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G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  W E D N E S D A Y ,  J A N U A R Y   10,  1894.

NO.  538

PA R SO N   TOM .

Saddle-Hoss Pete’s record  in  the min­
ing camps of  the San Juan  District was 
as  unsavory as  his  crouching form  was 
unsightly and  his  hoarse voice disagree­
able. 
lie was a short,  thick-built man— 
if  man he really  was,  for  he  had  more 
the appearance  of  a  boy—who shuffled 
about and leered  at  you  with  a devilish 
grin  which made  you  feel uneasy in his 
presence.

His brain  was  quick,  though his phys­
ical movements  were  slow,  and  he  was 
strong as a beast.  His  record  was  that 
of tin-horn gambler and  all-round thief. 
Added to  this  he  bore the reputation of 
having  been  run  out  of  Leadville  for 
horse-stealing,  and  having escaped from 
Tombstone’s ready-made justice, charged 
with a like  offence.  Thus  he  came  to 
the mining camp lying in  a  pretty  basin 
under the shadow of  old  King Solomon, 
one of the grandest mountains of  South­
ern  Colorado.

Nine-tenths  of  the population had de­
parted before the  first  storm  had come, 
as was the  custom  in  new camps in the 
early  days  before  the  railroads  had 
broadened 
the  trails  and  opened  the 
passes  through  the  Rocky  Mountains. 
Only about one hundred men and women 
remained  in  camp that winter, and they 
had little else to  do  than  amuse  them­
selves.  They were law-abiding, and had 
little use for peace officers.  So the town 
and county officials took their  usual  va­
cation with others who did~not~feefTike 
facing the rigid  winter  which  was  pre­
dicted.

Saddle-Hoss Pete did  not  go  out with 
In fact, Pete seldom acted 
the majority. 
with  the  majority.  He  usually formed 
a minority—of one.  But he was not dis­
appointed  at  their  leaving  him.  He 
thought he  would  be  able to stand it for 
one season.  But Paymaster Bill and Big 
Frank,  who seemed to  be looked upon as 
guardians  of  the  affairs  of  the  camp, 
plainly told him that he  must  get  out— 
that the penalty of  his  return  would  be 
sudden death.  So  Saddle-Hoss  Pete de­
parted before the second storm had come 
—whither nobody knew.

Parson Tom had come  to  the  camp in 
the  previous  spring,  and  had  made  a 
good impression on  his own  kind of peo­
ple,  though the  present remaining popu­
lation  knew  little  of  him,  and  did  not 
care whether  he remained or not.  None 
of them were church going  people.  But 
as the  parson  said  he  had  no  idea  of 
preaching,  nobody objected  to  his  stay­
ing in camp.  He gave  as  a  reason  for 
staying that in case of death his  services 
would be needed.  Beyond that he would 
not intrude his offices.

The extreme  length of  the winter had 
led Paymaster  Bill  to  inquire  into  the 
parson’s finances;  and learning that there 
was a probability  of  his  running  short 
before  his  parishioners  should  return, 
Bill proposed  to  the  men  in  the  camp 
that a purse be raised.

His  suggestion  was  acted  upon,  and 
Paymaster  Bill  himself  presented  the 
hatful of  money,  accompanying the pre-

sentation  with  an  appropriate  extern 
pore speech,  in  which  he advised Parson 
Tom of the appreciation of the donors.

Parson Tom  declared  he could  not ac 
cept the money unless he should have an 
opportunity to earn it.

“But  we  don’t  none  of  us  want  ter 

die,”  objected  Bill,  “jist  ter  give 
chance ter earn the money.  We’d ruther 
pay ye ter pray fer  our  continued  good 
health, just as we drinks  ter  your  good 
health w’en we makes up that purse.” 

Parson Tom  laughed,  and  said he had 
no desire for the demise of  any  one,  but 
merely wanted to give  them some return 
for the money.

That  night  Parson  Tom  appeared  in 
Big  Frank’s  saloon,  where  the  entire 
male  population  was  endeavoring 
to 
break the bank,  having  cleaned  up  the 
Corner saloon early  in the evening.

The appearance of  the  parson created 
a flutter, and  one  or  two  superstitious 
players lost every bet they made  for  the 
balance of the  deal.  When  the  end  of 
the deal had  been  reached  the  parson 
asked their attention for a  few minutes, 
and,  mounting the  platform which  held 
the lookout chair, he thanked them kind­
ly for their generous donation,  and  said 
if they would come  to  the  little school- 
house on Sunday evening for a half-hour 
he  would  endeavor  to  entertain  them 
without  preaching  a  sermon.  He  de­
clared  that  he  could  not  accept  their 
money without earning it.

The  invitation  was  accepted,  and the 
parson was asked to  have a cigar,  which 
he  lighted,  while  the  crowd  drank  “to 
the health of Parson  Tom.-’  He  bowed 
his acknowledgments without further in­
terruption of the game.

Upon entering  his  cabin,  Parson Tom 
stirred the fire, thinking of his visit, and, 
after  sitting  by  its warmth  till  he had 
thawed himself, he  went  to  his  trunk, 
which  held  his  treasure,  to  look at the 
little hoard  of  gold  and  silver  which 
these rough men  of  the  mountains  had 
so kindly donated.

It was not there!  Perhaps  in  his  ex­
citement at his good fortune,  he had hid­
den it  from  himself  and  forgotten  the 
hiding place.  But,  no, it was  not in the 
cabin!

The  parson  was  troubled.  He could 
not believe that any of  the men who had 
been so kind to him  would  be  guilty  of 
robbery.  And yet  the  money was gone. 
The long buckskin  bag  in which he kept 
his  money  and  which  bore  his  name 
worked in silken thread he found behind 
the trunk.

When  he  met  Paymaster  Bill  on  the 
following morning he mentioned his loss. 
Bill  was astonished.  He did  not believe 
that  any  man  in  the  camp  was  mean 
enough to steal,  “at  any rate,  not  a par­
son’s money.”

The story of  the loss of  Parson  Tom’s 
money was  told  about  the  camp,  and, 
while it was a mystery to some, the more 
irreverent smiled and  said  they guessed 
the parson was excited, and that it would 
turn up all right in time.

On Sunday the  sun  shone  out  bright

and clear,  and old  King  Solomon  was  as 
glorious a sight as one might wish to see. 
His biblical  namesake in all his  reputed 
glory could not have furnished a grander 
inspiration.  But Parson Tom had prom­
ised not to  preach.  Besides,  he  was not 
quite sure  that  the  incredulity concern­
ing  the  loss  of  his money  had entirely 
disappeared.  So  he  must  be  careful 
what he should say to them that night.

Every male  person  was  promptly  on 
hand that night at the little schoolhouse, 
and there was a sprinkling  of  the  other 
sex—women  who  had  not  listened  to  a 
preacher’s  voice  since  they  were  little 
girls.

The half hour was  devoted  to  reading 
stories,  which  were  responded  to  by 
hearty laughter  and  a  few pathetic  ex­
clamations.

When  Parson  Tom  had  finished  and 
was about  to  say good-night,  Paymaster 
Bill arose and reminded  his  companions 
that on the  night  the  parson  had  called 
on them it had been proposed that a fund 
be  started  toward  building  a  church. 
Then he  added:

“I don’t reckon none  of  ye  has  got  a 
notion  o’  backin’  down  on  thet  ther’ 
propersition.  Ef ye has,  let’s  hear  it.” 
There  was  not  a  dissenting  voice, 
though  the  amount  of  gold  and silver 
dropped in the parson’s  pretty buckskin 
bag was not  so  large  as  it  might  have 
been  had  the  parson  not “lost  his  first 
winnin’.”

The  moon  had  dropped  behind  the 
peak  of  King  Solomon, 
the 
camp  in  darkness,  while  soft  snow fell 
with  that  steady  monotony which  indi­
cates a heavier  fall to come.

leaving 

Parson Tom had just opened  the  door 
of  his  cabin  to  step  in,  when  a heavy 
hand  was  laid  upon  his  throat  and  a 
hoarse voice demanded:

“Give me that money!  Quick!”
The parson  was by no means a coward. 
He struggled with  his  assailant,  and to­
gether they fell into the cabin and rolled 
out into the  light  cover  of  fresh  snow 
which  had  fallen  on  the  frozen crust. 
Muttered curses and a tighter  grip  upon 
his throat met his resistance.

“D—n  this  snow;  if  this  job  could 
have  been  done  an  hour  earlier I’d ’a’ 
bin all right,” muttered  the voice  as the 
form moved away  in the darkness.

That  was  the  last  the  parson  heard. 
The  light  snow  fell  straight  from  the 
sky.  There was  no wind  to  disturb  its 
course,  and  the  soft  fine  flakes  were 
hardly plentiful enough to furnish a bed 
for footprints.

Parson Tom knew not how ioug he had 
lain there,  and,  despite  the warmer tem­
perature,  he  was  numb with  cold when 
he  crawled  into  his  cabin.  He  was  so 
completely overcome by the struggle with 
his assailant and the cold that he lay up­
on his bed in a stupor far into the night.
When he aroused the snow was failing 
in  great  sheets,  like  drifts,  from  the 
gulch above.  He  opened  the  door and 
looked out.  He  could  see  nothing  but 
the  blinding  storm  and  the  darkness, 
which  was  scarcely  subdued  by  the

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ghastly  whiteness  of  the  snow.  He 
dared  not  venture  out.  No  man  could 
live an hour in that terrible storm.

Rebuilding  the  fire,  the  parson  sat 
down and tried  to  think—tried  to  think 
where he had  heard  that voice  before  it 
demanded his money. 
If  he  could  only 
recall that he would  be  able  to  identify 
the man who had robbed  him.  Without 
that  recollection  his  claim  that  he had 
been robbed  the  second  time would  be 
only laughed at by the men who had been 
so generous in their gifts.

But  it  was 

impossible  to  recall 

it, 
though he knew  he  had  heard  it and re­
marked its peculiar tone.  And  there he 
sat through the long  black night, hoping 
against  hope.

It was broad noonday  when  he awoke, 
sitting  by 
the  dying  embers  on  the 
hearth.  The sun shone  brighter than it 
had shone for weeks. 
Its hot  rays melt­
ed the snow on  the  roofs  of  the  houses, 
and the  day  was  like  a  day in  spring. 
But it brought no joy to the heart of Par­
son Tom.

The habitues of Big Frank’s saloon  had 
hardly settled  themselves  down  to  the 
pleasures or pastimes  of  the  day—their 
morning hour being the noon-time—when 
they were  startled  by the  ghost-like ap­
pearance of Parson Tom. 
In a trembling 
voice he told his story.

“He  plays it well,” sneered Big Frank; 
“ that’s a purty good  make-up  ye’ve  got 
on yer  face.  Ye’d  ought  ter  be  a  per­
former.  There’ll  be  a  chance  fer  ye 
when  the variety show opens up  in  ther 
spring.”

This speech was greeted  with laughter 
by the  crowd, and  the  poor  parson was 
dumb—but not  deaf—with  mortification. 
How could he face these men  who disbe­
lieved  his  very  first  utterance?  He 
turned to go.

“Hold on  ther’!” cried Paymaster Bill; 
“this  is twicet yer say yer bin robbed  in 
this camp.  Both times it was our money 
as ye was  robbed  of—money ’at we  give 
ye.  Now ye’ve got ter  prove  it;  fer we 
don’t ’low no man  t’  accuse none o’  us o’ 
robbin’ him  the  second  time  ’thout  he 
produces ther proof.”

“Ther proof’s w’at we wants!” shouted 

the crowd.

Parson Tom  stood  as  still  as  death. 

He could  not speak.

“An’ tuer’s another thing ye’ve got ter 
prove,” continued  Bill,  as  he  saw  the 
parson  would not  reply;  “ye’ve  got  ter 
prove thet ye didn’t rob  some  other par­
ties besides  yerself.  More’n  one  cabin 
was  burglarized  last  night;  an’  ef  ye 
ain’t ther burglar,  then—prove it.”

But Parson Tom could  utter no sound, 
save a groan of anguish.  Could  he  but 
recall that voice!  But. no!  His memory 
failed.

There he stood,  as dumb as  though he 
had  been  born  without  speech,  while 
Paymaster Bill demanded  that  he  prove 
his innocence,  and the crowd,  led  on  by 
Big Frank, sneered at and reviled the ac­
cused.

During this trying  ordeal  for the par­
son,  three  men,  selected  by Big  Frank, 
had  gone  to  the  parson’s  cabin,  and 
there,  upon  the  floor,  had  found a nug­
get of gold belonging to Big Frank.

This they  brought  and  flouted  in  the 
face of  the  trembling  victim.  Well  he 
knew how it had come there,  but  it  was 
idle to assert or protest.  His  words—if 
he could  have spoken—would have been, 
to these infuriated  men,  like the screech

of a wild  bird  borne  on  the  wind  in  a 
bowling storm.

“Ye hev  no  proof  o’  yer  innicence,” 
said Paymaster Bill,  hotly,  “an’  we  hev 
this  proof  o’  your guilt.  W’at  d’ye say 
now?”

Parson  Tom  saw  that  all  hope  was 
lost,  but  with dying hope his  speech  re­
turned,  and  he said  with  evident  effort: 
“Gentlemen, I see no hope of establish­
ing my  innocence;  but still  maintain  it. 
That  nugget  of  gold  must  have  been 
dropped by the robber  in our struggle in 
If I could recall  the  voice  I 
the cabin. 
should  convince  you. 
It  was  none  of 
you  who did the deed,  but  one  who  has 
once lived  here among you,  though I can­
not  tell  his  name.  He  cannot  live  far 
away—perhaps at one of the  idle  mines 
or  in  some  deserted  tunnel.  He  went 
toward the gulch,  for had  he  come  this 
way he would  have had tocrossmy body, 
as  1 lay there in the snow.  That is all I 
have to say.  Do with  me as you must.”
It was useless to search the gulch—the 
heavy snow would not permit.  And then 
these  angry  men  had  no  doubt  of  the 
guilt  of  the  parson.  Only  the  produc­
tion of the man  be  claimed  had  robbed 
him  would  destroy  their  belief  in  his 
guilt.  The  crowd  grew  angrier  as  the 
minutes passed.

“The parson has lied,” coolly remarked 
Big Frank,  whose faith  in  the  preacher 
sort had never been  strong.

“ He’s an ungrateful robber,”  Payrnas 

ter Bill  added.

crowd.

“ Hang  him!”  yelled  a  man 

in 

the 

The excitement increased like the roar 
of the wind through  the  gulches  in  the 
coming of  a storm.  A minute more and 
the infuriated  mob  who,  in the absence 
of a court,  had tried,  convicted and sen­
tenced the accused  was eager to execute 
the sentence of death.

Like wild men they flew to  the  upper 
end  of  the  camp,  dragging  the  parson 
with them.  Convinced of  his guilt,  and 
maddened  by thoughts of his ingratitude, 
no hand could stay them.

Quickly the preparations for  the  exe­
cution  were  made.  Two  barrels,  each 
of  which  supported  an  end  of  a  broad 
plank,  placed under the stout  limb  of  a 
great tree formed the  scaffold.  One end 
of the rope was fastened to the limb,  the 
other  formed  into  a  noose  aud  placed 
over the head and around the neck of the 
trembling parson.

“Aire ye  ready?”  cried  the  leader  of 
the mob to the two  men  who  were  sta- 
tioned at the ends of the plank  ready  to 
lift  it  out  from  under  the  feet  of  the 
doomed man.

“Give him one more chance to teil who 
robbed him,” demanded  Paymaster Bill.
Standing there upon  that  plank,  with 
the death rope around  his  neck,  Parson 
Tom’s memory returned.  The ugly  face 
of his assailant,  which  he could  not  see 
the  night  before  in 
the  darkness,  was 
now  plainly  visible,  and  the  crouched 
form  of  4he robber appeared as plain as 
on the day he had sneaked  out  of  camp 
at the command of these same men.

The crowd  waited almost breathlessly. 
“Quick!” shouted Big  Frank,  who was 

leader.

ed the parson.

“Saddle—Horse—Pete!” almost shout­

The crowd broke out in jeers.
“Oh,  no!”  they  said;  “ that  can’t  be. 
He was drove out,  an’  he’s  not  likely  to 
show  his  head  anywheres  ’roun’  this 
camp.  That won’t do.  Guess ag’in.”

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

“Once ag’in.  Aire ye ready?” shouted 

Big Frank.

“Yes,” came the calm but  determined 
voices of the two men at  the ends of  the 
plank.

“Give him time ter  pray,”  begged  an 

unwilling participant.

“Pray, then!” shouted the leader.
Parson Tom stood  erect,  with  bowed 
head.  Slowly  and  with  firmness  he 
lifted his voice.  Suddenly  he  faltered, 
turning bis face toward the mountain.

Hark!  Look!  The  excited  group  of 
men stood there  riveted  to  the  ground. 
The hands of those who  held  the  plank 
were frozen as if in death’s clutch.  The 
tongue  of  him  whose  word  was  law 
was paralyzed.  The  sound  which filled 
their  ears  carried  more  terror  to  their 
souls than the awful  roar  of  battle,  the 
rushing of the mighty waters in a  storm 
at  sea,  and  the  rumbling  of  an  earth­
quake,  all combined, could have inspired.
tearing  from  their 
roots great trees that had  withstood  the 
storms  of  generations.;  hurling  heavy 
timbers  and  rocks  a 
branches, 
hundred  feet  above  the  heads  of 
the 
frightened  witnesses.  Great  clouds  of 
snow filled the air and hid from view the 
surrounding mountains.

On,  on  it  came, 

logs, 

Not a man in that  group,  all  huddled 
together like so many frightened animals, 
but  comprehended  the  situation  in  an 
instant.

These men,  who were brave enough of 
heart  to  have  fought  with  the  inspira­
tion of patriotism on the field  of  battle, 
or faced with fearless courage the ocean’s 
wrath, or listened  without  the  faintest 
dread to  the  earthquake’s  fearful  rum­
blings,  stood  trembling  like  little  chil­
dren in the face of a snowslide!

Swift as  a  meteor  it  came,  and,  like 
the  bursting  of  a  thunderbolt,  spent 
its wrath; and  its  dreadful  harvest  lay 
scattered  far  and  wide,  like  dead  and 
wounded soldiers on a battlefield.

And when  the  sky  had  cleared  there 
lay, at the feet of them  who  held  a  life 
within  their  grasp,  a  dead  and  frozen 
human form.  Tight against  the  breast, 
the clutched and stiffened fingers  of  the 
dead held the buckskin bag  of  money— 
the evidence of Parson Tom’s innocence!

The crowd fell back aghast!
It was Saddle-Hoss Pete!

L ew is H.  Ed d y .

MILLIONAIRES  AND  THE  MASSES.
I  note  that  T h e T r a d e sm a n  of  last 
week comments on  a  statement  derived 
from the census returns that 68 per cent, 
of  the  families  that  live  on  farms own 
their lands,  while  32  per  cent,  are  rent­
ers;  while  in  towns  and  cities  only  37 
per  cent,  own  their  homes  and  63  per 
cent,  rent  the  premises  in  which  they 
live.  But the revelations  of  the  census 
in this respect do not stop there.

It  appears  that  there  are  12,690,152 
families in the  country, and  of  these 91 
per  cent, own  an  aggregate  of  29  per 
cent, of the total  wealth,  while the other 
9 per cent, own 71 per cent.  Put  in  an­
other form,  it will  be seen that  1,142,113 
families  own  71  per  cent,  of  all  the 
wealth,  such  as  money  and  property, 
while  11,548,039  families  own  only  29 
per cent.

The inequality of  this  division  is  ap­
parent  at  a  glance,  but  no  account  is 
taken  of  those  who  own  nothing. 
In 
making up the  statement  for  the  9  per 
cent, of  rich  families,  all  the  rest  are 
put in with the other class of people who

own a small proportion  of  the  country’s 
wealth;  but  it must be understood  that 
many of these own nothing  that  is  taxa­
ble.  The estimate  of  the wealth of  the 
country is made up from the  sum  of  the 
tax  assessments.  But vast  numbers  do 
not  pay any taxes,  because  they possess 
no  property  subject  to  assessment,  so 
that it may be  assumed  that  of  the  11,- 
548,039  which  are  credited  with  having 
29 per  cent, of  the  entire wealth,  30 per 
cent,  of  these  have  nothing  but  their 
daily  labor  and  such  scant  outfits  of 
household goods as are exempt from tax­
ation,  and such property does not appear 
in the assessors’ books.

It,  therefore,  follows  from  this  that 
there are three classes to be computed in 
this country:  First,  there  are  1,142,113 
families that own  71  per  cent,  of all the 
wealth;  second, there  are  8,083,628 fam­
ilies that own the remaining 29 percent.; 
third,  there  are  3,464,411  families  that 
possess  nothing,  that  have  no  provision 
for  the  future, no  means  of  support in 
case their earning capacity should be cut 
off.

There  is  something  terriDle  to  con­
template  in  all  this,  and  the wonder  is 
that more people are  not  driven  to  des­
peration,  particularly in  a  time when so 
many are out of  employment. 
It is also 
astonishing that more people do not take 
to desperate methods to secure some sub­
stance upon which to  depend.  But it is 
a most remarkable fact, and  one that re­
dounds most  nobly to  the  credit  of  the 
working classes,  that  they seldom resort 
to dishonest practices.

When  the  defalcation  of  a  clerk  or 
salesman  is  reported,  it  nearly  always 
comes out that dishonesty was practiced, 
not to relieve the necessities  of  his fam­
ily,  but  to  obtain  money  in  order  to 
squander it in vicious courses.  The man 
who is devoted  to  his  home  and  family 
will make  a  desperate  struggle  to  help 
them  honestly before  he  will  steal,  and 
if it should happen that he was driven to 
such  an  extreme  he would  be  most  un­
likely to become an habitual  thief.  But 
the man who cares nothing for home and 
friends,  and is  engrossed with vices  and 
profligate extravagance, will  not hesitate 
to steal to secure the means for depraved 
gratification. 
It may be laid  down  as  a 
sure rule  that  the  embezzling  or  other­
wise  criminal  employe  is  already given 
to vicious and debauched courses of life, 
and, for this reason, merits no sympathy.
But there  are  other  revelations  made 
by the figures quoted which are necessary 
to  complete  the  picture. 
It  has  been 
stated that one-ninth of the people of the 
United  States  own  seven-tenths  of  all 
the wealth.  This  wealthy  class  is  not 
composed of persons of equal possessions. 
While all are rich, some  are vastly more 
so than others.  Some time  ago the New 
York Tribune figured out  a  list  of  4,047 
persons  in  the  United  States  who  are 
worth each a  million  and  more.  Subse­
quent writers have worked  at  the  prob­
lem.  Notably among  these  are  Thomas 
G.  Shearman,  in the  Forum  for  Novem­
ber,  1889,  and,  later,  George  K.  Holmes, 
in the Political Science Quarterly for De­
cember,  1893.

The result derived from  their  calcula­
tions is that these  4,047  millionaires  in 
the United States are worth an aggregate 
of  twelve  billions, or  twelve  thousand 
millions,  which would give an average of 
about  $3,000,000  to  each.  The  conclu­
sion arrived at is  that  of  the wealth  of 

Continued on page 6.

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forced up hill  sharply, or  the  head  of  the  fork lowered as the push con­
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If the head of the fork is  lowered  the  points will  be  raised  and 
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It  has 
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to cut  16,000,000 feet of pine  aud  5,000,- 
000 feet of  hemlock.  Mr.  Lyon is to cut 
the logs and deliver them  in  Pere  Mar­
quette Lake at a certain price a thousand. 
The logs will  be sawed at  Taylor’s  mill 
here, giving it a full season’s  work.

Netzorg takes the store occupied by Han­
sen & Beardslee,  agricultural  implement 
dealers,  the house and lot on Cass  street 
where  he resides,  half the stock and half 
the individual accounts  owing  the  firm. 
Mr.  Netzorg has rented  the  store  in  the 
Potter  block  now occupied  by S.  M.  Al­
bertson,  and will take  possession  March 
1, he having given Mr. Albertson a bonus 
of $400 to give  up peaceful  possession.

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AMONG  THE  TRADE.

AROUND THE  STATE.

Grant—A.  H. Judd  lias  purchased  the 

drug business of Geo.  E.  Harris.

Pori—Benze  Hosted  is  succeeded  by 

James Penegoh in general  trade.

Stanton—C.  L.  Grace  succeeds  S.  C. 
Sommers  &  Co.  in  the  hardware busi­
ness.

Plaiuwell—Stearns  &  Sampson  have 
their  meat  market  and  retired 

closed 
from business.

Belding—E. A. Moffit and Arthur Coles 
have  formed a copartnership  under  the 
style of  Moffit & Coles.

Ann  Arbor—D.  A.  Tinker,  dealer in 
furnishings  and  notions,  has  removed 
from Kalamazoo to this  place.

Thompsonville—Anderson  & Pearson, 
general dealers,  have  dissolved,  W.  A. 
Anderson continuing the business.

Detroit—Geo.  R.  Treble  has  been  ad­
mitted to partnership  in  the  dry  goods 
firm of ¡strong,  Lee & Co.,  the  style  re­
maining the same.

Lowell—J. B.  Yeiter will open  a  fur­
niture store in  the  corner  store  east  of 
Wisner Bros.  He will  be ready  for busi­
ness about J an. 25.

Stanton—Maurice Lightstone will close 
out his boot and shoe business  here  and 
go  to  Greenville,  where he has  formed  a 
copartnership  with  his  brother-in-law, 
D. Jacobson.

Milford—Safe-blowers  broke  into  the 
grocery store of Weaver &  Watkins  last 
Friday night.  The safe was demolished. 
Valuable  papers  aud  $40  in  cash  are 
missing.  The explosion  was  heard  far 
away.

Kalamazoo—The  firm  of  Lakey  & 
Bigelow,  wholesale  and retail  dealers in 
paints,  oils aud  furnishings,  in  business 
at 226 and 228 North Burdick  street  the 
past  fourteen years,  has  been  dissolved 
by mutual consent.  The A.  L.  Lakey Co. 
succeeds to the business of  the old firm.
Detroit—W.  J.  Gould  &  Co.  have 
merged their wholesale  grocery  business 
into  a  stock  company under  the  same 
style.  The new corporation  has  an  au­
thorized  capital  stock  of  $200,000,  of 
which 80 per cent, has  been paid in.  The 
shareholders are Walter  J.  Gould, 4,000; 
Lewis  F.  Thompson,  4,000;  Clarence  H. 
Gould,  8,000;  Walter  J.  Gould,  trustee, 
4,000.

