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CONSULAR  LIFE.

Interesting' Description of Life at Lyons.
A representative  of  T h e  T radesm an 
recently  had a long  and  interesting con­
versation  with  Ex-Consul  Edmund  B. 
Fairfield,  who  not  long  ago  returned 
from Lyons,  France, the  field of his con­
sular labors.  The  interview  proved  so 
interesting  that  it  was  determined  to 
give  the  result,  together  with  a  brief 
biographical  sketch  of  Dr.  Fairfield,  to 
the readers of this journal.

Rev.  Edmund  B.  Fairfield, D.  D.,  was 
horn  in  Parkersburg,  West Virginia,  in 
1821.  He came to Michigan  at  an  early 
date,  and at 27 years of  age  was  chosen 
Principal  of  Spring  Arbor  Academy. 
Later, when this  institution  changed its 
charter and enlarged  its field,  becoming 
known as Hillsdale College, Mr.  Fairfield 
became  its  President. 
In  all  he  was 
twenty-one years  at  the  head of  the  in­
stitution. 
In 1857  he was elected Senator 
from Hillsdale county and in  1859 he was 
elected^ ieutenant  governor.  He  was 
afterwards chosen  Principal of the State 
Normal School  at Indiana, Pa.,  and later 
was elected Chancellor of  the University 
of Nebraska,  which position  he  held  for 
six years.  A change  of views  led to hi* 
severing  his  connection  with  the  Free 
Will Baptist body,  in  which  he had held 
such  a  high  place,  and  he  connected 
himself  with 
the  Congregationalists. 
Upon  leaving Nebraska  he was  called to 
the  pastorate  of 
the  Congregational 
church at  Mansfield,  Ohio,  the home  of 
Senator  Sherman.  Here  he had  a most 
successful  pastorate  of  five  years,  but 
resigned to  return to Michigan. 
In  1882 
he  accepted the pastorate of the  Congre­
gational church in  Manistee, where he re­
mained  seven years,  when  failing health 
making  a  change  of  climate  absolutely 
necessary, 
the*  consulate  at  Lyons, 
France,  was  secured  for  him.  He  ac­
cepted,  resigned  his  pastorate,  and pro­
ceeded to  his  new  field  of  labor.  The 
degrees  of  A.B.,  A.  M.,  D.  D.  and L L. 
D.  have  been  successively  conferred 
npon  him  by  various  institutions  of 
learning of  high standing.  Dr.  Fairfield 
has a national  reputation as an educator, 
is an eloquent and  effective speaker,  and 
is recognized as  an  author  and writer of 
ability.  As  Consul  he  fulfilled  the  re­
sponsible duties of his office to the entire 
satisfaction of  the Government he repre­
sented.  On the  expiration  of  his  term 
he returned  to  Michigan and  decided  to 
make  Grand  Rapids his future home.  He 
has purchased  a  residence  in a pleasant 
part of the  city,  which  he is at  present 
engaged in  fitting  up and  improving  in 
various  ways.  Here  he  was  found  by 
The  Tradsman,  and readily  responded 
to the request  to “ talk,” with  tbe result 
given below:

“I went to Lyons in 1889,  and  was  in 
charge of  the  consulate  there  just four 
years and  one  day,  Secretary  Gresham 
kindly allowing me to finish my term.  1 
had a very pleasant time, and liked living 
in France very much, though as a place of 
residence  in  Europe  1  prefer  Italy.  1

to 

transform  himself 

have  traveled 
through  Turkey,  Syria, 
Egypt  and  Palestine  in  the  East,  and 
Germany,  France, Spain and Italy in the 
West,  and,  to  my  notion, 
the  Italian 
climate is the  finest  in  the  world.  But 
four years absence  from my own conntry 
was  enough  for me and I  was glad to get 
back.  There is such a marked difference 
in  the  social  customs  and  manners  of 
that country  and  our own,  that, to  one 
unaccustomed  to them,  and who  has no 
desire 
into  a 
Frenchman,  the  change, 
though  for  a 
time having  the charm of  novelty,  is not 
a  desirable one.  Let me illustrate:  You 
are invited to  an  entertainment, as  they 
would  say  over  there,  or  perhaps  it is 
an invitation to  dinner. 
In  either  case 
you are  not invited to the  home of  your 
entertainer, but to a salon or hotel,  where 
the  entertainment  or  dinner  will  be 
given.  You never  see  your host’s  wife 
on such occasions; she is away somewhere 
else  enjoying  herself  in  her  own  way, 
while her lord  and  master  is  doing the 
same  for  himself. 
If  you  return  the 
entertainment,  as, of  course,  you are ex­
pected  to do,  you  may  see  the wife  of 
the man  whose hospitality  you are recip­
rocating.  Home  life  in  France  is dull, 
cold  and  heartless  as  compared  with 
American home life, but it is not as bad as 
many travelers have represented it to be. 
It is true that there is no word in French 
to  correspond 
to  the  sweet,  simple, 
expressive English  word  “home.”  But 
this is not  the  result  of  the  absence of 
the thing  itself,  but  of  their  manner of 
expressing  themselves.  For  example: 
If,  while in France, you  were  to call for 
a gentleman at his  own house,  instead of 
saying to  the  servant  at  the  door, 
‘Is
Mr.  B--------  at  home?’  your  question,
literally interpreted  into English,  would
be,  ‘Is Mr.  B--------with  himself?’  Just
as,  where  we  would  say,  ‘How  do  you 
do?’  on  meeting  an  acquaintance,  the 
Frenchman  would  say,  ‘How  do  you 
carry yourself?’

“ 1 don’t  care  to  say  much  about  the 
morals of French  society  since  the  dis­
graceful disclosures in the Pollard-Breck 
inridge case,  but this  much can  be said 
in  our  favor, 
that  such  an  affair  in 
France would have passed  entirely with­
out notice.  There  could  have  been  no 
suit  for  damages  in  that  country. 
It 
would  have been accepted as a  matter of 
course.  French social  ethics  are diplor- 
ably and notoriously lax; lewdness is the 
rule rather then  the  exception.  This  is 
due,  in my  judgment, to two causes; 
In 
the first place,  the fact  that  France  was 
for so long,  and,  indeed  is yet,  practical­
ly  athiestical.  This  has  had  the  effect 
of  destroying,  in  a  large  measure,  the 
people’s  sense  of  right  and  wrong,  and 
giving them very loose ideas of the laws of 
meum and tuum, even  where,  as in  many 
instances,  uum is your or someone else’s 
wife.  The  other  cause 
the  vast 
numbers  of  soldiers  scattered  all  over 
the  Republic. 
In  the  neighborhood  of 
Lyons  there  were  50,000  soldiers  quar­
tered. 
It is  impossible  to  describe  the 
degrading  effect  which  such  a  body  of

is 

men  will  have  upon  the  morals  of  the 
youth of a city.  They  will accost young 
girls on the  street,  in  spite  of  the  fact 
that the girl  is  always  accompanied  by 
either her  father or  mother  (and no girl 
is allowed on the  street  unless  she be so 
accompanied).  France  needs  another 
reformation,  this  time  of  her  society. 
Nothing  short  of  complete  rehabilita­
tion can  save  her  from  another  revolu­
tion.

it  is 

“ Let me tell you  something  about the 
city  in  which  was  tbe  headquarters  of 
my  consulate.  Lyons  is  a  city  with  a 
population  of  430,000.  As  you  know, 
perhaps,  its chief  industry is  the  manu­
facture  of  silk.  To show  the  exteut of 
this industry,  last  year the  value of  the 
exports from  my  district  to  the Uuited 
States  was  $11,000,000.  Four-fifths  of 
this sum was  paid  for  silk  fabrics,  and 
that about  represents the  value  of  silk 
exports as  compared  with  the  value  of 
the exports of all  other classes of goods. 
Just  at  tbe  city  limits,  on  every  road 
leading out of the city,  are  to  be found 
small  buildings,  painted on which  is the 
one word  “octroi,”  which  means  bound­
ary.  An officer  is  stationed  at  each of 
these  buildings  whose  duty 
to 
examine all  provisions  and  people  who 
desire to enter the city. 
If  there is any^ 
thing from  which they can  collect  taxes 
they must collect  them. 
If  the  articles 
have  been  cheerfully  exhibited,  all  is 
well,  but if not,  and  an  attempt is made 
to conceal the dutiable articles,  then the 
whole  lot  is  confiscated,  sold,  and  the 
money goes into  the city treasury.  This 
is  a  tax  imposed  by  the  city,  and  is 
placed  upon almost  every  article  which 
enters into the daily consumption  of  the 
people,  and in the  aggregate amounts  to 
over  $2,000,000  a  year. 
it 
amounts  each  year  to the large  sum of 
$11,000,000.  No one can  escape the pay­
ment of  these taxes,  and  as  they  come 
out  of the citizens  finally  there  is little 
inclination on tbe  part of  the  peasantry 
to  evade  them.  Merchandising  in  all 
lines is  carried  on  pretty  much as it is 
here, though I think there is considerably 
more talking  indulged  in  before  a  bar­
gain 
the 
French  of  it.  They  are,  as  a  nation, 
incessant and  rapid talkers. 
In  France 
women are even  more  largely  employed 
as clerks in  stores  than  they  are  here. 
But the women are  found everywhere in 
that  country—in  the  factories and vine­
yards,  the mills  and  workshops,  in  the 
fields  and stores.  They are  doing mnch 
that,  in  this  country,  is  called  distinc­
tively men’s work, and, though physically 
they may be  the  better  for  it,  morally 
they are degraded.

is  concluded.  But  that 

In  Paris 

is 

“You want  me to  tell  you  something 
about my consulate?  Well,  let  me  see 
what 1 can think of that will  be interest­
ing.  To  begin with,  Lyons,  though  the 
chief city in the consulate,  and  consular 
headquarters,  is by no means in  the  cen­
ter of the district,  but is away off in  one 
corner  of  the  district.  As  1  have  al­
ready told you,  the  manufacture of  silk 
.s  the  chief  industry  of  the  district.

T EDffi  M ICH IG A N   TRADEBMAJST.

two  children. 

yards  of  silk.  No  bill  came  with  the 
goods  when  they  were  delivered,  and 
sixty days passed  and  no  bill  came. 
I 
sent a clerk after the  bill,  with  instruc­
tions to wait till he got it.  He got  it all 
right, aud from that time  1 was troubled 
with no more  offers  of  presents.  They 
saw that 1  was not to be bought  into  al­
lowing  our  Uncle  Samuel 
to  be  de­
frauded.  At least one  of  my  predeces­
sors  was  not  so  particular.  A  Lyons 
manufacturer  told  me  that  the  consul 
borrowed 81,000 of him and left the coun 
try without returning  the  money.  The 
manufacturer did not expect  him  to  re­
turn it.  But  1  think, though  there  are 
some  dishonest  consuls,  our  consular 
service is the  cleanest  aud  best  admin­
istered in the world.
“I  remained in  France  several  weeks 
after my term expired because 1  had  be­
come  involved in a  lawsuit  of  a  some­
what  peculiar  character.  A  certain 
Frenchman left  France and  went  to  the 
United States 25  years  ago,  taking  with 
him  his  wife  and 
In 
America another  child  was  born.  Dur­
ing the first 15 years of his stay in Amer­
ica  he  managed  to  accumulate  85,000. 
Ten years ago he  abandoned  his  family 
and returned to  France,  where  he subse- 
uently died.  Before  his death  he made 
a will  but left his  family nothing.  The 
widow and  children  also  came  back  to 
France,  and appealed to me to  break  the 
will.  1  took  hold  of  the  case  and  was 
uccessful in recovering seven-eighths of 
the  property  for  the  family.  French 
law  in a case  of  that  kind  may  be  pe­
culiar,  but  it  is  just  to  say the  least. 
The law of that country in such  matters 
that,  when a man  aud  wife  begin  life 
together  with  nothing,  and  property  is 
accumulated,  at  his  death  one-half  the 
property belongs  to the wife. 
If he  die 
leaving one  child, one-half  the  remain­
der must go to such child. 
If  two chil­
dren are left,  then the second  child  is to 
receive  one-half of the  remaining  prop 
erty, or one-eighth of  the  whole  and  so 
on.  This is the law upon which we rested 
our  hopes  of  recovering  the  property 
from the devisees. 
I  have  already  told 
you that we were  successful.”

More Demand for Peanuts.

An article recently published iu a Ger­
man  medical journal  by Dr. P.  Furbinger 
is calculated to largely  increase  the  de­
mand  for  peanuts.  He  maintains  that 
this nut is an extremely  useful  and  nu­
tritious article of  food,  being  especially 
rich  in albumen, of which it contains  47 
per cent.,  together with 19  per  cent,  of 
fat and non-uitrogeuous  extractive mat­
ter.  He recommends the use  of  roasted 
peanuts in the form of soup or mush.  On 
account of their  cheapness,  peanuts  are 
recommended  as  a  popular  article  of 
food, especially  in  poorhouses  and  the 
like;  moreover,  they  are  recommended 
as an article of  food  for  the  corpulent, 
for diabetes,  and for the subjects of  kid­
ney  disease,  in  the  last  mentioned  of 
whom foods rich in animal  albumen  are 
to be avoided.

the  goods 

You know that Lyons silk is  famous  the 
world  over,  and  the  amount  exported 
each  year  seems  incredible.  My  office 
passed  upon 6,000 invoices  the  last  year 
1 was in charge  of  affairs  there.  Three 
invoices are furnished the consul,  one of 
which  must be sent  the  collector  at  the 
port, one is  returned  to  the  consigner, 
and  one  is  kept  in  the  consul’s  office.
If the goods are consigned to an  interior 
point,  then still another invoice  must be 
furnished  the  consul,  which  is  sent  to 
the  collector at the interior  port.  This 
may seem like a simple matter,  but there 
is a great deal  of  labor  connected  with 
certifying to these  invoices,  as  you  will 
confess when 1 have  told  you  about  it. 
These invoices are supposed  to give us a 
correct statement of the  goods  invoiced, 
but,  as a  matter  of  fact,  they very  sel­
dom  do  so,  as  the  manufacturer 
is 
anxious to have them passed at as  low a 
valuation as possible,  as it  may  mean  a 
great  saving  when 
reach 
America.  So  he  will  frequently under­
value the goods to the  extent  of  a  cent 
or two  a  yard.  Now the  consul  could 
not possibly  detect  a  difference  of  two 
cents a yard in the  value  of  a  piece  of 
silk;  so  then  a  number  of  experts 
in 
the  consular  office  must  go  over  a 
sample of  the  goods  (two  samples  are 
furnished  with each invoice), examine it 
carefully thread by thread,  place a  fibre 
under a microscope, count the number of 
threads  to  the  inch,  and  so  determiue 
the true value of the goods.  Frequently 
errors,  as we  always  called  them,  were 
discovered,  and the invoice corrected  ac-1 
cordingly.  The  three  invoices must ex­
actly ‘correspond,  as auy variation  would 
be fatal when  the  goods  reached Amer­
ica.  The fee for  legalizing  an  invoice, 
as it is  called,  is  82.50,  which  gave  my 
consulate last year an income  of  810,000 
from the exportation of silk alone.  The 
expenses of the office,  including  my own 
and all other salaries,were paid from  the 
fees,  and the  surplus went into  the  U. 
S. Treasury.  We  were  obliged  to  fur­
nish our own Government with  a  report 
every  month,  and,  in  addition,  1  wrote 
over 300 letters of information a  year  to 
collectors at the ports  of  entry.  Many 
times, too,  we were  called  upon  by  the 
State Department  for  information  upon 
certain points.  So you [see  a  consul,  if 
he does his duty,  has  much  more  to  do 
than to draw bis  salary.
“Are there any perquisites?  That  de­
pends. 
If a man is honest  and  does  the 
square thing  by  his  Government,  there 
are no pickings.  But if he goes into  the 
consular  service  with  the  intention  of 
feathering  his  nest,  and  making  all  he 
can out  of  the  office without  regard  to 
the ethics of his methods, then there cer­
tainly will be  pickings, or  stealings,  or 
whatever you  wish  to call  them. 
I  had 
not  been  in  office  many hours,  when  a 
number of gentlemen called  and told me 
how pleased they  were  that  1  had  been 
appointed to  that  particular  consulate. 
Now,  as  they  knew  absolutely  nothing 
about me,  I did not see what difference it 
could  make  to  them  what  consulate  1 
was appointed.to,  and  1 began to be sus­
picious.  Later,  when one of these  same 
gentlemen called  and  said  how  pleased 
he would  be if he might  be permitted  to 
make my  wife a present of  a  dress  pat­
tern of 20 yards of silk,  I understood the 
situation perfectly.  Of course,  if I  took 
the present 1  would  be  expected  to  be 
somewhat  lenient with  the  invoices,
refused the present,  but later  ordered 30 i sum for each.

A  Big  Pile of Money

Thirty cubic feet of greenbacks is a big 
pile of money,  and is not often seen iu  a 
bunch.  That is the size of the pile that 
was paid  into  the  New York  sub-treas­
ury the other day by R T.  Wilson  & Co., 
the Wall street bankers,  in  payment  for 
the bonds of the Cherokee  nation,  which 
were recently awarded  to  them  after  a 
long legal fight.  The money  was  in  all 
sorts of denominations from 810  bills  to 
81,000, and amounted in all to 80,740,000. 
The money will remain in the  sub-treas­
ury subject to the order of the  Cherokee 
nation. 
It  is  to  be  divided  amongst
them per capita,  and as the nation is  not 
very large, there  will  be  a  comfortable 

We  have  obtained  a  limited  quantity of the admission 
tickets  left after the close of the World’s Fair and  offer  them 
as souvenirs of the great event as follows:

Original  set of four tickets.. - ................25 cents
Complete set of ten tickets......................50 cents
The  tickets  were  especially  engraved  for  the  World’s 
Fair by the American  Bank  Note  Company  and  the  plates 
were destroyed as soon  as the editions were printed, so  that no 
duplicates can ever be obtained.  The tickets bear portraits of 
Columbus,  Ilandel,  Franklin, Washington  ai d  Lincoln  and 
will  soon  be worth  many times their present cost as souvenirs 
of  the  Fair.  We control t!>e sale of these tickets in  Western 
Michigan  and  are  prepared  to  offer  the usual  discount  to 
the  trade

Tradesman Company,

G R A N D   R A PID S,  MICH.
^BEARING  OF  CHEESE

It may be possible for a grocer  to  handle  poor  goods  in 
some  lines  without  suffering  material  loss  in trade,  but any 
attempt to palm off on a  customer  poor  butter  or  cheese  al­
most invariably results in a permanent loss  of trade. 
It is not 
always  possible  for  the  dealer  to  get  good butter,  but it is 
comparatively easy to procure uniform cheese of good  quality, 
providing the dealer insists on  handling  the  standard  brand 
which  has been  longest identified  with  this market.

This  brand  has  stood  the test of time and is universally 
conceded  to  lead  all  other  full,  cream  brands in  uniformity, 
richness and general  excellence.
Ball-Barnhart-Butman Co.

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We have the best line of roasted coffees 
in  the  West,  carefully'  selected 
from the leading roasting  estab­
lishments in the country•

If  you  want  to  wear diamonds handle 
our coffees.  A ll  packed in  SO lb. 
tin cans, with latest improved lid 
of our own invention•

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J ew ell’s Old G overnm ent Java,
J ew ell’s Old  G overnm ent Java  and M ocha, 
W e lls’ Perfection Java,
W a lls’ Java and  M ocha,
W e a v er ’s Blend,
Ideal  Golden  Rio,
Crushed Java  and  M ocha.

AN  OLD-TIME  GROCER.

Status  of  the Trade  Forty  Years  Ago.
“I see that the farmers don’t  like  the 
present price of wheat,” remarked  Ran­
som  C.  Luce,  the  other  day.  “ Well,  I 
don’t think myself there is much money in 
it,  but  I remember when wheat  brought 
less  than  half what  it  does  now  right 
here  in  Grand  Rapids.  A man  took  a 
letter to  the postoffice and  it cost  him  a 
bushel  of  wheat  for  postage. 
It  was 
in 1834—5  when it cost 25 cents to post  a 
letter,  and  wheat  was  only  worth  25 
cents a bushel.  That was the price here 
for some time,  and wheat was  a  drug  in 
the  market. 
People  did  not  write 
many letters in those days, I can tell you 
—it cost too much  money to  post  them. 
Money was much  scarcer  in  proportion 
then than now,  and  25  cents  was  a  big 
sum of money.  We looked at things dif­
ferently  in  those  days.  A  man  with 
$10,000  was  a  rich  man  when  I  was 
young.  Now-a-days $100,000 is not  con­
sidered  extravagant  riches.  There  was 
one thing that occurred  here  during  the 
wildcat banking  days  that I  want to tell 
you about.  Just  after  the  commission­
ers had made their  rounds,  a  gentleman 
doing business in Grand  Rapids  at  that 
time filled his saddle bags  with old  nails 
and scrap iron  and started  to  go  to  an­
other town with  the  intention  of  open­
ing a bank.  What he had in  his  saddle 
bags  was  supposed  to  be  specie,  upon 
which he would  be  allowed  to  issue  so 
much  paper  money.  He  did  not  open 
the  bank, however,  as  the  crash  came 
before he got  things  into  shape.  That 
may sound funny,  but it is actually true, 
and you will  understand  from  this  how 
stable  money  would  be  based  on  old 
nails and scrap iron, and yet much of the 
money of those days had  no better  foun­
dation.  Between  wildcat  money  and 
counterfeit  money,  the  people  had  a 
hard  time  getting  what  belonged 
to 
them. 
I made a  nice  little  stake  once 
out  of what was  generally  supposed  to 
be a counterfeit.  Bills of  a  certain  de­
nomination issued  by a well-known bank 
were said to be counterfeits. 
1  did  not 
think  they were,  and  said  so;  but  the 
people  were 
that  was 
enough. 
I  would  take  all 
of those bills that were  brought to me at 
90 per cent,  of  their  face  value.  They 
proved to be genuine and  1  made  about 
$100.  Another  time  a  rumor  reached 
here  that  a  Mr.  Smith,  who  owned  a 
bank  in  Atlanta, Georgia,  and  had  ex­
tensive business interests in  Milwaukee, 
had failed.  There was  a  great  deal  of 
his money in circulation and the  holders 
of it became thoroughly alarmed. 
I did 
not believe that Smith had failed.  There 
did not  seem  to  be  any  reason  for  it, 
and,  anyway,  there  was  no  positive  in­
formation to that effect,  merely a rumor. 
So I  told  everyone who  came  into  the 
store that I would take Smith’s  notes  at 
90 per cent., paying  for  them  in  trade. 
I was called a fool and a number of other 
hard names,  but 1 was right again.  One 
man brought  in  a  $10  bill.  He  didn’t 
want to trade it  all  out  then,  so  I  gave 
him a due bill,  and when  he  heard  that 
Smith was sound  he  wanted  his  money 
back,  but I couldn’t  see  it that way  and 
he had to take the goods.  Yes, I made a 
little that time, too.

scared,  and 

I  said  that 

“There is not much  to  tell  about  my 
storekeeping  in  the  old  days. 
It  was 
old-fashioned,  like  myself, but  i t  filled 
its  place  better  than  most  of  us  do.

the 

and 

streams 

Trade was almost entirely in the  staples j 
—pork,  flour,  tea, coffee, sugar, molasses, 
salt,  pepper  and  the  like.  There  were 
few fancy  groceries,  for  people  had  no 
money  to  spend  on  luxuries; 
if  they i 
could  get  the  necessaries  of  life,  they 
were well satisfied.  Pork was  the  prin- I 
cipal  meat,  although,  as deer were  plen­
tiful,  and 
lakes 
abounded with fish, there was no  reason 
why  the  people  should  not  have  had 
I packed most  of  the  pork 
fresh meat. 
brought  to  this  market. 
I would work 
all day in the  store,  and  at  night,  after 
locking up,  would pack  pork until 1  and 
2 o’clock in the morning.  There  was  a 
good sale  for  it, as  there  were  a  great 
many lumber camps in this vicinity then 
and  they  consumed  large  quantities  of 
pork.  There  was  a  little  money  in  it, 
too;  I made from $5 to $S per barrel.

“ When  I  first  went  into  the  grocery 
business nearly all our  supplies  had  to 
be  teamed  here from Battle Creek,  later 
from Marshall,  and later still  from Kala­
mazoo. 
It  took  four  or  five  days  to 
make the round trip  to Battle Creek and 
return,  and  it  was  the  dreariest  and 
most dismal road imaginable.  1 went  to 
sleep  coming  home  one  night,  and  fell 
off the wagon and went down  under  the 
horses’ feet.  I was badly frightened, but 
I got as far as  Ada  one 
not much hurt. 
Christmas  eve  about  supper  time. 
1 
wanted to spend Christmas at  home,  and 
so, though the  roads  were  in  an  awful 
condition,  1 started  for home after  sup­
per. 
I got here between 2 and 3  o’clock 
in  the  morning,  having  been  over  six 
hours going ten miles.

“I have tried to tell you of some of the 
things we  had  to  contend  with  and  of 
some of the hardships we had  to  endure 
in those early days;  but I have  only  be­
gun to talk. 
It  would  take a whole vol­
ume to tell the  story  of  pioneer  life  in 
this part of Michigan,  and,  besides,  1 am 
not much of a story teller.  Some  other 
time, perhaps,  I may talk to  you again.”

A  Pathetic Farewell.

A country minister  in  a  certain  local­
ity  took  permanent  leave of his congre­
gation  in the following pathetic  manner:
Brothers  and  sisters,  I  come  to  say 
good bye.  1 don’t think  God  loves  this 
church,  because none of you  ever  die.  I 
don’t think you love each  other,  because 
1 never marry any of you. 
I don’t think 
you love me,  because you have  not  paid 
my salary.  Your donations were mouldy 
fruit  and  wormy  apples,  and  by  their 
fruits ye shall know them.  Brothers,  1 
am going away to a better place.  1 have 
been called to be chaplain  of  a  peniten­
tiary.  Where I go ye  cannot  come,  but 
I  go  to  prepare  a  place  for  you, 
that 
where I am,  there ye may  be also.

J.  H. Wall.

An  Impetuous  Grocer.

An English  paper  publishes  the  fol­
lowing letter as a sample of the  commu­
nications occasionally received by whole­
sale grocers from their customers:

Gen tlem en—Wherefor  have  you  not 
sent me the sope?  His  it  bekawse  you 
think my money his not  so  good  as  no­
body  elses?  Dom  you.  Coke  &  Son. 
Wherefor have  you  not  sent  the  sope? 
Please send at once,  and oblige  your  re- 
spetful servant 
P.  S.  Since  writing  the  above  my 
wife  has  found  the  sope  under  the 
counter.

Rich a rd J ones.

When parties engage in a lawsuit  over 
a will—in order to disgrace the  dead—it 
is the lawyers who get the best of it.

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H osiery 
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Is Com plete.

come and  see us.

Will be pleased  to send  samples  to  anyone  who  cannot 
P.  Steketee  & Sons,

83  Monroe  St.

To Clothing  Merchants.— ..

