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4 

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DESMAN

GKAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  MAY 16,  1894.
“She  is  vain,  flaunting,  extravagant, 

NO.  556

in 

PR E F E R R E D   T H E   S O A P  M A K E R.
Mr. Wilberforce  Trott,  lawyer  of  the 
firm  of  Lunkenstein  &  Trott,  was  the 
picture of  prosperity  and  contentment, 
sitting in his office in the most luxuriant­
ly  appointed  office-building 
town. 
His private  office,  where  we  find  him, 
was a poem in hard wood and stucco,  but 
its spick and span cleanliness denoted its 
In fact, Mr. Trott had  not  al­
newness. 
ways occupied  quarters  like  these. 
In­
deed,  as  he sat in  his  rotary  chair  puf­
fing the smoke  from a  Colorado  Maduro 
with a sultanic  air  of  limitless  wealth, 
Mr.  Trott’s  elegant  surroundings  bore 
the gloss of a week’s  existence  and  not 
a day more.  Not  that  he wore the  new 
conditions  with  any  the  less  grace  on 
that  account,  however.  Any  one,  to 
have observed him critically, would have 
acknowledged  the aristocratic  repose  of 
his  regular  features  and  the  exquisite 
taste  of  his  fashionable  apparel.  But 
the fact remains that  Mr.  Trott,  a week 
before,  had  been  a struggling  young at­
torney with an inchoate  practice  and an 
unreliable sequence as to meals.

As  there are  no  such  things  as  fairy 
wands  to  change  hungry 
lawyers  into 
well-fed barristers, the truth may as well 
be admitted—Mr. Trott had hit the races. 
The $10,000 retainer  from a  delightfully 
mysterious  corporation  in 
the  West, 
which  he  assured  his  friends  was  the 
basisiof  his  new  magnificence,  was  in 
reality  a winning  of  that  amount  on  a 
cluster of horses  upon  whose  combined 
speed he had made  a bet after  the  man­
ner current  among  the  poolrooms.  For 
all this,  Mr.  Trott  was  by  no  means a 
“sport.”  He  was  unquestionably 
a 
young man of talent, who would be heard 
from one of these  days,  and  who  knew 
what is meant to “toil  terribly.”

The reason that we  do not  find him at 
work with his books directly concerns our 
interest  in  this  lucky  youth; 
for  Mr. 
Trott’s thoughts  were floating  back over 
five  long  years  of  professional  vicis­
situdes, as  dreamily  as  the  smoke  that 
curled aloft  over  his  biond  head,  until 
they rested upon  a  face of dark, healthy 
beauty, surmounted by  curling  locks  as 
black as the tender eyes whose depths he 
had once celebrated in a  feeble  quatrain 
with the  opinion  that  they  rivaled  the 
glories of a  starlit  night.  He  had truly 
been desperately in love  with Alice Mon­
roe,  a fact that had  been  fully  appreci­
ated by that dainty little despot,  who not 
only accepted  all  his  attentions  in  the 
way of  theater  tickets,  balls  and  bou­
quets, but pouted for more.  All of these 
things  had  been 
the  despair  of  poor 
young Mr.  Trott,  who  wondered how  he 
was  ever  to  marry  a girl whose  trivial 
expenses per week exceeded  his  income 
at  the  bar  per  month.  To  render  the 
situation  even  more  poignant,  she  re­
peatedly declared that the man  she mar­
ried would have  to have  money. 
In her 
heartless opinion,  love  in  a cottage was 
unqualified  bosh.  Often  he  had  ex­
claimed,  to the four  walls  of  his  dingy 
room:

and unworthy an honest fellow’s toil.”

On  every  fine  Sunday  afternoon,  for 
her sweet sake,  he  had  hired  a  yellow 
cart  and  a  large  black  horse,  with  a 
stride like the coarse  of  empire,  whose 
tan-colored  harness  was  the 
swellest 
thing  that graced  the  Clifton  drives on 
that  day.  The  swellest?  Alas, 
no. 
There  was one rig that  excelled  that  of 
Mr. Trott, even as  the white glory of the 
diamond  excels  the  dull-gray  of 
the 
topaz.  And in that rig sat  the bete noir 
of  Mr.  Trott—the  one  being  on  earth 
whom he hated with the cheerful, cordial 
hate of a lover for a  rival.

The  name  of  this  party  was  Messer- 
schmidt, a cool, imperturbable gentleman, 
the unruffled impudence of whose  small, 
steady eyes had  taken  Mr. Trott’s meas­
ure  on  the night that they had first  met 
in Miss Monroe’s  parlor,  and were  ever 
since  noting  the  details of  Mr.  Trott’s 
suit with  a  stolid  Teutonic  amusement 
that betokened their  owner’s  confidence 
in his own  supremacy.  As  a rival,  Mr. 
Messerschmidt  was,  indeed,  peculiarly 
dangerous in the possession of a gigantic 
soap  factory,  inherited  from  a  simple- 
minded parent,  who  would  have  turned 
in his  grave  with  astonishment  had  he 
seen what his son had  done  for  the  old 
concern since its founder’s death,  for the 
plant had undergone the mysterious proc­
ess  known  only to  the  subtle  promoter 
who capitalizes a small  enterprise into a 
colossal  one  by the  hocus-pocus  of  the 
“Street.”

riding 

turnout, 

Never in his life had Mr. Trott claimed 
the society of the capricious Miss Monroe 
on  one  of  those  bright  afternoons  but 
Mr. Messerschmidt could  be  seen  in his 
gorgeous 
insolently 
alongside or  else  taking  the  road,  in  a 
manner even more insolent, just in front 
This gentleman’s  presence  was not only 
obtruded upon them at these  times,  but 
he seemed to divine  by  a  diabolical  in­
stinct just when  and where to  find them 
together.  If Mr. Trott took  Miss Monroe 
to 
in­
variably had a  seat  near  by,  which  he 
would change for  one immediately  next 
to the couple and engage them in conver 
sation with a mild,  insinuating assurance 
that used to irritate the young  lawyer to 
the  point  of  insanity.  When  he  took 
Miss Monroe to the art museum—a favor 
ite ruse of his to get  her  away  from pos 
sible 
intruders—his  ubiquitous  rival 
was there  also,  suave,  calm,  entertain 
ing, agonizing!

the  other  party 

the  theater 

Just why  Miss  Monroe  tolerated  this 
insidious personage  had  been more than 
Mr.  Trott could understand.  She averred 
that he bored her and  that  she was  dis­
gusted with his social  stupidity;  but Mr. 
Trott noticed that she displayed far more 
cordiality  toward  him 
than  was  con 
sistent  with 
these  assertions.  Having 
the  temerity  to tax  her  with  this  pal­
pable fact one evening, she petulantly ad 
mitted that the  only  obstacles  that  lay 
between her and the  omnipotent Messer 
schmidt was  his  name  and his business. 
She did not fancy  becoming  a  queen  of

society under the title  of  a soap  factory 
that had to have  its  works  extended  in 
order to make room for the  name  on the 
buildings.  .She would  much rather mar­
ry the  man  who  had  become  the  most 
celebrated  jurist  of  his  time.  Saying 
this,  she  had  looked  wistfully  at  the 
modest  Mr. Trott,  who  had  been  trying 
to convince  her  for  several  weeks  that 
such was  his  brilliant  destiny—that  he 
was, in fact, already on the high road  to 
success and revenue.

As his mind dwelt  on that  scene,  Mr. 
Trott’s visage lost  some  of  its  tranquil 
contentment on  this morning,  as  he  sat 
in the  office,  dreaming  on  what  might 
have been,  for he  rather  blamed  Provi­
dence for having failed to  place  him  on 
the supreme bench at 23.

Accidentally  his  eyes  rested  on  the 
polished oak  cover of his  typewriter  in 
the corner and he smiled  bitterly  at  the 
associations conjured  up  by that  imple­
ment  of  modern  correspondence.  Well 
he  remembered  a  certain  morning  in 
June,  when Miss Monroe  took it into her 
capricious head to  visit him  at his  pala­
tial quarters—as he had represented them 
to her in  order  to  keep  pace  with  the 
plutocratic  Messerschmidt.  As  usual, 
that  worthy was tagging  placedly at her 
side.
Mr.  Trott  shuddered  with  retrospec­
tive horror as he  thought of  the hideous 
catastrophe of that visit and pictured the 
scene before him.  There  was  Alice,  as 
blooming  and  richly  handsome  as  a 
Jacqueminot  rose,  radiating  a  delicate 
perfume, 
like  the  flower  itself,  which 
fairly intoxicated the young lawyer.  The 
complaisant  and  phlegmatic  Messer­
schmidt near by  wore his  usual  smile  of 
vacant urbanity,  but  in  his  small  gray 
eyes shone the light  of a  demoniacal tri­
umph,  and as  he watched Alice sweep the 
office with her keen  eyes  and  gather  in 
every shabby  detail  of  the  place,  from 
the bare  floor to  the  dilapidated  desks, 
he visibly exulted  at the  disgust in  her 
countenance.  Then she spoke.  She had 
just dropped  in to  pay  her  respects  as 
she  passed  the  building.  She  was  de­
lighted to find his quarters  so  very com­
fortable  looking!  Then  Messerschmidt 
sniffed at the atmosphere like a warhorse 
that  scents  the  aroma  of  battle  afar. 
Unerringly 
gray  eyes 
fastened upon the  cover  of  Mr.  Trott’s 
typewriter.

those 

little 

“What make of typewriter do you pre­
fer,  Mr.  Trott?”  asked  Mr.  Messer­
innocently  raising  the  cover 
schmidt, 
and  disclosing—not  a 
typewriter—but 
the  meager  and  unsightly  remains  of 
some corned  beef and cabbage  on  which 
Mr.  Trott bad been  dining.

That had been five  years ago,  and Mr. 
Trott had  not  tasted  a  dish  of  corned 
beef  and  cabbage  since.  The  odor  of 
that barbarous  mixture  used  thereafter 
to  make  him  both  sick  at  bis  stomach 
and sick at  heart—he who had once been 
so  fond of it!
Messerschmidt married  her  that  fall, 
but Mr. Trott had never called upon them 
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A few years later Mr.  Trott  sat  in  his 
office, rehearsing  a  set  speech  he  was 
preparing for the  next  day.  His  vehe­
mence  came  to  an  abrupt  stop.  He 
started  erect  and  listened,  like  a  man 
transfixed,  to  the  sound  of a soft,  anx­
ious  voice  in  the  other  office,  that was 
inquiring:

“Is this a lawyer’s office?”
“Yes,  madame,” returned  Mr.  Trott’s 
partner affably.  “ What  can  we  do  for 
you?”

“ 1 wish to get a divorce,” said a voice, 
more timidly still and  tretnbliug  on  the 
verge of tears.”  My husband  is a cruel 
wretch—”

Mr.  Trott interrupted the speech,  radi­
ant,  precipitate,  his  voice  vibrating with 
unmistakable joy.

“Alice,”  he  cried, as  he  opened  the 

door with a rush.

The young  lady rose  in  astonishment 

at  the figure before her.

“Is it possible?”  she faltered.
He took  her haud and  drew her  inside 
his  office with  gentle  force,  leaving  his 
mystified  partner staring speechlessly at 
the vacated chair.

“ What  has  he  been  doing  to  you, 
Alice?”  cried  Mr.  Trott,  holding  her 
hand and looking  as vindictive  as a Cor­
sican.

“ He’s  been  deserting  me,”  she  said, 
with a faint,  hysterical laugh,  but with a 
relieved look in her  eyes,  like  a  hunted 
fawn that has found  a protector.

“ What!  That  harmless-looking moon 

faced idiot—”

“ Was a horrid,  despicable  scroundel!” 
retorted  Mrs.  Messerschuridt,  with  ap­
propriate tact

And  then  while  Mr.  Trott  listened — 
and held  her  band—she  poured  forth  a 
tale of such heartrending cruelty  that  he 
wept also.

“Dip you ever  hear  anything  like  it, 
Wilber?”  she  asked,  appealingly,  con 
tracting  his  name  as  she  used 
to  do 
when be had pleased her.

Mr. Trott  replied  with  an  impulsive 

embrace and an unexpected kiss.

“ But  I  am  Mrs.  Messerschmidt!”  she 
exclaimed,  in  demure  alarm,  drawing 
away from him.

“That’s  so!”  said  Mr.  Trott,  soberly. 
“The disability will have  to be removed 
before  a  prior  courtship  can  be  rein­
stated—ahem!  By the way,  Alice,  have I 
you seen  my new  typewriter?” —uncov­
ering  the  machine  with  a  mischievous 
grin.  “ What do you  thiuk of it?”

“It  doesn’t  look  as  palatable  as  the 
old  one, Wilber,” said she,  laughing and 
drying her tears.

“But it isn’t nearly as  embarrassing,” 
he  returned.  “ Your  petition  for  abso­
lute divorce shall  be prepared  upon  it— 
without alimony!—fo ri  wouldn’t  touch 
a  cent  of  his  oleaginous  money,  con­
found him!”

"Just as  you  say,  Wilber,”  she  said, 
resignedly,  dropping  her  eyes  with  a 
blnsb.

And  Mr.  Trott’s partner  in  the  outer 
office took  his eye from  the  keyhole  and 
observed  contentedly:

“Peeshness 1st pooming!”

J u l iu s  W e d e k in d .

A carload of  forty  hogs  was  recently 
marketed  in  Kansas  City  and  brought 
$936—$28.40  per  head.  Great  is  the 
American  hog!

God sent weeds  to  be  a  standing  re­
minder that he  expects all men to  work 
There are men  who count on getting to 
heaven  because  they  somefiiifds  give 
away an old coat.

SU G A R   R E FIN IN G .

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P ro c e s s.

W ritte n  fo r T u c Tradesm an.

Fifty years ago sugar was a  luxury  in 
which only the rich could  indulge to any 
extent,  the poorest  grades  costing  from 
three to five times as  much  as  the  best 
do to-day.  Now sugar is  so  cheap  that 
it has become a necessity  on  the  tables 
of the poorest.  Much has been  said and 
written about  the  robberies  and  extor­
tions of  the  “Sugar  Kings,”  but  when 
the  vast sums invested in  sugar  refining 
plants,  and  the costly nature of  the  pro­
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will readily be conceded that the refiners 
have surely “earned their reward.”

Few of the users of sugar, and not many 
of the sellers of it,  know anything  about 
the process by which this “delicious com­
fit,” as an old  writer  characterized  it,  is 
prepared for use.  There  are  even  peo­
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in this country is  raised  at  home.  The 
United ¡States refined  180,000,000 tons of 
sugar last year, or  the  enormous  aggre­
gate of 360,000,000,000  pounds.  By  far 
the larger portion of the raw sugar comes 
from  the West Indies,  Brazil,  Demarara 
and  the  East  Indies.  A  considerable 
amount  of  raw  beet  sugar  is  brought 
from Germany,  and  other  countries  are 
represented at intervals. 
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tracted by pressure, the canes passing be­
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Sugar  beets  are  first  ground  and  then 
pressed.  Then the juice is  concentrated 
by evaporation and the  sugar crystallizes 
out.  The  methods  of  purifying  and 
evaporating the juice and  of  separating 
the crystals  from  the  syrup  are,  on  a 
great  many plantations,  of  the  crudest 
and  most  primitive  description.  But 
most of the plantations have adopted the 
scientific appliaucesof the  refiners,  aud 
have thus  not only  greatly  reduced  the 
cost of sugar and improved its quality, but 
vastly increased  the yield.  The vacuum 
pan and the centrifugal machine are now 
as essential to  the  advanced  plantation 
as  they are to the refiner.

Operations  in  the  refineries  are  con­
tinued day aud  night,  the only interrup 
tions  occurring  on  Sundays  when  the 
plant is shut down for twenty-four hours. 
Day  and  night  shifts  of  men  are  em­
ployed,  and before one  shift is out of the 
works another is already at work.

The essential features  of  sugar  refin­
ing,  which  have  undergone no  material 
change  since  the  introduction of  bone- 
black into the industry in  1812,  may  be 
described  in  a  few  words.  The  raw 
sugar is first dissolved in hot  water  aud 
the dark brown—almost  black—solution 
is  decolorized  by  filtration  over  boue- 
black,  after first undergoing a process  of 
straining  by  which  saud  aud  other in­
soluble  impurities  are 
removed.  The 
clarified and decolorized  solution is then 
deprived of its water by  evaporation and 
the  sugar  is  again  obtained  in  a solid 
form. 
It  is  while  sugar  is  in  solution 
and  while it is passing through  the  pro­
cess  of  evaporation  that 
refiner 
meets  one  of  his  greatest  difficulties, 
and one,  too,  which often  results in  con­
siderable loss.  The entire bulk of  sugar 
held in solution can,  as has been said,  be 
obtained  by simply  evaporating  off  the 
water in  which it was dissolved.  But all 
impure  solutions  are  apt  to  undergo a 
change,  and  sugar  is  no  exception.

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Sometimes, instead  of  sugar,  an excess 
of  syrup  is  formed  on  evaporation, 
which will not crystallize  and  can  only 
be sold at a loss.  „ The principal cause of 
this undesirable result is  delay  in  com­
pleting  the  refining  process.  When 
once the process has been  commenced  it 
must be pushed through  day  and  night 
without pause,  if the best  results  are  to 
be obtained.  The process to be described 
is that employed in  the  Franklin  Sugar 
Refinery,  which is substantially the same 
as that used in all other  refineries in the 
country.  The Franklin refinery is eleven 
stories in height,  and  the  process  com­
mences in the basement,  where  the  raw 
sugar  is  emptied  into  the  “melters,” 
through  gratings  in  the  floor. 
In  the 
melters  it  encounters  the  hot  water in 
which  it  is  dissolved.  The  solution is 
technically called  “liquor,” and  as  soon 
as dissolved is pumped up to  the  top  of 
the  highest  building,  a  distance of ICO 
feet.  Here  it  is  heated  to  a  high tem­
perature, and the process of  clarification 
actually begins.  The  force  of  gravita­
tion carries the liquor to the story  below 
wher e it  receives  its  first  filtration by 
passing through suspended  bags.  Fully
14,000  of these bags are  used  every  day 
in this one refinery,  as from  the  gummy 
nature of the impurities in the  sugar the 
pores  of  the  bags  soon  become  com­
pletely  clogged.  Each  bag  presents 25 
square feet of  filtering  surface.  As the 
liquid empties into these  filtering bags it 
is,  In color,  not unlike muddy coffee.  All 
solid substances are retained in the bags, 
and the amount of filth  contained in raw 
sugar  is  appalling.  Bags  which  have 
just been  in service are turned inside out 
preparatory  to  being  washed,  and  as 
each workman gives the bags a shake  as 
it passes through his hands,  the  amount 
of indescribable dirt to be seen in this de­
partment is enormous.  No other portion 
of the refining process presents so  many 
difficulties as this one,  and upon no other 
has so many  thousands  of  dollars  been 
spent  in  the  effort to improve it.  Here 
the  visitor  is  impressed  with  the  idea 
that  everything  is  far  behind  what he 
sees  elsewhere  in  the  refinery.  As  a 
matter of fact most of the work  at  this 
stage of the  process,  especially  in  han­
dling and washing the bags, must of nec­
essity  be  performed  by  manual  labor. 
But while it is unquestionably primitive, 
costly  and  inconvenient,  bag  filtration 
properly  conducted  is 
thoroughly  ef­
fective.  The  “liquor,”  which  flows into 
the bags in a disgustingly unclean condi­
tion,  flows from them perfectly  bright.

From the bag filters,  the liquid  passes 
down to the “bone-black”  filters.  These 
are  immense  cylindrical  vessels  nearly 
two stories high each having  a  capacity 
of 50 tons of bone-black.  On one floor of 
this  great refinery there are  no  less than 
fifty of these  gigantic  filters,  and  when 
one  is  told  that  in  adjacent  buildings 
there are a great many  more,  some  idea 
is obtained of  the  enormous scale  upon 
which  the  sugar  refining 
is 
carried on.  A stream of bone-black may 
at any time be seen  flowing  into  one  or 
another of these filters. 
It  is  extremely 
porous,  preserving  in  this  respect  the 
character of the bone  (from  which  it  is 
obtained  by  calcination).  Upon 
this 
property much of its efficiency and value 
as  a medium of  filtration depends. 
It is 
used  in  the  form  of  small  grains,  the 
largest of  which  would  not  exceed  an 
eighth of an inch in any  dimension.  It is 
free  from  dust  and  scarcely  soils  the

industry 

hands in handling.  As soon as the filters 
are  filled  with  bone-black  the  liquor 
is allowed  to  flow  iuto  them  until  the 
filtering  substance  is  completely  satur­
ated when it it allowed  to flow out at the 
bottom.  A  continuous  stream  of  the 
liquid passes through  the filter  until the 
bone-black  becomes clogged with impuri­
ties,  when the contents are  removed and 
the filter filled with a fresh supply.  The 
decolorizing  power  of  this  useful  sub­
stance is  remarkable,  and  nothing  can 
exceed  the contrast  between  the  condi­
tion of the liquid  before  and  after  con­
tact with it.  So great is  the change that 
it seems  almost  impossible that it could 
have  been  wrought  by  such  simple 
means.  The  action  of  the  bone-black 
appears to be  purely mechanical. 
It re­
moves or  absorbs  the  impurities  which 
give 
the  liquid  its  dirty  color,  rather 
than  destroys  them,  and,  as  a  conse­
quence, 
soon  becomes  so  thoroughly 
saturated as to destroy its  filtering qual­
ity.  The  “spent”  bone-black  can  by 
proper treatment be  restored to  its  for­
mer  condition  of  activity,  and  an  im­
mense  amount  of  space is  required  for 
this  purpose.  After  being  thoroughly 
washed,  the bone-black is  heated  in  re­
torts to  a  red  heat,  and  all  impurities 
not  removed  by  washing  are  destroyed 
by the heat,  and after  cooling  the  bone- 
black  is again ready for  use. 
It  is  safe 
to say  that  not  less  than  6,000  tons  of 
bone-black are  constantly in  use  in  the 
Franklin  refinery.  The  mechanical  ar­
rangements  for  the  use  and  revivifica­
tion  of the bone-black are  astonishingly 
simple and perfect.  The  operations  are 
entirely automatic.  An  ingenious  con­
trivance regulates the rate at  which  the 
black is admitted to and discharged from 
the retorts;  a conveyor  belt  conducts  it 
to an elevator,  which,  after  carrying  it 
up eight stories, discharges it upon a sys­
tem of belts by which it can be directed to 
any desired  filter.  Every day nearlyl,500 
tons  of 
tone-black  are  washed,  dried, 
burned, and redistributed to the filters,  a 
result accomplished  with an  almost  en­
tire  absence of labor,  thanks to  the  per­
fection  of 
the  machinery  employed 
and the skill with which it  has  been  ar­
ranged.  Although  bone-black  may  be 
used oyer and over again  for  months,  it 
deteriorates after awhile,  and  new black 
is  being  constantly  added  and  old  dis­
carded in  order  that  there  may  not  be 
any  considerable  variation  in  filtering 
activity.  The discarded black is worked 
up into fertilizers, and so, some at least, 
of the  phosphoric  acid  taken  from  the 
soil to support animal  life is returned to 
it.
the  bone-black  filters 
the liquid  is  carried  by  gravitation  to 
another  building,  and  runs  into 
the 
vacuum  pans.  These  are  immense  cir­
cular  vessels  made  of  copper  and 
surmounted  by  a  huge  pipe  for  the 
purpose of carrying  off  the  steam  gen­
erated  in  boiling. 
Inside  the  pans  are 
a mass  of  coils  which  furnish  the  heat 
for boiling.  Each pan is connected  with 
a powerful air  pump which  keeps  up  a 
good  vacuum  within  and 
the  steam 
formed  is  rapidly  condensed  and  the 
pressure  from  this source  kept  as  low 
as possible.  By  conducting  the  opera­
tion at a low  pressure evaporation  is  ef­
fected  very  rapidly,  and,  what  is  still 
more  important,  at  the  lowest  possible 
temperature.  The  longer  a  solution  of 
sugar is boiled and the  higher  the  tem­
it  is  exposed,  the
perature  to  which 

After  leaving 

is 

finished 

the  boiling 

darker the color  of  the  product;  hence 
the old-fashioned  method  of  boiling  in 
open pans placed  directly over  a  fire  is 
fatal to the  production  of  many  of  the 
higher grades of sugar,  which the  intro­
duction of the vacuum pan  rendered pos­
sible.  Under ordinary atmospheric con­
ditions the boiling point  of  the solution 
may soon reach 225 deg. F.,and may easily 
go much  higher;  whereas  an  even  tem­
perature of  125  deg.  F.  is  preserved  by 
the vacuum pan and is  sufficient  for  ac­
tive  ebullition.  This  is  the  great  ad­
vantage of the new method over the  old. 
Upon 
the  skill  and  experience  of  the 
boiler,  who is as  frequently a woman  as 
a  man,  depends  the  production  of  the 
various  kinds of  sugar.  By slightly  al­
tering  the  conditions  under  which  the 
crystals are formed the boiler  is  able  to 
produce at will any of the required modi­
fications.
When 

the 
liquor is  found  to  have  been  converted 
into a  thick  paste  which  is  discharged 
down an  inclined  plane to the  floor  be­
low  where  are  placed  the  centrifugal 
machines.  No  part  of  the refining pro­
cess is so interesting  or  is so  successful 
and simple in  its details,  as  the  method 
of separating the  sugar  and  the  syrup. 
The  centrifugal  machine  consists  of  a 
cylindrical  “basket”  rotating on a verti­
cal shaft.  The  sides  of  the  basket  are 
closely  perforated  with  small  holes, 
which,  while allowing  the  free  passage 
of the syrup,  are  sufficiently small  to  re­
tain the crystals within the basket.  The 
machine is filled, and  then  set  in  rapid, 
motion,  and almost instantly the mixture 
of sugar and syrup creeps up and spreads 
itself out  over  the  wall  of  the  basket. 
The  rapid  circular  motion  forces 
the 
syrup toward the  surface of the machine 
where  it  escapes  through  the  holes al­
ready  mentioned, 
immovable 
drum  which  encircles 
revolving 
basket.  When the bulk of the syrup has 
passed off,  water  is  added  to the  sugar 
and  the 
last  trace  of  syrup  removed. 
When the machine  i9  stopped the  sugar 
is found adhering to  the walls clean and 
almost dry. 
It is easily  dislodged  from 
its position,  falls through  an  opening in 
the bottom of the  basket  and is  carried 
by elevators  and  conveyor  belts  to  the 
warehouse ready  to be  packed for  ship­
ment.  The  syrup  thrown  off  by  the 
centrifugals 
is  boiled  over  again  and 
again  until  no  more  sugar  can  be  ex­
tracted,  when the  remainder is  run  into 
barrels and  is sold as refiner’s  molasses. 
The refined  sugar  is packed  entirely in 
barrels,  of  which  a  constant  stream  is 
carried into  the  refinery  at  the  rate of 
about  nine  a  minute.  The  Vower  re­
quired to run this immense establishment 
is supplied  by  five  batteries  of  boilers 
aggregating  2,150  horse  power.  There 
still  remain  the methods  by  which gran­
ulated  and  cube  sugar  are  made,  but 
these will be considered in  another issue.

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GRAND  RA PID S.  ,MICH.
Hbnbt Idema, Vice Pres.

J.  A.  S.  Verdier,  Cashier.

K. Van Hof, Ass’t C’s’r. 

T ransacts a  G eneral B an k in g   Business. 

In te re st  A llow ed  on  T im e  and  Sayings 

D eposits.

DIRECTORS:

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

D eposits  Exceed  O ne  M illion  D ollars.

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  t-ell,  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  I W . B ridge  M„
BUYS'  BENCH  BARREL  TRUCK

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MiCH.

Patented.

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A . 13UY&  EAST FULTON ST.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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Ilazeltine & Perkins  Drug Co. 
Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co. 
Olney & Judson Grocer Co.
B. 

J.  Reynolds.

FINEST QUALITY. 
POPULAR  PRICES.

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ABOUND  THE  STATE.

MOVEMENTS OF  MERCHANTS.

McBa'm—G.  W.  Storry is succeeded by

C.  M. Storry in general trade.

Iron wood—Wm.  II.  Kitto  succeeds  H. 

Keese & Co.  in general trade.

Pontiac—Henry M.  Linabury  bas  sold 

his drug stock to  Weed & Co.

Quincy—Greening  &  Ilyslop  succeed

E.  J.  Condra in the drug  business.

Battle Creek—J.  L.  Brown succeeds E. 