Saginaw—Foster & C harts  have  pur­
chased the interest  of  Charles L.  Benja­
min  in  the  furniture  firm  of  Foster, 
Charles &  Co.,  and  will  close  out  their 
business on the West  Side  by  March  16. 
The  stockholders  of Wyckoff,  Ewen  & 
Co.  have also  purchased  the  interest of 
Mr.  Wyckoff,  who retired  from that firm 
December 31.  On  March  16  the  firms of 
Foster, Charles & Co.  and Wyckoff, Ewen 
&  Co.  will  be  consolidated  under  the 
style of the Foster, Charles  &  Ewen Co. 
and the  business will  be  conducted  on 
the East Side at the  present  location  of 
the latter firm.

Greenville—Jacobson  &  Netzorg,  the j 
dry goods and  clothing  dealers,  recently 
found  themselves  unable  to  agree  and 
decided to leave the division of the prop­
erty to five  arbitrator*.  The  committee 
has made its award,  which  proved  to  be 
satisfactory to  both  parties  to  the  con­
troversy.  Mr.  Jacobson 
takes  as  his 
share the double store where the firm has 
been  doing  business, the  Louse  and  lot 
on  Franklin  street where  he  lives,  half 
the stock of goods and  half of  each  indi­
vidual  account  owing  the  firm.  Mr.

Stanton—At the recent hearing of  the 
Chapin  & Co. case,  in  the  Montcalm Cir­
cuit Court,  Mr. Chapin  occupied  the wit­
ness  stand  for  several  hours  and  was 
closely  questioned  by  T.  F.  McGarry 
from notes and  figures  made  by the  ex­
perts who have  examined  the  books  of 
the  bank.  From  his  testimony  it was 
foupd that various members  of  the  Cha­
pin family had given their  notes  to  the 
bank,  aggregating $21,000.  These  notes 
had been marked paid on  the  books  and 
their amounts  charged  to  the  profit and 
loss account.  The question  is,  who had 
this  money and  where  did  it  go?  The 
amount  is  charged  up  as  lost,  and  it 
looks  as 
if  the  Chapins  bad  bad  this 
money to use.  This  is  surely one  hole 
which the  accountants  have  found,  and 
it looks as though  about  $21,000  of  the 
depositors’ money had run out of it.  Os­
car Webber,  who was Mr.  Chapin’s part­
ner in  the firm of Webber & Chapin,  was 
put on Khe  stand  to  testify,  but seemed 
to  be  very  ignorant  about 
the  whole 
transaction.  The  majority  of  his  an­
swers were,  “Don’t know,” and  his testi­
mony brought  out  nothing  new  in  the 
case.  The further  the  case  progresses, 
the more it looks like a clean steal.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Lake  City—Louis Sands  recently  cut 
a  pine  tree  which  scaled  10,300  feet. 
The butt of  the  butt  log  was  six  feet, 
four inches in diameter.

Bennett—J.  S.  Stearns’  sawmills  at 
Stearns Siding are operating  principally 
on hardwoods and hemlock,  and  he says 
he will not cut any  pine  until  summer, 
when he can log it  to  better  advantage.
Sault Ste.  Marie—The store  of  Feltus 
&  Tradewell,  who  own  and  operate  a 
sawmill  at  Raber,  forty  miles  south  of 
this city,  was burned  Friday night,  with 
all  its contents.  The  loss is $6,000 with 
no insurance.

Morenci—D. C.  Gillis,  late  proprietor 
of the creamery  here,  suddenly left town 
the  other  day.  He  owed  farmers,  it  is 
alleged,  about $4,000, some of  which  he 
paid at the rate of 50 cents on the dollar. 
Mr.  Gillis was at one time worth $20,000, 
but lost heavily  in a Dakota venture.

Adrian — The  Adrian  Furniture  Co., 
after many suits, has obtained possession 
of the bed-room  suite  made  in  1890  by 
Charles  Ruppel  and  valued  at  $2,500. 
The suits were over patterns  and  stock. 
The somewhat celebrated  suite will now 
be rattled off among furniture men  in the 
United States.

Saginaw—Ed.  Germain  is  running  a 
pretty good sized  crew and  filling  some 
foreign contracts.  He proposes building 
a sawmill  to  run  in  connection  with his 
planing  mill  and  factory.  His  loss  at 
the fire last May  footed  up  $319,000, yet 
| he  is  on  bis  feet  and  is  doing a fairly 
good business in the face  of  his  tremen­
dous loss  and  the  added  weight  of  the 
business depression.

Ludington — The  Schroeder  Lumber 
Co., of Milwaukee,  Wis.,  has  bought  of 
[ T.  R.  Lyon  the standing  timber  on  sec- 
I tion 6-16-15,  in Mason county,  estimated

Saginaw—The Vermilion  Lumber  Co. 
has tiled  articles  of  incorporation  here. 
The  company  will  deal  in  logs,  lumber, 
timber lands  and  leases  to  cut  timber, 
and  will  manufacture  lumber  products. 
The capital stock is $160,000, and the in­
corporators  are W. C.  McClure  and J. J. 
Rupp,  of  Saginaw;  Ben  Birdsall,  of 
Three  Rivers,  Quebec,  and  R.  B.  Mc- 
Knight, of Saginaw.  The entire  capital 
is paid in.

Saginaw—Wylie  Bros.,  who  contem­
plated converting their shingle  mill into 
a  band  sawmill,  have  abandoned  the 
idea,  as  they have  concluded  they can 
get their logs sawed to  better  advantage 
than by putting  capital  into  a  mill. 
It 
is likely the shingle mill will  be disman­
tled.  They  have  been  in 
the  shingle 
business  twenty-five  years,  but  of  late 
there  has  not  been  enough  money  in  it 
to make it desirable  to  continue  in  that 
line.

Watervale—Leo  F.  Hale  has  merged 
his 
lumber,  shingle,  bark,  wood,  tie, 
pole,  post and general  merchandise busi­
ness 
into  a  stock  company  under  the 
style  of  the  Watervale  Manufacturing 
Co.  The  capital  stock 
is  $75,000,  of 
which $60,000 is subscribed  aud  paid in, 
Mr.  Hale owning $30,000  and  the  other 
$30,000  being  equally  divided  between 
Wm.  M.  Williams,  of  Milwaukee,  and 
Fred  E.  Mansfield, of  South  Milwaukee, 
Wis.  Mr.  Williams  is  President  of  the 
corporation,  Mr.  Mansfield  Vice-Presi­
dent aud  Mr.  Hale  Secretary aud  Treas­
urer.  The latter has worked  up  a  large 
and prosperous  business  aud  the  acces­
sion  of  fresh  capital will  probably en­
able him to  greatly increase  his  output 
and extend his influence.

In terestin g   M eetin g  o f  th e   J a ck so n  

A ssociation .

J ackson,  Jan.  4—At the regular meet­
ing of the Association, held this evening, 
there  was  a  very  good  attendance  and 
every one was in  a spirit to  do  business. 
The roll call showed all the officers pres­
ent,  and  the  records  of  the  previous 
meeting were approved.
The Committee  on Trade  Interests  re­
ported that the differences existing in re 
gard  to  the  bread  question  had  been 
amicably adjusted  and  that  everything 
was  satisfactory.  The  Committee  also 
reported a new sugar card,  on account of 
the late reductions in prices of sugar.
The  Committee  on  Entertainment  re­
ported  that  they  bad  intended  giving  a 
social  on  the  21st  of  December,  but, 
owing to the near approach  of  the  holi­
days.  they concluded to  let  it  drop and 
make up lost time at the social session  in 
January, and they asked for instructions.
On  motion, $15  was  appropriated  for 
eatables and the  Committee was  author­
ized to make such arrangements for sup­
per  and  entertainment  as  they thought 
best.
On  motion,  the  Committee  were  in­
structed to invite the  jobbers of  the city 
and their wives to the social  meeting.
Bills were  received  from  the  newspa­
per offices for printing. 
It  being shown 
the  price 
that  they  were  larger  than 
agreed upon,  they  were  referred  to  the 
Committee  which  had  the  matter 
in 
charge.
The President appointed the following 
Committee  on  the  peddlers’  and  huck- 
| sters’ ordinance:

First Ward—Geo.  Stiles,  A.  D.  Well­
Second Ward—L.  Pelton,  J.  H. Jones.
Third  Ward—B.  S.  Mosher,  T.  C. 

ing.

Brooks & Co.

ner.
dy, J.  A.  Winslow.
N.  U.  Branch.

Fourth Ward—J.  F.  Helmer,  P.  Haef- 
Fifth Ward—O.  E.  Robbins,  H.  C. Ed­
Sixth Ward—W.  H.  Porter,  L.  Farrell, 
Seventh  Ward,  B.  C.  Hill,  P.  Casey.
Eighth  Ward—J.  N.  Bartlett,  H.  E. 
Randolph.
On motion,  the President was appoint­
ed chairman  by the Association.
Lake & Lowery, successors to A.  &  H. 
Wilcox in  the lime, salt, cement and coal 
trade,  sent a communication to the Asso­
ciation,  asking 
the  Association 
would meet them and arrange  prices for 
the  sale  of  salt,  wholesale  and  retail, 
which wouid be satisfactory to  the  gro­
cers as  well as  themselves.  The  matter 
was referred to the  Committee  on Trade 
Interests.
Complaint  was  made  by  one  of  the 
mills against another on  account  of  re­
tailing.  As all the mills are retailing, it 
looked so much like  jealousy that it was 
decided to table the matter.
No more business appearing, the meet­
ing adjourned.

that 

W.  H.  P o rter,  Sec’y.

It is no disgrace to  be  poor,  but  it  is 
mighty inconvenient.
We ail believe in the proper distribution 
of  wealth  providing  it  isn’t  our  own 
wealth that is to be distributed.

PRODUCE  M ARKET.

Apples—Home grown stock  Is  almost entirely 
exhausted, so that dealers are compelled to go to 
New York ana 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 $l@.4.25  per bbl.

Beans—Pea and medium are active and strong, 
with  increasing  demand.  Handlers  pay  $1.25 
for  country  cleaned  aud  $1.40 
for  country 
picked, holding  city  cleaned  at  $1.55 in carlots 
aud $1.65 in  less quantity.

Butter—Lower  and  duller  than  a  week  ago. 
Dealers  pay  17@18c for  choice  dairy, holding at 
19320c.  Creamery  is  dull  and  slow  sale  at 
22324c.

Cabbage—Home grown, $5@6 per 100.
Carrots—20c per bushel.
Cranberries—Cape  Cod  are  a  little  stronger, 
commanding $2.25 per tu . aud $6.25 per bbl.  Jer­
seys are in moderate demand at 86.

Celery—Home  grown  commands  15@18c  per 

doz.

Eggs—The  market  is  about  the  same  as  a 
week  ago.  Handlers  hold  fresh  at  22c  and 
pickled at 20c per doz.

Grapes—Malaga  are  in  moderate  demand  at 
$4.50 per keg of 55  lbs.  net.  California  Tokays 
are  in  fair  demand  at  $2.5032.75  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 
EOc.  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,  H4c per lb.
Sweet  Potatoes—Kiln dried  Jerseys  command 

$4  per bbl.

Turnips—25c per bu.

We will  pay this week  for  live  poultry,  deliv­

ered  at  our  store.  No.  8  South  Ionia 

street, as follows:

 

Live.
Chickens, No.  1  Spring......................................6%c
Hens, No  1 .............. 
6c
Old Roosters...................... 
5@5%c
Turkeys............................................................838%c
Ducks........................................................................9c
Geese........................................................................ 9c
Rabbits (undrawn)...............................75c per doz.

Will ship coops to any address, free.
0.  CLYDE  TUCKER  &  CO.,

 

 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Chas.  J.  Worfel  has  purchased 

the 
cigar manufacturing business of A. Wor­
fel & Son at 311 Second street.

G. J. Johnson,  cigar  manufacturer  at 
347 South  Division  street,  has decided to 
embark  in  the  wholesale 
leaf  tobacco 
business.

E.  B.  Stevens is back  in  his  old  posi­
tion as local  manager  for  L.  F.  Swift & 
Co., J.  P.  Fetterly having  been  recalled 
to the home office in Chicago.

F.  A.  Wilcox  has  opened  a  grocery 
store  in Baltimore  township,  eight miles 
southeast  of  Hastings.  The  Olney  & 
Judson Grocer Co. furnished the stock.

The Grand  Rapids Fruit  Cleaning Co., 
which has heretofore  done business in  a 
20x40 two-story  building on  Kent  street 
alley,  has erected an addition,  21x38 feet 
in dimensions in the rear  of  the  former 
factory,  and  introduced  all  of  the  latest 
improved  machinery  adapted to  its  use. 
The office of the company  will  continue 
to be located in  the store of  Peter Schuit, 
Manager of the company.

H.  Leonard  &  Sons contemplate  cele­
brating  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the 
founding  of  the  house  by  merging  the 
business into a  stock company  under the 
same  style.  The  business  was  estab­
lished by the late  Heman  Leonard in the 
spring  of  1844  and  was  located  on the 
present  site  of  the  retail  store  of  the 
house  on  Monroe  street.  Mr.  Leonard 
had made three  attempts  to  establish  a 
business prior to this time,  all  of  which 
ended  in failure,  but  no  one  suffered  a 
dollar’s loss,  as he went back to work at 
the carpenter’s bench  each time until he 
had paid his debts in  full.  Mr.  Leonard 
started  in  business  as  a  retail  grocer, 
gradually working into the crockery busi­
ness until 1866,  when Chas.  H.  Leonard 
finished school  and  assumed  the  active 
management of the  business, closing out 
the grocery stock  as quickly as possible. 
He soon  worked  iuto  the  jobbing  busi­
ness,  selling goods  on  the  road himself 
and then coming home and packing them 
for  shipment. 
In  1871  Frank  Leonard 
was admitted to partnership and  the firm 
name  was  changed  from  H.  Leonard & 
Son to H.  Leonard  &  Sons,  and  in  1876 
Fred Leonard  was  admitted  to  partner­
ship,  involving  no  change  in  the  firm 
name. 
In 1885 the  firm  built  the  four- 
story brick block on  the  corner of  East 
Fulton and Spring  streets,  which  is  oc­
cupied  exclusively  by the  wholesale de­
partment.  The growth  of  the  business 
has been  remarkable,  having  kept  pace 
with  the  steady advancement  of  Grand 
Rapids as a jobbing market.

G ripsack B rigade.

Jas.  B.  Mclnnes  is  rejoicing  over the 
advent of a 9 pound  girl,  which  arrived 
at his home on Saturday.

F.  A.  Cadwell,  Western  Michigan 
aepresentative for Snedicor & Hathaway, 
has  purchased  the  handsome  residence 
at 67  Terrace avenue aryl  is  already  lo­
cated in  his new home.

P.  W. Crosby,  who has been  connected 
with  the  wholesale  grocery  house  of 
Symons  Bros.  &  Co.,  of  Saginaw,  for 
several  years,  has  resigned  his  position 
and  accepted  a  position  as  traveling 
salesman for the Whitney & Plum branch 
of  the United States Baking Company of 
Bay City.  He will travel in Western and 
Southern  Michigan.

TEE  MICHIGAN  TRADESCMLAJST
Elmo  J.  Edmunds,  son  of  Wm.  B. 
Edmunds  (Thorp,  Hawley  &  Co.),  the 
Bangor  heavyweight,  has  engaged  to 
travel for Fowler,  Demrath & Co., manu­
facturers of  penny  goods  at  Cincinnati, 
and  will  accompany  his  father  on  his 
trips  through  Western  New  York  and 
Pennsylvania,  Ohio,  Indiana,,  Illinois 
and Wisconsin.  The young man is about 
as broad as  he  is  long  and  he  and  his 
father  make  a  combination  which  will 
create  a  panic  among  the  hotel  men 
along their route.

confidence in  the stability of  the  market 
last week  to  order very heavily,  so  that 
little,  if any, advantage will  be gained by 
the 
low 
price which was held five  full  days  last 
week.

Oranges — Are  moving  freely.  This 
week’s quotations are a shade  below  last 
week’s figures.

the 
price of his cheap  smokings  lc  and  his 
medium and cheap fine  cuts  1@23-2C.

Tobacco — Scotten  has  advanced 

the  unprecedented 

trade  by 

B.  G.  YanLeuven,  chairman  of  the 
Committee  on  Arrangements of  Post E, 
has  promulgated  a  notice,  calling  the 
cohorts  of  drummerdom 
together  on 
Saturday evening of this week to partici­
pate in  the “first  monthly good time and 
dance” of the Post at  Elk’s Hall.  Secre­
tary Owen will  be on hand to receive the 
annual Post dues for this year,  and  Sec­
retary Mills, of the  State  body,  will  be 
there to receive the death assessments of 
any who wish to pay at that  time. 
It  is 
hoped  that  there  will  be  a  large  and 
representative turnout on that  occasion.
Chas.  F.  Ballard,  Eastern  Michigan 
representative for the New York  Biscuit 
Co.,  was in town  last week,  full of avoir­
dupois, good sense  and  good  humor,  as 
usual.  Mr.  Ballard  says  he  proposes to 
introduce a resolution at  the  next  meet­
ing of Post C.  Michigan  Knights  of  the 
Grip,  providing that the expenses of  the 
organization  be  curtailed  as  much  as 
possible and that  all  the  members  pay 
the annual dues of 82 a year, the net bal­
ance to be devoted to the chartering  of a 
train to conduct the  members  and  their 
families from  Detroit  to  the Grand  Rap­
ids convention  next December.

M. C.  Burch,  attorney  for  the  Grand 
Rapids  widow  of  Richard  T.  Scott,  of 
Fenton,  and  Clarence  Tinker,  attorney 
for Ella C.  Scott,  the Fenton widow, have 
on  behalf of  their respective clients, en­
tered into an  agreement  for  a  satisfac­
tory  division of the 84,500 life  insurance 
carried by the deceased,  $2,000 in the A. 
O.  U.  W., $2,000 in  the K.  O.  T.  M.  and 
$500  in  the  Knights  of  the Grip.  The 
money will  be paid into the hands of  W. 
W.  Millard,  cashier of the State  Bank of 
Fenton,  who will make  the  distribution 
according to the terms of  the stipulation 
now in his hands.  Scott’s estate,  outside 
of the insurance,  will  not pay  his  debts.

The  G rocery  M arket.

Sugar—It is  the  unexpected  that  al­
ways happens.  When  the  price  of  re­
fined  sugars  declined 
last  Friday, 
placing granulated on the basis  of  4c  in 
New  York,  some attributed the  break to 
competition  with  foreign  grades,  but 
those  more  familiar with  the  situation 
claimed that it was due  to  the  near  ap­
proach of  the  time when Congress  must 
decide the tariff question,  with a view to 
influencing  legislation  in  favor  of  the 
combination known  as  the  Sugar Trust. 
Some,  to be sure,  attributed the break to 
local competion  and  to  a  desire  on  the 
part  of  the  Trust  to  squeeze  the  raw 
market,  but the  general  opinion  seemed 
to be that political effect was  the princi­
pal  cause for  the  unexpected  reduction 
in price—all of which  goes  to  show  that 
no one knows  anything  about  the  situa­
tion except the men  at  the  helm  of  the 
Trust,  for  bright  and  early  Monday 
morning came a  telegram,  announcing  a 
general  advance of 
a pound all  along 
the line.  The advance comes at an inop­
portune  time, as  no  one  had  sufficient

Lemons — The  uncertainty  of  ocean 
freights has raised prices  somewhat  but 
a drop may come at any time.  Only  fruit 
of  the  best  quality  is being handled at 
present.

The  H ard w are  M arket.

The  market  has  been  so  quiet  and 
prices  so  stationary that  it  has  hardly 
seemed  necessary to  prepare  a  market 
report  the  past  two weeks,  and,  while 
there is  but  little  change  in  the  situa­
tion,  we will  report it as  we find  it.

Trade  for  1893—in  volume—was  not 
satisfactory,  owing  to  the  great  falling 
off the  last  half  of  the  year.  While we 
look for a  fairly satisfactory business in 
1894,  we  do  not  expect  it  to equal  the 
first half  of  1893.  The  why and  where­
fore we  will not  attempt  to  explain,  ex­
cept to say that there seems  to  be  mani­
fest  a  disposition  by  all  business  men 
and manufacturers to pursue a more con­
servative  course,  both  in  buying  goods 
and selling on credit. 
If the tight times 
through  which  we  are  passing will  only 
be a lesson  to those who have trusted out 
other peoples’  goods,  and been unable to 
meet their bills when due;  if it will only 
restrict them  in giving  credit  and  bring 
them so they can do  nearer  a  cash  busi­
ness,  we will  say,  “Welcome  the  finan­
cial panic through  which we have passed 
and  are now emerging from.”
□ Wire  Nails—Never  in  the  history  of 
wire nails have  they been  as  low.  Gan 
it  last?  Manufacturers  say  not.  Less 
than the cost of  production  is  the  price 
to-day—$1.15 at the mill  in  carloads  be­
ing  now  quoted,  while  $1.20  for  small 
lots  and  $1.60@1.50  from  stock  is  the 
present market.

Barbed  Wire—Many  orders  are  now 
being  placed  for  spring  shipment  at 
$1.85  for painted  and  $2.15  for  galvan­
ized  m  carload  lots  at  the  mill,  while 
$2.25@2.65 is the price from stock.

Window  Glass—Remains  weak,  with 
very  little  prospect  of  any  change  for 
the present.

Sap Pans,  Pails  and  Spouts—Now  is 
the time to  prepare  for  sugar  making. 
Prices remain the same as  last year.

“ T he  S tu d e n t ”  C igar.

C. W. Dierdorf has been  appointed sole 
agent  for  the  Student Cigar Co.,  manu­
facturer  of  “The  Student”  cigar.  This 
is  the  only  brand  sold  exclusively for 
cash, enabling the manufacturer to avoid 
all the losses incident to  the  credit busi­
ness and put $40 stock in  a $35 cigar,  be­
sides allowing 6  per cent,  cash  discount. 
Branch  office  for  Michigan,  347  South 
Division  street,  Grand Rapids.

G rocers  M ust  L ook   A live.

From  the American Grocer.
Will  it not pay retail grocers to be  en­
terprising?  To  advertise  in 
the  daily 
papers?  To  make  special  sales?  To 
wake up,  burnish  their  armor,  and  do 
something  to  win  popular  favor?  We 
believe  it  will,  and  unless  they do we 
shall  see the grocery department  of  the J 
big bazaar stores crushing  the  profit  of j 
the independent and regular retail store.  |

FOR  SA L E ,  W A N TE D .  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.

841

845

R44

812

IilOR  SALE—STOCK  oF  GENERAL  MER- 

ehandlse and drugs in a small manufactur­
ing,  agricultural  and  lumbering  village, on  a 
trunk line of  railroad  and  a  navigable stream. 
Trade  well  established  and  prosperous.  Ad­
dress No. S16  care Michigan Tradesman 
S46 
r r u   RENT—AFTER  FEBRUARY  1,  1894,
-L 
storeroom  21x100  feet:  brick;  best  store 
and location  in  town;  good  opening  for  drugs 
and wall  paper  hardware  or  dry  goods.  Ad­
dress R. 8.  Tracy,  Sturgis,  Mich. 
SILVER  POCKET  KEY  RING 
p  ERMAN 
O f   checks, stamped with  your  name  and  ad­
dress, by mail 20 cents. 
Insures  return of  kevs 
if  lost.  Satisfaction  guaranteed.  Address  M. 
W.  Walters,  130  South  Main  street,  Adrian, 
Mich. 
TTTANTED—TO  CORRESPOND WITH  GOOD 
>1 
physician who wants goad  country  prac­
tice.  Must come  well  recommended.  Address 
G. T., care Michigan Tradesman. 

I" jlOR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—SMALL  SAW- 

-  mill in Florida, and stock  of  merchandise 
in Michigan, for good farm.  W.  J.  Richards & 
Co , M o'-cow.  vich. 
P A R T N E R   WANTED—I  WISH  TO  ADD  A 
JL 
$2,000 shoe stock and my time to  a  general 
stock in  good town.  Must be reliable party.  Or 
will exchange  $1,200  shoe stock  for  dry goods. 
Address No  84", care  Michigan Tradesman.  843
real estate, a new stock of clothing and fur­
nishing  goods,  Invoicing  from  15,'01 to 16 <00. 
Address No. 832, care Michigan Tradesman.  832
mer  resort,  comprising  50  acres, with  210 
rods of water front, on one of  the  inland  lakes 
near Petoskey.  Excellent brook trout;  bassand 
pickerel fishing;  fine  shore  for bathing or boat­
ing.  A  better  investment  for  capital  than  a 
campaign fund.  Address Resort, care Michigan 
Tradesman. 

I  ¡TOR  EXCHANGE—FOR CITY OK COUNTRY 
F OR  SALE-LAND  .SUITABLE  FOR  8UM- 

ington ave.. North.  Lansing. Mich. 

general  merchandise.  Address  222  Wash­

■ OR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE-STOCK  OF 
■   CLEAN  STOCK  OF GROCERIES  FOR

Sale;  good  trade,  cheap  for  spot  cash; 
the only delivery wagon  In  town.  Stock  about 
$2,50(i. 
Investigate.  Address  box  15,  Centre- 
ville,  Mich. 
r p o   EXCHANGE—FOR  STOCK  OF  CLOTlf 
JL 
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. 
TXT ANTED—W OODE N WA RE  FACTORY  OR 
TV 
Saw Mill, with good power, to locate here. 
Substantial  aid will  be  given  the  right  party. 
Address S.  S.  Burnett,  Lake  Ann  Mich. 

■ ANTED—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.____________________________ 805

820

819

835

830

821

S IT U A T IO N S   W A N T E D .

t/trA N T E D —SITUATION  IN A FIRST-CLASS 
TT 
drug  store,  with  view  of  purchasing  a 
half or whole  of  business  after  six  or  eight 
months.  Address No  828,care Michigan Trades­
man. 
TX7ANTED—POSITION  AS  WINDOW  TRIAL 
V t  mer,  book-keeper  or  salesman,  by young 
man of five years’  experience  in  general  store. 
References  if  desired.  Address  No.  829,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 

829

828

A.  B is  

IN ML  SILK  (S I.  EDGE)  RIBBONS.

D 

. 

■

\  I  ✓   No. 
  No. 

Having purchased  a  large  lot of 
All  bilk  Ribbons  at  the  great per- 
einptory sale in  New York for cash,
we are enabled  to offer you the fol­
lowing bargains:
5................................ 40c
No.  7................................ 52c
9................................ 6 8 c
No.  12................................ 84c
Or we will  assort  yon a box each 
of Nos. 5, 7, 9 and  12, at  52^e  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.

20-22  No  Division  St.,

Corl,  Knott &  Co.,
GRAND  RAPIDS,  fUCH.
PHOTO 
WOOD
HALF-TONE
Buildings,  Portraits,  Cards  and  Stationery 

Headings, Maps, Plans  and  Patented 
Articles.
TRADESMAN  CO.,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

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the  United  States 20 per cent,  is owned 
by three-hundredths of 1  per cent,  of the 
families, 51  per  cent,  by 9  per  cent, of 
the families (not including millionaires), 
71 per cent,  by 9 per cent, of the families 
(including  the  millionaires),  and  29  per 
cent,  by  61  per  cent,  of  the  families, 
while 30 per cent,  own nothing.