The  wholesale  clothing  manufacturers  have  made 
up  light stocks this season, but  we  made  up  about our 
usual  Spring  line,  in  the  Newest  Styles and Patterns, 
Long  and  Medium  Frock  Skirts  regular, cutaway and 
Double-breasted Sack suits.  Elegant  Spring  Overcoats, 
cut  long. 
See  our  splendid  line  of  imported  Clay 
Worsteds Frock and Sack Coats, Vests and in Suits, from 
$7.00 up.  Our Staple line, so  well  adapted  for Farmers’ 
trade, is fully up to the standard.  No better goods made 
and prices in reach of all.
Write our Michigan agent, WM.  CONNOR,  box 346,  Marshall,  Mich.,  to  call 
upon  you  at  any  time,  or  meet  him  at  Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids,  Mich., on 
Wednesday,  Thursday and  Friday,  April  25, 26  and 27.  Customer’s expenses al­
lowed.  Mail orders promptly attended to.  E s ta b lis h e d   37  y e a rs .

Michael  Kolb  &  Son, JjgSL

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.

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THE  M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

ABOUND  THE  STATE.

Detroit—Heavenrich Bros,  have leased i 

MOVEMENTS OF  MERCHANTS.

Keeler—J.  F.  Taylor  &  Co.  succeed  j 

A.  W.  Gustin in general trade.

Athens—G. Van Middlesworth has sold 

his hardware stock to T.  M.  Little.

Iron River—P.  J.  Aronson  succeeds J. 

F.  Bronoel in  the grocery  business.

Grand  Junction—Bates  &  Farrell suc­

ceed R.  Dobson & Co.  in general trade.

Otsego—Milo  N.  Hart has  sold  a half 
interest in his meat market to E. E. Pratt.
Burr  Oak—J.  B.  Kesslar  &  Son  suc­
ceed J.  B.  Kesslar  in  the  grocery  busi­
ness.

Cadillac—Geo.  H. Thompson  succeeds 
Geo. Sylvester in the confectionery  busi- 
.ness.

Athens—A.  S.  Fonda  aucceeds  Ethan 
Allen in the dry goods and  grocery  busi­
ness.

Burr  Oaks—Keesler Jk Sous  have pur­
chased  the general stock  of  W.  S.  Miller 
Jk- Sons.

Scottville—C.  T. Cadwell has  removed 
his drug  to  the  new Goodenough  brick 
building.

Muskegon—The  Muskegon  Hardware 
Co.  has  sold  out  to John  Banninga and 
Frank  Alberts.

Onsted—Much & Perkins, general deal­
ers,  have  dissolved,  W. J.  Much  contin­
uing the business.

Adrian—Whaley  &  Hoag,  boot  and 
shoe  dealers  have  dissolved,  Chas.  E. 
Whaley  succeeding.

Kalamazoo—Harwood  Jk  Oaks,  hard­
ware dealers, have dissolved,  D. C.  Oaks 
continuing the business.

Rapid River—Baker & Harrow, general 
dealers,  have  dissolved,  John  Harrow 
continuing the business.

Bay  City—The  Warren  Lumber  Co.,  ! 
incorporated,  is  succeeded  by  the 

not 
Warren Lumber Co.,  Limited.

Middleton—Naldre Bros.  &  Co.,  deal­
ers in general trade  and  grain, are  suc­
ceeded by J. W.  Paterson & Co.

Wexford—Elmer W.  Cornell  has  em­
barked in the  dry goods,  notion,  confec­
tionery, cigar and tobacco business.

Jasper—John Colvin Jk  Son, dealers in 
general  merchandise,  will  move  their 
stock to Cambria Mills,  Hillsdale county, 
May 1.

Grand  Ledge—Streeter  &  Son,  com­
posed of Marvin T. Streeter  and  his son, 
Nett J.,  have purchased  the E.  A.  Turn- 
bull stock of groceries.

Douglas—The  Mary  L.  Crose  drug 
stock was seized  last week  to  satisfy  a 
mortgage for $740 held by J.  E.  Hutchin­
son,  the Fennville banker.

Battle Creek—Armour & Co. have pur- 
ceased a couple of lots  here  on  the  line 
of the M. C.  Railway, on  which they pro­
pose to erect a cold storage warehouse.

Belding—C.  M.  Higby  has  purchased 
H. J.  Leonard’s  jewelry stock.  The lat­
ter will  hereafter  devote  his  entire  at­
tention to his dry  goods business.

Muskegon—E.  A.  Worden,  formerly 
engaged in the  dry  goods  business here, 
has  decided  to  re-embark  in  the  same 
business at 41 W.  Western avenue.

Kalamazoo—F.  E.  Jebb’s  drug  and 
grocery stock  was  destroyed  by fire  on 
April  15.  The loss was total,  being esti­
mated  at $3,000, covered  by $2,000  insur­
ance.

Holland—Albertus  Michmershuizen 
has sold his interest in the  grocery  firm 
of Van Zwalu wen berg & Michmershuizen 
to  his  partner,  who  will  coutinue  the 
business at the same location.

the premises at 111  and 113 Jefferson ave­
nue,  where they will  put in a full  line  of 
clothing, having a stock  ready for the in­
spection of the trade by June 1.

Plain well—Patterson Jk Clement  is the 
style of the new  firm  composed of  J.  H. 
Clement and  F.  F.  Patterson  to  succeed 
to the dry  goods  business  formerly con­
ducted by S.  B.  Smith & Co.

Muskegon—J.  H.  Huntley,  formerly 
proprietor of the Kalamazoo  store  here, 
has  leased  the store building at 3015 Cot­
tage  Grove  avenue,  Chicago,  and  will 
open  a grocery  store therein about May 1.
St.  Johns—Geo.  A.  Wells  has  pur­
chased from  Receiver  F.  A.  Travis  the 
remainder  of 
stock  of  groceries 
formerly  owned  by  O.  G.  Wicks Jk Sons, 
and  will continue  the busiuess at the old 
stand.

the 

Plain well—M.  J.  Goss, 

for  several 
years engaged  in general trade at Prairie- 
ville, died at his home  here,  April  19,  as 
the result of inflammation of  the bowels. 
Three  years  ago  deceased  came  to this 
place aud took the  position of  Secretary 
of  the  Michigan  Paper  Co., 
in  which 
corporation he was  a stockholder.  Only 
a  few  days  before  his  death  deceased 
| embarked in the  furniture business here 
in  partnership  with  C.  J.  Robinson. 
Deceased  leaves  a  wife  and  six  small 
children and  a son of  twenty years,  by a 
former wife.

Union City—April 17 a lady went  into 
the drug store of Burnett  Jk  Strohrn  and 
called  for a quantity of morphine.  After 
the drug had  been put up and  handed  to 
her she was heard  to remark,  as she left 
the store,  that  with  it  she  proposed  to 
end  her  life.  This  so  astonished  the 
junior member of the firm that  he  made 
a  dash  to  the  street  to  overtake  the 
woman aud again  get  possession  of  the 
drug,  which he succeeded  in  doing,  and 
thus another woman is continued on this 
mundane  sphere,  notwithstanding  her 
expressed desire to go to the place where 
they  wear  white  clothes  and  play  on 
harps all the season  round.
Paw  Paw—Judge  Buck,  of  the  Van 
Bureu  Circuit  Court,  recently  decided 
an interesting  and  important  case  be­
tween  Nathan  Thomas,  sheriff,  and 
Jerome D.  Hamilton,  a  druggist  of  this 
place,  by ordering a  writ  of  mandamus 
compelling the respondent to permit  the 
relator to inspect his  sales  of  intoxicat­
ing liquors  for  September,  October,  No­
vember aud December, 1893.  The Sheriff 
claimed that he  solicited  permission  on 
January 2 to examine  such  records,  and 
was refused by the respondent.  The  re­
spondent admitted  the  request,  but  de­
nied the refusal. 
In his  opinion,  grant­
ing the mandamus, the court said:  “The 
respondent claims  that  he  told  the  re­
lator that he could have ‘the book  we are 
now using,’  that is,  the book in  use Jan­
uary 2,  1894. 
If this  statement • is  true, 
the  evident  intent  and  purpose  of  the 
respondent was to lead the relator  to be­
lieve that this was not the book  contain­
ing the records  which the relator desired 
to inspect.  This must  be  held  to  be  a 
: refusal,  in effect,  to allow  an  inspection 
| of the book.”  An order was entered giv­
ing 30 days  in  which to prepare a writ of
I certiorari to the Supreme  Court.

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MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Solon—Adam Tager has laid the  foun­

dation for his new sawmill.
|  Coral—E.  McLennan  has sold  his luin- 
j her yard to Soules  & Bradeburg.

Beaverton—Brown &  Ryan,  who  own , 
a large tract of land in this  vicinity  and 
are stocking a  mill  at  this  point,  have | 
sold land for a colony of 80 families from I 
Ohio. 
The  settlers  clear  the  land, 
and Brown & Ryan  take the timber.

Harrison—W.  H.  Wilson  Jk  Son have 
started 
their  sawmill.  They  recently 
established  a  lumber  yard  at Flint and 
Mr.  Wilson is  there  conducting  it.  He 
reports a good local trade and  says  buy­
ers  seem  to  have  the  cash  to  pay  for 
what they want.

Marquette—The sawmills  are  starting 
and  around  the  yards  the  lethargy  of 
winter is being shaken off.  The  Burtis 
mill in this city  started  for  its  season’s 
cut  April  16;  the  L’Anse  Lumber  Co. 
started its mill  at L’Ause the  same  day, 
and  the  Dead  River  Mill  Co.’s  mill 
stared the following day.

Scottville—The  Northwestern  Medi­
cine  Co.  has  been  organized  by 
local 
business men,  to  continue  the  business 
established by the Hartzell  Medicine  Co. 
The new company has acquired the plant 
and  fixtures of the former company, with 
the sole  right  to  manufacture  Hartzell 
remedies for twenty-eight years.

Saginaw—The sawmill concerns on this 
River  have reduced  the  wage scale  10 to 
15  per  cent.,  and,  so  far  as known,  it 
has  been  accepted  by  the  men.  John 
Welch stated that  he  was  forced  to  do 
this,¡and  unless bis men  had accepted, he 
would  not  have started  a  wheel.  Other 
manufacturers are  in the  same  position.
Lansing—The Lansing  Pants Jk  Over­
all Co.  has been organized  with a  capital 
stock of $25,000, of which  $8,000  is  held 
by Senator J.  M.  Earle,  of Belding.  The 
new company  acquires  the  plant,  build­
ing and  machinery of the Hudson Pants Jk 
Overall Co. comprising a three-story brick 
building,  with steam  power,  steam  heat, 
electric light and the most improved  ma­
chinery for the manufacture of all casses 
of goods  connected  with  pants,  overall, 
shirt and jacket line.  The new company 
begins  business  this  week  under  most 
flattering  auspices.  The  directors  are 
composed of such  sterling  business  men 
as J.  M.  Earle (Belding),  E.  D. Voorhees, 
Chas.  Broas  (Lansing),  C.  S.  Brown 
(Brown  Bros.,  Charlotte),  S.  A.  Watt 
(Saranac),  Wm.  D.  Murray  (Murray  & 
Terbush,  Owosso), Thos.  Hill  (Lansing) 
and  John  Mitchell  (Ionia).  The  com­
pany  will be managed by  Senator Earle, 
who will devote  a  large  portion  of  his 
time to the business, occupying the posi­
tion of President  and  Treasurer.  E.  D. 
Voorhees will act  as  superintendent  of 
the factory,  which  is  a  guarantee  that 
the goods  will  be  rightly  manufactured 
and  will meet  the  requirements  of  the 
trade.

The  H a rd w a re   M arket.

General  Trade—We  are  pleased 

to 
note that trade for April  has  been  much 
better  than  expected,  as 
the  very  bad 
weather  we  have  been  having  would 
naturally have interfered.  Prices  on al­
most everything  have  been  on  the  de­
cline and in only two things in the entire 
hardware line can  we  note  any  advance 
and those articles are tacks,  which  have 
advanced  more  than  50  per  cent.,  and 
! window glass,  which has gone  up  about 
20 per cent.  While  declines  may  be  of 
benefit to  the  consumer,  they  are  disas­
trous to the  dealer. 
In  the  last  fifteen 
months,  from Jan.  1,1893, to Apr. 1, 1894, 
the declines on the  following articles  of 
hardware  have  been  as  follows:  Bar

iron,  34  per  cent.;  sheet  iron,  24  per 
cent.;  galvanized  iron,  23  per  cent. 
One  can  readily  see  what  effect  these 
declines  have on general assortments.

Wire  Nails—In  the  latter  part  of 
March  and  first  part  of April 
it  was 
thought manufacturers would be able  to 
secure better  prices  on  wire  nails  and 
most of them advanced their prices 5@10 
cents a keg,  but they have not been  able 
to hold the  advance and prices  are  back 
where  they  were,  and  are  liable  to  go 
lower.  We now quote $1.30  from  stock.
Barbed Wire—While  many mills  have 
oversold,  and orders  have  been  slow  in 
being  filled,  any advance  in the price has 
not held,  aud  figures  made  early in  the 
year  are  again  quoted  regularly.  We 
quote  from  stock:  Painted  barb, $2.10 
and  galvanized  barb,  $2.50,  aud  from 
mill:  Painted  barb,  $1.80;  galvanized 
barb, $2.20.

Window Glass—There  being  less  than 
one-third of the factories in  blast, a scar­
city in glass is  upon  us  and  the  makers 
have been  able to advance prices at  least 
20 per cent.  We  now  quote  80  and  20 
discount  from  stock.

New Name and New Landlord.

Otis A.  Elliott,  who  has  an  enviable 
reputation  as a  landlord,  has  leased  the 
old  Moore  House,  at Shelby,  and  has  re­
christened it  the  Hotel  Avery.  Besides 
having a new name,  the  hotel  has  been 
thoroughly  renovated  and  fitted  up  in 
first-class  shape  with  new  carpets, new 
furniture,  fresh  paper and paint, making 
it first-class  in  every respect.  The  new 
iandlord  will endeavor to keep the house 
in  the  best  of  shape,  and assures  T h e 
T radesm an  that he will  give  the travel­
ing  men  a  hearty  welcome  and  make 
them  feel  at  home  when  they come  his 
way.  Shelby  being in the center  of  one 
of the finest fruit sections of the country, 
he proposes  to  have  his  tables  always 
supplied  with  a  variety  of  the 
finest 
of  home-grown  fruit,  and  also  have 
home-grown 
brook
trout in season.  He will have no excuse 
for not having good  fruit,  fresh  country 
butter  and  eggs  and  excellent  maple 
syrup,  and he proposes to have such del­
icacies on his table in season  and  set  as 
good a table as any man in his  line,  and 
better  than  most  of  them  do.  T h e 
T radesm an  bespeaks for  the  new land­
lord the cordial  support of the  traveling 
public,  believing that he is  in every  way 
worthy of  their patronage.

trout—including 

The Grain Market.

Wheat remains the same  as  last week 
although the visible decrease  showed  up 
more than  was  anticipated  by  1,000,000 
bushels.  Prices in  wheat centers sagged 
off,  while  at 
initial  points  prices  re­
mained firm and to-day prices are  higher 
in the northwest than at the  seaboard,  a 
rather curious state of affairs,  but due to 
small  farmers’  deliveries.  The  mills 
have to use  car  wheat,  of  which  there 
seems  to  be  a  fair  supply.  How  long 
this state of affairs will last  no  one  can 
predict. 
the 
weather in the  future.  The  past  week 
has been all that could be desired,  so far 
as weather is concerned.  Oats  and corn 
have  advanced  sharply,  on  account  of 
scarcity  of  oats,  while  the  receipts  of 
corn,  owing  to  the  spring  work,  have 
been  retarded.  Oats  will  probably  re­
main at  present  elevated  prices,  while 
corn may  slump  off  somewhat when de­
liveries move more freely,  as there seems 
to be considerable back in  first  hands in 
the eorn  belt. 

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GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

THE  MILKY  W AY.

Jacob Kooiman  and A.  H.  Telder have 
formed a copartnership  under  the  style 
of Kooiman & Telder, and will be known 
as the Crystal  Ice Co.  Their  offices  are 
at  45  Pearl  street.  M.  J.  Telder  will 
manage the  business.

K.  T.  Watt,  formerly  of  the  firm  of 
Paddock & Watt,  grocers  on  the  corner 
of South Division and Eighth streets, has 
opened a grocery  store  on  the  opposite 
side  of  the  street. 
The  Lemon  & 
Wheeler Company  furnished the stock.

Napoleon  B.  Carpenter,  who until  re­
cently was on  the  road  for  a  Cincinnati 
liquor house, and his  brother,  Chas.  Car­
penter,  of  Buffalo,  have  formed  a  co­
partnership under the  style  of Carpenter 
<& Co.  and  engaged  in  the  sale  of  wall 
paper 
at 
the corner of South Division  and  Island 
streets.  Chas.  Carpenter  will  manage 
the  business.

painters’ 

supplies 

and 

There does not,  at present,  seem to be 
much  likelihood  of  the  banks  securing 
the coveted Saturday  half holiday.  One 
or two banks are holding  out  against  it, 
and,  so long as this is the case,  it  is  not 
probable  that  those  who  do  favor  the 
movement  will  close  their  doors  at  12 
o’clock Saturdays.  The course  pursued 
by some of those who want  the  holiday, 
in abusing others  who  cannot see as they 
do  in  the  matter,  is  not  calculated  to 
gain them sympathizers. 
If they cannot, 
by  reason  and  argument,  accomplish 
their  object,  they  will  never  do  it  by 
abuse,  and  friends of the movement  will 
do well  to bear this in  mind.  Undoubt­
edly there are reasons  which make it im­
politic for  some  of  the  banks  to  close 
their doors to  business  on  Saturday  af­
ternoon  and  evening.  They  probably 
know their own  business better  than  do 
others, even  those who may  be  engaged 
in similar business in other  institutions. 
On  the other hand,  if there are  hanks  in 
the city  which can, without  prejudice to 
their own interests,  give  their  employes 
a weekly  half holiday, they  ought  to  do 
it,  without regard  to  what  other  banks 
may or may not do.  This  seems  to  be 
the part of reason.  The  fact,  however, 
that those banks who  favor  the  holiday 
are not willing  to  close  unless  all  the 
banks in the city  do  so,  would  seem  to 
indicate that  there  is  enough  Saturday 
afternoon  business 
their 
keeping open.  This being the case,  why 
should any of them close ?

to  warrant 

The  D rug M arket.

Gum opium is dull and lower.  Reports 
from  the  growing  crop  indicate a large 
yieldmnd,  as  the  prospective  tariff  ap­
pears  far  off, holders are inclined to un­
load at reduced  prices.
has declined  10 cents per ounce.
same reasons.
of the competition of Japanese refined.

in  sympathy  with  opium, 
Morphine, 
Powdered  opium 
is  also  lower,  for 
Gum camphor has declined, on account 
Oil  lemon is in large supply and lower.
The  combination  of  manufacturers 
have  fixed  the  selling  price  for  Paris 
green as follows:
Arsenic kegs, 25-1310  lbs................................2  H
Kegs, a 12 to 125  lbs........................................ 21
14, 28 or 56 lb pails...........................................22H
2,3 or ft lb. packages........................................22V%
1 lb.  packages................................................ 23
14 lb.  packages............................ 
.........25
lb.  packages...............................................27
Rebates:  50u to 1,000 lbs., lc;  l.OCOto  2,(00  lbs, 
Terms, payable Julv 1, or a  discount  of  6  per 
Linseed  oil  is  low,  on  account  of  a 
Turpentine has declined.

1 He; 2,  00 to 4,0 0 lbs., 2c.
cent, per annum for unexpired time.

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TÏÏK  MICHIGAN  TILAJDESMlAISr.

B ean  M erchant.

S erious  A ccident  to   th e   W e st  Side 
Most  business  men  have  a  “ fad” —a 
hobby to which they devote more  or less 
attention.

W.  T.  Lamoreaux  is  no  exception  to 
the general rule.  He has  a  hobby,  and 
his hobby is a cow.  The cow  is,  appar­
ently, a mild-mannered  sort  of  an  ani­
mal,  but a  close  acquaintance  with  the 
bovine  discloses  the  fact  that  she  is a 
high-bred  affair  and  comes  under  Bill 
Nye’s description of  his  own  cow—one- 
half cow and the other half hyena.

Mr. Lamoreaux  is  universally regarded 
as a very modest man,  seldom  indulging 
in any statements  which  could  be  con­
strued as being of  a  boastful  character. 
The only  thing which  has  ever  tempted 
him to kick over  the  traces  in  this  re­
spect  is 
the  possession  of  this  cow, 
which forms the chief  topic  of  his  con­
versation by day and the chief subject of 
his dreams by night;  in  fact,  his  admira­
tion  for  his cow  had  reached  that  point 
where his  friends  feared  he  would  be­
come  a  monomaniac  on 
the  subject.

that the bath tub used by Mr.  Lamoreaux 
that forenoon bore strong  evidence  of  a 
buttermilk bath. 
In  the  meantime  the 
cow came in for her  full  share  of  criti­
cism and,  when  Mr.  Lamoreaux  returned 
home that night,  he was fully determined 
to drive her off to the slaughter  house or 
sell her to the nearest milkman.  Owing 
to the opposition of his  family,  however, 
he  concluded  to  give  the  cow  another 
trial,  and  he  now  carries  his  midday 
lactine refreshment in  a tin  bottle,  with 
a screw  top.

Mr.  Lamoreaux’s  cow  investment  has 
not proved as  profitable  as  some  of  his 
other  ventures.  His  neighbors  claim 
that  he  feeds  the  cow a tubful  of bran 
mash  twice  a  day  and  that,  in  conse­
quence of the  extravagant  character  of 
the ration,  the milk  which he could  pur­
chase  for  10 cents a quart costs  him  not 
less  than  25  cents  a  quart.  Moreover, 
the neighbors  are  so  incensed  over  the 
manner  in  which  he  stuffs  the  animal 
to 
that 
the 
Society for the Prevention of  Cruelty 
to 
Animals,  and  his  friends  need  not  be 
surprised  if  they  hear  of  his  paying a 
fine  in  the  Police  Court  some of these 
days.

they  have  reported  him 

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Their fears were dispelled  one  day  last 
week,  however,  when  he discovered—ap­
parently  by  accident—that  an  overcoat 
pocket  is not a good  thing  in  which  to 
transport the chief product  of  the  cow. 
He started  down town  at the  usual  time 
in  the morning with his pockets crammed 
full of the usual  complement  of  dough­
nuts and  bottles  of  milk,  intended  for 
his noonday  lunch. 
In  getting  on  the 
street car,  his coat  pocket  came  in  con­
tact with  the railing in  such a way as  to 
fracture the bottles,  and,  on entering the 
car,  the passengers were  edified with the 
spectacle  of  a  man 
leaking  milk  in 
several different places.  Milk  was  run­
ning down his overcoat,  inside  and  out­
side,  and  his  pantaloons  clung  to  his 
limbs after the manner of a man who had 
submitted to baptism  by immersion.  An 
eye  witness  of  the  catastrophe  asserts 
that Mr.  Lamoreaux  did  not  appear  to 
enjoy  his predicament and that he looked 
as though he  would like to  use language 
unbecoming a communicant of the Foun­
tain Street Baptist Church. 
It  cost  him 
$4  to restore his garments  to  their  pris­
tine freshness,  and the colored  porter  at 
the Morton House  barber  shop  asserted

A year ago Mr.  Lamoreaux  conceived 
the idea that he  would like to rear a Jer­
sey calf. 
lie fed  the calf on  whole milk 
until  a little figuring  disclosed  the  fact 
that the  embryo  milker  had  consumed 
$40 worth of milk,  when  he  wisely  con­
cluded that it would  be more  economical 
to  sell  the  calf  for $25 than continue a 
speculation so utterly devoid  of profit to 
all concerned.
The calf speculation  naturally  recalls 
Mr.  Lamoreaux’s  attempt  to  raise  hogs 
for profit a dozen  or  so  years  ago.  He 
bought  a  couple  of .healthy  shoats for 
$12, fed them $18 worth of corn and then 
sold the whole outfit for  $15.  When re­
proached over his investment,  he  invar­
iable fell  back on the  favorite  argument 
of Horace Greely and remarked:  “ Yes, I 
lost  on 
the  corn,  but  I  made  on  the 
hogs.”
All of  which  goes  to  show  that  Mr. 
Lamoreaux  knows  more  about  beans 
than  he  does  about  either  dairying  or 
hog culture.

