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The Chicago Board of Trade. From the Chicago Current. A stranger visiting Cnicago for the pur- pose of viewing its celebrated public build- ings would soon find himself on La Salle street, facing southward. Before him, ris- ing in stately magnificence, and apparently blocking up the street, is a massive, cathe- dral-like structure with central tower of am- ple and symmetric proportions, and adorned near its top with a huge dial-plate, and elec- tric coronal, and a veering miniature “ship of state.” Drawing nearer for inspection, the visitor discovers various emblems of ag- ricultural and mythological origin carved upon the heavy walls of the granite pile, and over its spacious portal he reads, in let- ters of stone, the familiar inscription “Board of Trade.” He knows now where he is, and begins to walk leisurely around the colossal edifice. The little grinning de- mons ‘“‘squat like a toad” which meet his eye and which were evidently derived from the symbolism of ‘‘Paradise Lost,” are in- tended to represent, he supposes, the victors in the speculative contests carried on within, while the crucified corner statutes, with grief-bowed heads, bearing on their shoul- ders, like Atlas of old, the weight of over- hanging and projecting ornaments, are in- tended, he imagines, to portray the poor un- fortunate sufferers who came out behind in the race after sudden wealth. Sheaves of wheat and ears of corn, partly husked, in- termingled with uncouth images of ‘‘gor- gons dire” and monsters of the earth and sea, convey more legitimately and pleasant- ly the true and specific purpose for which this building was erected. Entering the elaborate vestibule and mounting the broad granite stairway he emerges into the largest unobstructed and unsupported hall that has yet been built on either side of the Atlantic. A scene of un- surpassed architectural beauty and commer- cial activity at once bursts upon his astonish- ed gaze, and for a moment almost takes away his breath and senses. The fairy crea- tions of Aladdin’s lamp in the ‘‘Arabian Nights” are forcibly brought to mind as he contemplates the frescoed walls and the lav- ish splendor of equipment with which the entire room is finished. Seemingly nothing more could be added to make this trading hall a perfect thing of beauty and so a joy forever. “But what is going on here?” the visitor asks. Gathered in circles or hurrying across the floor in all directions he beholds hun- dreds of men eargerly intent upon the pur- suit of some individual yet common object. The different groups are closely huddled to- gether, like sheep in an inclosure, and each man is shouting to his associates at the top of his voice, and accompanying his words with frantic gesticulations and flushed, ex- cited features. ‘‘Is this a veritable ‘Bedlam let loose?’” the visitor queries in amaze- ment, ‘‘and are all these men crazy?” Very far from it, he is immediately assured. The cause of this excitement and of these rapid movements is the simple fact that thousands of dollars are here changing hands nearly every minute. The incessant click of a hun- dred telegraphic instruments is conveying the knowledge of these hurried transactions to all parts of the commercial world. The East and the West, the North and the South are alike interested in the information thus imparted, while grave and solid grain and provision merchants in Liverpool, London, Antwerp and Paris eagerly scan the report of each day’s doings. And thus the harness- ed lighting of two continents is kept busy scattering abroad the facts and figures pro- duced in this apparently insane hubbub. On either side of the hall, and without the line of trading-pits, are rows of marble top- ped tables, on which are deposited sample bags of grain, and around these cluster buy- ers and sellers, shippers and exporters, ex- amining the goods and determining upon the price of exchange. Market quotations from all the large trade-centers of America and Europe are received during the trading hours, and are at once posted upon conven- iently arranged blackboards. The wheat- pit usually attracts the largest crowd, the provision-pit comes next, and the corn and oat traders bring up the rear, except in times of special activity, when this regular order of things is liable to be reversed. In the four corners of the hall are small separ- ate rooms for special purposes, and on two sides are galleries, from which astonished spectators look down with feelings of wonderment upon the turbulent and noisy scene below. Asa whole, the sight is truly a strange and significant one, and the casual visitor usually turns away from it with brain and heart tossed by conflicting and un- wonted emotions and reflections. Among such reflections, doubtless, are the following: ‘‘Is the influence of this notable Chicago institution wholly beneficent upon the welfare of the city and its tributary ter- ritory? Is it absolutely necessary to the earrying on of the legitimate grain and pro- vision tradeof thecountry that there should be such violent proceedings?” Concerning the last query the visitor might at first be inclined to answer negatively, and argue with himself thus: Grain and provisions are constantly being bought and sold at oth- er points in the land without any such hur- rah and excitement, and why cannot the same be done here? Suchan enormous out- lay of money as this building and business involves, and such a wild hullabaloo are surely incongruous with the quiet transfer of such contmon articles as wheat, corn and pork. Why not meet together calmly, in some common center, and dispose of these products in asober and rational manner? And it must be confessed that the visitor’s argument would be a good one if it were not for one element of this trade which he does not accurately estimate or properly under- stand. This element is known in popular parlance as speculation, and constitutes more than two-thirds of the entire activity presented to view. The regular legitimate transactions on all Boards of Trade could indeed be carried on without so much at- tending commotion, but in that case the bus- iness itself would shrihk to very moderate proportions.as compared with its present volume. Dealing in ‘‘futures” of grain and provisions imparts that element of risk and danger to the trade which causes and inces- sant and rapid fluetuation of values, and is attended with so much nervous anxiety and commercial uncertainty. Hence the silent argument of the visitor virtually re- solves itself into this proposition: Could the grain and provision trade of this coun- try be condneted in such a way as to elim- inate entirely the speculative element, as is the case in many of the markets of the Old World? Such a question is a very far-reach- ing and important one, and would be an- swered in different ways by different minds. At the present time the majority of replies among those engaged in it would makea prepondering and decided negative. Still the fact remains that in former times, even in Chicago, this speculative feature of the business was almost wholly absent. The growth of speculation in grain and provis- ions has sprung apparently from the growth of the trade itself. Little by little it crept in among regular and legitimate transac- tions, and soon spread itself over the entire area which those transactions covered. At first only an unimportant adjunct of the bus- iness, it has now grown to such immense proportions as to throw legitimate and regu- lar trade far into the shade. ‘To-day, two- thirds or more of all the trading done on the floor of the Board is purely speculative in character. It is buying and selling futures or options. Just now the May option is the favorite deal, and buying and selling grain and provisions deliverable next May make up the bulk of the daily exchanges. Take ‘this dealing in futures away from the Board of Trade and its hall would become at once a quiet lounging place for shippers and ex- porters. No such building in fact would be needed, as a much less expensive room would accommodate all who would natural- ly gather there. The present colossal struc- ture, it should always be remembered, was erected by speculators for speculative trad- ing principally, and the shipping and ex- porting business carried on at the same time and place forms only an inconsiderable part thereof. Under present circumstances, therefore, it would be nearly or quite im- possible to eliminate this speculative feature of trade in grain and provisions without ser- iously, and perhaps fatally, curtailing the trade itself. The vigorous offshoot has en- tirely overshadowed the parent trunk from which it grew. The boy has outgrown his father, and dominates the ‘‘old gent” to carry out his own sweet will and behests. It cannot be denied that certain objection- able concomitants have arisen from this speculative trading, but how toremove them has not yet been made manifest. One of these is jee practice 6f dealing in ‘‘puts” and ‘‘ealls,” which leads to more of less ar- tificial manipulation of prices in order to ‘*protect” buyers and sellers in their specu- lative ventures. When such manipulation arrests the natural tendency of values and brings about a false and short-lived move- ment in an opposite direction, it creates for the time being an illusive aspect of trade that misleads and injures the simple-minded and would-be honest operators. And all such losses or gains make legitimate trading more and more difficult and dangerous. In this way and by such methods all specula- tion inevitably tends to burn itself out likea voleano, leaving only devastation and wreck behind. Asanexample of this effect one has only to read the history of the rise and progress of mining speculation as carriedon in former years at San Francisco and in oth- ercities of the Pacific coast. This brings us directly to the considera- tion of the first question which came into the visitor’s mind, namely: Is the influence of this notable Chicago institution wholly beneficent upon the wellfare of the city and its tributary territory? Itgoes without say- ing that an association of this commercial character and magnitude would necessarily be a power for good or evil. Located in the heart of the city, and embracing in its mem- bership many of the most prominent citi- zens, a continuous wave of influence would naturally emanate from its presence and daily activities. And such is found to be he actual result. There are, in fact, but itd business men in this city or in the sur- rounding country who have never ‘“‘tried their luck” in a speculative deal of some kind. Of course, the vast majority of these ventures have proved unsuccessful to their originators, but in these cases what was lost by one party has always been gained by an- other, so that the net financial result of the different transactions has been a simple change in the ownership of money. Phys- ically, the result of this business has been an undoubted loss of nervous tissue caused by undue excitement while the deal was in progress. Mentally, the result has been a decided quickening of intellectual percep- tions eoncerning the hidden relations of cause and effect. Experience certainly keeps a dear school, but the majority of business men learn in no other, and the knowledge thus imparted is usually found to be of in- caleulable worth in after life. Morally, this business has been the occasion of much pro- fanity, vain regret, and keen, biting re- morse. Many an unlucky speculator has | been led to curse the day of his own birth, as well as that of the business, and has been ready to declare emphatically that the Board of Trade and its operators were noth- ing but a gigantic delusion and a snare. All these, however, are but personal results. Commercially and financially the Board of Trade is a direct promoter of general busi- ness activity and prosperity. The amount of capital that is kept in circulation by its operations is enormous, and the employ- ment it furnishes to thousands of traders and dealers, here and elsewhere, contributes materially to the sum total of commercial industry. This country produces annually, on an average, about 450,000,000 bushels of wheat, 1,500,000,000 bushels of corn, and 15,000,000 hogs, to say nothing of oats, rye and barley, and these immense products must be handled by somebody. To take them from the producer and put them in the hands of the consumers requires a vast amount of money and an egually large amount of labor, and were there no organi- zations or special means to facilitate this transfer enormous quantities of stuff would inevitably be wasted before they could be marketed. In this way Boards of Trade all over the country are of great benefit to pro- dueers and consumers alike, as they fix a price for the stuff and carry large quantities of it until it is wanted for use. In fact, the modern system of commercial exchanges could hardly dispense with these agencies, and as long as the present agricultural pro- ducts of the country continue to be grown so long will there be a class of men who will organize and work together in buying and selling them. Hence it would be an altogether rash and hasty conclusion to say that this notable in- stitution of Chicago is an unmixed evil so far as its influence upon the welfare of the city and country is concerned. Certain branches of the business could undoubtedly be lopped off with advantage to all parties, but these features are of the nature of ex- erescences or fungus growths rather than inherent and organie parts of its body. The enterprise, ambition and go-ahead power of speculators are proverbial, and if our Board of Trade should ever collapse or be oblitered (which is hardly a possibility) it would leave a large vacancy in our commercial life, and be justly regarded as an undoubted calamity. It is felt, however, by its best friends and warmest supporters that some- thing ought to be done to check the growing manipulation of prices for sinster and spec- ulative ends, but just how to accomplish this result is at present an unsolved prob- lem. It may be that the evil in question will in time correct itself by bringing about a loss of legitimate business to the institu- tion and, in fact, such a loss is already quite severely felt. Of course, no public institu- tion dependent upon the patronage of the public for its support and prosperity can afford to carry on its business so as to mislead and disappoint and financially injure all out- side parties who come to it for the purpose of buying and selling its stable commodities. Right here is the weakest and worst part in this institution. The increase and growth of this method of dealing with each other and with outside patrons has brought down upon the institution itself more curses and stirred up more hostile feelings against it among the general public than all other| pauses and occurrences combined. But with all its faults and excellences Chicago’s Board of Trade is here to stay. It is, and always will be, one of our most noted and most notable institutions. Its palatial mart is an architectural ornament of which every citizen is proud, and its bus- iness might be equally a matter of congrat- ulation and satisfaction to one and all if the purely speculative part of it could be kept within the bounds of strict honor and just, upright dealing. —_—<—-9 <___—— Cream cheese is made in England as fol- lows: Take a quart of cream, or, if not de- sired very rich, add thereto one pint of new milk. Warm itin hot water till about 98 degrees, add a tablespoonful of rennet, let it stand till thick, then break it slightly with a spoon, and place it in a frame in whieh you have previously put a fine canvas cloth, press it slightly with a weight, let it stand a few hours, then put a finer cloth in the frame; a little powdered salt may be put over the cloth. It will be fit for use in a day or two. | | Report of the N. Y. Dairy Commissioner for 1885. Dairy Commissioner J. K. Brown has submitted to the Legislature a report of his official transactions during the year 1885. The document will be printed for general circulation. There are now pending in the courts in the State of New York upwards of one hundred and fifty cases of prosecution for violations of the law. The most vexatious delays in that kind of prosecution, the Com- missioner states, have been experienced in New York City, while in Brooklyn the pros- ecutions have been carried forward speedily. As to the correctness of the milk standard, the Commissioner takes the ground, war- ranted by the analyses of specialists, that it is practically impossible to find a cow which will give milk containing more than 88 per eent. of water, or less than 12 per cent. of milk solids. ‘The analyzers obtained milk from cows in different parts of the State, in every desirable condition of pasturage, on high land and low land, in localities where the water differed, from stall fed cows, pas- tured cows, and cows fed upon brewers’ re- fuse and other articles of food. In making these tests care has been taken to have the milk pails entirely free from water, and agents of the department have watched eare- fully to see that the milk which was delivy- ered to the experimenter was not meddled with from the milking to the laboratory. In every case such milk has been found fully up to the standard. In view of the results obtained, the Commissioner considers the question of a milk standard to be now fully settled. The amount of money paid into the State Treasury during 1885, for viola- tion of the dairy laws, was $2,281.88. - 6 <2 Ohio’s law, relating to the sale of bogus butter, has been under consideration in the Cleveland Police Court, Judge Hutchins presiding. This suit was brought against one Simmons for selling oleomargarine in violation of this law; the indictment, it seems, sets forth, sold as an article of food; whereupon the attorney for defense de- murred. Judge Hutchins sustained the de- murrer, stating that the information was de- fective, in that it should have charged that the substance was sold as butter, therein perpetrating a fraud, instead of an article of food that might or might not be wholesome. In reference to the argument of defendant’s counsel that the law was unconstitutional because the New York Court of Appeals had decided the similar State law there as void, Judge Hutchins said he took a differ- ent view. ‘The New York law,’ he said, read ‘any article designed to take the place of butter,’ while the Ohio statute said, ‘any substance designed to be sold as butter.’ There is a very significant difference in the construction of the two laws. The New York law is prohibitory, but I hold that our own statute is not prohibitory, not in eon- flict with the State or National Constitution, nor does it repeal or even modify the exist- ing statute relating to the subject. This man may be prosecuted for selling the sub- stance as butter, but not as an article of food, unless it ean be shown to be injurious to the public health. I therefore sustain the demurrer and hold that the law is con- stitutional and can be enforeed.” The case will probably be carried up by the but- termen. He expresses the opinion that oleo- because it is et a The Michigan Tradesman, A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Hercantile and Nanufacturing Interests of the Siate, E. A. STOWE, Editor. Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid. : Advertising rates made known on application. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1886. Merchanis 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 Men’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. Ionia Business Men’s Protective As- sociation. — President, Wm. E. Kelsey; Vice-President, H. M. Lewis; Secretary, Fred Cutler, Jr. (® 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. THF REAL REMEDY. The Detroit Evening News, which is nothing if not facetious, thus slaps the face of the grocery trade of the country in gen- eral and Grand Rapids in particular: The Retail Grocers’ Association of Grand Rapids discussed selling ‘‘eggs by weight,” at their last meeting, and ‘thucksters and peddlers” will be the next subject. Now, if they will tackle ‘‘alum in baking powder,” “sulphuric acid in pickles,” oleomargarine,” and about a thousand other poisons and cheats in daily food, and wrestle with the problem of eliminating them, the retail gro- cers may earn the thanks of a suffering pub- lie. Few papers inthe country take greater delight in disseminating scandals and the particulars of uncanny happenings than the Detroit News. When questioned regarding the propriety of making such publications, the News invariably replies that there is al- ways a demand for that sort of information and that the management propose to meet the demand. The grocer stands in exactly the same position. No reputable dealer takes pleas- ure in selling goods which are poor in strength or rich in adulteration; but the mo- ment he attempts to sell only standard goods he is confronted with the demand for cheap articles, in consequence of which he is com- pelled to cater to the demand or suffer the loss of a considerable percentage of his customers. The policy of most grocers is to encourage the consumption of pure goods, but such advice is too often spurned by those who clamor for low prices, even when they are convinced that cheapness is not compatible with purity and whole- someness. The grocery trade, almost as a unit, throws its influence on the side of full weight, full count and full strength; but un- til the people are educated up toa higher standard and come to realize the utter fool- ishness of purchasing poor goods, the gro- cers will be compelled to carry two qualities and ask two prices. Instead of sneering at a class of men who are doing all they can by argument and example to bring about the desired reform, the News and other papers of its class could be far more profitably em- ployed in pointing out the difference between pure goods and those which are adulterated and determining the saving of money and health incident to the use of the former. Such a policy could not fail to redound to the credit of the newspapers carrying on the erusade and it would go a long way toward lightening the burden now carried by the grocer in consequence of ignorance and sti- pidity. RE NRT The cheese market never opened more auspiciously than this season. The market is practically bare of the poor cheese which tends to keep the price of the new make down in the spring and unless a foolish scramble for priority induces the manufac- turers to flood the market with hay cheese, the prospects are that a remunerative price will be maintained all through the season. The prospects are that a State league of the retail dealers’ organizations of Michigan will be formed within the next three months. The idea of a State association originated with Frank Hamilton, of Traverse City, and has been accorded the cordial support of Tuer TRADESMAN for over a year. Seventeen new creameries will embark in business in this State with the opening of the season for 1886. Such a movement toward centralized effort serves to show the tendency of the times better than columns of written praise for ‘the creamery system. Michigan ranks first in the production of salt, lumber, iron and copper; and the rapid growth of the dairy business gives good ground for the belief that the State is des- tined to take front rank in still another di- rection. Jonia is the seventeenth town in Michigan to present a merchants’ organization. The chances are that the foraation of the twen- ty-fifth association will be chronicled within _ the next three months. Summit City, has contracted to furnish 200,- 000 chair rockers, and will put in a band gle cut near Howard City in about ninety days, when he will remove his mill to Black Roek, Arkansas, where he owns 4,000 acres of cyprus and oak timber. Grace charcoal pigiron furnace, at Mar- quette, will be started up immediately, al- though statements to that effect have been AMONG THE TRADE. e IN THE CITY. Thos. Keating succeeds Holland & Hart- man in the retail grocery business on the corner of East Bridge and Clancy street. Tuinstra Bros. have engagedin the gro- cery business at the corner of Madison street and Fourth avenue. Cody, Ball & Co. fur- nished the stock. John Dykstra, of the late firm of Bottje & Dykstra, hardware dealers at Grand Hay- en, will shortly engage in the hardware bus- iness on West Leonard street. AROUND THE STATE. A. M. Baker, grocer at Concord, has sold out. Hauck & Fox have engaged in general trade at Pewamo. S. H. Lasley & Co., general dealers at Montague, have sold out. Hall & Strong, grocers at Nirvana, are succeeded by Hall & Farrington. H. H. Parr, the Petoskey grocer, has leas- ed the Park House at that place. P. & A. Steketee, general dealers at Hol- land are succeeded by A. Steketee. _ John W. Smith succeeds Joseph Wyeth in the drug business at Three Oaks. M. A. Potter, general dealer at Oakfield Center, has sold out to A. D. Lashell. F. H. Randall succeeds Osborn & Randall in the grocery and feed business at Clare. Geo. C. Merrill succeeds Merrill & Bacon in the machinery business at East Saginaw. It was reported that A. B. Foote has sold his general stock at Hilliards to Frank Tan- ner. Hugh Loughlin succeeds Loughlin & Schroeder in the hardware business at Fow- lerville. Kingsbury & Hayden succeed Kingsbury & Trowbridge in the grocery business at Cassopolis. Alban & Johnson succeed Alban & Begole in the clothing and gents’ furnishing goods business at Ypsilanti. Cassius M. Dennis succeeds the estate of Dyer Dunning in the hardware and agricul- tural implement business at Edwardsburg. S. C. Scott & Co., druggists at Howard City, have dissolved, C. B. Munn retiring. The business will be continned by S. C. Scott. Grand Haven Herald: Bottje & Dykstra have dissolved partnership. ‘The latter re- tires and will probably start in business alone in Grand Rapids soon. C. B. Johnson and. L. B. Milliard have formed a copartnership at Adrian under the firm name of Johnson & Millard and will engage in the drug business there. Frank Wilmarth has sold his grocery stock at Petoskey to A. Oberholtzer, of Alanson. Mr. Wilmarth will continue in the meat business at his old stand. Wm. A. Foster has purchased an interest in the firm of Andrew Foster & Son, boot and shoe dealers at Port Huron. The firm name will hereafter be Andrew Foster & Sons. Plainwell Press: The manager of the Norton & Wolff stock will close up business here the last of next week. Carroll & Rob- ertson will open a stock of dry goods at the same location about March 1. John Graham, who has been engaged in general trade at Wayland for eighteen years, has traded his stock and store building fora farm near the village. The name of the new proprietor is Wm. H. Bartholomew. Howard Record: We are informed that xaylord & Pipp, of Pierson, will move their stock of goods to this village and oceupy the rooms vacated by Collins, Robbie & Co., some time during the present month. Detroit News: When George N. Traver sold out his Woodward avenue dry goods store, J. K. Burnham & Co. bought the stock and sold an interest to Messrs. Day & Camp- bell, Burnham & Co. remaining as silent partners. They have now sold out to their partners and the firm will now be Day & Campbell, instead of Day, Campbell & Co. Ionia Standard: The Ionia business men have completed the formation of their pro- tective association and adopted a constitu- tion and by-laws. W. E. Kelsey was elect- ed president; H. M. Lewis, vice-president, Fred Cutler jr., secretary. This association is designed to operate for the retail dealers much as the commercial agencies do for the wholesalers. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Wm. Campbell, of the planing mill firm of Merrill & Campbell, at Bay City, is dead. A. sash and door factory, to employ a large number of hands, is to be built at Reed City. Wm. H. Smith has purchased the flour- ing mill of Cole & Monroe, at Ravenna, and will add needed improvements. The Elk Rapids furnace is doing a daily average now of 58 tons of pig iron—the big- gest of any charcoal furnace in the world. Bode & Keeney’s new sawmill at Ferry, which was furnished by W. C. Denison, is claimed to be the finest running miil on the lake shore. . The Michigan Flooring & Handle Co., at saw at once. Jerome Dickinson will complete his shin- It does not seem to be a certainty that the A company has just been organized at Howell for the manufacture of wagons, and one is talked of for the manufacture of reap- ers. E. D. Voorhess, of the Michigan Overall Co., at Ionia, was in town a couple of days last week, interviewing the jobbing trade. He reports a brisk business and says the fac- tory is running overtime to keep pace with orders. T. C. Prout, formerly engaged in the gro- cery business at Mancelona, was in town last week. He contemplates the erection of a grist mill at Harrison, Clare county, but has not yet fuily decided as to the size or capacity of same. STRAY FACTS. The Oakland Woolen Co., of Rochester, is succeeded by tbe Western Knitting Co., of Detroit. T. R. Lyons’ salt well at Ludington is down over 1,450 feet. A vein of petroleum was struck a few days ago. John Borland, banker at Imlay City, is succeeded by the Lapeer County Bank, with an authorized capital of $50,000. C. H. Wharton has purchased an interest in the meat market business of John Yea- key, at Wayland, and the firm will be known as Yeakey & Wharton. Since August 1 last it is estimated that 1,500,000,000 feet of standing pine in Mich- igan has changed hands, the consideration for which approximates $5,000,000. Wheeler’s shipyard in West Bay City has about 100 men at work. There are under construction two large lake barges and three tugs, besides considerable repairing going on. A. M. Henry, attorney for Alger’s rail- road, was lately in Alpena negotiating with the citizens there for aid to an extension to that city. The proposed road would pass through the Hubbard lake region. Youngblood & Vevia, of Muskegon, are slab dealers. They are bringing 1,200 cords of dry slabs from Evenwood to Muskegon by rail. The slabs are cut into stove lengths and then shipped to Chicago and other points. The Petrie Lumber Co., at Muskegon, has sold the schooner Ironsides to the Muskegon Tug Association for $2,500. She,will be placed in the Chicago and Muskegon lumber trade, and will be towed back and forth by a tug. An enterprising individual recently put in an appearance at Reed City and announced his intention to start a starch factory at that place. He was accordingly made'the recip- ient of numerous favors, which he recipro- eated by jumping his board bill and skipping to parts unknown. A handsome young farmer lass sold an Ionia grocer several crocks of beautiful yel- low butter, for which she received the high- est market figures. When the girl had de- parted and the butter was more carefully examined, it was discovered that the crocks were filled with back number lard over which a thin coating of butter was spread. a VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have visited the market during the past week and placed orders with the various houses: Gus Begeman, Bauer. Mr. Wilson, Wilson, Luther & Wilson, Luther. H. W. Potter, Jennisonville. C. Porter, Chauncey. John Bali, Fremont. J. Ackinson, Middleville. Dutt & McMurray, Ada. Mr. Wabeke, Zeeland. P. Hilton & Co., Ludington. H. L. Walwrath, Nashville. Wm. Borst, Vriesland. G.V. Triphage, Pewamo. Alex Denton, Denton & Lovely, Howard City. W.C. Otto, Middleville. C. Deming, Dutton. Wagner & Wells, Eastmanville. Mr. Daggett, Buckley & Daggett, Petoskey. Mr. Chapel, Mathews & Chappel, Hart. Mr. Dykstra, Botteje & Dykstra, Grand Haven. H. Baker & Son, Drenthe. J. E. Rice, Rice & Lillie, Coopersville. Moerdyk, DeKruif & Co., Zeeland. M. Heyboer & Bros., Drenthe. Jas. Wyngarten, Grand Haven. W.S. Goodyear, Hastings. C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville. Darling & Smith, Sparta. John Cole, Fremont. A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville. J.C. Benbow, Cannonsburg. Dr. A. Hanlon, Middleville. J.N. Wait, Hudsonville. Walling Bros., Lamont. ¥ L. Perrigo, Burnip’s Corners. L. K. Gibbs, Gibbs Bros., Mayfield. John Danaher, Baldwin. D. B. Galentine, Bailey. Nicholas Bouma, Fisher. A. E. Smith, Cadillac. Phillips & Babcock, Allendale. Forman & Aldrich, Lowell. W.E. Woodruff, Saranac. 8.8. Morris, 8.8. Morris & Bro., Muskegon. : S. H. Wharton, Yeakey & Wharton, Way- and. J.J. Wiseman, Nunica. Mr. Fisher, Carrell & Fisher, Dorr. Geo. A. Sage, Rockford. I. J. Quick, Allendale, H. M. Harroun, McLain. Mr. Tannis, Den Hender & Tanis, Vriesland. Mr. Spring, Spring & Lindley, Bailey. Geo. P. Stark, Cascade. B. A. Jones, Leetsville. John Dursema, Fremont. N. W. Crocker, Byron Center. John Faraway, Beaver Dam. John Kamps, Zutphen. Mr. Roush, Reigler, Rousch & Co., Freport. A. Purchase, South Blendon. E. B. Lapham, Rockford, Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg. Geo. Carrington, Trent. Robert Minnie, Lowell. C. W. Peters, Bangor. Byron McNeal, Byron Center. Jacob Grutter, Grandville. J. M. Friar, Berlin. John Gunstra, Lamont. A. L. Carpenter, Baldwin. D. W. Lhattuck, Wayland. Jerome Dickenson, Belmont. A. Norris, A. Norris & Son, Casnovia. T. C. Prout, Mancelona. Frank Hamilton, Hamilton & Milliken, Trav- erse City, E. D. Voorheis, Michigan Overall Manufac- turing Co., Ionia. ae Oe Furniture Facts. S. S. Black, of the furniture manufactur- ing firm of Black & Williard, at Buchanan, is dead. Marshall Statesman: Charles N. Cook, the furnityre dealer, has executed an as- signment for the benefit of his creditors, naming Ezra D. Clark as assignee. The full amount of his assets and liabilities are TRICKS OF THE TELEPHONE. A Popular Liveryman Made the Butt of a Practical Joke. From the South Bend Register. H. C. Morgan, the grocer enjoys a good joke as well as ‘anyone, and he spares neither friend nor foe when he sees an opportunity to get ina good one. His most recent victim is Wm. B. Edmunds, of Put- nam & Brooks, candy manufacturers, Grand Rapids. This gentleman, when in the city, makes his headquarters at the grocery of Morgan & Porter. He was here the day after the recent Studebaker fire. He step- ped into the grocery with his sample case, and after selling Mr. Morgan what goods he desired, he telephoned one of the livery- stables for a horse and eutter to drive to the grocery stores in the suburbs of the city. When the horse was driven up to the door Mr. Edmunds, ‘‘Taffy Bill,” as he is called, stood in the door in conversation with Mr. Morgan. . ‘Great heavens! where did you get that horse?” inquired Morgan, as Edmunds step- ped into the sleigh. ‘‘Look out the crows don’t carry him off before you get back.” Edmunds took up the lines and away he flew up Washington street, at a gait that fairly took the breath away from him. He was just beginning to recover from the thrust that Morgan had given him about the horse when he reached Lahey Bros.’ grocery on South Chapin street. Morgan watched the rig for a block, and then stepped back to the telephone and called up Lahey Bros.’ grocery. ‘Say, Taffy Bill is on his way up there. When he arrives, feed his horse and ask him where he got that old crow-bait,” said Morgan. “Caw, caw,” issued from the throats of three or four men who were onto the joke, as Edmunds hitched his horse and carried his sample ease into the store. Edmunds’ attention was attracted by the peculiar noise, but as he did not know any of the parties he did not think they were poking fun at him. ““Well, well; if here ain’t the poorest horse I ever saw,” said Fod McCord to the party of three or four who had assembled about the sample case of the gentleman with the sweetened name, as he stepped to the door to view Edmunds’ rig. ‘‘I am go- ing to give him some oats.” And he set a box in front of the animal, took off the bri- dle and poured a couple of quarts of oats in the box. When Edmunds started for the grocery of Lahey & Staples on South Wil- liam street, his ears were startled by a re- petition of ‘‘ecaw, caw.” When Edmunds reached the end of his second drive, Morgan’s message through the telephone had preceeded him, and he found that he was received in the same manner. His horse was the butt of all kinds of jokes, and he soon departed, in not the best of tem- per, amid the ‘‘caw, caws,” of a large crowd. His next stop was to be on South Michigan street, and as he passed the house of No. 1 hose company, the boys gathered on the sidewalk to give him a cheer ‘‘as he passed by.” When the irate candy dispenser reached the, grocery of Reamer & Williams and found a box of cut potatoes set out in front of the store for his horse, his anger knew no bounds, and he returned to the stable to tongue-lash the man who had given him such a rig to drive about the city. He re- turned to tell his grievances to Hank Mor- gan, and when he found that man so full of laughter that he could not listen to his story, he began to ‘‘smell a mice.” When Morgan told him that the joke had been perpetrated through the use of the telephone, Edmunds hastened to the livery-man and made most humble apologies. Cry ‘‘caw” at Hank Morgan now and he turns red in the face. a 9 Miscellaneous Dairy Notes. The Buchanan creamery will begin busi- ness March 15. Mr. Seitz has operated the Royalton creamery all winter, with profit to himself and satisfaction to his patrons. F. E. Pickett has been elected secretary and salesman and Ed. B. Baker treasurer of the Coldspring cheese factory, at Hilliards, for the coming season. The capacity of the Maple River creamery at Ovid is to be increased the coming season by the addition of another churn and the en- largement of the refrigerator. A Graafschap correspondent writes: The prospects are that Graafschap will have a creamery. M. Notier, who will embark in this enterprise provided the farmers will give their support, was in Kalamazoo last week to investigate the creamery system and was very favorably impressed. If this comes about the firm of Notier & Lokker will dis- solve partnership, and several other business changes will follow. There was received at Coldspring cheese factory, Hilliards, during the season of 1885, 1,081,150 pounds of milk. There were made during the flush of milk seventeen cheese per day, averaging about forty-five pounds each. The product has been mostly sold in Grand Rapids at a gross price of $9,206.69. There were fifty cheese burned in Cincinnati, on which there was a loss of of $86. The average number of pounds of milk for one pound of cheese for the season was nine pounds. The lowest price for which cheese was sold was six cents, and the highest price was eleven cents. The average price was nearly seven and two- thirds cents. The lowest net price to the patrons for milk per month was 523 cents per hundred pounds and the highest was $1.02 per hundred poands. The average net price to the patrons f@ milk for the sea- Several new stores are to be built at How- authentically made by those interested in of the 4 at present unknown. The Dairy Convention. There is no longer question as to the sue- cess of the second annual convention of the Michigan Dairymen’s Association, to be held at Kalamazoo this week. The attendance will probably aggregate 400 each day, while the display of dairy machinery and appli- ances will be the finest ever seen in the State. The following is the programme prepared for the occasion: 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. Additional Responses—V ice-Presidents of the Association. Annual Address of the President—Milan Wiggins, Bloomingdale. Appointment of Committees. EVENING. Music. Paper—‘‘Practical Cheese Making”—W. H. Howe, Flint, Reading of Correspondence. Address—‘‘The Holstein-Friesian Cow” —Frank H. Sweet, Grand Rapids. Music. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17. Paper—‘‘Good Milk a Necessity”—Frank E. Pickett, Hilliards. Paper—‘‘Winter Dairying’—L. F. Cox, Kalamazoo. Paper—‘‘Farm Creameries”—S. J. Wil- son, Flint. AFTERNOON. Paper—‘‘T wenty-five years Experience in Dairying”—Augustus Haven, Bloomingdale. Paper—‘‘Care of Milk”—T. M. Robe, Kalamazoo. Paper—‘‘The Jersey Cow”—D. T. Dell, Vicksburg. EVENING. Music. Paper—‘‘Some Peculiar Phases of Cheese Poisoning”’—G. B. Horton, Fruitridge. Paper—‘‘The Dairy Cow”’—Frank Rich- mond, Saranac. -aper—‘‘*Cheddar Cheese”—W. H. Howe, Flint. Music. THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1S. 