This is a startling situation  to exist in 
the  richest  and  freest  country  in  the 
world,  where all men are supposed to be 
equal  before the law.  But it only shows 
that there is no  such  thing  as  practical 
equality.  All men are not equally active 
and  energetic,  nor  are  they equally  in­
telligent,  nor  are  they  equally  honest. 
In all the qualities  essential  to  making 
money there is  a vast  difference.  Some 
get rich by saving;  some by grinding and 
oppressing  their  employes  and  debtors; 
some  by important  inventions  and  dis­
coveries;  some by the possession of great 
professional  ability; some by lucky spec­
ulations; some by dishonest and unscrupu­
lous  practices,  while rich  enough  to  se­
cure exemption from punishment.  These 
make up the few.  The masses  are  con­
demned  to  hard  work,  in  many  cases 
with large families to support, and in all 
subjected  to the vicissitudes of industrial 
depressions,  financial  panics,  bad  crops 
and  other  conditions  beyond  ordinary 
control.

Wise statesmanship  would  be directed 
to the securing of  general  prosperity for 
the people and the revival of every great 
industry and  popular  interest,  but,  un­
fortunately.  there are vastly more politi­
cians than statesmen, and the politicians 
are only concerned  to  secure  their  own 
benefit,  not  that  of  the  people.  They 
have learned,  too,  that it pays  better  to 
legislate for the rich than for the masses. 
Therefore,  while  politicians  are  at  the 
front, there is little prospect of improve­
ment. 

F r a n k Stoweli,.

He M ay O w n,  b u t  N o t  M ove  It.

J. S. Soule, of  New York, owns a rail­
road  in  Kansas,  and  is  very  much  an­
noyed to find that he cannot do  what  he 
will  with his own. 
It is not  much  of  a 
road,  being only twenty-seven miles long, 
though it was  at  first  intended  to  be  a 
great deal  longer. 
It  has never had any 
rolling stock,  and for a  while  has  been 
leased and operated by the  Rock  Island 
Road. 
Its business has  fallen  off  with 
the hard  times to practically  nothing  at 
all,  and  when  the  Rock  Island’s  lease 
expired  recently  it  was  not  renewed. 
Mr. Soule went out and  took a look at it, 
and then  went to  Chicago  and  sold  the 
rails and ties to a contractor, who wanted 
to use them  in Texas.  When he went  to 
take up the road the people of  the coun­
try through  which  the  road  passed  op­
posed  it,  and the  United  States  district 
judge enjoined  him  from  pulling up the 
track.  Soule says that the  road  is  his, 
and that he can do  what  he pleases  with 
it.  but  the  court  says  that  though  he 
owns the road,  the people of the country 
through which it passes have their rights 
in  it,  too.

A leading  merchant  says  that  prices 
have not come down  so  much  since  the 
holidays as they generally do,  the reason 
being that they  had already  come  down 
as  far as it was safe to  cut  them  before 
Christmas,  in  order  to  stimulate  sales. 
He declares that a good  many things are 
sold  at an actual  loss rather than to have 
them taking up room any longer  with no 
chance of selling at a profit.  One of the 
signs of hard times is reduction in prices 
of food at some of the restaurants, where 
the owners have made a  “horizontal  re­
duction”  of  5  cents on'each item on the 
bill of fare.
If poverty is a crime,  wealth  must  be 

a capital offense.

T’Hf h!  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Dry Goods Price Current.

DEVINS.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

“  Arrow Brand  <X 
“  World Wide.  6
“  LL...................4)4
Pull Yard Wide.......6)4
Oeorgia  A...............   6)4
Honest Width.........  6
Hartford A  ..............5
Indian Head............  3)4
King A  A ................... 6)4
King EC ...................5
Lawrence  L L........   4)4
Madras cheese cloth 614
Newmarket  G___.-. 5X

Adriatic
Argyle  ....................   6
Atlanta AA..............6
Atlantic  A ...............  6X
H...............6)4
“ 
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P.............   5
D ...............  6
“ 
“  LL..................5
Amory...................... 6X
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A ..  4?»
Blackstone O, 32__   5
Black Crow..............6
Black  Rock  ............6
Boot, AL.................   7
Capital  A .................5)4
Cavanat V ............... 5)4
Chapman cheese cl.  3%
Clifton  C R ..............514
Comet....................... 6V»
Dwight Star.............  6%
Clifton CCC

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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

B .........5
N ..... 6)4
D D ....  5)4
X .........6*
Nolbe R ....................  5
Our Level  Best.......6
Oxford  R .................  6
_ Pequot......................  7
alii Solar.........................   6
¡Top of the Heap__ 7
A B C ........................8)4
Geo.  Washington...  8
Amazon.................... 8
Glen Mills...............  7
Amsburg.................. 6
Gold  Medal............. 7)4
Art  Cambric...........10
Green  Ticket.......... 8)4
Blackstone A A.......7)4
Great Palls..............   6)4
Beats A ll..................4
Hope......................... 7)4
Boston.....................12
Just  Out.......  414® 5
King  Phillip............714
Cabot........................   7
Cabot,  X ..................   «X
OP.......7)4
Charter  Oak............  5)4
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Conway W ...............  7)4
Lonsdale............  @  814
Cleveland..............   6
Middlesex.........   @  5
Dwight Anchor....  8 
No Name..................  7)4
shorts  8
Oak View.................  6
Edwards................... 6
Our Own..................  5)4
Pride of the West.. .12
Empire
Farwell......................7)4  Rosalind.......................7)4
Prultof the  Loom.  8  {Sunlight..................   4)4
Pitchvllle  .............  7  Utica  Mills..............  8)4
Plrst Prize...............  6 
“  Nonpareil  ..10
Prultof the Loom X.  7)4 Vlnyard...................  8)4
Falrmount............... 4)4 White Horse..............6
Pull Value...............  6X1 
.  8)4
Cabot........................   7)41 Dwight Anchor.......8)4
Farwell.................... 8 

HAL?  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

“  Rock__  

“ 

“ 

“ 

|

CANTON  FLANNEL.

Unbleached. 

Housewife  A............ 5)4

Bleached. 
Housewife  Q ....
6)4
S 
.
....7X
T ...
....8)4
...  9X
U ...
...10
V ....
lox
w ...
X ...
...11)4
Y ... — 12)4
Z  ... — 13)4

“ 
•• 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

....6
C ...
D ...
•  6)4
“
....7
E ...
F ... — 7X
“
G  ..
....7)4
“
H — — 7X
“
I ... — SX
“
J ...
...8 )4
“
K ...
»X
...10
L.  ..
«6 M  ...
...10)4
...il
“
N ....
“
...21
O ....
“
P . . .
...14)4
CARPET  WARP.

“ 
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Amoskeag.....................  |
9 os..............
brown.......
Andover...................11)4
Beaver Creek AA... 10 
B B ...9
“ 
CC-...
“ 
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 
** 
blue  8)4
“  d a  twist 10)4 
Columbian XXX  br.10 
XXX  bl.19

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

•« 
« 
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GINGHAMS.
Amoskeag............... 6  Lancaster,  staple...  6
fancies —   7
“ 
“  Normandie
Lancashire..............   6
Manchester..............  5X
Monogram...............6)4
Normandie.............  7
Persian.....................  7
Renfrew Dress........ 7)4
Rosemont.................6)4
Slatersvllle............. 6
Somerset.................. 7
Tacoma  ...................7)4
Toil  duNord..........  8)4
Wabash....................7)4
seersucker..  7)4
Warwick.................  6
Whlttenden.............   8
heather dr.  7)4 
indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  6X
WeBtbrook...............  8
........................10
Wlndermeer............5
York  ........................6X

Persian dress  7 
Canton ..  7 
APC.........8)4
Teazle.. .10)4 
Angola. .10)4 
Persian..  7
Arlington staple —   6X 
Arasapha  fancy—   45i 
Bates Warwick dres  7)4 
Centennial..............  10)4
Criterion...............   10)4
Cumberland  staple.  5)4
Cumberland............ 5
Essex.......................... 4)4
Elfin.........................   7)4
Everett classics...... 8)4
Exposition.................7X
Glenarie..................    6X
Glenarven..................6X
Glenwood.................. 7)4
Hampton....................5
Johnson Chalon cl 
)4 
Indigo blue 9)4 
zephyrs.... 16

staples.  6

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GRAIN  BAGS.

Amoskeag.................. 14  ¡Georgia... 
Stark........................  19 
.................................
American...................14  | ..................................

..............14

THREADS.

Clark’s Mile End....45  ¡Barbour's..................95
Coats’, J. & P ............45  Marshall’s ..................90
Holyoke.................... 22)41

No.

KNITTING  COTTON.

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

White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ....37
...38
“ 
38
*•  18... ...39
40
“  20... ....40
41
CAVBRICS.

White.  Colored
42
43
44
45

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

16...

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

Fireman...................32)4
Creedmore...............27)4
Talbot XXX..........30
Nameless.................27)4

Edwards.................  4
Lockwood..................4
Wood’s ...............  ..  4
Brunswick............   4
TW.............. ...... 22)4
F T ............................32)4
JRF.XXX..........35
Buckeye..................32)4

RED  FLANNEL.

MIXED  FLANNEL.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

Grey SR W..............17)4
Western W  ..............18)4
D R P ........................18)4
Flushing XXX.........23)4
Manitoba..................23)4

Red & Blue,  plaid..40
Union R .................. 22)4
Windsor...................18)4
6 oz Western...........20
Union  B ..................22)4
Nameless.......8  @  9)41 
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Slate
Brown.  Black.
10) 4
9X
10)4
11) 4 
11)4
12
12)4120 
DUCKS.

“ 
Slate.
9) 4
10) 4
11) 4
12) 4
Severen, 8oz...........   9)4
Mayland, 8oz.......... 10)4
Greenwood, 7)4 o s..  9)4 
Greenwood, 8 os— 11)4 
Boston, 8 oz..............10)4

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
9)4 
10) 4 
11) 4 
12) 4

Brown.
10) 4
11) 4 
12

@ 10)4
12)4
Black.
10) 4
11) 4 
12 
20
West  Point, 8 os__ 10)4
“ 
10 os  ...12)4
Raven, lOoz.............. 13)4
Stark 
..............13)4
Boston, 10 oz.............12)4

“ 

WADDINGS.
..83 50
.20 Colored  “ 
....... ..  7 50
SILB8IAS.
.  8 Pawtucket........... —10)4
.  9 Dundle................ ...  9
.10)4 Bedford............... ...10)4
.12)4 Valley  City........ ...10)4
.  7)4 KK  ......................
10)4

White, dos............ 25 Per bale, 40 dos
Colored,  doz.........
Slater, Iron Cross.
“  Red Cross..
Best...........
“ 
“ 
Best  AA...
L.............................
G............................. .. 8)4
Corticelli, dos.........85  ¡Corticelli  knitting,

SEWING  SILK.

per )4os  ball......... 30

twist, doz..40 
50yd,dos..40  I
HOOKS AND EYES— PER GROSS.
“ 
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No  1 Bl’k A White..10  INo  4 Bl’k 4  White..15
“  2 
..20
“  8 
..25
PINS.
N o2—20, M  C..........50 
|N04—1 5 /8 ) 4 ..........40
‘  3—18, S C ...........45  I
No  2 White A Bl’k..l2  ¡No  8 White & Bl’k.,20

..12 
" 8  
..12  I  “  10 

COTTON  TAPE.

No 2...........................28 

SAFETY  PINS.
|N o8..

.36

NEEDLES—PER  V.

A. James...................1 40|Steamboat.................  *0
Crowely’8.................1  85 Gold  Eyed................1  50
Marshall's............... 1 00! American..................1  00
15—4....1  65  6—4...2 30
5—4 ....  1  75  6—4... 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

COTTON TWINES.

Cotton Sail Twine..28
Crown.......................12
Domestic..................18)4
Anchor..................... 16
Bristol...........  .........13
Cherry  Valley......... 15
I X L .......................... 18)4
Alabama.....................6X
Alamance...................6)4
Augusta.................... 7)4
Ar  sapha.................   6
Georgia .................. 6X
Granite....................  5X
Haw  River................6
Haw  3 .........................6

Nashua....................14
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
3 ply....17
North Star...............20
Wool Standard 4 ply 17)4 
Powhattan............. 16

T‘ 

Mount  Pleasant__ 6)4
Oneida......................  5
Prymont.................  5X
Rande! man..............6
Riverside.................  5X
Sibley  A ............—   6X
Toledo......................

PLAID  OSNABURGS

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

CURBS

Catarrh, 
Hay F ever 
Headache,
Neuralgia,  Colds,  Sore  Threai.

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

S e a   Sickness
sensation 

On cars or boat.

The  cool  exhtlerating 

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

H.  D.  CUSHMAN, M anufacturer, 
Thyee  Rivers,  M ich.

^"Guaranteed satisfactory.

20  &  22  Monroe  St.,

Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co.,
Mday  Goods

OUR  FULL  LINE  OP

Now ready, Including  a  large  assortment of

A L B U M S ,

TOILET SETS aad NOVELTIES.

THE  LARGEST  LINE  OP

D O L L S

SHOWN  IN  THE  STATE.

KALAMAZOO P A P   %  OVERALL CO,

221  E. Main  St., Kalamazoo, Mich.

Our entire  line  of  Cotton  Worsted  Pants  on 
hand to be sold at  cost  for  cash.  If  interested
Milwaukee Office:  Room  502  Matthew  Build
ing.
Our fall line of Pants from 69 to 642 per  dozen 
are  now  Teady.  An  immense  line  of  Kersey 
Pants, every pair warranted not  to  rip.  Bound 
swatches of  entire line sent  on  approval to the 
trade.

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PRINTS.

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Peerless, white.......18  ¡Integrity  colored...20
colored__20  ¡White Star................ 18
“ colored..20
.  ..18)4l 
D R E SS  GOODS.
—   8  ¡Nameless. ................20
“
....  9 
.................25
“
..  .10)4 
.................27)4
............... 30
“
,...20 
“
...16 
............... 32)4
....18  1 
“
................. 85
CORSETS.

CORSET  JEANS.

American  fancy—   5 >4 
American Indigo...  5)4|_ 
American shirtings.  4 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4
Arnold
Arnold  Merino___ 6

long cloth B.  9)4 
“ 
“  C.  7)4
“ 
“ 
century cloth  7
gold seal.......10)4
“ 
“  green seal TR10)4 
“ 
yellow seal.. 10)4
“ 
serge..............11)4
“  Turku/ red.. 10)4 
“ 

Corailne................... 69 50|Wonderful.............. 84 50
Schilling’s ...............  9  00 Brighton.................. 4 75
Davis  Waists  ....  9  00 Bortree’s ................. 9 00
Grand  Rapids........  4 50|Abdomlnal............ 15  00
Naumkeag satteen..  7)4
Armory....................  6X
Rockport.................... 6)4
Androscoggin.......... 7(4
Conestoga.................. 7)4
Blddeford...............  6
Walworth..................654
Brunswick...............6)4
Allen turkey  reds..  5)4¡Berwick fancies—   5)4
robes............  5)4 Clyde  Robes............
pink a purple  5)4 Charter Oak fancies  4)4
b u ffs.............  5)4 DelMarlne cashm’s.  5)4
mourn’g  5)4
pink  checks.  5)4 
staples..........  5  Eddy stone fancy...  5)4
chocolat 5)4
shirtings...  4 
rober  ... 5)4
sateens.. 5)4
Hamilton fancy.  ...  5)4 
star
tp fe.... 
5)4
Manchester  fancy..  5)4
new era.  5)4 
Merrimack D fancy.  5)4 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  4 
“  Repp furn .  8)4
Pacific  fancy...........5)4
“ 
Portsmouth robes...  6)4 
Simpson mourning.. 554
greys.........  554
■olid black.  554 
Washington Indigo.  8)4 
“  Turkey robes..  7M
“  India robes___ 7)4
“  plain T ky X X  8)4 
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red..................  6)4
Martha Washington 
Turkeyred X - 
. -  7)4 
Martha Washington
Turkeyred...........   9)4
Rlverpolnt robes....  5)4
Windsor fancy........   6)4
Indigo  Dine...........10)4
Harmony...................  4)4
Amoskeag AC A .... 12)4
A C A .................... IS
Pemberton AAA— 16
Hamilton N  ............7)4
York.......................... 10)4
D ...............8)4
Awning.. 11
Swift River..............  7)4
Farmer.......................8
Pearl  River..............12
Plrst  Prise.............. 10)4
W 
n ......................13)4
C arre0g a .............. 16
Lenox M ills............18
Atlanta,  D ................ 6X ¡Stark  A 
............... 8
Boot..........................6X No  Name...............  ..  7)4
Clifton, K..................  7  ¡Top of Heap...........9

Ballou solid black..
colors.
Bengal blue,  green
.  6
red and  orange.
Berlin solids........
5)4
oil bine— .  6
“ 
“  green 
“ 
6
11  Foulards  .
•  5)4
7
“ 
red X —
9)4
“  X ........
“ 
.10
“ 
“  4 4.......
« 
«  3-4XXXX 12
Cocheco fancy........ 5
“  madders...  5
“  X X tw ills..  5
“ 
solids..........5

robes.............6

gold  ticket

c o tt o n  b s o l .

TICKINGS.

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W rought Loose P in ............................................. 60*10
W rought  T able.....................................................60*10
W rought Inside B lind........................................ 60*10
W rought  B rass....................................................  
75
Blind,  Clark’s .......................................................70*16
Blind,  P arker’s .....................................................70*10
Blind, Shepard’s 
70  i

n ïE   MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,
High  qualities  as  salespeople  should 
be appreciated  and  liberally paid for by 
employers  in  mercantile  lines,  for such 
persons are not  as numerous as could be 
wished. 
It  lies  within  every  man  or 
woman who  i3  engaged  in selling goods 
to  cultivate 
the  accomplishments  and 
manners requisite  to distinction in  their 
business, and those  who  attain  success 
will  always  be  appreciated.  Such  are 
more difficult to find  than  book-keepers. 
The former must  possess special  knowl­
edge and tact.  The  latter can get along 
with  even  a  routine  acquaintance with 
accounts. 

Ely’s 1-10....................................................p e rm  
H ick’s  C. F ................................................  
G. D .............................................................  
M u sk e t........................................................ 

.............................................  
BLOCKS.
O rdinary Tackle, list April 

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

G rain...............................................................dls. 50*02

Cast S teel....................................................per l> 

1S92 ................   60*10 j

CARTRIDGES.

CROW BARS.

65
60
35
60

CRADLES.

CAPS.

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56
25

5

CHISELS. 

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vi ^  
%  *

4*  ï

Elements  of Weakness in  a  Commer­

cial  College  Education.

Commercial colleges are  modern insti­
tutions.  They teach  book-keeping,  pen­
manship,  rules  for  calculating  interest, 
percentages,  annuities  and  other  arith­
metical results used  in commercial  oper­
ations.  Young men who  formerly  went 
into business  as  apprentices  and  com­
menced a commercial career by sweeping 
out the store now start out as full-fledged 
clerks,  or even  as  proprietors.

A business  education is a valuable ac­
quisition to every man,  for  this is essen­
tially a commercial age, and  it cultivates 
a practical side of life which might other­
wise  be too much neglected.  Moreover, 
there is nothing  in  a  practical commer­
cial  education  which  millitates  against 
poetry  and  romance.  Samuel  Rogers, 
the popular English poet of  a generation 
ago,  was  a  banker,  while Charles Lamb 
was a clerk in  the East  India mercantile 
house in  London.  But  it  is  not  neces­
sary to go back even  a generation of men 
for  examples,  for  many  a  successful 
writer of rhyme and romance has had his 
genius first nurtured  in  commercial  life 
and associations.

But there is one  sphere of commercial 
practice to which schools give  no  intro­
duction. 
It is the true art of buying and 
selling.  To  be  a  salesman  in the true 
sense of the  word one must be a judge of 
the articles  in  which  he  deals,  and  he 
must  know  at  all 
times  their  market 
value.  He should  be  able  to  take hold 
of a line of merchandise and  sell it with­
out  regard  to  the  invoice  price. 
In  a 
word, he must be  thoroughly acquainted 
with  the articles he handles.  But that is 
only one  part  of  the  qualification of  a 
first-class salesman.  He  must possess a 
sort of hypnotic power over  his  custom­
ers,  not  to deceive or cheat them,  but to 
gain their confidence and  attention.  He 
must be able  to  find  customers  where 
other attempting salesmen wholly  fail.

These are the qualities that make up a 
salesman  of  the  first class,  and such  a 
man, provided  he  be  honest  and  active 
and energetic,  is  worth  a  great  deal  to 
any commercial  business.  And  these are 
precisely  the  qualities  that  cannot  be 
learned  in  any school,  but in the actual 
business  itself,  and  only some of  them 
can  be acquired,  for a man must have  by 
nature  the  address  and  the  manners re­
quired to gain confidence and favor.  One 
book-keeper may be much  like  another, 
but there is avast difference in salesmen, 
and those possessing  the real talents for 
the business can command wages that no 
mere accountant dare dream of.

Customers soon discover the differences 
in the salesmen  and  women  who  serve 
them.  Some of  these  are  so capable of 
securing the favor and confidence of buy­
ers that they make  steady customers  for 
their  employers.  Others,  on  the  con­
trary, repel  trade  and  drive  away cus­
tomers from  a house with which they had 
been  accustomed 
to  trade.  Such  em­
ployes should be rated according to their 
powers of attraction or repulsion.  Even 
the most stupid buyer  notes  the  admir­
able qualities of some of the salespeople, 
and  the  repellant  powers  of  others, 
and customers who do not  like to be hec­
tored and browbeaten, or  neglected  and 
treated with contempt, will  not twice ex­
pose themselves to such treatment, while 
many a time Mr. A. or Miss B.  is special­
ly enquired  for  by shoppers  who  have 
learned their courtesy,  kind  and  accom­
modating  dispositions  and  ability 
to 
please.

A.  S.  M.
Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons.
ALBERT  N.  AVERY,

MANUFACTURERS’  AGENT  FOR

19  So.  Ionia  St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Special Sale o f Lace and C henille Curtains.

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

Once and You aie our Customer 

for life.

Stanton  ¿è  Moroy,

DETROIT,  MICH.

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

Residence  59 N.  Union St.. Grand  Rapids.

BALD
HEADS

DANDRUFF  CURED.

NO  MUSTACHE.
NO  PAY.

NO  CURE, 
NO  PAY. 
I will take Contracts to grow hair on the head 
or face with  those  who  can  call  at  my office or 
at  the office of  my agents, provided  the head is 
not  glossy,  or the pores of  the scalp not closed. 
Where  the  head  is  shiny  or  the  pores  closed, 
there is no cure.  Call and  be examined  free oi 
charge.  If you cannot  call,  write to me.  State 
tho exact  condition of  the scalp and your occu­
pation. 
Room 1011  Masonic Timple,  C h ic a g o -

PROF.  G.  BIKKHULZ,

Hardware Price Carrent.

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
60
Snell’s ..................................................................... 
Cook’s ..................................................................... 
40
J  ennlngs’ .g e n u in e .............................................  
25
Jen n in g s’,  Im itatio n ........................................ 50*10

AUGURS AND BITS. 

dlS.

AXES.

dlS.

"  
1 
> 

BARROWS. 

F irst Q uality, S. B. B ronze..............................S 7 00
D.  B. B ronze.................................  ns 00
S.  B. S. S teel.................................  8 00
D.  B. S teel....................................  13 50
R ailroad...............................................................*  14 00
G arden.........................................................   n et  80 00
dls.
Stove.......................................................................so A10
Carriage new  lis t................................................75*10
P low .......................................................................40*10
Sleigh sh o e............................................................ 
70
W ell,  plain  ..........................................................$ 8  50
W ell, sw iv el...............................................................   4 00
dls.
Cast Loose Pin, figured............................... 
70*
W rought N arrow , b right 5aat Jo in t.................60*.

BUTTS, CAST. 

BUCKETS.

BOLTS. 

HAMMERS.

2

Maydole  *  Co.’s .........................................die. 
Kip’S....................................................  
ills. 25
Yerkes & Plumb’s .................................................dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel............................80c list 60
Blacksmith’8 Solid Cast  Steel  Hand__ 30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2 ,3 ........ .........................dls.60*10
State............................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4V4  14  and
3H
H............ .............net
10
%............ ............. net
8K
............ ..............net
7H
\
* ............ ............. net
7V4
............dls.

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

d ls .

 

d ls.

w ir e  goods. 

HOLLOW  WARE.

Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50*10
Champion,  antl-frlctlon................................  60*10
Kidder, wood track........................................  
40
Pots...................................................................   00*16
Kettles.............................................................  60*10
Spiders  ............................................................   60*10
Gray enameled..................................... 
40*10
HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.
Stamped  Tin Ware..............................   .new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware........................................  
26
Granite Iron W are....................... new list 33^*10
Blight........................................................  70*10*10
Screw  Eyes................................................. 70*10*10
Hook’s .
70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes...............
70*10*10
LEVELS.
<Hs.7o
Stanley Rnle and Level  Co.'s
ROPES.
Sisal,  H Inch and larger........
Manilla......................................
SQUARES.
Steel and 
Iron................................................ 
Try and Bevels................................................. 
Mitre.................................................................. 

75
¿0
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
12  95 
3 05 
3 05 
3  15 
3 25 
___
8 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to  14........................................ $4 05
Nos. 15 to 17........................................   4 05
Nos.  18 to 21.......................................  4 05
Nos. 22 to 24........................................   4  05
Nos. 25 to 26........................................ 4  25
No. 27....................................................  4  45 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  ........................................dig.
Silver Lake, White A .................................list
Drab A ....................................  “
White  B ................................  1
Drab  B....................................  “
White C....................................“

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

SHEET IRON.

50

85

13
11s.

“ 
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“ 
“ 

Discount, 10.

BASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

traps. 

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

Solid Eyes.................................................per ton 125
20
70
50
30

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

30
dls.
Steel, Game....................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ............. 
85
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s ___ 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18c per doz
Mouse, delusion..................................$1.50 per doz
dls.
Bright Market..................................................   65
Annealed Market............................................. 70_10
Coppered Market.............................................   60
Tinned Market.............................................  62H
Coppered  Spring  Steel............................... 
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized..................................  2 80
painted........................................  2 40

wire. 

“ 

wrenches. 

40*10
An  Sable................................................dls. 
Putnam.............................................. 
dls.  05
dls. 10*10
Northwestern...................................  
dls.
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled...................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine................................................. 
50
Coe's Patent Agricultural, wrought,....................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.......  ...................  . .75*10
dig.
Bird Cages..........................  
 