If Gabriel should  blow his  trumpet he 
would  get  your 
immediate  attention. 
That’s just what we want  to do—see our 
ad.  on 
last  cover  page.  The  Putnam 
Gandy  Co.

clothing, shoes and groceries: long  established; 

for a man who speaks German and  has  a  small 

610

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FOR  SALE.  W ANTED.  ETC.

grocery  store.  No  other  grocery  within 
four  blocks  High  and  dry  basement  under 
J.  W. 
store.  Come  and  see  for  yourself. 
Spooner, 6 Arcade, Grand  Rapids. 
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FOR  SALK—la r g e  stock  o f  g e n e r a l 
merchandise,  consisting  of  dry  goods, 
d  ing business of $50,< 0 1,  panic  year;  best  rea 
sons for selling;  business  very  profitable.  Ad­
6C8
f07
dress Box 473.  Middleville. Mich. 
n P HE  BEST  PLACE  IN  TUE  STATE  TO 
JL 
only two. a dry goods store is Big  Rapids. 
lias 
F or  sa le  a  fir s t class  d r u g  stock 
in  a lively little village.  This is a bonanza 
amount of capital.  Address No. 608, care Michi­
For  r e n t—e x c e l l e n t  location  fo r
606
gan Tradesman. 
Fo r  sa le—t h e  t h e o .  k em in k  drug
stock,  corner  West  Leonard  street  and 
Broadway. 
Purchaser  gets  great  bargain. 
Henry  idema,  Kent  County  Savings  Bank, 
Grand  Rapids. 
■
ANTED—MAN  FAMILIAR  WITH  THE 
cheese  trade to  embark  in the wholesale 
cheese and dairy supply buiness at thisj market. 
Advertiser stands ready to put in $i0,C0j  special 
capital.  Address No. 602 care  Michigan Trades 
6G2
man. 
I> OU  CAN  LEARN  OK  ALL  KINDS  OF 
business  openings;  or  you  can  find 
a  buyera  for  your  business  by  addressing 
with  stamp,  Mutual  Business  Exchange,  Bay 
605
City, Mich. 
■
ANTED—A JEWELER  TO  LOCATE  IN A 
town of l,20o; good business place; splen 
did opening now.  Address  “Jeweler,”  care  of 
Michigan Tradesman. 
601
F or  sa l e—good  pa y in g  d r u g  sto re
in Grand  Rapids  Address  No.  601,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
601
F or  sale—stock  o f  g e n e r a l  mbk
chandise  invoicing  $1,500.  Rare  chance; 
only store in place; reason for  selling,  death of 
proprietor.  Address Box  114, Bravo,  Mich.  599
F lOR SAi.E-COMPLETE STORE AND HOUSE 
factory, 
paint shop and office, with lucrative contracting 
and building business.  Will sell for  $2,000  less 
than inventory value, or sell half  interest to de 
sirable party for  $5,000.  Address  No.  597  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
597
ElOR 
SALE—STORE  BUILDING  AND
dwelling  combined  at  Levering.  Mich.
First class place for a general dealer.  A.  M.  Le 
Baron  Grand Rapids, Mich. 
596
E ilOlt GOOD LOCATION  TO  RETAIL  HARD 
ware, drugs, clothing or dry goods, address 
594
lock box 221. Sturgis,  Mich. 
F or sa l e—t h e  only m ea t m a r k et in
town of 100 inhabitants.  Good opening for 
right man.  Good reasons for selling.  Address 
587
No. 587, care Michigan Tradesman. 
ANTED—A LIVE ACTIVE MANAS PART- 
ner in general store.  $30,000  cash  trade 
per  year.  Address  No.  592,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
592
F or  sa le—a  clea n  stock  o f  iia r d-
ware and agricultural implements  in  good 
paying  territory.  Stock  will  invoice $2,500 to 
$3.000.  Would sell one-half interest.  Good rea­
sons for selling.  Address  No.  589, care Michi­
gan Tradesman. 

furnishing  business, 

Fo r  sa le—ch oice  m il l in e r y   sto ck
Reason  for  selling,  ill  health.  Mary  A. 
Rosenberg, Lisbon.  Mich. 
VAT ANTED—TO  BUY  FOR  SPOT  CASH,  OR 
TV  unincumbered  real  estate,  all  kinds of 
merchandise.  Address the Manistee Meicantile 
Co., Manistee, Mich. 
■
  CLEAN  STOCK  OF  GROCERIES  FOR 
Sale;  good  trade,  cheap  for  spot  cash; 
the only delivery wagon In  town.  Stock  about 
$2,500. 
Investigate.  Address  box  15,  Centre- 
vllle,  Mich. 

including 

820

589

591

581

SITUATIONS  WANTED.

pharmacist 

TXT ANTED—SITUATION  BY  REGISTERED 
VV 
three  years’  practical  expe­
rience.  Temperate,  single,  best  of  references, 
Address box 46, Fennville, Mich. 
595
W ANTED—POSITION  BY  EXPERT  Ac­
countant.  Books opened or closed.  Bal­
ances rendered.  Partnerships adjusted and any 
other work of similar cha-acter  promptly  done. 
578
Address No. 578, care The  Tradesman. 
TXTANTED— THOROUGHLY  COMPETENT 
vv 
and  experienced  young  man would  like 
position as book-keeper, cashier  or  other  office 
work  with  jobbing  or  manufacturing house. 
Address “H” care The Tradesman 

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P K E   MONEY

In  the  Clothing  Business 
you  must  have  PERFECT 
FITTERS,  WELL  MADE, 
STYLISH  Goods,  and  at 
prices—well 
they  were  at 
Rock Bottom before  but  we 
have 
just  made  another 
BIO  CUT  to  clean  up our 
Spring Stock. 
If  you  need 
clothing  it  will  pay  you to 
see this line.

H.  H.  COoFe R  &  CO.,

M A N U F A C T U R E R S , 

UTICA,  N  Y.

Write 

to  J.  H.  WEBSTER,  Agent, 

OWOSSO,  MICH.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

Dry Goods Price Current.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Adriatic.................  7
Argyle  ...................  534
Atlanta AA............   6
Atlantic A..............  644
H..............  614
P .............  5
D..............  6

Arrow Brand 43k 
“  World Wide.  6
“  LL.............   4*
Pull Yard Wide...... 6*
Georgia  A..............  614
“ 
Honest Width........  6
“ 
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Hartford A ............   5
Indian Head...........  534
“  LL..............  414
King A  A................6H
Amory.....................  644
Archery  Bunting... 4
K ln g E C ...............  5
Lawrence  L L........414
Beaver Dam  A A ..  414
Blackstone O,  32_  5
Madras cheese cloth 644
Black Crow............   6
Newmarket  G........  644
B  .......5
Black  Rock  ...........  544
Boot, AL................  7
N ........  614
Capital  A................514
DD....  514
Cavanat V..............  514
X ...... 644
Chapman cheese cl.  334|Nolbe R..................  5
Clifton  C R ............   514 Our Level  Best...... 6
Comet.....................   6341 Oxford  R................  6
Dwight Star...........   644iPequot....................   7
Clifton CCC...........  544iSolar.......................   6
Top of the  Heap__7
A B C ......................814|Geo. Washington...  8
Amazon..................... 8  ¡Glen Mills..............  7
Amsburg................... 6  Gold  Medal..............  714
Art  Cambric............10  Green  Ticket...........814
Blackstone A A......  714 Great Palls.............   634
Beats All.................   4  Hope.........................714
Boston....................12  Just  Out.........  444®  5
Cabot......................   6% King Phillip...........  7*
Cabot,  44 .................  634 
OP...... 714
Charter  Oak...........  514ILonsdale Cambric. .10
Conway W..............  734¡Lonsdale...........  @ 8
Cleveland.............  6  ¡Middlesex........   @5
Dwight Anchor—   8  ¡No Name.................  714
shorts  8  ¡Oak View......   ........ 6
...........  6  Our Own..................  514
Edwards..
| Pride of the West.. .12
..........   7 
Empire...................
714 Rosalind.................714
Farwell..................
Sunlight..................  414
Fruìt of the  Loom.
Utica  Mills............ 814
Pitch ville  ............  7
Nonpareil  .10
First Prise..............  6
Fruit of the Loom 44.  714 Vlnyard..................  814
Falrmount..............414 White Horse.............6
Pull Value..............  6441 
“  Rock.............. 814
Cabot......................   6441Dwlght Anchor...... 8
Farwell...................7*41

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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Unbleached. 

•634

DEMINS.

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Amoskeag..............12
9os......14
brown .14
Andover.................1114
Beaver Creek  AA... 10 
BB...  9 
CC....
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 

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blue  814 
“  d a  twist  1014 
“ 

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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........1214
brown....... 1214
Haymaker blue........ 744
brown...  744
Jeffrey.....................1114
Lancaster  ...............1214
Lawrence, 9 os........ 1814
No. 220 
13
No. 250....1114
No. 280.... 1014

Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19
Lancaster,  staple...  5 
Amoskeag..............   5
fancies —   7 
“  Persian dress  63»
Normandie  7
Canton ..  7
“ 
Lancashire.............   6
APC.........814
“ 
Manchester............   544
Teazle... 1014
“ 
“ 
Angola. .1014  Monogram.............  614
Persian..  7  Normandie..........   7
“ 
Arlington staple__6I4  Persian..................  7
  43k Renfrew Dress........714
Arasapha  fancy 
Bates Warwick dres  734lRosemont............... 614
Centennial............   1014
Criterion..............  1014
Cumberland staple.  514
Cumberland........... 5
Essex...................... 414
Elfin.......................  714
Bverett classics......814
Exposition..............734
Glenarle................  634
Glenarven.............. 63k
Glenwood.................714
Hampton.................5
Johnson Ohalon cl 
14 
Indigo blue 914 
zephyrs__16

Slatersvllle............ 6
Somerset.................7
Tacoma  ...................714
Toll  duNord.........   814
Wabash.................. 714
seersucker..  714
Warwick...............   6
Whittenden............   8
heather dr.  734 
Indigo bine S 
Wamsutta staples...  634
Westbrook..............  8
10
Windermeer...........  5
York  ......................  63k

staples.  6

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Amoskeag.............. 13  (Georgia 
Stark......................17 
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American.............. 13  [...............   ..............

................. 1314

ORA IN  BASS.

THREADS.

No.

KNITTING  COTTON.

Clark’s Mile End_45  I Barbour's................. 95
Coats’, J. & P ........ 45  Marshall’s ................ 90
Holyoke.................22141
White.  Colored.
White.  Colored
42
38 No.  14... ...87
.38
43
...38
...34
38
“  16...
44
...85
“  18... ...39
40
45
“  20... ....40
.36
41
C A M B R IC S .
.  4 
¡Edwards..............  4
Slater.............
4  Lockwood................4
White Star__
Wood’s..................   4
Kid Glove  .............   4
¡Brunswick...........   4
Newmarket............   4

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

RED  FLANNEL.

Fireman.................8214
Creedmore............. 2714
Talbot XXX...........30
Nameless............... 2714

TW ........................2214
F T ......................... 3214
JR P , XXX............85
Buckeye.................8214

NIXED  FLANNEL.

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DO MET  FLANNEL.

Red & Bine,  plaid..40
Union R ..................2214
Windsor.................. 1814
6 oz Western........... 20
Union  B................. 2214
Nameless......8  @ 9141 
...... 834@10  1 

Grey S R W.............1714
Western W  .............1814
DR P ...................... 1814
Flushing XXX........2314
Manitoba................ 2814
@1034
“ 
1214
Black.
Slate.
1014
914
1114
1014
12
1114
1214
20
West  Point, 8 oz 
Severen. 8 os..........  914
• 1014
10 os
“ 
Mayland, 8oz......... 1014
• 1214
Raven, lOoz............ 1314
Greenwood, 714 o*..  914 
Stark 
............ 1314
Greenwood, 8 os— 1114
Boston, 8 oz............ 1014(Boston, 10 os........... 1214

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
934 
1014 
1114 
1214 

Brown.  Black.¡Slate  Brown.

10141114 
111412 
1244120 
DUCKS.

934 1014 1014

1114
12
20

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CONTRACTS  PAYABLE 

IN  GOLD.
A bill has been introduced in the Ohio 
Legislature  forbidding  payment  upon 
any claim or  contract  to  be  exacted  in 
gold.  The bill provides that  it  shall be 
unlawful  to  stipulate  in  any  contract, 
verbal or written, or  in  any  instrument 
of writing,  that any  indebtedness  there­
by created or evidenced shall be  paid  in 
gold only;  and ail  debts  which  shall  at 
to  any  person, 
any  time  become  due 
partnership, 
joint  stock 
company or corporation  shall be  payable 
in  any  money  or  currency  which  is  a 
legal  tender for the payment of  debts  in 
the United States of America at the time 
such indebtedness shall  be due  and pay­
able,  any  language  in  the  contract  or 
instrument creating or  evidencing  such 
indebtedness  to  the  contrary notwith­
standing.

association, 

Such a provision is good in  its way, as 
it will  have  the  effect  of  quieting  the 
alarm  of  those  people  who  fear  that 
they  will  be forced  to  pay  contracts  in 
gold;  but  it  is  not  necessary.  A  con­
tract must be paid  in  lawful  money  of 
the United States.  That is all  that  can 
be gained in a lawsuit.
If a contract  be  made  to  be  paid  in 
wheat,  pork,  gold,  or  any  other  com­
modity,  the  court,  in  adjudicating  it, 
would give judgment  for  so  many  dol­
lars  oi  lawful  money  as  might  be  re­
quired to make up the ascertained  value 
of the wheat,  pork or  gold.  A  contract 
stipulating payment in gold  is  no  more 
than if some other  article were specified. 
A  contract  payable  in  United  States 
gold coin may be satisfied in  any  lawful 
money  of 
the  United  States.  The 
United States Government has contracted I 
to maintain a silver dollar to be  as  good 
as a gold  dollar,  and  one  of  its  paper 
dollars to be as  good  as  either.  There­
fore,  in the purview of the  law, one  dol­
lar is as good as  another,  and  any  con­
tract may be  discharged  with  any  law­
ful money of the country.

They  C an  R ead  W riting.

time 

royally.  This 

A  St.  Louis  drummer  says  that  the 
typewriter  has  cost  him  a  good  many 
customers  in the  backwoods  districts of 
Arkansas,  Texas  and  the  Indian Terri­
tory.  He tells of a visit that  he made in 
the country some thirty miles from New­
port, Ark.,  to  a  customer  who  had  al­
ways 
received  him  gladly  and  enter­
tained  him 
the 
merchant  would  hardly  speak  to  him, 
and  his wife  and daughters  turned their 
backs,  and  walked  out of the store when 
he  entered.  The  situation  was  soon 
explained.  Said  the  merchant,  tossing a 
typewritten  letter 
toward  him:  “ You 
think up thar in  St.  Louis  thet  me  an’ 
my darters can’t read ’ritin’, do you? An’ 
so  you’ve  gone  to  havin’  my  letters 
printed!” 
In  vain  the  drummer  ex­
plained the  machine  on which the  work 
was done,  and the universality of  its use 
by business  houses; the man  would  not 
believe that there was any such machine, 
and  persisted in  considering the letter as 
a printed  circular and  a personal  affront.

A  T ru e  H elpm ate.

two  hundred 

Wife—“I  have  made 
dollars this afternoon.”
Husband—“ Whew!”
“ You paid only three  hundred  dollars 
“Yes.”
“Well,  I  have  sold  it  for  five  hun­

for that  old piano,  didn’t you?”

dred.”
with the money?”

“My! my!  What  are  you  going tp do 
“There isn’t any money.”
“Eh?”
“I sold it to a  dealer.  He  gives - me a 
new  piano  for  a  thousand  dollars  and 
allows me  five  hundred  dollars  for  the 
old one. 
If you’d  stay  at home,  and let 
me go to your office  and  attend  to  your 
business, you’d soon be rich.”

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CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached.
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• •-834
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93k
...10
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...11
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colored— 19  White Star............ 17
“ 
“  colored  .19
(Nameless.............20

Peerless, white___ 17 ! Integrity  colored... 18
Integrity.................18141 
Hamilton................   8 
 
9
................. 1014
G G  Cashmere........20
Nameless  ...............16
............18

dress  eooDs.

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CORSETS.

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PRINTS.

SILESIAS.

WADDINGS.

SEWING  SILK.

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CORSET  JEANS.

per 14oz  ball....... 80

tw ist,dot..4P 
50yd,dot..40  I
HOOKS AND EYES—PER GROSS.
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White, dos..............25  I Per bale, 40 dos__ 83 50
Colored,  dos...........20  ¡Colored  “ 
..........7 50
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
Pawtucket...............1014
Red Cross  ...  9
“ 
Dnndie...................   9
“  Best.............1014
Bedford...................1014
Valley  City.............1014
“  Best A A......1214
L............................... 714
K K ..........................1014
G.................. 
814
Cortlcelll, dos.........85  [Cortlcelli  knitting,

Corallne..................19 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
Armory..................   6441Naumkeagsaneen.•  714
Androscoggin.........  7 3»! Rock port.................614
Blddefora..............   6  Conestoga............... 714
Brunswick............. 6141 Walworth................ 644
Allen turkey  reds..  5i4|Berwlck fancies—   514 
robes.......... 514 Clyde Robes.............
EInk a purple 514 Charter Oak fancies  4
u ffs..........   534 DelXarlne cashm's.  614
mourn’g  514
pink  checks.  614 
i Eddy stone  fancy...  514
staples  ........  5 
chocolat  514
shirtings ...  3^ 
American  fancy—   5W 
rober—   514
sateens..  514
American Indigo  ..  414 
American shirtings.  83k Hamilton fancy.  ...  514 
Argentine  Grays...  6  I 
staple....  514 
Anchor Shirtings...  4  ¡Manchester fancy..  514 
Arnold 
new era.  514
“  —   6 
Arnold  Merino. . . .   6  Merrimack D fancy.  5M 
“ 
long cloth B.  9  Merrlm’ck shirtings.  4 
“  Repp fu rn .  814
“ 
“  C.  714 
“  oentorycloth 7  ¡Pacific fancy.......... 514
“  gold seal......1014 
“ 
“  green seal TR1014 Portsmouth robes...  614 
“  yellow seal.. 1014 Simpson mourning..  534
greys.........53k
“  Turks/ red 
solid black.  53k
Ballon solid black 
Washington Indigo.  614 
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colors.
Turkey robes..  7K
Bengal blue,  g^een, 
India robes__714
red and  orange...  6 
plain Tky X 44  814 
Berlin solids...........  514
“  X...10
A. James.... ...........1 40| Steamboat__ ____ .  40
“  oil blue...... .  6
“  Ottoman  Tur
key red................ 634 Crowely’s...
*• 
.  6
“  green  .
.1  5C
Marshall’s .
“  Poulards  . ■  534 Martha Washington
.1  OC
7
Turkey red 3k...... 734
red 3k —
“ 
5—4....  1  75 6- 4...
934 Martha Washington
.2 SC
“ X .........
“ 
Turkey red.......... 934
“ 
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“ 
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.  5
“  madders.
••  XX twills .  5
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No  1 Bl’k A White..10  ¡No  4 Bl’k & Whlte.,15 
“ 
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“ 
..25
No 2—20, X C......... 50  INo 4—15  ¿ 314........ 40
•'  8-18,8 C.......... 45  I
No  2 White & Bl’k.,12  INo  8 White A Bl’k..20 
“ 
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“ 
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No 2.

Cocheco fancy__ .  5 Windsor fancy........ 634 Cotton Sail Twine. .28 Nashua...............
Crown........ ...........12 Rising Star 4-ply..
8-ply..
434 Anchor...... ...........16 North Star...........
TICK IN G S.
.1134 AC A.................... 1134 Cherry  Valley........15 Powhattan.........
,  7 Pemberton AAA — 16
.  8 York....................... 1034
.  8 Pearl  River........... 12 Alamance..
.1034 Warren................... 1234 Angusta ...
.18 Conostoga.............. 16
Ar  sapha..
G eorgia...
.........
.  63k¡Stark  A 
.  63k INo  Name...........
.  7 ¡Top of Heap......... 9 j Haw  J ......

Amoskeag ACA..
Hamilton N  ........
D.........
P L A ID   08KABT7B0B
Awning..11 Swift River............ 734 Alabama__ ...........  63k Monnt  Pleasant,.
634
Farmer.................
...........634 Oneida................. ..  5
...........734 Prymont  ............
First Prise...........
-  83k
...........  6 Randelman.........
Lenox M ills........
.  6
...........634 Riverside............
■  S *
Atlanta,  D...........
8 Granite  — ..........   53k Sibley  A.............. ..  634
734 Haw  River ...........  5 Toledo.... ............
Boot.....................
Clifton, K............
...........  6 Otis cheeks......... ..  73k

.14
.17
.17
.20
...........13 Wool Standard 4 plyl?34
.16

COTTON  TAPE.
..15  “  10 
..18 I  “  12 
BAPMTT  FINS.
....28  INo3...
NEEDLES—FEB  M.

.......... 1  85 Gold  Eyed...........
.......... 1 00{ American.............
5—4. ...1  65  6—4.

gold  ticket
solids...... .  5 Harmony...............

Indigo  bine......... 1034 Domestic ... ...........1834

Bristol......
I XL........... ...........1834

serge............ 1114 
’ .1014 
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FINS.

TABLE  OIL CLOTH.

OOTTONTWTNES.

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

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A  LADY’S
SHOE,
GENUINE  :  VICI
Plain toe In opera and  opera  toe and C. S. heel. 
D and E and E E widths, at 81.50.  Patent leather 
tip,  81.55.  Try them,  they are  beauties.  Stock 
soft and fine, flexible and elegant  fitters.  Send 
for sample dozen.

REEDER  BROS.  SHOE  CO ,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Paper  PaGked 

Screw.

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers  of

PIECED  AND  STUMPED  TINWARE,
GRAND  RAPIDS,.MICH
Telephone 610. 

260 ¡SOUTH  ¡IONIA  *T., 

NEW  STYLES  OP

me  i n

20  &  22  Monroe  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

CHILDREN  CRY  FOR  IT. 
ADULTS  ADORE  IT. 
DEALERS  HANDLE  IT. 
WHAT ?
WHY,
ATLAS
SOAP.
Hade
Only
By
HENRY  PASS0LT, 
SAGINAW  MICH.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

7

REPRESENTATIVE  RETAILERS.

A lb ert  N orris,  tb e   C asnovla  G eneral 

D ealer.

in 

Albert  Norris  was  born  in  Niagara 
county,  near the city of Lockport,  N. Y., 
Jan.  8,  1838.  His  father  was  a  farmer. 
The family came to  this  State  in  1850, 
stopping  for a  year  in  the  vicinity  of 
Battle  Creek,  removing  from  there  to 
Maple  Grove, Barry county.  This  was 
their home for five years,  when Mr.  Nor­
ris sold out and moved  to Assyria  town­
ship,  where he remained until  his death, 
which occurred  thirty-four  years  later. 
Albert had the usual  checkered  life  in­
cident to country boyhood upou  a  farm. 
He  attended  school  during  the  winter 
months, while the summer  months  were 
passed in  the ordinary  occupations  of  a 
farmer’s boy.  No  boy  ever  lived  who 
did not  imagine  he  was  doing  at  least 
the work of  two  men,  and  Albert  was, 
probably, no exception to  the  rule.  He 
managed to  worry  along,  however,  until 
the death of his mother,  which  event oc­
curred  when  he  was  16  years  of  age. 
Shortly after  losing his  mother  the  boy 
left  the  parental  roof  and  started  to 
make  his  own  way 
the  world. 
Going to the vicinity of Battle  Creek  he 
“hired  out”  by  the  month  as  a  farm 
hand,  which be continued  until attaining 
his majority,  which he reached  in  1859. 
About this time he was  married  to  Miss 
Mary  Smith,  of  Battle  Creek;  who,  in 
the years that have  followed,  has proved 
an efficient helpmeet  in  the  struggles  of 
life.  Upon  his  marriage  he  bought
forty acres of land and began  life  as  an 
independent  farmer. 
In  1873  he  sold 
his  property  in  Calhoun  county,  and 
came  north 
to  Casuovia,  Muskegon 
county.  Here he  took  up  the  trade  of 
carpentering,  which he  had  learned  by 
doing his  own  building while  in  Barry 
county.  This he followed for five years, 
accomplishing much in the  way of  edu­
cating  his  children,  and  making  a  rep­
utation for himself as an  honorable  and 
upright man  and  citizen.  He  failed  to 
see,  however,  that  he was  making much 
headway in material  things.  He  aban­
donee} the plane and  hammer,  therefore, 
purchased  a  meat  market,  donned  a 
white apron,  whittled  his  jacknife, and 
—waited.  He  had  not  long  to  wait. 
The  venture  was  successful  from  the 
start,  and proved  the  stepping  stone  to 
a 
conspicuously  successful  business 
career.  He  continued  to  cut  roasts, 
steaks and  chops,  to  the  satisfaction  of 
Casnovia  epicures,  for  seven  years, 
doing business  in  rented  premises.  At 
the expiration of this period he erected a 
brick store  building,  sold  out  the  meat 
business,  put in a stock of drugs and  in­
stalled his son,  James L.,  who  is  a  reg­
istered pharmacist,  in  charge of  the bus­
iness.  Two  years  later  a  grocery  de­
partment  was  added,  and 
in  1886  he 
built another  store  adjoining  the  first, 
the two being connected by an  archway. 
The new  building  was  stocked  with  a 
full line of  hardware  aud  building  ma­
terials.  On his first entry into the  drug 
business  Mr.  Norris  had  taken bis  son, 
James L., into partnership, the firm name 
being A.  Norris & Son.  The  firm  carry 
a stock of watches and  jewelry, and  are 
also  dealers  in  lime,  tile,  brick and  ag­
ricultural  implements.  They  own  and 
conduct  a  grain  elevator  and  buy  all 
kinds of farm produce.

Mr.  Norris is the father of  four  child­
ren,  two boys and two  girls.  Tbe  elder

son, James  L.,  has  already  been  intro­
duced.  The  younger,  Fred  A.,  years 
ago elected to be a tinsmith,  learned  the 
trade,  and  now  has charge  of  all 
the 
firm’s  work  in  that  line.  Of  the  two 
daughters, the  elder,  Fanny, is  married, 
and,  with  her  husband,  resides  in  Cas­
novia.  The  younger  daughter,  Bertha, 
is the  only child  now left  in  the  home 
nest,  as the two sons are also  married.

of 

in  case 

offerings, 

retail  trade, 

those  whom 
these 

Treat Them  Right.
F rom  the C hicago Dry (stood© Reporter.
It is decidedly  poor policy to  treat the 
traveling salesmen who enter your  store 
with their  samples  in  an  unpleasant or 
slightly  discourteous  manner,  even  if 
you do not  want  goods  at  the time,  or 
prefer  other  houses  than 
those  with 
which they are  connected.  These people 
want your trade  and  are  always  willing 
to  extend 
trade  courtesies  (legitimate 
ones,  we  mean here)  to  secure it.  They 
always  know of  peculiarly  good  offer­
ings  suitable  for  “drives,”  but 
the 
amount of  goods of  which  is 
limited. 
to  let  their  best 
They will  be  likely 
friends,  or 
they  have 
most  hope  of  getting  as  customers, 
hear 
either 
personally  or  by  mail 
they 
are home when  the  offerings are put  on 
sale.  It  is  surely 
just  as  much  your 
interest  to  know  of  particularly  good 
chances of  getting  exceptional  bargains 
as the  consumers  whom  you  seek to at­
tract to  your store by  advertisements of 
The  same  general 
cut  price  sales. 
principles  apply  to  the  wholesale  as 
well  as 
to  the 
and  a 
little instance  drawn  from  the  former 
will demonstrate  the  truth  of the  facts 
enunciated above as applied to the latter. 
In charge of a certain department in  one 
of the leading Chicago wholesale dry goods 
houses is a man  who  has made  himself 
unpopular among the  trade  by  the  dis­
agreeable  manner  in  which  he  treats 
everyone except the  “ fattest” customers. 
In fact,  some people go so far  as  to  say 
that  fie  actually  “queers”  his  depart­
ment,  and  that  they  really  do  not  see 
how the house can afford to  keep him in 
their  employ.  His  department  is  one 
that deals  mostly with  imported  goods, 
and  he  is  often called  upon  by  repre­
sentatives of the largest and  best  Euro­
pean  houses.  Frequently  one  of  these 
men  whom  he  may  not  have  seen  for 
months will approach  him with  an  out­
stretched hand and a  pleasant  good-day 
on his lips.  The department manager is 
just  as  likely  as  not  to  grumble  out 
something that sounds  like "Don’t want 
anything,” and to turn  rn  his  heel  and 
leave the astonished traveler on the spot. 
Of course,  the European  representatives 
do not  like  such  treatment,  and  avoid 
that house if possible.  When  they  have 
anything particularly good in this  man’s 
line he is the last one in  the city  to hear 
of it.  Thus  does  his  meanness  return 
on his own head and work  real  injury to 
the interest of his employers.

A  Kentucky woman  recently  brought 
suit  against  a  railroad  for  killing  her 
horse and her husband.  She got $150 for 
the horse and  1 cent for the  husband.
Hardware Price Current.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

These  prices are  for cash  buyer»,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
d ig.
60
Snell’s ........................................................... 
Cook’s ........................................................... 
40
Jennings’, genuine......................................  
25
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................50*10
Hirst Quality, S. B. Bronze..  ...................... $700

AXES.

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D.  B. Bronze...............................  m 00
8. B. 8. Steel........................  
  8 00
D. B. Steel...................................   13 50

 

BARROWS. 

d ig .

dls.

bolts. 