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, its Nature, Cause and Prevention—Prof. Vietor C. Vaughan, Ann Arbor. Musie. ——— 8 The Gripsack Brigade. A. S. Doak is severely ill with an attack of congestion of the lungs. John A. Sherick now represents Rindge, Bertsch & Co. in Central Michigan. Jas. E. Day, representing the Musselman Tobacco Co., of Louisville, was in town a couple of days last week. C. B. Lamb, the Plainwell trunk manip- ulator, who was one of the first to steal a dog, writes Tue TRADESMAN that the ani- mai is ‘‘doing finely.” Frank R. Miles, formerly invoice clerk for Foster, Stevens & Co., has gone on the road for that house, taking the C. & W. M., L. S. &M.S., G R. & I. and M. C., south, and the D., G. H. & M., east. Chas. M. Norton, formerly with Du- charme, Fletcher & Co., of Detroit has en- gaged to travel for the Gunn Hardware Co., taking the Northern territory. THe will start out on his initial trip for the new house this week. Geo. J. Heinzelman, for several years in the employ of Rindge, Bertsch & Co., sue- ceeds John H. Palen as traveling salesman for that house. His territory includes the C. & W. M., north and south, the D., G. H. & M., west, and Mackinaw division of the Michigan Central. A new wrinkle among commercial trayel- ers is the use of business ecards bearing their own portraits. The theory is that when a salesman gives his card to a country merchant he leaves behind him something which will enable the e. m. to recognize him the minute he steps into the store on his next trip. “The old adage about bakers receiving the news of an advance in flour by telegraph and a decline by mule team finds a striking coincidence in the treatment accorded me by my house,” said a well-known grocery traveler the other day. ‘‘If sugar happens to go up a sixpence, the house sends me a half-dozen telegrams to as many different towns; but if the scales turn the other way, I never hear of it until I get home Saturday night. What I would like to see is to have a house notify its travelers of declines as well as advances by telegraph.” : nennelaininee pee —ciorrormemeimennns Purely Personal. Sid. V. Bullock, the Howard City phar- macist, is now in the employ of S. C. Scott, at that place. Frank Hamilton, of the firm of Hamilton & Milliken, at Traverse City, was in town last Wednesday. Edwin Densmore is getting out a line of basket splint machinery for R. M. Wanzer & Co., of Hamilton, Ont. Osear D. Fisher is in receipt of a hand- some fire screen from Japan. It was ac- companied with the compliments of the Em- peror, who acknowledged a own auto- son was nearly 69 cents. The Decline of the Cheese Factory in Kan- sas. Prof. E. M. Shelton, who is connected with the Kansas State Agricultural Col- lege, writes as follows relative to the de- cline of the cheese factory in Kansas and surrounding States: Wherever I went I found that the cheese factory had given place to the creamery, which seemed to be as necessary to every hamlet as the church or school-house. I do not propose here to philosophize upon the causes which, in the west, at least, have made the history of most cheese factories a record of dismal and most expensive fail- ures, but content myself with a reference to certain facts. The whole matter is compre- hended in a brief statement. The American people love butter, and they despise cheese, and with good reason; for the green, raw, curdy cheeses which almost alone are kept on sale in western markets are, with Bo- logna sausage and sauerkraut, the most in- digestible of edible things, which no one ean persist in using without becoming a confirmed and hopeless dyspeptic. It is useless for the dairy journals to urge upon the American people, as they do so con- stantly, the cheapness and great nutritive value of cheese. The average American is wiser in his day and generation than the in- terested advocate. The lesson to be taught —the true lesson—is, that no cheese ought to be put on the market before it is six months old; and that well-made and thor- oughly-ripened cheese is pot only digestible, but an aid to the digestion of other aliments, —pie-crust, for instance. When the Ameri- can people are taught to eat thoroughly- ripened cheese, they will like it and get good out of it; anda home demand for the produet will be created which will soon put fire under the boilers of the now idle cheese factories and into the eyes of their owners, I doubt not. The creamery has this, to the farmers, overwhelming advantage over the cheese factory, that it leaves the skim milk in the hands of the farmers, who are thus enabled to raise calves and pigs, and good ones, too. ne Ae Ionia Will Support the State Organization. Ion1A, Feb. 13, 1886, Editor MICHIGAN TRADESMAN: DEAR Sirn—We have just organized a business men’s protective association, and to further enlighten ourselves, I have re- spectfully to request you to forward to my address a copy of your constitution and by- laws, rules and regulations. It is very grat- ifying to me to note evidence that there is deep interest manifested by the long-suffer- ing retail grocers in Michigan, and I would eamestly pray, if I had the slightest idea that a grocer’s prayer would be heard, that a State organization may speedily be effect- ed, believing it would result in inealeulable good, and in the saving of tens of thousands of dollars annually lost under the lax sys- tem of giving credit to persons unworthy. Yours is a live city, embracing within its limits many of the best grocers in the State, and having an intelligent retail grocers’ or- ganization already in the field doing good work. Why cannot your association eall a meeting to be held, for instance, May 15 next in your city, having for its specifie ob- ject the organization of a State ‘Retail Gro- cers’ Association?” I am sanguine the gro- cers of the State would respond with pleas- ure to such a eall, and that good—great good, and only good—would flow therefrom. Respectfully, Witiim E. Kesey, President I. B. M. Pik PLUG TOBACCO. TURKEY .39 Big 5 Cents, oO Dainty 44 All above brands for sale only by BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS WHOLESALE GROCERS, GRAND RAPIDS, SA fine revolver | ( with each butt. ( MICH. NEW BRANDS OF CIGARS |! SUNSHINE, STANDARD, ROYAL BIRD, KEY VEST, LOVE LETTER, BUNNY, I SHOULD BLUSH, DICTATOR. ABOVE ARE ALL Coldwater Goods, OF WHICH WE HAVE THE EXCLUSIVE SALE. Raton & Christenson, graph that Mr. Fisher was the best tea buy- er this side of the Pacific. ( i £ GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. % + of Drugs & Medicines STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY. vear—Geo. M. McDonald, Kalamazoo. fon Yome—¥. H. J. VanEmster, Bay City. Three Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Four Years—James Vernor, Detroit. Five Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. President—Ottmar Eberbach. Becretary—J noon 4 esson. rer—Jas. Vernor. : Gast piace of meeting—At Grand Rapids, March 2, 1886. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association, OFFICERS. President—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor. First Vice-President—Frank J. Wurzburg, Grand Rapids. : ; Second Vice-President—A. B. Stevens, Detroit, Third Vice-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit. Secretary—S. E. Parkell, Owosso. Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit. Executive Committee—Jacob Jesson, Geo, Gundrum, Frank Wells, F. W. R. Perry and John E, Peck. : Local Seeretary—Will L. White, Grand Rapids. Next place of meeting—At Grand Rapids, Tuesday, October 12, 1886. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1884. OFFICERS. President—Frank J. Wurzburg. Vice-President—Wm. L. White. Secretary—Frank H. Escott.. Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild. : Board of Censors— President, Vice-President d Secretary. : Board of Trustees—The President, Wim, A. Van Leeuwen, Isaac Watts, Wm. 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. ao Regular Meetings—First Thursday evening in each month. ; : Annual 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. Ww. Caldweil. Secretary and Treasurer—F. W. R. Perry. Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—A. B. Salt- zer. . ; Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June. Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in each month. Jackson County Pharmaceutical Asso- ciation. OFFICERS. President—R. F. Latimer. Vice-President—C. D. Colwell. Secretary—F. A. King. Treasurer—Chas. E. Humphrey. : Board of Censors—Z. W. Waldron, Cc. E. Foot and C. H. Haskins. al Annual Meeting— First Thursday in November. Regular Meetings—First Thursday of each month. Saginaw County Pharmaceutical So- ciety. : TEMPORARY OFFICERS. Chairman—Henry Melchers. Secretary—D. E. Prall. Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. OFFICERS. President—I. F. Hopkins. Vice-President—Jobn Meyers. Secretary and Treasurer—O. A. Lloyd. Regular Meetings—Second and fourth Friday of each month. : oa Next Meeting—Friday evening, Feb. 26. BOGUS PATENTS. A Swindling Scheme Which Agitates the Philadelphia Drug Exchange. From the Philadelphia Press. The attention of the Philadelphia Drug Exchange was called at the recent twenty- fifth annual meeting to the swindling prac- tices of a confidence operator upon manu- facturers of proprietary medicines. It was claimed that the alleged swindlers provided themselves from junk shops and other sources with empty bottles, filled them with a counterfeit decoction, and either secured labels and wrappers from the proprietor under the representation of their need to re- furnish damaged goods, or, failing in that, bought some of the damaged goods frem a dealer, stripped them of the printing and sent back the lot as damaged stock to be re- placed by an equal quantity of finished goods. Upon these representations it was decided to warn the trade of the existence of such operators. M. N. Kline, of Smith, Kline & Co., druggists, 309 North Third street, was the gentleman who made the in- vestigations that led to the discovery of the operations of the swindlers. ‘The principal dealer in this sort of thing,” said Mr. Kline yesterday, ‘tis aman named Albert T. Fetter, who has various addresses. Tlis last address was at 1223 Ridge avenue, where there is a beer saloon at which he re- ceives stock, but he is living under an as- sumed name in another part of the city. His associate in the bogus trade in William T. Totten, wholesale and retail patent med- icine dealer, at 672 North Tenth street. These people profess to be enemies of high prices and to show that patent medicines can be retailed below the bottom prices of manufacturers. Dr. Eccles exposed the same thing before the Brooklyn Druggists’ Association.” “What is the method of operation?” was asked. “This is the way: Fetter writes to the manufacturer that he has a number of bot- tles of medicine on hand that have become damaged, and requests that new wrappers and labels be sent to repair the goods, or, if the manufacturer prefers, he offers to send the bottles back to be rewrapped. Ineither case, he gets a fresh lot of labels and wrap- pers. Sometimes Totten conducts the cor- respondence, and in that case Fetter’s name is never mentioned, ‘a friend’ being referred to, to whom the goods belong, or as one from whom Totten desires to make a pur- chase, provided they are placed in suitable condition. After the labels and wrappers are secured, old bottles are bought, many of them se- cured from junk shop dealers, and filled with a fluid to resemble the genuine article. They are then with genuine labels and below the regular rates. When the manu- facturer prefers, as he frequently does, that the goods to be rewrapped be sent to hin, the bottles, stripped of their literature and filled with the genuine preparation, are sent to him. When the bottles are returned, the wrappers are used for the bogus medicine. In last May Fetter wrote this letter to Dr. David Kennedy, proprietor of Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy: Mr. D. Kennedy: RESPECTED Srtr—Have written you three times for two dozen wrappers, labels and circulars to rewrap that amount of Ken- nedy’s Favorite Remedy, and have not re- ceived them or heard from you since, so I have concluded that some one in your em- ploy is stealing your mail and that my let- ters have not reached you, so I will register this. If you will accommodate me with the above, I will try and return the favor in some way, will also pay for above on receipt of bill. If you prefer, I will send the goods to you to be repaired. Reference, William T. Totten, wholesale and retail patent med- icine dealer, Philadelphia, Pa. Please let me hear from you soon, and very much oblige, Very truly yours, ALBERT T. FETTER. 1110 Thurlow street, Philadelphia, Pa. “Dr. Kennedy replied to this that the la- bels had already been sent, but had not been received, and he feared that another lot might share the same fate. He, therefore, asked that the damaged goods be forwarded to him by express. Fetter at once wrote that the goods should be expressed on the following day, and said: ‘Haye washed and cleaned bottles so as to save time and trouble in repairing them.’ The bottles were soon returned freshly wrapped. “Dr. Kennedy, some time afterward, re- ceived this letter: PHILADELPHIA, July 20, 1885. DEAR Smr—Have about five dozen of your Favorite Remedy in unsalable condition; if you would kindly send wrappers, etc., to put in good order, you would very much oblige, or if you do not care to send wrap- pers and would rather see the goods are gen- uine, will send them. Please advise. WiiuiAM T. Torren, Patent medicine dealer, 672 North Tenth street, Philadelphia. ‘In this case the same process was again gone through with. On the 8thof last June the following letter was sent to A. C. Meyer & Co., of Baltimore: Strs—A friend of mine has a little lot of Bull’s C. Syrup unsalable on account of lack of wrappers; would you be willing to send me wrappers or if so desired will send you goods to reshape. Thine, Won. T. Torren, 672 North Tenth street, Philadelphia, Pa. “This request was complied with, and afterward several lots of goods were sent, stripped of wrappers and labels, to be fitted out anew. The last lot was returned to Totten unwrapped, with the explanation that, as the bottles had been tampered with, it was impossible to tell if they were genu- ine. A private mark was put on each bot- tle, however, in order to detect fraud if there should be any. Subsequently some of the marked bottles with proper labels and wrappers were found in the store of George B. Evans, to whom they had been sold by Fetter under an assumedname. Fetter and Totten have tried the same game with at least half a dozen other kinds of patent medicine, frequently with success. Fetter’s excuse in most of these cases was that the wrappers had been washed off or damaged through being kept in a flooded cellar. A deluge of water seems to have followed him everywhere he went. The statement about the wet and flooded cellars is pronounced a falsehood by people with whom Fetter boarded.” A man named Crozier indulged in the same practices here, but has departed for New York, where he has been arrested and twenty bills of indictment found against him. —_—_———__—_——_>- 0 Michigan Board of Pharmacy. MuvskeEGon, Mich., Feb. 16, 1886. A meeting for examining candidates for Registration under sec. 5 of ‘‘an act to reg- ulate the practice of pharmacy in the State of Michigan” will be held by the Michigan Board of Pharmacy in the Board of Super- visors’ room, Circuit Court building, Grand Rapids, Tuesday, March 2, 1886, at 9 o’clock a.m. Candidates for examination will please report at above rooms at that time. Blank forms can be obtained from any member of the Board on application. JACOB JESSON, Secretary. Rouen ear a Something Lacking. From the Wall Street News. The owner of one of the largest cotton- seed oil mills in the south’ was in New York the other day, and in the course of a business conversation the remark was made: “Colonel now thaticottonseed oil is used in lard, butter, olive oil, paints and so on, you owners of mills ought to be happy.” ‘*There is only one thing lacking,” replied the colonel, as he heaved a sigh. ‘‘We want something to adulterate cottonseed oil with.” ¢ ee en el eine A Beautiful Play. Saloon Keeper (whose place of business adjoins a theater, to manager)—Vot vas dot next blay von dot pillpoard, Mr. Dropcur- iatn? Manager—‘‘Hamlet.” Saloon Keeper—How many acts vas dot “Hamlet?” Manager—Five. Saloon Keeper (with great satisfaction)— Five acts mit dot ‘‘Hamlet?” Dot vas a peautiful blay. _—_—__—>- << Order a sample package of Bethesda Min eral Spring Water from Hazeltine, Perkins &Co. See quotations in another colymn : wrappers, and sold at a good profit much No Show for the Creditor. ‘Rather a strange thing occurred the oth- er day,” said a jewelry drummer, as he lighted a match on his pantaloons; ‘Il went to a town out in Iowa to settle up our ac- count with a firm there that had been run- ning behind in their payments. The firm, composed of two brothers, was one of the largest in town, and I had no fear of trou- ble, but when I arrived there I found that they had dissolved partnership and closed business.” “‘Nidn’t lose anything, did you?” “Tose anything? Should say we did. One brother took all the stock and skipped East, and the other took all the cash and lit out for the West. What show has a poor creditor got coming in on the shank end of such a dissolution of copartnership as that?” ——__—. -6- <> -_____ Before the Rise. “What are oranges worth?” she asked of a retail grocer. “Four cents apiece, madam.” “Isn’t that perfectly awful?” “Oranges have advanced madam. The late cold weather in the South has hada disastrous effect on the new crop. Shouldn’t wonder if oranges would sell for ten cents apiece.” ‘Then it would be a saving for me to lay in my next year’s stock now.” “Tt certainly would.” She took out twenty-five, saying as she went out that she’d lay ’em away for next Fourth of July. —~>—>--—>— A Matter of Taste. From the Philadelphia News. Young Mrs. Vassarline—You are sure this is real English breakfast tea, Mr. Gro- cer? “Oh, yes, we warrant it.” “Well, Pll take a pound if you are sure. Our visitors are froni London, and I should be dreadfully mortified to give them Japan tea by mistake.” — > a Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 20c). 1 18 Cardamon, Aleppee............... 1 5b Cardamon, Malabar................ i 75 CO a, aweee. 1 Coriander, pest English........... 10 BOO eee ioe, i cca ac. 15 mead, COO cc, --. 8%@ Flax, pure grd (bbl 314)............ 4@ 4% Foenugreek, powdered............ 7 @ 8 FRCIND, MUSAIAN 60s cose cea cc 4s 44@ 5% Mustard, white Black 10e)........ 10 MO oo ook kc be seals 75 MAGNO, MONO. ooo oc cc ak 6 @ fF Worm, Levant............... oheat 14 ; SPONGES. Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage..... 225 @2 50 Nassau do mam ...,; 2 00 Velvet Extra do do sc de 110 Extra Yellow do oo 85 Grass do iu.. 65 Hard head, for slate use........... 75 Yellow Reef, GO 4... 1 40 _ MISCELLANEOUS. Alcohol, grain (bb] $2.19) ® gal.... 2 29 Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref. 5 Anodyne Hoffman's a adudwa toa ’ BO Arsenic, Donovan’s solution.. 27 Arsenic, Fowler’s solution........ 12 seems PPO ike colicin cede 45 MO a oe ea b 2 3 Alum, ground (Powd 9¢e)...... - ee rye Annatto, prime..................06 45 Antimony, powdered, com’l... .. 4%@ 5 Arsenic, white, powdered......... 1¢@.7 MUR OT oc oe cs ceac cass, 50 Bay Rum, imported, best......... 2 75 Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s. 2 00 Baim Gilead Huda................. 40 ONE, POMN coli ccc ccc... 2 00 OMe, VO iis, 700 @9 75 Bismuth, sub nitrate.............. 2 30 miue Pil (POwG We)... oo. conc cs. 50 Be OE ee 6 { Borax, refined (Powd 12e)..... ... 10@12 Cantharides, Russian powdered.. 2 50 Capsicum Pods, African.......... 18 Capsicum Pods, African pow’d... 22 Capsicum Pods, Bombay do... 18 a 4 00 CONT PN kia ac 12 Calomel, American................ 75 Chalk, prepared drop.............. 5 Chalk, precipitate English........ 12 Chalk, FO MOTs... 0... ccc cc cen. 8 Chalk, white imam... ........600.. 2 Chloroform, Squibb’s............. 1 60 Colocynth apples.................. 60 Chloral hydrate, German crusts.. 1 50 Chloral do do eryst... 1 70 Chloral do Scherin’s do ... 1 90 Chloral de do crusts.. 1 75 OO oo ooo oe eels ces 3 @ 65 Cinchonidia, P. & W...... ES 20 @ 2% Cinchonidia, other brands......... 18 @ 2 Cloves (POWd 230)... .. 2... ccc cece 18 @ 2 ROMO oo nc oboe he cecsceelace 40 COCOR PUKGE, . 8... onc ccc sone ss 40 Copperas (by bbl le)............... 2 Corrosive Sublimate............... 70 Corks, X and XX—40 off list...... Cream Tartar, pure powdered..... @ 40 Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 ib box.. 15 We oie baccacccckcccase 50 MOGMOEAN, DEINE. ook coco os co ce cu ae 24 Cuctio Fish BoOne................... 20 PMI oe io ceue ccc acces 12 movers Powders... ................ 110 Dragon’s Blood Mass.............. 50 Preot powdered. ...........°...... 65 BGO POMIOD Bo ois. occa wane tee 110 Emery, Turkish, all No.’s......... 8 Epsom Salts (bbl. 19g). ............. 2@ 8&8 Ce ee 50 Ether, sulphuric, U. 8. P.......... 60 WO aso oo cs cece ccc cc ce 14 CATS PAPOGIEG.. oo 6. occ ccc aanee 15 Gelatine, Cooper's... ......0.ce0e. 90 GOmMmtine, VRONEN ....... 00: eceace. 4 @ 7 Glassware, flint, 7) off,by box 60 off Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis.... EE a ee 2 @ li re, WHO, ..... i... 1.5... se... . 6 & Be GEVCCRING, FINO. oo o.oo cece ns aceue 16 @ 2 PIO T4G ONG MA. ok onc kece se caccs 25@ 40 Oe ee 40 a 8 @l1 00 Insect Powder, best Dalmatian... 35 @ 40 Insect Powder, H., P. & Co,, boxes @1 00 toa@ime, resublimed................ 4 00 Isinglass, American............... 1 50 ON a oe eos ous ca ceeds 7 OT PPI. ne oe cca ounces 10 @ b UGA CEOUIEG. ooo ve ck cndewace 15 Lime, chloride, (%s 2s 10¢ & 4s lle) 8 MON ooo esa cs ce calcu e. 1 00 BOO so hc cc cess ecsc cs 45 ee a 50 Madder, best Dutch.............. Rw%@ 13 PU gcc beni k ceeds ccneae 75 ees eae ah an anes so sa on 60 Morphia, sulph., P.& W...... OZ 2 9 20 Musk, Canton, H., P. & ae Ab _ 4 Moss, loeiang .... ...... 1.0. <24s 8 ib 10 Wee Wen... ks. 12 Mustard, English.................. 30 Mustard, grocer’s, 10 b cans...... 18 PRO oc dc kine ck cna scce 23 PEMCIN@G@S INO, Fei casks 60 Pre VOUNCR. sic... me 10 Ointment. Mercurial, 4d.......... 45 ee ee Se 17 @ 2 Pepper, Black Berry.............. 18 OI a i cas cece voce vaasde 2 50 Pitch, True Burgundy............. 7 MII os cu wiics oie cs cs sacaeecuces 6 7T Quinia, Sulph, P, & W........ boz 80 8 Quinine, German.................. 75@ 80 Red Precipitate............... 8 ib 85 BOIGHtZ MIXCUrG.... 6... cc ccccccces 28 PURVORMIG, OFVRE. . oo 6... ce cece cc cace 1 60 Silver Nitrate, cryst............... 