ............ 
g
Dwight SUr............  6*Pequot..............  "
Clifton CCC—   ...  5* ¡Solar...............
6
¡Top of the  Heap 

Slatersville............ 6
Somerset.................7
Tacoma  ...................734
Toil  du Nord.........1034
Wabash..................  734
seersucker..  734
Warwick..............  7
Whittenden............  s
heather dr.  734 
indigo blue  9 
Wamsutta staples...  6*
Westbrook..............  S
10
34IWindermeer...........  5
indigo blue 934 York  ......................6*
zephyrs__16 
Amoskeag.............. 14 
......................
Stark......................  19 
American............... 14341  .......... .......... !....!

~  B ^ ............... —   8^4|Geo.  Washington...  8
Amazon.................  S  Glen Mills... 
......  7
Amsburg................ 634 Gold Medal.. 
. 
714
...... 10  Green  Ticket........ .
Art  Cambric 
6V
B lack^ne A A......  734 Great Falls..........  
Boston..................12  Just  Out.........  4J£© 5*
£&b°t  -..................73*  King  Phillip.............7v
C abot,*.................  6*  
OP......  734
Charter  Oak—  
..  534lLonsdale Cambric  . 10
Conway W............. 7341 Lonsdale.............  @  8¥
Cleveland 
........   634 (Middlesex........   @ 5
Dwight Anchor....  8*  No Name...... 
714
“ 
“ 
shorts  8  Oak View......... . . ” 6
Edwards................. 6  Our Own...................  514
§ 
-•  7  ¡Prideof the West.. .12
..........   734 Rosalind.................   714
* 
Fruit of the  Loom.  834¡Sunlight 
414
IJ^bvlUe  ............  7  j Utica  Mills....” '.!!!  834
“  Nonpareil  ..10
1 ™b*st Prize  .............7 
Frultofthe Loom *.  734  Vlnyard 
.. 
su
Falrmonnt..............  4*  White Horse 
6
“  Rock.............. 834
j Fall V alue..............6*1 
H A L F  BLEA CH ED   COTTONS.
Cabot............... —   73,] Dwight Anchor
Farwell.............  ...  g

In connection with this fact, the eager­
ness of dealers to make  sales  has  origi­
nated and  fostered  a practice of  guaran­
teeing goods that  is  quite  demoralizing 
in  its results on  general  trade,  since  it  is 
so often done  with  a  mental  reservation 
on  the part of the seller which  leaves the 
warrant a  mere form  and  affords  no pro­
tection  to the buyer.  This  fiction,  how­
ever,  has  been  kept  up  till  a  certain 
class of  customers  are  seldom  satisfied 
with  any  bargain  offered  unless accom­
panied  by the  stereotyped  warrant,  al­
ways  supposed 
to  confer  additional 
value.

TH R EA D S.

Clark’s Mile End... .45 
| Barbour 8 ............. ts
Coats’, J. <6 P.........45  Marshall’s ................ 81
Holyoke................. 22341

I
¡Georgia .. 
... 

b l e a c h e d   c o t t o n s .

..  .........1434

CANTON  FL A N N E L .

staples.  6

,....... 
l —  

GRAIN  BAGS.

No.

“ 
“ 

334

“ 

“ 

“ 

. 

| 

Housewife  A.......... 5*  House

Bleached.
wife

Eaton,  Lyon 

l   Co.,

20  &  22  Monroe  St.,

OUR  FULL  LINE  OF

[1

Now ready, Including  a  large  assortment of
A L B U M S ,  
TOILET SETS and NOVELTIES.

THE  LARGEST  LINE  OF

D O L L S

SHOWN  IN  THE  STATE.

RATE  REDUCED

FROM  $2  TO  $ 1 .2 5   PER 

DAY  AT  THE

K e n t   H o te l,

Directly  opposite  Union Depot, 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

50|Abdominal................. 15 00

it  wash?”  or,  “Will 

At  the dry goods counter the important 
query,  “Will 
it 
fade?”  has to  be  met  by a  satisfactory 
reply, in  the shape of a guarantee, before 
the  feminine  mind  consents  to  close a 
purchase.  The  hardware dealer is com­
pelled to warrant  the  temper  of  every 
piece of cutlery,  though his  own  may be 
at the time fuming  at  the  unreasonable 
demands  of  those  who  beat  down  the 
price  of  every  domestic  utensil  to  its 
lowest point and then insist that its dura­
bility  shall  be  assured  by  a  cast  iron 
time  contract.  The  same  class  make 
equally absurd  demands  of  the  clothier 
and shoe dealer—either from  habit, a de­
sire to make each bargain seem of greater 
value, or with the  purpose of hedging in 
view of some scheme  of  future  recoup­
ment;  and the number of  those schemes 
is  legion.

Thus,  in  the 

innumerable  business 
transactions of  everyday life, an element 
enters that  is  uncommercial,  opposed  to 
the  real 
interests  of  legitimate  trade, 
which  produces distrust on  one side and 
unblushing assurance on the other.  Each 
watch,  musical 
instrument  or  sewing 
machine must  be fitted  with  a  warrant to 
do  good  service  for  a  term  of  years, 
though neither of the contracting parties 
can  know  where the other may  be  at  the 
time of  possible default.

Still, 

Patent medicines,  too,  whether  in  the 
form of pill,  powder or  lotion,  are often 
placed  before  a  reluctant  and discour­
aged  public  with  conditions  attached 
letter,  would 
that,  if  enforced  to  the 
bankrupt  each  proprietor. 
the
guarantee to cure in each  case  is  given 
and  taken  in  the  most  matter  of  fact 
way,  as  though  it  was  a  material  and 
necessary part  of  the  transaction.  No­
where but  in  England  have  such  con­
tracts  been  enforced  by  law.  Only  in 
this  land,  where  nothing  is  considered 
impossible, could  human  credulity  live 
so long on  the husks of hope deferred, or
cupidity  continue 
seem ingly  unprom ising. 
a  

to  work  a 

. 

B 

Unbleached. 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

...........534
C......... 6
D........ 634
E  ..........7
F ........... 7k!
G  ..........734
H ...........7*
“ 
1......... 8*
K J  ... —  834
K..... 
9%
“ 
L ..........10
“ 
“  M  .........1034
“ 
N ..........11
“ 
O..........21
P ..........1434.
“ 

R.s
T.
U. 
V.. 
V
X.
Y. 
Z  .

C A R PE T   W A R P.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“
CORSETS.

D R ESS  GOODS.
“ 

G G  Cashmere. 
Nameless 
....

Peerless,  white......... 18 ¡Integrity colored. ..20
Integrity................. 18341 
Hamilton 
 

colored— 20  ¡White Star................18
“  colored  .20
............... 8  [Nameless................. 20
9 
9*
1034
273430
.20
...16 
3234
...IB  |
35
■•-89 50|Wonderful 
*4  50
...  9 
00 Brighton.....4 75
■  9 OOiBortree’s ...............  9 00
•  4 
CORSET  JEANS.
■ ■■ 6* INaumkeagsatteen  . 734
—  7k Rockport.................   6*4
6  Conestoga............... 734
■ • 834) W alworth..............6*
PRINTS.

Corallne.......
Schilling's. 
.
Davis  Waists 
Grand  Rapids
Armory.........
Androscoggin 
Biddeford. 
Brunswick 
...
Allen turkey  reds..  534|Berwick fancies  ...  534
“ 
robes.........0 34 Clyde  Robes............
“  pink a purple  534 Charter Oak fancies 434
buffs 
.........S34  Del Marine cashm’s  5*
mourn’g 534
pink  checks. 534 
staples 
.......   5  [Eddystone  fancy 
5-4
chocolat  534
shirtings ...  4 
American  fancy  ...  5 
rober 
534
5s
American indigo  ..  5 
sateens 
American shirtings.  4  Hamilton fancy 
5*
Argentine  Grays  ..  6 
“  staple 
.'34
4  ¡ Manchester  fancy  534 
Anchor Shirtings 
Arnold 
-  6 
new era  5 -*
Arnold  Merino 
6 
| Merrimack D fancy.  534 
“  C  7* 
lfij* 

long cloth B  9*41 Merrlm'cA «Slrtlup  »
century cloth  7 
5
gold seal. 
1,34 

r apic  ancy 
rot>e*'

•  green seal TK 10* Portsmouth  robe* 
“  yellow  seal  1034 slmpNon mourning  5*
:: 
“ 
greys 
solid WacA  5*
Ballo» solid olack  .  Washington ludlg...
“  Turkey robes 
„  “  ,  “  colors. 
7*
Bengal blue,  green, 
•*  India robes 
“  plain Tky X ¥  *%
red and  orange  .  6 
‘‘ X  10
“ 
Berlin solids...........534  “ 
.  6 
'•  oil blue.. 
“  ottoman  Tur
...........  834
* 
kev red 
green 
.  6 
5341 Martha Washington
“  Foulards 
red % 
“ 
.  734
7  1  Turkey red ¥ . 
*’  X .........  9*¡Martha Washington
“  * <  -•• --  W  Turkey red...........  934
3-4XXXX 12  Rlverpolntrobes....  534
Cocheco fancy........  5  Windsor fancy  ........ 634
indigo bine......... 1034
'Harmony................  434

‘  madders.  5 
XX twills..  5  j 
solids.......   5 
“ 

gold  ticket

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Repp furii

IO34  _  

Turk

~ed

;; 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

| 

Amoskeag AC A....i234|AC A.................... 13
Hamilton N  ...........  734 Pemberton AAA__16

TICKINGS.

0  — ■  —•— 
4
|c m Logg
, ,  
Concerning edible  articles  used  dailv  ' Atlanto,  D...........   6*ista „  A 

D....  ...  834 York.  ......................1034
Awning..11  Swift River............  734
Fanner 
-
field  so j F l r e T P r i z e . ' 1
............ l*
.1334
Lenox M ills...........is 
.  
a
' 2SS-1-W ...............6*  No  N am e.................. 734
¡Top of Heap..........  9

in  the household,  distrust  not seldom  re- ¡ Clifton, K.

c o t t o n   d   r a  

.... 

0

3

, 

.

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

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

K N ITTIN G   COTTON.
White.  Colored.
38 No.  14...
“  16
39
40
“  18...
41
“  20...
LKBSICB. 
CAM BRICS.
^LocTwood 

...37
51R
...39
...40

Slater....................
White Star............  4* 1 Lockwood.................4U
Kid Glove  .............   4k Wood’s ..................   4*
Newmarket............   4 * ¡Brunswick...........   4*
Fireman................. 3234 [TW................ 
Creedmore..............2734 FT
Talbot XXX........... 30  J R F, XXX!.'.!!!! ” 35
Nameless................27341Buckeye  .................3234

B E D   FL A N N EL.

2234

M IX ED   FLA N N EL.

“ 

DOM E T   FLA N N EL.

Red & Blue,  plaid. .40
Grey S R W.............1734
Cnlon R ..................2234
Western W  .............i¿34
Windsor....   ..........1834
D R  P ......................1834
6 oz Western...........20
Flushing XXX........2334
Union  B ................. 2234lMaaUobà
2334
■ ■ M m  
. . . .   9  @1034
Nameless......  8  @  9341 
“ 
 
  834@10  I 
 
12^4
CANVASS  AND  PA D D IN G .
Slate.
irown. Black. ¡Slate
Black
934
934
9k 1«34
IO34
1034
1034
1034 1134
1134
1134
1134
1134 12
12
1234I20
1234
1234
20
DU CK S.
fcpveren, 8 oz.. —   934 ¡West
.1034
Maylanc 8 oz — 1034
10 oz
_ .  
... 
■•1234
Green wood. 734 oz.  934  Raven, iOoz........
■1334
Greenwood, 3 os 
1334
Boston, 8 oz............1034 ¡Boston, 10 oz. !. ! !
.12*
White, doz  ...........  25  I Per bale. 40 do*
#3 5*
Colored,  doz.........20  ¡Colored  “
Slater, Iron Cross..  8  Pawtucket 

 
Brown.
1034
1134
12

.  1134 Stark 

W ADDINGS.

8ILEHlAb>

"

Red Cross  . .  9  Dundle
........1034  Bedford

“ 
“  Best 
“  Best  AA 

1234 Valley  City
“34

L......................  ...  734  KK  ..............
G  ..........................
si
Cortlcelll, doz
twist, doz 
50 yd. doz

SILK.
orliceli! 
per  *oz  nail

ï nut! UK, 

1 0 *
1"H
1034

cotton  tape.
5*
|No  ä White & Ml k. 20 
Iso  ¿  Whut & Bi'k .12 
“  10 
. 16 
"23
|  “  12 
“ 6 
. .18 
..26
safety  pin s.
....................%
No2.......................28  |No8 

“ 
11 

“ 

NIBDLK8—PIB  V.

A. James.................1  401 Steamboat 
u,
Crowely’s................ 1  35 Gold  Eyed........i  v¡
Marshall's...............1 00|Amerlcan................1  oo
6—4. 
.2 30

table  oil  cloth.

.1  75  6—4... 

15—4.... 1  65

 

COTTO N T  W IN ES.

Cotton Sail Twine.. 28
Crown.....................12
Domestic................I834
Anchor................... 16
Bristol.................... 13
Cherry  Valley........ 15
iX L ..................  
 
. .  . 
A labam a...................... 6*
A lam ance................... e *
A u g u sta ......................754
Ar  sapha..................g
Georgia.................   6k
Granite..................  5*
Haw  River.............  6
Haw  J...................   5

“ 

Nashua..................   14
Rising Star 4 ply__ 17
„  
3-ply.... 17
North Star..............20
Wool Standard 4 plyl734 
Powhattan  ..  ........ 16
1834
Mount  Pleasant__ 634
O neida  .....................   5
Prymont................  5*
R&ndelman............ 6
Riverside...............   534
Sibley  A.................  6k
Toledo...................  *

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H eat  and  Electric  Bells, 

Every-

thing  New  and  Clean.

_ _   . _____

45
fòt BEACH  <fe  BOOTH,  Prop’rs.

FOUfiTH NATIONAL BANK

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

D. A. Blodgett, President.

Geo.  W.  Ga t. Vice-President.

Wm.  H. Anderson,  Cashier. 
J no  A.  Setmour, Ass’t Cashier

Capital,  $ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 .

DIRECTORS.
D. A. Blodgett.  Geo. W. Gay 
A. J   Bowne.  G.  K  Johnson. 
C  Bertsch. 
W m7f!  A,a??1®on-  Wm  Sears.  A. D. hathbone 

S. M. Lemon.

John  Wlddicomb. 

N.  A.  Fletcher.

E R O U L U  SHOE GO.
B O O T S , 
S H O E S ,   A N D
R U B B E R S .

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Y ou r  B an k   A c co u n t S o licited .

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GRAND  RAPIDS 

J no.  A.  Covode,  Pres.

H e n r y   I d e m a , VIce-Pres.

J .   A.  S.  V b r d i e r ,  Cashier.

K. V a n   H o f , Ass’t C’s’r. 
Interest  Allowed  on  Time  and  Sayings 

Transacts a General R anking  Business. 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS:

Deposits  Exceed  One  M illion  D ollars.

V  

-

K  A  4

quires  guarantees  from  the  dealer,  al­
though  the  buyer  may have  expressed 
his firm belief in  the  total  depravity of 
all who manufacture or  sell  food  prod­
ucts.  Even in  professional  life  the  sly 
guarantee of success often turns the scale 
in the choice of legal or medical advisers. 
The wily practitioner thus secures a case 
with,  perhaps,  a  fat  fee,  and  trusts  to 
his wits to protect  himself  against  any 
claim  for  indemnity  that  may  be  made 
by  client  or  patient 
in  the  event  of 
failure.

Like many other evils,  this  uncommer­
cial practice of warranting the quality or 
service of goods  without  discrimination, 
and  without  arranging  for  a  trial 
in 
which the equities of both  parties can  be 
safely maintained,  will  in  time work out 
its own reform.  Already,  beginning with 
the manufacturer,  who  finds his  warrant 
only an encouragement to counterclaims 
that  eat  into  his  profits,  because  they 
are too small and too  unmerous  for care­
ful  investigation;  and  ending  with  the 
retail  dealer  who,  under such a system, 
can never know  when goods  are definite­
ly sold, there  has sprung up  a conviction 
that neither a  written  nor a verbal  guar­
antee is in  the long  run  a  wise  policy. 
The former cannot  follow  his  products 
to  the  consumer  through  second  and 
third hands  by any agency that will  suffi­
ciently  protect his interests from  the dis­
honesty of  buyers or the carelessness of 
dealers.  The  latter  is  beginning to see 
that the advantages a guarantee gives  in 
securing custom are more  than  counter­
balanced  by  the caprices of  buyers,  and 
the  extra  trouble  and expense incurred 
in satisfying them.  So  far  as the hard­
ware  trade  is  concerned,  the custom of 
promiscuous  warranting of  goods  is  be­
coming a thing  of  the past,  much to the 
relief of  the retailer,  who finds one drag 
removed  from  the  wheels  of  a  business 
that 
less  profitable  of  late 
through  excessive  competition  and  the 
fall in  prices.  Other  lines  of  trade are 
gradually  adopting  a  course  of  action 
whereby  goods  are  made  to  speak  for 
themselves,  leaving patent medicine men 
and manufacturers of specialties  who re­
tail  through  agents  to  pursue  the  old 
course so long as they find  it  remunera­
tive.

is  getting 

To a thoughtful observer of mercantile 
ethics  and  usages  a  warrant  attached 
without thought or  discrimination  is not 
likely  to  be  of  value to either party  in 
the end.  Confidence  between  buyer and 
seller is  a necessary factor in  all  kinds of 
trade.  But it  is  a plant of  slow growth, 
and  is strengthened  mostly  by  time  and 
mutual  experience.  The  confidence  of 
customers can  be more easily secured and 
maintained  by  deeds  than  words.  The 
latter  are,  when  often  repeated, 
like 
oaths lightly  taken,  of  little  use.  They 
are  also 
like  promises  to  pay—when 
issued in excess,  their  market  value de­
creases in  proportion  to the sunt of  such 
excess.  A reputation gained  by  square 
dealing  will  yield  better  results  than 
special  guarantees can  accomplish.  Cus­
tomers  learu 
to  know  the  dealer  who 
seeks  to  make  sales  by  startling  them 
with  low  prices,  yet insists  that  quality 
is not sacrificed.  Only  the  poorest  and 
least profitable  custom  will  respond  to 
such  methods  for any  length  of  time. 
The  best  will  soon  see  the  discrep­
ancy  between  price  and  quality,  and 
make  their  purchases  with  judgment, 
undazed  by the glamour  of  a  guarantee 
they know cannot be  fulfilled.

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The  Emperor  Peddles  Milk.

The  German  kaiser 

is  evidently  a 
thrifty  fellow.  Milk  carts  bearing  his 
royal  name and  arms are a common  sight 
in  the  streets  of  Berlin,  where  they re­
tail  the  milk  produced  on  the imperial 
farms at  Pottsdam. 
It  is  said  that  he 
gets a very  large  patronage,  as  the milk 
is of very superior quality.

N O   C U R E , 
N O   PAY. 

N O   M U S T A C H E ,
N O   PAY.

D A N D R U F F   C U R E D .