50
Pumps, Cistern............................................ 
75*10
Screws, New List.............................................. 70*10
Casters, Bed  a  d Plate............................. 50*10*10
Dampers, American......................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods........ 65*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

 

HORSE NAILS.

METALS,

PIG TIN.

The

ZINC.

6?i
7

26c
28c

SOLDER.

Pig  Large.......................................................... 
Pig Bars............................................................. 
Duty:  Sheet, 2Hc per pound.
680 pound  casks...............................................  
Per pound.........................................................  
HOK • • •_• ...................................................................16
Extra W iping__
_____ __  __
prices  of 
the  many  other  qualities  of
solder In the market Indicated by private brands
vary acoordlng to composition.
Cookson........................................... per  pound
Hallett’s .......................................... 
13
TIN—MBLYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal............................................$ 7
14x2010, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

Each additional X on this grade, 11.75.

ANTIMONY

7  0
9  26
9  25

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLA WAY GRADE.
“ 
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ROOFING PLATES

10x14 IC,  Charcoal.......................................... 
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX , 
14x20 IX, 

Each additional X on this grade $1.50.

75
6  75
8  25
9  25

“ 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“  '• 
“ 

“ 
« 
“  Allaway Grade.................. 
“ 
“ t 
“ 
BOILER SIZE FIN PLATE.

14x20 IC, “  Worcester...................................   6  5t>
14x20 IX, 
...............................  8  50
.............................   18  50
20x28 IC, 
6  00
14x20IC, 
7  50
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
12  50
20x28 IX, 
15  50
14x28 IX...................................................................114 00
14x81  IX..................................................................  15 00
pom«*--  »  oo
iteeon’.

Bo”e” ’ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

 
 
 

 
 
 

I

dls.

dls.

Socket F irm e r...................................................... 70*10
Socket F ram in g .................................................... 70*16
Socket C orner........................................................ 70*10
Socket S lic k s........................................................ 70*10
B atchers’ Tanged  F irm e r................................  
40

gohbs. 

CHALK.

COPPER.

Curry,  Law rence’s ............................................. 
H o tch k iss.............................................................  

40
25

W hite Crayons, per  gross..... .......... 12Q12H dls. 10

Planished, 14 oz cut to size.........per pound 
14x52,14x56,14x60 ...........................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60...........................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................................... 
B o tto m s................  

 

 
DRILLS. 

Morse’s  Bit  Stocks...........................................  
Taper and straight S hank................................. 
M orse’s Taper S h an k .........................................  

28
26
23
23
25

50
50
50

dls.

DRIPPING FANS.

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

07
614

ELBOW S.

Com. 4  piece, 6 In .................................doz. n et 
o rru g a te d .................................................................dl* 40
Adi Datable.................................................................dls. 40*10

75

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

dls.

piles—New List. 

C lark's, sm all, $18;  large, 826.......................... 
30
Ives’, 1, $18:  2, $24;  3,$30................................. 
25
D isston’s ................................................................60*10
New A m erican.....................................................60*10
N ic h o lso n 's.......................................................... 60*10
H eller’s 
...............................................................  
50
H eller’s H orse Rasps  ........................................ 
50

dls.

GALVANIZED IKON.

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

12 

13 

15 

D iscount, 60

14 
GAUGES. 

28
17
dls.

Stanley R ule and  Level Co.’s .........................  

50

knobs—N ew  List. 

*  

dls.

MATTOCKS.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

55
Door, m ineral, Jap. trim m in g s.......................  
Door,  porcelain, Jap. trim m ings.................... 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trim m ings................ 
55
  55
Door,  porcelain, trim m ings............................ 
70
Draw er  and  S hatter, porcelain...................... 
diB.
Russell *  Irw in  Mfg. Co.'s new  list  ........... 
55
55
Mallory, W heeler  *   Co.’s ................................  
B ranford’s ...........................................................  
56
N orw alk’s ............................................................ 
55
Adze E y e ................................................. $16.00, dls. 60
H unt E y e ................................................. $15.00, dls. 60
H ant’s .............................................$18.50, dls. 20*10.
dls.
50
Sperry *  Co.’», Post,  h an d led .......................... 
dls.
Coffee, P arkers  Co.’s .........................................  
40
40
P. S. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  M alleablea.... 
“ 
“  Landers,  F erry *  Cls rk’s .................... 
40
"  E nterprise 
............................................ 
30
Stebbin’s  P attern .................................................80*10
Stebbin’s G enuine............................................... 66*10
Enterprise, self-m easuring............................... 
25

MAULS. 
mills. 

MOLASSES GATES. 

dll.

N A IL S

A dvance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
  150
Steel nails, Dase.............................................. 
W ire nails, base...........................................1  75@1  80
60............................................................. Base 
Base
50...............................................................  
10
40...............................................................  
25
30...............................................................  
25
35
20...............................................................  
16...............................................................  
45
45
12...............................................................  
50
10............................................................... 
60
8................................................................. 
7 * 6 .......................................................... 
75
4 ................................................................. 
90
8................................................................. 
1  20
1  60
2................................................................. 
160
F ln e S ....................................................... 
Case  10....................................................  
65
75
8....................................................  
90
6....................................................  
75
F inish 10.................................................. 
8................................................... 
90
6..................................................  
1  10
Clinch; 10................................................. 
70
80
8................................................. 
6................................................. 
90
B arren * ................................................. 
175
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fa n c y ......................................  040
S d o ta  B ench...................................................... 
050
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fa n c y .............................   040
Bench, fu st qu ality .............................................   040
Stanley R ale and  Level Co.’s  w ood............. 50*10
Fry,  A cm e.................................................... dls.60—10
Common,  polished......................................dls. 
70
Iron and  T in n e d ................................................. 
40
Copper R ivets an d  B u rs.....................................50—10

“ 
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“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

PLANES. 

rivets. 

PAHS.

dlS.

dls.

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

"A ” W ood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“ B”  Wood’s  p a t planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9  20 

Broken packs Ho per pound extra.

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E.  A.  STOWE.  Editor.

W EDNESDAY, JA N U A R Y   IO,  1894.

THE  INCOME  TAX  PROPOSITION.
The  resolve  of  the Ways  and  Means 
Committee to add to the  revenue  bill  an 
income  tax on  all  incomes  of  §4,000  and 
above  promises  to  add  further  to  the 
number of  problems which  the  present 
Congress will have to  solve. 
It is. also, 
a  measure  which will  occasion  a  lively 
debate and consume  considerable  of  the 
time of both houses.

The  Democratic  leaders  are very  evi­
dently  reluctant 
to  indorse  an  income 
tax.  but  the  necessities  of  the Treasury 
are such that either the tariff duties must 
be increased on  imported  goods or the in­
come  tax  must  be  resorted  to. 
It  is, 
therefore,  regarded  as  an  emergency 
measure.

T he  T r a d e sm a n  believes  that 

the 
adoption of  the proposed  tax  would be a 
most unwise move.  The efforts to evade 
the tax  would  lead  to  manifold  abuses, 
and.  for that  reason,  it would  be  practi­
cally  impossible  to  enforce  it  equitably 
upon  all  persons possessing incomes.  Be­
sides,  it  is not  at ail clear  that  the  pres­
ent  demands  of  the Treasury leave Con­
gress no other alternative. 
It has always 
been  good  Democratic  doctrine  to  hold 
that the needs of the Government should 
be met as  much  as  possible  by a  tariff i 
duty  on  imported  articles,  without  re­
gard to protection.

Until  it can  be  shown  that  the  possi­
bilities  of  raising  revenue  through  an 
equitable  tariff  measure  are  exhausted. 
T h e  T r a d e sm a n  does  not  believe  that  i 
an  income  tax  should  be  resorted  to. 
Few people  will contend that  the  Wilson  j 
bill  makes  an  effort  at providing suffi-  j 
cient  revenue  for  the  needs  of  the  Gov- I 
erument  by an  equitable  distribution of 
the duties on imported articles.  Ail that i 
it pretends to  do  is  to  lighten  the  tax 
burdens of the  people,  while  it  actually j 
forces a change  from  one  form  of  taxa-  i 
tion  to  another  infinitely  more  unpopu­
lar  and  objectionable,  more  difficult  to 
collect and  less satisfactory  In its  results; 
in  the matter of revenue.

It is reported  from  Washington  that i t ! 
has  been estimated  that  the  income  tax ' 
would give a revenue  of  about  830,000,-j 
000,  and  the  additional  tax  on  whisky I 
would afford another 812,000,000.  These '

a  result  of  his  former  experience, 
to 
modify the measure  in  some  important 
points.  Thus,  for instance, he  now pro­
poses to cut down the license  demanded 
of  dealers  in futures one-half and to re­
duce the tax upon  transactions consider­
ably.

This change is due to the charges made 
against the original bill that  it  was  not 
a revenue measure at all,  but a  prohibit­
ory measure.  Mr.  Hatch  now  proposes 
to reduce the license and tax to  a  point 
where many dealers would still find it de­
sirable to remain  in  business,  and  thus 
the  Government would  secure  an  addi­
tional revenue.

Mr.  Hatch  is  clearly  inconsistent  in 
this course and shows  that he has weak­
ened  considerably  in  his  anti-option 
ideas.  He  advocated  the  original  bill 
strictly on its prohibitive  character,  his 
avowed purpose being  to entirely stamp 
out future trading.  Finding  that  many 
members  of  Congress were  unwilling to 
accept,  as  a  revenue  measure,  a  bill 
which  promised  no  revenue,  a  change 
was  found  expedient,  hence  it  is  now 
proposed that the  bill  should  be  so  ar­
ranged  as to permit a continuance of the 
business by the payment of  a revenue to 
the Government.

is 

If  it  is  now  desired 

to  actually  tax 
transactions in  futures  for  the  purpose 
of  securing  a  revenue,  Mr.  Hatch’s bill 
is  surely  but  a  poor  measure,  as  the 
taxes proposed are still so high as  to  be 
all  but  prohibitive.  Moveover,  if  the 
anti-option  bill 
to  be  considered  a 
revenue bill,  pure and simple,  its  refer­
ence to the Ways and  Means  Committee 
will become a matter of  course.  So im­
possible a scheme from  a revenue stand­
point cannot but meet the  opposition  of 
the  members  of  the  Ways  and  Means 
Committee,  hence the measure,  if sent to 
that  Committee,  is  likely  to  meet  with 
but scant ceremony.

A   DANGEROUS  INCENDIARY.

If ever a man  was guilty  of  inciting to 
riot and rebellion,  the new Master Work­
man of the Knights of Labor (Sovereign) 
has  laid  himself  open  to the charge in 
his recently published  screed  auent  the 
issuance of government  bonds.  He says 
that such an act on the part of  the  gov­
ernment  would  justify  a  call  to  arms, 
and goes on in  this strain:  “God  forbid 
that we should  ever  again  feel  justified 
in  using bullets  in  a  country where bal­
lots are so free. 
I suggest that upon the 
first attempt of Congress to grant the au­
thority asked  by the Secretary,  the mem­
bers of our order from  Maine to Califor­
nia  hold  indignation  meetings  and send 
an unequivocal protest to their respective 
members  of  Congress.  The  issuing  of 
bonds is an outrage upon a liberty-loving 
people,  and  should  brand  with  eternal 
infamy every  name  connected  with  the 
disreputable  transaction.”  The  work­
ingman,  he argues,  has to  pay  the  inter­
est on the  debt  of  the  government,  and 
thus the rich are made  richer  at  the  ex­
pense of labor,  and  he calls  upon organ­
ized labor to put  its  foot  down  on  the 
scheme so hard  that “ the very capitol at 
Washington  will tremble from  its  right­
eous protestations.”  Mr. Sovereign holds 
a position  of very great  and  irresponsi­
ble  influence,  which  makes  his  shallow 
turnings the law and  the  gospel  to  hun­
dreds of thousands of men  in  this  coun­
try,  and such stuff as  this is sure to  lead 
to trouble.  He ought to be  called  down 
at once.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
AMERICAN  RAILWAY  MANAGE­

! two additions to the revenue, 842,000,000 
in  all, even  if  fully realized,  would  not 
| begin  to offset the  decrease  in  the  reve- 
j nue  that will  be  brought  about  by the 
Wilson  bill,  now estimated  all  the way 
from 860.000,000 to $75,000,000.

Therefore,  the  income  tax,  while diffi­
cult to collect  and  productive  of  exten­
sive frauds and popular irritation, can in 
no sense  be made to supply the  place  of 
an equitable and just tariff. 
It is, conse­
quently,  to be  hoped  that  the Ways and 
Means Committee may  be  induced  to  re­
consider their  determination  and  aban­
don the attempt to force upon  the  coun­
try a  measure  which  will  produce  but 
poor results in revenue at best, and is cal­
culated to  irritate  and  antagonize  a very
large  and influential element of the pop­
ulation.

A  COMPLETE  BACKDOWN.

Two weeks ago  the  Workman,  which 
officially represents the  trades unions of 
this city,  came out  with a series of bitter 
personal  attacks upon  the editor of  T he 
T r a d e sm a n.  A s a result of  such  scur­
rilous methods,  the company  which  pub­
lishes T he T r a d e sm a n booked more new 
business last  week than  any  week in the 
history of the company,  while  the  next 
issue  of  the  Workman appeared  minus 
the advertisements of some of its largest 
patrons.  Realizing  that  its  venal  and 
libelous warfare  against  T he  T r a d e s­
m an  was increasing  T he  T r a d e sm a n's 
business, but killing its own.  the  Work­
man came out last  Saturday  with a par­
tial contradiction  and  retraction  of  its 
previous slanders and falsehoods, includ­
ing  the  following  statement  of  T he 
T r a d e sm a n’ s  position  on the subject of 
union labor:

It  is a fact that the union has no griev­
ance against Mr.  Stowe  only  in  prospec­
tive.  He has  always  paid  the  best  of 
wages and his shop has  been  conducted 
strictly  in  accord  with  union rules.  Let 
us give  him  his  just  dues.  He  is  per­
fectly  willing to  pay good wages,  for he 
can afford  it.  By this it can  be seen that 
he  has  no  issue  with  the  union  and  it 
certainly does look  as if he was courting 
trouble as a speculation.

Judging  by  their  sudden  chauge  of 
front,  the  leaders  of  the trades unions 
have evidently  come  to  the  conclusion 
that  they  were  making  a  mistake 
in 
meeting T h e  T r a d e sm a n’s  reasons  for 
abandoning  unionism  by  resorting 
to 
false and  malicious defamation; and 
the 
cessation of  their pet  method of  warfare 
through the  Workman will,  possibly,  de­
prive  this  office  of  the  advertising ad­
vantage it  would receive through  a  con­
tinuance of such guerilla methods.

In justice to the trade unionists of  the 
city,  T h e  T r a d e sm a n  ought  to  state 
that the  Workman’s course did  not  meet 
the approval of the conservative element, 
although its position as official  organ  of 
the Michigan  Federation  of  Labor  and 
the Central  Labor  Union  places unionists 
in a position where  they  must  sanction 
its  utterances  or  renounce  unionism. 
Among the  unionists who  disapprove  of 
the  Workman’s  methods  is  Charles  C. 
Williams,  President of  the  local  Typo­
graphical  Union,  who recently  called  at 
T iie  T r a d e sm a n office to assure  the edi­
tor that he  was not  in sympathy  with the ] 
course  of  the  Workman,  which  he de­
nounced as the  “ worst enemy with which 
the  Typographical  Union  has  to  con­
tend.”  Nevertheless,  he  was compelled 
to admit that  his  cause  must  stand  or 
fall by the  Workman's utterances, owing 
to its official connection  with,  and repre­
sentation of,  local  unionism.

MENT.

The recent disasters which  have over­
taken  important American  railway sys­
tems  have given rise to  some very sharp 
criticisms on the peculiarities of railway 
management in  this country on the other 
side  of  the  Atlantic.  The  vast  losses 
which have overtaken the  foreign  hold­
ers of American  railway securities  have 
very naturally led to a conviction  that  a 
good proportion of  these  losses  is  due, 
not to legitimate business shrinkage,  but 
to gross  mismanagement  and  question­
able financial  methods.

The  record  of  railway  receiverships
during the present year, and  more espe­
cially  during  the  past  few months, has 
been  most  disastrous.  The  trouble be­
gan  with 
the  insolvency  of  the  vast 
Richmond  Terminal  system,  and,  since 
the financial  panic  and  the  subsequent 
shrinkage in trade,  the decrease  in  rail­
way earnings has forced a number of im­
portant  systems  into  the  hands  of  re­
ceivers.  All 
these  systems  have  for 
years carried an excessive load  of  debt, 
and,  although 
in  ordinary  times  they 
have found no special  difficulty in  meet­
ing maturing obligations  by the  facility 
with  which  new  bond  issues  could  be 
floated,  they  were  cut  off  by the  panic 
from 
the  ordinary  financial  facilities, 
and, of course,  had to succumb.

While 

The shrinkage in  business  and inabil­
ity  to  secure  fresh  loans,  which  have 
forced  so  many important  railway sys­
tems  to  the wall,  have  been  felt  in  a 
greater or less degree by all the railroads. 
Business  has  languished, and,  as  a  re­
sult,  gross  earnings  have  dropped  off. 
The stronger systems have been  able  to 
meet the difficulty  by reducing operating 
expenses and by a system  of  rigid econ­
omy  in  all  departments,  all  of  which 
gradually  forced  the  net  earnings 
to 
make  a  more  favorable  showing  com­
pared with the diminished gross earnings.
receiverships  have,  un­
doubtedly,  been  due 
to  the  financial 
panic,  they  are  primarily  traceable  to 
reckless  management  and  extravagant 
expenditures.  Some 
them­
selves unprofitable properties,  have been 
heavily loaded with unreasonable bonded 
debts, which have placed an insurmount­
able burden upon all  the other  branches 
of  the  systems  controlling  such  roads. 
Besides,  there  has  unquestionably  been 
a  more  rapid  development  of  railroad 
building than the immediate needs of the 
country called for,  and  the  present dis­
asters are but the natural  result of  such 
imprudent and abnormal expansion.

roads, 

the 

in 

Bad as the record for  1893 has been,  g 
far as railroads are  concerned,  there are 
evidences of a brighter  prospect  ahead. 
Warned  by  the  disasters  which  have 
taken  place,  the  ‘railroad  managers  of 
the  country  have  inaugurated  a  more 
careful  system.  Operating  expenses 
have been cut down  and  every economy 
resorted to which is calculated to  favor­
ably  affect 
It  is, 
therefore,  likely that  1894  will  witness 
fewer  railroad 
the 
year just passed,  and that, consequently, 
there will  be  a  radical improvement in 
railroad securities.

the  net  earnings. 

insolvencies 

than 

THE  ANTI-OPTION  BILL.

Among the measures likely to be short­
ly  brought to the  attention  of  Congress 
is Mr.  Hatch’s bill dealing  with  trading 
in  farm  products  for  future  delivery. 
Although Mr.  Hatch insists  upon  reviv­
ing his bill of last year,  he Is  willing,  as

T he  D ry  G oods  M arket.

TEDS  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
But not all of the distress which affects 
times. 
railroads  is  the  result  of  hard 
Many railroads were built improvidently 
or in advance of  the development of  the 
country through which  they  run,  while 
some  are  mismanaged.  The  Chicago 
Railway Age has  been  worbiug  among 
the  statistics  of  the  railways  that  are 
now in  default,  and  it  finds  that  there 
are  now  in 
the  courts  of  the  United 
States,  being operated under  the  orders 
of the courts,  123 railways,  with  a  mile­
age aggregating 33,195,  and representing 
in  bonds and stock $1,727,500,000.  Such 
interests tied up in the courts,  much  of 
the values to  be  extinguished  by  being 
closed out  at  bankrupt  sale,  by  which 
the original  investors  will  lose  all  they 
put into them,  show  how  seriously  the 
railways have suffered.

Prices on prints are firmer.  Merrimac 
light  prints  have  advanced 
to  4}4c. 
While Americans remain at the old price 
of 4c,  cambrics have dropped to  the  old 
price of 4c,  after being  quoted  at  4J^c. 
The wash goods trade is now fairly under 
way  and  retailers  are  selecting  some 
good  sized  bills  of  these  goods  of  the 
popular brands at  lower prices than last 
year.  Styles  in  satines  and  faille-du- 
nords are very fine.  New work in prints 
are  selling  well,  but  mostly 
in  dark 
effects.  Edinboro’  cords,  which last year 
jobbed at 8%c,  are now being offered and 
sold at 6%C.

A   B r i g h t   B o y .

REFORMING  THE  SALOON.

The strongest hold  which the barroom 
has upon men,  next  to  the  fact  that  it 
furnishes them with  liquors,  is that it is 
virtually  a  clubroom,  where  they  can 
drink, play cards and  be  comfortable at 
a small expense.

Rich  men  have 

their  splendidly fur­
nished and luxuriously  appointed  club­
houses,  but the poorer classes get corres­
ponding accommodations  in  the average 
barroom.  This fact forms a strong claim 
of the drinking saloon  upon a large class 
of men,  and  any  attempt to meet it must 
do so by offering  to  men  as many facili­
ties for  comfort  and  enjoyment,  minus 
the intoxicating liquors.

A recent  essay of  this  sort  has  been 
made in New York City,  under the direc­
tion of  a  number of prominent citizens. 
The project  is  to  hire a house,  fit  it  up 
neatly for clubroom purposes, have books 
and  newspapers,  comfortable 
rooms 
where the patrons  may read,  write,  play 
cards  and  dominoes,  and  be  supplied 
with sandwiches,  pies,  coffee,  tea,  lem­
onade  and  other 
temperance  drinks. 
There is to  be no parade of religion,  and 
the only  restraints  will  be  those  of  de­
cency and  law. 
In all other respects the 
patrons will enjoy,  at  a  very  low price, 
all they get  in  free clubrooms,  with the 
exception of the intoxicating  liquors.

in 

It is proposed to establish a number of 
localities  most  fre­
these  concerns 
quented  by workingmen,  and  give  them 
such  inducements  of  decent  comforts 
and accommodations as  will  successfully 
rival the barrooms. 
If  this  were  prop­
erly done,  there  is  no  question  but that 
such a scheme would  operate most bene­
ficially.  There are  many men  who have 
no homes  in which  to  spend their even­
ings,  and,  unfortunately,  too many who 
should,  but do not.  spend  their  evenings 
at home.  To them the  drinking saloons 
offer  comfort,  companionship and cards. 
Of course,  liquors must  be  consumed in 
order  to  pay for  the  otherwise free ac­
commodations, and  it is possible that  not 
a few men  would  drink  coffee,  tea,  or 
something of  the  sort,  in  preference  to 
strong liquors,  if they could be got.

To furnish such  facilities is the object 
of the new  enterprise,  and,  if  properly 
organized  and  carried  into execution,  it 
would doubtless  accomplish  much good.
In this connection  it  should  be  men­
tioned that the  weakness  of  all  temper­
ance lunch  houses is that they all  fail to 
put up as  good  a  meal  for  the  same 
money as do the drinking  saloons.  This 
fact is the weakest fact in all such enter­
prises.  Thousands  of  men  argue  that 
for the same money they can get a vastly 
better meal  in a barroom,  and  to  give it 
inferior  would  be 
up  for  something 
against  all  economy.  This 
is  a  fact 
which  the  reformers  must  meet,  and, 
until  they do  so,  their  success  will  be 
but partial.

There  is  no  interest  In 

THE  R A ILW A Y S  A N D   H ARD  TIMES.
the  United 
States which  suffers  more  from  the  de­
pressions of trade and  financial  and  in­
dustrial  distress  than  do  the  railroads. 
If  there  are  poor  crops  the  railroads 
have so much less  of  produce  to  trans­
port and so much  less of  merchandise to 
carry back to the farmers.  When,  from 
any  cause,  times  are  bad,  there  is  so 
much less consumption  and so much  less 
of  travel,  and  by  consequence  just  so 
much less work  for  the  railroads  to  do 
and so much less of  wages to be earned.

The local Typographical Union is now 
in  a  humiliating  position,  growing out 
of its utter failure to  enforce Its demand 
for higher wages.  Realizing  that its de­
mand  would not  be  acceded  to and that 
it had lost the  confidence  of  the people 
and the prestige of  its members by mak­
ing such  a  demand  during  a  period  of 
business depression,  it  appealed  to  the 
International organization for assistance, 
and Robert Y.  Ogg,  of  Detroit,  organizer 
for Michigan and  Wisconsin,  came on to 
arrange a compromise.  He  asked  for  a 
conference with  the  master printers,  but 
before he had  been  here  a  day he could 
see that his mission  would  be a fruitless 
one,  and promptly called the printers to­
gether,  telling  them  frankly that  they 
had made  a  great mistake in attempting 
to bring about  an  increase  in  wages  at 
such a time  as  this,  while  thousands of 
union  printers  were  eating  snow balls, 
with their union  cards  in  their pockets. 
He assured them  that  the  International 
organization would  render  them  no as­
sistance  in 
their  present  unfortunate 
predicament,  and  that  they must  extri­
cate themselves  from the  uncomfortable 
position in  which  they bad placed  them­
selves  by their unreasonable and  unwar­
ranted demand;  that  if  their  action  re­
sulted  in the  destruction  of  the  Union 
and in opening every office  in  the  town 
to non-union  printers, the Union  would 
have no one but itself to blame.  He then 
left  the  city,  without  being  courteous 
enough  to  recall  his  request  for  a con­
ference with the employing printers, and 
the latter  are  conducting their offices on 
business principles,  irrespective of those 
rules and regulations of the Union which 
are  unreasonable and  unjust.

Have you noticed that  it  is  the  least 
valuable person who is  the  first  to  get 
out of work?

P u rely  P erson al.

Geo.  H.  Remington,  formerly engaged 
in the retail grocery  business at Bangor, 
has taken the position of house salesman 
and assistant  buyer  for  the  Musselman 
Grocer Co.

E.  M.  Johnson,  of the Johnson Baking 
Co., at Owosso,  was in town  last  Friday 
for the first  time.  He  was  greatly  im­
pressed with the magnitude  of  the  city 
and the variety of its interests.

No  sooner  had  W.  J.  Gould begun to 
breathe easy as the result of his merging 
his  wholesale  grocery  business 
into  a 
stock company than his  hired  girl  sued 
him for $15,000 damages for  alleged  in­
juries  received 
in the  explosion  of  a 
steam radiator at his home.

9

Lemon  & Wheeler Company,
Before  You  Buy

Agents,  Grand  Rapids.

SEE  THE  SPRING  LINE  OF  FINE 
GOODS  MANUFACTURED  BY

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DETROIT,  MICH.

A  FEW  OF  OUR  NEW  SPECIAL­
TIES  IN  OXFORDS  ARE:

The  Juliet  Bootee,  Three  Large 

Button  Newport,  Southern 

Tie and  Prince Alberts.

Dealers wishing to see the  line addres 
F.  A.  CADWELL,  67  Terrace  Ave. 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Our “Oak”  Grain.