Railroad..................................................... $ 14 00
Garden.................................................  net  80 00
Stove............................................................. 50*10
Carriage new list  .........................................75*10
Plow.............................................................. 40*10
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70
Well, plain  ................................................. $8 50
Well, swivel.................................................  4 00
d lS .
Cast Loose Pin. figured.................................70*
i  Wought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............. 60*10

BUTTS, CAST. 

BUCKETS.

Wrought Loose Pin.......................
Wrought Table............................
Wrought Inside Blind.................
Wrought Brass.............................
Blind,  Clark’s..............................
Blind,  Parker’s ............................
Blind, Shepard’s 
.......................
BLOCKS.

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

CBADLBS.

CROW BABS.

Cast Steel......................................
Ely’s 110 
Hick’s C. P 
G. D . 
Musket

OAFS.

CARTRIDGES.

.60*10
60*10
.60*10
75
.70*10
.70*10
70

60*10

dls. 50*02

per 1b  5
per m 
“ 
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65 
60
85
60

dis.

dis.

Rim  Pire.. 
Central  Fire.
C H IS E L S .
Socket Firmer......................
Socket Framing....................
Socket Corner.......................
Socket Slicks.......................
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer__
COMBS.
Curry,  Lawrence’s 
Hotchkiss.............
CHALK.
White Crayons, per  gross...
COPPER.
Planished, 14 os cut to size...
14x52, 14x56, 14x60 ..
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.,
Cold Rolled, 14x48..................
Bottoms................................
DRILLS.
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks...........
Taper and straight Shank. 
Morse’s Taper Shank........

50
----  
dis. 
35 
....  75*10
...... 75*10
......75*10
......75*10
___ 
40
40 
35
130U3V4 dls. 10
38
per pound 
...............  
26
23
................ 
................ 
23
25
................ 
50
................ 
................ 
50
................ 
50
Small sizes, ser pound................................  
07
Large sizes, per  pound................................   6K

DRIPPING  PANS.

dls.

“ 

ELBOWS.

dls.
dls.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Com. 4  piece, 6 in ............................do*, net 
75
Corrugated...........................................dls 
40
Adlnstable............................................dls. 40*10
dls.
Clark’s, small, $iS;  large, $26...................... 
30
Ives’, 1, $18:  2, $24;  3,$30............................  
25
Disston’s .......................................................60*10
New American  ............................................60*10
Nicholson’s ..............-.................................. 60*10
Heller’s  ........................................................ 
50
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps  ..................................  
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
28
17
16 
List 

GALV AN IZE D IRON.

piles—New List. 

dls.

12 

15 

13 
Discount, 60

14 
GAUGES. 

dls.

dls.

NAILS

MATTOCKS.

locks—doob. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

MOLASSES GATES. 

knobs—New List. 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’§...................... 
50
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
56
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings.................  
56
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................  
55
70
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain................... 
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
56
55
Mallory, Wheeler *  Co.’s............................ 
55
Branford’s ................................................... 
Norwalk’s .................................................... 
  55
Adze Eye........................................$16.00, dls. 60
Hunt Bye........................................-.$15.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s .......................  
...........$18.50, dls. 20*10.
dls.
50
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled...................... 
dls.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................  
40
“  P. S. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables__ 
40
“  Landers,  Ferry *  Cls rk’s................. 
40
“  Enterprise 
.....................................  
30
Stebbln’s Pattern..........................................60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine........................................ 66*10
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
25
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, base...............................................l  50
Wire nails, base...............................................1  50
60.................................................... Base 
Base
50......................................................  
10
40......................................................  
25
30...................................................... 
25
35
20.........  
 
16......................................................  
45
45
12......................................................  
50
10...................................................... 
8.......................................................  
60
7 * 6 .................................................. 
75
4.......................................................  
90
8........................................................ 
1  20
2.......................................................  
1  60
FlneS....................................................... 
65
Case 10............................................. 
8............................................. 
75
6............................................. 
90
75
Finish 10........................................... 
3...........................................  
90
6...........................................  
1  10
70
80
8.......................................... 
90
6.......................................... 
Barren * .......................................... 
175
dls.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy.................................  ©40
Sdota Bench..............................................   ©50
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  ©40
Bench, first quality.......................................  040
Stanley Rale and Level Co.’s  wood........... 50*10
Fry,  Acme............................................. dig.60—10
70
Common,  polished.................................dls. 
Iron and  Tinned.........................................  
40
Coppet Rivets and Bars.............................   50—10

Clinch; 10................  

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PLANES. 

r iv e t s. 

PANS.

dls.

 

 

 

PATENT PLANISHED IBON.

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

Broken packs He per pound extra.

HAMMERS.

 

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BINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARS.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

25
Maydole  * Co.’s......................................dls. 
25
Kip’s ........................................................dls. 
Yerkes *  Plumb’s.............................................dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel......................... 80c list 60
Blacksmith's Solid Cast  Steel  Hand__80c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ........  .................... dls.60*10
State........................................... per do*, net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4H  14  and
longer.......................................................   3H
Screw Hook and  Eye, H......................... net 
10
“ 
96.........................net  8H
9L..................... net  7H
Ti.......................net  7H
Strap and T .............................................. dls. 
50
d ls .
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co.,  Wood track__50*10
Champion,  anti friction.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track........................... 
40
Pots................................................................60*10
Kettles........................................................... 60*10
Spiders  .........................................................60*10
Gray enameled..............................................40*10
Stamped  TlnWare...............................new list 70
JapaDned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new Ust38H*lC
WIRE GOODS. 
Blight...................................................  70*10*10
Screw  Eyes............................ 
70*10*10
 
70*10*10
Hook’s ..............................................  
Gate Hooks and Eyes...................... 
70*10*10
d1s.7n
levels. 
Stanley Rale and Level  Co.’s .....................
ROPES.
Sisal, H inch and larger.......
Manilla..................................
SqU A R S E .
Steel and  Iron.......................
Try and Bevels.......................
Mitre .....................................
SHEET  IKON.

75
6f
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
$2 95
8 05
8 05
3 15
3 25
3 85
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to  14...................................... 84 05 
Nos. 15 to 17  ..................................... 4  05 
Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4  05 
Nos. 22 to 24......................................  4 05 
Nos. 25 to 28....................................... 4 25 
No. 27............................................... 4  45 
wide uot less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  .....................................dls. 
Silver Lake, White A..............................list 
Drab A.................................  “ 
White  B...............................  1 
Drab B.................................   •• 
White C.................................“ 

50
50
55
so
55
35

7H
11dls.

SAND PAPER.

SASH  CORD.

“ 
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dls.

Discount, 10.

BASH WEIGHTS.

d ls .

s a w s. 

traps. 

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

Solid Byes............................................per ton $26
“ 
20
Sliver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,__ 
70
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__ 
50
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot__  SO
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  foot............................................  
30
Steel, Game...................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s .... 
70
Mouse,  choker.................................18c per do*
Mouse, delusion...............................$1.50 per dos
dig.
Bright Market..............................................   @5
Annealed Market..........................................70—10
Coppered Market.........................................   60
Tinned Market.........................................   .  g2H
Coppered  Spring  Steel............................. ’ . 
so
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...............................  2 60
painted....................................  2 20

wire. 

dls.

“ 

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

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

MISCELLANEOUS. 
 

 

 

METALS,
FIG TIN.
Pig  Large...............................
Pig Bars..............• .................
Duty:  Sheet, 2Hc per ponDd.
680 ponnd  casks......................
Per pound...............................
SOLDER.

ZINO.

26c
28c

2*

is

$ 7 50 
7 50 
9 25 
9 25

Extra W iping.................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder fn the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
1 60
ANTIMONY.
Cookson........................................per  ponnd
Hallett’s......................................  
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TIN—MNLYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal.....................................
“ 
14x20 IC, 
.....................................
“ 
10x14 IX, 
.....................................
“ 
14x20 IX, 
.....................................
Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.
TIN— ALLA WAY GRADE.
10x14 IC,  Charcoal...................................
“  ...............
14X20IC. 
10x14 IX, 
.....................................
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“
Each additional X on this grade $1.50.
“  Worcester......................
14x20 IC, 
“ 
.......................
14x20 IX, 
.................
« 
20x28 IC, 
"  Allaway  Grade.............
14x2010, 
“  ..............
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
..............
“ 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
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BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14x28 IX....................................................
14x31  TX...................................................
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I
14x60 ix!  <• 

6 SO 
8 50
13 50 
6 00
7 50 
12 50 
15 50
$14  00 
.  15 00 
10 00

75 
6  75
8  25
9 25

f P®r Pound

ROOFING PLATES

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PcHlGArUlADESMAN

A  WF.RKT.T  JOURNAL  D ITO TID   TO  THE

B est  In te re s ts   o f  B u sin ess  M en. 

Published at

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WEDNESDAY.  APRIL 25.  1894.

agement  of  the  concern,  and  although 
this may be accomplished  by means of  a 
board  of  directors,  there  will  always be 
issues of  one  sort  or  other  between  the 
partners  who  furnish  the  capital  and 
own the plant and those who only furnish 
their daily labor.

The great difficulty  in  a business  car­
ried  on  in  the  manner  proposed  above 
is that the mere  employe  partners stand 
upon a very different  footing  from  that 
of those who own everything.  Co-opera­
tion  is a  different  sort  of  business from 
the ordinary conception of profit-sharing.
In co-operation,  all  the partners put into 
the concern  more  than  they  draw  out. 
Some,  perhaps,  advance capital.  Others 
contribute stock or material,and those who 
only contribute their labor are only permit 
ted to draw out a portion of  their wages, 
the balance remaining to assist in forming 
a  money  capital,  or  to  reimburse  those 
who have made  advances. 
In  this  way 
all 
the  employes  become  stockholders, 
acquiring  an  interest in  the  machinery 
and other property  in  which the  capital 
is  invested. 
In  case  profits  are  made, 
they enjoy  their share,  and, should losses 
be incurred, they may  suffer  in  propor­
tion,  even  to  the  extent  of  the  capital 
they may have advanced, or  the  residue 
of their wages which was retained to pay 
for their stock.

PROFIT-SHARING  IN  BUSINESS.
It has  long  been a dream  of  political 
economists  that 
the  remedy  for  such 
labor  troubles  as  strikes  and  lockouts 
is  profit-sharing,  or  the  forming  of  a 
copartnership between  the employer and 
his employes.

Some experiments  have  been  made in 
that  direction  and  some  success  has 
been  reported:  but  so  many  difficulties 
lie  in  the way  of  such  an  arrangement 
that,  so far,  it is only  an  experiment  on 
a very  limited scale.

There is  no  disputing  that  the  inter­
ests  of  capital  and  labor  are  intimate­
ly  associated.  On  cannot  get  along 
without 
the  other.  No  industry  or 
busiuess  enterprise  can  be  carried  on 
without  both.  There  must  be  money 
enough to secure a plant  and  machinery, 
and  a  stock  of  material  upon  which  to 
operate,  and  some  with  which  to  pay 
the  laborers  so that  they can  live.  All 
this must be  provided  by  the  employer 
before  he  can  have  any  need  for  his 
workmen,  and  the  employer  is  thus re­
quired 
lay  out  a  greater  or  lesser 
amount  of  money  before  he  can  hope to 
secure  any returns.

to 

least 

The  employes,  on 

their  wages,  and,  on 

the  other  hand, 
while they  put in  their labor, must  have 
pay  for  it  from  the  very  beginning  of 
the  enterprise  to  enable Mhem  to  sub­
sist.  The  undertaking  may  result  in 
a  total  loss  to  the  proprietor  of  all  the 
capital  invested,  but  the  employes  will 
the  greater 
have,  if  not  all,  at 
portion  of 
the 
breaking  up  of  the  establishment,  will 
have  lost 
little  besides  employment, 
which,  it  must  be  admitted,  is  often  a 
very  serious  thing.  But  it  is  evident 
from 
the 
establishing  of  a  general  partnership 
between  a  proprietor  and  his  workmen 
is  attended  with  many  difficulties. 
It 
not  unfrequently happens  that  employ­
ers will  admit  into  partnership a certain 
number  of  employes  whose  ability  and 
fidelity have been  fully  demonstrated by 
their  valuable  services,  but to take in  a 
great  number  of  laborers  cannot  be  so 
easily managed.

considerations 

Moreover,  every  partner  thinks  he 
ought  to  have  some  voice  in  the  man­

these 

that 

large  material  success,  and 

Co-operative  companies  wisely  and 
honestly  managed  may,  and  often  do, 
attain 
it 
would be well if  there  were  many more 
of  them  than  there are.  Whenever they 
have  failed,  it  was  from  lack  of  har­
In 
mony. 
this  connection  it  may  be 
stated 
that  an  association  has  been 
formed at Washington  for the promotion 
of profit-sharing. 
Its  President  is Hon. 
Carroll D.  Wright,  United  States  Com­
missioner of  Labor,  and  its other officers 
and directors  are  prominent  in political
economics.

This association  proposes,  in  view of a 
prospective  revival  of  business  in  this 
country,  that  the  mills  and  factories 
should  have  their industrial  system  re­
organized on a basis of profit-sharing.  If 
such  a  reorganization  could  be  accom­
plished on an extensive  scale,  in a man­
ner to commend itself both to capital and 
to labor,  it would  be the  solution of  the 
vast problem  that  has  come  to  distress 
the  country  and  to  disorganize  its  in­
dustrial 
interests.  The  object  of  the 
association  is certainly  most  beneficent, 
and it should be  forwarded by every one 
who wishes well to his kind.

It  must  be  admitted,  however,  that 
much more  depends  on the  starting  up 
of  the  mills  and  factories  than  on  the 
manner in  which they  shall be operated. 
Men  who have  for so many  months seen 
the  mills  closed  will  be  glad  to  have 
them opened on  any  basis.  That  is the 
first consideration,  and it all depends,  to 
a large extent, on  the  statesmanship  of 
the  country.  A  little  wise  legislation 
will do much good.  The  highest duty of 
statesmen  and  philanthropists 
to 
make the country  prosperous,  to  set  in 
motion all the wheels of industry,  and to 
revive  commerce  and  restore  financial 
confidence.  Just how this  Is to  be done 
is not easily declared,  but if  there be not 
statesmanship  and  political  wisdom  in 
the country  to  accomplish  it,  so  much 
the worse for the  country.

is 

In the  meantime,  all  of  the  benefits 
that  are  to  be  got  out  of  profit-shar­
ing  and  co-operation  should  be  made 
available.

'FEIK  M ICH IGAN  TRA D E8 MA N
THE  INDUSTRIAL  SITUATION. 

Probably in the history of labor  move­
ments in this  country  there  has been no 
time  when  such  an 
increasing  and 
purposeless  ferment  prevailed  as  there 
seems to be at the present.  An epidemic 
of  strikes  and  agitation  seems  to  be 
sweeping  over the  country  that at  first 
thought would  naturally be  attributed to 
reluctance to accept the wages offered by 
the  changed  economic  conditions—in 
many instances, of course, a correct expla­
nation; bat there are so many cases  where 
the pretext is some arbitrary requirement 
of  unionism—a  sympathetic  strike, or a 
thousand men go  out  because  their em­
ployers will not  provide  that  they shall 
work under the supervision of a “ walking 
delegate,”  or  even  a  union  against  a 
union,  as in the Great Northern strike, it 
seems impossible to  account for the situ- 
tion by any other  hypothesis than that it 
is a mania or craze.

A manifestation  of  another  phase  of 
this same purposeless mania  of agitation 
is seen in the  great number of  bodies of 
men,  gathering into  so  called  “armies” 
and marching  toward a great rendezvous 
at Washington,  with no  definite  thought 
of any  particular  purpose  to  be served 
except a vague  idea  of  compelling  Con­
gress  to  do  something  to  better  their 
condition.

The cause of this phase of  the popular 
mania,  or  of its  direction,  may  be found 
in the widespread belief  that Congress is 
contributing to  the continued  industrial 
depression by  its delay  in tariff  legisla­
tion.  This belief enables political cranks, 
fiat money theorist  and  other  agitators, 
like Coxey,  Kelly, et  al, to organize and 
lead their armies;  which  they  do for the 
notoriety they can get ont of it. 

What  is  the  effect  on  the  industrial 

«

situation?

The strikes for wages to  be restored to
schedules  before the  panic  are  causing 
many concerns to  close down again.  Un­
certainty as  to  the  results  of  the  coal 
strikes  and  the  general  striking  spirit 
that prevails,  prevents  many  industries 
from resuming  that otherwise  would be 
warranted 
taking 
advantage  of  this  condition  of  panic, 
many  employers  are  compelling  their 
operatives to  work  for  a bare  pittance, 
claiming—justly  perhaps—that  on  ac­
count of the uncertanty,  especially as to 
the  markets,  they  would  otherwise  be 
forced to close.

in  doing 

so,  and, 

Any idea of eventual advantage through 
curtailment of production by such strikes 
and  agitation is a delusion  for  purchas­
ing  capacity  is  destroyed  to  a  much 
greater  extent  than  production 
is  de­
creased.  The benefits gained by a strike 
in such times as these  are even less than 
those gained  by a fire.

Altogether  the  industrial  outlook  is 
not  as  bright  as  it  might  be.  But  all 
popular manias  run a  rapid  course,  and 
all congresses have either done something 
or  come  to  an  end  but  this  one.  So, 
reasoning  from  analogy,  the  conditions 
will  soon  be  changed  and  a  healthy 
financial and industrial recovery ensue.

Frank Jewell went out of town on busi­
ness recently,  and,  not returning as soon 
as  expected,  it was asserted that  he had 
gone fishing.  Hearing  of  it  on  his  re­
turn,  Frank  indignantly denied  that  he 
had been  fishing, claiming  that  the  rea­
son that  he  did  not  return  as  soon  as 
he expected to was  because he was look­
ing for a good place to  dig worms.

The  G rocery  M arket.

Sugar—There are no indications of any 
change in quotations,  which  are  now on 
a level of parity with  raws.  The  usual 
spring demand  has  not  yet  begun  and 
the refiners have a large surplus  of  pro­
duct on hand to meet the demand when it 
does come.  Any increase  of  confidence 
on the part of buyers,  resulting  in  spir­
ited  buying,  would,  undoubtedly,  result 
in an advance in  prices  on  the  part  of 
the refiners.

jelly—The  manufacturers  have  evi­
dently tired of  selling  goods  at  a  loss, 
having boosted  prices up another  notch.
Hogs—Receipts of hogs continue large, 
notwithstanding that  farmers  generally 
are busy with  their  spring  work.  The 
figures for the week  were 142,539 against 
139,775 for the previous week,  and  103,- 
286 for the corresponding week  of  1893. 
The market fluctuated considerably  dur 
ing the week,  and at one  time  it  looked 
It  cleared 
very much  like  a  stampede. 
the  close,  but  with 
up,  however,  at 
prices  fully  15c  below 
the  previous 
week’s figures.

Pork  in  Barrels—There  has  been  no 
change in the price of hog  products dur­
ing the week.  Jobbers  report  business 
only  fair,  and the market  firm.  This  is 
the dull season  for pork  anyway,  and  if 
it  were  not  for  the  enormous  exports 
which foot up over  20,000,000  tbs,  pork 
would not be  “ in  it.”  As  it  is,  lower 
prices  foi  packed  would  not  surprise 
anyone.

Lard—Up  %c on all  grades  and  busi­

ness is reported good.

Beef in Barrels—The  market  is  quiet 
and firm with no material change from last 
week.  The jobbing trade is fair,  though 
it could  be  better,  but  few  complaints 
are  heard,  however.

issue.  The  Southern 

Fresh  Meats—Both pork and beef have 
had  a  comparatively  slow  sale  during 
the past  week.  But  the  present  week 
has opened good.  Prices are unchanged.
Oranges—There  has  been  no  change 
worth  noting  in  the  market  since  our 
last 
fruit  ex­
changes have placed  the  price  of  their 
oranges just as high  as  they will  stand; 
in fact,  the price is so high  that  carload 
orders must,  necessarily,  have  been  few 
in number, as  any  dealer  with  a fairly 
good stock  would prefer to wait  until  it 
was absolutely necessary before  buying, 
knowing that the limit had been  reached 
and,  therefore,  that  speculative  buying 
would be out of the  question  and  fresh 
fruit would be preferable  to  stored  and 
shriveled stock.  The best  of  California 
seedlings are none too good  this  season, 
all  the  fruit  running  very 
light  and 
more to skin and  pulp than to  juice  and 
quality.  The navels are  somewhat  bet­
ter,  but are  not  up  to  the  standard  of 
former years.  Messinas are elegant,  but 
few are offered in  local  markets,  as  the 
wholesalers say the  trade  will  not  buy 
at the  prices they would have to charge. 
At the Eastern cargo sales the fruit brings 
$2.75@3.50  and  is  all  snapped  up  by 
parties close at hand.

Lemons—Arrivals  at 

the  different 
ports of entry have been  enormous,  and 
at the New  York  sales  Wednesday  and 
Thursday some very low purchases were 
made by  large  dealers.  Grand  Rapids, 
as usual,  was “in  it”  and  a  number  of 
carloads of the  very  choicest  brands  of 
bright, clean  fruit  are  enroute  to  this 
point  and will  be  offered  to  the  trade 
throughout  the State on  close  margins. 
An increased demand  is  already  appar-

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ent  and  a  few  warm  days  will  still 
further increase it, as many who have cool 
basements  will  want  to  put  in  a  few 
boxes against the  time  when  the  same 
fruit will cost 25 per  cent.  more.  Spec­
ulative buying of perishable  goods is not 
in  favor with us,  but prices of lemons at 
present  look  tempting  to  anyone  who 
knows  from  experience  that  with  the 
summer’s heat will come  an  advance  of 
from 50  to  100  per  cent,  over  present 
quotations.  Those  who  possess  nerve 
and  faith will probably  buy  freely—the 
timid  will  not—and,  while  making  no 
profit  above  the  legitimate,  the  latter 
will lose  no  sleep  and  will  not  worry 
about the fluctuations.

Peanuts—The  association  of  peanut 
cleaners has  issued  its  first  manifesto, 
and,  coupled  with  it,  is  an  advance  of 
%c per pound and a  withdrawal  of  cer­
tain  concessions  heretofore  given  the 
buyer  by  the  various  firms  who  were 
competing for  the  orders.  The  private 
well-known  brands  such  as  “Suns,” 
“Bells,”  “Electric  Lights,’’  “Flags,” 
“Banners”  and  “Diamond  G”  have  ail 
been  withdrawn,  to be succeeded  by one 
first and  one  second  grade  for  all  the 
brands  emanating  from,  controlled  by 
and officially  recognized  as  the  associa­
tion brands for respective grades.  Those 
who bought  last week  are  already win­
ners.  Other advances are practically as­
sured for the near future.

fruits.  All  danger 

Bauanas—The demand  has  materially 
quickened  in  all  quarters,  owing, 
in 
part, to the  high  price  of  oranges  and 
the  almost  entire  absence  of  domestic 
and  sauce 
from 
frost is  now  past,  and  outside  dealers 
who  were  chary  about  ordering  when 
the chances  were about even  for  having 
the fruit blackened by chill,  now  do  so 
freely,  and from the regularity of  orders 
it is assumed  that the  consumer  is  buy­
ing  freely.  Stock  arrives  in  excellent 
condition,  and,  so  far,  there  has  been 
very little overripe  fruit,  and  the  ped­
dlers  who  wait  about  the  commission 
houses to profit on what  legitimate  deal­
ers are forced by  circumstances  to  lose 
have fared  very slim.  Stock  will  be  in 
good supply this week.

Cocoanuts—Firm at  $30  per  1,000  in 
lots of that  quantity,  and  at  $3.50  per 
sack  of  100.  The  nuts  coming  to  our 
market are sound  and  of  average  size.
Foreign  Nuts—As  will  appear  from 
quotations  on  another  page,  have  not 
changed and will  probably  remain  easy 
for some time.  The demand is light.

P u re ly   P erso n al.

J.  M. Earle,  the  Belding  clothier,  was 

in town last Friday.

Geo.  R.  Mayhew  went  to  Ft.  Wayne 
Monday to  consult with  a  specialist  at 
that place.

Dr.  Chas.  8. 

ilazeltine,  Consul  at 
Milan,  has  been  granted a vacation  from 
April 5 to  May  3  and  is  spending  the 
time,  accompanied  by  his  family,  at 
Rome,  Naples,  Pompeii,  Herculaneum, 
Florence,  Bologna and  Parma.

W.  T.  Lamoreaux  has  returned  from 
Chatham,  Ont.,  where  he  purchased 
thirty carloads  of  beans  and  made  ar­
rangements  to  secure  as  many  more. 
The Canadian people have  been  holding 
their beans in  the  expectation  that  the 
duty  would  be  removed  by  the  enact­
ment of  the  Wilson  bill,  thus  opening 
the American market  to  their  product. 
They have  finally  come  to  the  conclu­
sion that the duty  will  not  be  taken  off

this year and may as well  sell last year’s 
crop at present prices.

J.  W.  Murphy,  junior  member  of  the 
drug firm of Amberg «ft Murphy, of Battle 
Creek,  recently received a call from a boy 
who said  that  his  dog  had  hurt  his  leg 
and that he wante  some  liniment  to  rub 
on  the  injured  member.  Mr.  Murphy 
grabbed a bottle,  filled  it  with  liniment 
and hastily clapped on a  label.  A short 
time afterward the mother of the boy  ap­
peared  in  the  store  in  an  angry  mood, 
stating that the dog had gone crazy as the 
result  of  the  application  and  that  he 
would  be held accountable for the loss of 
the canine.  As the woman had the bottle 
in her hand,  he  asked  her  to  look  at  it, 
when he discovered,  greatly  to  his  cha­
grin, that he had  used an eye water label, 
instead of the liniment label,  and he  was 
not  at  all  surprised  when  he  learned, 
next day,  that the application of liniment 
to the dog’s eye had caused the canine to 
leave  home  and  that  he  had  not  been 
heard from since.  The matter has  since 
blown over,  but for a day or two  a  num­
ber of  prominent  citizens  discussed  the 
matter at some length,  with a view to in­
stituting  an 
investigation  to  ascertain 
whether the liquid in  the  bottle  was  ac­
tually liniment or Red Mike.

G rip sack   B rig a d e .

J.  B.  Smith,  who  covers  the  jobbing 
trade of the Thompson «ft Chute Soap Co. 
(Toledo)  in  Illinois,  Wisconsin,  Indiana, 
Ohio and  Michigan,  has decided to  make 
this market  headquarters  hereafter  and 
has taken up his residence  in  this  city. 
Mr.  Smith is a  stockholder  in  the  com- 
pahy and  will  be a  valuable accession  to 
the ranks of local commercial  travelers.

Marshall Stntesnum:  William  Connor 
has been  appointed chaplain  for another 
term of Grand  Rapids  Daisy  Lodge  No. 
8,  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 
Elks.  This is the third term Mr.  Conner 
has had the  honor  of  this  appointment 
and,  being opposed  to  these  continuous 
terms and in the  hope of not being  reap­
pointed,  he  purposely absented  himself 
from  the  lodge  on  the  occasion  of  the 
annual meeting.