I will take Contracts to grow  h a ir on  th e  head 
or face w ith  those  w ho  can  call  at  my office or 
at  the office of  my ag en ts,  p ro v id ed   th e  head   is 
not  glossy,  or th e p o res  of  th e   scalp   n o t closed. 
Where  th e  h e a d   is  shiny  o r  th e  po res  closed, 
there is no cure.  Call  an d   be  exam ined  fre e   of 
charge. 
If  you can n o t  call  w rite  to  m e.  S tate 
tho exact  c o n d itio n   of  th e   scalp   and  your occu­
pation. 
Room 1011 Masonic T  niple, Chicago

PRO I1'.  G.  BIRKHUI.Z,

Hardware Price Current.

AHOURS AM) BITS. 

These  prices  are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay prom ptly  and  buy  in  full  packages.
dlB.
go
Snell’s........................................................... 
Cook’s ........................................................... 
4Q
J armings’, genuine......................................  
25
Jennings’,  imitation.......................... 
50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze..  .  ................... 1700
D.  B. Bronze........................  
00
S. B. S. Steel....................   ...  8 00
D. B. Steel.................................... 13 so

AXIS.

“ 
‘ 
‘ 

BARROWS. 

dig.

Railroad....................................................  * 14 00
Garden 
.............................................  net  30 00
dls.
bolts. 
Stove............................................ 
50*10
Carriage new list.  ........... 
7T-&10
 
Plow.............................................................. 40*10
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70
Well, plain  ................................ ................ * 3 50
Well, swivel....................'............. 
...........  400
d ls .
Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................70*
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast Joint.............. 00*,0

BUCKETS.

BUTTS, OAST. 

 

 

 

SALYANIZED IRON

dls.
dls

14 
GAUGES. 

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

12 

15 

13 
Discount, 60

28
17

50

dls.

MATTOCKS.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

knobs—New List. 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.'s...............  
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....................  
’55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings............ 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
55
Door,  porceluln, trimmings  ....................... 
55
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..................  
70
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
55
Mallory, Wheeler  & Co.’s............................ 
55
Branford’s ................................................... 
55
Norwalk’s ...........................................................55
Adze Bye............   .........................$18.00, dls. 60
Hunt Bye....................................... 115 00, dls. 60
Hunt 8......................................$18.50, ills. 20*10.
dls.
Sperry * Co.’s, Post,  handled....... ............. 
50
dig.
_ 
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s...................................  
40
“  P. 8. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleable«__ 
40
“  Landers,  Ferry * Cls tk’8................. 
40
“  Enterprise 
 
30
Stebbln’s Pattern....................................... ..60410
Stebbin’s Genuine.........................................60*10
Enterprise, self measuring..........................  
25
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, base...........................................  
1 go
...... 1  75@i  ¡¡o
Wire nails, base..........................  
60.....................................................Base  Base

MOLASSBS GATES. 

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

MAULS. 
MILLS. 

N A IL S

dlB.

„  

4............
3 
......... .
2............
Fine 8.... 
Case 10... 
8... 
6... 
Finish 10.

Clinch. 10..........................................
8.......................................
6.......................................... 

1 
‘ 

dig.

Barren 36  ................................................ 
PLANES. 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   ©411
Sciota Bench.......................  
@50
Sanuusky Tool Co.’s, fancy........................   ©40
Bench, first quality......................................   ©40
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s  wood........... 50510
Fry,  Acme.............................................dls.60—10
C o m m o n ,  p o l i s h e d ............................................. d ls . 
70
dls.
Iron and  Tinned.........................................  
40
Copper Rivets and Burs.............................   50—10

rivets. 

PANS.

 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

“A” Wood’i patent planished. No«. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’«  pat. planished. Nos. 25 to 27  ..  9 20 

Broken pack« £c per ponnd extra.

65
60
35
go

HINGES.

 
80c 

CRADLES.

HANGERS.

HAMMERS.

CBOW BARS.

CABTBIDGE3.

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

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1893................t'0*!0 :

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

H........... ............ net
%........... ............ net
X ........... ............ net
....... ............ net
...........dla.

Strap
barn  Daor Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track
Champion,  anil-friction.........................
Kidder, wood track......................

Wrought Loose Pin........................................60*10 i
Wrought  Table.............................................60*10
Wrought Inside Blind.................................. 60*10 1
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75 j
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70*10 I
Blind,  Parker’s.............................................70*10' I
Blind, Shepard’s 
70 ¡

í H E   M IC H IG A ÍN   T R A D E S M A N
But,  while  we seek  to  reform  a  prac­
tice  that  has  become  unendurable,  it 
must not be thought that those who make 
or  sell  goods  can  avoid  a just responsi­
bility to a public that buys and consumes. 
Their relations to  purchasers  should  be 
readjusted  for  fairness’  sake; but not  by 
ignoring mutual obligations such as  pro­
ducers  and  consumers  sustain  to  eaeh 
other.  Both  maker  and  seller  are 
in 
honor bound  to  provide  goods  that  are 
true  to  name  and grade,  and  worth the 
price asked. 
In  many  products there is 
a margin of risk  that should  be shared as 
equally as  possible  between  the  dealer 
and consumer.  No manufacturing meth­
ods can always  produce  goods  of  equal 
merit  even  in the same grade.  Once  in 
a while a bad  article  may escape careful 
inspection  and  the  purchaser  get  less 
than  the  worth  of  his money. 
In  ex­
treme cases the loss should  be  partially 
assumed  by the dealer. 
In  all  cases  of 
doubt  the  buyer  should  be allowed the 
benefit.

Grain..........................  
Cast Steel............................................ per a>  5 
Ely's 1-10...........................................per m 
Hick’s C. F ...................................  
“ 
G. D .....................................................   » 
Musket................................................. 
“ 
Rim  Fire....................................................  
Central  Fire...........................................dig. 

Maydole  * Co.’s................................................dls 25
Kip’s.......  ................................ 
.dls! 25
 
Yerkes 4 Plumb’s............................................. dls 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel...................... 
list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid f ast  Steel  Hand...  80c40*10
Gate, Clark’s. 1, 2, 3 ...............................dls.60*10
. . . . . . . .   .....................per doz. net, 2 50
state 
33«
10
8*
7*
7*
50
dls.
50410
60*10
40
60*10
5P*5le8......................................................   60*10
60*10
Spiders 
Gray enameled...........................................   40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware...............................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new list 3816*10
g ‘1ght-A,-..............................................   70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............................................70*10*10
Hook’s
70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Byes............
70*10*10
dis.7r-
LEV ELS.
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s
ROPES.
Inch and larger......
Sisal, 
Manilla  .......................
SQUARES.
Steel and  Iron.. 
Try and Bevels. 
Mitre...............
Com.  Smooth
„  
Nos. 10 to  14.....................................14 05
Nos. 15 to 17............................ 
4 05
Nos.  18 to 21..............................!!  4 05
Nos. 22 to 24 ............................ 
4 05
Nos. 25 to 26......................... 
“   4 35
No. 27...........................................  !.  4 45 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
Com. 4  piece, 6 In............................do*, net 
_ . 
Corrugated....................................................... d*s 40
List acct. 19, ’86......................................ais. 
Adjustable....................................................... dls. 40*10
„„ 
Silver Lake, White A..............................jj sj 
Clark’s, small, $18;  large, $26.................  
30
.  > 
Ives’, 1, $18:  2, *24; 3,$30  ......................... 
25
dls.
Disston’s .......................................................60*10
New American  ............................... 
60*10
Nicholson’s ..................................................60*10
Heller’s  .......................................................  
50
Heller's Horse Rasps  .................................. 
go

Socket Firmer.............................................  70*10
Socket Framing.....................................’ ’ ’. ,?o*16
Socket Corner................................................ 70*10
Socket Slicks................................................ 70*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer................. 
 
40
dls.
Curry,  Lawrence’s....................................... 
40
Hotchkiss....................................................  
25
White Crayons, per  gross..............12012V4 dls. 10
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
38
14x52, 14x56.14x60 ....................... 
26
Cold Rolled, 14x56 ana 14x60.......................  
23
23
Cold Rolled, 14x48...................................  
Bottoms................................................. 
25
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks..................................... 
Taper and straight Shank............... 
’. 
Morse’s Taper Shank...................................  

2f
Com. 
$2 9L 
3 05 
3 05 
3  15 
3 25 
„
3 35
All  sheet« No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

In  the case of  foods,  whether  staples 
or  luxuries  that tempt the appetite,  the 
dealer  ought  to  be himself a perpetual 
guarantee  against  unwholesome  prod­
ucts. 
If spoiled or  deteriorated  on  his 
hands  he should  be held  responsible  for 
their  condition  when  sold.  Then  the 
public would  have all  the  security  that 
could in justice be claimed, and the mer­
chant,  relieved  from the  hollow mockery 
of a system that never had  a  reasonable 
exeuse for existence,  might address  him­
self hopefully to  the  future  labors  and 
rewards of his honorable  vocation.

_ 
Drab A...............................  
White  B....................... 
Drab B..............................  
White C.................
SASH WEIGHTS.

Small sizes, ser pound................................  
07
Large sizes, per pound..................................... <5>«4

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

5C
50
:•  »
5:
«  5*
ST

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

S.  P.  W h itm a rsh.

CHALK.
COFFER.

piles—New List. 

HOUSE  F U R N ISH IN G   GOODS.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

DRIPPING PANS.

Discount, 10.

SHEET IRON.

_ 
“ 
11 
“ 
“ 

HOLLOW  W A RE.

chisels. 

9
13
dls.

W IR E   GOODS. 

DRILLS. 

combs. 

KLBOWs.

50
50
50

56
25

dlS.

dls.

dls.

75

“ 

d l s

. 

 

 

‘ 

. 

„ 

saws. 

„  
Hand............................ 

Silver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,'... 
Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.... 
Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot__ 
Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  root............................................. 

Solid Byea............................................ per to n e s
dls.
op
70
50
30
30
dlB
60*10
Steel, Game.......................................... 
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s  .. 
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c ¡per do«
Mouse, delusion............................... 31.50 per doz
dls
Bright Market..................................... 
«5
Annealed Market.........................................70_10
Coppered Market.........................................  en
goi^
Tinned Market............................. 
Coppered  Spring  Steel............ 
“so
Barbed  Fence, galvanized.................  ” 
2 80

TRAPS. 

WIRE. 

 

 

“ 

painted...................2 40

HORSE NAILS.

dig

WRENCHES. 

4 “  S«We........................................... dls.  40*10
Northwestern................................  
dls. 10*10
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............. 
‘go
Coe’s  Genuine ..................................... 
¡¡p
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, '.]1 
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75*10
dig
Bird Cages.........................................  
‘¡jp
Pumps. Cistern................................  
75*10
Screws, New 11st....................... 
70*10
Casters, Bed  a  d Plate..................      50*10*10
Dampers. American.....................................  
40
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods . . .! .  65*10 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

 

METALS.
PIG TIN.

SOLDER.

Pig  Large.....................................................  26c
Pig Bars.......................................................   28c
Duty:  Sheet, 2He per pouDd.
pound  casks................................  
Per  pound......................................... 7

ZINC.

cv

 

« 

13
a 7

7  n
 
9 25 
9 25

................................................................. . 
Extra W iping.......................................................' js
The  prices  of  the  many  other  quail ties  of 
solder in the market indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
CookBon.............  .........................per  pound
Hallett’s....................................  
TIN—MELYN GRADE
10x14 IC, Charcoal.............................  
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.

 
“  
....................................
Bach additional X on this grade, $1.75.
10x14 IC,  Charcoal................................
1 75
14x20 IC, 
.....
10x14 IX, 
.
14x20 EX, 

75 
6 75
8 259 25
ROOFING PLATES
14x20 IC, 
Worcester........................   8  fc
14x20 IX, 
8  50
20x28 IC, 
13 50 
14x20 IC, 
6 00 
14x20 IX, 
7 50 
20x28 IC, 
12 50 
20x28 IX,
15 50
14x28 IX............................................................114  00
HxSl  IX...........................................................   «  00
14x56 IX. for No. 8 Boiler*, 
„
[per pound....  10 00
14x 60IX,  11  »  g 

Bach additional X on this grade 11.50.

BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

A lla w a y   G ra d e.

1UL„  - 

“ 

» 

“ 

“ 

“

 

 

45
50
60
90 
1  20 
1  60 
1  60 
65 
75 
90 
75 
90 
1  10 
70
90

Ig

 

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

j taken,  proving  conclusively  that  influ- 
i ©nces outside of this office  are  responsi- 
j ble for the attempt  to  advance  wages  at 
j so inopportune a time.

Satisfied  that the  present  schedule  of 
;  wages is satisfactory to its employes, and 
| assured  by some of its  best men that they 
I will not submit to  such  unjust  and  un- 
i asked dictation on the part of  the uuion, 
but will  remain  in  their  present  posi­
tions and refuse to cease work  to gratify 
the caprices of a coterie of  meddlers and 
| agitators.  T h e  T radesm an herewith an- 
[ nounces that it will  not  concede  the de­
mands of the  union. 
In  case  the union 
insists on enforcing the  proposed sched­
ule and  attempts  to  call  out the union 
men  in  its employ,  a  sign  will  be  dis­
played announcing that T h e T radesm an 
office  will 
thenceforth  be  an  “open 
office,” which  means  that  the  office will 
be  open  to  any  competent  workman— 
union  or  non-union,  white  or  black, 
Catholic or Protestant,  native  or  foreign 
born.  T h e  T radesm an  has 
long  be­
lieved  that this is the only proper method 
to pursue, and  welcomes the opportunity 
such  a contingency  will  afford  to enable 
it to place its  working  force on the same 
broad  plane  of  independence which  has 
always  characterized 
its  editorial  col­
umns and  its  business management.

With this end  in  view  T h e  T ra d es­
man solicits correspondence with  a  few 
competent printers—union  or non-union 
—who are willing to  work at the present 
schedule  of  wages—25  cents  per  hour 
and  30 cents per thousand  ems—and  will 
refuse to bow their  heads to a despotism 
which  crushes  the  manhood  out  of  its 
adherents  and  deprives them of the right 
vouchsafed to  freemen  by  the  constitu­
tion  of  our  fathers—the  right  to  think 
and act for themselves.

for defense at home,  and  in  the  second 
are  sending  out  ships  and  armies  to 
seize upon  and convert to their own  uses 
the weak nationalities of Asia and Africa, 
the  United  States  is  standing  still. 
It 
has  no  colonies,  no possessions outside 
its own limits. 
It  views  with  indiffer­
ence  the  great  powers  of  Europe  dis­
jointing and mangling and  making  prey 
of the countries of Asia and Africa.  This 
great Republic learns no lesson and takes 
no warning  when it sees  the  nations  of 
Europe dripping  with the blood  of  Asia 
and  Africa,  laying  their  sharp  claws 
upon  the  islands  of  the Pacific.  Next 
they will  be dismembering  the countries 
of Central  and South America.

But  all  this  time  the  people  of  the 
United  States  give  no  sign.  They ap­
pear not yet to have recovered  from  the 
bitter internal  feuds  and sectional  hates 
that  have  given  them so  much  oppor­
tunity  to indulge their passion  for blood­
shed.  They have found it more  conven 
ient,  if  not  more  profitable,  to cut the 
throats of fellow-citizens than  to  resent 
affronts  oi  seek causes of  war with for 
eigners. 
It  seems  that  the  American 
people  are  not  yet  done  cutting  each 
others’  throats.  But  it is full  time that 
they  had  glutted  their desires for such 
carnage,  unless  they  wish 
to  see  the 
whole  world  parceled  out  among  the 
great powers  of  Europe and themselves 
environed  by colossal  foes instead of  by 
weak  and  trembling  states  shaken  by 
revolution. 
It is time  that  some  effort 
for  self-defense  was  being  made,  some 
policy  for  strengthening  the  National 
position  was  being put into operation 

Premier of  the Dominion,  and Sir David 
McPherson,  a Senator  of Canada,  signed 
the Montreal  annexation  manifesto,  but 
for  the  determined  opposition  of  the 
leaders of  the  pro-slavery party in  this 
country,  who feared the effect of  the ad­
mission of  several  new States  into  the 
Union,  and  to  prevent  which  they  se­
cured,  through  President  Pierce,  the re­
ciprocity treaty  of  1854,  which  gave  to 
Canada the financial and  commercial ad­
vantages of political  union  without sep­
aration  from Great Britain.

The prospects of such a union have not 
been bright for some  time  past,  but the 
difficulties in  the way of it are not insur­
mountable.  As to expansion southward, 
that is another  great  necessity,  but it is 
receiving no  consideration.  The  hopes 
of an inter-oceanic ship  canal,  an  enter­
prise of absolute necessity  for  the  com­
merce and  protection  of  the  Republic, 
has been  suffered to fall  into neglect and 
decay,  while but little  national  interest 
is taken  in  the convulsions of  the south­
ern  countries  of  this  continent.  The 
policy of our  nation is in every case  one 
of cold indifference to all, while European 
influences  are being exerted  there when­
ever  an  opportunity  offers. 
If  such  a 
policy is to  be much  further pursued, the 
United  States will not exist much  longer 
without finding herself  environed  on  all 
hands by powerful  foreign  and probably 
hostile  nations. 
Its  destiny,  however 
manifest,  is being marred  and  impaired 
by a  blind  and  fatuous  desire  to  be at 
peace with  all  peoples  except  its  own 
citizens.  Civil  discord 
is  the  normal * 
condition of  all  the  American  nations. 
They inherit it from  the  Indians,  whom 
they  have plundered,  murdered  and  dis­
placed. 

It is the revenge of fate.

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8

M (fflG A N fiA D ESM A N

A  W E E K LY  JOURNAL  DKYOTKD  TO  T H *

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men.

Published at

lo o   Louis  St., Grand Rapids,

—  B Y   T H E  —

TRADESMAN  COMPANY.
One  Dollar  a  Tear,  Payable  in  Advance.

A D V ER TISIN G   RA TES  ON  A PPLIC A TIO N .

Communications  invited  from practical  busi­

ness men.

Correspondents must give their full  name and j 
address,  not  necessarily for publication, but as 
a guarantee of good faith.

Subscribers may have  the  mailing  address  of 

their papers changed as often as desired.
Sample copies sent free to any address.
Entered at Grand  Rapids post office as second- 

class matter.

^ “ When  writing to any of  our  advertisers, 
please  say that  you  saw  their  advertisement in 
The  Michigan T radesman.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER  80,  1893.

INOPPORTUNE AN D  UNREASONABLE 

DEM ANDS.

W hile  T he T radesman  office  has been 
known  and  recognized  as  a “ union office” 
for  the  past  eight  or  nine  years,  it  has 
alw ays  paid  some  of  its employes  higher 
wages  than  the  union  scale. 
I t  is  fre­
quently  compelled  to  pay  its  workmen 
much  more  than  th eir  earning  capacity, 
sim ply  because  they  hold  union  cards 
and  the  union  rules  prohibit  members  of 
the  union—notw ithstanding  their  incom­
petency—from  w orking  for  less  wages! 
than  com petent  men.  The dead  level  of 
wages  m aintained  by  the  anions—irre-1 
spective of  the  com petency of  workmen 
— w orks  great 
injustice  at  tim es,  but 
T h e T radesm an  has  accepted  the  situa­
tion cheerfully. subm itting to the tyranny 
and  im positions  incident  to  the exclusive 
em ploym ent of union  workm en  as  one of 
the  unavoidable  annoyances  of the p rin t­
ing  business.