H.  Young in the  grocery  business.

Marshall—H.  L.  Day  &  Son  succeed 
Hamilton «&  Day in the lumber  business.
Cedar  Springs—A.  H.  Stillwell  suc­
ceeds T.  W.  Provin in  the  grocery  busi­
ness.

Battle  Creek—Carlton  E.  Hodges  suc­
ceeds H.  H.  Bid well  &  Son  in  the hotel 
business.

Cadillac—The  Newark  &  Drury  Co. 
has opened a branch  hardware  store  at 
McBain.

Allen—W.  A. Jackson  succeeds  Win­
chester & Ellis,  bankers,  coal  and  grain 
dealers.

Richland—Beall  & Peck  are succeeded 
by Beall & Evans in the drug and grocery 
business.

Homer—Doolittle,  Anderson & Co.  suc­
ceed  Darrow,  Anderson  &  Co.  in  the 
grocery business.

Escanaba—Oliver  &  McNaughton, 
hardware dealers,  have dissolved,  W.  W. 
Oliver continuing the business.

Traverse City—R.  W. Gane has opened 
a meat market in the new Kroupa  build­
ing on Front street.

Hollard—James  Meeuwsen,  of  Grand 
Rapids,  has rented  the  meat  market  of 
Barkel  &  Son  and  will  continue 
the 
business.

Middleville—Having  been  unable  to 
find a purchaser  for  his  general  stock. 
M. S.  Keeler has  concluded  to  continue 
the business on a larger scale  than  ever 
and  will stock  up  accordingly.

Mancelona—F.  A.  Price  and  Horace 
Hoffman,  who  have been engaged  in  the 
meat  business  at  this  place,  have  dis­
solved  partnership,  Mr. Hoffman  contin­
uing the business.

Kalamazoo—Jas. J.Vau Kerson is mov­
ing his old store building  off  his  lot  on 
East Main street and  will replace it with 
a three-story  brick  structure,  occupying 
the ground floor with his  grocery  stock.
Orange—E.  C. Tew  &  Sou  have  sold 
their general stock to H.  U. Jordan,  who 
will continue the  business  at  the  same 
location.  Tew & Son will  seek  another 
location as soon  as  they  can  close  out 
their business affairs here.

Owosso—C.  Mahaney  recently  uttered 
three chattel mortgages on his  dry goods 
stock—one to his wife for  $5,200,  a  sec­
ond to M.  L. Stewart & Co.  (Owosso)  for 
$900  and  a  third  to  Burnham, Stoepel 
&  Go.  (Detroit)  for  $5,C00.  The  latter 
then  took  possession  of  the  stock  on 
their mortgage,  placing G.  A.  Corwin  in 
charge.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Shelbyvilie—D.  D.  Harris has resumed 
operations  at  his  cheese  factory  under 
the personal supervision of  Irwin  Wait.
Cheboygan—As a result of  I.  M.  Wes­
ton’s failure,  the  Whitehall  Lumber  Co. 
has been compel led to go into  the hands 
of a receiver,  the court having appointed 
Flint  P.  Smith, of Flint,  to  act  in  that 
capacity.

Lansing—Owing to the coal  strike  all 
over the  country E. Bement  & Sons have

been compelled  to shut  down  the  stove 
department  of  their  factory,  throwing 
about 150 men out of  employment.  The 
firm claims  that  their  supply  of  coke, 
used  in smelting,  has given  out and that 
they cannot obtain any more.

Belding—M.  M.  Belding purchased the 
plant and business of the  Miller  Casket 
Co.  at  assignee’s  sale,  his  bid  being 
$8,675, subject to a mortgage  of $14,275. 
Work  was immediately  resumed  in  the 
factory  and  the  business  will  be  con­
tinued under the style of M.  M.  Belding 
until a re-organization is effected.

Menominee—It is  estimated  that  less 
than one-third  of  the  lumber  left  over 
from  last  season’s  cut,  most  of  which 
was sold,  now remains  unshipped. 
It is 
also thought that by the  time  the  mills 
are able to begin sawing to  their  fullest 
capacity little,  if  any,  of  that  cut will 
remain.

Ludington—The  Appeal 

remarks: 
Unless  hemlock  operators  peel  more 
bark  than  they  intend  at  present  there 
will not be  as  many  available  hemlock 
logs this season as  last,  as  it  does  not 
pay to cut  logs  unless  a  profit  can  be 
made on the  bark.  Sellers  want $8.50 a 
cord  for bark,  and buyers want to  get  it 
for $7.25.  Rath <& Cartier have  a  quan­
tity  of  logs  which  they  say  they  will 
hold  until  prices  for  lumber  shall  ad- 
vauce.

Cheboygan—The  men  at  Thompson 
Smith’s  Sons’  sawmills  recently  struck 
for 10 hours a day  and  the  same  wages 
they received last year for  11 hours.  The 
mills shut down.  The  firm  offered  the 
men work at 11  hours  at the  wages paid 
last year for 10 hours,  or  take  a  reduc­
tion of wages and  work  10  hours.  The 
men finally accepted the  terms,  and  the 
mills  started  again.  This  has,  it 
is 
thought,  settled  the  labor  question  at 
Cheboygan for the  season.

Bay City—The  attempt  of  the  ’long­
shoremen to  dictate  who  shall  or  who 
shall not  work  at  William  Peters’  mill 
has signally failed.  Mr.  Peter  is  load­
ing his boats right  along  with  his  own 
men.  Neither  is 
the  attempt  of  the 
’longshoremen’s union  to  draw  all  the 
mill employes into a strike  for  the  pur­
pose of aidiug the union at  all  likely  to 
pan out.  The  agitation  among the  mill 
workers  is  dying  out.  They  have  ap­
parently concluded  that  the  best  thing 
to do is to do the best they can  this  sea­
son.  Any  other 
course  would  be 
suicidal.

Bay City—The  lumbermen  here  have 
been  discussing  the  question  of  a  fire 
tug.  Some  taxpayers  presented  a peti­
tion  to  the  common  council  protesting 
against  the  purchase  of  such  a  tug. 
Joseph  Turner  stated  his  views  very 
plainly on the subject  He said  that the 
insurance  companies  had  threatened  to 
take no more risks on property  along the 
river  front unless  a  good  fire  tug  was 
placed in service.  The firm in which  he 
was  interested  was  to  bring  75,000,000 
to 100,000.000 feet  of  logs  to  be  manu­
factured into lumber at  this  point,  and 
if  he  could  not  get  insurance  on  the 
lumber he  would  not  have  it  cut  here. 
The  property  he 
represented  would 
probably be  assessed  at  $2,000,000  and 
ought  to  be  protected.  At  every  mill 
and lumber fire it had  been  impossible to 
save the property,  as there  was no  way j 
to  get  out  far  enough  with  the  hose. 
Finally it was decided  to purchase  a fire 
tug  and  a  committee  was  appointed  to 
make the necessary arrangements.

Given Away

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It has 
To machines sold from $125 to $200 in quality, workmanship, style and  finish. 
an  elegant  finished  large  standard sited case,  with  beautiful  designs.  beBt quality of 
nickel front and back. 
J

DISPLAYS

MONEY  DRAWER

Amount  of  sale  from  both  front  and  rear.  Back  of  machine  is  nickled and highly 
finished. 

6 

1

Is large and complete In its divisions for both coin and currency.  Bell rings and sounds 
alarm when drawer is  opened.

Is constructed in the most substantial and reliable manner  on  strict  mechanical  princi­
ple« from  the very best material.  Will not get out of order.  With proper usage will last 
ft 1110111116
The best and latest thing in Cash Registers.

Any amount from 1  cent to *20.  Indicates last sale made until next follows
All  the  work  of  the  most  expensive  machines.  Received  on account.  Paid out and 
Charge tickets furnished  with each Register.
Is not a  handsomer or better machine made.
Is #2,2 0 for each day’s work  before resetting back to zero
Can be taken off and machine set back to zero in one minute's time.
One register  already,  another one can be used to advantage on the other side of the store 
for  the soda water, cigar trade or some other department.

THERE
TOTAL  CAPACITY
RECORD
IF  YOU  HAVE

SHOWS
IMPOSSIBLE

t,lne8 the mocey drawer has been opened for change duringtheday

To  open and close the money drawer without registering

. 

. 
having no use for the 1. 2 and 3 cts. keys, they can be dropped and  the  following
keyboard substituted:  5c  10c. 2Jc, 25c, 3rtc, 4uc, 50c, 6 >c, 70c, 8 c, Change Key, #1,  $2  #3  *5.  This 
keyboard and the one shown In cut are the only  two styles we furnish.  Take your choice
_____5 or„® 
^ereon, similar to W  T  McGraw shown in out.  The glass can t>e  either  white  or  ruby  as  de­
sired by customer
sign  is nofdeirtred ChlnC ** furnl8he<1 with a handsome top sign,  even if  the  special  firm’s  name
The above order is exactly  as represented, we have been in buslnes  here  since  1883  As 
to our responsibility, we refer to the Commercial Agencies or any Bank or Business  House  in  the

,e*tra  we  will  furnish  a  handsome  glass  sign  with  your firm’s name ground

DETROIT  TOBACCO  C0„  McGraw  Building.  DETROIT.

TETE  MICHIGAN  TRA DKHMAN.

5

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Albert  J.  Bazuin  has  opened  a  wall 
paper and notion store  at  759  East  Ful­
ton street.

A. 

H. Judd has opened a  grocery store 

at  Grant  Station.  The  stock  was  fur­
nished by the I.  M. Clark Grocery Co.

H. W. James has put in  a supply store 
in  connection  with  his  shingle  mill  at 
Pori.  The  Olney &  Judson  Grocer  Co. 
furnished the stock.

Woodward & Jacobsen have  opened  a 
grocery  store  at  the  corner  of  North 
Coit and Plainfield  avenues.  The 1.  M. 
Clark  Grocery  Co.  furnished  the stock.
The  Hester  Machinery  Co.  has  re­
moved from 45  South  Division  street  to 
130 Oakes street, where Hester & Fox be­
gan business several years ago.

Bear,  Loew  &  Co.,  grocers  at  1161 
South  Division  street,  have  dissolved, 
Isaac  J.  Bear  being  succeeded  by  his 
son, Charles, and Elisha Loew being suc­
ceeded  by  Fred  Boone.  A.  P.  Sriver 
will  continue  as  silent  partner.  The 
new firm will  be  known  as  Bear,  Boone 
& Co.

Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co.  have  foreclosed 
their  mortgage  on  the  drug  and  sta­
tionery stock  of L.  Pauly,  at  St.  lgnace, 
bidding it in at public sale  last Wednes­
day.  The  failure  is  very  peculiar  in 
many  respects,  being  complicated  by 
reason of  the  ill  health  of  Mr.  Pauly, 
who  has  been  very  close  to  death  for 
several weeks.

Martin J.  Frayer and  Charles  P.  War­
ner have started a grocery at 670  Cherry 
street, under  the  style of Frayer &  War­
ner.  Mr. Frayer was until recently  with 
Albert Southwick, grocer at the corner of 
Wealthy avenue  and  Henry  street,  hav­
ing been in  the same store  through  sev­
eral successive changes.  Mr.  Warner  is 
a printer and has for some time been em 
ployed on  the Democrat. 
It is  rumored 
that  Mr.  Warner  will  soon  enter  his 
partner’s family in  the  capacity  of  son- 
in-law. 

________________

Mayor Fisher has decided to  defer  the 
appointment of a Sealer  of Weights  and 
Measures until the Common  Council  has 
taken action upon the  matter.  There is 
some talk of  abolishing  the  office  alto­
gether, but this  could  only  be  done  by 
amending  the  charter,  which  can  be 
done  only  by  the Legislature. 
It  has 
also  been  proposed  to  put  the  salary 
down  to  a  mere  nominal  sum  and  so 
make it  impossible  for  anyone  to  take 
the  office.  Still  another  proposition  is 
to give the Sealer the fees and so compel 
him to earn his  salary.  Whatever  is  to 
be done should be done  at  once.  There 
is no  sense  in  letting  the  matter  drag 
along in the manner in  which  the  Coun­
cil has usually done its business. 
In the 
meantime  Mayor  Fisher  should  insist 
upon the  resignation  of  Mr. Bush.  He 
is doing little  but  putting  in  time  and 
waiting for the day  wbeu  he  may  draw 
his  salary. 
If this  is  to  be  a “year  of 
retrenchment,” as the Mayor declared in 
his  iuaugular  address,  here  is  a  good 
place to begin.

A number of hucksters,  in  addition to 
those who appeared  before  the  License 
Committee last Thursday night,  have ex­
pressed  themselves  as  opposed  to  any 
change in the fee for hucksters’ licenses. 
They aver that $21  is all  that it  is  worth 
and more than  many of  them  can  pay.

Times  are  hard, they  say, and where, a 
year ago, a  day’s  sales  would  foot  up 
from $15 to $20,  now $7  is  a  good  day’s 
work.  They threaten,  in case  the  fee is 
raised, to  join  bands  with  the  farmers 
and  market  gardeners  and  escape  the 
payment of the fee entirely.  They claim 
that  a $50 fee would  be out of  the ques­
tion and would either drive them  out  of 
the business,  compel them to violate  the 
law or find some  way to  evade  it.  The 
year is  expected  to  be  a  poor  one  for 
huckstering  and even  at the  old  figure, 
there will not be any money in it.  Many of 
them are physically unable to earn  a liv­
ing iu any other way,  and, as they do not 
wish  to become city charges,  they think 
no change should  be made  in  the sched­
ule.  These are the only arguments so far 
presented against the  proposed  changes 
in  the schedule.  The  fruit peddlers  are 
satisfied  with  a  $50  fee, saying  it  pro­
tects them and  keeps numbers out of the 
business who would  otherwise  be  com­
petitors.  The re-classifying of the  ped­
dlers meets with general  favor. 
It is  in 
the interest of law aud order and will  be 
a great boon to  the peddlers themselves. 
As to the objections of  the  hucksters,  a 
word must be  said: 
In  the  first  place, 
the privilege of peddling vegetables  is  a 
much  more  valuable  one  than  is  the 
fruit privilege.  Vegetables are a necessity 
and can  be sold  at  almost  every  house. 
The condition of the times  should  make 
but  little  difference  in  the  vegetable 
trade.  That is  not  where expenses  are 
cut in hard times, or at least they are not 
cut to the extent  claimed  by  the  huck­
ster;  but  fruit  is  a  luxury, and  people 
naturally drop luxuries to a great extent 
in hard  times.  That  the  combining  of 
fruit  and  vegetable  peddling  in  one 
class makes both  more  valuable  it  will 
be  hard  for  any  one  to  disprove,  al­
though,  as vegetable  peddlers have been 
in the habit of  “taking orders” for fruit, 
which,  of  course,  they  have  a  perfect 
right  to  do,  the  combination  will  only 
put them on a level  with the  fruit  men. 
Fruit peddlers have never  carried  vege­
tables, although they had  the same right 
as the other class.  Then,  too, the  sea­
son has hardly opened yet,  and the busi­
ness may  naturally  be  expected  to  im­
prove considerably. 
In the fruit  season 
an  immense amount of fruit is  sold,  and 
always at a good profit,  and if the  fee be 
raised to  $50,  the  extra  amount  can  be 
made in one  month’s  business.  Of  this 
there  can  be  no  doubt,  and equally  be­
yond question is it that  the  privilege  of 
selling vegetables  will add  immensely  to 
the earnings of the fruit men.  Much  of 
the time throughout the  year  fruit  can­
not be  haudled  except  at  a  loss,  when 
vegetables can be sold at  a  good  profit. 
The threat of the  hucksters  to  combine 
with  the  farmers  and  gardeners  is  a 
foolish  one,  and  one  which, if  they  at­
tempted to carry into effect,  would prove 
a  boomerang,  and  would  compel 
the 
city to  take  other  measures  to  protect 
its  own  interests  aud  legitimate  trade. 
As  to  their  violating  the  law,  in  this 
they  must  use  their  own 
judgment. 
They  know the  penalty for  such  viola­
tions and have too  much  good  sense  to 
risk it.  Beside,  the confession that they 
may  be  forced  to  violate  the  law is  a 
damaging one;  it  may  be  inferred  that 
so far they  are  honest  because  the  law 
has not interfered with them.  The  plea 
that many of them are physically  unable 
to earn a livilihood  in  any  other  way  is 
not a sufficient reason for not raising the

fee.  There  is  as  much  money  in 
the 
business for a cripple as there  is  for  an 
able-bodied man,  although  there may  be 
more  reason  in  the  former  taking  to 
that method of  making  a  living.  Cer­
tainly it would  be  better  for  even 
the 
cripples to pay  a high  license  fee,  since 
it would  confine  the  business  to  fewer 
hands  and,  consequently,  give 
them  a 
better trade.  There is no weight  in  the 
arguments  advanced  against 
the  pro­
posed changes in  the license  schedule.

H a rd w a r e   M a rk e t.

General Trade—The  pleasant  weather 
and usual demand  for spring goods have 
caused  an appearance of  good  business, 
but how long it will  last is hard  to  tell. 
Prices are stationary on most lines.

Wire Nails—Owing to the strike in the 
coal and  coke  regions,  many  mills  are 
having difficulty in  getting  fuel  and the 
consequence  is  extreme  prices  are  not 
being  made.  A  number  of  mills  have 
been obliged  to  close  down  and  others 
have advanced their price from 5  to  10c 
a keg.  There has been no change in  this 
market as yet.

Barbed Wire—It  has  been  impossible 
to get  wire, as  the  mills  have  found  it 
to 
impossible 
labor 
troubles. 
It  does  seem  a  shame  when 
the time of year  comes  when  men could 
find work that they must  strike  and  de­
moralize the business of the country.

owing 

run, 

to 

Window  Glass—Extreme  prices  have 
been  withdrawn and the indications  are, 
it will even be  higher.  The  number  of 
pots that are now in  operation  are  only 
about one quarter as many  as  usual. 
If 
there is any demand  for glass,  it  certain­
ly  will  be scarce—and that  means higher 
prices.

Wire Cloth—The scarcity  in  this  line 
of goods has commenced early.  But  few 
jobbers have yet got their  wire cloth,  as 
the factories have  been  bothered  to  get 
the wire.  Prices  have  advanced  and  it 
is now  held  at $1.75 for 100 square  feet.

G rip s a c k   B rig a d e .

Harry  C.  Wiuchester  was  one  of  a 
party  of  four  which  bagged  215  brook 
trout on  the Pere  Marquette  River  last 
Saturday.

The  Grand  Rapids  traveling  men’s 
base ball  club  will  cross bats with Had 
Beecher’s nine at  Recreation  Park  next 
Saturday  afternoon.  Game  will  be 
called at 3:30.  No admission.

James  Martin,  recently  representing 
J. J.  Hoffman,  wholesale grocer  of  Elk­
hart,  Ind.,  in  Southern  Michigan,  has 
re-engaged  with  his  old  house,  Stein, 
Hirsch & Co., of Chicago, to  take his old 
route in the interest of  Calumet  starch.
The “return party” given  by the ladies 
of Post E to  the  gentlemen  of  the  Post 
last Saturday evening was  the  most  en­
joyable event of  the  entire  series.  All 
arrangements  were  made  by  the  ladies 
and all the expenses were borne by them, 
yet nearly $20 was turned into the  treas­
ury of  the  Post  after  all  the  bills had 
been liquidated.  A vote  of  thanks  was 
tendered Geo.  D.  Herrick for the  use  of 
a piano and both the  ladies  and  gentle­
men of  the  Post  united  in  tendering  a 
hearty vote of thanks  to  S.  A. Sears  for 
regular contributions of  sweet  goods  on 
the occasion  of  each  social  party  dur­
ing the season.

We have made  H.  Schneider  Co.  dis­
tributing agent for the old  reliable S.  E.
B.  cigar.  American Cigar Co.

¿¿4

FOB  SALE.  WANTED.  ETC. 
ANTED—TO  BUY  STOCKS  OF  MKK 
chandise  of  any  description.  Will  pay 
spot cash.  Address Warner  &  Dunbar,  Parma. 
Mich. 
r n o   EXCHANGE—ONE  HUNDRED  AND 
A  
sixty  acres  of  land  in  South  Dakota  for 
stock  of  goods,  jewelry  preferred.  Address 
Box 75, Copemish. Mich. 
XPERIENCED  PHYSICIAN  AND  SUR- 
GEON  (regular)  married  man.  wants  to 
hear of a good location in town or country.  Ad 
dress P and S. care Michigan Tradesman.  625

My  p a r t n e r   m u st  d is p o s e   o f  h is

interest in our general stock on  account of 
ill health.  Purchaser must be a  live man  (with 
or without stock  og  hi«  own)  to  match  adver 
tiser  and  location.  <  orrespondence  solicited. 
No.  625 care Michigan Tradesman. 

62>

623

at  St.  lgnace.  Mich.  Y'early  sales 
86.000 to ?9.c  0.  Stock inventories 8’On, and  con­

F »R  SALE-LOU IS  PALLY  DRUG  STOCK 

from 
sists of drugs  books,  stationery,  fixtures,  book 
accounts.  25  thousand  prescriptions  on  file. 
On  easy  terms.  Address  Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co., 
Grand Rapids,  Mich. 
OK  RENT—THE  STORK  FORMERLY  OC- 
cupied  by  E.  J.  Ware,  druggist,  corner 
Cherry and  East streets  Also meat market, east 
end same building, with good ice box. 
John C 
Dunton, old County  building, 

618

t£7

house and lot.  Here is a chance to step  into  an 

■ OR  SALE—CHEESE  FACTORY  AT  BAD 

Axe,  Mich., surrounded by splendid  farm 
ing country; will sell at a  bargain;  also a hard­
ware stock  inventorying  about  11,60',  at  Sagi­
naw.  Write to Saginaw  Hardware Co., Saginaw,
Mich__________________________ 
OR  SALE—LARGE-SIZED  THREE  KNIFE 
rotary meat chopper in good  order.  Cheap 

for cash.  N. M  Wilson. Sand Lake.______616

619

615

617

about  82,' 0 

F o r   SALE OR  EXCHANGE—a 85.000  d r u g  

stock,  also  the si ore  building  and  a good 
old established business  Good reasons for sell­
ing.  Chas.  E. Mercer, 1 and 2 Widdicomb build­
ing.  Phone 8 3. 
TJLAN1NG  MILL—WE  OFFER  FOR  SALE 
A 
the North Side Planing Mill,  which is first 
class in every  respect,  or  will  receive  proposi­
tions to locate the business In some other  thriv 
ing town.  Correspondence and Inspection solic­
ited.  Sheridan, Boyce & Co., Manistee, Mich. t>13
in v o ic in g
Good  business,  low  rent, 
small expenses.  Address  book-keeper  4  and  6 
Pearl St., Grand Rapids.  Mich. 

Dr u g  s t o r e   f o r   s a l e  
f lOR  SALE—WELL ESTABLISHED  MILLI 

nery business in the finest location in Grand 
Rapids.  A rare opportunity.  Real Estate taken 
for part payment.  Address J. W„ care Michigan 
Tradesman.  _________ 

FOR  SALE—A  CLEAN  STOCK  OF  DRUGS 

with a  small  line  of  groceries,  lnvoi- ing 
83,5 0, of good c^ean goods.  Sales last year, 812,- 
000.  Good town of 400 inhabitants  No compe­
tition, and in the finest section of country in the 
State.  Address Pierce  & Lee, Climax, Mich. 614 
"ClORsALE  CHEAP—STORE  AND  DWELL- 
A- 
ing in first-class location  in  town  of  1,000 
inhabitants.  Address  E. L„ box 1*8, Thompson- 
ville, Benzie Co., Mich. 
rilH E   BEST  PLACE  IN  THE  STATE  "TO 
A  
start a dry goods  store is Big  Rapids.  Has
only two._________________  

608
IOR  RENT—EXCELLENT LOCATION  FOR

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.________609

593

611

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OR  SALE—THE  THEO.  KEMINK  DRUG 
stock,  corner  West  Leonard  street  and 
Broadway. 
Purchaser  gets  great  bargain. 
Henry  Idema,  Kent  County  Savings  Bank 
Grand Rapids.______ 
¿10
ANTED—MAN  FAMILIAR  WITH  THE 
cheese  trade to  embark  in the wholesale 
cheese and dairy supply business at this market. 
Advertiser stands readv to put In 810,009  special 
capital.  Address No. 602 care  Michigan Trades 
man. 
" 0 7 ANTED—A JEWELER  TO  LOCATE  IN A 
tv 
town of 1,200; good business place; splen 
did opening now.  Address  “Jeweler,”  care  of 
Michigan Tradesman. 

I lOR  SALE—GOOD  PAYING  DRUG  STORE 

in Grand  Rapids  Address  No.  601,  care 
ANTED—A LIVE ACTIVE MAN AS PART 
ner in general store.  830,000  cash  trade 
per  year.  Address  No.  592,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
OR  SALE—A  CLEAN  STOCK  OF  HARD- 
ware and agricultural implements  in  good 
paying  territory.  Stock  will  invoice 82,500 to 
83.000.  Would sell one-half Interest.  Good rea­
sons for selling.  Address  No.  589, care Michi­
gan Tradesman. 

539
CLEAN STOCK  OF  GROCERIES  FOR

Michigan Tradesman. 

Sale:  good  trade,  cheap  for  spot  cash; 
the only delivery wagon In  town.  Stock  about 
Investigate.  Address  box  15,  Centre- 
82,500. 
ville,  Mich. 

s2o

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601

601

SITUATIONS  W A NTED .

622

TXT ANTED—POSITION BY  A  REGISTERED 
assistant pharmacist who is  strictly  tem­
t v  
perate.  Good references.  Address No. 622, care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
ANTED—POSITION  BY  EXPERT  AC- 
countant.  Books opened or closed.  Bal­
ances rendered.  Partnerships adjusted and any 
other work of similar character  promptly  done. 
Address No. 578, care The  Tradesman. 

■ ANTED— THOROUGHLY  COMPETENT 

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.________»v?
t D e r r 1 TjT  >o  
h e a d a c h e  
s r  
o  
p o w d e r s
P al the best profit  Order from your jobber.

578

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The Bloody Hand of Unionism.

Never  in  the  history  of  this  or any 
other  civilized  country  ha»  there  been 
such a number of brutal murders  in  the 
same  length  of  time  as  has  been com­
mitted in the  United  States  during  the 
past twelve months.  Here, in  this  free 
country,  with the courts of  law  open  to 
every man who  thinks  he  is  aggrieved, 
hundreds  of  men  have  taken  the  law 
into  their  own  hands  and  slain 
those 
who have fallen  under their displeasure. 
Murder  has  run  riot  all  over  the  land 
and the lurid tide of blood has  swept the 
country  from  end  to  end.  Then,  too, 
the crimes have been of a  most  horribly 
brutal character,  the murderers  seeming 
to have given a loose rein to  the  brutal­
ity of their natures.

A significant fact is that  a  large  pro­
portion  of  the  worst  crimes  have been 
committed by members of  trade  unions. 
Especially  is  this  true  of  the  murders 
committed in  the  coal  districts,  as  the 
following dispatch will show:

In  every  instance 

P o r t  R ich m o n d,  P a .,  May 8—For  a 
lengthy  period  much 
lawlessness  has 
prevailed  in 
the  Wyoming  coal fields, 
and hardly a week has passed since Janu­
ary that a crime of henious character has 
not  been  committed.  Within  the  last 
three months criminality has  been  upon 
the increase and Captain  Whalen,  chief 
of the detective department,  states  that 
thirty-nine mysterious and  brutal  assas­
sinations  have  been  committed  in 
the 
name of unionism,  besides  the  consum­
mation  of  other  dark  and  atrocious 
deeds. 
the  crimes 
have  been  traced  to  Hungarians  and 
Slavonians,  who  have  managed  to  es­
cape.  Entire  communities  have  been 
terrorized by members of an  oath-bound 
organization,  whose influence appears  to 
reach from  the anthracite coal regions of 
northern Pennsylvania to the bituminous 
country  of  central  Pennsylvania,  and 
west of the Allegheny mountains  to  the 
coke  country.
The criminal  records of the sections of 
the State enumerated  show  that  during 
the last year over 200 murders have been 
perpetrated, and but seven  of  the  mur­
derers  were  apprehended. 
The  same 
body  of  organized  outlaws  committing 
these crimes have also been guilty of the 
wholesale  destruction  of  colliery  and 
other  property,  and  the  value alone of 
the coal breakers and other  mine  works 
destroyed  in  the  anthracite  country 
amounts to nearly  §2,000,000.  So  great 
has been the  outlawry  within  a  recent 
period  that  the  authorities  have  deter­
mined to  adopt  more  resolute  measures 
to  ferret  out  and  apprehend  the 
law­
breakers  whose  operations  have  left  a 
crimson  trail  in 
the  black  diamond 
country.