Geo.  E.  Bardeen,  President of the Bar­
deen Paper Co.,  at Otsego,  is  the  father 
of  a  bright lad about half a dozen years 
old,  who  gives  promise  of  developing 
into as great a master of repartee  as  his 
father.  Meeting a gentleman on his way 
to Sunday school a  few Sundays  ago,  he 
engaged in conversation  with him,  when 
the gentlemen observed,  “I suppose your 
father is at church.”

‘‘Oh,  no,”  replied the  lad,  “my father 
doesn’t go to church; my father is a busi­
ness man.”

J a ck so n   Jo ttin g s.

G. B.  Elliott & Co.  have  opened a new 
grocery store on South  Mechanic  street.
D. B.  Aiken has embarked in  the  gro­
cery  trade  at  the  corner  of Greenwood 
avenue and First street.
The  C.  W.  Whitmore  stock  of  hard­
ware  was bid off for $80.  Mr.  Whitmore 
got  into  and  out  of  business  in  short 
order,  as he,started last  spring  and  got 
out in December.

T he  D ru g  M arket.

Opium is firm.
Morphia is unchanged.
American saffon is scarce  and  higher.
Linseed oil has again advanced,  on  ac­

count of higher prices for seed.

White lead has declined.
Ground flax seed  has advanced.
While business is dull is  a  good  time 
to make plans for making your  business 
better when the reaction comes.

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Deposits.

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D r u g s  ^  M e d i c i n e s .

S ta te   B o a r d   o f   P h a r m a c y .

One  Year—Ottm&r Eberbach, Ann  Arbor.
Two  Years—Georpre Gnndmm, Ionia.
Three  Years—C. A  Bnarbee. Cheboygran.
Fonr Years—8. F.. Park! 11, Owosso.
Five Years—F. W. R. Perry. Detroit.
President—Ottmar Eberbach. Ann Arbor.
Secretary—Stanley E. P arkin. Owosso.
Treasurer—Geo. Gundnim. Ionia.

M le h lg a n   S ta te   P h a r m a c e u tic a l  A s s ’n . 
President—A. B. Stevens. Ann Arbor 
Vice-President—A. F. Parker, Detroit.
Treasurer—W. Dupont,  Detroit.
Secretary—8. A. Thompson, D etroit
G ra n d   Rapids  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President, Walter K. Schmidt;  Sec’y, Ben. Schronder.

PERTINENT  SUGGESTIONS

E m bod ied in th e   A nnu al R eport  o f  th e  

C om m ittee on  T rade  In terests.

The Committee  on  Trade  Interests  of 
the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Asso­
ciation  presented  the  following  recom­
mendations at the last meeting:
As a matter  of  course,  the  question of 
how best  to  regulate  the  fast  growing 
evil  of  cutting  prices  upon  proprietary 
preparations  has  absorbed  a  very  large I 
share  of  attention  from 
the  several 
branches  of  the  drug trade throughout 
the entire country.  A  casual  glance  at 
the present condition of  affairs  does  not 
seem to reveal  much  of  an  encouraging | 
nature, but  a  more  extended  examina-1 
tion  into the matter is advisable.  About 
the only pian for  attacking  the  evil  has 
been  what has become so well  known  as 
the  A.  P.  A.  plan.  Shortly  after  our 
meeting last  August  the  National  Drug­
gists’  Association  and  the Association of 
Manufacturers  and  Dealers  in  Proprie- 
tarv  Medicines  met in  Montreal,  and this
subje-£t  (:ame  u|>  for very thorough  dis-
cuss!'on. The  ben denicy  at  first  was  to
little  ;a tient ion  to  the  matter.
give but
but  the decided stam1  taken  by the  ac-
credited representati\.’es from State Phar-
maceUtlC•al Assor-iatioas, and other bodies
repr€•senting  th è   ret;ail  trade,  and  the
forci!hie argurnents  |3•resented  by repre-
sentativfis  from the Inter-State  Retail
Druggist s’  League,  njurtered  it  impossi-
ble  1;o  table  th e  mat ter. 
It was.  there-
fore. very  fully con si<dered,  with  the  re-
suit  1if s<ame mirtor inr•difications, to make
it  of a better worki ng  nature,  and  its
commitment  foi•  enffiircement  to  the  In-
ter-State Retail Drueigists’ League.  The
mam
turers and  jjobbers  assured the
League  iof  thei i■  w illsmgness  to  do what
they couId to hring aiJont an abolition of
the evi
i ortnewoo 
*ral  organiza- 
tion of 
hereby its de- 
mauds
With  the  de-
tails of the plan, as  finally adopted, you
are familiar.  Th e officers of the League
went quick
rork.  drew up  uniform
pape rs  for the  purpose  of  organizing
drug r'lstS 11i  ever.• locality, and  through
State
these
plans were supplì ed  to  all  associations
who sxpressed  a i esire  for  them;  but  a
careful  per usai  cf  the  pharmaceutical
jouri als du ring ti o past year shows that.
not w thstaiiding the  extreme  efforts  of
the  I>eagnc .  the condition  of  affairs  in
some of  t:íe  mo? t  important trade cen-
ters < greatly denjoralized.  While some
States  and cities have  pretty  thorough
orgar Izations  (su ch  as  Massachusetts,
Nebraska, Kansas  (?), Baltimore,  Cleve­
land. Louisville, eto.), the local  branches
in St Loui and Chicago, when just upon
the eve of the  accomplishment  of  their
most ardent  desire.  went  all  to  pieces
throu gh th< dissa isfaction of some mem-
bers who had thei r own  narrow and  per-
sonai interests el< ser  at  heart  than  the
weal of the proies sion  as a whole.
Many States and many localities (Mich­
igan,  we regret to say, among them) have 
shown no desire whatever  to  co-operate 
with the League.  The League  has been 
sadly hampered through lack of funds to 
carry  on  its  work,  which  funds  could 
come  only from  retail  druggists  them­
selves,  or  their  associations.  So  far, 
there has been  effected  no  organization 
of the retail trade of  the  country  to  the 
extent which  is  necessary to  make  the 
movement  a  success,  and  if  it  fails,  it 
will  be due solely to  the  supineness and 
lack of  interest  on  the  part  of  retail 
druggists.  Because  of 
this  general 
sleepy condition,  the  manufacturers  are

trade,  w 
forced.

committeemen 

exec utive

beginning to get uneasy, and are not tak­
ing any too great pains to protect the re­
tail trade,  which they are finding will not 
in turn  support  them,  and,  so  far  from 
cutting being on  the decrease, it seems to 
It  has  also  been 
be  on  the  increase. 
learned that manufacturers do not object 
to selling to wholesale grocers; 
this, be­
ing  an  entirely new departure  from  es­
tablished customs, tends  still  further to 
complicate  the  question.  The  jobbers 
generally  (if we may except those of De­
troit) supply all demands from parties in 
good credit, and no question is permitted 
to arise that interferes with the distribu­
tion of  merchandise.  Hence we  cannot 
but recognize  the  discouraging  outlook. 
In Detroit two  or  three  cut-rate  stores, 
one of them  in  connection with  a  large 
grocery concern,  seem  to  be  flourishing. 
Other sections of the State report catting 
on the increase,  and it would  seem  that 
if this organization desires  to  take  any 
action  upon 
important  matter,  it 
must be done at  once,  and  upon  such  a 
broad basis that it will  bring  into  union 
the entire trade of the  State;  or,  on  the 
other  hand,  we  must  expect  to  lose  ail 
control of this  portion  of  our  business, 
and sell at prices which will adjust them­
selves  according  to  the competition  we 
meet.

this 

BOXING  A N D   CARTAGE.

This  has  been  a  fruitful  subject for 
discussion in  the  N.  W.  I).  A.  for  many 
years, and there is no uniform  rule regu­
lating the charge for these  items.  They 
are  not  billed  by  the  Eastern  jobber, 
they do not appear  on  invoices  of West­
ern  houses,  and  those  intermediate  be­
tween  these  territories  are  forced  to 
adapt  themselves  to  either  one  or  the 
other of these customs as  their trade de­
mands. 
It  is  quite  generally  settled, 
however, 
that  all  west  of  Cleveland 
charge for box  and  cartage,  while  those 
east do  not,  though,  of  course,  there are 
exceptions on  both  sides.  According to 
the  rules  of  the  Lake  Erie Wholesale 
Druggists’ Association,  these  two  items 
must be  charged  for.  Your  Committee 
recognize  the  propriety  of  a  moderate 
charge  for  cartage,  but  protest  against 
the  injustice  of  a  continuance  of  the 
charge for  boxes,  it being an  established 
custom that packing  cases  furnished  by 
the  proprietary medicine  manufacturers 
are  free.  Three-fourths  of  the  cases 
used  by the  jobber  are  received  by him 
from  manufacturers of such goods.  The 
original  packages  containing  drugs  are 
also free,  and  there are but  few  packing 
cases 
involve  any  outlay,  but,  as 
above  noted,  the  retailer  must  pay a 
schedule price  for  all  packages—a  sys­
tem t  at is unjust in its operation.  Your 
Committee would recommend  a vigorous 
protest against  the  continuance  of  such 
charges.
DISCRIMINATION IN  THE SALE OF PATENTS.
The late  rule  adopted  by many  manu­
facturers—at the instance of the  jobbers 
—in enforcing an  advance  in  the  prices 
of many  proprietary medicines of  10 per 
cent, in quantities of less than one-fourth 
dozen is unjust toward  the  small  buyer. 
Your Committee can  see  no  reason why 
the buyer should be  compelled  to  pay a 
higher pro rata price  for  one-twelfth or 
one-sixth dozen than  for  any other  frac­
tion  of a dozen.  The  effect  of  this  dis­
crimination  against  the  smaller  dealer 
is to force him either to increase  his  in­
vestment in goods that may  be  unsalable, 
or submit to a  reduction  of  his  profits, 
in consequence of this overcharge by  the 
jobber.  Your  committee  believe  that 
this rule is unjust and unpopular with the 
entire retail trade,  and  should  be abol­
ished.  The usual  10 per  cent,  profit  to 
the jobber should be satisfactory.

that 

TROY  WEIGHT.

The  practice  of  the  manufacturing 
chemists of selling their products in con­
tainers holding an  avoirdupois  ounce  or 
pound,  as the case may  be, is opposed to 
the interest of the retailer, especially  so 
with expensive chemicals put up in ounce 
containers and used only for prescription 
purposes.  The number of  grains in the 
avoirdupois  ounce  being  437%,  and  in 
the Troy 480, making a loss of over forty 
grains which must’be taken into account 
in  estimating  the  cost  of  the  package, 
is  often  overlooked 
in  dispensing, 
owing to  the  unnecessary  difference  in

T H E   ^ n C H I G A N   T R A H E S M A I S T

the kinds of weights employed in buying 
the package at wholesale, and dispensing 
it under a different value at retail.  Your 
committee believe that  the  same  recog­
nized weight should be used by the man­
ufacturer as prescribed  to  the  pharma­
cist for dispensing; but  cheap chemicals 
put  up 
in  pound  packages,  used  for 
domestic  or  manufacturing  purposes, 
should be sold  as heretofore by  avoirdu­
pois weight.
BULK  GOODS  FOR  DISPENSING  PURPOSES.
The refusal of manufacturers of  prep­
arations in  large demand  to supply such 
products  in  bulk  instead  of  small  con­
tainers is worthy of  consideration.  The 
greatly increased cost  of  such  prepara­
tions involving the time and  expense  of 
useless  handling,  operates  against  the 
interests of  the  dispenser  by  imposing 
upon  him  a  tax  which  is  unnecessary, 
and confers but little  profit to the manu­
facturer,  new glassware being  so  cheap 
that  the  accumulated  small  containers 
may be considered a  nuisance not worth 
the room they occupy.  Hence, manufac­
turers should be willing to  supply  their 
products in bulk,  at a price  commensu­
rate with quantity.

ADULTERATED  LINSEED  OIL.

The practice of mixing cheap oils man­
ufactured for  this  special  purpose  has 
grown  to  an  extent  that will  surprise 
many dealers  who  imagine  the  oil  sold 
by them to be  genuine  linseed.  Nearly 
every wholesale dealer in paints and  oils 
receives calls from agents selling oils for 
mixing.  This filling (usually of  a  min­
eral oil base)  is  sold  at  prices  varying 
from 22 to 28  cents  per  gallon. 
It  has 
the appearance of  true linseed,  and may 
be mixed to the extent  of  50  per  cent, 
and sold for the genuine article.  Several 
large dealers are engaged  in  selling the 
mixture by the barrel at prices averaging 
from three to five  cents  below the value 
of the genuine oil.  Notably,  a  concern 
in Cleveland has sold  a  large number of 
barrels  throughout  Michigan.  Their 
mode of doing business is  not to guaran­
tee the oil  to  be  pare,  but  prime.  As 
that term  has  no  definite  meaning,  the 
purchaser  is  compelled 
to  pocket  his 
loss with as  good  grace  as  his feelings 
will  permit;  the  word  “ prime”  being 
used on their postal  cards  giving quota­
tions for their oil.  Your Committee have 
ascertained that the  adulteration of  lin­
seed oil is not  altogether  confined to the 
wholesale dealers,  but that  the  practice 
is spreading among  smaller dealers,  who 
thus render the  business  unprofitable to 
parties who desire to sell what their cus­
tomers want,  viz.,  pure linseed oil.  This 
information  is  given  in  this report sim­
ply for  the  purpose  of  explaining why 
some druggists can sell the article at less 
price than competing firms pay for honest 
goods.

VALUE  OF  ONE’S  OWN  PRODUCTS.

The value of  the pharmacist of identi­
fying his own  name  to  specialties,  in­
stead of purchasing such goods at whole­
sale,  cannot 
be  overestimated.  He 
should manufacture,  as  far  as  possible, 
his  own  Tooth  Powder,  Face  Prepara­
tions,  Cosmetics,  Lotions,  and  all  the 
various  “incidentals”  of  this  class  in 
constant  demand,  and  continue  multi­
plying the specialties (to keep abreast of 
the  times)  under  his  own  name.  The 
value  of  proprietary 
rights  in  such 
goods  cannot  be  overestimated,  as  the 
trade-mark  brings  customers  who  are 
influenced  by  the  merit  of  such  goods, 
while the labor and material are produc­
tive of greatly increased  profit.  But the 
principal value of such domestic prepara­
tions lies in  the fact  that the pharmacist 
thereby works for  himself  individually, 
instead of  the manufacturer,  who places 
competing duplicate goods in every store. 
The  druggist’s  individuality  thus  finds 
expression  in  his  merchandise,  and  he 
thereby retains the  entire  benefits  aris­
ing from his enterprise.  The number of 
articles  that  it  is  possible  for  him 
to 
manufacture and control  is only  limited 
by his skill in  presenting them in attrac­
tive form to the  public,  while  the  ably 
edited  trade journals  furnish  excellent 
formulas for proceeding  on  these  lines 
to an almost unlimited extent.

NEW SPAPER  ADVERTISING.

The subject  of  contracts  with  pro­
prietors  for  newspaper  advertising  is

worthy  of  our careful attention. 
It has 
been observed that this  business  is  left 
almost wholly in the hands of the adver­
tisers themselves,  who use  the  name  of 
the druggist  in  a  promiscuous  manner. 
He not only pledges the druggist to  war­
rant a cure,  but in many instances states 
that he  has  personal  knowledge  of  the 
nostrum he  recommends,  etc. 
In  some 
cases he is advertised to  give  a  written 
warranty of cures by the use of a certain 
number of boxes  or  bottles,  to  be  paid 
for  at  one  time.  Every  pharmacist  at 
times has had to blush at  what is printed 
over  his  own  name,  and  but  few  even 
see the copy before it is banded  over  to 
the newspaper. 
If  we  expect to secure 
and  retain public  confidence,  all  such 
newspaper  promises  made 
to  mislead 
should be  carefully  expurged  from  all 
copy before it goes to  the  printer.  The 
druggist,  under  the  present  custom  of 
permitting  almost  unlimited  license  to 
manufacturers of  proprietary medicines 
in  the  use  of  his  name  for  advertising 
purposes,  is  inflicting  an  injury  to  his 
standing in his  profession.  How can he 
justify himself in  claiming the privilege 
and right of  compounding  prescriptions 
from the physician,  while openly urging 
the  sale  and  use  of  nostrums,  even  of 
those in  which he has  no  interest  other 
than  a vender.

SUPPLY  HOUSES.

This  is  one  of 

the  most  important 
questions  commanding  the  attention of 
the druggist.  The rapid growth of num­
bers of these  houses  is  a  more  serious 
menace  than  the  cut-rate  matter,  inas­
much as it strikes right to the root of his 
professional  business,  where  must come 
into play his professional  and  technical 
knowledge.  Gould  not  druggists  bring 
themselves the trade of physicians which 
is  being  rapidly  alienated 
through  the 
methods of these houses?
INSURANCE.

The insurance of  drug  stocks in small 
towns has  been  discussed  at  previous 
sessions  of  this  Association.  Statistics 
prove that the losses  resulting from  fires 
are very light, extra care being exercised 
in consequence of  the inflammable char­
acter  of  the  merchandise  so  insured. 
Your committee claim that  the  rates  of 
premiums,  instead  of  being  from  three 
per cent,  to  five  per  cent,  as at present 
charged,  should  be reduced at least fifty 
per  cent.,  such  reduction  being  only 
commensurate  with  risks  assumed,  the 
extent of which should  be  governed  by 
statistics  of 
losses  instead of  the arbi­
trary  rates  now  imposed  by the under­
writers,  which  are  unjust  toward 
the 
druggist.  This  complaint  does  not,  so 
far  as  your  committee can learn,  apply 
to the cities;  but the extortion is so great 
in some of the smaller towns  that  but a 
small portion of such stocks can  bear the 
expense of the excessive premiums.

VIOLATION  OF  THE  PHARMACY  LAW .
Your Committee  also desire to call the 
attention of  the Association  and  of  the 
Board of  Pharmacy to what it believes a 
flagrant violation  of  the  letter,  and cer­
tainly of the spirit of  the law regulating 
the practice  of  pharmacy.  While  it  is 
the right and privilege of physicians per­
sonally  to  compound  their  own  medi­
cines,  it  is a well-known  fact  that  this 
privilege is delegated  to  office boys,  and 
that the common  practice  in  the  offices 
of most physicians  who carry their stock 
of  drugs is  to  have  their  prescriptions 
put up by  unregistered assistants.  This 
evil has already acquired  a  large degree 
of  magnitude  in  the  cities.  The busy 
doctor  finds  but  little  time to spend at 
the  prescription  desk,  hence  the  office 
help is called  to  take  the  place  of  the 
registered pharmacist.  The  tendency of 
permitting such  violations  of  the law is 
to withdraw  the  legitimate work  of  the 
pharmacist to the  doctor’s  office.  Your 
Committee believe that investigation will 
the  majority  of 
disclose  the  fact  that 
physicians  of 
this 
cities 
State  who  furnish  their  own  supplies 
seldom  employ  registered  pharmacists 
for this work.  The responsibility of ob­
taining evidence  properly lies  with  the 
local druggist,  but the  financial loss and 
professional  alienation would  usually de­
ter him from placing  himself  in  an atti­
tude of  open hostility to the interests of 

the 

of 

(Continued on page 14.)

T H E  

Ì V O C H I G ^ I s r   T R A D E S M A N

11

W h o l e s a l e   P r i c e   C u r r e n t •

Advanced—Saffron.  Linseed Oil.  Ground Flax Seed.

ACIDUM.

Aceticum..................... 
8®
Benz oleum  German..  65®
Boraclc 
......................
25®
Carbollcum...............  
Cltrlcum..................... 
52®
Hydrochlor.................  
3®
Nitrocum 
...................  10®
Oxallcum.....................  ]0®
Phosphorlum dll.........
Salley ileum ................l  3o@l
Sulphurlcum........   ..  13£®
Tannlcum................... 1  40@1
Tartaricum.................   30®

ñ 

Aqua, 16  deg...............   314®
30  deg................. 5H@
Carbonas  ......................   Ì2®
Chlorldum.....................  13®

ANILINE.

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

Cubeae (po  36)......... 
Juníperas.................... 
Xantnoxylum..............  25®  30

2' ft
8®

B A L S A M U M .
Copaiba........................  45®  50
Peru..............................  
® 1  90
Terabln, Canada  __  
60®  65
Tolutan........................  35®  50

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian................  18
Casslae  ..................................  11
Cinchona F la v a ...................  18
Buonymus  atropurp............  30
Myrlca  Cerlfera, po..............  20
PrunuB Vlrglnl......................  12
Gulllala,  grd.........................   10
Sassafras  ..............................   12
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)........   15

EXTBACTUM.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24®
po............  33®
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11®
Is...............   13®
Ms.............  14®
>48.............  16®
NEHRU
Carbonate Precip...
Citrate and Quinta.
Citrate  Soluble.......
Ferrocy anldum Sol.
Solut  Chloride.......
Sulphate,  com’l ................9®
pure.............  ®

“ 

®   15 
®3 50 
®  80 
®  50 
®  15 
2

FLO RA .

Arnica..........................  18®
Anthemls....................   3r<

50®  65

F O M A .

.....................  18®

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tln-
nlvelly.............  25® 
Salvia  officinalis,  >48
and  Ms.............  15®
Vra Ural

“  Alx. 

“ 

28
35®  50

8®

SOMMI.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

®  60
Acacia, 1st  picked.... 
®  40
2d 
.... 
3d 
®  30
.... 
®  20
sifted sorts... 
p o ...................  60®  80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60
“  Cape, (po.  20)... 
®  12
Socotrl, (po.  60). 
®  50
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 M*<
16)............................. 
®  1
Ammonlae...................  55®  60
Assaf ratlda, (po. 85).. 
33®  36
Bensolnum...................  50®  55
Camphors....................   50®  55
Buphorblum  p o .........  35® 
lo
Galbanum....................   ®2 50
Gamboge,  po...............   TO®  7b
Gualacum,  (po  35)__  
®  30
Kino,  (po  1  10)..........   @115
M astic.........................   @  80
Mynh, (po  45)............  @  40
Opll  (po  3  50)........... 2 40® 2 50
Shellac  ........................  35®  42
33®  35
Tragacanth.................  40@1  00

" 
hbbba—In ounce packages.

bleached....... 

Absinthium...........................   25
Bupatorlum...........................   30
Lobelia....................................  25
Majorum................................   28
Mentha  Piperita...................  23
“  V ir...........................   25
Hue..........................................   80
Tanacetum, V ........................  22
Thymus,  V ............................   25

MAGNESIA.

Calcined, Pat...............  55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat............  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M__   20®  25
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36

OLEUM.

?o@l 80
25@3 50

Absinthium.................3 50@4 0G
Amygdalae, Dale____  45®  75
Amyaalae, Amarae___8 00@8 25
A nlsl..............................l 
Aurand  Cortex............2 30@2 40
Bergamil  .....................3 
CajlpuU...................... 
60®  65
Caryophylll.................  75®  80
Cedar...........................  35®  65
Chenopodll.................  @1  60
Cinnamon!!...................1 
Cltronella....................   ®  45
Conlum  Mac...............   35®  65
Copaiba  ......................  80®  90

10® 1 15

Cubebae....................   .  @ 300
Bxechthltos...............   2 50@2 75
Brlgeron.....................2 00®2  10
Gaultherla..................2 oo@2  10
Geranium,  ounce.......  @  75
GoBslpll,  Sem. gal.......  70®  75
Hedeoma  ....................1  25@i  40
Jumperl........................  50@2 00
Lavendula...................  90@2 00
Llmonls......................2  40®a 60
Mentha Piper............. 2 85©3 60
Mentha  Verid............2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal............1 oo@l  10
Myrcla, ounce..............  @ 5 0
O live............................   85@2 75
Plcis Llquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
R icinl.........................   1  22@1  28
Rosmarlni.............. 
75@1  00
Rosae,  ounce...............6 50@8 50
Succlnl.........................   40®  45
Sabina.........................   90@1  00
Santal  ......................... 3 50@7 00
Sassafras......................  50®  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__   @  65
Tlglii.....................  
  @  90
Thyme.........................   40®  50
opt  ...  ..........   @  60
Iheobromas.................  15®  20

“ 

POTASSIUM.

Bi C arb....................... 
is®  18
bichromate.................  13®  14
Bromide...................... 
40®  43
Carb..............................  
la®  15
Chlorate  (po  23@25)..  24®  26
Cyanide........................  50®  55
Iodide...........................2 90@3 00
27®  30
Potassa, Bitart,  pure.. 
Potassa, Bltart, com ...  @  15
Potass Nitras, opt....... 
8®  10
7® 
Potass Nltras............... 
9
Prusslate......................  28®  30
Sulphate  po................. 
is®  18

Aconitum......................  20® 25
Althae.............................  22®  25
Anchusa........................  12® 15
Arum,  po......................  @  25
Calamus..........................  20© 40
Gentiana  (po. 12).......... 
8® 10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
„  (PO. 35)....................  
@  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po  ...  15®  20
Inula,  po......................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po....................1  60®]  75
Iris  plox (po. 35@38) . 
35®  40
Jalapa,  pr....................   40®  45
Maranta,  >*s...............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei................................   75@1 00
“  out  ......................  @175
pv...........................   75@1 35
Spigelia........................  35®  38
Sangulnarla,  (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentarla...................  30®  32
Senega.........................   55®  60
Slmllax, Officinalis,  H @ 4 0
M  @  25
Scillae,  (po. 85)............  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foed-
dus,  po..............  
  @
35 
ralerlana, Eng.  (po.30)  ®
25 
German...  15®
20
18®
lnglber a ................... 
Zingiber  ]...
18®  30

“ 

“ 

SEMEN.
Anlsum,  (po.  30).. 
..  @ 15
Apium  (graveleons)..  If®  18
Bird, Is........................ 
4®  6
Carni, (po. 18)................  10® 12
Cardamon....................1  00@1  25
Corlandrum...................  10®  12
Cannabis Sadva.  .........  4®   5
Cydonlum......................   75©1 00
Chenopodlum  ..............  10® 12
Dipterlx Odorate........2 25@2 50
Foenlculum.......  .......  @  15
Foeuugreek,  po.......  . 
a®  S
L in i.............................  4  ® 4*
Ini, grd.  (bbl. 8M)...  3M@ 4
Lobelia...........................   35® 40
Pharlarls Canarian__   3  @ 4
Rapa...............................  
6®  7
Slnapls  Alba.............   7 @ 8
Nigra............  11®  12

r 

8PIRITU8.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co.
2 00@2 50 
D. F. R ....
1  75@2 00 
1  25®1  50 
Junlperls  Co. Ó. T ..
1  65@2 00 
1  75®3 50
Saacharum  N.  B .........1  75@2 00
"pt.  Vini  Galli............ 1  75@6 50
Ini Oporto...................... 1  25@2 00
Vini  Alba..........................1  25@2 00

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage........ ........... 2  50@2  75
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  __
2 00 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage..........
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage....................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .........................
Hard for  slate  use__
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se .............................

