The Michi GRAND RAPIDS. MI CHIGAN, gan Tradesman. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1886. NO. 125. PERKINS & MASON, Tnsarance and Law Qifice, SOLICITORS OF PATENTS, MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE. PENSION, BOUNTY AND ALL WAR CLAIMS PROSECUTED. Correspondence Solicited. 75 Lyon St., Court Block, Grand Rapids, Mish. ARTHUR R. ROOD, ATTORNEY, COMMERCIAL LAW and LOANS, 43 PEARL St., GRAND RApIps, MICH. Refers by permission to Foster, Stevens Co., Peck Bros., Nat’l City Bank, Morgan Avery, E. A. Stowe, Telephone call 375. Cutlers’ Pocket Inhaler And earbonate of Io- adine Inhaient. A Feure for Catarrh, ) Bronchitis, Asthma “and all diseases of the throat and lungs —evyen consumption - —if taken in season. It will break up a Cold at once. It is the king of Cough Medicines. It has eured Catarrh when all other remedies had failed. Of the many who have tried it, there is not one who has not been benefitted, This is the only In- haler approved by physicians of every school, and endorsed by the standard medical journals of the world. All others in the market are either worthless substitutes or fraudulent im- itations. Over 400,000 in use. Sold by drug- gists for $i. By mail, $1.25. W. H. SMITH & CO., PRopRIETORS, 410 and 412 MICHIGAN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y, SON CHT i & & Venable & G0.s PETERSBURG, VA., PLUG TOBACCOS, NIMROD, ze. C., BLUE RETER, SPREAD EAGLE, BIG FIVE CENTER. ¢ NN eam MANUFACTURED BY OSBERNE, HOSICK & O00. CHICAGO, ILL. LUDWIG WINTERNITZ, JOBBER OF Milwankes Star Brand Vinegars. Pure Apple Cider and White Wine Vinegars, full strength and warranted absolutely pure. Send for samples and prices. Also dealer in Sauerkraut. 106 Kent St., Grand Rapids. ‘AGNOW GAVS It has beenin constant use for 15 years, with a record equalled by none. WaAR- RANTED not to blow down unless the tower goes with it: or against any wind that does not disable substantial farm buildings; to be perfect; to outlast and do better work than any other mill made. Agents wanted. Address Perkins Wind Mill Ind. Mention Tradesman. & Ax Co., Mishawaka, Do not delay in ordering a case of SILVER SPOON BAKING POWDER, The best selling scheme on the market. A large fine dish or pitcher given away with each can. Price, $7.50 per case of 3 dozen. ARCTIC MANUFACTURING CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Sold by all Jobbers. Sf GRAND RAPIDS We carry a full line of Seeds of every variety, both for field and garden. Parties in want should write to or see the GRAIN AND: SEED C0. AL eee A Million Dollars. Millions of dollars would be saved annually by the invalids of every commu nity, if, instead of calling in a physician for every ailment, they were all wise enough to put their trustin Golden Seal Bitters, a certain cure for all dis- eases arising from an impure state of the Blood and Liver, such as Scrofula inits various forms, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Female irregularities, Diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder, Exposure and Imprudence of Life. No person can take these Bitters accord- ing to instructions, and remain long unwell, provided their bones are not destroyed by min- eral poison or other means, and the vital or- gans wasted beyond the point of repair. Gold- ed Seal Bitters numbers on its list of cures ac- quired a great celebrity, being used as a fam- ily medicine. Sold by Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. DRYDEN & PALMER'S ROCE CANDY. Unquestionably the best in the market. AS8 clear as crystal and gs transparent as diamond. Try a box. sohn Caulficlid, Sole Agent for Grand Rapids GUSTAVE A. WOLF, AtTOrney: Over Fourth National Bank. Telephone 40%. COLLECTIONS Promptly attended to throughout the State. References: Hart & Amberg, | Eaton & Christen- son, Enterprise Cigar Co. TO THE TRADE. We desire to call the attention of the Trade to our unusually compiete stock of SCHOOL BOOKS, School Supplies And a General Line of Miscellaneous Books, Stationery, Paper, Ete. We have greatly increased our facilities for doing a General Jobbing Business, and shall hereafter be able to fill all orders promptly. We issue separate lists of Slates, School and Township Books, Blanks, Ete., which will be mailed on application. Quotations on any article in our stock cheer- fully furnished. We have the Agency of the REMINGTON TYPE WRITER For Western Michigan. Haton & Lyon 20 and 22 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. DETROIT, FREE PRESS CIGAR. 10c Cigar for 5c. Brown Bros. MANUFACTURERS, DETROIT, MICH. GROWS & CO., Whips & lashes 2 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich. STEAM LAUNDRY 43 and 45 Kent Street. STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor. WE DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS WORK AND USE NO CHEMICALS. Orders by Mail and Express promptly at- tended to. JUDD ce CO.,, JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE Anda Fuil Line Winter Goods. 102 CANAL STREET. ALBERT COYE & SONS MANUFACTURERS OF-——— AWNINGS, TENTS HORSE AND WAGON COVERS. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Oiled Clothing, Ducks, Stripes, Ete. "3 Canal Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich. CINSENG ROOT. We og the highest price for it. Address Peck Bros, )ruzgists, rand Rapids, Mich. WE LEAD—OTHERS FOLLOW. CO is valuable. The pe F Grand Rapids AMIILE Business College is a practical trainer and fits its pupils for the vocations of busi- ness with all that the term implies. Send for Journal. Address C. G. SWENSBERG, Grand Rapids, Mich. LUDWIG WINTERNITZ, (Successor to P. Spitz,) SOLE AGENT OF Fermentum, The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast. Manufactured by Riverdale Dist. Co., 106 KENT S8T., GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. Grocers and Bakers who wish to try “FERMENSUM” can get samples and full ections by addressing or applying to/the Giving Her a Weigh. She entered the store with a charming smile, And said to the clerk, “Oh, Charlie, say? Have you a momcnt to spare for me And let me know how much I weigh?” “One thirty is what the figures say.” “How heavy lam! Assist me, please,” And the grocer saw with his weather eye The young man give her a gentle squeeze. “Who was the girl?’ asked the grocer man, For a moment the youngster answered not, 'Phen he softly said in a bashful voice, “Oh! that is the weigh I long have sought.” —— i WEIGHT VS. COUNT. Supplemental Paper to the Article Publish- ed Two Weeks Ago. To the Retail Grocers’ Association of Grand Rapids: r GENTLEMEN—The courtesy extended to the writer through the medium of your tem- porary Secretary, by whom I am requested to graphically state ‘‘the form of opposition received from either producer or consumer relative to the purehase and sale of eggs by weight,” and also to state the ‘‘measure of weight we use as a standard” is hereby acknowledged. In reply I can only offer the following facts: The arguments used by the producer at first were that it was prejudicial to his in- terests, as “eggs always had been bought by count,” and if we proposed buying by weight then the farmer who raised small eggs would notsstand a fair chance with the one who raised larger ones, and they would not sub- mit to it; besides they said ‘‘egg sought to be sold by the dozen.” On the part of those in our own concern, it was urged that it was breaking up an ‘‘es- tablished eustom;” would not be as conven- ient, and might prejudice the seller against bringing his product to us to sell; and as it never had been done, there was no good rea- sou for doing it now. When the justice of the movement was urged, they could not avoid the concession; but they still econtend- ed that a dozen of eggs was a dozen of eggs whether large or small. The consumer had, like the producer, al- ways bought eggs by the dozen and did not like buying by weight; besides he did not know how many eggs it took for a pound, and henee didnot know how many pounds to order. Many an explanation and illus- tration had to be made to the former to show him the fallacy of the old way. For instance, that the man who raised small apples of which it took, two —hun- dred to make a bushel, should just as equitably insist upon getting pay for two bushels, as the neighbor whose apples count- ed one hundred to the bushel should get pay for the two bushels which his two hundred apples meMMured. The thinking farmer soon opened his eyes and sold us all his lage eggs, and either nsed at home or sold our neighboring deal- ers the sinalJ ones. Quite soon increased confidence was man- ifest as to the certainty of convictions in the amount weighed in, as against the old counting method. The seller stood by and saw the beam tip at. say 25 pounds gross. He waited calmly until the vessel contain- ing his product was empty, and then could seg just what. the tare was—say five pounds and could readily decide the net result of 20 pounds, and there was never a question as to 10, 12 or 14 dozen, while all questions of intentional or accidental ‘‘wrong count” were forever at anend. The consumer con- tinued to order by the dozen, as_ before. When this occurred, we counted them into the seales and weighed them the’ same as butter, cheese or anything else; but before long our customers fell into the habit of or- dering so many pounds, the same as they would sugar, tea, prunes or rice, which were placed in the scoop and weighed the same as any of the articles named, put into paper bags, boxes or baskets, and thus delivered to the cusfomer, to their evident and con- tinued satisfaction. Whenever we chanced to get out of eggs, and, to fill an order, had to send out to one of our dealers we, as a rule, found where the small eggs went, fre- quently finding a difference of one-half a pound on a dozen or a difference of 33}¢ per cent. The community have learned the equity of purchasing this product by weight and [ doubt their consent to going back to the old way. As tothe measure of weight used by us as a standard, we have demonstrated that good-sized eggs will weigh 14 pounds to the dozen; and, while we purchase strictly by weight, we base our price on this meas- ure of weight per dozen. When eggs are worth 15 cents per dozen to buy, we pay 10 cents per pound, and usually sell at 12 cents per pound equal to 18 cents per dozen. As to arguments adduced by dealers in opposition to this plan, they seem to be ful- ly met by rejoinders which were sent by the writer to the American Grocer in November, 1884, as follows: First—No reputable dealer will for a mo- ment concede that eggs packed by count are received without being repacked and re- counted by the seller, and, if a barrel of eggs is reshipped to a second or third party, the number of pounds of eggs is of as mudh reliability as the number of dozens so marked. Po ane ‘ Second—To intimate) that it opens a door Hs = weights seems quite as idle, as the same | claim would apply to any other packege; for instance, tierces of rice, sugar hogsheads, lard tierces, packages for smoked meats and packages for foreign fruits, ete., ad libitum. Other arguments could be adduced that would present themselves to the reflective mind ina clear and intelligent light, but 1 have not the time to delineate them. This hasty compliance with your request is respectfully submitted, in the hope that good may come therefrom in the near fu- ture. S. BARNES. $$ <-o<-—___— Advertising Mediums. The number of copies a paper prints, al- though an important point, is not the only one by which to judge its worth as an ad- vertising medium. The character, influence and standing of the paper in a community are all equally ftmportant factors in deter- mining its value as a medium by which to communicate with the people of the section in which the paper circulates. Experience teaches that careful editorial guidance and superlative care given to statements in the news columns of a paper, as a rule, render its advertising columns much more valuable than a paper reckless in assertions and lav- in its indorsements of anything and everything under the sun. ‘The influence of a newspaper, commercially considered, is as the influence of an individual. . A man careless of his statements is not considered good authority or a reliable source of in; ish formation; so a good newspaper with its ed- itorial opinions at the beck and call of any- one with a bank account of sufficient dimen- sions soon loses its weight wlth readers, who quickly discover its unreliability and are careless even of statements printed in the advertising columns—the advertising is then about equally valuable as so many handbills. The samerule applies to papers depending wpon sales effected through mak- ing a specialty of low sensations; such news- papers are bought to gratify curiosity, are culled for their particular attraction, then thrown away, and a reliable newspaper is consulted for the news of the day, and the opinions of the latter are respected. This respect is to a certain extent extended to the advertising columns, and a subtle, but in- fluential indorsement js by the journal’s character to the statements, even theagh known to be paid for and in the ad- vertising department. plimentary notice in a newspaper of known given For instanee, aconi- reliability and careful of its assertions, as all advertisers well know is worth than the flippant statements of one whose praise is unlimited and whose unqualified editorial indorsement of anybody or any- thing is obtainable for a consideration. One word from the columns of the former will weigh a ton in the seales of publie judg- ment, where a similar statement from a less reliable paper is mentally alluded to as nothing but a paid **puff.” > © > more Wives as Partners. From the Cincinnati Grocer. A retail dealer, as a rule, can have no better partner than his wife in his business. With her to help him, he is sure of at least one honest clerk, and often a most efficient one. The wife is more careful than the husband to look after the little leaks and wastes about the store. some business instinet, she will soon feel an ambition to see the business succeed and make money. If the husband will give her but half an opportunity to exercise her judgment the business will prosper and grow. When a woman does take naturally to business, she takes hold with a closer and more intelligent grip than a man does, and seems to take more real pleasure than he in making money. Wives do not generally know enough about their husband’s affairs. It frequently happens that a merchant dies, leaving his wife knowing less about his bus- iness than strangers do. The estate will then often be mismanaged and squandered by an incompetent or dishonest adminis- trator. If the wife had been kept well in- formed of the condition of the business she could have stepped into her dead husband’s place and brought his affairs to a successful close. As our country grows older and be- comes more densely populated the problem of making a living grows more and more serious. Hence the need for a wife and her daughters to lend ‘‘the old man” a helping hand becomes more imperative. It is meet that they should help. Wives and daughters, as well as the father and the sons, are the better for being kept busy in some honest employment. If possessed of ee German State Monopoly of Liquor Sales. Foreign advices indicate that a proposed government monopoly of the sale of spirits in Germany will be brought before the Reichstag. The fact that this body refused to grant the government a monopoly of the sale of tobaceo does not seem to have de- terred the government from broaching the scheme. The general proposition as stated is that the state shall buy up all the raw spirits in the empire, and after refining, re- tail them at home and export them abroad. | The granting of licenses to sell would nat- urally be a further source of revenue to the for thelr rapidly extending ines WATCHING THE CLERKS. A Detective Association to Pry into Their) Private Habits. From the Chicago News. “The time has gone by,” said a Chicago merchant, ‘‘when business men could em- | ploy help indiscriminately or even keep men - whom they have had in positions of trust for years without knowing more of them than acquaintance in the store or office can give. Our confidence is somuch abused and our | pockets are so frequently rifled that we have | come to feel that protection is absolutely | About the only thing we re-| ceive which gives us a favorable opinion of a man when he applies for work is.an intro- | duction from a mutual friend xa letter of | recommendation; but the friend or the writer | of the letter rarely knows more of the man’s | necessary. real character than we do, and the recom- | mendations in reality testify only to his ability todo work. They tell us nothing | of the man’s life after business hours— | whether he passes it in a respectable and | honorable way or devotes it to drinking and gambling. An association is to be formed for the purpose of probing into this thing. | “We think of organizing a detective sys- tem for the purpose of exercising surveil- lance over our employees. ‘The number of disreputable places in Chicago is not so large but that we can secure a pretty cor- | rect idea of a man’s habits without going to any very heavy expense. I was a member! of such a society in New York, and it was of incalculable benefit tome. As an example of its workings let me show you this brief report,” said the gentleman, displaying a ruled, partially printed blank. It follows: “To Subseriber 207: The person of whom you inquire is about 26 years old, unmarried. | Ilas been in New York three years, and bears a good character. Often visits gam- bling houses. Drinks, but not to excess. | Lives expensively. “This young man,” continued the mer- chant, ‘‘eame tome with the very highest recommendations. I wanted a cashier, and | should haye employed him had it not been | for the report from the protective society. You can very readily understand why I did} not wish a man who frequented gambling | houses, even though so quietly that his} friends knew nothing of it to handle my} money. Neither would I knowingly em- | ploy a man who drank, even if he never-did | get drunk. This young fellow could not un- derstand why I refused his application. | Many a trusted employee in New York at} that time wondered why his resignation was | asked for or how his employer learned that he oecasionally played faro or went out with | a convivial party.” ‘But