The employes  of  T h e  T radesm an ex­
press  themselves  as  satisfied  with  the 
present schedule  of wages  and  say that, 
if  they  were  not  satisfied,  they  would 
make their  wants  known  at the  business 
office,  as  they  have  every reason  to be­
lieve the matter would  thus  be  arranged 
to their entire satisfaction.  Unknown to 
T h e  T ra desm a n’s  employes,  the Grand 
Rapids Typographical  Union  took  occa­
sion,  at a recent Sabbath  day meeting,  to 
adopt  a  new  schedule of wages,  to take 
effect  January  I.  Notwithstanding  the 
depressed condition  of  business and  the 
lessened  revenues  of  every  newspaper 
office in  the country,  so  that  a  business 
which has continued  to  run  full time at 
the rate of wages  in  force  prior 'to  the 
panic is an exception  to  the  general rule 
—which happens to  be the case with T h e 
T r a desm a n—the  Typographical  Union 
demands a marked  advance  in  wages,  in 
some  cases  amounting  to  26  per  cent, 
above the present  schedule,  which  is al­
ready considerably higher than  the wages 
in  all  the  cities  roundabont.  A 
paid 
singular 
the 
movement  is  that  a  workman  in  T h e I 
T radesm an office whose  wages would  be 
advanced  26  per  cent,  by the  proposed 
change knew nothing of the action of the 
union^until  two  weeks after it  had  been

feature  connected  with 

MARRING AM ERICAN  DESTINY.
The use of the term “manifest destiny’ 
in the discussion of themes of  American 
politics  has  been  greatly ridiculed,  but 
if  destiny  may  be foreseen  from  the ob 
vious  and  necessary  drift of  events,  it 
does  not  appear  to  be  so  ridiculous a 
thing to look  a little ahead  at the proba­
bilities.

The  tendency  of  the  present  day in 
the  operation  of  political  forces  is to­
ward  the  aggregation  of  small  states 
into  great  nations.  Whether  they  be 
empires or republics makes no difference, 
the  forces  in  operation  are  identically 
the same.  Within  a  very  few  decades 
the  rise  and  consolidation of  great im­
perial  powers have been  seen  in Europe, 
where  before  existed  only separate and 
independent  states.  The  German  and 
Austrian  Empires  and  the  Kingdom of 
Italy are striking examples. 
In onr own 
country  we see the operation of the same 
forces in  the gathering of  a  majority  of 
the American  people in  arms  to  prevent 
the disruption of the Union.
The  reason  for  all  this 

is  obvious 
enough. 
It is the recognition of a neces­
sity to build nations  strong  enough  for 
defense  against  the  aggressions  of  the 
most powerful.  The presence of  Russia 
in Europe and Asia,  a gigantic  and  bar­
barian empire actuated  by all  the robber 
instincts  and  habits  of  the  barbarian, 
has  forced  upon  the  other  nations  not 
only the necessity of  organizing ail their 
elements for defense,  but in  addition  of 
making closer alliances  in  order  to  as­
sure the ability  for self-protection.

But  while  the  other  nations  of  the 
earth  are  in  the  first  place  organizing

It 

How is all  this  to  be  done?  Not  so 
much  by building ships and constructing 
fortifications,  although  these  are  indis 
pensable,  but by shaping some  course of 
action  that  will  make  the  American 
power dominant on the American  Hemi 
sphere. 
is  to  acquire  Canada  and 
Cuba  by  peaceful  and  friendly  means 
and  to establish paramount  relations and 
influence with the countries to the south 
Both Canada  and Cuba would  long  ago 
have  become  parts  of  the Republic but 
for the sectional warfare in  the Republic 
itself.  The  South  opposed  the making 
of  more  Northern  States,  while 
the 
North  fought  every  scheme  to  make 
more  Southern  slave  States.  A  writer 
in  the American Journal  of Politics  re­
cites some of  the  history  hearing on the 
past  opportunities  to  secure  a  perfect 
union  with  Canada.

It  is  shown  that  terms  for  a  close 
union  with Canada were  proposed  to the 
people  of  Quebec  by  the  Continental 
Congress  in session  in Philadelphia upon 
Oct.  26,  1774,  and  again in  May,  1775.  It 
was  advocated  by  Washington,  Frank­
lin,  Hamilton,  Samuel Adams,  Jefferson, 
Madison, Jay,  Livingston,  John  Adams 
and Gouverneur Morris.  The  failure to 
secure 
its  consummation  at  that  time 
was largely due to the publication of  an 
ultra Protestant attack upon the  Roman 
Catholics  of  Lower  Canada. 
It  might 
have  been  effected  in  1837  but  for  the 
cold  indifference of the American people, 
which enabled the  Imperial Government 
to easily crush the annexation movement 
then active in Canada, and drive its chief 
promoters,  William Lyon  McKenzie and 
John Rolph,  into  exile:  and  still  again 
in 1849,  when  such  prominent  political 
leaders  as  the  late  Sir  George  Cartier 
and Sir Alexander T.  Galt;  Sir  Leonard 
Tilley,  the  present  Governor  of  New 
Brunswick;  Sir  John  J.  c.  Abbott,  ex-

The  American  Federation of  Labor,  in 
annual  convention  at Chicago last week, 
officially commended  the  pardon  of  the 
anarchists, thus placing the seal of anar­
chy on  the  brow of  every  man  in  the 
country who owes  allegiance  to  a  trade 
union.  No trade unionist can  be a loyal 
member of  his  union  without  admitting 
that he  is also  a  believer  in  the  princi­
ples and practices of  anarchy.

B u sin ess  C h an ge—B rief  S k etch   o f  Old 

Firm .

Btjrnip’s  Corners,  Dec.  16—The  F. 
Goodman  &  Co.  general  stock has  been 
sold  to C.  & A.  DeJongh,  of  Muskegon, 
business  men  of  ability,  who  come  to 
Burnip’s  Corners  highly  recommended, 
who have  already added  to  their  stock 
and purpose to carry on  a general trade.
The Messrs.  DeJongh  were  previously 
engaged 
in  the  grocery  and  crockery 
trade in Muskegon.
The  firm  of  F.  Goodman  &  Co., con­
sisting  of  Francis Goodman  (ex-member 
of the Michigan Legislature), Allen Twin­
ing  and  L.  Perrigo,  commenced  busi­
ness at the  old  stand of T.  Castor & Co.
December,  1885,  with W.  H.  Goodman 
as  manager. 
In  November,  1886,  Mr. 
Perrigo withdrew from  the  firm  and the 
stock was moved to the  present  location 
n  the Dibble building. 
In the following 
pring J.  W.  Sprau  purchased  the inter­
est of Mr. Twining and the business con­
tinued under the old firm  name. 
In Oc­
tober,  1891,  the  interest  of  Mr.  Sprau 
was  sold  to  the  senior member  of  the 
firm.  Wm.  H.  Goodman,  the  manager, 
purchased  an 
interest  soon  afterward, 
and  the  business  continued  to  be con­
ducted  under  the  same  style  until the 
recent sale.  The  business  was  reason­
ably successful,  but the  poor  health  of 
the senior  member,  and  the  election  to 
office of County Treasurer of  the  junior
member of  the firm,  was  the  reason  for 
the  discontinuance  of  the  business by 
Goodman  & Co.

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A N   OPERATION  IN  LEAD  PENCILS
Written for Thr T r a d e s m a n .

He is traveling  salesman  for a promt 
nent  stationery house,  and  one  of  the 
cleverest in  the business.

We had talked over note and letter pa 
per,  and  legal, bill  and foolscap, had dis 
cussed erasers from one end  to the other, 
had compared notes on“paps” and “tabs” 
and  had  finally  reached  that  point  at 
which  buyer  and  salesman  exchange 
views upon not only the quality of goods 
but the relative merits of  special  makes 
and brands,  and the curious—often well- 
nigh  unaccountable—freaks  which  the 
public takes in  the matter  of  the  goods 
which it will or  will not  have.

Now,  here is a pen,”  said he,  “which 
is just as good  as the Spencerian in every 
respect,  even  to  durability—in  fact,  I 
will  challenge any expert  to tell  the dif­
ference without seeing the lettering;  but 
buy sparingly of  it,  for  it is not a rapid 
seller.  And this pencil is  equal  to  any 
on the mrrket at fifty  cents  more money, 
but if your customer wants a  Dixon or a 
Faber,  you can’t sell it  to  him,  and you 
will  save  your  breath  not to try—keep 
them  for  the  ‘don’t  knows’  and  ‘don’t 
cares.’  You  will be  giving  good  goods 
and making a little more money.

“And  speaking  of  pencils,  did I ever 
tell you about our deal lu plain cedars?” 
He never had,  so, after lighting a fresh 
cigar and smiling  a  large,  robust smile 
he said:

“We used to have a big  trade on  plain 
cedar pencils.  They were the only thing 
that could be sold for a cent  apiece,  and 
we  had  lots  of  trade  that  used  them, 
while we sold loads of them  at  retail as 
well.  But  when  the  Eagle  folks  put 
their rubber  tipped  hundred  and  forty 
on the market  at 75 cents it knocked  the 
plain  cedars 
into  a  cocked  hat.  Still 
there seemed  to  be  no  good  reason  why 
plain cedars  shouldn’t  go  if  they could 
be sold at  a  price  to  induce  the  retail 
trade to  push  them,  and  when  Biumen- 
rosen,  the pencil man,  offered  our buyer 
some at thirty cents,  he bought liberally.
“Next time he called on  us  he  offered 
them at  twenty-five,  and our man,  think 
ing it a snap,  took some  more.  Off  and 
on he bought plain  cedar  pencils till all 
the available space in our store was  full. 
We piled them  under  the  counters  till 
the molding began  to  warp;  we  stuffed 
the  garret  till  the  roof  bulged;  we 
stowed them  under the typewriter tables 
and filled  the cloak room and the private 
office;  but when,  one  morning,  the  old 
man  found a fresh lot of a hundred gross 
or more heaped  up on his desk,  he called 
a halt.

“He said that he  had  seen  something 
of farm  life when a  boy,  and  that when 
his  father  had  filled  all  his  barns  with 
hay  he  always  sold  what  was 
left  in 
preference  to  stacking 
in  the 
it  out 
weather.  So the fiat went  forth  to  the 
boys on the road:

“ ‘Push  plain  cedars  at 

thirty-five 

cents.’

“We  pushed.  On  one  of  my  trips  I 
made  a  special  effort  and  sold  a good 
many.  Most  of  them  are  still  in  the 
hands of the customers who bought them, 
and I soon found that  it  was hurting the 
sale of other goods and didn’t pay.

“But on one joyous  occasion  Blumen- 

rosen called again.

“ ‘By the  way,’  said he,  when  he  had 
finished taking our order. 
‘You  haven’t 
bought  any  plain  cedars.  How  many 
will you  want this trip?’

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

“ ‘None,  I guess,’  said our buyer.
“ ‘Better  buy.  Plain  cedars  are sure 
to go higher,  and  you  must  need  some; 
you use  more  of  them  than  any  other 
jobber in the business.’

“ ‘But  you  said  they  were sure to go 
up a year ago,  and  they  are  lower  now 
than  they were then.’

“ ‘Never  mind  a  year  ago. 

I  know 
what  I’m  talking  about and I say plain 
cedars must go higher.  How many shall 
I put down?’

“ ‘What price?’
“ ‘Twenty-five.’

‘O,  rats!  We  can  sell  you  plain 
cedars  at  twenty-five  cents.  That’s no 
object nowadays.’

“Blumenrosen  felt  a little miffed and 

he said:

We’ll take all you  have  at  twenty- 
five. 
I tell you now is the time  to  buy, 
and  I  am  only  talking  for  your  own 
good.  The house tells me  to sell  at that 
price now only as a special  favor.  How 
many do you say?’

None this time. 

If  they  go  higher 
we’ll have to stand  it,  and  we’ll  see  you 
next time you come  to town.’

Blumenrosen soon took  his departure, 
and as fast as possible we boxed  up  our 
surplus  stock  of  plain  cedar  pencils. 
When  packed  they  made  an  appalling 
and awe-inspiring array; but no qualm  of 
conscience  deterred  us  from  returning 
the  goods  to  their  original owners,  for 
had not Blumenrosen said, ‘We’ll  take all 
you  have  at  twenty-five  cents?’  And 
could  we  know  that  he  was  not 
in 
earnest?  Assuredly not.  Cost is a good 
price for dead stock; eh,  boy?

“So the goods  were  bundled off  as  per 
order  of  Blumenrosen,  and  when  the 
pencil  company  received  the invoice it 
wired  that  magnate,  whose fortunes had 
by that time landed  him  in St.  Louis,  to 
know what it all meant.

“Blumenrosen’s  stock of  English for­
sook  him as he grasped the full enormity 
of the affair,  and throwing up both hands 
in fine agony  he faintly gasped:

“  'Ach,  der lieber  H lm m elP

“ Blumenrosen  was  instructed  by  bis 
house,  and  the letter  which reached him 
ran  something like this:

“ ‘In  future kindly confine your efforts 
to  the sale of goods.  Should our regular 
buyer at any  time feel himself in need of 
your assistance,  you  will  be immediately 
notified of  the fact.’ ”

“How  many  pencils  did  you  ship 
the  tale  was 

back?”  1  asked  when 
ended.

“O!  I can’t  say exactly.  Perhaps  six 

thousand gross. 

Geo.  L.  T hurston.

goods and “stand him off”  for  groceries, 
consented.

“Well,” said the farmer,  “I guess  I’ll 
take  two  packages  of  X X X X   coffee. 
How much is your coffee?” 

“Twenty-eight cents.”
“Oh,  I  can  get it  in  Petoskey  for  2 
cents. 
If you  want to do business  here, 
you’ll have to sell  as cheap as they do  in 
Petoskey.”

“Well, all  right,  seeing  as  it  is  you.’ 
The next article was 25 cents’ worth of 
crackers,  and,  as they sold  four  pound 
for 25 cents in Harbor Springs, the dealer 
must put up  four pounds.  The next was 
six  bars of Lenox soap  for  25  cents,  be 
cause  “Cheboygan  did.”  The  balance. 
$1.25,  was to be in granulated  sugar and 
he wanted twenty pounds  for $1  because 
his mother-in-law said  she  could  get  it 
for  that  in  Grand  Rapids.  The dealer 
here made a  decided  “kick”  and,  after a 
lengthy discussion,  in  which  the  dealer 
proved  that  the  sugar  laid  down  cost 
more than  that,  they compromised on the 
basis of nineteen pounds for $1.  At this 
point  the  dealer’s  “cash  book”  stood 
about like this:
Profits.
„ 
$  oi
On coffee,  about...................... 
On soap  about.............................  
03
On crackers,  about......................  oi
On sugar, about. 
In temper, about............... .  . . . . .
In time at $2 per day..................
Total profits, 5 cents.
Total losses, $2.60.
Now  for  the  sequel:  Shortly after  a 
customer came in with a basket of  eggs. 
After some haggling,  a price  of  25 cents 
was  agreed  upon.  There  were  three 
dozen  and,  after  “finding  out”  the  cost 
of  a  25-pound  sack  of  the  buckwheat 
flour,  the customer took that  in exchange 
for  the  eggs,  the  dealer  “throwing  in” 
time  and  sack.  Another  customer  ex­
changed three pounds of  butter  for  the 
three dozen  eggs;  another  three pounds 
of butter for a 25-pound sack of the flour; 
and so on  through the day.

Losses.

...........

_ 

. 

By the time the dealer  had  turned  the 
buckwheat flour into the money he should 
have received for goods, he worked  faith­
fully sixteen  hours,  furnished  four sacks 
for  the  flour,  counted  48  dozen  eggs, 
weighed 48 pounds of butter, and  learned 
from  96  sources  the  prices  of  butter, 
eggs,  flour,  etc.,  in  fifteen  different mar­
kets. 
Inside of two weeks he  listened to 
eight complaints from different members 
of  the  families  to  whom  he  sold  this 
buckwheat  flour,  all  agreeing  that  the 
flour was  composed  of  bran,  middlings, 
mill sweepings and  buckwheat,  and was 
not nearly as good  as the flour he usually 
sold.

The dealer says he  was  a  “darn  fool,” 

and the writer agrees with him.

H.  D.  T.

T ex t  for  a  Serm on.

Written fo r Th* Tradesm an.

I would like Mr.  Abbott  or  Mr.  Owen 
to take the following incident for  a  text 
and deliver a sermon  to  the  retail  gro­
cers:

A certain dealer,  who  depended  upon 
the  farmers’  patronage,  was  asked  one 
day  at  what  price  he  sold  buckwheat 
flour.  He  replied,  “Seventy-five  cents 
per 25-pound  sack.”  The  farmer  said, 
“Well,  I would  like to sell you about 100 
pounds at that rate and  I  will  take  my 
pay in trade. 
If you  don’t  do  that,  I’ll 
have to sell to the farmers  around  here, 
and that will stop some of your sales.” 

The dealejgthought for a  moment and, 
being afraid  that if the farmer sold to the 
farmers  he  would  take  the  money and 
buy  of  some  rival  grocer,  or  buy dry

A n  Old  B u sin ess.

It is said that in the village of Brandon, 
England,  there still survives one  of  the 
oldest industries  in  the world,  one  that 
can  be  traced  back to prehistoric times. 
It is the manufacture of  flints  for  guns 
and  tinderboxes.  There  is  no  regular 
factory,  but  the work  is  done  in  little 
sheds, often at the back of the townfolks’ 
cottages.  It will naturally be asked, who 
wants tinderbox flints  and  gun  flints in 
these days of phosphorous  matches  and 
Martini-Henrys?  The  answer  to  the 
first question  is that there is  a good trade 
in  tinderbox flints with Spain and  Italy, 
where  the  tiuderbox  still  keeps 
its 
ground  in very rural  districts.  Travel­
ers in uncivilized regions,  moreover,  find 
flint  and  steel  more  trustworthy  than 
matches,  which  are  useless  after  they 
have absorbed moisture.  Gun  flints,  on 
the  other  hand,  go  mostly to  the wild 
parts  of  Africa,  where  our  old  friend, 
“Brown Bess,” sold  by auction long ago

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for what  flint  muskets would fetch,  has 
found,  it seems,  her last  refuge.

T he  G rocery  M arket.

Sugar—The market is without change, 
with  no  indication  of  a  change  either 
way in  the  near  future.  The  immense 
crop  of  raw sugar  abroad  plainly indi­
cates lower prices before another season, 
but how soon its effect will  be  felt  can­
not now be stated.

Oatmeal—Manufacturers  of  oatmeal 
and rolled oats have  reduced  their price 
25 cents  per  barrel,  claiming  that  there 
is an overstock  in  the hands of  the  mil­
lers and that  they must  realize  thereon. 
The millers claim that  the  goods  cannot 
be made for the  money now asked.

Dried  Apples—The  market  continues 
to advance and is  strong,  with  desirable 
stock scarce and hard to get.

There are people who will not trust the 

Lord until they lose everything else.

When  you want a friend,  don’t choose 
a man whose children  are afraid of him.

OILS.
BARRELS.