1 40

8YBUP8.

A ccacia..................................  go
Zingiber  ................................   50
Ipecac..............................  60
Ferri  Iod.........................   ...  50
Aurand  Cortes......................  56
Rhei  Arom.............................  50
Slmllax  Officinalis...............   60
“  Co.......  50
Senega....................................  50
Sdllae.....................................   so
“  Co................................   50
Toiatan......................  
  50
Pranas  vlrg...........................   50

“ 

Declined—White Lead.

TINCTURES.

 

 

“ 

“ 

c o .....................75

and  myrrh................! 

Aconltum  Napellls R..........   60
F .........  50
Aloes...........................   .........   go
60
Arnica....................................  50
Asafcetlda............................."  q
Atrope Belladonna...............   go
Benzoin..................................   go
„  “  ,  CO.............................   50
Sanguinarla...........................  50
Barosma................................   go
Cantharides........................  ,  75
Capsicum...............................  go
Ca  damon...............................  yg
_  “ 
Castor.....................................1 00
Catechu..................................  go
Cinchona...............................'  go
Co...........................   60
_ 
Columba..............................  
go
Conlum..................  
go
Cubeba.................
D igitalis..............
Ergot.....................  
„
G entian...................................gg
“  Co........................... ....  60
Gualca....................................  go
“ 
ta m o s..................   .  go
Zingiber................. 
  go
Hyoscyamus.........................] '  go
Iodine.....................................   yg
“  Colorless.................. . ”  7g
Ferri  Chlorldum................. 
35
K in o.....................................  
go
Lobelia....................................... 50
Myrrh.......................................'  go
Nux  Vomica..................  
go
Opll......................
“  Camphorated.................  50
“  Deodor...........................2 00
Aurand Cortex......................  50
Quassia..................................  go
Rhatany.........................  
50
Rhei............................................ so
Cassia  Acutlfol....................   50
„  “ 
Co...............   50
Serpentaria...........................  go
Stramonium...........................  go
Tolutan..................................  go
Valerian................................  go
VeratrumVeride................ 
  50

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MISCELLANEOUS.

“ 

“ 

‘ 
“ 

3®
4®

ground, 

¿Ether, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  28®  30
“  4 F ..  32®  34
Alumen..........................2)f® 3
(po.
, 7>  ;; .........................  
Annatto..........................  55® 60
Audmoni, po...............  
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antipyrin....................   @1  40
Antlfebrln....................  @  25
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  @  5:
Arsenicum.....................  
5®   >
Balm Gilead  Bud.... 
38®  40
Bismuth  8.  N ..............2 20@2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
12;  Ms,  14)........
@  11
Cantharides  Russian,
po...............................
@1  00 
Capsid  Fructus, af...
@  26 
@  28 @  20 
B po.
Caryophyllns, (po.  15)
l: 
10® 
Carmine,  No. 40..........
@3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F .......  50®  55
Cera Flava..................   38®  40
Coccus  .......................   @  40
Cassia Fructus............  @  25
Cen trails......................  @  10
Cetaceum....................   @  40
Chloroform.................  60®  63
„  
squlhbs..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crat........ l  35@l  80
Chondrus....................   20®   25
Clnchonldlne, P. A  W  15® 
20
German 8  @  12
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
centCreasotum.....
@ 
Creta, (bbl. 75).
@ 
“  prep........
5® 
“  precip....
9® @ 
“  Rubra__
Crocus  .............
50® 
Cudbear............
@ 
Cuprl Sulph__
5 @ 
Dextrine .
10®
Ether Sulph.................  70®
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
Ergotaj[po.)  75 ..........   70®  75
Flake  white...............   12®  15
gall®-...........................  @  28
Gambler........................  7  @ 8
Gelatin,  Cooper..........   @  70
French............  40®  60
Glassware  flint, by box 70 & 10. 
Less than box  66X
Glne,  Brown...............  
g@  15
“  White................. 
la®  26
Glycerlna....................   14®  20
Grana Paradis!............ 
®  22
Hnmolns......................  25®   56
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..
@  85 
“ 
“  Cor ....
@  80 
Ox Rubrom
“ 
@  90 
11  Ammonlad..
@1  00 
“ 
Unguentom.
45®  55 
Hydrargyrum. 
@  64
Ichthyobolla,.
. Am..  ..1 25@1  50
Indigo...........................  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl............3 80@3 90
Iodoform......................  @4 70
Lupulin........................  @2 25
Lycopodium...............   70®  ’S
M acis...........................  70®   75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarglod..................   @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnlds  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
M annla.  8. F .............  

IK)...............................2M@  4

60®  ¡63

“ 

“ 

S.  N. Y. Q.  &

Morphia, 8. P. & W.  2 10@2 35 
C.  Co-.....................  2 00@2 85
Moschus  Canton.......  @ 4 0
Myrlsdca, No  1 .........  65®  70
Nux Vomica,  (po 20)..  @ 1 0
Os.  Sepia......................  20®
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
ÖO.....................  @2 00
Plcis Llq, N.»C., M gal
doz  ...........................  @2 00
Plcis Llq., quarts.......  @1  00
©  85
_   “ 
pints.........  
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80).. 
©  50
Piper Nigra,  (po. 22)..  ©   1
Piper Alba,  (po g5)....  ©  3
PIx  Burgun.................  @  7
Plumbi A cet...............  14©  15
Pulvls Ipecac et opll. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......   @125
Pyrethrum,  pv............  20©  30
8©  10
Quasslae...................... 
Quinta, S. P. & W.......  33©  37
S.  German__   25©  31
Rubia  Tlnctorum.......  12®  14
Saccharum Lacds pv. 
20®  22
Salacln......................... 2 00@2  10
Sanguis  Draconls.......  40®  50
Sapo,  W........................  12®  14

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M— . „ . ............ 
G.

io@
@

V oes............................. 

Seldlltz  M ixture........   @  20
Slnapls.............................  
© 18
„ 
opt........................  @ 30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
© 35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .  10®  11
Soda  et Potass Tart.  .  27®  30
Soda Carb..................   1M@  2
Soda,  Bl-Carb.............   ©  5
Soda,  A sh....................  3*4©  4
Soda, Sulphas.............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o ............  50©  56
“  Myrcla  Dom.......  @2 25
“  Myrcla Im p........   @3 00
*'  VInl  Reef.  bbl.
• 
•7.......................... 2 25®2 85
Less 5e gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal.......1  4P@1  45
Sulphur, Subl............. 2M®  3
2  @  2M
Tam arinds..................  
8©  10
Terebenth Venice.......  28©  30
Theobrom ae...............45  @  48
Vanilla....................... 9 00@16 00
Zinc!  Sulph. 
7®  8

Roll.......... 

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

11 

OILS.

Whale, w inter............  70 
Lard,  extra.................  SO 
Lard, No.  1.................  42 
Linseed, pure raw  .. 
43 

Bbl.  Gal
70
85
45
51

 

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Linseed,  boiled..........  51
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained................. 
65
Spirits Turpendne__   37

70 
40
bbl.  lb. 
PAINTS.
Red  Venetian..........
-IX  2@8 
Ochre, yellow  Mars.
IX  2@4 
“ 
Ber__
•IX  a@3
Putty,  commercial...
2)4  2H@3
——— 
“  strictly  pure.......2M  2*@3
Vermilion Prune Amer­
13@16
ican............................. 
Vermilion,  English__  
66®70
Green,  Peninsular....... 
70@75
Lead,  red......................   6  @6M
“  w hite....................6  @6M
@70
Whldng, white Span... 
Whiting,  Gilders’__ _ 
@90
White, Paris  American 
1  0 
Whiting.  Paris  Eng.
c liff......................................140
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints.......................1  00@1  20

VARNISHES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach__ 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp..................160@1  70
Coach  Body................2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  Furn........1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar.... 1 56@1  60 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp...........................  
70@7B

importers  and  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

DEALERS  IN

PATENT  MEDICINES
Paints, Oils  % Varnishes

8188 '¿ILLS  PREPARED  PAINTS.

Sole A gosts  for tlie  Celebrateci

F i  Lie  of  Staile  Dints'  Sundries

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatherly's  Michigan  Catarri  Remeda.

We H ave m  Stock and Offer a F u ll Line of

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

G I N S ,   W I N E S ,   R U M S .

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

DIE  & PEU

G R A N D   R A PID S,  M ICH,

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

G RO CERY   PR IC E   CU RREN T.

The prices quoted in this list are for the  trade only,  in 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  tbis feature of  the 
greatest possible  use to dealers.

I

COUPON  BOOKS.

Sap Sago......................  @21 
Schweitzer, Imported.  @24 
domestic  __   @14

“ 

3 10

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

“ 

Half  pint, 25 bottles............2 75
Pint 
............  4 60
Quart 1 doz bottles 
.  3 50
Half pint, per  doz.....................1 35
Pint, 25 bottles........................... 4 50
Quart, per  doz  .....................3 75

. 
Triumph Brand.

n

Fruits.
Apples.

1  75

1  10

Gages.

Apricots.

3 lb. standard.............  
Tork State, gallons  ... 
Hamburgh,  *•
Live oak.............. 
1  60
1  60
Santa  Crus................... 
1  60
Lusk’s ........................... 
1  60
Overland.................... 
Blackberries.
B. A  W.........................
90
Cherries.
R e d . .........................   1  10@1 20
Pitted H am burgh-----
1  75
W hite...........................
1  50
E rie ..............................
1  20
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green
E rie..............................
1  30
California....................
1  60
Gooseberries.
Common......................
1  25
Peaches.
P ie ...............................
1  CO
M axw ell......................
Shepard’s ....................
California....................
...................
Monitor 
Oxford..........................
Pears.
Domestic......................
1  30
Riverside......................
1  80
Pineapples.
Common....................... 1  00® 1  30
•Johnson's  sliced........
2 50
2 75
grated........
Booth’s sliced.............
@’ 51
grated........... @2 75
Quinces.
Common  ......................
1  10
Raspberries.
Red  ..............................
1  10
Black  Hamburg..........
1  50
Erie,  black
1  20
Strawberries.
Law rence....................
1  25
H am burgh...................
1  25
Erie...............................
1  20
T errapin.........................
1  10
Whortleberries.
Blueberries.................
1  00
Corned  beef  Libbv’s...
.1   95
Roastbeef  Armour’s... ....1   80
Potted  ham, Vi lb .......... ....1   40
“  Vi lb ............
tongue, Vi lb .......
. .. 1   35
85
“  M lb ....
. ..  
Chicken, Vi lb ___ ...  
95
V egetables.

Meats.

“ 
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“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Beans.

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
* 
“ 

Peas.

Com.

Hamburgh  stringless... 
...1  25
French style.
....2   25
Limas...  ___ ....1   35
Lima, green........................ . .. .1   26
soaked.................... -----  65
Lewis Boston  Baked___ ....1  85
Bay State  Baked.............. .  .1   35
World’s  Fair  Baked__ ...  1  35
Picnic Baked................... ....1   00
H am burgh............. ........ ..  .1  40
Livingston  E d e n ..........
....1   20
P u rity ....................................
Honey  Dew........................
....1   40
Morning Glory..................
Soaked .................................. . ..  
75
Hamburgh  mar r of a t___
....1   85
early Jan e..
Champion Eng. .1  50
petit  pels...  
...1  75
fancy  sifted
....1  90
Soaked.................................. . . . .   75
Harris standard................ . . . .   75
VanCamp’s  m arrofat...
....1   10
early June. 
....1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom
...1   25
F rench...............................
. .. .* 1 6
Mushrooms.
French .................................. ..19@21
Pumpkin.
E rie ........................................
85
Squash.
H ubbard.............................. . .. 1   15
Succotash.
Hamburg.............................. ....1   40
Soaked ..............................
Honey  Dew........................ ....1   50
E rie..................................
...1  35
Tomatoes.
H ancock.........................
...1   15
Excelsior  . 
.....................
Eclipse.............................
Hamburg........................
G allon.............................
CHOCOLATE.

. . . 8   50

“ 

CLOTHES  PINS.

5 gross boxes.................. 4i@45

COCOA  SHELLS.

35 lb  bags......................  @3
Less  quantity  ...............   @3Vi
Pound  packages........... 6Ii@7

COFFEE.

Green.
Rio.

Santos.

Fair..........................................18
Good........................................19
Prime......................................21
Golden....................................21
Peaberry................................23
Fair......................................... 19
Good........................................20
Prime......................................22
Peaberry  ............................... 23
Mexican and Guatamala.
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 pier  cent,  for shrink­
age.
Package.
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX.  24  45
Bunola 
.............................  24  95
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__   24  45

Extract.

Valley City V4  gross  . 
75
... 
Felix 
1  15
Hummel’s, foil,  gross........  1  50
“ 
........ 2 50

“ 

.. 

“ 

tin 
CHICORV.

Balk......................................  5
Red  ........................................7

CLOTHES  LINES.

Cotton.  40 ft_____per doz.  1 25
1  40
180
175
1  »’
85
1  OU

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Jate 
“ 
CONDENSED  MILK.

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

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4 doz. In case.

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

Baker’s.

German Sweet.............
Premium.........................
Breakfast  Cocoa............
CHEESE.
Amboy..............................
Acme..................................
Lenawee..........................
R iverside........................
Gold  Medal....................
Skim ..................................
Brick..................................
Edam  ...............................
L eiden..............................
Lim burger......................
Pineapple........................
Roquefort........................

23
37
43
@13V
2Vi@13
@12 Vi
13VÍ
@11V£
6@10
11
1  00
23
@10
@25@35

Peerless Evaporated Cream.

AXLE  GREASE.
doz
A urora.......... ........   55
60
Castor Oil....... ....... 
Diamond........ ........   50
Frazer’s .......... ....... 
75
.......................   65
Mica 
..  .. ........   55
Paragon 

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

BAKING  POW DER.

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Arctic.
“ 4  doz  “ 
“ 2  doz  “ 
“ 1  do?  “ 
Fosfon.
2  •• 

Acme.
«   lb. cans, 3 doz................. 
45
75
2  “ 
K lb.  “ 
.................  
1  “  ...................  1  00
1 lb.  “ 
10
Balk....................................... 
K lb cans 6 doz  case..........  
55
H lb 
............  1  10
.............. 2 00
1  B> 
...............9 00
5  B> 
5 oz.  cans, 4 doz. in case...  80 
.  .2 00
16  “ 
40
Red Star, Vi lb cans............ 
“ 
Vi 9>  “ 
7s
............ 
“ 
1 ft  “ 
............  140
45
Teller’s,  M lb. cans, doz. 
85
“ 
“  .. 
Vi lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
“ 
“  ..  1  50
Our Leader. V lb cans....... 
45
“ 
75
Vi lb  cans......... 
...  .  1  50 
1 lb cans 
TVr. Price’s.
per doz 
Dime cans..  95
..1  40
“ 
4-OZ
.  2*0
“ 
6-OZ
“ 
..2 *0
S-OZ
“ 
..3 90
12 oz
“ 
..5 00
16-oz
12 00
2V4-ib “ 
“  18  25
41b
**  22 75
Mb
“  41  80
10-lb

toïPRices
CREAK
¡B a k i n g
Ponde*

BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen In case.

BLUING.

English........................... ....  90
Bristol.............................. .. ..  SO
...  70
Dony'stic.........................
Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals.......... ...  3 60
.......... ...  6 75
“ 
“  pints,  round....... ...  9 00
...  2 75 
“  No. 2, sifting box 
...  4 00
“  No. 3, 
..  8 00
“  No. 5, 
..  4  50
“ 
...  3 60
..  6 80
“ 

1 oz ball  .............
Mexican Liquid, 4  o z ... 
8 oz__

8 oz 

,r
“

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“ 
BROOMS,

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

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BRUSHES.
Stove, No.  1.................... ...  I 25
..  1  50
“  10....................
“  15.................... ...  1  75
85
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row. ... 
Rice Root  Scrub, 8 row. ..  1  25
Palmetto,  goose.............
..  1  50
CANDLES.
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes........
..  10
Star,  40 
.......... ...  9
Paraffine  ...................  .. ...  10
Wi eking 
...  24

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CANNED  GOODS.

Fish.
Clams.

“ 

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*• 

“ 
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Uttle Neck,  1 lb............
...1  20
“  2  lb............
...1  90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb.................
...2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb...............
...  80
21b...............
.  1  50
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb........................
.  2  45
2  lb........................
3 50
Picnic, 1 lb.........  ..........
...2 00
21b......................
...2 90
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb .................
... 1  10
2  lb...............
. 2   10
Mustard.  21b.............
...2 25
Tomato Sance,  2 lb .......
...2 SS
Soused, 2  lb...............
.2 25
Salmon.
Columbia River, flat__ ...1  80
“ 
tails__ ...1  65
Alaska, Red....................
...1  25
pink...................
1  10
Kinney’s,  flats...............
...1  95
Sardines.
American  Ms................. 4V4@  5
rfs...............
6Vi@ 7
Imported  Ms...................
.  @J0
Vis................... ■ 15@16
Mustard  Ms....................
.  7@8
Boneless.........................
21
Brook, S  lb......................
...2 50

Trout

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*• 

Foreign.
Currants.

“ 
“ 

3
Patras,  In barrels.............
3M
In  Vi-bbls...............
In less quantity — 3Vi
cleaned,  bulk........
6
cleaned,  package..
6 Vi

Peel.

Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  20 
Lemon 
10
Orange 
11

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“ 
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25  “ 
25  “ 
Raisins.

Ondura, 29 lb. boxes..  @ 7Vi
“ 
Sultana, 20 
Valencia, 30  “

@  8

Prunes.
California,  100-120 ...............  6V4
90x100 25 lb. bxs.  63Ü
..  8 '
80x90 
70x80 
8V4
.  9
60x70 

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Turkey  .........................
Silver............................
Sultana.............................
French,  60-70....................
70-80...................
80-91...
90-10  ..................
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.
No. 1, 6Vi  .......................
No. 2. 6Vi 
...............
No.  1,6 
.......................
No. 2, 6  . .. 
.........
XX  wood, white.
........................
......................
Manilla, white.
6Vi  .....................................
6..........................................

No. 1, 6 Vi 
No. 2, 6Vi 

Coin.

11  75
1  60
1  65
1  50

1  35
1  25

1  00
95

Mill  No. 4.........................

1  00
FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

Farina.
Hominy.

Lima  Beans.

100 lb. kegs....................  
3Vt
Barrels..................................300
Grits.......... 
..............3 50
Dried.......... 
3Ji@4
Maccaronl and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box...
56
Imported...................... 10Vi@.l
Oatmeal.
Barrels  200..................
....  4  25
Half barrels  100.......... ....  2 25
Pearl Barley.
Kegs..................  ...... ■ 
2*
Green,  bn.................... ....  1  25
Split  per lb ...............
Rolled  Oats.
Barrels  180..................
@4  25
Half  bbls 90...............
@2  25
German........................ .......  4 Vi
East India.................... .......  5
Cracked........................
FISH—Salt. 

Wheat.

•3«@3

Sago.

Peas.

Bloaters.

Yarmouth....................

Cod.

Pollock.......................
Whole, Grand  Bank.. ...  5@5Vi
Boneless,  bricks........ ...  6@8
Boneless, strips.......... ...  6@8
Halibut.
Smoked .......................
Herring.
“ 
“ 

Holland, white hoops keg 
bbl 

.  ll@12Vi

70 
9 50

“ 

.. ... 

....  2 25
1  20
17

Norwegian..................
Round, Vi bbl 100 lbs
“  M  “  40  “ 
Scaled.......................
Mackerel.
No. 1,  100 lbs...............
...11  00
No. 1, 40 lbs................. .......  4  70
No. 1,  10 lbs................. .  ...  1  30
No. 2,  100  lbs............... .......  8 25
No. 2, 40  lbs................. .......  3 60
No. 2,10 lbs  .............
.......  1  00
Family, 90 lbs..............
.......  6 00
10  lbs .........
......  
70
Sardines.

“ 

Russian,  kegs...................... 

55

Trout.

No. 1,  V4 bbls., 1001 bs...........6 00
No. 1 M bbl, 40  lbs..............2 75
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs...................  80
No. 1,8 lb  kits......................  68
Family 
Vi bbls, 100 lbs............87 50 83 50
Î4  “  40  “  ............  3 50  1 65
101b.  kits.................... 
90  50
81b,  « 
451
75 
....................  

Whlteflsh.

No.  1

FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

Souders’.

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

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon.
doz
oz  ...  *  75 
oz.......  1  50
Regular
Vanilla.
doz
oz...... 81 20
oz...... 2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
oz......81  50
oz......  3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
oz......81  75
oz......3 50

Jennings.
Lemon. Vanilla
1  20
2 oz regular panel.  75 
2 00
4 oz 
“ 
.. .1  50
3 00
.  2 00
6 oz 
“ 
No. 3  taper............1  35
2 00
No. 4  taper 
........ 1  50
2 50

GUNPOWDER. 
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

Kegs................................... ...3 25
Half  kegs 
...................... ...1  90
Quarter  kegs................... ...1  10
1  lb  cans...............................  30
Vi lb  cans.  ...................... ...  18
Kegs................................... ..  4  25
Half kegs..................... ...2  40
Quarter kegs..................... ..  1  35
1 lb can s__ — ...................  34
Kegs 
............................ ..11  00
Half  kegs 
.....................
Quarter kegs.................... ...  3 00
1  lb  cans...........................
60
Sage.................................... ...15
...15
Hops.................................

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

HERBS.

INDIGO.

55
50

Madras,  5 lb. boxes  .......
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.
JELLY.
17  lb. palls..................
“ 
.................
30  “ 
LICORICE.

e
@  70
Pure.................................... ...  so
Calabria............................. ...  25
Sicily.................................. ...  12

LYE.
Condensed, 2 doz............ ...1 25
4 doz............ ...2 25
No. 9  sulpbnr................... ...1  65
Anchor parlor.................. ...1  70
.................... ...1  10
No. 2 home 
Export  parlor  ................. .  4 00

MATCHES.

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MINCE  MEAT.

Mince meat, 3 doz. in case.  2 75 
Pie  preparation  3 doz.  in 
case.......................................3 00

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen
1  gallon  .................... 
81  75
Half  gallon........................  1  40
70
Quait  ................................. 
Pint...................................... 
45
Half  pint  .......................... 
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon..............................   7 00
Half gallon 
......................  4 75
Quart..................................  3  75
Pint......................................  2 25

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Sugar house........................
Cuba Baking.
Ordinary...................... 
•
Porto Rico.
Prime 
................................
Fancy..................................
New Orleans.
Fair......................................
Good....................................
Extra good..........................
Choice................................
Fancy..............................

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

14
16
20
30
18
22
27
32
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8 2
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8 3
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8  5 
4 a
810 
.  5 00
820 
9  1 books, per  hundred  .. .  2 50
.  8 a
8 2 
.  3 50
8 3 
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600
820 

“Superior.”
66 
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61
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8  1  hooks, per hundred.
3 50
8 2
.  4 a
8 3
.  5 a
8 5
6 a
810
820
7 a
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
2U0 books or over..  5  per  ceni
50U  “ 
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iCan  be  made to represent any 
lenomination  from (10  down. |
20 books.......................... $ 1  00
50 
2 00
3 00
100 
6 25
250 
500 
10 00
1000 
17 50

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“ 
“ 
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CREDIT  CHECKS.

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

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX....................... 6
Seymour XXX, cartoon.......6Vi
Family  XXX.......................   6
Family XXX,  cartoon........   6V4
Salted  XXX...........................6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........   6V4
Kenosha 
...........................  7V4
Boston.....................................  8
Butter  biscuit......................  6Vi
Soda, XXX...........................  6
Soda, City..............................  7V4
Soda,  Dnchess......................  8V4
Crystal Wafer.......................10
Long  Island W afers..........11
S. Oyster  XX X ....................   6
City Oyster. XXX..................   6
Farina  Oyster..................... 6

Oyster.

Soda.

Strictly  pure................
30
31
Telfers  Absolute.........
Grocers’......................... ..  15@25

CREAM  TARTAR.
.... 
.... 
DRIED  FRUITS.

7
7Vi
11
14
14Vi
8

I>otn esile.
Apples.

“ 

Peaches.

Sundried, sliced In  bbls. 
quartered  “
Evaporated. 50 lb. boxes 
Apricots.
California In  bags..  ..
Evaporated In boxes 
.
Blackberries.
In  boxes..... 
..........
Nectarines.
70 lb. bags.....................
25 lb. boxes...................
Peeled, In  boxes..........
Cal. evap.  “ 
..........
“ 
In bags------
Pears.
California In bags  .
Pitted  Cherries
Barrels...........................
50 lb. boxes..................
................... 10
25 “ 
Prunelles.
80 lb.  boxes.................. 15
Raspberries.
In  barrels......................
501b. boxes....................
......................
25 lb.  “ 
Raisins.

“ 

“ 

.10
--10VÍ

lOVi
10
1G

Loose  Muscatels In Boxes.

2 crown................................  1  20
“ 
3 
................................1  60
Loose Muscatels in Bags.
2  crown.................................   4
•* 
3 
..................................6

THE  MICHTGkAJsT  TRADESMAN.

P i c k l e s .
Medium.
Barrels, 1,200 count... 
Half bbls, 600  count..
Small.
Barrels, 2,400  count.
Half bbls, 1,200 count
PIPE8.

@4  75 
@2  88
5  75
3 38

Clay, No.  216............  ...
“  T. D. full count__
rtoh  Tifo

....1  75
...  75

POTASH.

48 cans in case.
Babbitt’s ...........................
4  00
Penna Salt  Co.’s ............. .  3 25

RICE.
Domestic.

Carolina head  ........ ........-----6
“  No. 1................... ....5)4
“  N o.2................... ...  5
Broken  .............. ............. ..  4

Imported.

Japan, No. 1.....................
....5)4
....5
r‘  No.2......................
Java................................... ..  6
Patna.....................................  5)4

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Allspice..................................ay.
Cassia, China In mats.........  8
Batavia in band__ 15
Saigon In rolls........32
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar...................11)4
Mace  Batavia.......................80
Nutmegs, fancy................... 75
“  No.  1.......................70
“  No.  2.......................60
Pepper, Singapore, black__10
” 
w hite...  .20
shot..........................16
“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.
Allspice...................................15
Cassia,  Batavia.....................18
and  Saigon.25
“ 
“ 
Saigon..................... 35
Cloves,  Ambovna.................22
“  Zanzibar.................. 18
Ginger, African.....................16
K  Cochin...................   20
Jamaica..................22
“ 
Mace  Batavia........................65
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste..22
Trieste..................... 25
Nutmegs, No. 2 .....................75
Pepper, Singapore, black___16
white.......24
Cayenne.................20
Sage........................................ 20

“ 
“ 
’’Absolute” In Packages.