74 @ 78 Satfron, American................. 35 Be ck ook voc sass scasacan @ 2 Sal Nitre, large cryst.............. 10 Sal Nitre, medium cryst...... ne 9 a — css luli kiescacuavices 33 FOE Fo cc a eke aN ag aces ones 2 2 ck ch aici eesti ek. e, Re ON oi oid os ache nus haces Cue dod 6 50 Snuffs, Macecoboy or Scotch....... 38 Soda Ash [by keg 8e].............. 4 PIE ooo ooo es bi va se ca ne ceane 48 Soda, Bi-Carbonate, DeLand’s.... 4%@ 5 Soap, White Castile................ 14 BOSD, CCC GO cnc s ce cccccces 7 Soap, Mottled dO =... ccc ccc ccee 9 OA AO A oie vicecavncess ii BOOT, DEOMI, 6 oo cs cece on ccacssns 14 SIviee Meltre, By... os. cle ce sees 2% @ 28 Bert TET. © os on os cee cnc ass 30 @ 32 ~~ e DOWGOrOG. . .. 0.5 cence 35 MUTE, HOUR gos ce ves ce ceccccccss 3 4 I A ic coc hns ve ccic cannons 42 3% NCAT POUIO so oa vo nce cen ccudcis es 5 Tar, N.C. Pine, % gal. cans # doz 2 70 Tar, do quarts in tin....... 1 40 Tar, do pintsin tin......... 85 Turpentine, Venice........... 8 b 25 Wax, White, S. & F. brand........ 55 Mn TIONG. oc oa cs oso cannes 7 @ & OILs. CID CVNOOR 6 occ conc cinctesnvcccenccuecs 75 RO ONT, 8b io ks ocho vc Gea dadeeses csccs- 60 EE CE a okc each dave neces uden ee caaeas 50 POO PRI ck ons ce cndecscsssenacessae ca 3d POGPIOUN TEBORINOIG os 5s 5 oc nk od ck ce eccecnces 30 Challenge MAGDINOry. ... 6. cc ccceccccescceses 2020 Pie i PGs so oa ag vn cs en ce ccsncccecs 3C Black Diamond Machinery.................... 30 CME TEMOIITO CEE oon vc ce cnc ncnsnecceccces 6C PIG, Fe GO io en ook vc ck ccd idbasececcs 15% PE Br No vccvcc ce be kicecucncccecaccsan 21 Sperm, winter bleached..................... 1 40 : Bbl Gal WOOO, WEOOE. 6 acc iccececcseascacs “a. 7e 75 TE, ON ios vi ci va den ven cannccedces 55 60 I, A © ind ainas va dacaancedednens 45 55 RAMISOOG, PIIFO FEW. «once ca cccccnccese 43 46 BADROCG, DORIC sii c es cckevecliceess 46 49 Neat’s Foot, winter strained........ 7 90 Spirits Turpentine. ...........eceecee 46 50 VARNISHES. Wey FRU COMGD oo eines das ccek dies deus 1 10@1 20 WU TURE oi 5 is iho cc ek ki cc andes 1 60@1 70 ATE Po a wha bok n bwed caucus sccaas 2 75@3 00 No. } Turp Furniture. ..... sc. ccsc cece 1 00O@1 10 Bixtra Turk DAMAr.........006cc cc cece 1 55@1 60 Japan Dryer, No.1 Turp.............. W0@ 5 PAINTS ' Bbl Lb Red Venetian.................. 1% 2@ 3 Ochre, yellow Marseilles...... 1% 2@ 3 Ochre, yellow Bermuda....... 1% 2@ 3 Putty, commercial ............ 2% 2%@ 3 Putty, strictly pure........... - 2% 2%@ 3 Vermilion, prime American.. 18@16 Vermilion, English............ 5 Green, Peninsular............. 16@17 Lead, red eng A MPO. cscs: 45 6%@ 7% Lead, white, strictly pure..... 64@ 7 Whiting, white Spanish...-..- 70 Whiting, Gilders’.............. White, Paris American........ 110 Whiting Paris English cliff.. 1 40 Pioneer Pre d Faints..... Swiss Villa pared Painte.. aio} . $8 8s BLTINE PERKINS UnUG CO, WHOLESALE Druggists! 42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 89, gr, 93 and g5 Louis Street. 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Wine and Liquor Department We give our special and personal atten- tion to the selection of choice goods for the DRUG TRADE ONLY, and trust we merit the high praise accorded to us for so satis- factorily supplying the wants of our custom- ers with PURE GOODS in this depart- ment. WeCONTROL and are the ONLY AUTHORIZED AGENTS for the sale of the celebrated WITHERS DADE & C0,’S Henderson Co., Ky., Sour Mash and Old-Fashioned Hand-Made, Copper- Distilled WHISKY S. We not only offer these goods to be ex- celled by NOOTHER KNOWN BRAND in the market, but superior in all respects to most that are exposed to sale. We GUARANTEE perfect and complete satis- faction and where this brand of goods has been once introduced the future trade has been assured. We are also owners of the Drnggists Favorite Rye, Which continues to have so many favor- ites among druggists who have sold these goods for a very long time. Buy our Gils, Braldles & Fine Wines. We call your attention to the adjoining list of market quotations which we aim to make as complete and perfect as possible. For special quantities and quotations on such articles as do not appear on the list, such as Patent Medicines, Etc., we invite your correspondence. Mail orders always receive our special and personal attention. Hazeltine & Perkins 7 Drug Co. 4 The Michigan Tradesman, A MERCANTILE JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH WEDNESDAY. E. A. STOWE & BRO., Proprietors. Office in Eagle Building, 49 Lyon St., 34 Floor. Telephone No. 95, [Entered at the Postofice at Grand Rapids as Second-class Matter.] . WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1886. The Oleomargarine Controversy. The oleomargarine controversy is at pres- ent extended to most of the butter-produc- ing countries, the dairy interest of each be- ing anxious that butter substitutes should be so amenable to the law that their com- petition should be removed or reduced to a minimum. ‘The dairy interest is engaged in agitating the repression of the manufacture of butter substitutes, finding most of the laws which permit their sale for what they are inoperative in checking their competi- tion. It is argued by them that the interest represents an annual product of $500,000,- 000, and is the largest, or one of the largest, interests in the country. The manufactur- ers of butter substitutes contend that while this may be true, a very large proportion of this interest is devoted to milk, and in this respect it is not just to include it in the es- timated value. It is also a question whether the value of the cheese product, which is also included, should not be deducted. If it is, the $500,000,000 would be reduced to about $150,000,000. Arguments are also ad- vanced to show that the manufacturers of oleomargarine are injuring our export trade in butter. As an illustration it is pointed out that the exports of butter have decreased from 40,000,090 pounds in 1880 to 21,638,188 pounds in 1885. On the other hand, advo- cates of butter substitutes affirm that if it had not been for butter substitutes the price of butter would have been so high in this country as to render exports impossible. Foreigners are producing more butter and are at the same time consuming more of the substitutes, the exports from this side hay- ing increased from 20,000,000 pounds in 1880 to nearly 39,000,000 in 1885. In same instances dairy producers them- selves admit that the consumption of butter substitutes is increased hy the manufacture of poor butter, the consumer preferring a good, sweet, palatable imitation to rancid butter. Further, it is contended that the substitution of the scientific preparation for the natural is not so serious as is generally believed. In 1860-70 it is estimated that the number of cows per 100 inhabitants was 27; in 1880, however, it had fallen to 23, and is now estimated at 20. While there had been a decrease in the number of cows the production of butter through improved methods had increased so that the con- sumption per capita increased during the same time from seventeen pounds to twen- ty-seven and one-half pounds. The sound objection urged against the substitutes is that they are invariably sold as butter. If they were sold on their merits, as main- tained by the more liberal dairymen, they would cease to be a competitive article with prime butter, thus enabling the dairymen if they choose to make a choice butter to obtain a fair value for their product. In this con- nection, it is argued by the more exacting dairymen that such is practically impossi- ble, and in confirmation of their opinion it is maintained that most of the laws passed with this intention have proved more or less failures. On the other hand, it is main- tained that the fault does not lay with the law, but with the administrators. Manu- facturers of butter substitutes do not desire to sell their product as butter, in all cases their quotations and packages being dis- tinctly branded what they are. They also hold that prohibition is unconstitutional, unless it can be proved that the product is unhealthful. At present there are eight states which have passed laws prohibiting the sale or manufacture, the first being Missouri. Colorado requires a license to manufacture, deal in, or import butter substitutes. There are seventeen states and territories which have laws regulating the sale, and eleven that permit the sale without any restriction. New Hampshire requires all substitutes to be colored pink as a protection to consumers. This idea of color appears to have lately gained advocates, and legislation may be expected in this direction, many advocating that it shall be sold without color at all. Against this it is urged that if it is offensive to color butter substitutes, it is also objec- tionable to color butter, and if legislation is to be carried out against one, it is equally just to include the other, as much of the genuine article is colored to a greater or less extent. The consumption of butter substitutes in Great Britain is very extensive, averaging probably not less than four pounds per capita; and although there is a national law regulating their sale, there appears to be dissatisfaction with it, and a new law has been drafted and presented to Parliament. It does not prohibit their sale, but. it com- pels that they shall be sold under a distinct name; that the word butter shall not in any way enter as a compound to the name, and that they shall not be colored orange or yel- low. ‘The penalties are severe, and ignor- ance cannot be urged as an excuse. It will be some time before legislative action is taken upon it. —_—— or Or The English language consists of about 38,000 words, yet when a man is pulling on -a tight boot or waiting for his wife to dress SPRING & COMPANY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN RY GOODS, CARPETS, MATTINGS, OIL CLOTHS ETC. ETO. 6 and 8 Monroe Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Weil-Known J.93.Farren & Co. ARE THE BEST IN MARKET. PUTNAM & BROOKS WHOLESALE AGENTS. = COMING to GRAND RAPIDS rN CAR LOADS! D, W. Archer’s Trophy Gorn, D, W, Archer’s Morning Glory Corn, D.W. Archer’s Early Golden Drop Gorn EVERY CAN BEARING SIGNATURE OF The Archer Packing Co. 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J.GOULD & CO., Detroit, Mich. = : as he frequently invents a few extra works to COTEHE, Ii: Fd. DETT NEL QUOTATIONS IN PRICE-CURRENT. eae ay nae THALER, obber of Oysters, > 4 4 Michigan Dairymen’s Association. Urganized at Grand Rapids, February 25, 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, Vriesland; R. C. Nash, Hilliards; a ag Adams, Ashland; Jos. Post, Clarks- ville. Secretary and T Rapids. Next Meeting—At Kalamazoo, February 16, 17 reasurer—E. A. Stowe, Grand ands. Membership Fee—#1 per year. Official Organ—THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. BUTTER THAT GLISTENS. It is Considered the Best Looking Butter in the County. Correspondence Altoona Tribune. “Take some butter,” said the farmer, “Mrs. Brumbaugh makes the best butter in the county.” I took some. The roll showed care and glistened like glass, and tasted beautifully. ‘What do they pay for butter at Marklesburg?” asked the lady in mono- tone. “I think 25 or 30 cents. “Well,” said the farmer, “I get 40 cents. I have got an agreement with two families at Huntingdon, to furnish each ten pounds of butter a week for two years, at 40 cents a pound.” Change in the market does not affect us any,” remarked Mrs. B , slow- ly speaking. ‘You see the glaze on that butter?” said the farmer, proudly. “That’s what sells it. Huntingdon’s big folks like that shine. I never see any only my butter that was glazed.” ‘How is that done?” “Well,” said the lady, ‘‘I ame not averse to telling, now that we’ve made this two years’ agreement. Formerly my success was a mystery to some, but I don’t mind telling. ‘I go by rule,” she said, artlessly handling a fork. ‘My milk I set just two inches deep; my cream is just so hot; I skim the third day; I churn Friday. In five minutes it comes. I then wash out the buttermilk. It stands in the bowl till night. I then make it into balls and then stamp them. They are spread in rows on a wire cloth shelf—and are done. Ihave usually twelve pounds ata time. I then glaze each ball, as you see this one is, to polish them. The way to do it is this: I take a pint of water and dissolve in it a teaspoonful of sugar. I have this hot. My butter is on a wire shelv- ing. Then | turn it on each ball. When it touches the butter it iust melts the outside, and when it cools it is just icy.” This is the first I have heard of ‘‘glazed butter,” and when I saw the glassy polish on the rolls I resolved they were worth forty cents. i The Farm Dairy. Cream needs not be churned on the day it is taken from the milk. It shouid be evenly ripe before it is put into the churn. Butter tubs should be thoroughly cleansed and then soaked in brine before butter is packed in them. This will prevent the but- ter from absorbing taint. The best yields of milk will be obtained if the cows are allowed, quietly, to eat their meals during the milking, free from noise and disturbances of any kind. Dairy appliances are so much more con- venient now than in earlier days, that the labor is much reduced; the products are greatly improved and the profits are in- creased, If cream is well stirred, after being taken from the milk, so as to become well mixed, and then put into the churn at the right temperature, the butter will not be trouble- some to gather. The first point in a dairy is cleanliness, in the stable, in the care of the cows, in their food and water, in milking, in handling the milk and in every department connected with the business. The next point is to dis- pose of all the unprofitable cows and supply their places with those that will pay. It is a noticeable fact, says the U. S. Dairyman, that the majority of the butter premiums at the Dairy Exhibition of the Fat Stock Show went to farm dairymen instead of to creamerymen. Whether this indicates a decadence of creamery interests, as pro- phesied by some writers, or whether farm dairymen are giving more care to their pro- ducts than the creamerymen, We are unable to decide. -_——— > -o > Winter Dairying. After several years’ experience I have found winter dairying far less troublesome and fully twice as profitable as dairying in summer. Asarule, the dairyman gets his herd into working order in spring and floods the market with butter in summer, when he has many difficulties to contend with. His shrewder brother is raising his crops and is at work in the fields in the hot weather, while the cows are resting and when butter is dull of sale at the lowest prices. In the fall his cows come in and by October and up to May the dairy work runs along easily with no trouble from overheated cows, short water, and no interference by field work. The butter brings a double price. Just now it is 25 cents a pound, against 13 in July. The same principle of looking for the best markets and seasons for marketing, applies to fruit and vegeta- ble growing, which can be made exceeding- ly profitable in many places where now. it is never thought of. Another fundamental principle in this regard is that consumers often rarely realize the need or desire for anything until it is offered to them, and this is to be taken advantage of by farmers near villages and towns who never think of the dearth of fresh vegetables and fruit which exists within easy reach of their fields. Pro- ducing is but half of the farmer’s business; Fruits, Vegetables, Wholesale Grocers. Engravers and Printers Autographs, Etc., on Short Notice. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Butter, Hsss, Cheese, EStc. 8 and 10 Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO FILLING ORDERS. AMOS S. MUSSELMAN & UU. Successors to Fox, Musselman & Loveridge, AGENTS FOR Enight of Labor Plug The best and most attractive goods on the market. SEND FoR SAMPLE Butt. SEE QUOTATIONS IN Pricr-Listv. FULLER & STOWE COMPANY, Designers Engravings and Electrotypes of Buildings, Machinery, Patented Articles, Portraits, Cards, Letter, Note and Bill Heads and other Office Stationery a Leading Feature. Address as above 49 Lyon Street, Up-Stairs, Grand Rapids, Mich. JENNINGS Flavoring Extracts! MANUFACTURED BY - JENNINGS & SMITH, Props. Arctic Manufacturing Co., GRAND RAPIDS, as ea Ee ae Ee ee | HALF A MILLION GARDENS | ARE ANNUALLY . ag SUPPLIED WITH aa Sees i 3 _Our Seed Warehouses, the largest in \@ ha | =] Our Green-houso Establishment at New York, are fitted up with every ap- s/Jersey City is tho most extensivo in f plicnco for the prompt and careful ,’ oo Annual Sales, 23, Million | lants. : lilling of orders. Ades (€ Our Cataloguo for 1886, of 140 pages, containing colored plates, descriptions and Illustrations ' FEEDS and PLANTS, will be maiied on receipt of A 4 uw of iho NEWEST, BEST and RAREST S & Co 35 & 37 Cortlandi Si, 6 cts. (in stamps) to cover postage. Ee s a NTT TE Te Maid O Gaps GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. SOLE AGENTS FOR ELASTIC STARGH! TOBACCO RED FOX THE MEIGS FINE CUT, D STUNNER, DARK ARTHUR’S CHOICE, LONG CUT, BRIGHT RED FOX, LONG CUT, FOI: © PINGREE &SMITH Wholesale Manufacturers Boots, Shoes and Slippers DETROIT, MICH, THE LEADING BRANDS OF (eo .¢ Offered in this Market are as follows: : : : ; PLUG TOBACCO. <<“ |g a" ("Michigan Agents Woonsocket Rubber | 48 | Company._&] BIG DRIVE == === BO Martner ie” irs ora PATROL ee JACK RABBIT Ce eee oe oe ee mooie. . .~ -. - =~ Mel GR ANELLO ee gg ee J BLACK PRINCE, DARK - - - - 25 BIG STUMP - - oe a [ree Gl lk a ke MERCHAN 2c less in orders for 100 pounds of any one brand. FINE CUT. ARK, Plug flavor TAILOR, LEDYARD BLOCK, 107 Ottawa St. S Suitings for Manufacturers, Suitings for Jobbers, RED BIRD, BRIGHT ° " : . eid 0, Suitings for Retailers OPERA QUEEN, BRIGHT - - - - 40 Sutiicein tie "Tes'velina Shenk FRUIT - - - - - - - - 382 | Suitings for Clerks, a EE ee) ax 2c less in 6 pail lots. ann n jj ' raat | Overeoats for Lveryhody. | FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WOOL- 'ENS AND WORSTEDS, THE BEST 929,| MANUFACTURED. FINE AND SER- 26 | VICEABLE TRIMMINGS. | SUPERIOR WORK AND THE PROP- .Q6)| ER STYLE FOR THE WEARER. ALL AT PRICES THAT WILL IN- GIPSEY QUEEN, GRANULATED 2c less in 100 pound lots. OLD COMFORT, IN CLOTH ge gy | ALL AT PRICES THAT WILL IN SEAL OF GRAND RAPIDS, IN CLOTH). oc vor ov ae DIME SMOKER, IN CLOTH - - - - 24 TIME TABLES. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. (KALAMAZOO DIVISION.) These brands are sold | rar sold only b y Y | Arrive. Leave. ° | EXpreSS........-+2eeeeeeeee 7:15pm 7:30 am OS ES Ses iy 9:50am 4:00pm rt ye el S O | All trains daily except Sunday. l ) no e|_.The train leaving at 4p. m. connects at | White Pigeon with Atlantic Express on Main | Line, which has Palace Drawing Room Sleep- ing Coaches from Chicago to New York and Boston without change. The train leaving at 7:30 a.m. connects at | White Pigeon (giving one hour for dinner) with Wholesale Grocers, fe mere Who warrant the same to be unequalled. We guar-| Through tickets and berths in sleeping coaches ean be secured at Union Ticket office, 67 Monre street and depot. antee every pound to be perfect and all right in }. W. McKENNEY, Gen’l Agent. every particular. We cordially invite you, when in, Chicago & West Michigan. the city, to visit our place of business, 77, 79 and ,,,., oom 4:50 pm ee | TMail.........------ ~ 920 am 4:31 pm 81 South Division Street. It may save you money. *Niuht, Express pe SES 1:40 om 3:6 0m | uskegon Express........- 20pm 11:20am *Daily. +tDaily except Sunday. Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains. |'Through parlor car in charge of careful at- | tendants without extra charge to Chicago on | 1:00 p. m., and through coach on9:15a. m. and | 10:40 p. m. trains. | NEWAYGO DIVISION. Leaves. Arrives. Express Be ev unde eudaeicee 420pm 77:30pm | Express .......- pas sect ns cones 8:00am 10:50am ‘All trains urrive and depart from Union De- ot. The Northernterminus of this Division is at Baldwin. where close connection is made with iF. & P.M. trains to and from Ludington and Manistee. J. H. CARPENTER, Gen’! Pass. Agent. J. B. MULLIKEN, General Manager. Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette. | Trains connect with G. R. & I. trains for St. | Ignace, Marquette and Lake Superior Points, | leaving Grand Rapids at 5:00 p. m., arriving at | Marquette at 2:05 p. m. andj:30 p.m. Returning j/leave Marquette at 7:00 a m. and 1:40 p. m., | arriving at Grand Rapids at 10:50 a. m. Con- | nection made at Marquette with the Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad for the ' Tron, Gold and Silver and Copper Districts. E. W. ALLEN, Gen’! Pass. & Tkt. Agt., Marquette, Mich. / PUTNAM & BROOKS ; Wholesale Mannfacturers of E CAND ORANGES, LEMONS, Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING EAST. : | Arrives. Leaves. BANANAS, FIGS, DATES, +Steamboat Express. ..... 6:25 a _ #Through Mail...........-. 10:40am 10:50am | +Evening Express......... 