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write for samples.
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Our fall line of Pants from $9 to $42 per  dozen 
we  now  ready.  An  immense  line  of  Kersey 
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MANUFACTURERS’  AGENT FOR

ALBERT  N.  AVERY,
CARPETS lid DBAHUS,

1 9   S o .  I o n ia   S t.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Special Sale of Lace and Chenille Curtain*.

Merchants visiting the  Grand  Rapids market 
are invited to call  and  inspect  my lines, which 
are complete in every respect.  In placing orders 
with  me  you  deal  directly with  the  manufac­
turer.

BDY  THE  PENINSULAR
Pasts,  Shirts,  a i  Overalls

Once and You ate our Customer 

for life.

Stanton  &  Morey,

DETROIT,  MICH.

Gko. F. Owen, Salesman  for Western  Michigan, 

Residence  59 N.  Union St., Grand  Rapids.

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Drugs  Medicines.

State  Board  of Pharm acy. 

O ne  T e a r—J a m e s V e rn o r, D e tro it.
Tw o  Y e ars—C ttm a r E b e rb a e h , A nn  A rbor 
T h re e  Y e ars—G eo rg e G unrirum , Io n ia.
F o u r Y e a rs—O. A  Bug-bee.  C heboygan.
F iv e Y e ars—S. E. P arfcill, Owosso. 
P re sid e n t—O ttm a r E b erb ae h , A nn  A rbor. 
S e c re ta ry —S ta n ley  E.  P a rk ill, Owosso. 
T re a s u re r—Geo. G u n d ru m , Io n ia.

H ichiean  State  Pharm aceutical  Ass’s , 
P re sid e n t—A. B. S tevens. A nn A rbor. 
V ice-P resident—A. F. P a rk e r, D e tro it.
T re a s u re r—W . D up o n t,  D e tro it.
S e c re ta ry —S. A. T hom pson, D e tro it.

G ra n d   R a p id s   P h a rm a c e u tic a l  S o c ie ty , 
P resid en t, Jo h n   D. M uir;  Sec’y ,  F ra n k  H . E sco tt.

Mr.  J e sso n   to   Mr.  V ernor.

W ritte n  fo r T h e T radesman.

in 

I did  not  start  this  controversy  with 
the intent of casting reflections  upon  the 
individual  members  of  the  Board,  but 
inasmuch  as  one  of  the  State  Boards, 
operating under one of  the  laws  of  the 
State,  has  taken  a course  not  warranted 
by that law,  I  feel  that  I  or  any  other 
citizen  has  a  right to object.  *Mr.  Ver­
nor, in his reply (see T radesm an Dee. 13) 
to  my  article  in  T he  T ra desm a n  for 
Dec.  6,  deals  in sarcastic flings,  aimed,  of 
course,  at  myself.  But  I  assure  the 
gentleman  that  they  will  have as  little 
effect  upon  me  as  upon Mayor Pingree, 
of Detroit.  He does  not  touch  upon  facts 
at all;  it is  facts that are  wanted  and  not 
sarcastic  remarks  and  insinuations.  1 
have always  been  a firm  believer in,  and 
an advocate of pharmacy  laws,  and  will 
support  any  reasonable  law of that na­
I  do  not 
ture 
desire 
of
the  druggists should  be arrayed  against 
the 
is  nothing  ever 
done by me that  would  warrant  such  an 
interpretation.  My  aim  is  to  hold  the 
pharmacists  in  line  for  the  law.  and 
fight 
I  do  not  desire  to  see  such  a 
in  the  Legislature  as  was  made 
in 
few  years  ago,  at  which 
Illinois  a 
time 
for  re­
peal  unless the law could  be so amended 
as  to forever prohibit  the  Board from  de­
priving the druggists  of  the  State  from 
obtaining registered clerks,  but  making 
them so scarce that none  could  be hired 
at any  price.  The resolutions  passed  by 
the Michigan  Board,  if enforced and sus­
tained  by the  courts,  will  have that ef­
fect.  Clerks  will  be  so  scarce  in a  few 
years that none  can  be  obtained  at rea­
sonable  wages.

large  majority 

law,  and  there 

the  druggists 

future. 

asked 

the 

that 

a 

The Board has  issued  a  new applica­
tion  blank,  on  the back of  which  is  the
following affidavit:
Sta te of  Mic h ig a n,  )
j"

County  o f ------ 
-------- ,  being  duly sworn,  deposes and
says that he  is  a resident of-------- , in  the
county  of--------and  State  of  Michigan,
and is  now a registered  pharmacist;  that
he  is  acquainted  w ith------- ,  the  within
named  applicant  for  registration  as  a
registered  pharmacist,  for  the------years
last past,  or more,  and from on  or  about
the----- day of------,  18—,  to the------day of
----- ,  18—;  the said-------- was engaged in
the service of and under the direction and 
instruction  of  this  deponent 
in  com­
pounding drugs and  filling  prescriptions 
of medical  practitioners,  in a retail  drug 
store or pharmacy  at------- ,  and  this de­
ponent  believes  said------- to  be  compe­
tent  and  qualified  in  every  respect  to 
perform the duties of a  registered  phar­
macist,  and  to be a proper  person  to  be 
registered  as such by the Michigan  Board
of Pharmacy. 
Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me 
this—day of-----,  A.  D.  18—.

¡Signed--------------

This affidavit  is in  line  with  the  reso­
lutions.  But.  where  can  a  registered 
pharmacist  be  found  who  is willing  to 
make  such  an  affidavit?  Supposing  a 
person  perfectly competeut,  and  having 
(for  the  sake  of  argument)  the  three 
years’ experience  required,  but  who  was
unable  to  obtain  the  above  affidavit_
would  the  Board grant  him an  examina­
tion? 
I  think  not, unless the resolutions 
referred  to are repealed.  The only thing 
for the  Board  to  do is to drop the resolu­
tions and  comply  with  the  law.  What 
the  Board of  Pharmacy  is expected  to do 
is to  give the  law a  fair,  intelligent  in­
terpretation,  without which  the law  may 
be turned  into an  instrument of  tyranny 
and injustice. 

J acob  J esson.

A few  words  in  regard  to  drug store 
in  this 
experience.  There  are  stores 
State  where  a  bright  and 
intelligent 
young man can  gain more knowledge  in 
six months  than  he can  in  others  in  ten 
years,  consequently,  what does  the three- 
years’  service amount  to?  For example, 
a young man  is  engaged  to  tend  bar in 
one of the saloon  drug  stores and serves 
three years;  of  course,  during  that time 
he is under the  supervision  of  a  regis­
tered  pharmacist,  and  may  have  com­
pounded  a  few  prescriptions;  he  then 
the 
up  his  mind 
makes 
to  pass 
to 
examination,  and 
goes 
one  of 
the  so-called  pharmacy 
schools  and, 
learn  enough  to  pass 
parrot 
the examination,  and.  of  course,  he  will 
be granted  a  certificate.  On  the  other 
band,  a young  man  enters  a  pharmacy 
that does a large legitimate  drug  trade. 
He takes the course of lectures  given  by 
the  National  Institute  of  Pharmacy, 
studies hard,  is helped  along  by the pro­
prietor and  by  the  other  clerks,  and  in 
the course of a year or  two  he  presents 
himself  for  examination.  This 
is  re­
fused,  because three  years  are  required

like,  he 

T his  Lord  P ed d les  M ilk.

To be  a  tradesman,  i.  e.,  to  sell  any­
thing at retail,  is  the  one  unpardonable 
sin  in  England  that bars the unfortunate 
criminal  out  of  the  charmed  circle of 
good society.  A  lord,  you  know,  would 
he forever disgraced  if  by any  chance he 
should  associate  with  such  a low  person­
age. 
It  seems,  however,  that  there  are 
ways of gettiug around  the  disgrace  of 
such callings.  A  recent lawsuit  in  En­
gland  brings out the fact  that  the  Right 
Hon.  Lord  Rayleigh is  engaged  in  busi­
ness as a  milk  seller.  He  has  applied 
for an  injunction to restrain one Sullivan 
from peddling milk over a certain “walk” 
in  opposition  to  his 
It  ap­
peared  that Sullivan  had  been  in  Lord 
Rayleigh’s service,  and  on  leaving it had 
made  an  agreement  with  him  that  he 
would not conduct a milk business within 
a certain district for  the  period  of  two 
years.  So  the  lord  is  a  milk  peddler, 
but,  then,  of  course,  he  does  not drive 
his  own  wagons,  but  just  takes  the 
money.  That makes a difference—a dis­
tinction, to an Englishman,  at least.

lordship. 

Smelling  a  Bank  Note.

Few people know that a bank note has 
an odor so characteristic that  an  expert 
with a good  nose can  detect by this alone 
its presence in a  sealed  envelope. 
It is 
said that there  are  several  employes of 
the Bureau  of  Engraving  and  Printing 
who can select from a  pile  of  letters a ll'

by the Board  (not by the  law).  This  is 
not a square deal,  by any means.

T H E   m i c h i g a n   t r a d e s m a n .
that ^contain  bank  bills  by  the  scent 
alone,  and  never  make a mistake.  The 
matter  of  the  odor  of  notes  was  first 
called  to the attention of the government 
by  a  convicted 
letter  thief.  He  was 
blindfolded and  given  a batch of  400 let­
ters,  seven  of  whieh  contained  money. 
He held the letters to  his  nose  in  rapid 
succession, and  unerringly selected  those 
that contained the  bills.

Mr.  Vernor says, “College students are 
not discommoded,” etc.  The resolutions 
apply only to colleges  of  pharmacy,  but 
do  not  apply  to  colleges  of  medicine. 
The physician  is barred out  entirely  and 
cannot  come  up  for examination at all, 
let him  be  ever  so  competent.  Neither 
can a proprietor,  who  may have had  un­
limited experience,  but  has  not  served 
three years  under  a  registered  pharma­
cist—unless the Board  changes the  reso­
lutions to fit each  individual case.

Every time the devil  makes  a hypocrite 
he  has to admit  that nothing pays so well 
as being good.

Spiritual  dyspepsia  is  harder  to cure 

than  the other kind.

Many people who  pray  for  a  deeper 
work of grace  do  not  want  it  to  come 
deep enough to reach  the pocket.

Notice  of  Receiver’s  Sale.

Notice is hereby given that  I, Hartley E.  Hen­
drick, as Receiver of  the assets and  property of 
the Middleville  Manufacturing Company, a cor­
poration under  the  order  and  direction of  the 
Circuit Court for the County of Barry. Michigan, 
in Chancery, made  in  a  cause  pending in said 
Court,  wherein  Samuel  Campbell,  Myron  Jor­
dan, Jane McArthur,  Samuel  G.  Davis, Walter 
J.  Robertson, John  McQueen,  James  Campbell, 
Andrew I. Stokoe, Benjamin A. Almy, and John 
McQueen  are  complainants,  and  Hartley  E. 
Hendrick, as Assignee of  the Middleville Manu­
facturing  Company is  defendant, shall  sell  at 
public auction  to  the  highest  bidder, for cash, 
at the factory of the Middleville Manufacturing 
Company,  in the  Village of  Middleville, Barry 
County,  Michigan,  on  Tuesday,  the  2d  day of 
January  next  (IS94).  at  10  o’clock  in the fore­
noon. the following goods, property and real es­
tate  of  said  Middleville  Manufacturing  Com­
pany, by classes as follows:
CLASS  NO.  1  (Real  Estate).  So  much  of  the 
following  described  land  as  lies west  of  the 
right of way of the Grand River Valley Railroad 
on and across the same, said right of  way being 
thirty feet in width, that is to say, extending fif­
teen ieet each way from  the cen’ter of  the track 
of said railroad, as  now  laid  out,  constructed, 
and  in  use;  the  entire  of  said  land,  the  said 
west part  of  which  is  hereby  conveyed  being 
bounded and  described  as  follows, towit:  Be 
ginning on  the  east  bank  of  the  Thornapple 
river on the south line of Main street, in the vil­
lage of Middleville, in the- township  of  Thom 
apple, Barry County, Michigan, according to the 
plat of said village, as  recorded  in  the office of 
the Register  of  Deeds  in  and  for said county, 
running thence  northeasterly  along  said south 
line of said Main street  to the northwest corner 
of Block No. 13 of  said village, according to the 
plat  aforesaid, thence  southeasterly  along the 
west line of  said  Block  13  to  the  Thornapple 
river, thence  northerly along  the  bank  of said 
river to the  place of  beginning;  together  with 
the right for the  purpose  of  driving machinery 
and  carrying  on  business  upon  the premises 
hereby conveyed, to the use of  water and water 
power  from  the  Thornapple  river  in  common 
with  Thomas  D.  French  and  Reginauld  T. 
French, their  heirs  and  assigns,  subject to the 
conditions  and  upon  the  terms  declared  in  a 
certain deed of conveyance anil recorded in the 
office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County, 
Michigan, oil the 10th  day  of  December,  A.  D. 
1800, at 8 o’clock P  M.,ln Liber  51  of Deeds,  on 
pages 4(55, 4(5(5 and 467.
CLASS  NO.  2.  All brass and metal goods, cast­
ings,  scraps,  sheet  metals,  wires,  metal  orna­
ments. furniture, and furniture trimmings, dyes, 
screws,  lacquers,  polishing  and  plating  appa­
ratus, tools, supplies  and  chemicals.  Foundry 
supplies, tools and materials and all  stock mate­
rials, tools,  supplies,  machinery,  and  property 
included in  the  Inventory  and  appraisal made 
by the Assignee of  the Middleville Manufactur­
ing Company, under said  assignment, under the 
headings of ’’stock,” “shipping  room,” “polish­
ing room,” and  ‘ Foundry  room.”  And  every­
thing included In  the “Recapitulation” of  sa d 
inventory and appraisal as “stock and supplies.” 
CLASS  NO.  3.  All  machinery  and  tools  not 
heretofore included in class No. 2, and being all 
the machinery and tools,  belting,  shafting,  lad­
ders,  hangers,  engines 
lathes,  saws,  pullies, 
drills,  blowers  aud  piping,  eirery  wheels, 
wrenches  cutters, vices, forges and implements, 
machinery and materials of every kind included 
in said inventory aud appraisal under  the head­
ings  “Ma  hinery”  and  ‘Machinery  Account,” 
and being all the  property included in the “Re­
capitulation,”  attached  to  said  inventory ami 
appraisal as “ Machinery and tools.”
CLASS  NO.  4.  All  office  furniture,  office sup­
plies and stationery, being  all  the  property  in- 
c uded In said  inventory  and  appraisal,  under 
the heading “Office furniture”  and  in  the “Re­
capitulation” attached to said inventory and ap­
praisal as “Office  furniture,” etc.
For further and  more  definite  description  of 
the property  hereby  advertised  for  sale,  refer­
ence Is hereby made  to  the  inventory and  ap­
praisal, filed  by the assignee of  the  Middleville 
Manufacturing Company  in  the  matter of  said 
assignment,  in  the  office  of  the  clerk  of  the 
County  of  Barry,  Michigan,  which  inventory 
and appraisal will be upon said sale, open to the 
inspection of intending  bidders.
In making such sale I  shall  first  offer  to  the 
highest bidder for cash, in  one  parcel,  the real 
I  shall 
estate described  In  class  No.  1  above 
next  offer  for  sale  to  the  highest  bidder, for 
cash,  and in one parcel, the property mentioned 
and referred to as embraced in class No. 2 above.
I  s h a l l   n e x t   o f f e r   f o r   s a l e   t o   t h e   h i g h e s t   b i d d e r  
f o r  c a s h ,   a n d  
i n   o n e   p a r c e l ,   t h e   p r o p e r t y   m e n ­
t i o n e d   a n d   r e f e r r e d   t o   a s   e m b r a c e d  
i n   c l a s s   N o .
3 above.  I shall next offer  for sale to the high­
est bidder for cash, and  in one parcel, the prop­
erty mentioned and referred to  as  embraced  In 
class No. 4 above.
After receiving such  bids  upon  said separate 
classes I shall then  offer  the entire of the prop­
erty contained  in  said  four  classes,  as  in  one 
parcel and in gross.  In case the gross  bid so re­
ceived for the entire  property contained in said 
four  classes  shall  exceed  the  aggregate of  the 
highest bids  for  each  of  said  four  respective 
classes separately,  I  shall immediately strike off 
and sell said properly In gross—the entire as one 
parcel—to the highest  bidder  therefor.  In  ease 
such gross bid shall not exceed the aggregate of 
said highest  bids  for  said  property  in classes, 
then  I  shall  immediately strike off and sell said 
property In said classes respectively to said high­
est bidders for said respective classes.
As  Receiver  of  the  effects  of  the  Middleville 

H a r t l e y   E.  H e k d r i .  k .

Manufacturing Company.
Dated, Middleville, Mich., December 12,1893.

P E C K ’S HEADACHE

P O W D E R S

Pay the best profit.  Order from your jobber.

SEND  US  YOUR

B E A N  S,

WE  WANT  THEM  ALL,
NO  MATTER  HOW  MANY.

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

Prevents and cures

On cars or boat.

Sen  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 (50c. from

I I .   D .  C U S H M A N .  M a n u f a c t u r e r

Three  Rivers,  Mich.

¡¡3^“Guaranteed  satisfactory.

NOW  IS  THE  TIME

TO  ORDER  A  SUPPLY  OF

PECKHAM’S  CROOP  REMEDY.

2 5 c   a   B o t t l e ,   $ 3   a   C o z e n .   5   <  I f   w i t h  

3   B o z e n ,   lO   o f f  w i t h   6   D o z e n .

W P   ( ’ T \7 I,'  One Ream 0x12 White Wrap- 
1  ▼  i-'  ping Paper hi  Tablet  form,
’ ’  -*-J 
cut from 40 lb. book, for each dozen ordered, also 
a supply of Leaflets containing  Choice Prescrip­
tions. which the  druggist can  compound with a 
good  margin  of  profit.  All  advertising  bears 
dealer’s imprint on front side  Advertising mat­
ter sent free on receipt of  label.  Send  order to 
your jobber, who will notify us.  We will do the 
rest.  PECKHAM’S  CROUP  REMEDY  CO., 
Freeport, Mich.

The following appeared in the local column of 
the Salma, Ivans., Herald, Oct. 20,  -893:
‘ Our sales o f  Peckham's Croup Remedy, "The 
children’s cough  cure,” have  increased rapidlv 
ever since we began handling it in the vear 1888. 
Without an  exception  it  is  the  best  and  m o s t  
r e l i a b l e   remedy  o f   Us  kind  we  ever  sold. 
Parents once knowing  its  merits will  never  be 
without it In the house.  We recommend it above 
all others for children.  We notice  that  in each 
instance where we have  sold it, that same party 
calls for it again.  This  notice  is  not  one paid 
for by the manufacturers  of  this  medicine, but 
is our own,  prompted  by past  experience with, 
and ever present faith in Peckham’s Croup Rem 
edy.  Get  a  bottle of  it,  you may need  it  any 
night.”—O.  C.  Tobey  &  Co., the 3d Ward Drug 
tore, Safina, Ivans.

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

11

W holesale  P r ic e   C u rren t•
Declined—

Linseed Oil.

Saffron. 

Advanced  Opium.  Quinine. 

ACIDUM .