“ 

“ 

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

“ 

SAL SODA.
Kegs..............................
Granulated,  boxes__
SEEDS.
A nise...........................
Canary, Smyrna.........
Caraway......................
Cardamon, Malabar...
Hemp,  Russian..........
Mixed  Bird  ...............
Mustard,  white..........
Poppy...........................
Rape.............................
Cuttle  bone.................
STARCH.

1)41*
@15
4 

8904%

5®6
10
9
5 
80

Com.

“ 

20-lb  boxes.............................  5V
40-lb 
5/,
1-lb packages.........................   5M

Gloss.

 

 

40 and 50 lb. boxes...............  3M
Barrels....................................  3M

SNUFF.

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

SODA.

Boxes......................................5 y»
Kegs, English........................ 4M

SALT.
 
 

100 3-lb. sacks........................82 25
2 00
60 6-lb.  “ 
28 10-lb.  sacks......................  1 85
2 25
2014-lb.  “ 
24 3-lb  cases.........................  1 50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.. 
32 
28 lb.  “ 
drill  “  16  18 

 
 

Warsaw.

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

Ashton.

“ 

“ 

Higgins.

56 lh. dairy In linen  sacks. 

Soiar Rock.

56 It,,  sacks.......................... 

Common Fine.

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

32
18
75

75

27

75
75

SALERATUS. 

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

5)45M
5*
5

SOAP.
Laundry.

Allen B. Wrislev’s Brands.

Old Country,  SO  1-lb...........3 20
Good Cheer, 6011t>.............. 390
White Borax, 100  M-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

Dingman Brands.

“ 

“ 

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 00
Brown, 60 bars.................... 2 40
“ 
80  b ars...................3 25
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.
Acme....................................3 75
Cotton Oil.............................6 00
Marseilles.......... ..................  4  00
Matter  ....................................400

Thompson & Chute Brands.

Silver..................
M ono..................
Savon Improved
Sunflower..........
Golden  ..............
Economical  .......

Scouring.

3  «5 
3 35
2 50
3 05 
3 25 
2 25

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  36 
cents per 100 pounds added  for 
fre ght.  The  same  quotations 
will not apply to any townwhere 
the freight rate from New York 
is  not  30  cents,  but  the  local 
quotations will, perhaps, afford 
a better criterion of the market 
than to quote New York  prices
exclusively.
Cut  Loaf....................................85 48
Powdered....................................4 92
Granulated 
.......................   4 55
Extra Fine Granulated...  4 67
Cubes.......................................... 4 92
XXXX  Powc'eicd....................  5 24
Confec. Standard  A ............ 4  48
No. 1  Columbia A ..............  4 36
No. 5 Empire  A .....................430
No.  6.....................................4 24
No.  7......................................4  17
No.  8.....................................4  11
No.  9..............  .....................4 05
No.  10...................................   3 99
No.  11................................... 3 92
No.  12..................................  3 86
No.  13...................................   3 80
No 14.....................................   3 67

SYRUPS.

Com.

Barrels...................................19
Half bbls............................... 21
Fair.........................................  19
Good.......................................  25
Choice.....................................  30

Pure Cane.

TABLE  SAUCES.

“ 

Lea & Perrin’s, large........ 4 75
small.........  2 75
Halford, large....................   3 75
small....................   2 25
Salad Dressing,  large  .......  4 55
’’ 
sm all.......2 65

“ 
“ 

TEAS.

ja pa n—Regular.

Fair......................” ..
@17
Good...........................
@20
Choice......................... .24
Choicest...................... .32 @34
D ust............................ .10 @12
SUM CURED.
Fair.............................
@17
Good...........................
@20
Choice......................... .24 @26
Choicest...................... .32 @34
Dust...............................10 @12
BASKET  FIRED.
Fair............................. .18 @20
Choice......................... .
@25
Choicest......................
@35
Extra choice, wire leaf @40
GUNPOWDER.
Common to  fall...........25 @35
Extra flue to finest__.50 @65
Choicest fancy........... .75 @85
@26
Common co  fair......... .23 @30
Common to  fair........ .23 @26
Superior to fine.......... .30 @35
Common to  fair........ .18 @26
Superior to  fine.......... 30 @40
Fair................................18  @22
Choice............................24  @28
B est................................40  @50

OOLONG.
IMPERIAL.

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

YOUNG HYSON.

TOBACCOS. 

Fine Cut.

P. Lorillard & Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Russet................. 39  @32
31
Tiger.............................  
D. Scotten &  Co’s Brands.
H iaw atha....................  
60
C uba............................. 
34
50
Rocket.........................  
Spaulding & Merrick's  Brands.
Sterling........................ 
30
Private Brands.
Bazoo...........................   @30
Can  Can........................  @27
Nellie  Bly......................24 @27
Uncle Ben.......................21 @22
McGlnty......................  
27
J4 bbls..........  
25
29
Dandy Jim ................... 
......... 
24
Torpedo..........  
in  drum s.... 
23
Yum  Yum  ................. 
28
1892............................... 
23
“  drum s................... 
22

“ 

“ 

P lug.

 

Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead................... 
39
J o k e r...........................  
27
Nobby Tw ist..................  
39
Scotten’s Brands.
26
Kylo..............................  
Hiawatha.....................  
38
Valley C ity.................  
34
Finzer’s Brands.
40
Old  Honesty................ 
Jolly Tar 
 
32
39
Climax (8  oz., 41c)__  
30
Green Turtle............... 
27
Three  Black Crows... 
Something Good......... 
38
Out of  Sight...............  
26
Wilson ,s McCaulay’s Brands.
Gold  Rope................... 
43
Happy Thought..........  
37
Messmate..................... 
32
No Tax.........................  
31
27
Let  Go.......................... 

J. G. Butler’s Brands.

Lorillard’s Brands.

Sm oking.

Catlin's  Brands.

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

Kiln  dried  ........................  17
Golden  Shower.....................19
26
Huntress 
M eerschaum..........................29
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle  Navy..........................40
Stork  ...............................30@32
German........................  
.15
Frog.............................. 
  33
Java, % sfoil...................     32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner.................................... 16
Banner Cavendish............... 38
Gold Cut 
............................. 28

 

 

Scotten’s Brands.

Warpath.................................15
Honey  Dew............................26
Gold  Block............................30
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co,’s 
Peerless.................................. 26
Old  Tom.................................18
Standard................................ 22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands. 
Handmade..............................41

Brands.

Leidersdorf’s Brands.

Rob  Roy.................................26
Uncle  Sam...................... 28@32
Red Clover............................. 32

Spaulding & Merrick.

Tom and Jerry.......................25
Traveler  Cavendish............ 38
Buck Horn............................. 30
Plow  Boy........................ 30@32
Corn  Cake............................. 16

VINEGAR.

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

81 for barrel.

 

YEAST.

WET  MUSTARD.
Bulk, per gal  ....................  
30
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...  1 75
Magic,......................................1 00
Warner’s  ..........  
1  00
Yeast Foam  ..........................1  00
Diamond................................  75
R oyal.....................................   90
HIDES  PELTS  and  FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol
lows:
HIDES.
Green.......................
2@2)4
Part  Cured............. .
@  3
Full  “ 
...............
@  3M
Dry...............................  4 @ 5
Kips, green  ............
...  2 @ 3
“  cured...............
@ 4
Calfskins,  green__...  3 @ 4
cured... ...  5 @ 6
Deacon skins.......... ...10 @25

“ 

No. 2 hides % off.
PELTS.

WOOL.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Shearlings............... ...  5 @  20
................... ...15 @  40
Lambs 
Washed................... ...12 @16
Unwashed..................  8 @12
Tallow.........................  3 @  4)4
Grease  butter  ...........  1 @ 2
Switches................. ...  1)4@ 2
Ginseng.......................2 00@2 50
FURS.
...............  80@1  00
Badger....
B ear.........
............15 00@25 00
Beaver.... 
................3 0t@7 00
Cat, w ild.. 
.................  50@ 75
...............   10®  25
Cat, house 
Fisher.  ... 
.............   3 00@6 00
................1  00@1  4*1
Fox,  red..

“ 

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@1 25
Muskrat..........................  
3@ 13
Oppossum....................... 
5@ 15
Otter, dark  ...............5 00@10 00
Raccoon........................  30® 75
Skunk 
.........................1  0tJ@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 prices.
Thin and  green.............  
Long gray, dry...............  
Gray, dry 
..................... 
Red and Blue, dry........  
WOODEN WARE.
Tubs,No. 1..................  600

d e e r sk in s—per pound.

’  10
10
15
25

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

No. 2...........................5  50
No. 3...........................4 50
1 30
Palls, No.  1, two-hoop.. 
No. 1,  three-hoop_  1  50
Bowls, 11 Inch.....................
13  “ 
90
......................  
15 “ 
......................  1  25
......................  1  80
17 “ 
19 “ 
 
2 40
21 
“  
.................................
Baskets, market..........   35
shipping  bushel..  1 15
full  noop  “ 
..  1 25
5 26

“ 
“ 
“ willow ci’ths, No.l 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
‘ 
“ 

“  No.2 
“  No.3 
“  No.l 3 75
“  No.2 
“  No.3 

splint 

6 25
7 25
4 25
4 75

INDURATED WARE.

Pails.....................................  3  15
Tubs,  No.  1...............................13 50
Tubs, No. 2................................12 00
Tubs, No. 3................................ 10 50

Butter Plates—Oval.

Washboards—single.

250  10 0
No.  1...........................  
60  2  10
No  2...........................  
70  2 45
No.  3 ........................... 
80  2 80
No.  5...........................  1  00  3 50
Universal...............................2  25
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
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS

Double.

WHEAT.

MEAL.

FLOUR  IN  SACKS.

55 
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 2 Red (60 lb. test) 
55
Bolted..................................  1  40
Granulated.........................  1  65
•Patents..............................   2  15
•Standards.........................   1  65
•Straight.............................  1  55
Bakers’................................  1  35
•Graham.............................  1  60
Rye.......... ............................  1  60
•Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.

Less
quantity 
$16 00
13 00
16 00
17 50
18 00

MILL8TUFF8.
Car lots 
Bran............
.. *15 00
Screenings.
..  13 00
Middlings......  15 00
Mixed Feed. ..  17 01
Coarse meal .  16 00
Car  lots.......
.........40
Less than  car  lots__ .........44
Car  lots  ............................... 33
Less than car lots................36

CORN.

OATS.

HAY.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__ 11  no
No. 1 
ton lots.........12 50

“ 

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FISH  AND  OYSTERS.
F.  J.  Detteuthaler  quotes as

@  9
@  9
@15
@  5
@15
20
10
@10
@ 8
@10
12
12)4

follow s:
FRESH  FISH.
W hlteflsh 
...................
T rout  .............................
Black B ass....................
H alib u t...........................
Ciscoes or H erring —
B luefish.........................
F resh lobster, per l b ..
C od..................................
No. 1 P ickerel..............
P ik e ................................
Smoked  W h ite............
Red  Snappers..............
Colum bia  River  Sal-
m o n .............................
M ackerel.......................
F alrh av en   Counts —
F . J .  D.  Selects...........
S e le c ts...........................
F. J. D.............................
A nchors.........................
S tan d ard s......................
F avorite.........................
1  75
E x tra Selects..per gal.
1  40
S ele cts...........................
S tandards.....................
1  01
2  20
C o u n ts...........................
1  50
.......
Scallops............... 
1  25
Shrim ps  .......................
1  25
Clams 
. 
...............
SHELL  GOODS.
O ysters, per  100...........1  2S@1  50
........... T5@l  00
Clams, 

20@25
@35
@30
@25
@23
@20
@18
@16

oysters—Bulk.

oysters—Cans.

11 

13

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows :
PORK  IN  BARRELS.
Mess..................................................
Short c u t.............  .........................
Extra clear pig, short cut...............
Extra clear, heavy.........................
Clear, fat  back..................................
Boston clear, short cut....................
Clear back, short cut.......................
Standard clear, short cut. best...
Pork, links.........................................
Bologna..............................................
Liver...................................................
Tongue.......................................... "
Blood.................................................
Head cheese.....................................
Summer.......................................
Frankfurts.........................................
Kettle  Rendered............................ 

SAUSAGE.

LARD.

14 ro
14 25 
16 50
15 00 
15  50 
15 50 
15 50

6

68)46

10
7)4
gu

Compound.......................................................   B
Cottoline..................................................
5o lb. Tins, Me advance.
201b.  pails, Me 
101b. 
“  Me 
“  Me 
51b. 
31b. 
"  1  c 

“
“
“
“

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

“ 
“ 

“ 
” 
“ 
“ 

Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs....................... 7  50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.......................   7 00
Boneless, rump butts.......................................  10 00
SMOKED  MEATS—CanV
Hams, average 20 lbs............
16 lbs.....
12 to 14 lbs. ..
picnic.........................
best boneless..............
Shoulders...............................
Breakfast Bacon  boneless..
Dried beef, ham prices.......
Long Clears, heavy...............
Briskets,  medium..........
ligh t................

asserì or Plain.
...........................  9V4
.................  ........   9M
................................10
.......................  7M
...........................  9

.. 

9)4
8
8)4

DRY  BALT  MEATS.

12)4

TRIPS.

PICKEED  PIGS  FEET.

Butts..........................  .......................................  0
D. S. Bellies................................... ............ 
Fat Backs....................................................... 19
Barrels..............................................*................   g  pq
K egs......................................................I!!!!!!!  1 90
Kits, honeycomb...............................................  
65
Kits, premium................................................... 
55
Barrels................................................................22 00
Half barrels.......................................................11  00
Per pound............ 
..........................................   n
BUTTERINE.
Dairy, sold packed.......
14
Dairy, rolls....................
14)4
Creamery, solid packed 
17
Creamery, rolls............
1<)4

BEEF  TONGUES.

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

MUTTON.

VEAL.

5  @  7 
4)4@ 5
6  @ 6)4 
8  @10
7  @ 9
5  @ 6 
@ 4)4 @ 4*
6M.
8)4
6)4
10)4
6  @ 6)4 

@  6
@  7

CROCKERY  AN D   GLASSWARE.

LAMP  BURNERS.

No. 0 Sun...................................................
N0.I   “  ..................................................
No.2  “  ...................................................
Tubular....................................................
lam p  chim neys.  Per box. 
No. 0 Sun...................................................

6 doz. In box.

First- quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
“ 

No. 0 Sun, crimp  top................................
No. 1  “ 
“  ................................
No.2  “ 
“ .................................
No. 0 Sun, crimp top................................
No. 1  “ 
“  ................................
No.2  “ 
“  .................................
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled............
“ 
No.2  “ 
............
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
............
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz...............
No.2  “ 
...............
No. 1 crimp, per doz.................................
No. 2  “ 
.................................

La Bastle.

Pearl top.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

LAMP WICKS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

No. 0, per  gross........................................
..........................................
No. 1, 
No  2, 
....................................
No. 3, 
..........................................
Mammoth, per doz...................................
STONEWARE—AKRON.
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal.........................
“ 
)4 gal. per doz.................
Jugs, )4 gal., per doz................................
“  1 to 4 gal., per gal.............................
Milk Pans, )4 gal., per doz......................
1  “ 
“ 
....................
STONEWARE—BLACK  GLAZED.
Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal..................
Milk Pans, )4 gal.......................................
................................

1  “ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

45
50
75
75

1  75 
.1  88 
.2 70
.2  10 
.2 25 
.3 25
.2 60 
.2 80 
.3 SO
.3 70 
.4  70 
4  88
1  25 
1  50 
1  35 
1  60

23
28
38
75

06
60
70
07
60
72

07
65
78

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

(Continued from  page 10.)

the  physician,  hence  but  few  pharma­
cists could afford  to  undertake  the task 
of  securing evidence in  such  violations. 
But the evil tends to  encourage the busy 
practitioner  to  compound  his  prescrip­
tions,  instead  of  sending  them through 
the regular channel.
In  conclusion  your  Committee would 
report that the trading  for the past year 
has been  characterized  by  few notewor­
thy features.  The volume of business is 
becoming more and more subdivided, and 
new pharmacies are  multiplying  in  the 
cities to a degree  that seriously menaces 
the existence of  those  that  are  well es­
tablished.  While it is conceded  that the 
field is open  for all,  still it cannot  but be 
apparent that the encouragement extend­
ed  by the jobbers  who  secure  their  in­
vestment  by  chattel  mortgages  bears 
hard  upon  the  pharmacist who is labor­
ing in  the face of  already close competi­
tion.  Under 
these  circumstances  the 
jobber  only  seeks  a  new  outlet for his 
supplies,  but the evil  inflicted on  his es­
tablished  customer is  in many instances 
equivalent to extinguishing his profits.
The  establishment  of  new stores  has 
become  a  special 
feature  with  some 
wholesale druggists,  and  in their partial 
ownership may  be found  the reason  why 
such a multitude of  new pharmacies has 
recently come into existence.
Tour Committee believe  that  the  job­
bers should  discourage  new  enterprises 
of  this  character  in  neighborhoods  al­
ready well  provided,  and  refer  persons 
contemplating  opening  new  stores 
to 
pharmacists  who  desire 
relinquishing 
business,  thus  accommodating  both  in­
terested  parties,  instead  of  placing ob­
stacles in the  path  of  old  friends  who 
have given them financial  support.

J ohn  E.  P eck,  Chairman.

LOOKING FORWARD.

The closing weeks of 1898 were marked 
by a continuance of  the  disasters  which 
made the whole year forever  memorable 
in the annals of finance.  Two more rail­
way systems went  into  the  hands of re­
ceivers,  and,  as usual at this time of  the 
year,  many  firms  and  individuals  who 
had struggled along with the hope of ex­
tricating themselves  from  their  embar­
rassments,  finally gave up  and  made as­
signments for the benefit  of  their  cred­
itors.  The number  of  the  unemployed 
poor reported to be in need of  relief has 
grown day by day,  and,  while the benev­
olent efforts made  in  their  behalf  have 
temporarily improved their condition, no 
comprehensive and efficient  scheme  has 
been suggested for  their  permanent  re­
lief.  All 
these  things  are  naturally 
very depressing and stand in  the way of 
taking  a  cheerful view of  the  financial 
situation.

Most  people who  beep  accounts will, 
on making them  up  for  the  past  year, 
probably have reason  to  deplore  both  a 
falling off of their incomes and a shrink­
age of  their  capitals  as  compared  with 
1892.  Business,  among  merchants  and 
manufacturers,  has been,  for the last six 
months,  at 
least,  very  poor,  and  what 
profit it has yielded  has  been  more than 
counterbalanced  by  losses 
from  bad 
debts.  Banks and  bankers have suffered 
from the misfortunes of  their customers 
and from the depreciation  of  their secu­
rities.  Retired  capitalists  and  the  nu­
merous small investors have in the aggre­
gate lost even more than persons entirely- 
engaged  in  business. 
It  is  computed 
that 31,300,000,000 in railroad  bonds are 
at present either in default  on  their in­
terest or are paying  it  irregularly;  and j 
the  amount  of  dividends  on  stocks j 
stopped  or  suspended  must  be  corre- 1 
spondingiy large.  Real  estate  has  kept I 
up  better than stocks,  but it  is  impossi- ; 
ble that tenants should continue  to  pay 
as much rent as they have  been  paying,

j especially for  high-priced  shops,  offices 
| and  dwellings,  and  even  for  the  past 
j year some landlords have been  unable to 
j collect in  full the amounts stipulated for 
I in their leases.

What  adds to the  distress  of  many of 
1 these  unfortunates  is  the very common 
j and natural delusion that they might and 
| ought  to  have  avoided  the  losses they 
that  they  deserve 
| have  met  with  and 
j blame for not having  done  so. 
It looks 
! 50 easy to them,  in  the light of  events as 
they  have  since  occurred,  to  have  re- 
; Trained  from  making  the purchases  that 
j they made,  or  to  have  sold  instead  of 
j  buying,  that they wonder how they failed 
■ to see it. 
It does not occur to  them that 
| they knew then all  that  it was  possible 
' for them to know at the time;  that their 
j intellects  were  just  as  sound  then  as 
; they are  now,  and  that  the  conclusions 
I they drew and the  course  of  action they 
i took  were  the  unavoidable  outcome  of 
| the  circumstances  in  which  they found 
! themselves. 
If they could  be  put  back 
i again  in the  same  position,  knowing no 
| more than  they did,  and without the wis- 
j dom  they have  learned  by their  subse- 
| quent  experience,  they  would  do  again 
j just  what  they did,  and  would  again  re- 
| pent of it as they are repenting  now. 
I 
am  not  a  ‘fatalist,  but  I  am  convinced 
! that men’s conduct  is  governed  by laws 
| as  immutable as  those which  govern  the 
i movements of  the  heavenly bodies  and 
I the combinations of the particles of mat- 
j ter.  The proposition  laid  down  by the 
celebrated Jonathan Edwards  more than 
| a century  ago that the human  will  is de- 
| termined  iu  its choice  of  actions  by the 
j strongest of the  motives  to which  it  is 
j subjected,  has  never  been  successfully 
controverted. 
like  saying  that 
! when one weight is  set  against  another 
j in  a  balance  the  heavier will  go down 
j and the lighter will go up.

It 

is 

Nevertheless,  the  pain  we  suffer  from 
! tiie  contemplation  of  our  blunders  in 
| money matters gives us help in  avoiding 
similar blunders in the future.  Like true 
penitence for sin,  it  tends  to  strengthen 
our good  resolutions and  to  increase our 
power  to  resist  temptation.  Unfortu­
nately it dies away as time wears on, and 
j the memory of it too often  becomes oblit­
erated before the occasion arrives  for  it 
to  be  useful.  This  is  the  reason  why 
m en  gain  wisdom  so slowly.  They need 
repeated 
lessons  from  disagreeable  ex­
perience to  teach  them  what  to  do  and 
I what not to do in order to  secure  the re- 
i suits  they desire,  and  the  history of the 
upward  course of the human  race  is  the 
history  of 
its  gradual  enlightenment 
j through suffering.  The moral law, even, 
j is no more than the summing up of rules 
of conduct which mankind  long  ago dis­
covered in this way to be  essential to so-j 
j cial  well-being,  and  which,  by frequent 
tradition from generation to  generation, 
have  come 
to  be  accepted  as  self- 
evident.  So  in  business  affairs  there 
rules  which  cannot  be 
j are  certain 
violated  without  mischievous 
results,
I and which  they yet  are  continually vio- 
I lating.  as they violate the moral law,  be- 
I cause upder the stress of temptation they 
I forget  or  disregard 
them.  Hence  we 
| have the periods of over-speculation and 
unwise investments,  followed  by the re­
lapses,  which are  so  frequent,  and from 
one of which onr  present  troubles  have 
proceeded.  While  mourning  over  the 
past  is,  therefore,  unavailing  as  a  rem­
edy  for the past,  it is in  the  highest de­
gree useful  as -furnishing  the  means  of

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

interesting,  in  discussing  this  matter of 
price cutting, to review the story of Steve 
Ryan,  of the city of Atlanta,  Georgia:
Steve  Ryan’s  career  as  a  merchant 
prince  set  Atlanta  commercial  circles 
upside down. 
If he had been allowed to 
continue in  business  thirty days  longer 
in  1891,  it  is  a  fact  that  he would have 
sent nearly every dry goods house in At­
lanta  to  the  wall.  That  is  what  he 
started  out  to  do,  and,  through  his  su­
perb  nerve,  he  came  very near  carrying 
out his cherished project.
Ryan  wanted to  be  a  merchant  king. 
With this object in  view he  began to cut 
prices.  At first the other dry goods mer­
chants of the city were not  perturbed by 
this  proceeding  on  Ryan’s  part.  They 
thought  that  he  was  trying  to  reduce 
stock  by  the  methods  they all  at  times 
adopt.  But Ryan  kept  on  cutting  until 
none dared follow him further.  He sold 
$6 shoes for  $1;  Stetson  hats  for  $1.50; 
Earl & Wilson’s collars for 5 cents, calico 
at one  cent  a  yard,  while  dress  fabrics 
were almost given away.  Ryan  had the 
people crazy and  his  competitors  in  de­
spair,  but  he  oversized  his  capital  and 
broke with the goal  of  his  ambition  in 
sight.-
During the days of his  great  cut  sales 
it was  actually an  everyday  occurrence 
for women to get  up  at  4  o’clock  in  the 
morning and hurry to Ryan’s store in or­
der to be  as near as possible to the doors 
when  they  swung  open.  Often  women 
would stand for hours in the street wait­
ing for an opportunity to get to  the  bar­
gain  counters.  Scores  and  scores  of 
clerks were employed,  but no force could 
be  secured  sufficient  to  wait  on  the 
would-be  purchasers.  On  the  day that 
Ryan  failed  there  was  great  rejoicing 
among the other dry goods  merchants of 
Atlanta,  as  nearly every competitor was 
on the brink of ruin.
Suppose Ryan had succeeded in his ob­
ject.  Suppose he had sent  his  competi­
tors to the  wall.  What would have been 
the  result?  Ryan  would  have  immedi­
ately raised his  prices  as  high  as  they 
were  before  he  began  his  rate  war— 
probably  higher.  He  would  probably 
have  cut  the  wages  of  his  clerks.  He 
would,  for  a  time  at  least,  have  had  a 
corner  on Atlanta’s  business,  so  far  as 
his  lines  of  business  were  concerned. 
Would the result have been a good thing 
for  the  people?  The  question  answers 
itself.  Whenever  you  get  an  absolute 
monopoly the people are  crowded to the 
wall  and  figure  very  unimportantly  in 
the  monopoly’s  theories  and  schemes. 
Plenty of business for all,  plenty of peo­
ple employed and a healthy tone of busi­
ness prosperity is the  thing  for  any city 
or town  to have.

Wine  Cheaper  than  Water.

At the World’s Fair people had  to  pay 
a cent  a  glass  for  drinking water,  and

very small glasses at  that. 
It is now re­
ported that the winegrowers of Southern 
France  are  offering  their  product  at  a 
penny a quart,  and cannot get even  that. 
The  new  casks  needed  to  contain  the 
wine cost more  than  the wine  is worth. 
One thing which injures  the wine  trade 
in  France is that the merchants of  Paris 
put on the  market  large  quantities of a 
manufactured  wine, and  it  is  said  that 
the wine growers of the  Montpelier  dis­
trict are preparing to  make a great dem­
onstration against the scandal  of  selling 
counterfeit wines when the genuine arti­
cle is so cheap.

Until a man  is finally dead  he  should 

try to look alive.

The best time to halt is when  you  are 

running into debt.

Grand  Rapids  A Indiana.
Schedule  lit  effect Nov. 19, 1893.

TRA INS  GOING  N O RTH .

South. 
For M’kinaw.Trav. City and Sag. 7:20 a m 
For Cadillac and Saginaw.........  2:15 p m 
For  Petoskey & Mackinaw.........8:10 pm  
From Kalamazoo...........................9:10 a m
From Chicago and Kalamazoo..  9 50 p in 
daily.  Others trains daily except Sunday.