L.  W.  Atkins, who  represented  Heav- 
enrich  Bros,  so many years in  this  terri 
tory,  has  made  arrangements  with  the 
new  firm,  which  will  begin  business  in 
Detroit under the old firm style,  and  will 
see his  trade  regularly the same as here­
tofore.  Between the failure of his house 
and  his own illness,  Mr.  Atkins has  been 
off the road a  full  year,  and  his  many 
f:lends among the trade will welcome his 
return.

Geo.  F.  Owen and  family  will  have the 
sympathy of a large circle  of  friends  in 
the  affliction  which has befallen them  in 
the form  of  an  attack  of  blindness  on 
their  only  daughter,  Miss  Lula,  as  the 
result of a siege of scarlet fever last fall. 
Local physicians give  the  family no  en­
couragement of the  young  lady ever  re­
gaining her eyesight,  but Mr. Owen  pro­
poses to place  the patient  in  a  hospital 
in Chicago  this week,  and  give  her  the 
advantage  of  the  best  physicians  the 
country affords,  withholding no  expense 
which might result in her recovery.

You  need  never be afraid of  a singing 
k oman  or  a  whistling  man.  They are 
too light hearted and clear of  conscience 
to be guilty of anything very bad.

Clear—concise—right to the point:  our 
cover  page. 

last 

advertisement  on 
The Putnam Candy Co.

Changre  of 

th e   P rice  an d   W eig h t  of 

B read.

“The bakers told us they were going to 
reduce  the  price  of  bread  from  6  to  5 
cents.  Well,  they  did  it;  and  then,  to 
even  up,  reduced  the weight  of the  loaf 
from 20  to  16  ounces—giving us  a  cent 
at  one  end  and  cutting  it  off  at  the 
other.”  The above remark  was made to 
T h e  T radesm an  by a prominent grocer, 
who  had  “kick”  written  all  over  him. 
“I don’t see why,”  he  continued,  “they 
reduced the price  of  bread  anyway. 
It 
was all  right  where  it  was.  We  were 
making a fair profit,  and  were satisfied. 
There  were  a  few  grocers,  I  suppose, 
who  wanted  to  make  another  cent  on 
their bread,  but the most  of  us  thought 
we were making  enough.  But when  the 
bakers volunteered  a reduction  in price, 
they  should  have  had  the  backbone  to 
give it, and not  give in  something  with 
one hand and then  take it away with the 
other.

One of the baker* was  seen  about  the 
matter,  and  he  stated  that  the  bakers 
had  reduced  neither  the  price  nor  the 
weight.  “ We have simply  discontinued 
making  one  kind  of  bread,”  he  said. 
“The  old 5 cent loaf  has been increased 
in  weight,  and  the  price  has  remained 
the  same.  A  good  many  people  were 
grumbling  because  the  price  of  bread 
was kept at the  old  figure,  so  we  have 
abolished the  heavy  loaf,  increased  the 
weight of  the  lighter  one,  and  it  will 
henceforth be the  standard. 
If  we  had 
simply reduced  the  price it would  have 
benefitted no one  but  the grocers.  As it 
by  raising  the weight  of  the 5  cent 
loaf and  selling  it at  the old  price,  the 
consumer  gets  the  benefit.  We  had no 
idea that our action  would  please all the 
grocers—we merely wished to cheapen the 
cost of  bread to the people.”

If there is  anything else  in  the situa­
tion it has not yet developed.  The grocers 
are kicking and  the  bakers  are—letting 
them kick.  And  the end is  not even  in 
sight.

The  Most  Popular Trust. 

“Mister,”  said  the  small  boy  to  the 
grocer,  “mother told  me  to  ask  you  if 
they’s any such thing as  a  sugar  trust.” 
“Why, of course there is.”
“ W-weil,  mother wants  to  be  trusted 

for two pounds.”

Established  1877.

POTTER  &  WILLIAMS,
CHEESE,  BDTTEE  and  EGGS

On  Commission or  Will  Purchase 

Correspondence Invited.

144 146-148 Michigan  St., BUFFALO, N. Y.

PRODUCE  MARKET.
ana are sold by dealess for *7 per bbl.

Apples—SHll continue  to  come  in  small; lots 

beans—Offerings are small, dealers  pay  from 

$1.3031.40 holding hand picked at $1.55(31.60.

Butter—Supply Is only medium.  Choice dairy 

Cabbages—Bring $2 per crate.  The  supply  is 

is firm at 18©20c and creamery at 22@2(e.
good.
!  Cranberries-Are held at $2.75 per bu.  crate.
Celery—Has  about  disappeared.  Anything 
that  looks Tike celery  will  easily bring 25c per 
doz.
Cucumbers—Have fallen off 25c per doz.,  now 
held at $1.50.

Eggs—Fair supply.  Dealers pay from  9*4@10, 

holding at  11c.

Field Seeds—Medium  and  mammoth  clover 
$5.85@6,  scarce;  Alsyke,  $739;  Alfalfa.  56.50; 
Timothy, $2.10(32.15; Red Top,  60370c;  Orchard 
grass,$1.6031.70.

Honey—White clover, He: buckwheat, 12c.
Lettuce—Is still in  good  supply.  Dealers  pay 

8V-@Sc, holding at 10c per lb.

Maple Sugar—What little reaches  the  market 

is bought for 9c per lb , and brings 10c.
for good and holding at $1.

Maple Syrup—Dealers are paying 85c  per  gal. 

Onions—Old are held at •V'c  per  bu.  Cubans 
and Bermudas are held at  $2 51  per  bu.  Green 
are held at 10c per  doz. bunches.

Radishes—Chicago  stock  is  held  at  25  and 

Cincinnatls at 30c per doz. bunches.
per bn. crate.

Spinach—Is in  good  supply  and  held  at  75c 

Asparagus—Has 

brings $1 per doz. bunches.

reached 

the  market  and 

Tomatoes—Supply  is  only  moderate.  They 
are  held  by  the  dealers  at  $3.50 per 6 basket 
crate.
Pie Plant—There seems  to  be  plenty  of  this 
luscious plant to supply the market,  although it 
has just  made  its  appearance.  Dealers  easily 
:et 5c per lb. both Illinois and homegrown.
Pineapples—The  supply  Is  Improving.  No.  1 

bring $2 per doz. and other sizes In proportion.

Potatoes—Are about  the scarcest  thing  in  the 
country at present, if reports from buying points 
are to be credited.  The location of a  few  large 
lots is known,but the growers are holding for $1, 
and will not let them go at  present  prices.  The 
recent cold snap which swept the country  from 
one end to the  other,  cut  the  growing  crop  in 
the South even with the ground. 
It  was neces­
sary  In  many  sections  to  replant; so that new 
potatoes are not likely to  cut  much  of  a  figure 
for some time to come.  This, with the  reported 
scarcity  of old,  makes  it  easy  to  predict the 
course of the market.  Dealers  are  paying  65c, 
holding at 75c.  Everybody is looking for higher 
prices,  but perhaps the unexpected will happen 
In this case, and prices  take  a  drop.  There  is 
little  likelihood  of this,  however,  as  farmers 
have caught on to the trend  of  the  market  and 
are keeping their stocks for all there is  in  them. 
One  dealer  received  a  carload  of  prime last 
wee»  which tallied 750  bushels,  which  he  had 
previously contracted for at 40c, and a few other 
odd lots were bought at  reasonable  figures,  but 
on the whole, the market has  continued  to  rise 
in spite of the bears,  who  have  done  their  ut­
most to keep down prices.  Advices  from  Flor 
Ida  and  other  sections  of  the  South,  from 
whence has  always  come  our  supply  of  early 
new potatoes, are to the effect that not only will 
the Southern crop be late, but  it will  not be  of 
sufficient volume to materially  affect  prices  in 
the North.  If  this  be  a  fact,  then the people 
may be compelled  to  find  a  substitute  for  the 
favorite tuber.

D
Lansing, Mich•

Having re-
organized our business  and  acquired  the  fac-
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buildim
-------- n  and  machinery  formeily occupied  by the Hud-
Pants  tfe  Overall  Co.,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish  the 
trade a  line of goods in  pants, overalls, shirts and jackets which 
If 
will  prove  to  be  trade  w in n ers  wherever  introduced. 
you  are  not  already  handling  our  goods,  and  wish to secure 
the  agency  for  your  town,  communicate  with  us  iminedi 
ately.  An  inspection of our  line solicited.
J.  M.  E a r l e,  Presidents and  Gren’l  Manager. 
E.  D.  V oorhees,  Superintendent.

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Drags H Medicines«

State Board of Pharmacy. 

O ne  T ear—O ttm ar Kberb&ch, Ann  Arbor. 
T wo  Y ears—G eorge Gundrum, Ionia.
T hree  Y ears—C. A. B ngbee. Cheboygan. 
Four Y ears—8. E. P a r till, Owosso.
F ire Years—F. W. R. Perry, D etroit. 
P resident—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—S tanley E. P ark lll, Owosso. 
T reasurer—G eo. Gundrum. Ionia.
C om ing  M eetings—Star  Island,  June  26 
H oughton, Sept. Is L ansing, N or. 6 and 7.

Michigan State  Pharmaceutical  Ass’n.
President—A. B. Stevens, Ann Arbor. 
V ice-President—A. F. Parker, D etroit.
T reasurer—W. Dupont,  D etroit.
8eoretay—S. A. Thom pson, D etroit.
Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. 
P resident,W alter K .Schm idt;  Sec’y, Ben. Schrouder.

P o w d ered   M edicinal  E x tra c ts.

Solid extracts of vegetable drugs to  be 
of requisite*, quality  should possess, in  a 
marked degree,  the distinguishing  char­
acteristics of the material of which  they 
are made.  Each  should  present  a  dis­
tinctive individuality and  in  those  sub 
stances  in  which  the  active  constituent 
is alkaloidal,  precise assay  should  show 
a  full  average  percentage.  Odor  and 
taste should be fully preserved,  and that 
excess  of  inert  matter,  usually denomi 
nated “extractive”  and  largely predomi­
nating in this class of articles  as usually 
found,  should be  avoided  or  materially 
diminished  by  skill  of  process.  The 
choice of a proper solvent or  menstruum 
for  the  active  properties  of  a  drug  in 
volves experience and extended  observa 
tion.  Error in,  or indifference to, this es 
sential is quite likely to result in a  mini 
mum of active constituent loaded  with  a 
maximum  of “extractive.”  Both  physi­
cian and pharmacist will  realize that this 
means a gain  in  bulk  and  weight,  and 
thereby a commercial advantage,  but  the 
therapeutic purpose and  object  are less­
ened to  a  culpable  degree.  The initial 
point,  of course, in this  as  in  all  other 
classes of finished  pharmacuetical  prod­
ucts,  is the selection of good, sound drugs 
—a quality of which,  better than the  av­
erage,  is not too good, and often not good 
enough.  Then the process,  in all its  de­
tail  of  reduction from  liquid  to  solid, 
should be carried from beginning to  full 
completion,  within  the  vacuum  still  or 
vessel, at  such  controlled  or  regulated 
temperature  that  heat  can 
in  nowise 
prove  a  destructive  element.  As  com­
plete an exclusion of surrounding atmos­
phere as is possible precludes that  tend­
ency  which,  it  is  known,  induces 
change  in  the  state of single  and  asso­
ciated  alkaloids,  and  disturbs  that  nice 
adjustment in which these exist in a  na­
tive or natural  condition.  With  the  ap­
plication of a proper degree of  skill  and 
the scrupulous pains which  such  impor­
tant agents as medicinal  extracts  should 
always receive at the  hands of the  man­
ufacturer, it is believed that this class of 
products  can  be  made  to  present  such 
unusual features of excellence as are not 
generally met with in commerce.

have of the  substance  known  as “ vege­
table  extractive.”  Of  course,  we  are 
aware that  those active and potent prin­
ciples  of vegetable  substances  are  inti­
mately  associated  with  and closely  in- 
olved  with  the  juice,  sap  and  plant 
composite.  But  we  must  acquire  a 
knowledge  of  how  these  can  be  sep­
arated from each other without injury to 
each,  and must learn,  moreover,  that the 
material  from  vegetable  structure  and 
organism,  which yields to the solvent ac­
tion of liquids,  varies greatly under  dif­
ferent circumstances in kind, quality and 
amount of bulk.  This  clearly  points  to 
a need of  more  knowledge  of  the  char­
acter, proportion and quality of the men­
struum which should  be employed.  Per­
colation with  warm  and  cold  solvents; 
the  use  of  that  percentage  of  spirit 
which  would  solve  neither  sugar  nor 
gum; a prolonged action of aqueous men­
struum inducing a certain  chemical  un­
ion of starch  and  tannin;  the formation 
and  character  of  “apothem,”  that  al 
most inevitable concomitant of vegetable 
infusion;  the changes  of color which  oc­
cur in the course of evaporation  or  con­
centration;  existing conditions of  atmos­
phere favorable or unfavorable to drying 
and powdering—these are  a  few  of  the 
numerous  agencies  which  merit  study 
and  attention,  and  which,  if  not  be­
stowed  at  times  during  the  progressive 
stages  of  manipulation,  will  result  in 
unsatisfactory  and  it may  be indifferent 
products. 

W m.  B.  T hompson.

R everie  o f a   L ead   Pencil.

1 have been  thinking  about  the  drug­
gists. 
I think  that,  without  exception, 
they are the most peculiar  class of  busi­
ness men in  the world.  And  right  here 
is the  first  peculiarity:  While  the  most 
ordinary druggist on  a back street in the 
most  out-of-the-way  part  of  the  city 
would resent the  slightest  imputation of 
his  ability  as  a  business  man,  he  will 
give  you  to  distinctly  understand that 
he is not in  business—the grocer,  or the 
baker,  or  the  butcher,  or  a  good  many 
others may  be in  business—he is not; he 
is following  his  profession!  He  scorn 
the idea  of  trade,  it  is  plebeian,  it  is 
beneath  the  man  who  has  walked  the 
classic shades  of  Academe  or  of  Way 
back  University.  So  it  turns  out  that 
what is lawful and  right  for  dealers  ii 
other  lines  to  do,  the  dealer  in  drug: 
must  not think of  doing.  For  instance 
he may not  push  his  business,  but  cu 
tomers must come  of their  own volition 
He  is  there  solely 
in  his  professional 
capacity, and it  is unprofessional  to ad 
vertise. 
It would look too much as if he 
wanted the  people’s  money if he  adver 
tised that he had  something to  sell.  He 
would lose caste,  too, if he used printer' 
ink,  and would  be  looked  upon  by  hi 
class  as  no  better  than  an  ordinary 
tradesman.  He  couldn’t  stand  that; he 
must keep his  rank at  all hazards,  even 
though he should sell  not even a nickel 
worth  of  court  plaster.  And  so  day 
after  day  he  lounges  about  his  “phar­
macy”  waiting  for  the  customers  who 
come not except  at long  intervals.  The 
end of it all  is  that after a  year  or  so, 
disheartened  and  discouraged  he  sells 
out  (if  be  is  not  sold  out)  and,  after 
a  while,  perhaps  secures  a  “position” 
with a druggist more fortunate than him­
self.

Did the conditions of demand  and  use 
justify  entering  upon  the  preparation 
aright, of solid extracts, among the other 
operations of the dispensing pharmacist, 
and  could  the  necessary  apparatus  be 
satisfactorily  applied,  the  character  of 
products would prove quite a  revelation 
in knowledge to the  uninitiated—that  is 
to say that  the  attainment  of  complete 
and perfect products results in a class of 
preparations  so  totally unlike  what  we 
are accustomed to see as to offer  sugges­
All  druggists  are  not  like  this  one.
tive ideas to the  novice and the  student. 
Some  of  them  are  as  pushing  and  as 
We  should  be  enabled  to  learn  much
more than the limited knowledge we now j energetic as any  other  class of  business

T H E   M I C H I G A lIST  T R A D E S M A N .
men  in  the  community.  They  are  not 
afraid to see their  names in  print,  even 
though it  be as the  owner of  some  pro­
prietary article.  They have no need to be 
if  the  article  has  merit.  They  keep 
themselves before  the public  constantly 
as dealers in drugs,  and  in  every  legiti­
mate way try to convince the people that 
it is to their interest to trade  with them. 
They  have 
the 
esprit  etc  corps,  which  is a nightmare to 
so  many;  they  are  after  business,  and 
they get it.

little  concern  about 

such quantities  as  would enable  him  to 
live in ease and  comfort.  He  knew  ab­
solutely nothing of  the  science  of  med­
icine,  but  that  was  a  minor  considera­
tion.  He knew  how  pills  tasted  when 
taken into the mouth,  which was the all- 
important  point.  He  went to work and 
in a short  time had a great  many  boxes 
made.  He  then  started  out  to  sell the 
product of his  skill,  and  in  a  few  days 
succeeded  in  disposing  of  all  he  had 
made.  He  made  another  lot  and  dis­
posed of them  likewise,  and  so on,  mak­
ing and  selling  alternately until  he had 
“ worked  up”  a  demand  for  his  pills, 
when  all  he  had  to  do  was  to  stay  at 
home, make his pills and sell them to the 
customers who  called.  He  made a good 
living  out  of  the  business  for  several 
years,  until his fertile genius invented an 
easier  way  of  making  money.  Now, 
what do you suppose  his pills were made 
of?  Nothing but bread dough,  rolled  in 
powdered rhubarb to give  them the taste 
of the genuine pill.

Only  a  L ea d P e n c il.

The biggest fish are the  ones  that  get 
away.  Just so with  many  of  life’s  op­
portunities.

Tour  Bank Account Solicited.

Kent  County  Savings  Ml

GRAND RAPIDS. ,MICH.

J ho.  A. Covodb  Pres.

H s n r y   I d k m a, Vlce-Pres.

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

K. Van Hof, Ass’tC’s’r. 

Transacts a General Banking  Business. 

Interest  Allowed  on  Time  and  Savings 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS:

Jno. A. Covode, D. A. Blodgett,  E. Crofton Fox, 
T. J. O’Brien,  A. J. Bowne,  Henry Idema, 
Jno.W.Blodgett,J. A. McKee 
J. A. S. Verdier.
Deposits  Exceed  One  Million  Dollars.
Typewriter Supply  Office.

H .  B.  R O SE ,  M a n a g e r .

STATE  AGENCY  FOR THE

The Edison Mimeograph—The Simplex 
Duplicator—Typewriter and Mimeograph 
Supplies  of  all  kinds.  Mail  orders  re­
ceive prompt attention.

Y.  M.  C. A.  Building,

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

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1  Do*  .............................................................. $15
1  Dot.  untrimmed..........................................   18
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18  &  14  Lyou  St.,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

But as  a class  druggists  do  little  ad­
vertising,  and that is the principal  reason 
why there is  not  more  money  made  in 
the drug business. 
It is true that people 
do not buy  drugs  until they  need them, 
but druggists do not confine themselves to 
the sale of drugs  nowadays  as they once 
did,  and if they are to  get their share of 
public  patronage  they must go after it 
there  is  no  other  way  to get  it. 
If 
druggist  can  induce  people  to  come  to 
his  store  to  buy  perfumery,  or  toilet 
articles,  or  anything  else  outside of  his 
regular line,  he  may be  sure that  when 
they want drugs they will  go where  they 
are accustomed to buy these other things. 
Therefore,  he  should  do  his utmost  to 
bring them into  his  store  as  customers. 
The druggist has  one  advantage that  he 
hould  never  lose  sight  of,  and  that  is 
the  opportunity  he  has  to  display  his 
wares in an  attractive manner.  His store 
may be a thing of  beauty and a constant 
delight  to the eye  if  he  will  have it so. 
Brightness and life ought to  characterize 
a druggist’s display,  instead of which the 
larger number of  drug stores show noth­
ing but a dreary,  monotonous  display of 
bottles;  the  showcases  are  a  mass  of 
confusion  and  the  shelves  are 
little 
better.

this  sounds 

What I have  said about  druggists may 
apply to other  dealers with  equal  force, 
but I was thinking  of  drug  stores,  and
my  “remarks”  are  intended  to apply to 
them. 
I understand  that the hard times 
have  very  seriously  affected  the  drug 
trade—I mean  the  druggist’s trade.  At 
first  sight 
strange,  but 
when  you come to  think it over,  it is  all 
right.  Most  people  have  an  idea  that 
drug stores are patronized  through sheer 
necessity, 
that  no  one  buys  drugs 
except  under  compulsion.  This  is true 
of the regular  drug  trade,  but  over  50 
per  cent,  of the  druggist’s  trade  is  on 
patent medicines,  and  these  are  mostly 
bought by people who only  imagine that 
they are  sick. 
If  they  were  really  ill 
they would  call  in a  doctor.  But  their 
trouble being purely  in  the imagination 
which possibly the doctor told them years 
ago, they take to patent medicines.  Ful 
ly 45 per  cent,  of  these  remedies  is ut 
terly worthless (and  the other 5 per cent 
is in doubt) and  can do them no possible 
good,  but as they  only imagine  they are 
sick,  it is as easy to imagine that the med­
icine helps them,  and there you are.  It’s 
homeopathic  similia  similibus curantur, 
and fills the bill to  their  entire  satisfac 
tion.  What I  was  getting  at  was  this 
As these people are not  really  sick they 
do not need  the  medicine,  and  so when 
hard times come they stop  buying, to the 
detriment of drug store trade.  Speaking 
of people thinking they  are sick reminds 
me of  something I was a witness of  my­
self  a  few  years  back.  A  young  man 
named  Campbell  one  day conceived  the 
brilliant idea of making  bis living out of 
pills.  He  would  make  pills  and  sell 
them  to  bis  friends  and  neighbors  in

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Lemon, Linseed Oil, Turpentine.

Acrotrx.

Acetlcum..................... 
8® 10
Benzolcum  German..  65®  75
30
....................  
Boraclc 
Carbollcum................  
30® 3*1
Cltrlcum..................... 
53® 55
Hydrochlor..................  3®  5
...................  10® 12
Nltrocum 
Oxaltcum....................   10® 12
Phosphorlum dll........ 
20
Sallcvllcum..............1  30@1  70
Sulphurlcum................ 
IK® 5
Tannlcum...............   .1  40@1 60
Tartari cum..................  30® 33

AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg................  
4®  6
20  deg................   6®  8
Carbonas  ....................   12® 14
Chlorldum...................  12® 14

y

■* 

*

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

\ ®r

85® 30
H@ 10
25® 30

Cubeae (po  36)........
Juulperus..................
Xantlioxylum............
BALSAMUM,
45® 50
Copaiba............ . . v ..
®-‘ 00
Peru............................
f  * Terabln, Canada  — GO® 65
Tolutan...................... 35® 50

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CORTJSX.

18
11
18
3U
20
12
10
12
15

Abies,  Canadian.........
Casslae  .......................
Cinchona Flava  .........
Enonymus  atropurp...
Myrica  Cerlfera, po—
Primus Vlrglnl............
Quill ala,  grd................
Sassafras  ....................
* Ulmus Po (Ground  15)
BXTRACTUM. 
24® 25
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra.. 
33® 35
po...........
Haematox, 15 lb. box.. 11® 12
13® 14
Is..............
14® 15
KB............
KB............. 16® 17
®  15 
®3 50 
®  80 
®  50 
@  15 
.9®  2
®  7

Carbonate Preclp... 
Citrate and Quinta.
Citrate  Soluble......
Ferrocvanldum Sol.
Solut  Chloride......
Sulphate,  com’l —  
.

pure... 

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Arnica.......................   18®  20
Anthemls...................  80®  35
Matricaria 
50®  65

 

 
f o l ia .

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin

...................  18®  50
nlvelly....................  25®  28
Alx.  35®  50
Salvia  officinalis,  ¡is
and  Kb....................  15®  25
UraUrsl 
...................  8®  10

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SUMMI.
“ 
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apt

“  2d 
“  3d 
“ 
“ 

Acacia, 1st  ploked—  

®
....  ®
....  ®
sifted sort»... 
®
po.................  60®
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®
Socotri, (po.  60).  ®
Catechu, 1b, (Kb, 14 K b,
16)....................... 
®
Ammonlae.................   56®
Assafcstlda, (po. 35)..  40®
Bensolnnm.................  50®
Camphor»...................  46®
Euphorbium  po  ........  35®
Rup:
Galbanum
Gamboge, po..............  70®
Guatacum, (po  35)....  ®
Kino,  (po  1  10).........   @1
M astic.......................   ®
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  @
Opil  (po  3 80®4 00). .2 65®2
Shellac  ......................  45®
bleached......   33®
“ 
Tragacanth................  40®1
herb a—In ounce packages.
Absinthium.........................
Rupatorlum.........................
Lobelia.................................
Majorum.............................
Mentha  Piperita...............
"  Y lr.........................
Rue.......................................
Tanacetum, V......................
Thymus,  V..........................

MASNXSIA.

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

OLEUM.

Absinthium................ 2  50@3 1
Amygdalae, Dulc____  45® 
'
Amydalae, Amarae__ 8 00@8 :
Anlsl........................... 1  70@1 I
Auranti  Cortex...........2 30@2 ■
Bergamil  ...................3  00@3 :
Cajlputl....................   60®  1
Caryophylll................  75®  I
Cedar.........................  35®  1
Chencpodil  ...............   @1  1
Cinnamon!!  .............. 1  1C®1 :
Cltronella...................  ®  ■
Conlum  Mao..............  35®  1
Copaiba. 
ana‘  1

50@1 60
50® 1 60
70@1 80

25@1 40

Cubebae......................  @  2 50
Rxechthltos..............  1 
Erlgeron......................1 
Gaultherla...................1 
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gosslpli,  Sem. gal......  70®  75
Hedeoma  ................... 1 
Jumper!......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Llmonls....................... 1 50®i  70
Mentha Piper...............2 85@3 60
Mentha Verid............. 2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal..............1 30®1  40
Myrcla, ounce............   @  50
Olive.........................  90@3 00
Plcls Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
Rlclni.......................   1 
Rosmarinl............  
75®1  00
Rosae, ounce............   6 
Succlni.......................   40®  45
Sabina.......................   90@1  00
Santal  ........................2  50@7 00
Sassafras....................   50®  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__  @  65
Tlglll..........................   @1  00
Thyme.......................  40®  50
opt  ...............   @1  60
Theobromas...............   15®  20

r‘ 

22@1 28
50®8 50

POTASSIUM.
BiCarb...  ................. 
is®  18
bichromate................  13®  14
Bromide.................... 
40®  43
Carb......................... ..  12®  15
Chlorate  (po  23@25) ..  24®  26
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide.......................... 2  90@3 00
Potassa, Bltart,  pure..  27®  30
®  15
Potassa, Bltart, com... 
Potass Nltras, opt......  S@  10
Potass Nltras.............. 
7®  9
Prusslate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po................  15®  18

RADIX.