340pm 3:50pm | *Limited Express.......... 8:30pm 10:45pm | +Mixed, with GOGRE 6 o4 ccs: 11:00 am GOING WEST. '+Morning Express.......-- 1:05pm 1:10pm i'#fhrough Mail...........- 5:00pm 5:10pm '+Steamboat Express....... 10:40 p m b UN i io once dee cdcessseese 7:l0am | *Night Express...........-. 5:10am 5:35am +Duily, 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 te Grand Rapids. D. Porter, City Pass. Agent. Gro. B. REEVE, Traflie Manager, Chicago. See Our Wholesale Quotations else- where in this issue and write for Grand Rapids & Indianza. GOUNG NORTH. Arrives. Cineinnati & Gd Rapids Ex 9:20 pm Leaves. It requires no cooking. Makes collars and cuffs 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, L M. G., the best ten cent cigar in Michigan. selling is the other half, and perhaps of the greater importance. f f CLARK, JEWELL & CO 11:50 a m 5:05 pm 7:00 a m Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex. 9:30 am Ft.Wayne& Mackinae Ex 4:10pm G’d Rapids & Trav. City Ac. GOING SOUTH. G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex. Mackinae & Cincinnati Kx. 6:05 pm Mackinac & Ft. Wayre Ex..10:50 am 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 and Mackinac. Trainleaving at 11:50 a.m. has combined Sleeping and Chair Car for Mackinaw City. South—Train leaving at 5:30 p.m. bas Wood- | ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati. c. L. LocK Woop, Gen’! Pass. Agent. Special Prices in Car Lots. Weare prepared to make Bottom Prices on anything We handle. A.B. KNOWLSON, 3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich. WM. SHARS & CO. 7:15 a m 2:50 pm 11:45 am Michigan Central. DEPART. +Detroit EEXproee. ec oi sccicccccccccewes 6:00 a m PPD CW UPORE, ok sec connec ccsaserceses 12:45 9 m *Atiantic EXpress.........ecececcccees 10:40 p m +Way Freight... ........-csceccceecccess 6:50 am ARRIVE. *Pacific ROO ong OAs bes cide ceawaie 6:00 am | PMail .. 2.2... eee cee scene eee en seeeeees 3:30 pm +Grand Rapids Express............... 10:35 p m Wale. Sue is (4 ca baomeedeacss MOM +Daily except Sunday. *Daily. 5 Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific | Express. Direct and prompt connection made with Great Western, Grand Trunk and Canada Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus avoiding transfers. The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has Drawing Room and Pvrlor Car for Detroit, | reaching that city at 11:45 a. m., New York 10:30 | a. m.,and Boston 3:05 p. m. next day. A train leaves Detroit at 4p. m. daily except Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv- ing at Grand Rapids at 10:35 p. m, Cuas. H. Norris, Gen’l Agent Agents for AMBOY CHEESE. 37, 39 & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. ~—n * Harris & Son.. Pracuiicnteaeedetaen “Groceries. firocers’ Association of the City of Muskegon, OFFICERS, President—H. B. Fargo. : First Vice-President—Wm. B, Keift. Second Vice-President—A. Towl. Recording Secretary—Wm. Peer. Financial Secretary—John DeHaas. Board of Directors—O. Lambert, W. 1. McKen- zie, H. B. Smith, Wm. B. Kelly, A. Towl and E. Johnson. Finance Committee—Wm. B. Kelly, A. Towl and E. Johnson. Committee on Rooms and Library—O. Lam- bert, H. B. Smith and W. 1. McKenzie. : Arbitration Committee—B. Borgman, Garrit Wagner and John DeHaas. Complaint Committee—Wm. B. Keift, D. A. Boelkins, J. O. Jeannot, R. 8S. Miner and L. Vincent. co. Law Committee—H. B. Fargo, Wm. B. Keift and A. Towl. Transportation Committee—Wm. B, Keift, An- drew Wierengo and Wm. Peer. Regular meetings—First and third Wednesday evenings of each month. Next meeting—Wednesday evening, Feb. 17. 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, Eugene Rich- 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. apne meetings—Second Tuesday in Novem- er. Regular meetings—First and Third Tuesday Evenings of each month. Next meeting—Tuesday evening, March 2. MICHIGAN DAIRIES. [The following is believed to be a nearly complete list of the dairies of this State. Those who know of others, or of any dis- crepancies in this list, are requested to make the fact known. | CHEESE FACTORIES. wintk, Baker & Co................ Adrian Alexander Lobban (Davison).........Atlas A, ©. Mollz (Richfield)............. Atlas Theobald Rottach........ . Anchorville me ay, LOPDRY. .4....5, 5% toes SUAURMD ARTTOWS.. . . .. 0 00000: Leopold Mayer........ .Anchorville .-.. Armada ....- Athlone BG Wk CRN, oso noe ee ock cas. Bismarek Warren Haven & Co......... Bloomingdale Base Line Factory........... Bloomingdale D. Plum (Waverly).........Bloomingdale Frank Wilmot (Scofield)..... Bloomingdale manttin Wait @ Sons..............-. Butler Wie ds ORVAO, ooc sic wis ck Coopersville O. ae, MAUPGRURN...............,. Croswell James Skinner (Star)...... Davison Station BODO IFOUICT. «oo. nese se cec ao ....Detroit Regenmorter & Demstra...... ....Drenthe Albert Wilkinson................. Dundee MUPRD POOMOPY, og is os co cco ces fagle PRAM INLD, co woos o oe cp ee cs cS Eckford menrene a WINN. 6... cs aun Elm BPMN IS WVTIOY, oo oo os ooo ve coe es ces Elm ey & BORDON... .... 5...) 005 a oe. Elm a ee enc W. H. Smith (Old Fairfield)...... Fairfield B. E. Peebles (Peebles)..........Fairfield MNS AMO... es eo oe eee es Fairfield Theodore Rottach........ ....Fair Haven EON LES eg Farmington yin, Lanham. ......:..2.... farmington Samuel Locke........... .....-Farmington Arthur Power................ Farmington ee uk 5. Farmington Daniel Richards (Burton)............Flint BE. MPOUVN, oo oss aa es oe ee cas Fostoria L. Hubbenger........ ...-Frankenmuth G. B. Horton........ ; bee eoeces Fruitridge Otto Herder (Original Fairfield) . Fruitridge games Webb..................-.Goodsells Peter R. Blake........... ..- Grand Ledge Leslie Joslyn.......... .....-Grand Ledge Frank E. Pickett (Coldspring)... .Hilliards A. E. Chapman (Springdale)... .. Hilliards Hoytville Cheese Co.............Hoytville TE ee Hoytville K. B. Edgell (Springbrook) Hopkins Station MUSTARD UNNI, as coco sos oo ae ....--LOseco Jas. A. Dunbar (Dunbar)..........Jasper B. Davis & Co. (Amboy)............ Jasper J. Joslin....... bbcb ieee ouk .....Livonia Be Mss es 5. os cs sees cesses os LANODIA OO EE SS ae Lowell Liynn Cheese M’f’g Ass’n............ Lynn Brank White................;.....Mason A. J. Colvin (Medina)............. Medina fe ME EN eer ee P| aeonry PeITIM,..........>.- New Holland Wvaiter Boardwell.........:...+.00- Olivet ow. 8. Griswold............. . -Parshallville V. P. Murray & S. D. Morrell... ..Partello ee As NUE 5 ee eect. Plank Road John Varsen........... eae Plank Road Raisin Union Cheese Co..... taisin Center. Cheese and Butter Ass’n......Rawsonville Fuller & Gleason............... Richmond BOO SSIES, 5s os yess e as cone, River Bend Wells, Stone & Co.............. Saginaw A os ook os cece es St. Charles J. Q. Walling...... sve orccde ce alt iver Davis & Brown............South Fairfield A. EE JONMSON............ . Sparta Center Penweon ae AUPAN, .... 5. s bose sos sce Stark M.S. Doyle...... jesaesbss sss onus Mrs, E.¥. Preston.......... ..... sunfield Res WU INE So we ope sce cess e Tappan & Shaffer.................Vassar H. W. Dikeman.............Vermontville E. J. Sprague............... Vermontville John Borst (Fairview)........ .. Vrieskand Watson Cheese Co....... ie eee Watson eR ON oc viv ca bed burns Wayland Geo. Dunwell................... Wayland Leighton Cheese Association. ....Wayland Be MS. ODD, 65 555. co srossssosee WING M. C. Haywood & Co.............Weston P. C. Ostrander (Nile)............Weston F. B. Gurden (Riverside)..........Weston to ee se AEE Geo. Delano (Raisin Union)....... Weston Davenport, McIntyre & Co........... York Richard Redhead (Amber)........Zeeland S. H. Oatman (Clover Hill)....... Zutphen CREAMERIES. Wright, Snyder & Stutts............ Alma Bis Bs TOMAR, « oo. ne sc one oes ss DIMOY ee, ....Buchanan Cummings & Rockafellow..... Carson City Centerville Creamery Co........Centerville bee esvesl bebe oseeeee-- Charlotte Chelsea Creamery Co... ...Chelsea H. A. Coe (Crescent).........Constantine Aaron Clavie sss... ee oe oe oe oe -DUttON .....-Hartford os k's eens sR, ‘Cacia. Hudson Desa hep aes baci 05-55 abe WA Bhs COMI, oo oc es ce osss eehekuss Oe Dar Be GOK... bcs so sets see ss on ve Ie MAINAaZOO Farrand & Shank.................Lansing Lowell Creamery Co...............Lowell Bray & Seeley.................Mt. Morris Brooks & Smith,................Nashville eee ewe eersene eeeee Loyster & Co... 2.5.0.4... eee ew wee ewes Patton & ODS bs gs ocele aces eos ee Grant, Perkins & Co............Ridgeway People’s Creamery Co..............Romeo —— Seitz. ...........0056-0---- ROYalton W. B. Voorheis & Bro..........Tecumseh Henry Chamberlain. ..... ......Three Oaks mere, bins hee se ah ae uss a aeip ® Vicksburg White Lake Creamery Ass’n..... Whitehall Geo. M. Davenport & Co........Woodland Queen City Creamery Co........ . Ypsilanti MANUFACTURERS OF DAIRY IMPLEMENTS. Delaware Co. Creamer Co. ..Benton Harbor Os th. Mamndanen, ©... 2 os. 3. es Croswell Buckeye Churn Co...... a a .Dundee Flint Cabinet Creamer Co............ Flint Grand Rapids Refrigerator Co. Grand Rapids J. Van Putten & Co.............. Holland Walter , Ames. 20. 305... ss Hudson Geo, Sinclair. ........0.....5 - Hudsonville Creamery Package Co............ Jackson Michigan Dairy Supply Co..... Kalamazoo Wilder Manufacturing Co........ . Monroe Morton Manufacturing Co..........Romeo Mich. Dairy Salt Co.............. Saginaw Ypsilanti Cabinet Creamery Co... Ypsilanti a Packing Butter. Many dairymen and dairywomen are often puzzled to know how to pack butter so that it will have an inviting appearance, not only when it goes into the hands of the grocer, but when it is sold to a customer from the store. Who ever bought a small quantity of butter, say from one pound up to ten, who did not feel like growling when the grocer cut it from a large roll, or dug it out of a tub in small pieces? And how can a grocer always guess at a given amount? To obviate this those who make butter on the farm should properly weigh it and make in- to one-pound prints, or even larger sizes if in rolls. Let the rolls be wrapped in clean muslin cloths, the ends nicely drawn over so as to make a neat package. Then fill a large crock or tub with strong brine and im- merse the rolls in it; put a weight on to keep them from floating, and when ready for the market they can be taken out and sent to the grocer; who in turn ean sell it to his customers without breaking it all to pieces. The butter will not absorb salt from the brine, beeause butter and salt never make allianees,, (this on authority of an old buttermaker), nor will it take up addi- tional moisture. Being completely covered with brine, it will not be influenced by the air, and will remain comparatively fresh and sweet for a long time. The lactic acid would also slowly develop under this treat- ment, especially if it be kept at a reasona- bly low temperature. Another plan is to thoroughly wash the butter while in the granular form with brine, and when free from buttermilk place the granular butter in muslin sacks holding two or more pounds, to suit the wants of customers, and put the sacks into brine, as before stated. Granular butter may be kept for an indefinite length of time if placed ina fruit jar. It has often been shown at fairs in this condition. Put a quantity of- brine in a two-quart jar, or a larger one; add granular butter until the brine begins to run over the top; let it stand a few minutes that all the air may escape; then serew on the cover, just as is done when putting up fruit. This is a more ex- pensive way than either of the others, yet there are plenty of people who will pay the extra price in order to get good butter. We know of several dairywomen who live near large towns who prepare their butter in this way, having customers who make yearly contracts for it. Not long since we saw a novel butter package, which, were it not for the expense, would come into general use with families. The package is made of glass, and can be made to hold one, two, five or more pounds. It is made into two parts, fitting closely together, and when joined has a piece of parafine paper or label around it, so as to exclude the air. In the bottom there is a small hole, which enables the customer to try the butter to see if it has lost its flavor. This hole is also covered with parafine paper, so as to exclude the air. The package is easily opened, and can be used as a butter dish. Farmers making butter for regular customers could use this package, having it returned to them when empty. This package has not, we think, been much used in the west, and, as itis a late invention, only a few have been used in the east. In this, as in other matters connected with the dairy, care adds to the profits. eben nteresitinee eae ironeeresreteeree The Grocery Market. Business and collections are all that could be expected, considering the unfavorable weather of the past week. Sugarsare a trifle weaker, but not sufficiently so to warrant any lower quotations than those made last week. ‘Tomatoes continue to advance, al- though those jobbers who had good stocks on hand are still giving their patrons the ad- vantage of lower prices than they can now be obtained from first hands. Several authorities assert that tomatoes will touch $1.25 before the end of the season, while others are inclined to the opinion that prices are now as high as they will go. Lemons are in fair demand and prices are steady. Peanuts and dates are again higher and advancing. The peanut crop is now said to be much lighter than at first estimat- ed and as the farmers are still holding their crops for higher prices it is safe to predict a firm and doubtless higher market all the season. — — -¢ = Hides, Pelts and Furs. Hides are slow and dull. Pelts are fair. Furs are in good demand. Wool is depress- ed on account of the labor troubles in some of the Eastern woolen mills. Tallow is weak and dull. ne Order a sample package of Bethesda Min- eral Spring Water from your grocéry job- Michigan Dairy Co..............Newaygo |"ber. See quotations in another column. Coldspring Cream & Butter Co. .Northville A New Test for Milk. From the English Agricultural Gazette. The well-known difference in the quality of pure milk enables adulterators, when prosecuted for their misdoings, to plead that, although the milk may be below the standard quality adopted by the analyst, still the milk in question was the genuine product of the cow. Hitherto no easy and reliable means are known by which to dis- tinguish the water of pure milk itself and water added from another source. J. Uffieman, in the Milch Zeitung, believes he has solved the problem, and proposes a new test for milk adulteration to determine the presence of water added to milk. He main- tains that nitrates are present in nearly all waters, but that there are nonein milk. He, therefore, proposes a delicate and simple test for nitrates which, on application, will detect the presence of added water. He places a quantity of diphenylamine the size of a split pea in a crucible and pours on it 25 minims of sulphuric acid absolutely free from the slightest trace of nitrates, and stirs the mixture with a clean glass rod until it becomes of a pale rose color. Three or four drops of the respective milks are allowed to trickle down the sides of the capsule, which must be kept motionless. If much nitric acid, he says, be present, there will instant- ly form at the point of contact between the fluids a bluish stripe, which gradually spreads throughoutthewhole. If the quan- tity of nitrates be small the color will not appear for several minutes, but even the slightest trace will sooner or later prevade the fluid with a delicate blue. AIl thisreads very well, and the test may possibly be of some utility when continental waters are used for adulteration, but it will evidently be of little use here in London. Under the heading ‘‘The interpretation of the results of water analysis,” Sutton, a standard au- thority, in his ‘*‘Volumetrie Analysis,” gives a table showing the amount of nitrogen as nitrates or nitrites in several waters that had been analyzed. I find that it is nil—at the respective dates of examination—in the artesian well, Trafalger Square, the White- haven water supply, the River Medlock at Manchester, and even in London sewage, in February and June, 1869. The average amount of nitrogen as nitrates or nitrites in the water of the London water supplied by the Southwark Company in 1870, was 0.206 in 100,000 parts and 0.247 in that supplied by the New River Company. Now, even if a milkman adulterated his milk 10 per cent. from the waters of the New River Company and the Southwark Company, the proposed test must be capable of detecting two parts of nitrogen either as nitrates or nitrites in a million parts of the adulterated milk. I doubt if this is possible. Besidescolor tests are not the most reliable. However, as by the proper tests it would evidently be pos- sible to adulterate London milk with Lon- don sewage without detection, its applica- tion would be of little use to us, whatever its merits may be, in dealing with milk con- taminated with German water. MISCELLANEOUS. Advertisements of 25 words or less inserted in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, or 50 cents for three weeks. Advance pay- ment. Advertisements directing that answers be sentin care of this office must be accompanied by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, ete. (OR SALE—Span of dapple greys, weighing 3,000 pounds. Age, 7 years. Gentle and accustomed to heavy work. Will sell cheap forcash, Address R. P. Burdick, 68 Spring street, Grand Rapids. 125 Hee SALE—Dry, hard maple table legs, (in squares,) 3x3 for sale cheap. Also exten- sion table slides, 14x38. A.L. Spofford, Chester, Mich. i* OR SALE—The font of brevier type for- merly used on THE TRADESMAN. The font comprises 222 pounds, with italic, and can be had for 30 cents a pound. Apply at the offiee. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Apples—Choice winter fruit is in fair de- mand at $1.90@82. Beans—Local buyers pay 50c@$90 % bu. for unpicked and hold ordinary hand-picked for $1.10@$1.25. Butter—Michigan creamery is easy at 25@28. Sweet dairy is in fair demand and firm at 16, while old is dull at 5@8e. Butterine—Creamery packed commands 20¢. Dairy rolls are held at 144@15c and solid packed at R@lie. Cabbages—In fairdemand at $8@$10 8 100. Cheese—The best grades of October and November make are selling at 11@12%. Cider—1l0c # gal. and $1 for bbl. Celery—20@22c #% doz. bunches for Kalama- zoo or Grand Haven. Cranberries—Cultivated and wild Michigan command $1.75@$2 #% bu. for choice. New Jersey $2.25 #2 bu. box. Dried Apples—Quartered and _ sliced, 4%c. Evaporated, 7c. Dried Peaches—Pared, lic. Eggs—Fresh are in fair demand and pickled are dull at 8@Me. Honey—Choice new in comb is firm at le. Hay—Bailed is active and firm at $15 per ton in two and five ton lots and $18 in ear lots. Hops—Brewers pay 8@10c #8 bb. Lettuce—25c #% Ib. Onions—Home-grown, 75c @ bu. or $2.25 ® bbl. Pop Corn—Choice new commands 2%c #% b and old 3¢ # bb. Potatoes—Burbanks command 50@55e. Late Rose are in fair demand at 40ce. Poultry—Searce and high. Fowls sell for 10@10%c; chickens, 11@114%4c; ducks, 12c; and turkeys, 12c. Squash—Hubbard, quoted nominally at le # ib, although very little is moving. Turnips—25c 8 bu. GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS. Wheat—Lower. The city millers pay as follows: Lancaster, 85; Fulse, 82c; Clawson, 82e. Corn—Jobbing generally at 44@45¢e in 100 bu. lots and 38@40c in carlots. Oats—W hite, 38c in small lots and 33@85c in ear lots. Rye—48@50c # bu. Barley—Brewers pay $1.26 # cwt. Flour—No change. Fancy Patent, $5.50 # bbl. in sacksand $5.%5in wood. Straight, $4.60 bbl. in sacks and $4.80 in wood. Meal—Bolted, $2.75 @ bbl. Mill Yeed—Screenings, $14 #® ton. Bran, $14 P tox. Ships, $15 @ton. Middlings, $16 # ton. at 18¢e, Corn aad Oats, $20 # ton. - L WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. meturhetoet ee “ Oe These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AXLE GREASE. Fraser's..........% 90|Paragon ........... 1 86 Diamond X........ 60) Paragan 25 ib pails.1 20 Modoe, 4 doz....... 2 50|Fraziers, 25 pails.1 25 BAKING POWDER. Thompson's Butterfly, bulk................ 25 198 ” 6 or 10 tb cans...... 27 " _ 4%,4doz.in case... 95 “ec +“ My, 2 oe se oe wh 95 J. H. Thompson & Co.’s Princess, \4s....... 1 25 ay oe ‘iy ct) WA « or “ “ “ oe * - . a“ Dulk..... 28 ret, 26 CRG oe 45 . 4 Po eUaw dial) cohae ceive is feces 75 ai \y ey saceutwe ahaectcets 1 40 - 1 ee et eke cles cakes 2 40 - 4 Me eu elas css vee 12 00 Driver SO0OK, © A628. oe seas 7 50 BLUING. OPN IO chs a he cdes kak ess doz. 25 BY Oe aa doz. 45 MAG OR ha ea waves doz. 35 PN ORS ee ae o ok, cess ce we doz. 65 PROTA SOB oo es i cence au ee ® gross 4 00 PANORTC OB icc cs cack ch ce coakeccamianecs 8 00 ROU OE ok cas ak eee s baccukenecens 12 00 Aretic No. 1 popper OX... 2... 660. ce see cas 2 00 Arctic No. 2 . Oy Aaa ee deen cal 3 00 Arctic No.3 * Te Cukewe vapeka ol . 