These  murderers  have 

received  the 
support,  both material and  moral, of the 
great labor organizations of  the country. 
They  have  been  encouraged  in 
their 
“fight against capital”  in every way pos­
sible.  The  owners  of  the  mines  have 
been pictured as  “ monsters,”  “living on 
the life-blood of the miners,”  and  “roll­
ing  in  wealth”  while 
their  employes 
“bad  barely  enough  to  keep  soul  and 
body  together.”  Such  expressions  as 
these,  and others  far  worse,  have  been 
as fuel to the flames of vicious ignorance 
and passion of the Slavs  and  Huns  who 
constitute a large proportion of  the min­
ers,  and trades  unionism  is  responsible 
for  much  of  the  crime  committed  by 
them. 

D a n i e l  A b b o t t.

Toots  From Ram’s  Horn.

O ne  reaso n   w hy  som e  m en  sw ear  is  be­
cau se  it  does  n o t  ta k e   any  co u rag e  o r 
m an lin ess  to  do  it
When a man makes a  religion  he tries 
to make one that will  let him  stay mean 
and still respect himself.
When the devil goes to  church be does 
not always sit on the back seat.

T E D E   MICKDLGkAJNT  T R A D E S M A N
Dry Goods Price Current.

DEVINS.

“ 
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Amoskeag................12
9oz.......14
brown .14
Andover...................11)4
Beaver Creek  AA... 10 
“ 
B B ...9
“ 
CC....
Boston MfgCo.  br..  7 
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bine  8)4
“ d A twist  10)4
Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19

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

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Amoskeag................  5
Persian dress  65«
Canton ..  7
AFC........ 8)4
Teazle... 10)4 
Angola.. 10)4 
Persian..  7
Arlington staple—   6k
Arasapha  fancy__ 4k
Bates Warwick dres  7)4 
staples.  6
Centennial..............  10)4
C riterion..................10)4
Cumberland  staple.  5)4
Cumberland............ 5
Essex.......................... 4)4
Elfin.........................   7)4
Everett classics...... 8)4
Exposition.................7k
Glenarle...................  6k
Glenarven..................6k
Glenwood...................7)4
Hampton.................... 5
Johnson Chalon cl 
k  
Indigo blue 9)4 
zephyrs.... 16

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Lancaster,  staple...  5
fancies__   7
“ 
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Lancashire...............  6
Manchester..............  5k
Monogram............... 6)4
Normandie
Persian.....................7
Renfrew Dress........ 7)4
Rosemont...................6)4
Slatersvllle............. 6
Somerset...................7
Tacoma  ...................  7)4
Toll  duN o rd ..........  8)4
Wabash...................... 7)4
seersucker..  7)4
W arwick.................  6
W hlttenden.............   8
heather dr.  7)4 
Indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  6k
Westbrook............... 8
.................10
Windermeer............ 5
York..........................6k

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GRAIN  BAGS.

Amoskeag...................13 ¡Georgia......................13)4
Stark............................17 I  ...................................
American...................13 | ..................................

THREADS.

d a rk ’s Mile E nd....45  ¡Barbour's...................95
Coats’, J. & P ............ 45 Marshall’s .................. 90
Holyoke.................... 22*1

NO.

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

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

KNITTING  COTTON.
White.  Colored
White.  Colored.
42
...37
38 No.  14...
43
“ 
39
...38
16...
44
...39
40
“  18...
“  20... ....40
45
41
CAMBRICS.
Edwards.................  4
Slater........................   4
White Star...........  4
Lockwood..................4
Kid Glove  ............. 4
Wood’s ....................  4
Brunsw ick............   4
Newmarket................4

REU  FLANNEL.

Firem an...................32)4
Creedmore...............27)4
Talbot XXX............30
Nameless  ................27)4

T W .......................... 22)4
F T ............. .............. 32)4
J R F , XXX.............35
Buckeye...................82)4

MIXED  FLANNEL.

DONET  FLANNEL.

Red A Blue,  plaid..40
Union R ....................22)4
W indsor....................18)4
6 oz W estern............ 20
Union  B ...................22)4
Nameless.......8  @ 9)4| 
.......8)4@10  I 

Grey S R W ..............17)4
Western W  ..............18)4
D R  P ........................ 18)4
Flushing XXX.........23)4
Manitoba..................23)4
9  @10)4 
12)4
Brown. Black.
10k
I lk
12
20

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9k 10k
lok U k
I lk 12
12k 20
DUCKS.

CANVASS  AND  PADDING,
9k
10k
U k
12k

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Slate.
9) 4
10) 4
11) 4
12) 4
West  Point, 8 oz— 10)4 
Severen, 8 oz...........   9)4
10 os  ...12)4
May land, 8 oz..........10)4
Raven, lOoz............. 13)4
Greenwood,7)4os..  9)4 
Greenwood, 8 os — 11)4 
............. 18)4
Stark 
Boston, 8 oz.............10)4¡Boston, 10 os..............12)4

10k
11k
12
20

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8ILE8IAS.

White, dos.............   25  ¡Per bale, 40 dos— 63  50
Colored,  dos........... 20  ¡Colored  11 
........... 7 50
Pawtucket................10)4
81ater, Iron Cross...  8 
Dundle.....................  9
Red Cross....  9
Bedford.................... 10)4
B rat..............10)4
Valley  City............. 10)4
Brat  A A ......12)4
K K ..........................10)4
L ................................7k
G ................................8k
Cortlcelll, doz.........85  (Cortlcelli knitting,

SB WING  SILK.

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tw ist,doz..40 
50yd,dos..40 
HOOKS AND BYBS— PER GROSS.

per koz  ball  ........30

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PINS.

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No  1 Bl’k A White..10  (No  4 Bl’k A White.,15 
..20
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No 2—20, M C......... 60 
|N0 4—15  J   8k .........40
‘  8 -1 8 .8 C ...........45 
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A. Jam es...................1  40| Steam boat..............   «o
Crowelv’s.................1  35 Gold  Eyed............... 1  50
Marshall’s ................1 00|Amerlcan................. 1  00
J5—4— 1  65  6—4...2 80
5—4 ....  1  75  6—4... 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

OOTTONTW1NE8.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crow n......................12
Dom estic.................18k
A nchor....................16
B ristol..........   .........13
Cherry  Valley........ 15
I X L ......................... 18k
Alabama................... 6k
Alamance................. 6 k
A ugusta...................7 k
Ar  sapha..................6
Georgia .....................6k
G ran ite....................  5k
Haw  River..............6
Haw  J ...................  6

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N ashua.....................14
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
3-ply....17
North Star............... 20
Wool Standard 4 ply 17 k  
Pow hattan..............16

Monnt  Pleasant__ 6k
Oneida......................  5
Prym ont.................  5k
Randelman..........   .  6
Riverside.................  5k
Sibley  A  .................6U
Toledo.................
.... 7k
OtUchecks. 

PLAID  OSNABURGS

A  LADY’S

GENUINE  :  VICI  :  SHOE,
Plain toe In opera and  opera  toe and C. S. heel. 
D and  E and  E E widths, at $1.50.  Patent leather 
tip.  61 55.  Try them,  they are  beauties.  Stock 
soft and fine, flexible and elegant  fitters.  Send 
for sample dozen.

RKKDKR  BROS. SHOE  CO ,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers  of

PIECED  END  STAMPED  TINWARE,

2 6 0   [SOUTH  IO N IA   * T„ 

Telephone 640. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.JMICH

EATON,  LION  A  CO.

NEW  STYLES  OF

20 &  22  Monroe  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS

CHILDREN  CRY  FOR  IT. 
ADULTS  ADORE  IT. 
DEALERS  HANDLE  IT. 
WHAT ?
WHY,
ATLAS
SOAP.
Made
Only
By
HENRY  PAS^OLT, 
SAGINAW  MICH.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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A d riatic...................7
Arrow Brand  4% 
•*  World Wide.  6
Argyle......................  5k
Atlanta AA..............6
“  LL.................  4*
Pull Tard Wide.......6k
Atlantic  A ...............  6k
Georgia  A ...............   6)4
H .................e*
“ 
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Honest W idth.........  6
Hartford A ..............6
D ...............  6
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Indian Head............  5*
“  LL................   4k
King A  A.................   6*4
Amory.......................6k
Archery  B unting... 4
King E C ...................  5
Beaver Dam  A A ..  4'i
Lawrence  L L ........   4*4
Blackstone O, 32__   5
Madras cheese cloth 6k
Black Crow..............  6
Newmarket  0 .........5k
B ......... 5
Black  Rock  ............  6k
Boot, AL.................   7
N .........614
D D ....  5k
Capital  A ................. 5 k
Cavanat V ...............   5)4
X .......6*
Chapman ch eesed . 3k  Nolbe R .....................  5
Clifton  C R ..............514 Our Level  Best.........8
Comet....................... 614 Oxford  R ...................  6
Dwight Star.............  6k  Pequot......................   7
Clifton C C C ............5k Solar............................  6
¡Top of the  Heap__ 7
Geo. W ashington...  8
A B C ........................8)4
Olen Mills...............  7
Amazon.....................8
Gold  Medal............. 7)4
Amsborg.................. 6
Art  Cambric........... 10
Green  Ticket.......... 8)4
Blackstone A A.......7)4
Great F alls...............  6)4
Beats A ll..................4
Hope..........................7)4
Boston......................12
Just  O at........ 4J£@  5
Cabot.........................  6*4
King  Phillip............  7*4
OP.......7)4
Cabot,  %...................  6*4
Charter  Oak............5)4
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Lonsdale............  @ 8
Conway W ...............  7)4
Cleveland..............   6
Middlesex.........  @ 5
Dwight Anchor—   8 
No Name.................... 7)4
shorts  8
Oak View.................  6
Our Own....................5)4
Edwards................... 6
E m pire.....................  7
Pride of the W est... 12 
Rosalind...................7)4
Farweil......................7)4
Fruit of the  Loom.  8  ¡Sunlight...................   4)4
Utica  M ills............  8)4
Fitch ville  .............  7
“  Nonpareil  .. 10
First Prize............... 6
Vlnyard....................  8)4
Fruit of the Loom X.  7 s
White Horse.......... .  6
Falrm ount............... 4)4
Full Value-----------6*4
8)4
Cabot........................  6*4¡DwightAnchor
Farw eil.................... 7 sl

Rock.
HALP  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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Bleached. 
Housewife  Q.... 
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R
7
S  ....... 7*4
T ............ 8)4
U.............9)4
V .............10
W ...........10k
X...........11)4
Y...........12)4
Z  ...........13)4

Unbleached.
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B  ..........5)4
D.
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H.I. 
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K
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M  .
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O . 
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P . 
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CARPET  WART.

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Peerless,  white........17  ¡Integrity  colored...18
colored__ 19  White Star................17
“  colored  .19
Integrity...................18)41 
Nameless.................20
H a m ilto n  
...................8
...................  9
..................25
 
.................. 27)4
...............30
G G  Cashmere........ 20
Nameless  ................16
..................32)4
.................18
..................35

DRESS  OOODS.
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CORSET  JEANS.

Eink a purple  5)4

American  fancy  ...  5*4 
American Indigo  ..  4)4 
American shirtings  3k 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
“  —   6
Arnold 
Arnold  Merino 
...  6 
long cloth B.  9 
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“ 
century cloth  7
“ 
gold seal.....10)4
“ green seal TR 10)4
“  yellow  seal.. 10)4
“  
serge.....11)4
•*  Turk*.,’  red .. 10)4 
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Corallne...................69 50
Schilling's................ 9 00
Davis  Waists  ....  9 00
Grand  Rapids..........4 50
Armory....................   6*4
Androscoggin..........7)4
Blddeford...............  6
Brunswick...............6)4
FRI]
Allen turkey  reds..  5)4 
robra............5)4
..........  5)4
uffs 
pink  checks.  5)4 
staples  ........   5
shirtings 

W onderful...........  64  50
Brighton........................4 75
Bortree’s ....................   9 00
Abdominal............15 00
Naumkeag satteen..  7)4
Rockport.................... 6)4
Conestoga.................. 7)4
Walworth  ................ 6*4
ITS.
Berwick fancies —   5)4
Clyde  Robes............
Charter Oak fancies  4 
Del M arine cashm’s.  5)4 
mourn’g  5)4 
Eddystone  fancy...  5)4 
chocolat  5)4 
rober  ...  5)4 
sateens..  5)4 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  5)4 
staple —   5)4 
Manchester  fancy..  5)4 
new era.  5)4 
Merrimack D fancy.  5)4 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  4 
Keppfurn .  8)4
Pacific  fancy  ........... 5)4
Portsmouth robes...  6)4 
Simpson mourning..  54
greys........   5k
“ 
solid black.  5k 
Washington Indigo.  6)4 
Turkey robes  .  7M
India robes__ 7)4
plain T k y  X k   8)4 
“  X...10
“ 
Ottoman  Tur­
key red 
.................6)4
Martha Washington
Tnrkeyred k .......7)4
Martha Washington
Turkey r e d ..........  9)4
Rlverpolnt robes....  5)4
Windsor fancy........   6)4
Indigo b lu e..........10)4
Harmony.................  4)4
Amosk eag A C A .... i ! k
AC  A ......................11)4
Pemberton AAA— 16
Hamilton N  ..........   ?
York..........................10)4
D ...............-6
Awning.. 11
Swift River  ............7)4
Pearl  R iver............. 12
Farmer  ......................8
W arren..................... 12)4
First P rise.............. 10)4
Conostoga...............16
Lenox M ills............18
Atlante,  D ..............   6k  ! Stark  A 
............   8
Boot..........................6k  No  Name...................7)4
Clifton, K................ 7  ¡Top of Heap............9

Hallo" solid clack..
colon.
Bengal bine,  green, 
red and  orange  ..  6
Berlin solids...........   5)4
oil bine....   6
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“ 
“   green
“  Foulards 
red *4 —  
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“  * . . . .  
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“  4 4  ......... 10
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Cocheco fancy........ 5
m adden...  5 
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solids........ 5

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

gold  ticket

COTTON  DRILL.

TICKINGS.

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a 

H e lp in g   P e o p le   T o  H e lp   T bem selveB .
Not  everybody  has  heard  of  Nathan 
Straus,  but  many  thousand  people  in 
the great  American  metropolis  hear his 
name to bless him.

to  steal  or 

in  such  a  way 

Nathan  Straus is  a  rich  man  in  New 
York City.  He  is  a  Jew.  He  is  to-day 
one of the world’s  greatest  benefactors. 
No man  in  any  line  of  benefaction  has 
done more  good,  not  in giving,  although 
his giving  is  royal,  but  in  helping poor 
people  to  help  themselves,  in  assisting 
the  needy 
that  they 
are  not  humiliated,  but  may 
re­
tain  their  self-respect.  A  proud  man 
will  resist  a  long  time  before  he  will 
consent  to  become  a  regular  depend­
ent;  but  once  let  his  pride  be  utterly 
broken  down  by 
the  necessities  of 
those  who  are  dependent  on  him,  and 
he  soon  arrives  at  a  state  of  feeling 
that  will  make  him  a  beggar,  a  tramp 
and  a  common  thief  Mr.  Straus’  idea 
is  to  respect  their  pride,  to  save  their 
self-respect,  and  this  is  done  by  en­
abling people to help themselves.
Pride  of  character,  a  consciousness 
of  reasonable  independence  and  self- 
respect,  are  the  real  basis  of  human 
honor. 
It  is  a  terrible  thing  to  be 
forced  to  give  up  these  attributes  of 
respectable  manhood.  How  many  men 
are  too  proud 
to  beg, 
and  are  kept  from  such  disgrace  by 
such 
sentiment?  A  workingman 
temporarily  deprived  of  the  means  of 
earning  a  living,  and  brought  face  to 
face* with  starvation  for  himself  and 
his  family, should  not  be treated  as  if 
he were a  pauper.  Any  form  of  chari­
table organization  which defines  him  as 
such, and  considers his case as  it  would 
that  of  the  veriest  tramp,  is  merely an 
influence  to  degrade  him.  Just  in pro­
portion  as  it  weakens  bis  pride  and 
lowers  his  self-respect  by an indiscrimi­
nate use  of its  methods of  investigation 
and  its  attitude  of  unsympathetic  sus-" 
picion,  does it  contribute to the  process 
of pauperizing  him.  He  may  have  ex­
hausted his credit,  stripped his house of 
everything he could  part  with,  received 
all  the  help  he  could  claim  from  the 
relief  fund  of  his  union  or  benefit 
society,  but he remains one of  the effect­
ive elements of the  productive wealth of 
the country,  in the most purely material 
sense it is desirable that be should be en­
abled to continue to be  what he is,  with­
out cultivating habits  of  dependence  or 
of being brutally  reminded  that  society 
has no time to make fine  distinctions be­
tween  honest  want  and  shiftless  pau­
perism.
All  this  was  fully  thought  over  by 
Nathan  Straus  when  he  was  engaged 
in  giving  charity  to  the  people  of  New 
York  impoverished  by  the  great  finan­
cial  crash  of  1893.  He  was  oppressed 
with the  condition  of  the  poor,  and  he 
at  first set  out  to  relieve  them  by  giv­
ing.  But he realized that,  while  he was 
relieving the  physical  necessities of  the 
people,  he  was  educating  an  army  of 
beggars  and  tramps.  Let  people  once 
learn  to  live  without  work,  and  they 
finally become fixed  in  habits of  idleness 
and  shiftlessness.  After  thinking  the 
matter over,  he resolved to  adopt  a  dif- 
rerent plan.  He  opened  establishments 
for  the  production  and  sale  of  neces­
saries,  which  are  sold at  cost,  and  em­
ployed as much labor as possible to carry 
on the business.  Mr.  Straus’ coal yards, 
bake  shops,  milk  dairies,  restaurants 
and lodging-houses have  become famous 
in New York.

This  benefactor  saw,  as  he  declares, 
that the poor who are forced to buy their 
supplies in small  quantities  pay exorbi­
tant prices.  The citizen  who  is able  to 
buy his coal  by the ton pays  $5 or $0  for 
it,  while the poor  man  who  buys  it  by 
the bucketful  pays at the rate  of  $12  to 
$16 for his fuel.  The same  rule  obtains 
in the fact of  all  the  necessaries  which 
the  poor  man  purchases. 
In  January, 
1893,  Mr.  Strau<*,  realizing  the enormous 
suffering of the working  people  in  New 
York,  started  a  grevt coal  yard  and  re­
tailed  good  coal  at  the  wholesale  rate. 
He paid $4 a ton for  coal  and sold  it  in 
20 pound  lots,  so that  he received  for his 
coal $4.25.  When it cost him  $4.87 a ton 
he retailed it at the rate  of  $5.  He saw 
that the  enormous  death  rate  of  small 
children  was due  to the  use of  inferior, 
often  adulterated and polluted milk.  He 
started milk  dairies,  where  pure  milk, 
guaranteed by the Board of  Health,  was 
sold to the working  people  at  a  whole­
sale rate.  Then  he furnished all  comers 
fixed quantities of coal, bread, tea, coffee, 
sugar, or flour,  in  packages  for  5  cents 
each,  every  package  containing 
just 
weight at the wholesale rates.

to 

Mr.  Straus’ 

sales  of  coal  alone 
amounted 
from  500,000  to  700 000 
pounds daily,  and the other articles  were 
sold  in  a  like  proportion.  The  sales 
from  his  establishments  from  Dec  30, 
1893, 
to  March  31,  1894,  are  given  as 
follows:
Pounds. 
Coat...........................................32,710,235 
Sugar 
...................................   357,150 
Bread........................................  370,691 
Flour  ..................................... 
151,F08 
Coffee 
19,812 
................................  
T e a ........................................... 
48,563 

Value.
$65,533
15,125
9,278
2,450
9,200
5.550
Total  ...........................*107,136
These  enormous  amounts  were  sold 
chiefly in 5 cent  lots.  In the same period 
more than  60,000  people  had  been  fed 
and  lodged  at  his  establishments,  and 
they all paid their nickel.  Of course,  as 
a business transaction,  there  was an  im­
mense loss on these operations;  but they 
were intended  as a benefaction,  and,  at 
the same time, to spare the feelings of the 
customers.  Nobody  was humiliated,  no­
body  was requirt d  to  answer  questions; 
but  people  bought  their  supplies  and 
carried  them  away,  feeling 
that  the 
whole thing was  a  business transaction. 
The  benefactor  must  not  expect  any 
thanks.  He must not  work  for  thanks. 
He must  do  good  for  good’s  sake,  and 
that is his only compensation.

Mr.  Straus has led the  way in  a  most 
valuable form  of  beneficence,  and  it is 
worth  study by all philanthropists.  The 
story of it is  given in the  May  issue  of 
the North  American  Review.

F r a n k   St o w k l l.

Hardware Price Current.

AUGURS and bits. 

i’uese  prices are  for coati  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
dls.
Snell’s ................................................................  
60
40
Cook’s  ............................................................... 
Jennings', genuine..........................................  
25
Jennings’,  Im itation..............  
50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze.............................(  7 00
00

D.  B. Bronze  . 
S. B. 9. Steel..................................  8 00
D. B. steel......................................  13 50

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AXIS.

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Railroad  ..........................................................>14 00
Garden  ....................................................   net  80 00

BABBOW8. 

bolts. 

Stove.................................................................... 50410
Carriage new list  .............................................75&10
Plow.................................................................... 40*10
Sleigh shoe........................................................ 
70
Well,  plain  ......................................................1 8 50
Well, swivel...........................................................   4 00
dls.
Cast Loose Pin, figured....................................70*
Wought Narrow, bright 5ast jo in t................60*10

BUTTS, CAST. 

BDOKBTS.

dls.

dls.

Wrought Loose Pin...........................................80*10
Wrought  Table................................................. 60*10
Wrought Inside Blind......................................60*10
Wrought  Brass............................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s ...................................................70416
Blind,  Parker’s ................................................. 70*10
Blind, Shepard’s 
70 I

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

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1892..................60*10

 

 

OBADLBS.

CHOW BARS.

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

5
............................................perm   65

Cast Steel  .............................................per lb 
B!y’sl-10 
Hick’s  C. F 
G. D ... 
Musket 

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

“ 
“ 
“ 

CAPS.

OABTBIDSBS.

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

60
35
60

56
25

ohisbls. 

Socket Firm er.................................................. 75*10
Socket Framing..............   .................................75*16
Socket Corner....................................................75*10
Socket Slicks....................................................75*10
Batchers’ Tanged Firm er.................... 
40

 

dls.

dls.

Curry,  Lawrence’s..........................................  
40
Hotchkiss.........................................................  
25
White Crayons, per  gross...............13© 12 'A dls. 10

cokbs. 

chalk.
copper.

“ 

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

drills. 

 

28
26
23
23
25
50
50
50

dls.

DRIPPING PANS.

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

07
614

■LBOWS.

EXPANSIVE  BITS. 

Com. 4  piece, 6 In .............................. do*, net 
75
Corrugated.........................................dls 
40
Adjustable..........................................dls. 40*10
Clark’s, small, *18;  large, *26........................ 
30
Ives’, 1, *18:  2, (24;  3,(30............................... 
25
Dlsston’s ............................................................60*10
New American  ................................................ 60*10
Nicholson’s ...................................................... 60*10
H eller's............................................................... 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps........................................  GO

tiles—New List. 

dls.

d ls .

g a l v a n iz e d  ik o n .

dls.
dls.

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

-  15 

13 

12 

28

Discount, 60

14 
gauges. 

dls.

MATTOCKS.

locks—door. 

knobs—New List. 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ........................ 
60
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings...................... 
55
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimming«................... 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...............  
55
55
Door,  porceleln, trimmings........................... 
70
Drawer  and  Shatter, porcelain....................  
Russell A Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  ..........  
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s ..............................  
56
56
Branford’s ........................................................ 
Norwalk’s .........................................................  
55
Adse Bye............................................. *16.00, dls. 60
Hnnt Bye.............................................*15.00, dls. 60
Hunt’*.......................................... »18.50, dls. 20*10.
dls.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
50
dls.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’a ....................................... 
40
”  P. S. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleablea.... 
•*  Landers,  Ferry 4  Cls rk’s ................... 
40
"   Enterprise 
.........................................  
SO
Stebbln’s Pattern..............................................60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine............................................ 60*10
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.

MOLASBBB SATB8. 

mauls. 
mills. 

R A IL S

dll.

 

 

 

 

Steel nails, oase........................................................ 1 50
Wire nails, base........................................................ 1 50
60......................................................... Base 
Base
50...........................................................  
10
25
40...........................................................  
30...........................................................  
25
85
20..........  
16...........................................................  
45
12....... 
45
50
10........................................................... 
60
8............................................................. 
7 * 6 ......................................................  
715
90
4........................................................  .. 
8............................................................. 
1 20
1  60
2...............t ............................................ 
F lneS ............................... ................... 
1  60
65
Case  10.................................................  
75
8................................................. 
90
6.........  .....................................  
75
Finish 10............................................... 
90
8................................................ 
6...............................................  
1  10
70
Clinch; 10.............................................. 
80
8.............................................. 
6.................  
90
Barren %.............................................. 
175
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ....................................  ©40
Sclota  Bench..................................................   ©50
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................   ©40
Bench, first quality..........................................   ©40
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’«  wood............ 50*10
Fry,  Acme.................................................dls.60—10
70
Common,  polished....................................dls. 
Iron and  Tinned.............................................. 
40
Copper Rivets and B u n .................................. 50—10

 
flanks. 

" 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

hivkts. 

FANS.

dls.

dls.

 

PATKKT PLANISHED IKON.

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

Broken pooka ho per pound extra.

TOE  MICHIGAN  TEADESMA 1ST,

7

HAMMERS.

dlB.

dls. 

HINSBS.

HANGERS. 

wire goods. 

HOLLOW WAR*.

HOUSB  FURNISHING  GOODS.

May dole  *  Co.’s................................................... dls. 26
Kip’s ....................................................................... dls. 25
Yerkes *  Plumb’s .................................................dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel................ 
30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand__ 80c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ................................. dls.60*10
State...............................................per dos. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12  In. 454  14  and
354
longer............................................................. 
8crew Hook and  Bye,  54............................net 
10
54...................  ....n e t  854
X ............................net  754
%............................net  754
Strap and T .............. 
50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50*10
Champion,  anti friction................................  60*10
Kidder, wood tra c k ......................................... 
40
Pots......................................................................60*10
Kettles.................................................................60*10
Spiders  .............................................................. 60*10
Gray enameled..................................................40*10
Stamped  Tin W are.................................. new list 70
Japanned Tin W are........................................  
25
Granite Iron W are....................... new list 3354*10
Blight........................................................  70*10*10
Screw  Byes................................................. 70*10*10
Hook’s ..........................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Byes........................ 
70*10*10
dla.7n
Stanley Rale and Level  Co.’a........................
Sisal, 54 Inch and la rg e r................................  
M anilla..............................................................   n
diS.
Steel and Iro n ................................................... 
Try and Bevels................................................. 
M itre.................................................................. 

75
60
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
*2 95
8 05
805
8 15
8 25
3 85
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

NOS. 10 to  14..........................................(4 05 
Nos. 15 to 17.........................................   4 05 
Nos.  18to 21.......................................  4  05 
Nos. 22 to 24 ........................................   4  06 
Nos. 25 to 26 ........................................   4  25 
No. 27 ....................................................  4  45 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  ........................................ dll. 
Silver Lake, White A................................ Hat 
Drab A ....................................  “ 
White  B ..................................  ‘ 
Drab B.....................................  11 
White C....................................“ 

SAND PAPER.
sash cord.

levels. 
ROPES.

50
50
56
so
55
85

SHEET IRON.

SQUARES. 

“ 
“ 
“ 
" 

dls.

754

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dla.

saws. 

traps. 

H and............................................ 

Silver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,_______ 70

“ 
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.... 
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cats, per foot__  
“  Champion  and  Blectrlc  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot................................................. 

Solid Eyes................................................ per ton 126
20
50
80
30
Steel, Game........................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................. 
85
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s _______  70
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18c per dos
Mouse, delusion.................................. 11.50 per dos
dls.
Bright Market...................................................  65
Annealed Market............................................. 70—10
Coppered M arket.............................................   60
Tinned M arket.................................................  6254
50

S red  Spring  Steel...................................  

d  Fence, galvanized..................................  2 60
“ 
painted.......................................  2 20

wire. 

dls.

horse nails.

WRENCHES. 