Acetlcum................... 
8@
Benzoicum  German..  65®
Boraclc 
....................
25©
Carboncino.............. 
Citrlcum..................  
52@
Hydrochlor...............  
3©
Nltrocum 
io@
................. 
Oxallcum................... 
io@
Phosphorium dii........
Salicylicnm............... l  30@l
Sulphuricum.............. 
ijj¡@
Tannlcum...................1  40@1
Tartaricum................  30®

44 

Aqua, 16  deg..............
20  deg..............
Carbonas  ...................
Chloridum.................

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

BACCAB.
Cubeae (po  36).  ...
Juníperas  .................
Xanthoxylum.  .

45®

S’.®8®
25®

B ALB A M U R .

Copaiba......................  45®
Peru............................  @i  9i
Terabln, C anada__   60®  65
Tolutan......................  35®  50

C O R T E Z .

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

Abies,  Canadian.................  18
Casslae 
tl
Cinchona Flava  .................   18
Buonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrlca Cerlfera, po............   20
Pranus Vlrginl.................... 
l
Qulllala,  grd.......................  
io
Sassafras  ............................ 
l:
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)........  15

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

BXTRACTUM  
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra..
po-------
Haematox, 15 lb. box.
Is............
H«........
* s .........
F B R R U

24®
33®
11®
13®
14®
16®
Carbonate Precip......
®   15 @3  50 @  80
Citrate and Quinia__
Citrate  Soluble.........
Perrocyanidum Sol...
Solut  Chloride..........  
_
©
Sulphate,  com’l ............. 9®
pure...........  ®

“ 

FLORA.

Arnica.........................   18®
Anthemls...................  3> @
Matricaria 

 

 

50®

F O J.1A .

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutltol,  Tin
nlvelly 

...................  38®
.................  25®
“ 
Alx.  35®
and  * s ....................   15®
s®

Salvia  officinalis,  54s
Ura Ursi 

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

“ 

 

“ 

“ 

“ 

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

CO................ 

and myrrh........... 

TINCTURES.
F 

Cube bue......................  @300
Exechthitos..............  2 50@2 75
Erigeron....................a oo@2  io
Aconltum  Napellls R .........   60
Kfí
Gaultherla................ 2 O0@2  10
Aloes............................ ;;;;;;  ^
Geranium,  ounce......  @  75
Gossipil,  Sem. gal......  70®  75
on
Arnica.................... 
" ‘  ¡Q¡
Hedeoma  .................. 1 25@i  40
Asafœtlda.................’ ’ ” ‘  ' 
Jnniperi  ....................  50@2 00
0
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Atrope Belladonna__ 
«0
Benzoin.............................*"  gp
Limonis 
.................. 2 40@2 60
_ 
'*  CO............... 
  K[)
Mentha Piper.............2 85@3 60
Sanguinaria.......................  m
Mentha  Verid........... 2 20©2 30
Barosma.............................
Morrhuae, gal............1 oo@l  10
Myrcia, ounce............   @  50
Cantharides......... ’ 
75
Olive......  .............. 
af(a 2 75
capsicum............................... 50
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
Ricini 
.................  1  22® 1  28
„  “ 
co........:::::::::::  ¿I
Castor.....* .. 
t  m
75@i 00
Rosmarini............  
Catechu.................................. sn
Rosae, ounce............. 6 50@8 50
_
Succini. 
40®  45  cinchona  ................................jo
60
f aW° a ............... . . . . . .   90@1  00
so
Columba.............. 
ganta]  .......................3 50@7 00
Sassafras.........  
vva  55
Conlum............... : : ............  «o
Cubeba............  
w
Sinapis, ess, ounce.'..'.'  @  «5
Digitalis.............;;;;..........
I**«1..............................  
©   90
Ergot............................. 
s
 
...........................  40®  50
Gentian........................... |  gp
opt  ...............   @  60
44  Co..................  
go
Theobromas...............   15®  20
Gualca............................' "
_  “ 
ammon........" "  
«n
Zingiber.......................  **  gp
Hyoseyamns...........  .........   so
iodine......................„
_ “  Colorless..........." " "   7*
Perri  Chloridum.........  
*5
K ino..................  
......   «o
sol
Lobelia................  
 
Myrrh..................Z IY Z Ï.”  50
Nux  Vomica............  
sn
Opli......................................'  95
Camphorated................ ’  gp
“  Deodor...............     .2 001
Aurantl Cortex........
Quassia.............. 
............   so
Rhatany................ " " T " :   50
Rboi...........................  
rq
Cassia  A cutifol...::::........  50
co ...........:::  so
_  “ 
gp
Serpentaria................. 
Stramonium.............. 
«p
Tolutan...................."  ' 
gp
VaiertaD.................
Veratrum Verlde

“ 

 

 

 

POTASSIUM.
...................  15®  18
Bichromate...............   13®  14
40®  43
Bromide.................... 
•■•••••.................    12®  15
,<hlo™te  (PO  23®25)..  24®  26
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide.. 
................. 2 90@3 00
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  27®  30 
Potassa, Bitart, com ...  ®  15
Potass  Nltras, opt...... 
8®  10
Potass Nitras............  
7® 
9
Prusslate.............. 
281a   30
Sulphate  po..............: 
i£§  is
Aconitum
.........   20®  25
Althae__
.........   22®  25
Anchusa . 
.........   12®  15
Aram,  po. 
©  25
.........  
Calamus
20®  40
 
_  „ 
 
Gentians  (po. 12) ......  
8©  10
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 
ie@  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
„  
35)......... .........  @  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po.................  1  60®)  75
Iris  plox (po. 35@38).  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr..........  40® 
45
Marania,  Us....... . 
®  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhe!............................  75®1  00
c u t ....................  @1  75
„  , 
75®1  35
Spigelia.....................   35®  38
banguinarla,  (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentarla.................  30®  33
Senega 
.....................   55®
Slmllax,  Officinalis,  H  @
M  @
Sclllae, (po. 35)...........  10®
cT*upIocarpus,  Foetl-
dns,  po....................
®
alerlana, Eng. (po.30)
©
German...
15®
Inglher a .................
18©
Zingiber  j ...............
18®

35

“ 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Æther, Spts  Nit, 3 F 
r‘ 
“  4 F ..
Alamen......................
ground,  (pa

n “ 

28®  30 I 
32®  34 I 

3

“ 

“ 

©

„  

.  „ 

Annatto.
558
Antlmonl, po.........  
4@
et Potass T .  55®
. 
Antipyrin................. 
/»i
Antifebrin................. 
  @
Argent!  Nltras, ounce  @
Arsenicum................. 
5®
Balm Gilead  Bud...."  38®
Bismuth  8I N ............2 20®2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, (vis
12 !  &s,  14)..............  @
Cantharides  Russian, 
po  ..........................
Capslci  Fractus, a f...

@1  00 
@  26
-Jpo.  @ 20
Caryophyllus,  (po.  15)  10®  12
Carmine,  No. 40.........   ®a 75
Cera  Alba, 8. *  F ......   50©  55
Cera  Flava.................  38®
gì
Coccns 
.................... 
Cassia Frnotns........  ’  X
5*
Centrarla.................... 
Cetacenm...................  X
Chloroform.............. 
enek
Squibb«..’  @1
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  35®l  60
Chondrns 
................  gy®  25 I
Clnchonidlne, P. A  W  15®
_  _ 
German  3  @
Corta,  llst.  die.  per
cent
Creasotum 
.«
Creta,  (bbl. 75)
“  prep......
4  precip...
44  Rubra...
Crocus 
.........
Cudbear.........
Cupri Sulph  ..
5 @ 6
Dextrine  ......
10® 12
Ether Sulph...
70® 75
Emery,  ail  nui 
@
po  ....
@ 6
Ergota^tpo.)  7!
70© 75
Flake  W h ite................
12® 15
Calla  ....................*  a   ¿8
© 23
Gambler..................... 7  @  g
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   ®  71
French  .........  40®  6b
Glassware  flint, by box 70 & 10 
Less than box 6694
Glue,  Brown..............  9®
15 
is®
25 
Glycerina...................  14®
20 22 
Grana Paradis!...........  @
Humulus....................   25®
66 
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  ®
85 
-
80 on
©
@1  00 
45®  55 
Hydrargyrum. 
©  64
■ 
Jchthyobolla, j
.1 25@1 50
ind!g°-.......................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 80@3 90
Iodoform...................... 
@4 70
Lupulin  ....................   @2 25
Lycopodium...............   70®  75
Macis .........................   70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy­
drarg lod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltis  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
1*>..........................  2)4®  4
Mannla,  8. F .............. 

“ 
“  Cor  ... 
Ox Rubrum 
44 
44  Ammonia ti.
Unguentum.
- M  Am.. 

“  White...............  

60@_68

44 

“ 

. 

Acacia. 1st  picked..

16)

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

2d 
“
**
3d 
sifted sorts.
P® 
............
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)..
“  Cape, (po.  20)... 
Socotri, <po  60) 
Catechu, Is, 04&, 14 Us, 
@ 55© 
Ammonias 
Assafretida, (po. 35).. 
33®
36
Bensoinum
55 
Camphor».................  50®
Euphorbium  po  ......  
35®
10 @2 50 
Gal ban urn 
........
70©  75 
Gamboge 
@  3» 
Gualacnm,  (po  35)
Kino,  (po  1  10)...
@1  5 
Mantle
©  80 
Myrrh,  (po  45)
@  40 
4ii@j 50
Opli  (po  3  50)
Í5©  12
Shellac
33®  35 
4P® 1 00
Tragacanth
Absinthium................... 
25
Eupaiorlum.............. 
. 
20
Lobelia 
............................  25
Majorum............................  28
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
_  “  VU.........................  25
Rne......................................   30
Tanacetnm, V ......................  22
Thymus,  V..........................  25

“ 
herba—In ounce packages.

bleached 

MAONBBIA.

OLEUM.

Calcined, Pat.............   55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20®  22
Carbonate. K. &  M__  20®  25
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36
Absinthium................. 3 50@4 00 i
Amygdalae, Dnlc  ..  .  45®  75
Amyaaiae, Amarae__ 8 00®8 ¿5
k n W ................................1  70@1 80
Aurantl  Cortex..........2 30@2 40
Bergamil  ...................3 25®3 50
Cajiputi.................... 
60®  65
Caryophylli...............   75®  80
.................   35®  65
Cedar 
Chenopodl!...............   @1  60
CInnamonli.....................1  10@1 15
Cltronella..................   @  45
Conlum  Mao..............  35®  65
so®  go
Copaiba  ......... 

 

.

opodina 
rix Odora

Anlsum,  (po.  20) 
Aplum  (graveleons)  . 
Bird, is ................  
Carni, (po. 18) ............  
'  idamon  ..  .  . 
•rlaiidram 
-inabis Sativa 
rdonium

Dipterix Odorate
Foeniculum........
Foenugreek,  po...
L in l........ 
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 8)
Lobelia 
.
Pharlarls Canarian
Viapa....................
Sinapis  Albn...... .....   .
Nigra........... 

®  15
If® 
is
4®  g
lo®  12
.  ,.1  oo@i  25
10®  12 
4 ®  
5
75®1  Ö0 
10®  12 
í 25®2 50 
®  15 
6®  8 
4  @  43K 
3 ,-i®   4 
35®   40 
3  @ 4 
6®  7
7  © 8 
li®
1  12
sfiritus.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co..2 G0®2 50
D. F. R -----1  7502 00
, 
.................1  25@1  50
Juniperls  Co. O. T ... .1  65®2 00
‘‘ 
„ ........1  75@3 50
oaacharom  N.  B .........1 75@2  00
Spt.  Vinl  Galll............1 7506  50
Vinl Oporto.................1 25@2  00
Vinl  Alba....................1 25@2 00

44 
‘ 
‘ 

, 

4 

sponoks.
... 

Florida  sheeps’  wool 
carriage 
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ................. 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage......... 
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage..................  
Grass sheeps’ wool car
rtage....................... 
Hard for  slate  use__ 
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se.......................... 

.2 5002 75
2 00
1  10
gg
65
75
1  40

STRUTS.

Accacia.......................... 
50
Zingiber  ..................... \" 
50
Ipecac................................ :  go
Ferri  lod....................... 
50
Aurantl  Cortes...................     50
Rhei Arom............... 
 
 
  50
Slmllax  Officinalis............ 
00
_  “ 
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Scillae...............................     50
m  “  co.........................:::  50
Toiatan........................  
50
Pranas  vlrg.................  :::.  50

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Morphia, S.  P. & W.  2 10@2 35 
C-  Ço....................   2 00@2 85

S.  N.Y.Q.  &

Moschus Canton
Myrlstlca, No  1 ........
65®
Nnx Vomica, (po 20)..
©
Os.  Sepia..................
20®
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
<310 np
Co................... 
Picis  Liq, N.»C., *  gai
doz  .........................
@2 00 
Picis Liq., quarts......
@1  00 
pints.........
@  85
PI1 Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  ™
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @  1
Piper Alba, (po g5) ....  @  3
Pix  Burgun...............   @  7
Plumb! A eet..............  14®  15
Pnlvis Ipecac et opli.. 1  io@i  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......  @1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  20®  30
Quassiae.................... 
s@  10
Quinia, S. P. & W......  29®  34
22® 32
S.  German.... 
Rubia  Tinctoram......  12®  14
Saccharum Lactls pv. 
20® 22
Saiacin. 
.................2 00@2  10
Sanguis  Draconls......   40®  50
SaP°.  W......................  12®  14
io®  12
@  15

M....................... 

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Seldlltz  Mixture.........  @
Sinapis....................  @
“  opt...............  ®
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Snuff, Scotch: De.’ Voes  @
.  io®
Soda Boras, (po. 11). 
Soda et Potass Tart...  27®
SodaCarb................. 
iu@
Soda,  Bi-Carb............   @
Soda, Ash 
...............   3)4®
soda, Sulphas............   @
Spts. Ether C o...........  50®  „
“  Myrcia  Dorn........   @2 25
Myrcia Imp..........  @3 00
vinl  Rect.  bbl.
••••7.........................2 25@2 85
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal......1  40@1  45
Sulphur, Snbl............   2^© 3
Tamarinds 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice......   28®  30
Theobromae.............. 45  <a  48
Vanina......................9 00@16 00
Zinci  Sulph.

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

Whale, winter......
Lard,  extra...........
Lard, No.  1...........
Linseed, pare raw.

Bbl. Gal
70
70
80
85
42
45
46
49

p a in t s. 

Linseed,  boiled.........  49 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............  
65 
Spirits Turpentine__  37 
b b l. 

52
70
40
lb .
Red  Venetian............. iv   g®8
Ochre, yellow  Mars__ljj  2@4
Putty,  commercial..: 
2)4^1
“  strictly  pure...... 2)4  aStfiS
Vermilion Prune Amer­
1S@16
ican ..........................  
Vermilion,  English...'. 
66®7D
Green,  Peninsular......  
70®75
Lead,  red....................   6^(§5,7
Whiting, white Span...'  @70
J^hlting,  GIlderg’TrT... 
m l
White, Paris  American 
1  0
Whiting,  Paris  Bng.
cliff..................... 8 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared
Paints.....................1 oo@i  20

“  w hite............ 6A@7

VARNISHES.

No. 1 Tnrp  Coach.... l  io@l  20
3**™ Turp................ 160® 1  70
£ oach  D eny..................2  75@3  00
N°- l Turp  Fnrn........1  00@1  10
EutraTurk Damar__ 1 56®l  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Tnn»................................... 
70®  7 5

Roll..........................  2 @ 2)4

MINS DIG CO.

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

C H E M IC A L S   A N D

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils % Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

Sole A geats for th e  Celebrateti

8WI88  Ï1LLS  PREPARED  PflIKTS.
line  of  Staple  BrnMists’  S ite s

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatherly’s  Michigan  Catarrh  Remeflu.

W e Have m  Stock and Offer a  F u ll T.ln«» of

W H IS K IE S , 

B R A N D IES
G IN S,  W IN ES,  R U M S ,

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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

G R O C E R Y   P R IC E   C U R R E N T .

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

AXLE GREASE.
Aurora....................  55 
Castor Oil..............  60 
Diamond.................  50 
Frazer’s ................. 
'5 
Mica  ......................  65 
Paragon 
...............   55 

doz  gross
6 00
7 CO
5 50
8 00
7 Î0
6 00

BAKING  POWDER.

Acme.

45
1  “  .................  1 00
10
Arctic.
55
4 doz  “ 
.........   1 10
2 doz  “ 
......... 2  00
1 doz  “ 
......... 9  00
Fosfon.

*  lb. cans, 3 doz...............  
Hlb.  “  2  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
Bulk...................................  
14 9> cans 6 doz  case......... 
Vi  lb  “ 
1  lb  “ 
5  lb  “ 
5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case 
16 «•  <•  2  “
Red Star, la 1b cans........
“ 
.......
i a   “ 
........
la lb. cans, doz
Vi lb. “
1 lb. “
Vi lb 
1 lb cans 
Dr. Price’s.

Our Leader, la lb cans...
...

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Teller’s, 

cans___

1  50
per doz
95 
.1  40 
.  2 GO 
.2 60 
.  3 90 
..5 00 
12 00 
18 25 
lb
23 75 
lb 
41  80

Dime cans. 
4-oz 
6 oz 8-oz 
12-oz 
16-oz 
2Vi-lb
4- 
5- 
10-lb

Í0?PRiCE’S
CREAM
Ba k in s
powden
¡•UMurntiM

BLUING. 

BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen in case.
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

8 oz 

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No. 2 Hurl..........................  1  75
NO. 1  “ 
2 00
No. 2 Carpet.....................   2 25
2 50
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem.......................... 2 75
Common Whisk................. 
80
Fancy 
1  00
Warehouse.........................3 00

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B R U S H E S .

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Stove, No.  1.....................    1  25
“  10.....................    1  50
“  15.......................   1  75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row—   85
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row  ...  1 25
Palmetto, goose.................  1  SO

CANDLES.

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes.............   10
Star,  40 
9
Paraffine  ..................  
io
Wicklng  ............................ 24

 
 

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CANNED  GOODS. 

FUR.
Clams.

“ 

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“  2 1b........... 
Clam Chowder.
Cove Oysters.

Little Neck,  lib ................i  20
.190
Standard, 81b.....................2  25
Standard,  1 lb....................   go
21b.................... 1  50
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb........................... 2  45
“  2  lb........................... 8  50
Picnic, 1 lb..........................a  00
21b..........................2  90
“ 
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb.....................1  10
2  lb.................... 2  10
Mustard,  2 lb......................2  25
Tomato Sauce,  21b............2  25
Soused, 2 lb........................2  25
Columbia River. Bat..........1  80
tails..........1  65
Alaaka. Red......................... 1  25
pink......................... 1  10
Kinney’s,  flats................... 1  95
Sardines.
American  Ms...............   4Vi@ 5
T 
,* * ................ 6Vi@ 7
Imported  *■....................   Aio
_   “  _  Vis.................... 1S@16
Mustard Ms.....................   7@8
Boneless.......................... 
21
Brook, 3 lb ......................... s so *

Salmon.
“ 

“ 
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Trout

“ 

.  75

1  75

Gages.