4 09 BROOMS. No. 1Carpet........ 2 Tone. @ PUN, us co 255 200 No. 2Carpet........ 2 50/Faney Whisk....... 100 No.1 Parlor Gem..2 90;CommonWhisk.... 75 No.1Hurl.......... 2 25] : CANNED FISH. Clams, 1 standards............. ge ak oo AUR, 2D BORTMIRPOE eons coe ks dan os 1% Clam Chowder, 8].......-......5. asauaus 2 00 Cove Oysters, 1 ib standards.............. 115 Cove Oysters, 2 ib standards............. 190 PPUBEOLE, DINIO cio wc deae duces acs 1 % POOUSERIE, 1 Bi OUAR ois cece cece sccacceck OO ROM BERE B RUBE 6 cocks ew aces ov ca eceacues 2 90 Mackerel, 1 i fresh standards............ 1 10 Mackerel, @ i fresh standards............ 35 Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 tb...........5 25 Mackerel,3 thin Mustard..................5 25 Mackerel, 3 ® brolled,....... 0.5. cc. cs ce 3 25 Salmon, 1 tb Columbia river............... l 55 Salmon, 2 Columbia river............... 2 30 Salmon, 1 h Sacramento.................. 1 45 Sardines, domestic 48.................0008 9 Pardines, GOMeGstIC M48..............0.0-. 15 Berdines, Mustard 46.1... c.c05. 5c. ceca dss 12 Sardines, imported 4s. ..................- 14 MROUL OO BRON ici a. 4 50 CANNED FRUITS. mpploes, 3) atandards . 656... c ec ae deca 90 Apples, gallons, standards.............2 Sak oO Blackberries, standards..................- 95 Cnerries, red standard.............:...; 85@1 00 POOR ee 1 00 Mie Pins, standards .. oc eo cee cc: 1 40 Green Gages, standards 2 Ib............... 1 40 Peaches, Wxtra Veuow .... 05650... c 0s 0 0.8 40 Peaches, standards.........<........ 1 T5@1 95 PCACNOS. SOGOU oon eck kc cee cook cs 1 50 WINGO DOIGR, FIO. ic oo ici c cc ccc Coes c es 1 75 Pineapples, standards. ....... .... 6... c00c: 1 50 ROGS oe cal ay, 1 45 BASPDEITION, OF1PO. 0. occ... ceas sss se -110 CANNED FRUITS—CALIFORNIA. Lusk’s. Mariposa. OG ae 2 OH PU PING o.oo oo oc ces wc cas oe LO 1 85 GrAnee ea a 210 1 85 Green Gages..... Moye es 210 1 85 PROGR oe ae 2 25 MOOR ee eden chee ewan ce 2 5 2 25 WORCOGR. 6. ecco as bees 2 55 2 20 CANNED VEGETABLES. Asparagus, Oyster Bay..............,..056. 3 25 menos, Lama, Standard....:........... 90@1 10 | Means, Stringless. Erie.................... 80 Beans, Lewis’ Boston Baked.............. 1 65 MOTO PROOOY ok. ne ees cas aca ccass 1 05 ye Re 90 Ee 1 00 Pee, PPPUGG i il. 1 7 Peas, Marrofat, standard...........-:..... 1 60 by ee 70 Wrath Fh GOGO. ook ea eeu ce. 85 PHOCOGREN, GEARORTG oo oo. os ceed cece cuca: 90 PEOMIMROES, PRONG oo... oc os oo ae oe oc 1 10@1 20 ‘ormantoes, HMilisdale............0-..... 1 10@1 15 Tomatoes, Adrian............ ne 1 10@1 15 Tomatoes, Three Rivers............... 1 10@1 15 CHEESE. Michigan fill eream...:.............. ll @12 ae ee 9 @10% Se a 56 @6 CHOCOLATE. POSHON |... 2... 36|German Sweet.......25 AION ER oe 08; Vienna Sweet ....... 2 Tee IOS’... 5. Be COFFEES. Green. | Roasted. I ee as OID (HO... .5....... T@15 Golden Rio......... 12 jGolden Rio......... 16 PAMTOR coc: TS (ROGS. . ec ccs 17 Maricaho..........: in iMaerieabo........... 17 Java... - 20@25 jJava.......... .24@26 Ce eve........,.28 (0. Gs Java.......... 28 PROGDA 2.520.050: . We (ROGUE... cue e ll 28 COFFEES—PAGKAGE. 100 hs. 60 Ibs. MOURUORIINS 22... cir ek. 12% 12% POTION E66 oice is ces dee. 1234 12% CORDAGE. 72 foot Jute ..... 125 |72 foot Cotton....2 25 60 foot Jute..... 100 |60 foot Cotton....2 00 40 Foot Cotton....1 50 [50 foot Cotton....1 75 CRACKERS. Lee AKAECRMD OH OKED AA OOOM O08 68 Abbe GObh de Oech e be oO ER aha secs AGT Sie Een tah ay 5% 5 per cent. off in 10 barrel lots. FISH. Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth.............. 75@s80 Re, NS ee, @5 en 56% PO as ks cede es sauna eke se ducoeas ceo. H@lk Te oes a eo ca ce 2 25 Herring, Holland, domestic............... 85@95 WANN, Pays oo ok bo pane ia os chakes 18@20 Mackerel, Penny DDIB.... ....0...ccccecces 4 75@5 Mackerel, shore, No. 2, 4 bbls............ 5 00 on - MRM. 6.26 1 00 . ~ bit a 70 ~ TAO. Hy 5G OUI cee ee 3 50 as OP De a cae clues 62 a OT eae, 55 OE, HE oy kesh asec dieducmac cess dlanes 2 50 NUD SG) ace ovo cge a vae stecasstac sees 3 50 a ae oe ck ee ie ceca 7 a“ 3 Oa aa ie eed yd bs oa ok as 65 We, NO. 0 ook oes cece cakes 6 25 We OIG, Oa Uy 2 WD ITS ok oo cae cece aacencs 1 00 Witte, 0.2, 10D Rite... kee ceca. 90 White, Family, 46 DDS... o.oo ke acc esc c cee 225 FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Lemon. Vanilla. sennings 2 O08... 060... cc occ ck 8 doz.100 1 40 * GO ieee iia, 150 250 * Oks eece eas eae cok 25 4 00 + Boe els ea 350 5 00 ‘ INO. © TAMER csc. 125 1650 " TE eee eks 1% 800 * 44 DING FOUN............:, 450 7 50 ” 1 EE ee RE ee te 9 00 15 00 ” TO ak 3800 4 25 - OE oe ae ikeece cs 425 600 FRUITS—DOMESTIC. Apricots, 25 D DOKES. . 2.0.6... c cece ees @ % Cherries, pitted, 50 ib boxes........... @ i Egg plums, 25 ib boxes................ @ 20 UC OE ica eek a ieee ue cous @ POGCE eo) DOROR oon oes cece enckss @ 2% Peaches, Delaware, 50 tb boxes....... @ 28 PORONOG, MICHIMOD oo ok cis ce cke cccks @i2% Raspberries, 50 Ib boxes............... @ 2% FRUITS—FOREIGN, WRN i ici ea bees @ 3v ORGS, TOW icnca cis we bas chee ces a 7 Prunes, Pranod, G06... 6.6 ...6c cic cc cos @ ib Prunes, French, 808.............0. sss @ WW WPAMOH, TUVMOT oi ec cee seveescdncceus 455@ 05 PAIGING, DENOGIA... 6.0... en scceccascens @A4 00 Raisins, London Layers............... @3 00 Meaning, Calrornia ' joc cece ucaccas @2 3Q Raisins, Loose Muscatels, new........ @2 00 Raisins, Muscatels, 10 Ib boxes........ @ 9 Raisins, Ondaras, l4s.................. @ 1B Raisins, - MOG ee a @12% Raisins, Sultanas, new................ @ 9% WROIBITIS, V BLOTIOIR og oo vn sos cekeocacas @1034 Raisins, Imperials, 10 b boxes........ @1 00 KEROSENE OIL. Water White...... 12% | Legal Test....... 114 MATCHES. Grand Haven, No. 8, square................ 1 00 Grand Haven, No. 200, parlor.............. 1 ja Grand Haven, No. 300, parlor.............. 2 25 Grand Haven, No. 7, round................ 1 50 Oshkosh, No. 2........... bee west ca ceacalace 1 00 OBBROGN; BOs Boo eos ee vce ee cw csaeacccee sce 1 50 PWG io es co eae a, eek 75 Richardson’s No.8 square.................. 1 00 Richardson’s No. 9 Oe eles yy kd vee catia ae 1 50 Richardson’s No. 714, round................. 1 00 Richardson’sNo.7 do. .................- 1 50 MOLASSES. Bl@ok Strap... ci cesses cectveusaceccsadceesIDQuo POPE FOG. ooo ios sve ks syns cb ue cones cas c ac eee New Orleans, See it eskrte ese New Orleans, choi press Hees csaadcguess aE OATMEAL. ~ Steel cut........:.. 5 06|Rolled Oats, cases.3 50 Steel Cut, % bbi....5 00i\Quaker, 48 Ts...... 3 25 Rolled Oats........5 50|\Quaker, 60 ths...... 2 50 Rolled Oats, 44bb1..3 0¢/Quaker bbis........ 6 66 PICKLES. PO kee esas eee sia ce @5 50 - ONO ae ce Ceca e ace eac, G3 2% Rae lise ea eo, @7 00 PIPES. Imported Clay 3 gross. ................ 2 25@3 00 Importeé Clay, No. 216,38 gross..... .. @2 2% Imported Clay, No. 216, 2% gross...... @1 85 PRE, TPs oy ce eva bn os ec @ 9 RICE. Choice Carolina..... es SF @6 Prime Carolina..... BG ROE icc as cee ccae' 5% Good Carolina...... 5 |Rangoon....... 54@5+ Good Louisiana..... G (Broken... ...:. 34@3% SALERATUS. DeLand’s pure..... 54 |Dwight’s ............8% Church's ...........0|80@ POMIM.......... 5g | Taylor’s G.M.......534|Cap Sheaf........... 514 lic less in 5 box lots. \ SALT. 100 Pocket, FF Dairy................5: 23 Pee ROOROG 2 25 UADUS Be WOGKOIS. ci o.oo cool ase 2 50 Saginaw or Manistee............ TS 1 00 ROOM ses eee scckckcss cacceucs 1 60 POMMOATG COGKRG......... oc... oc coc A 1 55 Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags...... 80 Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags.... 2 80 | Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags...... 80 American, dairy, 44 bu. bags.......... 25 OE ae ee a ie 28 SAUCES. PPI A OREN icc ac, @2 00 | Pepper Sauce, red small.............. @ 7 be Opper Sanec, green. ............../... @1 00 Pepper Sauce, red large ring......... @1 3 Pepper Sauce, green, large ring...... @1 70 Cateop, TOMMLO, Pints... ...........66.. @1 00 Catsup, Tomato, quarts .............. @1 30 PiMt Ore MAUCE, DiNts,................. @3 50 Halford Sauce, % pints................ @2 20 SPICES. Ground. Whole. Pepper... .......;. 16@25|Pepper ........... @i9 PMEIEO oo sks ss 12@15| Allspice.......... 8@10 | Cinnamon........ 18@30)Cassia ............ 10@11 | vee oe. 1 >| Nutmegs ........ 60@65 GIMeer ...:...:... 16@20|Cloves ........... 16@18 Mustard..........15@30) Cayenne ........, 25@35 | STARCH. Elastic, 64 packages, per box............. 5 35 SUGARS, COON ee le, @ T% POWOONEE ied @ 7% Granulated, Standard................. G6 $1 MOMIGOUONOTY A. 6s... eo. occ cca, @ 6% OO @ 63% moe Woe Metra €.... 6 @ 6% OM Pee 6 @ 64, WO esc 54 575 ROU RO eee ee cee 53%3@ 5% MOOG 542e@ 54 New Orleans Yeliows.................. 5Y4@ 5% SYRUPS. COM, DARKENS ooo ik cy eo ccc nan cece. 24@28 COR A 26@30 Corn, lt wallon Wea@s... 1... 6... oo. se. @30 Corn, 5 @allon kegs... ........6.......... 30@31 Corn, 4% eallon kegs. ......:.. 0... .... 30Q@31 Pore Bignell. 238QG28 Pure buger seh |... .. 25@30 Pure Sugar 5 gal kegs............... ue @1 50 TEAS waper OFGMaAre:. 8... 15@20 wmpau tata goon 2530 DOME ooo lie c ce ole...) a cs. aa CUP OUHe 15@20 MO FVS0N 0.0. 3050 Se OWOGN, oe HOO CO ee SIQDIMEL COO 2530 TOBACCO—FINE CUT—IN PAILS. Dark AmericanEagle67| Underwood's Capper 35 45 one Meigg............ 62;\Sweet Rose.......... 4 Red Bird.............50|/Meigs & Co.’s Stunner35 PIAce BOR... .......... OU GIN, oo ccc ceo BO Prairie Flower ...... 65|Royal Game.......... 38 Indian Queen........ OU Mule Har. ...........- 65 Met GC pountain.........5... ve: Crown Cear..... .... 66 Old Congress......... 64 Ppeaweton ...... 65|\Good Luck...........52 Clone ........... 65|Blaze Away.......... 35 May Flower.......... Wiiair Lifter........... 30 PLUG. mussenman’s Corker................... @30 AM occ ee cess... (39 moe ive Cons... ..... c..,..... @335 Ja ee ee @A4t SPL ee a (38 oe a @A0 Moire, single Hitt,.................. @50 _ two ~ HAS... ......... @49 " tive ° OT seen ee ak @A8 a en . @A0 PROMO io occ k cae @A4 MO WOR ice i @42 eee @44 pom OF Grand Hanids.................. @40 yl i @A0 SPO MR lee es eheCocubuad cay ccc., @38 Chocolate Cream, ...........0.0..0.... @A+t PEIOG acca Neclude heck cass bnceess @4A0 Se. @38 Sy lke a @36 me Wve Conter. |... uo... @33 Oe aa, @A2 eee oe a @A4 Se eee a D35 men eee kk. B5 ee @35 Leggett & Myers’ Star................. @39 ONO ie. @A2 BO eel GAZ MOVRE NOU @A2 2c. less in four butt lots, SMOKING BO Peel enk vias. ee OOM ON. cscs lao) 26 Oid Tar..... i eeeueceas 40'Uncle Sam........... 28 Arthur’s Choice..... 22)/Lumberman .........25 EO OR nee ck ca eee: 26; Railroad Boy......... 38 a is at 28|Mountain Rose....... 18 Gow Draat............ 26 Home Comfort....... 25 Gold Block........... OME WI. cua cc. 60 Seal of Grand Rapids (Seal of North Caro- COLOR coc ic sane Sot eS OM... ks... 48 Tramway, 3 02Z....... 40 Seal of North Caro- Miners and Puddlers.28) lina, 40z............ 48 POOR oso sc ace aae ~4:Seal of North Caro- StAMGare oo. c ccc. es mn FR BOR... .. 5. 45 OOD POM oo sos bc case 18 Seal of North Caro- Tom & Jerry......... 24, lina, 16 0z boxes... .42 AO ec ck d ec, 25| Apple Jack...........24 PV OIEN oo. ess eens 35| King Bee, longeut.. .22 a 25|Milwaukee Prize... .24 Pickwick Club....... MEP MERU oo no a cass c occ. 28 Nigger Head......... 26|Holland Mixed....... 16 BIOUMUE os cee ce ese, 22;Sweet Lotus.......... 32 GOVAN .. 2; 6h cose es 16/Conqueror ........... 2% Red Clover. ......... Se OONMV s oc uc ace 32 00g Euek........... MOS RI oe oi os a 30 SHORTS. Mayflower ........... 23| Hiawatha ............22 Globe.................22/0ld Congress...... 23 DEUlO HAR. occ occa anmay Leat............ 22 SNUFF. Lorillard’s American Gentlemen..... @ "2 a DRM OMONO ooo c cc ose es lies @ 55 Gail & Ax’ ee a @ 44 ~ PRONG osc. oe cci succeeds, @ 35 Railroad Mills Scoteh................. @ 45 BANOO assoc ok cca ccccrecelucis.. @1 30 VINEGAR, Star OTANG, PUTO CIGEF.... .... 6.505. 5550 u. 8@12 Star brand, white wine................0... 8@i12 MISCELLANEOUS. Bath Brick imported .................. 9% do POTIOON oobi ciccs cis ss 75 FrOrMere, NG. EB oo ec vckecscedccc ccd Peaas 1 00 do Ps Me cis be noes eases incasse 1 50 Condensed Milk, Eagle brand......... 7 80 Cream Tartar 5 and 10 fb cans......... 15@25 ee ee @12% NNO PEOGO ooo ice usc luc dacs scaus 5 @1 MawUPnOG COMO, Vie Ooo ok ococcscsaracan. @s80 do WOU cccce 650s cua; 1 25 Gum, Rubber 100 lumps............... @25 Gum, Rubber 200 lumps. ............ O35 MOE, OPO os hci cecsscudescsiecsec 30@35 WI Wig ovis esos ccclei cece. @3 50 abQurWs 108 OF BY DONS 6... occ occ kc cece s 44@ 5 WORE PIO oie oa oo bake nie se cc sccce. 2%@ 3 Peas, Green Bush... . oc... .cccecccecs @1 35 Peas, Split Prepared.................. @ 3 OIG, WO ooo oases cose ccccks @3 00 POWGGE, 46 Gi ic icc code cc ciccencs @1 90 PE i es ies diac aa ee culckuaaes @ 18 Panerkraut, DDS... 0.6.0.6. ccccccceass @A 75 - ME MN ooo ead sak cep ose @2 75 FRESH MEATS, John Mohrhard quotes the trade selling prices as follows: Fresh Beef, sides...................005 44G 6% Fresh Beef, hind quarters............ 64@ 7% WPGRNOG FIOM. oi oo colli ele col ck 54@ 5% Mutton, carcasses...... ebeheessicanens 5 eal..... bie Wes chav ci ungeeteeakes . 8 @ Pork Sausage.......... kee ckis de as sees 64@ 7 Bologna.......... eukh byes KEGLs bad ce cees 640 7 Peas Paws wo be cy ued ceeccadcvessses dO QIOK Fowls Spring Chickens.............. Duc sovescevedh GORE UCKS ........ 2” SRE R Reem ewww amen eenes New Orleans, fancy..... ¥ bbls, 3c extra. Turke; eestor Fee m ee eee meres er eraee CANDY, FRUITS AND NUTS. Putnam & Brooks quote as follows: STICK. Standard, 25 BOXES... . ... 5 ook ccacss 84@9 Twist, Oe eb cbecseesdies acs 1@ 9% NS a 104@nU MIXED MUM, et OS on os co voc clan ack edace @9 RP DON) WY ON, 6 oo oe vce cacscendecuccce @8% Meet ee PP OI oo ccc: laces cas coes 10@10% NU, HE PO OU oa sc exec wees ccacs 9@9% French Cream, 25 ® pails................ @12% Maree MOE, OO CUNON oe os ca ces cecs 124@ sroken, 26 pails........... dies 1l0@10% Broken, 200 ® bbis.............. Pe ny 9@ Be FANCY—IN 5 Tb BOXES, RMS PUN oes ois ec eal 12@13 MAN Rs eeu ic ek 13@14 MOUOCININE DPODE. 666. o ocob cscs H4@15 RUE CINOD Boo. ck ck cc dleceicc 15 Be me CmOeOimte PTODS.............00....5, 0) 20 ME RII ooo oc oo cna che ccecuc cs eoe 10 POOR IO NOUN og ood oo oc cs clcaenc ae Om notions Drops... og | 4 PRON, DIME goo c cc cs case 1d BAMOIOM, BINEOG. 5... ic ccc c 16 MTT spool as sh oc cees sees ceca 15 RO es 15 Oe oo ec 13@14 MOE FE ooo ivic oo ciccndekcccl cle 3 OO a 18@20 Bemenes POMS CVORINE. oo. oo ico c cc ccss 20 WME, OOM cco cncceekcceccc.. 17 Bree CRORE ooo. coco sccsccc 20 Bere On. lH@l5 PS NI oes oncoecccecaa 0c 22 Wintergreen Berries........... .. 15 FANCY—IN BULK. Lozenges, plain in pails............... @12 Lozenges, plain in bDbls................ lwW¥4¥@IL Lozenges, printed in pails............. @hkRy Lozenges, printed in bbls............. 114%@l2 Chocolate Drops, in pails.............. @12% Com tone ti pels....:........:....... Qt Care Doe, 1h OM. ................. @ 5% One Drone, 1h PENS... ... co... @ Datu Sere WADI o.oo ccc. 9 moun rope, OF PANO... 5. ...... cs 12 Mere 1 Ge... @RY% Raperiaie tH ODS... ............. @ul FRUITS Benanas Aspinwall................... Oranges, Jamaica, bbis................ Oranges, Fiovida..................... .3 T5@A 2% Oranges, Valencia, cases..............6 30@7 00 reeee, Mente... 75@4 00 Cems, MOnieG,.................... . MOMOns, GNOIGG................ Weekai ss 3 50@3 %5 RO SOON 3 75@4 00 Figs, layers, ew, We. 124G16 meeeee, Traie GO ....................... “® mee wo G6... @ ere OREN coc 4k,..c. ere One... Dates, Fard 10 ® box @ D............. @10 Dates, Fard 50 h box # D.............. @ 9 Dates, Persian 50 tb box # tb.......... T%G 8 Fine Apples, @ doz.............. ’ PEANUTS. arune hod, ran OH... ............ @4 Choice do Oe 444@ 5 Fancy do CO ae. 5 @5% Cugieg WONG Vad0 ............. @ 5 romoe mer. Va doO;:.... 6%4@ 63 Bee 54G 6 NUTS. p Almonds, Tarragona.............. ... 17@18 " BOOOE in ccc, 16@17 - CMTIORING, io 5 co escccc cscs e I Gale PO Sestecsscacee © Ge Oe Cees DOPNG....... Poet BAGG 114@12 - MOreniOns. 6.2... @l0 Yeounut, Grenohe............... 14 @l4% m MEO cc “ eee 8 @u1 ‘ unoriae @1l2 ree Tan... 1 @I138 “ eee 9 @ 10 Cocoantts. OI.) @4 50 PROVISIONS, The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co. quote as follows: : : PORK IN BARRELS, Mess, Chicago packing, new................ 1 i ll 75 Clear, short pork, Chienago packing....... 12 50 Back, clear short cut, Chicago packing... .13 25 Extra family clear, short eut.... ee 12 Clear, A. Webster packer, new...) 1/77" 12 % Extra clear pig, short cut................ 12 75 wave Goer Wogee | 13 25 Clear back, short cut...‘........_.. saa 1B 50 DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES. Pong Clears, heagy................._.. 614 " OGM... 64 “ ME ac, 6% mnert Clears. héavy................. 6% do. TOGGIUOE c. . 634 do. BOG 634 SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. PP ORG. is cc. cg 914 OOO ec 9% Evie. 934 Monge Me 16 ” Boneless Shoulders.......... sdabiccee,. ae Breakfast Bacon.... dasevescucuscs 1, ie Dried Beef, extra WOGUGY. co 6 occ. 9 Dried Beef, Ham pieces.............°°°°"""" 10% Shoulders cured in sweet THOMIG, coos icccs ss e : LARD. Ee i a 634 oer tee. 6% 50 I Round Tins, 100 cases...... 11 "" a 6 x : : LARD IN TIN PAILS. 20 i Pails, 4 pailsin case............... 7 3 Pails, 20 in a case...........01.7°""" 7% 5 Pails, mio eGiee............. | 7% 10 Pails, 6in a case................... ™% BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 we... oe Boneless, Go secs. cscc. 50 SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED. Toe Pigeee............ ve a Ham nee 8... Pe CONNSG. 0.6... Frankfort Sausage..........__ ue SE RR Ope Oe ene WOR ae WO I des vehis eo uieske cee. PIGS’ FEET. En Dalf barvela.............. . hiwiaaesans By In quarter ROOM : HIDES, PELTS AND FURS, Perkins & Hess pay as follows: ‘a en = HIDES. rreen ....! @% |Calf skins, gree Part cured... 8 @ 8%} were ay or. ass @ 8%|Deacon skins, ry hides anc ® piece..... 20 @i0 Oe oo. c.:, 8 @12 =e oo SHEEP PELTS. Old wool, estimated washed Oe. soc @25 UW chccesccelhigks ccc @4 | WOOL. Fine washed ® & 24@27|Unwashed........ 2-3 Coarse washed... 18@22) FURS. Bear PAUA Ah ae ve dR bee che i ccs cigs lc 1 00@12 00 MOOG ase uitsdl csc 006 00 MUR oa ios ei cee ccicsc cc 1 OO@1 25 IGY MOR 1 00@1 20: MONEE cere) feiclee ce 25@1 00 WAN bun cds ceeeeccccale. occ. 05@ 60 POI, MIN og boor bose ce iaccccs.. W@ 12 a PM 04 4 Oks wea Wel scetkccs a. 6@ 8 BOW sols... ac... + @ 2 SE iceibeca 4 00@5 00 MRM oa HOLE. Leck cacc... LO@1 OO PRONE ee 10@1 20 sc. 1 50@2 50 PO 10@ 30 OYSTERS AND FISH. F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: OYSTERS. New York CON eco ec i c ee Mae We ONGC libs coe. cc ccecscc ccc sc 30 RN ices cease cceckc as 26 Standards ..... Wed ckeceuacecuedis cabo 0 ae WOE NON ioe uk sé dee deudscceleseesusc lk 15 MOOI 65h sabe ig ac an 14 MIN icone ys iss eo idscdecs ll 13 DOmeets UF DUM cece ee csc ccc lt 1 60 Standards, by bulk.................... 1 00@l 10 Shrewsbury shells, #@ 100.................._. 