if a man is honest and faithful, and | attends strictly to his business, do y¢ read as yu store | it up against him that after business hours | he gambles or drinks a little?” “We most assuredly do. “Among business | people the sentiment against dissipation in employees is growing stronger and stronger. | The first thing we ask now about a new man | Does he drink or gamble? and we pre- pose answering these questions through the new society. Experience has taught us that the reliable men—those most to be trusted _-are those who abstain from whisky and cards, and J venture the assertion that ten years from now the drinking man will find difficulty in securing any employment— much less a position of responsibility. A young man may drink and gamble in mod- eration for years and stillattend to his work, but he is sure to come to grief, and his em- ployers must suffer. We do not say that every drinking man and every gambler shall be discharged, but we are going to find out who of our employees have bad habits, and you may be sure they will be given no posi- tion of trust or profit. “J do not care to give you the names of any of the members of the new association. Suffice to say that there will be over two hundred, that they inelude many of our prin- cipal business men, and that enough opera- tives will be employed to keep us posted on what we wish to know.” is: ~~ -o <> [t is pleasing to note that several differ- ences between employers and employees have been recently settled by arbitration. These differences will always occur, and this means of settlement ought to prevail to a much greater extent thanit does. It is sen- sible and cheap; although it has, in special instances, been employed for years, it has néver received the attention it deserves. Both parties to the controversy appear to forget the existence of such a method, when trouble comes. As an evidence of the at- tention which arbitration in labor disputes is receiving, and the favor with which it is likely to be received, it may be noted that the Governors of several states have alluded to it in recent messages. Neither party toa labor dispute can hardly ever be character- ized as entirely unreasonable. Both simply don’t want the other party to have his way, which is rather natural, after all. Often they would not seriously object to a third party having his way. The Government arsenal at Osaka, Japan, is now turning out steel rails as good as the imported; and it is said that before long full railway*equipments will be made at home pi |to the drying grounds. | weighs and examines it, | ready for shipment. P: Raisin Making in California. ' From the Orange (Cal,) Tribune. The grapes are purchased on the vines, ' some by actual weight, others by estimating i the crop from weighing the product of every tenth vine. The grapes are picked by crews of men under experienced foremen, and are placed in trays or wooden frames, which are piled on top of each other in wagons and taken to the seales, weighed and then taken These consist of |about sixty acres of land, smoothed and | cleaned like a brick yard, and the grapes are spread out in long Ten days to two down,” is usually about the time required to dry them, and then those thoroughly cured ore taken up and put into the sweat boxes. Probably one-third are not yet cur- in the weeks from the “‘laying rows to dry sun. i ed, and those are turned over and placed in narrow rows until the action of Old Sel has made them ready. The enormous quantity of grapes handled by one mated when it this sixty-acre plot was firm can be esti- that at covered, and a por- is known one time second time. tion of it has been covered a Teams are continually coming and going, a jandasmall army of men are employed to take care of the grapes and keep the teams on the move. and girls Many women also employed picking up the loose raisi that have fallen from the stems. The are of a number and capacity to hold Another e drying hundred“tons of grapes. thing nt j thing Which catches the eye at th ground is the preparation ossible rains made for } in the shape of rolis of oil paper stacked up ts Kteen Teel in all directions. This paper is in shee about four feet in width and si | long, prepared to withstand rain by dipping it in boiled oil. Two carloads of paper and fifty barrels of oi! have been used this sea- son, but as yet it has not been found neces- sary to use the-paper. When properly dried the grapes are taken up and,put into sweat boxes, probably sev- enty-five or one hundred pounds to the bex, and hauled they are piled from floor to ceiling in the large front room. to the packing honse, where They are left here some ten days and passed through a sweating pro- cess, the object being to equalize the mois- ture contained in ‘them. When placed in boxes some are much drier than_others, but when ready for the packer the intention is to make them as nearly as possible equal and uniform are placed ivy Ail Four layer that regard. in a box, andeach layer is weigh- ed by the packer, and the wholé must make exactly the Vhen a box is the scales near the door, presided ove s, Wig carefully andif all right it is on expert in the busines carried to the next up and the room, where it is nailed corners smoothed off, and it is irticular care is ex- | ereised in grading and weighing. The most of the packers are Chinamen, ' and, as usual, they soon become experts at the business, putting up from ten to twelve boxes a day. White ‘men fill all of the re- sponsible stations, it evidently being consid- ered necessary to keep a close and vigilant watch over the ‘theathen” to keep him from resorting to ‘‘ways that are dark.” Ocea- the sionally a box goes back to packer and is upset. on his table as a gentle reminder that first-class work must be done all the time. _ The box lids are, branded by a eylinder press run by horse power, ank it is powertul rather amusing to a printer to watch the of this Checks are used in every depart- modus coarse-grained printing. ment, a packer receiving a check on each delivered at the The work promises to last until Christmas or New Years before the whole crop is disposed of, operandi box seales. but the favorable weather which the raisin- facili- tate their operations, and if it continues for another month they will have the most of the work done. —_—_~ +6 <>-___—_—— Inferiority of Rio Coffee. From Rio Janeiro, W. E. Curtis recently wrote: ‘*The coffee trade of Brazil is just at present ina very demoralized condition on account of the cheap price of the article which is lower than it has been since 1857. It reached the price of 17 cents a pound in 1864, then declined and remained at about 11 cents until i871, when it rose again to 17 cents, andin 1874 had reached 23 cents a pound. This was the time when the crop was very light. Since then it has been gradually coming down until it is now from 6 to 8 cents a pound delivered in New York. The main causes of the low prices are the extremely large production and the poor quality of the coffee itself. A very much better grade ot coffee is produced in Central Ameriea and on the Spanish Main, which brings 9 and 11 cents, but the Brazilian planters do not appear to encourage the cul- tivation of a superior article and the time will come when the product of Mexico, Cen- tral America, and the countries on the Car- ibbean Sea will drive out the Rio coffee from our market. Three-fourths of the coffee shipped from Brazil comes to the United States, and the Europeans express a wonder that we should continue to buy it when we could get a better grade at nearer places ata very small increase of price.” makers have been blessed with will The Michigan Tradesma. A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the Siate. E. A. STOWE, Editor. Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid. Advertising rates made known on application. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1886. Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange. Organized at Grand Rapids October 8, 1884. President—Lester J. Rindge. Vice-President—Chas. H. Leonard. Treasurer—Geo. B. Dunton. Annual Meeting—Second Wednesday evening of October. Regular Meetings—Second Wednesday even- ing of each month. Traverse City Business Hen’s Association. President, Frank Hamilton; Secretary, C. T. Lockwood; Treasurer, J. T. Beadle. Business Men’s Protective Union of Cheboygan. President, A. M. Wesgate; Vice-President, H. Chambers; Secretary, A. J. Paddock. (@" “Subscribers and others, when writing to advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub- lisher by mentioning that they saw the adver- tisement in the columns of this paper. BE TRUE TO YOUR EMPLOYER. It does not pay to betray an employer for the sake of a few dollars’ gain. There may be times when such a course will result to the financial advantage of the principal ac- tor, but such exceptions to the general rule are very rare. ‘ As a ready instance of the way in which betrayals of con‘idence usually result, it is only necessary to refer to a recent case in point happening in this city: Two houses were bidding for the same trade with a per- sistence seldom met with, even in the job- bing business. The manager of one house conceived the idea of hiring the book-keeper away from the other firm, and accordingly made such arrangements with the employee, the latter agreeing to deliver up to the new employer all the points he was able to pick up regarding the business of the old house. It was not his services the new employer wanted, but the private information he was supposed to possess—information which should have been held as sacred as life. The result was that the book-keeper secured a liberal advance in salary. He understood that the advance was not paid out of consid- eration for his value as a worker, but be- cause the new employer placed a premium upon the business secrets he was, supposed- ly, able to deliver to the purchaser. The sequel of the matter is that as soon as the book-keeper was pumped dry he was cast aside—not because his work was not satisfactory, but for the reason that the new employer realized that if he could be bought once he could be purchased again, and was consequently, not a safe man to entrust with the business secrets common to a mer- ‘eantile establishment. The man is out of employment to-day, and is as much an ob- ject of scorn to the business public as if he were a traitor to his country. And so it will always be with those who seek to build themselves up at the expense of others! LD The Wolvervine State is destined to be the recipient of eonsiderable notoriety through the valuable discoveries new being made by Prof. Vaughan on thecause, nature and pre- vention of cheese poisoning. Although Mr. Vaughan is not imparting the information of which he is possessed as fast as most of us would prefer, yet we have assurances that he is delving in the right direction, and that as soon as he has come to asatisfactory con- clusion regarding the nature of the poison, and has hit upon a reliable method of pre- venting the same, he will make a full and free disclosure, for the benefit of the world. Dr. Vaughan’s determination that no other chemist shall take up the subject at the present stage and anticipate him in the an- nouncement of the final result is a not un- usual phase of human nature. We all like to receive all the credit we deserve, and it is not to be wondered at that Prof. Vaughan desires to secure for himself tRe applause which will necessarily follow the consum- mation of one of the most prolonged inves- tigations known to the scientific world. And Michigan, as the home of the discover- erand the seat of the investigation, will share with him the honor. A SE LY ST The Retail Grocers’ Advocate, of New York, reproduces THe TRADESMAN’S edi- torial on Smith Barnes’ paper on ‘Eggs by Weight,” and volunteers the following in- formation on the subject: In certain portions of Europe eggs have long been sold by weight. If will never be possible to guarantee the sale of strictly fresh eggs until they are sold by weight. After this reform has triumphed with green vegetables it may be possible to do some- thing with the egg question. Belgium is probably the best egg country in the world. There the eggs are graded in three and four grades. The first reform should be in get- ting all eggs graded, and after that has been accomplished it may be possible to get eggs sold by weight. Cee The bank clearings last week aggregated $394,405.90 against $434,619.04 the week be- fore. ‘The decrease is owing to the terribly cold water which prevailed five days of the week, putting a damper on business and re- ducing the exchanges to the minimum of necessity. TE Monroe will probably be the next town ‘the State to launch a grocers’ organiza- Paul P. Morgan is agitating the sub- ~g his brother merchants, and will The cause of prohibition has received a severe blow from the decision of the United States Court in Kansas that the State must pay for a brewery which has been rendered useless by the enactment of prohibition. The principle that vested rights must be respected by every social change is in- wrought into the practice of the English government, and has become a part of that common law which is help to bind even the national legislature. But in America there has been much less regard for these rights, and especially the opponents of the liquor traffic have spoken and acted as though the manufacturers of intoxicants were no more worthy of compensation for their losses than was a band of robbers whose business has been broken up by the officers of the law. If this decision is to stand in law, and is to apply to liquor-dealers as well as manufac- turers, prohibition will be a very costly bus- iness to any community which enacts it. And rural communities, which are the most ready to pass prohibitory laws, are also about the last to vote for anything that will add to the burden of taxation. A Mr. Wilson in the Senate has proposed a law to increase the postage on fourth-class mail matter. This is the express branch of the postal service, and it is obj ected that the bill would not increase the receipts from samples, seeds and the like, but only hand the business over to the express companies. This we think a very strong argument for the proposition. The post-office has no right to go into the express business. The service it thus undertakes can be done by private enterprises, and therefore shouid not be attempted by government. It is true that the English Post Office goes much farther in this direction than ours, but this is one of the gross inconsistencies of the British sys- tem, which opens the door for all kinds of socialistic and semi-socialistic experi- ments. een) The Michigan Dairyman is the title of a handsome eight-page monthly, in magazine form, which has just been issued from 'THE TRADESMAN Office. It is published in the interest of the dairymen of this and surround- ing states, and will doubtless succeed THE TRADESMAN as Official organ of the Michi- gan Dairymen’s Association. TL TT A peculiarity of the dairy business is the freedom with which one dairyman discloses all the knowledge he is possessed of for the benefit of his brother operators. In no other industry are to be found men who are so willing that others should profit by the knowledge which has been gained at the ex- penditure of labor and expense. Michigan has every reason to be proud of the rapid strides she is taking in the dairy business, and the certainty that she is des- tined to take front rank among the dairy states of the country. AMONG THE TRADE. IN THE CITY. Jas. Boylan, liquor dealer, will retire from business. eae : Olney, Shields & Co. have received the greater portion of their stock and will be ready to fill all orders by the latter part of the present week. M. C. Russell has sold his produce stock and the good willof his commission business to F. W. Gibson & Co., who will consolidate their stock with the new accession and re- move to 20 Ottawa street. Dr. H. M. Read has engaged in the drug business at Woodville, purchasing the stock of the West Michigan Lumber Co., and making considerable additions from the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. AROUND THE STATE. Geo. P. Messenger, grocer at Manistee, has assigned. Andrew DeGroat, general dealer at Vries- laud, is selling out. A. O. Kelley succeeds H. D. Miller’ in general trade at Fostoria. Croarkin & Son, of Dexter will engage in general trade at Jackson. G. C. Rogers sueceeds Rogers & Green in general trade at Burton. Jacob May succeeds to the estate of Moses May, general dealer at Frankfort. Ronig & McDonald succeed W. H. Ronig in the grocery business at Dundee. John Plantz succeeds John Plantz & Co. in the dry goods business at Calumet. Belcher Bros. sueceed Chas. R. Huffman attached the stock of general goods of Wm, G. Mason, at Whitehall. result of a series of litigations and compli- cations. stock of the insolvent New York Clothing House, at Kalamazoo, to J. C. Lopker, who will consolidate his stock with it. The price paid was $4,000. charge of the Burr Oak branch, The First National Bank of Whitehall has The action is the Receiver Nelson has sold the clothing Sturgis Journal: Wm. H. Fox, the well- known dry goods man, has opened a branch store at Burr Oak. J. C. Bracken, for some time past clerk in the store here, will have Thad. B. Preston and C. R. Dye have formed a copartnership at Ionia under the firm name of T. B. Preston & Co., sueceed- ing to the business of the late firm of T. H. Preston & Co. The house jobs oil, vinegar, cheese, tobaccos and cigars. Howard City Record: The grocery and hardware firm of Collins, Robbie & Co. has been dissolved. The hardware stock was disposed of to Denton & Lovely and the groceries will be removed to the store of John C. Collins and the business continued at that place. Anderson & Co., wholesale dealers in ag- ricultural implements, wagons, ete., with headquarters at Port Huron, and branches throughout Eastern Michigan, have been in- corporated. Hiram Anderson and J oseph L. Stephenson, of Port Huron, have become members of the firm. H. T. Lewis, the Hersey grocer, writes as follows: I saw by last week’s paper that the “lawyers and postmaster are wandering up and down the street” whichis a mistake, C. M. Beardsley has his office in the Hearth block, M. A. Lafler is in the Sehlegel block and the postmaster is located in HT. Lewis’ store. The stock of Taleen, Jachim & Co., the insolvent merchants of Ishpeming, has been sold to Alex. Myers and F. Braasted & Co., also dealers in general merchandise at that place, for 322,500. The book accounts were not disposed of and the assignee, J ohn W. Jachim, thinks that he can realize $7,000 or $8,000 from them alone. This will bring the assets up to $30,000, which is slightly over half of the liabilities. Mr. Taleen en- deavored to secure a settlement with Chica- go and Milwaukee creditors, but was not successful. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. The Ryan Manufacturing Co. started up at Mason last week with a partial force. D. A. Sperry succeeds Stevens & Sperry in the manufacture of toy wagons at Cold- water. Molitor & Thoan, shingle manufacturers near Howard City, have dissolved, Simon Thoan succeeding. Englemann & Kitzinger, lumber and salt manufacturers at Manistee, have merged their business into a stock company under the corporate name of the Manistee Salt & Lumber Co. Leach & Forrester, shingle mill operators two and one-half miles southeast of Pierson, will shortly put in a sawmill suitable for cutting pine and hardwood, with a capacity of 20,000 feet per day. Tiffany Bros., carriage manufacturers of Jonesville, have received and accepted a bonus of $30,000 from citizens of Newton, Kan., to move their business to that place. One of the parties has already gone there to superintend the erection of the buildings. STRAY FACTS. A. W. Rowley succeeds Rowley & De- Waters in the agricultural implement busi- ness at Kalamazoo. The Capital City Wagon Co., at Lansing, has been incorporated under the name of the Capital Wagon Co. The capital stock is $100,000, $30,000 of which is paid in. —~—>-2 <> Miscellaneous Dairy Notes. The Holly creamery will be ready to com- mence business March 1. Editor Potts, of the Saranae Local, is en- deavoring to wake up the people of that place to the advantages of-a creamery. The People’s Creamery Co., of Romeo, with a capital of $5,000, has contracted for a plant, with a capacity of 1,500 pounds per day, and will begin business May 1. The directors are S. O. Giddings, S. A. Reade, W. R. Imen, J. N. Pratt, W. H. Tinsman, R. B. Imen, C. M. Tachlesand E. 8. Snarer. For some time past, a project has been on the section. and commenced the erection of a building in the grocery business at Battle Creek. the confectionery business at Charlotte. wick, have dissolved, each continuing. L. Geismer, clothing merchant at Albion, has been closed under chattel mortgage. W. A. Wesley, boot and shoe dealer at Ovid, has been closed under chattel mort- gage. Simon Sprietsma succeeds L. Spreitsma & Son in the boot and shoe business at Hol- land. Creek. street drug store of Alexander Eckerman, at Muskegon. a stock of groceries. secure their co-operation. firm name. Robert J. Hovey succeeds Hovey Bros. in | Clock & Herrick, general dealers at Fen- Russell & Son sueceed Russell & Bartlett in the grocery and fruit business at Battle I. F. Hopkins has purchased the Third J. S. Caswell, formerly of Bedford, has rented the store at Prichardville, and put in The produce firm of W. M. Toles & Son,. of Eaton Rapids, has sold out to Barnes & Osborn, who willcontinue under the latter 30 by 50 feet, to be supplied with all improved appliances. The factory is of 300 ‘cow power. Messrs. Tappan & Shaffer are proprietors. a ee Purely Personal. Heman G. Barlow has moved into his new home at 279 Lyon street. Jas. Hayes, of the planing mill firm of Jas. Hayes & Sons, at Cadillac, is dead. Will Price and John Shirts have gone to Lincoln, Neb., where they will engage in the wholesale cigar business. Henry Idema, local manager of Brad- street’s Mercantile Agency, isin New York, interviewing the fountain head. Thos. §. Wilson succeeds Parker Mc- Auley as shipping clerk for Eaton & Chris- tenson and Geo. Hollaway succeeds John Shirts as custodian of the books. Will .Lamoreaux failed to sell enough beans to enable him to buy a ticket to New Orleans on Monday, inconsequence of which he was compelled to defer starting another week. The delay will enable him to take foot to build a cheese factory near Vassar to accommodate the large dairying interests of A company has been formed THE COMING CONVENTION. Every Indication of a Large Attendance— The Programme. Every day serves to add to the probability of a large and successful gathering of dairy- men at the second annual convention of the Michigan Dairymen’s Association, to be held at Kalamazoo next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The people of Kalamazoo have perfected arrangements for giving the delegates a cordial reception and the mem- bers of the Association will retaliate by giv- ing the Kalamazoo people a genuine treat in the way of papers, addresses and discussions of interest to all connected with dairying in any of its numerous branches. The following programme has been ar- ranged as well as it is possible to present one a week in advance of the meeting. Other features will be added as the Secre- tary is notified of the same: TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 16. The convention will be called to order at 2:30 p. m., when the following order of ex- ercises will be held: Address of Weleome—Col. Delos Phillips, Kalamazoo. Response—G. B. Horton, Fruitridge. Annual Address of the Presidont—Milan Wiggins, Bloomingdale. Appointment of Committees. EVENING. Music. Paper—‘‘Practical Cheese Making”—W. H. Howe, Flint, Reading of Correspondence. Address—‘‘The Holstein-Friesian Cow” —Martin L. Sweet, Grand Rapids. Music. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17. Paper—‘‘The Jersey Cow”—D. T. Dell, Vicksburg. Paper—‘‘Winter Dairying”—L. F. Cox, Kalamazoo. ' -aper—‘‘Farm Creameries’—S. J. Wil- son, Flint. AFTERNOON. Paper—‘‘My Experience in Dairying’— Warren Haven, Bloomingdale. -aper—“‘Care of Milk”—T. M. Kalamazoo. -aper—‘Good Milk a Necessity”’—Frank E. Pickett, Hilliards. EVENING. Robe, Music. Paper—‘‘Cheese Poisoning”—G. Bb. Wor- ton, Fruitridge. Paper—‘‘The Dairy Cow”’—Frank Rich- mond, Saranac. Paper—‘‘Cheddar Cheese” —W. H. Howe, Flint. Music. THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18. Discussion—‘‘The Best Feed for Cattle.” Paper—‘‘The Best Rennet and Salt”— Jas. Skinner, Davison Station. Report of Secretary and ‘Treasurer. AFTERNOON. Paper—‘‘Book-keeping on the Farm”— Prof. Parsons, Kalamazoo. Election of Officers. EVENING. Music. Address—‘“Tyrotoxican, Jause and Prevention—Prof. Vaughan, Ann Arbor. Musie. its” Nature, Vietor C. Kalamazoo Telegraph: Considerable in- terest centers in the coming annual conven- tion of the Michigan Dairymen’s © << Good Words Unsolicited. Harter & Co., grocers, Ionia: ‘Your paper is a good one.” c. C. Linsley, druggist, Burnip’s Corners: ‘‘Like the paper.” O. H. Young & Co., druggists, Constantine: “Tt is a fine paper.” John G. Owen, lumber, East Saginaw; “Iam pleased with the paper as a trade journal.” J. B. Perham, general dealer, Spring Lake: “THe TRADESMAN is the most valuable busi- ness paper that I know of.” H. T. Lewis, grocer, Hersey: “It is the best paper in Michigan for a merchant to take. Could not get along without it.” Smith Barnes, general manager of the Han- nah & Lay Mercantile Co., Traverse City, in ordering THE TRADESMAN sent to the head of each department writes: “As the peanut man says, ‘They will have it, can't do without it.’ Hence you see what value is set upon it.” —__— © Bulkley, Lemon & Hoops have placed an order with Fred D. Yale & Co. for about $400 worth of extracts. B LEIDERSDORF & CO, MILWAUKEE, WI1S., MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED in the Mardi Gras. t is estimated from reliable sources that dlers, Railroad and Hurrah Smok- ing; Commander and Hair Lift- er Chewing Tobaccos. Headquarters for above named brands at JOHN CAULFIELD, WHOLE SALE GROCER, « : Grand Re pids, Mich. Uncle Sam, Rob Roy, Miners and Pud- John Caulfield, Wholesale Grocer, Grand Rapids, Mich. ? * ® ® % @ i Drugs & Medicines STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY. One Year—Geo. M. MeDonald, Kalamazoo, Two Years—F. H. J. VanEmster, Bay City. Three Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Four Years—James Vernor, Detroit. Five Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. Ppresident—Ottmar Eberbach. Secretary—J aco J esson. Treasurer—Jas. Vernor. : Next place of meeting—At Grand Rapids, March 2, 1886. Fs cecean apemeiameenmateciecmmmcentice fete Vichigan State Pharmaceutical Association. OFFICERS. President—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor. First Vice-President—Frank J. W urzburg, Grand Rapids. : Second Vicw-Prosident—A. B. Stevens, Detroit, Third Vice-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit. Secretary—5. E. Parkell, Owosso. Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit. Executive Committee—Jacob Jesson, Geo. Gundrum, Frank Wells, F, W. R. Perry and John E. Peck. : Local Secretary—Will L. White, Grand Rapids. Next place of meeting—At Grand Rapids, Tuesday, October 12, 1886. eee aa Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1884. OFFICERS. President—Frank J . Wurzburg. Vice-President—Wm. L. White. Secretary—Frank - ta Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild. : Board of Censors— President, Vice-President and Secretary. : Board of Trustees—The President, Wm, H. Van Leeuwen, Isaac Watts, Wim. E. White, Wm. L. White. - Committee on Pharmacy—M. B. Kimm, H. E. Locher and Wm. E. White. Committee on Trade Matters—John E. Peck, H. B. Fairchild and Wm. H. Van Leeurven. ; Committee on Legislation—Jas. D. Lacey, Isaac Watts and A. C. Bauer. ae Regular Meetings—First Thursday evening In each month. . a : nnual Meetings—First Thursday evening in November, : Next Meeting—Thursday evening, March 4, at “The Tradesman’’ office. Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. Organized October, 1883. OFFICERS. President—Wm, Dupont. : First Vice-President—Frank Inglis. Second Vice President—J. W. Caldwell. Secretary and Treasurer—F. W. R. Perry. Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—A. B., Salt- zer. : Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June. Regular Meetings—First W ednesday in each month. ern Jackson County Pharmaceutical Asso- ' ciation. OFFICERS. President—R. F. Latimer. Vice-President—C. D. Colwell. Secretary—F. A. King. Treasurer—Chas. E. Humpbrey. : Board of Censors—Z. W. Waldron, C. and ©. H. Haskins. ; Annual Meeting— First Thu rsday in November. Regular Meetings—First Thursday of each month. nectarines Saginaw County Pharmaceutical So- ciety. TEMPORARY OFFICERS. Chairman—Henry Melchers. Secretary—D. E. Prall. ’ E. Foot Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. OFFICERS. President—I. F. Hopkins. Viee-President—John Meyers. | Seeretary and Treasurer—O. A. Lloyd. ce Regular Meetings—Second and fourth Friday of each month. : . Next Meeting—Friday evening, Feb. 12. FORMULAS Of Remedies and Preparations Handled by Druggists. TRIX. Powd. ext. licorice........-+2-+--+eees 3 ounces Oll Of ClOVES.........022220cccrcereeee 90 drops 4% 6GINNAMON.....-.50--2000052 0008 15 drops Mix with water to form a mass; roll thin, and eut in small pieces to dry. BROWN’S BRONCHIAL TROCHES. Powd. ext. licorice..........-. ese serene 16 ozs, 6 UIIAL,, oo von ov or ow nn nee s sens seccer> 24 * 1% PBB. oc cece, on ca sese beet ecees . + pum arabiC...........- ee ee eeeeee 4% Miwt GOMIUIN.. i. .o0c os ec sete se cane eee 1 oz. Use sufficient water and make troches of proper size. CROUP SYRUP. Decoct. senega......-.--266 ce vee eee 4 fi. ozs. Syrup ipecac........-.-+eeee ee eee eee 1 fl. oz. We BOUTIG. ono os pe concn seco ees 2 Yeti. ** Tartar Cmetic.........-.-0eereeeeeeee 1 grain. Make mixture. Dose one teaspoonful. PERRY DAVIS’ PAIN KILLER. Take 20 pounds powdered guaiac, 2 pounds camphor, 6 pounds powdered Cay- enne pepper, 1 pound caustic liquor of am- monia, one-half pound powered opium. Digest in 32 gallons alcohol for two weeks and filter. IMITATION BAY RUM. Proof spirit, deOd..........-.-.-2 eee ee ee ee 1 gal. Finest bay Oil............eseccecveseeeseres 23 I IO og cick wd ny cn ens oe bone sso eee z Crushed cardamOn,............++-eeeeeeeees 2% Bntins CEE... nc on skicde ctee sree se cnes cesses yi, OO) POTD. occ saben sso naosaree ceseeeese M47 Stand in a warm place two weeks, stir in 14 ounce magnesia, and filter. GROVE’S CHLORODYNE. CPTOUIT .... «obo o ces cs cnen sees 4 drachms. ea ss ig oc oo noon tenes ss 14 " Oil popperstos NB veecer scenes oe 8 drops. Resin Indian hemp.........--...-+- 16 grains. Cupsicum ......... .-eeceeeeeereees 2 ” Macerate two or three days, and filter. Then dissolve 16 grains muriate of morphine in 1 ounce syrup, and 4g drachm each of hydrochloric acid and water on water bath, cool, add 96 drops hydrocyanic acid (Scheel’s) and inix the solutions. QUININE HAIR TONIC, GIyCELiING 2... . eee eee nese cree eee cees 4 ounces, DAMN, oc bck os n eae eo ects Cah nant =F 3 ” OR RE ie egg ea we es Tincture of cantharides............ 2 drachms. Sulphate of quinine.........-..-.-- 25 grains. Oil Of TOSOS.... 22.2... ceercnnesceccace 2 drops. RAE og, co ccs 5¥eeesstasnseebors S Tincture of cudbear............-+.. sufficient. Sulphuric acid sufficient to dissolve the qui- nine. EXTRACT OF LILAC, Extract of tuberose.........+- seers 1 pint. ~ OO ROO ig dition ar pd been sees sees ye‘ we “ orange TOPOR, oo oss seo ee ues 1 ™ Tincture Of OFTi8.)...4..----+- seer eee % vee 8 CAV OOs Ui iis esos wove censeses _ Rose water, triple.......-..--seeeer cree oe. ELIXIR CASCARA SAGRADA. Fl. ex. cascara sagrada...........-+.- 3 ij. ” MIVCYFTDIZA 2... 00 cece cercse eres ij Fine cardamom Comp...........-.++5+ % iv. BY. tOlU........0-cc cece ecescserececers $ ij. Tinct. VANIIG......-aseceeseeeeee sees. BttS. XX, SAE OUEWAD ions ohn cos mee vans eoeeaes gns. 1xx. Bicarb. potasse, 4 8. to neutralize. Blix. aurant (U. 8. P.)..,....--.-.+-++- Mix both fluid extracts with tincture, card. co. and syr. tolu,@issolve citrie acid, and neutralize with bicarb. potasse; add tr. van- ile and enough elixir auant to make the whole measure one pint. FLORIDA WATER. Oil of lavender..........-----+0e-+ 4 fl oz, * bergamot .........---+--2ee 4 fl oz. We MGROIS on os is cde einen bao nee 2 fl drachms. *© OTANGE ........0cr er eeec sree 4 fl - ee, ee ee 1fl * Pure MUSK... cose cane ass ne ccens = 4 grains. Cologne spirit, 967 ......----+++--+ 1 gallon. Tincture of tonka, sufficient to color. Macerate 15 days and filter through paper. QUILLAYA TOOTH WASH. Star ANise...........0.. cece cece eee eee 1 ounce. Quillaya bark..........--+-+s++seerees 3 ounces. CUBR oo, kisi dsb 5 oe enn sees 2 drachms CHAMAMON. . 2... con sece cece cee see ceases 2 drachms Oilof peppermint............-++--+++ 12 minims Oa a she oe ee oe 1 drachm Diluted alcohol.............-.+------ 28 ounces. Exhaust the drugs, coarsely powdered, by maceration or displacement; add the essen- tial oil and filter. The preparation gives a foam like sozodont. —_——__—>- Pure Sugar for Pharmacists. From the Druggists’ Circular. A correspondent states that he has long endeavored to obtaina sugar free from ultra- marine, but with no success. Asa last re- sort he wrote to a firm of sugar refiners, and sends us their reply. We take pleasure in quoting the following extracts: ‘‘We only use ultramarine in small quantities because compelled to do so by the excessive. use of it by refiners elsewhere. We shall act upon your suggestion and consider the advisabil- ity of making a ‘“Druggists’ Extra Quality Patent Double Dried Granulated,” absolute- ly pure, free from ultramarine. While ul- tramarine is not in any way deleterious, we agree with you that sugar entirely free from it would, no doubt, be popular with manufacturing druggists.” If the druggists really desire a sugar of this character, it would seem that there would be no difficulty in obtaining it. Wherever there may be a demand, the sup- ply naturally follows. “Too Green to Burn.” From the Chicago News. A number of traveling men were sitting about the Palmer house rotunda the other night swapping chestnuts when a loeal light presented the following: A Chieago drum- mer sold his last bill of goods, died and went to the infernal regions. There he was shown about the place by Lucifer him- self. He was shown the pits of molten lead for New York drummers, and the sulphur caves designed for the torture of Minneap- olis drummers, and the lakes of fire await- ing his own clan. Then he was taken to a room of great heat, where a number of drummers were suspended by the neck. “This,” said Lucifer, ‘‘is the drying room.” “The drying room?” asked the drummer. “Yes,” responded the other, “these are St. Louis. drummers. They are too green to purn at first, so we hang them up to dry.” Introducing Foreign Medicinal Plants. Dr. Isaac Watts has received a letter from J. W. Coleord, Secretary of the National Retail Druggists’ Association, asking him to being up before the Grand Rapids Pharma- ceutical Society the subject of a $25,000 government appropriation for the purpose of introducing and cultivating foreign medicinal plants within our borders, as rec- omended by the American Pharmaceutical Association. The project has the approval of the Commissioner of Agriculture, who recommended the measure in his report to Congress, in December, and has since ad- vised the House Committee on Agriculture to report favorable on the Dill. Drug- gists who are disposed to look upon the measure with favor would do well to secure the co-operation of their representatives in Congress. ————_-_- <> Computation of Interest. To find the interest on any sum, multiply the principal by the number of days, and proceed as follows: For four per cent., divide by 90; * five ed _ 72: oe six “ “ee 60: ae eight ae ee 45; * nine 6 _ 40; “ ten fe Ky 36. If the principal is expressed in dollars and cents, point off four figures, and the result will be the interest in dollars and cents. —_———_—_—__-< -<———_————— The Drug Market. Business and collections are good, both averaging over 25 per cent. better than for the corresponding period a yearago. Oilof lemon and peppermint have sustained a sharp advance and still high prices are looked for. Quinine and opium are dull and featureless. Other articles in the drug line are without change. Anxious to Hear it All. From the New York Times. ‘““What’s goin’ on to-night?” asked a coun- tryman at the box office. ‘“Pantomine,” replied the ticket seller. “All right. stage as you kin, as I’m a leetle deaf.” ee el The Chicago drug house that sued Far- rand, Williams & Co. for payment of cer- tain patent medicines and was defeated has applied for a new trial on the ground that the court erred in allowing Alanson Sheley to appear as attorney in the case, as he was not an attorney at law and was a member of the jury commissiou. One of the English railroad companies has supplied all its employees with red neck handkerchiefs, the wearing of which is compulsory. The object is the providing of red flags, which can be employed in the event of any sudden accident or the derange- ment of the regular signals. Glass and paper have a great future. Tun- ning forks and grindstones, rails and sleep- ers, are now made from the former; houses, furniture and clothing, car wheels and boats, are among the applications of the lat- ter. Give me a seat as near the) An Item for Poplar Shippers. From the Ohio Lumber Journal, There seems to be an important point up- on which shippers of poplar to the Eastern markets are wofully ignorant, which if cor- rected would save a great many of the misunderstandings which are constantly oc- curring. It is the common rule of inspection in all Eastern markets to grade poplar that is sap- stained as culls. The natural query is, what causes poplar to stain? This inquiry ean be partially answered by citing a trans- action that has recently occurred. In Octo- ber a mill man in Kentucky sawed a certain quantity of poplar of various thicknesses. Early in December he decided to send a few carloads of boards to an Eastern market to be sold by a commission dealer. The lum- ber was carefully graded atthe mill as firsts and seconds, and the seller was duly in- formed of the character of the stock. On its arrival in the East, three weeks later, it was found to inspect nearly one-half culls, and the cause was principally stained sap. When the lumber was loaded it was but partially dry, and as long as it remained on sticks and nature was accomplishing its work of drying, the sap retained its original eolor, but when packed solid in a close car for three weeks, during which time it was transported from a high and mountainous country to the seaboard and at its destination was subjected to the damp, muggy, salt at- mosphere of the coast, the entire character of the lumber was changed, and its value most seriously depreciated. The mill man, who was confident that the lumber when loaded was bright and clear, eould not un- derstand the real cause of the change in quality, and consequently ascribed it to the thieving propensities of an Eastern inspec- tor. The sap in poplar stains easily, and it is decidedly risky business to ship such lun- ber to the seacoast unless it is thoroughly dry. —_—_—>o—_—_ A doctor opened a drug store, but for a long time had no customers; at last one cus- tomer came. When supplying his wants, the vender observed that the drug was full of weevils. ‘‘What is this?” said the buyer. “Kiang tsan” (medicinal larvee), replied the doctor. ‘‘But,” said the man, “Kiang tsan are always dead.” ‘‘Yes,” said the doctor, ‘‘but you see they could not remain dead after eating my medicine.” A Montreal man lately sued a druggist for damages from having been deprived of work for several weeks in consequence of taking a poison sold him by mistake. The error was caused by the wholesaler, who had la- belled the package wrongly before selling it to the druggist. The Court held, however, that the druggist should have verified the contents of the package, and gave judg- ment for $200 and cost. Order a sample package of Bethesda Min eral Spring Water from Hazeltine, Perkins & Co. See quotations in another column. Some one has estimated the death rate from chloroform at one in 1,600. RETAIL DRUGGISTS OF THE UNITED STATES. GENTLEMEN—The constant call for a good and low-priced COUGH and CROUP remedy has induced us to introduce our Lung Balsam in three-size bottles: Price, 25 Cents, 50 Cents and $1 per bottle. The 25- cent bottles are put up for the accommoda- tion of all who desire simply a COUGH or CROUP remedy. Those desiring a remedy for Consumption or any Lung Disease should secure the large $1 bottles. May we ask you who are not familiar with the merits of Allen’s Lung Balsam to order from your wholesale druggist a sample lot of any of the sizes, and you will find it to give satisfaction, and that those once using it will eall for it again. It is for sale by all wholesale druggists at popular prices: $1.75 per dozen, small size; $3.50 per dozen, medium size; and $7 per dozen, large size. We hope you will consider your stock in- complete without ALLENS LUNG BAL- SUM on your shelves. J. N. HARRIS & CO., Ltd., Props., CINCINNATI, OHIO. SUPPLIED BY TRADE Hazelting & Perkins Drag Co. MICHIGAN DRUG EXCHANGE, Mills & Goodman, Props. GRAND RAPIDS, 7 MICH. RAR en ae NINE STOCK of about $5,000 in south eastern part of the State. Must be sold by March 1. Will exchange for farm lands near some growing iake town or will sell at great discount for cash. | Wee stock of $1,000 to $2,000, near to or in Grand Rapids. eet stock in growing town on 6. 4, H.& _M. K. R. cheap for cash only. Doing good business. (5° 9? LOCATION on Grand Trunk R. R. Stock of about $1,500 can be bought at liberal discount for cash. ae of about $4,000 in northern town on G. RK. & I. R. R., doing a large business can be bought oneasyterms. A NICE choice stock of about $1,600T., A. A. & N. M. R. R. must be sold at once on easy terms. (5 °o?. location on the Lake Shore in lumber- ing town. Stock about $1,500. ARGAIN—Fine drugstore in north-western : Michigan, on railroad, in growing town. Building for sale or rent on easy terms. Fine chance for physician. Stock about $2,000; buildings, $3,000. Part on time. peor sl drug store in western Michigan on Lake Shore R. R. Stock about $3,600, $1,000 cash, balance on easy time if secured. Good paying store. Good reason for selling. INE STOCK in western Michigan on C. & W.M. Railway. Stock worth about $1,500. Good location. ye several competent registered a ANNOUNCEMENT. Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 28, 1886. We beg leave to announce that the business heretofore conducted by Hazeltine, Per- kins & Co. has been transfer- red to the HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG COMPANY. a duly incorporated Company under the laws of this State. All indebtedness of Hazel- tine, Perkins & Co. is assum- ed and will be paid by the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.; and all debts due Hazel- tine, Perkins & Co. must be paid to the Hazeltine & Per- kins Drug Co. All members of the old firm are members of the new com- pany, and the management will remain unchanged. With increased capital and improved facilities we confi- dently hope for a continuance of past friendly relations. Very Truly Yours, HAZELTING & PERKINS DRUG COMPANY. rmacists on our list and can supply druggists uiring assistants with well rec- omended assistants on very short notice. WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. Advanced—Oil lemon; oil bergamot; oil peppermint. eclined—Carbonate ammonia; balsam tolu; cubebs; oii cassia; oil cubebs; opium. . ACIDS. OO, NG, Bites sss accceneess 1445 9 @ 10 Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040)...... 30 @ 35 Carbolic........ ea ceuweide uid wess 34 @ 36 OI asec cs hase connec ese acess 6 @ 70 Murlatic-18 deg............-++++++- 3@ 5 IUIETIG OR GOO ooo bons os coe anes s ss . nu @ we RI os eas c add ccc neces cuadease 10 @ i2 Sulphuric 66 deg...............60+. 8@ 4 Tartaric powdered.............--- 52 @ 55 Benzoic, English............. B 0z 18 Benzore, German................-. 12 @ 15 NN oo ciao rea ce adceaceues 2@ 1b AMMONIA, CerhOnate, . coc. ccks noes een: Bh 4 @ 16 Muriate (Powd. 22¢)............4-4- 14 Aqua l6 deg or 3f... 1.6... ee eee es 3@ 5 Aqua 18 deg or 4f...............--+- 4@ 6 BALSAMS. COMGIBE 6. inns occ se ne ne nace estes: 40@45 icici vc aan gia cee haus 40 a oped os een addenees 1 %5 cia dees seuaesaens 45 BARKS. Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20¢)........ * il Cinchona, yellow............---+: 18 PEW, GOLOOE. 650. de oes de cecsecensee 13 Elm, ground, pure........-...++++: 14 Elm, powdered, pure...........--- 15 Sassafras, Of root...........26.eees 10 Wild Cherry, select.............++: 2 3ayberry powdered............++- 20 Hemlock powdered....... cabeaal 18 OO ic cia cecvcccecdnsnansens 30 Soap ground. . ........ccceeeeeees 12 BERRIES, Cubeb prime (Powd %5c).........- @ 9 TANIOOE oo anc das dan ecarccmces ness , €©@ Ff Pe Bs oo ck cc eck dns eneanine 50 @ 60 EXTRACTS. Licorice (10 and 25 b boxes, 25c)... 2% Licorice, — MS kaka 37% Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 th doxes). 9 Logwood, Is (25 Ib boxes).......--. 2 Lgowood, 48 Oa eeacancs 13 Logwood, 48 OO aa 15 Logwood, ass’d do .......... 14 Fluid Extracts—25 8 cent. off list. FLOWERS. BP oa va wit ws ci cnn ncn ds eesncs 12 @ 1 Chamomile, Roman.......-..-++++ 25 Chamomile, German...........+++ 25 GUMs. Aloes, Barbadoes.........--+-+++++ 60@ 75 Aloes, Cape (Powd 20€)......-++-++ 12 Aloes, Socotrine (Powd 60¢)....-..- 50 PIII oo ccna cada cnesacaces« 28@ 30 Arabic, powdered select.........+ 90 Arabic, Ist picked...........++-+++ 90 Arabice,2d picked...........+--++++ 80 Arabic, 3d picked.........-..eee+s 55 Arabic, sifted sorts...........-.+++ 55 Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35c)... 25 PROMOTED goo iw cnc ns cccscnsretessss: 55@60 Camphor .. ......cccecseecescneneees 25 27 Catechu. 1s (% 14e, 48 16e) ...... : 13 Euphorbium powdered..........-- 35@ 40 Galbanum strained............+--- 80 Gamboge...... 2.2 eeceeceseceeeeees 80@ 90 Guaiaec, prime (Powd 45¢)......... 35 Kino | Powdered, 30C].........++++- 20 can ic naceatntanasess 1 26 Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... 40 Opium, pure (Powd $5 00)........-- 3 40 Shellac, Campbell’s..........-++-++ 30 Shellac, English.............-.++++ 26 Shellac, native............-.-eee ees 24 Shellac bleached... .........-..e+0+- 30 TrAGACANEN ...... 2... ccccseceeencas 30 @1 00 HERBS—IN OUNCE PACKAGES. PROB OUIE 66 cao n cece cc cece eens tesencenseases 25 MN gc, duce cs sccacsodnecacuceaneeneeds 25 Peppermint... .... 2... ce eeee cece ee eee eeeres 25 Ne Chana can ba teetencaeceseceanaanaeess 40 Spearmint ...... 2... . eee e cece eee cree essences 24 Sweet Majoram..........-. cece ee ee eee eeeeee 35 MPAMZY 2. 0-2 cece cece ccc ccccecccnceseseseseece 25 MPAYVIMNG .. .....- sc ne cece scen crc eccenes saa Wormwood ........---02e28 cette acadenans 25 IRON. Citrate and Quinine...........-.-- 4 00 Solution mur., for tinctures...... 20 Sulphate, pure crystal.........-.- 7 CRE fe occ nas ch eenncdad a ouesas Phosphate .........-eceeesccencees 65 LEAVES. Buchu, short (Powd 25¢)........+++ 138 @ 14 Sage, Italian, bulk (48 & 4s, 12¢)... 6 Senna, Alex, natural............+- 18 @ 2 Senna, Alex. sifted and garbled.. 80 Senna, powdered...........-.+++++ 22 Senna tinmivelli........... ccecsece 16 Mr is se ds cc ac ce neces des 10 PIGGGONTA, « «co c4 secs cece en ccceess 3D OS RIOWG soos i coos cc en snes cedaces 30 PRGRAO oo coc ooo 4 oa os oe scence ances 385 WR OE cosa cnt w ketenes seses 2 35 LIQUORS. W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky.2 00 @2 50 Druggists’ Favorite Rye.......--- 175 @2 00 Whisky, other brands..........-.- 110 @l 50 Gin, Old TOM... .- 60.5 cccccceeeesss 135 @1 75 Gin, Holland....... decuade sence 200 @3 50 GEPRTIG oo os canoe nn ne sete ce nesee 175 @6 50 Catawba Wines...........ceceee oe 125 @2 00 Port WineS. ......-.-..e sree ee eeeees 135 @2 50 MAGNESIA. Carbonate, Pattison’s, 2 0Z.......- 22 Carbonate, Jenning’s, 20Z......... 37 Yitrate, H., P. & Co.’s solution.... 2 25 Caleined..... ce uuchcasseeaeeasecs 65 OILS. Almond, SWECE.. 22.22.0222 e cece cece 45 @ 50 Amber, rectifled..........-..--+0- 45 ee ee ae 2 00 Bay @ OZ... 2.2... cece cece cece erence 50 Bergamont........-..- eee cece cree 2 &0 COI oo. ccc de cccunentaceeceaenans 17%%@ 19 NN oa ca wascececdascquwseahee 2 00 CAJOPuUt ...... cc cccescceeccccccecees 5 ih ccc ch es an sear anes 90 Cedar, commercial (Pure 75¢)..... 35 CBRE |g oo ca wasn co ncaknccesdees 75 CHAO occas o cn ae acd eecantes 1 25 ind Liver NF... . scee TRY OUR PRINCESS BAKING POWDER, "334409 339 AINOH Dealers in Tobaccos, Cigars, Hic., 59 JEFFERSON AVENUE, DETROIT, MICH. | KNIFE TOBACCO.' a «aft : ” . 7 3 pound,of DRY GQ O)|) S. . © | . m ms . Pa TOBACCO ° [pot 08 8 Contig} Ce 8 (7 Staple and Fancy ‘fe me gnd- gs a pen-KNIFE : u € c >! F yet x ; Ci / oo ra Sy CARPETS eS ARR a) J LE \ \ ; NVNS H Ss x» em are li : WS \ is hs sf : 3 y MATTINGS, = \\ Qe 7 f GX @ _ | \ h { fp ) } \\ Woe A \ i , J[ = -\--/f } 2 A : ’ ll ! . 4} 5 Hi | \ Li «\ A —- ae \ 1/1) WX Sy eine \ TE: A \y ——— : OIL, CLOTHS K 4 fa em OS) SR Sd Say pee) . { nae, Sl . ~. “Sia vs wt) ® SATIN E «Chie age _— ——..Aa ETO... TO. sage Tobacco is packed in 80 pound butts, lumps 2x12, Rough and Ready Clubs, 16 oz,, full weight. A case of 30 knives packed on the top of each butt. The butt of Tobacco 6 and 8 Monroe Street, with case of Pocket Knives is branded “ Pen Knives;” the one with Jacks, “Jack Knife.” « The consumer gets a 16 oz. Plug of the Finest Tobacco that can be produced by ® purchasing a GOOD KNIFE at 65 cents, well worth the money. Grand Rapids, “= Michigan. Big thing for the Consumer, equally so for the Retailer. Send us your order. W. J. GOULD & CO. Detroit, Wich. sng QUITATIONS = IN a Vege PRIGE-UURNENT. eee > FJ. DETTENTHALER, Jobber of Oysters, EVERY DEALER RINDGEH, BERTSCH & CoO, Should write for sample sheets and description of the MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN @ Complete Business Rest, BOOTS AND SHOES. | An improved CASH AND SALES BOOK, AGENTS FOR THE which contains columns with printed headings, arranged to record the results of each day’s BOSTO N Ri TBBER SHOE CO business, providing also for weekly, monthly > | and yearly totals. This book will show at all times exactly how the business 6 running. We have a splendid line of goods for Fall Trade and guarantee our prices on Rub- InN Over 35,000 Copies now in Use. The Well-Known J.S.Farren & Co. ARE THE BEST IN MARKET. PUTNAM & BROOKS WHOLESALE AGENTS. _ bers. The demand for our own make of Women’s, Misses and Childs’ shoes is increas- » For all particulars, address : : : : ing. Send in your orders and they will be promptly attended to. | H. W. PAMPHILON, Publisher, 30 Bond Street, New York. 14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. . An Enterprising Firm. | PORTABLE AND STATIONARY . ‘ The Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. can al- D 5 a 5 | ways be relied upon not only to carry in stock Hi ; N C+ - “INT "B3 Sy i i 5 A the best of drugs, but have secured the agency for Dr. Pete’s 35-cent Cough Cure, which they From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills, warrant. It will cure all Throat, Lung and poo ym =o ner Machinery, Shaft- e : . ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Con “ts made fi eas Chest diseases, and has the reputation of being Ganwiele See ee. Contracts mage fue . A 5 the best Cough cure ever discovered for Con- 1 a L 5 sumption. EE EET EN FET ND AE RE |\P CREE & SMITE D.W.Archer’s Early Golden Drop Gorn/¢¥#4T WaTCH eae ee Sper DETROIT, MICH, —AND— | EVERY CAN BEARING SIGNATURE OF JEWELER) JIE, (33 The Ar cher Packin Go CANAL STREET {¥"Michigan Agents Woonsocket Rubber SSAGREseEn i coh . . Company. wy. OG, Denison, apacity ooo PAIRS 0 Every Pair Warranted, Daily 2 i wyoliae and Factory ts; 15 and 7 3,90 and South Division Street,” OEXILL.ICOTESE,, Itt. GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN. | invited to call on us when in town. | GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN. % — Wiekigan Dairymen's Assocation, | Organized at Grand Rapids, February 298 1885. President—Milan Wiggins, Bloomingdale. Vice-Presidents—W. H. Howe, Capac; F. C. Stone, Saginaw City; A. P. Foltz, Davison Station; F. A. Rockafellow, Carson City; Warren Haven, Bloomingdale; Chas. E. Bel- knap, Grand Rapids; L. F. Cox, Portage; John Borst, Vriesiand; R. C. Nash, Hilliards; a Saag Adams, Ashland; Jos. Post, Clarks- ville. Secretary and Treasurer—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. Next Meeting—At Kalamazoo, February 16, 17 and 18. Membership Fee—$1 per year. Official Organ—THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. The Milkmaid. Across the grass, I see her pass: She comes with tripping pace— A maid 1 know—and March winds blow Her hair across her face— With a bey, Dolly! ho, Dolly! Dolly shall be mine, Before the spray is white with May, Or blooms the elegantine. The March winds blow. I watch her go; Her eye is brown and clear; Her cheek is brown, and soft as down, (To those who see it near !)