1  10
3  10

Fruits.
Apples.
3 lb. standard..........
York State, gallons  ...
Hamburgh
Apricots.
Live oak....................
1  60
Santa Cruz................
1  60
Lusk’s.........................
1  60
Overland..................
1  60
Blackberries.
B. A  W.......................
90
Cherries.
Red............................  1  íoffil 20
Pitted Hamburgh  ...  .
1  75
W hite.........................
1  50
Erie............................
1  20
Damsons. Egg Plums and Green
E rie............................
1  30
California..................
1  60
Gooseberries.
Common....................
1  25
Peaches.
P ie............................
1  CO
Maxwell....................
Shepard’s ..................
California..................
.................
Monitor 
Oxford.......................
Pears.
Domestic....................
1  30
Riverside....................
1  80
Pineapples.
Common.....................1  00@1  30
Johnson’s  sliced........
2 50
grated.......
2 75
Booth’s sliced...........
@•2 51
grated........... @2 75
Quinces.
Common  ....................
1  10
Raspberries,
Red  ..........................
1  10
Black  Hamburg.........
1  50
Erie,  black
1  20
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................
1  25
Hamburgh.................
1  25
Erie............................
1  20
Terrapin.......................
1  10
Whortleberries.
Blueberries...............
1  00
Corned  beef  Libby’s .., ...1   95
Roastbeef  Armour's... ...1   SO
Potted  ham, Vi lb......
....1  40
“  * i b ........... ....  85
.  ..1  35
...  85
95

tongue*  Vi lb......
541b...
“ 
chicken, Vi lb__ ... 
Vegetables.
Hamburgh  string ¡ess.

Meats.

Beans.

“ 
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“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
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“ 
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“ 

Peas.

Corn.

...1  25
French style.
....2 25
Limas......  .. ....1  35
Lima, green.  ................ ..  1  25
soaked............... ....  65
Lewis Boston  Baked__ ....1 35
Bay State  Baked...........
...1  35
World’s  Fair  Baked__ ...1   85
Picnic Baked................. ....1  00
Hamburgh.................... ...1   40
Livingston  Eden......... ....1  20
Purity............................
Honey  Dew................... ....1 40
Morning Glory..............
Soaked .......................... ... 
75
Hambnrgh  marrofat__ ...1  85
early June..
Champion Eng..1  50
petit  pols... 
. . .1  75
fancy  sifted
...1  90
Soaked.......................... ....  75
Harris standard............
...  75
\  anCamp’8  marrofat...
...1  10
early Tune.
...1  30
Archer’s  Earlv Blossom ...1  25
French.......................
...2  15
Mushrooms.
French..........................
Pumpkin.
Erie...............................
Sqnash.
Hubbard.......................
Succotash.
Hamborg.......................
Soaked ..........................
Honey  Dew...................
Erie...............................
Hancock.......................
Excelsior__ —.............
Eclipse............................
Hamburg......................
Gallon  . 
CHOCOLATE.

................. ... ...3  50
Baker’s.

...1 40
...  85
...1  50
...1  35
...1  15

Tomatoes.

CHEESE.

German Sweet...........
23
Premium.......................
37
Breakfast Cocoa...........
43
Amboy....................... @13*
Acme..........................  12Vi@l-3
Lenawee.................... @12 Vi
Riverside..................
13V4
Gold  Medal 
............. @12*
Skim........  ................
6@10
Brick..........................
11
Edam  .......................
1  00
Leiden .  ....................
23
Llmburger  ...............
@10 
Pineapple.................. @25
Roquefort................... @35

85

,

Sap Sago....................  @21
Schweitzer, imported.  @24
domestic  ....  @14

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COUPON  BOOKS.

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
CLOTHES  PINS.

5 gross boxes.................44@45

COCOA  SHELLS.

35 lb. bags......................  @3
Less quantity 
Pouud  packages...........6*@7

........  @3Vi

 

COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.

Santos.

Fair.................................  .18
Good.................................... 19
Prime...................................21
Golden.................................21
Peaberry............................. 23
Fair............................. 
19
Good.................................... 20
Prime.................................. 22
Peaberry  .............................23
Mexican and Guaiaroala.
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.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add Vic. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX  .  24 45
Bnnola  ...........................   21 95
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__  24  45

Package.

Extract.

Valley City Vi gross  . 
75
.. 
Felix 
1  15
Hummel’s, foil, gross........  1  50
“ 
........  2 50

“ 

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“ 

tin 
CHICORV.

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

CLOTHES "LINES.

Cotton.  40 ft......... per dos.  1  25
1 40
1  60
175
1  90
85
100

“ 
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Jute 
*• 
CONDENSED  BULK.

50ft........... 
60ft........... 
70 ft........... 
80ft.........  
60 ft..........  
7 2 ff___  

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4 dot. in case.

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

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8  1  books, per hundred ...  2 00
8 2 
..  2 50
.  8 00
8 8
...  3 00
8 5
.  4 0U
810 
820 
...  5 00
8  1 books, per hundred ...  2 50
8 2 
...  3 00
...  3 50
8 3
...  400
8 5
...  5 00
810 
...  600
820 

“Superior.”
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8  1  books, per hundred ..  83 00
8 2
...  3 50
...  4 00
8 8 
...  5 60
8 5
810 
..  6 00
820 
7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 books or over..  5 per  cent 
500 
1000 

.10 
.20 

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COUPON  PASS  BOOKS. 
[Can  be  made to represent any 
lenomlnatlon  from 810 down. |
20 books.......................  8100
50  “ 
2 00
100  “ 
3 00
6  25
250  “ 
500  “ 
10 00
1000  “ 
17 50

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

CREDIT  CHECKS.

500, any one denom’n ......S3 00
5 00 
1000,
8 00 
2000,  “  
75
Steel  punch.

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CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX..................... 6
Seymour XXX, cartoon......  6Vi
Family  XXX......................  6
Family XXX,  cartoon........  6Vi
Salted XXX.........................6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........  6Vi
Kenosha 
.........................  7Vi
Boston..................................8
Butter  biscuit....................  6 Vi
Soda, XXX.........................  6
Soda, City..............................7Vi
Soda,  Duchess....................  8Vi
Crystal Wafer.....................10
Long  Island Wafers  ........ 11
S. Oyster  XXX....................  6
City Oyster. XXX.................  6
Farina  Oyster........  ......... 6

Oyster.

Soda.

CREAM  TARTAR.
Strictly  pure....................
Telfers Absolute............
Grocers’...........................
DRIED  FRUITS 

30
30
15@25

14 
14 Vi

Domestic. 

Apples. 

...... —  lüVí

“ 

quartered  “ 

Sundrled. sliced In  bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
Apricots.
California in  bags........
Evaporated in boxes 
Blackberries.
In  boxes—  
............
Nectarines.
70 lb. bags................. ....10
251b. boxes—  
Peaches.
Peeled, in  boxes  —
Cal. evàp.  “ 
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Pears.
California In bags
Pitted Cherries
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................

in bags — .10
1C

...........   10
Prunelles.
30 lb.  boxes.........   —   15
Raspberries.
In barrels......................
501b. boxes....................
......................
251b.  “ 
Raisins.

“ 

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Loose  Muscatels in Boxes.
2 crown.............................   )  29
“ 
3 
............................. 1  60
Loose Muscatels in Bags.
2  crown..............................   4
  ..............................5
« 
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F o r e i g n .
Currants.

“ 
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“ 
“ 

@8

Peel.

“ 
25  “ 
25 “ 
“ 
Raisins.

Patras,  in barrels............ 
3
In  K-bbls...............   8*
3Vi
in less quantity —  
cleaned,  bulk........ 
6
cleaned,  package.. 
6Vi
Citron, Leghorn. 26 lb. boxes  20 
Lemon 
10
Orange 
11
Ondura, 29 lb. boxes..  @  7Vi
Sultana, 20 
“ 
Valencia, 30  “
Prunes.
California,  100-120..............  r
90x100 25 lb.  bxs. 7Vi
.. 8
80x90 
70x80 
8 Vi
60x70 
. 9

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Turkey.......................
Silver..........................
Sultana.................   ...........
French,  60-70......................
70-80......................
80-90......................
90-10  ....................
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

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Coin.

Manilla, white.

XX  wood, white.

Farina.
Hominy.

No. 1, 6Vi..........................  81  75
No. 2. 6 Vi..........................  1 60
No. 1,6.............................  165
No. 2, 6..........................   .  1  50
No. 1, 6 Vi..........................  1 35
No. 2, 6 Vi 
.......................  1 25
6 Vi  ...................................   1 00
6........................................  
96
Mill No. 4.........................  100
FARINACEOUS GOODS. 
100 lb. kegs.............—  
3*
Barrels  ............................... 800
Grits  .................................. 3  50
Dried........... 
3*@t
Maccaroni and Vermicelli. 
Domestic, 12 lb. box.... 
55
Imported.....................10Vi@. 1
Oatmeal.
Barrels  200 .......................  4 25
Half barrels  100........ 
  2 25
Pearl Barley.
Kegs..................................  2*
Green,  bu.............................  1 25
Spilt  per l b ..................2*@3
Barrels  180.................  @4  25
Half  bbls 90..............  @2 25
German................................  4 Vi
East India..........................   5
Cracked.............................. 

Rolled  Oats.

Lima  Beans.

Wheat.

Sago.

Peas.

5

 

FISH—Salt. 
Yarmouth....................

Bloaters.

Cod.

Pollock..........................
Whole, Grand  Bank......  5@5Vi
Boneless,  bricks.............. 6@8
Boneless, strips................6@8
Smoked......................... Il@l2vi

Holland, white hoops keg 

70

bbl  9 50

Norwegian  .....................
Round, vi bbl 100 lbs  ......  2 25
*   “  40 “  ........ 
1  20
Scaled............................... 
n

“ 

Mackerel.

“ 

Sardines.
Trout.

No. 1,  100 lbs....................  11  00
No. 1,40 lbs............................  4 70
No. 1,  10 lbs...........................   1 30
No. 2,100 lbs............................8 50
No. 2,40 lbs..............................3 70
No. 2,10 lbs  .....................   1  05
Family, 90 lbs.........................  6 00
10 lb s.................   70
Russian,  kegs....................  55
No. 1, Vi bbls., lOOlbs...........6 00
No. 1 *  bbl, 40  lbs..............2 75
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   80
No. 1, 8 lb  kits....................  68
Family 
*  bbls, 100 lbs...........87 00 82 75
......3  10  1 30
*   “  40  “ 
101b.  kits..................  
go  45
8 lb.  “ 
75  40
................. 
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

Whlteflsh.

No. 1

 

Halibut.
Herring.
“ “ 

GUNPOWDER. 
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Kegs.....................................3 25
Half  kegs.............................1 90
Quarter  kegs...................... 1 10
1  lb  cans.............................   30
V4 lb  cans............................  18

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

Kegs.....................................4 S5
Half  kegs.............................2 40
Quarter kegs.......................  1 35
1 lb cans....................... 
34

 
Eagle Duck—Dupont's.

Kegs.................................... 11 00
Half  kegs  ..........................  5 75
Quarter kegs........................3 00
1  lb cans.............. 
60

 

 

HERBS.

Sage.....................................15
Hops.................................... 15

INDIGO.

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

55
50

JELLY .
17  lb. palls  ..............  @  50
30  “ 
................  @  70

“ 
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.

R Rfl
..11 00

3 doz. case....................
12 doz. case....................
MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.
81  75
1  gallon  .................
1  40
Half  gallon...............   ..
70
Q uart.............................
45
P int................................
40
Half  p in t...............   ■
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon.......................... .  7 00
4 75
Half g a llo n ...................
Q uart............................. .  3 75
Pint................................. .  2 25

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar house...................... 
Ordinary.............. 
Prim e............................... 
Fancy...............................  
F air..................................  
Good................................. 
Extra good........................ 
Choice.............................. 
Fancy................................ 
One-half barrels. Sc extra 

New Orleans.

PICKLES.
Medium.

14
16
20
30
18
22
27
32
40

Barrels, 1,200 count...  @4 50
Half bbls, 600  count..  @2 15

Barrels, 2.400  count. 
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 bead  ......................6
“  No. 1...........................5 Vi
“  No. 2  . . . ...............   5
4

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

 

Jenuings.
Lemon. Vanilla 
120
2 oz regular panel.  75 
4 01 
...1  50 
2 00
6oz 
...2 00
No. 2.........................s
3 00 
No. 3  taper.......... 1  36
2 00 i Java....................................  6
No. 4  taper.......... 1  50
2 SO I  Patna..................................   5Vi

Japan, No. 1.......................... 5V4

Imported.

“ 
“ 

ß 

 

SPICKS. 
Whole Sifted

“  Batavia In bund.
“  Saigon In rolls...
Cloves,  Amboy na...........
Mace  Batavia.
No.  1. 
No.  2.

9)4
8
15
32
11)4
80
70
60
white...  .20
shot........................J6
“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.
Allspice............................. is
Cassia,  Batavia.................’¡g
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon ...................35
Cloves,  Amboyna............... 22
Zanzibar...............  18
Ginger, African..................is
”  Cochin..................  20
Jam aica................22
“ 
Mace  Batavia..................   65
Mustard,  Kng. and Trieste. .22
“  Trieste................... 25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ..................75
Pepper, Singapore, black__16
“  white......24
Cayenne........  ...  20
Sage.................................... 20
“Absolute” in Packages.

“ 

Allspice......................  84  155
Cinnamon..................   84  1  55
Cloves.........................  84  1 55
Ginger,  Jamaica  ......  84  1  55
“  African...........  84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  1  55
Pepper.......................   84  1  55
Sage....................  

84

 
SAL  SODA.

Kegs................................  m
Granulated,  boxes..............  144

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tflt

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$ 4

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i *

Pi

SEEDS.

A nise...................
Canary, Smyrna.  .
Cardamon, Malabar...
Hemp,  Russian.  ......
Mixed  Bird 
Mustard,  white........
Poppy .........................
Rape..............
Cuttle  bone...........
S T A R C H
Corn.

...

@15
4
90
4*
5@6
10
9
5
30

Gloss.

20-lb  boxes........
....  541
40-lb
5*
1 -lb packages........................  5U
3-lb 
6-lb 
.......................   5if
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  3v
Barrels.................................   3^

“ 
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SNUKF.

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

SODA.

Boxes................................... ..
Kegs, English................ .. " 4^

SALT.
100 3-lb. sacks....................$2 25
60 5-lb.  “ 
....................2 00
2810-lb. sacks............... . !  1  85
.  X 25
24 3-lb  cases...........
.  1  50
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags 
32
281b.  “ 
drill  “  « 
5  18

Warsaw.

56 lb. dairy in drill  bags.. 
28 lb.  “ 
56 lb. dairy in Unensacks.. 

Ashton.

* 

“ 

Higgins.

Soiar Rock.

56 )*>. dairy in linen  sacks
56 Id.  sacks....................
Common Fine.
Saginaw.........................
Manistee........................
SALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. in box.

Church’s ...................
5Î4
DeLand’s ..................
.  5j¿
Dwight’s............................ ■  5)4
Taylor’s .......................
.  5

SOAP.
Laundry.

“ 

Allen B. Wrlsley’s Brands.

Dingman Brands.

Old Country,  80  l-lb  ........ 3 2)
Good Cheer, 601 lb.........
.3 90
White Borax, 100  2£-lb...... 3 65
Proctor <& Gamble.
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. .84 00 
plain... 3 94
N.  K. Fairbank & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.....................  4  OO
Brown, 60 bars..................2  40
80  b a rs.................3  25
Acme.................................3  75
Cotton Oil........................  b  00
Marseilles........................  4  oo
Mafter  .................................4 qq

“ 
Lautz Bros. <& Co.’s Brands.

“ 

32
18
75

75

27

75

T H E   M I C H IG A N   T B A D E 8 M A N .

13

Thompson & Chute Brands.

r

SILVER 1
t_SQAP_J
j

L
N Is

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

“ 

SUGAR.

,,, 

The  following  prices  repre­
sent the actual selling prices in 
Grand Rapids, based on the act­
ual cost in New  York,  with  38 
cents per 100 pounds added  for 
t'  The  same  quotations 
will not apply to any town where 
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 
.........................$5 61
Powdered................................ 5 17
Granulated....................             4 80
Extra Fine Granulated...  4  92
Cubes...................................
XXXX  Powdered............ .  5 43
Confec. Standard  A........... 4 67
No. 1  Columbia A............   4 55
No. 5 Empire  A .............. 442
£°.  6..................................  4 36
No.  8.................... 
..........4 si
No.  9................................. 1  7?
no.  10....................... |  {{
4 05
No.  11.................... 
N n   W  
No.  13..............
..  3 86 
No 14.............................
.  3 74

.........„

SYRUPS.
Barrels.......................
Pure Cane. 

Corn.

Fair.......................
Good......................
Choice..................

...2 0

....  30

TABLE  SAUCES.

Lea & Perrin’s, large..........4 75
small........  2 75
51?
Halford, large.....................3 75
small  ................     2 25
Salad Dressing, la rg e ......4 55
1 
small........ 2 65

“ 

TEAS.

j a p  ah —Regular.

SU N  C U R ED .

BA SK ET  F IR E D .

.................................... @17
Good..............................  @20
Choice.........................24
@26
Choicest.......................32  ^
@34
D ust............................ 10  @1S
..........................   @17
Choice.......................... 24  @26
Choicest.......................32  @34
Dust.............................10  @12
F air............................. 18  @20
Choice.........................  @25
Choicest.................... 
@35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
GUN PO W D ER.
Common to  fail.......... 25  @35
Extra fine to finest....50  @65
Choicest fancy............75  @85
@26
Common to fair.......... 23  @30
Common to  fair...........23  @26
Superior to fine............30  @35
Common to fair...........18  @26
Superior to  fine...........30  @40
F air............................. 18  @28
Choice..........................24  @28
Best............................. 40  @50

oodong. 
IM PE R IA L .

EN G LISH   B R E A K FA ST.

YOUNG HYSON.

TOBACCOS.

F lu e  Cut.

P. Lorillard & Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Russet................30  @32
Tiger........................... 
31
D. Scotten & Co's Brands.
Hiawatha................... 
60
Cuba........................... 
34
Rocket.......................  
29
Spaulding & Merrick’s  Brands.
Sterling...................... 
30
Private Brands.
Bazoo.........................  @30
Can  Can......................  @27
Nellie  Bly....................24 @27
Uncle Ben.....................21 @22
@22
McGlnty...
27 
“  % bbls.
25 
Dandy Jim ........
29 
Torpedo.
24 
in  drums.
23
Yum  Yum  ...........
28 
1892.........................
23
“  drums............
Plug.

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

Finzer’s Brands.

Lorillard’s Brands.

J. G. Butler’s Brands.

Climax (8 oz., 41c)__  
39
so
Green Turtle.............. 
27
Three  Black Crows... 
Something Good........ 
38
Out 0/  Sight.............. 
26
Wilson <s McCaulay’s Brands.
Gold  Rope.................  
43
Happy Thought.  ....... 
37
Messmate................... 
32
NoTax..............
Let  go.................;;;;
Smoking.

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, )$s foil.......................32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
.16
.38
28

Scotten’s Brands.
W arpath.........................
Honey  Dew...............
Gold  Block..............   "’

26
30
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s 
Brands.
Peerless................ 
 