“ 

Aconitum...................  20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchusa....................   12®  15
Arum,  po....................  @  25
Calamus......................  20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)......   8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)................... 
®  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po.................... 1 60® J  75
Iris plox (po. 35®38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr...................  40®  45
Maranta,  Kb..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei............................  75@1  00
“  cut......................  @1  75
“  pv.......................   75@1  35
Splgella......................  35®  38
Sanguinaria, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria.................  45®  50
Senega.......................  55®  60
Similar, Officinalis,  H  @ 40 
M  @ 25
Scillae, (po. 35)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  FcbM-
dus,  po....................  @  35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
Inglbera...............  
18®  20
18®  20
Zingiber  j ...............  
SRXBX.
Anlsum,  (po.  20).
®  15
22®  25
Aplum  (graveleons). 
lrd, is.
Bird, Is...................... 
4®  6
Carni, (po. 18)............   10®  12
Cardamon...................1  00@1 25
Corlandrtun................  11®  13
Cannabis Sativa.........   4® 
5
Cydonlnm...................  75®1 00
Chenopodlum  ...........  10®  12
Dlpterlx Odorate........ 2  25®2 50
Foenlculum...............   ®  15
Foenugreek,  po.........   6®  8
L in i............................  4  @  4J£
Lini, grd.  (bbl. 8K)...  3K® 4
Lobelia.......................   35®  40
Pharlarls Canarian__3  @ 4
Rapa..........................   6®  7
Slnapls  Albu............   7  ® 8
f  Nigra...........  11®  12

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SFIBITUS.

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Frumenti, W.,D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R....... 1  75@2 00
1  25@1 50
Junlperls  Co. O. T ___1  65@2 00
...........1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  E .........1  75®2 00
Spt. Vini  Galli............1  75©6 50
Vini 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................... 
85
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage ....................  
65
75
Hard for  slate  UBe.... 
Tellow Reef, for  slate 
u se..........................  
1  40

 

STROPS.

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................  60
rerrl  Iod.............................   50
Auranti Cortes....................  50
Rhei  Arom..........................   50
Slmllax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Sdllae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Toiatan........................... 
  50
Prmras  virg.........................  50

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“ 

TINCTURES.

“ 

Aconltum Napellls R.........   60
V .........   50
..  “ 
Aloes...................................   60
and myrrh.................  60
A rnica................................   50
Asafoetlda............................ 
0
A trope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................  60
“  Co..........................   50
Sangulnarla.........................  50
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharldes.........................  75
Capsicum............................   50
Ca damon............................   75
„  “ 
Co.........................  75
Castor....................................... 1 00
Catechu...............................   50
Cinchona............................  50
„  
Co.......  .  60
Columba.............................   50
Conlum...............................  50
Cubeba.................................  50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot....................................  50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Gualca................................   50
“ 
ammon....................  80
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamus.......................  50
Iodine..................................   75
“  Colorless...................  75
Ferrl  Chlorldum.................  35
K ino....................................  50
Lobelia................................   50
Myrrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
Opil.....................................  85
“  Camphorated................  50
“  Deodor..............................2 00
AuraDtl Cortex....................  50
Quassia...............................  50
Rhatany.............................   50
Rhei.....................................  50
Cassia  Acutlfol...................  50
Co..............  50
Serpentarla.........................  50
Stromonium.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian.............................   50
Veratrum Verlde.................  50

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” 

MISCELLANEOUS.

“ 

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

11 
ground,  (po.

‘ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

7>.............................   3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  60
Antlmonl, po.............. 
4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antlpyrln...................  ®1  40
Antlfebrln..................  @  25
Argentl  Nltras, ounce  ®  48
Arsenicum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 20@2 25
Caldum Chlor, Is, (Kb
12;  Kb,  14)..............  @  11
Cantharldes  Russian,
po ............................  @1  00
Capsid  Fructus, af...  @  26
“ 
po....  @ 28
“  B po.  ®  20
Caryophyllns, (po.  15)  10®  12
Carmine,  No. 40.........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus  ......................  @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  @  25
Centrarla....................  @  10
Cetaceans...................  @  40
Chloroform................  60®  63
squlbbs ..  @1 25
Chloral Hyd Crst.......1  50®1  80
Chondrus...................  20®  25
Clnohonldlne, F.  A  W  15®  20 
German 8K®  13 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
oent  ...................... 
75
Creasotum.............. 
@  35
®  2
Creta, (bbl. 75)......  
prep..................  
5®  5
predp.............. 
9®  11
Rubra................  ®  8
Crocus............ 
..  60®  65
Cudbear........... 
  ®  24
Cuprl Sulph...............   5®   6
Dextrine....................   10®  12
Ether Sulph................  70®  75
Emery,  all  numbers..  O
po...................  ®  6
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................  @  23
Gambler......................  7  ® 8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   @  60
French...........  30®  59
Glassware  flint, by box 80.
Less than box 75.
Glne,  Brown..............  9®  15
“  White...............   18®  25
Glyoerlna...................  14®  20
Grana Paradlsl...........  @  22
Humulus....................   25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @  75 
“ Cor ....  ®  65
Ox Rubrum  ®  85 
Ammonlatl..  ®  95 
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum.............  ®  64
Icnthyobolla, Am..  ..1  25® 1  50
Indigo.........................  75® 1 00
Iodine,  Resubl..........3 80@3 90
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulln......................  @2 25
Lycopodium..............  70®  75
M ads.........................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarglod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltis  19®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Manilla,  S .F ..............  60®  68

IK )............................ *K® 4

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S.  N. Y. Q.  A

Morphia, S. P. A W.  2 25@2 50 
C.  Co....................  2  15@2 40
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myrlstlca, No  1 ........  65®  70
Nux Vomica, (po20)..  @  10
Os.  Sepia....................  15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
Co............................  ©2 00
Plcls  Llq, N.*C., K gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Plcls Llq., quarts......   @1  00
pints.........   @  85
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)....  @  3
Pllx Burgun...............   @  7
Plumbl A cet..............  14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opil.. 1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
A P. D.  Co., doz......  @1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  20®  30
luasslae....................  8®  10
[ulnla, S. P. A W......34H@39K
S.  German__  27®  37
Rubla  Tinctorum......   12®  14
Saccharum Lactls pv. 
12®  14
Salacin...........  ......... 2 00@2  10
Sanguis  Draconls......  40®  50
Sapo,  W......................  12©  14
11  M.......................  10®  12
G.......................  @  15

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Seldlltz  Mixture........  @  20
Slnapls........................  ©  18
opt..................   @  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................  @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .  10®  11 
Soda et Potass Tart .  .  27®  30
Soda Carb.................  1K@  2
Soda, Bl-Carb............   @  5
Soda,  Ash.................... 3K@  4
Soda, Sulphas............  @  2
Spts. Ether C o...........  50®  55
“  Myrcla  Dom......  @2 25
“  Myrcla Imp........  @3 00
‘  Vinl  Rect.  bbl.
. .  .7..............................2 17@2 27
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
8tiychnia Crystal......1 40@1  45
Sulphur, Subl..............2Q@ 3
' 
Tamarinds................. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice......  28®  30
Theobromae.................... 45  @ 48
Vanilla......................9 00@16 00
Zlncl  Sulph...............   7®  8

“  Roll....................  2  @ 2K

OILS.

,  

Whale, winter............   70 
Lard,  extra.................  so 
Lard, No.  1.................  42 
Linseed, pure raw__  50 

Bbl.  Gal
70
85
45
53

“ 

paints. 

Linseed,  boiled.........  53 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............   65 
SplrltsTurpentlne__  34 

11
56
70
36
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian.............. IK  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars...  IK  2@4
_**.. 
Ber........IK  2®3
Putty,  commercial__2K  2K®3
“  strictly  pure..... 2K  2K®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican .......................... 
13@16
VermUlon,  English.... 
65@70
Green,  Peninsular......  70@75
Lead,  red.....................  6  @6K
“  w hite................ 6  @6K
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’. ......  @9c
White, Paris  American 
1  0
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff.......................... 
j  4p
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared
Paints.....................1 00@1  20
No. 1 Turp  Coach.... 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................ 160@1  70
Coach  Body...............2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furn........1  00@1  10
EutraTurk Damar....l  55@1  60 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
70® 7 6
Turp......................... 

VARNISHES.

Grand  Rapids, flieh.

Sponges

W e   offer  the  follow ing  very desirable 

sponges in  eases:

Slate.........
150-A ......... __   100 
140-A......... ----  100 
130-A......... __   100 
120-A......... ___  100 
110-A......... ----  50 
90-B......... __   60 
S0-B......... ___  50 
70-B......... __  
25 
60-B.........
50-B......... ___ 
30 
40-B......... __  
18 
30-B......... ___ 
12 
10-B......... ___ 
12 

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........................@ $ h  on
........... ....................... @ 1  50
........... ....................... @ 2  50
...........
3  50
........... ......................  @ 5  on
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....................... @ 4  50
07X
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........... ....................... (3)
14
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20
30
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40
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50
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90

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Assorted.  Case:

50  Pieces

X -l.................. 
X-2..................   40
X-3..................  30
X-4..................  18 

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retail  5c each...............................8  2  50
4  00
4  50
3  60
$14  60

10c  “ 
15c  “ 
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PRICE  $8.50 per  case.
Sheep’ Wool  Sponge,  from............................ $  1  25  to  3  25  per  pound
Grass 
Slate 
Surgeons 
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50  to  1  00  “ 
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75  to  1  50  “ 
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..............................  2  00  to  2  50  “ 
..............................  1  00  to  2  50  each

strings 

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Chamois S h in s

From $  1  00  to $  20  00  per kip. 
“  doz.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

G RO CERY   PR IC E   C U R R EN 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 
goin" to  press  and  are  an accurate  index of  the local  market. 
It is impossible to give  quotations  suitable  for all  conditions of  purchase,  and  those 
below are given  as  representing  average  prices  for average  conditions of  purchase.  Cash  buyers or those of  strong credit  usually  buy closer than 
those  who  have poor  credit.  Subscribers  are  earnestly requested  to  point  out  any  errors or omissions,  as it is our  aim to make  this feature of  the 
greatest possible  use to dealers.

CATSUP.

Bine 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.

CLOTHES  PINS.

5 gross boxes................ 4t@45

COCOA  SHELLS.

351b  bags......................  ©3
Less quantity...............   @3k
Pound  packages..........6 k  @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 Guaiamala.
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 
lng and 15 per  cent,  for shrink 
age.
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX..  23 95
Bunola  ......... 
23 45
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__  23 95

Package. 
 

Extract.

Valley City Vi gross........... 
75
1  15
Felix 
Hummel’s, foil, gross........  1  65
“ 
........  2 85

7‘ 

 

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tin 
CHICORY.

Bulk
Red.

CLOTHES  LINES.

Cotton,  40 ft......... per dos.  1  25
140
1 60
175
190
85
100

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Jnte 
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CONDENSED  MILK.

50ft.......... 
60ft.......... 
70 ft......... 
80 ft......... 
80 ft.......... 
72 ft"....... 

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4 dos. In case.

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

Apricots.

Gages.

Peaches.

I 40
Live oak...................... 
1  40
Santa Crus................. 
Lusk’s......................... 
1  50
1  10
Overland................... 
Blackberries.
F. A  W....................... 
90
Cherries.
Red............................. 1  10©1 25
Pitted Hamburgh......
W hite......................... 
1  50
Brie............................ 
1  30
Damsons, Bgg Plums and Green 
Brie............................ 
1 20
1  40
California................... 
Gooseberries.
Common.................... 
1  25
Pie............................  
1  10
Maxwell.................... 
1  to
Shepard's..................  
1  50
California..................   160@1  75
Monitor 
.................
Oxford........................
Pears.
Domestic....................  
1  25
Riverside....................  
1 75
Pineapples.
Common.....................1  00©1 30
Johnson’s  sliced........ 
2 50
grated........
©2 51 
Booth’s sliced............
@2 75
grated...........
Quinces.
Common....................
1  10
Raspberries.
Red  ............................
1  10 
1  10 
Black  Hamburg.........
Brie,  black 
..............
1  20
Strawberries.
1 25 
Lawrence..................
Hamburgh.................
1  26 
1  30
Erie............................
1  25
Terrapin  .....................  
Whortleberries.
Blueberries...............  
85
Corned  beef  Libby’s .........1  95
Roast beef  Armour’s .........180
Potted  ham, Vi lb...............1  40
“  k l b .................  85
tongue, Vi lb............1 35
k  lb............  85
chicken, K lb..........   96

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Vegetables.

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M e a ts.

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Beans.

“ 

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Peas.

Corn.

50
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Hamburgh  stringleas.........1  15
French style.......2 00
Limas..................1  35
Lima, green........................1
soaked.....................   70
Lewis Boston Baked..........1 35
Bay State  Baked................1  35
World’s Fair  Baked..........1  35
Picnic Baked...................... 1 00
Hamburgh...... ................... 1  25
Livingston  Bden...............1  20
Purity.................
Honey  Dew........................1 40
Morning Glory.................
Soaked .............................
75
1  20 
Hamburgh  marrofat  —
early Jnne  .  .
1 
Champion Bng
1
petit  pols.........
1  40 
fancy  sifted..
1  90 
Soaked.............................
65 
Harris standard................
75 
VanCamp’s  marrofat......
1  10 
early Jane... 
1  30
Archer's  Early Blossom..
1  25
French.............................
2 15
French..............................19Q21
Brie............................... 
85
Hubbard....................... 
1 15
Hamburg...................................1 40
Soaked.......— . ............  go
Honey  Dew.............................. 1 50
Brie.......................................... 1 35
Hancock...................................1 10
Bxcelslor  .  -------
Bcllpse.................
Hamburg—..........
Gallon.............................. 

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

Tomatoes.

8 50

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

Baker's.

23
37
43

AXLE GREASE.
doz
Aurora......... .........   55
60
Jastor Oil.... ........ 
Diamond...... .........   50
Frazer’s........ ........ 
75
Mica  ........... .........   65
..  ........  55
Paragon 

gross
6 00
7 00
5 50
9 00
4 50
6 00

BAKING  POWDER. 

Acme.
2  “  ...................
1 “ ..................... ‘
Arctic.

V lb. cans, 3 do*...............
*  lb.  » 
n b .  “ 
Bulk..................................
U lb cans 6 doz  case.........
“  4 doz  “  ■  ......   1
k  b> 
“  2 doz  “ 
 
2
1  lb 
“  1 do*  “ 
s  B> 
...........  W
Cream' Flake.
3  M  “  6 doz  “ 
.........
.........
4  oz  “  4 doz  “ 
.........
«  ob  “  4 doz  “ 
 
8  oz  “  4 doz 
*
'* 
 
1  ft 
“  2 doz  “ 
2
 
ldoz  “ 
5  lb  “ 
..........  9
Red Star, & ft cans..........
...........
Vi  tt>  “ 
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..............1
Teller’s,  k  lb. cans, do*.
vi ib.  “ 
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lib .  “ 
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Our Leader,  k  lb cans......
Vi lb  cans........
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1

BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen In case.

E n g lis h ...........................................
Bristol..................................
Domestic.........................  

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BLUING.  Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals..............  3 60
6 75
“  pints,  round  .........  9 00
.  2 75 
“  No. 2, sifting box 
*•  No. 3i 
4 00
“  No. 5, 
.  8 00
lm b all  .................4 so
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Mexican Liquid, 4  oz.......   3 60
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8 OZ.........   6 80

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80s

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BROOMS, 

do. 2 H ail..........................  1
No. 2 Carpet.........................* =6
No. 1 
Parlor Gem.......................... 1 ™
(Common Whisk................. 
80
.................   *
Fancy 
Warehouse...........................

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BRUSHES.

>• 
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Stove, No.  1.......................125
“  10....................... 1 50
“  15....................... 1  15
Klee Boot Scrub, 2  row—   85 
Rice Root  Scrub, 8 row....  1  25
Palmetto, goose..................  1 

CANDLES.

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes............   10
..............  9
Star,  40 
Paraffine  ...............  
......   M
WJcking  .......................... 24

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CANNED  GOODS. 

Fish.
Clam*.

« 

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Little Neck,  l ib.................1 20
“  2  lb.................1 90
Clam Chowder.
Standard. 8 lb......................2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb....................

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21b.....................1 35
Lobster*.
Star,  1  lb............................ 2 45
“  2  lb.............................8 50
Picnic, 1 lb...........................2 00
21b...........................2 90
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb...................... 1  10
2  lb.................... 2  10
Mustard,  2 lb  .................... 2 25
Tomato Sance,  2 lb................. 2 25
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
4«...............»HO?
Imported  k a ....................  @10
Vis  ................... 15©16
Mustard  Ms......................  6®7
Boneless..........................  
21
Brook 8, lb............................... 2 50

Trent.
Fruits.
Apples.
3 lb. standard  ...............  
York State, gallons 
Hamburgh, 

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3 50

CHEESE.
Amboy.......................
Acme..........................
Lenawee....................
Riverside...................
Gold Medal................
Skim..........................
Brick..........................
Bdam..........................
Leiden.......................
Llmbnrger.................
Pineapple.....................
Roquefort.—.— ........
Sap Sago....................
Schweitzer, Imported. 
domestic  ....

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V2\ 
©12 Vi 
13 Vi 
©llVi 
6©10 15 
1  00 23 
©15 
©25 
©85 
©21 
MM 
©14

Peerless Evaporated Cream. 

C R E D IT   CHECKS.

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

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COUPON  BOOK8.

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“Tradesman.’

8 1 books, per  hundred —   2 00 
....  2 60 
12 
8 00 
8 00
4 00
5 00
2 50
3 00
3 50
4 00
5 00
6  00

8  1 books, per  hundred 
8 2 
8 3 
I 5 

"Superior.”
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f  1  books, per hundred  .  83 00 
....  3 50
" 
12 
....  4 00
S 3 "  
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....  5 00
810 
" 
.  6 00 
820 
" 
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 books or over..  5 per  cent 
500  “ 
1000  “ 
C O U P O N   P A S S   R O O K S .

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Foreign.
Currants.

Patras,  In barrels............  

2
In  k-bbls..............  2k
In less quantity —   2Vi
cleaned,  bulk........ 
5
cleaned,  package..  5Vi

Citron, Leghorn, 251b. boxes  12 
Lemon 
8
Orange 
10

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Peel.
25 
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Raisins.

Ondura, 29 lb. boxes. 
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Sultana, 20 
Valencia, 30  "

© 8 
..7k  © 8

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Prunes.
California,  100-120 ..............7
90x100 25 lb. bxs.  7
“ ..7 k
80x90 
8k
“ 
70x80 
.  8k
60x70 
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Turkey.........................
Silver..........................  
10
Sultana...............................
French,  60-70......................
70-80........................
80-90......................
90-10  ....................
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

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No.  1,6k........................   81  76
No.  2, 6 k ........................   1  6f
1, 6.........................  1  65
No. 
No. 
2. 6.........................  1  50
XX  wood, white.

3k

Coin.

Lima  Beans.

Manilla, white.

Farina.
Hominy.

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No. 1, 6V4..........................   1  3!
No. 2, 6 Vi 
.......................  1  25
6k  ....................................  1 06
96
Mil!  No. 4.........................  100
2 00
FARINACEOUS GOODS. 
3 00
6 25
10 00
17 50

100 lb. kegs........................ 
Barrels.................................275
G rits........................................ 3 00
Dried............................. 314©- k
Maccaronl and Vermicelli. 
Domestic, 12 lb. box.... 
55
Imported.................... 10Vi©-1
Barrels 200 .......................  4  25
Half barrels 100 ...............   2  25
Kegs..................................   2k
Green,  bu.............................  1 25
Split  per l b .................  
Barrels  180.................  ©4  25
Half  bbls 90..............  @2 25
German.............................   4Vi
Bast India...........................  5

Pearl Barley.

Rolled  Oats.

Oatmeal.

Sago.

Peas.

3

Cracked..............................   3k

Wheat.

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

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

Cod.

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10@13
70
9 50

Halibut.
Herring.
“ 
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Pollock..........................
Whole, Grand  Bank...... 4k@6
Boneless,  bricks.............. 7@9
Boneless, strips................6@8
Smoked......................
Holland, white hoops keg
bbl
Norwegian........................
Round, k  bbl 100 lbs......
k   “  40  “  ......

2 50
1  31
2C
.10 75
No. 1,  100 lbs...................
.  4  6C
No. 1,40 lbs....................
No. 1,  10 lbs....................
.  1  25
.  7 5f
No. 2,100 lbs...................
.  3 3f
No. 2, 40 lbs....................
No. 2,10 lbs.........   90
Family, 90 lbs....................   5 15
10  lb s.................   65
Russian,  kegs....................   55
No. 1, Vi bbls., lOOlbs.......... 5 74
No. 1 k  bbl, 40  lbs............. 2 55
_  
73
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs. 
No  1, 81b  kits.
61

Sardines.
Trout.

Mackerel.

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No.  1

Family 
K bbls, 100 lbs...........87 CO 83 ro
k   “  40  “  _____ 3 (5  150
10 lb.  kits................... 
85  45
81b.  “ 
...... ............  71 
39
M ATCHES.
No. 9  sulphur...........................1 65
Anchor parlor.......................... 1 70
No. 2 home............................... 1 10
Export parlor......................4 00

20 books.........................8 1  00
50  “ 
100  “ 
250  “ 
500  “ 
1000  " 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
Butter.

CRACKERS.

 

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Seymour XXX.....................  5k
Seymour XXX, cartoon......6
Family  XXX......................  5Vi
Family XXX,  cartoon........  6
Salted XXX...........................5*
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........6
Kenosha 
  7Vi
Boston..................................7
Butter  biscuit — ..............  6
Soda, XXX.........................  5Vi
Soda, City............................  7*
Soda,  Dnchess......................8Vi
Crystal Wafer...................... 10Vi
Long  Island Wafers...........11
S. Oyster  XX X...................  5H
City Oyster. XXX...................5Vi
Farina  Oyster.................... 6

Oyster.

Soda.

CREAM  TARTAR.

Strictly  pure......................  30
Tellers Absolute..............   30
Grocers’............................ 15©25

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.
Apples.

“ 

quartered  “ 

Sundried, sliced in  bbls.
7k
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 12  12 
Apricots.
14
California in  bags..  . 
Evaporated in boxes.
14k
Blackberries.
8
In  boxes—  
........
Nectarines.
25 lb. boxes...............
Peaches.
Peeled, In  boxes......
.......
Cal. evap.  “ 

..10 
..10 k

Pears.

. 10k
.10
1C

Pitted Cherries,

“ 

Barrels......................
50 lb. boxes..............
26  " 
..............
10
Prnnelles.
301b.  boxes......... .......   15
Raspberries.
In barrels......................
501b. boxes....................
......................
25 lb.  “ 
Raisins.

 

 

Loose  Muscatels In Boxes.

2 crown.............................   1  16
“ 
3 
1  20
4  “ 
1  45
Loose Muscatels In Bags.
2  crown...............................33i
8 
............................... 4H
New Orleans.
F air..................................
Good.................................
Bxtra good........................
Choice..............................
Fancy................................

One-half barrels, 3c extra»

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

Soudera'.

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon.

doz
2 0* 
8  75
4 01  ....  1  50

Regular 
Vanilla.

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

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Jennings.
Lemon. Vanilla 
120
2 oz regular panel.  75 
4 oz 
... 1  50 
2 00
60« 
...2 00 
3 00
No. 3 taper.............1  35 
No. 4  taper.............150 

Northrop'»
2 oz  oval  taper  75 
“  1  20 
3 oz 
2 oz regular  " 8 5  
4 oz 
"  1  60 

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FLY  PA PER. 

Lemon.  Vanilla.
1  10
1  75
1  20
2 25

T hom ’»  Tanglefoot.

2 00
2 50

Single  case..............................3 60
Five case lots...................... 3 50
Ten case  lota...................... 3 40
Less than one case, 40c  per box 

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

Kegs......................................... 3 25
Half  kegs................................. 1 90
Quarter  kegs........................... 1 10
1 lb  cans.............................   30
k  lb cans............................   18
Kegs..........................................4 25
Half  kegs.................................2 40
Quarter kegs...........................  1 35
1 lb cans.........  
34
Kegs  ................................. 11  00
Half  kegs  ..........................  5 75
Quarter kegs............................ 3 00
1  lb  cans............................  60

 
Eagle Duck—Dupont's.

 

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

HERBS.

INDIGO.

Madras,  5 lb. boxes.........  
55
50
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
JELLY.
17  lb. pails.................  ©  ro
30  " 
................  ©  80
Pure........................ 
80
Calabria...............................   25
Sicily...  ..............................  12

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LICORICE.

 

 

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

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MINCEdMEAT.

Mince meat, 3 doz. In case.  2 75 
Pie  preparation,  3 doz.  in 
case...................................300

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

 

.........................  81  75
1  gallon 
Half  gallon.....................   1  40
Q uart..................  
70
P int..................................  
45
Half  pint  .......................  
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon........................   7 00
Half gallon...................  4 75
Q uart...............................  3 75
Pint 
..............................  2 25

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Sngar house................. 
Cuba Baking.
Ordinary..........................  
Porto Rico.
Prim e............................... 
Fancy..............  

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16
20
80

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Fine Cut.

TOBACCOS.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
Fox, cross....................... 3 00@5 00
Fox,  grey...................  50@  70
Lynx................................1  00@2 50
Martin, dark...................1 00@3 00
pale A yellow.  75@1  00
Mink, dark.................  25@1  00
Muskrat......................  3@  15
Oppossum...................  5@  15
Otter, dark  ..............5 00@10 00
Raccoon....................  30®  75
Skunk  .......................1 00@1  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.

P. Lorillard A Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Russet............. 30  @32
30
Tiger........................... 
D. Scotten A  Co’s Brands.
60
Hiawatha................... 
Cuba........................... 
31
Rocket.......................  
SO
Spaulding A Merrick's  Brands.
Sterling...................... 
30
Private Brands.
Bazoo.........................  @30
Can Can......................  @27
Nellie  Bly..................24  @25
Uncle Ben..................24  @25
McGlnty.........................  
25
Dandy Jim...................... 
Torpedo.......................... 
Yum  Yum  ....................  
1892.................................  
“  drums...................... 

deerskins—per pound.

“  % bbls.......... 

in  drums.... 

27
29
24
28
23
22

10
10
15
25

23

” 

r  

i

4  I  •
<  *

PICKLES.
Medium.
Barrels, 1,200  connt...
Half bbls, 800  connt..
Small.
Barrels, 2,400 count.
Half bbls, 1,200 connt
PIPES.

@4  50

5 50 
3  25

Clay, No.  216......................1  70
“  T. D. full count...........  70
Cob, No.  8............................120

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

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

RICE.
Domestic.
Carolina bead...................... 6
No. 1......................5)4
No. 2....................  5
Broken.............. ................   4

“ 
“ 

Imported.

“ 

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

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Allspice................................   9)4
Cassia, China In mats........  8
Batavia In bund__15
Saigon In rolls.......32
Cloves,  Amboyna...............22
Zanzibar.................!1H
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy...................75
No.  1.....................70
No. 2.....................60
Pepper
Br, Singapore, black__10
white...  .20
“ 
shot......... ................16
Pure Oround la Bulk.
Allspice................................15
Cassia,  Batavia.................. 18
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon....................35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
“  Zanzibar..................18
Ginger, African...................16
K  Cochin..................   20
Jam aica................. 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.