1 40 Princess Bay Clams, 8 100 80: New York Counts, # APPR NRae har FRESH FISH. OM evi ese gk ous ece ts @10 ION choice ke cose sace sc @8 DONO ele oe 12 @2% Mackinaw Trout....................... @t Oy ONMMOG ooo. oodk conc c @ 6 a AEE OSS Oe Ma Sets es a) 10 @U WO MANOMOD 6S i6 feo) oie. cole oa sg @9 BETHESDA MINERAL WATER, H. F. Hastings quotes as follows: eee Oe OOM ss. 8.50. Half barrel, 20 gallons. ......2...1227."2""" ‘509 ng Moe rere, Bae RO ORE es: 2.50 Carbonated, cases 50 quarts........... ....7.00 iin sicne¥ an Cole 8.50 2 | Ra This water will ae ote’ > rw Supplied to the trade any unotanle drug or grocery house in Grand Mee a # q OUT AROUND. News and Gossip Furnished by Our Own Correspondents. East Saginaw. The Jas. Stewart Co., Limited, has issued acircular to the trade, announcing an ad- vanee on salt to the regular Association price—75 cents per barrel—from and after the 15th. ‘This is an advance of three cents ever previous quotations from the same house. Jackson, J. F. Shaw, who holds a patent in the United States on a felt boot, has procured letters patent for the same from the Domin- ion of Canada. Dwight Merriman has purchased the har- ness stock of A. C. Tinker, and took pos- session of the same on Monday last. The price paid was $6,500. Muskegon. Corey & Co. succeed J. McLeod & Co. in the grocery business on First street. Henderson & Peterson recently made a shipment of flour to Alabama. Mary C. Leonard has purchased the inter- est of James Shavalier in the firm of James Shavalier & Co., sawmill operators and gen- eral dealers at North Muskegon. The busi- ness will be continued by P. P. Leonard, Agt. Elk Rapids. Mason Clark, of Traverse City, who bought C. A. Newton’s meat market about two weeks ago, has sold the stock and fix- tures to S. M. Chaffee, formerly manager of the market for C. A. Newton. Will and Harry Briggs have rented the building formerly occupied by the Progress newspaper and are fitting it up for a billiard hall. S. Yalomstein is closing out his stock of dry goods, boots and shoes, carpets, etc., preparatory to seeking pastures new. Kalamazoo, The Kalamazoo Buckboard Co. has_ been formed for the purpose of engaging in the manufacture of buckboards of anew style and pattern. Tne firm of Tyler, Turner & Co., planing mill operators and lumber dealers, has been dissolved by the retirement of Mr. Turner. ‘The latter’s interest has been pur- chased by Dr. I. W. Fisk, and the business will be continued under the style of Tyler & Co. Bellaire. William Ketchum, the ‘Old Pioneer drug store” man of this place, is about to remove to East Jordan and open a drug store on the south side of South Arm. The warm weather and gentle spring rains for the last two or three days, have dampened not only the sleighing but busi- ness in all brancees. W. J. Nixon & Co. are talking of closing out their drug business entirely in the spring, to make room for a stock of boots and shoes. R. G. Bruce, the dry goods man, when trade is dull’livens up the town with his gen- tle voice. Many of the business men here have or- dered hand foree pumps, to use in case of fire. Ladders and pails have already been secured for the same purpose. Traverse City. Among our prominent business men who ai® absent either on business or pleasure at present are, Ilon. Perry Hannah, Rome, Italy; Congressman Moffatt, Washington, D. C.: Hon. D. C. Leach, Springfield, Mo.; ©. M. Wells and C. A. Crawford, Los An- geles, Cal.; C. B. Atwood, Buckfield, Me. Perkett & Lardie bought and shipped 2,300 bushels of potatoes last week. The average price paid was 35 cents per bushel. The general verdict of fruit growers in this vicinity is that no damage has been done the trees thus far and they anticipate very little trouble, although the crop will not be heavy the coming season, not having recovered from the severity of last winter. The contract for heating the new school building has been awarded Shriver, Weath- erly & Co., of Grand Rapids, for $2,850. Bonds to the amount of $5,000 were given to guarantee the successful working of the apparatus for one year. They commence work at once. The Wolverine Cigar Co. now employs six workinen. Garland & Hoard are the new proprietors of the Central House, they having leased the same for five years. They intend re- fitting and refurnishing it entire. The late rains have made sad havoe with the roads. Casnovia. A. Norris & Son have the lumber and stone on the ground for a two-story brick store building, 24x70 feet in dimensions and a one-story frame structure, 18x48. Work on the buildings will be begun as soon as the frost is out of the ground. The stores will be occupied by the firm with a stock of hardware, which will be put in as soon as the buildings are completed. I. H. Neff is finishing off the third story of his new hotel for a skating rink and dancing hall. It will be 40x80 feet in di- mensions. S. 8. Hesseltine, who recently sold his furniture stock here to Fred. Hayward, has purehased the furniture stock of Smith & Ballard at Sparta, has removed to that place. Some of our leading business men are con- sidering the project of putting ina stave mill, utilizing the same power which oper- ates the saw and grist mill, when not in use. J. L. Norris has the material on the ground for a two-story cottage residence, to be erected just west of A. Norris & Son’s store. Dr. C. E. Koon’s fine two-story residence is nearly enclosed. It will be a valuable addition to the appearance of the town when completed. John Stearns is preparing to build a two- story upright addition to his house in the spring. The business prospects of Casnovia were never better than at the present time. Cadillac. Wm. McAdie & Co., proprietors of the Michigan Iron Works, have completed an- other butter dish machine for the Mancel- ona Oval Dish Co. This is the sixth ma- chine of the kind they have made for the Mancelona firm. If the weather permits, J. G. Mosser will start his brick yard about May 1. He ex- cord and seasoned from 25 to 50 cents higher. N. L. Gerrish, an old gentleman well and widely known as one of Cadillac’s pioneer lumbermen, has invented and made an in- genious ticket case for the CG. & N. E. Rail- wy office here. Lt is so constructed that only the end of a ticket can be seen project- ing from each box and when one is with- drawn another drops into its place by press- ing a spring. : City Collector Geo. Gillhooley was grant- ed until the 20th inst. to complete his duties as tax gatherer and he reports that at the ex- piration of that time there will be less by $500 remaining uncollected than in former years. This certainly is a “sign of the times” and evidence of their improvement. Dr. Estelle Long has opened an office at her father’s residence on South Mitchell street and will practice medicine here. —_<2<__— The Hardware Market. Business and collections maintain a fair average. The volume of general trade has sustained a considerable improvement, as retailers are apparently beginning to shape up their stocks for the spring trade. This is especially true in such lines as cutlery, tools, implements, tinners’ stock and mis- cellaneous shelf ware. Trade is also good in builders’ supplies, but does not show any special improvement over last week. Heavy hardware remains quiet. Barbed wire shows no changes, but is moving quietly, promises well, and is steady in price. There is an unusual searcity of new goods being brought into the market, and no important changes have occurred in quoted prices. Wrought steel butts are being offered at comparatively low prices. Some of the file makers have advanced prices to 55 per cent., but the movement is not general. —_—_—__>_2<—.___—- Horse-Power of Boilers. The following data for rating boilers are given to the Steam Users’ Journal: With good natural draft flue boilers should have about 10 square feet of heating surface for the evaporation of 1 cubic foot of water per hour; and this evaporation per hour may be taken to represent one horse-power. The coal required to effect this evapora- tion will generally be about 8 pounds, and the grate surface provided for the combus- tion of this amount of coal per hour should be about half a square foot. Therefore, for each horse-power that a flue boiler is ex- pected to develop economically, the follow- ing will be required: 10 square feet of heating surface. 1g square foot of grate surface. 1 eubie foot of water per hour. 8 pounds of good coal per hour. —_-_-_ > -2 > A Good Scheme. Customer (to drugyclerk compounding a preseription)—Fine weather we’re having? Drug Clerk—Um. Customer—Feels a little like snow? Drug Clerk—Um. Customer—Drug business pretty lively? Drug Clerk—Um-um. Customer—What’s the matter with you, got a pain? Drug Clerk (pointing to a sign)—Read that, sir. Customer (reading the sign)—‘‘Silence— insures—accuracy.” Um. PORTABLE AND STATIONARY BN GIN HS From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shaft- ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Contracts made for Complete Outfits. cS. Denison, 88, 90 and 92 South Division Street, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN. WOODENWARE. Standard Tubs, No. 1l.............+ (eo ease 7 00 Standard Tubs, NO. 2. .....25--000+0500sc0e0e 6 00 Standard Tubs, NO. 3.... ......-eeeeeeeeeeee 5 00 Standard Pails, twohoop..............+.-55 1 40 Standard Pails, three hoop..............---- 1 65 White Cedar, three hoop ..............++++- 2 00 WairOll PA: yo ob oe nas hae eas denn sas eb eee 1 90 DOWN TUDE, NO, Bic oc vac c ace sete ec cens cess 8 00 TIOWEN TUE, NG. 2.5 oss ees ce ds concen eerae 7 00 Dowell Trubs, NO. B.. 2.4.6... c cece cesces vanes 6 00 White Coder, NO. Loi. .cc nce c cee eee c ce cee eens 7 50 White Cedar, No. 2............0.sceeceeeeeees 6 50 Maple Bowls, assorted sizeS....4......-.++++ 2 00 BertEOr TMOG. |. ook s connec ces sss0casdaswees 1 25 Rolling Pins............-.0scesesesereccnene .1 00 Potato MasBhers.... 2.6... .ccscrcccorccssecece 7 Clothes Pounders.............sceceeceseceees 2 2 CIRO PT gc nc be ca ks cos kaw ba 5 san esas 65 Mop Stocks. ........-.-0.00ceceereeees Washboards, single...........-.....2+ceeeees Washboards, double.............-2.ccccerees 2 25 BASKETS, Diamond Market..............scsseceessenee 40 Bushel, narrow band............---+e+eeeees 1 60 Bushel, wide band...........-..0.eeee se eeeee 1 %5 Clothes, splint, NO. 1.........-....+. esse eee 3 50 Clothes, splint, NO. 2...........0 cece ce ce eees 3 75 Clothes, splint, N0.8..........--++eeeeeeeeee 4 00 Clothes, willow, No. 1......-.-. eee ee eee e eens 5 00 Clothes, willow, NO. 2........+--.eeeeeeee eens 6 00 Clothes, willow, N0.3.........-...00-+-- eee 7 00 COOPERAGE., Quay, Killen & Co, quote as follows, f. 0. b. at Grand Rapids. STAVES. Red oak flour bbl. staves......... M 6 00@ 7 00 Elm sf * eas 5 00@ 5 75 White oak tce staves, s’dand j’t.M 20 00@23 00 White oak pork bbl. “ ‘“ = M 18 50@20 00 16 13 HEADS. Tierce, dowelled and circled, set.... 15@ - be “ WV@ 4@ 4% Pork, ieee Basswood, kiln dried, set............ HOOPS. White oak and hickory tce, 8f’t. M 11 50@13 00 White oak and hickory “* TENS " 00@11 00 WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGERS AND BITS. UNN HARDWARE COMPANY, Exclusively Wholesale, Present to the Trade the Largest and Most Complete L:ine OF Shelf and Heavy Hardwa EVER SHOWN IN WESTERN MICHIGAN Our Stock Comprises Everything Included in a First-Class HARDWARE STOCK. Establishment. Dealers visiting the City are Cordi- ally Invited to Call and Inspect our PATENT FLANISAED IRON. ‘*A’? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 “B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to27 9 Broken packs 4c ® tb extra. SHEET IRON, Com. Smooth. Com. EG Ce ee $4 2 $2 80 Te OT AG oi oc cn kek save cinanne 4 20 2 90 PC PB Be as cc ic ave acensannve 4 20 3 OO Or Rg is oncan se aneiee 4 2 3 10 Be eC Bs op non wa hens ce ee ene ane 4 40 3 20 a cic crc ceecees 4 60 All sheets No, 18 and lighter, over 30 inches wide not less than 2-10 extra. SHEET ZINC. In casks of 600 ths, @ t)..............-6:. 5% In smaller quansities, ® tb...... ecdeee 6 TINNER’S SOLDER. WE 2 OR OR ican cn cane n etn ence ses 12 50 Market Half-and-half............. .... 15 00 Strictly Halt-and-hall................-- 16 50 TIN PLATES. Cards for Charcoals, $6 75. IC, ROS 1E CRATOOAL.. on 2... soa sss oo eno 5 16 IX, BOSE COLOORE. ck ck akcnscs cen snes 7 2 Ic, VARI, CHOTCORL oo ok gos cc cannes eens 6 25 in. VEAIT. CRGPOOR. 6 oo ok cade cn cence vo 75 Ic, TANS EAVOORL, «5 coins ces cne en cse- 5 75 Ix, TOO); CRAPCOAL. «0. o-oo cs essen s cnen 7 25 XX, 4, CHAPOORL.... 5c. e se cess $ 75 TO X. 148OR. CRATOOOL.. 22... ccen case ede lv 75 TEN XK, 16ers), Charcoal... ......0.0ss45 12 75 ix. BORER, CRANOORL .. is ss cack en sesssses 15 50 DC, 100 Plate Charcoal.................- 6 50 DX, 100Plate Charcoal.................- 8 50 DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal.................. 10 50 DXXX, 100 Plate Charcoal................ 12 50 Redipped Charcoal Tin Plate add 1 50 to 6 75 rates. Boone: 14520, TC... oo cesses ce kan ces eeet nes 5 25 TROOHUE, 14RD Ace ccc ce fone cee ke sees 6 75 Boofliag, 20x28, IC... on enc eee cece scenes 11 00 Boonne. A0eks, UA. oo. ac cn es eens ec censs 14 00 TIN—LEADED. IO, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... 5 50 [X, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne.......... 7 00 IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne........... 11 00 LX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne........ 14 0 TRAPS. REO CHOUAG, ooo ds ca ha neee ces cosas uedeenals 60&10 OneidajCommuntity, Newhouse’s....... dis 35 Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10 Re roel, ada een aesunseeeasas 60&10 BoP WW, Mii. COU. oa. 5 5 cons ne cernsnss 60&10 DOUG, GRORGE. 6. secs cect ech dnesansce 18¢e ® doz Morse, GOMBION.. .. 6.665 coc essc dacs $1 50 B doz WIRE. Brigh@*Market. ..........:cceseseseeees dis 67% Annealed Market............. ssseeee dis rm Coppered Market........... aren kcebans dis 62% Extra Bailing......... Vas ceed es dis 55 Timed MOPKOL. .. oo .c. ces sens ccceescns dis 62% PENRO VOOM ions ce. 2 cae cc cwadeh snaeses Bib O09 Pe MOTUVONG, | oc vans csccdcnstccsacues Ib 8% Coppered Spring Steel............ dis 40@40&10 Tinned Spring Steel..............-.eseees dis 50 BI MAN FOOG oi nck sw ce non sean esa er anee 8 Ib 3% TAP ORIN ooo oc os wn onan cs cn nu coaceunas COPPOD. ... 6 ccc es ccans es cccsccsnccce new list net WO ee ca pase shane ste maceenen new list net WIRE GOODS. BVAGE gow co cinta ve owen sacs anspees dis T0&10&10 Screw Hyes.........cseccesceeceeee dis T0&10&10 PR is cc oki seco oc sso wets sees dis 70&10&10 Gate Hooks and Eyes............ dis 7O&10&10 WRENCHES. Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.......... Coe’s Genuine........... Sa Gata ns ainda dis 60 Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 75&10 Coe’s Patent, malleable............ dis 75&£10&10 MISCELLANEOUS. Bird Cages........c.cccceeceeceeeneeeeenes 50 Pumps, Cistern..............eseeeeeee dis T0&10 Screws, new list.........-0..-ee eee ences 8324 Casters, Bed and Plate............. dis50&10&10 Dampers, American ..........-2+e-eeeees 40&10 Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods. -6O&10&5 Copper Bottoms................++ “ees 19¢ MISCELLANEOUS. ; Hemlock Bark—The local tanners are offer- ing $5 per cord delivered, cash. Ginseng—Local dealers pay $1.59@1.60 @ b for clean washed roots. Rubber Goods—Local! jobbers are authorized to offer 40 and 5 per cent. off on standard goods pects to manufacture more brick than ever) Hickory flour bbl...........-..+ 50@ 7 50 this season. Ash, round * “ .... cessee eee M 6 25@ 7 00 What is to be the finest residence in Cad- | Ash, flat racked, 6% Tt... --...-- M 3 50@ 4 00 illae will be built by lumberman Austin W. | white oak pork barrels, h’d m’d.M 100@ 110 ee mie wren. a of be located at White oak pork barrels, machine.. ‘ = i 0 the h 0 ae’s Euclid avenue. o OTCEB.. 26 ee seep ene Large quantities of stove wood are now Beef and ae en efihet ne “a into market and the best green ma-| fee. ues aoe 37 ple and beech bring frora 90 cents to $1 per’ acon an ae Ives’, Old Btyle.... 2.2.5... cece seen cen ees dis60&10 We es Co OR, Se cone io ck eae hanno create dis60&10 PPOUMDIARR fo sas oes cicen ass va tans teees dis60&10 PRON oe os ce che bos oe ae ae Ga ceee dis60&10 POI ls eG a eknn ecbehs oama co snens dis60&10 MUN i ies cachana eee ssnne dis40&10 Jennings’, ZENUING..........- 6 eee eens dis 25 Jennings’, imitation........... ..-.-++- dis50&10 BALANCES. OPIS oo occa peas one eens segue dis 40 BARROWS. TRAN oo a as wes th hone ene $ 13 00 POR i oc ress cnn aeee net 383 00 BELLS. MU aia dee coe nee ks dis $ 60&10&10 60810 80815 OT i svc aceden sawn as dis 25 Qoor, Sargent Riu he ue eeae ck seee dis 60&10 BOLTS. StOVE. 22... eee eee cece cece eee e eee n eens dis $ 40 Carriage new list..........0...cceeeee dis 80 ON ha aces cin ke on ose onan bso shies dis 30&1C Pty ORs aia ics seed sede ine ss dis 7a Wrought Barrel Bolts................ dis 60&10 Cast Barrel Bolts..................0.- dis 6010 Cast Barrel, brass knobs............. dis 60 Cast Square Spring................... dis 60 MOOG COANE oi cen kc coca keeass sence dis 60&10 Wrought Barrel, brass knob......... dis 60&10 Wrought Square .............0.ecece05 dis 60&10 Wrought Sunk Flush................. dis 60 Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob TN ss ak osc a cha cosa es ee is 60&10 MU FM io ed oes oo oka ete eee esas dis 60&10 BRACES. Pcs akin cet can eos eens dis $ 40 PRG ee isc cc ss cbccateseacs ssee dis 50&10 RORMNRED ONE ns cis cine ab sn bak en aensaswad dis 50 PMD BRB, ois oc avo sn pes cs none cease dis net BUCKETS. WE, IN oes oes ool ac kee cee ana o> $ 350 WV OTL, BIULL, oo coe e ch cea casg cose rene s ces . 400 BUTTS, CAST. Cast Loose Pin, figured............... dis 70&10 Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed...... dis 70&i0 Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 60810 Wrought, Narrow, bright fast joint..dis 60&10 Wrought Loose Pin.................. dis 60&10 Wrought Loose Pin, acorntip........ dis 60& 5 Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........ dis 60& 5 Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver DARE os cio st a vo ee ons oh one fis 60& 5 WUPOURHY TRADI, ... 5.5 cn cceces ssetesse dis 10&60 Wrought Inside Blind................ dis 10&60 WrOouURnt BYARE..........0.0.-0cccceces dis %0&10 ROUTAN Ons ok gina no devs ork case ae dis 80&10 PRIN, PATHE Bik. cies ececae oeaceses dis 80&10 Blind, Shepard's... ...€......-..sss006 dis 7 CAPS. MIT BTID... conn cence sssncnsh sence per m $65 WENO hos isan ce ceca ce lise ns 60 a ieee 35 RUGG s is boos a a ci an nbn k oe panne 60 CATRIDGES. Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new list50&10 Rim Fire, United States................ dis50&10 CRE GPR) HITE ooo cs ak osc d sec ncsiece oes dis30&10 CHISELS. BOON OE FIPRCE ooh cass asc osesc cee dis 75&10 OOM GE BVI... ccc ece Fs we ernceee dis 75X10 ODEO OOPROE. oo... c cco c cc csncacess dis 75&10 ROG ee ee ea pone ceca oe dis 75 Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ dis 40 Barton’s Socket Firmers............. dis 20 RON ee ee net COMBS. Curry, DAWrence’s....... 156... seen ace dis 40&10 WRIA oo kee capa kb coe dis 25 COCKS. Mvnen. Raokine GS... es ick. os ea a wes 60 RS ee 60 TRO aes ee 40&10 WS oes eb eee 60 COPPER. Planished, 14 0z cut to size.............. ®t 28 14x52, 14x56, 14 x60........... ee b aya seee see 3l Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60................. 21 ROGUE ROMO, TARO oo cosa ks voce na cc an cce es 19 DRILLS Morse’s Bit Stock.................... dis 40 Taper and Straight Shank............ dis 40 Morse’s Taper Shank................. dis 40 ELBOWS. Com. 4 piece, 6 in.......:.........- doz net $.85 NOROURIRUION 6 oo one cach tne enceasns dis 20&10 PAC RUAIO ooo ne cls coos dis %&10 EXPANSIVE BITS, Clar’s, small, $18 00; large, $26 00. dis 20 Ives’, 1, $18 00; 2, $24 00; 3, $80 00. dis 25 : FILES—New List. American File Association List...... dis 55410 UPIMOUE SS ooo ach eke ae ....dis 55£10 TOW PIRPIOOD i ec kas es was ce cxe dis 55&10 TAINS oo ic cob ccc ashe esas dis 55&10 MO ok eas ok os cd baw nas dis 45&10 Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis 55810 GALVANIZED IRON, Nos. 16 to 20, 22and 24, 2andg6, 27 28 List 12 13 14 8) 18 Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60. GAUGES. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s......... dis 50 HAMMERS. MAVG0IO & COWS... oo. icavccecccsececsss dis 25 EN oi nce s pine een cee ee dis 25 Vermos & Pinmd's........-..-0s..a00e dis 40&10 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............. 30 ¢ list 40 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 HANGERS. Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track 50&10 Champion, anti-friction.............. dis 60&10 Kidder, wood track................... dis 40 HINGES. OPAtO CURVES, LF, Boones coeds eons ces dis 60 ROR oo ce occ e ance per doz, net, 2 50 Screw Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 14 et TORING incase cece ea leean's 38% Serew Hock and Eye, % ............ net 10% Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net 84% Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net 7% Screw Hook and Eye, %............. net iM BUR OG Eons one wok ek ee cese ses dis 65 HOLLOW WARE. Stamped Tin WLC, . 2.66... ces e cen enee 30 Japanned Tin Ware....... 25 Granite Iron Ware.......:....ccccccoees 25 HOES. Mt ee a $11 00, dis 60 I os ees le ened was 11 50, dis 60 MOUNT ae aces cu cmncosbenaasces 12 00, dis 60 Los KNOBS. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....... dis 50 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings........ 50 Door, porcelain, plated trimmings..... 50 Door, porcelain, trimmings............. 50 Drawer and Shutter, porcelain...... dis 70 Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.. ........... 40&10 PROTRBOTIS oo ois ke haces sk vennnnes dis 50 LOCKS—DOOR. Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list. .dis 50 Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s............. dis 50 PPM ooo o kik cake dated (oss eeeuaes dis 5 Oe ois ss seco nascunn dis 50 LEVELS. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............. dis "0 MILLS. Coffee, Parkers Co.’8...............06+ dis 40&10 Coffee, P.S.& W. Mfg. Co.’s Maileables dis 60 Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s...... dis 6 Coffee, Enterprise................ cece eee dis 25 MATTOCKS. DOGO FG.) nice oie kecsssccness $16 00 dis 60 PRUNE FOVO ss ones sods ccs paces anes $15 00 dis 60 WEG esc hn cs'ntica as oaen $18 50 dis 20 & 10 NAILS. Common, Bra and Fencing. MOAN DOD. oi os cos os oe hae ee cee keg $2 50 BO BO 0 BOY occas cet ces ae Kes cens esses 25 Ge A Ve coe a en kd a whee newe bans 50 BO iA BO BG no oc cdc ee bea deocsecsawes 75 ee WINS oo iis mea ses oe ce nese ade aes 1 50 GG ANC ARAVANCE.... 