An  Sable...............................................................dls. 40410
Putnam .............................................. 
dla. 05
Northweatern...................................  
dla. 10*10
dla.
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled...................... 
30
Coe’a  G enuine................................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,......................  75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.................................. 75*16
dla.
Bird C ages.......................................................  
go
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. 

HBTAUS.

PIG TIN.

ZINC.

26c
28c

BOLDER.

Pig  Large.........................................................  
Pig Bars............................................................. 
Duty:  Sheet, 2J4c per pound.
680 pound  casks............................................ 
644
Per  pound.........................................................  
7
M©Vi........................................... 
M
Extra W iping......................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder m  the market indicated by private brand* 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.
Cookson............................................per  pound
Hallett’s .......................................... 
TIN—MXLTK GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal............................................(  7 50
 
14x20 IC, 
7  50
10x14 IX, 
9 25
 
14x20IX, 
.....................................   ...  9 25

Bach additional X on this grade, *1.75.

18

“ 

 
 

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLA WAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“  

 
 
 

75
6  75
8  25
9  25

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

 
 
 
ROOTING PLATES
Worcester.............................  6  5o
8  50
18  50 
6  00 
7 50 
12 50 
15  50

Bach additional X on this grade (1.50.
14X20 IC, 
14x20 EX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX,
14X28IX ...................................................................»14 00
14x31  IX ..................................................................  15 00
10 00
| ^ g ; fSrN,?-g8BoI,1,er,'( per pound 

Allaway  G rade...

BOILER SIZE TIM PLATE.

8

X'HE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

here make no large pretentions,  yet they 
probably  use  up  2,000,000  bushels  of 
wheat per annum and there is at  present 
some scrambling for wheat.

Corn  is  very  firm  and  about  lc  up, 
while oats seem scarce  at  an advance of 
2c per bushel. 
If  these  conditions  con­
tinue,  we may see corn  and wheat nearly 
the  same  price,  which 
is  something 
rather unusual. 

C. G. A.  V o ig t.
Meeting of the Wholesale Grocers.
No set  program has been  prepared  for 
the  business  sessions  of  the  Michigan 
Wholesale  Grocers’  Association,  which 
convenes  at Elk’s  Hall this morning and 
again this afternoon. 
In  the  evening  a 
banquet  will  be tendered the visitors by 
the local wholesale grocers at the Morton 
House,  when  the  following  programme 
will be followed:

Address of Welcome—Wm. Judson.
Response—R. O.  Wheeler.
The Michigan Wholesale  Grocers’  As­
sociation—Wm.  Widdicomb.
The Buyer—J.  W. Symons.
The  Successful  Salesman—Herbert 
Modern Methods vs.  Back  Numbers— 
Equality—H. S. Griggs.
The  Commercial  Traveler—S.  M. 
Our State—Gilbert L.  Lee.
Our  Neighbor  Associations—Wm.  H. 

Montague.
W.  I.  Brotherton.

Lemon.

Brace.

First Cost a  Trifle More  But—

Roof on  D’Ooge  building,  457 Ottawa 
street,  put on nineteen years ago.  Not a 
dollar  for  repairs  in  that  time.  Keep 
your eye on  this space.  H.  M.  Reynolds 
& Son.

The strongest animals in  the  world are 
those that live on a vegetable diet.  The 
lion 
is  ferocious  rather  than  strong. 
The  bull,  horse,  reindeer,  elephant  and 
antelope, all  conspicuous  for  strength, 
choose a vegetable diet.
Typew riter Supply  Office.

H.  B. ROSE, M anager.

STATE  AGENCY  FOR THE

r n

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

KfflGAMADESMAN

I

A WKKKLT JOURNAL DKVOTKD TO THB

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men.

Published at

10 0   b o a ts   St., G rand R apids,

—  B T  THB —

TRADESMAN  COMPANY.
O ne  D o lla r  a  T ear,  P a y a b le  In  A dvance.

ADVERTISING  RATES  ON  APPLICATION.

Communications  invited  from practical  busi­

ness men.

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

Subscribers may have  the  mailing  address  of 

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

class matter.

^ P “When  writing to  any of  our  advertisers, 
please  say that  you  saw  their  advertisement in 
T h b   M ic h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n .

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W E D N E SD A Y ,  M AY  16,  1894.

SO M E  SIN IS T E R   SC H EM E.

The great strike of  union  coal miners 
that is  now taking  place  in  every  part 
of the United States where  there  is  any 
coal mining is a  most  remarkable  event 
when  it  is  considered  that 
the  entire 
country is suffering from  a  business de­
pression  and  industrial  stagnation,  the 
like of which was never seen  before.

It would have been reasonable to  sup­
pose, at a time like this,  that  if  any  in­
dustries are being operated so as  to  give 
employment to labor  they  would  be  not 
only  permitted  to do  so,  but  would  be 
greeted with a God-speed.  But, for some 
reason  which  is  not  explained  on  any 
rational grounds,  there seems to be a de­
sire on the part of  the  trades unions  to 
stop everything.  This, in fact,  is likely to 
be the  result  of  the  coal  strike,  if,  in­
deed,  it was not  intended  to  have  such 
an effect.  Every species of  manufactur­
ing, and all the  railways and most of the 
steamboats, are  absolutely dependent on 
a coal supply,  and  to cut that off  will  re­
sult in a stoppage  of every  wheel  of  in­
dustry  in the country.

it  looks  as 

While  no  sort  of  good  can  come  to 
anybody  from  such  a  situation,  it  is 
plain that  enormous  misfortune will  be 
caused  to  all  .the  working  people  who 
will  be  turned  out  of  business  by  a 
failure of  the coal supply;  but this  does 
not seem to be considered  by  those  who 
are  managing  the  strike  of  the  coal 
miners,  and 
if  the  entire 
matter is the result of a deliberate move­
ment to complete the ruin of all  sorts  of 
industries, so that extreme  distress  and 
utter  misery may  be  precipitated  upon 
the  country,  and  the  desperate  people 
may be  driven  to  general  violence.  Of 
course,  nobody  supposes  that  the  min­
ers  who  are  being  forced  into  such  a 
move  have  the  faintest  realization  to 
what extremes  matters  may  be  driven, 
but  there  are  those  who  are  managing 
the affair who must know  what  they  are 
doing.

dependent 
the  one  upon  the  other 
These  are  the  employers  and  the  em 
ployes.  Either  one  is  wholly  undone 
without  the  other.  Any  idea  that  the 
wealthy classes can  be  bankrupted  and 
ruined  without  hurting 
the  working 
people is a most  dangerous  fallacy,  and 
as for seizing the  wealth  of  the  former 
and  dividing  it  out  among  the  em 
ployes, houses  and  factories  cannot  be 
divided, while the  money would  not  be 
a drop in the bucket.

Ail the money in the  country  equally 
distributed would give  only  a  few  dol 
lars  to  each. 
It  is  the  circulation  of 
money  that  makes  the  quantity  seem 
large.  There is only so much  money  in 
the country, and,  by  constantly  passing 
it from one to another, it makes  a  great 
show and supplies the wants  of  all;  but 
let the flow once stop by the  cessation or 
destruction of commerce and  industries, 
and quickly would the  suffering  become 
general. 
the  same  with 
the water on  the  earth.  Tlnre  is  only 
so much,  but  by  being  constantly  kept 
in circulation it constantly  accomplishes 
many  vast  and  useful  purposes.  The 
Mississippi goes on  forever  pouring  its 
floods  into  the  sea;  but  suppose  the 
rains  were 
to  stop  for  a  few  years. 
This mighty  river would  run  dry,  and 
the vast region  which it  drains would  be 
converted into a desert.

It  is 

jnst 

It is  difficult  to  believe  that  reason­
able people would desire  the stoppage of 
every industry in the country,  but if the 
strikes of the miners shall be  carried  on 
to the extent of  creating  a  general  and 
prolonged coal famine,  that  will  be  the 
result, and it will then  be impossible  to 
doubt that such a result is  intended. 
It 
will be an evil  day for  the work  people 
when such a state of thing shall  come to 
pass.  The  working  people  are  num­
bered  by millions,  and the great  employ­
ers are only some  thousands. 
It will be 
a strange satisfaction to  destroy millions 
of people in order that  revenge  may  be 
wreaked  upon  a  few  thousand.  The 
miuers  who  are  lending  themselves  to 
such  an  undertaking  evidently  do  not 
understand  to  what  terrible  conditions 
they are  tending.  They  are  the  unfor­
tunate and ignorant agents  of socialistic 
and  anarchistic  trades  unionists  who 
have some sinister and deep-laid scheme.
T h e   T r a d e s m a n  joins with the Grand 
Rapids  Wholesale  Grocers’  Association 
in  welcoming the members  of  the  Mich­
igan  Wholesale  Grocers’  Association  to 
the city on the occasion  of  their  second 
annual  convention and trusts  that  their 
deliberations  may  be  characteiized  by 
breadth and harmony and result in  good 
to themselves and  the trade at large.

It W as Old  Mutton.

A cargo of mutton was  sold  in  Liver­
pool the other day which had been  killed 
nearly  a  year  before.  A  sailing  ship 
named the  Wellington  sailed from  New 
Zealand  on May  12 last  with  a cargo  of
frozen  carcassas  of  mutton  and 
12,000 
some other things.  Off Cape Horn she met 
very bad weather,  and was so much dam­
aged  that she had to put into Rio  for re­
pairs.  The Brazilian  war was  going on, 
and she had to wait there  six months be­
fore she could get her necessary  repairs, 
and sailed for Liverpool on Jan. 24.  April 
5 she arrived at the  end  of  her  voyage, 
and the mutton was found  in  very  good 
condition.

Retirement of a Faithful Official.

Assistant City  Attorney  Carroll,  who 
will  shortly  vacate  the  office  to  make 
way for the new appointee,  has held that 
important  position for  about  six  years, 
and it is safe to say that during that time 
no  city  official  has  given  more general 
satisfaction, or has attended  more  assid­
uously to bis duties, than  has  Mr.  Car- 
roll. 
In  all  the  exacting  requirements 
of  his  office  he  has  shown  himself 
possessed of ability and  skill  as  a  law­
yer and counsel,  and  in  every  instance 
has made his  private  interests  subordi­
nate  to  his  public  duty.  The  Retail 
Grocers’ Association, especially,  has rea­
son  to  remember  Mr.  Carroll. 
In the 
battle  of  the  Association  on  behalf  of 
legitimate 
trade  against  the  peddling 
nuisance,  what  has  been  accomplished 
has been largely because  of the splendid 
work done by the  Assistant  City  Attor­
ney.  To  his  masterly  conduct  of  the 
cases  tried  last  summer  against  the 
peddlers  is  due  the  complete  victory 
gained at that time, and to  his  vigilance 
in looking after the interests of  the  city 
is due the signal failure  of  the  peddlers 
to evade the law.  His  interpretation  of 
the peddling ordinance  has  been  gener­
ally accepted by the city  courts  as  cor­
rect.  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   voices the senti­
ment  of  the entire Grocers’  Association 
and of a large number of  other  citizens, 
when it expresses regret at  Mr. Carroll’s 
retirement  and  wishes  for  him  a pros­
perous career in  private  practice. 
It is 
to be regretted that when an  official  has 
proved himself capable and  efficient,  as 
Mr. Carroll certainly  has,  he  must,  be­
cause  of his politics,  be retired at a time 
when,  by reason of long  incumbency  of 
office, the city  might  hope  to  profit  by 
his  experience. 
Party  politics  is  the 
curse and menace  of  municipal  govern­
ment, and the sooner it is  banished from 
city affairs the better.  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
would hail  with  pleasure  the  retention 
of Mr. Carroll in office,  believing that his 
long  experience  in  the  duties  of  the 
office and his ability as  a  lawyer  would 
be invaluable to the city.

The W heat Market.

As  usual, 

the  unexpected  has  hap­
pened.  While the  visible  showed  a de­
crease  of  1,427,000  bushels  and 
the 
government crop report showed a decline 
of 6 per cent,  since the  April report, the 
price of wheat was reduced 2c per bushel 
during the past  week,  when  under  the 
same  conditions  in  former  years  there 
would  have  been  an  advance  of  5@8c 
per  bushel.  Wheat  decreased  during 
April  about  11,400,000  bushels.  The 
principal factor in the decline is the  un­
usually  fine  growing  weather, 
lack  of 
sufficient export orders,  and the  coming 
nearer to harvest;  also  the  Hatch  anti­
option  Bill,  which,  naturally,  restricts 
speculation,  and not much  wheat moving 
from farmers.  The  mills  here  pay  52c 
for wheat,  while Detroit closed  at 55}£c, 
or within 3>£c of  Detroit  market  This 
is rather high,  taking  outside prices into 
consideration.  There  was  more  car 
wheat received than in the  two previous 
weeks.  While  nineteen  years  ago  the 
mills  of  Grand  Rapids  received  more 
wheat  than  they  could  grind,  we  have 
now to bring in wheat  by rail,  but  this 
came about because  our city  is so  large 
that farming lands near the city are used 
largely for vegetables  and  small  fruits; 
consequently, 
farms  are 
farther from  the city.  While  the  mills

the  wheat 

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Any idea  that,  by  destroying  all  the 
indnstries of the country,  only  the  em­
ployers or wealthy classes  will  be  dam-
The worst  of  all  connected  with  the
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aged, and so punished,  is most false  and  movements of the unemployed is  in  the
mischievous.  There  are  two  classes  fa<l t that  tbe!r  rantF9  are.  always  filled 
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with  men  who  make  doing  nothing  a
in  every  community  who  are  equally  profession. 

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MANUFACTURERS OF

HATCHES and

HATCH  HACHINER

WE  CAN  DO  YOU  GOOD.

SEND  FOR  SAMPLES and PRIC

GRAND  HAVEN,  MICH. 

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THE:  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
iously looked  forward to—the  co-opera­
tion of Chicago jobbers in  extending the 
beneficent  results  of  Equality. 
In  the 
effort to obtain this concession  the chair­
man  of  the  Executive  Committee  has 
worked  assiduously  for  months,  giving 
himself neither rest  nor  recreation,  the 
other members of the  Committee render­
ing him valiant  assistance and  co-opera­
tion whenever called upon  to do  so. 
In 
fact,  the  membership  as  a  whole  has 
spared  no  pains  or  expense  to  bring 
about  a  result  which  it  considered  so 
fraught with  good  to  the  organization; 
and  to such unity of  action and  oneness 
of  purpose  is,  undoubtedly,  due 
the 
result achieved.

The 
Grand 
R apids 
Rare 
Rood
E xposi tion

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Opens  May  28th  and  con 
tinues  two  weeks  at  Lock 
erby Hall.

A   S p e c ia l  F e a tu r e   o f th e  F o o d   E x p o sitio n  
w ill  be  th e  a p p e a r a n c e   o f  M rs  S a r a h   T y so n  
R o rer,  P r e sid e n t  a n d   P r in c ip a l  o f  P h ila d e l­
p h ia   C ook in g  S c h o o l, E d itor H o u se h o ld  N e w s  
w h o   w ill  lectu re  d a ily   at  3   p.  m .  on   H ig h  
A rt  C ook ery.  T h e se   le ctu r es  w ill  be  o f  g rea t 
im p o rta n c e   to  th e  lad ies,  a s  th e y   w ill  be  p r a c ­
tic a lly   d e m o n str a te d .  M rs.  R o rer  w ill  g o  
th r o u g h   th e  r eg u la r  co u r se   o f  c o o k in g   w h ile  
le c tu r in g .

Arrangements  have  been  made  with  Wurzburg  to fur­
nish music for a promenade concert every  afternoon  at  2  and 
every evening  at 8 o’clock.

Also  a  Grand  Floral  Display  will  be  a  feature  of  the 

Exposition.

ADMISSION  TO  ALL,  25 cents.

B rie f  H is to ry   o f   th e   P r e s e n t  O rg a n iz a ­

tio n   a n d   I ts   P r e d e c e s s o r.

touch  with 

The Michigan  Wholesale  Grocers’  As­
sociation,  which  now 
includes  every 
wholesale grocer  in  the  State  and  is in 
close 
twenty-three  other 
State  organizations  similar  in  member­
ship and purpose,  was organized  in  this 
city  Nov.  10,  1892,  as  the  result  of  a 
call issued by the Grand  Rapids  Whole­
sale Grocers’  Association,  tbe  movement 
having  the  hearty  co-operation  of  the 
Detroit Wholesale  Grocers’  Association. 
The action owed its existence  to  the  as­
surance of the  American  Sugar Refining 
Go.  that  it  would  be  useless  for  the 
wholesale  grocers  of 
the  State  to  at­
tempt to put into effect the Equality Plan 
of  selling  sugars  until 
the  trade  was 
united on  State  lines,  the  same  as  the 
wholesale grocery  trade  of  the  Eastern 
States.  Twenty-four  houses  were  rep­
resented at the  meeting  when  a  consti­
tution  and  by-laws  were  adopted  and 
the following officers elected:
President—R. O. Wheeler.
Vice-Presidents—P.  Fitzsimmons  and 
Treasurer—Wm. Judson.
Directors—J. L. Douglas, John Robson,
D.L.McMorran, A.Wierengo, S.M.Lemon.
Executive  Committee—Wm.  Widdi- 
comb,  W.  H.  Brace,  W.  1.  Brotherton, O. 
A.  Ball, B.  L.  Desenberg.

J. W. Symons.

The  Executive  Committee  was  in­
structed to put in  operation the Equality 
Flan of  selling  sugar  as  soon  as  prac­
ticable.

The convention closed  with  a  banquet 
at  the  Peninsular  Club,  given  by  the 
local  wholesale grocers.

Tbe  Executive  Committee  met  at 
Detroit,  Nov.  15,  when  Fred H.  Ball was 
elected Secretary of the  Association  and 
was instructed to prepare a rate book.

Another  meeting  of  the  Executive 
Committee was  held at  Saginaw Dec. 20, 
when it was decided to  put the  Equality 
Plan  in  force Jan.  3,  1893.

The second meeting  of the Association 
was  held  at  Detroit,  May  9,  when  the 
following officers were elected:

Symons.

President—R.  O.  Wheeler.
Vice-President—A  Wiereugo,  J.  W. 
Secretary—Fred  U.  Ball.
Treasurer—Wm.  Judson.
Directors—Fred  B.  Clark,  D.  L.  Mc- 
Morran, John  Robson,  Edward  Henkel, 
L. E.  Hawkins.
Executive  Committee—Wm.  Widdi- 
comb,  chairman;  James  Edgar,  W.  1. 
Brotherton, W. J. Gould,  Wm. C. Phipps, 
Wm.  H.  Brace,  H.  S.  Griggs,  S.  Arm­
strong,  B.  L.  Desenberg.

It  was  decided  to  prohibit  traveling 
salesman  employed  by  members  of  the 
Association  from 
taking  bonuses  from 
manufacturers and  to  put  the  Equality 
Plan of selling package coffee  into effect 
as early in  the year as possible.

The convention closed  with a  banquet 
at  the  Hotel  Cadillac,  which  clearly 
established the reputation of  the Detroit 
Wholesale Grocers’ Association  as  hosts.
Tbe Executive Committee  held a meet­
ing June 27 and decided  to  put package 
coffee  on  tbe  Equality  Plan,  July  5. 
This  arrangement  continued  until  last 
month, when it  was  abandoned  for  the 
reason that the jobbers  found  it  impos­
sible to maintain tbe  price so long as the 
manufacturer  persisted  in  cutting 
the 
price to the retail  trade.

Many meetings of the  Executive  Com­
mittee have  been  held  during  the  past 
year,  resulting in great good to the mem­
bers  of 
the  Association,  and  finally 
culminating in the event  long  and  anx-

B irth  a n d  D e a th  o f a  P r io r O rg a n iz a tio n .
So much for the Association as  it  now 
is;  but  it  is  not  the  first  organization 
created and maintained for  the  purpose 
of securing concerted  action  among  the 
wholesale  grocers  of  the  State.  The 
initial attempt  in  that  direction  culmi­
nated Oct.  15,  1888, in a meeting  at  Lan­
sing,  called  by  Heman  G.  Barlow,  for 
the  purpose  of  organizing  a  Michigan 
Wholesale  Grocers’  Association.  This 
meeting was attended by the  representa­
tives of  twelve houses  and  was called to 
order by  W. J.  Gould,  who  was  selected 
to  act  as  chairman,  while Mr.  Barlow 
performed 
the  duties  of  Secretary, 
Messrs.  L.  E. Hawkins,  Samuel  Sinclair 
and  H.  G  Barlow presented a draft of a 
constitution  and  by-laws,  which  was 
adopted,  when 
following  officers 
were elected:

the 

President—W. J. Gould.
Vice-Presidents—Jas.  Stewart,  M.  W. 
Clark,  L.  E.  Hawkins.
Secretary and  Treasurer—H.  G.  Bar- 
low.
Directors—P.  Fitzsimmons,  Clifford 
Elliott, Wm.  H.  Brace. Jas.  Edgar,  John 
Robson,  W.  I.  Brotherton,  B.  Desenberg, 
B.  W.  McCausland,  F.  C.  Stone,  S.  M. 
Lemon,  O.  A.  Ball,  Wm.  Judson,  A.  A. 
Graves.

The  next  meeting  was  held  at  the 
Hotel Cadillac,  Detroit,  Nov.  12  and  13, 
of the  same  year.  The  sugar  question 
and  the matter  of  charging  for  cartage 
and  boxing claimed most of the attention 
of the meeting. 
It  was finally agreed to 
charge for cartage, boxing, and exchange, 
but  no  agreement  was  reached  as 
to 
sugar and tbe meeting adjourned.

in 

city 

agreed 

same 
it  was 

A third  meeting  was  held  at  Detroit 
Dec. 27,  1888, but  nothing of  importance 
was  done,  and  a  fourth  meeting  was 
January 
held 
the 
10,  1889,  when 
that 
the charging for cartage,  boxing and  ex­
change go into effect Feb.  18,  and  6,000 
circular announcements were  sent out to 
the retail grocery  trade  of  the  State, as i 
follows:
To the Retail Grocers of M ichigan:
The Wholesale Grocers’  Association of 
the  State  of  Michigan,  believing  your 
own interests best subserved  by  a  care­
ful  attention  to  matters  of  mutual in­
terest, that concern your own  success  in 
business,  desire  to present to you  some 
reasons for their  action,  that  they  feel 
assured  will  be cordially assented to  by 
you:
We first lay down  the  general  princi­
ple that a fair competition is  not  feared 
by any one,  and  that  the  essential  ele­
ment  of  confidence  is,  that  you  be as­
sured of the  fact  that  you  buy  certain 
goods as low as your neighbor.
Under the  state  of  affairs  heretofore 
existing,  no one  has  bad  any  certainty 
that  his  competitor  was  not  obtaining 
concessions  or  discounts  that  reduced 
his  cost  below  a  legitimate  point,  thus 
enabling him to sellat prices  that might 
destroy the profit of another.

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WILLIAM  WIDDICOMB,  c h a ir m a n   o f  e x e c u t iv e   c o m m it te e.

A.  W1KRENGO,  f ir s t  v ic e   p r e s id e n t .

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ORGANDY,

CHALLIBS,  DOTTED M ULU,
SERBENTJNE  GREBE,  BERCALES, 

SEERSUCKER,  SHIRTINGS,

In all  grades to  sell  at  P o p u la r  Prices.

Samples cheerfully  s.-nt on application.

P.  Steketee  & Sons,

83  Mol roe  St.

THE  ONLY  PERFECT  RUBBER  MADE.

A  MOULDED  RUBBER. 
ALL  ONE  PIECE. 
UNLINED.
HADE  OF  PURE  RUBBER.

If you have not  seen the  “ rtarvel”   rub­
ber  you  have  missed  it  There is yet time. 
It is the most  perfect ru  her shoe ever made, 
and  it will sell at sight.  This overshoe is des­
tined to have a large sale

Send for  a sample Pair of Women's or Men's.

Send your orders for all  kinds Blacking,  dressing. etc.  Agents  for  Woonsocket  Rubber  Co., 
Wales-Goodyear Rubber Co., Imperial  Rubber Co.  A Woman’s Plain Croquet  22c  net.  Write  for 
Price List and Discounts.
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This is one of  the  evils  our  organiza­
tion is intended to correct; that is to say, 
all goods sold to jobbers  under  contract 
to maintain certain  prices,  are to be held 
strictly to contract in all cases, giving  to 
no  one  any  concession  whatever,  thus 
placing all buyers on precisely the  same 
basis.  This  refers to all contract goods.
A regular schedule has  been  adopted, 
specifying such goods as will  be  sold  on 
30 days, 60 days or  4  months,  and  after 
the agreed upon time has expired,  inter­
est will be charged until  paid.
Provision is made to guard against  un­
fair reclamations and deductions.
All important jobbing  centers  charge 
for  boxing  and  cartage.  These  are 
legitimate  expenses,  and  should  enter 
into the cost of the goods.  After the 18th 
of February a reasonable charge  will  be 
made  for  boxing,  and  cartage  will  be 
charged  at  the  rate  of  10  cents on 500 
pounds and  under,  and  2  cents  per  100 
pounds  on  all  greater  amounts.  On 
sugars  the  charge  will  be  5  cents  per 
barrel.
We  earnestly  desire  your  good  will, 
and  feel  assured  you  will  heartily  co­
operate with us in  our  endeavor  to  cor­
rect  abuses  that  have,  of  late  years 
notably, added to the annoyances of busi­
ness,  without any  corresponding  benefit 
to any one.
Further,  we recognize that your  inter­
ests are ours, and we  will  also  use  our 
influence to  protect  you,  believing  that 
we can do much to relieve you  from  un­
reliable and  unscrupulous retailers,  and 
also in causing  manufacturers  to  place 
their goods on the market in such  shape 
as  to  secure  to  the  legitimate  retailer 
good margins on the goods you shall han­
dle  through  the  members  of this Asso­
ciation.  To  this  end  we  pledge  our­
selves, collectively and  individually,  to 
use every  legitimate means in our power 
to  show  you  that  we  are  laboring  for 
your interest as well as  our own; and we 
further  solicit  your  co-operation,  that 
this Association may be  mutually  bene­
ficial to both  wholesaler and retailer.
thirty- 
three  wholesale  groceis  doing  business 
in  Michigan  and  seven Toledo  wholesale 
grocery houses.

This  circular  was  signed  by 

The  announcement  created  so  much 
unfavorable  comment  and  caused  such 
active opposition on the part of the retail 
trade  that  some  of  the  members  of the 
Association weakened and two  days  be­
fore the agreement  was to go  into  effect 
issued circulars to the trade,  announcing 
their abandonment of the proposed inno­
vations  and  their  retirement  from  the 
Association.  This,  of  course,  resulted 
in  the  dissolution  of  the  Association, 
which  never  held 
another  meeting. 
Those  who  intended  to  live  up  to the 
provisions  of  the  agreement  naturally 
felt  sore  over  the  summary  manner 
in  which the work of the  Vssociation had 
been  controverted  and  the  unfortunate 
outcome  of  the  movement  left  a  bad 
taste iu the mouths of some of the  mem­
bers for a long time.
T h e   “ E q u a lity   P la n ”   In  S e llin g   S u g a r. 
C o rre sp o n d en ce  New  O rle an s  P ic ay u n e .
N e w   Y o r k,  April  10—My  attention 
has  been called to  the  article  published 
in  your issue of  April  7,  entitled.  “Let 
Us  Avoid  the  Sugar  Equality  Plan,” 
which  is  evidently  founded  upon  mis 
information  as  to  the  principles  and 
working of this plan.
in  Boston,  Phila­
delphia,  New  York,  and  New  Orleans 
are similar to refined sugar,  all  primary 
markets,  and the equality  plan has  been 
worked in New York  and  New  England 
with perfect satisfaction  during  the last 
three or four  years,  and its  justice  and 
equity have been such  that it  is now  ex­
tending ail over the country.
It  is  not  an  ironclad  agreement  be­
tween the grocers of  any  particular  dis­
trict and the  sugar  trust.  The  grocers 
do not  become  the  agents  of  the  sugar 
trust.  They are  not  barred  from  spec­
ulating  in  refined or  other  sugars,  and 
cannot be  loaded  up  by  the  trust  any

The  conditions 

town,  so 

LAWNS, 

THE  MICHIGAN  TTHLAJ DJ N
more than  if  the  equality  plan was not 
in existence.  Grocers  are not  restricted 
as  to  the  market  in  which  they  sell 
their  sugar,  and  there is no combination 
or trust.
It is simply a plan  by  which jobbers of 
all sections name a uniform  but  reason­
that  no 
able  price  in  each 
matter from  what point  the retail grocer 
buys his supplies they cost  him the same 
laid down.  There  was  some fear at first 
that this was a  plan  to  exact  excessive 
profits,  but that this fear  was unfounded 
has  been proven in  practice.  The  whole­
sale grocers make about  three-sixteenths 
of  a  cent  a  pound  on  refined  sugars, 
which barely covers  the  average  of  the 
expenses  of  doing  business,  but  it 
is 
better  than 
the  old  cut-throat  plan, 
where  goods  were  often  handled  at  a 
positive loss, and a chromo thrown in.
The system is  popular with  the  retail 
dealers where it has  been tried,  because 
grocers know  what  their goods will  cost 
them laid down,  and that they are buying 
as cheap as  their  competitors are, and it 
tends to reduce  the  cutting  evil  in  the 
retail  trade  where  one  reckless  grocer 
would demoralize an  entire  community, 
ending in  bankruptcy to  himself  and  in­
jury  to  all  concerned.  So  far  as  the 
interests  of  Louisiana  are  concerned, 
they  are.  in  a broad  sense,  that  of  the 
entire sugar  industry.
interest  between 
There  is  a  mutual 
producers,  refiners,  and distributors,  and 
all should work together for the  good  of 
all.
I would respectfully  ask the  insertion 
of  this letter for the  information  of  any 
of your readers who  might fear  that the 
operation of the equality  plan  would be 
detrimental  to  New  Orleans’  interests. 
It certainly has not proved  so as regards 
those of New  York,  Boston, or  Philadel­
phia,  all of  which  are  primary  refining 
points;  nor, 
those  of  interior 
jobbing points. 
Indeed,  the  experience 
has  been  just  the  contrary.  Respect­
fully yours, 
Secretary  Wholesale Grocers’ Association

L.  P.  L yon,

indeed, 

of New York and Vicinity.