*s  V(s
Allspice......................  84  155
Cinnamon...................  84  1  55
Cloves.........................  84  1  55
Ginger,  Jam aica......   84  1  55
“  African...........  84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  155
Pepper.......................   84  155
Sage.............................  84

SAL  SODA.

Kegs...................................   154
Granulated,  boxes..............  lit

SEEDS.

A nise.........................  @15
Canary, Smyrna......... 
4
Caraway....................  
8
Cardamon, Malabar... 
90
Hemp,  Russian.........  
4%
Mixed  Bird................ 
5@6
Mustard,  white.........  
10
9
Poppy......................... 
Rape..........................  
5
Cuttle  bone................ 
80
STARCH.

Corn.

 

 

“ 

20-lb  boxes..........................   5it
40-lb 
5K
Gloss.
1 -lb packages.......................  5
8-lb 
.......................  5
6-lb 
BV4
 
40 and 50 lb. boxes...............  3)4
Barrels................................   3)4

“ 
“ 

 

SNUFF.

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

SODA.

Boxes....................................55«
Kegs, English........................4Q

SALT.
 
 

100 3-lb. sacks..........................*2 15
2 00
60 5-lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks...................  1  85
1  80
2014-lb.  “ 
24 3-lb  cases...........................  1 50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.. 
32
drill  “  16  18
281b.  “ 

 
 

Warsaw.

“ 

56 lb. dairy In drill  bags...  30
281b.  “ 
..  16
56 lb. dairy in linen sacks..  75
56 Jb. dairy In linen  sacks. 
75 

Higgins.

Ashton.

“ 

Soiar Rock.

56 In.  sacks.......................   22

Common Fine.

Saginaw  . 
Manistee ,

SALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

Church’s .........................  554
DeLand’s ............................  5Q
Dwight’s ......... 
5)4
Taylor’s ............ .-................   5

 

SOAP.
Laundry.

“ 

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Dingman Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

Old Country,  80  1-lb........... 3 20
Good Cheer, 601 lb...................3 80
White Borax, 100  X lb........3 65
Concord...............................3 45
Ivory, 10  oz......................... 6 75
6  oz...........................4 00
Lenox 
............................  3 65
Mottled  German...............   3  15
Town Talk.......................... 3 25
Single box...........................3  95
5 box lots, delivered......... 3 85
10 box lots, delivered........3 75
Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s Brands. 
American  Family, wrp'd..$4 00 
plain...  3 94
N.  K.  Falrbank A Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.......................  4  00
Briwn, 60 bars.................... 2 40
80  b a rs...................3 25
Acme.................................  3 75
Cotton Oil............................ 6 00
Marseilles............................ 4  00
Master 
.......................... 4 00
Thompson A Chute Co.’s Brands
r~

“ 
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.

“ 

“ 

L«;

S I L V E R
_ S O A P _

1
L
1
J
Silver  ........................  
3  .5
Mono.................................3 30
Savon Improved  .............. 2 50
Sunflower.........................2 so
Golden  ............................. 3 25
Economical  ......................  2 25

SUGAR.

“ 
Passolt’s Atlas  Brand.

Scouring.
Sapolio, kitchen, 8  doz...  2 50
hand, 3 doz..........2 50
Single  box  ....................... 3 65
5 box  lots..........................   3  60
10 box lots..........................3 50
25 box  lots del...................3 40
The  following  prices  repre­
sent the actual selling prices in 
Grand Rapids, based on the act­
ual cost in New  York,  with  38 
cents per 100 pounds added  for 
freight.  The  same  quotations 
will not apply to any townwhere 
the freight rate from New York 
is  not  38 cents,  but  the  local 
quotations will, perhaps, afford 
a better criterion of the  market 
than to quote New York  prices 
exclusively.
Cut  Loaf............................*5 38
Powdered..........................   1 88
Granulated 
....................   4 63
Extra Fine Granulated...  4 75
Cubes  ...............................4 88
XXXX  Powdered..............  5  13
Confec. Standard  A..........4 50
No. 1  Columbia A............   4 38
No. 5 Empire  A ................4 25
No.  6..................................   4  19
No.  7...................................4  13
No.  8..................................   4 07
No.  9.................................. 4 CO
No.  10................................   3 88
No.  11.................................3 82
No.  12...............................  3 69
No.  13.................................  3 60
No 14.............................  
3 32

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels................................15H
Half bbls.............................17)4
Fair.....................................   19
Good..........................'........   25
Choice..................................  30

Pure'Cane.

TABLE  SAUCES.
“ 

Lea A Perrin’s, large ......  4 75
small........  2 75
Halford, large...................3 75
small...................2 25
Salad Dressing, larg e......   4 55
*’ 
small...... 2 65

“ 
“ 

TEAS.

j ap an—Regular.

F air............................
@17
Good..........................
@20@26
Choice......................... 24
Choicest...................... 32
@34
D ust........... 
............. 10
@12
SUN CURED.
@17
F air..........................
Good..........................
@20@2e
Choice......................... 24
@34
Choicest...................... 32
Dust............................10
@12
BASKET FIRED.
F air............................. 18 @20
Choice.........................  @25
Choicest......................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40 
Common to  fail..........25
@35
@65
Extra fine to finest__ 50
@85
Choicest fancy........... 75
@26
Common 10  fair..........23
@30
@26
Common to  fair..........23
@35
Superior to fine........... 30
TOUNS HYSON.
Common to fair..........18
@26
@40
Superior to  fine..........30
BNOLISH BREAKFAST.
F air............................. 18 @22
Choice..........................24 @28
Best.............................40 @50

OOLONG.
IMPERIAL.

e UNPOWDER.

13

PROVISION;.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co 

15 < ii

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

.......  1475
^   75

quotes as follows:
PORK  IN  BARRELS.
Mess...................................................
s h o rtc u t........................................
Extra clear pig, short cu t................. 
Extra clear,  heavy....................
Clear, fat  back.........................  
Boston clear, short c u t.................... 
Clear back, short cu t............................."  
Standard clear, short cut. best.........45  0'0
Pork, links.........................................
Bologna...................................................... 
Liver..................................... 
..............
Tongue  .....................................
Blood..........................................  
Head cheese....................." I ” ’
Summer......................................
Frankfurts............................
_  
LARD.
Kettle  Rendered............... 

SAUSAGE.

'■

L '7
S)4

10
X

9

6)4
............  714

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

Compound........................................  
Cottolene... 
50 lb. Tins, Qc advance.
201b.  pails, )4c 
101b. 
“  «¿c
51b. 
“  %c 
"  1 c
31b. 

“
“

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs.............................  8 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing........................  7  75
Boneless, rump butts.........................................10 00
Hams, average 20 lbs..........................................  10

smoked  MEATS—Canvassed or Plain.

“ 

is lb s..................................

 

>• 

picnic..................................................  
gu
best boneless...........................................  9 *
Shoulders.......................................... . .. ...  .  '  g
Breakfast Bacon  boneless.................914
Dried beef, ham prices............................ "  
jq
Long Clears, heavy........................ . .  ’
Briskets,  medium....................... 
 
 
  7
 
lig h t..................................
DRY  SALT  MEATS.

 
PICKEED  PIGS’  FEET.

0
Butts.................................... 
d . s. Beiiies......................... ;; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ............. i.>i.
Fat Backs.................  
ui
Barrels.......................................  
qq
K egs......................................................................... 90
Kits, honeycomb  ........................................  
75
Kits, premium 
.......................................................S5
BEEP  TONGUES.
Barrels.................................................................2200
Half barrels........................................ .  . .  **" 'n   00
Perpound............ 
11
Dairy, sold packed............................................  13
Dairy, rolls............................................... . . 
13)4
Creamery, solid packed................ 
17*
 
Creamery, ro lls....................................... 

BUTTKR1NK.

. ’ ’ ’  jg

TRIPE.

  

 

 

 

 

 

FRESH  BEEP.

Carcass...................................................  5  ^ 7
Fore quarters........................................  4)4@  5
Hind quarters........................................ ...  @ 7
Loins No. 3........................................ 
.  8  @10
Bibs........................................................7  @ 9
Rounds.................................................   5  @ 6
Chucks...... ...................... ....................   @
Plates.................................................... 3)i@ 4
FRESH  PORK.
Dressed........................................
Loins......   ..................................
Shoulders  ...................................
Leaf Lard.
Carcass 
Lambs..
Carcass.................................................   6@ 7

6Ji@6)4
8K9'.

CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE.

LAMP BUKHEBS.

No. 0 Sun.........................................................  45
No. 1  “  .........................................................   50
No. 2  “  ................................................ 
  75
Tubular........................................................... 
ir

 

LAMP CHIMNEYS.  Per bOX.

6 dos. in box.

“ 
“ 

“   
“  ...................................... 8

First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
•* 

No. 0 Sun........................................................1  75
No. 1  “  .........................................................1  88
No.2  “  .........................................................2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top...................................... 2 1
No. 1 
2 2
No. 2 
No. 0 Sun, crimp top....................................... 2 6
No. 1 
21
No.2 
88
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled....................3 70
“ 
No. 2  “ 
.................... 4 70
....................4 86
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
No. 1 Snn, plain bulb, per doz.......................1  25
No.2  “ 
....................... 150
No. 1 crimp, per doz........................................1  36
No.2 
“ 
........................................1  60

“ 
“ 
Pearl top.

La Bastle.

“   
“   

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

LAMP WICKS.

 
 
 

“ 
“ 
“ 

No. 0, per  gross..............................................  2
28
No. 1, 
No  2, 
38
No. 3, 
75
Mammoth, per doz..........................................  75

 
 
 
STONEW ABE—AKRON.
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal.............................   06
)4 gal. per  doz......................  60
“ 
Jugs, )4 gal., per doz....................................
“  1 to 4 gal., per gal..........................   ..
Milk Pans, )4 gal., per dos..........................   60
“ 
.........................  78

1  “ 
STONEWARE—BLACK GLAZED.

Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal..........................   07
Milk Pans, % gal..........................................  66
78

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

1  “ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

 

Plug.

Sorg’s Brands.

Spearhead...................... 
Joker.............................. 
Nobby Twist....................  
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo................................. 
Hiawatha........................  
Valley City....................  
Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty...................  
Jolly Tar......................... 
Lorillard’s Brands.
Climax  (8 oz., 41c)_____ 
Gr  en Turtle................... 
27
Three  Black Crows... 
J. G. Butler's Brands.
Something Good........ 
38
Out of  Sight................... 
Wilson A McCaulay’s Brands.
Gold  Rope...................... 
Happy Thought.........  
37
Messmate........................ 
No Tax............................ 
Let  Go............................  

39
27
40
26
38
34
40
32
39
30

24
43
32
31
27

Smoking.

Catlln’s  Brands.

Kiln  dried........................17@18
Golden  8hower..................19
Huntress  ................. 
26
Meerschaum  ................... 29@30
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy........................40
Stork  ............................ 30@32
German............................... 15
F ro e....................................33
Java, Vis foil....................... 32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner.................................18
Banner Cavendish.............. 38
Gold Cut 
...........................28

Scotten’s Brands.

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

 

Leidersdorf’s Brands.

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

Spaulding A Merrick.

Tom and Jerry.....................25
Traveler  Cavendish........... 38
Back Horn...........................3u
Plow  Boy...................... 30@32
Corn  Cake...........................16

VINEGAR.

@8

@9

40 gr.. 
50 gr.

(1 for barrel.

YEAST.

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

“ 

“ 

No. 2 hides K off.
FILT8.

WOOL.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Shearlings............... ...  5 @  20
................... ...25 @  60
Lambs 
W ashed................... ...12 @16
U nw ashed........   .. ...  8 @12
T allow .........................   4 @  4)4
Grease  butter  ....... ...  1 @  2
Switches.....................  1)4@ 2
Ginseng...................... 2 
Badger.........................  80@1 00
B ear.......................15 00@25 00
Beaver........................3 
Cat, wild......................  50® 75
Cat, house...................  10@ 25
Fisher......................... 3 
Fox,  red..................... 1 

f u r s .

00@7 00

00@6 00
00@1 40

00@2 50

Tubs, No. 1...........................  6 00
“  No. 2............................5 50
“  No. 3...........................  4 50
1  30
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__  1  50
“ 
go
“ 
....................  1  25
“ 
....................  1  80
 
2 40
“ 
...................

Palls, No. 1, two hoop.. 
Bowls, 11 Inch....................
13  “  ....................  
15  “ 
17  “ 
19  “ 
21  “ 
shipping  bushel..  1  15 
..  1  25
full  noop  “ 
No.2 6 25

“ 
“ 
“ willow cf’ths, No.l  5 25
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“  No.3 7 25
“  No.l  3 75
“ 
“ 

Baskets, market.............  35

No.2 4 25
No.3 4 75

“ 
“ 
‘ 
** 

splint 

INDURATED WARE.

Butter Plates—Oval.
250 

Palls..................................  3  15
Tubs,  No.  1.......................... 13 50
Tubs, No. 2........................... 12 00
Tubs, No. 3........................... 10 50
loco
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 FEEDSTUFF« 

Wash boards—single.

Double.

WHEAT.

MEAL.

flour in  sacks.

52
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
52
No. 2 Red (60 lb. test) 
Bolted............................... 
l  40
Granulated.......................   1  65
«Patents............................  2 05
«Standards.......................   1  60
•Straight..........................   1  55
Bakers’.............................   1  35
«Graham..........................   1  50
Rye.........   .......................   1  40
«Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour In bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.

616 00
13 00
16 50
17 50
16 30

MILLBTUFFB.

Less

Car lots  quantity

corn.

Bran.................. 115 00 
Screenings___  12 50 
Middlings.......   15 50 
Mixed Feed...  17  50 
Coarse meal 
.  16 30 
Car  lots...............................42)4
Less than  car  lots.............46
Car  lots.............................. 37
Less than car lots...............40
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__11  "0
No. 1 
ton lo ts ...... 12 50

OATS.

“ 

12)4

FISH  AND  OYSTERS.
F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

follows:
FRESH  FISH.
Whltefish 
.................  @8
T ro u t.........................  @8
Black Bass................. 
Halibut.......................   @15
Ciscoes or Herring__  @4
Blueflsh......................  @15
Fresh lobster, per lb .. 
2u
Cod.............................  
8
No. 1 Pickerel............   @10
Pike............................  @ 7
Smoked White...........  @8
Red  Snappers............  
15
Columbia  River  Sal­
mon ......................... 
12)4
Mackerel....................  18@20
oysters—Cans.
Falrhaveu  Counts__  @40
F. J. D.  Selects.........   @33
Selects.......................  @25
F. J. D.........................  @25
Anchors.................. 
  @22
Standards...................  @2u
oysters—Bulk.
Extra Selects..per gal. 
175
Selects.......................  
i  so
110
Standards................... 
Counts....................... 
2 20
Scallops.............  
 
1  50
Shrimps  ............ 
 
1  25
Clams.........................
SHELL  HOODS.
Oysters, per  100......... 1  25@1  75
Clams, 
75@1  00

“ 

 

 

 

1 4

Dr.

MEN  OF  MARK.

C.  P.  Brown, 

the  Spring: 
Physician  and Inventor.

Lake

Cyril  P.  Brown,  M.  D.,  President  of 
the  Spring  Lake  Clinker  Boat  Manu­
facturing  Co.,  was  born  in  Lenawee 
county, Michigan.  His father, Dr.  David 
Brown, was a pioneer  settler of Lenawee 
county,  but claimed the old  Bay State as 
his  birthplace.  The  family  came  to 
Michigan from  New  England  when  Dr. 
Brown  was  but a child.  Deciding  upon 
the medical  profession  as  his life  work, 
he returned to Massachusetts and entered 
the medical college at Pittsfield, graduat­
ing from  that  institution  and  returning 
to Michigan and entering upon his career 
as a physician, in which he attained con­
siderable eminence.  Though  devoted to 
his profession  he  did  not  lose  sight  of 
the political questions which agitated the 
minds of  the  people  in  those  days.  He 
was  an  ardent  abolitionist,  but  did  not 
live to witness  the fruition  of his hopes, 
—the  freeing  of  the  slaves—dying  in 
1858.  His  son,  Cyril  P.  Brown, 
the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  like  his  father, 
enjoyed the inestimable advantages of an 
excellent education,  and, after a thorough 
course  at  the  Hillsdale (Mich.) College, 
graduated  with  honor  in  the  class  of 
1868.  Deciding 
to  enter  the  profes­
sion in  which his father had made such a 
good record, Cyril P. entered Rush Medic­
al  College,  Chicago,  receiving his degree 
in  1870.  At  the  age  of 17,  Dr.  Brown, 
answering 
the  call  of  his  country, 
enlisted in  Company F,  Fourth Michigan 
Infantry,  and was detailed  for service in 
the Army of the Potomac.  His “ baptism of 
fire” was received at the battle of Freder­
icksburg.  He was also engaged with his 
regiment  in the  battles  of  Chancellors- 
ville,  Gettysburg,  and  all  subsequent 
engagements of the Army of the Potomac 
until  his discharge on  the  field  for  dis­
In  1869  Doctor  Brown 
ability in  1864. 
was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Clara 
J. Ames,  of  Hudson,  which  they  made 
their home  until  the fall of  1871,  when 
they  removed 
to  Spring  Lake,  where 
they still continue to reside.  During the 
first  four years of his residence in Spring 
Lake he was consulting physician at  the 
Magnetic Mineral Springs.  Doctor Brown 
is  interested in  various  business  enter 
prises,  the  principal  one  of  which,  the 
Spring Lake Clinker Boat Manufacturing 
Co.,  he assisted to  organize  in 1888. 
In 
1893 he organized the  Mozart Leaf Music 
Turner Manufacturing  Co., of  which he 
is also President.  He is,  also,  interested 
in a gold  mine in  the  Okanagon  mining 
district  of  Washington,  and  was  one of 
the  first  upon the  ground after  the dis­
covery of gold.

Doctor Brown  has held  every office  in 
Perkins  Post, G.  A.  R., of  Spring  Lake, 
of which he was  one of the charter mem­
bers.  For  two terms  he served  as  Com­
mander of the Post,  and at the time Gen. 
Rutherford was Department Commander 
he  served  as  Medical  Director  of  the 
State Department.  At the State Encamp 
ment of the G.  A. R.,  held at Bay City in 
1890,  the  delegates  to  the  National  En 
campment  to  be  held  that  year  in  Mil 
waukee were instructed to cast their votes 
for  Doctor  Brown  for Surgeon General 
but  General  Alger  at  a  later  date  an 
nounced himself as a candidate for  Com 
mander-in-Cbief  of  the  G.  A.  R.,  and 
Doctor Brown  withdrew, so that he might 
not  compromise  the  General’s  chances. 
General Alger  being  elected,  he  called

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

Doctor Brown to his staff, giving him the 
rank  of Colonel.  While Colonel Duffield 
was  Department  Commander,  Doctor
Brown was for one  term a member of his 
staff  and  is  at  present  Aid-de-Camp  on 
the  staff  of  Louis  Knitz,  Department 
Commander.  He  was  President  of  the 
United States Pension Board at Muskegon 
and likewise  enjoyed  the honor of being 
a  delegate  to  the  National  Convention 
which nominated  Benjamin Harrison,  in 
the summer of  1888, to the Presidency of 
the United States.  The Doctor is a mem­
ber  of  the  F.  and A.  M.  and also of  the 
Royal Arcanum.  He is also a member of 
the Ta-Delta Society, of Hillsdale College. 
Among the pleasant memories of his school 
days is that of the companionship of Will 
Carleton,  who was his roommate for two 
years.  The Doctor  believes  that Ameri­
cans should  know  America first and then 
if  they  have  the  time  and  means  they 
may  travel  beyond  the  limits  of  this 
country.  He  has  traveled  over  nearly 
every  part  of  the  United  States  and 
Mexico  and  has  gained  an extensive ac­
quaintance  with  people  and  places  in 
all  parts  of 
In  1895

the  country. 

portrayed  by  Wendell  Phillips,  having 
been one of the first investigators  in this i 
country  to  practice  vivisection.  As  a 
business man,  his success is unusual,  and 
had  his energies  been  given full play in 
a large city,  instead of being  confined  to 
the  narrow  limitations  of  a village,  he 
would earlier have  risen  to  prominence 
as the possessor of large wealth.  Versa­
tile,  entertaining  and 
ingenious,  Mr. 
Brown manages to  go  through life with­
out missing  many  things  worth having, 
and none who come in contact  with him, 
in  any branch of business or social inter­
course,  have  reason  to  regret  the  ac­
quaintance.

N am es  o f P o st Offices.

Postmaster General  Bissell  has  ruled 
that  hereafter  only  short  names,  or 
names  of  one  word  only,  shall  be  ac­
cepted  as  names  of  newly  established 
post offices.  The only exception allowed 
is where  the  name is  historical,  or  has 
become  affixed  to  the  locality  by  long 
usage.  Changes  in  the  names  of  post 
offices will only be  allowed  for the  best 
of reasons,  which  must  be  presented  to 
the Department. The Postmaster General 
says that these rules will remove a source 
of  much  annoyance  to  the Department 
and of injury to the postal service.

Ill

ALWAYS

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Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co. 
Olney & Judsou  Grocer  Co.
B. J.  Reynolds.

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POPULAR  PRICES.

S E E D S !

Everything  in seeds is kept by  us— 

Clover, Timothy,

Hungarian,  Millet,

Red Top,  Blue Grass, 
Seed  Corn,  Rye, 
Barley,  Peas, 
Beans,  Etc.

If you'have  Beans  to  sell,  send  us 
samples,  stating  quantity,  and  we 
will  try  to trade  with  you.  We are 
headquarters  for egg cases  and  egg 
case tillers.
W. T.  UM0RERUX GO.,4 V. Bridge  St.)

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

son, j 
accompanied  by  his  wife  and 
he visited  the  Pacific  Slope,  remaining 
for some  months.  Upon  his  return  he 
started the  manufacture  of  the  Mozart 
music leaf turner,  his son,  Dana,  being 
superintendent of construction.

Personally, Doctor Brown is one of the 
most companionable of men.  Possessing 
a large fund of general  information  and 
a  wit  as  keen  as  a  two-edged  sword, 
he is able to  talk  with  interest  and  in­
struction for  hours  at a time  on  almost 
any subject and in any company. Whether 
the topic be  business  or  war or science, 
he is equally  at home  and is  never  em­
barrassed  by the  lack  of  ideas  or  by a 
dearth  of-  words  in  which 
to  express 
them.  As  a soldier he won a  renown of 
which  he  may  well  be  proud.  As  a 
physician,  he was the  pioneer in the dis­
covery  of  the  “lost arts”  so  eloquently

A  Big  Precious  Stone

A Montana  paper  records  the  finding 
by a Mr,  Norwood,  of  Granite  Creek,  of 
an  enormous  amethyst.  His  attention 
was first attracted  to it  by the  brilliant 
play of colors  as the  sunlight fell  upon 
it.  The  stone  weighs  12  pounds  and 
measures  9  inches  through 
its  largest 
diameter,  and  5  through  its  smallest. 
The color takes the most beautiful shade, 
a violet-blue  and  a  pinkish  purple,  in 
one hexagonal prism, which will measure 
about 4 inches.  A  variety  of  tints  are 
shown through  the balance  of  the stone 
according to the  mixture  of  peroxide of 
manganese  when  it  was  formed.  This 
particular  specimen 
is  of  the  hardest 
variety of quartz or rock  crystal,  cutting 
plate-glass almost as neatly as a diamand.
“Who is the 'Co.’  in your firm?”  asked 
Smasher of his  friend the  grocer.  “ My 
wife.”  “Ah,  she’s  a  silent  partner,  is 
she?”  The  grocer  rubbed his chin for a 
moment.  “Well,”  he  replied,  in  some 
doubt,  “she ain’t so all-fired silent  when 
you come to think of it.”

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Every  lawyer  is  interested 

From  time  to  time  items  make ¡'the 
round of the press concerning the income 
of people of note  and  it  is  safe  to  say 
that these items secure a careful  reading 
no matter what else  in  the  paper  (bar­
ring  the  advertisements)  misses  atten­
tion. 
to 
know what  Sir Charles Russell’s income 
amounts to in English  pounds,  while  he 
contemplates  the  pounds  of  flour  and 
meat with which his monthly bills  make 
him more familiar.  Every  artist  knows 
to a  penny what  the  Angelus  has  sold 
for,  and authors check off the editions of 
David Grieve one after  another  and  try 
to estimate  the  author’s  royalties.  So 
the advertising man reads the  statement 
that J.  E.  Powers was paid 830,000  for  a 
year’s services in writing Cod  Liver  Oil 
advertisements,  and  the  counter-state­
ment,  equally  without  authority,  that 
this  is  an  egregious  mistake,  and  he 
wishes  that  he  could  get  Mr.  Powers’ 
opinion on the probability of its truth.
Sometimes  this  natural  curiosity  to 
know how many  plums are falling to our 
neighbor’s  share  wins 
the  inquirer  a 
smart  little  rap  over  the  knuckles,  as 
happened in a recent  instance  where  an 
American,  visiting  England,  compiled 
what he claimed to  be  statistics  of  the 
maximum and minimum incomes  in  the 
different professions  and  published  the 
result in  the  Forum.  The  Publisher's 
Circular,  of  London,  resenting 
this 
Yankee'  scrutiny  of  British  customs, 
characterizes the  article  as  impertinent 
tattle,  and proceeds  to  bury the  author 
under its contemptuous  indignation,  but 
without stating  whether the alleged  sta­
tistics  are  too  high  or  too  low. 
If  it 
could only have been induced to give the 
correct  figures,  its  withering  sarcasm 
could  have  been  more  easily  borne  by 
American readers.
There  is,  however,  some  excuse  for 
curiosity on this  point,  since  under the 
present adjustment of society the success 
of  everyone  who  works  is  measured, 
more or less,  in terms of dollars and cents, 
and there are few in this  western  world 
who have  learned  to  accept  success  or 
failure with the equal  composure  which 
oriental  philosophy  demands.  Even  if 
we have got to a point  where  we  would 
blush to say that we are working  simply 
for the dollars  and  cents,  we  still  feel 
free to confess that we  are  working  for 
success. 
If, therefore, the income of the 
worker is the true measure of his success, 
there is some  justification  for  the  self- 
complacency of  the  man  whose  income 
makes the subject of the newspaper item, 
and  for  the  curiosity of  the  men  who 
read it with so much eagerness.  But  it 
is well, in connection with  this, to remind 
one’s self of the representative character 
of this asset,  and  to  remember  that,  to 
preserve its dignity,  it must continue  to 
mean a measure of work.  This  country 
has  already been  dubbed  “The Land  of 
the  Almighty  Dollar.”  Whether  de­
served or not,  the naming is  apt to make 
the title deserved in time, on the author­
ity of an old adage.  It is,  perhaps,worth 
while,  therefore,  to say out  loud,  what 
is certainly true,  that this land  is  by no 
means as  yet exclusively the land of  the

almighty dollar. 
It holds  a  large  class 
of  citizens,  and  representative  citizens, 
too,  who do not measure  success  by  the 
balance sheet,  but who give honor  to the 
leaders of public thought and the  direct­
ors of public affairs without  a  moment’s 
consideration of the place they would oc­
cupy in a roll  of  the  country’s wealthy 
men.  The rich man  wins  a certain kind 
of respect because of  his  wealth,  but  it 
is respect with  a  qualification. 
If  un­
supported  by  the qualities  which would 
win  their owner respect were he  a  poor 
man,  the wealth  alone  is  mocked, 'to a 
very healthy extent.  The  men who win 
the  real  respect  of  their  associates,  of 
their townsmen, of their countrymen, are 
the men who stand for energy,  integrity, 
genius—for some quality which in  itself 
is  a  force.  Money simply represents  a 
force.
Money is so very useful a servant  that 
it is a pity to discredit it by claiming  for 
it] powers  and  virtues  which  no  good 
friend  would assert it  possessed.  When 
one claims,  for instance,  that a man’s in­
come  is  the true measure of the value of 
his  efforts,  that  the  fortune  which  he 
has  accumulated  represents  what  he 
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pably false that to some people no course 
is open  but  to  fling  away  to  the  other 
side of the circle and declare that money 
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and  virtue will only be  possible  after  a 
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the smercenary  moles  and  the  fanatical 
visionaries it behooves  the  level-headed 
business man  to  keep  a  steady  balance, 
for the  salvation  of  the  future  depends 
on the sanity of the present.