— With a hey, Dolly! ho, Dolly! Dolly shall be mine, Before the spray is white with May, Or blooms the elegantine. ———_—__—__——>-—_——_ The Romance of a Coal Stove. From the Detroit Free Press. One day last fall, after talking until his throat was sore, a Detroit stove dealer suc- ceeded in selling a widow a coal stove, but it was with the proviso that if everything didn’t work satisfactorily he was to make it. Two days after delivering the stove he got his first call. A boy entered the store and said: ‘Mrs. ————- wants you to come up and fix that stove. The house is full of smoke.” A man was sent up, and he found the trouble to be with the chimneys. Only three or four days had passed when the boy came in again and said: “That stove is puffing and blowing and searing the widow to death. She wants the same man to come up again.” He was sent, and if was discovered that she didn’t know how to arrange the dampers and drafts. Everything seemed to run well for a week, and then the boy walked in to announce: ‘“She sent me down to have you send that man up again. The house is full of coal gas.” The man went up and applied the remedy, but inside of three days the stove got to puffing; two days after that the fire wouldn’t draw; then it drew too much; then gas escaped again. At length the dealer went to the house and said: “Madam, you gave me $30 for the stove; how much will you take for it?” “T wouldn’t sell it.” “But I can’t be sending my man up here every two or three days all winter.” “You won't have to. I have concluded to marry him in order to have some one here in case of accident.” And three days ago they were quietly and happily married. —_————_<-2- Vegetable Substitutes for Rennet. A paragraph is going the rounds of the press to the effect that “the use of rennet is doomed.” The impending crisis is ‘‘all along of” a plant called Withania coagu- lans, from Northern India, the seeds of which contain a substance similar to the pepsin of the calves’ stomach. We are fur- ther assured that extensive experiments are now being made with the plant in England. It is no new thing to find vegetable juices which will act upon milk almost exactly as rennet acts. For centuries the inhabitants of Lapland have made a kind of cheese from the milk of their reindeers by using the leaves of Butterwort (Pinguicuta vulgaris) in the same manner as rennet is used in less hyperborean regions. The Sundews and several other plants secrete a juice having similar properties. It is seareely probable, however, that any vegetable substance will be found to possess practical value as a substitute for calves’ rennet in cheese mak- ing. >_> -—_——— Human Nature. “Didn't you sell any peanuts?” inquired the experienced train boy of the new re- eruit. “No,” was the reply. “Go through the car an’ give each pas- senger a peaaut.” The new recruit did so. “Now, try °em agin,” said the train boy of experience. Presently the new recruit came after more peanuts. “You want to keep your eyes open in this business, young feller,” admonished the ex- pert, refilling the basket. ‘‘Anybody’ll eat a peanut what don’t cost him nothin’, av’ when he once gits the flavor he’s gone. You’ve got to study human nature.” ee ea Winter dairying is more convenient than summer dairying for several reasons. The cows ere at rest during the cold weather, and all the annoyances from flies and heat are evaded. The farm work is not inter- ferred with, and the labor is not so irksome as if milking and churning had to be done. The care of the milk is less costly, because it is cheaper to keep a dairy warm in the winter than to cool one by the use of ice in the summer: there is also less trouble with the milk and butter in various ways. The butter brings a better price and keeps better in the winter than in the summer. Lastly, it costs no more to feed in the winter than in the summer, and the cows are more easi- ly kept comfortable. Objection is made to brewers’ grains by some dairymen, because the food operates on cows very much as eer does on human beings—stimulating them to an unnatural activity fora time, but at the expense of permanently weakening the animal. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Hsses, Cheese, Eitc. 8 and 10 Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO FILLING ORDERS. AMOS S. MUSSELMAN & GO. Cocassors to Fox, Musselman & Loveridge, | W holesale Grocers. AGENTS FOR Enight of Labor Plug. The best and most attractive goods on the market. Senp FoR SAMPLE Burr. SEE QUOTATIONS IN Pricr-Listv. FULLER & STOWE COMPANY, Designers Engravers and Printers Engravings and Electrotypes of Buildings, Machinery, Patented Articles, Portraits, Autographs, Etc., on Short Notice. Cards, Letter, Note and Bill Heads and other Office Stationery a Leading Feature. Address as above 49 Lyon Street, Up-Stairs, Grand Rapids, Mich, ENNINGS Flavoring Extracts! MANUFACTURED BY JENNINGS & SMITH, Props. Arctic Manufacturing Co., CRAND RAPIDS, . MICH. WALLPAPER & WINDOW SHADES Lat Manufacturers’ Prices. SAMPLES TO THE TRADE ONLY. HOUSE & STORE SHADES MADE TO ORDER 68 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS. | Nelson Bros. & Co. CLARK, JEWELL | & CO, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. SOLE AGENTS FOR ELASTIC STARCH! | It requires no cooking. Makes collars and cufis| stiff and nice as when new. One pound of this, starch will go as far as a pound and a half of any | other starch in the market, and all we ask is an order for a trial box.of | | | | | Elastic Starch. — | } | | | | { | | | We have in stock a fine line of Foreign and Do-| mestic Dried Fruits, Raisins, Prunes, Currants, | Peaches, Apples, Plums, Cherries, Apricots, Figs, Dates, Etc. We are sole agents for “COMMON | SENSE” Cigar, the best five cent cigar in Michigan, | I. M.C., the best ten cent cigar in Michigan. | ‘THE MEIGS FINE CUT, DARK, Plug flavor | ile en wnat des Fabricant de Suere, gives an interesting account of a new pro- cess for filtering beet sugar through sand i instead of animal charcoal. By the new system considerable expense is saved, and ' ' . | a brilliant yellow sugar superior to Demarara Offered in this Market are as follows: | crystals is produced. It is impossible to : | make white sugar by this process only, and Co. | if chareoal is done without, carbonatation— that is, the separation of carbonic acid from RED FOX . — . ne wa i. A8 carbonate of lime, and the use both of the lime and the resultant gas in the saccharine BIG DRIVE - - - - - “ - 80 | liquid—is substituted for it. PATROL Cee Oe ee === = JACK RABBIT - - - - - - 88 SILVER COIN - - - - - - A6 | Saio - «= 5 A6| j BLACK PRINCE, DARK - - - - 85 BIG STUMP - - a . 338 MERCHANT oo — — eit 100 eee of si one eam : a T All OR, FE LIN 2 gt gl ° | LEDYARD BLOCK, | | —_——_—___-_---— cone ete sereiesepnentennatest LOT Ottaw ea St. 64 | Suitings for Manufacturers STUNNER, DARK 7 ic 38 Suitings for Jobbers, RED BIRD, BRIGHT - - “ - - 00 Suitings for Retailers, OPERA QUEEN, BRIGHT “ - - ‘a 40 Suitings for Traveling Men, FRUIT . i 2 ie mn . . B82 Suitings for Clerks, O SO SWEET - - “ . e ; 30 gi es : ORIN Oo: Overcoats for Lverybody. Mi eS FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WOOL- ” |ENS AND WORSTEDS, THE BEST ARTHUR'S CHOICE, LONG CUT, BRIGHT .22 Ete senenmes. a Soe RED FOX, LONG CUT, FOIL . - - - .26| suUPERIOR WoRK AND THE PROP- GIPSEY QUEEN, GRANULATED - - $99 | STYLE FOU TIE WEARER, OLD COMFORT, IN CLOTH . «= 27 peer you To LEAVE YOUR ONDER SEAT, OF GRAND RAPIDS, IN CLOTH 4. | = : DIME SMOKER, IN CLOTH - - - - 24 | TIME TABLES. 2c less in 100 pound lots. ey P | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. m oo : : u KALAMAZOO DIVISION.) These brands are sold only by | cae ead | EXPL@SS......-.-eeeeree eee: 7:15pm 7:30 @ mu : e | Mail.......--sesseeeee se eeess 9:50am 4:00pm 8 fo All trains daily except Sunday. x ' The train leaving at 4 p.m.connects at e | White Pigeon with Atlantie Express on Main | Line, which has Palace Drawing Room Sleep- ing Coaches from Chicago to New York and | q Boston without change. : | The train leaving at 7:30 a. m. connects at 5 White Pigeon (giving one hour for dinner) with Nie = York Express on Main Line. + 1 7 i Through tickets and berths in sleeping W ho warrant the same to pe unequalled. W e guar- | coaches can be secured at Union Ticket office, 67 Monre street and depot. 1 antee every pound to be perfect and all right in| W. MeKeNNey, Gen'l Agent. every particular. We cordially invite you, when in| Chicago & West Michigan. the city, to visit our place of business, 77, 79 cicero, scm gape 81 South Division Street. It may save you money. tight pred apm 04 m «Daily. +Daily except Sunday. Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains. Through parlor car in charge of careful! at- tendants without @xtra charge to Chicago on | 1:00 p. m., and through coach on9:15a. m. and |} 10:40 p. m. trains. NEWAYGO DIVISION. Leaves. Arrives. EXPY@SS..... ce ccescceeeeees 420 pm 7:50pm EEXPP@SS .. 2.06 eee eee en teees 8:00am 10:50am All trains arrive and depart from Union De- pot. The Northernterminus of this Division is at Baldwin, where close connection is made with F. & P.M. trains to and from Ludington and Manistee. J. H. CARPENTER, Gen’l Pass. Agent. | J. B. MULLIKEN, General Manager. “PUTNAM & BROOKS Wholesale Manufacturers of Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette. Trains connect with G. R. & I. trains for St. Ignace, Marquette and Lake Superior Points, leaving Grand Rapids at 4:00 p. m., arriving at Marquette at 2:05 p.m, andj5 50 p.m. teturning ‘leave Marquette at 7:00 a m. and 1:40 p. m., arriving at Grand Rapids at 10:30 a.m. Con- nection made at Marquette withthe Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad for the Lron, Gold and Silver and Copper Districts. EK. W. ALLEN, Gen’] Pass. & Tkt. Agt., Marquette, Mich. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING BAST. ORANGES, LEMONS, Arrives. Leaves. BANANAS FIGS DATES +Steamboat Express. ..... 6:25 4m 3 ’ ’ Through Mail........----- 10:40am 10:50am +Evening Express......... 340 pm 3:50 pm *Limited Express.........- 8:30pm 10:45pm +Mixed, with coach........ ll:Wwam GOING WEST. +Morning Express.......-- 1:06pm 1:00pm +Through Mail......-..--- 5:00pm 5:10pm +*Steamboat Express......- 10:40 p m PORTO gn cand seus etedeceyes T:lvam *Night Express...........-. 5:10am 5:55am +Daily, Sundays excepted. *Daily. Passengers taking the 6:25 a. m. Express make close connections at Owosso for Lansing and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 10:00 a. m. the following morning. The Night Express has a through Wagner Car and local Sleeping Car. Detroit tc Grand Rapids. See Our Wholesale Quotations else- D. Porrer, City Pass, Avent. Gro. B. REEVE, Traflic Manager, Chicago. where in this issue and write for dicsad Csaian & teins. GOING a aia ase Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex 9:20 pm S 1 P “ C | F Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex, 9:30 a m 11:50 1c a & MAaCKinade Hix, vee ‘nha m eCC1a|a Tices i } ar O Ft. Wayne& Mackinae Ex 4:10pm 5:05 pm 1 S. G’d Rapids & Trav. City Ac. , 7:00 z m GOING SOUTH. . G. Rapids & Cincinnati a ‘5 Q Mackinac & Cincinnati x. §£:05 pm 6:5) pm We are prepared to make Bottom Prices on anything We handle, stesimics ry Wiscms tg om ee Cadillac & G’d Rapids Ac.10:30 p m All trains daily except Sunday. SLEEPING CAR ARRANGEMENTS. North—Train leaving at 5:05 o'clock p. m. has Sleeping and Chair Cars for Petoskey me . 5 and Mackinac. Train leaving at 11:30 a. m. bas combined Sleeping and Chair Car for Mackinaw City. 3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich. inant ie laa c. L. Lock woop, Gen’! Pass. Agent. Michigan Central. DEPART. +Detroit EXpress...........e+ cece eseedee 6:00 a mm ° @ | Dav BXDress..... 0. ccccccescserccees 12:45 pm *Atiantic EXpreus.........cccccoccesens 10:40 pm +Way Freight...... . 6:50am ARRIVE. *Pacific EXPOS, «oo cn cacccsencsnsaes 6:00 & m +Mail ... < 3:50 pm +Grand Rapids Express.............-- 10:35 p m Way Freight.... 0 .....sceesces see eeeees 5:15pm +Daily except Sunday. *Daily. i Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacifie Express. Direct and prompt connection made with Gree Western, Grand Trunk and Canada / Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, t AZonts for avoiding transfers. _ | ‘The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. rn. has Drawing Room and Perlor Car for Detroit, ° MBO, CHEEMS rE reaching that city at 11:45 a.m., New York 10:30 A ° 'a.m.,and Boston 3:05 p.m. next day. A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily except : 3 : s : | pepery 9 << feel ne car attached, arriv- 5 37, 39 & 41 Kent’Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. |" “°° Gils a Norms. 6 Cuas. H. NORRIS, Gen’! Avent ° \ : Wy | @Groc eries \, He Painted It. MISCELLANEOUS. WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. * Sets PICKLES. Hominy, ® bb] @At . Fro ; ue ME es eats e ee a @5 50 | Jelly, in 30. Mie ere . m the Plainwell seguir Advertisements of 25 words or less inserted | These prices are for cash buyers, who pay| q..,3, 7 DAITEIS ...... se eeeeeeee eee @3 25 Poni aw sets levaeset chi i o 3 i " Kesoczation of the City of Huskee During the replevin suit before Justice | in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, | promptly and buy in full packages. PME hs c con Gebaaevss i hibebnvekcds ie) GrG@il rods Groen Bush (oo ‘rocers Association ol the Gily of Muskegon, : or 50 cents for three weeks. Advance pay. alien ean Gait Paemasea @1 3% Roberts last week, in the Norton & Wolff ment. ‘ AXLE GREASE. | Imported Clay 3 gross..... 2 25@3 00 Bowden, K we $3 ob Ik : vertisements directing that answers be | Frazer’s........... 90|Paragon ........... 80 Importee Clay, No. 216,3 gros ae , anne hea! ll * eiatieguenaay oe ~— en aga RiOrnRy had | ent in care of this office must be accompanied | Diamond X........ 60) Paragan 25 Ib paiiad x0 | Imported Clay, No. 216. on grads ba Gi $s oe" PAP NE ese iscrece codecs GEE Pinst View Pre dente W B. Keift Gabriel Wolff in the witness chair, and was oy, 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, | Modoc, 4 doz........2 50\Fraziers, 25 pails. 25) American T. D. een. @ 9 | Sauerkraut, bbis../11.70°2°272 70000507 G4 13 ‘irs ice-President— m. 5 e : : : , etc. BAKING POWDER. Ce ee ane tak Ia otal cael al a er te Ce ee (G4 10 8 Second Vice-President—A. Tow. popping questions at him at the rate of 40 a} —_ . —.|Thompson’s Butterfly, bulk................ 25! Choice Carolina es 6 ae @6 44 DDI. .....---- ee ennnee @ prccrar ne Soveceeey—v m E Oot. minute. Mr. Wolff is aman who never} J{OR SALE—Dry, hard maple table legs, (in : . §0el0Pecans...... 27/ Prime Carolina. ....5%|Patna ............... 6 PROVISIONS ancial Secretary—John DeHaas. : : : squares,) 8x3 for sale cheap. Also exten- *4,4 doz. in case... 95| Good Carolina......5 | Rangoon 54 @5~ seme ate Board of Directors—O. Lambert, W. 1. McKen- | hurries. When asked if he had bought a] gion table slides, 14x3. A.L.S - . Ye,2 * ‘** ..-1 95} Good Louisian 5 mao aaa: | TheG : a zie, H. B. Smith, Wm. B. Kelly, A. Towl and sion table slides, 14x3. A. L. Spofford, Chester, J.H.Th a eee a *2 | Good Louisiana..... 5 |Broken. .....84%@3% he Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co hd craggy » Wim. B. Kelly, A. Tow! and] } ouse and lot in Otsego, he admitted that he Mich. 127* - 1. Thompson & Co. 8 I rincess, + tees I = SALERATUS. oe quote as follows: : : Finance Committee—Wm. B. Kelly, A. Towl|had. ‘Well, sir, what did you do with that ANTED—To buy an interest in a good| “ . . eT Benen 4 25 tenets pure......5% Dwight’s ............5%4 PORK IN BARRELS. and KE. Johnson. : ronerty previous to the clos! é « paying mercantile business. Have some Ge r bulk..... 28 | Ta rlor’s G. MM ome Foam...........5% | Mess, Chicago packing, new.... ll Committee on Rooms and Library—O. Lam- | Property p s 1€ closing up Of Your! money to invest with services. References ex- | Arctic, 4 Deans.............66. 0 ceeeeeees 45| 789 ca cseee OOD GNOME. ........ 5 | Clear, short pork, Chicago packing....__. 12 bert, H. B. Smith and W. 1. McKenzie. firm?” interjected the attorney, expecting changed. Address E. M., care the TRADESMAN, aed Ge a 75 | 4 less in 5 box lots. Back, clear short cut Chicago packing. be 13 Arbitration. Committee—B. Borgman, Garrit Sie : 125* " % Wr es cae Moaw ce hag sees aus 1 40 SALT. | Extra family clear, short cut..._ aa Wagner and John DeHaas. some damaging admission from the self- —_ * ei eke ole, 2 40 60 Pocket, F ¥ Dairy.................. 2 30 | Clear, A. Webster idee oe tenes a Complaint Committee—Wm. B. Keift, D. A-| possessed Hebrew. Gabriel half closed his OR SALE—The font of brevier type for-| __“ eee eke ca hacans ME isos in cise cntne cdvceesccuaes 2 25 | Extra clear pig short a = Boelkins, J, O. Jeannot, R. 8. Miner and L. poo coma ae oo merly used on THE TRADESMAN. The font | Silver Spoon, 3 doz.................. 0.0. 000s 7 50| 1003 pockets............... SE Sl eee cer. heave... 13. 25 Vincent. — a eyes, appeared in deep thought for a minute, | Comprises 222 pounds, with italic, and can be BLUING. Saginaw or Manistee.................. 1 00 eet SGon, Sheovttek......... 13 aa Law Committee—H. B. Fargo, Wm. B. Keift oe : ., | had for 30 cents a pound. Apply at the office. | Dry, No. 2.......... 0... cee eee eee ee doz. a {Diamond C.................. 1 60 aris sen edeascessiha heel tame am and A. Towl. and then drawled out in his peculiar Jewish ee Noe doz. an) Stanoara Coares............. 155 DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES. Transportation Committee—Wm. B, Keift, An- | ; +i $87 v0. 8.9)-h-aa %.+)? Tie, 6 08 doz. 35 Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags. i ‘ Long Clears, heavy....... 31 drew Wierengo and Wm. Peer. . intonation, ‘‘I p-a-i-n-t-e-d i-t. ; iain doz. ‘ 65 | Ashton’ English’ aa 7 ee 2 bm “ WO. ou Regular meetings—First and third Wednesday ee POOR OR bo ooo ie cic cas ia #® gross 4 00) Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags...... 80 e RINE os sehkgénaheveueacs 6% evenings of each month. Ended at Last. ISS0 I ll 0 Opar Hers Ip. BNE OB ooo ise cs 8 00| American, dairy, % bu. bags.......... g 6 | Short Clonrs, heavy... o.oo... ss. 6% Next meeting—Wednesday evening, Feb. 17. ‘ ape pews thee ee. 1 00) Hoce, DNSNGIaS 28 = MENS cs asccdiacsacsues 6% from the Ovid Union. oe Aretic No. 1 pepper Dox... .. 6.2.56. ce ck 2 00 + ettermc : ao. tone... ;....... 6% a The firm of Cole & Emery have this day dis-| Arctic No.2) “wee cece cece cece eee 3 00 a ; SeUCEs. i PINs gu a les ala lh tae da 7 THE SILVER LINING. The decision of the Supreme Court is| solved, the partnership having expired oe lim- | Arctie No.3 ‘6 a seni east g 4 00 Parisian, Mme. @2 00 SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. — against Charles Root & Co. vs. J. C. Dar-| #tion. B.F. Emery succeeds the late firm BROOMS. Pepper Sauce, red small.......... 2.1. Tb IT os oss ovsenescncecceesuceehss 4 Mr. Bell’s Reasons for Thinking Business | ‘ g NATLES © V0. VS. 7. ©. aT) and all accounts due Cole & Emery, and allac- | No. 1Carpet........ 2 75|No. 2 Hurl.......... 200 aoeer SAUCe, BTCEN ....... 0... eee @1 0 ce ROOM... neces cesereeser eres . 9% ragh, assignee for Sowers & White, et al, | counts against Cole & Emery will be settled by | No. 2Carpet........ 2 50/Faney Whisk.......100 Popeee Sauce, red large ring......... @1 3 | | ON nw scttetetetestteseeeeeeee ceceee OM Has Touched Bottom. Cts a CE B. F. Emery, who alone is authorized to settle | No. 1 Parlor Gem..2 90|\CommonWhisk..... 75 | {@PPer Sauce, green, large ring...... Gat Ay arenes AUIS ieee cas 16 pa et ak a = reversing the decision of the Circuit Court! for the late firm of Cole & Emery, B. F. Emery | No. 1Hurl...... Poaceae OO Catsup, TOs, OAS, 2... @1 00 MOMCIORe BOOMING... .........-... 6% : East SAGINAW, Feb. 6, 1886. with dete Thisine victory for J. C. Dar- continuing the business at the old stand. CANNED FISH. PaicP, Tomato, quarts Seth st Cie eeaas @1 30 oro Bacon a aa patina niedectaceus haus 7% Editor Michigan Tradesman: ; ‘ J.C. COLE, Clams, 1 standards.............-.e0..0.- 115 be for Sauce, pints Phas wee Wade ced esas @3 50 fea 3eef, extra WTI os vate cscscesc 9 DEAR Str—I promised to write you oc- ragh and the bank creditors, against the un- : _B.F. EMERY. | Clams, 20 standards...................04 1% alford Sauce, % pints................ G@2 20} oh a see f, Ham pleces................ 6000. 10% : ee : secured creditors of Potter, Beattie & Co Grand Rapids, February 3, 1886. Clam Chowder, 8 B....03 0.66.5 ..00-sccde es 2 Kies SPICES ¥ “houlders cured in sweet pickle............ 6 casionally from this part of the State; but . oe . or * ne Cove Oysters, 1 » SRMIOIOE. «. oo ses cc aya Se ls und. 16@25|Pepper Whole. on LARD. . . . 3 rea 3 W ve @ © standards............. { Pees Ge) FE CPPer .. 2... 2.00. bh ieree youre neste sing mh, ent Meron Wl te peace See aE BB mee ams eer " i : » s a E r . . oc neal naa gh: us auch: ull 2 Sinnamon........ 17,30 Cas Y t MD kt hee eWen deud ec ceuses cs 5% t all subjects seem to have been exhausted earh:0 its final settlemen ac not t 1e | Quay, Killen & Co, quote as follows, f.0.b Lobsters, 1 tb Be cc ee ccet euch aeekces ” 00 aa pr cma eek a deue uaa 10@11 | 50 ) Round Tins, 100 cases. 7 3 . and nothing more to write about. You|™#ority of the Sowers & White creditors / at Grand Rapids. 7? (aed Ve Rok meni Tio | Ginger -°.2°.2..2 a6@20/Cloves =..000.022. Tals LARD IN TIN PAILS. : « - 2 ; j ~ ae ‘ ue STAVES. eG nee - os " cae ) SPOS UE eS ee é 8 Es. truths and turning fasehoods to truthful-| anges are steady. Lemonsare a shade low-| pyt pagel his — re. OXUTA..2.....-.-- 5.2.0 ee oe -110 este wai eet Green....2 @7% (Calf skins, green Oe : i cam utnam & Brooks quote as follows: ANNED FRUITS—CALIFORNIA. Jap rdinary....... eee sdud en eea ss uc. 5@20 rt cure y ay ul eae ness. But the truth is, it is awfully dull on|er, Dates are firm at the advance and high- ee Sate Mariposa. Japan sate WO MOOG eo “330 oe o aa ge cree --- @10 in ot . ic aoe “d. 6 , ; Apricots 206. 2 25 2 OGM MBO 345 piiiscana 8 OP ae this side of the State. Some places are| er prices are looked for. Nuts are steady. srendant, BORO raphe reco tos 84O9 oe 2 10 ; Ol Japan ao ee ae | ® piece.....20 @50 dead, but not buried, there not being enough | Peanuts are firm at the advance and will go| CutLoatf do 7020 10% a OU fees ais cats casa cee 2 10 DO Fe I sia rie i ciccsuw uscd —) CC ) . . aoe 3 : : theta ease a ne 7 Green Gacen 21 5} Gun Powder.............. 35@5 SHEEP PELTS. life left in the living to inter the dead; but | higher MIXED > nial tig intone Se sermon eens figieemel Lot wool. ectinidana ae : , rr. : PE ees ais ade eta on 2 65 BD oe iis each di cece cece e cess e, S8QHSG : , estimated washe I aon the dead seem possessed with the faculty of Be. Rover =! Pras Lee ieee sees ees, e . eices beh uc dee veseeeee eB 75 AOE COMRG cee SOM POW «co cca liccss.: a sol ue by ; : : : . 9200 T DbIS.... 0.0.0... eee eee eee PUNO ei i 2 55 22 1CO—FIN on wae — UC ° getting out in the night or in such a way Not Over Particular. oe PAE OBB oe eae ae ee ee tt 10@.10% wary CANNED VEGET ABLES. Dark A ee oe ee ee PALM. Fi hed % B 2% ae : . : i ive vy , i 391 2 Be ter Hay... . 3 oF ark Ameri »67| Underwood’s Capper 35 | £ne washec “4@27| Unwashe 2-1 8 that, aside from the skeleton there is not} “‘Ican give you a cold bite,” said the Fronch Cream, 286 OO ik . Gis oreen” a eee a a som oe Meigs...... wet see i a s Capper 33 | Coarse washed is@22 eee " : ; Cream, #0 Ib pails................ 2% uima, PR ec a, 1 i Bae re Sate ee omer tot ‘ ee muth left for the worldly to seize upon, so} Woman. ‘Why not warm it up?” asked the Cig Joat, 2% » CABO. esse sees eceeee eee 12%@ | Beans, Stringless, Erie.. ................ "80. a: nie ieee Meiee B00.'s Stunner$8 | Rear artes 1 : ae : : ao. en, 25 Oe 1 nae ie ae Ste te § ae Ate Qr a€ ee 00@12 that most of them go to the happy hunting tramp. ‘‘There ain’t no wood sawed.” Broken, 200 b bbls Ce ee oe. fon ere, Boston Baked.............. : jo Prairie Flower ...... 65|Royal GOING. ......... 33 i ES SE NEN OG 0D ground unemeumbered except by mortgages; | ““That’s so? Well, give it to me cold.” L nn 0 BOER | Mme etree tesa sos eee 90 ato bis taal 60 | Fountain Pesan seat. 4 ee 1 Wet 20 siya iaecciualgudcdaioiie , 2@1: OUI. 5 pois ccncss ss se , Ba ees evens Fountain............. 7 Been thhers shaded Peesnnsetendena ss 1 2 but perhaps they will all be settled when we Ga. oth - mee Sour Deapee feet nan dehas sr ah sp nad os aoe Peas oo Wea Wet aekbcanscuacul cas. : 2 Crown Leat Caan 66\Old Congress... 1." 64 Martin ee ee a ee m ) ; Rt RR IG an se ney nie none oe ss oo ee 4 ° Deve cece een ae eee e rere ren nneneee Ae muti. ae . Ks WPRNEUE 6466 6865 40 064Gb 66-46% oa c 50 } get there. Yes, business is dull. Weare ae , Poppermint Drops...... ..........0.05. MG@15_| Peas, Marrofat, standard.................. $0 | Gite... : “Olle. Tueck........... a | Muskrat, winter... 0 = = : : : Hides are dull and unsettled. Pelts are| Chocolate Drops........................06... 15 | Peas, Beaver... 0.0.0.6... ceseeee sence ees 70 | May Flower.......7": Olen ce = a oe lc! _— 5 in the eve of the dull times, which, when c eo : a. HMChocolate Drops..................... on 6| Pumpkin, 3 ® Golden.......... 05.0055. 05.. 85 Rov Ower.......... (0 Hair Lifter...........30 c M9 (RIAN davies unes s exaniac 6G 8 : : quiet. Furs are active. Wool*is firm. Tal- G Dr +. une ’ eg coc a a 45 Governor ..... bee 60 UO elie ciecciouse Gea @ 2 ssed. b ee : aoe s Ma PORR 2. ee 10 MCOOUARN, SUBTIAIG oo oo os vo cs vu cc coe es ai “es ; tee a passed, better times will gradually approach . . : Car ec ts ne tear ee , : Sweet Owen......... 66 Fox’s Cl Me LUNE oe asec sn sens s ccs ns Mo ? . ?}low has sustained another decline and is| Licorice Drops.................. cece ecec eee 2) | Tomatces, Trophy..................+.. 1 05@1 10] Ola Abe “4s Mon Sie ett | ial aa a bed cede ‘oo hardly perceptibly for a time, yet they will oe "1 TAOOU EONS, ose ccekn tin ac. 2 {| Tomatoes, Hillsdale....................... 1 05 ke ROO NNO 5s sa sans as nM ERR "TS *** Tc onsets Sees eeneanse es 10@1 00 ; : ike weak, Loponees, Oia ip | Tomatoes, Adrian................ 5.46 ce5e 1 05 PLUG. ete, a nt eet edi nese 10@1 20 come. They will come when that equilibrium ee Dorenges, printed ...............06.......... 16 | Tomatoes, Three Rivers.... 105 | Knife, single butt @50 Deer, # b Ma t4etoneMereveseueaseanees h BOs 88 : gt RTT ttt ee span eee ssasaeesesece b SNA t Rt Aas 9 sak xsd e ews BEPC DUE... aoe ease ec ce eons yx OD Oe eh ab eae: vebeecci cae. ma f has been established that must be estab-| We would advise some wide-awake sales- oo ere AN re Shane t Stay ee : Michigan full — io ll @R Pp + te LOPS. eee eee eee. - @s9 —— ee lished between money and the products that | man to give the residents of this vicinity an | Cream cea. BOONE RUN enc veehte Redaticess'® Gary Rum..... : i Phsekinbelvlss iniecsasia cs 0 CUES EES AND Wing. money buys—between labor and capital, and | opportunity to examine and‘ secure a copy oe Bie Cees En aree nese ce ison espn haeaaaae aces CHOCOLATE. oe Rod box uIP BRITS, Sa aes ea te @4s Tet renee GRAN 06 Solow: earn ieee ee 59 \COLATE. EO OR acc 8 (STERS. especially so between the day’s labor and | of the latest and best sectional map of the oes ee i tebaes os aaig eke os sas oo 20 ao Reece eens us oh edna nce geal ioe Dates ch chou was aot oe te oe ciate ces ace on New York tconu. euseSseaehdeueuce.. 33 Eo the day’s living, when the day’s labor, cut] Wolverine State, a copy of which now] Decorated Croams...0000 102 IUILIU0gy | Rumbles? 2202222202 2735) ONNB POOP nn FB) RMN ON Grand Rapids. ................ on Balin ee ttt ceeteseesseseceenane oak weasel an tt is, will by sultdnanee | adams one olfien Wins Uitic nnlete nf won. | ete ws oo even ee ecccceccccclocnea H@15 COFFEE. Oe ie cocoa Pee a ee Ee ett ron ete ante eescnee ss aanens % ee J enance ado1 ns our office. Nice little points of geo Dias vy | Green Rio...... 9@13 |Roasted Mar...17@18 | Jack Rabbit......00000222 1222220051 : Sie Bibndawds fa 6 _ forthe support of the laborer and his fam- | graphical accuracy have received the most| Wintergreen Berries..200002.0° 0) 010°). 15 Gescn ious’ dane |Roasted Mocha.28@30 | Snowflake 0000200000... I III ee ee ce tes rine “" ily. T ill we see better times. The af anti r aati > 4 ae treen Mocha. ..23@25 |Roasted Mex... @16 | Chocolate Cream..............00000777" Se ie ee renneess ily Then will we see better times. The] careful attention.- The location of towns cease oibie Ue yaie wre. @ig_ | Roasted Rio....10@15 |Ground Rio.... 9@16 | Nimrod... ......00020 000222 ee rhea con teenansn enacts patient will then become convalescent and | and their population from the new census! Lozenges, plain in ON. ..<. sic, SO Roasted Java ..25@30 | = ea oa Rtsdnndond Awaamnabacacets. 4 ee Pe OF Bio oiss csc iica cece 1 60 begin to improve, discard his physician : Si Lozenges, printed in pails.......... 1." 124 COFFEES—PACKAGE. TOR ROBBIE. oo sane cn ecoecaeeeccesace @38 | Standards, by bulk.... 2.0.02... eaten ioe g I « seal 1 his physician and of 1885 is readily round by reference to the Lozenges, printed in bbls...) 17177’ “une” Mate. Obs. | Hee Five Center... 2.8... cocci. @35 |Shrewsbury shells, ® 100. ...... — Z 0 take his health tonic in the way of daily | index which now accompanies each map. Compeciate Frops, in pails.............. @1l2% ae mneoiae Clee la Was aks eeud 12% 12% h focpaanpaga? Bana ss stones whanes anon sbae @46 oa Bay Clams, 9100. 205°’ = savines fr is . . Jum Drops i Me. mM PAPONORIO Oe oe 234 2% MOO MANOR 6... so ka @4i6 |New York € Oho 3: a ] savings from his labor. I look upon money | Rand, McNally & Co., 148 to 154 Monroe! Gum Drops, in bbls.” owe @ 5% CORDAGE : re SURNLONG 6.6 5 nos cose e eens vennssesentss C16 a weap eee “oe ao as the medium of trade and until the great | St., Chicago, are the publishers and we pe ons in ~— iat on kd ns abe sans @10 | 72 foot Jute ..... 125 |72foot Cotton....2 25 Re ee ear ct ede eers @ 1 co4 ars ieee al j j j P ip BAR APOE 6 oss he es ¢ x0 fi 4 2 ign £, + € AUD, wAte MMMM bas becd da a eeceas.s 4 SU PSSCERRHHE DRONE C 6 K8 ee 44 baeeed wae Q@12 triumvirate harmoniously settles the present | predict pleasant and profitable employment | Sour Drops, in pails ee a 2 1 Foot Sones. i 30 (50 foot fae 3 — SN forte hen anes at wean tauinn ces ast Macbook ee eo" i. a : . ale : : ; Imperials, i feo ae D1, Saeed i a Aa ine ie PAG De et ares keene seen nese nee nee s cas 2 @ disturbance of Labor, Capital and Products | for the fortunate agent who obtains the right Trapeiala i | co pha ae come nee ou : CRACKERS. Old Five Cont Times............. ox ROMINGW EPOUE. 8). 0c 7 ot of Living there will be more storms than to represent them. ——€, Xxx Skat ee sede aha eb ee eh Oak Odd Bede Ao ae ae eb ke we wo 5 tam Nuggett, Vt ee @bé2 i: TI 5 5 sedan icecineiegass @ 6 : : : : : : EA ee eee nee lace el.) a AR PN soe acne cane ater evccasceaseehices ( under that ancient triumvirate of the| P. Lorillard & Co. have issued a circular eran jeade hohe ee 5 per cent. off in 10 barrel lots. tae baeeUey on ME eins. Ssensesens. cesauaesces 7 oo Romans. The sting of the Capital Asp will | announcing the manner in which the distri-| Oranges, Florida.” ....0000000202.011." 13 w@4 25 ; ol " Be rns br tttecics a oe ote : the foot of the Li : x Oranges, Valencia, cases 6 50@7 00 Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth.............. TODSO | AOEY as os ne cons a sense en scesecqncceses @46 BETHESDA MINERAL WATEI pierce the foot of the Labor Hyena and the] bution of the awards offered by them in their} Oranges, Messina.” ne ae rons fi a ane OF on ehion un kv vssctrannccsnasus @46 H.F eas rt Vn pallid ghost of over-valued products—the | circular letter of O d e : teaneon Pee tr rrthteeste ea ines 3 75@4 00 Pormoneiss. 54@6% Meee PPOU ec uv cl @35 . F. Hastings quotes as follows: : : | circular letter of October 1, 1885, will be ef- Pte embetter etneesecetnans NN sis case sterns oocccanean dss yp Se SOO LUM on ces cc canes @35 ‘| Barrel, 42 gallons.................. 8.50 issue of combined capital and labor—will fected. The jobbers of New York. Phule- —— Be ate stone nets og "2 S Herring ¥% bbls er ee 2 2, Pee eee CU cc ie: @35 — harre:, 30 BI igor ceciccic a ae .winthe nt . atin Aa ; , x, . wok ‘ : erring, Holland, domestic... ........... 5@oH | Lessett & Myers’ Star................. j “naw a Rl oe paces CO LET 25 walk the paths of both the capitalist and | delphia and Chicago are each asked to select pure ingens, Bow, OW kis 13 @i6 Herring, Scaled............ er ares: ce Climax ee = Carbonated, cases 50 quarts... 991°’ ""* =00 peasant. | a representative retailer, and the three so] Dates,4do do. 00ND @ | Mackerel! shore, Nov, 36 big IIIT 4 1505! Moalpin's Gold Shisid: 777777777777" Gis | This water will be supplied to’ ihe “ixade"e r - al _ He . . ae. ao > im ’ o Wy 72 Mek bese bs e'n as o are... ha ERAN INE SPSS maemo wenns ? a : QS . oO > r B y These times are fast coming—not far dis- | chosen will meet at Jersey City on the 17th Dates Makin ee a “See o., 80 pee rane 6 and 12 i cads....... @5l Rey wholesale drug or grocery house in a : ee Wh, Mee ee ws DOS Me MMMM ow ohooh bo 66) baka edb ec hak be ‘a 6 +“ be ~ JOCK » < 68 or ’ . tant. Look at the great decline of all pro-| and conduct the distribution, P. Lorillard & ene as » B box og Lad icin cans @10 “ —-No. 3, % bbls Re rehagate 3 2 Nobby Twist. 39 ae eon ot — a se ies, r OX BW I...... 1 oe ao ho ' ee ee et ee CO ree We a8 hs ( omen ducts that enter into the daily use of the | Co. paying all traveling and other expenses, | Dates’ Persian 80 @ bax i ikeccce 7yO 8 6 6 Se ies eens on snes es, a Geena eter eae = COUNTRY PRODUCE. poor and you will see pictured on the hori-| and also a $5 per diem allowance, Pine Apples, @ doz.............--.44. NO OME a 2 50 Black Xe eeeeecen i ae Apples—Choice winter fruit is in fair de . a : . : PEANUTS, onion th Sig al pala a a a viata Oe Bide ices. BAC $1.0 eco zon a settlement of our troubles. See the] John Caulfield recently placed an order] Prime Not, tow OB... ics: @4 a a ee ee ener 4 = ae... za ee eee advertisements in all our departments of 14 | with B. Leidersdorf & Co., of Miwaukee Se OD viene testes 4%@ 5 A ca, ae GrAYIING .....-.eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenees GAG Beans—Local buyers pay 56c@$90 ® bu. for 1Z off act WW cw ahs ‘ : “*| Fancy do | 5 Oe | Whitho, 6. 1.36 DOIM oo... 5. osc cc cs ce case. Se | PRMOMINO occ coca M45 | UNpicked and hold ordinary hand-picked for 0 e - one What does this mean, if for 25,000 pounds of ‘‘Rob Roy” and ‘‘Uncle eee oe wee, VO eae ee 3 34 White, No.1, i MR viii ec : 00 Horse ss ou $1.10@$1.30 7 rene not that merchants, anticipating they can} Sam” smoki . 4 MIE VO OB ook occcicoae <5 ss @ 6% | White, No.1, 10D kits..............000220! % WE REMOE iss aioe tne ocknncoeee Sunes @36 sens Bhtnht a ue SB sige Sam” smoking tobacco, being the largest] H.P.Va.............000000 54%@ 6 | White; Family, % bbls..0000.00000000.221g. 93 | De amd D,, black. 22200000 @as |, Butter Michigan creamery is easy at 25@28. uy at a reduced price another year, prefer | order of the kind ever given by any house in NUTS. FLAVORING EXTRACTS Sn Sreen PUN atc ca ys ais @46 | Sweet dairy is in fair demand and firm at 16 , » thei ;f wae at ne oe ; | dies 1s, Tarr: * nd . ° ee WEN, WOOO. «cic 5.65. ck... 5c. D35 rhile old is 5@S8e : peneninee mee old goods for new at even Michigan at one time. This is the strongest | “024s: ees: See te lage eee Lemon. Vanilla.| Sailors’ Solace.........2.2.122°77.7777 oie ie ch ~ — at o@se. prices. Look at the decline of flour. Go in- | kind of testimony to the merit of the goods, - California .....000205007.tas eye = | Pennines Boe niet 8 oe Po 3 = 40. less in four butt lots. D i: ate nia en Se eeeeeren 7 Ww sale s@ ¢ ave the ‘ wae : EOD... eee ee eee e ee cee neces é 26 ~ " wiry roils are held at 4@l15e and solid packe to any — house and have them enum- | as such an order would not be given unless peat eet oc “ : ett Thar hteseek restates 250 4 00) Dixie 38, Good I uck 26 | Xt e@lte ee erate the hundred articles shich ther seamen’ at ee ee ee eens : Wi casi asacchesie ices 350 500] Old Tar...) 77°! , “ ‘ys, ee gO A Ss ean Ca eee ke ae t oR) ey eee 8a NE Ei i a a ea ee coming when the laborer cannot take his next season will be twice as great as during “ Galitoenic’’ seen pars Sanne 8 oY . No. 8. SE eres vated: 3 00 425 Gold one eek Wha ee pos fos: andes sca Be Cider—l0c # gal. and $1 for bbl. : : : Mate eae i EAN 6 on oon es b sb acickhanus D, ‘ 10 or 2 - a ae ee 2 anne ENF MITRE wee ee cee oll ‘elery—20@.22%e % 4 me » fan curtailed day’s work with the two hours | the season just past. Large additional ex —- eed Co . : oe » pRUITS DOMESTIC ae oe ae ee ere veel 4 on a a Hi —— ee ° . i esi ? oe . ° r ies $ Meso hese Kehoe ses oo eae yr . >» OF npr . : se On 2 . wane es wens sea i “C y 3 a P Gran caven. chopped off, and buy a full day’s flour and | tents of low lands will be devoted to the | Cocoanuts, ® 100.0000 00 IIIIIIIN “ 150 eercee "pitted, 90 eh G ie} Tramway, 3 oz... 40 amiainees. 7 1s Chanbestlon- KONS, LiGi2c; ks, 13¢; ar . es anc uC zs be mye w ill be} W. M. Torrance and J. W. Lawrence under yD Dnenes: single. Riis 1% Raisins, Impe oe enn eme ne @1 00 a mae ©Cob Pipe........ “‘ | turkeys, le. oe solved through reflection of what is to be| the firm name of Torrance & Co. , re nae teeta tee e trees a #0 Water White 12% | Legal Test ny Mayflower ...........23|Hiawatha............ 22} Squash—Hubbard, quoted nominally at le 2) ~ y r i - s 2TS. Zh WV ELIUO 2. we oe #78 | CRG LOCSU....... 7a y > oo ‘ i. é z a done to be saved. J.T. Bex. The day of the wooden nutmeg is not alto-| Diamond Market....... ee 40 MATCHES. "1 nip tes. oS Gee pee Sh ee ee eee morn. oo. ether passe T atents ,,| Bushel, narrow band...............c...000- 1 60 , oe ee ee asian Reet tte anene “~| Sweet Potatoes—Out of market. gether passed. Two hundred patents have : Grand Haven, No. 8, square................ 1 00 SNUFF r : Lay Aside Your Jealous ee : rc : BUSHOl, WIKO DANG... 6c. ce cee es wc esac 1 %5 | Grand Haven, No. 200, parlor 1 %| Lorillard’s American Gentleme bial Turnips—25e #@ bu. ys been issued at Washington for machines to| Clothes, splint, No.1... 3 50| Grand Haven, No. 300, parlor.............. 2 25 i Maccoboy “eeaaapNOD @ 53 GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS Monnor, Mich., Feb. 6, 1886. polish low-grade coffee, that it may be palm- aoe para os. rete ee seee ee ceeeeeceeeee : = Greed Haroe, MO. 7, FORNG.. 0.6.0.3 5.60.4: ! 