B lessings  on  th e   B usy  M an.

The  busy  man,  not the busybody, earns 
sunshine aud  money  for  others  as  well 
as  himself.  He  it  is  who  enjoys  life 
from  the  business point of view,  to whom 
trade  is not a  mere dull  grind,  but  for 
whose life commerce  furnishes a field as 
satisfying as is the battlefield to him who 
seeks the glory  of  clashing  arms on  the 
ground of military fame.
Busy men!  Among  business  men the 
scene of work  grows more  complex  and 
intricate, even if the  work itself be more 
thoroughly systematized from year toyear. 
Trade grows  in  its  fields  in  details  as 
well  as in size until  it is  no wonder  that 
labor-saving  devices 
perfected 
systems of  work fail  to relieve  the head 
men of large interests  of  an increase  of 
toil if they wish to retain  their places  in 
the commercial world.
Busy men!  Too busy to  be blue,  glum, 
sour, crabbed!  Too busy to greet a news­
paper man  with so forbidding a  face that 
the next time  they  need  his  friendship 
they have to palaver  a  half hour  before 
they dare ask  a favor.
Busy men!  Men who  know that cour­
age  brings  its  own 
to 
whom time is so  valuable  that they  can­
not  ride  the  world over  seeking  fights 
everywhere—but  are  busy  as  the  bee, 
working like the old Scotchman,  “Sweep­
ing before his ain door.”  Busy  men  are 
the men who have  confidence themselves 
and enjoy that of others.

reward.  Men 

and 

W isc o n sin -M a d e   C a v ia re .

Everybody  understands 
that  a  good 
deal of the  wine imported  to  this  coun­
try  from  France  and  Italy 
is  made  in 
this country, and shipped  abroad,  to  be 
repacked  and  returned  with  the  price 
largely increased;  but not  many  persons 
know that a large part of the caviare im­
ported  from  abroad 
is  made  in  Wis­
consin.  This,  however,  is said  to be the 
fact.  Sturgeon,  from  whose  roe 
the 
caviare is made,  abound  in  the northern 
lakes,  and the  eggs  are salted  down  by 
the fishermen there. 
It is shipped  most­
ly to Germany,  and  comes  back  in  tin 
cans,  with  attractive labels,  to  be resold 
by Americans at greatly advanced prices.  |

“CRESCENT,99 

“WHITE ROSE,"

“ROYAL,*99

These  brands  are Standard and have a National reputation. 

Correspondence solicited.

1/OIGY  HULLING  GO.,  Grand  Rapids,  Misti.

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T h at  W orth  Doing  is  W orth  Doing  W ell.

In the production of  engravings  by  all  the  leading  pro­
cesses  this  adage  has  been  the  rule  of the  Tradesman  Com­
pany  through  its  eight  years  of  experience  in  this  line  of 
work.

12
Hon.  Thos.  D  Gilbert’s  Hog  Story.
“I  was very much  interested  in  your 
interview with old  settlers,”  said  C.  G. 
A .  Yoigt to T h e   T r a d e s m a n   last  week, 
“especially in the  one  with Mr. Gilbert. 
There is one little story that  Mr.  Gilbert 
did not tell you,  however,  that  is  well 
worth  repeating.  A  number  of  us,  in­
cluding  Mr.  Gilbert,  were  going  down 
the River one morning on the boat a  few 
years ago,  and,  as we were  rounding  a 
certain bend in  the River,  he asked  us if 
we had  ever  heard  his  hog  story.  We 
had never heard it and,  of  course,  urged 
him to tell it.  Mr.  Gilbert  said: 
‘That 
bend we just passed always  reminds  me 
of the time we ran out of  pork  down  in 
Grand  Haven,  where  I  resided  at  the 
time.  There  was no pork to  be  had  in 
the town,  and,  as we could not get  along 
without it,  1 started for Grand  Rapids to 
see  what I could do. 
I  managed  to  col­
lect together about 100 hogs  and  started 
for home. 
It was winter  time,  and  the 
roads were almost impassable with snow. 
They  were quite so for  hogs,  and  there 
was  but one thing to do,  and that was to 
drive them down the  River  on  the  ice. 
So 
I  started  and  everything  went 
smoothly until we reached  that  particu­
lar bend.  There  the wind  had  a  clear 
sweep at the River  and  had  not  left  a 
single  hake  of  snow  on  the  ice.  The 
River was as smooth  a  glass.  1  started 
the  hogs  on 
they 
would  slide  across,  but  they  didn’t. 
When a  hog  struck the clear ice  its  feet 
sprawled out from  under  it,  and  it  lay 
down,  unable to help itself. 
In  a  short 
time  every  one  of  those  100  hogs  lay 
helplessly  upon the ice.  The  clear strip 
was several hundred  feet  across,  and  I 
had to take  each  hog  by  the  ears  and 
drag it  across.  The  ice  was  nearly  as | 
slippery for me  as  it was  for  the  hogs,! 
and  it was a big job for me  to  get  them | 
over;  but I  got  them  over  at  last  and 
down  to Grand  Haven,  where  they were 
soon  converted 
It  always 
seemed  to me that 1 paid a big  price  for 
my  share of  the product.’ ”

into  pork. 

the  run, 

thinking 

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

PRODUCE  M A R K ET

Asparagus—Home-grown  now  rules  the  mar­

ket.  Dealers sell it for 30c per doz. bunches.

Beans—Slow.  Dealers  pay $1.30@1.40 for coun­

try picked, holding hand picked at $1.75.

Butter—Supply is good.  Creamery, fancy, 16® 
17c;  choice, 15@16c;  Dairy, extra, 14@15c;  rolls, 
fresh  11@12H.

Cabbage»—Are  in poor  supply.  Floridas  are 

still held at $2 per crate.

Cucumbers—Are down to 6:c per doz.
Eggs—Dealers pay  9%®10c, holding at  11c.
Field  Seeds—Medium  and  mammoth  clover, 
$6@6.25;  Alsyke,  $S@8.50;  Alfalfa,  $6.?5@7.50; 
Timothy,  $2.15;  Red  Top,  75c;  Orchard  Grass 
$1.80.

Honey—White clover, 14c; buckwheat, 12c.
Lettuce—Supply is increasing.  Dealers pay 6c 

and sell for 8c per  lb.

Maple syrup—Is unchanged. 

for 85c and held at $1 per gal.

It is still bought 

Onions—Louisiana  is  now  sending  forward 
new onions and old  are  consequently  knocked 
out.  New are sold for $1.*5 per bu, or $4 perbbl. 
Green bring 8@10c per dozen bunches.

Radishes—Are in good supply.  Outside  stock 
brings 25c, and homegrown 15c per doz bunches, 
but  the  latter  are  very  poor  and  are  seldom 
called for.

Spinach—Unchanged at 40c per bu.
Tomatoes—Still  held  at  $3.75  per  6-basket 

crate.

Pie Plant—Is down to %,c per lb
Strawberries—Are now  held  at 10c  per  qt  or 

$2.40 per 24 box crate.

Potatoes—Old are still  held by  dealers  at  8Cc 
per bu, but this  is  hardly  a  fair  index  of  the 
market,  as  retailers  are  selling  them  for  the 
same price.  New have fallen off 75c  during the 
past week ard are now held at $1.50 per bu.
The “potatoe excitement” is probably over.

DANDY POLISH 
TAN  SHINE 
WHITTEflORE’S RUSSET CREAM 
WHITE’S RUSSIA 
SATINOLA 

Per Doz.
for Russett Shoes  $i  75
1  75
1  75
1  75
1  60

for Russet Shoes 
“  

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GILT  EDGE, 

RAVEN  GLOSS,

THE  “ 4 0 0 ,”   GLYCEROLE,

THE  IDEAL, 

“ C.C.” , 

TOPSY, 

BIXBY’S ROYAL,  BROWN’S, 

KEYSTONE, 

BOSTON  POLISH.

HIRTH, KRAUSE & CO.,
Headquarters for SHOE  STORE SUPPLIES.

12  &  14  Lyon  St., 

»R A N D  R A PID S.  M ICH.

, 

_»

MICHAEL  KOLB  &  SON,

W olesale Clothing Mamlfactilrers.

ROCHESTER,  N.  T.

ESTABLISHED  37  YEARS. 

All  Mail  Orders  Promptly  Attended to.

Our representative,  William  Connor, who  resides at  Mar­
shall, Mich., will be pleased to wait upon you if you will favor 
him with a line to do so, and should he not have whatjyou  re­
quire  will  thank  you  for  looking through  our line.  Perfect
fit and excellent garments.  Low Prices  Guaranteed.

Do  Ttey  Baise  Poultry  ¡0 

Your  Neck: of the Woods ?

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

pay  highest market price.

F. J. DETTENTHALER, 117 and 119 Monroe St.

To indicate the degree of our success in the production of 
artistic plates, we call attention to the specimens in this adver­
tisement and to the portraits in other pages of this  paper.

Correspondence  Solicited.

TRADESMAN  COflPANY,

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ninety days at  present  quotations,  and, 
if purchases made now do not  net a pro­
fit,  it will be surprising.
Foreign  Nuts—Of  all  kinds  are  in 
light demand and  the prices  quoted will 
be shaded when  full  sacks  are  wanted. 
New Brazils  are  being  offered  and  are 
selling  better  than  any  of  the  other 
kinds.

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sharply, as may be noticed by  quotations 
in  another  column.  For that,  however, 
the  general  run  of  retailers  care  very 
little, as they do not sell freely  in  warm 
weather and  nearly  everyone  has  some 
on  hand  which  where  bought  earlier 
when they were cheap.
Oranges—To  one 

anyways  posted 
on the subject there is  very  little  to  be 
said that will  prove  interesting,  as  the 
situation  at  the  present  time  has  nar­
rowed down to a very  limited  supply  of 
fruit that is inferior,  taken as  a  whole. 
California has  between  300 and  400 cars 
yet to distribute,  but the  fruit  is  thick- 
skinned and puffy and nine  out of ten of 
the consumers feel that  they have  “paid 
dearly for the whistle”  when they buy a 
dozen.  Messina  and  Palermo  oranges 
are coming forward in  moderate  quanti­
ties,  but  very  few  of  them  get  as  far 
West  as  Michigan.  The  bulk  of  them 
are being taken by the Eastern markets at 
prices which  would  seem  exorbitant  to 
our  dealers.  One  of  our  local  jobbers 
says he is going  to receive a shipment of 
them this  week  and  that  prices  will be 
from  $4 to $4.50  per  box  for  160’s  and 
200’s and that if the people take  to them 
at  these  prices  they  will  continue  to 
carry them during  the  summer  months. 
They are  usually of  fine  quality  and we 
believe will  be  taken  in  preference  to 
anything  offered in  this line  of  goods — 
even  at 
the  difference  in  price,  in  a 
moderate way.  The demand will, neces­
sarily,  be  light  as  the  season  for  do­
mestic small fruits is nearly  at hand and 
like  will  cut  off  the 
berries  and  the 
consumption  of  foreign 
fruits.  The 
supply of California fruit, such  as  cher­
ries,  pears,  apricots,  plums,  etc.,  is  in­
creasing every  year,  and  even  first  ar­
rivals  sell  reasonably  and  the  demand 
for them  has  grown  to  such  an  extent 
that  Chicago  is  already  having  daily 
auction  sales.  This  will  prevent  any 
further advance  in  the price of  oranges 
from  the  same  State  and,  as  the  best 
sizes aré nearly cleaned up,  leaving  only 
the extremely small ones,  prices may sag 
off a point  to  move  them  before  decay 
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Sugar—There  has been  no  change  in 
price for over a week, but the indications 
point to higher prices  in the near future, 
as small fruits are  already  appearing in 
the market,  and  stocks  are  not  overly 
large anywhere,  while  refiners  are still 
oversold  as  the  result  of  last  week’s 
heavy purchases.

Pork and  Lard—The  Chicago hog mar­
ket averaged  steady  for  the  week,  al­
though  the closing  was somewhat  dull. 
Beceipts for the week were 105,000, a de­
crease of 15,000 from the previous week. 
The local market  for  hog  products  was 
quiet ail the week, and  prices have been 
shaded  all  around  25@50c.  Kettle 
rendered and  compound  lard  is  off  }4 c. 
There are no other changes to note.

Bananas—The  demand  for  them  has 
increased during the  past week,  and im­
porters have been able to clean up  every 
cargo at  good  round  prices.  The  fruit 
has carried well so far,  as  all the  condi­
tions have been  favorable,  but when the 
weather* gets  a  few  degrees  warmer, 
more or less of the bunches  will come in 
too ripe to reship  and the  peddlers  will 
swarm  around  the  various  commission 
houses to reap  the  benefits  like  a  ilock 
of  buzzards  about  a  dead  horse.  The 
peddling question  is something  the  out- 
of-town dealer does  not have to  contend 
with  and  for  which  he  may  well  be 
thankful.  The legitimate dealer,  who in­
vests his money in a stock of goods—pays 
a  good rental  (or  taxes,  which  amount 
to  the  same  thing),  and  who  employs 
clerks and in various ways helps to build 
up the town or city wherein he does busi­
ness, does not like to-have kindred wares 
cried at his  door  by  any  transient  Bo­
hemian,  whose main capital is cheek and 
whose  goods  are  usually  “off  quality” 
and are, therefore, sold  for  a  less price. 
A good stiff  license* fee and  a  rigid  in­
spection of the character and wholesome­
ness  of  everything  offered  would  miti­
gate,  if not entirely  quell  the  evil,  and 
local retail  dealers  have  been,  and  are 
now,  working to bring  about such a con­
dition.

Lemons—Are now  and have  been  for 
some time extremely  low and  are  seem­
ingly a profitable item in  which to invest 
a little  money  with  the  expectation  of 
reaping  a  profit  from  the  advance  in 
prices which seems must  come when the 
hot weather creates the  usual  heavy de­
mand.  A  few  made  snug  sums  last 
season  and a great many who  wanted  to 
held off from  buying, fearing a repetition 
of 
the  preceding  season’s  condition, 
when  every  man  who  speculated 
lost. 
The average dealer will  usually  win  by 
buying in limited quantities, for,  if decay 
be rapid, a small stock can  be  run off in 
a short time,  and if prices  go up  he will 
do well on his holdings; and when neces­
sity compels  another  purchase,  a  legit­
imate profit is nearly always  to be made. 
Speculation  in  perishable  products  re­
quires a thorough knowledge  of  all  the 
details connected  with  and in every way 
bearing upon the  main  object,  and  the 
many conditions  which are  likely  to in­
fluence  the  result  hoped  for. 
In  the 
meantime and while as stated  at the out­
set, present prices are  low,  small stocks 
can be acquired by  all who  deal in them 
with an almost  absolute surety of  profit.
Peanuts—The advance which  was pre­
dicted last  week did not  take  place,  al­
though the market is  very firm and there 
is every  indication  that  prices  will  be 
higher soon.  Any one is  safe in  buying

P u r e ly  P e rs o n a l.

Arthur Scott,  credit clerk for the I.  M. 
Clark  Grocery Co.,  was  called  to  Grand 
Haven last week by the serious illness of 
his  father*

F. 

J. Parker has retired from  the  but­

ter and egg business  and  will  hereafter 
devote his entire attention to  the Crystal 
Springs Water Co.

C. 

C.  Beatty, junior  member  of 

the 

firm  of  S.  S.  Beatty  &  Son,  general 
dealers  and  cheese  manufacturers  at 
Morenci,  was in town  a  couple  of  days 
last week.

H.  B.  Hoyt  and  Hon.  James  Monroe 
have bern elected  directors  of  the  City 
National Bank  of  Kalamazoo, to  fill  va­
cancies caused by the  death  of  the  late 
Senator Stockbridge and the  resignation 
of Orrin Snow.

Grand Rapids, Mich•

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D r u g s   M ed icin es.

State  Board  o f Pharm acy.

One Tear—Ottmar Eberbacb, Ann Arbor.
T w o  T e a » —O eo rg e G o n d ru m . Io n ia.
T h re e   Y ears—C. A. B aa:bee.  C heboygan.
F o u r Y e ars—8. E. P a rk ill, Owosso.
Five Years—F. W. R. Perry, Detroit.
P re sid e n t—O ttm a r E b erb aeh , A nn A rbor.
S e c re ta ry —S ta n ley  E. P a rk ill, Owosso. 
t r e a s u r e r —Geo. G a n d rn m , Io n ia.
C om ing  M eetings—S ta r  Isla n d ,  J a n e   86  a n d   26; 

H o u g h to n , S ept. 1; L an sin g , N ov. 6 an d  7.

M i c h i g a n   S t a t e   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   A im ’d . 
P re sid e n t—A. B. S tevens, A nn A rbor.
V ice-P resident—A. F. P a rk e r, D e tro it.
T re a su re r—W . D up o n t,  D e tro it.
S ecretay —8. A. T hom pson, D e tro it.

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P re sid e n t, W a lte r K. S ch m id t;  S ec'y, B en. S ch ro u d e r

UNCLE  SAM’S  MAIL.

I n te re s tin g   In fo rm a tio n   G le a n e d   F ro m  

a   P o sto ffice  In s p e c to r.

Although  the  “ mail  business” of  the 
United  States has been  written up  time 
and again, particularly the branch known 
as  the  railway  mail  service,  and  the 
work  which comes  before that of  the R. 
M.  S.,  i.e.,  the  deeds  of  the  postoffice 
clerks,  there  is one part of  the business, 
very important one, too,  which has never 
received  much 
the 
“ registry” of mails and  the labor of  the 
inspectors  who  try  to  look  after  clerks 
who 
letters  containing 
money which  have not  been  through the 
registry  office.

appropriate 

attention. 

It 

is 

After a letter has been registered it has 
to wait until it can  be  put in charge of a 
railway mail clerk.  The letter or letters 
are inclosed in a great  envelope or pack­
age,  and each railway  mail  clerk  has to 
sign for the package as it passes through 
his  hands.  The  sender  gets  a  receipt 
from  the  registry  clerk,  he  from  the 
railway  mail  clerk,  and  each  of  these 
officials  have  a  receipt  from  the  man 
who  takes 
the  package  after  him. 
Then the postmaster  gives one,  and  the 
person  who  gets the  letter  has  to,  too, 
and there you are.  No registered  letters 
go in locked mail  bags,  and  if  there  is 
more than one in a package each has to be 
receipted, with its number on the outside 
of the package.  And as each man gets a 
receipt from  the  next, no  letter  can  be 
lost  without  the  responsibility  being 
directly placed,  unless it  happens that a 
road agent holds up tbe  train  and  takes 
mail bags and all.  But that occurs  only 
in the Far West, and,  in  the  total  num­
ber,  very infrequently.  As  a result, the 
registry  system  is  practically  “sure  as 
death.”  But  it  also  remains  too  true, 
that  it  is  tbe  slowest  way  of  sending 
money by mail.

Since the special delivery  system went 
into  operation  a  great  many  business 
men have sent money by special delivery, 
instead  of  through  the  registry  office. 
The  special  delivery letter,  also,  has to 
be  signed  for  by  every  agent  through 
whose hands it  passes,  but  it  not  only 
has to be given  the preference over other 
mail,  but cannot be kept waiting  on  any 
excuse.  Therefore,  it  is  not  only  re­
ceipted for  practically  as the  registered 
letter is,  but “gets there”  as soon as the 
mails will allow,  and  it is  delevered  at 
once on  arrival  at  its  respective  office, 
free  of  charge.  Special  delivery  now 
costs  only two cents  more than registry, 
ten  cents  in  addition  to  the  regular 
postage.

It only costs  eight  cents  to  register a 
letter to-day,  whereas it used to cost ten. 
It is said  by those  who ought  to  know 
that this reduction was  made on account 
of  the  competition  of  special  delivery. 
However,  if this  is the  reason,  it  is  an

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

from  unregistered 

office  secret,  and  has  never  been  pub­
lished.
There  are  hishonest  post  office  and
railway mail clerks  and carriers,  just as
there are dishonest men in other callings. 
There are also  in the former  case,  as in 
the latter,  members  who  might  be  dis­
honest if they dared—or if circumstances 
favored.  But there are  also  many  who 
handle the  mails of large  concerns  who 
are equally dishonest,  and  they  do  not 
wear the uniform of Uncle Sam.  Before 
we speak of these,  let us refer to the loss 
of  money 
letters. 
In the first place,  there are a great many 
innocent  people who  do  not  see  “how 
under  the  sun”  any  one  can  tell  that 
there is money in a well-sealed  envelope 
without tearing  or  “rumpling”  it.  The 
fact is,  it  is  a  very  easy  thing  to  as­
certain. 
In the first  place,  if  any but  a 
new—or practical  new—note,  be  placed 
in an envelope,  the trained “nose” of  an 
adept will tell him.  Which  reminds one 
of the man who  found  that  his  grocery 
man had  given  him  in  change a  dollar 
note  which  had  been  associated  with 
molasses,  codfish,  kerosene  oil,  cheese, 
in fact,  with most of the groceries in  the 
store,  and tbe meats  of  the  meat dealer 
from  whom the  grocer  had  received  it. 
He sniffed  at  it  and  remarked:  .“Glad 
the Government’s all right:  100 scents on 
the dollar.”  So it is  an  easy  thing  for 
one who has become proficient to “smell” 
money.  Then the corner  of  most envel­
opes  can  be  turned  enough 
to  reveal 
their contents—certainly if a magnifying 
glass  is  used—without  detection.  The 
mucilage is not spread to both corners on 
most  envelopes.  One  man  who  was 
detected  used a pin  to  pierce  a  hole  in 
envelopes.  Through this small aperture 
which would never be  noticed,  he could 
ascertain if bank notes  were  among  tbe 
contents,  perhaps by  the  slight  portion 
which would be forced out.
It is also said that the breath  will  un­
seal an envelope  quite  sufficiently,  with 
little  trouble,  to  allow  the  wicked  to 
make investigation.  Perhaps  a  “strong 
breath” has still greater effect.
Persons sending money  from tbe coun­
try to cities are more  likely  to be  losers 
than those who send from city to country. 
But surely it is  that  letters  without  re­
turn addresses,  more  particularly  when 
the  addresses  are  printed,  and  most 
the  address  is  in 
particularly  when 
likely 
a  degree  well  known,  are 
to 
losses,  as 
compare 
list  of 
say  40,  10  and  5.  For 
the  more 
“business-like” the  envelope appears the 
less  likely  it  is  to  contain  banknotes, 
and, of course, if  its  contents  are  thus 
valuable, 
is  more  apt  .to 
“make  a  fuss.”  But  of  course  the 
principal reason is  that  the  more  busi­
ness the person  or  persons  do,  in  that 
ratio it is supposed this  business is done 
by checks.  Colored envelopes were once 
in great  favor  and  are  to-day  in  some 
rural districts.  More  particularly is the 
envelope with colored inside favored,  the 
principal color used being blue.  But the 
man who wants to  discover  letters  con­
taining  money  doesn’t  worry over  that 
fact,  and when they  are used he is  more 
than  likely  to  suspect.  The  colored 
envelope  may  prevent  writing 
from 
being readable  through,  but  it  may  be 
questioned if it has any other use.  After 
all the  proportion  of  letters  containing 
money lost  is  very  small,  even  if  they 
are not registered.  Quite as likely, may­
hap more so,  that  the  address is  wrong 
or ommitted wholly or in part.

the  sender 

the 

in 

The  Wealth  of the  Republic.

It  gives  what 

The  Census  Bureau  has 

issued  a 
bulletin  of  the  wealth  of  tbe  United 
States. 
is  estimated
to  be  the  real  value  and  also  what  is 
given out as  the  value  assessed  for  tax­
ation.
The  wealth of  the  United  States,  ac­
cording  to  tbe  estimates for  real  value, 
is  given  at  the  close of  the  census dec­
ade  of  1890,  excluding  Alaska,  at 
$65,037,091,197. 
In  this  amount  is  in­
cluded  the value of  only  actual  tangible 
p ro p e rty   at  a  fair  com m ercial  value, 
and  it is  distributed according to owner­
ship without regard to  location.  Stocks, 
bonds,  notes,  mortgages,  paper  money, 
and  all  other  evidences  of  wealth  are 
rigorously  excluded,  though such  items 
frequently  enter  into  values  assessed 
for  purposes of taxation.

Of  the  grand  total,  the  real  estate 
of  the country,  including  improvements 
thereon, constitutes  $39,544,544,333,  and 
of  this  amount  farm  lands,  with 
im­
provements  thereon,  represent  $13,279,- 
252,649.  The  remainder  is  the  value 
of  city and  village  lots,  with  improve­
ments  thereon,  suburban  property  not 
occupied for farming  purposes,  national, 
state  and  local  buildings  and  grounds, 
churches,  schools,  and  charitable  in­
stitutions,  vacant  national  and  state 
lands,  Indian and  national  reservations. 
Of the total  value  of  real  estate,  there 
are  exempt  from taxation  lands and im­
provements valued at  $3,833,335,225.

that 

Of  the  items 

residences  outside  of 

rate,  about  $5,000,000,000 

included  as  miscella­
neous,  tbe  principal  one  is that  of  fur­
niture and  private  carriages.  So  great 
a  portion of  such  value  is exempt  from 
taxation  that  the  assessors’  lists  give 
little  indication  even  of  its  existence; 
yet 
the  examination  of  upwards  of
8,000  fire insurance  policies  on  contents 
of 
large  cities 
showed  that  the  average  insurance  per 
house  on 
furniture  was  $387.  With 
carriages  included,  the  amount  would 
reach  about  $400  per  house,  making, 
at 
in 
the  country  for  these  two  items.  The 
value  of  merchandise  in  the  hands  of 
merchants,  and  of  cattle  not  on farms, 
was  approximated  from  the  returns  of 
local  assessors  for  taxation  for  a  large 
number of  places.  The  value  of  goods 
in  bond,  $43,000,000,  is  as  officially re­
ported  by 
the  Treasury  Department. 
That  of  agricultural  products  on  hand 
is  based  upon  amounts  reported  by 
the Commissioner  of  Agriculture.  That 
of  public  libraries  and  other  personal 
property exempt from  taxation  is  based 
upon  returns 
received  by  this  office 
from every municipality in the country.

The  difference  between  real  values 
and 
taxable  values  shows  something 
very remarkable. 
In  1850,  there  was  a 
very  small  difference  between  real  or 
true  values  and  taxable  values,  show­
ing  that the people did not,  when giving 
in  lists  of  their  property  for  taxation 
before the civil  war,  seek  to  hold back 
or conceal  anything from  the  assessors, 
but  were  willing  to  pay 
taxes  on  a 
fair  estimates.  As  the  years  went  on, 
the  difference  between  true  and  as­
sessed  values  grew  until,  in  1890,  the 
assessed  value  was  only  two-fifths  of 
what  is officially  declared  to be the real 
value.

A  comparison  with  the  wealth  of 
other  great  nations  is  given  by  Prof. 
M.  G.  Mulhall,  a  distinguished  eco­
nomic  writer of England, showing values 
as follows: 

See Quotations in Price Current.