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10

GOTHAM GOSSIP.

N ew s  from   th e   M etropolis- - -Index  of 

th e   M ark ets.

Special Correspondence.
New  York,  April  27—Trade  in  this 
city during the  week has been of only an 
average  character.  While  there  is  an 
even movement in  the  grocery  and  pro­
vision  trades,  there is  slackness in other 
departments.  There  is not  an  overflow 
of visitors from  out of  town,  and  those 
who are here are  purchasing with exces­
sive  caution.  Collections  are  reported 
as difficult,  and  the  waiting  mood  that 
has  characterized  our  business  bouses 
for so long still remains with them.
Business  with  retailers  remains  fair, 
and  some of them are  actually  using the 
great  dailies  to  advertise  in—a  thing 
almost  unheard of  heretofore.  Strange, 
too,  that retailers do not use this medium 
more  than 
they  do.  The  big  bazaars 
frequently  advertise  nothing  but  their 
grocery  departments,  but  the  retailers 
seem  to  be  committed 
to  a  contrary 
policy.
Strikes and lockouts are reported as in­
juring  business 
in  many  sections,  and 
this,  of  course,  is  reflected  in  business 
here—especially  where  the  strikes  are 
east  of  the  Atiegbauies. 
It is  too bad; 
but the fact remains.
Thomas Lidgerwood,  one of  the  most 
extensive retailers up-town,  made an as­
signment  last June  which he now  seeks 
to have set aside on the  plea that he  wai 
intoxicated  at  the  time  he  signed  the 
papers.
This is important,  if  true,  and should 
be made a note  of by others.  The  retail 
grocers are  making  strenuous  efforts to 
have their license rate for  selling liquors 
reduced.  The rate now is 8200, and this 
it  is  claimed,  in  greater  than 
the  re 
sources of the average retailer will allow 
Licenses  are  now  graded  from  825  to 
8250,  the same as paid by  l.quor dealers, 
and  grocers  say  they  are  not  liquor 
dealers,  but have to keep supply of  “we 
goods”  in  order  to retain  their  grocery 
trade.  Probably if  such firms as Acker. 
Merrall &  Condit  were  called  upon  to 
choose  between  their  liquor  trade  and 
their Soar sales,  they  would stick to the 
former,  if  indeed, they  would not prefer 
it to all the rest of their stock.  At least 
it  would  seem  so  to  see  the  endles 
wagon loads of  “ wets”  constantly being 
delivered  at  the hatchways  of the store. 
It will  be a  difficult  matter  to convince 
the  average  man  that  the  retailer  does 
not sell liquor for  revenue only,  and the 
general 
impression  is  that  the  license 
ought to stand.
The  coffee  market  shows  signs  of 
weakness,  which, 
in  fact,  have  been 
observable  more  than  a  week.  Quota 
tions are scarcely any lower,  but holders 
seem incliued to let go,  and  the situation 
in Europe is not encouraging to the bulls 
The stock here is not laege and in the U 
S.  but  183,000  bags.  Mild  sorts—Java, 
Maracaibo, Mocha, etc.—are fairly steady 
but,  in sympathy with the stronger sorts 
are gradually becoming freer of sale.
Molasses is as  “slow  as  in  January. 
Sales are almost completely stopped,  but 
holders are in  hopes  the  tide  will  turn 
and some relief be experienced.  Syrup 
in  sympathy  with  molasses,  are  dull 
within  the  range  of  12@18c,  up  to 22 
for something fancy.
Sugars are  increasing  in  sales as  the 
season advances,  and the market remain 
steady.  A lively discussion  is  going  i 
oar papers  as to  the  profits  of refiner 
and the  battle  of  words  waxes  hot and 
heavy, 
it is  generally  thought that the 
refiners are making  enough  to  keep the 
wolf from the  door,  at least,  and,  so far 
the  editors  are  showing  that  they  are 
making enormous  profits;  in  fact,  more 
than are fair.  The  turn  of  Congress 
interest 
being  watched  with  much 
Granulated sugar is still selling  at  4K
The rice market shows no great anima 
tion.  Supplies  of  domestic  are  not  of 
the best  quality,  and  foreign  seems 
have the upper hand.  Prices are low and 
seem bound" to remain so.
The  improvement  in  canned  goods 
which set in some  weeks  ago  in  a very 
small  way,  has grown  to  gratifying pro­
portions,  canned  gallon  apples  being 
now  quotable  at  83.50.  While  the  ad­
vance  is  most  marked 
in  this  article,

the  whole line  shows more firmness  than 
has characterized it for  some time.
Dried fruits are doing better,  also,  and 
a  higher  plane  has  been  reached  by 
apples and berries,  as well as for foreign 
fruits, prunes, raisins, etc.
Supplies of butter are quite liberal and 
the market is quiet.  For the  best  Elgin 
arcely  more than  23c  can  be obtained, 
or  the lower grades  the  range  is  17@ 
)c,  but they  are not  much sought after, 
heese is in  good  demand,  and  quite  a 
umber  of  mail  orders  have  been  re­
ceived.  The best State brings 12% c.
be  week  closes  with  the  volume  of 
business  hardly  what was hoped for,  but, 
upon  the  whole,  the  trend  of prices  is 
upward 
G rand R apids R etail  G ro cers’  A ssocia­

J ay.

tion.

A t the  regular  m eeting  of  the  Retail 
rocers’  A ssociation,  held  at  Protective 
Brotherhood  hall  Monday evening,  A pril 
16,  A.  J.  E lliott  presided,  in  the  absence 
of  P resident V iergever.
The minutes of  the last  meeting  were 
read and approved.
J. Geo.  Lehman  moved  that  four  ad- 
itioual  members be designated  to  serve 
temporarily on  the Committee  on  Trade 
Interests.  The motion  was adopted  and 
the chairman appointed as  such  Messrs, 
uehman,  Wagner,  Schuit and  Odell.
Messrs.  Wagner and  Elliott,  who were 
appointed  as the  representatives  of  the 
Association  at  the  Municipal  League, 
asked  for  instructions.
E.  A. Stowe  moved  that  the  Commit­
tee be requested  to  use  its  influence  to 
ecure  an  amendment  to  the  charter, 
abolishing the office of Sealer of Weights 
and  Measures.
B.  S.  Harris  said  that  he  considered 
the  office in  the  nature  of  a  necessary 
nuisance  and  believed  it  could  be  im­
proved  up. n  if occupied  by  a  man  who 
understands his business.
J.  Geo.  Lehman  said  that  the  office 
ought  to  be  occupied  by a man capable 
of repairing scales.
in  his 
opinion,  the  Sealer  should  never  leave 
a pair of scales until they were  properly 
repaired,  if out  of  repair.  The  subject 
was then laid on  the  table, to  be  taken 
up again at the  next meeting.
Peter Schuit moved  that  a  committee 
of three  be  appointed  to  interview  the 
millers to ask th«m to discontinue selling 
Hour at retail.  The motion  was  adopted 
and  the  chairman  appointed  as  such 
committee  Messrs. Schuit,  Stratton  and 
Lehman.
Treasurer Lehman reported  a  balance 
on  hand  of  8252.17.  The  report  was 
accepted,  and  the meeting adjourned.

Jas. A.  Stratton  said 

that, 

L et Them   T ry It Once.

General  Master  Workman  Sovereign 
of  the  Knights  of  Labor,  thinks  that 
Coxey’s  peregrinating army is  the  fore 
runner of  a tremendous  insurrection  of 
labor  against  capital.  Mr.  Sovereign is 
mistaken.  The army does not  represent 
labor  in  any  sense. 
It  represents  the 
worthless  element  of  our  population 
which  wants  to  be  supported  without 
labor;  wants to live on the  labor  of  the 
rest of the  commnnity.  Doubtless  they 
would  get  up  an  insurrection,  if  they 
could.  But let them try it  once!  When 
the insurrection  of  people who will  not 
work  begins,  the  thousands  of  strong 
armed  toilers,  who will  work,  and  who 
have their  little  homes  and  their  little 
savings 
to  care  for  and  defend,  will 
crush that insurrection so  promptly that 
Sovereign and  his  fellow  mouthers  and 
idlers will think  that  there  has  been 
cyclone  somewhere.

F rank  Stowkli,.

An alarm  clock  is  intended  to  wake 
you  up in the morning.  Our  advertise­
ment on last  cover  page  is  inserted  to 
get your attention.  That  done,  we hope 
the logical  facts  set  forth  therein  will 
secure your orders.  The  Putnam Candy 
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Arrive. 
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•Dally.  All others dally, except Sunday.
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific  ex­
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Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at 7:00 am; re­
turning, leave Detroit 4:55 pm, arriving at Grand 
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CHICAGO

March  18,  1894
ANDaWKST  MICHIGAN  R’Y. 
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

TO A N D  PROM  M USKEGON.

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

v. G’d Rapids............ 7:25am 1:25pm *11:30pm
t. Chicago.................1:25pm 8:50pm  »6:30am
Lv. Chicago.................7:35am  4:55pm *11:30pm
Ar. G’d Rapids............ 2:30pm  10:20pm  *6:10am
Lv. Grand Rapids........  7:25am  1:25pm  5:45pm
Ar. Grand Rapids........9:15am  2:30pm  10:20pm
TRAVERSE CITY,  CHARLEVOIX  AND  PBTOSKEY.
 
Lv. Grand  Rapids.. 
3:15pm
7:30am 
Ar.  Manistee...........  12:20pm 
8:15pm
 
Ar. Traverse City__  12:40pm 
.........   8:45pm
Ar. Charlevoix........  3:15pm 
 
11:10pm
Ar.  Petoskey 
11:40pm
 
3:45pm 
Arrive  from  Petoskey,  etc.,  1:00  p.  m.  and 
10:00p. m.
PARLOR  AND  SLEEPING  CARS.
’oChicago,lv.G. R ..  7:25am  1:25pm  *11:30pm
To Petoskey,lv.G. R..  7:30am  3.15pm 
...........
To G. R. .lv. Chicago.  7:35am  4:55pm *11:30pm
To G. R..lv. Petoskey  5:00am  1:30pm 
...........
•Every day.  Other trains week days only.
DETROIT,

FEB.  11,  1894

 
 
 
 

LANSING  &  N ORTHERN  R.  R.
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

TO  AND  FROM SAGINAW,  ALMA  AND  ST.  LOUIS.

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv. Grand Rapids........7:00am  *1:20pm  5:25pm
Ar. Detroit..  ..............11:40am *5:30pm  10:10pm
Lv.  Detroit..................   7:40am *1:10pm  6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids....... 12:40pm  *5:15pm 10:45pm
Lv. G R 7:40am 5:00pm  Ar. G R. 11:40am 10:55pm
Lv. Grand Rapids...........  7:00am  1:20pm  5:25pm
Ar.from Lowell..............12:40pm 5:15pm  ..........
Parlor  Cars on all trains  between  Grand Rap 
ids and Detroit.  Parlor car to Saginaw on more 
ing train.

TO  LOWELL VIA  LOWELL A  HASTINGS  B.  R.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Every day.  Other trains  week days only.
GEO. DsHAVEN, Gen.  Pass’r Ag’t

T Y  E T R I  H T ,  G R A N D   H A V E N   & 
U   W  A  U K  K K   R a i l w a y .
EASTWARD.

M il,-

Trai ns Leave
3’d  Rapids,  Lv
Ionia...........Ar
St. Johns  ...Ar
Owoss j ....... Ar
E. Saginaw. .Ar
Bay City......Ar
F lin t...........Ar
Pt.  Huron...Ar
Pontiac....... Ar
Detroit.........Ar

tNo.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 •No. 82
10 45pm 
6 45am
12 27am
7 40am
1 45am
8 25am 
2 40am
900am
6 40am 
10 50am
7 15am 
11 32am 
54 am
10 05am 
7 30am 
1205pm
5 37am 
10 53am
7 00am
11 50am
WESTWARD.

1020am 
11 25am 
1217pm 
1 20pm
3 45pm
4 35pm 
3 45pm
5 60pm
3 05pm
4 05pm

3 25pm
4 27pm 
520pm
6 05pm 
8 00pm 
837pm
7 05pm 
850pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

Trains Leave

•No. 81
7 00am
8 20am

tNo. 11
1  00pm
2 10pm

»Dally.

4 55pm 
6 00pm

G’d Rapids............   Lv
G’d  Haven............   Ar
tDaily except  Sunday. 
Trains  arrive  from  the  east,  6:35 a.m.,  12:50 
Trains  arrive from  the  west, 10:10 a. m.,3:16 
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlor  Buffet 
Westward— No. 11 Parlor Car.  No. 16 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.

J a s . Ca m p b e l l , City T*cket Agent-

65

CAN HIES,  FKC IIS   auid  NUTb.
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:
Bbls.  Pi

STICK  CANDT.Cases 
Standard,  per  lb........................ 
“  H.H..............................  
Twist  .......................... 
“ 

6
6
6

Boston Cream  ...............  
8*4
Cut  Loaf.........................
Extra H.  H......................  8H
MIXED  CANDY.

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

" 
fancy—In bulk

Bbls.
-.5*4
Standard.................................— 6)4
..5*4
Leader.......................................... 5*4
-6*4
Royal................................
Nobby...............................
7
English  Rock..................
7
Conserves........................
Its
Broken Taffy....................baskets
7*4
Peanut Squares...............
French Creams.................
Valley  Creams.................
Midget, 30 lb. baskets......
........
Modern, 30 lb. 

Palls.
6*4
6*4
7*4
8
8
8
8
8*49
13
......  8*4
......  8
Palls.
Lozenges, plain.............................................  814
printed..........................................  914
Chocolate Drops.............................................  12
hocolate Monumental«...............................  1214
Gum Drops......................................................   5
Moss Drops....................................................   714
Sour Drops.....................................................  814
Imperials........................................................   10
Per Box
Lemon Drops................................................... 50
Sour Drops.......................................................50
Peppermint Drops............................................60
Chocolate Drops...............................................75
H. M. Chocolate Drops.................................... bO
Gum Drops...................................................... 40
Licorice Drops....................................................1 00
A. B. Licorice  Drops....................................... 80
Lozenges, plain................................................ 60
 
mperlals......................................................... 60
Mottoes.............................................................70
Cream Bar........................................................ 55
Molasses Bar................................................... 55
Hand Made  Creams................  
85@95
Plain Creams................................................... 80
Decorated Creams............................................90
String  Rock.....................................................60
Burnt Almonds..................................................1 00
Wintergreen  Berries.......................................60
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes...........................  34
No. 1, 
.........................  51
No. 2, 
.........................  28
Navels, 96-1128...................................................   2 50
126.........................................................   3 00
150-176 200-2.es  .................................3 25
Fancy  Seedlings,  126s.......................................  2 50
150-176-200-2268...................... 2 75
250s.........................................2 50
ihoice,  360........................................................  3 00
Ihoice 300 .......................................................  3 25
Extra choice 360................................................  3 25
Extra fancy 300..................................................  4 00
Extra fancy 360 ..............................................  4 00

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

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ORANGES.

CARAMELS.

LEMONS.

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BANANAS.

 

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NUTS.

“  50-lb.  “ 

Large bunches..................................  
 
Small bunches...................................................   1 35
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.
@12* @14 
Figs, fancy layers, 81b.......................
“ 
“  20Tb.......................
@15 
“  14®»......................
“  extra 
@ 7 @ 5* 
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box.......................
“ 
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@ 5
“ 
Persian, 50-lb.  box...................
@16
Almonds, Tarragona..........................
@15
Ivaea....................................
California..........................
@@ 8* 
Brazils, uew........................................
Filberts..............................................
@11 @13 
Walnuts, Grenoble.  ..........................
French.................................
@10 QU 
Calif....................................
Table  Nuts,  fancy.............................
012 
choice............................
@11 
Pecans. Texas, H.  P .,........  .............
@ 7*4
Chestnuts...........................................
l  25 
Hickory Nuts per bu..........................
.  ocoauuts, full sacks.........................
3 50
O  5*4 @  7 
@ 5*4 @ 7 @ 4* 

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

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PEANUTS.

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G ra n d   R a p id s  & In d ia n a

TRAMS  GOING  NORTH.

L eave g o in g  

North
For T raverse C ity,  M ackinaw City  and S a g ...  7 :40 a
For  Traverse  City and M aoklnaw  C ity............... O lflp m
For  S aginaw ................................................................... 6:00p m
L eave  going 
South.
For  C incinnati..............................................................0:60  a m
For K alam azoo and  C hicago............................1 8 :0 6  p
For F ort W ayne and 
th e  E ast.............................. 2:15 p
For  K alam azoo  and  C h icago.............................11:80p m

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

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

Lv Grand R apids............. 12:05 p m   2:15 p m   11:20 p
Arr  C hicago.......................ft:S0pm   9:0 0 p m  
7:40a
Oar.
Lv  C hicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
9:35 p m  train  daily, th rou gh  W agner  Sleeping  Oar.

12:06 p  m  train   has through  W agner  B uffet  P arlor 
11:20  p m  train  d aily, through W agner Bleeping Oar. 
9:35 p m
7:26 a  no
4:00  p  m  h as  through  W agner  B uffet  Parlor  Oar. 

6:60 a m   4:00 p m  
2:15 p m  9:16 p m 

For M uskegon—Leave. 

Muakegon, Grand Rapids A  Indiana.
7:36  a m  
9:40 a m
6:20 p m
6:40  p m  
O. L. LOCKWOOD.

From Muskegon—Arrive

G enera! P assenger and T icket Agent.

P E C K ’S HEADACHE
POWDERS
Pal the beat profit.  Order from your jobber.

Oil«.
BARRELS.

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes  as  folio

Eocene...................................................
XXX W.  W. Mich.  Headlight..............
Naptha...................................................
Stove Gasoline.......................................
Cylinder................................................27
Engine  ................................................. 13
Black, 15 cold  test................................
Eocene........................................... .
XXX  W. W.  Mich.  Headlight..............

FROM  TANK  WAGON.

8*4
@ 6*4 @7% 
@36 
@21 
@ 8*4

5

POriTKY,
Local dealers pay as follows:

LIVE.

 

Turkeys.....................................................8 @8*4
Chickens.................................................   7 @8
Fowls........ 
6  @ 6*4
......................  
Ducks........................................................8 @9
Geese................................ 
8  @9
DRAWN.
Turkeys....................................................11 @12
Chickens..................................................12 @13
Fowl.....................................................  
11
Ducks.......................................................10 @11
Geese...................................................... 10 @12
Turkeys................................................. 9  @  9*4
Chickens................................................  7*4@ 8
Fowls.....................................................6*4@  7
Ducks........................................................8 @ 9
Geese.......................................  
8  @  9

UNDRAWN.

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RINDGE.KALJVIBfiGH & CO.

12,  14 and  lOPearlSt.

RIVER  5H0ES
WE KNOW  HOW TO 
MAKE THEM,
If y o u   w a n t  th e  b e st fo r  S ty le , 
F it a n d   W e a r ,  b u y  o u r  
m a k e .  Y o u   c a n   b u ild  
u p  a   g o o d  tr a d e  o n  o u r  
lin e s, a s   th e y   w ill  g iv e  
sa tisfa c tio n .

W e   M a n u fa c tu r e   a n d   H a n d le   o n ly   R e lia b le   G o o d s.

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO

AGENTS  FOR  THE

A
FEW
SPECIALTIES
CONTROLLED
BY
US
FOR
W ESTERN
MICHIGAN

WITHINGTON  &  COOLEY  flnf.  Co.

AGRICULTURAL  TOOLS,

WICKWIRE  BROS.

WIRE  CLOTH,
The  FAVORITE  CHURN,
The ACME  POTATO  PLANTER, 
BABCOCK’S MONITOR CORN PLANTER, 
The TRIUMPH  CORN PLANTER, 
BARTHOLOMEW’S  POTATO  BUG  EX­

TERMINATOR.

>  *

Also as Complete a  Line  of  Fishing 

Tackle as anybody  carries•

»  1 1

RlSTER&TEVENS
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j/lONRoç

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SCREW l

P a ten ted .

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 If I l)L.

NO.  1

NO  2.

NO.  3.

The above cuts show  a few of the many purposes this device  will serve.
Cut No.  1 meagerly shows its adaptation as a Screw Driver—anyone readily  understands that it 
will drive a screw in,as several other devices on the spiral plan  drive a  screw  the same way, but 
there is  no other one that will  do this:  Take  a screw out with exactly the same  push  movement 
as it was put in. and just  as quickly; this is done by simply grasping the brass shell  with  the  left 
hand,  and  having  hold  of  the  wood  handle  with  theright; simply give the right hand a  twist 
toward you; this reverses it to take out a screw; in like manner give  it a turn  from  you,  and it is 
ready to drive the  screw.

In either case, when it is closed as shown in Cut No. 3, if desired, it will act  as a ratchet, turn­
ing the screw half round each ratchet movement made by the operator, and still  another valuable 
position is obtained by simply turning it as before stated,  but instead  of clear from one side to the 
ather, stop at half way; at this j*>int it will be  as rigid as if it was one solid piece of iron.

Cut No. 2.  Here  we show the spiral clear extended, another use made of it other than driving 
screws,  here  we  show  its  usefulness  in a carriage,  wagon or  machine shop where many  small 
burrs are to be taken off and put on; the screw driver bit is  removed  and a socket  wrench  put in 
with which burrs can be run on or off, twenty  times quicker than by the old way.

Cut No. 3.  This shows not only its usefulness in the  carriage,  wagon  or  machine shop,  but 
carpenter, plumber or undertaker’s establishment as well, in fact it is Indispensable to any worker 
in wood or iron where screws  or burrs are used, or boring, drilling,  etc., is done, and  in finishing 
up work with hard wood, where a small hole must be bored or  drilled to receive the nail or screw, 
it is a wonderful convenience.  Thus it will be seen it well merits the name it bears.  The Univer­
sal Screw Driver and Brace.  The chuck and shell are highly polished brass while  the  handle  is 
finished in natural wood; it is substantial, durable and the most powerful tool of its kind  made.

WRITE  FOR  CIRCULAR.

________________________ FORT  WAYNE.  IND._________________________

S .  F .  B O W SE R  & Co.,
N ew  York B iscuit C o .,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

YVTA f.  vS £ A f i S   <£  Ç O .’S

Grackers  and  Fine  Sweet
W E constantly have the  interests of the 

trade  in  view  by  introducing  new 
novelties and  using the best  of  material 
in  the manufacture of a  superior  line  of 
goods.

The  Continued  Patronage  of  the  Oldest  Established  Grocery 

Houses  in  the  State  is  our  BEST  TESTIMONIAL.

OUR  GOODS  ARE  ALWAYS  IN  DEMAND,  AND  NO  WELL  APPOINTED 

GROCERY  STOCK  IS  COMPLETE  WITHOUT  A  FULL  LINE.

SEND  IN  A  TRIAL  ORDER  AND  BE  CONVINCED.

We  also  take  Orders  for  the  Celebrated  KENNEDY  BISCUIT, 

made  at  onr  Chicago  Factory.

S.  A.  SEARS,  Manager,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Dvillll, Wriglt &  GO’S

F I  M E  

COFFEES.
Royal Java,
Royal Java and Mocha, 
Aden  Mocha 
Mocha and Java Blend 
White  House  Mocha  and 

Java,

Golden Santos,
Ex.  Golden  Rio,
No.  37  Blend.

On the  Rock.

When you anchor  your commercial 
interests  to  the  manufacturer direct,
\ and  cut  off  middle  men9s  profits,  to 
| your own  benefit,  you  are building on 
| the r o c k W e  began to

HANUFACTURE  CONFECTIONERY

| thirty years ago, with a single  furnace 
I in  a   bach room•  U e   have kept up with 
the  times  and  now  occupy  eighteen 
floors,  each  25x100  feet,  and  have 
$20,000 invested in  first-class  modern 
machinery, specially adapted to  a  s u c ­
c e s s f u l   operation  of the  business.  Do 
you  not  think it  will pay you  to  draw 
your supply from  u s  ?  We should like to 
have you.  'Try us.

We  have  trebled  our  coffee  business  since we  have  been 

Agents  Western  Michigan,  Grand  Rapids.

handliug these brands, and any dealer can  do the same.

OLNEY1JUDSON GROßER BO
So They Raise Poultry I
Your M  of tbe Wools 1

Buy all the first-class Poultry you can get and ship to me.  1  want  it  and  will 

pay highest market  price.

F. J.  DE1TEN THALER,  117 and  119  Monroe St.

Leonard’s  Summer  Leaders.

Yours for business,

The  PUTNAM CANDY CO.

Lawn Mowers.

tor 

W e  handle  only  the 
Best quality, at a  price! 
no  higher  than  othersj 
ask 
cheap  m a­

chinesHRS! CHOICE UWN MOWERS.

12 in.  Mower............... $  2  To
14  in. 
...............  
2  8«s|
...............   3  001
16 in. 
Every  machine guaranteed.
Refrigerators.

2 

W e  m anufacture the

1  LEONARD 

CLEUBIE REFRIGERATOR.
Order a  sam ple  line 
n o w   and  secure 
the 
A gen cy of the  best  re­
frigerators  m ade.
'Write for  prices  and 
illustrations.

New Process Stoves.

W e   w an t  an  agent 
in every tow n  W rite 
to us for  discounts.

The Standard L ight­

ings Co ’s

Leads  all  others.
New  Process  Cook  Book  given  with 
every stove.

Children’s  Carriages.

Great variety.
A ll the latest designs. 
Fiigh  grade  goods 
Quick sellers 
Good  profit 

the 

to 

dealer

A sk us for illustrated 
catalogue  and  price 
list.

H. 

LEONARD &  SO N S,  Grand  Rapids, 

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