26
Old  Tom......................... ;;;i8
Standard..................... 
22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade........................... 41
Rob  Roy....................  
26
Uncle Sam.....................28@32
Red Clover...........................32

Leidersdorf’s Brands.

 

Spaulding & Merrick.

Tom and Jerry.....................25
Traveler  Cavendish........... 38
Buck Horn...........................30
Plow  Boy...................... 30@32
Corn  Cake...................... 
ie

VINEGAR.

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

11 for barrel.

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

YEAST.

Magic,................................ 1  00
Warner’s ...........................1  00
Yeast Foam  .......................1  oo
Diamond......................... 
'  75
Royal................................ go

HIDES  PELTS  and  FURS

Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­

lows:
Green............................  2@2*4
Part Cured...............  

HIDES.

@ 3

Kips,green  ...............   2  @3
“  cured.................  @ 4
Calfskins,  green........   3 @  4
cured........   5 @ 6
Deacon skins............... 10 @25

“ 

No. 2 hides \i off.
PELTS.

ShearUngs...................   5 @  20
Lambs 
...................... 15  @  40

WOOL.

Washed....................... 12 @18
Unwashed.................g  @14

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow........................   3 @454
Grease  butter  ............  1  @2
Switches....................  1H@ 2
Ginseng......................2 00@2 50

“ 

Badger.......................  80@1  00
B ear....................... 15 00@25 00
Beaver............................3 00@7 00
Cat, wild......................  50® 75
Cat, house................... 
io@ 25
Fisher........................  3 00@6 00
Fox,  red  ................... 1  00@1  40
Fox, cross....................... 3 00@5 00
Fox,  grey....................   50® 70
Lynx............................... 1  00@2 50
Martin, dark  ...  .......1  00@3 00
pale & yellow.  75@1  00
Mink, dark..................   30® 
Muskrat........................  3@ 13
Oppossum.....................  5@ 15
Otter, d a rk ............. 5 00@10 00
Raccoon......................  30® 75
Skunk  .......................1  oo@l  25
W olf............................... 1  00@2 00
Beaver  castors, lb 
  @5 00
Above  prices  are  for  No.  1 
furs only.  Other grades at cor­
responding priees.
Thin and  green............  
Long gray, dry.............. 
Gray, dry 
................... 
Red and Blue, dry.......  

db&rskins—per pound.

10
10
15
25

WOODEN WARE.

No. 3..........  

Tubs, No. 1.......................... 6 00
„  No. 2.........................  5  50
4 50
1  30
1  50
90

Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop 
Bowls, 11 Inch...................
“ 
I!  .................... 

 

 

2?  ■■

full  hoop  “ 

Baskets, market................. 
35
“ shipping  bushei..  1  15
..  1  25
“  willow crths,  No.i  5 25
“  No.2 6 25
„ 
“  No.3 7 25
“  No.l  3 75
“ 
“  No.2 4 25
“  No.3 4 75

“ 
„ 
splint 

in d u r a t e d   w a r e .

... 
... 

No. 1.........
No
No.
3........
No.
Washboards--single.
 

.....................   3  15
No.  1............... 13 50
Tabs, 
No. 2. 
Tubs, 
12  no
Tubs, no. 3...............::::::io 5n
Butter Plates—Oval.
250
60 10:0 
2  10
70 2 45
so 2 80 
3 50
Universal............
9 9*
No. Queen.............. 
2 50
Peerless Protector............... 2 40
Saginaw Globe.................'  1  75
Water Witch....................  2 25
Wilson.................................2 50
Good Luck........’’___2 75
Peerless............... . 
’  2 85

Double.

G R A IN S and FK EDSTU FF8

W H EA T.

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

FL O U R   IN   SACKS.

Bolted............................
Granulated...............
♦Patents............................
♦Standards...........
♦Straight...........
Bflkers’..........................
♦Graham..  .........
Rye...................................'
count.
ditional.

♦Subject  to  usual  cash 
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. 

1  40
1  65
2 15 
1  65 
1  55 
1  35 
1  60 
1  60 
dis-
ad-

H IL L S T U F F S .

Car lots  quantity

Less

Bran...............*15 00 
Screenings ....  13 00 
Middlings......  15 00 
Mixed Feed...  17 0) 
Coarse meal  .  16 to 

*16 00
13 00
16 00
17 50

18 00

CORN.

Car  lots............................... 40
Less than  car  lots..............44

OATS.

Car  lots............................... 33
Less than car lots................36

No. 1 Timothy, car lots__11  no
No.l 
ton lo ts ___12 50

“ 

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FISH  AND  OYSTERS.
F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

mon .............................  
oysters—Cans. 

follows:
F R E S H   F IS H .
Whlteflsh 
.................  @ 9
T rout.........................  @ 9
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..........   @10
Red  Snappers............  
12
Columbia  River  Sal­
Mackerel....................  20@25
Falrhaven  Counts... 
@35
F. J. D.  Selects.........   @30
1 25
Selects.......................   @25
F. J. D.........................  @23
Anchors.....................   @20
Standards...................  @18
Favorite......................  ©16
oysters—Bulk.
175
Extra Selects..per gal. 
Selects....................... 
1  50
1  0
standards..................  
Counts....................... 
2 20
1 5 )
Scallops...................... 
Shrimps  ......................... 
Clams...................  
1  25
Oysters, per  luo  ........1  25@1  50
Clams, 
75@1  00

SH E L L   GOODS.

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1*5

12%

PROVISIONS

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co 

14  00 
14  75 
16  50

is 50
16  00
8)46
8)46

7)4

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

quotes as follows:
Mess................................
Short c u t................
Extra clear pig, short cut__
Extra clear,  heavy.........
Clear, fat back............... 15  ro
Boston clear, short cut................ 
Clear back, short cut..................... ^ ”  15 50
Standard clear, short cut. best..........
Pork, links...
Bologna......
Liver...........
Tongue .......
Blood...........
Head cheese
Summer........
Frankfurts... 
Liver............
_  
Kettle  Rendered.......................... 
Granger.................. ' 
Family.............................   ............................
Compound......................................................«
Cotton ne...............................’........................
50 lb. Tins, Me advance.
20 lb.  pails, Me 
10 lb.  “  * c 
51b.  “ 
xc
3 lb. 
l c
" 

L A R D .

“

. 

9
.........................  0«,

B E E F   IN   B A R R ELS.

7 50
7 00

Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs................... 
Extra Mess, Chicago packing............  
Boneless, rump butts.................. .........!  10 00
Hams, average 20 lbs...........

smoked  meats—Cap vassed or Plain

 

 

 

 

 

 

» 

“ 
“ 

“ 
'* 
“ 
“ 

i6 lbs..................................... “ 10
12 to 14 lbs..............  
jo
a
picnic....................................... 
best boneless.................... 
 
9
Shoulders.................................. 
s
Breakfast Bacon  boneless............... . . . ! !.   33
Dried beef, ham prices...............
.10
Long Clears, heavy.............................
Briskets,  medium.  ..................
9
light.............................
9)4
DRY  SALT  MEATS.

Butts.............................
D. S. Bellies......................
Fat Backs........................................  
P1CKEED  PIGS’  FEET
Barrels.................................... 
KegS ...................................... 190
Kits, honeycomb................................  
95
Kits, premium................................................... 55
BEEF  TONGUES.
Barrels........................................  
«  no
I : : : : : : : : " »
Hair barrels............................. 
Per pound........... 
....................................... 
jj
BUTTERINE.
Dairy, sold packed...................................  
Dairy, rolls............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . 
.  15)4
Creamery, solid packed................................   ¡a' 3
Creamery, rolls............................ 
 
jgii

12)4
10
a m

TRIFE.

¡5

[

'  

 

Carcass...........
Fore quarters..
Hind quarters..
Loins No. 3 ____
Ribs.................
Rounds...........
Chucks.............
Plates ..............
Dressed...........
Loins...............
Shoulders  ......
Leaf Lard......
Carcass  ...........
Lambs..............
Carcass............

FRESH  PORK.

MUTTON.

VEAL.
______

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4 wv  *
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No. 2 
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Jugs, )4 gal., per doz...................................   70
“  1 to 4 gal., per gal................................   07
Milk Pans, )4 gal., per doz..........................  60
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Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal..........................  07
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1 4

TWO  MONEY  KINGS.

Brief Sketch  of the  Rockefellers—How 

They  Do  Business.

Of ail the  millionaires  in  New  York 
City—and  there 
is  no  lack  of them— 
there  are  none  who  are  such  moving 
forces  in  great  business  channels,  and 
yet so little known  to the general public, 
as John O.  and William Rockefeller.

These two between them are worth not 
far from $300,000,000  of  their  own. 
In 
addition,  they  are  at  the  bead  of  the 
great  Standard  Oil Company,  a corpora­
tion which extends its tentacles not alone 
all over the United States,  but  all  over 
the  world,  from  New  York  to  Hong 
Kong and from Hong Kong to Liverpool. 
Its pipe  lines  and  railroad  connections 
stretch over thousands of  miles of  terri­
tory. Itowns thousands upon thousandsof 
acres of coal and oil lands, it employs an 
army of men and its  steamships  may be 
seen in every civilized  port.

Once,  on  the witness  stand,  John  D. 
Rockefeller told a committee  investigat­
ing the Standard  Oil Trust  that  he  had 
no idea as to his wealth,  and  still less as 
to  that  of  the  company of  which  he is 
the head.  That it  was enormous,  he ad­
mitted.

The  two  Rockefellers  dominate  this 
vast  property.  To  be  sure,  there  are 
partners.  H.  M.  Flagler,  ex-Secretary 
of the Navy  William  C.  Whitney,  repre­
senting the  interests of the Ohio Paynes, 
and others are  largely interested  in  the 
Standard Oil properties.  But the  Rock­
efellers are the  strong  men of  the great 
combination.

There may be men somewhere who are 
more plain  and  more  unassuming  than 
these  oil  kings,  but  I  have never met 
them. 
I recently met  the  pair on  lower 
Broadway.  They were walking together. 
It  was  just  at  the  luncheon hour,  and 
Broadway was thronged  with  clerks and 
pretty typewriters on lunch intent.  These 
latter pushed and hustled the two pedes­
trians  as  though  they were  interlopers 
instead of being representatives  of  hun­
dreds of millions of  dollars.

The brothers are alike in stature,  both 
just a  trifle  above  the  middle  height. 
John  D.  wears a  rather  closely cropped 
grayish mustache, and his brother affects 
side whiskers that run down  a  couple of 
inches below his  ears.  Both  men  were 
dressed in loose fitting dark clothes  that 
were  plainly not  made  by any  fashion­
able tailor. 
Indeed,  they looked more as 
though they might have been  bought at a 
bargain  sale in  some ready made clothing 
house.  No one recognized  the  two men 
as they passed  along,  and  they  paid  no 
attention to any one  they met,  being ab­
sorbed in  whatever affairs they  were dis­
cussing.

It was quite early  in  the  day  when  1 
saw the  Rockefellers  on  Broadway,  yet 
the  two  men  had  walked  from  Fifty- 
fourtb street and Fifth avenue to Bowling 
Green,  a  good  five  miles,  and  accom­
plished the distance  in  a  little  over  an 
hour.  This is  the  almost  daily custom 
of John D.  Rockefeller,  who  is  a famous 
pedestrian.

The Standard  Oil headquarters  in New 
York is at the foot of  Broadway,  facing 
historic Bowling Green,  a  massive  pile 
of granite,  rising  ten  stories  above  the 
street,  yet with nearly all  its  offices  oc­
cupies’  by  off shoots of the Standard  Oil 
Company.  There are refining companies, 
companies that deal in varieties of iliumi 
natmg  oils—in  short,  companies of  all

T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E S M A N

sorts  having for  their object the turning 
of oil  in  some  way into money.

As  the  two  men  enter  the  building J 
they  are greeted  by the big guard  at the  ] 
door.  They pass quickly to their  offices 
on the second floor,  and each goes to his 
desk and to work.

One might think that the  heads  of  so 
great  a  corporation  would  be  over­
whelmed  with  work  and  would need  to 
have about  them  a  horde  of  clerks  re­
ceiving instructions,  rushing to and  fro, 
making  a  fuss  generally.  Nothing  of 
the kind  is to be seen in  the offices of the 
Rockefellers.  A host  of  letters  are  re­
ceived every  hour,  addressed  to  one  or 
the other of the two brothers.  A trusted 
assistant  bandies  this  mail,  and  shows 
his chiefs only such as is really necessary 
for them to see.  The system maintained 
is perfect,  even  to  the  smallest  detail, 
and the discipline of the great establish­
ment is remarkable.

In the rooms of the brothers  are  tele­
graph  tickers,  and near their respective 
desks  are  swift-fingered  stenographers 
and typewriters.  The rooms of  the two 
brothers are near together,  and now and 
then  they hold  short consultations.

As they go to their desks  in the morn­
ing,  they find awaiting them a small  pile 
of  mail,  a  very  small  part  of  all  that 
came into the hands of  their secretaries. 
The letters are read and in  many cases a 
note  of  instruction  is  dictated  to  some 
head of  a department and the letter and 
instructions are sent to  him.  There are 
scores  of  well-paid  employes  of  the 
Rockefellers  who  have  never  held  any 
communication  with  their  chiefs  save 
through the medium of these typewritten 
messages.

it 

Out  of  all  the  letters  received  every 
day  by John D.  Rockefeller  he probably 
answers not more than  a  score  himself. 
Letters may come detailing the loss of  a 
Standard Oil steamship in the China Sea. 
It is sent along to the proper department; 
and  so  it  is  with  a  hundred  and  one 
things  of  more or less import.  There is 
no  bustle  or  hurry  and  less  than  two 
hours  a  day  is given to correspondence 
by these engineers of  a  vast  enterprise.
There are no  two men  in this  country 
whom 
is  harder  to  see  than  these 
Standard Oil  kings.  There are scores of 
their  employes  who  have  never  seen 
them  in  their  offices.  There are many 
others  who  would  not  know  them 
if 
they met  them  on  the  street.  Once  in 
their  offices,  the  doors  closed  behind 
them,  he is an important  man upon busi­
ness of  moment who can gain admission. 
Probably  a  hundred  or  more  men  call 
every day—men of some importance, too, 
aud try to secure interviews  with either 
of  the  magnates.  They invariably find 
themselves turned over to the  mercy  of 
some subordinate.  On many  days  John 
D.  Rockefeller does  not  see half a dozen 
out  of  all the men  who come primed  for 
an  interview  with  him.  Nearly  all  his 
moves  are  made  through  subordinates. 
An  instance of this  was given last winter 
when  the  Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Com­
pany practically  went  into  bankruptcy 
aud  sold  its  vessels.  A  practically  un­
known  man  made the  running when  the 
ves-els  were  sold  at  auction,  and  finally 
bid  them  in  for a fraction  of their  vaiue. 
There  was  a  howl  when  it  was  found 
that  the  stranger  represented  John  D. ] 
li'ookeieller.  Had  it  been  known  that j 
Rockefeller wanted  the  vessels  he  would 
have had  to pay  big  mouey.  These  ves­
sels  are  lying  idle.  Mr.  Rockefeller  is

Nelson, 

Matter 

&  Co.,
Furniture  .  .  .
Manufacturers,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,

W ill be sold under an order  of  the  United  States  Circuit  Court  for the 

Western  District  of  Michigan,

The order of  the  Circuit Court  directs that bids  be received  for the en­
tire plant  and  stock  (with  the  exception  of  one  lumber yard)  as  ONE 
PARCEL,  and  also  for  each  of  FIVE  PARCELS  into  which the prop­
erty is divided, as follows :

pargel
PARCEL

PÄRßEL
PARCEL
PARCEL

ery  and fixtures in  the  buildings.

buildings,  photograph  gallery, and  machin 

O N E-1ractory and  Warehouse, including real estate 
M  

Furniture  manufactured  and  in  process  o 
manufacture,  and  materials  in  the  Wholt 
sale  Department;  also  store  and  office  furniture  am 
fixtures,  horses, wagons,  sleighs,  tools -and  other  pei 
sonal property not  included  in  the  Retail  Department

Real  Estate,  comprising  what  is  known 

as the West Side Lumber Yard.

»All  of  the  lumber.

Real  Estate,  comprising  what  is  known  as 

the old  or Kent street lumber yard.

Grand  Rapids,  flieh.

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paying a big sum  for wharfage, but when 
asked wbat his plans are  he only smiles. 
No talker is Mr.  Rockefeller.  He keeps 
up a thinking just the same.

There  are  no  meetings  of ■ directors 
among the Standard Oil magnates.  Half 
a dozen  men  control  the great machine, 
and  the Rockefellers control these.  Our 
ing the day some  of  these  men  drop  in 
for  a chat upon  some  matter of more or 
less importance,  but  none of them  inter­
fere in  the actual  management of affairs. 
They  know that  while  the  Rockefellers 
are in the saddle there is no need  for any 
one else to interfere  in  the management 
of the Standard Oil  interests.

Both these men are hard workers.  They 
were brought  up  to  work  for  a  living, 
and to work hard,  and  they  have  not got 
over  the  habit.  None  of  their  clerks 
work more  hours  than  they do,  and yet 
if  you should see  either  of  them  at  his 
desk, even  at  his busiest time, you  would 
be led  to think  that  they  do  very little. 
They  have that  rare quality,  the  ability 
to get through a great deal  of work with­
out making  any  noise  or  fuss  about it. 
It 
is  a  quality  that  may  not  be over­
valued.

These  men  almost  always work eight 
hours a day,  and  sometimes  more.  Not 
a detail of  their  vast  business  is  over­
looked.  They  know its  every  twist  and 
turn.  Their army of employes,  of course, 
they cannot  know,  but  they  know  their 
division  commanders,  and  are 
fully 
posted as to  every move.

No one knows  what  the politics of  the 
Rockefellers  is.  Jay  Gould  used  to say 
he was a Republican or  a  Democrat just 
as his  railroad  interests  dictated.  But 
the Rockefellers seem  to have no politics. 
The Standard  Oil  Company  is  their poli­
tics and that  it  is  of  the profitable sort 
no one will  deny.

interest 

The Rockefellers are  as  quiet  in their 
tastes  as 
in  their  dress  and  business 
methods.  Neither  they nor any of their 
respective  families  appear  to  take  any 
in  society.  The early 
special 
part of  their 
lives  was  spent  in  other 
than  social  pursuits,  and  now,  when 
they have  money  and 
leisure,  they do 
not care for the glare  of  crowded recep­
tions.  The daughter of  John  D.  Rocke­
feller was  married  some  years  ago,  but 
she has  not figured  in  New  York’s social 
world,  and  probaoly  has  not  cared  to. 
Mrs.  John  D.  Rockefeller now  and  then 
appears  at  some  public function that she 
cannot  well overlook  since  her intimate 
friends  are  connected,  and  when  she 
does,  she  can,  if  she  wishes,  outshine 
every  other  woman  present  so  far as 
jewels are concerned,  for  her  collection 
is said to  be  second  only  to the famous 
Astor jewels that  are  the  wonder  and 
envy of the fair sex.  You  may  see mem­
bers  of  the  family now and  then  at  the 
theater,  scarcely  ever  at  an  opera,  and 
when  they  do  appear  in  public  in  this 
way  only  a  few  persons  know  them. 
The oil kings  keep  horses  and carriages 
as a matter of course,  but  it  is  for their 
women  folks.  John  D.  Rockefeller,  be­
sides walking to  his office each  morning, 
takes 
in  Central  Park  every 
evening.  Twenty  miles  a  day  on  foot 
he  does  not  think  excessive  exercise. 
Formerly  he had  an exercising apparatus 
in his office,  but  since  he  has  taken  up 
walking  he  has  found  that  sufficient.
The  Rockefellers  have  magnificent 
houses on  Fifth  avenue,  but  their  mode 
of life is  simple  in  the extreme.  John  I> 
lives on  Fifty-fourth  sireet, just  west of

tramps 

Fifth  avenue.  William  lives  on  Fifth 
avenue near Fifty-fourth street.  This  is 
the  millionaire  district.  H.  M.  Flagler, 
the  Vanderbilts,  William  C.  Whitney, 
Andrew Carnegie and  other big men  live 
not a stone’s throw  away.