I. 

CLARK  8R0GERY  CO.,
GENERAL  AGENTS, 

1
GRAND  RAPIDS,  - 

. 

.  MICH.

Amount  of Wealth.

Country. 

Total.  Per capita.
Gt.  Brit, and  Ireland...  845,684,001,000  #1,197 00
United States....................   65,' oo.ono.coo  1,000 00
France..  .........................  41,786,280,000  1.093 34
632 98
Germany............................31,283,820,000 
Russia (in Europe)...........   24,732,540,000 
271  57
A u s t r i a ..................................  18,735,300,00 
403  000
Italy......................................  14,400,180,000 
471  13
From  the  above  it  will  be  seen  that, 
with  its  $65,000,000,000,  the  great  re­
public is far ahead of  all.

F r a n k   S t o w e u l.

O n  H is  F ir s t T rip   O u t.

Fresh  Drummer  (who  got  on  at  last 
station)—Tou  will  pardon  me  speaking 
to you;  but when I  see a  pretty  woman 
all alone I always interest  myself.  And 
you  know  we  drummers  are  hard  to 
beat.
Pretty Young  Woman  (coolly)—Oh,  l 
don’t know!  My husband,  who  will  be 
back as soon as be finishes  his cigar,  had 
no trouble beating  the other  two  chaps 
who tried to flirt with me.”
It is needless to  say that  he beat a re- 
treat.
Seely’s Flavoring E xtracts
Every dealer should sell  them.
Extra Fine quality.
Lemon,  Vanilla,  Assorted  Flavors. 
Yearly eales increased by  their  use. 
Send'trial order.

(Wrapped)

Seely's Lemon.
Doz  Gro.
1 oz.  $  90  10  20
2 oz. 
1  20  12  60 
4 oz.  2  OO  22  80
6 oz.  3  OO  33  OO

Seely’s  Vanilla

(Wrapped)

Doz.  Gro.
1  o z . $   1  so  1 6   2 0
2 oz.  2  OO  21  60
4 oz.  3  76  40  80
6 oz.  5  40  57  60
P lain   N. 8.  w ith  
corkscrew  a t sam e 
p rice if  p referred .
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Solicited.
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On  Earth

Can afford the  BEST  salt.

The  Richest  Man

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Advanced—Balsam Peru.

Declined—

a g id  um .
A cetlcum ........................
8®  10
Benzolcum  German. .  65®  75
20
Boracic 
..........................
Carbolicum ...............
20®  30
52©  55
C ltrlcum ....................
H ydrochior...............
3 0   5
.  10®  12
Nltrocum 
.................
O xallcum ................... .  10®  12
Phosphorium  d ll.......
20
Sallcÿllcum............... .1  3001  70
Sulphurlcum.............. . 
IK®  5
Tanni cum ................... .1  4001  60
Tartarlcnm.................
300  33
AMMONIA.
6
Aqua, 16  deg..............
4 ®  
6®  8
20  deg..................
Carbouas  ........................ .  120  14
Chloridum ...................... .  12®  14

n 

ANILINE.
Black.................................. .2 0002 25
8001  00
Brown................................
R ed....................................... .  450  50
Yellow .............................. .2 5003 00

BACCAE.
Cubeae (po  36)...........
Ju n íp eras ........................
Xanthoxylum . . .  
. . .
BAL8AMUM.
Copaiba............................
Peru.....................................
Terabln, Canada  . . . .
T olutan .............................

25®  30
80  10
.  250  30

450  50 
@2 25
600  65
350  50

Abies,  Canadian...................  18
Casslae  ..................................  11
Cinchona F la v a ...................  18
Euonymus  atropurp............  30
Myrlca  Cerlfera, po..............  20
Pranus Vlrglnl......................  12
QolUala,  grd..........................  10
Sassafras  ...............................  12
Ulmus Po (Oronnd  18).........  15

KXTRACTUM.

Glycyrrhiza  G labra...  24®  25
“ 
po............  33®  35
Haematox, 15lb. box..  11®  12
Is................  13®  14
“ 
" ,  Kb...............  14®  15
fcs...............  16®  17
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VKRRU

Carbonate Precip........   ®  15
Citrate and Q ulnla... 
®3  50
Citrate  Soluble............  ®  80
Ferrocyanldum Sol__   ®  50
Solut  Chloride............  ®  15
Sulphate,  com’l ................. 9®  2
pure..............  ®  7

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A rn ica.........................   18®  20
A nthem ls....................   30®  35
Matricaria 
50®  65

 

 
FOJ.1A.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin-

.....................  18®  50

nivelly......................   25®
Alx.  35®
and  K s......................   15®
8®

Salyla  officinalis,
U raUrsl 

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

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SUMMI.

“ 
“ 
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“ .*...
“ ....

Acacia,  1st picked —

2d 
3d 
Blf ted sorts...
po.

® a  ®
Ü60®  80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
Soootrl, (po.  60).  ®  60
Catechu, Is, (Ks,14 Ms,
®  1
16)............................. 
Am m onlae...................  55®  60
Assafoatlda, (po. 35).. 
40®  45
Bensolnum...................  50®  55
Camphor«....................   46®  50
Bupnorblum  po  .........  35® 
lo
Galbanum....................   ®2  50
Gamboge,  po...............   70®  7b
Gnalacnm,  (po  35) —   ®  30
Kino,  (po  1  10)..........   @1  15
M astic.........................  
®  80
Myrrh,  (po. 45)............  @  40
Opll  (po  3 80®4 00). .2  50®2 60
Shellac  ........................  45®  42
33®  35
T ragacanth.................  40®1  00

“ 
hxrba—In ounce packages.

bleached....... 

A bsinthium ................... . 
25
Bupatorlum .................. .......  20
Lobelia........................... .......  26
Majorum*........................ ......   28
Mentha  Piperita.......... .......  23
....  25
Rne.................................. .......  80
Tanaoetum, V ............... .......  22
Thymus,  V .................... .......  26

“  V ir...................

. 

Calolned, F at...............  56®  60
Carbonate,  P at............  20®  22
Carbonate, K. A  M —   20®  25
Carbonate, Jennlng5..  35®  36

o u r a .

Cubebae........................  @  2 50
Exechthltos...............  1  50@1  60
B rlgeron.......................1  50@1  60
G aultherla........................ 1  70@1 80
Geranium,  ounce.......  ®  75
Gosslpll,  Sem. gal.......  70®  75
Hedeoma  ....................1  25® 1  40
Juniperl........................  50@2 00
L avendula..................   90®2 00
Lim onls..............................1  50@1 70
Mentha Piper................2 85®3 60
Mentha  Verld..............2 20®2 30
Morrhuae, gal....................1  30@1 40
M yrda, ounce..............  ®  50
O live........................... 
90@3  oo
Plcls Liquida,  (gal. .35)  10®  12
R lcinl.........................   1  22@1  28
Rosmarlnl.............  
75®l  00
Bosae,  ounce.............   6 50@8 50
S ucdnl.........................   40®  45
S abina.........................   90@1  00
Santal  ........................  2 50®7 00
Sassafras......................  50®  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__   ®  65
Tlglll.............................  @1  00
T hym e.........................   40®  50
opt  .................  @1  60
Theobromas.......  .......  15®  20

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POTASSIUM.
B lC arb.......................  
15®  18
B ichrom ate.................  18®  14
Bromide...................... 
40®  43
Carb............................... 
la®  15
Chlorate  (po  23®25)..  24®  26
Cyanide........................  50®  55
Iodide............................2 90®3 00
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  27®  30 
Potassa, Bitart, com ...  ®   15
Potass  Nltras, opt....... 
8®  10
Potass NltraB...............  
9
7® 
Prusslate......................  28®  30
Sulphate  po.................  15®  18

RADIX.

A conitum ....................   20®  25
Althae...........................  2d®  25
A nchnsa......................   12®  15
Arum,  po......................  @  25
Calamus........................  20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)....... 
8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)....................  
@ 3 0
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__   15®  20
Inula,  po......................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po.....................1  60@i  75
Iris  plox (po. 35038)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  p r....................   40®  45
Maranta,  * s ...............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........   15®  18
Khel..............................   75@1  00
“  out........................  @1  75
“  PV.........................   75@1  35
Splgella........................  35®  38
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..  @ 2 0
Serpentaria...................  45®  50
Senega.........................   55®  60
Similar, Officinalis,  H  @ 4 0
“   mi
m 
25
0
Scillae, (po. 85)...........
.  10® 12
Symplocarpus,  FoBtl
@ 35
dus,  po......................
25
Valeriana, Bng.  (po.30)
1) 
0
15© 20
German..
180 20
lnglber a ...................
Zingiber  ] .................
18® 20
SXMXK.
O 15
Anlsum,  (po.  20). 
.
A plum  (graveleons).
25
4®
Bud, IS........................
6
10®
12
Carul, (po. 18)............
1  0001  25
Cardamon...................
11® 13
Corlandrnm...............
4®
5
Cannabis Sativa........
7501  00
Cydonlum...................
10® 12
Cnenopodlnm  ..........
2  2S®2 50
Dlpterlx Odorate.......
@ 15
Foenloulum...............
a® 
8
Foenugreek, po...........  
U n i ........................... 
4  O  4M
Llnl, grd.  (bbl. 3K)...  3K® 4
Lobelia.........................   86®  40
Pharlarls Canarian__   3  @ 4
R apa............................. 
6®  7
Slnapls  Albu............. 7  @ 8
r   N igra.............  11®  12

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SFIBITUS.
Frumentl, W..D.  Co..2 00®2 50
D. F. R .......1  75®2 00
1  25®1  50
 
Junlperls  Co. O. T ... .1  65@2 00
“ 
1  7503  50
Saacharum  N.  B .........1  75@2 00
Spt.  Vlnl  G alll............ 1  7506 50
Vlnl Oporto...................... 1  25®2 00
Vlnl  Alba..........................1  25@2 00

 

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................2  50@2 75
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ..................
2 00 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage..........
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage....................
Grass sheeps’ wool car
rla g e .........................
Hard for  slate  use —
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u s e .............................

1  40

50®3 00

8«i@l 90
00@3 20

A bsinthium ..................2 
Amygdalae, Dulc........   45®  75
Amyaal&e, Amarae___8 00®8 25
A nlsl.............................. 1 
Aurantl  Cortex........... 2 30®2 40
Bergamll  .....................3 
C ajlputl...................... 
60®  65
Caryophylli.................  75®  80
C ed ar...........................  35®  66
Chenopodll.................  @1  60
C lnnam onll.................. 1 
Cltronella .....................  ®  45
Conlum  Mao...............   85®  65
Copaiba  ......................  80®  90

1G®1 15

SYRUPS.

A oo ad a..................................  50
Zingiber  ................................   50
Ipecac.....................................   60
Ferrl  Iod................................  50
Aurantl  Cortes......................  50
Rhel  Arom.............................  50
Slmllax  Officinalis...............   60
Co.........  50
Senega....................................  50
Scillae.....................................   50
“  Co................................   50
To, q ta n ..................................  50
Pranas. rU g...........................   60

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TIHCTURBS.

 

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Aconltum  Napellls R ..........   60
P  
Itf)
Aloes........................... 60
and m yrrh...................  60
A rn ica...................................   so
Asafcetlda..............................   o
Atrope Belladonna...............   60
Benzoin..................................  60
Co.............................  50
Sanguinaria...........................  50
Barosm a................................  50
Cantharldes...........................  75
Capsicum ..............................   50
Ua damon.............................   75
___“  
Co...........................   75
C astor...................... 
1  00
Catechu..................................  50
C inchona..............................   50
Co...........................  60
Colum ba................................  50
C onlum .................................   50
Cubeba....................................  50
D igitalis................................   50
Brgot.......................................  50
G entian..................................  50
Co..............................   60
G ualca...................................   50
ammon......................  60
Z ingiber................................   so
Hyoscyamus.........................   50
Iodine.....................................   75
Colorless....................   75
Ferrl  Chloridum..................   35
K in o ..............; ..............   .....   50
Lobelia................  
50
M yrrh.....................................   50
Nux  Vomica.........................   50
O pll........................................   85
11  Camphorated.................  50
“  Deodor.......................... 2 00
Aurantl Cortex, i .................   50
Q uassia..................................  50
R h atan y ........................... 
  50
Rhel.........................................  50
Cassia  Acutlfol.....................  50
Co...............   50
Serpentaria...........................   50
Stramonium...........................   60
T olutan..................................  60
V alerian................................   50
Veratrum Veride...................  50

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MISCKUtXNKOUS.

(po.

‘ 
“ 

dither, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  28®  30 
“  4 F ..  32®  34
A lum en.......................   2 k @ 3

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ground, 

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3®  4
7)................................... 
Annatto........................  56®  60
Antlmonl, po.................. 
4®  5
et Potass T.  56®  60
A ntlpyrin....................   @1  40
Antlfebrln................................. @ 25
Argentl  Nltras, ounce  @  48
Arsenicum .....................  
5®  7
Balm Gilead  B ud__  
38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N ..............2 2002 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Kb
12;  Kb,  14)...................  ® 11
Cantharldes  Russian,
p o ...............................  @1  00
Capsid  F ru ctu s,af...  ®  26
po—   @  28
@  20
Bpo. 
Caryophyllus,  (po.  15)  10®  12
Carmine,  No. 40..........   @3  75
Cera  Alba, 8. A F .......  50®  55
Cera Flava...................  88®  40
Cooous 
...........................  ®  40
Cassia Fruotus............  @  25
Centrarla.........................   ® 10
Cetaoeum........................  ® 40
Chloroform .................   60®  63
squlbbs..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst.......1  5001  80
Chondrus....................   90®  25
Clnohonldlne, P.  A  W  15®  20 
German  8K®  12 
Corks,  Ust,  dls.  per
cent  ........................ 
75
® 35
Creasotum ..................... 
Creta,  (bbl. 76)....... 
@ 
2
“  prep.............. 
5®  5
“  precip..........  
9®  11
“  Rubra.................  ®  8
Crocus........................ 
60®  65
Cudbear........................  @ 2 4
Cuprl Sulph.................  5 ®   6
D extrine......................  10®  12
Bther Sulph.................  70®  75
Bmery,  all  numbers..  ®
po....................   @  6
Brgota, (po.)  75 ..........   70®  75
Flake  W hite...............   12®  15
G alla................................   @ 23
Gambler........................7  ® 8
Gelatin,  Cooper..........   @  60
F rench............  30®  50
Glassware  flint, by box 80.
Less than box 75.
Glue,  Brown...............  
9®  15
“  W hite.................  18®  25
Glyoerlna....................   14®  20
Grana Paradlsl............ 
®  22
Humulus......................  25®  55
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..  Q   75
“  C o r__   @  65
Ox Rubrum  @  85 
Ammonlatl..  @  95
TTnguentum.  45®  55
H ydrargyrum ..............  @  66
Ichthyobolla, Am..  ..1  25@1  50
Indigo.............................  75@1 00
Iodine, Resubl...........3 80@3 90
Iodoform.........................   @4 70
L upulln...........................   @2 25
Lycopodium...............  70®  U
M acis...........................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
ararg Iod......................  @ 27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  18 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Mannla,  S .F ...............  60®  63

IK )...............................2K®  4

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M orula, S.  P.  A W.  2 25@2 50 
C.  Co......................  2  15@2 40
Moschus  Canton........   @ 4 0
Myrlstlca, No  1 .........  65®  70
Nux Vomica,  (po 20)..  @  10
Os.  Sepia......................  15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
C o..............................   @2 00
Plcls Llq, N.»C„ K gal
doz  ...........................  @2 00
P lds Llq., q u a rts.......  @1  00
p in ts..........  @  85
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 5 0
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba,  (po g5)__   @  3
Pllx Burgun.................  @  7
Plumbi A c et...............   14®  15
Pulvls Ipecac et opll.. 1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
A P. D.  Co., doz.......  @1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv............  B0@  30
8®  10
Q uasslae...................... 
Qulnla, S. P. A W .......34 it039K
S.  German__   27®  37
Rubla  TInctorum.......  12®  14
SaccharumLactlspv. 
12®  14
Salacln........................ 2 00@2 10
Sanguis  Draconls.......  40®  50
Sapo,  W ........................  12®  14
,T  M.........................  10®  12
  @  15
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Seldlltz  M ixture.........  @  20
Slnapls..........................  @  18
“  opt....................   ®  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................  @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
.  10®  11 
Soda Boras, (po. 11). 
Soda  et Potass T a rt...  27®  30 
Soda Carb..................  
IK®  2
Soda, Bl-Carb.
@  6
Soda,  Ash....................  3K@  4
Soda, Sulphas.............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o ............  50® 56

“  Myrcia  Dom............  @2 25
"  Myrcia Im p.............   @3 00
’■  Vlnl  Rect.  bbl.
....7 ........................... 2  17®2 27
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal....... 1  4001  45
Sulphur, Subl............... 2K@  3
Roll...............   2  @ 2K
1U30
.  45  @ 48
.9 00016 00
.. 
7® 8

Terebenth Venice.. ...  28<a
Theobrom ae..........
Vanilla....................
Zlncl  Sulph. 
.......
OILS.

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bbl. 

paints. 

Linseed,  boiled..........  55 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
65 
strained................. 
SplrltsTurpentlne....  34 

58
70
30
lb .
Red  Venetian............... i k   2@8
Ochre, yellow  Mars...  IK  2@4 
“ 
Her........IK  2@S
Putty,  commercial....2K  2K@3
“  strictly  pure..... 2K  2K®8
Vermilion Prime Amer­
13®16
ican ............................. 
Vermilion,  English.... 
65070
Green,  Peninsular....... 
70@75
Lead,  red .......................  6  @6K
“  w h ite ................... 6  @6K
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’...........  @90
White, Paris  American 
1  0
Whiting,  Paris  Bng. 
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  B0@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared
P aints......................1  00®1  20

c liff....................... 

1  40

VABNISBXS.

No. 1 Turp  Coach__1  1001  20
Extra T urp.................16001  70
Coach  Body............... 2 7503  00
No. 1 Turp  F u rn .......1  0001  10
Bntra Turk D am ar.... 1  5501  60 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
T urp........................... 
70® 7 6

Bbl.  Gal
70
85
45
55

Whale, w inter........ ..  70
Lard,  extra............. ..  so
Lard, No.  1............. ..  42
Linseed, pure raw . ..  52

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Slate......... __ 1.000  Pieces............ ........................@8 5 00
per case
it 
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........... ....................... @
50
140-A....
....  100 
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........... ....................... @ 3 50
...  100 
130-A.........
it 
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........... ....................... @ 5 00
120-A......... ___  100 
it 
it
....................... @ 4 50
.........
110-A......... __   50 
........... ....................... @
90-B......... __   60 
07 K each
tt
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14
80-B......... ___  50 
tt
....................... @
20
70-B.........
25 
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60-B.........
40
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30 
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50—B.........
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18 
..  . 
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40-B.........
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30-B......... ___ 
12 
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44
M 10-B......... ___ 
90
12 
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50  Pieces

X-l  ................  
X-2..................  40 
X-3..................  30
X-4.................. 
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Grass
Slate
Surgeons

strings

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4  00
4  50
3  60
814 -60

10c  “   
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Chamois Skins

From $  1  00  to 8  20  00  per kip. 

60  to 

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THE  MXCHIGAJSr  TRADESMAN.

tOCERY PR IC E

i this list are for the  trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail  dealers.  They 
n accurate  index of  the local  market. 
It is impossible to give  quotations  suitable for all condition 
jeenting  average  prices  for average  conditions of  purchase.  Cash  buyers or those of  strong credit 
¡dit.  Subscribers  are  earnestly requested to  point  out  any  errors or omissions, as it is our  aim to r 
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COUPON  BO O K S.

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6 00
7  00
5 SO
9 00
7  SO
6  00
i.

45
75
1  60
10
55
1  10
2  00
9 00
45
60
80
l  10
2  00
9 00
40
75
1  40
45
85
1  50
45
75
1  50

.  90
.  80
.  70
Irosa
3 60
6  75
9 00
2  75
4 00
8 00
4  50
3 60
6  80

1  752 00
2 25
2  50
2 75
80
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2 75

1  25
1  50
1  75
85
1  25
1  50

10
9
10
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.1  20
.1  90
.2 25
.  75
1  35
2 45
8 50
2 00
.2 90
.1  10
.2  10
.2 25
.2 25
.2 25
.1  80
.1  65
.1  25
.1  10
.1  95

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1  0
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Pears.

Gages.

Apricots.
Live oak.............  
.  ..
1  40
Santa  Cru*..................
1  40
Lusk’s ...........................
1  50
Overland....................
1  10
Blackberries.
P. *   W.........................
90
Cherries.
ioai 25
Red................................l
Pitted H am burgh.......
W hite...........................
1  50
E rie..............................
1  30
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green
E rie ..............................
1  20
California....................
1  40
Gooseberries.
Common......................
1  25
Peaches.
P ie ...............................
1  10
M axw ell......................
1  60
Shepard’s ....................
1  60
California....................   160® 1  75
Monitor 
....................
Oxford..........................
Domestic......................
1  25
Riverside......................
1  75
Pineapples.
Common....................... 1  0001  30
Johnson’s  sliced.........
2 50
grated........
2 75
Booth’s sliced.............
©2 51
grated............
@2  75
Quinces.
Common......................
1  10
Raspberries.
Red................................
1  10
Black  Hamburg..........
1  40
Erie,  black  .................
1  25
Strawberries.
Law rence....................
1  25
Ham burgh...................
1  25
Erie...............................
1  20
T errapin.........................
1  05
Whortleberries.
Blueberries................
85
Corned  beef  Libby’s . .. . . . 2  10
Roast beef  Armour’s... ....1  80
Potted  ham, H lb .......... ....1   40
“  * l b ............ ....  85
tongue, H lb .......
. .. 1   35
85
... 
M lb —
chicken, M lb __ ... 
95
V egetables.

M eats.

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“ 
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Beans.

“ 

“ 
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Peas.

“ 
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“ 
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Corn.

Hamburgh  stringless... 
. 
.1  15
Prencn style.
....2  00
Limas............ ....1   35
Lima, green.................... ....1   25
soaked................. __   70
Lewis Boston Baked__ ....1  85
Bay State  Baked............ ....1  85
World’s  Pair  Baked__ . .. 1   85
Picnic Baked...................
...1  00
Ham burgh.........................
.1  25 
Livingston  E d e n .............
-.1  20
P u rity ................................
Honey  Dew........................
..1  40
Morning Glory...................
75
Soaked.................... ..........
Hamburgh  marrofat  __
1  20
early June  .  .
..1  £0
Champion Eng ..1  40
petit  pois.......
.1  41
fancy  sifted..
.1   90
Soaked ................................ ..  65
Harris standard................. ..  75
VanCamp’s  m arrofat.......
. .1  10
early Ju n e... 
..1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom..
-.1  25
French..............................
. 2   15
F rench................................ 19021
E rie........................... ....
80
H ubbard.............................
Hamburg............................. -.1  40
Soaked..........................
£0
Honey  Dew........................ ..1  50
E rie ......................
1  3*
Hancock.............................
Excelsior  ...............................
Eclipse................................
Hamburg................................
Gallon............................ s go

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

Tomatoes.

“ 

Blue Label Brand.

“ 

Half  pint, 25 bottles............ 2 75
Pint 
............ 4 80
Quart 1 doz bottles 
.  . .  3 50 
Half pint, per  doz.....................1 35
Pint, 25 bottles........................... 4 50
Quart, per  d o z ..........................3 75

Triumph Brand.

CLOTHES  PIN S.

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

COCOA  SHELLS.

351b  bags........................  @3
Less quantity.................   @3!4
Pound  packages............6îi©7

C O FFEE.

G reen.
Rio.

Santos.

Mexican and Guaiaraala.

P air..........................................18
Good........................................19
Prim e......................................21
Golden....................................21
Peaberry................................23
P air......................................... 19
Good........................................20
P rim e......................................22
Peaberry  ............................... 23
P air......................................... 21
Good........................................22
Pancy......................................24
Prim e......................................23
M illed.................................... 24
Interior...................................26
Private Growth.....................27
M andehllng..........................28
Im itation............................... 25
Arabian.................................. 28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

R oasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add He. per ib. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
P ackage.
M cL aughlin's  X X X X ..  22 80
Bnnola 
.............................  22  30
Lion. 60or 100lb.  case....  22 80 

E xtract.

Valley City H  gross............ 
75
1  15
PeUx 
Hummel’s, foil,  gross.........1  65
“ 
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CHICORV.

Bulk  ..
Red...

.......... 
..  5
.................7

CLOTHES LIN ES.

Cotton, 40 f t.......
50 f t ....... .. 
60 f t .......
70 f t.......
80ft...  .
60 f t.......
7 2 ff ...-

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CONDENSED  M IL K .

.per dos.  1  25
1  40
1  60
175
1  90
85
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N. Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands
Gail Borden Ragle..............  7  40
Crown...................................   6  ¡g>
Daisy....................................... 5  75
Champion...............................4  50
Magnolia  .............................|4o25
Dime....................................... 3  35

CHOCOLATE.

Baker’s.

German Sweet.............
Premium........................
Breakfast  Cocoa..........
CH EESE.
Amboy.........................
Acme..........................
Lenawee............. ........
R iverside....................
Gold  Medal.................
Skim ....................... ...
Brick............................
Edam ............................
L eiden.........................
Llmburger...................
Pineapple....................
R o q u efo rt.™ ...........
Sap  Sago......................
Scnweitser, imported.
domestic  ....

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10M
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102£
©10&
608
15
1  00
2=
©15
©25
©85
Q24
©14

Peerless evaporated cream.  5 76 

C R E D IT   CHECKS.

600, any one denom’n .......93 00
1000,..................... 
.......  5 00
2000,  “ 
.......8  00
“ 
Steel  punch.........................  
75

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F oreign.
Currants.

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Patras,  In barrels.......... .. 
In  H-bbls............ .. 
in less qnantlty  ... 
cleaned,  bulk__
cleaned,  package

2
2 %
2*
4
5

Peel.

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..7%  ©  8

Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  13
25  “
“ 
Lemon 
8
25 “
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Orange 
10
Raisins.
Ondnra, 29 lb. boxes.
Sultana, 20 
“ 
Valencia, 30  “
California.  100-120........
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Turkey...........................
S ilver...........................

Prunes.
7
90x100 25 lb. bxs.  7
80x90 
70x80 
60x70 

..  7%
8M
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5
10

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ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.
91  75
No. 1, 6H  .......................
No. 2, 6H  ....................... ..  1  60
No. 1,6............................ ..  1  65
No. 2, 6............................ ..  1  50

XX  wood, white

No. 1,6H ......................... ..  1  35
No. 2, 6H  ....................... ..  1  25
Manilla, white.
6H  .............................  ... ...  i  oe
6........................................
96
Mill  No. 4........................ ..  1  00
FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

Coin.

Parina.
Hominy.

1001b. kegs....................
3*
___2 75
Barrels..... .....................
G rits...........................  . ....  3 00
Lima  Beans.
Dried.............................. 4  ©4H
Maccaronl and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box__
56
Imported................  .. ,ioH@U
Oatmeal.
Barrels  200..................
....  4 25
Half barrels 100.......... ....  2 25
Pearl Barley.
Kegs..............................
Green,  bu.................... ....  1  15
8pllt  per l b ...............
Rolled  Oats.
Barrels  180..................
@4  50
Half  bbls 90...............
@2 40
Germ an........................ .......  4H
East India..................... .......  5
Cracked........................ .......  3X

Wheat.

Sago.

Peas.

3

F ISH —Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth....................
Pollock........................
Whole, Grand  Bank.. ...  4%@6
Boneless,  bricks........
..  709
Boneless,  strips.......... ...  608
Smoked........................

Halibut.
Herring.

Holland, white hoops keg 

10013
70
bbl  9  50

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Norwegian  .................
Round, H bbl 100 lbs  .
...  2 50
.. ....  130
“  M  “  40  « 
Scaled...........................
17
Mackerel.
No. 1,  100 lbs...............
.... 10 75
No. 1, 40 lb s.................
....  4  60
No. 1,  10 lbs.................
...  1  23
No. 2,100  lbs............... .......7 50
No. 2, 40  lbs.................
....  3 30
No. 2, 10  lbs  ............... __  
90
Family, 90 lbs.............
....  5  75
10  lbs  .......... ....... 
65
Sardines.
.... 
55
T rout
.......5 75
.......2 55
.......  73
.......  61
Family
% bbls, 100 lbs............*6 50  93 00
H  "  40  «  ............ 2 91  1 50
101b.  kits....................
45
81b. 
....................
39
MATCHES.