Trains arriving  from south at  7:20 a m  and  9:10 a m 

Arrive from   Leave Roing 
North.
7:40 a m
4:50 p m
10:25 p m

TRA INS  GOING  SOU TH .

Arrive from  Leave going
South.
7;05  am
10:40  am
2:00  pm
6:00  pm
11:20 p m

North. 
For  Cincinnati............................................... 
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago...................... 
For Fort Wayne and the  East..  11:40 am  
For  Cincinnati.............................   5:15pm 
For Kalamazoo  &  Chicago....... 10:56 pm  
From Saginaw...............................  11:40 a m
From Saginaw...............................10:55 p m
daily;  all  other  trains  daily except Sunday.
Chicago via G.  R.  & I.  R.  R.

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

2 00 p m 
9:00 pm  

10:40 a m 
4:00 p m  

11:20 p m
Lv Grand  Rapids 
7:05 am
Arr Chicago 
10:40  a  m  train  solid  with  Wagner  Buffet  Parlor 
Car.
11:20  pm   train  daily,  through  coach  and  Wagner 
Sleeping Car.
11:40 pm
Lv  Chicago 
7:20  am
Arr Grand Rapids 
4.15  p  m  through  Wagner Buffet  Parlor  Car  and 
coaches.  11:40  p  m  train  daily,  through  Coach  and 
Wagner Sleeping  Car.

4:15 p m  
9:50 pm  

6:50 a m  
2:15 p m  

For Muskegon—Leave. 

HI uakegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
9:40 a m
7:85  a m 
5:40  pm  
5:20p m

From Muskegon—Arrive

Sunday train  leaves  for  Muskegon  at  7:45 a  m, ar­
riving at  9:15  &  m.  Returning,  train  leaves  Muske 
gon at  4:30 p m, arriving at Grand  Rapids at  5:50 p m.

General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

M i g h i g a n  C entrai

 The Niagara Falls Route.”

“

(Taking effect  Sunday, Nov. 19,1893.) 

»Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.

Arrive. 
Depart
10 20 d m ............Detroit  E xpress............ 7  00 a m
5  30 a m    
»Atlantic and  Pacific.......11  20 pm
1  30jp m ........New York Express..........  5 40 p m
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific  ex 
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at  7:0J a m ;  re­
turning, leave Detroit 4:55 p m, arriving at Grand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
Direct  communication  made  at  Detroit  with 
all through  trains east  over  the  Michigan Cen 
tral Railroad  (Canada Southern Division.)
A. Almquist, Ticket  Agent,

Union Passenger Station.

improvement  in  the  future.  Looking 
backward does good just in proportion as 
it enables us to look forward.

trade  which 

The prospect which  presents  itself  to 
our  mental vision  as we  try to  forecast 
the new year is  not,  indeed,  comforting. 
The signs of  a speedy recovery from the 
prostration  of 
followed 
last summer’s crash  are  few and  doubt­
ful.  The  one  fact  that  the  amount  of 
money  paid  out  for  interest  and  divi­
dends  is  likely,  in  consequence  of  the 
bankruptcy of large railroad  and  indus­
trial corporations,  to be many millions of 
dollars less this month than  it was in the 
first  month  of  1893 will,  by itself  alone, 
be a potent cause of  restricted  expendi­
ture,  and,  consequently,  of  a  restricted 
demand  for  the  products  of  industry. 
When,  further,  we  consider  the  dimin­
ished incomes of people engaged in trade 
and in the practice of their professions it 
is idle to expect  anything  but  a  dimin­
ished volume of that interchange of com­
modities and services by which wealth  is 
created and distributed.  There  is, to be 
sure,  plenty of gold and silver  coin  and 
of  paper  money  awaiting  employment, 
but,  at  present,  it  is  as  useless  as  so 
many paving stones.  We  cannot  eat  it, 
drink it,  wear it  or  build with  it.  The 
materials  which  serve  these  purposes 
must  be  produced  by  labor,  and  that 
labor must be set in  motion  by other la­
bor.  Much time must elapse  before the 
activity which prevailed a year  ago will 
return, and  until its return  more  or  less 
syffering will  have to be endured.

Still,  little  by  little,  the  great  indus­
trial organism of the country  will  shake 
off  its  torpor  and  resume  its  former 
strength.  By and by we  shall  have for­
gotten  entirely  our  present  experience, 
and we  shall  again  fancy,  as we  did  a 
year  ago,  that  our  prosperity will  last 
forever.  Then will be the time for those 
who are now lamenting their recent want 
of wisdom in  the  management  of  their 
business affairs to  show how much  they 
have profited by the  lesson they have re­
ceived.  Probably not one in  ten will do 
it,  and,  besides,  a  new generation will 
have  come  forward which  will  have  to 
be taught for the  first  time. 
If  even  a 
small  fraction  should,  however,  prove 
themselves wiser  than  they  were  it will 
be something  gained,  and  to  this  result 
we may  look  forward with  pleasure.  1 
wish I could  be  as  hopeful with regard 
to  our  lawmakers  at  Washington,  but 
the  financial  matters  they  have  under 
consideration,  and the adoption of which 
is said to be determined  on,  afford  little 
ground for it.  None of  these  measures, 
indeed,  except the new tariif bill, has yet 
been  actually  submitted  to  Congress, 
and  there  is  yet  a possibility that pre­
liminary discussion may end in suppress­
ing them,  but,  if it does not, 1 shall have 
something to say about them.

Ma t t h e w   Ma r sh a l l.

Price  Cutting'  a  Ruinous  System  at 

Best.

The scheme of  cutting  prices is some­
thing  that  nearly  every  merchant  in­
dulges  in  sooner  or  later. 
If  the  idea 
doesn’t get a dangerous  hold  upon  him 
little  harm  results  to  his business and 
the  bargain-hunting  public  is  happy 
while it lasts. 
If,  however,  it is  carried 
too  far, it  is  likely to  turn  out  to be a 
bad thing all around. 
In these  times of 
financial depression price  cutting  is  an 
amusement which merchants  in  all  con­
siderable  cities  are  trilling  with  to  a 
greater or less extent, resulting in a tem­
porary liveliness in business,  but ending 
in disaster if carried too far. 
It  may be

CHICAGO 

AND  W EST  M ICHIG A N   K’Y. 

1 5
2L0V-  19-1893

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

Lv. G’d Rapids...  .......7:30am  1:25pm  »11 ::'0pm
Ar. Chicago..................   1:45pm  o :50pm  *t> :30am

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

T O   A N D   F R O M   M U s K E G O N .

 
7:30am  
 
 
..........  
.......... 

Lv.  Chicago 
...........7:45am  4:55pm  *11:30pm
Ar. G’d Rapids.  .......... 2  30pm  10:20pm  *6:10am
Lv. Grand Rapids........  7:30am  1:25pm  5:45pm
Ar. Grand Rapids........lu:55am  2:30pm  :0:20pm
TR A V ER SE  C ITY ,  CHARLEV O IX   AN1>  PETO SK EY .
3:15pm
Lv. Grand  Rapids.. 
8:15pm
Ar.  Manistee  ..........  12:10pm 
Ar. Traverse C ity ...  12:40pm 
8  45pm
Ar. Charlevoix........ 
3; 15pm 
]l:lt)pm
Ar.  Petoskey 
ll:4opm
Arrive  from  Petoskey,  etc.,  1:00  p.  in.  and 
10:00 p. m.
Local train  to White Cloud  leaves Grand Rap­
ids 5:45 p. m., connects  for  big  Rapids »ud  Fre­
mont.  Returning,  arrives  Grand  Rapids  11:20 
a. m.
P A R L O R   A N D   S L E E P IN G   C A R 4».
ToChicago, lv. G. R ..  7:30am  1:25pm *11:30pm
ToPetoskey ,lv.G. R ..  7:30am  3:15pm 
............
To G. R..lv.Chicago.  7:45am  4:55pm *11:30pm
............
ToG. K..lv. Petoskey  5:0dam  1:30pm 
»Every day.  Other trains week days only.

3:45pm  

 

DETROIT, 

N’ov-l9' “

LA N S IN G   &  NO KTH K K N   K.  R .
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

TO  AND  FROM   SAG IN A W ,  ALMA  AND  ST.  LO U IS.

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv. Grand  Rapids........   7:00am  *1:20pm  5:40pm
Ar. D etroit....................11:40am  *5:25pm  10:25pm
Lv.  Detroit....................   7:45am  *1:45pm  G:0Upm
Ar. Grand Rapids........ 12:45pm  »5:40pm  10:45pm
Lv. GR 7:40am  4:50pm  Ar. G K  11:40am 10:55pm
Lv. Grand Itapids  ..........7:00am  l :20pm  5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell...............12:45pm  5:40pm  ...........
Parlor  Cars on all trains  between  Grand Rap 
ids and Detroit.  Parlor car to Saginaw on morn­
ing train. 

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

TO  LOW ELL  VIA  LOW ELL  *   HASTINGS  R .  R.

•Every day.  Other trains  week days only.

GEO.  DeIIAVEN, Gen.  Pass’r Ag’t.

■ ETKOIT,  GRAND  HAVEN  &  MIL­

Depot corner Leonard  St. and Plainfield A vj.

WAUKEE  Railway.

,,

T rains Leave
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
Io n ia ............Ar
St.  Johns  ... Ar
O w o s s d ........ Ar
E.  Saginaw  . Ar
Bay City.......Ar
F li n t............Ar
Pt.  H uron...A r
Pontiac........Ar
Detroit..........Ar

EASTW ARD.

tNo.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 »No.  82
6 45am
10 45pm 
7 40am 
12 27am
S 25am
1 45am
9 00am
2 40am
10 50am
6 40am
11 32am
7 15am 
10 05am
5 4  am 
12 05pm
7 30am 
10 53am
5 37am 
11 50am
7 00am
W ESTW ARD.

10 20am
11 25am
12 17pm 
1 20pm
3 45pm
4 35pm
3 45pm
5 50pm 
305pm
4 05pm

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm 
o 1:5pm 
S 00pm 
8 37pm
7 05pm
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

Trains Leave 

I»No. 81 1tNo. 11 +No. 13.
7 00am!
I 4 55pm 
8 20am! I
6 00pm

G’d Rapids........
G’d  Haven.........

...  Lv 
...  Ar
tDaily except  Sunday 
Trains  arrive  from  the  east,  6:35  a.m.,  12:50 
Trains  arrive  from  the  west, 10:10  a. m., 3:15 
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlcr  Buffet 
Westward— No. 11  Parlor Car.  No. 15 Wagner 

p.m.. 4:45 p. m. and 10:00 p.  m 
p. m. and 9:15 a. m.
car.  No. 18 Parlor  Car.
Parlor Buffet car.

»Daily.

J a s .  C a m p b e l l , Olty T*cket Agent.

23 Monroe Street.

rp H B Y   A B B   S A Y

“I t’s  a s   g o o d   a s   S a p o l i o ”  w h e n   t h e y   t r y  
to  sell  y o u  
t h e i r   e x p e r i m e n t s .   Y o u r  
o w n   g o o d   s e n s e   w ill  tell  y o u   t h a t   t h e y  
a r e   o n l y   t r y i n g   to  get  y o u   to  a id  
t h e i r  
n e w   article.

W h o   u r g e s   y o u   to  k e e p   S a p o l i o ?  

Is 
it  n o t  th e   p u b l i c ?   T h e   m a n u f a c t u r e r s  
b y   c o n s t a n t   a n d  
j u d i c i o u s   a d v e r t i s i n g  
b r i n g   c u s t o m e r s   to  y o u r   s to r e s   w h o s e  
v e r y   p r e s e n c e   c r e a te s   a  d e m a n d  
for 
o t h e r   articles.

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MICHIGAN  KNIGHTS  OF  THEJ GRIP.

o f f ic e r s:

President—E. P. Waldron, St. Johns.
Secretary—L. M. Mills, Grand  Rapids.
Treasurer—Geo. A.  Reynolds, Saginaw.

S p ecia l M eeting o f th e  B oard o f D irect­

o rs o f th e  K.  o f G.

At a special  meeting of  the  Board  of 
Directors of the Michigan  Knights of the 
Grip,  held at the  Hudson  House, at Lan­
sing,  last Saturday, the  following  mem­
bers answered to their names:  President 
Waldron,  Secretary Mills, Geo. F.  Owen, 
F.  R.  Streat, A. F.  Peake  and  Treasurer 
Reynolds.
President Waldron  announced the fol­
lowing standing committees  for  the  en­
suing  year,  which  were  promptly  and 
unanimously approved by the Board:
Legislation—H.  E.  Buck,  Bay  City; 
Roswell  Mott,  Lansing;  John  McLean, 
Detroit.
Railroads—H.  F.  Moeller,  Detroit; P. 
H. Carroll,  Grand  Rapids;  F.  M.  Tyler, 
Grand Rapids.
Hotels—A.  G.  Ellis,  Saginaw;  C.  L. 
Lawton,  Grand  Rapids;  A.  W.  Stitt, 
Jackson.
Bus  and  Baggage—J.  W. Cal iff,  West 
Bay City; Chas.  J.  Lewis,  Flint;  Geo.  J. 
Ueinzelman, Grand  Rapids.
Employment and Relief—W. V. Gauley, 
Detroit;  A.  R.  Sutton,  Saginaw;  F.  N. 
Mosher, Port Huron.
It  was  decided  that  all  applications 
for  membership  received  by  the Board 
subsequent  to  this  meeting  must  be on 
the new application blanks.
A  communication  was  received  from 
Dwight  Goss,  attorney  for  one  of  the 
widows  of  R.  T.  Scott,  stating  that  a 
compromise had been  arranged  between 
the  two  claimants  and  that 
the  death 
benefit could now be  paid  to  a  trustee. 
The Board discussed the matter at  some 
length  and  concluded  to conform to the 
action of the old  Board  and  decline  to 
pay the claim until ordered to  do  so  by 
the probate court.
Three orders were  ordered  drawn  on 
the Treasurer as follows:
J. L. McCauley, to balance.......................  $ 68 25
L. M. Mills, to balance.................................   142 45
Geo. A. Reynolds, to balance......................  165 04
These orders pay the salaries and com­
missions of all  officers  up  to  January 1.
The  Secretary  introduced  a  new form 
of  application  blank,  which  was  ap­
proved. 
E.  E.  Stanton  appeared  before  the 
Board  in  the  interest  of  his  railway- 
guide, offering to  publish  the  names  of 
the officers and  a  list  of  the Association 
hotels,  in  consideration  of  the  book  be­
ing made the official railway guide of the 
Association.  The  proposition  was  ac­
cepted.
The Board  decided  to  hold  the  next 
meeting of the Association at Grand Rap­
ids on Thursday and Friday,  Dec.  27  and 
28.  Acting  on  T h e   T r a d e s m a n ' s  sug­
gestion,  it  was  decided  to  hold 
three 
business  sessions—one  on  Thursday  af­
ternoon,  another on Friday forenoon  and 
a final session on Friday afternoon.
The  Secretary was  instructed  to  pro­
cure  the  necessary  printing  matter  for 
the  Association,  and  it  was  decided  to 
pay him  his  salary quarterly,  based  on 
the membership at  each  quarterly meet­
ing.
The Board then adjourned, to  meet  at 
the same place on Saturday, March 13.

«

H id es,  P e lts  an d   F urs.

Hides—A fair  movement  is  reported, 
with prices steady.  Extremes and  buffs 
are wanted and  bring a good figure.

Pelts—Fresh stock finds  a  ready mar­

ket at fair prices.

Furs—The local market is active, much 
more  so  than 
last  year.  Furs  of  all 
kinds are coming  in  freely.  Prices  are 
down and a further decline is looked for. 
Reports  from  different  quarters  make 
this  prediction certain of fulfillment.

-U fcütü  M  X C H lG r .A J N i  T H A J D E > S M Â J N .

Not  what  a  Man Earns,  hilt  what  he  Saves,

M A K E S   H IM   R IC H .

—O-

Many a grocer’s hard-earned dollars get away 
from him  through  some  sort  of  waste—some 
leak out of  the  oil  barrel—some  drop  out  of 
sight  by damage  to  stock,  if  his  oil  leaks— 
keeping him poor!
When  he  begins  to  “stop  the  leaks” he be­
gins to get rich!

A B I L ’ S

SELF-jWEBSURING  OIL  TAJIKS

Stop waste  of  oil, time and goods.

Let us send you a little book telling about it.

W M . 

&  CO.,  C hicago.
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11  AND  13  DEARBORN  STREET.

CAN I>IKS,  FR U IT S  and  NUTS. 
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

Bbls.

STICK  CANDY.

Cases 

“ 
“ 

Standard,  per lb ..........
H .H .................
Twist  ............
Boston Cream  .............
8*4
Cm  Loaf........................
Extra H.  H .................... ..  8*4
MIXED CANDY.

Standard........................
............... 6
Leader............................. ................ 6
Royal..............................
Nobby.............................
7
E n glish  Rock...............
Conserves......................
Broken Taffy.................
Peanut Squares.............
French Creams.............
Valiev  Creams..............
Midget. 30 lb.  baskets..
Modern,: 0 lb. 

7
.. baskets
“  8

“
FANCY—In bulk

Lozenges,  plain....................................
printed................................
Chocolate Drops...................................
chocolate Monumentala....................
Gum Drops............................................
Moss Drops............................................
Sour Drops............................................
Imperials......................  ......................
fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.
Lemon Drops........................................
Sour D rops....................................... .
Peppermint Drops................................
Chocolate Drops...................................
EL M. Chocolate  Drops.......................
Gum  Drops..........................................
Licorice Drops.....................................
A. B. Licorice  Drops.........................
Lozenges, plain...................................
printed...............................
Imperials..............................................
Mottoes.................................................
Cream Bar............................................
Molasses  B ar.......................................
Hand  Made  Creams  __  
...  .........
Plain Creams.......................................
Decorated Creams...............................
String  Rock........................................
Burnt Almonds....................................
Wintergreen  Berries.........................

“ 

Bbls. Palls.
6*4
7*4
6*4
7*4
6*4
7*4
8*4

Palls.
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9*4
13
• ■  8*4
...  8
Pails.
..... . 
9
...............  10
............... 12
...............  13
...............  5*4
...............  8
..............  814
...............  10
Per Box
................. 55
.................55
.................60
................. 75
............t0@90
____ 40@50
.............1  00
................ 80
.................60
................. 65
................ 60
.................70
.................55
................. 56
.........S5@fl5
.........80® 90
.............1  00
.................65
.............1  00
................ 80

CARAM ELS.

3 
2 

“ 
“ 

BANANAS.

“ 
“ 
ORANGES.

No. 1, wrapped. 2 lb.  boxes.......... ....
No. 1, 
...............
No. 2, 
................
9 6 ...........................................................
128..................................
150, 176, 216............................................
Small...  ................................................
Large....................................................
Messina, extra  fancy.........................
fancy 360  ..............  .............
fancy 300............................. .
choice 360...............................
choice 300...............................
O TH ER   F O R E IG N   F R U IT S .
Figs, fancy layers, 61b.........................
“ 
100>  ........................
“  141b..........................
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box........................
50-lb.  “ 
.........................
Persian, 50-lb.  box...................

“ 
extra 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

LEM ONS.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

NUTS.

“ 
“ 

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

“ 
“ 

“ 

PEANUTS.

Fancy. H.  P., Suns...................................   @
®
Fancy, H.  P., Flagg..................................  5*4@
7@
Choice, H. P.,  Extras..............................   4*4@
6@

“  Roasted...................... 
“  Roasted.....................  
“  Roasted............... 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

JOBBERS  OF

Groceries and Provisions,

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

Note  these  prices:

Butcher’s,  80-pound  Tubs........................................................  lo
Butcher’s,  Tierces.......................................................................   lo
Choice  P u re...................................................... 
«3

34
61
28
2 00 
2 25 
2 75

6  00 6 10

@13 
@13 
@15 
@   8 
@ 7 
4@ 5*4
@16)4
@16
@
@11
@11*4
@13*4
@11
@12*4
@12*4
@11*4
@9

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WESTERN  MICHIGAN  AGENTS  FOR

OILS.

BARBELS.

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes  as
Eocene..................................................
XXX  W.  W. Mich.  Headlight..........
Naptha..............................................
Stove Gasoline.....................................
Cylinder...............................................
E ngine.................... ....................
Black, 15cold  test  ....................... .
PROM  TANK  WAGON.
Eocene  . 
.........................................
XXX  W. W.  Mich.  Headlight.........

LIVE.

POULTRY. 
Local dealers pay as follows:
Turkeys........................................
Chickens.......................................
Fowls.................................... ........
Ducks......................................
Geese............................................
d r a w n .
Turkeys.........................................
Chickens.....  ...................*..........
Fow l..............................................
D u c k s ...................... ..............................
G eese............................................
UNDRAWN.
Turkeys  .......................................
Chickens.......................................
Fowls......................... ................
Ducks.....................................
Geese............................................

follows :

8*4 7)4 
@ 6*4 @ 7* 
..27  @36 
...13  @21 
@ sV

5)4

8  @  8*4 
6  @  6*4 
5  @  5*4 
8  @  9
8  @9
10  @11
9  @10
7  OK  7 U.
9  @10
9  @  9*4 
7V4@  8 
6*4® 7 
8  @ 9 
8  @ 9

A  LADY’S

GENUINE  :  VICI  :  SHOE,

Plain toe in opera and  opera  toe and O. S. heel. 
D and E and  E E widths, at $1.50.  Patent leather 
tip.  $1 56.  Try them,  they are  beauties.  Stock 
soft and fine, flexible and elegant  fitters.  Send 
for sample dozen.

R K K D E R   BROS.  SH O E  CO  ,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

A tlas  S oup

MANUFACTURED  ONLY  BY

HENRY  PflSSOLT.

SAGINAW,  MICH.

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This  brand  has  now  been  on  the 
market three  years,  and  has  come  to be 
regarded  as  a  leader  wherever  intro­
duced.  See quotations in  Price Current.

OLE  AGENTS  FOR  .  .  .

iooaltu  Born
Roualiu  Succotash

-USE-

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

If Yon Want Good, lilt,  Sweet  Bread  aad  Biscuits,
FERMENTUM
COMPRESSED YEAST
The Fermentum Company

SOLD  BY  ALL  FIRST-CLASS  GROCERS

MANUFACTURED  BY

MAIN  OFFICE:

CHICAGO,  270  KINZIE  STREET.

MICHIGAN  AGENCY:

GRAND  RAPIDS,  106  KENT  STREET.

C.  G, A.  V O I G T   &  CO.

Address  all  communications  to  THE  FERMENTUM  CO.

Glass  Covers  for  Biscuits.

S T A R   R O L L E R  M IL L S
Our Patent, Gilt Eflp, Star, Calls Lily and Goto M.

OUR  LEADING  BRANDS  ARE

WE  GUARANTEE  EVERY  SACK.

W rite  for Qnotatlons. 

C.  G.  A.  VOIGT  &  CO.,

GRAND  R A PID S,  MICH.

'  l  ’HESE  chests  will 

soon 
pay for themselves  in  the 
I breakage they avoid.  Price 84.

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

o

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.,

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

LEO N A R D ’S  PO IN TER S.

B FEW  POINTERS  are what  every live merchant wants who wishes to keep his 

sales up.  and  by watching the back page of  T he T radesman each week you 
will see just  the goods that will sell.  Don’t wait until  the  season is half over be­
fore you buy your stock;  the first sale on anything is always the best. 

I

SOLE  AGENTS

S h e p a r d 's

Liglting  Freezers.

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1 Quart,  lis t.................................  $3  25
2 Quart,  lis t.................................   3  75
3 Quart,  lis t.................................   4  50
4 Quart,  lis t.................................   5  50
6 Quart,  lis t.................................   7  00
8 Quart,  lis t.................................   9  00
J.0 Quart,  lis t.................................   12  00
14 Quart,  lis t.................................   15  00

Write ns for  trade discount.

and saleable goods.  Don’t  be afraid to  place your orders for the coming sea­
son.  The people want the goods and  the  live merchant who  keeps the assortment 
is the one who sells them.

NO  MORE  HARD  TIMES  to  the  dealer  who  will  keep up  his stock with new 
MARBLES.

We would call your  special  attention  to  our  assort­

ment of Marbles for the early spring trade.

We carry the following kinds:

American  Agates.
Flint  Agates.
Imitation  Agates. 
Underglazed  Painted  China.

Common Grey.
Colored  and  Polished. 
Assorted  Glass. 
Figured  Glass.
WRITE  US  FOR  OUR  NEW  PRICES.

O R D E R   Y O U R

C R O Q U E T   S E T S

AND  HAVE  THEM  ON  HAND  WHEN  THE  SEASON  OPENS.

OUR  P R IC E S

FOR  THE  COMING  SEASON  ARE  LOWER  THAN  EVER,  AND  WE  WILL 

GUARANTEE  THEY

BOTH  IN  REGARD  TO  PRICE  AND  QUALITY.

A. R E  

R,

M E X IC A N

H A M M O C K S.

We carry the best makes of  the genuine  Mexican Grass  Hammocks,  in  both  the 
Mexican  weave with tied edge and the American  weave  with  braided  edge.  Our 
prices are lower than last year,  and  we  will  be pleased to quote you;  also

Our  spring  catalogue,  showing  a  full  line  of  these  goods,  will  be out in 

about  thirty  days.

S te e l  W ire  W heel

EXPRESS  WAGONS.

This wagon  we  guarantee  to  be  the  best  steel  wagon  on the 
market, the wheels are brightly tinned, and the bodies painted 
in  vermillion, nicely striped  and  lettered.  WRITE  US  FOR 
DISCOUNT.

Our terms on Steel Wagons are April  1st 60 days.

Body.

Wheels.

Lowest NET  Prices  Ever Offered on  Steel Wagons in  Crate  Lots.
Net per doz.
No.
04__ ..  9x18 inches---- ...  6 and  9 inches__ __}4 doz.  in a crate.. . 
9  00
03---- .. 10x20 inches---- ...  7 and 10 inches... ..  % doz.  in a crate.. ...  10  50
02.... . .11x22 inches— ...  8 and 11 inches... .. .y2  doz.  in a crate.. ...  12  00
0.... .. 12x24 inches.... ...  9 and 12 inches... .. .H doz.  in a crate.. ...  13  50
1 __ .. 13x26 inches---- ... 10 and 14 inches... ... X doz.  in  a crate.. ...  15  00
... 14x28 inches.... ... 12 and  16 inches... ... y»  doz.  in a crate.. ...  16  50
2
.. 15x30 inches.... .. .14 and 18 inches... . . . X doz.  in a crate.. ...  18  00
3

Packed. 

H.  L E O N A R D   &  S O N S ,  G ran d  R a p id s ,  M ich.

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