50| Gail & Ax’ “ Lee oi ie 4 Wheat—Lower. The gine millers se as : : ; » Splint, Once eee e cence cee e eee eees kos Beets eee k vievey ston caas couse t ADOO.. eco cs 5s 35 | Ms ; “arent age anager ot o& on She tumootat as fret quality. Clothes’ pal rte ag eae a es eee a tee a 8... a 150| Railroad Mille baa @ gp | follows: Lancaster, 85; Fulse, 82¢; Clawson, Dear Sir—Please send me full series of | Whole cloves are now used to extermin-| Clothe. will No ge : 00 _ one’ ee oie Reh sere 15) LOtDECK .... se eeeeeveeeseeseeceeeee GL 30 | S2C> : : 5 : - 4 , PINOVD eee cee cen eee ee anes ichardson’s No.8 square..........4....... ‘ NE snerally a cireulars, blanks and by-laws of the Grand | ate the merciless and industrious moth. It eM Richardson’s No. 9 “a0 Beas tela anise, i 50| Star brand, pure dene Seine Gani) 8@12 oe generally at 44@45e in 100 bu. Rapids Grocers’ Association, as I intend to | is said they are more effectual as a destroy- FRESH MEATS, Richardson’s No. 7%, round................. 1 00| Star brand, white wine.................... s@1z | ots and 38@40¢ in carlots. : : ‘ ge , ‘SWOY-| John Mohrhard quotes the trade selling | #ichardson’sNo.7 dow... 1 50 MISCELLANEOUS. Oats—White, 38e in small lots and 33@34e in try and organize here, if possible. There is | ing agent than either tobacco, camphor or| prices as follows: ane. AND ENON SOD OEEE «ness o ong evcis 9 | car lots. : cw AS : 0 RUAWIGAT oo cnc i css) cases vii lots of jealousy here in the trade, I am | cedar-shavings. Progh Beef, ides... sess ene Arp Gh) erin Guee ir erteeei ee retndes MID a ee eater een eet 100 | Bye—4s8@50c % bu. anxious to try something to help me collect} Order a sample package of Bethesda Min-| p Mee 4m 5 | New Orleans, good. eee BOA? | Co = a Milk, Eagle brand....... |! 2 Se ee ew amt. some old matters. I have several customers | eral Spring Water from your grocery job-| Mut#@M, carcasses...........0.....00.. 44@ 5% New eee tee ares sa Ga Cream Tartar6and'l0 P cans... 15025 Flour—No change. Fancy Patent, $5.50 ® bbl. who have moved to other towns, owing me| ber. See quotations in another column Pore Aiabasc pki estas coe b4o 7 "bbls. 3e extra," a ou re cone aa sims wom d ? ° Oi cf04 bd SRST 00 EOS Cd aw bebe an is Rais aie oak oh sé piv wea cs s ne y i x accounts too small to pay to put in a law- The Pillsbury flouring mills at Minneapo- Se: genet shia dasha tt teteeeeeeeeees os au Bi ee. ae a Extract Coffee, % : Poe es cae He oso Meal—Bolted, $2.75 pa : eG pSeceevigicllicadbaivesd ., Meiosis olled Oats, cases. do Felix ..... ee at : yer’s hands. Yours truly, lis divided $35,000 surplus profits among Spring Chickens... ....2.: pes 9 12% Steel Cut, #4 bbi....3 00|Quaker, 48 ts......3 25| Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.............!! ex” Mill Feed—Screenings, $14 ® ton. Bran, $14 PAvL P. MorGan. | 1,100 employees last year. meen ee firs rire eet o ponee juin Within _ somata e S gum. oo ee Sitch vilass “an xo oe $15 ® ton. Middlings, $16 % ton, : cteeenneeeeseaes » *bdI..8 OQ byanseas . Lsekaica aban nich cits crud, rn and Oats, $20 ® ton. , é of “> ® 15, v OUT AROUND. News and Gossip Furnished by Our Own Correspondents: Hartford. T, W. Lander has engaged in the produce and commission business here. M. C. Conklin will open a meat market in connection with his grocery store. The creamery building is now completed, and the machinery is being put in place. The creamery will be operated by a stock company, composed of the business men of the place. Bellaire. Mrs. Will Flewellyn has sold out her stock of millinery and fancy goods to Misses Cook and Noteware, who will carry on the business on an enlarged scale. Snow two feet deep on the level—sleigh- ing good—wood and logs moving lively—no complaints heard among business men. The effort lately made here to secure a morning mail from Mancelona and return in the afternoon of same day has thus far proved a failure. Kalamazoo. Thos. Clarage & Sons will remove from their present location about April 1 to the brick building on the opposite side of the track now occupied by the Bird Windmill Co. They will put ina sixty horse-power Corliss engine and erect a brick foundery building, 50x80 feet in dimensions. The St. Johns Plow Co. contemplates re- moving to the present location of Thos. Clarage & Sons, when the latter vacate the premises. Rhodes & Dean have concluded to engage in the manufacture of sliding valve engines as well as rocking valve. They have now in process of manufacture ten horse-power engines and boilers for Martin L. Sweet, of Grand Rapids, and I. B. Smith,jof Wayland, and a six horse-power engine and boiler for A. E. Chapman, of Hilliards. T. M. Robe, the city dairyman, now re- ceives and delivers nearly 200 gallons of milk per day, the asylum alone taking 50 gallons. The milk is supplied from his own dairy farm and by milk shippers at Bloom- ingdale, Plainwell and Portage. Traverse City. Mrs. Davis, saleslady at Hamilton & Milliken’s, is spending a short vacation in Washington. J. E. Greilick’s saw mill started up Mon- day, with a full force of hands. Mr. Grei- lick is purchasing all the logs that can be bought. sbeabee J. B. Weller, the square timber man, is in town. f A. C. Cutter is advertising for more teams to haul logs foxgghis‘Empire mill. Nearly all ams in this vicinity are engaged in hating lumber. Over thirty are hauling from the Long Lake mills alone. The Bay is frozen over as far as the eye ean see. Last year it froze over January 27. FE. R. Kneeland, of the pioneer meat mar- ket, has the contract for furnishing the asy- lum with meat for the next three months. Thirlby, Jackson & Co. have been turning out some excellent work lately. The edger just completed for Case & Crotzer, of Kings- ley, gives perfect satisfaction. The firm have several more large contracts on hand which will keep a full force busy some time. Hannah, Lay & Co.’s grist mill shut down Saturday for repairs, after a continuous run of seven months, with no accident whatever —a sure indication that the mill is in the hands of first-class workmen. February 4 was the coldest day, with one exception, ever known in Traverse City. The thermometer registered 30° below. Cadillac. The coldest weather of the season was ex- perienced during the present week, when the thermometer indicated nearly 30 degrees below zero. It is needless to add_ that our elothing merchants are having a good trade. : The well-known figure of J. G. Mosser has been missed on our streets for several days. Jack has been sick. L. C. Briggs is a new employee at the bench in J. L. Bennett’s jewelry store. A. P. Wileox, a painter, has gone to Woodland, where he expects to work at his old trade of milling. His family follow him next week. Mitchell Bros. & Murphy contemplate putting a band saw into their mill at Miteh- ells. Since the suecesstul introduction of band saws in this vicinity by Cummer & Son, two other Cadillae mills have followed suit and a large number of mill men have come to this place to examine thesaws while at work. This method of manufacturing lumber is rapidly gaining favor. George Deitz, the oldest employe in the City drug store, and for a time associated with A. E. Smith in the ownership of the same, leaves Cadillac about the 15th of next month and will locate in Florida or in the far west. Failing health compels him to make the change. F. A. Clary & Co. have purchased the Cummer shingle mil] at Missaukee Junction and are cutting an average of 50,000 shingles per day. W. J. Williams superintends the work. The faces of our lumbermen are percepti- bly broadening, caused by the increased number of orders they are constantly receiv- ing. The demand, although covering all grades, seems espetially great for timbers, ear sills, ete., and the poorer grades of sea- soned lumber. During the first four days of the present month the Cummers report shipping over 600,000 feet, which is a re- markable record for this season of the year. A prosperous year jor this section is strong- ly foreshadowed. >. --—— The Hardware Market. Business is good and collections are fair- ly satisfactory. Barbed wire is in better re- quest for future delivery, and the feeling among the makers as demonstrated at their recent meeting, was unanimous that higher prices should rule. As a result of this in part, but more especially of the general con- dition of the trade, values on barbed wire are steadier. Builders’ hardware holds its own tenaciously, and is now moving freely for the season. There are rumors of an ap- proaching advance in cast shelf goods, but the same is delayed because of lack of con- certed action on the part of makers. Some idea of the extent that self binders are used in Michigan can behad from the fact that Curtiss, Dunton & Co. are just re- ceiving the first of a lot of one hundred and twenty tons of binders’ twine purchased Fortunes in Scrap Iron. ‘‘You’d never think it was much of a trick to sort out scrap metal,” said a dealer in old iron, os he stood in the middle of a yard heaped up with piles of rusty serap of every description, without any apparent order or method. ‘As a matter of fact, though, there is quite a knack init. It requiresa good deal of experience if you don’t want to get taken in, as the profits of the business all lie in a man’s ability to tell at a glance what is good material and what is not. The greenhorn will go and buy a wagon load of stuff in a lump, and when it is sorted over he will find he has paid probably double what the lot is worth.” “How are the scraps assorted?” the reporter. ‘‘Well, you see here is a seperate pile for the best serap. It is nearly all in small pieces—bolts, nuts, screws, pieces of hores- shoe, nails, and such as that, all of the best quality of malleable iron. It commands the highest price, except for that of whole horseshoes, of any iron thatis bought by us. We pay from 70 to 80 cents a hundred for it. Horshoes are worth $1 to $1.20 a hun- dred pounds. We pile the small pieces to- gether so that the scraps can be shoveled out into barrels or sacks, while the large pieces, such as broken shafting, boiler iron, and metal of that sort, are stacked up sep- erately. There are the steel and cast iron piles over there, you see, and here are the borings and turnings from the machine shops.” “Of what use are those scraps of tin?” asked the reporter, pointing toward a huge heap of cut and twisted pieces of the shin- ing metal. “Oh, that goes to the smelting works. You see it mainly consists of the clippings and fragments of tinned iron and wornout tin vessels. These are sometimes dipped in hydrochloric acid to dissolve the tin coating fromthe iron. The muriate of tin so form- ed is of commercial value for dyeing pur- poses.” Hanging up on the walls all about were cog wheels, cranks, and other pieces of ma- chinery, while in one corner was a collec- tion of pick-axes, axes and pitchforks. ‘“‘Kverything that we find of value in the masses of scraps that come in here every day by the wagon load,” remarked the deal- er, ‘‘or that can be used in the shape it is received in, is preserved from the scrap heaps and sold separately. There are peo- ple who if they want a lot of pick-axes, for instance, never think of going to a hardware store for them, but come direct to the scrap- iron dealer, where they can find serviceable articles of the second-hand class. Nearly all of these cranks and cogwheels will come into use in their present shape some day. “Serap iron,” continued the dealer, ‘‘con- sists of any kind of iron that will serve the purposes of remelting, but more especially that of the malleble quality. We work in all the old ship iron that can be made ser- viceable, and there is one firm in the city that makes a specialty of that branch of the business. They have broken up several old vessels during the past year and taken out tons of good scrap-iron. They are now tearing the Mohongo to pieces over in Oak- land, and selling her plates and sheeting to the nail manufacturers. There is a good deal of money in that kind of trade if one understands it.” Of late years the scrap-iron business has increased to such an extent as to make it an important feature of water-front trade. Sey- eral good sized fortunes have been made in the business. Large lots of vacant land are covered with heaps of the rusty metal, for which there is always a brisk demand dur- ing the busy season at the iron works. The smaller scraps make the best kind of shaft- ing and pipe material, as the fibers of the finished product are so twisted and inter- twined as almost to defy an attempt at breaking, while for ordinary use it will last for years. —_———__—_—~<> +9 The Exhics of Trade. From the Cincinnati Post. ‘“‘Am I my brother’s keeper?” was the first guilty question ever asked in this wicked world. Jt has been asked ever since. Com- mercial ethics answers ‘‘No.” ‘‘Every man look out for himself” is the rule of trade. asked The true remedy has at last been discovered. It is Golden Seal Bitters. It is to be found at your drug store. It makes wonderful cures. Use it now. It will cure you. It is the secret of health. Are You Going to Ruelve a Store, Pal try ov Closet? AA Tf so, send jr prices and j...- ther information. Fooleston & Patts:’s PATENT Adjustable Ratchet? or AND Bracket Shelving !rezs Creates a NEW ERA in STORE FURNISH- ING. It entirely su- persedes the old style wherever in- troduced. Satisfaction Guaranteed ° rs { All } if, oft infringes “Sg { ee Re ments pros pe oN f 4 secuied. fe as 1 Eo oreo wi linottobe 7 had from : pene vour iocal iach ardware D a4 ler, send your Civ orders di- them this season. by| & Co, Troy, N. Y F WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. DRY GOODS PRICE CURRENT. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay ; - ; “an promptly and buy in full packages. sdete etl te temas el treriseeca ts 2 ) 8, ) é > considered, AUGERS AND BITS. some extent, ‘outside prices,” and are not as Tver, Old StVIO so osc. soo ek ees seas ee 25s dis60&10 low as buyers of reasonable quantities can, in BN PE A OO, oc ais ose nd nace sass oo de dis60&10 most instances, obtain them at. It will pay POONRUN gos vcs es sbcdak weve e nse dis60&10 every merchant to make frequent visits to MOOI cus va ok wdc cess cep eeen: SiG ikeske dis60&10 market, not only in respect to prices, but to ROUT os is ia an ohne okies kale eas dis60&10 keep posted on the ever-changing styles and eo ha cane dis40&10 fashions, many of which are never shown “on Jennings’, ZenUINE.........-. ee eee wees dis 25 3 the road.”’ Jennings’, imitation........... 4c cans dis50&10 WIDE BROWN COTTONS. . BALANCES. ai 40 Androscoggin, #-4..17 |Pepperell, 10-4...... 19 PPI 5 Sues cos pcs cnc cece sea cee eset’ 18 Androscoggin, 7-4..13%| Pepperell, L-4......22 : BARROWS. Pepperell, 7-4...... 13 |Pequot, 7-4......... 14% RIOR oo ee cc as cases nee $ 13 00 weil Ga 5 |Pe . ; Gard t 33 00 - Pepperell, 8-4......15 |Pequot, 84......... 16 OVGGn .< ..2s..05-525 eae ne Hxclusi el \ A y h 1 a1 Pepperell, 9-4...... 1% |Pequot, #4.........18 PN ke i one dis $ 60&10&10 V y O es e, CHECKS. RO ce os nee es nase dis 60&10 Caledonia, XX,oz..10 |Park Mills, No. 90..14 MOONE cc oss oo es eek cen as ies ee dis 80815 Caledonia, X, oz... 9 |Park Mills, No. 100.15 NOON Sia oe ees cas dis 25 Economy, 02Z....... PrOreey , G8. < 655s ccs 84 Door, BATMENE |... 63, ssa. ee dis 60&10 Park Mills, No. 50..10 |Otis Apron......... 8% S BOLTS. i io o 60..11 |Otis Furniture..... 814 OWRD ico etc esc ee es ds$ 40 ark Mills, No. 70..12 |York, 1 02.......... 94 Cosine DOW RG... oo is eanv cs nsces- dis 80 Present to the ‘Trade the Park Mills, No. 80..13 | York, AA, extra 02.12% ROME orn a ks ee nese kb nce cepawcaseen cs ....dis 80&1( OSNABURGS BibIgn SHOO. oe oie s cask cad oe di Th ai a se i Wrought ee Peo ecb ieee ais 60810 cae. fc 6% aa desta 6% ast Barrel Bolts...................04 is 60&10 Ne cca cnc ORR ARI oc ccc cceces 6% Cast Barrel, brass knobs............. dis 60 ] Sowell a6 Ce eee ae gi on corel Ts se as oh wate dt AS dll \ lll : f ll MOntueny .....<.., 8%| Louisiana .......... by DL wees acne cere ecererecerercnne 1 Bs ois cos cess 8% Te MOCO coccidiis 10 oe perrels brass knob......... dis 60&10 | eansee Ls beeen ued i% Toledo * a Socslc. oe Wrought Sau i eens ocoesn als 818 ee puacED CORTON. Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob OF Avondale, 36...... 8%\Greene,G 44 5% — ais eost0 Art cambries, 35; .. 935 Hill thecss scenes By eat ; ang, 1adroscog: h, 4-4.. 0% Bile O'lsded os concedes ? BVOR TOOK os os 5 ees sie dis 60&10 Androscoggin, 5-4..12% Hone, 446........... 6% BRACES. a @4. ...... 5% \King Phillip cam- pater We see ee dis$ 40 Maligd, &4.......... 6 be DYIG, £ Ac. cous cvece Se Re ea en cess oe dis 50&10 Boott, O. 4-4........ 84%|Linwood, 4-4....... 7% = Bieler ae lec erase dis 50 AF 8 VV [ Wa —_ ga 7 iLonsdale, 44....... % Ng. in hoes bk nine cna vans snes dis net so00tt, AGC, 4-4..... 9%\ Lonsdale cambric, 10% Boot, I. &4....... 544| Langdon, GB, 44... 844 Well, plain ~—— $ 350 Blackstone, AA 4-4. 64% Langdon, 46........11 Well. swivel oe ee 4 00 Chapman, X, 4-4.... 544 nnn 44)... i% Fee : Conway, 44... . .. 6%) Maxwell. 4-4........ 8 BUTTS, CAET. Canot, 64... ....... . 64! New York Mill, 4-4.10 Cast Loose Pin, figured............... dis 70&10 CanOe, Fe... 4.55.5. 6 |New Jersey, 44.... 8 Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed...... dis 70&10 Canoe, 3-4.......... 4 |Pocasset, P.M.C.. 7% Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 60&10 Domestic, 56....... 74 Pride of the West..10% Wrought Narrow, bright fast joint..dis 60&10 Dwight Anchor, 4-4. 8 |Pocahontas, 4-4.... 74 : J k Wrought Loose Pin.................. dis 60&10 ‘ Davol, 4-4.......... 8 |Slaterville, 7-8...... 6% Wrought Loose Pin, acorntip........ dis 60& 5 Fruit of Loom, 4-4.. 7%| Victoria, AA.......9 Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........ dis 60& 5 Fruit of Loom, 7-8.. 6%|Woodbury, 4-4...... 54 Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver Fruit of the Loom, (Whitinsville, 44... 6% TION ee is 60& 5 oe. ee co cambriec, 4-4......11 |Whitinsville,7-8.... 6 Wrought Table......................5. dis 10&60 nase : ee Gold Medal, 4-4.. .. 64|Wamsutta, 4-4...... 9% oe coon PNG oes ccc ceks dis 10&60 oe Medal, 7-8..... 5{4| Williamsville, 36... 8% POUDND BIBBS....:..... 0. 5.. 2.0.5.6 dis 70&10 iided Age......... Ti! Blind, Clark's. bebe cae meaketacea sce us dis 80&10 SILESIAS. Blind, Parker's. ...........+.+ s++++++- dis 80&10 a . OW is Garner pink.........5%! i icacaies 60 FINE BROWN COTTONS. Beer ... 0.1... ee cece eee eee ee ee eee ee eee es 40&10 Appleton A, 4-4.... 