Russian,  kegs..............
No. 1,  H bbls., lOOlbs..
No.  1 M bbl, 40  lbs  ...
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.........
No  1,81b  kits............
Whlteflsh.

No.  1

80 
67 

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Globe Match Co.’s Brands.

Columbia Parlor.......... ....$1  25
XXX Sulphur.........  ... .  ..  1  00
Diamond  Match  Co.’s Brands.
No. 9  sulphur..............
.......1  65
Anchor parlor.............
.......1 70
No. 2 home..................
.......1  10
Export  parlor.............
.......4 00

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9  8
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9  5
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910
...  4 00
920
....  5 00
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9  1  books, per  hundred 
9 2 
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9 3 
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9 5 
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910
....  5 00
920 
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9 3
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9  5
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910
...  6 00
920
....  7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 books or over..  5  per  cent 
500  « 
1000 
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ICan  be  made to represent any 
lenomlnatlon  from 810  down. |
20 books...........................$  1  00
50  “ 
2 00
100  “ 
3 00
6  25
250  “ 
500  “ 
10 00
1000  “ 
17  50

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Butter.

CRACKERS.

Seymour XXX......................  5
Seymour XXX, cartoon.......5H
Family  XXX.......................   5
Family XXX,  cartoon........   5H
Salted XXX...........................5
Salted XXX,  carto o n .........5H
Kenosha 
.............................  7H
Boston.....................................7
Butter  biscuit......................6
Soda, XXX.......................   .  5M
Soda, City.............................. 7H
Soda,  Duchess......................8H
Crystal W afer............  .........10H
Long  Island Wafers........... 11
8. Oyster  XX X .......................5H
City Oyster. XXX..................   5H
Farina  Oyster...................... 6

Oyster.

Soda.

CREAM   TA RTA R.
30
Strictly  p are........................ 
30
Teller’s  Absolute................ 
Grocers’............................... 1502s

FL Y   P A P E R .

Tli urn’s  Tanglefoot.

Single  case............................8 6 »
Pive case lots............................. 3 so
Ten ease  lots............................. 3 40
Less than one case, 40c  per box 

D R IE D   FRUIT». 

D om estic.

Apples.

“ 

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Pears.

Apricots.

Peaches.

quartered  “ 

Sundrled, sliced In  bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 12  12H 
California In  bags........
Evaporated In boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes........................
Nectarines.
701b. bags.........................
251b. boxes.......................
Peeled, In  boxes............
Cal. evap.  “ 
............
“ 
In bags.........
California In b a n .......
Pitted  Cherries
Barrels.............................
50 lb. boxes.....................
25 “ 
.....................
Prunelles.
301b.  boxes..................
Raspberries.
• 
In  barrels......................
501b. boxes....................
......................
25 lb.  “ 
Raisins.

Loose Muscatels In Boxes.

2 crow n................................
3 
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4  Loose Muscatels in Bags.
2  crow n...  ...........................
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Medium.
Barrel!, 1,200 count... 
Half bbls, 600  count.. 
Barrels, 2,400  count. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count 

Small.

@4 00
@2 00
5 00

3 00

SALERATCS,

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

Church’s ................................ 3 30
DeLand’s ............................... 3 15
Dwight’s .................................3 39
Taylor’s  ......... .•.............3 00

P IP E S .

Clay, No.  216............................... 1 70
Cob, No.  8 ....................................1 20

“  T. D. full count............  70

Babbitt’s ........................... 
Penna Salt  Co.’s ....................  3 Oo

4 00

PO T A SH .

48 cans In case.

B IC E .
Domestic.

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Carolina b e a d ......................6
No. 1....................... 5K
No. 2 ....................  5
Broken.......... . . . '. ...............  4
Imjtorted.
Japan, No. 1  ...........................5M
•*  No. 2............................5
Jav a .............................. 
6
Patna............  ......................   4K

SPICES.

Whole Sifted

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Cassia, China In m ats........   8
Batavia In bund — 1&
Saigon In rolls..........32
Cloves,  Amboyna.................22
Zanzibar...................!1M
Mace  Batavia....................... 80
Nutmegs, fancy....................75
“  No.  1.......................70
“  No.  2........................ 60
Pepper, Singapore, black...  10 
“ 
w hite...  .20
shot......................... 16
“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.
Allspice..................................15
Cassia,  Batavia.................... 18
“  and Saigon.25
“ 
Saigon....................35
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna.................22
*' 
Zanzibar.................18
Ginger, A frican.................... 16
“  Cochin................... 20
.22
“ 
Mace  Batavia......................  65
Mustard,  Bng. and Trieste. .22
Trieste....................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 .................... 75
Pepper, Singapore, black — 16
“  w hite....... 24
"  
“  Cayenne................. 20
20
‘‘Absolute” In Packages.

Sage................................ 

Jam aica............. 

Ms  Ms
Allspice........................  84  156
Cinnamon............  . .. .   84  155
Cloves...........................  84  1  55
Ginger,  Ja m a ic a .......  84  1  55
“  A frican............  84  1  56
M ustard........................  84  1  55
Pepper........................ 
84  155
Sage.....................  
84
SAL  SODA.

SEEDS.

Granulated,  bbls..................   i%
751b  cases........   lii
Lump, bbls 
......................... 1  15
1451b kegs.................   \\i
A n ise...........................   @15
Canary, Smyrna.........  
4
8
Caraw ay...................... 
Cardamon, Malabar... 
90
Hemp,  Russian..........  
42£
Mixed  B ird................. 
5@6
Mustard,  w hite.......... 
10
9
Poppy...........................  
R ap e............................. 
5
Cuttle  bone.............. 
30
STARCH.

Corn.
20-lb  boxes............................  54£
40-lb 
...........................  5)4
Gloss.
1-lb packages.........................   5
8-lb 
.........................5
6-lb 
..........................5M
40 and 50 lb. boxes...............  3V4
Barrels  ..................................  3M

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Scotch, In  bladders..............37
Maccaboy, in ja rs................. 35
French Rappee, In Ja rs....... 43
Boxes.......................................
Kegs, Bngllsh.........................4M

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“ 

Cases, 24 3  lb. boxes.........*  1  60
Barrels, 320  lbs.................  2  50
1152J4lb bags....  4 00
....  3 75
lb  “ 
€0 5 
....  3 50
3010  lb  “ 
67
  350
“  280 lb  b b ls ............   2  50
2 25
“  2241b 

Butter, 56 lb  bagB.............. 
□   “  24141bbags  ........ 
 

“ 

Common Grades.

3 75
3  50
60
..............32%

Worcester.
115 2M-lb sacks..........................14 fO
60 5-lb 
“ 
3010-lb 
“ 
56 lb linen bags................. 
38 lb  bags... 
100 3-lb. sacks............................12 10
60 5-lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks..........................  1 85
56 lb. dairy In drill  bags... 
28 lb. 
.. 
Ashton.
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks.. 
Higgins.
56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks. 
Soiar Rock.
56 lb.  sacks.............  
 
Common Fine.
Saginaw ............................. 
M anistee............................  

30
16
75
75 
22
80
80

2 00

“ 

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SEELY’S  EXTRACTS. 

Lemon.
1 oz. F. M. $  90 doz.
2  “  N. S.  1  20  “
2  “  F.  M.  1  40  “

Vanilla.
1 oz. F. M.  1  50 doz.
2  “  N.  S.  2 00  “
2  “  F. M. 2 50  “

Rococo—Second
Lemon. 

810 20 gro 
12 60  “ 
14  40  “

16  20 gro 
21  60  “ 
25 59  •* 

Grade.

2 oz............... 75 doz.. ...  8 00  “

Vanilla.

2 doz........   1  00 doz.. ...10 50  “

SO A P.
L aundry.

Allen B. Wrlsley’s Brands.

Old Country,  80  1-lb............3 20
Good Cheer, 601 lb .................... 3 SO
White Borax, 100  M-H>.........3 65

Proctor & Gamble.

“ 

Concord.................................. 3  45
Ivory, 10  oz........................... 6  75
6  oz............................. 4 00
Lenox 
...............................  3 65
Mottled  German...................3  15
Town Talk.............................3 25

Dlngman Brands.

“ 

Single box............................. 3  95
5 box lots, delivered.......... 3 85
10 box lots, delivered........ 3 75
Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s  Brands. 

American  Family, wrp d ..$4  00 
p lain ...  3 94
N.  K.  Fairbank & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.........................   4  00
Brjwn, 60 bars...................... 2 40
80  b a r s .....................3 25

“ 
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.

Acm e......................................3 75
Cotton Oil...............................6 00
Marseilles...............................4 00
Master 
..................................4 00
Thompson & Chute Co.’s Brands

Silver.......................
M ono.......................
Savou Improved__
Sunflow er...............

............ 3 65
............3 30
.......... 2 50
............2 80

Passolt’s Atlas Brand.

Single  box...........................3 65
5 box  lots.................
3  fin
10 box lots............................3 50
25 box  lots del........ .......... 3 40

Sapollo, kitchen, 3  doz...  2 40 

Scouring.
hand, 3 doz.......... 2 40

“ 

SUG AR.

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices on sugars, to  which  the 
wholesale  dealer  adds  the  lo­
cal freight  from  New  York  to 
your  shipping  point,  giving 
you  credit  on  the  invoice  for 
the  amount  of  freight  buyer 
pays from the market  in which
he  purchases  to  his  shipping 
point, including 20  pounds  for 
the weight of the barrel.
Cut  Loaf....................................$4 94
Powdered. * .............................  4 44
G ranulated................................ 4 18
Extra Fine G ranulated...  4 31
C ubes.......................................... 4 44
XXXX  Powdered....................  4 69
Confec. Standard  A ............ 4 re
No.  1  Columbia A ..............  3  94
No. 5 Empire  A .....................3  87
go-  6.......................................3 81
No.  7....................................... 3 69
No.  8....................................... 3  82
go.  9............... 
3 56
No.  10...................  
3 50
No.  11..................................... 3 37
No.  12..................................  3 3j
No.  13............. 
3 06
2 87
No 14................................ 

 

 

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels................................... ie
Half bbls................................is
F a ir.........................................  19
Good.......................................  25
Choice.....................................  3o

Pure Cane.

T A B L E   SAUCES.
“ 

Lea <& Perrin’s, la rg e .........4 75
sm all........   2 75
Halford, la rg e .................... 3 75
small..............'...2  25
Salad Dressing,  la rg e .......4 55
sm all.......2 65
“ 

“ 
** 

BASKET  FIRED.

j a p a n —Regular.

TEAS.
F a ir......................” ..
@17
Good...........................
@20
Choice......................... 24 @26
Choicest...................... .32 @34
D u st............................ .10 @12
SUN CURED.
F a ir............................
@17
Good...........................
@20
Choice......................... 24 @2f
Choicest...................... .32 @34
D ust............................ .10 @12
F a ir............................. .18 @20
Choice.........................
@25
Choicest......................
@35
Extra choice, wire leaf @40
GUNPOWDER.
Common to  fa ll......... .25 @35
Extra fine to finest... .50 @65
Choicest fancy.......... .75 @85
@26
Common 10  fair........ .23 @30
Common to  fair........ .23 @26
Superior to fine.......... .30 @35
Common to  fair......... .18 @26
Superior to  fine......... .30 @40

YOUNG  HYSON.

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG.

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

F a ir................................18  @22
Choice.............................24  @28
Best  .............................40  @50

TOBACCOS.

F in e C ut.

P. Lorillard & Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Russet...............30  @32
Tiger.............................  
30
D. Scotten &  Co’s Brands.
H iaw atha....................  
60
Cuba.............................  
32
30
Rocket.......................... 
Spaulding & Merrick’s  Brands.
Sterling........................ 
30
Private Brands.
Bazoo...........................   @30
Can  Can........................  @27
Nellie  Bly................... 24  @25
Uncle Ben....................24  @25
27
McGinty......................  
“  M bbls..........  
25
Dandy Jim ................... 
29
Torpedo.......................  
24
in  drum s.... 
23
Yum  Yum  ................. 
28
1892.............................. 
23

“ 

39
27
40
26
38
34
40
32

P lu g .

Sorg’s Brands.

Spearhead........................ 
J o k e r................................. 
Nobby Twist...................... 
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo.................................... 
Hiawatha........................... 
Valley C ity ......................  
Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty..................... 
Jolly T ar............................ 
Lorillard’s Brands.
Climax  (8 oz., 41c)__  
39
30
G r'en Turtle...............  
27
Three  Black Crows... 
Something Good......... 
38
24
Out of  Sight...............  
Wilson <5 McCaulay’s Brands.
Gold  Rope................... 
43
Happy Thought..........  
37
Messmate..................... 
32
N oT ax.........................  
31
Let  Go.....................  
27
Sm oking.

J. G. Butler’s Brands.

 
Catlin's  Brands.

Scotten’s Brands.

Kiln  dried..........................17@t8
Golden  Shower.....................19
Huntress 
..............................26
Meerschaum  .....................29@30
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle  Navy..........................40
Stork  ...............................30@32
Germ an.................................. 15
F ro g ....................................... 33
Java, Ms foil...................     32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner....................................16
Banner Cavendish................38
Gold Cut 
............................. 28
W arpath.................................15
Honey  Dew...........................36
Gold  Block............................30
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s 
Brands.
Peerless.................  
26
Old  Tom.................................18
Standard................................ 22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands. 
Handmade............................. 41
Rob Roy..........................26
Uncle  Sam.......................28@32
Red Clover............................. 32
Tom and Jerry.......................25
Traveler  Cavendish............ 38
Buck H orn....................... 
30
Plow  Boy........................30@32
Corn  Cake............................. 16

Leldersdorf’s Brands.

Spaulding & Merrick.

 

V IN E G A R .

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

II for barrel.

W E T   M U STAR D .
Bulk, per g a l .................... 
  30
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...  1 75

YEAST.

Magic,......................................1 00
Warner’s  ...............................1  00
Yeast Foam  ..........................1  00
Rlamond................................   75
R o y al....... 
90

 

 

W O O D E N W A R E .

 
 

13  “ 
15  “   
17  “   
19  “ 
21 
“  

Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
Bowls, 11 inch.....................
.......................  

Tubs, No. 1.............................6 00
“  No. 2............................. 5  50
“  No. 3...........................   4  50
1 30
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__   1  50
90
“ 
1  25
“ 
“ 
1  80
“ 
2 40

Baskets, m arket........... 
“ 

 
...........................
35
1  15
“  shipping  bushel.. 
“ 
.. 1 25
“ willow cl’ths, No.l 
5  25
“ 
“ 
“ 
** 

“  No.2 
“  No.3 
“ 
“  No.2 
“  No.3 

full  hoop 

No.l 3  75

“ 
“ 
‘ 
“ 

splint 

6 25
7 25
4 25
4 75

INDURATED WARE.

2 10
2 45
2 80

Pails.......................................  3 15
Tubs,  No.  1...............................13 50
Tubs, No. 2................................12 00
T ubs,N o.3................................10 50

Double.

250  10C0

Butter Plates—Oval.
No.  1...........................  
60 
No.  2...........................  
70 
No.  3...........................   SO 
No.  5...........................  1  00  3 50
W ashboards—single.
U niversal....................................2 25
No. Q ueen.................................. 2 50
Peerless Protector......................2 40
Saginaw Globe..........................  1 75
Water W itch........................  2250
W ilson.........................................2 55
Good Luck............................. 2 7
Peerless.................................   2 85
H ID E S   PELTS  and'  FURS 
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­
lows:
HIDES.
G reen......................
Part  Cured..............
Full 
..............
Dry...........................
Kips, green  ............
“  cured.............
Calfskins,  green... 
cured...
Deacon skins..........
No. 2 hides M off.
PELTS.
Shearlings...............
Lambs 
...................
WOOL.
W ashed......................... 12 @17
U nw ashed....................  8 @13
Tallow ...........................  4 @  4M
Grease  butter  .............  1  @ 2
Switches......................  H4@ 2
Ginseng  ......................2 00@2 50
G R A IN S and FE E D ST U F F 8

2@2K
@  3 
@  3H 
4  @ 5 
2  @ 3 
@ 4 
4  @ 5 
.4  H@ 6 
10  @25

.  5  @  20 
.25  @  60

MISCELLANEOUS.

“ 

“ 

WHEAT.

MEAL.

52 
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 2 Red (60 lb. test) 
52
Bolted..................................  1  40
Granulated.........................   1  65
FLOUR  IN  BACKS.
’ Patents........................... 
2 05
♦Standards.........................   1  60
♦Straight.............................  1  55
Bakers’................................   1  35
♦Graham..  ........................  150
Rye.......................................  1  40
♦Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.

Less
quantity 
815  50
13 00
16 00
17  50
16 30

KILLSTUFFS.
Car lots 
Bran............
.. »14 50
Screenings. ...  12 50
Middlings.. ...  15 (0
Mixed Feed. ..  17  50
Coarse meal
.  16 30
CORN.
Car  lots.......
...........44
Less than  car  lots__ .........47
OATS.
Car  lots  ............................... 41
Less than cariote. 
......... 45
HAT.
No. 1 Timothy, car lo ts.. 
ton lo ts....
N o.l 

..11  no 
..12 50

“ 

12M

F IS H   A N D   OYSTERS.
F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as

follows:
FRESH  FISH.
Whlteflsh 
..................
@  8
Trout  ........................... @  8
Black Bass..................
H alibut......................... @15
Ciscoes or Herring__
@  4
Bluefish.......................
@15
20
Fresh lobster, per lb ..
Cod................................
10
No. 1 Pickerel.............
@10
Pike..............................
@  7
Smoked  W hite...........
@  8
Red  Snappers.............
15
Columbia  River  Sal-
m o n ...........................
12M
Mackerel......................  18@20
Fairhaven  Counts —   @40
F .J . D.  Selects..........
Selects.........................   @25
F. J. D...........................
Anchors...................
Standards....................
OYSTERS—Bulk.
Extra Selects..per gal.
Selects .........................
Standards....................
Counts..........................
Scallops.......................
Shrimps  ...................... 
Clams...........................
SHELL  HOODS.
Oysters, per  100.......... 1  25@1  75
Clams, 
..........   75@l  00

oysters—Cans. 

1  25

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PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co 

quotes as follows:
PORK  IN  BARBELS.
M ess,................................................
S h o rtc u t.....................................
Extra clear pig, short c u t........ ....
Extra clear,  heavy...........................
Clear, fat  back..................................
Boston clear, short cu t.............
Clear back, short cu t........................
Standard clear, short cut. best....
SAUSAGE.
Pork, links................................
Bologna.....................................
Liver............ ..............................
Tongue ......................................
Blood....  .................................
Head cheese.....................
Summer......................................
Frankfurts............................i"!
Kettle  Rendered......................
G ranger.....................................
Fam ily.......................................
Compound................................
Cottolene..... 
..........................
50 lb. Tins, Me advance.
201b.  pails, Me 
101b.  “  x c
51b. 
“  *c
3 lb. 
’•  1  c 

LARD.

“

“

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

13 25
13 25
14  50
14 00 
14 75 
14  25 
14 50

7M
5*
6
S*
6
10
7M

8M6*6

7M

8

7*
3 00

S5
.22 00 
.11 00 
11

13
13M
17M
18

s m o k e d   m e a t s—Canvassed or Plain.

Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs.......................   8 CO
Extra Mess, Chicago packing........................  7 75
Boneless, rump butts........................................ jo 00
Hams, average 20 lbs..........................................  10
16 lbs..........................................low
12 to 14 lbs................................   ¡oh
picnic.......................................................   gM
best boneless..........................................  9
73-

Shoulders............................................................  
Breakfast Bacon  boneless........
0
Dried beef, ham prices......................................   10
Long Clears, heavy.....................................
Briskets,  medium.................................. 

“ 
1 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

UKht...................................................... 7h

.. 

1

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DRY  SALT  MEATS.
Butts...................................................
D. S. Bellies......................................
Fat Backs.......................................... .
FICKEED  PIGS’  FEET.
Half  barrels.....................................
Quarter barrels...............................
K its ....................................................
Kits, honeycomb..............................
Kits, prem ium ..................................
Barrels............................................... .
Half barrels.......................................
Per pound..........................................
Dairy, sold packed............................
Dairy, rolls........................................
Creamery, solid packed............  .....
Creamery, ro lls................................

BEEF  TONGUES.

BUTTE BINE.

TRIPE.

Carcass..............
Fore  quarters.. 
Hind quarters..
Loins No. 3.......
Ribs...................
R ounds............
Chucks..............
Plates ...............
D ressed............
Loins.................
Shoulders  .......
Leaf Lard.......
C arcass............
Lambs...............
C arcass............

FRESH  BEEF.

-----  6  @  7
-----  4  @ 4M

R
•Q 

.  ft  0

10
....  4M@  5 
....  3M@  4
....  6M@6M

FRESH  PORK.

MUTTON.

VEAL.

__  
(fo 7
....  5H@ 6

CROCKERY  A N D   GLASSW ARE.

LAMP  BUHNERS.

6 doz. In box.

First quality.

No. 0 Sun..................................................
No. 1  “  ..................................................
No.2  “  ...................................................
Tubular....................................................
l a m p   c h im n e y s .  Per box. 
No. 0 Sun..................................................
X1U. * 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ...... .... . ,
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top.........................
N o.l  “
No.2  “ 
“ .........................
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top.........................
“  .........................
No. 1  “ 
No.2  “ 
“  .........................
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled__
“ 
No.2  “ 
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
__
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz........
No. 2  “ 
.........
No. 1 crimp, per doz..........................
..........................
“ 
No. 2 

“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
“ 

La Bastle.

Pearl top.

“ 
“ 

“
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

LAMP WICKS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

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

1  “ 

“ 

“ 

STONEWARE— BLACK GLAZED.

Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal
Milk Pans, M gal................
..............

1  “ 

“ 

45
50
75
V

1  75 
.1  88 
.2 70
.2  1 
.2  2 
3
.2 6 
'3
.3 70 
.4 70 
.4  88
1  25 
.1  50 
.1  35 
.1  60

28
38
75
75

06
60

60
72

07
65
78

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.  All packed in  50 lb 
tin cans, with latest improved lid 
of our own invention•

•

J e w e ll’s  A ra b ia n   M och a, 
J e w e ll’s  O ld  G o v e rn m e n t J a v a ,
J e w e h ’s O ld  G o v e rn m e n t J a v a   a n d  M och a, 
W e lls ’  P erfectio n   J a v a ,
W e lls ’ J a v a   an d   M och a,
W e a v e r ’s  B len d ,
S a n c a ib o ,
Ideal  G old en   R io,
C rush ed J ava  an d   M och a.

in 

THE  MICHIGAN  TR ADE8MAN .
Mr. Herrick moved that a  communica­
tion be sent to the Grand  Rapids Whole­
sale  Grocers’  Association,  protesting 
against  the  cartage  charge  as  unjust 
and  unnecessary.  The  motion  was 
seconded by Mr.  Elliott and unanimously 
adopted.
Mr.  Vinkemulder,  of  the  Municipal 
Committee,  presented a plan,  involving a 
the  present 
considerable  change 
license  schedule  and  recommended  its 
adoption.
On motion of  Mr.  Herrick  the  report 
was accepted and  adopted,  and  Messrs. 
Wagner,  VanAnrooy  and  Stowe  were 
added to the Committee.
There being  no  further  business  the 
meeting adjourned.
The  following  is  the  report  of  the 
Municipal Committee, as  adopted by the 
Association and presented to the License 
Committee of the Common Council  at its 
initial meeting last Thursday evening:
To the Committee on Licenses  of the Common 
Council, City of Grand  Rapids:
G e n t l e m e n :  Realizing  the  difficulty 
in  enforcing  the  peddling  ordinance 
where the schedule of fees is  as  compli­
cated as it was last year,  we respectfully 
suggest that you consider  the  following 
plan  of  simplifying  the  schedule  this 
year  by  making  only  two  classes  of 
licenses for  peddlers  of  fruit  and  veg­
etables:
Class  1.  For  the  man  who  peddles 
with a wagon  or  push  cart,  the  fee  in 
this case to be $51.
Class  2.  For  the  man  who  peddles 
with  a  basket,  the  fee  in  this  case  to 
be $31.
Both  classes  of  peddlers  to  comply 
with the provision of  the  law  requiring 
licensees  to  put  their  names  and num­
bers  of  licenses  on  wagons,  carts  or 
baskets.
This  arrangement  would  enable  the 
peddler who takes out a license  in either 
class to sell fruit,  vegetables,  berries  or 
anything in the fruit and  vegetable  line 
he may see fit to handle.
We sincerely  hope  you will  eontin ue 
in force the  regulation of  last year,  pro­
viding that annual  licenses only  shall be 
issued.
We  also  trust  a  resolution  will  be 
adopted by the Council, the  same as was 
the case last year,  prohibiting the Mayor 
from issuing  permits  to  peddle without 
payment of the license fee.
We also  urge  that  peddlers  be  com­
pelled to give bonds in  the  siim  of  $50, 
the  same  as  required  of  hackmen  and 
expressmen,  for  the  protection  of  the 
public.
This plan has the  hearty  approval  of 
the  Police  Department, 
the  Assistant 
City Attorney and many of  the  peddlers 
to whom  the  plan  has been  submitted, 
and has been  unanimously  approved  by 
the Retail Grocers’  Association, of which 
we are members.

Business

is what we are angling for,

Your  Business.

48
Grand Rapids Retail  Grocers’  Associa­

tion.

correctly.  He  described 

At the regular  meeting  of  the  Grand 
Rapids Retail Grocers’  Association,  held 
at  Protective  Brotherhood  Hall,  Mon­
day evening,  May 7,  President Yiergever 
presided  and  the  minutes  of  the  last 
meeting were read and approved.
A. J. Elliott, chairman  of  the  Execu­
tive  Committee,  reported  that  an  ar­
rangement had been entered  into with  a 
syndicate of  gentlemen  to  hold  a  pure 
food exposition in this city from May 28 to 
June 9, inclusive,  under the  auspices  of 
the Retail  Grocers’  Association,  in  con­
sideration of  the  payment  to  the  Asso­
ciation of 10  per  cent,  of  the  net  pro­
ceeds.  The  report  was  accepted  and 
adopted.
Peter Schuit, chairman of  the  special 
Committee on  Flour,  reported  that  the 
Committee had  called  on  the  Star  and 
Crescent mills,  both of which announced 
themselves in readiness to sign an agree­
ment discontinuing the  sale  of  flour  at 
retail.  The  Committee  also  called  at 
the Valley  City  mill,  but,  as  Manager 
Rowe was not  present, it  could  not  ob­
tain any satisfaction and  asked  for  two 
weeks’  further time in  which  to  see Mr.. 
Rowe and report the result of  the  inter­
view.
A  communication  was  received  from 
the  Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical  So­
ciety relative to the  price  of  condensed 
milk,  and,  after  a  somewhat  extended j 
discussion, the  matter  was  referred  to 
the Committee on  Trade  Interests,  with 
instructions to  confer  with  the  similar 
committee of the Pharmaceutical Society 
and acquaint  the  Association  with  the 
results.
A lengthy discussion  followed  on  the 
subject  of  the  Sealer  of  Weights  and 
Measures.
Mr. Elliott said he would  like  to  have 
the office continued,  providing  the  fees 
were somewhat reduced.
Mr. Schuit said  he  failed  to  see  any 
good  in  an  official  going  around  and 
sealing scales  who  cannot  repair  them 
if 
they  are  out  of  order  and  do  not 
weigh 
the 
method pursued in Holland and suggested 
that it be adopted in this city.
year  ago,  that  everyone  using  scales 
be  registered.  He  asserted  that  many 
dealers are using  scales which  have  not 
been tested for years.
Mr.  Viergever  stated  that  the  Sealer 
had been to his  store  twice  in  the  last 
three and one  half  years,  and  the  last 
time  he  was  there  he  glanced  at  the 
measures and said he “guessed they  were 
all  right,”  and  affixed 
stickers 
thereto without any  investigation  what­
ever.
B. Van Anrooy said the Sealer did  the 
same thing at his store.
G. 
administration of  the  office  a  humbug, 
stating  that  the  Sealer  had  affixed  his 
favorable  approval 
to  his  measures 
without even looking at  them.
Henry  Vinkemulder thought that  the 
taxpayers  ought  to  stand  the  entire 
amount of the expense  of  inspection, as 
it was in the interest of  the  people, and 
not  the  grocers,  and  that  the  people 
ought to pay for it.
J. J.  Wagner seconded  the  suggestion 
of  Mr.  Vinkemulder, 
that  an  office 
created for the public should  be paid for 
by the public.
J. H. Goss thought the office  should be 
a salaried one  and  given  to  some  com­
petent mechanic who could  do  the work 
of inspection  properly  and  repair  such 
scales as are found incorrect.
Messrs.  White,  Abbott,  Schuit  and 
Brink closed the  discussion  in  a  some­
what animated manner.
Mr.  Goss  introduced  the  subject  of 
cartage  and  asked  the  members  how 
they felt about paying the  fixed  charges 
now imposed  by  the  wholesale  grocery 
trade.
E. J. Herrick  stated that  the  Chicago 
jobbers  will  accept  ehecks  where  the 
cartage is deducted  from the  bill, or the 
salesmen will rebate the  amount  out  of 
their own pockets.
Messrs.  Viergever  and  Van  Anrooy 
stated that Chicago traveling men  assert 
that their houses  authorize  them  to  re­
bate the cartage.

the 

S.  Clark  pronounced  the  present 

E.  White renewed his suggestion  of  a 

E stablished  1868.