Like the Vanderbilts,  the  Rockefellers 
are  steady churchgoers.  They sit  under 
Dr.  John  R.  Paxton,  the  famous  soldier 
preacher,  who  was  the  pastor  of  Jay 
Gould  and  who  also  preaches  to  the 
daughter and sons of that great financier. 
A dozen  or more  of  the  richest  men  in 
New  York,  who do not  seem  in  any  way 
displeased  with the  liahit  Dr.  Paxton has 
of  saying hard  things  against  the  rich, 
attend  the same  church.  The  oil  kings 
are 
their  money, 
although they make  but  little  ado  over 
their charities.  Most of  the  money  they 
spend  in  this  way  is  spent  under  the 
direction of  Dr.  Paxton,  and  nothing  is 
heard of it in the public  press.

liberal  men  with 

Take them all  in  ail  they are the sort 
of men  whom  wealth  in no way  changes. 
They are the  same  men  to-day  that  they 
were  when  they  were  struggling  for 
wealth 
in  Western  Pennsylvania  and 
Eastern Ohio, and when physical  courage 
as well as mental  acumen of  the highest 
sort was needed  in order that  they might 
hold  their own  against the fierce opposi­
tion of desperate men.  But  the  Rocke­
fellers had  the  requisite  nerve,  and  in I 
the  end  they  won.  They  are  called 
“monopolists”  and  other  hard  names, 
but it is  not  necessary here  to  consider 
the  fitness  of  such  epithets.  One  fact 
tands  clear—these  men  started  with 
nothing,  practically speaking, and to-day 
one of them 
is  valued  as  being  worth 
130,000,000  and  the  other  almost  as 
much.  As  an object lesson  in  the art of 
how  to do it these figures and facts speak 
more forcibly than  almost  anything else 
could. 

F oster  Co ates.

T he  W orld ’s   Fair  for  S ale.

Look  at  it!  The  Michigan  Central has 
arranged with one of the best publishing 
houses  in  the United  States for a beauti­
fully printed series of World’s  Fair pic­
tures,  to  be known  as  the  Michigan  Cen­
tral’s  Portfolio  of  Photographs  of  the 
World’s Fair.
The  original  photographs would  cost 
not less  than  a  dollar  apiece,  but  the 
Michigan  Central  enables  you  to get 16 
pictures for  10 cents.
It’s the most complete. 
It’s the finest. 
It’s the  best. 
It cannot be beaten.
If you saw  the  World’s Fair,  you  want 
it as a perpetual souvenir of a memorable 
visit.
If you didn’t  get  there,  you  want  this 
to see what you missed,  and to  fill  your 
mind  with  the  beauty and  glory of  the 
White City.
Call on  the  nearest  Michigan  Centra! 
ticket agent and he will  furnish you with 
the first part  and tell  you more about it.

T hey C h eat th e  G ods.

A correspondent  of  the  North  China 
Herald gives an  account of  a curious in­
dustry  carried  on  in  China. 
It  is  the 
manufacture  of  “cheat  money,”  to  be 
buried  with corpses.  From  time  imme­
morial it  has been the pious custom of the 
Chinese  to  bury  with  their  departed 
friends  a  considerable  sum  of  money, 
that  they  might  not  find  themselves 
paupers in the  other  world.  This  cus­
tom  they  have found  rather  costly,  and, 
having  no  very  high  opinion  of  the 
shrewdness  of  spiritual 
shopkeepers, 
they  have taken  to manufacturing a very 
cheap  counterfeit of the  Mexican  dollar 
to pass off in  the other  world. 
It is sim­
ply  a bit of  pasteboard  with  tin  foil  sur­
faces stamped  with  a die.  A  hundred  of 
these dollars in  a box  retails for 34 cash.
in  the 
Church  who  feel  injured  whenever  the 
devil gets a backset.

There  are  still  some  people 

Alfred  J,  Brown  Co.,

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR  THE  CELEBRATED 

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P r ic e s   G u a ra n teed .  T r y   th e m .

Alfred  J.  Brown  Co.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.
\ B S O L U T E   T E A .

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T E L F E R   S P IC E   CO.,

SOLD  ONLY  BY

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M U S K E G O N   B A K E R Y  

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CRACKERS,  BISCUITS,  CAKES.

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Breakfast  Cocoa,

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only by

HENRY  PASSO LT, 

Saginaw,  Mich.

For general laundry and  family 
Only brand of first-class laundry 

washing  purposes.

soap manufactured in the 

Saginaw  Yalley.

A   d e s c r ip t io n   o f   t h e   c h o c o la t e  
p la n t ,  a n d   o f   t h e   v a r io u s   c o c o a  
a n d  c h o c o la t e  p r e p a r a t io n s  m a n  
u f a c t u r e d   b y  W a lte r  B a k e r  & C o 
w ill  b e  s e n t f r e e  t o  a n y   d e a le r  or: 
a p p lic a t io n .

W. BAKER &  GO.. Dorchester. Mass,

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

T H E   M IC H IG A JSr  T R A D E S M A N .

such  as  an  intimate  acquaintance  with j 
its details,  the  stock  needed and the de- I 
mands of his locality, and still never rise 
above a  mere  nominal  success,  for  the 
reason  that  he  fails  to  appreciate the 
daily opportunities  which  present them­
selves.  He may even be able to note the 
opportunity and  still  not  avail himself 
of its benefits,  through a  lack  of  enter­
prise,  pluck and nerve to follow the new 
opening to  its  ultimate  and  successful 
termination.  It is not the men who work 
hardest 
in  a  mechanical  sense  who 
achieve  the  greatest  success,  but those 
who think ahead of  their work.  A man 
who  can  by  his  own  labor earn $1,000 
may have reached his personal limit,  but 
if he has the executive ability and neces­
sary force  of  character  to  employ  the 
services of ten other men  who can earn  a 
similar amount,  for which he  pays them 
$900,  his  net 
income  will  have  been 
doubled.  Combination  of  forces  is  the 
order of the day, and great success means 
the ability to utilize collected efforts  to a 
common end.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

C A N D IE S,  F R U IT S  an d   NUTS.
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

Cases  Bbls.

STICK   C A X D T.
Standard,  per lb........................  
“  H.H..............................  
“  T w ist........................... 
Boston Cream  ................  8%
Cut  Loaf.........................
Extra H.  H......................  8)4

Palls.
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M IX ED   CANDY. Bbls.

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

“ 
fancy—In bulk

Palls.
Standard.....................;................ 6
7
Leader...........................................6
7
Royal.............................................7
8 
Nobby............................................7
8 
English  Rock............................... 7
8 
Conserves....  ..............................7
8 
Broken Taffy....................baskets
8 
Peanut Squares................. 
“  8
9
French Creams.............................
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Valley  Creams.............................
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Midget, 30 lb. baskets.....................................  8)4
8
Modern, 30 lb. 
Pails.
Lozenges, plain.............................................  9
printed..........................................  io
Chocolate Drops.............................................  12
Chocolate Monumentals...............................  13
Gum Drops.....................................................  5)4
Moss Drops.....................................................  8
Sour Drops.....................................................  8%
Imperials.................... 
10
Per Box
Lemon Drops................................................... 55
Sour Drops...................................................... 56
Peppermint Drops............................................go
Chocolate Drops...............................................75
H. M. Chocolate  Drops................................fc0@90
Gum Drops................................................ 40@50
Licorice Drops..............................................1  00
A. B. Licorice  Drops....................................... 80
Lozenges, plain................................................ 60
printed............................................65
Imperials..........................................................go
Mottoes............................................................ 70
Cream Bar................................... ; ................. 56
Molasses  Bar................................................... 56
Hand Made  Creams................  
R5@95
Plain Creams............................................. 80@90
Decorated Creams........................................1  00
String  Rock.....................................................65
Burnt Almonds.... ........................................1  00
Wintergreen  Berries.......................................60
No. 1,  wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes................
...........  34
No. 1, 
“ 
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...........   51
No. 2. 
“ 
................
...........   28
128,138..........
150..................
176,200, 216...
Small...........
Larve  ...........
Messina, extra  fancy. 

@2 25
@2 ?5

CARAMELS.

BANANAS.

ORANGES.

LEMONS.

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3 
3 

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6  00 
5 GO

fancy 360  . 
fancy 300  . 
choice 360. 
choice 300.

16

GOTHAM GOSSIP.

It 

News  from  the  Metropolis— Index  of 
Special Correspondence.

the  Markets.

N e w   Y o r k ,  Dec.  15—Nothing  has  oc­
curred  to  break  the  monotony of trade 
circles during  the week.  The  report of 
the Thurber, Whyland Co. is not yet out. 
It is  said  to  be very encouraging.  The 
proposition of  the  Haas  Brothers to put 
$500,000 
into  the  concern  has  fallen 
through,  as  these  gentlemen  naturally 
wanted the cream,  leaving the skim milk 
for  the  present  stockholders. 
is 
thought the latter class will  be  assessed 
an amount that will bring in  a  consider­
able additional capital;  and,  as the man­
agement will be  looked  after  by several 
well-known financiers, there is decidedly 
a bright outlook for the future.
The  intense  cold  has  injured a good 
deal of produce  arriving.  This  is  par­
ticularly  true  of  butter,  very  much  of 
which shows signs of  frost.  While  the 
market is fairly firm,  the  prices  do  not 
reach so good  figures  as  in  former  sea­
sons.  For  the  very  best,  entirely free 
from  frost,  29c 
is  the  top  price,  and 
oftener 28c, or even 27c, prevails for any­
thing at all off in  quality.  A rate  of  6c 
per 100 pounds on  butter  is  reported  as 
having been made from  Chicago  to  sea­
board,  and this will,  perhaps,  affect sup­
ply at this point.  Cheese is  steady,  and 
prices are quite  firm,  ranging  from  11c 
for large sizes to  12J^c  for  small  fancy 
New York State full cream.  Eggs are in 
small supply of really fresh and for any­
thing  else  there  is  but a moderate  de­
mand.  Western  are worth  about  26%c 
and near-by 28c.
The coffee  market  remains as quiet as 
usual.  We hear no more  about  the war 
in Brazil affecting the supplies and stocks 
in  Europe  are  ample  to  furnish  this 
country for some time.  Holders seem to 
feel a good deal  of  confidence  that  the 
market will stiffen; and, in fact,  a higher 
quotation  prevails  now than a fortnight 
ago,  as Rio No.  7 is quotable  at  no  less 
than 18>£c.
Sugar  is  quiet  as  to  refined.  There 
promises  to be such a large yield of  raw 
for  all 
that 
around.  Granulated, 4%c.
Canned goods of all descriptions are in 
a  quiet  mood,  though  for  the  solitary 
thing  of  string beans there has been in­
quiry  enough to raise the price.  Toma­
toes  are  in  usual  every-day  request— 
nothing more.
sympathize  with  the 
canned  stuff.  Nearly  all  business 
is 
from near-by trade and the amounts pur­
chased  are  small.  Citron  is  lower and 
has sold f o r c .   Raisins, bothCalfornia 
and  Spanish,  are  selling  with  a  little 
more  freedom.  New  California  bags, 
3%@4c; 50-pound  boxes,  4(®4J^c; Valen­
cia 
layers,  5%@6c;  New  California 
prunes,  6%c  for  the sizes 60-70 in  bags 
and  7@7%c 
in  boxes;  40-50  in  boxes 
8%@9c.  Currants  attract  no Attention. 
They are worth l%c in barrels, and range 
from that price, to 3c m boxes.
Nuts are  meeting  with  some  holiday 
demand.
There has almost been a lemon famine. 
Orders have come in from  all  parts  and 
it has  been difficult and  even impossible 
to fill them.  While a supply is due here 
the  fact  has  not  sufficed to keep prices 
down  and  holders  have  been  “making 
hay.”  They  are  quoted at $3.50@5 and 
even more.  Bananas are dull  and lower, 
selling from 75c@$l per bunch for firsts. 
For domestic green fruit there  is  a very 
seasonable  demand  and  prices are firm. 
Nice  apples  are  worth  from  $3.50  for 
greenings  to  $4.50@5  for Spitzenbergs. 
Florida  oranges,  $1.50@2  per  box.  At 
the latter price they can be bought by the 
single box  at the  grocers—nice  oranges, 
too.
Potatoes are in  light supply  and prices 
are firm at $1.25@2.25 per bbl.  They re­
tail  at  $2.50,  delivered  anywhere in the 
c ity . 

lower  rates  are 

looked 

Dried 

fruits 

______ 

J a y .

Utilizing-  A bility.

It is not so much  a  matter  of  ability 
that causes one man  to succeed above his 
fellows,  as it is the faculty to see his op­
portunity  and  push  his  efforts  in  the 
right direction.  A  merchant  may have 
all  the  qualifications  necessary for  the 
conduct of his particular  line  of  trade,

JO B B E R S   O F

Groceries and Provisions,

Our  BUTCHER’S  LARD  is a Pure Leaf  Kettle Rendered 
Lard. 
If  you  want  something  cheaper  try  our  CHOICE 
PURE,  iu  tubs  or  tins,  and  guaranteed  to  give  satisfaction.

Note  these  prices:

Butcher’s,  80-pound  Tubs........................................................   101
Butcher’s,  Tierces.......................................................................   10
Choice  Pure  ................................................................................ 
9

WESTERN  MICHIGAN  AGENTS  FOR

Q u i c k   S e ^ e r s *

WHAT?

THE  NEW  FALL  LINE

M anufactured  by

SNEDIC0R  &  HATHAWAY,

D E T R O IT ,  M ICH,

All the Novelties in Lasts  and  Patterns.

State  Agents  Woonsocket  and  Lyco­

ming  Rubber  Co.

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Dealers wishing to see the line address 
F.  A.  Cadwell,  41  Lawn  Court,  Grand 
Rapids, Mich.

“ 

OTHBB  FOBEISK  FRUITS.
Figs, fancy  layers, 61b.......................
io a > .......................
14ft........................
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box.......................
.......................
Persian, 50-lb.  box...................

1  extra 
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NUTS.

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Almonds, Tarragona....................
Ivaca..............................
California....................
Brazils, new..................................
Filberts........................................ .
Walnuts, Grenoble.......................
French...........................
Calif..............................
Table Nuts,  fancy......................
choice......................
Pecans. Texas, H.  P.,  ...................
Chestnuts............................. ....... .
Hickory Nuts per bu....................
Cocoanuts, full sacks...................

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PEANUTS.

Fancy, H.  P., Suns.......................
“  Roasted...........
Fancy, H.  P., Flags........................
“  Roasted..........
Choice, H. P.,  Extras....................
“  Roasted........

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GENUINE  :  VICI  :  SHOE,
Plain toe in opera and  opera  toe and C. S. heeL 
D and E and E E widths, at 81.50.  Patent leather 
tip,  $1.55.  Try them,  they are  beauties.  Stock 
soft and flue, flexible and elegant  fitters.  Send 
for sample dozen.

R E E D E R   BROS.  8H O E   CO ,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Lemon  & Wheeler Company,

Agents,  Grand  Rapids.

Shoe  Dressings*

Gilt  Edge,
Raven  Gloss, 
Glycerole,
White’s Egg  Finish, 
Loomer’s Best,
The  400,
Ideal,
Brown’s Fr. & Satin, 
Topsey,
B ixby’s  R o y al,
O  C,
Keystone,
Loomer’s  Pride, 
Imperial,
Eagle,
Boston,
Nubian.

We  carry all the above kinds  In  stock, which 
are the  best  and  leading makes in  the  market. 
Get your winter stock before freezing.
H IE T H , K R A U S E  & CO.,

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H .

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pay for themselves  in  the 
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/ ^ \ U R  new glass covers  are  by  far the 
v   )   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  Theyv
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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.

liu  » u i n u c i   i n   a   i n u m e n i .  

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.

the best  selling cakes  we ever made.

CREAM  CRISP. 

MOSS  HONEY  JUMBLES.
NEWTON,  a rich  finger  with  fig  filling.  This  is  bound  to  be  one  of 
THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,

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T H E   O N L Y   R E L IA B L E

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 
GRAND  RAPIDS.
If Yon  Waot  Good,  Light,  Sweet  Bread  aad  Biscaifs,
FERMENTUM
COMPRESSED YEAST
The FermeniUm Company

SOLD  BY  ALL  FIRST-CLASS  GROCERS.

MANUFACTURED  BY

M AIN  OFFICE:

CHICAGO,  270  KINZIE  STREET.

MICHIGAN  AGENCY:

GRAND  RAPIDS,  106  KENT  STREET.

Address  all  communications  to  THE  FERMENTUM  CO.

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A n d   w e  w ill  G u aran tee  P r o m p t  S h ip m en t.

H.  LEONARD  i  SONS,

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

D A W S O N ’S 

Pearl  Wheat  Flakes,

T H E   F I N E S T   B R E A K F A S T   D IS H

DAWSONS

GENUINI

« e s t  QUALITY

GUARANTEeO

Gallesi. Best.

A   C a s e :

3(>  Packages. 

Potimls.

FULL  WEIGHT.

A.lso  in  Bullc : 

25  lb.  Boxes,
50 lb.  Boxes, and 
UOO  lb.  Barrels.

These  currants  are  not  washed,  but  are  cleaned  by  our  process,  by 

which  strength  and  flavor  are  retained.

O R D E R   F R O M   Y O U R   J O B B E R .

IMPORTED  AND  CLEANED  BY

Grand  Rapids  Fruit  Gleaning  Go.,

G ran d   R ap id s,  M ich igan .

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

Manufacturers  of  Show  Gases  of  Eiiery  Description.

TRADE |MAPK 
REGISTERED.

FIRST-CLASS  WORK  ONLY.

6 3   an d   6 6   C an al  St.,  G rand  R a p id s,  M ich,

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MILLERS *  "A C T U «E R S  OF

food  PRop.Hi.Tf.«

C L E A N ,   W H O L E S O M E ,  

Free  from  Dust  and  Broken  Particles,

Put up in neat Cartons of  2 pounds each,  36 Cartons  per  Case.  Price  $3.50  per 

Case.  Sells at 15 cents per package,  two packages for  25 cents.

T r y   It!  B u y   It!  U se  It1!

Sold by all jobbers in Ohio,  Indiana and Michigan.

MANUFACTURED  BY

DAWSON  BROTHERS,  Pontiac,  Mich.

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Dry  Goods, Garpets and Gloaks,

We  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 c k s. 

OVERALLS  OF  OUK  OWN  MANUFACTURE.
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