63%{;Indian Orehard, 40. 7 MOR soa ak sa hcank eos ae ce 60 oo meres 8 a eee 36. 6% >’ 3 Be BR cccces “4 OME ls Oe canue e Planished, 14 oz san an b 28 i ) i 1 iti th Cit C di Continental G43.) 6% Lyman B, 40-in..... 9 14x52, 14x56, 14 x60....... oe ¥ 31 eaiers VISl ing ec i y are oral- ue Ww. i4 5a fesman 2 al. tie Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60... 0.020000 002227 21 Vonauines E44... 4iMeskun i ees oe ; ato ee ete aes e sstog , 7-8... 44%) Nashua R, 4-4...... 5 OLE FRU, TE ee is eek ei wc ae 19 T ° t d t Cc ll d { Conestoga G, 30-in. 5 Nashua O, 7-8....... 5% a DRILLS ‘as - a VY nvVi1 e O a an nspect our pene oun Cana as 4% ae N. eees a 5 OCK...... 2... eeee nee wight Y,7-8....... 544| Pepperell E, 39-in.. 6 oe ae ae piie ahaa oes dis 40 i Dwight Z, 4-4....... 534 peerever R, 4-4.... 53 orse’s Taper NIE oh ca pd anes kn cs dis 40 Dwight Star, 4-4.... 6 |Pepperell O, 7-8.... 5% ELBOWS. Establishment. Ewight Star, 40-in.. 7 |Pepperell N, 3-4.... 5 Gom: 4nleve;$ tn................ doz net $.85 eee y 36.. 4% ee Ss 4-4...., 534 PPOUAI Foo occ coc show koe cke ccc dis 20&10 ireat Falls E, 4-4... 64 Saranac R....... +2 6D Agate. ee dis %&10} ‘ en | Farmers’ A, 4-4..... 54/Saranac E.......... 74 EXPANSIVE BITS. PATENT 2 ome: | ig wa LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES. . . DOMESTIC pi toe ny os Clar’s, small, $18 00; large, $26 00. dis 20 | “A”? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 14 The Newaygo Manufacturing Co, t,o. | Geers ----: +. § jOnNSOR Banks 60; oo 8 na BL 00S, 800 0, aa | “B” Wood's pat. planished, Nos. % to2? % |p.caraasfollows: Wor quote "© | Amoskeag, Persian 9 || Bookfold ....... 12% FILES—New List. Broken packs %e ® ib extra. Ipners. linc M&S \ MOE i ick ic ce ine Johnson Manfg Co, : e pe aL Es EA per M $44 00 cl oe American File Association List...... dis 55&10] .. ROPES. ., | Uppers, 1%, 14 and 2 inoh................ 46 00 | Bates ........----+- 6 | dress styles. ... . 10% DigatON'S oo ees ls ees a sas dis 5h&l0 | Sisal, % In. and larger.............----+++- We Giamia Pine lel a 35 09 | Berkshire .......-. 6 |Slaterville, dress — DOW AIDCTICAD,. 020k ose. neer seas dis S5&10 | Mamilla............. eee e eee ee ee eres ce tees 15 | Selects, 1%, 1% and2 inch........ 0 ...... 38 00 | Glasgow, fancy.... | styles.....-....... 6 NichOlSOn’S. ... 2.0. - 20+ ee seers eens eee dis 55&10} SQUARES. i | Pme Common, 1 I1NON.,.......54.- - 508: 30 00 Glasgow, royal... vl 6% |W hite M fg Co, stap 0% PEO soe heehee ces css dis 85&10 | Steel and Lron........--.. cee ee eee eee dis BO SAG SAMON bi ci cscs deuhecesey | Gunes 29 99 | Gloucester, new — | White Mtg Co, fane 7% Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis 55&10 pad and Bevels......-..-.eseeeer sees es ye — Fine, Common, 14, 1% and 2inch. ...... 32 00 ee reeeeseee TAUW Lt Teg & Co, ‘ GALVANIZED IRON, cnc cece ke bake eed dane 5 e No. | Stocks, 12 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet.... 15 99 | Plunket ......------ i) Hariston.......... i Nos. 16 to 20. 22 and 24, 25and26, 27 28 SHEET LRON. Was: t Stoeicd, 15 in. 18 feet... cs... scans 16 9p | Lancaster .......... 7 \Gordon .........++-- i List 12 : _ B : 14 15 18 Com. Smooth. Com. | No. l ancien RO Mileee io aa it 00 Langdown ....-.... 4 |Greylock, dress Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60. Nos. 10 tO 14... 0... eee eee ee eee $4 2 ee 80 | No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 15 09 | Renfrew, dress.... 9 | styles ........-... 10% oa BIR. BBO Tho 0s ogre arn ssvinr ches 42 2 90 | No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet..............+. 16 00 WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s......... dis 50 = ao aie Settee eeeeceeees a 3 00 No. L Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet... 26... 17 00 Androscoggin, {-4..18 Pepperell. 10-4......22 HAMMERS, 3. an Ftd enh nt eee eae ote eases a 0 1U | No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 15 00 | Androscoggin, 8-4. .16 epperell, ll-4.....2: Maydole & Co.’s dis op | NOB 25 10'W6.... 2... . eee eeenerrere 4 40 3 20 | No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet................. 16 00| Pepperell, 7-4......15 |Pequot, 7-4......... 16 Kip’s ee dis gp | NO. 27... esse eeee see eres at new hag 460. | No. 3 Btocms, & in., FUTOOS.. «25-0 es cone 17 00 | Pepperell, 8-4...... 17 |Pequot, 84......... 18 [at nwaae 0 dis 40810 All sheets No, 18 and lighter, over 30 inches | No, 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 2 00| Pepperel!, 9-4......19 |Pequot, %4......... 20 » ieee ee a oe ieee neees i 00 MBATT BROWN COsTOmS, Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand..30 c 40810 | ty casks of 600 Ds, 8 _— 5% | NO. @ StOCKS, ta IM., «UV TOOU....-..-..-. 0. )! Atlantie A, 4-4..... 6% | Lawrence XX, 4-4.. 6%4 ee ' Py Ee cee Chae Nae ess : No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00 lantie H, 4-4 6% Lawrence XXX 40. 7% HANGERS. In smaller quansities, ® 6 | No.2 Stocks. 10i vw , Atlantic H, 4-4..... Om | Lt CO AAA WH. f . i to CO , " . xh apne et lg a | No. 2 Stocks, 10-im., 18 feet................ 16 @ lantie D, 4-4..... 53, Lawrence LL, 4-4... ! Pears. eo ee eae TINNER’S SOLDER. » xq | NO. 28tocks, 10 in., 20 feet... oo. eco. “eae tiene et. a i an : No.1, Refined......... bene abenseewercaess 12 50 | No. 2 Stocks, § in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 11 00 ic “4.| | 43% Mystie River, 44... 5% LL, 4-4.... I Kidder, wood track.................4. dis 40} Market Half-and-half 15 WU | No! 2 Stocks. 8 in., 18 feet 12 00 oe _ 4 44 a a ae oa ‘GE Sad . “aoe Meee ial et m ak Siac Pe Gong a ag tte aa ata lO tes tual a Adriatic, 36......... 74¢/Pequot aA, 4-4....... 534 Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 8... — a eee 16 0) No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 20 feet.............».. ;, 18 00 Augusta, 4-4......-. 64\Piedmont, 36....... 6. ate Pe es Wee ae 5 ake ae / Coarse Common or shipping culls, all Boott M, 4-4........ 6 |Stark AA, 44....... 6% Oe anes ond lteen. to's ~— 2 50 Cards for Charcoals, $6 75. 1 widths and leheths......... ....... 8 W@ 9 00 Root Oe, bk... oc: 6% /Tremont CC, 4-4.... 4%4 and longer : : BY IC, 10x14, Charooal.............+-++++- 2 32; Aand B Strips, 4 or 6in ........-.-.... + 33 00 | Graniteville, 4-4.... 5%) Utiea, 4-4........... 10 Screw Hook and Eye, % .......-.-. net 10% _ eee fe ee 6 23 | & Strips, 4 or 6 INCH... 0. eee cere eee oe “7 90 | Indian Head, 4-4... 634| Wachusett, 4-4..... 6% loner Hookant isk... net 8%1Tx ee eee 7 aR on 1 SneIne, as ae Rarer eesnn tes - - Indiana Head 45-in.114%| Wachusett, 30-in... 5% Oy “ wy i , ~ — = sindbis el aa psc Sete wens Z on | oO. Z er 1 ra fag | ¢ a 2 TICKINGS. Ceieeaceee kG ele Cee eee 5 3 No. 2 Fencing. I feet...........0000 0 12 09 | Amoskeag, ACA. 1334 Pulls, XXXX...... 184 Sets a , 5 ae ’ Kis AAFOORS. «++ - stot eenceeeees “0 | No. 1 Fonoing, 4 inch,.............0+-.0++ 5 Amoskeag ‘* 4-4..15% Falls, XXX......... 1b Strap and T an alae dis 65 | Tx x, 14x20, Charcoal Shean se etaeens teres Bo 79 | No. 2 Fencing, 4 inch........-......++++++ 2 90 ea A it Falls. ne Mit Bhemped Sim Ware.....:......+....-22... ms ceee ee ee 3 os | WoTway. C and better, 4 or Ginch......... 20 00 | Amoskeag, B...... 10 |Falls, BBO, 36... ...19% Japanned Tin Ware................0000+ 25 oe seen he sg Pete natenry tse tee 15 50 | Bevel Siding, 6 inch, Aand B............ 18 00 | Amoskeag, C......10 |Falls, awning..... 19 Granite Iron Ware........ Bp ps aoe etn ) © Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C................++++ 14 50 | Amoskeag, D...... 9 |Hamilton, BT, 82.. 9% Hoe ne ee cmerece: ste cee eereeaceees ; bo | Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No.1 Common.... 9 00 | Amoskeag, E...... 8% Hamilton, D....... 8% : 1 : 1e DOR agian densest edna ds 50 | Bevel Siding, 6 inch, Clear.............. x ai . os” Hiteeend 8 ee Ur oor dis OO | DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal 0.0.00...) 10 50 | Bere ete et to xia Is to Whi. 10 00 | Amockeas Fi i--"15 |Pamilton'rtabey... 84 Meee a 12 00, dis 60 DXXX, 100 Plate CRAPOORL. «+00, 2: +2502 12 50 | $1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft. Premium B........ 16 |Methuen AA....... 11% ee a Redipped Charcoal Tin Plate add 1 50 to 6 7% | Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A. B.........---- 36 00) Extradd............16 | Methuen ASA......16% Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....... dis 50 ota 14x20, IC 5 25 | Dressed Flooring, 6 in. C....... socees ---- 29 00] Bxtra7-8...... ...-14%|Omega A, 7-8....... 10% Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings........ 50 OORDE, sees fe ee é “2 | Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. 1,common.. 17 00| Gold Medal4-4......15 (Omega A, 4-4....... 12 Door, porcelain, plated trimmings Bi | ts BORE Ban tinct ness cocks cite nnes ss 375 Dressed Flooring 6in.,No.2common.... 14 00) CCA 7-8...........-: 12% Omega ACA, 7-8... ..13 Rin poesia, eaeaees | | ll ene Gee Tae et 11 00 | Headed Ceiling, 6 in, $100 additiinal. | | OT 44. eee 14 Omega ACA, 4-4....15 Drawerend Ghutter, porcelain... dla 0 | SOCNRS: ORR Tracie Tet cis ie prronsen Zrcorne, ¢ inf Band Clear.. 8 00/ Ro7-8. 14 |Omega SE, 78... ..2 : & Co.’ : : ee | Dressed Flooring, 4in., C.....-...-.++++;+ 26 PS a iene eres sn: 16 |Omega SE, 4-4..... yds eg L. Judd & Co.’s.. ........ ‘dig -—e IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne.........-. 550 Dressed Flooring, 4 or in., No.1 com’n 16 00 res eeagaiaaes 19 Fr va ee : IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........ ..7 00 Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5.in., No.2 com'n 14 00| Cordis AAA, 82.....14 Omega M, 44... 25 _ LOCKS—DOOR. : | IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne Sede teas 11 00) Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional. Cordis ACA, 88..... 15 \Shetucket SS&SSW 114 oer ia yokes yee 8 new list. - . LX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne........ 14 0 | (XXX 18 in. Standard Shingles......... 30 | Gordie No.l 2... 15 \Shetucket, $8 & SW.12 allory, eeler Oe Bind eee ccs is E TRAPS. To ee Be Ig ov oe noc a nan cece ese: 3 00 | Cordis No. 2 14 |Shetucket, SES 12 BranfOra’s ........2..0ece0s feces cece dis OO VERO ChBOAR ee ences 60810 | 1 Oe Oe os cos oe bos ends oo scene ees 20 Cordis No. 2 : : : : ; : : 13 lStockbridge A 5 ; " Norwalk’s ......... aria nahenattney dis 50 OnotaajCommuntity, Newhouse s os os 35 | ne i or 6 in. ¢ 5 2. Shingles......... ; a Cordis No. 4........ 11%|Stockbridge fancy. § 4EVELS. _ _ | Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s..60&10 | No. 2or5 in. C. B. Ds cs GLAZED CAMBRICS. sisetsanid ccupedoiancas +> 5 darshan aradaetien dis 70| Hotchkiss’ ......... SRE eA RR IE IG MUIR) BIBI sas csine gx thon snes pens ytd es ade 103 Ol Gamer........:...; & WMMMOAEG css cscs. ; S, P. & W. Mfg. GO.’8.... 2... eee eee eee G0&10 | —e Hookset........--:. 5 |Washington........ 434 Coffee, Parkers Co.’8.................. dis 40&10 | Mouse, choker............ecesececeeees 18¢ @ doz | , RE Hoe Cries. ........< & \Rdwards............ 5 Coffee, P.8.&W. Mtg. Co.’sMalleables dis 60 | Mouse, delusion..............-...+++ $1 50 ® doz | re ee Forest Grove....-.. IS. 8. & Sons........ 5 on mere Ferry & Clark's...... vue 2 WIRE. | ‘The furniture factories here pay as follows : GRAIN BAGS. : ? Breese re se tess sens pace ernst: ne at Maret ee oes ee dis 67% | for dry stock: American A....... ij \Old Ironsides...... 15 MATTOCKS. : Annealed Market............2 «sees dis 7 | Basswood, log-run..........-2.. eee @13 00 | Stark A........... .214| Wheatland .........20 Adze Ey@.........es seer cere eee $16 00 dis 60] Coppered Market..................0605- dis 62% | Birch, log-run.......-...0-er ee eeeees 16 0U@20 00 DENIMS. sone YC... sees eee ee eee eee ees eis 50a & . Wierre PAG. ee sp ekes ee ie ghaa nuns dis 65| Birch, Nos. 1 and 2.............-eeee. = 00 | Boston spasecent ss a0 o ce. seagegreee’ é UNE'S. 20... eee e cece eee eee ee ee 8 is 20 & Rm MAMEMD. «soc 5c sice sss occeadees dis 62% | Black Ash, log-run.............+e+0+- B13 Everett blue....... ¥4|Warren AXA...... NAILS. Tinned BOOM ios cave ceed cen ns canes Rb Ge tee, MMT 65s 0. once cccccnee sees 25 00@35 00 | Everett brown..... 114 Warren BB........ 10 Common, Bra and Fencing. Tirisiod MALULORM. «. 65 - 6c acces a veeteg- = 48 a tb 8% | Cherry, Nos. 1 and 2............--5++ @d5 OO | Otis AXA.......... a3 |W arren CC.........9 10d tO. 60d... 2.2.22 ee cee cee eee e eee ® keg $2 50 | Coppered Spring Steel............ dis 40@40&10 | Cherry, Cull....... .---sseeee eee eees 10 00@12 00 | Otis BB........--..- 1 |York, blue......... 12% Be NNO BOM. oo rocco tie cae de nena eee 25 | Tinned Spring Steel..................-065 dis 50| Maple, log-rum...........-..-2++. sees 14 00@I16 00 | PAPER UAMBRICS. pee Ra Gnd 76 BAY... 8s ions cece sel haces sas BO | Blaty POnG6. 00 ole. aye cs cena vecinge ®@ ib 3% Maple, soft, log-run...........----+- 12 CO@I14 00 | Manville........44%@5 |S. 8. & Sons..... 4% @5 Oa Ont OF BOY i pene WE | arhed MONOGs. eos ce. oes ss sp vee des nese ens | Maple, Nos. Land 2........---+++++++: @18 00 | Masonville ..... 4%@5 |Garner......... 434 @d Sa G@AVARCG. <....,.4..)..<.6- Re ae, MOB) COB NOT os ieee sate wk ence new list net | Maple, clear, flooring. .........-++++- @25 00} WIGANS. : i Bh GS MAVANCO Ss ks coc ee soc sees chic 8 00 | Brass........... Ray okey eee new listnet | Maple, white, selected............--- @25 00 | Red Cross.......... 64 |Thistle Mills........ 6 Chinoh nals, RAV... 6. oases el sles is 15 a. Red Oak, log-run...... 0.2.22. eee eee @i5 00} Berlin .. << .........- GONG. ecks ai haseees 6% Finishin 10d 8a 6d 4a Bright WIRE GOODS. dis 70810&10 | Red Oak, ioe. and 2. ssttsnee: ice, | e = j Ping rite o r £ r 2 * fe Bs 4° ‘6 s vt * father; ciety.” Ths Michigan Tradesmall RETAIL GROCERS’ ASSOCIATION OF GRAND RAPIDS. ORGANIZED NOVEMBER 10, 1885. President—Erwin J. Herrick. First Vice-President—E. E. Walker. Second Vice-President—Jas. A. Coye. Secretary—Cornelius A. Johnson. Treasurer—B. S. Harris. Board of Directors—Eugene Richmond, Wm H. Sigel, A. J. Elliott, Henry A. Hydorn and W.E. Knox. Finance Committee—W. E. Knox, H. A. Hy- dorn and A. J. Elliott. Room Committee—A. J. Elliott, mond and Wm. H. Sigel. Arbitration Committee—James Farnsworth, M. J. Lewis and A. Rasch. Complaint Committee—J. George Lehman, Martin C. DeJager and A. G. Wagner. Annual meetings—Se cond Tuesday in Novem- ber. Regular meetings—First and Third Tuesday Evenings of each month. Next meeting—Tuesday evening, Feb. 16. Eugene Rich- Recrila ar - Motting of the Retail Grocers’ Association. At the regular semi-monthly meeting of the et tail Grocers’ Association, held on the 2nd, EK. A. Stowe read a supplemental paper from Smith Barnes, of Traverse City, de- tailing the species of opposition met with in the introduction of the system of buying and selling eggs by weight. The article is given in full in another part of this week’s paper. I. W. Van Zandt—The Eastern associa- tions are agitating this subject, and some of them have already taken advanced grounds on the subject of buying and selling all kinds of vegetables by weight. I consider the egg question a practical one, and should be glad to see it solved here in the West. President—I apprehend more opposition from the shippers in this matter than from the farmers. It seems to me we ought to be as aunit on the subject. The question of dollars and cents ought to dictate our course in this matter. B.S. Harris—How would breakage the handling of eggs by weight? President—lI see no reason why it should cause any more trouble than under the pres- ent system. J. H. TerrijI—The proper place to begin discussing this subject is in the Legislature and the proper thing to do is to secure the enactment of a uniform law governing the whole subject. The tendency of such a law would be to improve the quality and size of fowls. Fortunately, it takes but one sea- son to bring about such an improvement. E. A. Stowe—I think the proper course to pursue is to secure a sentiment in favor of a State or national law, after which it will be easy enough to secure the enactment of such a measure. To me, it seems that the subject rises above the question of dol- lars and cents. It is a question of rightand wrong—whether you sell one man fifteen ounces for the same price you charge anoth- er for ten ounces. Jas. A. Coye—I move that the communi- cation be accepted and that a vote ef thanks be tendered Mr. Bames for his’ contribu- tion. The motion was adopted. I. W. Van Zandt—I wish to compliment the members of this Associationon the work they have accomplished in the short space of three months. You have already made more progress than the Rochester Associa- tion did in a year and a half. You ought to have a larger attendance, and I would sug- gest that the Secretary be instructed to send out a postal card to each inember a day or two previous to each meeting. The ques- tion of a state organization is being discuss- edan New York, and Massachusetts is al- ready moving in the matter of a national organization. The grocer movement is bound to be a power in the land. President—One of the best features of an Association similar to ours is the cultiva- tion of a sentiment against adulterated goods, short weights and other trade abuses. When this comes to be understood by the consumer—that the Association is as much in his interest as ours—I think we shall be amply repaid for all our efforts. Jas. A. Coye—I wish to state that the Law Committee will be ready to report at the next meeting and I move that the sub- ject of huxters and peddlers be made the special order of business for the next meet- ing. The motion was adopted, when the meet- ing adjourned. oe A Business Chance. affect The son of a prominent divine went out to Dakota with the intention of going into business, but returned in very low cireum- stances, financially, having walked about half the distance. “Why, I am surprised, my son,” said his ‘I thought there were great oppor- tunities for making money in the territories. Didn’t you strike a chance?” “Well, yes, in a measure; but the fact is, father, I didn’t hold the right kind of a hand. It was good enough, so I bet all I had on it; but the other fellow’s was better, and he raked in the pot.” The next Sunday the minister preached on ‘*The crying need of missionaries in the West.” i —_ oe 9