H.  ft  BEHOLDS  i   SON.

Building  Papers,

Carpet  Linings,

Asbestos  Sheathing 

Asphalt  Ready  Roofing,

Asphalt Roof Paints,

Resin,  Coal  Tar, 

Roofing and Paving Pitch,

Tarred Felt,  Mineral Wool 
Elastic Roofing Cement, 
Car,  Bridge  and Roof Paints, 

and Oils.

Id Fell, Composition and Gravel,
Grand  Rapids,  -  Mich.

Cor.  LOUIS  an d   CAMP AU  Sts..

H.M. REYNOLDS &  SON

We are in a position to serve  you  to  the “Queen’s 
taste”  We  set  the  pace  for  competitors  and 
want  you to travel  in  the  first carriage.

Will  you do  it?

Goods bought from first hands—that  means  us— 
are the most profitable.

Vi e manufacture

Superior Confectionery•
You  ought  to  sell it  because  there  is  pleasure, 
profit  and  satisfaction  in  handling  The Best.
Write  or  wire  us  for  prices  or  information  any 
time.  When in the city make yourself  at home 
with  us, our latch string is always  out.

Yours for business,

T h e  P U T M A N   C A N 1JY  CO.

B u sin e ss G e ttin g .

It is a problem not readily  solved, one 
which baffles more or less every one  who 
enter&the contest for a livelihood.  From 
contact with the omnipresent  conflicting 
forms of competition, it becomes  percep­
tible 
that  business  does  not  come  by 
sheer chance to our door, but is  only  in­
duced into our  presence  after  the  most 
laborious  persuasion.  There  are  only 
two things of extreme importance in  ob­
taining  business.  First,  you  must  let 
those from whom  you  expect  to  derive 
your business know that you desire their 
patronage; and,  second,  ensure them that 
you are capable of  handling  their  busi­
ness in a way which will  prove  satisfac­
tory and remunerative to them.

In accomplishing  the first you must go 
before  the  people; 
that  is,  advertise. 
Make  liberal  use  of  the  newspapers. 
Into the presence of thousands,  yea  mil­
lions,  the business man’s business is thus 
brought daily,  until this vast  number  of 
people seem  his  acquaintances.  Under 
this powerful influence he sees  his  busi­
ness prosper and grow  to  such  gigantic 
proportions that  he  often  marvels  that 
such a zenith of success was  ever  possi­
ble, and much more that it is real.  Hut 
just any kind of approach  will not  make 
a man hear,  and one must be  as  particu­
lar  about  the  medium  and  style  of the 
advertisement he sends  before  the  peo­
ple as he is about  the  clothes  he  wears 
when  among  them.  Know  people,  and 
have people know you,  is  the  prime  ob­
ject.
In answer  to  the  question,  now  that 
you  have  gotten  before  the  business 
senders, how are you to  let  them  know 
you are capable of transacting their busi­
ness  in  a  satisfactory  manner,  it  will 
suffice to say,  instill into them confidence 
in you and  then never betray  that  trust. 
Confidence in yourself, and  confidence of 
the other man in you,  is  the  paramount 
quality of success.

>■ •#

W ill  G e t  a   D iv id en d .

At a meeting held in Chicago the other 
day it was decided that the  stockholders 
of the World’s  Fair  should  have  a divi­
dend of  10  per  cent.  The  treasurer  re­
ported  that  he  had  a  cash  balance  in 
hand  of  $1,450,000,  Chicago having paid 
back  the  $250,000  loaned  the  city  last 
summer to build  the  Hyde  Park  pump­
ing  works  and 
the  Hyde  Park  police 
station.  The  treasurer  was  instructed 
to begin at once  the  preparation  of  the 
30,000 checks  necessary to  pay  the divi­
dend.  The  city  of  Chicago  will  get 
$500,000,  the  Columbian  Museum  $150,- 
000,  stockholders  $410,000,  and  the  re­
maining  $400,000  will  be  held  by  the 
treasurer  until  all 
the  affairs  of  the 
company are  settled.

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PRICES  FOR  1894.

40  CENTS  A  BOX.
$3.60  PER  CASE.
$3.50  PER CASE.,  in  Five-

Case  Lots.

$3.40  PER  CASE,  in  Ten-

Case  Lots.

O.  &  V

I'H E  MICHIGAN  TRAJDESMLAJTS -

Get  Out  of  the  Old  R ut

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by discarding antiquated business methods and adopting those in keeping  with  the  progressive  spirit  of  the 
age. 
If  you  are  still  using  the  pass  book, you should  lose no time in abandoning that system,  supplying  its 
place with a system which enables the merchant to avoid all the losses  and  annoyances incident to moss  grown 
methods.  We refer, of course, to the coupon book system, of which we were the  originators  and  have  always 
been  the  largest  manufacturers,  our output being larger  than that of all other coupon  book makers combined. 
We make four different grades of coupon  books, carrying six denominations  ($1, $2, $3, $5, $10 and $20 books) 
of each in stock at all times, and, when required, furnish specially printed  books or books  made  from  specially 
designed and engraved  plates.

Briefly stated, the coupon system is preferable to the pass book method  because it  (1)  saves  the  time  con 
sumed in recording the sales on the pass book and  copying same on blotter, day book and  ledger;  (2)  prevents 
(3 )  puts the obligation in  the form of a note,  which  is p r im a   f a c i e  evidence of in­
the  disputing  of  accounts; 
debtedness;  (4)  enables the merchant to collect interest on overdue notes,  which he  is unable to do with ledger 
accounts;  (5)  holds  the  customer down  to the limit of credit  established  by  the merchant, as  it is almost im­
possible to do  with the pass book.

If  you  are  not  using  the  coupon book  system, or are dissatisfied with the inferior books put out by our 

imitators, you are invited to write  for samples of our several styles of books and  illustrated price list.

TRADESMAN  COMPANY.  Brand Rapids,  Mich.
TANGLEFOOT
BKY
SealedFLY  PAP

DOUBLE  SHEETS

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Each  Box  C ontains

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AND  ONE  HOLDER.

Each  Case  Contains

io BOXES.

The  Dealer  who  sells  Tanglefoot will  be sure to  please bis customers,  and  will  avoid all  loss 

and annoyance usually connected with  the sale of imperfect or inferior goods.

Tanglefoot in  its present shape has been  on  the  market  for  ten  years.  Tanglefoot  always 
leads,  and  is  accepted  by  both  the best trade and the best consumers as  the highest standard  for 
Sticky Fly Paper.

Its distinctive features,  the Sealing  Border,  Divided  Sheet,  and  the  Holder  are,  as  is  well 
known,  the inventions and property of the O. & W. Thum Company.  These features are being ex 
tensively imitated by unscrupulous parties.  Dealers are respectfully cautioned against  the  illegal­
ity of handling infringements, and reminded of the injustice of so doing.

Manufactured  by

SOLD  BY ALL  JOBBERS

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B E FO R E   T H E   COMM1TXEE.

A rg u m e n ts , P r o  a n d   C on,  o n   th e   P r o ­

p o s e d  L ic e n se  S c h e d u le .

A representative delegation of grocers, 
members of the Retail  Grocers’  Associa­
tion,  waited  upon the License Committee 
of  the  Common  Council  last  Thursday 
night and urged upon  the Committee cer­
tain changes in the schedule  of  fees  for 
peddlers’ 
licenses.  A  memorial  was 
presented by the grocers’ committee  and 
was  read  by  Chairman  Shaw  of  the 
License Committee. 
It  will  be found in 
the  report  of the last meeting of the As­
sociation.

Daniel  Abbott,  of  T h e  T r a d e s m a n , 
first addressed the Committee  on  behalf 
of  the  Grocers’ Association,  and  briefly 
pointed  out  the  necessity  for  the  pro­
posed changes.  Mr.  Abbott  stated  that 
the police found it next to  impossible to 
keep  track  of  the  peddlers  under  the 
old schedule,  the number of  classes  into 
which they  (the  peddlers)  were  divided 
by the old system,  and the  ditference  of 
opinion  existing  as  to the  definition  of 
the word  “huckster,” giving the police an 
endless  amount  of  trouble, and enabled 
many  peddlers  to  evade  the law.  The 
grouping  of  the  different  classes  into 
two classes would  make  it  unnecessary 
for the police  to  know  more  than* that 
the peddler had a license,  and this  would 
be  shown  by  the  name  and  number of 
the licensee being on the  wagon,  cart or 
basket of the peddler.  The police force 
were pleased with the proposed  changes 
for that  reason,  and  were  anxious  that 
they should go into  effect. 
It  was  gen­
erally conceded that the  business needed 
police  supervision  and  regulation,  and 
the 
the 
memorial promised  to  give  the  desired 
result.  As to the proposal  relative to  a 
bond,  it  was  asked  for  on  the  same 
ground that one was demanded  of  hack- 
men and expressmen.  As it  is now,  if a 
peddler disposes  of  decaying  fruit  and 
vegetables, the  purchasers  have  no  re­
dress, they must pocket  their  loss  with 
as good grace as possble. 
If  a  bond  be 
required of  the  peddlers,  the  bondsmen 
will  be  responsible  for  their  good  be 
the  people  who  patronize 
havior  and 
them will have  protection. 
It  was  not 
contended that all  peddlers are dishonest 
but a large  proportion  of  them  do  not 
purchase  the  best  grades  of  fruit  and 
vegetables,  but take what is  left  in  the 
commission  houses  after  the  regular 
trade has been supplied.  The  intention 
is not to drive the peddlers out  of  busi­
ness,  but to so  arrange  the  schedule  as 
to greatly simplify the work  of  the  po­
lice,  and  to  give  legitimate  trade,  and 
honest peddlers  as well,  the  protection 
to which they are entitled.

recommended 

changes 

in 

Alderman  G.  H.  DeGraaf  said  that 
grocers, as a rule,  were  heavy taxpayers 
and were under large expense  for  doing 
business.  He  (Mr.  DeGraaf)  had  paid 
$150 in taxes the  past  year.  Two  ped- 
plers could do his  business,  and  would 
only pay $100 to the city.  The  peddlers 
paid no taxes, their living expenses  were 
a  mere  bagatelle; 
ten  or 
twenty in a house and are a  positive det­
riment to  the  community. 
If  the  pro­
posed changes are  adopted, it will  be  a 
good thing for the  peddlers  themselves, 
for  two  reasons: 
It  will  confine  the 
business to fewer  bands,  and,  in  addi­
tion,  give them the  privilege  of  selling 
both fruits and  vegetables.  This would 
enable  them  to  more  than  pay  their 
fee.  They could pay the fee  in a month

they 

live 

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

STICK  CANDY.
Cases

“ 
“ 

Standard,  per  lb ..........
¿ .H ..................
Twist  ............
Bostou  Cream  ..............
8*4
Cut  Loaf........................
Extra H.  H .................... ..  8*4
MIXED CANDY.

. 

Bbls.
6
6
6

Palls.
7
7
7
8 ¡4

 

“ 

“  7*4

“  
f a n c y —In b u lk

Bbls.
Standard.......................................... 5*4
Leader............................................. 5*4
Royal..........................  
6*4
Nobby............................................... 7
English  Rock................................. 7
Conserves........................................7
Broken Taffy......................baskets
Peanut Squares................... 
French Creams................................
Valley  Creams................................
Midget, 90 lb .  baskets...........................
Modern, 30 lb . 
.....................................

Palls.
6*4
6*4
7*48
8
8
8
8*
9
13
...  8*4 
...  8
Palls.
.......  814
Lozenges,  plain....................................
printed................................
.......  9*4
...... 12
Chocolate Drops...................................
Chocolate Monumentals....................
.......  1214
.......  6
Gum Drops............................................
.......  714
Moss Drops............................................
.......  814
Sour Drops............................................
....  10
Imperials...............................................
Per Box
fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.
50
Lemon Drops........................................
50
Sour D rops............................................
.60
Peppermint Drops...............................,
___ 75
Chocolate Drops...................................
-----bO
H. M. Chocolate  Drops.......................
___40
Gum Drops...........................................
..1  00
Licorice Drops..  ................................
___ 80
A. B. Licorice  Drops.........................
___ 60
Lozenges, plain.....................................
___ 65
printed...............................
___ 60
Imperials..............................................
___ 70
Mottoes.................................................
.......55
Cream Bar............................................
___ 56
Molasses B ar.......................................
85© 95
Hand Made  Creams...........................
.......80
Plain Creams.......................................
.......90
Docorated Creams.........................
.......60
String  Rock.........................................
...1  00 
Bnrnt Almonds....................................
.......60
Wlntergreen  Berries..........................
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes............................  34
No. 1, 
...........................   51
No. 2, 
............................  28
Navels, 96-112s...................................................   2 75
126..........................................................   3 50
150-176- 2 00-2i6s...........................................  4 00
Fancy  Seedlings,  126s......................................  2 75
150-176-200-226S............ . . . . 3 0 0
250s......................................2 65
Choice,  360........................................................   3 00
Choice 300........................................................... 325
Extra choice 360................................................  325
Extra fancy 300.................................................   4 00
Extra fancy 360................. ...............................  4 00

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“ 
ORANOKS.

CARAMELS.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

LXXONS.

“ 
“ 

3 
2 

“ 
*' 

“ 

BANANAS.

“ 

NUTS.

“ 
“ 
« 
“ 

extra 
“ 

Large bunches...................................................  2 00
Small bunches.................................. . 
1 25
OTHBB  FOREIGN  FRUITS.
@13*4 
Figs, fancy  layers, 8tt>.............................
@14 
“  2 0 ft.............................
@15 
“  141b...............................
@ 7 
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box.............................
50-lb.  “ 
.............................
@ 5*4 
© 5
Persian, 50-lb.  box........................
@16
Almonds, Tarragona................................
@15
Ivaca..........................................
California.................................
Brazils, new................................ ..............
F ilberts.......................................................
Walnuts, Grenoble....................................
French........................................
Calif............................................
Table  Nuts,  fancy....................................
choice.......  ......................
Pecans. Texas, H.  P.................................
Chestnuts...................................................
Hickory Nuts per b n ................................
Cocoannts, full sacks...............................

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FXANUTS.

Fancy, H.  P.,Suns....................................
“  Roasted......................
Fancy, H.  P., Flags..................................
“  Roasted.....................
Choice, H. P.,  E xtras...............................
“   Roasted...................

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The  Standard  Oil  Co.  quotes  as  follows:

O ILS.

. 

BARRELS.
XXX  W.  W. Mich.  Headlight
Naptha.......................................
Stove Gasoline..........................
Cylinder....................................................27
E n g in e ......................................................13
Black, 15 cold  test
Eocene  -  .................................................. 
XXX  W. W.  Mich.  Headlight................ 

FROM  TANK  WAGON.

LIVE.

POULTRY. 
Local dealers pay as follows:
Turkeys........................................
Chickens.......................................
Fowls......... 
................................
Ducks............................................
G eese............................................
Turkeys.........................................
Chickens.......................................
Fow l..............................................
Ducks........................... ................
G eese............................................
u n d r a w n .
Turkeys.........................................
Chickens......................  
............
Fowls........................; ..................
Ducks............................................
Geese...................................

DRAWN.

.  8 @  9
8 @  9
6 @  6*4
8 @  9

@

12 @13
12 @13
11 ©12
10 @11
10 @12
.  9 @  9*4
7*4© 8
6*4®  7
,  8 @ 9
.  8 @  9

@11
@13
@10
@12
@12
@11 
@  7*4
1  25 
3  75
@5*4 
@  7 
@5*4 
@  7 

@  4* @ 6

8*47
@ 6*4 
@  7* @86 
@21 
@ 8K
7
5

the 

th e   M a rk e ts .

G O TH A M  G O SSIP.

N e w s  fro m   th e   M e tro p o lis— In d e x   o f 

T H E   M ld H G A JS r  T R A D E S M A N
when the fruit season  opened.  Mr.  De­
Graaf said he saw no  reason why  legiti­
mate trade should be taxed to  support  a 
class  of  men  who  paid  no  taxes  and 
whose business was  a  damage  to  every 
grocer in  the  city. 
It  was  not  justice 
and that  was all  the  grocers  asked  for.
J.  Geo.  Lehman said  it had been urged 
by  the peddlers present  that there  were 
as many  dishonest  grocers  as  peddlers. 
The statement was  not true,  although it 
was not  denied  that  some  grocers  were 
dishonest.  A grocer who misrepresented 
his goods would not only lose a customer, 
but he would  have his  goods  returned to 
him.  But with the  peddlers  it  was  al­
together  different.  They sold from door 
to door,  and if the goods they  sold  were 
bad they could  not  be  returned  by  the 
purchaser.  Besides  all  this,  peddlers 
were not expected to carry as  good stock 
as a  regular  grocer.  The  grocers  were 
in  the  commision  houses  early  in  the 
morning and took the cream of the stock, 
while the peddlers went down late in the 
afternoon  and  got  the  skim  milk  for 
which  the  grocers  had  no  use. 
If  the 
peddlers  bought  first  class  goods  and 
sold them at a fair price,  they could  not 
do business.  From  the  nature  of  their 
business  they  were  compelled  to  sell 
cheap.  This  they  were  enabled  to  do 
by  buying second  and  third  rate  stock, 
and by doing business  in such  a  way as 
to have little  or  no  expense.  Mr.  Leh­
man believed that the  poposed  plan was 
fair to all parties gnd that it would  be  a 
great benefit to the  peddlers themselves.
Daniel  Viergever  also  addressed  tfie 
Committee,  pointing  out  other  advan­
tages of  the proposed plan, and between 
the  different  speakers  the  ground  was 
thoroughly  covered.

S pecial C orrespondence.
N e w   Yobk,  May  12—Trade  remains 
quiet, and dealers are studying the latest 
tariff  and  wondering 
phase  of 
whether there will be  any  change  after 
all.
Considerable  quantities  of  currants 
have changed  hands, at  about  lK c  for 
barrels and l%c for  cases.  At  the  mo­
ment the market is decidedly stronger in 
anticipation of the proposed l%c duty.
During the week wheat has broken the 
lowest  record  here, as  well  as  at  Chi­
cago, and,  as crop reports  are  excellent, 
the prospects  are  not  good  for  an  im­
mediate advance.
The market for  lemons  has  quite  de­
cidedly  improved.  Orders  from  out-of- 
town dealers  are  coming  in  frequently 
and are  of  good  size.  The  stocks  here 
are  ample  for  all  immediate  require­
ments,  but the warm weather  stimulates 
demand.
Oranges are in lessened  demand,  and, 
with the increased supply of berries,  the 
It  is  difficult 
orange takes a back seat. 
to find Florida fruit that  is  really  good, 
the majority being pithy and soft.
Pineapples are in  better  inquiry,  and 
sell at full rates.
Bananas are firm and in good  demand. 
French  prunes  are  not  in  extremely 
large  supply,  but  there  are  enough. 
Evaporated  apples  and  other  domestic 
dried  are  in  light supply  and  firm  at 
Peeled 
a  range  of  from  12}£@15c. 
peaches, 17@19c.
is 
toward special drives  and  holders  seem 
to refuse no offer within  reason.  Trade 
is dull, and prices  generally tend  down­
ward, except for gallon  apples.  Toma­
toes are  weak,  with  prospects  of  a  big 
pack.  Reports from  Baltimore  say that 
trade  is  taking  a  rest  after  the  small 
boom of a fortnight ago.
The tone of  the  coffee  market  is  cer­
tainly firmer than a  week  ago, although 
prices are not  quotably  higher  for  Rio. 
Mild sorts are steady, with a good Mocha 
obtainable at  24c.
Tea  remains  dull  and  in  no  way 
changed  unless  toward  a  lower  level. 
Auction prices are, apparently,  unprofit­
able.
The butter  trade  it  improving.  The 
tone of the  market  is  decidedly  firmer, 
but quotations are hardly any  higher for 
best  grades,  which remain  at 17@17%c. 
Under grades are slow of sale.
Cheese is rather quiet and  the  supply 
ample  to  prevent  any  great  improve­
ment.  For full cream,  large  size  ¡State 
goods, ll% c is about top price.
The glut of eggs  has finally ceased and 
really fresh stock  is  not  overabundant. 
Fresh Michigan, Northern Ohio and Ind., 
llj^c and nearby, 12%c.
Receipts of vegetables  are  even  more 
than  usual.  New  potatoes,  U6@8  per 
bbl;  old, $2.50 for Maine.
Provisions  are  generally  dull.  New 
mess pork,  $13.75@14;  clear, $14@15.50.
The week  closes  with  almost  exactly 
the same feeling as  last week.  There is 
much room for improvement,  and prices 
are so  extremely  low  there  is  scarcely 
any profit to the dealer;  but  with  every 
day  we  are  so  much  nearer  the  long- 
looked-for return to prosperity. 

A number  of  peddlers  were  present 
and spoke against  the  plan,  urging,  as 
their one objection to  it, that the fee was 
excessive.  They said the hard times had 
cut into their business to such  an extent 
as to make it impossible for them  to pay 
for  their  licenses.  The  delegation  of 
peddlers  was  an  eminently  respectable 
one and it is safe to  say  that  if  all  the 
peddlers were the  equals  of  those  who 
met  the  License  Committee  the  police 
would have little trouble; but the delega­
tion-could not be  said  to  be  represent­
ative in any sense.

The Committee gave both delegations a 
and  attentive  hearing,  and 
to  give  the  arguments  pre­

patient 
promised 
sented due consideration.

In  canned  goods  the 

N o t  T e t  D e c id e d   U p o n .

tendency 

J ay.

When 

the  Michigan  State  Pharma­
ceutical Association adjourned last June, 
the time and place  of  holding  the  next 
annual  convention  was  left  with 
the 
Executive  Committee.  That  Committee 
has  had various  projects  under  consid­
eration,  including  the  chartering  of  a 
lake steamship  for the  purpose  of  tak­
ing a trip to  Duluth,  but  this  plan  has 
been abandoned, owing to  the  large  ex­
pense  involved. 
It  is  understood  that 
no  definite  plan  has  yet  been  decided 
upon.

T h e  D ru g  M a r k e t.

Opium is quiet,  but well  sustained  at 

last week’s prices.

Morphia is unchanged.
Quinine  is  firm,  with  manufacturers’ 

prices unchanged.

Balsam Peru is scarce and higher.
Linseed oil is firm at the advance.
Many of  us regard work as  a blessing, 

if we can get the other fellow to do it

BALD
HEADS

_________________________ 

I
NO  M U S TA C H E,
NO  PAY.

D AN D RU FF  CURED .

NO  C U R E. 
NO  RAY. 
1 will take Contract« to grow hair on the head 
or face with  those  who can  call  at  my office or 
at the office of my agents, provided  the head is 
not  glossy, or the pores of the scalp not closed. 
Where  the  head  is  shiny or  the  pores  closed, 
there is no cure.  Call and  be examined  free oi 
charge.  If yon cannot  call, write to me.  State 
tho exact  condition of  the scalp and your occu­
pation. 
Room 1811 Masonic Temple, Chicaoo

PR O F.  O.  B IR K H O L Z ,

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SPECIALTIES
CONTROLLED
BY
US
FOR
WESTERN
MICHIGAN

WITHINGTON  &  COOLEY  J*lnf.  Co.

AGRICULTURAL  TOOLS

The
BEST
are
the 
CHEAPEST.
Iced Coffee Cakes, 
Michigan  Frosted  Honey, 
S  ymour Butters,
Graham Crackers,

Sears

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are

the

BEST.

ADD
A

BOX
OR

BARREL

OF

ROYAL  TOAST 

TO
YOUR
NEXT
ORDER

SOMETHING  NEW 

AND  A

GOOD  SELLER.

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.

Watch  out  for  our  new  spring  novelties. 

They  are 

sellers.
New York Biscuit C o .,

S.  A#  SEARS,  Manager,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Also* as Complete a Line  of  Fishing 

Tackle as anybody  carries•

ÓSTCR&TEVENS

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« ï ï ° «

R P G E M B A G H K O .

12, 14 and  16PearlSt.

RIVER  SHOES
W E KNOW  HOW TO 
MAKE THEM,
If you w a n t the best fop  Style, 
Fit and  W ear,  buy our 
m ake.  You  can  build 
up a  good trade on o ur 
lines, as  they  will  give 
satisfaction.

W e  M anufacture  and  H andle  only  Reliable  Goods.

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOB  CO

AGENTS  FOR  THE

NO. 3.

The above cuts show  a few of the many purposes this device  will serve.
Cut N a 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  the right; 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 
other, stop at half way; at this point it will be  as rigid as if it was one solid piece of iron.

Cut No. 2.  Here  weshow 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 o n ; 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.

S .  F .  B O W S E R  &  Co., Manf’sa

FORT  WAYNE,  IND.

A  BRIEF  STATEMENT  FOR  BUSY  MEN.

The New York Condensed  Milk  Company takes  pleasure  in  announcing that the trade is 

now prepared to supply you with
Borden’s  Peerless  Brand  Evaporated Cream,
UNSWEETENED;  guaranteed  to  keep  under  all  conditions of  temperature.  The  process 
used  is far in advance of any other method of preserving milk without sugar.  Our new plant is 
constructed especially for this branch of business, and is unequaled in equipment for the various 
processes employed.  Having thoroughly tested all the important points in connection with the 
milk referred to, we are now prepared to offer the trade, through the  jobbing houses,  Borden’s 
Peerless  Brand  Evaporated  Cream, unsweetened, with entire confidence that it will prove, 
like our celebrated  Gail  Borden  Eagle  Brand  Condensed  Milk,  to have  no  Equal. 
It  is 
thoroughly guaranteed in every respect, and  this  guarantee is substantial, as  every one  knows.

Prepared by  the  New  York  Condensec  Milk  Co. 

Fo r   Q u o t a t i o n s   S e e   P r i c e   C o l u m n s .

About What to Buy in

C R O C K E R Y   G L A SSW A R E .
I F
Y O U
H A V E
A N Y
U O U I i l

C rock ery  or  G la ssw a re
come and  s e e  our assortment or write 
for special prices and list of n e w  g o o d s .

TOILET  SETS 

D inner  Sets

o r  anything in

15021  P attern

% Gallos Pttefeor. 

Tumbler.

THE  BEAUTY
Of  buying  this  assorted  Package is,  we carry  the  nest selling 
pieces in open  stock so you can  keep your assortment  up  at  a  very  slight 
outlay.  The package contains:
1-2 dozen 4 piece Sets
1-2
Tumblers
3
1-6
“  
1-6
1-4
“
1-4
3
“
1-6

1-4 dozen Celeries
Pickles
1-6
1-4
5 in.  Bell Jellies
“ 
“  Molasses Cans
1-6
“ 
7 in.Oblong Dishes
1-6
“ 
“
8 in. 
1-6
“  Oils
1-6
“  Salt« and Peppers
1

1-2 Gallon Jugs
7 in.  Covered  Bowls
8 in. 
7 in.  Nappies
8 in. 
4 in. 
10 in.  Salvers

“ 

“

Pkg.  35c Net.

And only cost you............................$13.53
Less 10 per  cent..........................  1.35
Net..........................$12.18

/ / .   LBOJKAKD  &   8 0 A S ,   G r a n d   R a p i d s ,   M i c h •

NO.  15021  PRISM  ASSORTED  PACKAGE,

This gives  you  a Nice,  New  Stock at  very little money.

If so,  and  you  are  endeavoring  to  get  along  without  using  our  improved  Coupon  Book  svstem,  vou  are  making  a 
most  serious  mistake.  We  were  the  originators of the  coupon  book  plan  and  are  the largest manufacturers of these 
books  in  the  countrv,  having  special  machinery  for  everv  branch  of the  business.  SAMPLES  FREE.

TRADESriAN  COMPANY,  g ra n d  r a p id s,  m ic h .