2.2.0.2. ccescceasenccons 3 00 Clinch BAUS, AV... i... os chee cee snownes 175 Finishing t 10d 8d 6d 4d Size—inches j 3 2% 2 1% Adv. @keg $125 150 175 200 Steel Nails—2 63. MOLASSES GATES. Stebbin’s Pattern ............... cece eeees dis 70 Stebbin’s Genuine...... 22... cece ee eee dis 70 Enterprise, self-measuring.............. dis 25 MAULS. Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled............ dis 50 OILERS. Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent............-. dis60&10 Zinc, with brass bottom............. «+++ dis 50 Brass Or COpper.........-.eeeeecee cee’ ‘,.dis 50 PBN 6 oo 555 kiss sas cep ones per gross, $12 net OURIIEBEE Bia ccc ic cee es psa ceage ns oe .-. 50&10 PLANES. Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy.........----eee eres dis 15 Sciota Bench.............csscccececreseees dis 25 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.... ......++- dis 15 Bench, first any pk vekealueesets dis 20 Stanley Kule and Level Co.’s, wood... .dis20&10 PANS, Fry, Acme..... ae ixskaascbeswenienar . dis 50&10 Common, polished.............- ie aah ae dis60&10 Dripping.........6ccecccceceeceneceeee BD RIVETS. Tron and Tinned.............+-++++++ dis 40 Copper Rivets and Bu sede eereeees el 60 ROPES. Sigal MC in, And: Tavern. 6... 3. ..6 5s ence eae, B45 PE, i eu need nde nas wens v Ades ohne 5 SQUARES. PLB THOR oe eon cise as acess dis 70 ry and BOVIS. 50... 0040565 sase sens .. dis 60 Re ee a ek as canes dis 20 | LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES. The Newaygo Manufacturing Co, quote f. 0. b. ears as follows: WOKE, FCT ede ee ee ee eases per M $44 00 Uppers, 1%, 1% and 2ineh................ 46 00 PIOORG, FTA ok a cece cane casecesasas cous 35 00 Selects, 14, 146 and © INON.....5.. o05ess 38 00 Wino Comin, 1 HIGE.. ccc cccecse cecees 30 00 ee LL. ae Fine, Common, 144,1% and 2ineh. ...... 32 00 No. 1 Stoeks, 12 in., 12, 14and16 feet.... 15 00 No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet... .. 2... 0c cece 16 00 Wo. 1 Storms, 12 ii., G0 LEOC. 00.5 c ces ence 17 00 No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 teet..... 15 00 Wo. 1 Btoene, M10... Ih TOG6. . 2. 6. 5. 550s ss 16 00 No. 1 Gtooks, 10 in., SUTOCC.. .. ..n.cee sees 17 00 No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 15 00 Meh, 1 MOOG re BI. TA TORR, . wo ccc cccscnces 16 00 Wo. 1 StOGRs, & iM., FOTOS. «.. 65 60 05 ceeesss 17 00 No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00 Wie, 3 StOGie, 12 N., FS LOGOS. oo. oc cc aeses css 13 00 Wa. 2 Stocks, 12 in... A) TOC... 060 .56550500- 14 00 No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00 Mo. © BLOGS, 10 th., 1B FOGLE... 665655 sense 13 00 Wo. SScacdied. 10 1n., 2 TOGC. ... .. 05.0005 14 00 No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 11 00 No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., IO TEC6.... ....6 5 ccc ceccess 12 00 No, SStocks, & in., BO feet... .. 6.6 +006 -« wo Coarse Common or shipping culls, all witthe nd [OTIMENE.. 5.66.6 ceca ees 8 W@ 9 00 A ond BU Gtring, 4OF GI .. i. oc se ccnccas ss 33 00 © Bering, SOF GOR. 65 csc ese e scene os 27 90 No, 1 Fencing, all lonmths.............-.. 15 00 No. 2 Fencing, 12, 14and 18 feet.......... 2 00 No, 3 Penmeing. 10 TOG6. «2.1... sc ccccencsses 2 00 WT OCT. © TT on oo cas ceccacesees 15 0U Din, © Pemore. 4 MON... 5.4.66 ese assess 2 90 Norway C and better, 4or6ineh......... 20 00 Bevel Siding, 6inch, A and B.... 18 00 Bove: Siding, 6 WGn, ©. ices 5 ces os ace ees 145 Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No.1 Common.... 9 00 Bevel Siding, 6 inch, Clear.............. 20 00 Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12, 12 to 16ft........ 10 00 $1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft. Dressed Flooring, 6in., A. B...........-. 36 00 Dressed Flooring, Gin. C.... 0... ..cceceee 29 00 Dressed Flooring, 6in., No. 1,common.. 17 00 Dressed Flooring 6in., No.2 common.... 14 00 Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00 additiinal. Dressed Flooring, 4in.,A. Band Clear.. 35 00 Dressed Flooring, 4im., C.........-...+++: 26 00 Dressed Flooring, 4 or5in., No.1 com’n 16 00 Dressed Flooring, 4 or5in., No.2 com’n 14 00 Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional. XXX 18in. Standard Shingles......... 3 10 Oe Fis TID ng oo cn cts ands cx ancnaces 3 00 OE ia cass dee sedencescs 2 ib No. 2 or 6in. C. B18in. Shingles......... 175 Wo: Sor 6 in. ©. Bie BG Tic on ccc iceasenccess 1 40 PAGEL eich ne cone c nb din wateesandenesans 1 75@ 2 00 HARDWOOD LUMBER. The furniture factories here pay as follows DRY GOODS PRICE CURRENT. worn The following auotations are given to show relative values, but they may be considered, to some extent, ‘outside prices,’ and are not as low as buyers of reasonable quantities can, in most instanees, obtain them at. It will pay every merchant to make frequent visits to market, not only in respect to prices, but to keep posted on the ever-changing styles and fashions, many of which are never shown “on the road.’”’ WIDE BROWN COTTONS. Androscoggin, 9-4..17 |Pepperell, 10-4...... 19 Androscoggin, 7-4..134% Pepperell, li-4...... 22 Pepperell, 7-4...... 13 iPequot, 74.....<<:-; 4% Pepperell, 8-4...... 15 (Pequot, §4......... 16 Pepperell, 9-4...... Mt PPeamet, 04... <0 ccces 18 CHECKS. Caledonia, XX,0z..10 |Park Mills, No. 90..14 Caledonia, X,0z... 9 |Park Mills, No. 100.15 Economy, 02Z...... ‘ IPrOdigy, O4......0- 84 Park Miiis, No. 50..10 (Otis Apron......... 8%4 Park Mills, No. 60..11 |Otis Furniture..... Si4 Park Mills, No. 70..12 | York, TOM, cciessic 9% Park Mills, No. 80..13 |York, AA, extra 02.1244 OSNABURGS. | Plain. | Plaid. PROTO |... onc ices GA) AIMDOME . §...0- cece 6% CO oo boa ss cides 4a) Augusta ..........; 634 BE en ans ee « (GGG 6c ca ccencess 6% Kentucky ......... 8%| Louisiana .......... 6% PNG cc cc hicsaecses 844|Tennessee ......... 10 PORTIROO 6. cic sae cc CURT daccdiccdaas 6% BLEACHED COTTONS. Avondale, 36...... 84 \Greene, G. 4-4 . .. 5% Art cambrics, 36... 9%4/|Hill, 4-4............. 7 Androscoggin, 4-4.. 844! Hill, 7-8..... eee re 6% Androscoggin, 5-4..124'|Hope, 4-4........... 6% Ballou, 4-4.........; §4%|\King Phillip cam- Hallou, $4.......... 6 Wee, 24. «05 oc ceca 9% Boott, O. 4-4........ 8%|Linwood, 4-4....... i% Boott, E. 5-5........ % |Lonsdale, 4-4....... 7% Boott, AGC, 4-4..... 9%|Lonsdale cambric.10% Boott, R. 3-4....... 544| Langdon, GB, 4-4... 844 Blackstone, AA 4-4, 644| Langdon, 46........ ll Chapman, X, 4-4.... 5%4| Masonville, 4-4..... 7% Conway, 4-4... . .. 64¢|Maxwell. 4-4.........8 Cabot, 4-4......... . 64%| New York Mill, 44.10 CR Gg nic odecc 6 |New Jersey, 44.... 8 Canoe, O4.......... 4 |Pocasset, P.M.C.. 7™% Domestic, 36....... 74 \Pride of the West..10% Dwight Anchor, 4-4. 8 |Pocahontas, 4-4.... 74 Dav, S46. «5.63.5. 8 |Slaterville, 7-8...... 6% Fruit of Loom, 4-4.. 7%/|Victoria, AA....... 9 Fruit of Loom, 7-8.. 634} Woodbury, 4-4...... 54 Fruit of the Loom, iWhitinsville, 4-4... 6% eambric, 4-4...... 11 |Whitinsville,7-8.... 6 Gold Medal, 4-4.. .. 6%|Wamsutta, 4-4...... 9% Gold Medal, 7-8..... 5\4| Williamsville, 36... 8% Gilded Age......... Dal SILESIAS. CE ici cise ces 17 |Masonville TS...... 8 i Oe ae 11 |Masonville S....... 10% Com ......<....-<--- 10 jLonsdale........... 9% PGNON. ccc dceces cs 15 |jLonsdale A......... 14 Centennial......... TVICUOEY O.. .ccsccee 5% Blackburn ......... BS FVIGOEG a. cc ccccces 6% 0 ee 14 | Victory Rea veceecca 8% TOGO oo. 6s cacecds T24 i Vietore Fi... <4sces 10% ROOMS 0) oo a4 so ccc Me iPhewnie A.......... 19% Red Cross.......... 7%|Pheenix B.......... 10% Social Imperial....16 |PhoenixXX.......5 PRINTS. Albion, solid........ 54% |Gloucester .......... 5% Albion, grey........ 6 |Gloucestermourn’g.5% Allen’s checks......5%\|Hamilton fancy....6 Ailen’s fancy.......544|Hartel fancy........5% Allen’s pink.........5%|Merrimac D......... 6 Allen’s purple..... .544|Manchester ......... 6 American, fancy....5% |Oriental faney...... 5% Arnoldfancy........6 |Oriental robes...... 6% Berlinsolid......... 5 |Pacifie robes........ 6 Cocheco fancy...... @ TRIORINOMG. 6%|Saranac R.......... 6 Farmers’ A, 4-4..... 5%4|Saranac E.......... 4 DOMESTIC GINGHAMS. Amoskeag ......... 7 ;Johnson Mantg Co, Amoskeag, Persian 9 Rookfold ......... 12% WEIR 6 ccnectss ces Johnson Manfg Co, PEO ie ciccos aus 6 dress styles...... 104% Berkshire ......... 6 |Slaterville, dress Glasgow, fancy.... b ORV MOG. cso sccccse 6 Glasgow, royal.... 64|White Mfg Co, stap 6% Gloucester, new | White Mfg Co, fane 7% standard .......<. 7%|White Mant’g Co, PE so oc cccca- Tit Bartiten:..:.<...; 7% Lancaster .......... aS Ry eh 7 Langdown ......... 7% iGreylock, dress Hentrow, Greas.... 9 | GCWIOS ....- ccccas 10 WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS. Androscoggin, 7-4..15 |Pepperell. 10-4..... 22 Androscoggin, 8-4..16 |Pepperell, 1l-4..... 24 Pepperell, 7-4......15 |Pequot, 7-4......... 16 Pepperell, 8-4...... It jPeauot, $4......0.; 18 Pepperell, 9-4......19 \Pequot, 94......... 20 HEAVY BROWN COTTONS. Atlantic A, 4-4..... 6%|Lawrence XX, 4-4.. 6% Atlantic H, 4-4..... 644 Lawrence XXX 40. 7% eae oe ore 534 Lawrence “5 4-4... i Atlantic P, 4-4......5 |Newmarket N...... 5 Atlantic LL, 4-4.... 4%'Mystic River, 4-4... 5% Aariatio, G......... 7% Pequot A, 4-4 Meneues 6% ane = a ketee 6% corn a ieacuen 6 matt M, 4-4........ 6 (Stark AA, 64... .. 64; 6% Boott FF, 44....... 614/Tremont CC, 4-4.... 4% Graniteville, 4-4.... 5% |Utica, 4-4........... 10 Indian Head, 4-4... 63;;Wachusett, 4-4..... Indiana Head 45-in. 11% Wachusett, 30-in... 5% TICKINGS. Amoskeag, ACA...12%)Falls, XX XX....... 18% Amoskeag ‘“ 4-4..15%/|Falls, XXX.........15% Amoskeag, A..... MD Ws, es 11% Amoskeag, B...... 10 |Falls, BBC, 36...... 19% Amoskeag, C...... 10 |Falls, awning...... 19 Amoskeag, D...... 9 |Hamilton, BT, 32.. 9% Amoskeag, E...... $%|Hamilton, D....... 8% Amoskeag, F....... $ |Hamilton, H....... 8% Premium A, 4-4....17 |Hamilton fancy... 8% Premium B........16 |Methuen AA....... 11% REPRE... 055550 16 |Methuen ASA...... 16% PERCU cic is ~ aces 144%\Omega A, 7-8....... 10% Gold Medal 4-4...... 15 |\Omega A, 4-4....... 12% COA TB... cece eeees 1244,;Omega ACA, 7-8....13 OT 4-4... 0s scence ses 14 Omega ACA, 4-4....15 UN ee, ic hs dwccsaess 14 'Omega SE, 7-8...... 24 WO Oe i sca ccndess 16 |\Omega SE, 4-4...... 27 PO EG os os 5s cnese es 19 |Omega M. 7-8 ...... 22 Cordis AAA, 32..... 14 |Omega M, 4-4....... 25 Cordis ACA, 382..... 15 |Shetucket SS&SSW 11% Cordis No. 1, 32.....15 |Shetucket,S & SW.12 Cordis No. 2........ 14 |Shetucket, SFS ...12 Cordis No. 3........ 13 (Stockbridge A..... 7 Cordis No. 4........ 11%|Stockbridge fancy. 8 GLAZED CAMBRICS. CERN a occ cs ccees & GURNEE cok cs ceece Hookset...........- 5 |Washington........ 4% Red Cross.......... 5 \Edwards Seseesauiews 5 Forest Grove....... Ts Oe @ BOTS. . cc cess 5 GRAIN BAGS. American A....... 17 {Old Ironsides...... 15 SUE Bic igs ccace .21%| Wheatland ......... 20 DENIMS. WORE oa. baa ceakes GIGI OD. cccav cn cis 9 Everett blue....... 114|Warren AXA...... ll iverett brown..... 114%|Warren BB........ 10 lo oe ae li |Warren OC......... 9 Oe oii ce cce esas 10 jVork, Dlue......4:5 2% PAPER CAMBRICS. Manville........ 4%@5 |S.S.&Sons..... 4%@5 Masonville..... 4%@5 |Garner......... 4% @5 WIGANS. Red Cross.......... 614|Thistle Mills........ 6 BRUTE. ia dec cebess GO POO so on ca ba ddncaeas 6% CEOPTOE ono a cscecsse 7 SPOOL COTTON. Brooks .....« boos see 50 |Eagle and Phoenix Clark’s O. N. T..... 55 Mills ball sewing.30 J.& P. Coats....... 55 |Green & Daniels...25 Willimantic 6 cord.55 [Stafford ............ 25 Willimantic 3 cord.40 |Hall & Manning....28 Charleston ball sew FIORMGIG ccc cc cccces 25 ing thread........ 30 CORSET JEANS. BIMONG o0505005-s 6@64|Kearsage........... 6% Androscoggin ..... 64|Naumkeag satteen. 6% Canoe River........ 5 peveeses bleached 8% Clarendon........ 5@54| Pepperell sat....... 8% Hallowell Imp..... 6%|Rockport........... 6 Ind. Oreh. Imp..... 5%|Lawrence sat....... 6 Laconia .......... 6@6%4 |\Conegosat.......... 5% CHARCOAL PIG IRON, and 40, 10 and 5 percent. off on second quality. for dry stock: Basswood, log-run...........ceeeceee @13 00 Birch, log-run...... 2.2... cece cece cece 16 0U@20 00 Birch, Nos. 1 and 2............0eeeu @25 00 Black Ash, log-run.........ccceeeeees @13 00 Cherry, log-run........ 6. eee e cece eens 25 00@35 00 Cherry, Nos. 1 and 2...........-++4+- @55 00 Cherry, CUll....c.. ce cccccecesesecces 10 00@12 00 Maple, log-run.........-. Vedat auuenen 14 00@16 00 Maple, soft, log-rum...........-++++- 12 00@14 00 Maple, Nos. Lamd2.........-+++++++5- @18 00 Maple, clear, flooring. ...........+++. @25 00 Maple, white, selected............--- @25 00 Red Oak, log-run...... 6... eee eee eee @15 00 Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2............+-+- @20 00 Red Oak, No. 1,step plank.......... @25 00 Walnut, log-run....... 2... eee cece eee @55 00 Walnut, Nos. land 2..............--. @75 00 Walnute, OUUB.. ...c. ccc cssecessweses @25 00 Grey Elm, log-run...........0.-+++- @13 00 White Ash, log-rum............6.-0+- 14 00@16 00 Whitewood, log-run.............---. @23 00 COAL AND BUILDING MATERIALS, A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows: Ohio White Lime, per bbl............. 1 WO Ohio White Lime, car lots...........-+ 85 Louisville Cement, per bbl............ 1 30 Akron Cement per bbl............+-+- 1 30 Brfalo Cement, per bbl..... ebiuukescd _ 1 30 Car lots - eo pean he ers 1 056@1 10 Plastering hair, per DU.............+++ 25@ 30 Stucco, per Dbl........ 6... cece eee eee es 1 75 Land plaster, per tom............-+++++ 3 50 Land plaster, car lots...........+++++++ 2 50 Fire brick, per M..........:0...5+eeeees $25 @ $35 Fire clay, per Dbl..........eeeeee cree ee 3 00 COAL. Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots. . $5 ue 00 Anthracite, stove and nut, car lots.. 6 25 Cannell, car lots..........e-eeseeeeees 00 Ohio Lump, car lots............. cpp ee 25 Blossburg or Cumberland, car lots.. 4 00 Portiand Cement............:cseeeee. 3 00 John Otis, Mancelona, quotes as follows, fo b, at Chicago: Mo, } Lake Superior... ¢ << sncees ccevcvencsas 23 00 No.2 “ - 23 No.3 “ . 23 50 No. 3% “ “ 23 50 No.4 “ * v6 24 00 No.5 “ * Bi ceds ..24 00 No.6 “ Ms cng a CheULM ESA eReks 5 eansee Oe F ~ ’ firm, and thus to induce credit to be given The Michigan Tracesma. BUSINESS LAW. Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts of Last Resort. SAVINGS BANK—PASS-BOOK. A recent decision of the New York Court of Appeals is to the effect that a savings bank passbookis not a negotiable paper, and that its possession in itself constitutes no evidence of a right to draw money thereon. The passbook, according to the court, im- ports a liability of the bank to the depositor for the money deposited and an agreement to pay it at such time and in such manner as he shall direct. In the case referred to the defendant bank paid a depositor’s money to a stranger who had possession of his pass- book, and sought to justify such payment under a by-law, printed in the passbook at the time it was delivered to the depositor, as follows: ‘‘All deposits and drafts must be entered in the passbook at the time of the transaction, and all payments made by the bank upon the presentation of the passbook entered therein will be regarded as binding upon the depositor. Money may also be drawn upon the written order of the deposi- tor or his attorney when accompanied by the pass-book.” ‘The court held that, assuming that the were acceptance by the depositors of a passbook containing a by-law regulating the manner of making deposits and pay- ments constituted a contract between the parties, yet the by-law referred to could not be construed to justify a payment to a third party unless a written erder accompanied the passbook. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION—LEASE. Where a firm doing business under the the name of a deceased partner rented part of their store in New York, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that the lease was not void undera New York statute pro- hibiting the transaction of the business in the name of a person not interested in the firm. ‘The court took the ground that the making of the lease was not transacting bus- iness within the meaning of the New York statute. The court cited a decision of the Court of Appeals of New York, in which it was held that the object of the statute in question was to prevent individuals engaged in business from continuing to use the name ofamember of the firm with whom such person had been associated after such mem- ber had retired from the concern, or of using the name of a person not interested in such by those trading with such persons and to impose on the public. Quoting this opinion, the Pennsylvania court said: We are of opinion that in leasing this property the plaintiffs were not transacting business within the meaning of the New York stat- ute. There were not real estate agents or brokers in any sense. They were in the millinery and straw goods business. ‘The leasing of a part of their premises was not even an ordinary incident of their business; it was done because it happened to be va- eant. The act was never intended to cover such a case as this, and asit is highly penal we will not entend it beyond its plain object and meaning. ee A Drummer’s Lively Trade in Kansas. ‘“Travelin’?” queried the elderly passen- ger, who must talk or die, as he leaned over and looked into the face of a young drum- mer. ‘“‘Guess I am,” replied the young man. *Sellin’ goods?” Yes,” ‘Where do you travel from?” “Chicago.” “Business purty good?” ‘First rate; never better. I’ve just had one of the best trips of my experience. Took in orders like an ice cream saloon in August. Collections are good, too, and there seems to be plenty of money in the section of country I’ve been in. Everybody appears to be prosperous. It’s fun to sell goods ina country like that.” *‘+And where have you been travelin’?” ‘*Kansas.” ‘Kansas, eh? I thought so. That shows ’em. That’s just what I’ve been telling all the folks down to our place. Prohibition means prosperity. When a community shuts up the saloons an’ stops buyin’ an’ drinkin’ liquor it gits along all right. It’s whisky that makes the hard times. When people give up their guzzling they have plen- ty of money to buy boots and shoes, and clothing and groceries, and the necessities of life. By the way, do you travel fora grocery?” ‘*No, sir.” “For a boot and shoe house, mebbe?” “No.” ‘Like as not for a clothing concern?” ‘‘No’p.” ‘*What then?” “A distillery.” Sy — elo The New York Dairy Market. So far as butter is concerned, it is entire- ly a weather market. Shipments are de- layed and do not arrive in good condition, which makes choicest grades in request. Exporters are not making extensive pur- chases, but the market is likely to remain with sellers until the weather moderates. Choice to fancy creamery commands 31@ 26¢e and state dairy is held at 25@25e. The export demand for cheese is limited and the Liverpool market has declined, and Canada is pressing sales of stored cheese, which more Home trade is cabled dull at the decline. or less affects the whole line. EDMUND B. DIKEMAN, THE— GREAT WATCH MAKER, —AND— JIBWHELAR. 44 CANAL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, ~ MICHIGAN. This Baking Powder makes the WHITEST, LIGHTEST and most HEALTHFUL Biscuits, Cakes, Bread,ete. TRY IT and be convinced. Prepared only by the Arctic Manufacturing Co., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ABOLISH YOUR PASS BOOKS. GROCERS! Start in the New Year by Introducing the SUTLIFT CUPON SYSTEM. The only Complete Coupon System in existence, making business safe both for the merchant and his customers. A CARD. In presenting to the trade my COUPON SYS- TEM, which has been revised and improved, I claim that I have the most complete, sate and cheapest system for simplifying business on the market. Customers can send their ser- vants with the Coupon Book to the store with no danger or discrepancies, as by the record which is kept on inside covers, amount of each sale is recorded. All books are numbered when so'd, and when not paid for in advance, are secured by note, one of which is in every book. Every Coupon has engraved signature of the merchant, together with the card; cov- ers have the merchant’s advertisementon, and their size makes them desirable to the custom- er as well as the cashier. As they are now made the smaller numbers below the five cent can be detached, same as the larger ones, thus obviating the necessity of a punc th and stamp. MERCHANTS CONTEMPLATING CHANG- ING FROM CREDIT TO CASH, can still hold their old customers by introducing this Sys- tem, which I claim is the only system where both customers and merchants are absolutely protected aguinst all loss. Send for sample. J. H. SUTLIFF, Proprietor ALBANY, N. Y. FRED. D. YALE DANIEL LYNCH. rt) l UE u i SUCCESSORS TO WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF GROCERS’ SUNDRIES, ceive prompt attention. 40 and 42 South Division St., GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. is not large but of steady volume. Fancy - full cream is in fair demand at 10@10/